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The Episcopal Church of Saint Michael & All Angels Pacific View Drive at Marguerite Corona del Mar California 92625 949.644.0463 www.stmikescdm.org

FOR THELOVE OF MIKEVolume 64 Number 2 FEBRUARY 2014

...From the Desk of the Rector

BELOVEDS IN CHRIST,

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PARISH NEWSAND NOTES

FINANCIAL UPDATE THROUGHDECEMBER 2013: Preliminary yearto date Income is $525,801. Our YTDExpense is $559,883. The parish NetOrdinary Income is ($34,082), whichis $15,899 more than we planned aswe had an operating a loss of $49,982for 2013. Our YTD Pledge Income is$420,958 which is $4,041 less thanwe planned through the end of 2013. SO WE DID NOT END THE YEARIN THE BLACK, as we had hoped.During the Annual Parish Meeting wewill address this and the budget for2014.

Our total operating cash balance is$263,223 of which $255,664 isdesignated gifts leaving a net balanceof $7,559. The net cash has beenreduced by $49,982 from our savingsto meet our 2013 operating expenses. The Endowment Trust has a balanceof $174,650, but this can not be usedfor operating expenses.

Again, we encourage everyone tomake there 2014 pledge if they havenot done so, and to consider increasingtheir pledge to help make up theshortfall from 2013.

This is Epiphany Season. What does that mean? What might its challenge be?

My dictionary defines “epiphany” as “as appearance or manifestation, particularlyof a divine being.” That makes my eyes glaze over! I suggest we think ofEpiphany as God peeling back layers so we can see what we’ve never seenbefore. Epiphany is God helping us to see something new.

I picture Epiphany as God standing next to her latest work of art, getting readyto pull the tarp away so we can see what he has created. God would give thattarp a good pull and there it would be: God’s latest creation. That unveilingwould be, for us, an epiphany, a glimpse of something new from God.

As a Californian, I equate “epiphany” with “eureka!” James Marshall discoveredgold on January 24, 1848, at Captain John Sutter’s mill along the south form ofthe American River and shouted “Eureka!” In ancient Syracuse, Italy, Greekmathematician Archimedes stepped into his bathtub and discovered his principleabout volume and buoyancy and exclaimed, “Eureka!” “Eureka” equals“epiphany.”

Another way to think of an “epiphany” comes from my second favorite sectionof the newspaper, the comics. Cartoonists create brightly lit bulbs abovecharacters’ heads telling us that they suddenly understand something and “Getit!” That’s an “epiphany,” an “Aha!” moment, the light bulb turning on.

What kind of “Aha!” moment, what “unveiling,” what “Eureka” discovery, whatnew understanding is The Epiphany?

Holy Women, Holy Men tells us that some Anglican Prayer Books interpret theword “epiphany” with an alternative title, “The Manifestation of Christ to theGentiles.” This is a reference to the story of the Wise Ones from the East inMatthew 2:1-12. The Magi were Gentiles. Such battle lines were drawn that ifGentiles were found in the inner courts of the temple in Jerusalem they were putto death. And, of course we know that in Jesus’ time and place, women and thepoor had places in society subservient to places reserved for men and the rich.Dividing walls were taken most seriously.

Epiphany’s witness is that from the very beginning of his life, Jesus came to teardown walls that divide Gentile from Jew, women from men, poor from rich,and to make God equally accessible to everyone. Epiphany’s message is thatGod embraces all who come into faith relationship with him and that we are todo likewise.

The challenge of Epiphany is to recognize walls that divide us from others and todo what we are able to tear them down. The message of Epiphany is to behonest about who we do not like and ask, “What would it take to get me to openmy arms to those people?” and then to ask God to help us do that.

Annual Parish Meeting

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February 2, 2014

11:30 am

All Angels’ CourtYours, in Christ -

(MORE) PARISH NEWS AND NOTES

FOR THE LOVE OF MIKEFOR THE LOVE OF MIKEFOR THE LOVE OF MIKEFOR THE LOVE OF MIKEFOR THE LOVE OF MIKE is a publication of

Saint Michael & All AngelsEpiscopal Church,

Corona del Mar, CA.Copy deadline is the secondWednesday of the month.

