From the Desk of the Rector…

In the Genesis reading for the Second Sunday in Lent, God is establishing a covenant with Abram. What is a covenant? A covenant is a binding agreement or pact between God and his people often involving promises and stipulations, serving as the backbone of God’s relationship and plan for humanity. An aspect of the promise God made with Abram was that his descendants would be numerous, and they would inhabit the land of Canaan – a land that extended from the river of Egypt to the river Euphrates. Now Abram was seventy-five and Sarai, his wife was sixty-five, when God called and told him to move from Ur of the Chaldeans (Southern Iraq) to the promised land of Canaan. Years passed and Abram was still without a male heir. Understandably, doubt began to set in for Abram about the promises of God... “He brought him outside and said, look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” The He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” Abram, much like us, in journeying with God, will often experience doubts about God’s divine plan for our lives. We live in the tension between faith and doubt. Nonetheless, God kept God’s promises to Abram and God will keep God’s promises to us. Will everything we ask of God be given unto us? No, it will not but we must ask God anyway. To doubt is human; however, my hope is that we will not let our doubt overwhelm our belief, for without belief nothing will manifest. Let us seek to never stop believing that God is faithful and pray that doubt never causes us to lose hope.

Lenten Blessings,

Fr. Reginald 

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Bulletins for March 16th, 2025

8:15 AM (Rite I)

11:00 AM (Rite II)

The 11:00 AM Service is live-streamed, and Children's Chapel is available

Online Book of Common Prayer

Announcements

Thank you!

The St. Aidan's staff would like to thank Dr. Norma Raybon for leading our new St. Aidan's handbell choir! Thanks, Dr. Norma, for bringing new and beautiful music to our church!

Lent Madness 2025

Learn More About the Saints in a Tournament Style Bracket Game!

There will be a Bracket Poster in the Narthex to follow the results.

Learn More and Vote in Each Round at lentmadness.org

The fun Started on March 6, but join in!

Lenten Book Study and Simple Lunch

Wednesdays, March 12th through April 16th, Noon t0 1:00 PM

NO BOOK STUDY ON MARCH 19TH, 2025

Yard Sale Team needs you!!!!

This, Saturday, March 15th, 2025

9-1 or some part of that time

You are needed to assist other willing parishioners to clean out one of the trailers so we can make way for more storage

in preparation for the yard sale!

Please contact Reid Parkinson for more information at wrparkinson@comcast.net.

Table of Abraham 2025

Many of you may remember this from last year...

St. Aidan's is HOSTING

Table of Abraham, Ramadan Edition

on Tuesday, March 18th, 2025

From 6:30-8:30 in Burtenshaw Hall

SEE FLYER BELOW!!!

Only fourteen seats are left. Call Anita Hilbun at (770) 521-0207

or email her at office@staidans.org to reserve your spot!

This event was excellent last year and will be again

this year! A meal is included and there is no cost!

Save the Date for the 2nd annual St. Aidan's Yard Sale!

Saturday, May 3rd, 2025

Additional pick up-times and amended collections dates are coming soon.

Save the Date for VBS:

VBS is the week of June 16th-20th, 9:00 AM to noon each day. 

More information to follow!

Outreach

Backpacks of Love

Thank you to St. Aidan's for your donations that we collected and

delivered last Sunday, March 9th!

 Other than cash donations, the following are the specific needs we have right now. If a food item is not listed, then we don't need it at this time.

What we need:

Protein: canned tuna, chicken and Vienna sausage,

16oz plastic jars of peanut butter, Mac and Cheese cups, Ramen bricks

Fruit: canned mandarin oranges, fruit cocktail, peaches

(CANS only please, the small plastic containers leak)

Snacks: single serve cereal boxes, pop tarts,

individual packets of crackers and individual juice or

shelf stable milk.

NOTE: You can fill the bins at any time during the month!

Regular Opportunities to Engage

CHRISTIAN FORMATION

The Rule of Benedict: A Spirituality for the 21st Century

Sundays, 9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m., starting March 9

Book available at https://a.co/d/4uUbTBd

Children’s Chapel during our 11:00 AM service

Children will join the Congregation during The Peace.

Choristers' Rehearsals!

Choristers' rehearsals are on Sunday mornings from

9:45 AM to 10:30 AM.

Children meet in Burtenshaw Hall and proceed to a

classroom for rehearsals!

Choristers is open to children in grades 2-6.

For more information, contact Charles at music@staidans.org.

A Study of the Lectionary

Tuesdays, 9:45 AM to 11:00 AM

Burtenshaw Library

Prayer Shawl

Tuesdays at 11:00 AM in the Parish Hall lobby

Confession and Spiritual Direction with Father Reggie

Wednesdays, 4 PM to 6 PM

Bible Study: Romans

Wednesdays at 6 PM (Burtenshaw Hall Library)

NOTE:THAT BIBLE STUDY IS CANCELLED FOR WEDNESDAY,

MARCH 19TH!

        Meddling’s & Pedalings

A Ringing Endorsement!

Dear Friends,

  Tuesday evening, March 11^th, St. Aidan’s held its first Handbell Choir rehearsal! The group did very well for its first time assembling,

with fourteen participants!

