Outreach
St.
Augustine
of
Canterbury
has
a
heart
for
outreach.
We
support
local
non-profit
groups
quarterly,
contribute
to
ACTS,
provide
food
for
One
Table,
volunteer
with
the
Soup
Kitchen,
and
have
an
annual
yard
sale
(quite
popular
and
well
attended)
with
all
of
our
proceeds
to
go
toward
our
outreach
efforts.
We
support
other
Episcopal
ministries
throughout
the
southeast,
especially
due
to
disasters.
Internationally,
we
support
Episcopal
missionaries
in
Quito, Ecuador.
Christian Formation
We
have
a
weekly
offering
for
children
during
a
portion
of
the
Sunday
service.
Adult
formation
groups
meet
throughout
the
week,
including
a
Wednesday
Bible
study,
a
Thursday
Sunday
scripture
class,
and
a
teaching
series
with
Fr.
Dan
on
Thursdays,
following
the
6
PM
service.
Music
With
the
guidance
of
our
Director
of
Music
Matt
Henderson,
and
the
beautiful
piano
music
of
our
Church
Accompanist
Sharon
Lewis,
we
continue
to
lift
the
Spirit
musically
throughout
the
many seasons of worship. Complemented by excellent combined vocals, of our small but
Spirit-filled
choir,
it
brings
forth
a
wonderfully
soul-filled
experience
that
gets
more
moving
with each service.
Fellowship and Hospitality
Let’s
face
it:
St.
Augustines
is
a
very
social
community.
Masks
and
social
distancing
have
brought
forth
special
challenges
in
this
area.
But
we
still
thrive
by
staying
in
touch
via
zoom
and
many
other
means,
and
now
we
have
finally
been
able
to
reunite
in
worship,
be
it
conditionally.
Daughters of the King
(Image featured in page header, above)
The
Order
of
the
Daughters
of
the
King
is
an
order
for
women
of
the
Episcopal
Church,
whose
members
undertake
a
Rule
of
Life,
incorporating
the
Rule
of
Prayer
and
the
Rule
of
Service.
Members
wear
a
special
Fleury
cross
inscribed
in
Latin
“Magnanimiter
Crucem
Sustine”
meaning
“With
heart
and
mind
and
spirit,
uphold
and
bear
the
cross”.
Daily
prayers,
along
with
specific
and
scheduled
times
for
service
to
Christ’s
kingdom
on
earth,
are
hallmarks
of
the Order. We currently have twenty-two Daughters and one “Daughter in Training”.
Order of St. Luke
The
International
Order
of
St.
Luke
the
Physician
is
made
up
of
clergy,
health
professional,
and
lay
people
who
feel
called
to
make
Jesus'
Ministry
of
Healing
a
regular
par
of
their
vocation.
At
St.
Augustine
of
Canterbury
we
have
an
active
Order
of
St.
Luke.
Healing
services
are
held
on
the
2nd
Monday
of
the
month
in
the
evening.
We
also
offer
healing
prayers
after
each Sunday service.
Altar Guild
The
women
and
men
of
this
group
work
hard
weekly
to
provide
a
beautiful
and
reverent
worship space. This is a quiet ministry that provides such a gift to the worshipper.
Worship
Worship is another strong suit of our congregation. Our worship style is fairly relaxed, but
reverent. We follow the rubrics (directions) of the Book of Common Prayer, 1979, of The
Episcopal Church. Along with our two Sunday services (8 AM and 10 AM), we offer Morning
Prayer on Tuesdays and Thursdays and a 12 PM Holy Eucharist service on Wednesdays.
Sunday’s 10 AM service can be viewed live or at a later time on our FaceBook Livestream
page.
Facility And Grounds Upkeep
Our
church
family
members
have
a
lot
of
energy.
You
see
it
on
display
on
Sunday
mornings
and
when
we
take
care
of
our
property.
We
have
a
devoted
cadre
of
mowers,
spring
and
fall
work days, and we recently constructed a new home for our well pump.
Cursillo
The
renewal
ministry
of
Cursillo
is
very
important
to
our
community.
The
vast
majority
of
our
congregation
have
attended
a
Cursillo
weekend.
Our
church
as
several
group
reunions
and
host
Ultreyas
(gatherings
of
the
wider
Cursillo
community)
throughout
the
year.
De
Colores
and Ultreya!
Ministries at St. Augustine
St. Augustine of Canterbury