To embody Christ s teaching in appropriate ways for serving the community, the nation, and the world. ANNOUNCMENTS AND REMINDERS. Volume 106 July 2016

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1 To embody Christ s teaching in appropriate ways for serving the community, the nation, and the world. ANNOUNCMENTS AND REMINDERS The next program of the Center for Lifelong Learning at the Phoebe Needles Center is Tuesday, July 12th at 10:00 am. Dr. Bruce Unwin will present Old Age Ain't for Sissies. Please call the Center at to make a reservation by noon Friday, July 8th. Volume 93 Fair Trade products: coffee, May tea, 2016chocolate bars, cocoa and olive oil will be available for purchase after service on Sunday, June 10. Mowers are needed! If you are able to help keep the church lawn mown this summer either by bringing your own mower, or by using the mower at the church, please sign up on the calendar in the Parish Hall, or call Danny Custer at We need volunteers to sign up for Coffee and Refreshments each Sunday. Please check the list in the Parish Hall and add your name if you can help out one Sunday. Saint s Endowment Fund Keeping the Rock Church Solid. The Endowment Fund receives donations every month. These donations are memorials to loved ones, donations from Birthday Sunday, and other donations. The Fund is growing! Our thanks to all who have contributed. Keeping Up with Our Commitment. Please remember that Saint s depends on your pledge. If you have forgotten the amount of your pledge for 2015, please contact Christy Izard at or izards@swva.net. Thank you for your faithful giving! Volume 106 July 2016 Chalicers needed! We are looking for a few additional people willing to serve as chalicers during the Sunday service. The Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal require you to be "a communicant in good standing." Please call ( ) or (johnhheck@gmail.com) John with any questions. Please send August newsletter info by July 25 to Gary Holden at gholden@ferrum.edu.

2 FAREWELL GATHERING At the end of July, John and Sondra Kirsch will be moving to Twin Lakes Community in Burlington, North Carolina. At St. 's on Sunday, July 17, we will be celebrating the years they have lived in our midst. This will include a recognition of their contributions to St. 's and Phoebe Needles during the worship service and a special social hour following the service. Please plan to attend as we give a warm and fond farewell to our dear friends. FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE Any time you see this icon in a newsletter, it denotes where you can click on a hyperlink or address. Any and all hyperlinks and e- mail addresses in the RCN are linked and can be clicked on even if no icon appears. PHOEBE NEEDLES SUMMER CAMP There is still plenty of time to register for day camp and residential camp. Check out the Phoebe Needles Center web site for dates, descriptions, and information Parish youth who participate in diocesan sponsored programs, including Phoebe Needles camps and programs, may seek financial assistance by completing the form and submitting it to the Vestry for approval. If approved by the Vestry, Saint s will pay one third of the cost. Once approved, the Treasurer will write the check for the scholarship. Blank forms are available in the Parish Hall. BIRTHDAY LIST In a effort to make sure we have everyone s birthday from the St. s family, please review the list below and make sure we have everyone s from your family. Corrections and/or additions should be sent to gholden@ferrum.edu. January 3 Brandon Grimes-Whited 4 Elizabeth Miller Scott Miller 11 Estelle Jones 18 Carolyn Thomas February 1 Travis Pendleton 2 Patricia Rushmore 9 Durant March 3 John Heck Pat Newcombe 9 Susan Mead 15 Rob Crow Sondra Kirsch 27 Sherri Custer 30 Flora Stevens April 8 Andy Buckman 13 Heck Bob Pohlad 30 Stephanie Pendleton May 1 Grimes-Whited 6 Josh Bernard 10 Glen Stevens 12 Ben Hancock Dan Hancock 20 Katherine Grimes 23 Lana Whited 24 Grimes-Whited 30 Adam Willie 31 Shelby DeHart June 2 Taylor Holden 4 Leslie Holden July 3 Deanna Bernard 7 Teagan Pendleton 10 Craig Griffen 22 Keith Hubbard August 1 heck 8 Don Osborne 11 Danny Custer 14 Christy Izard Dave Newcombe 24 Delia Heck Asa Stevens 26 Drew Holden 30 Emily Willie September 1 Terry Griffen 2 Linda Sigmon 3 Jamie Stanley 6 Beth Crow 13 Regena Sigmon 25 Billy DeHart 26 Paul Simms 29 Todd Hancock Fair Robey October 1 Sharon Buckman 2 Martha Perry 3 Jack Buckman 10 Danene Bernard 15 Kelley Beyer 16 Gary Holden 22 John Kirsch 23 Tristan Pendleton 24 Nancy Bradley 30 Carol Osborne November 6 Milton Miller 13 Shannon Simms 20 Jeff Bernard December 3 Nix 10 Ursala Stevens 23 Matthew Simms 26 Pete Crow 31 Ella Nix

