The parish and friends are invited to a drop-in housewarming party at the Biddy family home, Saturday July 30, 9:30 AM to noon, with a house blessing liturgy at 11:00 AM, 137 Broad St. in Augusta (that’s Olde Town).

Please RSVP using the Link below.

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 on Sunday mornings beginning at 9:30 a.m. to allow parents to attend formation. If you have any questions about the nursey, please contact the parish office. Miss Connie and Miss Jenna are all VERY EXCITED to welcome you back!

It is time to get ready! We will be gathering school supplies for the children at our partner neighbor school, Hornsby. We will have labeled containers in the narthex and the church office starting this Sunday until Sunday, August 7th. Thank you in advance for helping our students start off on a good foot.

Supplies Needed: Crayons, pencils, pens, colored pencils, paper, glue sticks, child-sized scissors, notebooks, and folders.

This Sunday

OR use the link below to purchase online.

Tickets purchased in advance are $45/ person which is a savings of $5 per ticket.

Childcare will be available.

Please support the Oktoberfest fund raising efforts by purchasing tickets and contributing to the silent auction or live auction items with all proceeds to support our community outreach efforts.

Please contact Marilyn Grau for auction donations or ideas.

For additional ticket information, please contact Melissa Friedman or by telephone at (443) 528-9149.

Join us for our summer formation series on the Apostles Creed. Each session is independent of the next, so you do not need to have been at the last session to join.

This Sunday at 9:30 we are discussing how we make moral decisions in conflicted situations. Our format this week is open discussion.

11 AM Rite II - In person

11 AM Facebook Live

Carl Purdy is our guest musician this week.

The Men’s Monthly Meal (Mmm!) is the first Wednesday of each month, this month, Wednesday, August 3. (Men gather at 4 PM to cook, the parish gathers at 6 PM for dinner.) This month the Men of Saint Paul’s will be serving meatloaf, mashed potatoes and gravy, fried okra, and cornbread. There are two sign-ups on our website and direct links below. Please RSVP for dinner and men, please sign up for this fellowship and meal team (separate sign-up from dinner reservations). Donations welcomed. Contact Eric Friedman for more information.

The Church is open daily from 9 AM-3 PM for prayer and quiet reflection. To do that well in our neighborhood, we could use some volunteers who are on hand to greet people. Bring a book or your journal, or just enjoy the quiet time to reflect & pray yourself, and then welcome guests as they arrive. Please sign up using the link below. We're suggesting that volunteers work in teams, but that is not necessary. Contact the parish office with any questions.

We’re sending our students and educators back to school with our prayers and blessings. This is a wonderful opportunity to invite your friends to join us for this special service. All students, teachers, and administrators are encouraged to bring book bags, briefcases, or laptops to be blessed for the new school year.

As we begin a new school year, students from pre-K to graduate studies, teachers and instructors, and staff and administrators need our support; and we all need ways to express our hopes and concerns for them at this time. In order to draw those we love into the powerful ministry of Christian prayer, we invite you to name ALL persons (students, teachers, administrators, professors, staff, etc.) for whom you seek God’s intercession and blessing. On Sunday August 7, these names will be carried in a basket during the entrance procession, offered to God to be specially blessed along with all our students, teachers, laptops, bags, and backpacks in our Back to School Blessing.

School starts next week in Richmond County. Following the 11 AM service next Sunday, we will celebrate the end of summer with hot dogs and games in the churchyard. All are invited to join the celebration.

This is a pastoral care project for our children and youth.

Wear your old clothes as we will be painting flowerpots. This is part of a ministry caring for our parishioners who are homebound.

This is the second part of our pastoral care project. We will plant flowers in the pots we painted. Then, each child and youth member will take a flowerpot to a parishioner who is homebound. We will begin the year by spreading the love!

Parents of college students, the Daughters of the King have requested addresses for our college students so that they may send notes and small surprises to them during the year. As your children register for housing for the fall semester, please forward updated mailing addresses to the Parish Office. For more information, contact DOK President, Suzanne Pursley-Crotteau.

Children and Youth Open House: Come on over to the Children’s Ministry Center for an ice cream sundae extravaganza. We will have an ice cream sundae station with ice cream, syrup, whipped cream, and ALL the toppings. You will have time to visit our classrooms, register your child, and hear about this exciting time in the life of Saint Paul’s.

EYC (Episcopal Youth Community) KICK-OFF: Youth (6th-12th) and parents are invited to the Butler home for supper and games on the lawn. We will have a chance to hear about the mission trip to Ecuador next summer and hear about plans for the year ahead. It has been a long hiatus, but we are back and excited to be together

again!

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 8:00 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.

August 7 - Back to School Blessing

August 14 - Birthday Sunday

August 14 - Gather by the River

August 14 - Saint Paul's Choir Returns

August 17 - Wednesday Night Supper

August 22 - Vestry Meeting

August 27 - Master's Table Soup Kitchen

The new Forward Day by Day issue for August, September, and October has arrived and is available in the Narthex and in the rack outside the parish office. If you would like to have one mailed to you, please contact 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 experience. These meditations are also available online at the Forward Movement website.

Calling all interested persons who would like to help with the needlepoint project to create new kneeling cushions for the altar.

The custom canvases are painted, and the yarn has been ordered for new kneeling cushions for the altar. If you are interested in working on this project, sign up using the link below, and please stay tuned for a meeting that will be held in September. Linda Mote, our needlework consultant, will be instructing all skill levels on doing the needlework. Even if you just would like to learn how to needlepoint, please consider coming to the meeting. There will be more information and details coming soon. To get your name on the list, please use the link below and enter your contact information.

The Parish Office is updating our parish directory and has hired Alison Nesbitt to assist us in the collection of data. If you have not receive a call from her, please contact the parish office by email or by telephone at (706) 724-2485, so that we may update our parish records or add you to our records. .

The Vestry has approved a plan for gathering safely. This plan is available using the link below and on our website. Clergy, vestry, and regathering committee members will continue to monitor the situation and publicize precautions and changes.