The Newsletter of St. Titus Episcopal Church October, Members in the Spotlight 10 Sunday School Debut 11 Every Member Canvass

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1 The Newsletter of St. Titus Episcopal Church October, Wharton Building Ground Breaking 2-4 Homecoming Highlights-Awards 5-7 Homecoming Photo Booths 8-9 Members in the Spotlight 10 Sunday School Debut 11 Every Member Canvass 12 Back Page-Odds & Ends Ground-Breaking Ceremony for the Wharton Building in honor of Fletcher D. and Annie M. Wharton First African Americans to reside at Penick Village, Southern Pines, NC St. Titus Bus Arrival Wharton Family Members The Rev. Stephanie Yancy The Rt. Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple Presentation of Building Plaque Wharton's Break Ground The St. Titus Delegation Photo Pose For a detailed account see At Penick, New Building Marks a Broken Barrier and Reconciliation by Laura Douglass, Staff Writer, The Pilot, September 29, utm_medium=social&utm_source= &utm_campaign=user-share St. Titus News Digest - October, 2018

2 The Newsletter of St. Titus Episcopal Church October 2018 Highlights Foreword by Annette Bailey, Chair, Homecoming Committee : Honoring the Past While Embracing the Future: This homecoming celebration is being held in honor of all of us. According to Finance Chair Lew Myers St. Titus finds itself in a great place, in one of the best places we have been in a long time signified by the fact that we have recently been able to extend full time status to Rev. Yancy, our congregation is growing and in the last 18 months or, so we have welcomed nine new members. My observations tell me that regularly new families are joining us for Sunday morning worship as well as for other activities. Some former members are returning. Things are looking good. It is a delicate matter when moving forward and embracing the new to not forget what has been. We have many members who have been with us for the long haul. They have weathered the test of time and have been with us through the storm. We pause this morning to acknowledge and give thanks for several members who fit this description. When you learn the names, you will say Oh Yes They have been here and as one of them likes to say, This is not their first rodeo. Annie Mae (Anne) Wharton Bridges Annie Mae Wharton was born in Winston-Salem, NC, January 21,1917 to Annie Melissa Harris Wharton and Fletcher Decatur (F.D.) Wharton. Her father, F.D. was a professor and agricultural extension agent at NC A &T State, Winston-Salem State, Langston University in OK and at a private institution in Kentucky. Her mother was a home economics teacher and home maker. Anne had two younger siblings, a brother, Ferdinand Decatur (Fred) and sister, Juanita Novella ( Neet ). Traveling throughout the country with her family, Anne was educated in Arkansas, Kentucky, and Oklahoma, and finished her first year of college at Langston University, before she moved with her family back to NC. Anne completed her B.S. degree in Home Economics at NC A & T. She went on to complete post graduate studies at North Carolina Central University and at the Ohio State University. Anne began her professional career as a high school Home Economics teacher in Lumberton, NC. Her deep commitment to education led to her being highly acclaimed as an educator, receiving awards on both a state and national level. For several years she served on the NC Home Economics Advisory Council. While teaching in Zebulon, NC she met the love of her life, John Roberson Bridges, a handsome young soldier and pilot from Durham, NC. They married in July 1950 and from that union were born two daughters, Annita Marie and Sheila Johnese. John s military assignments led the family to Washington DC., Heidelberg, Germany, and Ft Devens, Massachusetts. After 24 years of service, John retired from the military and started a successful trucking company in Ayer, MA while Anne taught Home Economics at the local high school. Anne and John retired in 1986 and returned to their former home in Durham, NC. They enjoyed traveling throughout the country with Anne s sister and brother-in-law, Neet and Thomas Taylor and spending time with John s oldest daughter, Caroline Privette, and her family. John R. Bridges passed away in Anne continues to reside in the home they built together. Today, she enjoys listening to music, going to live performances and movies, sight-seeing, dining out, mall shopping, and spending time with family. Anne has been a faithful member of St. Titus Episcopal Church in Durham for over 30 years and served on the Church Aides Care Team and Benevolent Committee for many years. 2 St Titus News Digest - October, 2018

