Epistle

From the Rector
Looking Forward to an Early Easter

My dear parishioners and friends of St. Paul's,

At the outset, let me offer on behalf of all of us our congratulations to those who make the publication of this newsletter possible: Alistair and Christine Nevius, John Walker, Allison Freeman, and David McGaw. The Diocese awarded us first prize for volunteer parish newsletters in the Diocese. Well done and thank you! I do hope that, as with so many other areas of our parish life, we do not take the volunteer work of such people for granted and that we go out of our way to thank them and offer our appreciation for all that they do for us. The monthly newsletter is a vital means of communication in the parish. Without our volunteers this would not be possible. Also, it is available, as I hope you all know, online through our website (www.StPauls-KSt.com/epistle.htm).

Lenten programs
The beginning of March finds us, amazingly, right in the middle of Lent, since Easter is so early this year. By the time you receive this, our Lenten programs should be underway, and I hope that we shall have had a good response to our Wednesday and Friday evening programs. This Epistle will arrive in time for you to make note, if you have not already done so, of our Lenten quiet day. This will be held on Saturday, March 12, beginning with Mass at 9:30 AM; the day concludes at 2:30 PM with simple Benediction.

This year, our conductor for the quiet day is the Rev'd Rita Steadman, assistant to the rector at our neighboring parish of Christ Church, Georgetown. Rita is firmly rooted in the Catholic tradition, is a regular visitor to St. Paul's, and has assisted us in many ways during my time here. Please make every effort to attend this quiet day. Rita will be offering the usual three meditations, the parish clergy will be available for confessions, and Rita will be available for conferences. This is a wonderful opportunity to take just a few hours to be still and silent and to spend some deliberate time in the presence of God.

Holy Week
Also amazingly, the whole of Holy Week and Easter falls within March this year. Sunday, March 20, is Palm Sunday, and we shall have our usual schedule with the blessing of palms and procession from Washington Circle to the church at 8:45 AM and 11:15 AM. Please note that we do begin at Washington Circle that day.

I think we are one of the few places left in the city that offers Tenebræ, and that will be sung as usual on Holy Wednesday, March 23, at 8 PM.

It is our great joy and privilege and to have with us for the most important liturgies of the Christian year, the liturgies of the Triduum Sacrum, the Primate and Presiding Bishop of our church, the Most Rev'd Frank T. Griswold. While we are all aware of the tensions and potential divisions within our church and in the Anglican Communion, as I said at the visit of the Archbishop of the West Indies, no one is more aware of these divisions than the Primates themselves, not least our own. Any visitor here is obviously aware, or is made aware by me, of the great diversity of our parish. They are also aware of the fact that not everyone in the parish might support their political positions, whatever they may be.

However, I am quite clear that the presence of such people as the Archbishop of the West Indies and our own Primate is a way for us to engage with the Anglican Church at large and to underscore our faithfulness to and desire for the unity of the Anglican Communion, our own Episcopal Church, our diocese, and our parish. The Presiding Bishop honors this parish by virtue of his office and his choosing to be in this place. As Primate, he has chosen to be with us for the most powerful and significant days of the year. I know that Bishop Griswold will bring us blessings by his presence, words, and ministry, and it is also my prayer that we too may minister to him as together -- as bishop, priests, and people -- we seek to be more deeply converted to and in the Paschal Mystery.

The Presiding Bishop will be the celebrant and preacher at the solemn liturgies of Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, March 24 and 25, respectively, at 6:30 PM. He will also be the celebrant and preacher at the Great Vigil of Easter -- with baptisms, confirmation, receptions, and reaffirmations -- and at the first Solemn Mass of Easter that Saturday, March 26, at 9:00 PM.

As I have said elsewhere, and as I have said many times, there are no more important liturgies in the course of the year than these three. They define who we are, and from them stem all other liturgies in which we are involved. I therefore urge -- in the most forceful way I can -- the establishing of your attendance at these liturgies as an absolute priority in your life and the life of your household. In effect, this is one liturgy that lasts from the beginning of Maundy Thursday until the dismissal at the end of the First Mass on Holy Saturday. In the course of that one liturgy, not only do we commemorate the saving events of the passion, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we also enter into those eternal realities in our present time and space, and indeed we are renewed in them and by them. They make us who we are: Their effect is no less than that!

