"He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.” ~ Luke20:38

WORSHIP & PRAYER

Sunday Services- November 10, 2019

8:00 am - Holy Eucharist

10:15 am - Festival Eucharist

St. Anna's Chapel

( Note: Fall Fair in the main church)

Rev. Meg Ingalls, celebrant

Readings for Sunday, November 10

Latest News from the Search Committee

We have completed our first round of interviews and have prayerfully narrowed down the list of applicants. Our short list has been approved by our Bishops. The next phase is visiting the remaining applicants at their home churches over the next several weeks.

Per guidelines set forth by the diocese and our search consultant we are obligated to keep confidential all information about our applicants and unfortunately have not been able to answer questions posed by many of you. Note that our applicants are applying to us in complete confidentiality as they are currently very actively involved in their present parishes. Thank you all for understanding and rest assured that God already has in mind who our next Rector is!

We anticipate that the Search Committee's work will be done and the vestry will be able to call our new rector early in the new year. Please pray for the remaining candidates and for the committee as we move into the final phases of the search process.

Faithfully, The Search Committee

Wednesday Evening Bible Study - Bible Study continues on Wednesday evening from 5:00 - 6:00 pm. We continue our journey through the Bible using The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and his People. Copies are available. You may join the group in the library at any point. Evening Prayer is available after the class.

Sunday Forum - This Sunday 9:15 am in the Library

This fall the Adult Forum is based on Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's 9-session program called The Way of Love which he calls "...an intentional commitment to a set of practices. It's a commitment to follow Jesus: Turn, Learn, Pray, Worship, Bless. Go, Rest." What are some rules of life that exist in your own life, consciously or unconsciously? Are they helpful, limiting, counterproductive?

Can following Jesus, the Way of Love, be a rule of life for you? And what does that mean?

LEARNING, SHARING & SERVICE for OUR CHILDREN & YOUTH

November 10, no classes (come for worship at St Anna's Chapel this week). See you on 11/17, 10am, for Catechesis of the Good Shepherd and The Lighthouse. Registration is open all year - join us!

Friends, visitors, newcomers welcome!

Say a prayer for campers and chaperones at the Middle School Retreat (Barbara C Harris Camp), November 15, 16, and 17!

Warm thanks to our awesome youth , who lent their strong arms, backs, and humor to Fair setup. Come to the Fair this Saturday!

Congrats to the Quinn family , and Mansirs - with Meg. Welcome, baby Benny!

Read more in our November newsletter - click here. Reach out to our Children & Youth Program Coordinator: click here.

FALL FAIR & SILENT AUCTION

St. Paul's Church Fall Fair & Silent Auction

Saturday, November 9, 2019 -

Diamond Anniversary! - It's Here!

Only a couple of days now before Fair Day – the countdown begins! And you may think we’re down to just two parts of our mantra: Spread the Word, and Be There!

Well yes, but … we do ask that no more donations be brought in so there’s time to catalog and price everything correctly, we do have one request at a very short notice. We go through a lot of packing paper etc. on Fair Day, what with wrapping up the treasures that people have bought and/or bid on, some of which are quite fragile, and we need bags for people to carry away same treasures. So, if you have stuff lying around your house and can get it to us by Friday evening (!) we need: tissue paper, unprinted newsprint paper, and paper bags with handles (please no plastic.)

 

Many thanks to all of your who have already offered to volunteer, and to those who indeed are working already. If you decide you would like to help out on Fair Day come along in, and chat with our greeter, who will point you to Mary or Annie who will know which areas have the most need. 

So we are left with Spread the Word . Please continue to tell everyone about what a wonderful time they’ll have at our Diamond Jubilee Fair and Silent Auction. And, of course, make sure that You Be There!

   

Our Fall Fair and Silent Auction has been an annual event for 60 years, and for all those years it has continued to bring in much needed funds to help our ongoing outreach and provide a great day of treasure hunting and fellowship for the community. Help us make this our best year yet, and show everyone who comes through our doors what a friendly and welcoming congregation we are at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Newburyport.

