ST PAUL’S CHURCH IN ENGLEWOOD S UNDAY M ESSENGER About the Liturgy and Scripture of the Day I will enter your house with burnt-offerings and will pay you my vows, which I promised with my lips and spoke with my mouth when I was in trouble. Psalm 66:12 WELCOME TO ST PAUL’S CHURCH We are glad you have connected with us. Don’t be afraid to tell us more about yourself by filling out an e-Welcome Card at: http:// bit.ly/spcewelcome. Learn how you can participate in our efforts to make northeast Bergen County a place where God’s grace is freely known and shared by all, particularly during this time of uncertainty and anxiety. T HE S IXTH S UNDAY OF E ASTER : R OGATION S UNDAY M AY 17, 2020 As we continue the Great Fifty Days of celebrating our redemption through the death and resurrection of Jesus, today’s Gospel reading describes how deeply and intimately we are united with his life. Our lives are totally tied to him as the life of a branch is tied to the life of the vine. In Baptism and the Eucharist we draw our new and eternal life from Jesus, the hope and declaration of God's Grace for our days. This Sunday's reading from the Acts of the Apostles finds Paul preaching not to Jews and Greek converts to Judaism—as he usually did—but to the Greek philosophers in Athens. He proclaims that their unknown god is the God of the entire universe and the creator of all things. This God has been made known in the dying and rising of Jesus. The passage also relates to a secondary theme for this Sunday of the year, when Christians have customarily prayed for the fertility of the land and its harvest. We are called to live in HOPE. Hear the reflections of the Franciscan Friar and speaker, Richard Rohr, OFM, "It is all too easy to understate and miss that hope is not intended to be an extraordinary infusion, but an abiding state of being. We lose sight of the invitation—and in fact, our responsibility, as stewards of creation —to develop a conscious and permanent connection to this wellspring. We miss the call to become a vessel, to become a chalice into which this divine energy can pour; a lamp through which it can shine. . . We ourselves are not the source of that hope; we do not manufacture it. But the source dwells deeply within us and flows to us with an unstinting abundance, so much so that in fact it might be more accurate to say we dwell within it. . . The good news is that this deeper current does exist and you actually can find it. . . For me the journey to the source of hope is ultimately a theological journey: up and over the mountain to the sources of hope in the headwaters of the Christian Mystery. This journey to the wellsprings of hope is not something that will change your life in the short range, in the externals. Rather, it is something that will change your innermost way of seeing. From there, inevitably, the externals will rearrange. . . The journey to the wellsprings of hope is really a journey toward the center, toward the innermost ground of our being where we meet and are met by God."
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S T P A U L ’ S C H U R C H I N E N G L E W O O D
SUNDAY MESSENGER
About the Liturgy and Scripture of the Day
I will enter your house with burnt-offerings and will pay you my vows,
which I promised with my lipsand spoke with my mouth when I was in trouble. Psalm 66:12
WELCOME TO ST PAUL’S CHURCH We are glad you have connected with us.
Don’t be afraid to tell us more about yourself by filling out an e-Welcome Card at: http://
bit.ly/spcewelcome. Learn how you can participate in our efforts to make northeast Bergen County a place where God’s grace is freely known and shared by all,
particularly during this time of uncertainty and anxiety.
THE SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER: ROGATION SUNDAY MAY 17, 2020
As we continue the Great Fifty Days of celebrating our redemption through the death and resurrection of Jesus, today’s Gospel reading describes how deeply and intimately we are united with his life. Our lives are totally tied to him as the life of a branch is tied to the life of the vine. In Baptism and the Eucharist we draw our new and eternal life from Jesus, the hope and declaration of God's Grace for our days. This Sunday's reading from the Acts of the Apostles finds Paul preaching not to Jews and Greek converts to Judaism—as he usually did—but to the Greek philosophers in Athens. He proclaims that their unknown god is the God of the entire universe and the creator of all things. This God has been made known in the dying and rising of Jesus. The passage also relates to a secondary theme for this Sunday of the year, when Christians have customarily prayed for the fertility of the land and its harvest. We are called to live in HOPE. Hear the reflections of the Franciscan Friar and speaker, Richard Rohr, OFM,
"It is all too easy to understate and miss that hope is not intended to be an extraordinary infusion, but an abiding state of being. We lose
sight of the invitation—and in fact, our responsibility, as stewards of creation—to develop a conscious and permanent connection to this wellspring. We miss the call to become a vessel, to become a chalice into which this divine energy can pour; a lamp through which it can shine. . . We ourselves are not the source of that hope; we do not manufacture it. But the source dwells deeply within us
and flows to us with an unstinting abundance, so much so that in fact it might be more accurate to say we dwell within it. . . The good news is that this deeper current does exist and you actually can find it. . . For me the journey to the source of hope is ultimately a theological journey: up and over the mountain to the sources of hope in the headwaters of the Christian Mystery. This journey to the wellsprings of hope is not something that will change your life in the short range, in the externals. Rather, it is something that will change your innermost way of seeing. From there, inevitably, the externals will rearrange. . . The journey to the wellsprings of hope is really a journey toward the center, toward the innermost ground of our being where we meet and are met by God."
