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November 1 - November 10, 2019
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Service Participant Schedule
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Meeting this Week
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TUES 11:45 AM
Evangelism/Marketing
WED 5:30 PM
Creation Care
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Candidacy for Ordination to Holy Orders
We received great news this week from Ranie Neislar, our former youth and young adult minister, who currently is in  the discernment process for ordination. Ranie is our seminarian in her final year of study and preparation at
The School of Theology at The University of the South
in Sewanee, TN. Ranie announced that with the recommendation of the Commission on Ministry, the Standing Committee has affirmed her call and advanced her status from Postulant to Candidate for Holy Orders. She will sit for the General Ordination Examinations in January and visit the Standing Committee in March for her final review in the discernment process for ordination to the priesthood. In May, she will graduate with a Master of Divinity, and "God willing and the people consenting" she will be ordained to the transitional diaconate and then six months later to the priesthood. Congratulations Ranie!
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Final meeting Sunday, come and pick up your pledge card
This Sunday, 9:30 AM in the chapel
We are looking forward to another engaging conversation about stewardship this Sunday. This is not business as usual! We are considering a broader perspective about the meaning of stewardship and the spiritual practice of giving. Inquiries?
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Listening for Saint Paul's Future
This past Wednesday, October 30, the vestry shared an important invitation with the entire parish community to participate in a series of upcoming small group conversations, which we are calling Listening for Saint Paul's Future. These conversations will contribute to renewing our vision, setting priorities, and making plans for our future vitality.
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Our Schedule This Sunday
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November 3 |
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Formation Classes for all ages.
See schedule below.
The Nursery is available.
9:30 AM
Stewardship Gathering in the Chapel.
10:30 - 10:45 AM
Coffee and Conversation in Tyler Hall
Holy Eucharist, Rite II
with the Saint Paul's, Canterbury, and Saint Nicholas Choirs
The Nursery is available.
following 11:00 AM
Lemonade on the Lawn
5:30 PM
Evensong
Reception following in the River Room.
The Nursery is available.
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Quiet Morning:
In the Beginning: Be Still and Know That I Am God Before You."
Saturday, November 2, 9 AM
- 1
PM
, Chapel
The Daughters of the King invite you to a spiritual morning of quiet solitude Saturday, November 2, 9
AM - 1
PM. Bring "prayer tools" such as your bible, journal, or anything used for meditation. The Rev. Erwin Veale will lead us on a spiritual morning of quiet solitude with additional suggestions for meditative prayer.
All are welcome. For questions,
contact Suzanne Pursley-Crotteau or by telephone at 706-359-4480. In order to sustain the silence and solitude during this time - water will be provided in Tyler Hall. Please bring a snack if you think you will need it over the 4 hour period.
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Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday
Fall Back! Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday. Be sure to turn your clock back one hour Saturday night before you go to bed.
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Hospitality Team for Evensong
Sign up Now for Sunday, November 3, 6:30
PM
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Evensong & Reception following in the River Room
Sunday, November 3, 5:30 PM
The service will include music by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange, Jeremy Dibble, and Malcolm Archer. Melissa Schultz will be the guest soloist and Mark Dickens the organist. A reception in the River Room follows the service and child care will be available beginning at 5 PM. This is a wonderful opportunity to invite family and friends.
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Coat Drive for Hornsby Elementary and Middle School
Coats for Kids at Hornsby Elementary and Middle School continues this Sunday. PLEASE help keep our young friends warm this winter! Many students at Hornsby will NEED coats and jackets when the weather cools off. We can use heavy coats, lightweight jackets, fleece jackets, and sweatshirt jackets, plus boys' and girls' gloves, mittens, and hats. All sizes are needed: children's sizes 6-16 and adult sizes S, M, L, & XL. New and gently used are accepted. Great places to pick up a coat or jacket are Target, Old Navy, Costco, and TJ MAXX. Monetary donations are happily accepted, too. Donation boxes will be located in the Narthex and in Tyler Hall. For questions, please
contact Kathy Enicks.
