May 17, 2018     
Room for everyone.
 

There is much to celebrate at this year's  
Pentecost Family Service  
and you are invited to join in the festivities!
May 20th at 9:30 am
  • Celebrating in the Spirit with all generations
  • Honoring graduating Seniors
  •  Thanking our Teachers
  • Sharing the Joy
Stick around during coffee hour
to make origami birds that will remind us  
  of this joyful time together.
 


Seven of our St. Alban's youth met for more than an hour with George Mitchell to discuss his vast experience in making peace in Northern Ireland.  
The youth and their chaperones Jason and Amber Burks and Katie Holicky will be pilgrims to this beautiful and challenged region in June.

Worship Schedule
Sunday
  • 8:00 am Quiet, spoken and traditional 
  • 9:30 am Holy Communion with choir and children's programs
  • 5:30 pm Celtic
    Eventide...contemplative, musical and prayerful

Monday

5:00pm  
Centering Prayer
Clergy and Music
 This Sunday
  • The Rev. Tim Boggs will be preaching and celebrating at 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM and celebrating at 5:30 PM.
  • James Strand at the organ bench.
Meetings & Events

5/20       Family Service
5/20       Blood Pressure
5/28       Memorial Day
6/9         Holly's Ordination
6/12       Vestry Meeting
6/22       Pilgrims Leave
6/26       Book Club
6/30       Pilgrims Return

Children's Formation
Camp St. Alban's Registration
Is Open and there is still room for you.
 
August 6th- 10th
9am-12pm Monday-Thursday
NEW
4pm-7pm Friday Family Night
 
Join us this summer for a fun filled week of games, arts and crafts, music, stories from the Bible and more!
 
Introducing....Friday Family Night
Families are invited to jump into the excitement of Camp together for an evening of fun and formation!
Dinner will be included.
 
Click HereTo Register 
Please Contact Katie Holicky
with questions:  [email protected]  

Youth Group
News
On the first and third Sundays of the month from 3:30-5 pm, our high schoolers gather to spend time with one another.
 
Our gatherings make space for getting to know one another and to explore our faith through times of fun and games, food and fellowship, and conversation and prayer. The High School Youth Group goes on retreats, spends extended time together in overnights at the church, and participates in mission trips. 
 
Holly Clark, Anne Sedlack, and Peter Durin are the adults primarily involved with our high school youth group. 
 
Health Ministry

This Sunday
 
May 20th 
A Health Ministry representative
will be on hand for
Blood Pressure Screening
after the 9:30 am service  
Book Club
VERY IMPORTANT
ANNOUNCEMENT
 
We have changed the meeting times to
7:00 pm
instead of 7:30

Be part of the 
Book Group     

This Side of Brightness by Colum McAnn 
Tuesday June 26

This Side of Brightness is now in at Nonesuch Books 
I f you order the books from Nonesuch Books and  mention Saint Albans book group there is a  20% discount.
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Celtic Training

Interested in  
being a part of the 
 Celtic Eventide
Liturgical Community?
 
 There are many ways ...

One of them is being a Chalice Bearer at the service.  Join us for
Chalice Bearer Training on May 20th at 4:30 pm 
 
Save the Date!
 
Enriching Our Worship Continues!
St. Alban's has begun a parish-wide project to enhance and celebrate
our liturgy, worship and music for all ages and for all the seasons ahead.
  

And what a great beginning!
  • A group of nearly 60 parishioners spent most of Saturday, May 5 th with a wonderful guide, Ellen Johnston--director of The Center on Liturgy and Music at Virginia Episcopal Seminary. We shared laughter and song as we worked and prayed to imagine how to enhance our worship together. So many constructive, creative, fun and faithful ideas were joyfully raised!  
  • On Sunday, May 6 th , a smaller group of about 18 parishioners met with Ellen to discuss what we had heard and to set to work to make your ideas come alive. This group will meet several times over the next 6 weeks in hopes of discerning how we might strengthen our beloved worship and music.
  • During this formative time, please reach out to any of the committee members to let us know what you love about our worship and what you might want to enhance in the seasons to come.
  • Please feel free to share your thoughts and dreams with your Enriching our Worship Working Group by email at [email protected] Or, if you'd prefer, Fr. Tim and/or Jim Strand will confidentially listen to any worship ideas you have!
To keep you in the loop, Notes from the two meetings and other resources can be found on the parish website.
 
      

Pilgrimage
Fundraiser!
Too tired to cook dinner
on

Monday, May 21st
Order Pizza and Help Youth. 
 
Bird Dog Roadhouse fundraiser  
for our youth group's trip to Ireland.
 

 

  From 3:00 - 8:30 pm, dine-in or take-out and Bird Dog will donate back money for each large or small pizza sold  
 to the youth group.   
We appreciate your support!       
Call to order your pizza 799-0270
or visit the website here 
   
 
Making A Difference!
 
Helping is a simple and fun way to support
our Saint Alban's community!
 

Be a HOST Hosts need only bring cream for coffee and fruit.  Everything else provided.  Hosts set-up, maintain coffee, and clean up afterwards. 
 
Not up to hosting just yet?  That's okay, too!
 
Be a BAKER  Bakers are essential! Provide two baked items such as a banana bread, cookies or brownies.  (Feel free to drop off any time during the week)  
 
 WASH A LOAD OF LAUNDRY
 Volunteers are needed to do just one load of laundry before the following Sunday.  Table cloths and hand towels need cleaning.  
No ironing required! Phew!
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HOSTS NEEDED FOR
LEMONADE ON THE LAWN
Starting Sunday, June 3rd, the weekly coffee hour will be re placed by Lemonade on the Lawn.  Lemonade on the Lawn is an easy and fun way to get involved at Saint Alban's.  All you need to do is provide lemonade and cookies or other light summer refreshments. 

click here to sign up