THE GABRIEL
Parish Newsletter for St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Thank you, Bart for blessing us with your glorious voice and for leading us in song on Sundays.
It is joyous for us all.
O God, you have prepared for those who love you such good things as surpass our understanding: Pour into our hearts such love towards you, that we, loving you in all things and above all things, may obtain your promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. (Collect for June 11)
CALENDAR FOR THIS WEEK:
Monday, June 5 6:30 NA in Ed. Wing
Saturday, June 10 10:00 AA in Parish Hall
Sunday, June 11 10:15 Morning Prayer (Marylee James)
Update from the June 4th Sacred Spaces Meeting:
The meeting on Sunday June 4th was very productive. There were many good ideas introduced. Updating the St. Paul’s Facebook page with information about our congregation being all inclusive was a good suggestion. Painting the feature wall in the Parish Hall was also a suggestion. Also:
Eucharistic Ministry teams visiting Nursing Homes.
We discussed offering Parish Hall as a venue for family reunions, weddings, receptions, and birthday parties.
So many good ideas that need to be discussed further. We will keep everyone informed.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
See Jim or Rev. Suzanne.
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MINUTES OF THE VESTRY MEETING
April 23, 2023
The meeting of the Vestry was called to order at 11:23 by Ben Sapp, Senior Warden. Other members of the Vestry present were Charlene McAndrews, Dennis McAndrews , Larry Basham and Sam Stifler. Note Sam’s email: samuelrstifler@gmail.com Luke Stifler was absent.
The meeting notes from the previous meeting were reviewed. A motion was made and seconded to accept the notes as written.
The first order of business was to discuss the upcoming Sacred Space site meeting on April 26th , 2023. The meeting starts at 3 PM with a tour of the church followed by discussion about our available space. Community members have been invited and will be present at 5 PM. Snacks will be provided. Charlene, Dennis, Luke, Larryand Ben plan to be present during the meeting.
Ben shared that our new insurance premium will be $16, 000 per year. The bill could be paid monthly or in a lump sum with money taken from the endowment. The endowment balance is currently $199, 351. We are also currently talking to a new person to manage the endowment. Ben will be meeting with this individual (Charles Neal) over the next week. There was discussion about paying the insurance bill monthly versus a one-time payment. The decision was postponed until Luke was available for further discussion.
The Nurturer’s Day Brunch scheduled for 5/21 has been postponeuntil the fall.
The next meeting will be after church service on May 21, 2023
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:30 PM
Respectfully submitted,
Charlene McAndrews
Vestry Member
PARISH OFFICE HOURS 12 Noon to 4:30pm Monday - Thursday
If you have something you’d like to add to the next newsletter (including a brief update on what you and/or your family have been doing since last we met together), let us know at stpaulsjeff@gmail.com