Thursday, July 5, 2018

Weekly E-Pistle for Sunday 07/01/18

This Sunday, July 8th

Holy Communion - 10AM at Holy Trinity
All are welcome to receive Communion!

Jesus does great deeds of power and gives his disciples authority over demons. Yet none of this power is unilateral; it all must be received by faith. Jesus asks his disciples to go out without money or supplies, so that they will be dependent on how others receive them. When we are sent from the assembly to witness and to heal, we are asked to be vulnerable, to be dependent on the reception of others. The Spirit always operates in the between: between Jesus and his Abba, between Jesus and us, between you and me, between us and those to whom we are sent.


Sunday's readings:  
Serving God on Sunday July 8th
Assisting Minister:  Holy Trinity
CruciferAcolyte:  Holy Trinity
Lector:  Holy Trinity
Ushers:  Holy Trinity
Flowers:  Holy Trinity
Friendship Hour:  Holy Trinity
Pianist:  Clyde Nielsen
Janitorial:  Judy Faye
Groundskeeper:  Matt Thelen

Worship Schedule

Service and communion at Holy Trinity in July at 10:00 AM.

Lutheran World Relief Sustainable Development. Lasting Promise

Imagine having to choose between a meal or purchasing a notebook. Project Promise School Kits are sent to places where even the few required school supplies may be more than a family can afford. Pencils and paper can help write a positive future.

The following items are needed for 1 School Kit:

4 - Spiral 70 sheet notebooks 1-12 inch ruler
1 - Pencil sharpener
1 - Pair of blunt scissors
5 - Unsharpened Number 2 pencils with erasers 5 - Black or blue ballpoint pens (no gel ink)
1 - Box of 16 or 24 crayons
1 - 2 1/2 inch eraser

If you have questions, please contact Anita Patten at (707) 745-0648.

Alert Solano

Here is the link to Alert Solano Pr. Dawn mentioned during Sunday announcements. This is a free service that notifies people in an emergency.
 
Book Study
The Adult Class is reading "Evicted:  Poverty and Profit in the American City" by Matthew Desmond at 9 AM downstairs at the hosting congregation.

"WINNER OF THE 2017 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NONFICTION"

In Evicted, Princeton sociologist and MacArthur "Genius" Matthew Desmond
follows eight families in Milwaukee as they struggle to keep a roof over their
heads. Hailed as "wrenching and revelatory" (The Nation), "vivid and
unsettling" (New York Review of Books), Evicted transforms our understanding of poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh
ideas for solving one of 21st-century America's most devastating problems.
Its unforgettable scenes of hope and loss remind us of the centrality of
home, without which nothing else is possible."

Matthew Desmond estimates that 2.3 million evictions were filed in the U.S. in 2016 - a rate of four every minute. "Eviction isn't just a condition of poverty; it's a cause of poverty," he says. Read this story

Consolidation Updated for Proposed United in Grace Congregation
Joint Councils continue to meet monthly currently compiling documents requested by our lawyers including property deeds, articles of incorporation, and non-profit status.

Constitution Draft Recommendations Committee has completed many hours of review of both constitutions with progress being made on a draft constitution and bylaws for new proposed congregation.

Property Assessment Committees at both churches continue to review both properties, preparing lists of needed repairs and costs for these repairs.
We will be voting on July 15.* 

For questions about any of these issues or to provide input please refer to Know Your Church Council near the end of this publication for whom to contact.

* Voting members are confirmed members.  Such confirmed members, during the current or preceding calendar year, shall have communed in this congregation and shall have made a contribution of record to this congregation.  Members of this congregation who have satisfied these basic standards shall have the privilege of voice and vote at every regular and special meeting of the congregation as well as the other rights and privileges ascribed to voting members by the provisions of this constitution and its bylaws.  From St. Paul's bylaws:

B8.05.02.  Those confirmed members who have not both received Holy Communion and made a contribution of record within the current or preceding year shall be removed from the roll of members.

Brown Bag Ministry Update from Karen Spears
I am delighted to see more and more people taking Brown Bags to give to the hungry, who are always with us. If you can, I encourage you to engage them in a little conversation letting them know that they are "real people" and worthy of being acknowledged as such. The cost of the bag remain about $4.00. Donations can be placed either in the special brown bag envelopes, available at the Brown Bag display table or in any envelope marked "Brown Bag Ministry" and placed in the offering plate. We also have blankets available to give out. They are located under the table in the hallway leading to Friendship Hall. We have many more blankets stored in the annex so feel free to take one or more to hand out. No additional blanket donations are needed at this time.

Celebrating July Birthdays


12-Craig Pyle





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.

Opportunities for Study
The adult study class will meet at 9 AM in the basement of the hosting church.  We are reading "Evicted:  Poverty and Profit in the American City" by Matthew Desmond.

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. 

Opportunities for Service
Choir will be on break until this coming Fall.

Vacation Bible School will be a Ascension Episcopal Church July 30-August 3.  If you would like to help contact Kathy Sutin at (707) 333-0150.

Food Basket Sunday.  The first Sunday of each month when we are having service 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.
 

"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 

Christ's Care List

(Recent Additions or Updates)

Tony Egbo for stabilization of housing and employment uncertainties.

For those threatened by the county fires and the first responders that they may able to bring the fires under control.

The immigrant children separated from their parents that they may be reunited as soon as possible.

Mary Ann Newton (Moca Nightshade's grandmother), who has a brain tumor and is in Hospice.


Healing of body, mind, and spirit...

Nkechi Dialllo (who is having legal problems), Beverly and Susan (who are homeless, both friends of Moca Nightshade.

Keith Domingo.recovering from broken arm and surgery.

Judy Faye struggling to manage Trigeminal Neuraligia symptoms.

The family of Carmen Harnish and other families coping with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and still without electricity.

Lisa Olson struggling with multiple health issues, diet adjustments and diagnostic issues.

Gary Schumacher diagnosed with stage 3, non-small cell lung cancer as he continues in treatment and struggles with swallowing issues.


Those Who Grieve:

The family of Gladys Jones (Kathy Campas-Sutin's mother).


Those Who Need Long Term Prayer:

Margaret Cole
Anna Hervey
Jan Jackson
Louisa Johnson and Don Johnson (as he provides care for Louisa) 
Caryl Kroan
Don and Ila Stradal parents of Pr. Dawn.
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, fires 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. Pray also that we will not become numb and will work toward sensible laws to discourage violence.
  • 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
  • The peace talks in the Korean Peninsula that they may bear good fruit.
  • 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. 



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. 

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.




St. Paul's Lutheran Church
The Reverend Dr. Dawn Roginski
650.771.4241 (cell)
pastordawn@stpaulsvallejo.org
707-643-5761 (Church)
1300 Tuolumne Street
Vallejo, California 94590
St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 1300 Tuolumne Street, Vallejo, CA 94590
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