We welcome letters and articles. Editor: Susan Beechner

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Finance...........................................Jim Palda[[email protected]] 626.533.8037Mission......................................Gail Haghjoo[[email protected]] 714.553.7120Stewardship...................................Joan Short[[email protected]] 949.644.0719Worship.The Very Rev’d Canon Peter D. Haynes[[email protected]] 949.644.0463

VESTRY MEMBERSSenior Warden...............................Lynn Headley[[email protected]] 714.963.5932Junior Warden........................................[Open]Christian Education.......................Barbara Black[[email protected]] 949.375.3048Clerk of the Vestry...................... ...Karlene Miller[[email protected]] 949.336.6215Building and rounds.................... ..........[Open]

Communications...........................Clyde Dodge[[email protected] 949.375.1530Evangelism.................................Melinda Rader[[email protected]] 949.230.3644Fellowship......................................Teri Corbet[[email protected]] 714.964.5505

FEBRUARYAnniversaries

CONTRIBUTIONS WERE MADE TOTHE RECTOR’S DISCRETIONARYFUND most recently by Barbara &Wally Paulson and Jack & MarilynTowner in celebration; and, by AndreaVoight, Jeanne Rees and Ben Card inthanksgiving. These funds extend ourParish’s mission of outreach, providing forsuch needs as can be helped by financialassistance.

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LEST WE FORGET: There have been4,489 American military casualties inIraq and 2,170 in Afghanistan. "Lordhear our prayers for those who are deadand for those who mourn."

PLEASE CHECK THE DISPLAYRACK ON THE WALL INMICHAEL'S ROOM. Pick up apamphlet or two to share with familyand friends. A donation box isprovided.We all can benefit from "The spiritualpractice of decluttering," a pamphletwritten by Dr. Donna Schaper, seniormember of Judson Memorial Churchin New York and author of thirtybooks. She gives us five tips todeclutter time and space: 1. Resist thetemptation to buy things we do notneed. 2. Give away what is clutteringour lives. Give "left-overs" to those inneed. 3. Be a brilliant recycler. 4. Startcleaning and clearing away a clutteredspace. 5. Get a partner and exchangehelp. A warning: "We are emotionallyexhausted by the very connections thatused to feed us." “Connecting is good;overconnection is exhausting."Discipline yourself in use of email andsocial media. "Cyberspace is a sneakynew form of clutter. We can manageit, if we want. It can manage us, ifwe want to let it."

Birthdays2nd - Sharon Perry

6th - Pauline BenjaminMyrna IrelandLibby Keating

10th - Dina Mead11th - Robin McDowell

18th - Michael Robertson19th - John Ireland21st - Dottie Cole

23rd - Wally Paulson24th - Sally McCulloch26th - Julianne Powell

27th - Donald Alser28th - Mike Draffin

Baptisms13th - Joseph Benjamin

Pauline Benjamin14th - Amanda Corbet

16th - Gracemarie Dell AngeloDoug Little

24th - Peter Haynes+Maria Solomon

Weddings16th - Victor & Olive Rumbellow

26th - Terry & Catherine Lee

LOAVES AND FISHES: In Februarywe will collect large cans of groundcoffee. Monetary donations arealways welcome, too, and checksshould be made payable to SaintMichael & All Angels, with Loavesand Fishes on the memo line. (TaxID #95-2123746)

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SUPER BOWL OF CARING Sunday, February 2nd

“Lord, even as we enjoy the SuperBowl football game, help us bemindful of those who are without abowl of soup to eat.”

With this simple prayer at Spring ValleyPresbyterian Church in Columbia,South Carolina, in 1990, the SouperBowl of Caring began. Its purposewas to use Super Bowl weekend, atime when people come together forfootball and fun, to also unify ournation for a higher good: collectingdollars and canned food for those inneed. In 1990, 22 churches collected$5,700; in 2013, 8,154 participatinggroups (including Saint Michael & AllAngels) contributed $7,514,749!Presidents Jimmy Carter and GeorgeH.W. Bush are National Advocates.Please, bring $5 on February 2 for theSouper Bowl of Caring.

“I was hungry and you gave me food;I was thirsty and you gave mesomething to drink.” --Matthew 25:35

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HOLYWOMENHOLYMEN

Norm EwersFrom the Urwin Family

February 22 is Women'sSpiritual Day for Deaneries

IX & X

Women of Deaneries 9 and 10 willgather at St. Clement's Church, SanClemente, on Saturday, February 22 forthe fourth annual Women's Spiritual Day,led by Bishop Suffragan Diane JardineBruce.