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Formation Classes this Sunday
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November 3, 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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Next Week
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November 4 - November 10
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Tuesday's Music Live
Tuesday, November 5, 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 Mike Casey Jazz Trio, on Tuesday, November 5, 12 noon. 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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Bonfire at the Chandler Family Pond
Saturday, November 9, 4 PM
Calling all YEA and Children, Youth, and Families to a bonfire gathering at the Chandler Family Pond! Please join us Saturday, November 9, beginning at 4
PM for an evening of fun, food, and friends. Please bring a favorite dish to share, your drink of choice, a chair to sit by the fire, and a lawn game if you'd like! Friends always welcome. For information or directions, please call Kathleen at 803-270-9852 or email
Lindsey Vanhook.
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Second Sunday Birthday Celebration
Sunday, November 10, 10:30-10:45 AM
Next Sunday, November 10, is Birthday Sunday. Join us during "Coffee and Conversation" (10:30 - 10:45
AM) in Tyler Hall. ALL are invited to our brief but joyful celebration for all whose birthdays fall in November.
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Welcome to Saint Paul's for Newcomers and Visitors
Sunday, November 10, 10 AM, Chapel
New to the Saint Paul's community? Wondering what your next steps might be? Get your questions answered and meet some of our staff and parish leaders in an informal gathering in the Chapel 10 AM, Sunday, November 10.
RSVP to Elisabeth in the Parish Office
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Baptism
Sunday, November 10, 11 AM Service
We will celebrate the Sacrament of Baptism on Sunday, November 10, 2019. All who wish to be baptized are invited to
contact the clergy
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Fall Primetime Party
Sunday, November 17, 6:30-8:30 PM
Friendships are one of the few things that improve with age. Join your Saint Paul's friends at the Spring Primetime Party for adults 50+ at the home of Susan and George Muir. $5 per person at the door. Bring an appetizer to share. For information or directions,
contact the Parish Office.
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Pub Theology
Tuesday, November 12, 7 P
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Upstairs Nacho Mama's
Mark your calendars for Pub Theology Tuesday, November 12, 7
PM, at Nacho Mama's, upstairs, 976 Broad St. in downtown Augusta. Pub Theology gathers an eclectic cross-section of the Saint Paul's community to deepen relationships and faith through conversations about God and being Christian. For more information please
email John Jenkins.
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Manna Pantry
Saturday, November 16, 9:30 AM - Noon, Tyler Hall
Manna Pantry at Saint Paul's Church provides a box of food six times a year to those in our community who need this supplemental assistance. With your help we will unload the groceries from Golden Harvest, pack food boxes, reload the truck, and deliver all food boxes on Saturday. Please
email Melissa Friedman with any questions. All ages welcome. This is an especially good opportunity for youth and older children with parents who need to complete service hours.
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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. The dinner menu will be available next week. $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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Open Sundays for Altar Greenery during Advent
December 1 and 15
During Advent greenery arrangements are placed on the altar in lieu of flowers. Two Sundays are open Sundays: December 1 & 15. 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 for greenery is a minimum of $50.
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Dates for your Calendar
Angel Tree kicks-off November 17
Angels available on the Portico Nov. 17 & 24 and Dec.1
YEA (Young Episcopal Adults)
Sunday, November 24, 7- 8:30
PM
Make an Advent Wreath
Sunday, December 1, 9-10:50
AM, Tyler Hall
Angel Tree Breakfast and Celebration
December 14, 9:30
AM
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If you haven't done so already, find out about the five candidates nominated by the Search Committee.
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News from our Neighboring Churches
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St. John Methodist Church Concert in Support of DCCM
Sunday, November 3, 3 PM
The St John Methodist Church located at 736 Greene Street, will sponsor a concert performed by the ViMaDeAn Duo on November 3, 3 PM. The duo consist of the ASO concertmaster , violinist Anastasia Petrunina and her husband Denis Petrunin, percussionist.
The concert is free and open to the public. A love offering will be taken and given to the Downtown Cooperative Church Ministries (DCCM). Saint Paul's Church is a member of DCCM which is the largest food pantry in Richmond County.
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Are we missing your birthday?
Our "Second Sunday"
Birthday Celebration for November
will be November 10.
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