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The Nativity Scene is the newsletter of Holy Nativity Episcopal Church. The deadline for announcements and articles is the 15th each month prior to publication .

DIOCESE OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST

The Rt. Rev. Philip M. Duncan II - Bishop

The Rev. Steven B. Bates - Rector

The Rev. Tom Weller, Associate

CHURCH STAFF

Director of Choirs - Marqua Brunette

Children’s CE Director - Beverly MaDaniel

Administrative Assistant - Madge Smith

Church Bookkeeper – Kathy Mills

Church Organist - John Durgan

Sexton - Lawrence Long

Weekend Sexton - James Rahn

Nursery Attendants - Megan Thompson, Molly Thompson

THE VESTRY

Fr. Steve Bates - Rector

Gayle Ahrens 10-13

Charles Bonham 10-13

Kathy Brust 08-11

Max Dannecker 09-12

Mark Godwin - Treasurer

Mike Harding 08-11

Donna Hairston 09-12

Brian Leebrick 10-13

Tom Ledman 08-11

Amy Russell 09-12

Madge Smith - Clerk

Stewart Sumpton 09-12

John Thompson 10-13

Mike Zinszer 08-11

SCHEDULE OF WORSHIP SERVICES

8:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist - Rite I *

9:15 a.m. - Adult and Youth CE, Children’s

Chapel

10:30 a.m. - Holy Eucharist - Rite II**

5:30 p.m. - Wednesday Eucharist (Fall-Spring)

*Nursery Provided

**Children’s CE and Nursery Provided

222 North Bonita Avenue

Panama City, FL 32401

(850) 747-4000 E-mail: info@holy-nativity.org

Website: www.holy-nativity.org

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

May/June 2010 Volume 14, Issue 5

Scene

the NATIVITY

Holy Nativity Episcopal Church • Panama City, Florida

First Wednesday program

Church cookout! May 5, 2010

5:30 pm at the parish house Let’s relax

and have some fun! Bring the

whole family!

In this

Issue

Cookout!

Children’s

CE Schedule

Newcomers

Social

Photos

English Tea

and Fashion

Show

Honoring

our HS

Graduates

United

Thank

Offering Info

Honoring our High School Graduates! 10:30 am Service Sunday, May 23, 2010

Mary Katherine Clemons

Miles Godwin

Russell Knowles

Chris Kob

Ashley Metzler

Matthew Smith

Megan Thompson

If you know of a graduate who has been inadvertently left off this list,

please contact the church office.

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MAY

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Chapel with Fr. Steve 9:15 Tim Pride 234-7198

Godly Play 10:15 “Jesus and the Twelve” Ashley Eaton 769-8533 Laura Barloga 785-2671

WoRM 10:15 Kathy Brust 265-3172 Jo Bruhn 819-6667

Nursery 10:15 Kaew Sumpton 872-3872

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Trey Hutt 814-7934

Mother’s Day Beverly McDaniel 265-8033 Samantha Eaton Matthew Bruhn Callie Mills

Mother’s Day Beverly McDaniel 265-8033 Samantha Eaton Matthew Bruhn Callie Mills

Pat Spangler 215-5247

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Beverly McDaniel 265-8033

“Paul’s Discovery” Lenka Doran 874-1048 Kris Yancey 303-2961

Candace Leebrick 522-9240 Tom Hairston 784-6319

Joy Thompson 277-0190

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John Thompson 270-0190

“The Mystery of Pentecost” John Thompson 277-0190 Amy Russell 784-0096

“Theology Theatre” Rich Doran 874-1048 Greg Russell 784-0096

Nancy Reeder 596-9538

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“The Holy Trinity” Anji Dunlap 763-0875 Ashley Eaton 769-8533

“The Holy Trinity” Anji Dunlap 763-0875 Ashley Eaton 769-8533

Pat Spangler 215-5247

Children’s Ministry Schedule May 2010

Thank you all so much for your contributions to our Children’s Ministry. If you cannot

serve on your scheduled date, please arrange as soon as possible to swap with another

teacher, or call me at home (265-8033) or at the church office.

