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1 Volume 41, Issue 16 September 28, 2016 the illumination news from The Right Reverend Robert Wright, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, has commissioned Darlene Swanson to serve as a Licensed Lay Preacher. According to the Canons of the Episcopal Church, A lay preacher is to be trained, examined, and found competent in the Holy Scriptures, the Book of Common Prayer, The Hymnal, the conduct of public worship, use of the voice, church history, Christian ethics and moral theology, the church's doctrine as set forth in the creeds and An Outline of the Faith (BCP, pp ), appropriate canons, pastoral care, and homiletics. As a Licensed Lay Preacher, Darlene may now preach in congregations of any diocese at the invitation of a member of clergy and with the consent of the bishop in whose jurisdiction the service will occur. Darlene will preach at St. David s on Sunday, October 9 th. Our members of clergy welcome Darlene to the pulpit and look forward to her ministry among us. Inside this Issue Pg. 3 Parish Life Pg & Holding Oct. luncheon/program Pg. 3 Blessing of the Costumes Pg. 4 Preschool Spaghetti Dinner Pg. 4 Dismantling Injustice Pg. 5 Adult Christian Education Pg. 6 New Member Reception, Oct. 30 Pg. 6 Trunk or Treat, Oct. 26 Pg. 7 Monday Night Discussion Group Pg. 7 All Saints Day Service Pg. 8 All Saints Day Remembrance form The Blessing of the Animals will be held on Saturday, October 1, 2016, to celebrate the Feast of St. Francis. We are reminded of God s love for us and all creation by the exemplary life of St. Francis. Come to the church front yard (by the flagpole) at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday morning, October 1, The service will take place there and is brief. Each pet and owner receives a blessing, and the pets get a treat! 1

2 S AINT DAVID S EPISCOPAL CHURCH The Illumination Twice Monthly Newsletter of St. David s Episcopal Church Rector The Rev. Kenneth Swanson kswanson@stdavidchurch.org Newsletter Editor Linda Thomas linda@stdavidchurch.org 1015 Old Roswell Rd. Roswell, GA (office) (fax) Church Office: M-Th 9:00am - 5:00pm Friday 9-11:30am Church office office@stdavidchurch.org Church Web Site: St. David s Preschool Peggy Fallon, Director Preschool Fax: preschool@stdavidchurch.org In the event of a Pastoral Emergency after hours, call the church office at , follow the voice prompt, hit the #6 on your keypad, leave a message, and the Priest on call will return your call. The next issue of the newsletter will be mailed on Oct. 7. The deadline for submissions is Friday, Oct. 12, CALENDAR a.m./ p.m. JFH=Jeffords Fellowship Hall, PH=Grace Parish Hall Saturday, Oct. 1 8:30 Men s Bible Study-PH 10:30 AA mtg.-jfh Hope classrm 11:00 Blessing of Animals-front yd Sunday, Oct. 2 2:45 Hispanic Anniversary event 4:30 Youth group JFH 4:30 EpiscoPALS JFH back half 6:00 Chapel Mass Nave 6:30 Basement Band rehearsal Monday, Oct. 3 11:00 Roswell Bridge Club-JFH 1:00 Six Mercies-Library 1:15 Cottage School culinary Class JFH kitchen 6:15 EFM Bethany 6:30 Disorderly Parable study-st. G 6:30 Boy Scouts-House 6:30 Cub Scouts JFH classrooms 7:00 Ballroom Dance JFH Tuesday, Oct. 4 6:30 Bible Study at IHOP 11:30 59 & Holding Lunch-JFH 12:45 Preschool Staff Mtg. PH 3:15 Dutch School classes 5:30 Preschool Spaghetti Dinner 6:30 Preschool Open House 7:00 DOK Night Meeting 7:30 Roswell Harmony Choir rm Wednesday, Oct. 5 11:00 Roswell Bridge Club-JFH 11:00 Women s Bible Study-PH 1:15 Cottage School culinary Class JFH kitchen 5:30 Wed. night Dinner-JFH 6:00 Hispanic 1st Communion 6:30 Wed. night Program-JFH 6:30 Family Ministry Forum JFH back half 6:30 Aging w/ Grace Pgm-PH Thursday, Oct. 6 10:00 Ladies Thurs. a.m. Bible Study PH 12:00 TACC appt.-aes office 6:00 Al-Anon PH 6:00 Unidad JFH 7:00 Choir Rehearsal-Gallery Friday, Oct. 7 11:00 Roswell Bridge Club-JFH 1:00 Six Mercies Saturday, Oct. 8 8:30 Men s Bible Study-PH Our church calendar is continuously updated on our website at Worship Schedule 7:45 a.m. H.E., Rite I 8:00 a.m. Breakfast in Jeffords Hall 9:00 a.m. H.E., Rite II 10:15 a.m. Sunday School 11:15 a.m. H.E., Rite II 1:15 p.m. Mass in Spanish 6:00 p.m. Chapel Mass Lectionary for Oct. 2 Habakkuk1:1-4, 2:1-4, Psalm 37: 1-10, 1 Timothy 1:1-14, Luke 17:5-10 Lectionary for Oct. 9 Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7, Psalm 66: Timothy 2:8-15, Luke 17:11-19 PRIMARY and JUNIOR Choirs are singing for the 9:00 am service this Sunday, October 2 nd. Be in the choir room at 8:15 for warm up rehearsal! Anthem: Jesus Loves Me arr. Margaret R. Tucker. Basement Band/FolkMassters rehearsal Sunday, October 2 nd and 9 th, 6:30-7:30 in the basement of Jeffords Hall. We are working on Youth Sunday music (October 30) as well as learning new songs for upcoming events throughout the year. Photo from Social Media Sunday, Sept September 28, 2016

