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The Sunrise |
...at Episcopal Church of the Resurrection
Starkville, Mississippi
July, 2005
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
I had full intention of writing a typical opening entry to our parish newsletter. However, as the due date came to submit something to Sandra for publication, my appointment calendar became more full and my work schedule more chaotic. As I will be absent from June 27 to July 14, I could not delay the preparation time. As Diane will be with me June 27 - July 5, I could not assign the newsletter entry to her, nor to Brian, as he has just returned from vacation. All that is to say I will be very brief. Yes, I know some rejoice in this and that due to the brevity, others may read my entry for the first time.
When you receive this, I will be in Estes Park, Colorado. From June 27 - July 5, Diane and I have scheduled some much needed sabbath time at a cabin at the entry to the Rocky Mountain National Park. I will use this time for prayerful rest, hiking, personal reading and preparation reading and work for the conference that will follow my week of vacation.
From July 5 - 14 I will be at a conference on congregational and clergy development held at a monastery just outside of Estes Park. The focus of this conference will be on how congregations and clergy can best live into the mission of being the Church in our post-modern culture. The content will include having stronger lay leadership, reaching out to the unchurched in a pluralistic and politically and religiously divided environment and healthy congregation and clergy partnerships.
The conference is offered by the Alban Institute (Washington, D.C.), a leading institution on congregational development, with Roy Oswald, a well published author in this field serving as the lead trainer. I am fortunate enough to participate through a grant from Mid-South Ministries and financial support from the diocesan Congregational Development Committee which I chair. This financial aid, the budgeted parish continuing education funds, along with personal funds enables me to participate in this quality study.
During my absence, I ask your prayers that my week of vacation will be a time of restoration and that my time of study will offer insight, knowledge and skill that will serve Resurrection and me as we continue to seek to bring about God's kingdom into our community. You will be in my prayers as I have time for more focused and purposeful prayer and reflection.
While I am gone, Brian will respond to any pastoral needs.
Christ's Peace,
July, 2005 Newsletter
Mid-Summer Fun!
Let's have a cookout! Wednesday, July 20th we'll gather at the pool for fun, friendship and good eating. The festivities will begin at 6:00 p.m. and cooking will commence soon thereafter. Feel free to arrive earlier for additional sun and pool time.
Tables will be set up, and we'll provide ice and condiments. Bring your own lawn chairs, drinks, something for the grill (buns if needed), and a dish to share. Please contact David Evans if you can help with set up, clean up, etc. (work 325-2796, home 320-6774, or dle@sitl.cfr.msstate.edu). Hope we see you there!
Music Notes
Winners of the lottery to date are posted in the narthex next to the fishbowl.
The count is up to nineteen. Three more chairs and we will have all of the twenty-two chairs we have ordered paid for. Thank you!
Give the "regular" choir a much- needed and deserved break -- come at 10:00 a.m. some Sunday to sing through the service music and then sit in the choir loft for the 10:30 a.m. Eucharist.
...at 10:30 a.m. during the summer includes Rachel McCann, who is cantor/guitarist, and James McCormick, who is playing the autoharp for the two Sundays Rachel will be out during the summer.
FACE to FACE, the 7:00 p.m. Sunday evening service (which now begins at 6:00 p.m.) continues to be moved and inspired by the voice and guitar of Rachel McCann, and by the percussion playing of Dolton McAlpin.
Why Drumming During The Service? Next to the voice, the drum is the oldest instrument and has played a part in worship since the beginning of organized religion.
Why Do We Sing at Communion? The entire congregation is invited to sing at Communion. Why? To publicly manifest the emotions of our heart and to emphasize that we are not doing an individual act alone . . . that in the Procession we are acting in the name of the whole church.
If you'd like to submit a question for next month's newsletter, contact Leanne Fazio at 323-3451 or leannefazio@hotmail.com.
July Birthdays
Jessica
Callahan July 4 Melvin
Rhodes July 14
Callie Hester July 5
Kate Boihem July 7
Howard Bullman July 7
Colin Damms July 7
Julie Baca July 10
Jonte Bouchard July 11
Betty Rawlings July 11
Don Emerich July 12
Joe Tom Mosley July 12
Dwayne Myers July 15
Mary Eleanor Anderson July 17
Nancy Hargrove July 17
Leigh Jensen Crawford July 17
Stewart Martin July 18
Mary Lou Hansford July 27
Jacque Kennington July 27
Danielle Martin July 27
Beth Batson July 31
Servant Ministry NewsServant Ministry Committee
The Servant Ministry Committee will meet at noon in the Student Center on Wednesday, July 20. All who are interested in servant ministry are invited to attend. Bring a lunch if you are on your lunch hour.
