The Candlelighter. St. Mary, Our Patron Saint. August-September. Nursery to Honor Jacqueline Sherrow. Churchill helps Candlelighter Return

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1 August-September The Candlelighter St. Mary's Episcopal Church Nebraska City, Nebraska Special Events Aug 16 Women s Ministries Summer Event Aug 17 Canon Yeates Visit Aug 30th to Sept 1st Youth Group Happening Weekend Event Sept 20 Apple Jack Sack Lunch Inside this issue: Ministry Assignments 2 Lectionary Readings 2 Notice of Special Events 3 Calendars 4-5 Salad Luncheon Review 6 Youth Group Happening 7 Information 8 St. Mary St. Mary, Our Patron Saint We will be celebrating the Feast of Saint Mary, The Virgin on Sunday, August 17 and our Cannon to the Ordinary, The Rev. Canon Judi Yeates will be with us and will preach at our celebration of the Eucharist. This feast in commemoration of Mary affords us the opportunity to reflect on the Church s understanding of her, and her place in our devotions. In that second respect, The Ave Maria (Hail Mary) is the archetypical Marian devotion, and it is being recovered and reflected upon by many Protestant denominations. The first part of this prayer is simply biblical and hardly poses any theological task. It is the second part that has the punch: Hail Mary, Mother of God, pray for us.. One question posed concerns the legitimacy and necessity of invoking Mary s or any other saints prayer. It has long seemed plain to most Protestants that the invocation of saints prayers must be possible and if possible surely desirable. I certainly can ask a living fellow believer to pray for me. If death severed the fellowship of believers, I could not of course ask a departed fellow believer to pray for me. But the New Testament hardly permits us to think that death can sever the fellowship of believers our Eucharistic prayers also explicitly deny that it does. Thus there seems to be no reason why I cannot ask a departed believer to pray for me. And if I can do it, there will certainly be contexts where I should do it. Thus there should be no problem about asking Mary in her capacity as sancta, Saint Mary, to pray for us. I will leave the theological implications of referring to Mary as Mother of God for your own reflection. Fr. Rick Nursery to Honor Jacqueline Sherrow Steve Sherrow and family have asked that the memorial funds received in memory of his wife Jacqueline Sherrow be used to refurbish an area of the undercroft to serve as a nursery. Preliminary plans are to construct a half-wall with windows to the ceiling partitioning off the small corner of the undercroft which has previously served as Sunday School space and already has a wonderfully creative mural on one wall. Hopefully, enough of the funds will be left to help purchase furniture, equipment and toys for use in the nursery. Let Fr. Swenson know if you are interested in helping with the nursery when it opens. Churchill helps Candlelighter Return We have been searching for over a year for a way to publish the Candlelighter. Fortunately, Ashley Churchill has stepped forward to help with this essential ministry for our parish community. Ashley s journalism background and work on the Nebraska City High School newspaper will serve us well as she takes on responsibility for the Candlelighter. The Candlelighter will be published bi-monthly, with the next issue due October 1. Feel free to announcements, articles or suggestions to Fr. Swenson or drop them in the Newsletter mail tray in the conference room, or let Ashley know of your request or idea.

2 The Candlelighter Aug-Sep 2008 Page 2 Lay Ministry Assignments First Sunday (Aug 3 & Sep 7) Ushers Ree Shirley, Jacob Sherrow Lay Reader(s) Steve Sherrow Chalice Bearer Dorothy Royal Altar Guild Annette Gaskill Second Sunday (Aug 10 & Sep 14) Ushers: Jerry Vest, Frank Royal Lay Reader(s) Bert Belding Chalice Bearer Ree Shirley Altar Guild Glorianna Chaney Third Sunday (Aug 17 & Sep 21) Ushers Cathy Bare, Matt Shirley Lay Reader(s) Dorothy Royal Chalice Bearer Steve Sherrow Altar Guild Diana Dankof Fourth Sunday (Aug 24 & Sep 28) Ushers Dorothy Royal, Jerry Vest Lay Reader(s) Bert Belding Chalice Bearer Dorothy Royal Altar Guild Lisa Chaney Fifth Sunday (Aug 31) Ushers Ree Shirley, Jacob Sherrow Lay Readers(s) Steve Sherrow Chalice Bearer Ree Shirley Altar Guild Lana Moyer Alleluia Fund If you have not already done so, please consider giving generously to the Diocese of Nebraska Alleluia Fund. More information about the wonderful ministry work made possible by your gift can be found at Monthly Readings (RCL Yr A) Aug 3 Proper 13 Isaiah 55: 1-5 Psalm 145: 8-9, Romans 9: 1-5 Mathew 14:13-21 Aug 10 Proper 14 I Kings 19: 9-18 Psalm 85: 8-13 Romans 10: 5-15 Matthew 14: Aug 17 Proper 15 Isaiah 56: 1, 6-8 Psalm 67 Romans 10: 5-15 Matthew 15: (10-20), Aug 24 Proper 16 Isaiah 51: 1-6 Psalm 138 Romans 12: 1-8 Matthew 16: Aug 31 Proper 17 Jeremiah 15: Psalm 26: 1-8 Romans 13: 8-14 Matthew 16: Sep 7 Proper 18 Ezekiel 33: 7-11 Psalm 119: Romans 13: 8-14 Matthew 18: Sep 14 Proper 19 Genesis 50: Psalm 103: (1-7), 8-13 Romans 14: 1-12 Matthew 18: Sep 21 Proper 20 Jonah 3: 10-4: 11 Psalm 145: 1-8 Philippians 1: Matthew 20: 1-16 Sep 28 Proper 21 Ezekiel 18: 1-4, Psalm 25: 1-9 Philippians 2: 1-13 Matthew 21: 23-32

