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1 This Year s Facilitators For 2014 St. Paul s own Amma Josephine Robertson and Erin Busby are back again to lead the retreat together! Amma Jo s first official St. Paul s duty was to attend the 2012 Women s Retreat and lead us through the Eucharist. With two years of St. Paul s under her belt, she is excited to talk about taking care of ourselves so we can tend to others. Erin Busby is the Director of Youth and Outreach Ministries, and has been with St. Paul s for six years. She is looking forward to the sixth annual Women s Retreat and leading the women through discussions and activities this year! Retreat Location Still Water Lodge is the adultonly facility of Glen Lake Camp and Retreat Center in Glen Rose. Still Water Lodge is a beautiful facility located on the Paluxy River, only a mile or so from the historic square in Glen Rose. Carpooling Information There is always the possibility of starting the retreat a little early by carpooling down to Still Water Lodge together! For more information on carpooling and any other retreat questions, contact Erin Busby at erin@stpaulswaco.org. W hole Hearted Living Apr i l St. Paul's Episcopal Church 2014 Women s Retreat

2 W hat is whole hearted living? And why does it matter? As women we spend most of our lives taking care of those we love. But, in order to truly care for others we must first tend to ourselves. We have to cultivate our relationship with God, be aware of our emotional health, listen to and care for our bodies, and nurture life giving friendships. Join us at the 2014 Women s Retreat for a weekend of delight, growth, laughter and rest! Schedule Friday (April 11) Arrival and check in between 5 and 7 p.m. Dinner Program begins at 7 p.m. Saturday (April 12) Breakfast Program Lunch Optional Program Free time Dinner Activity Sunday (April 13) Breakfast Program Holy Eucharist Lunch, Checkout and departure Please note: The first session of the retreat will start after dinner, allowing retreat participants time to get to Still Water Lodge after a day of work. Check in time is 5 p.m. You may arrive as early as 3 p.m. if you would like. Registration Form Full Payment is due at time of Registration. Name Address Cell Phone Single Occupancy Room Double Occupancy Room Registration Deadline is March 28. Price $ $ A note about the rooms they are suites, so even if you request a single occupancy room you could have a suitemate. If you request single occupancy you will have a room and a bathroom to yourself, but will be in the suite with another person that has their own room and bathroom as well. Also, please note that single occupancy is on a first registered basis. If all single occupancy rooms are filled you will only be charged for a double room. Roommate/Suitemate Preference if applicable Dietary restrictions Make checks payable to St. Paul s Episcopal Church. Write Women s Retreat on the memo line. Please mail to Erin Busby, Director of Youth and Outreach Ministries. **Scholarships available. For more information contact Erin Busby, erin@stpaulswaco.org,

3 Saint Paul s Episcopal Church Waco, Texas Tidings March 9, 2014 Proper Liturgy for Ash Wednesday with Imposition of Ashes Wednesday, March 5 7 a.m., 12:10 p.m. and 7 p.m. Liturgical changes for Lent The Church invites you, to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting and selfdenial; and by reading and meditating on God s Holy Word. These words from the Book of Common Prayer, page 265, summarize the spiritual task of Christians during the seasons of Lent. To help with this you will notice a few changes in our liturgy to mark the season of Lent. Color: The color changes from the green of the season after Epiphany to the Purple of Lent. We veil all symbols of the Resurrection to turn our attention to the Passion of Christ. Silence: We invite you to enter in silence. We will observe a period of silence following each reading and the homily. The Great Litany is used on the First Sunday in Lent. The Penitential Order will be used on the other Sundays in Lent. The Kyrie will be used at all services. Eucharistic Prayer C (9 o clock): This Eucharistic prayer has a more penitential tone to it than the others. Agnus Dei (said) at 9 o clock. Agnus Dei (sung) at 11 o clock. Prayer of Humble Access at 11 o clock. Solemn Prayer over the People will take the place of the Blessing. Who Will Watch With Me One Hour? As Jesus prayed in the garden of Gethsemane on the night before his crucifixion he asked his disciples to wait and watch with him, to keep awake. Each gave in at last to their fear and grief and escaped into sleep. When Jesus discovered his disciples sleeping he asked them why they could not keep watch with him even one hour. It is from that anguished question that the Garden Vigil began. The Garden Vigil (sometimes called the Altar of Repose) is a cherished tradition by many Christians. The vigil spans the hours between the end of the Maundy Thursday service through dawn on Good Friday. A garden altar is set up in a quiet spot; at St. Paul s it will be in the Chapel. The altar is decorated with greenery and flowers in remembrance of that first garden, and a small amount of reserve sacrament from the Maundy Thursday Eucharist is placed on the garden altar. Candles are burned throughout the night, symbolic of both Christ s presence in the Eucharist, and our vigil with Him. All those who would like to wait and watch, come and go throughout that long night, spending an hour (or more) in quiet prayer and meditation at the Garden Altar. On the 6th and 13th of April we will post a sign up sheet in the Narthex; the sign up is to ensure there will be at least one person at the altar throughout the entire vigil, but there is no limit on how many people may sign up for any particular time slot. (You may also call the church office during those weeks to have your name added to the sign up sheet.) Security will be provided in both the parking lot and at the chapel entrance to ensure all feel safe and comfortable taking part in this deeply meaningful expression of Christian devotion. Prayer and meditation resources will be provided at the vigil altar to help you with your time of waiting and watching. We hope you will join your clergy and lay leaders in waiting and watching with Christ for just one hour. Amma Jo

