Be Ye Transformed...

Hello Greatly Beloved,

One of my favorite verses in Paul's letter to the Romans is 12:2 "Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind." And one of the reasons I love this, is the notion that renewal isn't yet one more thing we have to come up with, or mark off our to-do-list. Renewal is God's job. Renewal opportunities are constantly offered to us through changes in the world, in our bodies, and in our lives. It's offered through opportunities to learn and grow; offered through pausing, resting, and living embodied, using all our senses to enjoy creation. 

And what about transformation? Here's more good news! Even transformation isn't something we have to muscle our way through all on our own. The Holy Spirit is right there, giving us strength, wisdom, and the wherewithal to move with the changes that transform us. 

Not to mention, when we're together in community, in relationship at our best, as in a parish family, a diocese, or a world wide church, we then support one another in our individual and corporate transformations. [I feel blessed to be able to do this (albeit sometimes badly) in community with you. Hugs.]  Our job is to be present, be willing, and then, be changed from glory to glory in God. I like the way this verse reads in the Message Bible:

1 So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life - your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life - and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him.

2 Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you. Romans 12:1-2

Sounds good to me! How does it sound to you?

Blessings and lots of love,

Mo. Nikki+

Seeking Nominations to the Vestry

The Nominating Committee is developing a list of potential nominees to the Vestry for a three year term beginning 2024. We want your recommendations. With those nominations and with recommendations from the current Vestry, the Nominating Committee will assemble a slate of four eligible candidates to replace the four outgoing Vestry members. The slate of nominees will be presented to the congregation before the end of the year, and the congregation will vote on the slate at our Annual Meeting in January, 2024. As specified in our Bylaws, the slate of four candidates will be elected collectively, not as individuals, so the election isn't competitive.

Not only can you nominate parishioners--with their permission--to be considered for the Vestry, you can self-nominate. That is, you can offer your own name in nomination to the Vestry.

Eligible candidates for membership on the Vestry, as stipulated in our parish Bylaws must:

* be confirmed communicants in good standing in the parish,

* be at least 18 years old,

* regularly attend church services,

* and have made and fulfilled a financial commitment (a pledge) to the church in the past year.

To submit your name or that of theirs in the parish for possible membership on the Vestry, simply send it to a member of the Nominating Committee: Wade McGlamery, Karen Brill, John Bray, Mark Richardson, LeeAnne Krause, or Nikki Mathis. 

Please send us your nominations by Friday, September 22.

EYC FUN in the SUN

Save the Dates:

Back to School Pool Party

Saturday, September 30

5:00-6:30PM

Come snack (yes, we'll have fun food!) and swim with us, at the home of Joan Curtis! (Thanks, Joan!) Bring a towel and change of clothing. Don't forget to wear your swimsuit!

102 Post Oak Trail

Athens, GA 30606

RSVP Wade McGlamery -

wwmcglamery@gmail.com

Next Month: Scare-a-thon at Six Flags

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Bring a friend!

More details to come!

Our stewardship season of giving continues this Sunday. Giving to God, through our church, supports our worship, our mission, and our ministry to our members and our community. Click here to read about all of our ministries.

giving

our ministries

need our support

lest our giving

would fall too short

to fund our church

operation

and our worship

celebration

or limit us

in money spent

to widen our

good works intent

and cause us to

cut back our call

to be god’s love

for neighbors all

alice mohor

Instructions for Live Streaming

• Just go to the St. Gregory the Great Episcopal Church YouTube Homepage

• Near the time for service, underneath our channel logo, you will see our video for that day, with the word ‘live’ on it. The page will look like this:

• If you don’t immediately see the video that says ‘live’, (for instance, if you opened YouTube before the service begins) keep refreshing it.  

• When you see the video square that says ‘live’, click on it. 

Welcome to worship!