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www.stpaulsepiscopalbakersfield.org
2216 17th Street, Bakersfield CA 93301
661-869-1630
March 26, 2014
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The Recognition and Seating of the
Provisional Bishop
The Rt. Rev. David Rice
Saturday, March 29, 2014 St. Paul's Episcopal Church,
Bakersfield 2216 17th Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301
9:30am – 10:50am Registration and Continental
Breakfast; Forum & Grace Hall (Diocesan Clergy,
Delegates and pre-registered visitors)
11:00 AM Business Meeting of the Convention
Choir Rehearsal; Choir Room
Noon Lunch; Grace Hall (Diocesan Clergy,
Delegates and pre-registered visitors)
1:00 PM Celebration of
the Holy Eucharist and
Seating of the Provisional
Bishop All are invited for
this very special occasion.
It is an honor for the
congregation of St. Paul’s
to host this. Childcare will
be provided.
Volunteers are still needed! We need Guides, Servers for the Breakfast and Lunch. We also need helpers to set up the church during the Noon Lunch. AND, we need helpers to clean-up all areas to get ready for Sunday morning. Please contact Cathy Henry if you can help in any of these ways. You may call or text her at 661-301-6563 (don’t forget your name if you text) or e-mail her at [email protected].
The
Sundays
in Lent The Fourth Sunday March 30, 2014
10 a.m.*
Holy Eucharist Sunday School &
Childcare
“The healing of the man born
blind”
Sunday’s 10am Sunday’s 10am Sunday’s 10am Sunday’s 10am Service:Service:Service:Service: *There will be no 8am
service this Sunday because
of Bishop David’s visit.
Celebrant & Preacher: The Rt. Rev. David Rice, Bishop,
The Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin
Assisting: The Rev. Dr. Tim Vivian, Priest-in-Charge
Assisting: Rev. Deb DeBoer, Assistant Minister
Eucharistic Ministers: Lori Toia & Sara Chan Pettiford
Lectors: Hank Webb & Cathy Henry
Verger: Philip Holt
Altar Guild: Martin Brown & Jonathan Montaño
Thurifer: Aaron Conner
Crucifer: Hunter Ross
Torches: Darren Blackwood & Amanda Gaona
Pianist: Jason Sliger
Choir Director: Christopher Borges
Greeters: Kathy & Tom Harlan & Desirée Giffard
Ushers: Mike Dunham & Greg Glenn
Readings for Sunday 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Ephesians 5:8-14
John 9:1-41 Psalm 23
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In the Communion of Saints and all holy men and
women, we remember the week of March 30
• Mon, March 31 - John Donne, Priest, 1631
• Tue, April 1 - Frederick Denison Maurice, Priest, 1872
• Wed, April 2 - James Lloyd Breck, Priest, 1876
• Thu, April 3 - Richard, Bishop of Chichester, 1253
• Fri, April 4 - Martin Luther King, Jr., Civil Rights Leader
and Martyr, 1968
• Sat, April 5 - Pandita Ramabai, Prophetic Witness &
Evangelist, India, 1922
Diocesan Prayer Cycle - We pray for the work and
ministry of the Diocese of Haiti and, in our Diocese, the
congregation of St Andrew’s, Taft
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Wednesday, March 26
6pm Lenten Soup Supper & Program; Grace Hall.
Program is led by Tim on the thinking of N.T.
Wright on the Resurrection. Part 1 of 2.
Childcare is available.
Thursday, March 27
9:30am Food Pantry; Grace Hall Stage
Saturday, March 29
9:30-10:50am Registration & Continental
Breakfast
11am Special meeting of the Convention of the
Diocese of San Joaquin (Diocesan Clergy,
Delegates and pre-registered visitors)
11am Choir Rehearsal; Choir Room
Noon Lunch for those pre-registered
1pm “Seating of Bishop David” and Holy
Eucharist All are invited for this very special
occasion. It is an honor for the congregation
of St. Paul’s to host this. Childcare will be
provided.
7:30pm Millennial SuperFun Potluck to honor Ali
& Jay’s hard work with the food pantry; 1234 “K”
Street, Apt 1. Contact Desirée Giffard, 661-304-
3163
Sunday, March 30 - Fourth Sunday in Lent (Mid-
Lent)
8am No Taizé Holy Eucharist; only one service.
10am Holy Eucharist, Sunday School & Childcare
11:15am Coffee & Goodies; Grace Hall
.
Monday, March 31
6:30pm Budget and Finance Meeting; Warden’s
Home
Tuesday, April 1
7pm Choir Rehearsal; Choir Room
Counters for April Michael Treut-Virga, Stephanie Antongiovanni
& Sara Chan
CHURCH OFFICE HOURS . . . Monday-Friday from 9am
to 1pm. The office phone is 661-869-1630.
