Whether you are a visitor,
a brand-new member, long-time member, a
returning member, or "none-of-the-above," you
are
WELCOME to join us in these activities. You
can always find out more information about us
and our events by calling the church office
(816-931-2850). Please join us!
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Intercessory Prayer Group
Rev. Bill Beachy and Rev. Dr. Susan
Smith invite you to a weekly prayer
group on Wednesday evenings at 5:00
at the church. Please call Susan
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Lectionary-Based Bible Study
Sundays
Sundays
at 9:30 a.m. in the third floor
music room. Bring your Bible and
join us.
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Second and Fourth Wednesdays of the
Month
Westport
Crafters
This group of ladies hosts a church
Christmas bazaar. They are a part of
the Friday Guild. The proceeds from
the bazaar go to many outreach
opportunities that include
scholarships to the Day School as
well as the Meals-on-Wheels ministry
here at St. Paul's. Join us for
crafting, sewing, or just come for
fellowship. Contact Joyce Byers
(816-931-5262) for more information.
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Friday Guild
Luncheon
May 9
12:15 in the Garden Room. Emma
Connelly will be presenting a
reflection on her Spring Break
trip back to China.
Call Virginia Rickel for
reservations.
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Girl’s Night Out
May
9th, 5:30 - 10:00 am on Saturday.
For girls in grades 4-8
Join us
for a night of learning to live our
faith as wise consumers and decision
makers. The girls will explore
making wise decisions in a society
filled with many choices. Through
fun and interactive experiences we
will learn skills on money matters,
materialism, greed, sharing, and how
to care for our physical and
emotional being. On Saturday morning
we will rise and shine ready to walk
the Main Street Mile as a team of
young women and a couple of older
fuddy-duddys too!
You will
need to fill out the registration
forms for the walk and submit them
to the church or school in order to
get the special St. Paul’s $10.00
youth rate. As a special perk for
this lock-in the kids have designed
a t-shirt which we will wear on the
Walk. Please RSVP to Laura May at
lmay@stpauls-kcmo.org. We will
begin with a taco-bar so come
hungry!
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Boy’s Night Out
For
boys in grades 1-8, May 2nd, 6:30 pm
(eat dinner first) to 9:00 am on
Saturday
Get ready
because we are going to play Laser
Tag! You read that right! We will be
boarding a school bus at 6:30 pm on
Friday May 2nd, and heading to
Advanced Laser Tag at 2026 Santa Fe.
You’ll need to bring $15.00 for the
games and some extra $$ for a snack
later on. We’ll return to St. Paul’s
around 10:00 for a movie and more
fun. Your fearless leaders will be
Wade Kerrigan, Chris Schneider and
recruits! You will need to RSVP and
fill out a permission slip for this.
We will mail out the permission slip
and the details. We’ll conclude
Saturday morning with a simple
breakfast before the 9:00 pick-up
time.
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Inaugural
Maine Street Mile
May 10
“Benefiting the changing face of
Main Street” Main Street Corridor
Development Corporation (MainCor) -
Saturday, May 10 at 8:30 a.m., the
Inaugural Main Street Mile will
bring together runners, walkers, and
strollers to amble or compete.
Main Street Corridor Development
Corporation (MainCor)
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Saturday, May 10 at 8:30 a.m., the
Inaugural Main Street Mile will
bring together runners, walkers, and
strollers to amble or compete in a
1-Mile distance, participating in
one of four heats.
About the Run:
This
event has been born out of the
desire to have a fundraiser for
MainCor, a not-for-profit dedicated
to improving the Main Street
Corridor. A running event was
chosen with the goal in mind to
offer an event where the
participants can come and actually
experience the changing face of Main
Street. This event is slightly
different from most running events,
in that it will offer 4 heats from
which to choose, which best suits
one’s fitness level: 1) 39 &
under 2) 40+ (Master’s) 3)
Competitive 4)
fun Run/Walk.
All heats will be chip timed. The
Competitive heat will include Men
with a sub 5-minute mile and Female
with at sub 6:20-minute mile.
The Cause:
This
event will choose a need along Main
Street as the beneficiary each year
to help draw awareness and funds to
help improve the Main Street
corridor. “This particular event is
unique in that the event, by nature,
showcases our city’s Main Street,
therefore bringing together both the
community and businesses from the
metropolitan area, as well as right
on Main Street,” said Diane Burnette,
MainCor Executive Director.
“Many businesses will be rallying to
draw awareness and exposure of the
event as it grows year after year.”
2008 Beneficiary:
The
beneficiary for our inaugural event
is the Major Murray Davis Park,
located just immediately south
of the intersection of Main Street
and Westport Road. Major
Murray Davis Park is a WWI monument
to a local hero. This unique urban
pocket park is a treasure in a
dynamic and shifting environment.
Funds raised through this event will
be used to enhance and expand this
public area.
Register:
Register or volunteer for the races
at
www.kcmainstreetmile.org
or
www.active.com. The entry
fee includes a T-shirt.
