With Bulletin For June 25 Service

Dear St. Paul’s Church Family,

  Thank you to those who have generously contributed bikes for our parish’s bicycle lending library for international students. It is a joy to interact with the young adults from far flung corners of the world, it is our humble form of diplomacy. The students are so appreciative, and we have even received several thank you messages from their parents abroad. We still have a waiting list, please consider donating your unused bikes even if in need of repairs.

Our staff will be away on vacation for two weeks, so office hours will be limited. I will be in and out daily, but please call me on my cell phone with any inquiries or other needs. We hope to be outdoors tomorrow morning for the 8:00 o’clock service, but will be inside if too damp. See you at church!

The peace and joy of Christ,

Max

This Week at St. Paul’s Church in Nantucket

Tuesday, June 27

12:00 p.m.        Lunchbox Series 

Thursday, June 29

11:30 a.m.    Bible Study

Sunday, July 2

8:00 a.m.      Garden Service or inside

9:30 a.m.      Holy Eucharist

10:30 a.m.    Coffee Hour in Gardner Hall

Upcoming Happenings

St. Paul's Lunchbox Series D / Lunch with King David

Our exploration of Power, Oppression, Deliverance, and Renewal continues Tuesday, 27 June, noon to 1 pm, in the Church. Please join us for Lunch with King David. Each session is standalone. To receive the syllabus for Lunchbox Series D, please write to Sam Baker at   . 

The link address for all Lunches with King David is Zoom Link Lunchbox Series D (Lunch with David)

Fairwinds Counseling Center

Fairwinds Counseling Center is seeking temporary housing for their Crisis Responders covering around-the-clock clinical care on island. Please contact Ann Smith at

Interested in assisting at St. Paul’s this summer?

If you are a Eucharistic Minister or reader at your home church, and would like to assist at St. Paul’s this summer or even if you are just interested in exploring this important ministry, please contact Verger Curtis Barnes for information at or 508-228-4133. Opportunities at both 8:00 and 9:30 services. If you have any kids, or grand kids, who would like to serve as acolytes, this is an important ministry open to younger people.

Mid-Week Music@ St. Paul’s resumes July 12th

Wednesdays 12:00-12:30 p.m. for Mid-Week Music @ St. Paul’s. Join us on your lunch break in person on Fair Street or on Facebook Live at St. Paul’s Church in Nantucket— Episcopal or on YouTube at St. Paul’s - Nantucket (and taped for later viewing).

Save the Date

July 8, August 5, September 9

8:00 a.m., Clean Team with Adam Dread

July 11, 18, 25 - 7:00 p.m. Tuesdays, Nantucket Musical Arts Society

July 20—4:30-5:30 p.m. Lobster Palooza

July 20 - 6:45 p.m., Tiffany Reception with NHA

July 27 - 7:00 p.m., Rossini Club Concert with Nick Davies, $30

July 28 - 7:00 p.m., St. Paul’s Jazz Concert

July 29 - 6:00 p.m., St. Paul’s Jazz Mass in memory of Nancy Broll

July 30 - 9:30 a.m., St. Paul’s Jazz Mass in memory of Nancy Broll   

August 1, 8, 15- 7:00 p.m. Tuesdays, Nantucket Musical Arts Society

August 4 - 7:00 p.m., Rossini Club Concert with Nick Davies, $30

August 11-13 - Lisa Miller, Spiritual Child

Updated Contact Information

Please email if your contact information has changed and needs to be updated.

The information to access our daily broadcast offerings is as follows:

Sunday Holy Eucharist at 9:30am

• in person
• 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, in person at church and via Facebook Live or Zoom (with the meeting ID # 957 8383 4554 and Passcode 206515).

Joe Hammer’s Mid-Week Music @St. Paul's, Wednesdays at noon, in person at church and via Facebook Live.

St. Paul’s Church in Nantucket (Episcopal)

June 25, 2023

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

Holy Eucharist

Ringing of the Bell

Prelude Come Thou Font of Every Blessing                            Serena Schick

                           Tune: Nettleton; Arr. Richard. Tolbert                      

Hymn 537                   Christ for the world we sing!                           Moscow

The Acclamation 

Celebrant  Blessed be God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

People       And blessed be God’s kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.

The Celebrant then continues

                There is one Body and one Spirit;

People       There is one hope in God's call to us;

Celebrant  One Lord, one Faith, one Baptism;

People        One God and Father of all.

Celebrant    The Lord be with you.

People       And also with you.

Celebrant   Let us pray.

Collect of the Day

The Lessons

A Reading from Genesis 21:8-21

Psalm 86:1-10,16-17

A Reading from Romans 6:1b-11

The Holy Gospel according to Matthew 10:24-39

Sermon          The Rev. Max J. Wolf

Music Meditation         Reflection on New England

Tune: Folk melody; arr. Colin Curtis

The Baptism of Robert Val Corey

The Baptismal Covenant

Prayers for the Candidate

Thanksgiving over the Water

The Peace

The Peace of the Lord be always with you. And also with you.

Announcements

Offertory Anthem             The Journey Blessing

                                            Text: Gaelic; Music: Michael Sitton (contemporary)

Bless to me, O God, The earth beneath my foot, Bless to me, O God, The path whereon I go; Bless to me, O God, The thing of my desire; Thou Evermore of evermore, Bless Thou to me my rest. W Bless to me the thing Whereon is set my mind, Bless to me, the thing Whereon is set my love; Bless to me the thing Whereon is set my hope; O Thou King of kings, O Thou King of kings, Bless Thou to me mine eye!

Doxology sung                                                                                     Old 100^th

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise

 Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

The Holy Communion

Sanctus S125     Holy, holy, holy Lord Setting: Richard Proulx (1937-2010)

Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

Hosanna in the highetst.

The Breaking of the Bread

At the Communion For the Beauty of the Earth                      Serena Schick

                                   Tune: Dix; Arr. Susan W. Henry         

Postcommunion Prayer (BCP 365)

Blessing

Hymn 679                  Surely it is God who saves me   Thomas Merton           

Dismissal

The people respond: Thanks be to God. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!

Voluntary                   Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah

Tune: Cam Rhondda, arr. David Paxton

All are invited to Coffee Hour after the service. Our Coffee Hour Coordinators this morning are Yvette St. Jean and Sister Susanna.

Celebrant                                    The Rev. Max J. Wolf

Verger                                          Curtis Barnes

Eucharistic Minister                  Sheri Perelman

Readers                                       Lucy Bixby, Jackie McGrady

Ushers                                         Peter Greenhalgh, Stacey Stuart   

Altar Guild                                  Ann Oliver, Sister Susanna, Polly Millard

Guest Musician                        Serena Schick, flute

Music Director & Organist       Joe Hammer