April 20, 2014 Easter Day

8:00 a.m. Holy Communion

8:45 a.m. Parish Breakfast*

8:50 a.m. Prayers for the Church*

9:15 a.m. Christian Education*

for all ages

9:15 a.m. “Walk to the Empty Tomb”* Children’s Easter Program

10:30 a.m. Holy Communion*

10:30 a.m. Preschool Chapel*

followed by second hour Sunday School at 10:50 a.m.

11:15 a.m. Optional Elementary

“Walk to the Empty Tomb”* Children’s Easter Program

11:45 a.m. Easter Egg hunt in the courtyard*

*Nursery

The Lectionary

Exodus 14:10-14,

21-25;15:20-21

Psalm 118

Colossians 3:1-4

or Acts 10:34-43

Matthew 28:1-10

or John 20:1-10(11-18)

Volume 34, Number 16 April 18, 2014

THE MESSENGER SAINT ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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FX|Be Thou My Vision a study of the Wisdom Literature

April 30th ~ May 28

6:00 ~ 7:30 p.m. April 30 Proverbs Bill Dickson

May 7 Psalms William McKeachie

May 14 Job Ron McCrary

May 21 Ecclesiastes Bill Dickson

May 28 James Kendall Felton

Join us Wednesdays for dinner & discussion.

Classes for all ages.

Nursery provided.

Sundays’ Adult Ed From April 27 through June 1

led by Dean William McKeachie:

Easter and Beyond in the Acts of the Apostles

& the Mission of the Church

HOLY WEEK MEMORY COLLECT Almighty and everlasting God, who, of thy tender love towards mankind, hast sent thy

Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, to take upon him our flesh, and to suffer death upon the

cross, that all mankind should follow the example of his great humility: Mercifully

grant, that we may both follow the example of his patience, and also be made

When I got to Texas as soon as I could, I discovered not so much the frontier of a world-apart as, for me, a new yet surprisingly nostalgic home away from home, a truly vivid expression of that ancient and perennial perspective on 'Nature, Man and God' (Archbishop William Temple's phrase; C.S. Lewis called it ‘the Tao’) in which I had been schooled both in Olde England and in the Old South of Sewanee — as those two places used to be!

Among the 'Great Books' reflecting the foreign country that is both a compromised past (see L.P. Hartley's novel The Go-Between) and an already foretasted future above and beyond and better than our own evanescent traditions are, of course, the plays of William Shakespeare, of which Measure for Measure was the most recent assignment undertaken by our Saint Andrew's Great Books Club. It is (among other aspects of its narrative) an examination of the ethics of human and Christian judgment about that which is entailed in a life (as Socrates put it) worth living. Such an examination might be said to define any 'Great Book' worthy of the designation.

No book by a Texan living or dead is worthier of such a designation than Goodbye to a River, by the late John A. Graves, whose memorial service was held here at Saint Andrew's, his life-long home church, last summer.

Like the scions of the Old South about and with whom I studied at Sewanee, John Graves understood in his bones and in his very being the desires and desuetudes embedded in land and blood, in history and memory, in time's ever-flowing stream and in mortal nature's ambiguous relationship to eternity. What better vade mecum could there be for any of us as we try to cope with our own ambivalences in the time and place in which we now find ourselves — and in the lineage, under siege as it is, of our spiritual and cultural inheritance — than that of John Graves's accounts of

how he chose what he did in the face of the vulnerability yet redemptibility of fallen human nature?

You have the power to make a choice, or at least from long habit you think you do. And when the time comes to choose land you choose, against all good sense, a patch of rocky rough cedar hills with a few tired little fields and pretty water flowing past them over ledge limestone. In the short, disastrous, backwater-history of its use by men — its swift decline from primal richness — you come to see that this is a summary of the relationship between men and land, on all parts of this planet, in ages succeeding a golden time of harmony between men and the natural order ... Because there is in you a need to know certain things — though why the need is there you do not at first discern — you undertake this bit of land's uneconomic restoration to what you hope is gentler human use with no certainty at all that those who come after you will be gentle with it too; or that, in long time, what you do here will matter a mote for good or bad … Yet out of the work and the illusions come, in time, some scraps of understanding ... And through the understanding comes, abruptly, and at long last, a glimpse of old reality, indestructible, hiding among the creatures wild and tame and the stones and the plants, and in the teeming dirt ... at one with vanished medieval peasants in [their] fundamental thrusts and rhythms, at one with Sumerian farmers working in fields beside the Tigris ...You see it and it sees you. Old reality survives, blinking at you there, lizard-eyed.

