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monthly newsletter of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church |
April 2008 | |
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
511 Coley Drive
Mountain Home, Arkansas 72653
870-425-3560
Mission Statement
of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church:
A welcoming prayerful community devoted to
proclaiming to a world in crisis the love of God in Christ.
Mission Statement of The Episcopal
Church of Arkansas:
We share the transforming power of Christ's
resurrection to worship and relationship. |
Recycling...did you
know?
Mountain Home High School Special Ed class has recycled 26,000 pounds of
paper so far this school year. To date they have recycled
86,000 pounds of paper since they started collecting (Jan. 2005)
which would be the 04/05 school year. J Go Green
Americans throw away enough aluminum
every month to rebuild our entire commercial air fleet.
When you
toss out one aluminum can you waste as much energy as if you'd
filled the same can half full of gasoline and poured it on the
ground.
The 36
billion aluminum cans landfilled last year had a scrap value of more
than $600 million.(Some day we will be mining our landfills for the
resources we've buried)
40% of the
pure water you use in your home is flushed down the
toilet.
Every year
we make enough plastic to shrink wrap Texas.
If all our
newspaper was recycled, we could save 250,000,000 trees each
year!
If you had
a 15 year old tree and made it into paper groceries bags,
you'd get about 700 of them. A supermarket could use all of
them in under 1 hour! This means in one year, one supermarket
goes through 60,500,000 paper bags!! Imagine how many supermarkets
there are in the U.S.
Approximately
1 billion trees worth of paper are thrown away every year in the
U.S.
Americans
use 2,500,000 plastic bottles every hour! Most of them are thrown
away!
During the
winter, you can save as much as 3% of the energy your furnace uses
simply by lowering your thermostat one degree F( if it's set between
65 degrees F and 72 degrees F).
You can
save 10% or more of your heating and cooling costs by insulating and
tightening up ducts.
About 15%
of the energy you use for heating your home goes to warming up air
that leaks in through the cracks.
A single
guart of motor oil, if disposed of improperly, can contaminate up to
2,000,000 gallons of fresh water.
The first
real recycling program was introduced in New York
City in the
1890s. The city's first recycling plant was built in
1898.
Recycling
steel and tin cans saves 74% of the energy to produce
them.
The
average American still spends 8 months of his/her life opening junk
mail.
Has your
car been in for an oil change lately? Have you checked the air
pressure in your tires? Clean oil and properly inflated tires
eliminates 1000 pounds of CO 2 per year!
It takes a
barrel of crude oil to produce the rubber for just 1 truck
tire.
One gallon
of motor can contaminate 1 million gallons of water.
Between 5
and 15% of what we throw away contains hazardous
materials.
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| Service for the Dedication of a New
Organ
April 13, 2008
3:00 pm
Reception to
follow
Organists: Sharon Boatright, Helen Tritt
& Bill Weeks
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AFM
Last month saw us serve 69
Basic Units and 23 Specials. Way to Go - we were the
highest in Mountain Home! In other good news, after
having a meeting of all churches that host Angel Food
Ministries in late February, we tried one more time to have
the drop site at the old Wal-Mart. It went OK, but the
general consensus was that St. Andrew's would make a more
ideal location, and starting in April, the whole situation
returns to our parking lot on Sat. April. 19. We still
won't unload the truck until around 8:30-9:00, plenty of time
to get the forklift. Customers picking up orders
shouldn't come in until at least 10:00 in order to give us
plenty of time to count our products and get everything
organized. Let's welcome heartily the members of our
fellow Angel Food churches: Eastside Baptist, Salvation
Army, Hopewell Baptist, Emmanuel (all Mountain Home);
Riverside Church of Christ, Gassville; Clarkridge Baptist;
Cumberland Presbyterian, Calico Rock; Christ by the Lake
Lutheran, Bull Shoals; New Hope Baptist, Yellville, and
Abundant Life, Mountain View. Some of these people
travel a far distance to participate in Angel Food Ministries,
and we want them to feel very comfortable and welcome at our
church. Peace be with us in this happy Eastertide, John
and Betty Brinkmeier, Host-Site Coordinators; John and Gerrie
Prewitt, Asst. Coordinators |
DOK-April Baily
I grew up in Colorado, and I don't remember a
time when I didn't know God. I knew he cared about
me. I was raised a Presbyterian, but as a young adult
attended Methodist and Lutheran churches at various times and
various places. I got married, had a couple of children,
and found the Episcopal Church. I immediately felt at
home with the liturgy, the beauty of the services. Soon
I was confirmed; I taught Sunday School, helped with
Vacation Bible School, and loved being a part of the
community. Then we moved.
