JESUS BLESSES LITTLE CHILDREN

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1 MAY, 2010 JESUS BLESSES LITTLE CHILDREN People were bringing little children to Jesus In order that he might touch them; and the disciples spoke sternly to them. But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it. And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them. Mark 10:13-16 If we want to know more deeply the heart of God, we need look no further than the faith and wonder and presence of a child. Children have the capacity to see things that we as adults can no longer see. They have the remarkable ability to exalt in the mundane, the common, and the forgotten. What we as adults take for granted or see as monotonous children see as a mystery and enchantment. On Youth Sunday, which we celebrated on Easter II, April 11, I witnessed first-hand the amazing faith and depth of our children here at St. David s. I saw Jesus fully alive, in flesh and blood, in the form of some of our young people. That Sunday, as I was standing in the Henderson Room getting ready to process, I saw what seemed to be a beaming light in the midst of normalcy as one of our high school students cracked the biggest smile I have ever seen on her face. She was getting ready to serve communion for the first time in her life to the rest of the parish. Her whole presence was that of energy and spirit. She was so excited to get to use her gifts to serve God and serve people in that moment. And her expression never changed. That same exuberance and light that was in her smile made its way into the church during the procession. It permeated the rest of the parishioners in the pews, and it ministered to countless numbers of people as she served them at the. Jesus was present. That same morning, as I made my way through the undercroft, I was chatting with another young person, and I inquired whether he were going to go home early (Mama wasn t feeling well ) or whether he were coming to church. And he said, I m staying; I really want to hear the sermon in church today. It s how I get renewed. I was blown away! 1

2 And the truth is Jesus is present in all our children, youth, students, and young adults here. The health and growth that is developing in our children is evident in our children s choirs, in Godly Play, Rite-13, and J2A, and in our acolyte program. Images of our Heavenly Creator are all around us. We just have to have eyes that are wide enough to see them. E.S.G. CLASS OF 2010: CONGRATULATIONS, GRADS! It s hard to believe that it s commencement time for many in the parish family. We salute those who are graduating and wish them every blessing as they pursue the next step. Margie Gray Bachelor of Science (Nursing) from Catholic University, Washington, D.C. Michelle Green from Father Ryan Sara Jean Hornberger from St. Cecilia Academy Rachael Howland from The Academy at Old Cockrill Katie Maiberger Bachelor of Arts (cum laude) from Bellarmine University, Louisville, Kentucky IN OUR PRAYERS We welcome by Letter of Transfer from St. George s, Nashville, Allison Germain Grimenstein. May the Holy Spirit guide and strengthen her The following persons are being prayed for in our liturgies each week: Jacqui Penney, John Brabson, Joan Vester, Jane Zibelin, Julie Erwin, Harold and Beverly McCormack, Scott Overlock, Mary Cook, Gail Lee, Connie Valentine, Lattie Brown, Jessica Lyons, Rosie Wilkerson, John McCormack, Cheryl, Joey Hudspeth, Dan Mjolsness, Merv Daehler, Mary Lou Pierce, Gordie Chretien, Paul Fisher, and Jackie Hill. Comfort and relieve your servants, and give power of healing to those who minister to their needs 2

