This Week At St. Matthew's
Sunday, August 4, 2019
Eighth Sunday After
Pentecost
Editor's Note:
Beginning in September,
The Messenger
will be issued on Thursdays, in order to give more notice about weekend events. This will necessitate a stricter deadline for content submission. Please plan to submit articles/content for publication
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THIS SUNDAY
8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist
9:00 a.m. Breakfast
10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist
with Baptism &
Children's Sermon
Reverend Canon Liz Hendrick Celebrant and Preacher
Backpack Blessing at both services
READINGS FOR THIS SUNDAY
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Back-To-School
Blessing of the Back Packs
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THIS SUNDAY, AUGUST 4
Both 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. services
Bring your child's back pack to church this Sunday for a special blessing as they start back to school next week.
Back pack tags will be available for all children again this year.
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REGISTRATION FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL & CHRISTIAN EDUCATION (ALL AGES)
NEXT SUNDAY, AUGUST 11
at 9:30 A.M.
Register online:
For Youth Christian Education programs for the 2019-2020 school year,
(if you're not yet signed into Realm, please contact
Susan Carson
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Prayer For The Parish
Almighty and everliving God, ruler of all things in heaven and earth, hear our prayers for this parish family. Strengthen the faithful, arouse the careless, and restore the penitent. Grant us all things necessary for our common life, and bring us all to be of one heart and mind within your holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
(BCP, p. 817)
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Update on the search for an Assistant Priest/Curate:
We continue to work with the diocese in our search for qualified candidates. Following the required process, we are conducting interviews only after the Office of the Canon to the Ordinary performs initial background checks. This is to protect all parties involved, and it prevents us from building interest in someone we may later be told is not a candidate we can pursue.
There have been several promising interviews recently. We ask that you keep St. Matthew’s and the candidates in prayer as we and they discern the right calling.
Blessings to all,
Your Search Committee
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The Ruth Chapter of St. Matthew’s Daughters of the King (DOK) is planning another study to become a Daughter. We are a group of women dedicated to Prayer, Service and Evangelism. If you would like to know more about DOK,
please contact
Peggy Isaacs
at 779-923-1955 or
Lynne Kiker
at 770-235-6650.
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COME SING IN THE SUMMER CHOIR
Every Sunday during August at the 10:30 service. Please contact Kyle Osborne, Choir Master, for more information.
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It's the People -- and It's the Volunteers!
Time and talent are two foundational elements of stewardship in a church community. There are many things that happen in the life of the church that depend entirely on volunteer hours offered in service to God. Here are a few ways YOU can serve at St. Matthew's, and who to contact to offer your time and talent to God and your parish family::
Junior Worship -- every Sunday during the Sunday School year, children ages 5-7 spend a portion of the worship service in a child-size worship environment learning about how we worship in the Episcopal church, with hands-on opportunities to examine and experience elements of the worship service and ask questions about what we do in church. Additional helpers are needed to take turns in rotation assisting in this ministry. Lesson plans are available and training will be given. For more info, speak to
Debbie Inman.
Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers
-- join the rotation for reading lessons on Sunday mornings, and/or serving for either 8:00 or 10:30 service. See
Greg Andrews about training/licensing for these rewarding ministries.
Lay Eucharistic Visitors -- speak to
Mother Liz if you feel called to help deliver Holy Communion to those who cannot attend church due to illness or infirmity. This ministry means so much to so many of our elder parishioners.
Church Nursery -- needs adult helpers Sunday mornings in rotation during SS (when in session) and the first half of the 10:30 service. This is a perfect opportunity for seniors/grandparents! Contact:
Alyson Neilson
Visiting the sick and shut ins -- contact
Mother Liz if you can occasionally visit our housebound members, or those recovering in the hospital or convalescent care.
Gardening Guild -- assist with watering and weeding our beautiful church grounds an hour or so each week, or adopt an area of the grounds to help manage.
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SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE FOR OUR PRESCHOOL
Did you know
--? St. Matthew's Preschool
is at
100% enrollment
this year, with a waiting list! We are collecting needed supplies for the school year to assist our preschool. Check out the wish list of needed items for our preschool on the board in the narthex.
Items can be dropped off at the church in the old narthex by August 11. (Please place gift cards in the lock box on the church office door).
Your donations help the preschool teachers stock their classrooms with needed materials and supplies.
Thank you for your generous support!
