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October 26 - November 4, 2018
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Service Participant Schedule
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Throughout October, look for a series of messages from the Stewardship Committee that reflect on Jesus' teachings about money as well as personal statements from families and individuals about giving. These reflections and statements invite all of us to consider anew the meaning of Christ-centered stewardship. We will begin asking for your 2019 financial commitment after the Feast of All Saints' Day, November 1st.
Saint Paul's has been a part of our family since we moved back home in 1998 and has nourished Tricia, our children and me in our spiritual lives. Members of our family approach their spirituality differently but having the one constant of a space in which and a wider family with which to find and interact with God in our own ways has been crucial. People can change over time and children do grow up, but our Christian faith has been set in our hearts and we are thankful to Saint Paul's for being the base from which we tackle the wider world. We give back to the Church for these reasons.
- Tricia and Cameron Nixon
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| Our Schedule this Sunday |
October 28 |
Holy Eucharist, Rite One
Christian Formation for ALL ages
See information below
Coffee and Conversation
Tyler Hall
Holy Eucharist, Rite Two
with the Saint Paul's, Canterbury, and Saint Nicholas Choirs.
The Nursery is available.
following 11:00 AM
Lemonade on the Lawn
Celtic Evening Prayer and Communion
Vonda Darr is our guest
musician.
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| This Weekend |
October 26 & 27 |
 Night on the River
Friday, October 26, 6:30-9 PM
The Creation Care Team invites the parish to celebrate God's good creation with an evening of locally sourced music, food, drink, and creatures (the human kind)! NO COST to attend & WE URGE YOU TO INVITE GUESTS, but we do ask you to RSVP your expected attendance number to
Katherine Ferrara. Call Katherine at (706) 836-9711 if you need more details or would like to make a donation or volunteer to support the event.
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 Master's Table Soup Kitchen
Saturday, October 27, 9-10:45 AM
The Master's Table Soup Kitchen located at 702 Fenwick Street will be staffed and sponsored by Saint Paul's Church volunteers Saturday, October 27. The Prep Team works from 9 - 10:45 AM. This is a great opportunity to get to know other parishioners while chopping, stirring, and preparing lunch for 150-250 guests. Contact Marilyn Grau for more information. |
Hurricane Relief for the Diocese of GA
Many have asked how they can help those affected by Hurricane Michael in the Diocese of Georgia. The Diocese is continuing to work with congregations and clergy to assess the needs of the community. To donate to the Bishop's Discretionary Fund in support of those affected by the hurricane, text to give: EDOG to 73256 and choose Bishop's Fund and then write Relief in the comment. Standard text messaging rates may apply.
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 EYC (Episcopal Youth Community) at Saint Paul's
Sunday, October 28, 12:30 - 2 PM
EYC (grades 6-12) will meet following the 11
AM service for pumpkin carving and a boat ride on the river. Transportation to the Campbell's home will be provided. Pick up at Saint Paul's at 2
PM.
Lunch will be served and friends always welcome. For more information and to
RSVP contact
Todd Shafer.
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 Monthly YP Gathering
Sunday, October 28, 7 PM, The Bee's Knees
Calling all 20-30-something young professionals, grad students, and wayward souls for our monthly gathering following the Celtic service Sunday evening.
Contact John Jenkins
for more information.
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 Coats for Kids
Coats for Kids at Hornsby Elementary and Middle School continues. PLEASE help keep our young friends warm this winter! Many students at Hornsby will NEED coats and jackets when the weather cools off. We can use heavy coats, lightweight jackets, fleece jackets, and sweatshirt jackets, plus boys' and girls' gloves, mittens, and hats. All sizes are needed: children's sizes 6-16 and adult sizes S, M, L, & XL. New and gently used are accepted. Great places to pick up a coat or jacket are Target, Old Navy, Costco, and TJ MAXX. Cash donations are happily accepted, too. Donation boxes will be located in the Narthex and in Tyler Hall. For questions, please contact Kathy Enicks.
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| Formation Groups |
Sundays at 9:30 AM
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ADULTS
 RECTOR'S FORUM
Leader: Fr. Muir and guests
Location: The Parlor
The Rector's Forum offers a time and place for engaging conversation that is not anchored to a specific curriculum or topic. Always we consider how to honestly and faithfully live out our Baptismal vows, whatever the topic of the day.
