{"id":689,"date":"2025-07-10T09:31:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T14:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpaulsclaremore.org\/wordpress\/?p=689"},"modified":"2025-07-10T09:31:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T14:31:10","slug":"st-pauls-newsletter-10-july-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stpaulsclaremore.org\/wordpress\/?p=689","title":{"rendered":"St. Paul&#8217;s Newsletter &#8211; 10 July 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last Sunday, July 6, we began a sermon series, the theme of which is &#8220;taste and see that the Lord is good.&#8221; This theme will continue throughout the entire month of July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next Sunday, July 13, we will look at what Moses had to say to the Israelites about the goodness of the Lord, and we&#8217;ll see how God&#8217;s goodness sometimes comes from unexpected sources. Join us at 10:00am for Holy Eucharist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Christian Formation: Summer Yoga with the Psalms<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This week&#8217;s meditative prompt (July10):<\/strong>&nbsp;Psalm 108<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our yoga sessions have been a wonderful way to unwind at the end of the day and to give ourselves time to meditate on God&#8217;s word. If you haven&#8217;t had a chance to attend yet, it&#8217;s not too late. Come on out this evening at 7:00pm! No yoga mat? No problem! The instructors bring extras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a reminder, these classes are <strong>FREE<\/strong>&nbsp;and open to the <strong><u>entire community<\/u><\/strong>, though we are collecting donations for Meals on Wheels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Readings for Week 7 (beginning July 13)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Track 1 &#8211; Psalms 119, 120, 121, 122, 124, 126, 127<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Track 2 &#8211; Psalms 119-129<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the link to the entire reading schedule: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodbookclub.org\/readings\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.goodbookclub.org\/readings\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a nine-minute video which offers a summary of the book of Psalms: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j9phNEaPrv8\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j9phNEaPrv8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New Phone Number<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>St. Paul&#8217;s now has a new phone number. Save it and share it with your friends and neighbors. Give us a ring and leave an uplifting message!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new number is 918-960-9051.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meals on Wheels Needs Volunteers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Substitute Drivers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This job is simple and does not require a lot of time. Meals are delivered on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings. Drivers meet at the building to collect the groceries at about 9:45am, and are finished making deliveries by around 11:00am.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kitchen Help:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this job, you must have a food handlers permit from the Health Department to assist in preparing the meals before delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you, or anyone you know, is available to serve in either of these positions, please let Rev. Nancy know, or contact Jo or Linda at Meals on Wheels (<a href=\"mailto:jmmvww@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">jmmvww@gmail.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Let Us Pray<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>That our parishioners will exemplify God&#8217;s love and peace during this time when so much religious, social, and political unrest plagues our community, nation, and world<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For all individuals living in fear due to new executive orders and mandates being imposed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For Ukraine and Russia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For Israel and Palestine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For Lucas\/ John\/ Shelby\/ Kaitlyn\/ Patty\/ Karen\/ Lee\/ Nathan\/ Tammy Morales\/ Cynthia Woods\/ Chris\/ Rose\/ Brady\/ Zachary\/ Donna\/ Justin\/ Robert\/ Lenny\/ John\/ Cooper\/ Josh\/ Steven\/ Connor\/ Pastor James Coulter and Mt. Zion Baptist Church<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have prayer requests to add to the\u00a0Newsletter, email them to <a href=\"mailto:Clergy@stpaulsclaremore.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Clergy@stpaulsclaremore.org<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Save the Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Every Thursday in July @ 7:00pm &#8211; Summer Yoga with the Psalms in the Parish Hall<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday, July 13 &#8211; Holy Eucharist @ 10:00am; 5<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Sunday after Pentecost; Proper 10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday, July 20 &#8211; Holy Eucharist @ 10:00am; 6<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Sunday after Pentecost; Proper 11; Bishop&#8217;s Committee Meeting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday, July 27 &#8211; Morning Prayer @ 10:00am; 7<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Sunday after Pentecost; Proper 12<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>St. Paul&#8217;s Online<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check us out! Like us! Share us! Follow us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find us on Facebook at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stpaulclaremore\/\" target=\"_blank\">St Paul&#8217;s Episcopal Church | Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow us on Instagram at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stpaulsclaremore\/?igshid=NzZlODBkYWE4Ng%3D%3D&amp;utm_source=qr&amp;fbclid=IwAR05i4m8MeogV1vcfxBniH1NWDNdu1yTo5rmoDJ0TUlhmcESDkErvttmnZI\" target=\"_blank\">St Paul&#8217;s Episcopal Church Claremore (@stpaulsclaremore) \u2022 Instagram photos and videos<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Sunday, July 6, we began a sermon series, the theme of which is &#8220;taste and see that the Lord [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":12,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsletter"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stpaulsclaremore.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stpaulsclaremore.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stpaulsclaremore.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stpaulsclaremore.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stpaulsclaremore.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=689"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/stpaulsclaremore.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":690,"href":"http:\/\/stpaulsclaremore.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689\/revisions\/690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stpaulsclaremore.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stpaulsclaremore.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stpaulsclaremore.org\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}