The Sunrise...
Starkville, Mississippi
January, 2000 Newsletter
WEEKDAY
WORSHIP SCHEDULE - On Thursdays the Holy Eucharist and Holy
Unction are celebrated in the Parish Church at 12:05 noon
followed by Dutch treat lunch. Weekday services are a great
way to start the new year!
CAMPUS SERVICES - The Holy Eucharist is celebrated each
Wednesday at the Chapel of Memories on Campus at 12:05.
Services will resume for the new semester on Wednesday,
January 12.
MORNING PRAYER JANUARY 2 - Due to Fr. Johnson's absence,
Morning Prayer will be read at both services on Sunday,
January 2.
BIRTHDAY SUNDAY - January 2nd is Birthday Sunday. In honor
of those with January birthdays, cake and punch will be
served in the Student Center after the 10:30 service. Please
join us! You can sign up to take your turn supplying a
birthday cake for other months on the list in the
narthex.
1 Susan Clark
4 Lynn Rose
5 Brian Arnett
5 Frank Switzer
8 Carolyn Crowder
8 Katharine Hollister
9 Stuart Vance
11 William Baker
12 Chris Dewey
12 Bill Stark
13 Mary Lee Beal
13 Steven Fazio
14 Evelyn Emerich
15 Jennifer Green
17 Wendell Cathcart
17 Claire Crawford
17 Joel Harrison
17 Marian Hughlett
18 Margaret Hollister
18 Lynn Phillips
22 Ethan Friend
23 David Johnson
24 Kathy Brandon
24 Peggy Reed
25 Josephine Hardin
28 Mary Frances Brady
30 Bill Richter
30 Sherley Richter
ST. MARTHA'S GUILD will meet Monday, January 3rd in the
Student Center at 12:30 p.m. for a brown bag lunch and
fellowship. Visitors are always welcome.
CAREGIVERS will meet Tuesday, January 4th at 10:00 a.m. in
the reception area of the office.
EPIPHANY SERVICE - The Feast of Epiphany will be observed on
Thursday, January 6th, with two services. At 12:05, we will
commemorate Epiphany with our weekly Thursday Eucharist. The
second service will be at 6:00 p.m. with a candlelight Order
of Worship for the Evening. This service will include songs
accompanied by guitar. The whole family is invited to
celebrate the tradition of Epiphany, the "appearance," of
the Christ-child to the Wisemen.
SECOND SUNDAY SHARING is January 9th. Please mark your check
for "Outreach".
BAPTISM SUNDAY - Sunday, January 9, is the First Sunday
after the Epiphany and is one of the traditional days for
Holy Baptism. That Sunday, known as The Baptism of Our Lord,
recalls Jesus' baptism by John in the River Jordan. We will
be celebrated the sacrament of baptism at the 10:30 service
that Sunday.
If you or your child is interested in being baptized on this
day, please see Fr. Johnson or Elizabeth as soon as
possible.
NAME TAG SUNDAY is January 16. Please wear a name tag as a
means of making visitors and newcomers feel welcome. Have
you introduced yourself to a newcomer or visitor lately?
ANNUAL PARISH MEETING - The Annual Parish Meeting will be
January 23 immediately following the 10:30 service. At that
time we will be electing three new members to the vestry. If
you would like to nominate someone for this important and
interesting position, please pick up and fill out a
nomination form. They will be in the narthex and in the
office. Remember...you must have a person's permission
before you nominate them. Please turn in nominations by
Wednesday, January 12, so profiles can be included in the
Parish Report. Vestry members finishing their three-year
terms are Babs Deas, Mike Vance, and Jerry Williams. We are
grateful to them for their faithful service.
CATERED LUNCHEON - There will be a catered luncheon in the
Parish Hall following the Annual Parish meeting. Sign up
will be available in the narthex once plans are finalized.
Watch for details. Please sign by Wednesday, January 19th so
we will know how many to expect.
ECW MEETING - On Tuesday, January 25, the Episcopal Church
Women (that is all women in the church!) will hold their
winter meeting and election of officers. The meeting will
begin with the Eucharist in the church at 9:30 a.m.
