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Just in case you don't think it gets interesting during Lenten Evenings,
Here's a photo from a Lenten Evening in 2014.
Photo by Lynn Hall
Lenten Evenings
Wednesdays
Family-Friendly Service at 5:30pm
followed by dinner for all,
SNICK program for children,
Lenten series program for adults
"The Sabbatical Agenda"
with Father Jeff Jackson
Ruby Miller (706-594-4805)
and Carolyn Jacik (706-577-7667)
are coordinating the food preparation.
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Authors in our resident writing group, St. Nicholas Writes, led by Dianne Armstrong, have written a series of Lenten meditations for us to enjoy each day of Lent.
If you have missed any of these meditations they can be found on our website in the
Writer's Corner:
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A Big Thank You To:
Skeeter and Denise Cotton
&
Sheila and Chris Dixon
For providing Jambalaya and Fresh Oysters for our Mardi Gras Dinner!
They made the "Good Times Roll"!!!
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Thursday Book Study Group
We are starting a new book for our Thursday group and will meet on Thursday's at 12:00 noon. The book is called If the Church Were Christian by Philip Gulley and will spark some good conversation for the next 10 weeks. Now's a great time to jump on board!
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Thursday Book Study Group
Time: 12:00
Location: St. Nicholas Classrooms
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Church Work Day
We will be having a work day here at St. Nicholas on Saturday, March 28th beginning at 9:00 am.
Bring your work gloves and cleaning aids!
LUNCH WILL BE SERVED!!!
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 Adult Formation
Adult Formation will continue our
Series of Sharing this Sunday, March 29th in the Adult Formation classroom. Bob Hamilton will lead the class in Home, Sweet Home. We have several homes on this earth. Many of us were born or adopted into a family that we call(ed) home. Many of us started a family through marriage or partnership that we call home. Some of us have been or are in a church home now. Then, there is our heavenly home. Notice that each home involves relationship! We will continue our Series of Sharing by telling our stories of Home, Sweet Home
this Sunday
. Please come and share your stories with us!
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Adult Formation
Continues: Sunday, March 29th
Time:9:45-10:45
Location:Adult Classrooms
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Holy Week Services:
Palm Sunday, March 29, 8:30am and 11:00am:
We bless the palms and process in singing Hosanna, and also here the Passion Narrative.
Maundy Thursday, April 2, 6:30pm:
We will hear about the institution of the Lord's Supper & participate in the washing of feet.
Good Friday, April 3, 6:30pm:
We will hear about the Lord's crucifixion and death
Easter Vigil Sunrise, April 5, 6:30am:
We will move from darkness to light in this stunning liturgy of baptism and resurrection.
Easter Sunday, April 5, 11:00am:
We will celebrate Our Lord's Resurrection!
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Family Worship at St. Nicholas
On Wednesday's at 5:30pm, please join us for child-friendly and child-led worship. Abbreviated in order to introduce children to worship and including a mix of traditional and contemporary music, this service of Holy Eucharist will inspire you. Following the service, we will have dinner at 6:15pm, followed by our speaker series for adults and our SNICK program for kids. All are welcome! Come join us! For more information, contact Father Jeff Jackson at
706 628-7272.
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The St. Nicholas
Columbus Book Study Group
meets each Tuesday
at 12:00 noon
at Trinity Episcopal Church
1st Ave., Columbus
In the Library on the second floor
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Steward of the Month:
Linda Sawyer
St. Nicholas has Talent!
This wonderful, colorful, playful mural in our new nursery was painted by none other than our own Linda Sawyer!!!! Linda has been painting for three years, but had never done a mural before. Sue Halmrast asked Linda to paint a mural and assured her she could do it. Linda spent a month painting and says she loved every minute of it!!! Please stop by the nursery and take a look. This picture doesn't do it justice!!!
Thank you Linda!
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Zion Worship
Please plan to worship at historic Zion Church in Talbotton on
Sunday, April 19 at 4 p.m.
This is a quarterly event (also
June 7
,
September 13
,
December 6
). There will be a food drive to benefit Talbot County residents in connection with this event.
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Get to Know Your Parish Family
Mike and Linda Quick Sawyer Linda was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi but left at four years of age when her dad was stationed in France. She has one sister and one brother and many nieces and nephews. She started to school in France and graduated from high school in Frankfort Germany. She worked for the Prudential Insurance Company for 28 years in Delaware and Columbus. Linda and Mike are charter members of St. Nicholas. Linda volunteered as Nursery worker/Sunday School teacher, bookkeeper, lawn maintenance, Altar Guild, Flower Guild Chair, Worship Chair, Parish Life Chair and served on the vestry. Mike has volunteered as treasurer, warden (prior to our having a vestry), vestry member, grounds, greeter, usher, and choir. After retiring Mike and Linda traveled extensively for years, but the hassle of airplanes, hotels, and tour buses now make the woods of Harris County very attractive. She and Mike are happy to volunteer at St. Nicholas and the Humane Society of Harris County and enjoy their home in the woods. Mike Sawyer was born in Worth County, GA, the youngest of ten children. He was raised in Taylor and Seminole Counties, GA and graduated from Seminole County High School. He attended Columbus College (now Columbus State University) at night and received Bachelor of Science degree in Business. He served four years in the U. S. Air Force-last two years at SAC (Strategic Air Command) Headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska. He worked thirty-three years for CB&T/TSYS/Synovus organization, retiring as a Senior Vice President.
