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November 29 - December 8, 2024 | | |
The Stewardship Committee is grateful for the enthusiastic response to the Fall Campaign. To date we’ve received 108 pledges totaling $711,394. If you haven’t submitted a pledge, please don’t delay; the Finance Committee will begin work next week on drafting the 2025 budget. Our collective estimates of giving (pledges) allow well-informed budget and ministry decisions. Deliver or mail your pledge card to the church office, or use this the link below to pledge online. |
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EVENTS THIS SUNDAY | December 1 | |
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Rectors' Discretionary Fund
Your generous non-pledged offerings (cash and designated checks to either Fr. Biddy’s discretionary or Mtr. Kimberly’s discretionary) on the first Sunday each month support our clergy’s Discretionary Account. These funds are used 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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Angel Tree Christmas Program
Sunday, December 1 & December 8
Calling all Angels! Our Angel Tree Christmas program is in full swing. This year we will be providing clothing for students at our neighborhood school, Hornsby Elementary. Angels will be available in the Narthex on Sunday and on the portico after the 11 AM service for two more Sundays. Donations are appreciated, and checks should be made out to Saint Paul’s Church and designated for Angel Tree Ministry. For more information on how you can get involved, please email Barbara Coleman.
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The Greening of the Church & Christmas Brass for Christmas Eve
Wreaths, greenery, 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 to "green the church", use the link below or please return the form found in Sunday's bulletin to the Parish Office. Requests may also be made by e-mail to mailbox@saintpauls.org and on the website no later than Tuesday, December 10.
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The Nursery will be open Sun, Dec.1
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
We are pleased to announce that the Saint Paul’s nursery is open for children 6 months to 4 years of age. The nursery will be available this Sunday morning beginning at 9:00.
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Sunday Worship Schedule for 12/1/24
8 AM Rite I
11 AM Rite II
11 AM Facebook Live
11 AM YouTube Live
5:30 PM - Celtic Evening Prayer
6:30 PM Compline + Sit and Wait This Week
All of our Sunday worship services are in-person.
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Make Advent Wreath for your Home
Sunday, December 1, drop in 9-10:50 AM
Join us in Tyler Hall, the first Sunday, of Advent, 9-10:50 AM to make an Advent Wreath for your home. All supplies will be provided, including wreathes, live greens, and candles. $25 donation.
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McDonald's for Breakfast
Sunday, 9 - 10 AM Tyler Hall
Busy morning? Breakfast with your friends at Saint Paul's instead! We have McDonald's biscuits, burritos, and hash browns for breakfast this Sunday in Tyler Hall at 9 AM. Donations welcomed.
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Children's Choirs Rehearsals
Sunday, 9:25 - 10 AM
The Canterbury Choir (children in grades 3-9 and the St. Nicholas Choir (Pre-K through grade 2) rehearse Sundays, 9:25-10:00 AM.
If you or any family or friends are interested in the choir program, please email Director of Music, Keith Shafer or call (706) 724-2485 ext. 215.
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The Sunday Forum
Sunday, December 1, 9:30 AM, Berlin Room
Jesus and the Disinherited (2 of 5 sessions)
Chapter 2: Fear
This Sunday at 9:30 Fr. Eric and Mtr. Kimberly will facilitate the second session of our Advent book study on Howard Thurman’s book, Jesus and the Disinherited. This Sunday we're discussing chapter two: Fear. Please find some discussion questions below to help guide our conversation.
Books are available in the Narthex this Sunday and in the Parish Office next week. Donation $15-$20
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Godly Play (grades pk4-2)
Sundays, 10-10:45 AM
St. Francis' Room, CMC
Kim Butler and Sara Dimsdale will lead our younger children in the Saint Francis Room (Godly Play Room). The Godly Play class will continue to learn stories from the Bible in an engaging, Montessori format. If your child is in the Saint Nicholas choir, they will transition from choir to formation.
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Weaving God's Promises
Upper Elementary Class (grades 3-5)
Sundays, 10-10:45 AM
St. Patrick's Room, CMC
Kitty Gordon and Jackie Pingel will lead our older children. They will meet in the Saint Patrick Room (large classroom across from the office). Our upper elementary children will continue lessons structured around the Holy Eucharist. If your child is in the Canterbury choir, they will transition from choir to the formation class.
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Middle School Formation (Grades 6-8)
Sundays, 10-10:45 AM
St. Benedict's Room, CMC
We are studying of the book Half Truths: God Helps Those Who Help Themselves and Other Things the Bible Doesn't Say by Adam Hamilton. We have plenty of books to go around, so please join us!
We will explore popular but misleading sayings that are often attributed to the Bible, revealing their origins and clarifying what scripture truly teaches.
Are you interested in volunteering with this group in the future? Contact Aubrey Hinkson.
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NO EYC this Sunday only
EYC (Episcopal Youth Community, Grades 6-12) will not meet this Sunday. Please contact Aubrey Hinkson for more information.
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Celtic Evening Prayer and Communion
With Prayers for Healing
Sundays, 5:30 PM
Celtic Evening Prayer and Communion is a candle-lit service that emphasizes the contemplative side of worship, features some of Augusta’s best Celtic musicians, and offers prayers for healing for those attending, for others, and for the world. Come as you are and enter into a place of rest, prayer, and reflection.
