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I am delighted to announce an-
other transition in the leadership of
our parish. Our new rector’s warden
is JoAnn Geier, a member of our
parish since before I got here.
I should begin with a word of ex-
planation. It is the practice of the
Episcopal Church to follow a long
tenure of a leader with a shorter one.
For example, after the leadership of
a rector who has served for longer
than ten years or so, the parish will
generally call an interim rector. This
practice allows the interim to make
the needed changes from the previ-
ous administration. When the vestry
calls the next rector, she or he will
be able to set the agenda for the par-
ish less encumbered by the practices
and habits of the previous rector of
longstanding and beloved tenure.
This is much the case in the rec-
tor’s warden. Galib had served so
generously and energetically for
over 17 years in the position. He has
accumulated and taken on many pro-
jects that are not in his job description.
While it was convenient for the parish
and vestry to have the confidence that
he would take over any project that
nobody else wanted to lead, it was sim-
ply unfair to ask Galib to continue in
the role of rector’s warden with the
dozens of projects he had taken on. I
gave him a much needed break last
year.
When I talked to Stephen about tak-
ing on the position of rector’s warden
to follow Galib, I was clear that his
role was to be for a considerably
shorter tenure. Stephen has a take
charge personality and is driven to ac-
complish his goals. At the time we
were considering investing as a con-
gregation in the weekly bingo fund-
raiser. I needed Stephen’s assertiveness
and strong communication skills to
spearhead its implementation.
A year has now passed with
Stephen as rector’s warden. We both
knew that his tenure was to be short, as
the demands of his job became press-
ing. The circumstances for which I
hired Stephen were no longer present,
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April 2015
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Mathias on Bel Air Road, her previous parish (We
received her Letter of Transfer in 2013), held
many leadership positions with distinction, includ-
ing service on the Vestry. She has served liturgi-
cally at St. Mathias as well as at Resurrection, so
she is a familiar face at our 10 am service.
I am delighted that JoAnn has consented to
serve as Rector’s Warden and I am sure that the
congregation will embrace her leadership. Many
people in the parish have already shared with me
that they find JoAnn to be compassionate, loving
and easy to talk with.
Warmest wishes to all for a blessed Eastertide!
Regards,
Matthew+
as our investment in weekly Bingo as a fundraiser
was discontinued. After many transitions in the par-
ish, much of my agenda is complete and I no longer
needed a Rector’s Warden who was so assertive. It
was time to turn to a Rector’s Warden whose skills
and gifts were very different.
I am delighted that JoAnn has accepted the posi-
tion. I asked JoAnn for many reasons. I have col-
laborated with her already on several Outreach
Ministries, including the Redner’s Canned Food
Drive. She shares my commitment to reaching out
to the needy in our community and we have shared
already many brainstorming sessions for further
outreaches. I found JoAnn to be an effervescent,
upbeat, positive, open personality. She owns and
operates her own business in Joppa, so JoAnn
brings a business sense as well as a conciliatory
personality. She was raised Episcopalian and, at St.
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Jim Rice and Ye Editor made a trip to North Carolina in late Feb-ruary and early March. The main reason for the trip was to get started on new shoes for Jim, but we also got to visit all of his surviv-ing sisters. And then he finished off the trip with a rather frightening four day’s stay in the hospital. Ye Editor is still recovering. Speaking of recovering - Janis
Johnson is at home following a stroke. She does not need custo-dial care, so her insurance will not cover having anyone come in, but she sure gets lonely. If you can spare a day or two a month to play cards, take her shopping, or just have a cuppa and a good chat, it would be much appreciated. Con-
tact Judy or Ye Editor to get in touch with Janis’ daughter Ria. Herb Baker is also stuck at home, and would appreciate a visit from some of his old golfing bud-dies - or anyone else who’d like to come by and chat for a while.
Speaking of Judy - her grand-daughter, Autumn just turned 21! She and her Aunt Courtney spent a “wild” day on the town to cele-brate. Autumn’s mom, Casey, is Judy and Galib’s oldest daughter, and has the same birthday as Au-tumn. Talk about a gift that keeps on giving! Just a reminder, Pentecost is May 24th. Brush up on your French, German and Spanish, and ask Fr. Matthew to find you a spot in the service. (Invite your friends; you do get Episcopalians speaking in tongues every week.)
Don't forget!
Holy Week is com-
ing up, we will need
help for Maundy
Thursday service, as
well as Good Fri-
day, Holy Saturday
and Easter. (More
costume changes
than an IceCapades
program.)