—Hard Scrabble: Observations on a Patch of Land

“If a man couldn't escape what he came from, we would most of us still be peasants in Old World hovels. But, if, having escaped or not, he wants in some way to know himself, define himself, and tries to do it without taking into account the thing he came from, he is writing without any ink in his pen. The provincial who cultivates only his roots is in peril, potato-like, of becoming more root than plant. The man who cuts his roots away, and denies that they were ever connected with him, withers into half a man.”

—Goodbye to a River: A Narrative

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GOODBYE TO A RIVER

John Graves’s ‘Great Book’ about Nature, Man, and God as commended by Dean William McKeachie

"By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept, when we remembered thee, O Sion" (Psalm 137:1)

John Graves with the 6-month-old dachshund he referred to as “the

passenger” on the Brazos in 1957

John on the porch at Hard Scrabble

in 2004

“You never know how you look ‘til you get your picture took!” This light hearted statement certainly rings true in today’s busy world of social networking. Let’s face it Kodak does not stand a chance with camera phones or other hand-held cameras snapping away instantly. Say “cheese” and bingo your smiling face can be shared with millions within seconds!

Everyone seems all a “twitter” with what the Oxford dictionaries have named the No.1 word of the year:“SELFIE.” A “selfie” is a type of self-portrait photograph, typically one taken with a smart phone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website. Selfies are not new as many have used other camera devices in the past for an up close and personal (Colin Powell claims he has a 60 year old “vintage” selfie from the ‘50’s) but I dare say not to the extremes of content and audiences as are being seen and shared today. Do we really care or desire to see a certain reality star’s dramatic revelation of her post-baby body? Is nothing sacred anymore? Everyone seems to want to expose themselves, their lives and their most intimate moments!

The most talked about and most popular selfie or group selfies (ussies) was the recent star-studded Oscars selfie orchestrated by Oscar host Ellen DeGeneres. Whether a “Samsung” advertiser’s promotion or not, their brief moment of exposure worked, generating over 3 million re-tweets and inspiring a $1 donation to the host’s selected charities by Samsung. And everyone looked fabulous with pearly whites, no half opened eyes, well coifed and flawless complexions! Their stylists must have been proud!

The season of Lent is a time when we all need to take a “selfie.” After all we have been given enough time to “prepare ourselves” or have we? One would think that 40 days and 40 nights would be adequate timing for that perfect image. How do you look to others? Are you pleased with what you see or are you in need of a good stylist, that unique person who can remove all flaws and create that special glow? Are your eyes fully open with a smile of contentment and hope? Is your smile one of joy? Are you ready for your “face to face” exposing yourself to the world, to HIM? HE desires for you to be up close and personal. Confess and HE will forgive and remove those flaws. Believe and you will have that special glow for HE is the God of Light. Follow and your eyes will be fully open. HE will give you the look to share with millions, and this intimate “selfie” will be worth exposing, up close and personal and picture perfect! This He guaranteed when He took up the cross.

‘My prayer is not for them alone.

I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message,

that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am

in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that

you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me

that they may be one as we are one:

I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. Father, I want those you have given me to be

with me where I am, and to see my glory, The glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.

Righteous Father, though the world does not know you,

I know you, And they know that you have sent me.

I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and

that I myself may be in them.’ John 17:20-25

All together now...cameras ready...

THE LIGHT, CAMERA, ACTION! GLORIOUS!!! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE!!

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL AND PICTURE PERFECT!

VATICAN CITY- Pope Francis, marking Palm Sunday in a packed St. Peter’s Square, ignored his prepared homily and spoke entirely off-the-cuff in a remarkable departure from practice. Later, he hopped off his popemobile to pose for “selfies” with young people and also sipped tea passed to him from the crowd.

In his homily, Francis called on people, himself included, to look into their own hearts to see how they are living their lives.

‘Has my life fallen asleep?’ Francis asked after listening to a Gospel account of how Jesus’ disciples fell asleep shortly before he was betrayed by Judas before his crucifixition.

‘Am I like Pontius Pilate who, when he sees the situation is difficult, washes my hands?’

