WELCOME TO ST. PAUL'S!
Today is the Feast of Nicholas Copernicus and Johannes Kepler, Astronomers, 1543 and 1630.
As the heavens declare your glory, O God, and the firmament shows your handiwork, we bless your Name for the gifts of knowledge and insight you bestowed upon Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler; and we pray that you would continue to advance our understanding of your cosmos, for our good and for your glory; through Jesus Christ, the firstborn of all creation, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Learn more here: http://satucket.com/lectionary/copernicus_kepler.htm
A Prayer from the Episcopal Church for the People of Oklahoma:
O God of all creation, you stand as mysteriously behind the forces of nature as you are revealed in the frailty of humankind; accept our prayers for all those who suffer from the ferocity of the winds and the battering of the rains. May you restore all those who are lost to those who love them, give to those who mourn a sure confidence in your abiding love, and fill all of with strength to meet the days ahead with faith, hope, and love, for it is in such that we meet you and act on your compassionate behalf. Amen.
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Coming Up at St. Paul's:
Saturday: AA Meeting, 8:15am (Parish Hall)
Al-Anon Meeting, 8:45am (Vestry Room)
Swift Fitness, 10:30am (Parish Hall)
Champion Youth, 12:00pm (Parish Hall)
Sunday, May 26: The First Sunday after Pentecost - Trinity Sunday
Holy Eucharist (Rite I), 8:00am
Holy Eucharist (Rite II), 10:00am