SANTA FE EXPRESSIONS OCTOBER 2017

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1 SANTA FE EXPRESSIONS OCTOBER 2017 Pumpkin Patch Santa Fe Presbyterian Church, located at 1603 N. Santa Fe, Edmond, will be selling pumpkins of every size from Sunday, October 8, through Tuesday, October 31, 2017, from 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. daily. Cash, checks, and credit cards will be accepted and photo opportunities will be available. Proceeds from the Pumpkin Patch sale will benefit Wounded Warrior Project, the Urban Mission, and the SFPC Youth Ministry programs. For more information visit our website at or call 405/ Volunteers Needed! Tell all your friends, family, co-workers and anyone you see that a Pumpkin Patch is coming to Santa Fe Presbyterian Church Sunday, October 8th through October 31th. Hours of sales: 11:00 a.m. to 7:00p.m. In order to make this a SUCCESSFUL event, we will need many volunteers of all ages to assist with a variety of duties. Sign-up sheets and further details will be available in the Narthex or go to the sign-up genius link that will be provided. For questions, you may ask Leigh Miller. In this issue.... Church Wide Halloween Weiner Roast/Trunk or Treat October 29at 4:00 p.m. Please join us Sunday, October 29th for our Halloween festivities that will include an outdoor wiener roast, cookies, and more. Sign up sheets are in the narthex. There will be games and crafts for the children too! There will also be a sign up sheet in the narthex for those wishing to share their car trunk with treats for the children. Some ideas will be provided in the narthex as well. If you don t want to decorate your trunk, you can participate just by sharing your trunk. Decorating can be very simple such as just putting some spider webs in the trunk or stuffed animals and pretend you are a zoo keeper, or hang some beach towels and put a beach ball in your trunk. Also ideas can be found on Pinterest or by goggling Halloween Trunk or Treat. The kids love going from trunk to trunk! We look forward to seeing you at our fun Halloween fest!! Birthdays 5 Calendar 4 Christian Education 3 Craft Mission 3 Deacons 3 Endowment 4 Greeters 2 Halloween/Trunk/Treat 1 & 5 Hospitality 2 Hurricane Harvey 9-11 Liturgists 2 Missions 12 Music 7 Poem 11 Santa Fe Day School 5 Santa Fe Way Awards 6 Treasurer s Corner 2 Youth 8

2 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Page P 2 October 2017 Hospitality Volunteers Joyce Anderson Brian Champlin Brian Champlin, Jeremiah & Alison Oliver Shirley Spearman Terry & Charlotte Langley Fred & Camille Bush Malcom Champlin Carol White Liturgists 8:30 a.m. Service Malcom Champlin Linda Champlin Greg Spahr Treasurer s Corner Unrestricted Funds August Year to Date Monthly Average General Fund Operating revenue $42, $306, $38, SaFe reimburse - other $1, $ Total revenue $42, $307, $38, Operating Expenses $36, $318, $39, Operating net income or loss $5, $11, $1, Building Fund Revenue Vision 2020 $18, $41, Building Fund Expenses $37, $37, Net Income or Loss -$18, $4, Gain or Loss on Endowment Current 12/31/2016 Gain/Loss and brokerage accounts Value Value YTD Primary $281, $263, $18, Birthday Legacy $2, $2, $1.54 Brokerage Account $51, $51, $32.98 Total $335, $317, $18, Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Ann Stewart Malcom Champlin 11:00 a.m. Service The general fund had a good month and we were able to reduce the deficit for the year. In addition, Vision 2020 was a success and we paid off the mortgage on the building. The Endowment account continues to grow this year. Note: If you have any questions please call Martin McNeese at or him at mmcneese@cox.net Oct. 1 Craig Cole Oct. 8 Cindy Thomas Oct. 15 Kathy Ackerman Oct. 22 Warren Shoulders Oct. 29 Tracie or Glen McCall Greeters Oct. 1 Bruce & Kathy Ackerman Oct. 8 Martin & Martha McNeese Oct. 15 Bob & Cathy Hansen Oct. 22 Roger & Katheryn Lawrence Oren Lee Peters Oct. 29 David Van Nostrand Elders Don Dage Cathy Hansen David Lau - tenschlager Jim Rule Charlotte Langley Mike Reed Don Sterne Ann Stewart John Laisle Bev Mackey Greg Svanas Rick Underwood Santa Fe Presbyterian Church Officers Deacons Kathy Brock- Brian Champlin Melody McKitrick Tracie McCall David Van Nostrand Chris Wright Susan Addison Diane Hughes Pam Shoulders Greg Spahr, Clerk of Session Staff Pastor Rev. Mitch Miller mitch@santafechurch.org Director of Music Ministry Tim Goff tim@santafechurch.org SaFe Day Director Nancy Johnson santafedayschool@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Eleen Svanas eleen@santafechurch.org