‘Where is my heart?’ the pope asked, pinpointing that as the ‘question which accompanies us’ throughout Holy Week.

Fox News, Sunday April 13

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WOMEN’S MINISTRY: Up Close and Personal by Marsland Moncrief

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CHILDREN’S MINISTRY: “Go quickly and tell that He has risen…” Matthew 28:7

by Judy Mayo

The great cry of Easter morning will soon be ringing out in millions of churches all around the globe: Christ has risen! The Lord has risen from the dead! The grave does not have the final say. “Death hath no more dominion over us.” Is there any gladder or more comforting news than that in all the world? No wonder beautiful Easter lilies are seen everywhere, and trumpets peal forth the great, joyous news all over the land! As announced by angels at the tomb in all four of the Gospels, “Jesus Christ is not here. He has risen!” The Easter services at St. Andrew’s will be glorious, and the joy and triumph of Easter will be felt everywhere! Please note what is offered for the children of our parish on Easter:

Easter Day Children’s Program

A “Walk to the Empty Tomb” program will be offered for children of all ages in Moncrief Hall from 9:15 until 10:15 a.m. The parish hall will be set up with a roadway and an empty tomb, and children will literally walk along this road with their teachers, stopping to read and re-enact the Gospel accounts of what happened on the first Easter morning. They will also learn two Easter hymns and will have the chance to design beautiful Easter crosses, lilies, butterflies, and empty tomb pictures. Because we realize not all families with children will be coming to church at 9:15 on Easter Day, we will offer this same program (to preschool and elementary children who wish to take part in it) at 11:15 a.m. Two special teams (Elaine Johnson and her family and Denise Mills and her family) will be assisting with our overall children’s program on Easter. These women and their families are dedicated Christians, well known to us all, and serve at St. Andrew’s often. This program is a participatory, wonderful way to remember and internalize the beautiful Easter story. Children of all ages may of course also attend all or part of the beautiful Easter service in the church at 10:30 a.m.

Easter Egg Hunt for all ages:

in the courtyard immediately following the 10:30 service. In case of rain, we will move into Moncrief Hall.

Sack-baskets provided for all children. A wonderful sight!

Reminder: Good Friday Way of the Cross Service April 18 at 6:00 p.m. A service planned especially for children and families, with lots of interaction and participation by children. Youth will be serving as acolytes and helpers. The service begins in Moncrief Hall, then travels into the church, ending in the Shuman Chapel. We shall walk with Jesus along His way of sorrows, the road to Golgotha on the Friday of His crucifixion. We will stop at various stations along the way, for readings and prayers and the chance for children to pick up symbols and objects to remind them of Jesus’ journey to the cross. This is a moving and beautiful devotional experience. A nursery is provided for the very young. Come join us, and bring a friend.

EASTER OUTREACH EVENT AT SAN JUAN APOSTOL Saturday, April 26 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Iglesia San Juan Apostol, 3725 South Adams Street featuring: music (in Spanish and English), arts and crafts, Biblical storytelling, a picnic-style lunch, an Easter egg hunt, and great fellowship between the people of San Juan Apostol and St. Andrew’s!

Come meet the lovely people of San Juan and see their church and parish house (of which they are rightly proud). Meet their warm, friendly priest, Fr. Loyo. Remember, our Lenten mite box offering this year is benefitting this mission congregation of our diocese. San Juan is located on the south side of Fort Worth, less than 15 minutes from St. Andrew’s. Let’s enjoy a cross-cultural celebration of the joy of the Risen Christ! A great day of fun for ALL ages!

Come join us, and bring a friend or two!

Any last-minute questions? Call or email Nancy Komatsu or me: nkomatsu@st-andrew.com; 817-732-2177; jmayo@st-andrew.com; 817-717-1023 or 817-988-8170.

VBS 2014 Lunch and

Planning Meeting

Sunday, April 27, 12 to 1:15 p.m. Youth Room 3. Nursery provided. Time to get into gear full-force to prepare for VBS! Come join us!

“Saddle up with the Savior” … on the trail with Jesus

July 14-18, 9:30 to 12:30 For: children ages 3-12

Invite lots of friends!!

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Help for Iglesia San Juan Apostol ~ There’s still time to join in on the Mite Box Project!

