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June 23 |
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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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ADULT SPIRITUAL FORMATION
Topic: The Episcopal Way of Being Christian
Leader: Fr. Jenkins
Location: The Chapel of St. Peter and St. Paul
SESSION #2: June 23 - Episcopal Spirituality and Practices
Throughout the summer we are exploring and deepening our understanding of what it means to be Christian in the contemporary culture, practices, and traditions of The Episcopal Church. This class also serves as preparation for those who wish to participate in a rite of initiation: Baptism, Confirmation, Reception, or Reaffirmation.
NEXT SUNDAY: Worship of The Episcopal Church and introduction to INSTRUCTED EUCHARIST, which is a teaching exercise in which we'll engage in open instruction, comment, and inquiry while moving sequentially through the liturgy.
The clergy welcome your inquiries about this class and the rites of initiation. The book Your Faith, Your Life: An Invitation to the Episcopal Church will undergird and inform this content for participants.
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YOUTH & CHILDREN
Children and Youth Formation return in August with the beginning of school.
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| Next Week |
June 24 - June 30 |
 YEA (Young Episcopal Adults)
Sunday, June 30, 7 PM , The Home of Katie & Matt Gullette
Please note the change of location
Calling all 20-30-somethings for a monthly gathering at the home of Katie and Matt Gullette following Celtic Evening Prayer & Communion. (Celtic Service attendance is not a qualifier!). RSVP for more information and directions to
John Jenkins.
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EYC (Episcopal Youth Community, grades 6-12)
Trip to Carowinds
Tuesday, July 16, 7:30 AM -
9
PM
(please note change of date!)
RSVP Now!
Calling all EYC members for some SUMMER FUN! We are going on a trip to Carowinds on Monday, July 15th. We will leave Saint Paul's Church at 7:30 AM
and return that evening at 9
PM
. The cost for this trip is $10 per person to cover the cost of the van. Carowinds is home to the Fury 325 rollercoaster and the Intimidator, as well as Carolina Harbor Water Park.
We will enjoy it all! To make a reservation, please
email Todd Shafer
as soon as possible.
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 Saint Paul's Night at the Ballpark
Tuesday, August 13, 7:05 PM
RSVP now!
Saint Paul's Night at the Ballpark returns Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at 7:05
PM. Come out and root for the Greenjackets at SRP Park and join in fellowship as we welcome a new school year and the beginning of a new church season. Tickets are $20 and include an all-you-can-eat buffet of hot dogs, hamburgers, BBQ, and grilled chicken (tea and soft drinks included). There is an $80 maximum cost per family. To make a reservation, please
email Todd Shafer . There are only 85 tickets available.
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 EfM: Calling the Curious
2019-2020 ENROLLMENT is OPEN!!
Are you curious about your growing in faith? Consider
Education for Ministry
(EfM), a small-group experience with a big impact. Fall enrollment is now open. The Tuesday morning EfM group has 3 spaces available, and the Sunday evening group has 6 spaces. NEW for EfM ALUMNI: alumni may participate in ANY year of study under the new curriculum for the cost of your books-no tuition. NEXT STEP:
Suzanne Pursley-Crotteau and
Kathleen Chandler or
Fr. John Jenkins
to explore this opportunity.
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 Donate Summer Music
On the summer Sundays when the choirs are on vacation special music is provided by guest instrumentalists or singers. If you'd like to donate the music on these Sundays please email Director of Music, Keith Shafer or call him, (706) 724-2485 ext. 215 for further information and cost. Gifts can be made as thanksgivings or memorials.
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 Getaway to the Rhine with Saint Paul's
April 14-24, 2020
Join with members, families and friends of Saint Paul's Church for a seven day Rhine River cruise on the Viking longship, "Eir," as we travel through Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands during the height of bulb season.
Space is limited and a significant discount along with other benefits is available to those registering before
Sunday, June 30. The cost is $3,750 including round-trip airfare from Augusta Regional Airport.
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 Independence Day Service
July 7, 11 AM
Invite someone to join you at Saint Paul's for our Independence Day Service & BBQ Parish Dinner July 7, at 11:00
AM. Our scripture readings, prayers, and music will help us give thanks for the blessings of liberty with which we have been entrusted.
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 Parish Barbecue
July 7, The River Room
Following our Independence Day service, we will gather in the River Room for a BBQ Parish Dinner. Come share your BBQ pork, chicken, or beef specialty. If the smoker or grill is not your passion, bring your favorite side dish to share!
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 Independence Day Memorials and Thanksgivings
Included in this year's Independence Day service will be patriotic music performed by a brass quintet, percussionists, and the Saint Paul's Choir and guest singers. You are invited to help make this possible by making donations in memory of a loved one, a veteran, an active duty member of the military, or in thanksgiving for someone or something about America that you would like to celebrate or recognize. Please contact Keith Shafer in the Saint Paul's Music Office, or by telephone at (706) 724-2485 x 215.
The deadline is July 1.
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BECOMING BELOVED COMMUNITY
Topic: Dismantling Racism
Leader: Fr. Jenkins
Sunday, July 7, 6:45-8:30 PM, The River Room
Beloved Community is the natural outcome of following the way of Jesus, when humans are transformed by the love of God and knit together by the way of life that Jesus taught and practiced. The Episcopal Church is committed to God's ministry of healing through reconciliation; therefore, we are committed to the daunting and difficult work of dismantling racism through racial healing.
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Ibram X. Kendi,
"Stamped From The Beginning"
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At this event, WE WILL hold a brave space for all people-black and white alike-to speak the truth of their experiences with racism. We will watch excerpts from an interview with Dr. Ibram Kendi about his book Stamped from the Beginning and then engage in small group conversation about his way of understanding racism and solutions that dismantle it. We WILL NOT engage in shaming, blaming, or disrespect. We engage in this work in striving to fulfill our Baptismal promises to persevere in resisting evil, to proclaim in word and example the Good News of God in Christ, to seek and serve Christ in all persons, and to strive for justice and peace among all people, respecting the dignity of every human being. (BCP - Baptismal Liturgy)
Guests committed to this work are invited and welcomed. Inquiries, contact the clergy: John Jenkins or George Muir.
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 Open Sundays for Altar Flowers Third Quarter
July 21, September 1 & 8
Open Sundays for altar arrangements: July 21, September 1 & 8. If anyone would kindly like to sponsor a Sunday in honor or memory of someone or "many" someones, please
contact the Parish Office. The normal charge is a minimum of $100. What a lovely way to remember or honor someone and contribute to the Flower Guild at the same time.
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Click here to read this week's Diocese of GA Newsletter: From the Field
From the Search Committee:
A Prayer for the Election of a Bishop
Almighty God, giver of every good gift: Look graciously on your Church, and so guide the minds of those who shall choose a bishop for this Diocese, that we may receive a faithful pastor, who will care for your people and equip us for our ministries; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
1979 Book of Common Prayer, page 818
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