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    It's back!  The Knights of Columba will again this year be smoking Boston Pork Butts for the Super Bowl.
    Planning a Super Bowl party?  Want to eat on February 2 but just not want to cook?  No matter the occasion, the Knights have you covered!  You can order a 10-12lb Boston Pork Butt that will be smoked to perfection!  It will be securely packaged and ready for you to pick up between 10am and 2pm on Sunday, February 2.  The cost is $40 if you order before 1/27.  After the 27th, the cost increases to $45 and will be available for order as long as supplies last.  Each order comes with a choice of barbeque sauces.  All proceeds benefit the ministries of the Knights of Columba. 

      ECW will meet Wednesday, January 15 at the home of Lorraine Ferguson.  Join us at 6:30 for fellowship.  Bring a dessert or appetizer to share. The program, focused on a "new year and new you - incorporating exercise and healthy eating into your life in the new year, will begin at 7.  
     ECW (Episcopal Church Women) is open to all women of the parish, and you're more than welcome to bring friends with you. 

Where:

      Looking to join a small group where you can develop close friendships and grow in your faith as you share a meal together? Then Feast Groups is for you. The spring/summer session sign ups begin in January. There will be a Social on Saturday, February 15, 6:30 pm at church to get acquainted with your group. Then from March till September you will get together with your group (about 6 times) to share a meal.
     The groups are limited to about 8 to 10 people, with both couples and singles included. You may choose to belong to a Home, Restaurant, or Family Group. Within each group everyone takes a turn being the host. With Home or Family Groups the host provides the menu and main dish. The Home or Family Group host coordinates with the others to bring the rest so no one has to prepare a complete meal! With Restaurant Groups, the host decides at which restaurant they will meet.
     The Groups will, as always, be shuffled again after this session. Next September, we will have sign ups for the fall/winter Feast Group session. Please sign up at the Welcome Table of email Sandra Sirmon at smsirmon@bellsouth.net.

Do you know the signs of a stroke?  Do you know the symptoms of peripheral artery disease?  You have the chance to be screened for stroke, PAD, and other ailments at St. Columba's, courtesy of Line Line Screening and DeKalb Medical Center.  You will need to sign up ahead of time, so click the link below to learn more and to register.

      We collected 254 pounds of food with the December food drive, which was delivered to The Place of Forsyth County.  We are pleased to announce that this pushed our 2013 total to 2,945 pounds (over 500 pounds more than 2012!) and our overall total since starting in November 2011 to an incredible 5,969 pounds - nearly three TONS of needy food!!  Thanks so very much St. Columba's for your efforts.  Let's make 2014 even stronger!!

     We will be providing January's donations to Emmaus House, collecting food each week leading up to the 3rd Sunday of the month (January 19th - Breakfast Sunday) which is the official collection day for the month.  Biggest needs are canned soups and vegetables and anything that can be stored for a long period of time.  As usual, donations can be placed in the tub located next to the welcome table in the narthex.  Please begin or continue to help in this effort to assist local families in need - thank you!

      We are pleased to announce that Brian Dempsey, Dan Burrows, Kathleen Kraynick, and Tom Russell were elected to a three year term on the vestry at our Annual Parish Meeting held Sunday, January 12.  We had a large turn out for this evening meeting and celebration.  The food was delicious (a foretaste of the Knights' Boston Butts that are on sale now).  A special thanks to Bill Parkinson and Todd Reid for cooking the delicious meal!

Dan Burrows 2016	Brian Dempsey 2016	Dale Humphries 2015
Margie Hutson 2015	Kathleen Kraynick 2016	Gordon Ralph 2014
Todd Reid 2014	Tom Russell 2016	Jason Startt 2014
Don Swift, III 2014	Kendra West 2015	Linda Williams 2015

The calendar for January is posted online, but a few highlights to remember:

• New Beginnings Retreat sign up deadline 1/26
• Happening Retreat sign up deadline 2/9
• This Weekend (1/19):  Meet at regular times and the theme for our program will be "Selflessness."  Also, Easton's parents will be providing dinner this weekend.  Come meet Easton's mom & pop!

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