E-Blast for Friday, July 12, 2024

The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

Proper 10B

Healing Sunday

Sunday,

July 14, 2024

7:45 &10 a.m. service

Communion Service

Preacher: The Rev. Steve Keplinger

Sermon: Dancing our way into God's arms

Palestine under Siege: An Australian documentary on the history of events in Palestine and Jerusalem from 1948-July, 2023

from an Australian Palestinian perspective

Interviews include Jews, Christians, and Muslims from Palestine and Australia.

Sunday, July 21, 6:00-8pm, McBride Hall

RSVP is necessary, Sign in at the door

This event is for Grace St. Paul’s members and friends who would like to gather, get more information on the history leading up to the Hamas attacks on Israel in October 2023 and reflect on a faith-based response to the present situation in the Middle East. The film is one perspective and we are open to presenting other viewpoints in the future.

Please plan to arrive, sign in, and be seated by 6:00 pm so we can start on time. After the hour-long film, we will have a facilitated discussion about feelings, thoughts, and possible next best steps at GSP. We will end by 8pm.

Please RSVP by text or email to Pastor Delle

(520-204-6295, revdellemc@gmail.com) or

Christian Payne, (602-448-2470,

Christian.payne@grace-stpauls.org)

GSP’s Youth Group is starting a podcast! We’ll be recording 1 episode a month with a special guest speaker each time. We’ll be tackling current topics that are relevant to the youth. Episodes will be posted to the Youtube page called “Grace St. Paul’s Youth Podcast” as well to the Youth Group page on Grace St. Paul’s website. If you’d be interested in joining us for an episode then please reach out to Christian at Christian.Payne@grace-stpauls.org

Virtual Adult Education

Discover how the important work of the Episcopal Church is accomplished at General Convention in Dr. Chuck Dickson's Virtual Education Class.

https://bit.ly/3XVQJ0E

Asylum-seekers need housing and work:

Short-term hospitality needed for a 60 year old Russian man whose son is currently in a Tucson hospital. He doesn't speak English but is very fluent in using Google Translate.

A young Ecuadorian man needs housing and employment. He is very good at yard work.

Please contact Margie King at mmarjorieking@gmail.com or 310-903-0280 if you can help either of these gentlemen.

The Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery (DDoD) is doing accompaniment training for Chichil Biłdagoteel-Oak Flat July 16-21.

COFA is partnering with Apache Stronghold in leadin the spiritual struggle to protect sacred sites tended by ceremony and prayer from time immemorial. Apache Stronghold also works to free us all from the forces of colonization, capitalism, extractive industry and greed. Following Apache Stronghold’s lead the COFA team:

- prays and organizes with, for and at Oak Flat.

- provides protective nonviolent accompaniment with Apache Stronghold.

- is present in sacred Oak Flat in ways that support Apache Stronghold efforts to protect it.

- organizes, documents, writes, photographs, videos, publishes, speaks, shares

COFA is reaching out to Grace St. Paul's to ask us to provide one meal during this Accompaniment training. We will be providing lunch on Tuesday, July 16.

If you would like to volunteer to prepare or donate this meal, please contact the Parish Administrator at (520) 327-6857.

Ministry opportunities at GSP:

Social Justice In Action Volunteers

Summer has arrived and the Social Justice In Action program is in desperate need of volunteers. The hours are 9 am – 12 pm Monday, Wednesday and Friday. We need your assistance to serve our community. Café volunteers supply lunch, beverages and pet food to our guests. Social Services supply many essential services to our guests – vouchers for ID, assistance with birth certificates, and clothing vouchers. As summer is here, many regular volunteers are taking some well-deserved time away and we can use the extra help over the next few months. Please contact

Fr. Gary gary.cyr@grace-stpauls.org to say that you’re willing and able to serve your community! Thank you.

Intercessory Prayer Co-coordinator

This position includes receiving and then distributing prayer requests to the intercessory prayer team. This coordination takes

place entirely on computer, so all of the activity can be accomplished at home or anywhere where you have access to a computer.

This facilitation is shared with another person. Time commitment is approximately three hours per month.

Volunteer opportunity

Our JP Café is looking for a volunteer to help make sandwiches for our guests. Our Thursday volunteer is currently preparing to step down as they are getting ready to move East by June/July, and would love to pass the baton to others who share a passion for helping feed those experiencing homelessness. If you feel this is something that might interest you, please call the office or send an email to Fr. Gary at gary.cyr@grace-stpauls.org

If you think you may be interested in serving GSP in one of these areas, or would like more details, please contact Brooke, the parish administrator.

parishadmin@grace-stpauls.org 520-327-6857

“Finding Spiritual Anchors in a Time of Anxiety.” This is our theme for most of this year. Each of our service offerings through November will focus on some aspect of this overall theme.

Here is the Spirit Now schedule for July 11 th through August 1 st, 2024:

-Thursday, July 11th, 5pm, in McBride Hall, Second Thursday service led by Reverend Delle McCormick.

-Thursday, July 18th, 5pm, Zoom-only service led by Chris Eastoe (zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/948146775).

-Thursday, July 25th , 5pm, in McBride Hall, Communion service led by Father Allen.

-Thursday, August 1st , 5pm, in the Chancel, Taizé service led by Chris Eastoe.

We’ve heard from church members that they’d like a smaller venue – Spirit Now’s answering that call … our services are held in the Chancel, in McBride Hall, or on Zoom, and are building blocks for the larger church to get together and share faith practices in smaller groups. It’s a more intimate place to read and reflect about our thoughts, our church, our communities, and our world.

If you’d like to receive announcements regarding Spirit Now’s services direct to your email, please contact Kim at moanatucson@gmail.com.