THE BELLS OF ST. MARY S

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1 THE BELLS OF ST. MARY S Dear St. Mary s family, MAY At its April meeting the vestry voted to accept a proposal from TYL Construction for the repairs/rebuild of the Lanai. This has been made possible by a generous gift from a member of our congregation and from the Andy Maxwell bequest. This work is scheduled to be done the first week of May. Lloyd Davis the owner of TYL, which stands for Thank You Lord, has asked that we keep them in our prayers: 1. For the Wisdom of the Contractor - that would be me (Lloyd Davis). I know that I need the Good Lord's help in LOTS of things, but probably wisdom more than any other. 2. For the Safety of the Men and Women doing the work - Even a small project like this one has plenty of opportunities for someone to get seriously hurt. 3. That the Good Lord would be glorified in everything said and done - This one by far is the most important of the three. Please add TYL to your prayers for the coming week. The Search Committee will have its first official meeting on May 5. Our first order of business will be to prepare a parish survey which every member will be asked to respond to via or snail mail. If we do not have a current address for you, it would be helpful if you would contact the church office with that information. Please keep in mind that this may take a couple of months. The time spent in preparation of the survey will be most beneficial as we move forward with the process. Most importantly, PLEASE continue to pray for your elected leaders, the vestry, as we strive to discern to where and to what our God is calling us. As we look forward: Thanks to your stewardship this year you have made it possible for the vestry to return the $25,000 we borrowed from our reserves to keep us afloat in We are richly blessed by you! Once the road construction is completed it is going to be vital that we have the church painted. If you have looked around the outside of the church you have noticed that St. Mary s is in desperate need of a paint job. Our A/C units are now 19 years old. If you have lived in Florida for very long you are aware that they have already outlived their expectancy. This will be a major expense. Because the city codes are changing and the fact that the units are on the roof and will require lifting equipment to replace it would be prudent to replace all the units at one time. I mention these issues/needs to you so that you are aware that there are many ways for you to be helpful with your designated gifts to these important projects. Our beloved 132 year old church is and will continue to be in constant need of repairs and maintenance. Praise God from whom all blessings flow, Fran Dunn

2 Outreach May 2015 Outreach Ministry Report Month of April 2015 The St. Mary s Outreach Ministry has been busy planning continued 2015 activities and projects. Stay tuned to the monthly Bells and the weekly bulletins for some important collections and events which can help us bring comfort, nourishment, compassion and to help ensure justice for all citizens in our area who may be challenged or facing struggles. St.Mary s parishioners are always so generous with their time, talents and resources --you are very appreciated in all you do and we thank you. On March 16 th, the FAITH Organization held their Annual Action Assembly and has been successful in persuading the Daytona City Council to agree to remove the arrest question from the City job application. Danielle Rogers of the Outreach Committee attended the event. Also at this meeting, five of the seven County Council members voted to provide land and money for the homeless shelter. Help is still needed to get this monumental task accomplished and parish member support is appreciated. More information from Danielle, our FAITH representative, will be forthcoming as this project progresses. She is looking forward to meeting and speaking with you. The Love Basket Collection, which continues until Thursday, April 30 th is in process at the time of this writing and plans are in action to donate toiletries, cosmetics, cosmetic bags, creams, lotions, beautiful scarves etc. to Palmetto House and the Domestic Abuse Council for distribution among the female residents in honor of Mother s Day. A big thank you for your generosity. Thus far, we have collected over $400 of cosmetics and personal items for this collection and the amount is still growing. The HUM food collection has netted a generous amount of food and pantry goods this month for use both at the food pantry Bay Street and the Bridge of Hope feedings at North Street. St. Mary s Outreach is issuing their first check to HUM this year in the amount of $250 to buy food for their pantry and for Bridge of Hope. Next month, we will provide a donation to Star Center, the HUM shelter for women and children. Food Needed for HUM for May: Jams, Jellies, Crackers, Peanut Butter, Cereal, Vienna Sausages in Pop top Cans, Soups and Breakfast Cereal. For the Bridge of Hope: Food service sized cans of chicken or tuna. Below, Deb Konkos, Outreach Committee Minister, donates a regulation major league Louisville Slugger Award which was presented to her husband Michael for being a U.S. Surgical Corporation (Covidien) Heavy Hitter for Star Performance in 2001, to Linda Misko of the Florida Memorial Medical Center s Education Dept. benefitting a children s junior league baseball team in Santo Domingo. The league training is to assist the children in the program to become U.S major league baseball players. This bat, along with some children s batting helmets, greatly needed by the team, were donated by Miguel Berrios. The items were transported to the country last week. As you can see, the items were greatly appreciated. Respectfully submitted, Deb Konkos Outreach Ministry

