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March 17 - March 26, 2023
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I don’t know whether it’s written down in any official place or not, but in my mind there’s always a shift in Lent at Rose Sunday. This day is traditionally a day of rejoicing and refreshment in the midst of our Lenten disciplines. We’ll celebrate this day of rejoicing on Sunday with the annual Rose Sunday concert, featuring our own Keith Shafer, at 4:00 in the afternoon with a reception following. For me at least, this day also marks a turn from living from Ash Wednesday to living towards Easter. Of course, all of Lent is a movement towards Holy Week. But now the joy of Easter is within sight and for the rest of the season we’ll pray that God will help us cleanse our hearts and prepare with joy for the Paschal feast, keeping us fervent in prayers and in works of mercy.
The ways that we as a community are preparing for the Paschal feast (Easter) are largely listed below: the Rose Sunday concert, adult formation on Sundays looking at each day in Holy Week, an upcoming Friday night fish fry, prayer on Wednesday nights and on much of the day on Thursdays, service to our neighbors. Join us in these fervent prayer and in works of mercy.
P.S. The churchwardens and vestry of Saint Paul’s are meeting in retreat at the church this weekend. Please keep us in your prayers as we gather together to pray, discern, and plan.
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EVENTS THIS SUNDAY | March 19 |
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The Nursery will be open Sunday, March 19
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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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 9:30 A M.
For more information, please contact Kim Butler, Director of Children, Youth, and Intergenerational Ministries. |
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Preparing for Holy Week Away from Home
Sunday, 9:30 AM, Berlin Room
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We continue our formation series this Sunday: Preparing for Holy Week Away from Home. We'll explore the meaning of Holy Week and how we can observe the central week of the Christian year from wherever we are. Join us for this series to make ready for the Paschal Feast. |
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Sunday Worship Schedule
8 AM Rite I
11 AM Rite II
5:30 PM - Celtic Evening Prayer with Communion
All of our Sunday worship services are in-person.
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Breakfast
9 AM, Tyler Hall
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Busy morning? Breakfast with your friends at Saint Paul's instead! We've added McDonald's biscuits to our Continental Breakfast while we eagerly await the NEW Tyler Hall kitchen this winter. Donations welcomed. |
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St. Nicholas Choir (age 5 - grade 2)
Canterbury Choir (grades 3-9)
Sunday's 9:25 - 10:00 AM
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The Canterbury and St. Nicholas Choirs will begin rehearsals at 9:25 AM Sunday morning as scheduled. For more information about our choir programs, please contact Keith Shafer.
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Godly Play
Grades PK- 4th Grade
Saint Patrick's Room - Children's Ministry Center
Sunday's 10:00 - 10:45 AM
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ALL children inherently know God, but it is up to us to give them the language of the Christian faith so they can grow to make meaning of our faith in their own lives. Godly Play is a profound method rooted in Montessori principles that forms child spirituality by attending to their natural gifts for wonder and discovery. We cannot wait to welcome your children each Sunday!
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Colaborate
Middle School (grades 5-8)
Saint Benedict's Room - Children's Ministry Center
Sunday's 10:00 - 10:45 AM
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The Colaborate Curriculum is designed to help youth take an honest look at the holy mystery and the complexity of Scripture to move them onto a path of growth and discovery. Using infographics, this program will include studies of both New Testament and Old Testament lessons to start a conversation about God and what it means to follow Jesus.
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Rose Sunday Concert
Sunday, March 19, 4 PM
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This year’s annual Rose Sunday Concert at 4:00 PM on March 19th features organist Keith Shafer performing the premier of “The Saint Paul’s Prelude and Fugue” composed by Dr. Rudy Volkmann. Also programmed is music by Dan Locklair, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Eric Thiman, and Maurice Durufle. A reception in Tyler Hall follows the concert. |
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Rose Sunday Dessert Reception
Following the Concert, Sunday, March 19
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The Parish Life & Hospitality Committee invites you to make or purchase a dessert or beverage for the Rose Sunday Reception immediately following the concert at 4:00 PM, March 19. Sign up below to bring an item and to serve on the hospitality team to set up or clean up. |
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EYC (grades 6-12)
Sunday, March 19, Meet at Saint Paul's at 3:40 PM
Please note the change of time from our standard time
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This Sunday EYC (Episcopal Youth Community, grades 6-12) will take advantage of the longer daylight hours and experience one of the benefits of being a downtown parish by participating in a free offering that is a gift from the Miller Theater, our neighbor on Broad Street. We will meet at Saint Paul’s at 3:40 p.m. and walk over to the Miller Theater for a 4 p.m. showing of “SHREK”. Friends always welcome. For more information at Email Kim Butler or call her at 706.833.8541. |
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EVENTS THIS WEEK| March 20 - March 27 |
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Daughters of the King Spring Bra Drive |
The Daughters of the King are coordinating a Bra Drive through April. Bras and the second-hand clothing market provide a safe and powerful economic opportunity for women in the developing countries that “Free the Girls” serve. New and gently worn bras are also shared with local women's shelters i-Care and Safehomes. Collection boxes decorated white/aqua are located in Tyler Hall and the Narthex. For more information, contact Janet Olson. |
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Tuesday's Music Live
Tuesday, March 21, 12 noon, Nave
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Tuesday’s Music Live concludes its 34th season Tuesday, March 21, with a free concert by Duo Formosa. More information at TuesdaysMusicLive.com or by calling the Box Office at (706) 722-3463. |
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Beginning to Pray (6 sessions)
Tuesdays, beginning February 28, 7:30 PM, Zoom
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Our online formation classes continue in Lent with the 1Book1Diocese selection Beginning to Pray by Anthony Bloom. Sign up using the link below.
