St. Philip Presbyterian Church

Hurst, Texas www.stphil.org

(817) 282-9181 (817) 282-6690 (fax)

Rev. Dr. Greg Garis, Pastor

Rev. Elizabeth Dick, Interim Assoc. Pastor

Rev. Dr. Charles Teykl, Parish Associate

VOL. 44 October 10, 2012 No. 17

REMEMBER IN PRAYER: Jim Newlon had surgery Thursday, October 4, 2012 at Harris Ft. Worth… Jim Wood, brother-in-law of Ruth Lucas...Haley Jo Derington, granddaughter of Sharon Curry…The Family of Robert Peters, brother of Darla Horton, who passed away Tuesday, October 2nd...CONTINUE IN PRAYER FOR: Ed Wellman…The Family of Carabel Chankaya…Ed Anderson…Betty Little...Nan Edwards...Morris Beauford…Betty Murray…Jerry Wilhoyte…Richard Neal...Dick Rager…Gary Goss…Johnny Wallace...Fiske and Gerry Hanley…Phil Fairhead...John Juengerman…Mary Peters…Gerry Cozby Sharon Curry...Kay Bookout…Kenneth Culp...Norman Brownlee…Norma Graves…Mary Jo Wood…Charlie Wied…Mary Lou Singer…Russ MacGregor…Lidia McFarland…Ellis Rogers…Mertie Martin…Carolyn Jester…Lu and Sarah Brewer…Bridgette Foy…Elma Lee Mulkey...Brenda and Roy Petersen….Ben Cross…David Moore...Colby Steddum…Sally

Starr...Jim Halderman… June Holman...REMEMBER IN PRAYER THOSE IN THE MILITARY: Zach

Saunders, Tom and Lynette Mercer’s son...John Calhoun Miller, Mac and Ruth Calhoun’s grandson and

Elaine Stokes’ nephew…Matt Kiser and David Kiser, sons of Helene Kiser…Josh Peck, son of Sherri

Siler...Brandon and Ryan Burt, grandsons of Cindy Burt…Jennifer Reynolds, daughter of Margaret

Reynolds...Matt and Cosmo Romo, great-nephews of Liz Hailey…Andrew Norman, grandson of Stella and

Bob Urban...Sarah Willett, granddaughter in law of Bob and Stella Urban…Ben Temple, grandson of Tal and

Jaylon Buie…Korey Ray, brother of Lindsey Zimmer...BE IN PRAYER FOR OUR FRIENDS FROM COOK CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER: ANA, 6 months, Heart surgery; ANGEL, 1 year, Pray he would survive more than one year with Ellis-van Creveld Syndrome; ANGELA, 8 years, Severe infection; CALEB, Newborn, Premature birth; HAEVEN, 5 weeks, Premature birth; .HALEY, 2 months, Lungs, muscles and nerves; ISABELLA, 3 years, Leukemia; JAILYNN, 3 years, Transplant; JAMARIAN, 1 year, Heart; MADISON, Newborn, Healing; PERLA, 9 years, Epilepsy; SANTIAGO, 1 month, Heart surgery; SOPHIA, 7 months, Premature Birth; TAVEON, 2 weeks, Healing.

Our Financial Stewardship theme this year is Abundant Joy - Overflowing Generosity. The theme is based upon 2 Corinthians 8:1-7. In the next four weeks, I’ll be preaching sermons that focus on this theme and various ways we give to God through the church and our lives. In my reading and studying about stewardship I read in one resource; “Money, and the things money can buy, directly competes with God for our love, affection, and service. We cannot serve both God and money.” We’ve read this before. Jesus said these words in Matthew 6:24. But another quote I read this week was “Our attitude and decisions regarding money is a barometer of our discipleship relationship with Jesus.” Last Sunday I asked the congregation to “pray for what God wants you to give to St. Philip in this year’s financial stewardship campaign.” Pray. And as you pray – consider your giving as a barometer of your relationship with Jesus. I’m praying too for you and St. Philip. My prayer is that God will be speaking to you and that out of the abundant joy that God has given, you will give your time, talents and money with overflowing generosity. Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. (Ephesians 3:20-21) Greg

St. Philip Presbyterian Women

October 23 (Tuesday) 9:30 a.m. Lovies Fellowship Hall Note: Please continue to bring non-perishable food items (canned goods and dry goods) throughout the year and place them in the NEED bin on the Oak Terrace. Thank you.

