Rector’s
Forum: Serious Answers to Hard Questions
Have you wondered about the relationship between religion and science,
the existence of evil, other religions, and extra-biblical books?
These obstacle-to-faith issues are worth discussing, and we’ll do just
that with the help of ten noted theologians for the next ten weeks.
Join us Sundays at 9:30 in Burtenshaw Hall.
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Birthday
Celebration Sunday
Those with a January
birthday come to Burtenshaw Hall following the 10:30AM service for a
birthday blessing and cake.
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Camp
Mikell Sunday is January 20th
Wear your Camp Mikell
gear! There will be a picture slide show during breakfast and Camp
Mikell gear will be available for purchase, and forms will be
available for Summer Camp signup!
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The
Newcomers Dinner
The Newcomers Dinner
slated for
Sunday, February 10th, from 5:30 to 7:30 is for those who have started
attending St. Aidan's in the past six months and have not previously
attended a dinner. Meet vestry members and staff and hear more about
the ministries of the church. RSVP to
office@staidans.org or
respond to the invitation you get in the mail. Please talk to Father
Keith or Father Rob if you have questions. Hope to see you there.
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An
Invitation to Join Foyer Groups for the February-June cycle
Whether you are a
visitor, new member or longtime parishioner, you are welcome to join
Foyers! Foyers groups are small gatherings of about eight people
(couples and singles) who meet informally once a month for a simple
meal and fellowship (usually at each other’s homes). Families may
also sign up for “Family Foyers” to include their children in their
Foyer Group. Once each household has hosted, it is time to sign-up for
the next cycle of Foyers. The sign-up sheet is in the Narthex through
January 27. Or you can contact Betsy Laundon via the St. Aidan’s
website or call her, 404-806-0798. Foyer Groups will be announced the
week of Jan. 28.
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Episcopal Gals
We are planning to start
a monthly gathering for single women. The first meeting will be
January 13th after the 10:30 service in the library for a light lunch
and fellowship. If you are interested contact Wendy Kuehn at
wfkuehn@bellsouth.net
or 770-396-0018 or sign-up
in the narthex.
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EYC
Art Sale
Help send the youth on
the ski trip! The EYC will be having an art sale in Burtenshaw Hall
during breakfast and after the 10:30 service today. Come by and check
out the artwork of St. Aidan’s youth! Proceeds will go towards
fundraising for the EYC Ski Trip.
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Primetimers
Primetimers
will meet Sunday, Feb. 3,
at 6:00 PM at the Swallow at the Hollow, 1072 Green St., Roswell, for
BBQ or other fare and to hear some folk music. There is no cover
charge. Call 770-446-1847 or email
taxi920@aol.com (Bonnie or Charlie Olentine) to make a
reservation to attend. Please let us know by Thurs., Jan. 31. Hope to
see you there.
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Flower
Guild
Please plan to attend an
organizational meeting of the Flower Guild on Saturday, January 19th
at 10:00 a.m. in the church conference room. New members of St. Aidans
and any ladies (or men) interested in becoming part of St. Aidans
Flower Guild are strongly encouraged to attend. Please call Carolyn
Glaza with questions—770.205.9703 or email her at
crglaza@comcast.net.
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5K Hunger Walk – March 2nd Supporting the
Episcopal Charities Foundation
2pm at the Turner Field Blue Lot. Pledge
forms can be printed
http://www.acfb.org/projects/hunger_walk . Once again, we will be
printing t-shirts for sale to St. Aidan’s walkers. The shirts really
make a statement and make it easier for us to locate each other in the
crowd. The price of the shirts will be $12.50.
Click here to see the logo
for this year’s shirt. Please contact Mark Thompson with any
questions, 678-873-6458. You can e-mail your order to Mark Thompson at
mdt1969@bellsouth.net
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Altar Flowers /
Tabernacle Light in 2008
If you would like to
donate altar flowers or have the tabernacle light candle burn for one
week in honor of someone, please sign up in the binder in the narthex.
You will be able to list who the donation is from, who it is to, and
any dedication notes (i.e., in memory of, in thanksgiving for, etc.)
or special requests (type of flower, color, etc.) on the form in the
binder. The cost for altar flower donations is 45.00, and there can be
two donations per Sunday (each for $45). The tabernacle light donation
is $10. Please be sure to make a note on the memo portion of
your check stating the date and if donation is for altar flowers or
the tabernacle light.
