The Good News, April issue (St. Paul's newsletter)
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Upcoming Services

If you wish to attend in-person services, please follow the Community Covenant guidelines, below. All services are also live streamed to our Facebook Group page. 

In-person Entry
Out of love for one another we ask you to abide by the St. Paul’s Community Covenant for indoor worship. We ask that you:
1. Get, and stay up to date on, your vaccination (and boosters) against COVID-19.
2. Masks are not required but we strongly recommend you wear a good quality face mask.
3. Respect others’ preferences for distancing.
4. Keep hands clean and sanitized.
5. Stay home if you are ill or if you have been exposed to someone with COVID-19.

Wednesday, April 24

12:10 p.m. Holy Eucharist
In the Chapel, or watch the stream on our Facebook Group page HERE
Rite II, The Book of Common Prayer.

Sunday, April 28
Fifth Sunday of Easter
​YOUTH SUNDAY

8:00 a.m. HOLY EUCHARIST Program
In the Church, or watch the stream on our Facebook Group page HERE
Rite II, BCP.

10:00 a.m. CHORAL EUCHARIST
With Choir, Organ. Program

In the Church, or watch the stream on our Facebook Group page HERE
Rite II, BCP.

The Rev. Dr. Mauricio J. Wilson, Rector.
Guest Preacher: Clark Gregory
With St. Paul's Choir. Benjamin Bachmann, MMusic, FAGO, Director of Music.

MUSIC
Prelude: Arioso               Leo Sowerby
Mass:Gloria-S-278, Sanctus-S-128, Our Father-S-119, Agnus Dei-S-165
Gradual Psalm:22:24-30   E. John Hopkins
Anthem: Zion’s Walls        Aaron Copland
Motet: Arise, my love, my fair one            Healey Willan
Hymns: 1982-379, LEVAS-62, 1982-657
Postlude: Pageant       Calvin Hampton


10:00 a.m. Children's Programs
Mustard Seeds for younger children: in the Bride's Room.
Faith Quest for ages 12 and under: ask an usher for location.

To our Parents: We welcome your children to participate in our worship. During the 10 a.m. service, children ages 3 and older may participate in Faith Quest program in the Chapter Room. Adult supervision is provided.
Younger children can enjoy Mustard Seeds, our professionally staffed nursery in the back of the church.
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12:00 p.m. YOUTH PILGRIMAGE 2024
Start at St. Paul's
Pilgrimages throughout the centuries have involved walking from wherever you are to a cathedral. We invite youth to meet at St. Paul's at noon to take the ferry across the bay!
 
Meet Up With Others
Connect with neighboring churches to meet up along your journey for prayer and companionship. Each participant will get a DioCal hat so we'll be easy to spot!
 
Arrive at Grace
After a long day of travel, youth and their leaders will arrive at Grace Cathedral for
dinner at 5 PM and worship at 6 PM, after having gotten a taste of pilgrimage, and the
way that our hearts and minds can be attuned to God in new ways when our bodies are moving in prayer!

Q U E S T I O N S ?
[email protected]
8:00 p.m. COMPLINE
​Prayers for the End of the Day
A Capella with Choir. Program

In the Church, or watch the stream on our Facebook Group page HERE

​With St. Paul's Choir. Benjamin Bachmann, MMusic, FAGO, Director of Music. 

The transcendent quality of the Gregorian chant and polyphony, along with the beauty of St. Paul's Church bathed in candlelight, has made the service an oasis of peace and serenity in the lives of those who attend.
 
Psalms: Mark Bruce
Office Hymn: Te lucis Thomas Tallis
​In Manus Tuas: Plainsong
Kyrie: Harold Darke
Nunc Dimittis: Harold Darke
Marian Antiphon: Regina Coeli     Orlando diLassus

Wednesday, May 1

12:10 p.m. Holy Eucharist
In the Chapel, or watch the stream on our Facebook Group page HERE
Rite II, The Book of Common Prayer.

Sunday, May 5
Sixth Sunday of Easter

8:00 a.m. HOLY EUCHARIST Program
In the Church, or watch the stream on our Facebook Group page HERE
Rite II, BCP.
10:00 a.m. CHORAL EUCHARIST
With Choir, Organ. Program

In the Church, or watch the stream on our Facebook Group page HERE
Rite II, BCP.

The Rev. Dr. Mauricio J. Wilson, Rector.
Guest Preacher: Clark Gregory
With St. Paul's Choir. Benjamin Bachmann, MMusic, FAGO, Director of Music.