Dead Sea Scrolls Tour on October 16

The Presbyterian Women will be touring the

Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit at the Southwestern Seminary on

Tuesday, October 16th. Price per person is $15.

Elizabeth Dick's husband, Ron Serino, who is working toward his doctorate in Old Testament, has agreed to go with us as a guide. This is a once-in-a-lifetime exhibit.

We will carpool and leave the church at 9:30 for a tour at 10:30.

Thank you so much for the prayers, cards and support during Betty's recent illness. She is, thankfully, on the road to recovery. We are told this will be a

slow process but with the continued prayers and support of our wonderful church family a total recov-ery will be soon. Bill Murray

My heart was filled with joy on mission day. Not just because I was able to share the stories of our work in South Sudan, but because my granddaughters Jessi and Julie were able to be a part of serving outside of their church walls. Jessi collected many red hands that are being sent the United Nations in support of ending child slavery. She learned a lot while preparing her display and was so proud of the hands she collected. Julie had fun making clay crosses that will be heading back to Akobo with me and given to children there to let them know children in our church are praying for them. She also had fun serving people a sample of a traditional meal from Akobo. It was great to see our children's faces as they participated in the various activities. Thank you to all who participated for allowing my girls a chance to grow in their faith and take pride in serving God in new and different ways. Thank you all for your love and support and prayers for our mission and ministry in Akobo. May God bless you all as richly as you bless me Sharon Curry

HABITAT BUILD BEGINS OCTOBER 19TH

Location: 3106 Hanna Ave.,

Fort Worth, TX 76106 Build or be a “Site Host!”

St. Philip Contact: Dave MacGregor or

Rev. Elizabeth Dick

DEAD SEA SCROLLS EXHIBIT

All Church Tour

Where: Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary 2001 West Seminary Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76115 St Address: 2001 W. Seminary When: Open until January 13.

Sat. Oct. 20 Go with Rev. Elizabeth Dick Meet at the entrance to the Exhibit at 10 a.m. Tickets: Buy in advance, must be for a specific date and time (by phone or on-line, info below) $28 (adult), $24 (senior), $18 (student w/i.d.), $12 (child) Group rate: 10 or more tickets for $3 off per ticket More Information and purchase tickets: seethescrolls.com (Season tickets available). Questions? Elizabeth Dick (elizabethd@stphil.org or 817-282-9181)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14 8:30 a.m. Worship Sanctuary 9:30 a.m. Bell Choir Choir Room 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Worship Sanctuary 12:00 p.m. Parish Nurse Sacristy 12:15 p.m. Personnel Committee Pastor’s Office 12:30 p.m. Childhood Education Room A 4:00 p.m. Library Committee Library 4:00 p.m. Youth Chime Choir Choir Room 4:00 p.m. Evangelism Committee Office Workroom 6:00 p.m. Prayer Gathering Parlor 6:30 p.m. Church BBQ Fellowship Hall MONDAY, OCTOBER 15 9:45 a.m. PDO Board Library 6:30 p.m. Boy Scouts Crew Youth Hall 7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts Fellowship Hall 7:00 p.m. Chorale Rehearsal Choir Room TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16 9:30 a.m. PW Visit Dead Sea Scrolls 6:30 p.m. Girl Scouts Youth Hall WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17 8:00 a.m. Men’s Fellowship Parlor 7:00 p.m. Boy Scout Camp Room A 7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir Choir Room THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18 9:00 a.m. Mid Cities Care Corps Library FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19 8:45 a.m. TOPS Fellowship Hall

ST. PHILIP PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 745 W PIPELINE ROAD

HURST, TEXAS 76053-4999 OCTOBER 10, 2012

SEPTEMBER 30 SUNDAY AT ST. PHILIP: 8:30 SERVICE: 70 11:00 SERVICE: 150 ; TOTAL: 220 OCTOBER 7 SUNDAY AT ST. PHILIP: 8:30 SERVICE: 64; 11:00 SERVICE: 139 ; TOTAL: 203

