St Paul's Church
Third Sunday of Easter
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Sun., May 5
9:30 am Holy Eucharist Rite I
9:30 am Church School/Nursery Care during service
11:00 am Coffee Hour
12:00 pm NLM Services in Church
This Week at St. Paul’s
Daily
8:00 am-7:00 pm The Church is open for prayer
Mon.-Fri.
8:30 am-12:30 pm Parish Office is open
Mon., May 6
7:00 pm NIANA Meeting in Parish House
Tues., May 7
6:30 pm Handbell Practice in the Parish House
7:00 pm NLM in the Gardner Hall
7:00 pm NIANA Meeting in Parish House
Wed., May 8
8:30 am Holy Eucharist Service
9:30 am Staff Meeting
7:00 pm Movie Night:
The Greatest Showman
7:00 pm NIANA Meeting in Parish House
7:00 pm NLM Services in Church
Thurs., May 9
11:30 am Bible Study
4:30 pm Vestry Meeting
Fri., May 10
7:00 pm NIANA Meeting in Parish House
Sat., May 11
9:00 am Centering Prayer in Parish House
4:00 pm Choir Rehearsal in Parish House
7:00 pm NLM in Church and Gardner Hall
Sun., May 12
9:30 am Holy Eucharist
9:30 am Church School/Nursery Care during service
11:00 am Coffee Hour
7:00 pm NLM Services in Church
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Front Door
Work has resumed on repairing the front doors of the Church. Temporarily, we will be using the Chapel doors or the Daume entrance.
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Hospital or Home Visits
If you or a loved one is in the hospital or home bound, please let us know if you would like a visit. Please notify Father Max at 508-228-0916 ext. 11 or 302-542-5587.
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Looking for Donations for the Fair
If Spring cleaning has been keeping you busy, you may have discovered old, unwanted treasures. Please think about donating them to St. Paul’s for the summer Fair.
We are collecting for the following areas;
The Gift Chalet
China, crystal, silver, fine linens, antiques,
Small elegant furniture, art work
Basically high-end boutique items
Hodge Podge
Housewares, tabletops, linens, sporting goods, Tools, gently used toys, games and puzzles,
Costume jewelry
Basically yard sale items
Books
Beach reads, fiction, non-fiction,
biographies, Children’s books, high-end
paperbacks are acceptable
All in good condition
All items should be suitable for resale. We are not a accepting electrical appliances, clothing, large furniture or stuffed animals. All donations can be placed on the bench in the Parish House.
If you have questions, need help or need a pick up, please call Christine at the Church Office. Leave your name and number or email address if needed and you will be contacted.
Thanks for your help.
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Nantucket Community Chorus* presents
Mozart’s
Vesperae solennes de confessore
Solo Quartet: Dr. Greta Feeney, soprano; Laine Cutts, alto; Jeff Cutts, tenor; Jim Sulzer, bass
and
English Renaissance madrigals and contemporary American choral works
Barbara Elder, director
Dr. Jennifer Maxwell, accompanist
Sunday, May 4, 2019 • 4pm
First Congregational Church – Vestry
62 Centre Street
$15 suggested donation at the door
*includes seven members of St. Paul’s Church choir
Nantucket Community Music Center
Transforming Lives Through Music
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St. Paul’s Rug 2019
While the winds are blowing and the ferries not going, our loyal and hardworking needle pointers have been busily stitching away on this year’s St. Paul’s Rug. This yearly project is an important component of the fundraising for St. Paul’s Church.
Its success is very much improved by the generous underwriting support from our parishioners. Please consider supporting us. Please make notation on your check for “the needlepoint rug project”.
Thank you so much.
This years amazing Stitchers are Yvette St. Jean, Penny Macintyre, Meryl Renwick, Sheila Daume, Jeanette Fowlkes, Bay McClure, Nancy Bills, Martha Johnson, and Caroline Ellis.
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Inquirers Class Forming
Father Max is gathering a group for an Inquirers class series. Those interested in learning more about The Episcopal Church, and those preparing for Confirmation or Reception during Bishop Gates’ island visitation on June 8-9, please inform Christine in the office or Father Max. We will strive to set meeting times that are convenient for most. Sister Susanna and Father Max are also working on preparing our youth for Confirmation. Please let us know if you are aware of community teenagers who would be interested.
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Calendar of Upcoming Events
Wednesday, May 8, Movie night
Doors open at 6:30pm, Movie starts at 7pm Light refreshments served. FREE ADMISSION. Featured movie will be
The Greatest Showman
. Celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.
Wednesday, May 15,
Luncheon at Sherburne Commons hosted by the Fellowship Committee. Special invitees will be the residents of Sherburne Commons and for our parishioners there will be sign-up sheet in the church on May 5 and May 12.
Friday, May 17,
“Game Night at St. Paul’s,” 5:30pm in Gardner Hall. BBQ Dinner, salads and desserts. Bingo with prizes after supper. Children and adults welcome.
Thursday, June 6,
Ships Inn Dinner.
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Christian Education Opportunities
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Thursday Bible Study
Based on lectionary
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readings from Scripture appointed to be read the following Sunday.
St. Paul’s Bible Study Group meets on Thursdays, 11:30am - 1pm in the Parish House.
Centering Prayer Group
Saturdays, 9am -10am
Parish House
Led by Sister Susanna Margaret
This weekly group includes an opening prayer or meditation, a 20-minute practice of Centering Prayer (silent sitting), a scripture reading, and a time for discussion.
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National Alliance on Mental Illness
For support, education, and advocacy for mental illness, please contact Nantucket’s Program Coordinator Suzanne Fronzuto at
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We pray for:
Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury; Michael, our Presiding Bishop; Alan, our Bishop; Gayle, our Suffragan Bishop; Max, our Priest; and Susan, our Deacon.
We pray for
: Eddie,
Ben, Peter, Schuyler, Mary-adair, Mary, Bay, David, Blair, Doris, Paul, Howard, Priscilla, Beverly, Jenn, Marianne, Felix, and June.
The Anglican Cycle of Prayer
:
The Most Rev. Jackson Ole Sapit, Primate and Archbishop of All Kenya.
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The Diocesan Cycle of Prayer:
St. Anne’s in-the-Fields Church, Lincoln; St. Paul’s Church, Natick; Trinity Chapel, Shirley; St. Mark’s Church, Southborough; Acolytes
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We pray for:
The men and women serving in our Armed Forces; easing of discord in our country; those with mental illness and their families; healing and peace among peoples and nations throughout the world; the President of the United States, the United States Congress, the Supreme Court and all in authority; our brothers and sisters of other faiths; our Companion Church: San Juan Evangelista, in Vertientes, Cuba; our local Food Pantry, the Rental Assistance Program and Laundry Love.
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Thank you to
Stacey Stuart, Libby Tracey, Marina Austin, Binth Rustad, and Betty MacDonald
for providing the refreshments for Coffee Hour
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Pat and David Dick
will arrange and deliver today’s altar flowers to those who are ill, recovering from surgery, needing cheer and/or celebrating a special event or achievement. Thank you for helping
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By-Laws
St. Paul's By-Laws (2002) are posted on the St. Paul’s website in the About Us section.
P.O. Box Discontinued
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