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January 29 - February 7, 2016
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Meeting Next Week
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MON. 5:30 PM
Worship Committee
WED. 5:00 PM
Mardi Gras
Committee
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Vestry Elections
Brad Sandbach was elected as Senior Warden.
Catherine Boardman, Charlie Enicks, and John Robertson were elected to the Vestry to serve a 3-year term beginning Easter Monday. They will be installed at a meeting on the steps of the church at noon on March 28, 2016. |
Manna Pantry
Friday, January 29 and Saturday January 30
Manna Pantry will be held January 29 and 30 in Tyler Hall. Families with children are welcome to join parishioners of all ages to help in this ministry. Friday afternoon, 3:00 - 5:00
PM, the food is delivered and unloaded from the truck, boxes are assembled, and food organized. Saturday morning, 9:30
AM - 12:00, noon recipients are registered and food distributed. For more information or to volunteer, please
contact Anita Tanner.
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Our Schedule This Sunday
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8:00
AM
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Holy Eucharist Rite I |
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8:30
AM - 10:00
AM
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Continental Breakfast in Tyler Hall |
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10:00
AM
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Christian Formation Classes for all ages |
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11:00
AM
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Holy Eucharist Rite II
with the Saint Paul's, Canterbury &
St. Nicholas Choirs
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Following the 11:00
AM Service
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Lemonade on the Lawn |
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5:30 - 6:15
PM
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Celtic Evening Prayer & Communion
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| The lessons for this Sunday are Malachi 3:1-4; Psalm 84; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40. |
Celtic Evening Prayer & Communion
with Prayers for Healing
Every Sunday, 5:30 - 6:15 PM
This Sunday's Guest Musicians are Eryn Eubanks and the Family Fold.
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The Mardi Gras Party
Saturday, February 6, 7:00 PM,
The River Room
Mardi Gras tickets are for sale this Sunday in the Narthex, in the Parish Office, and
online. ( Parish Happenings Section on Home Page)
Advance tickets are $5 off the price at the door. Don't miss out! Mouth-watering Creole dinner, cash bar, live band, exciting auctions, tons of fun! Proceeds benefit the church's outreach ministry.
Auction Preview
Here's a sneak peek at some of the auction items:
- Take me out to the Ballgame: Baseball memorabilia circa early/mid-20th Century from the collection of Millege Murray.
- Sailing Away:
Sailing instruction for 2 Adults at the Augusta Sailing Club on Lake Thurmond, taught by US Sailing Certified Level 3 Sailing Coach Jim Holder.
- Bon Appetit: French Poolside Dinner to be held in April or May at the Sheftalls' pool, hosted by Martha Scroggs, Soleta and Dudley Baird, and Louise and George Sheftall.
We're also getting in lots of artwork, bags and purses, jewelry, dinners (home-cooked and in restaurants), things to do, places to go (including a Bahamas cruise), collectibles, hand-made items, and more. There's something for everyone, at every price!
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CONFIRMATION Classes begin next Sunday, February 7th.
For Youth:
Sundays 9:45 AM, The Rector's Office
Formation for the Sacramental Rite of Confirmation will begin Sunday, February 7th. This is an exciting opportunity for young people that have completed the 9th grade to deepen their spiritual formation and further engage with the rich tradition of the Episcopal Church. The six sessions will be held in the Rector's office from 9:45 to 10:45 am. Bishop Benhase will visit the parish for confirmation on April 17th.
To enroll contact Ranie no later than this coming Wednesday, February 3rd.
Inquirers' Class -- ALL who wish to learn more about the Episcopal Church:
Sundays, 9:45 AM, The Chapel
ALL who wish to learn more about the Episcopal Church are invited to attend this class held on the Sundays in Lent, February 14 - March 20, at 9:45 am in the Chapel, and led on alternating weeks by Frs. Muir and Jenkins. The class is open to newer parishioners and those who have been here for a long time too! Subjects will include: Distinguishing Features of the Episcopal Church; Church History; Holy Scriptures; the Book of Common Prayer; the Sacraments, and plenty of opportunity for questions and discussion. ALL are welcome, but if you wish to participate in the Rites of Confirmation, Reception, or Reaffirmation when the Bishop visits on April 17th, then please
contact George Muir.
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NEW Schedule for EYC (
6-12th grades)
Beginning Sunday, February 7
EYC (Episcopal Youth Community) begins a new schedule Next Sunday, February 7, led by our new youth minister, Ranie Neislar. Every Sunday, Middle School youth will meet from 4-5:30
PM; High School Youth will meet from 5-6:30
PM. Middle School and High School will share a dinner from 5-5:30
PM.
For more information contact
Ranie Neislar
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 Tuesday's Music Live
Tuesday, February 9, 12:00 noon
Tuesday's Music Live continues its 28th season Tuesday, February 9 with a free concert by Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School Chorale. The full schedule is available on-line here. Lunch, catered by Sleeping Bear Kitchen, is available after the concerts by advance reservation. The cost is $12 per person. Reservations can be made online or by calling the Box Office, 706-722-3463. |
Shrove Tuesday Celebration
Tuesday, February 9, 6:00 PM, The River Room
Saint Paul's Youth will be hosting a Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner Tuesday, February 9th from 6-8
PM in the River Room. There will be pancakes, a variety of fillings, toppings, and sausage! Adults are $5 and children are $3. This is also a Saint Paul's EYC fundraiser, so come on out and support the youth of our parish!