El Salvador Mission Trip Being Planned
Plans continue for our parish to send a mission team to El Salvador next May. If you think you may be interested in participating in a very hands on project that also allows you to get to know some of our brothers and sisters in El Salvador, please call Diane Livingston right away (615-0956). All who are interested will receive notice of a meeting in the near future so be certain that Diane has your name, even if you just want more information before making a decision.
Food Pantry / Safe Haven
Requested items to share with those in need during the month of July are RICE (any type and any size container) and DISPOSABLE RAZORS. These items go to area food pantries and to Safe Haven, a domestic violence shelter. Thanks to so many who continue to be faithful about shopping for these needs every month. If you have children or grandchildren, talk with them as you shop about what you are doing and why. As you model generosity in this and other ways, you help plant the seeds for how they will share when they are adults.
Canterbury Notes
A big thank you goes out to all who donated items for the Canterbury Rummage Sale. We had a really good turn-out of buyers looking for some great bargains on the morning of Saturday, June 4, enabling us to raise a little over $500!! The monies will be divided and earmarked for mission/service and a reserve fund for future Canterbury Lodge maintenance needs. Your generosity and support are very much appreciated!! Please start collecting NOW for what we hope will become the Canterbury ANNUAL Rummage Sale to be held in 2006!
Thanks again for your support and assistance in this worthwhile endeavor!
throughout the summer while school is in session. We meet on Wednesdays at 5:00 p.m. in the Canterbury Lodge for food, fun, fellowship and worship. Bring a friend!
A reminder that MSU Canterbury will be represented at the Bishop's Tent Event on Saturday, August 20 at Gray Center! We will journey towards Canton on Friday, August 19 to be present for Troubling the Waters, a concert featuring musician Fran McKendree and others. Mark your calendars NOW for this exciting event! Cost for the entire weekend's activities will be $15, and some scholarship assistance will be available for our students. You can sign up at Canterbury on Wednesdays during July, or by contacting Brian in the parish office.
The Mississippi Conference on Church Music and Liturgy
Join us as we return home to Gray Center. Visit www.mississippiconference.org for details on faculty and registration or contact the conference director via email, ellenj95@bellsouth.net, or call 662-842-4386. We Hope to See You There!!!
The Day on the Diaconate, September 17, Gray Center
What is the calling of a Deacon? What is the role of the Diaconate in the Diocese of Mississippi? What is the timeline for discernment? Contact the Rev. Carol Stewart, 601-948-5954, ext. 106 or email cbstew@bellsouth.net for details.
Help Wanted
Volunteers! Young or old, male or female, married or single, but definitely having a love for young people. To teach some of the most adorable, loving, cute, intelligent, charming, attentive, and direly needful children in the state of Mississippi. Sunday School, or, as it perhaps may be, Wednesday School.
Your chance to fill one of the great needs of our parish - the filling of the minds of our children with Christian Education. If you think you can't do it - think again. If you think someone else will do it - think again. We need you, we want you, and the children beg you to teach them. Give it a try.
To apply or for more information, please contact Guy Hargrove by telephone at 323-6941 or by email at hargrovegn@bellsouth.net.
Young Adult Group Plans Summer Events
for Young Adults (and the young at heart!)
Anything interesting going on this summer? Any political or environmental news you'd like to share? Had a revelation lately? Come to the Cold Stone Creamery Sat. July 2nd at 4 o'clock p.m. and share the latest and greatest!
Bring your ideas for some social activities geared towards Young Adults and let's get to know each other….or at least share in the love of ice cream!
The June Saturday Playgroup was a success. Four lovely children with their lovely parents came out for an hour of play, and it was a great time for all. This is an excellent opportunity for our children to socialize and for us to share our parenting experiences with each other.
Please, remember our next playgroup is Saturday, July 16th, at 9:00 a.m. at McKee Park. We hope you can make it! Also, Young Adults who are interested in hanging out with the children and their parents...we welcome you to come out and enjoy the company!
Note: For more information on either event, please contact Emily Easterling by phone at 418-5421 or email her at emily.easterling@gmail.com.
EYC Summer Plans
Carey Price, an MSU Student who has worked with our EYC youth as a volunteer leader for several years, has been hired to take on responsibilities as the parish's EYC coordinator! He officially begins his duties this month.
Carey grew up in Vicksburg and is a rising junior in engineering at State. He has been very much involved in Canterbury during his time in Starkville, as well as having an extensive history with participation and leadership in diocesan youth programming and events. He continues to be a wonderfully valuable asset to our parish community in this new capacity.
