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ST. MA R Y S E PI SCO PAL CHURC H Cry s ta l Lak e, I ll i noi s A u g us t, 2 0 1 5 Vol.40, No.7 Rector s Page The Rev. Fran Holliday Dear Friends and Parishioners of St.

The summer is not over yet and there is still time to join us for one more Lawn Chair Theologians conversation out on the lawn on Tuesday, August 18 th at 7:00 p.m. During our last two lawn chair gatherings we enjoyed such topics as Can God change the past?

Each month roughly 23 of us have gathered outside for great conversation, not to mention a wonderful spread of food. Please join us and bring your lawn chair and a topic if you wish.

1 ST. MA R Y S E PI SCO PAL CHURC H Cry s ta l Lak e, I ll i noi s A u g us t, Vol.40, No.7 Rector s Page The Rev. Fran Holliday Dear Friends and Parishioners of St. Mary s, This summer has been a wonderful and rich time at the parish with all of the wonderful activities and worship services. The summer is not over yet and there is still time to join us for one more Lawn Chair Theologians conversation out on the lawn on Tuesday, August 18 th at 7:00 p.m. During our last two lawn chair gatherings we enjoyed such topics as Can God change the past?, Is there such thing as fate?, and If the resurrection happens on the last day, where do people go until the final judgment? Each month roughly 23 of us have gathered outside for great conversation, not to mention a wonderful spread of food. Please join us and bring your lawn chair and a topic if you wish. Mark your calendars for Sunday August 16 th for our 10:00 a.m. Outdoor Eucharist and Parish Picnic, complete with wonderful food and children s activities. We will have the grills fired up and be serving hot dogs, brats and chips. Please sign up to bring side dishes, desserts and beverages. We also need help setting up and cleaning up. There is a sign up sheet at the back of the church, or you can send Amy Noe an at parishofc@stmaryepiscopal.org. Please note that we are having our regular 8:00 a.m. service as well on August 16 th. Thank you to Pam Erickson, Jim Dingle, Judy and Ted Thornton, Marci and Jose Cantu, and all those who have been keeping up our beautiful flowers, lawn and grounds over the summer. I am very grateful for all the volunteer hours you have put in caring for our lovely property. Blessings, Fran Looking Ahead: Mark Your Calendars for Celebration Sunday! You are cordially invited to a Rectory Open House on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, following the 10:00 a.m. service. Join us at the Rectory indoor/outdoor open house with food and beverages, as we kick off the Fall Program Year. Everyone is welcome, children, family, friends, parishioners, old timers and newcomers. All the food and drink will be provided, please just bring yourselves. RSVP to Amy Noe in the office at parishofc@stmaryepiscopal.org so that Rev. Fran and Eileen can have enough food on hand for everyone. All are welcome! Vol.40, No.7 Page

AUGUST HIGHLIGHTS Worship at 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. continues throughout the summer. Join us for worship, connection, conversation, and fun! There s something for everyone at St. Mary s.

m. (see below for details) Saturday, August 22: Gardening Work Day, 9:00 a.m. to Noon. We have five beautiful acres of grounds at St.

2 AUGUST HIGHLIGHTS Worship at 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. continues throughout the summer. Join us for worship, connection, conversation, and fun! There s something for everyone at St. Mary s. Sunday, August 9: Celebrate the Feast of St. Mary, our patron saint. (Transferred from August 15) Sunday, August 16: 10:00 a.m. Outdoor Eucharist and Parish Picnic. (See article, page 1) Join us as we celebrate this Sunday outdoors on our beautiful campus, followed by a cookout. There is a sign-up sheet in the Narthex of church. Please let us know how many from your family will be attending, what you would like to bring, and if you can help with setup and cleanup. Thank you!! Tuesday, August 18: Lawn Chair Theologians, 7:00 p.m. (see below for details) Saturday, August 22: Gardening Work Day, 9:00 a.m. to Noon. We have five beautiful acres of grounds at St. Mary s, that require constant attention during the growing season, and there are just a handful of people that do most of the work. Please consider lending a hand, to help with edging, weeding and trimming. Whatever time you can offer (even 30 minutes!) will be greatly appreciated! More hands means less work for all. Please bring your favorite gardening/trimming tool and power cord if you have them. Contact Pam Erickson if you have any questions. Lawn Chair Theologians Sharing Each Other s Faith Journeys & Their Snacks 7:00 pm June 16 th July August 14 th 18 August th 18 th What to Bring Your Questions An Open Mind Your Lawn Chair Your Fa vorite Beverage Ability to listen to others A Snack to Share Friends How it Works Write Your Questions or a Topic on a Slip of Paper Place Your Questions in the Hat A Question will be Pulled at Random Spend the Next 60 Minutes, Socializing & Discussing the Topic There a re No Right Answers Where We ll Be On the Lawn at Saint Mary s Episcopal Church 210 S. McHenry Avenue Crystal Lake, IL if it is raining we ll be in the Great Hall Parish Administrator Away Aug Parish Administrator, Amy Noe, will be out of the office from Thursday, August 20, through Friday, August 28. Many thanks to Marge Smith, who will be putting together the Sunday bulletin, and helping with other office duties in her absence. If you have any articles or updates for the August 30th bulletin, please get them to the office by Wednesday, August 26th. And, if you plan on stopping by the office, please call first, as the office will be open very limited hours. Thanks! Page 2

