0 2 ST. SIMON S ON THE SOUND EPISCOPAL CHURCH Issue 25 St. Simon s on the Sound Episcopal Church St. Simon s e-pistle (850)244-8621 28 Miracle Strip Pkwy, S.W. Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 FEBRUARY 13, 2013 WEDNESDAY LENTEN PROGRAMS 5:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross 5:30 p.m. Dinner 6:15 p.m. On Jericho Road Series 7:00 p.m. Music Journey to the Cross with us on Wednesday evenings in Lent! We begin with Stations of the Cross at 5:00 p.m., followed by a 5:30 p.m. simple meal, and the 6:15 p.m. On Jericho Road teaching series sponsored by the Pastoral Care Commission, and will conclude with a music program at 7 p.m. FEBRUARY 20 TH Meet the priest and the Levite presented by Mary Hauge Why didn t they stop? Why don t we stop? Hosted by the St. Simon s Flower Guild Music: Choral Evensong with St. Simon s Choir FEBRUARY 27 TH Meet the Robbers presented by Sharon Wheeless We ve never beaten or robbed anyone but have we wounded with our words and actions? Hosted by the St. Simon s Choir Music: A recital by Ruby Barfoot & Annie Melia MARCH 6 TH Meet the Samaritan presented by Carol Murphy Greene How do we get involved when we see people in need of help? What do we do if we don t know what to do? Hosted by the St. Simon s Vestry Music: The Sheppards & Friends MARCH 13 TH Meet the Victim presented by Maryjo Hardin I know what it s like to be on a difficult road. I know how it feels to be wounded, alone and passed by. But do I know how to ask for and accept help? Hosted by the St. Catherine s Guild Music: Dr. David Ott MARCH 20 TH Binding Wounds presented by Dr. David Ott Music as a source of God s healing. Hosted by Dominican Mission Group Music: The NWFSC Madrigals directed by Allsion Everitt Nursery will be available. Signup sheets are available in the Atrium or call the Church Office at 244-8621 to RSVP. IN THIS ISSUE HOLY WEEK & EASTER PALM SUNDAY MARCH 24 8:00 a.m. Eucharist Blessing of the Palms & Reading of the Passion 10:30 a.m. Choral Eucharist Liturgy of the Palms, Passion Drama 5:15 p.m. Eucharist Blessing of the Palms & Reading of the Passion MONDAY IN HOLY WEEK MARCH 25 6:00 p.m. Eucharist and Stations TUESDAY IN HOLY WEEK MARCH 26 6:00 p.m. Eucharist and Stations WEDNESDAY IN HOLY WEEK MARCH 27 6:00 p.m. Tenebrae A service of Prayers, Lights & Readings MAUNDY THURSDAY MARCH 28 6:30 p.m. Eucharist and Foot washing Lenten meal & retelling of The Last Supper GOOD FRIDAY MARCH 29 12:00 p.m. Proper Liturgy for Good Friday 6:00 p.m. Good Friday Community Service (childcare provided at noon & 6) EASTER SUNDAY MARCH 31 6:00 a.m. Sunrise Service (Soundside) 8:00 a.m. Eucharist No Christian Education 9:30 a.m. Easter Egg Hunt & Brunch 10:30 a.m. Eucharist (childcare provided at 8 and 10:30)
ST. SIMON S ON THE SOUND EPISCOPAL CHURCH Issue 25 2 I can't say thanks enough for all that my St. Simon's Family has done for me these past weeks in the kindness of cards, candy, gifts and phone calls. You have always shown me Faith through your actions, Hope through your eyes and Love through your heart. May God's Peace be with you always...penny PENNY S PARTY My cup runneth over!!!!! Many heartfelt thanks for the lovely send-off this past Saturday Night at Pranzo's. From the beautiful red balloons, to the decadent chocolate cake, to the bright new shiny penny decorations, the pink piggy bank and to the giant penny replica my night couldn't have been any better. A special thanks to JoAnn Gorsuch for "running the show"! You are a true friend to me "sista girl"!!!! Equally important in making this happen are my wonderful friends Jan Morris and Ellen Sheppard who helped JoAnn and tirelessly gave it their all. Thank You from the bottom of my heart. Joe and I loved the song Ellen wrote and will try and sing it for my family when I travel to Arkansas this week. I am going to always treasure the hand written notes from everyone and the money from the piggy bank was an added surprise to help me get started in the next chapter of my life. You are truly the best!!!!! THOSE LENTEN DISCIPLINES Last Sunday in my sermon I mentioned what Episcopalians call Lenten Disciplines. These are really just a few added routines in our daily lives that we choose to take on for the 40 days of Lent, which begins Wednesday, February 13th with Ash Wednesday and continues through Holy Saturday, March 29 th, omitting Sundays. One of my favorite Lenten Disciplines is setting