The Sunrise...
Starkville, Mississippi
September, 2001 Newsletter
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
SUNDAY:
8:00 a.m., The Holy Eucharist, Rite I
9:15 a.m., Sunday School (9/9)
10:30 a.m., The Holy Eucharist, Rite II
TUESDAY:
12:30 p.m., Holy Eucharist on Campus
10:00 p.m., Compline and Coffee at the Chaplain's
Home.
WEDNESDAY:
5:30 p.m., Canterbury Forum (9/12)
6:15 p.m., Canterbury Dinner
7:00 p.m., Holy Eucharist
THURSDAY: 12:05 p.m., Healing & Holy Eucharist followed by "dutch treat" lunch
BIRTHDAY
SUNDAY is September 2nd. Please join us in the Student
Center to celebrate with those who have September
birthdays.
2 Jerry Williams
3 John Baswell
3 Glenda Baswell
3 David McMillen
3 Allison Noffsinger
7 Taylor West
8 Sally Hester
9 Charles Hester
9 Edna Wilkerson
10 Jim Lane
11 Graham Dewey
12 Pam Collins
13 Dixie McMillen
16 Adrian Lewis
17 Lash Hughlett
17 Juawice McCormick
18 Bill Tennyson
20 Bill Boyd
20 Glenda Wadsworth
20 Jean Newman
23 Elizabeth Wheatley
23 Richard Damms
23 David Chambers
27 Bob Mangum
28 Lorene Martin
28 Rachel Damms
28 Don Zacharias
ST. MARTHA'S GUILD will meet September 3rd in the Student Center for brown bag lunch and fellowship. Visitors and new members are welcome.
CANTERBURY EPISCOPAL FELLOWSHIP In order to meet the scheduling needs of our University Community, Canterbury is experimenting with service and fellowship times, as indicated in the Worship Schedule above. Of particular notice is the Tuesday and Wednesday flip-flop. In addition, we have added Sunday night "Fun & Games" and the Wednesday night Canterbury Forum, a 10-week Teaching Series which will involve guests from our parish, convocation, and diocese who will speak on their life's passion and invite the Canterbury community into the conversation. All are invited to join our services, forums and fellowship!
CHOIR PRACTICE RESUMES - Adult choir rehearsals will resume on Wednesday, September 5th, 5:30-6:30 p.m. We welcome MSU students, as well as new and returning singers, and invite you to join us at our First Annual Overnight Choir Retreat, led by the Rev. Elizabeth Wheatley. The Retreat will begin with a reception from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Friday, September 21st, at Plymouth Bluff Conference Center and will conclude with the Holy Eucharist followed by lunch on Saturday. Please join us for fun, community building, spiritual renewal, and celebration of music and liturgy.
SEPTEMBER 9TH is a red letter day and a great start of the fall semester! In addition to the choir returning to the choir loft and Sunday School resuming, the Rev. Murray Bullock will be here to celebrate and preach as our Interim Rector! Rumor has it that he has been working on his sermon for weeks...don't miss it! There will be a small reception in the Student Center to welcome Murray and Bobbie Sue following the 10:30 service.
SUNDAY SCHOOL KICKOFF - Sunday School for Adults and Children begins Sunday, September 9th. The entire Sunday School community - young and not-so-young will gather at 9:15 a.m. in the church for an intergenerational welcome back gathering. Then, each group will go to their respective classrooms to get acquainted and to discuss the plan for the fall semester. Children's classes (0 yrs - 12th grade) will meet from 9:15 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. followed by group snacks and playtime. We have a wonderful group of dedicated and creative adults who will serve as our Christian Educators this year. We hope to see all of you - young and not-so-young - on Sunday mornings!
EYC kicked off the year with a humdinger of a gathering of 10 Jr-Hi (6th-8th) and 7 Sr-Hi (9th-12th) young people and 7 EYC leaders, masterfully coordinated by our own Amanda Yates! Four of our EYC leaders attended the "Adults Who Work With Youth" (AWWWY) Conference at Gray Center in August at which they gained new insights and gathered a slew of ideas for our EYC program. So, please make plans to join us every Sunday from 5:00-7:00 p.m. for music, games, spiritual growth and all kinds of FUN! This year should prove to be MARVILLOSO!
ACOLYTE TRAINING - It's that time again. Come One-Come All young people in grades 4 through 12 to be trained and refresh your training as an acolyte. With an interim rector coming on board and new folks coming in and out as Celebrants, it is very important that we all be secure in our roles in the service and work together as a team. Parents of acolytes need to know what is expected, too. Please plan to join us for the training. We have set two dates and times for Acolyte Training: September 9th at EYC (5-7 p.m.), includes dinner for ALL; and September 16th during Sunday School. Let's get in shape, liturgically!
SECOND SUNDAY SHARING is September 9th. Please bring school supplies such as crayons, round tip Fiscar scissors, washable markers, Elmers Glue, construction paper, erasers, rulers, notebooks, pencils, two-pocket folders, colored pencils, Kleenex, paper towels or hand sanitizer (not soap). These supplies will go to one or more of the local public schools.
WOMAN'S SPIRITUALITY CIRCLE - The Woman's Spirituality Circle will meet Sept 11th and 25th at 7:00 p.m. in the Student Center. If you have questions call Linda Cox at 325-2091 (work) or 324-3876 (home).
