Vision and Mission. You are the salt of the earth. St. Barnabas Episcopal Church

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1 St. Barnabas Episcopal Church The August You are the salt of the earth. Matthew 5: St. Catherine Street Florissant, Missouri (314) Volume 29, No. IX November 2018 Please remember: The need is always present especially during the holidays. Please donate as often as possible. Vision and Mission Our vision for St. Barnabas Episcopal Church is to build and to sustain a vibrant and diverse community centered around common worship, fellowship, service,and education. Thee mission of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, a parish for all people, is to extend God s gracious love and hospitality to each other and to the community by providing worship that inspires, opportunities for service and growth on life s journey, and a sacred place in the heart of Florissant where people can find wholeness and strength. ST. BARNABAS' HOLIDAY DINNER, BAKE SALE, and RAFFLE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. A LOOK INSIDE Page 2-3 Leadership Reflections Page 4-9 St. Barnabas events, ECW, etc. Page Fall Calendar The Friday Luncheon for this month will be November 16 at noon. (Please sign-up to attend) UPCOMING EVENTS November 3 Holiday Dinner November 4 All Saints Day November 25 Ingathering Sunday November 21 Thanksgiving Eve Eucharist (Lutheran Church of the Living Christ) November Office closed

2 Page Page 2 2 Report and Reflections Just a Word Adopt a Family for Christmas-We will once again collect donations and gift cards to help make a family s Christmas bright! Keep your eyes on our weekly Connections and bulletin announcements for more information. Dear Friends, We are fast approaching the Season of Outreach. Hopefully, you and I are up for the task of blessing others as we are blessed! Summons of Joy-This year the Vestry voted to once again join area churches in raising funds for needy people in our community. As in the last couple of years, the Florissant Police Department will distribute gift cards. That means that families in our area will have a merrier Christmas! Samaritan s Purse Operation Christmas Child Shoe Boxes-St. Barnabas will be participating in the program once again. Empty shoe boxes will be available on Sunday, November 4, and the deadline for return and pick up is Sunday, November 18. This is a short time frame to shop and fill a box. PLEASE NOTE: Toothpaste and candy are no longer allowed in the Christmas Shoe Boxes due to customs regulations. Grace Hill Settlement House Christmas Giving Tree-Our annual Giving Tree goes up immediately after our Holiday Dinner on November 3! Many children will need socks, hats, mittens, gloves, underwear, diapers, and toys. Let s help to make their Christmas joyous! The last Sunday to give donations is Sunday, December 4. Collection and Wrapping Party for Episcopal City Mission-ECM provides chaplaincy to youth in detention. A list of suggested items, new and unwrapped, will be available soon. Everyone is invited to ECM s Christmas wrapping party in December. For more information see the Episcopal City Mission website. God s blessings to you and yours! Rev. Renee+

3 Page Page 3 3 SENIOR WARDEN Our annual Fill the Ford collection at Dierbergs was a big success. The residents of North County gave generously to help our neighbors who are in need. We collected 104 bags of groceries and $540 for TEAM which is truly amazing. Feeding those in need is at the core of the mission of any church and it is heartwarming to see such giving. Many thanks to Jim and Arby Hollenberg for taking on the organization of the event again this year, and many thanks to all who volunteered to help the day of the collection. We are planning two Fill the Ford events next year. We are in discussions with folks at St. Stephen s to hold one of the events in May to help fill the food pantry they operate. More information will be coming in My extended term on the Vestry and as Sr. Warden is coming quickly to an end and I am mindful of how much work still needs to be done to make our Parish viable to continue into the future. We have made some headway but much still needs to be done. We need fresh thoughts, ideas, and input in the discussion of the future of this Parish. I will admit that in these challenging times the work of the Vestry requires much effort, but I encourage each of you to pray about and seriously consider, serving on the Vestry. I feel it is a very rewarding service. Dennis Haefner, Senior Warden. (P ea t e y lo k ba, i Sa rd i h, N 3, ef g n t e.). Please remember your pledges! We are asking you to take time to pray and reflect on ways that you are able to share your gifts with our St. Barnabas family as together, we commit to doing God s work together. Thank you for the love and support which you have shown to St. Barnabas in the past.

