Welcome to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Brookline, MA

Welcome to St. Paul's

Our mission is "to be a place in this world where all can experience the fullness of Christ's love and learn to follow the Two Great Commandments: to love God with all our heart and with all our soul and with all our strength; and to love our neighbor as ourselves."

We are an inter-generational community with members from diverse backgrounds.Our spiritual commitment to social justice and ministry beyond our walls calls us to individual and collective action.

"Wherever you are on your journey with or toward God, you are welcome and invited at St. Paul's!"

Our Sunday Morning Schedule

(check the calendar below for this week's schedule of events)

8:00 Holy Eucharist in the Chapel

9:00 Sunday School, Adult Education and Nursery Care

10:00 Holy Eucharist in Sanctuary (nursery care available)

11:15 Coffee and Conversation in the Great Hall

Latest News

Newsletter for Sunday, May 20, 2012

May 20, 2012

Parish News

Readings: Acts 1:15-17, 21-26, 1 John 5:9-13,John 17:6-19

Birthdays. Jacob Boral, Paula Ewenstein, Linda Hastie, Desmond Adler, and Connie Donovan

Memorials: The flowers on the altar are given in memory of Shirley D. and Wendell G. Campbell, Marie Reilly Stolberg and Paul Stolberg, Jr.

Upcoming Events

Sun, May 20	8:00am	Holy Eucharist, Chapel
	9: 00am	Sunday School and Adult Education
	10: 00am	Holy Eucharist, Sanctuary
	11:30 am	B-SAFE Meeting
Sun, May 27	PENTECOST	(Don’t forget to wear red!)
	8:00am	Holy Eucharist, Chapel
	9: 00am	Sunday School and Adult Education
	10: 00am	Holy Eucharist, Sanctuary

TogetherNow Comprehensive Campaign

St. Paul’s is introducing the TogetherNow campaign for the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts.

TogetherNow is a comprehensive $20 million campaign including every parish in the diocese. This is a terrific opportunity to strengthen our larger faith community and engage with our diocese and some of our fellow parishes. Over the next several weeks, we will be learning more about the important initiatives included in TogetherNow and how St. Paul’s intends to participate. By now, everyone should have received a letter and a brochure introducing the campaign and its objectives. Additional information is available on the diocese website http://www.diomass.org//together-how-campaign.

It is our hope that, as a community, we will be able to make a significant commitment to help the campaign succeed and fund some of the programs that continue to benefit our parish and others within the diocese.

B-SAFE Meeting

Summer is Almost Here--It's Time to get Organized for B-SAFE!

St. Paul's has committed to providing food, reading buddies and a field trip for the Church of St. Augustine and St. Martin site of B-SAFE the week of July 2-6. There will be a meeting on Sunday, May 20th from 11:30 - noon to discuss our role as a partner church and get organized. Whether you're just curious, or ready to jump in with both feet, we want you at the meeting! If you can't make it but are interested in learning more, contact Georgia Smith at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it " target="_blank"> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Do you speak (or read) a language other than English?
We need you on Pentecost! On Sunday, May 27, during the reading from the Book of Acts , we will have the opportunity to hear the passage about birth of the church spoken in the many languages of St. Paul's. If you are able to read a portion from Acts that day in a language other than English, we need your voice; the more, the better. Please contact Maryann Kurkjian ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it " target="_blank"> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) for details.
Help Us Decorate for Pentecost

Do you like to throw a party? We need a team to help decorate the Sanctuary on Sunday May 27 from 9-10 am. If you are interested in helping, please let Jeff Mello know by phone or email.

Do you know of someone who is Graduating?

We would like to honor them, so please send their names to the office.

Goat Basket

Congratulations! A total of $457.16 was collected in the Goat Basket this year. A check for that amount will be sent to the Episcopal Relief and Development Fund from St. Paul’s.

Updated Directories Available

If you would like new St. Paul’s Directory, please come to the office.

Youth Sunday
On Sunday, June 10th, we will celebrate "Youth Sunday". Youth of the parish will provide leadership for the service and their participation in Sunday School will be recognized. We will also recognize any students who are graduating, so please contact the office with names of students and what future plans they may have. Please plan to join us for this wonderful celebration of our young people!

