All Are Welcome

Eucharistic Minister (8:00): Cameron Gillespie

Eucharistic Minister (10:30): Steve Massey

Acolyte: Karis Ford

   Ushers: Pam Baxter & Paul Hance

Technical Support: David Taverner

Altar Guild: Karen Reynolds & Jo Cargill-Krug

Community Meal (3/8/2023):  Team Bumpers

Discretionary Fund: This Sunday the loose plate offering (gifts not designated for pledges, building, etc.) will be deposited into the Rector’s Discretionary Fund. Fr. Jim uses this fund to assist people who come to our church in need of help, to purchase items for the Community Meals as needed, and to support charitable causes. 

Pub Theology: Pub Theology will be held Tuesday, March 7th at 6:00 pm at Tavolo’s in their private room. This casual Dutch-treat dinner includes a theological discussion before dinner. If you’re able to come, we would love to have you . . . and bring a guest or two!

Choral Evensong Service: Choral Evensong Service is an Evening Prayer service in which prayers, the psalms, and canticle are sung. It is a beautiful service and, through our use of the Stinson Music Fund we will have five unaccompanied voices lead our service. Kristian Ameigh, Michael Oriatti, Rebecca Ward, Garrett Russell and Sarah Harmon will be our vocalists. This service will be held on Sunday evening, March 12th at 5:00 pm. We hope to continue to offer this service and expand participation to include our St. Paul’s Choir and congregational participation. 

Forward Day by Day: The May, June, and July issue of Forward Day by Day has arrived and will be available for you to pick up this Sunday in the Narthex and in the office during the week. We will also mail you a copy if you wish – please call or email Katie if you would like her to mail one to you.

Surrounded by a Cloud of Witnesses II: This book of Meditations is a publication of the Arkansas Episcopal Church Women (ECW) and several members in our ECW were contributors. Copies are available for sale in the Narthex for $20. 

Save The Date: There will be a St. Paul’s Work Day on Saturday, March 18th beginning at 9:00 am. All are invited to join and participate!

Daylight Savings Time: Looking ahead to Sunday, March 12th, don’t forget to set your clocks ahead for the Daylight-Saving Time.

Camp Mitchell Events: The dates are set for 2023 Episcopal Men’s Retreat and ECW Summer Quest! Men, mark your calendars for March 31st through April 2nd. Ladies, mark your calendars for June 2nd through 4th. To register, go to campmitchell.org.

Lenten Offerings: 

• Are You Tempted to Join Us? Please do! A study of the C. S. Lewis classic The Screwtape Letters will be offered on Sundays in Lent until March 26th at 2:00 pm in the Parish Hall. Provide your own book and read the first 6 letters before this Sunday. The study will be guided by Nelson Barnett and Cathy McDonald. It will be a devilishly good time and some serious learning will occur!

• Online Book Study: The Rev. Katherine Wren of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Blytheville will lead a study on the book Lies We Believe About God by William Paul Young. It will be held by Zoom on Tuesday evenings throughout Lent from 6:30-7:30pm. Email her for more information: saintstephens.blytheville@gmail.com.

• Lenten Luncheons: St. Paul’s, First United Methodist, First Presbyterian, Lyon College, and St. Mary’s Catholic Church are joining together to offer a Lenten Lunch series on the five Wednesdays in Lent beginning on March 1st at Lyon College. Before lunch we will participate in the Stations of the Cross liturgy followed by a brief mediation. We will begin at noon and will finish before 1:00 pm. On March 1st, lunch will be held in the Beven’s Room at Lyon College with a devotional by Father Jon Miskin of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, March 8th will be held in our Parish Hall at St. Paul’s with a devotional by Pastor Katie Pearce of First Methodist Church, March 15th will be held at First United Methodist Church with a devotional by Chaplain Maggie Alsup of Lyon College, March 22nd will be held again at First United Methodist Church with lunch provided by First Presbyterian Church and a devotional by Pastor Elizabeth Brinegar of First Presbyterian Church & March 29th will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with a devotional by Father Jim McDonald.

Giving to St. Paul’s: For those attending online, there are three ways to give: you may mail your gifts to St. Paul’s at PO Box 2255, Batesville, AR. 72503, or make an online contribution by going to our website (stpaulsbatesville.org) and following the link to make a contribution. You may also set up automatic payments through your bank’s Bill Pay service.