2. How is the love of God expressed through your worshiping community to your neighborhood and the world?

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1 1. Where is the joy and spiritual growth in your worshipping community? 1. In the participation of children and youth in all our ministries, especially in our worship service. 2. In our combined bilingual services. 3. In our commitment to youth and children in our Wednesday evening SNICK program/ the whole congregation sings with more confidence and celebration/ influx of several new members hungry to learn more about the Episcopal Church. 4. In our incorporating of people with emotional challenges in the life of our parish, allowing them to bring their service animals to worship each week. 5. The joy of sharing our gifts, talents, and a sense of call; true joy 6. In the variety of liturgical expressions which enliven our worship and bring a sense of joy/ In the growing participation of youth and children in worship/ In our new children's choir/ Adult and Children & Youth Formation/ Friday night gatherings over a meal, learning to be Christ-centered leaders. 7. In the many opportunities to serve God both in the parish and in the community through: Pastoral Care, Outreach, Garden Guild and Lay Service/ Sunday Coffee Hour/ Foyers/ Shrove Pancake Supper/ Low Country Boil/ Annual Parish Picnic/ Participation in and support of the annual ACFB/ECF Hunger Walk/Run/ lectionary Study, Book Club and Lenten Soup Suppers. 8. Through loving God and neighbor: Weekly worship/ monthly potluck gatherings/ local outreach activities. 9. Adult Education (both Sunday and Tuesday mornings)/ Godly Play/ Sermons as sources of spiritual growth/ In Sunday morning s worship through music and prayer/ In special liturgies that recognize life s milestones/ In our times of fellowship, such as coffee hour, Second Sunday breakfasts, foyer dinner groups, and special events/ In the care we have for one another in times of great joy and sadness. 10. Through worship and music: Choir draws many into the life of the congregation Bluegrass Mass. Through Adult Formation/ Through ministries with children and youth. 2. How is the love of God expressed through your worshiping community to your neighborhood and the world? 1. Through our several ministry partners: Holy Comforter/ Family Promise/ MUST ministries/ Our Alpha program/ministry to our Hispanic neighbors/ through our active participation in the Food Pantry for Hall County. 2. Through our partnership with a local African-American congregation ("pulpit swap" and marching in the MLK, JR. Parade together)/ through our SNICK program/ through our partnership with Harris County High School students to provide back packs of food for children/ and through our work with organizations like FOCUS. 3. Through our partnership with a local shelter to provide canned goods and other non-perishable items to those in need. 4. Through our fundraising for the Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC) and the SE Gwinnett Co-op (Hunger Walk); Habitat for Humanity/ the ECW/through the Crossroads Community Ministries / through the ministry of The Brotherhood of St. Andrew (in providing partial scholarships to needy students attending our Preschool and Kindergarten)/ through our Knit, Purl, and Pray Ministry. 5. Primarily through our Community of Hope ministry which includes individuals from other faith traditions/ Through our ministry to children and their families experiencing the trials of the foster care system/ Path to Shine/ Backpacks of love/ Making sandwiches for the homeless/ through our sponsorship of several Boy Scout and Cub Scout troops/ Rotary meetings each week/ through celebrating the Holy Eucharist at two independent living communities each month/ Pastoral outreach to those in the neighborhood who experience loss (funerals for those without a church home)/ through our youth Mission Trips to Honduras. 6. Through the participation of many of our parishioners in leadership roles on the Boards of non-profit organizations in our community/ through our outreach ministry in a Honduras orphanage/ through our ministry with a local food ministry and animal shelter/ through our support of school children at a local school/ through our outreach to the community for the annual parish Flower, Garden & Liturgical Arts Festival and Pet Blessing/ through our outdoor labyrinth which is open to the community. 3. In what ways are people sharing their experience of spiritual growth and joy beyond their worshipping community? 1. Through our Alpha ministry (Evangelism ministry targeting those outside our walls)/our Mothers Of Pre-Schoolers program (providing spiritual growth and mutual support to mothers, regardless of their church membership). 2. Through sharing information about our church more easily through simple cards (both English and Spanish), summarizing our worship opportunities and offering a welcome/ Through Facebook. 3. Through the use of Social Media to invite people to worship and other events (People are taking more pictures and posting them on Facebook and Instagram). 4. Through our volunteering as readers in our local primary schools and visits to our local Nursing homes. 5. Through involving our youth in Diocesan Youth events at Camp Mikell/ Serving on the Beloved Community Committee/ Personal invitation from members of the congregation/ Our participation in Operation Christmas Child (Gift ministry to children from low-income families)/ The community engagement of our priest (who writes a column for the local newspaper, and attends FCA events, visits folks in jail, has lunch with local ministers, and remain in contact with local elected officials from time-to-time). 6. Through personal invitation by our teenagers as well as older parishioners to Church events/ The use of our Church pens, calendars, car magnets and other items to help people engage in sharing their joy about the faith community where they worship. 7. Through the use of our church facilities by local organizations/personal invitations/ Advertisement in our local newspaper and regional magazine. 8. Through our website/ Our Facebook page/ The opening of our facilities to community organizations/ Personal invitations/ Parishioners participation in events such as the Women s March on Washington and in Atlanta as examples of publicly living out our faith.