3 Volunteer Survey Results Though there was not a large number of participants in the survey, between this and the results of the Ministries fair we were able to determine where the focus of interest lies in St. Mary s present ministries. in addition we were able to discern a couple of other ministries to explore in the near future. The greatest interest was expressed in volunteering for outreach ministries and serving in worship ministries such as lectors, acolytes and ushers. Individuals signed up to participate in almost all ministry areas, The list was distributed to the ministry leaders. And indeed we have added to the following ministries or have interest shown: 4 new people to Outreach, 4 new Ushers, 2 to Pastoral Care, 7 Oblationers, 5 have expressed interest in upkeep of the memorial garden, 2 in being a part of the Men s Group, 4 office volunteers, 2 in Altar Guild, 3 in Fellowship/ Hospitality, 3 have joined the Choir, 2 in counting, 2 in Altar Guild. A ministry worth exploring is In-Home Bible Studies as mentioned by 4 individuals and several were interested in Sunday School with the addition of more Children. It is interesting to note that there are approximately 83 individuals who are involved in the worship ministries (Choir, LEM s, Acolytes, Ushers, Oblationers, Altar and Flower Guilds, Lectors, Crucifers, Prayers of the People. We are blessed, Take me out to the ball game Danielle Rogers is willing to organize a trip to the ball park in June to watch the Yankees or the Mets. Before doing so your input is requested: #1 Are you interested in going to the game? #2 Do you wish to have dinner at the park, at the church or would you like to skip an organized dinner altogether. Please express your pleasure to Danielle as soon as possible.

4 Love Baskets for Women May 1, 2015 LOVE BASKETS The St. Mary s Outreach Committee is repeating the Love Baskets for Women program for 2015 for the ladies of Palmetto House and Domestic Abuse Council in honor of Mother s Day. There will be a meeting on Friday, May 1st at 1:00 pm in Palmer Hall to assemble the cosmetics into gift baskets. Come join the fun! The HUM food collection for the month of May is jams, jellies, crackers, peanut butter, cereals, Vienna Sausages in pop-top cans, soups. For the Bridge of Hope: food service sized cans of Tuna and chicken The Lunch Bunch will meet at on Monday, May 18, 2015 at 1:00 pm at Boon Docks Restaurant at 3948 Peninsula Drive, Wilbur-By-The-Sea.

5 Did you know? St. Mary s membership consists of: 188 members (including 12 shut-ins) 148 families Fr. Bob 124 females 64 males 8 children THE PROMISE 2015 Ormond Passion Play Riverbend Community Church Performances Friday, May 1, 7pm; Saturday, May 2 3pm; Saturday, May 2, 7 pm; Sunday, May 3, 3pm Check bulletin board for further details

