Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Waco, Texas Permit No. 212 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 601 Columbus Avenue (mailing address) Waco, Texas 76701 254-753-4501 / fax 254-752-5511 Website: stpaulswaco.org Sunday Worship Schedule 8:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist Rite I 9:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist Rite II 10:10 A.M. Chrisan Formaon For All Ages (Sunday School) 11:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist Rite I For all ministry submissions (25-50 words max.), contact Joanna in the church office, 753-4501, joanna@stpaulswaco. org. Please email Joanna if you would like to receive the Tidings e-newsleer (PDF). Next Deadline: Noon, Monday, November 10, 2014 (covers November 30– December 13, 2014) THANKSGIVING DINNER SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23 A St. Paul’s tradion of compassion and community outreach since 1992, the annual Thanksgiving dinner for our CUB neighbors and the local homeless populaon will take place on November 23rd, the Sunday before Thanksgiving. This feast of love for our neighbors and thanksgiving for the bounty of our lives will be held in the Parish Hall following the 11:00 a.m. service. If you are a longme team member or a first mer, your company is desired and your labors are needed! The success of this event has always depended upon our dozens of parishioner volunteers who have purchased the corn, green beans, yams, cranberry sauce, pies, and dozens of rolls needed for the dinner. Equally important to host this event are monetary contribuons to assist in the purchase of the turkey, dressing, and other supplies required to prepare a meal of this magnitude for nearly 400 people. Adults and youth as young as elementary school age volunteer their me to prepare and serve food and to set up or take down tables in the Parish Hall. Equally important, once our guests are served we have the opportunity to dine with our fellow children of God. What a wonderful chance this is for all of us to put a meaningful face upon our theme ST. PAUL’S SERVES! We are grateful for the many St. Paul’s volunteers without whom our church simply could not make this happen. If you have parcipated in this event, won’t you join us again this year? The welcome mat is out to all! You’ll get to meet many people and enjoy the spirited fellowship as we demonstrate our commitment to God’s commandment: THOU SHALT LOVE THY NEIGHBOR AS THYSELF. Please sign up in the narthex on any of the Sundays in November leading up to the dinner— November 2, 9, and 16. We look forward to working with you. Cindy and Jim SoRelle and the Thanksgiving Dinner Team ST. PAUL’S-MISSION WACO/CHURCH UNDER THE BRIDGE Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church WACO, TEXAS TIDINGS November 16, 2014 KEEPING THE HOLIDAYS HOLY More and more our commercial culture imposes its ming into our holidays. This is evident in the month before Christmas when we are surrounded by symbols that have nothing to do with the birth of Christ. It is important for those of us in Chrisan households to reclaim the holiday. In fact, the word “holiday” comes from the pracce of keeping “Holy Days.” Advent, the four weeks we prepare for the celebraon of Christmas, begins on Sunday, November 30th. It is a me of waing, and like any beginning, it holds expectaon and promise. A good way to begin the season of Advent Happy Thanksgiving is to come to the Advent Workshop on Sunday, November 30th at 10:10 in the Parish Hall. There will be different acvies for you to make Advent items to bring home to use in your own personal me of expectaon and preparaon. If you would like to help with this annual event, please contact Lisa St.Romain, Director of Children and Family Ministries.
Sunday Worship Schedule 8:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist Rite I 9:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist Rite II10:10 A.M. Christian Formation For All Ages (Sunday School)11:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist Rite I
For all ministry submissions (25-50 words max.), contact Joanna in the church office, 753-4501, [email protected]. Please email Joanna if you would like to receive the Tidings e-newsletter (PDF). Next Deadline: Noon, Monday, November 10, 2014(covers November 30– December 13, 2014)
THANKSGIVING DINNERSUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23
A St. Paul’s tradition of compassion and community outreach since 1992, the annual Thanksgiving dinner for our CUB neighbors and the local homeless population will take place on November 23rd, the Sunday before Thanksgiving. This feast of love for our neighbors and thanksgiving for the bounty of our lives will be held in the Parish Hall following the 11:00 a.m. service. If you are a longtime team member or a first timer, your company is desired and your labors are needed!
The success of this event has always depended upon our dozens of parishioner volunteers who have purchased the corn, green beans, yams, cranberry sauce, pies, and dozens of rolls needed for the dinner. Equally important to host this event are monetary contributions to assist in the purchase of the turkey, dressing, and other supplies required to prepare a meal of this magnitude for nearly 400 people. Adults and youth as young as elementary school age volunteer their time to prepare and serve food and to set up or take down tables in the Parish
Hall. Equally important, once our guests are served we have the opportunity to dine with our fellow children of God. What a wonderful chance this is for all of us to put a meaningful face upon our theme ST. PAUL’S SERVES!
We are grateful for the many St. Paul’s volunteers without whom our church simply could not make this happen. If you have participated in this event, won’t you join us again this year? The welcome mat is out to all! You’ll get to meet many people and enjoy the spirited fellowship as we demonstrate our commitment to God’s commandment: THOU SHALT LOVE THY NEIGHBOR AS THYSELF. Please sign up in the narthex on any of the Sundays in November leading up to the dinner—November 2, 9, and 16. We look forward to working with you.