3 Page P 3 October 2017 Christian Education Teachers for the Sunday School year were commissioned on Sunday, September 10. Teaching these classes is a commitment of time, energy, and talent. Thank a teacher today! October 29th Reformation Sunday Our 2nd, 4th and 6th graders will be receiving their Bibles in the 11:00 service this morning. Our 4th graders really know their stuff and will be graduating from Children's Worship time. Deacons David Van Nostrand is the Deacon leader for October. Hospital visitation is available for both members of our congregation and friends of Santa Fe. Please contact David with any requests; or Eleen in the office Craft Mission On Sunday, October 1, 175 purple caps were dedicated in during worship and sent to Lakeside Women s Hospital. These caps will be distributed to new mothers during November and December to bring awareness to Shaken Baby Syndrome. This is an ongoing project and baby caps of any color are being collected in the church office. If you do not know how to knit or crochet and would like to learn, the Agape Stitchers are willing to help you learn. The next meeting will be Thursday, October 26, at 7:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall.

4 Page P 4 October 2017 October Calendar Tuesday, October 10th Sunday, October 22nd Early Worship 8:30 am Church Staff Meeting 10:30 am Sunday School (all ages) 9:40 am Boy Scout Troop 94 7:00 pm Traditional Worship 11:00 am Wednesday, October 11th Tuesday, October 24th Martha Circle 10:00 pm Church Staff Meeting 10:30 am Sunday, October 1st Kids Club 4:30 pm Boy Scout Troop 94 7:00 pm Early Worship 8:30 am Confirmation 4:30 pm Wednesday, October 25th Sunday School (all ages) 9:40 am Intercessory Prayer 5:00 pm Traditional Worship 11:00 am Youth Bells 5:30 pm Kids Club 4:30 pm Tuesday, October 3rd Wednesday Night Dinner 6:00 pm Confirmation 4:30 pm Youth Small Groups 6:45 pm Intercessory Prayer 5:00 pm Church Staff Meeting 10:30 am Choir Rehearsal 6:45 pm Youth Bells 5:30 pm Deacon Meeting 7:00 pm Mustard Seed Rehearsal 8:00 pm Wednesday Night Dinner 6:00 pm Boy Scout Troop 94 7:00 pm Thursday, October 12th Youth Small Groups 6:45 pm Wednesday, October 4th CE Committee Meeting 7:00 pm Choir Rehearsal 6:45 pm Sunday, October 15th Mustard Seed Rehearsal 8:00 pm Kids Club 4:30 pm Early Worship 8:30 am Saturday, October 29th Confirmation 4:30 pm Sunday School (all ages) 9:40 am Girl Scouts 3:00 pm Intercessory Prayer 5:00 pm Traditional Worship 11:00 am Sunday, October 30th Youth Bells 5:30 pm Tuesday, October 17th Reformation Sunday Wednesday Night Dinner 6:00 pm Early Worship 8:30 am Youth Small Groups 6:45 pm Church Staff Meeting 10:30 am Sunday School (all ages) 9:40 am Choir Rehearsal 6:45 pm Boy Scout Troop 94 7:00 pm Traditional Worship 11:00 am Mustard Seed Rehearsal 8:00 pm Hannah Circle 7:00 pm TRUNK or TREAT 4:00 pm Thursday, October 5th Wednesday, October 18th Tuesday, October 31st Evangelism Meeting 6:30 pm Kids Club 4:30 pm Church Staff Meeting 10:30 am Worship Meeting 7:00 pm Confirmation 4:30 pm Boy Scout Troop 94 7:00 pm Saturday, October 7th Intercessory Prayer 5:00 pm Pumpkins Delivered 9:00am Youth Bells 5:30 pm Sunday, October 8th Wednesday Night Dinner 6:00 pm Early Worship 8:30 am Youth Small Groups 6:45 pm Sunday School (all ages) 9:40 am Choir Rehearsal 6:45 pm Traditional Worship 11:00 am Mustard Seed 8:00 pm Monday, October 9th Membership Committee 10:00 am Thursday, October 19th Session Meeting 7:00 pm Caregivers Support Group 7:00 pm Endowment Birthday Legacy D onations B irthday Celebrant D onor To H onor Greg Svanas Greg & Eleen Svanas Santa Fe Presbyterian Church Don Sterne Anna Sterne Don Sterne

