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Published monthly by St Mary’s Episcopal Church

219 First Street, Emmett, Idaho 83617

(208) 365-2309

http://www.stmarysemmett.org

The

hepherd’s

Staff

DECEMBER 2009

2

If you have something for the November issue, contact Linda Cox

at 398-8865 or email lindacox2007@msn.com

or use the drop box in church office by DECEMBER 23. Thanks!

(P.S. Don’t forget birthdays and special thank yous, etc.)

Table of Contents

STAFF AND VESTRY .......................... 3

WHAT HAPPENING AT ST. MARY……………..4

BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES .................... 5

NURSES NOTES .............................................. 6-7

CALENDAR ………………………………….. 8-9

SERVENTS IN HIS SERVICE ........................ 10

PRAYER REQUESTS ………………………. 11

VESTRY ………………………………………….12

Today’s daily word………………………………..15

The earth has yielded its harvest

God, our God , blesses us

Psalm 67:7

15

I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT OF YOU MY

FRIEND. I GAVE HIM YOUR NAME AND

TOLD HIM WHERE YOU LIVED. HE

GAVE ME ANOTHER REASSURING

HUG, THANKED ME AND I WALKED

WITH HIM TO MY FRONT DOOR. HE

TOLD ME THAT HE WAS ON HIS WAY

14

I HAD AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR THIS MORNING. HE ARRIVED EARLY, SAT DOWN WITH ME AND CHATTED FOR A WHILE ABOUT HOW THINGS WERE CURRENTLY GOING FOR ME IN MY LIFE. AFTER VERY CAREFULLY AND COMPASSIONATELY LISTENING TO ALL THAT I HAD TO SAY, HE SAW THE STRESS ON MY FACE AND THE TEARS IN MY

EYES.

HE STOOD UP, WALKED OVER TO ME, LEANED OVER AND GENTLY HELD ME FOR AWHILE BE-CAUSE I WAS HAVING A REALLY BAD MORNING. THEN, AFTER REASSURING ME NOT TO WORRY, THAT EVERYTHING WOULD WORK OUT FOR ME AND BE JUST FINE, HE ASKED ME IF I KNEW OF ANYONE ELSE THAT COULD USE A VISIT FROM

3

ST. MARY’S 2009 STAFF AND VESTRY

Bishop-The Rt. Rev. Brian Thom

Priest– The Rev. Gretchen Downer

Parish Administrator– Bernardo Maza

Senior Warden-Nancy Gedney

Junior Warden– Val Sanders

Vestry Members—Jan Aizpitarte, Fran Maza, Alan

Crabtree, Lynne Crabtree, Judy Woodie

Treasurer– Barbara Lackey

SHEPHERD’S STAFF Editor— Linda Cox

Prayer Shawl Ministry

For anyone who likes to knit or crochet-or would

like to learn . The members of this ministry meet

on the 4th Thursday at 1 pm for an hour of

stitchery and sharing

Completed shawls are available for anyone to give

to someone who might be comforted with a

special wrap.

4

WHAT HAPPENING AT ST. MARY’S

Christmas Bazaar & Soup Thur. 17th

Ashton Hall 10:30 to 2 :00 pm. Come and

join your friends for a bowl of soup and

browse through the items you and others

brought to sell at the Bazaar.

The Bishop will be making a visit on the

20th. The EFM graduation will be held on

that day at the 10am service

EFM GRADUATES

ANTONIA KLINE

LINDA COX

NANCY GEDNEY

` VAL SANDERS

13

TODAY’S DAILY WORD Joy

My soul sings a song of joy.

Many different activities connect me to the joy that is

deep within me. Being enveloped by the silence of a snow-

fall may fill me with quiet joy. Listening to a choir or joining

in the singing of my favorite songs may lift my spirits.

The simple touch of a loved one's hand or the gentle sup-

port of a caregiver may lighten my heart. Lighting a can-

dle, saying a prayer and blessing a meal can all be

sources of joy in my day.

Whatever the activity, I realize joy when my mind is fixed

on finding Spirit within each of my experiences. True and

lasting joy comes from within--from God, the Source of

every joy.

Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout to God with loud

songs of joy.--Psalm 47:1

Christmas Eve 9:00 PM Service

Altar Guild: St. Mary’s Guild

Organist: Alice Millington

Chalice Bearer: B. Maza

Lectors: Alice Millington & Sharron

Hollingsworth

Ushers: The Schuermann’s

Acolytes: Emily, Lauren, Gabi & Josh

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VESTRY The regular Vestry meeting was held in Oc-

tober. The Treasurer reported that the new

Teller system being used each Sunday is

working very well and no complaints have

been received. She also presented the Ves-

try with an advertisement for a new soft-

ware package designed to handle electroni-

cally all of the necessary paper work neces-

sary for our proper record keeping. It was

also reported that the Bishop had an-

nounced at the Western Deanery Meeting

that the diocese would not be increasing

the Diocesan Assessment for 2010.

The annual Stewardship Drive was planned

and a new card design was proposed.

Rev. Gretchen announced that Hand Sani-

tizer will be provided at each pew for those

attending service.

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WHO’S BIRTHDAY

ANNIVERSARIES Bob & Gretchen Hyde 12/17

Dean & Robyn Moulton 12/19

Denny & Willean White 12/27

Jackie Bush 12/2 Brad Smelcer 12/2 LaVerne Campbell 12/3 Barbara Arrington 12/9 Arlene Becken 12/10 Isabelle Simmons 12/10 Allison Linville 12/11 Ginia Turner 12/13 Nancy Gedney 12/20 James Bush 12/21 Doris Blume 12/22 Sandy Hoyle 12/22 Nick Waters 12/22 Willean White 12/26 Mark Lohr 12/31

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NURSES' NOTES

The following holiday health tips are from the web site about.com, a site that special-izes on health information for seniors. The two I have chosen are of special interest to those on continuing medications for chronic health issues such as diabetes, high blood pressure, etc, and are particularly perti-nent for the holiday season ahead of us.

