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Inside this issue:

Stewardship Corner 2

Adult Christian Ed. 2

Fellowship 4

Children & Youth 5

Financial 6

Bulletin Board 7

Church of the Holy Apostles (Episcopal)

The Acts VOLUME 14, ISSUE 9

OCTOBER 2016

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

Oct 2: Blessing of the Pets

Oct 5: Knitting for Needs

Oct 7: Family Kickball

Oct 11: Acts Newsletter

Deadline

Oct 11: Prime Timers to El-

wood’s Shack & Zoo

Oct 13: ECW Out to Dinner

Oct 15: Holy Hikers

Oct 16-19: Directory Photo

Sessions

Oct 18: Reading with the

Rector

Oct 21: Family Kickball

Oct 23: Episcopal Kids Com-

munity (EKC)

Oct 28-30: Directory Photo

Sessions

Oct 30: All Hallow’s Eve

Celebration

Blessing of the Pets October 2nd Everyone is invited to bring their pets

to the Outdoor Chapel for our annual

Blessing of the Pets service on Sunday,

October 2nd at 6:00 p.m.

This service is conducted in honor of

the Feast of St. Francis. As a way of

honoring St. Francis and helping ani-

mals awaiting adoption in our area, we

ask you to bring items to be donated to

Collierville Animal Services, including:

Monetary donations (to help defray veterinary bills);

Wild Bird Seed; Pine Pellets kitty litter; Purina or Purina ONE Cat and Kitten Chow;

Wet (canned) cat food (Friskies, 9-Lives, Fancy Feast - pate' only);

Dog houses (new or used); Iams Dog & Puppy Chow; Wet (canned) dog/puppy food - Iams and Pedigree;

Collars & Leashes; Perla Bed plastic dog beds/RevivalAnimal.com;

Toys.

New Church Directory

Do you ever see people at church and

wonder what their names are?

Have you ever heard an announcement

regarding a fellow parishioner and

wished you could put a name with a

face?

Are you a visitor or new member and

wish you had something to help you

connect with other parishioners?

Help is on the way!

We are excited to announce that Holy

Apostles is partnering with Lifetouch

to produce a new church directory. We

need everyone to participate.

Photography sessions will take place at

the church on October 16-19 and Oc-

tober 28-20, at various times. Every

family photographed receives a com-

plimentary directory and an 8x10 por-

trait. There is no cost to have your

portraits taken, but you will have the

opportunity to purchase additional

pictures, if you wish. You are welcome

to invite extended family to participate

in your portrait session or even bring

your pet!

You can sign up at church on October

2nd or 9th; by visiting our website; or by

calling Tiffany Siegel in the office at

901.937.3831.

We need YOU to make our directory

complete!

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We’ve talked about Treasure and Influence.

This month we’re talking about Trust.

“Trust” has a variety of meanings in

the context of stewardship. We are

trustees of God’s gifts to us, and He

becomes trustee of all we turn over to

Him. Contemporary author Donald

Miller illustrates the relationship be-

tween trust and treasure in his 2009 book ti-

tled, Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts

on Christian Spirituality. In the book, Miller

describes his own conversion experience relat-

ing to his finances and trust when he was lec-

tured on the subject of tithing by his good

friend, Curt. (Miller describes Curt as “not

even a church sort of guy” who worked all day

at a cabinet shop and likely read nothing more

intellectual than Bikes and Babes magazine).

Curt kept a jar on his dresser full of cash –

Miller guessed it held thousands of dollars.

Curt was complaining one night that the cabi-

net shop didn’t pay him enough to buy a mo-

torcycle he wanted, so Miller suggested Curt

use the money from the jar. Curt said that he

couldn’t use that money because it wasn’t his,

it belonged to God. Curt had been taking ten

percent of every paycheck he earned and put-

ting that cash in that jar. Curt asked Miller if

he tithed, and when Miller replied that he did

not, Curt said, “It’s a Shame, Don. You are

missing out.”

Miller later approached the topic of tithing

with his good friend and pastor, Rick. Miller

felt the need to confess that he was not giving

any money to the church, and when Rick

asked Miller why not, Miller apologized that

he did not have any money left after rent and

groceries. Rick didn’t let Miller off the hook.

The following dialogue sums it up:

Rick: “Part of the benefit of giving a portion

of your money is it makes you think

about where your money goes. God

does not want us to be sloppy with our

finances, Don.”

Miller: “But I need money for rent.”

Rick: “You also need to trust God.”

Miller: “I know. I just think it would be easier

to trust God if I had extra money to

trust Him with.”

