The Spirit of St. Brnbs Community of Encourgement November 2015 Forwrd in Fith: Growing for Tomorrow By The Rev. Nncy Turner Jones From Medievl Irelnd comes n ncient story of n encounter between young mn on wlk nd n old mn struggling to plnt trees beside his house. Wht re you doing? the young mn sked. When the old mn replied, Plnting fruit trees, the young mn responded, But you ll see no fruit from these trees in your lifetime. True, the old mn nswered, but the fruit I ve enjoyed cme from trees plnted by those who cme before me. I m plnting trees for those who come fter me. In my first yer here t St. Brnbs I hve herd mzing stories bout the beginnings, worship in the High School, the swet equity, the drems. I think there hs been lot of tree plnting here, nd I don t men the trees on the property. In St. Brnbs short history, young trees were plnted nd cultivted, trees of ides nd pssion, worship nd eduction, trees seeking better world for those in this community. Those trees were tended nd nurtured, nd they grew, giving life to ministries whose fruit we experience tody. Lst Sundy t Children s Sbbth, we hd the opportunity to see dozens of children t the ltr, hering Godly Ply story. It ws mrvelous sight, the children gthered round, hering the story of the Holy Fmily. I think everyone who witnessed those children gthered t the ltr felt renewed hope for our ministries s we move forwrd in fith. The pst yer hs brought exciting trnsformtion with new stff, new fmilies, new progrms. The Intentionl Trnsformtion Tem stepped bck from their fine work, hving led the journey to renewed ministries nd we re grteful for their commitment nd strength in ledership. But we need to continue to move forwrd, continue to cultivte our newly plnted ministries nd nurture our new growth. So with tht in mind, I invite you to wlk the hlls of St. Brnbs, its rooms, its grounds nd her the stories it tells. Listen nd tke n Inside this issue: Forwrd in Fith, p. 1 Holy Communion Sundy, p. 2 New Member Profile: Vic Blmos, p. 3 Flt Joe Goes to the Oper, p. 4 Hbitt Dedictes New Homes, p. 5 Youth Group Up nd Running, p. 6 Endowment Fund Receives Third Gift, p. 7 Offering Support to Those Who Grieve, p. 8 141st Diocesn Convention, p. 8 Lessons nd Crols, p. 9 Thnksgiving Dinner, p. 10 Findly Street, p. 10 November Clendr, p. 11 Fll Fmily Fun, p. 12 Sundy Services 8.m., Spoken Euchrist 10.m., Euchrist with music (nursery cre) ccount of the work nd spirit nd the trees tht were once plnted nd nurtured, the voices of the pst nd its hope for the future. Listen for wisdom nd grce, the people who mde it work nd tke moment to enjoy nd sit in cont. on p. 2 10345 Montgomery Rd. Montgomery, OH 45242 513.984.8401 www.st-brnbs.org
The Spirit of St. Brnbs p. 2 Pstor Nncy, from p. 1 the shde of those endevors. Then, s you pryerfully consider your nnul pledge to St. Brnbs, I invite you to consider wht kind of trees you will tke prt in plnting. This is spiritul question more thn n economic one. Wht legcy of life re you willing to cultivte, not only for yourself, but for those who follow fter you? Wht scrifice cn we mke for the young ones yet to come? How will our work ber fruit for those who come fter us? My God bless our plnting nd sowing, our nurturing of fith nd growth for tomorrow. Pstor Nncy+ A Godly Trvelogue : Wed. Nov. 4 2-3:30 p.m. We re excited to invite you to her Jck nd Beverlie Fuller (friends of prishioners Susn nd Tom Hughes) s they shre their experiences s missionries to Zmbi. After hving both survived cncer in 2011, Jck nd Beverlie sold their house nd joined Overlnd Missions, dedicting their lives to be missionries to the unreched Africn rurl villges of southern Zmbi. Plese let Susn know if you re interested in ttending: 779.6701 or singitsignit@cinci. rr.com St. Brnbs Children Prepring for Holy Communion Sundy By Tom Kirkptrick Children t St. Brnbs re receiving instruction bout the Euchrist, including close-up look t detils of the Sundy service, in preprtion for Holy Communion Sundy on Nov. 15. Susn Crbill nd Tom Kirkptrick re working with the second-, third- nd fourth-grders. The students re lerning bout Jesus s Lst Supper with the disciples, how we s Christins remember the Lst Supper, how we celebrte the Euchrist, nd the role of Holy Communion in our church service. Students hve hd chnce to see up close the communion vessels nd lern bout the significnce of the bred nd wine tht Jesus shred with his disciples nd why we celebrte Communion ech week. The course of study hs included homework. Prents re reding child s guide to the Holy Euchrist, lerning bout the service with their children. The gol is for students to understnd wht hppens on Sundy; eting bred nd drinking the wine is more thn just simple snck. As prt of our Holy Communion preprtions, students re mking bnner. They will crry it into the 10.m. service on Sundy, Nov. 15, nd mrch the bnner bck out t the end of the service. The bnner commemortes the Lst Supper, with representtive figures of ech of the students in the clss ppering on the bnner. The students hve designed the theme for the bnner, nd done ll the work to crete nd glue on the people nd nimls. They will be proud to show it off. Students in the clss re Kendll Dvis, Sophie McCoy, Degn Smolenski, Jlyn Smolenski, Rchel Beckmeyer, Jnneke Chertock, Avery Nelsen, Emm Rose Nelsen nd Ally Yeoh. We look forwrd to celebrting Holy Communion Sundy with fmily, friends, nd prishioners on Nov. 15. Plese join us for this wonderful celebrtion. There might even be cke t coffee hour!
