Friday, May 7, 2010
Hikers, Walkers and
Lovers of Nature
St. Aidan’s Spring Family
Hike is tomorrow, Saturday, May 8th at 8am. The Laurel
Ridge Trail is a relatively flat 3.8 mile circular trail at Buford Dam.
It should be a fun hike for young and old alike. Bring a picnic
lunch if you want to make a day of it. The trail is about 15 miles
from the church (400 Exit 14) so it should not take long to get there
and back. We will meet in St. Aidan’s parking lot at 8AM and leave
promptly at 8:15AM. We should be back around noon. Contact
Jim Linthicum if you would like to meet the group at the trail.
Directions can be found on our website, in your weekly newsletter or by
contacting Jim. To sign-up or ask questions, contact Jim at
jlinthicum@yahoo.com or
404.983.3558.
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Thank You -
First Sunday Loose Plate
Offering
Thanks to everyone who
contributed to last week's Loose Plate Offering. We collected a
total of $435.29 for the Drake House. Our contribution has
been sent to The Drake House to help with their programs. For
information on The Drake House, visit their web site at
www.TheDrakeHouse.org.
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Drake
House Work Day - Saturday, May 15
Get your hands dirty
at our Drake House Work Day. Do you like to play in the dirt, paint or
prune? Then meet us at the Drake House at about 8:45am on
Saturday, May 15th. We will work from about 9am to 1pm.
The address is 10500 Clara Drive, Roswell, which is just south of
Holcomb Bridge Road off Hwy 9 (Alpharetta Hwy). We'll be doing
landscaping and general clean-up work, so wear work clothes and bring
gloves, clippers, etc. if you have them. This is a great
opportunity for youth and families, as well as adult volunteers to help
in our community. Sign up sheets are available in the Narthex and
outside Burtenshaw Hall. For more information, contact Joey
Sargent at 770.335.5244 or
jfsargent@gmail.com.
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Adult Christian Education
Sunday
Adult Forum - Music Ministry - Part 2
Join us as we review the
results of the recent survey on music and give your input to the search
committee as we prepare to advertise and interview our
organist/choirmaster.
Weekly Bible Study
The Weekly Bible Study is
on Tuesdays at 9:30am and Wednesdays at 7:00pm. We study the Sunday
Lectionary in advance of the upcoming Sunday.
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NFCC Food Pantry "Item of the Month"
To donate, just purchase
the "Item of the Month" during your regular grocery shopping, and drop
it in the box in the Narthex at any time during the month.
The NFCC Food
Pantry "Items of the Month" for May are:
pasta sauce and dry
pasta (like spaghetti).
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Emmaus
House Food Drive - One Day Only!
St. Aidan’s will host a
special food drive to help stock the Emmaus House food pantry
next Sunday, May 16th. Having stocked shelves is an ongoing
concern for Emmaus House as they work to support the poor in the
neighborhoods of downtown Atlanta during these difficult economic times.
If each family at St. Aidan’s brings a few items from the list below, we
can make a big difference in just on day! Drop your donations in
the box in the narthex next Sunday and they will be delivered to Emmaus
House that afternoon. Items needed include:
-
Canned meats - tuna and
chicken (5 oz), beef stew, chili, Spam, Vienna sausage
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Breakfast foods - large
boxes (12.25-16 oz) of non-sugar cereals, normal sized packages or
multi-packet boxes of oatmeal and grits
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Medium bags or boxes of
rice
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Boxed mac and cheese
mixes, dry pasta
-
Ramen noodles
-
Hearty soups
-
Jelly
NOTE: They
cannot distribute bent cans or food with expired dates.
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Vacation
Bible School Registration
The countdown for
registration has begun! Only 2 Sundays left to register to
avoid the late fee. The registration fee includes a t-shirt and music
CD. We hope you can join us for fun, fellowship, and an adventure that
will be out of this world!