Easter
Following the Great Vigil and the First Mass of Easter -- the liturgy of the church year -- the masses on Easter Day are in a sense "icing on the cake"! The usual mass schedule will obtain, with the (to my mind, always rather incongruous notion of a) "low" Mass at 7:45 AM and then the usual processions and masses at 9 AM and 11:15 AM. I shall be the preacher at the 9 and 11:15 Masses.

I would also point out that the days of Easter Week, March 28 through April 2, are all actually Prayer Book Holy Days. I am astonished to read and hear so frequently that this week is an easy week for clergy as they recover from Holy Week and Easter! Not so here.

In addition to the observation of those Holy Days, it is the clergy's happy task in that week to take Communion to all those who, through sickness, were not able to participate in our celebration of the Paschal Mystery. To that end, if you are aware of people who need to receive Holy Communion, please let me know.

Along those lines, it might be interesting for you to know that we have approximately a dozen members of our parish who are homebound, in addition to those who from time to time are suffering sickness but are not chronically ill. These people are seen at least once a month by either Fr. Barnett or me. The , Jean Litwin, also calls on these people once a month. In addition to taking care of parish health screenings and the like, the supplements in a wonderful way the pastoral work of your two full-time priests. In one recent month, Jean Litwin managed to cover over 700 miles in making visits!

Since coming here, I have been aware of the rightfully high expectations of pastoral care in this parish, not least of all by the clergy. I have, however, pointed out from time to time that those expectations did not change when your full-time clergy staff was reduced from three to two. This makes the parish 's visits all the more valuable. While there is certainly enough pastoral work for three full-time clergy in a parish such as this, our budget currently does not allow that, and, in addition to the 's role in all this, I would emphasize our care of one another as members of the Body of Christ, be we lay or ordained.

Please do notice if those who sit with you or near you are not present on Sunday and please contact them yourselves to say that you have missed them. If there is a situation about which either Fr. Barnett or I should know, please do not hesitate to be in touch with us.

Annunciation
One casualty of the timing of Easter this year is the Feast of the Annunciation, which, obviously, would normally fall on Friday, March 25. This year that is Good Friday, so the Annunciation gets bounced off that day and indeed every following day, again being Holy Days, until Monday, April 4. The Annunciation therefore gets transferred to that date. There will be Low Masses at 7 AM and 12 noon, and the Procession and Solemn Mass will be at 6:30 PM. More of all that in the April Epistle.

Worshiping together
My prayer is for all of us together to have a blessed and holy Lent and Holy Week. Let me here, as I have in our 2005 Lent Brochure already, emphasize the corporate nature of our Lenten observance. We do not observe Lent in isolation or in independence, but, together as the Body of Christ, we grow by grace and by our own discipline more deeply into the reality of the Paschal Mystery. Also let me end by reemphasizing my expectation that all members of this parish find themselves in church and involved in the liturgies of the evenings of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday.

May God grant us his grace for growth in the Way of the Cross which is the path of glory in these days of Lent, the springtime of the soul.

With my love and gratitude, as always,

Andrew Sloane+

New Parishioner Profile | The Schuttes

First St. Michael's by the Sea in Carlsbad, California, gave St. Paul's the Byrd family. Now they have given us another great family, the Schuttes.

Michael, Kristen, Abigail (age 9), and Elinor (age 3) Schutte just moved to the Washington area, but you can already see Abby serving as an acolyte at the 9 AM Mass. St. Paul's is the latest of several parishes that have been fortunate enough to have the Schutte family in their midst. This is because Michael is a major on active duty in the Marine Corps, so the family has had to move frequently.

Michael grew up Lutheran, and Kristen, Methodist, but they have been Episcopalians since getting married 13 years ago. Before joining St. Michael's by the Sea, where Abby was also an acolyte and Kristen was the Director of Children's Ministry (and Michael was a chalice bearer when not serving overseas), the Schuttes belonged to an Episcopal parish in Evansville, Indiana; Aquia Church in Stafford, Virginia; St. Christopher's in Havelock, North Carolina; and Christ Church in Norcross, Georgia.

Following tours of duty in Iraq, Michael is now stationed at Marine headquarters in Arlington. Coming to St. Paul's wasn't hard, says Kristen: "We, of course, heard about St. Paul's, and had even heard Fr. Sloane preach when visiting our parish. There would be no other choice for us once we arrived in Virginia." The Schutte family has been attending St. Paul's since August. "We have found St. Paul's to be a most welcoming and friendly parish, and we are very excited to immerse ourselves in the parish life."

