St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 333 S. Drexel Ave., Columbus, Oh 43209 Phone 614-253-8549, Website http://www.stalbansbexley.org; email churchnew@stalbansbexley.org

Parish Office Hours Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Friday 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.; Labyrinth Prayer Walk and Memorial Garden always open for prayer and meditation

The St. Alban’s Fridge Sheet

Sunday, February 18, 2018

Today at St. Alban’s

8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I 9:30 a.m. Adult Choir Rehearsal (Choir Room) 10:00 a.m. Sunday School for Children (Ed. Bldg.) 10:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II 3rd Sunday Eucharistic Visitors Sending Forth This Week at St. Alban’s Feb. 19 Church Office Closed—President’s Day Feb. 19 7:00 Narrative / Search Committee Feb. 20 7:00 Vestry Meeting Feb. 21 6:30 “Eat the Bible” Lenten Series Feb. 22 7:30 Choir Rehearsal (Choir Room) Feb. 23 Vestry Retreat at Protor Next Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I 9:30 a.m. Choir Rehearsal (Choir Room) 10:00 a.m. Sunday School for Children (Ed. Bldg.) 10:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II

Upcoming Events: Feb. 26 7:00 p.m. Narrative / Search Team (AL) Feb 27 6:30 p.m. Youth Group Planning Meeting Feb. 28 6:30 “Eat the Bible” Lenten Series Feb. 29 7:30 Choir Rehearsal (Choir Room) Mar 3 10:00 Contemplative Prayer Saturday

CARING AND SHARING for FEBRUARY

PARTNERS-IN-MINISTRY-IN-LIBERIA Partners-in-Ministry-in Liberia (PIMIL) was estab-lished in 2005 to focus on the education and health needs of the people in Liberia. St. Albans, has been a partner in this ministry since its inception. Recently funding has been directed toward primary education of children. The Ebola outbreak in 2014 – 2015 left many orphans. PIMIL’S goal is to support 100 Ebola orphans, as funds are available.

If you are writing a check, make it payable to St. Alban’s and write Caring and Sharing,

PIMIL in the memo line.

Make a Donation by Credit Card: You may pay your pledge or make a gift using your credit/debit card. Simply fill out the form on the table in the back of the church and turn in the office or in the offering plate.

St. Alban’s

Monday Feb. 19th Church Office

Closed for Presidents Day

Youth Group Planning Meeting

Please join Children’s and Youth ministries for our parent and youth planning meeting .

Tuesday February 27th at 6:30 p.m.

Light refreshments will be provided. Parents and youth are encouraged to attend.

We will discuss the structure of the group and work together to determine the best time and dates for participation. Please bring your ideas and suggestions for what you hope for the St. Albans youth group. Youth group will be geared towards children in Middle school and High School; we will discuss children entering into 6th grade in the Fall.

Tiffany Hayes

Parish Announcements

FOOD COLLECTION

Please help us to assist St. Philip’s Episcopal Church Food Pantry in the Near East area.

When you go grocery shopping please remember to help the less fortunate with a couple of cans of vege-tables or other items. Staples such as rice, spaghetti, cereals, peanut butter, and canned fruit are also good. There is a real need for diapers, soap and oth-er hygiene items that cannot be purchased with food stamps. There is a box in the Living Room for you to leave your contributions. PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS and COUPONS are also good to give.

Buying food for many families and seniors, is a hard-ship. More than ever, hunger and food scarcity is a problem and is occurring at the same time as a cut in the food stamp program. The thing we contribute are really needed and helpful.

Feb 19 Whit Dillon Feb 21 Melissa Webber Feb 22 Charles Schainker Feb 26 Brian Robb Feb 26 Brittany Ujah

And for all having a birthday this month.

TELL US HOW TO REACH YOU!

Why is this important? Because it could save your life...

Recently, a parishioner who regularly attends meet-ings did not show up for several days. No one heard from him. Concerned for his safety, a fellow church member tried to contact him. Checking the parishion-er’s pastoral care contact file, information was found on how to reach a neighbor and friend. As a result of team work with the neighbor, medical assistance was provided and a dear parishioner’s life was saved.

This sounds dramatic, and it is! It illustrates how im-portant it is for the church to have a “contact person” for you in case of an emergency. All information is confidential.

The church is your place for renewal, and sometimes

rescue! Please take a minute to contact Rev. Ni-

colette, Eileen Becknell, or Ernestine Ujah to supply

your information.

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Contemplative

Saturday

What? Film lecture series on the

History of Christian Mysticism--- the 12th and 13th

Centuries: Hildegard of Bingen, Bernard of Clairvaux,

Francis of Assisi, and Dante Alighieri

Who? Mike Bissell facilitating discussion

When? 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM, Saturday March 3rd

Where? St Albans Living Room (RSVPs to mgbis-

sell@aol.com appreciated); refreshments provided.

Thanks to February participants. As always, the discussion and sharing was a wonderful experience. The book and report of the Columbus Art Museum talk was just a jumping off point.

Here is the info for our March - June selections. We are still in need of Discussion Leaders for March, April & May and Hosts for May & June. Let me know if you are interested.

Also, book suggestions for July through December are being collected now. Email or text me with your ideas. Looking forward to seeing you at the next meeting.

March 12, 7p Host: Lynn Tappan Location: 207 S Cassady Ave, Columbus Discussion Leader: TBD Selection: Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi (memoir) ======= April 9, 7p Host: Laura Pazza Location: 1451 Wakefield Ct E, Columbus Discussion Leader: TBD Author: Elizabeth Strout - Readers’ choice from her books (fiction) Anything is Possible, My Name is Lucy Barton, The Burgess Boys, Olive Kitteridge, Amy and Isabelle, Abide with Me ======= Rachel M Barnes rmbarnes@juno.com 714-267-4782

Please see complete list and more information

on the front Bulletin Board in the hall.

