| This Sunday, October 15th Holy Communion - 10 AM All are welcome to receive Communion!
In Isaiah we are given a vision of the great feast to come, when God will wipe away death forever. In Jesus' parable about a great banquet, those invited do not come, so the invitation is extended to others. In our liturgy God spreads a table before us. Even amid anxiety and hardship we rejoice in the peace of God that surpasses all understanding. With great joy we feast at the table of the Lord, and we go forth to share the wonderful invitation with others hungering and thirsting for the abundant life of God.
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Serving God on Sunday October 15th
Assisting Minister: Don Ockrassa Crucifer/Acolyte: Teresa Arellano Lector: Matthew Hervey Ushers: Corey Hervey Organist/Pianist: Cesar Cancino Flowers: Keith & Sony Domingo (Wedding Anniversary
Fellowship: Lisa Olson, Anita Patten Sacristans: Kathy Sutin, Bev Smith Counters: Anita Patten, Karen Spears
Janitorial: Karen Spears
Groundskeeper: Matt Thelen
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| Worship Schedule Worship schedules will continue to rotate on a monthly basis through the end of the year as follows: October 2017 10:00 a.m. Worship Service at St. Paul's.
Please note that on October 29 there will be no service at either Saint Paul's or Holy Trinity in Vallejo. Services will be at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco.
November 2017 10:00 a.m. Worship Service at Holy Trinity*
December 2017 10:00 a.m. Worship Service at St. Paul's.
Christmas Eve service will be at Holy Trinity at 7 p.m.
*No flowers or alter care at St. Paul's
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| Regarding the Fires...
The news regarding the 16 fires that have started in the last two days has been devastating. As of this writing, there are 15 dead, 100 injured, and over 2,000 homes and other structures destroyed. Many of you have inquired about our ministries and congregants in the area. Here is what we know: + All of our churches in the Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, Clear Lake, Oroville, Yuba City and Penn Valley areas are undamaged, but the fires continue to rage + Several members of these congregations have lost their homes to the fires - we do not know exactly how many as of now + Tens of thousands of people remain under evacuation orders and are sheltered or are seeking shelter + None of the larger fires have been contained, and while weather conditions are now more favorable, it is likely there will be more loss of life and damage to property. + Power is out and cell service is spotty, so it has been difficult to get accurate and up to date information, but we will continue to advise you as soon as we receive new information. Many have asked what to do. We are suggesting donations to two agencies; Lutheran Social Services of Northern California and Lutheran Disaster Response. Donations to Lutheran Social Services can be designated through their "October Wildfire Relief Fund" for needs in northern California in general. To donate to specific congregations, indicate the name of the congregation in the designated donation box. 100% of these monies will be given directly to churches and ministries that have been affected by the fires. Donations to Lutheran Disaster Relief can be designated to "U.S. Fire Relief" and will be used more generally to support churches and ministries and communities that have been affected by fires through the fall and throughout the west. 100% of donations so designated will be used by LDR to offer support to affected communities. Please remember in prayer the congregations in the fire areas: Bethlehem, Faith, and Thanksgiving Lutheran Churches in Santa Rosa; Cross and Crown Lutheran in Rohnert Park; Napa Valley Lutheran in Napa; Galilee Lutheran in Kelseyville; Grace Lutheran in Ukiah; and Peace Lutheran in Grass Valley. Other congregations near to these fires are offering assistance as they are able. Please keep all in these communities in your prayers, as well as the firefighters and other first responders who are assisting in providing rescue and safety. God's Peace, Bp. Mark |
| ELCA on Gender Identity Discrimination In light of recent public events and conversation, it is important to remember the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) rejects all forms of hatred or discrimination. This includes employment discrimination against the transgender community, as stated in "Gender Identity Discrimination, " a policy resolution that was adopted by the 2013 ELCA Churchwide Assembly...
