S T. BRENDAN S EPISCOPAL CHURCH T HE NAVIGATOR NOVEMBER 2016 November 2016 Inside This Edition Message from Caroline 1 Grief, Loss Program 2 Holiday Bazaar 3 A Time for Blessing 4 Outreach Projects Prayer List and Celebrations Schedule and Special Events All Saints Day Decorations for Santa John Standerwick Greeter Training Thanksgiving Celebration Good news from Bishop Lattime 5 6 7 8 9 10 Church Bazaar 12 Dear Friends in Christ: The Archbishop of Canterbury during World War II, William Temple, said The Church is the only society on earth that exists for the benefit of nonmembers. I am honored to serve a church whose ministries touch hundreds of persons who are not official members of our small church. The Galley, our ministry at Johnson Youth Center, our work at the Pioneer Home, and our support of prison ministry, AWARE and the Glory Hole are just a few of the extensions of St. Brendan s beyond our walls. On a larger level, St. Brendan s leads our Deanery in support of our Diocese, which allows the church to reach out to small indigenous communities, and provides the support of the Bishop and his staff to all congregations. Currently the Diocese is active in empowering lay leadership so that in those communities where there is no priest, Episcopal worship and pastoral care will be available to the members of those congregations. All of this occurs because of your commitment to supporting the work of the church. We do a great deal. There is much more we would like to do, locally and in the greater church. I am writing to prayerfully ask for your pledge to support St. Brendan s in 2017. If you already pledge, please consider increasing your pledge by a small amount, and more if you are able to do so. If you do not yet pledge to St. Brendan s, here are a few reasons to do so: Committing your whole self, including a portion of your financial gifts, enriches you spiritually and connects you at a deeper level to this faith community. Pledging enables your Finance Committee and Vestry to plan more accurately for St. Brendan s ministries in the coming year. The number of pledging units is one of the measures of a healthy congregation, and is a sign to us and the church at large of the spiritual wellbeing of our local community. Thank you for all the gifts of time, talent and treasure that you offer to St. Brendan s, to Juneau and to the greater church. Know that in doing so you serve Christ and proclaim the Kingdom of Heaven in our anxious and suffering world. The ingathering of pledge cards will be Sunday, November 6, 2016. Faithfully, The Rev. Caroline F. Malseed Priest-in-Charge
Page 2 Grief, Loss & the Holidays Program Free Public Event The Widowed Persons Program and Hospice & Home Care of Juneau are pleased to announce a special public program on Grief, Loss& the Holidays to be held on Thursday, November 10 th in the Community Room at Fireweed Place (415 Willoughby Avenue) at 5:30 pm. Light Refreshments will be served. This is a free public event. This program is open to all families and friends who have lost a loved one through death. It will offer ideas on how to journey through the holiday season. Contact Sue Nielsen (suen@gci.net) at 586-6424 or Sandy DeLong at 789-035 St. Brendan s Information The Rev. Caroline Malseed, Rector in Charge Cell Phone: 957-1148 Mtr. Caroline s Email: mayflower1950@hotmail.com Office Hours: Conferences by Appointment St. Brendan s Office Phone: 789-5152 Email: Web page: stbrendansjuneau.org Food Pantry Hours: Thursday 4:30-7:00 p.m. VESTRY MEMBERS Rowcroft ~ Sr. Warden Brad Orr ~ Jr. Warden Carol Fujioka ~ Clerk/secretary Amra Remsberg, Sherry Taber, Sam Smith TREASURER: JoAnn Schoeppe OFFICE MANAGER: Dan Hall INTERNET INFORMATION SE Deanery Web pub. The Seafarer : www.southeastseafarer.org Episcopal Diocese of Alaska Web page: www.episcopalak.org Navigator: Joyce and Sam Smith jasmith@acsalaska.net, ssmith@ptialaska.net Remember Fr. Bob Hardman s prayer: Life is short And we haven t much time to gladden the hearts of those that travel the way with us. So be swift to be kind And make haste to love May God s peace be with you always.
