St. Augustine's Episcopal Church, Morrow Georgia

09/06/2026

15th Sunday after Pentecost

08/24/2026

“Rabbi, you are the son of God! You are the King of Israel!” - Bartholomew (c.1-c.69), Apostle

Bartholomew was one of Jesus’ 12 Apostles. Also known as Nathanael, he is introduced in the Gospel of John 1:45-51. In this passage, his brother Philip tells him that he has found Jesus, the fulfillment of Scripture. Skeptical, Bartholomew replied, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” From a distance, Jesus saw Bartholomew approach and said, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!” Bartholomew asked, “How do you know me?” Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” Bartholomew was stunned and placed his faith in Jesus. “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!” To this, Jesus said, “You will see greater things than these… you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

Bartholomew remained with Jesus during his earthly ministry. After Jesus’ Ascension, he was among the disciples present when the Holy Spirit descended at Pentecost, empowering them to “go into all the world” baptizing and making disciples. Church tradition says that Bartholomew made some of the farthest apostolic journeys. India, China, and Ethiopia were said to all be locations visited by Bartholomew. Eusebius, in his Ecclesiastical History, recounted that Bartholomew went to India and left behind a copy of the Gospel of Matthew. While in Armenia, Bartholomew was sentenced to death for converting people to Christianity. Tradition says that he was flayed alive in an agonizing death. For this reason, artistic depictions of Bartholomew often show this dedicated apostle triumphantly holding the flaying knife (sometimes along with his own skin) that brought about his martyrdom.

Almighty and everlasting God, you gave your apostle Bartholomew grace truly to believe and to preach your Word: Grant that your Church may love what he believed and preach what he taught; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

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08/23/2026

13th Sunday after Pentecost

08/16/2026

08/13/2026

A memory of St. Augustine’s…

As you enter the church, you will see a small bowl of holy water. Above the holy water is a plaque which reads: Janice Collins Butler, 1951-1992. I remember Janice.

The Collins family was one of the founding families of St. Augustine’s. Merle and Sam Collins attended St. Augustine’s in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Like many families of that period, they had four children: Janice, Joy, Jill, and David. Janice and I were very close in age so we were friends.

Janice and I taught a Sunday school class at St. Augustine’s in the mid 60’s when classes were located in the Founder’s Hall. We taught 10-15 kids that were ages 6-8. Janice was conscientious and always prepared. The kids adored her. She was a very kind and gracious person. Janice graduated from high school in 1969 and married Steve Butler who graduated from Forest Park Senior High. She went on to have a family. Unfortunately, she passed away in 1992 from cancer.

08/09/2026

11th Sunday after Pentecost