Daily meditation from Episcopal Relief and Development

Here's a final meditation from ERD that was emailed April 4:
Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he had been made known to them in the breaking of the bread. Luke 24:35

People need to talk when important things happen. We must make a story out of the events in our lives, discern the manner in which they fit together, or the randomness of life overwhelms us. And, when terrible things happen - even life-threatening things, physical things, events demanding a practical and immediate response - we continue to need to make a story of it in order to get through it.

There are many stories of poverty, hunger and suffering in the world, but some stories have a happy ending. Along with you and our partners on the ground, Episcopal Relief & Development makes a difference in the lives of men, women and children who are able to tell others how their lives have been changed for the better.

Gifts to the St. Paul's goat basket during Lent will be sent to Episcopal Relief and Development's goat project to help with happy endings. The basket will be out on Easter, then the donations will be counted, and we'll let you know the results in an upcoming Calendar.

Rockin' Auction: The Band's All Here

Which is to say, we have booked live entertainment for our Cabaret! The auction is really getting going with local merchants stepping up and generous contributions from you. Thanks! Among other things, this year we will be offering a private handbell concert for your holiday party, Red Sox Tickets, a Meditation Collection, and gift certificates from favorite Brookline eateries, like Baja Betty's. There are items to fit every budget and we're planning a party to bring down the house. So please come, invite friends-we'll see you on May 9^th at 6:30.

To make a donation please contact Beth Chapman at: 617-566-8650 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Graduates

Please let Terry know the names of 2009 graduates so we can congratulate them in the Calendar. Thanks!

A Bid Thank you to:

• Ginny Willcox and Alan Fried for the Maundy Thursday supper
• Walter Mucha and Ben Norton for washing windows in the church
• Andy Clarkson, the St. Paul's Choir, the Lavazza Chamber Ensemble,
• Sofie Campesino and Joanna Goldstein from Vento Chiaro for music
• Lydia Snover and the Altar Guild for all their hard work
• Karol Kavanagh Bibbs for coordinating Easter flowers
• Lorraine Baugh for collating bulletins and Calendar
• Dale Holzworth for church yard clean up

Easter flower memorials

Easter flowers are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of:

Katherine and J. Harold Kavanagh, Lorraine V. Kavanagh, Frank Carroll Bibbs,

Phyllis A. Benson, Nancy E. Edgar, William Robinson, Henry and Eleanor Krapf, Kenneth and Lillian Carter, Betty and Francis E. Sultzman, Jr., Melvin W. Snover, Lydia and Francis E. Sultzman, Sr,

Rose and George Karnatz, Emma and Garvey Lyons, Alan Clark, Wendell and Shirley Campbell, Elizabeth and John Wyon, Annette and Clark Dalzell, Arthur and Dorothy Phillips, Ina Eberle Spencer, Vivian Eberle Spencer, Parry Moon

Holy Week           Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil on Saturday

                                    All services at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 12  The Sunday of the Resurrection: Easter Day

            8 a.m.             Holy Eucharist in the Chapel

            9 a.m.             Holy Eucharist in the Church

            10 a.m.           Easter egg hunt

            11 a.m.           Holy Eucharist in the Church

Sunday, April 19  Second Sunday of Easter

            8 a.m.             Holy Eucharist in the Chapel

            9 a.m.             No Church School (beginning of school vacation)

            10 a.m.           Holy Eucharist in the Church

Sunday, April 26  Third Sunday of Easter

            8 a.m.             Holy Eucharist in the Chapel

            9 a.m.             Church School

                                    New! Sundays at 9, Lichtenberger Room (see upcoming events)

            10 a.m.           Holy Eucharist in the Church

            11 a.m.           Making gift baskets for the auction

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.