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Date: Jun 26, 2015 10:48 PM
Subject: Weekly e-pistle 06/26/15
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June 26, 2015 This Sunday, June 28th: The Fifth Sunday of Pentecost    PRIDE SUNDAY  Holy Communion - 10 AM - All are welcome to receive Communion! As we celebrate Pride Sunday, we rejoice in the Supreme Court's historic decision today that same-sex couples have the right to marry. A woman finds healing by touching Jesus' cloak, and a girl is restored to life when he takes her by the hand. In both cases a boundary is crossed: in Jesus' time the hemorrhaging woman was considered ritually unclean, polluting others by her touch, and anyone who touched a corpse also became unclean. In Mark's gospel Jesus breaks down barriers, from his first meal at a tax collector's house to his last breath on the cross as the temple curtain is torn in two. We dare to touch Jesus in our "uncleanness" and to live as a community that defines no one as an outsider.   No Book Study this Sunday   Sunday's readings: Lamentations 3:22-33;Psalm 30;2 Corinthians 8:7-15;Mark 5:21-43         Other Happenings:   No Book Study this Sunday June 28th. A group from St. Paul's is going to the Pride Parade this sunday, and more participants are welcome. Anyone who wants to go please contact Judy Faye at judithfaye@aol.com Vacation Bible School, Monday July 20th - Friday July 24. Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Friday 9 a.m. to noon. Ages 5-12, Cost: $35 (Scholarship are available!) Led by MT. Cross Day Camp.  Sunday's chancel flowers are given to the glory of God by Karen Spears in celebration of Laura Caceres birthday.    It's not too late to join the Sunday Morning Book Study The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness Sunday Mornings, 9:00 a.m. A message from Pr. Pamela Most of you know I been serving St. Paul's half-time since the beginning of the year. That means I am not able to participate in the life of the congregation as fully as I did last year, and often am not able to respond as quickly to phone calls, emails and text messages. Of course, if you or a loved one experiences a crisis or emergency, you should feel free to contact me immediately, and I will respond as soon as I am able. Call me at home, if necessary. (My home number is in the directory.) I do not keep my cell phone by my bed! In addition to Sundays, I reserve most Tuesday and Wednesday nights for church business. I am available most Tuesday afternoons and/or Wednesdays, by phone, email, text, or in person, depending upon council and committee meetings, hospitalizations, and so on. I reserve one other floating day for study and sermon preparation, but cannot be available for conversation during that time, as I need to remain focused. I have commitments outside the congregation at other times during the week. If something important is happening in your life, please share the information with me when I am able to give you my full attention. If you mention it to me just before, during or just after worship, I may well lose track of the information, despite my best intentions. Please remind me later, in person, by phone, by text, by email, or on a slip of paper. This summer I expect to be away three times: Next week, beginning Sunday, I will be at the Interim Ministry Network conference. The week of July 19th, I will be in Lake Tahoe teaching interim ministry. In early August, I will be taking vacation. Blessings, ~ Pr. Pamela     Serving God on Sunday,  June 21st    Presiding Minister: The Rev. Pamela Griffith Pond Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Dawn Roginski Assisting Minister: Teresa Arellano Crucifer: Libby Croinex  Book Bearer: Landen Croinex Lector: Dean Ahlberg Ushers: Don Ockrassa Flowers:  Fellowship Hosts: Vicki Pyle & Kathy Campas-Sutin Sacristans: Craig & Vicki Pyle   The Coming Week at St. Paul's   This Sunday, June 28th The 5th Sunday after Pentecost  PRIDE SUNDAY  10:00 a.m.      Eucharist   Monday, June 29th noon  Free Lunches for Kids!   Tuesday, June 30th noon Free Lunches for Kids! Wednesday, July 1st noon 7:00 p.m. Free Lunches for Kids! CODA Thursday, July 2nd noon  Free Lunches for Kids!  Friday, July 3rd  noon Free Lunches for Kids!   Sunday, July 5th The 6th Sunday after Pentecost    9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Book Study Eucharist    Christ's Care List Healing of body, mind and spirit: Vera Bennett Bev Blake (Jody Schumacher's mother) Cassie Bremer (Jessica Nelson's daughter)  Marty Clark   Margaret Cole Wayne (Vera Bennett's friend) Carleen Embree Dee Fix  Harold Fix Helen Gainey (Vera Bennett's friend) Shirley Gonsalves Bessie Hawkins (Vera Bennett's friend) Mary Heitz Sheldon Heitz Anna Hervey Donald Hervey Sam Hervey Irene Ficsor (John Patten's sister) Jan Jackson Pr. Karen and Dave Johnson (Pr. Pamela's colleague and her husband) Louisa Johnson Cassy Kapsalis (friend of Judy Faye) Caryl Kroan Rick Kroan Loree Lucas Raul Matasol (friend of Pr. Pamela & Dave Pond)  Pr. Larry Nelson (John Patten's friend) Luna Nightshade  Nikkie (Vera Bennett's goddaughter) Pr. Jennifer Obermueller (Pr. Pamela's colleague) Jeanine Pai (Marian Smock's niece) Anita Patten Dean Pollock (Jody Schumacher's brother) Justin Pollock (Jody Schumacher's great nephew) Alissa Princewell Gary Schumacher Angelika Shanley Pr. John Sumwalt (Pr. Pamela's colleague) Bill & Betty Valentine (Vera Bennett's friends) Schiann Towle (Lisa and Dwayne Olson's daughter) Steve West (Don & Louisa Johnson's friend) Frances Wieber (Marian Smock's sister)         We also pray for: Those serving in the armed forces  A just and lasting peace in the Holy Land An end to racism and other injustice Safety in our community Freedom of speech and religious freedom  Freedom to marry     St. Paul's Lutheran Church The Reverend Pamela Griffith Pond, Interim Pastor 415.847.8030 (cell) pastorpamela@live.com 1300 Tuolumne Street Vallejo, California 94590

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