Young Adults Lunch Bunch

Filed Under Evangelism Ministry, Events, News, Young Adults Group by St. Paul's Church Office

Sunday, February 22, Following the 11 a.m. service (so we’ll say 12:30 p.m.) at Guapo’s
All St. Paul’s Young Adults are invited to a casual lunch at Guapo’s (4515 Wisconsin Ave. NW) following the 11 a.m. service for an opportunity to catch up at a convenient time and place for food, fellowship, and fun. Friends welcome. RSVP to Heather Buckner at hbuckner@american.edu.

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Posted January 28th, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Snow Day Christian

Filed Under Pastor's Blog by St. Paul's Church Office

I keep getting distracted as I type by the snowflakes falling outside of my office window. It’s the first “big snow” that Washington, DC has seen this winter and I cannot help but be a little excited. It’s a snow day! I may not have gotten the day off. I may still be sitting here in my office working. But it is a snow day!

As a child, snow days meant the day off of school, the chance to sleep in and watch daytime television. It meant calling the other kids in the neighborhood, dressing up in layers and layers of warm clothes and then heading outside to build snowmen, make snow angels, create snow forts and run around. Growing up, snow days meant sipping hot chocolate and having a free day, one where everything that had been crammed into the schedule was suddenly canceled.

In the church, we sometimes talk about Christmas and Easter Christians. They are the folks who faithfully show up at Christmas and Easter, but our rarely seen the rest of the year. As I look out my office window today, I am wondering what it might be like to be a snow day Christian. Maybe, just maybe all of us need to be an occasional snow day Christian.

Being a snow day Christian would mean taking the opportunity of a day off from the chaos of daily life to have a day on in our relationship with Christ. Curling up with some hot chocolate, we could pray and read scripture. We could call the neighbors, making sure that they have enough bread and milk to make it through the storm or offering to shovel the elderly neighbor’s driveway. In the quiet of the snowfall, we could remember the beauty of the creation that surrounds us.

I invite you to join me today in being a snow day Christian, slowing down for an unexpected opportunity to spend time with God.

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Posted January 27th, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Play to Benefit CIHN

Filed Under Events, News, Social Ministry by St. Paul's Church Office

strong>Friday, Feb. 6 at 8pm and Saturday, Feb. 7 at 4pm
Calling all families, couples, and singles. Come out for an evening of theater to benefit the Capitol Interfaith Hospitality Network (CIHN). Enjoy some great desserts (Friday) and appetizers (Saturday) too. Discounted prices with student ID. The play will take place at Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church located at 3401 Nebraska Ave., NW. For more information, view the flyer for the event. Call CIHN at 202 363 5189 or St. Pauls member Holly Rutter at 202 421 7029 for tickets.

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Posted January 26th, 2009 | Leave a Comment

News from the Galveston Workteam

Filed Under News, Social Ministry by St. Paul's Church Office

Dear friends in Christ, greetings from sunny, 70 degree Galveston, Tx. The Galveston gang arrived safely on Monday. We toured the area and witnessed the destruction caused by Hurricane Ike. We then visited the house where we would be working. It is interesting to note that we are working closely with the United Methodist Church Disaster Recovery Program.
Just as in Biloxi, we are impressed and grateful to see the work of the Church in this area. We are presently working on three homes each of which was severely damaged by the hurricane. Each house had about 5 feet of water on the main level. We are doing everything from sanding to mudding to carpentry to electrical work. We have seen no snakes, no crocodiles and no one has sustained injury. That is not to suggest that we are not suffering from aching backs and sore muscles! After a hard day of work we have managed to enjoy great dinners at some local hot spots. Tonight in fact we have been invited for dinner at the home of the sister of one of our volunteers about 30 miles away. That’s it for now, keep us in your thoughts and prayers. We look forward to seeing you on Sunday. Take care and God Bless. The Galveston Gang.

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Posted January 22nd, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Podcasting! again?

Filed Under Uncategorized by St. Paul's Church Office

Hey ya’ll, it harrison. Sorry for the long time without podcasting but it’s back! starting january 18 it is rolling. Thanks for being so supportive of the idea! Also one more thing. There is a new website http://stpaulswashingtondc.webs.com/ .

Harrison

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Posted January 17th, 2009 | Leave a Comment