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The past few weeks have been
quite a whirlwind and this is a good
time to take stock of what we have
recently accomplished.
It hardly seems a month ago that
we began to set up the hall for our
Halloween Haunted House. I am
deeply grateful for Craig's leadership
and hard work as well as the many
volunteers who joined him in setting
up, enacting, and taking down the
Haunted Hall. This year we made a
distinct leap from the last year's set
up. We doubled the number of
rooms from three to six (all without
the room separators we removed for
Bingo), we had over a dozen volun-
teers who were children in the
neighborhood (we didn't even have
to go looking for them- they showed
up willingly because they remem-
bered the last year's Haunted Hall),
and already by Saturday evening we
exceeded our profits from the previ-
ous year. Many people commented
that our Haunted Hall was certainly
professional quality.
The next week was another signa-
ture event on our calendar. Many
thanks to Judy and Galib for their
work and investment in the Night at
the Races. With over 40 people partici-
pating, the evening was a grand suc-
cess. Again, I am grateful to all those
members who gave of their time set-
ting up and taking down this signature
event.
The visit of Canon Slater was a
positive and affirming time. He was
impressed with the warmth of the con-
gregation as well as our energy in wor-
ship and outreach. In addition, his
meeting with the vestry affirmed that I
as the priest in charge have developed
a strong and reliable working relation-
ship with the vestry, and that this coop-
eration is bringing forth important
ideas and projects that reach out into
the community. The canon left with
some advice: allow the new parish
leadership to develop and define their
own roles.
Touching on the change in parish
leadership, I want to thank the depart-
ing leaders as well as those who are
stepping in to new roles. Many thanks
to departing people's warden Christine
and I am grateful that Mary Lou is tak-
ing the warden position. Many thanks
to our departing vestry members:
Carol, Herb, and Nancy and congratu-
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Much of the workshop was spent sharing ideas
and stories about what creative purposes different
parishes came up with all over the Episcopal
Church. Parishes all over the country were opening
day care facilities for children and the elderly,
hosting exercise classes, renting out space for a
bed and breakfast or functions like quinceaneras,
and many more ideas. Imagine the pride I had
when Canon Slater bounded over to my table to
tell me that the head of the ECBF had glowingly
told the story of a parish she visited which offered
a Halloween Haunted House to the community. He
cheered our parish on since we were already doing
that.
The point is that we are doing that and much
more. With all the events and outreach we are do-
ing, I can tell you assuredly that we are on the
right track. We are doing what we ought to be do-
ing. Our leadership change will revitalize our par-
ish. Our events will give us greater financial secu-
rity and purpose for our hall. Projects like the
prayer shawl ministry, Reading Buddies, and St.
George's Food Pantry outreach are the backbone of
our mission: To feed the hungry, comfort the sor-
rowing, to instruct others. I am delighted to say
with confidence, that we are doing what we ought
to be doing and our next agenda is to consider how
to build on our successes and make new and crea-
tive inroads in serving and reaching out to the
communities of Joppa and Edgewood.
In your charity, please remember those who
need our prayers especially: Helen, Clara, Pat and
Karl, Herb and Barb, Louise, and Joann and Ed.
lations to Kathleen and Linda (our new parish regis-
trar). Incidentally, the remaining vestry members
are Pam, Diane, and Ken.
I am deeply grateful to Jim for his service for
going on 20 years as property warden. I am also
delighted to give him a break and allow Ronnie to
take the burden off Jim's shoulders. When she left,
the only piece of advice that Dr. J. insisted on was
that I ought to give Jim a rest. His job has become
simply too burdensome or too long and he, of all
the parish leaders, deserved his hiatus as soon as I
could find someone to take the load off. Ronnie is
our new property warden, with responsibility for
the parish building and the grounds. I know that Jim
still has an interest in several projects, including the
display cases in the narthex, the computer network,
as well as the cemetery. I'm sure we'll still see Jim
cutting tree branches outside when the temperature
warms up, since I think this sort of work is his true
love.
I announced the changes in parish leadership at
the annual meeting. They were embraced and ap-
plauded there and ratified by the first sitting of the
new vestry. I also spoke of the Episcopal Church
Building Fund (ECBF) workshop I attended the day
before.
