Good Stewardship by The Rev. John P. Leach Page Robbins … · 2018. 7. 23. · Stephen Thompson...
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Providing a welcoming community in which all can, with open hearts and open minds, receive God's grace through worship, fellowship, learning and outreach to others. Church of the Holy Apostles (Episcopal) AUGUST 2018 Page Robbins Cookouts As we consider all forms of our stewardship commitment at Holy Apostles, we are mindful of our care for creation. In an effort to reduce, even if slightly, our impact on God’s creation, and with an eye toward reducing costs, we are eliminating the use of plastic stir straws and the individual plastic coffee creamers during fellowship. We will have creamer available every Sunday for your use. During the week, coffee creamer can be found in the kitchen re- frigerator. Additionally, real spoons will be available on Sunday mornings. We realize that this is only a minimal effort to use products that are easily recycled and limit our use of plas- tics. However, we hope that in a small way, such action helps us to be good stewards of creation and our finances. Saturday of Service Saturday, August 18th On Saturday, August 18th, Holy Apostles will once again partner with MIFA to fill bags for MIFA’s Emergency Services. If you would like to help, meet in the Holy Apostles Parish Life Center at 9:00 a.m. In preparation for filling the Emergency Services bags, we are seeking the following donations, prior to August 18th: • Baby Care Packages: 4-pack disposable diapers; trav- el size baby lotion, powder, and wipes; infant juice, etc. • To-Go Meals Packages: single-serving cans of tuna, chicken, fruit cups, and applesauce; granola bars; crackers; cookies, etc • Adult Personal Care Packages: toothbrushes; combs; razors; travel size soap, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant and body lotion; etc. Boxes for these donations will be located in the hallway. If you have any questions, please contact Barb Cafferty ([email protected]) (901) 651-9613. Good Stewardship by The Rev. John P. Leach Sunday, September 9th, we will resume our 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. services, Rector's Forum, The Good Book Club and Christian Education, too! Mark your calendars! September 9th You wake up one morning to an ominous rum- ble, which soon turns into vibrations followed by whole- sale shaking, and you realize your family is caught in a major earthquake. After the initial quaking subsides, questions start to arise. “What do we do now?” “Where do we go for help?” “Where can we get information?” … and many more. Disasters – both natural and manmade – can and do occur. In the earthquake scenario above, most seis- mologists believe it is not a matter of if for the Memphis area, but when. How well you and your family fare follow- ing a disaster depends in large part on how well you’re prepared. Please join us for a potluck lunch in the PLC on Thursday, August 23rd at 11:30AM – 12:30PM when Officer Eugene Jones of the Shelby County Emergency Preparedness Office will give a 30-minute slide show presentation on how to effectively prepare for emergen- cies. The presentation is both interesting and informative, and provides key information on coping with a wide array of possible scenarios. Sponsored by the Prime Timers, the event is open to all parishioners. “Cost” is a potluck main dish, dessert or salad. Please mark your calendars, and add your name to the sign up list, which will be forthcoming in the church weekly email. Only one more left: don’t miss out! On August 10th, plan to spend time with our friends at Page Robbins adult day care center! Arrive by 11:15. Come and enjoy a great lunch and the fellowship of some wonderful people.. Call Gayle Schafer at 861-0925 if you have any questions. Do you know what to do?
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Providing a welcoming community in which all can, with open hearts and open minds, receive God's grace through worship, fellowship, learning and outreach to others.
Church of the Holy Apostles (Episcopal)
AUGUST
2018
Page Robbins Cookouts
As we consider all forms of our stewardship commitment at Holy Apostles, we are mindful of our care for creation. In an effort to reduce, even if slightly, our impact on God’s creation, and with an eye toward reducing costs, we are eliminating the use of plastic stir straws and the individual plastic coffee creamers during fellowship. We will have creamer available every Sunday for your use. During the week, coffee creamer can be found in the kitchen re-frigerator. Additionally, real spoons will be available on Sunday mornings. We realize that this is only a minimal effort to use products that are easily recycled and limit our use of plas-tics. However, we hope that in a small way, such action helps us to be good stewards of creation and our finances.
Saturday of Service Saturday, August 18th On Saturday, August 18th, Holy Apostles will once again partner with MIFA to fill bags for MIFA’s Emergency Services. If you would like to help, meet in the Holy Apostles Parish Life Center at 9:00 a.m. In preparation for filling the Emergency Services bags, we are seeking the following donations, prior to August 18th: • Baby Care Packages: 4-pack disposable diapers; trav-el size baby lotion, powder, and wipes; infant juice, etc.
