With Bulletin for August 15 Services

Dear St. Paul’s Church Family,   When my wife Olly and I were young adults and living in Rhode Island, our Rector was always reluctant to refer to the parish as a “family”. In his mind, family connotes a closed unit where there are insiders and outsiders, a self sufficient and self focused group. I see it as a porous family, where it is easy to enter in and where we find strength together to focus outward.   Three situations over this past week have confirmed for me the validity of my view. One was revealed in a thoughtful message from a new Vestry member. He wrote that he had an inspirational experience during our discussions at our monthly meeting on Thursday where he knew he is part of a caring, loving family - he noted for the first time in his decades of church involvement in two states. Another was at a Baptism at church this morning, my second in three years with this young summer couple, when the father shared how much it means to them to be considered members of St. Paul’s family. The third is how parishioners have responded so compassionately this week to support a mother and her children in crisis and how much our love means to them. That’s family!   We are back outdoors for our 8:00 o’clock Eucharist tomorrow morning, and inside at 9:30 with gifted vocalists Ann Martindale and Jackie McGrath. See you at church! Love, Max The information to access our daily broadcast offerings is as follows:   Sunday Morning Prayer at 9:30am via Facebook Live at St Paul's Church in Nantucket - Episcopal or via Zoom at click here and then click on Join a Meeting and use the ID code and then the Passcode when prompted with the meeting ID # 983 0366 8882 Passcode: 373740 to phone in 1-301-715-8592 code: 98303668882#   Thursday morning Bible study 11:30-12:30 via Facebook Live or Zoom (with the meeting ID # 957 8383 4554 and Passcode 206515).   Joe Hammer’s Music Monday; Prayers from the Attic & Compline on Wednesdays with Olly & me for Sweet Hour of Prayer via Facebook Live or Zoom (with the meeting ID: 977 4392 2196 and Passcode 834439); all at 8:30pm on Facebook Live. All of our Facebook offerings: are taped for later viewing and also available on St. Paul's- Nantucket - YouTube A Summary of Vestry Actions taken at the July 8, 2021 Meeting: TREASURER’S REPORT Martin McKerrow noted we have had meaningful expenses this year but our unrestricted funds are more than sufficient for our needs at this time. We continue to pay for deferred maintenance. It was also noted that William Welch’s sister Sherrey gave a $5,000 check in his memory, earmarked for the choir. The Parochial report for 2020 has been resubmitted with the corrected 2019 numbers. AUDIT COMMITTEE Lucy Leske has a small but very enthusiastic committee, who will be meeting with the accountant Peter Lamb; they will explore capitalizing some of our expenditures. STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE Peter Barnes was delighted to share the new website has launched; the phone app is coming along, when the app is ready, people can “go to the app store and download it and get right to St. Paul’s Church, which also allows watching services live on phones and seeing our videos.”  CAMPUS COMMITTEE Marc Gazaille did an inspection of our campus and provided a very through report with an end result of three urgent items: 1) A redo of the air quality control & ventilation of Gardner Hall. 2) Needed updates on the Julia Jelleme Cottage/Joe Hammer’s residence. 3) The front porch on the Parish House, which per the ACK Fire Department, needs to be replaced. There is also an urgent need for three dehumidifiers for the basement of the Parish House. COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE Patsy Wright reviewed the upcoming articles for Tidings, and Max will interview Penny Macintyre for a piece about all the behind-the-scenes work she has given for many years. MISSION COMMITTEE Laundry Love will resume in September; staff members of Fairwinds continue to receive gift cards every other month; the Prayer Shawl ministry needs to be reinvigorated. The Weds. meal program with chefs Ruth & Tim Pitts is going smoothly. The Food Panty program with the new blue bags has been well received. The School Snack program is being organized by Dorothy Baker and her husband. The new raffle rug tickets are being sold in front of Murray’s Toggery, who have graciously allowed us to be there. CAPITAL PLANNING COMMITTEE UPDATE Bob Felch reiterated that the effort of this committee is to pay attention to the capital needs of the church; the committee is waiting on reports from two contractors/structural engineers about the bell tower with the hope of stopping the ongoing leaks. The expectation is reports will be ready by August.  