Crystal Lake Food Pantry St. Mary s is one of many churches in the surrounding area who supply volunteers to help out once a month at the Crystal Lake Food Pantry.

You can either volunteer in the morning (9:30 Noon), the afternoon (Noon 2:30) or both shifts. Contact Chris Bednaroski if you can help out! Thank you!

When the pantry makes purchases through the Northern Illinois Food Bank, they can s-t-r-e-t-c-h your dollars much further than purchasing groceries at a local retailer.

3 Crystal Lake Food Pantry St. Mary s is one of many churches in the surrounding area who supply volunteers to help out once a month at the Crystal Lake Food Pantry. The experience is very rewarding and fun, so if you have a couple of hours to help out we would really appreciate it! Upcoming volunteer dates are: Friday, August 28 th, and Friday, September 25 th. You can either volunteer in the morning (9:30 Noon), the afternoon (Noon 2:30) or both shifts. Contact Chris Bednaroski if you can help out! Thank you!! Don t forget, there are donation envelopes for the Food Pantry located in the Narthex. When the pantry makes purchases through the Northern Illinois Food Bank, they can s-t-r-e-t-c-h your dollars much further than purchasing groceries at a local retailer. CENTERING PRAYER GROUP ~ Beginning September 1, 2015 First and Third Tuesday of Each Month 7:30 p.m. ~ St. Mary s Great Hall All Are Welcome & Encouraged to Attend Contemplative Prayer We may think of prayer as thoughts or feelings expressed in words. But this is only one expression. In the Christian tradition, Contemplative Prayer is considered a pure gift of God. It is the opening of mind and heart our whole being to God, the Ultimate Mystery, beyond thoughts, words or emotions. Through grace we open our awareness to God whom we know by faith is within us, closer than thinking, closer than choosing closer than consciousness itself. Centering Prayer Centering Prayer is a method designed to facilitate the development of Contemplative Prayer by preparing our facilities to receive this gift. It is an attempt to present the teaching of earlier times in an updated form. Centering Prayer is not meant to replace other kinds of prayer; rather it casts a new light and depth of meaning on them. It is at the same time a relationship with God and a discipline to foster that relationship. This method of prayer is a movement beyond conversation with Christ to a communion with Him. ~ Thomas Keating For more information contact the Reverend Fran Holiday (815) Save the Date: Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015 Crystal Lake Area Crop Hunger Walk St. Mary s will have a team in this year s Crop Hunger Walk in Crystal Lake. 25% of the money raised will go to the Crystal Lake Food Pantry to support a new initiative backpacks of food to be sent home with children for the weekend! Vol.40, No.7 Page 3

In the St. Mary s Community PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED FOR: PARISHIONERS: Char Maday; Gary Chesterfield; Sandy Plate; Theo and Clementine Wimmer; Pat Chard; Curt Spengel; Pat Dahn; Dn.

