The Episcopal Church of Our Saviour

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1 The Episcopal Church of Our Saviour 2979 Coloma St /Placerville, CA / Dear friends in Christ, "Ice splits starwise," Sir Thomas Browne wrote. A tap of the pick at the right point, and fissures shoot out in all directions, and the solid block falls in two at the star. The child is born, and history itself falls in two at the star. Whether you believe or do not believe, you date your letters and checks and income tax forms with a number representing how many years have gone by since what happened happened. The world of A.D. is one world, and the world of B.C. is another. (Frederick Buechner, Emmanuel, A Christmas Article) The short Christmas season ends with the Feast of the Epiphany which is12 days after Christmas. Epiphany means to make clear or evident, show up plainly, or to reveal. We associate the Feast of the Epiphany with the story of the Magi, the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles. On the Sunday after Epiphany our gospel lesson is always the story of Jesus baptism. The Gospel readings for the rest of the season tell of the miracle of Cana, the calling of the disciples and various miracles and teachings of Jesus. The last Sunday the Epiphany season is always associated with the transfiguration, when Jesus identity as the son of God is revealed. We each have our own journey, like the journey of the Magi, in which we discover the light of Christ within and around us. Let us take time during this season to reflect on those moments as well as be open to the light and love that continues to surround us. Dates at a Glance Jan 3 Tom Weikert preaching Jan 5 Bunco 6:00 pm Jan 13 Second Windsay 7:00 pm Jan 16 Prayer Blanket group Jan 17 Vestry Meeting 12:15 pm Jan 31 Annual Meeting One Worship service 9:30 am Annual Meeting 10:30 am Potluck 11:30 am with blessings and prayers, Rev Deb Page 1 of 12

2 Chalking the Door Chalking the Door is one custom that some families and churches do for Epiphany. We invite you to adopt this custom in your family. The family gathers to ask God s blessing on their home and on those who live in or visit the home. It is an invitation for Jesus to be a daily guest in our home, our comings and goings, our conversations, our work and play, our joys and sorrows. A traditional way of doing this is to use chalk to write above the home s entrance, 20 + C + M + B The letters C, M, B have two meanings. They are the initials of the traditional names of the three magi: Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar. They also abbreviate the Latin words Christus mansionem benedicat, May Christ bless the house. The + signs represent the cross and 2016 is the year. Blessing the Chalk V. Our help is the name of the Lord: R. The maker of heaven and earth. V. The Lord shall watch over your going out and your coming in: R. From this time forth for evermore. Let us pray. Loving God, bless this chalk which you have created, that it may be helpful to your people; and grant that through the invocation of your most Holy Name that we who use it in faith to write upon the door of our home the names of your holy ones Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar, may receive health of body and protection of soul for all who dwell in or visit our home; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Instructions for Blessing the Home Using the blessed chalk mark the lintel of your front door (or front porch step) as follows: 20 + C + M + B + 16 while saying: The three Wise Men, Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar followed the star of God s Son who became human two thousand and fifteen years ago. May Christ bless our home and remain with us throughout the new year. Amen. Then offer the following prayer: Visit, O blessed Lord, this home with the gladness of your presence. Bless all who live or visit here with the gift of your love; and grant that we may manifest your love to each other and to all whose lives we touch. May we grow in grace and in the knowledge and love of you; guide, comfort, and strengthen us in peace, O Jesus Christ, now and forever. Amen Chalking the door is a way to celebrate and literally mark the occasion of the Epiphany and God s blessing of our lives and home. With time the chalk will fade. As it does we let the meaning of the symbols written sink into the depths of our heart and be manifest in our words and actions the Latin words, Christus mansionem benedictat, May Christ bless the house. ( news/chalking-door-epiphany-house-blessing-2015) Page 2 of 12

3 Annual Meeting January 31 We will be having our Annual Meeting on January 31. We will meet in the church following the worship service that day. The worship service will be at 9:30 am. There will be a potluck following the Annual Meeting. Call for Reports If you are the chair or leader of a committee in the church please turn in a written report to the church secretary by Jan 15th so she can prepare the Annual Report. Vestry vacancies At the Annual Meeting on January 31, Our Saviour will be electing two new members to the Vestry. Each term will be a three year term. The new members will replace Lee Weikert and Ed Hawkins. Jim Baker is going to stay on one more year as Senior Warden. We will also ratify ReeAnn Wyly, Leta Parks vestry membership and Jim Baker staying on one more year. ReeAnn came on board when Wendy Burke stepped down and Leta came on board when John Povliches stepped down. Ree Ann will serve until Jan 2017 and Leta will serve until Jan If you would like to nominate someone for vestry, please ask them first, and then have them submit a short bio along with a photograph. The vestry biographies and photo will be included in a parish and printed out as a handout on January 17th. The Vestry bios are are used to help parishioners understand the candidates they are voting for, what they plan to do as Vestry members, and why they are running for Vestry. Items that should be included in a bio include: What activities past and present have you been involved in? Why you are running for Vestry? What are your priorities for the Vestry and the church? In addition to these bios we also request that you forward us a picture of yourself for inclusion on candidate information sheets and the website. The picture should be from the shoulders up (headshot), preferable sent as a separate jpeg file. If you don t have a photo we can arrange for someone to take one at church. Page 3 of 12

