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St. Paul's Episcopal Church







All are Welcome

Live services are streamed HERE
All services are posted for post-livestream viewing HERE


Click HERE for the full Lent & Easter schedule


Daily Messages from the Rector
Check for new messages  M-F on our Facebook page HERE. Click HERE for posts from previous weeks.


THIS WEEK

Tuesday, February 23
10:00a.m. Morning Prayer, Zoom Program

We will gather for Morning Prayer: Tomorrow at 10 am on Zoom, and Thursday at 10 am in the Park across Grand from the Church The worship bulletin for both services is attached above.

Here are the Zoom Coordinates for Tomorrow:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87238781727?pwd=OUdxM05weTRuYzYzRGFZV0VXQnQxdz09
Meeting ID: 872 3878 1727
For the password, send an email to Pam pamela.kruse.buckingham@gmail.com
This week, we'll skip a musical piece on Tuesday Morning in order to say together, The Prayer of Manasseh 1-2, 4, 6-7, 11-15.

Please do join us for either one, or both!

Check this listing, above, for today's program.


Wednesday, February 24
12:10p.m. Holy Eucharist, streamed Program

Rite I, Book of Common Prayer.
Watch the stream on our Facebook Group page https://www.facebook.com/groups/12937790270/

Check this listing, above, for today's program.

7:00p.m. Evening Prayer and Program, Zoom Program
Evening Prayer, followed by Lent Program: "Lenten Race + Faith"
  
What does it mean to seek God and continue to walk forward in the Way of Love, especially as it relates to issues of justice and race?  Join Cara Meredith, author of The Color of Life and member of St. Paul’s, for a six-week interactive discussion series every Wednesday night in Lent. Each week will feature conversations with various faith leaders and authors from around the Bay Area, as well as dialogue around key themes of race and faith from her book.

To prepare, grab a copy of The Color of Life from your favorite bookseller. Contact the office for an autographed copy and we’ll pop one in the mail to you.

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrc-6vqDorGtzcVg0CWkcMiXLYOjuGW-jG


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Thursday, February 25
10:00a.m. Morning Prayer in the Park
In-Person outdoors
Program
At Lakeside Park, across the street from the church. See map to the right.


Join us for Morning Prayer at 10am today, across Grand Avenue from St. Paul’s at Lake Merritt Park!

Please join us for a masked and socially distanced weekly lay-led Morning Prayer Service in the park near the lakeside. We will use the BCP Morning Prayer Rite 1 structure. Please feel free to bring your own folding chair if you need to be seated.


Check this listing, above, for today's program.


Friday, February 26
6:30p.m. Stations of the Cross, streamed Program

Watch the stream on our Facebook Group page https://www.facebook.com/groups/12937790270/
Check this listing, above, for today's program.
More info and Do-It-Yourself Guide are HERE.


Saturday, February 27

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JOIN the Chat via Zoom!
Every Saturday: Happy Hour, 5:00p.m.

We miss our friends!

Grab your evening beverage and let's get together for some fellowship & conversation.


Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83805369552?pwd=cVFYRFJpdExvdHJuaFBkQWNJS1hKZz09 Meeting ID: 838 0536 9552
Email or Facebook PM Pam for the password. Hosted by Pam & Scott Buckingham.



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Sunday, February 28
The Second Sunday in Lent

8:00 a.m. Morning Prayer, streamed & Zoom Program
Officiant: The Rev. Dr. Mauricio Wilson, Rector
Preacher: The Rev. Anne Jensen, Assisting Priest

Check this listing, above, for today's program.

Watch the stream on our Facebook Group page https://www.facebook.com/groups/12937790270/
or Zoom. Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtc-itrT4oGdLvZ3z7rZffCxcCe96WfRsx


9:00 a.m. Between 2 Services:
Coffee Hour via Zoom

Grab your morning beverage & join us for coffee & conversation. We can talk about the Sunday readings, pray together & enjoy each other's company.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83805369552?pwd=cVFYRFJpdExvdHJuaFBkQWNJS1hKZz09 Meeting ID: 838 0536 9552
Email or Facebook PM Pam for the password. Hosted by Pam & Scott Buckingham.

9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer, In-Person outdoors & streamed Program
Officiant: The Rev. Dr. Mauricio Wilson, Rector

Reservation signup email will be sent during the week. If you didn't receive one, send an email to the rector, rector@stpaulsoakland.org

Watch the stream on our Facebook Group page https://www.facebook.com/groups/12937790270/


Check this listing, above, for today's program.

10:00 a.m. Sung Matins, streamed & Zoom Program
Officiant: The Rev. Dr. Mauricio Wilson, Rector
Preacher: The Rev. Anne Jensen, Assisting Priest

Music Director and Organist: Christopher Kula
With St. Paul's Soloists.

