Saint Paul s Episcopal Church Waco, Texas Tidings October 27, 2013 The 9:00 Liturgy: the Work of the People While I was on sabbatical I spent a good bit of time thinking about our worship at St. Paul s. Worship, at its core, is the primary job description of the people of God. First and foremost, we are called to offer our praise and thanksgiving to God. The act of worship, which we call Liturgy, is the way we do this important act of adoration to God, thus, the Work of the People. I have grown particularly interested in how we do that work at the 9:00 service. How can we build on the amazing commitment of our 9:00 musicians, the lay readers, clergy and people to make this liturgy an even more worshipful and joyfilled service? Also, is there some way we can engage the children in a meaningful way to help them participate in this honorable work? With this in mind, we are going to try a few new things beginning in November. First, we will expand the musical offerings to include, from time to time, some contemporary and popular music. Fear not! This music will be chosen carefully in keeping with Anglican theology, but by adding some songs with which worshippers are familiar and that are musically accessible, perhaps it will encourage the congregation to sing. Also, we will begin teaching a very simple way to sing the Psalm, expanding the role of music in our worship. Secondly, on the second Sunday of each month, beginning in November, we will encourage the children to remain in the liturgy the entire time. I have no intention of removing children s chapel from our offerings. The ministry Lisa St. Romain leads during that time is vital to the spiritual development of our children. However, by keeping the children in liturgy once a month we will be able to give them a much more hands on experience of liturgy as they grow in their understanding of the Work of the People. For this to work, we will need the parents to make a few adjustments as well. On Sunday, November 10th and each Second Sunday following: 1. Parents with small children will be invited to move to the front pews of the church so their children can see what s going on. 2. Parents will be invited to open the Book of Common Prayer, the Hymnal and the order of worship as we use them and guide their children s fingers along the pages. 3. The preacher will preach from the step or transcept, preaching in a way that engages children and adults. He or she may invite the kids to come forward or not. The preacher is encouraged to use this as a teaching time, perhaps focusing on an object we use in worship. 4. The portable altar will be moved to the top of the step of the Chancel, just behind the entrance to the pews. 5. Communion will be distributed at two floor stations and one traveling team. By making these modest changes it is our intention to make the 9:00 service an even richer and more engaging worship experience. I want to encourage each of you to engage these changes openly and enthusiastically, especially with your children. I am sure as we do these things minor adjustments will be necessary. This will all be part of the process of our growth. I am also sure that as we do this we will all become more intentional about our worship, the primary Work of the People of God. Fr. Chuck
3 rd of November, 2013, Sunday after All Saints Day Let Us Remember Our Loved Ones Who Have Gone Before Us To Be With God In Love If you wish the name of your loved one to be printed in the Bulletin, please complete this form and place it in the basket in the Narthex or return it to Jill in the Church office by October 28, 2013. We will read the names of those in our parish who died this year in the liturgy. Name of Deceased (please print) Regarding Wednesday Night Dinner Please RSVP to E-VITE by the close of business day Monday, 5 p.m. 11/6 Menu: Carved Roast Beef, 2xBaked Mashed Potatoes, Salad & Bread 11/13 Menu: Stuffed Baked Potatoes, Salad & Bread 11/20 Menu: Chicken Enchilada Soup & Beef Taco Soup, Chips & Hot Sauce, Salad Cost: $6 Adults; $3 Child WEDNESDAY NIGHTS IN NOVEMBER St. Paul s Guild Meeting and Luncheon Monday, November 4, 11 AM at Retha Tucker s home (12 Carriage Square) Program: The Horton Duo will play Broadway. Hostesses: Judy Cofer, Grace Murphey, Sue Anne Swenke, Pat Waterman and Shirley Williams. Name and phone number of person making request...i am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die... John 11:25-26 NOVEMBER 6, with Bishop Rayford High, former rector of St. Paul s, for Rayford remembers, recalling the wonderful memories that Rayford remembers about his time here at St. Paul s. On NOVEMBER 13, Amma Jo will read selective excerpts from sermons preached at St. Paul s during the 1860 s and 1870 s. Our final Wednesday Night, NOVEMBER 20, is a fun night activity, entitled Fall Festival. Details in the next Tidings.
