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July 2016
The Red Doors
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
P A R I S H N E W S
THE RED DOORS
is a publication of
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
163 N. Main Street
P.O. Box 768
Madisonville, KY 42431
(270) 821-3674 [email protected]
http://stmarys.episcopalky.org
Our Mission
At St. Mary’s, our mission is to carry the excitement of the Word of God in Christ to the community.
Parish Staff
Deacon: The Rev. Tom Mills
Parish Secretary: Teresa Jett
Organist: John Horace Cox
Nursery Sitter: Anna Terry
Sexton: Crystal Tyson
Red Doors Guidelines
The Red Doors is a monthly publication.
Submissions need to be turned in to the
parish office no later than the 25th of each
month. (Due date is the 15th in Dec.)
Call the parish office or send via email.
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church E-mail: [email protected]
VESTRY
Sr. Warden, Elaine Terry home: 825-0277 cell: 836-8770 email: [email protected] Jr. Warden, Frank Jandreau cell: (617) 602-6453 email: [email protected] Clerk, Gertrude Whitmer home: (270) 525-6113 Treasurer Interum, cell: 399-3015 Chris Thorowgood email: [email protected] Paula Crowley home: 821-1216 cell: 619-1122 email: [email protected] Denise Edwards cell: 836-8777 email: [email protected] Joan Lang cell: 707-1034 Phil Terry cell: 584-0293 email: [email protected] J. Isaac Ball cell: (865) 306-0898 email: [email protected]
Transition News
Thanks to everyone who attended Candyce’s last service with us on Sun., June 19th. Part of transition is saying our good-byes. There was great attendance at the potluck. The members of St. Mary’s presented Candyce with a Rosette Vestment Cross engraved with her name, St. Mary’s and her years of service. She & Warren were also given a lovely framed picture of St. Mary’s with everyone’s signa-ture / well wishes written on the matting of the frame. There were many hugs and a few tears, but we wish them both the best in their new ministry at St. Mark’s in Louisville.
The next step…*the Vestry will be meeting with the Diocesan Transition Minister (Amy Coultas) on Wednesday, July 13th. So we will have more news forthcoming in the next Red Doors regarding the transition process. For now we will be using supply priests for Sunday services. Please join me in welcoming Rev. Richard Godbold from Evansville, IN as our Celebrant for the month of July.
* The Vestry will meet after service on Sun., July 10th to take care of any church business prior to the Wed. meeting to allow more time to focus on how the transition process works etc.
If you have any questions you’d like to ask about this process, simply submit these in writing to a Vestry member prior to the meeting or you can email them to the church. Just put “Vestry” in the subject line and these will be forwarded to Elaine Terry our Senior Warden.
Lunch Bunch / BOOK CLUB
The Lunch Bunch will meet at Big City Market on Wed., July 6th at 11:30 am. The Book Club will meet afterward. The book for July is the same one from June which is: “Firefly Lane” by Kristen Hannah.
If you are looking for an opportunity to get involved in something new, drop in and join us.
Worship Attendance
Wednesdays: Fridays: Sunday 6/1 (No service) 6/3 13 6/5 43
6/8 (No service) 6/10 8 6/12 42 6/15 9 6/17 8 6/19 79 6/22 (No service) 6/24 9 6/26 40
Backpack Collection Day—July 10th
We will continue to support the children (in need) at Grapevine Elementary by collecting food on the second Sun. of the month. This is food they can take home for the week-end. Items such as: individual bags of chips, cracker, cookies, cheese/peanut butter crackers, snack cakes, cereal bars, juice boxes, plastic fruit cups etc. Items should be ready to eat and require no refrigeration or re-heating and should open easily.
Thanks for your support of this ministry ! A child will have something to eat because of your kindness & generosity!
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Episcopal Church Women The Episcopal Churchwomen met on June 15th. This was our last meeting with Rev. Candyce. We had great food and great fellowship. We will miss her but wish her well. Cookbook sales are going well. Please keep in mind these make great gifts for showers, birthdays or even Christmas for only $10. This is a way to preserve a part of St. Mary’s histo-ry & tradition by passing down recipes from one generation to another. Our next meeting will be on July 20th. We will have Com-
pline or Evening prayer at 5:30 pm (instead of Eucharist). Then meeting at 6:00 pm. Hope to see you here! Peace, Gertrude
NAMI Support Group
The next NAMI Meeting will be on Thursday, July 7 from 6-7:30 pm. NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness; a support group for family members of those suffering from mental illness. If you have any questions, you may call Tom Mills at 821-3670.
Daughters of the King
The Daughters of the King will meet on: Wed., July 6 at 6:00 pm.
Food Bank Collection Day—Sun., July 31
We will be collecting non-perishable food items for the Hopkins Co. Food Bank on Sun., July 31st.
Thanks for your continued support!
A NOTE REGARDING Mon., JULY 4th
The Parish Office will be closed on Mon., July 4th in observance of the Independence Day holiday. Enjoy your families & your freedom!
Episcopal Independence Day Prayer
Lord God Almighty, in whose Name the founders of this
country won liberty for themselves and for us,
and lit the torch of freedom for nations then unborn:
Grant that we and all the people of this land may have
grace to maintain our liberties in righteousness and peace;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the
Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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Prayer List
James & Verna Garmon……………. …………………….. health & healing
Donald Qualls …………..…. healing Carol Joiner…………… health issues Nancy Love ………….. health issues Jo Maltba ……… healing from cancer Richard Joiner ………….health issues Chris Lemp ………… cancer surgery Mark Kirkwood …… healing of cancer Ann Rickard ……. healing of cancer Marcus Qualls … healing of cancer Nadine Wiles…….. healing of cancer Alex Phebus …………………..healing Garret St. Germain…….back surgery Art Garrett ……….. ... recent surgery
Angela……………………….. Healing Diana Sullivan …..healing broken hip
“Come to me, all who are weary & heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.” —Matthew 11:28
Save your Prairie Farms Milk Caps …
We are still collecting Prairie Farms Milk caps so remember to set aside and bring to St. Mary’s. Prairie Farms will give St. Mary’s five cents for eve-ry bottle cap that we save. There is a container in the kitchen to drop your caps in.
