St. Paul's Announcements for Sunday, August 1

Summer Service Times. 8:00 am Holy Eucharist, 9:00 am Breakfast, 9:30 am Family Fellowship, and 10:30 am Holy Eucharist.

Our Preacher Today. Ronald A. Messier is a professor Emeritus at History at MTSU where he taught Islamic history and historical archaeology from 1972 to 2004. From 1992 to 2004, he was adjunct professor at Vanderbilt University, and full time Senior Lecturer from 2004 to 2008. He is currently directing an archaeology project at Aghmat, near Marrakech, Morocco. He has published over two dozen articles, co-edited a book entitled Jihad and its Times, and has just completed a monograph The Almoravids and the Meanings of Jihad to be published by Praeger Press in August, 2010. He is also completing a book entitled Jesus, One Man Two Faiths: a Dialogue between Christians and Muslims, scheduled for publication in October of 2010. Dr. Messier has traveled and lectured numerous times, mainly in the Middle East.

Birth Announcement. Congratulations Peter and Julie Marozsan the proud parents of a son, Andrew Peter Marozsan, 7lbs 5 oz, 19" long born at 1:02 pm on July 22. Andrew Peter joins Jackson Keller and Madeline Elizabeth born July 3, 2009.

Men's Club. Come and join the Men of Saint Paul's Thursday, August 5 for fellowship and dinner. Fellowship will be at 6:00 pm and dinner 6:30 pm. The sign-up sheet is in the Parish Hall. Robert McConnell, Butch Roth and Tom Collins will be our cooks . Please let us know if you would be interested in cooking in 2010 . Questions contact Jim Calder or Tom Collins.

Ladies Night Out. Thursday, August 5 at 6:00 pm at the home of Libby Willis, 730 E. Burton St. Please give Libby a call if you have any questions.

Vestry Mid-Year Retreat. August 7, 8:00 am at the Heritage Center.

Blessings of the Backpacks. On August 8, 10:30 am we will be blessing our students (young and old) as they prepare for the new year! After the sermon our students will be invited forward to receive the blessing. In addition, we invite our students to bring forward a backpack of school supplies to be blessed as well.

Bishop Confirmation and Reception. August 15, 9:30-10:30 am. The reception for the Bishop and Confirmation will be held between the two Sunday services. There is a signup sheet in the Parish Hall. Please review the menu and select the items you wish to bring. Print your name and a contact number or email address. On August 15 please bring the your selection ready to serve on a nice table-ready dish. If you have any questions please contact Charlotte Molloy or Mary Jane Young. Thank you for your help.

St. Paul's Choristers. The St. Paul Choristers will begin rehearsing on Wednesday, August 18 under the direction of Angela Tipps. Please register your 2nd through 8th grader at www.stpaulsmboro.org by Sunday, August 8. Dale and Angela are hosting a cook-out on Wednesday, August 11 at 5:30 pm for parents and choristers. For more information, contact Angela or call the church office (893-3780).

Family Resource Center. Thank you for all the support given to the Family Resource over the past few months. Every donated item is greatly appreciated and goes directly to the families who need them. Currently, the Center is in need of cleaning supplies, paper products, school supplies and school backpacks for children. Some of the school supplies needed are backpacks, loose lined paper, number 2 pencils, pens, colored markers (all sizes), spiral notebooks, thin notebooks for loose paper, pencil sharpeners, glue sticks, and crayons. If you have questions please contact Peggy Seneker. Cash donations are also accepted.

Prayer Concerns. If you have a prayer request please contact the church office, 893-3780 or frontoffice@stpaulsmboro.org.

Pictorial Church Directories. If you had your picture taken and have not picked up your church directory please go by the table in the Narthex. There are a limited number of additional directories available for those who did not have their picture taken. One per family please!

Forward Day by Day. The new quarterly issue of Forward Day by Day has been placed in the booklet/brochure rack for your convenience.

Adult Christian Education for Summer. The Adult Christian Education is meeting in the Wall Building 9:30 am until 10:20 am. For more information contact Don Clayton or Ron Messier.

Locking Up. If you are the last person to leave any of the church buildings after an event, please make sure that all the doors are locked and the lights are turned off. Thank you!

Weight Watchers. Please join us in week three of our new Weight Watcher series. We need your pounds to help us reach an overall loss of 2,000 pounds by the end of September! For more information contact Libby.

Fellowship of Older Friends. If you know of any parishioner who may have these needs OR if you are willing to help provide of these services. Please call Sue Koechlein or Ralph Smith.

Episcopal Churchmen of Tennessee. The 64th Annual Conference will be held August 27-29at Dubose Conference Center, Monteagle, Tennessee. You may register online at www.EpiscopalChurchmen.net.

Financial Snapshot (through June)

• Income Budget YTD - $394,204
• Income Actual YTD - $374,396
• Budget to Actual Differential YTD - $<19,808>

Youth Summer Schedule for August

• Sunday Nights: 5-7 pm. GASSY at Josh’s house
• August 26, H.S. Night Out

St. Paul's Announcements for Sunday, July 25

Summer Service Times. 8:00 am Holy Eucharist, 9:00 am Breakfast, 9:30 am Family Fellowship, and 10:30 am Holy Eucharist.