4 VESTRY NOMINATION FORM The Vestry is the lay governing body of the parish. Vestry members oversee parish financial issues and approve the annual budget. They also support and encourage committee activities, serving as liaisons for communication between the Vestry and parish committees. Vestry members serve three year terms. In its members, the Vestry should represent the breadth and diversity of the parish membership. To be eligible to serve on the Vestry, a person must be at least 16 years old,and a communicant in good standing of Our Saviour Church. Vestry members are expected to: 1) Be actively involved in the programs, activities, and spiritual life of the parish; 2) Regularly attend worship services, monthly Vestry meetings, retreats, and conferences; 3) Practice proportionate giving with an awareness of the tithe as the Biblical standard of giving; 4) Be willing to serve as a liaison to a committee in the church. 5) Work with the clergy, staff, and other members of the parish to foster an environment of mutual trust and prayerful support. 6) Attend major gatherings of the congregation (e.g., Annual Meeting,) and as many other events (e.g., Lobsterpalooza, Pancake Supper, Christian Education opportunities, fundraising and community-building activities, etc.) as possible. 7) Serve the entire parish and not a constituency. 8) Be committed to careful listening and open and respectful dialogue, considering a wide range of points of view. 9) Take seriously personal growth in the faith through community or private study and practice. Vestry group norms: Meetings begin & end on time Be prepared for the meeting Be open, honest, direct -- transparent Respect one another Assume good intentions No side conversations Everyone participates Keep appropriate confidentiality Embrace consensus that does not require full agreement Once a decision is made, the group respects it. Page 4 of 12

5 If you wish to nominate a candidate for the Vestry, please discuss it with him or her. Convey the eligibility requirements and these expectations to each person you wish to nominate to ensure that each nominee is eligible and willing to serve. After determining a person s eligibility and willingness to serve, please fill in the following information. Paper nomination forms are available in the office and in the narthex. The deadline for receiving nominations is January 13th, 2016 I nominate Nominee's phone Nominee's My name is My Phone My NOMINEE ACKNOWLEDGMENT (Must be submitted no later than 12:00 pm on January 13th, I, agree that my name may be placed in nomination for election to the Vestry of Our Saviour Church. I understand that in order to serve on the Vestry I must be 16 years of age or older, a communicant of Our Saviour Church in good standing for a continuous period of at least 12 months prior to my election, and baptized/received into the Episcopal Church. I understand that as a member of the Vestry, I am expected to act in a manner that expresses my position of faithful leadership in the parish. These expectations include: 1) Be actively involved in the programs, activities, and spiritual life of the parish; 2) Regularly attend worship services, monthly Vestry meetings, retreats, and conferences; Page 5 of 12

6 3) Practice proportionate giving with an awareness of the tithe as the Biblical standard of giving; 4) Be willing to serve as a liaison to a committee in the church. 5) Work with the clergy, staff, and other members of the parish to foster an environment of mutual trust and prayerful support. 6) Attend major gatherings of the congregation (e.g., Annual Meeting,) and as many other events (e.g., Lobsterpalooza, Pancake Supper, Christian Education opportunities, fundraising and community-building activities, etc.) as possible. 7) Serve the entire parish and not a constituency. 8) Be committed to careful listening and open and respectful dialogue, considering a wide range of points of view. 9) Take seriously personal growth in the faith through community or private study and practice. Vestry group norms: Meetings begin & end on time Be prepared for the meeting Be open, honest, direct -- transparent Respect one another Assume good intentions No side conversations Everyone participates Keep appropriate confidentiality Embrace consensus that does not require full agreement Once a decision is made, the group respects it. Dated this day of, 20. Signature: Printed name: After completing this form, please return with a short biographical sketch to : Jim Baker, Senior Warden, Rev Deb, or the Church Office. The biographical sketch should not exceed 300 words in length. Delegates to Convention We will also be electing 3 delegates to the 2016 Diocesan Convention which will be on November 3-5, 2016 in Sacramento, CA. Page 6 of 12

