Reading Patricia Polacco’s children’s book, Thank you, Mr. Falker, for thesecond time last night, I cried again. “It’s okay, daddy,” my daughter said snuggling up to provide a little comfort. The story is of a child named Trisha who is bullied

because she cannot read. So clever is she at disguising her disability that even her teachers do not catch on until the 5th grade when a special teacher, Mr. Falker, notices and responds. I’m not sure why I cried for the second time, but I think it had something to do with the cries of children that have been heard from Haiti all the way

to Baltimore. So devastating is the recent earthquake that even reporters, usually dispassionate in their delivery, have broken down in the middle of their stories documenting children crying for help with not enough relief workers to answer their cries.

Though I am a long way from the fresh terror of this kind of immediate need, there are times when I believe I can relate to the frantic desperation of these aid workers. The prayer list grows in our own church with needs that are varied and deep. Children in our city cry out for help and there is not enough relief to go around. Children in El Salvador and the Dakotas and Cameroon all come to mind and cries of just one of those children almost paralyze me with the knowledge of need that is overwhelming. I am forced to admit that there is more need that I can meet, there is more work than I can accomplish; and every wound that I see can be not be tended to.

Ministry sometimes feels like triage and not just for me. Our congregation has turned down supporting many worthy projects, many worthy partnerships, many worthy people with sadness and regret because we simply do not have more energy, or more money, or more time to go around. “Without adequate boundaries,” I heard a pastor say one time, “we become nothing more than quivering masses of availability.”

When something like the tragedy in Haiti happens, I feel torn again. Are we forced to ignore the cries in one place (Haiti) in order to stay focused on the people and the needs we have committed ourselves to in Baltimore and in specific partnerships around the globe? Because our congregation is a part of a great cloud of witnesses larger than ourselves, I am confident that the answer is no. I do feel fairly certain that we will not start a new partnership in Haiti in the wake of this earthquake. To do so would be turning our attention away from brothers and sisters in places where we have made commitments to stand with them in poverty, violence, and injustice. But we need not neglect fresh cries from other parts of the world either. We are part of a global church that even now is sending fresh food and water, medical supplies, doctors, and aid workers as quickly and as efficiently as humanly possible. The church is there standing alongside other faiths and people of

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PasTor’s reflecTions 1

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ask The PasTor ........3

a leTTer from cameroon .................4

Your hearT’s desire and The World’s greaT need ..............5

BroWn communiTY announcemenTs ........5

Bridging The gaP .....6 confronTing evil: BaPTism, rePenTance and exorcism ...........7

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history of campus planning. She lives with her husband, David Luljak, and children, Peter and Julia Christen Luljak, in Oakenshawe. Barbara asserts that she felt called to be a deacon because she enjoys visiting with people connected with the congregation and listening to what that association means to them.

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no faith and we have a small part through our prayers and our financial gifts of lending a hand.

During times like these, I feel most comfortable with the evangelistic impulse of our faith. Jesus couldn’t meet the need all by Himself – there were too many hurting, too many grieving, and too many crying out. He surrounded himself with others who wanted to love God by serving their neighbors in need. “Many hands make light work”, the proverb says. So I pray for the people of Haiti especially for the cries of children whose bodies and whose innocence are broken. Additionally, I pray for all those who have answered a

call to be sent there to give all that they can to alleviate the need. I pray for more like them who are needed to touch wounds here and around the globe. Finally, I pray for our congregation that we may continue to grow to meet needs that sometimes overwhelm.

At the end of Polacco’s book, we learn that the story is autobiographical. She closes with an unexpected encounter between the real Mr. Falker and Polocco herself whose future was transformed because her cries were heard. They meet many years later by accident at a wedding. “He asked me what I do for a living and I said, ‘Why Mr. Falker, I write books for children. Thank you, Mr. Falker. Thank you.’”

