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The St. Paul's E-pistle
Week of December 29,
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Volume 5, Issue 52
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"For unto us a child is born"
Isaiah 9:6
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Dates to Note @ St. Paul's
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As of Monday, December 23, we have received 80 pledges totaling $318,053
Thank you to those who have made a pledge! If you have not done so, you can fill out a pledge card online. Pledge cards are also available in the Parish Office and in the back of the Church.
The Stewardship Committee would like to receive all pledge cards as soon as possible so the Finance Committee can prepare a budget for St. Paul's continued mission to serve God in 2020.
| Pledged Amount |
Number Pledging |
| $0 - $500 |
7 |
| $501 - $1,000 |
14 |
| $1,001 - $2,000 |
9 |
| $2,001 - $3,000 |
15 |
| $3,001 - $4,000 |
8 |
| $4,001 - $5,000 |
8 |
| $5,001 - $7,500 |
8 |
| $7,501 - $10,000 |
4 |
| $10,001 - $15,000 |
6 |
| $15,001 - $25,000 |
1 |
| Average Pledge |
$3,975.67 |
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The Parish Office will be closed December 24th-December 26th and January 1st-2nd. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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Christmas Decorations Wanted - *New!*
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Alert! Please do not discard any Christmas ornaments and decorations including artificial greenery or trees that you will never use again. Your discards may be someone else's treasures. In your post-season clean up, please put any items in boxes labeled "St. Paul's 2020 Christmas". Sometime in 2020 St. Paul's has plans to use, give away or sell these items. Please keep your labeled boxes in a safe place until we call for them. Thank You. Questions? Call Grace Hobbs
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Cahaba Center for Mental Health's
Christmas for Consumers
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Please consider contributing to
Cahaba Center for Mental Health's Christmas for Consumers Campaign. The purpose of this campaign is to give a small monetary Christmas gift to the individuals we serve with Mental Illness and Developmental Disabilities who reside in our group homes and apartments. Many of these individuals have little or no family interaction or support. This is often the only present they receive and they begin looking forward to it many months before Christmas. Please consider making a donation and please know that ANY amount is greatly appreciated. Once again, our target goal is $5,000.
If you are able to contribute, checks are payable to the CAHABA MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION.
Please send to:
Carrie Bearden
Cahaba Center for Mental Health
417 Medical Center Parkway
Selma, AL 36701
Thank you all so very much!
Carrie
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Ongoing @ St. Paul's
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Mondays @ 12 p.m.
St. Paul's is now hosting an Al-Anon group in Selma. If you are interested in attending, the group will meet
Mondays at 12:00 p.m. in the Tipton Parlor.
The Al-Anon Family groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength, and hope, in order to solve their common problems.
Note: AA meets in the Tipton Parlor on Mondays and Wednesdays at 6 p.m. and Saturdays at 11 a.m.
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Wednesday Eucharist and Breakfast
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Wednesdays @ 7 a.m.
You are invited to join us every Wednesday morning at 7 a.m. for a brief Eucharist followed by breakfast. The Propers (readings) are typically taken from the Feasts & Fasts calendar of the Episcopal Church.
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2nd Mondays @ 6:00 p.m.
You are invited to join the Daughters of the King in prayer for the parish and community. During the service, you are also invited to come forward to receive prayers of healing for yourself.
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Ways to Serve @ St. Paul's
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"The Christian Outreach Alliance Food Pantry is looking for men and women who would be willing to volunteer some time towards assisting with their food distribution to the homeless and those in need.
The alliance meets from 9:30 a.m. to noon every Thursday at the Miller Childers Center to distribute their canned goods and other staple food products." - Selma Times Journal
Contact Nancy Bennett to volunteer
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Stuff to Note @ St. Paul's
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We are excited to offer text messaging notifications for those who are interested. If you would like to receive notifications via text messaging please complete the following steps.
- Go to the St. Paul's website http://stpaulsselma.dioala.org/
- Click on the "People" link at the very top of the page
- Create an account (enter first, last name, email address, and account password)
- For some reason you will not be promoted to enter your phone number when you initially set up the account.
- However, you can make edits by logging into your account from the homepage by clicking the "People" tab again.
- Add your phone number to your account by selecting "Add Phone" at the bottom left (be sure to use your cell number!)
- Make sure that you check "Get SMS/Text Messaging"
- Click "Update"
Then you are all set. When news or announcements come out you will receive a text message. If you have any questions or need assistance please call the Parish Office.
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First Sunday after Christmas
December 29, 2019
8:00 a.m.
Lector:
Nancy Bennett
Lay Reader: Donald Meyer
10:30 a.m.
Lector:
Peggy Brown
Lay Reader: Jill Mange
Chalice Bearer: Don King
December Ushers:
Gerald Mange, Ralph Hobbs, Dusty Brown
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Daily Office and Lectionary Readings
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Click below for Sunday's Readings:
Click below for the Daily Office
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Please remember in prayer these members of our parish for whom intercessions have been requested:
Lynn Williams, Popo Koch, Charles Moss, Henry Moore, Walter Givhan, Richard Burk, Margaret Stephens, Overton Gibson, Tommy Gayle, Wesley Siddens, Glenn Foster, Elise Blackwell, Martha Pilcher, Frank Pate, Joe Knight, Anne Knight, Cissie Hudson, Ed Greene, Sonia Martin, Judy Blanton, Eleanor Cobb, for those serving in the military: Trevor Atkins, and Walter B. Givhan; and for our sister church, Tabernacle Baptist Church and its pastor, Dion; for our companion church, St. Peter's on St. Croix (USVI) and its pastor, Francis.
Almighty God, we entrust all who are dear to us to thy never-failing care and love, for this life and the life to come, knowing that thou art doing for them better things than we can desire or pray for; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Parish Breakfast Schedule
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Breakfast Schedule
Wednesday, December 25 - NO BREAKFAST - Merry Christmas!
Sunday, December 29 - Team #2
Wednesday, January 1 - NO BREAKFAST - Happy New Year!
Team Captains:
#1 - Mike Sexton #4 - Urban Friday
#2 - Allen Bearden #5 - Allen Reeves
#3 - Dusty Brown #6 - Cindy Stoudenmire
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Birthdays and Anniversaries
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Birthdays
December 30 - Don King
December 30 - Coosa Jones
December 30 - Harry Gamble
December 30 - Laura Spencer
December 31 - Mandy Henry
December 31 - Charles Moss
January 3 - Camera Moore
January 4 - Myles Reeves
January 4 - Cissie Hudson
January 4 - Johnny Clements
Watch over your beloved children, O Lord, as their days increase; bless and guide them wherever they may be. Strengthen them when they stand; comfort them when discouraged or sorrowful; raise them up if they fall; and in their hearts may your peace which passes all understanding abide all the days of their lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
(Adapted from the Book of Common Prayer)
Anniversaries
Anniversary of a Marriage
Grant, O God, in your compassion that
having taken each other in marriage, and affirming again in the covenant which they have made, may grow in forgiveness, loyalty, and love; and come at last to the eternal joys which you have promised through Jesus Christ our Lord' who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
(from the Book of Occasional Services).
*Please contact the parish office (334.874.8421 or
parish@stpaulselma.org) if you would like to add your birthday or anniversary to the parish list.
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Faithfully,
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
334.874.8421
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