February CONFIRMATION and RECEPTION in THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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1 The Kalendar February 2014 CONFIRMATION and RECEPTION in THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH In the course of their Christian development, those baptized at an early age are expected, when they are ready and have been duly prepared, to make a mature public affirmation of their faith and commitment to the responsibilities of their Baptism and to receive the laying on of hands by the bishop. The Book of Common Prayer, 1979, p. 412 On Sunday, May 18 there will be an opportunity for teenagers (grade 8 and older) to be Confirmed, and adults to either be Confirmed or Received into The Episcopal Church* (see footnote below). Shortly, a letter will go out to all teenagers in grade 8-12 who according to our records have not yet been confirmed announcing the upcoming training for them. We will also be offering an Inquirers Class during the Adult Forum time in April and May for adults who desire to be Confirmed or Received on May 18. As we approach this important time of preparation and subsequent milestone in the lives of our teenagers and our adult members, I share with you the following excerpt from Guidelines for Confirmation and Reception in the Diocese of Maryland It is important to emphasize that confirmation is an individual adult rite of discipleship. To that end, to receive the sacramental rite of confirmation in the Diocese of Maryland it is expected that each candidate: will have received quality instruction in the parish. A period of preparation should take place in the parish that includes the basics of the Christian faith and the Anglican expression of it. Each candidate should be of such maturity as to be able to make meaningful vows that impact their lives. be old enough to make a mature decision. The minimum age recommended by the Diocese of Maryland is 15, but pastoral exceptions may be allowed for youth 12 to 14, but no younger than 12. (St. David s will include all current 8th graders.) will gather to meet with the bishop before the service. Your bishop(s) firmly believe these to be important ingredients for confirmation and have dedicated the time and energy to support these expectations. Parents: please take the opportunity to review the above with your eligible teen so they may understand the seriousness of this commitment: confirming the vows that you and their godparents made on their behalf when they were infants. Fr. Scott+ *Confirmation or Reception? Individuals whose baptisms have been recorded in a denominational context and who wish to affirm their faith as adults shall be presented for Confirmation. Candidates who have been confirmed previously by a bishop in the historic succession (Roman Catholic, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, or Eastern Orthodox) or have made an adult affirmation of faith (baptized as adults) may be presented for Reception into The Episcopal Church during a service of confirmation.

2 Christian Education Please join us for Sunday school from 10:00 to 10:50 on Sunday mornings. We meet in the Children s Chapel for the story of the day and then proceed to our Sunday school rooms. 6 th through 8 th Graders: The Middle School Class meets in the Church Library on Sunday mornings from 10:00 to 10:50. Please join us! 9 th through 12 th graders: The High School Class will meet in the Sailer Room on Sunday, February 2 and February 23 from 10:00 to 10:50. Hope to see you there! St. David s EYC (6 th through 12 th grade): Join us on Sunday, February 9 for Duckpin Bowling and on Sunday, February 23 for dinner and activities! We are looking for a family to provide dinner for EYC on February 23. Please contact Roxanne Tedford if you re interested. Souper Bowl Sunday Collection On Super Bowl Sunday, February 2, our EYC will help collect a special offering. They will be standing at church exits following the services on Super Bowl Sunday to collect $1 offerings and/or cans of food from people in the congregation. All offerings will go to help feed the hungry. Churches around the country participate in this Souper Bowl Sunday Offering. Please help by bringing a can of food or an extra dollar to church with you on February 2! Rising 9 th graders through 12 th graders: We will be going to Villanueva, Honduras from June 29 through July 7. This will be St. David s fifth year at this site. We will be working with an Episcopal Church and bilingual school (Honduras has a Feb-Nov. school year). We will be doing some light construction, but will also have the opportunity to work with the school and the students on different activities. We also hope to bring needed supplies and books for their school. On this trip we will have home visits with the parishioners, tours of San Pedro Sula, and a special visit to either the Mayan ruins at Copan or the beach outside of San Pedro. The cost of the trip will be $750 which includes airfare, room and board, food, etc. If you are interested, please let Roxanne Tedford know as soon as possible!

