This Week at St. Paul's
Sunday Worship:
Gluten free wafers are available
Everyone Welcome!
Please, if you are not feeling well on Sunday morning, stay home; respect our social distancing efforts and; sanitize frequently.
Bulletin for April 28
Order of Service for April 28
This Week at St. Paul's
May 1, Wednesday
7:00 p.m., Choir Practice
May 4, Saturday
Parish Breakfast—cancelled!
May 5, 6th Sunday of Easter
8:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist
9:50 a.m., SPY: activities for children
10:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist (Live Streamed)
Afterwards, juice and coffee
As the Parish Wardens reminds us:
There are challenges that we all face with the rising cost of living which affect the parish as well. Your generosity helps us meet our Vision and Mission as a parish. We decided to resume passing the offering plate last Sunday. We continue to provide many ways for people to make offerings to the Parish, and will explore other ways.
“We appreciate the dedication that members of the parish have made with their financial contributions, as well as offering time and talent in various ways to enhance the life of the parish and our commitment to showing God’s call to love and justice.”
Links:
You can make offering to the Parish in a variety of ways:
Mail to our Parish office:
or drop off through the mail slot
St. Paul’s Anglican Church
101 Prince Street
Charlottetown, PE
C1A 4R5
Pre-Authorized Remittance
If you would like to set up or change PAR for your contributions, please contact Amanda at the Parish email: stpauls@pei.aibn.com.
On-line
E-transfers to our email address.
CanadaHelps website. We are a registered charity with them: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/13025
Should you have any questions, please contact any of the following:
Rector:
Archdeacon John Clarke (jwgc@pei.aibn.com)
The Wardens:
Jennifer Fernandes jdarby@intl-transport.com
Doug Meek dmeek1103@gmail.com
Treasurer:
Joel Ives (joel.ives@c21.ca)
FundScrip is a great way to support St. Paul’s Church. FundScrip is offering free direct shipping on individual orders between $200 and $500, with a maximum of 4 cards. This option can be used for online orders and, of course, e-cards and reloadable cards are always available for retailers offering those options. It is important to remember that using FundScrip cards to purchase items you would be buying anyway means no added costs to you and a great benefit to St. Paul’s Church. If you have any questions, please contact Anne McLeod by phone (902-659-2287),
e-mail (dave.phc@pei.sympatico.ca),
or in person. https://www.fundscrip.com/support-a-group/FLPP76
Prayer for People we Know
We are called upon to prayer for one another and to pray for others. We make it a regular part of our Sunday morning prayers to include prayers for people we know who are ill. IT seems only human to do so and frankly, it simply doesn’t matter how long the list gets. It really doesn’t matter. However, there is an expectation that the list is current. So, we are going to start dropping names off the list – if you’d like to keep a name on you must let us know every month – if you want to add a name, you are welcome to. Please be in touch with John to add a name jwgc@pei.aibn.com
The ECMAs are coming to St. Paul’s!
Friday Night at the Church - Join us for a night at the church - music and lyrics will take centre stage at this showcase of powerhouse singers and inventive songwriters! Performances by: Alanna Matty, Ian Sherwood, Sirène et Matelot, Scott MacKay, Danile James McFadyen. Door price: $20 show starting at 7:30p.m.
Classical Showcase - At 1:30 on Saturday, May 4 The Canadian Music Centre and Debut Atlantic present an excellent showcase of classical music performances at St. Paul's Church, you don’t want to miss it. Performances by Catherine Little, Edward Enman, Essential Opera, Jennifer King, Luminos Ensemble, SHHH!! Ensemble.
Saturday Night at the Church - Later that night, beginning at 7:30p.m., artists from across the East Coast present an eclectic show of folk music, combined with other music influences, at the historic St. Paul’s Church. Performances by Champagne Weather, The Gilberts, Carolina East, Noah Malcolm, Nico Paulo. Door price: $20.
Helping Hands
Are you interested in helping on Sunday mornings and at other times? There are lots of fun, easy, and important ways to help. On the form provided, please check the ones you are interested in and place it in the offering plate or give it to Amanda after church.
Parish Life -
In the next few weeks, the Parish Life committee will begin the process of updating the contact and family information of the parish of St. Paul’s. Then you will find a Parish Life form in your pew, but there will also be a volunteer at the back of the church to assist parishioners with the process. We will also be asking about skills, hobbies, & interests so that we can better serve the parish. This is a chance for us all to get to know each other better and welcome new people into our wonderful community!
We are so excited to announce that on Thursday, May 16th, at 6:30pm, St. Paul’s Anglican Church will be hosting a divine fundraiser gala dinner - The Heavenly Feast! St. Paul’s “angels” will treat our guests to a three-course meal featuring a succulent stuffed pork roast in a heavenly venue (a transformed parish hall at 101 Prince Street, Ch’town). Only 100 tickets will be sold at $100 each with a charitable receipt. Tickets will be available, beginning April 16th by calling the office (902-892-1691) or sending us an email (stpauls@pei.aibn.com).
Cash, debit, and e-transfer are available for your convenience.
