Bluegrass Sunday

May 1 at 8:30 and 11:00:

Mark your calendar for our annual worship service featuring bluegrass hymns by the 

Shade Tree String Band!  This will be a Potluck event.

Sign-up sheets are posted on the bulletin board.

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DANCING STARS OF COLUMBUS

 

Click HERE - or on any of the links above!

Gala Date: Friday, April 29, 2016

Time 6:00 pm - 11:30pm

Location: RiverMill Event Center - Columbus

 

 

 

   

   

Please join us for  

Lego Sunday School class at 9:45.  

Your kids will love learning about the bible and expressing themselves through their creativity.  

 There will be juice and snacks as well.  

We look forward to seeing you!

 

Book of Common Prayer (BCP) Class 

Starts at 9:45am on Sundays:

What is the BCP? Why do we use it? How do we use it? 

Join us for 4 weeks as Fr. Jeff teaches and answers these questions. 

"Be Still And Grow"

Week 1

The Leadership Conference was held at the 

Episcopal Conference Center, Kanuga, in late February.    Father Jeff, many Vestry members and several parish members attended.  It was presented by Kanuga and the Episcopal Church Foundation.   

They offered good keynote speakers and informative workshops.  

Church consultants were available to meet for brainstorming ideas and plans.  Being together on retreat was a rich experience.  There was time to interact and build on relationships with no distraction.  Trust was deepened, and our Vestry will work better together as a result.   In an effort to share conference impressions and information with the parish you can look in this space for a few weeks of "take away" thoughts from attendees.  We hope you will join us in this journey; our first challenge by keynote speaker Barbara Crafton was to increase our personal prayer time- a little at a time. Her excellent opening keynote address can be heard here . One tool of assistance for this is missionstclare.com .  On that website, under Morning and Evening Prayer, are daily prayers and scriptures using our Book of Common Prayer. With prayer, as Neal Michell, another keynote speaker observed, we can accomplish "Our goal ... to transform church work to kingdom work."

 

 

April Vestry Minutes

 

Stewards for the Month of May

 

Almighty God, who...dost promise that when two or three are gathered together in thy Name thou wilt grant their requests; Fulfill now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servents, as may be most expedient for them

 

Worship services continue at Bright Way Personal Care Home  in Pine Mountain. Other  Lay Eucharistic Visitors are needed for this ministry. 

Contact  Bert  if you would like to participate.

 

May Lay Ministry

 

 

Religion is not a method, it is a life, a higher and supernatural life, mystical in its root and practical in its fruits; a communion with God, a calm and deep enthusiasm, a love which radiates, a force which acts, a happiness which overflows

 

 

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Parish Committees: Who does what around here?

Christ's body is made up of many members and each member has a special gift and purpose. Likewise, the many ministries of St. Nicholas are organized into several committees, so that everyone has an opportunity to serve and so no one person has to bear a ministry alone. Even Jesus sent his disciples out two-by-two, which is a good model for ministry. The Vestry serves as the group that sees the larger vision of the church and equips and supports the other members of the congregation to fulfill their roles as ministers. There are several other areas of ministry, each with a chair, a Vestry liaison, and members who help make the decisions of the Church.

Worship Committee - Chris Butzon, chair; Bob Hamilton, Vestry liaison: This committee works in direct partnership with the Rector and Music Director in planning our worship and getting people involved in the various worship ministries like acolytes, Altar Guild, Flower Guild, Lay Eucharistic Ministers, and Ushers.

Adult Formation Committee - Bob Hamilton, chair & Vestry liaison: This committee plans all of the offerings to help adult Christians grow in their spiritual lives, including our Adult Formation Classes on Sundays, book clubs, fellowship groups, and more.

Children & Youth Committee - June Wood & Helen Varner, co-chairs; Rebecca Crowley, Vestry liaison: This committee plans all our programs and events for children and youth including SNICK, Trunk or Treat, Vacation Bible School, and more. 

Building & Grounds Committee - Bobo Morgan, chair; Bill Caudill & Steve Morse, Vestry liaisons: This committee maintains the physical needs of the church building and the 8 acres of land that we have, including the Memory Garden.

Communications Committee - Scott Crowley, chair; Sheri Cody, Vestry liaison: This committee focuses on the way we communicate outward to the world and inward amongst ourselves in partnership with Theresa Dorminy, our parish administrator, in developing the website, newsletter, and more.

Hospitality Committee - Tom Cheatham, chair; Martha Dimon, Vestry liaison:This committee ensures that St. Nicholas continues to be a friendly place for newcomers and long-timers alike, as well as integrating newcomers into the life of the parish.

Outreach Committee - Kin Brown & Sue Halmrast, co-chairs & Vestry liaisons: This committee works to bring the needs of the world to St. Nicholas and encourage our gifts to serve our local community through partnerships with BackSnacks, FOCUS, CVEM, and more.

Pastoral Care Committee - Cecelia Rood, chair; Katherine Johnson, Vestry liaison: This committee tends to the pastoral needs of our parish by visiting, writing notes, sending meals, making prayer bears and blankets, and more.

Parish Life Committee - Anne Simpson, chair; Phebe Robertson, Vestry liaison: This committee plans all of our fellowship events and meals of the church including Mardi Gras, the Parish Picnic, and more. The Lobsterfest Committee, chaired by Martha Dimon, is a separate committee that falls under the umbrella of Parish Life and they plan our biggest fundraising event of the year.

Finance Committee - Dave Halmrast, Treasurer and chair; Nick Simpson, Vestry liaison: This committee oversees the financial stewardship of the parish on a day-to-day basis, in partnership with our parish administrator Theresa Dorminy. The Stewardship Committee is a subgroup of this committee, which plans our annual stewardship campaign.

Anyone can participate in these committees, so if something interests you, please contact the chair or Vestry liaison of the committee. If you have a question or idea about anything that falls under one of these committees, please let them know as well!