WELCOME TO ST. PAUL EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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1 WELCOME TO ST. PAUL EPISCOPAL CHURCH WELCOME. In the name of Christ, we offer you welcome to this church. May those who sorrow, find comfort; the weary, rest; the troubled, peace; the stranger, friends; the unhappy, joy; and to all, the sense of God s presence in this Holy Place. If you are new to this parish community, please give your name and phone number to the Rector or sign our guest register on the stand in the back of the Church. As our honored guest, we want to welcome you. THE SERVICE. There are two main books used for our service; the smaller red book is the Book of Common Prayer and the larger blue book is the Hymnal. There is also a Gray Hymnal. They can be found in the bookrack on the back of the pew in front of you. A Bible can be found at the ends of the pew. The page / hymn numbers in the service bulletin help you find your place in these service books. We invite you to participate fully in our worship. RECEIVING COMMUNION. Holy Communion in the Episcopal Church is open to all who are comfortable participating in the Communion of the Lord s Table. To receive communion come to the altar rail; kneel or stand with one hand cupped on top of the other hand to receive the consecrated bread. Please take the chalice and drink from it; or you may intinct the bread by dipping it in the consecrated wine. Parents are encouraged to determine when a child is ready to receive communion. All children are invited to the altar rail to receive communion or a blessing. Please feel comfortable doing what is best for you and your child. All Saints Sunday November 6, :00 A.M. Prelude Sing With All the Saints in Glory Opening Hymn For All the Saints Call to Worship: Anne Krentz Organ Hymnal 287 Celebrant: Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. All: And blessed be his kingdom, now and forever. Amen! Celebrant: Loving God, grant us a spirit of wisdom and revelation as we come to know you. All: Enlighten the eyes of our hearts. Celebrant: May we know what is the hope to which we are called. All: May we enjoy with all the saints, the glorious inheritance you have promised us in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen! Collect for Purity Prayer Book, page 355 Gloria Hymnal S-280

2 Collect of the Day First Reading Daniel 7:1-3, Insert Psalm 149 Second Reading Ephesians 1:11-23 Gospel Hymn I Sing a Song of the Saints of God Hymnal 293 Gospel Luke 6:20-31 Insert Gospel Response If You Believe and I Believe Sermon The Rev. J. Patrick Peters Choir Anthem Nicene Creed Prayer Book, page 358 Prayers of the People (Form II) Prayer Book, page 385 Prayer of Confession and Assurance Gracious God, we confess we often supplant your will with our own, substitute our paltry dreams for ourselves for the abundant visions you have for us. We hurt our neighbor, we neglect your good creation. And we are powerless to change ourselves into the persons you created us to be. Please heal our brokenness, forgive our sin, and restore your image in us; that we might lead amended lives becoming agents of your will in this world, and in the world to come. Amen! Absolution Prayer Book, page 332 The Peace Prayer Book, page 360 Greetings and Announcements

3 Offertory Presentation Hymn No Saint on Earth Lives Life to Self Page 5 of bulletin, Hymn 776 Alone Eucharistic Prayer A Prayer Book, page 361 Sursum Corda Hymnal S-120 Sanctus Hymnal S-130 Memorial Acclamation Mass of Creation The Great Amen Mass of Creation Our Father Celtic The Breaking of the Bread Prayer Book, page 364 Communion Prayer of Thanksgiving Prayer Book, page 366 The Blessing Closing Hymn Faith of Our Fathers! Hymnal 558 Dismissal For All Your Saints, O Lord K. Zollner

4 Prayer Requests November 6, 2016 Hospitalizations Homebound Jan Wood; Delores Baker (Saint Anne); Helen Vollmer (Saint Anne) Intercessions Sue Ellen; Buzz; Ruth; Matthew; Bonnie; George; Mike; Ralph; Shalimar; Sondra Birthday Anniversary Thanksgiving: Departed Bishop Dean Stevenson; Roy Stump For Those in Positions of Public Trust President Barack Obama; Governor Tom Wolf; Mayor Leo Lutz; All legislative bodies & all courts of law; for the leaders of all nations and peoples For our Bishops, Rector, and Parish Members The Most Rev. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury and his staff; The Most Rev. Michael Curry and his staff; The Rt. Rev. Audrey Scanlan and her staff; The Rev. J. Patrick Peters; the staff and people of this parish, especially Joann Barr; Lester and Kim Kauffman; Father Patrick and Danielle Peters World Cycle of Prayer 11/6 Central African Republic; 11/7 Chad; 11/8 Chile; 11/9 China; 11/10 Comoros; 11/11 Democratic Republic of the Congo; 11/12 Costa Rica Anglican Cycle of Prayer 11/6 Pray for The Lusitanian Church (E-P to the Archbishop of Canterbury; Lusitanian Church, The Rt. Rev d Jose Jorge De Pina Cabral; 11/7 Isiala-Ngwa, The Rt. Rev d Owen Azubuike; 11/8 Isial-Ngwa South, The Rt. Rev d Isaac Nwaobia; 11/9 Jabalpur, The Rt. Rev d Prem Singh; 11/10 Jaffna, The Rt. Rev d Daniel Selvaratnam Thiagarajah; 11/11 Jalingo, The Rt. Rev d Timothy Yahaya; 11/12 Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, The Rt. Rev d Howard Gregory; Jamaica- Kingston, The Rt. Rev d Robert Thompson; Jamaica-Mandeville, Vacant; Jamaica-Montego Bay, The Rt. Rev d Leon Paul Golding

