Social Graces – Save these Dates!
Thursday December 14 * Lunch and Musical Entertainment!
Come join us in Otey Hall
11:30 am – Catered Lunch
12:00 noon – 1:00 pm Musical Entertainment
$10 for lunch --- RSVP by Monday Dec 11
(Pay for lunch when you come, but please RSVP by Dec 11 - note any dietary restrictions.)
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Monday January 22, 2018 * Dinner and the Symphony at Franklin Theatre!
6:00pm Catered Dinner in Otey Hall * 7:00pm Theatre Doors open * 7:30 pm Concert Begins
This event is open to anyone!
Gateway Chamber Orchestra: Historic Pairings:
Clint Needham –Urban Sprawl
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Serenade for Winds in C-minor
Richard Strauss –Le bourgeois gentilhomme
Don’t miss out on this offer! Act now!
The cost is $30 per person for the evening.
To secure your spot, write a check to St. Paul’s (social graces in the memo).
RSVP for any event to or 790-0527
Social Graces is a ministry planned for people 55 years old and older, but anyone, any age is welcome to our programs and events. If you have any questions about Social Graces, please contact Monna Mayhall.
WITS - Women in Theological Study
WITS – will meet for an Advent Study this Thursday, December 14th. We will offer an Advent Study based on The Gospel of It’s a Wonderful Life Bible Study. Come join us in Barnabas from 9:30 – 11:00 am. Even if you have never joined us for WITS, you’re always invited. Somehow we always have coffee and something to nibble on! If you have any questions about WITS, please contact Monna Mayhall at or 615-790-0527.
If you haven’t put on your name tag today – please consider it!
A habit of name tag wearing is good for our fellow parishioners and for future staff looking to learn everyone’s name.
There is a sheet in the back for those missing or lost name tags
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SPRING STREET SENIORS FOOD COLLECTION
Each month, volunteers from St. Paul's Spring Street Seniors outreach program bring a group of approximately 50 low-income senior citizens to the church for music, activities and a hot meal. Most of these guests live in the public housing community and traditionally African-American neighborhoods surrounding downtown Franklin. For the past several years, parishioners have been incredibly generous and provided each senior with two bags of food to make a holiday meal and provide some pantry staples. These gifts help make the holidays special for them, and take away some of their worries for a little while. If you would like to contribute to this program, please consider donating money (which we will use to purchase the items) OR you may purchase the items to fill a bag of two of food. We are hoping to be able to assemble fifty complete sets of bags. We will distribute them to the Spring Street Seniors senior citizens on Thursday, December 21st, and any extras will be used to stock the St. Paul’s Food Pantry. The bags are color-coded and labelled with the shopping lists and they are in the narthex. We will need the bags to be returned to St. Paul'sNO LATER THAN MONDAY DECEMBER 18th.
Youth
EYGtonight –5-7pm tonight - Dinner will be provided! Sunday School this morning 10am in Barnabas- breakfast snacks provided.
Childcare OpportunityDec. 16th~9am-Noon. Let Carl know ASAP if you can help out! Anyone in the Youth Group can come and join us.
OurUgly Sweater Partyis Dec. 17th. Be ready to bring a small present for an exchange!
More info in the email or from Carl. If you are interested in getting on our weeklyYouth News, helping out, or if you have fun ideas to share, let Carl know! We're all in this together!
MEN OF ST. PAUL ADVENT EUCHARIST
The past several years, in preparation for the coming Christmas Season, MOSP has gathered for an Advent Eucharist. This year, our new Rector has agreed to celebrate this event with us. Wednesday, December 13th is the date, with the Service beginning at 6pm. Afterward, we will gather in Otey Hall for a meal, refreshments, and a bit of fellowship.Please contact Joe Horne (615.210.9534 or ) if you plan on attending. We are looking forward to a big turn-out!
2018 Women of St. Paul Retreat
Every year we put together fabulous goody bags for our annual retreat at Monteagle. This year we’re asking retreat goers to contribute something small to our bags for 110 women. Use your imagination and creativity. If you can contribute, please contact Katie Faulkner at and let her know what swag you plan to add to the bags.
We’ll see you On The Mountain!
Talent Show
Once again, we will have a talent show at the Women’s Retreat in February. 2nd Annual Variety Show: Can we top last year’s show? Let’s try! New acts and encores are encouraged to perform. Contact Jodie Jaudon () to sign up.
Women of St. Paul’s Retreat early bird registration deadline is January 2! After that date, $25 will be added to your registration fee. If you indicated a roommate preference, please check with said roommate to make sure she has signed up.
PARENTS DAY OUT!!!!
December 16th 9:30-12:30
Parents, drop off your children in their pj’s for cookie decorating, games, Christmas movies, and fun with their friends! The Youth will help keep them entertained while parents cross things off their list.
$10 donation per child goes to support our Youth!
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Williamson County Community Chorus
Free Concert – Today at 3:00 pm
Williamson County Enrichment Center
110 Everbright Avenue
Sponsored by Williamson County Parks and Recreation
TODAY – December 10, 2017
7:30 am:Holy Eucharist
830 am – 12:15 pm: Nursery Available
8:45am:Holy Eucharist/Children’s Chapel
10:00 am – Christian Education
11:00 am: Holy Eucharist
5:00 pm - Youth Group
6:00 pm:Holy Eucharist
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Journey to Generosity
If you have not yet returned your commitment card, please do so at your earliest convenience. Additional Cards are available in the narthex with envelopes.
Dinner at Bethlehem
Join our church family for lunch on Christmas Day in Otey Hall. See the board in the Narthex to let us know you are coming and to bring a dish if you can. It is a relaxed meal with shared joy and laughter.For more information, contact Donna Stokes-Rogers at
Blue Christmas Service - Tuesday, December 12th – 6:30 pm
Join us for our “Blue Christmas” service which will be a quiet service with reflective music, designed to acknowledge pain, depression, loss, grief, illness, or other struggles you may be experiencing this holiday season. In that place of darkness, we encourage comfort in the light of Christ during this Advent season of holy waiting and expectation. Please feel free to invite family or friends who might benefit from this service. There will be a reception in Founders’ Hall following the service for anyone wishing to stay.