7 Ministry with Veterans Reflection by David Zelinsky Part 1 "Try to keep her with him. He needs her. He has TBI and full blown PTSD. And get him to the bank. He has to open a new account to get his VA benefit after his old account was ransacked." But CAP was stuck. He could only focus on the crime against him. He could not move on, and open the new account. "Have you filed a police report? Where's my money? Leave me alone, JES, this is my business." He would not let her help him. I took them to a motel, and gave them some instructions. No matter. CAP circled back to the scene of the crime. When I returned with him, JES was in the fetal position, working out her own issues of separation anxiety and fear of abandonment. Next morning, CAP had gone back to the bank. JES gave up. Her note said, "I just wanted to be your friend Part 2 A charity in South Lake Tahoe called. "We're putting JAY on the bus to Placerville." "No! Send him to Reno! There's a VA and homeless shelter there." "He doesn't want to go to Reno. He us scared and homeless." There was no time. Handed him a grocery card. Got his prescription started. Got him to the Upper Room. Explained the Nomadic Shelter. At the Upper Room, set him down next to ER John, who was not a Veteran, but well known for his frequent visits to ER. Trouble was, I had to go. He had to wait until later to get his prescription filled. And he HAD to have it filled. He said. He would miss the shuttle to the Nomadic Shelter, and he could walk only short distances. A nice lady was at the table. Maybe a church lady. "Don't worry. I'll take care of him." Set up a motel for the night, since he would miss the Nomadic Shelter bus. The lady would take him to the motel after his prescription was filled. I had to go. The lady walked past me, and my antenna went off. No matter. I had to go. The next morning, I had to check on him. Had she taken him on a ride, and down something scary bad to him? Asked Mark, the manager, which room he was in. And had he noticed the lady? "Oh yeah. And she spent the night with him!" Had a brief chat with JAY. Nomadic Shelter tonight for you, buddy. See you this evening at the Upper Room. That evening, he was ripped. JEN, the "church" lady, helped him into my car. Page 7 of 12

8 Mather. ER-detox-Recovery-Dorm-Yountville. Got him to ER. Once wheeled inside he snapped into attention. "I want a medical detox. I don't want the pain. Put me on suicide watch." Seems he had already been through this before. ER said, "why didn't you go to Reno?" Good question. JAY considered the path to recovery, but pulled back. He got JEN to take him back to El Dorado County after he could be legally released. JEN liked JAY a lot, but saw he was bent on self destruction. Her note said, "I just wanted to be your friend..." submitted by Jim Sinclair St. Andrew s Society of Sacramento The original St. Andrew s Society was founded in Edinburgh, Scotland in the 16th century. Names for the patron Saint of Scotland, it lends assistance to widows, orphans, and others in need of help. In the United States, the St. Andrew s Society celebrates Scottish heritage and traditions through social events, fundraising, fostering good will, understanding and communication. St. Andrew s Societies are found all over the world but there is no central organization or mother chapter. The St. Andrew s Society of Sacramento is an autonomous organization. Membership is limited to male members who were born in Scotland or who are direct descendants of people born in Scotland. Our Sacramento society gives scholarships for study of special Scottish cultural classes (e.g. highland Dancing, Celtic Harp, Bagpipes, Scottish Heavy Athletics). We are a social group with activities that may include dinners, luncheons, Tartan Balls, Kirking of the Tartan (a church service blessing the tartans), Hogmany (the new year), Robert Burns Dinner, and Investiture (accepting new members and Renewal of Brotherhood) as well as internal special interest groups for genealogy, Gaelic language, and history. Scottish Tartans The Tartan is a colorful plaid that represents a clan or family. Each clan has its own design. A clan may have more than one tartan such as dress or formal, hunting, ancient and modern. There are also Tartans for regions, military groups, pipe bands, etc. My kilt is the Sinclair ancient hunting tartan. The Clan Sinclair has been wearing this tartan since the 1200s. The Sinclairs also have a modern version of the hanging tart, an ancient and modern dress tartan (in red), and a dance tartan (in blue). Page 8 of 12

9 Women s Bible Study Women s Bible Study meets on Wednesdays from 11:00 to 12:00 in St John's Room in Peirce Hall. We will not meet on November 25. We will study the book of Abraham. We welcome new members! or call at if you have questions. Thanks, LeAnn S.H.A.R.E. In November SHARE provided a three day supply of food to 1370 local residents. Please continue to bring your donations of non-perishable food items: they are always needed. On Saturday November 7 Applebee s in Cameron Park partnered with SHARE to raise funds for feeding the hungry. SHARE s income from the breakfast provided was $1200. Thanks to those who supported this fundraiser. Future Forum News Leta Parks and Tom Weikert will coordinate the Adult Forum from January 17- March 6. We will meet from 9:30-10:15 on Sunday mornings in Peirce Hall except on January 31 when all are invited to the Annual Meeting. There will be brief presentations and time for discussion with no book to read. One topic for exploration will be 'Context: background on a sampling of Biblical books; when written, where, why, by whom, etc.' Another subject under consideration is 'Some 20th Century Saints; their lives and significance for us.' Birthdays Anniversaries Betty Dilts January 3 Chris & Suzanne Kenny January 26, 1985 Debbie Lightfoot January 5 Lee & Brenda Hill January 27, 1967 Kim Nugent January 7 Bob Fagnani January 19 Sarah Ramsay January 28 Page 9 of 12

