THIS WEEK IN MISSION AND MINISTRY

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1 The Anchor THIS WEEK IN MISSION AND MINISTRY Friday, November 11, 2016 Coming up this Week Sunday 11/13 In the morning: 8, 9, & 11 AM Services All Saints Sunday No Forum: In the evening Real Love Group 4PM Dinner 5:30, Youth 6PM Monday 11/14 Book Club, Davis Hall, 1:30 PM Tuesday 11/15 Bible Study 10:30AM AA 8PM Wednesday 11/16 Morning Prayer 9AM TOPS 9:30AM Holy Eucharist 6:30PM Friday 11/18 Men s Discussion Group INSIDE Adult Forum 2 Parish Life 3 Special Events & Adult Programs 4 Youth 5 Not all the news in the Bible sounds like good news. The Apocalyptic language Jesus uses in the Sunday s gospel from Luke is a case in point. We can see it in lots of other places as well: in the book of Daniel, parts of Ezekiel and Isaiah, in parallel narratives in Matthew and Mark, in bits and pieces of St. Paul and, perhaps most famously, in the Book of the Revelation to John. In Luke s contribution we can see at least three important things which are also shared in these other places of Holy Scripture. First there is the question of brutal reality of suffering. People from ancient times right into the present wonder where God is in the brokenness of the world. The second point Jesus affirms to us in this passage, as God does throughout Scripture, is that the world is not abandoned by God nor is God the source of affliction. We often enough to bring such things on ourselves. On the other hand, some things are mysteries themselves and part of our broken world. Thirdly is the implicit question, in such times in whom shall we place our trust? Do we place it in the structures we create, the systems we perpetuate, the temples we build or, rather, do we place them in the living God? Do we rely on ourselves to control and predict events or do we trust in the love of God? The endurance which Jesus commends to us is both the product of faith in God and the power of transformation. The promise of the world is enacted in the world through ordinary people just holding on to grace in the face of everything which seems to defeat that grace. By gaining our lives we gain, in Christ, the life of the world for the world s sake and in the name of God. We are called, in other words, to bless a broken world by our own blessed perseverance to love it, even in spite of itself. This is how we image Christ himself who acts, inexplicably, in the same way towards all of us throughout all time. Blessings! Jamie+ The Rev. Jamie Stutler, rector frjamie@stclementscanton.org The Rev. Lucy A. Martinez, deacon deakonmex@gmail.com Church & Parish Hall, 2795 Ridge Rd. Office & Ministry Center, 2707 Ridge Rd. Office: stclements@stclementscanton.org Outreach: Mailing Address: PO Box 4156, Canton, GA, For more information see the website at

2 Page 2 Adult Forum Coming up this Week Sunday 11/13 In the morning: 8, 9, & 11 AM Services Forum: Joseph Mole, Director, Emmaus House In the evening Real Love Group 4PM Dinner 5:30, Youth 6PM Sunday Forum through October The Eleventh through the Thirtieth Sunday after Pentecost Please note for those who wish to be formally received into the Episcopal Church, the next diocesan confirmation will be at the Cathedral of St. Philip on Sunday afternoon, December 11. The following forums are open to all but are strongly recommended to those who wish to seek confirmation. Forum speakers: November 6 Ingathering, All Saints Sunday No forum Festive Meal / Celebration Monday 11/14 Book Club, Davis Hall, 1:30 PM Tuesday 11/15 Bible Study 10:30AM AA 8PM Wednesday 11/16 Morning Prayer 9AM TOPS 9:30AM Holy Eucharist 6:30PM November 13 November 20 November 27 The Forum speaker is John C. Caravella, secretarytreasurer of Veteran s Heart Georgia. Dr. Catharine Meeks, The Beloved Community dismantling racism in the diocese of Atlanta The Rev. Mary Wetzel, vicar, Church of the Common Ground Friday 11/18 Men s Discussion Group 12 noon IHOP Canton Rector s Tuesday Morning Bible Study 10:30 to Noon in Davis Hall. The subject will be Holy Spirit. The Altar Guild is looking for new members to join their teams. If this very rewarding ministry is something you would be interested in, please contact Trish Cole at or patriciaocole@hotmail.com. The Daughters of the King is a Lay Order in the Episcopal Church. The Daughters commitment is to prayer and service. The next DOK meeting is Tuesday, December 6th at 7PM at the church. Book Club: The next book club meeting is November 14th at 1:30 in Davis Hall to discuss PEACHES FOR MONSIEUR LE CURE by Jo Ann Harris.