RECTOR’S UPDATE Max thanked Lucy and the Regathering Committee for their help in reopening, both inside AND outside. “Many churches are still only using Zoom and Facebook for their services, so we are doing well with in-person.” He has performed numerous burials for those who passed during the Shelter in Place and COVID, as well as holding many baptisms. The choir are still the only singers allowed due to COVID variants – we are blessed with good ventilation and windows that open. There have also been quite a few weddings. Max would like to see name tags issued for new parishioners. WARDEN’S REPORT Libby Tracey noted that St. Paul’s has many ways people volunteer within the church, but we do not have a coordinated program that tracks/follows what people do. They are looking to find someone to coordinate all the volunteer work. We also need help in counting the collection offerings and Bob Felch is building a team for this. The annual Convention is in November and Libby and Marshall Keys are our current delegates, however we also need an alternate. St. Paul's Church in Nantucket is on AmazonSmile Log on to Amazon Settings Amazon Smile Choose charity St. Pauls' in Nantucket Turn on notifications Amazon will donate .05% of all Smile purchases to St. Paul's. If you have questions please call either Patsy Wright at 617-460-2006 or Peter Barnes at 617-838-4662 A note about our new online giving portal: it is secure, and your personal information will not be shared with any third party. As before, you may sign up to make one-time donations or recurring ones. If you have been making recurring pledge payments or gifts through our old website, please transfer your account information to our new one here: https://stpaulschurchnantucket.org/give/. If you have any questions about this transition, please contact our finance office at  .  St. Paul’s Church in Nantucket (Episcopal) Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost – Sunday, August 15, 2021     Holy Eucharist                                Prelude             "Somerset Hills" Ronald Arnatt (1930-2018) Opening Sentences (BCP 355)                                                                                    Hymn When morning gilds the skies      Laudes Domini Collect of the Day The Lessons   A Reading from  Ephesians 5:15-20                                                                     The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.   Psalm 34:9-14 Chanted                                                                           Vocalists                                     A Reading from the Gospel according to John.                             The Rev. Susan Phillips (John 6:51-58)   The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.   Sermon                                                           The Rev. Max Wolf   Music Meditation        Prayers of the People Form III (BCP 387) The Peace The Peace of the Lord be always with you. And also with you. Announcements Offertory Hymn            As newborn stars were stirred to song      Alexandra The Holy Communion The Breaking of the Bread                                               At the Communion             Ubi Caritas                                Vocalists                                              Music: plainsong, Mode 6                                             arr. Benjamin Cornelius-Bates (b. 1978) Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est. Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor. Exsultemus, et in ipso jucundemur. Timeamus, et amemus Deum vivum. Et ex corde diligamus nos sincero. Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est. Where charity and love are, there God is. The love of Christ has gathered us into one. Let us exult, and in Him be joyful. Let us fear and let us love the living God. And from a sincere heart let us love each other (and Him). Where charity and love are, there God is.   Postcommunion Prayer (BCP 365)   Blessing Hymn All my hope on God is founded                    Michael Dismissal                                                                                                                                            Voluntary                    "Laude Chapel" Ronald Arnatt Reader                                          Kathy Baird  Ushers                                          Patsy Wright, Phil Smith   Altar Guild                                   Olly Wolf, Susie O’Brien Ministers of the Parish               All Members of St. Paul’s Church                 Upcoming Parish Events Wednesday, Aug. 25 7:00pm~ Sinatra Tribute Concert: $20 admission at the door; underwritten by The Nancy Tompkins Broll Music Fund                                              Vocalist: Bob MacDonald                                              Pianist: Tony Nalker   Meet the Artist at St. Paul’s Come to St. Paul’s to meet, ask questions of, and hear some music by the artists performing in Nantucket Musical Arts Society (NMAS) concerts. These 45 to 60 minute casual “meet and greet” sessions begin at 5:00pm and are free of charge. Each artist will perform the following evening at the First Congregational Church. Concert ticket information at: nantucketmusicalartssociety.org. Monday, August 16, 5:00pm      Raven McMillon, Soprano Visit our website