Barbara Christen

Barbara Christen has been a member of Brown Memorial for more than three years and sings in the chancel choir. She is an architectural historian who received her Ph.D. from the City University of New York / Graduate Center where she studied late 19th and early 20th century American architecture and urbanism. Her first interest in these matters, however, was sparked at Williams College as an undergraduate and then subsequently in Japan, where she taught English for a year. Having written and lectured widely about the work of Cass Gilbert (1859-1934), she enjoys considering the impact of late 19th-century American architects on urban life. In past years, she has worked for several non-profit organizations and museums in New York and Washington, and currently serves as a consultant on the

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The staff is pleasant and welcoming when we arrive at the facility where our special friend lives. Her eyes light up when she sees us. We come on communion Sunday, after church, to share the heavenly meal with her.

We find out from each other what has happened since we last visited together. She has a keen sense of humor and enjoys the “news”. We talk about the day’s worship experience, and, as a music lover and musician, she appreciates particularly the recounting of the day’s musical aspects of worship.

She watches as the small votive candle is lit and listens attentively as we begin the service. We use part

of the morning service, i.e. the prayers or the words of a chosen hymn. The bread and the cup are offered (They have been consecrated at the church’s service.) and accepted. We pray together and end with the Lord’s Prayer.

Our visit is usually about an hour. Reminding her that she is very much a part of our congregation and that one of us will be visiting soon again, we take our leave. As we depart, our conversation centers around the remarkable courage it takes to have left everything familiar and “home” to adjust to yet another environment, staff and atmosphere. We are grateful for her example to us and for our opportunity to include her in our lives.

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Q: What should the liturgists say before the reading of scripture? Should it be “Listen now to the word of God” instead of “Listen now to a word from God”? A: It seems on the surface like a question of semantics –“of”

vs. “from” or “the” vs. “a.” The meaning is changed slightly with “the” and “of.” But there are much larger theological issues at stake, such as, “What is the Word of God?Is the Word of God different from the words of God? How exactly does God communicate through scripture?”

Part of the confusion stems from the multiple layers of meaning that have evolved in the Christian tradition around what was originally the Greek word “logos”. According to my Harper Collins Bible Dictionary, the word “logos” began as a technical philosophical term employed by Heraclitus in the 6th century BCE, but became an important concept for the Stoics in the third century BCE and later. For that philosophy, the logo was “the principle and pattern that gave the world or cosmos its character and coherence.” Philo, a Jewish theologian and philosopher in Alexandria, tried to reconcile the Stoic understanding of logos with the Jewish understanding of God speaking creation into being. “God’s logos became a clearly identifiable entity, mediating between God and the world, the mode of the divine creativity and revelation.” In other words, God’s logos began to take on a life of its own – it became a living, creative, revealing, relational Word, powered by God’s own breath or spirit (Ruah, in Hebrew; pneuma in Greek).

When the Hebrew Bible was translated into Greek, logos is used to refer to God’s speech, and in the early New Testament writings, Jesus is said to preach God’s logos. In other words, God’s message to us – a message that we have received both in writing through scripture and in proclamation through preachers and prophets – is God’s word. Then, the Gospel of John begins with the famous passage: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was in the beginning with God. 3All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being 4in him was life, and the life was the light of all people “... And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.” And the Word, of course, is Jesus. That was a big claim for those familiar with the Stoic and even Jewish discourses on logos. From then until now, Christians have referred to Jesus as the Word made Flesh—the Word, capital “W”. Jesus, Christians agreed that as the eternal logos, the early Jesus must also have had a mediating role in creation (1 Corinthians 8:6, Colossians 1:15-17, Hebrews 1:2).