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Honduras Missionary Speaking
Suzy McCall, an Episcopal
missionary in Honduras and Field Director of LAMB Institute there,
will speak about her mission to aid and educate abandoned children in
Tegucigalpa. Suzy will be at St. Aidan's to meet with the EYC
group Sunday evening at 5:00 PM and everyone is invited to
attend. Hear how members of St. Aidan's, St. David's, and St's. Peter
and Paul churches, as well as the rest of the Marietta Convocation,
are supporting this amazing ministry. Learn how you too can
support this mission with prayers, participation, and financial
support.
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Shrove
Tuesday Pancake Supper will be held on Tuesday February 5th
at 6:00 p.m.
Come for good food,
BINGO, a cake walk, and silent auction. Tickets are on sale in
Burtenshaw Hall: Adults: $4, Child $2, Family pack $12
(for families with more than 2 children). At the door, tickets
will be Adult $5, Child $3, Family pack $15 (for families with more
than 2 children). This event is sponsored by EYC, and proceeds
support their ski trip.
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Calling All Bakers!
On Shrove Tuesday, there
will be a cake walk. EYC invites volunteers to bake and donate
cakes and brownies. If you can help, email
staidanseyc@earthlink.net
or see Katie McDonald or Bethany Taylor.
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Silent Auction Items Needed
EYC will also be
sponsoring a silent auction on Shrove Tuesday. If you have any
items that you are willing to donate for the Silent Auction, please
email
staidanseyc@earthlink.net
or see Katie McDonald and Bethany Taylor.
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Ash
Wednesday
Lent and Ash Wednesday
come early this year: February 6.
The Imposition of Ashes
and Holy Eucharist will be at 7:30 AM, 12 noon, and 7:30 PM.
There will also be a 5 PM children’s service (not Eucharist) with
brief words about asking God’s forgiveness followed by the imposition
of ashes.
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Lenten
Soup Suppers and Program: Lent and God’s New Creation
Beginning Wednesday
evening, February 13th
and continuing through March 12th Fr. Keith will offer a
Lenten program that will explore new ways to experience Lent. Instead
of focusing on traditional Lenten disciplines such as giving up things
that we like (chocolate, coffee, etc.), Keith will look at how the
church has understood Lent and repentance as part of our participation
with God’s new creation in Jesus Christ. Weekly topics will include:
-
Legalism and the New
Creation—an Overview of Galatians
-
The Church’s Developing
Understanding of Repentance and Lent
-
Repentance:
Understanding Ourselves in God’s Presence
-
How to Live Together as
a Community of Repentance
-
Practices to
Explore/Continue Beyond Lent
A simple soup supper
begins the evening at 6:00, (see the next announcement for details)
with the program from 6:45 to 7:45. There will also be childcare for
younger children and a supervised, seasonally appropriate video for
older children.
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Lenten Soup Making
With Wednesday Soup
Suppers beginning February 13, we need about 10 pots of soup each
night, so please plan to bring your favorite soup once or twice!
We look forward to your recipes. Call Barb Mitchell 770.664.2901 if
you have questions or just sign up in the narthex.
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Sunday, January 13
5:00 - 7:00
Suzy McCall, Director of
the LAMB Institute for the Honduras Mission, will be coming to speak
today. Hope to see you!
Wednesday, January 16
at the Cottage
6:00 - 7:30
Dinner,
Fellowship, hi-lows, and discussions of Life Journeys...using Matthew
2.
Dinner
on Wednesday
Parents who are able to
provide dinner Wednesday night should contact Carrie Kozel as soon as
possible.
St.
Aidan’s Ski Weekend 2008
February 15-18 2008 –
depart from St. Aidan’s at 11:00 AM. Where: Beckley, West
Virginia; you can ski, snowboard, go tubing, or all three!
The cost is $280 (after fundraising) per person. This includes:
Food for both ski days;
Lift tickets; Equipment
Rentals (Ski, Snowboards, & Snowblading only); Lodging for three
nights; Car rentals and gas. Deadlines:
Youth have until January 23 to RSVP. Feb. 6th: forms and payment
due If you plan to participate in the ski trip, you must
participate in the fundraising and raise at least $100 (per
participant) and one community service activity. See Katie or
Bethany for details.
