Good Friday, March 21, 2008
THIS WEEKEND ...
THERE WILL BE NO BREAKFAST ON EASTER SUNDAY
so that everyone will be able to enjoy brunch / lunch with family and
friends. Coffee and muffins will be available in the lobby of Burtenshaw
Hall.
NFCC
needs cereal! Thanks so much for
your recent, generous donations of dry beans. NFCC’s food pantry is now
in need of dry cereal for the clients it serves. Regular size boxes are
the best and any sort of cereal is good—Cheerios, Shredded Wheat, Raisin
Bran, Special K, Smart Start or your favorite brand. This week when you
are at the grocery, pick up a couple extra boxes for the food pantry and
place them in the basket in the Narthex. We’ll deliver them post haste!
(If you include a box or package of dry milk, you’ll get an extra star
in your halo!!)
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New
Easter Altar Hanging and Vestments
Sunday we will dedicate
the new set of Easter Altar Hangings and Clergy Vestments. Like the new
ones for Advent, these for Easter were designed and made by our own
parishioners: Aniela Jablonski, Nancy Langdon, Harmony Kiser, Martha
Myers, Betsy Laundon, LaClare Moquin, and Bobbe Frank. Thank you for
your gifts of time and talent—and for the beautiful, sacred gift to our
life together.
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Rector’s
Forum
Serious Answers to
Hard Questions resumes after Easter for two more Sundays as we listen to
Bishop N.T. Wright address the Resurrection and address its centrality
to our faith.
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Adult
Confirmation Class
Interested in knowing more
about the Episcopal Church, its faith and witness? The next confirmation
class (or reception if you’ve been Confirmed in another denomination)
begins Wednesday, April 2nd at 7:30 PM. It will last for six weeks
through May 7th and meet in the conference room near the church offices.
We will learn about the faith, history and practices of the Episcopal
Church. Sign up in the narthex or contact Fr. Keith if you have
questions.
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Are you new at St. Aidan’s?
Are
you new at St. Aidan’s? A four week class for Newcomers will begin on
Sunday, April 6, at 9:30 AM. The class will meet in the conference room
near the church offices. Topics to be covered include the core beliefs
of the Episcopal Church, instructions on how we worship, and
opportunities to ask questions about St. Aidan’s and how to get involved
in the life and ministry of the parish. This class will be repeated on a
regular basis throughout the year. Sign up in the narthex or contact
Clark Miller or Fr. Keith if questions. We welcome you and hope you will
join us!
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Ephesians
Bible Study
Ephesians Bible
Study begins April 1 & 2: Paul wrote to the Ephesians to tell of God’s
eternal purposes of reconciliation, unity in the church, and love as an
imitation of God. Join us Fr. Rob for this seven-week Bible study using
Bishop N.T. Wright’s study guide, either Tuesday mornings at 9:30 or
Wednesday nights at 7:30. Classes will be in the library, and books are
$15. Sign up in the narthex.
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St. Aidan’s Blood Drive
April 13 between 8am
and 1pm in the Bloodmobile located in the parking lot. Look for the sign
up sheet in Burtenshaw Hall.
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Save the dates
for Vacation Bible School (VBS)
Save these dates for
VBS - Monday June 2nd through Friday June 6th, 5-7:30 PM. Sign ups and
volunteer opportunities coming soon. Contact Fr. Keith if you have
questions.
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Primetimers (50+) Shrimp Boil
Half a pound of
shrimp, sausage, red potatoes, and corn will be simmered together for
you on April 26 at 6PM at St. Aidan's. For information, please contact
Charles or Bonnie Olentine at 770.446.1847 or taxi920@aol.com. Come Join
Us!
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St. Aidan’s
Singles will meet on April 6th at
9:00 am after breakfast in Burtenshaw hall, and are planning to attend
the Dogwood festival afterwards. Come join us for fun and fellowship.
For questions, contact Wendy at 770-396-0018 or wfkuehn@bellsouth.net.
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Graduating
High School Seniors (Not just EYCers!)
In our effort to
prepare for Youth Sunday, May 4th, please submit 5 pictures of you to
the church. Please put your name on the back of the pictures and put
them in an envelope in the EYC box in the church office. These pictures
will be returned to you. One must be a recent photo (like your senior
yearbook picture) and one needs to be a baby picture. The other three
are your choice. These must be submitted by April 6th. You do not need
to be an EYC member to participate in Youth Sunday. If you have any
questions, please see Katie or Bethany at 770-364-4233 for details.
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Sunday March 23rd
No EYC on Easter Sunday.
Spend this time with your family!
Wednesday, March 26th
Join us in the cottage
from 6pm-7:30pm for dinner and fellowship as we start the Easter season!
If you haven't already, please bring a bag of dried beans for the NFCC.
Also, if you are able to provide dinner please contact Carrie Kozel as
soon as possible at cfrederickson@gmail.com .
Sunday March 30th
Environmental Stewardship
from 5-7. Come take a Nature Walk with us, and we will finish by
planting some shrubbery around the cottage. Drop off at 5, pick up at 7
and dinner will be provided
Sunday April 6th
Join us for a
special Spring Break EYC as we head to the Braves game. The game is at
1:35 p.m. against the New York Mets at Turner Stadium. Feel free to
bring a friend, but you must RSVP for you and your friend no later than
April 3rd (email reminders will be sent). Tickets and food costs TBA. In
order to participate in this EYC event, you must attend 8:00 church with
the group, breakfast (as a group) and your appropriate Sunday School
class. We will leave immediately following Sunday School. To RSVP for
this event, please email your advisors at
staidanseyc@earthlink.net
. PARENTS: If you are able to drive (and want to go to the Braves game)
please email us at
staidanseyc@earthlink.net and let us know how many you can fit
into your car!
If you can provide dinner for a Sunday night EYC, please email the
advisors at
staidanseyc@earthlink.net or see
Katie and Bethany.
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Please
Pray For ...
Mariane
Huffstetler and family,
friends of Janet Slaton,
for peace and comfort
Maggie
Paoletti,
for strength, comfort,
healing and a complete recovery
Dorothy
Kingsley,
for strength and healing
Jackson
Griggs and his parents Tracie and Robert,
for strength comfort and healing
Jim
Frederickson,
for God’s strength and
comfort after the death of his father
George
Kulick,
for God’s strength and
comfort after the death of his brother
Angie
Tarr and her husband Walter,
by Linda Bowman, for
healing, comfort and strength
Edmund
McGrath,
Allie Smith’s brother, for
healing and strength in recovery from illness
Tyler,
for comfort
Connie
Nutter,
for strength and healing
Shirley
Bearden,
Lisa Young’s mother, for strength, courage and healing
Sophie
Gall,
mother of Carol Cardosa,
for comfort and courage following hip surgery
Carol
Sabine,
mother of John Sabine, for
strength in recovery from illness
Martha
Coggins,
friend of David Freeman,
for strength and healing
Lila
Stevens,
friend of Jerry and Betty
Hood, for strength, healing and comfort
Ian
Mixon,
foster son of Beth and Steve Burns, for continued healing and relief
from pain
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
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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