September 2
St. Paul's Weekly Happenings
Thursday, September 2, 2021
WORSHIP
IN PERSON WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY, September 5th
St. Paul's will be worshipping in person on Sunday and we hope to see you there! Masks should be worn indoors and social distancing will be observed.
Our livestream is available and will continue indefinitely on www.facebook.com/stpaulschatham and on our YouTube channel St. Paul's Episcopal Church Chatham, NJ - YouTube
Please note that the church office will be closed on Monday, September 6th in observance of Labor Day
Chatham Remembers 9/11
A tribute to those from Chatham Borough whose lives were lost will be held this Saturday, 9/11 at 6:55 p.m. The tribute will begin at the memorial tree near the railroad tracks on the eastbound side. The Essex County Pipe and Drum Corp will lead a procession across Fairmount Avenue to the 9-11 Memorial at Reasoner Park. The ceremony will continue at the 9-11 Memorial behind the library, where there will be speakers and the names of the 13 Chatham residents lost that day will be read aloud. The 13 residents are Donald L. Adams, Dennis Buckley, Paul S. Gilbey , Gary R. Haag, Anthony P Infante Jr., Robin B. Larkey, Christian H. Maltby, Philip W. Mastrandrea, Peter C. Moutos, Thomas Strada, Kenneth J. Swenson, William R. Tieste, and Peter M. West.
Back to School Shopping?
While you are shopping for back-to-school supplies, please consider picking up some extra pens, markers, notebooks, etc., or backpacks. Drop your donations in the lobby by September 5th. Supplies will be donated to the Chatham Community Food Pantry and the Diocese of Newark Prison Ministry.
Sunday, September 12th is our
Regathering Sunday!
We have several special events happening at the church that morning so plan to join us in person. We are looking forward to seeing you all!
Annual Blessing of the Backpacks
Senior Warden, Eric Leininger, will give a state of the transition address during the sermon time
Introduction and welcome of our new Christian Education Director, Elyssa Claudio
Farewell to our beloved Seminarian, George Dredden
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Annual Blessing of the Backpacks- September 12th
Start your school year off right and bring your backpack to be blessed at 10 a.m. on September 12th!
Welcome to our new Director of Christian Education, Elyssa Claudio!
Elyssa Claudio holds a degree in Media Studies & Production from Temple University and has over half a decade of experience working with children, ages newborn - 14. Her passion and purpose in life is working with children. She is a teacher at Sprout House focusing on early childhood development. Outside of the classroom she enjoys reading and walking in nature.
Music Notes
Greetings, all, and welcome back! I'm making a couple of changes to the Music Notes, which before now have only been available in the Sunday bulletin, My decision is to also have them printed in the weekly edition of the Happenings. The Prelude is the main change: rather than have the Prelude begin at 10 o'clock, my proposal is to play the prelude before 10, as in the past.
So, I'll not only print the title and composer of the Prelude, but also the length of time it takes. A few people have mentioned over time that they would like to hear the whole work, but that would lengthen the service, sometimes a lot, so I will put the length in the Happenings, and begin the Prelude that amount of time before 10 am. Which is what I used to do, often playing most of it to an empty church! Might still happen, but if it's a piece that you want to hear, at least you'll know when it begins!
Jim
From the Summit Interfaith Council Anti-Racism Committee:
Visibility into the deaths of Black men and women at the hands of police has awakened more (White) Americans to the reality of structural racism and its various forms of oppression. As a result, many White - and some Black – community members have expressed a strong desire to engage in honest, difficult conversations about race and injustice. Dialogue Circles on Race presents one such opportunity. Dialogue Circles have been offered since 2015 and have reached more than 500 community members in central New Jersey.
A Dialogue Circle (with 6- 15 participants) meets for five weeks, for two hours at a time. Co-led by trained facilitators, the group members discuss challenging readings, learn to listen deeply to one another’s experiences and move forward in their individual journeys toward understanding and dismantling structural racism. A shared commitment to attending all five sessions ensures that participants will experience the full curriculum and can develop trust and connection within the group.
If you have not yet participated in Dialogue Circles on Race, you can sign up for Curriculum 1.0 here1.0
If you have already participated in Dialogue Circles, consider signing up for Curriculum 2.0 with new readings and even more powerful conversations here 2.0.
Registration ends September 8, 2021.
Questions? Contact t summitantiracismcommittee@gmail.com.
Please share this message with friends who might be interested in Dialogue Circles.
On Sunday, August 29, sixteen years after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, Hurricane Ida made landfall in the same region. This Category 4 storm brought flooding and damaging winds that caused a loss of water to hundreds of thousands and a loss of electricity to over 1 million people. Episcopal Relief & Development is working closely with the Diocese of Louisiana and other regional partners in what will be a long-term response. Your generous gift will help alleviate suffering for the most vulnerable residents impacted by Hurricane Ida. Please visit episcopalrelief.org/hurricane-relief to make a gift today.
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