We are rebooting the Communion Bread Bakers ministry starting the first Sunday of 2023. Copies of the St. Paul's Communion Bread recipe and a sign-up sheet are available on the bulletin board in the church office for any bakers who want to commit to baking for a Sunday service in the coming year – or who just want the recipe to bake tasty bread for a family meal. You can also download the recipe by clicking HERE.

When there are five Sundays in a month, we use the fifth Sunday as an opportunity to bring together all of our worshipers at one time and will hold a single Sunday service at 10:30 AM. (There will be no 9:00 AM worship service offered on these days.)

While the usual 9:00 and 10:30 worship formats differ somewhat and each is valuable, it is also valuable to gather all our members and friends together as one community, singing and praying together. 

Fifth Sunday, One Community embraces worshipers of all ages. There is no Sunday School programming this day, and families will be together in the Sanctuary. This is a time for all to remember and live into the vows we make at baptism to help our young people grow in faith and become familiar with the rhythms of worship.

The "Fifth Sunday, One Community" dates for 2023 are:

January 29

April 30

July 30

October 29

December 31

Masks optional as of October 1, 2022.

Masks are now optional for: 

• In-person worship including regular Sunday services, funerals/memorials, or special worship events.
• Meetings with staff.
• Small group meetings.
• Music ensembles.
• Community or private groups holding events in St. Paul's spaces.

Masks are still required for:

• Staff & volunteers working in the Nursery.
• Staff & volunteers working in programming focused on pre-school age children.

We expect all members of the St. Paul's community to show care for one another by:

• Treating others with respect, whether mask-wearing or non-mask-wearing.
• Staying home if you feel sick.
• Staying home if you test positive for covid or are exposed to covid, using current CDC guidelines.

Some other FAQ's:

• St. Paul's will continue to make hand sanitizer and disposable face masks available in the Narthex for any who wish to use them.
• There are no covid-centered seating capacity or social distancing restrictions in the Sanctuary.
• Public or large-scale meal events and indoor receptions or repasts will continue to be unavailable mainly due to building use concerns; this issue will be re-evaluated in December 2022.
• Small groups may ask participants to wear masks for specific activities if requested by immune-compromised or vaccine-ineligible individuals. Please see your group leader if you have specific concerns.

Thank you for showing care for one another throughout the pandemic, and into the next phase of re-opening. We know that wearing masks reduces covid transmission, and that vaccinations reduce the likelihood of serious illness. We also know that gathering together at any time carries risks of spreading infectious diseases. Only you can decide what is right for yourself or your family based on your health conditions and comfort levels.