A Letter to the Philippians

Inside this issue:

Deacon’s Beacon 2

Anniversary & Birthday 2

Goat Roast News & Info 3

Habitat for Humanity 3

Altar Guild News 3

Ministry Servant Schedule (insert)

Our Mission is to be about Christ’s work by: welcoming the stranger; celebrating all of life; accepting, forgiving and loving each other; providing a place to grow in mind and spirit; teaching and living the scriptures; seeking and trusting God’s guidance; and serving Christ in all persons.

S t . P h i l i p ' s E p i s c o p a l C h u r c h

September 2012

A Letter to the Philippians

Upcoming Events…. Sunday school: Sunday, September 9th , 9:15a Vestry Meeting: Wednesday, September 12th, 6:30p Altar Guild Meeting: Saturday, September 15th, 10:00a Annual Stewardship Campaign: Sunday, September 23rd

Dear Philippians,

With Labor Day looming, the “official” beginning of fall is upon us. St. Philip’s has had a busy summer and there are many plans for activities, events and programs for the fall. I’d like to call your attention to two important aspects of our common life together: Christian Education and Stewardship.

Sunday school for our children will resume this fall, beginning on September 9th at 9:15. Our format will be different than in the past. The children will be looking at the parables of Jesus, with crafts, lessons, games and music incorporated into their learning. Teams of teachers are being recruited so that the leadership can be rotated. If you are interested in helping, please contact Chelsea Knight. You would be assigned to lead or assist one Sunday approximately every six weeks.

An additional offering for our adults, Coffee House Christians, will also begin on Sunday, Sep-tember 9th. Our class will be discussion based, centering on contemporary cultural and social issues, and how we arrive at either solutions or opinions based on a Christian perspective. This new class will meet in what is affectionately known as “the Rummage Sale room” or, depending on the time of year, “the Goat Roast room”, though the rummage and goat roast gear have been removed. More details will be given at the first meeting. Coffee and great conversation await – see you there!

Our annual Stewardship Campaign will begin early this year with a kick-off Sunday on Septem-ber 23rd. The Rev. Corky Carlisle, an Episcopal priest with roots in Mississippi, and with a life-time full of stewardship experience, will be our guest preacher that Sunday and our speaker at the celebration lunch immediately following the 10:30 service.

Our theme this year is Called to be Courageous. St. Philippians have a history of being coura-geous, whether by stepping forward in faith fifty years ago to begin a mission church, and being leaders in the recovery in the 1979 flood, to taking on the challenge to build extra space for chil-dren. St. Philip’s has always hoped and dreamed about what God has in store for the parish and then has risen to the challenge each and every year to meet those expectations. I believe that we are on the cusp of some amazing times at St. Philip’s – every single week we have new visitors worshipping with us, there is excitement and enthusiasm about the new projects for our physical space, and opportunities for education and fun for our children are beginning to take shape.

All this takes courage. Because we can’t just wish for it to happen. We have to step out with courage – with our financial commitment as well as with our presence, participation and prayers. You will be getting a letter from this year’s Stewardship Chairs, Marcie Skelton and Steve Sinquefield, in the next week or two. They will call you to be courageous and I hope you will respond, with courage. Peace,

Kyle+

BOOKWORM Third Monday @ 7:00p - library

EfM - Year V: First Tuesday @ 6:30p - library

MOVING AHEAD - Every two weeks, on Wednesdays @ 6:15p (6 months, then one time per month)

MEN’S BREAKFAST GROUP Third Sunday @ 7:00a

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY First Saturday @ 10:30a

RED HAT READERS Third Tuesday @ 11:00a - library

ULTREYA Third Monday @ 7:00p

VESTRY Second Wednesday @ 6:30p

Sept 25 James Briggs Darden MacWade Sept 28 Jim Conway Lee Gilliland Sept 29 Jan Evers John Russel

Sept 5 Carole & Stanley Thornton Sept 8 Stacy & Steve Sinquefield Sept 16 Karen & Bryan Robertson Sept 21 Deborah & Peter Hanson Sept 28 Lynda & Johnny Jungkind Sept 29 Lucette & Kenneth Bennett Sept 30 Nancy & Tom Willard

Sept 1 Mary Virginia Phillips Sept 2 Deborah Hanson Gerald McWhorter Rusty Smith Sept 3 Eric Dorrell Sept 4 Pat Gulledge Sept 7 P.G. Bernheim John Milam Sue Sharp Sept 8 Chris Breland Jan Downer Sept 9 Shelby Conerly Jonathan Rogers Sept 10 Linda Smith

Sept 12 Roy Balentine Henry Newkirk Betsy Seage Sept 15 Susan Maples Jon Meyer Suzanne Phillips Sept 16 Charlie Walley Sept 17 Jana Brady Adam Stringer Sept 18 Linda Lewis Sept 19 Kyle Dorrell Sept 21 Sarah Cory Sept 22 Beverly Herbert Sept 24 Barbara Rogers Steve Sinquefield

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WEEKLY SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS

AA: Monday & Tuesday, 8:00p

AA Solutions: Monday - Thursday, 12:00p

ACA: Sunday, 4:00p

Al-Anon Meetings: Monday & Friday, 6:30p

ACA Red Book: Wednesday, 6:30p

O.A.: Tuesday, 5:30p

Birthday & Anniversary Wishes

The Giving of Altar Flowers on Sunday is a wonderful way to cele-brate and/or remember our loved ones. There are many open dates on the calendar (located on the bul-letin board, in the narthex.)

We encourage at least two people to give flowers each Sunday. The cost is $45.00 per person/family.