Date: June
7-11th
Time: 5pm to 7pm, with dinner being served at 7pm.
Ages: Children
4 years of age to 5th grade
Registration fee: $15 for the 1st child and $12 for each
additional child, or $40 per family.
Registration forms and
fees may be placed in the offering plate or fees can be paid through
your online giving account. We’re in need of some donations.
See the donation list on the website or pick up a copy at the VBS table.
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St.
Aidan's Annual Parish Picnic - May 23
We need your help! Please
sign up to help with set-up and clean-up as soon as possible. We
will also need volunteers to bring side dishes and cook at the picnic.
Since Diocesan Confirmation is that afternoon, we need to know ASAP if
you can commit to helping with clean-up after the event. Contact
Cathy Biondi,
cmbiondi@comcast.net or 770-886-6497, to sign-up. There
will be food, entertainment, music, and games for kids of all ages.
This is the perfect opportunity to enjoy food, fun and fellowship!
Watch for more details about the event in next week’s Parish Matters and
eNewsletter!
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Birthday Celebration This
Sunday
Anyone with a May birthday
should come to Burtenshaw Hall following the 11:00 service for a
blessing and cake.
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New
to St. Aidan’s?
Come to the Newcomer’s
Dinner Sunday, May 16th at 5:00pm in Burtenshaw Hall. You will have
a delicious dinner prepared by our volunteers, have the opportunity to
meet some of the Church staff, Vestry and volunteers, and have the
chance to meet other newcomers to St. Aidan's. Free loving childcare is
provided (please provide names/ages of your children). RSVP to Vickie
Scott: 678-983-8499 or
vickisco@bellsouth.net. We look forward to meeting you!
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Mark Your Calendar!
VBS Volunteer Meeting next
Sunday, May 16th, from 9:30-10:00am in the Cathedral room.
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Summer Service Schedule
Summer Service Schedule
begins Sunday, May 30, and continues through Labor Day Sunday, September
5. Service times will remain 8:30am and 11:00am with breakfast from 9:00 to
9:45am. There is no Sunday School or afternoon EYC during the summer months,
although special events for EYC may still occur from time to time.
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Sunday
School Teacher Appreciation
What a great time to
thank our Sunday School teachers for sharing God's word and love with
our children. They do such a wonderful job of making Jesus Christ
known. Please use the paper provided to add a special message to
our Sunday School teachers, or a special Sunday School memory you have
from your childhood or youth. This is for children and adults. Just
stick it on the banner in Burtenshaw Hall. Thanks!
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Summer
Mission Trip to Honduras
The next mission trip to
work with the LAMB Institute in Honduras will be June 19 - 26,
2010. Join the team to travel with members of several local
Episcopal churches as they support the poor in and around Tegucigalpa.
Enjoy the opportunity to share God's grace with children at the
residential home and live out St. Aidan's mission "To Know Jesus Christ
and Make Him Known."
Mission trips to Honduras
are a spiritual journey open to parishioners of all ages, including
teens age 15 or older. Team members become part of a “building”
mission: building community, building relationships and “being” the
Church. The cost is $400 plus airfare. Some team members use
frequent flyer miles to offset the airfare cost, which runs about $700.
For additional
information, contact Joey Sargent,
jfsargent@gmail.com or 770.335.5244.
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Church Door Locks
The Church door locks have
been changed. The new key fits these three doors: the side door by
the sacristy and offices, the patio door near the sidewalk between the
buildings and the front door leading into the narthex. Exchange
your old key for a new one during breakfast or after the late service at
the table in the lobby of the Parish Life Center. After Sunday,
you can call or email Donna Jones in the church office (770-521-0207 /
office@staidans.org) to get a
key.
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Please Note Your
Contributions Clearly!
To make sure we properly
credit your contributions, please make note on your check if your
contribution should be credited to Lift High the Cross. Without a
check notation, we credit your contribution to your regular pledge.