Suddenly I was 45 miles from the closest church of any
variety. My children's father was not a believer, and
between the mileage and his scorn, it became easier to stay
home on Sundays. I still knew that God was there, but He
seemed very far away. Many years
passed. My children grew up, their father died, I moved
to Virginia with a new job, and left behind my support system
of family and friends in Colorado. I was lonely and
empty. I eventually found my way back
to the Episcopal Church, by God's grace. I soon became a
part of our blessed community again. It was like coming
home. But something yet seemed to be
missing. I finally realized that, even though I knew of
God's presence, I wasn't making Him a genuine part of my
life, My prayers were sporadic, brief, and perfunctory,
my conversations with God few or missing altogether.
Then I was invited to become a Daughter of the
King. When the purpose and mission of
the DOK was explained to me, I realized this would be a way to
reconnect with God, to get the conversations going
again. I am a person who likes some structure in her
life. So I took the vows, knowing that when I knew
others were depending on my prayers, that I would
pray. And then I moved to
Arkansas. I found a circle of women who inspire me,
guide me, lead me, and strengthen me in my spiritual
journey. Hearing their prayer needs and thanksgivings
helps me recognize my own heeds and blessings, and every night
when I pray for my needs and the needs of others, the warmth
and caring of the Holy Spirit are evident to me. I am
blessed to be a Daughter of the
King. |
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CAMP MITCHELL CLEANUP
WEEKEND
The directors of the camp are hosting a diocesan-wide
weekend for a cleanup. It begins Friday night, May 2nd,
with no dinner provided, continues all day on Saturday, May
3rd, and will end with Holy Eucharist on Sunday, May
4th at midday. All volunteers are invited to help the
camp staff prepare for this summer. Saturday night the adults
will be entertained in Keller Hall with live music and much
fellowship. The cost is free to help and meals and snacks
during the day will be provided. You can arrive Friday night
or Saturday morning. If you want to make a financial
contribution to help offset expenses for the weekend, it would
be greatly appreciated but not required. Your time and talents
to help prepare the came for the summer ahead is all that is
wanted. Please try to attend and lend a helping hand if
possible. There is a signup sheet in the office if you would
like to participate. |
April Dinners for
6
Host - Winnie Healey &
Elaine Zimney
Hollands
McClellan
Host - Brinkmeier
Braden
Friend
Host - Conine
Carriere
Baily
Host - Cushing
Griffiths
Harrington
Host - Windeknecht
Prewitt
Evans-Lombe
Please note:
Dinners for 6 in May will be a covered dish for all.
May 16th at 5:30 - Keller hall. Bring your favorite
recipe. |
April Birthdays and
Anniversaries
Birthdays
2 -
Wendy Crissman
7 -
Jess Phillips, Margie Braden
11 -
John Brinkmeier
14 -
Yates Holland
17 -
Rudy Polacek, Dick Hatton
18 -
Elaine Zimny
19 -
Kaylee Shaw
20 -
Nancy Williams
24 -
Joe Diaguila
25 -
Bryce Losurdo
Anniversaries
9 -
Joe & Irene
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| March 2008 |
The
Newsline
Monthly newsletter of
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Mission statement of St. Andrew's
Episcopal Church: A welcoming
prayerful community devoted to proclaiming to a world in
crisis the love of God in Christ.