4 Come have a great time and support our parish school at the same time. The St. Paul s School annual auction will be Saturday, March 1st, from 7:00 to 11:00 pm right here in our own school gym. The theme is 80 s Prom, and we would really love to have a strong showing from our parishioners. Whether you have children at St. Paul s School or not, come join the fun! Tickets are just $30, which includes dinner from Rio Brazos Fine Cuisine, great music and dancing with the 80 s Rewind Band, and a guaranteed good time. For tickets: (254) or Megan Henderson, Executive Director of the Downtown Development Corporation of Waco, and fellow St. Paul s parishioner, presented the program at St. Paul s Guild s February meeting in the home of Janette Mathias. Save the Date MARDI GRAS Tuesday, March 4, 2014, 5:30 p.m. Parish Hall Pancake Supper, Red Beans & Rice, Gumbo & Burying the Alleluias! Meal Price: $6 Adults $3 Child You are invited to a Lenten Tea March 23rd at 3:00 p.m. Great Hall In celebration of our 150th Anniversary. Please join us! Top photo: (Pictured left to right) Betty Khoury, Pat Gilliam, Mary Ann Bashara, Janette Mathias and Ellen Thompson (guild hostesses); Bottom photo: Megan Henderson

5 Church Calendar March 9, 2014 March 22, 2014 WEEK OF MARCH 9, 2014 Sunday, March 9, 1st Sunday of Lent (RCL) Genesis 1:15-17; 3:1-7 Psalm 32 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11 Altar Flowers The flowers on the altar are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of J. Homer and Edna Payne Caskey. Altar Guild Retha Tucker, Gail Attas, Carl Ballew, Anne Barrett, Cyndie Burgess, JoAn Felton, Betty Khoury, Nancy McGovern, Donna Miller, Pati Milligan, Grace Murphey, Toni Riley, Ginger Strickland, Mary Wentworth and Rene Yawn Daylight Savings Time begins 8:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist Rite I 8:15 A.M. 9:00 Choir Rehearsal (Choir Room) 9:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist Rite II & Children s Chapel 9:30 A.M. Chancel Choir Rehearsal (Choir Room) 10:10 A.M. Christian Formation 11:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist Rite I & Children s Chapel 12:30 P.M. Singles Lunch (Ninfa s) 7:00 P.M. ESC Holy Eucharist & Dinner (Canterbury House) Monday, March 10, 2014 Tuesday, March 11, :00 P.M. ESC Dinner & Compline (Canterbury House) Wednesday, March 12, :30 A.M. Men s Breakfast & Bible Study 5:30 P.M. Wednesday Worship-Holy Eucharist (Chapel) 6:30 P.M. 9:00 Choir Rehearsal (Nave) 6:30 P.M. EFM (Library) Thursday, March 13, :00 P.M. Centering Prayer (Chapel) 12:00 P.M. Outreach Meeting (Library) Friday, March 14, :30 A.M. Meals & Wheels Sr. Ministry 3:30 P.M. ESC Theology Study (BSU Bldg.) In Sympathy The sympathy of the congregation is extended to Bill McGovern in the loss of his father, Bill McGovern, Sr. Lenten Taizé Evening Prayer March 23, 7:30 P.M. Chapel of the Four Sisters WEEK OF MARCH 16, 2014 Sunday, March 16, 2nd Sunday of Lent (RCL) Genesis 12:1-4a Psalm 121 Romans 4:1-5, John 3:1-17 Altar Flowers The flowers on the altar are given to the glory of God and in memory of Fred and Rosetta Freudensprung, Blanche and D.C. Blair, Joe Ab and Hazel Hager, and Ian Andrew Henry Sherman. Altar Guild Sandra Callan, Carl Ballew, Nancy Callan, Sharon Calvert, Pam Crow, Susan Duncan, Karen Johnson, Janette Mathias, Frankye Oliver, Joy Robb, Pat Waterman and Lucy Taylor 8:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist Rite I 8:15 A.M. 9:00 Choir Rehearsal (Choir Room) 9:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist Rite II & Children s Chapel 9:30 A.M. Chancel Choir Rehearsal (Choir Room) 10:10 A.M. Christian Formation 11:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist Rite I & Children s Chapel 12:30 P.M. Singles Lunch (Panera