Attention Parishioners! It's time to nominate candidates for next year's vestry. We have five positions opening up! If you know someone who is at least 18 years old and a communicant in good standing whom you think would make a good vestry member, please pass on their name to anyone on the vestry nominating committee: John Barrett, Stace Court, Gail Eilers, Karen Hankins, Kathryn Musholt, or Mark Richardson. You can also email your nomination to Mark Richardson. Nominations will remain open until the end of October. Thank you for helping us keep St Gregory's a great place to worship!
Confirmation Classes Begin October 20
Confirmation classes will begin on October 20. If you or your child are interested in getting confirmed, received, reaffirmed, or if you just want to learn more about the Episcopal Church, then make sure to come to confirmation class starting on October 20 after the 10:30 service. The class will run every Sunday for 7 weeks leading up to the confirmation service at the Cathedral of St. Philip on December 8th. If you're interested please let either Wade McGlamery or Mother Nikki know.
Barnett Shoals Elementary School Clothing Drive
Every Fall, St. Gregory’s sponsors a parish-wide clothing drive to support our neighbor, Barnett Shoals Elementary School. This year, school personnel have devoted extra time to reviewing prioritized clothing needs for the schools’ clothes closets. Your contributions of any of the following items will make a difference:
boys’ and girls’ pants and shorts - all sizes, Youth XS-XL
boys’ sweatpants - all sizes, Youth XS-XL and Adult Small - Medium
girls’ leggings - all sizes, Youth XS-XL and Adult Small - Large
boys’ and girls’ underwear - all sizes, XS-XL
socks - all sizes
boys’ and girls’ shirts - all sizes, XS-XL (can include t-shirts in multi- packs, not necessarily gendered)
Boys’ and girls’ pants may include new and gently-used, clean items.
Donations will be collected from Monday, September 30 through Friday, November 1, in the boxes located in the lobby of the Parrish Hall. If you have any questions, please contact Gail Eilers, eilersgail@gmail.com, or Jane Sheridan, jsheridan@friendlycity.net. Thank you, in advance, for your support.
Help Needed in Parish Office!
As you may have heard, our Parish Administrator is on Family Medical Leave for the month of October, returning after All Saints' Day. (Please keep her family in your prayers.) If you find yourself in possession of some spare time, the office (the rector?) would love some assistance with handling the phones during office hours. Click this link to sign up: Thanks so much!
Volunteer Opportunity: Counter Needed
Counters work together in pairs to tally a week’s worth of contributions to St. Gregory the Great. When the tally is completed, either counter takes the contributions to deposit at Truist Bank on Gaines School Road. Counting takes about 30 minutes, the visit to the bank takes about 10 minutes, and counters work just once a month. Counting pairs determine a mutually convenient time during their counting week to meet in the copy room in the Parish Hall to tally checks and cash donated during the week. Lifetime commitment to counting isn’t required or expected. Counting is an easy task and an opportunity to serve at St. Gregory the Great.
Currently, counters include Lois Alworth (wilo59@charter.net), Stacie Court (stacie.court@gmail.com), Gail Eilers (eilersgail@gmail.com), Angela Greene (angelagreene23@gmail.com), Katie Hein (khein@uga.edu), Jane Hudson (janeghudson@gmail.com), Alice Mohor (alicemohor@windstream.com), Katie Reinberger (kreinbe@gmail.com), and Maggie Reinberger (mmreinberger@gmail.com), any of whom are happy to answer your questions about counting.
Contact Jane Hudson at janeghudson@gmail.com to volunteer to count.
Call to St. Gregory's Artists!
The Card Ministry needs new art for 2024 cards. The ministry sends birthday cards for children and youth up to 18 years old and seniors 70 and over, and also get-well cards, messages of encouragement, and sympathy cards in time of bereavement.
If you have questions or would like to submit a work of art for a card please contact Jenifer Borg. Please send pictures in jpeg format. A wide range of art is welcome, but images should not be specific to gender or race.
Thank you,
Card Ministry