5 Ecumenical Cycle of Prayer 11/6 European Baptist Federation; 11/7 Evangelical Baptist Mission of South Haiti; 11/8 Evangelical Free Baptist Church; 11/9 Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada; 11/10 Free Will Baptist Church; 11/11 Fundamental Baptist Fellowship of America; 11/12 General Association of Baptists Diocesan Cycle of Prayer and Parish Cycle of Prayer: All Saints, Hershey and their congregation; Columbia Community Church, Columbia and their congregation Companion Parish Cycle of Prayer: Ecumenical: Rev. Beth J. Costlow and the people of Saint John Lutheran Church, Columbia Rev. Mark Kopp and the people of Saint James Lutheran Church, Columbia Rev. Stephen Kelley and the people of Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Columbia Rev. Anthony Swamy Anthappa, MSFS and the people of Saint Peter Roman Catholic Church, Columbia Rev. David Powers and the people of The Columbia Presbyterian Church, Columbia Rev. Thomas Grubbs and the people of The Columbia United Methodist Church, Columbia Rev. Patricia McAllister and the people of Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church, Columbia Rev. Hub Smith and the people of The Columbia Christian Fellowship, Columbia Revs. Gordon and Angie Misal and the people of Impact Christian Center, Columbia Rev. Charles Deutsch and the people of Ironville United Methodist Church, Columbia Rev. Mary Ann Kingsborough and the people of Concordia Lutheran Church, Columbia Rev. Dione Kleptka and the people of Saint John Herr Estate Retirement Community Rim Parishes of the Lancaster Convocation: Rev. Gina Barrett and the people of Saint John Episcopal Church, Marietta Rev. Ingrid Andersen and the people of Saint Luke Episcopal Church, Mount Joy Rev. Sud Tiwari and the people of Saint Paul Episcopal Church, Manheim Rev. Tim Small and the people of Hope Episcopal Church, Mt. Hope Rev. Mark Scheneman and the people of Bangor Church, Churchtown and the Revs. Beth Mollard, Pete Greenfield, John Emmert, Philip Snyder, Ellie Garner and Nancy Rementer Peace and Justice South Sudan; Nigeria; Iraq; Israel; Kenya; Afghanistan; Palestine; Somalia; Iran; Libya; Syria; Egypt; Tunisia; Yemen; Ukraine; Venezuela; North Korea

6 PRAYER CIRCLE The Prayer Circle is comprised of a group of people who will pray for special and / or specific intentions and people as requested. If you would like special prayers, call anyone on the Prayer Circle list and they will pass it to the next person and so on until everyone on the Prayer Circle list has received the request. If you would like to be a member of the Prayer Circle, please call the office and give Darlene your name and telephone number. Please note that the Prayer Circle is in the form of a circle going counterclockwise. Annabelle Vecero Mary Lynn Geltmacher Janet Herman Teresa Allen Beth Runkle If you are interested in joining the Prayer Circle, please call the Parish Office. We could use more people for this important ministry. Be Thoughtful Be Silent Be Reverent.. for this is the House of the Lord Before the service, speak to the Lord During the service, let the Lord speak to you After the service, speak to one another

7 COLLECTION COUNTER SCHEDULE: November 6, 2016 Beverly Euculano November 13, 2016 Beverly Euculano Amount needed each week to meet the 2016 income budget: $2, Amount budgeted each week from fundraisers and investment income: $1, Amount needed each week in pledge and plate to meet income budget: $1, Amount needed each week to meet the 2016 expense budget: $4, Amount expected each week from fundraisers and investment income: $1, Amount needed each week in pledge and plate to meet expense budget: $2, /30/16 11/01/15 St. John Herr Estate :00 a.m. 25 9:00 a.m :15 a.m Pledge and Plate: $1, $1, Halloween Parade Food Stand: $ (2016) $ (2015) Weekly Attendance 10/30/16 433

