If you are a visitor to St. Paul’s today, Welcome! Please say “Hello” to Fr. John Paul after the service. Let him know if you would like to be contacted later this week.
Choir rehearsals for Community Thanksgiving Service are now set for Monday, November 18, at St. Paul’s at 7 PM and for Sunday, November 22, at St. Paul’s at 1:00 PM. The service that day is at 2:00 PM.
Community Thanksgiving Service will be at 2:00 PM on Sunday, November 22, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Stafford. Participating are the Stafford United Methodist Church, Morganville United Church of Christ, South Byron United Methodist Church and Byron Presbyterian Church.
Fall Fair Our Fall Fair was Saturday, October 24th. Many thanks to all who worked to make the Fall Fair a success including all those whose hands prepared food and items for sale well in advance of the fair.
Christmas wreaths/swags please start thinking about what you want to order. They will be delivered on Sunday, November 29th.
Vestry Members – Please remember to stay for our meeting today after the fellowship hour.
Do you need to monitor your blood pressure? This parish nurse ministry by Irma Altman is every third Sunday of the month. The next Sunday for blood pressure is November 15th.
Lectors – Please consider signing up ahead of time for the three remaining Sundays in November. Thanks to Thom Hill for signing up for November 1. Readings for November are in the red notebook at the parish hall.
Steeple Repairs completed three weeks ago this past Thursday. Ted Robertson from Kirkwall Construction did the work. The structure at the top is restored to as close as possible to the state it was shown in a picture taken in the fall of 1941 and subsequent pictures from the 1960’s. Funding was through a grant from the Sacred Sites Foundation and a contribution from the Stafford Historical Society.
Grocery gift cards are for sale by the ECW. For each dollar purchased, the ECW receives 5 percent toward their annual budget. Ask Susan Briggs for one or more cards in $20 and $50 amounts. When you buy groceries, these gift cards are the same as cash at TOPS, & Pharmacy – just slide them through the credit card reader for credit toward your purchases. Any balance remaining on the card carries ahead to your next purchase. Also receive credit toward gasoline purchases.
Keep up on parish events if you miss being at Sunday worship by logging on to the parish web site, www.forministry.com/usnyecusaspecs , where you can find not only the current parish Bulletin Board but also the Worship Bulletin as well.
To add/delete names to prayer list, contact either Mary Waterman (768-2363) or Shelly Waterman (548-7646). If you know any of the folks on the armed forces list please let Mary or Shelly know if they are no longer on active duty.
The Lessons & Carols service for the Genesee deanery will be held at St. James’ church in Batavia on Sunday, November 22, at 4 PM.
St. Paul’s Calling Tree has been revised. It is on the table at the rear of the church. If we need to contact those who are in regular attendance this is the sequence of calls that will be made (for example, special needs in the church family, church service cancelled due to winter weather). Every effort has been made to make it error free. However, if you spot an error please tell Sam Leadley so the correction may be made promptly.
Copies of the current prayer list are on the table at the rear of the church if you wish to pray for individuals on this list.
The Sunday School thanks you for participating in their Can & Bottle collection. They have a container for clean redeemable cans and bottles in the Parish Hall near the door when you enter.
