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The Twenty Second Sunday after Pentecost – October 16, 2016
Almighty and everlasting God, in Christ you have revealed your glory among the nations: Preserve the works of your mercy, that your Church throughout the world may persevere with steadfast faith in the confession of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. (Collect for Proper 24, BCP)
Readings for Sunday, October 16:
Genesis 32:22-31
Psalm 121
2 Timothy 3:14-4:5
Luke 18:1-8
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Sunday, October 9 - Who’s Who
Greeter – Holly Hall; Host – Dick and Jane Davis; Hebrew Scripture – Karen Smith; Christian Scripture – Dede Mackie; Psalm and Prayers – Bev Barton; Chalice – Leslie Black and Pam Hanson; Announcements – Holly Hall; Counters – Rich Kremer and Dave Davidson; Altar Guild – Barb Coulter, Barb Lather and Bev Blanchard; Acolytes – ???
The flowers on the altar this morning are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Duane by Geri Williams.
Scott’s Schedule
Monday, October 17 – Office Closed – Columbus Day
Tuesday, October 18 – Office Hours 9-12
Friday, October 21 – Sabbath Day
Saturday, October 22 – Commission on Ministry meeting Randolph
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Announcements
Sunday, October 16 – Quarterly Meeting of the Parish – Please join us on Sunday, October 16 at about 11:30 for our Quarterly meeting.
October 30 - Micah Celebration- 3:00-5:30 - Congratulations Barbara! Barbara Coulter is our MICAH HERO from St. Paul's Church. Barbara, and fifteen other heroes, will be honored at the United Valley Interfaith Project's Fifth Annual MICAH Awards Ceremony on Sunday, October 30, 2016. A photo and a bio of Barbara Coulter can be seen and read on the United Valley Interfaith Project Bulletin Board which is located in the hallway. This year the event is being held at the Claremont Senior Center in Claremont, NH. In the past few years we have filled the Listen Community Center in White River. Last year The Listen Community Center was at its maximum, so this year we will be at Claremont Senior Center, a larger facility with ample parking. The Claremont Senior Center is eight minutes from the Ascutney Exit off I-91 South. This event is an opportunity to support Barb and to meet others from all over the Upper Valley. Tickets are $25.00 ($30.00 at the door). They can be purchased from Holly Hall, a member of our vestry. If you would like to buy a ticket, need more information or have questions, please contact me. Holly
October 15 and 16 - Deep Change for Climate Justice: Coalescing a Transformational Movement – Our Children, Climate, Faith Symposium and VT Interfaith Power & Light are collaborating on our annual conference, Deep Change for Climate Justice: Coalescing a Transformational Movement, Oct. 15 - 16, White River Junction. Join with people from VT, NH, and beyond to connect and draw courage to do the work that's needed, and to engage others to take action on global climate change! Registration is open. Online registration and much more is at: www.dc4cj2016.org Registration fee goes up on Oct. 1 - register now! Contact: info@vtipl.org 802-434-3397
October 16 - Attention Singers and Friends Of Music- Fauré Requiem Open Sing
Fauré Requiem Open Sing—Sunday, October 16, at 3:00 pm
First Congregational Church Lebanon, New Hampshire
With Henry Danaher accompanying on piano, Hal Sheeler will conduct this sing-through of
Gabriel Fauré’s beloved Requiem (1890). All are welcome to sing—or just come listen!
Please let me know if you will be attending as singer or listener. If as singer, please let me know voice part. If you have multiple copies of the music that we can borrow for this reading session, please let me know. We will be using the Mack Evans edited edition published by H. T. FitzSimons Company.
