This Week At St. Matthew's
Sunday, October 21, 2018
The Twenty-second Sunday After Pentecost
Proper 24 Year B
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Twenty-second Sunday After Pentecost
9:30 a.m. Single Eucharist Service
at St. Matthew's
Rev. Christopher Hannum,
Guest Celebrant and Preacher
or
11:00 a.m. Closing Eucharist at
Stone Mountain Park, Lewallen Pavilion
Rev. Canon Liz Hendrick,
Celebrant & Preacher
All are welcome at either service.
READINGS FOR THIS SUNDAY :
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This Sunday we welcome
Rev. Christopher Hannum as Guest Celebrant and Preacher at St. Matthew's, since Mother Liz will be at the parish retreat at Stone Mountain.
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DUE TO THE PARISH RETREAT AT STONE MOUNTAIN THERE ARE NO SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES OR ADULT CHRISTIAN FORMATION CLASSES THIS SUNDAY.
NO JUNIOR WORSHIP OR CHERUB CHOIR PRACTICE
We hope you can attend the retreat !
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ADULT CONFIRMATION CLASSES
will begin in January. If you would like to be confirmed in the Episcopal church, or have been confirmed in another Christian denomination and would like to be received into the Episcopal Church, please plan on attending these Sunday morning classes.
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ST. MATTHEW'S FALL 2018
WEEKEND PARISH RETREAT
"
Connecting Through Stories"
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Stone Mountain Park
October 19
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, 20
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Terri Ingalls, Professional Storyteller, will lead featured workshops and campfire activities
It's almost time!
We will gather to sign in at the “J” Trail at the Stone Mountain campgrounds on Friday at 5:00 pm. If you have not yet paid your retreat registration you may pay it at that time. Please make your check payable to St. Matthew's and note Retreat on the detail line.
We will have dinner at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Compline service at 9:00 p.m will close the evening activities.
Things to bring:
- Lawn chairs.
- Rain gear/jacket and an umbrella -- It looks like we may have a little rain on Saturday if the forecast holds true. There will be tent canopies set up also. Forecast highs will be in the mid 60's.
- Camping gear if you are camping overnight.
Also, be aware that on that same weekend the Highland games will be underway at Stone Mountain, so a big crowd is expected and the traffic to get into the park can be high.
This weekend promises to be a memorable one, and we hope you and your family can be a part of the story! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact
Oscar De Leon
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PLEASE NOTE:
There will be
one service only
at 9:30 a.m.
at St. Matthew's on Sunday, October 21
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with Rev. Christopher Hannum
as Guest Celebrant and Preacher.
Holy Eucharist will be celebrated
at 11:00 a.m
. at the Lewallen Pavilion
in Stone Mountain Park.
The pavilion is located in front of the Camping Area in the park.
All are welcome at either service.
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CHOIR PRACTICES
Come join the choir!
Cherubs, Children's, Epiphany, Bell Choir, or Sanctuary--there's something for everyone!
for information on dates and times.
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Youth Corner
YOUTH GROUP meets
Sundays at 6:00 p.m
. in the Undercroft. ALL youth of the parish 6th - 12th grades are invited to be a part of this exciting year. For more information, contact
Holly Bond or
Amanda Livermont.
DIVE BIBLE STUDY FOR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH
meets
Wednesday evenings at 6:00 p.m. in Mother Liz's office. For more information on this dynamic Bible study please contact
Mother Liz or
Amanda Livermont..
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NEW BEGINNINGS
SEVERAL ST. MATT'S YOUTH attended the Diocese of Atlanta's
New Beginnings last weekend either as participants or serving on the high school team. Adult sponsors Holly Bond, Levi Livermont and Mallard Benton accompanied the group, and . Mallory Bateman served as Junior Weekend Advisor for the Weekend.. Congratulations to all participants, and thank you to all who made this weekend possible.
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"Other Than Sunday" Offerings During the Week
Click the Icons below for more info:
Wednesdays With the Word
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November 3rd at 10 a.m. - Identity Theft
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The next date traditionally reserved for baptism in the Episcopal Church is SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4,
ALL SAINTS SUNDAY.
If you or your child would like to be baptized, please email Susan Carson at
registrar@stmatthewssnellville.org or complete a pre-baptismal form in the office so we may set up a meeting with Mother Liz.