3 Parish Life Page 3 Dear Good People of St. Clement s, Upcoming Events All Saints Sunday All Faithful Departed November 6 DAYLIGHT SAVING ENDS 2:00AM November 11 Happening #66 November Annual Diocese Council Friday and Saturday, Nov St. Clement November 23 Advent November 27 I had the hip revision surgery on my left hip on October 25th and came home the next day. The surgeon gave me a 2-day block for pain which actually lasted for 9 days! The 9th day, however, the pain began and have wrestled with it ever since. It is getting slightly better each day; but I haven t felt up to sitting in a service just yet. I look forward to the time when I can be at the services and we can share our time of worship together! In the meantime, I so appreciate your thoughts, prayers and good wishes! STEWARDSHIP Percent of Pledges received to date In Christ s love, Lucy We need Habitat volunteers! The Habitat for Humanity build in Woodstock at 415 Heritage Row started Saturday, November 5. St. Clement's has the following scheduled weekends: Siding - Dec 17, Dry Wall/Siding - Jan 14th, Paint - Feb 11, and Pre-landscape - Feb 18. We will provide breakfast Feb 11 and Feb18. Signup for any/all of these dates in Signup Genius at go/20f084daba829a7f94-heritage. lf you have any questions, contact Dana Oakes at or Tim Woltering at IPhone classes now in progress. The cost is $15.00 for the 3 classes. Call Terri Dover at (303) Habitat 1st Nail December 17 Thanksgiving November 24 Diocese Confirmation December 11 Christmas December 25 Birthdays Blair Binder, 11/14 Anna Muchukot, 11/17 Jordan Schilling,11/14 Becan Flynn, 11/18 Anniversaries Bill and Margaret Whitley, 11/14 56%

4 Page 4 1st Sunday: Loose offering goes to Outreach 2nd Sunday: MUST basket Call-In Ministry Helping folks in need week to week. Seasonal Ministries Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving: sharing the celebration of God s grace. Children s Ministries Summer Lunches School Backpacks Rector s Forum for November 13: John C. Caravella is a governing director and the current Secretary/Treasurer of Veteran s Heart Georgia, Inc. John is a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam conflict, having served with the 1st Cavalry Division and the 23rd Infantry Division. He earned the Combat Infantryman s Badge and was awarded the Bronze Star. John has been active in the Atlanta Vietnam Veterans Business Association, the American Society for Training and Development, the Atlanta Economics Club, the Miami Valley Venture Association, and the Turnaround Management Association. Angel Tree: If you know of a Cherokee County family you would like to recommend for Angel Tree, please contact Arlene Wright by November 12 at home: or cell: , rawrightca@gmail.com. MUST THANKSGIVING: We are collecting donations for MUST Ministries for their annual Thanksgiving meal baskets for the less fortunate. Envelopes will be provided in the pews and on the table in the narthex. We will be accepting contributions through Sunday, November 13th. Any questions, please contact Roy or Jan Owings: Blessings, Jan Owings The Men's Discussion Group meets every Friday at 12 noon at IHOP in Canton next to Canton Marketplace. We welcome men and women to join us. ECW (Episcopal Church Women) We welcome all St. Clement s women. The Annual Christmas Party will be on Friday, December 2 at 7 pm in Davis Hall. For information Wanda Carr at wandakiddcarr@gmail.com. The Lunch Bunch date, time, and location for December will be announced. Cooperative Ministries: MUST Habitat for Humanity Path to Shine We support: Camp Mikell Holy Comforter Emmaus House South American Missionaries Bethesda Community Clinic Hurricane devastation in Haiti and North Carolina: Episcopal Relief & Development is working around the clock to provide support to our dioceses and local partners as they assess damage in the affected areas. We are currently helping muchneeded support to Haiti and Cuba, as well as those places affected in the United States. In Haiti, our support will enable local partners such as the Bishop Tharp Institute (BTI) to provide food and water to displaced people sheltering on the school's campus. We are supporting dioceses along the southern Atlantic coast, providing assistance to local leaders who are reaching out in their communities. After several days of heavy rain, flood levels continue to rise in areas of South Carolina and eastern North Carolina, stranding large numbers of people and prompting evacuations. To make a gift, in whatever amount you can, to our Hurricane Matthew Response Fund today. Thank you and blessings to all. Weight Loss Group meets in Davis Hall every Wednesday morning at 9:30AM, program and discussion group at 10. Meetings last an hour or less. If you have a few pounds to lose we would love for you to join us. Fees are very reasonable, first meeting is free. For information, call Barbara Tilley at or come on to the meeting at 9:30AM on Wednesdays.

