St. B's Upcoming
Youth Events | Six Flags - Fright Fest
 Sunday, October 28
Join St. B's at Six Flags over Georgia for Fright Fest. We'll meet at Starbucks in the West Village at 12:30 p.m. and all go to Six Flags. We'll return at 6:00 p.m. More details...
BRING A FRIEND!!!!
Homeless Requiem
 Thursday, November 1, 5:00 p.m., Location: Cathedral of St. Philip St. B's Youth Group will help serve the meal to the 700+ homeless guests prior to the servie. Meet at our office at 4:30 if you need transportation or come with a parent directly to the Cathedral.
More details...
BRING A FRIEND!!!!
 The Bee Movie!!
Sunday, November 4, Time: "1-ish" Join us at Parkway Point AMC Theater to see the new movie "Bee Movie." BRING A FRIEND!!!!
See our Web site for all the up-to-date information and details on Youth & children's events.
| | St. B's Upcoming Children's Events | God's Growers (ages 4 & under) - MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
Saturday, November 10
Time: 10 - 11 a.m.
Spring into action with us at KangaZoom.
 God's Growers are meeting at KangaZoom on Atlanta Rd. to hop off some energy and get our parents leaping!
More details...
 God's Builders (5-9 year olds) will Brown Bag It on Kennesaw Mountain!
Saturday, November 17 Time: 11am-1pm.
Join us to experience the gorgeous Fall weather and view from the top of Kennesaw Mountain and then enjoy a picnic lunch upon our return to the base. Bring a brown bag lunch for yourself and a brown bag gift of non-perishable goods for MUST Ministries Thanksgiving baskets.
More details... | The Rule of St. Benedict
| "Insights Into the Art of Living" Silence
Remember the great value of silence.
Each day there must be time for silence,
even in our prayers and meditation.
There must be time within which we
neither speak nor listen,
but simply are.
Consider the silence of a living tree;
it neither speaks nor hears.
Out of the uncounted aeons,
inexorable, ever-changing forces have erected it,
to a purpose beyond our understanding.
It needs no words,
yet its presence
is no less actual than ours.
Consider the value of silence in community.
Our ability to listen should be our gift
to those around us.
Too much talk is sign of self-centeredness
and insecurity.
If you hear yourself talking excessively,
take care.
Always We Begin Again
The Benedictine Way of Living
by
John McQuiston
This book may be purchased at amazon.com | Daily Prayer at St. B's
| Every day at 10:00 AM we hold a prayer service at St. Benedict's offices. We invite you to join us or to send your prayers to Lang.
If you decide to join us, or just want to come by for a visit, please feel free to drop in (directions).
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 | | | Church DNA
| Much has been written about the importance of good organizational DNA. Whether it be business, schools or churches - organizational experts agree that it's vital that at the core of the enterprise exists the good principles or DNA that anchors the organizational purpose. It has been said that without these good principles an organization may grow but will, like a vine planted in poor soil, become fruitless and ultimately wither.
In recent years organizational scientists have concluded that merely having good organizational DNA is not sufficient for success. They say good DNA, like a seed, needs constant care and cultivation such that what the organization is built upon is brought into being by the life of the community.
Simply, good organizational DNA is built not only on good life giving principles at the core of the enterprise but on the individuals who "connect" with these principles and claim them for their own.
At Saint Benedict's I hope that we will always actively strive to make a "connection" with the the good organizational DNA - Christ Jesus, in which we are built. In order to help our parishioners make this "connection" many of our non-worship events are built around not only Christian fellowship but mission and outreach.
I hope that you will "connect" with these non-worship events, especially some of the ones that are featured in this e-newsletter. In Romans 8 Paul says the Spirit of Christ will be present in a community of Faith that "connects" with Christ. "Connecting" is Paul's key word for good church DNA.
Peace,
To find out more about St. Benedict's or to learn how you can build Christ's church, please visit our Web site at www.MySaintB.org, or contact Lang directly via email or at 678-279-4301. | St. B's Women's Group
|  Our tradition of bringing together the incredible women of St. B's & the women clergy leaders of the Diocese around an important contemporary topic continues to create excitiment & energy! Thanks to the Rev. Ellen Purdum our October meeting was a great success. Save Novemeber 13th as the date for our next meeting. To learn more about what one woman can do to change the world click here. | Growers & Builders - St. B's Children's Group Kick-Offs
| This past week, we held kick-offs for St. B's new Children's Groups: God's Growers (ages 4 & under, led by Stephanie Park) and God's Builders (ages 5 - 9, led by Genia Hachenberg).
 The Growers met for a play date at a park on Atlanta Rd. We had a total of 15 children, along with their parents, who played together for a couple of hours. Fun and fellowship were had by all!! Pictures of the Growers are at our Web site.
 God's Builders gathered together for the Pumpkin Palooza to paint pumpkins for the children at Scottish Rite Hospital. Dressed in their halloween costumes and assisted by several members of the St. B's Youth Group, they painted well over 40 pumpkins. A definite highlight was the appearance of Austin the Gorilla and his friend Oscar the Wolfman. Several pictures of the Builders can be found here.
The sign says
"Honk If U Believe"
Many thanks to Stephanie and Genia for a great start to our children's groups!
| | Good Samaritan Kits - Our Thanksgiving Day Mission | If you find yourself in a "turkey coma" after a bountiful Thanksgiving meal & need to work a little of the calories off we have a deal for you! Sit and watch football while you put together Good Sam Kits. These kits provide medical supplies & spiritual support for those in need who visit Good Samaritan - one of our outreach partners. All you have to do is go buy a list of items on "Black Friday" and then put them together to make a kit & then bring them to our office by December 14th. | |