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NOVEMBER 4, ALL SAINTS SUNDAY
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Quiet Reflection
7:30 p.m. Memorial Service with
Reading of the Names
If you have friends and family you would like commemorated during this service,
PLEASE USE THE RED SIGN-UP BOOK IN THE PASS-THROUGH BETWEEN THE MAIN HALLWAY AND THE NARTHEX. All names should be submitted by
Wednesday, October 31st. All names will appear in the bulletin on Sunday, November 4th.
St. Matthew's will celebrate the lives of our family and friends who have gone on before us with a special evening service incorporating some of the traditions used by cultures around the world. There will be
quiet time beginning at 6:30 for various kinds of contemplation. The sanctuary and the Coil Chapel will be reserved for silent prayer. The labyrinth will be set up in the parish hall for prayer walks. Mother Liz will be available for those who just want to talk to someone.
At 7:30, a brief memorial service will be held in the sanctuary during which the names of those we have lost will be read.
We hope that you will join us to light a candle, place a flower on the cross, place a stone on the cairn, or simply say a prayer as you search for your own peace and understanding of that most mystifying aspect of life: death.
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Opportunities For Engagement
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JUNIOR WORSHIP NEEDS YOUR HELP!
Can you volunteer an occasional Sunday helping in Junior Worship? The purpose of Jr Worship is to help prepare the children ages 5-7 to be able to worship alongside their families by learning about worship and answering any/all questions they may have about the church. Worship comes in ALL forms and it takes more than a few participants to make things happen every week.
Junior Worship takes place during the first part of the 10:30 service most weeks during the school year. The children are led out by the verger, who then leads them back into church at the Peace. Your presence with the children shows them in a tangible way how our church family loves and serves one another in the body of Christ and the church. .
Thank you!
Debbie Inman - Junior Worship Lead
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NEW THIS SEASON:
ST. MATTHEW'S CHRISTMAS PAGEANT!!
Our seminarian, Karen Anderson, is leading the plan to offer a Christmas pageant at St. Matt's for the Family Service on Christmas Eve (at 4:00 p.m this year).
To do that, we are looking for
children ages 6-12 who want to be involved in some fashion in helping us tell the story of the birth of Jesus. We have parts for kids who want to practice their theater skills and share some lines from memory with us, and we have roles for those who would prefer to simply be part of the fun! Rehearsals will be on Sunday afternoons in November and December.
An information meeting will be held Sunday October 28th at 2: 00 p.m. in the parish hall.
We are also looking for parents, older youth and other adults who would commit to being part of the team to make this a success, including costumes, lighting, sound, etc, and assistants to the director. We would really like this to be a parish-wide effort to tell the story of the birth of our Savior!
Contact Karen Anderson
for more information on getting involved:
(770) 979-4210, ext 200
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Our neighbors in south Georgia have been hard hit by Hurricane Michael. The Panhandle of Florida was devastated by the same storm. And The Atlantic Coast of the Carolinas is still recovering from Hurricane Florence last month.
How can you help?
ERD is one answer. Please give generously as you are able.
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HELPING HURRICANE VICTIMS VIA
EPISCOPAL RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT (ERD)
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ECW
(Episcopal Church Women)
THIS MONDAY,
October 22
HALLOWEEN BINGO 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
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n the parish hall. Everyone welcome
Bring a Gross Goodie to share—(i.e. witches hat cupcakes, bat cookies, Halloween Hash, etc. Ideas on Pinterest! Prizes for the best goodie, and door prizes throughout the evening. Don’t miss it!
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Outreach
SE GWINNETT CO-OP
Click here to learn more about the current needs at the co-op.
Click here to learn more about the SE Gwinnett Cooperative Ministry and its important work in our community--and how YOU can help!
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ROSEBUD WARMTH
We are once again collecting donations for the Rosebud reservation in South Dakota.
Click here
to learn more about donating handmade or purchased hats, gloves and scarves to the children of the reservation.
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Please keep the following Snellville Police Officers in your prayers this month:
October Birthdays
++Officer Adam Green, October 6
++Officer Albert Thomas, October 7
++Communications Officer - Briana Hajrizi, October 23
++Sgt. Rain Neiddu, October 28
We are in need of $10.00 gift cards from Subway, Chick-fil-A, Panera Bread, or Race-Trac for the
officers Birthday cards. Please contact Becky Olbon at
beckyolbon@yahoo.com
or by calling 770-923-9186 if you can help out.