OCTOBER 18 - Tools and Tips for Aging with Dignity: This is a short course developed by seniors for seniors. The course runs for four consecutive Tuesdays, beginning Tuesday, October 18 through Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Two classes are being offered each Tuesday. One is from 10:30 AM to noon. The second class is from 6:30-8:00 PM. The course is free and is being offered at the Upper Valley Senior Center and the Grafton County Senior Citizens Council. If interested, contact Jill Vahey at (603) 448-4213 or jvahey@gcscc.org
October 23 - St. Paul's Racial Justice group will meet after church. After a successful public book club series of 4 sessions last winter and this summer's private parish reading sessions this summer, we will catch up on involvement of those in Black Lives Matter, SURJ (Standing Up for Racial Justice), VT State Police on Committee exploring racial bias in traffic stops and other readings & activities people want to share. We also will discuss further activities and ideas for this group.
Opportunities to Engage in Racial Justice Conversation
DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RACE
Wednesday, October 26 - 12-2 p.m.
Mayer Room, Howe Library, 13 South St., Hanover, NH
A unique opportunity to meet and talk with Captain Ingrid Jonas, VT State Police Director of Fair and Impartial Policing and Community Affairs. Following is a link to the five year study that, in part, was the impetus for the creation of Captain Ingrid Jonas's position at the Vermont State Police.
http://vsp.vermont.gov/sites/vsp/files/documents/VSPPresentation05242016.pdf
FILM SCREENING: THE HOUSE WE LIVE IN
Thursday, October 27 - 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Friends Meeting, 43 Lebanon St., Hanover, NH (next to Hanover High School)
From the PBS Series Race: The Power of an Illusion, Episode III, "The
House We Live In,” focuses on how our institutions shape and create race,
giving different groups vastly unequal life chances. This final episode
reveals some of the ordinary social institutions that quietly channel
wealth and opportunity, so that white people benefit from a racist system
without intentionally being racist. There will be discussion following the
film. Light refreshments. Parking in back, on the street or at Hanover HS.
October 24 - Bible Study – Our next gathering is Monday, October 24, at 7 PM in the Parish House. Our discussions last about an hour. Each session is stand-alone so come when you can. All are welcome! Here are the readings we will be discussing: Isaiah 1:10-18, 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12, and Luke 19:1-10. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month.
November 1 – Feast of All Saints’ – Holy Eucharist at 6:00 PM. Spoken worship with scripture, reflection and communion. All are Welcome!
November 15 - Caring Ministry Meeting - will meet November 15th at 7pm in Parish House. Please put the date in your calendars. Your input is important. We look forward to seeing all members of Healing, Prayer and Pastoral Comfort.
November 17 - Knit and Purl Fellowship - will meet next 10/17, 6:30. We are doing any kind of hand craft and also making creations to sell for upcoming Holiday Bazaar, November 12th. Please come join us and share your ideas.
November 21 - Listen Community Dinner - Our last Listen Dinner will be November 21st, organized and planned by Holly and Judi Shank. Our menu will be Beef Stew, (carrots, potato, beef) with Gingerbread and whip cream for dessert. We plan on serving one hundred people plus seconds and take home meals. We need your help to provide a meal for our neighbors. We need people to provide the food and we will need six volunteers to help in the kitchen. A signup sheet will be posted last week of October. Thank you for your help.
We Need Your Help - Coffee hour Hosts - If you would like to host coffee hour in the future please sign-up on the sheet on the bulletin board to the left as you leave the parish hall heading toward the church. This is a great opportunity to exercise your ministry of baking without having to eat all you bake. For more information, please speak to Doug Jenisch.
October 15 and 16 - Deep Change for Climate Justice: Coalescing a Transformational Movement – Our Children, Climate, Faith Symposium and VT Interfaith Power & Light are collaborating on our annual conference, Deep Change for Climate Justice: Coalescing a Transformational Movement, Oct. 15 - 16, White River Junction. Join with people from VT, NH, and beyond to connect and draw courage to do the work that's needed, and to engage others to take action on global climate change! Registration is open. Online registration and much more is at: www.dc4cj2016.org Registration fee goes up on Oct. 1 - register now! Contact: info@vtipl.org 802-434-3397
October 16 - Attention Singers and Friends Of Music- Fauré Requiem Open Sing
Fauré Requiem Open Sing—Sunday, October 16, at 3:00 pm
First Congregational Church Lebanon, New Hampshire
With Henry Danaher accompanying on piano, Hal Sheeler will conduct this sing-through of
Gabriel Fauré’s beloved Requiem (1890). All are welcome to sing—or just come listen!
