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October 27 - November 5, 2023 | |
November will end this series of foyer groups. Keep your eye out for spring signups beginning in December for new January-March groups. | |
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My journey towards priesthood began with my response to the call to the Episcopal church in March of 2016. I was not an Episcopalian at that time. Two priests agreed to walk alongside me as shepherds towards confirmation and to prepare me for a journey that would not only change my career as a Professor of Music but would also change my life. September 28, 2016, I was confirmed at Saint Augustine’s University Chapel. I found a church home, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, in Greensboro, North Carolina and began training as a Chalicist, Lay Eucharistic Visitor, and a member of the Altar Guild. After being grounded in the Catechism, deep and intentional examination, and experiencing the Episcopal faith tradition in numerous Episcopal worship spaces, I was accepted to further my education, deepen my spiritual and biblical understanding at Virginia Theological Seminary in fall of 2020. By the time of my graduation from seminary in June 2023, my relationship with God, the Holy Scriptures, family, friends, and the world had shifted greatly. There was no doubt that I was on the right path to fulfill the call to serve and love God and the people of God in ordained ministry.
It is with a grateful heart that I make this announcement that upon the recommendation of the Commission on Ministry and the Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, my ordination to the Sacred Order of the Priesthood has been approved. Bishop Frank Logue, of the Diocese of Georgia has agreed to ordain me on the behalf of Bishop Samuel Rodman of the Diocese of North Carolina at Saint Paul’s Church in Augusta, Georgia on December 16, 2023, at 11:00am. All are welcome to celebrate this very special occasion with me. Please be on the lookout for an invitation from The Reverend Dr. Eric Biddy in the near future. In the meantime, please mark your calendars!
In Christ,
Kimberly+
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EVENTS THIS WEEKEND | October 28 | |
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Cornerstone for EYC
(Episcopal Youth Community) Grades 6-12
Friday, October 27, 5-6:30 PM
Turn Back the Block's Halloween Trick or Treat
Lot across from 1924 Battle Row, Augusta, GA
Church of the Good Shepherd is hosting. Our area youth will help Turn Back the Block host a Trunk or Treat in the Harrisburg neighborhood. They will have a petting zoo, fire truck, and blowup decorations. Please dress up in a costume or Halloween festive attire.
There will be no EYC on Sunday.
Friends always welcome! Contact Alison Nesbit or The Rev. Deacon Kimberly Dunn .
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Trunk or Treat for Hornsby Elementary
Saturday, October 28
Saint Paul’s will provide a trunk or treat event at Hornsby Saturday, October 28. Trunk or Treats give kids a safe, fun way to celebrate Halloween–especially in neighborhoods where trick or treating door to door may be difficult. We need more “trunks” on site and can take donations of more candy. Email Fr. Eric for details and to sign up.
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EVENTS THIS SUNDAY | October 29 | |
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Sunday Worship Schedule
8 AM Rite I
11 AM Rite II
5:30 PM - Celtic Evening Prayer with Communion
6:30 PM - Compline + Sit and Wait (Chapel)
All of our Sunday worship services are in-person.
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Biscuits for Breakfast
Sunday, 9:00 AM, Tyler Hall
| Busy morning? Breakfast with your friends at Saint Paul's instead! We've added McDonald's Biscuits to our Continental Breakfast. Donations accepted. | | | |
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The Nursery will be open Sunday, Oct. 29
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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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 9:30 A M.
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St. Nicholas Choir (age 5 - grade 2)
Canterbury Choir (grades 3-9)
Sundays, 9:25 - 10:00 AM
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The Canterbury Choir (children in grades 3-9) and the St. Nicholas Choir (age 5 through grade 2) will meet this week as scheduled.
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 Way of Love
9:30 AM, The Berlin Room
Our series in the Sunday Forum continues: The Reverend Deacon Kimberly Dunn leads The Way of Love.
The Way of Love is a way of life. More than a program or curriculum, it is an intentional commitment to a set of practices. It’s a commitment to follow Jesus: Turn, Learn, Pray, Worship, Bless, Go, Rest. We will learn what this commitment and way of life looks like through loving others as Jesus exemplified and God commands. For more information, contact the Rev. Deacon Kimberly Dunn.
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Children's Formation (grades pk4-8)
Sunday, 10-10:45 AM
St. Francis' Room, CMC
| We will bring all of our kids together to meet Cameron Vivanco, missionary in Ecuador, and Celeste Bundy, Executive Direction of Education=Hope. This will be a wonderful opportunity to learn more about our ministry partners in Ecuador. | | | |
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Mission Trip Information Gathering
Sunday, October 29, following 11 AM
This Sunday we are pleased to welcome Cameron Graham Vivanco, our Episcopal missionary in Ecuador. Cameron will join us following the 11 am service in the Berlin Room for a “Meet & Greet.” Cameron has served in Ecuador for over 20 years, and has led and hosted many mission teams during the time she has been there. She is also the founder of Education=Hope, a non-profit which provides micro-scholarships for students in difficult and desperate situations. Please plan to visit her after the service and hear about her work in Quito. We will also have details of our July 2023 mission trip back to Ecuador available.
