notes August 2014

JBU Church Fair, 2013

Grace

OUR TEAM

OFFICE OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR

Bay GreenHill COMMUNICATIONS ADMINISTRATOR

Hope Johnstone FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR

Anne Jones INTERN

Mark Harris

CHILDREN 9 A.M. CHILDREN’S CHAPEL COORDINATOR

Ben Bergstrom GODLY PLAY DIRECTOR Meredith Bergstrom

KITCHEN AND NURSERY COORDINATOR Angie Chaney

11 A.M. CHILDREN’S CHAPEL COORDINATOR Travis Chaney

MUSIC ASSISTANT CHOIRMASTER

Liesl Dromi DIRECTOR OF MUSIC & ORGANIST

Dr. Jan Wubbena CHILDREN’S CHOIR SCHOOL DIRECTOR

Terri Wubbena

MINISTRIES Altar Guild Outreach

Episcopal Peace Fellowship / G.A.P.P. Meals on Wheels

Prayer Chain

VESTRY Meredith Bergstrom

Andy Bossler Ben Hill

Rob Lambert Amanda Orcutt

Debi Selby Curtis Smith Robert Smith

Mike Moss, Treasurer Hope Johnstone, Clerk

COMMITTEES Building & Grounds Christian Formation

Community Life Finance

Outreach Worship

Stan McKinnon RECTOR

stan@gracesiloam.org

Lora Walsh CURATE

lora@gracesiloam.org

Larry R. Benfield BISHOP

bishopbenfield@mac.com

WORSHIP SCHEDULE SUN Holy Eucharist, 9:00 A.M. Christian Formation (all ages), 10:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist, 11:15 A.M. WED Holy Eucharist & Healing, 12:10 P.M. MON-FRI Yoga Morning Prayer at Studio, 7:00 A.M.

CHURCH OFFICE HOURS Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

PRAYER I’d like to share with you some thoughts on prayer that I found very insightful from an

Episcopal writer and priest, Martin L. Smith.

The faithful practice of prayer has now become largely an optional extra for many

Christians, something most of us never actually get round to, and the reasons we tend to

give for this point to our hectic lifestyle, pressure on our time, difficulties in finding the right

place, problems we have with focusing. All perfectly true, of course. The real reasons for our

avoidance of prayer might be concealed from our awareness. Spirituality addresses the task

of allowing these hidden real reasons to break through our inner censorship.

Prayer asks that we Love with the brakes off, that we Lament, and that we Long. Loving,

lamenting and longing ask a lot of us. Is it any wonder we find excuses to avoid prayer?

Since our faith is centered on the radical permission to identify ourselves as lovers of God,

to "love God with all our heart, with all our mind, with all our soul and with all our strength,"

prayer must be about experimenting with expressions of love for God so that we declare

that love. And prayer is the place for "taking the brakes off" so that our expressions of love

for God aren't paltry and stilted, but generous, risk-taking and even passionate. These

experiments are what is meant by praise and adoration. It isn't easy to let go. It takes

practice.

Then there's Lament. It is impossible to express love for God without facing the shadow side

of our relationship with God. The more we express love for God, the more painfully we

become aware of how inadequate and precarious that love is, and how mixed up it is with

our projections of fear and resentment, and our reluctance to forgive. We have to lament

our own daily follies and tepidity and inconsistency, and lament the havoc and pain loose in

the world because of our human disconnection from the Creator. Praying takes us to a place

of grieving. Pain can't be avoided. Is it any wonder we find other things to do than pray?

And there is Longing. Prayer demands that we let desire out. We let loose with our longing

to change, and for things to change, and the world to be changed. The bible ends with

words that remind us that without the awakening of desire, nothing happens: "Let the one

who desires take the water of life freely." But to identify oneself as a person of desire is very

risky. We have surrendered our desire mainly to consumption: everything around us

screams that things for sale are the true objects of desire and we have given in. To pray is to

rebel, to take back our desire and let it loose on God and the world of possibilities Jesus

called the kingdom of God.

NOTES FROM THE MUSIC STAFF by Jan Wubbena In recent months I have been writing about hymns, those parts of our corporate song which change from

Sunday to Sunday according to the church calendar and the lessons appointed for each day. First I wrote about

the significance of the texts of our hymns (first things first), and last month turned to music, the tunes chosen to

enhance the text.

The index of tune names begins on p. 949 of the hymnal, and you might want to turn there before reading on.

