September 30, 2021
Thursday, September 30, 2021
Our Sunday Service at 10:00 a.m. is live.
Masks and social distancing are required in the Sanctuary.
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
This Sunday, October 3rd!
Blessing of the Animals
on the front lawn at 11:30 a.m.
Please note:
Rev. Ellen will be on vacation from 10/4-10/11
Sunday School Meets This Sunday!
The children leave the service before the Gospel with their teachers and return in time for communion. Our new Director of Christian Education, Elyssa Claudio, will teach class for our older children and Mary Foster is teaching the younger children.
The class schedule will be in person classes on the first and third Sundays, a virtual offering on Facebook live the second Sunday and either Children's chapel or a special event on the fourth Sunday.
Please register your children online at the link below.
https://www.stpaulschatham.org/sunday-school-registration
REGISTER FOR THE 7TH ANNUAL RALLY FOR CROSS ROADS ON OCTOBER 2, 2021!
The Rally for Cross Roads is a fundraising event for the Cross Roads Annual Fund. Cross Roads continues to rely on your support as we navigate the enduring effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Please consider joining the Rally to help support our ministry during this time.
For 2021, participation can be at Camp or from your own location. For more information or to make a donation, click here.
College Care Packages Sent!
Care packages were sent to St. Paul's college students this week, just to let them know we are thinking of them! Thank you, Albie Ashbrook and Rev. Ellen, for your work!
George's Parting Gift
Our beloved seminarian, George Dredden, loved his illuminated framed prayer, a gift from the parish to him in recognition of his three years of devoted ministry to St. Paul's!
Coffee Hour
A festive Coffee Hour!
Coffee Hour after the 10:00am service has been a tradition at St. Paul's for many, many years. It is a wonderful time to chat with friends, enjoy refreshments and enjoy our fellowship. In order to ensure that we have this opportunity each week, we are looking for volunteers to sign up to 'host' Coffee Hour by bringing in individually-wrapped snacks and juice boxes to go with the coffee provided (and started by Sam!). Another essential role of the coffee hour host is setting up and cleaning up afterwards. Coffee Hour will be in the Parish Hall beginning Sunday, October 10th, due to weather and bee season!
Please sign up to help on the poster in the Parish Hall!
News from The Episcopal Church
For short news briefs about the work of The Episcopal Church, including Churches Without Borders, and Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's homily to the House of Bishops, please see the Episcopal Church Press Release Digest.
Music Notes
Sunday’s Prelude, by British composer Herbert Howells, is a very quiet piece, which takes about 8 minutes to play. Quite moody, but I find it satisfying to hear and to play. I guess he couldn’t figure out what to call it, so he simply titled it “Prelude, Sine Nomine”. The postlude, on the other hand, by Daniel E. Gawthrop, is far from quiet, certainly not serene, and goes like the wind! It’s called “Toccata Brevis”, and indeed is Brevis. Praise God!
The offertory anthem is “Immortal, invisible”. You will surely recognize the tune. After singing quiet anthems for the past weeks, it’s kind of fun to let our hair down (at least THEIR hair down) and open up a bit. Hope you enjoy it! The Communion anthem is “In the quiet consecration” by V. Earle Copes. A lovely melody, with lots of unison singing.
Jim Little
Choir Director
Ministry Volunteers Needed!
Choir is rehearsing! Choir meets every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. New members are welcome. Choir is a small, friendly group of members who love to sing. Their music is varied in style, period and accompaniment. Please talk to any member about their choir experiences!
St. Paul's has many ministries from serving on Sundays to Outreach, including Readers, Ushers, Counters, Coffee hour hosts, Flower arrangers, Sunday school assistants, Outreach, Special events, and transporting food donations to the food pantry. For additional ways that you can become more involved, please contact Rev. Ellen for more information.