5 YOUTH Page 5 Happening #66 Invitation Dear friends of the Diocese of Atlanta, young people, clergy, youth ministers, and those in he Happening community, We are so excited to be sending you this today because it means that it s now time to register for Happening #66! Happening is a Christian experience presented by youth for youth with the help of clergy and lay adult leadership. This experience seeks to achieve the purpose of bringing young persons to a fuller personal knowledge of and relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ and to a deeper level of commitment and apostleship. Happening #66 will take place at Camp Mikell and Conference Center in Toccoa on November 11th-13th. We have an outstanding staff of youth and adults selected! Now it s time to get Candidates: youth to participate in the weekend! We invite any high school youth to attend. Payment can be made online or a check can be mailed to Easton Davis, Youth and Young Adult Missioner, at the Diocese of Atlanta, 2744 Peachtree Rd. NW, Atlanta, GA Again, Happening #66 will take place at Mikell Camp and Conference Center over the weekend of November 11-13, Registration is 5:30-7:00pm on Friday and closing concludes around 5:30pm on Sunday. Camp Mikell is located at 237 Camp Mikell Rd. Toccoa, GA The cost of Happening is $100. Please begin praying for the weekend! Also, feel free to contact Happening at happeningdioatl@gmail.com or call any of us if you have any questions or need more information! Caritas, Dylan Walker, Youth-in-Charge & Rector of Happening #66 Keith Dumke & Sally Paris, Happening Lay Directors Dylan Walker, Youth-in-Charge & Rector of Happening #66 Keith Dumke & Sally Paris, Happening Lay Directors St. Clement s Youth Program Calendar November Nov. 6,13,27 EYC 5:30pm Nov Happening Nov Annual Council Lock-In Nov. 20 No EYC December Dec. 4, 11 EYC 5:30pm Dec. 16 St. Clem EYC Lock-in January Jan. 1- No EYC Jan. 6-8 DYC at Camp Mikell Jan. 21 New Beginnings Team Training Jan Happening Team Training February Feb. 3-5 New Beginnings Feb 19 No EYC Feb Happening #67 Feb. 5,12,26 EYC 5:30pm Greetings Everyone, Hope everyone is having a great week! I wanted to inform every one of the Diocesan events for the rest of the year. I encourage everyone to participate as much as possible in the Diocesan event. This is a great way to network and make new friendships outside of the parish and school. The events are as following: NO YOUTH THIS WEEK! I will be out of town this weekend so we will not have EYC this Sunday! Happening 66 November Registration closes this Sunday October 30 th at midnight. This is a retreat for High Schoolers and it is a great experience and one of the reasons I am here today. Youth Lock-In at Annual Council: Registration Deadline is November 14 th When: November Time: 6pm Friday until 10am Saturday Where: Georgia International Convention Center Cost: $35 plus 5 canned goods Reminder: I send out notifications and information about events through remind 101 software. This is the easiest way for you to know what is going on because it goes directly to your phone via text. I do not spam. Any messages you receive are important updates about youth and I try to keep them to a minimum. To join my class to the number Diocesan Youth Page: Link will be below. -information.html Sincerely, Abel Betances abel.rico@hotmail.com stclements1@gmail.com