The Spirit of St. Brnbs p. 3 New Member Profile: Vic Blmos By Pt Tylor Vic Blmos is mn who looks t life s glss hlf full rther thn hlf empty. Through trils nd tribultions, he considers his life blessed. As young boy, he nd his sister nd brother were plced in foster cre where they were mde to work hrd on frm. He relished the physicl work but not the physicl buse. One dy when he ws bigger nd strong enough, he told his foster fther, Enough! You re not going to rise hnd to me gin. He promptly found himself guest t the Northern Home for Children in Phildelphi where he thrived. I could ply bsebll nd go to dnces with girls, he sid. It ws gret. Through the yers, his fther kept in touch, nd when Vic ws 15 his fther offered to put the fmily bck together gin. Vic s response? No thnks! So his fther sked wht he plnned to do. Vic s pln ws to enlist in the U.S. Nvy with little help from his dd. A Notry friend of his fther certified letter tht Vic ws two yers older thn he ctully ws. So off Vic went in 1943 to sil the seven ses. But nd there s lwys but there ws problem. At 15, Vic loved helming nvl trwler, converted shrimp bot, but his stomch betryed him. He ws very sesick. Trnsferred to lnd job t New Smyrn Bech, Fl., Vic lmost got dischrged from the Nvy. A combtive mn strted n rgument with him nd Vic punched him. He ws rrested nd the Nvy chplin spoke with Vic. He lerned tht Vic ws not troublemker but good mn. He told Vic tht when he ppered before the Cptin s Mst, disciplinry hering involving minor infrction of nvl discipline, to keep his mouth shut nd just sy, Aye, Sir! Vic spent three dys in the Brig nd 30 dys picking up trsh. But with no more infrctions, fter yer his record ws expunged. While in New Smyrn, Vic nd his shipmtes were t csino dnce one night. He sked girl to dnce, nd in 1946 she becme his wife, Ptrici. Pt s fmily hd moved to Florid from Mdeir fter her dd bought 40 cres of lndlocked lnd. There ws no rel ccess except for slim piece to the min rod, Vic explined. Vic got out of the service in My 1946, nd Pt wnted to go bck cont. on p. 4
The Spirit of St. Brnbs p. 4 Vic Blmos, from p. 3 to Mdeir. Vic struggled to find decent employment fter the wr. He hd severl experiences with people who would hire him, then ly him off fter few months. The couple eventully moved bck to the Phildelphi re where their three children were born. Eventully, the fmily cme bck to Cincinnti. A mn of mny tlents, Vic lwys displyed n rtistic bent. When he left elementry school for high school, he took picture he hd drwn tht ws displyed on bulletin bord. His techer cme to him to sk for it bck. Unbeknownst to him, she entered it in juried rt show nd it won first plce! For some yers he worked s n offset printer, but eventully neighbor hired him to do some welding. It turns out tht even welding cn use someone with rtistic tlent, nd he becme n expert t tungsten inert gs welding which llowed him to weld intricte ptterns. When Vic ws 71, his beloved Pt pssed wy. But Vic being very socil creture ttended widow nd widower s group t Jewish Hospitl nd ws dzzled by Betty. Or, s Vic s friend sys, Betty ws dzzled by Vic. They mrried in 1999 nd hd lmost 16 lively, hppy yers together before Betty pssed wy in April of this yer. Vic speks highly of his fther. He ws from Romni, spoke severl lnguges, nd ws kind nd gentle mn, ttributes tht re reflected in Vic. He loves to help people nd is the kind of neighbor we ll wish we hd. His home is filled with rt books, records nd video tpes, nd he enjoys plying gmes on his computer. He will be 88 yers old in December. Plese wrmly welcome Vic to the St. Brnbs fmily. Flt Joe Goes to the Oper St. Brnbs prishioner nd soprno Kr Shy Thomson (below) brought Flt Joe bckstge t the Uth Oper, where she performed the role of Tosc in September. Kr is remining mum bout Joe s singing bilities.