The ECBF recently reinvented itself to focus on
building up congregations and to serve as a re-
source for congregations trying to come up with
alternative uses for their old buildings. To me the
real takeaway of the workshop was two processes:
first, to brainstorm and think creatively for repur-
posing our parish plant; second, to evaluate these
various ideas and perhaps put them into place.
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Our deepest sympathy to Kathy Grumbach on the death of her sister, Edith Graham.
Edie died on November 8th, af-ter a lengthy illness. She was just a few days short of her 81st
birthday. Pat reports that Karl is doing
very well with his pulmonary therapy. Making good progress and wishing he had started it
earlier. Nancy Neal, who attends the
8:00 service, has been home bound for several weeks. Please remember her in your prayers
and drop her a note - or give her a buzz. Clara Lema was admitted to
the hospital on Monday, No-vember 24th, for back surgery
(ug! no fun) and is progressing “as well as can be expected” as they say in the medical world.
Nancy Anderson and her sis-ter, Pat Parkent, along with
three other members of her Fly-ball team, No Speed Limit, won the Division 10 championship
at an international Flyball tour-nament held in Indianapolis the weekend of October 16th.
Nancy was running her sister's dog, Tejano, at the tournament
hosted by the North American Flyball Association. Flyball is a performance dog sport that is
somewhat similar to a dog relay race. A team of four dogs and their handlers run against an-
other team. As the first dog is released, it must run and clear
four jumps and reach a box at
the end that contains a ball. The dog must trigger the box which causes the ball to spring
from the box. The dog must catch the ball and run back with it over all of the jumps
past the starting point. The races run by Nancy's team usu-
ally last between 18 and 20 sec-onds. Definitely not like this dog!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/
11/19/golden-retriever-dog-fails-obedience-test-video_n_6186890.html
Speaking of dogs, Carmen
Klement called to say her dog had died at the age of nineteen. Those of you who remember
Carmen know that Monkey had been her only companion for
the last eleven years. Her ad-dress is available if anyone would like to send her a card or
note.
Money
Matters
Pledge Sheets
were handed out at
the Annual Meet-
ing, and most were
turned in, although
a lot of folks were
not in attendance.
Our “bare-
bones” budget for
the year is $81,350,
and the pledges re-
ceived to date come
to $34,070, which
leaves us with a
short-fall of
$47.280.
So, the question
is, what are we go-
ing to do about it? If
you have not turned
in your pledge,
please do so.
The wolf has
been at our door for
so long the county
wants us to buy him
a license.
We can’t live on
fundraisers and
Redner’s tapes,
folks.
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continued to grow. Regular food drives, food do-
nations and cash donations are becoming a fixture
at our church to support St George’s Food Pantry.
Moreover, we continue to become a centerpiece of
the community through various events at our
church. Some have been long standing fixtures
like AA and Boy Scouts, while others are new
outreach like health screenings and haunted
houses. Getting our kitchen up to code and our
hall clutter free have made us more of a public
venue. However, while we had successful en-
deavors, there were some unsuccessful attempts at
bringing great ideas to life; all of which have
given us valuable knowledge for the future but
caused some friction in the short term.
There is one alarming change that cannot be
ignored. We are in a downward trend and the im-
pact is being felt in many areas. The change in
age demographics has left us with fewer young
children in the parish, so we no longer have aco-
lytes and adults have taken on the role of crucifer.
It cannot be ignored that the size of the parish is
on the decline. While we are always welcoming
of new members to our parish family, we are
missing familiar faces for various reasons, some
of which are beyond our control. The irreversible
effects of an aging congregation are just a small
contributor of the issue and we need to look
within to reverse the trend. Fewer members leave
us with less hands to get the work done and a de-
crease in finances to meet the budgetary require-
ments. Fewer people are on the Rota, less folks
are helping out with building and grounds upkeep,
and it is hard to get the few members to volunteer
for Vestry and other positions. The trend is evi-
dent during Sunday services as more pews go va-
cant. If this trend continues, it will not be a ques-
tion of will we close our doors, but when.
