www.stpaulsinthepines.net office@stpaulsinthepines.net JANUARY 2012
Greetings to All, Paul says to the people of Corinth, All things are lawful for me, but not all things are
beneficial. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be dominated by anything. (1Cor.
6:12)
Paul is informing the people of Corinth that as a Roman citizen he is not closely bracketed
by the narrow restrictions of Jewish law. Paul however maintains his Jewish heritage
and the righteousness of a life lived through the Cross of Christ.
This idea of living within the law of one‘s community, while also recognizing the kind of
life Christ asks us to live, needs to be examined a little bit. Perhaps the best way to do
this is by using an example or two. As I write this newsletter our Supreme Court is trying
to decide when and if it is okay for profane language to be broadcast through our televi-
sions and under what circumstances.
I recall Bill Cosby once saying that people tend to use profanity when they are, for what-
ever reasons, unable to otherwise to express themselves. I agree with Mr. Cosby and I
will go a step further; I believe most people think they are impressing their listeners with
curse words they think are socially acceptable. So sad. Whenever I am in a store and
hear people using such language I feel offended – I don‘t want to be within the sound of
their voice.
Having said all of that I do have a tolerance for the occasional explicative emanating from
my television. I don‘t think it is necessary but it happens.
The federal courts allowing, or not allowing, such language has nothing to do with the self
control I have in place for myself. Many things are lawful for me, but not many things
are beneficial. This kind of righteous self-control is not limited to curse words on televi-
sion.
How we dress (as revealing as the law allows): how we respond (or not required to re-
spond) to the needs of the less fortunate is not legislated. Short of paying taxes we are not
lawfully required to be charitable or for the matter, to attend church, or believe in God.
Again, All things are lawful but not all things are beneficial.
Should we decide to live out our lives solely based on what we can get away with legally,
we exercise no discipline and self control and so are slaves to public limitations. Disci-
pline and self control are important tools for living into the righteous life we are called to
in Christ. Our personal rules of life must be established and maintained. Yes, such per-
sonal rules like not cursing, dressing properly and being courteous to others takes prac-
tice. Beneficial behavior requires our self imposed limitations as well as times of action.
We are called by Jesus to live lives of loving kindness. This reminds
me of a related personal rule: If you can‘t say something nice about
someone, don‘t say anything at all. I‘m sure St. Paul and Mr. Cosby
would agree that while this rule is not a required law, it is beneficial.
A Very Blessed and Happy New Year to all,
John+
As a diverse family we seek and serve God through
j oy ful worship, l ove and respect for creation, promotion
of soc ial justi ce , and growth into the image of Christ .
Diocese of East Carolina The Rt. Rev. Clifton Daniel, 3rd Bishop www.diocese-eastcarolina.org
Clergy The Very Rev. John T. Frazier rector@stpaulsinthepines.net
Vestry Senior Warden Gail Brown Junior Warden Roy Lowder Christian Formation Saran McLean-
Hasinger Hospitality Patricia Jackson Missions Doreen DeJaynes Pastoral Care Ray St. Onge Stewardship Jane Crabill Youth Ministries Liaison Cindi Pettigrew Worship Jan Peters
Committees and Staff Altar Guild Chair Charity Swick Treasurer Donna Roraback Clerk of the Vestry Kevin Hasinger Stained Glass Preservation Penny Fleming Parish Administrator & Epistle Editor Robin Minnick
We are the Church… .. Let us hold in our prayers our government leaders and our Armed Forces on deployment; the millions of refugees worldwide in need of help; and our young people growing up in a challenging world. For our families and friends who need our prayers ~
Rev’d Lucy Talbott Gloria McEvilley Faith Swick Brooke Larsen Mary Lee Shanahan Dianna Hamer Agnes Bally Lori (Frawley) Buffinton Dianne Helfrich Saran McLean-Hasinger CJ Wheeler, Gail’s nephew Sydney Finau Kim Jansen (Suzanne Tuttle) Mikey Brown, (Michaela Brown) Jan Peters Sara Smith (Suzanne Tuttle) Dana and Jennifer Frawley Iris Burgess (Robin Burrs’ cousin) Sharon (Frawley) Gruber Danny Caron, (Doreen DeJaynes) Jimmy Bildrens, (Doreen DeJaynes)
Andrew DeJaynes
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Worship –wise….. Jan Peters Anticipation”
A WORSHIP NEW
ceive this newsletter
new church year with
the Advent season, celebrated the birth of our Lord Jesus
Christ, had an Epiphany service and party with Lenten plan-
ning already lurking in the back of our minds. A belated, but
no less heartfelt, THANK YOU to all of the Worship sup-
port folks who made the Christmas services go smoothly.