5 Page P 5 October 2017 Santa Fe Day School Birthdays Our calendar for the month of October will be filled with many events! We had a Blessing of the Pets on October 3rd. Many children brought their family pets to school to have them blessed by Pastor Mitch. It s always a fun sight to see how excited the children are to bring their pets with them. The fireman are scheduled to come this month to talk about fire safety. It s fun to see the fire trucks and the firemen in all their gear. We will also be visiting our friends over at Brookhaven this month. The children always have fun there, singing songs and playing games with the residents. We will end the month with Halloween Parties! Even the staff gets in on the fun and dresses up! Fellowship Donations for Trunk or Treat Candy lots and lots of candy! Bottled water 8 cases total Hot Dogs 12 packages total Buns 12 packages total Fritos 6 large bags Canned chili Oct 2 Samantha Dage Darrell Goudge Oct 5 Benjamin Albrecht Kristen Creamer Oct 7 Samantha Eggleston Oct 9 Trudy Sharp Oct 10 Jamie Colton Oct 11 Bill Orcutt Oct 12 Owen McCall Oct 13 Tanner Champlin Oct 16 Cheryl Hanson Oct 17 Robyn Spahr Oct 18 Shirley Huffman Martin McNeese Jim Rule Oct 21 Ellaine Amend Pam Roney Oct 22 Joshua Dodge Jason Green Shawn McGee Tom Moore Oct 23 Jan Ingerson Oct 25 Ron Coleman Oct 27 Marc Gleason Oct 31 Edith Carlstone Lisa Hill Veterans Day is Saturday, November 11th. Santa Fe would like to recognize those who have served their country in the Armed Forces. Please contact the church office and give us your name, dates of service, branch of service and where you were stationed. We will honor our veterans in a special bulletin insert on Sunday, November 5th.

