By George! Growing with You in God s Love and Service JANUARY 2015

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1 By George! Growing wi You in God s Love and Service JANUARY 2015 Rule of Life for St George s Based on our spiritual values and practices, is is our commitment to each oer. We:! Nurture ourselves wi e Bible and spiritual books! Care deeply about each oer, including in prayer.! Fellowship togeer and have fun.! Are grateful, glad and giving stewards of God s creation.! Reach out to e world, living and spreading e Word. St.George s Episcopal Church 5600 Winding Way Carmichael, CA (916) By George! JANUARY 2015 A monly publication of St. George s Episcopal Church 5600 Winding Way Carmichael, CA (916) barbara@sgec.us The Very Rev. Ray Hess, III Priest in Charge faerray@frontiernet.net Becky Freie, Senior Warden rebeccafreie@yahoo.com Rev. Bob Gould, Assoc banjobobg@yahoo.com Rev. Robert Olsen, Deacon rolsen8070@gmail.com Timoy Mascarinas, Organist/Choir Director Sandy Olsen, Editor sandyolsen8070@gmail.com Dolores O Brien, Deacon Bob and Carol Adkins, Circulation In is issue BIRTHDAYS BOOK CORNER BOUNTY BAG DEACON BOB HAPPENINGS FROM OUR PIC HOSPITALITY ROSTER SERVICES WOMEN S GUILD

2 Thoughts From Our PIC (Priest in Charge) A New Year for St. George s What s Ahead? Here we are on e doorstep of 2015 what s in store for us at St. George s? Of course, I have no more ability to see e future an anyone else. As we start off into a new year, I d like to reflect some about our congregation and our ministries. It s hard for me to believe, but I have been your Priest in Charge for almost two years now! I st started on February 1, 2013, and is time has flown by. As we approach our Annual Meeting on January 25 (wi one service at 10 a.m.), we have some important ings to consider: Worship Space Our vestry has been considering a rearrangement of our worship space. No decision has been made yet about is, and e vestry would like to involve e congregation in giving feedback about e possible revision of our worship area. At e Annual Meeting, we will have a presentation about is and time for small group reflection. This is an important decision, and e vestry would like input from as many members as possible. Total Ministry Every Sunday, we pray for God s guidance as we live into being a Total Ministry congregation. In 2015, our vestry will continue to meet regularly wi Kay Rohde, e diocesan Mission Developer who is our consultant for Total Ministry. We are exploring how e vestry can function as our Total Ministry Development Team and be a learning community. Some of e central elements of being a Total Ministry congregation are encouraging e ministry of all e baptized, being a church where all learn about e meaning of eir fai, and being a church which is involved in mission wi e larger community around us. We already are doing much in each of ese areas, and we will keep growing in all ese aspects of our ministry. New Member Ministry Over e past year, we have had some grow wi new members at St. George s. This is a good ing! Our goal is not to become a large parish, but instead to be a vibrant small congregation. In order to remain alive and vibrant, we need to bring in new members. Oerwise, we would slowly decline in membership and fade away over a period of years. An essential part of our fai is sharing God s love in Jesus wi e world around us. One of e main ways we can share God s love is inviting oers to join us at worship or fellowship where ey can experience is love, and by warmly welcoming ose who are our guests. Through e initiative of Conrad Cookman and e vestry, we have Newcomer Welcome folders for ose who visit at worship. I hope at we will continue to find ways to invite and welcome new members. I m excited about beginning anoer year wi all of you. I love you all and ank God for is chance to be in ministry wi you. In Jesus love, Faer Ray 1

3 WOMAN S GUILD Welcome New Year 2015! The women [and a few men] of St George s ended 2014 by donating quite a few toys and books which were taken to St. Matew s to be included in eir Christmas distribution. Their church members work all year long collecting toys, books, blankets and various oer items for all age groups and our gifts were greatly appreciated. Ladies, mark your calendars for Wednesday, January 21 at 11 AM and plan on attending our first meeting of e New Year. Bring your bag lunch [dessert and beverages will be provided]. We will be planning our activities for e year and e more input e better. Our meetings are not business only, we also enjoy visiting and getting to know each oer better while eating our lunch. Come join in. Carol Adkins, President SENIOR WARDEN article will resume next mon! January 19 2

4 JANUARY BIRTHDAYS 2 Eric Freie 15 Diana Perparos 19 Matew Benbow 21 Anne Mangels 26 Lisa Downing 26 Darren Clark 28 Sarah Sue Benbow (If your name was not included, please let Sandy know so she can add your name.) JANUARY ANNIVERSARIES 30 Aaron & Carol Adkins (`65) Hospitality Sunday will be e 1st Sunday of each mon, special offering envelopes are included in e bulletin. These are used by e Women's Guild to provide weekly coffee hours, special receptions and oer events for parish members. Please make checks payable to St. George's Church wi a memo note in e left corner for HOSPITALITY. The women s Guild is happy to provide e book corner for your enjoyment. We appreciate e books you all donate. However, I would like to remind you to bring fiction, non-fiction, historical or humorous books. Please NO selfhelp or study books. Thanks for your attention to is matter. CDs...$1 BOOKS...$1 PAPERBACKS...50 Happy reading! Janet Jenkins IS COMING FEBRUARY 15 3

5 Do you have 2 to 4 hours you could commit to spending in e church office one day a week or a couple of times a mon? Having regular office hours for e church is important and ere are some easy office tasks at could be done while providing a presence in e office. We can be flexible wi work times to accommodate individual personal schedules. Call office for more information. 4

