Augusta is one of only six American cities to be awarded a regional convention by the American Guild of Organists, the largest association of organists in the world. Celebrated performers are coming to Augusta from June 18-21 for concerts and workshops including the opening concert to be held at Saint Paul’s Church. Chelsea Chen is one of America’s most accomplished organists. Presently living in Switzerland, Ms. Chen will play a concert open to the public at 7:00 PM on Sunday, June 18th. Other performances include the Organist of Notre Dame, Paris, Vincent Dubois, appearing at 7:00 PM at St. John United Methodist Church on Greene Street on Monday night, June 19th; Dr. Jens Korndörfer, Baylor University, is playing a concert on the 1868 Jardine organ (one of the largest and most historic instruments in America) at the Catholic Church of the Most Holy Trinity on Greene Street at 7:00 PM on Tuesday night, June 20th, and Dr. Alcee Chriss, Wesleyan University, is performing at 7:00 PM at Augusta’s First Baptist Church on Wednesday, June 21st. Ticket info is available from Keith Shafer, who is the Convention Chair (706.724.2485 ext 215). Don’t miss this opportunity to hear inspiring music played on the King of Instruments.

Your generous non-pledged offerings (cash and designated checks) on the first Sunday each month support our clergy’s Discretionary Account. Fr. Eric uses these funds to meet urgent needs within our community, to further the ministries of the church when other funds are not available, and to support community programs and institutions that serve those in need. 

11 AM Rite II

11 AM Facebook Live

11 AM YouTube Live

Busy morning? Breakfast with your friends at Saint Paul's instead! We've added McDonald's Biscuits to our Continental Breakfast. Donations welcomed.

The Forum continues with an Easter series entitled Benedict, Anglicanism, and Us. This class will explore how the ancient, practical spirituality of Benedict of Nursia can still give shape and life to our relationship with God. Weekly lessons may be attended independently from one another, but consistent attendance will aid participants as the class culminates in a session dedicated to writing a personal rule of life.

The Canterbury will begin rehearsals at 9:25 AM Sunday morning as scheduled. The St. Nicholas Choir has concluded rehearsals for the season. For more information about our choir programs, please contact Keith Shafer.

Saint Nicholas Choir has finished for this season. For our last six weeks together in this program year, we are introducing something new, and it will keep us on the same schedule. “Community Circle” for our Saint Nicholas Choir age group from 9:25 a.m. to 10 a.m. will include music and sing alongs, games, and maybe a trip or two to the playground. ☺️ We will transition to our Godly Play class at 10 a.m. as we normally do.

Contact Kim Butler for more information.

ALL children inherently know God, but it is up to us to give them the language of the Christian faith so they can grow to make meaning of our faith in their own lives. Godly Play is a profound method rooted in Montessori principles that forms child spirituality by attending to their natural gifts for wonder and discovery. We cannot wait to welcome your children each Sunday!

Contact Kim Butler for more information.

The Colaborate Curriculum is designed to help youth take an honest look at the holy mystery and the complexity of Scripture to move them onto a path of growth and discovery. Using infographics, this program will include studies of both New Testament and Old Testament lessons to start a conversation about God and what it means to follow Jesus.

For more information, contact Laurie Montgomery.

EYC (Episcopal Youth Community, grades 6-12) will meet at Saint Paul's for fellowship, food, and fun. 

For more information, email Kim Butler or call her at 706.833.8541.

Join the Creation Care Committee next Sunday, May 7, 4:30 PM for a talk on Monarchs and Milkweed by Creation Care Committee Chair Jennifer McKee. Following the presentation, Jennifer will speak about the activities Creation Care is planning for the rest of 2023 and first quarter 2024. (Kevin de l’Aigle's discussion, previously scheduled for this week, will be moved to June 11.) Come listen to the talk, ask questions and head to the Celtic service afterwards. Meet us in the Colonial Chapel Garden (by the Celtic cross). For more information, contact Jennifer McKee.

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.

Carl Purdy, will be our guest musician this week.

New to Saint Paul’s? We’d like to get to know you better. Please join us at our spring Newcomer’s Party for visitors and new members this Sunday, May 7, 6:30 PM in Tyler Hall for drinks and light refreshments with the Vestry, Greeters, and Staff. RSVP to the parish office.

