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St. Paul’s Announcement Sheet for February 15, 2015
ST. PAUL’S TODAY
Today at St. Paul’s
Children
& Family
Ministries
Sunday, February 15th
7:30 AM
Holy Eucharist
Chapel
Fellowship Hour
Centering Prayer
Parish Hall
Chapel
9:30 AM
Holy Eucharist
Church
9:30 AM
11:00 AM
12:00 Noon 6:30 PM
Rainbow Chapel
Fellowship Hour
Adult Confirmation Class
Youth Confirmation Class
Fam Min Ctr
Parish Hall
Meeting Room
Youth Center
8:30 AM
8:30 AM
Come visit the Crafts for Kids table in the Parish Hall after church!
Rainbow Chapel -TODAY - 9:30am
A time for Pre-K to 5th graders to engage with the story of the day through songs, crafts, games and more.
NOISY MASS! -Sunday, March 8 - 8:45am
A playful and sacred space for toddlers and and their families to worship together.
After 10 years of coordinating Winter Nights, Leslie Dawson Ford is retiring. We are having a meeting after the 9:30
service TODAY to look at all that Leslie did so that we can break
her job up into smaller pieces so that more people can do smaller
jobs and get the whole job done. Many hands make light work.
Please be at the Livingston Conference room at 11 if you
want to help keep Winter Nights at St. Paul’s alive. We
are next scheduled to host from 1/4/16-1/18/16.
Hymn Sing Today!
After the 9:30 am service honoring the Rev.
Absalom J​ ones t​ here will be a hymn sing in the
Parish Hall. ​P​ick your favorite hymns,​come
gather ‘round the piano, and let’s sing!
- Dwight
ST. PAUL’S THIS WEEK & UPCOMING
Friday, April 17 at 7 pm: Voices of St. Benedict’s Gospel Choir with Leonard Pete
Saturday, May 2 at 7 pm: Classical Guitar Gala West Final Concert
Friday, June 5 at 7 pm: Kirsten West Piano Trio
Friday, June 26 at 7 pm: Dwight Stone & Nika Rejto Summer Send-off Concert
Shrove Tuesday
Pancake Supper!
February 17, 5:30 - 7:30pm
$5 per person/maximum of
$20 per family
Fellowship & syrup are
free!
KITCHEN KITS - THIS PROJECT NEEDS YOUR HELP
Kitchen kits are made up and distributed under the umbrella of the Contra Costa Interfaith Coalition, of which St. Paul's
is a founding member. They go to individuals and families who have been homeless and are now able to move into
permanent housing.
The kits consist of basic kitchen equipment, pans, dishes, bakeware, flat ware, mugs, water glasses, etc... These can be
gently used. As of now we are in great need of items to fill the weekly requests. With this in mind please take this
opportunity to clean out your kitchen cupboards or those boxes in your garage and do some early Spring Cleaning. Most
of us have items that we might want to donate.
Contact Mary Waddington for more details.
SPYG
This Week at St. Paul’s
It’s St. Paul’s Youth Group for kids in 6th - 12th grades.
At SPYG we play games, do community building
activities, discuss the problems and joys of the world,
worship together, and have lots of fun!
SPYG will have our Progressive Dinner on 2/21. Teens
should RSVP to Julia Gearhart’s email address, and
if anyone’s interested in hosting a course of the meal,
please let her know as well.
Interested? Contact:
Richard Kemink
Julia Gearhart
Mariko Sturgess
Monday, February 16th
9:00 AM
Trinity Center
7:00 PM
Vestry Meeting
Tuesday, February 17th
9:00 AM
Trinity Center
1:00 PM
Balance Training
1:30 PM
Staff Meeting
5:30 PM
Shrove Tuesday Pancakes!