4 Reports and Events EPISCOPAL CHURCH WOMEN Seeking Sharing Serving The fifth annual Vendor Fair was October 20. While the turn-out was a little lighter than we hoped for, we had a successful fair. There were many goodies to choose from and one-stop shopping is always a good thing! Thanks to all who helped: setting up, cleaning up, welcoming our guests, working the tables, etc. Also, it s time to start thinking about donating home-made baked goodies for the annual bake sale that accompanies the Holiday Dinner. Pie? Cookies? Cake? Brownies? Have you signed up yet? There s a sheet on the table outside the parish hall. We will be holding a raffle as well. Be sure to come to the dinner, feast on turkey, enjoy a dessert from the bake sale, and take a chance on one of the prizes. Looking forward to seeing you. The Giving Tree will be going up right after the Holiday dinner for a short period of time. Gloves, scarves, mittens, hats, toys, etc. are always needed for those who are less fortunate. Our next meeting will be Wednesday, November 14, at We ll be putting together our shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. Holly Garrett will chair the meeting and lunch will follow. Charlotte will bring chips, Julie has salad, and Holly will provide dessert. We d love to have you join us. Just bring a smile and a sandwich to share. UNITED THANK OFFERING It s November already. Halloween has come and gone. We re getting ready to celebrate All Saints; Thanksgiving is just over the horizon; and Christmas will be here before we know it. I m reminded of that Irving Berlin song from White Christmas: Count Your Blessings. One of my favorite blessings will turn two this month. I m so grateful to have him in my life. Many coins go in my blue box in gratitude. Maybe you re grateful for a co-worker who helps without being asked. Or possibly someone had a fire going, dinner on the stove, and a glass of your favorite beverage waiting for you when you came home. Small blessings. Maybe a friend you haven t heard from for a while called to catch up. Whatever small blessings have come your way, it s time to count them and pay them forward. The fall UTO Ingathering will be November 11 (with a grace period of a week in case we forget). Please open your blue UTO box, count the coins and write a check. Make the check payable to St. Barnabas and on the memo line, please indicate UTO before you put it in your UTO envelope. All those folks around the world who receive UTO grants to help improve their lives are counting on us. On their behalf, I say, Thank you. Holly Garrett UTO Coordinator

5 Page 5 Events OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD CROPPETTES Christmas Shoe Box Outreach St Barnabas will be participating in the program once again. Empty shoe boxes will be available on Sunday, November 4, and the deadline for return and pick up is Sunday, November 18. This is a short time frame to shop and fill a box but these small treasures will so brighten a child s Christmas. Thank you for your continued participation in this meaningful ministry. Jim Hollenberg PLEASE NOTE: Toothpaste and candy are no longer allowed in the Christmas Shoe boxes due to custom regulations. ************************************* HUNGER SUNDAY November 18 November Suggestions: box mashed potato mixes gravy mixes canned vegetables canned chicken and dumplings Having access to food is critical for the emotional and physical well-being of a person. Every donation will alleviate hunger for someone. Please support TEAM and thank you in advance for you kindness. Very sincerely, TEAM Food Pantry The Croppettes meet on second Saturdays in Tudor Hall from 9:00 a.m. til 4:00 p.m. Our next gathering will be Saturday, December 10. (We will not be meeting in November.) All crafters are welcome to attend. Bring your needle work, rug hooking, card making, scrapbooking, etc. We are fortunate to have two vendors that usually attend the gatherings: Stampin Up Renae Novak consultant. usually does a card making class. Pre-registration is required for the class. She also brings paper crafting supplies. Creative Memories & Youngevity Charlie Roth consultant. She brings paper crafting supplies for purchase. Let Debbie Palmer know if you want to be on the list for the vendors.

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8 St. Barnabas Episcopal Church Annual Holiday Dinner Fund Raiser! 2900 St. Catherine St. Saturday, November 3, 2018, from 4:00 to 7:000 Turkey Dinners with all the trimmings $8.00 adult, $4.00 child, Hot Dog plate $2.00 Eat at-in or carry out **Pick up a delicious dessert at the ECW Bake Sale**

9 Before we sat down to play bunco on October 18, we celebrated the 90th birthday of Dorothy. She has been playing with us since the beginning of our gatherings on the third Thursday evening of the month, at 6:30 p.m. (As per Dennis Haefner, Bunco is the secret women s society plotting to take over the world. WE will never tell! To all women of the church, please consider joining us for the fun! If you have any questions please talk to either Debbie Palmer or Debbie Haefner.

