Quiet Morning

Beginning in the Chapel

Saturday, November 16, 9:30 AM-12:30 PM

The Daughters of the King invite you to a spiritual morning of quiet solitude 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM. Bring "prayer tools" such as your bible, journal, or anything used for meditation. Led by Mtr. Kimberly. A pot-luck lunch follows in the Children's Ministry Center. For more information contact Suzanne Pursley-Crotteau.

McDonald's for Breakfast

Sunday, 9 - 10 AM Tyler Hall



Busy morning? Breakfast with your friends at Saint Paul's instead! We have McDonald's biscuits, burritos, and hash browns for breakfast this Sunday in Tyler Hall at 9 AM. Donations welcomed.

Children's Choirs Rehearsals

Sunday, 9:25 - 10 AM

The Canterbury Choir (children in grades 3-9 and the St. Nicholas Choir (Pre-K through grade 2) rehearse Sundays, 9:25-10:00 AM.

If you or any family or friends are interested in the choir program, please email Director of Music, Keith Shafer or call (706) 724-2485 ext. 215.

The Sunday Forum

Sunday, November 17, 9:30 AM, Berlin Room

The Thanksgivings in the Book of Common Prayer – The way we pray shapes the way we believe.

As we near the Thanksgiving holiday, a stand-alone session at adult forum will focus on gratitude. The Thanksgivings in the Book of Common Prayer – The way we pray shapes the way we believe. In this session, we’ll explore the Thanksgivings in the Book of Common Prayer and how they shape our spirituality of gratitude.

Godly Play (grades pk4-2)

Sundays, 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).The Godly Play class will continue to learn stories from the Bible in an engaging, Montessori format. If your child is in the Saint Nicholas choir, they will transition from choir to formation.

Weaving God's Promises

Upper Elementary Class (grades 3-5)

Sundays, 10-10:45 AM

St. Patrick's Room, CMC

Kitty Gordon and Jackie Pingel will lead our older children. They will meet in the Saint Patrick Room (large classroom across from the office) .Our upper elementary children will continue lessons structured around the Holy Eucharist. If your child is in the Canterbury choir, they will transition from choir to the formation class.

Middle School Formation Classes

Sundays, 10-10:45 AM

St. Benedict's Room, CMC

Our middle school formation (grades 6-8) meets Sunday morning in the St. Benedict Room (down the hall next to the women's restroom).

Mtr. Kimberly Dunn will lead this class for the LAST TIME this semester before Advent begins. Don't miss it!

Interfaith Dialogue

Sundays 4 PM, Berlin Room

Through November 2

November 17: Islam

This fall Saint Paul’s welcomes Sister Ellen Francis of the Order of St. Helena as she leads us in conversations about and with other faith traditions beyond Christianity. Beginning October 20, this class will meet at 4:00 pm on Sunday afternoons in the Berlin Room. Several of the sessions will feature guest speakers from other faiths for open dialogue, education, and relationship-building. Each session will end in time for participants to attend the 5:30 pm Celtic service.

Schedule: Oct. 20: Introduction; Oct. 27: Sikhism; Nov. 3: Judaism; Nov. 10: Hinduism; Nov. 17: Islam; Nov. 24: Conclusion

EYC (grades 6-12)

Sunday, 12;30 PM,

EYC (Episcopal Youth Community, Grades 6-12) will meet for pizza and fellowship as we mentor the younger children during the stewardship lunch instead of their usual EYC time. Contact Aubrey Hinkson.

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.



Erin Montgomery is our guest musician this week.

Sit and Wait

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.

Tuesday's Music Live

Tuesday, November 19, 12 Noon

The 36th season of Tuesday's Music Live continues with a concert by the Bloom Funkhouser Jazz Duo at 12:00 noon on November 19. The concert is free and lasts 30 minutes. Visit TuesdaysMusicLive.com for the season schedule.

Senior Lunch

November 20, 12 noon, Tyler Hall

Join us for our next Senior Lunch November 20, 12 Noon in Tyler Hall. Join us Third Wednesdays each month for a relaxing social time. Lunch is provided but donations welcome. Please sign up in the Narthex on Sunday mornings or use the link below.