The theme for the day will be"Pilgrimage." Keynote speaker will be TheRev’d Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook,professor at Bloy House (EpiscopalTheological School at Claremont), vicepresident of academic affairs and deanof faculty and professor of practicaltheology and religious education atClaremont School of Theology, andauthor of many articles and books,including, most recently, “Pilgrimage -The Sacred Art: Journey to the Center ofthe Heart.”

The day will begin with registration at8:30am, followed by the keynote addressat 9am.

Several workshops centering on thepilgrimage theme will follow, and the daywill conclude with lunch and worship.

Further information will be madeavailable in future issues of the DiocesanUpdate.

Cornelius was a Centurion(Captain) in the Roman Army in

charge of a company of 100 men. Acenturion was a Roman citizen, amilitary career man, well-paid, andgenerally noted for courage andcompetence. Some centurions, suchas Cornelius were also men of deepreligious piety. All that we knowabout Cornelius, however, is foundin Chapters ten and eleven of the Bookof Acts; other centurions were alsonoted favorably in the Gospels ofMark and Luke.

In New Testament times, anestimated ten per cent of the populationof the Roman Empire consisted of"God Fearers," Gentiles who recognizedthat the pagan belief in many gods andgoddesses was not a religion for athoughtful and moral worshipper, andwho accordingly embraced an ethicalmonotheism-belief in One God whohad created the world, and was theupholder of the Moral Law. Althoughfew of them took the step of formalconversion to Judaism, most of themattended synagogue services regularly.

Cornelius was part of that tenpercent: a monotheist, a Gentile whoworshipped the One God. The Jewstraditionally recognized that suchGentiles had a place in the Family ofGod, and they are mentioned along withthe priests (House of Aaron), the Levites(House of Levi), and the Jews orIsraelites ((House of Israel in Psalms115, 118 and 135.) Cornelius and hishousehold were the first Gentiles tobe converted to Christianity (by Peter).Luke, recording this event, clearlyregards it as an event of the utmostimportance in the history of the earlychurch, the beginning of the Church'sdecision to admit Gentiles to full andequal fellowship with the JewishChristians. Although he is notmentioned again, he and his householdpresumably formed the nucleus of theChristian community we findelsewhere in the Book of Acts (A 8:40and 21:18)

Sources:'"The Proper for the Lesser Feasts

and Fasts 1997". "Biographical Sketches of

memorable Christians of the past."

Innovative, free formationresource for Lent 2014

[The Society of Saint John theEvangelist press release] For Lent2014 the Brothers of The Society ofSaint John the Evangelist (SSJE) havedeveloped an easy-to-use video seriesand accompanying workbook “LoveLife: Living the Gospel of Love.” Thedaily series runs from AshWednesday, March 5th, to PalmSunday. Subscribers will be emailedeach morning with a mobile-friendlyvideo and evocative question. Thedaily email subscription is free, as areall the supporting materials which areavailable to download for free. Aprinted version can be purchasedthrough www.SSJE.org/lovelife.

“Love Life: Living the Gospel ofLove” is an offering from the Brothersof SSJE that delves deeply into thegospel that shapes their communitylife. The Brothers believe thatspending time praying and ponderingwith the Gospel of John can help usall to live more abundantly the life oflove to which we are called. John’smessage of love can unlock our ownhearts and transform the communitieswhere we belong.

This series is designed so thateveryone in a community canparticipate. Churches can offer “LoveLife” for groups that meet in personand for people who prefer to accessthe series electronically, via a smartphone or computer.

The Episcopal Diocese of Texas andthe Anglican Church of Canada willbe featuring Love Life during Lent.“When I learned about “Love Life,”it was a natural decision to coordinateour Lenten issue of the diocesanmagazine, Diolog, with a similarfocus. We are promoting the 5-weekprogram and videos to ourmembership and churches as well.Our Christian Formation team is alsovery excited about the program,which can be very personal orapproached from a group standpoint.I have found that collaboration withSSJE allows us to expand what mysmall staff can provide with qualityprogramming while modeling whatbeing part of a broader Church is allabout,” said Carol E. Barnwell,Communication Director of theEpiscopal Diocese of Texas

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Dear People of Saint Michael& All Angels,

We are overwhelmed with gratitudefor the welcome you gave all of uson Ray Urwin’s first Sunday withyou! We felt enveloped by the spiritof caring both for your new musicianand the music itself. We are alldelighted Ray has found such aperfect new spiritual family to be ahome for his musical gifts. Manythanks to all of you from all of us,

Cecilia Urwin, Amelia, Regina, Glenn, Carla and Donna

NURSERY CARE IS AVAILABLE onSundays from 9:30-11:30am.

