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Holy Eucharist in Chapel
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Church School
Feb 14 @9:00am - 10:00am
Choir Rehearsal
Feb 14 @9:00am - 10:00am
Adult Education
Feb 14 @10:00am - 11:00am
Holy Eucharist in Sanctuary
Feb 14 @3:00pm -
Richard Moskowitz Recital
Feb 16 @10:00am - 2:00pm
Food Pantry

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Welcome to St. Paul's
St. Paul's Episcopal Church is an inter-generational community with members from diverse backgrounds on a spiritual exploration. Our worship offers celebration, comfort, praise and healing, through innovation within tradition. Our spiritual commitment to social justice and ministry beyond our walls calls us to individual and collective action.  We invite you to join us on our spiritual journey.

Sundays at St. Paul's

8:00 a.m.     Holy Eucharist

                    in the chapel

9:00 a.m.     Christian Education Hour

                   for children and adults

                   (nursery care available in the sanctuary)

10:00 a.m.    Holy Eucharist

                   in the sanctuary with choir    

                   (nursery care available in the parish hall)

11:15 a.m.    Coffee Hour

                    join us for coffee and conversation

 

Contact Us!

The parish office is open

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays

9:30 am -- 3:30 pm

Phone:  617-566-4953

Email:    Lucy Sewall , Parish Secretary

The Rev. Jeffrey Mello, Rector

Brookline Emergency Food Pantry

Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00 am -- 2:00 pm Saturdays 2:00 pm -- 4:00 pm


Please see Coming Events, the Events Calendar, and Latest News for more information.

 
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Newsletter for February 7, Fifth Sunday after Epiphany

THE CALENDAR

February 7, 2010

Serving Us Today

Celebrant & Preacher                          The Rev. Jeffrey W. Mello

Organist and Choirmaster                   Andrew Clarkson

Acolyte                                                  Sarah Wing

Lectors                                                   Art Wing and Madeleine Taylor

Prayers of the People                          Stephen Estes-Smargiassi

Chalice(s)                                              Andrea Brue and Jean Moses

Healing Prayer                                      Betsy Munzer

Ushers                                                   The Kelley Family

Coffee Hour                                          Volunteers from the Food Pantry

Altar Guild                                             Mary Beth Elder and Lydia Snover

Hymns and Readings:

Hymn 362, Holy, Holy, Holy; I. the Lord of sea and sky from Wonder Love and Praise; 537 Christ for the world we sing.

First Reading Isaiah 6:1-8, Second Reading 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Gospel Luke 5:1-11.

Adult Education for Epiphany: Mission & Ministry at St. Paul's

This Sunday we will hear from people involved with the Food Pantry.  They will share their experiences and discuss what the future holds.  Please join us at 9:00a.m. in the Lichtenberger Room for these discussions.  All are welcome.  Newcomers are particularly encouraged to attend.  These sessions are wonderful opportunities to hear more about life at St. Paul's.  Coffee is provided.

 

Parish Census 2010

We are currently preparing a new Parish Directory. To ensure our information is accurate and as complete as possible, please fill out a blue Household Census Form found in the back of the church or in the office.  They can be returned in the collection plate, by mail, or directly to the Parish Office.

 

WANTED:  Toilet Paper Rolls!

Please bring your empty toilet paper rolls and deposit them in the box marked "Toilet Paper Rolls" in the vestibule.

The Church School also needs a 9' x 12' rug for one of our Classrooms.

Worship Leadership and Training

The colorful insert this week asks you to indicate what part of the worship service you might be interested in participating in.  Please fill it out and return it to Jeff or to the office.  Additionally there will be training on February 21 after the service for Acolytes and Ushers.

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper and Burning of the Palms

February 16 at 6:00 p.m. 

Join us on Tuesday, February 16 at 6pm for our Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper.  If you're not heading to the Big Easy for Mardi Gras, come feast on pancakes, don mardi gras apparel and enjoy fellowship and revelry before Lent begins!  Ever wonder where the ashes for Ash Wednesday come from?  We'll gather  together and burn our palms from Palm Sunday last year.  These burned palms, mixed with spiced oil, become the ashes for our Ash Wednesday service (see announcement about Ash Wednesday for more details.) The Pancake Supper is $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12, or $10 per family.  All proceeds will benefit the Honduras Mission Trip.

 

Lent Starts February 17 with Ash Wednesday

There will be an Ash Wednesday Liturgy at 7:30 p.m. with Imposition of Ashes and Holy Eucharist.  Please join us as we start this reflective season together.

 

Steering Committee for Children and Youth

We are forming a group to discuss our ministry to and with children and youth at St. Paul’s.  Our first meeting will be Sunday, February 28 at 11:30 in Jeff’s office.  If you are interested in participating in the group, please contact Jeff ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 617-566-4953).

 

Talk About St. Paul's @ YourBrookline.org

YourBrookline.org is a social networking site that's a great place to learn what's going on and connect with your neighbors in Brookline -- and a great place to talk up St. Paul's.

YourBrookline.org is a free program of the Brookline Community Foundation and there is already a "group" established for St. Paul's.  Add events to the community calendar, write a post about your experiences with MOP, the Food Pantry, music, church school, or other things you find of value at St. Paul's.  This web platform could also be a great tool for other nonprofit organizations you're involved with -- check it out at YourBrookline.org.  Many thanks to Molly Lanzarotta for setting up St. Paul's presence at the site!

 

 
Rector's Address from Annual Meeting on January 24, 2010
Today we gather to celebrate.  We celebrate not only the accomplishments and highlights of our year together, but we also celebrate the start of something new.  It is these “new beginnings” that have caught my attention as I’ve prepared for our time together today, and so I’d like to begin my address with the prayer said at the founding of a Church.

 

O Lord God of Israel, the heavens cannot contain you, yet you are pleased to dwell in the midst of your people, and have moved us to set apart a space on which to build a house of prayer:  Accept and bless the work which we have now begun, that it may be brought to completion, to the honor and glory of your holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.  Amen. (BOS pg. 219)

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Letter from Dr. Barbra McCune regarding Mission in Honduras
Dear Friends,

I noticed on the St Paul`s website that Sunday, January 31, St Paul`s will be celebrating the various missions outside the parish in which you are engaged.  I thought this would be a good time for me to express my thanks to the St Paul`s community for their years of faithful and generous support of my medical ministry in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
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Annual Meeting 1/24/2010 and Annual Report for 2009

The Annual Meeting of St. Paul's Church took place on Sunday, January 24 immediately following the 10:00 Service.  Everyone was welcomed and invited to attend.  The Meeting included a luncheon, Rector's Report, Blessing of the refurbished Parish House and conversation about the exciting future of St. Paul's.  A wonder time was had by all! 

The Annual Report (in Word and PDF) written by committee chairs and the Rector's Annual Report for activities in 2009 are attached.  Materials handed out at the meeting include the courtesy resolutions for contributions of time and talent in 2009 as well the Budget for 2010, approved by the Vestry, and the end of year value of our financial accounts (also attached).