Interim Rector Arrives Next Week
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Fr Stephen Carlsen will be on the job starting May 1st and leading services on May 5th. Following the 9:30 service, you can welcome Fr. Steve and his wife Jen at a meet and greet in the parish hall. Expected to be with us for at least a year,
Steve will help St. Paul's envision our future and prepare for calling a new Rector.
Steve grew up in the Midwest, was ordained in the Diocese of Chicago and served in Colorado and most recently as the Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Indianapolis. A self-proclaimed bicycle geek, on his sabbatical several years ago, he and Jen went on a six-month bike tour through South America and Mexico. Both look forward to further adventures in Key West!
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Dr. Bryan A. Hobbs
Visiting Priest 4/28
This Sunday's services will be led by our last visiting priest, Dr. Bryan A. Hobbs. He graduated from the School of Theology at the University of the South in 1975. That same year, he was ordained as a deacon at St. Paul's Church, Key West, and later as a priest at St. Peter's, Key West. From 1978 - 2002, he was Rector at Holy Sacrament Church in Pembroke Pines, Fl. More recently he has led numerous Mission Teams serving in Panama, Honduras, the Virgin Islands, the Bahamas, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. Welcome back Dr. Hobbs!
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Spotlight on Hospitality
The hospitality Committee takes care of the food and beverages for St. Paul's socials like the Easter brunch and Fantasy Fest food stand. A subset, the coffee hour hosts put out a spread each Sunday following the 9:30 service. Thanks to all the volunteers who make this hospitality possible: Mary Taylor, Irene Eyer, MaryCarlin Porter, Mary Peterson, John & Caroline Sangston, Barbara Neagley, Wynn & Isabel Steinkamp, and The Vestry. The coffee hour will continue this summer, but with snowbird volunteers going/gone there's only the vestry and the Steinkamps. So, won't you step up to the "plate" and the "coffee cup"! Volunteer
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Links to Useful Church Resources
Episcopal Cafe
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Episcopal News Service
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Know Your History
This week's Centennial Committee history question:
When and where was the first service held by the first rector, Rev. Sanson Brunot?
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EDITOR'S NOTES
- Starting May 3rd, The Epistle will be published monthly until the fall when it will return to a weekly schedule
- Back issues of The Epistle are available here
- Submit questions, comments, and suggestions to the editor
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