Mushroom Breaking Through Asphalt & Rock Hoping to Grow and Flourish

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1 The Canterbury Tales June 2013 Mushroom Breaking Through Asphalt & Rock Hoping to Grow and Flourish Wow how can this be?! Does something this fragile really possess the strength to break through tough ground to grow? I see God s hand in this miracle and wonder at the power of creation. I think about the effort it took, unseen in the dark and appreciate the sheer beauty of life. I want to share this discovery with my friends and show them how incredible this is. I feel a desire to protect this fragile plant, to give it every chance to grow and flourish. I whisper a prayer of thankfulness that God allowed me a glimpse of His glory and add a prayer for protection. Blessings, Joan Howe, The missio:engage! Team Construction Site Trailer 1

2 Called to Build IT S A NEW DAY! Dear Family and Friends of St. Augustine, A new day is dawning! Soon we will hear the sound of tractors and earth movers making way for construction of the First Church. Just twelve months ago, we began our Capital Campaign. Thank you to the faithful who responded with commitments of more than $500,000 to the Called to Build Campaign. It has been exciting to see how the people in our congregation have worked together to share in the sacrifice for our First Church. Our sacred space will be a legacy for the hopes and dreams of future generations. On Sunday, June 9, we will mark the close of the first year of the Capital Campaign. Please join us at the 10 a.m. service for a morning of celebration. We will announce the one-year results of the Called to Build Campaign we will share with you a video of the last year s activities at St. Augustine and we will gather after the service for a BBQ lunch fundraiser hosted by the Brotherhood of St. Andrew. The Called to Build Campaign has challenged us to feel the power of God s call for us and to prayerfully seek God s leading on how we can continue to give sacrificially. God is faithful and loving and that is exactly what our new sacred space will represent to the community of Rocklin we want to shine the light of Christ! If you are new to St. Augustine and have not received a commitment card, there will be Called to Build packets available at the service. Or, if you were not able to make a commitment a year ago, we will welcome your pledge this year. We look forward to seeing you at the June 9 Celebration Service. The Appreciation Team 2

3 Called to Build Celebration Sunday & Brotherhood of St. Andrew BBQ Lunch Please join us Sunday, June 9 to observe the one-year mark of our Capital Campaign. We will celebrate our Campaign success share a video of this past year admire the beginnings of our First Church and enjoy a BBQ lunch fundraiser sponsored by the Brotherhood of St. Andrew. The Brotherhood will serve hot dogs, hamburgers, salads and drinks. Our very own Jack Dillon will be the grill master. Any and all donations will be accepted. Funds raised will be used to support Brotherhood outreach efforts in the city of Rocklin. IT S A NEW DAY! Campaign Goal $500,000 Campaign Pledges to Date $524,584 Total Collected to Date $211,725 Gratitude for Results Give and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over will be put into your lap; for the measure you give will be the measure you get back. (Luke 6:38) 3

4 From the Pastor Our Special Season of Prayer How can we fully express the depth and breadth of our feelings about our shared lives at St. Augustine? The beginnings of the mighty mushroom that we call the First Church is beginning to emerge from the earth. New life is in our midst and life is passing from this earth to be in God s presence for eternity. Dreaming of who we are becoming, being the church, being the Body of Christ to those we meet. How can we express ourselves, our gratitude, our struggle, our confusion, our clarity, our joy? Prayer. In our shared prayers on a Sunday morning. In the prayers we share with our spouse or partner, our children, our grandchildren. And I am inviting us into a special season of prayer. There is so much happening in our midst that is good and wonderful. There are hard things, too. All of it bringing change. And change can bring fears, anxiety, even stubbornness. Gratitude and prayer are the tools God gives us to find peace and freedom in all of that. We begin this season of prayer as we see the tractors moving dirt, workers beginning to bring to life our sacred space. They are our partners. God is our leader. We will use the prayers that we used for our Prayer Service last year during our Capital Campaign. We stood together on the dirt that would become our First Church and we offered prayers. We walked from space to space the doorway, the fellowship hall, the Sunday School rooms and nursery, the location of our baptismal font, the choir space, the place where God s Word will be proclaimed and where our altar will be the table of our Lord s Supper. Walk with me in prayer through our First Church each day. God is calling us onward, and onward we come, praying, praying, praying! God s Peace, Pastor Liz In this issue missio:engage! Called to Build. 2 & 3 From the Pastor.4 Announcements 5, 6, & 7 Birthdays, Anniversaries, Companion s Corner...9 A Good-Bye Letter Nor Cal Walks for Water Walk-A-Thon Church Contact Page Vacation Bible School Registration.. 8 4

