THE EPISTLE St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Kennewick, WA

Vicar’s Message Paul uses the Biblical phrase “A Still More Excellent Way” to introduce his hymn praising agape love,

found in 1 Corinthians 13. Because this phrase expresses our life in Christ at St. Paul’s, we are using it

for this year’s pledge appeal.

Jesus’ Way of love weaves together our congregation. Those of you who heard Max Cervantes and

Beatrice Elizai talk about their pilgrimage to Ireland experienced their more excellent way. You heard

the same agape experience when Kimberly Elliott preach about Inviting, Welcoming, and Connecting

newcomers. Our Sunday School and the coalition work for racial equity and social justice also follow

Jesus’ path to seek God’s

excellence.

Our newest “still more

excellent way” involves

visiting sick members and

those who are homebound.

After a strenuous and yet

profound summer of clinical

pastoral education, Kathy

DeMers is beginning a visiting

ministry. She welcomes you to

join her, and assures you of

her support.

Keep the eyes of your heart

open to seeing yet other more

excellent ways.

In Christ’s Love, Rick+

Pablo utiliza la frase bíblica "A Still More Excellent Way" para presentar su himno alabando el amor aábofe, que

se encuentra en 1 Corintios 13. Debido a que esta frase expresa nuestra vida en Cristo en St. Paul's, la estamos

usando para el llamamiento de promesa de este año.

El Camino de Amor de Jesús entrelaza a nuestra congregación. Aquellos de ustedes que oyeron a Max Cervantes

y Beatrice Elizai hablar de su peregrinación a Irlanda experimentaron su manera más excelente. Oíste la misma

experiencia de ágape cuando Kimberly Elliott predicó sobre Invitar, Recibir y Conectar a los recién llegados.

Nuestra Escuela Dominical y la coalición trabajan por la equidad racial y la justicia social también siguen el

camino de Jesús para buscar la excelencia de Dios.

Nuestra nueva "todavía más excelente manera" implica visitar a los miembros enfermos y a aquellos que están

en casa. Después de un verano extenuante y profundo de educación pastoral clínica, Kathy DeMers está

October 2019

Una Forma Aún Más Excelente A Still More Excellent Way

Vision for Becoming Beloved Grant

October 27 Conversation

on Becoming Beloved

Community Grant

The Bishop’s Committee

is seeking a $10,000

Episcopal Church grant

for racial equity work.

The purpose of the Seed

Grant is to further

empower St. Paul’s to

serve as a catalyst and

resource for mobilizing

citizens in the greater Tri-

Cities area to establish

greater and greater racial

equity and social justice.

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Below are ways such a grant would further bring our vision into

action. We would like to hear from you about this possibility at

coffee hour on Sunday, October 27. A more complete description of

our grant proposal is found on the narthex table and on our

webpage.

To further St. Paul's mission by turning our vision into action

Re-image the Gospel and Re-invigorate the Church

Make St. Paul’s more porous to neighbors and the Tri-Cities,

transforming self and neighbors Through Jesus’ Way of Agape

Love

Build lasting relationships within coalition and beyond

Increase racial equity in St. Paul’s and the Tri-Cities

Awaken more white people to their privilege

Inspire and train more allies working for liberation

Embody a lifestyle that coincides with our baptismal covenant

Participate in the suffering of the oppressed in solidarity with

them

Extend Jesus’s Beloved Community through ecumenical worship

Tell and listen to our stories of “otherizing” and of being

“otherized”

Increase reconciliation by acknowledging systemic racism

“Our newest “still more excellent way” involves Kathy DeMers visiting and organizing volunteers to visit sick members and those who are homebound.”

Father Rick

A Still More Excellent Way

Goals for Becoming a Beloved Community

This fall we will enjoy the beauty and study

the mandate of Paul’s homage to God’s

agape love. You will hear a series of

sermons on 1st Corinthians 13. Two hymns

will accent our liturgies with Jesus’ Way of

Excellence over these weeks. They are

“Come down, O Love divine” and “Come,

thou fount of every blessing.” Finally, you

will be asked to estimate your giving for the

coming year in the form of a 2020 pledge.

Please begin praying about the excellence of

your giving to God’s work in and through St.

Paul’s.

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Beatrice Elizai in Ireland during her pilgrimage

Highlights of September Bishop Committee Meeting

Approved August

minutes, now posted

on the bulletin board.

Discussed and approved

grant application for

$10,000 Becoming

Beloved Community

grant and decided to

hold congregational

conversation about this

opportunity.

Approved hiring

professional painter to

pain basement, based on

at least two bids, using

reserved funds from

insurance allocated for

repainting.

Approved redoing

landscaping at Parish

Hall entrance, making

maintenance easier,

based on at least two

bids, using up to $1,000

in the 2019 operating

budget.