Jan. 20
will be your last
opportunity to fulfill your ski trip community service requirement!
More details to come later!
Rent-a-Youth
Do you have a yard full
of leaves that never seem to get raked? How does a night away
from the kids and/or dogs sound?
Have
no fear: rent the youth is here!! This fund raiser
helps defray ski trip costs. There is a minimum of
$8.00 per hour per youth. Please contact Katie or Bethany at
staidanseyc@earthlink.net
or by calling (770)823-4034 (Katie) or (770)364-4233 (Bethany).
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New
Youth Confirmation Class
Youth interested in being
confirmed will have a class offered Sunday mornings at 9:30 beginning
January 20. This class runs through May with confirmation on June 8.
Sign-up sheet in the narthex.
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JAM! and Youth
Sunday Have Begun New Topics
For this rotation of
JAM!, we will focus on Holy Communion— what it means in the tradition
of the Episcopal Church and what it means for each of us as we live
our faith as members of the Body of Christ. The Youth Christian
Education will focus on the gifts we have received from God and
sharing them with others.
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Registration
for 2008-2009 Begins!
Mother’s Morning Out
registration will be on January 16th,
beginning at 9am until 11am. Preference will be given to currently
enrolled students, then St. Aidan’s parishioners. Registration Fee
will be $90. Classes offered are as follows:
18-24
months Tues/Thurs
9-12 $140/mo.
2 year
olds Tues/Wed/Thurs 9-12
$195/mo.
3 year
olds Tues/Wed/Thurs 9-1
PM $205/mo.
Please tell all your
family, friends and neighbors! Tours will also be available on
Jan. 8th,
10th and 15th at 10:00am. If you have questions, please
call the director, Bobbi Seymour at 678-520-3827.
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We are
pleased to announce the 2008 Vestry Leadership
Cathy Schlecht has been elected Sr. Warden and Richard Schuetze has
been elected Jr. Warden. Area of ministry oversight for other
vestry members will be determined soon. Jim Myers will serve as
Treasurer.
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January
Bible Study on Colossians
Join us Tuesday mornings
at 9:30 or Wednesdays at 7:30 PM in the Library on this four week
study (before Lent begins)—beginning January 8th and 9th respectively.
We’ll be using Bishop Tom Wright’s book,
Paul
for Everyone: The Prison Letters (Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians,
and Philemon). Books are $15 and we’ll likely use
them for a study of Ephesians at a later time this year. Please
register in the narthex.
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Lenten
Parish Retreat to Sewanee for Reflection and Prayer
We are planning to join
others from around the Southeast on a retreat weekend February 15-17th
at St. Mary’s in Sewanee, Tennessee. This is the 2nd weekend in
Lent and the topic of the retreat, “When Israel Came Out of Egypt:
Practical Help for Lent” is very apropos. The presenter is
Bishop John Bauerschmidt of the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee.
The residential fee is $190 per person. Visit
www.stmaryssewanee.org for information about the retreat and the
setting
If you are interested,
email Joe Rich,
joer123@bellsouth.net or Melanie Joyce Whitenton,
mimiwhit7@comcast.net or
call the church office. If you’re interested, but not sure,
please contact us so we can gauge the interest.
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In The Narthex
Day-by-Day devotionals and recent sermons are in the narthex.
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On the Web
Don’t forget to visit our
website to view parish pictures, scan the business directory, get a
recipe, or find a way to get involved and/or volunteer.
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Next
baptism
The next baptism dates
are March 22 (at the Easter Vigil) and May 11 (the Day of Pentecost).
More information and registration are on line, or see Fr. Rob for
details.
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Volunteers
Needed!
We need a few more
volunteers to help build a Habitat for Humanity home. You will
have a lot of fun and help someone get a home who could not otherwise
afford one. St Aidan’s next Saturday is January 19 (Painting).
No experience is needed. The location is close to the church.
You’ll get on-the-job training and experts to help! Contact:
Terry Ledford, 404-580-2889 or
terry_ledford@bellsouth.net
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