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Meeting Next Week
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TUES 11:45 AM
Evangelism/Marketing
TUES 5:30 PM
3 Bridges 5K Meeting
WED 5:30 PM
Creation Care Committee
THURS 12:00 Noon
Building and Grounds
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Find Some Peace and Choir
Evensong, a service of sung evening prayer, finds its roots in the Medieval English church and has become one of the most beloved liturgies of the Episcopal Church. At Saint Paul's, the choir sings this beautiful service twice a year. It is celebrated with the singing of glorious canticles, psalms, songs of praise, and petitions for renewal by the Holy Spirit.
The upcoming Evensong on March 4 will include music by Paul Leddington Wright, H. Balfour Gardiner, and Herbert Sumsion.
As John Wesley said, Evensong can be "a container for the immensity of the human spirit: our brokenness, troubles, love, joy, and desires." The service offers an opportunity to encounter God in quiet contemplation. At its conclusion one is renewed, consoled, whole.
The service of Evensong is about 45 minutes long and child care is provided. Following the service, worshipers are invited to gather for a lovely reception in Tyler Hall. Evensong is a wonderful occasion to invite family and friends. See you there! |
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| Our Schedule This Sunday |
March 4 |
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8:00
AM
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Holy Eucharist Rite One (no music)
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8:45 - 9:30
AM
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Continental Breakfast
Tyler Hall
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9:30 - 10:30 AM
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Christian Formation Classes for all ages (see schedule below.)
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10:30 - 10:45
AM
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Coffee and Conversation
Tyler Hall
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11:00
AM
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Holy Eucharist Rite One with the Canterbury
and Saint Paul's Choirs
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Following 11:00
service |
Lemonade on the Lawn
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Following 11:00
service
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Lenten Chili Lunch
River Room
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5:00 - 6:30
PM
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EYC at Saint Paul's
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5:30
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Evensong
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Reception Following Evensong
Tyler Hall
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Rector's Discretionary Account - 1st Sunday Offering
Your generous non-pledged offerings (cash and designated checks) on the first Sunday each month support our clergy's Discretionary Account. Frs. Muir and Jenkins use these funds to meet urgent needs within our community, to further the ministries of the church when other funds are not available, and to support community programs and institutions that serve those in need.
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 A Lenten Chili Lunch
Sunday, March 4, following the 11 AM service,
River Room
Calling all chili cooks! Bring your favorite chili to church on Sunday, March 4 to share with the congregation after the 11
AM service. Whether it is beef chili, chicken chili, veggie chili, or the great sides that come with it, we would like to take a taste of it all. If chili is not your thing, then bring a dessert to share. We look forward to fellowship, food, and fun! Questions,
contact Todd Shafer.
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3 Bridges 5K: Pew to 5K
Sunday, March 4, 2:30 pm, Canal Trailhead
Get ready for the March 10th, 3 Bridges 5K with Saint Paul's. Meg Horton will lead a group on a walk/run through the race course for the next 3 Sundays at 2:30
PM. Meet at the canal trailhead at the end of Milledge Rd.
Contact Meg Horton for more information. You can do this! For more information on the 3 Bridges 5K
visit 3bridges5k.com.
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EYC 
Sunday, 5 - 6:30
PM
EYC (Episcopal Youth Community, grades 6-12) will meet this Sunday, 5 - 6:30 PM at Saint Paul's. Dinner will be served and friends are always welcome.
Email Ranie
with question or for more information on our EYC 2018 spring schedule.
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Hospitality Team for Evensong & Rose Sunday Receptions
Sunday, March 4, 6:30 -7:30
PM & March 11, 4:30 - 5:30 PM
Our memorable receptions are made possible by a combination of delicious foods and motivated individuals wanting to extend hospitality to all those who walk through our church doors.
You can help by making or purchasing a finger food or beverage for one or both of these receptions. We also need a few individuals to help with set up, clean up, or serving during the receptions. Anita Tanner, Hospitality Chair, is coordinating this reception. Please email or phone her (706-993-5720) to let her know what you are bringing and your availability to serve. Anita will respond to you individually and will publish an update next week.
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 Easter Music and Lilies
Easter Lilies are placed in the church and are enjoyed throughout the Easter season and additional professional musicians enhance our Easter services. If you would like to contribute toward the cost of Easter music, or give an Easter lily, please return the form found in your bulletin today to the Parish Office. Requests may also be made on the website (A direct link is available on the homepage blue bar menu on the top left) or by e-mail to [email protected], no later than Friday, March 23.
