Consecration Sunday is Coming November 6
October 7, 2011 by katielinney
Filed under News & Events
Dear Members & Friends of St. Nicholas,
I want to thank you for giving your time and talent to the many ministries here at St. Nicholas. We have so much to be grateful for as a church family. As we continue to grow as a church, we look forward to another exciting year under God’s guidance.
Congregations who approach financial stewardship from a biblical perspective do no view the money Christians give to their church merely as a way to pay its bills. Rather, such congregations see financial contributions as a way to help people grow spiritually in their relationship with God by supporting their church’s mission and ministry with a percentage of their incomes. Our congregation’s Stewardship Committee has selected the New Consecration Sunday Stewardship Program as a way to teach the biblical and spiritual principles of generous giving in our stewardship education emphasis this year. Read more
Colorado Mission Conference
September 20, 2011 by katielinney
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Abby Brown (pictured along with Olivia Cohen and two of their Beallwood students), is a member of St. Nicholas and senior at Harris County High School, along with two other teens members of Infusion, will be presenting at the “Everyone Everywhere 2011″ National Episcopal Conference October 13-16th in Estes Park, Colorado. The conference is designed for individuals, dioceses, congregations, and groups active in the global and domestic mission of the Episcopal Church. Presenting under the focus of “Justice Concerns” Abby will explain the conceptual basis for Infusion and its relevance as a model for engaging youth in social justice concerns. The three teens will be accompanied by Vicky Partin, the lay missioner for CVEM.
Welcome Our New Administrative Assistant!
July 4, 2011 by fatherjeff
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This week, we hired our very first Administrative Assistant! Please welcome Katie Linney, who will be starting her role at St. Nicholas on July 25. Katie will be working part time (20 hours a week) and will be a support to the Rector and all the ministries of the church. Dorothy Webster will continue to serve as our Financial Administrator, so Katie’s role will be focused on secretarial, administrative, and hospitality tasks. Be sure to stop by or call the church to welcome her!
Here is a quick bio from Katie:
May 2011 Vestry Minutes
June 28, 2011 by fatherjeff
Filed under News & Events
Below are the approved minutes of May’s Vestry meeting. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask one of our Vestry members.
Vestry Meeting
Monday, May 23, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
Father Jeff called the meeting to order and Connie Blackmon opened with prayer.
In attendance:
Connie Blackmon, Gene Demonet, Sheila Dixon, Lynn Hall, Dave Halmrast, Jeff Jackson, Michelle Moody, Drucye Robinson, Linda Sawyer, Anne Simpson Read more
April 2011 Vestry Minutes
May 23, 2011 by fatherjeff
Filed under News & Events
Below are the approved minutes of April’s Vestry meeting. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask one of our Vestry members.
Vestry Meeting
Monday, April 25, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
Father Jeff called the meeting to order and Linda Sawyer opened with prayer.
In attendance:
Connie Blackmon, Gene Demonet, Dave Halmrast, Jeff Jackson, Michelle Moody, Drucye Robinson, Linda Sawyer, Anne Simpson, Nancy Snoots Read more
St. Nicholas Annual Parish Report 2010
January 8, 2011 by fatherjeff
Filed under News & Events
St. Nicholas Episcopal Church Annual Parish Report 2010
When We Remembered Zion
August 4, 2010 by fatherjeff
Filed under The Hiking Priest (Fr. Jeff's Blog)
Today in my prayers, Psalm 137 popped up:
By the rivers of Babylon—
there we sat down and there we wept
when we remembered Zion.
On the willows there
we hung up our harps.
For there our captors
asked us for songs,
and our tormentors asked for mirth, saying,
‘Sing us one of the songs of Zion!’
Of course, this Psalm was written during the Babylonian captivity, when things were not looking so good for the Israelites. But this week, the name “Zion” has a special meaning for me. Read more
VBS Fiesta Starts Monday!
July 20, 2010 by fatherjeff
Filed under News & Events
Next week, July 26-30, our church will turn into a full-fledged Fiesta! We are all excited to welcome all 3 to 9-year-olds for a week of fun, crafts, games, snacks, and lots of learning about who Jesus is! We have a cadre of fantastic adult and teen leaders for the week. There is still room to sign up, but do so today!
At the end of the week, we will meet over at Cason & Nancy Callaway’s Blue Springs home for a picnic and swimming in their pool! Parents will need to accompany their children, and we will have lifeguards present for the morning.
If you have any children in your neighborhood or family who would like to come, please sign up by clicking here.
We will be decorating for Fiesta after church on Sunday. All are welcome to join us! We’ll also be doing a brief training for the teen group leaders, so be sure to stick around for that!
June Newsletter
June 9, 2010 by fatherjeff
Filed under News & Events
The June 2010 issue of the Spirit of St. Nicholas is up! Many apologies for the delay. Unfortunately, Drucye’s computer crashed in the middle of getting this issue together. Then, when she sent it to me on Sunday, somehow I didn’t get it! Yikes! Despite all that trouble, Drucye did a great job of getting this together, and we thank her for her hard work.
Many thanks to all our contributors! You can read it by clicking directly on the image of the issue to the left, or by going to our Newsletter Page and clicking on June 2010.
If you have any news for the July issue, please contact Drucye Price by June 15.
Youth Cheer on the Cottonmouths
January 20, 2010 by fatherjeff
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This past Sunday night, the youth of St. Nicholas headed down to Columbus for the Cottonmouths game against the Fayetteville (NC) Fireantz. We had a great time, with 6 adults and 17 kids! While our hometown hockey team ended up losing the game 6-3, we all still had a great time and even got to witness a rare brawl between the 2 goalies! We don’t condone the violence, but it sure made the game interesting! Thanks to Chris and Jackie Lintner for bringing coupons which got us in for FREE, Michelle Moody, April Avery, Matt Hinnant, and Jessica McComb for chaperoning and Heather Roper for suggesting the idea to go!
Our next youth event is our Winter Retreat at Camp Mikell in Toccoa (northeast Georgia) January 29-31. If you haven’t already signed up, you need to do so soon!