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Vicar's View |
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As a young girl when I first heard that
"promises are made to be broken" the words made no sense to me
at all. Why make a promise if you don't intend to keep it? You
could say instead that you may or may not do something without
involving the commitment of a promise. A promise means someone
can expect something from you. That you will allow them to
expect it from you, even hold you accountable until that
expectation has been met and the promise fulfilled.
In the words of St. Paul, "when I was a child,
I thought like a child---when I [grew up], I put aside
childish things." I now know that promises are broken about as
often as they are kept. Promises are made by good, loving
people who have every intention of keeping them. But they
don't. It seems growing into adulthood means being conditioned
over time not to take promises seriously. Except we still do.
At least we want to, some promises anyway, made by people we
believe in, people we trust. Of course it doesn't help that
promises have not faired well in our culture. In election
years like this one, we will hear promises galore and we will
want with all that makes us human to believe them and to trust
those who make them. Some of us will despite years of
conditioning not to do so. And some of us will not. Some
promises will be kept. And some will not.
Church folk still put a lot of stock in
promises. We give ourselves an out though. When we make
promises at baptism and confirmation, we always say, "I will
with God's help." We know that even with the most noble
intentions we still break the promises we make. Only with
God's help can we ever hope to keep them. At least we know who
to seek help from when it comes to keeping promises. The God
of Holy Scripture is a God who makes promises and keeps them
faithfully.
The annual remembrance of the crucifixion and
resurrection of our Lord during Holy Week and Easter is the
Church's acknowledgement of God keeping promises. As we
remember the events that are central to Christian belief, we
remember also that everything we know about being faithful
Christians we learned from God's faithfulness to keep the
promise God made to send a savior to the People of God to save
them from the consequence of sin which is death. We remember
also God's faithfulness to keep the promise of life on the
other side of death made by God the Father to the Beloved Son,
Jesus. These two promises fulfilled in the life, death, and
resurrection of Jesus are the foundation upon which the whole
of Christianity rests. Each year, our recollection of the
events of Holy Week and Easter gives us an opportunity to hold
our lives up against the heart of our Christian faith.
Everything we do in the services points to Jesus as the
embodiment of God honoring the promises God made. This holy
time in the church year has the potential of strengthening our
faith in God who has shown us how to keep promises. I
encourage you all not to miss the opportunity to have your
faith strengthened this season by the knowledge that since God
raised Jesus from death to life and we are united with him in
the sacrament of baptism, the promise of resurrection, of life
on the other side of death is ours to claim. That promise is
the seed that nurtured by our Lord grows hope in every
Christian heart. It is truly a promise not made to be
broken!
Yours in Christ,
Pam+
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G.A.P.P Spaghetti Supper Fund
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We are
planning a Spaghetti Supper as a fund raiser for the German
American Partnership Program (GAPP) at the Mountain Home High
School. Jason Stephens is involved with this group
and he will be going to Germany as one of the adult
leaders with them June 2nd-27th. The students and those
going along have to earn money as a group to help with the
cost. We will be having a Spaghetti Supper on
Thursday night April 3rd to raise money for the GAPP
group and Jason. This will be the German students last
week in Mountain Home before they head back to Germany and
will be attending with their student from Mountain Home. The
Mountain Home students are planning on helping us
by selling tickets, setting up the dining room,
serving, greeting people and clean up. We can
also use all kinds of help, selling tickets (invite your
neighbors to come) setting up, greeting people, food/money
donations and clean up from the members of St. Andrew's.
This is a great opportunity for St. Andrews to
support students from Mountain Home High School and
Jason. We are also asking that if anyone has items
that we could use for décor, please let us know. We're
looking for flags of other nations or other mementoes of your
travels to other lands that you might deem appropriate for
decorating Keller Hall. We will return them to you
promptly. Let Betty Brinkmeier know,
321-3127. If any of you would like to help
in any way please contact: John and Betty Brinkmeier, John and
Cooky Schroeder and Betty Pahl.
The
following is a letter that the GAPP students from MHHS use
while they are collecting donations and pledges for one of
their major fundraiser..."Walking their Way to Germany" and
explains what the German American Partnership Program is and
explains some of what the Germans will do here and what the
Americans will do when we go to Germany. Please make
plans now to attend this Spaghetti Supper Fundraiser for the
Mountain High School German American Partnership
Program.
"Dear
Friend of GAPP:
This is
the 19th exchange between Mountain Home High School and Burg
Gymnasium in Schorndorf, Germany, through the German American
Partnership Program (GAPP). It is the twenty-fourth year
that Mountain Home High School students and Burg Gymnasium
students have been associated with the
program.
The
students in the German classes wanted to go to Germany, but
rather than just go as tourists and sightseers, they chose to
be involved in the German American Partnership Program.
This program is an exchange that allows students from
Schorndorf to come to Mountain home in the spring, March
12-April 5 this year! They live with the Mountain Home
students and families. During the time here, the Germans
attend school and take part in the American way of life.
Then this summer, June 2-27, the Americans go to Schorndorf
where each stays with the German student who stayed with
him/her in Mountain Home. The Americans are immersed in
the culture and customs of the country as they attend school
and experience family life.
This has
proven to be a great experience not only for the students who
go, but also for the entire school population. It is
bridging that friendship across nations where today
understanding is crucial. GAPP literally opens the
physical borders as well as the mental barriers that divide
people. The experiences are
invaluable.
The
program is one that is much cheaper financially since the
students stay with families and do not travel
constantly. However less expensive that the program is,
it is still a financial burden for some families. Rather
than tell a deserving student that he or she cannot go because
of finances, GAPP has chosen to raise money to help defray the
cost of the trip.
This
year's GAPP XIX has chosen to divide the mileage from Mountain
Home, Arkansas, to Schrondorf, Germany, by 25 which is the
number of students in this year's program. Each student
will walk 198 miles before we leave for Germany in
June.
GAPP XIX
hopes that you will see it in your heart to help. You
can give a lump sum of money or give a mileage pledge.
If you are an organization and would like to help sponsor a
student, he/she will be glad to appear at a functions for you
and introduce you to his/her German exchange student.
Then the MHHS student can return to Mountain Home and report
to your organization about his/her trip, which you made
possilbe.
Thank you
so much for your consideration and help. You are
literally opening the doors for those young people who will
learn not only about another language and culture, but also a
great deal about themselves. You can feel very proud of
your part in the education of our youth.
Again,
thank you so much for your continued support of this valuable
exchange.
Sincerely,
Nancy D.
Reed
Teacher of
German
GAPP
Coordinator
Mountain
Home High School"
Editors
Note: Again this is the letter that the GAPP
students present when asking for donations and pledges to
"Walking their way to Germany." If anyone at St.
Andrew's would like to make a pledge to help a GAPP student
"walk their way to Germany" please let Jason know so that he
can get in contact with the
students. |
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Senior Warden's Notes |
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Your vestry started off the
year with a retreat on February 8-9. We were blessed to
have Bishop Maze lead us in a discussion of what the proper
role of the vestry should be and, more importantly, what
creates a dynamic, transformational
church.
This latter discussion was
based on C. Kirk Hadaway's book "Behold I Do a New Thing:
Transforming Communities." Hadaway's book asks us to look at
the basic purpose of the church, "to change people", and
whether we have lost our focus. After a review of our
Baptismal Vows as a basis for this goal, we used
Hadaway's model of congregational analysis to reflect on
where St. Andrews fits into the various church "styles".
Hadaway's thesis is that many
churches suffer from goal displacement so their primary
mission is replaced by operative goals which have little to do
with changing lives.
What did we learn from
this? In addition to a way of examining ourselves; St.
Andrews is not unlike many other churches. For example,
once a new building is built there is often a period of
excitement followed by a lull. Also that much of a
church's influence in changing lives comes directly through
its members,-- independent of its programs.
Many of you do this through
volunteer activities outside the church. We view this as
outreach and would like to use you as a basis for expanding
our presence. One way to do this is to share our current
activities with other church members to enable them to more
easily become involved, especially new members.
If you agree with this and
have not already responded to Megan with your list of outside
involvements, please do so at secretary@standrewsmountainhome.org
or in writing. Our plan is to compile them to
share.
Where do we go from
here? We will consider further discussion of Hadaway's
book at our next vestry meeting-(now held on the second Monday
of the month, you know you are welcome?!!).
We ended the retreat by laying
out planned events on the church calendar to the extent
possible.
Since I am relatively new to
this fine church and especially this position, I need your
help to best serve you and the vicar. I can be reached
at corvis@centurytel.net or
870 430-5777.
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FYI---Coptic Cross |
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This month
we start a new series regarding the different artifacts and
symbols in our church.
The cross hanging above the door as
you come into the nave had always intrigued me, but no seemed
to know anything about it until I asked Winnie Healey. She told me that it
was a Coptic cross and that it was from a collection of
crosses that belonged to Helen Tanger. Helen was a member of
our old church and a veritable fountain of knowledge
pertaining to St. Andrew's.
The
original Coptic cross has its beginnings in the Christian
movement established by Mark the Evangelist around 60 AD. The Coptic cross of
today has many different forms. The circle represents
the eternal and everlasting love of God, and the circle's
cross, represented Christ. The full cross symbolizes Christ's
crucifixion and resurrection. The Coptic Cross is
worn by Ethiopian Christians as a symbol of
faith.
When Helen wrote the National
Cathedral requesting information about the cross, Susan Moody,
Assistant Executive Director, answered her letter and sent her
some information.
She wrote that their Coptic cross was given to the
Washington Cathedral by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Sellasie in
1930. The Emperor presented the cross to the cathedral because
Bishop Freeman had written and read a prayer for the Emperor
at the time of his coronation.
The cross
and another one given later by the Emperor were on display
near Bethehem Chapel until the 70's, when for safety they were
put into the safe.
The Emperor's grandson carried it in his graduation
from St. Alban's sometime in the 70's, which may have been the
last time it was used in a service. It weighed about 70
pounds, and Moody made the observation that it was simply too
heavy to be used unless they had a particularly"brawny
acolyte."
I have
been unable to find any more information pertaining to our
particular cross.
Editor's Note: My apologies to Sue for
not getting this in the Newsline last month. Please
enjoy this months FYI on the Stations of the
Cross. |
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FYI...Stations of the Cross |
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While
we were still in the old church, Anne Carriere, our vicar,
approached Yates Holland and asked him if he would take a
commission to carve the Stations of the Cross for the new
church. He told
her that he wasn't sure what the Stations of the Cross
were. After Anne
explained what they were, Yates said that he would be glad to
carve them if he could find
patterns.
He
learned that the patterns were once printed in an old Mallet
Magazine, but was unable to find a copy. One night while
attending a dinner given by the local woodcarving club, he
happened to start talking to one of the guests. The guest told him
that he had copies of all the patterns and promised to send
them to him.
With
patterns in hand, Yates showed them to Anne, and with her
approval began carving.
That Lenten season the enlarged patterns were placed in
the church windows so that they could be used in the worship
service.
Bass
wood was used for the deep relief carvings. Yates said that the
hardest part of the carving was keeping his focus. The new church was
being built and he wanted the stations to be finished before
Bishop Maze came to dedicate the church on March 3, 2003. Yates did finish all
fourteen carvings and they were blessed at the same time the
church was dedicated.
There are two spaces left on the church walls,
and Yates is in the process of carving two more, St. John the
Beloved and the Ascending of Christ.
Yates and Barbara did not take any money for the
carvings, but instead gave them to the church. We at St.