As Christians, we believe that God’s clearest and most

important message to us about who God is, who we are, and how we should be living came in both the person and the message of Jesus Christ. Thus you will sometime hear the phrases: the Word of God written, the Word of God proclaimed, and the Word of God incarnate (or made flesh). Those three phrases cover the various levels of meaning, and at different times, Christians have emphasized one more or less. In the Westminster Confession of Faith (17th century England), the emphasis is on the Word of God written. For those Christians (and many of their spiritual ancestors, Presbyterians included), “The authority of Holy Scripture, for which it ought to be believed and obeyed, dependeth not upon the testimony of any man or church, but wholly upon God (who is truth itself), the author thereof; and therefore it is to be received because it is the Word of God” (WCF 6.004, The Book of Confessions of the PCUSA). By this definition, the Word of God is scripture – and should be read as the literal words of God. But even the Westminster Divines agreed that the Word of God written is not self-explanatory and requires the work of the Holy Spirit to be properly understood. The Second Helvetic Confession (16th century Switzerland) makes the bold claim that “The preaching of the Word of God is the Word of God” (2HC 5.004). The Theological Declaration of Barmen (Germany, 1934) emphasizes that “Jesus Christ, as he is attested for us in Holy Scripture, is the one Word of God which we have to hear and which we have to trust and obey in life and in death” (TDB 8.11).

So depending on how you hear it, “The Word of God” could refer to the scripture being read, the message being preached (or played or sung or represented visually – see the Book of Common Worship, p. 37) or the One revealed in the scripture and preaching: God in Jesus Christ. Being something of a poet, I like the multiple layers of meaning and interpretation, and prefer to introduce Scripture in a way that allows for all of those meanings: “Listen now for the Word of God.” To me “listen for” implies a distinction between the literal words and the message revealed by them. Given the many translations of our sacred texts by fallible human beings, I think that it is important to make that distinction. “The Word” implies that all words are not created equally, and that we should expect a special kind of revelation from the words we are about to hear, and it reminds me that God’s revelation in Christ is central to my interpretation of what I am about to hear. In sum, “Listen now for the Word of God” spurs me both to listen for God’s message to me and to my community and to do so longing for an encounter with the God revealed to us in Jesus Christ.

* “Ask the Pastor” is a new feature of The Tidings. You may submit a liturgical or scriptural question to be answered by one of the Pastors to Ellen Carter Cooper at edccooper58@hotmail.com. The deadline for questions is the 15th of every month.

ask the PastorBY emilY rose marTin

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December 1, 2009

Dear Partners in mission,

Greetings once again from Cameroon!

It is hard to believe that in three short weeks the first term of study will end. It seems like a few days ago that school reopened amidst students’ screams of excitement, haphazard

chatter of catching up, energetic hugs of joy at meeting one another again and in good health, and the mad rush to welcome mates by carrying their luggage. At one moment, I closed my eyes and was certain I was on the

campus of any typical American boarding high school or college, with the exception, for sure, of the English accent, the French speaking, and scores of mother tongues: Meta, Bafut, Bayangie, Ngyie, Bassa, Bayangie, Awing, Ngemba, Lamnso, Moghamo and Tikari, just to name a few.

Another difference was the students’ modes of arrival: packed tightly in small hatchback taxis – seven plus the driver! – with cargo loaded on the roof, hanging from the hood and in the opened hatchback. Or riding up to two passengers per motorcycle with the luggage roped to the tail end.

Each year, the difference that humbles me the most, however, is the amount of luggage brought by these students. Unlike the “mountains and mountains of things” American students cannot live without, each student’s sole trunk bore his/her needs for the term and even for the school year: a set of white bed sheets; a pillow and blanket; one or two official, daily, and prep (study hall) uniforms; a few pairs of underwear and white socks; textbooks from the previous years of study and writing materials; toiletries and a bathing bucket; a hand broom and work tools; two additional sets of clothing; a bush kerosene lamp or flashlight; some snacks; and a plate, cup, and set of eating utensils.

Not surprisingly, at the top of these compulsory items and alongside a foam mattress, are the Holy Bible and the church’s hymnal and Book of Divine Services. Without these three items, a student is not considered prepared for successful study, since each weekday and Saturday begins with worship at 6:45 a.m. and ends with 9:00 p.m. prayers.

