Light
in the Darkness Vigil
Graduation at The Preschool
Child's Safety Awareness Evening
The Preschool sponsored an evening of education and fun for the kids of
Camden County.
Easter 2007
Palm
Sunday
Habitat for Humanity
Apostle's Build:
King of Peace's Day;
First
Saturday;
Pastor's Build
Trunk or Treat
2006
Dress Up
Day at The Preschool
Blessing of the Animals 2006
Easter Sunday
Palm Sunday and Holy Week
Sunday, March 12
Lent 2006
Mardi Gras 2006
Ice Skating
Youth Trip
Memorial Garden Dedication
Burning of the Greens
Our annual twelfth day of Christmas celebration.
Breakfast with Santa
The Preschool's annual fund raiser.
Christmas Party
Youth Group Shopping Spree
Memorial Garden Gazebo
Christmas Bazaar
On December 3, 2005, King of Peace held it's Second Annual
Christmas Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
with handmade Christmas gifts and a formal
tea.
Blessing of the
Animals
King of Peace and Our Lady Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church joined
together for a Blessing of the Animals service at the Humane Society in
Kingsland.
Youth Group Pool Party
Covered Dish Lunch—September 11,
2005
Pool Party
Our annual pool party went on the road, to our camp and conference center,
Honey Creek
Boy Scout Troop 226
in Washington D.C.
Boy Scout Troop 226 Cumberland Island Backpacking Trip
In June 2005, our own trip hit the beach for its first
backpacking trip.
Living Water:
Kids in the Kingdom Week
June 6-10 was our Kids in the Kingdom Week for 2005. Each day
children sang fun songs, created cool crafts, enjoyed some great snacks, and
dove into a Bible story centered around water.
Recognizing our graduates
Pentecost 2005
Passover Seder
The central act of remembrance of the Jewish community was
celebrated a a joint Jewish-Christian Passover at King of Peace.
Renewal of
Wedding Vows
On April 3, 2005, Mike and Janice Morris reaffirmed their marriage vows as a
part of our Sunday worship service.
Easter 2005
Easter at The
Preschool
The kids learned about Jesus' death and resurrection and they made Easter
hats to prepare to celebrate the resurrection.
Holy Week 2005
We held services every evening at 7 p.m. in Holy Week. Pictures from a few
of the services are here in the scrapbook.
Palm Sunday
The Palm Procession and more are here in the online scrapbook.
Mardi Gras and
Ash Wednesday
February 8, 2005, we celebrated the last night before the season of Lent
with a Pancake supper and Bingo for prizes. The next night, we gathered with
folks from Christ Episcopal Church in Saint Marys to mark Ash Wednesday.
Scout Sunday
We honored the scouts and leaders of our own Troop 226 and all scouts as a
part of our Sunday worship service on February 6, 2005.
Burning
of the Greens 2005
There is no religious significance, but we sure had a good time burning our
Christmas trees, eating Low Country Boil, having an oyster roast and
enjoying one another's company on January 2, 2005.
Christmas 2004
Photos from our Christmas party and Christmas Eve candlelight communion
service.
Christmas at the
Preschool
Photos of a Christmas party and
Breakfast with Santa.
Christmas
Bazaar
On December 11, 2004, King of Peace held a fundraiser from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
that included a Christmas Bazaar with handmade Christmas gifts, a formal
tea, and an indoor yard sale. Thanks to a lot of work in planning and work
that day, the event was a big success.
Marc
Dickman's Memorial Service
Retired military jets provided a flyover at the end of the memorial service,
making for a memorable and appropriate way to celebrate the life of one of
our members.
Thanksgiving at
The Preschool
The kids at our preschool looked adorable in their thanksgiving costumes. We
had pilgrims, lots of indians and a gaggle of turkeys.
Troop 226's
October 2004 Campout
The scouts headed up to their scout camp in Glynn County for their second
ever campout.
Blessing of the Animals 2004
We held the first of two blessing services this year at the gazebo on the
waterfront in St. Marys as a part of the Rock Shrimp Festival. The second
was held at the
Humane Society in Kingsland.