PLEASE CHECK the lost and found boxnext to the tract rack in Michael’s Room.

PRAYERS

THANKSGIVING

3233 Pacific View DriveCorona del Mar, CA 92625

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Our mission is to seek and shareJesus Christ as spiritual food

for life’s journey.

HEALING

GUIDANCE

SAINT MICHAEL & ALL ANGELSEPISCOPAL CHURCH

A CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY OFTHE ANGLICAN COMMUNION

The Very Rev’d CanonPeter D. Haynes, Rector

[[email protected]]Susan Caldwell

Director of Christian Education

[[email protected]]Ray Urwin, D.M.A.

Minister of Music[[email protected]]

The Rev’d Fennie Chang, Ph.D.,Canterbury Irvine

The Rev’d Canon Ray FlemmingAssisting Priest

The Rev’d Jefferson HuletAssisting Priest

The Rev’d Barbara Stewart, Ph.D.,Assisting Priest

Susan Beechner, Parish Secretary[[email protected]]Donnie Lewis, Bookkeeper

[[email protected]]

WORSHIP SCHEDULESunday

Holy Eucharist 8amChoral Eucharist 10am

Nursery Care from 9:30-11:30amAdult Education 9amSunday School 10am

TuesdayHE, MP, alternating Tues. at 7:30am

WednesdayHoly Eucharist with Prayers

for Peace and Healing-12 noon

ABOUT SAINT MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS

CORONA DEL MAR

We are a Christian Community ofthe Anglican Communion who cometo hear God’s word and receive and

share the Lord Jesus Christ.Our purpose is to have Christ live

in us in order that in Christ we maylive faithful and productive

Christian lives.Our commitment to the Gospel is

evangelical; our liturgical tradition,catholic; our theology orthodox but

open to thought, reflection, andspiritual endeavor.

We care about the worldand strive to serve Christ in it.

Call Esther McNameefor prayer requests 949.640.1749

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One Hour a Day

Welcome to 2014 and a new yearwith wonderful beginnings. Pleasetake time to consider The BibleChallenge. The Rev’d MarekZabriskie, creator of The BibleChallenge, Rector of St. ThomasEpiscopal Church in FortWashington, Pennsylvania would liketo encourage one and all toparticipate.

What exactly is The Bible Challengeyou may ask? The Bible Challenge isa commitment to read the Biblecompletely through in one year.

There are several ways to go aboutreading the Bible through the year.You can start on January 1st or beginat Lent, March 4th. Also, jumpingright into Bible reading can begin atanytime. The Bible Challenge isformatted so that even if you fallbehind, you can still pick right backup where you left off.

Orange County is a great place andopportunity for busyness. Schedulesget filled quickly and days fly intoweeks and months and years. Timepasses quickly. Just as sand in a sieve,our best intentions can be lost in thecurrent of busyness.

Taking time during the day to readthe Bible is one way to slow downand order one’s private world.Reading the Bible is a way to grow infaith and relationship with God. Hiswords are ever present, comfortingand ever true.

Murry McClaren has given a wiseand practical suggestion regardingThe Bible Challenge. “You need toset a specific time of day when youare around the house or home byyourself and set aside one hour perday to read your Bible. Commit thatparticular time to read The BibleChallenge. Just know that you willbe rewarding yourself by doing it. “

The Bible Challenge participants in2013 were Norris Battin, The VeryRev’d Canon Peter Haynes, StacieTibbetts, Lynne Ruedy, The Rev’dBarbara Stewart, Tami Chapin,

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United Thank Offering (UTO) isa ministry of the Episcopal

Church for the mission of the wholechurch. Through United ThankOffering, men, women, and childrennurture the habit of giving dailythanks to God. These prayers ofthanksgiving start when we recognizeand name our many daily blessings.Those who participate in UTOdiscover that thankfulness leads togenerosity. United Thank Offering isentrusted to promote thank offerings,to receive the offerings, and todistribute the UTO monies to supportmission and ministry throughout theEpiscopal Church and in Provincesof the Anglican Communion in thedeveloping world.

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The Alternative Market on December 8th. We raised over $7000 for Outreach! Thank you to everyone for your generosity!