aside a bit of time each week for quiet meditative prayer. This quiet time of reflection and introspection allows me a chance to catch my breath in a busy season of the Church year. Lighting a candle in honor of a certain intention, such as living into Lenten disciplines, helps keep me focused on the purpose of Lent, to be better prepared to celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Often times that quiet time occurs in a small chapel, finding two such locales at St. Simon s is a blessing to all of us who visit during the less busy times of the week. I was especially pleased to find the candle stand in our main chapel, right outside our office doors. Lighting a candle is an excellent way to give mental prayers a physical manifestation. The act of lighting a match, placing it near a wick, and then watching light burst forth is fulfilling and symbolic for us as human beings. Light is one of the oldest representations of Christ, daylight is of course where our Sunday Sabbath begins and ends. This awareness of light is especially true if you have ever been to an Easter Sunrise Service or an Easter Vigil on the eve of Easter. Becoming an Episcopalian in the early 1990 s I was delighted to be able to light a candle as I offered prayers, sensing my calling to the ordained ministry had returned. Our Church in Colorado also had a candle stand and Connie and I offered prayers there as we awaited Harrison, after a season of infertility. Attending seminary, candles continued to be a part of my spiritual discipline bringing me peace in the hardest times of balancing study and
ST. SIMON S ON THE SOUND EPISCOPAL CHURCH Issue 25 3 family, including two babies in diapers, and a Bernese Mountain Dog. Our candle stand at St. Simon s was donated in honor of long-time St. Simon s parishioner, Pat Butler, by her siblings. It is a beautiful addition, giving our main chapel a sense of solemnity and prayerful purpose, beyond corporate worship on Sunday evenings. I hope each of you will be able to find time in this busy Lenten season to light a candle, say a prayer, and perhaps find an additional spiritual discipline for life. There are certainly many other opportunities for Lenten disciplines in the coming weeks at St. Simon s, but lighting a candle is one of the most solidary and heart-felt available to any Christian. The Rev d Eric J. Zubler WHAT CAN I DO THIS LENT? The question of what one can do during Lent to make the season a better time of preparation is on the minds of many just now. The following list is intended to help get you thinking Remember; the point is not to prove something to God, but to use a practice as a means of appreciating God s act of love. Give up a small luxury like red meat, alcohol, chocolate, television. Take up a practice of prayer. Read the daily lessons as prescribed in the prayer book. Spend 15 minutes each day reading some part of the Bible. Read a spiritual classic. Devote 20 minutes of silence to the Lord each day. Keep a journal. Write a thank you note to someone each day. Make a list each day of your blessings. Exercise each day. Drink several glasses of water each day. Fast one day a week; eat only one meal. Go to a midweek Eucharist. Experiment with saying no. Experiment with saying yes. Eat supper with the family together. Simplify an aspect of your life. Clean up something which is cluttered. Alter an established routine. Make an extra financial gift. Do one thing each day to nurture yourself. FAITH MATTERS The Faith Matters class continues this Sunday at 9:30 a.m. as we look at different Christian denominations and how they developed. We continue to study Catholicism, Orthodoxy, Lutheranism, Presbyterianism, and Anglicanism. We will conclude by discussing the Baptists, Pentecostalism and Methodism. The study is based on a book by Adam Hamilton, Christianity's Family Tree: What Other Christians Believe and Why. Please join Rev. Dr. Linda Jones this Sunday at 9:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall. SOCK MONKEY LOVE Several of you have asked about learning to make sock monkeys. Anyone interested in a small, fun workshop, please give me a call to determine convenient days and times. The cost would be nothing except your enthusiastic participation; however, a $25 donation to benefit the Dominican Republic missions would be greatly appreciated. Jackie Glover - 862-5488. CALLING ALL WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THE