SEARCH COMMITTEE UPDATE from John Beal: By the time this newsletter reaches you the Parish Questionnaire should be in your hands. Additional copies are available at the church if you did not get one by mail or if you need extras. The Parish Questionnaire is critical to the success of our search process for a rector. Everyone over the age of 13 is encouraged to complete one. On Sunday, September 16th and 23rd at 9:15 a.m. committee members to present the questionnaire and to answer questions you may have about the questionnaire and the process. Your input is important! Please take a few minutes to complete and return your forms to the church by September 23rd.
FALL BLOOD DRIVE - The United Blood Services Bloodmobile will be in the Merchants and Farmers parking lot Sunday, September 16th from 10:30 a.m. -2:00 p.m. We have modified the hours somewhat to make it easier for 8:00 a.m. church folks to donate on their way home from Sunday School. If you are able, please participate in this worthwhile project. If we meet our goal is 20 pints, the entire parish family is covered for blood needs for six months. Watch for the sign up sheet in the narthex. If you would like to help in an alternate way, please sign up to bring refreshments for the donors. To ask questions or to serve as "host/hostess", please contact Ellen Newsom at 323-9278 or wnewsom@netdoor.com
BLESS THE ANIMALS - To commemorate the life of St. Francis of Assisi, whose saints day is October 4th, we will celebrate the whole of God's creation with our annual Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, September 30th at 5:00 pm in the Church Parking Lot. Parishioners, students and all who love animals are invited to bring pets of all shapes, species and sizes to participate in this unique blessing and thanksgiving. In addition, we will say a Litany for all of the pets, living and dead, who have blessed our lives. In the words of the great hymn, "All things bright and beautiful, all creatures grunt and smell..."
EFM - Bob Collins reports that at the initial meeting the group decided to meet on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm in the office Sitting Room. It is not too late to join this group for this year's class. For details see last month's newsletter or contact Bob Collins.
OUTREACH UPDATE from Jane Jenkins: We have just returned from delivering the school supplies - unbelievable...the biggest, hugest thank you to the congregation for the overwhelming response to the Back to School program. The children were beside themselves as they opened their backpacks and their very own myriad of school supplies came tumbling out! Then they got to their clothes and were holding them up and admiring one another's outfits. One of the mums actually said to me that she didn't know what she would have done if it hadn't been for the generosity, kindness and thoughtfulness of our congregation. The excitement was quite contagious! That is why I wanted to pass this on to you to say a very big thank you, bigger than you can ever imagine!
RENOVATION COMMITTEE REPORT - David VanLandingham, chair of the Renovation Committee reports work continues in the parish hall. Cabinets in the kitchen are receiving new counter tops and new moldings. Painting should begin soon. New floor covering is scheduled for the first week in September. In the sacristy wood framing is almost complete and brick have been laid. Reminder...once the parish hall has been completed, work will begin in the nave. During that time services will be held our newly renovated parish hall.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES - Looking for ways to make friends, get better acquainted, or take part in the life of the parish? Kim Noffsinger (324-2067) is looking for people to help with Birthday Sundays...make the cake and punch, set up and clean up. Sally Tipton (324-2403) is looking for 50 good folks to make coffee on Sunday mornings, set up and clean up. Mary Lynn Peyton (615-3914-w; 325-0539-h) is looking for cooks to provide Canterbury Supper on Wednesday evenings at 6:15 pm.
THANK YOU Jessica Callahan, Tyler Finklea and Amanda Yates for organizing and bedazzling our bulletin boards! And Thank You, Tyler for agreeing to be our Bulletin Board lady!
CONGRATULATIONS to our seminarian, Lynn Barker who has had a sermon printed in the fall issue of the Sewanee Theological Review. Lynn promised to send a copy to the office for anyone who would like to read her sermon and see how skillfully she turns the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego into a tribute to Bishop Gray II! We're proud of you, Lynn!
CONVOCATION NEWS - Our friend, The Very Rev. Shannon Johnston, All Saints, Tupelo, is in the running for Suffragan Bishop in Alabama! (Suffragan Bishop is an "assistant bishop" and does not become Diocesan Bishop when the Bishop retires as does Bishop Coadjutor.) The election is October 27th. The Rev. Sandra DePriest has been called to serve at Good Shepherd, Columbus and St. John's, Aberdeen. Bryan Owens, who officiated at Morning Prayer for us this summer, has been called to serve at Incarnation, West Point. Bryan will be ordained Deacon on September 18th in Tunica. Please keep Shannon, Sandra, Bryan and their families in your prayers.
ON THE MOVE - Stan and Cynthia Lightner have moved to the University of Nebraska in Kearney. We'll miss you! Farewell and Godspeed..
DEADLINES - Please help us get news and notices out in a timely fashion. Notices for the Sunday Bulletin are due by Wednesday noon, and for the Newsletter by the 15th.
CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY is extended to Alex Friend on the death of his father, Henry Parker Friend, Jr., who died in New York, and the family of Michele McLaughlin, former parishioner, who died in Kilgore, Texas. "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, and LaVora Williams as they undergo treatment; Leanne Fazio, Bob Mangum, Janice Killebrew, and Don Zaccharias as they recover from surgery.
MEMORIALS were received last month in the names of Michele McLaughlin and Tommy Wilkerson.
LOOKING
AHEAD...
October 15 - Stewardship Kickoff Event
October 15-18 - Presbyters' Conference
October 19-21 - Jr-Hi DOY at Gray Center
October 26-27 - New Beginnings (7th-9th graders)