The Spirit of St. Brnbs p. 5 Hbitt Dedictes New Homes By John Noln A crowd gthered to wtch Hbitt for Humnity of Greter Cincinnti officils dedicte three new houses built by volunteers from Hbitt s Estside Colition of Churches in the villge of Locklnd, bout 20 minutes west of St. Brnbs Episcopl Church. Ed Lee, former St. Brnbs senior wrden who is president nd chief executive officer of Hbitt Cincinnti, led the ceremony. The hppiest people on hnd for the Oct. 17, 2015, ceremony were members of the three fmilies who helped build the houses nd will buy nd occupy them. Those fmilies re led by Sylvi Durhm, Whitney Fields, nd Ernest nd Ebony Smith. The fmily leders hve ll completed their required swet equity hours of work on their homes, hving worked longside the Estside Colition volunteers. The swet equity work is Hbitt requirement tht mkes it possible for prospective homeowners to work off the down pyment. Then, the fmilies qulify for no-interest lons nd re ble to close on the purchse of their homes. The Durhm, Fields nd Smith fmilies ll hope to close on their homes this fll, ccording to Hbitt officils. Volunteers from St. Brnbs nd the other 10 Estside Colition churches completed the Locklnd houses in six months, hving strted in April 2015. The houses re locted long Mulberry Street in Locklnd. As result, the St. Brnbs outrech committee presented the fmilies with copies of the Dr. Seuss children s book, And to Think Tht I Sw It on Mulberry Street. Alycen Mnsell, St. Brnbs outrech committee member who ws rised on Mulberry Street in Lebnon, Ohio, purchsed the Dr. Seuss books for the Locklnd fmilies. It ws the second consecutive yer tht Estside Colition volunteers combined to simultneously build three houses in Locklnd. Estside volunteers expect to build dditionl houses in Locklnd next yer, since the villge mde multiple lots vilble to Hbitt for severl yers of homebuilding. For more informtion bout Hbitt nd its progrms, go to the hbittcincinnti.org website. Hbitt is ministry of St. Brnbs.
The Spirit of St. Brnbs p. 6 New Youth Group Up nd Running The Wednesdy Youth Group hs officilly begun. We now hve teengers coming to St. Brnbs on Wednesdy fternoons to hng out, do homework, nd bring bck the youth bnd tht they enjoyed plying in so much lst yer. The Wednesdy Youth Group will continue throughout the school yer, with breks for holidys nd holy dys. Coming up next: On Nov. 6, our youth group heds to the Procter Cmp nd Conference Center (www.proctercenter.org) for fun retret where they will be invited to grow s Christins nd s Christin community. All youth, ges 12 nd older, re invited to prticipte. Plese contct Slocomb Reed (stbrnbs4youth@gmil.com) for detils. And, sve the dte: Mountin T.O.P. (Tennessee Outrech Project) spghetti dinner, on Sundy, Dec. 6 t St. Brnbs. By Slocomb Reed https://www.fcebook.com/ StBrnbsMontgomery
The Spirit of St. Brnbs p. 7 Endowment Committee Receives Third Gift: Consider Plnting Tree By Nncy Noln Ech Sundy, it seems tht more nd more young children fill our church pews nd Sundy school rooms, shring their joy nd exubernce, reminding us of God s promise of Heven for ll His children. St. Brnbs hs begun n importnt effort to promise our children tht our church will be there for them s they grow into dulthood nd hve fmilies of their own: The St. Brnbs Endowment Fund. The endowment fund received its third gift in September, bringing the totl endowment corpus to $12,500. We hertily thnk the donors, who hve mde the importnt decision to help secure St. Brnbs for future genertions. Wht legcy! These gifts hve been invested with PNC Institutionl Asset Mngement, division of PNC Finncil Services Group, Inc. The Vestry, with help from our endowment committee, will supervise mngement of the investment. A gift to the endowment fund is significnt: Unlike regulr dontions or nnul pledges, these gifts re not spent on dyto-dy ctivities, but re invested for the future of the church. The principl of the endowment fund will not be touched; percentge of dividends from the fund will be used for prish needs from time to time, s pproprite. These re gifts tht will gurntee the vitlity of St. Brnbs for those youngsters you see in our congregtion ech Sundy. There re severl