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SAINT ANDREW’S WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Sundays 9:00AM Sunday School and Adult/Teen Study Group 10:00AM Holy Eucharist with traditional hymns and contemporary music, Nursery and Child- ren’s Chapel Noon Service Holy Communion, (a brief service without music; sometimes Morning Prayer will be held instead) Tuesdays 10:30AM Adult Study Group 5:00-6:00PM Time Out w/the Vicar at The Willow First Wednesday of the Month 6:00PM Worship Holy Communion with prayers for health and healing
THE REVEREND GAYLE HANSEN BROWNE, VICAR
OFFICE: 740-335-2129 EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.standrewswch.org
ST. ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
733 ST. RT. 41, S.W. WASHINGTON C.H., OHIO 43160
VISION STATEMENT To grow relationships with God, self, others and all creation by inviting and welcoming people of all ages into an intimate, compassionate community with a focus on spiritual nurture, education and ser-vice to our neighbors in the counties surrounding Washington Court House. In short, we want to be a congregation that invites others to
COME GROW WITH US
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March 2012
ST. ANDREW’S
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
The Rev. Gayle Hansen Browne,
Vicar
THE RED DOOR
Come Grow With Us
Soup & a Movie
Tuesday Evenings
6:00 - 8:00PM February 28 & March 6, 13, 20, 27 Facilitators
Jonathan Sauer
Tom Renick
Brandi Creswell
Gayle Hansen Browne
Going Beyond the Mind You Have
Each Tuesday, beginning at 6:00 p.m., join
your friends and neighbors for a soup supper
and a movie ‘short’.
The theme of this year’s series, “Going Be-
yond the Mind You Have,” challenges partici-
pants to become more aware of the lenses
through which they view the world.
Each video lasts no more than 25 minutes
and presents some intriguing situation that
challenges viewers to “look again.” Discus-
sions after the movie will be led by a team of
experienced facilitators.
If you cannot attend the entire series, come
when you can. We will discuss a different
movie each week.
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Inside this issue… Birthdays & Anniversaries p. 2 From the Vicar p. 2 Members at a Glance p. 3 The Well Update p.3 Lenten Educational Series p.4 Pancake Supper a Success p.4 Camper Scamper at Procter p. 4 Diocesan Highlights p. 5 Vestry Highlights p. 5 Procter Job Opportunity p. 5 Town Hall Meeting Follow-up p. 5 Procter Sunday Date Set p. 5 National Day of Prayer p. 5 Monthly Ministries p. 6 Healing Service Information p. 6 March Activities Calendar p. 7 St. Andrew’s Weekly Activities p. 8 Vision Statement p. 8 Welcome to New Readers p. 8
March Birthdays
& Anniversaries
2 Gary Stout, Kathy Bryan 4 Christi Coe Szalanski 5 Shirley Morrow, Glenis Longworth 6 Randy Caldwell 8 Mindy Miller Beery 10 Steve Sollars, Todd Creamer 16 Sue Kelley 17 Charles Bath 20 Liz Rea 21 Mark Robertson 23 Jenny & Craig Breedlove, Alberta & Nate Bolton 26 Mary & John Link 29 Lauren & Ryan Bennett 30 Ellie Rea Italics indicate an anniversary
FROM THE VICAR... As we move through the Len-ten season, we move towards the week known as Holy Week—the week before Easter.
The week begins with Palm Sunday (April 1, this year)—the
day we commemorate Jesus’ entrance into Jeru-salem accompanied by the waving of palms and shouts of “Hosanna.” On Palm Sunday, we move from the glorious account of Jesus’ en-trance to the stark reality of what we call the Passion Narrative—the story of Jesus’ betrayal by Judas and denial by Peter; his arrest and trial; his death on the cross and burial in the tomb. Palm Sunday (also known as the Sunday of the Passion) sets the tone for the week to come.