Please give the Michael, Kristen, Abby, and Elinor a warm welcome at the 9 AM Mass. [EB]

Malawi Update

A check for $4,000 has been sent to Mother Miriam, Superior, Community of St. Mary, in support of St. Mary's Convent, Luwinga, Malawi, Africa.

The funds are donations from St. Paul's parishioners in response to the gift-giving initiative sponsored by the Commission on Mission in mid-December. This is in addition to the $2,000 we gave Mother Miriam during her visit in Advent.

Many, many thanks to the parishioners who came forward with their generous gifts. On behalf of Mother Miriam and the CSM Associates, the Commission on Mission is very grateful for this enthusiastic response to this ministry to foreign mission. [RG]

Vestry Roundup

At the January 25 Vestry meeting, a number of building repairs were discussed and authorized -- including desperately needed replacement of rusted piping (more than ten years past its projected lifespan) in the cooling system, which will improve indoor air management.
These repairs are critical to avoiding potentially damaging leakages.
The Planned Giving Task Force presented their recommended overhaul of our procedure for handling bequests and other significant gifts above and beyond regular pledges. As recommended by the diocese and the national church, this clarification of our policies and procedures puts our future fund development initiatives on a firm foundation, and the Vestry approved the initial part of the plan with hearty thanks for the efforts of the Task Force.
The Vestry reviewed the parish's progress in stewardship and was pleased to note 30 new pledges -- a sign of significant health and growth in our community and an indication of a promising future.
After a great deal of discussion and careful thought, the Vestry reluctantly approved a "barebones" budget with a projected deficit of nearly $50,000, which does, however, maintain commitments previously made to tithe parish income to ministries outside St. Paul's (including the diocesan pledge and missions work) and to maintaining the music program. The Vestry agreed unanimously to continue seeking creative ways of encouraging additional pledges, to keep a close watch on income and expenses in the coming months, and to be prepared to make further budget cuts if the situation does not improve. [DM]

Summer Mission Trip to Honduras Planned

The St. Paul's parish mission trip to Honduras will take place from July 30 to August 10, 2005. We are limiting participation for this first parish working trip to about six members, so get your bid in early if you think you would like to be included in this group. And mark your calendars now for an information meeting on Sunday afternoon, March 13, at 4:00 PM, at St. Alban's along with others from the Diocese of Washington who will travel with us for the first part of the trip.

This year, we will "get our feet wet" in this initial visit to begin building the new clinic in Protecci¢n in the Deanery of Santa Barbara. Next year, we will be prepared to have a larger group travel to Protecci¢n, where we hope to establish an ongoing relationship for at least several years. To sign up, or for further information, please contact one of the Honduras Committee co-chairs: Barbara Gurr (703-370-2553 or bgurr@excite.com) or Jo Stelzig (703-426-0487 or jstelzig@cs.com). [JAS]

A Note About the Budget
From the Rector

At its January meeting the Vestry passed a budget for the current year. It is a mixed bag! The total budget is $769,768, and it is again barebones. There is good news: At the time of the meeting, pledges for this year stood at $677,797 -- an 8.7 percent increase over last year. Last year, we suffered a severe blow when we lost two significant pledges -- one to another communion and one to death -- which together represented about $50,000. Those have been made up -- well done! There are 30 new pledges for 2005.

The 2005 budget also shows our keeping of various promises made to the parish: 10 percent (a tithe) of our pledge income is designated for work outside the parish -- our diocesan pledge and for the work of our Commission on Mission. The music budget remains unchanged, providing our new music director with necessary resources to develop his program.

The not-so-good news is that the budget as it stands shows a nearly $50,000 deficit. The Vestry committed to a quarterly review of income and potential cuts to cancel out that deficit and not to invade the principal of the general endowment. It should be noted that we do not at the moment use income/interest from the general endowment for the operating budget -- perhaps that may have to change.

One Vestry member increased her pledge at our meeting by $1,000. Others pledged an additional $2 per week to increase their pledge. There are still 26 parishioners who pledged for 2004 but have not responded for 2005, and they represent -- at their 2004 level of giving -- nearly $37,000 in income, or an astonishing 75 percent of the projected deficit! These people are being contacted personally by members of the stewardship committee or Vestry to ask them make a pledge for 2005 -- they can see, I hope, the difference they make. Other new income has also been identified already.

