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September 22 - October 1, 2023 | |
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SENIOR LUNCHES LAUNCHED
Great response and gathering – plus lunch!
Good time sharing – building friendships.
Come join us on Wednesday, October 18 at 12 Noon in Tyler Hall.
Look in October for ways to sign up.
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WORKDAY AT THE CELTIC CROSS | | |
On a beautiful Day, Members of Saint Paul’s Creation Care Committee, Coalition for Action in Downtown Augusta, and the Colonial Dames cleaned the Fort Augusta monument, otherwise known as the Celtic cross. | |
Ironman Traffic Instructions
Please welcome our visitors to Augusta and allow yourself a few extra minutes to get to church on Sunday.
As in past years, we recommend you travel 13th Street to Reynolds. One lane of Reynolds Street will remain open for you to travel both directions to and from the church.
Updated traffic notifications and alternate routes will be available on Google Maps and the Waze App on race day, September 24. We encourage all those that will be impacted by the race to use these resources for safely navigating the course.
Should you encounter officers directing traffic, let them know you are coming to Saint Paul's. They are aware of our activities and are happy to help you get where you need.
Here are maps of the course.
Road Closures are all listed here from the local news release.
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Ironman Weekend
Saturday & Sunday, September 23-24
Join us this weekend to help with cooking/prep for the pasta dinner, hospitality in the River Room, or the cheer station. We have volunteer opportunities available starting at 5 AM and running until 5 PM. Drop in for a while or stay all day! There are opportunities for every age and ability. Our main objectives are to love our neighbors by providing encouragement, support, and our Saint Paul’s hospitality to all. We also plan to have a really great time together. For more information, contact Kim Butler.
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Ironman Cheer Station
Following the 11 AM service, please join us on the River Room Terrace for Lemonade on the Lawn. We will have our own Saint Paul’s Cheer Station with inspirational music and noise makers for cheering on the runners. For those staying for the afternoon, we’ll have hot dogs & PB&J. Let’s make a joyful noise!
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A critical component of the contractual relationship between the Rector and the Vestry is a regularly undertaken Mutual Ministry Review. This review, just recently completed after Fr. Biddy’s first two years of ministry, provides a framework in which both the Rector and the Vestry assess the joint efforts to carry out the mission of the church. It’s not so much a performance review, but rather a check-in, or check-up, in the broader context of the church’s mission, our strategic plan and future.
The Vestry’s anonymous assessments of its own work and the work of Fr. Biddy was summarized by a Saint Paul’s-affiliated independent party, and it was noted that the Vestry is very pleased with the current state of affairs with the leadership of Fr. Biddy. Trust in Fr. Biddy’s ability to provide effective and collaborative leadership since his arrival (at the end of the pandemic and during a period of conflict), has energized the various ministries of the Church. Looking at the past two years quantitively, the Vestry and the Church have made remarkable, transparent progress towards our strategic plan goals, and emotionally, it just feels good to be a part of Saint Pauls’ Church right now.
The Mutual Ministry Review document goes on a shelf, but the content and sentiment live on. From this point on, we are hopeful that lay volunteers continue to feel called to help in children’s and other ministries, hopeful that our stewardship conversations add more younger families to the financial support of the Church and hopeful that our enthusiasm for our Church is so infectious that others will want to come join us.
Other items of importance discussed at the Vestry meeting include the start of a long-overdue website upgrade, the upcoming stewardship campaign and early planning for the Diocesan Convention in November and Saint Paul’s 275th anniversary in 2025.
Cameron Nixon
Senior Warden
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EVENTS THIS SATURDAY | September 23 | | |
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Buy a Raffle Ticket
Recteq Wood Pellet Smoker Grill
Funds benefiting Saint Paul's Outreach Programs
TWO DAYS LEFT!
The Drawing will be held on September 23 for our Raffle tickets for a recteq RT-590 Wood Pellet Grill ($10). Tickets are available from any Outreach Committee member, in the Parish Office (see Hannah Purvis), or on online below. Proceeds benefit Saint Paul’s Outreach Ministries.
Contact Marilyn Grau for more information.
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Manna Pantry
Saturday, September 23, 8:15-11:30 AM
Tyler Hall
We’re looking for extra hands for our next Manna Pantry which coincides with Ironman Weekend, Saturday, September 23, 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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EVENTS THIS SUNDAY | September 24 | | |
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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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The Nursery will be open Sunday, Sept. 24
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) begin rehearsals Sunday mornings at 9:25 AM. There are no weekday rehearsals for the children’s choirs; all rehearsals are scheduled on Sunday mornings to accommodate busy family schedules!
Singing in the choir gives youth and children a lifetime love for music and their own connection to worship.
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The Epistle to the Romans
Sundays, 9:30 AM, Chapel (This week only)
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Join us Sunday at 9:30 AM in the Berlin Room for a study of St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans.
Someone reading St. Paul’s Epistle to the Romans has repeatedly been a turning point in Christian history: whether it’s Augustine becoming a Christian through hearing Romans, Martin Luther starting the Protestant Reformation after teaching a class on Romans, or John Wesley feeling his heart “strangely warmed” while dropping into a bible study on Romans. This fall we’ll have our own encounter with Romans, reading the whole book over nine weeks. For more information contact Fr. Eric.