If you write one check for both your regular pledged giving and Lift
High The Cross, please note on the check how much of the total goes to
each. We appreciate your stewardship, and want to make sure your
contributions are accounted for properly.
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Primetimers (Ages 50+)
Heartland Concert at
Roswell United Methodist Church
Friday, May 14 - 8PM
The Michael O'Neal
Singers and Chamber Singers
The
Michael O'Neal Singers and Chamber Singers will be singing
their Heartland Concert on Friday, May 14 at 8pm at Roswell
United Methodist Church. Senior tickets are $13. A
dinner has been arranged at Greenwoods on Green Street at 5:45pm
in the historic Roswell area for those who want to do dinner prior
to the concert.
Please RSVP if you
would like to eat dinner prior to the show so you can be added to
the reservation list. Checks for tickets were due Sat., May
1, but will still be available at the door on the night of the
concert.
This chorus features
over 140 voices and 24 members in the chamber ensemble. Contact
Bonnie Olentine at taxi920@aol.com
to RSVP. Plan now to attend this exciting event!
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St. Aidan’s
Green
Team
This Week's
Green Team Tip
At holidays and birthdays,
give your family and friends the gift of saving the earth. Donate to
their favorite environmental group, foundation, or organization.
Recycling Reminder
Please
stop and think before tossing your trash! Please use the recycling
containers in Burtenshaw Hall appropriately. The tall slim cans are for
clean, empty plastic bottles and aluminum cans. The small cans in the
classrooms are for clean paper. The
Green
Team appreciates your consideration!
How are you helping to
save the planet?
The
Green
Team would like to know what you are doing in your home and community to
help save our planet. Please send photos of your recycling
efforts, compost bins, rain barrels, etc. to Joyce Tripp Miller, 1205
Tuscany Ct, Alpharetta, GA 30004 or
jtmiller120@gmail.com. Please identify people who are in your
photos.
Join the
Green
team!
The St. Aidan's
Green Team
meets the second Sunday of each month after the 11 am service;
all are welcome to participate. If you are
interested in helping St. Aidan’s with its environmental stewardship
(recycling and the like) please contact Father Rob at
fr.wood@earthlink.net.
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Get your youth ministry
updates online!
Youth Blog:
www.staidanseyc.blogspot.com
Facebook Group: St. Aidan’s EYC
Sunday - May 9
No EYC on Mother’s
Day—Celebrate Mom!
Wednesday - May 12
Regular EYC in The Cottage
from 6 - 7:30pm.
Sunday - May 16
Are you ready for Messy
Relays? Wear old clothes and be prepared to get DIRTY! It’s
what you’ve been waiting for since last spring! We will be outside from
5 - 7pm. Bring an extra set of clothes to change into after we’re
finished.
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Save
the Date
-
May 23 - Diocesan
Confirmation, 4pm, Cathedral of St. Philip
-
June 5 - Blood
Mountain Trail Hike
-
June 6 - Sunday
School Teacher Recognition
-
June 7-11 -
Vacation Bible School
-
June 14-18 - Celtic
Camp
-
June 18 - Men's
Group Braves Game
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Camp
Sew N Sew 2010 Update
June 21-25, 2010 - 9am
until noon
All rising 6th through
12th graders are invited to learn to sew at Camp Sew N Sew 2010.
No experience necessary. Even if you are veteran sewer, you are
welcome to join us. There is no charge, except for supplies.
Registration will start Sunday, May 16 between early and late services.
Students will select from 1 of 2 patterns for this camp - either a
traditional messenger bag or a kimono/haori. If you have a sewing
machine to bring, please do so! Also, if you have a sewing
machine that we may borrow for this camp, please let me know.
We'd love to have enough machines for each student to have her/his own
for the week. The machines will be locked in a room when not in
use during this week of camp and returned to you soon after.
Questions about camp or machines to loan, please contact Martha Myers at
(770)642-8985 or martha.myers@gmail.com.
