This Week At St. Matthew's
Sunday, February 3, 2019
Fourth Sunday After the Epiphany
The Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord
in the Temple
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Candlemas -- The Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple
8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist
9:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 a.m. Sunday School and Christian Education
10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist
READINGS FOR THIS SUNDAY
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Adult Christian Education
EPIPHANY STUDY
Explore Christ's redeeming love by reading Paul's letter to the Roman's each day with tens of thousands of Episcopalians throughout the world.
1/ 6, 13, 20; 2/ 3, 10, 17, 24
DAILY READINGS
These readings will be explored on Sunday Mornings in class.
Check out other Spring Adult Christian Education Classes and Other Than Sunday Offerings--
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What is CANDLEMAS?
T
his Sunday, St. Matthew’s will celebrate Candlemas
, or the Christian Festival pf Lights. This ancient festival, taken from a pagan Festival of Lights, marks the midpoint of winter, halfway between the shortest day and the spring equinox, as well as symbolically the increasing strength of the sun as the time moved towards spring. Note that in the US, it’s also called Groundhog Day.
The Christian Festival of Lights goes by two names: The Purification of Mary, occurring 40 days after the birth of her son Jesus, and The feast of the Presentation, marking the time when tradition required that Jewish boys were brought to the temple and presented to God by grateful parents. The story of Jesus presentation in the temple is found in Luke 2:22-40. In the church, Candlemas was traditionally the time when all of the candles to be used in the church were brought to be blessed.
This Sunday, we will gather all the candles and candle oil to be used in the church for the upcoming year and say a prayer of blessing over them. Each congregant will have a candle that will be lit by the acolytes just as the service starts. Come and be part of this wonderful celebration!
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Thank you to those selected at the Annual Meeting
to serve a three year term on St. Matt's vestry:
New Vestry Members
Elliot Griffiths
Bernard McGhee
Becky Olbon
Sam Rotella
Samantha Renfro - Sr. Warden (one year)
John Byron - Jr. Warden (one year)
Many thanks to Oscar De Leon, Mara DiGiovanni, Scott McEvoy, and Beth Still
who concluded their three years of service as vestry members on Sunday.
It's the People!
To view the 2019 Budget and all committee reports reviewing their 2018 activities, please
click here
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THE DIOCESE OF ATLANTA CURSILLO
WORKING GROUP
Invites you to attend a Team Training Day
Saturday Feb. 9th
from 10 am to 3 pm
at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
To register for this event e-mail Nina Daniel
Goals for the training day are to equip the 4th day community to hold a weekend and also to equip individuals to return to their parishes to renew Ultreyas and develop group reunions to support those individuals who will attend a future weekend. We hope that you will attend this gathering whether you feel led to serve on a weekend team or support through prayer and palanca. Fourth Day's input and expertise is needed to move forward.
This is the first in a series of weekend team training events which will use the information from each successive training to identify key strategies and provide a solid base of Cursillistas
to staff a weekend.
Ultreya!
Mother Pat Miller, Rev Linda Pineo, Rev Canon John Bolton, Rev Deby Adinolfi,
Rev Cynthia Knapp, Deb Stetcher, Ken Hatcher, Denise Adams, Pam Denton,
Paige Howell, Nina Daniel, Jack Denton, Pat Holloway, Diana Blosser and Jean E Stafford.
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T
HE GO! SUMMIT
RACIAL HEALING IN A CHANGING WORLD
The Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta
Saturday, February 16, 2019
8:30 a.m.—4:00 p.m.
Rev. Raphael G. Warnock, ph.D,
Sr Pastor, Ebenezer Bapt. Church, Keynote
and featuring
The Rt. Rev. Robert C Wright, D.D.
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All are invited to a Celebration of the life and witness
of the first African American ordained priest in the Episcopal Church at
The Feast of Absalom Jones
Sunday, February 10, 2019
3:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist
Church of the Incarnation
2407 Cascade Rd SW
Atlanta, GA 30311
The Reverend Naomi Tutu, Daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Preacher
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RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE THIS SUNDAY
9 A.M.—1 p.m. In the Bloodmobile
Photo ID Required
WALK-INS WELCOME
SIGN IN TABLE is in the Old Narthex
(Parish Hall Entryway)
THERE IS A CRITICAL BLOOD SHORTAGE
GIVE BLOOD—SAVE A LIFE!
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IMPORTANT -- REALM / ACS UPDATE
Are YOU logged into Realm yet?
We have migrated all our parish member records to the newer ACS cloud-based records system called REALM.
By now you should have received an email invitation from St. Matthew’s to join REALM,
and it is important for you to follow the instructions in the email in order to set yourself up in Realm. You can view your family's records in the new system (including your record of giving), look up contact information for other church members, and stay in touch with your ministry and group activities. You will be able to change your address and contact information and upload a photo to the directory, among other things.
If you have any problems logging into REALM, or have not received an invitation to REALM from St. Matthew's, please contact Susan Carson at
registrar@stmatthewssnellville.org
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End-of-Year Pledge Statements
2018 End of year Pledge and gift statements have been sent out by mail. Please check the statements carefully against your records, and call the office 770-979-4210 or email to
admin@stmatthewssnellville.org
with questions or concerns. Thanks.
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THE STEPHEN MINISTRY
CORNER
St. Matthews’ Stephen Ministers Attend Annual Retreat at First United Methodist Church Lawrenceville Jan. 11-12, 2019
This month the St. Matthew’s Stephen Ministers attended the retreat provided by the Stephen Ministers at First United Methodist Church in Lawrenceville. The purpose of the retreat is to participate in fellowship, supervision, and obtain regular continuing education that will enable us to be better care givers in our ministry.
On Friday evening, we separated into groups and received a booklet with life questions. The purpose of this exercise was to help us understand and be ready to answer any question that might arise with our care receiver.
On Saturday a representative from UGA Extension Service presented a session on good nutrition (see below).
Good food, fun, and spiritual connection was enjoyed by all.
For more information on Stephen Ministry,
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"Other Than Sunday" Offerings During the Week
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Wednesdays With the Word
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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. Bring a friend! 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 contac
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Mother Liz
or
Amanda Livermont
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EXCITING EVENTS COMING UP FOR YOUTH!
THIS SUNDAY NIGHT, FEB 3!
: Come to our annual
Superbowl Party!
Our
new foosball table
is ready for some friendly competition —
in the Undercroft at 6 p.m. Bring an appetizer to share!!!
Drinks will be provided!
Feb. 10:
Cupid Gnu or Blu Moo at the Mall of Georgia! We need drivers and Spotters at the Mall!! We’ll
leave the church at 3 p.m. on Sunday and return before 8 p.m
. Everybody will need to bring any spending money for Valentines gifts and dinner money.
We had 15 kids & 4 big kids (otherwise known as adults) at Laser Tag last week, and it was a BLAST!!! Remember to bring your friends!
Also, the registration is open for New Beginnings until March 9th. It will be held March 22-24, 2019.
Here's a calendar of Youth happenings for the remainder of the 2019 school year.
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Snellville Police Officers February Birthdays:
Officer Timothy Schaefer, February 17
Sgt. Brian Rankin, February 27
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 at
beckyolbon@yahoo.com
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Prayer for Police Officers
Almighty God, we commend to your gracious care and keeping all the men and women in law enforcement in our neighborhoods, cities, and on our highways. Defend them day by day with your heavenly grace; protect their families; strengthen them in their trials; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
(Adapted, BCP p.823)
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Events and Serving Schedules
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St.Matthew's Episcopal Church | Ph 770-979-4210 | stmatts@bellsouth.net | www.itsthepeople.org
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