Weekly
Postings
news & events
|
|
EYE (Episcopal Youth Event) |
|
|
The Diocese of Georgia students and youth leaders at the EYE (Episcopal Youth Event) in Maryland this week with Bishop Logue and below in an opening circle at Saint Paul's prior to their departure.
The Episcopal Youth Event is a gathering of youth ages 15-19 from across the Episcopal Church worldwide, who assemble on a college campus to learn, laugh, and worship together. The triennial event is largest youth event in the Episcopal Church.
|
|
This Sunday will be one of our busiest of the summer. Of course we'll worship as we always do at 8:00, 11:00, and 5:30. At 9:00, the parish life committee is sponsoring Pajamas and Pancakes, serving up fresh pancakes to the whole parish and inviting kids to come to church in pajamas (that's optional). At 9:30, our ongoing adult formation series Know Your Neighbor welcomes Compass for Hope to the Berlin Room to tell us about their work among our neighbors in need. Throughout the morning, we anticipate having youth from across the diocese spread out through the building on their way home from the national Episcopal Youth Event in Baltimore—they're crashing at Saint Paul's after a long bus ride home on Saturday, and then dispersing back home over the course of Sunday morning. Then at 4:30, Second Sundays with Creation Care is hosting local filmmaker Mark Albertin for a showing of his film Sacred Waters: the Okefenokee in Peril, in the River Room.
At first glance, there doesn't seem to be a unifying thread through all this activity: worship, fellowship, learning about the needs of our neighbors, hospitality, and celebrating and caring for the wonders of God's world. But maybe we don't notice the unifying thread because it's so obvious: these are some of the many things we do in response to the inestimable gift of the love of God. Because God loves us (and we sometimes even believe that God loves us), we worship, enjoy each other, serve our neighbors, provide food and housing to travelers, and rejoice in and steward this fragile earth, our island home. What a gift and privilege it is to live together in response to God's love.
Eric+
|
|
EVENTS THIS SUNDAY | July 9 |
|
|
|
|
Sunday Worship Schedule
8 AM Rite I
11 AM Rite II
5:30 PM - Celtic Evening Prayer with Communion
All of our Sunday worship services are in-person.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Second Sunday Breakfast
Sunday, July 9, 9-10:30 AM, Tyler Hall
|
The Parish Life and Hospitality Committee invites you to our Second Sunday Breakfast in Tyler Hall, next Sunday, July 9, 9:00 - 10:30 AM. Come enjoy a plate of flapjacks on this “Pancakes and Pajamas Sunday” for our children. A RSVP is critical so that we can prepare adequate food without waste. Sign up in Tyler Hall or using the link below. Donations welcome. |
|
|
|
|
|
Know your Neighbor
Sunday Forum, Sundays, 9:30 AM, Berlin Room
This Sunday: Compass for Hope
|
Throughout the summer, we’re inviting some of the best organizations at work in our neighborhood to join us in conversation about their work, the needs and resources they see, and how we might deepen our relationship with them. These conversations will add new voices to our discernment, and it is our hope they will better equip us to proclaim the hope of God’s love to our neighbors.
Mark your calendars for these important conversations:
July 16: Hornsby Elementary
July 23: Christ Community Health
July 30: DCCM, Downtown Cooperative Church Ministry
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Nursery will be open Sunday, July 9
9:30 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 9:30 A M.
For more information, please contact Kim Butler, Director of Children, Youth, and Intergenerational Ministries. |
|
|
|
|
|
Pajamas and Pancakes
Sunday, July 9, 9:45 AM
|
There’s not much time left for summer relaxation, so we are planning a special summer Sunday July 9. After pancakes in Tyler Hall (9:00 AM), our kids are invited over to our Sunday School class (9:45 AM) for music, story, and fun! Everyone is invited to wear their favorite pajamas, so you don’t even have to get dressed that day. It will be a terrific way for us to reconnect in a relaxed way. Contact Kim Butler for more information. |
|
|
|
|
|
Outreach Beach Party Fundraiser
July 22, 6:30 PM
Tickets on sale this Sunday, July 9
|
TWO WEEKS UNTIL the Beach Party in the River Room! Join us for a summer celebration of beach food, drinks, and music. Tickets on sale this Sunday before and after the 11:00 AM service.
