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September 20 - September 29, 2019
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Service Participant Schedule
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Meeting this Week
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WED 4:30 PM
Historic Heritage Committee
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Easter Monday Vestry Installation 2019
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Your vestry begins a period of intentional reflection this evening and working through Saturday led by outside facilitators. We seek your support in prayer as we commit ourselves to this work:
Almighty and everliving God, source of all wisdom and understanding, be present with those who take counsel at the vestry retreat for the renewal and mission of your Church. Teach us in all things to seek first your honor and glory. Guide us to perceive what is right, and grant us both the courage to pursue it and the grace to accomplish it; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Our Schedule This Sunday
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September 22 |
Holy Eucharist, Rite I
No Music
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Formation classes for adults
(see schedule below)
The Nursery is available.
Coffee and Conversation (Tyler Hall)
Holy Eucharist, Rite II
with the Saint Paul's and Canterbury Choirs
The Nursery is available.
following 11:00 AM
Lemonade on the Lawn
EYC at Saint Paul's
5:30 PM
Celtic Evening Prayer
and Communion
with Prayers for Healing
Laura Tomlin is our guest musician.
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"Love your Neighbor" T-shirts available!
Before and After the 11
AM
Service
We are working to tell our story and widen the circle of our church community. One way to add momentum to that work is by wearing our T-shirt when you serve in public ministries or run errands around town. You never know when someone will notice and ask about Saint Paul's.
Shirts will be available before the 11:00 liturgy in Tyler hall at the Walk for Water SIGN-UP table and in the front portico afterwards. We invite all who currently are involved in Walk for Water, Ironman, and Manna Pantry to pick up a shirt to wear in the coming weeks. Should you like to offset the expense, the shirts cost $6 apiece. We thank Kim Butler and Christopher Huber for the simple and attractive design of these popular shirts.
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EYC at Saint Paul's
Sunday, September 22, 12-2 PM
EYC (Episcopal Youth Community, grades 6-12) meets this Sunday at Saint Paul's. Tacos and the fixin's for lunch. For more information
contact Todd Shafer.
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Ironman Weekend
Friday - Sunday, September 27-29
Many thanks to all that have already signed up to be a part of Ironman Weekend at Saint Paul's. We already have over 79 volunteers spots filled and are so excited about the strong team we have in place. We do a few spots to fill in if you haven't already signed up. You don't want to miss being a part of this exciting weekend!
Sign-up on our website: www.saintpauls.org/ironman-volunteer.
- 6 spots for swim gear drop volunteers* (See below)
- 2 Meatball Rollers from 8 AM to 12 PM on Saturday, September 28th in River Room Kitchen
- All are invited to join us for Race Day Hospitality in the River Room and Tyler Hall between the hours of 5 am to 11 AM and at the Cheer Station on the Run Course at the front gates of the church from 12 PM to 4 PM. You are invited to stay for the entire time or drop in and out as your schedule allows.
*We have six spots left for our swim gear drop from 5
AM
to 8:45
AM.
To signup click here and use the password "saintpauls". You will receive an official Ironman volunteer t-shirt. Volunteers can park at Saint Paul's and check-in for volunteering at the marina parking lot next to Saint Paul's. This is a fun way to interact with all of the athletes before their race and to feel the energy and excitement of the event. A perk is watching the sun rise on the riverfront. Contact George Barrett, our Swim Gear Drop Captain, for more information.
Please help us show our guests from the community, across the country, and around the world our Saint Paul's love and hospitality.
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We pray for the people of the Bahamas and all whose lives have been affected by hurricane Dorian.
If you would like to make a gift to help those recovering from Hurricane Dorian, especially those in the Bahamas, make your check payable to Saint Paul's Church and annotate for Dorian relief, or on our website choose special offering at
saintpauls.org/giving
with Dorian relief in the comments. These gifts will be sent to Episcopal Relief and Development where 100% of giving goes to direct aid.
