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October 16 - October 25, 2015
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Meeting Next Week
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MON. 5:30 PM
Vestry
WED. 5:00 PM
History
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Fall Primetime Party
Sunday, October 18, 6-8 PM
The Fall Primetime Party (Adults 50+) will be held at the home of Connor and Perry Smith, located at 3007 Cedar Hill Lane, Augusta, 30909, Sunday, October 18, 6:00 - 8:00 PM.
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| Last Sunday | Blessing of the Animals |
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JUST THINKIN': ON PETS AND ANGELS by Marilyn Grau
Call me a heretic, or way off-base. But call me an Episcopalian-one of those folks who are permitted to ask "what if?" because God made us with inquiring minds. I often use that phrase with my cats when they've shredded toilet paper or knocked off a vase. At first, I'm exasperated, but then I look into their questioning faces and soften: "I know you're just being who God made you to be." It's so much easier to forgive from that perspective! What if I could learn to forgive myself and others so readily? The Bible says that we may be entertaining angels unaware. And they may indeed be all around us--but we don't recognize them. What if they're not even taking human form? What if our beloved pets are angels, sent to teach us things we might not learn nearly so well otherwise--things like forgiveness, patience, caring, responsibility, servanthood, humility (those last two for cat owners!) , and unconditional love? Let us never fail to thank God for entrusting us with the care of these precious beings, and let us not take lightly the lessons he teaches us through them.
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Our Schedule This Sunday
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8:00 AM
| Holy Eucharist Rite I without music | |
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
| Continental Breakfast in Tyler Hall | |
10:00 AM
| Christian Formation Classes for all ages | |
11:00 AM
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Holy Eucharist Rite II with the Saint Paul's, Canterbury, and St. Nicholas Choirs
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Following the 11:00
AM Service
| Lemonade on the Lawn | |
5:00 - 6:30 PM
| Cornerstone (AT OUR SAVIOR) | |
5:30 - 6:15 PM
| Celtic Evening Prayer & Communion | |
6:00 PM
| Primetime (at the Smith home - see below) |
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| The lessons for this Sunday are Job 38:1-7; Psalm 91:9-16; Hebrews 5:1-10; and Mark 10:35-45. |
 Picture Days
Schedule a Photography Session For Saturday
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 Celtic Evening Prayer
Every Sunday, 5:30 PM
Celtic Evening Prayer and Communion with prayers for healing begins at 5:30 PM Sunday evening. Laura Tomlin is our guest musician this Sunday.
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Cornerstone Kick-off (Grades 6-12)
Sunday, October 18, 5 - 6:30 PM, Our Savior
Cornerstone kicks off next Sunday, October 18, at the Our Savior, 4227 Columbia Road, Martinez, 5 - 7 PM. Cornerstone is a monthly gathering for any and all youth grades 6-12 for food, games, fellowship, and student-led worship. The location changes each month. |
SC Disaster Relief
Our neighbors in South Carolina continue to recover from the devastating floods of this past weekend. If you would like to make a donation for relief efforts please make your checks payable to Saint Paul's Church and we will forward them, along with a grant from our Outreach Committee, to the relief efforts of The Episcopal Church in South Carolina and the Diocese of Upper South Carolina.
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| Next Week | October 19- October 25 |
All Saints Prayer List
On All Saints Sunday, November 1, we remember especially those in our Parish Family and in our families who have died in the past year. Please email Elisabeth Price in the Parish office or (706) 724-2485 if you would like to add someone to the list. |
Saint Paul's Book Club
Thursday, October 22, 10:00 a.m. Tyler Hall
The Saint Paul's Book Club will meet in Tyler Hall, Thursday October 22 at 10:00 a.m. to discuss Orphan Train: A Novel by Christina Baker Kline. The Book Club does not meet in December. December's books are This Year It Will Be Different by Maeve Binchy and Lent: The Slow Fast by Starkey Flythe
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Master's Table Soup Kitchen
Saturday, October 24, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
The Master's Table Soup Kitchen at 702 Fenwick Street, will be staffed and sponsored by Saint Paul's Church volunteers Saturday, October 24. First shift from 8:30 - 10:30 AM will cook and set up; second shift from 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM will serve. We welcome all volunteers. Children as young as eight may volunteer with parents. Contact Marilyn Grau for more information. |
Under 50 Fall Gathering
Saturday, October 24, 6-8 PM The Fall Gathering for the under 50 crowd will be Saturday, October 24, 6:00 - 8:00 PM, at the home of Michelle and Bryan Hawkins, located at 3698 Foxfire Pl., Martinez, 30907. RSVP to the Parish Office or by telephone (706) 724-2485. Bring your favorite beverage. |
Augusta Choral Society Concert at Saint Paul's Church
Saturday, October 24, 7:30 PM
The Augusta Choral Society opens its 65th Season, with a concert at Saint Paul's : Atlantic Alliance - Folk Songs from England and America featuring "The Sprig of Thyme" by John Rutter, & "Old American Songs" by Aaron Copland with the Lyra Vivace Chamber Orchestra. Tickets are available from the Augusta Choral Society or by phone (706) 826-4713, $25/Adults, $10/Students & Active Military. |
New Bread Ministry
Bakers of Saint Paul's, I invite you to consider participating in a ministry, baking bread for Holy Communion at our Celtic service. I have a special recipe including detailed instructions and prayers, so if you are interested in learning what is expected in this ministry, please call or email Deacon Jenkins.
