Fall Program Guide Available

"A Church for the City -- A Church for You!

Our new Fall Program Guide is available here. A printed copy is available in the Narthex and in the rack outside the parish office. We invite you to browse this publication and look for ways that you can discover or rediscover where you belong, what you are called to do, and how we might grow together in God's Presence.

McDonald's Biscuits for Breakfast

Sunday, 9 - 10 AM Tyler Hall

Busy morning? Breakfast with your friends at Saint Paul's instead! We have McDonald's biscuits, burritos, and hash browns this Sunday in Tyler Hall at 9 AM. Donations welcomed.

Children's Choirs Rehearsals

Sunday, 9:25 - 10 AM

The Canterbury Choir (children in grades 3-9 and the St. Nicholas Choir (Pre-K through grade 2) rehearse Sundays, 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.

Sunday Forum

The Epistle of James, led by Fr. Biddy

Sundays, 9:30 AM, The Berlin Room

Martin Luther famously called the Epistle of James an “epistle of straw” and put it in an appendix to his translation of the Bible. The book has often been overlooked and denigrated since. And yet of all the letters in the New Testament, it may be the closest to the content of Jesus’ teaching ministry. We’ll read it carefully to start the program year, using the most recent scholarship on James to understand it and apply it to our lives today.

Godly Play (grades pk4-2)

Sundays, 10-10:45 AM

St. Francis' Room, CMC

Kim Butler and Sara Dimsdale 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.

Weaving God's Promises (grades 3-5)

Sundays, 10-10:45 AM

St. Patrick's Room, CMC

Kitty Gordon and Jackie Pingel 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.

Middle School Formation Classes

Sundays, 10-10:45 AM

St. Benedict's Room, CMC

Our middle school formation (grades 6-8) meets Sunday morning in the St. Benedict Room (down the hall next to the women's restroom). Mtr. Kimberly leads this class.

EYC (Episcopal Youth Community)

Sundays, 5-7 PM

Mary Lynn and Bill Ford will serve as youth leaders for EYC this fall and bring energy, enthusiasm, and a deep faith. Please join us for food, fellowship, and fun at Saint Paul's. Friends are always welcome! Contact Bill and Mary Lynn for more information.

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.

Matt Dickerson is our guest musician this week.

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.

Look for this listing of where Saint Paul's

is building relationships in Augusta and the CSRA.

This Week:

8/17/24 - Byllesby Center Serving Saturday Community Lunch

Next Week:

8/22/24 - WIP (Women In Philanthrope) Meet and Greet

8/23/24 - Guest Speaker at The Vineyard Church for Women's Ministry

Mid-Week Eucharist

Thursdays, 11:30 AM

A mid-week Eucharist in the Chapel begins at 11:30 AM. Lunch in Tyler Hall 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.)

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.

Caring Prayer

Thursday, August 22, 3:30 PM

Our Caregivers Support Group is evolving to be a group for anyone who wants to pray and needs support. We gather on the fourth Thursday of each month at 3:30 pm in the chapel to pray Evening Prayer together, check in with each other, and provide mutual support. The group remains appropriate for caregivers, and is also now open for anyone who is mourning, lives with chronic illness, has lost their job, or faces any kind of challenge that might be helped by love and prayer. Contact Fr. Eric for more information.

Diocese of Georgia Listening Sessions

for Strategic Planning Process

August 25, 2-4 PM, The River Room

Saint Paul's is host for one of the listening sessions for the Diocese of Georgia's strategic plan. This process is primarily intended to help the people of the Diocese discern how the Holy Spirit is leading us into the future and then naming that shared vision in a clearly defined plan. In asking, “What does fidelity to Jesus look like in this moment?” we can confidently look to the Spirit to guide us into new ways of embodying our living hope.

All Episcopalians are invited to take their share in the counsels of the church and help chart the future of the diocese. 

September Dates for your calendar

August 19 - Vestry Meeting

Sept 4. - Mmm...

Sept. 8 - Veterans' Ice Cream Social

Sept. 10 - W.E.E.M.

Sept. 16 - Vestry Meeting

Sept. 18 - Senior Lunch

Sept. 20 - Arts in the Heart Hospitality

Sept. 22 - Fall reception following Celtic Service

Sept. 24 - Tuesday's Music Live

Sept. 26 - Caring Prayer

Sept. 28 - Serve at Snack Pack

Sept. 29 - Ironman Hospitality & Cheer Station

Backpack & School Supply Drive for

Hornsby Elementary

September 1-30

As part of our support for our partner neighborhood school, during September we are gathering school supplies and backpacks for the children at Hornsby Elementary. New students arrive throughout the year. Dropping off extra supplies ensures new arrivals and the classrooms have all they need for the year. A supply list from Hornsby is available here.

Acolytes Training and Lock-in

Ages 9 and up

September 13

Calling all Acolytes—Anyone ages 9 and up interested in becoming an acolyte is encouraged to contact Meg Horton. Acolytes help guide the service in the processions and assist the clergy at the altar. Training and a Lock-in will be held Friday, September 13. More details to come.

Open Sundays for Altar Flowers

September 8 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 $125.