3 Rosemond Cox, a native of Charlotte, NC is a graduate of Bennett College. It was while studying at Atlanta university that she met her late husband George W. Cox, Jr. student at Morehouse College. They were married in 1948 and from this union two children were born, George W. Cox, III of Atlanta, GA and Anita Cox Cobb of Durham and a member of St. Titus. Anita says her mother worked briefly at NC Mutual Insurance Company in the Underwriting Department. After that period of employment Rose spent her time rearing her children. She returned to work after her children started school, working at North Carolina College teaching Health Education. Rosemond is a long-term member of St. Titus having come to the Episcopal Church because of her marriage. She has served through her membership In the Women s Auxiliary (ECW) contributing to the pancake supper, Lay Reader, and as a Vestry member. Murphy D. Jenkins, a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the youngest of the 8 children of Mary Giles Jenkins and Sims Franklin Jenkins. Murphy is a graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana where he received a degree in Pharmacy. He received a master's degree in Biochemical Pharmacology from Rutgers University. Murphy served as Dean of the School of Pharmacy and taught for a period at Florida A & M University before going on to Purdue University where he engaged in doctoral studies. Murphy and his late wife Inez moved to Durham, her hometown in 1961 and became members of St. Titus. Murphy and Inez reared her niece Anne whom they regarded as their daughter and some years later Murphy assumed the parenthood role for his grandson Matthew who he cared for as both father and grandfather. Murphy enjoyed employment in Durham at Duke Medical Center, North Carolina College and the Veteran s Administration Hospital. Following his retirement from the VA he worked at Wal-Mart. Murphy has been a faithful member of St. Titus in both attendance and financial support. He is always willing to reach out to assist others both at church and elsewhere in the community. Using his pharmaceutical skills, Murphy taught himself to cook and has become quite accomplished in that area. One church member noted how they miss his zucchini casserole and I am sure some others fondly remember his delicious gumbo. Murphy has served as a member of the Steering Committee, Offering Counter, member of the St. Titus Men s Group where he was always active with the annual fish fry. Murphy has been a Vestry Member, served as the Parliamentarian for the church s annual meeting, Lay Eucharistic Minister, Lay Reader, Chair of the Finance Committee, and most recently as Columbarium Warden. In order to assist the church financially Murphy solicited assistance from men at the church most notably Ken Valentine and they set up a successful paid parking station for those attending football games at NCCU. St. Titus News Digest - October, 2018 Mary Morton Moore was born on January 2, 1933 in Halifax, Virginia where she was reared on her parent s poultry farm as the youngest of 8 children, with five sisters and two brothers. She graduated from North Carolina College (NCCU) in It was there that she met and married Franklin Moore and from which union three children Francene, Patricia, and Frankye were created. Mary began her teaching career in Kinston North Carolina, then continued in California before moving back to North Carolina where she continued her teaching career. She taught in the Laurinburg Public Schools before moving on to Fayetteville State University where she taught physical education and coached the women s basketball team. The cheerleaders and drill team traveled with her and loved her dearly. In 1970 she moved to Durham, North Carolina where as a single parent she continued her education at NCCU. While raising three children she earned two master s 3

4 degrees. She taught in the Durham Public School Systems until her retirement. Many of her former students continue until today to speak to her, hug her and share their memories, always thanking her for encouraging them to stay in school. Mary had a personal relationship with her students often taking food and clothes to those in need. Mary joined St. Titus Church in 1970, her first year returning to Durham. She has remained very active and participated on several of the church ministries to include the Altar Guild, Episcopal Church Women, Parish Benevolent Committee. She also served as a Chaperone to the youth as they attended a variety of outings. When St. Titus experienced a shortage of funding, necessitating cutting corners in some areas Mary and Marsha Beam served as church sextons keeping the church sanctuary, kitchen and bathrooms clean without being asked to do so nor receiving any kind of remuneration. In the community, she volunteered with the homeless, became a member of Friends of the James E. Shepard Library, The Order of the Eastern Star and a proud Golden Eagle. Mary's relationship with God, the church family, her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren are among her greatest achievements in life. Mary served the church diligently in service and financial support until her illness in Mozella L. McLaughlin attended Fayetteville State College, now Fayetteville State University. She was a member of the first 4-year graduating class in Upon graduating from college Mrs. McLaughlin taught at J. S. Waters School in Goldston, NC. This is where she met her late husband William McLaughlin who was also teaching there. Both Mr. and Mrs. McLaughlin received master s degrees from North Carolina College (NCCU) during the early years. The McLaughlins three children, Gwendolyn McLaughlin Bookman, Esquire, Dr. William McLaughlin, Jr., and Dr. Beverlyn McLaughlin have all distinguished themselves in their educational pursuits and careers following the examples set by their parents. Ms. Mac came into the Episcopal Church through her husband who was reared in the Episcopal church. Once she joined St. Titus she became involved and has worked on many church projects. Noted for being a very thrifty person, especially good at money making decisions she has never wavered in helping others. Vivian Patterson notes that she has found Mrs. McLaughlin to be a mountain of strength ready and able to do so much for so many different people even as she became known as a par excellent school teacher. As an honest and outgoing person, she was able to get many others to do a great deal also. In the role of entrepreneur, she has served as a landlord, operated the McLaughlin Neighborhood Store and the McLaughlin Pharmacy. Mrs. McLaughlin was a very active participant on the Lincoln Community Health Center Board of Directors. Upon her retirement from the Durham School System she began work as the Night Manager of a group home for mentally challenged adults. In this capacity she made sure that they had a spiritual relationship along with a religious experience as she brought them to church each Sunday. As a result, several of these individuals were baptized in St. Titus. At St. Titus Mrs. McLaughlin has served as Team Leader for the ECW Hospitality to Bereaved Families later named the Parish Benevolent Committee, Team Leader of the AIDS Care team, Vestry Member during numerous terms; For thirteen years she Supervised St. Titus Vacation Bible School during which she corralled efforts and resources to provide activities and lunch for more than seventy children at St. Titus and in the community during a time when such programs were not provided by other agencies. As an extension of the Vacation Bible School there was a Summer Enrichment Program which provided Arts, Physical Education and the opportunity for exposure through travel to such places as museums in Raleigh, King s Dominion, Williamsburg and Carowinds. Mrs. McLaughlin established the McLaughlin Family Foundation to raise money for charitable contributions. St. Titus was a major recipient. 4 St Titus News Digest - October, 2018