On Maundy Thursday (April 5, this year), we focus on events surrounding Jesus’ Last Supper with his disciples. We begin with an Agape meal, reminiscent of the special meals that the first Christian communities celebrated and from which the sacrament of Holy Communion evolved. During worship, we remember that, on that night, Jesus gave a new commandment (in Latin mandatum, from which the word “Maundy” comes). This commandment is to love one an-other as Jesus has loved us. The service con-cludes with the dramatic stripping of the altar—a symbol both of the betrayal by Judas and the desertion of all the disciples as they fled in fear.
On Good Friday (April 6, this year), we pay our respects to Jesus, so to speak, as we acknowledge his death on the cross. A very large wooden cross (made by parishioner Glen Jacob-son) is placed in front of the altar. Parishioners keep a silent vigil before this cross throughout the day, beginning at 7:00 a.m .and ending at 7:00 p.m. with the Liturgy for Good Friday, a meditation on the stations of the cross, and communion from the reserved sacrament.
As we move through the 40 days of Lent, in-cluding this final week, we join generations of Christians who have walked this way of the cross with Jesus in preparation for the Feast of the Resurrection on Easter Day. May we join that throng this season for the keeping of a holy Lent.
Blessings, Mother Gayle+
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
6:30pm WAA
8pm AA
2
7pm Vestry &
Area Coordina-
tors’ Retreat
3
9:30am-3pm
Vestry & Area
Coordinators’
Retreat
4
9am Education
10am Worship
11:15am
Fellowship
Noon Worship
Vestry Meeting
5
8pm AA
6
10:30am
Study Group
6pm
Lenten Series
7
6pm
Healing Service
7pm
Choir Practice
8
7am The Well
Board Meeting
6:30pm WAA
8pm AA
9
Mother
Gayle’s
Day Off
Office Closed
10
11
9am Education
10am Worship
11:15am
Fellowship
Noon Worship
12
8pm AA
13
10:30am
Study Group
6pm
Lenten Series
14
11:30
CAC Board
(CAC Build-
ing)
7pm Choir Practice
15
6:30pm WAA
8pm AA
16
Mother
Gayle’s
Day Off
Office Closed
17
18
9am Education
10am Worship
11:15am
Fellowship
Noon Worship
19
8pm AA
20 8:30am
FCMA
(Our Place)
10:30am
Study Group
4pm Country
Glenn Service
6pm
Lenten Series
21
Noon
Continuum of
Care
(CAC Build-
ing)
7pm
Choir Practice
22
6:30pm WAA
8pm AA
23
Mother
Gayle’s
Day Off
Office Closed
24
25
9am Education
10am Worship
11:15am
Fellowship
Noon Worship
26
8pm AA
27 10:30am
Study Group
2:30pm
Carlton Manor
Service
6pm
Lenten Series
28
7pm Choir
Practice
29
6:30pm WAA
8pm AA
30
Mother
Gayle’s
Day Off
Office Closed
31
March 2012
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MINISTRIES March 4, 2012 Altar Guild S. Oesterle, M. Wright
Ushers S. Timmons, D. Ladd
Greeter S. Timmons
Acolytes L. Trimmer
Euch. Min. J. Link
Prayer Team M. Link
Nursery J. Stout, L. Rea
Fellowship L. Rea
Flowers J. Sauer, B. & L. Rea
March 11, 2012
Altar Guild C. Caldwell, P. Leeth
Ushers B. Creswell, T. Renick
Greeter D. Ladd
Acolytes B. Rea
Euch. Min. B. Timmons
Prayer Team V. Staffan, S. Timmons
Nursery P. Luneborg, M. Hisey
Fellowship B. & J. Kowalski
Flowers S. Morrow
March 18, 2012
Altar Guild C. Coe, T. Rawlins
Ushers G. Marks, R. Wright
Greeter J. Stout
Acolytes S. Mavis
Euch. Min. S. Timmons
Prayer Team P. Luneborg
Nursery A. Blair, L. Foster
Fellowship P. Foster
Flowers J. Hidy
March 25, 2012
Altar Guild M. Link, J. Stout
Ushers C. Caldwell, R. Caldwell
Greeter C. Caldwell
Acolytes T. Rinehart
Euch. Min. R. Wright
Prayer Team M. Link
Nursery S. Jacobs, S. Timmons
Fellowship E.K. Jacobs, S. Jacobs
Flowers J. Sauer, B. & L. Rea
LOOKING AHEAD
April 1, 2012 Altar Guild S. Oesterle, M. Wright
Ushers P. Foster, K. Foster
Greeter S. Mavis
Acolytes D. Creamer
Euch. Min. G. Stout
Prayer Team J. Stout
Nursery P. Luneborg, L. Rea
Fellowship S. & G. Mavis
Flowers Palm Sunday—palms
HEALING SERVICE
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 6:00 pm
Lector: P. Luneborg Litanist: S. Timmons
Prayer Teams: P. Luneborg, S. Timmons
Nursery: TBA
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Members at a Glance...
