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On Sunday, October 3 at 3:00 pm, Bishop Wright will come to St. Benedict's to Celebrate Mother Jenna's new ministry as rector, and to baptize, confirm and receive. This is a big moment in the life of our parish, as we celebrate what God has done, is doing, and will do here!

Please join us for what is sure to be fun and festive worship. Afterwards we'll host an outdoor reception: if you are able to help by bringing food, setting up, or in any other way, please use the sign up genius below to let Lynn Strickland know.

Emily Avant began serving St. Benedict's as seminarian this past Sunday. Emily is a first-year student at Candler School of Theology at Emory University, and is a postulant for ordination in the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. She is pursuing her Master of Divinity after a 16-year business and legal career, most recently at WarnerMedia. Along with Emily, we welcome her husband Sewell and her children Richard (age 10) and Betsy (age 8).

Emily hopes to spend her time at St. Benedict's learning how to serve a church community, particularly through preaching, liturgy, and pastoral care. She is excited to integrate her family into the life of our congregation at St. Benedict's, and looks forward to getting to know each of you.

In her spare time, Emily loves to connect with God through kayaking, music, and abstract art. Please join me in welcoming Emily and family to St. Benedict's! You can reach Emily at emilyavant@mysaintb.org.

Have you recently started serving as a reader/intercessor in worship? Have you been doing it for years? Interested, thought about it, but never quite known what to expect? Proclaiming scripture in worship and voicing the prayers of the community are sacred ministries, and a great way to dip a toe in a little deeper at St. Benedict's. On 9/19 right after both 8:00 and 10:30 worship, ALL readers-- current and prospective-- are invited to a 45 minute-or-less training in the nave. Just show up! We're especially excited for children and youth to serve! If you have questions contact Mo. Jenna or Saralee Parker.

It's so important that the assembly hears God's word read by people of all ages, genders, ethnicities and voices reflecting the diversity of the body of Christ. This is a great ministry for folks looking to get more involved!

Are you interested in Holy Baptism, Confirmation, or Reception into the Episcopal Church? Are you not sure, but just curious? Please let Mother Jenna know! The following dates are coming up, and we'd love to prepare for these joyous sacraments:

October 3 - 3:00 pm (Celebration of New Ministry)

November 7 - 8:00 am or 10:30 am (All Saints Sunday)

October 3 - 3:00 pm (Celebration of New Ministry with Bishop Wright at St. Benedict's)

We’re beginning this year with a once-a-month gathering using Building Faith Brick by Brick. We hear bible stories, do some wondering together, and reflect on the scripture using Lego bricks!

We are gathering kids of all ages together: 3 and all the way up to middle and high schoolers. This curriculum is easy for kids of different ages to engage, whatever their developmental stage. We’re also inviting interested adults to come hang out, to learn, to share, to build connections across generations. Over time we hope our older youth might take the lead in telling bible stories and teaming up with the younger kids, building relationships. For now we are going to see what happens when God’s people gather together, at different ages and stages, to know Jesus in our midst!

Questions? Email Mo. Jenna, Katie Loadholtes, or Laura Alexander.

Join us in making lunches for the Church of the Common Ground. We will gather in the kitchen after the 8:00 service (around 8:45) monthly on the dates below for sandwich making and packing lunch bags.

Contact Taylor Stukes with any questions.

October 17, November 7, December 5

This fall the Women's Bible Study group will resume their discussion of the Gospel of John at 10:30 AM on Mondays. For now, because of the virulence of the Covid virus and especially the Delta variant, we will continue to meet via Zoom.

Password: biblestudy

Cathedral of St. Philip

9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Jesus and his first followers were Jews, thoroughly grounded in Jewish Scripture, Jewish ethics and theology, and Jewish hopes. To understand the New Testament is thus to recover part of Jewish history. How has knowledge of this common history become lost? How might understanding the New Testament in its historical context provide not only a new way of approaching Jewish-Christian relations but also a new way of celebrating our common roots? Our topics include the Our Father prayer, the Parables of the Prodigal Son and the Good Samaritan, Jesus’ comments on observing Torah (Jewish Law), and Jesus’ relations to women and to gentiles. Read more & register...

Youth 8th grade and up are invited to join Mo. Jenna to prepare for confirmation. Each session we'll eat dinner together, and using Rowan Williams's book Being Christian, we'll explore Baptism, Bible, Eucharist, and Prayer, and discern what ministry God might be equipping and empowering YOU to do. If you have any questions, contact Mo. Jenna.

Celebration of New Ministry with Bishop Wright - 3:00 pm

Blessing of the Animals - 4:00 pm

Now that we are back in church for services please start wearing you name tag. If you don't have a name tag please contact Monty at monty@mysaintb.org to request a new one. Wearing name tags really is a help for Mo. Jenna and for each of us as we welcome new parishioners and visitors and maybe refresh our memories on old friends.

Be a part of making the nave beautiful for online worship. The Flower Guild is looking for volunteers to help with arranging flowers for the nave every week. If interested, contact Beth Tyler.

St. Benedict's is committed to the various care needs of its member families. A dedicated group of volunteers are continuing to offer their time to serve our church community within various pastoral care capacities, including prayer requests, transportation, meal delivery, Eucharistic visits with Diocesan-approved safe protocols, and more. Mo. Jenna is also readily available for prayers, calls and/or visits for those in need.

Do not hesitate to reach out to Kerry Thomas or Anna Best about Pastoral care needs for yourself, your family, or your friends. We are here to help and serve! 

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