ST. PAUL'S

EPISCOPAL CHURCH

GREENVILLE, TX

Second Sunday of Lent

March 1, 2026

Nicodemus by Henry Ossawa Tanner; 1899 (33 11/16 x 39.5) Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia. Painted during the artist’s second visit  to the Holy Land, and inspired by the Gospel of John is an example of his nocturnal light paintings. Tanner was the first African-American artist to achieve international prominence. Nicodemus was an important story to Tanner’s father, a bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Worship

Book of Common Prayer

(page numbers in lower right corner)

The Liturgy of the Word

• Genesis 12:1-4a
• Romans 4:1-5, 13-17
• John 3:1-17
• Psalm 121

Bulletin

SUNDAY WORSHIP

10:30 a.m. Live Stream

Sunday Services

on Youtube and Facebook

Repeat of Sunday services can be seen on GEUS Channel 34

Wednesdays - 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Wednesday Nite Bible Study Will Resume After Easter

From The Zucchetto

Last Monday on the way back to Dallas, Nancy said, “I can’t remember a time when I couldn’t wait to go to church and when I was sorry it was over.”

That’s exactly how I feel about the saints of St. Paul’s. What God has produced here, and what he will continue to give rise to, thrills my heart and soul. God is here at St. Paul’s. Do you feel it? Do you sense it? What you and I sense and feel is God showering us with his love, and grace, mercy and forgiveness. One can hardly get enough of it. Yet God wants to give us even “more”. And the “more” comes as we do some spiritual work on ourselves. Things like self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and meditating on God’s holy Word, the Bible. (continue reading)

2026 40 Days of Gratitude & Reciprocity

with United Thank Offering (UTO)

Week 2: This week we are continuing our Lenten journey with UTO by focusing on our family, either the one we were born into or the ones we call family. In the narthex are UTO Blue Boxes, donation envelopes, and brochures that explain the work of UTO. Palm Sunday, March 29, we will collect boxes and envelopes as a part of our UTO celebration. You can also join a 5 session Lenten Book Group (beginning Tues. Feb. 24 at 12:00 Noon) with UTO at: https://unitedthankoffering.com/lent/, also view Weekly E-pistle for links.

 

UTO was founded in the late 1800s to encourage Episcopalians to practice gratitude and make a thank offering to support innovative mission and ministry around the globe. 100% of all donations given to UTO are given away the following year.  

“Looking for Lectors”

Would you like to be one of our readers on Sunday mornings?  We would love to welcome you into our Worship Ministry to take an active part in our weekly services by reading the weekly scriptures and Prayers of the People. If wearing vestments and reading from the high altar does not appeal to you, you may choose to read from the floor podium if you prefer —whichever feels most comfortable for you.

If this ministry speaks to your heart, please reach out to Debbie Shaffer at 210‑725‑8892 or debshaffer_tx@yahoo.com. We would be delighted to have you join us in this rich and meaningful ministry. 

Around the Diocese

Highlights: Visitation: St. John's Corsicana - APNET Conference:

Going Deeper with God - Join Us For Confirmation Trip in March -

Where Christ Walks: The Way of the Cross with Refugees and Immigrants - Pray for Immigration Detainees - Episcopal Foundation Dallas Grant Applications - Pilgrimage of Friendship July 2026 - Youth Summer Camp 2026 -

Diary of a Theologian

George Washington's Rules

 It being Washington’s birthday this last week, several folks have pointed to his “Rules of Civility” that, as a young man, he wrote into his school book. (You can find them easily by googling “Washington Rules of Civility.”) Some of his “rules” seem particularly good advice for us in our politically and socially fraught time. And some of them also seem particularly apt consequences of the teaching of Jesus. I will quote two.  (continue reading)