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 September 14

ORDER of Service for September 14

This Week at St. Paul's

September 12, Friday

5:00 p.m., Hall Rental

September 14, Sunday – Holy Cross Day

8:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist
10:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist (Live Streamed) Many thanks to Rev’d John Ferguson today for filling in while John Clarke is away for the 10:00 AM service on Diocesan business.
Afterwards: Coffee, cookies and Chatting

September 16, Tuesday

7:00 p.m., Parish Council

September 19, Friday

5:00 p.m., Hall Rental

September 21, Sunday – 15th Sunday after Pentecost

8:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist
10:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist (Live Streamed)
Afterwards: Coffee, cookies and Chatting

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:

David McLeod davidernestmcleod@gmail.com

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

Imagine October 12, 2025!

October 12 is Thanksgiving Sunday, a time to celebrate the harvest. It is also close to St. Francis of Assisi Day, when we have for several years blessed our pets. Please bring food items appropriate for gifting to the foodbank. Also, if you wish you can bring your pets (animals of any kind) to the 10:00 a.m. worship service for a blessing.

Wednesday’s Book Club:

Tattoos on the Heart:

The Power of Boundless Compassion

Tattoos on the Heart is a book by Father Gregory Boyle that shares his personal experiences and parables from his decades working with gang members in Los Angeles. Through these stories, Boyle aims to reveal the inherent dignity and humanity of individuals on society's margins, challenging notions of separation and promoting a sense of universal kinship and compassion. The book underscores the transformative power of unconditional love and the importance of seeing people with respect and empathy, rather than through the lens of judgment and shame. AI
Our Study Group begings on October 1, at noon. Please be in touch with Amanda to get a copy of “Tattoos on the Heart.”

Volunteer Training -

In May, we will be offering a short course for our event volunteers and tour guides. This will entail procedures for preparing the church for a rental, locking up, and resetting the space. We will also be including a walk-through of the church, highlighting all of the light switches, fire extinguishers, alarms, electrical box, etc. Each volunteer will be given a printed floorplan and emergency numbers. This will ensure that we will all be prepared for any situation. Speak to Amanda or Clar about participating in this very important course. Contact the office at 902-892-1691

Afterwards:

Coffee Time is improved with COOKIES

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.

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.

Wooden Box Collection -

You are invited to bring in non-perishable items and place them in the wooden box at the back of the church (next to the entrance). The item requested for August is items suitable for lunch boxes. These items will be brought to the Upper Room by the Wardens.

Basic Income Guarantee

(No postage required!)

A special committee on poverty in PEI made a series of recommendations for Basic Income Guarantee which would aid in the eradication of poverty in this province. Please contact the Prime Minister, the PEI MPs and Senators and encourage them to proceed with this proposal.

The Prime Minister:

The Right Hon. Mark Carney

Office of the Prime Minister,

80 Wellington St., Ottawa, ON

K1A 0A2

Island MPs:

Sean Casey
Heath MacDonald
Kent MacDonald
Robert J. Morrisey

House of Commons
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0A6

Island Senators:

Percy Down
Brian Francis
Jane MacAdam
Mary Robinson

The Senate of Canada

Ottawa, Ontario

Canada K1A 0A4

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

The Ride for Refuge - Blooming House is Charlottetown's only low-barrier shelter, providing support to over 250 women since opening our doors six years ago. We are gearing up for our annual Ride for Refuge, a national family-friendly walk and bike fundraising event. Ride for Refuge is taking place on October 4th at the Brackley Commons. We would love to have your support by submitting a team, volunteering, or donating to our event. For more information please reach out to ride@bloominghouse.ca

The Trinity Roast Beef Dinner will take place on Saturday, October 25th – with pick up from 4:30 to 5:30 – tickets are now available in the Church Office (902-892-4114) and will be available at the Richmond Street Door at Trinity on Sundays mornings after worship. Price is $20 each. Menu includes: roast beef, mashed potatoes, turnips, carrots, peas, gravy, carrot cake for dessert.

Upper Room Fundraiser - The Upper Room Angels 36th annual fund raiser has begun! A suggested donation of $52 contributes to the weekly purchases of food & supplies needed to assist our clients. If you, or your group, would like to “Become an Angel” please send a cheque or money order to Upper Room Angels, c/o URHM Food Bank, 15 Plywood Place, Ch’town, PE C1A 5H2 (we are moving from 34 Belmont Street). For online donations visit www.urhm.org Charitable receipts are issued.

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.

Volunteers Needed. The PEI Friendly Visitor Program matches mature (50+) adult volunteers with seniors in their community for brief weekly social visits. Only an hour of your time can make a huge difference in a senior’s life. For additional information, contact Rachael at 902-368-9008 or email peifvp@gmail.com. This program is administered by the PEI Senior Citizens’ Federation.

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.

August

– Stuff for lunch boxes

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.

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