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This Sunday is the Feast of Pentecost, when the church is empowered for and propelled out into mission. Ironically, it is also the Sunday when we celebrate the conclusion of another “program year” for several of our ministries, and celebrate that conclusion with the parish picnic immediately after the 11:00 service. Most obviously, our choirs and children’s formation programs take a break from their regular schedules after this week. We’ll express our deep appreciation for these ministries at 11:00 on Sunday.
Our program calendar works this way for practical, rather than theological reasons. But there is still a theological point to make. Of course we don’t stop our ministry with children or stop our mission-making over the summer. These faithful Christians who have specialized in these ministries take a kind of break for most of a couple of months, which invites all of us to continue that joyful work in a different way. Over the summer, we all take a part in a different form of these essential ministries. And that is very much in the spirit (haha) of Pentecost.
God calls us all, together, into mission and gives us what we need for that mission. These breaks from some of specialist ministers invite us all into reflecting on our own unique array of gifts and how the being and work of the church relies on all of us.
Thanks be to God for the leaders of our ministry with children and youth and for the faithful artists who lead us in song. Thanks be to God for the gifts we have all been given for faithful living, and this good place from which to deploy them.
Eric+
P.S. Pentecost is one of the few days when the church encourages adults to come in costume: wear red! And see below for how to contribute to the mostly-potluck parish picnic.
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AN INVITATION TO THE GEORGIA 200 FUND | |
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Here's a quick video introducing the Georgia 200 Fund.
We think you'll recognize a few folks.
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The Georgia 200 Fund has been created by leaders from the three founding parishes of the Diocese of Georgia - Christ Church, Savannah, Christ Church, Frederica, and Saint Paul's, Augusta - to raise funds to cover the cost of comprehensive strategic planning for the Diocese of Georgia. 200 years ago leaders from those three parishes had a vision to create the Diocese of Georgia. Now, as we look ahead to the next 200 years, those three parishes see the importance of our Bishop's call for a comprehensive strategic plan for the Diocese.
All parishes and Episcopalians in the Diocese of Georgia are invited to make a gift to the Georgia 200 Fund in support of this important work. This invitation is not coming from the Bishop or Diocesan leadership bodies; it is not a capital campaign. The three original parishes in Georgia have come up with the idea for this fund and have made the first gifts to the fund in the hope that others will join them by making their own contributions - we are all in this together.
Gifts to the campaign may be sent by check to Saint Paul's with a notation for GA 200 Fund or online at our website: saintpauls.org/giving/. Choose fund: special offering, sub fund: Georgia 200.
Georgia 200 Fund contributions will only be used for the implementation of a Diocesan strategic plan. If any funds remain at the end of the process, those funds will be put towards initiatives the strategic plan might identify.
While the work to select a firm to do this work is ongoing, the anticipated cost of a comprehensive strategic plan from discovery to listening to completion could be as high as $50,000. This amount is not in our diocesan operating budget, nor is there a likely source of funding from current revenue streams. The three founding parishes have already pledged $35,000, combined, towards this effort and hope that others will help us reach the goal.
We have much to celebrate in our 200-year history as the Diocese of Georgia! The Georgia 200 Fund acknowledges that we have a bright future and that this strategic plan will help set the stage for the next 200 years of a faithful Episcopal presence in Georgia. Thank you for prayerfully considering support for the Georgia 200 Fund.
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EVENTS THIS SUNDAY | May 19 | |
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Sunday Worship Schedule for 05/19/24
8 AM Rite I
11 AM Rite II
11 AM Facebook Live
11 AM YouTube Live
5:30 PM - Celtic Evening Prayer & Communion
6:30 PM - Compline + Sit and Wait
All of our Sunday worship services are in-person.
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The Nursery will be open Sun, May 19
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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 9:00.
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Bagels for Breakfast this Sunday
Sunday, 9 - 10 AM Tyler Hall
Busy morning? We have homemade bagels and all the fixin's this Sunday in Tyler Hall at 9 AM. Donations welcomed.
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St. Nicholas or Canterbury Choir
This is the last Sunday for the program year
Sundays, 9:25 AM
The Canterbury Choir (children in grades 3-9) and the St. Nicholas Choir (age 5 through grade 2) will meet as scheduled and will sing this Sunday.
Rehearsals will begin again in August. If you'd like to know more about our children's music program, please contact Keith Shafer.
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The Sunday Forum Series:
Being Salt and Light
Sundays, 9:30-10:30 AM, The Berlin Room
This is the last Sunday of Mother Kimberly's series: Salt and Light in our Sunday Forum, 9:30 AM.
What do the Holy Scriptures tell us about being salt and light? How can Christians add “seasoning” to a world that seems to already have its own flavor? How can Christians illuminate spaces that seem to embrace the status quo? How can a simple conversation and a way of being become a spark that ignites a positive exchange and leaves people wanting more? Let us walk together, share stories, and discover how our daily living can become liberating ways that will leave people wanting more.
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Godly Play (grades pk4-2)
Sunday, 10-10:45 AM
St. Francis' Room, CMC
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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Elementary (grades 3-5)
Sunday, 10-10:45 AM
St. Patrick's Room, CMC
Kitty Gordon will lead our older 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
Fr. Biddy leads our middle school class and looks forward to the lively conversation. For more information contact Eric Biddy
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Sign Up for Picnic Hospitality Team
Sunday, May 19, The River Room
Our Parish Life events can only happen with your help. "Many hands make light work," and we usually have a good time too! We need a few folks to receive dishes and help set up and then a few others to help clean up. Sign up using the link below.