3 ONION RINGS by Norman Gillis The Rev. Ann Walling was recently nominated for the Mary Catherine Strobel award in the category of Community-Impact, for the Mekong Blue Project. She was nominated by Seigenthaler Public Relations. What a great honor and recognition welldeserved! Katie Maiberger will graduate Saturday, May 8, from Bellarmine University with dual majors: English and Psychology. She's graduating cum laude, so we should all be proud of her for that. In addition to her academic achievement, for all but her freshman year she's worked hours a week at The Children's Place in St. Matthew's Mall in Louisville. Right now, no plans for grad school. Dad John Maiberger and Mom Linda Heft with Linda s Mom and sister traveling from Ohio will be headed for the baccalaureate and graduation. 64 TH ANNUAL LAYMEN S CONFERENCE The 2010 Conference of the Episcopal Churchmen of Tennessee will be held at the DuBose Conference Center, Monteagle, during the weekend of August The Annual Conference of the Episcopal Churchmen of Tennessee is said to be the largest conference of its type in The Episcopal Church and possibly the world-wide Anglican Communion. The first Annual Conference was held at the DuBose Conference Center in Monteagle, in September, After the creation of the two dioceses in West and East Tennessee in 1983 and 1985, the organization continued with the laymen of all three dioceses operating as one state-wide organization, but with separate officers for each of the three Grand Divisions. The Episcopal Churchmen of Tennessee raise money through their offerings at the Annual Conference and through the sale of shirts and caps displaying the Episcopal symbols. These funds are used to cover expenses of the Annual Conference and support of any outreach efforts of the organization. The program this year features the Rev. Dr. Daniel Matthews, Father Charles Strobel, 3 and Larry Gates; the three bishops in Tennessee will also be at the weekend. Athletic activities, community events, and liturgical opportunities abound! Contact the parish office for a registration form or register at SUNDAY MORNING BREAKFASTS We re so grateful to all of our Sunday morning breakfast chefs who have provided such delicious fare and offered delightful hospitality. Since January, Howard Fox, Carolyn Avery, Annette Pilcher, Rahn Huber, Dot Williams, Jennifer Leathers, Susan Moore, Ann Riddle, Mary Lou Pierce, Kathy Carlson, Dotty Rogers, Madison Hamilton, John Hamilton, and Jackie Hamilton have gotten up in the wee hours to make sure that breakfast was ready between the services. But Lynda Christiansen is the mover-and-shaker who has guided the whole enterprise, adding her singular touch to the kitchen. Thank you, thank you! Breakfasts concluded on Easter Day and will resume on Rally Day on September 12. FROM THE JUNIOR WARDEN by Stephen Jordan Many thanks to Lezette Thomason and Annette White for planting English boxwoods and azaleas, weeding, and trimming, in their ongoing beautification of the patio area; to Joe Brown and John Maiberger for the removal of rust and the cleaning of our "Episcopal Church Welcomes You" signs; to Joe Brown for pressure-washing the columbarium exterior; and to John Maiberger for installing fluorescent lighting in the sacristy attic. May 6 May 8 May 15 May 27 May 28 May 30 MAY ANNIVERSARIES Sue & David Strayhorn Ardis & Ramsey Leathers Linda Heft & John Maiberger Claudia & John Patton Cathy Hinton & David Livingston Emily & Thunder Jones

4 LIVING IN CREATION GREEN TIP The Internet makes going green a snap with resources, tools, ideas, and suggestions for making the planet better. Check out these useful websites and start helping the Earth every day: Green Your Learn how to green just about anything, Good Guide What s the eco track record of your purchases? Green Guide National Geographic s resource for greener living, The Daily Green The consumer s guide to the green revolution. Get daily Green Tips at CoolPeopleCare.org. Send your ideas for Green Tips to info@livingincreation.org and they ll post them with credit to you. YOU MIGHT BE AN EPISCOPALIAN if you know the difference between a surplice and a cotta and the appropriate use of each. if words like vouchsafe, oblation, supplications, succor, bewail, wherefore, dost, and very (in its archaic sense) are familiar to you even if you don t have a clue what they mean. if your groomsmen at your wedding whisper with God s help to you during your vows after you say, I will. if you think that the Bible is a holy book because it quotes the Book of Common Prayer so well. if, while looking for a can opener in the church kitchen, all you can find are four corkscrews. if you catch yourself genuflecting or bowing as you enter a row of seats in a theater. if you visit any Protestant church, and when you get seated you say, Where are the kneelers? or, Where is the altar? if you can pronounce innumerable benefits procured unto us by the same. if the word Sewanee puts a lump in your throat. if you ever find yourself saying, Oh, but we ve never done it that way before. if, when visiting a Roman Catholic Church, you are the only Ah-men in a sea of Amens. if your covered-dish for the pot-luck supper in escargot in puff shells. if you know that a primate isn t just a monkey. if you know that a Sursum Corda is not a surgical procedure. if you don t think Agnus Dei is a woman. if your picnic basket has sterling knives and forks (entrée, fish, salad, and cake). if you know that the nave is not a playing card. if your friend said, I m truly sorry, and you replied, and you humbly repent. if you consider a bumper sticker on your car to be an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace. if you know that humble access has nothing to do with a security clearance. if you know that the Senior Warden and the Junior Warden are not positions in the local prison. if you not only talk about God, but God is placed in the palm of your hand. And finally, if you reach a point when you re not sure about anything theologically, but you still feel completely at home at the altar rail and somehow know you re meeting God there, even though you can t begin to understand how. May 3 May 4 May 5 May 7 May 9 May 14 May 15 May 17 May 18 May 19 May 21 May 22 May 23 May 25 May 26 May 27 May 28 May 29 May 30 MAY BIRTHDAYS Susan Gish Barbara Bowen, Patrick Grimenstein Tom Bolles, Sophie Johnson David Axford, David Green, Jim Hornberger Dolores Rayhab, Anne Swift Lezette Thomason, Annette White Tommy Tompkins, Zoe Garner Betti Lose Steve Cook, John Orzechowski Katie Beesley, Melina Gaspard Hugh McBryde Bart Franks, Sara Hornberger Tom Means Don Duke, Howard Fox Tyler Adams, Hunter McNair Adam Spector Whitney McFalls, Bob Erwin Kate Hornberger, David Strayhorn Joan Green, Daniel Robert, Jennifer Sanders, Greg McNair & Bryan Collier 4

