Preparation for the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
2010 -2013 Vestry Class
The newly elected members of the Vestry are listed on the Vestry Page. More Info To Follow.
Grateful Gobbler Walk 8:00 AM. and Thanksgiving Service
Thanksgiving Day 10:30 AM.
The Grateful Gobbler Walk, Roll, or Stroll to Benefit the Homeless in our area. This walk takes place on Thanksgiving Day at 8:00 AM. This is open to everyone..A donation of $20 per walker is requested – do not let this be a limiting factor. We will meet before the walk at the carousel in Coolidge Park under the Episcopal Flag. After the walk, we will make our way to St. Paul’s for coffee and refreshments prior to the Thanksgiving Day Service, which begins at 10:30 AM.
Advent Wreath Making
Sunday, November 29th
Be a part of this annual intergenerational St. Paul’s tradition. On the first Sunday of Advent, November 29th, we will gather in Key-Andrews Hall at 9:15 a.m. to make Advent wreaths. Wreath-making supplies are furnished and there will be crafts and activities for children. Please mark your calendars!
Cost: $7 for adults, $3 for children (max. $20 per family).
All classes begin at 7 p.m. and include: Journey with Jesus, taught by clergy; a Lay-Led Bible Study, and Wednesday Night
at the Movies!
Advent Music at Saint Paul’s
Advent Lessons and Carols December 6th 6:00 p.m.
Reception to follow
Advent Concert Series
Wednesdays, 12:05 p.m.
Soup lunch following concert $5
December 2
Dr. Keith Reas
December 9
Chattanooga Girls Choir
December 16
Dan Landrum,
Hammered Dulcimer
December 23
Tennessee Valley Brass Quintet
YAMs Luncheon Together
After 10:30 Eucharist
Every Sunday, after coffee hour following the 10:30 Eucharist, the YAMs get together at Greenlife Grocery for lunch.. Please come and dine with your St. Paul’s family (usually upstairs). Look for Bob Leopold, the guy in the white-collared black shirt!
The YAMs (Young Adults)
schedule of events for the Christmas Semester is now available – both in print and online. If you are interested in participating in the YAMs events, this schedule will let you know when and what they are. please follow this link: .
The annual Christmas Pageant will be Sunday, December 20th at the conclusion of the 10:30 Eucharist. The participants are our pre-K thru 5th graders.
More Details To Be Posted
Between Jobs Support Group
Networking, friendship and support group for those currently seeking employment will meet on Wednesdays at 11:00 in the St. Paul’s Library. For more information, please contact The Rev. Suzanne Smitherman 266.8195
The Rector’s Forum meets in the Nave for a preview of the Season of Advent. Interested in learning more about the richness of our worship in Advent? Come!
Speaker Series – The Trumpet Shall Sound…and we shall be changed.
The Reverend Suzanne Smitherman;concludes a look at expectations of the end of time and the second coming of Jesus. We will look at thoughts and images in John’s Revelation, Advent readings of the prophets, epistles and Gospels as well as current popular and not-so-popular thought. Do we expect Jesus to come? How do we expect to be changed? Huckabay Lecture Hall.
The Rev. Zach Drennen
Special event open to all adults, hosted by the YAMS: a return visit by The Rev. Zach Drennen, Director of the Elewana Education Project in Kenya. Elewana fosters the transformative and inspirational power of relationships among young people to create positive solutions to vital concerns. By pairing schools and facilitating interactive relationships between students and administrations, Elewana supports individuals and institutions as they become agents of change in each other’s lives. Key-Andrews Hall.
Next Sunday –
The First Sunday of Advent
Advent Wreath Making for ALL!
Youth News — EYC
Students in grades 9-12 are invited to the Diocesan Sr. High Sabbath at Grace Point on December 4-6. We hope to join with other youth from Chattanooga and other parts of East Tennessee to enjoy a wonderful weekend. The cost for the retreat is $55, and more details can be found at www.etnyouth.org or by contacting Adam Webb
423.240-9599.
Help The Chattanooga Food Bank Meet Increased Demand
St. Paul's is holding a food drive to help the Chattanooga Area Food Bank fill emergency food boxes for families. Rising unemployment and families displaced by recent flooding are stretching food distribution at the Food Bank which transfers around 10,000 pounds of food per month. Foods particularly needed are canned vegetables: green beans, peas, corn, tomatoes, and canned fruit. Collection bins are near church entrances. Thanks for sharing your abundance with those in need.
Share Your Christmas
St. Paul's once again has joined with Metropolitan Ministry in sharing with families in our area during the Christmas season. Through November 29, a tree filled with angels is in the corner of Key-Andrews Hall. Please stop by the tree, select a name, and purchase a gift for a member of one of the fifteen families being assisted. For more information and volunteer opportunities, please contact Shannon Mowrer
