THE GREETEROctober 2016

FROM THE RECTOR

A time to celebrate and to give thanks!

As we enter the fall season, we traditionally enter what is known as “stewardship season”. Usually we may dread these words or think of years past when it felt like all the church was asking for was money. This year I hope you have a different experience. The theme of this fall is “make a difference-grow with us”. After having been here for over seven years now as your rector, I know you are a generous and giving parish on many levels. When I first arrived, we were running about a $25,000 cash deficit and borrowing from other funds to pay the bills. We also had over $734,000 in debt. The debt has been completely eliminated and what was once a big deficit is now a healthy surplus. We have much to celebrate! As a part of using our resources wisely, and knowing we had a surplus, we invited parishioners during the summer to submit proposals to the vestry for funding. As it turned out, the requests were just a bit higher than what we allocated, but the vestry decided to fund all the projects as the overage was so small. These include:

Help with the Dominican Republic adult trip: $2,500Help with the Dominican Republic youth trip: $2,500A Dominican Republic Celebration dinner to be held Sunday evening October 23rd: $800New Choir vestments: $5,000Law enforcement appreciation breakfast to be held January 2017: $750Wi-Fi upgrades for a guest network and a secure network for church computers: $996Storage area enhancements: $362.42Church microphones: $2,171.99Total of the current requests: $15,080.41

We have even more to accomplish in the coming year. Hopefully you have now received a letter outlining our roadmap for the coming year which focuses on items the parish has identified as priorities. These include increasing Christian education for all ages, updating common areas, implementing deferred maintenance, expanding our internal care for one another, increasing and focusing our outreach ministries and continuing to provide diversity in liturgical offerings.

I invite each and every one of you, no matter the age, to join us on Wednesday evening, October 5th for a wonderful catered meal and celebration of the many ministries and programs that happen at St. Andrew’s. I promise good food, fun and some surprises, maybe even a skit!

God is good all the time. All the time, God is good. Let us celebrate together as a community of faith, bound together by our common faith in Jesus Christ. For indeed, each one of us can make a difference by growing together!

Fr. John+

BIBLE STUDY-GENESISThe Bible Study on Genesis led by Rev. Diane is continuing Monday evenings at 7pm and Tuesday mornings at 9:30am. Check the Weekly Bulletin to see what chapters we are currently studying and join us at any time.

MINISTRY NEWS

2017 DR MISSIONS TEAMS ARE FORMING AT ST ANDREW’SDominican ministry has been an important part of Outreach at St. Andrew’s.  Our network of friends and the number of project sites have grown and will continue to do so in 2017.Opportunities exist for youth age 16 through high school graduate and for adults of any age.  All that is needed is a missioner’s heart and a commitment to share God’s Holy Love with our brothers and sisters in the Dominican Republic.

The St. Andrew’s adult mission team will travel to Santiago April 26, 2017. They will then travel to San Francisco de Macoras to work at the church and school there.  We will work with Padre Salvador Almonte. Padre Salvador visited St. Andrew’s in 2011 while he and his family were in Omaha visiting Don and Melissa Peeler.  Padre Salvador has many projects in store for us that do not involve much more than the ability to use a paint brush and enjoy community activities.

The youth mission will return to complete its work at the preschool we have renovated in 2015 and 2016.  Music and other daily programs will be shared with the community of El Pedregal and neighboring communities. Youth must be at least 16 years. At this time, we have nine St. Andrew’s youth who have committed. The success of this mission will come though the many friendships that have been established there.

Please join us 5:30 PM, Sunday evening, October 23, 2016 for a traditional Dominican dinner and Fiesta. The purpose for this evening is threefold.  First, the youth of St. Andrew’s wish to thank our church family for its love and support.  Second, information will be shared regarding adult and youth DR mission teams which are now forming. Third, we are blessed to have Padre Sandino with us on this day.

Our 2016 and 2017 Youth DR Missioners will plan and prepare this dinner.  Each will share witness to their mission experience.  Padre Sandino will also speak to us on his mission experiences.

The Vestry of St. Andrew’s has generously underwritten the cost of this dinner.No tickets will be sold, but a free-will offering is requested to support our2017 youth and adult mission teams. A minimum $10 donation is suggested.  Anauction and other fundraising activities are planned for the evening.