Andrew's tahnk the Hollands for their time, talent, and
generosity. |
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A.F.M News |
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Last month for distribution, we served 55 Basic
Units and 19 Specials. Our church earns $1.00 for each
unit sold. Let's participate! ECW supervises the
money and distributes same for worthy causes in our church and
our community. There are no income restrictions or
requirements. Take a look at this month's menu; it's a
great value and the specials are outstanding. We always
take orders for the next month on the day of distribution and
sell for two weeks following, Tues. thru Thurs., from 9 to 4,
in the lobby outside Keller Hall.
You can also turn in your check during regular
Sunday collection, just clearly mark that it's for Angel Food
Ministries, payable to St. Andrew's. We run the checks
thru the ECW account so Angel Food headquarters just receives
one check from us, not dozens! If you can't personally
use the food, maybe you know someone who can. Let us
know to whom you would like the food distributed, and we'll
get it there. In that same vein, if you can't be present
on Distribution Day, just let us know, and we'll save it for
you in one of the church freezers with your name clearly
labeled.
Can we be further accommodating? Open to
all suggestions! Many thanks to all our volunteers,
Betty and John
Brinkmeier
Call Betty's cell,
321-3127
March
Distribution Day: Sat. March 15 - The Ides of March
are upon!
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Walk the Labyrinth |
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During Lent the Labyrinth will be available
to all who are interested in following the path to find peace
and comfort in our life's journey, even some
cleansing.
Tuesday March
4th
4:30 - 6:00
p.m.
March 11th
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Friday March
7th
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
March
14th
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
The Labyrinth is a path to explore our life
and were we are . It teaches us that by putting one foot
in front of the other, we can quiet our mind and find our
center. As we follow the turns of the path, which
are symbolic of the twists and turns of life our
experiences we hopefully find our center and quiet
ourselves. The journey may be difficult, even confusing,
but you need to put your trust in the path.
"We shall not cease from
exploration
And the end of all our
exploring
Will be to arrive where we
started
And know the place for the first
time."
T. S.
Eliot |
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The Power of Prayer |
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I feel that my membership in DOK has been an
inspiration for me as prayer has become a more permanent part
of my life through my vow and commtment to Christ. It is
comforting to know your prayer needs are shared by others. I
recently read words written by the Apostle Paul: prayer is
like breathing. This is a beautiful expression and sums up for
me, the power and importance of prayer. Let us trust that God
will hear our prayers and respond to us at a time that is best
for us and in a way that is best for us.
Anne
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Thank-you |
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To All:
My husband and I would like to extend our
sincere thanks for all of the prayers and well wishes during
my recovery after surgery. The Lord provides in many
ways and He definitely provided us with a wonderful supportive
church family.
With gratitude,
Mary and Jim Waldeck
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DeColores! |
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If you have made a Cursillo weekend and would like to
join a weekly Group Reunion. Call John or
Claudette Conine, 481-5825.
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As you know from reading the Senior Warden's
Notes your vestry had a retreat February 8-9. At that
retreat we went through the calendar and planned the events
listed below. If you have any questions or would like to
help with any of these events please get with any member
of the vestry---
March 23-Easter Sunrise Services
March 30-Combined Services, breakfast served afterward,
Spring Church clean up
April 3-Spaghetti Supper Fundraiser for MHHS GAPP
April 13-New Organ Dedication
April 22-Earth Day
May 1-Asscenion Day-Service with Holy Cross, Kite
flying and hotdogs
May 3-ECW Trashy Treasure sale
June TBA-BRMC Moblie Mammogram unit and American Red
Cross blood drive
June 14-Flag Day-Veterans Dinner
June 7-August 30-Saturday Services
August 30-Ice cream social
September-TBA-Baxter County Fair, Parade, and Booth
September-28-Chruch Picnic
October 4-Feast of St. Francis
October 31-Trick or Trunk
November 16-St. Andrew's Party
More events will be planned so keep your ears open and be
watching the Newsline, your email inbox, and the
website. Remember all events will be posted on our
calendar on our website--- click
here
Jason |
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Dinner's for 6 |
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Host-
Harrington
Windeknechts
Griffiths
Host- McClellan
DeSousa
Zimney
Healey
Prewitt
Host- Holland
Cushing
Conine
Host- Friend
Bailey
Evans-Lombe
Host- Carriere
Brinkmeier
Braden
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March Birthdays and
Anniversaries |
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Birthdays
1- John Carriere, Jim Waldeck
2- Sarah Losurdo
4- Kenneth Robinson
5- Cooky Schroeder, Shelly Hill, Michael
Orite
7- Barbara Boucher
9- Jean Sixeby
10- Tom Hill
19- Marty Newton
20- George Brampton
27- Mary Hazel
29- Doris Houser
Anniversaries
3- Bob & Wendy Crissman
17- Michael & Pat Slice
30- John
and Deanna Van Eps
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Birthday or
Anniversary missing?
