Fellowship
"And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers." - Acts 2:42
Upcoming Events
Parish Breakfast
On Sunday mornings during the school year, you can find church members gathering at 9 am for coffee, doughnuts, fruit, and breakfast casserole in the fellowship hall.
Potlucks & Special Events
Every few months, we gather after 10:30 church to share a meal, sometimes to transact church business, but most of all enjoy one another's company. Once a year, the men's steak night brings together men from across the community and raises money for the Nativity Day School.
Throughout the year, children's programming often becomes an excuse for church members of all ages to be together like the fiercely competitive chili cookoff at the Halloween Carnival or the too-good-to-pass-up pancake supper during the Wee-YC Mardi Gras parade.
Youth Ministries
Monday Night Youth Group is open to all kids from 6th through 12th grades. This fall, we are excited to introduce a new Monday night format! Beginning September 14, our Monday night gatherings will run from 6:00 – 7:30 PM and include dinner, worship, and fellowship.
6:00 – 6:30 PM — Dinner & Wind Up
Dinner and an easy, welcoming time to talk, catch up, and settle in.
6:30 – 7:00 PM — Youth Service
Daily Scripture readings, a conversational discussion, Prayers of the People, and Compline.
7:00 – 7:30 PM — Dessert & Wind Down
Dessert followed by separate junior-high and high-school conversations or activities.
We know that our students have homework, practices, games, and other commitments. They may attend all three blocks or only the portions their schedules allow. Our simple vision is this: Come when you can, stay as long as you can, and know that you are part of the group and our greater Church Family whenever you can be there!
Throughout the fall, different adults from the parish will join us to help lead discussions and worship. We want our young people to know the wider church family and to see that the Church is made up of people with many different gifts and responsibilities.
In addition to our regular Monday night gatherings, EYC helps put on the annual Nativity Christmas Pageant, Halloween Carnival, Easter Egg Hunt, and Vacation Bible School. They also frequently spend a week together in mission, having slept and worked in New Orleans and Sunflower County.
In addition, occasional Wee-YC gatherings are planned to provide fun and fellowship for children ages 1-12 and their parents. These might take the form of an Easter Egg Hunt, a picnic in the park, or a movie night. And in the summer, we also encourage our kids to be part of the summer camping program at Camp Bratton-Green, the Episcopal Church in Mississippi’s camp located just north of Canton as well as other programming offered by the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi across the state.
Our hope is to give our young people a place to belong while helping them grow into active and responsible members of the Church community.