Please let me know if you will be attending as singer or listener. If as singer, please let me know voice part. If you have multiple copies of the music that we can borrow for this reading session, please let me know. We will be using the Mack Evans edited edition published by H. T. FitzSimons Company.
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Weston Priory Services - Anyone is welcome to services at Weston Priory. Please check Weston Priory Webpage for service schedules and retreat schedule.
Music at Dartmouth
Dartmouth College Gospel Choir: “Dartmouth Sings!”
Saturday, October 29, 8 pm
Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hanover NH
Tickets $15, $10 for 18 and under
Info: hop.dartmouth.edu, 603-646-2422
Join the Gospel Choir and friends from Dartmouth’s diverse, thriving, vocal community for a celebration of the power of song. This Homecoming Weekend concert will include music from the great pop group Earth, Wind and Fire. Led by singer/pianist/composer Cunningham, the choir is rounded out by visiting gospel artists and accompanied by a 20-piece band. Walt Cunningham, director.
Dartmouth College Glee Club: “American Strength and Struggle”
Sunday, November 6, 2 pm
Rollins Chapel, Dartmouth College, Hanover NH
Tickets $10
Info: hop.dartmouth.edu, 603-646-2422
The Glee Club sings early American works by William Billings, folk- and spiritual-based pieces by Aaron Copland and Moses Hogan, and the premiere of a choral version of Nolan Gasser’sRepast, a compelling 2014 oratorio based on a true story from the 1960s Civil Rights struggle. Louis Burkot, director, with guest baritone Robert Honeysucker.
Handel Society of Dartmouth College: “Songs of Hope”
Tuesday, November 15, 7 pm
Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hanover NH
Tickets $20, $10 for 18 and under
Info: hop.dartmouth.edu, 603-646-2422
Recommitting itself to beauty in a troubled and divided nation and world, this town-gown chorus sings Leonard Bernstein’s lyrical, ebullient Chichester Psalms; the world premiere of a commissioned work by American composer Dominic DiOrio, plus music from the Baltics and beyond that evokes hope and peace.
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St. Paul’s Vestry: Jon Chaffee, Senior Warden; Greg Taylor, Junior Warden; Bev Barton; Cindy Dale; John Monfette; Pete LePre; Rachel McConnell; Holly Hall; Pam Hanson.
Upcoming Events
Please send event and prayer updates to announcements.spc@gmail.com
October 16 – Quarterly Meeting of the Parish
October 18 – Vestry Meeting
October 30 – MICAH Dinner
November 1 – Feast of All Saints’
November 4 and 5 - Convention of the Episcopal Church in Vermont
November 12 – Holiday Bazaar
Ongoing Reminders
- Discretionary Fund Reminder – First Sunday of every month. Please be as generous as possible.
- Laying on of Hands – On the first Sunday of every month those wishing to receive laying on our hands are invited to gather at the Baptismal Font (just as you entered the church) immediately after you have received communion.
- Leadership Team Meeting – every Wednesday 9:30-11:30am
- Worship Team meets – 2nd Thursday of the month in the Church Library at 4pm, all are welcome to attend.
- Vestry meets – 3rd Tuesday of the month in the Parish House at6:30pm. All are welcome to attend.
- Brookside Nursing Home Church Services – Please join us! – Second Sunday of each month (Sept-June) from 2-2:30 pm. If you would like more information about this service, please contact Holly.
- Knit and Purl Fellowship – Meets 1st and 3rd Monday of the month in the Parish House, 6:30 PM. Contact Holly for info.
- Bible Study – meets the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month in the Parish House at 7 PM. We will focus each meeting on the lectionary for the upcoming week. This is a come as you can discussion group, you can do not have to come every meeting. All are welcome!