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When I interviewed to come to Saint Paul's, I had a lot of questions relating to what the experience of my family would be like in the church. There are lots of faithful ways for pastors' families to live in relation to the church the pastor serves. The pattern in my family has been to have the church as a central part of our household life—where and with whom I serve is a matter of utmost importance for the shape of my kids' lives. My questions weren't at all based in suspicion or doubt. I just didn't know y'all yet and so needed to know as much as I could, especially about this, as we discerned together. The most compelling response the Search Committee gave was to refer me to a sermon preached by one of our then-teens on a recent Senior Sunday. John Robertson said something like, "Watch that sermon, and you won't need to worry about the church and your kids."
I did watch that young person's powerful testimony of how the people of Saint Paul's accompanied, supported, and loved them all through their childhood, and it was very encouraging for a priest about to throw his own kids into a parish after meeting only about a dozen wonderful members of it.
This Sunday is Senior Sunday at Saint Paul's, and I expect that we'll hear again something about the holy work you have done in faithfully accompanying people through their childhoods and into young adulthood. It is some of the holiest work we together do. And on Senior Sunday we not only get to celebrate our graduating seniors, we also get an opportunity to renew and deepen our commitment to walking with young people toward God's beloved community.
Please make this Sunday morning a priority. The nurturing of young people in their relationship with God is the work of the whole church AND is a gift to the whole church. Our kids need to receive our support. And in ways we may sometimes forget, we have a need to give that support.
Eric+
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Thank you for lending your photogenic selves to a morning full of picture taking last Sunday. Mark Albertin took dozens and dozens of pictures, capturing life at Saint Paul’s on a typical Sunday morning. In the coming weeks he’ll narrow down and edit those photos and share them with us for use on our new website. As Fr. Eric wrote in the Weekly Postings last week, creating a new website is a key goal in our strategic plan. It takes a village to “raise” a new website. Stay tuned for further updates on our progress! | |
CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2024 | |
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Claire Baird
daughter of
Elizabeth Askew Baird &
Nolan Dudley Baird Jr.
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Jack Butler
son of
Eddie and Kim Butler
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Sumner Daniel
daughter of
Lauren Daniel and
Carter Daniel
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Courtney Shafer
daughter of
Todd and Tammy Shafer
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William Scherer
son of
Joseph and Amy Scherer
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Please Join Us Following the 11 AM service
for a Reception in the Churchyard
Following Sunday's service, please join us at a reception in honor of our graduating seniors given by the Daughters of the King. The Daughters of the King at Saint Paul’s are continuing to grow a ministry with our college students, sending gifts at fall and spring exams and praying for them throughout the year. If you are interested in knowing more about this ministry, please talk with them after the service or contact Suzanne Pursley-Crotteau.
Episcopal Youth & Children's Services Special Offering
This Sunday we will collect an offering for the Episcopal Youth and Children's Services. EYCS is a unique organization in the Diocese of Georgia that provides need-based college scholarships for undergraduates and financial assistance for children who might otherwise not be able to go to summer camp at Honey Creek, the Episcopal camp & conference center of the Diocese of Georgia. Several Saint Paul's youth have been among the many recipients of this college scholarship. To make a donation, please make your checks payable to Saint Paul's and note your gift to EYCS or mail directly to EYCS, 18 East 34th Street, Savannah, GA 31401-7433.
EYCS College Scholarship Deadline May 31
College-bound students (ages 17-22) are encouraged to apply online at the Diocese of Georgia website at: eycs.georgiaepiscopal.org, selecting the Educational Scholarships tab at the top of the page. Application requirements: 1. Online application 2. A copy of your current year’s final grades 3. Your Priest's recommendation 4. A copy of your family’s most recent 1040.
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EVENTS THIS SUNDAY | May 5 | |
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Sunday Worship Schedule for 05/05/24
8 AM Rite I
11 AM Rite II
11 AM Facebook Live
11 AM YouTube Live
5:30 PM - Celtic Evening Prayer & Communion
6:30 PM - Compline + Sit and Wait
All of our Sunday worship services are in-person.
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McDonalds for Breakfast this Sunday
Sunday, 9 - 10 AM Tyler Hall
Busy morning? We have McDonalds Biscuits, Burritos & Hash Browns this Sunday in Tyler Hall at 9 AM. Donations welcomed.
Mark your calendar for Breakfast on Mother's Day, May 12 in Tyler Hall. Please RSVP for this cooked breakfast.
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St. Nicholas or Canterbury Choir
Sundays, 9:25 AM
The Canterbury Choir (children in grades 3-9) and the St. Nicholas Choir (age 5 through grade 2) will meet as scheduled. If you'd like to know more about our children's music program, please contact Keith Shafer.
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The Sunday Forum Series:
Being Salt and Light
Sundays, 9:30-10:30 AM, The Berlin Room
Mother Kimberly leads a new series in our Sunday Forum, 9:30 AM. What do the Holy Scriptures tell us about being salt and light? How can Christians add “seasoning” to a world that seems to already have its own flavor? How can Christians illuminate spaces that seem to embrace the status quo? How can a simple conversation and a way of being become a spark that ignites a positive exchange and leaves people wanting more? Let us walk together, share stories, and discover how our daily living can become liberating ways that will leave people wanting more.
