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August 2021 Loving Worshiping Learning Serving,

In the name of Christ.

X Factor

From the Pastor’s Desk 1

What’s Happening 2

Ministry Schedule 3

Book Study 4

Back to School Drive 4

Book Study 4

Birthdays, Anniversaries 5

Grateful Thanks 5

Community Schedule 5

Prayers 6

Calendar 7

Inside this Issue

The mission of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is to reconcile all people to unity with God and each other in Christ.

Sunday, August 22 From 5-6pm

Carry-Out only

Sports commentators often talk about the “X Factor.” This is the talent or plan that the opposing team cannot or will not be ready for. The “X Factor” changes the game, swings momentum, adds confidence and gives one team a large advantage over the other. Our “X Factor” of the church is that we know that we are deeply loved by the

creator of the universe.

When we accept the fact that God loves us without exception, we become different in the world. The Bible often speaks about this transformation in many places; the sum of them is that we become like that which we worship. So if you worship a stick you will become more like a stick, but if you worship the God of love you will become more loving. God’s love for us is our “X

Factor”.

August is a busy month of outreach for our church family. I hope that the love of Christ that you feel in worship has the opportunity to make these service opportunities different. I hope that when people show up for a meal, a pin, or a diaper change, that they are surprised by the love they receive

in addition.

Aug 7 – All Together Fremont Farmers Market from 9:00am- 1:00pm Aug 22 – Comfort Station set up following Church Aug 22 – Community meal Aug 24 – Comfort Station Aug 28 – Comfort Station

Aug 29 – Comfort Station

When we volunteer and care about somebody the results are multifaceted. The first and most immediate connection is between the need a person has and that need being met. When we feed somebody they are no longer hungry. But food ministries can clearly go deeper by actually caring for the person being served and serving them in dignifying ways. When this happens people are not

only fed, they are loved.

When these two components meet it is powerful. In The Sin of Certainty, Peter Enns quotes 1 John 4:12, “No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us.” He then goes on to say, “Loving each other is the closest we get to seeing God.” Wow! Think about that. When we love and care for someone, we are making God visible! This visibility is not just for those we serve; it also makes us

more aware of God in us.

I hope you join us this month and experience the love of God in worship, share the love of God through outreach, and see the face of God in both friends

and strangers.

Where will you see God?

Where will you make God more visible?

Grace and Peace,

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Aug 1

Benevolence

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10am Service of

Holy Eucharist

Aug 7

9:00am-1:00pm All

Together Fremont, Farmers Market, Downtown Fremont (Visit our table where we will be handing out Ally,

God Loves You, and Progress pins.)

Aug 8

10am Service of Holy

Eucharist

Aug 11

6:30pm Book Study

Aug 15

10am Service of Holy

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11:30am Vestry

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Aug 17 Newsletter

deadline

Aug 22

10am Service of Holy Eucharist

5pm Community Meal

Join us for Sunday Service at 10am Also virtually on stpaulsfremont.online.church and posted to our website, stpaulsfremont.org, the next day.

Midweek Bible Studies:

Book Study: Sin of Certainty

Aug 11

6:30pm

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Community Meals Let us know if you would like to host a future meal, make dessert, serve. Signup link is also available on Facebook and our website.

Donate to Community Meal

Ready to Volunteer?

Please contact the Bev Hart at 419-603-5005. digital signup is available at stpaulsfremont.org

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Book study Concludes:

Sin of Certainty: With compelling and often humorous stories from his own life, Bible scholar Peter Enns offers a fresh look at how Christian life truly works, answering questions that cannot be addressed by the idealized traditional doctrine of “once for all delivered to the saints. ”Enns offers a model of vibrant faith that views skepticism not as a loss of belief, but as an opportunity to deepen religious conviction with courage and confidence. This is not just an intellectual conviction, he contends, but a more profound kind of knowing that only true faith can provide. Combining Enns’ reflections of his own spiritual journey with an examination of Scripture, The Sin of Certainty models an acceptance of mystery and paradox that all believers can follow and why God prefers this path because it is only this way by which we can become mature disciples who truly trust God. It gives Christians who have known only the demand for certainty permission to view faith on their own flawed, uncertain, yet heartfelt, terms.

