THE GABRIEL
Parish Newsletter for St. Paul’s Episcopal Church June 14, 2021
Calendar Reminders
Jun 17 6:30 PM Vestry Mtg. Basement Meeting Room
Jun 19 9:30-11:30 am AA Meeting
June 20 10:15 am Holy Eucharist followed by Pitch-In Lunch Service on Facebook Live:
https://www.facebook.com/StPaulsJeff/li ve_videos/
Jun 26 9:30-11:30 am AA Meeting
Jun 27 10:15 am Morning Prayer;
On Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/StPaulsJeff/li ve_videos/
Collect for 4th Sunday after Pentecost (June 20th)
O Lord, make us have perpetual love and reverence for your holy Name, for you never fail to help and govern those whom you have set upon the sure foundation of your loving-kindness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Lessons: Job 38:1-11; Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32; 2 Corinthians 6:1-13; Mark 4:35-41
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OUR PARISH PRAYERS:
Intercessor: For the peace of the world, for the welfare of the holy Church of God, and for the unity of all peoples,
Let us pray to the Lord.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Intercessor: For Michael our Presiding Bishop, for Jennifer our Bishop, for Mauricio, Bishop of our sister diocese in Brasilia; in our diocesan cycle of prayer we pray for St.
Alban’s, Indianapolis--The Rev. Debbie Dehler; and for all clergy and people,
People:
Intercessor:
People:
Let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For our President, for the leaders of the nations, and for all in authority, Let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
Intercessor:
those who live in them,
People:
Intercessor: conserve it,
People:
For Jeffersonville, Clark County and for every city and community, and for Let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For the good earth which God has given us, and for the wisdom and will to Let us pray to the Lord.
Lord have mercy.
For the aged and infirm, for the widowed and orphans, and for the sick and the Let us pray to the Lord.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Intercessor: For the poor and the oppressed, for the unemployed and the destitute, for prisoners and captives, and for all who remember and care for them,
Intercessor:
suffering. We remember all who have asked us to remember them in prayer, especially......................
People:
Intercessor:
People:
Intercessor:
People:
Let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For all who have died in the hope of the resurrection, and for all the departed, Let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For deliverance from all danger, violence, oppression, and degradation, Let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
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Intercessor: reproach,
People:
That we may end our lives in faith and hope, without suffering and without Let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
In the communion of St Paul and all the saints, let us commend ourselves, and
Intercessor:
one another, and all our life, to Christ our God.
FROM THE GABRIEL TEAM:
NEXT SUNDAY (June 20): Holy Eucharist will be celebrated by Rev. John Allen. There will be recognition of the committees and individuals who have supported and served St. Paul’s, and who will continue to do so. The service will be followed by a pitch-in lunch in the parish hall. Please call or email the office and let us know what you will be bringing to share, or just that you are coming at all! Also, don’t forget— the little red wagon is back, waiting to be filled with food donations for the Center for Lay Ministries!
ONLINE MORNING PRAYER SERVICES: The next service will begin Sunday,
June 20th at 10:15 am. It will be live and in person at St. Paul’s, and on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/StPaulsJeff/live_videos/
Please join us, during or after the service, and tell others about the service. Also check YouTube for videos of past services: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCynD2CNlCMbJ5YOb1Euce5Q.
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MANY THANKS for your continued faithful responses to the need for funds. Please bear in mind that with our return to in-person services, costs begin to escalate and your contributions are still needed.
PARISH OFFICE HOURS : MTWF 10:00-4:30 and Thurs 10:00 to 1:00 pm.
If you have something you’d like to add to the next newsletter (including a brief update on what you and/or your family have been doing since last we met together), please email the team at stpaulsjeff@gmail.com by Sunday afternoon. Please put “newsletter” in the subject line.
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We are not able to publish the notes from Dr. Mariane Fisher’s reflection from yesterday (June 13th). If they become available, I will email them to you.
REJOICE ALWAYS, PRAY WITHOUT CEASING, GIVE THANKS IN ALL
CIRCUMSTANCES,
FOR THAT IS THE WILL OF GOD FOR YOU!
Thoughts for Father’s Day (June 20th):
Hi! Marylee, here. Was thinking today about how, over many years, the resentments
I felt against my own father have gradually (and not yet completely) faded in favor of a
growing realization that while he may have been a flawed human being, he tried his very
best to be a powerful influence in the Name of God. One of his greater successes, in my
mind, was his love of anointing and praying for the sick and infirm—which often led to some
wonderfully amazing answers to prayer. Today, in his memory and with thanksgiving, I
would pray for all those who struggle with difficult relationships with fathers (and fathers with
their children, as well). May God grant His healing to broken and resentful hearts, and help
us to remember every good thing we have been granted. Amen.
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