Weekly Postings
January 23 - February 1
In This Issue
Annual Meeting This Sunday

 265th Annual Meeting will be held this Sunday following the 11:00 a.m. service in the River Room.  

 Print copies will be available in the Narthex Sunday and at the Annual Meeting.
Last week at Saint Paul's 
43  Youth and Adults from Good Shepherd, Saint Paul's and Holy Comforter had a FANTASTIC TIME on the Annual EYC Ski Trip this past weekend.

This SundayJanuary 25
 Our Schedule This Sunday

10:00 a.m.
Christian Formation Classes for all ages
10:00 a.m.
Confirmation for Adults in Chapel
11:00 a.m.
Holy Eucharist Rite II with
 the Saint Paul's and Canterbury Choirs
Following 11:00 a.m.
Service
Parish Brunch and Annual Meeting 
in the River Room
5:30 p.m.EYC at Saint Paul's 
5:30 p.m.
Celtic Evening Prayer and Communion

The lessons for this Sunday are Acts 26:9-21; Psalm 67; Galatians 1:11-24; and Matthew 10:16-22.
Adult Confirmation Classes 
Confirmation Classes for adults will continue through March. Confirmation is open to all adults wishing to join the Episcopal Church and anyone interested in knowing more about the Episcopal Church . Classes will be held at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel as part of our Adult Forum. Please contact The Reverend George Muir  for further details.
The 265th Annual Parish Meeting will follow a Parish Brunch this Sunday, January 25th, immediately following the 11:00 a.m. service. 

Anita Tanner, chair of the Hospitality Committee, is coordinating brunch. Click here to contact Anita.  Please bring a dish to share to the River Room kitchen. 

The Nursery will be staffed until the close of the Annual Meeting with our regular Sunday Nursery Caregivers. 

Children will join the parish for brunch; activities for children will be provided during the meeting in the Kids of the Kingdom Sunday School Room. 

We will not hold an 8:00 a.m. service on January 25th. 

Celtic Evening Prayer and Communion will be held at 5:30 p.m.  Rob Foster will be our guest musician.

Vestry Nominees
Bryan Hawkins, Wright Montgomery, and Claiborne Porubsky have been nominated to fill three open Vestry positions for election at our annual meeting. Dea Baldwin has been nominated to fill the position of Junior Warden. Short biographies for all those nominated will be included in the Annual Report. Ramzi Assad, Guy Baldwin, John Clemens, and Tricia Nixon, will be concluding Vestry terms in April this year.


EYC (Episcopal Youth Community - 6th - 12th grades)
 
5:30 - 7:00 p.m., Saint Paul's Church 
EYC will meet Sunday night at Saint Paul's from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. in the Youth Room. All are invited and friends are always welcome. For more information contact Eleanor Smolen.

Next WeekJanuary 26 - February 1
Open Sunday for Altar Flowers
Sunday, February 8th is an open Sunday for altar flowers.  If you would like to sponsor the flowers in memory or honor of someone special please contact Lynn Mays or Clint Carroll.
Wednesday Evening Bible Study
Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m., Tyler Hall 
Saint Paul's Wednesday Evening Bible Study is a participant- driven study of the Holy Scriptures. We use various curriculum and scholarly works as guides. There is a meeting every Wednesday night at 6:30 for a potluck supper, followed by a group discussion. February will see us beginning a Lenten Study of Mike Slaughter's book The Renegade Gospel: The Rebel Jesus.

Please contact Margaret Lester Jordan or by telephone at 706-736-6172 for more information.
 
Manna Pantry
Friday, January 30, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m., Tyler Hall 
Saturday January 31, 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon,  Tyler Hall

Manna Pantry will be held January 30th and 31st in Tyler Hall. 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 .
Outreach Coat Drive
Outreach is conducting a coat drive in order to provide protection from the cold winter weather for those we serve at our DCCM food pantry, soup kitchen, Craig-Houghton Elementary School and others. Please bring your  gently-worn, or old coats, sweaters, and jackets of all sizes to our recycle bin in Tyler Hall. We will distribute them to those who need them. 

Souper Sunday Chili Cook-Off and Football
Sunday, February 1, following the 11:00 a.m. service
1st Annual Souper Sunday Chili Cook-off will be held February 1st following the 11:00 a.m. service until 2:00 p.m. There will be football, food and fellowship! Come join us for a pre-Super Bowl Celebration! For more information please contact the Rev. Kelsey Hutto .

Looking Ahead
Tuesday's Music Live
Tuesday, February 3, 12:00 noon
America's largest luncheon concert series, Tuesday's Music Live, continues its 27th season with a free concert by Blair McMillen, Pianist, on Tuesday, February 3rd at 12:00 noon. Lunch following the concert is served in the River Room. More information and reservations for lunch following the concert in the River Room can be made by calling the box office at (706) 722-3463 or by email www.tuesdaysmusiclive.com.

When Valentine's Day and Mardi Gras come together, there's only one thing a person can do...Live, Love, Laugh, and Be Happy! Fabulous Food, Live Music, Dance Floor, Cash Bar,  and Thrilling Auction in the River Room, Saturday, February 14, 7:00 p.m.  Tickets are $40 per person and all proceeds go to fight hunger in our community, so bring a friend and join the party! Tickets will be available for sale after the service Sunday, in the parish office, and on-line at www.saintpauls.org.
Hometown Missions (6th - 12th grades)
April 17-19, hosted at Saint Paul's this year
Hometown Missions will be held at Saint Paul's this April 17-19. This project is open to 6th - 12th grades, and will be a wonderful weekend of outreach to our own community, other youth, and great fellowship with one another.  Register now on-line. See Eleanor Smolen for more info.


Middle School Youth Zip Trip (6th - 8th grades)
April 24-25  (Register Now)
ZIP TRIP: Middle School Youth are invited to take part in a Zip Lining trip on the weekend of April 24-25. For more information and to register, contact Eleanor Smolen. Friends are welcome!


EYC Summer Mission Trip (6th - 12th grades)
June 29 - July 3
SUMMER MISSION TRIP: EYC is sponsoring a Mission Trip to the Asheville, NC area June 29 - July 3. Mission work will be done through Feed My People, and fun activities will include White Water Rafting and Tree Top Adventures. Cost for the full trip is roughly $300 per person, all inclusive. The trip is open to all Youth (Grades 6th - 12th.) Contact Eleanor to register or for more info.
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