For Your Information
2009 Financial Report
To the parishioners who have paid ahead on their pledges and given us the advantage of being able to carry out our mission in the community, we thank you. The rest of us now will have to pick up the slack.
Total Pledges for 2009 ...................... $ 403,246
Total Pledge Receipts for 2009 .......... $ 150,489
Bob Hoover
Receiving Treasurer
Panera Bread on Eastman Rd
Panera Bread is now open with a variety of fresh, baked breads, salads, cold sandwiches and hearty soups. Panera has agreed to donate their unsold bread to the Food Pantry each weekend. If you can help with the bread pickip, call Bob Hoover 239-9424 or the office 245-5187. The Food Pantry encourages you to support this new business.
Food Pantry
Don't Forget: The Food Pantry needs tuna! Please remember to purchase the small cans the next time you go the store.
St. Paul’s Food Pantry hours are each Wednesday 9:30 –11:00 a.m.
Help Save $1000/Year!
Three volunteers are needed from 7:30 a.m.--11:30 a.m. the first Thursday of each month. Involved is the lifting of 40 pound items. Please contact Bob Hoover at 423-239-9424 or the church office at 423-245-5187.
Epiphany Stories for Children
Godly Play stories during Epiphany focus on the Parables of Jesus. The teachers work hard to prepare these stories for the children.
Please bring the children to 9 AM Sunday School so they can learn of Christ's teachings through this very special program.
Yours in God's love,
M. Marquita
Epiphany Parables
AA Meetings
There is an AA Meeting each Sunday at 1:00 p.m. in the office conference room.
MISSING:
The small cut-crystal container that is used to hold cough drops is missing. This piece of crystal always sat on the credenza at the back of the church. If you know what has happened to this container, please e-mail or call the office 245-5187. It is important that we locate this missing item.
Thanks
Grace Point Summer Camp
Registration Deadline Extended
Grace Point Summer Camp rates and registration forms are now available at the Grace Point web site:
www.gracepointcamp.org.
To download registration forms, go to "2009 Camp Session Dates and registration forms," and click on "Camper Registration Packet."
Anyone interested in applying for camp staff, paid or volunteer, should contact Christopher Turner, Grace Point Executive Director, at
gracepoint@etdiocese.net.
The registration deadline for Grace Point summer camp has been extended. Registration forms and fees will be accepted through May 7. Fees are $375/camper for sessions 1-4 and $125 for session 5. There is a 10% discount for second, third,... campers from the same family.
Go to
www.gracepointcamp.org/camps.html for more information and to download the camper registration packet.
Volunteer Opportunities
Holston Valley Medical Center is looking for folk with “Hands that Serve and Hearts that Care”. The Volunteer Services office at Holston Valley Medical Center has new requested positions ready for you to give of your time, your skills, gifts and talents. To learn more about these volunteer service opportunities, please call the Director of Volunteer Services at 224-5917.
Gary S. Metcalf, D.Min, BCC
Director of Spiritual Care/Volunteer Services
Holston Valley Medical Center
423-224-5917
iamepiscopalian.org - Check It Out!
From M. Marquita:
Here's your chance to share your faith story and tell everyone why you are an Episcopalian.
The Episcopal Church Office of Communication invites Episcopalians to upload their videos on the new website IamEpiscopalian.org. Since its launch on Ash Wednesday, IamEpiscopalian.org has experienced nearly 50,000 hits.
"Because of the steady and heavy traffic we have moved to a new server and are making arrangements for backup," said Mike Collins, Director of Digital Communication. "We will continue expanding IamEpiscopalian.org, as it is clear thatpeople are enjoying and learning from it."
IamEpiscopalian.org, developed by the Episcopal Church's Office of Communication, features video vignettes from people relating their personal connections to the Church.
Since the launch, individual videos have been submitted, and more are welcome. "In fact," said Collins, "we've heard from one parish that plans to send a whole series of videos."
Video vignettes should be less than 90 seconds. To submit a video, follow the "upload" instructions on the right of
IamEpiscopalian.org.
"The response has been overwhelming. People want to talk about how they came to our Church, and others want to listen," commented Anne Rudig, Director of Communication. "Each story is very personal and very distinct."
Collins added, "We will continue to grow the site and improve the user experience."
Comments about IamEpiscopalian.org can be submitted to
newsline@episcopalchurch.org.
-From the Public Affairs Office of The Episcopal Church
Security Alert!
We need your help with security! We continue to find doors left unlocked throughout the Church and Day School area. Please remember if you enter (unlock) and exit (relock) a door it is your responsibility to secure the facility.
Our Vestry members, employees and our Day School personnel are trained to secure the building before leaving, please assist them by remembering to lock up as you leave. The Day School location should not be used as an entrance/exit especially on the weekends. When the school closes on Fridays the teachers secure the facility for the weekend.
Thank you.
St. Paul's Adult Forum
St. Paul's Adult Forum meets on Sunday mornings at 9 A.M. in Berndt Hall.
For the next several weeks we will cover
Welcome to the Episcopal Church: An Introduction to Its History, Faith, and Worship by Christopher L. Webber (Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse Publishing, 1999).
Some books are available in Berndt Hall. You can also purchase used copies of the book from
www.dealoz.com. This website compares prices from many online booksellers.
Chapters include:
1. History
2. Worship
3. The Bible in the Episcopal Church
4. The Church's Teaching
5. Spirituality
6. The Church's Ministry and Organization
7. The Church's Mission
Hope you can make it.
