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| St. Paul's Episcopal Church Clinton, Missouri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Dear Friends, If you have felt a personal need to improve your conscious contact with God and have not felt comfortable seeking out a church, we may have a solution for you. For over thirty five years, there has been an Episcopal Church in Clinton, Missouri. More than likely you haven't heard of us, for we met in a house and our worship area would hold about 19 people. So the people who attended were dedicated and knew that what we had was not working. We would start to grow and then stop. The answer lay in building a new church which would welcome visitors and allow us to grow. Some of you may have noticed the new church on Highway 7 just one mile from WalMart. That's us! We are a kind of "Field of Dreams" Church. "Build it and they will come" .... most of us believed God wanted us to do that. Now, this gives you and your family a unique opportunity to attend a church, to be a part of it, to provide leadership if you would like to develop educational programs, prayer groups or be a part of developing Sunday worship services. Looking forward to visiting with you. Faithfully yours, The Rev. Rolf A. Leed e-mail: rleed@myway.com Church phone: 660-924-1621 (cell) or home: 660-885-6199 Leave a message, I'll get back to you! Thanks for your interest in St. Paul's! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What is St. Paul's?
St. Paul's is a loving community of committed Christians. We care about each other and we want to care about YOU. We are diverse in our backgrounds and individual beliefs and yet we walk together by making our experience of Jesus Christ more real within the common bond of our Episcopal family. St. Paul's would like to welcome you to a special Christian community where you will be encouraged to develop your own personal journey to: Grow in your own special faith. Assist families in their moral and spritual growth. Support each other through life's crisis. Develop meaningful opportunities for outreach to others. COME WORSHIP WITH US! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Who are Episcopalians and what do they believe? SCRIPTURE: Episcopalians are people of faith. We believe the Holy Scriptures contain all that is necessary for our salvation, that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, that the Holy Spirit is God's love working through us as the church. TRADITION: We preserve our faith through a tradition which goes back to England in 400 AD. Tradition is reflected in our church government, our worship, our determinations as a church and diocese. REASON: Episcopalians can be enthusiastic about their belief and joyful in their worship. We believe that God gives us reason and intellect, and through application of reason, our path in belief may become clear. BIBLE STUDY is on vacation until August, when Fr. Leed is finished with his duties with the Boy Scout Camp, sleep in, come have coffee early, visit, and the Service will begin a little after 10:00 - giving Fr. time to get back from camp! Blessings, have a GREAT SUMMER! |
VICAR'S MESSAGE: May, 2008 Most of you know that I attended an unusual workshop called "Credo". This experience came out of some concern of dedicated Episcopalians with the backing of the Pension Fund. It began when some questionnaires were sent to clergy...all clergy of our church asking them what their needs were. The answer showed that there did seem to be some stress in the vocation which would come as no surprise to some Episcopalians. The credo groups were formed which included persons who had good skills with people and also some excelelnt skills in the aras of difficulty listed by the clergy. The credos were funded by some gifts and the pension fund and many have been held. The areas which have been identified as causing stress and needing goals were financial, vocational, spiritual, and health. The persons who coordinated and offered these conferences contain experts who help the clergy with these areas. There have been many credos, but only a few that were focused on retired clergy. It was discovered that retired clergy, many of whom, like me, are still active in ministry, have very different needs. The week was wonderful. I can say that spending time with clergy who shared my experience and time in the priesthood was exhilarating. Together we had 800 years experience in the ministry. I found two priests who I am going to keep in contact with through e-mail and eventually a visit. I will be sharing with you in the next newsletter and in person the three goals that I have chosen. I am very excited with this experience and found it truly life changing. More later, Agape, Father Leed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bishop's Committee: 2008 Mr. Sam French, Bishop's Warden, (Clinton) Mrs. Kate French, (Clinton) Mr. Kurt Gretzinger (Urich) Mr. Doug Halliwell, Treasurer,(Clinton) Ms. Karen Johnson, (Chilhowee) Mr. Keith Livingston, (Clinton) Mr. Jim Stillwell, Sec/Clerk, (Clinton) |
Episcopal Church Women: 2008 Ms. Karen Johnson, Pres., (Chilhowee) Mrs. Kate French, VP, (Clinton) Mrs. Christy Halliwell, Sec., (Clinton) Mrs. Linn Gretzinger, Treas., (Urich) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH CLINTON, MISSOURI P O Box 453, 181 East Highway 7 Clinton, MO 64735 phone: 660-885-8008 |
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