The Christmas Pageant in the Sanctuary on

Christmas Eve.

Our Children (and Adults!) Enjoying the Season

Michael Kiper’s Eagle Scout Project at Saint Michael’s - adding a bench and cross by the Labyrinth.

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FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE - ADSNEEDED! Our newsletter is printedat no cost to Saint Michael’s by C& M Publications, thanks to thesupport of the local businesses’ adsfound on the back of the calendar eachmonth. If you or someone you knowmight like to become a sponsor, pleasecall Susan Beechner in the parishoffice for more information.949.644.0463 x10.

PLEASE REMEMBER . . . SaintMichael & All Angels has a ParishEmergency Fund funded byparishioners and available toparishioners facing financialemergencies and needing economicassistance. Requests should bedirected to our rector or any memberof our Vestry. Currently there is $5000in this Fund. At one time there wasmore than $20,000 in the ParishEmergency Fund; so, if you are ableto contribute, all gifts are welcome!

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MEN’S GROUP: Each week wediscuss a chapter or two of a book,typically on theology, philosophy andscience. We meet 7.30-9am eachThursday in the Davis Library. All menare welcome regardless of faith or lackof it.

Linda Sevier, Ann and SteveMorris, Murry McClaren, LynnMultari, Sam Horton, FrancesFukuda and Susan Caldwell.

Tami Chapin finished The BibleChallenge early. The Rev’d BarbaraStewart committed to reading theBible in Spanish last year. LynneRuedy carried her Bible Challengebook into China. Stacie Tibbettstook The Bible Challenge last yearand will continue her reading of theLectionary as a daily devotion.Presently, Sam Horton reads andstudies faithfully. He has beenfocused to read the Bible twice in ayear. He also reads the Psalter. “I doThe Bible Challenge right after mymorning prayer. I do it beforebreakfast because I want to carrythose words with me thoughout theday.”

Sam Horton and Tami Chapinhave taken up The Bible Challengeagain in 2014.

Will you begin a daily practice ofreading the Bible today?

Bible Challengers rally togetheronce a month in the Davis Library todiscuss their readings, share insightsand to cheer one another on. All arewelcome!

Please watch for the table with ablue and white poster displayed onevery fourth Sunday of the monthon the Saint Michael & All Angelspatio. This is a reminder to allparticipants of The Bible Challengethat there will be a meeting in theDavis Library at 11:30pm.

The Bible Challenge daily readingschedule is available in the churchoffice. If you have any questions,please email [email protected] or giveme a call at 949-644-0463 Ext. 12.

The Bible Challenge website is http://thecenterforbiblicalstudies.org/what-is-the-bible-challenge/

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TIME AND TALENT If you arethinking about volunteering with oneof our commissions at St. Mike’s,please review the “Parish Life”booklet on the back rail of thesanctuary, which describes theseactivities. We need greeters, acolytes,coffee hosts, and ushers, and haveother interesting assignments as well.Volunteering is a wonderful way tomeet new people at St. Mike’s. Pleasecall Melinda Rader with questions at949.230.3644.

ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATIONSUNDAYS AT NINE: EclipsingEmpire: Paul, Rome, and the Kingdomof God continues. Each 20-minutevideo segment features Marcus Borgand John Dominic Crossan on alocation significant for the study ofPaul. The themes for the twelvesessions are: Empire, Jesus, Paul’sMission, Paul’s Character, Paul’sVocation, Cities, Paul’s Letters, Paul’sEthics, Paul’s Theology, Paul’sEschatology, Icons, and Eclipse. Join preeminent New Testamentscholars Marcus Borg and JohnCrossan as they trace the ApostlePaul’s footsteps throughout the RomanEmpire. Explore fresh insights intoPaul’s message of the Kingdom ofGod, its challenge to Roman imperialtheology, and the apostle’s radicalrelevance for today.

IN THE ABSENCE OF A VESTRY/CHAIRPERSON for our Buildingsand Grounds Commission, if you havea concern about our campus pleaseput notes in cubbie/boxes in our ParishOffice for both “Buildings &Grounds” and “Sexton” (parishcustodian).

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IF YOU WOULD LIKE TOSPONSOR the Sanctuary Light orAltar Flowers in memory of a lovedone or in thanksgiving for a birthday,anniversary, or other special event,please sign up on the board in theParish Center and indicate the personor occasion to be remembered. Thesuggested donation for flowers is $30;the Sanctuary Light is $10. Please markyour check for the Altar Guild.

