Sunday is the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 15, Year A
Genesis 45:1-15
Psalm 133
Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32
Matthew 15: (10-20), 21-28

Almighty God, you have given your only Son to be for us a sacrifice for sin, and also an example of godly life: Give us grace to receive thankfully the fruits of his redeeming work, and to follow daily in the blessed steps of his most holy life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Feed My Sheep
Thank you for the generosity you have shown as the month of August kicked-off Feed My Sheep month for EMI. As you go shopping please continue to keep our shopping cart in mind and pick up some extra pasta and sauce, breakfast foods, canned meats, peanut butter, jelly, instant potatoes, or boxed meals.

Box Tops for Education
As part of our growing involvement with Foley Elementary School and its neighbor Foley Middle School a box has been placed in the Parish Hall for your Box Tops for Education. They found on a variety of products. By bringing them in you help FES and FMS raise money for much needed supplies.

We are still recycling cans and pop-tops
Soda cans and pop-tops are still being accepted as a way to raise funds for our EYC and the Ronald McDonald House (respectively). Please bring your recyclables by the office.

Habitat News
The group from Minnesota came to find a slab and left a house (and a $10,000 check for Habitat of Baldwin County)!!!! Now it is your turn to help finish the house at 617 W. Magnolia. Volunteer workdays are Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from 8 til 2 each day. Drywall and Hardyboard hanging are on the agenda this week.

ACTS II
All Churches Together - a ministry of EMI - will gather at St. Paul's next Thursday, August 21st, at 7pm. ACTS II is an ecumenical community outreach group that tackles projects of importance to our local community. The current project is the growing homeowner's insurance crisis; something which affects us all.

Blue Lake Fall ECW Conference
Friday, September 12th through Sunday, September 14th at Blue Lake United Methodist Assembly, south of Andalusia, Alabama. The conference is entitled, "Awakening Daily to God's Loving Presence by: Hearing the Voice, Tasting the

Joy, Seeing the Oneness, and Responding with Our Whole Being." will be led by The Rev. Marshall Craver and Jan Craver from St. Paul's, Mobile. Registration ends August 22nd. For further information, contact Karen Jackson,

ECW Retreat Planner, (334) 793-4472

DIOCESAN-WIDE ULTREYA
St. Andrew's, Mobile is hosting a Diocesan-wide Ultreya on Saturday, September 13th, beginning at 6:00 p.m. with the sharing of finger foods and Reunion time and worship to begin in the church at 6:45 p.m. Please bring your voice for singing and praise, your musical instrument (if you play), and a friend or family member.

Oktoberfest
October 10th - 12th at Beckwith Camp and Conference Center. Featuring musician Fran McKendree, this is a repeat of the popular conference held in the Diocese last year. It is a Diocesan-wide youth party to which all youth are welcome. Cost is $50 a person and space is limited. For more information, contact Father Steve or Anne Stevens.