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8 8 Alice Grant Senior, M.Div. Church World Service, Durham, NC Ellen Andrews, Supervisor-Mentor The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God. (Leviticus 19:34) A refugee is "a person who has had to flee his or her country of origin due to a well-founded fear of persecution due to war, race, religion, ethnicity, nationality, political opinion, or association with a particular group" (United Nations High Commission for Refugees). This summer I worked at Church World Service (CWS), with refugees who have fled Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Somalia, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Myanmar, and El Salvador. My field ed work has broadened my understanding of hospitality, a non-negotiable component of the ongoing covenant between God and God s people (Lev. 19:34). Some days, I engaged in direct service like helping a family navigate a trip to the Emergency Room or accompanying refugees to apply for Social Security. Other days, I worked on fundraising and advocacy. I taught a weekly financial literacy class that equips refugees with the basics of budgeting, bill pay and banking in the United States. Some of the people with whom I worked arrived to Durham having experienced grave human rights violations. My ongoing prayer was for healing through the work of hospitality. During his earthly ministry, Jesus miraculous healings were broad-reaching. His healings did not exclude on the basis of gender, creed or nation (Mark 5:25 34). A joy of working at CWS has been to help facilitate programming addressing the psycho-social and reproductive health needs of female refugees. In partnership with Duke Nursing (DSON), CWS holds a weekly meeting of refugee women called Global Women s Group (GWG), which focuses on public health (including mental health). Many of the women have fled home countries where they secured their food from farming, a local produce market, or refugee camp provisions. Upon arriving in the Unites States, the women must navigate the industrial food complex and the nutritionallypoor food that the EBT system reinforces. Empowering refugee women to grow their own food, even something small, lessens their reliance on the industrial food system and is a step towards healing. Inspired by the resilience of refugee women and in collaboration with colleagues, I secured a small grant to begin a gardening program aiming to heal refugee women s sense of place while increasing access to healthy food and mental health. The gardening program will affirm a central economic modality of women s role in the household provider of food for their families. We hope that creating intentional time for GWG participants to discuss the horticulture practices in their home countries will affirm refugees own traditions of growing and preparing healthy food, and empower them to re-establish their own food traditions in the Durham community. As I navigate being a citizen of the United States and a citizen of the Kingdom of God, I ve discovered that healing and hospitality are much more complex miracles than I imagined. Certainly, hospitality involves welcoming and loving the stranger and feeding the hungry. Practically, this means helping people learn English, find a job (and keep it), create a budget, and empowering them to pay their own rent. It means fundraising for these services. Practicalities of hospitality and healing are the critical infrastructure of this ministry. Through it all, my own supervisor expressed hospitality by inviting me to better understand the operations of nonprofit work. Alice Grant Alice Grant is a rising second-year Master s in Divinity student and a member of St. Titus Episcopal Church in Durham. She studied at Davidson College for undergrad but is still learning to live in the North Carolina heat. In her free time, Alice plays for the Duke club ice hockey team (the rink is indoors!). St Titus News Digest - October, 2018

