Give us grace, O Lord, to answer readily the call of our Savior Jesus Christ and proclaim to all people the Good News of his salvation, that we and the whole world may perceive the glory of his marvelous works; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Serving on Sunday (Jan 24th):
* Greeter: Barb C * Host:R Black * Readers: Barb L, Bev B
* Psalm & Prayers: Kristin W * Chalice: Jane C, Joyce M
* Announcements: Jane C * Counters: Dave D, Judy B
NEW Verger List Sunday assignments through December
Lessons Appointed for Sunday, Third Sunday after the Epiphany
Announcements – January 24, 2016
Annual Meeting of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is Saturday, January 23 at 5:30. This is a potluck event so you know the food will be fantastic! Please mark your calendars today!
Trinity Institute, 2016: Listen for a Change: Sacred Conversations for Racial Justice - From January 21-23, 2016, St. James, Woodstock, VT (on the Green) will stream Trinity Institute 2016, as a leading group of activists, scholars, authors, artists and experts on racial inequality come together to hold life-giving conversations on the racial issues of our time, including structural racism, mass incarceration, and policy change. The live conference will be held at Trinity Church, New York, NY; St. James will offer all aspects of the conference either in real time, via webcast, or via video at a later time. Onsite reflection groups are coordinated using materials prepared and provided by Trinity Institute. The Trinity Institute website offers a video, Deconstructing Whiteness, which anyone can watch now! For this or more detailed information go to the website: https://www.trinitywallstreet.org/trinity-institute/2016/home More information will be forthcoming. If interested in attending, email Parish Administrator, swhite@stjameswoodstock.org Sari White or call 802-457-1727.
Where’s Diana? - Diana will be accompanying the Bishop at St Paul's, Windsor this Sunday.
Confirmation Classes: Classes will begin Sunday, January 31 and meet every other week on Sunday from 11:30 – 12:30. Bishop Ely will be at St. Paul’s on Sunday, June 5 for his homecoming and preside at the Rite of Confirmation on that date. If you are interested in being a mentor for one of our confirmands or are interested in confirmation in the Episcopal Church, please speak to Scott.
Lenten Book Study: St. Paul's Lenten book study will focus on Ta-Nahesi Coates book, "Between the World and Me". The Community Room in the Kilton Library in West Lebanon is reserved for four Wednesdays: February 17, March 2, 9, and 16. The group will skip February 24 due to conflicting refugee and SURJ meetings that evening. For more details contact Katy Chaffee or Diane Root.
St. Paul’s Facebook page: Listen to sermons and view pictures of our life together on our parish Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/StPaulsWRJVT/ You do not need to join Facebook to view our page. Enjoy!
The Warming Shelter at The Haven is open. If you are interested in being part of a Sunday Lunch ministry, simple hot meal of either soup or casserole with bread in our parish hall please contact Jon Chaffee or Diana Collins. Following the meal we would assist our guests to other warm locations in the area.
United Valley Interfaith Project - The newly formed St. Paul's UVIP Group would like to meet you. Diane Root, Eva Moss and Sally McFarlin invite you to visit us on Sunday,January 31st during the coffee hour. Bring your coffee and your goodie over to our table and say hello. We will introduce our UVIP campaigns to you. Would you like to be a Five Minute Friend? Do you want to share a Senior Story? How about learning more about predatory lending (payday loans...car title loans) and more...We look forward to your visit on Sunday, January 3lst. See you then!
Shawl Outreach Ministry - We have been given a large supply of yarn toward our Shawl Outreach Ministry. If you or a friend or neighbor would like to make mini shawls, regular shawls, or scarfs, we will provide the yarn and directions. More shawls are needed as are more people who can knit or crochet. If you want more information or have questions, please contact Holly.
Knit and Purl Fellowship - our next gatherings areFebruary 1st and 15th 6:30 at the Parish House. Anyone who doing any kind of hand craft is welcome. We also welcome anyone who would like to knit or crochet comfort prayer shawls or scarfs are welcome. We have been givenlarge amount of yarn from White River Yarns toward our Shawl Ministry. If you want more information, please contact Holly.
Listen Community Center Dinners - March 21st, Monday, will be our first Listen Dinner planned by Ev and Holly. Eve and Holly will also be organizing meals May 16th and July 18th. We are looking for a cook team to plan and organize meals on September 19th andNovember 21st, last meal for 2016. If we do not have a second cook team, we will look for someone who is willing to team up with Holly to plan and organize meals for September and November. If you have questions, pleasecontact Holly.
Ongoing Reminders
Discretionary Fund Reminder – First Sunday of every month. Please be as generous as possible.
Laying on of Hands – On the first Sunday of every month those wishing to receive laying on our hands are invited to gather at the Baptismal Font (just as you entered the church) immediately after you have received communion.
Leadership Team Meeting – every Wednesday 9:30-11:30am
Worship Team meets – 2nd Tuesday of the month in the Church Library at 4pm, all are welcome to attend.
Vestry meets - third Tuesday of the month in the Parish House at 6:30pm. All are welcome to attend.
Brookside Nursing Home Church Services – Brookside services are second Sunday of the month September- July. Our next services are January 10th and February 14th. For more information, please contact Holly.
Knit and Purl Fellowship – first and third Mondays of the month at the Parish House, 6:30pm. In January, we will meet January 4th and 18th.
St. Paul's Fun Google Group – Join our group that we use to invite parishioners to come together for a fun activity, could be: a movie or a hike, a lecture or community event. We build our connection with one another, strengthen our community, and have some fun! Email Jill Fischer at jill@positivecouples.com to be added to this list.
Scott’s Schedule:
Monday, Jan 25 - Office Hours 9-12
Tuesday, Jan 26 - Office Hours 9-12
Wednesday, Jan 28 - Clergy Day 9-3, St. James' Woodstock
Friday, Jan 30 - Sabbath Day
Saturday, Jan 31 - Sabbath Day
Upcoming Events
Please send event and prayer updates to announcements.spc@gmail.com
Saturday, January 23 – Annual Meeting of the parish