St. B's Upcoming
Youth Events |
ATTENTION YOUTH!!!
With our Youth Group (ages: 10 -18) now blooming, St. B's is excited to announce that we have attracted EYC advisors (see our next newsletter for announcement). If you are "20-something", or know someone who is, and would like to help with our EYC Sunday afternoon events (i.e., paintball, service, and fundraising), please contact Courtney at 678-279-4300 or via email.
The Pharisees (Adults) vs. The Sadducees (Youth)
 Sunday, September 30, 2007, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m., at Paintball Atlanta (directions).
Everyone (youth and adult) must complete a waiver (available here). If you are 18 years or younger, a parent must sign the waiver.
Contact Courtney if you'll be joining us (678-279-4300 or at Courtney@MySaintB.org)
See our Web site for all the up-to-date information and details on Youth & family events.
| The Rule of St. Benedict
| "Insights Into the Art of Living"Self-Forgetfulness
Our ultimate goal is this: to forget ourselves.
To be satisfied in life
we must transcend the desire for satisfaction.
We must cast of our own appetites.
We must free ourselves from our own self-centeredness.
In order to accomplish this, we must practice obedience.
The obedient servant subordinates his or her own will to another.
It is in the servant's long-term interest to do so.
Likewise, if we are to become strong enough to emancipate ourselves from the tyranny of our own cravings
we must train our constitutions by the continuous exercise of obedience to other persons and to the dictates of our circumstances.
We must always be prepared to cast aside our own agendas whenever we have the opportunity to be of service to another. And when we act for another's interests we must do so cheerfully, without thought of recognition or reward. Our greatest compensation will occur when compensation is not sought.
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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| The Praying Lady
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Community Day is an important day in our mission toward becoming a worshiping community. This event is for our founders, friends, partners, Episcopalians from other churches and those interested in the community to learn about St. Benedict's vision and plans. We need your support and attendance. It is an excellent opportunity to meet Bishop Alexander and his staff and to join us for fellowship and refreshments!
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 Community Day - October 2
|  With our Founders Day Celebration milestone behind us, we can now focus our attention to our next milestone: Community Day.
St. B's Community Day will be held on October 2nd, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m., at the Atlanta Renaissance Waverly Hotel, 2450 Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta, Ga., 30339 (directions).
Community Day is the day that St. Benedict's will be introduced to our community, as a whole, by the Bishop and the Diocesan staff. We will talk about how we will make a big difference in Cobb County and present our vision and plans for:
- Community Outreach and Mission Work
- Children's Ministry and Youth Groups
- Women's and Men's Groups
- Upcoming Worship
- Parent's Morning Out and Day school
This is an important day in our mission and
we need you to come and bring a friend!
Click here for more details or you can contact Patty at 678-279-4302 or via email at Patty@MySaintB.org.
| Children's Ministry Forming
|  With our youth programs (ages: 10 - 18 years) blooming, it is time to plant our Children's Ministry. St. B's is excited to announce that Stephanie Park will chair programs for God's Seedlings (ages: 6 weeks - 4 years) and Genia Hachenburg will chair programs for God's Growers (ages: 5 - 9 years).
Our Seedling programs will include Sunday morning nursery (aka "The Greenhouse") staffed by certified childcare professionals, age-appropriate Sunday School, and monthly Sunday afternoon events. Our Grower programs will include age-appropriate Sunday School using a modified workshop rotation model, monthly Sunday afternoon events, and age-appropriate Sunday liturgy of the word (during 10:30 service with children joining service at the offertory).
Look for more announcements coming soon.
| Tennis Anyone?
|  The 2nd Annual Tennis Tournament--Swing for Alleluia--is the afternoon of Sunday, September 23, from 1-6 p.m. at The Westminster Schools tennis courts. Open to everyone of all skills and ages! Register here. Entry fee of $30 supports the Alleluia Fund. Questions? Contact Victoria Denson. | "Imagining the World that Scripture Imagines"
|  St. B's has secured a limited number of tickets to Dr. Luke Timothy Johnson's course "Imagining the World that Scripture Imagines." This one-day course on Saturday, September 29, 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., will include two lectures by Dr. Johnson, Q&A, break-out sessions, lunch, and book signing. The course is presented by The Institute for Ministry and Theological Education of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta.
Dr. Johnson is the R.W. Woodruff Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at Candler School of Theology, Emory University. More information about Dr. Johnson may be found here....
If you are interested in attending, please contact Patty via email or at 678-279-4302
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