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Wehaveanewpriest!TheRev.JosephAlsayjoinsSt.AugustineEpiscopalChurchonJuly1.
FromTulsatoOKC:FatherJosephAlsay
St.AugustineofCanterburyEpiscopalChurch
14700N.MayAve.OklahomaCity,OK73134
(405)751‐7874http://staugustine.episcopaloklahoma.org/
Editor’snote:TheBishopsentoutanannouncementaboutthecallingofFr.JosephAlsay:
DearFriends,
St.AugustineofCanterburyEpiscopalChurch,OklahomaCityhasissuedacalltotheRev.JosephAlsaytoserveastheirnextRector.JosephAlsaycomestoSt.AugustinefromTrinity,TulsawherehehasservedasAssistantRectorsince2005.
Fr.Alsayalsopresentlyserves
asChaplaintoCanterburyatTulsaUniversity.PriortohistimeinOklahoma,Fr.JosephservedcongregationsinPhiladelphiaandChicago.Fr.AlsayreceivedhisM.Div.fromTheLutheranSchoolofTheologyinChicago,IL.
Fr.AlsayismarriedtoCeceliaandtheyhave3children,Corinthia,ZoeandZipporah.Fr.AlsaywillbeginhisministryatSt.AugustineonJuly1.
PleasejoinmeincongratulatingJosephinhisnewcall.
Faithfully,BishopEd
Editor’snote:WhenFatherAlsaycametoTrinityEpiscopalChurch,inTulsain2006,thisprofilewaswrittenonhimandhisplansforTrinity.Wearereprintingithere,buthopetoupdateitsoonwithourownprofile.
(ConnieCronleyatwrotethisprofileshortlyafterhearrivedatTrinity,Tulsa.)
ItistraditionalforTrinityEpiscopalChurchinTulsa,Okla.,tohavecurates,butlastsummer,TrinitymadeabitofchurchhistorywhentheRev.JosephAlsayjoinedthe
SeeFr.Alsayonpage3
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Birthdays
8/1GenieStone
6/1LillianTison
6/8MichelleMadsen
6/13ArrianeRodriguez
5/15DianaLauffer
6/24LindaTrammell
6/25RickyWomack
6/26YvetteWalker
6/28JodyWelch
Anniversaries
6/3MichelleandAlanHasenfratz6/20AngeliqueandRonaldChamberlain6/20AverilandLeonardSteedman6/20JodyandRichardWelch6/30KarenandSamHallYourdatenothere?Letusknow!
CAROLSHANAHANArtShowinginthePaseoDistrict.HerworkwillbeshowntheentiremonthofJuneinspace#7.CheckthePaseowebsitefortheexact
location.
http://www.thepaseo.com
Carolisafantasticartistmakingitwortheveryoneinthechurchtotaketimeouttogoviewherwork.
SUMMERCHRISTIANFORMATION
NoSundaySchool
ClassesforChildrenorYouth
Children'sChapelWILLmeeteachSundayat
10:00am
73rdDiocesanConventionofTheEpiscopalDioceseofOklahoma
http://www.episcopaloklahoma.org/doc/Welcome_Letter
November5‐6,2010
November4‐PreconventionFellowshipandWorship
TheReedCenter,MidwestCity,Oklahoma
Hosts:St.John'sEpiscopalChurch,OklahomaCityand
St.Christopher'sEpiscopalChurch,MidwestCity
GuildofSt.George
JUNE:Soupand
RamenNoodles
SPECIALEVENTFORMOTHERLYNN
MotherLynnhasbeenawelcomeadditionto
St.AugustineofCanterbury.Sheleavesus,ingoodhands,onJune30.Wewillmissher.Pleasecometoaspecial
brunchonSunday,June27,tocommemorateherstay.Signupsheetsareinthe
churchlobby.Pleasebesuretoattendthisspecialday.
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downtownTulsaparishasacurate.HeisAfrican‐AmericanandLutheran.
Thismomentouseventispossible,saidthechurchrector,theRev.StephenMcKee,becausetheEpiscopalChurchandtheEvangelicalLutheranChurchofAmericahaveafullexchangeofministersandsacraments.
OnechurchinOklahomahasanEpiscopalpriestservingaLutherancongregation,McKeesaid,butTrinitywillbeoneofthefewchurcheswithaLutheranministeronstaff.ThatAlsayisanAfrican‐Americanservinginapredominantlywhiteparishisevenmoreunusual.HeisthefirstblackmemberoftheclergytoserveatTrinity.
