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"A holy place where love is found, all are named, and hearts are freed to change the world."
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The Fourth Week of Easter
20 April 2016
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| Celebration of Ministry: Easton Davis | 
This Sunday, April 24 at 5:00 pm
Join us this Sunday, April 24 at 5:00 pm for a Celebration of Ministry of Easton Davis, our parish youth director since June 2012. Easton has been called as the youth missioner for our diocese, and he will assume his new role full-time beginning June 1.
We will have a wonderful dinner and loads of fun as we give thanks to God for the blessings we have received through Easton's ministry among us. No need to bring a thing - everything is taken care of. It will be a grand evening - so please plan to join us!
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| Youth Sunday & Parish Cookout | |
Sunday, May 22 @ 11:15 Mass
Last Day of Sunday School + Teacher Appreciation
Youth Sunday + Parish Luncheon
Mark your calendars now for Youth Sunday! On Sunday morning, May 22 at the 11:15 Mass, we will give thanks for young people of our parish and our rapidly growing youth ministry program.
We will celebrate the success of another great year of Sunday school as we thank the teachers officially at the 11:15 Mass. And at the 11:15 Mass, teenagers will be serving as ushers, greeters, lectors, chalice bearers, and one of our seniors, Anna Siegfried, will be our preacher that morning.
The entire day will conclude with a festive and delicious cookout at the talented hands of our Knights of Columba. They will provide the main dish, and everyone is asked to bring a vegetable or side dish to share. The cookout begins at 12:30pm.
Please plan to join us for the celebration and parish luncheon at 12:30pm as we rejoice in the growth of our Christian Education and Youth Ministries!
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| Vacation Bible School |
 July 18-22 | 9am - 12noon Vacation Bible School planning is well underway! Register now to join us for the week of growing faith and having a blast at the same time. This year's theme is Cave Quest: Following Jesus, the Light of the World!
Christine Burrell is leading the week once again - and we are so grateful for her gift of time, talent, and service. But we need more volunteers - teenagers and adults. If you can help some or all of VBS week, please contact Christine ( click here).
Dates: Monday, July 18 through Friday, July 22
Times: 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
Cost: $30 first child; $15 additional children
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Race for the Cure
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Saturday, May 14 | 7:30 am
Cancer is something that has affected all of us in one way or another, and childhood cancer is among the most heart-breaking. Phelan-Dempsey Orthodontics (parishioner Meredith Dempsey is owner) has put together their 2nd annual 5k road race with a 1 mile fun run to help raise money for children's cancer awareness and to help find a cure.
The race is on Saturday, May 14th at 7:30 am at Bogan Park. Registration can be completed online (link below). All proceeds will benefit CURE Childhood Cancer in Atlanta, a nonprofit cancer research foundation dedicated to finding cures for childhood cancer.
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Parents Night Out
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Friday, May 13| 6:30 - 9:30 pm
 Our Parent Night Out events at the church have been going GREAT! Thanks so much to Nathan Martin and the members of our Youth Group for all they do to make these nights so much fun! The youth will be hosting the next parents' night out on the 2nd Friday in May (May 13) from 6:30-9:30pm for kids ages 1 thru 5th grade. We will have a nursery, fun activities, and a kid friendly movie. Peanut free snacks provided! or for more info!
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Summer Worship Schedule Begins May 29
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We begin our Summer Mass schedule on Sunday, May 29 and continue through Sunday September 4. We return to our regular schedule, Rally Sunday September 11 and Sunday school begins on September 11 as well.
May 29 - September 4
Memorial Day - Labor Day Weekends
- 8:30 am - Rite I Mass (no music)
- 10:00 am - Rite II Mass
- Coffee Hour 9:15-10am
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Food Pantry Ministry
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 Thanks to St. Columba's parishioners and others who supported food pantry donations in March that totaled 233 pounds of food that was delivered to The Place of Forsyth County - thank you!! We will be providing April's donations of non-perishable food to Emmaus House, collecting food each week leading up to the 3rd Sunday of the month (April 17th - Breakfast Sunday), which is the official collection day for the month. With Spring Break occurring in April and many people on vacation, we need special help this month on donations.We'll continue with the same list of needs as in recent months - 'hearty' or 'chunky' soups, canned or boxed milk, and canned pasta (ravioli, Beefaroni, etc).
Other needs include canned vegetables, canned fruit, spaghetti sauce, peanut butter, and other items that can be stored for a long period of time. Donations can be placed in the tubs located next to the welcome table in the narthex - no glass bottles, please! Please begin or continue to help in this effort to assist local families in need - thank you! |
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Sunday Mornings
Will We Outlive the Church?
April 10 - May 22, 2016
10:10 am (In the Library - Cottage #102)
Religion in America is changing rapidly. Christianity around the world is changing faster than it ever has. Our experience within the Church is changing. We are moving into uncharted waters as a people still wanting to be believers of God and living lives of faith, but distanced from a regular practice of worship, prayer and fellowship. We will look at the ways Christianity is changing and what that means for us and for our children and grandchildren. Things will never be the same... but that's what God has been trying to tell us all along; we just haven't been listening. Until now.
Sunday Evenings
Yearning: Practicing An Ancient Faith In A Modern World
Every Sunday Through May 15
5:00 pm (In the Library - Cottage #102)
Looking at what that means as we seek to live as sacramental, spiritual followers of Christ in an increasingly complex, divided, and secular world. All are welcome!
Thursdays
The Great Courses, "The New Testament"
Thursdays, April 14 - May 26
12:30 pm (In the Narthex)
A video and discussion series looking at the Gospels and Epistles that make up the New Testament. We begin each Thursday with a 30 minute video presentation featuring Dr Part Ehrman, professor of religion at the University of North Carolina. Then we have the opportunity over coffee and light snacks to discuss the video and our own experience of the New Testament Gospels and Epistles. All are welcome!
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St. Columba's
Episcopal Church
939 James Burgess Road
Suwanee, Georgia 30024
770-888-4464
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