10 NOVEMBER 2018 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY :30 a.m. Gospel Musings (Bible Study) Turkey Cook-Off (th) Holiday Dinner Set-Up (th) 9:00 a.m. Weekly Maintenance 4:00 p.m. Holiday Dinner ALL SAINTS SUNDAY Daylight Savings Time Ends 7:00 p.m. N.A. (u) Al-Anon (th) 10:30 a.m. Gospel Musings (Bible Study) 8:15 a.m. Christian Education 9:00 a.m. Choir Holy Eucharist :15 a.m. Christian Education 9:00 a.m. Choir Holy Eucharist UTO ingathering 7:00 p.m. N.A. (u) Al-Anon (u) ECW (th) 1:00 p.m. Salter Articles and Information due in Office 7:00 p.m. Vestry Meeting (th) 10:30 a.m. Gospel Musings (Bible Study) 6:30 p.m. Bunco (th) 11:00 a.m. Ladies Bridge Group (th) 12:00 p.m. Parish Luncheon, (th) 9:00 a.m. Weekly Maintenance Diocesan Convention :15 a.m. Christian Education 9:00 a.m. Choir Holy Eucharist 7:00 p.m. N.A. (u) Al-Anon (th) THANKSGIVING EVE EUCHARIST 7:00 p.m. (The Lutheran Church of the Living Christ) HAPPY THANKSGIVING (Office Closed) OFFICE CLOSED 9:00 a.m. Weekly Maintenance 25 INGATHERING SUNDAY 8:15 a.m. Christian Education 9:00 a.m. Choir Holy Eucharist 7:00 p.m. N.A. (u) 26 1:00 a.m. Al-Anon (th) 7:00 p.m. Worship Team (th)

11 November 2018 Serving Schedule Date Worship Leaders Lectors Acolytes Greeter Ushers Altar Guild Bursars Babysitter 11/4 All Saints Dave Sinclair Clark Burton Ron Grames Andria Sinclair C-1 Dusty Hassler Harry Goff Jim Hollenberg Arbie Hollenberg Vivian Hartsfield Janetta Roberts John Palmer Dave Sinclair Ryden Grames Julie Manton 11//11 Karen Birr Harry Goff Holly Garrett Harry Ragland Ethan Grames Harry Goff Andrea Bogue Ed Manton Carol Stout Terry Toolen Dave Sinclair Dave Palmer Ryden Grames Sheron Howe 11/18 Dave Sinclair Carol Stout Mary Dobbs Debbie Haefner Dusty Hassler Harry Goff Joy Lapin John Holmes Arbie Hollenberg Dave Palmer Dennis Haefner Ryden Grames John Palmer 11/25 Christ the King Holly Garrett Clark Burton Andria Sinclair Dennis Haefner Dave Sinclair Harry Goff Jim Birr Karen Birr Diana Howarth Terry Toolen Dennis Haefner John Palmer Ryden Grames Arbie Hollenberg 12/2 Advent 1 10:00 a.m Karen Birr Carol Stout Holly Garrett Sharon Love Ethan Grames Harry Goff Jim Hoefener Mary Johnston Vivian Hartsfield Janetta Roberts John Palmer Jim Howe Ryden Grames Gwen Ragland Please contact the office at to report any schedule changes, so the bulletins will be correct. Thank You!

12 St. Barnabas Episcopal Church 2900 ST. CATHERINE ST. FLORISSANT, MO Rector: The Rev. Renee L. Fenner Secretary: Debbie Haefner Phone: (314) Fax: (314) Music Director: Leah Milton Webmaster: Ron Grames Sexton: Dennis Haefner Treasurer: John Palmer Vestry Senior Warden: Dennis Haefner (2018) Junior Warden: Kelly Snider (2020) Clerk: Debbie Haefner Vestry Members: Sally Boyd (2019) Clark Burton (2021) Dusty Hassler (2021) Diana Howarth (2019) Susan Oris (2020) Deb Palmer (2020) Convention Delegate Debbie Haefner (2020) Alternate Delegate Diana Howarth (2020) Please remember our members who are unable to attend: Betty Hoefener, Jeanne Geise, Yvonne Jones, Sara Henry, Cornelius Manuel, Rosalie Cox, and Kieran Murphy 10 (plus one) Rules for Respect Our St. Barnabas family has covenant with our rector and each other to live by 11 Rules for Respect. We will highlight one each month in our Salter as a reminder. #10 When in doubt, just say it. I do not read unsigned letters or notes. The only dumb questions are those that do not get asked. Our relationships with one another, at the end of the day, are the most important things we do so if you have a concern, pray, and then (if led) speak up. If I can answer it with out misrepresenting something, someone, or breaking a confidence, I will. Janetta Roberts Kelly Snider Roy Schaefer James Birr Wayne Robbins Matthew Boyd Cindy Vantine Sara Henry Jim Hollenberg Happy Birthday to you all! 1-Nov 3-Nov 7-Nov 15-Nov 23-Nov 24-Nov 28-Nov 29-Nov 29-Nov We are updating our records. Please let the office know if anyone was missed on the list!