St. Paul's Episcopal Chapel

The next Vestry  meeting will be Monday, July 26, at 6 p.m.  Please let George or Donna know if you cannot attend.

The first week in August marks the sixth year that George and Marguerita have been with us and, in celebration of that event, there will be a special reception for them following the 10 a.m. service on August 8.

Please plan to be there and join us on this wonderful day!  If you would like to help with preparations for the reception, please contact Lisa or Donna.  The following week we will return to the wonderful Summer Coffee Hour we’ve been enjoying all summer, courtesy of Dick and friends!

The next luncheon will be at Market by the Bay at 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 22. The location is at 365 South Greeno Road (Hwy 98) in Fairhope.

If you would like to carpool, please be at St. Paul’s parking lot no later than 12:30 – bring a friend!

Your committee members are working hard on Market Days; now they need your help:

- If you know of anyone who would like to be a vendor, contact Aileen for an application.
– If you are doing any canning, preserves, or jellies this summer, remember to can a few extra for the Market Store. Everyone enjoys canned items and the store has been very successful in the past.
– Keep your old books – Lauren will be collecting them in October.

From the Environmental Ministries Page at the National Episcopal Church’s Web Site:

“The disaster in the Gulf of Mexico brings into focus our calling as a church and a people of faith. Besides advocating for sound environmental policy, one of our calls is to provide worship…”

Click this link to read more: The Gulf Oil Spill

Please note that those on the prayer list are left on for 4 weeks and then removed (unless you let Betsy or the church know otherwise).

Those on the military prayer list are left on until advised that they have returned from service.

The World Religion Adult class will recess for the month of July. We’ll reconvene in August and continue with the study of Islam.

A reading group will begin July 7, 6 to 7:30 PM, in the Rector’s office. The book selection is “The Poisonwood Bible”, a novel by Barbara Kingsolver. We have ordered the book and will have copies available at the first meeting. For more information contact Fr. George.

The Men of the Chapel will serve coffee hour in June, July, and August, following both services on Sunday.  Sausage biscuits and coffee will be provided after the 8 AM service.

Freshly baked cookies and coffee will be the fare following the 10 AM service.  We will resume the traditional 10 AM coffee hour in September.

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Bon Secour is having a monthly Fish Fry on the first Thursday of each month (June, July, August, and September) from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. See St. Peter’s web site for more info.