Friday, February 8, 2008
Worship Changes during season of Lent
In the forty-day season of
Lent, there are some worship changes you will see and hear. First,
remember to respond, "And with thy Spirit" and the other Rite I
responses. We have switched to Rite I, for its more penitential prayers
and formal language. On Sundays, the Psalm and much of the service music
is said, not sung, to be a little more solemn and simple. As usual, we
forgo saying "All--ia" until the Easter Vigil. The color changes from
green to purple, the color solemn preparation. The crosses are veiled
symbolizing the shadows of betrayal, trial, suffering, and death. The
usual dismissal (May the Blessing of God.) have changed to a solemn
prayer.
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There
are very few spaces left. Registration Fee is $90. Classes offered are
as follows:
18-24 months
Tues/Thurs 9-12 $140/month
2 year olds
Tues/Wed/Thurs 9-12 $195/month
3 year olds
Tues/Wed/Thurs 9-1 PM $205/month
If you have questions,
call the director, Bobbi Seymour at 678-520-3827
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Camp
Mikell Summer Camp Registration has begun!
Camp Mikell is the Diocese
of Atlanta’s Camp and Conference Center in Toccoa, Georgia. It’s
week-long summer camps allow youth to meet other youth from around the
diocese, enjoy the NE Georgia Mountains, play, and build their faith.
You can find out more at
www.campmikell.com.
The Summer Camp
Schedule is:
Mini Camp
May 23rd-May 25th;
Rising 1st and 2nd Graders; $305.00
Kid Camp 1
May 28th-June 3rd;
Rising 3rd-5th Graders; $375.00
Youth Camp
June 6th-June 12th;
Rising 10th-12th Graders; $375.00
Performing Arts Camp
June 15th-June 21st;
Rising 4th-9th Graders; $400.00
Intermediate Camp
June 24th-June 30th;
Rising 8th-9th Graders; $375.00
Junior Camp
July 3rd-July 9th;
Rising 6th-7th Graders; $375.00
Kid Camp 2
July 13th-July 19th;
Rising 3rd-5th Graders; $375.00
Work Camp
July 26th-July 31st;
Rising 10th - Just Graduated; $265.00
Guest Weekend
August
29th-September 1st; children & adults of all ages
Outdoor Camps
Outdoor Intermediate
May 28th-June 3rd;
Rising 8th-9th Graders; $385
Outdoor Junior
June 6th-June 12th;
Rising 6th-7th Graders; $385
Outdoor Youth
July 13th-July 19th;
Rising 10th-12th Graders; $385
Summer Camp
Counselor Applications Available
Summer camp changes the lives of countless people,
and not just campers! Summer staff, permanent staff, counselors, and
other volunteers all benefit from the camp experience. If you are a
rising 10th-grader through recent high school graduate and you would
like to give back to this place that we all love, please apply to be a
counselor! Counselors give one week of their summer in exchange for
food, lodging, and an amazing experience with the campers. To apply,
print and complete the Counselor Application Form (available at
www.campmikell.com) and
return it before the deadline of March 7, 2008. And if you know of a
promising high schooler who fits the bill, please pass on this article;
we're always looking for new faces in our leadership!
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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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Lenten
Soup Suppers and Program: Lent and God’s New Creation
On Wednesdays, February 13th through March 12th Fr. Keith
will discuss 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. 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.
This Week: Legalism and the New Creation—an Overview of Galatians
Lenten Soup
Making
With
Wednesday Soup Suppers beginning February 13, we need about 8-10 pots of
soup each night, so please plan to bring your favorite soup once or
twice! Feel free to bring your own soup bowl and spoon. Call Barb Mitchell 770.664.2901
if you have questions or just sign up in the narthex.
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Outreach Mission to Honduras
Get
involved in St. Aidan's 2008 outreach mission to Honduras! Come by
Burtenshaw Hall today to help build a children's community cottage and
to participate in a raffle of beautiful handmade items donated by our
mission team. See pictures of past missions and literature explaining
the LAMB institute in Tegucigalpa. You are the home team. We need your
prayers and your support. Contact our away team at the Honduras table if
you have questions. Coming soon is a link on St. Aidan's WEB site to
more Honduras mission information.
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NFCC
Food Pantry Needs Dry Beans!!
This
is easy! Just purchase any size bag of dry beans - preferably pintos -
and drop them in the collection box in the narthex. They can use any
size bag - the larger bags are divided into quart size bags by
volunteers at the pantry. Thanks so much!
Music teacher needed
Do you enjoy working
with young children and have some musical talent? Our Preschool and
Mother’s Morning Out program here at St. Aidan’s needs you! If you are
interested, or would like more details, please contact the director,
Bobbi Seymour, at 678-520-3827.
Lift
High the Cross, A Capital Campaign Update
We are 8 months into
our 3 year capital campaign, Lift High the Cross, and would like to
update you on the numbers. Total pledged to date is $1,098,900. Of this
amount, 42% or $456,450 has been collected. Thank you and
congratulations! From the funds collected we made a lump sum debt
payment of $280,000 which brings our current debt balance to $2,025,000.
The remainder of the amount collected to date was disbursed for
liturgical arts improvements which included the new organ, monthly debt
service, and an amount of $75,000 escrowed to make this year’s monthly
payments. If you have not yet pledged your support for the capital
campaign going on now thru April 2010, you have not missed your chance.
Pledge cards are in the narthex, or speak to Fr. Rob for more
information.
Episcopal Gals
The next gathering
for single women will be February 24th at 12 noon after the late service
at Mittie's Cafe on North Main St in Alpharetta. Come join us for lunch
and fellowship. Call Wendy for questions 770-396-0018 or
wfkuehn@bellsouth.net.