Page 3 St. Brendan s Bazaar The Bazaar is right around the corner Nov. 12 th!! We are hoping to have the tables full this year with a variety of products for folks to purchase. There will be jelly, breads, cookies and other desserts. A lady who attends Galley is donating hats and slippers she has crocheted her way of saying thank you for the meal we provide each week. We have beautiful artwork donated for the Silent Auction table and then we have the Wine Cork Christmas trees and hand painted glass ornaments!! These you have to see! We will also have jewelry from Lovell Designs,. This is our 5 th year of having the jewelry, a nice gift for someone on your Christmas list. Although email and texting has taken the place of a written letter, some of us still like to send a card. The Life is Short notecards designed by Stephanie Hall will be available for sale the proceeds from the cards benefit the Music Fund. A new item this year will be Anglican Prayer Beads designed and made by St. Brendan s members. Each one is unique and beautiful. The Johnson Youth Center is raising funds for activities not included in their budget. They ve made Hot Pepper Jelly and it will be available for sale at the Bazaar. We re in need of some helping hands for setup, starting after the Galley on Nov. 10 th, then Friday the 11 h from 9:00 AM- 8:00 PM. Please bring your donations during those hours. Our doors open Saturday at 8:30 AM. Please join us for Breakfast or Lunch, bring a friend, and do your shopping in between. There will be flyers available if you can post one at work or ask a local business to put it in their window that would be great! For those who use FACEBOOK, please consider posting a notice about the Bazaar for all your friends. If you have questions, please talk with Ingrid, Carla, or Penny.
Page 4 A TIME OF BLESSINGS A TIME OF CELEBRATION The hats and mittens will soon be off the tree and being worn by those who need them leaving the branches bare but not for long. It will become our tree for Thanksgiving Blessings. You will be able to write what you are thankful for on a leaf and hang it on the tree. I hope the branches of our tree will be full and reflect God s blessings to us. This is a season to be thankful. What are your blessings? Your family, home, God s love, health, church/church family, friends, job? We are all thankful for these things and much more. We are grateful for our blessings and we also celebrate them throughout the year in one form or another. Take St. Brendan s for example. We celebrate and honor St. Brendan s year round whenever we gather in fellowship, attend services, using it and letting others use it, participating, supporting it, and maintaining it. We give thanks for our church and the peaceful setting where we can pray and worship; for Adams Hall where we share wonderful fellowship at coffee hour, galley, potlucks, special dinners, do bazaars and fundraisers; for Boesser Hall where Sunday School and Godly Play meet, committees meet; community groups gather; and the kitchen where great food is served and is surrounded by laughter and stories. We gather every week with our church family and with our youth. We ask for prayers and we give thanks for prayers; we know that God blesses us and we ask that he continues to bless our church and our church family. Sometimes as we look around the church, visit at coffee hour, and even when we hold meetings, things are said or we see something and for a brief minute we step back in time and remember and hear voices from those who have gone before us. That too is a blessing. It can catch us off guard and without realizing it, we celebrate their memory with a smile or give a quiet little laugh and we realize they are still with us, looking down and giving us strength. Yes, we all celebrate year round at St. Brendan s and for the blessings we receive there and God has been good. Penny
