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Blog Archives
Fr. Paul’s Blog – 3.15.20
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RyanThe world is understandably anxious in the face of the Coronavirus. Public health organizations, governments, and Christian denominations are responding in many helpful ways. I encourage you to keep vigilant about this issue, to be proactive in following the directives for the people in your community, to attend to your health,
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St. Paul’s Virtual Church: “Spread the Word, not the Virus”
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RyanVIRTUAL SERVICE FOR THE THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT:
SATURDAY, MARCH 14 AT 3:00PM
Click here to visit St. Paul’s YouTube Channel
In response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, we in the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida have closed our churches for public worship and all other public gatherings until March 30th.
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 2.2.20
Welcome!
Last weekend, as we celebrated our patronal Feast Day and held our Annual Parish Meeting, we elected Tom Glanfield, Bill Hurd, Ron Shipka, and Elaine Wotton as our four new Vestry members. The Vestry re-elected Roy Simon as our Junior Warden, elected Bill Hurd as our third Convention Delegate (joining Margo Vuicich and Kamy Moghbeli) and elected Deborah Cartwright-Clough and Beth George as our alternate Delegates.
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 1.26.20
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RyanWelcome!
“Live a God-Pleasing Life”
This weekend we celebrate our patronal Feast Day, the Conversion of St. Paul. As is our custom, we also celebrate our stewardship in-gathering. On Sunday at 9:15 am, we will have our Annual Parish Meeting,
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 1.19.20
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RyanWelcome!
Next Sunday, January 26th, we will enjoy our 2020 Stewardship in-gathering. We will have our Annual Parish Meeting at 9:15 am. Because of our Parish Meeting, our second Sunday morning service next week will begin at 10:30 am. I encourage you to attend our Annual Parish Meeting,
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 1.12.20
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RyanWelcome!
This weekend we have our final stewardship bible studies and small group discussions as we prayerfully discern our 2020 pledge commitments to support the ministry of St. Paul’s. After both the 5 pm Illuminated Worship on Saturday and the 10 am Sunday Service, there will be gatherings in the Parish Hall that will include a presentation of our 2020 budget.
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 1.5.20
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RyanAs we celebrate this Second Sunday of Christmas and begin the New Year 2020, we do so with heavy hearts as we consider the tragic events that took place last weekend in Texas and New York. This past Sunday, two people were murdered during worship at the West Freeway Church of Christ in Texas and the day before five people were attacked at the home of a rabbi in New York during Hanukkah worship.
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 12.29.19
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RyanMerry Christmas and Happy New Year!
One of the great things about being Episcopalian is that we celebrate Christmas as a twelve day feast. Christmas Day is followed in the Church calendar by eleven days of Christmas. Indeed, the joy of the Incarnation cannot be contained in a one day celebration.
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 12.22.19
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RyanWelcome!
Yes, Virginia, there is a…Fourth Week of Advent! In fact, it starts today with the celebration of the Fourth Sunday of Advent. It will be a brief “week,” as it will conclude when we celebrate our first Christmas Eve service on Tuesday at 5:00 pm.
As we continue our Advent journey,
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 12.15.19
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RyanWelcome!
We continue our Advent journey this weekend as we celebrate “Gaudete Sunday,” the Third Sunday of Advent, during which the rose-colored candle on the wreath is lit. Gaudete is Latin for “rejoice.” With Christmas so close, the Church invites us to share the joy of the shepherds,
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 1.8.19
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RyanWelcome!
To begin, I want to first thank this wonderful parish family of St. Paul’s for all of your prayers and support through my father’s final illness and since his death last Sunday afternoon. Irene and I, and our family, are so grateful for your love and kindness during our time of grief.
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 12.1.19
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RyanWelcome…and Happy New (Church) Year!
Today we celebrate the First Sunday of Advent, the beginning of our new liturgical year. This year we are offering several opportunities to enter evermore deeply into this sacred season. It starts today with our Advent in the Courtyard! Be sure to visit the courtyard after today’s worship to discover the many ways that you and your family can prepare the way for Christ in your life through worship,
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 11.24.19
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RyanWelcome!
