Greeters: 
                  8:45 a.m. Pat & Geoff Hurd
                10:45 a.m. Barbara Holt and Pat McKeone                       
Ushers:                    
                   8:45 a.m. The Linn Family
                 10:45 a.m. Team 2, Captain-Jackson Foster

Acolytes:         
                   8:45 a.m.  Team 5, Captain-Matt Horrigan
                 10:45 a.m.  Team 1, Captain-Alexandra Meyer

LEMs/Lectors:    
       **Saturday 6:00 p.m. Jonathan Milton                    
            Sunday 8:00 a.m. LEM: Richard Zavada
                         8:45 a.m. Epistle: Carol Delfino
                                         POP: John Adams
                                         LEM: Frank Horrigan
                       10:45 a.m. Lector: Brooks Broadhurst
                                        Epistle: Jon Delano
                                        POP: Susan Wilcox
                                        LEM: John Strong
                                        LEM: Karen Schneider
                         6:00 p.m. Betty Duckstein

Flower Delivery:
May 20: Theresa & Dennis Wilkins
           Sue Hornbaker

Church Office Volunteer
May 20: Jim Carleton
                                         
Home Delivered Meals:
May 22: Joan Craft and Ellen Goss
             
               **Saturday evening service: Old St. Luke’s

Election of the 8th Bishop of Pittsburgh

We are very pleased to announce that the Rev. Dorsey  W. M. McConnell has been elected the 8th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh by the lay and clergy deputies meeting in the Special Convention of the Diocese held this day at Trinity Cathedral. Dorsey currently serves as Rector of the Church of the Redeemer in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Assuming approval this summer by the General Convention of the Episcopal Church, he will be consecrated Bishop on October 20, 2012 at Calvary Episcopal Church in East Liberty. Please keep Dorsey and his wife Betsy in your prayers as they prepare for this major transition in their lives.

Thanks be to God for the work of the Nominating Committee and for the willingness of all of the Nominees to offer themselves up for service in our Diocese. Praise God from whom all blessings flow.

Watch for Registration forms on May 1st!

…Refuge at St. Paul’s

A Season of Glory

most Sundays at 6 p.m.

A Word on Glory…The Easter season is sometimes called the 50 glorious days. In these seven weeks the church celebrates the glorious resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. This is the pivotal moment in the Christian faith, the moment when death is overcome by life thus reversing the natural direction of the world. No longer is death the final word, but instead the promise and hope of the resurrection into which we are invited. Because of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection we are transformed from broken sinners into glorious children of God. This is what we celebrate these 50 glorious days.

The mission of St. Paul’s is to be the most welcoming congregation in the South Hills for all generations…

So come and be welcome.

We believe worship should be engaging and invigorating.

During the service you will smell incense, see images, paintings, and icons, hear an eclectic mixture of music, feel the elements of the worship stations, and taste bread and wine. Please do not feel rushed to see and experience everything at once. Each season will last a number of weeks, so you can take your time.

We believe in freedom in worship and encourage you to get out of the pew.

The pews are too hard to be sitting there for an hour. While the second half of the service is designed to give the freedom to explore the space, don’t feel you have to wait until then if you are feeling antsy or curious. The space is yours; we simply ask that you be respectful to those around you.

We invite you to belong.

This is a Christian Eucharist in the Episcopal tradition. We believe in a loving God who created us and the incredible universe around us. We believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God who lived, died, and rose again for us, that we might be forgiven our sin and invited to be children of God.

We believe in the Holy Spirit who sustains this world in the grace and love of God and leads us into all truth. Nevertheless, we understand that you might not share these beliefs. Know that we are glad you are here. We hope you feel free to worship God as you understand God and that you will continue to worship with us as we seek love, truth, peace, and joy together. May you find a home here…

may you find Refuge for your soul.

Kris Opat +

Stay out of the kitchen on
APRIL 19!

Come to Max & Erma’s for dinner and bring the attached coupon.

20% of your bill will benefit the St. Paul’s Youth 2012 Youth Mission Trip!

Holy Week and Easter

at St. Paul’s

Palm Sunday, April 1

 Services:

6 p.m. Saturday,

8:45 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. featuring distribution of Palms and the Passion Gospel

6 p.m. Refuge on Sunday

There is no 8 a.m. service on this day.

All children are invited to decorate cross cookies at 9:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall.

Wednesday, April 4

11:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Healing Prayer

Maundy Thursday, April 5

7:30 p.m.: Holy Eucharist

with Foot Washing and Stripping of the Altar

followed by an all-night prayer vigil in the church.

Good Friday, April 6

12:00 Noon—Good Friday Liturgy

Followed by the Stations of the Cross,

with the church open for prayer and meditation until 3 p.m.

Holy Saturday, April 7

7:30 p.m., The Great Vigil of Easter,

the liturgical highlight of the Church Year.

There is no 6 p.m. service on this day.

All are invited to an Agape Feast in the Parish Hall immediately following the service.

Easter Day, April 8

8:45 a.m. and 10:45 a.m., Festival Eucharists with choir and brass

There is no 8 a.m. or 6 p.m. Refuge services on this day.

All children are invited to the Easter Egg hunt at 9:45 a.m. in St. Margaret’s Garden.

Mozart Requiem

featuring

St. Paul’s Chancel Choir & Slippery Rock Choir with Orchestra
with Dr. Stephen Barr Conducting

 
Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 7 p.m.

$10 suggested donation