The annual fundraiser for Outreach supports 80% of the annual Outreach budget. Proceeds to benefit Saint Paul’s Outreach Programs, including our Manna Pantry, Master’s Table Soup Kitchen, Veteran’s, Ironman, and Hornsby ministries, as well as gifts to support Compass for Hope, Episcopal Relief and Development, DCCM Food bank, and Our Little Roses. Please generously support this event through sponsorship (contact Rex Teeslink) purchasing tickets online or through any outreach Committee member, and inviting your friends to come.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Second Sunday with Creation Care
July 9, 4:15 PM, The River Room
|
Join us in the River Room for our next Creation Care gathering July 9. Local documentary film maker Mark Albertin will share with us a viewing of "Sacred Waters: The Okefenokee in Peril." We’ll watch the short film, then head to the Celtic service afterward. Contact Jennifer McKee for more information.
|
|
|
|
|
|
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.
Robyn and Don Macey will be our guest musicians this week.
|
|
|
|
EVENTS THIS WEEK| July 10 - July 16 |
|
|
|
|
Compline
Wednesdays, 8 - 8:15 PM Social time follows worship on Zoom.
|
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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
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.) |
|
|
|
|
|
Lectio at Lunch
Thursdays, 12 Noon, Tyler Hall
|
Join us for lunch and a Bible study – we've made it easy!
This small group format begins with lunch. As we continue sharing a meal, three biblical lessons are read aloud by members of the group, followed by a reflection from Brian McLaren’s We Make the Road by Walking. We conclude our time together engaging with the reflection. Much of the work of the Holy Spirit in formation is in forming relationship. We invite you to join this small group as your schedule allows.
You may bring your own lunch or share in the meal provided. Donations accepted.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sit and Wait Meditation Group
Thursdays, 6-7 PM, Chapel
|
Thursdays begin in the Chapel with a reading or other offering to enhance this space before the “Sit” begins. After the 20-minute Sit, an open discussion follows until 7:00 PM. This is an open group with no limit on the number of participants. Please email Suzanne Pursley-Crotteau or contact by phone at (706) 910-9331 for further information and/or to enroll in the sit. |
|
|
|
|
|
Sing-along at Saint John's Towers
Sunday, July 16, 5 PM
|
Join our Cornerstone youth in fellowship and fun Sunday July 16. Meet at Saint Paul’s at 5 PM to carpool over to Saint John’s for some singing and maybe even a little dancing. All ages are encouraged to join this intergenerational gathering. We will come back to Saint Paul’s after and have supper and ice cream. |
|
|
|
|
|
July 16 - Cornerstone for EYC
July 17 - Vestry Meeting
July 22 - Outreach Beach Party
July 29 - Manna Pantry
August 26 - Saint Paul's Night at the Ballpark
|
|
|
|
|
|
Saint Paul's Night at the Ballpark
August 26, 6:05 PM
|
Saint Paul's Night at the Ballpark returns Saturday, August 26, at 6:05 PM. Join us on the deck at SRP Park for an evening of fellowship and fun as we celebrate the end of summer and our return to the program year. Your ticket includes the Greenjackets ballgame, an all-you-can-eat buffet, and closing fireworks. You may reserve a ticket using the link below. Tickets purchased before August 1: $18 adults; children & youth (18 and under) $12. Tickets purchased after August 1, $22/$15.For more information, please email Eric Friedman.
This is a fellowship event for the full parish, and we do NOT want cost to be a reason for anyone to miss this event. Please contact Fr. Eric. We will have sponsored tickets available. Likewise, if you would like to sponsor tickets to be used to invite someone new to Saint Paul's or for those who may need assistance to attend, please contact Elisabeth Price. |
|
|
|
OTHER RESOURCES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS |
|
|
|
Open Sunday for Altar Flowers
August 27
|
August 27 is an open Sunday for altar flowers. If you would like to sponsor a Sunday in honor or memory of someone or “many someones,” please contact the Parish Office. The normal charge is a minimum of $100. |
|
|
|
Saint Paul's Faithfulness
as of 7/05/23
Offerings Pledged this Week $13,942.31
Pledged Offerings Received this Week $21,399.00
Total Operating Expenses to Date $486,772.77
Total Operating Income Received to Date $618,037.03
|
|
Are we missing your birthday?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
