This Sunday, December 20th!
St Nicholas Bishop of Myra is Coming to St. Augustine's!
This Sunday Br. Todd Aquinas van Alstyne will join us and lead us in Morning Prayer for both the 8:00am and 10:30am services (there will be no Eucharist at these services). Both of these services will be streamed live on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/staugmet

St. Nicolas Bishop of Myra will be in the courtyard for the 9:15am Christian Education hour. He will tell stories and be taking socially distant selfies for all who feel safe to come. Please remember to wear your mask!

Christmas Services
This year, our Christmas Eve services will take a little extra planning. Please take a moment to register and let us know if you plan to attend one of our services in person. (The 5:00 PM service will also be streamed on Facebook; if you plan to attend virtually, no registration is needed.)

5:00pm RSVP: https://forms.gle/EWX4nqK8U6fuBJe68
7:00pm RSVP: https://forms.gle/UZbD1GTqVmZrXyoa9

The vestry is also trying to gauge interest for a 9:00 AM Christmas Day Service. 
They'd love to hear what you think! If you'd like to offer your thoughts,  
9:00am Christmas Day Survey: https://forms.gle/i2TqAbLLMeE7mzue9

Christmas Flower Offering
You can help support the decoration of the church and honor a loved one by making a donation for "Christmas Flowers."  Please mail a check to the office, drop it in the plate at any service, or use the link below.  Thank you for honoring a loved one AND helping make our church even more beautiful for Christmas!
Give Now (onrealm.org)

Funeral Services for Chris Nick

It is with heartfelt sadness and Resurrection-based hope that we share the news of the death of Chris Nick.

A celebration praising God for the life of Chris and the promise of the Resurrection  will take place at St. Augustine's today,  August 12th, at 1:00 PM.  Unfortunately, safety protocols requires this to be a private service for family members.  You are encouraged to offer your prayerful presence by watching live at www.facebook.com/staugmet

This Sunday, December 13, 2020

This Sunday we will offer all three celebrations of the Holy Eucharist:  
8:00 am Rite 1, 10:30 am Rite 2, and the Spanish Prayer Service (Virtual Only)  at 12:00 pm. 

All of the previous precautions for in-person worship will continue: mask wearing, social distancing, contact tracing sign-in, hand sanitizing, etc. 
 
All of these services will also be available live (and later recorded) on the St. Augustine's Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/staugmet

 You can also dial in and listen to the live broadcast by dialing (888)958-7272 and then entering these codes:

8:00 - 543414894
10:30 - 926096811

8:00am Service Bulletin
10:30 am Service Bulletin

A Message from Our Vestry

What Happens Next?
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The Vestry has heard from many of you in the congregation who want to know what will happen now that we have bid farewell to Father A.J. We are very blessed to have The Rev. Canon Shannon Manning, a good friend of St. Augustine's, leading us through this process. The Vestry has already met with her to discuss what happens next.

For our worship services, we will continue at 8:00 am and 10:30 am, in person and on Facebook, for at least the next two weeks with substitute priests. Canon Manning will be the celebrant for both services on Sunday, December 13th. Brother Todd Van Alstyne will be will us for both services on Sunday, December 20th for Morning Prayer (no eucharist). Canon Manning has agreed to serve at both the 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm services scheduled for Christmas Eve. Benjamin Sanchez, our seminarian, will conduct the Spanish service online at 12:00 noon for each of those Sundays.

The Vestry met with Canon Manning via Zoom on Tuesday, December 8th. She recommends as a first step finding an interim rector and recommended three candidates. We are making plans to meet with candidates, in person or via Zoom, to discuss what we need from an interim rector and what each candidate can offer. It is our hope that a decision can be made by the end of the year.

Once the interim rector is in place, the Vestry and a Search Committee will begin the discernment process of finding a new permanent rector. Canon Manning told us to expect the process to take at least one year. We will update you soon as to details.

In the meantime, all of us on the Vestry are here for all of you, helping each of us through this. As we are so often reminded during this pandemic, we are stronger together! Please feel free to contact anyone on the Vestry to share concerns and ideas: Susan Scotton, Susan Walpole, Susan Tramontana, Rachel Whitley, Dotty Suthon, Paula Belanger, Kathy Chiles, Dan Daly, and William Genemaras.

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This Sunday, December 6, 2020

Services
This Sunday we will offer all three celebrations of the Holy Eucharist:  8:00 am Rite 1, 10:30 am Rite 2, and the Spanish Mass  at 12:30 pm. 

All of the previous precautions for in-person worship will continue: mask wearing, social distancing, contact tracing sign-in, hand sanitizing, etc. 
 
All of these services will also be available live (and later recorded) on the St. Augustine's Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/staugmet

Please make the choice that is best for you and your family's health and safety.

You can also dial in and listen to the live broadcast by dialing (888)958-7272 and then entering these codes:

8:00 - 673137583
10:30 - 129288072
12:30 - 915218858

8:00am Service Bulletin
10:30 am Service Bulletin