The E-pistle for September 7th, 2012
A weekly newsletter from
St. Paul’s on-the-Hill
Choir is back!
Come to rehearsal at 9:15am this
Sunday.
Newcomers to the choir are most
welcome!
Orientation/Training
for all Sunday School Teachers this Sunday immediately following the 10:30am
service in the Library.
T-shirts
recently ordered will be done in two weeks.
Please
remember to turn in $10 for a short-sleeved shirt and $15 for long. Thanks!
Next Celtic Eucharist
Saturday, September 22, 5:00 p.m.
Join us for special music and
prayers from the Celtic tradition.
The
15th Sunday after Pentecost
September
9, 2012
8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II
9:15 a.m. – Choir Practice
9:15 a.m. Adult Ed – Bible Challenge
10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II
11:30 a.m. Fellowship Time
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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What
Your Offering Does/Church Finances - Thank you for your
offerings, which enabled us to provide food to 279 individuals through our
Food Pantry last Sunday.
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Parish
Retreat at Shrine Mont, September 14-16. The theme of the retreat will be “Your Story and God’s Story” The cost
is $138.00 and includes all conference fees and materials, room for 2 nights,
6 meals, and the beautiful setting of Shrine Mont. Registration for the retreat
is now closed. Please turn in a check for the cost to the church if you are
attending the retreat. Thanks!
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Newcomers,
Inquirers and Adult Confirmation Class –Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Meets through October 24th. We are using the book, Your Faith, Your
Life: An Invitation to the Episcopal Church, by Jenifer Gamber. Bishop Shannon will be with us on Sunday,
October 28th, in the afternoon (time TBA), to confirm and receive.
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Wednesday
Night Service Returns – Join us for the Holy Eucharist with prayers for
healing, 7-7:30 p.m. every Wednesday.
If desired, you can receive the laying-on-of-hands from our clergy for
physical, spiritual, and/or emotional healing for yourself or another.
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Centering
Prayer & Labyrinth Walk – Centering prayer on
Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. followed by the Labyrinth Walk at 9:55 a.m.
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Wednesday
Bible Study
– at 10:15 a.m. All are welcome. Currently studying the Parables.
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Orientation
for Sunday School Teachers – will be held this Sunday immediately
following the 10:30 service in the library.
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Choir
practice - will
resume on Sunday, September 9th at 9:15 a.m. in the sanctuary. Everyone is invited,
whether you've sung with us in the past or not.
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Youth
Confirmation Classes - for Middle School and High School youth, will meet on
Saturdays at 4:00pm - 4:45pm beginning September 22nd through October
22nd. Our rector, Hilary, will be leading the class. Those who are juniors or
seniors in High School also have the option of taking the adult class. Please
let Hilary know if you/your child is interested.
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Youth Group – for all middle and
high school youth and their friends begins on September 22nd with
gleaning. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at SPOTH
or at 9 a.m. at Marker Miller Orchard, 3035 Cedar Creek Grade Road, to collect apples for
the hungry.
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Saturday
Eucharist Returns - on Saturday September 22nd, 5pm, and the first
Saturday service will be the Celtic Eucharist.
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Sunday
School
– for children begins on Sunday, September 23rd. The children gather with the priest at the
start of the 10:30 a.m. service for a blessing and then process out to Sunday
School in the parish hall.
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Blessing
of the Animals - in
celebration of St. Francis' Day (Oct. 4), will be on Saturday,
October 6th as part of the 5pm Eucharist and will be celebrated outside
on and around our Labyrinth.
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Sunday
Adult Education thru September – the Bishop’s Bible Challenge discussion at
9:15am in the Library.
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Tuesday
Bible Study – In
lieu of our usual Bible Study we will be participating in the Bishop’s Bible
Challenge. All are welcome to join us
at 12:30 p.m. in the Library.
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New
Youth Blog!
– We now have a blog dedicated to the youth of our church - http://spothyouth.blogspot.com/
This
blog is to be for the youth...to give them info and as a place where they can
exchange ideas, make comments, Hilary also invites any of them to write a
post for the blog...just send it to her and she will post it...it can be
about anything he or she would like to share, within reason of course :)
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Mobile
App -
for our church now available on Android systems and soon for iPhone and iPad,
search SPOTH in app stores to find it.
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The St. Paul's Table
Food Pantry for September was extremely busy . We want to
thank everyone that helped at the pantry. There were 13 people today that
worked the pantry. A very special
Thank You to everyone. Also to
everyone that purchased bags, vegetables, fruits, meat, etc., thank you again. It means so much to the people we serve.
This month we had a total of 279 individuals
(THE MOST WE'VE EVERY HAD!), which included 120 children, 134 adults, 25
elderly and 81 households served. We
gave out every bag we had along with every vegetable and meat . Toward the end not everyone received a
bag. We really need hamburger (one
pound packages), hot dogs, cereal or oatmeal.
For the month of October, I would like to put
the word out for peanut butter and pasta. It is quite costly even at the food
bank.
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The clothing ministry,
Mobile Clothing Industry, run by Cindy and Sonny
Larrick, did very well. So many people
received free clothing. They even had
quite a shoe department. They will be
back for the October food pantry with Winter items. If you have clothes that you are giving
away, please bring it to the church for the Mobile Clothing Ministry. You can leave it in the back room next to
the nursery. Thanks so much.
For more information, please contact Linda
Binder, 540-665-0675 or lbinder798@comcast.net.
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Men’s Rescue Mission
Ministry – This takes place the last Sun. of each month,
our members prepare & serve a meal at the Men’s Mission, Cameron St. If you can help or for more information,
contact Scott Lang (smlnva@aol.com, 540- 662-0216).
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Additional
Outreach Opportunities - Gleaning - on Saturday, September 22nd at
Marker Miller Orchard; and the Crop Walk in Winchester on Sunday,
October 7th. Our Youth Group will take part in these activities and
younger children are also welcome to walk with their parent or other adult.
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