When Brig itte, Ben and Madi son Hisey first came to St. An drew’s,
they were ‘looking’ for a church. They felt very wel-comed, so they stayed. Shortly they were joined by husband and father, David. David admits that our service was at first somewhat confusing, but now they are all comfortable and glad to be worshipping here. Madison is a Junior at Miami Trace and Ben is a Freshman at The Ohio State University.
Brigitte is from Fayette County (her father is Mike Helfrich). She met David in Waynesville, where David is from. After living there about ten years, they moved to a farm close to Wash-ington C.H., where David farms and makes bells that are anywhere from two inches to twenty-four inches in size. Brigitte has a degree from OSU in Natural Resources. David has a musical back-ground and in the past has worked for Paramount studi-os and the Army Corps of Engineers in sound produc-tion. He has also been a choir director at several area churches. Sundays find the Hiseys busy at St. Andrew’s—teaching Sunday School, working in the Nursery and singing in the choir. They say they are very happy to be here with the rest of us! And WE are so happy to have them!
A Ministry of St. Andrew’s in participation with 32 other area churches.
CHALLENGE: MARCH
Also—Please remember: We can always use clean, gently used children’s clothes, toys and housewares, as well as per-sonal items such as soap and shampoo. Drop off hours are on Mondays, 5:30-7:30PM, and Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9-11AM. Sadly, many donations dropped off outside cannot be used as they are ruined due to exposure to inclement weather. TAX CLINICS ARE BACK! Please call The Well for more details and to schedule an ap-pointment. The next clinic is on March 3rd. Free tax filing is available for households with incomes under $60,000. Please let people know about this service.
WELL HOURS Free Store Tuesdays 9-11am Thursdays 9-11am Sorting Mondays 5:30-7:30pm Free Meal Tuesdays 5:30-6:30pm Thursdays 5:30-6:30pm Loads of Love Tuesdays 5-8pm Wednesdays 9am-Noon
740-333-5088 www.wellsunnyside.org
email: [email protected]
Brigitte, Madison, and David Hisey
Ben Hisey
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Soup & a Movie Returns!
This year’s Lenten Series will be a joint ven-ture between the Education & Spiritual Growth Area and the Fellowship Area. Ra-ther than having our usual Time Out with the Vicar, everyone is encouraged to come to St. Andrew’s Story Fellowship Hall. Coordinators Liz Rea and Julia Hidy will combine efforts for a 5-week session on Tuesday evenings beginning on Febru-ary 28th and continuing through March on the 6th,13th,20th, and 27th. Each Tuesday evening, beginning at 6:00PM, there will be a light repast of two types of soup, bread or rolls and a dessert. Following supper, participants will take about 25 minutes to view a short movie or clip. A discussion session will then follow. This Tuesday evening event is open to our entire community and the coordinators are excited to announce that these discussions will be facilitated by Mother Gayle, teachers Tom Renick and Brandi Creswell and retired AP English teacher, Jonathan Sauer. Each session will be self-contained, so if you can’t make all 5 sessions, come as often as you can. Please invite your friends and neighbors (as well as current and former stu-dents) since these will certainly be lively and informative evenings! Please also note that there will be super-vision provided for children, so this year it will be easier for families to attend. There is no charge for the event. For further information, please call the Church office.