FIRST-TIME VISITORS: SHERIDAN DAVIS; RUSTY AND TISH WHITFILL; MICHELLE HEAD

RETURNING VISITORS: ROBERT MCGEE; PAT SIMMONS; AMIE AND ELVIN SIMMONS; LYNETTE EAKER; STEVE PASSONS; CHARLES CLAYTON

OUT OF TOWN VISITORS: CHRISTY CALHOUN MILLER (SPRINGFIELD, MO); SCOTT JONES (SPRINGFIELD, MO); PHILIP CHANKAYA (DALLAS, TX)

Parish Health Ministry

Next Blood Pressure and Health consultation date is

October 14 12:00 p.m.

Bonnie Skodak and Donna Koenig nurse@stphil.org

We can be contacted through the church office.

The FOOTPRINTS Service for the month of October will be Sunday, October 28th

6:45 p.m. Fellowship Hall

Financial Report

September Year to date Income 45,462.54 404,885.69 Expenses 45,708.03 442,092.38 (245.49) (37,206.69) Expenses year to date still are more than income by $37,206.69. Please continue to make your contributions on time. Thanks to all who are current with their pledged giving.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20 6:00 p.m. Mariners Fellowship Hall SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21 8:30 p.m. Worship Sanctuary 9:30 a.m. Handbells Choir Room 9:45 a.m. Adult Ed Breakfast Fellowship Hall 9:45 p.m. Sunday School 12:30 p.m. Youth Council Office 4:00 p.m. Youth & Families Library 5:30 p.m. Youth Dinner & Games Youth Hall 6:00 p.m. Session Bible Study Parlor 6:30 p.m. Session Meeting Parlor

The Children’s Church program needs you!

We need more teachers and teacher substitutes. We need more shepherds and shepherd substitutes. Each team of one teacher and one shepherd works one assigned Sunday per month.

Teacher and shepherd substitutes are called when needed. Children’s Church is for children ages 4-7 who leave the sanctuary with their teaching team after Time for Children during the 11:00 service. For their safety, St. Philip Policy requires that two adults always be with them. (If we cannot find enough adults to staff the program, we may not be able to continue it.) Can you volunteer? Make Katie’s day! katieb@stphil.org 817-282-9181

POT-LUCK BREAKFAST: Living With the Dead Sea Scrolls

Sunday Oct. 21 9:45 – 10:45 Discussion led by Rev. Ron Serino

(aka “Mr. Elizabeth Dick”)

Bring your favorite breakfast dish! Children’s Sunday School will be meeting as planned.

Rev. Ron Serino grew up in Memphis, TN and went to Emory University. He met his future wife, Elizabeth

Dick, while attending Union Theological Seminary in NYC. He has served as administrator for Meeting Ground,

a community for those who are homeless in Maryland, and as Associate Pastor for Education and Youth at First

Congregational Church, UCC, in St. Louis, MO. Currently in his third year as a doctoral student in Old

Testament at Brite Divinity School, Ron continues to find time to try to keep up his game with his son Michael

while cooking delicious meals for Elizabeth. His academic interests focus on race, ethnicity, and God’s justice

in the Old Testament.

Join us for an evening of Fellowship, Great Food & Music

Annual St. Philip Barbecue Potluck Dinner Sunday, October 14th at 6:30 p.m.

Fellowship Hall

Barbecue & Beans will be provided. Please bring your

favorite side dishes - salads, vegetables, desserts

Music Entertainment by Tom Demer

October

13 10:00 AM Saints & Sinners Set Up Youth Hall JrH, SrH, & Will & Marla Aldridge

6:00 PM Saints & Sinners Ball Youth Hall JrH, SrH, & Sponsors

14 6:30 PM Church BBQ Fellowship Hall EVERYONE!!!

21 5:30 PM Dinner & Games Youth Hall JrH, SrH, & Will Whitehead

28 5:30 PM Dinner & Crafts Youth Hall JrH, SrH, & Bonnie Hardy

6:45 PM Footprints Worship Fellowship Hall EVERYONE!!!

We had a fantastic time at Fall Festival ! Thanks to everyone who came

out for fun and crafts at the church and a terrific time in the Corn Maze.

