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April 14-21 |
Holy Week Liturgy Schedule
Prepare your calendar to fully participate in the height of the Christian story: HOLY WEEK, April 14 - 21.
Sunday, April 14:
The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday
8:00
AM, 11
AM, 5:30
PM
Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday April 15-17:
The Holy Eucharist
Noon, Chapel of St. Peter and St. Paul
Thursday, April 18:
Maundy Thursday, 7 PM, Church
Friday, April 19:
Good Friday, Noon, Church
Sunday, April 21:
Sunday of the Resurrection: Easter Day
The Holy Eucharist 9 AM, 11 AM
Celtic Evening Prayer and Eucharist 5:30 PM
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Pub Theology at the Larder in Hammond's Ferry
Tuesday, April 16, 7:00 PM
Please note the change of day and location for April
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.
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Wednesday Night Fellowship Dinner
Wednesday, April 17, 6-7
PM,
River Room
Join us for our monthly fellowship dinner, Wednesday, April 17, 6-7 PM, in the River Room. On the menu: mixed greens salad, herb roast pork loin, homestyle mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables medley, dinner roll, and cinnamon rolls cake. $5 per person; $15 max per family. A reservation is not required; however, if you know you plan to attend, please RSVP on our sign-up genius. Questions? Contact Todd Shafer. All are encouraged to participate in Compline, a simple and brief Night Prayer service, immediately follows in the chapel, 7-7:15 PM.
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"The Lord Almighty, grant us a peaceful night and a perfect end."
COMPLINE - closing prayers for the day
Wednesday, April 17, 7:00 - 7:15 PM
Chapel of St. Peter & St. Paul
Bring your mid-week evening to a prayerful close in a still, candlelit sacred space with one another and God. Compline is a much beloved, simple prayer service for the end of the day. It also may be observed in private at the end of your day and is found on p.127-135 in The Book of Common Prayer.
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 Good Friday Offering
Good Friday, offerings are invited from across The Episcopal Church to support the four dioceses of the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East. These offerings are used to promote peace and mutual understanding through pastoral care, health care, and educational programs throughout the region. The generous donations of Episcopalians help the Christian presence in the Land of the Holy One to be a vital and effective force for peace and understanding among all of God's children. To make a donation, please make your check payable to Saint Paul's Church and write "Good Friday Offering" on the memo line.
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Parish Office Hours
The Parish Office will close at 12:00 noon on both Good Friday, April 19, and Easter Monday, April 22.
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Easter Egg Hunt Preparation
Easter morning, April 21, 8:30-8:45 AM
The annual Easter Egg Hunt on the lawn follows the 9:00 AM service Easter morning. A parishioner has given filled Easter eggs for this year's event so we do not need eggs; BUT please do help us prepare for this joyful event by hiding eggs 8:30-8:45 AM on Easter morning. 12 volunteers will make this job quick and easy. Add your name to our list here. Questions, contact Melissa Friedman.
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 Two Open Sundays for Altar Flowers
There are two open Sundays for altar arrangements in the second quarter: June 16 & 23. 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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 "Free the Girls" Bra Drive
Through April
"Free the Girls" Needs You to "GIVE UP" this Lent: Have you ever BRAs?! Yes, you read that correctly. Bras and the second-hand clothing market provide a safe and powerful economic opportunity for women in the developing countries that "
Free the Girls" serve. The St. Ruth Byllesby Chapter of the Daughters of the King at Saint Paul's will be coordinating a "Free the Girls" Bra Drive through April. Collection boxes decorated white/aqua are located in Tyler Hall and the Narthex.
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Annual Parish Meeting
Easter Monday, April 22, 12 noon, front steps
Our Colonial Charter and Bylaws call for an Annual Parish Meeting on Easter Monday. You are invited to our 269th Annual Parish Meeting, Monday, April 22, at 12 noon, on the Front Portico. The Churchwardens, Members of the Vestry, and Officers of the Parish will be installed.
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New Outreach Ministry
Volunteer Training April 22, 29 & May 6, 6:30-8:30 PM
MASTER'S WEEK is a busy time for human trafficking-the sexual exploitation of girls and young women. According to the US Department of State, Human Trafficking is the fastest-growing industry in the world-second only to the Drug Trade. And the CSRA is not immune.
iCare is a local 501(c)(3) organization that serves women and children victims of sexual exploitation. Through iCare, girls are sheltered in restorative houses where they receive medical care, education, and the skills to make a fresh start in life.
Saint Paul's Church is iCare's newest partner in outreach, and they ask for our help as volunteers: drivers, tutors, garden planters, summer teaching camps, Zumba & dance class leader, job training, long-term home completing and move-in, and fundraisers.
Volunteer training will be held April 22, 29, and May 6-from 6:30-8:30
PM. If you would like a volunteer application, or have questions, please
contact Marilyn Grau
or by telephone 706-860-8037.
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 Mark these dates on your April calendar
Master's Table Soup Kitchen
Saturday, April 27, 9-10:45 AM
Veterans' Ice Cream Social
Sunday, April 28, 2:15-4:00
PM
Primetime
Sunday, April 28, 6-8
PM
YEA
Sunday, April 28, 7 PM
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 Diocese of Georgia ECW and DOK Spring Assembly
April 26-27, St. Augustine's & Church of Our Savior
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.
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