RyanWelcome!
May the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you now and forever. Whether you are a member, a regular attendee, or a first-time visitor, we are blessed to have you with us.
This weekend we celebrate the First Sunday of Lent.
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RyanWelcome!
May the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship
of the Holy Spirit be with you now and forever. Whether you are a member, a regular
attendee, or a first-time visitor, we are blessed to have you with us.
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RyanWelcome!
May the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship
of the Holy Spirit be with you now and forever. Whether you are a member, a regular
attendee, or a first-time visitor, we are blessed to have you with us.
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RyanWelcome!
May the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship
of the Holy Spirit be with you now and forever. Whether you are a member, a regular
attendee, or a first-time visitor, we are blessed to have you with us.
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RyanMay the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you now and forever! Whether you are a member, a regular attendee, or a first-time visitor, we are blessed to have you with us.
At last Sunday’s Annual Parish Meeting,
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RyanIn today’s Gospel passage, Luke tells us that it was Jesus’ custom to go to the synagogue in Nazareth on the sabbath day. As a faithful Jew, the synagogue was, undoubtedly, a central part of Jesus’ life. It was a place where he went to worship his heavenly Father, to grow in his faith,
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RyanWe are now in the midst of our 2019 Stewardship Pledge Drive. This annual drive is our opportunity to celebrate our blessings as we commit our financial resources to the work of God through the ministry of St. Paul’s. Like the guests at the wedding feast at Cana, we are witnesses to the transforming power of God’s grace poured out to us in Jesus Christ.
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RyanStewardship is the conviction that all good gifts come from God and are given to us in order to fulfill God’s purpose of transforming our world into a more loving, liberating, and life-giving place. For we who are members of the Episcopal branch of the Jesus Movement, stewardship is a way of life.
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RyanMay the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you now and forever! Whether you are a member, a regular attendee, or a first-time visitor, we are blessed to have you with us.
Today,
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RyanA story about my mother’s father
By John Putnam
This summer, the Delray Beach Historical Society sponsored two sessions of summer camp for kids entitled The Art of Letter Writing.
Winnie Edwards, Executive Director and Kate Teves, Archivist, asked me to give a session on the US Postal Service and stamps.
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RyanWelcome to St. Paul’s! If this is your first visit or your Sunday routine, please know that you are welcome to join in any of our activities and missions – and there are many to choose from! Please feel free to take this bulletin home with you – to remem-ber the scripture and music and check your calendar to participate in all this communi-ty has to offer.
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RyanAs I write this bulletin letter, we are just beginning to learn the extent of Hurri-cane Michael’s impact on the Florida panhandle and elsewhere. We know that at least two people died as a result of the storm, countless others were injured, and many peo-ple were left homeless by this devastating storm.
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RyanThis weekend we welcome back Fr. David Angelica, our seasonal assisting priest, who is back in south Florida after spending the summer in New England! Also this weekend, we celebrate one of our most special partners in grace, Family Promise of South Palm Beach County. Ever since we arrived in December of 2015,
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RyanThis Sunday we begin our new Church School year! For our Pre-K to 5th
Grade children, our program will be based on the Hearts Alive curriculum. This
curriculum, rooted firmly in the Episcopal branch of the Jesus Movement, follows
our church seasonal calendar and, in particular, our Sunday worship readings.
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RyanWelcome!
This weekend, we welcome back The Rev. Tom Graf, our Honorary Assisting Priest, who will be serving as principal celebrant at the 8 and 10 am services.
Music has a special place in the life of the St. Paul’s family. Our Chorister Program alone—Cherub Choir,
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RyanWelcome!
May the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you now and forever. Whether you are a member, a regular attendee, or a first-time visitor, we are blessed to have you with us.
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RyanMay the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you now and forever. Whether you are a member, a regular attendee, or a first-time visitor, we are blessed to have you with us. Believe it or not,
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RyanMay the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you now and forever. Whether you are a member, a regular attendee, or a first-time visitor, we are blessed to have you with us. There was a special buzz around our parish campus this week.