Beverly McDaniel

August 2009 Page 7

NEWCOMERS

SOCIAL

APRIL 25, 2010

♫ Music Notes ♫

Marqua Brunette, Director of Choirs

The Chancel Choir

The Lord is Risen Indeed! Alleluia! Make no mistake

about it, the glorious musical sounds of Resurrection

morning are still echoing through the sanctuary at Holy

Nativity. I would like to thank the entire Chancel Choir

for their hard work in making the music of Holy Week so

meaningful. Their numerous rehearsals and hard work

paid off and I hope that their musical offerings were well

received. We had outstanding instrumentalists who

played during Holy Week and Easter and their participa-

tion was most welcomed. John Durgan continues to

amaze all of us with his talents at the organ and he

„pulled out all the stops‟ on Easter!

The Chancel Choir will offer special music for Pentecost

and a special Sunday on June 20th. As you know, the dio-

cese recognizes various churches and groups with prayer

dedicated Sundays throughout the year. On Father‟s

Day – June 20th, all church musicians in the diocese will

be prayed for so we intend to recognize the importance of

music in our worship services with special hymns and

anthems. Be sure to mark your calendars for this special

Sunday!

After June 20th, many members will be on vacations and

weekends away during summer. We are always looking

for new voices to join us. We have recently added a cou-

ple of new members and always welcome a returning

member when their schedule permits. Rehearsals are on

Thursdays from 6:30 – 8:30 PM in the church and Sun-

day mornings at 9:30. During summer we will take some

rehearsals nights „off‟ so feel free to contact me or the

church office to make sure there is rehearsal that night if

you want to come. We would love it if you would share

your voice with us!

Children’s Choir

This Children‟s Choir is completing another successful

season, making a total of five years since I began to lead

them. Their next musical offering will be on June 20th.

We will have one rehearsal on the Sunday before to iron

out details, but they are musically ready now! I will be in

touch with all past and current children‟s choir members

who know the song and invite them to come and sing

with us.

Their musical gift was beautifully offered on Palm Sun-

day and April 25th. I am always so proud of them, their

dedication, and their enthusiasm. On Wednesday, April

28, we celebrated the end of our regular rehearsal sched-

ule until fall. At this time their certificates were pre-

sented. The Children‟s Choir also received their choir pins

recognizing their years of participation which were worn

with great pride on April 25th. It is our pleasure to honor

13 children this year for their service in Children‟s Choir.

Those who received their first year pins were Sarah

Eaton, Sophie Eaton, Katie Marie Hutt, Shelby

Roberson, Stevens Roberson, Chappell Syfrett, Sydney

Syfrett, and Zoe Thomas, Second year pins went to Ash-

ley Doran and Ginny Leebrick. Fourth year pins were

given to James Thompson and Joseph Thompson. And

finally, a fifth year pin was awarded to Jack Thompson.

The participation of these fine children in the music min-

istry would not be possible without the commitment

from their parents and a special thank-you goes to all of

them. They are on summer break &

will resume rehearsals in September.

We will continue to rehearse on

Wednesdays from 4:00 – 5:00. All

children in grades first through

eighth are welcome. Please consider

your child‟s participation in this won-

derful opportunity for sharing in the

worship services and music ministry

at Holy Nativity.

Music Tip of the Month

So many people come to me to offer their reasons for not

being able to sing. Invariably they will put their hand on

their throat and say things like, “I just can‟t sing any-

more.” Without missing a beat, I offer the same advice.

Stop thinking that your singing all comes from your

throat and think that it is entirely from your mouth.

This will help bring the sound forward and out. Try this

little experiment sometime when you are alone – choose

a note or pitch that you think you can sing fairly com-

fortably without any straining. As you continue to hold

the note, move your lips and mouth into as many strange

contortions as you can find. Do not stop the singing dur-

ing this process. If done properly, you will discover that

your sound changes dramatically by only moving your

mouth around and nothing was changed in your throat.

