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St. Nicholas’ Mission is to actively share Christ’s love for all people.


Our vision is to strive to be a welcoming community who worships a caring and merciful God, proclaims the Gospel, and promotes justice, peace, and love.


St. Nicholas Episcopal Church

Pastor: Bob Farrow bfarrow@stnicholashamilton.org

office: 706.628.7272 contact@stnicholashamilton.org

Sunday, May 26

Trinity Sunday

The First Sunday After Pentecost

10:00 a.m.

Litany of the Word, Rite II

Join us in person or online!


Readings for Sunday:


Isaiah 6:1-8

Romans 8:12-17

John 3:1-17

Psalm 29


** No Evening Prayer on Wednesday, May 29 **


In the Parish

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The church office will be closed on Monday, May 27, in honor of Memorial Day.

First Sunday Brunch is June 2!


Hosted by Chris Butzon. Be sure to sign up on the sheet in the narthex to attend.

Rev. Bob's Ordination: Congregational Gift


Rev. Bob is being ordained in June! We are accepting contributions to purchase a congregational ordination gift: a lovely traveling communion kit that will be a blessing to Rev. Bob and our congregation, and that will further St. Nicholas' mission to actively share Christ's love for all people.

 

You are welcome to donate through Vanco or in the offering plate on Sunday using an envelope from the narthex.



You can view our intended gift by clicking here.

Rev. Bob's Ordination:

Ride to the Cathedral


The ordination is scheduled for June 22 at 2:00 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta.


Steve Morse is graciously providing his passenger van so that more St. Nicholas congregants can attend and support Rev. Bob as he enters the priesthood. The van holds 12 people - contact Erin in the office to reserve a seat, or there is a sign-up sheet in the narthex.

Book Club to Return to First Wednesdays


With David Johnson’s guidance, book club members discussed Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, which they liked despite his long, complex sentences. Then they selected C. S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters for the June reading.


The popular book was published serially in The Guardian in 1941 and as a book in 1942. Written in defense of Christian faith, this popular satire consists of a series of 31 letters in which Screwtape, an experienced devil, instructs his young charge, Wormwood, on effective strategies for tempting the human being assigned to him and making sure he continues on a steady path toward damnation. But confounded by church attendance and a faithful Christian …, their efforts are defeated when their subject dies in a bombing raid with his soul at peace. (From Encyclopedia Britannica)


This short book allows the club to resume meeting on the first Wednesday of the month. The next meeting is June 5 following Evening Prayer at 5:00 pm.

Childcare Provider Wanted


We are currently seeking a responsible adult to provide childcare in the nursery during Sunday Services and the occasional special event. This is a paid position, and there are training requirements.


Contact the church office to express interest and receive the job description.

Sunday Treats!


Parish Life kicked off post-service Fellowship time on Easter Sunday with cookies and lemonade. We'd like to continue this tradition on Sundays to give us a few minutes after the service to just enjoy each other's company.


If you'd like to bring a simple treat one Sunday a sign-up sheet is in the narthex.

Rehoming old Prayer Books



There is a stack of old, worn Prayer Books on a table in the back of the Parish Hall. If you or someone you know would like one, please help yourself. Any left after a couple of weeks (or sooner, if they’re in the way) will be disposed of.

Prayer Requests

Your prayers are asked for



  • Ann Bacher
  • Dick Wood
  • Connie Guy
  • Carleen Frokjer
  • Carolyn Cox’s cousin, Janet Scent Hume
  • Family and friends mourning the loss of Craig Alfred Luce.


Your prayers are also asked on this Memorial Day weekend for all those remembering friends and family members who laid down their lives in the service of this country.


Continued prayers for all those in need within our community and those in the world who have suffered due to war and natural disaster. We pray for peace for the people of Israel and the Palestinians.

 

Please send all prayer requests to pastoralcare@stnicholashamilton.org.

In the Wider Church

Weekly Press Release


News from The Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs. Click here to read.




The Episcopal Church has unveiled a new shield in honor of Pride Month. See the new designs here.

News and Events from the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta


Click here to catch up on what's happening in our own Diocese, including an Events calendar for the few months.

The Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing welcomes The Rev. Greg Warren,presently serving in The Diocese of Arkansas, as its Interim Executive Director. Read more here.

In Our Greater Community

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It's time to register for TAP 2024! 


Children ages 6-11 are invited to join us for TAP: A Recipe for Compassion June 24-28! 

Teens ages 12 & up are invited to serve as teen interns/mentors during the program, with training the week before. 


Click here for more information.

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