6 BUILDING At last we have found the perfect contractor for the lanai renovation. We will be using Lloyd Davis and TYL (Thank You Lord) Construction. Some may remember the wonderful job he did on the elevator. We are blessed to have him back again. The surface of the lanai will be composite Trex Deck in a mist gray color. The construction will begin sd soon as the materials arrive and he can schedule us. He hopes to begin on a Monday and be finished by the next Sunday in order to spare everyone the inconvenience of closing the lanai access to the church. We will pray for an easy job with no complications to delay this long awaited fix. The Trex material is not a wood surface but will appear to be wood. This is the same material that is used in our parks on walkways and decks. It will last for approximately 30 years, God willing. The under deck supports are either being replaced or repaired and all will be water proofed. The railings will be reinforced as they are reattached. I am humbled by the generosity of a church angel and a gift left to the church by our dear Andy Maxwell. When the lanai is complete we will have a dedication and affix a plaque to the lanai in grateful thanks to Andy s memory. We will also be addressing the damage to a few ceiling tiles in the church bathroom due to heavy rains. This should not interfere with the use of the facilities. & God has blessed us so much and we are working very hard to solve the air conditioning inconsistencies in the church...but, as we all are aware, our system is greatly stressed due to its age, and I would suggest you bring along a sweater if you feel too cold. Remember the choir and Fr. Bob and all who serve at the altar have three layers of clothing...theirs and the vestments, and they feel the heat mightily when the church is too warm. We will also have prayer shawls available at the back of the church which the ushers will bee glad to bring to you if you wish to borrow one for the service. God bless you all and thank you for your support. Marge Underwood Building and Grounds GROUNDS

7 Jackie Block Ruth Busse Dorothy Hamilton Fr. Joe & Catherine CURSILLO Members: Meeting on May 10, :45 in Library ULTREYA Grace Church Carol Cann Fran Dunn Millie Fields Scott Law Denise Scott Fr. Bob & Rebecca Brenda Jarvis Kathy Munroe Marge Underwood Judy Langston Joan Rebola Rachel Ramsey Kathy Lorenz Carmen Howell Don & Nancy Wanstall Danielle Rogers May 15 6:30 Bring a dish to share. Car pooling from St. Mary s at 6:00 pm Book club May 9, 2015 DOK: May 12 Hotchkiss House for tea and Lillian Place 1:00 pm Club House Restaurant (Wilder Ave, off U.S.! - Ridgewood) 12 for tour, Noon The Same Sky by Amanda Ward A Sunless Sea by Anne Perry E C W $15 for members (check to Chesley) $20 for others Last Meeting until the fall Tues. May 5 at 10 am Lunch at Caribbean Jacks Contact Rosa

8 May Anita May 5 Pat Carlin 9 Juliana Guzzi 17 Jeff and Kathy Schuh 25 Mr. and Mrs. Calvert Davis 9 Kyle Slaughter 9 Kathy Colley 10 JoAnn Nelsen 12 Franklin Symphony 15 Haven Vaughan 20 John Tranter 21 Bob May 25 Kathy Munroe 30 Buck Hicks

9 MAY 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 9:30 Altar Guild 4 10:30 Flower Guild 4 1:00 Outreach Meeting Love Baskets 3 8:30 Holy Eucharist Rite I 9:15 Choir Rehearsal 10:30 Holy Eucharist Rite II 4 Office Closed 5 10:00 ECW MTG. 7:00 Search Committee 6 6:00 Soup N Salad 6:30 Bible Study 7 10:00 Healing Service 11:00 Bible Sty. 7:00 Choir Practice 8 9:30 Altar Guild 1 10:30 Flower Guild 1 9 1:00 Book Club 10 MOTHERS DAY 8:30 Holy Eucharist Rite I 9:15 Choir Rehearsal 9:45 Cursillo Meeting 10:30 Holy Eucharist 11 Office Closed 12 10:00 DOK 7:00 VESTRY MTG 13 10:30 Indigo Manor Service 6:00 Soup N Salad 6:30 Bible Study 14 10:00 Healing Service 11:00 Bible Sty. 7:00 Choir Practice 15 9:30 Altar Guild 2 10:30 Flower Guild 2 6:30 Grace :30 am 8:30 Holy Eucharist Rite I 9:15 Choir Rehearsal 10:30 Holy Eucharist Rite II 18 Office Closed 1:00 Lunch Bunch 19 8:30-1:30 HUM Feeding 20 6:00 Soup N Salad 6:30 Bible Study 21 10:00 Healing Service 11:00 Bible Sty. 7:00 Choir Practice 22 9:30 Altar Guild 3 10:30 Flower Guild :30 Holy Eucharist Rite I 9:15 Choir Rehearsal 10:30 Holy Eucharist Rite II 25 Office Closed :00 Soup N Salad 6:30 Bible Study 28 10:00 Healing Service 11:00 Bible Sty. 7:00 Choir Practice :30 Holy Eucharist Rite I 9:15 Choir Rehearsal 10:30 Holy Eucharist Rite II