Our online adult formation book studies continue in Easter with a study of Joan Chittister’s The Rule of Benedict: A Spirituality for the 21st Century. Though the Rule is fifteen centuries old, Chittister shows that Benedict can offer wisdom for contemporary concerns such as contemplation, humility, stewardship, equality, and conversion. Books available this Sunday in the Narthex and in the Parish Office during the week. $20 donation.

Join us Tuesday evenings on Zoom at 7:30 PM.  Register for the class using the link below. Group leaders will send emails to all participants with Zoom log-in details and schedules. Contact Fr. Eric Biddy for more information.

On Wednesday, May 10, we will treat the teachers and staff at Hornsby Schools to ice cream sundaes. We need volunteers to help serve the ice cream that day. Ice cream, syrup, toppings, and whipped creams will be brought in from Sonic, so we just need volunteers to help pass it out and spread the love!

Contact Kim Butler for more information or to sign up.

Password: Email the Parish Office to request.

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.)

This small group format begins with lunch. As we continue sharing a meal, three biblical lessons are read aloud by members of the group, followed by a reflection from Brian McLaren’s We Make the Road by Walking. We conclude our time together engaging with the reflection. Much of the work of the Holy Spirit in formation is in forming relationship. We invite you to join this small group as your schedule allows.

You may bring your own lunch or share in the meal provided. Donations accepted.

Questions? Contact Kitty Gordon.

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 7:00 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.

The Parish Life and Hospitality Committee invites you to Sunday Breakfast in Tyler Hall, Sunday, May 14. On the menu: Lemon Blueberry Muffins, Quiche, Grits Casserole, Sausage, Fruit Salad with Mint Dressing. Donations are welcome. A RSVP is critical so that we can prepare adequate food without waste. Sign up in Tyler Hall or below.

Virginia Trial is leading this team and is looking for 4 individuals to assist. Please sign up to prepare breakfast on the same Sign-up Genius. Cooking Teams for future Second Sunday Breakfasts will be formed and we encourage you to be in touch with Hospitality chair, Eric Friedman.

May 15 - Vestry Meeting

May 17 - Wednesday Night Supper

May 25 - Hornsby Teacher Day

May 25 - Caregivers Support Group

May 27 - Manna Pantry

May 28 - Parish Picnic

July 22 - Outreach Beach Party

Join us for our monthly fellowship dinner, Wednesday, May 17, 6-7 PM catered by Cordially Invited. The menu will be available next week. 

Parents of graduating high school seniors: Senior Sunday is May 21. Please contact the parish office as soon as possible if your son or daughter is interested in being included in this service.

Serve at our next Manna Pantry, Saturday, May 27, 8:15-11:30 AM in Tyler Hall. With your help we will unload the groceries from Golden Harvest, pack food boxes, reload the truck, and deliver all food boxes on Saturday. For more information contact Melissa Friedman . RSVP for the Manna Pantry team below.

Pentecost is 3 weeks away! Save the date for our Parish Picnic (comfortably scheduled in the River Room) May 28, following the 11 AM service. Wear red and bring a dish to share. We’ll spill out onto the terrace with music and games. More details to follow.

We will celebrate the Sacrament of Baptism on the Feast of Pentecost, Sunday, May 28. All who wish to be baptized are invited to contact Fr. Eric .

Open Sundays for altar arrangements in the second quarter: May 28, The Feast of Pentecost; June 12; July 3, Independence Day; and July 30. If anyone would kindly like to sponsor a Sunday in honor or memory of someone or “many” someones, please contact the Parish Office. The normal cost is a minimum of $100. 

Donate summer music in memory or in thanksgiving. The choirs begin this year’s vacation on May 28th. Please contact Keith Shafer, Director of Music, who can provide you with more complete information.

The new Day by Day issue for May, June, and July has arrived and is available in the Narthex. If you would like to have one mailed to you, please contact Hannah in 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 experiences. These meditations are also available online on the Forward Movement website. 

The St. Ruth Byllesby Chapter of the Order of the Daughters of the King (DoK) will offer discernment classes for new members in May. DoK is an international prayer and service order in the Episcopal Church. To find out more about their ministries at Saint Paul’s and for more information about the classes, please email Suzanne Pursley-Crotteau.