If you have photos from the event, please email them to

katieb@stphil.org Thanks!

Are you ready for some games?!?! SPY will be

playing games on October 21st at 5:30 in the Youth

Hall. Watch your email for more information!

On Sunday, October 28th, SPY will

be getting together to do some Fall

Craft projects. Please mark your

calendar and join us for a crafty

good time!

In October, St. Philip celebrates the baptismal birthday of: Ashley Perez – October 17

St. Philip wishes a very Happy October Birthday to: Ashton Haney – October 3

Amanda Berney – October 7

Joshua Trammel – October 24

Quinn Dixon – October 26

Lily Belknap – October 27

In the month of October, the St. Philip Sunday School children will be studying: Preschool: David and Goliath (1 Samuel 16:11– 17:51) Elementary School: Boy Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:41-52)

Saints and Sinners is baaaaack! All of the

fun will happen on October 13th.

We’ll be setting up at 10 and the party will

be from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Watch your email for more

details. See you there!

On Sunday, October 14th, SPY will attend the All-Church BBQ at 6:30 in the Fellowship Hall.

It’s going to be a tasty time!

St. Philip’s Children’s Ministry program needs your help! The Elementary Sunday School program needs teachers! The Pre-School Sunday School program needs teachers and shepherds! If you are interested in helping out or would like some more information about teaching, please contact Katie in the Church Office. Elementary Sunday School In November, we need teachers for:

Drama & Storytelling Games & Puzzles

In December, we need teachers for:

Cooking Games & Puzzles

The weather is great and the fellowship superb!!! The Happy Slackers will meet and eat at Ernie's Thursday noon.

Bring a friend, but only if he has the high qualifications of a Happy Slacker.

Are all of you satisfied with Ernie's? I asked for comments or suggestions and only had one negative.

Are you happy or just lazy?

Mid-Cities Care Corps Dinner, Silent and Live Auction

November 8, 2012 6:00 PM Hurst Conference Center

1601 Campus Drive Hurst, TX

Mid-Cities Care Corps annual Festival of Friends celebration is scheduled for November 8, 2012 to be held in the Hurst Conference Center. MCCC is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to “preserve the independence of senior neighbors in Northeast Tarrant County.” We do not charge for our services and all services are performed by caring volunteers. MCCC’s volunteers assist our senior neighbors with the following: Transportation — to routine medical appointments and quality of life drives Helping Hands — for minor home repairs, wheelchair ramp construction and yard care TLC Phone Tree — connecting and expanding senior’s social networks via phone from home Holiday Outreach — distributing gifts and food baskets during the holiday season The Festival of Friends includes a dinner, silent and live auction. This is MCCC’s one and only annual fundraiser. Tickets are $30 (adults) and $5 (children under 12), and are available through the MCCC office 817-282-0531 or online. We will also be selling tickets Sunday October 14th and 21st on the Oak Terrace. To find out more about our mission, visit our website at www.midcitiescarecorps.org

Fall Fundraiser for St. Philip Preschool back by popular demand:

Red Wheel Cookies, Pies, etc….

Come to the church office to fill out your order for the Holidays!!

Make checks payable to

St. Philip Preschool

Order by October 18th!!

Orders delivered on November 6th at 2:00pm!!

GLORY TO GOD THE [new] PRESBYTERIAN HYMNBOOK

Let’s replace our battered hymnbooks with the handsome new revised edition.

Hymnbook Potluck

6:00-8:00 p.m., Sunday, November 11, 2012

Save the date! Michael Waschevski will be our guest that evening to introduce us to the new hymnbooks. Michael is Minister of Music at First Presbyterian Church in Fort Worth. He served on the committee that planned and edited the books, and he loves to show them off and explain them. Bring the family. Bring your friends. Bring your enthusiasm and your curiosity. Bring food--homemade or storebought--and we'll celebrate. If we get with the program, those new books will be in the pews before we know it! (Watch for reminders so you won't miss this.)

Each copy will be priced at $20.00 for over 800 hymns. Let’s pay less! Early orders are $18.00. Prepaid early orders are only $15.00. What a bargain!

(Think about putting all those fives in the piggy bank. What a haul.)

