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September 20 - September 29, 2024 | |
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Arts in the Heart Hospitality
Friday, September 20
The annual Arts in the Heart festival brings thousands of visitors to our neighborhood – and a lot of those visitors use our convenient parking lot. On Friday night and on Sunday afternoon, we’ll welcome these guests with friendly faces, water, and a little bit of the love of Jesus. (On Saturday, our parking lot will not be available for public parking because of an event.) Email Fr. Eric to join the Friday night hospitality team (and fun).
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Deep Dives
The Saint Paul’s vestry enjoys a Deep Dive every month…a dive into one of our committees, presented by the vestry liaison. The Deep Dive for September was Stewardship. Erick Montgomery and I co-chair this committee; Cobbs and Minta Nixon agreed to serve as our honorary chairs, representing decades of faithful service to Saint Paul’s. Together we’re eager to share a few details about our upcoming stewardship of God’s gifts.
Stewardship Gatherings - Community and stewardship work together. During the month of October, we’ll be gathering in people’s homes and at the church to provide opportunities to talk about stewardship. We’ll visit with one another, enjoy light refreshments, and consider how our support of mission and ministry is a reflection of God’s bountiful provision for us. Look soon for signups, offered online and in person.
Fall Giving - Creating the budget for the mission of Saint Paul’s begins with each person or family making a pledge (or estimate of giving) for 2025. This estimated income allows the finance committee to create a budget of expenses for the coming year. We are all asked to give thought and prayer to our own stewardship. How much of God’s provision to us will we return for his work in the world? Fall Giving information will be mailed in early October.
Year-Round Stewardship - The care and use of God’s gifts can take many forms throughout the year:
- Expressing gratitude for God’s grace and abundance
- Loving our neighbors
- Deepening our understanding of responsible and generous stewardship
- Strengthening and growing our Saint Paul’s community
- Celebrating 275 years of ministry at Saint Paul’s
How else will we envision stewardship in 2025?
With gratitude for the mission of Saint Paul’s,
Kitty Gordon
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EVENTS THIS SUNDAY | September 22 | |
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Backpack & School Supply Drive for
Hornsby Elementary
September 1-30
As part of our support for our partner neighborhood school, during September we are gathering school supplies and backpacks for the children at Hornsby Elementary. New students arrive throughout the year. Dropping off extra supplies ensures new arrivals and the classrooms have all they need for the year. A supply list from Hornsby is available here.
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The Nursery will be open Sun, Sept. 22
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 09/22/24
8 AM Rite I
11 AM Rite II
11 AM Facebook Live
11 AM YouTube Live
5:30 PM - Celtic Evening Prayer & Communion
6:30 PM - Compline + Sit and Wait
All of our Sunday worship services are in-person.
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Bagels for Breakfast
Sunday, 9 - 10 AM Tyler Hall
Busy morning? Breakfast with your friends at Saint Paul's instead! We have Homemade bagels with all the fixin's for breakfast this Sunday in Tyler Hall at 9 AM. Donations welcomed.
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Make a Sign for Ironman
The Ironman 70.3 is truly an endeavor of mind, body, and spirit. You are invited to leave the athletes who come to Saint Paul's a word of encouragement before they begin the day's journey. We have poster boards ready for you to sign during breakfast and following the 11 AM service.
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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, September 22, 9:30 AM, Berlin Room
"Be Ye Doers" - Led by Fr. Biddy
Following on from our reading of James and its injunction to “be ye doers of the Word,” this one-off adult forum session will focus on applying the lessons of James to our life together at Saint Paul’s. Make plans to attend this important conversation.
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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). If your child is in the Saint Nicholas choir, they will transition from choir to formation.
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Weaving God's Promises (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). If your child is in the Canterbury choir, they will transition from choir to the formation class.
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Middle School Formation Classes
Sundays, 10-10:45 AM
St. Benedict's Room, CMC
Our middle school formation (grades 6-8) meets Sunday morning in the St. Benedict Room (down the hall next to the women's restroom).
This Sunday, our middle school Sunday School class will be a meet and greet with our new Director of Children and Youth Ministries, Aubrey Hinkson! All middle schoolers are invited to come get to know Aubrey before she officially begins work at the beginning of October.
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EYC Game Night at St. Bart's
471 W Martintown Rd, North Augusta, SC
Please note the change of location
Sunday, 5-7 PM
EYC (Episcopal Youth Community, grades 6-12) meets for game night at St. Bartholomew. Friends are always welcome. Contact Bill and Mary Lynn for more information.