9 GENEVIVE FURGES MEMBER, CHARTERED COMMITTEE ON YOUTH The Chartered Committee on Youth is a group of youth and adults from the seven different convocations in the Diocese of North Carolina appointed by the Bishop to govern all the youth programs in the diocese. The Chartered Committee on Youth is a selected group of adults and youth (grades 8-12) who volunteer their time and energy in service to diocesan youth programs. This committee, with the guidance and inspiration from the Holy Spirit, strives to provide opportunities for transformation and education of the youth in the diocese through various youth programs, including Convention, Youth Weekend Events, and Diocesan Summer Experiences. Members of the CCY must be active members of their congregation and must commit to at least one year of service on the CCY. After the first year of service, the CCY member may request extended membership for three more years. Genevieve has served in CCY since 2016 as a Freshman. Some highlights of service on the board include: served on the Bishop Ball planning committee for 3 years served on the Genesis (Middle School retreat) planning committee and will serve in the role as coordinator of the retreat in Spring 2019 represented the Diocese of NC as representative at the Episcopal Youth conference in Oklahoma in 2017 volunteered as a Hugs camp counselor in July 2018 assisting campers with special needs Invited to participate in the Province lv annual meeting in Kentucky November 2018 She is thankful to St Titus and the vestry for allowing her the opportunity to expand her leadership skills while serving in a ministry that impacts all of the youth across the state. St. Titus News Digest - October,

10 The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS) is for children 3-12 years of age. It was begun in 1954 in Rome, Italy by Sofia Cavalletti, a Biblical scholar, and Gianna Gobbi, an apprentice to Maria Montessori, whose principles were applied to the religious formation of children in CGS. These devout, learned Christian women believed in the child's deep need and longing to know God.. What resulted was the development of a religious environment called the Atrium -- the place where this could happen. For the children and the adults (catechists) working with them, the Atrium becomes a sacred place and the meeting ground of two mysteries: the mystery of God and the mystery of the child. Sophia Cavalletti knew that an interpersonal relationship is always a mystery; it is more so when it involves a relationship with God; when the relationship is between God and the child, the mystery is greater still. This sacred, ordered and peaceful space becomes a place of joy, wonder, and discovery. It is the "spiritual environment where together the catechist and the children come to know the great realities of life as a Christian and above all, a place where the child begins to live these realities in meditation and prayer" (S. Cavalletti - The Religious Potential of the Child). This spiritual environment is a prepared one with appropriate child-sized furnishings and teaching materials, many any made by hand by the catechists and parish members. A congregation's participation in helping create an Atrium is a central way for members be become a vital part of a child's Christian formation. Already St. Titus is creating an Atrium with made and borrowed materials, anticipating that parish members will support either the making or buying of needed materials to extend what has already begun. CGS is divided into 3 Age Levels of learning: 3-6; 6-9; 9-12 year old's, and each Level requires additional materials and supplies as the children develop in maturity and age-appropriate interests and needs. Most materials needed for Level 1 are available; however, other materials will be needed to equip Level 2. Specific wish-list materials are as follows: Lovely, religious wall hangings (pictures or tapestries) Small, beautiful container for Chrism Oil Small baskets to hold prayer cards (4x6 in. & 8x10 in.) Stapler Materials for table cleaning Fresh flowers each Sunday, except for Advent and Lent Reading lamp Glass Cruets for wine and water and small funnel Glass pitchers for water and wine File dividers to hold Altar, Vestments of the Priest, and Baptism packets 2 small white Bibles Five dioramas of the Moral Parables will need to be purchased or made (instructions on how to make are available). If purchased, they range in cost from $35-65 plus additional costs for the 2-D figures that accompany each one. 10 SUNDAY SCHOOL DEBUTS WITH THE CATECHESIS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD Also, a Bible Books cabinet to hold the already purchased Books of the Bible needs to be ordered so that small Books fit properly - $ 110. The History of the God materials will cost appropriately $50 plus a donated lovely chest for the Gifts work. Pin flags and supplies for Cities of Israel Booklet should $40. Mystery of Faith set is $ 22 and the Resurrection Tomb with figures is $ 104. This gives an idea of how each atria is to be equipped in order to provide the children the essential materials needed for their work. And it is their work, not play. All that is done during Atrium time is intentional and designed to meet the developmental needs of each age. The children learn to connect The Word with Liturgy, and all materials are designed for this purpose. What an exciting time it is to be at St. Titus! Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is a wonderful parish commitment that provides a theologically sound and beautifully designed way of Christian formation for our children. Both child and adult will discover that they are indeed children of the Kingdom of God and loved by God as revealed in Jesus, the Good Shepherd. By the way...i am a certified CGS catechist for Levels 1 & 2, and in training for Level 3. My Master of Divinity from Duke University Divinity School and my commitment to religious formation for children, as provided by Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, have given me opportunities to serve God and the Church. Thanks be to God. Donna Smith St Titus News Digest - October, 2018

