From the Rector
Mission and Ministry in May

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

May is Mary’s month. On Saturday, May 12, we will be hosting the annual Mass and meeting of the Society of Mary. There will be a Solemn Mass at 11:00 am, and the music for that Mass will be the beautiful “Sparrow” Mass by W.A. Mozart. Our preacher on this occasion will be the Rev’d Warren Tanghe, who is the chaplain to the All Saints Sisters of the Poor in Catonsville, Maryland. A lunch will follow the Mass in the dining hall. Reservations for the lunch are required. Please make your reservations by sending a check for $20 to St. Paul’s Parish and on the memo line write “SOM lunch.”

Ascension Day

There was a good response to the recent series of the rector’s forum on the doctrine of the Ascension. As we noted during that series, this feast is quite often overlooked in many churches, and yet, as I hope we have seen, it is absolutely essential to an understanding of the work of God in Christ. Ascension Day is Thursday, May 17, and on that day the principal celebration will be at 6:30 pm with a Procession and Solemn Mass. I would really like us to observe this feast with all of the enthusiasm and participation of days like Christmas and Easter. I really do urge your attendance at that Mass. Without the Ascension, the full implications of the Resurrection are never reached, and so our redemption is left hanging.

Annual Meeting

Saturday, May 19, will be the day of the annual meeting of the parish. You will recall that we alternate each year between a weekday evening and a Saturday morning. There will be a Mass at 9:30 am. Refreshments will be available in the dining hall at 10:00 am, and the meeting will be called to order at 10:30 am in the dining hall. Please watch out for details of registration and please also watch out in parish notices for the posting of the provisional voters list and final voters list as well as the list of nominees to fill vestry positions, which will come from the nominating committee. The final voters list will be posted on the vestry notice board on Friday, May 4.

The main substance of the Annual Meeting will be to let you know where we are on our building project. At the time of writing, I am awaiting an important decision of the vestry, and that decision will obviously then determine the presentation we make on May 19. In any event, there will be a major review of where we have been, where we are, and where we are headed, and so it will be an important meeting not to miss.

The new vestry will meet for the organizational meeting required by the by-laws on Monday, May 21, at 6:30 pm.

Away from the parish

Sunday, May 27, is the Feast of Pentecost. I shall—unusually—be away for that feast day and in fact preaching that morning at our sister parish of St. Paul’s, Knightsbridge, in London in the morning and preaching that evening at Merton College, Oxford. These invitations are extended graciously by Fr. Alan Gyle and Fr. Simon Jones, respectively, who are happily known here at St. Paul’s from recent visits.

Here at St. Paul’s we will see the commissioning of our new Pilgrims class for their various ministries, and I am delighted that the former Presiding Bishop, the Most Rev’d Frank Griswold, will be with us to celebrate and preach at both the 9:00 am and 11:15 am Masses on that day. I know that you will give him a warm welcome, as we have fond and happy memories of his time with us during Holy Week a couple of years ago.

On American Memorial Day, the English Bank Holiday, I shall be preaching at the National Pilgrimage of the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham at the invitation of Fr. Philip North, the Administrator. This is a great privilege as well as somewhat of a heavy burden to bear, given the size of the congregation and the importance of the day. Please keep me in your prayers on that day, as I will carry our parish in my heart and prayers to that great celebration of England’s Nazareth.

From Walsingham, I shall be traveling to Syria for the bi-annual meeting of the International Consultants of the Trinity Foundation for Christianity and Culture, which is to be held in Aleppo. I know that our Senior Warden, Linda Wilkinson, who is the coordinator for TFCC in the parish and in the United States, is planning to travel with me. Following that, I shall be taking study leave to join Bishop Michael Marshall and Fr. Nadim Nassar on a twelve-day pilgrimage around Syria in the footsteps of St. Paul. This will be a wonderful and unique opportunity for me and anyone else who comes with us to observe the life and witness of the Christian Church in the Middle East and obviously especially in Syria.

At the conference, there will be other representatives from the United States, England, Europe, as well as Lebanon, Palestine, and Jordan. This conference was held two years ago in London and was a source of broadening vision and encouragement to all who participated. I have no doubt that that will be true again this time, not least of all in such a poignant location.

