http://www.stpaulcapeann.org/Pastor Pastoral Musings Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:52:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Stewardship - October 19, 2008 As Pastor Anne mentioned, the theme of this year’s stewardship campaign is the story of “Stone Soup”. Many of you may be familiar with the story, but I thought I would take a few minutes to refresh your memory and explain why I thought the ... http://www.stpaulcapeann.org/Pastor/?p=34 For those of you connected to St. Paul via the website–here’s some interesting news. We’ve started the building project: Building the Dream, as of the end of August. The front of the building has been removed, ... http://www.stpaulcapeann.org/Pastor/?p=33 March Greetings! The word on the street is that this has been a hard winter for many people. And I mean on the street literally. In my rounds on Cape Ann, I often run into people associated with St. Paul, either as members or friends of members, or new ... http://www.stpaulcapeann.org/Pastor/?p=32 We postponed church today, Dec. 16th, until Wednesday night, Dec. 19th at 7:00 p.m. Earlier this week, several of my friends in other churches up and down the Eastern seaboard debated whether to cancel their Christmas Pageants, or their Sunday school rehearsals for this Sunday. Phones buzzed on ... http://www.stpaulcapeann.org/Pastor/?p=31 Greetings All, On Saturday evening, this week, my husband Michael announced “they” were delivering pallets to the July 4th bonfire site in Lane’s Cove. “They” being the mysterious persons, who, in the next week, will build an imposing hill of wooden pallets, left-over lumber, fish crates, boxes, broken furniture, old wooden ... http://www.stpaulcapeann.org/Pastor/?p=30 Commitment Sunday – St. Paul, Gloucester, MA Fourth Sunday in Easter April 29, 2007 John 10:22-30 The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the 10th chapter. At that time the festival of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon. So ... http://www.stpaulcapeann.org/Pastor/?p=29 Good morning! This week, it’s my turn. In all honesty, I thought I was safe. Pastor Anne helped me volunteer to be the Spiritual Leader for the Building Campaign. She has that special way of helping people volunteer. Once I learned that the Spiritual Leader merely had to get others to ... http://www.stpaulcapeann.org/Pastor/?p=28 The really interesting thing about opportunities is that we very often don’t recognize them! Or what they potentially represent! And, even if we did, we are more than likely to make excuses rather than face them squarely. I know this very well since I’m as guilty as ... http://www.stpaulcapeann.org/Pastor/?p=27 Planning Weekend March 25, 2007 St. Paul, Gloucester, MA John 12:1-8 Rev. Charles R. Lane The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the 12th chapter. Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, ... http://www.stpaulcapeann.org/Pastor/?p=26 From the Pastor’s Desk: Lent began last week with ashes and a dusting of snow, a wisp of flurries, nothing to get excited about in the way of storms. This morning, early pale sunshine promises a warmer day. The neighborhood on Duley Street is filled already with birdsong, mostly a ... http://www.stpaulcapeann.org/Pastor/?p=25