The origin of tune names is varied. When scanning the list, you will note that many are in a foreign language,

generally Latin or German. This type of tune name is usually the incipit (the first few words) of the original text,

and quite often the text we sing to the tune is a translation of that text. Almost all of the tune with Latin names

originated as Gregorian chants (dating from as early as the 8th

century), and the tune names are the incipits of

the Latin.

Worship in Protestant churches after the German Lutheran Reformation was marked by congregational singing

in the vernacular for the first time in history, and the Lutheran Church contributed richly to our hymnody. Again,

the original incipits are usually the tune name, and often we sing a translation of the German. Ein feste Burg

(No. 687) is “A mighty fortress,” and Lobe den Herren (No. 390) is “Praise to the Lord.”

Following the separation of the Church of England from the Roman church in the 1530’s, congregational hymns

were pretty much limited for many years to paraphrases of the psalms. To facilitate the singing of these, many

psalm paraphrases could be sung to the same tunes – the congregation had a limited number of tunes to learn.

In The Hymnal 1982 we find the tunes Old 100th

(No. 377), Old 104th

(No. 532), Old 113th

(No. 429), Old 120th

(No. 259), and Old 124th

(No. 149). Which psalm’s paraphrase was most frequently sung to each of these tunes?

An easy question .

Some composers wrote a set of psalm tunes. Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) is represented by Song 1 (No. 315),

Song 2 (No. 346), Song 13 (No. 670), Song 22 (No. 703), Song 34 (No. 21), Song 46 (No. 328), and Song 67 (No.

697). The Third Tune (No. 692) and The Eighth Tune (No. 25) are but two from a set by Thomas Tallis (1505?-

1585).

You will find a long list of tunes named after various saints, from St. Agnes

(No. 343) through St. Thomas (No. 58). For years I wondered about the

identity of St. Bride (No. 666): assuming it was a female saint, I wondered why

someone would have named their daughter “Bride.” I finally figured out that

“saint” means “holy,” and that “Saint Bride” was synonymous with “Holy

Bride,” and that this is in reference to Jesus Christ being the Bridegroom and

the Church being his bride.

A few tune names are the incipits of their English texts (Nos. 172 and

715). Some are place names, like Regent Square (No. 93).

Vaughan Williams named Down Ampney (No. 516) after the

village of his birth. Others are family names, either surnames

(Distler, No. 572) or Christian names. The very lovely tune

Michael (No. 665) was named by Herbert Howells in memory

of his son, who died suddenly from meningitis at the tender

age of nine. Occasionally both names are given (No. 679,

Thomas Merton).

I hope this has piqued your interest! Next month: the

metrical index of tunes, not included in the pew edition of

The Hymnal 1982, presumably because the editors

assumed that the layman would have no use for it! Tsk

tsk.

It is with great joy that we,

invite you to share in our happiness

as we exchange marriage vows

on Saturday, August 30, 2014

2:00 p.m.

Grace Episcopal Church

Reception immediately following the service

in the parish hall.

No gifts please.

Toni Stickels and Ted Barnett

August 3rd

at 12:45 p.m…

Vestry will meet Sunday, August 3rd

at 12:45 p.m.

August 11th Mitch & Caryl Ryan visit…

Mitch & Caryl Ryan have been

working with Earth Mission

across Thailand and Burma.

They will visit Grace on Monday,

August 11th

, for a reception

from 6:00-8:00 p.m. All are

welcome to join us for

refreshments and a sampling of

Thai food. Please call Mary

Benjamin if you have not sent

an RSVP to Earth Mission and you plan to attend, 524-2748 or

email mthomasbenjamin@gmail.com.

Concluding August 13th

…

Grace on Tap will meet August 6th

and

13th

, concluding on the 13th

. Please join

us at 7:00 p.m. at 28 Springs. Childcare

is available at Grace from 6:45 to 8:15

p.m. for those attending. We will

continue our weekly study of one of

the most important voices in the

emergent movement of Christianity,

Brian McLaren, and his book A New

Kind of Christianity. All are welcome to join!

Backpack Drive!

No Kid Hungry (NKH) will

conclude free summer meals on

Saturday, August 16th

. Starting

now NKH is now collecting

backpacks to pass out during the

last No Kid Hungry gathering on

Saturday, August 16th

. Backpacks

will be collected through August 15th

(if you would like to fill them

with school supplies such as pencils, glue sticks, paper and tissue

boxes please feel free) Please drop donations off at the church

office.