Page 5 Outreach Projects 2017 The Outreach Committee has compiled a list of monthly and ongoing projects for the next year. Please take a few minutes and fill out the questionnaire as to which projects you would likely support. Your support may be through your pledge or in addition to your pledge. Please mark an X next to the project(s) you would likely support in the next year. January: Homeless Connect (socks, hats or gloves) February: Souper Bowl (cah donation benefits the Glory Hole or St. Brendan s Food Pantry) Johnson Youth Center Valentine Bags March: Note: No monthly project April: Johnson Youth Center Easter Bags May: Graduation Gifts for St. Brendan s Youth and Johnson Youth Center June: Nothing but Nets (cash donation) July/August: Bartlett House (toiletries, and snacks) September: Johnson Youth Center Back to School bags October: Glory Hole Hats and Gloves Johnson Youth Center Halloween Bags November: Bazaar (proceeds fund the Galley meals for the year) December: Johnson Youth Center Christmas Bags Ongoing Projects: St. Brendan s Food Pantry Aware Shelter Glory Hole Child Fund Please Place Comments in the Drop Box in Adam s Hall
Page 6 NOVEMBER PRAYER LIST NOVEMBER CELEBRATIONS 1 ~ Teresa & Fred Tolbert & Family 2 ~ Connie Trollan 3 ~ Carla White & Family 4 ~ Ann Liebergesell & Family 5 ~ Ingrid & Tom Zaruba & Family 6 ~ Janet Adams 7 ~ Clydina Bailey & Family 8 ~ Brad and Marilyn Orr 9 ~ Cindy Boesser & Ben Krall 10 ~ Fr. Mark Boesser 11 ~ Jill Burkert 12 ~ Daisy & Bill Davenport 13 ~ Regina and Dave Fallace and Family 14 ~ Ann Parsons 15 ~ Dene Ensley 16 ~ Jeff & Carol Fujioka 17 ~ Lori Funk 18 ~ Pat Funk & Family 19 ~ JoAnn & Karl Schoeppe 20 ~ Barbara & Philip Mitchell 21 ~ Reed Reynolds & Judy Hoover 22 ~ Dan & Stephanie Hall 23 ~ Nancy Hollander 24 ~ Effie Kimball 25 ~ Barbara Learmonth & Al Tingley & Family 26 ~ Jannessa Luerra & Family 27 ~ Mtr. Caroline Malseed & Family 28 ~ Lisa & Brent Mattson & Lucas 29 ~ Dave & Tonya Muldoon & Family 30 ~ Margaret O Neal & Family November Birthdays 1 ~ Merrill Jensen 7 ~ Reed Reynolds 8 ~ Ann Liebergesell 15 ~ Dave Fallace 17 ~ Caleb Hall 17 ~ Alicia Smith 22 ~ Lori Funk 24 ~ Crystal Freiberg 27 ~ Judy Hoover 27 ~ Roberta Spartz 29 ~ Lisa Schoeppe Mattson November Anniversaries 14 ~ Daisy & Bill Davenport Celebration Prayer Take some time today to give, and some time to care. Take some time to be a friend, then take the time to remember them in prayer.
NOVEMBER 2016 SCHEDULE Page 7 Service Nov 6 Nov 13 Nov 20 Nov 27 Dec 4 Dec 11 Dec 18 Altar Daisy Brita Dianna Daisy Lori Brita Sunday School 1st Reading Sam* Jill Jo* Dan* Charles* Jo* Connie* 2nd Chalice Dan Charles Barbara Connie Sam Dan Psalm Brita Daisy Cindy Brita Cindy Daisy Barbara 2nd Reading Barbara John Rob Jill John Rob John Prayers Stephanie Cindy Janet Daisy Jo Janet Daisy Ushers Carol Jeff Ingrid Bailey Joyce Sam Ingrid Bailey Jeff Carol Sherry John Pat Carla Servers Dan Anne Dan Anne Connie Dan Morning Prayer Jill Coffee Hour Parish Potluck Sam Joyce Ingrid Bailey Carla Daisy Vanda Barbara Cecilia Penny Adult Study Group ~ Tuesday, the 1st At 10am and then every following Tuesday Food bank ~ Thursdays only, beginning the 3rd at 4:30-7pm Galley Potluck ~ Thursday, the 3rd at 6 pm Vestry Mtg ~ Thursday, the 3rd, 6:30 pm Decorate Conference Room for Santa ~ Saturday the 5th at 8am Daylight Savings Time Begins ~ Sunday, the 6th Healing Prayers ~ Sunday, the 6th JYC Service ~ Sunday, the 6th All Saint s Day ~ Sunday, the 6th Pledge Ingathering ~ Sunday, the 6th Parish Potluck ~ Sunday, the 6th Election Day ~ Tuesday, the 8th NOVEMBER CALENDAR EVENTS Grief/Loss Program ~ Thursday, the 10th Men s Breakfast ~ Friday, the 11th, 7 am Veteran s Day ~ Friday, the 11th Church Bazaar ~ Saturday, the 12th Morning Prayer ~ Sunday, the 13th Health Ministry Program ~ Sunday, the 13th, noon Pioneer Home ~ Saturday, the 19th, 1 pm Table decorations Thanksgiving Day ~ Thursday the 24th Men s Breakfast ~ Friday, the 25th, 7 am 1st Sunday in Advent ~ the 27th LOOKING AHEAD Children s Pageant ~ Sunday, December 18th Christmas Eve Service ~ Saturday, December 24th New Years Eve ~ Saturday, December 31st
