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November 29 - December 8, 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 Committee
WED 4:30 PM
Historic Heritage Committee
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We wait. We hope. We prepare. We are entering a short season of preparation-The Season of Advent. Observing Advent means giving a measure of yourself to prepare the heart and soul to encounter the mind-boggling miracle of God's incarnation.
During Advent, our church tradition calls us to notice the difference between the clatter and clamor of "Christmas" in popular culture and the church's way of reflective stillness. The church marks this short season as a holy time to be sill and attentive to our relationships and behaviors. In stillness, we see our need and the world's need for healing, and we acknowledge our longing for the salvation of God's presence. We wait. We hope. We prepare.
The church invites you now, as we do in Lent, to observe the Season of Advent by acts of personal prayer, attentiveness, and corporate worship. To support your observance, the parish offers a range of opportunities for reflection and learning apart from our liturgies of worship.
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Our Schedule This Sunday
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December 1 |
9:00 - 10:50
AM
Make an Advent wreath
for your home in Tyler Hall
9:30 - 10:30 AM
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
Carl Purdy is our musician
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Make an Advent Wreath
Sunday, December 1, Drop-in 9-10:50
AM
, Tyler Hall
Join us in Tyler Hall, Sunday, December 1, 9 - 10:50
AM
to make an Advent Wreath for your home. All supplies will be provided, including wreathes, live greens, and candles. $15 donation. We have supplies for 35 wreathes. Please
RSVP to the parish office
so that we can ensure we have supplies for all.
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Last Sunday for Angel Tree Angels on the Portico
Sunday, December 1
Blessing of the Gifts Next Sunday
Sunday, December 8
Calling All Angels! Our annual Angel Tree Christmas ministry is in progress. This is the last Sunday that angels will be available on the front portico before and after the 11
AM service. Please return your Angel Tree packages to the Parish office this week (M-TH 9
AM-3
PM, F
9
AM
-12
PM) or before next Sunday's Blessing of the Gifts.
For more information, please
contact Melissa Friedman, (443) 528-9149 or
Nancy Kotti, (706) 910-2410.
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Guided Labyrinth Walk for Advent
Sunday, December 1, 4 PM
You are invited on the First Sunday of Advent, December 1, 4
PM
to a very special labyrinth walk as we wait and walk in anticipation of the birth of Our Savior, Jesus Christ. Belinda Peebles, who is a Certified Labyrinth Facilitator, will lead us through this spiritual practice in the Berlin Room. No previous experience with walking a labyrinth required. Brief instructions will be given prior to the walk. For more information about labyrinths, please visit
www.veriditas.org
. For questions about the walk, please
contact Suzanne Pursely-Crotteau
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Rector's Discretionary Account
Your generous non-pledged offerings (cash and designated
checks) on the first Sunday each month support our clergy's Discretionary Account. Frs. Muir and Jenkins use these funds to meet urgent needs within our community, to further the ministries of the church when other funds are not available, and to support community programs and institutions that serve those in need.
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Poinsettias, Wreaths, and Christmas Brass
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 1, 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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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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Angel Tree Shopping Adventure
Sunday, December 8, 2:30 PM
Join the Angel Tree Shopping Adventure, Sunday, December 8, 2:30 PM. We'll shop for the last Angel Tree gifts and items for the party.
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Angel Tree Party Decorating
Friday, December 13, 4 PM, Tyler Hall
We're decorating for a party! Come help create a festive space in Tyler Hall for the Saturday morning activities.
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Angel Tree Breakfast Team
Saturday, December 14, 7:30 AM
Eric Friedman is coordinating the food team. Join the team and help prep & cook breakfast.
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Angel Tree Breakfast and Celebration
Saturday, December 14, 9:30 AM
Make plans to join us for the annual Angel Tree Breakfast Party, Saturday, December 14, 9:30
AM in Tyler Hall. We will enjoy a delicious home-cooked breakfast and celebrate with lots of fun and fellowship. There are many ways to get involved, and we welcome volunteers of all ages and abilities!
- Servers
- Craft Coordinators
- Song Leaders
- Transportation
- Clean Up
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Tuesday's Music Live
Tuesday, December 3, 12 noon, Nave and River Room
Tuesday's Music Live,
America's largest luncheon concert series, continues its 32nd season with a free concert by Concert Creative Impressions, on Tuesday, December 3, 12 noon. Lunch following the concert is catered by Cordially Invited LLC and is $12 per person. Advance reservations required and may be placed by calling the Box Office, (706) 722-3463 or online at TuesdaysMusicLive.com.
Series brochures with all 12 concerts and lunch menus are available in the narthex.
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Second Sunday Birthday Celebration
Sunday, December 8, 2019
Next Sunday is Birthday Sunday. ALL are invited to our brief, but joyful celebration for all whose birthdays fall in December, Sunday, December 8, 10:30-10:45
AM, Tyler Hall.
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EYC Lock-in
Date TBA (Please note the change)
EYC (Episcopal Youth Community, grades 6-12 only), be on the lookout for a holiday theme lock-in invitation. (We have a calendar conflict and must change the date.) 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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Augusta Choral Society Concert at Saint Paul's Church
Saturday, December 14, 7:30 PM
The Augusta Choral Society will present "A Merrie Olde Christemas" on Saturday, December 14, 7:30
PM at Saint Paul's Church. Joining the ACS will be soloists Sawyer Branham & Laurie Orth, the Palmetto Girls Sing and the Lyra Vivace Chamber Orchestra. Tickets are Adults $35; Seniors $30 and Student/Military $15. 706-826-4713 or
augustacs.org. Donations of small individual personal care items (shampoo, soap, combs. toothpaste, toothbrush,) etc. for the Georgia War Veterans will be collected at the door.
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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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Are we missing your birthday?
Our "Second Sunday"
Birthday Celebration for December
will be December 8.
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