NOVEMBER 2016 Dear Good People of Saint David s, How oddly wonderful to write that salutation! It s been only three weeks since I joined you and what a full three weeks it has been! Between sharing Communion with the community gathered for Sunday Eucharist to passing the small cup at a few home Communions, warming up with scales at Children s Choir to taking a quick jaunt up the trail to the water tower, talking with many of you at the Adult Forum on October 23 to planning more conversations these and more opportunities have shown me what a warm and interesting part of the Body of Christ lives and moves here on this green hill in West Meade. Thank you for such a warm welcome! I want to confess from the outset that I was once a parish administrator and church newsletter editor. In the Diocese of Maine, I attended a church communications workshop that talked a lot about how church newsletters function. The big take away from that day was that the rector s letter to the congregation should go somewhere on the inner pages of the newsletter so that parishioners can read about the most important or upcoming events featured on the front page. So I just wanted to let you know that probably in January or February, you will find my correspondence on the inner pages, which will leave room on the front page for events and news at Saint David s. In keeping with the notion of key things happening at Saint David s, I wanted to draw your attention to the list below of Clusters and Committees highlighting all the ministries that are alive and vibrant in this parish. Stewardship, as I define it, is all that we do with all that we have all of the time if we say we believe Christ restores our relationship with God and all of creation. Stewardship is giving generously out of the abundance God has gifted us with abundance of time, abundance of talents, abilities and skills, and abundance of riches. In other words, what we do with our time, talent and treasure makes a statement about how we are stewards of the life God had given us to live. If you haven t already, you should have received a pledge card and Stewardship letter in the mail. While this pledge card addresses the treasure portion of Stewardship, this issue of The Wild Onion offers you a summary of the opportunities to which you can pledge your time and talent. It is also an opportunity to learn more about yourself. Try a new ministry and you well may be surprised that God had planted a little seed that will grow joy in your life. Teach Sunday School and learn that our youngest members are amazing pastors. Become a Lay Eucharistic Visitor and take communion
along with the love and fellowship of this community to our brothers and sisters who are unable to attend. Learn how to knit and make a prayer shawl for someone whose life needs care-filled bundling. Join the choir and learn that it s actually true what Augustine said, Those who sing, pray twice! Become a Daughter of the King and experience the power of prayer. Start a Saint David s Men s group. Or do whatever God nudges you to do in this community to become more and more alive and contribute to the world s healing! I hope you will join me, the Stewardship Committee and the Vestry in pledging something of your time, talent and treasure to the mission and ministry active and very well in this parish. We have been given so much. With so much, God gives us much to do. It is up to us to be good stewards of God s dream for us. In peace, Carolyn+ ST. DAVID S COMMITTEES, CLUSTERS, & LIAISONS, 2016 Administration - Executive Committee Senior Warden, Daryl Wilkinson, 615-512-6238, daryl.wilkinson@gmail.com Junior Warden, John Kitch, 615-400-8556, jdkitch@cclawtn.com Clerk, Sarah Riebau, 615-416-0998, gracewinter@yahoo.com Treasurer, Scott Rayhab, 615-429-3947, srayhab@gmail.com Parish Chancellor: Raymond Leathers, 615-356-3639, rsleathers@aol.com Building & Grounds Liaison: John Kitch, 615-400-8556, jdkitch@cclawtn.com A New Leaf Preschool: Mary Jo Murphy, 615-298-3185, ramjmurph@comcast.net Audiovisual Equipment: Jay Taylor, 615-306-6327, jaytaylor6005@gmail.com Cal Fox, 615-418-1152, dcalfox@gmail.com Columbarium Committee: Annette Pilcher, 615-646-9425, annette.pilcher@comcast.net Playground Committee: Cal Fox, 615-418-1152, dcalfox@gmail.com Christian Education Liaisons: Julie Erwin, 