11 St. Titus Episcopal Church 400 Moline Street Durham NC Phone: st.titusepiscopal@ gmail.com The Reverend Stephanie Yancy, Vicar September 26, 2018 Dear St. Titus Family, When I first came as a visitor in the spring of 2014, I was looking for a place to call home. Not just a place full of people like me, but a place where everyone was welcome. For me, home is a place where I can grow with others spanning the spectrum of human diversity as we learn what it means to live as disciples of Jesus. It is a place where we are affirmed in our gifts and challenged to become better versions of ourselves. It is a place that we are called into for the purpose of communing with God and sent out of to share that communal life with the world. As members of St. Titus, a local expression of God s global church, we are called to make the world feel like home for all who live here, both now and for generations to come. But how can we build, maintain and share our home, if we don t have the resources? As a second year member of the Vestry, and recent addition to the Finance Committee, I am well aware and deeply in awe of the generous financial contributions that sustain the work of God in our church. Thank you to each and every one of you who give of your time, talent, and treasure to St. Titus! Over the past year, your giving has sustained our communal worship via two services of Holy Eucharist each week, with additional services during Lent and other special occasions. We have deepened our formation as disciples with regular Sunday School attendance and a new curriculum. We have honored long time members (acolyte reunion and homecoming) and welcomed new ones (newcomer s brunch). We have supported neighbors in need through our clergy s discretionary funds. We have served the students and faculty at C. C. Spaulding Elementary School and NCCU. As a sign of how inspiring our life together has become, a monetary gift was given to honor the leadership of Rev. Yancy by increasing her hours to full-time. This is the first time in 10 years we have had a priest working in this capacity, a critical step in the process of becoming a vibrant and sustainable worshipping community. In order to continue growing in this direction, we will need your prayers and financial support. On behalf of the Vestry and the Finance Committee, I ask you to prayerfully consider making a pledge to St. Titus for Last year, we had 34 people or families pledge a total of $97,320. This year, we hope to increase our pledge participation by 50% (up to 50 pledges) with a total financial commitment of $125,000. If you have not pledged before, there is no time like the present. If you have made a pledge in previous years, we hope you will think about increasing your contribution this time around. Regardless of the amount, your gift will be gratefully received in the spirit in which it is given. So that we may accurately prepare the 2019 church budget (to be presented at the Annual Meeting in January), please complete the enclosed pledge card and return it to the church office by Sunday, October 28, By God s grace, and through your generosity, may we continue to make St. Titus feel like home for all of us, especially the strangers who come through our doors. May we take the spirit of our home the spirit of belonging and affirmation, the spirit of Christ beyond the walls of the church and let the world taste and see that the LORD is good. Grace and Peace, Brandon J. Hudson 2018 Every Member Canvass Chair St. Titus News Digest - October,

12 The Newsletter of St. Titus Episcopal Church October, October 25, :00-9:00pm 136th Episcopal Church Women - Diocese of North Carolina Annual Meeting and Harris-Evans Conference November 2 & 3, 2018 St. Michaels, Raleigh, Navigating the Chaos with Grace The Rev. Dr. Jane Tomaine, workshop leader. Hotel reservations must be made by Thursday, October 4, 2018 to get the ECW group rate. Register and pay online: Durham Convocation Meeting at St. Luke s Church. During this pre-convention convocation meeting, clergy and elected delegates from Durham Convocation churches will discuss convention-related matters, including the budget and proposed resolutions; vote on the convocation youth delegate and elect a new dean. All clergy and elected delegates are expected to attend November 16-17, The 203 rd Annual Convention will take place at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem. A Reflection submitted by Kaye Sullivan Sunday Worship Schedule 8:00 am Holy Eucharist 9:00 am Christian Formation 10-am Holy Eucharist 10-am Sunday School The Rev. Stephanie Yancy,Vicar The Rev. Sarah Woodard, Deacon Mary Hawkins, Newsletter Editor St. Titus Episcopal Church 400 Moline Street Durham NC sttitusdurham.dionc.org St Titus News Digest - October, 2018