The book study meets Wednesday (August 11) at 6:30pm in person here at St. Paul's. (Contact the church for a Zoom link if you would like to participate virtually.)

Reading Schedule

Aug 11 Week 7 Ch 8-9 (174-207)

Looking good! Deloris Tolhurst and Milo.

Back to School Drive

It’s that time of year again when we need to think

about, “Back to School.” If you could find it in your

hearts to give financially or donate supplies, it

would be so appreciated.

You are loved, Chyleen Scott

Get help with utility payments

Great Lakes Community Action Partnership provides utility assistance services

throughout the year for residents of Wood, Sandusky, Ottawa and Seneca

counties through the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)

Call 1-800-775-9767 or visit www.glcap.org

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Jaxon Hetrick 8/10 Larry Fabbro 8/11 Nancy Parker 8/16 Tom Stucky 8/19 Jonathan Hetrick 8/22

Ann Holt 8/26 Ian Rutski 8/29 Makenzie Rutski 8/29 Jennifer Koenig 8/29

♥ Tina & Tom Hasselbach 8/10

♥ Bob & Nancy Parker 8/23

♥ Bev & Roger Hart 8/23

♥ Tammy & Chad Cook 8/29

Community Schedule

Newsletter deadline is the third Tuesday

of the month.

Please email your submissions/pictures to

stpaulsfremont@sbcglobal.net by that

date to insure they are included in the newsletter.

We give thanks to God for the

following people and we give thanks

to them as well.

Thanks to Melanie Wahlgren & Mary

Bower for coordinating the July

Community meal and all who helped

distribute the meals.

Thank you to Mary Bower, Bev Hart

and Marcia Webster for hosting

coffee hour in July.

Thanks to Pattee Kuzma and Chyleen

Scott for helping with newsletter

assembly.

Parishioners and friends of the parish

who donate altar flowers to enhance

our Sunday worship.

Sunday Free Community Meal

AA

4th Sunday 5-6pm

8 pm (B)

Monday

Tuesday Al Anon 7 pm (P)

Wednesday AA 7 pm (B)

Friday

Saturday AA

10 am (B)

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In the Diocese of Ohio A u g u s t 1 , 2 0 2 1 In the Diocese of Ohio, pray for Clergy in Secular Employment. The Rev. Joseph G. Butler IV, Regional Deacon The Rev. Dr. Mary Lynn Dell, Nationwide Children's Hospital, OSU The Rev. Karen L. Eversman, Cuyahoga Community College The Rev. Bryan C. Gillooly, Deacon; Bellaire-Puritas Development Corp. The Rev. Polly A. Glanville, Deacon, St. Paul’s, Akron The Rev. Dr. Michael A. Petrochuk, Rector, St. Andrew's, Barberton The Rev. Anne M. Pillot, Regional Deacon / Anne Pillot Graphic Design The Rev. Bobette P. Reed Kahn, Deacon The Rev. Kerry J. Stewman, Associate Pastor, Iona-Hope church, Ft Myers, FL The Rev. Jane Trager, Regional Deacon The Rev. Dr. E. K. Twesigye, Faculty Member, Ohio Wesleyan University (Theology & Ethics)

A u g u s t 8 , 2 0 2 1 In the Diocese of Ohio, the Bishops of Ohio, present, and retired. The Rt. Rev. Mark Hollingsworth Jr., Eleventh Bishop of Ohio The Rt. Rev. William D. Persell, Assisting Bishop, Diocese of Ohio; Retired Bishop, Diocese of Chicago The Rt. Rev. Arthur B. Williams Jr., Assisting Bishop, Diocese of Ohio; Retired Bishop Suffragan, Diocese of Ohio The Rt. Rev. J. Clark Grew II, Tenth Bishop of Ohio, Retired

