The Red Door. St. Andrew s Episcopal Church 733 State Route 41 Washington Court House, Ohio The Reverend Gayle Hansen Browne, Vicar

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1 February 2010 The Red Door St. Andrew s Episcopal Church 733 State Route 41 Washington Court House, Ohio The Reverend Gayle Hansen Browne, Vicar EPISCOPAL 101 CLASSES BEGINNING FEBRUARY 21 & 24 EPISCOPAL 101 is a series of five classes designed to help you learn more about the Episcopal Church. Each class will include a presentation by the vicar and informal discussion. The course will address such questions as: What does it mean to be an Episcopalian? What do Episcopalians believe? How is the Episcopal Church organized? WHO IS IT FOR? If you are new to the Episcopal Church and would like to know more about it, this series is for you. If you would like to be confirmed or received into the Episcopal Church, this course is required preparation. If you are already Episcopalian and are preparing to become a Eucharistic Visitor, Eucharistic Minister, or Lector, this course is required. If you are already Episcopalian and aren t sure what the Anglican via media is, or what the daily office is (no it s not the room where the office assistant sits), or what the Council of Whitby was, then this course would probably be beneficial to you, too. WHEN DOES IT HAPPEN? Episcopal 101 will be our Lenten Study this year. We will offer sessions both on Sundays at 9:00 a.m. and again on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. You may choose to attend either on Sundays or on Wednesdays. WHAT WILL WE TALK ABOUT? Sun. 2/21 & Wed. 2/24: Church History Sun. 2/28 & Wed. 3/3: Worship & Spirituality Sun. 3/7 & Wed. 3/10: The Holy Scriptures Sun. 3/14 & Wed. 3/17: Anglican Belief Sun. 3/21 & Wed. 3/24: Ministry & Governance PARISH MEETING RESULTS Passed by-law revision for Annual Parish Meeting to be scheduled anytime between the first of Advent and end of Lent. OFFICERS: Sr. Warden Shirley Morrow Jr. Warden, Grounds & Exterior Maintenance Randy Caldwell Jr. Warden, Building Interior & Capital Improvement Bob Timmons Treasurer John Link Clerk Mary Link VESTRY MEMBERS: Tina Rawlins & Bob Timmons (3-year terms) ENDOWMENT TRUSTEES: John Link (3 years); Bob Timmons (1 year) DIOCESAN CONVENTION: Delegates Leah Foster, Mariann Wright Alternates Claudia Coe, Rodney Wright

2 Saint Andrew s Weekly Activities Sundays 9:00 Study Sessions Sundays 10:00 Holy, Sunday School Monday 8:00 PM AA Meeting Tuesdays 10:30 AM 4-6PM Time Out w/the Vicar WCC First Wednesday of Month Healing 6 PM Other Wednesdays 6 PM Evening Prayer Thursday 8:00 PM AA Meeting Second Saturday of Month 5 PM Contemporary Worship Healing Wednesday, February 3, :00 pm Lector: P. Luneborg Litanist: S. Timmons Prayer Teams: S. Timmons & P. Luneborg : TBA Mission Statement The mission of Saint Andrew s Episcopal Church, an intimate, spiritual, nourishing community, is to know Jesus Christ and to make Him known through prayer, sharing the Word and the Sacraments, and seeking and serving Christ in others. Ministry at St. Andrew s February 7, 2010 Altar Guild M. Link, J. Stout Ushers D. Ladd, R. Wright Greeter S. Timmons Eucharistic Minister B. Timmons Prayer Teams M. Link, M. Wright P. Luneborg, V. Staffan Fellowship Hour The Kowalskis February 14, 2010 Altar Guild C. Coe, T. Rawlins Ushers C. Tye, B. Burbage Greeter D. Ladd Eucharistic Minister S. Timmons Prayer Teams P. Luneborg, D. McKinney C. Trimmer, M. Link Fellowship Hour See list in Story Hall February 17, PM Ash Wednesday Altar Guild C. Coe, T. Rawlins Ushers R. Caldwell, G. Mavis Eucharistic Minister C. Coe February 21, 2010 Altar Guild M. Burbage, M. Wright, S. Oesterle Ushers R. Caldwell, G. Mavis Greeter M. Link Eucharistic Minister C. Coe Prayer Teams K. Peters, S. Timmons C. Trimmer, S. Timmons Fellowship Hour See list in Story Hall February 28, 2010 Altar Guild C. Caldwell, P. Leeth Ushers D. Ladd, R. Wright Greeter S. Timmons Eucharistic Minister J. Link Prayer Teams V. Staffan, S. Kelley C. Caldwell, L. Foster Fellowship Hour See list in Story Hall

