Greetings from St. Paul’s 8.14.20

The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost      August 16, 2020 10:30 Morning Prayer Click to link to Worship Booklet  NEW Click to Worship summary sheet (An easy to print outline of worship for those with their own Book of Common Prayer and Hymnal)  Click to link to Announcements Click here to join the St. Paul’s Zoom Coffee Hour  Sunday, at 11:30 am  Click here for a Zoom meeting How-To & Tips Readings Genesis 45:1-15     Psalm 133 Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32       Matthew 15: (10-20), 21-28 The Lectionary Page

Family Worship  Sunday, August 16, 9:30 a.m.  Rev. Katie Holicky and musician Susan Brown will lead us in a time of song, prayer, story and sharing with our friends!  Here is the link for the Zoom gathering. Click here for the 9:30 Family Worship Booklet

Small Group Spotlight Youth Group: Physically Distant, Socially Connecting Over the last few weeks, the youth group has moved from Zoom to in-person gatherings in the Garden. While we have had TONS of fun playing Pictionary on Zoom, we have decided to capitalize on the opportunity to gather safely outdoors. We have been physically distant while soaking up some social connection. It has been such a gift to bask in the afternoon shade and be in fellowship and conversation with one another. We have wrestled with questions of faith and spent time with scripture. We have thought about who “our Jesus” is and we have had a lot of fun simply being in each other’s company. As long as the weather permits we will continue to be together in this way. And… as the weather changes we will still gather online and in person when possible. No matter how we gather, we gather as a part of the Body trusting that God is ever present. May we continue to be a part of the unfolding of God in the world! Middle and High Schoolers are invited to join us on Sundays from 1-2 pm. And don’t forget to join us at 9 am before Family Worship for a brief check-in and time of prayer. Stick around for Family Worship at 9:30 am.

Parish Announcements The rector will be away through August 18. For any pastoral emergencies during this time, please contact The Rev. Katie Holicky.  Daily Morning Prayer and Compline – Join us every morning and evening on St. Paul’s Facebook Live for Morning Prayer and Compline, 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Next Sunday, August 23 at 10:30 a.m. – The pre-recorded “Spiritual Eucharist” will be our St. Paul’s worship, offered by the Diocese of Maine. Join us as it will feature members of St. Paul’s and our clergy. This worship service will be viewable on St. Paul’s Facebook page. Other Online Summer Worship Offerings from Maine World Too Beautiful – World Too Beautiful has returned for the summer! This special earth-conscious service celebrating the beauty of creation, hosted by St. Luke’s Cathedral and funded in part by the diocesan New Initiative Fund, will be adapted to an online version. The good news about having to migrate online is that now people from all over can join in this musical and meditative gathering! Everyone is most welcome to participate at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, August 5, and Wednesday, August 19. Zoom Link to join by computer: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82176192486#success Meeting ID: 821 7619 2486 Phone: 1-301-715-8592  Parish Office Staff Hours for August: Precautions to Observe While you are in the building of St. Paul’s We want parishioners and guests to be able to contact staff members in person while at the same time we take the Maine CDC recommended precautions. The hallway off the Union Street parking lot to the office and the office itself are the only areas open. Call or email the staff member working that day to alert them you’ll be coming and use the intercom at the parking lot door to call them to open the door when you arrive. Wear a mouth and nose covering when in the building. We have a mask to give you. Use hand sanitizer to wash hands. (Restrooms and kitchen will be closed.) We will provide hand sanitizer stations along the hallway off the Union Street parking lot. Please be sure to sign in. Observe distancing precautions: 6 feet apart. No more than four will be in the building at a time.

Prayer Requests Pray for the summer chapel congregations of St. Cuthbert’s on MacMahan Island and All Saints by-the-Sea in Southport, and for Summer Services, in North Haven.  Pray for Anderson, Andrew, Cedric, Jason, Michael, Richard, and all in the military. Pray for those who have died remembering especially Jean McKenzie, and pray for Randy Day and for the Bob McKenzie family as they mourn her loss. We pray for: Christy, Mathew, Ryan & family, Ethel, Ray, John, David, Judi, Carolyn B., Nick, Bob, Linda, Kathy, Skip, the Blackburn family, Willow, Tierra, Bill, Ann, Susan, Jessica, Jim, Lollie, Steve, James, Jennifer, and JohnReeve, Victor, Travis & family, Ben, Diane, Nate, Elijah, Priscilla, Rick R., Alison, Garrett, Elliot, Marcia, Hannah, Lynn, Peter, Carolyn, Patricia, Patrick, Bill, Bob, Paul, Sue, Julie, Matthew, Herb, Marijka and baby Savannah Melissa & family, the Hawkes family, Marnie, Gair, Sharon and family, baby Thomas, Jason, Peg & family, Annie, Sarah, Carole, Patrick, Liam, Arline, Franklin, Terry, Mark, Ronda, and Donelda  Call or email the parish office if you would like a name to be placed on the prayer list. The names will be removed after three months, unless otherwise notified.

