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Packing and delivering toiletry bags for veterans.
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December 21 - December 30, 2018
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Service Participant Schedule
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| Our Schedule this Sunday |
December 21 |
8:00 AM
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 and Canterbury Choirs.
The Nursery is available.
following 11:00 AM
Lemonade on the Lawn
Celtic Evening Prayer and Communion
with Prayers for Healing
Carl Purdy is our musician for this Sunday.
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Back "home" this Sunday
Ranie Neislar is on Christmas break from Sewanee and will be serving at Saint Paul's this Sunday at 11
AM.
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Advent Prayer Trees
Daughters of the King, an Episcopal Prayer Ministry, invite prayers for yourself and others. Attach your prayer request to the Advent Prayer Tree located in Tyler Hall or in the Narthex. For more information, contact Suzanne Pursley-Crotteau. |
"A Children's Liturgy for Christmas Eve"
Our children will hold the "Children's Liturgy for Christmas Eve" on the last Sunday of Advent, December 23, during the 11:00
AM service.
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| Formation Groups |
Sundays at 9:30 AM
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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. |
INQUIRERS' CLASS - Final Session - OPEN TO ALL
Leader: Fr. Jenkins
This Sunday: Ch. 9 - Sacraments: Symbols of Grace
Sacraments transform our lives--creating and recreating us as a community of God's people. This session explains sacraments and how they are central to our understanding of Christianity as an incarnational faith.
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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
Older 4 yr. to 5th Grade
ADVENT FORMATION &
"A Children's Liturgy for Christmas Eve"
Our children will hold the "Children's Liturgy for Christmas Eve" on the last Sunday of Advent, December 23, during the 11:00
AM service.
Our older 4s thru 5th grade children will help the parish get ready to celebrate the mystery of Christmas during the liturgy by processing and placing each piece of the parish creche. ALL children are invited and encouraged to participate in this GodlyPlay Advent formation program. You need not have attended prior sessions to participate! Meet at 9:30 at the baptismal font. For more information contact Rebecca Massie.
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2019 Stewardship--
Growing in Ministry:
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2019 Pledged Offerings - shaping the future life of our church
Please consider pledging your 2019 offerings to God. Every special gift and offering matters in the life of our church; pledged offerings, however, are unique because your vestry uses them to structure the budget for the coming year, which shapes the life and ministries of our church.
Thank you.
In Faith, hope, and love,
Brad Sandbach Fr. John Jenkins
Stewardship, Chair Stewardship, Chaplain
Pledge forms are available in the Narthex, and via the following online options:
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| Next Week |
December 22 - December 30 |
Greening of the Church
Sunday, December 23, Following the 11
AM Service
You are invited to the Greening of the Church Sunday, December 23, following the 11 AM service.
Contact Pam Uros
and join the Flower Guild as they decorate the church for Christmas.
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 The Mystery of Christmas
Monday, December 24, 3:00 PM, Chapel
Before the 4:00
PM Christmas Eve service, all children, parents, grandparents and those interested are warmly invited to hear a very, very special Godly Play story,
The Mystery of Christmas. Come and revel in the whole story of the mystery that we celebrate at Christmastide. Snacks included. Questions?
Contact Fr. Jenkins or
Kim Butler.
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Christmas Eve
Monday, December 24, 4:00
PM
& 10:00
PM
Christmas Eve Festival Celebrations
with Choir, Brass, & Drums
A nursery will be available for the 4:00
PM
service.
The 10:00
PM
service will be broadcast live on WGAC 580 AM and 95.1 FM.
Christmas Day
Tuesday, December 25, 10:00
AM
Christmas Eucharist in the Chapel with Carols
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Parish Office Hours
The Parish Office will be closed in celebration of Christmas Monday, December 24 - Wednesday, December 26, and close at noon on New Year's Eve, Monday, December 31, and reopen Wednesday, January 2.
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Christmas Lessons and Carols
Sunday, December 30, 11:00
AM
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, 11
AM, Sunday, December 30. Join us along with your families and out-of-town guests in this beautiful celebration during Christmastide. The Canterbury and Saint Paul's choirs will join readers from the congregation to observe this beloved liturgy of our Anglican heritage. Eucharist will not be celebrated at this service, but will be celebrated at the 8
AM service and again at the 5:30
PM Celtic Evening Prayer & Communion service.
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2018 Contribution Statements
Offerings or Special Gifts of cash/check must be dated and postmarked no later than December 31, 2018 to qualify as 2018 charitable contributions. For gifts (transfers) of stock or other securities, or other questions, ASAP contact Meredith Beach or (706) 724-2485 ext. 204. Please note the Parish Office will close at noon on both Friday, December 28 and Monday, December 31. 2018
Contribution Statements for 2018 will be mailed no later than January 31, 2019.
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 Tuesday's Music Live
Tuesday, January 8, 12:00 noon
Nave and River Room
Tuesday's Music Live continues its 31st season Tuesday, January 8, with a free concert by Mauro Bertoli, pianist. Lunch 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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 Pub Theology
Monday, January 14, 7:00 PM, Downtown Pizza Joint
Wednesday Night Fellowship Dinner
Wednesday, January 16, 6-7 PM, Tyler Hall
Manna Pantry
Friday, January 18, 5:00 PM
Saturday, January 19, 9:30 AM
Veterans' Ice Cream Social
Sunday, January 20, 2:30 PM, GA War Veteran's Nursing Home
Tuesday's Music Live
Tuesday, January 22, 12 noon
YEA
Sunday, January 27, The Bee's Knees
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Annual Parish Meeting
Sunday, January 27, 2019
The 269th annual parish meeting and brunch will be held Sunday, January 27, following the 11
AM service. Details will follow. Please mark your calendars.
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VESTRY NOMINATIONS REQUESTED
The Vestry Nominating Committee is seeking candidates whom you believe would make outstanding Vestry members for Saint Paul's. If you'd like to suggest someone, including yourself, please contact Leslie Lambert.
VESTRY RESPONSIBILITIES
The basic responsibilities of the Vestry are:
· to help define and articulate the mission of this congregation
· to support the church's mission by word and deed
· to support the clergy
· to ensure effective organization and planning
· to manage resources and finances
· to attend monthly vestry meetings and annual vestry retreat
· to serve as liaison to assigned parish committees
This is a 3 year term.
MINIMUM CRITERIA
To be eligible for the Vestry, a nominee must answer "yes" to all of the following questions.
· Have you been confirmed or received in the Episcopal Church?
· Do you regularly attend worship services at Saint Paul's?
· Are you a pledging member of Saint Paul's?
CANDIDATE PROFILES
Each nominee slated to run for election to the Vestry will be invited to share a profile with the parish via our regular parish communications including the weekly newsletter.
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Are we missing your birthday?
Our "Second Sunday"
Birthday Celebration
will be December 9.
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