For more information contact Rose and Gene Helmich.
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Confirmation Classes begin
Sundays, 12:30 PM, Tyler Hall
If you’ve been baptized but not confirmed, or were confirmed elsewhere and now consider the Episcopal Church your home, join us to take the next step of Confirmation or Reception. Confirmation classes are also a wonderful opportunity if you have questions and just want to know more. Signal your interest by emailing Fr. Eric. Classes begin Sunday, October 15, 2023, 12:30 PM.
YOUTH CONFIRMATION:
Students in grades 9-12 who have not been Confirmed are encouraged to contact the clergy to let them know of your interest.
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Celtic Evening Prayer and Communion
with Prayers for Healing
Sundays, 5:30 PM
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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.
Robyn and Don Macey are our guest musicians this week.
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Sit and Wait Meditation Group
Sundays, 6:30 PM, Chapel
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Sit and Wait has moved to Sunday night with a new format beginning on September 3, 2023. This service will follow the Celtic Service at 6:30 PM. The format will follow An Order for Compline from the Book of Common Prayer (page 127-135). The focus of the service will be the appointed Rule of Benedict for the Day. At the end of Compline, a twenty-minute sit will follow, and everyone will leave in silence.
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EVENTS NEXT WEEK | October 30- November 5 | |
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Personal Hygiene Drive for Hornsby
Ends this week
October 1-31
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As part of our support for our partner neighborhood school, we are gathering personal hygiene items for the children at Hornsby Elementary during the month of October.
Items requested include laundry detergent, baby wipes/cleansing clothes, spray deodorant, travel-size deodorant, tampons, feminine pads, travel-size lotion, individual packaged toothbrushes, toothpaste, hand towels, and wash cloths. Baskets are located in the Narthex and Tyler Hall.
Contact Barbara Coleman for more information.
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Tuesday's Music Live
October 31, 12 Noon, Nave
Tuesday’s Music Live 35th season continues Tuesday, October 31, at 12 noon, with a free concert by Vega Harp Duo, Vonda Darr and Carolyn Munford. More information by calling the Box Office, (706) 722-3463 or tuesdaysmusiclive.com.
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ZOOM Book Study
Tuesdays, 7:30 PM,
Grateful: The Subversive Practice of Giving Thanks led by Barbara Coleman.
“Every day there are reasons not to be grateful. Terrible, distressing, painful, and awful things happen all the time. Yet gratitude is a defiance, of sorts, the defiance of kindness in the face of anger, of connection in the face of division, and of hope in the face of fear. Gratefulness does not acquiesce to evil–it resists evil.”
Books are available in the Narthex on Sunday and in the parish office during the week. $20 donation. Sign up on the website, so that we can forward class schedules and updates.
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Mmm... Men's Monthly Meal
November 1, 4 PM begin cooking, 6 PM dinner
| Join us Wednesday, November, 6 PM for our Men’s Monthly Meal (Mmm...). The Men of Saint Paul’s will gather at 4 PM in the River Room to prepare a Spaghetti Dinner. Men, please sign up for cooking and clean up teams and everyone PLEASE RSVP for dinner on our website. Donations welcomed. For more information contact Eric Friedman. | | | |
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Compline - ZOOM
Wednesdays, 8 - 8:15 PM Social time follows worship
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Meeting ID: 595 177 454
Dial-In: (646) 876-9923
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 the Berlin Room 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
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Join us for a delicious and engaging Bible study!
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.
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Fall Floral Arranging Presentation
Saturday, November 4, 9:30 AM, Tyler Hall
Margaret Brown Flowers presents a free
🍁🌻 Fall Floral Arranging Presentation🌻🍁
All women and men of the Church are invited. Margaret will teach us how to make beautiful fall floral arrangements for our home using grocery store flowers. You will leave with a “how to” list. No experience required. Refreshments served. Come join the fun.
Please register. Sponsored by the Flower Guild. For more information contact Pam Uros.
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Baptism Offered
Sunday, November 5
The Prayer Book notes Holy Baptism is especially appropriate on four dates: at the Easter Vigil, on the Day of Pentecost, on All Saints' Day or All Saints' Sunday, and on the Feast of the Baptism of our Lord.
We will celebrate the Sacrament of Baptism at the feast of All Saints', November 5. All who wish to be baptized are invited to contact Fr. Eric.