Rick: “That would not be faith, then, would

it?”

Miller: “No.”

Rick: “Well, bud, I just want you to know I

hate this part of the job, ‘cause it

sounds like I am asking for your mon-

ey. I don’t care whether or not we have

your money. Our needs are met. I want

to tell you that you are missing out on

so much, Don.”

Miller: “So much what?”

Rick: “The fruit of obedience…. When we

do what God wants us to do, we are

blessed, we are spiritually healthy. God

wants us to give a portion of our mon-

ey to His work on earth. By setting

aside money from every check, you are

trusting God to provide. He wants you

to get over that fear – that fear of

trusting Him.”

Miller has been giving at least ten percent of

every dollar he makes to the church since then

and says he has never been short on rent. Sud-

denly, he had money to spare. And his rela-

tionship with God grew.

Rick and Curt both described proportional

giving as a blessing, not a burden. When we

make regular deposits into a Trust account

managed by the One and Only, our relation-

ship with God will grow with interest com-

pounded.

Stewardship Corner by Sally Barron

When we make

regular deposits

into a Trust

account managed

by the One and

Only, our

relationship with

God will grow

with interest

compounded.

Rector’s Forum in October

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Adult Christian Education is

offered each Sunday at 10:15

a.m., during Rector’s Forum

in the Parish Life Center.

October 2nd and 9th:

The Relevance of Religion.

Borrowing the title from for-

mer senator and Episcopal

priest John Danforth’s latest

book, Fr. John will offer re-

flections on the nature of the

earliest Christian communi-

ties and how they influence

the public discourse.

October 16th:

Guest speaker, Mr. Ross J.

Peters, Head of School at St.

George's Independent School

October 23rd:

The Bible and The Book of

Common Prayer. Fr. John

will lead a discussion in

which we examine the litur-

gies of the prayer book in

light of the Biblical texts they

reference.

October 30th:

Town Hall Discussion.

Fr. John will lead a discussion

about the ministries of Holy

Apostles and the status of the

Welcoming the Future cam-

paign.

Reading with the Rector October 18th

The Reading with the Rector

selection for October is the

New York Times Bestseller,

Everything I Never Told You

by Celeste Ng. We will meet

to discuss this book on Tues-

day, October 18th at 6:30 p.m.

in the conference room.

Come for discussion or just

to listen and enjoy snacks.

Everything I Never Told You

is the story of a Chinese

American family living in

1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia

is the favorite child of Marilyn

and James Lee, and her par-

ents are determined that she

will fulfill the dreams they

were unable to pursue. But

when Lydia’s body is found in

the local lake, the delicate

balancing act that has been

keeping the Lee family to-

gether is destroyed, tumbling

them into chaos. It is a pro-

foundly moving story of fami-

ly, secrets, and longing.

Invite, Welcome, Connect by Tiffany Siegel

When I attended the Invite

Welcome Connect Summit at

Camp Allen in Texas back in

April, I met representatives

from Episcopal churches all

over the country, learned a lot

about the concepts of Invite

Welcome Connect and what

others are doing to make it

real in their parishes. I also

learned that there is a lot that

Holy Apostles is already do-

ing very well and we have

reason to be proud. As with

everything in life, however,

there is always opportunity

for change, growth and im-

provement.

Since Mary Foster Parmer

first visited last year, commit-

tees formed to review the

thoughts and ideas generated

by her presentation, then I

took their recommendations

and merged them with what I

learned at the Summit. The

resulting proposal for imple-

mentation was reviewed by

the Vestry and approved. Fol-

lowing approval, a smaller

core committee was recruited

to oversee plans and tackle

action items.

Our goal is to claim this im-

portant initiative and inten-

tionally grow our membership

and ministry. We are already

known as a warm, welcoming

place to worship and taking

this next step will allow us to

share more of what we have

to offer with others in our

community and beyond.

How can I help, you ask?

We all need to think of this as

a cultural shift and everyone

in our church community

should work to keep Invite

Welcome Connect top of

mind.

INVITE others to visit Holy

Apostles. Let them know that

we are a place where they are

Continued on page 6...