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The Snellville Police Department is looking for donations of bags of candy for their officers to hand out to the Snellville community on Halloween. If you would like to donate a bag or two to them, there will be a bin in the old narthex (parish hall entryway).
Please bring any donations of candy no later than Oct 21. Thanks!
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THE STEPHEN MINISTRY CORNER
What a Stephen Minister is Equipped To Do
While much has been written about a Stephen Minister’s role, and additional info is available on the St. Matthew's
website or from
stephenministries.org
, many people do not get the whole picture of what a Stephen Minister is equipped to do.
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Preschool Corner
ST. MATTHEW'S PRESCHOOL ANNUAL PUMPKIN AUCTION
We have the most creative teachers
at our St.Matthew's Preschool and we love to show off their skills during our annual pumpkin auction!
Pumpkins will be on display for auction and voting from
October 17th through October 26th in the preschool entryway (the Christian Education hall).
Be sure to stop by to vote for your favorite pumpkin and make a bid to take it home for Halloween!
All proceeds from the auction go to the preschool.
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What's Happening Around St. Matt's
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MANY THANKS
to all for your
CAR SHOW
help—whether you parked cars, signed cars in, baked goods for the bake sale (Sylvia says thank you!!) manned a booth, sold tickets or set up and broke down the event—
THANK YOU!
Your willing hands and hearts helped make the show a huge success. Monies raised are still being tabulated.
It's The People!
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THE SEARCH COMMITTEE has begun the work to hire a new associate priest. Please pray for the committee. If you have any questions about the search, please contact Search Committee Co-Chairs Katherine Reynolds or David Chandler, or talk with Mother Liz.
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Almighty and everliving God, ruler of all things in heaven and earth, hear our prayers for this parish family. Strengthen the faithful, arouse the careless, and restore the penitent. Grant us all things necessary for our common life, and bring us all to be of one heart and mind within your holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen". (BCP, p.817)
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OFFICE NOTE: A drop box
has been installed in the door to the office. You may drop completed membership forms, pledge cards, or checks in this secured box any time the office is closed. It will be retrieved by office staff and distributed.
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THANK YOU TO ALL WHO DONATED BLOOD
during last week’s blood drive. and to those who helped organize the drive! Twenty-one donors gave 17 pints of blood to the Red Cross, and there were four new donors! The next blood drive is scheduled for 2/3/2019.
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2019 MINISTRY PLANNING CALENDAR
Planning for 2019 has begun.
All groups and ministries, please submit the following
to Tina Couch if you have not already done so:
Event Name; proposed date/season; purpose/target audience; any cost to be passed on to visitors/ /parishioners; point of contact.
All events will be reviewed during the Leadership Conference.
Forms are placed around the church which can be placed in the Inreach mailbox in the York room, or you may submit to
Tina.m.couch@gmail.com
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St. Matthew's Turns Forty Next Year!
Do you have photos or memorabilia from St. Matthew's people or events in the "old days"? If so, please consider getting them out and dusting them off to share. Please contact
Diane Eberhart or
Marsha Elixson for more information..
Be sure to put
Sunday, September 22, 2019 on your calendar. It will a Homecoming Sunday you won't want to miss!
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ave you noticed the directory posted on the bulletin board? Please write in your birthplace or where you or your family is from beside your name in that directory. We'll be putting up a map next year showing where our parish family comes from! We'd like everyone to be represented on the map!
Photo: Altar in original St. Matt's sanctuary (now the parish hall), 1981
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Diocesan Convention, also known as Annual Council,
will be held at Holy Innocents Episcopal Church/School, 805 Mount Vernon Highway, Atlanta, on
Friday, November 9 and Saturday, November 10. Proceedings begin at around 9:00 a.m.
Please also note that
Bishop Curry will be with us for Annual Council
! Any who wish to come to council are invited, so be sure to spread the word.
Our council delegates this year are Greg Andrews, Jay Jones, and Janis Williams.
There will also be a youth lock-in which should be awesome – watch for information on that to go out via separate email blast.
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Events and Serving Schedules
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SERMON ON THE AMOUNT - SEPTEMBER 2018
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St.Matthew's Episcopal Church | P770-979=4210 | stmatts@bellsouth.net | itsthepeople.org
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