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Chapel Life Transitions

We grieve with

Family and friends of Merrill Farnsworth
Anne Hardin with the death of her uncle, Richard
Roy Gifford with the death of his brother, William

New Chapel Interns

Michael Johnston is a second year MDiv student at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Though Nashville has been home for the past six years, he enjoys and has spent significant time living and working abroad in South America and the Middle East. As an intern, Michael will be assisting with the Recovery and Contemplative services, as well as working alongside the Ecuador pilgrimage team.
Sarah Stell is a graduate student at Vanderbilt where she is pursuing her Masters of Divinity. Presently Sarah is serving as the Field Education Intern at St. Augustine’s, where she will be coordinating the Eucharist service on Wednesday evenings, helping with the Contemplative Eucharist on Sunday mornings, and assisting with various Chapel duties.

Worship & Education

Sunday, September 24
8 a.m. Contemplative Eucharist at the A-Frame Chapel
 9:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist at Benton Chapel with Rev. Becca Stevens preaching

Education
Catechesis for 3 year olds to 6th grade will meet in the Atriums.
Rite 13 Class (7th - 9th graders) will meet in the A-Frame Conference Room.
J2A Class (10th - 12th graders) will meet in the A-Frame Student Lounge.
Adult Ed will meet in the A-Frame Sanctuary. See top article for details.
This Sunday: When truth is distilled to its purest form you are reading a beautiful poem. Poems can be described as "the best words in the best order." For decades Nita Andrews has been teaching adults on the ideals of truth, beauty, and goodness as they are experienced in modern poetry. For this class Nita will single out ways for you to notice beauty, understand what makes something beautiful and you will be given ten poems that offer a touch point of beauty in human relating or in nature.

If you have missed a Sunday recently at St. Augustine's, you can listen to the sermons here.

A-Frame Chapel, St. Augustine's, 200 24th Ave. South
Benton Chapel, Vanderbilt Divinity School, 21st Ave & Scarritt Place

Upcoming Events and News

Young Adult Eucharist in the Woods

Sunday, September 24: Eucharist in the Woods 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. We will gather at Percy Warner, liturgy will include readings, hiking through the park and sharing in Eucharist together. Exact meeting place TBA in Percy Warner Park. Please RSVP to Kelsey Davis

Pilgrimage to Eucador

If you are interested in joining the Pilgrimage to Ecuador in the Spring we are starting to form the team now. We will travel with approximately 30 people holding wide ranging skill sets. If you are interested and have any questions please feel free to email me at allen.karns@gmail.com. The dates this year are March 3rd-11th and the cost will be between $1550-1600. If you know you'd like to be a part of it and are ready to register please use the link below. 
Ecuador Registration Link

Blue Jean Gala for La Escuela

Sunday, October 22
Emma Bistro @ 6 p.m.
Mark your calendars for Sunday, October 22 when we will hold our annual silent auction to benefit St A's spring medical pilgrimage to Escuela Anne Stevens in San Eduardo, Ecuador. Ticket sales for our Blue Jean Gala for La Escuela will begin this Sunday.  Please consider donating an item or service for the auction.  Some items you might donate are gift cards, themed gift baskets, autographed sports or music memorabilia, services, lessons, dinners, home concerts, event tickets, and a week or weekend at your vacation home. The sky is the limit! Questions? Please contact Elaine VanCleave or ML Hemmeter.
Click here to donate auction item.

Children's Choir

No experience required, just come have fun and sing! Choir for 1st - 6th graders meets during the 9:30 service at Benton between the the Gospel and the Eucharist. Email Hannah Meyers and/or Susan Ferguson with questions and to sign up.

Wednesday Nights at St. A's "The Capacity to Love"

Dinner: 5:30 p.m. & Eucharist: 6:15 p.m.

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, the 27th Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church, in a recent sermon spoke about how we are part of the Jesus Movement: a community of people centered on following Jesus into loving, liberating, life-giving relationship with God, with each other and with creation. As his followers, we long to build our own capacity to love, liberate and share life. For the fall season, we will explore through music, prayer, story, and the Eucharist how to further cultivate and embody Jesus Movement behaviors. September 20Gratitude: Lara Wiggins

Centering Prayer

Centering Prayer meets twice a month and offers an opportunity for about 25 minutes of silence, meditation, and awareness of God’s presence. All are invited the second and fourth Tuesday at 7 a.m.  Questions? Email Rev. Scott Owings

Women's Group Healing Oils

St. A's Women's Group will gather at  the Cafe at Thistle Farms at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, September 21st for Healing Oils 2.0. Come explore the healing properties of  Eucalyptus, Patchouli, Lemongrass, and Geranium. For details, RSVPs, and Questions, contact Jes Williams.

Weekly Prayer Circle & Requests
Please join our email prayer circle. You will receive a weekly email on Thursdays asking for prayers for people in our community. Just email kay@staugustineschapel.org with your prayer request or simply a request to receive the weekly email.

Sunday Morning Donuts for Youth Classes

Click here to volunteer to bring donuts for the youth Sunday School classes.

Open House on Race & Reconciliation

Hosted the Task Force on Racial Reconciliation in Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee
Sunday, October 29 at 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
St. Anselm's Episcopal Church
2008 Meharry Blvd, Nashville, Tennessee 37208

Please join us for a time of food, fellowship and learning about the work of the Beloved Community: Commission on Race and Reconciliation. Members of the Commission will share stories of the work we have done so far including The Walk for Love, the lynching memorial service, “Reclaiming Hope Through Remembering,” the full inclusivity initiative encouraging racial diversity in our diocese, ongoing investigative research on lynching cold cases, and the concept of “words matter.” We will take time to dream together about the work we have yet to do. We welcome your input and participation! Questions? Ask Mary Murphy.

Community

Recovery Fest

Come out to Recovery Fest at East Park on September 30. There will be speakers and lots of music. Stop by St A's Recovery Eucharist table and have some homemade bread! And cheer for Michael Kelsh playing in the Recovery Band.

"A Sacred Calling: Faith Communities Caring for Our Earth"

 A conference of Tennessee Interfaith Power & Light
Saturday, October 14, 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at West End United Methodist Church Nashville 
Spend a day learning and strategizing about protecting this beautiful, abundant earth and all living things sustained by it. The keynote speaker will be Rev. Fletcher Harper, Episcopal priest and Executive Director of GreenFaith, an international interfaith earth care organization. The title of his talk is: “I Believe Three Things: Core Values Connecting Religion and the Environment.” Workshops will be offered on:  (1) practical steps that local houses of worship can take to be better caretakers of the earth; (2) educational and worship resources that can be used in a variety of faith settings; (3) advocacy strategies for shaping public policy; and (4) models and strategies for integrating earth care into the life of your house of worship.
The cost (including lunch) is: $20 for adults and $12 for students and young people. Child care for ages 0-5 is available for $5 per child.  Register here.  Registration deadline is noon, Oct. 11. For more information, contact Rev. Paul Slentz, pslentz53@gmail.com or Anne Hardin, annekhardin@yahoo.com.
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