This year we are moving our race day hospitality outside to the east parking lot (railroad track side). We will continue to provide complimentary refreshments, coffee, and an outdoor spot for athletes to gather before they begin their race and for their families and supporters to relax while their athletes are in the water and on the bike. In the early morning, we need volunteers to help with setting up and we need volunteers throughout the morning to help replenish coffee, water, and refreshments. The most important thing is to have people of all ages there to greet and welcome our guests. Please note, the athletes will be entering the water to begin their race shortly after 7 so the early morning (5:30 a.m. to 7 a.m.) is when we will see most of the athletes and the larger crowd. After that, our guests will primarily be spectators and family. Please join us for the entire morning or drop by and say “hello.”

We need a team of volunteers to help move tents, tables, popsicles, balloons, and other cheering supplies to our cheer station at the front of the church. We will decorate the area with signs, balloons, and banners. Brad Sandbach will be delivering ice. We will also set up music for our runners to enjoy as they run by.

We need a team of volunteers to help move tents, tables, popsicles, balloons, and other cheering supplies to our cheer station at the front of the church. We will decorate the area with signs, balloons, and banners. Brad Sandbach will be delivering ice. We will also set up music for our runners to enjoy as they run by.

Please welcome our visitors to Augusta and allow yourself a few extra minutes to get to church on Sunday. The road closures are the same as previous years. As in past years, one lane of Reynolds Street will remain open for you to travel to the church. Please park in the West Parking Lot (playground side) as the East Parking Lot will be used for hospitality in the morning.

This press release from Augusta Sports Council provides full details of road closures. 

 

We are pleased to announce that the Saint Paul’s nursey has reopened for children 6 months to 4 years of age. The nursery will be available on Sunday mornings beginning at 9:30 a.m. to allow parents to attend formation. If you have any questions about the nursey, please contact the parish office. Miss Connie, Miss Jenna, and Miss Leila are all VERY EXCITED to welcome you back!

TIME-OUT...

We are taking a time-out this Sunday for ALL Formation classes because so many parishioners are supporting Ironman ministries of hospitality, but we will resume formation for ALL ages next Sunday! Nursery care, however, is available throughout the normal morning hours.

All 3 of our Sunday worship services are in-person with no requirement to sign-up.

We are having a party at the front gates of the church from 12 to 4 PM. We will have a tent, tables, decorations, music, noisemakers to celebrate together and encourage the runners as they come by. Light refreshments and PB&J will be available. Feel free to bring a cooler and a chair and spend the afternoon celebrating with us!

EYC Fall Schedule of Events:

We've attached this fall's schedule of events for EYC. For more information, contact Laurie Montgomery.

EYC parents and youth, we will be sending emails regularly with updates for our youth programing and events. If you would like to be on this list, please contact Elisabeth Price in the parish office.

Celtic Evening Prayer musicians this Sunday are Kathleen Chandler and Keith Shafer.

You are invited to join the CSRA Walk for Water, Saturday, October 2.

Call your friends for a morning walk from SRP Park to Saint Paul’s and home to raise awareness for the 2.2 million people without clean drinking water. Register to walk at csrawalk4water.com.

Saint Paul’s will again serve as the mid-point to fill up buckets prior to the walk home to SRP Park. A team of Saint Paul’s parishioners will welcome walkers. Contact Elisabeth Price for more information.

Walk for Water raises money for Water Missions, a non-profit organization head quartered in Charleston, SC that designs, builds, and implements safe Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) solutions for people in developing countries and disaster areas. Gifts may be made by check payable to Saint Paul’s (please designate your check Walk for Water) or on our website saintpauls.org/giving/ (Choose the fund "Walk for Water").

This year we will be making a new addition to our children’s formation program, “Meet Saint Paul’s: Connecting Our Children with Our Church.” On the first Sunday of each month, the children in all of our formation classes (PK-5) will gather together and have an opportunity to meet with different leaders in our church and learn about our ministries and why

and how we do what we do. Our Youth are ALWAYS welcome and are encouraged to join as they are interested and build friendships of all ages.

Our first Meet Saint Paul's will be Sunday, October 3 to meet and greet with our new rector, Father Eric Biddy. This will be a chance to learn all about Father Biddy and his family and what it is like to be a priest. 

Bring your best friend for a celebration and blessing Sunday October 3, 4 p.m. in the Churchyard. The Saint Paul’s Blessing of the Animals is cosponsored by The Augusta Humane Society. Please consider a donation of one of the following items to The Augusta Humane Society: paper towels, bleach, Dawn detergent, 13-gallon garbage bags, or cash. All animals must be on a leash or in a carrier.

Tuesday’s Music Live continues its 33rd season with a free concert by the Con Brio Quartet on October 5, 12:00 noon. The 2021-2022 season will not include lunch. Patrons are encouraged to visit some of downtown Augusta’s restaurants after the 30-minute concerts conclude. For more information visit TuesdaysMusicLive.com or call (706) 722-3463.

The Augusta Choral Society, directed by Dr. J. Porter Stokes, will present Haydn’s “Creation” on Saturday, October 16th at 7:30 p.m. at Saint Paul’s Church. The performance will be accompanied by the Lyra Vivace Orchestra with Ryan Kho, Concertmaster. Soloists for the performance will be Diana Thompson, soprano, Kathryn Geoffroy, mezzo-soprano, Timothy Miller, Tenor, Washington Isaac Holmes, bass. Tickets may be purchased at augustacs.org or by calling 706-826-4713. Tickets are $35/adults, $30/seniors, $15/students & military.

October 24 is an open Sunday for altar arrangements. 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.

Parents of college students, the Daughters of the King have 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 DoK President, Suzanne Pursley-Crotteau.

A needlework project to restore our altar rail kneeling cushions has begun. The projected cost is $15,000 and will take at least two years to complete. Financial contributions and needlework are both being sought. If you needlepoint or even if you are interested in learning and would like to be a part of this project, contact Laurie Montgomery for more information. Financial contributions to the project may be made on the online giving page of Saint Paul's website (select altar rail cushion fund) or by check (please add a designation for altar rail cushion on your check).

Eligible individuals, including those ages 12 and older, can now register to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Registration must be completed in advance on the AU Health website.

South Carolina residents who are eligible can also register to receive the vaccine at Aiken Technical College through the AU Health website.