Mid-Week Eucharist

Thursdays, 11:30 AM

A mid-week Eucharist in the Chapel begins at 11:30 AM. Lunch in Tyler Hall 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.)

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.

Caring Prayer

November 21, 3:30 PM, Chapel

Caring Prayer is for anyone who wants to pray and needs support. We gather on the fourth Thursday of each month at 3:30 pm in the chapel to pray Evening Prayer together, check in with each other, and provide mutual support. The group remains appropriate for caregivers, and is also now open for anyone who is mourning, lives with chronic illness, has lost their job, or faces any kind of challenge that might be helped by love and prayer. Contact Fr. Eric for more information.

Serve at Snack Pack Outreach

Saturday, November 23, 9 AM, Tyler Hall

Snack Pack Outreach is a ministry at Saint Paul's designed to meet the greatest need of our immediate neighbors. Snack Packs are small bags of food containing some type of protein, cracker, water, etc., to help sustain someone until their next meal.

Two Ways to Help:

• Donate items for our snack packs, especially protein (example: tuna pouches, Vienna sausages with a pull tab, meat sticks, meat jerky)
• Help us pack bags Saturday, November 23.

More information is available in the Narthex. Questions? Contact Mandy Harmon or Melissa Friedman.

The Sunday Forum

Sunday, November 24, 9:30 AM, Berlin Room

Jesus and the Disinherited (5 sessions)

Our Advent book study at adult forum this year will be based on Howard Thurman’s great work, Jesus and the Disinherited. The conversation will be better if you read the book, but all are welcome regardless of whether you have read the relevant chapters. Fr. Eric and Mtr. Kimberly will facilitate discussion together.

Books are available in the Narthex this Sunday and in the Parish Office next week. Donation $15-$20

Angel Tree Kick-off

Sunday, November 24

Calling all Angels! November 24 is the kick-off for our Angel Tree Christmas program. This year we will be providing clothing for students at our neighborhood school, Hornsby Elementary. Angels will be available on the front portico after the 11 AM service for three Sundays. Donations are appreciated, and checks should be made out to Saint Paul’s Church and designated for Angel Tree Ministry. For more information on how you can get involved, please email Barbara Coleman.

Dates for your calendar

November 18 - Vestry

November 24 - Angel Tree angels arrive

November 27 - Thanksgiving Eve Service

December 1 - Advent begins

December 1 - Make an Advent Wreath

December 3 - Tuesday's Music Live

December 4 - Mmm

December 7 - All Hand's on Deck!

December 8 - Veterans' Ice Cream Social

December 8 - Guided Labyrinth Walk

Thanksgiving Eve Service

Wednesday, November 27, 7 PM

Bring your family and friends to the Community Thanksgiving Eve Eucharist, Wednesday evening at 7 pm. The service includes joyous music, featuring The Saint Paul’s & Canterbury Choirs, and lessons and prayers of thanks and praise. The Thanksgiving Eve offering will be given to the DCCM (Downtown Cooperative Church Ministries) Food Bank. 

Make Advent Wreath for your Home

Sunday, December 1, drop in 9-10:50 AM

Join us in Tyler Hall, the first Sunday, of Advent, 9-10:50 AM to make an Advent Wreath for your home. All supplies will be provided, including wreathes, live greens, and candles. $25 donation.

All Hands on Deck!

Saturday, December 7, 8:30 AM

Saint Paul’s needs volunteers to help with building a ramp for one of our neighbors in need in the Harrisburg area. This is part of our Bridge Building Community work in the CSRA. All supplies are provided, and we have construction leaders of Saint Paul’s asking for assistance. The plan is to complete the ramp in one day. Lunch is provided. Any questions please contact Mtr. Kimberly or Gene Helmich. Please sign up using the link below. Rain date: December 14.

New Day by Day Available

The new Day by Day issue for November, December, and January has arrived and is available in the Narthex. If you would like to have one mailed to you, please contact 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.

Fall Program Guide Available

"A Church for the City -- A Church for You!

Our new Fall Program Guide is available here. A printed copy is available in the Narthex and in the rack outside the parish office. We invite you to browse this publication and look for ways that you can discover or rediscover where you belong, what you are called to do, and how we might grow together in God's Presence.