St. Matthews Episcopal Church

Episcopal Church in Snellville, GA

“I will pour out my Spirit on all people.” Acts 2:17

Rt. Rev. Dr. Todd McGregor To Speak At St. Matthew’s

Sunday, October 14, St. Matthew’s welcomes the Rt. Rev. Dr. Todd McGregor as Guest Preacher at both the 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. services. The Rt. Rev. Dr. Todd McGregor and the Rev. Dr. Patsy McGregor have been serving in the mission field since 1991 in church planting, health care, theological education, managing a retreat and conference center, building churches, schools and a Cathedral, providing educational scholarships and leadership development in both Kenya and Madagascar.

Currently, Todd and Patsy live in the coastal city of Toliara in southwestern Madagascar, where Todd serves as the first Anglican Bishop in the Diocese of Toliara and plays a significant role in the Province as the Chair of Mission and Evangelism for the Anglican Church of the Indian Ocean. Patsy serves as a Diocesan priest, hosts pilgrimages and missionary teams to Madagascar, leads local ministries focusing on children’s education and empowering women’s development. She is the author of many books and has co-written a Christian musical, Miaraka: A Time to Dance which has been performed internationally and has also been translated and performed in Malagasy.

In conjunction with People Reaching People, Inc. (PRP), Patsy and Todd serve the people of the Diocese of Toliara through engaging partners in evangelism, education, and economic development. (PRP was formed by the McGregors and several of their supporters in 2007.) The Diocese of Toliara, is one of the poorest areas in one of the poorest countries in the world. Even though the population faces chronic poverty, famine, malnutrition and has limited infrastructure, health care and economic opportunity, the Diocese of Toliara experiences steady growth. In 2007, only 11 churches and 300 Anglican worshippers were in the area. Now there are over 80 churches and 8,000 parishioners in the Diocese. The work of the McGregors and PRP in the name of Christ provides transformation and hope, all to the Glory of God.

To learn more or to provide support for this work, please visit: http://www.peoplereaching.org/
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Helping Hurricane Victims Through ERD

As we watch the news stories of those affected by Hurricane Florence, it may seem like it is a disaster so large that any small thing we may do to help will be a drop in the proverbial bucket. But, as with other disasters around the world, Episcopal Relief and Development is there, helping put lives back together in many ways.

Now is the time to help them help others. Here’s a letter sent out on Friday, September 15, 2018, as Hurricane Florence approached landfall on the Carolinas.

Dear Donors and Friends,

Even as we pray for those affected by Hurricane Florence and begin to provide assistance through our diocesan and church partners, I am reminded of the long-term nature of recovery from these storms.
My latest story from Texas on the first anniversary of Hurricane Harvey describes a ministry that has been serving one community since the early days of that recovery. Here is the link:
https://www.episcopalrelief.org/stories/two-women-and-a-truck-help-put-a-community-back-together
Thank you for supporting the work of Episcopal Relief & Development.

Mike
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Mike Smith
Major Gifts Officer
Episcopal Relief & Development | 815 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10017
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Eighth Annual St. Matthew’s Car Show – How You Can Help

8th Annual St. Matthew’s Car Show

Saturday, October 13th 9:00 AM- 3:00 PM

How YOU Can Help!

As you know, the 8th Annual St. Matthew’s Car Show will be held this year on October 13th, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, rain or shine.  We are again excited to donate much of the proceeds from the show to The Place of Seven Springs.   This year, a portion of the proceeds will go to our Youth Ministry at St. Matthew’s to be used to refurnish the classrooms affected by the flood last year.

Seven Springs is part of the Gwinnett Coalition of Health and Human services.  Families and individuals are referred to them for assistance with emergency housing, utilities and non-narcotic prescription medication. They have a food co-op and operate a Summer Lunch Program for homeless children.  We encourage you all to learn more about Seven Springs and we invite you to visit their facility on Hwy. 78.

As always, the Car Show needs your help. There are many ways to do that. We will need volunteers on the day of the show, sponsors for trophies and t-shirts, raffle items, silent auction items, arts and crafts vendors for our vendor area and cars, cars, cars!!

You can also be a sponsor for the show. Sponsorship levels start at $200 and go up to $1500 and beyond.

We are also in need of Corporate Sponsorship.  Corporate Sponsorship levels would begin at $2000.  The Corporate Sponsor name would be added to all banners, our website and offered show space the day of show.  Their name would be announced throughout the day of show and a sponsor plaque would be awarded to the Corporate Sponsor the day of show.

We are looking forward to a very successful show this year, not only in raising money for two very worthy causes, but for a great fellowship event again. So please consider helping in any way you can to make this one of our best years yet.

