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Church Bulletin
Sunday, August 22nd
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Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
This Sunday, we're going to be having a Eucharistic Service, with Father Raja Zabaneh, live and in person, at St. Paul's, beginning at 10 am. Our altar server this week will be Jermaine Bridges, and the acolyte is Gabriel Gonzalez.
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Music for the Sunday Service
Today's guest pianist & vocalist is Shelli Long
- Processional Hymn: O God Our Help in Ages Past v.1,2,3 [H #680]
- Sequence Hymn: I Bind unto Myself Today v.1 then 5 [H #370]
- Offertory: All Things Bright and Beautiful [H #405]
- Communion Hymn: Let Us Break Bread Together On Our Knees [H #325]
- Recessional Hymn: Lord Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing v.1-3 [H #344]
Download this week's service booklet (Large Print) HERE
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Readings for the Sunday Service
- The Reading: 1 Kings 8:22-30, 41-43 (Gloria Zittrauer)
- The Response: Psalm 84 (Jermaine Bridges)
- The Epistle: Ephesians 6:10-20 (Donna Myers Perry)
- The Holy Gospel: John 6:56-69 (Fr. Raja Zabaneh)
Download this week's service booklet (Standard Print) HERE
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August Birthdays and Anniversaries
Blessings, Felicitations, and Many Happy Returns!
- AJ Kelly, Jr. Aug 4
- Joe Farrington Aug 6
- Charles & Edith Baity (Anniversary) Aug 14
- Porsche Pierson Aug 21
- William Rogers Aug 26
- Lily Attallah (Zabaneh) Aug 27
We might not have your birthday or anniversary: Reply to this email with your name, your birth date, your marriage date, and your confirmation date, and we'll update our records!
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General Announcements
It's Celebration Sunday time again, with Fried Chicken from Beach Road. Bring your veggies, and salads! Ice tea, coffee and lemonade are provided along with desserts. All are welcome, and bring a friend!
Choir: We are working on getting the choir folks back together. We will wear masks to the church and stay socially distant, since we are in a Covid spike. But we can plan ahead for the future. We will meet in the church on Thursday evenings if everyone can. I will give you our starting date ASAP. Here are names of people that I am aware of and hopefully will want to sing again.
John and Karen Kaine, Elaine Fast, Shirley Hall, Keith Satterwhite, Roxanne Farrington, Sue Carmichael, Mary Kay and Kenny White, Sue Carmichael, Jeannie and Tom. We will try to make it very enjoyable for all!
Jeannie and Tom will be out on August 22 and 29th to attend his Dad's 90th birthday party in Wisconsin. Shelli Long, who has substituted before, is a very well known musician throughout Florida. She has a wonderful voice, is a great pianist, and is the Music Director/Orchestra for the Limelight Theatre in Saint Augustine, FL.
Offering Statements will be in back of the church. Please pick up yours after the service, in order to conserve postage.
Father Raja will continue his Bible Study on The Book of Revelation, every Wednesday at 10 AM in Bocher Hall. All are welcome to attend, and please bring your favorite Bible, too.
The Altar Guild is looking for new volunteers to help out dressing out the altar. Respond to this email if you're interested.
We are also looking for at least 2 new Readers to join us at the lectern. We have changed to a six-week rotation, and are several readers short! Come join us in reading Scripture on Sunday Morning. Email Capability Required.
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Church Bulletin Submissions
Anyone wishing to contibute to the Church Bulletin, update information, make corrections, and so on, please note that the reply email for our Church Bulletins has changed: Please direct all replies to:
This separate mailbox will allow me (Richard) to keep track of announcements, updates, and changes in one place!
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In a real sense, we'll be starting over, especially with the parts of the service that we all participate in. Ushers, Readers, Cleaners, and so on. We need to start rebuilding the volunteer lists and schedules going forward, and this is a first call for helpers, for all of these volunteer activities, and others as well. So, please reply back to this email to offer your labor to reactivate St. Paul's.
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We are asking that families can sit together, but please otherwise lets keep social distancing going. Please consider sitting in alternating pews, to help with this. If you have a mask to wear, please bring it, although we have a small supply of masks for those that need them. Masks are not to protect you, they are to protect those around you. The collection plate will be set up in the back of the sanctuary, for those that make weekly donations or want to make a special offering.
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Prayer for the Election of Our Bishop
The Diocese of Florida Nominating Committee is asking for the prayers of everyone at St. Pauls:
Almighty God, giver of every good gift, we pray that you would look graciously upon the Diocese of Florida, and so guide the minds and hearts of the Nominating Committee as they prayerfully select candidates for the election of the next bishop of this diocese, that we may receive a faithful pastor who will care for your people and equip us for our ministries: Guide also the minds and hearts of the candidates who will come before the Nominating Committee, that this process will be a time of discernment and growth in their lives and ministries; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Media Ministry
We have completely replaced the sanctuary sound system, and we are striving to make it better every week. Please subscribe to the channel, and click the bell for notifications, in order to be notified when new videos are uploaded, or live-streams begin.
Be sure to tune in via YouTube (CLICK HERE)
if you are unable to attend.
We've launched a Facebook Page, in order to expand our presence on the internet. We will be including pictures, articles, stories, posts, links to videos, and links to our website. There's even a signup page to receive this email! So become a Facebook Fan, and spread the word. Like, Follow, Share! Let's Grow the Kingdom of God on Earth.
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Prayer List
We're re-starting an old church program with a new post-covid twist. Our prayer list will now be sent out via email!.
We will keep a name on the list for 4 or 5 weeks, unless a different length is required. Just let us know.
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New Artwork in the Sanctuary
Our Sister in Christ, and esteemed artist, Harriet Wilson, has graced us with a new piece of art in the Sanctuary. The piece, of a seagull at the beach, is a clever Florida twist on the dove of Pentecost. Stop by the lectern and take a moment to contemplate the image and meditate of the message of anticipation.
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Can A Week
We're still doing our Can-A-Week campaign to support the Arlington Food Bank. So many have been negatively affected by the economic upheaval from the response to the CoronaVirus pandemic. More than ever, those least able to cope with these changes need our help. Bring an extra can Sunday morning, or drop one by during the week, and we'll make sure it makes it to those who need it.
Note that in July, 88 pounds of food
was delivered to the Arlington Food Bank!
We've been told that Personal items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, toilet paper and laundry powder are most in need at this time. We will be expanding on this list of needed specialty items going forward.
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Supporting St. Pauls
The Mission of the Church remains unchanged: We are still feeding the hungry, healing the sick, and working for the Kingdom of God. We still need your financial support, as always. Follow THIS LINK to make "on-line" contributions to the ministry of St. Paul's. Contributions sent in by US Mail are always welcome, and you can still drop off your pledge offering in your envelope in the mail slot at the church.
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This newsletter will improve as we go forward. Thanks, and We'd like your input at bulletin@stpaulsjacksonville.org. Be sure to put "newsletter suggestions" in the heading!
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