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Godly Play (grades pk4-2)
Sunday, 10-10:45 AM
St. Francis' Room, CMC
Sara Dimsdale and Kim Butler will lead our younger children in the Saint Francis Room (Godly Play Room). If your child is in the Saint Nicholas choir, they will transition from choir to formation.
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Elementary (grades 3-5)
Sunday, 10-10:45 AM
St. Patrick's Room, CMC
Kitty Gordon will lead our older children. They will meet in the Saint Patrick Room (large classroom across from the office). If your child is in the Canterbury choir, they will transition from choir to the formation class.
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Middle School Formation grades 6-8
Sunday, 10-10:45 AM
St. Benedict's Room, CMC
As we approach Pentecost, formation classes for Middle School discuss the Holy Spirit and giftedness within the church. Elizabeth Lindroth will be leading our class this semester. For more information contact Elizabeth.
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Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul next week
Sunday 4:00-5:15 PM, The Berlin Room
Last session meets May 5
Join us for a Sunday afternoon formation gathering which precedes the Celtic Service. The clergy will lead a discussion of John Philip Newell’s Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul: Celtic Wisdom for Reawakening to What Our Souls Know and Healing the World. Books are available from many retailers. For more information contact Eric Biddy.
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Celtic Evening Prayer and Communion
With Prayers for Healing
Sundays, 5:30 PM
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.
Celeste Ray, clarinet, is our guest musician this week.
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EYC Meets This Sunday offsite
Sunday, May 5, 5-7 PM
EYC (Episcopal Youth Community, grades 6-12) meets at the home of Linda and Jim Hilliard for a bonfire. The full EYC community, EYC partners, family and friends are all invited for our program year finale. For more information and address contact Elizabeth Lindroth. Friends are always welcome!
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Sit and Wait this Sunday
Sundays, 6:30 PM, Chapel
Sit and Wait follows the Celtic Service Sunday evenings (6:30 PM). The service begins with a Service of Compline and will end with a twenty-minute sit. The people end in silence.
Please email Suzanne Pursley-Crotteau or contact by phone at (706) 910-9331 for further information.
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BUILDING BRIDGES: Saint Paul's in the Community | |
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Look for this listing of where Saint Paul's
is building relationships in Augusta and the CSRA.
April Outings Mother Kimberly:
4/17/2024 - Met with Chaplaincy Team at Piedmont Hospital and toured the facility with Rev. Erwin Veale.
4/23/2024 - Georgia Cancer Center Lab Crawl fundraiser. Met with primary Researchers and Interns sharing cutting edge technology and preventive and drug performance research. From that experience, two researchers and six interns joined us for the Men's Monthly Meal.
This Week Community Engagements
4/29-5/1/2024 – Diocese of Georgia Spring Clergy Conference (Honey Creek Retreat Center)
5/2/2024 - Lift Up The Word Light Up The World: 73 Annual National Day of Prayer Breakfast at First Baptist Church
Upcoming Community Engagements
5/8/2024 – Paine College – Deliver financial donation from the Absalom Jones Service to President Dr. Cheryl Evans-Jones.
5/9/2024 – Mother Kimberly is the guest preacher for the Ascension Day Service at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church at 1300 Pine Street Columbia, SC. All are welcome to attend. Service begins at 6:30pm with reception following.
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EVENTS NEXT WEEK | May 6 - May 12 | |
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Compline - ZOOM
Wednesdays, 8 - 8:15 PM
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Join Zoom
Meeting ID: 595 177 454
Dial-In: (646) 876-9923
Password: Email the Parish Office to request.
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
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
Every Thursday in Tyler Hall you’ll find a lunch combo that can’t be beat! We offer a tasty meal with a generous helping of fellowship, plus a lively discussion arising from the Gospel of Mark. Our text is N.T. Wright’s Mark for Everyone which takes this Gospel in small bites, reflecting on each week’s reading with relevant and important insights. We finish promptly at 1:00 PM and invite you to join us as your schedule allows. You may bring your own lunch or share in the meal provided. Donations accepted.
Questions? Contact Kitty Gordon.
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Sunday Breakfast on Mother's Day
Sunday, May 12, 9-10 AM, Tyler Hall
The Parish Life and Hospitality Committee invites you to Sunday Breakfast in Tyler Hall, Sunday, May 14. Bill Ford is leading a team of four and welcomes help on this team. Please RSVP to serve.
Sunday’s menu: personal frittata (egg cupcakes) bacon, sausage links, grits, fruit, and buttered toast. Please RSVP for breakfast using the link below.
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Dates for your calendar
May 20 - Vestry
May 23 - Caregivers' Support Group
June 9 - Eat, Pray, Swim (Parish Day at the Lake)
June 10 - Veterans' Ice Cream Social
June 16 - Master's Table Soup Kitchen
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Senior Lunch
Wednesday, May 15, 12 PM, Tyler Hall
Don't miss this last Senior Lunch for the program year! Join us at 12 Noon in Tyler Hall for a relaxing social time. Lunch is provided but donations welcome. Please sign up in the Narthex on Sunday mornings or using the link below.