wys you cn prticipte in the endowment fund: You cn nme St. Brnbs in your will or trust. When you die, the church will benefit from the legcy you hve chosen to contribute to the ongoing opertion of the church. You cn give gift of rel property. Such gifts will be ccepted bsed on pprovl by the Vestry; it is wise to consult with Vestry member first before mking such bequest. You cn give legcy gift during your lifetime. Typiclly minimum of $1,000, this gift will not be spent on ordinry church expenses during your lifetime. It will be your legcy to secure the future opertion of the church. Gifts or bequests to the endowment fund designted for specific use will be seprtely mnged, nd should be no less thn $50,000. Gifts to the endowment, whether mde during your lifetime or in your estte pln, cn offer significnt tx benefits. Consult your tx expert for detils. A gret society is formed when elders plnt trees under whose shde they will never sit. However, there is no hrm in plnting seed nd wtching tree grow, either! Consider gift to the endowment fund s you mke your yer-end plnning. Let us keep plnting trees to shelter our next genertion. Following the 10.m. service on Jn. 10, 2016, the Endowment Committee will hold brief informtionl meeting bout the endowment, gift plnning, nd how building legcy cn ffect you, nd benefit our youngest members into the future. Greeters Needed Greeting on Sundy shres the spirit of our prish with others! The time commitment is 20 minutes prior to the service nd/or 20 minutes t coffee hour to welcome nd introduce visitors to other prishioners. See Jeff Boyle on Sundy or emil him t jboyle@zoomtown.com.
The Spirit of St. Brnbs p. 8 Offering Support to Grieving Person By Mrth Segrm, Eduction Ministry Leder Wht do you sy to comfort person who is grieving the loss of loved one or close friend? The eduction ministry of St. Brnbs Episcopl Church is hosting specil presenttion to help you lern how to do better when the time comes to support someone who is grieving. The public is invited to her Dr. Robert Wubbolding, psychologist who is director of the Center for Relity Therpy in Cincinnti, offer some tips t n event titled Wht to Sy When You Don t Know Wht to Sy. It is scheduled t 7 p.m. on Wednesdy, Nov. 11, t St. Brnbs. Dr. Wubbolding is to provide prcticl suggestions for how to respond to ny kind of loss in fmily. He will lso discuss wht might help or hurt person in mourning. He is n interntionlly known speker nd uthor. He hs spoken t Compssionte Friends, n orgniztion tht supports bereved fmilies fter loss of child. The presenttion is free nd open to the public. For more informtion, contct Mrth Segrm t mjsegrm@gmil. com or 793-6477, or cll the church office t 984-8401. 141st Diocesn Convention The 141 st nnul Diocesn Convention is slted for Nov. 13-14 t the Dyton Convention Center. This yer s delegtes from St. Brnbs re Dine Byrne, Julie Colegrove, Mrc Colegrove nd John Spellmn. Brbr Burke is the lternte delegte. The min business to be conducted t the convention is to elect people to severl diocesn committees nd to vote on ny resolutions presented. Committees with openings include the Budget Committee, Diocesn Council, Episcopl Community Services Foundtion (ECSF), the diocese s Stnding Committee, Procter Center Bord of Directors, nd Trustees of the Diocese nd of the Church Foundtion. Some of these positions re held by clergy nd some by the lity. Among the resolutions to be voted on re the doption of Sustinble Development Gols (SDGs) nd the doption of Indigenous People s Dy. The resolution supporting SDGs dels with congregtions pledging continued spiritul nd monetry support for these gols in the future. These SDGs re continution of Millennium Development Gols set forth by the United Ntions which re bout to expire. These gols focus on ending world poverty, ending world hunger through sustinble griculturl prctices, promoting helth including dequte snittion, gender equlity, improving eduction, etc. T he resolution regrding Indigenous People s Dy is renming of Columbus Dy s gesture of reconcilition of the pst injustices done to Ntive Americns. Congregtions re urged to celebrte this dy with specil services, rt, music nd eduction. - Dine Byrne.
