This Sunday at St. Paul's
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Join us for worship at 10 a.m., where we will celebrate our life together, have our pledge in-gathering and give thanks, honor our Veterans at coffee hour, and wrap up the fall conversation on gun violence. More info below. See you there!
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"We search for a good self to be and for good work to do. We search to become human in a world that tempts us always to be less than human or looks to us to be more. We search to love and be loved. And in a world where it is often hard to believe in much of anything, we search to believe in something holy and beautify and life-transcending that will give meaning and purpose to the lives we live."
Fred Buechner
,
The Longing for Home
Our discussion on
gun violence will resume Sunday,
November 10th at 9:00 a.m. in the Garden Room.
Stephen McKee+
Priest In Charge
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Service Times
All are welcome at every service
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Sunday - 3 Services
10:00 a.m.
Holy Eucharist
1:00 p.m.
South Sudanese Service
Dinka Language
5:30 p.m.
Holy Eucharist
Spanish Language
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Wednesday
6:00 p.m.
Holy Eucharist
Thanksgiving Day
10:00 a.m.
Holy Eucharist
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An Invitation to Faithful Stewardship of God's Gifts to Us
"All things come of you, O Lord, and of your own have we given you."--
Book of Common Prayer
This Sunday is Pledge In-Gathering Sunday. If you have not already mailed/turned-in your pledge, or pledged online, please bring your pledge to church with you Sunday, where we will put them all together and give great and hearty thanks for our life together. By the end of last year’s drive, we received 98 pledges totaling $369,280. As of Thursday of this week we’ve received 64 pledges totaling $ 248,210. We continue to move joyfully towards exceeding our goal of 100 households making a pledges. Pledge packets are available on our website, on the Usher’s desk at the church entrance, or you may use the link below. Pledges of prayers not only count, but are essential, so fill out those forms and get them in. Faithfully, Paul Herbers & Richard Martin, St. Paul’s Stewardship Chairs.
You may use the link below to make your 2020 pledge, or contact the
Church Office
for a paper pledge form. Thank you for your support financially, for your participation, and by remembering the worship, outreach, and people of St. Paul's in your prayers.
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Photo Directory: Make-Up Picture Day
Sunday November 17
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from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.
Mark your calendar and go to this
link
to sign up!
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Wednesday Evening Holy Eucharist at St. Paul's
All are welcome to attend our weekday Holy Eucharist at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays. It is a small contemplative service, with no music. Whether you are looking for a midweek break in our busy lives to 'reset' your sense of discipleship or a way to deepen your spiritual life, come join other fellow travelers to reflect on scripture, give thanks and be fed from the Holy Table. If you are able, stay for another thirty minutes and enjoy fellowship with us.
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Profile Committee Update -
Survey Started Sunday, November 3
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On Sunday, November 3rd the Parish Profile Survey was electronically launched and sent to all who have an email registered with the church office. The survey will stay “live” until Sunday, November 24th so we ask that everyone please take time from your busy schedule to answer the survey. The information gained from the survey is
critical
in shaping the information about our congregation that will be used in the search for the next St. Paul’s rector.
If you have not received the survey via email, please email
Nancy Franklin
, Parish Profile Committee Chair, and she will forward it to you. If you would be more comfortable completing a paper copy of the survey, they are available in a box outside the church office. It is estimated that the survey will take 20-25 minutes to complete. Paper surveys will also be available in the Undercroft after church on Sunday.
Once the survey data has been collected, focus group meetings will be held to gather more information from parish members regarding various aspects of our church life together at St. Paul’s. These groups will meet in early December. Please watch for more information about the time and location of these meetings.
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A Prayer for St. Paul's in-transition
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Almighty God, giver of every good gift: Look graciously on your Church, and so guide the minds of those who shall choose a rector for this parish, that we may receive a faithful pastor, who will care for your people and equip us for our ministries; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
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Those who wish to collect photos and other items left on the Altar of Remembrance will find them in a basket on the 2
nd floor outside of the church offices. Thank you.
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Prayer Request Forms are for requesting prayers for yourself, and for others. They are available from the box on the wall in the tower room near the pulpit, on the Usher's Desk at the 40th street door, and the Receptionist Desk at the South/School side door. They are also on our
website
. If you are interested in becoming a part of the Pastoral Care Ministry Team, please contact Heidi Carter,
Associate for Ministry.
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Thursday, November 14, ECW Meeting
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Upcoming Adult Forum Conversations
9:00 am in the Garden Room
Nursery Childcare Provided
November 10
- Final Fall Parish Wide conversation about St. Paul’s response to
gun violence in our community, and our country. Former attendees have been invited to focus our response based on conversations and research done over the weeks.
November 17 – Help us tell the story of St. Paul’s to prospective Rector candidates. This will be an open focus group conducted by the Parish Profile Ministry Team. These conversations secure input which goes beyond the material covered in the parish survey. The Profile Committee wants to hear from all voices at St. Paul’s. Please come and let yours be heard.
December 1 – Blue Christmas Conversation: How to be gentle with yourself and others for whom the holidays might be especially difficult this year. How to start taking steps now to make room for the gentle glow of Advent and the peace of Christmas at a reasonable, faithful pace. Join Father McKee for this important conversation.