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Preschool/Mother's
Morning Out
We are now registering for the 2010-2011 school year. We
still have a few openings in each class. Call the preschool
office for more information at 678.743.3590.
|
18-24 mo. |
Monday/Wed |
9am-12 noon |
$150/mo |
|
|
Tues/Thurs |
9am-12 noon |
$150/mo |
|
2 yr. old |
Mon/Wed |
9am-1pm |
$185/mo |
|
|
Tues/Wed/Thurs |
9am-1pm |
$215/mo |
|
3 yr. old |
Tues/Thurs |
9am-1pm |
$185/mo |
|
|
Tues/Wed/Thurs |
9am-1pm |
$215/mo |
|
4 yr. old Pre-K |
Mon-Thurs |
9am-1pm |
$265/mo. |
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Camp
Mikell 2010 Summer Schedule
Camp Mikell is
the Diocese of Atlanta’s Camp and Conference Center in Toccoa, Georgia. Each summer, many kids make the trek to Mikell to reconnect with each
other and with God. Speak to Fr. Rob or one of many Mikell alums
about it, and make Camp Mikell part of your summer plans.
Mini Camp - May 21st-23rd,
Rising 1st and 2nd Graders; $325.00
(Includes cost for camper and parent/guardian)
Kid Camp 1 - May 26th-June 1st,
Rising 3rd-5th Graders; $395.00
Youth Camp - June 4th-June 10th,
Rising 10th-12th Graders; $395.00
Performing Arts Camp - June 13th-June 19th,
Rising 4th-9th Graders; $420.00
Intermediate Camp - June 22nd -June 28th,
Rising 8th and 9th Graders; $395.00
Junior Camp - July 2nd-July 8th,
Rising 6th and 7th Graders; $395.00
Kid Camp 2 - July 11th-July 17th,
Rising 3rd-5th Graders; $395.00
Work Camp - July 24th-July 29th,
Rising 10th Graders-Just Graduated; $285.00
Emmaus House - August 1st-August 5th,
Emmaus House Summer Program
Guest Camp - September 3rd-September
6th, Children, Adults, and Families of all Ages
OUTDOOR CAMPS
Outdoor Intermediate - May 26th-June 1st,
Rising 8th and 9th Graders; $395.00
Outdoor Youth - June 13th-June 19th,
Rising 10th Graders - Just Graduated; $395. 00
Outdoor Junior - July 11th-July 17th,
Rising 6th and 7th Graders; $395.00
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Online
Giving at St. Aidans!
Don’t forget - you
can make contributions to St. Aidan’s online! Just go to our
website at www.staidans.org and
look for the online giving link. Online payments can be for anything
from pledge to youth trips and can be a one time or recurring payment.
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Pill Bottle Collections
We have resumed
collecting empty pill bottles for the Mathew 25 Ministry. We will
continue with this outreach as long as funding allows. Please place your
donations in the bin located outside of Burtenshaw Hall. Thank you for
your previous contributions. Any questions, contact MaryAnn Masson
gymsail@earthlink.net.
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Covenant Groups at St. Aidan's
- Currently, we have 5 active Covenant Groups at St. Aidan's. If you
would like more information about them, or you would like to be a member
of a group and you did not sign up, please contact Don Frank at
678-297-0885.
Centering Prayer
Harmony Kiser -
harmony.kiser@comcast.net
Joe Rich -
joer123@bellsouth.net
Lunch Bunch
Ken Adcox -
Ken.Adcox@comcast.net
The Seekers
Joe Rich -
joer123@bellsouth.net
Mommy and Me
Natalie Ferber - 770-888-6871
Retired Men
Don
Frank - 678-297-0885
Covenant Singers
Tom McDonnell - 678-807-8975
Betty Hood - 770-720-6171
If you
have interest in or ideas for starting a group, please contact Don
Frank.
