May 2023 Messenger

Koji Torihara

May 2, 2023

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Dear St. Paul’s Family,

This is a gentle reminder that I will be out for most of the month of May. It is an odd division of time as I will be out from May 6 until the night of May 15 for my continuing education in Rome. I then turn around and leave again after mass on Sunday, May 21, to go home for about 10 days of vacation. There will be no weekday masses on: Tuesday May 9, Wednesday May 10, Thursday May 11, Tuesday May 16, Tuesday May 23, Wednesday May 24, Thursday May 25, Tuesday May 30, and Wednesday May 31.

Fr. Heschlē will be covering the masses on May 7 and May 14, and Bishop Martins will be here for May 28th (The Feast of Pentecost).

The Ascension of Our Lord takes place on Thursday, May 18th. The mass will be at 7:00 pm in the Church.

The Rector's class will be taking a break during the month of May, and I anticipate finishing the Screwtape Letters by early July. The next book I suggest you pick up or borrow from the library will the C.S. Lewis Signature Classics that Amazon has for about $34. It contains several of his books, including the next one we will study, The Problem of Pain. After The Problem of Pain I will likely go to the great book by Fulton J. Sheen, The Life of Christ. Whilst it is a (great) Roman Catholic author, I would suggest you look into it, or find it for free on the internet and take a look before you dismiss it out of hand. It is a powerful book with modern implications.

See you in church!

Fr. Garland

Koji Torihara

April 1, 2023

April 2023 Messenger

Koji Torihara

April 1, 2023

Click HERE to download and view a copy of our monthly newsletter the Messenger, with going-ons around the parish, general announcements and calendar of events.

Dear St. Paul’s Family,

It has been a while since I have written one of these, and after discussion from the vestry, we will continue to put out the Messenger. One question that has come up, is why we change the service music (the Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei, etc.)? The answer is that it changes with the liturgical season. We try and keep the music settings that match the season. Epiphany through Ash Wednesday this year, we used the Schubert Mass setting, with a Gloria from the hymnal. I had a number of positive comments and we will continue to use that setting for that period. We are currently using the Bodine setting for Lent, and we will be returning to the Willan setting for Eastertide and part of ordinary time (Sundays after Pentecost). Likely we will move to a different setting for September until Advent.

Part of the Anglican Patrimony is our music! We sing and typically do it better than most denominations. Author Garrison Keillor wrote this regarding Episcopalians: “

If you’re new to Anglicanism, juggling books may not be a part of your skill set. The old joke is between juggling a prayer book, a hymnal, and a bulletin—along with sit, stand, kneel—it is more of an exercise class than a mass. The vestry discussed this at our March meeting. We’re looking at ways to try and fix that, but hopefully not go back to a full bulletin. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me if you have any questions.

Blessings,

Fr Garland
512-808-7477

rector@stpaulsbythelake.org