As in Cameroon and many countries throughout Africa, primary, secondary, and even colleges and

a letter from cameroon

A secondary student arriving on reopening day.

universities operate under the auspices of churches. Thus, individual and corporate worship are at the epicenter of education.

The first Sunday after reopening was the celebration of the Lord’s Supper with preparatory service the prior evening. Soon thereafter, the newly recruited and returning staff members were dedicated and rededicated, respectively, to the ministry of teaching and caring for students. This was a reminder of the task entrusted to us, the commitment needed to carry out this task, and the gifts that have been freely bestowed upon us by God.

Then, Harvest Thanksgiving: a time of joyous celebration when the staff, students, and some members of their families gathered in group (and “sub-groups”) according to year of study, school, dorm, region, gender, family, choir association, laity group, friends, and every other group you can imagine in order to give thanks for the uncountable blessings showered upon the community. All of those assembled danced forward singing in their respective groups with their humble offers of praise and thanksgiving: money, pencils and pens, soap, harvested maize, yams and sugarcane, cooked food, and so on. (Except for the money, all the items were later auctioned.)

The PC(USA)/American delegation was led by yours truly (the only PC(USA) representative and the only American present) and was supported financially, morally, spiritually, and physically by almost all of the 250 plus in attendance – a sign of the fellowship with their Christian brothers and sisters, especially the PC(USA), and the hope and prayer to be truly onein Christ.

As part of this community, I also danced forward (on two left feet) and supported the more than 30 groups as your representative, your mission co-worker, and the embodiment of your desire to share the good news of Jesus Christ in every corner of the earth. Thank you so much for this transforming opportunity.

In service, Leisa Tonie Wagstaff

Student teachers celebrating their religion during Harvest Thanksgiving.

Photos courtesy of Leisa Tonie Wagstaff

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your heart’s desire and the world’s Great need

“Hau Kola” or “Hau Koda!” (Those would be greetings of “Hello Friend!” in Lakota and Dakota.)

Do you remember what Pastor Andrew charges new members of Brown when they join our family? He tells

them to “find a place where your heart’s desire meets the world’s great need”? I think on those words a lot and am so thankful to God that I have found such a place. There are many of us over the

past many years who have found just such a place. The Brown Memorial folks and folks from other churches in the Presbytery of Baltimore who have signed up to be a staff member for one of the Hau Kola or Hau Koda Learning Camps (HKLC) have found a place where their heart’s desire does meet the world’s great need.

I hope that many folks from Brown will consider joining one of the week-long Hau Kola or Hau Koda Learning Camps this summer. You will find a place of fellowship and spiritual renewal and an experience of new relationships and hard work that will feel good to your very core – a “good tired”. You will be in situations that will cause you to rethink what is really important in your life and will return home with a new sense of God’s presence in the world. Being on a camp staff will be an experience that will allow you to share a life changing experience with fellow Brown Memorial folks and folks from other Presbytery of Baltimore churches. The amazing common goal of being together in relationship with our Dakota Presbytery brothers and sisters helps us all to reach a common understanding even when we may not see eye to eye back home!

The HKLC application went on line on January 20th and is due by March 20th. Check out the website for the list of camps, interview dates and costs involved in joining one or more of the HKLC staffs. (www.haukolalearningcamps.org)

Here is a list for your quick information as you pray about joining us this summer!

• Porcupine Camp – Dates TBA – College and older, education background, 10 – 12 staff• Sisseton Camp – June 25 – July 3 – Rising 10th graders and older , 16 – 20 staff• Pine Ridge Camp – July 17 – 24 – Rising 11th graders and older, 18 staff• Makasan Teen Camp – July 16 – 23 – Rising 10th graders and older, 12 – 14 staff

BY chrYsTie adams • Makasan Elementary Camp – July 23 – 31 – Rising 10th graders and older, 20 staff• Makasan Pre-School Camp – July 31 – August 7 – Rising 10th graders and older, 10 – 12 staff

members helPinG membersOur church has been looking for ways to help our members

in these times of economic uncertainty. We offer this space to church members to let other members of our community know about their particular concerns. Please contact them if you know of resources that might be useful. Please contact sharon@browndowntown.org if you would like to be added to the list.