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RyanMay the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you now and forever. Whether you are a member, a regular attendee, or a first-time visitor, we are blessed to have you with us.
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RyanWelcome! May the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you now and forever. Whether you are a member, a regular attendee, or a first-time visitor, we are blessed to have you with us. “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.” These are Jesus’ words to the apostles after their missionary journey.
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RyanAs many of us enjoy much needed summer vacations, events in our world and our Church remind us that the Holy Spirit is still very busy! We have all been praying for the 12 children and their soccer coach trapped in a cave in Thailand. On Tuesday, we learned that not one of those children was lost;
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RyanIn Austin Texas, the General Convention is in full swing. Just search for the Media Hub of the General Convention (https://www.episcopalchurch.org/general-convention-2018-media-hub) for real time information and summaries of the actions. You may see the Episcopal Church in the news. On Sunday morning, July 8th, the Bishops United Against Gun Violence will march through the streets of Austin at 9:30am – prime church time.
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RyanThe 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church will take place in Austin, Texas from July 5 to 13, 2018. Once every three years, the governing body of our Church is convened and, when it is in session, it is one of the largest governing bodies in the world.
Our own Rev.
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RyanAs we settle into summer, which officially began this past Thursday, there is a lot happening at St. Paul’s. On Sunday afternoon at 5:00 pm, we will celebrate our first ever Yoga Mass in the parish hall. For several years, Christian Yoga has been a regular program offering here at St.
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RyanTwo summer reads! Join us to discuss Varina by Charles Frazier on Tuesday, July 24 – a historical novel of the Civil War era. And, on August 21 we will discuss: Their Eyes Were Watching God – a 1937 classic by Zora Neale Hurston. (The Hurston Library is about to release a newly found novel by Hurston and we thought we’d read the classic in preparation!)
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RyanAt its best, the Church is a center of wellness, reaching out to the disenfranchised, the hurting, and the marginalized as a place where healing and hope can be found. With that in mind, I feel compelled to share the following article from Mental Health First Aid USA, a program of the National Council for Behavioral Health.
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RyanWe are organizing small groups of children and families for some easy one-time events this summer… Watch your email for details and updates!
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RyanDo you love to cook? Volunteers are needed to test recipes that have been submitted for the next installment of the St. Paul’s Cookbook: Delicious Soups and Salads. Please contact Jane Van Gigch if you can help: jwvgigch@aol.com or 912-224-8461.
We are still accepting recipes, please email to recipes@stpaulsdelray.org or drop them in the recipe box in the courtyard.
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RyanSunday, June 24 at 5pm in the Parish Hall
YogaMass™ is a unique worship experience engaging and integrating all of our dimensions – physical, psychological, and spiritual. It reconnects us, through sacred ritual and practices, to the divine presence among us, within us, and in the sacred meal that we share as we seek to be transformed into the likeness of Christ.
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RyanWow, we had an incredible Vacation Bible School (VBS) week here at St. Paul’s. At our Sunday 10 am service we welcome our children, families, and many dedicated volunteers of VBS 2018. Our theme this year was “Babylon: Daniel’s Courage in Captivity.” We learned that the source of Daniel’s courage was his faith that God was always with him.
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RyanSt. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Delray Beach is seeking a part-time Parish Communications Coordinator to join our ministry team. The Parish Communications Coordinator will work Monday-Friday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. For detailed information about the position, please download this PDF.
All interested candidates should send a resume to Fr.
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RyanThis past week, both our Day School and our Paul’s Place Afterschool program wrapped up school year 2017-18. On Friday morning, June 1, the children of our Day School enjoyed a lovely “graduation” ceremony. Our Pre-K 4 children will now venture into the joy of kindergarten and our Pre-K 3 children will prepare for another year of fun at St.