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Downtown Augusta Historic Churches Tour
Sunday October 25, 1 - 5 PM
An Encore Tour of last year's Downtown Augusta Historic Churches will be Sunday, October 25. Saint Paul's is one of fourteen churches which will be open for self-guided tour in the afternoon. Bring your friends to Saint Paul's and stay for the Celtic Service at 5:30 PM.
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 Tuesday's Music Tuesday, October 27, 12:00 noon Tuesday's Music Live continues its 28th season Tuesday, October 13 with a free concert by Utake, Shakuhachi flutes, piano and percussion. The full schedule is available on-line here. Lunch, catered by Sleeping Bear Kitchen, is available after the concerts by advance reservation. The cost is $12 per person. Reservations can be made online at www.TuesdaysMusicLive.com, or by calling the Box Office, 706-722-3463. |
Mardi Gras Auction Items Wanted
Mardi Gras Auction Items are arriving. Over the past week, we have a rug, a martini set, and some "very interesting items" that you'll definitely want to bid on--with more coming in weekly! If you're moving, now is a great time to set aside items for the Mardi Gras. If it's clean, works, and looks good, we want it! (Possible exception - outdated technology from the past 20 years or so. Better to recycle those items.) On the other hand, if you have a 1965 computer--now that's another story! To donate items to the Mardi Gras Auction, contact Marilyn Grau or by telephone (706) 860-8037. |
Evensong
Sunday, November 1, 5:30 PM
This season's first Evensong will be on All Saints' Sunday at 5:30 PM. The Saint Paul's Choir will sing music of Charles Villiers Stanford, Martin Neary, and James Bassi. Mark Dickens will be guest organist. Child care will be provided and a reception in Tyler Hall follows the service. This is a great opportunity to invite friends to Saint Paul's Church.
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| News from our Neighboring Parishes |
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A Service of Evening Prayer with Anointing of Healing Hands
Sunday, October 18, 4:00 PM
On the feast day of Luke the Evangelist, patron saint of all who practice the healing arts, St. Augustine's Church offers prayers and anointing for those who exercise the ministry of healing. Click here for more information. |
| News from the Diocese of GA |
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 News from the Diocese of GA
Each week the Diocese of Georgia will share a bulletin insert. The goal is simply to spread good news through the Diocese and unite our congregations with knowledge of what everyone is accomplishing in their own communities.
We have chosen to share this information with you through the Weekly Postings. An archive of the Weekly Newsletter from the Diocese, "From the Field," is available here. If you would like to receive the full newsletter from the Diocese, add your email address to the sign-up page on the bottom of the home page for the Diocese of GA. |
Worship in a Homeless Camp
Regular Sunday worship is now underway for a new Diocese of Georgia ministry to homeless persons in Savannah. The Community of St. Joseph, led by the Rev. Jamie Maury, aim to provide worship services by and for Savannah's homeless persons living in the city, approximately 4,200.
 Maury has already started with some initial worship services in the courtyard at Christ Church Savannah (last Friday's healing service is pictured at right). The ministry now offers worship at Emmaus House on the Third Friday of the month and every Sunday worship near Camp 2, an area identified with the assistance of Homeless persons interested in the Community of St. Joseph. This work is also coordinated with the city's Homeless Authority.  Mary Meeks piloted this ministry in 2013 as an intern at Columba House Savannah. She worked to put together a Christmas Day Eucharist in a homeless camp under a bridge over President Street. Coordinating the Community Policing Officer and members of her home parish of St. Michael and All Angels, Savannah, the well-attended liturgy proved inspirational. With other worship opportunities since then, Bishop Benhase dreamed of what amounts to a Signature Ministry for Diocesan House. The diocesan staff successfully applied for a United Thank Offering Grant to fund church goods, supplies for the liturgy, compensation for a musician, and more. Want to take part?  You are welcome to join the worship Friday morning at 8:45 a.m.in the courtyard of the Christ Church Savannah Parish House at the corner of Abercorn and Bryan Streets. Sundays, the liturgy will be at 9:30 a.m. at Old Louisville Road and Pritchard Street near Camp 2 (Four blocks west of Liberty & Martin Luther King Boulevard).
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