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Nothing New UnderThe Sun

by the Rev’d George Clifford

The week between Christmas andNew Year's, I spent some of timedigitally scanning 35mm slides that myfather-in-law had taken over the courseof about forty-years. The slidesrecorded his life's journey. Theyrecorded places to which he hadtravelled, people he had known, hiswell-loved family, and his ministry.While I processed the slides, mythoughts drifted not only over the eventsand people he photographed but alsoover how dramatically technology haschanged in the last two centuries.

Before the Civil War, photography wasrare; in the latter half of the nineteenthcentury, photography remained toodifficult and expensive for mostamateurs; professionals took thepreponderance of photographs. Then,inventive individuals such as GeorgeEastman, founder of Kodak, loweredthe cost and simplified the process.Photography soared in affordability andpopularity.

Today, film is increasingly difficult toobtain. The Kodak Corporation isstruggling to survive. Cameras arealmost all digital; stand-alone camerasare increasingly rare as people usecameras built into a cellphone, tablet,or other device. A replacement bulb fora 35mm slide projector – if you can findone – is costly. A few of the sales clerksfrom whom I sought information aboutscanners with which to digitize 35mmslides did not know what a 35mm slidewas. Unsurprisingly, I found moreinformation and better prices for slidescanners on the internet.

So, is the book of Ecclesiastes wrong?Are there some new things under thesun?

People take and cherish photographsbecause human memories are fallibleand incomplete. Furthermore,neuroscientists have demonstrated thathuman memory actually degrades overtime. Yet, past moments and thememories of those moments definewho I am, what I have done, and helpme to recall people I love or who areimportant to me.

Before photography, people treasuredother mementos, items such as a paintedportrait, lock of hair, article of clothing,

passed mementos from onegeneration to the next as a means ofpreserving their identity and heritage.With the advent of photography, suchkeepsakes became increasingly rare.Photographs are more affordable,transportable, and easier to share.Perhaps most important, photographsoffer a fuller, richer, way to recallprecious memories.

This desire to cherish our links withthe past seems constant. Technologyhas changed, but the underlyinghuman motivation to hold on tocherished memories that shape andinform one's identity has remainedconstant. This is not new.

The anamnesis – the part of theEucharistic prayer that recalls Jesus'life, death, and resurrection – isimportant precisely because itpreserves our link with Jesus. We haveno photographs of Jesus and nokeepsakes (unless one accepts asgenuine alleged artifacts of the truecross, the shroud of Turin, or othersuch items of highly dubioushistoricity). Our connection to Jesusis verbal, perhaps fittingly so giventhe gospel of John's portrayal of Jesusas the Word of God.

When Jesus seems distant, orunreal, the anamnesis (or,remembrance) that informs andshapes our Christian identity canhelpfully center on the life of a saint,i.e., a person in whose life we, or atleast some Christians, have seen orheard God's word en-fleshed. In ourremembrance, we can experienceanew God's presence and love,exactly as recalling other cherishedmemories enables us to renew thatpart of our identity and heritage.

My father-in-law died a decade ago.His widow thinks that my digitizinghis 35mm slides would have delightedhim because the digital images are somuch easier to store, see, and sharethan are his antiquated anddeteriorating 35mm slides.

I wonder if these changes areportents of the future. Theinformation age offers hope that thenext generation can live more fully ata lower environmental cost. Humanswill still need shelter, clothes,furniture, and kitchens. But thecherished possessions that make uswho we are – art, music, books,

season of twenty-first century contentfocused humans will follow thetwentieth century's season ofconspicuous consumption. This is justone sign of hope that I discern for ourcreating a better, greener, richer, andmore peaceful world.

As the 2014 begins, many of us makeresolutions of things we want to do (ornot do!) this year. Our memories cantransform life's moments fromdisconnected dots into a ray, atrajectory anchored by birth at one end.What is the trajectory of your life, i.e.,toward what (or whom) is your lifeaimed? In other words, what is yourspiritual anamnesis?

George Clifford is an ethicist andPriest Associate at the Church of theNativity, Raleigh, NC. He retired fromthe Navy after serving as a chaplainfor twenty-four years, has written“Charting a Theological Confluence:Theology and Interfaith Relations” and“Forging Swords into Plows: A Twenty-First Century Christian Perspective onWar,” and blogs at Ethical Musings.