615-386-0464, 13bekem@gmail.com Mary Jo Murphy, 615-298-3185, ramjmurph@comcast.net Adult Forum: Julie Erwin, 615-386-0464, 13bekem@gmail.com Childcare Committee: Mary Leigh Rayhab, 615-429-2667, maryleigh.rayhab@suntrust.com Godly Play & St. David s Summer Stories: Jennifer Sanders, 615-385-1281, sandersjd@comcast.net Monday Bible Study, Sunday Supper Club: the Rev. Molly Dale Smith, 615-426-8156, mollydsmith@yahoo.com Sunday Intergenerational Events: Youth: Sommer Pearson, 615-339-3911, sommerpearson@gmail.com Communication Liaison: Michael Cass, 615-481-9186, Michael_cass@hotmail.com Bulletin, Parish Directory, & Wild Onion:Carol Hornberger, 615-352-0293,stdavidschurch@bellsouth.net Webpage: Vince Troia, 615-509-6131, vtroia57@gmail.com Evangelism-Mission-Outreach Liaisons: John Kitch, 615-400-8556, jdkitch@cornelius-collins.com Marc Pearson, 615-375-1686, Marc.Pearson@stantec.com Daughters of the King: Annette Pilcher, 615-646-9425, annette.pilcher@comcast.net Kiva.org: Judy Grace, 615-356-1025, judithgrac@comcast.net Long Range Planning Group: Allen Hovious, 615-310-4927, a.hovious@comcast.net Made in the Streets: Caroline McNair, 615-415-9827, carolinemcnair11@gmail.com Newcomers & Visitors: Dotty Rogers, 615-352-6036, dprgram@aol.com Room-in-the-Inn: Josh McGuire, 513-375-5200, josh.mcguire@vanderbilt.edu Stewardship: Marc Pearson, Liaison, 615-375-1686, Marc.Pearson@stantec.com St. Luke s Community House: 4
Finance Liaison: Jonathan Raj, 615-305-5080, therajs2013@gmail.com Treasurer: Scott Rayhab, 615-429-3947, srayhab@gmail.com Endowment Fund: Daryl Wilkinson, 615-512-6238, daryl.wilkinson@gmail.com Pledges: Carol Hornberger, 352-0293, stdavidschurch@bellsouth.net Nurture Liaison: Carolyn Schmidt, 615-969-6639, caschmidt@comcast.net Agape: Ann Caver, 615-364-0212, annkc7@comcast.net, Sally Pierce, 615-386-0009, EdandSally@Pierce.sh Bazaar: Joan Green, 615-356-3383, jellisgreen@gmail.com, Betsey Duggan, 615-952-5452, ec.duggan@comcast.net, Derrill McRae, 615-356-2211, derrill.mcrae@comcast.net Bloomin Onions: Heather Sullivan, 615-498-2573, heatherjoysullivan@yahoo.com Ministry Fair: Kitchen: Lynda Christiansen, 615-662-3873, lchristiansen@cumberlandtrust.com Prayer Shawl Ministry: Kathy Carlson, 615-673-0261, kathryn7402@att.net Special Events: Foyer Groups; Lemonade & Cookies: Sarah Riebau, 615-416-0998, gracewinter@yahoo.com Worship Liaison: Norman Gillis, 615-406-6243, norman@musicrowlaw.com Acolytes and Altar Guild: Scott Rayhab, 615-429-3947, srayhab@gmail.com Choirs/Music: Donald Cornelius, 615-352-0293, DECOrgan@aol.com Flower Guild: Mary Leigh Rayhab, 615-673-6650, maryleigh.rayhab@suntrust.com Lay Eucharistic Visitors: Scott Gray, 615-416-1427, scottgraysr@gmail.com Lectors/LEMs: Betty Lentz, 615-297-8188, bettylentz@bellsouth.net Ushers: Nat Howry, 615-356-8606, nhowry@comcast.net Weddings: Dotty Rogers, 615-352-6036, dprgram@aol.com Please rsvp to stdavidschurch@bellsouth.net or 615-352-0293 asap. 5
If you are interested in the Episcopal Churchwhy we do what we do-or learning more about Saint David's and/or the Diocese of Tennessee, please join us for Inquirer's Class. We will meet from 9:15 until 10:00 a.m. in the Henderson Room each Sunday for six weeks beginning October 30. This gathering is preparation for those seeking to be confirmed or received when the Bishop visits on December 11. Questions? Please contact Rev. Carolyn at revcarolyn2016@gmail.com or 615-352-0293. A Conversation with the Rector ( and the first of many) Friday, November 4, 10:00 a.m. All at Saint David s are invited to enjoy a mid-morning tea/coffee with the Rector in Sanders Hall. To allow Rev. Carolyn to get to know you, she would love to hear about your experience at Saint David s and learn what you dream about Saint David s future. Please RSVP to the Parish Office so that we can prepare appropriately. If you cannot attend this tea because of any number of reasons, watch for other dates and times that fit your schedule better. HOLY BAPTISM Holy Baptism will take place at St. David s on Sunday, November 6. Anyone desiring to be baptized or to have a child baptized should contact the parish office at 615-352-0293. ALL SAINTS FLOWERS NOVEMBER 6 The memorial All Saints Flower Arrangement will have the names of departed loved ones interwoven among the flowers. Cards are available in the narthex and outside the sacristy for the names of departed loved ones you wish to remember. A small donation is appreciated to help offset the cost of the arrangement. SUNDAY NIGHT LIVE! NOVEMBER 6 Parishioner Owen Grimenstein will share his family's harrowing experience during and after the Nashville 2010 flood as we celebrate the publication of his book Under Water: A Natural Disaster Memoir. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. Everyone staying for dinner is asked to donate $5 - staying for dinner is not required; rsvp at https://sundaynightlivenov.eventbrite.com! SUNDAY NIGHT LIVE! is an opportunity to come together and connect! Meet in the Undercroft Children's Chapel for inspiration and conversation from 5:00-6:15 p.m., Sunday, November 6. Childcare will be provided; please request it when you RSVP. COME TO THE SUNDAY SUPPER CLUB by Molly Dale Smith Sunday Supper Club continues through November 20--it's not too late to participate! The group is examining "Half Truths", which are statements that we, wrongly, think come from the Bible. You do not have to attend all sessions but, please do let the church office know by Wednesday that you will NOT be coming the following Sunday so that we know how many people will be eating supper.
Thankful for all God has given us. GODLY PLAY by Jennifer Sanders Thankful for our gifts Our precious children. Without a doubt Children s worship time at St. David s is an amazing place to be on a Sunday morning. It s a place to witness our children engrossed in God s stories. I so am thankful for our little ones. For the joy they bring us and so much more! Thank you little ones!! More than singing happens when the St. David s Children s Choirs rehearse! NOVEMBER CHILDREN S CHOIR 6 Rehearsal 4:45 to 6:20 p.m. 13 St. Nicholas and St. Cecilia Choirs sing at the 10:30 service Rehearsal 4:45 to 6:20 p.m. 20 St. Francis Choir sings at the 10:30 service Rehearsal 4:45 to 6:20 p.m. 27 NO REHEARSAL-THANKSGIVING BREAK DECEMBER 4 Rehearsal 4:45 to 6:20 p.m. 11 All choirs sing at the 10:30 service Rehearsal 4:45 to 6:20 p.m. 18 Rehearsal time to be announced 24 All choirs sing at the 4:30 p.m. service Choir rehearsals resume on January 8, 2017 Fall Retreat lineup, 10.15.2016 YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS by Sommer Pearson, Interim Youth Director The St. D's youth just returned from an excellent retreat at DuBose. Two different scavenger hunts led into conversation about the direction we follow through life and what influences our choices along our path (friends, family, media, God). There was also a truly disgusting game of Beanboozled and we witnessed a wedding at Memorial Cross when we visited Sewanee. It was a wonderful weekend with lots of fun and way too much candy. All EYC (6th-12th grade) bowling outing on November 20 after the late service. Information will be emailed to parents. Please contact me with any questions or concerns regarding the youth programs at St. David's! sommerpearson@gmail.com or 615-339-3911. NIGHTWATCH, December 2-3 Christ Church Cathedral, Nashville Nightwatch is the annual Advent youth lock-in hosted by the Diocese s Youth Steering Committee. This wonderful gathering promises intentional formation, community and fellowship as well as lots of good times and fun. There will be games, pizza, worship, art, prayer, contemplation and a midnight eucharist! Visit edtn.org/youth to register for Nightwatch. 4
November 2016 Youth Ministry Schedule November 6 Christian Formation (4th - 12th) 9:15-10:15 am Youth Group (7th - 12th) 4:30-6:00 pm November 12 Room In The Inn at St. Luke s Gym November 13 Christian Formation (4th - 12th) 9:15-10:15 am Youth Group (7th - 12th) 4:30-6pm November 20 Christian Formation (4th - 12th) 9:15-10:15 am Bowling (6th - 12th) 12:00 pm November 27 Christian Formation (4th - 12th) 9:15-10:15 am NO YOUTH GROUP ADULT FORUM NEWS by Julie Erwin The November Adult Forum will revisit the video series "Christianity's Family Tree, What other Christians Believe and Why. Some sessions of this program were viewed and discussed in Adult Forum earlier this year. After viewing a short video, Dotty Tucker will lead the discussion. We have found these programs to be both positive and informative. We have much to share and learn from other denominations. It's especially