Alsaydidn’tcometoTrinitybecauseofhisdenominationorhisrace,McKeesaid.Hebringsexceptionalgifts.Heisoutgoingandevangelical.HeisanativeTulsanwithsolidrootsintheblackcommunity.Hebringsdiversitytoourparish.Furthermore,heunderstandsandappreciatestheEpiscopalliturgy.
Alsay’sresponsibilities(whenhe
startedatTrinity)includedevelopingparishhospitalityandevangelism.Aspartofthepastoralstaff,hepreachesandteachesclasses.
Ordainedincathedral
Beingafirstisnothingnewtothecurate.WhenhewasordainedAug.6attheEpiscopalcathedralinPhiladelphia,itwassaidhewasthe
“AtOklahomaBaptistUniversity,weattendedchapeleveryday,”Fr.Joesaid,“butSundays,IbribedmyroommatewithapizzatodrivemetoanEpiscopalchurch.”
firstLutherantobeordainedinanEpiscopalcathedral.WhenheservedatthePrinceofPeaceLutheranChurchinTulsawhileattendingPhillipsTheologicalSeminary,hewasthefirstlicensedministeroftheWordandSacramentsintheArkansasandOklahomaSynod.
HisordinationinPhiladelphiawascelebratedatnoon,attendedbythreebishopsandotherclergy,
includingMcKee.At10a.m.thatsameday,hewasmarriedinthecathedraltoCeceliaGray,anativeofPhiladelphiaandasocialworker.Areceptionwasheldbetweentheservices.
Alsay,(now36),saidheknewatage5thathewantedtobeapreacher.Hepreachedhisfirstsermonatage13attheProgressiveBaptistChurchinTulsafromtheGenesisstoryofAbrahambuildingaltars.
Thefledglingpreacherwassoshortatthattimethathehadtostandonastackofplatformsandhisvoice,hesaid,washigh‐pitched.“Mymother,withthesharpearsofateacher,heardsomeonesay,‘Thatwasmorelikeaspeechthanasermon.Hedidn’thaveanyhoopandholler.’Ihavehoopnow,”Alsaysaid,“butIdidn’tthen.”
AlthoughraisedintheBaptistfaith,hesaidhealwayshadbeenattractedtoaliturgicalchurch.“AtOklahomaBaptistUniversity,weattendedchapeleveryday,”hesaid,“butSundaysIbribedmyroommatewithapizzatodrivemetoanEpiscopalchurch.”
‐‐ReprintedfromtheEpiscopalLifearchive.
2006ProfileonFatherJosephAlsay(continuedfrompage1).ReprintedfromEpiscopalLifeOnline
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LIGHTS!CAMERA!ACTION!
VACATIONBIBLESCHOOL‐‐JULY25‐28
“TheGreatestStoriesEverTold”
AGES:3yrs.~5thGrade
Anychild3andunderMUSTbeaccompaniedbyanadultatalltimes.TeenHelpersmusthave
completed5thGrade
Sunday,July25followingthe10:00amServicewillbethe
"REDCARPETAFFAIRBRUNCH"FORTHEENTIREPARISH!
Afterbrunchthechildrenwillviewtheirfirst"movie"(about20min.)andmaketheir1stcraft:Thatwill
needadultassistance
MusicwithPeri~GroupPhoto
ChefoftheDay:CHADYARBROUGH
Cost:ByDonation
July26‐28
LightMeal5:45pm‐6:25pmforchildren,helpers(&parents
iftheywishtostay)
Movie~Music~Crafts~Snacks
8:15pmClosingCircle
Wednesday,July28
SameSchedulebutEveryoneisInvitedtoAttendtheFinal
Movie‐TimetobeAnnounced
"God'sGreatestStoryandHeros"
FROMTHEDIOCESE:
Here’sthebeginningofalistofbooksthatChristiansoughttoreadregardingChildren’sfaith.TheyareavailableattheDioceanOffice.
VelvetElvisbyRobBell
TheBlessingofaSkinnedKnee:UsingJewishTeachingstoRaiseSelf‐ReliantChildrenbyWendyMogel
Godparenting:NurturingtheNextGenerationbyNancyAnnMcLaughlinandTraceyH.Herzer
TheReligiousPotentialoftheChildbySofiaCavalletti
ForYouth:
TheGodbearingLife:TheArtofSoulTendingforYouthMinistrybyKendaCreasyDeanandRonFoster
SUMMERREADINGLIST
ChristianFormation
VACATIONBIBLESCHOOLNEEDS
WatchforitemsintheSundayBulletinsthatareneeded.Current
Need:AHandyperson‐‐doesnothavetobe
"showhousestyle,"butsomeonetobuilda
smallconcessionstand‐‐likeasmalllemonadestand.Scrapwoodis
fine.
ContactPamNeville
fordetailsat751‐1707.