Good day St. Paul's,

To comply with provincial restrictions, we will continue to physically distance for Sunday services. Please maintain a one pew buffer between yourself and other parishioners and, if in the same row, please keep at least 2 metres from those from other households. Passing the peace will once again be done as visually passing of the peace from your seats but we will continue to serve communion as we were the last few weeks. Masking will also continue. Masks continue to be available for those without one.

Our 10AM Sunday service will also continue to be available online as a live-stream and Sunday's bulletin is attached here. To find our live-stream service, please visit our website and visit the Events tab and click on the “St. Paul’s Sunday Service” event to find links to our YouTube Channel.

As always, please read on for more announcements.

Sincerely,
RJ Chambers
Office Administrator, St. Paul's Anglican Church - Edmonton

Community Corner for Sunday, October 10
  • Happy Thanksgiving! Please consider pledging financial support to any of the organizations who assist with Thanksgiving meals or food security in Edmonton, including Hope Mission, The Mustard Seed, Bissell Centre, the West End Seniors centre and the Food Bank, to name a few.
  • Please plan to join us for a screening of the movie “The Secret Path” after church on Sunday, October 17. This movie acknowledges a dark part of Canada’s history with the hope of starting our country on a road to reconciliation. It features Gord Downie’s music and the graphic novel by Jeff Lemire, telling the story of Chanie Wenjack, a twelve-year-old boy who died in 1966 after running away from Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School to return to his family over 400 miles away. You can also watch the movie at https://secretpath.ca/#Home
  • What do you think of when we talk about “Outreach?” Do you think of serving the community? Addressing a need? Consultation? Idea exchange? It’s any of these options, all of these options, and more. Watch the Community Corner Blog in the coming weeks as we have posts on what outreach means to different people in St Paul’s.

Sunday, October 10 Music
Below are titles with links to this Sunday's music selections. To access the song on YouTube, just click on the title:

Blessed Be Your Name

Grovenor Elementary School Fundraisers
Grovenor Elementary School is raising funds to install an outdoor classroom this school year. Please support their efforts by ordering Stanwichy's Ukrainian Sausage by October 12. The order form can be requested from the office and can be submitted to Michelle Schurek. (The order form says the 8th but orders can be submitted until the 12th). We can also support the school's bottle drive on Thursday, October 21 by dropping off bottles to them between 8:30am-4:30pm. If you have bottles but can't bring them that day, please talk to Michelle to arrange pick up.

Ride for Refuge Support Thank You
Thank you to all who supported our October 2 Ride for Refuge! Seven of us had a great ride through the splendid Edmonton River Valley trails and we surpassed our $2000 fundraising target for Ratanak International. Please continue to support this important work of identifying, rescuing and restoring enslaved youth in Cambodia.

St. Paul’s Office Administrator
St. Paul’s will be looking to hire an Office Administrator in the coming weeks and will have details in the coming weeks about the hiring process for that role. If you, or anyone you know, is looking for a part-time administrative position, please let Rev. Myron know.

St. Paul's Staff Working from Home
If you need to visit the office, please call ahead to ensure someone is onsite or request a meeting time with the person you need to see.

Kid’s Club is In-Session
Kids Club is for kids in Kindergarten to Grade 6. We get together every Sunday morning during the service to talk together, learn stories from the Bible, and do crafts and activities. We also have a few fun events together throughout the year. If you are joining online, we start just after 10:00AM. Zoom Meeting ID: 813 4218 7480 Passcode: 490630

Youth is In-Session
Youth Group is for those in Grades 7 to 12. Led by our Youth Director, Abbi Harding, the youth meet most Sunday mornings during the service. There is a calendar already available for other activities that are planned for the upcoming year.