5 Service Times & Events 8:30 a.m. Sunday Service At 8:30 a.m. on Sundays, there is a simple service without music using Rite II. This quiet service with communion will appeal to some every week and to others occasionally as a quieter way to worship. 10 a.m. Sunday Service At 10 a.m. on Sundays, there is a full service. Sunday School begins at 10 a.m., excepting some holy days and special occasions. Outreach St. Vincent de Paul Food Locker June 9 June June 30 August 24 Calendar Check Save the Dates! Called to Build Celebration Sunday Brotherhood BBQ Lunch Vacation Bible School Backyard Bible Camp VBS Sunday Saturday Night Live BBQ, Games, & Music St. Vincent de Paul food for the month is any type of canned fruit. Please put your items in the grocery basket, so we can provide nutritious foods to the folks less fortunate. September 29 Fall The Blue Goose The Gathering Inn Sock Sunday ~ June 30 The Gathering Inn is in need of socks, new or gently used. Please bring socks to the basket for delivery. Let s gather loads of socks on Sock Sunday, June 30! Congratulations to Henry Lewis Foote, who is graduating from Whitney High School, Rocklin, this month. He is planning to attend the University of California, Berkeley. GO BEARS! 5

6 DOK Any woman who feels called to a life of prayer, service and evangelism is invited to come to our Daughters of the King meetings after the 10 a.m. service on the second Sunday of the month, in the school conference room. On June 15, the Daughters will gather at the home of Kathleen Quigley for a summer brunch. Greer Nave will be co-hosting. Please speak to Robin Williams or any of the Daughters, if you are interested in joining our Chapter. Prayer Shawl Ministry The Prayer Shawl Ministry is meeting in Canterbury Hall on the second Monday of the month from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Our next meeting will be June 10. The prayer shawls are for those needing a physical reminder of our love and concern in times of healing and stress. Our hearts are warmed each time we receive a note of gratitude. Please contact Greer Nave, if you are interested in this ministry, or would like to make a donation. The Brotherhood of St. Andrew holds its regular monthly meetings the second Saturday of the month at 9 a.m., in Canterbury Hall. Coffee and refreshments are served. All men are welcome and encouraged to attend a meeting. If any men have an interest in learning what the Brotherhood of St. Andrew is about, contact Jack Dillon, Director, or John Redmond, Vice Director. Please join us for the June 8 meeting at 9 a.m. in Canterbury Hall. Breakfast will be provided by Brother Dave. Jack Dillon will provide a reading from the Kairos program. Come and be with us on a Saturday morning for a love-filled, compassionate, energizing experience listening to God s words, sharing, listening, helping and raising each other up. Also please stop by after church June 9 for our Brothers fund raising BBQ event. We will have hot dogs, hamburgers, potato & macaroni salads and drinks. Baptism On Pentecost Sunday, May 19, Chelsea and Charlotte Bran were baptized into the Kingdom of God at St. Augustine Church. We welcome them to our church family. Gersson and Kelly Bran are the proud parents, and Scott and Martha Kennedy are the proud grandparents. Peace to all Jack Dillon, Director

7 St. Augustine Youth Group The F.I.S.H. Youth Group meets each Sunday from 4:30-6:00 p.m. If you or someone you know would like to get involved with the Youth Group, please contact Reese Allen or Jim Quinney. The group will meet Sunday, June 2 for its regular meeting. Sunday, June 9 will be the end-of-the-year pizza and movie party. The June meeting begins at 4 p.m. (a half hour earlier). Meetings will resume in the fall. Congratulations! Baby Maya Elizabeth Johnson was born on April 29. Maya s proud sister is Hannah Grace. Her parents are Nicole Wampler and Willie Johnson, and grandparents, Rich and Rhonda Wampler. Church School News June will mark the beginning of our summer program. Each week, the children will listen to a story from the Bible and then do an art or craft project associated with the story. We will learn some new songs to go with the stories and bring back some of our old favorites. We invite all children to join us each Sunday at 10 a.m. sharp in Canterbury Hall. Vacation Bible School Backyard Bible Camp June Reserve your space now for Vacation Bible School, Backyard Bible Camp. Registration forms are available at the back of the church on Sundays or on the Church website. The children will explore opportunities on how to serve our families, our neighbors, our community and Jesus. They will also participate in lots of fun activities, Bible stories, crafts, snacks, puppet shows, and songs. Please contact Susan Lampton, if you would like to be an activity leader or help with the preparations. Nursery Volunteers Please consider volunteering to be a caregiver in our Nursery. It is a wonderful opportunity to play with some delightful children. Call Susan Lampton, if you would like to volunteer or if you have toddler toys you would like to donate. 7