Also April 4th is
set up and decorate
for Easter service
day. If there is to be
a "Grubby Sunday”,
it will be announced
in church.
Please consider
joining the Altar
Guild. We have lost
a few members in
the last few years,
and could use some
help. If you are in-
terested let me
know. I promise
you, it is a self re-
warding service to
your church.
Thanks,
Pat Rawlings
On April 11, from 10 AM to 1 PM,
the Phoenix Wildlife Rescue is bring-
ing three owls to Wild Birds Unlimited
(near Wegman’s) for you to visit, and
get to know. There is no charge for this
event. And there will be food!
On Saturday, April 18th, at 7:00 pm,
The Maryland Center for the Perform-
ing Arts will present "Principally
Harps!" features Mindy Cutcher and
Janet Witman, two of America's excep-
tional harpists, performing stunning
adaptations of great "hits" from opera,
ballet, and orchestral repertoire on
grand concert harps. The concert will
be 90 minutes long and will include a
question and answer session. The
concert will take place at Bel Air
United Methodist Church. Tickets are
$15 for non-members, and $13 for
members. Those under 12 are
admitted free.
Mindy is a former member
of Christ Church, in Forest
Hill.
Harford County Happenings
Parish News and Notes
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say I gave up my independence on In-
dependence Day!
Mark and I own a regional technol-
ogy firm in Joppa called J&M Sys-
tems, LLC. Mark launched J&M in
1983, and we became business partners
in 1994. At J&M, we sell and service
computer systems for specialty retail
stores across the United States.
Listening. In the coming months I
will be listening to the Vestry, to the
congregation, and to Matthew to be-
come better acquainted with our mem-
bers and our mission in the commu-
nity. Join me in looking forward to a
little joy for the journey, and to grow-
ing in faith with our church family.
JoAnn
First, please allow me to thank Fr.
Matthew for his confidence and for
appointing me to Rector’s Warden. I
am humbled and honored to serve our
Rector, Vestry and Congregation.
For those who do not know much
about me, I attended Holy Trinity Epis-
copal Church in Essex as child with
my Dad, Donald Dennis. Dad is a life-
long member of the Episcopal Church
and currently serves on Vestry at
Church of the Holy Spirit in Ocean
City, Maryland.
In 1985 I became a member of St.
Matthias Episcopal Church in Overlea.
I served at St. Matthias for over 15
years in a variety of areas including
Vestry, Choir, Outreach Committee,
Evangelism Committee, Search Com-
mittee, Sunday School and Nursery.
Mark and I were married at St. Mat-
thias on the 4th of July 1987. I like to
Everything is Coming
Up …
SPRING has
sprung and the
church gardens will
be growing.
On Saturday,
May 2, we will be
cleaning out the
garden debris, trim-
ming and weed-
ing. We need your
help. Please join us
for this effort.
Mark your calendar.
Wear old clothes
and garden gloves.
Bring garden tools
if you have them as
our supply is very
limited. Last year
we planted tons of
daffodils and they
are already peeking
up through the soil.
We would love
any donations of
summer bulbs or
divisions for fall
plants. So when
you “dig to divide”
plants, please think
of the church gar-
dens. We already
have plenty of daf-
fodils.
Carole Kehring
From the Rector’s Warden
Blessing of the Knitting Machine
On March 1, Fr. Matthew blessed a
new knitting machine, which was pur-
chased by donations from members of
the group, and the congregation at
large. This machine will enable the
ladies of the church to turn out Prayer
Shawls much more quickly.
The machine is not difficult to use,
but it did come with an instructional
CD, so each member of the Knitting
group will have a chance to take it
home and use the CD with their own
player.
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...for St. George’s Pantry
Join us!
Saturday, April 11th from 10 am to 1 pm at Redner’s Market in Joppatowne.
We are collecting dry goods, canned goods and other food items for our friends
& neighbors in need. Volunteer to help with the food collection for 1, 2 or 3
hours. See JoAnn Geier or Galib Kawaja for details.
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave
me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes
and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you
came to visit me.’
“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and
feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a
stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see
you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of
these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ -Matthew 25:35-40
Help
Wanted
Please consider
serving the Lord,
and this congrega-
tion, as a Lay Eu-
charistic Minister,
or LEM.
At the moment,
we are down to two
full-time servers-
JoAnn Geier and
Dani Rice. Dulcie
and Ken fill in when
they can, but that’s
it.
It’s rather ironic;
women fought for
years to be able to
serve in this capac-
ity, but we really
didn’t think you
men would simply
walk off and leave
us to do it all!
