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Youth Acolyte Information Session Learn More About This Ministry, Open to Age 9+ Connections ST. PAUL’S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER I April 3, 2016 Welcome, guests! Thank you for worshipping with us today. Whatever your background, whatever you’re seek- ing, we invite you to participate fully in worship and the other ministries St. Paul’s provides. Please fill out a visitor card, located in the book rack in front of you, and place it in the offering plate or give it to an usher or priest. Welcome, children! You are appreciated as full participants in our worship. Infants and toddlers who need some space to rest or play can do so in the nursery across the courtyard in the Parish Center. Children ages 3 and up are invited to participate in Chil- dren’s Chapel after the reading of the Gospel. For those who need a bit of extra comfort during wor- ship, there is a parent-child room avail- able just outside the sanctuary where mom or dad can hear the service while they care for you. more info on page 4> Easter Day at St. Paul’s Youth Acolyte Information Session Learn more about this ministry, open to age 9+ Ever thought about being an acolyte? Not sure what an acolyte is? Used to be an acolyte and would like to get back on board? St. Paul’s Altar team will hold an acolyte information session this spring. If you’ll be at least 9 years old by the end of summer, come find out more about the servers in white robes who carry the candles and cross. Contact Pamela Smith, psmith@ stpaulsindy.org, in the Church Office if you want to attend the session or have any questions. Celebrating Our Own News & Upcoming Events MARILYN VARGO TO RETIRE Write a note or sign her Memory Book, on the Information Table Retirement Reception next Sunday, 12:30 p.m. in the Lilly Room Youth Easter Egg Hunt TODAY, Sunday, April 3 I Meet in the Youth Group Room at 10:15 a.m. Marilyn Vargo, our Assistant for Liturgy Middle and High School youth will enjoy an adverturous egg hunt outdoors! & Membership, will retire this April after 17 years of service to St. Paul’s. Marilyn, her husband Ed (now deceased) and Do you know (or are you) a 2016 graduate? Help us recognize Middle School, High School, Undergraduate & their four children made St. Paul’s their Graduates! If you, your child or grandchild is graduating this year, please church home in 1969 when they moved email their name, photo and any details you wish to share by Monday, to Indianapolis from Michigan. In addition May 9 to Barbara Haberman, [email protected]. to worshipping and working here, Marilyn also sang in the Choir for 40+ years and Indianapolis ProMusica for 30+ years. Thursday Morning Women’s Bible Study (weekly on Thursdays) 10:00 a.m. I Conference Room I (April 8, 15, 22, 29) Come for a mid-week spiritual boost through reading God’s word and learning how to apply it to daily life. Each lesson is self- If God is Love contained. Contact Alice Roettger, 317.253.8840 or [email protected]. FOUR-WEEK BOOK STUDY & CONVERSATION Young Adults: Theology Thursday Sundays, April 17 & 24, May 1 & 8 I 10:15 in Conference Room III 1st Thursday of the month I Union Jack Pub, 924 Broad Ripple Ave. (April 7) Young adults (20s-30s) gather each month with a question, then In Philip Gulley and James Mulholland’s book, If grow a conversation from that question. For more info contact the Rev. God is Love: Rediscovering Grace in an Ungracious Sarah Ginolfi, [email protected]. World, the authors argue that what we believe is crucial and dramatically affects the way we live and interact in the world. Beliefs have pow- Brotherhood of St. Paul’s men’s group er. The Gulley and Mulholland present a new 2nd & 4th Saturdays I 9:00-10:30 a.m. I Parish Hall vision for our personal, religious and corporate (April 9 & 23) Come for fellowship, prayer and bible study. As a new group lives, exploring what our world would be like we are still getting established and welcome new members. Questions? if we based our existence on the foundational Contact George Slenski at 937.241.5556 or [email protected]. truth that God loves every person. Space is limited; if you are interested contact the Rev. Barbara Kempf, ext 15 or bkempf@stpaulsindy to sign- TOTS Parents Group up. Books are available to purchase at a reduced price of $7. 