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A reminder that evensong, featuring the St. Paul's choir and the Lavazza Chamber Ensemble, is this Saturday, Feb 7, 5:30 p.m.
sparks from Search Committee Chairs, Molly Lanzarotta & Georgia Smith
Good things are in store for St. Paul's! That's the logical conclusion we have come to being the chairs of St. Paul's rector search committee. Between Jan. 24 and Feb. 5, the search committee will have met for 14 hours to conduct phone interviews with over a dozen finalists in the rector search (chosen from an original applicant pool of over 40). This conversation stage of the process has been truly exciting.
The pool of finalists we've ended up with is diverse in many ways, which leaves us feeling that the search committee has remained particularly open to connecting with not a particular type of candidate, but the best candidate for St. Paul's. For example, the finalists represent a diversity of age, from people in their 30s to people in their 60s. Among our candidates are both men and women, married and single, gay and straight. Our applicant pool includes people without children, people with young children, and people with grown children. It includes "cradle Episcopalians" and candidates who started their journey of faith in other Christian denominations; candidates from around the corner and around the world.
There are some things all of the candidates have in common-first and foremost, they are all excited about St. Paul's. They are doing good things in the world and good things in the Episcopal Church. They are accomplished, creative, and thoughtful and have been wonderful to speak with-our committee members may feel exhausted at times, but more than one has said "This is really interesting!" or "I thought this would feel like a burden, but it's actually been fun." There has been something quite wonderful about conversing with all of these good, thoughtful people about things that we believe matter-our faith, our church's role in the community and in the world, and the goal of finding an excellent match between our church and the right candidate to join us on our journey.
The next stage will now be a challenge-discerning which candidates to choose for the next, smaller group of candidates; subsets of the search committee will visit those people and hear them preach in their home churches. Please keep the search committee and the candidates for rector in your prayers as we continue the search process and move closer to the next phase of our life together at St. Paul's.
Good news about 9 a.m. music
Tim Smith and Molly Lanzarotta have volunteered to help once or twice a month as needed with some musical offerings at the 9 am service. As many will remember, Tim and Molly led a monthly "folk service" from 1996 to 2006, and have continued to be involved in music at St. Paul's in various ways. They're happy to come out of retirement to collaborate again with Andy Clarkson and Julie Starr and many of the wonderful, musical parishioners who formerly participated in the folk group (and hopefully some new folks, too!) Come join in the funky reggae beat this Sunday!
Memorial service being planned for Richard Wallace
Long-time St. Paul's parishioner Dick Wallace, 87, died last week at his home in Indiana. A memorial service will be held at St. Paul's at a future date. His daughter Gwen Wallace can be contacted at 321 Forest Hill Dr., West Lafayette, IN 47906. His family asks that memorials be made to St. Paul's.
Sunday dance party
Sunday February 8, join CONSPIRE for an underground dance party with a purpose. 8 to 11 p.m. at St. Paul's Cathedral, 138 Tremont St., across from the Park St. T. What's CONSPIRE? It's great music, dance, art, people & food. It's a benefit for a great cause (the Mothers' Union in Maseno, Kenya, a ministry of Kenyan women who create handicrafts and offer crucial support to children affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic). $5 suggested donation. No alcohol. All ages welcome. Contact: Travis at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Marie at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you'd like to help, share your art, etc.
Lenten planning meeting
Hard to believe, maybe, but Lent is almost here-Ash Wednesday is February 25. If you'd like to make plans for how we'll observe this holy and reflective season, please join Andy and Terry at Finale in Coolidge Corner on Wednesday, February 11, 7:30 p.m.
Altar flowers for Sunday, February 8 are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Prof. Parry Moon.
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Upcoming Events Tues. Feb. 17 7:30 p.m. Vestry meeting Ash Wednesday, Feb. 25 7:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist with the imposition of ashes |
Saturday, February 7
5:30 p.m. Evensong
Sunday, February 8 Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
8 a.m. Holy Eucharist in the Chapel
8:15 a.m. Pajama Choir rehearsal in choir room
9 a.m. Holy Eucharist in the Church
10 a.m. Church school
11 a.m. Holy Eucharist in the Church
Tuesday, February 10
7:00 p.m. Knitting group at Nancy Madden's home
Wednesday, February 11
7:30 p.m. Lenten planning meeting at Finale, Coolidge Corner
Sunday, February 15 Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany
8 a.m. Holy Eucharist in the Chapel
9 a.m. Holy Eucharist in the Church
10 a.m. Church school
11 a.m. Holy Eucharist in the Church
Please send your submission for sparks, a column for parishioners to write about things that have sparked insight, new ways of thinking, faith, etc. to Elizabeth Laurencot at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for inclusion in an upcoming Calendar.
For more information about St. Paul's, its services, church school curriculum, events, news, ministries, activities, food pantry, history, and music, go to http://www.stpaulsbrookline.org.