This article first appeared on EpiscopalCafe’s Daily Episcopalian here: :http://www.episcopalcafe.com/

The series begins on March 5th withthree short videos introducing John asthe Gospel of Love and explaining theirintentions and hopes for the series.After the introductory videos, theseries explores five themes, which theBrothers find in John’s Gospel and intheir lives: Revelation, Invitation,Participation, Collaboration andVocation. Each Sunday there will be avideo reflecting on the theme for thatweek, which will then be explored infive short daily videos (M-F) and inthe worksheet that accompanies them.Each video ends with a thought-provoking question to be pondered overthe course of the day, then answeredon the worksheet or atwww.SSJE.org/lovelife. On Saturdaythere will be a catch-up video with thatweek’s videos replayed together.

More information is available atwww.SSJE.org/lovelife. Resourcesfor group and church leaders andeducators are available atwww.SSJE.org/loveliferesources.

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entertainment, memories, and muchmore – will all be digital, enabling


Summer Camp isYoung Adult Ministry, Too

by The Rev’d Martha Korienek

This past summer I had the joy ofbeing the Spiritual Director for

Camp Chicago, the summer camp forthe Episcopal Diocese of Chicago. Myjob description was three-fold: makesure that there is worship offered daily,work with the volunteer clergy to offerformation experiences, and be thechaplain to the staff. It was in this lastrole (as chaplain) that I heardrepeatedly that camp matters a greatdeal to the staff, most of whom wereyoung adults; camp was one of thefew places where they could benefitfrom being in Christian communitywith their peers, since their experienceis that communities of young adultsare few and far between in theEpiscopal Church. Nate (a staffmember) put it this way: “Just beingin a really Christian community, in acamp community, where you’re safe,it makes it really easy to see your owngifts and to see gifts in others, whichis also very important as a Christian—seeing Christ in other people and seeinggifts in other people.” This is thechurch at its best—a place wherepeople grow closer to God and others,and through that, grow into the personthey were created to be. The youngadults who staff summer camps aredrawn to this kind of church, wherepeople seek and serve Christ in oneanother.

These staff members loved theirministries (being a counselor, teachingarchery, etc.) but were also at campbecause of what camp offered them:quality young adult ministry. They hada chance to “be church” with peoplewho were more or less at a similarplace in their discernment of what Godis calling them to do with their lives.And so, they had access to countlessconversations about calling andpurpose, something for which they hadbeen longing. Reflecting back on theseconversations, one staff member,Anna, told me, “I believe the staff sawgifts or talents in me that I had not yetdiscovered and they did everything tohelp me grow and realize the potentialI had.” For Anna, similar to Nate, beingin Christian community had a directimpact on her self-understanding,especially when considering whatSpirit-given gifts they might have, and

how they can use these to become theperson God has created them to be.And for Anna, who is not a regularchurch attendee, staffing at CampChicago was her only opportunity toexplore these questions.

And following a trend of other camps(thank you Camp Wright and CampStronghold for this idea!), we endedeach week with a Bible study thathelped the staff to see where God hadbeen at work the previous week.Heather (a staff member) shared withme how our Bible study on Galatians5:22-23 affected her: “When it cameto actually communicating with God,building my own relationship, I felt thatwas hard because God wasn’tsomething that I could see… especiallythis year at camp we did a lot of ‘thefruit of the Spirit’ and took time torecognize where we saw God—theHoly Spirit working throughout camp,and that was helpful for me to take astep back and be like, ‘God is here.’”In conversations that I had with themafter camp, they all said that this simpleBible study was a spiritually enrichingexperience, and helped them to connecttheir personal efforts with God’sbuilding of the kingdom, which is aconnection that they’ve hopefullylearned to see in the rest of their lives.

Let me be clear: these young adultswere not at camp for self-servingpurposes. They were dedicated to theirministry at camp, whatever it might be.And it was this combination ofdiscerning gifts in community, as wellas serving others, that really made campan experience to grow closer to Godthrough understanding better who Godis calling them to be. Nate shared thatserving at camp was crucial to hisunderstanding of himself as a followerof Jesus: “Even though you’re in aplace where everyone is loving,everyone is supportive, there’s nojudgment, you’re still feeling yourselfpushed to be a better person by thecommunity…no one is pressuring you,other than yourself. You really feel aninnate desire to serve as Christ for thesekids.” And not only did these youngadults desire to serve as Christ served,they also had multiple opportunities toserve other people, all of which theyaccepted and did with grace. Since thisgroup of young adults had this kind ofdesire to serve others, they weregrateful for the chance to do this atcamp. As their chaplain, I learned a lotabout Christ by witnessing the waythey tried to be Christ-like in theirservice to others.