For further information on all things “St. Paul’s”, go
to our website:
http://www.stpaulsepiscopalba
kersfield.org/index.html OR
Chrism Mass- Renewal of Clergy
Ordination Vows- Renewal of Clergy
and Lay Baptismal Vows
during Holy Week
On Tuesday, April 15, 2014, Bishop David will
celebrate the Mass of Chrism and renewal of vows
at Church of our Saviour, Hanford at 11:00 a.m. All
members of the diocese are encouraged to attend
this celebration where the bishop, priests and
deacons renew their ordination vows together. Oils
will be consecrated for use during baptism,
confirmation and anointing the sick. Lay and clergy
will renew their baptismal vows.
Lunch will follow the service. We need to know if
you will be staying for lunch. Please RSVP to
Ellen Meyer (209) 576-0104 or email
If you would like to contribute to providing flowers for the installation of Bishop David as the Bishop of the Diocese of San Joaquin Saturday, March 29 and Sunday, March 30 at Saint Paul's, please contact Cathy Henry.
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Happy April Birthdays!Happy April Birthdays!Happy April Birthdays!Happy April Birthdays! Let's Celebrate!Let's Celebrate!Let's Celebrate!Let's Celebrate!
Martin Aldapa April 7 Lucy Lynch April 13 Rosie Sosa April 16 Taylor Drake April 21 Reilly Borges April 23 Nakiya Ayala April 11 Lea Brown April 14
We want to celebrate your special day!
Send birthday and anniversary dates to
Melinda at [email protected] .
Lenten Soup Suppers!
Each Wednesday during Lent we
are having a soup supper in Grace
Hall from 6-8 p.m. Supper will be
from 6-7 and adult education
program at 7, followed by Compline.
Tonight’s program is led by Tim on the thinking of
N.T. Wright on Resurrection. Part 1 of 2.
Childcare is available!
AFTER-CHURCH
LENTEN SPEAKERS
New Date – April 13
What Happens When a Roman Catholic, Latter Day Saint, Evangelical, and Lutheran Walk into an Episcopal Church?
This Lent our speakers after church in the
Forum will allow us to hear from Christians
of other denominations and have conversation with
them. Mark your calendars!
April 13 Leonardo Garcia
(Latter Day Saint), "The Law
of Eternal Progression: Without
Beginning or End"
Millennial Super Fun Potluck
I will be throwing a millennial event at my apartment on Saturday, March 29th at 7:30pm to honor Ali and Jay for all of their hard work for the food pantry. I made it an event on Facebook, so please check it out. --Desirée Giffard
What: Millennial Super Fun Potluck to honor Ali and Jay's hard work. When: This Saturday, March 29, 2014 at 7:30pm Where: 1234 K Street, Apt 1, 93301
Anyone who has questions or needs to contact me: 661-304-3163.
St. Paul's LGTB Fellowship will resume monthly meetings on April 13, Palm Sunday at 4pm in the Grace Hall. The food theme is American, bring a side, entree, or drink to share!
Business/Agenda will be 4-4:45, Food and Fellowship will continue 4:45-6. Defer and questions to [email protected]. Invite a friend!
Easter LiliesEaster LiliesEaster LiliesEaster Lilies
Help decorate the church for Easter. A donation of $10 will help provide for the purchase of Easter lilies. Contributions may be given to
Jennifer Silvius or Heather Halka.
Can you help? Daughter Shannon and son-in-law Geoff are
coming from Virginia to visit for a week and are bringing Katie, who will be 9 months old. As they can't travel with the baby equipment, I'm wondering if any members in our congregation have a playpen, high chair, stroller, and car seat we could borrow for a less than a week, from
May 21st to May 26th. We would truly appreciate it! Thanks, Susan Ohanneson Bennett
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Outreach at Saint Paul'sOutreach at Saint Paul'sOutreach at Saint Paul'sOutreach at Saint Paul's
The Socks Project During Lent, donations of new white socks and/or underwear for men and women will be collected by St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and delivered to local
homeless shelters for distribution. The campaign for socks runs until Palm Sunday, April 13. Please join us in this effort to share Christ’s love.
A box will be provided at church during Lent. We
need: >> Women’s and/or Men’s White Socks or underwear, any size.
This is a copy of the flyer explaining how the Food
Pantry CO-OP works:
ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
FOOD PANTRY CO-OP 2216 17th Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301
OPERATIONS RUN THROUGH DOOR FACING C STREET NEAR THE ALLEY.
Sundays,1:00 – 4:00 P.M. Thursdays, 9:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M.