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Formation Classes 9:30 - 10:30 AM
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September 22
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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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Next Week
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September 23 - September 29
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Tuesday's Music Live Begins
Tuesday, September 24, 12 Noon
Nave and River Room
Tuesday's Music Live,
America's largest luncheon concert series, opens its 32nd season with a free concert by the renowned pianist, Thomas Pandolfi, on Tuesday, September 24 at 12 noon. The concert is sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Gardelle Lewis, Jr. in honor of Mrs. William S. Morris, III (Sissie) and Mrs. William B. Brigham (Tricia). Lunch following the concert is catered by Cordially Invited LLC and is $12 per person. Advance reservations required and may be placed online at
TuesdaysMusicLive.com
or by calling the Box Office, (706) 722-3463. Series brochures with all 12 concerts and lunch menus are available in the narthex.
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Are you a grandparent?
Many of our grands are assisting parents by bringing children to our Wednesday afternoon choir rehearsals. The Canterbury Choir is for young people in grades 3-10 and sings every week at the 11 am service. Some of our potential singers have no transportation. Your help appreciated! Please be in touch with Director of Music,
Keith Shafer, or (706) 724-2485 ext. 215.
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Walk for Water Sign-up Now
The Creation Care ministry invites everyone at Saint Paul's to be part of the first CSRA Walk for Water, Saturday, October 5. Participate in one of three ways:
WALK with our team, the Saint Paul's Epsico-PAILS;
SERVE on October 5th at Saint Paul's; or
GIVE to support our team's fundraising goal.
Team captains will be on the Portico this Sunday
following the 11
AM
service and the Celtic service.
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2020 Rhine Cruise (LAST CALL!)
April 14-24, 2020
Last call for travelers! The April 14-24, 2020 Rhine Cruise on the Viking longship, Eir, has 2 cabins left. This is your final opportunity to join more than 50 Saint Paul's members and friends on a cruise originating in Basel, Switzerland and ending in Amsterdam, with flights from Augusta. Contact Keith Shafer
or (706) 724-2485, ext. 215. See complete details here.
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Come Read with Me!
Readers for Hornsby Middle School
"A book is a dream you hold in your hands." - Neil Gaiman
All children should have the resources to become literacy proficient. Please consider becoming a Reading Partner with one of our Hornsby Middle School students. You will be paired with one student for the year for One on-one mentoring. We meet at HMS every Wednesday from 1-2
PM. We are going to start off the year reading Hidden Figures (the youth version). Join us in our reading adventures with some wonderful kids.
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Parents of College Students
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Open Sundays for Altar Flowers
October 13 & 27, November 17 & 24
Open Sundays for altar arrangements: October 13 & 27, November 17 & 24. 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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Blessing of the Animals
Sunday, October 6, 4 PM, Churchyard
Bring your best friend for a celebration and blessing Sunday October 6, 4
PM 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.
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Creation Care Guided Tour of Heggie's Rock
Saturday, October 12, 9:30 AM
The Creation Care team invites you to another special guided tour of Heggie's Rock Saturday, October 12, 9:30
AM. Space is limited to 12 people, and RSVP required. Due to the popularity of our April excursion, we're offering another opportunity for those unable to attend previously.
RSVP and questions to Nancy Cercy.
Heggie's Rock is a spectacular granite outcrop spreading over 60 acres and rising 100 feet high, in Columbia County. Saint Paul's will have a private guided tour, which will last over two hours. This natural wonder is noted for its unusually high diversity of plant and animal life because it includes a dry outcrop, forests and beaver-impounded streams. The granite outcrop, Heggie's Rock, dominates. It is here you see exposed granite, lichen and moss covered rock, soil islands and the beautiful vernal pools, or dish gardens, which support rare and unusual plants. Heggie's Rock is owned, preserved and protected by The Nature Conservancy of Georgia.
Participants must be able to walk 2+ miles on uneven terrain, and bring your own water and hat, etc. There are no facilities. More info on the preserve here.
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Dates for your Calendar
Ironman Weekend
Friday - Sunday, September 27-29
Walk for Water
Saturday, October 5
Blessing of the Animals
Sunday, October 6
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Diocese of Georgia Bishop Search
If you haven't done so already, find out about the five candidates nominated by the Search Committee.
Mark your calendar
Augusta Convocation "Walkabout"
Tuesday, October 22, 6 PM, Church of the Good Shepherd.
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Are we missing your birthday?
Our "Second Sunday"
Birthday Celebration for September
will be September 8.
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