All Are Welcome! ¡Todos están Bienvenidos!St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Bakersfield welcomes you to worship. We invite you to join our inclusive community as we deepen our awareness of the presence of Jesus Christ in us through the Episcopal tradition of inclusivity, worship, and service. We welcome all to share His joy and love with us, rejoicing in the transforming power of the Spirit.
A Letter From Father Luis
One of the aspects of life at St. Paul’s I have found most inspiring is the prayerfulness of its people. I have discovered here people who not only take prayer seriously, but who want to grow in prayer and learn more about prayer. It is, for example, one of the few parishes I have served where some people have made attending weekday morning prayer a part of their regular prayer discipline, but also a place where people approach me about their prayer life, asking for suggestions and struggling with questions. This love and thirst for the life of prayer is one of the reasons I find being your Priest-in-Charge so exciting, and humbling.
Whatever we do as the Church, prayer and worship must be at its core. If not, how are we different from a so- cial club or from any social service agency? In part, the disciplines of prayer and worship work to center our lives on God, and without them the tasks we undertake very quickly become about us, our ideas, our desires, our egos. A commitment to regular prayer and worship helps position our lives and efforts with God at their center. A commitment to regular prayer and worship serves as a gentle reminder we are not at life’s center, and that what we do ought never to be about us. A commitment to regular prayer and worship softens our hearts and open our hands so that we can let go. Acknowledging God at life’s center, frees us from the need to control, and thus be the creatures God created us to be. Fr. Luis frluis@stpaulsepiscopalbakersfield.org www.facebook.com/frluis.rodriguez Prayers of the People Sunday January 20, 2019We pray for the special needs and concerns of this congregation: Marilyn, Dee, Josie, Scott, Marian, Monique, Sandy, Pam, Cathy b., Matt, David, Be, David D., Cindy, Tyson Gill, Naomi, Bob, Luisa H., Patricia, Heather, Lynn, kami, Little Desiree (aka DJ), Blanche, Penny, Richard, U.S. Congress, Roberto, Freida, Fran, Nancy, Mellissa, Mariah, Tianna, Barby, Lynn and Allen, Lindsey and Sienna, and Raven.
We pray for those who have died, that they may have a place in God’s Eternal Kingdom: Art, Marie, Cecil, Agnes, Harrison Lake, Maureen, Chanelle, Alice, Agnes, Brayden Eidenshink, Bonnie Theobold, Steve Swensen, Mark, Cid, Lola, Carol Jean. Prayer requests will be honored for one month. If you need to extend your request please notify Elaine for a 1 month extension. You may still write in a name as you enter the church for service. |
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