Lenten Study

Series

taught by

Rev Nic

GROW, SING, EAT…the BIBLE

Ever wonder if farmers grew crops, how they watered them?

Did Adam and Eve really eat apples?

What’s the big deal about the Virgin Mary and the pomegranates?

Why do we sing those psalms and hymns in church?

Where did all that music come from anyway?

Did Jesus really eat goat for dinner?

What kind of snacks did the disciples eat?

All this and more will be answered in ourLen-ten study, beginning Wednesday even-ing, February 21 at 6:30 p.m. A sim-ple soup supper is provided. The class meets every Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. and continues through March 21. We will wind up with a biblical potluck dinner made from simple recipes that Mary might have fixed for Joseph and Jesus. You can sign up for dinner and class, and for bringing food if you are able. Sign up sheets will be posted in the Living Room beginning Sunday, January 21st. You may also call the church office to sign up at 614-253-8549. Please indicate on your sign up:

1. I will attend.

2. The food you will bring.

Saint Alban’s Memorial Garden …

is a “pearl of great value.” Perhaps not coming to mind when naming the top five things that make Saint Albans great, it quietly stands to remind us of all the best qualities of the parish. And of those pa-rishioners who have “departed this life in thy faith and fear,” and who are now numbered among the saints.

Never the less, there are individuals whose efforts should be recognized for all they do to improve, maintain and tend the Garden.

Foremost is Ellen Yen. She has utilized her knowledge and love of gardening to ably serve as contact person for the contractors who service the irrigation system, provide landscaping services, pro-vide arboreal services, maintain the water feature, and perform the gardening activities during the grow-ing season.

Peter Williams provided the financial underwriting to turn the Memorial Garden Poem into a striking physi-cal monument at the north entrance to the Garden. (If you have not had the opportunity to observe this feature of the gar-den, I urge you to do so.)

Jack Farrer personally insured that the worn and weathered wood and plastic honor plaque on the wall of the Ed. Building was replaced with a cast metal version more closely matching other plaques within the garden.

Finally, thanks and acknowledgement are extended to all those who volunteer as members and advisors to the Memorial Garden Committee. Without their interest and guidance, the Memorial Garden would not be the “pearl of great value” that it is to Saint Al-ban’s.

Respectfully submitted, Robin Harris

We ask your prayers for...

St. Alban’s in this time of transition as we move for-ward to a promising future.

Thanksgiving for all the blessings of our lives.

Our members worshipping at home, especially: Bob

Benefiel, Jodie and Bill Ferguson, Virginia Giggi, Er-

ma Grey, Pat Johnston, Leah Sterling, and Joan Tay-

lor.

Those recovering from surgery or injury, especially:

Bill Dixon, Peter Williams, and Ginny Giggi.

Those in any need or trouble, including: Roy Al-

dridge, Francie Alexander, Alice, Alex Anklan, Mary

Jo Baker, Connie Bommer, Tim Boyer, Mary Cull,

Dan, Arnold Dick, Dorothy, Marcia Early, Jenny

Floch, Hanna Giggi, Harold, Nick Gilbert, Erma Grey,

Lelia Hamilton, Joseph, Kalah, Peter, Larry Larrison,

Robert Larson, Ellen Lebson, Dennis Leukhart, Anne

Lodge, Dick Lodge, Ms. Mayo, Mark, Nancy Maturo,

Anne Meshanko, Betsey Noethlich, Erica Partridge,

Paula, Felix Pedon, Charlie Powell, Patricia Ratcliff,

Kathleen Riley, Roy Rosler, Sam, Michael Sarrey,

David Sarrey, Grant Schroeder, Mildred Stigger, Es-

ther Sweeney, John Thatcher, Natalie Theibert, Doro-

thy Thomas, Egbuike O. Ujah, Timothy-Scott, Tom

Wagenbrenner, Sharon Washington, Jonah Whisler,

Ramona Whisler, Laura Winchester, Addie Wisniew-

ski, Taylor Wisniewski.

Those serving in the military, including: Brendan,

Carl, Christian, Christopher, David, Greg, Jake, Josh-

ua, Mallory, Patrick, Peter, Ryan, Shaun, Taylor, and

Tyler.

Those serving in places of danger, including: Steven,

Anne, Sam, Ben, and Maria Becknell.

For all our guests-in-need.

We commend to God’s loving mercy all who have

died.

For those on our prayer list, for the mission and min-

istries of St. Alban’s Church, and for all those whose

need is known to God alone.

Amen.

Pastoral Care Contact Information

Pastoral care needs during normal office hours: call the church at (614) 253-8549. After hours: call or text 614-407-5987 and you will be forwarded to the person on-call (normally the Rector). Pastoral Care email: pastoralneeds@stalbansbexley.org.

Anyone in the parish may use this email if they or someone they know has a pastoral care concern. All calls and emails are confidential. St. Alban’s business cards are available with the Pastoral Care email ad-dress on the back.

PRAYER REQUESTS

Your Pastoral Care Team welcomes all prayer re-quests. Please include:

1. Whether you wish both the first and last name of the person, or only the first name on the prayer list.

2. Name of hospital, when appropriate.

3. Whether the person would like a visit and/or Com-munion from a member of the Pastoral Care team.

4. Your name, and how to reach you, in case we need contact information for the person.

Looking for a great way to meet your

fellow parishioners and our first time

guests?

Please consider hosting one of

our coffee hours after the 10:15

service. Signing up is easy and

convenient, just fill in your

name in your preferred date on

the sign- up sheet in the living

room.

Questions? Contact either Tim Williams

(twilliams@wwwilliams.com) or

Jenny Hoffman (jennyhoffman1@gmail.com)