Our Backpack drive for the children of Hornsby Elementary, our partner school, begins today. The school has plenty of school supplies, so we are only collecting book bags this year. You’ll find drop-off boxes in the Narthex and in the Parish office until Sunday, August 6. For more information, contact Barbara Coleman.

11 AM Rite II

11 AM Facebook Live

11 AM YouTube Live

Throughout the summer, we’re inviting some of the best organizations at work in our neighborhood to join us in conversation about their work, the needs and resources they see, and how we might deepen our relationship with them. These conversations will add new voices to our discernment, and it is our hope they will better equip us to proclaim the hope of God’s love to our neighbors.

Mark your calendars for these important conversations:

July 23: Christ Community Health

July 30: DCCM, Downtown Cooperative Church Ministry

Do you have a ticket yet? The Beach Party in the River Room is next Saturday, July 22, 6:30 PM! Join us for a summer celebration of beach food, drinks, and music.

The annual fundraiser for Outreach supports 80% of the annual Outreach budget. Proceeds to benefit Saint Paul’s Outreach Programs, including our Manna Pantry, Master’s Table Soup Kitchen, Veteran’s, Ironman, and Hornsby ministries, as well as gifts to support Compass for Hope, Episcopal Relief and Development, DCCM Food bank, and Our Little Roses. Please generously support this event through sponsorship (contact Rex Teeslink) purchasing tickets online or through any outreach Committee member, and inviting your friends to come.

For more information, contact Marilyn Grau.

Join our Cornerstone youth in fellowship and fun Sunday July 16. Meet at Saint Paul’s at 5 PM to carpool over to Saint John’s for some singing and maybe even a little dancing. All ages are encouraged to join this intergenerational gathering. We will come back to Saint Paul’s after and have supper and ice cream.

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.

Kathleen Chandler and Ken Courtney will be our musicians this week.

Help us welcome the Rev. Kimberly Dunn to Saint Paul’s! Rev. Dunn begins her ministry with us August 1. We’ll celebrate as a parish following each of our Sunday services on August 6, her first Sunday serving as deacon. As she gets settled in Augusta, please take this opportunity to get to know her better by inviting her to a meal or to a gathering in your home; or help her get to know the CSRA by sharing a gift certificate to your favorite local spot. We’re hoping to fill her calendar with hospitality.

You may contact her at kdunn@saintpauls.org or by phone at Saint Paul’s 706.724.2485 ext. 204. 

Password: Email the Parish Office to request.

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.)

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.

Questions? Contact Kitty Gordon.

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.

The Creation Care Committee will meet Thursday, July 20 at 7:05 PM in Tyler Hall (following Sit & Wait). All are welcome! Come share ideas for our 2023-2024 projects and initiatives, including a new program we hope to debut in September. We'd love you to be part of the team. For more information, contact Jennifer McKee.

July 17 - Vestry Meeting

July 22 - Outreach Beach Party

July 28 - Caregivers' Support Group

July 29 - Manna Pantry

August 6 - Back-to-School Blessing

August 26 - Saint Paul's Night at the Ballpark

Caregivers’ support group will meet Thursday, July 28, 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.

Serve at our next Manna Pantry, Saturday, July 29, 8:15-11:30 AM in Tyler Hall. Manna Pantry provides a box of food six times a year to those in our community who need this supplemental assistance. With your help we will unload the groceries from Golden Harvest, pack food boxes, reload the truck, and deliver all food boxes on Saturday. Sign up for the Manna Pantry Team using the link below. For more information contact Melissa Friedman.

We’re sending our students and educators back to school with our prayers and blessings. This is a wonderful opportunity to invite your friends to join us for this special service. All students, teachers, and administrators are encouraged to bring book bags, briefcases, or laptops to be blessed for the new school year.  

Join us on the deck at SRP Park Saturday, August 26, at 6:05 PM for an evening of fellowship and fun. You may reserve a ticket using the link below. Tickets purchased before August 1: $18 adults; children & youth (18 and under) $12. Tickets purchased after August 1, $22/$15.For more information, please email Eric Friedman.

This is a fellowship event for the full parish, and we do NOT want cost to be a reason for anyone to miss this event. Please contact Fr. Eric. We will have sponsored tickets available. Likewise, if you would like to sponsor tickets to be used to invite someone new to Saint Paul's or for those who may need assistance to attend, please contact Elisabeth Price.

August 27 is an open Sunday for altar flowers. If you would like to sponsor a Sunday in honor or memory of someone or “many someones,” please contact the Parish Office. The normal charge is a minimum of $100.

Offerings Pledged this Week $13,942.31

Pledged Offerings Received this Week $8621.00

Total Operating Expenses to Date $497,590.76

Total Operating Income Received to Date $631,755.03