10 Our Saviour Jan 2016 (Pacific Time) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat am - Holy Eucharist 9:30am - Adult 10:15am - Nursery 10:20am - Sunday 10:30am - Family 8am - Holy Eucharist 9:30am - Adult 10:15am - Nursery 10:20am - Sunday 10:30am - Family 8am - Holy Eucharist 9:30am - Adult 10:15am - Nursery 10:20am - Sunday 10:30am - Family 8am - Holy Eucharist 9:30am - Adult 10:15am - Nursery 10:20am - Sunday 10:30am - Family 8am - Holy Eucharist 9:30am - Adult Forum 10:15am - Nursery Care 10:20am - Sunday School K- 10:30am 3rd - Family Service 12:10pm with - Choir Practice Music 9:30am - Holy Eucharist 10:30am - Annual Meeting 11:30am - Potluck 7:15pm - NA 8:30am - Morning 11am - Women's 8:30am - Growing in 8:30am - Morning 6:30pm - Welcome 10am - Altar Guild :15pm - NA 8:30am - Morning 6pm - 11am - Women's 8:30am - Growing in 8:30am - Morning 10am - DOK 6:30pm - Welcome 10am - Altar Guild :15pm - NA 8:30am - Morning 11am - Women's 6pm - Second 8:30am - Growing in 8:30am - Morning 6:30pm - Welcome 9am - Prayer 10am - Altar Guild :15pm - NA 8:30am - Morning Prayer in church 11am - Women's Bible Study 8:30am - Growing in God's 8:30am Grace - Morning Prayer School in 10am church - Altar Guild 6:30pm - Welcome Home Group 10am - Altar Guild Church :15pm - NA 8:30am - Morning Prayer in church 11am - Women's Bible Study Upper Room 8:30am - Growing in God's 8:30am Grace - Morning Prayer School in church 6:30pm - Welcome Home Group 10am - Altar Guild Church :15pm - NA 8:30am - Morning Prayer in 6pm church - Parish Hall 11am - Women's Bible Study 8:30am - Growing in God's 8:30am Grace - Morning Prayer School in 10am church - DOK 6:30pm - Welcome Home Group 10am - Altar Guild Church Good News for JANUARY 2016 Page 10 of 12

11 Ministry Schedule 8 am Date EM Reader Usher 3 D. Zelinsky J. McDonald L. Hill/C. Griffin 10 S. Bert L. Weikert N. Lawson/J. Scheoner 17 L. Hill T. Wilson B. Wirth / P. Wooldridge 24 D. Zelinsky L. Perpall L. Powell/M. Powell 31 D. Zelinsky L. Perpall N. Lawson/J. Scheoner Ministry Schedule 10:30 am Date EM Reader Usher Acolyte 3 Y. Giordano/M.Muetz B. Roberts W. Roberts/R. Douglas R. Dorrans 10 J. Baker/M. Baker L. Parks D. Lightfoot/E. Cannon 17 Y. Giordano/L. Parks C. McLaughlin W. Roberts/M. Muetz R. Dorrans 24 M. Muetz/S. Bert T. Fritschi L. Parks/R. Douglas 31 J. Baker/M. Baker S. Bert B. Roberts/M. Miller Church Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 8:30-11:30 Contact list Priest-in-Charge The Rev Debra Sabino revdebra.oursaviour@gmail.com Associate Clergy The Rev Christine Leigh- Taylor leighta@mcn.org Admin Assistant Trish Cumbra oursaviour.placerville@gmail.com Bookkeeper Trish Sweeney trish.oursaviour@gmail.com Sexton Charles Griffin DG.posi30@gmail.com Senior Warden Jim Baker azulqt@live.com Junior Warden Ed Hawkins hawkinshouse6841@sbcglobal.net Altar Guild Brenda Hill hillon50bfh@gmail.com Treasurer Perry McLain pmclain@pacbell.net Sunday School Director Brandy Dorrans b2d21339@msn.com Page 11 of 12

12 Episcopal Church of Our Saviour P.O. Box Coloma Street Placerville, CA TIME DATE MATERIAL. PLEASE EXPEDITE Page 12 of 12