FLOWER GUILD Team #1 is in search of new members. If you are interested in joining the Flower Guild please contact Christina Schlink at 850-368-1474. ECW (Episcopal Church Women) for the Working Women If you are a woman attending St. Simon s, and works during the week or can't meet at the normal ECW meeting time. I would like to start an ECW meeting time that is more convenient for you. Even if you go to the regular ECW meeting you will be welcome at this meeting. Please email me your suggested times - after work 6:00 p.m., Saturday breakfast 9:00 a.m., etc. Also would you want to meet at the church or a restaurant or some other location? Thanks, Barbara Bethea - babethea@aol.com. ST. SIMON S COOKBOOKS "A Taste of St. Simon's: A Second Helping." This cookbook sells for only $15, and will be available in the office, or you may contact Netta Holley at 862-3854 or Joyce Jacob at 651-4077. NURSERY NEEDS A BABY WALKER The nursery is in need of a baby walker. If anyone has one to donate we d be most appreciative. Thank you Molly Cadagin. FEBRUARY DINING OUT The Dining Out Group will meet at Okinawa Japanese Steak House & Sushi Restaurant, 180 NE Eglin Pkwy., on Thu. Feb. 21 st at 5:30 p.m. Please contact Paula Hofer at 243-1899 or dfjopa@cox.net or Rhoda Adams-Reiss at 243-2880 or fredandrhoda@aol.com for reservations. SINGLE SOULS All parishioners who are single are invited to join the Single Souls for a Dutch treat lunch at the Ft. Walton Yacht Club on February 23 rd at noon. If you will be new to this group please call Peggy Taylor for details, 651-4149. MONDAY BOOK GROUP The Monday Book Group will meet February 25 th at noon in the Parish Hall to discuss The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line between Christianity & Islam by Eliza Griswold. The author is an award winning journalist and poet, as well as the daughter of Frank Griswold, the 25 th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. Bring a lunch and join us for discussion. Please call JoAnne Connell at 678-1215 with questions. EDWIN XOL Our Guatemalan friend is returning to St. Simon s! Many of you will remember Edwin Xol from his visit to us Nov. 6, 2011. St. Simon s sponsored Edwin through elementary, middle and high school, and (although he won a prestigious scholarship for University in Guatemala City) for some of the extras needed by college students. As you may recall, Edwin earned the honor of Valedictorian of his graduating class both in High School and at University while working full time. Since graduation in 2005, Edwin has earned his Master s Degree in business and for the past year has been working at the Consulate in New York City! His desire now is to return to his native Guatemala, and to use his education and skills to build "really GOOD schools" in the impoverished villages of his native land, beginning with his own village of Punta Gorda. Edwin will be able to stop in Fort Walton on his way back home, and Keith and I are very excited to have him as
ST. SIMON S ON THE SOUND EPISCOPAL CHURCH Issue 25 4 our house guest once again. Fr. Mark has invited Edwin to speak to us at church, and we are planning a reception for him between the services on Feb. 24. Please come and join us in welcoming Edwin back to our midst and to learn more about his journey. We look forward to seeing you all there so mark your calendars!! Blessings, Carol and Keith BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP St. Simon s is hosting a Bereavement Support Group on Wednesdays in the Scheel Parlor from 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. For more information or to register, please contact Jennifer Gilbert at 862-1069. DEPRESSION & BIPOLAR SUPPORT The Depression & Bipolar Support Group meets every Tuesday at 7:00-8:30 p.m. at St. Simon s (upstairs in Room 201). Friends and family are welcome. There are no dues or fees-just a donation for the coffee fund. This group is also for those with other mental illnesses. For more information please contact Lexxy Revell C.R.P. at 833-5019 or Lexxy500kTorri@gmail.com. FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY ANONYMOUS (FA) Are you overweight? Underweight? Obsessed with food, weight, or dieting? You are not alone. Today, there is a solution. