New Ministry
Mission Dawgs Augusta
Sunday, September 8, 9:00 AM prep and 1:00 PM serve
Over the last couple of months I, along with a fellow parishioner, have been volunteering with a group helping the homeless in downtown Augusta. Mission Dawgs Augusta is a community project focused on feeding and serving the homeless. Every Sunday tents and tables are set up on Ellis street to meet some of the most basic needs of the homeless population in Augusta.....our neighbors. Mission Dawgs relies on donations of clothing, personal hygiene products and groups to sponsor and help serve a meal at 1
PM on Sunday afternoon.
Saint Paul's is going to prepare a sack type lunch for around 160 people on Sunday September 8th. The youth will be helping during formation, (9:30 - 10:30
AM) in the River Room kitchen. We would like to have additional adult volunteers to help prepare and pack
(9:00 - 10:45
AM
) River Room kitchen, and then serve at 1
PM (meet in the River Room immediately following the 11 AM service to carpool to Gap Ministries).
In addition there will be a clearly marked bucket popping up in the Mitchell Tyler Hall to collect personal hygiene items. They are always in need of deodorant, travel size shampoo, washcloths, soap, and travel lotions.
Victoria Hammond
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Formation Classes 9:30 - 10:30 AM
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September 8
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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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PARENTS OF YOUTH & CHILDREN
TOPIC:
further
conversation (part deux) about formation and fellowship ideas, interests, and concerns
Location: The Chapel of St. Peter and St. Paul
What is important to your formation as a Christian at this stage of life? Vestry member Lindsey Vanhook, liaison to the Children, Youth and Family ministry, and Fr. Jenkins again offer a time and place to discuss your ideas and hopes for formation and fellowship with parents/families and children and youth. If you cannot attend, we invite you to be in touch via email or to schedule a call: Lindsey Vanhook or Fr. John 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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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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RECTOR'S FORUM
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 9 - September 15
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Adult Godly Play Circle
Monday, September 9, 6-7:30 PM
Episcopal Day School, Room 114
Adult Godly Play provides an opportunity to slow down, deeply experience to one of the stories of God from our Sacred Scripture, and enjoy fellowship with others in the Episcopal community.
RSVP to Alison Wright. The Godly Play Circle moves throughout the parishes in Augusta and will next be at Saint Paul's in October and April.
Contact Kim Butler for more information about Godly Play for adults and how it differs from the children's program.
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Pub Theology
Tuesday, September 10, 7-8:30 PM
Nacho Mama's, upstairs, 976 Broad St.
Topic: God and Gender - "Is God a dude?" - PART TWO
Conversation questions:
1) When you hear or think "God", what visual image comes to mind? When so you recall first experiencing you first experience images of God and what did those communicate about God's?
2) Reflect and comment on how gender pronouns affect and shape your experience, encounter, understanding, characteristics of God. How has that changed from childhood to today?
3) The Episcopal Church has approved a range of alternative pronouns, expansive, and gender inclusive language for liturgical substitution--for example:
Celebrant: Blessed be God: most holy, glorious and undivided Trinity.
People: And blessed be God's reign, now and for ever. Amen.
vs. current Book of Common Prayer:
Celebrant: Blessed be God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit
People: And blessed be His kingdom, now and forever. Amen.
Q: How does the change in language shift the meaning for you?
4) LASTLY, WILDCARD question: how has this topic and conversation changed you?
INFO: 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 in this weird, marvelous, and unpredictable life. Pub Theology meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month on the upper floor of Nacho Mama's. Visitors and guests are most welcome.
For more about Pub Theology, email John Jenkins
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Manna Pantry
Saturday, September 14, 8 - 11 AM or 9:30 AM - 12 noon
Manna Pantry at Saint Paul's is now Saturday only. Many, many volunteers are needed on Saturday, only.
