P.O. Box 548, Colorado Springs, CO 80901
www.graceepiscopalcolosprings.org
grace.episcopal.church@gmail.com
719/328-1125
Book of Common Prayer page 214
| Sunday, January 6 | Adult Education (Go Tell It on the Mountain) | 11:30 am |
| High School Youth Group | 11:30 am | |
| Choral Eucharist at FCC | 12:45 pm | |
| Middle School Youth Group | 2:15 pm | |
| Feast of the Epiphany | ||
| Tuesday, January 8 | Holy Communion | 10:00 am |
| Father Michael's Bible Study | 10:40 am | |
| Brown Bag Lunch at FCC | 12:00 pm | |
| Worship Committee | 5:00 pm | |
| Communications Committee | 6:00 pm | |
| Grace Notes Handbell Choir | 7:15 pm | |
| Wednesday, January 9 | St. Nicholas Choir Rehearsal | 4:30 pm |
| St. Cecilia Choir Rehearsal | 5:30 pm | |
| Taylor and St. Stephen's Choirs Rehearsal | 7:00 pm | |
| Thursday, January 10 | Healing Service | 12:00 pm |
| Vestry Meeting | 7:30 pm | |
| Sunday, January 13 | Adult Education | 11:30 am |
| High School Youth Group | 11:30 am | |
| Choral Eucharist at FCC | 12:45 pm | |
| Children's Sunday School | 1:30 pm | |
| Middle School Youth Group | 2:15 pm | |
| Saturday, January 19 | Annual Meeting and Potluck | 5:00 pm |
Remember, the youth group is planning to resume meeting this week, with the middle schoolers and high schoolers meeting separately. Sunday school for the children will resume next week.
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The annual parish meeting will be on Saturday, January 19th, from 5:00 till 8:00 pm. We will meet in the Fellowship hall, and main dishes and drinks will be provided by the clergy and staff. Please plan to bring a salad, side dish, or dessert, and join in the fun.
Please call if you would like to schedule an appointment during the day or over lunch, though walk-in visits are always welcome. Friday afternoons and Saturdays are generally set aside for final sermon preparation, but please call the office or Fr. Michael's cell phone if you need to speak with him.
The office is located in the balcony above the Fellowship Hall. Stairs are located to the right of the sliding glass doors from the parking lot, or from the halls on either side of the parlor at the rear of the Sanctuary.
Our church phone is still 328-1125, now with the added benefit of the office we will have someone to answer it Tuesday through Thursday from 9:00 to 3:00, and Friday from 9:00 to 12:00. Please be sure to call our office and not First Christian's number if you have any questions or concerns. Father Michael and Deacon Sally can always be reached by their cell phones. There are also mail boxes for the staff members if you need to leave anything for any staff member.
Father John Pahls is a third-generation El Paso County native. He graduated from Palmer High School in 1963, and his mother, Mary Lou Pahls, was a parishioner at Grace and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church from 1938 and a longtime member of the altar guild.
Father John attended the University of Colorado in Boulder and received his bachelor of music degree in 1968 and entered Nashotah House Episcopal Seminary where he received his Master of Divinity degree in 1973 and a Master of Sacred Theology with honors in 2005. He was ordained a Deacon by Bishop Adkins on September 22, 1973 at Christ Church Cathedral and later Priest by Bishop Edward Turner of Kansas on May 11, 1974 at St. John's Church in Wichita, Kansas . At St. John's Church, where he was ordained a priest, he later went on to serve as Curate.
In 1975, Father John became Rector of St. Andrews in Brewster, New York and served until 1980. In 1980, he returned to Colorado, serving as priest-in-charge of Resurrection Episcopal Church in Limon and St. Paul 's Episcopal Church in Byers until 1983. From 1983 to 1987, Father John was the vicar of St. Paul 's Episcopal Church in Suamico and St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Oconto, Wisconsin. Since then he has served been associated with or served interim pastorates across the diocese.
Father John also exercises a number of other talents. He is a weaver, and specializes in the design and weaving of tartans. In 1995 he designed the Colorado Department, which was officially adopted by the General Assembly in 1997 and has been in commercial production since 1999. In addition, he designed the Episcopal clergy tartan and commemorative tartans for the Palmer High School Alumni Association and Nashotah House Episcopal Seminary.
This November with the retirement of The Reverend Roy Soper, priest emeritus, Father Michael asked Father John to help as an assistant priest. He has been a "regular" at the eight o'clock morning service at Grace and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church since 1997. Father John says that his ordained life has been filled with many ups and downs, but that it's been a blessing to finally be home and at the altar, serving God's faithful people at Grace and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church.
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