Today’s Scriptures: Psalm 66:7-18; Acts 17:22-31; John 14:15-21
For those in need of immediate prayers: Joseph Cassese, Barbara Brown, Crystal Baxter, Patricia Banks, Helen Thompson, Ruby Campbell, Una Coughman, Gary Harrison, Bill & Thelma Baxter, Farida McDonald, Ronald Stackhouse, Andrew Thompson, Tony Cinelli, Ruth Mitchell, Palmyra Rivera, John Durden, Tom & Diane L, Nathaniel Nelson, George Gill, N’Kosi Mason, Luz Rodriguez.
For those in need of continuing prayer support: Nazera Wright, Cynthia McDonald, Trey Nelson, Sharon Wells, Rebecca Johnson, Johann Mullings, Byron Babb, Sylvia Osborne, Deborah Kelley Moore, Pearl Duncan, Debbierose Pernice, Barbara Brown, Nicholas Hodges, Dolores Laughlin, Tyrone Brown, Crystal Hunter, Shirley Cooper, Lee Harper, Lolita and Azim Mayadas, Joseph Johnson, Denise Ellison, Meta Barrow, Guido De Weerd, Katrien De Weerd, Mieke De Weerd, Billie C.,Willem C., Fr Jim Warnke, Bill Payne, Enso J. Rodriguez, Rev. Melissa Browning, Rhonda Rodgers, Ernest Tennon, Catherine Maglione, John Payne, Glenn Boisclair, Fr Ken Near, Luis Cruz, Rheni Pasricha.
For those serving in the military or in harm’s way: Austin Herbert, Nicholas C. Basile, Justin Sheldon and Nagelia Harrison Sheldon, Ken Lambert, Nadi Kassem, Justin Coca, Antonio Ramirez, Gregory Halstead, Kevin Reissner, Shane Markgraf, Amanda Matos, Chelsey McKelvy.
For those celebrating birthdays this week: Helen Yeisley, Jocelyn McKenzie, Chelsea Seoane, Megan Forste, Collin Wolfe, Barbara Boynton, Karen Dias, Edmund Iwuagwu, Jessica Jackson.
For those in the medical profession: Pamela Abner, Marian Acquah, Sam Acquah, Rey Alonso, Gloria Arthur, Annie Bigliani, Behanna Currie, Andrea Bills-Evering, Solange Griffith-Ruff, Gabrielle Huggins, Adaeze Ibeabuchi, Onuora Ibeabuchi, Joy Iwuagwu, Lydia Near Kasper, Nicole McAllister, Michele Michele, Karen Near, Chikara Okafor, Michelle Perez Dark, Dick Pierson, Charlotte Profit, Asia Robinson, Robin Taylor, Deborah Williams, Emanuel Yamusah.
Cycle of Prayer, Anglican Communion: Korea; in the Diocese of Newark: St. John’s, Montclair; St. Gabriel’s, Milton.
Our partners in faith: St. Michael Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahado Church, Church of the Good Shepherd, Fort Lee; Congregation Kol HaNeshama, Pentecost Int. Worship Center.
For those who have died, and those who mourn them: The Rev. David M. Gillespie; Bishop Mellick Belshaw, Richard Sanchez, Amory Sommaripa, Marylin Miller, Rabbi Fred Elias, Bishop Barbara Harris, Edith Holiday, Maxine Lewis, Timmy Edwards, Cheryl Wall, Amy Miller, Dom Annuzzi, Nancy Rodgers, Anita Samuels, Andrea Bennett, James Shepard, Leonard Springer, Peg Slaven, John Bullough, Beverly Rhinehart.
Join us for worship on Sundays and Weekdays: For the duration of St. Paul’s fast from public worship,10:30 am service and weekday daily worship (8 am and 8 pm) can be accessed remotely through any telephone (even a landline), your smartphone, your tablet device, or computer. The audio and full video feed will become available at 10:15 am ending at the conclusion of worship.
Video of the service will be available afterward as well on the Parish YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/
Option 1: Access a full video and audio via the internet on your tablet or computer through the St. Paul’s Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/stpaulsenglewood. This will allow you to access a livestream of worship service.
Option 2: You can download the free ZOOM.US app for your smart phone, tablet, or computer, accessing full video or just audio. After downloading and accessing the app, when prompted enter the Meeting ID: 744.362.3855; Password: 1865.
Option 3: Access the audio through any telephone (some charges may apply according to your service provider): Dial +1.929.436.2866. When prompted enter the Meeting ID: 744.362.3855; Password:1865
Option 4: Access a live stream on YouTube: http://bit.ly/stpaulsenglewood_yt_live
Option 5: Access a live stream on smartphone via Instagram app (@stpaulsenglewood) https://instagram.com/stpaulsenglewood?igshid=yb0b0wxo8bo
Book of Common Prayer: If you don’t have the Book of Common Prayer at home, you can access it online at bcponline.org or episcopalchurch.org/files/book_of_common_prayer.pdf.
