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CONTENTS Sunday Lections Assisting Priest Committees and Happenings Ministry Fair Birthdays Prayers of the People Calendar |
Greetings
From the Rector
The Reverend Dena S. Bearl † Beloved at Grace-Calvary, Epiphany! Christ Incarnate
manifesting God’s glory! Scripture expresses this by passing on to us the
events when God’s glory shone through Jesus’ life. We express this by allowing God’s glory to shine through our life
in Christ. In
April of 2005, the parish was invited to participate in a goal-setting
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love hindsight! Looking back, we can see that progress has been made. We
have developed a core of adult leaders for our youth, with David Todd as our
coordinator, have dedicated space in the undercroft of St. Julian Hall for
youth ministry, and are working together to establish a program which works
for our kids that includes service, study, and fun. Our
communications are improving! Our
all-call emails from Carol Kokesh are getting important news out quickly. If
you do not use email, please ask a friend in the parish to “pass it on” to
you when they get these emails. Our website is always being updated with
increasing information. www.grace-calvary.windstream.net
. We are using the lines of communication between committees – vestry –
office/priests. Please think this way when you are working on a committee or
have an idea or concern. Information needs to flow between these three! Sacred Space was named as a priority.
We now have the Spiritual Formation Resource Room, chaired by Alice Ariail,
which will provide quality resources for us and a space for quiet and study.
Quiet days reserve our entire property as sacred space each Lent and Advent. A
foundation
for planned giving and endowments was seen as essential for the future stability and
growth of our parish. With Walton Smith as chair, we now have a foundation
with a board of trustees, overseen by the vestry. Adult education was named as an area that
needed improvement. We have called the Rev. Don Harrison to focus his
priestly ministry among us in this area. Discovering and using our spiritual gifts. We had a parish workshop and will need to continue to help our members see how God’s Holy Spirit has gifted each of us to incarnate the good news of Jesus Christ to the glory of God. Preservation with growth - We want our rich heritage
to inform our growth and future horizons.
A Heritage/Horizons Committee is being formed with Clair Langmaid as
chair to gather our history and make plans to meet the future. Other
priorities named were: Grace-Calvary’s
Christian leadership within the community Developing
new forms of worship to meet people’s needs Offering
an evening course on the basics of Christianity for members and the
unchurched Completing
St. Julian Hall and updating the Parish House Aging
– how to serve the majority of our parish Young
families – how to meet the needs of younger members Glory
cannot be contained but will shine
forth! Our joy at Grace-Calvary is learning how to arrange our life together
so that God’s glory may flow freely through us – and that includes both goals
set in community and each person met in community with expectation
of epiphany! In
Christ’s love,
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LECTIONS FOR FEBRUARY, 2007
Feb 4th Isaiah
6:1-8, Psalm 138, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Luke 5:1-11 Feb 11th Feb 18th Exodus
34:29-35, Psalm 99, 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2, Luke 9:28-36 Feb 25th Deuteronomy
26:1-11, Psalm 91:1-2,9-16, Romans 10:8b-13, Luke 4:1-13 1-7-2007 Isaiah
43:1-7,Psalm 29, Acts 8:14-17, Luke 3:15-17,21-22 1-14-2007 1-21-2007 Nehemiah 8:1-3,5-6,8-10,
Psalm 19, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a, Luke 4:14-21 1-28-2007 Jeremiah
1:4-10, Psalm 71:1-6, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Luke 4:21-30 1-7-2007 Isaiah
43:1-7,Psalm 29, Acts 8:14-17, Luke 3:15-17,21-22 1-14-2007 1-21-2007 Nehemiah
8:1-3,5-6,8-10, Psalm 19, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a, Luke 4:14-21 1-28-2007 Jeremiah
1:4-10, Psalm 71:1-6, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Luke 4:21-30 1-7-2007 Isaiah
43:1-7,Psalm 29, Acts 8:14-17, Luke 3:15-17,21-22 1-14-2007 1-21-2007 Nehemiah
8:1-3,5-6,8-10, Psalm 19, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a, Luke 4:14-21 1-28-2007 Jeremiah
1:4-10, Psalm 71:1-6, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Luke 4:21-30 1-7-2007 Isaiah
43:1-7,Psalm 29, Acts 8:14-17, Luke 3:15-17,21-22 1-14-2007 1-21-2007 Nehemiah 8:1-3,5-6,8-10,
