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 This Week At St. Matthew's
Sunday, August 11, 2019
Ninth 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 no later than the Monday prior to Thursday publication . Thanks!

THIS SUNDAY

8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist

9:00 a.m. Breakfast

9:30 a.m. Sunday School Registration

10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist


Reverend Canon Liz Hendrick Celebrant and Preacher



READINGS FOR THIS SUNDAY
are found here .  Year C (Track 2)

SUNDAY SCHOOL & CHRISTIAN EDUCATION REGISTRATION
ALL AGES
THIS SUNDAY, AUGUST 11
9:30 a.m.



Register online:
For Children’s Sunday School 2019-2020 (Sunny’s Kids), please click this link.

For Youth Christian Education programs for the 2019-2020 school year,

(if you're not yet signed into Realm, please contact Susan Carson )

Around St. Matt's
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)
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Sunday, September 22
we will celebrate
St. Matthew’s 40th Anniversary -
Single Service at 10:00 a.m.
Followed by a huge pot luck dinner—

You’re invited to bring your
“bestest-most-favorite“ dish to share—
main dish, salad, side dish, or dessert!

Games and activities,
visitors from the community and
former members are invited. 
More on this special event in the coming weeks.
**Don’t miss it**
IT’S THE PEOPLE!  
 
A Note To All Ministry Heads and Committee Chairs--We are preparing the calendar of events for the 2019/2020 year. Emails went out to ministry leaders this week asking for your group's calendar information. If you did not receive an email but have church events/meetings to book on the facilities calendar, or if you have not submitted your meeting/event dates for this time period to the church office, please do so at once. To prevent conflicts in booking space, events not approved in advance during this process may not appear on the calendar and space may not be available at the times desired. For more information, please contact the church office.

Please note: all fund-raising events must be approved by the vestry prior to its being added to the calendar.
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

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 770-923-1955 or Lynne Kiker at 770-235-6650.
Time, Talent, Treasure


COME SING IN THE SUMMER CHOIR

Every Sunday during August at the 10:30 service. No commitment, just come warm up at 9:45 a.m. Sundays. Please contact Kyle Osborne, Choir Master, for more information.
CAR SHOW SPONSORS NEEDED

THE ST. MATTHEW’S ANNUAL CAR SHOW (OCTOBER 12) is looking for sponsors at all levels. If your business can provide a corporate sponsorship, or you can be an  individual sponsor (several levels available), please speak with Jack Denton. To donate to the car show on REALM, go to "Giving" and choose "Car Show" from the drop-down menu. Sponsorships help cover the costs of trophies and other event expenses. Proceeds of the event go to Place of Seven Springs and towards funding an Associate Priest/Curate for St. Matthew’s. Thank you!

TIME TO VOLUNTEER!
It takes a village to make a successful car show! Volunteers are needed for setup/tear down, registration table, silent auction, bake sale, Kidzone, and more. Sign up for a 2 hour, half day, or full day shift. To volunteer your help in any capacity on Saturday, October 12, please contact Jack Denton .
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::

Sunday Breakfast -- We are in desperate need of volunteers to sign up to prepare breakfast. If you haven’t taken a turn since last school year, we need you now. If you are on a committee, please ask others on your committee to cover breakfast one Sunday. We have open dates in August, September and November and December. Breakfast doesn't have to be elaborate, and I will give you money to purchase your supplies the week before you are scheduled. Thank You very much for your assistance. The Drury’s and Staples-Couch families need a break and say Thank You for helping us.   Nancy Drury

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.

Sunday School Teachers -- we are still in need of a few dedicated adults to assist with our Sunday School and Christian Education classes. Please contact Mona Livermont if you can help in any way.

Ushers, 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.

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.
Contact Janis Williams .

preschool


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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G ift 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

 

--- Y O U T H N E W S ---
BACK TO SCHOOL, BACK TO YOUTH GROUP!

There is no youth group this Sunday due to the Youth Retreat. Youth group resumes next Sunday August 18 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. All youth 6th - 12th grades are invited to attend. Bring a friend!

Parents, please see Mara DiGiovanni or Holly Bond if you can help by volunteering to provide supper occasionally for the youth group meetings throughout the school year, or can help with car pool for off-campus events. Your involvement and assistance means so much to the youth!

Thank you for being a part of our amazing youth program!!

Faithfully, 
Mara DiGiovanni  678-227-8151



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
More info at pathtoshine.org/braves


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.

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 180 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.
LOOKING AHEAD:

August 18 Sunday School begins at 9:30 a.m. for all ages.  
August 21 Healing Eucharist returns. Please join us at 10:00 a.m.  
September 18 Wednesday with the Word (Bible Study) returns. Please join us at 11:00 a.m. in the Library.  
September 22 St. Matthew’s Day 40th Anniversary Celebration Single Service at 10:00 a.m. Followed by Celebration / Covered Dish Dinner.  
October 12 — St. Matthew’s Annual Car Show 9:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m. Sponsors and Volunteers are needed. Please contact Jack Denton 404-861-7675  
Events and Serving Schedules
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