There is still plenty of time to join in this most worthwhile project. Remember, this well loved Lenten offering is NOT just for Sunday School children and youth. ALL ages are heartily encouraged to join in the offering, so that it can have a real impact on meeting a few of the very urgent, pressing needs at Iglesia San Juan Apostol.

If you have not joined in our Mite Box Lenten Offering benefitting San Juan Apostol, you may still do so. If you wish to write a check, make it payable to: St. Andrew’s, clearly marked “Mite Box Offering.” If you still have a box at home, bring it to church on Easter or during the following week. May God use this offering to make a few of San Juan Apostol’s dreams come true!

Parish-Wide EASTER OUTREACH with SAN JUAN APOSTOL

This is an intergenerational event. Come share cultures and traditions with our parish neighbors

Saturday, April 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 pm at Iglesia San Juan Apostol

3725 South Adams Street

So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith. (Galatians 6:10)

Join the celebration of the Risen Lord with the men, women, and children of mission congregation Iglesia San Juan Apostol. There will be music, arts & crafts, biblical storytelling, and a picnic lunch, concluding with an Easter egg hunt!

How can you take part in this parish-wide outreach?

Come and be part of the celebration, whether for 30 minutes or the full 2 1/2 hours.

Contribute wrapped and labeled sandwiches or cookies to bring with you on Saturday, OR deliver them to St. Andrew's on Friday the 25th by 4 pm (please — NO peanut butter or nuts!)

Donate bags of small wrapped candies by Sunday, April 20th, for stuffing plastic Easter eggs (again, NO nuts!).

Go online to the events page for more information or contact Nancy at nkomatsu@st-andrew.com or Judy at jmayo@st-andrew.com

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April 20 Mary Lynn Haines Victoria Hiles

April 21 Bob Grable Dennis Ward Martha Dowling

April 22 William Knight

April 23 Jackie Prowse Holt James Clare Dye

April 24 B.W. Garrison James Banks Frances Eldridge Wade McMullen Paul Mitchell Brittany Timmons Jackie Rakestraw

April 25 Pauline Palm Lily Runnels

April 26 Elizabeth Eliot Dyess

Birthdays

Mark your

calendar!

Sunday, May 4

10:30 service

Bishop Iker will be here

for Confirmation Sunday.

Reception in Moncrief Hall following the service

Adornment of the altars for

Sunday, April 20

is given to the glory of our

crucified and risen

Lord, Savior, and God.

Please see the Easter Bulletins

or next week’s Messenger for a

listing of all the commemorative

Easter Lilies for Easter Day.

Altar Flowers

Our Deepest Sympathy on the death of

Marie Louise Cole

mother of

Liz Marascio & Kathy Elder

April 2, 2014

Calendar Planning Luncheon

Thursday, April 24, 11:30am

in Koslow Library

Heads of all ministries are strongly

encouraged to participate in this meet-

ing! If you are unable to attend,

please send a representative from

your group to share your events

through December (and beyond).

Questions?

Contact Caron Overbeek

at 817-717-1017

or coverbeek@st-andrew.com

Let us join together asking God to guide

us as we work together to serve Him!

Our Deepest Sympathy on the death of

Frank Hammond Goss

widower of

Patricia Penn “Penny” Goss

father of

Kelley Goss Maxwell (Doug)

grandfather of

Riley & Casey Maxwell

April 14, 2014

Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church

917 Lamar Street

Ft. Worth, Texas 76102

817-332-3191, Fax: 817-332-9724

Email: church@st-andrew.com

SAINT ANDREW’S MESSENGER is published weekly, except bi-weekly during the summer and the week after Christmas, by St. Andrew’s Parish. Periodical postage is paid at Fort Worth, TX. USPS 5898-90.

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to 917 Lamar Street Fort Worth TX 76102.

The Rt. Rev’d Jack L. Iker, D.D. Bishop The Rev’d Dr. R. William Dickson Rector The Very Rev’d William N. McKeachie Vicar for Parish Ministry The Rev’d Canon Ronald L. McCrary Director of Pastoral Care & Spiritual Formation

Kendall Felton Dir. of Student Ministries Jason Runnels Choirmaster Glenda Robinson Organist Elisabeth Gray McKeachie Harpist Judy Mayo Dir. of Children’s Ministries Marsland Moncrief Liaison to Women’s Ministries Angie Felton Nursery Facilitator Peggy Rush Editor/Publications

Mission Statement St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church exists to worship God in the beauty of holiness and in Spirit and truth; to win the lost to Jesus Christ and disciple every believer; to equip and empower every member for ministry; and to spread God’s kingdom through charitable, righteous works locally and globally.