Newcomer’s Reception September 13th

David Reyad

Katie & Steve Zanskas

Jeff Armstrong

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Prime Timers are off to the Memphis Zoo October 11th

When was the last time you

visited the Memphis Zoo? If it

has been awhile, you have an

opportunity on Tuesday, Octo-

ber 11th to join church friends

for a leisurely stroll through

the zoo on what we hope will

be a beautiful autumn day. We

will start with lunch at the ever

-popular Elwood's Shack (4523

Summer Ave., Memphis),

where you can dine on deli

sandwiches, tacos and/or

smoked BBQ. It is “no-frills

joint serving” so be prepared

for takeout and eating at a pic-

nic table outdoors. At the zoo,

that is home to more than

3,500 animals, we can visit the

newest exhibit, Zambezi River

Hippo Camp, featuring an un-

derwater area for hippos, croc-

odiles and God's other delight-

ful creatures.

Please let us know you will be

attending via the Sign Up Ge-

nius email. A group caravan

will leave church at 12:30 p.m.

For more information, contact

Susan Crawford at (901)230-

6059, susan@olyapostlestn.net.

ECW Out to Dinner October 13th

All women of Holy Apostles

and their invited guests are

welcome to join the Out to

Dinner group each month as

we meet for food and fellow-

ship. This month we will

meet on Thursday, October

13th at 6:30 p.m., location to

be determined. Contact Carey

Mayfield with any questions

(careymayfield@gmail.com).

Holy Hikers October 15th

All parishioners and friends

are invited to join the Holy

Hikers this month as we enjoy

an easy, two-mile hike in the

reverent, cathedral-like, Wil-

liam B. Clark Nature Con-

servancy area in Rossville on

Saturday, October 15th. Fall

color in this bottomland for-

est should be at its peak. The

trail is an elevated boardwalk

bridging a Cypress bayou of

the Wolf River. It is easily

navigable by any age or condi-

tion.

We will meet at the church at

9:00 a.m. to carpool the short

distance to Rossville. Follow-

ing the hike, we will enjoy

a meal at the Wolf River Café.

Please join us for fun, food

and fellowship! Contact Frank

Potter (901-230-1818) with

questions.

Prime Timers Harvest Dinner Reservations Due November 1st

The Prime Timers will pause

for our Annual Harvest Dinner

of Thanksgiving before the

start of the holiday season on

Friday, November 11th at

6:30 p.m. in the Parish Life

Center. We will have a catered

dinner, interspersed with pray-

ers and blessings and tradition-

al hymns of thanksgiving and

praise. The cost is $12 per

person. Reservations must be

made by Tuesday, November

1st through online sign up or

contacting Susan Crawford.

You may pay at the door.

Welcome Evan Baker, Facilities Manager We are pleased to welcome

Evan Baker to our staff as our

Facilities Manager. Evan will

be responsible for set up and

take down of the Parish Life

Center for activities and

events, and will take care of

minor building maintenance.

Save the Date:

ECW of West TN Annual Meeting

Saturday, November 12th Emmanuel Episcopal

Speakers: Dr. Mitzi Minor

The Rt. Rev. Don Johnson More Information at:

ECWWTN.org

For more information on

the youth program, contact

Cynthia McCarty at

cynthia@holyapostlestn.net

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Episcopal Youth Community (EYC)

The youth of Holy Apostles play an active and vital role in our parish. EYC is for teens in the

6th through 12th grades. Friends are always invited!

October 2nd (4 to 6 p.m.)*: Blessing of the Pets. We will meet to put together

“doggie” bags and will greet the pets and pet owners as they arrive!

October 9th (4 to 6 p.m.)*: Movie and popcorn! If you are in town for fall break,

come join us for a movie and some popcorn.

October 16th: Games for Halloween. We will also make plans for the Special Friends

Fall Carnival to take place the following week.

October 23rd (5 p.m.)*: Special Friends Fall Carnival. We will meet at All Saint’s Epis-

copal church (1508 S White Station Rd, Memphis) and work with other churches in our diocese

to put on the best fall carnival ever! Please come and have fun with these special people!

October 30th (6 to 8 p.m.)*: All Hallows Eve Celebration!

Middle School EYC (6th-8th Grade): 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

High School EYC (9th-12th Grade): 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Dinner, served at 5:00 p.m., will be shared by all. Visit our website to sign up to provide meals.

*On these Sundays, all EYC will meet together.

Pizza & Prayer

Every Wed, at 6:30 p.m.

Episcopal Kids Community (EKC)!

EKC is for 3rd through 5th graders and is all about fun, fellowship, and God.

This Month’s Activity: Sunday, October 23rd from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.:

Halloween Crafts, snacks, and games! Let’s prepare for our All Hallows Eve Celebration

by making crafts and decorations that will be displayed at the next week’s All Hallows Eve

event. We will have spooky snacks and will play some super fun games!

