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Weekly
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news & events
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February 9 - February 18, 2024 | |
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Dear People of Saint Paul's,
On Wednesday it will be my privilege to invite you, in the name of the Church, to a holy Lent in preparation for the Paschal Feast at Easter. Those Ash Wednesday liturgies at noon and 7:00 PM are the center of a remarkable week at the church. This Sunday at 11:00 we'll celebrate the sacrament of Holy Baptism and will enjoy a chili fundraiser immediately after the service. The final session this year of "Women of the Bible" will meet in the Berlin Room at 9:30. Then on Monday night at 7:00 Saint Paul's is hosting the inaugural convocational Absalom Jones service. Absalom Jones was the first African American ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church (ordained a priest in Philadelphia in 1804). Join us for this service that will include leadership from churches across the Convocation. On Tuesday night we'll eat pancakes and burn palms for Shrove Tuesday. And then on Sunday, Bishop Logue will be with us at 8:00 and 11:00, confirming and receiving folks at 11:00. It's not too late to talk with me about Confirmation or Reception, but if we aren't already talking about it, it is definitely time for us to be in conversation.
When you add in our regular shift at the soup kitchen on Feb. 17 and all of our regular programming during the week, that's a lot of activity for eight days, perhaps more than some people can do. That's okay. The idea is not to run anyone ragged with daily events at the church, but together as the Body of Christ to offer opportunities to each other and to our community to gather in worship, fellowship, learning, and service. Thanks be to God for good work to do and good siblings in Christ with whom to do it.
Eric+
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EVENTS THIS SUNDAY | February 11 | |
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Episcopal Relief and Development
Middle East Fund
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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The Outreach Committee voted to send $1000 to the Episcopal Relief and Development Middle East Fund. We will collect gifts from the parish, and then will send a combined check from the people of Saint Paul’s Tuesday, February 20. If you would like to add your gift, please make your check payable to Saint Paul’s Church with a notation ERD Middle East Fund. Online gifts may be made on our website. (Choose Special Offering Fund and Episcopal Relief and Development Sub-fund).
Your gift to the Middle East Fund will support the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem and Al-Ahli Arab Hospital as they offer critical health services to those impacted by the current crisis in Gaza. Through your generosity, we are able to provide medicine and other supplies to help our partners tend to the physical and psychosocial wounds of this conflict. For more information about the work of ERD, visit episcopalrelief.org
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Sunday Worship Schedule for 02/11/24
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 (Chapel)
All of our Sunday worship services are in-person.
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Biscuits for Breakfast!
Sunday, 9 - 10 AM Tyler Hall
Busy morning? We have McDonald's Biscuits this Sunday in Tyler Hall at 9 AM. Donations welcomed.
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Women of the Bible at the Sunday Forum
Sunday February 11
9:30 AM, The Berlin Room
Our Spring "Women of the Bible" Adult Christian Formation Series returns for 2 sessions in Epiphany. As in the past, this short series will focus on the lives and significance of stories of women in the Bible.
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St. Nicholas Choir (age 5 - grade 2)
Canterbury Choir (grades 3-9)
Sundays, 9:25 - 10:00 AM
The Canterbury Choir (children in grades 3-9) and the St. Nicholas Choir (age 5 through grade 2) will meet this week as scheduled.
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.
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Meet Saint Paul's
(grades pk4-8)
Sunday, 10-10:45 AM
St. Patrick's Room, CMC
This Sunday we look forward to welcoming one of our Saint Paul’s acolyte leaders, Meg Horton, for our monthly “Meet Saint Paul’s.” Our Godly Play class and our Upper Elementary Class will meet in the Saint Patrick’s Room for this special gathering and learn the ins and outs of being an acolyte. Our class members who are currently acolytes will help lead the class, and our younger children will learn about this exciting ministry that they will grow into very soon. Contact Kim Butler for more information.
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Middle School Formation
(grades pk4-8)
Sunday, 10-10:45 AM
St. Benedict's Room, CMC
This Sunday Mother Kimberly will join our middle school class and will be leading the discussion.
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Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul
Session 4 of 10, 4:15-5:15 PM, The Berlin Room
Join us for a new 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 and in the Narthex. Donation $15-20. A schedule of gatherings will be available. For more information contact Eric Biddy.
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EYC (Episcopal Youth Community)
Grades 6-12
Sunday, 4-6 PM, St. Bart's
EYC Meets Sunday at St. Bart's in North Augusta for a tailgate party. Bring your favorite tailgate snack to share. Please note the change of time. 4-6 PM.
For more information contact Elizabeth Lindroth.
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Sit and Wait Meditation Group
Sundays, 6:30 PM, Chapel
Sit and Wait will follow the Celtic Service at 6:30 PM. The format will follow An Order for Compline from the Book of Common Prayer (page 127-135). The focus of the service will be the appointed Rule of Benedict for the Day. At the end of Compline, a twenty-minute sit will follow, and everyone will leave 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 new listing of where Saint Paul's
is building relationships in Augusta and the CSRA.
Friday, February 9, Mtr. Kimberly will be attending the 19th Annual Presidential Scholarship Gala & Masked Ball at Paine College.
Wednesday, February 14, 1:30 PM Saint Paul's will host a meeting of the Housing Subcommittee of the Augusta Taskforce for the Homeless in the Berlin Room. Fr. Eric is an active member of the subcommittee.
Wednesday, February 14, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, Mtr. Kimberly will be the Guest Speaker for the Community Luncheon Series at The Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History. Deadline to RSVP and pay is Monday, February 12. Call the museum at 706.724.3576 for reservations.
Sunday, February 18, 3:00 PM, Mtr. Kimberly will be a guest speaker at St. Augustine's Episcopal Church for their Black History program. All are welcome.
