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We Celebrate the Day of Pentecost this Sunday
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The Day of Pentecost, one of the seven major holy days of the year, is the fiftieth day of Easter and brings to a close our celebration of the Easter Season. Pentecost celebrates the outpouring of God's Spirit on the early Christian believers. Since Pentecost is not just a commemorative feast but a celebration of our own empowerment in the Holy Spirit, it has become our custom for everyone to wear something red to church on this occasion. Come expecting a joyous day of celebration.
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 Annual Parish Picnic
Sunday, June 4, following the 11 AM service
Wear Red and join us for the Annual Parish Picnic on Pentecost Sunday following the 11:00
AM service in the River Room.
Bring a covered dish to share to the River Room kitchen. Be sure to place your name on your serving piece and make arrangements to pick it up following the picnic.
We need 4-5 more people for set-up & clean up.
Email Anita Tanner
, Hospitality Chair, or call (706) 993-5720 to sign up.
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Music Library Dedication Last Sunday
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This past Sunday in the Choir Room new cabinetry for the Saint Paul's music library was dedicated in memory of Clay ("Bones") Coleman. The new cabinets were built by Augusta Sash & Door and were made possible by memorial gifts in memory of Clay, who was a devoted member of the choir. A plaque has been placed in the Choir Room commemorating the gift. The church's music library contains more than 100,000 copies of anthems and is valued at $250,000. This is a treasure that makes possible the wide variety of music sung in our services. At Sunday's observance for Clay Keith Shafer spoke about his service to the parish and George Muir led prayers. The parish is invited to see the new cabinets in the Choir Room which is located above the Chapel in the Parish House.
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Our Schedule This Sunday
8:00 AM
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Holy Eucharist Rite I
no music
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9:30 - 10:30 AM
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Summer Formation
Berlin Room
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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 II with
the Saint Paul's Choir
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Following the 11:00
AM Service
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Parish Picnic in the River Room
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5:30 PM
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Celtic Evening Prayer and Communion
with Prayers for Healing
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Lessons for This Sunday are Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104:25-35, 37; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13; and John 20:19-23.
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Rector's Discretionary Fund
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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Welcome to Saint Paul's for Newcomers
Sunday, June 4, 10 AM, The Parlor
New to the Saint Paul's community? The Vestry of Saint Paul's is deeply committed to welcoming visitors and helping new members enter this church community. Get your questions answered and meet some of our staff and parish leaders in an informal meeting in the parlor at 10
AM
on Sunday, June 4.
RSVP to Elisabeth Price
in the Parish Office.
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Need a name tag?
Name tags allow us to get to know each other and be a welcoming community to all. If you need a name tag or have just misplaced yours,
email the parish office or ask an usher for the yellow form to request a name tag.
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 Summer Formation
A History of Christianity (video & conversation) Clergy led.
June 4 - August 13,
9:30-10:30 AM,
Berlin Room,
Until our fall formation programs for children, youth, and adults begin on August 20th, we are offering a video and discussion series about the surprising history of our faith. Drop in ANY Sunday, 9:30-10:30 am, in the Berlin Room; you won't be disappointed. Each Sunday we will watch a 30-minute installment of Diarmaid MacCulloch's brilliant BBC documentary followed by clergy-led conversation.
"A History Of Christianity is intelligent, thought-provoking and magisterial in its scope. The series uncovers how a small Jewish sect that preached humility became the biggest religion in the world. Most Christian histories start with St Paul's mission to Rome, but Diarmaid MacCulloch argues that the first Christianity stayed much closer to its Middle-Eastern roots. He describes not only the main ideas and personalities of Christian history but how it has changed politics, sex, and human society. The series includes subjects from Palestine in the first century to India in the third, from Damascus to China in the seventh century and from San Francisco to Korea in the twentieth. He shows how, after a semblance of unity in its earliest centuries, the Christian church divided during the next 1400 years into three increasingly distanced parts, of which the western Church was by no means always the most important..." |
Celtic Evening Prayer & Communion
with Prayers for Healing
Sundays, 5:30 PM
This Sunday's guest musician is Rob Foster.
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Wednesday Night Fellowship Dinner
Wednesday, June 14, 6-7
PM, Tyler Hall
Join us for our monthly fellowship dinner, Wednesday, June 14, catered by Janet Ferguson, owner of It's Official Events Unlimited. On the menu: roast beef, new potatoes and carrots, green beans, rolls, and vanilla bean cupcakes. $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 so that we can be the best hosts.
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Donate summer music
The Saint Paul's Choir begins its summer vacation on July 9 and beginning on that Sunday and continuing through September 3rd we will have guest musicians participating in our services. Summer music is made possible by gifts in celebration of something or someone or as a memorial. The cost is $150. Please contact Director of Music, Keith Shafer, or by call 706-724-2485 extension #215. |
Independence Day Celebration
July 2, 11:00
AM Service
July 2, at our 11:00 AM service, we will begin our Independence Day celebration. Our scripture readings, prayers, and music will help us give thanks for the blessings of liberty with which we have been entrusted.
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 Independence Day BBQ Parish Dinner
July 2, Following the 11:00 AM Service
Save the Date: July 2, following the 11
AM service. Calling all pit masters! Come share with the members of Saint Paul's your finger-licking good BBQ; pork, chicken, or beef, it's all welcome! For those whose specialty falls outside the smoker or grill, no worries. Bring your favorite side dish to share. Celebrate our country's independence and share in the fellowship of our faith community!
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Star Spangled Fourth
July 4, 7:30 PM, Saint Paul's Church
This year's Star Spangled Fourth features New York City tenor, Daniel Rodriguez, a retired Brooklyn police officer who almost lost his life on 9/11. Officer Rodriguez, whose stirring rendition of "God Bless America" became a regular feature at Yankees games in the years following 9/11, has also made guest appearances at patriotic celebrations held at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. He will be joined by the 100-member Independence Day Chorus & Orchestra under the direction of Keith Shafer. Tickets are available at www.RiverwalkSeries.com or by calling the Box Office, 706-722-3463. Please do not request tickets from the church office. They are available only through the sponsoring organization, The Riverwalk Series, Inc.
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Open Sundays for Altar Flowers
July 23, August 2, and August 27 are open for altar flowers. If you would like to sponsor the flowers in thanksgiving or memory of someone special, please contact the parish office. |
 Time to enroll in EfM.
EfM is equal parts study and spiritual reflection. If you are curious about how to faithfully engage questions about the Bible, our history and traditions, and our ever-changing understanding of God, then you are encouraged to enroll in the Episcopal Church's Education for Ministry program, affectionately known as EfM. Contact Saint Paul's EfM leaders, Suzanne Pursley-Crotteau and Fr. John Jenkins for more information.
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NEW QUARTERLY OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES
Spring Quarter (April - June)
The new Quarterly Outreach Opportunities is available here. Mark your calendar with these April - June 2017 service opportunities. We invite you to join us as often as you are able.
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Are we missing your birthday?
Our "Second Sunday"
Birthday Celebration
will be June 11. Please Join us.
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