Announcements for Sunday, January 16th, 2022

JAN. 16 ONLINE ANNOUNCEMENTS  

 

Streaming Services

View our services on the St. Paul’s Facebook Page (search for @stpaulsbenicia and “like” the page). No Facebook account is needed. 

  

Links to Jan. 16 Bulletins:

8:45 am:  https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:2f4d5812-bbfb-3384-ab77-4d3e5c6a8bac

11 am:   https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:7be20460-95b7-3958-8ffa-90c39204292a

 

UPCOMING

Jan. 16

+Communion Service with traditional music @ 8:45 am

+Communion Service with contemporary music @ 11 am

Jan. 17

Church office closed in Observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Jan. 17-21

Morning Prayer in person and on Zoom @ 9 am

Jan. 18

Vestry Meeting @ 7 pm via Zoom

Jan. 19

+Eucharist @ 10 am 

Bible Study @ 11 am 

Jan. 23

+Communion Service with traditional music @ 8:45 am

+Communion Service with contemporary music @ 11 am

Jan. 30 – One Service Only

+Communion Service with traditional music @ 10 am

Annual Meeting follows service

New COVID Worship Protocols for Sunday Services

Starting this Sunday, we’ll have the following practices in place:

  • All congregants must sanitize hands upon entry
  • In addition to congregants wearing masks, service leaders will be masked throughout the service, including during the readings and the sermon.
  • Seating in the south transept will be available for those who wish to be socially distanced
  • Changes to Music
  • The Gloria will be spoken, as will the entire Eucharistic prayer.
  • Communion Hymns will be instrumental only; we’ll continue to sing other hymns throughout the service

As always, don’t forget that you can watch the premier of our Sunday service on Facebook at 8:45, or at any other time throughout the day. Thank you for all you do to keep one another safe!

Annual Reports Deadline Extended to Jan. 17

The deadline for lay ministry leaders to submit their ministry’s 2021 activities has been extended to Monday, Jan. 17. Please email your report to JoAnn in the church office at admin@stpaulsbenicia.org

Annual Meeting Notice: Sunday, January 30, 2022

Notice is hereby given for the Annual Meeting of the Parish of St. Paul’s, Benicia, on Sunday, January 30, 2022 for the purpose of election of members to Vestry and Diocesan Convention, for the reception of reports, and for the transaction of any other business which may legally and canonically come before the meeting. 

The meeting will take place immediately after the joint 10 am service. You will receive a link to the 2021 Annual Report in the Friday, Jan. 21 announcements. Hard copies will also be available at the Jan. 23 services.

New Sacred Ground Circle Is Forming

Sacred Ground is a film and readings-based dialogue series on racism, grounded in faith. The experience helps you to be more knowledgeable about the history of racism in our communities and how, as people of faith, we are called to bring God’s transformative love into our presence in the community.

A new Sacred Ground Circle open to anyone in the Diocese will begin on February 3, 2022. The group will meet on 10 consecutive Thursdays, from 1-3 pm. The Circle will be co-facilitated by Sharron Simpson, a spiritual director and educator, and Bob Wohlsen, a social justice advocate. They have teamed together to lead three previous Circles in the Diocese. Participants frequently make comments that the Sacred Ground Circle was transformative and has changed their lives by learning the truth about racism. To sign up or ask questions, please contact Bob at bob.wohlsen@gmail.com.