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Captain’s Log Stardate: 25.03.21
Though not a Trekkie, I sat down to write a report from Monday’s vestry meeting, and the “Captain’s Log” openings for Star Trek “beamed” into my thinking. The Captain’s Log provided the audience with the crew’s mission, current context, and potential challenges—key information for the events which followed.
“Captain” Biddy opened this week’s vestry meeting, as always, with a service of prayer to keep us and our work grounded in faith. He then acknowledged that four of our members would rotate off the vestry after this meeting (Erick Montgomery, Bryan Hawkins, Ian McQueen, and Rex Teeslink), and he expressed gratitude for their service. This context informs a key challenge the vestry faces every year, that of providing uninterrupted support for our ministry committees. As a group, we discussed our vestry liaison roles to the committees and began the process of matching each person with a ministry. Charlie Tudor gave a Deep Dive presentation for Parish Life and Hospitality. Charlie will soon become our Junior Warden—more context—and the vestry will fill his liaison role.
The most important item in the Captain’s Log, however, may have been the reminder that our time on vestry should very much be a strengthening of our faith. (This felt like mission, context, and challenge all wrapped up together.) The mission of the Church finds its meaning in our faith, and as lay leaders, we must meet the challenges of life and work in the church, leaning on that same faith.
The Captain’s reminder serves as encouragement to all of us in the body of Christ, whatever forms our ministries take…prayer, study, worship, gratitude, generosity, and others. The Captain’s reminder also offers an apt message as we continue to travel at warp speed through the deep spaces of Lent.
Kitty Gordon
Senior Warden
| | EVENTS THIS FRIDAY| March 21 | |
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Friday Night Fish Fry
March 21, 6-7 PM,
You are invited to our Friday Night Fish Fry. The dinner of fish, fries, hush puppies, and coleslaw will be held in Tyler Hall from 6-7 PM. Bring your own beverage; tea and water available. As always, we appreciate your gift of time to serve on a parish life team.
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The Nursery will be open Sun, March 23
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
We are pleased to announce that the Saint Paul’s nursery is open for children 6 months to 4 years of age. The nursery will be available this Sunday morning beginning at 9:00.
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Sunday Worship Schedule for 3/23/25
8 AM Rite I
11 AM Rite II
11 AM Facebook Live
11 AM YouTube Live
5:30 PM - Celtic Evening Prayer and Communion
All of our Sunday worship services are in-person.
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Easter Lilies and Brass (3 Sundays)
Bulletin deadline, Sunday March 30
If you would like to contribute toward the cost of Easter music, or give an Easter lily, please return the form found in the Narthex to the Parish Office. Requests may also be made using the QR code in the Narthex or by e-mail to mailbox@saintpauls.org no later than Sunday, March 30. A direct link is available below.
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Bagels for Breakfast
Sunday, 9 - 9:30 AM
Busy morning? Breakfast with your friends at Saint Paul's instead! We have Homemade bagels with all the fixin's for breakfast this Sunday in Tyler Hall at 9AM. Donations welcomed.
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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) will rehearse as scheduled, 9:25-10:00 AM.
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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Characters of Holy Week
Sundays 9:30 AM, The Berlin Room
This week at the Sunday Forum we will continue our series on the characters of Holy Week. This Sunday we are focusing on the politicians - Herod and Pilate. Special guest Sol Baird will join us to describe his experience of playing Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar. We’ll also look at the political history of the Holy Land to figure out who these guys are and what their jobs were, consider the role they’ve played in the Christian imagination, and do Bible study together as we accompany them through our most important week.
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Godly Play (grades pk4-2)
Sundays, 10-10:45 AM
St. Francis' Room, CMC
The Godly Play class will continue to learn stories from the Bible in an engaging, Montessori format. 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.
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Weaving God's Promises
Upper Elementary Class (grades 3-5)
Sundays, 10-10:45 AM
St. Patrick's Room, CMC
Our upper elementary children will continue lessons structured around the Holy Eucharist. 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.
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Middle School Formation (Grades 6-8)
Sundays, 10-10:45 AM
St. Benedict's Room, CMC
This supportive class offers a welcoming environment where young people can explore how God is an integral part of their daily lives. Through interactive discussions, relevant activities, and meaningful reflections, teens will discover how their faith can guide them through everyday challenges such as friendships, school stress, and personal growth.
Contact Aubrey Hinkson for more information.
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Let's Play Putt-Putt (Children and Youth)
3763 Martinez Blvd, Augusta, GA
Sunday, March 23, at 4:00 PM
Bring your best putting skills and join us on the green for a fun afternoon of mini-golf Sunday at 4 PM. Friends always welcome! Parents are welcome to stay and play too. This will be our last gathering until after Spring Break.
Please RSVP to Aubrey.
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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 is our musician this week.
| | | | BUILDING BRIDGES | Saint Paul's in the Community | | |
This Week
3/18/2025 - Chaplain of the Day - The Augusta Commission Meeting
3/21/2025 - Women In Philanthropy Spring Luncheon
Next Week:
3/26/2025 - Academy of Richmond County
| | EVENTS NEXT WEEK | March 24 - March 30 | |
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Compline - ZOOM (This Week only)
Wednesdays, 8 - 8:15 PM
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, Chapel
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.)
