Angel Tree Angels Available on the Portico
Sunday, November 24 and December 1
As in the past, we are inviting all the children who are participating in the W. S. Hornsby School K-8 mentoring program and their families to join us for our annual Angel Tree Christmas Breakfast and Party. At the end of our party, each student and their siblings will receive a fun gift, a pair of warm pajamas, a stocking full of essential items and treats, and a new book, and each family will receive a bag of food for a holiday meal.
This year we are giving members of our parish as well as the children and families from Hornsby the opportunity to participate in a community service project, and we are collecting items that will be provided to homeless persons in our community through Mission Dawgs. This is a wonderful opportunity to share the joy and miracle of Christmas with these children and their families as well as others in our community.
Please prayerfully consider how you might get involved with this ministry. We will be available at the angel tree table on the church portico before and after the 11 AM worship services during the next two Sundays, so that you can sponsor a child or select other gift options and/ or volunteer to join in the St. Paul's fun for this special event. Donations are greatly appreciated (checks should be designated for Angel Tree Ministry).
For more information on how you can get involved, please
contact Melissa Friedman, (443) 528-9149 or
Nancy Kotti, (706) 910-2410.
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Formation Classes this Sunday
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November 24, 9:30-10:30 AM
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THE RECTOR'S FORUM
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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YOUTH FORMATION
Location: The Youth Room
Youth Formation returns with a look at the movies and a discussion of the Christian themes found in them.
BUT FIRST, a little breakfast to get things going! For more information, contact Todd Shafer.
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CHILDREN AGES -- Ages 8-11 or Grades 3 - 5
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WEAVING GOD'S PROMISES
Location: The First Classroom in CMC
Our bigger children will immerse themselves in an Episcopal formation experience rooted in the stories of our faith as presented in John's Gospel. In this second of a three-year cycle, our children focus on stories of individual encounters with Jesus, transformation in God's love, and the saints of the church. Our theme in this curriculum year is "Once we were no people, but now we are God's people." Every session incorporates theology and history from our Episcopal-Anglican perspective. Questions? Contact
Coleman Graham
or
Fr. Jenkins.
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CHILDREN -- 4s to 8, Kindergarten thru 2nd grade
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GODLY PLAY
Location: The Godly Play Room
We take children and their relationship with God seriously and seek to provide both space to foster encounters with God and the language necessary to make meaning of those experiences. Within the Godly Play classroom, the Biblical narrative is lovingly presented to children using beautiful materials with an invitation to step into each story with awe and wonder. Children are then allowed time to respond to and reflect on their experience of the story.
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Wednesday Night Fellowship Dinner
Wednesday, November 27, 5:30-6:50 PM
This month our Wednesday Night Fellowship Dinner precedes our Thanksgiving Eve service, Wednesday, November 27, 5:30-6:50
PM, in the River Room. Please join us for a wonderful evening with your parish family as we give thanks for our many blessings. On the menu: mixed green salad, beef stroganoff, honey-glazed carrots, and caramel chocolate brownies. $5 per person; $15 max per family. Please RSVP on the website or by
email to Todd Shafer
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Community Thanksgiving Eve Service
Wednesday, November 27, 7 PM
Bring your family and friends to the Thanksgiving Eve Eucharist, Wednesday, November 27 at 7
PM. The offering Thanksgiving Eve will be given to the DCCM (
Downtown Cooperative Church Ministries) Food Bank. Join us in giving thanks for our many blessings on this national & religious holiday.
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Parish Office Hours
Thanksgiving Week
The Parish Office will be closed Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29 in observance of Thanksgiving. Our regular weekend schedule for Saturday and Sunday, November 30 -December 1 is unchanged.
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Make an Advent Wreath for your home
Sunday, December 1, Drop-in 9-10:50
AM
, Tyler Hall
Join us in Tyler Hall, Sunday, December 1, 9 - 10:50
AM
to make an Advent Wreath for your home. All supplies will be provided, including wreathes, live greens, and candles. $15 donation. We have supplies for 35 wreathes. Please
RSVP to the parish office
so that we can ensure we have supplies for all.
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Guided Labyrinth Walk for Advent
Sunday, December 1, 4 PM
You are invited on the First Sunday of Advent, December 1, 4
PM
to a very special labyrinth walk as we wait and walk in anticipation of the birth of Our Savior, Jesus Christ. Belinda Peebles, who is a Certified Labyrinth Facilitator, will lead us through this spiritual practice in the Berlin Room. No previous experience with walking a labyrinth required. Brief instructions will be given prior to the walk. For more information about labyrinths, please visit
www.veriditas.org
. For questions about the walk, please
contact Suzanne Pursely-Crotteau
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Tuesday's Music Live
Tuesday, December 3, 12 noon, Nave and River Room
Tuesday's Music Live,
America's largest luncheon concert series, continues its 32nd season with a free concert by Concert Creative Impressions, on Tuesday, December 3, 12 noon. Lunch following the concert is catered by Cordially Invited LLC and is $12 per person. Advance reservations required and may be placed by calling the Box Office, (706) 722-3463 or online at TuesdaysMusicLive.com.
Series brochures with all 12 concerts and lunch menus are available in the narthex.
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EYC Lock-in
Saturday, December 14, 6 PM
EYC
(Episcopal Youth Community, grades 6-12 only) mark your calendar for a Holiday theme
Lock
-In, Saturday, December 14, 6
PM
to Sunday morning. Dinner and breakfast will be served. A RSVP is required,
contact Todd Shafer
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Have you signed up for a Vestry Listening Session?
This is an exciting time for our church. The Vestry invites widespread participation in these gatherings. If the event you select is full, please
email us your interest in participating so we will know whether to schedule more gatherings. Thank you for your commitment to this church community and your role in shaping our future.
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Dates for your Calendar
Children's Christmas Pageant
Story begins Sunday, December 1 at 9:30
AM
Angel Tree Breakfast and Celebration
December 14, 9:30
AM
Augusta Choral Society Concert at Saint Paul's
December 14, 7:30 PM
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