The Sunrise... ... at Episcopal Church of the Resurrection Starkville, Mississippi February, 2001 Newsletter WORSHIP SCHEDULE: SUNDAYS-the Holy Eucharist is celebrated at 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. with Sunday School for all ages at 9:15 a.m. Exceptions: On February 4th and 18th The Office of Morning Prayer will be said at both services, There will be no Sunday School on the 4th and only Children's Sunday School on the 18th (no Adult SS). The clergy will be at Diocesan Council and Vestry Retreat on those days. SPECIAL NURSERY NOTE - The Nursery is now staffed beginning at 7:45 on Sunday mornings, so it is available during the early Eucharist! Also, please make note the nursery is now in the Parish Hall (downstairs) while the older facilities are being renovated. TUESDAY EUCHARIST - Tuesday evening Eucharists at 6:30 p.m. are followed by supper in the Student Center. WEDNESDAY EUCHARIST - Wednesday noon Eucharists in the Chapel of Memories are followed by a Dutch-treat lunch at Perry Cafeteria. WEDNESDAY COMPLINE - Wednesday Compline and African Model Bible Study are held at 9:30 p.m. in the Chaplain's home at 103 Southdale Drive. THURSDAY EUCHARIST - The service of Holy Unction and the Eucharist are celebrated at 12:05 p.m. every Thursday, after which the group gathers for Dutch treat luncheon. 174TH DIOCESAN COUNCIL will meet in Tupelo February 2-4 at the BancorpSouth Convention Center (formerly the Tupelo Coliseum). Resurrection has a good sized delegation of Canterbury folks and parishioners already registered for the weekend, but it is not too late to register (see Ellen Newsom). If you prefer, you could attend only the opening Friday 7:00 p.m. service of Evening Prayer and the Wine and Cheese party, the party being hosted by Resurrection. Or plan on the closing Eucharist on Sunday morning. Visitors are also welcomed at the Saturday business meetings. Come and join the fun! One more note regarding Council...wear warm socks!!! The space where we will be also serves as the ice hockey rink! While there will be a wooden floor over the ice, we are told it pays to wear warm, thick soled shoes and socks! BIRTHDAY SUNDAY - February 4th is Birthday Sunday. We will honor those with February birthdays at a reception in the Student Center following the 10:30 service. 1 Monty Switzer 2 Rachel Cox 2 Jean Little 3 Benjamin Ray 6 Donna Stark 7 Frank Crampton 8 Parker Davis 9 Martha McAlpin 10 Janice Killebrew 13 Tommy Wakeman 14 Babs Deas 16 Mimi Gaines 16 Breland Rawlings 17 Leonard Brandon 17 Frances Coleman 17 Bill Hill 17 Jack White 20 Happy Deas 20 Alyson Hardin 20 Jeanne Wakeman 23 Charles Little 26 Sally Tipton ST. MARTHA'S GUILD will meet February 5th in the Student Center for a brown bag lunch and fellowship. New members are always welcome. INQUIRERS CLASSES BEGIN - This year we will be offering a variety of opportunities for inquiring minds to explore the Christian tradition as expressed in the Episcopal Church. Beginning on Wednesday, February 7th at 7:00 p.m., Elizabeth will offer an Inquirers' Class for adults (college and beyond). On Sunday, February 11th at 9:15 a.m., we will have two Inquirers' Classes. David will offer a class for adults and Elizabeth will offer a class for young people beginning with 8th graders. The Rt. Rev. Duncan M. Gray, III will visit Resurrection on Palm Sunday, April 8th, at which time we will celebrate Baptisms and Confirmations. If you are interested in participating in any of these classes, please contact David or Elizabeth. SECOND SUNDAY SHARING is February 11th and we will be collecting canned goods and non perishable items for the food pantry. Pick up an extra can of tuna or package of noodles next time you are at the store. The food collected will be presented during the offertory at the 10:30 service. If you would like to be an oblation bearer occasionally on the Second Sunday for the food offering, please call Tracy Stebbins or sign the list in the narthex. Wouldn't it be nice if we needed four oblation bearers to carry all the food offerings! VESTRY RETREAT - On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, February 16-18, the parish clergy and vestry will be on retreat at the Duncan M. Gray Conference Center near Canton. This is their annual planning retreat and will once again be led by Linda Nelson, dean of the Oasis Retreat Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. SHROVE TUESDAY - It's that time again! The annual Red Beans and Rice Mardi Gras party will be held Tuesday, February 27 at 6:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Chef Michael Fazio will once again be in the kitchen, and the Canterbury and EYC folks have graciously volunteered to set up, decorate and clean up! A fee of $5 per person will be charged to cover expenses for the supper. Y'all come! ASH WEDNESDAY - The Great Forty Days of Lent will begin services of Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes on February 28. Services will be held at 12:05 p.m. in the Chapel of Memories at Mississippi State, and at 7:00 p.m. at the Church. A full listing of Lenten services will be published in the March newsletter. TUESDAY NOON EUCHARIST AND SOUP LUNCHEONS will begin on Tuesday, March 6th. Watch for the soup and bread sign up sheet! BAPTISM SUNDAYS - There are two Baptism Sundays coming up. If you or your child would like to be baptized by the Bishop Coadjutor, Duncan M. Gray III, Palm Sunday is the day. The Easter Vigil is also a