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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 Luke. Our text is N.T. Wright’s Luke 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 or Susan Yarborough
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Caring Prayer
Thursday, March 27, 3:30 PM, the Chapel
Caring Prayer is 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 is appropriate for caregivers, 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.
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Sunday Parish Breakfast
Sunday, March 30, 9 AM, Tyler Hall
The Parish Life and Hospitality Committee invites you to a Sunday home-cooked breakfast in Tyler Hall, Sunday, March 30. Join us for this time of fellowship with your parish family. This is an excellent Sunday to invite friends to join you at church. Donations welcomed.
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Rose Sunday Concert
Sunday, March 30, 4 PM
This year’s Rose Sunday Concert at 4:00 PM on March 30th featuring Organist Keith Shafer is being given in commemoration of the 275th Anniversary of Saint Paul’s Church. The program includes music composed by James Hewitt, the first Organist of Saint Paul’s, a performance of “Phoenix,” written in 2016 in observance of the 100th Anniversary of the fire that destroyed 16 blocks of downtown Augusta, and newly commissioned music composed by Michael Burkhardt. The concert is free, and a reception follows in the River Room.
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Reception Following the Concert
Sunday, March 30, 4 PM
The Parish Life & Hospitality Committee invites you to make or purchase a dessert or beverage for the Rose Sunday Reception immediately following the concert at 4:00 PM, March 30. Sign up to bring an item and to serve on the hospitality team to set up or clean up.
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Dates for your calendar
April 18 - Good Friday Offering
April 19 - Baptism offered
April 21 - Easter Monday Annual Meeting
April 23 - Senior Lunch
April 24 - Caring Prayer
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Holy Week and Easter Services
April 13-20
Apr 13 - Palm Sunday 8 & 11 AM, 5:30 PM
Apr 14 - Mon in Holy Week, Noonday prayer 12 PM
Apr 15 - Tues in Holy Week, Eucharist 12 PM
Apr 16 - Wed in Holy Week, Eucharist 12 PM
Apr 17 - Thurs Holy Week, Mid-week Eucharist 11:30
April 17 - Maundy Thursday 7 PM
Apr 18 - Good Friday 12 PM & 7 PM
Apr 18 - Stations of the Cross 3 PM Good Friday
Apr 19 - the Great Vigil 7:30 PM
Apr 20 - Easter 11 AM and 5:30 PM
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Holy Week for Children
April 13-20
Apr 13 - 10 AM, Palm Sunday Procession
Apr 17 - 5:30 PM, Children's Service of Foot Washing & Communion on Maundy Thursday
Apr 18 - 2 PM, Children's Stations of the Cross Good Friday
Apr 20 - 10 AM, Easter Egg Hunt in the Churchyard
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Family Weekend at Honey Creek
May 23-25
All families are invited to celebrate Memorial Day weekend at Honey Creek (May 23-25). Honey Creek is an Episcopal retreat center with 100-acres on a tidal creek overlooking the marsh to Jekyll Island on Georgia’s coast.
The retreat will provide dedicated time for parishioners to deepen their spiritual connection with God, strengthen their bonds as a community, and foster meaningful interactions with one another. We will have programming for parents, children and families.
Let Aubrey know if you are interested.
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Washer Wanted
The River Room washing machine is no longer working. Do you have a washer you no longer need or want a good excuse to buy a new one for your home? We'd love to make a home for your heavy duty working-condition washer. Please contact Buildings and Grounds Chair, John Robertson.
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1Book1Diocese Lenten Reflection
& Optional Online Book Study
Beginning March 3, 6:00 PM
Each year, the Diocese of Georgia chooses a book for Lenten reading. This year’s 1Book1Diocese selection is Rowan Williams’ new book Passions of the Soul. From the cover “In Passions of the Soul, Rowan Williams opens up the great classics of Eastern Christian writing to show how it can help us to understand and cope with the ups and downs of modern life.” Books are available in the Narthex on Sunday and the parish office during the week. Donation $15. We will not offer a class at Saint Paul’s, however, the diocese has provided a study guide to use as your Lenten reflection.
In addition, beginning on Monday, March 3, Canon Varner will host a weekly online reflection group focusing on our 1Book1Diocese offering for Lent. This group will take some time to check in with one another at each gathering and then use the study guide linked below to guide our discussions on each section of the book. This study is open to all; no special expertise is required!
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The New Saint Paul's Pod
We are excited to introduce Saint Paul's Pod, a weekly podcast where faith is nurtured, and the love of God is shared with all. Each episode will feature the previous Sunday's sermon and words of encouragement and inspiration. Tune into Saint Paul's Pod on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and iHeartRadio.
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A NEW Outreach Partnership
Goodwill Collection Bin in Tyler Hall
You will find a LARGE Blue Bin in Tyler Hall for your donations to Goodwill. As you begin spring cleaning, we invite you to share your donations for Goodwill using this new bin. Saint Paul’s will receive five $50 vouchers for each filled bin. Our clergy can share these vouchers, which may be used at Goodwill, with those seeking assistance. Contact Mtr. Kimberly for more information.
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Spring Program Guide COMING SOON
"A Church for the City -- A Church for You!
Keep an eye out: our new Spring Program Guide will be available soon.
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"All that we are and all that we have comes from God. In gratitude, we honor him by giving of ourselves and our gifts to care for his world."
--Saint Paul’s Vestry Theology of Stewardship
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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