St. Augustine's Church - Coming Events

Calendar

May 17 to May 28 - Drop off your June Fest donations for the rummage and white elephant sales.

May 17 to May 29 - Help price and sort rummage and white elephant donations.

May 18, The Feast Day of St. Augustine -- Deacon Keith leads an adult education program on St. Augustine.

May 18 - Sunday School Appreciation Day -- The Sunday School year concludes on May 18, 2008, with Sunday School Appreciation Day. All children who have attended Sunday School during the year will receive participation awards at the 10:00 am service. A picnic will be held on the lawn afterward, during coffee hour. St. A's will provide a hero sandwich and a cake, but we ask that parishioners bring side salads and drinks to share.

May 30 - June Fest-- Sales help is needed from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm. Contact the office or call Betsy Mitchell if you can help 271-9591.

May 31 - June Fest-- Help is needed in all areas from 10 am - 2 pm. Contact the office or call Betsy Mitchell if you can help 271-9591.

May 31 - June Fest Dinner and Live Auction -- The Vestry and the JuneFest Dinner committee invite you to a marvelous night of feasting and some robust bidding at a live auction under a tent on the property. There will be a buffet and drinks as well as great auction items donated by local companies and your fellow parishioners. An RSVP form is located in the May Bellringer and the back of the Church, or can be downloaded here. Do you have a special service, like car washing or a meal, or a getaway weekend, you would like to offer for auction? If so, please contact Elizabeth Hoffman with details of your donation, either by phone at 923-0364 or email.

June 1 - June Fest-- Help is needed in all areas from 1 pm - 5 pm. Contact the office or call Betsy Mitchell if you can help 271-9591.

June 5 -- Rabbi Barry Weinsten to speak about his work in Louisiana, following Hurricane Katrina.

June 21 - 5K RUN -- Race starts at 9 AM. Interested participants can register online at Active.com. In addition, registration can be done directly on the day of the race, prior to the start time. Volunteers are needed for all aspects of planning and executing the race. Email Jenn Latham at jennlatham68@yahoo.com for more details.

Oct 11 - Oct 13 - Heifer International Trip -- Weekend trip for high school and middle school students to the Heifer International Overlook Farm. Some parents will also be needed to accompany and supervise our group. Please contact Father Brad in the parish office for more information or to sign up.

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Ongoing

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.

EFM - Education For Ministry - Weekly at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, ongoing.

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. The 2007-2008 seminar at St. A's will begin in September. We anticipate a few openings for the Fall. Please contact Gerald Ardito, 827-9755, for more information about St. A's program, or, for more information about the program in general, visit the EFM - Education For Ministry website.

EFM requires prior registration.

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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