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All Saints' and All Souls' Prayer List
On All Saints’ Sunday, November 5, we remember especially those in our parish family and in our families who have died in the past year. Please email the parish office or telephone at (706) 724-2485 by Sunday, October 29, if you would like to place someone special on the list.
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Evensong
Sunday, November 5, 5:30 PM
Evensong will be sung by the Saint Paul’s Choir on All Saints’ Sunday, November 5, at 5:30 PM. Music of Heathcoate Statham, George Elvey, and Randall Kempton. A reception follows the service.
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Hospitality Team for Evensong
Sign up Sunday in the Narthex or Below
Our memorable receptions are made possible by a combination of delicious foods and motivated individuals wanting to extend hospitality to all those who walk through our church doors! The Hospitality Committee invites you to make or purchase a finger food or beverage for the Fall Evensong reception immediately following the Evensong service at 5:30 PM, Sunday, November 5.
You may drop off your food items in the River Room kitchen between morning services or after the 11 AM service on November 5. We ask that you deliver your items on disposable serving ware, and we will plate the items for service.
If you prefer to make a monetary donation, please make your check payable to Saint Paul's Church and annotate it for the "Evensong Reception." Questions, contact Eric Friedman.
As always, we also need teams to help set up, serve, and clean up. Please sign up to bring items and/or serve below.
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Second Sundays with Creation Care
November 12, 4:30 p.m., Berlin Room
This month: Campbell Vaughn, UGA Extension Agent, Agriculture & Natural Resources
Join us for an enlightening discussion with Campbell Vaughn about how we can minimize environmental impacts in our home gardens and learn about the wide-ranging research the UGA Extension is doing in our backyard. We’ll also hear about the many programs that are available to CSRA residents. Come armed with your questions! For more information, contact Jennifer McKee.
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Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight Saving Time ends next Sunday. Don't forget to turn your clocks back one hour before you go to bed on Saturday.
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Dates for your Calendar
November 14 - TML
November 15 - Senior Lunch
November 18 - Manna Pantry
November 18 - Walk for Water
November 22- Thanksgiving Eve Service
December 3 - First Sunday of Advent
December 3 - Creation Care Tree Sale
December 10 - Creation Care Holiday Wrap Exchange and Party
December 16 - Ordination
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Senior Lunch at Saint Paul's
November 15, 12 Noon, Tyler Hall
New at Saint Paul's: Our 3rd monthly lunch for seniors. Just a relaxing social time. Come join us on Wednesday, November 15 at 12 Noon in Tyler Hall. Lunch is provided but donations welcome. Please sign up in the Narthex on Sunday mornings or on our website using the link below.
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Manna Pantry
Saturday, November 18, 8:15-11:30 AM
Tyler Hall and West Parking Lot
We’re looking for extra hands for our next Manna Pantry which coincides with the Walk for Water, Saturday, November 18, 8:15-11:30 AM in Tyler Hall.
Manna Pantry provides a box of food six times a year to those in our community who need this supplemental assistance. With your help we will unload the groceries from Golden Harvest, pack food boxes, reload the truck, and deliver all food boxes on Saturday. Sign up for the Manna Pantry Team using the link below. For more information contact Melissa Friedman .
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Walk for Water
November 18, 2023, 9 AM
CSRA Walk for Water returns this year and once again Saint Paul's is the midway point of the walk. We're excited to support this event and invite you to join this important work. More information can be found on our website here.
The Walk for Water puts a creative twist on the typical “fundraising walk.” On the morning of Saturday, November 18, we expect six hundred people to walk, carrying empty buckets, from the SRP Park baseball field in North Augusta to Saint Paul’s parking lot by the River Walk, where they will fill their buckets and begin the return trek along the river. This walk connects us with the trek billions make every single day to carry home untreated water for basic subsistence.
You can support this event by creating a walking team, volunteering to serve as hospitality at Saint Paul's, or giving to our team. For more information contact Elisabeth Price.
This year provides an extra challenge: Manna Pantry will also be working Nov. 18, so extra hands will be very welcome!
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The new Day by Day issue for November, December, and January has arrived and is available in the Narthex. If you would like to have one mailed to you, please contact Hannah in the parish office. Forward Day by Day is a booklet of daily, "page-a-day," inspirational meditations each reflecting on a specific Bible passage from the daily lectionary readings of the Episcopal Church. The meditations are rich in substance and offer a wide range of witness and experiences. These meditations are also available online on the Forward Movement website. | | | |
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Saint Paul's Faithfulness
as of 10/26/2023
Offerings Pledged this Week $13,942.31
Pledged Offerings Received this Week $6,727.90
Total Operating Expenses to Date $810,130.42
Total Income Received to Date $856,016.15
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