Every little bit helps……… Thanks!
July Birthdays 1 Anna Terry 20 Beth Drake 4 Sarah Markham Lawrence 21 Grant Patrick Ballard 5 John Horace Cox 24 Mary Jones
8 Jon Love 25 Martha Garrett 11 Art Garrett 26 Gertrude Whitmer 14 Harris Terry 27 Cindy Brinkley Cornett 15 Christopher Cecil 28 Teresa Jett 17 Lizzy Vandiver 29 Beth A. Macke 19 Jacob Tomblinson 30 Carolee McNeal Matthew Love Jim Moore 31 Michael Harris Terry
July Wedding Anniversaries 3 Zach & Brittany Fleming 7 Ken & Marybeth Showalter 9 Charly & Becky Rothe 26 Reed & Carolee McNeal
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Don't just count your years, make your years count. —George Meredith
Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it don't matter. —Satchel Paige
You may wish to include this in your daily prayers...
A Collect for the Election of a Minister
Almighty God, giver of every good gift: Look graciously on your Church, and so guide the minds of those who shall choose a rector for this parish, that we may receive a faithful pastor, who will care for your people and equip us for our ministries; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
41-A Yard Sale Follow-up
First of all thanks to everyone who helped set-up, donated items to sell or clean up afterwards. And also a special thanks to Isaac for heading this up this year. (Anyone who has ever had a yard sale knows just how much work is involved, especially on such a
stifling hot day).
There was over $800 raised. The proceeds from the sale will be designated at the next Vestry meeting.
Caring Corner
From Val Dreusicke & the Burton family…
I would like to take the opportunity to thank all of my friends at St. Mary’s for the prayers, beautiful cards, flowers to the funeral home & the very special prayer shawl. You all hold a special place in my heart. From Hannah Miner Myers…
I just wanted to write and thank-you for your continued service and adoration for our community. One hundred years of dedication is such an accomplishment and very appreciated. I was unavailable on your day of recognition, (Peace Festival), yet I wanted to express my thanks for your church. I hope & pray the “red doors” continue to be a place of solice for 100 more years. From Dawn Cagle to her friends from St. Mary’s…
Her new address : 1602 Governors Gate Dr. #1612 Pensacola, FL 32514 From Grapevine Elementary School—Jenny Harris
Thank you for the donation (a $100 check) toward the Grape-vine Elementary Backpack Program. Your support is much appreciated!
Diana Sullivan is still at Baptist Health in rehab after she recently fell and broke her hip. If you could send her cards or note of encour-agement, I’m sure it would brighten her day & lift her spirits. Here is the info:
Baptist Health
Diana Sullivan, Rm # 607 900 Hospital Dr.
Madisonville, KY 42431
For Your Convenience ...
Since most of us use our debit cards to pay for things … many don’t have checkbooks anymore. Therefore we are now set up to accept donations by credit / debit cards. If you would like to do so you can see one of the ushers before or after the services. Other op-tions are Automatic Withdrawal, (we have the forms for this if interested) or you can access bill pay from your bank acct. online.
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Centennial Meetings Resume on July 17th
Ok the break in meetings is over now its back to the drawing board… For those interested… we will meet on Sun. July 17th (after pot-luck) to discuss plans for the Centennial Homecoming (Sun., Sept. 25th). This meeting is open to everyone and we would welcome ideas, suggestions and feedback. Also if you have addresses of folks that have been associated with St. Mary’s in the past that we may not have. Perhaps they
attended here as a child, got married or baptized here etc. Please forward addresses to us so we can be sure to send them a special invitation.
Q: What do you call a fake noodle? A: An impasta
Q: What do you call a bear with no teeth? A: A gummy bear
From the Editor...
I felt led to write you a note of encouragement for this edition of the Red Doors. I’ve seen some sad and down trodden faces that seem bewildered by the changes at St. Mary’s lately. And speaking for myself … I know change is harder as I get older. It seems the enemy throws all kinds of negative thoughts at us when we are vulnerable… what will become of us (St. Mary’s), how will we manage this or that? However when I reflect back on my life, it is through the difficulties and trials that I’ve developed spiritual strength. So hang in there, don’t give up or give in. We have to believe that the God we serve still has a plan and a purpose for us in this community whether we have a priest or not. Remember the mission statement in the bulletin each week:
Perhaps take this time to think about what this looks like.
What are some creative ways to implement this. The Peace Festival was a great way to show excitement, life, joy etc. to the com-munity as well as all the other things that St. Mary’s does on a regular basis; supports the food bank, feeds the kids of Grapevine, Angel Tree, Seamen’s church, prayer shawls, dona-tions to various ministries each month (both local and na-tional) and the list goes on. I am impressed with what this ‘lil church does on a regular basis. (I’ve worked for larger church-es that aren’t as generous and it makes me proud to be a part of this one).
I close with this advice—don’t draw back and use this transitional time as an excuse not to attend church or to get involved. There is great leadership here but we all need one another for strength and support. Communication is the key to our success. If someone’s in the hospital -let us know, if you get a text or email—respond, have a question—give us a call.
Sincerely, Teresa Jett
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