St. Paul's Upcoming Events
Each day set your clocks to 6:00 p.m. and pray for 1 minute.
DAILY PRAYER DURING LENT
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., the Chapel will be open for daily prayer
WEDNESDAY MORNINGS IN LENT - Morning Prayer
9:00 a.m., offered through St. Paul’s Facebook page
SATURDAYS IN LENT - Stations of the Cross
9:30 a.m. Saturdays through March 28 (Traditional and Contemporary reflections will be offered.)
TUESDAYS IN LENT - Rediscover Jesus by Matthew Kelly
10:30 a.m. at Epic Coffee Shop; 6:00 p.m. on Zoom beginning February 24
WEDNESDAY EVENINGS IN LENT - Drive-Through Prayer
4-6:00 p.m. starting Wednesday, February 25
THURSDAY, APRIL 2 – Maundy Thursday Worship Service
7:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s
FRIDAY, APRIL 3 – Good Friday Worship Services
11:00 a.m. Stations of the Cross at St. Paul’s
12:00 p.m. Service at St. Paul’s - Bishop Kristin Uffelman White will preside at this service
7:00 p.m. at St. Mark’s
SUNDAY, APRIL 5 – Easter Sunday Worship Services
9:30 a.m. at St. Paul’s
11:30 a.m. at St. Mark’s
DAILY PRAYER DURING LENT
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., the Chapel will be open for daily prayer
WEDNESDAY MORNINGS IN LENT - Morning Prayer
9:00 a.m., offered through St. Paul’s Facebook page
SATURDAYS IN LENT - Stations of the Cross
9:30 a.m. Saturdays through March 28 (Traditional and Contemporary reflections will be offered.)
TUESDAYS IN LENT - Rediscover Jesus by Matthew Kelly
10:30 a.m. at Epic Coffee Shop; 6:00 p.m. on Zoom beginning February 24
WEDNESDAY EVENINGS IN LENT - Drive-Through Prayer
4-6:00 p.m. starting Wednesday, February 25
THURSDAY, APRIL 2 – Maundy Thursday Worship Service
7:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s
FRIDAY, APRIL 3 – Good Friday Worship Services
11:00 a.m. Stations of the Cross at St. Paul’s
12:00 p.m. Service at St. Paul’s - Bishop Kristin Uffelman White will preside at this service
7:00 p.m. at St. Mark’s
SUNDAY, APRIL 5 – Easter Sunday Worship Services
9:30 a.m. at St. Paul’s
11:30 a.m. at St. Mark’s
Flowers For Easter!
Please consider a contribution for the spring flowers – lilies, daffodils, tulips – that will adorn the altar area when we celebrate Easter this year. The suggested minimum donation is $40. At your request, the name of a loved one(s) you would like to honor/remember will also be included in the Easter bulletin. Please respond by March 29 in one of several ways:
- Mail donation and names to be honored/remembered to the church. Put “Easter Flowers” in the notes.
- Visit stpauls-dayton.org. Click the Give button in the top right corner and complete the form. Remember to select Flowers-Easter. Indicate the name(s) in the Notes section. First-time users will need to create an account.
- Pick up an envelope in the cloister. Drop in the collection plate or deliver to the church office.
March Movie Night at St. Paul's - Thursday March 26th
BIG (1988) directed by Penny Marshall stars Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins and Robert Loggia. Have you ever had a Really Big Secret? Join us to find out why Hanks was nominated for Best Actor in this thoroughly irresistible performance. Dinner at 6:00, Movie at 6:30 and popcorn throughout
Engage with St. Paul's!
We truly appreciate those of you who read our e-newsletter. Please share the word by engaging with St. Paul’s on social media! Our Facebook and Instagram posts include additional information about events, thoughts from Rev. Jean, and videos of our services. Every follow, like and comment helps us engage with the greater Dayton community.
If you are on social media, PLEASE be sure to follow St. Paul's on Facebook (click on St Paul's Episcopal Church) and Instagram (click on Saint Paul's Episcopal Church) AND like or comment on our posts. This will help the algorithm boost our visibility on these platforms. Also, please ask your family and friends to do the same!
If you are on social media, PLEASE be sure to follow St. Paul's on Facebook (click on St Paul's Episcopal Church) and Instagram (click on Saint Paul's Episcopal Church) AND like or comment on our posts. This will help the algorithm boost our visibility on these platforms. Also, please ask your family and friends to do the same!
