Christ and the Samaritan Woman (1872)
Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834–1890)
Services for the Third Sunday in Lent
Saturday, March 11, 5:00 p.m. Illuminated Worship
Sunday, March 12, 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist
All Sunday Services Live-streamed
Our Sunday services will be available on the St. Paul's YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/stpaulsepiscopalchurchdelray) for those of you choosing to continue worshiping at home.
CANCELED
THIS WEEKEND at St Joseph's
due to a Covid-19 outbreak among the Cast

ALL other components for the Weekend ...
both performances, the Reflections with Rev. Patsy, and the Lunch
are ALL CANCELED.

Please join us in praying for the performers and all with them in Stuart
to be well and safe.

If you bought tickets online, the credit card you used will be refunded automatically within 5 days. If you desire not to receive a refund, please reply by Friday 5:00 pm to let us know.
Ticket proceeds are only for Education in Madagascar.

THANK YOU for your desire to experience Miaraka and for your amazing support.
We hope to have the final performances next weekend in Stuart as planned.
Acolyte Training
Saturday, March 11, at 3:00 p.m.
Location: church

Youth, adults, moms and dads! Do you feel a desire to serve as an acolyte/altar server on Sunday mornings? If so, please join us this coming Saturday, March 11, 3pm for training.

All are welcome! If this date is not good for you, please contact either Tim Kilpatrick, or Fr. Bernie, and we'll find another date for training. 
Gentle Yoga Series
Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. through April 28. NO class on April 4.
Location: Parish Hall

Join yoga instructor Patti Daniell for this peaceful and prayerful series here at St. Paul’s. Registration for all 8 classes, is $75.00. Individual drop-in fee is $10.00. 

Should you want to practice at home there are many yoga classes to choose from on you-tube, "Yoga with Adrienne", has a vast array of practices to choose from. Remember that yoga is a practice and it is helpful to keep up with yours until we meet again!

Please bring a yoga mat, two yoga blocks, and a beach towel for these classes! Questions? Contact Patti Daniell at (561) 573-9326.
Location: in the Parish Hall and Church

Sponsored by: March 15, the Brotherhood of St. Andrew; March 22, the Youth Ministry & Cursillo; March 29, the Vestry.
Rector’s Lent Bible Study
Thursdays at 7:00 p.m., through March 30,
Location: Zoom Only

Join Fr. Paul on this Zoom only study of the Sunday worship Readings throughout Lent.

Each Thursday, we will study and reflect on the Readings for the following Sunday’s worship.

Sign-up available in the courtyard. Please print your email address legibly so that we can send you the Zoom link or use the link provided below:
Parish Lenten Retreat:
A Journey of Prayer with Archbishop Justin Welby
Saturday, March 18, 9:00 a.m. — 12:00 noon

Join Fr. Paul & Fr. Bernie for some spiritual nourishment during this Lenten season!
Creation Care at St. Paul’s
Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at 7:00 p.m.
Location: Guild Room
 
Last year a group of members of St. Paul’s gathered to discuss the marvelous book “Saving Us” by renowned climate scientist Katherine Hayhoe. It takes an honest look at climate change but argues for a gentler approach to opponents, using kindness, listening, and finding common ground instead of screaming and threats. We had a wonderful series of discussions.

On the 21st we want to regather to see where each of us is in our journey, and we want to welcome others who wish to explore how we at St. Paul’s can engage in Creation Care.

An upcoming project we have is to "green" the church landscape, gradually applying non-invasive and xeriscaping techniques to parts of the campus. We recently completed a survey of all the plantings on campus and were pleasantly surprised to see just how much native material is used.  

Shelly Zachs, the co-founder and chair of the Board of the Delray Beach Children’s Garden, will join us at the meeting and talk to us about how the Garden teaches and exemplifies the principles of sustainable gardening.

We hope you will join us.
Holy Saturday Family Easter Service Preparation
Saturday, April 1, at 4:00 p.m.,
Location: church

Join with Fr. Bernie and create a Family Easter Service that our kids and families will really enjoy! Your creative energy is needed and appreciated.

Please sign up in the courtyard. 
Friday, March 17
5:00 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Performance

Saturday, March 18
8:30 am Reflections & Lunch
2:00 pm Performance

Performed at:
St. Gregory Episcopal Church, Boca Raton …….March 3, 4
St. Joseph Episcopal Church, Boynton Beach …..March 10,11
(canceled due to COVID-19 outbreak)
St. Mary Episcopal Church, Stuart…..…………...March 17, 18
ChurchNext Becoming Beloved Community
Concludes Sunday, March 12, at 11:30 a.m.
Location: Guild room

This introductory course explores systemic racism in the United States and in the Church and begins a conversation about what the Episcopal Church is currently doing to live more into our inclusive values. It offers clear guidance on learning from this history and building toward what Presiding Bishop Michael Curry describes as “the Beloved Community of God.”  The curriculum centers around short videos to be watched as a group followed by guided conversation. They include:

  • Feb. 5: Race, Privilege, and Beloved Community
  • Feb. 12: Building a Firm Foundation (provides a brief history of the creation of the U.S. and systemic racism)
  • Feb. 19: Systemic Racism in the U.S. (focuses on 1924-present)
  • Feb. 26: Race and the Episcopal Church
  • March 5: Racial Reconciliation and Personal Empowerment
  • March 12: Actively Building Beloved Community

Please join for any or all of these important discussions!
French! Spanish!! Italian!!! With Dorsey Salerno

Are you planning a trip to Europe this summer and want to rev up your high school foreign language? Do you have a middle, or high school student who wants to go to the next level in their foreign language? Or perhaps you want to keep your brain sharp by learning a new language. I'm here for you, in French, Spanish or Italian!

