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.

Our Books and Bags drive for the children of Hornsby Elementary, our partner school, continues this week. The school has plenty of school supplies, so we are only collecting 2 items: backpacks and children’s books this year. You’ll find drop-off boxes in the Narthex and in the Parish office until Sunday, August 6. Need help picking a book. See this list for suggestions. For more information, contact Barbara Coleman.

11 AM Rite II

11 AM Facebook Live

11 AM YouTube Live

This Sunday is our last "Know Your Neighbor" session this year. Throughout the summer, we invited 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 added 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.

Please join us for this last important conversation.

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.

Laura Tomlin will be our guest musician 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.

The Saint Paul’s Choir (older teens and adults) begins rehearsals Wednesday, August 2, 7 PM and will sing Sunday, August 6.

Auditions are not required to join the choir. You don’t have to be a soloist or even a member of Saint Paul’s. If you can sing and blend with others, email Director of Music, Keith Shafer or call (706) 724-2485 ext. 215.

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.

Join us next Sunday at 9:30 AM in the Berlin Room for an “Ask Me Anything” session with new associate rector, the Rev. Kimberly E. Dunn. As a shortcut for Saint Paul’s to get to know Rev. Kimberly, she will respond to (note the careful avoidance of the word “answer”) any question thrown at her.

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.

Following the 11 AM service on August 6, we will celebrate the end of summer with hot dogs and games in the churchyard. AND we'll celebrate with the Rev. Kimberly Dunn on her first Sunday with us! All are invited to join the celebration.

August 13 - The Book of Romans study begins

August 15 - "Speaking of Sin" Zoom Study begins

August 19 - Master's Table Soup Kitchen

August 21 - Vestry Meeting

August 26 - Saint Paul's Night at the Ballpark

Sept. 3 - Veterans' Ice Cream Social

Sept. 23 - Manna Pantry

Sept. 23-24 - Ironman Weekend

The Creation Care team's newest initiative kicks off in September. We'll announce the details with a panel of local preservationists. Join us at 4:30 PM in the Berlin Room. We'll wrap up in time for the Celtic service. All are welcome. For more information, contact Jennifer McKee. 

The Canterbury Choir (children in grades 3-9 and the St. Nicholas Choir (age 5 through grade 2) begin rehearsals Sunday, August 6, 9:25 - 10:00 AM. There are no weekday rehearsals for the children’s choirs; all rehearsals are scheduled on Sunday mornings to accommodate busy family schedules!

Singing in the choir gives youth and children a lifetime love for music and their own connection to worship.

If you or any family or friends are interested in the choir program please email Director of Music, Keith Shafer or call (706) 724-2485 ext. 215.

More than a Bible study, EfM takes a fresh look at life events in the light of church tradition and 21st century culture. Participants study, worship, and engage in theological reflection together in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere.

The Church of the Good Shepherd offers an EFM group on Thursdays at 6:30 PM. and will begin in late August.

Everyone is welcome and we encourage those from all parishes to join us!

Sign up is in July! For more information, contact Tom Smyth.

Details about the program are located at https://theology.sewanee.edu/education-for-ministry/.

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.

The new Forward Day by Day issue for August, September, and October has arrived and is available in the Narthex. Forward Day by Day is a booklet of daily, “page-a-day,” inspirational meditations, each reflecting on a specific Bible passage from the daily lectionary readings of the Episcopal Church. The meditations are rich in substance and offer a wide range of witness and experience.

Offerings Pledged this Week $13,942.31

Pledged Offerings Received this Week $7,669.00

Total Operating Expenses to Date $525,202.08

Total Operating Income Received to Date $666,701.09