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 Outreach Volunteers Needed
The
outreach committee is seeking two volunteers. The idea is to make sure that our parish is aware of opportunities for Christian service to the community and to facilitate participation.
Contact Lou Baker, if you can help.
1. St. Nicholas cooperates with FOCUS in Hamilton, CVEM in Columbus, Episcopal Relief, and similar initiatives. You can take responsibility for coordinating our participation with these good outreach organizations.
2. St. Nicholas has an ongoing relationship with Christian Valley Church in Cataula. Currently, we walk together in the MLK unity parade and worship together in the annual summertime Pulpit Swap. If you would like to shepherd this relationship and be alert to developing other interfaith/interchurch dialogues, this ministry is for you.
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Lectionary Readings
If you would like to see the readings for Sunday,
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Prayers
If you would like to have a name placed on this prayer list, please email [email protected] or call Katherine Johnson, 706-628-5676, Pastoral Care Committee.
Persons must give permission to be placed on this list. Names will remain on the prayer list for one month unless otherwise contacted.
Prayers of Thanksgiving
For St Nicholas Church.
For the members of St. Nicholas and their care for church and community.
For those who are ill, recovering, or needing special prayers
Ashley and Nate Taylor
Nick Simpson's Mother
Jack Whitley
Don Baldwin
Jim Nemchak
Tina Miller
Jamie Forestal
Gail Jackson
Ron Anderson
Clara Butzon
The Harris Family
Jessica McComb
Jeff Cody
Garrett Hinnant
Janice Murphy
Dorothy Webster
Doug Martin
Jameson Miers
Andi Smith
John Halmrast
Michael Butler
Andy Hubbard
Barbara Lawson
Julie Raines
Steve Valentine
David Walker's Mother
Prayers for all our veterans, those currently serving their country
away from home, for their safe return and for their families who wait for them.
For those with unspoken prayer requests
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Birthdays and Anniversaries
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1 Anne Simpson
3 Marilyn Vida
5 Chris Price
6 Ansley Butzon Shelley Butzon
11 Julie Nordin Wesley Brown
12 Sidney Evans
14 Jan Pylant
18 Bill Eidson
19 June Wood
22 Terry Caudill
24 Beth Brown
25 Kay Faircloth Rebecca Crowley
27 Dave Halmrast
28 Caroline Queener
31 Peggy Martin
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!
MARCH
18 Kenny & Terri Townsend
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Second Saturdays
Concert Series
continue at St. Nicholas
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| In This Issue Lenten Evenings
Lenten Meditations
Thursday Book Study Group Church Work Day Adult Formation Holy Week
Family Worship at St. Nicholas
Book Study Group - Columbus St. Nicholas Has Talent Zion Service Get to Know Your Parish Family
Outreach Volunteers Needed
Volunteer Schedule
Lectionary Readings Prayers Birthdays & Anniversaries Second Saturday |
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CONTACT
Deadline for submitting news items is noon Monday.
Send news and photos to:
The Spirit of St. Nicholas
is published bi-weekly by
St. Nicholas Episcopal Church.
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Please help Patty Hamilton get the church directory as up-to-date as possible. If you have not yet filled out a form, please pick one up in the cloister room and return to the church office. Or you can send your info via email to Patty Hamilton at [email protected].
- Please include:your names and the names of your minor children,
- address,
- email addresses,
- phone numbers (cell and home),
- birthdays and anniversaries.
If you need a new picture or a new name tag, indicate that as well. Feel free to use a favorite picture. Just send it in jpeg form to [email protected].
Mobile App Installation Instructions
Church members can view the St. Nicholas Church Directory from their iPhone, iPad, Android or Kindle Fire by downloading the free Instant Church Directory Members App.
You may search for "Instant Church Directory" in the Apple App Store, Google Play, or Amazon Appstore, or use this link:
After installation, open the Instant Church Directory icon (it looks like a church). It will ask for your email address. If your email address is in our church directory, the program will generate a password for you and email it to you.
This worked great for most, but if you have any problems make sure you first check to see that your email address is in the church directory.
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Thank you, St. Nicholas family, for your active involvement in our parish.
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