Family Kickball Fridays October 7th and 21st We will continue our bi-

monthly Family Kickball

Night here at Holy Apostles

every other Friday at 6:30

p.m. through October. Con-

tact Karrie LaCroix with any

questions

(lacroixjp@bellsouth.net).

All Hallow’s Eve Celebration October 30th Calling all goblins, ghosts and

witches! Join us for our multi-

generational All Hallow's Eve

Celebration on Sunday, Octo-

ber 30th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00

p.m. The night will be filled

with dinner, a costume parade,

trunk or treating, a haunted

house, a bounce house, fall

crafts and a special liturgy in

our outdoor chapel.

We would love to see a park-

ing lot full of trunks! Please

consider signing up for the

trunk or treat....you simply

decorate your car, open your

trunk and pass out candy. If

you are unable to do that, con-

sider signing up to bring a

dessert. Everyone is invited to

join us for the evening of fun;

this event is for all parishion-

ers, kids and kids at heart. If

you have any questions, please

contact Karrie LaCroix

(lacroixjp@bellsouth.net).

Youth Basketball Registration Deadline October 27 th Registration forms can be

found at the Holy Apostles

website (Ministries: Recrea-

tion). For more information,

contact the coordinator for

Holy Apostles basketball,

James Knight (901-457-8259

or ciscojames@gmail.com).

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In memory of Virginia Morris Mr. and Mrs. Clint Bratton Mr. and Mrs. Bob Capra, Jr.

Mrs. Marilyn Faithful

In memory of Jack Owens Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bowyer

Honored & Remembered

welcomed, loved and accept-

ed. God wants us to speak to

one another and connect to

the people beyond the bound-

aries of our community. Share

the joy you feel in your life

here and ask others to be a

part of it. Listen to their story

and share yours.

To help with invitation, we

have created Holy Apostles

“business cards” that give in-

formation about the church

and our service schedule. You

can pick them up at one of the

usher tables or in the church

office. Keep a few in your

purse, wallet or pocket. You

never know when you might

want to use one!

WELCOME visitors to this

wonderful place. It’s not just a

job for the ushers… everyone

at Holy Apostles is responsible

for welcoming. We need to

open not only our doors, but

also our hearts and our lives to

others seeking Christ. After

all, we invited them here (see

above) and the Holy Spirit

brought them to our door!

This sometimes means going

out of our comfort zone and

resisting the urge to gravitate

to the people that we already

know. Our biggest fear may be

that we feel we should already

know them… what if they are

not ‘new’ you say? We are a

large enough church, however,

that it is impossible for every-

one to know everyone else.

Just start by saying, “It’s good

to see you. I’m not sure we’ve

met before. My name is… “.

The rest is easy!

My Rector’s Forum presenta-

tion from August 21st and 28th

is on the website. Feel free to

visit the Invite Welcome Con-

nect page for more detail.

Thank you for making Holy

Apostles a loving faith com-

munity!

…continued from page 3: Invite, Welcome, Connect

Financial Update August 2016

Month Year-to-Date Budget Y-T-D Plate: $5,741 $43,778 $63,672

Pledge: 51,415 366,322 435,392

Pre-Paid Pledge: 0 46,107 0

Prior Year Pledge: 0 1,675 0

Revenue Total: $57,156 $457,882 $499,064

Disbursements: $50,525 $461,567 $494,848

The Vestry and staff thank you for your continued generosity and giving toward the mission and ministry of Holy Apostles.

Kroger Card

Fund Balance

Balance for the Kroger Plus Card program is $4,703.77. For information on how to

participate in the Kroger Plus Card fundraising program for

Holy Apostles, email linda@holyapostlestn.net.

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Beason Mr. and Mrs. Mark Blakley

Mrs. Ronnie Botti and Mr. Percy Mokros

Mr. Stephen Caviness Ms. Margie Hornor

Mr. and Mrs. Phil Irish

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morris Mr. Phillip Morris

Mr. and Mrs. John Mullis Mr. and Mrs. David Olive Mr. and Mrs. Brian Pecon

Ms. Sharon Ortega and Mr. Maurice Prairie

Mrs. Diane Reddoch Mrs. Dolores Rosenlof

Mr. and Mrs. James Schafer, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. CC Tucker Mr. and Mrs. Tom Webb

Holy Apostles Office Staff

In memory of Billy O’Bar

Holy Apostles “business card” for your use.

October Birthdays & Anniversaries

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Church of the Holy Apostles 1380 Wolf River Blvd.