Weekday Worship Schedule

Tuesday 10:00 a.m. Holy Communion Thursday 7:00 a.m. Holy Communion

Daily Schedule

Monday, April 21 Office Closed

Tuesday, April 22 6:45 a.m. Men’s Devotion & Bible Study, Chapel & Koslow 10:00 a.m. Holy Communion, Chapel 1:30 p.m. Staff Meeting, Koslow 6:30 p.m. Great Books, Koslow

Wednesday, April 23 12:00 p.m. Rector’s Bible Study, Koslow 5:15 p.m. Associate Vestry,* Koslow 7:00 p.m. St. Andrew’s Choir Practice,* Choir Room

Thursday, April 24

7:00 a.m. Holy Communion, Chapel 11:30 a.m. Master Calendar Meeting & Lunch, Koslow 7:00 p.m. Greek Class,* Koslow 11:30 p.m. Messenger Deadline

Friday, April 25

Saturday, April 26 8:00 a.m. Breakfast Prep, Kitchen 10:00 a.m. Easter Outreach Celebration, Iglesia San Juan Apostol 2:00 p.m. St. Andrew’s Men’s Choir

Sunday, April 27 First Sunday after Easter 6:00 a.m. Breakfast Prep, Kitchen

8:00 a.m. Holy Communion, Chapel 8:45 a.m. Parish Breakfast,* Koslow 8:50 a.m. Prayers for the Church,* Chapel 9:15 a.m. Christian Education for all ages,* Moncrief 10:30 a.m. Morning Prayer,* Church 10:30 a.m. Preschool Chapel,* Children’s Chapel followed by Second Hour Sunday School,* Sunday School Rooms 11:15 a.m. Optional Children’s Program during sermon,* Youth Room 3 12:00 p.m. Rumbley Luncheon Prep, Kitchen 12:00 p.m. VBS Lunch Meeting,* Youth Room 3 5:00 p.m. Evening Prayer,* Bible Study & light refreshments following in Koslow

* Nursery

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON EVENTS please visit our webpage at www.st-andrew.com and go to Events,

under the Stay Connected tab.

Prayer Chain Requests Names may be submitted

to Carrie Brent at 817-738-6496

and/or Patti Parrish at parrishuc@mac.com.

Permission should be obtained before submitting the name of someone other than oneself.

Evening Prayer We will resume services

Sunday, April 27 at 5:00 p.m.

in the Chapel Refreshments & Discussion

in Koslow Library following the service

Nursery available

Decorate the Chapel for

the Garden of Gethsemane

We will decorate the Shuman Chapel on Maundy Thursday, April 17, at 10:00 am, transforming it into the Garden of Gethsemane for our All-Night Prayer Vigil later that evening. The Altar Guild organizes this effort and warmly invites other parishioners to take part. Please bring cuttings from your yards, ferns, potted plants, and hanging baskets, anything to give the effect of a garden.

All-Night Prayer Vigil The vigil will begin at 9:00 p.m.

on Maundy Thursday, April 17, and will conclude with Morning Prayer at 8:00 a.m. on Good Friday, April 18. The courtyard will be well lighted, and a security

guard will be posted throughout the night outside the chapel. A sign-up poster for the Prayer Vigil is located in the foyer of the parish house or you may sign up online under the Events tab. Please pray about “keeping watch” with our Lord during the hours of this holy evening. There is no limit to the number who may come to pray. We do wish to have at least one person at each shift. Those unable to come to the chapel, please consider joining us in prayer from your home. Remember Jesus’ words to Peter in the Garden of Gethsemane and to all of us, by extension:

“So… could you not watch with Me one hour?” Matthew 26:40

Praying For St. Andrew’s

Join us following the 7:00 p.m. Maundy Thursday Service, when Praying for St. Andrews will initiate the All-Night Prayer Vigil at 8:30 p.m. with 30 minutes of lay-led prayer in the Shuman Chapel.

To learn more, contact Karen Ferrer at tkferrer@sbcglobal.net.

"Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving." Colossians 4:2