3 P ARISH LIFE 59 & Holding October Program The next gathering and lunch for the new church year will be on Tuesday, October 4, at 11:30 a.m. in Jeffords Fellowship Hall, starting at 11:30 a.m. for social time, then lunch and program at 12 noon. Following lunch, the special guest speaker will be Stephanie geatherston, Therapist with the TACC at St. David s. She will speak about Spirituality and Self-Care: A Biblical Basis for Being Good to Yourself. RSVP for lunch is required. Please call , ext. 125, to make your reservation by the Friday before the day of the program Sept. 2. Come for a delicious lunch and great program! Baptisms on November 6 Our next baptisms are scheduled for All Saints Sunday, November 6 only at the 11:15 a.m. service. If you or anyone in your family would like to schedule a baptism for that day, please fill out the online Baptism request form by clicking into the Worship tab at the top of the church website home page at then click into Baptisms. Fill out the form and click submit. Math Ministry Struggling with Math? St. David s is offering a FREE MATH MINISTRY conducted by Phil Hogan. Phil is a retired Engineer who has been volunteer tutoring Math at local schools, shelters and North Fulton Community Charities Education Center for over 6 years. If you are interested, please contact Phil by phone ( ) or mhogan5961@netzero.net to work out a time and place to meet. Blessing of the Costumes Kids! Wear your costumes to church at the 9:00 a.m. service on Sunday, October 30, and also on Wednesday night, Oct. 26, on Trunk or Treat night, and get blessed!! CONGRATULATIONS! to Krista & Gerhard Helmbrecht on the birth of William Joseph Helmbrecht on Sept. 12, 2016, weighing 5.14 lbs and 19 in. long. Classified: Home to Share... Senior business woman seeking a female to share charming cottage. Furnished bedroom with private bath. Prime location near Historic Roswell, off Crabapple Road by Highway 92. $500 month/includes utilities. Call Photo from Social Media Sunday,Sept. 25 GET THE PARISH DIRECTORY ON YOUR SMART PHONE! Key Features Look up phone numbers, addresses, and s for each person in your Access ACS database Easily add contact information to your phone s contact list Send a text or call a contact while viewing their information from within Church Life Pull up directions and a map for home visits (Call Linda at , ext. 104 for questions.) Go to St. David s home page of website, scroll to bottom and look for the Member Log In box. Click on it and create your login if you haven t already done so. You ll need this to download the APP for your smart phone. Once you create your login, you can download the APP from itunes or Google Play. Open the APP and choose how you will enter your Access ACS (Member Login) credentials. Option 1 is with your address, and Option 2 is with your user name and our ACS (our database software) site number:

