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This SundayMay 4
Our Schedule for This Sunday
 
7:45 AM        Holy Eucharist Rite I (no music)
8:00 - 10:00 AM
Mother's Day Breakfast in Tyler Hall cooked by Russell Jordan 
8:45 AM        Holy Eucharist Rite II with the Canterbury and             Saint Nicholas Choirs
10:00 AM
Christian Formation for all ages
11:00 AM
Holy Eucharist Rite II with the Saint Paul's Choir 
Youth Sunday recognition of Graduating High School Seniors
5:30 PM        Celtic Evening Prayer and Communion  
 
The readings for this Sunday  are Acts 2:42-47, 1 Peter 2:19-25, Psalm 23, John 10:1-10. 

Flannery Returns This Sunday to the Adult Forum 

Our study and discussion of the works of Flannery O'Connor will continue this Sunday at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel.  We will be discussing the short story "Good Country People."  
 
Family Foundations Class This Sunday 
The Family Foundations Class for parents of children newborn through high school will meet in the Berlin Room at 10:00 a.m. Join us as we begin our journey with Mark's Gospel.  
Celtic Evening Prayer and Communion Service will be held Sunday evening at 5:30 p.m.  Carl Purdy will be our guest musician this Sunday. 
Next WeekMay 12-18

   
Join the Vestry
at the ballpark
 to cheer on the home team
at the Saint Paul's
Radioactive Smurfs Day

Tuesday, May 13th,  
7:00 p.m.

Field 2  
at the Diamond Lakes Park 
off Windsor Spring Road 
 in Hephzibah. 
 

 
 
 
Spring Social for the Under 50 Crowd 
Friday, May 16, 6:30 p.m., at the home of Susan and George Muir
711 Milledge Road, Augusta
 
 
End of Year Family Event
Sunday, May 18, Saint Paul's Churchyard
We're celebrating the end of the Christian Formation school year with a Family Event, Sunday, May 18, 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.  Bring a side or dessert and hang out with your Saint Paul's Family while the kids play in the Bounce House, Giant Water Slide, and Baby Pools. Hot dogs, hamburgers, and drinks provided by the Children, Youth, and Families Committee.
Looking Ahead
Benefit event for DCCM 
Monday, May 19th, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m., Zaxby's Restaurant on Walton Way
Zaxby's restaurant has announced a DCCM (Downtown Coalition of Churches) benefit event at the Walton Way branch on Monday, May 19th, between the hours of 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. 10% of all food purchases will be donated to DCCM, if DCCM is mentioned by the purchaser. Saint Paul's Outreach strongly supports the DCCM pantry and regularly serves on the DCCM board. 
Manna Pantry
Friday, May 23, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m., Tyler Hall
Saturday, May 24, 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Tyler Hall 
Our next Manna Pantry is scheduled Friday, May 23rd, and Saturday, May 24th. Families with children are welcome to join parishioners of all ages to help in this ministry. Friday afternoon the food is delivered and unloaded from the truck, boxes are assembled, and food organized from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Saturday morning, 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon recipients are registered, and food distributed. For more information, please contact Anita Tanner.
History Commission Meeting
May 21, 5:00 p.m., The Conference Room
The History Commission will meet Wednesday, May 21, 5:00 p.m. in the Conference Room.  If you are interested in the history of Saint Paul's Church, from 1750 to present, please join us.  Contact Sid Shields for more information. 
Acolyte Training
Sunday May 25, following the 10:00 a.m. service
The final quarterly acolyte training & thank you will be held for all acolytes, Sunday, May 25, following the 10:00 a.m. service.  The training will last approximately one hour.   For more information please contact 
Summer Schedule Begins Sunday, May 25th
Our Summer Worship Schedule begins Sunday, May 25th. We will combine morning services at 10:00 a.m. and hold the Celtic Evening Prayer at 5:30 p.m. from Memorial Day to Labor Day. The Parish summer office hours will be 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Thursday, and 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. on Fridays.

The Parish Office will be closed Monday, May 26th for the Memorial Day Holiday. 
2015 Choir Tour  
 
Join the Saint Paul's Choir, family and friends on the June 12-21, 2015 Canada New England cruise. The choir is singing in Quebec City and Boston and sailing on Holland America Line's MS Maasdam from Montreal to Boston with stops in Quebec City, Charlottetown (Prince Edward Island), Sydney and Halifax (Nova Scotia), and Bar Harbor (Maine). 

Check out the trip brochure located on the choir page of our website. For complete details please contact Keith Shafer, or 706.724.2485 x 215.
Office Volunteers Needed for June
Jean Wright is scheduling Office Volunteers for the month of June. Volunteering in the office is easy and a great way to get to know other parishioners at Saint Paul's.  If you can volunteer 3 hours a week, we'd like to talk with you.  Please contact Jean at (803)279-8990.  
Vacation Bible School will be held June 9-13
Registration Deadline May 30
We will again be joining The Church of the Good Shepherd, Reid Memorial Presbyterian, and Woodlawn Methodist for a week of VBS Fun, Monday-Friday, June 9 - 13, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. We need lots of volunteers, both youth and adults. Please contact Michelle Hawkins for further information.

Grab a hammer, find a paintbrush, and put on your thinking caps. We're bringing a Workshop of Wonders to the kids at our Vacation Bible School! Your children will become Visioneers and use their imaginations as they meet people from the Bible who used what they had to produce something amazing with God, the one who works wonders! At WOW VBS, we will discover how the ordinary becomes extraordinary with God.
 
 
 
 
Open Flower Sundays in June
June 8th and 15th are open Sundays for altar flowers.  If you would like to sponsor the flowers in thanksgiving or memory of someone special, please contact Lynn Mays or Clint Carroll.  
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