This Week At St. Matthew's
Sunday, October 6, 2019
17th Sunday after Pentecost
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THIS SUNDAY
17th Sunday After Pentecost
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8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist
9:00 a.m. Coffee/Breakfast
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:30 a.m. Sunday School and Christian Education
10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist**
with the Junior Choir
Reverend Canon Liz Hendrick,
Celebrant and Preacher
READINGS FOR THIS SUNDAY
** Nursery available 6 mos - 4 years
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SUNDAY SCHOOL &
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
ALL AGES
Join us
this Sunday, October 6
9:30 a.m.
For information on
Adult Christian Ed classes,
Youth classes meet in the Undercroft.
Sunny's Kids (Pre-K - 5th grade) meet in the
Christian Education wing.
Nursery available for children 6 mos - 4 years
in the Christian Education wing.
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ARE YOU NEW TO ST. MATTHEW'S?
A series of three newcomers classes began September 29, and continues this Sunday, October 6th, and again October 13 from 9:15 -10:15 in the Undercroft. All new comers are welcome to attend these informative classes. If you missed last week, please come this Sunday! You will learn about our church, meet parishioners who head up some of our many ministries and have an opportunity to ask questions about St. Matthew's. Please plan to join us and find out why our church slogan is "It's the People!"
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The Feast of
St. Francis, Blessing of the Animals
THIS Sunday, October 6, 2019
2:00 p.m.
In the Lower Gardens (beside the undercroft)
All pets welcome. Dogs should be on leash; cats and other pets should be similarly contained.
The feast of St. Francis occurs on October 4, commemorating the life of Saint Francis, who lived in the 12 century and is the patron saint of animals and the environment.
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All Saints Sunday
Evening of Remembrance
Sunday, November 3
6:30 p.m. Quiet Reflection
7:30 p.m. Service of Remembrance
St. Matthew's will celebrate the lives of our family and friends who have gone on before us with a special evening service incorporating some of the traditions used by cultures around the world.
At 7:30 p.m. a brief memorial service will be held in the sanctuary during which the names of those we have lost will be read.
If you have friends and family you would like commemorated during this service,
PLEASE USE THE RED SIGN-UP BOOK IN THE PASS-THROUGH BETWEEN THE MAIN HALLWAY AND THE NARTHEX. All names should be submitted by Wednesday, October 20th. All names will appear in the bulletin on Sunday, Nov. 3rd.
Please print the names plainly to ensure correct spelling.
There will be quiet time beginning at 6:30 p.m. for various kinds of contemplation.
The sanctuary and the Coil Chapel will be reserved for silent prayer.
The labyrinth will be set up in the parish hall for prayer walks. Mother Liz will be available for those who just want to talk to someone. We hope that you will join us to
light a candle, place a flower on the cross, place a stone on the cairn, or simply say a prayer as you search for your own peace and understanding of that most mystifying aspect of life: death.
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BAPTISM NOVEMBER 3
The Sacrament of Baptism will be offered at the 10:30 a.m. service on November 3, All Saints Sunday. If you or your child would like to be baptized on that day, please contact Susan Carson at
registrar@stmatthewssnellville.org no later than 10/21 to set up an appointment to speak with Mother Liz.
A pre-baptismal form can be found
here.
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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)
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WELCOME, FR. TOMMY!
Please give Fr. Tommy Matthew's a warm "It's the People" welcome to St. Matthew's! Fr. Tommy's first day at St. Matt's was October 1. His office is located in the first room to the left in the hallway leading to the Christian Education wing, next to the York room.
Fr. Tommy's contact information is:
770-979-4210 ext 112
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Please note--
The 40th Anniversary Time Line
is still posted in the hallway outside the church office. Please take a few minutes to add your family's milestones at St. Matthew's to the timeline. YOUR story is part of St. Matthew's story--help us tell it!
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THE CAR SHOW IS NEXT WEEK!
Invite
your neighbors and friends!
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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 the Associate Priest reserve fund 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 .
