THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 21, 2025 Page 3 St. Paul’s Parish, Malden, invites you to a study of baptism in our daily lives D id you ever wonder what being baptized really means? During Lent, St. Paul’s Parish, Malden (Episcopal Church) is studying how we can live into our baptismal promises in our daily lives, and invites the community to join us. Maybe you’ve never been baptized. Maybe you were an infant and you’ve never thought much about it. Or, maybe you’re wondering if being baptized and joining a church is necessary for a Christian life. In the early church, baptism was offered to whole households – adults and children alike – and was an important part of Easter services. We’re studying baptism as a way to prepare for this coming Easter. What does baptism mean to an adult? What kind of commitment does it rep(Photograph by Gary Bridgeman, used under the Creative Commons license) resent? How are we living up to that commitment? At St. Paul’s, our mission is, “Welcoming and serving all in Youth Public Safety Academy registration opens March 19 M iddlesex County Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian was pleased to announce that registration for the 2025 Youth Public Safety Academy (YPSA) would open at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, March 19. YPSA is an educational and affordable summer program that is open to all children – ages eight to 12 – living in Middlesex County. Older children also have the opportunity to participate as a Counselor-in-Training. Held at the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office (MSO) Training Academy in Chelmsford, Mass., YPSA is comprised of five one-week camps. Registration is $100 per child (per week) and includes transportation to and from designated bus stops; daily breakfast, lunch and snacks; and a graduation ceremony held each Friday. Participants are not required to reside in communities with a designated bus stop, but they will be picked up and dropped off at the following locations. Among the 2025 bus stop locations, are the following in nearby communities: • July 21–25: Acton/Boxborough/Maynard (joint bus stop), Hudson, Malden, Stoneham/ Wakefield. • August 4–8: Arlington, Framingham/Natick, Medford, Woburn. To register, please visit www. middlesexsheriff.org. Christ’s Name.” Some of us have been worshiping at St. Paul’s for over 60 years. More and more of us are forty-somethings and under. We come from diverse cultures; we’re carnivores, locavores, vegans, blue-collar, white-collar, straight, gay and lesbian, married, single, left, right and center – all supporting each other in our quest to know and love God, our neighbors and ourselves. Join us on Thursdays – March 27, April 3 and April 10 – at 6:30 p.m. for pizza (donations welcome, but not required), and stay for a conversation guided by the Rev. Stephen Voysey at 7 p.m. Also, please consider joining us for Holy Week services, beginning with Palm Sunday at 10 a.m. on April 13 and culminating with Easter Sunday on April 20, also at 10 a.m. St. Paul’s is located at 26 Washington St. in Malden, Mass. For more information, please visit our website at https://stpaulsmalden.org, contact us at info@stpaulsmalden.org or call 781-324-9544. He’s Back...and Better Than Ever! John A. Fitzpatrick (Fitzy) Sales & Lease Consultant Direct: 617.410.1030 Main: 617.381.9000 Cell: 617.279.9962 jfitzpatrick@mcgovernauto.com McGovern Automotive Group 100 Broadway, Rte. 99, Everett
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