A Prayer for All Hallows Eve

von Trapp family chapel - Stowe, VT

Christ our Lord, You suffered and were tempted. You are powerful to come to the aid of those who are assailed by the devil, For you are the support of Christian people.

O Lord, protect with Your Right Hand those who trust in Your Name. Deliver them from the Evil One and grant them everlasting joy. Amen

St. Gregory of Khandzta (759-861)

Prayer for Reformation Day

O God of mercy, we lament that even good actions of reform and renewal had often unintended negative consequences. Kyrie eleison (Lord have mercy).

We bring before You the burdens of the guilt of the past when our forbears did not follow Your will that all be one in the truth of the Gospel. Christe eleison (Christ have mercy).

We confess our own ways of thinking and acting that perpetuate the divisions of the past. As communities and as individuals, we build many walls around us: mental, spiritual, physical, political walls that result in discrimination and violence. Forgive us, Lord. Kyrie eleison (Lord have mercy).

Christ is the way, the truth and the life. He is our peace, Who breaks down the walls that divide, Who gives us, through the Holy Spirit, ever-new beginnings. In Christ, we receive forgiveness and reconciliation and we are strengthened for a faithful and common witness in our time. Amen. 

~ from Common Prayer: From Conflict to Communion. Lutheran-Catholic Common Commemoration of the Reformation in 2017. Written by the Liturgical Task Force of the Lutheran-Roman Catholic Commission on Unity. 

Change is coming!

All Souls' Requiem @ St. Aidan's

You are invited to attend a requiem service on All Saints' Day (November 1) at St. Aidan's Episcopal Church at 6:30 pm.

St. Aidan's Episcopal Church

2425 Colorado Ave.

Boulder, CO 80302

(303) 443-2503

Email: office@saintaidans.org

Web: https://saintaidans.org

This week @ St. Paul's

Monday:
9:00 am, Yoga with Rebecca

Tuesday:
7:00 pm, Insight Meditation

Wednesday:

3:00 pm, STEMrev @ Columbine Elementary

7:30 pm, Choir practice

Thursday: Halloween

Friday: All Saints Day

6:30 pm, All Souls Requiem @ St. Aidan's Episcopal Church

Sunday:  

8:30 am, Hand bell practice

8:45 am, Church school
10:15 am, Worship
11:30 am, Fellowship
12:30 pm, Beautiful Boulder Korean Church

Scripture lessons for November 3

All Saints from the Island of Lesvos (Greece)

This week's lessons are from Ephesians1:11-23 and Luke 6:20-31.

Three questions for this week:
1) What does it mean to be a saint?
2) If you gave yourself a grade (as a saint), what would it be? What might your neighbors say?
3) The Beatitudes sound great, but are they realistic?                                                                                                 

Reformation Sunday @ St. Paul's

With another taste of winter hanging over the Front Range, it was a blessing to come into the House of God to share in the warmth that is our fellowship!

This morning's anthem was offered by the choir, a rendering of "A Time for All Things." Today's sermon was taken from Luke 18:9-14.

Thanks this morning to: Jerry Beaber & Austin Cooper (Ushers), Jessica Bishop (Nursery), Wally Cleaveland (Alpha&Omega), Karlene Ferguson & Suzanne Polacek (Counters), Rebecca Glancy (Liturgist), Scott Glancy (Church school), Ron Revier (Choir), Doris Steiner (Flowers), Lorie Courier (Accompanist), Judy Waller & Amy McWilliam (Fellowship), and Christopher Wahl (Video).

In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace

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The religious landscape of the United States continues to change at a rapid clip. In Pew Research Center telephone surveys conducted in 2018 and 2019, 65% of American adults describe themselves as Christians when asked about their religion, down 12 percentage points over the past decade.

Meanwhile, the religiously unaffiliated share of the population, consisting of people who describe their religious identity as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular,” now stands at 26%, up from 17% in 2009. 

Read more at this link.

The United Nations & The UMC

Today is United Nations Day, take a moment to learn about the Church Center for the United Nations and its active witness to a United Methodist presence at the UN.

Church and Society holds a non-governmental, consultative status with the United Nations. This status allows us to participate in UN meetings, consultations and conferences. Through this ministry, the church joins God in the work of social transformation.

Read more at this link.

Socks alot!

Thank you, St. Paul’s for your generous support of Thanks Giving in the Park! We have met our goal to buy 60 pairs of socks for our neighbors in need. You are invited to join your neighbors at the Thanks Giving giveaway on Sunday, November 3, at 12:30 p.m. at the bandshell in the park at Canyon and Broadway.

Symbols of Faith #3

From time to time a different cross from Pastor Charles' collection, and how it came to be on display at St. Paul's, will be shared.

Today's cross was made by Pastor Charles' brother, Joe, from a single piece of wood. This was given to him while he was serving two churches in northeast Nebraska in 1997.

Wednesday with the Wesleys

GBCS Board of Directors Releases Revised Social Principles

CHICAGO — At its final meeting of the quadrennium, the board of directors of the General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) introduced the Revised Social Principles to entire church.

The document is now pending approval of the 2020 General Conference.

“Today is the culmination of an eight-year journey that began when the 2012 General Conference first called the General Board of Church and Society to revise the Social Principles to become more globally relevant, theologically sound, and more succinct,” said Bishop Sally Dyck, resident Bishop of the Chicago Episcopal Area and President of the board of directors. “Church and Society faithfully stewarded the process, fulfilling the mandate of the General Conference.”

The document is available to in seven languages for the whole church to read and discuss here.

Read the rest of the press release at this link.

UMW Faith Talks

The nation was stunned to learn Atatiana Jefferson, 28, had been killed in her home while playing a video game with her 8-year-old nephew by Fort Worth police making a wellness check on her. How could this happen? Truth is, Ms. Jefferson is not alone. Join United Methodist Women Faith Talks, October 24, at 6 p.m.(EDT) for a panel discussion about #SayHerName, a campaign to name and recognize black women who have been killed by police, and what Christian women can do in the pursuit of justice. Register for the October 24, 4 p.m.(MDT) UMW Faith Talks  at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/40ad3be70cc1ac107510d14dfea9e911.