Church Calendar October 27, 2013 November 9, 2013 WEEK OF OCTOBER 27, 2013 Sunday, October 27, 2013, 23 rd Sunday after Pentecost (RCL) Joel 2:23-32 Psalm 65 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 Luke 18:9-14 Altar Flowers The flowers on the altar are given to the glory of God and in thanksgiving for our daughter, Jennifer, and the Altar Guild Ministry of Beth Mayfield. Altar Guild Alison Fung, Ellen Taylor, Carl Ballew, Margaret Brown, Julie Burleson, Bonnie Carpenter, Kim Hafertepe, Susan Harriman, Jane Hart, Lorri Khoury, Ruth Miller, Suzy Nettles, Billie Simmon, Cindy SoRelle, Laura Swann and Mary Louise Sigtenhorst 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 (Fuddrucker s) 4:30 P.M. Jr. EYC (Youth Center) 5:30 P.M. All Youth Dinner (Youth Center) 6:00 P.M. Sr. EYC (Youth Center) 7:00 P.M. ESC Holy Eucharist & Dinner (Canterbury House) Monday, October 28, 2013 9:00 A.M. Meals & Wheels volunteers 12:00 P.M. Tidings Deadline (covers 11/10-11/23) Tuesday, October 29, 2013 4:00 P.M. Altar Guild Party honoring Golda & Beth (John and Beth Mayfield s home) 6:00 P.M. 9:00 Choir Rehearsal (Nave) 7:00 P.M. ESC Dinner & Compline (Canterbury House) Wednesday, October 30, 2013 6:30 A.M. Men s Breakfast & Bible Study with Holy Spirit (Parish Hall) 9:00 A.M. Meals & Wheels volunteers 10:00 A.M. Jesus through Constantine (Library) 5:30 P.M. Wednesday Worship - Holy Eucharist John Wyclif, Priest and Prophetic Witness, 1384 6:00 P.M. Trunk or Treat (St. Paul s Parking lot) Decorated vehicle trunks, hot dogs, bouncy house, costume contest, chili cookoff 6:30 P.M. EFM (Library) Thursday, October 31, 2013 12:00 P.M. Centering Prayer (Chapel) 6:00 P.M. ESC Monthly Social: Halloween Party (Canterbury House) Friday, November 1, 2013 The Feast of All Saints 10:30 A.M. Meals & Wheels (Sr. Ministry) 12:00 P.M. The Feast of All Saints, Holy Eucharist Rite II (Chapel) 3:30 P.M. ESC Harry Potter Theology Study (Baylor Student Union Bldg.) Saturday, November 2, 2013 Daylight Savings Time Ends 6:30 P.M. Newcomer s Dinner (Fr. Chuck & Chris Treadwell s home) WEEK OF NOVEMBER 3, 2013 Sunday, November 3, 2013, Sunday after All Saints, 24 th Sunday after Pentecost (RCL) Baptism at 9 & 11 Services Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 Psalm 119:137-144 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 Luke 19:1-10 Altar Flowers The flowers on the altar are given to the glory of God and in memory of Walter Brown and Alethea Sleeper Dossett by their descendants. Altar Guild Retha Tucker, Gail Attas, Carl Ballew, Anne Barrett, Cyndie Burgess, Susan Dossett, JoAn Felton, Betty Khoury, Nancy McGovern, Donna Miller, Pati Milligan, Toni Riley, Ginger Strickland, Mary Wentworth and Rene Yawn 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 (Jason s Deli) 4:30 P.M. Jr. EYC (Youth Center) 5:30 P.M. All Youth Dinner (Youth Center) 6:00 P.M. Sr. EYC (Youth Center) 6:00 P.M. Saints Suppers (Homes) 7:00 P.M. ESC Holy Eucharist & Dinner (Canterbury House) Monday, November 4, 2013 9:00 A.M. Meals & Wheels volunteers 11:00 A.M. St. Paul s Guild Meeting and Luncheon (Retha Tucker s home, 12 Carriage Sq.) The Horton duo will play Broadway. Tuesday, November 5, 2013 11:45 A.M. St. Benedictine Group (Great Hall) 6:00 P.M. 9:00 Choir Rehearsal (Nave) 7:00 P.M. ESC Dinner & Compline (Canterbury House) Wednesday, November 6, 2013 6:30 A.M. Men s Breakfast & Bible Study 9:00 A.M. Meals & Wheels volunteers 10:00 A.M. Jesus through Constantine (Library) 5:30 P.M. Wednesday Worship - Holy Eucharist William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1944 6:00 P.M. Wednesday Night Dinner (Parish Hall) 6:30 P.M. Wednesday Night Program/Activities Program: Rayford Remembers (Bishop Rayford High, guest) (Nave) 6:30 P.M. 9:00 Choir Rehearsal (Choir Room) 6:30 P.M. EFM (Library) Thursday, November 7, 2013 12:00 P.M. Centering Prayer (Chapel) 6:00 P.M. ESC Monthly Social: Movie Night (Canterbury House) Friday, November 8, 2013 10:30 A.M. Meals & Wheels (Sr. Ministry) 3:30 P.M. ESC Harry Potter Theology Study (Baylor Student Union Bldg.) Birth Announcement Congratulations to James and Allison Harkins on the birth of James Patrick Harkins, III, born on September 29, 2013. Grandparents are Roland and Rose Goertz.
St. Paul s Episcopal Church 601 Columbus Avenue (mailing address) Waco, Texas 76701 254-753-4501 / fax 254-752-5511 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 Please see Tidings insert for information on Silent Movie Night in the Nave Saturday, October 26, 6 PM Trunk or Treat NOVEMBER 3 Wednesday, October 30, 6 PM St. Paul s parking lot ALTAR GUILD PARTY honoring Beth Mayfield and Golda Brown TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 4:00-6:00 P.M. at the home of John and Beth Mayfield, 12 Hillandale Please notify Beth if you cannot attend. BAPTISM DATE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2013 THE SUNDAY AFTER ALL SAINTS BAPTISM AT 9 A.M. OR 11 A.M. SERVICE Contact the Church office if you would like to schedule a baptism. The Feast of All Saints Holy Eucharist Rite II Friday, November 1, 12 PM Chapel of the Four Sisters For all ministry submissions (25-50 words max.), contact Joanna in the church office, 753-4501, joanna@stpaulswaco. org. Please email Joanna if you would like to receive the Tidings e-newsletter (PDF). Next Deadline: Noon, Monday, October 28, 2013 (covers November 10-November 23, 2013)