SHARE:  

June 2024

Having trouble viewing images? Click to view this email in your browser.

St. Nicholas’ Mission is to actively share

Christ’s love for all people.



Our vision is to strive to be a welcoming community who

worships a caring and merciful God, proclaims the Gospel, and promotes justice, peace, and love.


St. Nicholas Episcopal Church

Pastor: Bob Farrow bfarrow@stnicholashamilton.org

Office: 706.628.7272 contact@stnicholashamilton.org


Upcoming Sunday Worship


Sunday, June 2

Second Sunday After Pentecost


Deuteronomy 5:12-15

Psalm 81:1-10

2 Corinthians 4:5-12

Mark 2:23-3:6


Sunday, June 9

Third Sunday After Pentecost


Genesis 3:8-15

Psalm 130

2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1

Mark 3:20-35

Sunday, June 16

Fourth Sunday After Pentecost


Ezekiel 17:22-24

Psalm 92:1-4,11-14

2 Corinthians 5:6-10, 14-17

Mark 4:26-34


Sunday, June 23

Fifth Sunday After Pentecost


Job 38:1-11

Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32

2 Corinthians 6:1-13

Mark 4:35-41

Sunday, June 30

Sixth Sunday After Pentecost


Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15; 2:23-24

Psalm 30

2 Corinthians 8:7-15

Mark 5:21-43


Other Worship Opportunities


Evening Prayer

Wednesdays at 5:00 p.m.


June 5

June 12

June 19

June 26



In the Parish


Rev. Bob's Ordination: Congregational Gift

 

Rev. Bob is being ordained in June! We are accepting contributions to purchase a congregational ordination gift: a lovely traveling communion kit that will be a blessing to Rev. Bob and our congregation, and that will further St. Nicholas' mission to actively share Christ's love for all people.

 

You are welcome to donate through Vanco or in the offering plate on Sunday using an envelope from the narthex.



You can view our intended gift by clicking here.

Rev. Bob's Ordination:

Ride to the Cathedral

 

The ordination is scheduled for June 22 at 2:00 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta.

 

Steve Morse is graciously providing his passenger van so that more St. Nicholas congregants can attend and support Rev. Bob as he enters the priesthood. The van holds 12 people and is filling up - contact Erin in the office to reserve a seat, or there is a sign-up sheet in the narthex.

Book Club's June Read is The Screwtape Letters

Wednesday, June 5


 

With David Johnson’s guidance, book club members discussed Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, which they liked despite his long, complex sentences. Then they selected C. S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters for the June reading.

 

The popular book was published serially in The Guardian in 1941 and as a book in 1942. Written in defense of Christian faith, this popular satire consists of a series of 31 letters in which Screwtape, an experienced devil, instructs his young charge, Wormwood, on effective strategies for tempting the human being assigned to him and making sure he continues on a steady path toward damnation. But confounded by church attendance and a faithful Christian …, their efforts are defeated when their subject dies in a bombing raid with his soul at peace. (From Encyclopedia Britannica)

 

This short book allows the club to resume meeting on the first Wednesday of the month. The next meeting is June 5 following Evening Prayer at 5:00 pm.

Vestry Meeting

June 16


The June Vestry meeting will be on the 16th after the service and a brief lunch break.



Here are the Minutes, Treasurer's Report, and Statement of Activities from May 2024.


Wanted: Childcare Provider


We are currently seeking a responsible adult to provide childcare in the nursery during Sunday Services and the occasional special event. This is a paid position, and there are a few training requirements.


Contact the church office to express interest and receive the job description.

Prayers for our church family members Ann Bacher, Connie Guy, Carleen Frokjer, Liz Dixon, and for family and friends mourning the loss of Craig Alfred Luce. Prayers also for the Winsness’ neighbor, Judy Chinberg; and for Tim Waller and the Waller family (connected through the Halls), who are mourning the recent loss of their son.



Continued prayers for all those in need within our community and those in the world who have suffered due to war and natural disaster, especially the people of Israel and the Palestinians.

Please send prayer requests to pastoralcare@stnicholashamilton.org

Happy Birthday to...

the Rector's Discretionary Fund!


Did you know that St. Nicholas shares the love of Christ by providing assistance with utility bills? The Rector's Discretionary Fund offers up to $100 per applicant, once a year, to help folks make ends meet.


The need is great in our community and the Fund runs low from time to time. Wouldn't it be a fantastic way to celebrate your birthday - or any other milestone celebrations in your life - by making a tax-deductible donation to the Rector's Discretionary Fund?


Look for envelopes in the narthex to use for your celebratory donations.


Many thanks to John & Rose Brent, Linda Pace, and Martha Dimon, who celebrated their special occasions with an RDF donation.


Happy Birthday & Blessings to...


5

Michelle Moody


15

Christine Hughes


25

Alex Garrett


28

Carolyn Cox

3

Barbara and Barrett Smith 


9

Sheri & Jeff Cody 

John and Charlotte Winsness 


13

Margaret & George Zachry 


14

David & Katherine Johnson 


20

William Morgan & Steve Morse 


23

Judy Jenks & Jan Pylant 

If your birthday or anniversary is not included or is incorrect,
please email the Parish Office at contact@stnicholashamilton.org.


In the Wider Church


Click here to read the latest press release from The Episcopal Church's Office of Public Affairs.


In Our Greater Community


It's time to register for TAP 2024! 


Children ages 6-11 are invited to join us for TAP: A Recipe for Compassion June 24-28! 


Teens ages 12 & up are invited to serve as teen interns/mentors during the program, with training the week before. 


Click here for more information.



If you have an event coming up, an announcement you'd like to share, or have recently experienced a birth, death, or sickness and would like some EXTRA prayers, send them to contact@stnicholashamilton.org or call the office at 706-628-7272.

Click on the links below to access St. Nicholas church documents and websites of interest.

May Vestry Minutes


May Treasurer's Report


May Statement of Activities


Annual Meeting 2024


2024 Annual Budget


The Lectionary Page


Donate Electronically



Instant Church Directory


Pastoral Institute


Tithe Chart



Bishop Wright's "For Faith"


Bishop Wright's Podcast "For People"


Book of Common Prayer Online


Called to Transformation (ABCD)


Camp Mikell


Cathedral Bookstore


CVEM


Diocese of Altanta


Diocese of Atlanta - Connecting


Diocese of Atlanta - Events and Training


Diocese of Atlanta-Youth


Episcopal News Service


Episcopal Youth Community


The Episcopal Journal & Cafe


The Episcopal Church Glossary


St. Nicholas is a proud member of the Pastoral Institute's Congregational Care Plan. Click on the image above to learn more.


Deadline for submitting news items is noon Wednesday.


 Send news and photos to: 

 contact@stnicholashamilton.org 

 

The Spirit of St. Nicholas is published every month.

St. Nicholas Episcopal Church.

69 Mobley Road, PO Box 752, Hamilton, GA 31811

706-628-7272

Visit our website