Today we celebrate the Feast of Christ the King. This feast day brings the Church’s liturgical year to a close. In proclaiming Christ our king, we rejoice in our baptismal call to proclaim, in word and deed, His kingdom, which is the Kingdom of God.
One of the wonderful aspects of this annual feast is that it always falls on the weekend either before or after Thanksgiving.
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 11.17.19
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RyanWelcome!
November is a very special month in the life of an Episcopal parish. It is particularly special for us here at St. Paul’s. We began November with the celebration of All Saints, honoring the holy men and women who went before us and are now in God’s greater glory,
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 11.10.19
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RyanWelcome!
As we prepare to celebrate Veterans Day this Monday, we will pray for and honor, in a special way, our veterans this weekend at St. Paul’s. We are always mindful of, and grateful for, the great sacrifices made by the men and women who have served our country in the armed forces.
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 10.20.19
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RyanWelcome!
While here in south Florida Mother Nature does not provide us with the same visible signs of the seasons changing like many places up north, we are blessed to mark the season change with the arrival of many of our seasonal residents. Here at St. Paul’s,
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 10.13.19
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RyanWelcome!
This weekend we welcome Fr. Kevin Goodrich, O.P. as our guest preacher! Fr. Kevin is a traveling preacher, spirituality teacher, and pastor. He is a member of the Anglican Order of Preachers (aka Dominicans), one of the many religious orders in the Episcopal Church and wider Anglican Communion.
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 10.6.19
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RyanWelcome!
This Sunday at our 10 am service, we will commission two new Stephen Ministers! Gloria Mellios and Joe Ryan have completed an 18-week course of training that has prepared them to provide quality, confidential, Christ-centered care to those who are experiencing a crisis or going through a tough time.
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 9.29.19
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RyanWelcome!
This Sunday at our 10 am service, our adult Chancel Choir will be joined by our Jubilate Youth Choir. Like our Chancel Choir, our Jubilate Youth Choir is affiliated with the Royal School of Church Music. The children in this choir participate in the “Voices for Life” curriculum,
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 9.22.19
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RyanWelcome!
This Sunday begins a new year of “God Talks” for our Youth Ministry. God Talks are youth conversations about the joys and challenges experienced by our young people in the context of their daily life, seen through the lens of faith. Facilitating these conversations are our Youth Ministry team members: Autumn and Mike Mrezcko,
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 9.15.19
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RyanWelcome!
As I write this letter, the search and rescue effort in the Bahamas continues, as does the effort to provide life-saving and life-sustaining assistance to the people who suffered the catastrophic devastation of Hurricane Dorian. I am humbled by the incredible generosity of our congregation in responding to what has become a grave humanitarian crisis in the Bahamas.
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 9.8.19
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RyanWelcome!
This Sunday we begin our new year of Sunday School! As part of this new beginning, we will bless our Sunday School children, teachers, and volunteers at the 10 am service.
Our innovative Sunday School program includes lessons that are based on the scriptures read at the Sunday service.
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 8.25.19
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RyanWelcome!
Did you know that Palm Beach County has the fifth highest median household income out of the 67 counties in the state of Florida? Living in such a relatively wealthy county, we may be tempted to think that hunger is not a problem. The truth is that there are many people living in Palm Beach County who suffer from hunger and food insecurity.
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 8.11.19
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RyanWelcome!
This Monday, August 12th, our campus here at St. Paul’s will once again buzz with the pitter patter of little feet as the new school year begins! Both our Day School and our Paul’s Place afterschool program will begin school year 2019-20. To help get our children and teachers off on the right foot for the new school year,
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 8.4.19
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RyanWelcome to summer at St. Paul’s!
Believe it or not, our Day School and Paul’s Place afterschool program begin the new school year a week from Monday, on August 12th! Our Children, Youth, and Family Ministry is busy preparing for lots of fun back-to-school events to kick off the new school year.