Be an Outreach Angel….join the fun on October 23rd.  The life changed may be your own.  All we ask is that you RSVP to Don or Melissa Peeler at dpeeler@cox.net by October 20th.

PASTORAL CARE TEAMEcclesiastes 4:12 By yourself you’re unprotected. With a friend you can face the worst. Can you round up a third? A three-stranded rope isn’t easily snapped. (MSG)

This verse reminds us that we all need a friend and, at times, a whole community. St. Andrew’s vision statement begins with the phrase “We are a Christ-centered community.…” With that in mind, no one should ever feel alone, broken, forsaken, hungry, beat up, unloved, or unsupported. The good news is my community, your community, our community is alive and well. St. Andrew’s has a lot of people and programs already in place devoted to not letting anyone or anything go unnoticed. And we need your help in making our community even stronger. First and foremost, we need to know you need help! If you are struggling, have a surgical procedure scheduled, just not feeling well, please call the church office and let us know. Second, would a phone call, card, meal, prayer, visit, car ride, prayer shawl, or check help? One of the greatest gifts we can give to each other is our time and a listening ear. Jesus did this often because He knew it mattered and would change lives. We are each called to be Jesus to each other! Can you imagine a better friend to have? The third part in making our community stronger is participation. What is the Holy Spirit calling you to do? What do you like to do? Do you like to cook? Pray? Knit? Talk? Write notes? Drive? Let us know and become involved. Call the church, talk to Diane, our new associate priest, grab Nancy Ponec or Karen Ekholm, and get your questions answered. Become an active member in my community, your community, our community.

NEARLY NEW SHOP WORK DAYSaturday, November 5: The Nearly New Shop needs help with painting, shelving, etc. Please come help us on Saturday, November 5 from 12 to 4. If anyone is, or knows, a licensed electrician that can help, that would be great. Help the Nearly New Shop look nearly new again.

ALTAR GUILD DATES Meetings--October 5 and November 2 at 9:30 in the chapelCoffee Hour--October 9 and November 20

FUN CLUBOur Next Fun Club Social Gathering is Tuesday, October 11 5-7pm at DJ’S Dugout at 2102 S 67th St, Omaha, NE 68106 in Aksarben Village. Please join us for a fun time.

LIVING GENEROUSLY

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLELeader We give you thanks, O God, for the beauty of creation;

for the blue sky, the fields and flowers,for singing birds and quiet streams.

People In gratitude, help us to live generously, O God.

Leader We give you thanks, O God, for the majesty of creation;for the vaulted mountains, wild seas, and deep valleys.

People In gratitude, help us to live generously, O God.

Leader We give you thanks, O God, for the abundance of creation;for the rain that cleans the air, the oceans that are hometo fish, and the fields that wave with grain that provide such nourishment.

People In gratitude, help us to live generously, O God.

Leader Make us aware, O God, of our need to honor you through the wise stewardship of your creation.People In gratitude, help us to live generously, O God.

Leader Help us to hear your call for us to care for those less fortunate; the homeless, the sick, the poor.People In gratitude, help us to live generously, O God.

Leader Inspire us to hold the leaders of nations accountable for stemming the tides of war, oppression and greed.

People In gratitude, help us to live generously, O God.

Leader Every day, challenge us to live up to your spirit of generosity, kindness, challenge, and forgiveness.People We commit to living full and generous lives, inviting all into our communities of faith, forgiving all who

have offended us, and sharing our resources with the Church and the world. Amen.

GETTING HEALTHY WITH GODDo you want to exercise more? Pray more? Lose a few pounds (before the holidays instead of after)? Eat more veggies, cut back on processed and “white foods.” Not sure where or how to start? Finding it difficult to cook for one, or two?Well, join the club! Literally!Interest has been expressed to begin a group that can help each of us achieve our health goals by employing spiritual tools and group accountability and support. We don’t know what it will look like, when we will meet, or how we will do this. It is supposed that through prayer and discussion we might arrive at some group norms and goals to help each of us achieve our goals.

"Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?  You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your body," 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

We know that spiritual practices can help us with anxiety, worry, fear. It stands to reason that spiritual practices can help us in our daily choices about health and wellness.If you are interested, please come and join the discussion. An organizational meeting will be held Thursday, October 13th, at 6:30 pm (prior to Women in the Bible/Choir Rehearsal). Your ideas, preferred times to meet, needs and desires are welcome. Let’s be a healthier community on this journey.Sponsored by the Caring Community Team

OUTREACH NEWS

CLOTHING COLLECTION FOR YESWarm Winter clothing will be collected for the Youth Emergency Service during the months of September & October. Items especially needed are coats, sweaters, sweatshirts/pants, hats, scarfs, gloves/mittens, socks & blankets. Items may be deposited in one of the three black bins in Engle Hall. Money donations are also greatly appreciated. Checks may be written payable to St Andrews with a YES notation on the memo line. Thank you for your consideration of helping our homeless youth who are struggling to become self-sufficient. Additional information about Youth Emergency Services can be found at http://www.yesomaha.org/

ST. ANNE’S SUPPORT AND CARE CENTREEach summer for the past several years our parish takes a collection in support of St. Anne’s Support and Care Centre which is the Outreach arm of St. Anne’s (a small Parish in Stilfontein, South Africa), that works among destitute people, orphans, and those suffering from HIV and AIDS.  Arthur Frederiksen is from that parish and comes to visit us each summer. Donations can be made out to St. Andrew's Church with St. Anne's in the memo line. 

ST. MONICA’S THANKS YOUThe Ladies of St. Monica's Guild would once again like to thank the members of St. Andrew's for their generous support of our Welcome Bag project.  In June, we were able to make another successful, and very much appreciated, delivery of bags to the St. Monica's Home in Lincoln.  Thanks to our seamstresses, the bags were beautiful as always, and because of your generosity, women will have their basic hygiene needs met while they go through treatment for substance abuse, as well as the hope in knowing that they are not alone in their fight.  We will continue our Welcome Bag ministry with our goal of making another delivery in January.  Donations are accepted year-round in the St. Monica's bin outside the office.  Items requested are new bath-size towels and washcloths, full-size (Suave or similar brand) shampoo, conditioner, body wash, body lotion, toothpaste, toothbrushes, disposable razors, non-aerosol deodorant, feminine hygiene products, journals and pens.

MAGDALENE OMAHAMagdalene Omaha is a program that works to provide a sanctuary for healing and recovery to women survivors of trafficking, abuse, and addiction. Their plan is to provide survivors with the support and space they need to recover from the effects of trafficking. The program offers long-term housing, access to key services, and job training—all for free. Rev. Becca Stevens, the founder of Magdalene Nashville will be speaking at Magdalene Omaha’s kick-off event that is open to the public Saturday, October 15, 6pm at Trinity Cathedral 113 N. 18 Street. You are invited to come hear an amazing speaker and learn more about them at this program and following reception. Donations are encouraged at the event. Diane † would like to have dinner ahead of time with anyone interested in attending and can engage in a carpool from St. Andrew’s. Please let her know if you are interested in dinner or carpooling.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITYHabitat for Humanity is sponsored by St. Andrew’s with our financial resources and has been for many years. We can do more by volunteering to help build a home. All types of help are needed and desired. When we help build a home, we are helping a family move into a home who might otherwise not be able to do so. Please consider helping with a labor of love. The Habitat for Humanity Interfaith Coalition build for 2016 has started. The house is at 3936 North 21st Street. Volunteer shifts are only on Saturdays, either 8:30am – noon or noon – 3:30pm. Please sign up at habitatomaha.org/volunteer. This is a new program. The reservation code is "interfaith". Safety equipment is provided, so do not buy the safety kit. Call Phil Pierce, our parish coordinator, if you need more information at 402-253-5860.