The mission of the Food Pantry CO-OP is to empower our customers based on shared
responsibility, mutual support, and accountability through the process of
exchange; rather than simply offering one way giving. Customers have two options and will
sign a contract to participate in either our Buying Club or Work Program.
We offer groceries and fresh produce grown from local farmers.
Buying Club Dues are weekly $3.00 for housed members/families and $1.00 for homeless
individuals.
The Work Program allows the opportunity to earn groceries and produce through any type of work accomplished through physical needs of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and The Food
Pantry CO-OP. The Work Program participants will tend to duties such as distribution,
sweeping the grounds or parking lots, tending to the flower beds, and assisting in P.R. efforts.
For I Was Hungry and You Fed Me...
St. Paul’s Food Pantry is open and serving the food needs of families and individuals. Support the Pantry with your food donations. If you would like to be involved, please contact Alison
at 432-631-0465 or email [email protected] .
Arlo Guthrie in Concert at the Fox
CSUB's 2014 Grapes of Wrath celebration continues on April 9th, with a special concert
by Arlo Guthrie, son of the famous singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie (This Land is Your Land, etc.), who in the '30s and '40s became one of the most important voices of the migrant farm workers in California. We expect Arlo Guthrie to sing some of those
songs, as well as his own, to help us focus attention on the history and culture of the Valley in the Dust Bowl era. The concert is open to the public.
Forgiveness – an AA Perspective
I have found that I must forgive others in all
situations to maintain any real spiritual progress.
I must forgive injuries, not just in words, or as a
matter of form, but in my heart. I do this not for the
other person's sake, but for my own sake.
Resentment, anger, or a desire to see someone
punished are things that rot my soul. Such things
fasten my troubles to me with chains. They tie me
to other problems that have nothing to do with my
original problems.
- from AA's Daily Reflections for March 20
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Joint statement from Michigan bishops on
marriage equality ruling As Christians and leaders in the Episcopal Church, we applaud Judge [Bernard A.] Friedman’s decision to overturn Michigan’s ban on equal marriage as a step on the right side of history. As the case of DeBoer v. Snyder continues to work its way through our judicial system, it is our hope that future judges will continue to find that the denial of marriage to same-sex couples is a denial of human dignity and a denial of rights under the law. We look forward in hopeful anticipation to the day when we can recognize all faithful and covenantal relationships between any two people regardless of sex, both within the Church and within our society.
Anti-gay Christians evangelize hate abroad —by Kapya Kaoma In the countries where American evangelicals market their culture wars, persecution follows.
If you live in the United States, it's easy to be lulled into thinking that the battle for broader civil rights for gay people is nearly over. The last few years have brought important victories in courts, legislatures and at the ballot box, and momentum is firmly on the side of increased equality.
That's not true, however, in other parts of the world. The vitriol that has fueled U.S. culture wars for so long is now being exported, and some of our most ardent culture warriors are finding a far more receptive audience abroad.
In nations such as Uganda, Russia, Nigeria and Belize, an insidious homophobia engineered in America is taking root. I have seen this hate being spread with my own eyes.
For the whole piece, see http://www.latimes.com/opinion/commentary/la-oe-kaoma-uganda-
gays-american-ministers-20140323,0,2345261.story
Please send announcements, corrections and pictures to
� Melinda Hill at [email protected] for
Midweek at Saint Paul's � Fr. Vern at [email protected] for the
weekly bulletin � Lori Toia at [email protected] for the
website
Please send your information to all three of us!
Valley Rain —by Jack Hernandez
Jack Hernandez is a local poet and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and English at Bakersfield College and Director of the Norman Levan Center for the Humanities, Bakersfield College. He has published poems in Midweek before and has published poetry in a variety of journals and books, including the Anglican Theological Review.
Rain rinses they say washes dirty air launders eyes, Veiled mountains suddenly appear dark shoulders against the sky, Boundaries fixed abrupt yet soothing seen understood on articulated streets in the valley of belief.
Late-breaking photos from last night's Cocina Latina class at St. Paul's! ¡Muy Bueno!
Join the fun – and food – at the next Cocina Latina class Tuesday, April 22 to learn to cook with a
Latin flair!
Photos courtesy of our Facebook
photographer, Lori Toia.
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Elaine, Aaron, Kathy, Paula, Sara, Sophia, Arcie and Lori get in on the fun! Don't miss out!
Here's a big Shout Out to last Saturday's Cleaning Crew! Thank You!!!
Lori Toia
Stephanie Abate
Arcie Toia
Sophia Aldapa
Maria Montoya
Laura Ruelas
Angelika Ruelas
Diane Mangum
Katie Naar
Mike Fagans
Amador Alcazar
Ignacio Munoz
Michael Virga
Mike Dunham
Ethan Dunham
Cathy Henry
Jan Troxel
Darren Blackwood