Watch the stream on our Facebook Group page https://www.facebook.com/groups/12937790270/
or Zoom (Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtc-itrT4oGdLvZ3z7rZffCxcCe96WfRsx


Check this listing, above, for today's program.

11:30 a.m. Bible Study via Zoom
Join us for conversation as we seek to delve deeper into the readings of the day.
Join Zoom. Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qdeGrqzgiGtb8XAfXXhAK3yJnZ5up9Dcf

8:00 p.m. Compline, streamed Program
With St. Paul's Soloists. Christopher Kula, Director.
Watch the stream on our Facebook Group page https://www.facebook.com/groups/12937790270/

Since October of 2002 the choir of St. Paul’s has sung Compline on the fourth Sunday of every month at 8:00 pm.
The transcendent quality of the Gregorian Chant, along with the beauty of St. Paul's Church bathed in candlelight, has made this service an oasis of peace in the lives of those who attend, both Christians and Non-Christians.


Check this listing, above, for today's program.

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Streamed Church

Join us for our streamed services, online, on our Facebook Group, and on Zoom (see Zoom links with each service listing). Click to the Facebook page, and ask to join the Group. One of us will let you in, and you can watch all live stream services as they occur, and once they end, all can be found under the Media/Videos tab.

Later, streamed videos are posted on our Streamed Services page.  Messages from the Rector are posted first on Facebook, then placed on the Daily Messages page.

All videos are also available on our YouTube Channel HERE.


Zoom Gatherings

Opportunities to gather via Zoom, include;
- Most church services, see listings for links.
- Morning Prayer 10am Tuesdays
- Happy Hour 5pm Saturdays
- Coffee Hour 9am every Sunday
- Bible Study 11:30 every Sunday
Details are on this page, and on the church calendar.


In-Person Church

- Morning Prayer 10am Thursdays, across the street in Lakeside Park.
No reservation needed.
- Morning Prayer 9:15am Sundays.

In-person with limited attendance, by reservation only. If you didn't  receive one, send an email to the rector, rector@stpaulsoakland.org.


Happy 150th Anniversary, St. Paul's!

An anniversary message from the Rt. Rev. Marc H. Andrus, Bishop of California
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Download your pledge form HERE. Fill it out online, and email to finance@stpaulsoakland.org.


THE PANTRY OF HOPE CONTINUES ITS WORK!

St. Paul's is carrying on with providing food to our neighbors through the work of our Food Pantry. We are only able to continue this work because of your financial gifts and volunteer time. Thank you for all the work you do to donate to the effort! Please reach out to Archdeacon Carolyn Bolton or Father Mauricio if you would like to volunteer.

Did you miss the Live Stream or want to see it again?
Watch last week's services, and more, on the Church Services page, or on our YouTube channel HERE


FINAL ISSUE

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Early January 2021

New Year’s greetings, fellow St. Paul’s parishioners! As we begin the calendar year, the work of the Regathering Task Force is nearing completion. You may well wonder why, as we don’t seem to be much more “gathered” than we did when the Task Force began its work in July! But the groundwork has been laid, and protocols for entering and seating are in place, for a measured physical regathering later this year, when health regulations allow it, and for a continuing and enhanced virtual gathering.

Work completed. At its final meeting, the Task Force looked back on the past six months, during which it had:
  • Organized itself into teams to look at aspects of Parish life and communicate its work to the Parish.
  • Conducted a survey of parishioners to determine priorities, which indicated strong interest in better live-streaming of indoor services and maintaining support for the Food Pantry.
  • Cleaned and decluttered the building and put in place the necessary sanitizing equipment.
  • Completely updated the Parish database so we can use it for better communication and for worship reservations. A worship reservation system is in place.
  • Arranged for and received an assessment and recommendations for ventilation of the building; possible modifications will only partially fulfill the ventilation requirements.
  • Received bids for an audio-visual system for better live-streaming of services now and for future renters of our space. (The Vestry subsequently approved funds to upgrade the system. Erica Derryck and Bill Davis will be evaluating the systems that received bids in the upcoming weeks.)

Recommendations going forward.

While most of these projects went well, the Task Force agreed that its work revealed the critical nature of good, intentional communication. A thoughtful, active communications group will be essential to our journey towards post-pandemic parish life.

Improvement of the audio-visual system for better live-streaming of services (see above) needs to be given the highest priority if we are to continue to be a community that worships together.

Stay safe and stay with us, everyone. We are in this together!

Carolyn Knapp, Correspondent for the St. Paul’s Regathering Task Force

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