4 PRESCHOOL SPAGHETTI DINNER! DISMANTLING INJUSTICE PROGRAM Rector s Forum: Dismantling Injustice The Song of Solomon was originally a rallying cry to dismantle the injustices perpetuated by the unpopular King Solomon against his Northern Kingdom. However, the author craftily disguised his message as a love story in the form of an ancient opera taken from town to town and performed on the village green. By studying this Old Testament scripture together, we too will learn to dismantle injustices by using the one tool capable of healing both victim and oppressor: God s love. If you have ever been the victim of an injustice (no matter how large or small) or if you have ever wanted to reach out to support someone who was, this class is for you! Dr. April Love-Fordham will be speaking for eight Sunday mornings during the Rector s Forum, Nov. 6 Jan. 15, at 10:15 a.m., in Jeffords Hall. Her book, Dismantling Injustice: A Disorderly Parable of the Song of Solomon, will be available for $20 during the class. It is also available in paperback and electronic form at your favorite on-line bookseller. Please join us beginning on Wednesday, September 14, for the Wednesday Night Dinners from 5:30 6:15 p.m. in Jeffords Fellowship Hall Dinner and childcare reservations are required by the Sunday of each program week by calling , ext The cost is $7 for adults, $4 for children. All reservations can be made online at Scroll to the bottom of the home page and select the box labeled Wednesday Dinners. Please tell us the names of the children and their ages when you register for childcare. Please make your reservations so that we can prepare adequately for those attending. 4 September 28, 2016

5 ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION SUNDAY MORNINGS The Rector s Forum Meets every Sunday in Jeffords Fellowship Hall at 10:15 a.m. The Problems of Faith In spite of our vast technological advances, 21 st century Christians are vexed by the same intellectual and spiritual questions that have troubled believers across two millennia. Can we have any certainty about the existence of God? How can a loving, all powerful God allow bad things to happen to good people? Is Jesus the only way to salvation? When you strip away dogma, are all religions really the same? When we disagree, where can we find the truth? If we want to please God, how are we to live? This seven part series will explore how Christians have answered these questions throughout history, and how we can think about them today. October 2: October 9: October 16: October 23: Does God Exist? Existential Answers. The Problem of Evil. Is Christianity Unique? Bible, Bishops or Reason: Where is our Authority? led by The Rev. Ken Swanson, Ph.D. November 6 Jan. 15: Dismantling Injustice (see more information on page 4 about this program) led by Dr. April Love-Fordham The Family Ministry Forum Meets on Sunday in back half of Jeffords Fellowship Hall, 10:15 a.m. On Oct. 2: Finding Meaning in Movies Parents and Grandparents: Would you like some tools about how to find and relate topics in scripture with what is on the big screen? Would you like to help make the bible character and story lines more relevant to your kids? Would you like to have conversations with your teenagers and relate to them about things they are interested in? Then come and learn how to connect faith with movies our kids are watching. We will watch clips from movies like "The Hobbit," "Guardians of the Galaxy," "Star Wars" and even "Inside Out" and talk about how we can use these movies as teaching moments and conversation starters with our kids about faith! led by The Rev. Michelle Ortiz. Adventures in Bible Study in the Bethany room (upstairs back hallway) On Sunday mornngs at 10:15 a.m. Come join the group new topic each week! facilitated by Donna Nolfa WEDNESDAY EVENINGS Wednesday Night Program Meets weekly on Wednesdays, in front half of Jeffords Hall from 6:30-7:30 p.m. The Religious History of the English Speaking People, Part I The religious history of English speaking people is our history as well. Not just because we are Episcopalians, but because American values and public institutions have been primarily shaped by those that developed across centuries in England, Scotland and Wales. Part I of this course will cover the arc of religious history in Britain from pre-christian paganism to the creation of the Anglican vision in the early 16 th, when that vision was poised to spread to the New World and beyond. September 28: The Pelagian Vision October 5: Celtic Christianity, I October 12: Celtic Christianity, II October 19: The Roman Catholic Response led by The Rev. Ken Swanson, Ph.D. 6 Week Parenting Series Meets weekly on Wednesdays, beginning on Sept. 14 in back half of Jeffords Hall from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Loving Our Kids on Purpose: Preparing our Kids for the Kingdom of God thru Oct. 19 This parenting program introduces paradigms, perceptions, skills and ideas that help parents reduce fear by eliminating the tool of punishment and strengthening the hearts of their children to fulfill their destiny. led by The Rev. Michelle Ortiz Aging With Grace ~ and a Plan thru Oct. 19, 6:30 to 8:00pm in Grace Parish Hall Sept 28, Legal Presentation: How to Make Our Decisions Stick? An elder law attorney team answers questions Oct 5, Medical Presentation: What s Happening with My Body? Understand our bodies as we slow down and graduate Oct 12, Housing Options: Where Will We Live? Downsizing, progressive housing and care decisions. Oct 19, Emotional and Spiritual Issues: How Can We Deal with Feelings and Communicate Decisions to Others? Communicating between spouses and between generations. facilitated by Margot Swann 5

