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Canterbury & St. Nicholas Choirs Enjoy a Party
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The Canterbury and St. Nicholas Choirs had a great time at their season-ending party at the home of Jack & Kathleen Chandler on Saturday May 20th. The choirs enjoyed the Chandler's pond and decorated their director, Mr. Shafer, with shaving cream during the festivities. (YES, that is Mr. Shafer!)
Our children's choirs return in August.
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 Many thanks to David Penix for coordinating Saint Paul's involvement with the VA 2K event. Members of Outreach met with Courtney and Dee from voluntary services at the VA Medical Center to help them shop for needed items that our church is donating to their department. In addition to those items collected at Saint Paul's , personal care and food items were purchased by outreach and will be used to serve homeless veterans as well as outpatient and inpatient veterans and their families. Courtney and Dee were thrilled to be part of the shopping process as it allowed them to pick the items that were most needed by the veterans. They were very grateful for our church's involvement. It seems that there are many needs and opportunities for us to be involved with their programs; this is the beginning of a wonderful new friendship. Thank you, David, for your leadership and for making this a very personal experience.
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Our Schedule This Sunday
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Breakfast
Tyler Hall
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8:00 AM
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Holy Eucharist Rite I
no music
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10:30 - 10:45 AM
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Coffee and Conversation with the Vestry
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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Lemonade on the Lawn
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5:30 PM
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Celtic Evening Prayer and Communion
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Lessons for This Sunday are Acts 1:6-14; Psalm 68:1-10, 33-36; 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11; and John 17:1-11.
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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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Celtic Evening Prayer & Communion
with Prayers for Healing
Sundays, 5:30 PM
This Sunday's guest musician is Laura Tomlin.
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May 22 - May 28 |
Open Sundays for Altar Flowers
June 4 and July 23 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. |
Parish Office Closed
The Parish Office will be closed Monday, May 29, in observance of Memorial Day.
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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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 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.
Email Anita Tanner, Hospitality Chair, with questions, or to sign up for set up or clean up teams or call (706) 993-5720.
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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 normal formation programs for children, youth, and adults resume on August 20th, we are offering a video and discussion series about the surprising history of our faith. Drop in ANY Sunday, you won't be disappointed.
Each Sunday we will watch a 30 minute installment of Diarmaid MacCulloch's brilliant BBC documentary followed by 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..." |
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. |
 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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