Page 8 All Saints Day Christians who celebrate All Saints Day believe there is a prayerful spiritual connection between those in heaven and the living. The observance of remembering the dead can be found in ancient times. The Celts had a holiday called Samhain (celebrated in the Spring), similar to the Roman festival Lemuria (celebrated in the fall). It was Pope Gregory III (731-741) who designated November 1 with a prayer for the relics of the holy apostles and of all saints, martyrs and confessors, of all the just made perfect who are at rest throughout the world. We will celebrate All Saints Day on November 6 remembering those known and unknown who have gone before us. The Liturgy will include the reading of names of those who have been members of St. Brendan s. Their faith, vision and dedication to this church should always be remembered. Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: Give us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those ineffable joys that you have prepared for those who truly love you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen. Following the service, there will be a Parish Potluck in Adams Hall. Please bring a dish to share. HELP! Santa needs his helpers to turn out at 8am on November 5th to Decorate the small conference room for his visit during the Bazaar. Everything will be provided.
Page 9 John Standerwick We have recently learned that John Standerwick, a former member of St. Brendan s, passed away on April 16, 2016. John and his wife, Donna, were among the founding members of St. Brendan s Church, as was his mother, Ruth. He was a member of the first Building Committee that planned the church building. He also served on the Vestry, then called the Bishop s Committee. His work was a Director of the Tongass Forest Service. Donna, an artist, designed the round St. Brendan s stained glass window, which we use as the symbol of our church, and the stained glass at the upper portions of the three windows behind the altar. She also painted the watercolor of St. Brendan s. Both John and Donna were important influences in the beginning of St. Brendan s Church. Should you wish to send your condolences to Donna, her address is: Donna Standerwick 94 Marsden Rd. Port Angeles, Wa. 98362 John was interred at St. Peter s-by-the-sea in Sitka, their church home prior to moving to Juneau. Dear Friends in Christ: One of the thoughts posted on the "sticky notes" exercise as part of our Mutual Ministry Review earlier this summer was an interest in improving our efforts at welcoming newcomers. Currently I am working on developing a Welcoming Committee (for lack of a better name) whose work will include all elements of greeting and welcoming our visitors, beginning with the work of the ushers but including follow up as well. I plan a brainstorming session in the near future, date to be announced, and a training session to follow. Welcoming is a responsibility we all share, not just the ushers, so I encourage all of you to participate in this upcoming program. Dates will be announced shortly. Faithfully, Caroline+ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Thanksgiving Celebration Our interfaith celebration this year will be a little different! Rather than the traditional service, we will join with Shepherd of the Valley for an intergenerational event with "stations" with activities planned at each area--crafts, prayer, and other activities related to the theme of Thanksgiving. The event will take place Wednesday, Nov. 23 (Thanksgiving Eve) from 5:30 to 7 p.m. More information will follow--all are welcome!
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Page 12 St. Brendan s Annual Holiday Bazaar Saturday, November 12, 2016 8:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. Shop to help feed the community! Quality Handmade Items, Baked Goods, Holiday Crafts and Ornaments, Artwork, Lovell jewelry, Treasures and Silent Auction Bring Children to Visit with SANTA and do Craft Projects Enjoy breakfast or lunch $10 (or $5 for Kids) Fry Bread available after 10:30
St. Brendan s Episcopal Church 4207 Mendenhall Loop Road Juneau, AK 99801 A Harbor for God s Love Lighting the way for everyday mission and ministry November 2016