August 16th

, Women of Grace

The Vineyard (formerly Fine Wine Women of Grace), will meet on

Saturday, August 16th

, at 7:00 p.m. at the home of Morgan Scholz

(210 W Alpine). This is an opportunity for the women of Grace to

meet once a month and share drinks, eats, and laughter! Please

bring a beverage and/or snack to share. If you would like to host a

Vineyard gathering, please contact Morgan Scholz at 918-766-2985.

Upcoming dates:

August 16th

, 7:00 p.m. | Morgan Scholz’s home

September 18th

, 7:00 p.m. | Mary Benjamin home

October 9th

, 7:00 p.m. | Traci Letellier’s home

November 13th

, 7:00 p.m. | Kathy Moss’ home

August 24th

, Back to school (and work) Blessing…

As we welcome the new academic year all students, teachers, and

educators are welcome to come forward on Sunday, August 24th

,

and receive a blessing for the upcoming year during both the 9:00

a.m. and 11:00 a.m. services. Feel free to bring your backpack or

schoolbag to be blessed!

August 24th at John Brown University…

Grace will attend John Brown University’s annual church fair as they

welcome new and returning students back for the 2014-2015

school year. We always enjoy meeting and reconnecting with

students on campus. If you are in the area feel free to stop by our

table and say hello!

August 24th

Annual Rally Day…

We are pleased to announce that August 24th

will mark the start of the new academic year for

Grace! We are excited for the change in seasons

as we plan new programs and events for our

Grace family! We have lots of important things

planned for our August 24th

Potluck Rally Day at 10:00 a.m. and

during both coffee hours. Join us to learn more about volunteering

for various ministries that make up Grace Church!

Volunteer Appreciation

Back to school blessing

Time & Talent Sign-Up & Renew

Access Grace system

August 24th

, Enroll now!

The Grace Children's Choir School (GCCS) is open for enrollment!

GCCS, under the direction of Terri Wubbena, will hold an

informative meeting on Sunday, August 24th

, at 4:00 p.m. The GCCS

will meet during the academic year at Grace on Mondays from

4:00-5:00 p.m. GCCS follows the Royal School of

Church Music curriculum and is open to any student in grades 2nd

-

8th

. Please contact Terri Wubbena for more info

(terri@gracesiloam.org).

August 22nd

Faith & Family Event…

"Faith and Family" night with the Ozark Naturals will be Wednesday,

August 22nd

. This is a fun night where families can come out for a

good baseball game and just hang out! Citizen Way is scheduled to

perform a one hour pre-game concert at 6:00 p.m., prior to the

Naturals game against the Missions that is scheduled to start at

7:30 p.m. Gates will open at 5:30 p.m., and there will be a Naturals'

Fireworks Spectacular following the game. Please contact Mark

Harris if you and/or your family would like to attend. We’re happy

to arrange carpools and tickets!

August 31st…

All cash offerings (or designated funds) on Sunday, August 31st, will

be applied to the Rector's Discretionary Fund.

August 31st at 4:00 p.m...

Are you interested in learning more about Grace Church or maybe

becoming a member? Inquirer's Class (IC) is the place for you! IC

will begin on Sunday, August 31st, at 4:00 p.m. All are welcome to

attend to learn more about the Episcopal Church, the Anglican

Communion, and our Liturgical tradition. Childcare will be provided.

August 17th

at John Brown University…

The Siloam Music Festival will be presenting their End of Summer

Concert on Sunday, 2:30 PM, August 17th, at JBU’s Berry

Performing Arts Center. The Theme will be “Keyboard & More,”

featuring an All-Star cast of local pianists & vocalists, including Dr.

Paul Whitley, Jonathan Story, Kara Story, Michael Shuman, and

Donna Rollene. No charge; donations requested. For more

information go to SiloamMusicFestival.com.

Aug 3 Aug 10 Track 2

Isaiah 55:1-5

Psalm 145: 8-9, 15-22

Romans 9:1-5

Matthew 14:13-21

Track 2

1 Kings 19:9-18

Psalm 85:8-13

Romans 10:5-15

Matthew 14:22-33

Aug 17 Aug 24 Track 2

Isaiah 56:1, 6-8

Psalm 67

Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32

Matthew 15: (10-20), 21-28

Track 2

Isaiah 51:1-6

Psalm 138

Romans 12:1-8

Matthew 16:13-20

Aug 31 Track 2

Jeremiah 15:15-21

Psalm 26:1-8

Romans 12:9-21

Matthew 16:21-28

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