DEAN FRICKE FOOD PANTRYA GREAT BIG THANKS to everyone who has been donating non-perishable food items, monetary donations and of course, those large brown grocery sacks that we so desperately need for the Dean Fricke Food Pantry.   Please consider picking up a few non-perishable food items when doing your grocery shopping this week.  As Jesus said, “we will always have the poor with us” but the good news is we can do something to help them.  Thanks again to all who have faithfully answered the call.  The shopping cart by the office has donation envelopes available in the “child seat” area for those who prefer donating funds.   Thanks again, Tim and Noreen. IF YOU CONTRIBUTE TO THE UNITED WAYPlease help the food pantry supported by Episcopal churches in the Omaha area financially by designating your United Way giving to the “Dean Fricke Memorial Episcopal Food Pantry, Inc., Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 113 No. 18th St., Omaha, NE 68102,” phone 342-7013. We are not on the list, so ask your United Way volunteer for a Donor Designation form. Fill in the space for a non-affiliated agency indicating Episcopal Food Pantry. You do not need an ID #, even though the form may ask for it. To ensure proper credit, please check the box to receive acknowledgment of your contribution. FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES:Please help the Dean Fricke Pantry by designating your Combined Federal Campaign giving to the “Dean Fricke Memorial Episcopal Food Pantry, Inc. Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 113 No. 18th St., Omaha, NE 68102,” phone 342-7013. The Fricke Pantry is part of the Combined Federal Campaign. All Federal employees can now designate our pantry, a mission of Omaha-area Episcopal churches, on their CFC pledge forms. To insure proper credit, please check the box to receive acknowledgment of your contribution. Our CFC # is 41899.Thank you! United Way funds are important to the mission of our food pantry.You can also print out a designation form by going to this website:http://www.unitedwaymidlands.org/campaign-hq/campaign-materials-toolkit/donation-materials/

POP TABS FOR RONALD MCDONALD HOUSEWe are collecting the aluminum tabs from aluminum cans again. Please save these, bring them with you to church, and place them in the jar that is in Engle Hall. These will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House in memory of Lou Gates.

FROM THE DESK

Our Presiding Bishop, Michael Curry, recently visited the Standing Rock Reservation and spoke to them regarding his views on their protest of the pipeline set to be built through their land. The following is a transcript of this speech.

Presiding Bishop Michael B. CurryA Word to the Church

God came among us in the person of Jesus of Nazareth to show us the Way.  He came to show us the Way to life, the Way to love.  He came to show us the Way beyond what often can be the nightmares of our own devisings and into the dream of God’s intending.  That’s why, when Jesus called his first followers he did it with the simple words “Follow me.”“Follow me,” he said, “and I will make you fish for people.”

Follow me and love will show you how to become more than you ever dreamed you could be.  Follow me and I will help you change the world from the nightmare it often is into the dream that God intends.  Jesus came and started a movement and we are the Episcopal branch of the Jesus movement. Near the end of Matthew’s Gospel story of the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead, Mary Magdalene and some of the women go to the tomb to anoint his body.  When they get there they find that the tomb is empty, the stone has been rolled away and there is no body there.  Then they see and hear an angel who says to them, “This Jesus of Nazareth whom you seek, he is not here, he has been raised as he said he would be and he has now gone ahead of you to Galilee.  There you will see him.  It is in Galilee that the Risen Lord will be found and seen for he has gone ahead of us.” 

Galilee. 

Which is a way of talking about the world. 

Galilee. 

In the streets of the city. 

Galilee. 

In our rural communities.

Galilee in our hospitals.

Galilee in our office places. 

Galilee where God’s children live and dwell there.

In Galilee you will meet the living Christ for He has already gone ahead of you. 

A few years ago I was in a coffee shop in Raleigh, North Carolina, just a few blocks away from our Diocesan House there.  While in line I started a conversation with a gentleman who turned out to be a Mennonite pastor.  He had been sent to Raleigh to organize a church in the community on the streets without walls.  As we were talking over our coffee, he said something to me that I have not forgotten.  He said the Mennonite community asked him to do this because they believed that in this environment in which we live, the church can no longer wait for its congregation to come to it, the church must go where the congregation is. 

Now is our time to go.  To go into the world to share the good news of God and Jesus Christ.  To go into the world and help to be agents and instruments of God’s reconciliation.  To go into the world, let the world know that there is a God who loves us, a God who will not let us go, and that that love can set us all free. This is the Jesus Movement, and we are The Episcopal Church, the Episcopal branch of Jesus’ movement in this world. God bless you, and keep the faith.