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Baptism Offered
Sunday, May 19
The Prayer Book notes Holy Baptism is especially appropriate on four dates: at the Easter Vigil, on the Day of Pentecost, on All Saints' Day or All Saints' Sunday, and on the Feast of the Baptism of our Lord.
We will celebrate the Sacrament of Baptism on the Feast of Pentecost, Sunday, May 19. All who wish to be baptized are invited to contact Fr. Eric .
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Parish Picnic
Sunday, May 19, The River Room
following the 11 AM service
Pentecost is 3 weeks away! Save the date for our Parish Picnic (comfortably scheduled in the River Room) May 19, following the 11 AM service. Wear red and bring a dish to share. We’ll spill out onto the terrace with music and games. This is a good opportunity to invite friends to share time with your parish family.
The church will provide chicken. Please bring a side, salad, or dessert to the River Room kitchen before the 11 AM service. Don't forget to add your name to the bottom of your platter and make plans to pick it up.
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Sign Up for Picnic Hospitality Team
Sunday, May 19, The River Room
Our Parish Life events can only happen with your help. "Many hands make light work," and we usually have a good time too! We need a few folks to receive dishes and help set up and then a few others to help clean up. Sign up using the link below.
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Manna Pantry
Saturday, May 25, 8:15 - 11:30 AM
Serve at our next Manna Pantry, Saturday, May 25, 8:15-11:30 AM in Tyler Hall. With your help we will unload the groceries from Golden Harvest, pack food boxes, reload the truck, and deliver all food boxes on Saturday. For more information contact Melissa Friedman . RSVP for the Manna Pantry team below.
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Eat, Pray, Swim: Parish Day
Sunday, June 9
Save the date for our Saint Paul’s Parish Day Sunday June 9: “Eat, Pray, Swim.” We have a full day of fun and fellowship for all ages at Elijah Clark State Park. More details are forthcoming. Mark your calendars.
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SEND A GIFT WITH OUR MISSION TEAM TO ECUADOR | |
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We've learned that several over-the-counter first aid items are needed in Quito. While they are available in Ecuador, they are VERY expensive. Here's a "wish list" of medical supplies that the team could take to Ecuador. We've placed a box in the office for collection. Please drop off your items to the parish office by Sunday, June 2nd.
- Povidone iodine
- Alcohol liquid and Alcohol pads
- Cotton
- Tongue depressors
- Nebulizer
- DayQuil and NyQuil (or any similar for flu symptoms)
- Equate cold & flu (acetaminophen/ dextromethorphan / guaifenesin/ phenylephrine HCI)
- Mucinex sore throat and cough drops
- Vitamin C
- Reusable Hot and cold packs for pain therapy
- Fungal cream (10 approximately)
- Hydrocortisone cream
- Toothpaste and toothbrushes for children and adults
- Dietary supplements for kids (powder or gummies)
- Multivitamins for kids
- Multivitamins for adults
- Eye drops (tetrahydrozoline or other eye redness and pain relive)
- Scar and moisturizer lotion
- Sunscreen 70 SPF
- Gauze of assorted sizes and types
- Band aids assorted sizes and types
- Cetirizine or loratadine
- Acetaminophen for adults and children
- Ibuprofen for adults and chewable for children
- Omeprazole
- Tums
- Pepto Bismol
- Pain cream (menthol or diclofenac)
- Diclofenac pain cream or any other pain cream for arthritis pain
- Aloe Vera gel for burns
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Donate Summer Music
Donate summer music in memory or in thanksgiving. The choirs begin this year’s vacation on May 26th. Please contact Keith Shafer, Director of Music, who can provide you with more complete information at kshafer@saintpauls.org.
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New Day by Day Available
The new Day by Day issue for May, June, and July has arrived and is available in the Narthex. If you would like to have one mailed to you, please contact Hannah in the parish office. 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 experiences. These meditations are also available online on the Forward Movement website.
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News from our Neighboring Parishes | |
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Centering Prayer
The Convent of Saint Helena - Episcopal
414 Savannah Barony Dr., N. Augusta, SC 29841
Beginning Friday, May 3, 10-11 AM
Curious about Centering Prayer? Join a new Centering Prayer group starting May 3. No experience necessary! The first meeting will be a kick-off workshop about Centering Prayer. Each weekly meeting (Friday mornings, beginning May 3, from 10 to 11 AM) will include time for coffee and tea.
Facilitators: Sister Linda Elston, OSH and Kevin Sharpe. For more information or questions, email: guests@osh.org. ALL ARE WELCOME!
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Gifts to Saint Paul's Church | |
Gifts can be made using the link below, on-line at saintpauls.org/giving, or by mail to Saint Paul’s Church, 605 Reynolds St., Augusta, GA 30901. Thank you for your generosity. | | | |
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