Pastoral Care, My Journey by Kathy DeMers

As many of you may know, I spent the summer completing

a Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) unit at Legacy Memori-

al/Randall Children’s Hospital in Portland, Oregon. The

hospital supports the greater Portland area as one of two

Level I trauma centers. Also a part of the complex is the Or-

egon Burn Center, which is the only burn center in the state

of Oregon. CPE involves both education training and clini-

cal experience in pastoral care. As a Chaplain Intern, I had

the opportunity to provide emotional and spiritual support

to patients and their families. For me, the experience drew

me closer to God and helped me realize those religious val-

ues that are integrated into my very identity. As I reflect on

the summer, I recognize in myself a more relational person

who has the potential to share herself with others in new

genuine ways. I am a more integrated person drawing up-

on my head/heart/gut, which is messy but more hu-

man. The future is still unfolding, but it looks very different

from what it was when I began the CPE journey.

As a part of my service to the parish, I feel compelled to en-

ter into a pastoral care ministry that will support congre-

gants in their physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual

healing. For me, this ministry includes visits to the home-

bound, hospitalized, or a person and/or families in general

need. If you find yourself in such a need, please contact the

church and let them know.

Kathy DeMers

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Outreach

Once again Saint Paul’s

Outreach would like to

offer our assistance to

students at Park Middle

School by collecting

donations to help keep

them warm throughout

the winter months.

The big red bin is out and

ready for collection in the

church. Drop your

mittens, scarves, extra

jackets, blankets or

hats: whatever you

believe will help keep

these young people

warm and comfortable.

We’ve also been

informed that students

need personal hygiene

items such as shampoo,

conditioner, deodorant,

toothpaste, tooth

brushes, etc. If you have

any extra items or are

able to make an extra

trip to help these kids

out, they are ever so

grateful.

We’ll continue collecting

throughout the winter

months as long as people

are leaving items to be

distributed.

The Old Farmers Almanac

is calling for a record

snowfall again this year.

Brrrrr!

Penny by Penny….

¿Ha parecido últimamente que el contenedor de la colección en el Fireside

Room for the "Miles of Pennies Fund" del Church Periodical Club (CPC) parece

un poco bajo en centavos? Hay una muy buena razón para eso. Todas las

monedas fueron cambiadas en un cheque, y enviadas al Presidente Dioce-

sano de la CPC. (¡Enviar los centavos reales no era el camino a seguir!) Nues-

tra contribución unió contribuciones de otras iglesias al fondo. Una nota de

"Gracias" del Presidente de la CPC se publica en el tablón de anuncios en el

pasillo de la Sala Fireside. El Fondo Miles of Pennies fue establecido en 1988

en el 100 aniversario del Club De Periódicos de la Iglesia. El Comité del Fondo

Miles of Pennies otorgó sus primeras becas en 1991. La subvención máxima

otorgada por Miles of Pennies es de $844.80, lo que representa una milla de

centavos. Las becas atienden las necesidades de los niños desde el jardín de

infantes hasta la escuela secundaria donde quiera que sea necesario. Me

sorprendió saber que han pasado más de 30 años desde que se estableció el

Fondo Miles de Pennies. Piense en todos los niños ...Gracias! Deacon Lynn

Has the collection canister in the Fireside Room for the “Miles of Pennies Fund” of the Church Periodical Club (CPC) seemed a bit low on pennies lately? There's a very good reason for that. All the coins were changed into a check, and sent to the Diocesan CPC Chairman. (Sending the actual pennies was not the way to go!) Our contribution joined contributions from other churches to the fund. A “Thank-you” note from the CPC Chairman is posted on the bulletin board in the Fireside Room hallway. The Miles of Pennies Fund was established in 1988 on the 100th anniversary of the Church Periodical Club. The Miles of Pennies Fund Committee awarded its first grants in 1991. The maximum grant given by Miles of Pennies is $844.80 which represents one mile of pennies. The grants serve the needs of children from kindergarten through high school wherever there is a need. I was surprised to learn that it's been over 30 years since the Miles of Pennies Fund was established. Think of all the children and youth who have benefited from it. Thank You! Deacon Lynn

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Come and join the fun with some really important people, The Altar Guild! They are the folks that keep our sanctuary beautiful. Altar Guild is looking for volunteers on Saturday, October 12 at 9:30 am to help with cleaning and polishing.

The figures for September were posted in the Bulletin and in the August Epistle.

We have been doing quite well with our predictions for 2019 income and expenses. That said, this Fall we will put together a Budget for 2020 and launching our Stewardship Campaign.

Please be sure to check out the information as it is produced and ask questions as we move through the process. Thank you to everyone for your support. Susan Moore, Interim Treasurer

Las cifras de septiembre fueron publicadas en el Boletín y en la Epístola de Agosto. Nos ha ido bastante bien con nuestras predicciones para los ingresos y gastos de 2019. Dicho esto, este fal vamos a elaborar un presupuesto para 2020 y lanzar nuestra campaña de administración. Por favor, asegúrese de revisar la información a medida que se produce y hacer preguntas a medida que avanzamos en el proceso.

Gracias a todos por su apoyo

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October Treasurer’s Report Short Stories for Jesus Join St. Paul's friends in a six part

series using the short stories of Jesus

using DVD presentations by a renown

biblical scholar, and then discover

together how these stories might

apply to our own lives. Amy Hanson

will facilitate this adult

education opportunity.