Articles for the next edition of the Greeter are due Tuesday, October 25. Thanks, Erin Sloan

ANTI-GUN VIOLENCE SUNDAYThe Episcopal Church marked Sunday, September 25th – as Anti-gun violence day. Lest it be just another day on the calendar that slides by unnoticed, I offer this personal reflection. I grew up in Michigan in a family of rifle hunters. My father hunted small game, his father hunted and my great aunt, who was all of 5’1” was maybe the best hunter of them all. I dated a guy who hunted and would, on occasion, walk with him. Guns were in our house. We knew where they were and Dad always kept the ammunition separate from the rifles. (I still don’t know where he kept it.) Every fall we knew the guys would all be gone for a day for the opening of deer season. It was just how it was. Plainwell, my home town, is small. When I was growing up population was about 3500. We didn’t experience much tragedy or violence. An old barn fire was about as exciting as it got. Over the course of my lifetime I have had four friends and family members who have been murdered and/or who have committed suicide. Four. That seems like a lot to me, for someone who comes from a small town where people didn’t lock their doors and almost everyone I knew lived in a home with a hunter and guns. These weren’t accidents – I experienced one of those in junior high when a classmate was killed in a hunting accident. All four people were murdered or victims of murder/suicide or suicide. It used to be that we all knew someone affected by cancer. That still holds true. I also contend that most of us have been touched by gun violence … someone we know or someone close to us has been a victim of gun violence. Just as the Zika virus is an epidemic I contend that gun violence is at epidemic proportions. I am not against gun ownership. That said, I do believe that each of us, as a creation of God, has a right to feel and to be safe in our own homes, schools, churches and places of work. I don’t like having to lock the office for safety when I leave and Ginny is still working. I don’t like waking up in the morning to find that another unarmed (usually) young man (usually black) has been shot by a (usually white) police officer overnight. I don’t like wondering if someone I know, someone I love, will be hurt or killed by a random act of violence.

What I pray for is a revitalization of “random acts of kindness” where each of us does something nice for another person, preferably someone we don’t know, once a day. Remember the movie, “Pay it Forward” released in 2000 starring Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt and Haley Joel Osment? If not, I suggest renting it … it’s a great story about how lives are changed through small, intentional acts of kindness.

I don’t know what the answer is for our country’s sad statistic on gun violence. I’m sure God weeps with us. Perhaps we can make a small difference in our own communities and in our own lives by being kinder and gentler with each other. It might be a start. Diane+

