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See what's happening at St. Paul's!
Reminders for Sunday, June 23:
  1. Holy Eucharist at 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, and 6:00 PM
  2. Adult Christian Formation following the 8 o'clock service
  3. Lemonade in the Shade in the front courtyard following the 10 o'clock service
  4. EYG Film School from 4-7 PM in Barnabas
VBS Registration
Registration for Week of Wonder Volunteers and Participants is LIVE! You can find it here . As a reminder, participants are ages 3-rising 4th graders. Volunteers are entering 5th grade and older. We can't wait to see you June 24th!
VBS Food Pantry Drive
This year we will be collecting the following items for the food pantry: diapers, wipes, feminine products, toiletries, crackers, dry cereal, canned fruits/veggies, canned soup, mac and cheese, juice boxes, peanut butter and jelly, canned meat and beans, cloth bags to carry food in, and ready to eat cans of chili, pasta, and stews.
Join us in Athens (Otey) for the Closing Ceremony!
The whole parish is invited to the closing celebration on Thursday evening, June 27 at 5:30 PM! If your last name starts with A-M, you can bring a side and N-Z can bring a dessert. RSVP to Libby (libby@stpaulsfranklin.com).
St. Paul's Children and Families June Gathering
Join us at William and Lauren Branson’s house on Saturday June 22nd at 3 o’clock . The Bransons are grilling burgers and hot dogs, so bring a side dish or dessert to share and your drink of choice-and don’t forgot your family!

Email or call Libby with questions or to rsvp: libby@stpaulsfranklin.com 
615.804.8118
Update your contact info!
We are updating our records this summer! Staff will be available during lemonade in the shade to make sure we have your most up-to-date contact info. Stop by and confirm your info to enter your name for a drawing... a St. Paul's swag bag!
Men of St. Paul's Annual BBQ and Summer Cook-Out
This year's event is on  Saturday, July 27th, 2019 , from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM at St Paul's Episcopal Church (it'll be easy to find...just follow that great BBQ smell down West Main Street). As always, you can enjoy the savory pulled pork BBQ, smoked chicken, beans, slaw, hot mix, “hoe cakes", and more — cooked over hickory coals by the award-winning St Paul's cooking team. There will be music, games for children, a great meal, and good fellowship. Delicious desserts will be available as well, provided by the Women of St. Paul's. Tickets will be $12 each.
BEDDING AND TOWELS NEEDED!!
Franklin First (methodist) church will be opening a homeless shelter, hopefully, in August. They are in need of the following:
  • Sheets, pillows, and pillow cases for single beds (preferably white) 
  • Blankets for single beds 
  • Towels and washcloths (preferably white)
Please only NEW packaged items. The Franciscans at St. Paul’s need your help to collect these items. Containers will be in Founders Hall. Thanks everybody!  
St. Paul's Love Thy Neighbor Meal Program
St. Paul’s “Love Thy Neighbor” team partners throughout the year with the Feed My Lambs meal program around the corner on Natchez Street. Their summer program has begun! Love Thy Neighbor is providing the meal on the following dates: June 27 and July 9. You can help by donating ingredients for meals, cooking, or delivering food to the center.... and helping plate and serve if you want! They are all such a joy to serve with! Take a look at the SignUp Genius to see how you might can help! No experience necessary. Just two hands and a heart to serve.... Sign up here .
Women of St. Paul's
SAVE THE DATE! The next WSP Social will be on Friday, July 12 .   We'll meet in Otey Hall from 5:30 - 8:00 .  And it will be purely social . . . no business except to enjoy each others company! Childcare will be provided. If you have any questions, contact Ellen Kirk (615-545-8820), Catherine Mayhew (615-202-4296) or Kathy Unlezelski (615-512-1592).
The Lord's Lift
Here is how this transportation system will work: If you can offer a ride to someone to church on Sunday…Contact the church office to be placed on a Sunday Rotation Schedule. If you have a Sunday preference, (i.e. 1st Sunday of the month), let that be known. Ideally, you would be part of a rotation schedule, where you would be on Sunday driving duty once a month. Our hope is that there will be more than one volunteer drivers each week. The drivers would need to be flexible as to which service the parishioner needing a ride, wanted to attend…or if multiple drivers, we assign match up people to drivers to cover each desired time.

If you need a ride to church on Sunday…Contact the church office before 4:00 pm on the Thursday before the Sunday that you need a ride to church. Provide our Parish administrator with your name, address, contact information, if you use a walker or wheelchair, and your preference of Sunday Service time. The Lord’s Lift driver will contact you to finalize transportation.
Film School
EYG summer program, Film School, continues this Sunday, June 23, from 4-7 PM in Barnabas! This week we will have Moes BBQ for dinner and watch The Blind Side!

New to St. Paul's? Or maybe just haven't been to EYG in a while/ever? Film School is a great way to get a feel for youth group at St. Paul's! It is open to all rising 6th-12th graders. You can even bring a friend! Questions or concerns? Contact AG. Click  here to sign up to bring dinner.
Bad Girls Book Club
Upcoming titles: June 25 -  Southern Ladies & Gentlemen  by Florence King & July 23:  The Soul of America  by Jon Meacham. You are welcome to sit, sip, nibble & review the read with us! We bring appetizers & drinks to share, meeting the 4th Tuesday of each month.
Upcoming Dates:
  • June 24-27: VBS
  • July 27: Men's BBQ
  • August 24: Parish Picnic
  • August 25: St. Paul's Birthday Celebration