Troop 226's
First Campout
Our own Boy Scout Troop 226 took to the woods along Crooked River at Etowah
Park on the grounds on Submarine Base Kings Bay on September 17-19, 2004.
They began learning the basics of Scoutcraft with some training and
first-hand experience.
Youth Pool Party
We went to the Williams home for a Camden County Episcopal Youth pool party
to kick off the year of youth activities.
Pool Party 2004
We met back at the Maxwell Family pool (site of our first ever King of Peace
event four years earlier) for a fun August afternoon.
Kids in the
Kingdom Sunday for August 2004
In August we learned how even children can do big things with God.
ECVA article on
King of Peace
The Episcopal Church and the Visual Arts website ran an article on King of
Peace's labyrinth.
Kids
in the Kingdom Week 2004
We had a blast the week following our building dedication as it was Kids in
the Kingdom Week. The Director, Victoria Logue, helped us recreate the times
in which Jesus grew up as we experienced life in first century Nazareth in
Israel.
Building
Dedication
Pentecost Sunday, May 30 2004, our Bishop, Henry
Louttit, was on hand to dedicate our new building. He also preached and
offered the sacrament of confirmation.
The Labyrinth
This article on King of Peace's labyrinth is reproduced from the front page
of May/June 2004 issue of The Church in Georgia.
Easter 2004
It was an awesome morning with the worship service followed by Easter Egg
hunts and a covered dish lunch.
Job Progress Photos of
Our Building Project
You can see the progress here online.
Photos of the early part of the
building project are still online here.
House Moving
This is an article on God's economy and the story of moving the house, which
was home to King of Peace for its first 3+ years.
Last worship service in the house
On Sunday, January 18, 2004, we celebrated our last worship
service in the house, which has been home to King of Peace for three and a
half years. At the conclusion of the communion service, we removed sacred
objects from the sanctuary and prayed a prayer of thanksgiving for the
building as it is secularized.
First Mission Council Elected
On January 4, 2004 King of Peace held its first ever Annual Meeting and
elected a Mission Council.
Burning of the
Greens
There is no religious significance, but we sure had a good time burning our
Christmas trees, eating Low Country Boil, having an oyster roast and
enjoying one another's company on January 4, 2004.
Christ the King Sunday
On November 23, 2003, we celebrated the feast day for our church with a
service that started in the current building and concluded with communion
amidst the construction of our new building. We also recognized those who
have become members in the past year and concluded the service by burning
pledge cards.
All Souls Day 2003
Following a special communion service we had a cookout and gave everyone a
chance to write their names, scripture verses and other appropriate graffiti
inside the walls of the church.
Blessing of
The Animals 2003
A combined service with Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, Christ
Episcopal Church, Joy Lutheran and King of Peace at the gazebo in the
waterfront park in Saint Marys.
Easter 2003
Palm Sunday 2003
Kids in
the Kingdom—The Story of Esther
We followed the Jewish tradition of booing at Haman,
the villain of the story, and cheering for the heroes Esther and Mordecai.
Kids made noisemakers and then we put them to use while watching the Veggie
Tales Esther movie booing and cheering as needed when the characters names
were mentioned.
Mardi Gras 2003
We celebrated the last night before Lent with a Mardi Gras party including a
pancake supper and Bingo for prizes.
Groundbreaking
On November 24, 2002, King of Peace broke ground on a new 7,650-sq. ft.
building. The
architect's rendering of the building is also online.
Youth Trip to Wild
Adventures
On November 16, 2002 our two youth groups traveled together to Wild
Adventures Theme Park in Valdosta, Georgia. We rode the rides and enjoyed
the park and then heard The Elms and Jars of Clay in concert. It was a
fun-filled, if soggy day.
Blessing of the Animals 2002
The people and pets of Christ Episcopal Church joined us at King of Peace for a
blessing of the animals service on October 5, 2002.
2002 Pool Party
We held our Third Annual Pool Party on August 10 at the home of Priscilla and Mike
Gross in Kingsland.
Big, Big God
Our Kids in the Kingdom Week 2002 was devoted primarily to stories of children in the
Bible. We learned that it doesn't matter if you are little when you have our big, big God
on your side.
