Spring Forward.  Daylight Saving Time Begins Sunday, March 10. Don't forget to move your clocks forward one hour before you go to bed Saturday Night, March 9. 

 

Sunday, March 10, 10 AM, 

  Tyler Hall (New location) 

New to the Saint Paul's community? Wondering what your next steps might be? Get your questions answered and meet some of our staff and parish leaders in an informal gathering in the parlor 10 AM, Sunday, March 10. RSVP to Elisabeth in the Parish Office.  

 

Sunday, March 10, 10:30-10:45 AM, Tyler Hall

The Search Committee for the 11th Bishop of Georgia will be holding a series of Listening Sessions around the diocese over the next several weeks. The Augusta Convocation session is March 10, 2:30 PM at Church of the Good Shepherd for anyone who can attend. The Search Committee wants to include as many voices as possible in the conversation and recommends these thoughts to ponder before you arrive at one of the Sessions: what miracle/joy/success have you seen in the last 10 years? What was your best moment in the Diocese? What have we missed, or what could we have done better? What are your hopes for the next 10 years?

Whether or not you attend a Listening Session, please take the time to complete this brief survey. 

The Saint Paul's Choir will sing Evensong at 5:30 PM on Sunday, March 10. The service will include the premiere of a composition by Heard Robertson, son of Tom and Lee Robertson, and a former Head Chorister of Saint Paul's Church. Child care will be available and a reception in the River Room  follows the service. More than 200 people attended the last Evensong. Please invite family and friends.

ADULTS

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. 

All women and youth (9th grade and up) are invited to gather for a rich Lenten study and discussion group to examine the lives of selected women from both the Old and New Testaments. We will listen to their words and explore how their lives speak to ours today. Materials provided, from Bible Women: All Their Words and Why They Matter.

Location: Chapel of St. Peter and St. Paul

The world is a difficult and busy place, but our Christian tradition is rich with practices that help us return to ourselves and grow closer to God's ineffable presence. Each Sunday Fr. Jenkins will present a different spiritual practice of prayer. Materials provided, and all are welcome to drop in any given Sunday.

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.

GODLY PLAY -- 4s to 8, Kindergarten thru 2nd grade

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.

Mark your calendars for March 11, 7 PM at the Pizza Joint in downtown Augusta. Join a varied group of young(ish) adults to explore some of the "big" questions around our meaning, purpose, and God. We hope to grow in our understanding of ourselves and God as we gather together over drinks (whether coke or ale). We welcome all faiths, but especially focus on the Christian perspective informed by the Episcopal tradition. For more information please email John Jenkins.

Prior to our noon hour Lenten book discussion, Noonday Prayer will be observed in the chapel. Gather in silence at 11:45 AM, prayers begin at 11:50 AM. 

Consider experiencing a new spiritual practice in your observance of a Holy Lent: labyrinth walking meditation. I n Wednesday, March 13, 6  PM , Belinda Peebles, a Veriditas certified Labyrinth facilitator, will provide instruction and a guided walk with our new labyrinth in the Berlin Room. No previous experience is necessary and all are invited to participate. Please wear or bring socks to wear after removing your shoes.   For more information about labyrinths, please visit www.veriditas.org.  This walk is sponsored by the Daughters of the King and all are welcome.  For questions, contact Suzanne Pursley-Crotteau.

The Augusta Convocation is excited to announce that this year's Diocesan Episcopal Church Women (ECW) Annual Retreat and The Order of the Daughters of the King (DOK) Spring Assembly will feature an Episcopal priest, social entrepreneur, and author as their keynote speaker, the Reverend Becca Stevens of Thistle Farms. Becca is founder and president of Thistle Farms, a global community of survivors of trafficking and addiction that includes justice enterprises. For her work as an entrepreneur and justice advocate, Becca has been named a White House Champion of Change, a CNN Hero, and holds numerous honorary doctorates. Her most recent book, Love Heals, was published by Harper Collins. Join us for a full weekend with Becca and women from Thistle Farms for the first time in the Diocese of Georgia.  Register Here.  

DID YOU KNOW?

Rivers and streams provide 65% of our nation's drinking water.  The Savannah River is one of Augusta's 2 water sources.

 

Are we missing your birthday?

Please contact the Parish Office to update our files.

Our "Second Sunday"  Birthday Celebration  will be March 10.  

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