Help us welcome Carey into his new role as coordinator by introducing yourselves when you see him around the parish! Welcome, Carey!
Resurrection will host a Saturday session to elect a delegate and an alternate to represent the youth of the Tombigbee Convocation to the Special Diocesan Council scheduled for October. This election gathering will take place on Saturday, August 13, beginning at 10:30 a.m. All parish youth in junior and senior high school should plan to attend!
This is an important opportunity to discuss some important issues our Church and diocese are facing, as well as providing a wonderful time to get-to-know others from surrounding churches.
Our EYC will assist with games and activities, and a lunch will be provided. Also, the pool will most assuredly be open (weather permitting)! So make plans NOW to attend! For more information, contact Brian in the parish office.
A special summer EYC gathering scheduled for July 4 is being planned! For more information, contact Carey Price at cdanprice@yahoo.com or (601) 529-2166.
The announcement under "Canterbury Notes" concerning the Bishop's Tent Event applies to parish youth, too! All interested youth in junior and senior high school are encouraged to attend both the concert and the Tent Event on August 19-20 at Gray Center. Please contact Brian for more information, or to express your interest!
Other Coming Events and Important Dates
July
- 2 YAFYC Gathering, Cold Stone Creamery (4:00 p.m.)
- 4 EYC July 4th Event
- 4 Diocesan & Parish Office Closed-Independence Day
- 6 Vacation Bible School (Trinity)
- 13 Vacation Bible School (Resurrection)
- 15-17 Happening #61, St. Timothy's, Southaven & Happening Reunion, Location TBA
- 16 YAFYC Playgroup, McKee Park (9:00 a.m.)
- 20 Servant Ministry Committee (12:00 noon)
- 20 Mid-Summer Picnic (6:00 p.m.)
- 21-24 Cursillo #107, Gray Center
August
- 5 Deacon's Council, All Saints' School, V'burg
- 6 Deacon's Summer Conf. All Saints', V'burg
- 9-11 Transition Conference, Gray Center
- 10-12 Commission on Ministry, Gray Center
- 12 Standing Committee, Gray Center
- 13 Tombigbee Youth Election Gathering (10:30 a.m.)
- 15 Deadline for Resolutions for Special Council
- 19 Troubling the Waters: a concert for Youth & Young Adults, Gray Center
- 20 BISHOP'S TENT EVENT, Gray Center
- 26-28 Fifth Annual AWWY Conference, Gray Center
September
- 5 Diocesan & Parish Office Closed - Labor Day
- 13 Executive Committee, St. Andrew's, Jackson
- 15-16 Deacons' POC, Gray Center
- 16-17 A Conference for Understanding & Managing Church Conflict. For more information, contact the Rev. Canon David Johnson, 601-948-5954
- 17 Day on the Diaconate, Gray Center
- 17 YAYFC Playgroup, McKee Park (9:00 a.m.)
- 18-20 Presbyter POC & Fresh Start, Gray Center
- 22-27 House of Bishops
- 23-25 Senior High Day, CBG
October
- 1 Special Council, Holy Trinity, Vicksburg
- 5-9 Women's Kairos
- 10-13 Annual Prsbyter Conference, Gray Center
- 20-23 Cursillo #108, Gray Center
- 27-30 Men's Kairos
Your prayers are asked for…..
those with child, especially Kathleen Thomas, Meg Hargrove Miller, Jamie Perry, Caroline Brady...those who suffer in mind, body or spirit, especially Margie, Jeanne, Melanie, Lorenzo, Dee, Edna, Don, Oma Lee, Ophelia, Nel, Becky Seago Simrall, Donald Mosley, Jim Little, Charles Finane, Madeline, Steve & Wendy VanLandingham, Brett & Brody VanLandingham, Warnie Kennington, Melinda Jones, Tom Bell, Katherine Hollister, Mary Lou Hansford, Mack Rutledge, Jason, Frances, Luanne Scales, Helen, Gwen, Jill, Charlotte, and Paulette Sears, Robert Shumpert, Carol, Tom Lindsey, Jimmy Lorimer, Laura Little....those who serve in the military, especially Steve, David, Chris, Fran, Tim McKay, Mike Kirklin....and those in harm's way.
CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY
is extended to Alyson Hardin on the death of her mother, Nancy Crouch, to Ginny Powell on the death of her grandmother, Elizabeth Powell, to Keith and Claire Caprio on the death of their grandfather, Eugene Caprio, and to Bill Batson on the death of his mother, Frances Lula Miller Batson.
"Rest eternal grant them O Father, and let light perpetual shine upon them."