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INQUIRERS' CLASS
Leader: Fr. Jenkins
Location: Berlin Room
The Inquirers' Class is for two closely related groups. The class guides inquiring adults who are preparing to participate in the rites of Confirmation, Reception, or Reaffirmation. It also is for inquiring Episcopalians, those who wish to learn more about this unique way of responding to God's love.
This Sunday: Chapter 5 - October 28
Navigating the [Episcopal] Church: From Local to Worldwide
This Sunday we explore our unique expression of institutionalized Christianity-The Episcopal Church. This class is about the institution, its organization, governance, the role of authority, ministry, and how all of this is a response to God's love.
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YOUTH
FAITH & NATURE: Divine Adventures of Life on Earth
Grades 6 - 12
Leader: Todd Shafer and company
Location: The Upper Room (Upstairs Parish House)
What is up with science, the universe and God and ME? We will dig in and wonder about our place in God's creation... BUT FIRST, breakfast to get the morning going! Questions about formation? Contact Todd Shafer.
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CHILDREN
WEAVING GOD'S PROMISES -- Ages 8-11 or Grades 3 - 5
Leader: Coleman Graham and company
Location: Blue Room, Children's Ministries Center
Our bigger children will immerse themselves in an Episcopal formation experience rooted in the stories of our faith as presented in Matthew's Gospel. In this first of a three-year cycle, our children encounter the story of our salvation from the fall to our redemption and how we fit into the story. Our theme in this curriculum year is "God loves us and stays with us-no matter what." Every session incorporates theology and history from our Episcopal-Anglican perspective. Questions??? Contact Coleman Graham or Fr. John.
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GODLY PLAY -- 4s to 8, Kindergarten thru 2nd grade
Leaders: Kim Butler & Ivey Coleman
Location: Godly Play Room, Children's Ministry Center
We take children and their relationship with God seriously and seek to provide both space to foster encounters with God and the language necessary to make meaning of those experiences. Within the Godly Play classroom, the Biblical narrative is lovingly presented to children using beautiful materials with an invitation to step into each story with awe and wonder. Children are then allowed time to respond to and reflect on their experience of the story.
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| Next Week |
October 29 - November 4 |
 Join the Hospitality Team
for All Saints' Evensong Reception
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...and by Anita Tanner, who has served as Hospitality Committee Chair for over 20 years. Our sincerest thanks and prayers to Anita as she passes this responsibility to Bill Ford.
You can help by making or purchasing a finger food or beverage for the reception, and dropping it off in the Tyler Hall kitchen between services or after church on Sunday, November 11. Individuals for set up, clean up and serving have already been organized. If you prefer to make a monetary donation, please make your check out to Saint Paul's Church and annotate it for the "Evensong Reception". Please email Bill to let him know which requested item and quantity you are bringing. We will respond to you individually and will publish an update next week. Need full details? See the full menu here.
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Confirmation, Reception, or Reaffirmation Forms
Deadline Tuesday, October 30
For those who wish to be confirmed, received, reaffirmed, please return this registration form to the Parish Office by Tuesday, October 30. You may mail, email, or drop off the form to the Parish Office on Sunday. The form itself is not necessary as long as the information requested is included in your response.
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All Saints' Prayer List
On All Saints Sunday, November 4, we remember especially those in our parish family and in our families who have died in the past year. Please
email the parish office or telephone at (706) 724-2485 by Wednesday, October 31, if you would like to place someone special on the list.
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Community Yoga : a beginner to intermediate class
Friday's, 9:00 AM
- 10
AM, Berlin Room or Tyler Hall
no RSVP needed & DONATION-supported class
Wellness is a blessing we cherish and support, so Saint Paul's is delighted to welcome back
Bethany Smith's
weekly
Community Yoga
. "Community Yoga" is a donation based yoga class open to anyone, is not part of a club or member based organization, and participants directly pay for the instructor's skill and time-there is no fee schedule.
Bethany
is a certified instructor who tea
ches at various local fitness centers (Oxygen Fitness, KROC) an
d provides private and subscription based instruction. If you have questions, our Saint Paul's contact is Kim Butler, or direc
tly contact
Bethany Smith
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 Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight Saving Time ends next Sunday, November 4. Be sure to turn your clock back one hour before you go to bed Saturday night.