COADJUTOR NOMINEES - The Nominating Committee for Bishop
Coadjutor has announced a slate of five priests from which
the next Bishop of Mississippi will be selected. Those five
priests, from five different states, are:
- The Rev. Duncan M. Gray, III, Rector, St. Peter's Church, Oxford
- The Very Rev. Henry Hudson, Dean, Trinity Cathedral, Little Rock, Arkansas
- The Rev. Elizabeth Claiborne Jones, Rector, Epiphany Church, Atlanta, Georgia
- The Rev. Dr. John Randolph Price, Rector, St. Anne's Church, Annapolis, Maryland.
- The
Rev. Leslie C. Smith, Rector, Trinity Church, Princeton,
New Jersey.
The election will be held at St. Andrew's Cathedral in Jackson on Saturday, February 26, 2000.
FRAN
MCKENDREE CONCERT - Fran McKendree, songwriter of a plethora
of songs sung throughout Dioceses in the South and
throughout the world, is coming to do a concert here in
Starkville on Wednesday evening, January 26, 2000. Songs
which you might know include "Come Away," "Wade in the
Water," "Howard" and "Traveling the Road to Freedom". In
approaching music Fran "blends the serious with the
lighthearted, haunting ballads with rocking food-stompers,
interwoven with a bit of South African or Celtic circle
dancing and encouragement to experience life in new ways.
His music engages the seeker within each of us...and touches
the rhythm of our journey." This is a concert which will
appeal to high school students, college students and adults.
More information, including concert time and location, will
be announced soon.
ANNUAL DIOCESAN COUNCIL is January 28-30 at the Trade Mart
in Jackson. This promises to be an exciting council as there
will be a chance to meet the nominees for Bishop Coadjutor.
Our clergy and a number of lay persons will be in Jackson
that weekend.
DUE TO ANNUAL COUNCIL on the weekend of January 30, there
will be no Christian Education classes that Sunday and
worship services that Sunday morning will be Morning
Prayer.
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN Thank you to all who worked on the Capital
Campaign and all who gave so generously to make the campaign
such a success. Success can be measured in many ways; the
money is only one aspect of the good that came from this
campaign. As a church family we worked for the common good
with a joyful spirit, and that is wonderful. The total money
pledged as of December 24 was over $390,000.00. In addition
there are two planned gifts for a total of $100,000.00. We
hope that will increase as those of you who have not yet
made your pledges do so. We will keep you informed as the
definite plans and drawings are developed for the
renovations.
SPECIAL THANKS to Dr. Harrison and the Parish Choirs for all
the hard work that went into making Advent Lessons and
Carols such an exceptional event. It was wonderful and we
all thank you! We are indeed fortunate to have such an
outstanding music program! And more thanks to Mary Frances
Brady and her helpers who made the Celebration so grand. It
was a delightful evening!
ANNUAL PARISH REPORT - If you have been chair of a project,
committee, or event at Resurrection in 1999, please write a
brief review of your activities and get it to the church
office by Wednesday, January 12, so it can be included in
the Annual Parish Report.
HONDURAS HABITAT MISSION - Resurrection and The Canterbury
Episcopal Fellowship at MSU will be participating in a
Habitat for Humanity style building program in Honduras from
May 28 to June 3. We will combine forces with St. Peter's
Church, Oxford, and Canterbury Fellowship at Ole Miss. Are
you interested? Your help is needed! Speak to Fr. Johnson or
Elizabeth for more information.
NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION! Adopt a job from the JOB JAR! Lists
are posted in the Narthex.
YOUR PRAYERS ARE ASKED FOR Gretchen Passons and LaVora
Williams as they undergo treatment in the coming months.
CONGRATULATIONS to Whitney Alyson Hilton and Randall David
McMillen who were married December 17th at the Chapel of
Memories, Mississippi State University Campus.
CONGRATULATIONS ALSO to Angie Clark on the birth of a
daughter, Julieanne Noelle in Sulfur, Louisiana on December
20th. Welcoming her sister is Millie.
MEMORIALS were received last month in the names of Jean
Maxwell and Audrey Reed.
LOOKING AHEAD...
January 28-30 - Annual Diocesan Council, Jackson
February - Honduras Medical Mission
February 26, 2000 - Election of the Bishop Coadjutor,
Jackson
Palm Sunday, April 16 - Bishop Marble's annual visit to
Church of the Resurrection
May 28 - June 3 - Honduras Habitat Mission
June 17, 2000- Consecration of the Bishop
Coadjutor