Money Due Now for Retreat

All Confirmation Year 2 students who are attending retreat on February 21  must bring their cash or check (made payable to St. Paul the Apostle Church) into the office as soon as possible.  The fee is $135, which includes lodging, meals and retreat activities.  Thank you!  Any questions, please call Laurie V. at 770-654-9707

Winter Coat & Blanket Drive a Success!

Special thanks to everyone who contributed to our coat and blanket drive. More than 75 winter coats and 40 blankets were generously donated by St. Paul parishioners, as well as an assortment of hats, scarves, socks, gloves, pants, sweatshirts and fleece jackets. The recipients of your generosity were: Family Promise of White and Habersham Counties Prison & Jail Ministry of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, lead by Deacon Richard Tolcher. Coats, blankets and clothing were distributed among prisoners in Jackson, GA, and to other persons transitioning out of prison in at least two facilities in Atlanta.

St. Paul Annual Report

Please click on the link below to access the Annual Report from our finance committee:

Annual Report July 2018-June2019

CY2 Teens Schedule Meeting with Pastor

All teens receiving Confirmation on March 7 must have a meeting with Father Fabio beforehand.  Please call the church office to schedule a meeting, or talk with Father directly.

Community Service Hours Due

Teens in Confirmation Year 2, it’s time to turn in your hours to your teacher.  Remember that everyone should have 20 hours of service completed in order to be confirmed on March 7.

YMM Trip to NC

A “Marvellous” winter treat day for teens!  Middle/High school Teens are invited to travel together to Belmont Abbey College near Charlotte, NC, Saturday, February 15, 8am-10pm.  We will hear the story of Marvellous Okonne, an Operation Christmas Child Shoebox receiver.  For more details, please click on Youth Ministry link above.  Sign up with Mary Ruth Jones by email, text or phone. Bring a sack lunch and @$15 for dinner.  Snacks & drinks will be provided throughout the day.  We have some scholarships available for the trip, if needed.

Archbishop’s Annual Appeal 2020

Serving over 1 million Catholics, the mission of the Archdiocese of Atlanta is to proclaim the Gospel, and grow all of North and Central Georgia in faith, hope, love and services to others. We are the Light of the World!

Our Archbishop’s Annual Appeal Commitment Weekend has been pushed back a week. It will now take place on February 22^nd and 23^rd. Please be giving prayerful consideration to your level of support for the 2020 Campaign which helps fund the essential ministries and services of the Archdiocese and St. Paul’s. Please be prepared to make a pledge on this weekend. To learn more about the appeal, and to donate online, visit archatl.com/appeal or, contact Darrel Chaney Head of Stewardship at St. Paul’s.

SOR HOLIDAY

School of Religion will be closed in observance of Ash Wednesday on February 26.  Please take your family to one of the services which will be held this day, the beginning of Lent.

2020 Bible Study Offered for Adults

Our parish will offer The Bible Timeline beginning on Sunday, February 2 at 11:30 am at Our Lady of Grace.  Reading the Bible should bring us closer to Christ, but understanding it is often difficult. The good news is that you can understand the Bible, and The Bible Timeline, a twenty-four-part Bible study, makes it easy.  This study is in English, DVD-based with discussion.  In this revolutionary approach to Bible study, The Bible Timeline divides the Bible into twelve color-coded time periods that make it easier to follow its narrative thread.  Using a unique color-coded chart, you will learn the major people, places, and events of the Bible and discover how they all come together to reveal the remarkable story of our faith.  For more information or to register, please contact Kirk Broom at 832-567-7654.  Cost for materials is $36.00, which includes study book, timeline foldout and bookmark.

Teens Register for Steubenville

Steubenville Atlanta Conference July 10-12, 2020, Infinite Energy Center, Duluth:  Open to all teens who will be in grades 9-12 beginning Fall 2020. Online registration begins 1/15/2020, so we want to have as many teens ready to register by 1/12/2020. Please get your $50 deposit to Mary Ruth today! Cost of the conference is $185 per person, plus cost of two nights’ stay in a local hotel (about $60 per person). We will have fundraisers and seek sponsorships to help defray costs. For more information visit: https://steubenvilleconferences.com/youth/