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July, 2009 Schedule of Services July 5, The 5th Sunday after Pentecost Lay Reader: Don Kiefer July 12, The 6th Sunday after Pentecost Lay Reader: Jim Stillwell July 19, The 7th Sunday after Pentecost Lay Reader: Kurt Gretzinger July 26th, The 8th Sunday after Pentecost Lay Reader: Barbara McGinness Altar Guild: Becky Tarver |
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TODAY !!!
• 8:00 PM AA MEETS
8:00pm-9:00pm AA meets regularly at St. Paul's on Friday Evenings.
Sunday Jul 05
• 9:00 BIBLE STUDY
9:00am-10:00am Regularly scheduled Bible Study, led by John Tarver and Fr. Leed
•10:00 AM EUCHARIST
10:00am-11:00am Our regular Sunday Services start at 10:00 a.m. -
Monday Jul 06
• AL ANON 8:00 PM
8:00pm-9:00pm Al Anon meets regularly at St. Paul's on Monday evenings
Wednesday Jul 08
• GENERAL CONVENTION
9:30am-3:30pm Meets today through the 17th in Anaheim, CA
•5:30 PM EUCHARIST
5:30pm-6:30pm Mid-week Services, if you can't make it on Sunday's this is a good evening to attend!
Thursday Jul 09
• GENERAL CONVENTION
9:30am-3:30pm Meets today through the 17th in Anaheim, CA
•FR. LEED
Will be gone until the 16th to his son's wedding in Mexico!
Friday Jul 10
• GENERAL CONVENTION
9:30am-3:30pm Meets today through the 17th in Anaheim, CA
•8:00 PM AA MEETS
8:00pm-9:00pm AA meets regularly at St. Paul's on Friday Evenings.
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Welcome to St. Paul's Episcopal Church
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. (You GPS users, enter 181 East Division Road!) 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!
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!
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.
NEW BIBLE STUDY
John Tarver will begin a new Bible Study beginning this next Sunday. The discussion material will include the early writing of the church and how the Christian Church developed in those years. I do hope that people will take advantage of John’s knowledge. The adult class will be held before church, Sunday at 9AM.
DIOCESAN PUBLICATION! "The Spirit" can be accessed through our "links" on this page. Please go in through the Diocese of West Missouri and click on appropriate icon! Thanks for your interest.
I must admit that my mind is really not on news items for St. Paul's Episcopal Church. My mind is on what will occur in two weeks where all members of the Leed family and friends of Davin Leed will journey down to old Mexico to Puerto Vallarta and celebrate a wedding on Sunday July 12th on the beach. This is the last of my children and I have performed weddings for them all and baptisms for all the grandchildren. In a special way this experience is that which means so much and is rather theologically indescribable part of my ministry. I imagine the grandchildren will be going their ways and the old tradition of having this old priest involved in these very meaningful weddings will end. That is acceptable.
Throughout the many years of my priesthood, I have been a part of lives as father and priest. Actually, I did give my daughter away and then since another priest was there let him do the betrothal and, quickly changing into the priestly duds, came back and performed the marriage part of the ceremony.
Looking back, I even did the burial service for my Mother because she expected it ("after all, Rolf, I paid for your seminary education. I should get something from that!")So I and my brother performed two memorial services for my Father because he would have had nothing if we had not arranged it.
So if I am looking distracted in the next several weeks, it is not because I do not love you all it is just feeling rather sentimental over family. (It could also be the tremendous cost of a 60 foot yacht rental for part of day, but that is going to be fun) I will bring back pictures. One matter; summer is upon us and once again I urge you to go to church when you are on vacation. Do something different religiously as part of your vacation. I know some of you bring back different church bulletins and they are interesting!
Agape, Rolf >BR>
SCOUT CAMP SCHEDULE
July 12, 19 not on 5th or 26th
August 2 (ends)
Mrs. Susan Fields, Sec/Clerk, (Warsaw)
Mrs. Kate French, (Clinton)
Mr. Sam French, Bishop's Warden, (Clinton)
Mr. Kurt Gretzinger (Urich)
Ms. Karen Johnson, (Chilhowee)
Mr. Chuck Smith, Treasurer, (Warsaw)
Mr. John Tarver, (Butler)
Mrs. Rebecca Tarver, Pres., (Butler)
Mrs. Kate French, VP/Sec., (Clinton)
Mrs. Linn Gretzinger, Treas., (Urich)
Episcopal Church Women
We are thankful for all the committed people in ECW and look forward to our new year, 2009. Just remember if you’re a woman who belongs to the Episcopal Church, you are, indeed, a member of this group and we welcome your comments and attendance at any or all of our offerings. Join in at any time!
This past month (June) saw us attending either KC, MO or Springfield with other ECW Members across our Diocese. The Rural Churches with exceptional attendance. Five from St. Paul's attended the Springfield Breakfast and entertainment.
Some of you may not know that our Nominating Committee selected a slate of Officers for 2010. Becky Tarver, President, Kate French, V.P. and Secretary, Linn Gretzinger, Treasurer. Karen Johnson is working with the Diocesan ECW and has invited the Diocesan Covention to meet at St. Paul's in October. The Committee has accepted so St. Paul's will be hosting 45-75 ECW Members and Executive Committee for two days in October. Keep updated by reading the Newsletter.
There will be no regularly scheduled meetings in July/Aug, so get rested up, as we're gaining State wide attention for our good cooks and great hospitality. More meetings and programs will be scheduled for St. Paul's in the upcoming seasons.
For more info: contact Rebecca Tarver, President, or Karen Johnson, Liaison to Diocesan ECW
Please note that we now have a link on our web-site to the Diocesan ECW page in KC, MO.