traditional time for baptism. If you are interested in participating on either date, please contact Fr. Johnson or Elizabeth. OUTREACH NEWS - Helping Hands, the group that distributes food we collect, is a ministry organized through Peter's Rock Church. We are one of many churches who participate. Helping Hands assists with rent, utility bills, gas, and food for people who need help. People in need can contact participating churches for an application which they then take to Peter's Rock (or they can go straight to Peter's Rock.) If they are requesting food, Helping Hands will give them a voucher and direct them to the Salvation Army. All non-perishable food, personal hygiene items, cleaning supplies etc. are stored and distributed at the Salvation Army in Starkville. They will also be given a voucher for Mac's Meat Market where they can pick up perishable items such as milk, eggs and bread. An average of 10 people a week are helped by the program. RENOVATION COMMITTEE REPORT - The renovation work on the Nursery continues on schedule and should be completed by the end of January. The architectural drawings for Phase 2 of the work are being finalized. They should be completed by the middle of February and work is tentatively scheduled to begin around the first of May. HONDURAS HABITAT MISSION - Resurrection is once again sponsoring a Habitat for Humanity Mission to Honduras May 24-31. We want people with strong hearts and willing backs to spend a week in close quarters with about 15 others experiencing spiritually enlivening opportunities while building houses for our Honduran sisters and brothers. For more information contact David Lewis at 325-2509 or dclewis@sarc.msstate.edu. There are application forms in the narthex. THANKS to outgoing vestry members for three years' service (and even more in the case of Michael Fazio, who served two extra years of an unexpired term!) We appreciate the work of Michael, Bill Hill, and Hellen Polk during these important years and our gratitude goes out to you. ECW NEWS - Church of the Resurrection is proud to sponsor a Women's Spirituality Circle, open to members and non-members. The purpose of this group is to offer a safe, open, and supportive environment to explore a variety of spiritual issues and challenges, as well as to find points of connection as a group. People of varying religious traditions are welcomed! We tentatively plan to meet in the Student Center at 7:00 p.m. every other Monday, beginning February 12th. If you have questions, please call Linda Cox at 325-2091 (work) or 324-3876 (home). CANTERBURY NEWS Plans are underway for next summer's York Exchange. This year a group of about a dozen Mississippians will go to England for a month! Watch for details. EYC - Applications for Diocesan Youth Council (February 2-4), Sr. High DOY (March 23-25), and Happening #48 (March 23-25) are available in the church office. JOB JAR RETURNS - Include the church in your New Year's Resolutions...do a job from the job jar! These jobs are for January and February only, so you are not signing up for a major commitment. There are lots of little jobs that need to be done. MORE OPPORTUNITIES - Rather cook than clean? Consider offering your services and sign up to fix a meal on Tuesday night for the students, snacks for the Sunday School classes, and birthday cake and punch on Birthday Sundays. And don't forget to take a turn making coffee on Sunday mornings. These events don't just happen! The sign-up sheets are on the bulletin board in the Narthex. MUSICAL OR ARTISTIC? - Elizabeth is looking for musicians and artists, not necessarily professional or polished, who are interested in offering their gifts on Wednesdays at noon during Lent for a series entitled: "Responses to the Passion". If you are interested, please contact Elizabeth. MISSING - With the Red Beans and Rice dinner and Soup and Bread Luncheons coming up we need to gather all the green table cloths in the upstairs kitchen. If you have one at home in your laundry basket, now is the time to bring it in! We are real short! Do you know where the sign telling of Christmas Eve Services is? If so, please call Nelda in the church office. DEADLINES - Please help us get news and notices out in a timely fashion. Have your notices for the Sunday Bulletin in the office by Wednesday noon, and for the Newsletter by the 15th of the month. CONGRATULATIONS and welcome to our newest members, Dick Grant, Varland Owens, Steven Brown, and Graham Dewey who were baptized on January 7th. CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY is extended to Beth and Bill Batson on the death of Beth's father, Paul Boling; to Gretchen and Peyton Passons on the death of Gretchen's mother, Ruth Povall; to Betsy Stark and Bill Stark on the death of her sister-in-law and his aunt, Lillian Stark; and to the family of Pepper Holland on Pepper's death. "Rest eternal grant them, O Father, and let light perpetual shine upon them." Pray for all who mourn. YOUR PRAYERS ARE ASKED FOR Marlene Evans, Gretchen Passons, Lavora Williams and Ruth Castellow, (David McMillen's mother) as they undergo treatment. MEMORIALS were received during the month for Pepper Holland and Robert Holland. LOOKING AHEAD... March 6 - Soup and bread luncheons begin April 1 - Work day April 8 - Palm Sunday and Bishop Gray's visit April 8-14 - Holy Week April 15 - Easter April 25 - ECW Salad Luncheon April 29 - Blood Drive May 6 - Graduate Recognition Sunday June 3 - Pentecost and PPLPP