JUNE 2016 T H E M A R Y S B E L L. A Blessed Father s Day

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1 JUNE 2016 O T H E B E L L S S T. M A R Y S A Blessed Father s Day

2 Dear St. Mary s family, Records state that the first service of the Mission Church St. Mark s Episcopal Church was held on May 20, 1877, celebrated by The Rev. William H. Carter, in a school house at 220 South Palmetto Avenue which is where the north parking lot of Westminster Canterbury is located. Thus, Friday, May 20, 2016, was the 139th birthday of our beloved St. Mary s. Most of you know that St. Mary s was first named St. Mark s Episcopal, but by the intervention of the Holy Spirit and a mix up in the etching of the corner stone we became St. Mary s Episcopal Church in 1883 when, during the ceremony for laying the cornerstone, it was discovered that the stone was etched with the name St. Mary s, not St. Mark s. Although none of us has been around that long we can appreciate and celebrate the fortitude of our forefathers, and foremothers. From the miss-named cornerstone through the difficult times and the less demanding times St. Mary s has been steadfast and has always maintained a formidable presence in Daytona Beach. From that day in 1883 when the cornerstone was laid to the present day St. Mary s has worshiped in same location. A feat not achieved by many and aside from two extensions in the early days and a couple of later renovations St. Mary s Episcopal Church has maintained the same ambiance of her earlier years, again a feat not achieved by many. We still are the pretty little white church on the corner although the church was not white originally. St. Mary s was instrumental in starting the mission churches of Trinity (known at first as The Summer Church and since dissolved), St. James, Grace, St. Paul s - NSB, St. Timothy s, and in1963 Holy Child, now known as The Church of the Holy Child. Thus, we rightly earn the title The Mother Church. We have richly blessed and we have been richly blessed. May we continue to do so for many more decades. May the peace of God be with you, Fran P.S. If you are interested in serving on the 140th Anniversary Celebration Committee for nextyear, please let me know.

3 SEARCH COMMITTEE UPDATE On May 18th the Search Committee met with Canon Nunez and received a list of candidate s names. At this point in time the committee is reviewing each of their portfolios and will follow-up with a mailing of our profile and 2015 Annual Report to each of them. After they review our information they will express a desire to stay in the search process or respectfully withdraw. Following that we will be setting up Skype interviews. Once the Skype interviews are complete the committee will again review their findings and through the power of discernment decidewhich candidates to keep in the process for further evaluation. As I have mentioned several times before, this part of the process is done in the strictest of confidence and no member of the committee is permitted to discuss any matters in connection with the search process. PLEASE honor that by not asking the committee members any questions relevant to the search process. What you can do is PRAY, pray fervently that the committee will be blessed with the wisdom of discernment and we will hear who God is calling to be our next rector. Heavenly Father, you know every decision we need to make and every challenge we face. We need your Holy Spirit to give us strength, wisdom, and direction. We ask you to guide us all the way as we begin the process of calling the rector you have chosen for our beloved St. Mary s. Amen Please pray for St. Mary s and the committee: Claudia, Danielle, Fran, Jackie, Jamie & Shiela! A Prayer For The Guiding Light of God s Spirit O God, throughout the ages you have been a faithful light for your people. Today we once again find ourselves in need of your guiding light in this time of discernment. We humbly ask that you would give us grace to listen to one another with gentle and compassionate hearts. We ask for trust for those who are afraid. We ask for hope for those who are discouraged. We ask for wisdom for those who are in leadership. We ask for a fresh outpouring of God's spirit on our Search Committee. Show us the way forward, together. In the midst of our discernment may we not forget the other work to which you have called us - to feed the hungry, to clothe the poor, to shelter the homeless, and to bind up the wounds of those who are suffering. In your mercy Lord, Hear our prayer. Amen

