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December 13 - December 22, 2019
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Service Participant Schedule
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Angel Tree Breakfast and Celebration
Saturday, December 14, 9:30
AM,
Tyler Hall
All week long Angel Tree volunteers have been preparing for the Angel Tree Celebration tomorrow morning. Everyone will enjoy a delicious home-cooked breakfast, and the children will participate in gingerbread cookie decorating, making a cuddly pillow, listening to live music by the Augusta Choral Society, sorting supplies and making cards for the homeless in our community, and receiving special gifts purchased for them by our church family. There will be lots of fun and fellowship.
Be sure to join us for this beloved Saint Paul's tradition.
For more information, feel free to contact Melissa Friedman at (443) 528-9149 or Nancy Kotti at (706) 910-2410.
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Our Schedule This Sunday
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December 15 |
Formation Classes for all ages.
See schedule below.
The Nursery is available.
Coffee and Conversation in 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
5:30 PM
Celtic Evening Prayer and Communion
with Prayers for Healing
Rob Foster is our guest musician
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2020 Pledged Offerings
Last year, 181 households submitted pledged. Nearly 110 pledges have been submitted so far, and we need to collect all of them so the vestry and finance committee can construct the 2020 operating budget. If you have questions, contact the clergy, Sr. Warden,
Billy Badger or Stewardship Chair,
Brad Sandbach.
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Advent Prayer Trees
Daughters of the King, an Episcopal Prayer Ministry, invite prayers for yourself and others. Attach your prayer request to the Advent Prayer Tree located in Tyler Hall or in the Narthex. For more information,
contact Suzanne Pursley-Crotteau.
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Poinsettias, Wreaths, and Christmas Brass
Deadline this Sunday, December 15
Wreaths and red poinsettias in the church are enjoyed throughout the Christmas season and additional professional musicians enhance our Christmas Eve services. If you would like to contribute toward the cost of Christmas Eve music, or give a poinsettia or wreath, please return the form found in your bulletin Sunday to the Parish Office. Requests may also be made by e-mail to
[email protected] or using the link below
no later than Sunday, December 15.
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Formation Classes this Sunday
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December 8, 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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THE SEASON OF ADVENT
Location: The Chapel
Each Sunday of Advent, Fr. Jenkins will tell a biblical story that ground us in this season of preparation and will lead a period of reflection on the story. This is very similar to the theological preparation the children are receiving in Godly Play. Come and see. Each week the story will grow, but always we will begin at the beginning. This experience will help you prepare to rejoice at the coming celebration of the incarnation at Christmastide. Inquiries, contact Fr. Jenkins.
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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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"The Friendly Beasts"
Journey to Bethlehem: Preparing our Hearts and Minds for the Mystery of Christmas
Location: The Children's Ministry Center
All children 3 years and older are invited to be a part of this program. We gather on Sunday mornings from 9:30 to 10:30 AM in the Children's Ministry Building. We spend the first part of our time together sharing our Advent story. We will then gather all ages together to prepare our program. This is a beautiful opportunity for the children to come together for our journey to Bethlehem. Please plan to join us this Sunday, December 8, 15, and 22. If you were at formation last Sunday, your child already has a place in our program. If you were not and would like to be involved, please join us this Sunday; we have a special place for your child.
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Next Week
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December 16 - 22
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Wednesday Night Fellowship Dinner
Wednesday, December 18, 6-7
PM.
The River Room
Join us for our monthly fellowship dinner, Wednesday, December 18, 6-7
PM
in the River Room. On the menu: seared chicken breast with mushroom bacon cream sauce, home-style mashed potatoes, sauteed zucchini squash and onions, salad and dessert. $5 per person; $15 max per family. A reservation is not required; however, if you know you plan to attend, please RSVP using our
sign up on the Saint Paul's website
or by
email to Todd Shafer
so that we can be the best hosts.
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Compline - closing prayers for the day
Wednesday, December 18, 7 - 7:15 PM
The Chapel of St. Peter & St. Paul
"The Lord Almighty, grant us a peaceful night and a perfect end."
Bring your mid-week evening to a prayerful close in a still, candlelit sacred space with one another and God. Compline is a much beloved, simple prayer service for the end of the day. It also may be observed in private at the end of your day and is found on p.127-135 in The Book of Common Prayer.
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EYC Lock-in
Saturday, December 21, 6 PM
EYC (Episcopal Youth Community, grades 6-12 only), mark your calendar for a holiday theme lock-in Saturday, December 21, 6 PM to Sunday morning 11 AM service. Dinner and breakfast will be served. Bring your sleeping bag, toothbrush, and a white elephant gift to exchange (maximum price $10).
A RSVP is required,
contact Todd Shafer
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"Hanging of the Greens"
Monday, December 23, 9:30
AM
You are invited to the Greening of the Church, Monday, December 23, 9:30
AM.
Contact Pam Uros and join the Flower Guild as they decorate the church for Christmas.
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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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CHRISTMAS SCHEDULES
Christmas Eve
4:00 & 10:00 PM
Christmas Eve Festival Celebrations with Choir, Brass, & Drums
A nursery will be available for the 4:00
PM service.
The 10:00
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M service will be broadcast live on WGAC 580 AM and 95.1 FM
Christmas Day
10:00 AM
Christmas Eucharist in the Chapel with Carols
The First Sunday after Christmas
December 29
Holy Eucharist Rite I 8:00
AM
Lessons and Carols 11:00
AM
Celtic Evening Prayer & Communion 5:30
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Are we missing your birthday?
Our "Second Sunday"
Birthday Celebration for December
will be December 8.
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