10 Ministries for May 2015 Ministry May 3 May 10 May 17 May 24 May 31 8:30 am Lector/LEM K. Lorenz K. Bielick S. Law B. Kundinger S. Law 2nd Lesson K. Bielick P. Rizzo J. Langston N. Moore M. Skolski Crucifer/Acolyte S. Law S. Law S. Law B. Kundinger S. Law Prayers of the People M. Skolski P. Rizzo R. Terracino N. Moore P. Langtry Ushers: Rosa Mills and Rondi Terracino e 10:30 am LEM/Lector B. Kundinger F. Dunn F. Gummey F. Aryeetey C. Howell LEM J. Block P. Corliss S. Cullens K. Lorenz P. Corliss 2nd Lesson K. Schuh J. Schuh J. Macdonald C. Cann S. McKay- Vaughan Crucifer B. Kundinger P. Corliss F. Gummey F. Aryeetey M. Crouch Torch P. Glugover F. Dunn S. Cullen K. Schuh C. Howell Torch S. Glugover F. Aryeetey J. Block S. Cullens P. Corliss Prayers of the People Oblationers J. Guzzi S. McKay- Vaughan J. Rebola C. Cann M. Tedrick M. Corliss C. Maher F. Gummey J. Guzzi N. White N. White L. Clifton M. Clifton F. Feeley J. Feeley Altar Guild Team 4 P. Langtry N. Moore R. Ramsey Team 1 P. Hook C. Bennett N. May M. Shearer Team 2 C. Howell P. Rizzo Team 3 S. Gummey P. Carlin B. Jarvis Team 4 P. Langtry N. Moore R. Ramsey Flower Guild Team 4 M. Kellington C. Rakestraw Team 1 M. Clifton Team 2 C. Fowler P Hook W. Condon Team 3 D. Foster S. Gummey Team 4 M. Kellington C. Rakestraw Counters P. Knott, N. Moore, D. Rogers L. Clifton, W. Condon D. Rogers J. Block, P. Knott D. Rogers P. Francis, L. Clifton D. Rogers V. Nespor R. Ramsey D. Rogers Ushers for May: Frederick Aryeetey (Capt) Carol Cann, Winnie Condon, Calvert Davis,

11 The Reverend Robert Anderson, Interim Rector St. Mary s Episcopal Church Lisa Moore, Interim Organist/Choir Director Tom Raimondo, Sexton Miguel Berrios, Security St, Mary s Episcopal Church 216 Orange Ave. Daytona Beach, FL Phone: (386) Fax: (386) stmarysdaytona1216@gmail.com Our Services Sunday 8:30 am Rite I Office Hours: Closed Monday Open 10 am till 2 pm Tuesday through Thursday Open 10am till noon on Friday Sunday 10:30 am Rite II The mission of St. Mary s is To know Christ and to serve him 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 VESTRY Senior Warden: Fran Dunn Junior Warden: Shiela McKay-Vaughan Secretary: Jacqueline Block Treasurer Kathy Lorenz Adult Activities: Claudia Forrester Finance : Jamie Musselwhite Publicity: Danielle Rogers Building and Grounds: Marge Underwood Fellowship: Fran Dunn Worship: Jacqueline Block Evangelism: Liz Wade Adult Christian Education: Kathy Lorenz Ways and Means: Shiela McKay-Vaughan Pastoral Care: Tom Farrell Community Service: Deb Konkos