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Sunday,
May 11
Caring for
God's Creation
. . . is a newer ministry, designed
to inspire, educate and invite to
action the St. Paul's community, so
that we may join in caring for the
life-giving environment God bestows
on all creation. Our group meets the
second Sunday of the month at
8:30 in the Westport Room on
the third floor. Our conveners are
Elizabeth Fischer
(elizabethathome@gmail.com)
and Bill McInerny (wmcinerny@kc.rr.com).
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Pentecost Jazz
Eucharist & Holy Baptism
May 11
Feast
of Pentecost: As told in the
book of Acts, this day is thought of
as the birthday of the Christian
Church.
It was a
day of chaos and the movement of the
spirit of God in unique ways. As a
way of recognizing this day and its
unique qualities, we will be having
a Jazz Eucharistic at the 10:30
service on Sunday, May 11.
We
encourage everyone to
wear red (the
color of Pentecost)
for
church. There will be a wonderful
jazz combo led by Rod May, a member
of our parish. We will be singing
some well-known spirituals and a
Eucharist setting from “Enriching
Our Worship 1”, a new hymnal
published by our denominational
publisher, The Church Publishers
Corporation.
If you or someone you know is
interested in baptism, contact the
rector for pre-baptismal instruction
as soon as possible.
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St. Paul's
Men's Lyceum Group
May 13
8:30, location to be announced.
Watch for further information.
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The Lived
Faith Confirmation
We seek to
provide experiences as an
opportunity to put into practice
lived faith as engaged and caring
people of faith; working to seek
justice, love kindness, and to treat
all people with dignity and respect,
as we seek to do God’s work as
exemplified through Jesus Christ -
as we are called to worship, to
serve and to learn. The following
two dates are for any former and
current confirmation youth to engage
in. We invite any interested
youth and adults to join us on these
dates. Contact Laura May at the
church if you would like to go.
May 17th:
9:30 am-11:00 am
We will
travel together or meet at St.
Paul’s in Kansas City, Kansas to
serve breakfast to the community.
Breakfast at St. Paul’s has been
going on for over 5 years every
Saturday at 9:30 a.m. week in and
week out. Each week over 200 Kansas
City residents come to the parish to
eat a breakfast provided by
volunteers from several local
churches.
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St. Paul's Parish Picnic
Trinity
Sunday, May 18
Right after the 10:30 service. This
year’s picnic features Stroud’s
fried chicken and cinnamon rolls!
(you bring the sides). As if
that’s not enough to get your
excitement up there will be LuLu
Bell the Face Painter (best in KC!)
and a moon walk for the kids. The
is no charge, but we do need to know
you are coming so we can order
plenty of food. RSVP to the
church 816-931-2850.
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Parish
Photo Directory
Sundays, May
18, May 25, & June 1
We’re
working on a new photo directory for
the parish. The photos will be on
the website in a password-protected
directory (we’ll also print out
directories for those who would like
a hardcopy). We
will begin taking photos on May 18th after
each service. We’ll
take the photos at different parts
of the campus on different days, so
pick the one you like best.
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May 18th:
In
front of the altar; in front of
the tower doors (outside)
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May 25th:
In front of the windows in the
chapel; by the baptismal font
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June 1st:
In front of the cross in the
churchyard; in the Garden Room
If you’re
unable to make it to any of these
days, send the curate an e-mail (tbruce@stpauls-kcmo.org)
and we’ll find a day that works for
you.
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St. Paul's
Episcopal Day School
Baccalaureate May 21, 7:00 p.m.
Graduation, May 23, 1:00 p.m.
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Your Mission:
Gulf Coast Clean-Up, Bay St. Louis,
Mississippi
May 31
- June 7
Youth
Mission: Gulf Coast clean-up, Bay
St. Louis, Mississippi. If you are
at least 14, this is a chance at
doing something incredible with your
summer! We are set and have our crew
ready for this mission trip leaving
May 31 and returning June 7. We have
4 adults and 6 youth ready to meet
the call for this chance to do
something incredible with our
summer! If you would like to have
more information about our trip and
what we will be doing visit:
www.campcoastcare.comindex_Page860.htm
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Upcoming Retreats: April through
October
Savior
Pastoral Center is offering several
retreats this spring to include two
possible retreats for women and a
fall retreat for men. Savior
Pastoral Center is a meeting
facility located in the western
region of Kansas City, Kansas. Built
originally as a seminary for the
Roman Catholic Church, it now serves
as a spacious retreat center located
in a serene setting. If you are
interested in forming a group to
attend any of these retreats contact
Laura May.
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April 24-27: Ignation Weekend for
Women-Praying the Scriptures in
Daily Life.
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Just for you: A Series of Mini
Retreats for Busy Women. Dates
TBA
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September 11-14: Sense and
Sensibility-an Ignation Retreat
for Men.
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Visit
www.archkck.org for more
information.
The
Fall Women’s Retreat
is
scheduled for October 10-11 at
Sanctuary of Hope. If you would like
to be a part of a planning committee
for this retreat contact Laura May
or Bobbie Kaiser.
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