helpful to hear from those of you who have come to the Episcopal Church via various other traditions. Class topics: Nov. 6: the Pentecostal Church Nov. 13: the Methodist Church Nov. 20: the Anglican Church (a worthy repeat) Nov 27: is first Sunday in Advent. Program will be announced soon. 5 The Adult Forum Committee will meet on Nov 10 to determine future classes. If you have a topic to suggest, please speak to one of the committee members: Heather Cass, Aaron Connolly, Ann McNair, Chad Schmidt, and Dotty Tucker. Mary Jo Murphy and Julie Erwin are the Vestry liaisons and the Rev. Carolyn Coleman and the Rev. Dr. Molly Dale Smith advise the committee. Everyone is invited to join these Sunday morning classes which begin at 9:30 a.m. in Sanders Hall unless otherwise noted. St. David's hosts Room in the Inn on the second Saturday of each winter month (November-March). Volunteers prepare and serve supper, set up and break down tables, spend the night with our guests, and wash sheets, towels and tablecloths. This is an excellent chance to spend time with and learn from our homeless friends, and volunteers always have a lot of fun! November 12 is the first night that St. David s will host this fall. To volunteer please sign up on the board outside Sanders Hall or contact RITI coordinator Josh McGuire, joshua.a.mcguire@vanderbilt.edu, 513-375-5200. Future dates are December 10, January 14, February 11, and March 11. MS. CHEAP S PENNY DRIVE FOR SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK by Heather Cass Members of St. David s are again invited to participate in Mary Hance s (aka Ms. Cheap) Penny Drive for Second Harvest Food Bank. Ms. Cheap began this campaign seven years ago and, with the support of community minded individuals like yourself, we have raised over $300,000, providing more than 1.2 million meals for Middle Tennesseans who are struggling with hunger. This year s campaign will run from November 1 to January 31. Please pick up a penny can in Sanders Hall now if you are interested in donating your change to this program for the next few months and thank you!
DOING WELL BY DOING GOOD by Michael Cass ST. DAVID S BEST EVER HOLIDAY BAZAAR! Saturday, November 19, 9:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Please help make the St. David s 2016 bazaar our Best Holiday Bazaar Ever! Let s fill the church freezers with soups, frozen entrees, side dishes, baked goods, and desserts to sell. Food is our bestselling item and we sell out every year! There is a drop-off list on the kitchen refrigerator to sign. You are invited to join one or more of the remaining bazaar workdays no special talents needed: October 29, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., November 5, 1:30 p.m., and November 12, 1:30 p.m. Workdays are fun and a chance to meet other parishioners. A few of the items at the bazaar this year: For the kids: Holiday wands, Jingle Bell Toss, Crayon Rolls, Crazy Creatures. Great for gift giving: Aprons with Attitude, Up Salvage Sweaters, gift baskets galore, hostess gifts, knitted delights, fancy wreaths, mini Christmas trees, holiday decorations, unique jewelry, silhouettes and paintings, gift jars from soups to nuts, and parishioner Owen Grimenstein s newly published memoir of the May 2010 flood. Plus! The best lunch in town by the DOK. and much, much more! The November 19 Best Ever Holiday Bazaar in Sanders Hall is a fun community event and a great chance to do some holiday shopping. Joan Green, jellisgreen@gmail.com, 615-356-4441 Betsey Duggan, ec.duggan@comcast.net, 615-952-5452 Derrill McRae, derrill.mcrae@comcast.net, 615-356-2211 Helping Art Teachers Teach Everyone The first time art teacher Daryl Wilkinson worked with a visually impaired student, she struggled. Color and shape, the solid ground that artists typically take for granted, were unsteady in this new context. The teacher and student managed to get through the year, but Daryl was left with an uncomfortable feeling: I m not sure what I m doing here. Eventually she did something about it. After meeting another visually impaired student and watching her own granddaughter, Rowan, lose her sight as the result of a stroke, Daryl enrolled in the Program for Visual Impairments at Vanderbilt University s Peabody College of Education and Human Development. I realized how important