Seminarians

On Sunday, May 13, we will be saying a formal farewell to our two seminarians, the Rev’d Paul Francke and Seth Dietrich. Paul and Seth have had a valuable contribution to make to our common life the past two years and now we will be sad to see them leave us. It is with pride that we see them take their place in the ordained ministry of God’s Church. I am hopeful that on that same day I can introduce our new seminarian assistant, who will be coming to us in September for the academic year.

Vestry

This is also the place for me to express my gratitude to those members of the vestry whose terms expire this year: Lucky Ajueyitsi, who was filling an unexpired term and is in fact eligible for reelection in his own right; Rhoda Geasland; Matthew Leddicotte; and Lynne Walker. All these people have served faithfully and with integrity and energy in the areas in which they have had responsibility, as well as in the general welfare of the parish. I think we can be very proud of all members of the vestry, whose dedication to the mission and ministry of this parish is unswerving.

At the time of writing, I have just heard that vestry member Catherine Eikel will be moving from the area to undertake graduate studies in Philadelphia. Catherine’s vestry term does not expire for another two years, so this also will have to be filled at the annual meeting. Catherine’s departure will be a great loss to our community; she has brought her considerable gifts and talents to bear in many aspects of our life together, not least in her enthusiastic promotion and support of our 20s/30s group, among many others. I am delighted that we have people in that age range serving on the vestry, and I’m sure you agree with me that it is important to continue to make sure that the younger generation is represented in the leadership of the parish in the hope that many of them will be around in this community for many years to come.

I am grateful to Matthew Leddicotte, as the chairman of the nominating committee, and the members, for their work, and to all those who by the time you receive this will have agreed to be nominated for vestry positions. The nominating committee this year also will look at potential committee appointments, which normally follow the Annual Meeting as well as the business of electing wardens from the newly elected vestry. Consult your e-mails and parish notices for the results of all elections and appointments.

Fr. Humphrey will be taking most of May as his entitled paternity leave as well as some vacation time, and this will enable him and his family to visit other members of the family, including a great-grandmother in New Mexico!

This, as always, comes with my gratitude for the commitment you have and show to Our Lord Jesus Christ and all the gifts that you bring to bear in this community for our mission and ministry in and from this parish church.

With my love and gratitude in Christ,
Andrew Sloane +

Evangelization—It’s Not About High Pressure Salesmanship!

Why is it important to talk about evangelization? Because it is not simply a nice thing to do. It is, quite bluntly, a life-and-death matter, for St. Paul’s and for any other church. A church is one generation away from extinction. If we are not putting the task of reaching out to the unchurched and bringing them in to hear—and see—the Good News at the top of our priority list, we are headed for extinction.

On occasion, we expose ourselves, ever so gently, to the ideas of people from outside the Anglo-Catholic tradition, to see what they are learning from us and what we can learn from them.

For years, our fellow Christians of the evangelical persuasion have garnered a reputation for being Olympic-class evangelizers. After all, that’s where church growth is taking place in this country. We have pictures in our heads of people going door-to-door, pressing tracts in the hands of unsuspecting people who just happen to be in the right place at the wrong time; street corner preachers and people carrying sign boards informing us of how near the end is.

It appears that even these enthusiasts have come to appreciate the fact that most of us are benumbed by the overstimulation of our info-culture. We are turned off by commercials that yell at us, telephone solicitors who have a gift for interrupting at most inconvenient times, total strangers who have the gall to ask us, “And how are you today?” We are tempted to say, “It really isn’t any of your business!”

So how do we spread the Good News without damaging the message of Jesus and his Church? We learned a few things from Suzy Ryan, a freelance writer whose article appears in the popular Evangelical publication, Christianity Today. Some of her ideas make good sense. Here is our summary:

Pray for opportunities

The zeal of our Evangelical fellow believers for “winning souls”—“adding stars to my crown”—has been tempered in recent years by the realization that it is the Holy Spirit that draws people to God, not our charm and persuasiveness. In John 6:44, Jesus is quoted: “No one can come to me unless drawn by the Father who sent me.”

So what is our job? To be instruments, available to do the work assigned to us by the Holy Spirit. Sometimes we are told to talk; other times to shut up. Our prayer is to be ready when we are given a job to do. If you want to be used by God in the business of bringing in the unchurched, you will be better prepared if this is part of your Daily Office. Start the day off asking God if there is any work for you to do today for the kingdom. And then—wait patiently on the Lord.