AnnouncementsStewardship: Our Parish depends on your financial
and practical stewardship. While many gatherings may be postponed, or participation reduced by our choice of a common fast in this grace of space, the financial obligations of the Parish increase for intensive cleaning and providing additional access. Please give from the abundance God has already provided for you. You can always donate online 24/7 at: stpaulsenglewood.org/egiving.html, or mail a check, or drop your offering in the silver drop-box outside the Parish Administrator’s office.
Next Sunday’s Scriptures: Psalm 47; Acts 1:6-14; John 17:1-11
Virtual Coffee Hour: Join us immediately following 10:30 service for virtual coffee hour. Join coffee hour via Zoom: ZOOM.US Meeting ID: 968 1566 6366, Password: 1865.
Kids of the Kingdom Virtual Sunday School: All children are invited to join Sunday School via Zoom, each Sunday at 9:30 am. Sunday School will be led by 2 teachers for a 30-minute session. Access Sunday School via Zoom: ZOOM.US Meeting ID: 333.200.368, Password: 248303. For more information contact Kai Alston at: 201.923.4615 (text) [email protected].
Awake My Soul ( Kids’ Worship): Fr. Bill leads the weekly Awake My Soul (the Children's Mass) on Wednesdays at 3:30 pm via Zoom. Please join us at via Zoom: ZOOM.US Meeting ID: 631 967 407, Password: 129466.
Wednesday Night Virtual Bible Study: Join us for Bible Study Wednesdays at 7 pm via Zoom. We will take these weeks to explore the letter to the Hebrews, particularly poignant and helpful for these days. Study materials and log-in information can be found on our website at: welcome.stpaulsenglewood.org/hebrews.
Choir Online: Our choirs meet weekly for fellowship and more and everyone is welcome. Choir School meets on Monday and Wednesday afternoons at 4:30 as well as separate private lessons; the Adult Choir meets Thursday evenings at 7:30. If you'd like to join us via Zoom, contact Mark Trautman at: [email protected].
Virtual Story Time with St. Paul’s Kids: Kai is leading Story Time with St. Paul’s every night at 7:00. If you’d like to read a short children’s books to our kids or have books you’d like to lend to Kai, please contact her at [email protected]. Access story time via Zoom: ZOOM.US Meeting ID: 743 5285 8820, Password: 5ujiLZ.
Family Promise and World Central Kitchen: Members of St. Paul’s have volunteered to provide 400 meals per night to people from the Englewood community on Monday through Saturday. Meals will be provided next week, May 18-24, from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm. If you’d like to volunteer, please email Paul Shackford of Family Promise asap at: [email protected].
Thankful Thursday May 21: Join us in showing support for Englewood’s teachers, faculty, and staff this week, on May 21 for Thankful Thursday. We’ll post on our website and send an email with suggestions of supportive messages you can post on Thursday. This is part of an area-wide campaign to let Englewood’s educators know how much we appreciate them.
Prayers and Support Groups Hosted by Fr. Bill and Carrie Allport: Fr. Bill and his wife, Carrie, have graciously agreed to host two prayer and support groups on Zoom: for parents of school-aged children and parents of college students and young adults. Stay tuned to our website and Facebook for more information.
Zoom Call with Bishop Hughes for all Parishioners: All are invited to attend a Zoom call with Bishop Hughes on Tuesday, May 26 at 6:00 pm. The Bishop is eager to spend time in conversation with all members of the diocese, to reflect and consider what we, our churches, and our communities have learned and experienced as we have adjusted to the changes this time has demanded of us. Stay tuned for the Zoom invitation.
Zoom Call with Bishop Hughes for all College Students: Bishop Hughes invites all college students of the diocese who got sent home from college this year because it shut down mid-semester for an interactive Zoom conversation on Wednesday, May 27 at 4 pm. Access the call via Zoom: ZOOM.US Meeting ID: 831 4168 5238. Password: 786965.
Social Services Available: Counseling and traditional social work services are available for those in need of assistance. Please contact parishioner, Scott Banford, LCSW, for details at 201.320.2802 or [email protected].
Would you like the latest news and updates? Be sure to register for the Parish electronic news and updates by following the link at the bottom of the Parish website.
You may also sign up on-line by visiting our “eWelcome Card” at: bit.ly/spcewelcome.
We will hold two “mask-a-thons” this summer (one on a Saturday in July and one on a Saturday in August) where people will make their own masks and some for charity. Applicable social distancing rules will be observed.
We need one person to be the St. Paul’s coordinator (an Englewood resident who worships elsewhere is helping with this event, as well).
We also need six people to bring sewing machines to St. Paul’s and teach people to make their own reusable masks at each event.
We’ll have people register for time slots to minimize the number of people waiting to sew.
Please contact Kai at [email protected] or 201.923.4615 if you’d like to help, especially if you can bring a sewing machine or donate fabric.
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