5 May 2010 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 Easter V 9:15 am Children s Worship CF classes 9 Easter VI 9:15 am Children s Worship CF classes 16 Easter VII :00 pm DOK 11 6:30 pm Vestry Dinner 7:00 pm Vestry Meeting :15 pm Pentecost Trinity Sunday 31 Memorial Day 5

6 May 2010 LAY MINISTRY SCHEDULE ACOLYTES 10:30 a.m. May 2 Easter V May 9 Easter VI May 16 Easter VII May 23 Day of Pentecost Crucifer J. DUKE L. RAYHAB M. GREEN S. RAYHAB May 30 Pentecost I M. HAMILTON Torchbearer M. DUKE J. LITTLE J. DONETS M. DUKE J. JOLIE Torchbearer H. RAYHAB A. GASPARD R. GREEN H. RAYHAB S. GASPARD ALTAR GUILD J. LEATHERS C. HINTON D. ROGERS M. ADAMS C. HINTON (Saturday) S. MOORE L. GUSTAVE M. L. PIERCE H. GASPARD L. GUSTAVE L. L. S. RAYHAB D. RAYHAB S. RAYHAB CHRISTIANSEN CHRISTIANSEN CHILDREN S WORSHIP USHER GODLY PLAY 1 GODLY PLAY 2 GODLY PLAY 3 M. OR K. AGEE END OF YEAR C. HINTON M. & K. AGEE L. CHILTON M. GARRETT B. & S. McELROY NATURE WALK COUNTERS - 10:30 a.m. D. AXFORD B. LENTZ S. COOK A. PILCHER D. AXFORD V. DONETS G. HARMON S. JORDAN H. FOX S. COOK FLOWER GUILD D. ROGERS S. SPECTOR C. HINTON M. GARRETT M. L. RAYHAB (Saturday) M. BROWN E. GIBBONS M. HINTON J. ERWIN H. GASPARD LECTORS 8:00 a.m. B. BOWEN K. CARLSON K. CARLSON C. FARRAR J. FERRELLI 10:30 a.m. N. HOWRY J. BROWN M. CASS T. JONES L. HOVIOUS L.E.M. S 8:00 a.m. J. FERRELLI K. CARLSON K. CARLSON M. L. PIERCE J. FERRELLI K. A. PILCHER S. JORDAN D. ROGERS S. GRAY 10:30 a.m. LECHLEITER S. GISH* J. HAMILTON* B. LENTZ* A. PILCHER* N. GILLIS* USHERS - 10:30 a.m. C. SCHMIDT J. ERWIN N. & K. HOWRY J. HENDRICK R. LEATHERS J. MAIBERGER G. WILLIAMS B. NAPIER J. BROWN 6