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Parish Picnic
Sunday, May 19, The River Room
following the 11 AM service
Pentecost is This Sunday! Make plans to join us for our Parish Picnic (comfortably scheduled in the River Room) May 19, following the 11 AM service. Wear red and bring a dish to share. This is a good opportunity to invite friends to share time with your parish family.
The church will provide chicken. Please bring a side, salad, or dessert to the River Room kitchen before the 11 AM service. Don't forget to add your name to the bottom of your platter and make plans to pick it up.
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Celebrate the Release of Mother Kimberly’s New Book
Experiencing God: Faith Narratives of Episcopalians
Sunday, May 19
At the parish picnic on Pentecost (May 19), we'll celebrate the release of Mother Kimberly's book. Copies will be available for purchase and Kimberly+ will be on hand to sign them. This summer, we will explore the book and our own faith narratives in Adult Forum.
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Celtic Evening Prayer and Communion
With Prayers for Healing
Sundays, 5:30 PM
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.
Laura Tomlin, violin, is our guest musician this week.
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Sit and Wait this Sunday
Sundays, 6:30 PM, Chapel
Sit and Wait follows the Celtic Service Sunday evenings (6:30 PM). The service begins with a Service of Compline and will end with a twenty-minute sit. The people end in silence.
Please email Suzanne Pursley-Crotteau or contact by phone at (706) 910-9331 for further information.
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BUILDING BRIDGES: Saint Paul's in the Community | |
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Look for this listing of where Saint Paul's
is building relationships in Augusta and the CSRA.
This Week Community Engagements
5/15/24: Mtr. Kimberly attended Salvation Army's: Compassion in Action Annual Luncheon
Next Week
5/21/24: Convocation Clericus Meeting hosted by Saint Paul's Church
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EVENTS NEXT WEEK | May 20 - May 26 | |
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Compline - ZOOM
Wednesdays, 8 - 8:15 PM
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Join Zoom
Meeting ID: 595 177 454
Dial-In: (646) 876-9923
Password: Email the Parish Office to request.
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
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.
Questions? Contact Kitty Gordon.
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Caregivers Support Group
Thursday, May 23, 3:30 PM, The Chapel
Caregivers’ support group will meet Thursday, May 23, 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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Manna Pantry
Saturday, May 25, 8:15 - 11:30 AM
Serve at our next Manna Pantry, Saturday, May 25, 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.
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Dates for your calendar
May 20 - Vestry
June 5 - MMM... Men's Monthly Meal
June 9 - Veterans' Ice Cream Social
June 9 - Eat, Pray, Swim (Parish Day at the Lake)
June 16 - Master's Table Soup Kitchen
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Eat, Pray, Swim: Parish Day
Sunday, June 9
Save the date for our Saint Paul’s Parish Day Sunday June 9: “Eat, Pray, Swim.” We have a full day of fun and fellowship for all ages at Elijah Clark State Park. More details are forthcoming. Mark your calendars.
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Veterans' Ice Cream Social
Sunday, June 9, 2:30-3:30 PM
Dish and serve ice cream and cookies at our quarterly Veteran’s Social June 9, 2:30-3:30 PM. We’ll meet at the GA War Veterans’ Nursing Home located at 1101 15th Street to share a dessert and then spend much-appreciated time visiting. All ages are welcome to participate. For more information contact Gene Helmich
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SEND A GIFT WITH OUR MISSION TEAM TO ECUADOR | |
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We've learned that several over-the-counter first aid items are needed in Quito. While they are available in Ecuador, they are VERY expensive. Here's a "wish list" of medical supplies that the team could take to Ecuador. We've placed a box in the office for collection. Please drop off your items to the parish office by Sunday, June 2nd.
- Povidone iodine
- Alcohol liquid and Alcohol pads
- Cotton
- Tongue depressors
- Nebulizer
- DayQuil and NyQuil (or any similar for flu symptoms)
- Equate cold & flu (acetaminophen/ dextromethorphan / guaifenesin/ phenylephrine HCI)
- Mucinex sore throat and cough drops
- Vitamin C
- Reusable Hot and cold packs for pain therapy
- Fungal cream (10 approximately)
- Hydrocortisone cream
- Toothpaste and toothbrushes for children and adults
- Dietary supplements for kids (powder or gummies)
- Multivitamins for kids
- Multivitamins for adults
- Eye drops (tetrahydrozoline or other eye redness and pain relive)
- Scar and moisturizer lotion
- Sunscreen 70 SPF
- Gauze of assorted sizes and types
- Band aids assorted sizes and types
- Cetirizine or loratadine
- Acetaminophen for adults and children
- Ibuprofen for adults and chewable for children
- Omeprazole
- Tums
- Pepto Bismol
- Pain cream (menthol or diclofenac)
- Diclofenac pain cream or any other pain cream for arthritis pain
- Aloe Vera gel for burns
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Donate Summer Music
Donate summer music in memory or in thanksgiving. The choirs begin this year’s vacation on May 26th. Please contact Keith Shafer, Director of Music, who can provide you with more complete information at kshafer@saintpauls.org.
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Gifts to Saint Paul's Church | |
Gifts can be made using the link below, on-line at saintpauls.org/giving, or by mail to Saint Paul’s Church, 605 Reynolds St., Augusta, GA 30901. Thank you for your generosity. | | | |
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