1895 Laurel, Saint Paul MN 55104

Saint Mary's Episcopal Church

1895 Laurel Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55104

Saint Mary’s Weekly – December 30, 2022

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The Holy Name

January 1, 2023

 
Weekly Worship Service

Sunday, January 1, 2023 – The Holy Name

10:00am – Hybrid (In-Person and Zoom) Eucharist Service.

After the service, a Zoom social gathering will be held for those worshiping virtually, and a social gathering outside (in the entryway in inclement weather) for those worshiping in-person.

To join the 10am service  – Click HERE
If asked for a passcode, enter 277625
If asked for a meeting ID, enter 818 4016 4967

To join by cell phone only (voice only, no video),
call: 312-626-6799
Enter Meeting ID 818 4016 4967
If asked for a passcode, use 277625

For the Service Bulletin – Click HERE
For the Service song sheet – Click HERE

We invite you to view the sermon from Christmas Eve – Click HERE
We invite you to view the sermon from Christmas Day – Click HERE

NOTE: There will be a printed version of the Weekly at church on Sundays if you would like to pick one up for someone who is not receiving it electronically or see someone new who is not yet on our mailing list.

AnchorWhat’s In the Weekly?

Christmas Memorials and Thanksgivings for Altar Flowers and Greens
Christmas Pageant Thank You!
Epiphany Party
A Message from the Stewardship 2023 Leaders
Education
St. Mary’s Book Study
Outreach: Food Drive for Department of Indian Works Food Pantry
Relaunching the Refugee Response Committee
Meet with Rev. Lindsey
Upcoming Events at St. Mary’s

Click on any of the above to go immediately to the article.

Christmas Memorials and Thanksgivings for Altar Flowers and Greens

  • For the wonder and joy of Christmas. – Craig and Anne Hanson
  • In celebration of this wonderful community. – Brian Nerbonne
  • In loving memory of Sylvia Clark. – Anna Clark
  • In loving memory of my parents, Phyllis and Bob James, my grandparents, Christeen and Fred James and Lima Baker. – Cindy James
  • In loving memory of my husband Dick Mayer and grandchildren Michael and Victoria. In grateful thanksgiving for son Michael and family and daughter Kiki and family. – Lavonne Mayer
  • In memory of Stan, Terry, and Jesse Briggs; Barbara Mack, Ray Toney, and Levi Nies. – Lindsey Briggs
  • Bob and Mary O’Brien, Adolph Scherer. – Erika Scherer
  • In grateful thanksgiving for St Mary’s and all it’s clergy and musicians; for our family and friends and in loving memory of family and friends, especially our son David. – George and Anne Green
  • In loving memory of my grandparents, Mary Katherine Munger McFarland and Ray Lyle McFarland. In grateful thanksgiving for grandson, James Andrew (Jak) Kinsella and congratulations on his graduation from Purdue in Aerospace Engineering. – Kitty McFarland
  • In loving memory of Mary Andrews and John Andrews. In grateful thanksgiving for St. Mary’s congregation. – Steve Andrews
  • In loving memory of Barbara & Donald Briese, Donald & Delphine Steinmetz and Lillian Steinmetz. In grateful thanksgiving for our children & grandchildren, our new rector, Rev. Lindsey Briggs, and the St. Mary’s community. – Paulette and Bruce Briese

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Christmas Pageant Thank You!

Thank you to everyone who helped with the Christmas Pageant. To all of the children who played parts, shared musical gifts, or helped with technology, and to their parents who transported them to practices – thank you. A big thank you to Brian Nerbonne, who built a door for the Inn– that I am certain will be used in Christmas Pageants in the future too. For the Sunday school teachers and volunteers who came to help with practice! And, last but not least, a BIG THANK YOU to Chuck Watts, who helped SO much with the music for the kids. He practiced with families and always makes the kids sound great and gives them confidence! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

We’ve wrapped up our stewardship season and the Finance Committee has put together a draft budget for 2023. So, how did we do? There were two goals, both of which were “stretch” goals:
 
  1. We are excited to announce with 91% of St Mary’s parishioners pledging for 2023 we came so close to reaching our goal of 100% parishioner pledge participation. This shows how much folks are committed to the future of the St Mary’s community!
  2. We are proud to announce $155,000 of anticipated pledges! While we “stretched”, we are still around $30,000 short of our ambitious goal of $185,000. We’ve known for some time that our budgets for the next year or two would be challenging and would need to pivot and change to align with who we are today. Additional pledges are always welcome.

THANK YOU to all of you who have pledged for 2023!! We appreciate your commitment to St Mary’s and your pledge has given us a concrete amount to put in the 2023 budget.

If you haven’t pledged and wish to do so, pledges will be gladly accepted at any time.

Short summaries of the talks from Vestry members and co-chairs as to “Why I make a pledge to St Mary’s this year” are now posted on the office window just inside the entryway. Read them again, if you’d like.

Stewardship Co-Chairs:  Paulette Briese, Julie Thomas, and Bruce Briese

Education

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Food Drive for Department of Indian Works Food Pantry
in partnership with Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul

Housing insecurity, job loss, and inflation have folks reeling financially and leaning on food pantries for support. The Department of Indian Work’s has sent out a special request asking for donations of food and funds to meet the growing community need. Soups, side dishes, baking items, rice, pasta, and cereals are their greatest need.
 
How you can help
  • Drop off healthy, quality food to Saint Mary’s between Sunday, 11/20 to Sunday 12/11. 
  • Make a financial donation directly! The pantry’s skilled buyer will stretch every dollar to its limit!  
Please contact Tom Brown with any questions. email tomaso008 AT gmail.com or text 651-402-0495 
 
 

Relaunching the Refugee Response Committee

If you didn’t read Rev. Lindsey’s email on Wednesday Click HERE to find out more about the Refugee Response Committee.

 

Meet with Rev. Lindsey

Rev. Lindsey wants to get to know you! Our new priest is continuing to meet with everyone in the congregation. You can meet with her as an individual* or family; at church, on Zoom, or for a home visit. Rev. Lindsey has updated her calendar through January for meetings. Click HERE to find a time that works for you to meet with Rev. Lindsey Briggs.  * If you are a youth, please sign up with an adult.

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Upcoming Events at Saint Mary’s
Opportunities for Worship, Education, & Meet-Ups
for the week of 12/30 – 1/5

Sunday, January 1, 2023
The Holy Name In-person and Virtual Worship Service
10:00am
Link

Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Men’s Group
7:00pm
For more information email tomaso008 AT gmail.com

Wednesday, January 4, 2023
NO Youth Group
NO Zoom Pre-Tweeners
NO Zoom Tweeners

Thursday, January 5, 2023
Saint Mary’s Dinner Group
6:00pm
Contact Julie Thomas for more information – julieandcats at comcast.net

Thursday, January 5, 2023
Thursday Evening Contemplative Service
Led by Erika Scheurer and Anna Clark
7:00pm
Link (The Contemplative Service is In-person and Virtual)

Visit the Saint Mary’s Calendars page for more information on what is happening.

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