Thursday, February 24, 2022
Thursday, February 24, 2022
WORSHIP
Sunday Services 8 and 10 am
Please note: one service only (10 am) on March 20th
Lenten Worship Schedule
Wednesday, March 2 - Ash Wednesday Services, Noon and 7:30 pm
Thursday, March 3 - Daily Noonday Prayers begin on Zoom, link:
Lenten Noonday Prayers
Sunday School
Sunday School begins at 10:10 am. Lori Piazza will lead the class this week. The lessons will be emailed to our virtual families every Monday. You can register your children online here: https://www.stpaulschatham.org/sunday-school-registration
Coffee Hour
Please consider signing up to help with Coffee Hour! Due to current health concerns, separately packaged snacks and juice boxes are preferred making Coffee Hour fairly easy duty. Sign up for future weeks in the Parish Hall. Special thanks to Liz Holler for continuing to coordinate Coffee Hour.
Prayers
We ask your prayers this week for John, Amaryllis, Martha, Marcy, Norm, Ed, Kathy, Michael, Gloria, Beth, Pauline, Sam, Mark, Marilyn, Sophia, John, Sarah, Mary and Matt.
Please notify the office if you have any changes or additions to the Prayer List.
LENTEN OFFERINGS
The Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper Returns!
RSVP today
It has been two years since we celebrated Shrove Tuesday at St. Paul's, so we are asking one and all to come join us. The team is hard at work gathering all of the supplies as we prepare for Lent in the Christian tradition - by consuming large quantities of pancakes!
Tuesday, March 1 at beginning at 5 pm
St. Paul's Parish Hall
$5 per person - all proceeds will be donated to Outreach projects
Bring your family and friends and enjoy a variety of different pancakes, sausages, eggs and refreshments!
Lenten Book Discussion Group
Join us in Lent as we explore this wonderful book filled with daily reflections and suggested meditations. There will be an accompanying weekly zoom discussion group on Wednesday evenings at 7 pm March 9 to April 6. If you are interested in joining, please email Rev. Ellen so she can order a book for you. Zoom link: Lenten Book Discussion Group
Special Good Friday Book Discussion Group
We will be exploring this short, thought-provoking book The Silence of Calvary, Meditations on Good Friday by Christopher L. Webber on Wednesday, April 13th at 7 pm. It is described as "Seven chapters in this unique book consider the event, and the meaning, of the Crucifixion to our lives today, including the various ways in which silence plays a role in our daily lives." Please email Rev. Ellen if you would like to join so she can order a book for you. Zoom Link: Reflections on The Silence of Calvary.
UPCOMING EVENTS
St. Patrick's Day Dinner and a Show Fundraiser!
Friday, March 18th
Dinner 6:30 pm, Show 7:30 pm
Traditional Irish Fare
Dance Performance by the Club Rince Irish Dance Troupe
We hope you'll join us for the St. Patrick's day Dinner and Show. The last one was a lot of fun and raised much needed funds for the youth group. Tickets $25 per person or $40 per family. All funds benefit youth group activities. We need volunteers to cook corned beef and cabbage (recipes provided if needed), help with set up and clean up. If you are able to volunteer, please contact Rev. Ellen. Tickets are available here.
Maggie Doyne Returns to St. Paul’s!
Maggie Doyne will return to St. Paul’s on Sunday, March 20th at the 10 am service (Note: only one service that day) to talk about her life and her new book, Between the Mountain and the Sky, A Mother’s Story of Love and Hope. After the service at 11:15 am, Ms. Doyne will be available for further discussion and a book signing.
Between the Mountain and the Sky tells the story of Maggie Doyne’s amazing journey from carefree New Jersey teen to mother of over 50 Nepalese children by the age of 30.
An Evening of Comedy (Virtually) - TONIGHT!
Join Family Promise, a support for the Homeless long supported by St. Paul's, for a lighthearted evening on February 24th at 7 pm. Event tickets as well as a wine kit or hot chocolate kit are available. To purchase tickets or to learn more, visit the Family Promise website
CrossRoads Presentation and Visit
On Sunday, March 13th, during the 10 am service, St. Paul's will welcome Anthony Briggs from CrossRoads to discuss their work and mission.
Dinner and a Show FREE for Senior Citizens!
Chatham High School will present 'Anastasia' and a pre-packaged dinner free to senior citizens on Wednesday, March 23rd at 4:00 p.m. Please R.S.V.P. in order to be sure to receive a dinner!
NEWS
Vestry Update
The Vestry met on Wednesday, February 16. Phil White spoke about the effort to have Stewardship become a year-round consideration. Financially, St. Paul’s is sound this month, with income up a bit. Upcoming events include the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, a presentation/visit by author Maggie Doyne, and a Dinner/Show fundraiser by an Irish Dance Troupe. The new Sunday School program seems to be going very well and provides for good discussions with the children. Carpet should be chosen in a couple of weeks and approved by the Vestry at the next meeting. Our Bishop has forbidden worship without masks until she changes her mandate. The Annual Meeting will be held on May 1.
Search Committee Update
Thanks for your prayers to date as we navigate through the diocese’s new search process.
We’ve been in close contact with Canon Clark, Bishop Hughes’ Team Member accountable for helping parishes through the search process. We have very recently received a few names of candidates for our Priest in Charge role. All are from within the diocese.
The Search Committee will soon be reviewing resumes and supporting materials and we will be setting up interviews with candidates soon.
Please continue to keep us in your prayers.
Jim Mollo
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