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Sunday Morning - Come Join Us!
Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
We are followers of Jesus Christ
All are Welcome!
First Sunday Food Drive-Everyone bring a can of food for our food pantry (or drop a monetary contribution in the plate.)
+Join us for worship! ∙ 8AM- Holy Eucharist- Rite I
Sunday School for all Ages ∙ 9:30 AM- Adult s meets in the parish hall w/Fr. Harrison. The Topic: Mark 1 -- Jesus on the move
Children's & youth: Age 2 through kindergarten (upstairs with Mrs. Beth Blackledge) 1st grade - 5th grade (downstairs with Mrs. Kristin Harrison) 6th grade and up (upstairs acolyte room with Mrs. Tammy Muth)
.10:30 AM- Holy Eucharist- Rite II
+Community Outreach Committee will meetin this Sunday at Noon in the library
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
nourishing fellowship. nurturing spirituality. abundant love. |
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Pastoral Notes
+If you have a pastoral care need that we can tend to, please feel most welcome to call the church- 745-2224 or email the office at stpaulsathens@bellsouth.net, email hendree@bellsouth.net, or call Fr. Harrison's cell phone.
If you have an event coming up in your life, whether medical or otherwise (whether celebratory or sorrowful), and you would like prayer, communion, or some other pastoral attention please feel welcome and encouraged to let us know so that we can journey with you as companions along the Way. There is a great abundance of healing Love at SPeC, and we want to spend it wastefully in the name of the Risen Jesus Christ! |
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Youth News
Thanks for all the shoes!
Thank you all for your shoe donations to Soles for Souls!! We are no longer accepting shoes. With your involvement and support, we have gathered 87 pairs of shoes to help many families in need. Thank you! |
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Annual Diocesan Convention
Diocesan Convention is coming up soon! Keep your delegates, Kathy Clark, George Krauss, and Mark Reedy in your prayers as they prepare to meet with our East TN Diocese in annual convention in Knoxville on Feb. 10th and 11th. Fr. Harrison will also, of course, be at convention, and Beth Mercer is our alternate delegate. |
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Music Notes
+Sunday, February 5th - Soloist, Barbara Ensley, will sing a selection from Handel's Messiah.
+Sunday, February 12th - A trio of singers from St. Paul's Choristers will sing a piece by British composer, Simon Lindley. |
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All Ages Evening
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper & Piano Bar
Save the Date!!
February 21st from 5:30 PM - 7 PM
Lent is almost here - again! But so is our annual night of revelry!! The Shrove Tuesday Pancake supper will be on Tuesday, February 21, at 5:30pm. Although hosted by your music department, everyone is welcome to help with setup, cleanup, or flipping pancakes. Please see Ellen Jones to let her know of your interest in helping with this fun evening. All proceeds will go to the "Special Music" fund. This will be our All Ages Evening event for February! |
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Lent Begins - Ash Wednesday is February 22nd
Ash Wednesday is February 22nd- Believe it or not, Lent is right around the corner. We will have three services that day: 7 a.m. (Rite I), Noon & 7 p.m. (Rite II). Nursery provided at 7 p.m. |
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Community Outreach
Outreach Committee Meeting in the library this Sunday after the 10:30 service -- all are welcome!
Spaghetti Lunch Date Set Our Annual Spaghetti Luncheon will be held on Thursday, March 15. We need cooks to brown meat, cook noodles and assemble casseroles for the Spaghetti Luncheon. Meat and noodles will be available on Sunday, March 4, after both services to take home to cook. These cooked items will need to be back at the church by Saturday, March 10 at 8:30 am.
Saturday, March 10 is cooking day and anyone is welcome to come help from 8:30 am to approximately 12:00 pm. Cooking day is a fun way to be involved if you must work on the day of the luncheon.
We'll also need dessert and bake sale items the day of the luncheon so be thinking about your contributions for this special event! |
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Journey to the Holy Land
Mark your calendars -- November 6-17, 2012 -- Hendree will co-lead a pilgrimage to Israel with the Reverend Scott Brown of St. Alban's Church, Harlingen, Texas. St. Alban's and St. Paul's will team up to tour the land where our Lord lived and died and Rose! St. Paul's Church will be given six spots on the trip.