Remember all those old time country singers who sang

out of the sides of their mouths? That‟s how you get that

country „twang‟ sound. Now I‟m not saying I can make

you into George Strait over night but if you start think-

ing that your voice is really in your mouth and not your

throat I guarantee your sound will improve. Once you

have tried this – re-think that excuse for not being in the

choir!

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Children‟s Ministry -

May/June 2010

If you have not experienced “Chapel with Fr. Steve” on a Sunday morning at 9:15 in our HNEC replica room, you need to make the effort by May 25th. Par-ents, please try to bring your children once so that they will nag you to come again. Fr. Steve leads the service, and someone is chosen to be the crucifer. Another serves as the lector, and another even gets to be Ms. Marqua. Fr. Steve usually preaches a mini-sermon pre-view of the sermon for church. Of course, the service is followed by “coffee hour” with punch and cookies in pretend Battin Hall.

Beginning May 30, the Children’s Sunday pro-

grams will move to the summer schedule…no more 9:15 meetings until after Labor Day. However, we will continue Children’s Church time during the 10:30 ser-vice. We are hoping to make this an opportunity for our children to learn more about people in the Bible, and it is also an opportunity for you to hone your acting skills. You must be willing to dress as a Biblical charac-ter and study his/her story well enough to withstand questioning. If you have a favorite you would like to portray for the children, please let me know. And if you will need help with your costume, our Christmas Pag-eant wardrobe mistress, Ashley Eaton, is on standby to assist. I think this will be fun.

Last month, Ed Richards came as our guest speaker to tell the children about his work with prison ministry. For most of our children, this was a totally new concept of a way to show God’s love through loving one an-other. Mr. Richards told us that he helps these “bad guys” understand that God still cares for them and that there is forgiveness through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Later we made pretty cards with messages for Mr. Richards to take to the prisoners. Thank you, Mr. Richards, for teaching us about this means of Christian service.

Indeed, thank you to all of you who contribute to making Holy Nativity a wonderful place for our children.

JUNE SCHEDULE

June 6

Nursery Ashley and Samantha Eaton 769-8533

Children’s Church Carolyn Cramer 769-6789 Casey Cole 215-3727

June 13

Nursery Casey Cole 215-3727

Children’s Church Kathy Brust 265-3172 Tiffany Ennis 784-4762 June 20 Nursery Kathy Brust 265-3172 Children’s Church Sharon Carroll 784-6961 Kris Yancey 303-2961

