This Week At St. Matthew's
Sunday, May 31, 2020
The Day of Pentecost
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NEW!
Summer Weekday Service Schedule
Beginning June 2
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Click here
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Mondays - 6:00 p.m.
Tuesdays & Thursdays - 8:00 a.m.
Wednesday - 10:00 a.m. – Healing Service
Fridays - 6:00 p.m. - Compline
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Featured Articles In This Issue:
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Centering Prayer Invites You To Zoom
You Can Help -- Caring For Our Church Gardens This Summer
Virtual Coffee Hour Beginning June 7
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Due to connection issues created by
high online traffic, we are pre-recording Sunday services. All online video services will be posted on the
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This Sunday, May 31
Online Video Service
Filmed in the Sanctuary
The Day of Pentecost
Including Spiritual Communion
10:00 a.m.
The Reverend Roger Tobin,
Guest Preacher
We are pleased to have The Reverend Roger Tobin,
Assisting Priest at St. Philips Episcopal Church in Coral Gables, Florida,
as our guest preacher today.
Thank you, Fr. Tobin!
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Spiritual Communion
During this time of pandemic, we are not able to come together as a community to share the body and blood of our Lord. You are invited to receive the sacrament spiritually. A spiritual communion is a personal devotional that anyone can pray at any time to express their desire to receive Holy Communion at that moment, but in which circumstances impede them from actually receiving Holy Communion.
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INTERESTED IN CENTERING PRAYER?
Centering Prayer will be meeting Via Zoom each Tuesday evening from 6:30 -8:15. If you would like to join this contemplative prayer group please contact Vicki Conway at
vgconway@comcast.net
to register or to get information about the group.
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Please don't hesitate to contact either Mother Liz or Fr. Tommy
if you or your family have need of assistance or counsel.
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Prayers Requested
Please pray
- For those who have died of in the pandemic, and for their families
- For God's healing hand on our nation, and the will to confront our sins of prejudice and hate.
- For local, state, and federal officials as they make decisions about the current health and economic crisis.
- For migrant farmworkers, among the most vulnerable of the vulnerable, front line heroes who continue to supply our tables.
- For farmers and all who grow, raise, process and distribute food for our tables, and for food pantries helping to provide for those most in need
- For the homeless, and all those experiencing food or shelter insecurity.
- For our shut-ins and infirm, and all those isolated from loved ones during this pandemic.
- For caregivers in hospitals and nursing homes, and healing for those for those who are sick
- For those who have lost their jobs or are unable to work due to the economic shutdown.
- For students graduating from high school or colleges and universities during this uncertain time, as they make decisions about their future education or careers.
Prayer requests can also always be sent to the DOK by contacting
Peggy Isaacs or
Lynne Kiker, or any DOK member. Prayer requests sent to the DOK are confidential and will not be shared outside the DOK membership without your permission.
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Prayer For The Parish
Almighty and everliving God, ruler of all things in heaven and earth, hear our prayers for this parish family. Strengthen the faithful, arouse the careless, and restore the penitent. Grant us all things necessary for our common life, and bring us all to be of one heart and mind within your holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen (BCP, p. 817)
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Birthdays and Anniversaries
This
Week
5/31 - 6/6/2020
Birthdays:
Barbara Parkinson, Mary Gurz, Hui Yi, Louise Lavala, Carl Maneol. Ruth Ann Morrison, Walt Hobbs, Mark Allen, Rosa Dial, Theodore Faircloth, Mary Hansen, Debbie Wellbrock
Anniversaries
: Karen & Phil Morgan, Cheryl & Marshall Wheeler, Bryant & Jane Blake, Debby & Fr. Tommy Matthews
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We look forward to seeing everyone dropping off donations this Saturday May 30, from 9-11am. Let's make it over the top!
Thank you for your generosity!
Most needed items this week include
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Diced tomatoes (canned),
Pasta Sauce, Canned Pasta, (Ravioli, SpaghettiOs etc.), Toothpaste, Bar Soap, Toilet Paper
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If you can't make it to drop off food on Saturdays, you can:
- Ship food directly to the co-op from Amazon, Costco, Sam’s and other retailers to 55 Grayson Industrial Parkway Grayson, GA 30017
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VIRTUAL COFFEE HOUR
We are exploring the idea of offering a virtual coffee hour Sundays during the summer (June 7-July 26) from 9:15-9:50am using Zoom. I have had good feedback from priests that are offering this in their congregations and how it has helped keep the community connected during this time of separation. We will use the zoom application to host the coffee hour. If you can log on to Facebook for the daily prayers and for Sunday services, you will have no problem using Zoom.
Instructions for downloading the software and instructions about how to log on to coffee hour will appear in next week’s Messenger.
Stay tuned!
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HELP KEEP ST. MATTHEW'S BEAUTIFUL While the Church is Closed
We cannot go into the church building at this time. However, we
can still go to the church grounds, enjoy the beautiful flowers that are blooming, and do a little weeding, trimming, and watering…all while staying the prescribed six feet from others. Here’s how.
Pick a day. Contact Janis Williams at 770-367-4930. Tell her when you and/or your family are available, and she will help you choose a plot to weed and care for that will keep you a safe distance from others, and then set a time to get together to review the area.
You can also help St. Matt’s save money by contributing plants from the nursery, rooted clippings of plants that you have in your yard and/or, if you’re dividing bulbs and have extras, call Janis and see if they can be worked into our gardens. Notify Janis at 770-367-4930 before dropping plants/bulbs off in the courtyard --be sure to give the plants a good water first.
The landscape and gardens at St. Matthew's are looking very nice, but we really need help to keep them beautiful!
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Financial Giving in REALM
It's easy! Go to the church website,
www.itsthepeople.org
. Click on the blue Give Online button near the center of the page, and follow the prompts to choose the desired fund designation from the drop-down menu.
If you wish to set up an automatic gift, you can do so by logging into REALM and choosing Giving from the left side of the page. You will have options for credit card information, etc. on the next screens. You can also set up recurring gifts/payments in Realm if you wish.
If you have trouble logging into Realm, please contact
Susan Carson.
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For Information on the Corona Virus,
COVID-19, go to the Centers For Disease Control (CDC) website:
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St. Matthew's Episcopal Church | Ph 770-979-4210 | admin@stmatthewssnellville.org | www.itsthepeople.org
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