From time to time, names are unintentionally
omitted from the birthday or anniversary calendar.
Last month this happend to George Waldeck, February 1.
Happy belated birthday George!
When this happens, please call or e-mail notify
Megan in the church office, and also email Jason so
that our records can be
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Rite I-Holy Eucharist--8:00
AM
Adult Forum--9:15 AM
Catechesis of the
Good Shepherd --10:15
AM
Rite
II-Holy Eucharist (nursery provided)--10:30 AM
Wednesday Service
Holy
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| February 2008 |
The
Newsline
The monthly newsletter
of St. Andrew's Episcopal
Church |
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Vicar's Voice |
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It
seems appropriate while calendar year 2008 is still young to
say a word or two about the liturgical, or church year. There
are seven seasons in our church year. Each year is made up of
two cycles
during which we focus our common life and worship on the high
points of the Jesus story.
First
is the incarnational cycle which covers three
liturgical seasons. That cycle includes the anticipation of
Jesus' birth by the people of God (the season of Advent), the
event of his birth (Christmastide), and the revelation that he
is the Son of God, the promised Messiah (the season after the
Epiphany).
Next
is the paschal cycle.
That cycle also spans three seasons including
Jesus' victory over the temptation of sin (the season of
Lent), his offering himself as the perfect sacrifice for sin
through his passion and death (Holy Week), and his victory
over death, the consequence of sin, made known to the world
when he was raised from death to life (Eastertide).
At the
end of the fifty days of celebration after Easter Sunday, we
celebrate the birth of the new creation when the breath of God
blew on the church at the Feast of Pentecost. The seventh and
last season of the church year, the season after Pentecost, is
a season of learning and growing for the church and takes up
about half of the calendar year. The season of growth for us
as a Christian community binds the incarnational and paschal
cycles together into one liturgical or church
year.
The
month of February brings both the end of the incarnational
cycle of the church year and the beginning of the paschal
cycle on February 6th. The church has named the
opening day of Lent, Ash Wednesday. It is one of only two days
in the church year that fasting is prescribed for
Episcopalians. Good Friday is the other one. Ash Wednesday is
a solemn day that calls us to examine our lives, to repent of
sin, and prepare our hearts for the gift of grace we receive
through the paschal event we remember during Holy Week and
Easter.
I
invite and encourage each of you to participate fully in the
season of Lent. You will find details about several worship
opportunities as well a book discussion to be held on
Wednesday evenings throughout the season of Lent in this issue
of the Newsline. I hope you will find something that you are
willing to commit yourselves to this Lent. It is our goal as
Christians, as a Christian community, to grow into the "full
stature Christ." (Ephesians 4:13) The liturgical year helps us
to find our place within the Jesus story so that year by year
we continue to grow into the One whose name we
bear.
God
bless you,
Pam+
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Thank you! |
| by John Brinkmeier,
Treasurer |
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Generous parishioners of our church stepped up
to the plate at our Annual Meeting to pay for the Sextons'
service. Their line item had been cut from the 2008
budget due to lack of money. Just after Margaret Weeks
as Junior Warden announced there would be sign-up sheets for
everyone to help clean the church, the following members
engaged in an enthusiastic display of shouting out their
pledge of $200 each to pay the Sextons at least through
January next year. John and Cooky Shroeder, Bill and
Kathy McClellan, Jim and Margie Braden, John and Betty
Brinkmeier, Rod and Donna Griffiths, Cotton and Liz Clark,
Doris DeSousa, Winnie Healey, John and Deanna Van Eps, Bill
and Shirley Evans-Lombe, Keene and Eddy Smith, and Yates and
Barbara Holland. Your generosity deserves everyone's
thanks.