• To-Go Meals Packages: single-serving cans of tuna, chicken, fruit cups, and applesauce; granola bars; crackers; cookies, etc • Adult Personal Care Packages: toothbrushes; combs; razors; travel size soap, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant and body lotion; etc. Boxes for these donations will be located in the hallway. If you have any questions, please contact Barb Cafferty ([email protected]) (901) 651-9613.
Good Stewardship by The Rev. John P. Leach
Sunday, September 9th, we will resume our 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. services, Rector's Forum, The Good Book Club and Christian Education, too!
Mark your calendars! September 9th
You wake up one morning to an ominous rum-ble, which soon turns into vibrations followed by whole-sale shaking, and you realize your family is caught in a major earthquake. After the initial quaking subsides, questions start to arise. “What do we do now?” “Where do we go for help?” “Where can we get information?” …and many more. Disasters – both natural and manmade – can and do occur. In the earthquake scenario above, most seis-mologists believe it is not a matter of if for the Memphis area, but when. How well you and your family fare follow-ing a disaster depends in large part on how well you’re prepared.
Please join us for a potluck lunch in the PLC on Thursday, August 23rd at 11:30AM – 12:30PM when Officer Eugene Jones of the Shelby County Emergency Preparedness Office will give a 30-minute slide show presentation on how to effectively prepare for emergen-cies. The presentation is both interesting and informative, and provides key information on coping with a wide array of possible scenarios. Sponsored by the Prime Timers, the event is open to all parishioners. “Cost” is a potluck main dish, dessert or salad. Please mark your calendars, and add your name to the sign up list, which will be forthcoming in the church weekly email.
Only one more left: don’t miss out! On August 10th, plan to spend time with our friends at Page Robbins adult day care center! Arrive by 11:15. Come and enjoy a great lunch and the fellowship of some wonderful people.. Call Gayle Schafer at 861-0925 if you have
any questions.
Do you know what to do?
Page 2 THE ACTS
Welcome incoming 6th graders! Join all the EYC (6th-12th grad-ers) for a Welcome to EYC Piz-za Party! August 12th at 11:30am in the PLC. Learn about the fun and exciting things we will do this year in EYC. We will play games and eat pizza! Parents are welcome to stay and learn about our Youth Ministry com-mittee, dinner sign up, and oth-er volunteer opportunities through out the year.
EKC 3rd, 4th, & 5th Graders
Hope everyone has had an awe-some summer. EKC will meet for the first time on Sunday, September 9th at 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm. Details will come soon so check your email and mailboxes for invitations! And plan to bring a friend! Check us out on Twitter or Insta-gram @holyapostlestn or like our Holy Apostles Youth Page on Fa-cebook!
EYC 6th-12th graders
Families with Young Children
POOL PARTY!
Join us Friday August 17th at 6:00 p.m.
At the home of the Shelton Family.
(8752 Montavest Drive in Germantown)
Bring your family, swim gear, a treat to share, and your beverages of
choice.
Come for fellowship and fun !
This summer I was fortunate enough to be part of a group that attended Mountain T.O.P. (Tennessee Outreach Program). Because of the support and prayers Holy Apostles gave to us, the week was a total success. Fr. Clay, Johnny Eric Johnson, Isaac Keszler, Esme Keszler, Katie McDaniel, Annabel Hines, and myself spent a week in the Cumber-land Mountains of East Tennessee serving the people of that community. The mission of Mountain T.O.P. is to seek to meet the physi-cal, spiritual, social, and emotional needs of the people of the Cumberland Mountain region through home repairs and day camps. With the exception of Katie, who worked with the day camp, we all were put into groups with other people from around the country and sent to homes of those in the area. My group had three different pro-jects we worked on during the week, in-cluding building a roof over a porch, painting a basement floor and patio, and doing yardwork. All the people we worked with were kind and thankful for the help we provided. Katie had a won-derful time helping with the day camp Mountain T.O.P. provided for the chil-
dren of Grundy County. This service gets the kids out of the house and into a com-munity setting where they play games and are exposed to many other activities in their community. One day the kids even went to the University of the South in Sewanee and participated in a music festi-val that was being held on campus. Not only does Mountain T.O.P. strive to help the people of that communi-ty, but it also is intentional in its efforts to fill us up spiritually. Starting after break-fast with “Day Break” the Mountain T.O.P. volunteers were invited to reflec-tion and prayer about their experiences and their own lives. During lunch, we were encouraged to eat with our families and all paused to reflect on the day. And every night, before fellowship, we wor-shipped together in a variety of prayer services. I think everyone enjoyed the week despite the heat, the ticks, and the poison ivy. Hopefully next year we will have a bigger group and continue our tradition of serving the people of the Cumberland Mountains.