4 In the St. Mary s Community PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED FOR: PARISHIONERS: Char Maday; Gary Chesterfield; Sandy Plate; Theo and Clementine Wimmer; Pat Chard; Curt Spengel; Pat Dahn; Dn. Barbara Bishop; Don Miksch; Galen Vargason; Dn. Diane Koenig; and Sig Morvaji. RELATIVES AND FRIENDS: Al, colleague of Betty Buenning; Cheryl, niece of Shirley LeGare; Ann, friend of Daphne Starr; Robyn and Bruce, friends of Gail Head and Sandy Molyneux; Gary, colleague of El Nyberg; Phyllis, friend of Galen and Betsy Vargason; Tony and Judy, friends of John and Heather Horeled; Bryan, son of Lynda Drake; Vicki Garvey, Christian Formation Director for the Diocese of Chicago; Barbara, sister of Marge Smith; Noreen, cousin of Gail Head; Lucas, grandson of El and Dorothy Nyberg; Lorraine and Bob, and their family, friends of Dorothy Nyberg; Kelly, daughter of Carol Halla; Van, brother-in-law of Gail Head; Tom, brother of Steve Buenning; Ann, mother of Terry Choquette; Kay, friend of Lynda Drake; Charles, brother of Karen Meter; Michael, friend of Kurt Streib; Betty, mother of Jennifer Kolarczyk; Virginia, mother-in-law of Missy Spengel; Billy, brother of Catherine Carroll; Sue, sister of Sara Amrein; Lee, friend of Karen Meter; Genevieve, mother of Tami McLaughlin; Tammy and Karen, nieces of Sara Amrein; Lizzy, granddaughter of El & Dorothy Nyberg; Trayton, nephew of Amy Noe; Barb, friend of Galen & Betsy Vargason; Bob, friend of Mike Higgins and Daphne Starr; The Rev. Otto Anderson, friend of Sue Anderson; Jerry, friend of Dorothy Nyberg; Janet, friend of Kathy Vernsten; Tyler, grandson of Sharon Duffy; Nick, young friend of Carissa (Nyberg) and Terry Stanich; Valori, sister-in-law of Jerry Kolarczyk; Diane, sister of Jerry Kolarczyk; Jane and Bonny, friends of Judy Tracy; Mark, son-in-law of Sue Anderson; Sarah, daughter-in-law of Peter and Catherine Carroll; Joe and Nancy, friends of Marge Smith; Diane, friend of El and Dorothy Nyberg; Bud and Sherry, cousin of Lynda Drake; Maggie, friend of Daphne Starr; Pete, friend of Tami McLaughlin and Sue Anderson; Hank, his wife, Vickie and their family, friends of John and Sara Amrein; Andrew; Martha, friend of Dave Palmer; Mary Beth, friend of Sue Anderson and Tami McLaughlin; David, greatgrandson of Mary Kennedy; Marc, friend of Kurt Streib; Leo, friend of Betty DelPalazzo; Mike, friend of Dave Palmer; Linda and Mike, cousins of Caroline Jenkins; Eleanor, mother of Glen Last; Jane, sister of Glen Last; Phil, friend of El and Dorothy Nyberg; and Bill, brother-in-law of Pam Erickson. THOSE WHO MOURN THE SYMPATHY OF THE PARISH IS EXTENDED TO: Sam Baker, at the death of his mother, Anne Napier Baker, on Tuesday, June 30, 2015, in New Bern NC. Gary & Thelma Chesterfield, at the death of Gary s brother-in-law, Kendall Anderson, on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, in Scituate MA. Into paradise may the angels lead thee; and at thy coming may the martyrs receive thee, and bring thee into the holy city Jerusalem. Amen! THOSE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES: Zack, nephew of Janet Stiff; Ryan, nephew of Chris Bednaroski; Terry, son-in-law of El and Dorothy Nyberg; Scott, brother of Ron Stiff; Dan, grandson of Sue Anderson; Corey, son of Rick and Amy Noe; Nicholas and Ryan, sons of Chris Moore; Dallas, Tyler, and Ross, niece and nephews of Chris Moore. THANKSGIVING FOR CONTINUED HEALING/RECOVERY: El Nyberg; Evan, great-grandson of Daphne Starr Stained Glass Window of the Month: UNDERSTANDING St. Mary s is blessed to have several, very beautiful stained glass windows in our church. They were designed by Robert Bak of Michaudel Studios, Chicago, in Each month, we will feature one of the windows, and we thank parishioner, John Munson, who photographed them. Understanding is one of the seven clerestory (upper) windows depicting the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit, and it is located on the south wall of the church. Page 4

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat August 2015 1 2 Mike Choquette, guest preacher 9 Feast of St.

Mary s, 6:00 pm 7 8 13 14 15 16 Organ at 8; outdoor service with guitar at 10, followed by Parish Picnic.

25 26 27 28 9:30 am and /or Noon: Staff the Food Pantry 29 Office open limited hours; call ahead 30 Fran away; Fr.