Easter 2002
The Rt. Rev. Henry Louttit, Bishop of the Diocese of Georgia, celebrated Easter with
us at King of Peace. After the service, we enjoyed a cookout, moon bounce, and Easter Egg
hunts.
Palm Sunday 2002
King of Peace's Sunday service began outdoors on March 24, for a palm procession into
the church.
Teddy Bear Picnic
See all the fun at the Teddy Bear picnic in the scrapbook page. There were games,
crafts, a parade, Winnie the Pooh's 100-acre woods and more.
Kids in the Kingdom for
March 2002
The March 17 Kids in the Kingdom Sunday was devoted to the story of Lazarus. The kids
got to wrap each other up in bandages as they learned about being set free from death.
They also made butterfly crafts to celebrate new life.
Stations of the Cross Trail
Jason White supervised construction of a Stations of the Cross Trail at King of Peace
for his Eagle Scout Project. The work and the dedication service are here online. You can
also see pictures of the bridge building project
to lead to the stations.
Spaghetti Dinner
On February 15, we held our first fundraiser. The spaghetti dinner was a big success
and a lot of fun.
Mardi Gras
On February 12, we celebrated Mardi Gras with a traditional pancake supper and bingo
for prizes.
Barn Raising
On February 10, we held a work day following church to begin work on a storage barn
for a lawn mower.
Epiphany
A "Burning of the Greens" bonfire and potluck marked the 12th day of
Christmas. Oysters, a low country boil and story and singing by the campfire rounded out
the evening of fun.
Christ the King Sunday
On November 25, 2001, we celebrated our first ever feast
day for the church by recognizing members and burning pledge cards. That afternoon, the youth group played miniature golf and games to take it easy
after putting on the fall festival.
River Baptism
On November 4, we held a baptism in Crooked River.
Fall Festival
The youth group held a fall festival for folks of all ages on November 3, with games,
races, a hayride, biblical costume contest and food.
The Blessing of the Animals
Dogs and cats from our congregation joined our church cat, Melchizedek (Mel), on the
lawn for a Blessing of the Animals service on October 6.
Pool Party
In August, we held our second annual pool party at Ruth Proctor's home in Woodbine.
Water of Life
These photos are of our Kids in the Kingdom week devoted to New Testament stories
that take place in and around water. Take a look at how much fun our kids (and the adult
and teen helpers) had during the week of learning.
The Changing Face of King of Peace
Photos from clearing the land and expanding our worship space in late April through
June 2001. The earliest photos of this work remain online.
Easter
Photos from our Easter egg hunts, cookout and more.
Passover Seder
Pictures from King of Peace's Passover Seder on Palm Sunday evening.
Palm Sunday
Scenes from Palm Sunday at King of Peace on April 8, 2001.
Expanding Our Space
We enclosed the front porch and took out a wall to make room for more people in
worship.
Kids in the Kingdom-The Creation
Our March Kids in the Kingdom Sunday was devloted to the creation. Kids heard the
creation story, made Veggie Takes refrigerator magnets, ate lunch, and planted a garden in
the church yard.
Assorted Photos
This page has links to photos around the church from various events, January through
March of 2001.
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper 2001
King of Peace celebrated the last day before Lent with a Mardi Gras party. There were
the traditional Shrove Tuesday pancakes along with a rousing game of bingo for prizes.
Work Day on February 25, 2001
An impromptu work day had more than 25 people stay after church to build a swingset for
the kids, to work on shrines to hold our stations of the cross, to plan gardens and more.
Kids in the Kingdom on Baptism
Our January Kids in the Kingdom was devoted to baptism. Kids heard the story of
Jesus' baptism, petted a dove, got to practice "baptizing" a baby doll, and made
butterfly crafts to go with the theme of new birth.
Ice Skating Trip to Jacksonville
In January, our teens took a trip to Jacksonville for ice skating.
Our First Service
On November 1, 2000, King of Peace held its first worship service, a service of Holy
Baptism. Weekly Sunday worship did not start until December 3 for "preview"
services and December 24 for our first public worship service.
An Article on King of Peace
This is the the July 21, 2000 article on King of Peace from the Tribune &
Georgian.