When we searched for a new priest, we were
“looking for a dynamic person who will provide
direction and encourage spiritual growth, increase
the population of the church, and lead us to finan-
cial stability. Our church family extends through-
out multiple counties and we are looking not only
For the short period that I have been Rector’s
Warden there have been many ups and downs here
at Copley Parish. The important thing to note is
that we are marking the second anniversary of Fr
Matthew D'Amario as a pastor. He is the third we
have had since my coming to this parish who, be-
ing younger, brings a different perspective and ex-
periences. My appointment this past year was a
big change to the leadership structure. It was made
not because of poor performance of my predeces-
sor, but out of the need to change things up and
give people a break. It has become evident that
people have worked in church positions longer than
they worked for a single company during their ca-
reer and probably working harder. It is time for
people to step up and lend a hand.
Unfortunately, this year was marked by an in-
crease in unfounded rumors about what was being
done or not be done to our church. I have heard
that there was a move to make us more like a
Catholic church, we were creating a hospitality
committee, and the Outreach Warden was making
decisions about the facilities. Most of these rumors
were based on personal opinion, fueled by the mis-
interpretations of electronic mail. This was the
leading cause of much turmoil and many of these
situations could have been averted. Hopefully, this
chapter in our history is closed.
This year has also marked many transforma-
tions. The grounds have changed with the moving
of the sheds and the removal of the old pine tree
out front. Neither of which we had a choice; Har-
ford County ordnance dictated the sheds be moved
and Mother Nature that the tree come down. On
the interior, Cliff Tacie re-lettered the plaques over
the altar, the hall had a drastic makeover, the secre-
tary’s office rearranged, the conference room has
been reconfigured to better accommodate its meet-
ings function and we are currently working to get a
better display of historic Joppa Town.
In the area of outreach, we continue to make
great strides on as a part of the community. We
partnered with Riverside Elementary School to cre-
ate a reading program to benefit children that has
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for a leader but an active member in our
community. We want our new rector to
be friendly, approachable , and compas-
sionate; Have a love for children and
family; And most importantly, be open
to change.” This is what we wanted;
this is what we advertised in our parish
profile in 2010. We have that person,
but the only way he can get the job
done is with the full support and co-
operation of each member of this par-
ish. It isn’t big things that are hurting
us; it’s an overabundance of small
things.
Stephen
Like Model Trains?
The Mason Dixon
Large Scale Rail-
road Society will
have a display in
Bel Air Town Cen-
ter. (Where Chili’s
is.) November 28,
29, 30, from
12:00pm to 8:00pm.
Thursdays and Fri-
days from 5:00pm
to 9:00pm. Satur-
days noon to 9:000
and Sundays from
noon to 5:00
Christmas Eve
and Day - CLOSED
New Years Eve
and Day - CLOSED
Last run date will be
Saturday, January
10, 2015.
The trains change
weekly, so go often!
See more about
them on their web
site:
www.mdlsrs.com
We Are Rolling up the Carpet
From the Rector’s Warden, con’t.
From Karen & Ken Hawley
For the past three decades it has been our privilege to share Christmas Eve with
you at our annual Open House. That first Christmas spent in Maryland, with our
family so far away, you gave us the sense of "home". That Christmas
without walls, floors, or heat - you came again. Then
there was the Christmas where the eggnog
was unaccountability overly spirited,
and the ones marked by sing -a-longs.
Remember the broccoli soup on the ceiling?
All these memories are joyful and each of
you have become a precious part of our family's
Christmas tradition. It is with deep regret that the time
has come to roll up the carpet. Health and time constraints have taken their toll
and, alas, we are no longer able to host this gathering.
Merry Christmas...
Jim and Dani Rice invite you to The Annual
Rice Paddy Open House on Sunday, December 14th, 2014
12124 Philadelphia Road from 2 until 6 PM
Come When You Can Leave When You Must
410-679-4249
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The Church of the Resurrection. I have been proud
to be trusted with this vital ministry and happy to
work with so many helpful and caring members
over the years but enough already!
I am pleased with the way our church is pre-
sented to the public with our beautiful buildings and
grounds and I know that your new Property Warden
Ron Young will continue to work with you in main-
taining things in good order.