OCTOBER Birthdays and AnniversariesPat Gardner 10/1 Adah Earl 10/2

Cathy Engle 10/2 Gerald Boyles 10/2

Dan Sitzman 10/2 Connie Krieger 10/4

Raegan Matthews 10/4 Melissa Peeler 10/5

Jessica Rathbun 10/5 Jim Conrad 10/6 Mike Brown 10/6

Rene Reed 10/7 Niki Rodawig 10/7 Don Peeler 10/8

Anna Sitzman 10/8 Gini Thomas 10/9 Bill Matthews 10/10

Shari Williams 10/10 Grace Jordan 10/12 Heath Miller 10/13

Anne Gambal 10/14 Bob Jones 10/15 Blake Zolgleman 10/15

Nick Zielinski 10/16 Beth Summers 10/20 Joe McHugh 10/20

Daja Matthews 10/21 Nancy Tritsch 10/22 Don Miller 10/22

Janna Anderson 10/22 Adrian Rider 10/23 Kennedy Stiverson 10/25

Keenan Hawekotte 10/26 Susan Rhodes 10/27 Carol Johnson 10/30

Helen Gray 10/31

Shaun and Cathy Rife 10/4 Joe and Barb Jackson 10/6

Charlie and Vicky McHugh 10/11 Ron and Carole Dunic 10/14

Richard and Jackie Vinci 10/14 Kent and Carla Whittaker 10/16

Raymond and Jan Buhr 10/23 Dan and Dana Coonce 10/24

Monty Halstead and Tish Walker-Halstead 10/26 Frank and Grace Jordan 10/31

Ministry Schedule October 2 October 9 October 16 October 23 October 30

Acolytes

9:00 Connor Smith Audrey Coonce Kathy UptonLaruen Sitzman

Ian HaakinsonNoah Haakinson

Paige RifeAaleya Matthews

10:30 James Henry Jim Halgren Laura DodgeJohn Dodge

Nate Gottschalk Ron Dunic

Altar GuildS Carolyn Curtis/

Jane HooverSue Hillman Polly Goecke Sue Hillman Carolyn Curtis/

Jane HooverE Terrie Saunders Karen Ekholm Liz Bourne Susie Trupp Gretchen

GottschalkL Aileen Henry/

Betty WhiteJan Buhr Christina Harter Betty White Jan Buhr

Healing Prayer7:45 Lois Westfall Lois Westfall Lois Westfall Lois Westfall Lois Westfall9:00 Jamie Baker/

Andy HawekotteAndy Hawekotte/ Karen Ekholm

Andy Hawekotte/ Lance Baker

Jamie Baker/ Karen Ekholm

Lance Baker/ Nancy Ponec

10:30 Janice Nelson Janice Nelson Janice Nelson Janice Nelson Janice NelsonLay Readers7:45 Jordan Hankins Keith Ross Lois Westfall Keith Ross Jordan Hankins9:00 Don Peeler

Fred GottschalkDan SitzmanKim Hawekotte

Beth SummersSharon Kryger

Camille CulpKaren Conrad

Melissa PeelerBen Bryan

10:30 Elizabeth HallgrenKen West

Benji PettifordKelly Bourne

Lee HammondKaitlin Pettiford

Bert Van BlerkTara O’Shea

Andy KettersonElizabeth Hallgren

Ushers7:45 John Mabry John Mabry John Mabry John Mabry John Mabry9:00 Linda Kay-

Einerson, Burke Smith, Isabelle Adcock

Jonathan GrayRoger RoweMatt Dornan

Don PeelerBarb Jackson

Kim JohansenLiz OrrickKaren Quintana

Shaun RifeSusan Menter

10:30 James SchreiberScott Nelson

Lee HammondD.J. O’SheaRon Dunic

James SchreiberScott Nelson

Charley and Nancy PugsleyDave and Anne Gambal

Lee HammondD.J. O’SheaRon Dunic

Greeters7:45 John Mabry Laraine Crane John Mabry Laraine Crane John Mabry9:00 Lisa Aguilar Tom and Jean

SitzmanTodd and Cathy Engle

Barb Jackson Camille Culp

10:30 TBD Janice Nelson TBD Anne Gambal Lisa Hammond

UshersOutreach

Altar GuildNearly New Shop

Lay ReadersLiturgy

VestryFinanceDaughters of the King

Parish LifeGreeters

St. Andrew’s Episcopal ChurchEvents, Activities and Meetings

October 2016Please check the website calendar for changes and updates.

SaturdayOctober 1

8:00 am9:00 am10:00 am5:00 pm

Men’s Fellowship & Book StudyStewardship CommitteeStephen Ministry/Pastoral CareHoly Eucharist Rite II

SundayOctober 2 7:45am

9:00am10:30am4pm

Holy EucharistRite I ChapelRite II ContemporaryRite II TraditionalArea Youth Event

MondayOctober 3 7:00 pm Bible Study - GENESISTuesdayOctober 4 9:30 am Bible Study - GENESISWednesdayOctober 5

9:30 am6:00 pm

7:00 pm

Holy EucharistANNUAL PLEDGE DRIVE KICK-OFF DINNER & PROGRAMYouth GroupBell Choir

ThursdayOctober 6

7:00 pm

7:30 pm

Prayer Shawl MinistryGroup MeetingChoir Rehearsal

FridayOctober 7

6:00 pm Annual Council Festival Eucharist – Church of the Holy Trinity, Lincoln, NE

SaturdayOctober 8

8:009:005:00 pm

Men’s Fellowship & Book StudyDiocesan Annual CouncilCornhusker Marriott, Lincoln NEHoly Eucharist Rite II

SundayOctober 9 7:45 am

9:00 am10:30 am

Holy EucharistRite I ChapelRite II ContemporaryRite II Traditional

MondayOctober 10

OFFICE CLOSED7:00 pm

Columbus Day

Bible Study - GENESISTuesdayOctober 11

9:30 am5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Bible Study – GENESISFUN CLUB GATHERINGDJ’s Dugout

