St. Alban's Episcopal Church The Weekly Red Door Sunday, August 29, 2021

Our vision for St. Alban's is to be a spiritual home to share God's grace through worship, service, faith, and love. We welcome all and strive to promote justice, peace, and love in our communities by following Jesus.

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In This Issue Sunday Worship Studying the Scriptures & Link to Readings Our new Deacon: The Rev. Craig Foster Save the Date: Picnic in the Garden Haiti Earthquake Relief Link to Ministry Scheduler (updated) Add Your Voice-Choir Caring/Sharing-Columbus Early Learning Center Episcopal Youth Community-Into the Future School Supply Drive -Through 09/12/21 Altar Flowers-Only 2 Dates Open Weekly Services Prayer List Pastoral Care Visit our Website Pay on your pledge to St. Alban's Donate to St. Alban's

Sunday Worship 14th Sunday after Pentecost August 29, 2021 9:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist In Person & On Line Worship Live-streamed via Facebook and on YouTube after the live stream version We are wearing masks again & offering Communion of One Kind 3:33 p.m. The 3:33 Service This service will be held in person in the Memorial Garden or Education Building

Studying the Scriptures Our Lessons this week are: Song of Solomon 2:8-13 Psalm 45:1-2, 7-10 James 1:17-27 Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 (Note: this is Track 1)

Click HERE for the Readings

Our New Deacon: the Rev. Craig Foster

Craig & Kathy Foster Deacon Craig joins us beginning in October.

The Rev. Craig A. Foster Hello everyone! I am very excited to be appointed as your Deacon at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church. I anticipate much fun in getting to know you as we go forward. I am a cradle Episcopalian, raised at St. Anskar’s Episcopal Church in Rockford, Ill. I have lived in Ohio for almost 35 years. I attended six different churches in the diocese as I moved around with my assignments by Honda of America Manufacturing. I was ordained deacon in 2007 by Bishop Breidenthal and spent nearly 13 years as a deacon at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Columbus. I know many of you from your previous partnerships with St. John’s. Since 2019 my servant ministry as a deacon has focused on the Solarize Ohio project to install solar systems on as many Episcopal churches as possible. This project has evolved into the Creation Care and Environmental Task Group that I co-chair.  Fr. Devin has asked me to support both the Social Concerns and Pastoral Care Committees at St. Alban’s as an additional part of my service ministry. I look forward to my assignment as your deacon and am thankful Rev. Rogers and Bishop Price have agreed to my assignment at St. Alban’s. My day job is as senior engineer of Energility LLC, a commercial energy audit company. Energility completed the energy audit at St. Alban’s a few years ago. Although a founding partner in the company I am now semi-retired, working there part-time. Kathy and I have been married for 19 years and have a blended family of five daughters, four sons-in-law, eight fantastic grandchildren, and one very spoiled 75 pound lab mix. Kathy also is a cradle Episcopalian having grown up attending Trinity Church in Columbus. One of favorite activities every year is to take our eight grandchildren ranging in age from 4 to 14 to Procter Center Family Camp each year. We also like to travel, especially in our travel trailer with our dog and have a four week trip to Yellowstone planned for September! Kathy and I both look forward to meeting you and becoming part of the St. Alban’s family. Your brother in Christ, Deacon Craig

Save the Date September 12th Picnic in the Garden following 10:15 service Details to Follow

Haiti Earthquake Disaster Relief Episcopal Relief & Development has established a fund to for aid to Haiti in the wake of recent disasters there. St. Alban's Mission & Outreach Fund is contributing $3,000.00 but further assistance will surely be needed. You may donate online. Click HERE Your donation will go directly to Episcopal Relief & Development. Or you may call 855-312-4325 or mail a check to ERD, PO Box 7058 Merrifield. VA 22116-7058.

Ministry Scheduler Ministry Scheduler was updated on 08.25.21 with latest information for Morning Prayer & Sunday Services. The schedule for Compline is also included here. The schedule for Sunday service is entered only through September 5th. To view all the information it is necessary to scroll side to side.

Caring and Sharing August's partner is Columbus Early Learning Centers

As you may already know, CELC provides young children with programs to help them develop their thinking and social skills.

Donations are gratefully accepted for CELC through August.

Donate to Columbus Early Learning Centers on line-credit card or check accepted

EYC into the Future: Beginning September 12th Weekly gatherings on Sundays 6-8pm Dinner included Do you have a youth in that age group?  We hope they will join us! We are launching space intended just for middle/high school youth in the Ed Building. Would you like to help support the EYC ministry? We are looking for folks to help provide dinners each week. If you want to learn more or would be interested, please visit the sign up here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V6Nna7CjkAhPVLegswHNYY8YNETaA_4o0mT7tNMwWWg/edit. For all Youth Ministry questions, contact Kayla, [email protected].

THE HOMELESS FAMILIES SCHOOL SUPPLIES COLLECTION The Social Concerns Committee is helping collect school supplies for The Dowd Education Center of the Homeless Families Foundation (HFF). HFF has been assisting the children throughout the pandemic, serving over 700 families and over 1,000 children, and supplies are needed.        This collection will be through September 12.  A link to the list of requested items is noted below and will also be available on the Living Room table. A collection box will be in the Living Room.       Click HERE for THE HOMELESS FAMILIES FOUNDATION DOWD EDUCATION WISH LIST   If you wish to mail or drop off a check, make it payable to St. Alban’s and write HFF School Supplies in the memo line. OR

Make On-Line donation to School Supplies drive using credit card or check

Thank you for your participation with this ministry. The children need the help provided by the HFF Education Center. These supplies are needed to help them and are greatly appreciated.

Altar Flowers We are blessed to have beautiful flowers on our altar each Sunday. These are given by parishioners to the glory of God and in memory of loved ones and/or in thanksgiving for blessings received. Currently we have 2 dates open. If you would like to provide the altar flowers please email Dani Rosler. The open dates are: 9/05 and 9/19

Weekly Services Summer Worship Schedule   Through September 5th  Sunday 9:30 am service (in the church) Please wear your mask Live Streamed on Facebook Page HERE and also on YouTube and 3:33 pm (in the Memorial Garden or ED Bldg) ************** Monday: e-Compline 8:00 pm  live-stream Facebook page HERE ******************* Wednesday: Morning Prayer 8:00 a.m.  Facebook Page HERE ************** Services on Vacation Equipping the Saints gathering On vacation until the fall Healing Service  Resumes Wednesday, September 22 at 10:30 AM. If you would like the Anointing of the Sick, please let Father Devin, Eileen or Ernestine know. ************** Other Opportunities for Worship  The National Cathedral Christ Church Cathedral (Cincinnati)

Click HERE for our Prayer List

Pastoral Care  Contact Information Fr. Devin can be reached by Phone/Text at 330-831-4815 or by email at [email protected] You may also contact Eileen Becknell You may also contact Janet Lewis at the church office. Click HERE for her email; Telephone at office: 614-253-8549 Email the Pastoral Care team: CLICK HERE  Anyone in the parish may use this email if they or someone they know has a pastoral care concern. All calls and emails are confidential.

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