I will be available to assist in the various goings-
on but will not be ‘in charge’ any longer. Retire-
ment! What a great thing to look forward to!
Jim Rice
Hello!
I am honored to have been appointed to the
position of Property Warden. My plan is to con-
tinue to keep the high standards and quality of
the upkeep of the church as my predecessor Jim
Rice.
Ron Young
Good-bye! It is with mixed feelings (angst, joy, glee, hap-
piness, etc.) that I at long last (20 years give or
take) relinquish the title of Property Warden to
store, ask them to purchase something to donate,
and then thank them warmly when they leave.
JoAnn needs at least two more volunteers for the
day. This is an awkward day, but the girl Scouts had
the entire month of November booked, so here we
are. To volunteer, please call JoAnn at 410-598-
8088, or Dani at 410-679-4249.
Also, Holy Trinity, Churchville, will hold their
annual Breakfast With Santa from 8:30 to 11:30 on
the 6th. (You can eat breakfast and still make it back
in time to shop at the Bazaar and help JoAnn.) In-
formation is on the table in the narthex.
December 6th is going to be a very busy day!
We will be having our annual Christmas Ba-
zaar and Bake Table at the church beginning at
10:00.
At the same time, Joann and friends will be
at Redner’s from 10:00 until 1:00, collecting
canned and non-perishable foods for St.
George’s Food Pantry. St. George’s feeds over
300 families each month, so this is a very im-
portant part of our outreach.
Meet, greet, and be grateful! Say Hello to
your friends and neighbors as they enter the
December 6th
From the Grounds Up
Cookie Baking and Tree Lighting
Come join us Dec. 13th for baking Christmas cookies, singing Christmas carols
and lighting the Christmas tree! Bring your own ingredients at 10:00 and the
kitchen will be available for all who wish to enjoy the fellowship of common
baking! Christmas music will be playing and we will also be singing Christmas
carols together. When darkness falls, around 5:30, we will make our Christmas
tree on the flagpole. Come join the Christmas fun!
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Service Rota - December 2014 Altar Guild - Nancy Anderson, Barbara Baker & Pat Rawlings
If you are unable to serve on your assigned Sunday, it is your responsibility to find a substitute and
contact the church office (410-679-8700) so the correct name will appear in the bulletin.
Chief Usher: Jim Rice 410-679 Lay Readers: Dani Rice 410-679-4249
December 7
Crucifer: Paula Sanders
O.T. Dorian Burton
LEM JoAnn Geier
Prayers Ken Grumbach
Ushers Albert & Clara Lema
December 14
Crucifer:
O.T. Christine Caines
LEM JoAnn Geier
Prayers Gene Wilkinson
Ushers: Amanda & Tony Roman
Please see the Website for the
Christmas Eve Rotas.
A note to the folks who read
The Prayers of the People:
A copy of the Prayers, with all the blanks filled
in, can be found on the
Welcome Table in the narthex,
to the right of the large cross.
To find out what you will be reading go to:
http://www.lectionarypage.net/
Use the RCL list.
December 21
Crucifer:
O.T. Christine Moser
LEM Ken Hawley
Prayers Dani Rice
Ushers Dani & Jim Rice
December 28
Crucifer:
O.T. Christine Caines
LEM Dani Rice
Prayers Kathy Grumbach
Ushers Carole Kehring & Jim Rice
January 4
Acolytes: Paula Sanders
O.T. Christine Moser
LEM JoAnne Geier
Prayers Ken Grumbach
Ushers Albert & Clara Lema
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December 2014
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2
Teresa
Kowalczyk
3 4
Rebecca
Meyer
5 6 Bazaar 10 AM
Food Drive
10 AM
(see pg 6)
7Advent II 8 9
Judy Kawaja
Carole
Kehring
10
St. George’s
Noon - 3 PM
11
Dot Czisny
Vestry 6 PM
12 13 Cookie Bake & Tree
Lighting
(see pg 6)
14 Advent
III
Rice Paddy
Open House
2 - 6
15 16 17 18 19 20
Louise
Strausburg
21Advent
IV
22
Mike
Woodfield
23 24Paula &
Gary Sanders
Family
Service 5:00
Choral Ser-
vice 10:30
25 26 27
28
Virginia Ches
Annie
Hendricks
29
Pam Reiter
30 31 The Church of the Resurrection (Episcopal)
410-679-8700
Office Hours Wed & Fri 9- noon
Tuesday 7 PM HC - Said Service
Sunday 8 AM HC - Said Service
10 AM - Choral Eucharist, Sunday School & Nursery
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Service Rota - January 2015 Altar Guild - Dulcie Carey & Dani Rice
If you are unable to serve on your assigned Sunday, it is your responsibility to find a substitute and
contact the church office (410-679-8700) so the correct name will appear in the bulletin.