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Gift Cards Needed
We are in need of $10.00 gift cards
to put in our Snellville Police Birthday cards. Please consider donating $10.00 gift cards from Mellow Mushroom, Cook-out, Arby's, Chick-Fil-A or Jimmy John's.
POLICE BIRTHDAYS
Please keep the following
Snellville Police officers in your prayers as they celebrate birthdays in August:
· Communications Officer Alicia Bailey, August 5
· Officer Jacob Callaway, August 19
· Officer Austin York, August 21
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--- Y O U T H N E W S ---
BACK TO SCHOOL, BACK TO YOUTH GROUP!
It's hard to believe it's already time for our annual
Fall Youth Retreat
(Friday - Sunday, August 9-11)
, but we are just ONE WEEK AWAY from the coolest camp of the year! This retreat is for all middle and high school youth.
(If your child has not yet connected with our youth program, this is a great place to start!)
Parents, there will be an informational meeting IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE 10:30 SERVICE SUNDAY, AUGUST 4 in the parish hall.
This is for you to ask any and all questions you have about the retreat, the program, and the upcoming year, as well as fill out the release forms (see below) needed to allow us to take your kids off-campus for events. (It's also a great time to volunteer to provide dinners, drive kids to events, and maybe even lead a lesson--the driving policy and code of conduct (below) are for those considering volunteering in the youth program; please prayerfully consider how you may be able to help us grow our program!)
Thank you for being a part of our amazing youth program, and I look forward to seeing y'all Sunday!!
Faithfully,
FALL YOUTH RETREAT — for all St. Matt’s Youth
(6th through 12th grades)
August 9-11, at Camp Tugalo in Toccoa)
Meet at the church at 5:30 p.m. Return Sunday around 3 p.m. $40 (some scholarships available): team building activities, scripture, games, food, s’mores, singing, and tons of fun & excitement! This is a great way to start the school year and reconnect with or make new friends, and grow in your relationship to God. You don’t want to miss it!
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SUPPORT PATH TO SHINE
BY GOING TO THE BRAVES GAME!
Date: Sunday, August 18th, 1:20 pm, vs. the L.A. Dodgers
Location: SunTrust Park
Cost: $23 per ticket (includes T-Shirt)
Deadline: Order by July 28th to
guarantee your T-Shirt
Path To Shine® mentors approximately 200 elementary-school children in 16 locations
around the Diocese to foster their dreams. Your ticket purchase supports this work.
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THE REALM CORNER
Are YOU logged into Realm yet?
Thank you to all who have logged into and are using Realm! However, currently we still have 190 REALM invitations issued to members of St. Matthew's that have not been activated. Are you one of these folks?
In order for this system to be utilized to its full potential it's necessary for ALL members to log into REALM
at least once
and set your privacy settings to
Everyone
. This activates your account and makes you visible to other members so that your contact information will appear in the directory.
REALM invitations were reissued on 8/26/2019. Please check your email for this invitation and follow the instructions it gives to log into REALM. In the coming weeks we will be contacting members by phone who have not yet logged in, to complete this process. If you need a re-send of this invitation email, please contact
Susan Carson
.
Stay connected! For information on logging in, and to view other Realm information and tutorials, check out the link below:
Do you have questions about Realm features
, or are you having trouble logging in and getting started?
Bring your phone or tablet on Sundays in August—August 4, 11, and 18, during the breakfast hour (9-9:30 a.m.) and talk to Susan Carson. One-on-one trouble-shooting available!
Realm Directory and Your Privacy Settings
- NEW— PRIVACY SETTINGS IN REALM mean we cannot publish your contact info in a directory without your explicit consent. Please go to your profile in REALM and click on the Privacy Settings button, then set it to Everyone. If you need help with this or any other aspect of REALM, contact the church office.
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LOOKING AHEAD:
Sunday, August 11 -- Sunday School & Christian Education Registration 9:30 a.m.
Sunday, August 18 -- Sunday School Classes begin, 9:30 a.m.
Sunday, September 22 -- St. Matthew’s Day 40th Anniversary/Homecoming; Single Service at 9:30 a.m.; Followed by Celebration / Covered Dish Dinner. Watch for more information, coming soon.
Saturday, October 12 -- St. Matthew's Annual Car Show, 9 a.m - 3:00 p.m.
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Events and Serving Schedules
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St.Matthew's Episcopal Church | Ph 770-979-4210 | stmatts@bellsouth.net | www.itsthepeople.org
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