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Lenten Book Study 
Beginning Sunday, February 18 & Wednesday February 21, Tyler Hall
This Lenten season, we invite the whole community at Saint Paul's to participate in a series of holy conversations grounded by a reading of Verna Dozier's beautiful, profound, and highly readable book: The Dream of God. The clergy will guide conversations during the formation hour Sundays (9:30 AM) and Wednesdays (noon to one) in Tyler Hall. The clergy also will lead Noonday Prayers in the Chapel each Wednesday at 11:45 AM.
Whether or not you attend these holy conversations, please participate by reading this wonderful book. 30 copies of
The Dream of God
will be available in the narthex and parish office or
order here
. Please give what you can afford: $5 - $20 by check-memo: LENTEN BOOK.
Contact the clergy for further information.
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Confirmation for 9th and 10th graders 
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My Faith - My Life -- grades 6-12
Youth Formation held in the Youth Room, Upstairs Parish House. But first, breakfast to get the morning going!
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 SPARK -- Ages 8-10 or grades 3-5
Location: Room #1, Children's Ministries Center
Our older children will again immerse themselves in SPARK, where they will work with the same themes and Scripture that we all encounter in common worship. Every lesson follows a four-part pattern: Gather, Open the Bible, Activate Faith, and Send. Week after week, the children and their leaders gather together, explore the Scriptures, enjoy one another's company, pray, and discover God's presence in their midst. |
 Godly Play -- Ages 4-7
Location: Room #2 Children's Ministry Center
ALL children inherently know God, but it is up to us to give them the language of the Christian faith so they can grow to make meaning of our faith in their own lives. Godly Play is a profound method rooted in Montessori principles that forms child spirituality by attending to their natural gifts for wonder and discovery. |
| Next Week |
March 5 - March 11 |
It's for YOU too!
Godly Play for Adults!
Monday, March 5, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Why are these figures of people standing in the desert? Who are they? What will God say to you through their story? Come
this Monday
evening and experience
Godly Play for Adults
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WHO: This formation program is open to all adults and will be especially engaging for those who are curious about encountering God through the art deep listening and storytelling.
WHAT:
Godly Play for Adults
is an opportunity for YOU to participate in the same program of faith formation that the parish offers our children. We gather in a holy space, sit in a circle, deeply listen one of God's stories, wonder about it, then ponder its meaning for us as we respond through a variety of creative options such as doodling, painting, journaling, etc., and finally we will close with a light snack-a symbolic feast. This is a new formation offering for adults among Augusta's Episcopal churches and usually takes one evening a month at Episcopal Day School, but this month Saint Paul's is hosting the event in our Godly Play room. This is not an event
about Godly Play
; we will
do Godly Play
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WHERE: Godly Play room, located at the end of the hallway in the Children's Ministry wing past the office reception area. Enter the Church office from the main doors accessible from the 6th St. parking lot.
WHEN:
Monday, March 5th, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
RSVP/Contact: if you are likely to attend OR want to know more for a future event,
email John Jenkins.
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 Tuesday's Music Live
Tuesday, March 6, 12 noon
Tuesday's Music Live, 30th season continues Tuesday, March 6, with a free concert by Imagine! at
12 noon
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Lunch, catered by It's Official, is available after the concert by advance reservation. The cost is $12 per person. The full schedule including lunch menus is available at
www.TuesdaysMusicLive.com
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 Creation Care Meeting
Wednesday, March 7, 5:30 PM, Conference Room
The Saint Paul's Creation Care Committee believes that birds have an essential role in maintaining the stability and the vitality of God's creation. To celebrate the centennial of the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which protects our feathered friends from wanton killing, 2018 has been proclaimed the Year of the Bird by Cornell Lab of Ornithology and other interested organizations. Our next Creative Care Committee meeting is Wednesday, March 7, 5:30
PM in the Conference Room. All members of the parish are invited to learn about and participate in the 2018 activities. Please join us!
For more information contact Bryan Haltermann.
