St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Crescent City

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Congratulations to the Rt. Rev. Dr. Diana Akiyama, the 11th Bishop of the Diocese of Oregon! (Repost Episcopal Diocese of Oregon)

St. Paul’s has loving memories of Fr. Hugs

While we are not able to meet physically due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the mission of the Church continues. It is vitally important that we continue ministries in this time of extreme need just as the early Church did during the various plagues of the middle ages. To this end, we are asking our members, partners, and others in the Community of Christ to contribute as you can to the continue our essential missions and sustain our community. https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr

Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry invites us to a Day of Love on #WorldKindnessDay, November 13th. Learn more at https://www.episcopalrelief.org/1000daysoflove/day-of-love/

Pray for Central America

ALL SOULS' DAY Merciful Father, On this day, we are called to remember those who have died,... Particularly those who have died in the past year, And pray for their joyful reunion with you, their loving creator. As your son taught us to call the stranger neighbour, our fallen are many Names we will never know, Voices we have never heard, In lands we may never visit, Yet brothers and sisters all. And so we pray. For victims of war, caught in the crossfires of conflicts we could not quell, for soldiers and civilians, adults and children, we pray Grant eternal rest, O Lord. For those migrants who have died seeking a haven where they hoped to find safety and opportunity for themselves and for their families, we pray Grant eternal rest, O Lord. For victims of hunger, denied their share in the bounty you have placed before us, we pray Grant eternal rest, O Lord. For victims of Covid-19, AIDS, Malaria, Ebola, and other infectious diseases, who died before adequate care could reach them, we pray Grant eternal rest, O Lord. For those refugees seeking asylum from war, who died in a land that was not their home, we pray Grant eternal rest, O Lord. For victims of emergencies and calamities everywhere, who died amid chaos and confusion, we pray Grant eternal rest, O Lord. For victims of crime, gangsterism and domestic violence, who died in fear and pain Grant eternal rest , oh Lord Lord, as you command, we reach out to the fallen. We call on you on behalf of those we could not reach this year. You raised your son from the dead that all may share in his joyful resurrection. In Jesus’ name, we pray Rest eternal grant them , Lord And light perpetual shine on them. May they rest in peace. Amen. (adapted from Genevieve Jordan Laskey) Artist -Arte Carde from Puerto Rico

PROTECTING MARINE LIFE FROM #NURDLES An ecumenical group was formed in Capetown called #Together4creation which comprises of Lutherans, Catholics, Anglicans, Me...thodists, Dutch Reformed and Uniting Reformed Church members. On Wednesday 29th October the #Together4Creation organizing team gathered at Muizenburg beach to play our part in tackling the issue of nurdles washing up on our shoreline. So, what are nurdles you ask? This was one of the questions that passers-by asked us as we were making our way down the beach with containers, brooms and buckets picking up these tiny bits of plastic. According to the Cambridge dictionary Nurdles are very small round pieces of plastic used as a raw material a material before it has been processed for use) in making plastic products. These plastic pellets entered our oceans by means of a shipping container spilling into the sea at a port in Durban and is now found washing up on 1200km of countries shoreline. Now considering how small these pellets are and how big a shipping container is, one can only imagine the impact on our marine and bird life as they consume these pellets. They are considered to be more damaging than an oil spill as they do not breakdown like oil does This nurdle spill has been in our news headlines for a couple of days now and so as our response as the Together4Creation organizing team decided to pick up nurdles in a means of playing our part in getting rid of these plastic pellets. It was quite the process trying to pick up as much nurdles as possible considering how small they. Our efforts drew the attention of the people around us and walking by to inquire about what we were doing. We were also so happy to find other people joining in the cause with their own buckets and sifts and working to keep our marine life safe. In reflection on the task and seeing how long we spent gathering the nurdles, one begins to think about if you really making an impact. What it made me realize is that our effort did was just a small part of a greater whole, and that is what is required to build the future that is sustainable for all of creation. Each one has to play their part as small as it is, we contribute to the greater whole. As it says in Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! (ESV). We need one another, change comes when we band together. JP Roberts See more

Tonight we mourn the death of , Mam Ntshangase, who was brutally gunned down earlier this evening in Ophondweni. Mam Ntshagase was one of the leaders of MCEJO ...- Mfolozi Community Environmental Justice Organisation - who refused to sign a corrupt deal with Tendele Mine. Last week we discovered that some members of the committee had signed a deal with Tendele Mine in secret, in which they agreed to withdraw a court case against Tendele Mine which is due in Court on the 2nd of November. Members of the committee who had signed the corrupt deal without a mandate from the 4000 members, then proceeded to disrupt a meeting of MCEJO, while ominous threats of violence has been brewing in the community for some time. Earlier this year Mam Ntshangase's homestead came under attack leaving the homestead riddled with bullets. ITendele mine has brought nothing but destruction, poverty and violence to this community. We will release a more detailed statement in time. Let us bow our heads in Remembrance of this brave fighter for justice and to vow that her death will not be in vain. HAMBA KAHLE MAM NTSHANGASE...HAMBA KAHLE See more

Kate Rubins is the daughter of the Rev. Ann Hallissey and step daughter of our retired bishop, the Rt. Rev. Barry Beisner. Kate grew up in Napa and is a Stanfor...d educated scientist and specialist in viruses. She is one of ours. Today Kate took her second ride to the International Space Station. She is the last American astronaut to launch on a Russian Soyuz rocket. She will be in space for the next six months. God speed Kate Rubins. See more

A great tree has fallen. We are devastated to hear of the loss of Rev Sam Sifelani in a car accident in Harare. Fr Sam was a giant in the Green Anglicans/Green ...church Movement and we loved him dearly. Our hearts are broken. We lift up his wife and beautiful girls, the Diocese of Harare, all all the lives he has touched across Africa Rest in peace great servant of the Lord

"Dignity is a learned behavior. We begin to understand it when we are young. It is experiential, we observe how our elders act and we copy their actions. A sens...e of respect for other human beings is at the core of this learning. We learn to speak to others in a way that demonstrates that respect and that also sets a bar for how we wish to be treated in turn. Dignity is not just good manners. It is a deep spiritual acknowledgment of our common worth as human beings. It is the exchange of respect that makes civilization possible for us. Without that core respect for the dignity of every person we are reduced to the level of might makes right. Leadership is not the ability to browbeat others into submission. True leaders empower people to stand in dignity as partners in building community. But if they have not learned that lesson long ago, it is not possible to teach it to them now by giving them the reins of power over other people’s lives." The Rt. Rev. Steven Charleston See more