Cindy and Jim SoRelleand the Thanksgiving Dinner Team
ST. PAUL’S-MISSION WACO/CHURCH UNDER THE BRIDGE
Saint Paul’s Episcopal ChurchWaco, Texas
TidingsNovember 16, 2014
KEEPING THE HOLIDAYS HOLYMore and more our commercial culture imposes its timing into our holidays. This is evident in the month before Christmas when we are surrounded by symbols that have nothing to do with the birth of Christ. It is important for those of us in Christian households to reclaim the holiday. In fact, the word “holiday” comes from the practice of keeping “Holy Days.” Advent, the four weeks we prepare for the celebration of Christmas, begins on Sunday, November 30th. It is a time of waiting, and like any beginning, it holds expectation and promise.A good way to begin the season of Advent
Happy
Thanksgiving
is to come to the Advent Workshop on Sunday, November 30th at 10:10 in the Parish Hall. There will be different activities for you to make Advent items to bring home to use in your own personal time of expectation and preparation. If you would like to help with this annual event, please contactLisa St.Romain, Director of Children and Family Ministries.
Church Calendar November 16 – November 29, 2014WEEK OF NOVEMBER 16, 2014
Sunday, November 16, 23rd Sunday after Pentecost (RCL) Judges 4:1-7 Psalm 1231 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Matthew 25:14-30
Altar Flowers The flowers on the altar are given to the glory of God and in memory of Lucy and Julius H. Taylor, Jr., and Neil and Frank A. Blankenbeckler, and in thanksgiving for our grandchildren, Robert Rhett Whitworth and Wesley Carlisle Whitworth, by Brooke and Heywood Taylor.
Altar GuildRetha Tucker, Gail Attas, Carl Ballew, Anne Barrett, Cyndie Burgess, Susan Dossett, JoAn Felton, Betty Khoury, Nancy McGovern, Donna Miller, Pati Milligan, Grace Murphey, Toni Riley, Ginger Strickland, Mary Wentworth, Rene Yawn 8:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist Rite I 8:15 A.M. 9:00 Choir Rehearsal (Choir Room) 9:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist Rite II & Children’s Chapel 9:30 A.M. Chancel Choir Rehearsal 10:10 A.M. Christian Formation (Great Hall) 11:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist Rite I & Children’s Chapel 12:30 P.M. Singles Lunch (Outback) 3:00 P.M. St. Catherine’s Guild (McAlister’s, Waco Drive) 4:30 P.M. Jr EYC 7 and 8th Grade (Youth Center) 5:30 P.M. EYC Joint Dinner (Youth Center) 6:00 P.M. Sr. High EYC (Youth Center) 6:00 P.M. ESC (Canterbury House)
Monday, November 17, 2014 9:00 A.M. Meals & Wheels volunteers 5:30 A.M. Formation Pillar Community (Library)
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 11:45 A.M. Benedictine Group (Great Hall) 5:15 P.M. St. Paul’s Vestry 6:00 P.M. ESC (Other side of Waco Tour)
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 10:30 A.M. Day School Thanksgiving Service 6:00 P.M. ESC (Canterbury House)Wednesday, November 26, 2014 5:30 P.M. Wednesday Worship Holy Eucharist Office and School Closed - Thanksgiving Holidays
Thursday, November 27, 2014 Thanksgiving Day - Office Closed
From The Stewardship Chair:Dear St. Paul’s Church Family,I cannot think of anything more appropriate to say other than THANK YOU…..but in multiple ways. Thank you for listening. Thank you for understanding. Thank you for caring. Thank you for helping. These thank yous are for those who have sent in their pledge cards already! For those of you who are waiting, don’t wait too long, we need your help also. The public part of the campaign is complete and we have a number of pledges yet to collect. So if you have not pledged yet, please say a prayer about what to give, look into your heart, then complete your pledge card and send it to the Church. The work of St. Paul’s Church is Yours and JESUS’ and we need your help. If you have misplaced your pledge card you can find extras in the Narthex or call the Church office for another one. I am waiting to say THANK YOU to you, too!Roland Goertz, MD2014 Chair, Stewardship Campaigni
St. Paul’s Fall Adult Christian Formation Advent Schedule!
After the parish-wide Advent Workshop on November 30th,the Adult Christian Formation class continues its year-long exploration of the influences on our Christian identity. Join us in the Parish Hall at 10:10 each Sunday to hear:
December 7th – I am What I FearDr. Scott Bader-Saye, Academic Dean and the Helen and Everett H. Jones Professor of Christian Ethics and Moral Theology at the Seminary of the Southwest.
December 14th – I am My HopesThe Rev. Dr. Chuck Treadwell, Rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
December 21st – I am What I ExpectDr. Grant Teaff, Former Baylor University head football coach.
Classes will resume on Sunday, January 11, 2015!
DECEMBER TIDINGS PUBLICATION!There will only be 1 Tidings publication in
December. The deadline is December 8, 2014(covers 12/28/14-1/24/15)
2014STEWARDSHIP
BANQUET
More information concerning the generous giftof a bar-b-que Pit from Walter Brandt will follow
in a later Narthex story.
The sympathy of the congregation is extended to Patrick and Jan Murphy, in the loss of his sister, Kathleen Ann (Katie) Murphy Layman
and to Retha Tucker in the loss of her sister, Debbie Oxley
and to Ellen Thompson in the loss of her sister in-law, Carol Jones.
The Day School has a few more discount cards to sell. The prodeeds from this sale are for technology upgrades that are greatly needed. The cards are only $20 each. Contact the school office 753-0246 or Debbie Bennett ([email protected]) to purchase yours today! There are great discounts from places such as the Longhorn Steakhouse, Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, Olive Branch Cafe, Congress Clothing, Wingstop, Taqueria El Mexicano and more!Mark your calendars to attend the annual Grandparents and Special Friends Day Thanksgiving celebration at the school. If you work away from home and can take an early lunch or are retired, join us for worship at 10:30 Tuesday November 25th. Your heart will be warmed as the Spirit moves through the children in worship!