• Philip Aaron, Rachel Aaron Smith’s brother, isunemployed at the moment. He is a graphic artist, web designer and does print work. He graduated from the Art Institute of York, PA with an Associates Degree in Digital Arts. If anyone has any leads, he will be happy to pursue them. His cell phone number is 410-336-3102.• Graham Richardson has been out of work for several months and is seeking employment in education, construction, historic preservation, etc. (Graham is a real renaissance man!) At present he is doing odd jobs for people around town and could do things for Brown Memorial Park Avenue, too. Please call Graham at 443-618-5741 or e-mail him, grichardson526@gmail.com.• Daryl Smith, Rachel Aaron Smith’s husband, is acontractor, specializing in painting services, and is looking for jobs/projects to bid on, commercial or residential. His number is 410-419-5944; the company is Blue Line Services.

local food Pantries have bare shelvesThe need for non-perishable food items is crucial right

now as the economy is slow to recover. Many of the food banks that local programs such as Memorial Episcopal’s Samaritan Community go for resources simply don’t have any food to give out. Please consider bringing a non-perishable food item each week along with your regular offering. We have food baskets to collect items as you enter the sanctuary from Park Avenue. This is a wonderful opportunity to involve your children in stewardship. Children can participate in the selection of foods to be donated and can help remember to bring them on Sunday mornings.

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BY ellen carTer cooPer

She is a rarity, a native-born Baltimorean. The fifth of six children, Martha Bishai attended the Calvert School, Roland Park Country School, and Brown University. At Brown, she majored in history, but completed several music courses. After her undergraduate days at Brown, Harvard University School of Law was her next venture. Harvard awarded her a law degree.

After her days at Brown and before enrolling at Harvard, Martha spent four years in China. This experience continues to impact her life. Inspired by an English professor at Brown, she decided to teach English in Taipei. Of course, she learned Mandarin Chinese, also. She began a business and visited Russia and various cities in Europe.

In China, as one would expect, Martha encountered a very different culture. This knowledge led her to the realization that everyone does not view the world as Americans see it. She witnessed what turmoil political oppression causes, especially in terms of separating members of families. Martha became more appreciative of the freedom in this country. As a result, she began to believe that “We don’t have all the answers, but we can see from others’ perspectives”.

Her Chinese language proficiency and cultural competency enabled Martha to travel as a translator for then-Mayor William Donald Schaefer. With the colorful and unpredictable Mr. Schaefer, she toured hospitals and businesses. She assisted in the founding of the Baltimore sister-city relationship with the city of Xiamen.

The most far-reaching impact of Martha’s China encounter was her altered perception of religion. During her first Christmas in China, her two friends and she saw no evidence of the celebration of the holy day which was so important to them. It was just another business day. She recognized that persons “have cultural ways and other religions that inform their lives just as fully as Christianity.” Martha determined that “Religion is a language that you develop as a relationship to God”.

After her post-college education in China, Martha returned to Harvard to another momentous event. While she was studying law, she met Bill Bishai. Bill was a student at Harvard’s School of Medicine. They were both tutors. This time when Martha returned to Taiwan, she was reluctant to leave the U.S.A., but Bill visited her there. He had a chance to see what had so profoundly influenced his future bride.

In 1991, Martha and Bill relocated to Baltimore to be near their families. Because of Martha’s Asian experiences, she elected to attend Brown Memorial because it is a place of love and inclusion that navigates

through the spiritual and justice needs of the community. Martha explains that being a Christian means she has “chosen Jesus to be the link to spirituality. It is not the only way”. She feels “comfortable being a Christian”. Bill and their four children: Annie, Emily, Graham, and Trevor, and she are involved in various activities at BMPA. The BMPA Chancel Choir premiered one of her compositions during worship on Mothers’ Day, 2008.