http://www.elca.org/News-and-Events/7897
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| Thank You! Thanks to everyone who helped with the Lutheran World Relief project. We have boxed 98 school kits, 9 fleece blankets, 14 quilts and 36 personal care kits. The ingathering will be on Saturday and shipped the following Saturday. |
| Events
Saint Paul's to Host Ingathering for Lutheran World Relief
Many of you either participate in making or at least know about the quilts and kits that are lovingly prepared each year at Saint Paul's during our sewing Thursdays on the first Thursday of each month and by volunteers at home. Marge Johnson, a Key Leader (volunteer) for Northern California Ingatherings states, "The Holy Spirit is working thorough the collection of quilts and kits. God has blessed us so much; what an opportunity we have to spread God's love to others in faraway places." Once a year the quilts and kits have to be collected from all participating congregations at identified sites in preparation for mailing. Saint Paul's is blessed to again be one of these sites. Representatives from churches across the Synod will be bringing their contributions to St. Paul's on Saturday, October 14, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Four persons will be needed to serve as welcoming greeters. Cookies, quick breads, coffee and juice will also be needed to serve our guests. Dollies will be needed to unload and load boxes. Anita says she needs four strong men, (but she probably wouldn't turn away strong women), to help unload boxes from cars on Oct. 14. Four strong persons will also be need on Oct. 21, to load collected boxes, which have been stored at our church, onto a truck, so they can be delivered to their intended destinations. Anita says she will put a sign up sheet out on October 1, asking for your help with all these needs. When the quilts and kits are blessed and dedicated during the church service on October 8, you will also be asked for good will donations to help with the cost of mailing the kits. It costs $2.25 to mail each quilt, $1.40 to mail each School Kit and $2.65 to mail each Personal Care Kit. The higher price for the Personal Care Kit includes the toothpaste added nearer the time of shipment to disaster sites by Lutheran World Relief.
Contact Anita Patten with any further questions you might have about the Ingathering (P) (707) 745-0648. (Email) anitapatten@comcast.net.
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| Celebrating October Birthdays 9 - Keith Domingo 21 - Frank Gonsalves 30 - Don Ockrassa 31 - Kim Hervey
Note: I am in the process of reconstructing the monthly birthday list. If I get it wrong or someone is left out for the month, please let me know. Contact me at judithfaye@aol.com or call or text me at (707) 980-9667.
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| Opportunities for Study Book Study: The Cross in Our Context: Jesus and the Suffering World by Douglas John Hall, meets 8:00 am downstairs at St. Paul's during the month of October. Book can be ordered on-line.
Martha Circle, women's Bible Study using "Gather" magazine meets the third Thursday of each month in Fellowship Hall at St. Paul's. Bring your own bag lunch and dessert will be served by the monthly hostess.
Book Study: Daughter of the Reformation: A Historical Perspective of the Life of the Wife of Martin Luther which meets every second Tuesday of the month at 4 pm, at Holy Trinity. This study will end with a German Potluck Dinner at 4 pm, on October 17, at the home of Lynette Felsing, 133 Carlisle Way in Benicia. |
| Opportunities for Service Saint Paul's Choir Rehearsals for the month of the month of Ovtober will be at 8:45 am at St.Paul's. New singers are always welcome. Food Basket Sunday. The first Sunday of each month at St. Paul's. Food donations go to the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Counties. Brown Bag Lunches for distribution to the homeless are located in Fellowship Hall. Sewing Ministry: The 1st Thursday of every month in Fellowship Hall from 1 to 4 pm. Both women and men are welcome. No prior sewing experience is required. |
| THE BUS IS FULL FOR REFORMATION SUNDAY AT GRACE CATHEDRAL Those of you who are signed up to go be sure you get your $25 fee to Linda Bowen of Holy Trinity no later than Sunday October 8. Contact Linda with any question you might have about the trip at (707) 644-9541 or linjb@comcast.net.
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| Kindly Remember Submissions to The Weekly e-pistle are due on Tuesday of each week as we agreed to at our Congregation Meeting. If you submit an article late, and it still has significance for the next week it will be included then.
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| Council and Committee Information Council Meeting 9/17/17, 7pm at St. Paul's The Budget Committee: Kathy Sutin, Vicki Pyle, Anita Patten, and Dean Ahlberg had their first meeting 8/29/2017 and a second meeting on 9/12/17. They will be doing pledges starting on October 1st to give them enough time to have the Budget out to congregational members two weeks before the Congregational meeting scheduled on November 12, 2017. Thank you Dean Ahlberg and Matthew Hervey for your stewardship talks.
