St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Winslow AZ

St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Winslow AZ Our mission is to spread the Gospel in our community, by reaching out in love and respect.

Our vision is to live by faith, to be known by love, and to be a voice of hope. Coffee Hour immediately following Sunday service from 12:15 to 1:15pm.

Forward Day by DayMONDAY, June 8, 2026MELANIA THE ELDER, Monastic, 410Melania the Elder, Monastic, 410 – The Episcopal C...
06/08/2026

Forward Day by Day

MONDAY, June 8, 2026
MELANIA THE ELDER, Monastic, 410
Melania the Elder, Monastic, 410 – The Episcopal Church https://share.google/Tr0v8BtzcexfQnH4d
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Galatians 4:16. Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?

A few years ago, my husband and I wrote down our “Principles,” a set of values that we try to live by. We review them every few weeks, going down the list and discussing how we’ve lived up to—or fallen short of—these aspirations.

Principle #1 is “Be Truthful.” We strive to be truthful with each other, with others, and with ourselves. This is more than just being honest; it’s about caring enough to make an effort, to speak the truth, in love, even when it’s uncomfortable. Speaking the truth can be hard, and hearing the truth can be harder. I often have to work through a level of defensiveness before I can actually hear and digest feedback.

We usually review our Principles in the car. Something about that context works for us, maybe because it prevents us from jumping straight into problem-solving. No action is expected—only listening. Having this space to offer truthfulnesses to each other and to ourselves makes speaking them—and hearing them—a little easier.

MOVING FORWARD: How do you tell the truth with love? How do you react to being told an unpleasant truth?

PRAY for the Diocese of Accra (West Africa)

Psalm 56, Psalm 57, Psalm 58 * Psalm 64, Psalm 65 | Eccles. 7:1-14 | Gal. 4:12-20 | Matt. 15:21-28

06/08/2026

Join The Very Rev. Randy Hollerith for this prayer and reflection of Matthew 5:1-12, as we celebrate the feast day of monastic and mystic, Melania the Elder.

https://youtu.be/gY6-iM87Cfs

06/07/2026

Forward Day by Day: How can you put God at the top of your to-do list?

The Second Sunday after Pentecost

Psalm 50:12. If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the whole world is mine and all that is in it.

God doesn’t need us to make dinner. That might be a slight paraphrase, but in Psalm 50, the Israelites’ sacrifices are becoming perfunctory. They’re going through the motions, serving up bull-calves and he-goats to cross the “offering” task off their to-do list. It’s clear they were missing the point.

I miss the point sometimes, too. I have a daily calendar reminder in the middle of each workday to “Remember God.” Most of the time, it’s helpful; when the reminder pops up, I pause, take a breath, and spend a few moments in gratitude. Sometimes, though, I dash off a quick, perfunctory prayer to check the box and then move to the next item on my list.

Now, as then, worshiping God is not a task to be completed or a chore to be done. God doesn’t need us to worship, just like God doesn’t need us to make dinner. We pray, worship, and spend time with God because we need it… and when we find ourselves tempted to simply check the box, that’s when we need it the most.

MOVING FORWARD: How can you put God at the top of your to-do list?

PRAY for the Scottish Episcopal Church

Genesis 12:1-9 | Psalm 33:1-12 | Romans 4:13-25 | Matthew 9:9-13,18-26

06/07/2026

Remembering the incredible sacrifices that changed the world made on this 82nd anniversary of D-Day... May God rest your souls.

06/07/2026

Forward Day by Day: How do you mark the end of the day?

SATURDAY, June 6, 2026

Ecclesiastes 5:18. This is what I have seen to be good: it is fitting to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of the life God gives us, for this is our lot.

Feierabend is a German term for the end of the day, between getting off work and going to bed. Made up of feiern, to celebrate, and Abend, meaning evening, it’s a time for leisure: maybe enjoying a Feierabendbier with friends or picking up a loaf of Feierabendbrot, baked in the afternoon so it’s fresh for dinner.

Both the term and the concept have religious roots. Originally, Feierabend meant the night before a feast day. Church bells rang a bit before sundown to signify the end of the working day and call people to evening prayer. In medieval Germanic culture, there were a lot of feast days, so the term eventually came to mean the end of any workday.

In many places here in Switzerland, church bells still ring around 6 p.m. They are a call to stop toiling and to relax… to eat and drink, to reflect, and to find enjoyment in the work that God calls us to do.

MOVING FORWARD: How do you mark the end of the day?

PRAY for the Diocese of Abyei (South Sudan)

Psalm 55 * Psalm 138, Psalm 139 | Eccles. 5:8-20 | Gal. 3:23-4:11 | Matt. 15:1-20

Forward Day by Day: Think of a place where you have viscerally experienced the majesty of God. Can you make plans to vis...
06/05/2026

Forward Day by Day: Think of a place where you have viscerally experienced the majesty of God. Can you make plans to visit it again?

FRIDAY, June 5, 2026
BONIFACE, Bishop and Missionary, 754
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Matthew 14:26. But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear.

It was late, and I was tired, and I hadn’t seen a single other car on the drive up the mountain pass. There was no moon, but the stars were bright, silhouetting the mountain peaks against the Milky Way like a stock photo on a motivational poster. I pulled over and jumped out, planning to snap a quick picture—a pleasant diversion on a long, dark drive.

But it wasn’t pleasant. It was terrifying. I felt dizzy, disoriented. Looking up into the heavens was like looking down from a great height. My stomach lurched, and I swore I was falling. I backed up against the car, gripping the door handle because it was the only thing tethering me to earth. As I looked into the universe, I felt so, so small.

German theologian Rudolph Otto coined the term mysterium tremendum et fascinans: a mystery that is both terrifying and fascinating. It describes the numinous aspect of God that transcends our rational understanding. Standing there on that mountain pass, staring into the vastness of God’s creation, I was terrified… and fascinated.

MOVING FORWARD: Think of a place where you have viscerally experienced the majesty of God. Can you make plans to visit it again?

PRAY for the Diocese of Abuja (Nigeria)

Psalm 40, Psalm 54 * Psalm 51 | Eccles. 5:1-7 | Gal. 3:15-22 | Matt. 14:22-36

Saint Boniface by Cornelis Bloemaert, c. 1630

06/05/2026

Lutheran Bishop Shelley Bryan Wee (ELCA) shares a hard look (inspir...

06/05/2026

Join The Rev. Canon Dana Corsello for this prayer and reflection of Ecclesiastes 3:16-22, encouraging us to savor the small moments in life that we may take for granted.

https://youtu.be/nVAVWg-meTw

06/04/2026

Join The Rev. Canon Jan Naylor Cope for this prayer and reflection of Luke 5:36-39, as we honor the feast day of Pope John XXIII, born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli.

https://youtu.be/fGzSezMQszc

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Winslow, AZ
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