The Episcopal Church of the Holy Apostles Welcomes You!
Happenings: March 3, 2017
The Episcopal Church
of the Holy Apostles
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Sunday, March 5th, 2017,
1st Sunday of Lent
8:45AM—Holy Eucharist, Rite I w/Child Care
9:30 AM—Children’s Class: Godly Play; Adult Series: Gospel According to Pixar (classroom); What Wondrous Love
9:30 AM—Choir Warm-up (Multipurpose Room)
10:30 AM—Sung Holy Eucharist II, Great Litany in Procession, Choir and Child Care; Children’s Chapel
CHRISTIAN FORMATION:
ADULT SERIES & LENTEN OFFERINGS
The Gospel According to Pixar (led by Rachel Schexnailder and Susan Jackson): Come explore the gospel messages and the examples of faith as they can be found in popular animated films! Sunday mornings in the Confirmation Classroom.
What Wondrous Love: We will examine the work of John August Swanson this time looking at his paintings that depict the themes of Holy Week. Meets Sunday mornings in the Nave. Begins: Sunday, March 5th.
Wednesday Night Lenten Series: There will be a light dinner at 5:30PM and at 6:00 PM there will be a discussion (led by Deacon Marti Holmes) of Mitch Albom’s The Five People You Meet in Heaven. See Robin Hinkle to get a copy of the book. The evening will end with Compline. Begins March 8.
DOK QUIET DAY
SATURDAY, MARCH 4
All women of Holy Apostles are invited to the DOK Annual Chapter Quiet Day this Saturday, March 4, 2017, from 9AM to 3PM. It will be held in a meeting room at the Chase Corporate Building in Hoover (near Jim & Nick’s Barbeque on Highway 31). The cost is $15/person to cover lunch and refreshments. Our speaker will be The Rev Marti Holmes, our wonderful deacon from Holy Apostles.
Topic: We will explore our formation as instruments of God, and the gifts our instrument brings to the symphony of God’s creation. It will be a wonderful day, so please make your reservations today. Please e-mail Judy Brown at jhb@hiwaay.net to make your reservation or if you have questions.
PARISH RETREAT AT CAMP MCDOWELL – MARCH 10th-12th, 2017
We hope you will join us for our Annual Parish Retreat. Sunday, March 5th, is the deadline to sign up or make any changes. Sign-up sheets will be in the Narthex and signing up is as easy as 1-2-3.
1. Decide where you want to stay (a Bethany Lodge or a Bethany Cabin) and sign up on the appropriate sheet.
2. Decide which meals, if any, you would like to eat in Doug Carpenter Dining Hall (a cafeteria breakfast and lunch are offered), and sign up on the appropriate sheet.
3. Decide if you will be joining us for parish meals (Friday night dinner—hot dogs & S’mores; Saturday night wine & cheese social and dinner—Mexican) and sign up on the appropriate sheet. In addition, if you sign up to join us for parish meals, please sign up on the Food List to bring something for these meals.
PRO-AM REGIONS GOLF TOURNAMENT
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17TH
Sign Up Now for Regions Classic Pro-Am!
It is time to sign up to be a Holy Apostle’s standard bearer for the Regions Classic Pro-Am.
We need 60 volunteers. Encourage your friends, family or neighbors to be a standard bearer.
No experience required. Volunteers need to be willing and able to walk a round of golf holding a standard. It is not hard but does require some endurance.
We assign tee times to start your shift. Morning tee times are between 7 AM – 9 AM and afternoon tee times are generally between 12 Noon and 3 PM. You need to arrive at least 30 minutes before your shift and plan on being on the course for a minimum of 5 hours. You will get a meal ticket for breakfast or lunch. There are also snacks on the course.
Food and Fellowship after service: Donuts, Coffee, etc.
8:45 Holy Eucharist II with Child Care
10:30 Festival Eucharist with Choir and Child Care
Easter Egg Hunt at Holy Apostles
NEW WAY TO CONTACT YOUR WARDENS
To continue improving communication with the parish, our Junior Warden and Senior Warden each have their very own Holy Apostles email addresses! If you ever need to get in touch with your Wardens, feel free to send an email to jrwarden@holyapostleshoover.org or srwarden@holyapostleshoover.org.
Even though the Wardens will change every year, these email addresses will remain the same and will be used by future Wardens.
CHILDREN’S CHAPEL SERVICE CONTINUES
Come join the fun at the COHA Children’s Chapel Service. At the beginning of the 10:30 AM service, children (kindergarten through 5th grade) process out of the Nave to gather for their own service. The children hear the Bible story of the day, sing songs and have their own prayers, before rejoining the rest of the church in the Nave for Holy Eucharist. Parent volunteers lead this service. Please contact Lauren Havard or Robin Hinkle if you would like more information or would be willing to serve as a parent volunteer.
PASTORAL CARE REMINDER
If you are having surgery, going into the hospital, need prayer or other pastoral care,
please contact the church office at 988-8000 so we can offer our love and support.
HOLY APOSTLES OFFICE HOURS AND STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION:
Holy Apostles is blessed with a wonderful staff that cares deeply about their ministry and service to our parish. Regular office hours are Monday thru Thursday 9:00am to 3:00pm. Feel free to stop by, call or e-mail any staff member anytime!
Send your announcements for Happenings to Debbie Burtnett at Debbie.burtnett@gmail.com ONLY by Tuesday afternoon (5 PM) for the next day’s e-mail.
Send your announcements for the Sunday bulletin to Kim McAdams at KMcAdams@holyapostleshoover.org no later than Tuesday afternoon for the next Sunday’s bulletin.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
CURRENT MONTH
March 4th (Saturday) DOK Quiet Day
March 5 (Sunday) Deadline for sign-up for Parish Retreat
March 6 (Monday) Men’s Group Dinner; Doors open at 5:30; Dinner at 6:00 PM
March 8 (Wednesday) Lenten Series begins; light dinner 5:30 PM; book discussion 6 PM
March 10th-12th (Fri,Sat,Sun) 2017 Parish Retreat at Camp McDowell
March 19th (Sunday) EYC Advisory Group Meeting at 11:30AM
SAVE THE DATE
May 13th 20th Annual Crawfish Boil at Holy Apostles
May 17th Regions Tradition Golf Tournament at Greystone CC
October 9th Hoover Cup/Holy Apostles Four G Golf Tournament at Inverness CC
October 12th Acoustic Soup at Hoover Met
* Remember the ongoing groups that meet regularly. Tapisters’ Guild meets every first Saturday at 10:00 AM; Men’s Group meets first Monday of each month at 6:30 PM. Various Cursillo groups meet throughout the week. For more on what is happening at Holy Apostles check the calendar on our website http://holyapostles.dioala.org or our Facebook page by clicking here!