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Ash Wednesday Services
Wednesday, February 10, 12:00 noon and 7:00 PM
Ash Wednesday Services will be held at 12:00 noon and 7:00
PM on Wednesday, February 10. The Nursery will be available for the 7:00
PM service.
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 LENTEN WEDNESDAYS: Living the Sabbath,
Wednesday's, noon - 1:00 PM ish, Tyler Hall, BYO lunch.
Lent is the time when we intentionally prepare for the pinnacle event of our faith's proclamation at Eastertide--the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. Rather than "give up" something these 40 days, we invite you "take up" the practice of meeting in community to discuss the meaning of God's fourth commandment to "Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy" (BCP350) and explore how to practice it. Beginning at noon on February 17th and each Wednesday following until Holy Week, the clergy will host a time to meet, eat, and discuss "Living the Sabbath" based on Walter Brueggemann's compelling book Sabbath as Resistance (
available at Amazon.com or
Cokesbury booksellers). Bring your own lunch, an inquiring heart and humor.
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1Book1Diocese
Searching for Sunday will be Lenten Book
In Lent 2016, the people and churches of the Diocese of Georgia are encouraged to join together in reading Rachel Held Evans's
Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church. In this memoir of the messiness of community and the power of grace, the
New York Times bestselling author writes if the hypocrisy, politics, building budgets, scandals, and the rest of church culture that seemed so far removed from Jesus that she found herself not wanting to go to church on Sundays.
Yet, despite her cynicism and misgivings, something kept drawing her back to Church. And so she set out on a journey to understand Church and to find her place in it. Centered around seven sacraments, Evans' quest takes readers through a liturgical year with stories about baptism, communion, confirmation, confession, marriage, vocation, and death that are funny, heartbreaking, and sharply honest.
Searching for Sunday is about overcoming cynicism to find hope and, somewhere in between, Church.
Each week in Lent, starting on February 10th (which is Ash Wednesday this year), we will add a reflection on the section for the week to the website:
You can take part by adding your comments on that reflection as well as your thoughts on the questions posed there and on anything you want to share on reading
Searching for Sunday
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January - March Outreach Opportunities
Click here to find the winter 2016 service opportunities. Some are year-round; others are seasonal. Check often to see how you may get involved. We invite you join us as often as you are able.
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 News from the Diocese of GA
Each week the Diocese of Georgia will share a bulletin insert.
The goal is simply to spread good news through the Diocese and unite our congregations with knowledge of what everyone is accomplishing in their own communities.
We have chosen to share this information with you through the
Weekly Postings
. An archive of the Weekly Newsletter from the Diocese, "
From the Field,
" is available here. If you would like to receive the full newsletter from the Diocese, add your email address to the sign-up page on the bottom of the home page for the Diocese of GA.
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Anglican Communion
Primate's Vote Draws Media Interest
The vote by a majority of leaders of the churches within the worldwide Anglican Communion to place temporary sanctions on the Episcopal Church has drawn a good deal of media interest, including newspapers in south Georgia. The vote was taken by the group known as Primates after lengthy discussion during their January 11-15 in Canterbury, England.
In advance of the meeting, many of the primates pledged to walk out of the meeting because of the action of the Episcopal Church's General Convention last July to change canonical language that defines marriage as being between a man and a woman and authorize two new marriage rites with language allowing them to be used by same-sex or opposite-sex couples.
The group asked that the Episcopal Church, for a period of three years, "no longer represent us on ecumenical and interfaith bodies, should not be appointed or elected to an internal standing committee and that while participating in the internal bodies of the Anglican Communion, they will not take part in decision making on any issues pertaining to doctrine or polity."
Most media attention missed the real surprise move by the leaders of the provinces of the Anglican Communion who wrote, "This agreement acknowledges the significant distance that remains but confirms their unanimous commitment to walk together."
The primates' statement also asks Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby to appoint a task group "to maintain conversation among ourselves with the intention of restoration of relationship, the rebuilding of mutual trust, healing the legacy of hurt, recognizing the extent of our commonality, and exploring our deep differences, ensuring they are held between us in the love and grace of Christ."
In response to these actions, Bishop Scott Benhase issued the following statement: "The Anglican Communion Primates have spoken through their vote. We respect their position, yet we are a communion of independent churches. Their voice, while important, has no effect on the mission of the Diocese of Georgia. We will continue to proclaim and seek to live out the gracious Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. We do our utmost to welcome all God's Children, regardless of who they are, into a saving relationship with the Lord Jesus. Our call and mission have not changed. I pray that everyone in the Diocese will redouble their efforts to include the lonely, the lost, and the left out in this part of Christ's Body."
The Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael Curry said, "Our commitment to be an inclusive church is not based on a social theory or capitulation to the ways of the culture, but on our belief that the outstretched arms of Jesus on the cross are a sign of the very love of God reaching out to us all."
For more complete background and the full statement by the Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, read the Episcopal News Service article: Majority of Primates Call for Temporary Episcopal Church Sanctions.
Episcopal Diocese of Georgia
- www.gaepiscopal.org
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Are we missing your birthday?
Please contact the Parish Office to update our files.
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Join us February 14 for our 2nd Sunday Birthday Celebration.
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