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 Join the Daughters of the King in a Labyrinth Walk
Saturday, March 10, 10 AM - 12 noon
The Church of the Good Shepherd, 2230 Walton Way
If a spiritual walk through the Labyrinth would bring peace to your soul, please join the St. Ruth Byllesby Chapter of the Order Daughters of the King from Saint Paul's Church on Saturday, March 10, 10
AM until noon at The Church of the Good Shepherd on Walton Way. Belinda Peebles, who is a Certified Labyrinth Facilitator, will lead us through this Spiritual Practice. Belinda was trained at the Cathedral of Our Lady at Chartres in Northern France. All are welcome, but please let us know if you'd like to join us by
emailing Suzanne Pursley-Crotteau or calling her at (706) 359-4480 by March 5.
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 Register for the 3 Bridges 5K Race and Walk
Saturday, March 10, 9 AM
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Second Sunday Birthday Celebration
Sunday, March 11, 10:30 - 10:45
AM
Tyler Hall
Next Sunday is Birthday Sunday. Join us during "Coffee and
Conversation" in Tyler Hall. ALL are invited to our brief but joyful celebration for all whose birthdays fall in March.
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 Rose Sunday Concert
Sunday, March 11, 3:30 PM
The Annual Rose Sunday Concert will be March 11, 3:30
PM. Organist Keith Shafer will perform an all-Bach program, followed by a reception in Tyler Hall, and the Celtic Service at 5:30
PM. Child care will be available for the concert.
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 Cornerstone for EYC
Sunday, March 11, 5:30-7 PM, Church of our Savior
EYC (grades 6-12), join youth from around the area for Cornerstone, March 11, 5:30-7
PM at Church of Our Savior,
4227 Columbia Rd, Augusta
. We'll meet for dinner and to create a time capsule filled with meaningful bits from our church. Please
contact Ranie
for more details.
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 Gardeners Needed
The area between Saint Paul's Church and Chapel will have landscaping improvements made next month (March). Grounds chair, Keith Shafer, would like a small group of physically fit gardeners to assist with the installation of plants and shrubs. The work will be done on a Saturday morning and should take no more than 4 hours. If you are interested in this project, please email Keith or contact by telephone at (706) 339-7208.
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 Easter Egg Hunt Preparations
The Children, Youth, and Family Committee is asking families to drop off 12 stuffed eggs for each child or a bag of candy to be placed in eggs for our Annual Easter Egg Hunt. There will be a box in Tyler Hall marked as the drop off point, beginning Sunday. Your candy donations are appreciated.
Melissa Friedman is this year's Easter Egg Hunt Chair. If you are interested in helping her plan and organize this year's event please email Melissa. |
Pub Theology
Monday, March 12, 7
PM
, Pizza Joint Downtown Augusta
Mark your calendars for February 12, 7 PM at the Pizza Joint in downtown Augusta! Join a varied group of young(ish) adults to explore some of the "big" questions around our meaning, purpose, and God. We hope to grow in our understanding of ourselves and God as we gather together over drinks (whether coke or ale). We welcome all faiths, but especially focus on the Christian perspective informed by the Episcopal tradition. For more information please
email Ranie
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 Wednesday Night Fellowship Dinner
Wednesday, March 14, 6-7 PM, Tyler Hall
Join us for our monthly fellowship dinner, Wednesday, March 14, 6-7
PM, in Tyler Hall. On the menu: ham, mac & cheese, and green beans, rolls, dessert. $5 per person; $15 max per family. A reservation is not required; however, if you know you plan to attend, please
RSVP to Todd Shafer.
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YP Monthly Gathering
Sunday, March 18, 7 PM, The Bee's Knees
Saint Paul's YP Monthly Gathering, Sunday, March 18, 7
PM. Calling all 20-30-something young professionals, grad students, and wayward souls for a monthly gathering at the Bee's Knees following the Celtic Service. (Celtic Service attendance is not a qualifier!) For more information,
email Ranie .
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| CREATION CARE OPPORTUNITIES
March and April
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 QUARTERLY OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES
Winter Quarter (January - March 2018)
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News from our Neighboring Parishes - "March Madness" Edition
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The Church of the Good Shepherd basketball team won the U19 division of the Augusta Christian Athletic Association Basketball League last night, beating Stevens Creek Church by 7 in overtime. The team included our own Hill Nixon, along with his fellow Episcopalians.
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Are we missing your birthday?
Our "Second Sunday"
Birthday Celebration
will be March 11. Please Join us.
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