3 The Candlelighter Aug-Sep 2008 Page 3 What s Coming Up? Anniversaries & Birthdays Women s Ministries Summer Event August 16, :00 am 4:00 pm St. Augustine s Church 285 S. 208th Str., Omaha, NE Aug 6 Aug 14 Aug 15 Aug 24 Sep 20 Aug 3 Aug 5 Aug 8 July 8 Aug 12 Aug 13 Aug 20 Aug 21 Aug 31 Sep 4 Sep 5 Sep 6 Sep 8 Sep 9 Sep 16 Sep 19 Sep 22 Sep 29 Anniversaries Stan & Gladys Pierce Tony & Lisa Chaney Matt & Ree Shirley Gary & Aundrea Cullin Bill & Jaymi Victor David & Michelle Meyer Birthdays Shawn Churchill Alyssa Sharp Katie Wright Serena Samson Abby Shepard Sean Valdez Summer Valdez Autumn Packett Josh Packett Svetlana Andrya Darlene Toogood Fr. Swenson Justin Morton Collin Victor Quentin Victor Mike Bare Austin Sharp Enrique Ray Aldana John Miyoshi Frank Royal Clarence Loukota Diana Dankof Presenter: The Rev. Lynn Orville Theme: What Do You Do When Your Life Is Falling Apart: No Trite Answers, No Glib Sayings The Workshop is FREE, but you must register if you want to be guaranteed lunch. Contact: Sandra Squires, (402) or sksquires@cox.net August 17th Canon Judi Yeates Visit Please join us for Eucharist at 10:00 am on Sunday, and coffee hour in the undercroft afterwards to meet Canon to the Ordinary, The Reverend Canon Judi Yeates APPLE JACK SACK LUNCH SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 11:00 A.M 1:00 P.M. Please joint us for a sack lunch during the Apple Jack Festival. Bring a friend (or two) Hosted by ECW

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6 The Candlelighter Aug-Sep 2008 ECWs Salad Luncheon This year s salad luncheon was a great success. As you can see, the food looked great, but the crowd looked even better! Josh Shirley seems rather happy with the salad luncheon as he chows down on his plate, while Tammy Bando and Diana Dankof gave a warm, smiling welcome to our guests. Page 6

7 The Candlelighter Aug-Sep 2008 Page 7 Youth Event Happening #30 When: Labor Day Weekend (2:00 pm Aug 30 thru 2:30 pm Sep 1) Where: St. Luke s, Kearney For Youth entering Grades 9 thru 12. Happening is a weekend of exploring the Christian faith first-hand, in the context of the tradition and worship of the Episcopal Church. The weekend is structured around short talks written and given by the youth on the Happening team. There are also small family groups that meet to discuss and creatively respond to each talk. In addition there are songs, activities, videos, and times of fellowship. The Event ends with celebration of the Eucharist beginning at 1:30 pm. Sept 1 THE WEEKEND IS PLANNED AND RUN BY YOUTH FOR YOUTH!! How Do You Apply? Contact Father Swenson for an application Or Contact Noelle Ptomey, the Happening Coordinator at (308)

8 St. Mary's Episcopal Church 116 South 9th Street Nebraska City, Nebraska Phone: (402) Fax: (402) Years of Service and Worship Growing Toward the Future Address The Diocese of Nebraska GROWING OUR CHURCH Come Join us at St. Mary s Episcopal Church If you are new to Nebraska City, or plan on visiting, we hope you will consider visiting St. Mary s to join us in our worship services; or perhaps you will consider joining us as a permanent member of our parish family. ALL ARE WELCOME! Service Schedule Wednesday Morning Prayer 9:30 am Wednesday Holy Eucharist (Chapel) 5:30pm Friday Holy Eucharist (Chapel) 5:30pm Sunday Holy Eucharist 10:00am Saint Mary s Episcopal Church 116 South 9 th Street, Nebraska City, Nebraska Telephone: Fax: rector@stmarysepiscopal-nebcity.org The Rt. Rev Joe G. Burnett...Bishop The Rev. Rick Swenson...Priest in Charge Mrs. Catherine Bare...Senior Warden Mr. Matt Shirley...Junior Warden Mrs. Rosalie Simrell...Treasurer