St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Kansas City MO

Even as the COVID19 pandemic rages on, our Pantry Volunteers provide groceries to hundreds of households three times a week. Right now, the Pantry needs your plastic or paper grocery bags. You can drop them off at the church during pantry hours, from 10:00 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays and Fridays, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, or Sunday morning at 9:00 during Meals on Wheels preparation.

St. Paul's Music is delighted to present a new online concert series as a free gift to the community. When we were developing the concept of the series, it was important to acknowledge that Kansas City is an UNESCO designated jazz heritage city. We reached out to bassist Ben Harris to help with the first one. Ben and Kurt first play the spiritual, "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands." The inspiration here is the great album of spirituals by bassist Charlie Haden and pianis...t Hank Jones. Ben has a great love of bowed bass playing, so there is an almost Ravel-like version of the Hoagy Carmichael tune "The Nearness of You" which let Ben show off his amazing bowing technique. The conclusion is the Henry Mancini classic, "The days of wine and roses." We hope you enjoy the music and share it with your friends. The videos will be released at 7pm on Tuesday nights with an upload to the churches YouTube channel on Wednesdays. See more

Preacher ~ Steve McKee Celebrant ~ Jonathan Callison Prelude begins at 9:50: Mehstimmigee Fantasies ~ Knecht. Remember to refresh your browser after the prelude, once the 10:00 liturgy begins. Your Worship Bulletin is Here: https://tinyurl.com/y4vkp8o8... Listening Pages: Please check your email for lessons and pages from our Godly Play team. If you didn't receive it, please let the church office know, and click "Listening Page" on the front page of our website: www.stpaulskcmo.org Readings: Wisdom of Solomon 6:12-16 Psalm 70 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Matthew 25:1-13 See more

Thank you so much for joining us at St. Paul's Episcopal Church KCMO this morning. The prelude this morning is for 23rd Sunday after Pentecost. This morning's voluntary, Mehrstimmige Fantasie (many voiced fantasy) is a piece by Justin Heinrich Knecht (1752-1817). Knecht was an interesting composer/organist who was well known in his day. He was the first composer to complete J.S. Bach's unfinished Art of the Fugue, he wrote a Pastoral Symphony with a storm movement before Beet...hoven, but most of his music is in the "galant style" represented in this piece. Whether or not he is related to me is unclear. He was from a town barely 10 miles from where my family is from. My favorite part about him was that after many years of trying to get a court appointment in Stuttgart, he succeeded and subsequently quit two years later. He went back to his old job because he found the most meaning creating beautiful music for the local parish in his city. Be sure to refresh your feeds at 10am for the service. See more

St. Paul's Epistle, The 23rd Sunday after Pentecost

This year’s Stewardship Ministry Team has helped us focus on the many blessings of care, joy, and abundance we discover all around us, sometimes in surprising ways. This week we are wondering about our vocation in the world. How does St. Paul’s proclaim the gospel in ways unique to our community?

Day 9: #SeasonOfPrayer May we all do the work You have given us to do.

NOV 3: Pray for the election. #seasonofprayer

Day 8: Season of Prayer

Preacher ~ Jonathan Callison Celebrant ~ Steve McKee Piano prelude begins at 9:50: "Reflection" by Kile Smith Remember to refresh your browser after the prelude, once the 10:00 liturgy begins. Your Worship Bulletin is Here: https://tinyurl.com/y2qn4bhl... Listening Pages: Please check your email for lessons and pages from our Godly Play team. If you didn't receive it, please let the church office know, and click "Listening Page" on the front page of our website: www.stpaulskcmo.org Readings: Revelation 7:9-17 Psalm 34:1-10, 22 1 John 3:1-3 Matthew 5:1-12 See more

The link in Friday's Epistle goes to the October 11 service bulletin. Here is the correct link for the November 1 bulletin: https://tinyurl.com/y4ysf92d