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It was a joy to welcome our friends from Pivot to St Pauls Episcopal Church, Darien, CT, USA

Father Malcolm Blake Greenlee ( August 20, 1932 - April 07, 2019 ) Father Malcolm Blake Greenlee, 86, of Wilton died peacefully on April 7th 2019 at home surrounded by family. Blake is survived by his son Dr. Paul Greenlee of Wilton, his 4 grandsons Sergei, Alexei, Egor and Jeremy, his son-in- law Norman Haug, brother and sister- in- law Dr. John and Anabel Greenlee of Salt Lake City, nieces and nephew. He was predeceased by his sister, Margaret (Midge) Greenlee, daughter Joyce Greenlee-Haug and wife of 64 years Dorothy Richmond Greenlee. Blake was born in Mercedes, Texas on August 20, 1932 to Walden Gillespie Greenlee and Nelle Whitehead Greenlee. He spent his early years in Mercedes, Texas and then in LaGrange, Illinois where the family moved when he was 9. In LaGrange while attending Lyons Township High School he met and fell in love with Dorothy. He began studies at Purdue University in Indiana but then left school to join the Marines, in the midst of the Korean War. He and Dorothy were married on December 7th 1952, just before he went to Korea. Following his military service he returned to Purdue graduating in 1956 with a B.S. in physics. At Purdue he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. After college, Blake worked as an engineer at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab where he developed navigation and guidance systems for the Polaris missile. After receiving an MBA from George Washington University in 1969, he went to work for MITRE Corporation in Boston and then in New York for Citibank where he helped design the first automated teller systems. After leaving Citibank he started his own computer security firm and chaired national and international working groups developing standards for confidentiality, integrity and accountability for internet data communications. While still working at Citibank, he completed divinity studies at the General Theological Seminary in New York and was ordained as a minister in the Episcopal church In April of 1983. He served at Saint Stephens in Ridgefield, St. Thomas in Bethel, Trinity in Trumbull and most recently St. Paul’s parish in Darien. Blake led a full life and was a man of many interests. He was a skilled hunter and fly fisherman, an excellent marksman, a black belt in karate, a runner who completed several Marine Corps marathon, a very capable woodworker, a loyal friend and especially in his younger years a great source of humorous stories. He was a Boy Scout master, a member of the Izaak Walton League, the American Legion, Wilton Kiwanis and Stay at Home Wilton. He was fluent in Spanish and for a time ministered in Spanish- speaking congregations. He authored several books on computer security, and held several technical patents. In his spare time he was an avid reader and loved to play both the guitar and hammered dulcimer. His pet Basset Hounds were an integral (devoted and furry) part of his life for the last 64 years. A graveside service is planned for 2pm on Saturday May 25th at Hillside Cemetery 70 Ridgefield Rd. in Wilton Connecticut. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to the National Wildlife Federation.

It is with great sadness that we inform our parish about the passing away of our sister Jeanne Preston Florenza Rodriguez a faithful member of this parish. June 8, 1960- January 7, 2019. Our deepest sympathy to Dominic her bereaved husband and to her grieving family. May the God of all comfort our Lord Jesus grant each of us His peace.

Rev. Canon Soh Chye Ann will be our guest at ST. Paul's Church Darien from the December 5 -10. He was a priest in the Anglican Diocese of Singapore. He was a missionary in South Africa during the apartheid years. He was the Asia Director of the Church Mission Society. He is a Director of Opportunity International. Canon Soh has an International ministry as a Gospel Preacher Conference Speaker, Evangelist and Pastor Missiologist. He will share his story a journey of faith from Buddhism to Jesus Christ. He has much to share from his ministry around the world but particularly from his experience of work in China.

Baptism at ST. Paul's Church Darien, CT

Please join us!

Pastor George will be hosting confirmation classes and reception into St. Paul's today & tomorrow from 7-9 PM

Come have lunch with Kim Matthews October 1st!

TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT‼️ COME OUT TO CELEBRATE & WORSHIP WITH US & CHURCH WITHOUT WALLS‼️ THE WORD BY REV. DR. SONYA MERRILL-WILLIAMS‼️

Safe Church Training at St. Paul's Darien tomorrow at 9AM

Come have a good time at St. Paul's Good News Festival!

Come & join us at our GOOD NEWS FESTIVAL!! For more information, click the link! http://www.stpaulsdarien.org/news-events/events/good-news-festival

A wonderful story of the power of encouragement. Say words of encouragement and bite your tongue when you are about to say something critical or not helpful that will pull some one down.

Join us for Movie night on May 24, we will be showing the movie Invictus and will provide soup and popcorn. Please bring soda and dessert.

God is doing wonderful things at St Paul's Church Darien! Our Chinese Neighbors Tom Feng & his family accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior and invited Him into their lives. They were baptized on Easter Sunday morning by Canon George Iype Kovoor our Rector. The family shared their testimony with the church community. They are growing in their Christian experience and faith. It is amazing to see what a difference that Jesus makes to the lives of individuals and families as they respond in faith to His gracious invitation to follow Him.

Here is the Collect for Purity which is a short prayer that Priests would say in Latin as they prepared for the Mass. It is found as early as the 11th century. It was Thomas Cranmer who translated it and used it in theBook of Common Prayer that is the Anglican Liturgy. Today we find it in most forms of Anglican Prayer books all over the world. "Almighty God, unto whom all hearts be open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen." <><

We are delighted to host Bishop David Parsons the Bishop of the Arctic in the Anglican Church of Canada. He is spending his Sabbatical with his wife Rita at St. Paul's Church in Darien, Connecticut. Bishop David will be sharing his testimony and his mission in the Arctc with the Parish today April 26 at 7 pm in the Church Parish hall. You are all invited to come and hear what God is doing in this very bleak and dangerous part of the world. We are excited to learn that God is doing awesome and wonderful things amongst the Inuit people.

Baptism at ST. Paul's Church Darien, CT