Come to the Hymbook Potluck (or to the collection plate or the office) to order one or more books as gifts from you or your family.

Pay $15 each when you order, if you can. (Label checks “For Hymnbooks.”)

Each new book will get a bookplate recognizing the giver and the giver’s memorial: 1. in honor of ____________________ 2. in memory of __________________ 3. to the Glory of God.

(See the bookplates on the inside front covers of the old hymnals in your pew.)

Let’s do it!

CAN YOU HELP KAY LYNN’S PANTRY? Kay Lynn’s Pantry is a ministry of St. Philip whereby our neighbors who are on Food Stamps can come in to receive taxable toiletries, paper products and cleaning products that Food Stamps cannot buy. The pantry has experienced a recent large increase in clients, which is stretching our resources beyond its limits. We have already decreased the frequency our clients may visit the pantry, from once a month to once every two months.

There are other steps that can help: Donate your paper grocery sacks, so we don’t have to purchase them. (No plastic, please.) Donate items for distribution such as toilet paper, shampoo, deodorant, etc. For a complete list of items,

contact Ann Treleven at anniemctree@sbcglobal.net Donate money that will be used to purchase products. Become a buyer to fill in when the regular buyers aren’t available. We’ll supply the tax-exempt certificate, and

you’ll get reimbursed.

Thank you for caring!

Katie’s Comments

Over the past few months, I have found myself to be in the middle of the greatest change in my life, thus far. In some ways, I’ve been wandering through my life. I feel like I have no clear direction. I have no clear sense of what is next for me and no clear sense of what is next for you, my dear St. Philip. J.R.R.Tolkien said “not all who wander are lost.” So, even though I have been wandering for the past few months, I don’t consider myself to be lost. I’m on a journey. I’m searching for something that will thrill me; something that will be exciting, new, and challenging. I know that there is something BIG on the horizon for me and for you too, St. Philip. We have to be patient. We have to be willing to wait on God’s timing for the BIG thing to appear in our lives. Remember that His timing is perfect. When we want something to happen RIGHT NOW, we are saying that we have a better plan than God.

We have to be prepared to wander through life until God sees fit to put the BIG thing on our horizon. Because what doesn’t thrill you only makes you wander and not all who wander are lost.

Grace and Peace- Katie

Note of the Week………………

There has been a lot of excitement in the choir room this week! Our new choir robes arrived on October 1st just as planned, and everyone agrees---they are beautiful! Even though they were shipped very nicely on hangers and with cardboard separators from Murphy Robes in Champaign, Illinois, they still have a few wrinkles that we will steam out on Wednesday of this week. Then on Sunday, you will see the choir process down the center isle as usual but wearing their new Tudor style navy robes with garnet satin trim and Latin cross monogrammed on the yoke. (I think you will love them too!) There will also be a short dedication during the service for this anonymous gift to our church for which we are so very grateful. I am so thankful that someone was able to bless us and give us new robes to aid us in God’s work here at St. Philip! Thank you from all of us! Last Sunday you heard the Philippians sing “Be Thou My Vision” arranged by our own Stacy Camp who sings with the group. Thank you Stacy for sharing your talent with us! And thanks ahead of time to Tom Demer who will be playing and singing for us this Sunday at the St. Philip Barbeque. I can’t wait for good food and great talent like Tom! (See ad in this PUNCH for more details about Sunday’s Barbeque.) This Sunday the Chancel Choir will be singing “Cry No More” by Dan Forrest. Some of the words are: In the shadow where we linger, In this darkness we call home, Where the sighs are deep and doubtful and our aspirations groan, All is not in vain, Beloved, Our travail is not unknown. Christ within us, Christ among us, Christ the first and Christ the last; Love incarnate, hold Your children Till the storm of life is past. See you in church on Sunday.

Joyfully Singing in Christ, Pam Cochrane

Mariners Pot Luck and Games October 20th 6:00 p.m.

Fellowship Hall

All ages are welcome and encouraged to come to Mariners.

Mariners is a social group meeting the third Saturday of each month. Activities vary. This month we will have a pot luck dinner and games in Fellowship Hall, October 20th at 6:00 p.m. Bridge and Mexican Train will be played and all games are welcome. Bring a dish and a game to share. Join us!