Poster to Raise Money for Shelter

As most of you know, two teams from St. Alban’s help feed people at the Refuge of Hope each month. Charles Smith manages the shelter's money and co-ordinates the many other churches and businesses in our area that work at the shelter.

In the Faith & Values section of the January 28, 2012 edition of The News Star, Hope Young has written a wonderful article about a poster created to raise money for the Refuge of Hope or Desiard Street Shelter. You can find the article here.

A member of Jesus the Good Shepherd’s Just Faith group, Elaine Elias, said they came up with the idea after another member, Lynda Cookston, saw a similar poster.

The "Do You Know Him" poster is a collage of photos taken of people at the DeSiard Street Shelter. In the photos, each person holds a piece of cardboard with a word written on it. Arthur Morgan, who runs the shelter, took all the pictures. The men are actually holding a word that they chose.

Elias said the posters are for sale and 100 percent goes to the shelter. The 36-by-24 inch posters are mounted and $80, 14-by-9 inch unmounted posters are $10 and note cards are $1.50. To order posters, contact Elias at 323-3144.

You can also support the work of the shelter by contacting Charles Smith or Father Whit.


Note: Photo of poster and portions of this post taken from The New Star article linked above.

Nooma Comes to Our Adult Education Class

Nooma® is coming to our Adult Education Class in February. St. Alban's Adult Education Class will kick off again with a three session course prior to Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. We will meet on February 5, 12, and 19 at 9:15 in the Conference Room.

Nooma® is a series of short films promoting spiritual perspectives on individual life experiences. The series features pastor, RobBell. The name Nooma comes from a phonetic spelling of the Greek word pneuma (πνευμα) meaning wind, spirit, or breath. Each film is about 10 to 14 minutes long and related to real-life situations. Each short story covers a specific topic - usually by relating various experiences from a Christian perspective. We will follow the video with a group discussion of the issues raised. Please make plans to join us!

Bishop's Visit

The Rt. Rev’d D. Bruce MacPherson, III Bishop of Western Louisiana, will make his final visit to St. Alban’s on January 29, 2012. The Bishop will preach at 8:30 a.m. and preach and celebrate at 10:30 a.m. Between the liturgies, we will have an informal forum with the Bishop in the conference room.

  Following the 10:30 Eucharist, we will have a reception in McLean Hall. Don’t miss this wonderful day! 

Annual Meeting and New Vestry Members

St. Alban's had its Annual Meeting on January 15 following the 10:30 a.m. Eucharist. It was a wonderful meeting! We approved our 2012 budget, honored a few folks who serve the church along with our retiring Vestry members  - Vicki R., Sue N., Reece L. and Ben M. We elected their replacements and our Delegates to Diocesan Convention.

Newly elected Vestry members are Mark S., Grace H., Bill H. and John R. Then to top it all off, we had a wonderful BBQ and potluck lunch. It was a grand day!

St. Alban's Alphabet

Be on the lookout here and in The Banner for photos of the St. Alban's Alphabet. Today, we begin with the letter "A." Can you find this around our church?

Credence Table

St. Alban’s has a new Credence Table. A Credence Table is a small side table in the sanctuary of a church which is used in the celebration of the Eucharist. It is the place where the water, bread and wine are kept prior to consecration.

Our old Credence Table was modified, refinished and mounted by Reece L. We blessed it on January 1. It is wonderful to use and very convenient.

Take a look next time you are in church!

Annual Meeting Reminder

St. Alban’s Annual Meeting

Sunday, January 15

following the 10:30 a.m. Eucharist.

Join us as we elect new Vestry Members,

Convention Delegates and approve our Budget.

There is a Parish Potluck luncheon after meeting.

John will provide the BBQ and

we bring the rest.

Make plans to attend!