the story God bless our teachers! Thank you! St. Thomas Episcopal Church September 2018 Volume 41, Issue 9

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1 the story St. Thomas Episcopal Church September 2018 Volume 41, Issue 9 All are Welcome No Exceptions! St. Thomas Episcopal Church accepts all people and we commit to: Celebrate the Eucharist regularly Keep a personal and community discipline of prayer and study Proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ by promoting justice, peace, and love Nurture God s people as we grow in Christ Live with thanksgiving, wonder, and openness to God s love Restore all people to unity with God and each other CHRISTIAN EDUCATION BEGINS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 Christian Education classes begin on Sunday, September 9. Classes meet during worship at 10 a.m. All children will re-join their families in The Nave at The Peace. See page 3 for the September Christian Education dates. Godly Play (3-6) Youth Class (6-18) Suzanne Bachman Jamison Allen Kristen Ring Teresa Voorhees God bless our teachers! Thank you! TRIVIA FUN NIGHT Saturday, September 22, 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. 1. Which bird has the largest wingspan? 2. What is the second largest country by land mass? 3. Which book is stolen most often from public libraries? (Answers on page 5.) Do you and your friends think you know trivia? Do you want to win gift card prizes? Then put a team together (1, 2, 3 or 4 players per team) and give it a try. You don t have to play. Just come and watch the fun! The cost is $5.00 per person or $10/team. A portion of the proceeds benefits St. Thomas Clinic. This family-friendly event will have a supervised children s game room. Food and beverages will be available for additional donations. Please sign up to volunteer or donate food for the event. Help get the word out! We are also asking each family to put up one flyer and sell four tickets. Turn in money in the Sunday collection and memo Trivia or at the event. Jim Phillips is the coordinator of this fundraising event:

2 Vestry News Page 2 UNITED THANK OFFERING The Search Committee met for the first time on August 8th. We looked over the materials and talked about the beginning steps of the process. Our next step is to work with the Diocesan Transition Team. We hope to meet again by the middle of September. We are all looking forward to seeing where this journey leads us. St. Thomas Search Committee Elyssa Everling & Teresa Voorhees, Co-chairs Danny Bachman Cynthia Dozier Marikay Kapke Maggie Lewis Karen Smith The 22nd Vestry of St. Thomas ( ) 2018: Robin Kares, Danny Bachman, Judith Mullinix, Jim Phillips 2019: Jim Alexander, Karen Smith 2020: Rachel Allen, Cynthia Dozier The Clergy, Staff and Officers of St. Thomas Bishop... The Rt. Rev. Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows Parish Administrator... Carol Macmillan Senior Warden... Robin Kares Junior Warden... Danny Bachman Clerk... Karen Smith Treasurer...Marti Ramsey Assistant Treasurers... Robin Kares, Mike Ramsey... Eric Smith, Judith Mullinix September Vestry Meeting Sunday, Sept. 9, 11:15 am What is UTO? The United Thank Offering (UTO) is a program of The Episcopal Church for the mission of the whole Church, founded by and administered by women since All of the grants given each year are funded from donations put in the little blue boxes which you'll find in the pews this month. Blessings given from blessings you receive. All money is used for UTO grants to mission ministries throughout the world. See the 2018 Grant Awards on the bulletin board. The UTO In-Gathering is Sunday, October 7. Please turn your change into a check or dollars and cents. It is a big help to our counters. Thank you for helping to change our world. ~ Mike Ramsey, UTO Chair Random Acts of Kindness Send a note! Did you know there s a basket of note cards and envelopes in the back of the Nave? Take one and write a note to a church member perhaps to someone on the prayer list, a college student, or one of our homebound members. Just put their name on it and leave it in the secretary s mailbox. Carol will address it, add a stamp and mail it! Knowing they are thought about by their church family can raise their spirits and brighten their day.

