Friday, July 30, 2010
Parish Fall Festival Meeting
There
will be a Parish Fall Festival planning committee meeting this
Sunday, August 1 from 9:15-10:15 in the library for ANYONE who would
like to help make this year’s festival a success.
If you would like to
volunteer or need more information, please contact Cathy Biondi at
cmbiondi@comcast.net.
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A
Day in the Mountains for Primetimers
Rick & Sharon Willeford
are inviting the Primetimers to spend a day in the mountains at their
home near Highlands, NC this
Saturday, July 31.
A rolling picnic feast is planned from 2-5pm and hiking trails are
available. Bring some baked beans or other picnic fare in your cooler
and have an adventurous day. This is approximately a 3 hour trip so you
may wish to spend the night in town either Friday or Sat. Some of
us will carpool from church and return the same day. Please RSVP to
Bonnie Olentine at taxi920@aol.com if you are interested.
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First Sunday
Loose Plate Offering
The Loose Plate Offering
for for this week will be donated to the
Foster Case Support
Foundation. Out
of thousands of children that will spend time in Georgia's foster care
system this year, 95% of these children will be raised in foster homes
on $11.60 to $18.80 per day. The Foster Care Support Foundation is an
all-volunteer community resource center dedicated to enabling foster
families to sustain and promote the development of their foster
children.
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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 "Items” for
August are school supplies.
It’s back to school
time and the NFCC families will need help getting their children ready
for school. Please pick up extra school supplies when you are shopping
this month for your school age children - notebook paper, pencils,
pens, crayons, rulers, 3 ring binders, spiral notebooks.
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Children’s Chapel
Children’s Chapel Resumes
THIS SUNDAY! All children 5-9 years of age are welcome to
join us in the Holy Land Room located on the first floor of the Parish
Life Center. For August, chapel will begin at 10:30am.
Children will rejoin their parents in the nave at the peace.
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Online
Sunday School Registration Begins Aug. 8th.
Visit our church website
at www.staidans.org for the Sunday
School registration form and volunteer opportunities. It is
located in the Christian Education section under children. Beginning
August 18th, registration will be held in the Parish Life Center Lobby.
If you have any questions about Sunday School or about any volunteer
opportunities involving our children's ministry activities, please speak
with Susan Griffis.
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Guest Organist
Bill Hildebrandt returns
this Sunday as our guest organist.
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Coming in September - STORY TIME for 3, 4 and 5 year olds!
This is a junior version
of Children’s Chapel so our youngsters can hear stories of faith in a
friendly preschool setting. Additional details and information on
volunteer opportunities coming soon in upcoming parish publications and
your weekly eNewsletter.
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PRIMETIMERS (Ages 50+)
Deb and Bob Stecher
are
inviting the Primetimer's to their home at 119 Hedgewood Lane,
Canton for a potluck on
Saturday, August 7
at 6:30pm. Bring appetizers, salads/veggies, and desserts and
join us. Beverages, the main course, and paper products will
be provided. Email Bonnie Olentine at
taxi920@aol.com or call
770-446-1847 to RSVP
before July 30.
All are welcome!
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Please Wear Your
Name Tags This Summer
Please wear your
nametags this summer. Name tags help visitors (and anybody)
know your name, including our new assistant, Rebekah Hatch.
Having your name in front of her will greatly help her put names and
faces together. Thank you!
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St.
Aidan’s
Green
Team
This Week's
Green
Team Tip
Going off to college and
need furniture? Whether you’re seeking a bed frame or a couch,
consider buying it used at a thrift store, garage sale, or a site like
Craigslist; if it’s not perfect, you can always polish or paint it once
you get it home. If you feel you must purchase a new piece, look
for items made of reclaimed, Poly, or FSC-certified wood. As for
that nightstand, think through what you top it with. Good choices
include an energy-saving lamp or an alarm clock
http://www.bedolwhatsnext.com/clocks-waterpowered-clock-c-89_199.html
that runs off nothing but water.
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!
