This Sunday at Saint Paul's
The Office of Morning Prayer is said each Sunday from 8:00-8:30am in the Chapel. All are welcome.
The Reverend Susan Daughtry, our ECMN Missioner for Formation, joins us as guest preacher at the 10:00am liturgy.
Thank you to the Outreach Commission for hosting Coffee Hour this week; next week, the Evangelism 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
3 JULY: Saint Lydia’s Circle, a prayerful ministry of the older and wiser women of our parish, will meet this week (and all first Wednesdays) at 1:00pm in the Bishop Kellogg Room. You are invited to bring a bag lunch and join us.
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 return to Saint Paul’s this Sunday after his June pursuits of continuing education and vacation. Until then, please continue to direct pastoral care needs to Deacon Barbara or care@stpaulsmpls.org.
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 Pakistan.
n 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 Samuel Memorial Mission (Naytahwaush).
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 care@stpaulsmpls.org.
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: barbara@stpaulsmpls.org. 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
Nancy & Pringle Rodman
greeters
Paul Carlson
Curt Kullberg
ushers
Bryan Jones
crucifer
The Reverend
Susan Daughtry
guest preacher
The Reverend
Marcus G. Halley
presider
The Reverend
Barbara del Caro Scaia
deacon
Angie Paulson
Meredith Johnson
lectors
Pat Champ
Pat Trumbull
eucharistic ministers
Jacob Manier
choirmaster–organist
Kathy Kullberg
master of ceremony
Team III
altar guild
Beth Carlson
Lu Whitney
vestry tellers
Outreach Commission
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
The Rev. Susan Daughtry – What is Freedom
From June 30, 2019 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Lake of the Isles, Minneapolis It’s the Sunday before July 4, Independence Day. The reading we had from Paul’s letter to the Galatians is all about freedom. So I think we need to go there. But I have to be honest with...
Ashes and Oil
Ash Wednesday holds two truths: Our sin and God's grace. Listen to Father Marcus' sermon from March 6, 2019.
Father Marcus’ Podcast: Word Made Fresh
- Bonus - Sermon: Finding Christ in Fearful Times August 4, 2019For followers of Christ, we ultimately anchor ourselves in the reality of the Risen Christ and the promise of his coming Kingdom.
- Bonus - Sermon: Evangelism and Prayers that Walk July 28, 2019Evangelism is simply living a life shaped by and bearing witness to God's reconciling work in the world.
- Bonus - Sermon: River of Hope June 23, 2019A sermon on hope and how the people of God are always called to be people of "relentless hope."