The Spirit of St. Brnbs p. 9 Lessons nd Crols: Get the Christms Spirit Sundy, December 20 th @ 4PM By Susn Hughes The Christms Service of Lessons & Crols is celebrtion of Old nd New Testment redings, crols nd music to celebrte the birth of Jesus. The St. Brnbs Choirs (Adult, Youth nd Bell) will perform nthems s well s led the congregtion in the beutiful crols we hve ll come to love. We re blessed with the music ledership of music nd choir director/orgnist Michel Chertock, ssistnt music director/bell choir director Jnet Beckmeyer, nd youth choir directors Dine Byrne nd Bert Nelson. They ll guide the dedicted St. Brnbs musicins in service to the glory of God. On personl note, it ws two yers go tht Tom nd I begn church shopping. On one of our erly visits to St. Brnbs, we sw note in the Sundries bout the Lessons & Crols service. We decided to ttend nd were so moved by the service tht we decided to stop shopping nd focus our ttention only on St. Brnbs. We re now grteful to lend our voices nd be prt of this exceptionl experience. We know how busy December is for everyone. But if you d like to get out of the house for little hhh time to relx, enjoy some simple plesures nd find some clm mid the chos, plese come nd join us for Lessons & Crols nd the reception tht follows the service. Are you crft-y person? Communictions is looking for person with vision who cn tke our existing bulletin bords nd come up with pln to orgnize nd design them so people will red them! If you re interested, cll Nncy Noln t 513-304-4078 or emil her t nolnrts@ gmil.com to lern more.
The Spirit of St. Brnbs p. 10 Prish Thnksgiving Dinner: nd Silent Auction Nov. 22 This is your chnce to hve someone cook your Thnksgiving turkey for you nd your fmily! Ech yer for severl yers, the Atkinsons (Hgue nd Melnie) hve put together yummy fest for St. Brnbs fmilies to usher in the Thnksgiving holidy week. All you need to do is sign up, py modest fee ($8 per person, $25 per fmily), nd show up! A full Thnksgiving dinner, including fresh grilled turkey nd ll the trimmings, will be served to your tble. The fmily-style eting will give you the chnce to meet prishioners or socilize with your friends. Bring bottle of wine, or decorte your tble with flowers or festive centerpiece, if you wish. Sign up in the Gret Hll, or cll the church office (984-8401.) The silent uction will offer vriety of nifty bskets on which to bid: proceeds will go to the operting fund of St. Brnbs. Do you hve n ide for bsket? Put one together nd bring it to the church office by Wednesdy, Nov. 18. Dontions re tx deductible. If you d like to help prepre the mshed pottoes, Melnie will be holding potto work session on Fridy, Nov. 22 from 9.m. to 2 p.m. Cre to help set up? Tht s Sturdy, Nov. 21 from 2-4 p.m. Contct Melnie t 226-6663 for detils. Help The Less Fortunte: Findly St. Neighborhood House With Thnksgiving pproching, it is time for the nnul St. Brnbs outrech to fmilies supported by the Findly Street Neighborhood House. This relies solely on dontions from prishioners to buy food for complete Thnksgiving mel tht Findly Street employees distribute to needy fmilies nd people who live lone. Plese put checks mrked FSNH Thnksgiving, or csh, into the church s ornge dontion bgs, using the dontion envelopes mrked with printed turkey. Checks mde out to FSNH Thnksgiving my lso be plced in mrked bsket in the Gret Hll, or in the Sundy collection plte. Our volunteers for the Findly Street ministry will be ordering the food on Mondy, Nov. 9, nd driving it to Findly Street in Cincinnti on Nov. 23. So, the designted dontions re needed s soon s possible. If you hve questions or cn volunteer for this outrech, plese contct Mrgret Nelsen t 791-4860 or mrgretnelsen1@gmil.com.
The Spirit of St. Brnbs p. 11 NOVEMBER 2015 CALENDAR
The Spirit of St. Brnbs p. 12 Fll Fmily Fun October brings fll colors, cooler wether - nd pumpkins! St. Brnbs Fmilies With Young Children gthered in the undercroft in October to decorte jck o lnterns, enjoy sncks, nd wtch movies. Here re just few of the works of rt they creted.