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9:00 a.m. Summer Worship at St. Paul’s!

SUMMER WORSHIP @ 9:00 a.m.  As the weather warms, life at St. Paul’s takes on new routines. 

Service Schedule
Our Sunday service of Holy Eucharist shifts to 9:00am beginning June 23. This earlier start takes advantage of cooler morning temperatures, and gives parishioners more time to enjoy the fullness of the day. 

We will return to our 10:00am Eucharist schedule on September 1. 

Altar Ministers
Lectors and altar ministers will be scheduled throughout June and July. If you are scheduled on a Sunday when you can’t serve, please find a substitute and let the parish office know about the change.

Music
We welcome soloists and guest musicians during the summer. Please contact Michael Monroe, our director of music (music@stpaulsbedford.org) to discuss possibilities. We’d love to have you!

Coffee Hour
We will have coffee hour after the service each Sunday, outdoors when weather permitting. Summer coffee hour is a more casual affair, with lemonade and light snacks on most Sundays.

Office Hours
Beginning the week of June 17, the parish office will be open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and closed on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Additional closures may take place occasionally to accommodate some staff vacation. Please check the parish calendar online or call the office if you are unsure whether there is a planned closure on a particular day. 

Morning Prayer/Compline
Morning Prayer will continue to be offered at 8:30am, and Compline at 8:30pm, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays via Zoom during the summer months. If we have to cancel, we will post a “no morning prayer” calendar update on the Google calendar. Please join us if you are free!

Clergy Vacation
Throughout the summer there are always clergy available to respond if you need immediate pastoral care. Rev. Chris will be away for the first two weeks of July. We ask that you call the parish office for any urgent pastoral needs (rather than calling/texting the clergy, who may not be checking their phones while away). The church voicemail will indicate who is on call to respond to your need. 

We look forward to worshipping with you this summer!

Outreach

The Outreach Committee coordinates congregational activities such as regular mission trips and Bread for the World’s annual Offering of Letters. In addition, we participate locally in the Bedford Community Table and Food Pantry, the Diocese’s B-SAFE summer youth program, several knitting ministries (including Project Linus), and other local activities.

Worship & Music

Worship is the centerpiece of our life together in Christ. Our adult choir sings at every Sunday service. We rehearse at 7:00pm on Thursday evenings and 9:00am on Sunday mornings, before church. The children’s choir sings approximately once a month, on Family Sundays, and rehearses Sundays after church.

Education

At St. Paul’s we believe that we are all continually striving to understand our relationship with God more fully. Children’s education on Sundays uses the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd for preschoolers and a Kairos model for elementary ages. High school and middle school youth groups meet monthly. Adult education takes place through study groups and learning forums.

Fellowship

St. Paul’s is a family of God, and as a family, we enjoy being together, sharing our time, our interests, and our faith. We share food and fellowship at weekly and annual events throughout the year. We also provide meals, rides, prayers, and other support for our members in times of need through our Inreach Committee.

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