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HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY Sunday, October 27
hosted by St Matthews Youth group
Sunday October 27th from 3pm to 5pm.
All school age children
welcome -- wear your favorite costume.
Music, dancing, games, fun crafts and party refreshments.
Admission:
bring a toy donation for The Children's Hospital of Atlanta.
For toy donation guidelines and a suggestion of toys for all age groups
click here:
We know this will be an exciting event and will help teach our younger friends about giving to others their age in need.
We can’t wait to see you all there!
If you have any questions please feel free to contact
Mara DiGiovanni (678) 227-8151 or
Ciara Morris (609) 724-5683
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All women and girls are invited
to the
ECW Annual Halloween Bingo Party
Monday, October 28
6:30-8:30 p.m. in the parish hall.
We promise there will be Ghoulish Drinks and Tasty Chili to eat.
Please bring a sweet or salty dish to share.
For those who wish to get into the Halloween spirit
we will have a
costume contest
as well as the
creepiest food contest
with
lots of great prizes!
This will be a night to have lots of Spooky fun!
All women in the church are members of ECW (Episcopal Church Women) .
Please come and bring a friend!
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Attention All Lunch Bunch-ites!
The long and valued tradition of Lunch Bunch continues with Mother Liz as host. Join her on
Thursday, October 17 at 12 noon at Three Blind Mice to kick off the 2019-2020 season of Lunch Bunch. As this is the first time out for this year, it is really important to know who will be coming so we can reserve adequate space.
Please confirm with Mother Liz via email at
rector@stmatthewssnellville.org. I look forward to seeing you there!
Lunch Bunch meets monthly at restaurants in the area for fellowship and conversation, and everyone is welcome. It's a great way to get to know other members of the parish.
Three Blind Mice is located at 1066 Killian Hill Road, Lilburn, near the intersection of Five Forks Road and Killian Hill Rd. in Lilburn.
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PARISH WORKDAY COMING SOON!
Saturday, October 26
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Lunch will be served
We need you! Come for all or part of the day --Jobs large and small, both inside and out. Make it a family day--all hands, large and small, are welcome! Please bring whatever yard tools you have, (marked with your name). Other needs will be posted on the bulletin board.
Painting, cleaning, washing windows, fix-it, weeding and mulching, among other things. A sign up sheet will be posted on the bulletin board in the main hallway.
Care of our church building and campus grounds are an act of stewardship, caring for what God has given us. Your gifts of time and talent on this day are most appreciated. Thank you!
For more information, contact Steve Charron at 678-787-6635 or Janis Williams at 770-367-4930.
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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 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.
Nancy Drury
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.
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POLICE BIRTHDAYS
Please keep the following
Snellville Police officers in your prayers as they celebrate birthdays in October:
- Officer Adam Green, October 6
- Officer Albert Thomas, October 7
- Communications Briana Hajrizi, October 23
- Sgt. Rain Neiddu, October 28
Prayer for Police Officers
Almighty God, we commend to your gracious care and keeping all men and women in law enforcement in our neighborhoods, cities, and on our highways. Defend them day by day with your heavenly grace; protect their families; strengthen them in their trials; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
(Adapted, BCP p.823)
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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 or
Mona Livermont.
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INTERESTED IN BECOMING AN ACOLYTE?
Our Acolytes are always welcoming new members. We invite anyone ages third- through twelfth grade who would like to serve as an acolyte to join us. If you are interested or want to learn more about the Acolyte Ministry, come with your parents and join us during an information and orientation session
after the 10:30 a.m. service next week on Oct. 13.
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Ok, What IS Loaves and Fishes?
If you or your loved one is ill, recovering from surgery, or is in other ways unable to make meals for a period of time, Loaves and Fishes helps out.
Members of our Saint Matthew's family volunteer to prepare or buy a meal and deliver it to your home. It’s that simple.
No one needs to be a gourmet cook or even be able to cook. Meals can be made at home, or purchased at a local restaurant or grocery store and then delivered. Very cool- Right???
