Worship Video for the week of November 29, with a sermon by the Rev. Dr. Chris Dreisbach.
https://youtu.be/X5vhKVBeSy8
Hymn Survey: Your votes selected the hymns for the Worship Videos during the upcoming Advent and Christmas seasons. This Sunday we have “O come, O come Emmanuel” (Hymn 56) and “Come thou long expected Jesus” (Hymn 66).
Children’s Worship is this morning at 9:00 a.m. The Zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82463046914
Advent Book Study – Love is the Way: This morning at 10:00 a.m., you are invited to join with Mark Stanley for conversation on Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s inspirational new book, Love is the Way: Holding on to Hope in Trouble Times. To make it easy for anyone to participate, you can drop in to any or all of these Advent sessions and you do not even have to have read the book. The Zoom link is
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84824154177
Worship Video for the week of November 22, 2020, with a sermon about thanksgiving by the Rev. Mary Luck Stanley: https://youtu.be/pySYsM6dib8
Children’s Worship: At 9:00 a.m. this morning, children and their families are invited to gather for music by Joe Smith and a message from Mark Stanley. The Zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82463046914
Virtual Christmas Pageant: This year we are having families submit videos of their children playing the different roles in the Nativity story that will be part of our Christmas Eve video. Since it will take a while to stich this video together, please let Mark Stanley know (mark@stpaulsbaltimore.org, 410-215-7654) as soon as possible if you child(ren) would like to participate.
Worship Video for the week of November 15, with The Rev. Mark Stanley preaching about not burying your talents but putting them to use for God’s Kingdom: https://youtu.be/5AlW8PHG7xE
Invitation to Contribute to Old St. Paul’s Church
For those who have already pledged to the ministry of Old St. Paul’s Church, thank you! Your ongoing contributions will ensure that our church will remain strong in the coming months and years. When it is time to rebuild our programs, your financial support will make that possible. We are committed to building God’s beloved community in Baltimore and beyond.
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry preached a five minute stewardship sermon for us, and I hope you will enjoy viewing it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r-_RA0ZU7A
If you have not yet become a Pledging Member, we want to invite you to fill out a pledge card or email us to let us know what you want to give in 2021.
To pledge, which is a commitment to give a certain amount in 2021, you are welcome to send an email to: office@osp1692.org
You may also fill out an online pledge card, found on our web site: https://stpaulsbaltimore.org/pledge/
Contributing by Text: To make a financial gift, you may text the letters OSP to the following number: 202-858-1233. Once you text OSP to that number, an app will appear so that you can use Venmo, Paypal, or your credit card, to give to Old St. Paul’s.
We’ll get through this together, with God’s help!
Worship Video for the week of November 8, 2020, with The Rev. Mary Luck Stanley preaching about self care: https://youtu.be/f6BmvxIENz0.
Worship Video for All Saints’ Sunday, November 1, with a sermon by The Rev. Mark Stanley about a great saint who got so afraid he wanted to run away. https://youtu.be/nMYK7bTV_x8
Worship Video for the week of October 25, with a very special guest preacher, the Most Rev. Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church:
Thank you for being a witness to the unconditional, overflowing, gracious, and expansive love of God that we have known in Jesus of Nazareth, and in his way of life. God love you. God bless you!
— Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
Other News:
Our thanks to everyone who helped in the Day of Service yesterday at the Fort Worthington neighborhood of Baltimore.
