| St. B's Upcoming Youth Events | For St. B's Youth &
the Young at Heart! "Back to Hogwarts"
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Wednesday, July 11, Parkway Pointe Movie Theatre (AMC15), Cobb Pkwy., Time: meet at 12:00
Join St. B's at the opening of Harry  Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. There's no cost for your ticket! All you need to bring is some school supplies for needy kid's going back to school. MUST Ministries collects and delivers them to low-income families. More details... Wondering about Harry Potter and God and Christianity?
You've probably heard a lot of discussion about Harry Potter and religion, evil, witchcraft, and God. Take a look at an excellent article written by Courtney and Leah titled "Finding God in Harry Potter."
Youth & Family Community Service Event July 30th
Want to contribute to your community in a fun hands on way? Help make bag lunches for MUST Ministries Summer Lunch Program! We'll eat some pizza, make PB & J's, bag lunches, and listen to music. More details...Back to School Kick-Off
Piedmont Park on Sunday, August 26 Join us for Ultimate Frisbee and more fun in the sun. We'll also go to Willy's for dinner. More details to follow.
You can contact Courtney at 678-279-4300 or via email at Courtney@MySaintB.org to RSVP or for more information. | 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 Planting: What it means to be a founding member of a church
| | If you want to grow something to last a season... plant flowers.
If you want to grow something to last a lifetime... plant trees.
If you want to grow something to last through eternity... plant churches. This old adage about new church planting employs a biological metaphor that is quite apt! Church planting is an organic process where the results depend on the character of the "seeds" planted by its founding members. Becoming involved with new church planting is of course different than being a member of an established church. Mission churches require more involvement, care and attention than churches that have been established and are mature. This is because it takes "intentionality" to plant and grow something than attending a church that has grown beyond its early stages of development. Continued here ...
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. | Founders Day Celebration & The Braves
| Join Us for Brunch, Braves, and Worship
On Sunday, September 2, we will celebrate St. B's first Founders Day at the home of Jonathan & Margaret Jones. Following an outdoor worship service and brunch, we will travel to Turner Field where we will watch the Atlanta Braves vs. the New York Mets.We still have about 20 tickets remaining. More details... | St. B's Women's Summer Book Series - Final Meeting
|  On Thursday, August 16, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., the St. B's Women's Summer Book Series will meet at Pam Adams' house in Smyrna. The Rev. Nan Kennedy, Associate for Pastoral Care at St. Luke's, will lead the discussion of Barbara Brown Taylor's Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith. More details...
Please contact Courtney Vaughn at Courtney@MySaintB.org or at 678-279-4300 if you are interested in joining The St. B's Women's Book Series. You don't have to read the book to come!!
| | St. B's Friday Morning Men's Group |  Our men's group is meeting each Friday morning, with another men's group, from 7am to 8am in Buckhead, with a program consisting of a short reception over coffee, a 20-minute exploration of a specific topic relating to the bible or another spiritual issue, and 30-minute table discussions among smaller groups of attendees who share a common interest. St. Benedict's members will participate together in the table discussions. Meeting space is provided by the On the Border restaurant near Phipps Plaza, providing an ideal location for St. Benedict's parishioners living in the New Vinings area and working in metropolitan Atlanta, helping them to beat traffic and be closer to work at the end of each meeting. | The Rule of St. Benedict
| "Insights Into the Art of Living"Good Works
If you want to live
the life that only you can live,
do good for others,
and when you have done good,
you will have life abundantly.
A life without good works
is a shadow life.
A life centered on itself
is an empty life.
Seek to do good for others,
and you will find fulfillment.
Forget yourself
and you will discover what you are seeking.
But if we do good works,
we should not do so in the hope of reward,
nor in the desire for betterment,
nor can we be proud or self-righteous
on account of our good works.
We must credit the good we do
to the hidden foundation of good,
and be grateful to serve as its medium.
Each good action we perform is like a blow from a sculptor's chisel, cutting away the dross, and shaping the ideal form hidden within the stone. Each step we take away from dependence on material possessions is like a day of training for an athlete, strengthening ourselves into the fit and healthy persons we were designed to be. It is the small daily brush strokes that create the painting, no matter how large the canvas.
Always We Begin Again
The Benedictine Way of Living
by
John McQuiston
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