What's Happening This Week...

SAT: Feb 25

SUN: Feb 26

MON: Feb 27

TUE: Feb 28

WED: Feb 29

THUR: Mar 1

Looking 

Ahead...

SUN: Mar 4

9:00 & 11:15 AM

SUN: Mar 11

9:00 & 11:15 AM

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 Library.  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.

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 this week and includes all Bible Study classes:

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

Wednesdays @ 11:AM (Library)

Wednesdays @ 6:00 PM (Simple Supper is Served)

Wednesdays @ 6:30 PM (Bowden Hall) 

Visit the authors' website for more information.

Email Leslie if you need help purchasing a book. 

The Youth Summit is a 4-day service program held at the Atlanta Community Food Bank each summer. It includes interactive workshops, and service projects with the Food Bank and other hunger fighting organizations in metro Atlanta. We are offering two sessions this summer and 20 metro Atlanta high school students will be chosen to participate in each session. Participants will not only earn 32 community service hours, they will also have an amazing time, build new friendships and learn more about how they can help their community than they would ever have imagined.

  For more information or to download and application, visit the Atlanta Community Food Bank website.

  APPLICATION DEADLINE IS FRIDAY - APRIL 13

Session #1:  June 12-15, 2012- 8:30am-4:30pm Tuesday - Friday 

Session #2: July 24 - 27, 2012 - 8:30am-4:30pm Tuesday - Friday 

 

Want to give friends and family a link for 2012 Hunger Walk donations? Just go to our Hunger Walk 2012 donation's page, scroll down and click "Join at Team" and register (then send your folks to that page).

If you aren't participating and want to make your own donation (this means you will not support a St. Paul's Walker) please make the donation under "Hunger Walk" on the church's ASC online giving website. 

Collecting checks in your Hunger Walk envelope? Please tell supporters that all checks are are made out to "Hunger Walk" and to notate, "St. Paul's Atlanta/Episcopal Charities" in the memo section.

If you have questions about our donation process please email JanitaPoe@bellsouth.net or see Janita or Julia Abrams in the Bowden Hall after the 9 and 11:15 a.m. services through March 4.

Also, be sure to keep good records! The Hunger Walk team will present awards to the top three fundraisers in late April!  

Sincerely,

Julia Abrams and Janita Poe, Hunger Walk Chairs

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

Visit the HWR2012.org website for more details.

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!

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.

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.

The State Bar of Georgia Diversity Program, in partnership with the Leadership Institute for Women of Color Attorneys and Atlanta's John Marshall Law School, present the 2012 Pipeline Program, May 29 - June 8, 2012. Held at Atlanta's John Marshall Law School, this program presents a unique opportunity for diverse students to prepare for college and ultimately law school. The program is limited to 18 students and applicants will be considered on a "first come, first serve basis."

High School Pipeline Application Program Information:

• Program Date - May 29 to June 8, 2012.
• Time: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m - 4 p.m.
• Returning students from previous years are given priority.
• First time applicants - Rising 9th and 10th graders are preferred, but all applications will be considered.
• Breakfast, snacks and lunch will be served.
• A chartered bus will transport each student to and from the law firms.
• Curriculum: Grammar, Writing and Speech
• A visit to the State Bar of Georgia and a student Mock Trial session in the State Bar Courtroom.
• Visits to law firms and corporate legal departments for mentoring by partners and associates.
• Guest speakers, workshops, oral and written competitions and more!

Students can log on at www.GAbar.com and click on 2012 High School Pipeline Program where they may download an application. A reference from one or two teachers is required along with a short essay.  

Email Marion Dockery for more information.

The Toddler Room and Godly Play Classes are in need of volunteers for both the 9AM and 11:15AM service!  

The caretaker for the Toddler Room needs assistance with the toddlers.  This includes playing with the toddlers, helping to straighten up the room, and handing out snacks.

The Godly Play teachers an extra hand to help with the Pre-K students - assisting with setting up the room, helping out with the lessons, and taking students to the restroom.

No experience is necessary, just a kind and willing heart! 

If you are interested in helping out, please contact Joy Jones or Azzari Jarrett. 

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.

 Email Azzari Jarrett for more information or to sign up!