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 Bishop Benhase Annual Visitation to Saint Paul's
Sunday, November 4
The Annual Episcopal Visitation is Sunday, November 4. Bishop Benhase will preside at the Holy Eucharist with the rite of Confirmation and Reaffirmation of Baptismal Vows for all members. The Bishop invites all parishioners to meet with him for conversation at the Rector's Forum in the Berlin Room at 9:30
AM. No 8
AM service. The Celtic Evening Prayer and Communion service is at 5:30
PM.
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No 8:00 AM service
Sunday, November 4
We will combine our morning worship next Sunday, November 4. There will be no 8
AM service on this Sunday. We will celebrate Celtic Communion and Prayer at 5:30
PM.
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 Readers for Hornsby Elementary
Do you remember your favorite children's book? Come share your love of reading with our youngest students at Hornsby Elementary. Bring your favorite picture books and come READ!! The schedule is flexible. You can read any day, once a week or once a month. For more information or to volunteer
email Kathy Enicks or call at 484-433-4007.
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 Tuesday's Music Live
Tuesday, November 6, 12:00 noon, Nave and River Room
Tuesday's Music Live continues its 31st season Tuesday, November 6, with a free concert by pianist, Daniela Liebman. Lunch, catered by Sugar South Catering, is available after the concert by advance reservation. The cost is $12 per person. Reservations at
www.TuesdaysMusicLive.com or by calling the Box Office at (706) 722-3463.
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 Second Sunday Birthday Celebration
Sunday, November 11, 10:30 AM, Tyler Hall
ALL are invited to our brief but joyful celebration for all whose birthdays fall in November. J
oin us during "Coffee and Conversation" (10:30 - 10:45
AM
) in Tyler Hall for "Birthday Sunday."
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 Evensong
Sunday, November 11, at 5:30 PM
The Saint Paul's Choir sings Evensong Sunday, November 11, at 5:30
PM instead of the Celtic service. 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 will include music composed by the Reverend Dr. William Dolen including the Preces and Responses, the Magnificat and Nune Dimittis, and the anthem, "I heard the voice of Jesus say." A reception in Tyler Hall follows Evensong and childcare will be available beginning at 5
PM
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 Mark your calendar. Details to follow.
- Angel Tree Angels Arrive - Sunday, November 11
- Veterans' Ice Cream Social - Sunday, November 18, 2:15 PM
- Manna Pantry - Friday & Saturday, November 16-17
- Wednesday Night Fellowship Dinner - November 21, 6 PM
- Thanksgiving Eve Service - Wednesday, November 21, 7 PM
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Saint Paul's Creation Care
Compassionate Service to God's Creation
Recycling
Thank you for using the seven blue recycling bins located throughout Saint Paul's for all of your used paper, especially
bulletins. The bins are in the Choir room, Sacristy, Narthex, Breezeway and Tyler Hall, as well as in the Parish Office.
Remember to also drop off your used batteries, cell phones, and ink cartridges in the bins in Tyler Hall. Your Creation Care Committee ensures that...
- the batteries are recycled responsibly
- the phones are donated to HopeLine which helps survivors of domestic violence while ensuring that phones are reused or recycled in an environmentally responsible way.
- the ink cartridges are recycled while also earning our office credit at Staples
Upcoming Opportunities
- Next Creation Care Meeting - November 7, 5:30 PM
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News from our Neighboring Parishes
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St. Augustine's Art Exhibit and Sale
Saturday, October 27, 2018, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
3321 Wheeler Road, Augusta
St. Augustine's Episcopal Church invites you to an Art Exhibit and Sale featuring art from emerging and professional CSRA artists. Cafe' by the Garden 11
AM - 2
PM. Proceeds benefit "The Story Box Ministry" Books for children. For more information contact
sta.artshow@gmail.com.
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 Episcopal Day School Fall Festival
Saturday, October 27, 10:00 - 2:00
PM
EDS invites you to be their guest at their annual Fall Festival. Mention this invitation and receive an armband for your child(ren) giving UNLIMITED access to ALL games and activities!
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Are we missing your birthday?
Our "Second Sunday"
Birthday Celebration
will be November 11.
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