6 Page P 6 October 2017 Santa Fe Way Awards Santa Fe Way Awards Last year at the Thanksgiving dinner, the first annual Santa Fe Way awards were presented. It is time to consider who should receive an award this year. Nomination slips will be available in the narthex next month and the final decisions will be made by the Membership Committee. It is possible that not all awards will be given out each year and suggestions for additional awards are welcome. A description of each award and the person who won the award in 2016 follows. The Bell Tower Award - A member who isn t afraid to ring out the Good News of Christ, always ready to share their faith, extend an invitation, or reach out to proclaim that God is Good! Zach Newman The Church Mouse Award - A member who hides from attention, quietly scurrying about when no one is looking and feeds others on the blessings of God s goodness. Ellaine Amend The Gentle Heart Award - A member, filled with the love of God and others, who gently wipes away tears and empathizes with a tender heart; while caring for everyone else. Shirley Spearman The Golden Spoon Award - A member who has exhibited culinary expertise and served Santa Fe faithfully by providing marvelous and tasty treats for our dining delight. Brian Champlin The Golden Wrench Award - A member who has responded to the needs of the church to mend, repair, replace, or build all the little things that keep the building from falling down. Greg Spahr The Holy Noisemakers Award - A member who makes it possible for the Word and Worship of God to be heard by all, by faithfully working outside the spotlight, week after week without acknowledgement. Jackie Wall The Hot Wheels Award - A member who goes out of their way to provide transportation for those unable to attend church functions. Kathy Rule The Humble Pie Award - A member who shies away from attention (and will be embarrassed to receive an award) but is deserving because they serve from a Christ-like and humble heart. Herb Rettke The Joan of Arc Award - A wife, sister, mother, or daughter, who (let s face it) deserves to be recognized for inspiring struggle to survive the man/men in her life. Tracey McCall The Let the Little Ones Come Unto Me Award - A member who makes the wee little ones feel like they are the most loved of all God s children. Lauren Hill The Sore Knees Award - A member who prays without ceasing, leading others in lifting the heavy burdens of others to God, and rejoices in His goodness. Mary Clyde Flesher The Stand Up and Be Counted Award - A member who attends to numerous and endless details of the behind-the-scenes life of the church. Joyce Anderson The Widow s Mite Award - A member who gives unselfishly from what they have for the advancement of Christ s church. Charles Bidlack

7 Page P 7 October 2017 O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our salvation! Let us come into His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him with songs of praise! For the Lord is a great God, and a great king above all gods. O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker! For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand. Psalm 95:1-3,6-7 Santa Fe is a singing church. Guests and members alike often remark on the enthusiasm and joy of our congregational hymns and praise songs. I pray that the spirit of praise will continue on and on as we grow and share God s blessings as a congregation. Hymn writer Fred Pratt Green wrote these beautiful words: When in our music God is glorified, and adoration leaves no room for pride, it is as though the whole creation cried: Alleluia! Let every instrument be tuned for praise! Let all rejoice who have a voice to raise! And may God give us faith to sing always: Alleluia! Our wonderful Chancel Choir is always looking for new members. We have joyful experiences on Wednesday nights making music and enjoying Christian fellowship. Years ago I found these Advantages for Joining the Choir from another church s newsletter. Take a look; maybe one will strike your fancy: 1. You never have to worry about what to wear. 2. You have excellent seats and are assured a reserved seat for Christmas and Easter. 3. From your advantageous seat, you can smile at, gawk at, ignore and otherwise enjoy the rest of the people in the congregation. 4. The pastor is nearly always looking the other direction. 5. You re in a wonderful spot to see new members. 6. The cost for all these benefits? Just one evening a week (really, just about an hour). 7. Oh, yes, one more reason to join the choir: 8. You re a leader in the worship experience. We also look forward to great Fall and Holiday Seasons at Santa Fe. Here are some dates to remember: October 1 November 15 November 19 November 26 December 3 December 20 December 24 World Communion Sunday Church Thanksgiving Dinner at 6:00 p.m. Music on Santa Fe presents Kyle Dillingham in Concert at 6:30 p.m. CHRIST THE KING Sunday The 1 st Sunday of Advent / Hanging of the Greens at 11:00 a.m. Church Christmas Dinner A SERVICE OF LESSONS AND CAROLS presented by the Chancel Choir and Instrumentalists at 11:00 a.m. O come, let us adore Him. In God s love, Tim G.

8 Page P 8 October 2017 SFPC Youth got a behind the scenes look at the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Gardens courtesy of Gretchen Cole. Youth