Welcome. We welcome Kimberly Johnson as our organist/director this morning. Thank you Kimberly!

Men's Club. Come and join the Men of Saint Paul's Thursday, August 5 for fellowship and dinner. Fellowship will be at 6:00 pm and dinner 6:30 pm. The sign-up sheet is in the Parish Hall. Robert McConnell, Butch Roth and Tom Collins will be our cooks . Please let us know if you would be interested in cooking in 2010 . Questions contact Jim Calder or Tom Collins.

Ladies Night Out. Thursday, August 5 at 6:00 pm at the home of Libby Willis, 730 E. Burton St. Please give Libby a call if you have any questions.

VBS Bags. The VBS bags on the table in the Narthex need to be picked up. The bags are labeled with the child's name. If your child or a child you know has a VBS bag on the table in the Narthex please pick it up and deliver it to that child.

Family Resource Center. Thank you for all the support given to the Family Resource over the past few months. Every donated item is greatly appreciated and goes directly to the families who need them. Currently, the Center is in need of cleaning supplies, paper products, school supplies and school backpacks for children. Some of the school supplies needed are backpacks, loose lined paper, number 2 pencils, pens, colored markers (all sizes), spiral notebooks, thin notebooks for loose paper, pencil sharpeners, glue sticks, and crayons. If you have questions please contact Peggy Seneker. Cash donations are also accepted.

Prayer Concerns. If you have a prayer request please contact the church office, 893-3780 or frontoffice@stpaulsmboro.org.

Pictorial Church Directories. If you had your picture taken and have not picked up your church directory please go by the table in the Narthex. There are a limited number of additional directories available for those who did not have their picture taken. One per family please!

Forward Day by Day. The new quarterly issue of Forward Day by Day has been placed in the booklet/brochure rack for your convenience.

Flower Dedications. There are several openings for flower dedications for the month of August. If you would like to have a dedication please check the flower calendar in the Parish Hall. If you have questions please call Juanita.

Adult Christian Education for Summer. The Adult Christian Education is meeting in the Wall Building 9:30 am until 10:20 am. For more information contact Don Clayton or Ron Messier.

Sunday Morning Breakfast. Let's take advantage of this great Sunday morning breakfast as an opportunity to meet or re-introduce ourselves to members who attend other services. Of course there is a "sign up" sheet in the Parish Hall to chose a Sunday that your group (parent's group, men's club, women's group, Canterbury Club, DOK, reunion groups, choir, youth, adult Christian Ed, parents of teens, young adults, knitting group, flower guild, altar guild, etc.) will volunteer to plan, shop, cook, serve and clean up. We want to cover our costs so we are suggesting a $3 per plate donation per adult - children are FREE! If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Joani Beckwith.

Locking Up. If you are the last person to leave any of the church buildings after an event, please make sure that all the doors are locked and the lights are turned off. Thank you!

Church Calendar Events. If you have recurring events or any event planned for 2010 please contact the church office at 893-3780 to schedule the event on the church calendar. This will eliminate over-booking events when some people are to be involved in more than one event.

Weight Watchers. Please join us in week three of our new Weight Watcher series. We need your pounds to help us reach an overall loss of 2,000 pounds by the end of September! For more information contact Libby.

Fellowship of Older Friends. If you know of any parishioner who may have these needs OR if you are willing to help provide of these services. Please call Sue Koechlein or Ralph Smith.

Bishop Confirmation and Reception. August 15, 9:30-10:30 am. The reception for the Bishop and Confirmation will be held between the two Sunday services. There is a signup sheet in the Parish Hall. Please review the menu and select the items you wish to bring. Print your name and a contact number or email address. On August 15 please bring the your selection ready to serve on a nice table-ready dish. If you have any questions please contact Charlotte Molloy or Mary Jane Young. Thank you for your help.

Dinner Clubs to Begin in August. Let the good times roll by getting involved in a dinner club. Take your choice-either the home or the restaurant dinner club. It is a wonderful way to meet new people and renew old friendships over dinner. Sign up sheets on parish hall bulletin board or email Dot Jackson. For further information call Dot.

Episcopal Churchmen of Tennessee. The 64th Annual Conference will be held August 27-29at Dubose Conference Center, Monteagle, Tennessee. You may register online at www.EpiscopalChurchmen.net.

Use of Church Equipment/Items. If you need to use the church projector, or other equipment, for your ministry, please contact the church office at 893-3780. The projector must be signed out at the church office and is for church use only.

Financial Snapshot (through June)

• Income Budget YTD - $394,204
• Income Actual YTD - $374,396
• Budget to Actual Differential YTD - $<19,808>

Youth Summer Schedule for July

• Summer D-Groups, 28th
• Summer Movie Night, 25th
• End of Summer Excursion, 30th. (details coming soon)