Obey God’s still, small voice

Use the good judgment God gave you in finding the best way you approach someone. Not everyone is ready for a Solemn Mass at 11:15 am on Sunday. Maybe they would be more ready to take part in a formation class or being invited to a dinner party in a parishioner’s home. Maybe meeting a clergyman would be intimidating, but meeting a parishioner for lunch with whom the unchurched person has interests in common would work. In your prayer referred to above, ask God for guidance in how best to approach your unchurched friend. And don’t be surprised if you get a pretty clear answer.

Walk the walk

You must win the right to talk to an unchurched person about the God you believe in. You don’t approach a complete stranger and ask them to invest their life savings in a company you plan to start up. So why would you expect anything but a very cold shoulder from someone if you do “spiritual cold calling?” It’s not a numbers game. People regard spiritual exchange as a most intimate form of sharing, and before you can be intimate with someone, they must know you and trust you. They will trust you if you are living the life you claim to believe in—not just on Sunday mornings but during the week, in the marketplace.

This won’t be easy, and we won’t always be successful, because we are human beings who make mistakes. Our unchurched friends will use our mistakes as an excuse not to inquire more deeply into what we have to say. Yet, if the Holy Spirit is working on that person, the time will come when their objections will be set aside and they will ask you to tell them more. It is important for us to walk our talk, but it is not our performance that wins them over—it is God at work in them.

Meet others’ needs—be willing to be inconvenienced

Show that you care about the unchurched person. Offer to help in ways that will be noticed and appreciated. Do so without expectation of return. Listen to their opinions without insisting on having the last word. Show them respect, even if you strongly disagree with their viewpoint.

Practice patience

St. Augustine once wrote, “The reward of patience is patience.” If there is a more galling phrase in the whole of scripture that keeps appearing, it is this one: “Wait patiently on the Lord.” (And the second is like unto it: “Fear not!”) Grave damage can be done when we try to take the Holy Spirit’s project into our own hands. Finley Peter Dunne, a nineteenth-century Dave Barry, used to speak wisdom through his character, an Irish bartender named Morton Dooley. Mr. Dooley said on one occasion, “A fanatic is a man that does what he thinks th’ Lord wud do if He knew th’ facts iv th’ case.” If we get fixated on quick results and start doing things without prayer, waiting for God’s guidance, and being mindful of the needs of others, we will be labeled “fanatic.” This may serve our ego, but it does not serve well the kingdom of God.

These are the main points Suzy Ryan makes in her article. We did not use her examples or her choice of words, but the points are well taken and worthy of our consideration. It is also worth noting that not all of us are given the spiritual gift of evangelization. We are, however, all commanded by Jesus Christ to “go into all the world” and be faithful witnesses, always ready to respond when we are given the task of talking to an unchurched person about the Good News that gives us joy in the present and hope in the future. There is not a person in the world who does not want these gifts—of joy and hope. It is our privilege to share it. As St. Peter tells us in his first letter (3:15-16): “Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and reverence.” [EL & DL]

Library Committee Hard at Work

One evening after Mass on a Thursday, there was a small group of parishioners working in the Guild Room while the choir rehearsed in the building next door. This group of Library Committee volunteers, started in July 2006 by Karin Tooze, has been working for almost a year on cataloguing and labeling the parish's entire library collection.

This particular evening, James Kiefer is slowly reading ISBN numbers on the backs of books one by one while Tooze enters the numbers into a catalogue program on a laptop. After entering a few stacks’ worth of books, she submits the ISBN numbers, and the program pulls cataloguing information from online sources such as the Library of Congress and Amazon. Information such as author, publisher, subject headings, Dewey decimal number, and even customer reviews is downloaded. The plan is that library users can use this to search for books in the future.

The process can take more time if the book does not have an ISBN number printed on it or if the program cannot find a Dewey decimal number. In those cases, volunteers like Ann Martin and Joe Rosen have to manually search for the numbers. Tooze originally found the catalogue program through a recommendation of David White, a cataloguer at the Library of Congress. The software program was user-friendly, fit the needs of the parish, and could easily accommodate for future growth. The program also easily allows volunteers to print the Dewey decimal numbers on labels, which they then stick on catalogued books.