Sunday School
We welcome children from Kindergarten to 3rd grade to join us on the 3rd floor for Sunday School using the Godly Play curriculum.
"Godly Play"
News
Our classrooms are bustling with energy and faith formation. Here is an example of some of the Holy Choices recently identified by our kiddos.
Please know that all of your Children bring us joy every week and warm our hearts with their views of your world! We cannot wait to see them each Sunday! Fondly ~ Guytie, Ann, and Pat
Children's Choir, 9:40 Sunday morning, 3rd floor
Children across Kansas City, from kindergarten and up, (non Episcopalian too!) are invited to participate. More information on our website
here
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During rehearsal there will be fellowship for the parents across the hall from the rehearsal space, on the 3rd floor.
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More information about our Haiti School can be found at the bottom of this
webpage.
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If you are interested in learning how to serve at communion, or become a reader during church, please contact
Father McKee
. We provide training, and are open to persons aged 10-100.
Thank you!
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Volunteers are needed to help with The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) once a month on the 3rd Saturday of the month from 8:00 a.m. to noon.
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Thanksgiving & Christmas
Pantry "Holiday Bird" Project
Adopt a Holiday Bird for the Pantry
Every year the Pantry gives away as many turkeys and whole chickens as we can during the Thanksgiving and Christmas season. This year, we will receive 132 turkeys and 72 chickens for this project. We will pay about $2 per bird. Would you like to help us? Make a $2 special donation to the church marked “Holiday Bird.” Adopt one or a dozen!
Update: 50 birds have been sponsored so far!
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St. Paul's Nursery Helpers
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Each Sunday we have two paid staff persons caring for our youngest (and cutest!) members. All are required to take the "Safeguarding God's Children" training, pass a background check, and love our kids and their families. We also occasionally need nursery caregivers during the week for special meetings, worship services, or events. Please speak with
Catie Brouse
if you are ready to join the team. Service hours for high school students are available, but the training requirements remain. Thank you!
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Nov 10 - Mitzi Foster
Nov 17 - St. Margaret's Day Celebration
Nov 24 - Ellen Haden & Beth Herbers
Hosting Coffee Hour is a fun and easy way to get to know other St. Paul's members! The host brings the food and the church provides the drinks. An example of what a host might bring would be: two large pans of brownies (cut very small), maybe a bowl of fruit (oftentimes grapes cut into small clusters), and a bowl or two of pretzels or popcorn. If you have questions or wish to co-host with another member, please contact
Alison
. Dates are available.
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The Coffee Hour, Sunday, November 10th, will be in honor of our Parishes’ special Veterans. Please feel free to bring a picture of your special veteran in Uniform or a special token of remembrance of their branch of service. It can be of ancestors from past wars or the current wars to display on the dessert table.
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Get your tartan ready to be blessed!
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Sunday, November 17th will be our
Margaret, Queen of Scotland celebration.
You can help at our St. Margaret's Coffee Hour by bringing shortbread or any other delicious Scottish treats (up to but not including haggis, please) to contribute to the glorious Highland feast.
Please let us know what you plan to bring by emailing
Mary Hodge.
Many, many thanks for your offerings.
Our wonderful, resident Pipe Band,
Kansas City Celtic Pipes & Drums will be participating in the service and performing at the coffee hour!
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Join Pat Rudy & Karen Seitter on November 21
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from 6:00 – 9:00 at 217 E. 37
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Street for cocktails, shopping and socializing.
Stop by for happy hour or stay awhile to socialize. Our friend Heather will share her passion and purpose for promoting Noonday Collection as a way to make a difference in the world. In addition to shopping fair trade products from around the globe, 10% of the proceeds from this party will go toward funding an International Justice Mission Rescue!! Read more about their amazing work
here
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If you'd like a preview or are unable to attend, but would like to support IJM,
Click here
The more the merrier so please feel free to bring a friend!
RSVP to
Karen
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Upcoming & Recurring Events Calendar
See above for more information
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November 17, St. Margaret's Day
November 22, The Society of Song concert
December 8, Progressive Dinner
December 12, ECW Meeting
December 13, Advent Luncheon
December 15, Train Sunday
December 16, Pantry Christmas Shopping Day
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But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)
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History is not the past. It is the stories we tell about the past. How we tell these stories - triumphantly or self-critically, metaphysically or dialectally - has a lot to do with whether we cut short or advance our evolution as human beings.
Grace Lee-Boggs
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Let us not be put off by struggle, God, but instead lean into it to see your power reflected in what we cannot achieve alone.
Amen
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Christ’s will was, and is, to unite. Think how he wept over Jerusalem! Or think of his prayer, “That they all might be one” – so much so that they are one living organism – his body, animated by his spirit. Christ said, “I am the Way”…Modern life is so complicated and torn, so distracting and disintegrating, whereas the Way is simple, light, and straight. It unifies the whole of life.
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For more information about any of the events or activities, please visit our website and follow us on social media.
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Submit your request to the
Editor by 6:00 p.m. on Wednesdays. Please help out the ePistle editor and submit your items in a timely way. Thanks!
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