 

More information: Mary Olson 503-702-8693  [email protected] or Annie Winslow 508-733-0651  [email protected]

ST. PAUL'S MUSIC SERIES

The Rimsky-Korsakov String Quartet from St. Petersburg

St. Anna's Chapel on Sunday, November 10th at 3:00 PM

Pre-concert talk at 2:30 PM

CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS

Beethoven ~ Rimsky-Korsakov

The Rimsky-Korsakov String Quartet of St. Petersburg is the oldest operating quartet in Russia. Hear this special concert in the intimate setting of Newburyport's St. Anna's Chapel as they honor the 175th birthday of their namesake , Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov , and the impending 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth. This a unique opportunity to hear one of Europe's historic string quartets..

Quartet No. 11 by Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827), also known as the Quarteto Serioso, one of his most avant-garde works.

Quartet No. 2 by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) was written and premiered in 1879, a time when Rimsky was hard at work on several operas .

"Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life ." ~ Beethoven

Seating in the chapel is limited to 120 , so tickets may sell out in advance of the concert. 

If spots are still available, payment at the door is accepted only via cash or check.

Tickets $32 ($35 at the door) Pre-concert talk at 2:30 PM .

Join us for this unique musical experience.

Information and purchase tickets at  https://rimskyquartet.eventbrite.com

Skylark's Rachmaninoff's Vespers was magnificent!

If you missed it click on this link for a snippet Nine Otpushchayeshi and read the review in the Boston Musical Intelligencer

Watch for the Holiday Music Schedule at St. Paul's

Our amazing choral and string quartet holiday music schedule of programs

will be out soon. Watch for it! (hint: Cantemus on Dec. 8th, Skylark on Dec. 13th, and the Newburyport Chamber Music Festival on Dec. 15th).

You won't want to miss any of these remarkable performances

PARISH NEWS

Accessibility Task Force Report & Vestry Recommendations

The Vestry on Sunday unanimously approved all of the recommendations put forth by the Accessibility Task Force, including installing a ramp to the Narthex door on the east side of the church. Please see a summary of these recommendations here.

Accessibility Task Force Recommendations

Work is still being done to refine exactly how all of these recommendations will be implemented. We will be sure to keep you updated as we move forward with all of these tasks.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Ed Winslow

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Celtic Spirituality Workshop - Begin at the Beginning!

December 7, 2019 at 9:30 a.m.

St. Paul's Episcopal Church

390 Main Street, North Andover

Theme: “The Celts: How they won our hearts and souls”

    9:30 – 10:00: Gathering

10:00 – 2:00: Presentation & Sharing

facilitated by Fr. Paul Bresnahan

Public Welcome and bring a friend or more! Coffee and Lunch included. Free will offering accepted. Childcare available upon request by December 1 ^st .

Fr. Paul shares story of how the Celts built our Spirituality out of nothing. When St. Aidan came to Lindisfarne he had to begin at the beginning. Have you wondered how the Celts managed to become such a force in Holy Island, Northumbria and way beyond?  This workshop will combine individual and group practices of Celtic Spirituality with compelling Celtic story!

RSVP by December 1st   [email protected]  or 978-681-9915

 

Fr. Paul is a semi-retired priest who shares Celtic Spirituality around the US. He is a member and presenter for the Anamchara Fellowship, a dispersed religious community founded in the tradition of the Episcopal Church, with a Celtic spirit, an inclusive community, welcoming men and women, clergy and lay, married, single, or partners in a committed relationship. Check out Fr. Paul's website  here  and his blog  here . 

We hope you enjoy reading our weekly newsletter which covers the current news of our parish life. If you have questions or news you would like us to include, contact Administrator Deb Hay at  978-465-5351   or   [email protected] .

Rev. Margaret Ingalls

Interim Priest