Holidays often disrupt routines and may cause you to forget your life-saving medica-tions. As you note social appointments add a reminder to take your medications or order re-fills. If you are traveling be sure to take enough medications with you in case of de-lays and have a copy of your prescriptions in case of loss. Be sure to take along a phone number for your doctor along with your health insurance cards, in case of emergency. Carry your medications in your carry-on luggage if you are flying.

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ST MARY,S PARISHIONERS, PRAYERS

Your prayers are invited for

Rhonda Jackson Laurie Watkins

Mitzi Johnson

Pray for those members living in care facilities

Or who are Homebound

Donnie Griffith

PRAY FOR THOSE IN THE ARMED SERVICES

Jordon Mckie—-US Marines

Treven Winters—US Air Force

Aaron Turner—US Army

Jason Mckie—-US Army

Austin Renfroe—US Navy

Trevor Turner—-US ARMY

Brian Murphy — US Navy

Jared McKie — Army National Guard

Michael Thompson — Army National Guard

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Servants in His Service October

2009

1st

Sunday

2nd

Sunday

3rd

Sunday

4th

Sunday

Altar

Guild

B.

Lackey

398-8195

LaVerne

Campbell

365-1273

EARLY

—————-

B. Lackey

&/or

Val Sanders

—————

LATE

J. Sorenson

T. Murphy

P. Paulin

V. Sanders

EARLY

—————-

B. Lackey

&/or

Val Sanders

—————

LATE

J. Mackey

S. Hollingsworth

K. Smelcer

EARLY

—————

B. Lackey

&/or

Val Sanders

—————

LATE

V. Beutler

D. Blume

M.J. Buck

EARLY

————

B. Lackey

&/or

Val Sanders

—————

LATE-

L. Campbell

L. Meserole

E. Shoemaker

Acolytes

Gretchen

Hyde

365-5699

Zeb

&

Josh

Jen

&

Gabi

Drew

&

Luke

Emily

&

Lauren

Altar

Flowers

Linda Cox

398-8865

Joan

Sorenson

& Family

Pat

&

Terry

Murphy

Alan

&

Lyne

Crabtree

Poinsettias

By

Congregation

Lectors

Rev.

Gretchen

635-8000

J. McConnell

&

L. Campbell

K. Smelcer

&

S. Hollingsworth

L. Meserole

&

F. Maza

M. Dietz

&

A. Millington

Chalice

Bearers

Rev. Gretchen

365-8000

Bernie

Maza

LaVerne

Campbell

Bernie

Maza

LaVerne

Campbell

Ushers

Pat

Murphy

365-1373

8:00 am

J. England

10:00 am

Murphys

8:00 am

J. England

10:00 am

Dietzs

8:00 am

J. England

10:00 am

Longs

8:00 am

J. England

10:00 am

Mackeys

Church

Cleaning

Marilyn Lorenzen

365-3624

Evalyn

Shoemaker

Fran

Maza

Doris

Blume

Marilyn

Lorenzen

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Some foods react with medications, de-creasing or increasing the effect with sometimes dangerous results. Talk with your doctor or pharmacist about your medications and find out if there are any foods you should avoid while taking them. "Often used holiday spices like cloves, thyme and sage can interfere by as much as 50 percent with the body's natural ability to utilize common drugs," says Dr. Amy Anderson, internal medi-cine physician on the medical staff at Baylor University Medical Center.

Hope your holidays are both joyous and healthy.

Sharron Hollingsworth, RN

Your parish Nurse

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 Pray study

group 7pm

3

Choir Prac-

tice 7:00 pm

4

5

6 Services 8 &10 am Diocesan Legacy Sunday

7

EFM 9-12 am

Girl Scouts

7 -.9 pm

8 9

Pray study

group 7pm

10

Choir Prac-

tice 7:00 pm

11

12

13 Services

8 &10 am

14

EFM 9-12 Vestry meet-

ing 7pm

15 16

Pray study

group 7pm

17 Christmas

Bazaar &

Soup 10:30

AM TO 2PM

18 19 Aramaic

Lords prayer

final retreat

20 Services

8 &10 am Bishop visit

EFM Grad.

21

Girl Scouts

7 –.9 pm

22

23

24 Christmas

Eve Service

9 PM

25 Christmas

Day service

9 am

26

27Services 8 &10 am

No Youth

Sunday

28

29 30 31 New

Years Eve

No Pot luck

No P. Shawl

DECEMBER 9

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 Pray study

group 7pm

3

Choir Prac-

tice 7:00 pm

4

5

6 Services 8 &10 am Diocesan Legacy Sunday

7

EFM 9-12 am

Girl Scouts

7 -.9 pm

8 9

Pray study

group 7pm

10

Choir Prac-

tice 7:00 pm

11

12

13 Services

8 &10 am

14

EFM 9-12 Vestry meet-

ing 7pm

15 16

Pray study

group 7pm

17 Christmas

Bazaar &

Soup 10:30

AM TO 2PM

18 19 Aramaic

Lords prayer

final retreat

20 Services

8 &10 am Bishop visit

EFM Grad.

21

Girl Scouts

7 –.9 pm

22

23

24 Christmas

Eve Service

9 PM

25 Christmas

Day service

9 am

26

27Services 8 &10 am

No Youth

Sunday

28

29 30 31 New

Years Eve

No Pot luck

No P. Shawl

2009