The parish’s library collection has slowly grown over many years and is made up almost entirely of donations from parishioners and estates. At one point, there was the familiar card catalogue and parishioners could check a book out using the card in the back flap. By the time the current project started in 2006, the system had not been used for many years, and many books had been added to the collection. At present, the nonfiction collection includes many books covering ecclesiastical history, lives of saints and Christian figures, Bible commentary, topical studies, and spirituality. The Anglican perspective is well represented, as can be expected, but there are also many books covering Roman Catholicism and Orthodoxy.

To the volunteers, the library is another avenue for education and formation in the parish. Tooze points out the children’s illustrated Bible stories as something not many people know about. And there is a small collection of music recordings, books on CD, novels, and poetry. Around the table where the volunteers are working, there is an interesting mix of books sitting on top of the stacks. In one stack are The Glory of Mary and Dietrich von Hildebrand's Trojan Horse in the City of God. In another, there is Architecture of Europe and in yet another, Bad Girls of the Bible and Really Bad Girls of the Bible.

Tooze admits thinking the project would be simple enough to be complete by the end of summer 2006. The Library Committee did not expect the cataloguing to be so labor-intensive, especially with the books requiring volunteers to manually search for data and enter it into the program. After investing so much into the project and getting a better grasp of the parish’s book collection, Library Committee members have many more ideas for the library’s future. The most immediate need is rebinding the old books that cannot be replaced economically and putting bookplates in all the books.

For the future, Tooze envisions putting the library catalogue online so users can search for books and see the books’ circulation status. To do this, of course, requires financial resources. At the moment, the library gets no funds from the parish and the catalogue program itself was donated to the parish. Volunteers have suggested different fundraising ideas such as selling bookmarks in the parish.

If you are interested in helping, the Library Committee meets in the morning on first Saturdays every month, and in the evening on second and fourth Thursdays every month. To learn more, contact Karin Tooze at ktooze@mac.com. [BK]

March Vestry Notes

The vestry met for its March meeting on March 27.

Linda Wilkinson, on behalf of the building improvements committee (BIC), presented the vestry with a recommendation for a general contractor to complete the parish building project. Linda reported that the BIC went through a long process to get to that recommendation. Bids were solicited from three general contractors. In conjunction with our owner’s representative, RealCo, the BIC combed through the preliminary bids and asked each of the bidders to refine their bids and flesh out many unspecified details.

All three bidders then submitted final bids, and based on those bids and on RealCo’s familiarity with all three general contractors, the BIC and the Finance Committee made a recommendation to the vestry. BIC chairman Larry Cook told the vestry that the BIC was comfortable that the recommendation was “well-considered and good for the parish.”

Jerry de Michaelis spoke to the vestry about how the parish is going to finance the building project. He has been working with a bank to secure a construction loan and a mortgage that will pay for the building project. He discussed strategies that the parish may need to adopt to then pay off that mortgage, which will amount to some $3 million.

Based on the BIC’s recommendation, the Finance Committee’s recommendation, and the presentations at the meeting, the vestry approved accepting the bid of the recommended general contractor. Fr. Sloane later described this as a “a momentous and historic decision, which I believe is faithful to the Lord’s vision for our parish.”

On behalf of the Finance Committee, Lynne Walker presented three recommendations for the vestry to act on. The first was that the vestry engage John Compton to help the parish conduct a capital campaign. This was approved by the vestry.

The second recommendation was that the vestry send representatives to the April meeting of the diocesan standing committee and Finance Committee of the Diocesan Council to seek approval for St. Paul’s to borrow up to $3.5 million for the building project. The vestry approved this recommendation.

The third recommendation was that the balance in the St. John Passion fund ($522.37 as of February 28, 2007) be transferred to the music special fund. The vestry approved this recommendation.

Treasurer Polly Peckham gave her monthly report, which was accepted by the vestry, with thanks. She reported that so far for 2007, the parish has received 285 pledges totaling $863,293. Through February 28, pledge payments appear to be behind by $12,544, but Polly reports that this is an issue with posting payments and not necessarily a shortfall in payments actually received.

Year-to-date operating income of $144,910 represents 16.5 percent of the operating budget compared with the completion of 16.67 percent of the fiscal year. Year to date operating expenses of $124,178 represent 14.1 percent of the operating budget.

Polly also recommended, at the curate’s request, a reallocation of money between his salary and housing allowance. This does not represent any increase in total outlay to the curate, and it was passed by the vestry.

Fr. Sloane reported on behalf of the executive committee that they had expended $1,198 for new humidification cylinders. He also reported that they had accepted a gift for a new floor for the sacristy. And he reported that $1,348 had been spent to repair a pressure relief valve in the HVAC system.

