E-Connections

In This Issue:

Pg 2 - Rectory Fund

Pg 3 - Curry

Surgery

Pg 4 - Reflection

Pg 5 - Readings

Pg 6 -

Transfiguration

Pg 7 - Participating

© 2018 St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 294 Main Street South, Woodbury, CT 06798 • (203) 263-3541 • office@stpaulswoodbury.org

THIS WEEK AT ST. PAUL’S

Sun Aug 5th ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 9:00 am Holy Eucharist 10:00 am “Sundaes with Tuesday” Reception Tue, Aug 7th 6:30 pm Executive Committee Wed, Aug 8st 12:00 pm Men’s Lunch, Charcoal Chef Sat Aug 11th 5:00 pm Holy Eucharist Sun Aug 12th TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 9:00 am Holy Eucharist

August 1, 2018

- Invitation -

Please join us this

Sunday, August 5th at 9 am

as we welcome

The Rev. Tuesday Jane Rupp

to our Community

to worship with us for the first time as

Rector of St. Paul’s!

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HALLELUIAH

The Celebration of our NEW BEGINNING starts with

Revive the Rectory

Our historic rectory needs much TLC to restore its functionality,

charm and sparkle for our new rector, The Rev. Tuesday Rupp

and her husband Edgar, who will move into the house very soon.

Revive, Refresh and Replace tell the story of all that needs to be

done, and plans are being made for all to be accomplished

in a timely manner. However our regular church budget

does not cover this expense. So we now present to you:

The Rectory R E V I V A L F U N D

We need your help to offset the expense of the

rectory project. Large or small, every donation

will help to reach the goal.

Your support will be greatly appreciated.

1. Put your donations in the alms basin, 2. or mail it to St. Paul's,

P. O. Box 5002, Woodbury, 06798, 3. or brought to the church office.

(Put cash in envelope) (Mark checks "RECTORY")

What a joy it will be for Rev. Tuesday to move into a lovely,

sparkling home just across the street from her new church,

and your donation will make that possible. Thank you so much.

A favorite hymn of many is “I am the Bread of Life.” (See Hymnal 335). The last two sentences of this

week’s gospel remind us of those

comforting words. “Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life. Whoever come to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” What a promise on which those striving to be good followers of Jesus can build their life with their creator.

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Milestones - If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is

honored, all rejoice together with it. 1 Corinthians 12:26.

Died - Doreen Dennison, Mother of Maureen Well August 14th.

Men’s Group

E ach Wednesday at noon the men’s group, an

informal gathering of men, meets for lunch at the Charcoal Chef. Please join us next week!

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry to Undergo Surgery

The Presiding Bishop released the following message on Wednesday, July 25. It is also

available here on the Episcopal News Service website.

Dear Friends in Christ,

A few months ago, through my annual physical, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. After

a variety of tests, consultations, and conversations with my wife and daughters, I decided on

a surgical treatment course. On Tuesday, July 31st, I will have surgery to remove the

prostate gland.

I am happy to say that the prognosis looks very good

and quite positive. I have spoken with several others who

have gone through this, and who have offered both

encouragement and helpful advice. I will be in the hospital

for at least a day, then at home to recuperate.

I’ve been told that 4-6 weeks is a reasonable time to

anticipate. I plan to resume my duties in early September

and I do not anticipate any significant changes in my

commitments.

I am very blessed with a wonderful family, a first-rate

medical team, a great staff, dear colleagues and friends, a calling to which I have given my

life, and above all a good, great and loving God in whose hands we always remain. So, do

say a prayer. And know that I look forward to being back at my post in September.

God bless you, and keep the faith,

+Michael

The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop and Primate, The Episcopal Church

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F ood Collection Sunday The third Sunday of each month we encourage everyone to

bring in food donations for the Woodbury Food Bank. The food bank is not able to

accept items past their labeled expiration date.

