THANK YOU—ALL, to all of you who helped make the Holiday Festival on December 1, 2007 a complete success.  The very good news is that we all made our goal of $4,000 and a little bit more, so we WILL be able to finish the chair restoration project.  You may have seen those already done so you know how nice they will look when all are completed.

THANK YOU to the bakers and cooks who came early and baked and cooked goodies during that week.  THANK YOU to those who kept coming in with their donations of baked goods, crafts, collectables, auction items, candies, jams and other items.  Our “cookie walk” was very attractive with all those beautiful cookie selections, and it was a great success making many happy customers.

THANK YOU to the Musical Rubins:  Nancy, Mark and Tony, for first, coming out in a snow storm, and second, unloading and hauling their equipment and instruments through the snow banks.  Their music was wonderful and enjoyed by all, and helped us forget the snow storm and enjoy the evening.

THANK YOU –CUSTOMERS for coming out and buying and bidding and enjoying the festivities in such weather.  The fellowship was indeed wonderful.

VERY MANY THANKS TO YOU ALL!  St. Paul’s Holiday Festival Committee

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Hospitality for Others and You

 St. Paul’s volunteers provide hospitality for many groups and themselves receive hospitality.  As part of the Twelve Baskets and other outreach projects, St. Paul’s provides a valuable ministry to many groups.  In November a Thanksgiving dinner was served at the Life House for Teens.  There are 300 homeless teens in Duluth.

St. Paul’s hosted three holiday events:  The women from Women’s Transitional Housing, the children from Little Treasure’s Day Care and Loaves & Fishes.  The first Monday of every month St. Paul’s volunteers prepare and serve a noon meal at the Damiano Soup Kitchen to 300-400 people.

We are called in our Baptismal Covenant to seek Christ in all persons.  Jesus offers us hospitality every time we receive Eucharist.  We then can return that gift from God and we may receive gifts of knowing Christ more fully in the faces of those we meet along the way.  If you care to provide hospitality and receive it at the same time, sign up next to the office or contact me, 525-5785.

Nelson Thomas

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Trinity Institute offers:
Religion and Violence
Untangling the Roots of Conflict

an interfaith dialogue with James Carroll, James H. Cone, Susannah Heschel, and Tariq Remadan
Katherine Jefferts Scori, preacher

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Women, Water and Winter Wisdom Retreat in Ely
February 10

A retreat at the Mary Brown Environmental Center.  This is a mid-winter spiritual reflection time for women.  Leaders are the Rev. Helen Hanten, deacon emeritus at St. Andrew’s by the Lake, and the Rev. Margaret Thomas.  There is dormitory style sleeping and we will plan our meals together.  Cost for the two nights is $60 per person, plus sharing food.  We will car pool from the church.  Call Margaret at 724-3535 for more information.

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Tanis Update

LITTLE TANIS HALVERSON, daughter of Kathleen and Steve, began six months of chemo treatments in November.  Please keep Tanis and her family in your  prayers.  For updates on her progress and to leave words of support, visit:  caringbridge.org and type in lovetanis.  We also will have a “care box” on the table downstairs at coffee hour where you can leave a note, prayer, kids can draw a picture, etc.  The family will be spending a great deal of time at the hospital so other items to help pass the time could be added, such as snacks, magazines, word searches, comic books, books, paper, art supplies, etc.  Please contact Kathleen or Steve before visiting the hospital.  Tanis is very susceptible to infections because of the chemo. 

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St. Enmegahbowh’s January 13, 27, February 10, 24

The  Diocesan Department of Indian Work special mission start is still meeting in the former St. Edward’s building on Glenwood Street.  Episcopal liturgy is blended with Traditional Native American music and liturgy.  Eucharistic prayer C and A, Indigenous practices of greeting the Four Directions and Purification provide new ways to express spirituality from varied traditions.  Come and join us,  usually the second and fourth Sundays at 5:00 p.m.  A feast always follows.  It is potluck, but there is always enough to share.  Native American priests Jeff Nelson from Trinity in Hermantown, John Rock and Harold Eaglebull from Cass Lake and Annie Henninger, who is now a candidate in the Holy Order process, Rocky Makes Room, occasionally Margaret Thomas, and many others participate in the services and the other aspects of the ministry.

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