If you want to volunteer to participate in this easy and fulfilling ministry, all you need to do is be on Realm with your contact information available**. Requests for help are sent out to the parish via your Realm email contact number.
If you find yourself in need of help from Loaves and Fishes, please reach out to
Vicki Conway, or call the church office.
Loaves and Fishes needs everyone because we serve everyone.
**If you are not yet logged into REALM, please contact
Susan Carson.
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Knit, Crochet & Pray --
Prayer Shawl Procedures
Prayer shawls are made by the Knit Crochet & Pray Ministry (KCP) for the purpose of giving them to someone in crisis to show our love, support and prayers for his/her difficult time. They are made by the ministry members (usually at the individual member's expense of time and yarn) and blessed by Mother Liz at the altar.
The prayer shawls are kept in the church office and must be signed out in a specific notebook by a church employee or a member of the Knit, Crochet & Pray Ministry. We welcome all in need to request a prayer shawl, but we have to remind everyone that the KCP membership is currently very low, so it is important to remember that our limited number of prayer shawls must be shared with all parishioners who need one. Thank you for being considerate of the needs of all.
We also would like to welcome anyone who takes a prayer shawl to consider making a donation to this ministry. This love offering could be in the form of purchased yarn, prayer shawls, chemo caps, hats, police lap robes, scarves, gloves or a financial donation. In addition, for those unable to attend the KCP meetings who knit or crochet, please consider creating any the above-listed items at home and donating them to our ministry. KCP meets the first and third Thursdays of every month at 10:00 a.m. in the library, and all are welcome. Please contact
Beth DiGiovanni for any questions about this ministry.
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--- YOUTH GROUP NEWS ---
BACK TO SCHOOL, BACK TO YOUTH GROUP!
HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY Sunday, October 27
hosted by St Matthews Youth group
Sunday October 27th from 3pm to 5pm.
(see information elsewhere in this e-letter)
Youth group meets in the parish hall and/or undercroft most Sunday nights throughout the school year. All youth 6th - 12th grades are invited to attend. Bring a friend!
NOTE:
Youth Group now meets
from
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. on Sunday evenings.
For questions or to volunteer to help with youth group activities, please speak with
Thank you for being a part of our amazing youth program!!
Faithfully,
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IMPORTANT:CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE CHURCH OFFICE
PLEASE NOTE that the
stmatts@bellsouth.net
email address has been discontinued and we no longer have access to email sent to that address.
It should be deleted from your contact email lists.
Please use admin@stmatthewssnellville.org to reach Charmaine, our parish administrator. Thanks.
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THE REALM CORNER
Are YOU logged into Realm yet?
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 09/04/2019. 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
.
Pledge payments and financial giving through REALM is easy:
Go to the church website,
www.itsthepeople.org
. Click on the blue Give Online button near the center of the page, and follow the prompts to choose the desired fund designation from the drop-down menu.
If you wish to set up automatic pledge payments, you can do so by logging into REALM and choosing Giving from the left side of the page. (If you have not yet logged into REALM, please contact
Susan Carson
).
Realm Directory and Your Privacy Settings
For instructions on how to change your privacy settings
, or other REALM information,
click here.
Stay connected! For information on logging in, and to view other Realm information and tutorials, check out the link below:
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LOOKING AHEAD:
October 12
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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
October 20 -- Rite 13 --
10:30 service
October 26 -- Parish Work Day.
See information in this issue.
October 27 --
Children's Halloween Costume Party
3:00 p.m.
(Youth sponsored, see info in this issue.)
October 28 -- ECW Halloween Bingo
--
6:30 p.m. see info in this issue.
November 3 -- All Saint's Sunday -- Baptisms
10:30 service
November 3 -- Evening of Remembrance
6:30 p.m.
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Events and Serving Schedules
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St.Matthew's Episcopal Church | Ph 770-979-4210 | admin@stmatthewssnellville.org | www.itsthepeople.org
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