3 Outreach COOKIES TO SHOW WE CARE Bakers and their helpers! Please bake cookies and bring them to the church kitchen on Saturday, February 8 th at 10:00 a.m. We will assemble plates and decorate them with ribbon and Valentines. These will be delivered by you to members of our parish who have not been able to attend church regularly. We will distribute names and just ask that you make a visit by Valentine s Day. The visits will be cherished by all participants. To sign up to bake cookies, please contact Roxanne Tedford in the church office or go to and click on the Valentine cookie picture. St. David's Yellow Bags for Hampden Food Bank continue to be available at the church entrance and in the office. Please grab an empty bag on your way out of Sunday services and bring it back filled with non-perishables the following week. Canned soups and boxed cereal are especially needed. Spaghetti Supper & Bingo Please join us Friday, February 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the Great Hall for Spaghetti & Bingo. Susie and John Reckord are making up a big batch of their homemade sauce just for us! Let us know if you can bring an appetizer, salad, or dessert, or help with set-up or clean-up by signing up at Coordinator name: Reckord; Password: spaghetti. After supper we will have a rousing session of Bingo, hosted by the Collins family Tracy, Mike, Ryan, and Cecilia. Do you have any small toys, household items, or one-of-a-kind knick-knacks you would like to re-gift? Bring them along for our children and adult prize tables.

4 The 38th Annual Baltimore Bach Marathon SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2014 beginning at one o clock in the afternoon, continuously until five thirty In its 38th consecutive season at Saint David s Church, the music of the great Johann Sebastian Bach is celebrated in continuous performances by organists and other musicians from the surrounding area. 1:00 David Lawrie, Organist and Master of Choristers, Saint David s Church 1:40 Larry Molinaro, Organist (Falls Church, Virginia) 2:30 Christopher Schroeder, Organist (Grace United Methodist Church) 3:00 Paul Binko, Organist (Saint Jude s Shrine, Saint Mary s Seminary & University) with James O Reilly, soprano saxophonist 3:30 James Houston, Organist (First Unitarian Church) 4:00 Thomas Hetrick, Organist (Saint John s Church in the Village) 4:30 Theodore Davis, Harpsichordist (Saint Bartholomew s Church) 5:00 William Wisnom, Organist (Church of the Resurrection, Burtonsville) Come for an hour or for the entire afternoon. Admission is free, but donations will be gratefully accepted. Coffee and an assortment of cakes will be offered on the lower level. Solemn Evensong There will be no Service of Solemn Choral Evensong on February 9 th, due to the Baltimore Bach Marathon. Evensong resumes on Sunday, February 23 rd at four o clock, led by members of the Schola Cantorum with the ancient chant of the Church. The concluding recital at 4:45 on this day is the lush Sonata in D minor of German Romanticist Josef Rheinberger.

5 St. David s Bible Challenge parishioners have embarked on a year of discovery and transformation by committing to read the whole Bible in a year! We began on Monday, January 6 th, the Feast of the Epiphany, and there s still time to catch up and join us. Just click on the Bible Challenge icon on our website to sign up. To offer ongoing support for these individuals, we will include them in our cycle of prayer in Sunday s Prayers of the People. Take a look below at all those who have signed up and ask them about their experience so far: Eliza Ayers Frances Ayers Macky Ayers Sally Barley Scott Bellows Ann Bethell Hugh Bethell Boot Boutilier Susie Boutilier Don Carroll Jerry Coniff Nancy Cox Rich Cox Janna Critz Mary Louise Dawson Frances Dingle Anne Dorsey Polly Douglass Susan Gardner-Seitz Carol Haigh Regina Hall Gilchrist Hammond Jenny Hovermill Carolyn Janowski Richard Janowski Catherine Lawson John Lawson Donna Lewis Terry Lough Cynthia McIntyre Kelly Meck Chip Morehead Hannah Morehead Ellen Morris Travers Nelson Loxley Nichols Anna Noon Leslie Norton Carl Olson Penny Owen Anne Patterson John Patterson Barbara Pilert Judy Raysely Susie Reckord Helen Reilly Tom Reilly Emily Rickelton John Rivera Hugh Robinson Susan Rose Dick Roszel Stuart Smith Jennifer Spencer Dorothea Stieff Dinny Stuelpnagel Sally Sullivan Evelyn Taylor Roxanne Tedford Peggy Utermohle Nettie Washburn Butch West Louise White Heather Williams

6 February 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 9:00-3:00 Vestry Retreat/GH 9:30 Alanon/Classroom 6:00 AA/GH 2 The Presentation Souper Bowl Sunday 8:00 Said Eucharist 9:00 Family Eucharist/GH 10:00 Christian Ed. 11:00 Sung Eucharist 3 12n Miss Healy s Book Club/Sailer 4 7:30 Outreach Mtg./Vestry 5 9:20 Day School Chapel 10:00 Staff Mtg. 12:30 H.E./W. Healing 7:00 AA/Sailer 8:00 AA/GH 8:00 Alanon/Vestry 6 7 6:30 Spaghetti Supper and Bingo/Great Hall 8 10:00 Cookies Because we Care 9:30 Alanon/Classroom 6:00 AA/GH 9 5 Epiphany 8:00 Said Eucharist 9:00 Family Eucharist 10:00 Christian Ed 11:00 Sung Eucharist 1:00-6:00 Bach Marathon 5:30 EYC Bowling 10 6:30 Finance Mtg./Vestry 11 11:00 Keswick Eucharist 12 9:20 Day School Chapel 12:30 H.E./W. Healing 7:00 AA/Sailer 8:00 AA/GH 8:00 Alanon/Vestry Day School Valentine s Day Parties/No Lunch Bunch 15 9:30 Alanon/Classroom 6:00 AA/GH 16 6 Epiphany 8:00 Said Eucharist 9:00 Family Eucharist 10:00 Christian Ed. 11:00 Sung Eucharist 17 President s Day Church Office and Day School Closed 18 6:00 Stewardship/Vestry 7:00 Vestry/Vestry 19 9:20 Day School Chapel 10:00 Staff Mtg. 12:30 H.E./W. Healing 7:00 AA/Sailer 8:00 AA/Church 8:00 Alanon/Vestry :30 Alanon/Classroom 10:00 AA Council/Vestry 6:00 AA/GH 23 7 Epiphany 8:00 Said Eucharist 9:00 Family Eucharist 10:00 Christian Ed. 11:00 Sung Eucharist 1:00-3:00 Honduras Orientation 4:00 Evensong 5:30 EYC :20 Day School Chapel 12:30 H.E./W. Healing 7:00 AA/Sailer 8:00 AA/Church 8:00 Alanon/Vestry 27 28

7 In the Parish The flowers on the altar are in loving memory of Evelyn Byrd Bridge and Richard D. J. Byrd, Jr., by Eleanor and Malcolm Parker, Charles O. Norton and Howard F. Norton, by Bonye Norton, Mahlon Apgar III, by The Apgar Family, Vito A. Perriello, Jr., by The Rice Family, and in celebration and thanksgiving for the family of Mr. and Mrs. Ulrich Von Hollen, by Dr. and Mrs. Aristides C. Alevizatos. A gift to the Book of Remembrance has been made in memory of Jonathan W. Pine, Jr., by Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Patterson. Stewardship Update as of January 29, pledges continuing at current level for $ 118, pledges increased for 2014 (+ $ 20,651) 74 $ 208, pledges decreased for 2014 (- $ 8,500) 14 $ 43,850 New commitments for $ 20,920 Total commitments for 2014 (to date) 162 $ 390,828 Households pledged in 2013 but not yet for $ 25,066 Households that did not pledge in ? Total Active Households 262 Minimum Commitment Dollars Needed For 2014 Budget: $410,000 Please see insert for households who have turned in a Commitment Card for 2014 (for internet users, see the Stewardship tab under Programs on the St. David s website) Thanksgiving and Prayers Kalendar Entries Please send your entries for the March Kalendar to rkrowe@stdavidsrolandpark.com by February 10, 2014 Baptisms Marked as Christ s Own Forever Marion Jane Galante January 12, 2014 In Memoriam We commend to Almighty God William Stone December 28, 2013

8 The Kalendar St. David s Church 4700 Roland Avenue Baltimore, Maryland Staff The Rev. Scott P. Bellows Rector The Rev. Anna C. Noon Assistant Rector Roxanne C. Tedford Director of Christian Education and Youth Ministry David Lawrie Organist and Master of Choristers Michael D. Johnson Building Manager Roxann Krowe Office Manager Christine Naylor Business Manager Lucy W. Zouck Day School Director Worship Services Sunday 8:00 a.m. Said Eucharist 9:00 a.m. Family Eucharist 10:00 a.m. Education - All Ages 11:00 a.m. Sung Eucharist 4:00 p.m.- Evensong (2nd & 4th Sundays) Wednesday 12:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist with Healing Vestry Hugh Bethell, Senior Warden Junior Warden, (to be elected) Stuart Smith, Treasurer Carolyn Janowski, Registrar Mac Barrett Renee Boyd John Corckran, Jr. Ned Insley Travers Nelson Penny Owen Barbara Pilert Richard Roszel Jane Stone Michael Warlow Trent Zivkovich Contact Us PHONE FAX WEBSITE sbellows@stdavidsrolandpark.com anoon@stdavidsrolandpark.com musicatsaintdavids@gmail.com rtedford@stdavidsrolandpark.com stdavidsdayschool@verizon.net rkrowe@stdavidsrolandpark.com cnaylor@stdavidsrolandpark.com