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Around the Diocese
2010 Pilgrimages
Since the 4th century…
Man has sought God on the worn paths and narrow roads that lead to
Europe’s holy sites.
That journey continues today… Join us.
Christian
Pilgrims primary mission is to increase the number of people who join
the age old practice and discipline of pilgrimage. We encourage, invite
and lead people in this process.
Sept. 9-22
Cammino di San Francesco
(Italy)
For more information call
Dr. Stan Beecham at 770-262-5556,
info@ChristianPilgrims.org
or
http://www.christianpilgrims.org.
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On
the Web
Check the St.
Aidan's website for weekly updates: Sunday Server
Schedule, recent sermons, Sunday readings, Parish Matters, coming
events, and much more!
Check out the
Photo Gallery
for new photos and slide presentations of the recent events.
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Diocesan Connecting Newsletter
For MORE information - News Briefs; Art, Music; Workshops, Classes and
Seminars, and more.
Click here. Updated Weekly!
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Please
Pray For ...
Family of John Westerman,
friends of John Ray, for comfort and peace
Aubree White,
newborn son of Kathryn & Brian white (friends of the Willefords) for
healing
Marlene and Rich Jacobs,
friends of Carolyn Glaza,
for hope, courage and strength
Joe Eltrich, friend
of
John Ray, for comfort, strength, healing and peace
Nancy,
friend of Betty Hood, for healing, comfort and peace
Daralene Pondo,
friend of Scotti Bozeman, for healing, strength and comfort
Tera Morris, Robin & Becky Fricton and the entire Morris
family,
for
comfort, peace and healing
Don and Emogene Kolar,
uncle and aunt of Earl Bozeman, for healing, strength, and comfort
Monica Cain,
daughter-in-law of Fran Cain, for comfort, strength and healing
Matt Sullivan,
brother of Becky Sullivan, for healing
Max & Dominga Mendoza,
grandparents of Anna McCarthy, for comfort strength and healing
Gail Harper,
sister of Cozy Ledford, for comfort, strength and healing
Robert Ledford,
father of Terry, for healing and strength
Renee,
niece of Ron & Nadine Pearce, for comfort, strength and healing
Barbara Monaghan,
mother of Mike Monaghan, for strength and healing
Barbara Lanning,
mother of Cathy Schlecht, for healing, strength and comfort.
W.D. Bledsoe,
father of Christy Elliot, for strength, healing and comfort
Alice Folsom,
aunt of Judy Reardon,
for comfort strength and healing
Joe Wooten, father of Michele Hutnick,
for
continued courage, strength and God’s healing
Mark and Marsha Bryant and family,
for
comfort, strength and healing
Jan Dennis,
friend of Ann West, for comfort, strength and healing
Elizabeth McIntyre,
friend of Joey Sargent, for comfort, strength and healing
Joe Beaty,
submitted by Jean Beaty, for strength
Virginia Kahn,
for
comfort and healing
Joe and Marilyn Rich,
for
strength and healing
Anne Prianti,
strength, courage, peace of mind
Tommy Gall,
for
healing and comfort
Kevin,
for
peace, strength and faith
Darrell Quinley,
for
healing and strength
Olivia Mechlowitz,
for
continued recovery
Beverly Williams,
for
healing and comfort
Earlene Ledford,
for
healing and comfort
Barbara Hall,
for
comfort, strength and healing
Mark Ledford,
for comfort and peace
Joan Spratt,
for comfort and healing
Wyatt Barbee,
for God’s strength and comfort
Cindy Vega,
for
comfort strength and healing
Alison Moyer,
for
healing, patience and strength
All
those serving our country at home and abroad, especially
Katie Laundon,
Travis Mann,
Gregory Sinnott,
Eli Nagle, Mathew Latonis, Richard Matyskiela, Jeff
Cleary, Manuel Aviles, and Max Sullivan.
For the children of Honduras and India,
especially Anita and other sponsored children.
For those who died, especially John
Westerman, 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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