Wednesday: New Years Day!
Thursday:
11:45 AM, Ladies Lunch Bunch
Saturday:
6:00 AM, BBKC Prayer Time
Second Sunday of Christmas
8:00 AM, Bell practice
8:45 AM, Study class
10:15 AM, Worship
11:15 AM, Fellowship12:30 AM, BBKC
Monday, December 30, 2024
The year in review: January - June
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| Community yoga class at St. Paul's |
January: Ladies Lunch Bunch; Sew What @ Suzanne Polacek's; Breakfast fellowship; A Community Yoga class begins; Wednesday fellowship continues; Hand bells offer an anthem.
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| Donations for Wesley Foundation |
February: Lenten sermon series, "Faces at the Cross; Ladies Lunch Bunch; large donation taken for women's ministry at Wesley Foundation - CU; Sew What meets at the church; Breakfast fellowship; Yoga class; Lenten Devotional is offered.
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| Easter Sunday fellowship |
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| Bishop Oliveto |
April: Bishop Oliveto preaches @ St. Paul's; Ladies Lunch Bunch; Sew What @ Myrle Myer's home; Breakfast fellowship; UMC General Conference; a Snowy Sunday; John & Margaret McIntosh join St. Paul's UMC.
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| Wednesday Weeders at work |
May: Trustee workday; Ladies Lunch Bunch; Sew What @ Sandy Bainbridge's home; Wednesday Weeders return; Breakfast fellowship; Pastor Janeen Hill preaches; Death of Ann Abbott; Pentecost!
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| We love music @ St. Paul's UMC |
June: UMC missionary Kenneth Koome Nkando speaks at St. Paul's; Ladies Lunch Bunch; Breakfast fellowship; George Baker memorial service; Mountain Sky Annual Conference session; Pastor Janeen Hill preaches; Visit by our D.S., Rev. Jessica Rooks.
Devotional for the Sixth Day of Christmas
Prayer of Confession: On this the sixth day of Christmas, as another year draws to a close, we come together before God and with one another, confessing the ways in which we have been caught up in the frenzied spirit of the holidays and turned away from Your Spirit of Peace; the times we have focused so much on our own lives and desires, that we have neglected the voices of your children who cry out for Justice; in our focus on making the season perfect, we have turned away from the hurting people and broken places in our world in need of Healing;
in the times we have dismissed Christmas as a time only for children, and we have stubbornly closed our hearts to your amazing gift of Love. O Holy Child of Bethlehem, Word Become Flesh, our Savior and King, hear us as we humbly pray, cast out our sin and enter in; be born in us today. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon: Hear the good news of Christmas. Today God reveals to us the wonders of divine love. For unto us a Child is born; unto us a Son is given. His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. Amen.
— Wonderings Through Life and Other Such Nonsense blog
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“For last year's words belong to last year's language. And next year's words await another voice.”
— T. S. Elliot (1888-1965)
Sunday, December 29, 2024
Dec 29 @ St Paul's: Prayers
Prayers and Joys
-Prayer for continuing comfort for the Cooper Family.
-Joy for our Jewish friends who started their celebration of Hanukkah along with our Christmas celebration.
-Katherine had a joyous Christmas with family; Susan was even able to visit their deployed family member.
-Sandra is thankful for our congregation who steps up when needed. Thanks for the mitten tree contributions especially.
-Lylah would like prayers for her grandpa to come home; he was injured and had to spend Christmas in the hospital. Also, thanks for 2 month old baby Andrea's first Christmas.
Worship December 29, 2024
December 29, 2024
First Sunday after Christmas
Celebrating the Wonders of the Spiritual Life
Worship link: https://youtu.be/SLP6ibQbDyM
In consideration of others, please silence your cell phones.
*Indicates please stand if you are able
Today’s Meditation Verse
“Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from heaven! Praise God on
the heights!” —Psalm 148:1 (CEB)
Welcome...Claudia Mills
Prelude...Louise Cook and Suzanne Polacek / “Christmas
Time is Here,” arranged by Eugenie Rocherolle
*Call to Worship...Ben Glancy (they/them)
Leader: Let the love that shaped earth and heaven dwell
within us this Christmas.