Collierville, TN 38017

901.937.3830 • fax 901.937.3837

www.holyapostlestn.net info@holyapostlestn.net

Parish Office Hours:

Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. To 2:00 p.m.

Clergy

The Rev. John P. Leach Rector

john@holyapostlestn.net

The Rev. Susan K. Crawford Priest Associate

susan@holyapostlestn.net

Staff

Evan Baker Facility Manager

evan@holyapostlestn.net

Petrice Harvey Inter. Supv. of Nursery

petrice@holyapostlestn.net

Cynthia McCarty Dir. of Youth Ministry

cynthia@holyapostlestn.net

Holly McDaniel Parish Administrator

holly@holyapostlestn.net

Linda Obradovic Dir. of Communications

linda@holyapostlestn.net

Tiffany Siegel Lay Ministry Coordinator

tiffany@holyapostlestn.net

Flora Sims Hospitality

Sondra Tucker Organist-Choirmaster

sondra@holyapostlestn.net

2016 Vestry

Richard Spore Sr. Warden

Marianne Waszilycsak Jr. Warden

Stacey Hopper Clerk

Sally Barron

Lesley Cullen

Mark Harris

Kimberly Jordan

Kevin Kenny

Phil Morris

Bill Scofield

Marvin Townsend

Laura White

Ex officio:

Cary Barnes Parish Treasure

Mike Marshall Parish Chancellor

Prayer List

Allie Allen

John M. Barron, III

Barbara Bouton

Freeda Bridges

Kay Broughton

Fred Bryan

Snowden Farnworth

Linda Garvey

Gina

Cole Harrison

Isabella

Dave Johnson

Darrel Kiefner

Paul Kruse

Mary-Faith

Needham Family

Sam

Sarah

Tristan Simpson

Hessie Stanley

Evan Ulrey

Gene Young

Lin Zheng

As Christians in a faith community, we invite you to share names of those who are in need

of prayer. For prayer requests, please call the office, or email linda@holyapostlestn.net.

Cyril Chang 1 Jim Boals 2 Larry Wilson 2 Donna Abney 2 Emily Siegel 3 Lauren Edwards 3 Jack Siegel 3 Kate Scott Loftin 4 Diana Kelly 5 Stan Smith 5 Frank Mayfield 5 Laura Adkins 6 Buck Brown 7 Isaac Keszler 7 Nikitha Sam 7 Marilyn Faithful 8 Ronnie Kelly 8

J.W. Mutin 8 Tracey McDaniel 8 Helen Tarjan 8 Susan Crawford 9 Katharine Terry 9 Michael Shelton 11 Ginny McCarroll 11 Zoe Marshall 12 Emily Philpott 12 Maya Risch 13 Andrea Smith 14 Pat Papachristou 16 Hayes Leslie 18 Spencer Scofield 18 Parker Mayfield 19 Maury Leslie 20 Ken Balogh 21

Trey Jordan 21 Kylie Stephan 21 Beverly Williams 22 Heather Umsted 22 Mary Keith 25 Elly McEntee 26 Jessica Welser 26 Elizabeth Ferguson 27 Luke Georgi 27 Marianne Waszilycsak 28 Bob Bennett 28 Kevin Kenny 28 John Ogle 29 Bryan Abney 29 Susan O'Bar 31

Julie Loftin-Miller & Chris Miller Dan & Sally Barron 1 Carl & Ede Bengtson 5 Jim & Jenny Boals 8 Jason & Karrie LaCroix 9

Chris & Donna Kotara 14 Louis & Pat Britt 14 Whitt & Courtney Dukes 19 Gene & Beth Hines 23 Tom & Lee Carpenter 26

Aug 21 Pentecost 14 245

Aug 28 Pentecost 15 264

Sept 4 Pentecost 16 189

Sept 11 Pentecost 17 228

Sept 18 Pentecost 18 225

Attendance:

Transfer In: Sarah and Austin Acuff with Archer

Baptism: Olivia Ann Acuff Draper Fielding Dill Fordham Thomas Wilson

Transfer Out: Debbie and David Sloan Paula Vaughan

If you would like to become a member of this parish, or to take instructions for bap-tism, confirmation, or reception, contact Tiffany Siegel (tiffany@holyapostlestn.net) or call the church office. Ways to become a member of Holy Apostles: transfer from another Episcopal Church; transfer from another Christian denomination through confirmation; or baptism.

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1380 Wolf River Blvd. Collierville, TN 38017

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

The Acts October 2016

Saturday of Service - August 20

Prime Timers Lunch with A.C. Wharton - August 25

Handbell Ring & Read August 20