The First Sunday in Lent

This Morning – This Week – Annual Meeting – Lent 2024 – Get Involved

This morning we welcome The Rev. Simon Asquith, who is celebrating and preaching while
Bishop Mark is making his Pastoral Visitation to All Saints’ Waterloo.

Welcome to St. Paul’s Within the Walls, the multi-cultural, multi-lingual Episcopal church in the heart of Rome. The main focus of our outreach ministry is the Joel Nafuma Refugee Center (JNRC), offering services to refugees and asylum seekers. Whether you are here for the first time, are returning visitors or regular members of the congregation, we invite you to participate as fully as possible in our worship and ministries.

For our younger members and visitors, there is a Children’s Corner with toys, books and coloring sheets near the wooden pulpit. Feel free to make use of it!

We would love the chance to talk to each one of you, so please join us in the garden for coffee before and after the Eucharist this morning. And if you are looking for somewhere to have lunch, why not join us at the Quirinale Hotel? (€15 for a first course, water and coffee, full menu also available).

Please sign our digital Visitor’s Card and leave comments or questions, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter so you don’t miss out on what’s going on.

Didn’t pick up a bulletin? Not to worry – you can view it online here!

This Week

Sun 18         
10.30 Sung Holy Eucharist Rite II
12.00 Holy Eucharist in Spanish
18.30 Luminaria: Per Sanguinem Tuum
Corale Jubilus, conducted by Roberto Manuel Zangari
Music by Lotti, Monteverdi, Bach, Mendelssohn & Liszt

Mon 19
09.00 Morning Prayer in Spanish
             (Facebook live, shortlink = https://rb.gy/r9vi7)
20.30       The Four Seasons (Opera in Roma, 3515057608)

Tue 20       
12.30       Holy Eucharist, Anglican Center
                P.za del Collegio Romano 2
20.30       La Traviata (Opera e Lirica, 3381218424)

Wed 21       
09.00       Morning Prayer in Italian
                (Facebook live, shortlink = https://rb.gy/r9vi7)
19.00 Wednesday Within the Walls (Via Napoli 58, 2nd Floor)
Evening prayers, supper and reflections
20.30       The Three Tenors (Opera e Lirica, 3381218424)

Thu 22       
09.00       Bible Study in Spanish
                (Facebook live, shortlink = https://rb.gy/r9vi7)

Fri 23    
20.30       La Traviata (Musica&Musica 06 4826296)

Sat 24                
09.00    Morning Prayer in English
(Facebook live, shortlink = https://rb.gy/r9vi7)
20.30    I Tre Tenori (Opera in Roma, 3515057608)

Twelve Step Groups
English speaking AA and Al-Anon meet at various times during the week (Via Napoli entrance, the gate after the Office door). For more information please call Michael at +39 3332751669.

Call to Annual Meeting

Notice is hereby given for the call to the Annual Parish Meeting of St Paul’s Within the Walls, Rome, Italy. It will be held in the Church on Sunday 10th March following a Bilingual Eucharist, Rite II, at 10.30. Time for the meeting is approximately 12.30. Lunch will be available in the Crypt after the meeting.

The Purpose of the Annual Meeting is:

  • To hear reports of the Wardens, treasurer and all others necessary.
  • To elect the 2024 Vestry and Parish Officers for the term of one year.
  • To transact such business as may legally come before the Annual Meeting.

Attested: Michelle Ruelle
Clerk to the Vestry

Lent 2024

Lenten Reflections
Tuesdays in Lent – 20, 27 Feb | 5, 12 and 19 March, 12.00
Anglican Centre in Rome (P.za del Collegio Romano 2)
This Lent, drawing from the Patristic and Monastic traditions, Rev. Allison Beaty and Rev. Johnathan Denson propose we take the time to recognize that we are living – collectively and individually – a wilderness experience; one in which our very identities are at satke. However, the wilderness, like Lent itself, has always been a sacred place, where, for centuries, those who are seeking have not only encountered God but discovered a truer version of themselves as well.

Pray as you can, not as you can’t.
Wednesdays in Lent – 21, 28 Feb; 6, 13, 20 March, 19.30-21.00 CET  Zoom link
Ali Gray, Canon for Spiritual Development for the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe, is hosting 5 weekly sessions on zoom to help deepen our prayer lives, using centering prayer and journaling, the Examen, Lectio Divina, imaginative prayer and praying with art and poetry. Sessions last 90 minutes and will include time for sharing experiences, and we finish with compline. All are welcome, just turn up!

Rice Bowl 2024
This year the Lenten Rice Bowl Appeal organized by the Churches Together in Rome will support the Augusta Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem. Located on the Mount of Olives, the hospital specializes in comprehensive cancer & diabetes care, kidney care & dialysis, skilled nursing, and long-term care. Operated by the Lutheran World Federation, it was established in 1950 as a major medical facility to care for Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza. Churches Together in Rome invites you to give generously to the 2024 Rice Bowl Project. Offerings can be made in a clearly marked envelope and placed in the Offerings plate or by giving directly to the hospital – please visit their website at https://avh.org.

Here for the Real
This year, we are calling on all St. Paul’s members to make intentional efforts to be real with one another. This involves learning more about one another, leading to improved relationships and a renewed ability to work and serve together. Being real also means being honest about how challenging it is to fund ministry without a greater base of congregational giving. Help us achieve our giving goal of €62,500 by contributing to our campaign today! We hope that every member and household is willing to be HERE FOR THE REAL and make a giving estimate for 2024.

Get Involved:

On Sundays
Even if you’re only here for a short time, we want your help! If you can help us out in preparing the Altar, acting as Greeter or Acolyte, or reading the lessons and prayers, please speak to Andrea or call the Parish Office. The schedule is organized week by week via WhatsApp on the basis of availability. Training is given! Greatest current need: Greeters and Acolytes.

Joel Nafuma Refugee Center
If you are interested in volunteering your time teaching on a regular basis, helping with the distribution of clothing and toiletries, or if you have professional skills you would like to offer, please speak to Mansur Nadri or send an email to admin@jnrc.it. The JNRC accepts donations of second-hand clothing and shoes (clean and in good condition, please), and underwear or socks only if new. We can also take some children’s clothing and toys.

Convocation Events

“How Do I Know It’s God Speaking?”
This year the  Convocation spirituality retreat will be held on the Monk’s Mountain above Salzburg on 3-5 May 2024; led by Sr Kristina Frances SSM. Deadline for registration is 1st March 2024. For more info, click here.

And Finally…

If you have enjoyed your visit to St. Paul’s, please consider making a financial contribution, great or small. Donations can be made through our Tithe.ly app, by Paypal, bank transfer or cash in the offering plate (envelopes are available if necessary). More information and links can be found here .