St. Augustine's Church - Coming Events

Calendar

Mar 14 - Adult Ed - after the 10:30 service, Deacon Keith will lead an adult education discussion on “Pilgrims in their Own Land,” the indigenous Christian Churches of America.

Mar 16 - Compline with Stations of the Cross in the Church at 6:45 pm, continuing every Tuesday evening through Lent.

Mar 23 - Compline with Stations of the Cross in the Church at 6:45 pm.

Mar 28 - Palm Sunday - 9:45 Liturgy of the Palms in the Parish Hall. Children’s Event will be held during the service.

Mar 28 - Adult Ed - after the 10:30 service, Deacon Keith will lead an adult education discussion on “Pilgrims in their Own Land,” the indigenous Christian Churches of America.

Apr 1 - Maundy Thursday: Agape Meal and Maundy Thursday Liturgy. Enjoy a meal with friends. The church will provide some mainstays, and invites you to bring some simple, Middle-eastern fair for this traditional meal followed by the service. The meal starts at 6:30. The service begins at 7:30. The Rev. Dr. Beth Glover will be preaching.

Apr 1 - Maundy Thursday Overnight Vigil beginning at 9:00 PM: Following the Maundy Thursday Liturgy, sign up to keep vigil in the Sanctuary overnight.

Apr 2 - Good Friday Liturgy at 12 Noon.

Apr 3 - Holy Saturday Easter Vigil: the holiest liturgy of the year, complete with candles and a bonfire. During this service, we commemorate the passing from death to life. Service begins at 7 PM.

Apr 4 - Easter Day: services at 9 and 11 AM. Children’s activities will be provided during the sermon. Easter Egg Hunt will happen BETWEEN the 9 and 11 AM service.

Apr 10 - Cabaret Night!

May 1 - The 3rd running of the St. A's 5k and newly added Fun Run will be held on May 1, with the start and finish at Senasqua Park. We will be having an organizational meeting soon and invite anyone who would like to volunteer to chair a committee (it's not as serious as it sounds!) to contact Jenn Latham 248-0524 (jennlatham68@yahoo.com). We're looking forward to another great race. The proceeds this year will go to the Cortlandt Food Bank.

Jun 4-6 - JuneFest! Oct 9 - Annual Harvest Moon Dance and Auction.

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Ongoing

Vestry - Parish House: on the third Wednesday each month, at 8 pm.
The Vestry is an elected lay board of 11 parish members. They make policy, legal and financial decisions for St. A's, and are responsible for both long-range vision and planning as well as the more day-to-day management of the church. Most Vestry members are elected to three-year terms.

Meals for the Peekskill Soup Kitchen - delivered on the fourth Thursday of each month.
Individual dishes are usually required to be dropped off at St. A's by 10 am on the Thursday in question. Questions about participating in this program should be directed to the group's Chair, Jill Mader, at gdmader@optonline.net.

EFM - Education For Ministry - Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m., weekly.
EFM is based on the belief that every Christian receives the call to Christ's ministry at baptism. EFM, a distance learning program of the School of Theology of the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, provides the basics of a theological education in order to develop knowledge and confidence about the ministry we all share. Completion of the program takes four years, during which participants study the Bible, church history, and twentieth century theology. Participants commit one year at a time to meet regularly in seminars led by a trained mentor.

The mentor leads each seminar group of six to twelve students. The group meets weekly during a nine-month cycle to reflect theologically, discuss the materials they have read, and to worship together. Preparation outside of class takes two to four hours per week, using the lesson and study guide provided. There are no tests or papers to write. EFM grants 18 hours of Continuing Education Units for each year of study. College credits are not granted.
The fee for an academic cycle is $340, payable to EFM. To assist those in need, a fee reduction provision is available, based on the enrollment of the group.

Please contact Penny Morgan at 271-9325 or email her at penelopemrgn@yahoo.com for more information about St. A's program. For more information about the program in general, visit the EFM - Education For Ministry website.

EFM requires prior registration.

Mailings to College Age Students -- Are you a parent or friend of a college student from St. A's? If so, send along that person's address to the parish office, and we will include him/her on our parish mailing list. They will receive the Bellringer and other updates to stay connected to our community.

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St. Augustine's Episcopal Church
6 Old Post Rd. North
Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520
914-271-3501
august@bestweb.net