6 January/February JANUARY 4 nd 2 SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS Jeremiah 31:7-14 Psalm 84 Ephesians 1:3-6, 15-19a Matew 2:13-15, CELEBRANT: Gini Hummel PREACHER: Deacon Bob EUCHARISTIC MINISTER: Aaron Adkins LECTORS: Bob Gould & Carol Adkins ALTAR GUILD: Angela Saunders & Vicki Karsten USHER: Carol Adkins & friend JANUARY 11 st 1 SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY Genesis 1: 1-5 Psalm 29 Acts 19: 1-7 Mark 1:4-11 CELEBRANT: Susan Plucker EUCHARISTIC MINISTER: Diana Perparos LECTORS: Joan Tennis & Anne Mangels ALTAR GUILD: Joy Allmu & Cruz Siaz USHER: Cay Crosbie & friend JANUARY 18 nd 2 SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY 1 Samuel 3:1-10, Psalm 62: Corinians 7: Mark 1:14-20 CELEBRANT: Fr. Ray Hess EUCHARISTIC MINISTER: Dave Allmu LECTORS: Aaron Adkins & Becky Freie ALTAR GUILD: Barbara Cooper & JoAnn Cookman USHER: Conrad Cookman & friend JANUARY 25 rd 3 SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Psalm 62: Corinians 7: Mark 1:14-20 CELEBRANT: Fr. Ray Hess EUCHARISTIC MINISTER: Ryan Saunders LECTORS: Annelise Connell & JoAnn Cookman ALTAR GUILD: Joy Allmu & Vicki Karsten USHER: Conrad Cookman & friend st FEBRUARY 1 4 SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Psalm Corinians 8:1-13 Mark 1:21-28 CELEBRANT: Gini Hummel PREACHER: Mel Rose EUCHARISTIC MINISTER: Aaron Adkins LECTORS: Anne Mangels & Bob Gould ALTAR GUILD: TBA USHER: Carol Adkins & friend FEBRUARY 8 5 SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY Isaiah 40:21-31 Psalm 147:1-12, 21c 1 Corinians 9:16-23 Mark 1:29-39 CELEBRANT: Fr. Ray Hess EUCHARISTIC MINISTER: Dave Allmu LECTORS: Becky Freie & Joan Tennis ALTAR GUILD: TBA USHER: Cay Crosbie & friend 5

7 It All Comes Out Even The title and eme of my article is mon comes from a quote attributed to Bat Masterson. Several years ago during one of Sandy and I s road trips we stopped in Dodge City Kansas and did e touristy stuff in e downtown area near Boot Hill. In e museum ey had quite a bit about Bat Masterson and a quote attributed to him shortly before he died intrigued me and I d written in e trip blog at I ought to use it in a sermon or by George article sometime well I guess now is e time. There are many in is old world of ours who hold at ings break about even for all of us. I have observed for example at we all get e same amount of ice. The rich get it in e summertime and e poor get it in e winter. -- Bat Masterson. A while back I preached on e beatitudes and while at Sunday we heard from e Gospel of Matew, which only contains e blessed are you while in Luke s Gospel he includes e Woe to you Luke s version works wi Masterson s idea of how ings break about even e rich getting ice in summer and e poor in winter. Luke tells us Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is e kingdom of God, but Woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort. The next beatitude is similar, saying blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied, but woe to you who are well fed now, for you will go hungry. I don t ink it is so much at if we have stuff weal, food, nice houses and cars - at we are doomed, having already received our comfort raer a matter of how we see ese ings. Do ey own us or do we own em. Is e attainment of ings more important an ose around us our neighbors? How do we use what God has given us? Or are we mistaken in believing at we ve gotten it on our own? I m reminded of Milton Hershey you may not know his story, but you definitely know his chocolate. He became a self-made millionaire, only completing e 4 grade, and starting two businesses at failed before starting e Lancaster Carmel Company, which he later sold to start e Hershey Chocolate Company. If you ve never visited Hershey Pennsylvania, e home of Hershey Chocolate, en you may not know at it started out as a company town, but unlike oer company towns, Milton wanted e workers to own eir homes so set up a Savings and Loan wi low interest rates so ey could afford to buy em, he also built parks and a civic center wi a eater for e community. He and his wife couldn t have children so he established a school for orphans. Upon his dea his estate, including controlling interest in e Chocolate Company went to e foundation at operates and supports e school. The school is still in operation helping ousands of young people, graduating from e high school includes scholarship support for college, at e time I visited at scholarship was $70, each. From e trust, e school foundation established e Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, a teaching hospital for e state of Pennsylvania, continuing Hershey s legacy of philanropy. Hershey spent e early part of his life wi little and when he did make it he used it to help oers and upon his dea saw to it at his weal went to continue his philanropic work so ings broke even. Amen Deacon Bob 6

8 ChristmasCandy Cane Poem about Jesus Look at e Candy Cane What do you see? Stripes at are red Like e blood shed for me White is for my Savior Who s sinless and pure!... J is for Jesus My Lord, at s for sure! Turn it around And a staff you will see Jesus my shepherd Was born for Me! January 25 Only 1 service at 10 a.m. Men are to bring heavy hors d oeuvres Annual reports should be sent to Deacon rolsen8070@gmail.com by January 18! Thanks 7

9 Second 6:45 pm The choir will now be meeting 6:15 Last 11 a.m. BOUNTY BAG We re collecting dry goods, canned goods, dried cereals, soaps, toopaste too brushes or any non-perishables, SUNDAY SERVICES Family Service 9 a.m. Sunday School 9 a.m. Traditional Service 10:30 a.m. We collect Bags ANYTIME!! NO TIME TO SHOP a check to St. Georges wi memo to River city Food Bank (everying is welcome). Articles are always welcome...but KEEP it short! The best way to submit an article is via my new sandyolsen8070@gmail.com 8