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This Sunday at Saint Paul's

“Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?”
He said to him, “’You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’”   Matthew 22:36-37

Feast of the Holy Family

The Eucharist will be celebrated at 10:00AM, in person and via Zoom (login details above); you may view and download the bulletin here

Join us for Coffee Hour fellowship immediately following the liturgy in the Undercroft.

Prayer Calendar


In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for the Anglican Church of Melanesia.

In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, we pray for the Anglican Communion throughout the world, and for the Most Rev. and Rt. Hon. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury; for The Episcopal Church USA, and the Most Rev. Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop.
In the month of November, please pray for the Minnesota Commission on Indian Work (MCIW); and for the Hispanic, Hmong, Liberian, Karen, and numerous multi-cultural ministries and faith communities throughout the Episcopal Church in Minnesota. Pray for the 166th ECMN Convention to be held Nov. 9-11 in Eden Prairie.

Saint Paul’s Parish Prayer List can be found here.
If you wish to be contacted by a member of our Pastoral Care Team and/or priest, request prayers for yourself or someone else on the Parish Prayer List, or simply make someone aware of an acute or ongoing need, click the blue button below:

Common Book of Prayer & The Hymnal 1982

provided for your prayers and meditations, and song

SERVING THIS SUNDAY

SUNDAY 10:00AM 
Angie Paulson
Pat Trumbull
ushers

The Reverend
Ramona Scarpace
presider, preacher

Tom Lockhart
crucifer

Audie Munn
Meredith Johnson
lectors

Judy Johnson
vestry announcer

Jacob Manier
choirmaster-organist

liturgical team
altar guild

Laura Austrian
Laurie Larsen
hospitality

Caytie Anderson
 *NAME* 
vestry tellers

The Pastoral Care Team has a request for all: Take a few minutes every day to call someone to see how they are doing – to reach out and say a prayer with them and/or find out if they need anything. If there are those who need help, please let us know and we will figure out how to assist; if you are that person, please reach out to Reverend Ramona or Pat Trumbull. As Jesus said: Love one another.

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Upcoming Events

View all of our events on the calendar

 

02 NOV: Beloved Community Action continues its new series of public discussions this week at 7:00PM in the Undercroft. More at https://belovedcommunityaction.org 
“Is humanity doomed, or are we on the doorstep of transformative change?”

07 NOV: The November Vestry meeting will be held from 7:00-9:00PM in the Conference Room. All are welcome to attend the general proceedings. If you have an agenda item, please contact Rev. Ramona or one of the Wardens.

12 NOV: Join us in assembling Blessing Bags following Coffee Hour. All are welcome to participate and take filled bags to distribute!


Our Programming Guide for Fall 2023 has been fully deployed. Read an introductory letter from church leadership, then view or download the Guide and marvel at the bounty of opportunities this season!

Faith in Action

 *UPDATE*  Blessing Bags will be assembled as part of our fall FIA efforts. Read here for items needed to fill bags, then mark your calendars to help assemble on November 12. Monetary donations are also welcome to complete the shopping – mark with “Blessing Bags” in the memo.

October’s food shelf donations will again be directed to Saint Nicholas Food Shelf in Richfield. They have need of cooking oils (any type) and baby items,including clothing. Each week place your items in the bins outside the Undercroft. p.s. General donations are always welome! Email Laurie (or call 612-849-1348) to assist with delivery.

From Joyce Uptown Foodshelf:
“Monetary donations are the most helpful and can be made through the PayPal link here or sent to Joyce Uptown at 3041 Fremont Ave S, Minneapolis 55408. For every $1.00 donated we can purchase $2.20 of food from our foodbanks.”

Saint Paul’s Little Library is a very popular destination, and needs more recent adult fictionand children’s picture books. Your continued generosity helps make this neighborhood outreach possible!

The Ukraine Crisis Response Fund accepts donations to aid those displaced by the Russian invasion. Donate here.

And the king will answer them, “Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.”
Matthew 25:40

Subscribe to our Bridge of Song playlist, now on YouTube.  Is there a hymn or song you’re particularly longing to hear, your requests are welcome, and may be e-mailed to Jacob Manier. Click the thumbnail of the video you would like hear to play.

Food Shelves

Have you taken the Saint Paul’s Food Shelf Challenge?

The need for grocery assistance never wanes. Let’s fill the baskets each week!! Donate today!

Upcoming Events

Our Latest Newsletter

General Announcements

Thank you to all who participated in the Antiques Appraisal Fair at Saint Paul’s on October 14 AAF_thanks.pdf

What does it look like when ministries intersect at Saint Paul’s? Click here for a fun glimpse from the latest “Wings and a Prayer” dinner!

Our Sacred Journey: A labyrinth is a physical representation of a spiritual journey, inviting us to carry our open hearts to God (the center of the labyrinth) and guiding us back… continue reading

Ministers in Liturgy and Hospitality Hosts are in high demand in October and beyond! Please check your availability, then click here to sign up for a position or several; helpful customaries will be emailed. Contact Jacob with questions regarding the MIL, or Laurie Larsenregarding the easier-than-ever Hosting.

Adorn the retable with flowers to mark important occasions or people in your life. Reserve the date you wish to give flowers on the kiosk in the Undercroft with your name and your desired thanksgiving/memorial. Payment can be made via Realm or a check made out to Saint Paul’s Church, with “flowers” in the memo; suggested donation is $50.

If you know a parishioner who would benefit from receiving our weekly E-pistle newsletter via snail mail in printed form, please email Angie.

Do you have an announcement for Saint Paul’s parish-at-large? Submit your news to the E-pistle, or call Angie at 612-483-4187 by noon on Thursdays.

Church News

Southside Giving Tree 2023

For many years we at Saint Paul’s have come together to bring Christmas joy to neighbors who are unlikely to find much to celebrate in the season. Once again, we will be receiving a list of gift wishes from the residents at Southside Care Center in south...

Church News

Welcome Rev. Dr. Penelope Warren

Dear members and friends of Saint Paul’s, As we begin a new Church year with the season of Advent, we are pleased to announce The Rev. Dr. Penelope Warren will be formally joining Saint Paul's clergy ranks as Priest Associate beginning on Sunday, December 3. Priest...

ATTENDANCE

For those who love data, click the link to see our attendance from last week, as well as our 2023 total. You can play a part in growing these numbers: invite people to visit, then graciously greet and welcome newcomers each week!

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Pastoral Care

The Pastoral Care Team has a request for all: as we practice our social distancing, do not let that extend to social isolation. Take a few minutes every day to call someone to see how they are doing – to reach out and say a prayer with them and/or find out if they need anything. One of the things that is so important right now is to connect with our community. If there are those who need help, please let us know and we will figure out how to assist; if you are that person, please reach out to Deacon Janet or Pat Trumbull. As Jesus said: Love one another.

Saint Paul’s Leadership

(click a name to email)

Ramona Scarpace
Rector

Jacob Manier
choirmaster-organist

 

Gene Tierney
vestry senior warden

Caytie Anderson
vestry junior warden

Tom Lockhart
vestry treasurer

Pamela Hofstadter
bookkeeper

 

SAINT PAUL'S, IN SO MANY WORDS II<br />
created from parishioner responses, 29 January 2023

SAINT PAUL'S, IN SO MANY WORDS II

created from parishioner responses, 29 January 2023

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Jesus said to her,
      "I am the resurrection and the life."

John 11:25a

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