WednesdayOctober 12

9:30 am6:00 pm7:00 pm

Holy EucharistCommunity DinnerAdult DiscussionYouth GroupBell Choir

ThursdayOctober 13

7:00 pm7:30 pm

Women in the BibleChoir Rehearsal

SaturdayOctober 15

8:00 am5:00 pm

Men’s Fellowship & Book StudyHoly Eucharist Rite II

SundayOctober 16 7:45 am

9:00 am10:30 am

Holy EucharistRite I ChapelRite II ContemporaryRite II Traditional

MondayOctober 17 7:00 pm Bible Study - GenesisTuesdayOctober 18

9:30 am6:00 pm7:00 pm7:00 pm

Bible Study - GenesisFinance CommitteeVestry MeetingDaughters of the King

WednesdayOctober 19

9:30 am12:00 pm6:00 pm7:00 pm

Holy EucharistSt. Monica’s Guild LuncheonCommunity DinnerAdult Discussion Youth GroupBell Choir

ThursdayOctober 20

7:00 pm7:30 pm

Group MeetingChoir Rehearsal

SaturdayOctober 22

8:00 am5:00 pm

Men’s Fellowship & Book StudyHoly Eucharist Rite II

SundayOctober 23 7:45 am

9:00 am10:30 am5:30 pm

Holy EucharistRite I ChapelRite II ContemporaryRite II TraditionalDOMINICAN REPUBLIC DINNER & FIESTA

MondayOctober 24 7pm Bible Study - GenesisTuesdayOctober 25

9:30 am Bible Study - Genesis

WednesdayOctober 26

9:30am6:00 pm7:00 pm

Holy EucharistCommunity DinnerAdult DiscussionYouth GroupBell Choir

ThursdayOctober 27 7:30 pm ChoirSaturdayOctober 29

8:00 am5:00 pm

Men’s Fellowship & Book StudyHoly Eucharist Rite II

SundayOctober 30 7:45 am

9:00 am10:30 am

Holy EucharistRite I ChapelRite II ContemporaryRite II Traditional

MondayOctober 31 7:00 pm Bible Study - GENESIS

Contact InformationAltar Guild – Terri SaundersBell Choir – Benjiman PettifordChoir – Michael BauerDaughters of the King – Melissa Peeler/Joyce RickardDominican Republic – Don and Melissa PeelerEpiscopal Church Women (ECW) – Dari DornanFun Club/Parish Life – Loree MacNeillHabitat for Humanity – Phil PierceLiturgy – Fr. John SchaeferMen’s Fellowship – Joe EngleMusic – Susie ThorneOutreach Committee – Joe EnglePrayer Shawl Ministry – Margaret SchaeferCaring Community Team – Nancy Ponec/Karen EkholmSt. Monica’s Guild – Amy UrbanWednesday Nights – The RectorsYouth Group – Steve & Lauren White; Sarah Black

Vestry MinutesMinutes for August 16, 2016

Attending: Ben Bryan, Jerry Boyles, Andy Hawekotte, D.J. O’Shea, Don Peeler, The Rev. Diane Pike, Jim Schreiber, The Rev. John Schaefer, Joel VanderVeen, Lois Westfall

Opening Prayer: John opened the meeting with prayer.

Approval of the Vestry meeting minutes:

The minutes for July were moved for approval with three small corrections by Lois, seconded by Jim. The vote was unanimous.

Finance Report: The finance reports for July were given.

Rector Report: Fr. John reported that as the funding proposals have a September 1 deadline, we need to honor that so no discussion will be held until September.

Associate Rector Report: Rev. Diane Pike reported on the Stewardship planning.

Senior Warden Report: Had no report.

Junior Warden Report: Asked that Pastoral Care Committee be given a new name that better describes it.

New Business: Problem of water damage of the mower shed, particularly the door. The consensus was to get a contractor in to make a recommendation for what should be done.

Other new Business: None

Old Business: None

Committee Reports: None

Closing Prayer: Andy closed the meeting with prayer.

Respectfully submitted,Ginny Winsor