Throughout February, on Gospel Station WLCZ 98.7fm, Saint Paul's is a sponsor of special Black History Month programming.
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EVENTS NEXT WEEK | February 12- February 18 | |
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Convocational Service
The Feast of Absalom Jones
Monday, February 12, 7 PM
The Augusta Convocation will offer a service at Saint Paul's on the Feast Day of Absalom Jones, the first African American ordained as priest in the Episcopal Church of the United States.
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Bring your Palms for the
Burning of the Palms on Shrove Tuesday
You're invited to bring your Palm Sunday palms and palm crosses to the church to be transformed into the ashes for Ash Wednesday. Please drop them off in the Narthex on Sunday or in the parish office before Tuesday, February 13.
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Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper
Tuesday, February 13, 6-7:30 PM
The men of Saint Paul’s will host and cook this year’s Pancake Supper, Tuesday, February 13, 6-7:30 PM, in the River Room. The Pancake Supper takes the place of our Men's Monthly Meal. Please note the change of date.
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Ash Wednesday Services
Wednesday, February 14, 12 Noon & 7 PM
Ash Wednesday Services will be offered at 12 Noon and 7 PM, Wednesday, February 14.
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Compline - ZOOM
Wednesdays, 8 - 8:15 PM
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Meeting ID: 595 177 454
Dial-In: (646) 876-9923
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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Master's Table Soup Kitchen
Saturday, February 17, 8:15 or 10:15 AM
The Master’s Table Soup Kitchen at 702 Fenwick Street will be staffed by Saint Paul’s Church volunteers on Saturday, February 17, 8:15 AM for prep and 10:15 AM for serving. This is a good opportunity to get to know other parishioners while preparing and assisting in cooking and serving hot meals for guests in the community that are food insecure. If you wish to serve, please RSVP on our website (a direct link is available in the Weekly Postings). Contact Al or Laraine Yarbrough for more information.
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Annual Episcopal Visitation
Sunday, February 18
The Annual Episcopal Visitation is Sunday, February 18. Bishop Logue will preside at the Holy Eucharist at both 8 AM and 11 AM with the rite of Confirmation and Reception at the 11 AM service.
Please plan to join us in the Berlin Room for a “Conversation with the Bishop” at the Sunday Forum at 9:30 AM and share a few moments following the service with our Confirmands in the Churchyard.
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Guided Labyrinth Walk
“The Wilderness of Lent”
Sunday, February 18, 4 PM
On the First Sunday of Lent, February 18, 4 PM in the Berlin Room, Belinda Peebles will lead a labyrinth walk. The labyrinth is a single path that has been used as a walking meditation and path for prayer since ancient times. No experience walking a labyrinth is required. There will be a brief introduction to walking a labyrinth and a time for reflection prior to the walk. Wear socks. For more information contact Suzanne Pursley-Crotteau.
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Dates for Your Calendar
February 19 - Vestry Meeting
March 5 - Tuesday's Music Live
March 10 - Veterans' Ice Cream Social
March 10 - Rose Sunday Concert & Reception
March 15 - Friday Night Fish Fry
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Creation Care Earth Day 2024 Planning
Tuesday, February 19, 5:30 PM
The Creation Care Committee is finalizing its plans for Earth Day 2024, and we'd love for you to be a part of it! We'll discuss activities and set up at our meeting on February 19 at 5:30 PM in Tyler Hall. Bring your ideas. Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Jen McKee.
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Tuesday's Music Live
Tuesday, February 20, 12 noon
Tuesday’s Music Live 35th season continues Tuesday, February 20, at 12 noon, with a free concert by Balalaika Fantasie. More information by calling the Box Office, (706) 722-3463 or tuesdaysmusiclive.com.
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On-line Formation Offering
The Good Life
Tuesdays; February 20 - March 19
7:30–8:30 PM
This Lent, the people of the Diocese of Georgia will consider what makes a life fulfilling and meaningful through the lens of the Harvard Study of Adult Development. We begin the 1Book1Diocese Selection: The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness by Robert Waldinger, MD and Marc Schulz, PhD Tuesday February 20.
The Good Life is not an intentionally theological text, but the book does open up topics that a church group can discuss with easy connections between this study and our faith in Jesus.
As the authors write, "The good life is joyful ... and challenging. Full of love, but also pain." And for those of us who follow Jesus, the good life is one in which loving God and loving your neighbor as yourself is central. We will see how these two greatest commandments connect to the key insights of the study that is the heart of this book.
Books are available in the Narthex on Sunday and in the parish office during the week.
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Senior Lunch
Wednesday, February 21, Noon, Tyler Hall
Join us for lunch Third Wednesdays each month, at 12 Noon in Tyler Hall. Just a relaxing social time. Lunch is provided but donations welcome. Please sign up in the Narthex on Sunday mornings or on our website using the link below.
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Caregivers' Support Group
Thursday, February 22, 3:30 PM, The Chapel
Caregivers’ support group will meet Thursday, February 22, 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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Zentangle Drawing Workshop
February 24, 9:30 AM-12 noon, The Berlin Room
Join us for a meditative drawing class on February 24th, 9:30 AM-12 in the Berlin Room. Art educator Martha Arrington will lead you through the steps of this relaxing drawing method that anyone can do as long as they can write their name. $30 includes all materials and supplies. Contact Martha Arrington to sign up marthaarringtonart@gmail.com
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New Forward Day by Day has arrived
The new Day by Day issue for February, March, and April 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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Saint Paul's Faithfulness
(A new budget will be presented)
Offerings Pledged this Week
Pledged Offerings Received this Week
Total Expenses to Date
Total Income Received to Date
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