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A Letter from the Reverend Jody Burnett

Speaking of Stewardship

 

The following excerpts are taken from this past Sunday’s stewardship testimonials given at our morning services. Please prayerfully consider your own gift to the church and return your pledge card on or before Sunday, November 3.

 

By Maryella Sirmon:

 

From the word steward we get the word stewardship—the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care…and Christian stewardship includes obedience to God as part of the process. St. Benedict, the father of western monasticism, teaches that obedience done grudgingly or, as he says, with a grumbling heart, is not pleasing to God. I take this to mean we need to carefully and closely examine the how’s and the why’s of our participation in stewardship.

 

Yes, stewardship means giving money, but stewardship means more than putting something in the plate. It means giving of our time and talent. How? What things should we think about? Just look at the church newsletter. You will definitely find fellowship and opportunity to deepen your walk with Christ, part of what St. Benedict saw as stewardship to yourself, to become the best creation God intended for you.

 

Even if you’re not led to any of these activities, we can pray…pause our busy lives, rest, open our heart, and simply be with God. Prayer is a priceless form of stewardship. Prayer will make a difference in your life and the life of our church.

 

The closer we are to God—the more time we spend with Him, however we spend that time, the more our obedience to Him grows, our faith in Him grows, and our love for Him grows, and the less likely we are to suffer from St. Benedict’s “grumbling heart” when we hear the word stewardship.

 

By Tim DeLong:

 

We are truly blessed here at St. Paul’s, let us not take it for granted…our wonderful staff, our outreach ministries, our pastoral care teams. Generosity is not just limited to financial means…the time and talent the members of St. Paul’s contribute to those in need and in service of the church are beyond incredible and we are lucky to be part of such a generous and loving community.

 

As each of you contemplate your own pledges, please take a moment to consider the place St. Paul’s holds in your life. Whether the answer is meaningful due to the people, the ministries and the outreach, the services, clergy, liturgy, music, or any other reasons, think about not only the place it is now but the place you would like it to be for the future. It is our responsibility to ensure the current status of the church is not only maintained annually but is set up to thrive for years to come.

 

The present state of St. Paul’s shows the significant impact past support has made. I hope through the act of stewardship you will find, as I have, a personal reward and connection to God through your generosity and appreciate the value of giving as an act of worship. 

Upcoming

This Sunday, October 27th

Pop in for pretzels at 9:00 AM before the 10:00 service!


October 26th - November 2nd

Scouting America Troop 147 will be participating in Scouting for Food again this year. Our Troup will be putting out collection bags in the Springhill area near the church on Saturday October 26th and will pick them up the following Saturday November 2nd.

 The scouts will also place orange baskets

in the Parish Hall to collect food in.

The food collected by the scouts will go to Feeding the Gulf Coast our area food bank.  


Sunday, November 3rd

The Annual Parish Meeting will be held in the

Parish Hall after the 10:00 AM service.

We will be serving gumbo!

Announcements

Those whom God has joined together

let no one put asunder.

Marguerite Miller Fleming

and

Andrew Barry Edson

were joined together in marriage

in St. Paul's Church

on October 12, 2024


If you are interested in helping the Christian Social Relations team write letters, please contact the church office at 251-342-8521.

Thank you!

Hurricane Relief

Click to read more from the ENS about the damage caused by Hurricane Helene, and how you can help if you would like to!

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Devotionals

Devotionals are available to everybody, and can be found in the Church office, or on the ministry table in the Parish Hall!


St. Paul's Church Dedication Books

are available in the church office.

Save The Date

Confirmation

Sunday, November 10th is Confirmation Sunday!

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Baptisms

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Memorial Flowers

Sunday, October 20, 2024

The flowers on the Altar of the Little Church

 are given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of

Ellis Day Gates, Macy Mayo Gates,

Jane Roberts Kuykendall and Samuel Kuykendall.

The flowers on the Altar of the Church

 are given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of

Harold Browne Mercer, Sr., Cornelia McClure Mercer, Katherine Mayhall Horner,

 Joseph Nelson Horner, J. Mack Lambert, Joseph Howard Hodges,

Doyle Lyn Lambert, Louise Meighan, and Herbert Meighan.

Birthdays

Week At A Glance

Worship Schedule

Sunday

8:00 - Holy Eucharist - Rite I - Little Church

10:00 - Holy Eucharist - Rite II - Big Church

  • Nursery provided
  • Children's Christian Education

6:00 - Holy Eucharist - Rite II - Little Church

  • Contemporary music



Wednesday

7:00 - Holy Eucharist - Little Church

10:00 - Holy Eucharist - Rite I - Little Church

  • Healing service follows

5:30 - Holy Eucharist - Rite II - Little Church


Morning Prayer

8:15 - Little Church

Weekdays except Wednesday


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