7:30 PM
Boy Scouts
Fellowship House
Livingston Conf
Fellowship House
Church
Meeting Room
Parish Hall
Parish Hall
Wednesday, February 18th - Ash Wednesday
9:00 AM
12:00 Noon
Trinity Ctr Board Mtg
Trinity Center Ladies Day
12:15 PM
7:00 PM
Ash Wednesday ServiceChapel
Ash Wednesday ServiceChurch
Thursday, February 19th
9:00 AM
Livingston Conf
Fellowship House
Trinity Center
Fellowship House
12:15 PM
Prayer Service
Chapel
Balance Training
Choir Practice
Church
Church
1:00 PM
7:30 PM
Friday, Feb 20th - PARISH OFFICE CLOSED
8:00 AM
11:00 AM
Cell Phones Can Make Us Money!
We don’t make much money from recycling toner
cartridges and they’re getting pickier about which
they’ll accept. But relatively new cell phones and laptops
can be recycled for good prices. You can bring them to
the Parish Office. Even mp3 players bring in $1 each.
Thanks for keeping the Parish Office going!
FINANCIAL REPORT FOR JANUARY
INCOME
EXPENSE DIFFERENCE
YEAR TO DATE,
$77,296.27
$56,714.87
$20,581.40 INCOME
EXPENSE DIFFERENCE
$77,296.27
$56,714.87
$20,581.40 AS OF 1/31/15
YTD NET OPERATING FUND
$20,581.40
Kitchen Kits
Trinity Center
Saturday, February 21st
9:00 AM
Altar Guild
Youth Center
Fellowship House
Church, Chapel
Sunday, February 22nd
7:30 AM
Holy Eucharist
Chapel
Fellowship Hour
Centering Prayer
Parish Hall
Chapel
9:30 AM
Holy Eucharist
Church
9:30 AM
11:00 AM
12:00 Noon Rainbow Chapel
Fellowship Hour
Adult Confirmation Class
Fam Min Ctr
Parish Hall
Meeting Room
Feb 17
Feb 18
Feb 22
Feb 25-Mar 25
Mar 29
Apr 3
Apr 5
Apr 17
June 7
July 12-24
UPCOMING EVENTS
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper
Ash Wednesday: Lent begins
1st Sunday of Lent: Great Litany
Lenten Series
Palm Sunday
Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Gospel Concert
Bishop’s Visitation
St. Paul’s Family CAMP
8:30 AM
8:30 AM
WEATHER WATCH FOR THE HOMELESS
When the temperature is predicted to go below 40 the Trinity Center will accept a limited number of overnight guests. If
you are willing to help with hosting our guests, please contact Carol Lombard at carol@trinitycenterwc.org.
There’s a red signup book that you might have seen on the coffee table on Sunday mornings. This is where
you can sign up to host coffee hour. It’s an easy and enjoyable way to offer service to your fellow members and
newcomers. We’re looking forward to seeing your name. We’re really looking forward to seeing your name
SOON. If you have any questions, talk to Elizabeth Soares and she’ll fill you in on the details. THANKS!
Update from the St. Paul’s Affordable Housing Workgroup
The workgroup is in the very early phases of the process of creating a draft proposal for parish
consideration. The first step taken was to develop a request for qualifications that was used to invite
possible nonprofit developers to share their experience and qualifications to work with us on a
proposal.
The criteria the workgroup is utilizing to select a possible development partner are as follows:
• Past experience creating affordable housing projects that are aesthetically pleasing, safe and desirable
to prospective tenants and compatible with faith communities and congregational worship space.
• Experience integrating program space with residential space including building and
design, landscape, management and ongoing operations
• A clear evidence of the organization’s secure financial resources that can be relied on to complete
the building project and manage the ongoing facility, its required services and to score appropriately in
competitions for affordable housing commitments.
• A financial plan for the project that respects St Paul’s as the land owner and describes funding options
that result in no cost to the St Paul’s Parish.
LENTEN SERIES
Wednesdays, February 25 to March 25
6:30 pm in the Parish Hall
Soup Supper
Looking for the Epistle, Rev. Sylvia’s Letter, or that one announcement?
