{"id":827,"date":"2025-09-18T09:48:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stpaulsclaremore.org\/wordpress\/?p=827"},"modified":"2025-09-18T09:49:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:49:41","slug":"st-pauls-newsletter-18-september-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stpaulsclaremore.org\/wordpress\/?p=827","title":{"rendered":"St. Paul&#8217;s Newsletter &#8211; 18 September 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello, dear friends!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last Sunday (9\/14), we looked at how God desires to meet us where we are regardless of where that may be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Sunday (9\/21), we&#8217;ll discuss the comfort that can be found in the knowledge that God is grieved when we grieve. Join us at 10:00am for Holy Eucharist, followed by coffee hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>God Didn&#8217;t Make Us to Hate Us<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next Tuesday, September 23, at 7:00 pm, we will have our second of the 6-week discussion group on the topic of church hurt, utilizing the book God Didn&#8217;t Make Us to Hate Us&nbsp;by The Rev. Lizzie McManus-Dial. For this session, we&#8217;ll be discussing the introduction and chapters 1-7. We&#8217;ll meet in room 207 of the library on the RSU campus; or you may join via Zoom utilizing this link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>https:us05web.zoom.usj\/85077307176pwd=MHGb3UTPzsKuxMNG7SWpgWrlm2w0KN.1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>World Communion Sunday<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark your calendars &#8211; it&#8217;s that time of year again! Twice now, we have gathered with several other local congregations to celebrate World Communion Sunday, and as they say, if you&#8217;ve done something twice in the Episcopal church, it&#8217;s tradition! This year, WCS is on October 5, and we will once again meet at Grace UMC at 12:30 to observe an ecumenical communion. What a wonderful way to acknowledge the things we share in common!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Halloween Festivities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, we have two opportunities to join with the community to provide safe and fun trick-or-treating for our kiddos (and kids at heart).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first event takes place on Friday, October 24, 7:00-9:00 pm. It&#8217;s a Monster Mash Bash sponsored by Claremore Pride to support the local youth. We&#8217;ll head to the Claremore Community Center where we&#8217;ll be passing out candy, so start bringing in all the bags of goodies you can.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, on Saturday, October 25, we&#8217;ll be joining with our friends from the First Christian Church and Grace UMC for the annual Trunk or Treat festival held in the FCC parking lot. Here, we&#8217;ll be handing out coloring books, markers, colored pencils, crayons, and &#8211; of course &#8211; more candy (preferably not chocolate since it melts outside)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Classroom Needs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kudos to you, dear people of St. Paul&#8217;s!!! You were asked to help provide supplies to Christina, our &#8220;ambassador&#8221; to the students, and you have taken that task seriously and joyfully! Currently, the wish list is still the same: good quality No. 2 pencils, Post-it note pads, and Kleenex. So, keep up the good work; the next time you&#8217;re doing a little shopping, pick up one or two of these items, then bring them to church to donate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Let Us Pray<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For all students, faculty, and staff, especially Christina and Shelby<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>That the 6-week book discussion on church hurt will prove successful and beneficial to all involved<\/li>\n\n\n\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 Wayne Hanway\/ Temple Abel\/ 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>\u00a0or reply <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Save the Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sunday, September 21 &#8211; Holy Eucharist @ 10:00 am; 15th Sunday after Pentecost; Proper 20; Bishop&#8217;s Committee Meeting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tuesday, September 23 &#8211; Week 2 of the Church Hurt Book Discussion @ 7:00 pm on the RSU campus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday, September 28 &#8211; Holy Eucharist @ 10:00 am; 16th Sunday after Pentecost; Proper 21<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday &#8211; Saturday, October 2-4 &#8211; Diocesan Convention @ St. Crispin&#8217;s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday, October 5 &#8211; Holy Eucharist @ 10:00 am; 17<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Sunday after Pentecost; Proper 22; World Communion Sunday ecumenical celebration at Grace UMC @ 12:30 pm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday, October 12 &#8211; Morning Prayer @10:00 am; 18th Sunday after Pentecost; Proper 23<\/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>Hello, dear friends! 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