The Hiking Preacher Part 5
October 12, 2009 by fatherjeff
Filed under The Hiking Priest (Fr. Jeff's Blog)
Mollyhugger Hill to Dowdell Knob Intersection & back
4.2 miles, 2 hours
This is the fifth in a series of posts about my weekly hikes on the Pine Mountain Trail.
View of the Lake at Montreat Conference Center
After a week away, I’m back! I spent the last week up in the mountains for the Diocese of Atlanta’s Presbyter’s Conference at Camp Mikell then up to Asheville, North Carolina for a meeting of the Happening National Committee, on which I serve. I got to meet a lot of new clergy colleagues at Camp Mikell, as this was my first conference in this diocese. As always, it was a pleasure as well to spend some time with Bishop Alexander and Bishop Whitmore. I was recently appointed to the Happening National Committee to fulfill another priest’s term. This committee is the governing body of the Happening program, which exists in many Episcopal dioceses all over the country. We meet all over the country and focus on being a resource for leaders of these programs, including a bi-annual Leadership Conference which will happen in July. This meeting was a scouting trip for that conference, and we went to the Montreat Conference Center to make sure it would fit the needs of the 150 youth and adults who will come to the conference this summer. Read more
Your Week at St. Nick, 11 – 17 October 2009
October 8, 2009 by Drucye
Filed under News & Events
Sunday, 11 October 2009
8:30am Holy Eucharist/Morning Prayer
9:45am Adult/Youth/Children’s Education
11:00am Holy Eucharist–Fr. Tom Jones preaches/celebrates
5:00pm Family Flag Football
Everyone is invited to come out and play a game of flag football including youth, parents, friends, youth leaders, church members, or anyone! Bring your own picnic dinner and join us as we get into football fever! Even if you don’t want to play, come out and cheer everyone on! Please RSVP by October 9th by e-mailing fatherjeff@stnicholashamilton.org
Usher / Greeter at 8:30 Service
Tom and Sharon Cheatham
Usher / Greeter at 11:00 Service
Graham Horne
Jan Pylant
Reader
8:30 (MP) Brent
11:00 Hall/M. Martin
LEM
11:00 Moody
Altar Guild
Hinnant/Nordin
Flower Guild
Suzie Eidson
Lemonade
Peggy Martin
Acolytes
Table: Abbey A.
Crucifer: Dalton
Gospel: Sam
Offertory: Sam
Torch: Abbey A./Dalton
Sunday School Teacher
Graham Horne
Wednesday, 14 October
9:30am
Pre-EfM Class Session 2-Spiritual Autobiographies
6:30pm
Holy Eucharist
The Blessing of Animals
October 4, 2009 by fatherjeff
Filed under Photos
To celebrate the Feast of St. Francis, St. Nicholas and their beloved pets gathered on the lawn. Thanks to Ben Brooks, who set up tables and provided treats and water buckets, our animal friends were treated with great hospitality. Also, Dr. Hank Hall, a veterinarian from Columbus, joined us to be on hand to provide information and to give free check ups to any animal. The Harris County Humane Society brought a truckload of dogs to be blessed, in hopes that they might find a home. Thanks to Virginia Brooks, at least one puppy was adopted!
At the brief liturgy, we gave thanks to God for all of our many gifts, especially our pets, and prayed for them. We also remembered beloved pets who have died. Even stuffed animals were blessed, as Bronwyn Jackson brought her stuffed Little Mermaid doll to be blessed by her dad.
It was a great turnout! Thanks to Nick Simpson for set-up and take-down help, Lacy Razor for providing homemade treats, Lynn Hall for her great pics (see below), and to everyone who showed up! Fr. Jeff is always available for animal blessings even when it’s not the Feast of St. Francis, so feel free to give him a call.
Church in the Wildwood
October 4, 2009 by fatherjeff
Filed under Photos
Today, St. Nicholas received a true gift. Thanks to Cason and Nancy Callaway, the Summer Chapel Band from Cashiers, North Carolina visited once again to play their Southern Gospel/Bluegrass music for our 11:00 am service. Led by Mark Lassiter on piano, the band graced us with old-time gospel tunes like In the Garden, Amazing Grace, and I’ll Fly Away. They also played Church in the Wildwood, which described our beautiful church to a tee. The church was packed, and we had many guests and friends who came long distances to hear the band. Nancy Callaway even had a friend from St. Simons Island, GA who was with us!
Afterward, we were treated again with a delicious fried chicken dinner on the lawn, thanks to Linda Sawyer and her crew of faithful and dedicated volunteers. Overall, it was a fantastic day! Check out the podcast to the right of the screen to listen to a portion of the service. Also check out the gallery below, with photos taken by Lynn Hall.
The House is SOLD!
October 4, 2009 by fatherjeff
Filed under The Hiking Priest (Fr. Jeff's Blog)
After a long year of hoping and praying that our house in Savannah would sell, we finally closed the deal this past Wednesday! When we were called to come to St. Nicholas, we knew that it was going to be tough to get our house sold, especially in this crazy market. Read more
Your Week at St. Nick, 4 – 10 October 2009
October 1, 2009 by Drucye
Filed under News & Events
Sunday, 4 October 2009 Cashiers Gospel Singers
8:30am Holy Eucharist/Morning Prayer
9:45am Adult/Youth/Children’s Education
11:00am Holy Eucharist
11:45am Picnic on the lawn
Usher / Greeter at 8:30 Service
Bobo and Barbara Morgan
Usher / Greeter at 11:00 Service
John and Charlotte Winsness
Reader
8:30 (HE) Blackmon
11:00 Robertson/Avery
LEM
8:30 (HE) Dixon
11:00 P. Martin
Altar Guild
Bradley
Flower Guild
Nancy Callaway
Lemonade
Barbara Bradley
Acolytes
Table: Cody
Crucifer: Cody
Gospel: Cody
Offertory: Austin
Torch: Austin/Abby B.
Sunday School Teacher
Gina Durham
Wednesday, 30 September
6:30pm
Holy Eucharist
5—11 Oct Father Jeff away at Clergy Conference and Happening National Committee
