ST. PAUL’S UPCOMING EVENTS – February 4, 2024
Today we celebrate the baptism of Elizabeth Leann Lippert. Bishop Perry will be joining us as preacher and to assist with the baptism. Our coffee hour will be special as we eat cake, fruit and other goodies served by the Vestry.
There are a few tickets available for this afternoon’s Lansing Symphony Concert at 3:00pm. See Karen+ for tickets. Below is the repertoire for the concert:
GABRIELI/King Sacrae Symphoniae: Canzon Duodecimi Toni
FRESCOBALDI/Marlatt Toccata
TOMASI Fanfare Liturgiques
HOVANNES Prayer of St. Gregory
COPLAND Fanfare for the Common Man
INTERMISSION
TOWER Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 1
POULENC Sonata
BACH/Mueller Bach trio sonata #4 BWV 528
SAINT-SAENS Andante for Horn and Organ
HANDEL/Marlatt Awake the Trumpets Lofty Sound
GABRIELI Sacrae Symphoniae: Canzon
Next Sunday, February 11th is the last Sunday after the Epiphany. Our Scripture readings include the Transfiguration of our Lord. And then we move to the beginning of Lent. Ash Wednesday services at noon and 7:00pm on February 14th.
Next Wednesday Noon Zoom Book Study is February 7th and 21st. Our book for discussion has been changed and will be Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she’s been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago.
Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn’t dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors—until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.
Shelby Van Pelt’s debut novel is a gentle reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible.
Our March book is The Tender Land a coming-of-age adventure novel by William Kent Krueger, published in 2019. As historical fiction, the novel follows four central characters on a physical and spiritual journey through the Depression-era Midwestern United States. Krueger describes This Tender Land as a companion novel to his 2014 novel, Ordinary Grace, though each can be read independently.
Our Wednesday Night Zoom Bible Study is February 7th. Our scripture for study will be 2 Kings 2:1-12
Our Lenten Series this year will be a four-week class on The Grace of Le Miserables. A beloved movie by many, the primary characters represent different forms of grace. We will spend time understanding what grace is and the role it plays in our ethical and moral decisions. What is justice and grace in terms of social issues? Class will be on four Tuesday evenings beginning February 27th. Dinner at 6:00pm with class beginning at 6:30pm.
Looking ahead . . .
. . .March 3 at 4:00pm Documentary Screening of The Philadelphia Eleven
In 1974, there was a dramatic breakthrough of the so-called “stained glass ceiling.” At a church in Philadelphia, a group of 11 women were ordained to the Episcopal priesthood in violation of the constitution and canons of the Episcopal Church – which at the time stated that only men were eligible for ordination. This story is told in a compelling new documentary The Philadelphia Eleven. The documentary explores the lives of these remarkable women who succeeded in transforming an age-old institution despite the threats to their personal safety and the risk of rejection by the church they loved.
The film’s director, Margo Guernsey, is not Episcopalian. She reminds others, “this is a story for all of us. It is about how to break down barriers with grace and be true to oneself in the process. This story reveals ways in which voices that are inconvenient are often buried. It also provides a vision for what a just and inclusive community looks like in practice.
The feature documentary film will screen here in East Lansing on Sunday, March 3rd! The screening will start at 4 p.m. at Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI.
The event is free and open to the public. A discussion will follow the screening of the film.
. . . March 16th a three hour workshop on planning for your loved one’s funeral/memorial service. What are the things you need to know legally about cremation? What pre-planning will be most helpful for your family members? Questions you might have about working with a funeral home. We will have forms to assist you in your planning and I will be joined by one of the owners of Estes-Leadley to lead the workshop. I know it is not easy to talk about death yet it is one of the few things we cannot avoid. Plan to join us from 9:30am – 12:30pm.
May 11th – Bed Build!!!! You will hear much info in the future but put the date on your calendar. We will build beds for the smallest in our community so that no children goes to sleep at night bedless.