Mountain TOP 2018 By Cynthia McCarty
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August’s book selection is Cutting for Stone by Abraham Ver-ghese. Moving from Addis Ababa to New York City and back again, Cutting for Stone is an unforgettable story of love and betrayal, medicine and ordinary miracles—and two brothers whose fates are forever intertwined. Abraham Verghese is senior associate chair and professor for the Theory and Practice of Medicine, Stan-ford University School of Medicine. He sees patients, teaches students and writes. From 1990 to 1991, Abraham Verghese attended the Iowa Writers' Workshop at The University of Iowa, where he obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree. The Reading with the Rector Book Club will meet on Tuesday, August 21st at 6:30 p.m. in the conference room. Please join us for discussion and snacks.
Reading with the Rector : August
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Honored & Remembered
In memory of Sue and Stephen Thompson Mr. Bill Thompson
Fr. John and Fr. Clay will host a Men’s Prayer Breakfast on Tuesday, September 11 at 7:00am in the PLC. We will pro-vide donuts and various biscuit choices for this first gathering. Part of our time at this event will be to organize ourselves for fu-ture breakfasts. We look forward to all men of Holy Apostles, and guests of yours, joining this group.
Collierville School Supplies Project During the month of August and early September, the Holy Apostles family is encouraged to bring donations of school supplies for distribution to needy families within the Collierville School system. Guidance counselors at all the Collierville schools have provided us with a list of specific student needs. Please only donate new and unused items that have been specifically requested. Collection boxes will be located outside the Sunday School rooms (for our children and youth) and in the PLC hallway (for our adult pa-rishioners) so we can contribute to help needy students have a great school year! For more information, please contact Beth Hines 205-305-1682 or [email protected]. The project will run from August 5th thru September 2nd.
The following supplies are requested:
Binders Notebook paper (wide ruled and col-lege ruled) Tab dividers (with and without pockets) Spiral Notebooks Folders with pockets Composition Books Clipboards Highlighters- different colors
Sharpies Pencils Erasers Black pens Red pens Kleenex Hand Sanitizer Cleaning Wipes Band aids- Latex free
Men’s Prayer Breakfast Tuesday, September 11 at 7:00 a.m.
On October 3rd, Fr. Clay will lead an
exploration into Centering Prayer. We look
forward to seeing you!
The Gathering & The Journey September 5th Beginning Wednesday, September 5th, The Gathering invites you to join parishioners and friends in a potluck dinner followed by various offerings to deepen our discipleship. The Gathering will be the first Wednesday of each month. Bring a dish to share at 6:00pm, and then join one of the groups which follow including the Choir, Pizza and Prayer for our youth or an offering led by Fr. John or Fr. Clay. If you wish, simply use this as a time of fellowship or use the church for prayer. The Nursery will be available.
The Journey Class September 5th thru October 17th Also on September 5th, we will begin the Journey Class. Our journey in faith is always a series of unexpected twists and turns, each transition and mo-ment filled with grace. Experiences and events give us pause to ask questions, to challenge assumptions and to seek a deeper more authentic relationship with God and ourselves. The Journey Course is an opportunity for candid and mean-ingful consideration of our lives as disciples of Jesus. This is not a course to teach you to be a good church member, but an occasion to know and love the Lord and affirm our place in the community of the beloved. If you are interest-ed, please contact Fr. John at [email protected]. Childcare will be pro-vided.
Centering Prayer October 3rd
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The Acts August 2018
Aug 1: Knitting For Needs 9:00 a.m.
Aug 7: Devotional at Page Robbins 11:00 a.m.
Aug 10: Page Robbins Cookout 9:00 a.m. (see page 3)
Aug 12: Back to School Blessing
Aug 12: EYC Kick Off Meeting 11:30 a.m. (see page 2)
Aug 14: ACTS Newsletter Deadline
Aug 17-19: Annual Laymen’s Conference
Aug 17: MOYC Pool Party at the Shelton’s 6:00 p.m.
(see page 2)
Aug 18: Saturday of Service 9:00 a.m.
(see page 1)
Aug 21: Devotional at Page Robbins 11:00 a.m.
Aug 21: Reading with the Rector 6:30 p.m. (see page 3)
Aug 24: Newsletter Volunteers 10:00 a.m.
Aug 26: Ministry Fair 11:15 a.m.
Aug 26: More Than A Meal at Grace-St. Luke’s 3:30 p.m.
Aug 31-Sep 2: Happening #64
(more information to come)
N.B. There will be no Holy Hikers this month.
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