| St. B's Upcoming Youth & Family Events |
For the Entire Family
Tour MUST Ministries, Suinday, September 16th, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., MUST Ministries Marietta, 55 Elizabeth Church Rd., Marietta, GA 30060 (map)  Now's your chance to see MUST in action! We will begin our tour of MUST at the Loaves & Fishes Community Kitchen where they serve a hot meal to those in need each day. Then we will tour the rest of the campus and find out other ways we can be involved with MUST. More details...
This is a family event so parents are encouraged to attend as well.
*Youth will receive service hours for this event.*
Contact Courtney by September 14th if you'll be joining us (678-279-4300 or via email at Courtney@MySaintB.org)
Paintball!!!!
The Pharisees (Adults) vs. The Sadducees (Youth)
 Sunday, September 30, 2007, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m., at Paintball Atlanta (directions).
Take this opportunity to coat the adults in paint!! Contact Courtney if you'll be joining us (678-279-4300 or via email 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"Leadership
A fit leader must attune to the variations in persons.
A gentle person may be led by persuasion, while the rebellious by more exacting means.
The true leader should never value things above the value of attitude. The worth of right perspective is beyond measure.
Those who chose to follow bear the responsibility for their choice of leaders.
When any significant action is to take place, or any important decision is to be made, counsel should be taken in all cases where it is possible to do so. Our actions always affect others, and the persons affected should participate in determinations that influence them.
We each see the world from divergent viewpoints, and we are equal participants in the cosmic game. For these reasons it is both efficient and right that consultation occur in all matters of substance.
Those who are consulted should give their insights without argument, and should accept the ultimate decision with good grace when it diverges from their point of view.
Once the advice of those involved has been obtained, the person whose responsibility it is to choose a course of action should take counsel alone, and then act as is best in the circumstances. Frequently, all that can be done is to choose from several less than optimum alternatives. In those cases we must accept the limitations imposed on us as the natural result of things as they are, and avoid the paralysis that comes from wishing for different circumstances.
In all things be governed by the sense, not the letter, of right principles.
Always We Begin Again
The Benedictine Way of Living
by
John McQuiston
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| 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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| | "Are We There Yet?" | 
Yet, thanks be to God, I'm beginning to understand more of what it means to find new life in Christ (Ephesians 2: 1-22). I am learning that life is not meant to be all about goals (or even the destination) but about the journey and every precious step we take along the way. For this reason, I am so happy to report that "No, we aren't there yet." I am pleased to report, however, that if Founders Day was an example of the first precious step in our journey, then we all can take great joy because, in words of my son Austin, it was simply "awesome" (see below). It was heartwarming to see so many come together in the name of Christ to take this first step on our journey.
Now we must focus our attention on the next step in our journey: Community Day on October 2, 2007 (again, see below). This is a very important step in our mission when St. Benedict's will be introduced to the community. Even though it is only a second step, it is important because it will mark a "step change" (see our printed newsletter of August 17) when our friends and founders must take up the mantle, clearing our way to commence Sunday worship in the following 90 days. With your attendance we can successfully take this important next step.
To assist our friends and founders in helping us take the next step, we have set aside an information event on Monday, September 10 (again, see below). This will be an informal discussion that will give you the information as to how you can help.
We realize that this follows closely on the heels of Founders Day and on the toes of our outing to MUST Ministries (see column at left). But come by the office if it's convenient. If you can't , we'll try to find another way to get you this important information. For in Christ we are not merely "sojourners" wondering "are we there yet?" We are "made alive" by the journey.
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 - Simply Awesome!!! | Simply Awesome!!!
These are the best words to describe our Founders Day Celebration. More than 100 attended!! And if a 74 degree temperature and a steady breeze (aka, The Holy Spirit) weren't a testimony to the blessing of the day, what other sign could we hope to see (except for the Braves to have won, of course)?
A special thanks to all who made this day heavenly, especially Lynn & Mitch Strickland, Courtney and Alice Vaughn, Hollis Houk, Patty Jones, Ron Reagan, Laura Law, Pam Adams, Katie Demer, The Bishop & Canons, and many others, not the least of which were our hosts Jonathan, Margaret, and Allison Jones. Thanks be to God!
Many of the photos from this great day are now up on our Web site. Click here to view them all.
 | 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 announce our plans for worship, talk about what we will be doing to make a big difference in Cobb County, and unveil our vision for the future. This is an important day in our mission and we need you to come and bring a friend!
For more information, please contact Patty at 678-279-4302 or via email at Patty@MySaintB.org.
| St. B's Women's Group
|  St. B's Women's Group Fall Kick-Off Join the St. B's Women's Group for dinner and fellowship at Atkins Park in the Smyrna Market Village (map) from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
There will not be a formal program, this is a social event and a time for us to plan for the year ahead. Please bring ideas for upcoming events. As always bring a friend! Please contact Courtney by email or at (678) 279-4300 by September 12th if you can join us. More details...
 Ellen Purdum and The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) On October 18th, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. (location: TBD), The Rev. Ellen Purdum will lead a discussion on the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals. The Episcopal Church has committed to the realization of the MDGs. As a basis for this discussion, The Rev. Purdum will use the book What Can One Person Do? Faith to Heal a Broken World by Sabina Alkire and Edmund Newell. More details...
Information on the MDGs can be found here. (Also, one MDG is featured in each of St. B's printed newsletters.)
 "Divine Dining in New Vinings" No, it's not a new restaurant, but a cookbook that will be compiled by the St. B's Women's Group. We are working on the format, some suggestions are a scripture verse, spiritual journey story, or food for the soul type story with each submission, and/or arranged seasonally (by church seasons) ie. for Advent appetizers. Do you have a favorite recipe you'd like to contribute? Would you like to help compile to cookbook? Please contact Courtney by email or at (678) 279-4300. (By the way, men can also submit their favorite recipes as well! Do we have some grillmasters out there?)
| | Founders Information Day |  St. B's Founders Information Day is scheduled for Monday, September 10th at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the 1st floor conference room at our office building, 400 Interstate North Parkway (click here for a map).
At this meeting, we will give you the tools to help us attract new members and pave the way to worship.
Contact Patty at 678-279-4302 or at Patty@MySaintB.org if you plan to attend.
| "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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