Nourishing our souls together in worship
There is so much happening on Sunday mornings during the school year at Saint Paul’s: Two celebrations of the Eucharist, and in between, Sunday journey is gathering upstairs, the choir is practicing downstairs, adults are meeting for formation and reflection.
But instead of thinking of Sunday as a time off from church, let’s think about this as a special time for all generations to nourish our souls together in worship, adopting a more relaxed rhythm of Sunday morning. In order to adapt for summer we will be adjusting the liturgy. Each Sunday morning we will still gather for worship at 8 & 10, but instead of going separate ways, we will take the opportunity to worship with all ages together.
1) The liturgy for the summer will be simplified and shortened slightly. We’ll only have 2 readings and a psalm. Music will also be simplified.
2) For the next few weeks in worship we will be focusing on being a little more intentional on our offering of the prayers of the people. In addition to a little extra silence at the beginning of the prayers, parents are encouraged to prepare their children with the aid of prayer cards, which will be available with the clip boards each week.
3) We’ll be drawing from the Iona Community for our affirmation of faith (creed). For our Eucharistic prayer we will use the wonderfully rich prayer C from the Book of Common Prayer. This prayer invites us all into the Great Thanksgiving in a fresh way.
Don’t let the summer opportunity to worship with brothers and sisters of all ages pass you by. Come and be nourished!
A Warm Welcome to our New Nursery Supervisor
We are pleased to welcome a new new Nursery Supervisor at Saint Paul’s. Susan joins us for the summer while Fatma Yaman is in Turkey. She brings a wealth of experience in caring for and nurturing children. We look forward to her staying on as our second childcare provider in the fall.
A Warm Welcome to our Bookkeeper
We are pleased to welcome Karen who is joining us as our new Bookkeeper. Karen will be tracking pledges and deposits and paying the bills of the church. In addition to her great bookkeeping skills, Karen brings a wonderful gift of helpfulness and communication. Filling this position was created as a part of the budgeted cost-saving reorganization of the office earlier in the year. Thanks to Ann, our office volunteer, and Kay, our staff accountant, who have all taken on extra work during our office transition, and who continue to help us operate effectively with fewer staff hours in the office.
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