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St. Paul's Episcopal Church







All are Welcome

Join us for our services, streaming online on our Facebook Group. 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.

Soon thereafter, all streamed services are posted on our website's Streamed Services page, for viewing. Daily Messages from the Rector are steamed first on Facebook, then posted on the Greetings, St. Paul's page. All are also available on our YouTube Channel HERE.


THIS WEEK


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Saturday, January 16
JOIN the Chat via Zoom!
Every Saturday: Happy Hour, 5pm

We miss our friends!

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


Happy Hour meeting # 838 3156 3923
Email or Facebook PM Pam for the password. Hosted by Pam & Scott Buckingham, via Zoom.


Sunday, January 17
The Second Sunday after the Epiphany
8:00 a.m. Morning Prayer Program
Preacher & Celebrant: The Rev. Dr. Mauricio Wilson, Rector

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Between 2 Services:
9am Coffee Hour Every Sunday!


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

Coffee Hour meeting # 838 0536 9552
Email or Facebook PM Pam for the password. Hosted by Pam & Scott Buckingham, via Zoom.


10:00 a.m. Sung Matins Program
Preacher & Celebrant: The Rev. Dr. Mauricio Wilson, Rector
Music Director and Organist: Christopher Kula
With St. Paul's Soloists.

11:30 a.m. ST. PAUL'S ANNUAL MEETING
This coming Sunday, January 17, St. Paul's will gather to conduct our annual business. Click HERE to download the Annual Meeting packet.

The Annual Meeting will be held via Zoom. Besides receiving committee and ministry reports, the ministry leaders will be available to answer questions and share plans.

We will also be electing three persons to the Vestry.  

The Vestry nominees are:
Flarnie (Marchan) Adams
Scott Buckingham
Lane Ceric


We hope you and your family can join us.

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMuf-yqrjsuG9PcX61StPdTiMbpiTN3CB0N

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.


NEXT WEEK


Wednesday, January 20
12:10 p.m. Holy Eucharist Program
Preacher: The Rev. Christian Harding, Assisting Priest

This week's Messages from the Rector
Click HERE for previous posts.


Morning Prayer Zoom,
Thursday 1/14 at 10am

Epiphany Greetings Good People of St. Paul's! 

Attached HERE is the worship bulletin for Thursday Morning Prayer. This is an accompaniment to the PowerPoint presentation I will share.

Continuing our experimentation with music, the video hymn will be:

Down to the River to Pray performed by Allison Krauss:

Feel free to share all of this with anyone you think might be interested.

Here are the coordinates:
Thursday Morning Prayer at 10 am on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85475030962?pwd=RkU0WW5YQXdpTWppTlRFYisrUm9Udz09

Meeting ID: 854 7503 0962


For the meeting password, send an email to pamela.kruse.buckingham@gmail.com


Thursday, January 21
10:00a.m.
Morning Prayer via Zoom Program

See the far right column for more information.
Feel free to share with anyone you think might be interested.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85475030962?pwd=RkU0WW5YQXdpTWppTlRFYisrUm9Udz09
For the password, send an email to pamela.kruse.buckingham@gmail.com


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


Stewardship Message from the Senior Warden

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Download your pledge form HERE. Fill it out online, and email to finance@stpaulsoakland.org.


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

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.
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St. Paul's Current Newsletter is here July/August 2020. Back issues are here

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at St. Paul's, All Are welcome.


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Our baptismal vow is to seek and serve Christ in others.
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    • Greetings, St. Paul's
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    • Baptism
    • Confirmation
  • Music
    • Concerts
    • Organ
  • Ministries
    • Food Pantry
    • Oasis
    • Affiliated Programs
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