St. Paul’s Episcopal Church For this purpose he called you through our proclamation of the good news, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Thess. 2:14 The St. Paul’s annual yard sale will be held this year in September. Start saving your items now. For more infor- mation, please con- tact Marcia Stinnett or Ella Thomas. St. Ann’s Guild will again host a bake sale in conjunction with the Yard Sale. St. Paul’s Church is People from the Rector The Vestry and I began a process at our last meeting – well, we got to our promised stopping time, so we are doing it as “homework” – which we trust will help cast a vision for our common life for the months and years ahead. Part of that proc- ess requires us to understand more fully who we are as an organization, who we are as a family. So I’ve had occasion lately to do some deliberate thinking about who we are – and I thought I might as well share… St. Paul’s Episcopal Church has been at the heart of Henderson since its founding on All Hallows’ e’en 1831. Originally wor- shipping in common meeting house on Henderson’s public square, then from 1838 in a church built at the corner of Third and Main Streets, in 1860 the congregation consecrated the brick church at the corner of Center and Green that we call home to this day. The nave, choir and sanctuary are well known in the area for the beautiful stained glass windows, for the brass pulpit, lectern and fixtures, and for the magnifi- cent trusses that remind even strangers of the ship that carries Christ’s Church over the tempestuous waves of life. Though St. Paul’s has been expanded over the years, the beauty and holiness of our worship space still comforts and challenges the con- gregation and awes visitors. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is much more, however, than the bricks and mortar, the plaster and lath, or even the brass and wood. St. Paul’s is the people who have worship and prayed, learned and grown, cared and served for over a century and three-quarters. St. Paul’s is people who worship in the cadences that brought the English language to its flower, with prayers that have changed little in the centuries since the English Reformation, far from vain repeti- tion but filled with the power of the prayers of the great cloud of witnesses that have lit GOOD NEWS May, 2012 GOOD NEWS May, 2012 GOOD NEWS May, 2012 GOOD NEWS May, 2012 Inside this Issue St. Paul’s Hosts VBS Upcoming Events E. Y. C. Church Calendar and Lay Ministry the path into the future. And St. Paul’s is people who in their worship balance the reading and commentary on Holy Scripture with participation in the Sacraments of Baptism and Holy Communion by which we are connected in a very real way with the Body of Christ. St. Paul’s is people who are very much aware that any one human being does not have all the answers, nor possess all the truth, that growth toward a fuller under- standing of God is only to be achieved by wrestling with Scripture, and sometimes with one another. And St. Paul’s is people who are nonetheless convinced that the truth is indeed to be found in such struggle and growth, that our Creator and Redeemer reveals himself to us in Scripture, in the traditions of the Church, and the Spirit- enlightened reason that makes us children of God. St. Paul’s is people who find ways to serve Christ by serving one another in times of joy and celebration with good food and good friends, with conversation and with laughter, and by serving one an- other in times of sorrow and challenge with all those same things. And St. Paul’s is people who reach out generously, with their resources and with their own hands, to share the gifts that God has given with the community, with the nation, and with the world. St. Paul’s is people from the sixth and seventh generation of families who call this their spiritual home, who have, through these many years, helped build this Church and helped build Henderson. And St. Paul’s is people who have come to this community as recently as yesterday and have found here a place of challenge and of rest, a place of journey and the comfort of home. Peace and joy,
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St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
For this purpose he called you through our proclamation of the good news, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Thess. 2:14
The St. Paul’s annual yard sale will be held this year in September. Start saving your items now. For more infor-mation, please con-tact Marcia Stinnett or Ella Thomas. St. Ann’s Guild will again host a bake sale in conjunction with the Yard Sale.
St. Paul’s Church is People from the Rector
The Vestry and I began a process at our
last meeting – well, we got to our promised
stopping time, so we are doing it as
“homework” – which we trust will help
cast a vision for our common life for the
months and years ahead. Part of that proc-
ess requires us to understand more fully
who we are as an organization, who we are
as a family. So I’ve had occasion lately to
do some deliberate thinking about who we
are – and I thought I might as well share…
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church has been
at the heart of Henderson since its founding
on All Hallows’ e’en 1831. Originally wor-
shipping in common meeting house on
Henderson’s public square, then from 1838
in a church built at the corner of Third and
Main Streets, in 1860 the congregation
consecrated the brick church at the corner
of Center and Green that we call home to
this day. The nave, choir and sanctuary are
well known in the area for the beautiful
stained glass windows, for the brass pulpit,
lectern and fixtures, and for the magnifi-
cent trusses that remind even strangers of
the ship that carries Christ’s Church over
the tempestuous waves of life. Though St.
Paul’s has been expanded over the years,
the beauty and holiness of our worship
space still comforts and challenges the con-
gregation and awes visitors.
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is much
more, however, than the bricks and mortar,
the plaster and lath, or even the brass and
wood. St. Paul’s is the people who have
worship and prayed, learned and grown,
cared and served for over a century and
three-quarters.
St. Paul’s is people who worship in the
cadences that brought the English language
to its flower, with prayers that have
changed little in the centuries since the
English Reformation, far from vain repeti-
tion but filled with the power of the prayers
of the great cloud of witnesses that have lit
GOOD NEWS May, 2012GOOD NEWS May, 2012GOOD NEWS May, 2012GOOD NEWS May, 2012
10 a.m. Choral Eucharist, Sunday School. Coffee Hour following the service
Tuesdays—6 p.m. Saints, Sinners and Cynics, Wolf’s Tavern
Wednesdays Beginning May 16 at Noon—Healing Service
6 p.m.—Education for Ministry, Parish Hall
7:30 p.m.—Confirmation Class
Wednesday—May 9—6 p.m. Potluck Dinner and Program
Saturday—May 12—Pat McCormick Memorial 5K and 10K
Tuesday—May 15—6 p.m.—Vestry Meeting, Parish Hall
Monday—May 21— Noon—St. Ann’s Guild meeting in the Parish Hall
Saturday—May 26, - 10 a.m.– Prayer Shawl Ministry, Parish Hall
Wednesday—May 30—6 p.m.—Hot Dogs Supper with chili and fixings, Program
Parish News and Notes
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• Congratulations to Mitchell and Kelly Deep on the birth of a son, William Mitchell Deep, IV, born March 23, 2012. William has two older sisters, Ashby and Addyson. Grandpar-ents are Mitchell and Vickie Deep and Great Aunt is Michele Deep.
• Congratulations to Tom Windberg and Donna Hefner, who were married at St. Paul’s on April 20, 2012.
• A special thank you to all who helped with the Celebration of Renewal of Our Ministry and to everyone who helped clean up the grounds in preparation for Easter.
• Also a special thank you goes to Michelle and Zoe Green for cleaning and organizing the nursery.
At Sky VBS, kids imagine what it would be like to bounce among the clouds, soar with eagles, and reach for the
stars. The Bible comes to life in new and powerful ways as kids explore why nothing is impossible with God. Through
every experience, kids find that they can trust God.
VBS Registration for both participants and volunteers has taken off and there’s still time to join! Forms are avail-
able in the parish hall on the table under the display case or you can register online by visiting