Save the Date! Grab Your Hat and Read with the Cat! Celebrate NEA's Read Across America Day at Park Elementary
Read Across America - Dr. Seuss' Birthday -
To be celebrated on Friday, Mar. 6, 2015
Parents, grandparents, community members, school board members, faculty will be invited to read to a class for Dr. Seuss' birthday and Read Across America, so that all classes will have a reader on that day.
Volunteers will be asked to stop by the Library Media Center early to sign in and select a book to read to the class. They are requested to be here by 12:45. Teachers may have a preselected book or the volunteer may bring a favorite Seuss book to read instead.
After reading, the volunteers will be served birthday cake and beverages in the Media Center.
Scholastic Book Fair will be going on that week!
Attached is the invitation that was sent home by our little Park Tigers!
Thank you and please come join us,
Melanie Bruno
Media Specialist
Park Elementary
The person who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the person who can't read them.
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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:
Feb. 18, (Wednesday) Ash Wednesday: David Johnson
Feb. 19, (Thursday) Lenten Musings: Susan Wiley
Feb. 20,(Friday) Marley's Message: Dianne Armstrong
Feb. 21, (Saturday) Judas' Cry: Susan Wiley
Feb. 22, (Sunday) What Matters: Mallon Faircloth
Feb. 23, (Monday) Who am I?: Leslie Baker
Feb. 24, (Tuesday) Caring for Caregivers: Chris Butzon
Feb. 26, (Thursday) The Storm: Barbara Morgan
Feb. 27, (Friday) The Blind Man: John Winsness
Feb. 28, (Saturday) Passion for God: Bob Hamilton
March 1 (Sunday), Rising from the Dead: Gabe Clouser March 2 (Monday), True Knowledge: Leslie Baker March 3 (Tuesday), Having a Bad Day: Bob Hamilton March 4 (Weds.), Jesus Wept: Anna Wiley March 5 (Thursday), Isaiah 40:31: Dianne Armstrong March 6 (Friday), Virtual Choir: John Winsness March 7 (Saturday), Like Little Children: Bob Hamilton March 8 (Sunday), And God Said: Susan Wiley More coming soon! |
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Lenten Evenings
Wednesdays
Family-Friendly Service at 5:30pm
followed by dinner for all,
SNICK program for children,
Lenten series program for adults
March 4 Author, David Johnson, discusses his latest book,
On Becoming.
March 11 "Draw the Circle
Wider"
Katherine Johnson and
Nick Simpson
March 18 "Liturgy That Takes Its Time" with Stuart Higginbotham
March 25 "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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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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Spring Forward!
Don't forget to set your clocks forward 1 hour this Sunday, March 8th @ 2:00am
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Adult Formation March 8
Have you ever sent or received a love letter? If you received or sent one while in grade school or high school, it brought about a range of emotions whether you liked or didn't like the person.
What in the world does this have to do with church?
This is a church-wide event that you don't want to miss. Plan to attend St Nicholas on March 8th at 9:45 am in the Adult Forum Classrooms. Hear some love stories from Bill Caudill, Annie Simpson, Drucye Cox, and more. Wow, talk about LOVE, Annie will have some of her World Famous Biscuits and coffee.
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Date March 8
Time 9:45am
Location Adult Formation Classrooms
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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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Second Saturdays
Concert Series
continue at St. Nicholas
March 14 Kate Campbell!
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Safeguarding God's Children
Safeguarding God's People
St. Nicholas is blessed to have people who want to continue to make this place safe. Our Vestry members, program leaders, Sunday School teachers, and many others have been responsible to take the Safeguarding courses offered by the diocese. This is intended for all leaders of the church, not just those who work with youth and children. Please pass this invitation on to anyone in the parish you think needs to complete the Safeguarding courses. The more people who take it, the safer our congregation will be from sexual predators or sexual harassment.
We are also blessed to have some options. First, if you or others wish to complete the courses online in your own time, please let me know and I will set you up with how to do that. Or, you can attend the workshops listed below, which will happen at St. Nicholas on March 14. You can register by contacting Deborah Silver, who will be facilitating the courses.
Safeguarding God's Children
For those who work with children:
Safeguarding God's People
For those who work with adults:
HAMILTON | Saturday, March 14, 1 to 4 p.m.
St. Nicholas Episcopal Church
Register dsilver@episcopalatlanta.org
If you have any questions, please contact Father Jeff at fatherjeff@stnicholashamilton.org
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Spiritual Gifts Workshop March 15, 9:45am Episcopal 101 What are your spiritual gifts? What unique talents and qualities has God given you, and how might you use those gifts? We will discuss the many gifts listed in 1 Corinthians, Romans, and Ephesians and discover which ones you might have using a spiritual gifts inventory. If you would like to attend the workshop, please contact the office contact@stnicholashamilton.org to RSVP and we will send you a gifts inventory prior to the class. This class will also serve as our monthly Episcopal 101 class. |
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Get to know your parish family
Charlotte Winsness has volunteered to compile biographies of our members and presents another article for your enjoyment.
The Baker Family
Lou and Leslie Baker both grew up in the Midwest and moved to Columbus from Chicago, IL. Lou retired last year, after a career as a financial executive and tax attorney. Leslie is a high school teacher at Hardaway High School.
The Bakers have two grown children, Vanessa and Nicholas. In their leisure hours, the Bakers enjoy travel, history, music and food adventures.
Vanessa was married last summer in Peru and the service was repeated at St. Nicholas this winter.
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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 contact@stnicholashamilton.org 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
Liz Dixon
Jeff Cody
Garrett Hinnant
Janice Murphy
Dorothy Webster Doug Martin
Jameson Miers
Andi Smith
John Halmrast
Michael Butler
Andy Hubbard
Anthony Cox
For those who are in mourning
The Nordin Family on the death of Larry's Mother.
The Butzon Family on the death of Chris' Mother
The Tomlin Family on the death of Bert's brother
For the Hammonds Family on the death of Melissa's Grandmother
For the Tranmer Family on the death of Alyssa's Father.
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
28 Caroline Queener
31 Peggy Martin
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!
MARCH
18 Kenny & Terri Townsend
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Men's Group Dinner
The St. Nicholas Men's Group will continue to meet on the third Tuesday of every month for dinner beginning again on March 19th
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FOCUS is conducting a shoe drive, collecting gently worn shoes to help support micro enterprise programs in impoverished nations such as Haiti, Ghana and Nicarauga. The shoes are sent to people who go through a free training program teaching them how to run their own business selling shoes.
Please bring the shoes to FOCUS in Hamilton. This shoe drive will also help fund the FOCUS Food Bank.
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In This Issue Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! Lenten Meditations Lenten Evenings
Family Worship at St. Nicholas
Spring Forward!
Adult Formation Book Study Group Second Saturdays Safeguarding God's Children Spiritual Gifts Workshop/Episcopal 101 Get to Know Your Parish Family
Volunteer Schedule
Lectionary Readings Prayers Birthdays & Anniversaries Men's Group Dinner FOCUS Shoe Drive |
CONTACT
Deadline for submitting news items is noon Monday.
Send news and photos to:
contact@stnicholashamilton.org
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 pgrace456@gmail.com.
- 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 pgrace456@gmail.com.
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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