St. Nicholas' mission is to be an example of Christ's love for all people.
Our vision is to be the center of nourishment in mind, body, and spirit
for all people in our community.
January 17 - 23, 2018
Service at 8:30 am & 11:00 am
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WELCOME NEW SENIOR WARDEN, VESTRY MEMBERS AND VESTRY CLERK!
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Judy Jenks,
Pastoral Care
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Ashley Taylor
Children and Youth Formation
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Michelle Moody
Vestry Clerk
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Martha Dimon
Senior Warden
and Outreach
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St. Nicholas Episcopal Church and our sister church, Christian Valley, spent a beautiful day together at the MLK Day Parade in Hamilton on Monday, January 15th. Thanks to Ashley Taylor for the photos. See more on our
FaceBook page.
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ADULT FORUM RESUMES THIS SUNDAY, JAN 21 WITH
A JOURNEY WITH MARK
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Adult Forum resumes at 9:45 am this Sunday the 21st. It will be good to catch up with each other. We will refresh on what we have covered in Mark and continue our study. All are welcome in this class whether you have participated in the past or not. We have extra copies of the JOURNEY WITH MARK should you need one. See you Sunday, David
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A change of date for this month only,
our lunch bunch will be on
January 28th
after the 11:00am service at the Piedmont Dining Room at Callaway Garden's Lodge & Spa. No entry fee required! No agenda! Just good food with good people! Come join us!
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In Need
The nursery is in need of a DVD player. If you have an old or spare one you wouldn't mind donating, the nursery and the children would greatly appreciate it.
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Christ’s face can be seen any time we humble ourselves enough to put the needs of anyone else above our own. Not only does this help other people, it also deepens our own spirituality.
There are many opportunities to engage in mission at St. Nicholas. Please look over the lists that are in several places around the church and sign up. Or check out our website for
Opportunities to Serve. From Altar Guild, to Jail Ministry, to setting up for parish events, to praying for others, and everything in between, we can all help in some way.
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SNICK meets Wednesdays 5:30pm to 7:30pm
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The children of SNICK are so appreciative of all our parishioners do to support them. If you would like to bring dinner for our kids please choose a date on the sign-up sheet and/or contact Ashley Taylor at (706) 575-5443 with any questions. Please plan to feed about 30 people at 5:30pm. From spaghetti, to chili to sandwiches, all offerings are appreciated.
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Mondays at 1:30pm
Holy Eucharist at Harris County Jail,
contact Katherine Johnson.
We are in NEED of 2-3 more volunteers to go with us to the jail, especially on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Mondays of the month. If you would like to help, please contact Katherine Johnson.
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Donate food to fill backpacks. We need nourishing foods such as cheese sticks, applesauce, tuna, granola bars and ravioli. The snacks help ensure that the students - whose families struggle to afford food - eat well over the weekend.
If you'd like to help out with BackSnacks contact Grant Flynn at 706-457-9531 to volunteer.
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Lay Eucharistic Visitor Training
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Another wonderful opportunity to show our love and compassion in the community has presented itself and as usual many hands are needed.
Roosevelt Place in Warm Springs currently has seventeen residents and has asked us to bring communion to there staff and residents the third Sunday of each month.
In addition Oak View Nursing Home in Waverly Hall has also invited us to give communion to their residents. They have around 100 residents and we will give communion to them every fourth Tuesday of the month.
Martha Dimon and Bert Tomlin will be taking the lead on visiting these homes and will welcome anyone to join them each month.
The scope is great so please pray about whether you should be a part of this ministry. If you would like to join us please contact
Martha Dimon
and schedule the necessary training.
You will be much more blessed than the residents of these homes.
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Bright Way Services
"We took church today to Brightway Personal Care Home. My wonderful friend, Bert Tomlin, gave a beautiful homily on letting go and letting God do what he does. I love Sundays with these seniors. Some of them don't know why we are there but they seem to know we love them." ~Linda Sawyer
Contact
Bert
if you would like to participate.
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Our choir rehearses on Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30pm.
Choir warm up will be at 10:20am on Sundays.
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Our writing group, is available to help any parishioner with a writing task of any kind in individual or small-group conferences. Our members have varied backgrounds and can offer practical, positive advice on how to improve your work. We also give critiques and feedback on academic pieces. The service is free with donations to the church welcome. To take advantage of this service, please email
Dianne Armstrong
at the address below for a copy of the application for tutoring, to be filled out before your appointment. (
sbdi2@aol.com
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January Birthdays
6- Dianne Armstrong
10- Barrett Smith & Noah Horne
14- Dave Gustashaw
19- Madison Martin
22- Graham Horne & Tom Cheatham
24- Marci Horne
30- Margaret Zachry
31- Justin Hubbard
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Please take a moment, and say a prayer for...
Bob
Darby
Geoff
Bert
Charlene
Brittney
Danielle
Emily
Kin
Wallace & Marianne
Diane
Cindy
Arden
Maya
Chris
Bobby
Derek
Michael & Jeri
Brenda
Trish
Harris County Jail Ministry
Brightway Patients & Staff
BackSnack Program
Safe Families for Children Program
Oakview Nursing Home
Roosevelt Place Asst. Living
Michelle
Bill
Heather
Barbara
Danny
Nate
St. Nicholas Rector Search
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(meeting held Jan. 7, 2018)
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Deadline for submitting news items is noon Monday.
Send news and photos to:
The Spirit of St. Nicholas
is published weekly by
St. Nicholas Episcopal Church.
69 Mobley Road, Hamilton, GA 31811
706-628-7272
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