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A Note from Steve McCay
New beginnings are bittersweet, as a beginning usually means there is an ending first. I am excited about the chance to live full time in the town Luke and I love so much, as well as the prospect of a slower, less stressful existence where we two can pay more attention to one another. All […]
Continue ReadingMask Ministry at St. Paul’s
This week, Lucas and Gavin Kopreski (pictured) spoke with Ryan (their dad) and St. Paul’s parishioner Brian McGunagle over Zoom. The topic: the ongoing community ministry of mask-making and distribution at St. Paul’s. Ryan: My first question, and I’ll start with Lucas, is: what is the goal of the mask ministry? Lucas: To spread masks around […]
Continue ReadingA new journey for Steve McCay
Dear St. Paul’s parish community, It is with a sad but grateful heart that I write to say that Steve McCay, our beloved and longtime facilities manager, parishioner, and friend, will be relocating to Massachusetts later this fall. Steve and his husband, Luke, will be settling full-time in their home in Provincetown, where they have […]
Continue ReadingAugust Regathering Update from Fr. Daniel
We begin the dog days of summer crossing the 20th week of our coronavirus distancing measures that began back in March. We can give grateful thanks that after that first initial and tragic wave of sickness, including four covid-related deaths in the parish, no one has become gravely ill. As we look ahead to the […]
Continue ReadingOn Vegetables and Lockdown by MaryBeth Yancey | July 15, 2020
“I’ll be honest: when lockdown started, I was panic-buying vegetable seeds. I always have a small summer garden wherever I can (right now I’m lucky to live in an apartment with a lovely porch), but this year there was an intensity of planning that I’ve never had before. Previously, I’d miss a couple days of […]
Continue ReadingA new title for Mother Louise
Fr. Daniel, in consultation with the Wardens and Vestry, has recently asked Mother Louise to remain on staff with the title Priest Associate, which was her former title before the leadership transition. We have been blessed by the extraordinary ministry of Mother Louise, who has served in a half-time capacity during the transition and for […]
Continue Reading“Art as Prayer” by Fran O’Gorman | July 15, 2020
I had some previous knowledge of meditation and loved the few experiences of being led in group meditations over the years but I somehow could never get into doing it on my own. When Fr. Daniel, after reading the scriptures of the daily office and an occasional poem, would take his iPhone out to the […]
Continue ReadingThoughts on reopening from Steve McCay
As with many others, I experience Covid-19 fatigue in varying degrees and my ability to cope is really tested at times. This crisis has shown itself to be particularly challenging, most likely because I was unable to avoid infection and sickness. Historically my default coping method has been to keep busy and remain hopeful, and […]
Continue ReadingLeadership Transition Announcement 2019
It is with great pleasure that we announce that the Reverend Daniel Simons will be our Provisional Priest-in-charge starting January 31, 2020. From Daniel, in his own words: I am so grateful for this call to join you in ministry at St. Paul’s on the Green. I love that the doors of this church are open […]
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