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December 28, 2018 - January 6, 2019
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Service Participant Schedule
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| The First Sunday after Christmas |
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Christmastide is the joyous and short season between the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord and the Feast of the Epiphany. This Sunday, we continue to celebrate with A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at 11:00 AM. This beloved tradition helps us to set the mystery of the incarnation into the larger sweep the biblical story of God's salvation for the world. These are the stories that shapes our lives as we pass through the church's year of grace, year after year, season by season, and Sunday by Sunday.
- The Mystery of Christmas: Adults and children are invited to listen to the whole story of the incarnation and then reflect on it in community. Presented by Fr. Jenkins in the chapel at 9:30 AM.
- A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at 11:00 AM, with lessons read in the traditional style by members of the parish, beginning with a child reading the opening passage from Genesis, and including beloved Christmas Carols.
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| Our Schedule this Sunday |
December 30 |
8:00 AM
Holy Eucharist, Rite One
Inter-generational Christian Formation
"The Mystery of Christmas" Godly Play Encore
Chapel
Coffee and Conversation
Tyler Hall
A Festival of Lessons and Carols
The Nursery is available.
following 11:00 AM
Lemonade on the Lawn
Celtic Evening Prayer and Communion
with Prayers for Healing
Eryn Eubanks & the Family Fold
are our guest musicians for this Sunday.
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 Inter-generational Formation: The Mystery of Christmas
For Adults and Children
Sunday, December 30, 9:30 AM, Chapel
Presented by Fr. Jenkins
From the Annunciation to the Flight to Egypt, this is a presentation of the whole sweep of the Christmas story including parts often omitted from the lectionary. Adults and children are invited to listen to the story and then reflect in community about the mystery of the incarnation, "when God became a baby" (from the Godly Play story, The Mystery of Christmas).
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A Festival of Nine 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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 Take Home a Poinsettia Sunday
You are invited to take home a poinsettia Sunday, following the 11:00
AM service.
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| Next Week |
December 31 - January 6 |
Parish Office Hours
The Parish Office will close at noon on New Year's Eve, Monday, December 31, and reopen Wednesday, January 2.
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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 questions, 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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The Sacrament of Holy Baptism
Holy Baptism will be held on Sunday, January 13, 2019, The Feast of The Baptism of Our Lord. If you wish to participate in this rite of initiation into the Body of Christ, contact the clergy by Monday, January 7.
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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 Reports Due
Monday, January 14, 2019
Annual reports from all committees are due no later than 12:00 noon Monday, January 14. Please email your report as an attachment to the
parish office.
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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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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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News from our Neighboring Parishes
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Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Service
Tuesday, January 15, 6:45 PM, Covenant Presbyterian Church
The Progressive Religious Coalition of Augusta and the CSRA would like to invite you to attend the upcoming Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Service on January 15, 2019. The service will be held at Covenant Presbyterian Church located at 3131 Walton Way in Augusta Georgia. We will gather at 6:45
PM with the service starting at 7:00
PM. More information is available
here.
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Are we missing your birthday?
Our "Second Sunday"
Birthday Celebration
will be December 9.
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