6 Christi Peete 8.9 Richard Peete 8.10 George Laudermith Sonda DelPalazzo 8.12 Chuck Meter 8.15 Jason Russell 8.

23 Jim Krueger Bill Wayne Lynda Drake 8.25 Catherine Carroll Warren Dahn Megan Kuykendall 8.26 Missy Spengel Daphne Starr 8.

5 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat August Mike Choquette, guest preacher 9 Feast of St. Mary (transferred) Vestry Retreat, 8:30 am 4:30 pm; dinner at St. Mary s, 6:00 pm Organ at 8; outdoor service with guitar at 10, followed by Parish Picnic pm: Book Club 7-8:30 pm: Lawn Chair Theologians Office closed 22 9:00 am to Noon: Gardening Work Day :30 am and /or Noon: Staff the Food Pantry 29 Office open limited hours; call ahead 30 Fran away; Fr. Jim Swarthout, supply priest 31 AUGUST BIRTHDAYS AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES 8.3 Tracy Derbas 8.4 Susan McCoy 8.5 Glen Last 8.6 Christi Peete 8.9 Richard Peete 8.10 George Laudermith Sonda DelPalazzo 8.12 Chuck Meter 8.15 Jason Russell 8.17 Linda Robert 8.19 Jose Cantu 8.20 John Wharton Scott Spychala 8.21 Kaitlyn McDougall 8.22 Thelma Chesterfield 8.23 Jim Krueger Bill Wayne Lynda Drake 8.25 Catherine Carroll Warren Dahn Megan Kuykendall 8.26 Missy Spengel Daphne Starr 8.29 Elizabeth Mauger Chris Derbas 8.30 Charles Novy Alison Wild 8.7 Steve & Judy Tracy 8.9 Peter & Catherine Carroll 8.10 Tony & Chris Bednaroski 8.16 Peter & Cate Becker 8.22 John & Kathleen Wharton 8.27 John & Josephine Mason Vol.40, No.7 Page 5

Reaching out to those in need through service and hospitality. Parish Office Hours: Mon Fri: 8:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. Address: 210 S. McHenry Avenue Crystal Lake, IL 60014-6009 Office Ph: 815 459-1009 Rev.

6 St. Mary s Episcopal Church 210 S. McHenry Ave. Crystal Lake, IL First Class Mail Return Service Requested OUR PARISH MISSION STATEMENT To proclaim Hope and reveal God by Forming and equipping disciples of Christ, Giving thanks, and Reaching out to those in need through service and hospitality. Parish Office Hours: Mon Fri: 8:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. Address: 210 S. McHenry Avenue Crystal Lake, IL Office Ph: Rev. Fran: (C) Website: s: parishofc@stmaryepiscopal.org fran@stmaryepiscopal.org bbishop@stmaryepiscopal.org Diocese: Sunday Schedule 8:00 a.m. Said Community Eucharist Coffee Hour follows the service 10:00 a.m. Sung Community Eucharist Nursery available; Coffee Hour follows the service. * Alternative Sunday: On August 16, the 10:00 a.m. service will be held outdoors, with guitar accompaniment. MINISTRY CONNECTIONS The Rev. Fran Holliday, Rector The Rev. Barbara E. Bishop, Deacon The Rev. Diane L. Koenig, Deacon Mrs. Amy Noe, Parish Administrator Ms. Sandra L. Molyneux, Organist/Choirmaster Mrs. Janet Stiff, Parish Lay Chaplain VESTRY MEMBERS (term expires) Mr. Michael Higgins Sr. Warden (1/16) Mr. William Wayne Jr. Warden (1/16) Mr. Peter Becker Treasurer Mrs. Judy Tracy Clerk of the Vestry Mr. Peter Carroll (1/17) Mr. Michael Choquette (1/18) Mr. Mark Cornelissen (1/18) Mr. Jerry Kolarczyk (1/16) Mr. James Krueger (1/17) Mr. Dan McLaughlin (1/16) Ms. Nan Palmer (1/17) Mrs. Janet Stiff (1/18) Mrs. Judy Tracy (1/16) Page 6

The Magnificat. Rector s Page The Rev. Fran Holliday

The Magnificat. Rector s Page The Rev. Fran Holliday ST. MA R Y S E PI SCO PAL CHURC H Cry s ta l Lak e, I ll i noi s M ay, 2 0 15 Vol.40, No.4 Rector s Page The Rev. Fran Holliday Dear Friends and Parishioners of St. Mary s, It is hard to believe that we