December 28, 2025

ALL ARE WELCOME! Come to Coffee Hour in the Parish Hall following the 10 a.m. service! If you are visiting, please sign the guest register and fill out one of our WELCOME cards found on the back of the pew and place it in the offering plate. We treasure your presence with us.

Service Schedule
8:00 am Eucharist, less formal
10:00 am Eucharist service with choir
 

Due to calendar cycle this year, both Wednesday Bible Study and Wednesday Eucharist Moss Room Service are cancelled for Dec. 31.

Confirmation Classes—This will be a 5 part course and we will aim for a time convenient for participants — possibly Tuesday afternoons/evenings or Sunday afternoon. If you are interested, please let us know in the office (707.433.2107) and Mother Sally will be in touch with you.

Tuesday, January 6, 6:00 pm
Epiphany Party
Join us at the potluck & white elephant gift exchange. The famous stuffed iguana will be back—who will get to take him (her?) home?!!?

Wednesday, January 7, 7:00 pm, Linda Maxwell home
Book Club Meeting
The current book is Roxy Reincarnated by John Linker, a former English teacher from Healdsburg High who will be joining us at the meeting! The book is a collection of short stories woven together by lessons, cosmic and earthly, about relationships and the possibilities of life when we listen to ourselves.

Sunday, January 11, 4:00 pm, Parish Hall
St. Paul’s Hosts Sunday Meal
Katie Rosson is looking for volunteers to help with set up, serving, cooking, and clean
up. If you can help, please contact Katie at (510) 289-1604 or rossonkatie@gmail.com
Wednesday, January 14, 5:30 pm, Moss Room in Paul Mahder Gallery

Lectio Divina and Potluck Dinner
This service is a contemplative time of reflection and prayer followed by a potluck dinner. The service will be led by The Rev. Daniel London, an Episcopal Priest and rector of Christ Church, Eureka.

Friday, January 16, 5:30 pm
Volunteer Fellowship Dinner
 

Sunday, January 18, 5:00 pm
Organ Concert by Max Polanek
Max Polanek, Stanford Doctoral student studying with the University’s organist, Robert Hugh Morgan, will play pieces by Bach, Pachelbel, and Muffat.

New Vestry Members
We will be electing 6 new Vestry members at our Annual Meeting on January 25. If you are interested in serving, or would like to know more about vestry responsibilities, please let us know in the office and we’ll be in touch!

Sunday, January 25
Annual Meeting and Election of New Vestry Members
Our Annual Meeting will be held following the 10:00 a.m. worship service on January 25.
We begin with a joint church service at 10:00 (NO 8:00 am service), followed by a potluck brunch, election of new vestry members, and presentation of annual reports. Deadline for reports is January 18. Vestry will provide egg stratas—please bring your favorite potluck side dish such as bread or fruit.

2026 Altar Flower Chart
Watch for the chart going up in the Parish Hall soon! To reserve your special date/dates, write your name on the line which corresponds to your chosen Sunday or contact Shelley Rust for availability. A member of the Altar Guild will call for your dedication shortly before your special date. Altar flowers price is $38. Please write “Altar flowers” on the memo line of your check and turn into the office or place in Sunday’s offertory plate.

Office Closed: In celebration of the Christmas season, the office staff will enjoy a vacation. The office will close between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day (Dec. 24 – Jan. 1) and reopen on Friday, Jan. 2. In addition, Bible Study and the Wednesday 5:30 pm service at Mahder Gallery will not be held; both resume on Wednesday, January 7.

In the event of an emergency, Mother Sally can be reached at 719-963-2638

Coffee Hour Openings: January 4, 18, and 25. Doesn’t need to be anything fancy—something savory and something sweet will be enjoyed by all!

Online Giving Using Cell Phone
Here is an easy way to make a donation/payment to St. Paul’s from your cell phone by sending a text message!!! For example, if you want to donate $50 from your checking account or on a credit card, send a text to 73256 with the text message of…STPAULHB 50. You will receive a reply back saying, “You’re almost there”.  A link is then provided to your Giving Account at St. Paul’s. At this point, you specify the fund (Outreach, Pledge, etc.). Call church office if you have any questions, 707-433-2107.

Community Ministry Update

Needed Items:  Water

Year to Date: 1,1123 showers and 2,789 lunches

Weekly Sunday Dinner: 50 – 60 meals per week

Held at St. Paul’s Church & hosted by Churches of Healdsburg Shared Ministry

Thank you for your ongoing donations of goods and time!

Small Church, Big Heart, Big Impact

Ask us how you can get more involved! (707) 433-2107

Our Ministries Are In Operation!

Choir Rehearsal 
Tuesday,  6:30 – 8:30 pm, St. Paul’s Church

Bible Study 
Wednesday, Noon, Parish Hall (Zoom, option) 
If you wish to join in with Zoom, please send an email request to the church by Wednesday morning. You will then receive an email invitation with instructions how to join Zoom. We study the lectionary texts for the upcoming Sunday.

Mass in the Moss Room, An altar in the world
Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. 
Paul Mahder Gallery, 222 Healdsburg Ave.
Second Wednesday of each month we have a Lectio Divina followed by a potluck dinner.