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m. I Lilly Room (April 13 & 27) TOTS provides fellowship and programs for parents with young children, birth-kindergarten. TATERS is a concurrent children’s pro- gram. Questions, contact Carrie Bernhardt, [email protected]. Young Adults: Duckpin Bowling Friday, April 15 I 6:00 p.m. I Atomic Duckpin Bowl, 1105 Prospect Street Last year’s outing was a hilarious success, so we’ve decided to do it again! Grab a friend and head on over to Fountain Square. Plan to arrive about 5:40 p.m., since it takes some time to get shoes. We’re in the basement CHORAL MASTERWORKS CONCERT level. Please bring $5 to help with lane fees and money for dinner after if Sunday, April 14 at 4:00 p.m. I featuring Parts II & III interested. For info contact the Rev. Sarah Ginolfi, [email protected]. including “Hallelujah” & “Worthy is the Lamb” St. Paul’s Choir and Indianapolis Baroque Artists will perform this North of 96th Street group gathering famous work to celebrate the season of Easter. Beloved from the time Sunday, May 1 I 4:30-6:30 p.m. I 10954 Windjammer, Indpls 46256 of its composition, Handel’s most famous work follows the narra- This group’s Spring gathering will be held at the home of Fred and Bev tive of Jesus’s life in poignant arias and dramatic choruses. Parts Two Ruebeck. All those who live east of Meridian and north of 96th Street are a and Three focus on Jesus’s passion and resurrection, notable for the encouraged to attend! Children are welcome. Please RSVP through the evite irresistible “Hallelujah” chorus and stirring “Worthy is the Lamb.” This or to Emily Morgan, [email protected] or 841.0471. concert is sure to inspire and spiritually uplift you. Admission is free. Surely your goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my Sundays at St. Paul’s life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23 Nursery Childcare for infants-3 year olds is provided There are 23 weeks until St. Paul’s 150th anniversary! from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 1st Floor, Parish Center Children’s Chapel This sermon alternative is for children age 3 and up. Those participating leave after the Adult Forum Gospel reading and return during the Peace. Sundays I 10:15-11:00 a.m. I Parish Hall during the 9 & 11:15 a.m. services Today is the first of a three-part series, lead by parishioner Larry Johnson, on early church history, from the Resurrection to the writing of the Nicene Creed. Children & Youth classes Sunday School for 2 year olds through high school [APRIL 3, Part I] “Early Church History: Gnosticism” seniors held Sundays, 10:15-11 a.m. Gnosticism was one of the earliest theological divisions in the early Parish Center classrooms Christian church, and often called “heresy.” What were the founda- tions and implications of this movement? Activity Bulletin These [APRIL 10, Part II] “Early Church History: Arianism” coloring bulletins and crayons are The heresy of Arianism struck at the very foundation of the Christian faith – “What was in baskets by entrances to the the nature and substance of Jesus?” We will explore the theology of this movement. sanctuary. [APRIL 17, Part III] “The Nicene Creed” The Nicene Creed is a statement of our faith, so to speak. It is “what we believe.” It even starts with the words “We believe in one God ….” But how did this statement of faith come about? Why do we say it? We will explore how this creed came to be written. OUTREACH Discerning God’s Will OPPORTUNITIES MEN’S WEEKEND RETREAT, April 22-24, Friday evening to Sunday mid-day Waycross Camp & Conference Center in Brown County The Rev. John Denson leads “How to Discern Cookies needed to support God’s Will in Our Life.” Our program starts after KAIROS Prison Ministry dinner Friday. Saturday, in addition to workshops, there is a service project (optional) and free What would bring an Aryan time for exploring Waycross, relaxing, hiking or Brotherhood guy, a Black fishing. Our time concludes Sunday with worship Gang Leader, Muslim, Bud- and a discussion of our path forward. Cost is dhist, and Christians from $192. Details and payment at stpaulsindy.org/ many Denominations together in a prison? mensretreat, or contact Tana Hunnicutt, Answer: A Kairos Weekend, where they will share [email protected]. food, cookies, and a spiritual message of love and community. Three parishioners from St. Paul’s will be part of a Sesquicentennial Quilt Project team that will go into a prison April 14-17 to teach these men how to listen, respect, and love each other. Please sign a free quilt square and become stitched into the fabric of our history! The Needle Arts Ministry is creating a quilt to commemorate St. Paul’s Sesquicentennial in For the weekend, we need home baked chocolate chip September. Members are making quilt squares, and each household is invited to sign cookies, prayers and help in the kitchen.
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