3 Page 3 Worship & Fellowship CENTERING PRAYER GATHERINGS 7 pm Sept. 5 & 19 9 am Sept. 9 & 23 Meetings last minutes. Each session starts with instruction for those new to the practice. We'll begin with the Gospel reading of the day and then have 20 minutes of centering prayer. We'll finish with the Lord's Prayer. CHRISTIAN EDUCATION Godly Play & Youth Classes meet September 9, 16, 23 & 30 Children meet on these Sundays during the 10 am worship and return to the Nave during The Peace. If people want to stay longer on Wednesdays, we can talk about our individual practices, watch Contemplative Outreach videos, review books about prayer and meditation, or related matters. Questions? Contact John Dozier: dozier.john.dol@gmail.com; ROUND ROBIN MOVIE THE ARTCRAFT THEATRE SATURDAY, SEPT. 29, 7 pm Fran Thompson will buy our block of tickets. Specify how many of each type ticket you need: $5/adult $4/senior, student or military $3/children 12 and under Sign up & pay Fran by Sunday, September 23. Get your tickets from Fran at the door 6:30-7. This is the original (1984) GHOSTBUSTERS. Movie start time is: 7:30 pm Questions? Who you gonna call?! Fran Thompson! SUNDAY WORSHIP The Holy Eucharist worship is celebrated at 10 am on Sundays. Supply clergy this month: Sept. 2 The Very Rev. Robert Giannini Sept. 9 The Very Rev. Robert Giannini Sept. 16 The Rev. Canon Richard Halladay Sept. 23 The Rev. Canon Richard Halladay Sept. 30 The Rev. Canon Richard Halladay COFFEE FELLOWSHIP AFTER WORSHIP The Coffee Fellowship hour is at 11 am on Sundays in Halladay Hall. The after-service coffee fellowship hour strengthens our church family relationships and helps us welcome newcomers. Please sign up to host one of the 11 am coffee hours. We really need coffee hosts! Sign up today.

4 Parish Life Page 4 SAFEGUARDING TRAINING ARE YOU UP TO DATE? Clergy, vestry members, employees, key holders and all who work in children s ministries are required to take Safeguarding Training every three years. If the last time you took a module was in 2014, then you must repeat that training by the end of The Abuse Refresher course replaces Sam and It Happened to Me. The diocese checks our records in January for compliance. So how do you know if your 3 years are up and it s time to renew? Log in to safeguardingonline.org and look at each module completion date. Don t remember your login or need a login? Send an to stthomasepis@aol.com or call the office: Keeping our children, members, and our church safe is everyone s duty. EQUIPMENT FAILURES LEAD TO REPLACEMENTS The freezer died and we had water all over the kitchen. Thanks to Jim Phillips for coordinating the removal of the old freezer and for buying the new smaller and energy-efficient freezer with his military discount! Many thanks to all who donated to cover the cost of the freezer! Our four-year old church computer crashed last month after two weeks of up and down time. A hardware scan showed bad sectors on the drive. All files were backed-up and Carol brought her personal laptop in to keep the job flow going. Vestry approved a new computer and it has been installed. Thanks to everyone who donated to the new computer! On behalf of the Interchurch Food Pantry we would like to thank you for your very generous donations of food*, monetary donations, and for your wonderful volunteers! Your support is awesome! Thank you! Carol Phipps, Pantry Manager *Bring food donations for the pantry on Sundays and put them in the back of the Nave. Want to volunteer at the Food Pantry? Just sign up on the Ministry Sign Up Board & show up at the pantry on the 4th Monday of the month. Come one month or as often as you like. We received a beautiful thank you card and a generous donation from Girl Scout Troop 580 for using our facility with this handwritten note: Troop 580 thanks you for opening your doors and allowing us to meet here! Eva Coleman (Troop leader), Robin, Joan, Amy, Robin, Megan, Riley, Lindsay, Kamryn, Kailynn, Chloe, Carson, Emily & Sara PASTORAL CARE NEEDS Be a blessing! Time to restock the new freezer If you can provide a meal for someone in need, please let Cynthia Dozier, our Pastoral Care Coordinator, know or call the office. You may bring the meal to the kitchen freezer. Please mark it with the name of the meal and the date prepared.