I shall be discussing with staff and parish leaders the implications for our mission and ministry of any cuts to the budget. I am wary of damaging anything that essentially makes us who we are and so equips us for our unique ministries. For example, any reduction in staff or music would have implications for our liturgies and indeed our rigorous liturgical and musical schedule, and yet our worship is at the heart of our mission -- indeed it is its goal and source. Please know that I am aware of such dilemmas and seek to guide the Vestry in seeing the full implications of our actions.

It should also be noted that the 2005 budget includes no salary increases at all for any members of our paid staff. Please feel free to speak with me or the wardens about any concerns -- or new pledges or increases! [ALS+]

How an Original Hymn Came to Be Written for St. Paul's

At this year's Rite of Election for the parish catechumens on the First Sunday of Lent, a new hymn was sung publicly for the first time. Gregory Capaldini composed "And They Devoted Themselves" in the spring of 2004 and presented it as a gift to that year's graduating class of Pilgrims in Christ in honor of the Rite of Confirmation on Pentecost, May 30.

At what I take to be statistical mid-life for an American male, almost age 40, I was received into the Episcopal Church at St. Paul's in May 2000. Some 25 years earlier, I had been confirmed as a Roman Catholic. The first step toward my reception occurred in September 1999, when I approached someone managing a sign-up list for adult formation classes and asked which course was geared to beginners. I recall joking that I needed the equivalent of "Anglo-Catholicism for Dummies," since my earlier catechesis was such an impossibly distant memory and I wanted to start over from scratch.

For nine months, I participated in Pilgrims in Christ sessions, relearning my religious heritage as a Christian and a Catholic from an adult perspective, clearly one of the most valuable pursuits I have ever elected. A group photograph taken the day I was received -- with Bishop Michael Marshall, Fr. Sloane, and all the leaders, catechumens, sponsors, and companions present -- still sits before me at my workplace. The next year, I reenrolled, it being my turn to sponsor a candidate for reception -- another person from the Roman Catholic church -- and the following year I assisted the class in an administrative capacity.

I did not contribute to the formation of the 2003 graduating class of Pilgrims; in the spring of the next year, however, the continuing dedication of those running and partaking of the program gave me what I can only describe as an itch to do something creative. At that point, two of my sacred music compositions had been performed in public, and I found an inspiring subject for a new musical setting. It was the verse from the Acts of the Apostles that all members of Pilgrims in Christ memorize: "And they devoted themselves to the Apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers" (2:42). To the best of my knowledge, that verse had never been set to music as a congregational refrain to a hymn -- a status I resolved to change.

In learning of the context of this verse, I was astonished to see how ignorant I had been about Acts. Christians have long been resigned to the fact that in the Gospels we learn precious little about Jesus between the time of his circumcision and his baptism, and I had mistakenly harbored a parallel notion about the life of the early church, specifically, that we hear about speaking in tongues and the tongues of flame on Pentecost and then not much else until the conversion of Paul.

Actually, the remainder of Chapter 2 through the end of Chapter 8 offers numerous vivid depictions of life in the evolving faith community, some placing individual believers in a flattering light, others not. In the passage immediately following the manifestation of the Holy Spirit, we hear of

Peter's admonition to the crowd witnessing these events to attain a baptism of repentance (2:38-39);
the baptism of 3,000 souls in response to the same (v. 41);
the selfless collectivism of the new community (vv. 44-45);
the exercise of worship in their daily lives (v. 46); and
the adding of new members with each passing day (v. 47).

Because I found these verses perfectly eloquent on their own, I decided to set them to music without paraphrasing them, and thus arose the challenge of fitting these texts of greatly uneven length into hymn verses.

Some amateur composers chafe when asked which established composers they have used as models, but I gladly point to three twentieth-century masters whom I have attempted to emulate in certain respects. From Herbert Howells (1892-1983), I have picked up some principles on how to match musical rhythms to natural speech rhythm, so that vocal lines have an unforced feel. Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) showed modern musicians how to deemphasize lock-step metrical patterns of two, three, or four beats to produce instrumental accompaniment that matches the free flow of Gregorian chant. Finally, since I would be asking the congregation to sing its refrain between lengthy texts sung by the cantor, I sought a harmonic signal that would get people ready to sing. I borrowed from Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) an attention-getting downward chromatic modulation that does the trick, which may strike some listeners as being a tad jazz-like.

