Hymn Festival With Bruce Neswick

This Sunday, September 12,  2010 at 5:00 PM at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1130 1st Avenue, Columbus, Ga., everyone is invited to a Hymn Festival!

What is a “Hymn Festival?” It is a celebration of the great songs of the Church. (That’s Church with a capital “C” meaning the Church Universal, not one denomination.) In the context of the Nicene Creed Bruce Neswick will take us through the church year - Advent to Pentecost - with scripture readings and hymn elaborations. The congregation will sing everything except two anthems of Bruce’s. The Mass Choir, including our very own St. Nicholas Choir, will add interest with original descants, re-harmonization’s and use of instruments. There will be great old hymns and some new ones that Bruce has written and are in the Episcopal Hymnal.

Bruce Neswick accompanied the St. Bartholomew’s Choir in Legacy. He was at St. Philip’s in Atlanta and now Director of Music at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in NYC. He is collegial, charming, has a wonderful fresh harmonic sense, an imaginative improviser and … he can play up a storm. You will love him. This is a great opportunity to see/hear/watch one of the leading Church musicians working today.

Your Week at St. Nick 12 - 18 September 2010

Sunday, 12 September

8:30am Holy Eucharist

9:15am  Breakfast/Fellowship

9:30am  Christian Formation Classes

11:00am  Holy Eucharist

Commissioning and Blessing of the Saint Nicholas Choir and the new piano

5:00pm Hymn Festival at Trinity Episcopal in Columbus

Usher/Greeter

8:30am Barbara and Bobo Morgan

11:00am Lynn and Kenny Hall

Readers

8:30am Larry Nordin

11:00am Sue Halmrast/Ivy Martin

LEM

8:30am Katherine Johnson

11:00am  Sue Halmrast

Altar Guild

Sharon Cheatham

Suzy Eidson

Flower Guild

Gina Durham

Lemonade

Sheila Dixon

Acolytes

Cody Durham

Ivy Martin

Madison Martin

Sunday School Teacher

Peggy Martin

Tuesday, 14 September

6:30pm St. Nicholas Academy: 

The Dangerous Act of Worship

Wednesday, 15 September

6:30pm  Choir Rehearsal

Thursday,  16 September

6:30pm Episcopal 101

Friday, 17 September

Last day to buy Lobsterfest dinner tickets

Happy Birthday!

September

9/1       Sean Moody

9/1       Larry Correnti

9/2       Drucye Price

9/3       Linda Sawyer

9/8       Sheila Turley

9/8       Clyde Moody

9/21     Joe Torres

9/26     Charlotte Winsness

Happy Anniversary!

September

9/2       Ralph & Camilla Livingston

9/10     Mark & Karen Kurtz

9/30     Doug & Peggy Martin

Studying the Shack

Studying The Shack
Adult Formation Sunday Mornings at 9:45am starting September 12

Though it has been a while since the church world was abuzz with commentary on The Shack, by William P. Young, it is chock- full of thought provoking conversations and ideas that beg discussion at any time… the “wastefulness of grace”, why God with all His power lets bad things happen, why we must forgive, etc.

Mollie Smith will be leading this 6-week class to hear of your experiences and responses to The Shack and hopes you’ll join the discussion.

Youth Group Hike at Providence Canyon

Our next youth event is September 12th right after church! We’re going hiking in Providence Canyon. This will be a 3-4 hour hike and it may be pretty hot so bring a water bottle. Make sure you wear hiking-appropriate clothes. The hike is free but bring $10 for food as we may grab some dinner on the way back depending on what time we finish. Please RSVP to youth intern Cami Fanning at cameran.fanning@gmail.com by next Wednesday, September 8th! Feel free to bring your friends and encourage your fellow youth members to sign up! We’ll be leaving around 12:30 or 1:00. Adult drivers are needed, so if you can help out, e-mail Cami.

Give Louie A Hand!

Two work sessions are being planned to complete easy tasks for Lobsterfest.

♦ On Thursday, September 9 at 6:00 p.m. Sheila Dixon will host a get-together at her home (171 Manton Drive, Fortson) to assemble hand fans for Lobsterfest guests. This is an easy task and will be made easier by your participation. Sheila will have appetizers, wine and soft drinks to make this a fun evening.

♦ On Saturday, September 11, from 9:30 – 12:00, the second session will be held at St. Nicholas to help wrap utensil packets and place raffle ticket stubs in vials for the drawing. A continental breakfast will be served.

Please plan to attend one of these sessions and give Louie a hand…he has none, you know. These are good opportunities to visit with members of the St. Nicholas family and a fun and relaxing way to help with Lobsterfest. You may sign up for one or both of these times in the narthex or by contacting Sheila at Sheila.a.dixon@delta.com or Linda Sawyer at hogback@wavetel.us .

Labor Day Meditation

Below is offered by the Rev. Sam Candler, dean of the Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta. It is good food for the soul as we celebrate our lives’ work this weekend. Thank you all for laboring for God daily.

