Weekly Postings
November 17 - November 26, 2017
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Vestry
MON. 5:30 PM

This Weekend November 17-18
EYC at Manna Pantry
Friday, November 17, 4:00 PM, Tyler Hall
EYC will meet today to help with Manna Pantry in Tyler Hall INSTEAD OF SUNDAY NIGHT.  We gather at 4 PM and will go out to Pizza Joint for an early dinner as a group afterwards.  If you can't make it Friday night, you're encouraged to come Saturday AM with your family. Come and support Saint Paul's in our outreach to the Augusta community! Email Ranie with questions.
Manna Pantry
Friday, November 17 & Saturday, November 18
Manna Pantry at Saint Paul's Church provides a box of food six times a year to those in our community who need this supplemental assistance. Food is ordered from Golden Harvest Food Bank and is delivered to Saint Paul's on Friday evening. Manna Pantry volunteers unload the truck, organize the food, and assemble boxes for recipients Friday evening from 4:00 - 5:30 PM. Recipients are registered and served on Saturday morning from 9:30 AM - 12:00 noon. Volunteers also help carry boxes to the cars. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Anita Tanner.
Our Schedule This Sunday November 19
 

8:00 AM
Holy Eucharist Rite I (no music)
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Continental Breakfast Tyler Hall

9:30 - 10:30 AM 
Christian Formation for all ages
10:30 - 10:45 AM 
Coffee & Conversation
Tyler Hall
11:00 AM
Holy Eucharist Rite II with the Saint Paul's and Canterbury Choirs
Following 11  AM  Service 
Lemonade on the Lawn

5:30 - 6:15 PM
Celtic Evening Prayer and Communion
  Lessons for This Sunday are Judges 4:1-7; Psalm 90:1-8,  12;  1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; & Matthew 25:14-30.
This Sunday November 19


Adult Formation - Praying Over the News
Sundays, 9:30 -10:30 AM, Berlin Room 
Come join your clergy as we discuss our Christian response to current news stories.  
 
Angel Tree 2 Angel Tree 
November 19 & 26, on the Portico
Angel Tree is in full swing. Angels will be available on the portico before and after the 11 AM service. Please stop by and pick up an Angel, make a donation, or find out how you can volunteer! We have a team of volunteers who will gather for the "Angel Tree Shopping Adventure" Wednesday, December 6, 10 AM. Also, mark your calendar and plan to join us for the annual Angel Tree Christmas Breakfast and Party Saturday, December 9, 9:3  AM.   For more information on how you can get involved, please contact Kim Butler at or (706) 833-8541. 

 
Celtic Evening Prayer & Communion
with Prayers for Healing 
Sundays, 5:30 PM

Rob Foster is our guest musician. 
Next Week November 20 - November 26
Tuesday's Music Live 
Tuesday, November 21, 12 noon
Tuesday's Music Live, 30th season continues Tuesday, November 21, at 12 noon, with a free concert by 9 String Theory. Lunch, catered by It's Official, is available after the concerts by advance reservation. The cost is $12 per person.  The full schedule including lunch menus is available at  www.TuesdaysMusicLive.com . Advance lunch reservations, $12 per person, required. 
Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Eve Eucharist
Wednesday, November 22, 7 PM
Bring your family and friends to the Thanksgiving Eve Eucharist, Wednesday, November 22 at 7 PM. The Saint Paul's and Canterbury choirs will sing traditional music. Blessed loaves of bread for use at the Thanksgiving meal will be given to all. The offering Thanksgiving Eve will be given to the DCCM (Downtown Cooperative Church Ministries) Food Bank. Join us in giving thanks on this national & religious holiday.  The Nursery is available for this service. 
Parish Office Closed
The Parish Office will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 23 & 24, in observance of Thanksgiving. 
Advent Prayer Trees
Daughters of the King, an Episcopal Prayer Ministry, will place the Advent Prayer Trees next weekend and invite prayers for yourself and others. Attach your prayer request to the Advent Prayer Tree located in Tyler Hall or in the Narthex. For more information, contact Suzanne Pursley-Crotteau.
The Saint Paul's Choir needs basses
The Saint Paul's Choir needs basses. Could this be your contribution to our worship? Please contact Director of Music, Keith Shafer, and let him know of your interest. Rehearsals are Wednesday evenings from 7-8:30 PM and Sunday mornings at 10 AM.
Looking Ahead 
Creation Care Team Meeting
Wednesday, November 29, 5:30 PM, Conference Room 
The Creation Care Team, fresh from its Celebration on the River event on October 27th, is holding its next meeting on Wednesday, November 29th, 5:30 PM in the church conference room. The agenda will include future projects. All interested are encouraged to attend. For more information contact Bryan Haltermann
Make an Advent Wreath for your Home
Sunday, December 3, Drop-in 9 - 10:50 AM
Advent begins Sunday, December 3. Join us in Tyler Hall from 9 - 10:50 AM to make an Advent Wreath for your home. All supplies will be provided, including wreathes, live greens, and candles. $10 donation. 

YES, we will have Christian Formation Classes on the 3rd as well. We've designed this drop-in time to allow time for both activities.
Augusta Choral Society Messiah Concert 
Saturday, December 9, 7:30 PM
The Augusta Choral Society will present selections from Handel's "Messiah" on Saturday, December 9, 7:30 PM at Saint Paul's Church. Joining the ACS will be Melissa Schultz, soprano; Sawyer Branham, alto; Richard Cook, tenor; The Lyra Vivace Chamber Orchestra and Keith Shafer, organist. Tickets are Adults/$35, Seniors/$30, Students & Military/$15. Tickets may be purchased online at  augustacs.org or by calling 706-826-4713.  Friends of ACS will host a reception in Tyler Hall after the concert. All are invited.
News from the Diocese

Click here to read this week's Diocese of GA Newsletter: From the Field  
 
November 2017
Are we missing your birthday?
Please contact the Parish Office to update our files.

Our "Second Sunday"  Birthday Celebration  will be November 12.  Please Join us. 

 




 
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