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THE CALENDAR
February 14, 2010
NOTE: There will be no Sunday School or Adult education this Sunday because of the Holiday Weekend.
Serving Us Today
Celebrant & Preacher The Rev. Richard Downes
Acolyte Kendall Gray
Lectors Dixon Bain and Mike Morde
Prayers of the People Laura Chasin
Chalice(s) Ken Carter and Masaki Norton
Healing Prayer Steve Morrissey
Ushers The Carters
Coffee Hour Siena Fried
Altar Guild Lydia Snover and Lisa Zarikian
Hymns and Readings:
Christ upon the mountain peak 129, O for a thousand tongues to sing 493, Go forth for God 347
First Reading: Exodus 34:29-35; Second Reading 2 Corinthinas 3:12-4:2, Holy Gospel Luke 9:28-36
Parish Life
Birthdays Lynn Pittsinger and Leslie Cheverie.
The altar flowers are given in memory of Prof. Parry Moon, Andrew and Lydia Martinson, Leon Horne, and Cho Soon Choi.
Lenten Booklet
We have put together a booklet, “Observing Lent at St. Paul’s.” It includes information about Lent, changes in our worship, and the calendar of events for Lent. Copies are available in the back of the church or online.
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.
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.
Adult Education
There will be no Sunday School or Adult education next Sunday 2/21. Instead, everyone is invited to gather in the Great Hall to make the cocoon/butterfly mobile. Beginning on 2/28 the Rev. Gordon Schultz will lead a discussion on Paul, the Apostle.
Friday House Church
For several years, the community of St. Paul’s has gathered in parishioners homes on Friday nights during Lent for a simple meal and fellowship. This year, we will meet on five Fridays in Lent: Feb. 26, March 5, 12, 19, 26, and we will discuss chapters from the book “The Last Week: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus's Final Days in Jerusalem” by Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan. All interested may attend any or every Friday, may read the book ahead or join in the discussion and fellowship without having read the book. All are welcome to participate as much or as little as schedules allow. Books are available from Jeff for $10. (If you are ordering online, the ISBN is 978-0-06-087260-1) Childcare will be provided. Please watch the weekly announcements for the location of each week's house church.
Thanks from the Devotion School
Twenty-two first grade students at Devotion School in Brookline set a goal to raise $100 by the 100th day of school that they would donate to help the earthquake victims of Haiti. The students collected returnable bottles and cans, emptied piggy banks, brought in tooth fairy money, went couch diving for change and raised more than twice their goal. Many thanks to the St. Paul's community for their support of my class's efforts to do good for others. Jillian Starr Coggeshall
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 (
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or 617-566-4953).
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.
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