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RyanHow would you define God in one word? As Christians, we would say, “God is love.” So, love is a relationship, not a thing. Aha! God, then, is the relationship of love wherever it is found. So, the Trinity lives in all of us insofar as we love. Trinity is not some irrelevant,
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RyanThis weekend we celebrate Pentecost, traditionally considered the “birthday of the Church.” In celebrating Pentecost, we rejoice in the gift of the Holy Spirit poured out to us by our Resurrected Lord. At our 10 am service, our celebration of Pentecost will include the baptism of three children. We congratulate and offer our prayerful support to their parents and Godparents as these children begin their journey of faith as members of the Episcopal Church.
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RyanThis weekend we honor two special groups of people, mothers and members of the Class of 2018. In celebrating Mother’s Day, we honor and bless all those who have nurtured us with a mother’s love. We will pray for and bless all of our mothers, living and deceased. After our 8 am and 10 am services,
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RyanThis Sunday at our 10 am service we will celebrate Daughters of the King Sunday. We will welcome Mrs. Joy James Williams, Diocesan President of the Daughters of the King, and our chalice bearers, readers, and some of our ushers for the service will be Daughters from our chapter here at St.
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RyanBy Elizabeth George
I met Barta Anderson at one of the first St. Paul’s Foyer Group (now called Sip, Dip and Chat) dinners in early 2016. I admired her many musical talents, sharp wit, and love for her dear dog, Scotty. I especially enjoy sitting with her whenever I can at St.
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RyanOctober 13-22, 2018
There is no other place on earth like Israel! Join Fr. Paul and Irene Kane on a 9-day Holy Land pilgrimage. We will fly round-trip, non-stop from Miami to Tel Aviv on El Al Airlines. Departing from Miami only $3,125 per person sharing a double room.
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RyanWe hope everyone is pouring over their recipe files to find submissions for the new cookbook due out this Fall. This year we’re looking for soup, salad, and salad dressing recipes. We’ve received several that sound wonderful. You can submit them in any format. It is easiest for us to work with recipes sent to recipes@stpaulsdelray.org,
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RyanMay 31 – June 3, held at the Duncan Center
What is Cursillo? Cursillo is a wonderful way to help build and strengthen your faith. Our very own Joe Ryan is serving on the team. Please see a clergy member, if you are interested in attending this upcoming Men’s Cursillo Weekend.
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RyanOur Bishop, The Rt. Rev. Peter Eaton, will be at St. Paul’s on Saturday, May 19 at 5pm for Confirmation in the church. Call the church office at 561-276-4541 if you are interested in confirmation, reception, or reaffirmation. (Please note that Illuminated Worship will not be held in the Parish Hall.)
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RyanTuesday, May 15 at 7pm
Come read with us, share your love of literature, and engage in thoughtful discussions. The book we will be discussing is Educated by Tara Westover. Tuesday, June 12 at 7pm
The book we will be discussing is Pachinko by Min Jin Lee.
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RyanSunday, May 13 after 8 and 10am services
Annual Mother’s Day Brunch The Brotherhood of St. Andrew invites ALL members of St. Paul’s to our annual celebration of Motherhood. In addition to our famous strata, this year we’ll serve mimosas, along with coffee and tea. Please sign-up to help us plan for this enjoyable event.
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RyanSunday, May 6 at the 10am service The Daughters of the King will be serving as lectors, chalice bearers, and ushers.
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RyanThis weekend we welcome the Rev. Dr. Patricia “Patsy” McGregor! Together with her husband Bishop Todd, Rev. Patsy has served as an Anglican missioner in East Africa since 1991. She will preach at all of our services, sharing with us the remarkable ministry of the Anglican Church among the people of Madagascar and other neighboring communities.
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RyanBy Rev. Kathleen Gannon
The Rev. Dr. Patricia McGregor, known as Rev. Patsy, is a missionary, priest, wife, mother and about to become a grandmother this week. As our guest preacher this weekend at St. Paul’s (April 28 and 29) many at St. Paul’s will be introduced to Rev.
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RyanThis weekend we celebrate Good Shepherd Sunday, the title commonly given to the Fourth Sunday of Easter. In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims himself the Good Shepherd. After doing so, he immediately qualifies that title by teaching us that the Good Shepherd (as opposed to the hired hand) lays down his life for the sheep.
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