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Children and Youth
Sunday, 10-10:45 AM
River Room (This week only)
| All children, youth, and families are invited to join us in the River Room. We will have a sign making station and make signs to put out on the run course to support the runners. We will also have a conversation about loving our neighbors by extending hospitality, encouragement, and love to all of our visitors to Saint Paul’s and downtown. | | | |
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EYC (Episcopal Youth Community)
Grades 6-12
Sunday,12-3 PM, Cheer Station on the Riverwalk
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Help us welcome guests and cheer on athletes. We will make posters for the race course in the morning.
After the 11 a.m. service, we will gather in the River Room and on the Riverwalk to cheer on the athletes. We will have food for our volunteers and popsicles, ice, music, and cheers for the runners! Contact Alison Nesbit or Contact Rev. Kimberly for more information.
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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.
Celeste Ray is our guest musician 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 THIS WEEK| September 25 - October 1 | | |
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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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Caregivers' Support Group
Thursday, September 28, 3:30 PM, Chapel
Caregivers’ support group will meet Thursday, September 28, 3:30 PM in the chapel. This group provides support for people caring for people they love (our first thought is ailing spouses, aging parents, children who need extra attention, and other relations of mutuality in which one-way care has grown), but anyone who is a caregiver for another is welcome. Contact Fr. Eric for more information.
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Hymn Festival
“The Faith We Sing” with David Cherwien
Saturday, September 30, 4 PM
Reception follows in the River Room
| Join us as we sing together in a Hymn Festival led and accompanied by David Cherwien. This program is provided and supported by the family of Dale Hesse, in his memory and by the American Guild of Organists, Augusta Chapter. Saint Paul’s parishioners will recognize David Cherwien, as the prolific composer of several anthems sung by the Saint Paul’s Choir. The festival features a Mass Choir including area church choir members. 4 PM with a reception following in the River Room. Attendance is free. More information here.
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Blessing of the Animals
Sunday, October 1, 4 PM, Churchyard
Bring your best friend for a celebration and blessing Sunday October 1, 4 PM in the Churchyard. The Saint Paul’s Blessing of the Animals is cosponsored by The Augusta Humane Society. Please consider a donation of one of the following items to The Augusta Humane Society: paper towels, bleach, Dawn detergent, 13-gallon garbage bags, or cash. All animals must be on a leash or in a carrier.
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ZOOM Book Study
Tuesdays, 7 PM, Beginning October 3
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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Tuesday's Music Live
October 3, 12 Noon, Nave
Tuesday’s Music Live 35th season continues Tuesday, October 3, at 12 noon, with a free concert by Brass Arts. More information by calling the Box Office, (706) 722-3463 or tuesdaysmusiclive.com.
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Mmm... Men's Monthly Meal
October 4, 4 PM begin cooking, 6 PM dinner
Join us Wednesday, October 4, 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 at bige.fried@gmail.com.
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Quiet Morning
Saturday, October 7, 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
The Daughters of the King invite you to a spiritual morning of quiet solitude 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM. Bring “prayer tools” such as your bible, journal, or anything used for meditation. Led by The Rev. Terri Walker Degenhardt. For more information contact Suzanne Pursley-Crotteau.
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Second Sunday with Creation Care
October 8, 4:30 PM, beginning in the Colonial Garden
Join us for a walkthrough of the churchyard with our very own Keith Shafer October 8, 4:30 PM. Learn about the history of the trees and plants at Saint Paul’s while enjoying the beautiful fall temps. We’ll start at the Colonial Chapel Garden and make our way around the garden, finishing in time for the Celtic service. For more information, contact Jennifer McKee.
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Fall Newcomer Party
October 8, 6:30 PM, Tyler Hall
New to Saint Paul’s? We’d like to get to know you better. Please join us at our fall Newcomer’s Party for visitors and new members Sunday, October 8, 6:30 PM in Tyler Hall for drinks and light refreshments with the Vestry, Greeters, and Staff.
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Senior Lunch at Saint Paul's
October 18, 12 Noon, Tyler Hall
| Something new at Saint Paul’s: We are launching a monthly lunch for seniors. While gearing to retirees, anyone is welcome. No agenda; just a relaxing social time. Donations welcome. Come join us beginning on Wednesday, October 18, at 12 Noon in Tyler Hall. Please sign up in the Narthex on Sunday mornings or using the link below. | | | |
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Book Drive for Hornsby
August and September
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Through September we’ll continue a book drive for Fourth and Fifth grade students at Hornsby Elementary, our partner school. We’re collecting new and gently read books especially for the intermediate readers in 4th and 5th grades at Hornsby. The books will be used in the school’s book vending machine, the library, and in the classroom reading centers. A list of suggested books is available in the Narthex.
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OTHER RESOURCES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS | |
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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 Louise Phinizy or Suzanne Pursley-Crotteau. | | | |
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Open Sundays for Altar Flowers | |
November 12 & November 26 are open Sundays 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.
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Saint Paul's Faithfulness
as of 9/20/23
Offerings Pledged this Week $13,942.31
Pledged Offerings Received this Week $8,394.00
Total Operating Expenses to Date $687,254.16
Total Operating Income Received to Date $786,512.50
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