I taught French and Latin for ten years in Chappaqua, New York and have been tutoring the above languages, (yes, on the telephone by face time or on Zoom) ever since. I love teaching one-on-one and I love my students. (I've been told they think the lessons are easy and fun.) 

St. Paul's Church will benefit from your experience. Sign up for a package of five lessons at $10.00 a lesson (one hour), helping yourself and St. Paul's at the same time. Students new to the language receive their first book, gratis.

For further information call Dorsey Salerno at 561-676-1076.
Prayer Shawl Knitters
Meets Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m.
Location: Bush Hall

Knit prayer shawls for newborns and for the sick and homebound. To learn more, contact Barbara Clifford at barclif@bellsouth.net. 
Veterans Ministry
Meets the first Thursday of each month at 10:00 a.m.
Location: Parish Hall

We have a newly formed Veterans Ministry that is open to all, veterans and non-veterans alike. We helped to coordinate special liturgies during each of our weekend services for Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Veterans Day. Our goal is to support veterans within our parish and community, ultimately becoming known as a veteran-friendly parish. We meet monthly on the first Thursday of the month from 10-11 AM in the parish hall.

All are welcome. If you believe you are called to provide assistance to veterans, you are most welcome to join us at one of our meetings. 
Sunday School
For all children PreK through 5th grade!
Sundays at 9:45 a.m.
Location: Guild Room 

Join us for fun, stories, crafts, snacks and new friends as we use the Seedlings curriculum to learn more about our Lord and our church! Go to http://tinyurl.com/y9w5uo8j to register your child! Contact Mrs. Liz Ryan for more information: Liz@stpaulsdelray.org or call 561-278-4729.
Wheels-to-Worship

St. Paul's would like to connect people who would like transportation to church services with people who are willing and able to drive!

Please call the church office at 561-276-4541 to let us know if you are interested and what service you prefer, and the best number to reach you. A sign up sheet is also available in the church courtyard.

We will contact you soon!
We need you!

The Service Ministries of the church enable us to worship God in the beauty and richness of the Episcopal tradition. If you are interested in serving as an Acolyte, Usher, Greeter, Lay Reader, or Chalice Bearer, please contact Tim Kilpatrick. Each of these ministries is open to people of all ages, and adds to the depth and beauty of our worship experience. Contact Tim at timlkilpatrick@gmail.com or (561) 436-4194.
Everywhere is feeling the impacts of a warming planet - even West Texas

If you were following my reports from COP27 in November, you might have seen me wearing a dress from the House of Tammam that showed how global temperature has changed over time. The “Warming Stripes,” as they’re called, are the creation of my colleague Ed Hawkins from the University of Reading. A blue stripe indicates a cooler than average year, and a red stripe indicates a warmer than average one.
 
I’m not the only one wearing these stripes to raise awareness of how the world is warming. The Reading Football Club now features red and blue “warming stripes” on the sleeves of this season’s uniforms, which also happen to be made from recycled plastic bottles. “The climate stripes are intended to start conversations about climate change - and making them visible to thousands of football fans across the country every week brings that to a new audience,” Ed said.
Daily Virtual Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer, and Compline

St. Paul's daily virtual Morning Prayer at 8:00 a.m., Evening Prayer at 5:00 p.m., and Compline at 8:00 p.m. is held Monday through Friday (through Facebook Live streams).

Lectio Divina
Tuesday, March 14, at 9:30 a.m.

Join us for a meditative approach to scripture study! This program utilizes Zoom, no account needed to participate.
Faithful Giving

Please help us to keep our mission and ministry strong. St. Paul's staff, operations, community outreach, and our missions to help the most vulnerable are dependent on Sunday offerings to keep afloat. When Sunday offerings decrease, our missions become at risk.

Safe and secure online giving on our website - St. Paul's has a safe and secure electronic donation service available allowing you to make single donations or set up recurring donations. Click the button below to visit our donation page:
Mail -  If you prefer to send your pledge or other donation by check, please send your contribution to: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 188 S. Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33444.
Strengthening Ministries for Tomorrow’s Faithful

To ensure that the work of St. Paul’s lives on, remember St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in your estate planning. With a gift in your will, trust, or in some other way, you can make a lasting impact on those served through the mission and ministry of St. Paul’s.

One sentence in your will can make a lasting difference to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. To leave a gift in your will, simply share this sentence with your attorney or financial planner:

“I hereby bequeath to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Delray Beach, FL, the sum of $ (or % of my estate) to support its mission and ministry (or to the Legacy Fund of the Endowment Fund.)”

To talk with a member of the Endowment Fund Board about how you can continue to support the mission and ministry of St. Paul’s with a legacy gift, please contact Caren Kilpatrick, our Parish Administrator, at 561-276-4541 or caren@stpaulsdelray.org.
In case you missed it...
The Second Sunday in Lent
Sunday, March 5
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
561-276-4541