Weekly ENews at St. Paul's

Published Dec. 21, 2023

News at a glance...

  • One service this Sunday at 10am
  • No Morning Prayer weekdays from Christmas through New Year's Day
  • GROW! returns in January on Sunday, 1/14/24.
  • St. Paul's offices will be closed the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
  • Make a Note of It Reminders 

The Sunday Collect (Fourth Sunday of Advent)

Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in us a mansion prepared for himself; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
(Image Above)  
Henry Ossawa Tanner (d. 1937), The Annunciation (1898). Image courtesy The Philadelphia Museum of Art. 

Worship

Sunday, 10am — Holy Eucharist, sung (the Nave, also online)*
*Coffee Hour in the Cloister at 11:15
Sunday, 5pm (every 2nd & 4th Sunday) — GROW! (in the Quire)✝
GROW! will return in January!
Monday-Friday, 9:30am — Morning Prayer (Chapel of the Holy Spirit & online)
Tuesday, noon — Holy Eucharist (Chapel of the Holy Spirit)**

✝A choir, also sometimes called quire, is the area of a church or cathedral that provides seating for the clergy and church choir.
**Please note that no one will be answering phones on Tuesdays from 12-1, but we will return all messages after the mass.

January Birthdays

Happy Birthday to our January birthdays!
Jacob Cairo - 01/02
Rick Ordeman - 01/04  
Chip Comer III - 01/04  
Bob Neben - 01/07  
Pat Harbert - 01/10
David Kelsey - 01/10  
Matt Diggs Jr - 01/11  
Charles Benedict - 01/11  
Marjo van Patten - 01/12  
Shannon Walker - 01/13  
David Gonsior - 01/14  
William (Bill) Campbell - 01/18  
Kathleen Davis - 01/22  
Chris Saunders - 01/23  
Steve Ireland - 01/25  
Andy Lewis - 01/25        
Doug Campbell - 01/27
Emma Leighner - 01/30

2023 Contribution & Reimbursement Deadline

Please remember that in order to claim a charitable contribution tax deduction for 2023, contributions must be received in the church office or postmarked no later than December 31, 2023.  The IRS is very firm that churches adhere to this policy.  Monies arriving after the deadline will be posted on your 2024 statement.
 
Reimbursements for pre-approved, church-related expenses in 2023 must also be received in the accounting office no later than 12/31/23. Thank you!

Thank you...

Thank you to everyone who has sent in their pledge for financial support and their commitment to volunteer for 2024.

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