YOUTH* MINISTRY ACTIVITIES

       *From grades 6 - 12

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 What is Fair Trade Coffee?

            Fair Trade provides coffee farmers a fair price for their harvest with a guaranteed minimum, which means they can invest in their crops, their communities, and their future.

            Coffee is the second most heavily traded commodity in the world, and trading prices fluctuate wildly.  Farmers never know how much they will be paid for their beans.  When coffee prices fall below production costs, farmers are forced off their land.  Prices have hovered at historic lows for several years.

            With a Fair Trade price for their coffee, farmers can afford better healthcare, nutrition and housing.  Families stay together, and children stay in school.  The environment benefits, too.  Family farmers are the best stewards of the land, and Fair Trade supports their efforts to protect the soil. Preserve natural habitat, and produce the highest-quality beans.  Fair Trade certification ensures better coffee for you, and a better life for millions.  It’s a simple choice that everyone can live with.

                         Charlotte Shepic

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Adult Education Opportunities:

• Sunday Morning,  9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. in the Library                       

  Education for life-long spiritual growth and knowledge

  We are pleased to introduce St. Paul’s Adult Exploration.  A newly formed committee will be working throughout the year to create relevant and spiritual educational classes for those within the congregation and the community at large. Please join us in a class to expand your knowledge and faith. 

  Who Cares Class Continuation April 11th & 18th
  “There are only four kinds of people in this world: those who have been caregivers, those who currently are caregivers, those who will be caregivers and those who will need caregivers.” Helping Yourself Help Others by Rosalynn Carter with Susan K. Golant Join in two follow-up sessions to this popular series.
  April 11th will include moving forward with completing individual paperwork. Rev. Allan Cole will join us to discuss the importance and particulars to filling out an individual’s funeral service form. Please bring your notebooks.
  April 18th will cover ‘Planning for a Crisis’ and further discussion of how St. Paul’s can support both caregivers and those in need of care.

 Carol Davenport

Adult Education Coordinator

• Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. in the Nave or Library.  Centering Prayer followed by discussion and Service of Compline or Vespers. (No meeting on 1st Tuesday each month)
   

• First Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. St. Paul's Literary Society
  (no meeting in January, June - August)
   

St. Paul's Literary Society

           St. Paul’s Literary Society is for EVERYONE – men, women, singles and couples. We read and discuss books, both fiction and non-fiction in the context of faith, spirituality and Christianity. Some books may not have an overt religious/spiritual nature but create great discussion when viewed from a Christian/faith perspective. Meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm in the library. Everyone is invited.
The book for May 5, 2010 will be I Heard the Owl Call My Name by Margaret Craven. “It tells of a young vicar named Mark, sent to a remote Kwakiutl village not knowing he has less than three years to live. In the village, Mark comes to understand the Kwakiutl Indians around him and sees how their traditions are being destroyed through the influence of
white men. . . . In striking contrast to the avarice and arrogance of most whites is the selflessness of the Kwakiutls and the beauty of running salmon, tall trees, and tribal festivals. Mark becomes a part of the Kwakiutl
world, learning its language and ways, until finally "Time had lost its contours. He seemed to see it as the raven or the bald eagle, flying high over the village, must see the part of the river that had passed the village, that had not yet reached the village, one and the same." Gentle, full of profound philosophy, this is a book that both calms and disquiets, saddens and exhilarates. (Amazon Review)
We do not meet during the summer, but will resume September 1, 2010, with The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos Kazantzakis.

                                                                         Carol Davenport
Adult Education Coordinator

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:Not sure that Centering Prayer is for you? 

Centering Prayer meets year-round on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. in either the Nave or sometimes in the Library during the summer months.

So, you are not a contemplative?  You tried meditation once and it was uncomfortable.  What if you are not doing it right?  What is the point of sitting in a group and not talking?  I don’t have TIME to come to the church at dinner time when I have to be at a meeting at 7 p.m.  Contemplative Prayer is not a method.  It is not a talent.  There is no wrong way to pray to God.

One of the strengths of coming to meet with like-minded people is that it keeps you disciplined and intentional.  And God will surprise and delight you.

                                                 Elaine Miller

Centering Prayer Opportunities  --

2nd - last Tuesday of the month - in the Nave 6 p.m. (front of the Church)

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