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August 10 - August 19, 2018
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Service Participant Schedule
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8:00 AM
Holy Eucharist, Rite One
No music
9:30 AM
Christian Formation for Adults
Berlin Room
Birthday Sunday Celebration
Tyler Hall
11:00 AM
Holy Eucharist, Rite Two
The Choirs Return this Sunday
The Nursery is available.
The Blessing of the Backpacks
11:00 AM service
following 11:00 AM
Lemonade on the Lawn
Celtic Evening Prayer and Communion
Rob Foster is our guest musician.
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 Back-to-School Backpack Drive Concludes Sunday
The back-to-school backpack drive for our new friends at Hornsby Elementary concludes this Sunday with the Blessing of the Backpacks. Drop-off boxes are located in the Narthex and the Parish Office. We need all sizes, small to full size, male and female. Cash donations welcome. Please mark your check Outreach Backpack Drive. For more information, contact Kathy Enicks.
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Opening our Prayer Book - Adult Christian Formation,
Sunday, 9:30-10:30 AM, Berlin Room, Clergy led
THIS SUNDAY,
we have looked at many of the prayer resources and contents within the BCP, but now we will shift to a more practical approach. We will practice finding the prayers you need to connect with your loved experiences, praying with the book, as well as next steps. Lastly, we will talk about when an in depth presentation will be offered about our "principal act of worship," which is The Holy Eucharist. See you this Sunday!
ALL ARE INVITED to participate. No prior attendance is necessary to participate and benefit from these last three meetings before the next round of adult formation begins on August 19th.
The Book of Common Prayer is not just another book nor simply a collection of prayers... it is a bold expression of how Episcopalians envision God and a means for shaping and renewing the entirety of our Christian lives. We will discuss the full range of resources in the BCP and how to use them. If you have your own BCP, bring it; if not, we will have copies for your use; in either event, bring your curiosity and the questions you always have wanted to ask about the BCP, our prayers, and liturgy.
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2nd Sunday Birthday Celebration
Sunday, August 12, 10:30 - 10:45
AM
, Tyler Hall
Sunday, August 12, is Birthday Sunday. Join us during "Coffee and Conversation" (10:30 - 10:45
AM
) in Tyler Hall. ALL are invited to our brief but joyful celebration for all whose birthdays fall in July.
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 Blessing of the Backpacks
Sunday, August 12, 11 AM service
We're sending our students and educators back to school with our prayers and blessings. This is a great opportunity to invite your friends to join us for this special service. The Blessing of the Backpacks will be held Sunday, August 12 at the 11
AM service. All students and teachers are encouraged to bring book bags, briefcases, or laptops to be blessed for the new school year.
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August 13- August 19 |
Parents of college students
Parents of college students (attending locally, in-state, & out-of-state) The Daughters of the King has requested addresses for our college students so that they may send notes and small surprises to them during the year. As your children register for housing for the fall semester, please forward updated mailing addresses to the Parish Office. For more information, contact Betty Jean Givens.
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 Pub Theology
Monday, August 13, 7 PM, The Pizza Joint Downtown Augusta
Mark your calendars for Pub Theology August 13, 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 Fr. Jenkins, or visit our page on Facebook, "
Pub Theology of Augusta."
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Ironman Swim Start Gear Drop 
Sign up NOW to Volunteer
Ironman 70.3 Volunteers are needed to work the Swim Start Gear Drop Area located in the Marina parking lot close to Saint Paul's Church. The event will be on the morning of Sunday, September 23. Volunteers will work during the early morning checking in participants' gear before they begin the swim portion of the competition. This will be Saint Paul's signature participation in the Ironman event.
We need 25 volunteers registered prior to August 14. To volunteer, please
register NOW on line here. Use the password saintpaulschurch. Please note, the gear drop volunteer option will only show up if use this password. George Barrett is our Team Captain for the Swim Gear Drop this year. If you need additional information, you may
contact him by email at or (706) 831-7436.
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St. Nicholas Choir will begin sessions August 15
The St. Nicholas Choir, for children ages 4-7, directed by Victoria Hammond and Nikki Wickware, will begin sessions on August 15, from 5-6 pm in the Children's Ministry C
enter. The parish's children's choirs enjoy the support of grandparents who provide occasional transportation. Car pools also available for the Canterbury and Saint Paul's Choirs.
Please contact Keith Shafer, Director of Music, for further information.
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 Education for Ministry (EfM)
ENROLLMENT CLOSES AUGUST 15th
CALLING THE CURIOUS: Are you curious to explore the meaning of Holy Scripture, the history and traditions of Christianity, and our ever-changing understanding of God SO THAT you may more deeply live out your faith? If so, now may be the time to consider EfM. EfM is a small-group (12 maximum) Christian community that studies and reflects together on God and the meaning and call of Christianity Contact Saint Paul's EfM leaders,
Suzanne Pursley-Crotteau and
Fr. John Jenkins to have a full conversation about it. WE LOVE EfM!
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Celebrate Summertime with Saint Paul's at Camp Gravatt
August 19, 2-7 PM
Saint Paul's celebrates summertime with an old fashioned church picnic at Camp Gravatt and the whole parish family is invited. Set aside Sunday 19 August beginning at 2
PM with swimming and water play for young (and old!). Bring your swimsuits, towels, and your favorite beverages. Non-swimming older folks come sit under the trees and sip your mint juleps (bring your own mix!) and enjoy a picnic supper (provided by our own Saint Paul's cooks) at 6
PM. Need a ride or would like to carpool? Please
email Todd Shafer.
Explore Camp Gravatt online at www.campgravatt.org. Come celebrate summer with your parish family!
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 Open Sunday for Altar Flowers
September 2
If anyone would kindly like to sponsor this 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. |
 Master's Table Soup Kitchen
Saturday, August 25, 9-10:45 AM
The Master's Table Soup Kitchen located at 702 Fenwick Street will be staffed and sponsored by Saint Paul's
Church volunteers Saturday, August 25. The Prep Team works from 9 - 10:45
AM
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to get to know other parishioners while chopping, stirring, and preparing lunch for 150-250 guests.
Contact Marilyn Grau
for more information.
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In 2018 we celebrate the 100
th anniversary of our present building. To prepare ourselves for our "contemporary and forward moving" mission we have work to do. As we seek to serve the work of the Gospel there are improvements we need to make to bring our "old and beautiful" space up to contemporary standards.
As Saint Paul's Church rose from the ashes of the 1916 fire we now build on that foundation to be ready for the new life that is before us.
All parishioners and friends of Saint Paul's Church are invited to an open house with heavy hors d'oeuvres
and refreshments and opportunity to learn more about what lies before us on Thursday, September 6 at 6:00 p.m. The event will begin in the River Room and continue throughout all our buildings and grounds.
Plan to be here!
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Are we missing your birthday?
Our "Second Sunday"
Birthday Celebration
will be August 12.
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