Stewardship Reflection

“Each day the people are to go out and gather

their daily portion; thus will I test them, to see

whether they follow my instructions or not.”

EXODUS 16:4

W hen the Israelites gathered more than

their daily portion of manna, the surplus

became wormy and rotten. In the same way to-

day, self-reliance, pride and ego leads to hoarding

and excessive surplus of goods and money. Liv-

ing a stewardship lifestyle helps us discern our

“wants” from our “needs.” Living a generous

lifestyle reminds us that God will provide all that

we need and that we have plenty to share.

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This Weekend’s Readings

Heavenly Food

2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a

I n our sequential reading from the Hebrew Bible, Nathan the prophet makes use of a parable to confront King David with his culpability in the murder of Uriah the Hittite.

It is dangerous to speak words of judgment to persons in authority and Nathan is shrewd in eliciting David’s independent assessment before drawing the obvious parallels. David has broken commandments against covetousness, adultery, and murder, and there are consequences. Disaster will visit the house and lineage of David, says the Lord. David acknowledges his sin and submits to God’s judgment.

Psalm 51:1-13 A confession of sin and guilt and a prayer for a clean heart. Ephesians 4:1-16 In this lesson the new Christians in Ephesus are urged to lead lives of patient love, using

their various gifts in the unity of the Spirit, while growing toward their maturity in Christ. There are many roles of service, but here is a oneness at the heart of the faith in its goal. All the disciples’ efforts are meant to build up the one body of Christ. While there remains a human perversity leading toward division, in the loving truth of the community Christians are to grow together toward their full humanity.

John 6:24-35 In our gospel Jesus tells the crowd of the true bread of life, the bread from heaven. The

people follow Jesus after he has fed the crowd of five thousand, but they come mostly to obtain more food for their stomachs. The bread which the Son of Man offers is more genuinely life-giving than the manna by which Israel was fed in the wilderness. In one sense

this means that Jesus’ teaching is greater than that of Moses. More significantly still, it is belief in Jesus himself that leads to eternal life.

Name Tags - Please be courteous to newcomers, guests, visiting clergy and fellow parishioners, by extending a warm welcome to them and by wearing your name tag. And remember to wear them to coffee hour as well.

Summer Schedule - Our weekly Saturday service remains at 5 pm. On Sunday we offer a single Holy Eucharist service at 9 am..

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Please remember to arrange for your own replacements and to keep the office informed of

any changes at office@stpaulswoodbury.org.

Participating in the Services

Saturday, August 4th

5 pm

Usher No Saturday

Lectors Service

Chalicer This Weekend

Sunday, August 5th

9:00 am

Ushers Connie Baldwin, Lynda Jones

Lectors Isobel Moore, Beverly Deickler

Chalicers Beverly Deickler, Amy Williams

Intercessor Ed Hord

Counter Ron Roberts

Altar Guild: Bonnie Leavenworth, Sara Ranson,

Kathie Nichols, Laura Sahno

Eucharistic Visitors: Betty Lou Bowles,

Nancy Twinem

Saturday, August 11th

5 pm

Usher Gaby Drews

Lectors Jeff Leavenworth, Karen Nash

Chalicer Karen Nash

Sunday, August 12th

9:00 am

Ushers Connie Baldwin, Dick Leavenworth

Lectors Ed Hord, Betty Lou Bowles

Chalicers Dory Holmes, Lois Zane

Intercessor Isobel Moore

Counter Peter Bowles

Altar Guild: Bonnie Leavenworth, Sara Ranson,

Kathie Nichols, Laura Sahno

Eucharistic Visitors: Lori Cook,

Mieke Weggeman

COFFEE HOUR HOSTS

August 5th - Heidi Szobota August 12th - Monie & Mieke

St. Paul’s Church 294 Main Street South

Woodbury, Connecticut 06798

Office: 203-263-3541 Office@stpaulswoodbury.org

Website: stpaulswoodbury.org

Hebrews 13:2 - Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.