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 7.28.19
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RyanWelcome to summer at St. Paul’s!
Irene and I are happy to be back, renewed and refreshed after a couple weeks of vacation!
As many of you know, our beloved Barbara Clifford, who is our full-time volunteer administrative specialist in the church office, recently suffered a stroke.
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Rev. Kathleen’s Blog – 7.21.19
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RyanWelcome to summer at St. Paul’s!
This summer at St. Paul’s we are offering a little bit of all the basics –opportunities for worship, study and service for all ages! Check out the opportunities at the back of this bulletin…
And, did you know?
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Rev. Kathleen’s Blog – 7.14.19
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RyanWelcome to St. Paul’s!
Where ever you are coming from, you are welcome here! St. Paul’s in the summer is a wonderful place to worship, study and serve. Our worship services are each a bit different…but the same liturgy, scripture and sermon. Have you considered trying another service time once or twice over the summer?
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 7.7.19
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RyanWelcome and Happy Independence Day Weekend!
As we celebrate our nation’s 243rd birthday, we thank God for the gifts of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness with which we have been blessed. I hope that you are finding this summer season to be a blessing.
While the pace of our common life has slowed a bit,
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 6.30.19
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RyanWelcome!
Whether you are a member, a regular attendee, or a first-time visitor, we are blessed to have you with us.
I write this week’s bulletin letter with a heavy heart. On Monday, the Reverend Tom Graf, our beloved honorary assistant priest, died after a long struggle with cancer.
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 6.23.19
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RyanWelcome!
Whether you are a member, a regular attendee, or a first-time visitor, we are blessed to have you with us.
Summer is here! For many, “summer” begins the minute the school year ends. For others, summer begins when the temperature first reaches 90 degrees. Or,
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 6.16.19
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RyanWelcome!
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 gift of fatherhood. In doing so, we give God thanks for all those men in our lives who nurtured and encouraged us along the journey of life.
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 6.9.19
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RyanCome, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and enkindle in us the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and we shall be created, and you shall renew the face of the earth!
Welcome! Whether you are a member, a regular attendee, or a first-time visitor,
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 6.2.19
by Ryan
RyanJesus Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed!
Welcome! Whether you are a member, a regular attendee, or a first-time visitor, we are blessed to have you with us.
As I write this letter, I have just returned from our Day School graduation, definitely one of my favorite events of the year!
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 5.26.19
by Ryan
RyanJesus Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed!
Welcome! Whether you are a member, a regular attendee, or a first-time visitor, we are blessed to have you with us.
This Memorial Day weekend, in a special way, we pray for and honor our servicemen and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for love of country.
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 5.19.19
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RyanJesus Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed!
Welcome! Whether you are a member, a regular attendee, or a first-time visitor, we are blessed to have you with us.
This Sunday we honor our Jubilate Youth Choir, who will be singing at the 10 am service.
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 5.12.19
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RyanJesus Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed!
Welcome! Whether you are a member, a regular attendee, or a first-time visitor, we are blessed to have you with us.
This weekend we honor two special groups of people and one special person.
As we honor mothers this weekend,
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 5.5.19
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RyanJesus Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed!
Welcome! Whether you are a member, a regular attendee, or a first-time visitor, we are blessed to have you with us.
This past Wednesday, some of us from St. Paul’s joined the wider community at a special Yom HaShoah Commemoration service hosted by Temple Sinai.
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Rev. Kathleen’s Blog – 4.28.19
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RyanAlleluia, Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!
We are in the Great 50 Days from Easter to Pentecost and we carry the Easter joy forward and into the world around us… and the world around us needs peace and grace. We pray for the people of Sri Lanka in the wake of the Easter Sunday attacks.
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Fr. Paul’s Blog – 4.7.19
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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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Fr. Paul’s Blog 3.31.19
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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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Fr. Paul’s Blog 3.24.19
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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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Fr. Paul’s Blog 3.17.19
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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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