What's Happening This Week...

SUN: Feb 19

Last Sunday of Epiphany

MON: Feb 20

TUE: Feb 21

6:00 PM

  Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper 

Mardi Gras Celebration

Bowden Hall

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WED: Feb 22

THUR: Feb 23

Looking 

Ahead...

SUN: Feb 26

What the 

Future Holds...

March 16

 St. Paul's West Indian Heritage Committee general meeting will be held on Saturday, February 25 from 9:30 AM until 11:30 AM in the Bowden Hall.  The purpose of this meeting is to introduce our newly elected officers, provide an update on the Committee, and plan for our annual event in May.

The meeting is open to any person of West Indian/Caribbean heritage and anyone who has an interest in the West Indian/Caribbean culture. We encourage your attendance and participation! 

Email Diana Blackman for more information.

This Sunday, February 19, after the 11:15 service, the Episcopal Church Women (ECW) are holding their first Quarterly General Body Meeting . All women are invited to remain in the sanctuary after worship to take part in leading the initiatives and events that bless our church and serve others.

How to Spot a Member of ECW:

All women parishioners of St. Paul's  are automatically members of ECW... whether you know it or not.  (And now you know!)

Please take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to participate in the Spirituality, Sisterhood, and Service that the St. Paul's ECW Chapter has to offer!

Email Laura Sams Haynes for more information.

Featuring The St. Paul's Choir!

The St. Paul's Choir will be performing this Sunday at St. Benedict's Episcopal Church on S. Atlanta Road in Smyrna. Tickets are $10, and The St. Paul's Choir has tickets for sale.  Proceeds go to The St. Paul's Choir.  Come and enjoy a brief afternoon of great music from three choirs, the grand finale of which will be The St. Paul's Choir.

The St. Paul's Choir has garnered quite a local and national reputation as they continue to travel and perform in various venues such as The Georgia World Congress Center, The Cathedral of St. Philip, The Cathedral of St. Michael's and All Angels in Barbados, and St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Key West, Florida. 

The St. Paul's Choir is grateful to be a part of the rich tradition of dynamic worship here at St. Paul's.  God bless the parish of St. Paul's for its loving support of The St. Paul's Choir.

Submitted by Trey Clegg, Music Director

Click here for a link to the St. Benedict's website.

Episcopal Relief & Development's 2012 Lenten Meditations booklets, available online in English and Spanish at  the ERD website, encourage readers to reflect on the need for physical healing in the world, and on the opportunity for spiritual healing during Lent.  Those wishing to receive daily email meditations in both languages may sign up online.  Booklets are also available in print from Episcopal Media Center; regular and expedited shipping options are available.  A variety of additional materials to support Episcopal Relief & Development Sunday, including hope chests, prayer cards and a bulletin insert, are available on the organization's website.

 Visit the ERD website for more information.

Submitted by Cheryl Maddox.

ALSO: The printed Lenten Devotionals that were distributed by St. Paul's last Sunday have been re-stocked and will be available for pick-up this Sunday as well.

St. Paul's Senior EYC is putting on the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper a'la NOLA!

Lent is looming, and these pancakes won't eat themselves... so mosey on over to Mardi Gras at St. Paul's for music, games, a costume contest, and hot stacks of flapjacks.

Tuesday, Feb 21 @ 6pm in  Bowden Hall.

Donation: $5 per person

Email Robert Byrd for more information.

 The Hunger Walk/Run 2012 envelopes are ready! The Hunger Walk team will be available in the Bowden Hall on most Sundays after the 9 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. services.

Please stop by and pick up an envelope, ask questions and sign in so we know to look for you on Sun., March 11, 2012. Also, you may begin making online donations in the "Hunger Walk" box of Access Financial Management Site for St. Paul's Episcopal Church today!

Access Sign-up for St. Paul's Episcopal Church

Visit the HWR2012.org website for more details.

Our very own Trey Clegg has been selected (upon competitive audition) as one of the Soloists from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus!  

Trey will be making this vocal solo debut at the Woodruff Arts Center on March 8 & 10 (both shows are at 8:00 PM). He will share the stage with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Atlanta Symphony Chamber Chorus/Chorus Soloists, and Guest Operatic Soloists  in the performance of The St. Matthew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach.  

Tickets are $21-$79 and can be purchased at the Atlanta Symphony website. Everyone at St. Paul's is invited and encouraged to support Trey with your presence as he presents St. Paul's the only way he knows how... outstandingly!!!

Visit atlantasymphony.org for more information 

or to purchase tickets online.

The book for this year's Lenten Series is One Month to Life: Thirty Days to a No-Regrets Life by Chris & Kerry Shook. Copies of the book are available at St. Paul's for $15 each (retail $19.99). Pick up your copy in the Bowden Hall after worship or come by the office any day of the work week (ask for Leslie!).

The Lenten Series begins after Ash Wednesday (Feb 22) and includes all Bible Study classes:

Sundays @ 9:00 AM (Hodge Chivers/Classroom C) (New Time!)

Wednesdays @ 11:AM (Library)

Wednesdays @ 6:30 PM (Bowden Hall) 

Visit the authors' website for more information.

Email Leslie if you need help purchasing a book. 

The Episcopal Urban Caucus Assembly for 2012 will held in Atlanta February 29 - March 3. Headquarters for EUC 2012 will be the Holiday Inn - Capitol Ave (near Turner Field). The theme of the conference will be "Atlanta 2012: Resurging... Singing New Songs of Faith, Hope and Love". The purpose of EUC is to hold the feet of the Episcopal Church to the fire of social justice. The conference will include a keynote panel discussion, workshops and site visits. There will be opportunities to reflect on the legacy of the Civil Rights movement as we discuss current initiatives toward social justice, and how we might best support them. The EUC Members will tap into the songs of their souls and should emerge from the conference rejuvenated and ready to work for social justice.

The EUC Eucharist will take place on Thursday Evening, March 1st, at St. Paul's. The service will honor new "Saints of the EUC" which will include the Rev. Crayton Dudley. A highlight of EUC 2012 will be a Banquet & Dance at the Holiday Inn on Friday evening, March 2. Providing the music (Old School R&B) will be our very own Cookie Dean and her friends.

A number of St. Paul's members are already planning to participate in EUC 2012. Please consider joining us!

This month in Godly Play, we are learning about the Parables of the Good Shepherd, the Good Samaritan, the Great Pearl, and the Sower.  Our Primary and Intermediate Classes will learn about historical figures in Black History and the Judges of Israel, using the book of Judges from the Bible.  Finally, our Middle and High School students will also celebrate figures in Black History and read gospel lessons relevant to these figures.

Next Sunday: 

February 26

Fourth Sunday

9:00 AM: 3 years - 5th grade

11:15 AM: 3 years - 12 grade

Toddler Room: Open for both services.

 Email Azzari Jarrett for more information or to sign up! 

The Toddler Room at St. Paul's is open for young children (ages 1 to 3) so that parents may experience single-minded worship on Sundays.

○ Bring your little ones to Classroom D about 15 minutes before the each service starts.

○ Remember to sign-in and verify your name is on the calendar for a volunteer shift on an upcoming Sunday. 

○ St. Paul's provides one professional sitter each week and needs one additional grown-up for each service.  We rely on parents to support the Toddler Room by volunteering their time to help out! 

○ Bring two extra diaper changes (if needed) and a covered drink. 

○ If Animal Crackers are off-limits,  please bring an appropriate snack so your child is not left out.

○ Pick-up is immediately following each service. 

THANK YOU!

 Email Joy Jones for more information.