In June 2004, parish catechist Edie Davis invited me to give "And They Devoted Themselves" its first reading to its assembled dedicatees, who, to my relief, found the congregational refrain easy to sing. (St. Paul's is really like no other parish I know of in its members' ability to learn new congregational music.) It was Edie who subsequently suggested to the rector that this hymn might be an appropriate inclusion in this year's Rite of Election.

When composers are asked why they compose, they sometimes reply, "Because I can" or "Because I have to," which, even if honest, is not quite the response most people expect. Professional musicians, of course, need to make a living, but I enjoy pointing out to friends that the proceeds from my one published composition have so far amounted to the princely sum of $13.58, which I could spend on a decent pizza. I would like to think that my years in Pilgrims gave me another impetus. By the end of their instruction, members of Pilgrims in Christ explore their own God-given talents for the purpose of identifying a role in the mission and ministry of this Parish. Perhaps my composing this hymn provided an example of a small way in which one's abilities could be put to use by the parish community. [GC]

Stevens Elementary School Partnership

This fall, St. Paul's Parish initiated a partnership with Stevens Elementary School, located four blocks away on 21st and L Street. Stevens Elementary School opened in 1868 as the first public elementary school in Washington, D.C., and it has educated numerous famous D.C. residents, including Colbert King, Robert Hooks, Dr. Charles Drew, Roberta Flack, and Amy Carter.

Approximately 275 delightful young people from various parts of the city attend Stevens Elementary from kindergarten through sixth grade. Many parents who work in businesses and organizations near the school choose to bring their children to Stevens because of its academic reputation and the excellent Educational Before and After Program (EBA) they have.

While student enrollment and school programs have declined over the years, Stevens Elementary still provides a quality core academic program for their students. However, the school has significant needs in the areas of facilities and music and arts education. The school facility does not have an auditorium or any space that can hold the full student body, and due to declining enrollment and District budget cuts, no music or arts programs are provided at the school. Also, as in every school, there are a number of students who can benefit from tutoring support and mentoring relationships.

All St. Paul's parishioners can be proud of what we have accomplished since September. Our parish has begun weekly after-school tutoring sessions and enrichment clubs and has donated materials to the school. The administrative and teaching staff at Stevens appreciate our efforts, and they extended a public thank you to St. Paul's Parish in their December parent/community newsletter.

This winter, we have begun expanding our program to include the Foggy Bottom community, and currently four persons who do not attend St. Paul's are in the process of obtaining their security clearance to tutor at the school. In addition, the parish recently received positive publicity regarding the tutoring program in the Foggy Bottom Association newsletter and in Councilman Jack Evans' weekly newsletter.

A very special thank you is extended to St. Paul's parishioners Susan Dirstine, Jo Stelzig, Helen Zughaib, and Jane Stephenson for weekly academic tutoring sessions; Mark Dwyer and Alex Roehner for initiating music and art clubs; and Peg Northen-Cole, Dick Best, Deb Loucks, and Pattie Kindsvater for donating books, backpacks, binders, and Commission on Mission gift cards.

Please consider this opportunity to make a difference in the lives of the young people in our community. St. Paul's/Stevens Elementary School Partnership needs you for academic tutoring, enrichment clubs, General Mills box tops and Giant store designations, and Commission on Mission gift cards. A large manila envelope is located on the bulletin board across from the Guild Room to collect box tops, and Commission on Mission Gift cards are located in the church tract racks. If you would like to tutor or initiate an enrichment club, please contact Jane Stephenson at ed.jane@verizon.net. Thank you! [JS]

Holy Week Schedule -- Principal Services

Palm Sunday
Sunday, March 20
7:45 AM Low Mass
8:45 AM Procession from Washington Circle and Sung Mass
11:15 AM Procession from Washington Circle and Solemn Mass
6:00 PM Solemn Evensong and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament

Wednesday in Holy Week
Wednesday, March 23
8:00 PM Tenebræ

Maundy Thursday
Thursday, March 24
9:00 AM Morning Prayer
5:45 PM Evening Prayer
6:30 PM Solemn Mass and Procession to the Altar of Repose
The Most Rev'd Frank T. Griswold, celebrant and preacher