If interested in volunteering with ticket sales, event setup, kitchen tasks, serving, or cleanup let Amanda know!
Afterwards:
Coffee Time is improved with COOKIES
One of the fun things we do is gather for a social time after our Sunday worship services. Thankfully, many people generously provide cookies or other snacks to go with the coffee, tea and juice. It helps the conversation along. However, occasionally, we haven’t got any cookies. So, we ask people to contribute on the first Sunday of the month: things that can be kept in the freezer and brought out at our Sunday social time.
Transitions & Celebrations
We have slides scrolling before the worship service and this is a good place to acknowledge the transitions we should acknowledge. If you like your celebration acknowledged, just send the relevant information to Amanda (stpauls@pei.aibn.com). An accompanying photo would be great too. Please note, we cannot show transitions without the consent of the individual(s) involved.
SPY – St. Paul’s Youth -
Twice a month, in the Break-Out room we have fun activities for children and youth relating to the scripture readings for the day. It starts at 9:50 a.m. and the participants will be ready to join the congregation in time for communion. On the off Sundays, we will include an activity sheet in the bulletin for the young and young at heart.
Outside the Offering Envelope
Our Time and Talent matter too!
There are all sorts of things that we often do for others that we don’t think of as an offerings to God. But they are offerings and they help to create a wide community of love and mercy.
Please remember to write something on the outside of an offering envelope something you’ve done in the past week or so, or something that you plan to do in the next week of so that is a reflection of our non-financial offering to God.
To help inspire one another we will (when appropriate) share these offerings on our social media platforms. Everything you do out of love is a reflection of God’s Holy Spirit in your life.
Volunteers! -
We are looking for anyone who feels that they have some time and talent as event volunteers. They would be responsible for opening and closing the church and being present during the event in case they need a hand. It’s an easy way to help out AND see free concerts! Contact Amanda at 902-892-1691
How do people start attending Church?
(source churchgrowth.org)
A friend’s invitation 86%
Organized Visitation 6%
Invited by pastor 6%
Advertising 2%
Educational Resources
St. Paul’s Parish has the joy of administering funds for people who are interested in religious education. Please let us know and apply for funding to the Parish Office. If we don’t use the money we have to give it back.
Your Parish - Looking Forward
Finance: The Treasurer heads this committee, and the committee obviously deals with financial issues as they arise, not to mention budgeting and investments. A sustainability report was written last year and it will be given some fuller consideration this year.
Parish Life: This committee looks after everything else (Belonging, Children/Youth/Families, and Worship). We want to find out what families are looking for and expecting from the Parish. We will put an effort into developing programing for people in search of a spiritual dimension for their lives. We will look at succession planning: making sure we have people in place to do everything, from live streaming to presiding (CAPP).
Outreach & Social Justice: The focus has been addressing the core issues that lead to poverty. A motion was carried at April’s meeting of Parish Council: “the Parish Council supports the efforts of the Outreach and Social Justice Committee and by extension the Parish to encourage government leaders and others to implement the Basic Income Guarantee policy.”
Property: Our facility (church, hall, rectory) is very old, so unplanned things naturally cropped up. It would be good for this committee to meet and evaluate the situation and make a multiyear plan for maintenance, repair and improvements. This kind of planning makes it much easier to budget.
If you are interested, you are welcome to join a committee. Please contact the Parish Office.
Community Events & Notice Board
Verdi’s REQUIEM - Sun 28 April 2024 - 2:30 pm
Majestic choral drama from the great opera composer.
60 voices of the Island Choral Society & Luminos Ensemble, with the Luminos Chamber Orchestra, soloists Georgia Edwards, Hannah O’Donnell, Justin Simard, & Brodie MacRae.
A once-in-a-generation performance of one of the greatest works in the choral repertoire. Zion Presbyterian Church, Ch’town. Admission: $25 online at IslandChoralSociety.ca… and at the door. Info: islandchoralsociety@gmail.com; 902-628-6778
Murphy's Community Center is hosting free tax clinics on Monday and Tuesdays during the months of March and April for anyone with a modest income. If you would like further information please visit Canada.ca/taxes-volunteer or call 902-855-516-4405. You can also book an appointment at 902-566-9602
Meals on Wheels
Charlottetown Meals on Wheels is looking for drivers to deliver meals in Charlottetown or Stratford area at noon one day a week or one day every 2nd week. If you are interested email executivedirector@vrcpei.org or phone 902-569-3802 or 902-368-7337. Thank you.
Parish Office
Hours
Tuesday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
appointments can be made by calling:
902-892-1691
or email: stpauls@pei.aibn.com
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE
Don't Miss Out!
If you’ve moved, or dropped your land-line, or have a new email address, PLEASE let you Church know! Call or email the parish office and update your contact information.
Wooden Box Collection
You are welcome to bring items to the Church on Sundays and these will be delivered to the Food Bank regularly.
A percentage of cards you buy can be earned by St. Paul’s Church. If you are buying gas or groceries or going to a drugstore, hardware store, bookstore, the movies, a restaurant, retail chains.