People: Let the love that created humanity dwell
within us this Christmas.
Leader: Let the love that overcomes suffering and hatred
dwell within us this Christmas.
People: Let the love that causes us to rejoice with
loved ones dwell within us this Christmas.
Leader: Let the love that forgives and renews dwell within
us this Christmas.
People: Let the love that brings reconciliation after
separation dwell within us this Christmas.
Leader: Let the love that brings the blessing of peace dwell
within us this Christmas.
People: And may we share that peace with all people
near and far. Amen
—Prayers for Christmas, posted on www.christianaid.org.uk
*Hymn...“Joy to the World” (UMH #246)
Unison Prayer...Ben Glancy (they/them)
God of New Beginnings, we thank You this Christmas for the
new life You offer through Christ. As we celebrate His birth,
we’re grateful for the fresh start, the clean slate, the new
creation You make possible. For those needing a fresh start
in relationships, work, or personal growth, we ask for Your
grace and strength. Let the hope born at Christmas inspire
us to embrace new opportunities, to let go of past regrets,
and to step boldly into Your purposes. As we stand at the threshold
of a new year, may the light of Christmas guide us into new
adventures of faith and service. Thank You for the promise that
Your mercies are new every morning, and that in Christ, we can
always begin anew. Amen.
—Daniel Naranjan, Christmas Prayers and Blessings
First Lesson: Ecclesiastes 9, 11-16...Ben Glancy (they/them)
Special Music...Tim Cook and Louise Cook / “Grace Has a Face
(Hope Has Hands)” by Phil Cross
Community prayer concerns and celebrations
Please wait for the usher to bring you a microphone so that all in the
congregation will be able to hear your prayer clearly.
Pastoral Prayer / The Lord’s Prayer...Claudia Mills
Second Lesson: Philippians 4, 4-8...Ben Glancy (they/them)
Leader: This is the Word of God for the people of God.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon...Claudia Mills / “The Luck of the Christian”
*Hymn...“Great Is Thy Faithfulness” (UMH #140)
*Words for the Journey...Claudia Mills
Postlude...Louise Cook and Suzanne Polacek / “Deck the Hall Duet
Fantasy,” arranged by Robert D. Vandal
Upcoming Events, News, and Information
Our new pastor, Rev. Elizabeth Burg, will
officially start on January 2 and will lead worship next
Sunday, January 5. Her email address is
revelizabeth@saintpaulsboulder.org.
Ladies Lunch Bunch will meet Thursday, January 2, at
11:45 a.m., at Parma Trattoria & Mozzarella Bar (1132 W.
Dillon Road in Louisville). Please RSVP by Tuesday,
December 31, to Kathy Lloyd.
Breakfast Fellowship will meet on Saturday, January
11, at 8:00 a.m. at Home Cookin’ Café (328 S. McCaslin
Blvd., Louisville). All are welcome!
Sew What resumes on Friday, January 17, from 10:00
a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at Suzanne Polacek’s home. Sew What is
for those who love to sew, knit, crochet, embroider, and/or
enjoy visiting with one another. Please RSVP to Suzanne Polacek by
January 14.
Suzanne plans to provide soup for lunch, but folks are
welcome to bring a sandwich or drink of their choice.
Devotional for the Fifth Day of Christmas
O sweet Child of Bethlehem, grant that we may share with all our hearts in this profound mystery of Christmas. Put into the hearts of men and women this peace for which they sometimes seek so desperately and which you alone can give to them. Help them to know one another better, and to live as brothers and sisters, children of the same Father. Reveal to them also your beauty, holiness, and purity. Awaken in their hearts love and gratitude for your infinite goodness. Join them all together in your love. And give us your heavenly peace. Amen.
— Pope John XXIII (1881-1963)
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I truly believe that if we keep telling the Christmas story, singing the Christmas songs, and living the Christmas spirit, we can bring joy and happiness and peace to this world.
— Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993)
Saturday, December 28, 2024
Worship tomorrow
Join us Sunday for worship at 10:15 a.m. in person or online here.
Claudia Mills will offer the morning message.
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