Speak to Fr.
Matthew if you are
interested.
things into consideration: Does this
student benefit from adult/book inter-
action? Does he/she need reading
practice? Can we foster a love of read-
ing by encouraging exposure to
books? And more….Please contact
Carol at home 410.679.9524. after the
10 am service or, via cke-
[email protected]. The children are
waiting…….
“It’s not about teaching the child to
read. It’s about teaching the children
to love to read.” By Dr. Dahlia Hall.
(Thanks to Kathy Grumbach for the
quote)
READING
BUDDIES
needed!
No appli-
cation, skills,
education
required. If
you can read,
you can be-
come a Reading Buddy. Riverside
Elem. School is just a few miles from
our church off Joppa Farm Road.
Teachers appreciate the extra time
“their kids” get when an adult spends
time with a child. The first and second
graders are chosen for this activity by
classroom teachers who take several
Reading Buddies
Spring Food Drive...
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Service Rota - April 2015 Altar Guild - Nancy Anderson & Pat Rawlings
If you are unable to serve on your assigned Sunday, it is your responsibility to find a substitute and
contact the church office (410-679-8700) so the correct name will appear in the bulletin.
Acolyte Head: Ken Hawley 410-852-0003 Chief Usher: Jim Rice 410-679-4249
Lay Readers: Dani Rice 410-679-4249
April 5
Easter Sunday
Crucifer: Paula Sanders
O.T. Christine Moser
LEM JoAnn Geier
LEM Ken Hawley
Prayers Ken Grumbach
Ushers Albert & Clara Lema
April 12
Crucifer: Dani Rice
O.T. Christine Moser
LEM Dani Rice
Prayers Kathy Grumbach
Ushers:
A note to the folks who read
The Prayers of the People:
A copy of the Prayers, with all the blanks filled
in, can be found on the
Welcome Table in the narthex,
to the right of the large cross.
To find out what you will be reading go to:
http://www.lectionarypage.net/
Use the RCL list.
April 19
Crucifer: JoAnne Geier
O.T. Marge Murray
LEM JoAnn Geier
Prayers Dorian Burton
Ushers Bill Murray & Mary Lou Sieber
April 26
Crucifer: Ken Hawley
O.T. Dani Rice
LEM Ken Hawley
Prayers Gene Wilkinson
Ushers Jim & Dani Rice
May 3
Acolytes: Paula Sanders
O.T. Dorian Burton
LEM Dulcie Carie
Prayers Ken Grumbach
Ushers Albert & Clara Lema
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April 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
Chris
Arlington
2 Kathleen
Snyder
2
Maundy
Thursday 7
3
Good Friday
Noon and 7
4
Easter Vigil
7 PM
(incense, no
music)
5
8 & 10 AM
6
Earl
Dotterweich
7 8
Alex
Franzoni
9
Vestry 6 PM
10 11Food
Drive 10 - 1
Spaghetti
Bingo 6 PM
12 13 14 15
Karen Hawley
16 17
18 Craig
D’Amario
18
Harp
Concert
(see pg 3)
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Betty
Bennett
5:00 Lema
Thanksgiving
26 27
Ed Miller
28
Roger
Anderson
29
Linda Bullock
Karen Webb
30
Daniel
Vernon
The Church of the Resurrection (Episcopal)
410-679-8700
Office Hours Wed & Fri 9- noon
Tuesday 7 PM HC - Said Service
Sunday 8 AM HC - Said Service
10 AM - Choral Eucharist
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Old Man Winter has certainly
done a number on our budget over
the last few months.
In January, we paid out
$1,156.87, and in February the bill
was $1,599.89. We expect this
month’s bill to be the same, if not
larger. By contrast, our bills for Oc-
tober and December were roughly
$600, and the one for November
was only $233.25.
Please do your part by shutting
doors, turning lights off when you
don’t need them, and so forth. All
the things you do at home to keep
down expenses, please do at church.
Fortunately, our income has
been holding steady. We are one
quarter of the way through the year,
and our income is 23% of the
amount pledged. Believe me, there
are plenty of churches that would
envy our stewardship.
So turn down the thermostat, and
keep up the good work!
Betty Bennett
Money, Money
We are in need of desserts of all sorts for the Spa-
ghetti Bingo on April 11th. Break out your cook-
book, dust off the ol’ rolling pin and have at it. We
need sheets cakes, pie, cookies, and there’s a rumor
that somebody in the parish is very fond of banana
pudding. Dinner starts at 6:00, so you can bring
your desserts any time after 4:30.
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