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September 15- September 24, 2023 | |
THREE IMPORTANT OUTREACH ANNOUNCEMENTS | | |
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Ironman Weekend
Saturday & Sunday, September 23-24
SIGN UP NOW to serve
Sign up on the Portico this Sunday following the 11 AM service or online using the link below 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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Buy a Raffle Ticket
Recteq Wood Pellet Smoker Grill
Funds benefiting Saint Paul's Outreach Programs
Two weeks 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 10 | | |
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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. 17
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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Third Sunday Breakfast
Sunday, August 17, 9-10:30 AM
The Parish Life and Hospitality Committee invites you to our Third Sunday Breakfast in Tyler Hall, next Sunday, August 17, 9-10:30 AM. A RSVP helps us be the best host. Please sign up in using the link below. Donations welcome.
We also need four volunteers to help the team captain prepare breakfast.
Cooking Teams for future Third Sunday Breakfasts will be formed and we encourage you to be in touch with Hospitality chair, Eric Friedman.
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The Epistle to the Romans
Sundays, 9:30 AM, Berlin Room
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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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Godly Play PK- 2nd Grade
Sunday, 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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Spark grades 3-5
Sunday, 10-10:45 AM
St. Patrick's Room, CMC
| Kitty Gordon will be our lead teacher and we also have volunteers helping teach our older elementary 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 grades 6-8
Sunday, 10-10:45 AM
St. Benedict's Room, CMC
| This week, Elizabeth and Charlie Tudor will be leading our middle schoolers. We will have Dunkin Doughnuts! | | | |
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EYC (Episcopal Youth Community)
Grades 6-12
Sunday, 5-7 PM, Tyler Hall and Youth Room
| EYC meets for Movie Night and dinner at Saint Bart's. Friends always welcome! 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.
Erin Montgomery 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 11 - September 17 | | |
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Tuesday's Music Live
September 19, 12 Noon, Nave
Tuesday’s Music Live 35th season begins Tuesday, September 19, at 12 noon, with a free concert by Con Brio string quartet. More information by calling the Box Office, (706) 722-3463 or tuesdaysmusiclive.com.
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Something New at Saint Paul's
Senior Lunch
September 20, 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, September 20, at 12 Noon in Tyler Hall. Please sign up in the Narthex on Sunday mornings or using the link below. | | | |
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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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Sept 28 - Caregivers' Support Group
Sept. 30 - Flower Guild Breakfast & Meeting
Sept. 30 - Hymn Festival
October 1 - Blessing of the Animals
October 4 - MMM....Men's Monthly Meal
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Hymn Festival
“The Faith We Sing” with David Cherwien
Sunday, 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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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 | |
Cemetery Plots Available
Saint Paul’s now owns four cemetery plots in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens that were donated by families who made other arrangements for the burial of their loved ones. Hillcrest Memorial Gardens is located off Deans Bridge Rd, where it intersects with Richmond Hill Road, just off the Gordon Highway (the old Regency Mall area). These families had historical connections to Saint Paul’s and as they determined they no longer needed the plot(s) they had previously purchased, they generously donated these plots to the Church. Per the wishes of the donors, these plots are available to members of Saint Paul’s at no cost, and they are offered on a first come-first serve basis. Any costs associated with the cemetery or with a service would be the responsibility of the new owner of the cemetery plot. Elisabeth Price has the ownership documents with detail on the respective locations in the church office if anyone is interested.
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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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Saint Paul's Faithfulness
as of 9/14/23
Offerings Pledged this Week $13,942.31
Pledged Offerings Received this Week $10,719.90
Total Operating Expenses to Date $648478.82
Total Operating Income Received to Date $772,099.50
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