Ash Wednesday
We invite you to join us as we ponder our mortality and penitence, together with Holy Eucharist and the Imposition of Ashes. Services will be held at 7:00 am, 12:00 pm, and 6:30 pm. We will not gather for our usual Wednesday night festivities.
February 18
February 19
6:30 pm
YAMS Lenten Book Study
St. Paul's Young Adults (YAMS) will once again gather for their Lenten Book Study each Thursday during Lent, starting February 19th at 6:30 pm at Oddstory Brewing Co. Join us each week as we work through Kate Bowler's Good Enough. To reserve your book or RSVP, please contact MacKenzie Teal by Feb 10, or you may purchase your book from your preferred book supplier.
February 22
12:00 pm
Social Justice Book Group
The book for the February meeting is The Undocumented American, by Karla Cornejo Villaviencio. All are welcome. Contact Maureen Donnelly (madonnelly48@gmail.com) for further information.
February 24
Thorne Sparkman School of Religion Lecture Series
Please join us for this year’s Thorne Sparkman lecture series—Restoration of the Soul: Comfort, ‘O Comfort My People. Holy Eucharist will begin at 5:15 pm, dinner will be served at 5:45, and the lecture will begin at 6:30.
Keynote Speakers:
February 24 | Barbara Brown Taylor
March 3 | The Rev. Patricia Lyons, DMin
March 10 | Dr. Jacob Wright
March 17 | The Rev. Barkley Thompson
March 24 | The Rt. Rev. Robert Wright
February 26
5:30 pm
Friends of St. Paul’s | Neighborhood Gatherings
Over the next several months, the Stewardship Committee will be hosting a series of neighborhood gatherings. The purpose of these is to bring parishioners together for a time of fellowship and conversation about the future of our church. Fr. Eric and our clergy will be present. Evites are going out according to zip code on record for members, but invitations to attend are open to anyone who would like to join, as it best fits your schedule. We do ask you to RSVP to jenniferwnicely@gmail.com or 423-316-1704. Future dates and locations to be announced.
Thursday, February 26
5:30 to 7:00 pm
Hosted by Victoria and Nerren Pratt at their home.
March 4
11:30 am
Great Expectations
Parishioner Bruce Blohm will present a program on journaling and share his 20-year story with the Intensive Journaling Method for personal breakthrough, development, and transformation. No skill in writing is necessary, and the method often yields surprising insights into our lives. Bruce attends workshops and now journals weekly with a group of like-minded Chattanoogans.
March 6
6:30 pm
Friends of Music Presents: Patrick Scott, organ
Dr. Scott is recognized as one of the prominent organists of his generation, having won both the first prize and the audience prize in the American Guild of Organists’ National Competition in Organ Improvisation held at the AGO National Convention in 2014. Patrick will present a fully improvised recital based on the stained glass windows of St. Paul’s at 6:30 pm on March 6. Please scan the QR code or visit our website to purchase tickets.
March 15
5:00 pm
Rescheduled Confirmation
Due to winter weather, we had to reschedule confirmation for March 15 at 5:00 pm. Please join us for this joyous evening as we support the confirmands and renew our commitment to be disciples with them!
March 28
9:30 am - 1:30 pm
Lenten Quiet Day
Please join us from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm as we further explore Restoration of the Soul: Voices in the Wilderness. With the greater space and time of this day, we will listen more deeply to the stories and voices that breathe new life into our souls. We will engage practices of prayer and study and see what we discover in the wilderness. Our time together will conclude with Eucharist and lunch ($15).