4 Picnic Pictures continued on next page

5 Celebrating Memorial Day, the return of our Israel travelers and St. Mary s 139th Birthday.

6 The Episcopal Church Women will meet for lunch at 11:30 on Tuesday, June 7, at Fresko Greek Restaurant, located at 2842 S. Ridgewood Ave. in South Daytona. It is just south of Reed Canal road. We hope to see you there. E C W Questions? Call Rosa at or Nancy at Calling all Cursillesta s and those interested in becoming a Cursillo member: Join us on Friday, June 17 at St. Paul s in New Smyrna Beach. St. Pauls is refreshing their Cursillo program by joining in the monthly deanery rotation for Friday night Ultreyas. Cursilliestas, please bring a dish to share. The Cursillo commission is looking for any Cursillo member interested in taking part in a two day conference on How to get more young (18-55) people involved in Cursillo If interested, contact Danielle Rogers for information on how to contact the Maggie Thompson In May, 2016, the Mission and Outreach Committee met. Currently the committee consists of Eileen Francis, Kathleen Munroe and Danielle Rogers. If anyone is interested in serving on the team, please contact one of these three ladies. The team has decided to keep local in our efforts for outreach at this time. We called for a collection of baby items for the Pregnancy Crisis Center and will be doing a cash donation to HUM in June. Also beware food items are still being collected to give to HUM. Thank you. Danielle Rogers

7 DAUGHTERS OF THE KING Monthly Meeting: Tuesday, June at 10:00 AM in the Library. ********************************* DEADLINES Weekly Bulletins Thursday NOON Sunday Servant Scheduling 20th of the month (dates of known absences, please) Monthly Newsletter 25th of month ***************************** BOOK CLUB Saturday June 11 1:00 pm Fairway Tavern The book for June is The Boys in the Boat by Danielle Brown Contact person JoAn Macdonald ***************************** PALMETTO HOUSE DINNER 1ST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH June 1, 2016 Prepare and Serve Dinner To Residents To take part, sign up in Palmer Hall LUNCH BUNCH MONDAY, June 27, 2016 at 1:00 ************************************* Episcopal Church Women: On Tuesday, June 7, at 11:30. all women of St. Mary s are invited to gather for lunch at Fresko Greek Restaurant located at 2842 Ridgewood Ave. in South Daytona, just south of Reed Canal RoadWe hope to see you there. Questions? Contact Rosa Mills ******************************* PASTORAL CARE LAY EUCHARISTIC VISITORS Lay Visitors are requested to post in the LEV book, all visitation information within the week of your visit. Thank you for your assistance and service to those in need. Anchored in Christ, Tom Farrell ******************************* June 5, 2016 Bake your favorite cookies to share at coffee hours

8 ISRAEL TRIP WITH FATHER BOB AND BECKY 2016 PANORAMIC VIEW OF JERUSALEM ISRAEL TOUR TEAM 2016l THE SACRED PIT WHERE JESUS WAS FIRST IMPRISONED; THEN THE STEPS AND PATH THAT LED TO HIS FLAGELLATION AND THE VIA DOLOROSA Continued..

9 STEVE CALVERT Debra and Camilla Gonsolves at the stone where Jesus body was first laid off the cross for purification. Very holy sight and moment STEVE CHESLEY DAN BECKY LINDA THE TOMB Continued...

10 The Western Wall Carmen and Becky delivering ours and their prayer requests and placing them in the crevices of the wall (Note the white specks in the wall). Above: The men in yellow CARMEN CARMEN