5 Page 5 ST. THOMAS CLINIC NEWS The St. Thomas Free Clinic is for Johnson County residents and by appointment only. The Clinic is open on Wednesdays (9am-noon) and one Saturday a month, 9am to noon. See phone numbers below for appointments, prescription refills and dental assistance. September Clinic Dates Hours 9am-Noon 5 Wednesday Clinic 8 Saturday Clinic 12 Wednesday Clinic 19 Wednesday Clinic 26 Wednesday Clinic Dine to Donate Franklin Dairy Queen Monday, Sept. 17, 4-8 pm 480 N Morton Street, Franklin If you can help with future fundraisers, contact the Clinic Director. Outreach 9/24 Whiteland HS Community Fair 10/11 Franklin College Intern/Volunteer Fair Giving Thanks The Clinic received the second half of the EFHN grant of $1,000. Thanks to all our donors! Welcome to our newest volunteers: Linda Eckles, Sarah Lantis, Nicole Sebesky & Shawn Smith. Next Steering Committee Meeting: Thursday, September 6 pm in the library. On behalf of the Steering Committee, thanks to our volunteers for helping serve 207 patients this year (Value of $45,800; medications dispensed $205,539 value.) Terresa Branham, Clinic Director Clinic Appointments: Refill Line: Dental Needs: stthomasclinic@aol.com Facebook: St. Thomas Clinic Parish Life EPISCOPAL WOMEN S MINISTRIES FALL RETREAT SEPTEMBER Food, Faith & Justice The Right Reverend Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, 11th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis will be the retreat leader. Join your sisters-in-faith at the Waycross Center in beautiful Brown County for a fall respite. Treat yourself to this spiritual getaway. Register by Sept. 10. Forms are on the Church News bulletin board. FALL WORK DAY & PITCH-IN LUNCH Saturday, October 27 9am 3pm Danny Bachman, Junior Warden, invites you to help get some things done around the church grounds. Bring your rakes, pruners and work gloves. Stay an hour or all day! We will grill hot dogs and hamburgers for lunch. Bring a side dish or dessert to share. Many hands make light work! We are hoping for a beautiful Indian Summer day. Rain date: November 6 Questions? Contact Danny via dannybachman@yahoo.com; or phone TRIVIA ANSWERS 1. The wandering albatross 2. Canada 3. The Guinness Book of World Records

6 September 2018 Calendar Page 6 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat O Lord, you mark the journey of life with change. Once again we witness your creation moving from one season to the other. Change is your instrument of growth that brings us to a deeper relationship with you. May your Word be the lantern that guides the roads of change in our lives. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. 1 2 Rev. Giannini 3 Office Closed 4 5 Clinic Clinic CENTERING PRAYER 7 PM 9 CENTERING PRAYER 9AM Rev. Giannini CHRISTIAN ED BEGINS Vestry Meeting 11:15 am 16 Rev. Halladay 23 CENTERING PRAYER 9AM Rev. Halladay 30 Rev. Halladay Clinic Dine to Donate Franklin DQ 4-8 pm Clinic CENTERING PRAYER 7 PM 20 READING GROUP 7 PM October Newsletter Deadline TRIVIA NIGHT 7 pm Clinic MOVIE ARTCRAFT 7 pm