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D.O.K. News |
| by Shirley Evans-Lombe |
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Lent is approaching
and the Daughters of the King would like to invite the
congregation to walk the Stations of the Cross with us every
Friday at 12 noon in Lent.
The Stations of the
Cross originated in medieval Europe when wars prevented
Christian pilgrims from visiting the Holy Land. European
artists created works depicting scenes of Christ's journey to
Calvary. The faithful installed these sculptures or
paintings at intervals along a procession route, inside the
parish church or out doors. Performing the devotion
meant walking the entire route, stopping to pray at each
"station".
Today, images of
the Stations are on display in Catholic, Episcopal, and
Lutheran Churches.
We are so lucky to
have the beautiful carvings of the Stations of the Cross by
Yates Holland.
Please join us on
February 8, 15, 22, 29, March 7 & 14th at 12 noon to walk
the stations.
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ECW NEWS |
| by Betty Brinkmeier,
Vice-President |
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January's meeting
was well attended and much discussion was had regarding the
upcoming Mardi Gras Party on Feb. 1st.
Jane Darr, Betty Paul and Cooky Schroeder are
doing a great job planning the event. We know we'll have
a great time and make lots of money to be used for worthwhile
causes in our church as well as in our community.
Make a note on your
calendar. Sat. May 3rd is our annual Trashy
Treasures and Bake Sale. Start saving your
treasures! We'll be asking everyone to bring their items
to the Church the week prior to the sale, as we currently do
not have room to store things in advance. If anyone has
a better idea, let us know.
Our next meeting is
Thurs. Feb. 21, with coffee talk at 9:00 and meeting at
9:30. All women of the church are members. Please
join us. Respectfully submitted,
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Mountain Home Food Basket |
| by Kathy McClellan |
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Thank you for your
generosity throughout 2007. Our needs contine and we
would appreciate any donations,
especially:
- Fruit
- Tomatos
- Peanut butter
- Potatos
Drivers with trucks (capable of
pulling the Food Basket trailer) are desperately needed to
help pick up food.
Pick ups are usually to
Norfork, Harrison, and the local area.
Contact Marti Gilbert for more
driver information:
870-424-4949 |
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E.F.M~Education for Ministry |
| by
Kathy McClellan |
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We have just completed COMMON LESSON
THREE. Even though several members are in the
process of reading different lessons each week, such
as:
YEAR ONE - OLD TESTAMENT,
YEAR TWO - NEW TESTAMENT
YEAR THREE - THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY
When it comes to Common Lessons, everyone reads the
same text.
COMMON LESSON THREE explores OUR LIFE IN
CHRIST using the theological
virtues
FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE. Using the text of 1Cor.
13:12-13 we look at and discuss the
strengths and limitations of our spiritual lives
as an individual and within the community
of Christ.
FAITH - Deeping our Faith. In Hebrews 11:1 faith
is described as "the assurance of things hoped for the
conviction of things not seen". Trust - trusting God to
be there for us. To rely faithfully on God in our
uncertainity.
HOPE - Kindling our Hope. Knowing that in the end,
there is God, that nothing can separate us from the fullness
of life that God has prepared for us. Romans 8:
38-39.
LOVE - Extending our Love. The NT states over and
over that love is at the heart of the Christain life.
Matt. 22: 37-40 Are we willing to extend ourselves so
that both our neighbors and ourselves may "grow
spiritually". Are we willing to explore our differences
so that we can understand not only our surface differences but
what values lie underneath these opinions.
After much discussion as to where we are ourselves and
how can be improve we question; | | | | |