3 February 2010 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat :30 am 4pm Time Out 3 6pm Healing :15 Prayer Shawl Group 7 9am Conversation with the Vicar 8 3:00pm Country Glenn Ministry 6pm Stewardship Mtg. at Procter 9 10:30 am 4pm Time Out 10 11:30am CAC Mtg. 12-2pm Procter Mtg. 6pm Evening Prayer 11 7am The Well Board Mtg :00 PM Contemporary 14 9am Conversation with the Vicar :30am Ministerial Assn. Mtg. 10:30 am 6-8 pm Pancake Dinner Noon Ash Wednesday 6pm Ash Wednesday am Lenten Study: Episcopal :30am 2pm Holy Communion at Carlton Manor 4pm Time Out 24 6pm Evening Prayer 7pm Lenten Study: Episcopal am Lenten Study: Episc. 101 Vestry Meeting Activities

4 Thank You!!! Technology Makes Homilies, etc. Available to View!!! Thanks to Joe Kowalski, homilies are now available on our web site. The link to the site may be found at: (Please note that the 1 st Sunday of Advent has Parts 1 and 2.) The homilies may also be viewed on YouTube! Go to and search for Gayle Hansen Browne. The entire Red Door may be read online. We are asking people to the church office if they prefer to read the online version. Please send a memo to st.andy.officevol@gmail.com and we will take your name off the Red Door mailing list. This will save paper and postage. Bishop Breidenthal recently sent a memo regarding the devastation in Haiti. The Episcopal Diocese in Port-au-Prince has requested our prayers and any financial contributions we can make. Over the next several weeks we will be collecting funds from parishioners that will be used in two ways: immediate health and food relief or long-term rebuilding of the Episcopal Church and Diocesan buildings. Please consider donating to one of these funds. Make checks out to Episcopal Relief and Development and in the memo portion, indicate Initial Relief in Haiti or Long-term rebuilding in Haiti. I am now a happy camper, thanks to the great Christmas present given to me by my St. Andrew s family. It is hard to describe the feeling I get when I come home to a clean house. I feel calm, de-stressed and cheerful. You have made my life good in so many ways and now, because of your kind cleaning service coupons, my house is good, as well! February Birthdays and Anniversaries 1 Dixie Graham, Tami Bath 2 Luke Smith 4 Beth & Fr. Steve Cuff 8 Howard Miller, Ashley Bath 13 Mary Opdyke, Cassandra Bennett 14 Lilah Smith 16 Ella Link, Anthony Moore 17 David Smith 18 Peter Owen Copeland 19 Mary Jo (Jacobson) Kerns 21 Bradley Sollars, Robert Sollars 22 Illa Sahlin 23 Wayne Hidy 25 Juliet Carole Stout

5 Newcomers Corner Welcome Dianna and family! Dianna Metz-Jones and her husband Danny live on Moon Road in Greenfield. They have two children: Aaron, who is a water treatment tech, and Andrea, who is an LPN and mother of six-year-old Emily and two-year-old Callee. Dianna met her husband while volunteering for the Life Squad in Lynchburg. The team (having CDLs) drove across the country for a year before Dianna went to nursing school to be an RN. Following graduation, Dianna worked as a Hospice Case Manager for three years. During that time she suffered a back injury and has had a total of three surgeries. She is currently receiving therapy and she and her doctor hope she can return to work within the next six months. Rusty Watson is Dianna s uncle, so while he was working in Florida, Dianna began bring Phillip Weller to church. While recovering from her third surgery, Dianna realized something was missing in her life and feels that she has found that something with us at St. Andrew s. Dianna says she has not met an unfriendly face here and is feeling more comfortable with the service every time she comes. We welcome Dianna and her family. Be sure to say Hello during Fellowship Hour! DVDs Available for Checkout Epiphany Studies Classes are being taped and will be available for checkout so you may view them at your leisure. If you were unable to attend the classes or would simply like to review the lessons again, please see Gayle or the Office Volun- Ash Wednesday s Two services are scheduled for Wednesday, February17th. 12 Noon and 6:00PM Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper Come and enjoy great food and better company! Our Fat Tuesday Pancake Supper will be held from 6-8:00PM on Tuesday, February 16, This dinner is provided by our choir at no charge, but any free-will donations will go towards purchasing choir chairs. Bring your palms (saved from last year s Palm Sunday). These will be burned and the ashes will be used in the Ash Wednesday s on February 17 th.

6 Upcoming Events at St. Andrew s Church Wed., Feb. 3 rd 6:00PM Healing Wed., Feb. 10 th 6:00PM Evening Prayer Tues., Feb. 2nd, 9 th, 16 th and 23 th 10:30AM 4:00PM Time Out with the Vicar Sat., Feb. 13 th 5:00PM Contemporary Worship Tues. Feb 16 th 6:00-8:00PM Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner Wed., Feb. 17 th 12 Noon Ash Wednesday 6:00PM Ash Wednesday Sun., Feb. 21 st and 28 th 9:00AM Lenten Study: Episcopal 101 Wed., Feb. 24 th 6:00PM Evening Prayer St. Andrew s Episcopal Church 733 State Route 21, S.W. Washington C.H., Ohio The Rev. Gayle Hansen Browne, Vicar Office: st.andy.vicar@gmail.com Website: