The Messenger June - July 2017

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1 7100 N. Ashland Blvd. Chicago, IL Address Correction Requested Note in this Summer Issue; First Communion Sunday Corpus Christi Sunday June 18 th. Father s Day BBQ Meet our new Seminarian Jesse Lassiter. The Messenger June - July 2017 The Anglican / Episcopal Church in Rogers Park since 1882 Welcome! There is a place for you St. Paul s by-the-lake is a parish family established in Rogers Park in 1882 in the Diocese of Chicago, part of the Anglican Communion of which The Episcopal Church is the American Province. Our worship to the Glory of God is catholic and sacramentally centered in the celebration of the Eucharistic Sacrifice of Jesus, commonly called The Mass. Our mission is evangelical: to bring all persons to the knowledge and love of God, respecting the dignity and freedom of every human being. June 4 th The Liturgy Sunday: Low Mass & Coffee 8:00a Sung Mass & Coffee 10:30a Dinka Mass 1:00pm Weekday Masses: Monday (Rite I) 8:00a Tuesday ( 28 Rite) 9:00a Wednesday (Rite I) 10:30a Thursday (Rite II) 6:15p Friday ( 28 Rite) 8:00a Saturday (Rite I) 9:00a Confession 1 st Saturdays at 9:30a / Holy Unction - 1 st Thurs. at 6:15p

2 ...Tip of the Biretta To our Coffee hour hosts, Committee & David Mattocks keeping this vital fellowship of our parish life alive and well. To our organist and choirmaster Mark Law for the work in getting the Music of our parish to a very high level of Church performance..and to our Parish Choir for the hours of work put into our music program. We can hear it! To Altar Guild for all the lovely carnations given to the women of the parish on Mother s day. A beautiful day for all. Jesu Mercy, Mary Pray! To Vestry members & others for help with parish dinners, set-ups, and clean up! We are lucky to have so active and hard working people in our parish family. To Joyce Franklin, Amanda Torihara & Karin Roeder for coordinating Our 135 th Anniversary Luncheon on April 30 th. Catered by Pita Inn- it was yummy! To St. Paul s Altar Servers- thank you for assisting the priest in his most important work- The Celebration of the Mass. To Parish Office helpers- Ellie, John, Dashall and Jenny for attending to things great and small in the parish office.. Thank you! To Archie Carty, David Mattocks & Kwa Ngay for garden work this spring! Parish Notes of Interest FIRST COMMUNION CLASSES finished in May with First Communion Sunday June 4 th. John Ngugi taught the course this year. The Course was revised by our Rector from an original course written by Fr. Kenneth Morford (Rector of Grace Church, Sterling, IL.) in Fr. Heschlē was present for many of the sessions. The course teaches 7 year old boys and girls the meaning of going to Holy Communion with the correct intention of heart and soul. It also shows us what to do to be reconciled to God for the things we have done wrong to God and our Neighbor. It is required by the teaching of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church (1971) that before being admitted to the Holy Communion we must be instructed, as well as being a Baptized Child of God and repentant of our sins. SACRED HEART OF JESUS: The feast day of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is always the Friday after the Solemnity of Corpus Christi (Corpus Christi Sunday is June 18 th this year). The 8am Mass celebrated on Friday June 23 rd will be the Mass of His Most Sacred Heart. Why not join Father and pray for all priests to have a heart and love like we see manifest in Jesus himself? It may also change your heart a bit! Pray for vocations of faithful men to the priesthood. Father s Day- Sunday June 18th BBQ hosted by the Altar Guild. $10. donation requested for Adults and $5. for children. This will go toward the restoration of our antique vestments in dire need of repairs. Thank you! June Holy Days Father s Day- Sunday, June 18th Mass at 8 & 10:30am (Carnations for all the men of the Parish & Special Coffee Hour.) We will transfer our Parish Patronal to Sunday July 2 nd St. Peter & St. Paul Patronal Feast- Solemn Mass at 10:30am 8am Low Mass and. If you would like to receive your monthly Messenger by , please Koji Torihara at- announcements@stpaulsbylake.org. CORPUS CHRISTI SUNDAY June 18 th 10:30am Solemn Mass of the Body & Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ with an outdoor Procession & Adoration to WITNESS our belief in the REAL PRESENCE OF OUR LORD IN HOLY COMMUNION Our parish is: spbylake@stpaulsbylake.org There is No Church School or Religious Education Classes on Sundays in June, July and August. Nursery will still be provided. INDEPENDENCE DAY MASS- Tuesday July 4 th 9am. Mass on Sunday July 2 nd will include the National Anthem. Patronal Feast Sunday July 2 nd The Feast of SS Peter & Paul, apostles, is June 29 th each year. Parishes that take them as their patron saints may celebrate the feast with great solemnity. We will keep the feast of our beloved patron St. Paul with a Solemn Mass on July 2nd, at as the Sunday of the External Solemnity of Sts Peter & Paul. Patron Saints are a tradition held by many Anglican Parishes. Our dedication to St. Paul the Apostle goes back to the very beginning of requesting the Bishop of Chicago s permission to begin a parish in Rogers Park, IL. Later when Rogers Park became part of Chicago (1890 s) the Bishop requested we change our patronage since there was already a St. Paul s Church in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago. The Vestry requested the Bishop to allow us not to change the dedication, but to distinguish this parish by adding to our title of incorporation by-the-lake. Thus we became, Chicago, Illinois. Parish Register Holy Peter & Paul, Ora pro Nobis!

3 Holy Baptism: May you continue forever in the risen life of Christ BCP pg The Next Baptismal days will be The Solemnity of All Saints, November 5 th To schedule a Baptism speak to the Rector in advance. Meet our new Seminarian! Baptized on June 4th The Day of Pentecost- Isaac xxxxx R.I.P. Our Parish Prayers & Sympathy For the repose of the soul of- Carol Renaud, died- 4/2/2017 May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. Rest Eternal Grant unto her O Lord, And may light perpetual shine upon her. Congratulations to: Our First Communion Class of Adetomiwa Adebambo, Nyedeng Awak, Alai Awak, Ajak Awak, Anne Bamlango, Joel Cuevas, Fiona Sheridan, Jennifer Nwogu, Andrew Owuso. The received the Body and Blood of Jesus on Sunday June 4 th for the first time after being admitted to the Holy Communion by the Rector. Welcome to: Many young people visiting St. Paul s by-the-lake looking for a parish family and Church home in the Anglican Tradition. It is very heartening to our whole parish family to see so much interest from these young people. God bless you and keep coming! Please welcome these young folk both in the Narthex (not only the priest s job) and invite them to coffee hour, introducing them to our many other young people in the parish. As we ask guests to sign the visitors register, encourage them to provide also. The Messenger and notices of meetings can now easily go out by . Let s use this gift for God s greater glory and the strengthening of the Catholic & Apostolic Faith. God willing the next Messenger will be published in August. Contributions to content are welcome and encouraged. Announcements need to be submitted in writing to the Parish Office by July 12 th. The Parish Office & Rectory phone number is Visit our new web site at Jesse Ray Lassiter Hello St. Paul s Church by the Lake, As you may have heard during announcements, you have a seminarian working for you! I will be hanging around the church on the weekends for the next two years, working with Fr. Heschlē, Fr. Kemp, and others in order to serve you and learn from you. In order to get to know each other better here is a short bio: My name is Jesse Ray Lassiter and I m from the Diocese of Central Florida. I was born in Orlando to Baptist parents. My friends attended the Episcopal Cathedral Church of St. Luke and it only took one visit at the age of five to be enchanted by the liturgy. Having grown up serving in a few different denominations, I decided to join the Episcopal Church when I left for college in Gainesville, Florida. There I sang in the choir at St. Michael s and received a B.A. in Classics and B.S. in Economics from the University of Florida.

4 Upon graduation, I decided to move to Europe and teach skiing and snowboarding in the Alps. I used this time to discern God s plan for me. Originally, I was thinking about studying economics at a higher level but God had a different idea. In a rather exciting event (ask me and I ll tell you the long version!) God made it known to me that the direction I had been seeking is the Priesthood and that I now had His blessing to pursue it! After finishing up my contract for teaching, I flew home to Orlando and started the formal process of becoming a seminarian. In that time I held several jobs, including mortgage underwriting and working for Disney, until I left for Nashotah House last summer. My hobbies include extreme sports like skiing and surfing, but my favorite pastime is getting to know people and living in a community that serves God. I am eternally grateful for this opportunity to serve and to learn and hope to get to know you all. If you have any questions for me please do not hesitate to ask me during coffee hour. I will be serving at both the 8:00 and the 10:30 service and will be available to chat after each service. Thanks again and I ll see ya at Church! If you can help with the travel costs for Jesse, please speak to Fr. Heschlē. Any donation to the Discretionary Fund for this purpose will be appreciated. Inquiring minds want to know: What happened to the Birthday Cards we use to get from the Rector? Good question. For several reasons we found it necessary to stop or pause that tradition. 1. It became increasingly difficult to find someone to actually keep the cards addressed and ready to mail. 2. The cost was increasing as postage increased and there was little evidence that people even knew they were getting the card. This we attribute to so much junk mail these days. 3. And finally it got to the point that something like 40% of the cards (at first class rates) were being returned to the parish as undeliverable or unknown. For the first few years there was little evidence that anyone even realized we had curtailed this nice tradition. But recently the Rector was asked Why didn t I get a Birthday Card from you this year? So I explained we haven t done it for 2-3 years now and gave them the above reasoning. Note that you are still remembered in the Sunday Bulletin and at the Prayers for Birthdays at all the Daily Masses, with special mention on the day itself. And we still sing Happy Birthday at Coffee Hour to anyone present who has a Birthday the coming week or has signed up to host coffee hour. So the most important act is still done- You are prayed for on your Birthday. Also we should note that from the date of death we count Heavenly Birthday s, since one ceases to have years of life on earth. Then it becomes proper to count from the date of death, because Christians pray for members of the Church who have gone before us.

5 - June N. Ashland Blvd, Chicago, IL Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday St. Justin, Martyr at Rome Martyrs of Lyons and Holy Unction 4 Day of Pentecost Whitsunday Hour 1pm Sudanese Dinka Mass St. Boniface, arbp & m. St. Norbert arbp. First BCP Ember Day St. William, arbp. 6:15pm Low Mass Rt. II St. Columba, abt. Ember Day 11 Most Holy Trinity Corpus Christi Sunday (Father s Day) Hour SAINT BARNABAS THE APOSTLE St. Anthony of Padua, pt. & f. St. Basil, bp. Corpus Christi 6:15pm Low Mass Rt. II Bl. J. Butler, bp Translation of St. Edward, k. & m. St. Alban, m. 6:15pmMass 25 Pentecost III Proper 7 in Ordinary Time Hour St. Cyril of Alexandria, bp 9am Low Mass, Rt. I St. Irenaeus, bp. SS. Peter & Paul, aps. 6:15pm Low Mass Rt. II Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Proto Martyrs of Rome Lectors: Ushers: Regular Events: Special Events: Legend: 10:30am Mass 4th- 11th 18th 25th Rachael Nyirenda John Chalmers Alvin Collins Jenny Glick First Communion Sunday- June 4 th at the 10:30am Mass. Reception follows the Mass. Welcome our young people who have studied for 1 month the meaning of the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. We will admit a class of 10 communicants this year. First Communion Sunday Food Pantry Sunday Father s Day BBQ 8am Mass- L.Ferguson, Wm. Gretz, and C.Kendall 8am Mass 10:30am Mass 4 th - J.Gramer J.Ngugi, A.Carty 11 th - M.Paw J.Hazelden, J.Nordell 18 th - J.Seiffert S.Nyirenda, A.Carty 25 th D.McGee J.Ngugi, M.Vieira Confessions- Saturday& Sundays- 9:30am Nursery Care- Sundays- 10:30am-12:30pm Sudanese Dinka Mass- Sundays- 1pm Note: Religious Education Classes will be on Summer break from June to September. June 18 th - BBQ for Father s Day sponsored by the Altar Guild. $10. Adults, $5. Children - July 2017 NO Fast or Abstinence NO Fast or Abstinence Martyrs of Uganda 9am Low Mass, Rt, I, St. Ephrem of Edessa, d. Ember Day 9am Low Mass, Rt, I, BVM on Saturday NATIVITY OF ST.JOHN THE BAPTIST Father s Day Mass & BBQ Sunday June 18 th BBQ follows 10:30am Mass ap - apostle c confessor k - king abs - abbess d deacon m - martyr abt - abbot mat matron St - saint arbp - archbishop pt - priest q - queen Bl - blessed evan - evangelist r - religious bp bishop - weekday n - nun ECW - Episcopal Church Women f- friar

6 7100 N. Ashland Blvd, Chicago, IL Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Ushers: Lectors: Special Events: 1 8am Mass 10:30am Mass 10:30am Mass 2- J.Gramer J.Ngugi, A.Carty 4 2- Emeka Ikem th Most Precious Blood of July- Independence Day- 9- De Na J.Hazelden, J.Nordell Tuesday- 9am Low Mass of Jesus 9- Oge Ikem 16- J.Seiffert S.Nyirenda, A.Carty 16- Rachel Nyirenda 23- D.McGee J.Ngugi, M.Vieira Sunday-July John Chalmers nd National Anthem at the 10:30am Sung Mass 30 J.Gramer J.Ngugi, A.Carty 30- Alvin Collins 2 Solemnity of St. Peter & St. Paul, apostles Our 135 th Patronal Feast 1pm Sudanese Dinka Mass INDEPENDENCE DAY St, Vladimir of Kiev St. Sexburga, abs. St. Paladius, bp. SS. Aquila & Priscilla, m ECW: Coffee Hour 9 PENTECOST V: Proper 9 in Ordinary Time Food Pantry Sunday St. Benedict of Nursia, abt. St. Silas, m. 6:15 pm Low Mass, Rt. II St. Bonaventure, bp. 16 PENTECOST VI: Proper 10 in Ordinary Time Bl. Wm. White, bp. Our Lady of Mount Carmel (transferred from July 16 th ) St. Macrina, n. 23 PENTECOST VII: Proper 11 in Ordinary Time St. Thomas à Kempis, pt... SAINT JAMES THE APOSTLE SS Anne & Joachim, parents of the B.V.M. Bl. Wm. R. Huntington, pt. Bl Samson, bp. 8am Low Mass, '28 Rt Translation of St. Swithun, bp ST. MARY MAGDALENE SS. Mary & Martha of Bethany 30 PENTECOST VIII: 31 Regular Events: Proper 12 in Ordinary Time St. Ignatius of Loyola, pt. Confessions- 9:30am Saturdays Nursery Care- during 10:30am Mass Church School- summer break Sudanese Dinka Prayers- Sundays- 1pm Legend: ap - apostle c confessor k - king abs - abbess d deacon m - martyr abt - abbot mat matron St - saint arbp - archbishop pt - priest q - queen Bl - blessed evan - evangelist r - religious bp bishop - weekday n - nun ECW - Episcopal Church Women f- friar