St. Thomas' Annual BBQ

Mark your calendars and let's join our friends at St. Thomas' for food, fun, and fellowship!

Labor Day

This Labor Day, weekend - we will do what we always do. Pray! Join us for Holy Eucharist at 8:30 a.m, 10:30 a.m. (La Santa Eucaristía –  5:00 p.m.) This year we will pray especially for Hurricane Harvey victims and rescuers. 

Have a safe and happy Labor Day weekend, if you're traveling,  travel safely

A reminder that the church office will be closed on Monday. 

The Collect for Labor Day:
Almighty God, you have so linked our lives one with another that all we do affects, for good or ill, all other lives: So guide us in the work we do, that we may do it not for self alone, but for the common good; and, as we seek a proper return for our own labor, make us mindful of the rightful aspirations of other workers, and arouse our concern for those who are out of work; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

Help ERD Help!

Episcopal Relief and Development's Harvey Fund - Click here.

From Bishop Jake...

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Dear Friends,

Our hearts have been rent by the images and stories of Hurricane Harvey's destruction in Texas. Many in our Diocese fear for family and friends in the storm's path. Responses from our congregations have been swift and generous, whether through Episcopal Relief and Development or other services.

Now Harvey has turned toward Louisiana. Schools and offices have been closed in several of our parishes. Floodwaters are encroaching on some homes and businesses in the south and west. We wait together not only to see what this storm brings but also to discern how to be most helpful to those in need.

Our Disaster Relief Coordinator Deacon Lois Maberry has been hard at work for days preparing and coordinating responses and providing resources. I have been communicating with clergy in charge of our congregations to stay informed about all of you. You are in my prayers for safety. Together we will get through this and bring aid to those in need.

We have received notes and phone calls of support from around the Church. The Presiding Bishop, my fellow bishops, and fellow Episcopalians around the country are praying for us and offering their support. I'm sure you share my gratitude.

May our holy and gracious God guide, guard, and comfort us through this storm. And may our common hope sustain us in the weeks ahead as we begin the work of recovery.

Blessings....

+Jake

More Camp Able 2017 at Camp Hardtner - A life changing experience!

Justin Tensley Ewing

A celebration of the life of Justin Tensley Ewing, will be held at St. Alban's on Monday, July 31,
2017.

Visitation for family and friends is scheduled from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., with The Burial of the Dead: Rite Two with Holy Eucharist, at 3:00 p.m. Father Whit and the Rev'd Steve Ferguson will officiate. A reception will follow immediately in McLean Hall.

 In lieu of flowers and other donations, the family requests that memorials for Justin be sent to St. Alban’s Episcopal Church for the establishment of the Justin Tensley Ewing Scholarship Fund to aid those attending Camp Hardtner, the summer camping program of the Diocese of Western Louisiana.

Justin's full obituary is available at thenewsstar.com here, or at  mulhearnfuneralhome.com here.

Please join us as we pray for the Breard and Ewing families.

Bread Baking Ministry Team

St. Alban's Bread Baking Ministry Team will meet on Monday, July 10th at 9:00 a.m. in McLean Hall.

Join us!