7 Page 7 September 2018 Ministry Schedule PROPER Year B, Fifteenth Sunday Proper 17 LESSON SEPT. 2 SEPT. 9 SEPT. 16 SEPT. 23 SEPT. 30 Song of Solomon 2:8-13 Year B, Sixteenth Sunday Proper 18 Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, Year B, Seventeenth Sunday Proper 19 Year B, Eighteenth Sunday Proper 20 Year B, Nineteenth Sunday Proper 21 Proverbs 1:20-33 Proverbs 31:10-31 Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 PSALM 45:1-2, EPISTLE James 1:17-27 James 2:1-17 James 3:1-12 James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a GOSPEL Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, CLERGY & MUSIC The Very Rev. Robert Giannini Music: Sue Downs WORSHIP TIME IS 10 A.M. James 5:13-20 Mark 7:24-37 Mark 8:27-38 Mark 9:30-37 Mark 9:38-50 The Very Rev. Robert Giannini Music: Paul Jump The Rev. Canon Richard Halladay Music: Sue Downs The Rev. Canon Richard Halladay The Rev. Canon Richard Halladay CHURCH OPENER Karen Smith Karen Smith Jen Tullis Robin Kares Jim Phillips GODLY PLAY No class Suzanne Bachman Kristen Ring Suzanne Bachman Kristen Ring YOUTH MINISTRY No class Jamison Allen Teresa Voorhees Jamison Allen Jamison Allen ALTAR GUILD Karen Smith Marti Ramsey Jen Tullis Elyssa Everling Marti Ramsey ALTAR FLOWERS Glory of God Glory of God Glory of God Glory of God Glory of God BREAD MINISTRY Elyssa Everling Ashley Bachman Ashley Bachman Marikay Kapke Marikay Kapke HOSPITALITY TEAM Marikay Kapke Ann Kieffer Jim & Candace Phillips Wilma McDermott Dave Buchholz Steve & Cheryl Faust Marikay Kapke Ann Kieffer SERVER Gavin Anderson Kristen Ring Ann Kieffer Reid Smith Gavin Anderson READERS Don Thompson Ann Kieffer Jim Phillips Jan Skopecek Maggie Lewis Dave Buchholz Paula Sites Karen Smith Jen Tullis Cheryl Faust EUCHARISTIC MINISTER Cheryl Faust Kristen Ring Ann Kieffer Mike Ramsey Deirdré Warrenburg COUNTERS Rachel Allen Jim Phillips Dave Buchholz Jen Tullis Karen Smith Cynthia Dozier Robin Kares Jim Alexander Danny Bachman Jim Phillips COFFEE HOSTS 11 AM The Buchholz Family PANERA PICK UP Karen Smith Chuck & April Nemeth MOWER FOR WEEK OF John Dozier 9/3-9 Steve Faust 9/10-16 Please sign up to host a fellowship hour this month. Justin Ring 9/17-23 John & Cynthia Dozier Phil McIver 9/24-30 Mike & Marti Ramsey Mike Ramsey 10/1-8

8 St. Thomas Episcopal Church 600 Paul Hand Boulevard Franklin, IN Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am to 1 pm Phone: stthomasepis@aol.com Online: stthomasfranklin.org Facebook: St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Franklin, IN SEPTEMBER HIGHLIGHTS 9 CHRISTIAN EDUCATION BEGINS 22 TRIVIA NIGHT 29 MOVIE THE ARTCRAFT SEPTEMBER CELEBRATIONS Birthdays 4 Gilayne Lange 5 Jim Lewis Elspeth Mirchandani 7 Rachel Buchholz 8 Charlie Lewis 12 Danny Bachman 16 Elyssa Everling 23 Bonnie Johnson Marilyn Thompson 25 Tiffany Lineville 26 Lauren Skimina 27 Tanya Miller 28 Deirdré Warrenburg Baptisms 1 Steve Faust Maggie Merriman 8 Mark Anderson Peg Boehnlein 17 Charlie Lewis 21 Shelli Anderson 26 Shirley Beck 30 Gilayne Lange Anniversaries 13 Danny & Ashley Bachman 15 Gavin & Maggie Merriman Is your name missing from the Celebrations section? Please send your birthday, anniversary, and baptism dates to stthomasepis@aol.com or call