Matt Dickerson is our guest musician this week.
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Sit and Wait
Sundays, 6:30 PM, Chapel
Sit and Wait follows the Celtic Service Sunday evenings (6:30 PM). The service begins with a Service of Compline and will end with a twenty-minute sit. The people end in silence.
Please email Suzanne Pursley-Crotteau or contact by phone at (706) 910-9331 for further information.
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BUILDING BRIDGES | Saint Paul's in the Community | |
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Upcoming in December
Christ Community Health
Goodwill Industries
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EVENTS NEXT WEEK | December 2 - December 8 | |
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Tuesday's Music Live
Tuesday, December 3, 12 Noon
The 36th season of Tuesday's Music Live continues with a concert by the Davidson Chorale at 12:00 noon on December 3. The concert is free and lasts 30 minutes. Visit TuesdaysMusicLive.com for the season schedule.
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Men's Monthly Meal
Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 6 PM
Join us for our next Men’s Monthly Meal (Mmm!) scheduled Wednesday, December 4. (Men gather at 4 PM to cook, the parish gathers at 6 PM for dinner.) On the menu: Ham, Mashed potatoes, Greens, Mix Vegetables, and dinner rolls. PLEASE RSVP below, so that we may be a good host. Donations welcomed.
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Compline - ZOOM
Wednesdays, 8 - 8:15 PM
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Join Zoom
Meeting ID: 595 177 454
Dial-In: (646) 876-9923
Password: Email the Parish Office to request.
Compline is a beautiful, simple, and quiet service to end the day together in prayer with God. This service is led by members of the parish using an on-screen bulletin so everyone may pray together.
Following the prayers, those who gather through Zoom have an opportunity for a mid-week visit.
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All Hands on Deck!
Saturday, December 7, 8:30 AM
Saint Paul’s needs volunteers to help with building a ramp for one of our neighbors in need in the Harrisburg area. This is part of our Bridge Building Community work in the CSRA. All supplies are provided, and we have construction leaders of Saint Paul’s asking for assistance. The plan is to complete the ramp in one day. Lunch is provided. Any questions please contact Mtr. Kimberly or Gene Helmich. Please sign up using the link below. Rain date: December 14.
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Children's Christmas Program
Rehearsals begin December 8, 10 AM
We will begin preparing for our annual Children’s Christmas program beginning Sunday, December 8. We will be telling the Christmas story and rehearsing for this joyful program during formation (10-10:45 AM) for 3 Sundays (December 8, 15, 22). The program will be shared by our children at the 11 AM service on December 22. A reception will follow the 11 AM service in Tyler Hall.
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Saint Nicholas Celebration
Sunday, December 8
On December 8th the young people of Saint Paul’s will celebrate Saint Nicholas. His feast day is on December 6th. We will celebrate the spirit of Saint Nicholas and the day by focusing on giving over receiving, remembering the less fortunate, and remembering how much Saint Nicholas loved children.
The children are invited to leave their shoes in the Narthex prior to the 11 AM service in hopes of finding treats in them after the service. It is a fun way to celebrate one of our favorite saints.
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Veterans' Ice Cream Social
Sunday, September 8, 2:30-3:30 PM
Dish and serve ice cream and cookies at our quarterly Veteran’s Social December 8, 2:30-3:30 PM. We’ll meet at the GA War Veterans’ Nursing Home located at 1101 15th Street to share a dessert and then spend much-appreciated time visiting. All ages are welcome to participate. For more information contact Gene Helmich.
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Guided Labyrinth Walk
Sunday, December 8, 4 PM, Berlin Room
On the Second Sunday of Advent, December 8, 4 PM in the Berlin Room, Belinda Peebles will lead a labyrinth walk as we wait and walk in anticipation of the birth of Our Savior, Jesus Christ. There will be a brief introduction to walking a labyrinth and a time for reflection prior to the walk. No experience walking a labyrinth is required.
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Dates for your calendar
Dec. 7 - Augusta Choral Society at Saint Paul's
Dec. 10 - W.E.E.M.
Dec. 16 - No Vestry Meeting
Dec. 18 - Senior Lunch
Dec. 21 - Greening of the Church
Dec. 21 - Longest Night Service
Dec. 22 - Children's Pageant and Reception
Dec. 22 - Caroling and Cocoa
Dec. 24 - Christmas Eve Services 4 & 10 PM
Dec. 25 - Christmas Day Service 10 AM Chapel
Dec. 29 - Christmas Lessons and Carols
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Fall Program Guide Available
"A Church for the City -- A Church for You!
Our new Fall Program Guide is available here. A printed copy is available in the Narthex and in the rack outside the parish office. We invite you to browse this publication and look for ways that you can discover or rediscover where you belong, what you are called to do, and how we might grow together in God's Presence.
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Gifts to Saint Paul's Church | |
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"All that we are and all that we have comes from God. In gratitude, we honor him by giving of ourselves and our gifts to care for his world."
--Saint Paul’s Vestry Theology of Stewardship
Gifts can be made using the link below, on-line at saintpauls.org/giving, or by mail to Saint Paul’s Church, 605 Reynolds St., Augusta, GA 30901. Thank you for your generosity.
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NOVEMBER & DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS | |
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