it was for me to be able to teach any child, with sight or without, with as much knowledge and expertise as I could. Daryl wrote those words in the introduction to her book, Art Beyond the Eyes: A Handbook For Visual Art Teachers Working with Students with Visual Impairments. Published in 2014, the year after she graduated from Vanderbilt with a master s degree in special education for visual impairments, the book helps art teachers by offering sample lesson plans, a list of alternative materials, and suggestions for adapting materials and techniques for students with low vision, those who are blind, and those with multiple disabilities, according to the description at Amazon.com. Daryl is now a certified teacher of students with visual impairments and teaches special education at Amqui Elementary School in Madison. She is the mother of three children and four grandchildren and is St. David s Senior Warden, helps with the Children s Choirs, and is a member of the Adult Choir. DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS NOVEMBER 6: Remember to set your clocks back one hour before retiring on Saturday night, November 5. 6
MY THANKSGIVING LITANY For Prayers for healing For St. David's parish For Eucharist brought to the pew For my family, friends and neighbors For great medical care For food, prepared or purchased and delivered For groceries purchased, brought in and put away For visits, telephone calls and lovely cards For transportation to Dr.'s appointments, Bible class, meetings, respiratory therapy, and bridge games, For showers supervised For laundry done, mail picked up and garbage taken out, Dear St. David's family: Words cannot express the gratitude I feel for this church. You have exhibited compassion and love to me in so many ways during this difficult time. This is a very special community and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Annette Pilcher The Annual Thanksgiving Eve Service will take place in the nave on November 23, at 6:00 p.m. SECURING OUR FUTURE UPDATE by John Kitch, Junior Warden Securing Our Future was the name given to the St. David s Capital Campaign, begun in 2001. Its purpose was to raise money to upgrade the physical plant to meet codes, improve the Christian Education classrooms, nursery and children s worship areas, modernize bathrooms, add an elevator, and finish 7 Sanders Hall. As the project moved forward additional work had to be done in terms of asbestos abatement and work on the HVAC system. A plan to add a Columbarium was also implemented. A bequest from Sue Evans kickstarted the columbarium part of the project and the Columbarium Committee has paid back the necessary cost to complete the columbarium. The generosity of our church members was such that, of the over $750,000, plus $68,000 for the Columbarium, required for the project, we only had to finance $395,153. As of September 2016 the outstanding loan is just over $129,000. In addition to making regular monthly payments St. David s has paid an extra $128,257 toward the loan principal over the years, thus hastening the day the loan will be paid in full. The current Vestry is committed to taking reasonable and prudent steps to accelerate payment when we can without adversely impacting our annual budgeting process. VESTRY NEWS Nominations are being received for persons to serve as the Vestry Class of 2019; elections will take place at the Annual Parish Meeting on Sunday, January 15, 2017, at 9:15 a.m. To serve on the Vestry one must be 18 years of age, baptized, confirmed and in good standing in the church. To nominate someone (or yourself) please contact one of the outgoing Vestry Class of 2016: Michael Cass, Cal Fox, Sarah Riebau, and Daryl Wilkinson. At the November 14 Vestry Meeting three delegates will be elected to represent St. David s at the 185th Annual Convention of the Diocese of Tennessee, at Christ Church Cathedral, January 20-21, 2016. Delegates must be confirmed communicants in good standing, at least 18 years of age. Contact a Vestry member if you are interested. Note to Ministry and Committee Chairpersons: The Finance Committee is preparing the 2017 church budget for presentation to the Vestry. Please let St. David s Treasurer Scott Rayhab know if you need a budget request form. Please send budget requests to the church office by November 18.