Acolyte Head: Ken Hawley 410-852-0003 Chief Usher: Jim Rice 410-679-4249
Lay Readers: Dani Rice 410-679-4249
January 4
Crucifer: Paula Sanders
O.T. Christine Moser
LEM Joann Geier
Prayers Ken Grumbach
Ushers Albert & Clara Lema
January 11
Crucifer:
O.T. Christine Caines
LEM JoAnn Geier
Prayers
Ushers:
A note to the folks who read
The Prayers of the People:
A copy of the Prayers, with all the blanks filled
in, can be found on the
Welcome Table in the narthex,
to the right of the large cross.
To find out what you will be reading go to:
http://www.lectionarypage.net/
Use the RCL list.
January 18
Crucifer:
O.T. Christine Caines
LEM
Prayers Kathy Grumbach
Ushers
January 25
Crucifer:
O.T.
LEM Dani Rice
Prayers
Ushers Carole Kehring & Jim Rice
February 1
Acolytes: Paula Sanders
O.T.
LEM JoAnn Geier
Prayers Ken Grumbach
Ushers Albert & Clara Lema
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January 2015
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8
Vestry 6 PM
9
Ron Meyer
10
11 12 13 14
St. George’s
Noon - 3:00
15 16 17
18
Ellen Tacie
19 20 21 22 23
Rebecca
Smith
24
Ron Young
25 26 27
Tim Meyer
28 29 30 31
Tony Roman
The Church of the Resurrection (Episcopal)
410-679-8700
Office Hours Wed & Fri 9- noon
Tuesday 7 PM HC - Said Service
Sunday 8 AM HC - Said Service
10 AM - Choral Eucharist, Sunday School & Nursery
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Ever wonder how long it takes to burn off those
Holiday calories? Well, thanks to Heath.com, you
don’t need to wonder any more. (However, you
may not like the answers.)
Giant Turkey Leg:
Over 1,000 calories -
enough for three
meals. Run the Tur-
key Trot 5K run -
and then run it three
more times.
Glazed Ham: Good choice! A three ounce slice is
only 120 calories. Go hiking for 15 minutes.
Store Bought Stuffing: one-half cup has 150 calo-
ries. Run it off in 15 minutes.
Green Bean Casserole: Only 120 calories, but a
total sodium bomb. Volunteer at St. George’s for a
half an hour.
Sweet Potato Casserole: Sweet potatoes are good
for you. Brown sugar and marshmallows are not.
Ski downhill for 35 minutes to burn off 250 calo-
ries.
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy: Oh! Cream and but-
ter and salt! Yum. 230 calories for 3/4 of a cup. Do
jumping jack for 25 minutes.
Pumpkin Pie: Actually one of the better choices.
Limit yourself to 1/8 of a pie and you
can ice skate it off in 45 minutes.
Apple Pie: Apples are good, but the
added sugar and fat don’t help. 300 calories per
slice. Build a snowman for an hour.
Pecan Pie: You don’t want to know. Sugar, eggs,
corn syrup, and pecans? Shovel snow for an hour
and 15 minutes.
Burn Those Calories!
St. George’s Winter Gear Give-Away
In addition to Christmas Food, St. George’s will be giving out much-needed winter
clothing on December 10th.
If you have items which your children - or you - have outgrown, or just gotten tired of
wearing, please bring them to the church before that date. A bin will be provided in the
narthex. While we are primarily looking for gently worn children’s clothing, items for
adults are also needed and welcomed. Coats, jackets, mittens, gloves, hats and scarves.
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it,
is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
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