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Guided Labyrinth Walk
Sunday, September 22, 4 PM, Berlin Room
Please join us Sunday afternoon at 4 PM for a labyrinth walk sponsored by the Daughters of the King. The labyrinth is a single path that has been used as walking meditation and path for prayer since ancient times. No experience walking a labyrinth is required. There will be a brief introduction to walking a labyrinth and a time for reflection prior to the walk. Bring socks.
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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.
Laura Tomlin is our guest musician this week.
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Reception following Celtic Evening Prayer
Sunday, September 22
Join us on the Portico next Sunday for a light reception following the Celtic. This is a good opportunity to get to know your neighbors in the pew and to invite others to the Celtic service.
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Sit and Wait this Sunday
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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Look for this listing of where Saint Paul's
is building relationships in Augusta and the CSRA.
This Week:
9/20-21/2024 - Commemoration of St. Anna Alexander and Dedication ceremony of the memorial of the victims of lynching in Brunswick, GA.
Next Week:
9/24 - Tuesday's Talk with Tonia Gibbons (recording)
9/25 - Fr. Eric and Mtr. Kimberly visit Tabernacle Baptist Church
9/26 - Meeting with Pastor Luke / First Presbyterian Church
9/27 - Women In Philanthropy Education Committee Meeting
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EVENTS NEXT WEEK | September 23 - September 29 | |
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Tuesday's Music Live Begins
Tuesday, September 24, 12 Noon
The 36th season of Tuesday's Music Live begins with a concert by the Duo Beaux Arts at 12:00 noon on September 24th. The concert is free and lasts 30 minutes. Visit TuesdaysMusicLive.com for the season schedule.
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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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Mid-Week Eucharist
Thursdays, 11:30 AM
A mid-week Eucharist in the Chapel begins at 11:30 AM. Lunch in Tyler Hall follows at 12 noon with a weekly Bible study (more information below.) Join us as your schedule allows: Come for Eucharist and lunch, lunch and Bible study, or stay for all three. (So that we may honor mid-day schedules, lunch is scheduled for 15 minutes and will continue through the Bible study conversations.)
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Lectio at Lunch
Thursdays, 12 Noon, Tyler Hall
Every Thursday in Tyler Hall you’ll find a lunch combo that can’t be beat! We offer a tasty meal with a generous helping of fellowship, plus a lively discussion arising from the Gospel of Mark. Our text is N.T. Wright’s Mark for Everyone which takes this Gospel in small bites, reflecting on each week’s reading with relevant and important insights. We finish promptly at 1:00 PM and invite you to join us as your schedule allows. You may bring your own lunch or share in the meal provided. Donations accepted.
Questions? Contact Kitty Gordon.
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Caring Prayer
Thursday, September 26, 3:30 PM
Our Caregivers Support Group is evolving to be a group for anyone who wants to pray and needs support. We gather on the fourth Thursday of each month at 3:30 PM in the chapel to pray Evening Prayer together, check in with each other, and provide mutual support. The group remains appropriate for caregivers, and is also now open for anyone who is mourning, lives with chronic illness, has lost their job, or faces any kind of challenge that might be helped by love and prayer. Contact Fr. Eric for more information.
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Snack Pack Outreach
Saturday, Sept. 28, 9 AM, Tyler Hall
Snack Pack Outreach is a new ministry at Saint Paul's designed to meet the greatest need of our immediate neighbors. Snack Packs are small bags of food containing some type of protein, cracker, water, etc., to help sustain someone until their next meal.
Two Ways to Help:
- Donate items for our snack packs, especially protein (example: tuna pouches, Vienna sausages with a pull tab, meat sticks, meat jerky)
- Help us pack bags Saturday, Sept. 28
Contact Mandy Harmon or Melissa Friedman for more information.
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Ironman Sunday
September 29, 5 AM - 4 PM
If it's September, Ironman Sunday is near! Sign up to serve on Ironman Sunday by contacting Kim Butler.
This will be the 10th year that Saint Paul’s has opened our doors to athletes, families, friends, and spectators from all over the world. We have a fantastic day planned 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 throughout the day and a place for each of us to be involved in some way.
Baking
Race Day Hospitality in the River Room
5 AM - 11 AM
Grilling on the Riverwalk
12 PM - 2 PM
Cheer Station on the Riverwalk
12 PM - 4 PM
More information here.
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October Dates for your calendar
October 2 - MMM...Ecuador Night
October 6 -Sunday Breakfast
October 6 - Blessing of the Animals
October 8 - Tuesdays Music Live
October 8 - W.E.E.M.
October 16 - Senior Lunch
October 18 - Teacher Appreciation Day at Hornsby
October 22 - Tuesday's Music Live
October 24- Caring Prayer
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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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