June 27 Nursery Nancy Reeder 596-9538

Children’s Church Ashley Eaton 769-8533

May Birthdays

May 1 Marqua Brunette,

Lou Churchill, Katie Marie

Hutt, Jessica Nash, Tim Pride

May 2 Bonnie Kell

May 3 Cayla McLawhorn

May 4 Barbara Knowles, Susan Messer

May 6 Pat Clemons, Ina Joy Wicker,

May 7 Beth McDaniel, Louise Weller, Amy Zinszer

May 10 Bobbie Cook

May 12 Lyman Barger, Natasha Lithway

May 14 Jason Dunn, Betty Heminway

May 15 John Wambo

May 16 Emily Smith

May 18 Con Davidenko, Buster Niquet, Glenda Patterson

May 19 Doug Smith

May 20 Mary Jane Doll, Anna Walrond

May 21 Bill Bradford, Alice Kinney

May 23 Christina Cotton, Philip Cotton, John Sarno

May 24 Barbara Clemons, Kevin Healey, Lynn Sarno

May 26 Drew Davis, Reed Kinney

May 27 Malcolm Fisher

May 29 Kelly Roberson

May 30 Tim Phillips

June Birthdays

June 2 Alexandra Dye, Barney Poole

June 3 Jamie Boyd, Cody Johnson

June 4 Bruce Josten, Margie Mahalak, MicheleWhite

June 5 Rick Holden, Madeline Reeder

June 6 Garrett Healey

June 8 Dan Johnson

June 9 Pat Nease, Jenny Pettis

June 11 Margot Gall, Michael Lovchuk, Ethan Messer

June 12 Lisa McLendon

June 13 Sharon Johnston

June 14 Don Hodges

June 16 Harry Cooper, Bill Mormile, Griffin Russell, Rick Stuart

June 17 Dorbre McMullen

June 18 Mary Harding, Conner Healey

June 19 Ray Wishart

June 20 Esther Laughter

June 23 Taylor Bradley

June 24 Monica DeMott

June 26 Sue Eddleman

June 28 Torri Bishop, Addy Davis

June 29 Tim Madden, Katherine Pride

June 30 Ivy Christine FitzSimons

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May

Anniversaries

May 5 Richard and Lenka Doran

May 10 Richard and Edyth Brown

May 11 Foster and Helen Jenings

May 12 Denis and Lora Healey

May 13 Todd and Victoria Williams

May 15 Jason and Rachael Dunn

May 17 Michael and Deana Gailfoil

May 19 Chad and Margot Gall

Tim and Monica Phillips

May 25 Bertram and Marla Churchill

May 28 Glenn and Sue Eddleman

June Anniversaries

June 7 Charles and Mary Bonham

June 12 Al and Judy Lawrence

June 13 Benny and Ann Watts

Dick and Nancy Hebert

Douglas and Sharon Johnston

June 14 George and Anna Walrond

June 15 Drew and Kathy Davis

John and Teresa Durgan

June 16 Don and Dianne Hodges

June 18 George and Boopie McInnis

June 19 Earnest and Evelyn Jordan

June 20 John and Joy Thompson

June 23 Nelson and Lee Scott

June 24 Mark and Nina Godwin

June 30 Scott and Pat Clemons

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Panama City, FL 32401

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UTO: United Thank Offering Through UTO we nurture the habit of giving daily thanks to God. These prayers of

thanksgiving start when we recognize and name our many daily blessings. UTO

combines these generous offerings to fund significant projects that make a differ-

ence in the work of the Episcopal Church and in people's lives. UTO's mission is to:

Expand the circle of thankful people. To achieve this mission, we encourage daily

prayers, offerings and awareness of the abundance of God's blessings. www.episcopalchurch.org/uto

Blue boxes & envelopes will be available for pickup in Battin Hall after services or during the week at the

church office. Ingathering days will tentatively be held every 6 months. Please contact Carla Dorsch for more

information! 814-4470 or carlaedorsch@gmail.com

English Tea and Fashion Show

June 5, 2010

2:00 pm in Battin Hall Tickets will be on sale Sunday mornings (beginning May 2nd) and in the church office during

the week. All proceeds go toward local charities.

Ladies, do you want to be a model? We need you! Call Amy Russell at 960-5263. Would you like to be a hostess of a table? You decorate your own table!

Also, we need people to make sandwiches and cakes. If you are interested in any of these please call Suzanne Grossman at 819-1516.

Questions: Call the church office at 747-4000

Adult Christian Education - Fr. Tom

We have had quite a smorgasbord of adult Christian education events this year! Our schedule has

included Sunday school, Tuesday afternoon Bible classes, Wednesday evening Bible classes, Educa-

tion for Ministry on Monday evening, Wednesday afternoon, and Wednesday evening;

and Wednesday evening Holy Eucharist with brief discussion of the lectionary Bible readings for each

upcoming Sunday, Advent studies, and Lenten studies.

Taking a historical approach instead of the customary devotional approach, for the New Testament

we have studied the four Gospels, non-canonical early Christian gospels including the Gospel of Tho-

mas, the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, Secret Mark, and the Gospel of Peter; and apocalyptic literature

including the Revelation to John, the Apocalypse of Peter, and the Shepherd of Hermas. There have

been things for almost everyone. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did!

After a summer recess, we'll look forward to a similar schedule, but with new subjects including

two Old Testament offerings -- Genesis, and the so-called "minor prophets" (that means the little

short books, not the "less important" ones!), and in the New Testament the Epistles of Paul, and non-

canonical epistles. Watch for announcements as summer progresses. This will be fun -- I can't wait!!

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