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!

Kneeling Needlers' Quilt Raffle

The Kneeling Needlers are at it again! This time they have made a quilt. It is constructed from the scraps of all the blankets that they've made so far. The scrap quilt is beautiful, colorful and made with love! Raffle tickets will be sold for one dollar a piece and we will draw a winner on the Last Sunday after the Epiphany (right before Lent). All the monies collected from the sale of the raffle tickets will go to buy more fleece for more blankets!

Donations to this ministry are also accepted....

Photo above - Needlers Jane and Becky hold the quilt.