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Sunday, September 05, 2010

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	St. Paul's Church is a parish in the Diocese of San Joaquin of the Anglican Church in North America. As such, it is a constituent member of the worldwide Anglican Communion, which includes both Catholic and Protestant traditions. We accept Jesus as Savior, and we promise to follow him as Lord. We believe in One God, the Father who created us and all things, the Son who redeems us from sin and death, the Holy Spirit who renews and sanctifies us. We believe the Holy Scriptures to be the Word of God and to contain all things necessary for salvation; and we accept the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds as basic statements of our beliefs.

Members of the Clergy and Staff

A Parish in the Diocese of San Joaquin of the Anglican Church in North America

The Rev. Richard I. James Rector

The Rev. Jim Rouse Assisting

Elaine McKinney
Parish Secretary

Antoinette Horsting Financial Secretary

Mel Morris, Sexton

Vestry

2010

Amy Gunn,
Mary Murray, Jack Ramirez,
Kashy Rowland-Smith, William Winn

2011

David Francis, Monica Norton,
John Peters, Harry Tow, Larry Wilds

2012

Larry Akey, Mark Cave, Sue Nyberg,
Sue Piper, Ed Robinson

Convention Delegates

Delegates to Diocesan Convention

Kathy Bernardi,
Betty Blackmon,
Kim Robinson,
Chet Smeds

Alternates to Diocesan Convention

Cindy Hoover,
Nancy Salmon


                                Senior Warden                            Junior Warden
                          Kashy Rowland-Smith                         John Peters

                                    Secretary                                       Treasurer

                                   Mary Murray                                  Monica Norton

Editorial by the Rev. Richard James

The Epistle
                                 Newsletter of St. Paul’s Church
                                  A Parish in the Diocese of San Joaquin
                                  The Anglican Church in North America

The Habitual Life

The great English writer Samuel Johnson is reported to have said, "The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken." It appears that he was thinking of negative habits that end up enslaving us.

But, there is another perspective, too – one that keeps in mind the positive effect of positive habits. After all, it is good to have the habit of kindness, compassion and love. And it is good to have the habit of prayer, worship and service. It is good to live habitually if we have good habits!

But good habits are not automatic – they need to be chosen and developed, so here are some habits to consider nurturing in our lives:

saying grace before meals
expressing love to family and friends
reading the Bible and praying daily
worshiping in church on Sundays
giving away a portion of our income
voluntering our skills and services

These habits will never disappoint us.

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