Martha’s dream throughout her adult life has been to start a nonprofit for disadvantaged youngsters in this country. The dream began taking shape when she was employed at the Child Abuse Center as a grant writer. Martha’s knowledge of nonprofits developed as she worked at the center and volunteered as a tutor and member of the BMPA Tutorial Board.

In 2005, Martha sponsored two young boys from the Baltimore’s inner city community to attend the summer program at the Genesee Valley Outdoor Center located in Monkton, Maryland. After a rocky beginning, she watched them evolve into resourceful fellows who were accepted fully by the other campers. This experience provided the seed for the birth of her dream, the Compass Foundation.

During the first month of 2007, Martha realized that the time was right for the birth of the Compass Foundation. Since her life was comfortable, she felt that she needed to help others. This decision was bolstered by the impact of reading A Hope in the Unseen, a book about a young man from Washington, D.C. who attended Brown University, also. His lack of social and recreational experiences often set him apart from the other students.

Martha decided that her organization’s main purpose would be to expand inner city children’s ho-rizons. The Compass Foundation provides low-income middle school students with weekend outings and summer camp participation accompanied by dedicated adults at the Genesee Valley Outdoor Center. Activities include snow tubing, hiking, and canoeing. She wants each child to “realize that they have a lot to offer and they have a place in the world”.

One of the requirements for the Compass participants is to maintain a journal. One male wrote in his reflective section, “I’ve come into contact with other people. I’ve learned some of my assumptions [about them] were wrong”. Currently, there are 12 middle school adolescents in the program who attend Mount Royal Elementary-Middle School. Martha is evaluating in which direction she wants to continue with the foundation. In the near future, she will be launching a website, www.compassfoundationinc.org. Watch for it so you can see how Martha Bishai once again will be “bridging the gap.”

Published monthly for members and friends of Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church by the Membership Committee. Andrew Foster Connors, Pastor. Emily Rose Martin, Associate Pastor. 1316 Park Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21217. 410.523.1542.www.browndowntown.org. Send contributions bythe 15th of each month to Ellen Carter Cooper, editor(edccooper58@hotmail.com) or to Sharon Holley, church secrectary (sharon@browndowntown.org).

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02/23 Jake Dominic Cheseldine

02/24 Carolyn C. Smith

02/25 Susan Rogers

02/26 Blythe Petit

02/26 Steve St. Angelo

Note: If you wish to have your birthday listed in The Tidings, please contact Sharon Holley, church secretary, at 410-523-1542, or via e-mail at Sharon@browndowntown.org.

02/01 Willem Errens

02/01 Herbert Ward

02/03 Sarah B. Buikema

02/03 Cameron Lorch-Liebel

02/04 June Fletcher-Hill

02/05 Annie Bishai

02/05 Emily Brown

02/07 Benjamin Hand

02/07 Jonna Lazarus

02/08 Barbara Christen

02/11 Robert Smith

02/12 Bob Babb

02/13 Tom Hall

02/14 Wallace Anderson

02/14 Allan Riorda

02/16 Tom Liebel

02/17 Charles Joseph Reichelt, III

02/18 Patrick Francis

02/18 Christy Macy

02/19 Kensington Veatch

02/22 Kathryn Wagner

Confronting Evil: Baptism, Repentance,

and ExorcismBrown Memorial members and Bolton Hill

residents are invited to join Rev. Rich Bozzelli of Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church, Rev. Martha Macgill of Memorial Episcopal Church, and Rev. Andrew Foster Connors of Brown Memorial as they share the distinctive approaches of our three traditions toward the problem of evil. A light meal will be shared at 6:30 p.m. followed by the one and a half hour program beginning at 7 p.m. Reservations are not necessary. This is an opportunity to celebrate our inclusive communities of faith and the relationships among our parishes as we learn from and challenge each other in a spirit of cooperation and goodwill. The sessions will meet in the Assembly Room at Brown Memorial on Tuesdays, February 23rd, March 2nd, and March 9th.

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