2 11. In our music ministry/ In our continuing outreach to youth and families in need within our community. 12. In our Sunday worship services/ Our strong Christian formation classes for both adults and children/ Our Sunday night youth group/ Our Rite l3 and J2A Programs/ Our youth pilgrimage/ Our Tuesday night contemplative group/ Our Wednesday With the Word service and Bible study/ Our Saturday book study/ Our many in-reach ministries (Loaves and Fishes and Eucharistic Visitors). 13. In our worship/ In our welcoming the stranger or newcomer/ In our Wednesday evenings with parents and children gathering for programs and choir rehearsals, dinner, and compline/ In the presence of so many children in our community. 14. In our children s and youth choirs/ At various youth-led services throughout the year/ In our incorporation of youth as lectors, intercessors, ushers, and even preachers/ In our communal practice of Centering Prayer. 15. In our liturgy/ in our service to the community/ In our fellowship with each other/ In the new Loop system which brought joy to our elderly and to the hearing impaired/ In incorporating children in our junior Ushers program/ In our twice weekly school chapel services/ In our many opportunities for Spiritual growth in community and small groups year-round. 16. In our choirs for children and adults/ In our youth-led creative chaotic compline services/ In our Education for Ministry groups, Bible Studies, Vestry Meetings, Sunday School classes/ In our challenging sermons. 17. In the ministry of The Brotherhood of St. Andrew/ In our Parish Pancake Suppers/ In our recognition of women on Mother's Day/ In our Women's Spiritual Development Group/ in our Pastoral Care Group and our ministry to our shut-ins/ In our care for those who are recently bereaved or hospitalized/ In the ministry of our choir. 18. In our welcome ministry/ In our Eucharistic Visitors ministry/ In our prayer chain ministry/ In our worship and formation classes/ In our fellowship at coffee hour, picnics, Lenten suppers, fundraising dinners/ In our grief relief and funeral receptions/ In our excellent music program which enhances our worship and fills us spiritually. 7. Through our numerous community outreach activities including financial support to the local Boys and Girls Club and volunteer work at the food pantry, thrift store/ Providing financial support to victims of domestic abuse/ Collaboration with other local churches to prepare and serve lunches at the local Community Center/ Our Wednesday Spaghetti dinners/ the work of the women in our congregation who prepare and provide an annual holiday meal at the local drug court and their extended families/ our sponsorship of a Boy Scout troop/ Opening our doors to the local chapter of Narcotics Anonymous. 8. Through our outreach ministries, including Family Promise/ Our school supply ministry to Path Academy (children of immigrant families)/ Our ministry to Emmaus House and Holy Comforter/ Our ministry at Boxwood, where we sponsor four soccer teams for low income families, in collaboration with our local Parks and Recreational Center/ Our ministry to local children in our Path to Shine afterschool program/ Our weekly tutoring programs at local schools, and support and care for local teachers/ Our global support of the Msalata Theological School in Tanzania/ Our response to immediate crises in our country and the world/our congregational work in Dismantling Racism and promoting city events that build bridges within our community/ through the work of our Rector who was part of a Police Pastors Academy/ through our ministry to the community by serving as the site for two significant community funerals, opportunities to witness to our hope in the resurrection. 9. Through our outreach projects such as Path to Shine/ Our outreach to our county by providing a piece of land for the building of a day care center (which is now being run by the hospital)/ Our financial commitment of the tithe to our surrounding community to help the working poor, medically insecure, and children/ Our grants program for scholarships to campers at Camp Mikell. 10. Through our non-food item pantry which provides critical items like detergent and diapers/ Our hosting of a community singalong at our pantry, providing prayer for those who request it (drawing the circle wider)/ Our global ministry at the LAMB Institute, which serves children and families in Nicaragua/ Our domestic and international Mission Trips. 11. Through our BIG Day of Service, which brings children, youth, and adults together to work in our community on a Habitat for Humanity build/ Participation in Meals on Wheels/ Packing book bags with school supplies for Agape children/ Advent from 9. Through the ministry of our Welcome Committee which encourages personal invitations/ The use of Social Media to help parishioners invite others. 10. Through our sponsorship of two important community events. 11. Through the involvement of our youth and young adults in community events which may not necessarily be sponsored by our parish. 12. Through Advocacy for the LGBTQ community and creating a welcoming and safe environment for everyone in our parish. 13. Through our active participation in Prison Ministry at the Lee Arrendale State Prison Ministry/Our ministry with the Community of Hope/ The expansion of our Chaplaincy ministry to DFACS case workers in our County. 14. Through our Community of Hope International team (caring for families of patients affected by memory loss)/the active participation of our members in the Beloved Community/ Our Hospitality ministry/ PMO - Parent s Morning Out ministry by our Young Moms ECW chapter/ Our Music Ministry to the community. 15. Through the ministry of our Evangelism Committee, and the work of our Rector who takes new and seasoned members through thorough history and training of what is happening in and around our parish/ Our continued Advocacy Ministry in our community. 16. Through the active engagement of our members as volunteers in their communities (tutors in neighborhood schools/our Path to Shine ministry/ Our Music Ministry which brings music into local hospitals and nursing homes. 17. Through the active participation of our members in the community s feeding ministry and civic organizations (Lions Club)/ Opening our facilities to the local Scout troops/ Our congregation s involvement with Family Promise. 18. Through our congregation s participation in our local Adult Reading Program/ Our participation in programs such as hospital volunteers, environmental actions, and the Atlanta Community Food Bank Hunger Walk/ Our Rector s active involvement with a group of local churches in welcoming a Muslim mosque to Newton County.