Good Friday
Friday, March 25
9:00 AM Morning Prayer
Noon Stations of the Cross with Meditations
5:45 PM Evening prayer
6:30 PM Solemn Liturgy of the Day
The Most Rev'd Frank T. Griswold, celebrant and preacher

Holy Saturday
Saturday, March 26
9:15 AM Morning Prayer
9:30 AM Liturgy of the Day
9:00 PM Great Vigil of Easter with the First Solemn Mass of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ
The Most Rev'd Frank T. Griswold, celebrant and preacher

Easter Day
Sunday, March 27
7:45 AM Low Mass
9:00 AM Procession and Sung Mass
11:15 AM Procession and Solemn Mass
6:00 PM Evening Prayer and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament

Also in March

The Feast of St. Joseph
Saturday, March 19
9:15 AM Morning Prayer
9:30 AM Low Mass
5:00 PM Confessions
5:30 PM Devotions at the Walsingham Shrine
5:45 PM Evening Prayer

March Birthdays

1 Gary Greene
4 Michael Hendron; Mary Jo Clark; Betty Eckart; Megan Fitzpatrick
5 Inaita Lindsay
8 Nancy Bush; Robert Jones
9 Jo Stelzig
10 Jeremiah de Michaelis
11 Tanya Betsy
12 John Klein
13 Peter Martin; Christian Mixter; James Barnett
16 Cassandra Metzger; Robert Groves, Jr.; Alfred Lawrence Toombs
18 Frederick Williford; Douglas Wood; Kenton Brown; Eugene Stone; Charles Toftoy; Laura Mixter
21 Tina Mallett; Anne Bagley; Naomi DeVries; Sebastian Braw-Smith
22 James Van Story
25 Suzanne Cox
26 Bronwen Okwesa; Catharine Little
27 Omotunde Johnson; Frederick Grill
28 Betty Spencer; Michael Guishard
29 Susan Holleran; Nedra Agnew
30 Linda Wilkinson
31 Hugh Guishard

If you have a March birthday that was not included, or if there are any mistakes, please contact the parish office. [MW]

Parish Statistics

Transfers In: Gertrude J. Van Sant from St. John's, Hampton, Virginia; Joseph Rawson from Grace Church, Providence, Rhode Island

Transfers Out: Alexander Wesley Alan Scarlett to St. John's, Baltimore, Maryland; Winstead "Sam" Kirschner to Christ Church, Accokeek, Maryland

Birth: Grace Hollandsworth Koontz (January 26, 2005)

Deaths: Donald Davies (January 20, 2005); Sandra Myers (February 1, 2005)

The Epistle
A monthly publication of St. Paul's Parish
K Street -- Washington, D.C.

Editors Alistair Nevius
Assistant Editor Allison Freeman
Desktop Publisher John Walker
Designer David McGaw
Contributors Elisabeth Braw, Gregory Capaldini, Rhoda Geasland, David McGaw, Andrew Sloane, Jo Stelzig, Jane Stephenson, Melva Willis

Submissions Invited
We welcome the submission of articles, comments, and suggestions. Manuscripts and correspondence can be dropped off at the church office or e-mailed to the editors at nevius@erols.com. Electronic manuscripts are preferred. Articles accepted for the Epistle are subject to editorial revision.

SAINT PAUL'S PARISH Washington, DC 20037-1797
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Parish Staff
The Rev'd Andrew Sloane, Rector
The Rev'd Edwin Barnett, Curate
Mark Dwyer, Music Director
Charles Burks, Assistant Music Director
Melva Willis, Parish Administrator
Frederick Murdock, III, Maintenance Manager

The Vestry
The Rev'd Andrew Sloane, Rector
David B. J. Chase, Senior Warden
Philip Schlatter, Junior Warden
Ellen Purvance, Secretary
Polly Peckham, Treasurer
Larry Cook, Antoinette C. MacAulay, David McGaw, Marcia Stanford; Jeremiah de Michaelis, Debra Loucks; Kenwin Benn, Rhoda Geasland, Matthew S. Leddicote, Lynne V. Walker

Our Mission
St. Paul's Parish seeks to restore all people to God and to each other, through Sacramental Worship and Christlike lives.

Deadline for next issue
Monday, March 7