Throughout the Episcopal Church,summer camp has a strong traditionof being an excellent ministry for thecampers (usually children and youth).Through the reflections of membersof the Camp Chicago 2013 staff, it isclear that church camp is a criticalministry of the Episcopal Church, notjust for the campers, but also for theyoung adults who staff the camp, sothat they can grow in their faith andvocation, and fulfill their ministry inthe church for the building of thekingdom and to the glory of God. Afterwitnessing the transformation that tookplace in the lives of the staff membersthis summer through their intentionalconversations about vocation with theirpeers, their considering what Scripturemeans in their individual and communallives, and the ways that they lived outtheir Christian calling, I wonder: is itpossible for the diocesan summercamps throughout the EpiscopalChurch to also develop a tradition ofbeing an excellent ministry for theyoung adults who staff it?

The Rev’d Martha Korienek is theAssociate Rector at Saint Paul’sEpiscopal Church in Burlingame, CA,as well as part-time M.A. student atVirginia Theological Seminary, with afocus on ministry with young adults.She was formerly Canon Haynes’Associate here at Saint Michael & AllAngels.[This article first appeared on EpiscopalCafe’s Daily Episcopalian here: :http://www.episcopalcafe.com/]

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PHONE TREE MINISTRY: NEWMEMBERS NEEDED. Our goal is tocontact every parishioner by phone oncea month.This is a great opportunity toget to know others better and to shareinformation, needs and suggestionsabout Saint Mike's. Please contact RuthPoole at 949.644.9263.

SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKESUPPER: Celebrate Fat Tuesday onMarch 4th from 6 to 7pm in All AngelsCourt,with a pancake supper presentedby the Evangelism Commission! If you want a night off from cookingand dishwashing, are looking for a date-night with the kids or grandkids, orsimply need a place to practice yourpancake flipping skills then this eveningis for you!

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47th Annual Parish Meeting February 2nd, 11:30am, All Angels Court

[Religion News Service --Canterbury, England] CanterburyCathedral, mother church of the 85million-member worldwide AnglicanCommunion, will have its first girls’choir perform since it was rebuiltnearly 1,000 years ago.

On Jan. 25, worshippers will hearthe voices of 16 girls between the agesof 12 and 16 at a historic Evensongservice, which will include the musicof English composer Ralph VaughanWilliams.

Until now, only male voices havebeen heard at the cathedral’s services.

Twenty years ago, SalisburyCathedral was the first Englishcathedral to allow girls to sing inchoirs at services. That set the ballrolling. There are now 765 girls incathedral choirs across England,compared with 1,008 boys.

Winchester Cathedral formed a girls’choir in 1998, and ChoirsAdministrator Sue Armstrong said itis extremely popular.

The cathedral is world-famous forits magnificent boys’ choir, which hasmade many recordings and touredmost of Europe and parts of theCommonwealth.

“I am delighted to hear that themother church of the AnglicanCommunion is finally following suit,”said Armstrong.

The formation of the girls’ choir atCanterbury comes as fewer boysshow much interest in singing inchurch choirs.

“What we need is a film that doesfor choral singing what ‘Billy Elliot’did for ballet,” wrote Alan Titchmarsh,a former choirboy, in The DailyTelegraph.

Some Church of Englandtraditionalists insist choirs incathedrals should be all male.

The website of the Campaign for theTraditional Cathedral Choir insists itis not anti-girl but adds “ … cathedrals[that] use girls should take theopportunity of creating their own style,their own tradition separate from thehistoric all-male.”

1996 in response to the decline of therobed, all-male choir and the decliningnumber of boy choristers nationwide. Itsaim is to champion the ancient traditionof the all-male choir.

In medieval days, all-girl choirsflourished in convents. Italian composersGiovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina andClaudio Monteverdi wrote for them. Butthose choirs never sang with men atchurch services, and CTCC would liketo keep it that way.

“At Winchester Cathedral, girls andboys sing together at Easter andChristmas,” said Armstrong. “Wehaven’t received any complaints yet.”

Canterbury Cathedral tohost first-ever girls’ choir

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