The Office of Morning Prayer is said each Sunday from 8:00-8:30am in the Chapel. All are welcome.
This week Deacon Barbara will lead us in Morning Prayer at 10:00am. Come enjoy this ancient Office of the church.
Thank you to the Ministers in Liturgy for hosting Coffee Hour this week; next week, the Outreach Commission.
NEW! View The Year in Photos
(thanks to Angie Paulson for compiling and creating the video!)
Hands to Service
Groveland and Joyce Uptown Food Shelves joyfully receive Saint Paul’s weekly donations. Our theme for June will be BBQ/picnic accompaniments (chips, baked beans, brownie mix, etc). Please bring items to church as part of your weekly offering, and place in baskets in the Narthex.
Food Shelf Challenge – bring SIX items during the sixth month!
Saint Paul’s and The Bridge for Youth are working together this summer to manage a small garden in their backyard. So far, we have done a major clean-up and planted some veggies. We are working with a youth coordinator to plan the summer, including additional plantings and a sculpture contest. If you’d like to join us, please contact Prisca Cushman
Upcoming Events
23 JUNE: March in the 2019 PRIDE Parade with the ECMN contingent! A bus will leave Saint Mark’s parking lot at 9:30am lo to take marchers to the lineup (reservation required). More information and ride reservations can be found on Saint Mark’s website.
23 JUNE: The Reverend Susan Daughtry, our Missioner for Formation, joins us as guest preacher at the 10:00am liturgy.
7 JULY: Saint Paul’s Summer Book Club meets for brunch after the liturgy to discuss their first selection of the season: Inspired, by Rachel Held Evans. Want to join in? Contact Father Marcus to put your name on the roster, then pick up the book and dive in!
General Announcements
Father Marcus will be out of the office from 10-30 June for continuing education and vacation. Please direct pastoral care needs to Deacon Barbara or [email protected].
Saint Paul’s Parish Directories have been printed and are now available. Please pick up your labeled copy on the table in the Narthex (this will help us save on postage – thank you in advance)
Have you taken a Faith Formation class at Saint Paul’s? Never taken one, but have ideas or needs? Please take a moment to fill out this anonymous survey and help us create interesting, helpful, and innovative class offerings. Paper copies of the survey can be found in the Parish House.
Consider a donation of flowers to enhance the beauty of the liturgy this summer. You may select a specific date from 16 June through 30 October, and your memorial will be printed in the announcements. Suggested donation for two vases of flowers is $45. Please speak with Kathy Kullberg of your request, then write a check to Saint Paul’s, noting Altar Guild flowers and the date.
Two of our tenants have outgrown their rental spaces in the Beim House, and will be moving elsewhere at the end of June. If you know of any non-profit organizations in need of space, please contact Junior Warden Beth Carlson.
Saint Paul’s Author Forum: Are you or someone you know a creator of written word? Read here about the formation of an Author Forum.
The Episcopal House of Prayer in the City invites all to join for their weekly Contemplative Prayer Practice each Monday at 6:30pm in the Auxiliary Classroom. If you are new and would like an orientation, feel free to come at 6:00pm.
Prayer Calendar
In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for the united Church of North India.
In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, we pray for Episcopal Creative Arts Daycamp, Episcopal Kids Camp, Episcopal Youth Quest Camp, Episcopal Youth Music Camp, Summer in the City, Episcopal Family Camp, and all who are engaged in camping programs and embarking on mission projects during the summer in the Episcopal Church in Minnesota. We also pray for the parishes of Saints Alban (Edina) and John the Baptist (Minneapolis).
Our Parish Prayer List can be found here.
If you wish to be visited by a member of our Pastoral Care Team (including our rector or deacon), request prayers for yourself or someone else on the Parish Prayer List, or simply make someone aware of an acute or ongoing need, please e-mail [email protected].
This list is maintained to assist you in praying for the parish and the larger community throughout the week. To add your friend or loved one to this list, e-mail Deacon Barbara with your request and any additional details: [email protected]. Your request will be shared with our pastoral care team, as well as Saint Paul’s clergy.
From the Organ Bench
Choir Diary for 10:00am Eucharist
TBA
Serving This Sunday
Liz & Steve Clarke
greeters
Helen Lockhart
Angie Paulson
ushers
Tom Lockhart
crucifer
The Reverend
Barbara del Caro Scaia
deacon
Jill Westendorp
Prisca Cushman
lectors
Jacob Manier
choirmaster–organist
Jim Smith
master of ceremony
Team IV
altar guild
Meredith Johnson
Tom Lockhart
vestry tellers
Ministers in Liturgy
coffee hour hosts
Food Shelves
Have you taken the Saint Paul’s Food Shelf Challenge?
It’s the SIXTH month of the year, so the challenge is to bring SIX items in JUNE.
Only six items spread across the whole month of JUNE?? That’s just one each week – you can do it!
Pastoral Care
If you have need to be visited by a member of our Pastoral Care Team (including our rector or deacon), want to request prayer for yourself, place someone’s name on the parish prayer list, or simply want to make someone aware of an acute or ongoing need, please click the button below.
Father Marcus’s office hours at Saint Paul’s are on Mondays and Wednesdays, 9am-5pm. To make an appointment, please contact him directly.
Recurring Events
Mon 6:30p
Contemplative Prayer
1st Wed 1-3p
Saint Lydia’s Circle
3rd Mon 7-9pm
Vestry meeting
Father Marcus’s office hours at Saint Paul’s are on Mondays and Wednesdays, 9am-5pm. To make an appointment, please contact him directly
SAINT PAUL’SLEADERSHIP
The Reverend
Marcus G. Halley
rector
The Reverend
Barbara del Caro Scaia
deacon
Jacob Manier
choirmaster-organist
SAINT PAUL’SLEADERSHIP
Jacob Reeves
finance
Kelly Belanger
sexton
Meredith Johnson
vestry senior warden
Beth Carlson
vestry junior warden
Coffee Hour Corner
Food Shelf
From the Pulpit
Catch up on our most recent sermons
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s Pentecost sermon
IN THE NAME OF THE GREAT ONE…WHO CREATED THE SUN AND THE MOON AND THE EARTH AND THE STARS…AMEN [May 31, 2020] The following is the text of Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s Pentecost sermon from the Washington National Cathedral service that was live-streamed on...
We All need a Lazarus Story
IN THE NAME OF THE GREAT ONE…WHO CREATED THE SUN AND THE MOON AND THE EARTH AND THE STARS…AMEN I firmly believe that this deep story of Lazarus is a gift to us today. Wouldn’t we all right now want an experience to ‘just take all of this Coronavirus away’?...
Jesus said to her,
"I am the resurrection and the life."