3 OUTREACH REPORT July 3rd was Outreach Sunday. The collection will benefit The Helping Hands of Franklin County. This organization provides emergency financial assistance to Franklin County's most needy and vulnerable people. They help with electric bills, rent or mortgage issues, heating fuel, gasoline for going to work, motel for homeless, bills for prescription medications, and other emergencies. During the month of June, $640 was sent to Phoebe Needles Camp Fund. Outreach has received several letters from organizations requesting our assistance. If you are interested in learning more, please see the flyers posted on the parish hall bulletin board: The Boy's Home of Virginia needs help covering costs for summer school programs. This organization operates with 97% private funds. $50 provides summer activities for a boy. $100 aids in summer costs for a boy. The Free Clinic of Franklin County is experiencing a cash flow crisis. Please consider making a donation to the Free Clinic today so they can continue to provide primary care and prescription medications to those in our community who depend on their generosity. The Clinic has also requested donations of useful office and clinic items. A Wish List will be posted in the parish hall. Outreach will leave a collection box until the end of July for any donations. Teagan Pendleton performed a solo during church service on Sunday, June 19, under the guidance of Music Director Fair Robey. TREASURER S REPORT -- July 2016 Operating Account Revenue Expense January $7, $5, February $4, $6, March $6, $5, April $5, $8, May $6, $4, June $5, $4, Year to date $35, $36, Non Operating Account Revenue Expense January $ $ February $ $ March $ $ April $ $ May $1, $2, June $ $ Year to date $3, $4, REMEMBER WHEN before the columbarium was installed.

4 SERVICE CALENDAR July 2016 Readings Lector Chalice Acolyte Altar Guild Children s Chapel 3 2 Kings 5:1-14 Psalm 30 Galatians 6:7-16 Luke 10:1-11, Lana Delia Regina, Lisa, Danene 10 Amos 7:7-17 Psalm 82 Colossians 1:1-14 Luke 10:25-37 Charlotte Charlotte Katherine Sherrie 17 Amos 8:1-12 Psalm 52 Colossians 1:15-28 Luke 10:38-42 Glen Pat N Christy Christina Pat 24 Hosea 1:2-10 Psalm 85 Colossians 2:6-15, (16-19) Luke 11:1-13 Jim Bob Carolyn Shelby 31 Hosea 11:1-11 Psalm 107:1-9, 43 Colossians 3:1-11 Luke 12:13-21 Elvis Martha Dave Pat R. 7 Aug. Isaiah 1:1, Psalm 50:1-8, Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 Luke 12:32-40 Carl Delia Christy Kelly BIRTHDAYS July Deanna Bernard 7 Teagen Pendleton 10 Craig Griffin 22 Keith Hubbard If your birthday is incorrect or missing, please let us know at gholden@ferrum.edu. Prayer for a Birthday O God, our times are in your hand: Look with favor, we pray, on these your servants as they begin another year. Grant that they may grow in wisdom and grace, and strengthen their trust in your goodness all the days of their life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (Book of Common Prayer, p. 830)

5 SAINT PETER S-IN-THE-MOUNTAINS PRAYER LIST July 2016 Dale Green Brenda Goens Susan Strong Paul Lynch Craig Griffin Taylor Dutton Susan Smith bie Patterson Elaine Craighead Carla Frechette Teresa Sanders Nell Herring John Newcombe Matt Hubbard Eli Sydow Jake Bailey Darlene Jordan Rebecca Stevens Dee Sarver Sally Hollandsworth Linda Wingfield Ricky Gibson Jim & Marcia Vance Benjamin Austin Garrett Sweigert Nakia Bailey Kim Johnson Joey Jones Karen Zell Stanley Prokopiak Hazel Pendleton Claire Parker Hazel Hamilton Betty Hood Mia Walk-Hardy Jamie Stanley The Kiser Family Diane Holliman Linda Thomas Kate & Mac McCalley We pray for our sisters and brothers in West Virginia who have died, lost loved ones, homes, livelihoods, and possessions as a result of flooding. Our prayers continue as they rebuild homes and lives. We pray for John our priest, Mark our Bishop, and Michael our Presiding Bishop. May their ministries be guided by the grace of the Holy Spirit. We pray also for all those who were killed this week as a result of war and terrorism, and for families whose lives are being torn apart. Almighty God whose will it is to hold both heaven and earth in the peace of your kingdom: Give peace to your Church, peace among nations, peace in our homes, and peace in our hearts. We pray for those serving in the military, and particularly for those who are serving in harms way. If you would like to add/remove a name from the prayer list, please contact the Rev. John Heck at johnhheck@gmail.com or If you would like to have the flowers on the altar in honor or memory of someone, please see a member of the Altar Guild. CHURCH CONTACTS Bishop Rt. Rev. Mark Bourlakas (800) bishopmark@dioswva.org Rector Rev. John H. Heck Rectory Phoebe Needles Fax johnhheck@gmail.com Senior Warden Paul Rodgers, buckroy@centuryink.net Junior Warden Danny Custer, Treasurer Nancy Bradley, nbradley@embarqmail.com Clerk Patricia Rushmore, rushmore22@aol.com Lectors Dave Newcombe, dnewcombe@ferrum.edu Council Representatives Dave and Pat Newcombe United Thank Offering Episc. Relief & Development Martha Perry, mjperry@emtechs.org Outreach Coordinator Marilyn Rodgers, mrodgers304@gmail.com Altar Guild Shelby DeHart, Youth Ministry Katherine Grimes kgrimes@ferrum.edu Prayer List Rev. John H. Heck, johnhheck@gmail.com Acolytes Delia Heck dheck@ferrum.edu Chalice Schedule Durant debdsdoxies@aol.com Church Musician Fair Robey , frobey2003@yahoo.com Newsletter Gary Holden, gholden@ferrum.edu Ferrum Campus Ministry Pat and Dave Newcombe Vestry Rev. John H. Heck Nancy Bradley Danny Custer Carl Durant Keith Hubbard Patricia Rushmore Paul Rodgers Lisa Willie