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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Habitat for
Humanity
Habitat for Humanity,
North Fulton does not give houses away. Rather, they make affordable
housing available to qualified families at reasonable prices and no
interest mortgages. Each family is screened to insure they have the
skills and financial resources to maintain a home. Classes are required
of prospective home owners to ensure they are prepared for home
ownership. Each family must put sweat equity into the building of their
own home by working side by side with volunteers also working on their
new home.
St. Aidan's has long participated in the Ecumenical Builds
that Habitat for Humanity North Fulton sponsors each fall. These builds
are supported by a variety of churches (and sometimes synagogues and
mosques) with contributions of time, talent and treasure. St. Aidan's
makes this a budgeted part of our mission to the community and many
volunteers look forward to the work days that are scheduled as part of
this build. In addition, some parishioners are year round supporters
of Habitat.
The current build is very close to St. Aidan's, just north along HWY 9,
across from the new Super Target in the subdivision called Centennial
Village. The pre-build week day work is already underway. The
first nail ceremony to kick off the Saturday work is on August 7.
This is always an exciting day because the first floor framing is
completed from start to finish. St. Aidan's is also signed up along
with our sister church of St. David's Episcopal Church to provide
volunteers and food for two Saturdays: October 9 - Drywall/Siding and
October 30 - Painting. No special skills or tools are
required. Habitat provides training, skilled team leaders, and all
the tools. If you prefer, there are important roles in food prep and/or
serving. Please let Jim Myers (678-641-9527)
jimmyers47@gmail.com know the
dates you want to participate.
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From now through
Sunday, September 5
EYC will meet only for
special events.
Friday, August 6
- Braves Game
RSVP to Jonathan Edman by
Sunday, July 18. Cost is $15 plus spending/food money. Meet
at the church 4:45pm, return around 11pm.
Get your Youth Ministry
updates online! Blog: www.staidanseyc.blogspot.com
or
Facebook Group: St.
Aidan’s EYC
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Next
Baptism Dates
The
next dates for baptism are August 22
and November 7. If you
are interested, please see Fr. Rob.
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Save the Date!
August 22
Rally Week (Sunday School
registration on the 22nd and 29th; children’s ministry volunteers
recruited).
August 29
Sunday School Teacher
Meeting
August 29
Miss Mary's Ice Cream Crankin’
2-4 pm on the Roswell Square. Cool off for a cause with over 100
unique flavors of homemade ice cream. How many scoops can you stack on a
cone? How fast can you eat ice cream without your hands?
Test your skills and win prizes. Face painting, games. Tickets are
$5/person, $15/family. Rain or Shine!
September 12
Fall schedule resumes:
worship at 8:30am and 11:00am, Sunday School for all ages at 10:00am.
September 25
Fall Festival -
Come for fellowship, food and fun like helicopter rides, a chili
cook-off, barbeque, crafters and bouncies for the kids. More
information to come; just save the date!
October 9
Habitat for Humanity
volunteer date.
October 30
Habitat for Humanity
volunteer date.
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This Week at St. Aidan’s
Monday,
August 2
Centering Prayer
Covenant Group attending Hauerwas Lecture (see below for details)
Tuesday, August 3
9:30am: Bible Study in the library
Wednesday,
August 4
10am to 12noon:
Book Club in the library
6:30pm to 8:00pm:
Centering Prayer Group in Burtenshaw Hall
Thursday, August 5
No Scheduled Meetings or Events
Friday, August 6
EYC Braves game
Saturday,
August 7
10:00am to 12noon:
Daughters of the King (DOK)
Click here to see the full St. Aidan's Calendar.
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NFCC
Back to School Fair
St. Aidan's will be
collecting donations of new backpacks and school supplies for the
NFCC "Back to School Fair" being held on August 21st.
See the bulletin board in Burtenshaw Hall for items that are needed.
All donations should be dropped off at St. Aidan's by Sunday, August
15th. If you're not a shopper, you can make a monetary
donation to help fund the Back to School Fair. NFCC needs
volunteers to help on 8/20 from 5pm to 7pm and on 8/21 from 8am to
1pm. Contact Karen Rupp (770) 640-0399 x 230 or by e-mail at
krupp@nfcchelp.org to
volunteer.