A u g u s t 1 5 , 2 0 2 1 In the Diocese of Ohio, for Retired Clergy. The Rev. Robert N. Andrew Sr. The Rev. Allan E. Belton The Rev. Dr. Barbara L. Bond The Rev. William Brewster, Jr. The Rev. Dr. James L. Brown, Deacon The Rev. Kirby P. Colwell II, Deacon The Rev. Harry C. Fox, Extended Supply, Holy Trinity, Lisbon The Rev. Richard H. Gingher, The Rev. Nancy R. Graumlich, Deacon The Rev. James G. Greer Jr., Adjunct Priest, Christ Church, Shaker Heights The Rev. Gregory E. Griffith The Rev. Dr. Patricia L. Hanen The Rev. John H. Hayden, Pastoral Associate, St. Hubert's, Kirtland Hills The Rev. Robert T. Herkner Jr. The Rev. John S. Horner The Rev. John C. Hunt

A u g u s t 2 2 , 2 0 2 1 In the Diocese of Ohio, for Retired Clergy. The Rev. F. Reid Isaac III The Rev. Dr. C. Thomas Jackson, Interim Supply, Christ Church, Geneva The Rev. William H. Jones, ASK-Addiction Treatment Services The Rev. Joseph Keblesh The Rev. John S. Keller The Very Rev. Tracey Lind The Rev. David R. Mason The Rev. Walter Y. MacDonald, Leadership Consultant The Rev. M. Webster Maughan III The Rev. Richard L. McCandless The Rev. Dr. Elaine McCoy The Rev. Gary A. McElroy The Rev. Gary A. Mitchener The Rev. Dawson D. Moorer The Rev. G. Keith Owen II The Rev. C. Eugene Pearson The Rev. Ralph W. Pitman Jr., Associate Director, START The Rev. M. Kathryn Rackley The Rev. D. Darwin Ralston, St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima The Rev. John J. Reinheimer

A u g u s t 2 9 , 2 0 2 1 In the Diocese of Ohio, for Retired Clergy. The Rev. Nancy W. Rich The Rev. Jeffery M. Richards, Supply at St. Andrew's Church, Akron The Rev. Leon E. Richey The Rev. Nancy L. Roth The Rev. David S. Sipes The Rev. Dr. Carey E. Sloan III, AOJN The Rev. Eugene E. Smercina The Rev. M. Elden Smith The Rev Jan Smith Wood The Rev. Dr. Erwin M. Smuda The Rev. George M. Tarsis The Rev. Roger L. Tiffany The Rev. William F. Tompkin, Deacon The Rev. John L. Trumble Jr. The Rev. Robert Walcott The Rev. Robert C. Weaver The Rev. Nicolson B. White The Rev. James H. Wichman, Deacon, Fire Dept. Chaplain The Rev. John W. Wigle The Rev. Nancy H. Wittig

Joe Binder, Dale Borer, Rick Brown, Samantha Burgess and family, Karen Cahill, Richard Graeter, David Earl Hasselbach, Jacob Hasselbach, Tom Hasselbach, Kay Klein, Joseph Margoni, Alice Miller, Betty Miller, Mary Lynne Moyers, Lewis Orr serving in the military, Mary Lou Parker, Megan, Gary Sanchez, Chyleen Scott, Clarice Sayle,

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The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop

The Rt. Rev. Mark Hollingsworth, Jr., Bishop, Diocese of Ohio The Rev. Matt Wahlgren, Priest-in-Charge

Vestry Members: Carolyn Speer (23) Senior Warden, Tina Hasselbach (21) Junior Warden,

Kay Klein (21) Clerk, Bill Young (22), Chyleen Scott (22), Ken Rutski (23), Mary Bower (22)

Treasurer: Kay Klein

Financial Secretary: Marcia Webster

Church Phone: 419-332-3032 Church E-mail: stpaulsfremont@sbcglobal.net Office Hours: Monday-Friday (10am-2pm)

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