Bread) 3:00 P.M. St. Catherine s Guild (McAlister s) 3:15 P.M. CY 2 (Youth Center) 5:00 P.M. Joint EYC (Youth Center) 7:00 P.M. ESC Holy Eucharist & Dinner (Canterbury House) Monday, March 17, 2014 Tuesday, March 18, :45 A.M. Benedictine Group (Great Hall) 5:15 P.M. St. Paul s Vestry (Parlor) 7:00 P.M. ESC Dinner & Compline (Canterbury House) Wednesday, March 19, :30 A.M. Men s Breakfast & Bible Study 5:30 P.M. Wednesday Worship-Holy Eucharist (Chapel) 6:30 P.M. 9:00 Choir Rehearsal (Nave) 6:30 P.M. EFM (Library) 6:30 P.M. Community Gathering (Host homes) Thursday, March 20, :00 P.M. Centering Prayer (Chapel) Friday, March 21, :30 A.M. Meals & Wheels Sr. Ministry 3:30 P.M. ESC Theology Study (BSU Bldg.) Taizé worship is a tradition that has grown out of a contemplative movement in France, marked by simple chants, Scripture readings, and silent prayer. Please join us on Sunday, March 23, at 7:30PM in the Chapel of the Four Sisters for a service that blends features of Taizé worship with the Evening Prayer Service from the Book of Common Prayer. If you would like to be involved in the service as a vocalist/instrumentalist, contact Megan Talley at Megan_Stewart2@baylor.edu. Community Gathering March 19, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Hosts Homes Bishop Dena Harrison visits for Holy Baptism and Confirmation March 30, 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Services Contact the Church office if you would like to schedule a baptism.

6 St. Paul s Episcopal Church 601 Columbus Avenue (mailing address) Waco, Texas / fax Website: stpaulswaco.org Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Waco, Texas Permit No. 212 Sunday Worship Schedule 8:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist Rite I 9:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist Rite II 10:10 A.M. Christian Formation For All Ages (Sunday School) 11:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist Rite I COMMUNION INSTRUCTION The Eucharist is the meal for the family of God. We are made members of this family at our baptism. Someone once said that he would not want his son to remember a time when he felt excluded from the Lord s Table. Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it. Mark 10:15 Our bishop Andy Doyle had these words to share about children and the Eucharist. This powerful image of Jesus, placing children at the center of his ministry in Mark s Gospel, is a reminder that we are to allow children to encounter the risen Christ, and that we learn through their encounter so that we may see the kingdom of God and enter into it. I believe that this is simply a passage about the grace of God and how it is purely by God s grace that we, no matter our age or experience, come to know God in the person of Jesus. The children AND parents together are invited to participate in Communion instruction this Lenten season as part of the Wednesday Evening Program. Classes will be on March 26th, April 2nd and April 9th from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m. Making the connection with Eucharist and joyous meals that we celebrate and begin to understand participation in Holy Communion as a real meal. Christians remember the Last Supper - learn the origin of the Liturgy of the Lords Supper and hear Biblical references to it. People celebrate the Eucharist - church manners Please contact Lisa St. Romain with questions about children and Holy Communion or if you and your family wish to participate in Communion Instruction. For all ministry submissions (25-50 words max.), contact Joanna in the church office, , joanna@stpaulswaco. org. Please Joanna if you would like to receive the Tidings e-newsletter (PDF). Next Deadline: Noon, Monday, March 3, 2014 (covers March 23, 2014-April 5, 2014)