3 19. In our joyful worship/ In our celebration of every major Feast Day/ In our Corporate Daily Offices/ In our Wednesday evening Holy Eucharist with Litany of Healing/ In our multi-generational programs / In our strong music program/ In our hospitality ministry/ In our hand bell choir/ In our multi-generational Education and formation. the Heart/ The Jabez Project/ Agape Giving Tree/ Donation of layette items for new baby arrivals at Grady Hospital/ Our Global Mission trip (Mtoto Mission). 12. Through our ministry to the Delmar Gardens Nursing Home/ Our feeding ministry with SE Gwinnet Co-op (preparing and serving meals, gift-wrapping for the Christmas Lights program). 13. Through offering the ministry of our physical building space free of charge to various community organizations/through keeping our parish plugged into the conversations happening in our community/ Using our space and volunteers for the Atlanta Children s Shelter Holiday House / Hosting quarterly meetings held by the Regional Council of Affordable Housing/ Hosting the Reimagining Homelessness forum for faith leaders in partnership with Partners for Home/ Partnering with New American Pathways to place a refugee family/ Collecting food for and volunteering at Midtown Assistance Center/ Our Mustard Seed Guild which maintains our vegetable garden (provides 1200 lbs. of food for Clyde s Kitchen at Crossroads)/Assisting Emmaus House to clean up several overgrown gardens/ Our Faithful Visitors program to support teens in foster care with genuine relationship and love/ Our partnership with our companion parish in Camaguey, Cuba. 14. Through our Path to Shine ministry/ Lenten Friday night fish fry/sponsorship of a Scout troop/ Red Wagon ministry/ food pantry in collaboration with our local Food Co-op/Ministry to veterans in collaboration with the Gwinnett Veterans Resource Center/ Ministry to homeless families in Family Promise. 15. Through our Sack Lunch /Our ministry to the homeless in collaboration with Newton County/ The provision of space for weekly meetings of Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous/Our ministry to the local National Guard Unit (Christmas meal)/ Ministry of our ECW to local children in the DFACS system/ Our ministry to children in the Foster Care system, in collaboration with CASA; through our ministry to our Veterans (Christmas stockings)/ Our Christmas Day noon day prayer and luncheon. 16. Through our Center for Family Resources (CFR)/ Interfaith Children's Movement/ Local Food Pantries/ MUST Ministries/ English For Busy Moms/ The Extension (Long-term residential addiction recovery program for homeless men and women)/ Family Promise/ Knitting for Charity/ Reach Out Mental Health/ Pathfinders (a Committee for Racial Reconciliation), LifeSave, Public School System Summer lunch program/ Thrift Shop Ministry/ Wonderful Days Preschool / Gem City AA, Carpenter s

4 Kids/ St. James in Lumakanda, Kenya/ Majeleko in Central Tanganyika/ Support Our Troop/, Emmaus House/ Common Ground/ Hunger Walk/ Rainbow Village/ School of Music Ministry/ Ministry to seniors in Assisted Living facilities/ Our participation in civic events and government meetings, including offering prayer on a recurring basis to open Cobb County Board of Commissioners Meetings.

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