The Office of Morning Prayer is said each Sunday from 8:00-8:30am in the Chapel. All are welcome.
Thank you to the Evangelism Commission for hosting Coffee Hour this week; next week, the Building & Grounds Commission.
Saint Paul’s Summer Book Club meets for brunch after the liturgy to discuss the first selection of the season: Inspired, by Rachel Held Evans. Look in General Announcements for July’s reading selection and how to join.
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 July will be non-perishable salad toppings. 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
14 JULY:Â Join us for a special Coffee Hour as we bid fond farewell to Ellen Dresselhuis. She has decided to move permanently to Arizona. Godspeed, Ellen, and don’t be a stranger!
21 JULY:We will celebrate the baptism of Zoe Walker, daughter of Lauren and Spencer, and welcome her into the household of faith. Guest preacher for the liturgy will be the Reverend Curtis A . Farr, rector of Saint Paul’s Episcopal in Fairfield, CT.Â
4 AUG: Saint Paul’s Summer Book Club meets for brunch after the first liturgy of each month to discuss a book selected and read in advance; July’s is The God Who Sees: Immigrants, the Bible, and the Journey to Belong by Karen Gonzales. Contact Father Marcus to put your name on the roster, then pick up the book and dive in!
General Announcements
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 Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea.
In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, we pray for all ecumenical ministries throughout Minnesota, especially for the Minnesota Council of Churches, and all those who work with social service agencies. We also pray for the parish of Grace (Wabasha).
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
Angie Paulson
Barb Smith
greeters
Helen & Tom Lockhart
ushers
Jim Smith
crucifer
The Reverend
Marcus G. Halley
presider
The Reverend
Barbara del Caro Scaia
deacon
Prisca Cushman
John McDaris
lectors
Pat Champ
Pat Trumbull
eucharistic ministers
Jacob Manier
choirmaster–organist
Steve Clarke
master of ceremony
Team I
altar guild
John Harrer
Tom Lockhart
vestry tellers
Evangelism Commission
coffee hour hosts
Food Shelves
Have you taken the Saint Paul’s Food Shelf Challenge?
It’s the SEVENTH month of the year, so the challenge is to bring SEVEN items in JULY.
Only seven items spread across the whole month of JULY?? Let’s fill the baskets each week!!
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
SAINT PAUL’S LEADERSHIP
The Reverend
Marcus G. Halley
rector
The Reverend
Barbara del Caro Scaia
deacon
Jacob Manier
choirmaster-organist
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."