8 November 12, :30 p.m. Lector: Eucharistic Minister: Prayers of the People: Deb Peter Charlene November 13, :00 a.m. Lectors: Teresa/Bill W. Eucharistic Minister: Bill/Shirley Crucifer: Bill Server: Noah Gospel Bearer: Georgie Prayers of the People: Bea Ushers: George/Ralph Greeter: Ralph/Evelyn Verger (Open): Janet Verger (Close): Tracy

9 Sun: THIS WEEK AT SAINT PAUL -ALL SAINTS SUNDAY- 8:50 AM Sunday School in the Holy Communion Chapel 9:00 AM Eucharist Church Stewardship Talk - Birthday Sunday 10:15 AM Coffee Hour in the Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center 10:30 AM Property Committee Meeting in the Groome Room Mon: 8:30 AM LARC Day of Dialogue Cardinal Keeler Center, Harrisburg 9:00 AM Columbia Ministerium 7:00 PM Monday Night Adult Forum St. John Herr Estate Dining Room Tue: 6:00 PM Daisy Scouts meet in the Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center 6:30 PM Food Bank Board Meeting in the Mary Elizabeth Bair Conference Room 7:00 PM Choir Rehearsal in the Choir Room Wed: 9:30 AM Morning Prayer and Healing Service in the Rector s Office 11:00 AM Finance Committee Meeting in the Mary Elizabeth Bair Conference Room Thu: 12:00 PM Lancaster Clericus Meeting Saint Edward Fri: 3:45 PM Valerie Henry Dance Ministry Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center Sat: 7:30 AM Free Community Breakfast in the Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center 5:30 PM Eucharist St. John Herr Estate Chapel. Preacher and Celebrant, Rev. Beth Sun: 8:50 AM Sunday School in the Holy Communion Chapel 9:00 AM Eucharist Church Preacher and Celebrant, Rev. Beth - Birthday Sunday 10:15 AM Coffee Hour in the Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center

10 PRAYER AND WORSHIP The Altar Flowers are available for the weeks of November 13, 20. The Sanctuary Candle is available for the weeks of November 13, 20. The Bread and Wine are available for the weeks of November 13, 20. Guest Preacher: On Sunday, November 27, 2016 (First Sunday of Advent), Canon Dan Morrow from the Diocese will be with us for our service. Canon Morrow is representing Bishop Audrey and is making visits to parishes. He will be preaching that day. Ecumenical Thanksgiving Eve Service: On Wednesday, November 23 at 7:00 p.m. there will be an Ecumenical Thanksgiving Eve Community Eucharist sponsored by Saint Paul Episcopal Church and The Columbia Presbyterian Church. The service will be held at The Columbia Presbyterian Church and Father Patrick will be leading the service with Pastor David preaching. This is a great occasion for the whole town of Columbia to come together and give thanks for all the blessings bestowed upon us. CHRISTIAN FORMATION Sunday School: Sunday School is for young people ages 4 through 3 rd grade. It begins at 8:50 on Sunday mornings and continues through the Prayers of the People of the 9:00 a.m. Sunday Eucharist. The children will then come into church for the rest of the service. It is held in the Holy Communion Chapel. Jenny Bair and Ericka Sipe work with our young people in this age group. It is the parent s responsibility to ensure that their children receive an education in the faith to pass on to the next generation the Good News of Christ. Monday Night Adult Forum: November 7 BIBLE STUDY WITH THE BISHOP This session will be a study of a passage from Scripture and will include a conversation with the bishop. Bishop James Dunlop, Bishop of the Lower Susquehanna Synod, ELCA

11 November 14 ESTATE PLANNING Statistical studies show that 55% of Americans die without a will or estate plan. You re never too old (or too young!) to think about end-of-life preparation. Even if you ve got a will, there may be something for you to learn. Rev. Elizabeth Polanzke ELCA Foundation November 21 HISTORY OF COLUMBIA Most of our residents know about the Burning of the Bridge, but there is much more to our town s history than that. It s almost certain that you will learn something new about the historical residents and architecture of the place where we live. Cindy Weaver Member of St. John Lutheran Church Unofficial town historian OUTREACH MINISTRY Food Donations: You are reminded to bring your food items to church each week so that on the last Sunday of the month we can present them to the Lord for blessing and then give them to our food bank. Whenever you go shopping, please add extra non-perishable items to your order for this parish outreach ministry. Jesus never forgot the last, the lost and the least in his ministry and neither can we. Adult Cereals (less sugar) Peanut Butter Jelly Soups Rice Boxed Potatoes Spaghetti Sauce Anything you can do to help would be deeply appreciated. Food Bank Hours: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. The Food Bank is closed on holidays. UTO Fall Ingathering: The UTO Fall Ingathering will be held today, Sunday, November 6, In your mailbox you will find a letter from our UTO Chairperson, Bea Warfel, as well as your Blue Box. Please be generous!