FOR LABOR DAY 2010

I live today because someone has labored. I live today because many, many, people have labored. On this Labor Day, I give thanks for them. I eat today because someone served. Someone cooked. A grocer sold me the food. Or a local farmer at a farmers market sold it to me directly. A distributor supplied food to the grocers. A laborer tilled the soil. Another farmer planted and planned. Years before that, someone else prepared and cared for the very soil. I wear clothes today that someone else sewed. Someone designed. Someone developed the store. Someone else marketed and advertised and kept the books and answered the telephones. I wake up in a house that someone planned and built. Someone financed. Someone loaned. Someone brokered. I used money that someone paid me. Someone advised the investments. Someone did the banking. Someone else arrived to repair plumbing and wiring and appliances. I drive a car that someone built. Someone marketed. Someone built the factory. I use public transportation, busses and trains, that someone else built. Someone planned. Someone else sold the bonds. Someone else drove. I live in a city that someone manages. Someone leads. Someone polices. Someone administers and protects and cleans and keeps the utilities going. Someone teaches students who will be my neighbors and future laborers with me. Someone provided all the communication devices and techniques around us. I am alive today because someone diagnosed my illness in a hospital. Someone nurses. Someone prescribes medicine and attends to medical emergencies and advises my future health. I write these words on a computer that someone researched and developed. Someone labored for the electricity that powers it. I read a book that someone wrote. I read a newspaper that someone laid out. For all our industries, someone fabricated the designs, mined the metal, built the machines, and then recycled the metal. Someone developed the commercial building that houses offices for all these laborers. Someone sold the land. My soul is inspired today because someone sang, someone else painted, someone wrote, someone kissed me. Someone preached, someone taught, someone challenged me. I live a fruitful life because many, many people have labored. I know that they did not always labor for me in particular. Maybe they labored because they needed a job. Maybe they labored because they loved someone and wanted to help them. But their labor has also helped me. All our labor, together, is what makes us a society, a culture, a civilization. I give thanks for that labor today, for each and every vocation that God has given to each and every one of us. For those without jobs, I pray for their quick relationships with a fruitful vocation. God wants each of us not just to have a job, but to have a vocation - a calling-through which we can be proud that we are serving the world. When our labor makes a positive difference in the world around us, we truly have a vocation; and vocations, working together, create a beloved community. I give thanks for those vocations this year. Thanks to each and every one of you who serve! 1 September 2010

Great Items at Lobsterfest Silent Auction

The Silent Auction at Lobsterfest is offering fantastic items this year. Silent auction bidders have the opportunity to bid on luxurious vacation homes, sporting events, entertainment and adventure opportunities, fashion and art Items plus an array of unique items and gift baskets.

Vacation opportunities include one week at fabulous homes in North Litchfield Beach, SC or Pensacola, FL.

Tickets to “Bear Country” at the Springer Theatre, tickets to “Grease” at the River Center and an invitation to a Luau are available for bidders seeking entertainment.

The auction offers an airplane ride over Harris County, a private tour of Fort Benning, plus Fly Fishing lessons.

Art items include jewelry items by local artists as well as paintings by area artists.

Are you a Sports Fan? Well, there are tickets in the auction to the UGA vs. Georgia Tech game on November 27th. Tickets are on the 45 yard line, lower tier, under cover, along with a parking pass for the Hull lot across from the stadium where most of the tailgating occurs.

Also, this just in…we have 2 tickets to the Wednesday practice round of the Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia!

Need a babysitter? Bid on 5 hours of babysitting from one of our talented youth!

This is a sampling of the great auction items available at the St. Nicholas Episcopal Church Lobsterfest on September 24th at Sweet Home Plantation in Pine Mountain. There is much more. To order Lobsterfest tickets, click here.

Your Week at St. Nick 5 - 11 September 2010

Sunday, 5 September

8:30am Holy Eucharist

9:15am  Breakfast/Fellowship

9:30am  Christian Formation Classes

11:00am  Holy Eucharist

Usher/Greeter

8:30am Tom and Sharon Cheatham

11:00am Graham Horne and Jan Pylant

Readers

8:30am Connie Blackmon

11:00am Phebe Robertson/Abbey Avery

LEM

8:30am Connie Blackmon

11:00am  Michelle Moody

Altar Guild

Julie Nordin

Flower Guild

Bert Tomlin

Lemonade

Marci Horne

Acolytes

Dalton Avery

Abbey Avery

Libby Horne

Sunday School Teacher

Graham Horne

Tuesday, September 7

6:30pm St. Nicholas Academy: 

The Dangerous Act of Worship

Wednesday, 8 September

6:30pm  Choir Rehearsal

Thursday,  9 September

6:30pm Lobsterfest Work Session to make fans

at Sheila Dixon’s home.  Refreshments served

Saturday, September 11

9:30am-12:00

Lobsterfest Work Session to wrap utensils

at St. Nicholas.  Continental breakfast served

Happy Birthday!

September

9/1       Sean Moody

9/1       Larry Correnti

9/2       Drucye Price

9/3       Linda Sawyer

9/8       Sheila Turley

9/8       Clyde Moody

9/21     Joe Torres

9/26     Charlotte Winsness

Happy Anniversary!

September

9/2       Ralph & Camilla Livingston

9/10     Mark & Karen Kurtz

9/30     Doug & Peggy Martin

The Dangerous Act of Worship

Tuesday Night Adult Education Returns September 7!

In his book, The Dangerous Act of Worship, Mark Labberton asserts that corporate worship shouldn’t merely point us upward toward God, but turn us outward as well, toward our neighbors.  He says worship should translate into transformed lives that care for the poor and the oppressed.  The Old Testament prophet Micah said to Israel, “What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”  (Micah 6:8)  If worship is the humble walk, where does doing justice and loving mercy fit?  What does Sunday worship mean to you come Monday?  Let’s talk about it!  Mollie Smith will be leading this class on Tuesday nights for 6 weeks starting September 7, at 6:30 pm., to discuss the meaning of worship at St. Nicholas and beyond. You can sign up for the class by visiting www.stnicholashamilton.org/signup or by visiting the bulletin board in the hallway. Copies of the book are $12.00, but are not required to take the class.

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