Upcoming Diocesan events
“Good Inside” Lenten Book Study: Living Our Baptismal Vows at Home, Wednesday Evenings from February 24 - April 1 on Zoom
A Radical Rest Retreat: Exploring the Countercultural Nature of Holy Rest Practices, March 19-21, 2026 at Procter Center.
Regional Staff & Leadership Days, September 11 and 12, St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 5301 Free Pike, Dayton.
Camps for All Ages, Summer 2026, Procter Camp & Conference Center.
These are a sample of the events offered by our Diocese. Registration for these events and more is available on the diocesan website, https://diosohio.org/news/
A Radical Rest Retreat: Exploring the Countercultural Nature of Holy Rest Practices, March 19-21, 2026 at Procter Center.
Regional Staff & Leadership Days, September 11 and 12, St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 5301 Free Pike, Dayton.
Camps for All Ages, Summer 2026, Procter Camp & Conference Center.
These are a sample of the events offered by our Diocese. Registration for these events and more is available on the diocesan website, https://diosohio.org/news/
Ongoing Outreach Opportunities
Socks for Tots
"THANK YOU so much for the huge number of sock donations. They will be appreciated by all. Continuing contributions of kids and adult socks would be wonderful. God Bless.”
Please consider donating Socks for Tots, homeless preschool children at St. Vincent de Paul’s homeless shelter. They are ages 2 - 6 years old. With the colder temperatures coming these socks will warm small feet.
There is a Socks for Tots box in the Narthex. Thank you!
Please consider donating Socks for Tots, homeless preschool children at St. Vincent de Paul’s homeless shelter. They are ages 2 - 6 years old. With the colder temperatures coming these socks will warm small feet.
There is a Socks for Tots box in the Narthex. Thank you!
Food Bank Donations - Your Efforts Make a Difference!
Please continue to fill yellow donation bags with food (no glass jars please) and personal care items and bring them to church to be blessed and delivered to the Food Bank. If you'd like to see the difference being made (it is astounding!), please go to the Food Bank's website: thefoodbankdayton.org. THANK YOU!
Please continue to fill yellow donation bags with food (no glass jars please) and personal care items and bring them to church to be blessed and delivered to the Food Bank. If you'd like to see the difference being made (it is astounding!), please go to the Food Bank's website: thefoodbankdayton.org. THANK YOU!
Request From the Procter Center
The Procter Center Farm is requesting donations of empty dozen-egg cartons to support their work. They can reuse your clean, old egg cartons for selling free range chicken eggs at markets. The farm is a production and educational, six-acre, diversified vegetable and livestock farm in central Ohio and is part of the ministry of the Diocese of Southern Ohio.
If you’d like to donate your clean dozen-egg cartons, please drop them on the table next to the library off the Parish Hall.
The Procter Center Farm is requesting donations of empty dozen-egg cartons to support their work. They can reuse your clean, old egg cartons for selling free range chicken eggs at markets. The farm is a production and educational, six-acre, diversified vegetable and livestock farm in central Ohio and is part of the ministry of the Diocese of Southern Ohio.
If you’d like to donate your clean dozen-egg cartons, please drop them on the table next to the library off the Parish Hall.
LIONS Recycle For Sight....and St. Paul's Helps!
Do you have old or extra eyeglasses you no longer use? Please bring them to St. Paul's and deposit them in the Lions Club box in the Narthex. This will be an ongoing opportunity to help others! Thank you!
Do you have old or extra eyeglasses you no longer use? Please bring them to St. Paul's and deposit them in the Lions Club box in the Narthex. This will be an ongoing opportunity to help others! Thank you!
vestry meeting Minutes
The Vestry is eager to establish better communication with the Parish, and will be making the minutes to Vestry meetings more accessible. Prior meeting minutes are posted on the St. Paul's website, click HERE to view. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to your Wardens and Vestry members with any questions.
Financial Report
The Financial Executive Summary for January 2026 from Finance Chair Randy Young is below.
Diocese of Southern Ohio eConnections Newsletter
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February Birthdays
Happy Birthday to those born
in the month of March!
Leon Chuck 03/07
Judy Pritchard 03/07
Mary Hawn 03/11
Leigh Walters-Baumgardner 03/23
Steve Cobb 03/27
Jack Koepke III 03/27
in the month of March!
Leon Chuck 03/07
Judy Pritchard 03/07
Mary Hawn 03/11
Leigh Walters-Baumgardner 03/23
Steve Cobb 03/27
Jack Koepke III 03/27