St. Paul’s Celebrates 175 Years of Our Body of Christ Last week we announced the exciting news that the goal of collecting 175 items of warm clothing was surpassed! Thanks so very much to everyone who donated! If you’ve got items you had intended to donate, please don’t hesitate–still bring or send them in!  Our present array consists of everything from coats and jackets and sweaters to socks and hats and headbands, not to mention scarves and gloves and flannel shirts, and even boots!  If you need someone to pick up your items, please let Carol Martin know (cmartin@northpark.edu).

Christmas Fair (Socially Distanced)  Update from Jan DeBlieu, Chairperson Our Attic Treasures Sale Needs Your Gently Used Goods! Please look around for items you could donate to our September 19 sale. This is the first event in our modified, Covid-19 year Christmas Fair. To donate items, contact Nancy Johnson at (978) 387-6058 or write Jan DeBlieu at jdeblieu@mindspring.com.  Volunteers are needed too. This is a major fundraiser for our Outreach Fund. All proceeds will go to non-profit organizations. Please help as much as you can, and thanks!  Mark the date: Saturday, September 19 Outdoors (rain date Saturday, September 26) Also, we are planning a second in-person event for late November or early December. This will be a simplified version of our famous Christmas Fair, with limited access to the church and controlled numbers of shoppers allowed inside at once. More details will follow! Rest assured that if the incidence of Covid-19 in Maine increases, or if events conspire to make it unwise to hold the fair events, they will be canceled or perhaps moved entirely online. What can you contribute to this major annual effort to help people in need? Please write to Jan at jdeblieu@mindspring.com if you can help. There are lots of tasks, for instance: Help photograph items for a possible online sale, and for advance publicity. Help build plastic shields to be used between shoppers and customers Donate to help offset expenses for safety supplies and face shields (mail checks to church with memo “Christmas Fair”)Help with set up, clean up, and staffing tables. Please volunteer!

Community Information  Contribute to the Diocese-Wide Anti-Hunger Initiative Join congregations and individuals in the diocese to help feed those in need and assist Maine farmers. This spring, the diocese and several parish partners purchased many pounds of Aroostook County potatoes. These were bought from farmers whose crops would have otherwise spoiled because they were unable to get them to market in the pandemic. They were driven by donated trucks to food pantries throughout the state. The diocese is now expanding their response to local food insecurity beginning with a second purchase of 30,000 pounds or more of potatoes through the Maine Farmers Exchange. Their immediate goal is to raise $5,000 to purchase the next truckload and make shipping arrangements. Please consider making a contribution. You can donate by check made out to Episcopal Diocese of Maine with subject line “Food Insecurity Fund” mailed to: Attn: John Hennessy Episcopal Diocese of Maine PO Box 4036 Portland, ME 04101 They also have set up some ways for you to give electronically: Mobile app – Download the GivePlus mobile app on the App Store or on Google Play, enter our zip code “04101”, select “Episcopal Diocese of Maine” and give.  Visit episcopalmaine.org – Easily enter your donation from our website. Click on the “donate” button on the top of the home page.  Mid Coast Hunger Prevention ProgramRecently Rev. Katie preached on the feeding of five thousand with only five loaves and two fishes on hand. Jesus was able to share this with everyone there. Those of us who do not to have to worry about where our next meal is coming from are called to share with many in our area who are not so lucky. MCHPP has had their budget stretched because we and many other donors are not able to contribute physical goods to their pantry. The way we can help and share our blessings is to write a check in ANY AMOUNT to help them purchase supplies to alleviate those who have lost their jobs and financial aid from the government. In our own way, we can emulate Jesus and share our values like Jesus did with the 5,000. Please mail your check to Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program, 12 Tenney Way, Brunswick, ME 04011. Thank you!  Local Brunswick Support Resources:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/support.brunswick/ https://fredhorch.wordpress.com/support-brunswick/

St. Paul’s Online This Week Click to Join Sunday 8/16 Zoom 9:00 am Youth Prayer Zoom 9:30 am Family Worship Facebook 10:30 am Facebook Live Zoom 11:30 am Virtual Coffee Hour In person at St. Paul’s Memorial Garden Zoom (in case of rain) 1:00 pm Middle & High Schoolers  Monday-Saturday Facebook 7:30 am Morning Prayer Facebook 7:30 pm Compline Tuesday 8/18 Zoom 9:30 am Holy Stitchers Zoom 12:30 pm Bible Study Wednesday 8/19 See meeting format 8:15 am Contact Al Niese 406-2396 Rick Wile 756-0095 Paul Womer 449-7425 Contact leaders to receive updates each week time and location dependent on weather.  Contact Julia Walkling, 725-6353 or Pam Nugent, 737-2369 Wednesday Afternoon Bible Study Thursday 8/20 Zoom11:00 am Healing Prayer Service Zoom Noon Prayer Group