Thanks and God Bless,

Jack Denton

St. Matt’s Car Show Chair

 



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St. Matthew’s Annual Car Show

October 13, 2018

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Rain or Shine

A judged show for all CARS, TRUCKS AND MOTORCYCLES

to be held at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church

Proceeds benefit Place of Seven Springs Ministries, Snellville, GA

Door Prizes All Day — 50/50 Raffle — KidsZone! — Concessions — Vendors

To Register A Vehicle –$15 before Oct  7, 2018 — $20 after Oct 7, 2018

For more information, visit www.stmattscarshow.com

Questions? Contact Jack Denton

 

 

 



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Adult Christian Formation Winter 2018

SUNDAY MORNING CHRISTIAN FORMATION OPTIONS

Adult Christian Education

Connecting Through Holiday Traditions:

10/ 28: 11/ 4, 11: 12/ 2, 9, 16

SCRIPTURE in the library

Unpacking Bible Stories and making sense of Scripture today.
Clay Olbon, Jim Jung & Susan Larson

RELEVANT TRADITION in the parish hall

Sharing holiday traditions that make us closer to God and our people.
various facilitators and presenters

AGES AND STAGES in the York Room

Raising children in the church and sharing in our traditions.
Ward Furman and Mary Louise Richards



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Education for Ministry Classes This Fall

Members of the church are invited to participate in the EFM program which is offered here at St. Matt’s: each Sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.  commencing on the first Sunday after Labor day.

Prior graduates of the EfM program are invited to join the class for any year’s curriculum to delve deeper into the subject matter, with new class material in Old Testament, New Testament, History of Christianity and Theology.

The cost is $375, which covers cost for all text books; provided by The University of the South, School of Theology. Seminars are interactive, and will begin on Sunday September 9th. 2018.

You may contact Gini Peterson or Val Biggs for further information on St. Matthew’s class.

For information on the overall EfM program, visit http://efm.sewanee.edu/about-efm/about-efm

 

 



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Sunday School and Christian Education Registration August 12

  9:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall

Sunday, August 12

For all ages, Nursery through Adult

Tables will be set up around the perimeter of the parish hall for the class sign-up. Sign up for Nursery, Cherub Choir, Junior Worship, Parenting Group, Inquirer’s Class and other classes and activities.

To register your child  ONLINE for Sunday School, click here.

To register your youth ONLINE for Sunday School or activities, click here.

 

OR You can print one out and bring the completed form with you:

To print out a Youth Permission Form/Release, St Matts Release Form 18    St Matts Release Form 17–release only pdf

To print out a children’s Release Form (Fifth Grade and Under) St Matts Children Release Form 18.

Registration forms will also be available Sunday in the parish hall.

 

Sunday School classes for all ages will begin Sunday, August 19 at 9:30 a.m.

 



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Youth are Selling T-Shirts!!

The Youth are selling T-Shirts to raise funds to make the undercroft a more welcoming and inviting space for youth following a flood in which they lost most of their stuff.

Through the month of July, half of what you spend on T-shirts will go to the Youth Funds! AND you get a T-shirt!! After July, you can still get the T-shirts, but the fundraiser will be over, so hurry and pick your favorite!!

ORDER T-SHIRTS HERE!!! There are 10 styles to choose from!! Each design is custom made, so you can choose your garment and color!!  Below are a few!

 

                



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Outreach News June & July

A VERY BUSY BUT EXCITING TIME OF YEAR!

• Month of June – Food Drive
• June 17th to July 15th  –  School Supply Drive
• July 22th – Pack a Backpack
• July 28th – Delmar Gardens
• July 29th – Prepare Food for Co-op Monday Night Dinner

 

SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRIVE – Mid-June through July 15th we will be collecting school supplies for the clients of Seven Springs. You will find a list of supplies on the Outreach bulletin board and a link to the Amazon Wish List below.   On Sunday, 7/22, after the service we will fill backpacks with the school supplies.

Purchase from the Amazon Wish List

SING-ALONG / BIRTHDAY NURSING HOME MINISTRY AT DELMAR GARDENS

4-5 PM SATURDAY JULY 28

Come join musicians from St Matthew’s to sing Christian songs or help serve cake, ice cream and punch and mingle with the clients at the nursing home in Lawrenceville. For more information please contact Heather Pratt, Mindy Barringer or Chuck Marsh.

FOOD PREPARATION FOR MONDAY NIGHT DINNER AT THE CO-OP

After the service on 7/29 we will prepare sandwiches, cut and package watermelon, and package cookies that will be served at the co-op on Monday evening, 7/30.

JUNE FOOD DRIVE – The Semi-Annual drive in June is the month in which St. Matthew’s focuses on collecting additional items for the Southeast Gwinnett Cooperative Ministries.  In addition to collecting our usual items of dried beans, jelly, and shampoo, the coop is asking for donations of canned pineapple. The pineapple is always in high demand and just seems to fly off the shelves.



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Welcoming the Stranger — Our Refugee Family Update

Refugee family: Zeba P. and her three children, Judith , age 13,  Arron, age 10, and Jason, age 7, are from Pakistan, and arrived here June 7.

Their apartment is fully furnished (Thanks to all who donated!) They could use a washer and dryer, so if you have a working used one or know someone who does, let Mark DiGiovanni know: 678 227-8142.

If you want to help Zeba and her family, you can offer to take her and the children to parks, museums, shopping, etc. as they don’t have a car (or a driver’s license) yet. And dropping a gift card in the mail will always be helpful – and greatly appreciated. For information on contacting or visiting Zeba and the family please contact the church office, or see this Sunday’s bulletin announcements.



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At St. Matthew’s, our MISSION is to continue the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ, by serving the greater community through loving its children, caring for the unfortunate and witnessing to the healing power of God’s love.