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2012 March Newsletter

                 CO DOK Assembly 2012 Annual Meeting

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2011 Disaster Response

Report

Greetings in this season of Epiphany, and thank you from Episcopal Relief & Development for all you do to support our mission. Your commitment enables us to reach millions of people around the world each year.

Reflecting on 2011, a number of things come to mind. We rejoiced with our brothers and sisters in South Sudan as their new state formally gained independence. We celebrated program successes with NetsforLife® in sub-Saharan Africa and partners worldwide. And as an organization we re-affirmed our dedication to walking alongside local Church partners as they identify and build on their community’s strengths.

But last year was also one of suffering for many. In March, a huge earthquake in Japan triggered a tsunami that washed away entire towns, set off a nuclear emergency and caused damage as far away as Oregon. Around the US, weather-related phenomena destroyed property and disrupted lives, from the tornadoes and floods that hit the Midwest and Southeast to Hurricane Irene, which inundated the Northeast. Haiti also struggled with inclement weather, increasing the hardship for the thousands of people who are still living in tents and makeshift homes after the devastation of the January 2010 earthquake.

To learn more about these disasters and how Episcopal Relief & Development is assisting with local response and recovery efforts, please read our new report, Moving Forward: Disaster Response in 2011, and feel free to share it with your congregation.

As we are constantly striving to reduce our environmental impact, the report is available exclusively online at www.er-d.org/2011DisasterResponse.

Thank you again for your partnership in healing a hurting world.

Yours faithfully,

Robert W. Radtke

President

P.S. Episcopal Relief & Development’s 2012 Lenten Meditations are available in English and Spanish from the Episcopal Media Center website or by calling 1.866.937.2772. Additional Lenten resources can be found at www.er-d.org/Lent. You can also sign up to receive a daily meditation email in both English and Spanish. Please order print materials by February 10 for delivery by Ash Wednesday, February 22.

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Vision Cover & Introduction Letter

St Pauls History

Parish Demographics

Fulfilling the Vision Revised

 2011 St. Paul’s Survey

The group is for all middle and high school students.  There will be time for devotion and Bible study followed by worship, music, and creative reflection each week with a healthy meal provided. For more information or questions, please call Henry Howard at 819-0610.

]]> http://steamboatstpauls.org/2011/01/youth-group-schedule/feed/ 0 http://steamboatstpauls.org/2011/01/womens-mens-bible-study/ http://steamboatstpauls.org/2011/01/womens-mens-bible-study/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:11:31 +0000 elsie http://www.steamboatstpauls.org/?p=610 Join the Women and Men Bible Study

Louise Wu is starting the studying of the non-Paul Epistles, starting with James then going to Peter, and John, for the Women’s Bible Study Group. The group started meeting on Tuesday, January 10th at 11:00 to 12:00 noon in the Parish Library for 7 weeks ending February 27th when Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 28th. All women are invited to participate in this study group.

The men meet from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. every Thursday in the Parish Library. The group is studying the Book of Deuteronomy. If you are intersted in joining the Men’s Bible Study group, please join them in the Parish Library for immersion in the Word, fellowship, and great discussion.

The Letter to the Hebrews is a complex sermon written anonymously to Early Christians to exhort them to continuing their faith and hope in the face of hardship and persecution.  Although initially considered to be “The Epistle of Paul to the Hebrews”, it was acknowledged very early in Church History not to be written by Paul, and although numerous suggestions have been made as to authorship, none can be definitively proven.  Even the title, The Letter to the Hebrews, is deceptive, since it cannot be determined to be written only to a Hebrew audience.  The Letter to the Hebrews develops the image of Christ as the great high priest who fulfills and completes the Jewish system of sacrifice, and is theologically complex and utilizes Platonic and allegorical interpretation of the Holy Scripture.  This will be an enjoyable and enlightening series of talks explaining the growth of our Christian faith in the Early Church.