All members of St. Paul's are encouraged to make a pledge to God's work at St. Paul's for 2012.  Pledges should be received by January 9, 2012.  

Please click here to print the 2012 Stewardship card.  

Carol Murray

Every week a member of the St. Paul's congregation will share their reflection on Stewardship.  Below is an excerpt from Nancy Flake Johnson's reflection.  Follow the link at the end to read the full offering.   

My stewardship walk has been and continues to be a journey....a journey that reflects a combination of growing in my relationship with God both spiritually and financially; my devotion to and my engagement in worship; learning from the lessons of Jesus and the Word; working toward better work/life/faith balance and working at putting my priorities in proper order. It is a constant push to work hard at not taking God for granted in my life!

And I thank God for his patience and devotion to me, despite my frailties and for the opportunity to strengthen my relationship and work harder at walking the walk by stepping up my stewardship commitment! This is one of the many wonders of God. We can count on his mercy, blessings and love to be there for us even when we may not feel we deserve it.

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"The spirit of the Lord God is upon me..." Isaiah 61:1

Over the past several months, five (5) young people have been preparing for their Confirmation. Confirmation is a mature commitment to the promises made at baptism.   Each week they meet together following the 11:15 AM service for a time of fellowship, reflection and studying the six (6) tools of a mature faith. This week they will be giving service to the Community and the World with a visit to The Church of the Common Ground this Sunday, Dec 11.

The Church of the Common Ground is a spiritual community for the homeless in Atlanta. Our youth will worship and fellowship with this faith community at 1pm. They will be sharing a meal with the congregation as well as bring "Christmas in a Shoebox" with the following items on the congregation's Wish List.

*socks/gloves/hats

*bibles (esp. Life Recovery and Large Print)

*reading glasses

*bags

*phone cards

*toiletries/hygiene products (trial size)

*MARTA cards

*bottled water

St. Paul's, please support our young people preparing for Confirmation. Encourage their willingness to serve, help them by making a donation of any of the items above. The youth will accept your donations this Sunday or items can be dropped off at the Church office this week.  

Without a doubt, these five young adults have exhibited a mature Christian faith; help them to become blessing to others.

Faithfully yours,

The Rev. Charles L Fischer III (stpauls731@aol.com)

The event is Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011 @ 7:30 PM. Hors d'oeuvres are served @ 7:00, and it is recommended that you arrive at least 15 - 30 minutes before show time.

Agatha's is located at 161 Peachtree Center Ave., Atl., GA 30303 and is attached to Level 3 of the parking garage, entered from Andrew Young Int'l Blvd., near Courtland St. Agatha's is located on P3, with its entrance facing Peachtree Center Ave. Bring ticket for validation for $5.00 parking fee.

The person who checks you in will have a list of St. Paul's participants, and we will probably be seated as a group. The audience is involved in solving a comedic murder mystery, but you are not required to participate. It is much more fun, however, if you are. If you wish, you may specifically request a "speaking part". Dress is dinner casual: coat and tie Not required, but flip flops are not allowed.

The production is performed in the dining room, and occurs between the serving of a five course meal (including hors d'oeuvres and desert). Wine is served with the salad. The wait staff will take your entree' order once you are seated.

If past years are any indication, you should have a truly enjoyable evening. For additional information, please call Agatha's @ 404.584.2211, or visits their website @ agathas.com.

St. Paul's would like to offer special blessings to those persons celebrating Wedding Anniversaries on the fourth Sunday of each month.  If you and your spouse will be celebrating your Wedding Anniversary during the month of DECEMBER and are not listed below, please contact Lillian Goodlett at your earliest convenience @ 404-761-6880 or Lhgoodlett1@aol.com.  

December Wedding Anniversaries:

John & Evelyn Gilliard                Jeff & Lisa Oliver

Ural & Lisa Glanville                   Clifford & Frances Martin

Rev. Keith & Barbara Panton     John & Lillian Goodlett

Eugene & Harriett Bowens         William & Patricia Pillow

Bruce & Judy Ingram                  Ples & Flora Bruce

Floyd & Helen Ruffin                   Doug & Patricia Garrett

Ernest & Venita Forde                Robert & Helen Martin

Leonard & Agnes Anderson       Vernon & Joan Bolling

Ken & Mildred Singleton             David & Monica Farmer

Member Birthdays

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Looking forward to hearing from you!