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| Know Your Church Council
Don Ockrassa, President (510) 719-7730, d.ockrassa@gmail.com Craig Pyle, Vice President (707) 645-7092, capylepe@pacbell.net Keith Domingo, Secretary (707) 373-2774, k-s-domingo@sbcglobal.net Corie Hervey, returning member (510) 691-2728 Kim Hervey, new member (707) 334-4872 (Use text messaging) Kathy Sutin , Church Treasurer, Ex officio member (707) 333-0150 (use text messaging) Rev. Dr. Dawn Roginski (650) 771-4241 Please know that you are free to contact your council members with questions you might have about church governance. Remember to be patient while waiting for a response as most council members hold full time jobs and volunteer their free time to the church. They will get back to you as soon as possible. You are also welcome to attend council meetings with the exception of occasional closed executive sessions dealing with such things as personnel matters. If you wish to get something on the council agenda for a regular council meeting, contact Keith Domingo. If you wish to view council minutes, they are on file in the office. Any council member can help you access these. Remember if you are viewing minutes, they do not become final and official until approved at the next meeting.
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| Christ's Care List
"Without the discipline of prayer, the world retains its illusions. Without an hour of public prayers, or half hour of private prayer, or ten minutes of quiet meditation, or saying a brief prayer of gratitude before or after a meal, we forget that God is present in the world and in our life. When we remember to pray in the morning, when we are mindful of the present moment, when we set apart Saturday or Sunday as the Sabbath, God's special day of the week, then all of life, and all times and places, and all people that we see are transformed by the light of God. The more we pray--in the sense of living a prayerful life--the more we desire to be with God in prayer. Prayer creates in us a hunger and thirst to be with the One whom we have see shining through nature and moments in time, people and events." -Henri Nouwen-SPIRITUAL FORMATION
Healing of body, mind, and spirit...
(Recent Additions or Updates) Don Stradal (Pr. Dawn's father). Continuous issues with falling. Just learned he has two blocked arteries around his heart and has to decide if he wants open heart surgery which is a very risky procedure at 85.
Dee Fix has a new voice activated phone and appreciates phone calls.
The family of Carmen Harnish in Puerto Rico coping with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
Susan Barton (broken wrist)
Lilly (Cynthia Betinni's friend) who is recovering from surgery and needs prayers for peace of mind.
Roy Meyeske (husband of Karen Spear's first cousin) injured in a pedestrian accident.
Pr. Dawn Roginski (right shoulder tendinitis)
Those Who Grieve: - The family of Felicia Nunez (Carmen Harnish's sister)
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The family of Rosemary Bolstad (first cousin of Karen Spears)
Those Who Rejoice: God Speed:
Lynne Witte of Holy Trinity has recently been chosen for mission work and will be traveling to Ethiopia, October 14-29. This is a medical mission through Project Mercy. She will be working with a team of physicians providing surgery and other supportive services. Please pray for a successful and safe mission.
Those Who Need Long Term Prayer:
Darren & Eline Campass (Kathy Campass-Sutin's son & daughter-in law expecting a baby 1/2018)
Margaret Cole
Dee Fix Anna Hervey
Jan Jackson
Louisa Johnson and Don Johnson (as he provides care for Louisa)
Gladys Jones (Kathy Campass Sutin's mother)
Caryl Kroan
Angelika Shanley
Robin Slusher as she navigates the legal process in pursuit of justice for her granddaughter and other children at risk.
We also pray for: -
Those affected by hurricanes, earthquakes and other natural disasters. Your support through Lutheran Disaster Response will bring hope and healing to those who have or will be affected. Donations can be made on line at (http://www.elca.org/give or call (800)638-3522. -
Pray for an end to acts of terrorism and hatred in our country and around the world. Pray also for those who hate that their hearts might be changed. -
The communities of both St. Paul's and Holy Trinity as we continue to explore the possibility of consolidation. -
An end to racism and its injustice -
A just and lasting peace in the Holy Land -
Refugees - Those serving the armed forces.
Please Note: If you wish to add new prayer requests please contact Judy Faye at judithfaye@aol.com, or (707) 980-9667 or (707) 557-4531. When submitting new names, be sure to use an identifier such as friend of Karen Spears or daughter of Jessica Nelson. Also briefly tell us the reason you are requesting prayers such as recent surgery so people will know what to pray for. If you see names on the list that it is time to remove, your own, or an old submission please let Judy know. With the exception of the Long Term Category, Council has recommended that names will be placed on the list for one month and then removed unless a new request with an update is submitted. If a name disappears that you want to stay in, just contact Judy with the reason you are requesting continuing prayer and she will add it back.
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