The St. Paul’s Page 

Many Gifts, One Spirit. 

Upcoming Events (see below for more details)
May 24              Cuba Garage Sale
May 20, 21, 22  Habitat for Humanity
June 8                Gilchrist Tea
June 15              Congregational Barbeque

Garage Sale at St. Paul's on May 24th
8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.  Tell your friends!!
BRING your clothes, books, housewares, furniture, bikes, etc. to the church and leave them on the stage.

Study and Cell Groups are resuming! (sign up in the Friendship Room on Sunday!)

Rethinking the Jesus Prayer:  Monday: May 12 and May 17.
In these sessions we will be discussing the prayer we pray each Sunday, the prayer that "Jesus taught." We will be looking at the prayer as having been prayed by an Orthodox Jew, Jesus, as seen through the eyes of a contemporary New Testament scholar who is also an Orthodox Jew.

Sabbatical:
We will examine the religious roots of sabbatical and how we might engage these principles. You may have retired with wisdom to bring to our group. You may be currently on sabbatical and welcome a time to reflect. You may be anticipating sabbatical and enjoy company as you make plans.

Coming Soon:    Denise Davis Taylor:  Mentoring Youth
Coming this Autumn:  Caring for the Caregiver
                                   Labyrinth as Spiritual Practice
Coming January '09:  Pilgrimage
   
More ideas are welcome!

 PLEASE NOTE - the Workshop on "Mary" has been postponed.  Look for sightings of Mary in the Fall.

Habitat for Humanity
St. Paul's ongoing commitment to Habitat for Humanity continues this year with a spring build May 20-22. Seven workers will be needed each day for this exciting project. Our representative will be doing sign up over the next few weeks. Please set aside these dates and join the group. St. Paul's also wishes to organize four days throughout 2008 to arrange for food for Habitat for Humanity workers and we need a coordinator for this. Please call the church office.

CAMP WOHELO needs you!!
Now Hiring:  Director, Program Coordinator, Senior Leaders, Lifeguard/Recreation Coordinator, Cook, Assistant Cook.  Join us at Pigeon Lake - We offer top wages and room and board.  In return we require enthusiastic and motivated staff and a desire to be exceptional role-models.
Contact us:  campwohelo.com  or (780) 430-4063

Worship Service DVD's
The CamCorder makes it possible for us to give DVD recordings of worship to homebound members. Please speak with a Worship Committee member or Catherine to pick up a copy, or call the office.

WONDERCAFE.CA is the public face of the United Church of Canada’s Emerging Spirit Campaign.  It is designed to get conversation going for people between 30 and 45 with little or no spiritual background and connections. Research has shown that this group’s values and questions about life tend to be close to those of our church.
wondercafe.ca tries hard to break through their impression of us as humourless and judgmental. Does it succeed?    The website welcomes all responses.  For further information on this initiative, please help yourself to a handout entitled: Answers to Questions About the Emerging Spirit Campaign available on the library table.  Check it out for yourself!  wondercafe.ca

OBSERVER
St. Paul's has a group subscription to the Observer.  It is sent to all members and adherents who are actively involved in our church community and our students who are away from home. Each subscription  costs $14.00 per year. If you wish to make a special contribution, please note that it is for "the Observer".