The cost is approximately 4000 dollars per person. That cost includes travel (air fare; coach seat), lodging (double occupancy room), meals, tour guide and more! Are you interested? Contact Hendree for more information. A deposit of $300 will hold your seat. Deposits are refundable until May 31st. |
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Church Staff Workday Monday
We will work off-site this Monday, February 6th. On this First Monday Workday we will focus on bulletin production, Sunday school and sermon themes, music selections, and other administrative tasks for the upcoming six weeks. Regular office hours will resume on Tuesday, February 7th. |
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Notes from the Rector
Bible Study - Wednesdays - 8:15 am - at St. Paul's Church in the library. Come join us! We are with our ancestors the Israelites in the wilderness of Exodus. This week we will have a look at Exodus 22-23.
This Bible Study is designed and conducted in such a way that anyone can join the conversation at any time- it's okay to miss and then jump back in at any time! Come as you can, and know that you are always welcome!
Are you troubled by someone's drinking or your own? You are not alone! Athens has a wonderful 12-step community. AA and Al Anon have active fellowships in our town. Alcoholics Anonymous meets every Monday night at 7PM at Christ Community Church -- Alcoholics Anonymous® is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
Al Anon meets every Tuesday night at 7PM at Keith Memorial United Methodist Church-- Al Anon's purpose is to help families and friends of alcoholics. Tuesday, February 7th the Athens Al Anon Family Group will have a special speaker meeting - Glen M. will be up from Cleveland to tell her story. Glen is quite entertaining, has a lot of years of recovery, and is generally just a great person. This speaker meeting would be a great way for folks to learn more about Al Anon. Call Hendree for more details. All are Welcome! Hendree has more information on both of these group and their meetings. (AA also meets on Wednesday and Friday nights in Athens) Please feel free to contact him with questions! All are Welcome! Appointments with Hendree+ -- Do you want to make an appointment to see Hendree? Great! He would love to talk with you! Call Diva in the church office (745-2224) and she will get you on his calendar! Hendree takes appointments from Monday - Thursday. What's that? Your schedule is off-beat and funky and you're worried that he won't be able to see you? No problem! Call Diva. She can make it happen! Diva is in the church office Monday - Friday from 8:30-2:00. Schedule Precision Disclaimer: most things in life are "give or take a few minutes/hours/days" and life in the church is particularly so! So if you don't reach us at SPeC on your first try leave a message; we'll call you back! God loves you, and we do, too! What does Rector mean? Great question? In the Episcopal Church the word rector refers to a member of the clergy who has charge of a parish. What shall I call Hendree? Wow, you're really asking some good questions! Hendree goes by Hendree. Some people call him Father Harrison (traditional church title) which is fine if that's what you're comfortable with. Some people call him pastor, preacher, reverend. Hendree goes by Hendree, but folks have called him all manner of things over the years, and he's made out okay! |
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Lay Assistant's Schedule
The Lay Assistant's schedules for the next few months will be emailed and mailed by post to your house early next week. If you need to re-schedule or switch with someone please do so yourself and then let us know in the church office. Thank you for your service to God and neighbor through St. Paul's Parish! |
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Flower Chart
We are happy to see that many of you have signed up on the flower chart. If you have not had the opportunity to do so, please choose one of the Sundays available. You may share a Sunday with someone else if you like. The cost is usually around $50.00 if you order from a florist. |
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What's coming up at St. Paul's Church?
Save this Date!
+Saturday, February 4th - Cursillo Team Meeting from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
+Sunday, February 5th - Community Outreach Committee Meeting
+Shrove Tuesday, February 21st - All Ages Evening - pancakes and piano bar!
+Saturday, February 25th - Secretariat Meeting from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
+Saturday, March 10th - Spaghetti Luncheon Cooking Day
+Thursday, March 15th - Spaghetti Luncheon
+Wednesday, March 21st - All Ages Evening - Feast Day of Thomas Cranmer
+Wednesday, May 16th - All Ages Evening - Stewardship of Creation |
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This Week at St. Paul's -- All are Welcome!
+Sunday 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I 9:30 a.m. Sunday School: Adult & Children 9:30-11:30 a.m. Nursery 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II 12:00 p.m. Community Outreach Committee Meeting
+Monday Church Staff Workday M-O-W: Bill & Judy Biddle 6:00-9:00 p.m. EFM Meeting
+Monday-Saturday 8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer
+Wednesday 8 a.m. Bible Study w/Fr. Harrison Noon Holy Eucharist w/Healing Noon Soup Lunch 1:00-2:00 p.m. Knitting/Crochet Group 6:00-6:45 p.m. Jr. Choristers Rehearsal 7:00-8:00 p.m. Adult Choir
+Friday -Saturday Annual Diocesan Convention - Knoxville, TN |