9 Page P 9 October 2017 Hurricane Harvey Harvey Relief Mission Paul Iott - September 14 th - 22 nd, 2017 In Houston, last week I was blessed to see God s Grace evident in children still playing and laughing around piles of rubble. Young people working together across cultures to muck neighbors homes and elders freely sharing inspired wisdom with a kind spirit. The mucking was well underway when I arrived Friday morning, the locals were tired but enjoying a large company of volunteers from West Texas and San Antonio. It was great to see a friend from the 2016 Uganda mission team, Randy Willis, who is the Associate Pastor of City Life Church of Houston ( clchouston.com/ or They were in the middle of completing 50 to 100 home cleanups. With my years rebuilding with my family the pastors asked me to help build a plan with a few analytical church members. Chris Pate the Senior Pastor asked if I could document a simple repeatable home repair projects plan. On day one, five teams were sent out after a spiritual and safety send off from the church. At Joan s home the mucking team moved boxes to a truck going to storage and removed furniture. Everything damaged is sorted into three piles at the curb. After some liability paperwork, everyone puts on masks and gloves. Some carry hammers, prybars and sheet rock knifes, clean cuts are made on the wall at 4 foot to protect upper wall finishes. Furniture, sheetrock, wood trim, floors and insulation go into wheel barrows for the trip to the curb. Randy told me it was hardest for him when he had to console someone who was upset they cannot keep great grandma s family heirloom cloth chair. A few sealed hardwoods and plastics can be cleaned and saved with fans and dehumidifiers (which are in short supply). My assignment was to visit the owners of two homes northeast of Houston to assess and begin next steps. First visit was Coach Robert who was selected as a complete follow through for City Life Church of Houston. They want to bring this home back in a better working condition, there are issues with electrical, plumbing and long-term water damage. Coach showed me how he was ventilating and treating wet wood, even in the bedroom and bathroom he was still living in. It is dark to live with 2x4 s and black felt paper on every wall. Robert worked for years as a senior lab technician for Exxon polymer research, as a process operator/ inventor. Forty years later he works in his community with at risk youth. He gets up at 430 AM to catch the 5AM city bus to get to work teaching at 7:30, coach works out after class. We were blessed on my first visit to get his AC and ½ the power tuned back on, bare wires were trimmed, camped and taped. The aluminum wiring must be repaired with de-oxidizers and all outlets checked or replaced, this type of wire must be repaired to be safe. A plumbing assessment found waste pipes that are brittle. Sometime in the past the city replaced their part of the sewage pipes. Plumbing is time critical because we need to remove and reset a gas hot water heater so we can clean out the sheetrock behind the unit. We did a few hours of additional cleaning and sheetrock prep then sat under a rusty car port, which is actually a front porch, this is Robert s outside living (visiting) space. We talked about teaching and raising up young people in a Christ centered way, I was wearing my Proverbs 22:6 tee shirt. On another walk around, we talked about the sliding glass back door which is in bad shape. Robert said he was not expecting this to be done but he had hoped it could be bricked. That is not in my skill set but my Dad would have demolished the door, built a simple short wall with windows and outside siding. I was able to build draft work orders and have initial conversations with a professional electrician and plumber. They both bid work requesting Time and Materials for costs of $7,000-$11,000 plus $6,000 respectively. These prices are high for a DIY guy like me, but there is a good reason these two jobs license has a master professional level. There will be a big need for skilled tradesmen in this hurricane ravaged area for years as building supplies become available. One of the needs is for general contractors or old DIY people like me to help the church work with sub-contractors and tradesmen.