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Special
Lecture from Dr. Stanley Hauerwas named “America’s Best Theologian”
in 2001 by Time magazine
When
Monday, August 2, 2010
Where
St. James’ Episcopal
Church, Marietta, GA
Time
7:00 PM
Dr. Hauerwas will lecture on “America’s God.” There is
no admission charge, and the program is open to the public.
Hauerwas is the Gilbert T. Rowe professor of theological ethics at
Duke University Divinity School and teaches for Duke’s law school.
He is the author of more than 30 books including The Peaceable
Kingdom, Resident Aliens and a newly released theological
memoir, Hannah’s Child. Hauerwas is a graduate of
Southwestern University and Yale Divinity School and earned a Ph.D.
from Yale University. Upon delivering the prestigious Gifford
Lectures in Scotland, he was awarded an honorary degree from The
University of Edinburgh.
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Preschool/Mother's
Morning Out
School's out, but
we're in! St. Aidan's Preschool and Mother's Morning Out
program has the following openings for the 2010-2011 school year:
|
18-24 mo. |
Monday/Wed |
9am-12 noon |
4 openings |
$150/mo |
|
|
Tues/Thurs |
9am-12 noon |
FULL |
$150/mo |
|
2 yr. old |
Mon/Wed |
9am-1pm |
FULL |
$185/mo |
|
|
Tues/Wed/Thurs |
9am-1pm |
FULL |
$215/mo |
|
3 yr. old |
Tues/Thurs |
9am-1pm |
3 openings |
$185/mo |
|
|
Tues/Wed/Thurs |
9am-1pm |
FULL |
$215/mo |
|
4 yr. Pre-K |
Mon-Thurs |
9am-1pm |
5 openings |
$265/mo. |
Please call the
preschool office at 678.743.3590 for more information, or email Jill
Orban, Preschool Director, at
jill.orban@staidans.org.
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Grant Writing
If you have Grant
Writing experience and are interested in helping the church with
this process, please contact Linda Bowman at 770-713-2888.
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ROCK
THE BLOCK! Featuring live music from Banks & Shane
St. David’s Episcopal
Church, 1015 Old Roswell Rd., Roswell, GA, is hosting a community
fun-filled evening on
August 14, 2010,
from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm, featuring the well known group,
Banks and Shane.
This will be a ‘Chastain’ style event—table, chairs, live music
provided and a lot of dancing going on. Bring your own dinner,
decorate your table, listen to great music and have fun dancing!
Ask your friends and neighbors to come and enjoy a great night of
music and dancing!
The concert will take
place in the back parking lot of the church. Rain date is August 15.
Cost is $20 per seat (adults only, please). Tickets may be purchased
online by going to
www.stdavidchurch.org or by calling Jan Georges at 770-993-1094,
ext. 118. Most tables seat 6, some seat 4. If you want
to have a break from planning your meal, we will be taking
reservations for boxed dinners for $10 each that you can pick up on
your way in to the event. The menu will be a Caesar Chicken
Salad with dressing on the side, Roll, Fruit Salad, and Brownie, and
a cutlery kit. Call Jan Georges, 770-993-1094, ext.118 or
email jan@stdavidchurch.org
for more information.
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Golf
Tournament to Benefit Church of the Common Ground
A benefit golf
tournament is planned this fall to raise funds and awareness for the
Church of
the Common Ground,
a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta that provides a haven
and a worshipping community for people who are homeless. The Church
of the Common Ground Golf Classic will be
Monday, October 4,
at The Golfers' Club at Fort McPherson, southwest of Atlanta.
Registration forms are in the Narthex. Please visit
http://www.episcopalatlanta.org/News/Customer-Files/Golf_Flier_Final.pdf
for more information.