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, FA, is a free program of recovery based on the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. There are no dues, fees, or weigh-ins. If you want freedom from obsession with food, FA meetings are at St. Simon s on Tues. 7:00-8:30 p.m., and on Thursdays 9:00-10:30 a.m., Room 202. For more information, please call Jennifer 259-0980 or Janine 974-5305. COLD NIGHT MINISTRY As a partner in the homeless shelter network, St. Simon's will be open on Friday nights when temperatures fall below 40 o F. Contact Gloria Battle at 864-3148 if you would like to get involved or receive information about the Cold Night Ministry program. SPECIAL EVENTS AT UWF The University of Florida s Center for Lifelong Learning sponsors free (bring your own lunch) presentations. On Feb. 21 st Susan Roy presents MataMeye, Niger, Africa Save a Life, on Feb. 28 th Emerald Coast Science Center with Jamie LaFollette, March 7 Habitat for Humanity with Mary Hauge and on March 1 st Michelle Anchors presents Impact 100 Northwest Florida. If you have any questions, please call the CLL office at 850-863-6548. MEN S CONFERENCE - BECKWITH March 1-3, 2013 This year s conference theme is Living into Communion: Learning from Conflict & Growing in Holiness. Jo Bailey Wells, the scheduled speaker, is currently at the Anglican Communion office in London and was formerly head of Anglican Studies at Duke University Divinity School. The conference will highlight the changes in the demographics of our communion over the past quarter century and challenges as well as the opportunities that it brings with it. There are registration forms available in the church business office if you are interested. You may make reservations by emailing crayjones@cox.net. Please register before Feb. 15 th. CALENDAR & COMMUNICATIONS If you are planning an activity at the Church and would like a space to meet, complete a Room Request and submit it to John Fitzgerald our Facilities Manager. If you would like to have information published in either the e-pistle or weekly bulletin, please email it to Cassidy at office@stsimons-fwb.org by Tuesday of the week you would like it published. If you have any questions, please call John or Cassidy at 244-8621. REKEYING St. Simon s has rekeyed the exterior door locks. If you need access to the building please stop by the Church business office and see John Fitzgerald to sign for a new key. Thank you. Visit us on Facebook FROM THE ST. SIMON S PHOTO GALLERY CHOCTAW CHEERLEADERS Bronze Medalists!!! Third Place at UCA Nationals in Super Varsity Coed Division!!! (Feb. 9, 2013) Their routine was AMAZING. Second row 3 rd from left, Sydney Pattison, granddaughter of Don & Donna Pattison. Third row 8 th from left, Mark Thomas Walker, son of Debbie & Tim Walker.
ST. SIMON S ON THE SOUND EPISCOPAL CHURCH Issue 25 5 Eucharistic Lectionary Readings for Sunday February 17, 2013 Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 Romans 10:8b-13 Luke 4:1-13 For lectionary readings, see The Lectionary Page: www.lectionarypage.net PARISH CALENDAR FEBRUARY 17 FEBRUARY 23, 2013 Kathy Adams took this photo of JoAnne Connell at the Mystical Arts of Tibet Mandala Sand Painting at NWFSC. Thank you Kathy FAT TUESDAY MARDI GRAS PARTY!! Sunday 8:00 a.m. Rite I Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Christian Education 9:30 a.m. Choir Rehearsal 9:30 a.m. Contemplative Morning Prayer 9:30 a.m. Faith Matters 10:30 a.m. Eucharist & Children s Church 11:30 a.m. Choir Rehearsal 12:00 p.m. Fr. Jack s Soup Kitchen 5:15 p.m. Come as you are Eucharist 6:00 p.m. GA Meeting Monday 1:00 p.m. Knitters Guild Meeting 8:00 p.m. AA Group Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Staff Meeting 11:00 a.m. St. Catherine s Guild 5:30 p.m. Vestry Meeting 7:00 p.m. Bipolar Support Alliance 7:00 p.m. FA Meeting Wednesday 10:00 a.m. Eucharist & Healing Service 11:00 a.m. Bereavement Support Group 5:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross 5:30 p.m. Lenten Dinner & Programs Thursday 9:00 a.m. FA Meeting 2:00 p.m. Emerald Coast Nursing Home Bingo & Birthday Party Friday 8:30 a.m. Contemplative Morning Prayer 9:00 a.m. Office open until noon 4:30 p.m. Cold Night Ministries (below 40 o F) Saturday 9:00 a.m. Flower Guild THE REV D MARK L. FITZHUGH, RECTOR THE REV D ERIC J. ZUBLER, ASSOCIATE RECTOR ST. SIMON S ON THE SOUND EPISCOPAL CHURCH 28 Miracle Strip Parkway SW Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548-6613 Parish Office: 244-8621 Fax: 664-2827 E-Mail: office@stsimons-fwb.org Web Page: www.stsimons-fwb.org