With all of your help we will accomplish unloading, packing, reloading, and delivering all food boxes on Saturday. We need two dedicated groups of volunteers for the Saturday task. One group to be our muscular Bon Air crew from 8-11
AM
and the other group is our on-site registration and car carrying crew from 9:30
AM
- 12 noon. Please
email Melissa Friedman
or telephone (443) 528-9149 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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Moonlight Hike
Saturday, September, 14, Greystone Preserve, North Augusta
Saturday, August 24, 10 AM
- 1
PM
, Odell Weeks Center, Aiken
You can get a close-up, hands-on look at snakes, baby alligators, turtles, possums, edible plants, and more at the UGA Savannah River Ecology Laboratory's annual Touch an Animal Day on Saturday, August 24, from 10am-1pm at the Odell Weeks Center in Aiken. This is a free public event for adults and children of all ages. Questions regarding the event may be directed to the
SREL outreach program, by email or call 803-725-2472.
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Acolyte Training
Sunday, September 15, 12:30 -2 PM
Acolyte training is Sunday, September 15, following the 11 AM service
. Anyone ages 9 and up interested in becoming an acolyte and ALL CURRENT ACOLYTES are encouraged to attend. Lunch will be served in Tyler Hall with training following in the church. Participants are requested to register so that lunch can be planned.
Email Acolyte Master, Todd Shafer
, for more information or to register.
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"In the Beginning": Guided Labyrinth Walk
Sunday, September 15, 4 PM, Berlin Room
Belinda Peebles, a Veriditas certified Labyrinth facilitator, will provide instruction and a guided walk with our labyrinth in the Berlin Room, next Sunday, September 15. No previous experience is necessary and all are invited to participate. Please wear or bring socks to wear after removing your shoes. For more information about labyrinths, please visit
www.veriditas.org. This walk is sponsored by the Daughters of the King. For questions,
contact Suzanne Pursley-Crotteau.
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Welcome to Saint Paul's for Visitors and Newcomers
Sunday, September 15, 10
AM (Please note the change of date)
Chapel of St. Peter and St. Paul
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.
RSVP to Elisabeth
in the Parish Office.
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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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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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Sign up now to Volunteer for Ironman Weekend
Ironman Weekend is September 27-29. This will be 7th year that Saint Paul's has opened our doors to athletes, families, friends, and spectators from all over the world. It is a fun-filled weekend that gives us the opportunity to love our neighbors and serve as the hands of Christ by demonstrating hospitality, support, and encouragement.
There are volunteer opportunities available throughout the weekend and a place for each of us to be involved in some way.
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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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Prayer of the Heart: An Introductory Workshop in Christian Contemplative Prayer
Saturday, September 21, 9:30 AM- 2 PM
Chapel of St. Peter and St. Paul and lunch in Tyler Hall
Leaders: Suzanne Pursley-Crotteau and Alan Faulkner
Do you seek intimacy with God? This short course provides an opportunity to learn about Christian meditation and to experience the practice in a small group. Come and explore.
Contact Fr. Jenkins for more information or to reserve your place. Limited to 15 participants. Simple lunch included.
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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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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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The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia is pleased to announce a slate of candidates who will stand for election as the 11th bishop of Georgia at the 198th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia on Nov. 14-16.
The Bishop Search Committee, after careful and prayerful discernment, recommended these candidates to the Standing Committee, who have formally approved the slate. The candidates, in alphabetical order by last name, are:
The Rev. Rob Brown, rector, St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Spartanburg, South Carolina.
The Rev. Lonnie Lacy, rector, St. Anne's Episcopal Church, Tifton, Georgia.
The Rev. Canon Frank Logue, canon to the ordinary, Episcopal Diocese of Georgia, Savannah
The Ven. Jennifer McKenzie, Archdeacon of Wigan and West Lancashire, Diocese of Liverpool, Church of England
The Rev. Canon John Thompson-Quartey, canon for mission
development and congregational vitality, Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta
Mark your calendar for the Augusta Convocation "Walkabout", Tuesday, October 22, 6 PM, Church of the Good Shepherd.
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