Here are a few pictures from the evening:

There is still time and room for more members!

Our next rehearsals are from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm in the church:

-Tuesday, March 18^th

-Tuesday, March 25^th

-Tuesday, April 1^st (no foolin’)

 Tuesday, April 8^th

The Handbell Choir is preparing to ring for the 11:00AM service on

Easter Day, April 20^th.



For any questions/further information please contact Dr. Norma Raybon, Director of Handbells (normafirstchurch@gmail.com) or Charles Higgs, Director of Music (music@staidans.org).

Most sincerely, your Choir Director and friend,

Charles Higgs

404-563-9270

We pray blessings on the following people who have birthdays this week:

Janice Howard and Griffin Tomlin

We pray blessings on the following people who have anniversaries this week:

Tom and Dwana Horner and Karen and Dan Vernon

If we missed your birthday or anniversary, this is a good reminder to add that information to Realm.

St. Aidan’s Prayer Warriors pray for all listed below as part of their commitment to service and prayer. Names listed under prayer concerns appear for six weeks. Long Term Concerns, Healthcare Workers and First Responders continually appear.

THANK YOU FOR SENDING UPDATES TO nbabcock0419@gmail.com.

PRAYER CONCERNS:

Pamela Lopez and her sister Lynnette Clayton

Don and Marty McPherson, the McPherson Family and Friends

Rachell, niece and Ellie Miller, grand-niece of Melanie Hembree

Corrine Hoffstetter

Catherine Womble, granddaughter of Suzy and Jess Heald

Mibs Zelley, Laura Van Riper, and the beloved family of Father Walt Zelley

Silas Thompson, father of Tanya Cassidy

Sabrina Woods 12 year old daughter, friend of Laurie Cronley

Griffin & Olivia Basile, and Beth Wease, Mother of Olivia, son & daughter-in-law of Susan Basile

Gloria Szokoly

Keith Richards

Geraldine Thompson, mother of Tanya Cassidy

Todd Thompson, brother of Tanya Cassidy

Joe Rich

Emil Hoffman

Vicki Freeman, wife of David

Robin Sage, aunt of Connie Heefner

Norma Duncan, friend of Sandy Thomas

Michelle Lindsay, stepmother of Buddy Bledsoe

LONG TERM CONCERNS:

Lynn Isenberg, friend of Keith & Maureen Richards

Rosa and George Allen, friends of Dee and Curtis Mills

Farrington Family, friends of Janice Howard

Jack Lukianchuk, grandson of Jennifer and Emil Hoffman

Katie Weatherhog, niece of choir member, Pat Steffen

Reid Parkinson, husband of Debbie

Rene’ V. friend of Lynnette Clayton

Mark Quattropani, friend of John Foley

Beau Murphey, friend of Kristin Eastabrooks

Gary Pecorella, brother-in-law of Keith Richards

Carol Middleton, friend of Kristin Eastabrooks

Alicia Oberholzer, friend of Susan Basile

Sean Haven, Claudia Haven

Nicholas Haven, Claudia Haven

Jane Winn, friend of Connie Heefner

Tish and Bill Chambers, sister of Carol Phillips

Evelyn Goodendorf

Andy Jewell, friend of Tom Reynolds

Noah Pope, son of Leyna and Ryan Pope

Jeff Heal, friend of Charles

Andrew Lippman, friend of Tom Reynolds

Michael & Noreen Miracle, friend of Corrine Hoffstetter

Joy Cox, friend of Marty McPherson

Shelia Crochet, friend of Janice & Celeste

Jason Parker, Kathy Bump’s son-in-law

Linda Slocum, friend of Pat Bull

Joan Cowart

Amber Nance, niece of Phyllis Arshun

MaryDana Goldstein, friend of Gail Hurley

Scott Yapp and wife Patti, friend of Hazel

Gail Zelley, Sister-in-law of Laura Van Riper

Peggy McPherson

Debbie and George Kulick, friends of Marty McPherson

Camille Johnson

Jeff Smith, friend of Keith Richards

Candace Porche, wife of Celeste Gravois nephew

Jane Adams

Cozy and Mark Ledford

St. Aidan’s Church Family

FOR OUR HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS:

Laura Wakefield, AGACNP, Emory Neuro ICU, daughter of Anne Monroe; Mikayla Van Riper, Ultrasound Tech N’Side, daughter-in-law of Laura Van Riper; Hannah Collins, RN & Case Worker at Children’s Healthcare, daughter of Anita Hilbun; Evelyn Tran, EMT Grady Hospital; Dr. Kasey Shapp-Reilly, OBGYN, Susan and Jay Reilly’s daughter-in-law; Anne Dickson, RN-N’Side ER, daughter of Evelyn Goodendorf; Will Hembree, EMT at Grady EMS, son of Wade and Melanie; Dr. Heidi Moore; Dr. Greg Melnikoff; Emma Campbell, RN at Northside-Gwinnett, Trauma Unit, and Grace Campbell, RN NICU at Children’s Hosp., Granddaughters of Bonnie Moore; Caroline Eastabrooks Cochran, RN; Dr. Richard Shack; Sam Biondi Jakubiszak, OT, daughter of Cathy & Daryl Biondi.