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper
A Big Success! We are please to announce that St. Andrew’s served 85 people and 5 meals were taken to our home-bound parishioners on Tuesday, February 21st at the annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Sup-per. Keith Foster flipped pancakes while Julia Hidy and her crew served the crowd. A total of $410.00 was collected and will be do-nated to The Well at Sunnyside. Thanks goes out to all of the people who helped make the evening a suc-cess!
Camper Scamper at Procter
It’s back! The 2nd annual Procter Camper Scamper. Join us for the 1K/5K Run and Family Cookout on Saturday, May 19, 2012. The race starts at 10:00AM. Registration is $15.00 (children under 5 are FREE) and your fee includes the race, lunch and a T-shirt. All proceeds will go to the Procter Summer Camping Program. Register online at: https://diosohio.wufoo.com/forms/z7p2s7
Sandy & Dick McKinney enjoy scrumptious fare.
The Kids’
Table
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Diocesan Highlights
In each month’s Red Door, we focus on one as-pect of our Diocese of Southern Ohio’s activities or ministries. This month we celebrate Granville, Ohio’s first “Feed the Dream Day” on January 16th, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Their hope was to gather one ton of food goods to supply the Food Pantry Network of Licking County. In just nine hours, however, the residents of this small town contrib-uted enough money and goods to add 62.5 tons of stock to the pantry! Instead of a “day off”, this certainly was a “day on” for Licking County and Granville! More information may be found on the Diocesan web site www.diosohio.org or in your copy of The Interchange.
Vestry Highlights
Vestry has recently voted to move forward to se-lect a landscape architect to help make recom-mendations for the expansion on St. Andrew’s Memorial Garden. Anyone with ideas should contact a member of the task team—Sharon Ma-vis, Bob Timmons, Bob Rea, or Mother Gayle. We are pleased to welcome Sharon Mavis to the Vestry. She has stepped up to fill a vacancy since Jane Ann Miller has had to step down. Financial performance year-to-date is generally consistent with the 2012 Budget.
Procter Center Job Opportunity Maintenance Worker – Procter Center is seeking a competent and responsive Maintenance Worker to help maintain our1200 acre residential camp facility outside of London, Ohio. The ideal candi-date will possess exceptional customer service skills, enjoy interacting with groups, and be skilled in home repair, maintenance and land-scape projects. This position is part-time Spring/Fall/Winter and full-time in Summer. To apply send cover letter and résumé to [email protected].
February Town Hall Meeting Fellowship: The Offsite Events Team distribut-ed a survey to receive ideas for 2012.
Evangelism & Church Growth: Coordinator Sue Timmons asked people to help place Red Door issues in various locations throughout the community each month to increase visibility.
Worship: Mother Gayle announced that David Hisey will lead worship music through May. It was suggested that the choir sit up front to help lead the congregation in singing hymns.
Pastoral Care—Coordinator Shirley Morrow announced that we now have a special fund for Funeral Meals. Contributions should be made to St. Andrew’s with the notation: “For Funeral Meals.”
Education and Spiritual Growth: Mother Gayle asked for adult volunteers (with computer skills) to help with a pilot program of Distance Learning for Spiritual Growth. Please contact Mother Gayle.
Outreach: Bob Rea reported that Brad Downs (father of the military family in our Good Neigh-bor program) is enjoying his new job at McKesson Pharmaceutical, a local pharmaceutical distribution company. The family wishes to thank St. Andrew’s for our assistance over the last sev-eral months.
Procter Sunday May 6th Again this year St. Andrew’s will celebrate our St. Andrew’s Saints and hold Sunday Morning Wor-ship at Procter Center. Mark your calendars and plan to attend this fun-filled day. More infor-mation will follow in the April issue of the Red Door and in the Sunday Bulletins.
National Day of Prayer
Holds Contest This year the organizers of the National Day of Prayer are holding a Logo and Essay contest. See all the details on the bulletin board in Story Fel-lowship Hall. The theme this year is ‘One Nation Under God’. This day transcends differences. “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord” (Psalms 33:12) This year’s National Day of Prayer is on Thurs-day, May 3rd. A local event is scheduled for 12:00 Noon at the Gazebo on the Court House lawn. Last year more than two million people attended over 40,000 observances.