You're not as alone as this week tried to make you feel.

I know how easy it is to believe otherwise.

When the days run together and it feels like no one really sees you, the mind starts whispering that you're on your own in this.

You're not.

We were never meant to do life alone.

That pull toward other people isn't weakness, and it isn't neediness. It's wired into us, as deep as hunger, as old as breath. When we go too long without each other, something in us starts to ache for it.

That ache isn't a flaw. It's a compass. And finding your way back is often smaller than you'd think.

One word. One greeting. One conversation you weren't sure you belonged in, until suddenly you did. Connection doesn't always arrive as a crowd. Sometimes it's a single door opening, and you walking through it.

So this Shabbat, don't let the week convince you.

There are people who would know you anywhere. There's a table waiting for you.

You belong here.

#ShabbatShalom #Judaism #YouBelongHere

🕊️ Join us THIS SUNDAY for the Fifth Sunday of Easter!

Saint Francis Parish and Outreach
📅 Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET

This week we continue our Easter series What the Spirit Builds with the word BELONG. We'll be in Acts 6, 1 Peter 2, and John 14 — and the message is simple: there is room in the Father's house for everyone. No exceptions. No fine print.

Whether you're in the pew or on your couch, we want you with us.

📍 In person: 557 Greene Street, Augusta, Georgia 30901

📺 Watch live at 3:00 PM ET:
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All are welcome. Always. 💛
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🌈 We're going to Pride, and we need your help to get there!

Saint Francis Parish and Outreach is raising $1,000 by June 1 to have a booth at Augusta Pride 2026 — so we can be right there on the ground, showing our community that there is a Church that actually means it when it says all are welcome.

If you've ever wished there was a Christian presence at Pride that wasn't there to judge but to welcome, this is your chance to put us there.

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Every dollar gets us closer. Share this post. Tag someone who needs to know we exist. Let's go to Pride. 🕊️

📍 Saint Francis Parish and Outreach
557 Greene Street, Augusta, GA 30901
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If you feel like an imposter, it means you care about doing things right. The real imposters don’t even question themselves. Keep going.

#YouBelongHere

Have you heard the buzz around the SJC Certified Medical Assistant Program? Get certified as a medical assistant in as little as one year, get paid to learn through apprenticeship programs working with the best clinics in town!

Want to know more? Attend our upcoming information session on January 31st @NNMWorkforceConnection

Deadline to register is Feb 6.
Want to learn more? Contact Devonna at 505.566-3414
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