Finally, the vestry approved the transfer of $4,110 from the music CD fund to cover the Candlemas music and the expenditure of up to $2,000 from the music special fund for the “Seven Last Words” event on March 30. [AMN]

Schoenstein Organ in the News

Washingtonian Magazine had an article on Washington pipe organs in its April 2007 issue. Our own Schoenstein organ was featured, including three photographs. The article described some of the unique features or our organ, such as the double swell box and pizzicato bass stop, and said its “broad palette of tonal colors keeps things interesting for parishioners . . .”

Annual Meeting May 19

The parish Annual Meeting will be held Saturday, May 19. The provision voter list has been posted on the bulletin board in Pillsbury House. The final voter list will be posted May 4.

Schedule

9:30 am     Mass
10:00 am   Refreshments (in the dining hall)
10:30 am   Annual meeting (in the dining hall)

Handrails Installed in Chancel

You will notice that new handrails have been installed on both sides of the chancel steps as you enter the choir. These are much needed for safety reasons. They are the gift of the Friends of St. Paul’s and we are grateful to the donations of our Friends who have made this possible. [ALS+]

Pilgrims’ Progress

He who would valiant be ‘gainst all disaster,
let him in constancy follow the Master.
There’s no discouragement shall make him once relent
his first avowed intent to be a pilgrim.

—John Bunyan, The Hymnal 1982, #564, 565

Having received the laying on of hands by Bishop Montgomery or reaffirmed our baptismal vows before him at the Great Vigil of Easter, the Pilgrims in Christ catechumens began to explore what incorporation into the Body of Christ might look like as a way of life.

In Part Four of our pilgrimage, we are examining our gifts for ministry in the Church and in the world. We began with a study of Spiritual Gifts; as we identified our own, we found that they can be matched to specific ministry opportunities at St. Paul’s. Beginning in the last weeks of April and continuing into this month, members of our parish family have been sharing with us their ministry experiences within the Church, at home, and at work. We are deeply grateful for their time and the depth of inspiration behind their stories.

We will celebrate another milestone with the Commissioning for Ministry, which is scheduled for Pentecost Sunday, May 27, at the 9:00 am Sung Mass. Just as we have been supported by the congregation at each of the Pilgrims’ rites throughout our nine-month journey, we look forward to your prayers and presence as we celebrate together God’s gift of the Holy Spirit to the greater Church and to each of our lives.

This year’s class of Pilgrims in Christ gives thanks to God for his wondrous gifts: for showing us what Love is through the birth, death, resurrection, and ascension of his Son, and for his continued presence among us in the Holy Spirit, in the Eucharist, in that other Body of Christ, the Church, and in each and every human being that we encounter. Fortified by the power of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, we will in our last session (May 30) participate in an evangelism workshop to prepare ourselves to “go forth in the name of Christ.” Alleluia! Alleluia! [JS]

Reasons Why Baptism Is Necessary

The following excerpt is taken from Philip Secor's 2003 edition of Richard Hooker’s Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity, Book V (SPCK, London, 2003), first published in 1597. Richard Hooker, an English priest and theologian, was one of the first to promulgate an Anglican view of the Church.

Baptism is a Sacrament that God has instituted in His Church so that those who receive it might be incorporated into Christ and thus, by His most precious merit, obtain, by imputation, that saving grace that takes away all former guilt. By this sacrament we are also infused with the divine virtue of the Holy Ghost that gives to the soul its first disposition towards newness of life. . . .

The Essential Elements of the Sacrament

. . . Consider that Baptism is an action that is partly moral, partly ecclesiastical, and partly mystical. It is moral in that it is a duty that men perform before God. It is ecclesiastical in that it is the duty of God’s Church to offer it. Finally, it is mystical to the extent that we believe in what God intends to perform by means of it. The greatest moral perfection in Baptism consists of our devout obedience to God’s law, which requires both the outward act and also an inner religious affection that God highly regards and without which whatever we do is hateful in His sight. We may say that God prefers adverbs to verbs because the purpose of His law in appointing what we must do is our own perfection. This perfection consists chiefly in a virtuous attitude that demonstrates itself to God not by doing but by doing well. In this distinction lies the difference between human and divine laws, the first content with opus operatum and the second requiring opus operantis. The one involves only the deed; the other primarily the mind. Thus, according to the laws that apply principally to the hearts of men, religious acts that are not religiously performed can never be perfect.

