Archive for December, 2011

What a Great Christmas Pageant!

Posted on: December 29th, 2011 by Ian Howell No Comments

Below is a note of thanks from Pageant organizer, Cathy Davis.  To see this photo album on Facebook (tag and share with friends), click here. I  just  wanted to thank  everyone of you for the  wonderful pageant! To say the least, it was beautiful!   Between the packed pews and the ENDLESS  procession of cherubs and [...]

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Give a Kit of School Supplies for MLK Day of Service, Jan. 16

Posted on: December 29th, 2011 by Emmanuel Mercer No Comments

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of Chestnut Hill MLK DAY OF SERVICE January 16, 2012 Parish Hall Supplies for School Kits to be assembled for UMCOR: We ask that parishioners provide one or more complete set(s) of materials.  The canvas tote bags will be provided by the Outreach Committe of St. Paul’s.  Please deliver the materials [...]

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André and friends offer Twelfth Night Poetry and Music, Jan. 8

Posted on: December 29th, 2011 by Ian Howell No Comments

André Saunders will read his poetry with guitar accompaniment in the Dixon House on Sunday, January 8 from 3 to 4:30 p.m.  André’s poetry is imaginative and full of energy.  It expresses a young person’s view of the world with a mature poetic expression.  His friends will offer music and song.  It will be a [...]

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Sustainability tip of the week

Posted on: December 29th, 2011 by Ian Howell No Comments

At holidays and birthdays, give your family and friends the gift of saving the earth.  Donate to their favorite environmental group, foundation, or organization.

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Thank you, stewards!

Posted on: December 29th, 2011 by Ian Howell No Comments

All stewardship begins in relationship with God.  God gives us the promise of life.  A lovely aspect of children is the pleasure they derive from receiving gifts.  A question familiar in many households with children is, “What did you bring me?”  What would life look like if all we ever did was ask others, “What [...]

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Faith Forum Begins on January 8th, Reading “Free of Charge – Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace”

Posted on: December 22nd, 2011 by Emmanuel Mercer No Comments

As we prepare ourselves for the annual Lenten journey, Free of Charge appears to be apt for our study. Free of Charge is a heartfelt rendering by Prof. Miroslav Volf, a Professor of Systematic Theology at Yale University. This book goes to the heart of what it means to be a Christian: to be forgiven [...]

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Sustainability tip of the Week

Posted on: December 22nd, 2011 by Ian Howell No Comments

Go to your local library instead of buying new books.

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Parishioner Fred Miller dies on the day our choir sings

Posted on: December 22nd, 2011 by Ian Howell No Comments

Fred Miller was as fine a man as I’ve met.  His outlook was positive, his smile warm.  He died from cancer on the day our choir sang Lessons and Carols.  Their anthem, “Never Weather-Beaten Sail,” ends with these words: “Ever blooming are the joys of Heaven’s high Paradise, cold age deafs not there our ears, [...]

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Thank you, stewards!

Posted on: December 22nd, 2011 by Ian Howell No Comments

How can a Christian steward become one “who announces peace, who brings good news, who announces salvation?”  God came in the person of Jesus to free us from poverty, abuse, greed, absence of meaning, failure to protect the environment and a whole host of other ills.  When we believers accept the role of stewards we [...]

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Christmas Music Listeners flock to Saint Paul’s

Posted on: December 22nd, 2011 by Cliff Cutler No Comments

Last weekend nearly 1500 people came to church to listen to Christmas music. That’s amazing. What a wonderful showing at Saint Paul’s. The Crossing sang on Friday. Vox Amadeus performed the Messiah on Saturday. And our own Saint Paul’s Choir cheap soft tab cialis led us in a truly remarkable Lessons and Carols on Sunday [...]

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