ECA WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
"Our Mission is to bear witness to God's love and invite, encourage, and prepare God's people to share that grace with others."
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A Pastoral Letter from Father Paul: Update of Current Bishop's Directive.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! Alleluia, Christ is Risen! The Lord is Risen indeed! Blessings and salutations to you all and I wanted to give you a quick update with our current directive from the bishop. I have mixed feelings about the directive, but as usual, we are the Episcopal church and we have an episcopate that governs our actions. The bishop at this time has directed that live streaming services from the church may begin again. This is good news indeed and I look forward to providing worship from our sacred sanctuary once again. However, the bishop has directed that all activities at the church are still not allowed to take place. This means that we still are not able to conduct any activities that are considered non-essential at the church. This is frustrating not only to me, but to many of you who have many varied reasons to be at the church taking care of our grounds, facilities and ministries. It appears that May 24
th
continues to be a soft date for allowing activities to resume again. This is not confirmed as of yet, but when it does, will also come with many stipulations that we follow all CDC and health department guidelines for gatherings.
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ECA Food Collection and Communion Procedures
At this time, this bishop has still requested that we not hold in person activities at the church to minimize the risks associated with COVID-19. While I know the Shelter in place order has been relaxed, we still follow the directives of our bishop and the church. We know there is continued anxiety about COVID-19 and going out in “public.” There is no reason to feel compelled to receive the sacrament at this time if you have concerns about going out, please do what is best for your mental and physical well-being. This letter will contain information concerning how to drop off canned goods and food items for food pantries we serve and how to receive communion in our current situation. We ask that you please follow these measures to protect those who will be staffing our “satellite” location and for those who come....
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Father Paul’s Current Chaplin Duties with the Georgia National Guard
I am currently serving as the rear detachment chaplain for the 201st HRF (Homeland Response Force) Brigade, which has the 170th MP BN (Military Police Battalion) and the 265th CM BN (Chemical battalion) attached to the brigade. At this time, 625 soldiers are currently active and working on the COVID-19 pandemic response. Their assignments are located in an Area of Operation (AO) in the metro Atlanta area which includes Cobb, Clayton, Dekalb, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett, and Henry counties and the duties include, but are not limited to....
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Safeguarding God's Children via Zoom!
If you are in need of the Safeguarding Training to become compliant with Episcopal Church requirements... you're in luck! Two new training sessions have been added via zoom.
A prerequisite to participating in the Zoom Training will be the completion of designated SAFEGUARDING ONLINE modules. This will be explained in full once participant registrations are received. The diocese will provide online and Zoom trainings until the Bishop lifts his directive of no in person church meetings.
Also, for those who simply need to
renew their certification
after 3 years, please participate in a Zoom training. This two hour training focuses on our newly adopted
2020
Policies for the Protection of Children and Youth.
Here are the dates:
Safeguarding God's Children ZOOM trainings:
Friday, May 8, 10:am to noon
Tuesday, May 12, 7:pm to 9:pm
See link below to register:
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Understanding our Facebook Presence
Did you know that ECA has a
public
Facebook page and a
private
Facebook group? If you do not understand the difference, keep reading!
Our public page is open to anyone to view. This is the image we portray to the "outside world". This is a great resource for promoting public events where we want to invite the general public in order to grow our outreach to the community. It is often the first place visitors look to get a feel of the parish. The general public can see everything on this page. This is where we have been posting our live services so that anyone may view them.
You may view it here.
Our private group is only accessible to people who ask to join and are approved by the moderator. Nobody outside the group can see content. This is a wonderful tool for parishioners who have joined the church to share personal requests (like prayer), Rota (or volunteer server schedule) switch requests, general information, and/or events that are only open to members of ECA. If you are not a member of this group, you can request to join.
Click here to view or join this group.
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We are Thankful for....
Suzie Hart has a new grand-baby! Finn Donald Hart was born on April 22 at 12:34 am weighing 9 lbs, 1 oz. and measuring 20.5 inches long! Welcome to the world Finn! Be sure to congratulate Suzie.
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Altar Flowers: Dates Available
ECA is still taking dedications and donations for Altar Flowers during this time of quarantine and social distancing. Now that services may be streamed from the church again, Altar Guild will continue their ministry of preparing the altar for services. This includes flowers. Thank you for supporting this ministry. Some dates available: May 10, May 17, June 14, June 21. Please email your dedication (complete with wording in thanksgiving for/in memory of) to ecanews@bellsouth.net.
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Directions to watch ECA Service LIVE Without a Facebook page
The Episcopal Church of the Annunciation's Facebook page is public, which means you do not have to create a Facebook account to view or watch live strea
m.
**Note: if you seem to have trouble getting to the live stream, it is most likely because it has not yet started. If you are early, you will not see anything until the stream begins. Simply wait for the stream to begin, then click on it for sound.
Don't have a Facebook account, and need a little help to figure it out? Keep reading.....
- Click the link here: CLICK HERE
- This will take you to our page. When the banner pops up asking if you want to create an account, click 'no' or click on the 'X' in the corner.
- From here, scroll down past the general information until you see the live broadcast happening (Sunday morning at 9:30 am , Daily at 9am and 6pm). It will be the first post on the page. Don't worry, if you arrive late, or wish to watch at another time; the broadcast will remain on the page as a video (look at the list on the far left of the page for 'Videos'. You can rewind or fast-forward anytime after the service is posted on the page.
- Sit back, relax and watch ECA from home! Be patient, sometimes the internet connection may buffer with a live stream. No need to push any buttons once the video stream begins. It will buffer and resume.
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Several Ways to Give During the Temporary Change in Activities and Worship
During the next few weeks we will not be able to gather in person at ECA. Sadly, many of our bills will still come in. During this time, please consider in ways to give in your absence.
For your convenience, ECA now offers online giving. It's fast and easy! Please note, there is a 2.2% fee plus $0.30 per transaction the church incurs. Simply click the 'Online Giving" button on our website and designate what your funds are for. You can also set up Check Pay through your bank and designate to ECA. Additionally, you may mail your check or take it to the church and place in the securely locked mailbox at the street, address is 1673 Jamerson Rd. Marietta, GA 30066. We greatly appreciate your support during these difficult times!
Click here
to make a one time donation online through paypal. Please note, ECA is charged a $ .30 per transaction fee plus 2.2% of the donated amount.
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1673 Jamerson Road Marietta, Georgia 30066
770-928-7916
SUNDAY SERVICES
8:30AM - Holy Eucharist Rite II
10:30AM - Holy Eucharist Rite II
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