Joyous Easter, Beloveds!
Many many thanks to all those who made the beginning of the first day of our 60 day Easter season so spectacular!! Thank you to Barbara Dean and the Altar Guild, Lane Norton and the Flower Guild, Joe Napoli, Jonathan Klein, and the choir, our visiting musicians, Wade McGlamery and the Acolytes (and the EYC hiding eggs), David Stooksbury and the LEMS, Anna Hiers and the Ushers, Doug Adkins and the Children's Ministry volunteers (everybody sounds like a band), Missy Hamlin and Jude Red Bear with the Nursery, Mark Hein who made the grounds lovely, Kendall Kookogey our Parish Administrator and everybody who helped with our beautiful (and very yummy) reception!
Blessings also to all who attended (or watched and worshipped with us on Youtube) our Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday services! Resurrection Sunday was glorious!! I'm so happy and proud to serve in this Body of Christ, who knows how to celebrate Divine Love and Life! Whoo hoo!!
peace and joy,
Mother Nikki+
Ps. 47:1
Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy!!
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St. Greg's Kids (K-5th Grade): Join us for Sunday School and Children's Chapel on the first day of May, when the theme will be "Meeting Jesus on the Road." Jenifer Marquardt will be teaching the Sunday School lesson, with Jenifer Borg serving as shepherd. We will be looking at the story of Jesus' appearance to two disciples on the Road to Emmaus in Luke 24. Just as "their hearts were burning" during Jesus' teaching before they shared a sacramental meal with him - our kids will be reminded that, whenever we go to church, whenever we pray, whenever we read the Scriptures, whenever we share our faith . . . we practice opening our hearts to God.
And we will look at another encounter on the road during Children's Chapel, as we will discuss in detail the second reading for the day: the story in Acts 9 where Saul encounters Jesus on the Road to Damascus and experiences an amazing transformation.
Hope to see you Sunday at 9:15. We meet in the chapel, then head upstairs for Sunday School.
Mr. Doug
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Jane and Jack Armistead have scheduled the annual 5K run/walk to benefit Parkinson’s research for tomorrow, April 30th. This time, runners can choose either on-site or virtual participation. The on-site event starts at 8 am in Sandy Creek Park, Pavilion 1. Late registration will be available at the pavilion on race-day from 7 to 8 am. There will be a full slate of awards and plenty of refreshments and opportunities to socialize. Details: https://pdathens.weebly.com.
If you can't participate in the 5K but would like to donate, click here.
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We will be honoring all of our 2022 graduates on Sunday, May 22! If you are a graduate or KNOW a graduate of high school, college, post grad, etc., please let the church office know before Friday, May 13! office@stgregoryathens.org
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Adult Spiritual Formation |
Adult Spiritual Formation meets this Sunday, May 1, to continue our exploration of the Gospel of Luke with Chapter 5. All are welcome in the Parish Hall from 9:15 to 10:15 with no need to have attended earlier sessions. Bibles will be available but feel free to bring your own favorite.
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MONTHLY PARISH MOVIE NIGHT!
Join us as we bring back the monthly parish movie night! Movie nights will be held on the third Friday of each month in Parish Hall and begin at 7pm. Our first movie night will be May 20th and we will be showing the 1985 classic, Back to the Future!
BLINDSPOT MOVIE NIGHT
Calling all those in our Blindspot (20s and 30s)! Join us at University 16 cinemas to see Dr. Strange: Multiverse of Madness on Friday, May 27! (time TBD)
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GAME NIGHT
All youth (6th-12th grade) are invited to a monthly game night in the youth room at 6pm on the first Saturday of each month, beginning on June 4th. Come, bring your friends and a favorite snack!
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POETRY + 2
Please join us for a poetry reading from our new books! Rebecca Baggett’s The Woman Who Lives Without Money (Regal House Publishing) and Sarah Gordon’s The Lost Thing (Mercer University Press) both appeared in March of 2022, and we are eager to share our work with the St. Gregory community. The joint reading will be held in the Parish Hall at 7:00 on May 7, and it’s free and open to the public. Hey, even if you think you don’t like poetry, we’ll convert you! Note that we are not allowed to sell our books at the reading, but they are both available in local bookstores, on bookshop.org, and Amazon. PLEASE DO WEAR YOUR MASKS!
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Now that we are back to worshiping in person (yay!), Saint Gregory's is in need of volunteers to serve as ushers during our 10:30AM service. Additionally, we need a kind soul to serve as a coordinator for the ushers. If you would like to volunteer, and/or coordinate, please contact Anna Hiers, vestry liaison to the Worship Committee, via email or @ 706-340-9799. Training will be provided.
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all are welcome here
new visitors
near every week
a welcome face
all of us seek
from near and far
many do roam
on their journey
for a faith home
by happenstance
desire or fate
we come to love
and rest from hate
with nourishment
our faith will grow
to be a light
where we may go
alice mohor
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Blindspot Group Chat
Send your name and phone number to Wade McGlamery at 770-624-4837 to be added to the group chat for our 20s and 30s group! Make sure you have downloaded WhatsApp.
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Coffee Hour!
Join us in the Christian Education building on Sundays after both the 8AM and 10:30AM services for our weekly coffee hour! Grab a coffee, tea, or hot chocolate, and a light snack. Come get to know some of the St. Gregory community! If you are able to host or bring a baked item for a future coffee hour, contact Melissa or Catrina to sign up. A sign up sheet will also be posted at the event.
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CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to The Rev. Carol Schwenke, on this, her 32nd anniversary of becoming the first woman ordained as a priest in the Diocese of Southwest Florida!
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Instructions for Live Streaming
- Just go to the St. Gregory the Great Episcopal Church
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Near the time for service, underneath our channel logo, you will see our video for that day, with the word ‘live’ on it. The page will look like this:
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If you don’t immediately see the video that says ‘live’, (for instance, if you opened YouTube before the service begins) keep refreshing it. To ‘refresh’ go up to the top of your screen and on the left or right of the web address you will see this image (little curvy arrow to the right -->). Click on it to ‘refresh.’
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When you see the video square that says ‘live’, click on it.
Welcome to worship!
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Meeting Opportunities
Parish community offerings via Zoom or in person:
*Spring Hatha Yoga Class (Jan 10 – May 30, 2022) in person Mondays, 6:00-7:00 PM, Parish Hall or Zoom Passcode: 509230
The class is free, donations to the church are welcome
*Please bring a yoga mat*
Stacie Court hosts "Let's Chat!" for women of the parish. The days and time vary, and not everyone can join every time, but everyone is welcome to join whenever they can! Email Stacie!
Book Club first Friday of the month @ 7PM ongoing for the foreseeable future. Email Lois Alworth if you are interested in participating.
Lectionary Discussion Group via Zoom, every Thursday at 6:00pm. Email Ken Taylor if you are interested in participating.
*Threads of Prayer is back in person, 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month @1PM! We'll meet outside if the weather is good and inside the Christian Ed building if the weather is bad. Email Annette Bates if you are interested in participating. All knitters and crocheters welcome!
* group(s) now meeting in person
Other groups have been meeting via Zoom as well, so if you've got a group already meeting in Zoom rooms, and want to widen your circle, let Kendall know so we can get the word out there!
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