12 Free Community Breakfast: In order to help coordinate the generous donations to our Free Community Breakfast on Saturday, November 12, 2016, there is a sign-up sheet in the parish hall on which you can indicate what items and/or time you will donate. This way we will know what needs to be bought. Free Community Dinner: In order to help coordinate the generous donations to our Free Community Dinner on Saturday, November 19, 2019, there is a sign-up sheet in the parish hall on which you can indicate what desserts, beverages, and/or time you will donate. This way we will know what needs to be bought. Toys to Tots: For the 12th year, Saint Paul will participate in the Toys for Tots program. Please bring your unwrapped new toys to the church between Sunday, November 6 and Sunday, December 4 and place them in the Toys for Tots container in front of the pulpit. Last year we collected over 140 toys for children in the Columbia area. Let us make it even better for more children this year. STEWARDSHIP Declaration of Faith Cards: Please return your Declaration of Faith Cards to the box in the back pew. Deadline is Sunday, November 20, ADMINISTRATION Parish Office Hours: The Parish Office hours are: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 8:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. The Office is closed on holidays. Use of St. Paul s Facilities: If you are planning to use the Church, Groome Room, Parish Hall, Kitchen or Conference Room, you must reserve with the Parish Office. This will avoid conflicts and the overlapping use of the facilities. Thank you. Help Needed: This past week the pest control company came and treated the facility including the kitchen. As a precaution, we need to wash the warming trays on the wire shelf in the kitchen and the inserts. If you have time this week to come in (anytime Monday Wednesday 8:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m.) that would be very helpful. We will also schedule a day for a crew to clean the kitchen to prepare for our annual health inspection. More details on that later but if you can help wash the warming trays and the inserts that would be very helpful. Thank you for your help. Property Committee Meeting: The next Property Committee Meeting will be held next Sunday, November 6, 2016 at 10:30 p.m. in the Groome Room.

13 OTHER EVENTS Friendly s Family Fun Night: Our next Friendly s Family Fun Night will be Wednesday, November 30, 2016 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Friendly s on Centerville Road. St. Paul will receive a percentage of Friendly s intake for the evening. The proceeds from this fundraiser will go to St. Paul s operating budget. Please come out and EAT!!! Bring your family your friends your neighbors strangers anyone to come and eat between 5:00 and 8:00 p.m. Annual Parish Christmas Pot-Luck Supper and Party: The Annual Parish Christmas Pot-Luck Supper and Party will be held on Sunday, December 11 beginning at 1:00 p.m. at Garth Gallery, Second Street. All members of the parish and their guests are invited to bring an entrée, side dish, salad, or dessert to share. The parish will provide the beverages. Santa will be arriving and we will be playing Now You Have It Now You Don t, with prizes, and fun for all. Santa will be coming for the children. Sign-up sheets are on the stand in the back of the church and on the Sign-Up Board in the Mary Elizabeth Bair Parish Center. If you wish to bring some wine or beer, please feel free to do so. It will be placed behind the bar and served to you.

14 SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY VISITOR S CENTER EVENTS For additional information call SVCC at Saturday, November 12 (9:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m.): Kristkindle Mart Bainbridge Fire Hall, 34 S. 2 nd Street, Bainbridge Friday, November 18 (6 p.m.): Annual Banquet and Business Meeting Wrightsville Hope United Methodist Church, 314 Locust Street, Wrightsville Sunday, November 27 (6 p.m.): Community Christmas Celebration Constitution Square, 4 th and Hellam Streets, Wrightsville Sunday, December 4 (1 4 p.m.): Open House Wrightsville Historical Museum, 309 Locust Street, Wrightsville Sunday, December 4 (11 a.m. 7 p.m.): 51 st Annual Marietta Candlelight Tour call Sunday, December 4 (11 a.m. 5 p.m.): Christmas Sweet Shoppe St. John s Episcopal Church, 239 E. Market Street, Marietta Saturday, December 10 (10 a.m.): Tea Time with Mrs. Claus and Santa Visit National Watch and Clock Museum, 514 Poplar Street, Columbia ext. 237 Saturday, December 10 (7:30 10:30 a.m.): Breakfast with Santa St. John s Episcopal Church, 239 E. Market Street, Marietta Saturday, Sunday - December 10, 11 (1 5 p.m.): Train Open House Columbia Historic Preservation Society, 19 South 2 nd Street, Columbia Sunday, December 11 (11 a.m. 7 p.m.): Old Fashioned Christmas For information call Saturday, Sunday - December 17, 18 (1 5 p.m.): Train Open House Columbia Historic Preservation Society, 19 South 2 nd Street, Columbia Saturday, December 31: New Year s Eve at Noon National Watch and Clock Museum, 514 Poplar Street, Columbia visit