6 NEW MEMBER RECEPTION NEW MEMBER RECEPTION ON OCTOBER 30 On Sunday, October 30, 2016, at 10:15 a.m. 11:00 a.m., during the Rector s Forum, all are invited to join us as we Welcome New Members to Fellowship and Faith - an opportunity for new and established members of St. David s to come together to enrich and grow our feeling of community and share our faith life. It s a time to meet new members, make new friends (even if they re not new members) and renew acquaintances with some we haven t seen for a while! All Adult Sunday School classes have been re-scheduled in hopes that all will attend this reception! This is also a wonderful time to invite a friend to worship a golden opportunity to introduce a friend or co-worker to our family of faith at St. David s. We will gather in Jeffords Hall for coffee and light refreshments at 10:15 a.m. Please come WEAR YOUR NAMETAGS. Our newest members have a blue ribbon attached to their nametags, so please make a special effort to greet and welcome them! TRUNK OR TREAT ON OCTOBER 26! Trunk or Treat Halloween hosted by St. David s Children of all ages from St. David s, our Preschool, and the surrounding community are invited to come trick or treat from the decorated van and car trunks of church members parked in the back parking lot. VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED! Can you decorate your trunk this year and give out candy?? Contact GG Daly at gg@stdavidchurch.org or Judy Hine Beecham at children@stdavidchurch.org to reserve your spot for Trunk or Treat or to volunteer to help! You may also sign up at the Trunk or Treat table at the end of the main church hallway. Costumes will be blessed on this night and on the next Sunday, Oct. 30, during the 9:00 am service. Cookout by the Men s club - hot dogs, chips, & drinks! October 26, 6:30-7:30 p.m. 6 September 28, 2016

7 MONDAY NIGHT DISCUSSION GROUP Monday Night Discussion Group For men and women who would like to study April s new book, Dismantling Injustice: A Disorderly Parable of the Song of Solomon, in a non-lecture discussion group, please call April at to sign up and get location details. Through the ancient love story found in the Song of Solomon, we will explore how to dismantle injustices by using the one tool capable of healing both victim and oppressor: God s love. If you have ever been the victim of an injustice (no matter how large or small) or if you have ever wanted to reach out to support someone who was, this discussion group is for you! We will meet eight Monday nights, Oct 3 Nov 28, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. with a break for Thanksgiving. Participants will need to commit to attending meetings, reading a section of the book each week, and doing the spiritual practices. The estimated time commitment is approximately 20 min/day. The book can be purchased for $20 at the first meeting. It is also available through your favorite online bookseller in paperback and electronic formats. The group will be limited to 6 participants. Each participant will receive a miniature labyrinth hand thrown by April You are invited to attend an All Saints Day Service in the St. David s Memorial Garden at St. David s Episcopal Church Tuesday, November 1 at 12:00 p.m. A brief service of prayers for the faithful departed, especially remembering those whose ashes are interred in the Memorial Garden. Selfie from Social Media Sunday, Sept. 25! 7

8 59 & HOLDING THEATER OUTING Theater Outing for 59 and Holding but open to all. Sunday October 30th 2:30 p.m. at the Alliance Theater Tickets only $20.00!! Moby Dick - Melville s classic tale of man s obsessive battle against nature comes to life in a triumph of grand theatrical imagination, deep thought, superb acting, and eye-popping, ingeniously deployed physical daring (Chicago Sun-Times). Bold trapeze and acrobatic work turn this seafaring American classic into a thrilling experiment in aerial storytelling. Set sail for an epic adventure with Captain Ahab and his crew in this harrowing quest for the great white whale. From Lookingglass Theatre Company (Lookingglass Alice), see the jaw-dropping production that delighted Chicago audiences, young and old. Adult situations. Recommended for ages 10 and up. Transportation is on your own but we will try to facilitate transportation for those who need rides. Checks should be made out to William Sleeper and Cash or check put in his mailbox. All Saints Sunday is November 6 Sunday, Nov. 6, is the day we remember loved ones who have died (especially in the past year). We will have a special bulletin insert for the Sunday services on Nov. 6. ALL SAINTS SUNDAY Remembrance Forms Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: Give us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those ineffable joys that you have prepared for those who truly love you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in Glory everlasting. Amen. (BCP 245) Please tell us the name(s) you want to have included by filling out this form and placing it in the church office mailbox (on bottom row, in middle of the parish mailboxes). You may also the names to linda@stdavidchurch.org with All Saints in the subject line. Names must be submitted by Monday, October 31. Please remember the following names during the St. David's Church All Saints celebration: Submitter s name, please: 8 September 28, 2016