Deacon's Beacon Our Bridges Out of Poverty workshop was a huge success! Seventy people took the opportunity to spend the day with Jodi Pfarr, an expert presenter in the Bridges con-cepts. Jodi's wit, humor and personal stories kept us all engaged as we learned about the various socio-economic classes. We learned that understanding the nuances of the different socio-economic groups (wealth, middle class, poverty) can help us to understand one another better. Through this understanding, our perceptions and misconceptions change, allowing us to work together to create change in our community. Thanks to everyone for their support.

We are still in need of two Allies to work with our ladies in our Moving Ahead group. If you are interested in creating a relationship with someone and walking with them on their journey of change and discovery, please let me know.

Deborah Hanson

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Goat Roast & Bluegrass Mass Please be sure to mark the following dates on your calendars!

October 13 - Getting Ready for Goat Roast: There will be activities all day at the church. Sides preparation and meat cooking will start in the morning. In the evening, we’ll be grill-

ing for supper and pulling meat in the hollow while listening to live music and watching ball games.

October 14 – Goat Roast and Bluegrass Mass: We’ll celebrate the 31st occasion of this wonderful worship service and picnic. The Vernon Brothers will play during the service and at the picnic, along with the Red Hots.

T-shirts and tickets will go on sale this month. Sign-up

posters for food donations and volunteer opportunities will

also be in the narthex this month. Please sign up!

Betty & Lee Smithson

BE A FRIEND TO THE GOAT!!!

This year’s Goat Roast profits will be directed to: St. Philip’s Organ Fund Stewpot and other outreach efforts

If you would like to be a sponsor, we are offering several levels of contributions. You decide where to direct your donation.

Contributor $100 Friend $250 Saint $500 Angel $1,000 Archangel $2,500

You will also have other opportunities to donate specific food items. Sign-up sheets will be in the narthex, beginning Sunday, September 2nd.

More details to follow. Questions, contact Randy Keng, 601-942-5383 or randykeng@bellsouth.net

ALTAR GUILD NEWS

Ladies, it’s that time again. Fall is in the air, the light has changed, some nights we have to pull up the cover, the children are back in school, the Rummage Sale is over so we need to have our plans for the year. We’ve chosen Saturday, September 15 as our fall meeting—planning day. We’ll gather at 10 a.m. at St. Philip’s in the church and have at it, from flowers to wedding to funerals to fundraisers, we’ll try to cover it all. Kyle will be with us for noonday prayer and then we’ll have a light lunch. Let me know what you’d like to share and hopefully, we’ll have a nice fun-filled day. All ladies are welcome. We have new blood, and certainly we expect all the good and faithful members to be present.

Make your plans and I’ll see you on the 15th.

Love, Lucette

HOMERUN FOR HABITAT Are you ready for some softball?

On Sunday afternoon, October 28th, St. Philip’s, along with three other Jackson Episcopal churches, will be playing two soft-ball games to help raise additional funds for the 2013 Episcopal Habitat Build. While St. Philip’s has already paid its pledge toward the build, the cost of materials has gone up since our original commitment was fulfilled, so to raise the additional funds, the four churches have agreed to participate in a charity softball tournament. St. Philip’s and St. Andrew’s Cathedral will team up to play St. James’ and St. Columb’s in a double header. The first game is just for fun, young and old, coed, and only five innings. The second game is for the "Varsity", and will be seven innings. Each church is providing grillers who will cook and serve food and drinks. All four parishes are encouraged to put a lot of fans in the stands! Tickets at the gate are $15 per person (players included). That's $10 admission and $5 for food and a drink, with a $30 maximum per family.

The St. Philip’s Flamethrowers are Back! The Flamethrowers are stepping up to the plate for this cause and your very own SID (Sports Information Director) Cynthia Burgess will be calling the plays. Coach (Tom Burgess), Captain Stampley (Matt Stampley), the Wizard (Wil Skelton), Lefty Thompson (Zach), Recruiter Randy (Keng), and CB (Chris Burgess) are re-uniting after a 4 year hiatus. Contact the SID if you are interested. For all our fans out there, wear your Flamethrower red T shirt and bring your $15.00 to see the match-up of the year! VICTORY for Habitat!

More information will be coming in the October newsletter and in announcements in church. Put in on your calendar now and make plans to attend, whether to play or to cheer on our winning team!

VESTRY

Mr. Steve Sinquefield, Senior Warden

Mr. Chad Espeland, Junior Warden

Mrs. Michelle Ates

Mrs. Jill Bullard

Mr. Bill Burke

Mrs. Pam David

Ms. Dottee Everett

Mr. Randy Keng

Mrs. Carol Mann

Mr. Ben Preston

Mr. Ben Pyle

Mr. Tommy Sebrell

Mr. Lee Smithson

Mrs. Crystal Thompson

Treasurer: Mrs. Marcie Skelton

Clerk of the Vestry: Ms. Grace Duckworth

STAFF

The Rev. Kyle D. Seage

Rector

The Rev. Bruns M. Myers, III

Assistant to Rector

Mrs. Lisa Estes-Dorrell

Parish Administrator/Bookkeeper

Mr. David R. O’Steen

Principal Parish Musician

Miss Chelsea Faye Knight

Christian Formation Director

Mr. Tom Aurelia

Sexton

The Rev. Deborah A. Hanson, Deacon

The Rev. Molly MacWade, Priest Associate

Bishop of Mississippi

The Rt. Rev. Duncan M. Gray, III

Parish Office Hours:

Monday - Thursday: 7:30a - 4:00p

Friday: 8:00a - 1:00p

601.956.5788

601.956.5670 Fax

Staff & Vestry

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