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Archive for February, 2012
Thank you, stewards!
Psalm 25 says: “Lead me in your truth and teach me.” Stewardship is growing in God’s traits (your truth) with the faithful work of sharing these God-like traits with the world. (meditations by David Mosser)
Ash Wednesday Services, Feb 22
Ash Wednesday Services will be held on February 22 at 7 a.m., noon and 7:30 p.m. Administration of ashes (made from palms blessed on Palm Sunday) will be offered to those who wish. They are a sign of our mortality and weakness in which God’s blessing, peace, and grace are made perfect. Ash Wednesday and [...]
Lenten House Meetings
One of the remarkable features of the early church was the devotion to house churches. The New Testament is replete with stories about Christians meeting in different houses for prayer, study, and fellowship and above all the breaking of the bread. These house churches became the places where Christians shared their new life together in Christ. This [...]
Sustainability tip of the week
If you have a baby, consider using cloth diapers. To sign up for a diaper service to do the dirty work, check out the National Association of Diaper Services http://www.realdiaperassociation.org/.
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner/Trivia Night, Feb. 21st
Trivia Night! Shrove Tuesday Tuesday, February 21st, 6:00pm, Parish Hall Join the fun with pancakes and trivia. Are YOU smarter than a 5th grade cherub?? RSVP Cathy Davis 215-687-1022 Shrove Tuesday is a truly intergenerational event where each is encouraged to intentionally sit with a younger or older church member! There will be trivia questions for [...]
Thank you, stewards!
Stewardship preserves values that have guided people through the ages. Elisha asks for a double portion of God’s Spirit that energized Elijah. He wants to make sure he has enough of what his predecessor had to carry on the work. A vital stewardship principle is that we handle and pass on traditions that our forbearers [...]
Youth Group Lenten Text Message Meditations
You may also be interested in signing up for our Daily Lenten Meditation Emails. St. Paul’s high school youth would like to communicate with you during Lent! Approximately once a week for 7 weeks, they would like to send you a text message with a reflection, scripture verse, or poem related to Lent. They will [...]
Saint Paul’s Church Women’s Lenten Retreat (Registration Deadline Feb. 28), March 24-25, 2012
For God alone my soul in silence waits; From him comes my salvation… For God alone my soul in silence waits; truly, my hope is in him. Psalm 62: 1;6 Saint Paul’s Church will hold a Women’s Lenten Retreat at Cranaleith Spiritual Center, March 24-25, 2012. Led by Carroll Sheppard, the retreat will offer times [...]
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Saint Pauls Episcopal Church
22 E. Chestnut Hill Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19118
Phone: 215-242-2055
Email: staff@stpaulchestnuthill.org