Each year the Diocese of Georgia chooses a book for a Lenten reading, creating a shared conversation and a shared experience. In choosing this book, Bishop Logue wrote, "This simple and powerful book gets at the vital importance of encountering God in prayer."
Classes begin Tuesday, February 28, 7:30 PM on Zoom. Register for the class using the link below. Group leaders will send emails to all participants with Zoom log-in details and schedules. Contact Fr. Eric Biddy for more information. |
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Compline
Wednesdays, 8 - 8:15 PM Social time follows worship on Zoom.
Meeting ID: 595 177 454
Dial-In: (646) 876-9923
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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
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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 (Please Note the change of location)
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Join us for lunch and a Bible study – we've made it easy!
This small group format begins with lunch. As we continue sharing a meal, three biblical lessons are read aloud by members of the group, followed by a reflection from Brian McLaren’s We Make the Road by Walking. We conclude our time together engaging with the reflection. Much of the work of the Holy Spirit in formation is in forming relationship. We invite you to join this small group as your schedule allows.
You may bring your own lunch or share in the meal provided. Donations accepted.
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Caregivers' Support Group
Thursday, March 23, 3:30 PM, Chapel
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Caregivers’ support group will meet Thursday, March 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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Sit and Wait Meditation Group
Thursdays, 6-7 PM, Chapel (Please note the new time)
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“O tarry and await the Lord’s pleasure; be strong and he shall comfort your heart; wait patiently on the Lord.”
Psalm 27:18
Thursdays begin in the Chapel with a reading or other offering to enhance this space before the “Sit” begins. After the 20-minute Sit, an open discussion follows until 7:00 PM. This is an open group with no limit on the number of participants. Please email Suzanne Pursley-Crotteau or contact by phone at (706) 910-9331 for further information and/or to enroll in the sit. |
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Friday Night Fish Fry
Friday, March 24, Noon - 7:30 PM
PLEASE RSVP BY MIDNIGHT FRIDAY 3/17
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This month, you are invited to our first Friday Night Fish Fry. The fun starts at noon with a prep team, the cooking team begins at 4 PM, and dinner of fish, fries, hush puppies, and coleslaw from 6-7 PM. Bring your own beverage; tea and water available.
As always, we appreciate your gift of time to serve on a parish life team. Use the link below to RSVP for dinner and to volunteer on a team to make this dinner happen.
The Fish Fry takes the place of our MMM... dinner in March.
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Manna Pantry
Saturday, March 25, 8:15 - 11:30 AM
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Serve with our next Manna Pantry team, Saturday, March 25, 8:15-11:30 AM in Tyler Hall. (Please note the change of week.) With your help we will unload the groceries from Golden Harvest, pack food boxes, reload the truck, and deliver all food boxes on Saturday. RSVP for the Manna Pantry team below. For more information contact Melissa Friedman. |
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Veterans' Ice Cream Social
Sunday, March 26, 2:30 - 3:30 PM
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Dish and serve ice cream and cookies at our quarterly Veteran’s Social March 26, 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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Easter Lilies and Brass
Bulletin deadline, Sunday March 26
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If you would like to contribute toward the cost of Easter music, or give an Easter lily, please return the form found in your bulletin to the Parish Office. Requests may also be made on the Saint Paul’s website or by e-mail to mailbox@saintpauls.org no later than Sunday, March 26. |
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April 2-9 - Holy Week & Easter
April 10 - Easter Monday Parish Meeting
April 17 - Vestry Meeting
April 22 - Earth Day Celebration
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We will celebrate the Sacrament of Baptism at the Great Vigil, April 8. All who wish to be baptized are invited to contact Fr. Eric at ebiddy@saintpauls.org. |
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Easter Egg Hunt Preparations |
The Annual Easter Egg Hunt on the Lawn will follow this year’s 11:00 am Easter Sunday service. (Note the change of time.) Please help us prepare for this joyful event by bringing 12 stuffed eggs for each child. We also need several people to help hide eggs Easter morning. 12 volunteers will make this job quick and easy. Contact Stacy Nuessle (ltlputt@yahoo.com) and Laura Robertson (laurabelle2283@aim.com) who are organizing this year’s hunt. |
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OTHER RESOURCES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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Saint Paul's Faithfulness
as of 3/15/23
Offerings Pledged this Week $13,942.31
Offerings Received this Week $5,699.90
Operating Expenses to Date $183,848.00
Total Income Received to Date $352,222.56
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