10 Page P 10 October 2017 Hurricane Harvey continued My top mission idea for non-construction teams, let's give people their yards back. After heavy trash is picked up, let's visit with yard tools. Help homeowners and neighbors rack small bits of trash to the street for packaging and removal then cut yards. It would be a good day to give a neighborhood their yards back. Another will be at the end, helping people after the construction to add furniture and household items. Some people asked why I was able to go help early. I was led to help because God gave me experience throughout my life helping my Dad and Mom with home repair and re-builds. Being raised on older Do It Yourself projects, most often with a tight budget. We always seemed to run into rot and mold that had already eaten away at hidden areas. A part of God s wonderful creation, I did not consider it fun work at the time. My second visit was with Tiphanie, a single mother with a teenage daughter and a disabled son. Her 1100 sq. ft. home was less than two years old and was in surprisingly good shape (constructed well), even though I was shocked by the neighborhood. Small homes and lots caused the piles of trash at the curb to be high and deep. Habitat for Humanity had 100 volunteers working the neighborhood, with Chevron. It turned out the Congresswomen for the area was walking through the neighborhood, and we had a team filming next door. As Tiphanie and I prepared her 2x4 s for sheetrock, removing nails and screws, we visited with Habitat. They said we were doing a very good job of clean up, but they recommended we cut the sheetrock above the shower. Once that was done Habitat removed the tub and shower walls. The next day I went back to clean out behind the tubs and mucked the final wet out of the house. After observing and working with multiple teams to continue cleaning and deconstruction at mid-week my deliverable was a 12-page narrative outline describing the steps which we thought would complete the first two long term recovery projects. This format helps me communicate my thought processes as well as the draft plan when team leads are too busy to meet. By the end of the visit we had a two-page version of Robert s reconstruction plan, with a How To/Safety document, team roles and responsibilities and a communication plan to help volunteers respond to questions from neighbors. I volunteered to be available as a phone consultant to help on the repair projects. My host Randy Willis is well known by my Uganda Mission team leader Tom Langdon, who tells me he has known Randy for many years. Randy asked me to go with him to visit a Cambodian Village built around a Buddhist Church. An international refugee community had built a self-sustained farming village. There were four retired Marines helping muck and prepare for repairs, they were uncertain how to test the soils and safely restart farming. On Monday, the church s day off, I visited an old friend who was flooded and he was able to find me contacts at Texas A&M. We knew they would have best practice to restart farm fields, not that common in Houston but a big issue in the country side. In short submerged crops must be removed down to the top of the root ball, the result can be composted. The plants in the ground should return quickly. The university said if there are dangerous levels of contaminates from the flood water the plants will not thrive. It felt really good to help them restart their communities food production. For additional information I suggest the CLC Houston web site and Facebook for a view of the mission in action. Randy reports they can make space for 75 missionaries able to help. I would be happy to talk with anyone about their ideas regarding how they think they can help. Sign up sheet in Narthex for Care packages for college students

11 Page P 11 October 2017 Poem Often in His family I sense such blessed PEACE, because of our Lord Jesus Christ Who is Himself our PEACE there may be sorrow round about and troubles that he shares, but as we are sitting near or far apart in chairs, aren t we blanketed with so many prayers? aren t we reminded of the One who bears these troubles and Who cares? and He draws us near, to hear we are L VED in One body we need not fear. Often in His family I sense such blessed PEACE and for all let thanksgiving, L VE, prayers not cease! All Saints Day Santa Fe will be remembering members and close family of our community that have passed away this year on Sunday, November 5th. Please contact the church office with the name, date of birth and date of release of any persons you wish to have lifted up on that day. Kitty Velasco

12 Santa F e Presbyterian Church 1603 N orth Santa F e A venue E dm ond, O K Mission What are CROP Hunger Walks? Neighbors walking together to raise funds to end hunger in their community and around the world. Together - with different ages, faiths and backgrounds - we raise money and awareness to end hunger, one step at a time. With 1,500 communities across the country walking each year, we are America's Hunger Walk. Last year, SFPC had 8 registered walkers (plus about more from SPFC who didn t register but walked to support us) who raised $745 for CROP Walk. This is a decrease from previous years, so the Mission Committee will be reaching out to all of the church to participate in the 2015 Walk for Hunger. Here s what we ask from YOU: Sign up to walk. Set aside 2 hours of your time on November 5, from 2:00-4:00. The Walk will be held in Mitch Park. Registration is in the Narthex. If you are not able to walk with us, please sign up to be a sponsor. Sign up in the Narthex or talk to Cindy Thomas. Ask family, friends, or other church members to sponsor your walk. Sponsors can choose how much they wish to contribute. Walkers: Collect your sponsor donations and place in your Registration Packet. Set a goal for how much you wish to raise/donate for CROP Walk. $50 can begin a community garden for families with a hoe, shovel and seeds. $110 can give emergency food supplies for a family of 5 for one month. $300 can provide 15 bios and filters that help prevent the spread of disease. $525 can provide seven raised planting beds with nutrient-rich soil and gardening tools