8 Vacation Bible School Fun * Games * Crafts * Bible Stories * Snacks * Singing * Dancing Tee-shirts * Science * Discovery * Puppets * Skits * Service Projects All Children (Ages 4-9) Welcome Only $30 (Scholarships Available) June 24-28, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon St. Augustine Episcopal Church 1800 Wildcat Blvd. Rocklin, CA For more information Child s Name Address Parents Names Home Phone Cell Emergency Contact Phone Birth Date Age Grade Completed Allergies/Medical Information T-shirt Size Address Please sign giving permission to use your child s photographs in publications. 8

9 Companion s Corner The One Next Door For the month of June, I want to share my favorite prayer from Rilke s Book of Hours: The Book of a Monastic Life. June 4 June 10 June 11 June 13 June 16 June 20 June 23 June 25 June Birthdays Amy Quinney Bill Rush Joan Cavanagh Jim Tilton John Marum Janice Stenzel Anna Foote Ralph Nave June Anniversaries June 1 June 6 June 20 June 28 Rick & Melissa Lovin Wayne & Karen Hardage Rich & Rhonda Wampler Steve & Sharon Mershon John & Kathleen Quigley You God, who live next door If at times, through the long night, I trouble you with my urgent knocking This is why: I hear you breathe so seldom. I know you re all alone in that room. If you should be thirsty, there s no one to get you a glass of water. I wait listening, always. Just give me a sign! I m right here. As it happens, the wall between us is very thin. Why couldn t a cry from one of us break it down? It would crumble easily. It would barely make a sound. God waits, dear friends, Carole In Loving Memory Proverbial Wisdom Proverbs 14:10 The person who shuns the bitter moments of friends will be an outsider at their celebrations. From The Message Bible Richard Franklin Stewart May 23, 1927 ~ May 10, 2013 Stephanie Tilton s Father 9

10 Dear St. Augustine Family, The time has come for us to say good-bye. With heavy hearts, we leave you, our wonderful family, to make our move to Texas. Born and raised in Houston, and Aaron in Illinois, our new home in Austin will be closer to those family members who need us now more than ever. Though excited about our new adventures, it is never easy to leave behind what is familiar and comforting. We will truly miss EVERYONE at St. Augustine and all the love that you embraced me, Aaron, Lily and Zach with these past seven years. We love the fact that we are still part of BTC and definitely plan on returning for the grand opening! I may be headed back to Baptist country, but this gal is a TRUE EPISCOPALIAN (I did spell that correctly, right?) Hee, hee! Love, Love, Love y all. Catherine, Aaron, Lily and Zach Beckman Searching A new day is dawning in the life of St. Augustine. Now that construction of our First Church is near, I have been remembering all of the spiritual pilgrims who have shared the 22 years of wandering that have been our faith journey. The faces in our community have changed over the years and I still miss many of those who left for various reasons. It occurs to me that this would be an appropriate time to reach out and let those who have been a part of our journey know what has become of us. One way to do this is to take old church directories and attempt to locate where these lost pilgrims have landed and invite them to visit us at the time the new building is dedicated. The old directories are available. I propose a mailing list be created using people finder and word of mouth in the same way class reunions are organized to find these 'lost sheep. Anyone with basic computer skills and a willingness to play detective and create a list from the old directories should contact Rich Wampler. 10

11 Nor Cal Walks for Water! The Walk-A-Thon results are in the net gift from all donations to Living Water International will be $20,000. There were 76 registered attendees and the vast majority was a direct result of St. Augustine. Our gifts will sponsor: well rehab projects in Nicaragua, $3,000; shadow well drilling and new well projects in Haiti and Peru, $12,000, and program equipment (a diesel generator) in Haiti, $5,000. Many thanks to all who participated and supported this great effort. Pastor Liz Celebrating a birthday Ready to build... 11

12 Church Contact Information Pastor Liz Armstrong Contact Information Cell Church Office Normal Work Days Sunday Thursday Please contact the Church Office or Pastor Liz for pastoral emergencies. The Mission of St. Augustine Church With God s Help To Worship God To proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ To reach out to our community and the world in service and education St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church A Safe Place for People Seeking God 1800 Wildcat Boulevard Rocklin, CA Phone: FAX: staugustine@staugustineepiscopal.com 12