11 BAPTISMS CALVERT DAN FR. BOB DAVID The Journey will continue in the July Bells LINDA

12 SUNDAY SERVANTS FOR JUNE 2016 JUNE :30 AM LEM READER 1 Scott Law Kay Bielick Scott Law Bob Kundinger READER2 Gwen Johnson JoAn Macdonald Nell Moore Kathy Munroe CRUCIFER Scott Law Kay Bielick Scott Law Bob Kundinger PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Nell Moore Rondi Terracino Kathy Munroe Mark Skolski USHERS Jim/Sylvia Richey Ed Shaw Gail Wooten 10:30 AM LEM 1 READER 1 Pete Corliss Bob Kundinger Frank Gummey Jackie Block LEM 2 Fran Dunn Sally Cullen Carmen Howell Pete Corliss READER 2 Catherine Maher Jeff Schuh Pat Carlin Shiela McKay- Vaughan CRUCIFER Pete Corliss Frank Gummey Bob Kundinger Pete Corliss TORCH Fran Dunn Peyton Glugover Carmen Howell Peyton Glugover TORCH Jackie Block Sydnee Glugover Fran Dunn Sydnee Glugover PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Pat Carlin Shiela McKay- Vaughan Catherine Maher Rachel Ramsey OBLATIONERS Phyllis Lowery Mary Corliss Brenda Jarvis Eileen Francis David Withee Joan Rebola The Feeleys ALTAR GUILD 1 Pat Hook, Chesley Bennett, Nita May, Marcia Shearer 2 Carmen Howell Paula Rizzo 3 Susan Gummey Pat Carlin Brenda Jarvis 4 Patricia Langtry Rachel Ramsey FLOWER GUILD 1 Pat Hook Clara Fowler Winnie Hart 2 Pat Hook Clara Fowler Winnie Hart 3 Dawn Foster Susan Gummey 4 Marlene Kellington Clare Rakestraw COUNTERS Paul Francis Rachel Ramsey Danielle Rogers Winnie Hart Danielle Rogers Jackie Block Danielle Rogers Paul Francis Danielle Rogers USHERS: Calvert Davis (Captain), Victoria Mills, David Withee, Ken Apholz Alternates: Winnie Hart, Brenda Jarvis Larry Clifton, Frederick Aryeetey

13 JUNE 2016 Happy Anniversary 2 Reid and Alice Smith 7 Fred and June Feeley 10 Dennis and Tina Mulberger 14 Bob and Sally Scott 15 Paul and Eileen Francis Happy Birthday 1 Patricia Knott 3 June Feeley 5 David Kundinger 7 Fr. Bob Anderson 8 Eileen Francis 8 Doreen Moorhouse 9 Jeff Schuh 9 Chuck Stites 13 Rondi Terracino 13 Dot Hamilton 13 Bob Barker 14 Anne Gallion 14 Nick Tedesco 20 June Holcomb 22 Charles Rizzo 26 Ashley Aey 30 Sally Stedman Faithfully Departed Rest Eternal, Grant to Jeffrey Niday and Doris Cole, O Lord: And let light perpetual shine upon them May their souls and the souls of all the departed, Through the mercy of God, rest in Peace. Amen

14 The Reverend Robert Anderson, Interim Rector Richard Wright, Organist/Choir Director St. Mary s Episcopal Church Judi Raske, Parish Administrator Tom Raimondo, Sexton Miguel Berrios, Security St, Mary s Episcopal Church 216 Orange Ave. Daytona Beach, FL Phone: (386) Fax: (386) stmarysdaytona1216@cfl.rr.com WEB Site: Our Services The mission of St. Mary s is To know Christ and to serve him Office Hours: 10 am till 2 pm Monday through Friday Sunday 8:30 am Rite I Sunday 10:30 am Rite II NOTICE MINISTRIES AND LEADERS Before scheduling meetings, functions or events for your groups, please check the master calendar in the church office to make sure your date does not conflict with any other events that may be scheduled. Please fill out a Calendar Request Form which is available in the office. Events will be approved by the Vestry REMINDER If you are in the hospital or scheduled to be in the hospital in the near future, please inform the church office so that we will know that you are there. Please leave a message if the church office is closed Senior Warden: Junior Warden: Secretary: Treasurer VESTRY Pete Corliss Tom Farrell Claudia Forrester Bob Kundinger Danielle Rogers Fran Dunn Shiela McKay-Vaughan Jacqueline Block Jamie Musselwhite