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|
18-24 mo. |
Mon/Wed |
9a-12n |
6 openings |
$150/mo |
|
|
Tues/Thurs |
9a-12 n |
1 opening |
$150/mo |
|
2 yr. old |
Mon/Wed |
9am-1pm |
6 openings |
$185/mo |
|
|
Tues/Wed/Thurs |
9am-1pm |
FULL |
$215/mo |
|
3 yr. old |
Tues/Thurs |
9am-1pm |
7 openings |
$185/mo |
|
|
Tues/Wed/Thurs |
9am-1pm |
FULL |
$215/mo |
|
|
Mon/Tues/Thurs |
9am-1pm |
7 openings |
$215/mo |
|
4 yr. Pre-K |
Mon-Thurs |
9am-1pm |
5 openings |
$265/mo. |
|
18-24 mo. |
Mon/Wed |
9a-12n |
6 openings |
$150/mo |
|
|
Tues/Thurs |
9a-12 n |
1 opening |
$150/mo |
|
2 yr. old |
Mon/Wed |
9am-1pm |
6 openings |
$185/mo |
|
|
Tues/Wed/Thurs |
9am-1pm |
FULL |
$215/mo |
|
3 yr. old |
Tues/Thurs |
9am-1pm |
7 openings |
$185/mo |
|
|
Tues/Wed/Thurs |
9am-1pm |
FULL |
$215/mo |
|
|
Mon/Tues/Thurs |
9am-1pm |
7 openings |
$215/mo |
|
4 yr. Pre-K |
Mon-Thurs |
9am-1pm |
5 openings |
$265/mo. |
Covenant Groups at St. Aidan's
Currently, we have 5 active Covenant
Groups at St. Aidan's.
Centering Prayer
Harmony Kiser -
harmony.kiser@comcast.net
Joe Rich -
joer123@bellsouth.net
Lunch Bunch
Ken Adcox
Ken.Adcox@comcast.net
(meets
every other week for lunch and fellowship in the Windward area)
The Seekers
Joe Rich -
joer123@bellsouth.net
(on hiatus until August)
Retired Men
Don
Frank - 678-297-0885
(meets Thursday morning
in the cottage)
Covenant Singers
Tom McDonnell -
678-807-8975
Betty Hood - 770-720-6171
(off for the Summer)
If you
have interest in or ideas for starting a group, please contact Don Frank
at 678-297-0885.
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Out of Town this Sunday?
You can make contributions
to St. Aidan’s online by clicking on the online giving link at
www.staidans.org and creating a
profile. 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
are 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.
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Around the Diocese
2010 Pilgrimage
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 ...
Josh Hostler and his mother, Ruth, cousins of Derin
Thompson,
for comfort, strength and healing
Linda Barbee,
for
healing, strength and comfort
Tom,
friend of John Ray, for healing, comfort, and peace
Ed Frapart,
brother of Renee Catanzaro, for healing, strength and peace
Edward Williams,
father of Dana French, for peace & comfort, also strength for his family
The Howard Family,
friends of the Melnikoffs, for comfort strength and healing
Jenny Thomas,
sister of Julie Michelitch, for strength and healing
Ella and her parents,
friends of Julie Michelitch, for God’s healing, comfort, strength and
peace
Bill Williams,
for
healing and recovery
Linda Bulger,
daughter of Bill & Bev Williams, for hope, courage and strength
Tommy and Katherine Adcox, father
and mother of Ken Adcox, for God’s healing, strength and comfort
Jane Skinner,
mother of Jim Skinner, for God’s healing and comfort
Nancy, Larry, Barbara, and Joe
friends of Betty Hood, for healing, comfort and peace
Don and Emogene Kolar,
uncle and aunt of Earl Bozeman, for healing, strength, and comfort
Max and Dominga Mendoza,
grandparents of Anna McCarthy, for comfort strength and healing
Robert and Earlene Ledford,
parents of Terry, 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 & comfort
Gail Harper,
for
comfort, strength and healing
Mark Ledford,
for comfort and peace
Kathy Brewster,
for
strength and healing
Joan Spratt,
for comfort and healing
Wyatt Barbee,
for God’s strength & comfort
Cindy Vega,
for
comfort strength & healing
Alison Moyer,
for
healing, patience & 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, 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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