Psalm 19, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a, Luke 4:14-21 1-28-2007 Jeremiah
1:4-10, Psalm 71:1-6, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Luke 4:21-30 1-7-2007 Isaiah
43:1-7,Psalm 29, Acts 8:14-17, Luke 3:15-17,21-22 1-14-2007 1-21-2007 Nehemiah
8:1-3,5-6,8-10, Psalm 19, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a, Luke 4:14-21 1-28-2007 Jeremiah
1:4-10, Psalm 71:1-6, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Luke 4:21-30 1-7-2007 Isaiah
43:1-7,Psalm 29, Acts 8:14-17, Luke 3:15-17,21-22 1-14-2007 1-21-2007 Nehemiah
8:1-3,5-6,8-10, Psalm 19, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a, Luke 4:14-21 1-28-2007 Jeremiah
1:4-10, Psalm 71:1-6, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Luke 4:21-30 1-7-2007 Isaiah
43:1-7,Psalm 29, Acts 8:14-17, Luke 3:15-17,21-22 1-14-2007 1-21-2007 Nehemiah
8:1-3,5-6,8-10, Psalm 19, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a, Luke 4:14-21 1-28-2007 Jeremiah
1:4-10, Psalm 71:1-6, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Luke 4:21-30 1-7-2007 Isaiah
43:1-7,Psalm 29, Acts 8:14-17, Luke 3:15-17,21-22 1-14-2007 1-21-2007 Nehemiah
8:1-3,5-6,8-10, Psalm 19, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a, Luke 4:14-21 1-28-2007 Jeremiah
1:4-10, Psalm 71:1-6, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Luke 4:21-30  TELL US WHAT YOU THINK – If
you have questions or suggestions regarding the Mustard Seed please contact
us at! 706-754-2451 or email chancegc@alltel.net
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COMMITTEES AND HAPPENINGS The Holy Cross Society Men of Grace Chili
Cook Off We finally got it
together! The Chili Cook Off is now
scheduled for Thursday, February 8th at 6:30 pm. For those who would like to cook, Don
Harrison will provide 1-2 lbs meat, if you wish. Please let Ray Rowell know. Meanwhile, all
who plan to attend/cook, please call Ray at 706-754-5404. It’s a wonderful time of
the year to snuggle up with a good book!
Please check-out the new “Connecting” is the weekly e-mail
publication from the Diocese of Atlanta. To receive this publication go to www.episcopalatlanta/.org. At the bottom of the page one can sign
up. I encourage you to become
knowledgeable with the happenings in our diocese and the wider Church. I will be happy to sign you up for this if
you would forward me your e-mail address.
John Andrews Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on February 21st with Holy Eucharist and the imposition of ashes at 12:00 noon and 7:00 p.m. Please be looking for a special brochure on our Lenten offerings which will be mailed and made available at church. HELP US “BURN THE MORTGAGE”In one of the first actions of this year, our vestry, led by our new Senior Warden, Ray Bass, agreed that a primary initiative will be to pay off the St. Julian Hall mortgage. We are currently paying almost $3600.00 each month to keep from being delinquent. When we raised the money to expand St. Julian several years ago, the actual construction costs escalated over the Capital funds raised and a low-cost mortgage was taken out for the overrun. We are now asking to pay off and “burn this mortgage” and eliminate these monthly costs. The Senior Warden has asked Matt Mixon, Eddy Ariail and Walter Jarck to head up this new fund raising campaign to raise approximately $100,000 to pay off the mortgage and to also allow some funds for the building fund reserve. The three have met and are preparing to kick-off a fund drive to begin in March with all pledges due before November 1 when we expect a successful closure and a formal “burning” ceremony. If you enjoy the new St. Julian and are willing to help our “Burn the Mortgage” drive please call Matt, Eddy, Walter or Ray and offer your help. YOUTH The Rite 13 group is going to the New
Beginnings retreat at MINISTRY
FAIR – Saturday, February 24, 2007 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm The Rt. Rev. Duncan M. Gray III, Bishop of Mississippi,
will be the special guest at The Great
Gathering which begins the day. He will share with us more about
how the people of A wide variety of workshops are available. Let Dena know if you are going and want to car pool. Our own Rosann |
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Registration Deadline: Sunday, February 18, 2007 - $20 /person, includes lunch After February 18 - $25/person Childcare available by reservation
Register online at www.episcopalatlanta.org/ministry/index.html or pick up a registration form at the parish office. |
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