Summer Camp -- Sign up now!
Summer camp at the Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center in Greenfield, N.H.: Children and youth should get signed up now for one or more weeks of summer fun and faith formation. Details are available at www.bchcenter.org or contact the camp at 603-547-3400 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it " target="_blank"> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Jeff will be one of the Chaplains at Camp the week of July 15-21st. Campership help is available. For more information, ask Jeff.

Serving Us Today
Celebrants	The Congregation
Presider and Preacher	The Rev. Jeffrey W. Mello
Director of Music and Organist	Andrew Clarkson
Crucifer	Kendall Gray
Torchbearers	Vandrey Sisson
Server	Sarah Wing
Lectors	Jean Moses and Paul Daigneault
Prayers of the People	Jeannie Baca
Chalice	Betsy Munzer and John Ferguson
Usher	Ginny Willcox and Jean Moses
Greeters	Erika & Christian Knuth, Jean Moses
Altar Guild	Sharlene Wing & Bev Estes-Smargiassi
Coffee Hour	Laura Rutherford and the Fergusons

Walk for Hunger

Thousands Help Ease Local Hunger In Baystate

44th Annual Walk For Hunger Promises To Feed 700,000

POSTED: 12:30 pm EDT May 6, 2012
UPDATED: 4:17 pm EDT May 6, 2012

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David Leifer Photography

BOSTON -- Newsflash: Fifteen enthusiastic members of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Brookline joined the More than 43,000 people (who) laced up their walking shoes on Sunday to help ease hunger in Massachusetts.

(Some) Walkers trekked 20-miles through the cities of Boston, Brookline, Newton, Watertown and Cambridge for Project Bread’s 44th annual Walk for Hunger. (The fifteen members of St. Paul's"Team St. Paul's" unwaiveringly travelled the distance of over three mapquest-miles from downtown Boston all the way to the corner of St. Paul Street. After bidding Godspeed to our Team Captain, Art Wing, whose goal was to continue forward along the entire route, the remaining dedicated St. Paul folk peeled away from the crowd in order to arrive at the church in time for the 10:00AM liturgy, which that morning included three baptisms! )

The event is the oldest continual pledge walk in the nation and largest one-day fundraiser to help feed an estimated 700,000 hungry families and individuals in the state. “We’re all heartened that our economy is showing signs of recovery,” said Ellen Parker, executive director of Project Bread. “But we know that over 700,000 people in Massachusetts struggle to put food on the table. For families, it’s particularly difficult.” In a single day, The Walk for Hunger raises funding for grants to over 450 emergency food programs, schools, summer food programs, community health centers, farmer’s markets, community suppers, home care organizations and other programs in 129 communities throughout Massachusetts. “When a family gets predictable and good quality meals for their children every school day, they save money, which can then be put toward a healthy dinner at night,” Parker said. Sunday's walk raised $3.6 million. Since 1969, Project Bread has raised over $81 million.

Taste of St. Paul's event on May 19th

You are cordially invited to enjoy a night of charity, food, and fun featuring a food themed silent auction and a tasting dinner of the internation culinary creations of St. Paul's chefs and beyond on May 19th from 6:30 - 9:30 pm.

Bring your family and friends, appetite and good will, to help enable St. Paul's ministerial outreach locally, nationally and globally.

Admission is $15 or 6 for $75 until May 12. After that, $20 at the door.

Tasting menu and entertainment included with the price of admission.

Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for tickets.

The Spring Quarterly Calendar is now available!

The spring edition of our Quarterly newsletter, The Calendar, is now online. Inside you'll find lots of great articles, introductions to the new vestry members as well as a schedule and description of ways to keep Lent at St. Paul's. To download the Quarterly Calendar, click here.

Lenten Meditation Book Available on Web

Link to Charles Deanery Lenten Meditation Booklet is ready and can be accessed at this online folder:

http://www.box.com/s/qbcg3nlsifhvk693g132

The first SADDLE STITCH FORMAT is for those who wish to print on 11 X 17 with center fold and staple.

You might be more comfortable with the REGULAR FORMAT which can be printed best front and back on 8.5 X 11.

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