Baptism, as an ecclesiastical work, is governed in its administration by a variety of church laws. These provide that, since the sacrament itself is a gift of no small value, so the ministry of it must always appear to be something of no small concern. The outward expressions of the mystical perfection of Baptism are the element of water, the Holy Word, and the proper application of both by the minister to the person receiving the Sacrament. If we add to these that hidden reference in the Sacrament to new life and remission of sins by virtue of Christ’s covenant with His Church, there is nothing more required to accomplish fully the sacrament of Baptism.

Feast Days in May

St. Philip and St. James, Apostles
Tuesday, May 1
7:00 am Low Mass
6:00 pm Low Mass

Ascension Day
Thursday, May 17
7:00 am Low Mass
6:30 pm Procession and Solemn Mass

The Feast of Pentecost: Whitsunday
Sunday, May 27
7:45 am                  Low Mass
9:00 am                  Sung Pontifical Mass
                             The Most Rev’d Frank Griswold, preacher and celebrant
11:15 am                 Solemn Pontifical Mass
                             The Most Rev’d Frank Griswold, preacher and celebrant
6:00 pm                  Solemn Evensong and Benediction of The Most
                             Blessed Sacrament

Parish Notes

May Birthdays

1        Helene Beckwith; Laura Kathryn Hanson
2        Larry Cook; Thomas Moreland; John Welch; Karen Guishard
3        Andrew de Michaelis; Joel Sanford Burrows; Erin Cromer
7        Janet Wamsley; Edwin Pewett, Jr.; John Schnorrenberg
9        Margaret Taylor
10      Harold Carrow, III; James Spaulding
11      Serge-Emile Simpson; Molly Minnig
12      Robert Eikel; Sean Byrd
13      Gloria Sellers
14      Barry Johnson
15      Charlotte Latham
16      Dennis Hensley; Ron Grant; Bruce Hardy
17      Ned Sieverts
18      Meredith Williams Hanoian
19      Sophia Haughton
22      C. Cornelus Efird
23      Lowell Miller
24      Cornell Cornish; Seth Dietrich
25      Lawrence Campbell; Arnitta Coley; Rebecca Radley
26      Robert Bear
27      Reginald Wolfe
28      Laurel Radley; Polly Peckham; Gwyneth Dickey; Nan Burrows
30      J. Michael Cutshaw; Michael Schutte
31      Peter Thompson

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

Parish Statistics

Transfer In: Erin Cromer from Trinity Cathedral, Sacramento, Cal.; Alexander Baumgarten

Confirmed: William de Michaelis, Peter Schlatter, Stacia Schlatter, Stefanie Siebeking, Brian Siebeking, Michael Welch, Jeffrey Davis, Kate Bittinger, Rebekah Tucker

Baptisms: Patrick Grady Mac Aulay, William Lancaster Buzby, Sarah Catherine Buzby, Jack Lewis Jenkins, Margaret Wells Humphrey

Mission Calendar—2007

Hunger/Homeless

Grate Patrol—every weekend
Preparation—Fridays, 3:00‑5:00 pm
Delivery—Saturday and Sunday mornings

Salvation Army dinner preparation—First Friday of each month, 5:00-7:00 pm

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

Editor Alistair M. Nevius
Assistant Editor Allison Freeman
Desktop Publisher John Walker
Designer David McGaw
Contributors Ben Kong, Deb Loucks, Ed Loucks, Robert Menzer, Andrew Sloane, Jeanne Smith, 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.

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Parish Staff
The Rev'd Andrew Sloane, Rector
The Rev'd Nathan Humphrey, Curate
Mark Dwyer, Music Director
Scott Dettra, Assistant Music Director
Melva Willis, Parish Administrator
Frederick Murdock, III, Maintenance Manager

The Vestry
The Rev'd Andrew Sloane, Rector
Linda Wilkinson, Senior Warden
David Schnorrenberg, Junior Warden
Greg Capaldini, Secretary
Polly Peckham, Treasurer
Lucky Ajueyitsi, Rhoda Geasland, Matthew S. Leddicote, Lynne V. Walker; Alistair Nevius, Geoffrey Peckham; Roy Byrd, Catherine Eikel, Brian Hoyle, Ann Korky

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, May 7