We will meet Sunday October 13, 20, 27

and November 3, 17, and 24 at 3:30pm

in the Fireside Room

Important Date: November 3 Baptism

At 10:00am on All Saints’ Sunday, November 3, we will baptize Amaziah. Mark your calendars to attend this important day in the life of the Church, as God makes a new saint through our ministry of baptism.

Bishop Warden’s Report October is Convention month and this year it will be here in the Tri-Cities. Our Sunday service on October 20th will be held at the convention at the Red Lion Conference Center in Pasco. This is the 55th Annual Diocesan Convention, and the theme this year is “The Way of Love” and is a great opportunity to worship with our Bishop and tons of other of Episcopalians. Can it get any better? We will be working up our 2020 Budget and Stewardship Campaign. I hope that everyone will be engaged with the process and ask questions. Susan Moore, Bishop’s Warden

November Epistle Deadline: October 25 Send submissions to: Paula Long @ paulajolong@gmail.com

Welcome Fall!! This is my favorite time of year. There are so many opportunities for getting together and the food. Wow! So far we have planned a Halloween coffee hour on the 27th of October so stay tuned for details. Susan Moore

St. Monica’s Guild

Outreach

Una vez más Saint Paul's Outreach le gustaría ofrecer nuestra asistencia a los estudiantes de la Escuela Secundaria Park mediante la recolección de donaciones para ayudar a mantenerlos calientes durante los meses de invierno.

El gran cubo rojo está fuera y listo para su recolección en la iglesia. Suelta tus guantes, bufandas, chaquetas extra, mantas o sombreros: todo lo que creas ayudará a mantener a estos jóvenes calientes y cómodos.

También hemos sido informados de que los estudiantes necesitan artículos de higiene personal como champú, acondicionador, desodorante, pasta de dientes, cepillos de dientes, etc. si usted tiene algún artículo adicional o son capaces de hacer un viaje adicional para ayudar a estos niños, que son siempre tan agradecidos.

Seguiremos recogiendo durante los meses de invierno mientras la gente deje los artículos que se van a distribuir.

El almanaque de los antiguos granjeros está pidiendo una nevada récord de nuevo este año. ¡Brrrrr!

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The Chaplaincy will have a Pastoral and Congregational Leaders Workshop October 8th from 7:30-9:00 AM on “I was sick and your visit was effective.” How to navigate the difficult conversations. I am sure this will prove to Chaplaincy Workshop be a very interesting workshop. La Capellanía tendrá un Taller de Líderes Pastorales y

Congregacionales 8 de octubre de 7:30-9:00 AM en

"Estaba enfermo y su visita fue efectiva". Cómo navegar

por las conversaciones difíciles. Estoy seguro de que esto

demostrará que el Taller de Capellanía será un taller muy

interesante. Collene Dunbar

Chaplaincy Workshop

Racial Equity & Social Justice Meeting

Monday, October 7

from 6:30pm to 8:30pm Kennewick Library-1620 S. Union Street

Help make our community a better place to live

Ayúdenos a trabajar juntos para superar la opresión, esta-

blecer la equidad racial y hacer de nuestra comunidad un mejor lugar para vivir

Contact Pastor Matters at 209-327-1134 or

stpaulskennewick@frontier.com

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Standing on Sacred Ground Together Journey through the landscape of both American history and your own family’s history using the lens of the Christian story. Reflect on assigned films and readings in a covenant of trust and safety to achieve greater racial equity.

Commitment

Watch the movies (no more than 90 minutes session)

Read the texts (approximately 35 pages per session)

Participate in each conversation

Cost

Purchase or borrow (cost approximately $35.00) Jesus and the Disinherited, by Howard Thurman Waking Up White, by Debby Irving All other material provided

Dates—Negotiable

Sunday afternoons from 2:30pm to 4:30pm Such as January 19, February 9 and 23, March 8 and

22, April 5 and 19, May 3 and 17 and 31

Location

St. Paul’s Episcopal, 1609 W. 10th, Kennewick

For information or to register contact the Rev. Rick Matters at rickmatters@gmail.com or call St. Paul’s at 509.582.8635

We invite you all to join the choir, all experienced and

inexperienced members are welcome. We encourage you all

to come and sing. We will be meeting for practice Wednesday

nights at 7pm-8:30pm in the sanctuary . We’re so excited to

having you all here! Let us bring Joy and Love to each other

during the last few months of the year 2019.

There will be two upcoming events for the Church of St.

Paul’s:

American Guild of Organist Christmas Choir Concert:

December 1st, 2019 at Central Church, Richland

Christmas Eve Mass, December 24th, 2019 at St. Paul’s

Welcome All Vocalists! St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

The Mission of St. Paul’s is to follow

Jesus into God’s future.

Sunday Worship Schedule:

8:00 AM Holy Eucharist

10:00 AM Holy Eucharist, with music

and Sunday School

Rev. Rick Matters, Vicar

Rev. Lynn Yule, Deacon

Susan Moore, Bishop’s Warden

Dick Richardson, Jr. Warden

Phone: 509-582-8635

E-mail: stpaulskennewick@frontier.com

Website: stpaulskennewick.org

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