MUSIC
Prelude: Andante from Sonata IV in e minor BWV 528 J. S. Bach
Mass: Gloria-S-278, Sanctus-S-128, Our Father-S-119, Agnus Dei-S-165
Gradual Psalm: 98 Percy Buck
Anthem: Ubi Caitas Ola Gjeilo
Motet: Jesus Christ the Apple Tree Elizabeth Poston
Hymns:1982-184, LEVAS-62, 1982-610
Postlude: Prelude and Fugue in C Major BWV 547 J.S. Bach



10:00 a.m. Children's Programs
Mustard Seeds for younger children: in the Bride's Room.
Faith Quest for ages 12 and under: ask an usher for location.

To our Parents: We welcome your children to participate in our worship. During the 10 a.m. service, children ages 3 and older may participate in Faith Quest program in the Chapter Room. Adult supervision is provided.
Younger children can enjoy Mustard Seeds, our professionally staffed nursery in the back of the church.
4:00 p.m. EVENSONG
A Capella with Choir. Program

In the Church, or watch the stream on our Facebook Group page HERE

​With St. Paul's Choir. Benjamin Bachmann, MMusic, FAGO, Director of Music. 

Evensong, a short choral service of psalms, canticles, hymns, and anthems, is a quiet alternative to the traditional Sunday morning Holy Eucharist. There is no sermon. It is sung by St. Paul’s Choir on the first Sunday of the month, October to June, at four o’clock p.m.

This Anglican service combines the end-of-day monastic offices of Vespers and Compline. Ever since the latter part of the 16th century, many of England’s greatest composers, as well as composers from around the world, have contributed to the rich musical tradition of this uplifting and beautiful liturgy.
Stop by on Sunday afternoon for a gentle service that has been known to unlock internal doors of hope and peace for many.
 
Prelude
Responses: Kenneth Leighton
Psalm: 34 C. F. South 
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis: Purcell in G minor
Anthem: Arise, my love, my fair one Healey Willan
Hymns:1982-212, 1982-184
Postlude

The Ordination and Consecration of
The Reverend Austin Keith Rios as Bishop Coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of California
Saturday, May 4, 2024
at 11:00 a.m.

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At Grace Cathedral
1100 California Street, San Francisco

Everyone is welcome! To secure your spot, register HERE

Celebrate with joy as we ordain and consecrate the Rev. Austin K. Rios as Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of California. Rios will serve concurrently with the Right Rev. Dr. Marc Handley Andrus as Coadjutor until Andrus’ retirement in July 2024, when Rios will become the Ninth Bishop of the Diocese of California.
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SUPPORT ST. PAUL'S!

EVERY DOLLAR supports our ministries, and the ability to opens our doors every week. THANK YOU!

Ways to Give and more information is HERE.

Cottage Dinners

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In concert with Membership & Welcoming, we invite you to participate in a Cottage Dinner. What is a Cottage Dinner? It is a small group gathering hosted by a fellow parishioner. It's a great way to get to know people better in a casual setting over a shared meal. Fr. Mauricio will attend as many of the dinners as he can.

You can sign up to host or attend Cottage Dinners any time. Sign up sheets are in the Narthex and will be available at Coffee Hour on Sundays. Cottage Dinners will continue throughout the 2023-24 program year.

For more information contact Mirela Stanke at [email protected] 

Meals During Times of Need

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If our Loaves & Fishes  Ministry will help you, please ask! Just contact the church office, [email protected], and you will be directed to Katie.

Go to this web page for information on the program and how to volunteer.
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DATELINE OAKLAND
January 25, 2024:
St. Paul's history book was accepted into the collection at the Oakland History Center at the Oakland Public Library!
​Faith & Mission 1871-2020: A Sesquicentennial History of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Oakland, California. by Elizabeth Paul Hunt Hook. Learn about the book HERE

THE PANTRY OF HOPE
Second and Fourth Sunday of every month

PLEASE VOLUNTEER!
On Christmas morning, more than 350 Christmas dinners were delivered to seniors who were alone for Christmas. Special thanks to St. Paul's Parishioners, St. Paul's School families, the Soroptimists, and many others, who donated time, talent and treasure to help our neighbors!
 
The Pantry of Hope welcomes your financial donations (click HERE). To volunteer, reach out to Archdeacon Carolyn Bolton.

Bags of food are given to our neighbors on the second and fourth Sundays of every month.
Consider how you can help the Pantry with:
1. Assistance in transporting food from the Food Bank on Fridays .
2. Packing bags once a month on the 2nd or 4th Saturday of the month.
3. Assembling bags on Fridays.
Live-Streaming for ALL services can be seen on our Facebook Group page
Click to the Facebook Group 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 Facebook Media/Videos tab.
Some videos are also available on our YouTube Channel.

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