Hunger Walk
– March 2nd
-
Supporting
the Episcopal Charities Foundation - 2pm at the Turner Field Blue Lot
Pledge
forms can be printed from the following website:
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 view the shirt
layout. 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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Meeting after the Hunger Walk
We would like to announce
that some of us will be heading to Taco Mac on Windward parkway after
the Hunger Walk for dinner. We would certainly love anyone else to join
us.
Next
baptism dates
The
next baptism dates
are
March 22 (at the Easter Vigil) and May 11 (the Day of Pentecost).
See Fr. Rob for details.
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Invitation
to Attend Commemorative Eucharist
Everyone is warmly invited
to participate in festival Eucharist commemorating the first African
American Priest of the Episcopal Church, Absalom Jones (1746-1818). This
annual diocesan celebration will be held at the Cathedral of St. Philip,
2744 Peachtree Road, Atlanta at 4:00 pm on Sunday, February 10th, 2008.
This year’s service will feature as guest preacher The Right Reverend
Gayle E. Harris, Suffragan Bishop of Massachusetts Our Bishop, The Right
Reverend Neil Alexander, will serve as celebrant.
Daughters
of the King Preparation Classes
DOK stands for the
Order of the Daughters of the King. Worldwide, it is an order for the
lay (or ordained) woman who, by the reaffirmation of the promises made
at Baptism, pledges herself to a lifelong program of prayer, service,
and evangelism, dedicated to strengthening of the spiritual life of her
parish.
The St. Aidan’s chapter of DOK has 30-plus members and meets one
Saturday per month at St Aidans. All women are welcome to attend the
meetings. A requirement to become a daughter is to attend preparations
classes. These classes run about 8 weeks. We are planning to start
preparation classes this spring.
For more information, please check out www.dok-national.org or ask
questions of Becky Sullivan or any other Daughter. If you are interested
please contact Becky Sullivan 404-626-3156 or rssullivan5@gmail.com .
You can also talk to other daughters at St. Aidan’s.
Sunday
EYC Juniors 5-7 –
It’s board game night! Come with your game face on and ready to play!
Dinner will be served – please bring $3 for dinner!
EYC Seniors – Meet
at the cottage at 5. You will be going to dinner and a movie (nothing
over PG-13). Bring $$ for dinner and movie and snacks! If you have not
already turned in your ski trip forms and payment, please do so tonight!
Extra forms are available at the cottage, and don’t forget the copy of
your health insurance card!
Wednesday
6-7:30
EYC would like to send a thank you to all of the volunteers who
made Shrove Tuesday a success, especially Don McPherson and David Ford!
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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. Contact Katie or Bethany at
staidanseyc@earthlink.net
or by calling (770)364-4233 (Bethany).
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Honduras Toy and Clothing
Drive
EYC is sponsoring a
toy and clothing drive for the children in Honduras. Drop off your
gently used clothing and toys at the cottage . If you have any
questions, email staidanseyc@earthlink.net or see Katie and Bethany.
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Order your St. Aidan’s Gear
Today!
Embroidered shirts
are available for order in the lobby of Burtenshaw Hall. Come pick out
your color. Shirts are $30 each!
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Please
Pray For ...
Bob
Carniroli and family in their grief after the death of Bob’s father.
Sophie
Gall,
mother of Carol Cardosa,
for comfort and courage following hip surgery
Jenn
Miranda and the Miranda family,
for God’s strength and
comfort after the death of Helen Miranda, mother and grandmother
Carol
Sabine,
mother of John Sabine, for
strength in recovery from illness
Luc
Andreo,
friend of Corrine
Hoffstetter, for good test results, strength and courage
Martha
Coggins,
friend of David Freeman,
for strength and healing
Lila
Stevens,
friend of Jerry and Betty
Hood, for strength, healing and comfort
Kathy
Warren,
sister of Nancy Langdon,
for strength and healing
Barbara
Langdon,
sister of Nancy Langdon,
for peace, courage and wisdom
M.
Virginia Byrne,
mother of Bob Byrne, for
peace and God’s healing & comfort
Ian
Mixon,
foster son of Beth and Steve Burns, for healing and freedom from pain
Jerry
and Janice Tedford,
friends of Don and Marianne Walker, for comfort and strength
Scott
Reinhardt and family,
by Marty McPherson, for healing, comfort and peace.
Albert
Kline,
father of Carlotta Ford, for healing
Harmony
Kiser,
for healing, patience and
strength
Kim
Andrews,
friend of June & Jim Grigg, for strength and healing as she battles
cancer
Tandy
DeNegre,
son of Harry & Bonnie, for
strength, healing as he battles cancer
Anne
MacDowell,
grandmother of Carrie Kozel, mother of Lynda Frederickson, for healing
Janet
Geuter,
Lynn Oglesby’s sister, for
peace, courage and wisdom.
Philip
Rogers,
for continued healing
Tommy
Gall,
brother of Carol Cardosa,
for healing and comfort
Tom
Glaza,
for comfort and healing
John
Prianti,
for God’s strength and comfort
Fran
Wellstead,
daughter of Joye and Ted
White, for comfort and peace
Joan
Spratt,
for comfort and healing
Wyatt
Barbee,
for God’s strength and comfort
Mark
Ledford,
for comfort and peace
All those serving our
country at home and abroad, especially Travis Mann and Eli Nagle.
For those who died and for
those who mourn.
PRAYER
REQUESTS
There are several ways you
may make a request: fill out a request card and put it in the Prayer Box
in the Narthex, call the church office, visit the church website or you
may contact Camille Johnson at
camillejj@comcast.net. Prayers will be in the above list for 3
weeks and will then be removed unless otherwise requested.
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