Every week, on the homepage of the St. Paul’s website (www.stpaulswc.org), we update the announcement
sheet. This is also where you can find the most recent Epistle and Rev. Sylvia’s monthly letter. Just scroll down to
the middle of the page and you can stay connected to St. Paul’s wherever you are!
What’s Going on in Our Confirm not
Conform Program?
If you have any questions, contact Rev. Don or Julia
Gearhart.
2/15: SCRIPTURE: THE BIBLE BY HEART
Youth learn to use a concordance to help them select a
passage of Scripture to memorize.
3/1: TEACH US TO PRAY: THE BOOK OF
COMMON PRAYER
An overview and exploration of the history and
contents of The Book of Common Prayer
3/6-8: DIOCESAN CONFIRMATION
RETREAT
3/15: TEACH US TO PRAY: THE SACRAMENTS
Discusses the meaning of the sacraments in the
Episcopal tradition.
3/29: TRADITION: THE CHURCH THROUGH
THE YEAR
Explores the seasons of the church year and examines
some of the materials used in worship.
St. Paul’s Book Groups
Livingston Conference Room
All are welcome
Afternoon Group - 2nd Thursday at 1:00 pm
Questions: Helen Greenwood
Evening Group - 2nd Thursday at 7:00 pm
(new meeting time)
Questions: Walt & Sue Busenius
One Chapter a Month Men’s Group –
last Tuesday at 7:00 pm
Questions: Rev. Don Adolphson
February
Afternoon - Me Before You by Jo Moyes
Evening - Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan
One Chapter a Month - Without Apology by
Stanley Hauerwas
COMMUNITY GROUPS & AROUND THE DIOCESE
Episcopal Church will host forum on today’s critical issue: The Climate Change Crisis
On March 24, The Episcopal Church will host and produce a groundbreaking forum on one of the most critical
issues facing today’s world: The Climate Change Crisis.
The 90-minute live webcast will originate from Campbell Hall Episcopal School, North Hollywood, CA. In
partnership with Bishop J. Jon Bruno and the Diocese of Los Angeles, The Climate Change Crisis will begin 11
am on Tuesday, March 24. If you are interested in watching the webcast together contact Sean at
spotts@stpaulswc.org.
Community Groups at St. Paul’s
Sunday, February 15th
Taize Prayer
All are invited to join weekly Taize prayer
at San Damiano on Wednesdays from
7-8 pm. Feb 25, March 4, 11, 18 and 25. If
you are interested, please contact Nancy
Burchett.
10:00 AM
11:30 AM
12:30 PM
2:30 PM
4:00 PM
7:00 PM
AA Meeting
Orthodox Church Service
Orthodox Fellowship
Open Door Community
Women’s ACOA Mtg
AA Meeting
Monday, February 16th
9:00 AM
5:30 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
AARP Tax Aide
CoDa Meeting
Diablo Choral Artists
SLAA
Tuesday, February 17th
9:00 AM
AARP Tax Aide
1:00 PM
Voice Lessons
7:00 PM
OA Meeting
7:00 PM
FAR Anon Meeting
7:00 PM
Orthodox Book Club
Wednesday, February 18th
12:00 Noon
AlAnon Meeting
5:30 PM
AA Meeting
7:00 PM
AA Meeting
7:30 PM
ACOA Meeting
Thursday, February 19th
7:00 AM
Le-Tip of WC
9:30 AM
John Muir Health Van
1:00 PM
Voice Lessons
5:00 PM
MADD Meeting
Friday, February 20th
5:30 PM
7:00 PM
AA Meeting
Orthodox Church Vespers
Saturday, February 21st
8:00 AM
9:30 AM
AA Meeting
AA Meeting Fellowship House
Church
Livingston Conf
Church, PH, LCR
Fellowship House
Fellowship House
Parish Hall
Fellowship House
Church
Fellowship House
Parish Hall
Music Studio
Youth Center
Fellowship House
Chapel
Youth Center
Fellowship House
Fellowship House
Livingston Conf
Livingston Conf
Parking Lot
Music Studio
Parish Hall
Fellowship House
Parish Hall
Fellowship House
Fellowship House