More kudos to all who worked so diligently gathering and
making the greens to bedeck the church so beautifully!
These things don't just happen. It takes much planning and
dedication from the making of soup and sloppy joes to feed
those hungry from the energy expended gathering and mak-
ing the greens, making sure all the supplies were on hand,
climbing ladders to get the greens hung to sweeping/
cleaning the parish hall and church. Gail Brown was one of
the shepherds, along with lots of help. Please take time to
seek out those who participated and share your compliments
for a task well done. Plan now to join us next year to prune
Food Lion shrubbery, make wreaths, hang bows and greens
and enjoy a truly wonderful adventure, There are opportuni-
ties for every available hand----no expertise required.
If you would be interested in a training session for how to be
Worship support for Morning Prayer please email Jan Peters
or sign up in the parish hall. Also if you are currently on the
Worship Support list please let me know ASAP your Febru-
ary availability schedule. Please check the February newslet-
ter for more details about Lent.
Jan Peters
Jane Crabill
become more active in St. Paul’s In-the-
Pines? Time, talent and treasure forms are avail-
able in the parish hall to be filled out and returned
if you haven‘t already submitted them. Thank you
notes for those who turned in a financial pledge
prior to January have been mailed out. If you did-
n‘t receive a thank you card but believe you have
submitted a pledge, please speak to Jane Crabill.
As the new year began, we were only about halfway
to meeting an annual budget with written pledges.
We need more parish members to sign up to help
with worship services, fundraisers, setting up be-
fore and cleaning up after social events, reaching
out to visitors, working with Cindi and our youth
group, etc. Father John can‘t do it alone and nei-
ther can the Vestry. Please fill out the time and
talent sheets or speak to a vestry member about
where you are called to contribute.
Faithfully ,
Jane Crabill, Stewardship Chair “… ready to give, to serve, and to be present in Your World.”
Our Red Box Could Ulse a Boost! Feed Me So that I Might Feed Others
Fayetteville Urban Ministry is still in need of dona-
tions. Now that the holidays are
done, it is even more important to
remember those who are living
homeless and in distressed circum-
stances.
fish. SPAM, canned chicken/ham salad, Vienna sau-
sages) peanut butter, packaged snacks, canned fruits
or pudding cups. It needs to be something easy to
open and simple to eat. Also, new men‘s and ladies
socks for this cold weather.
Bring in your donations, and the Jacksons will see
that they get to the Fayetteville Urban Ministry.
Tom and Mary Guilfoyle Tucker Marlow Rev’d. Liz (Simmons) church Michael Ashford George Winder Bea and George Roraback Richard Johnson (M. Winder’s brother) Barbra Bogart, cancer (Larry Frawley) Bob Bailey, blood disorder (Jan) Gracie, MS (Jan) Ruth Shorter (Robin Burrs) John T. Clardy (Judith Johnson) Jimmy Teachey Cody Smith, heart condition (A. DeJaynes) Judy Krantz Ann Hagelberger Gloria Brehm Shirley Fields, cancer (Ed’s sister-in-law) John Clardy (Judith Johnson) Sherril Langdale (J. Frantz) Violet & Stephen Johnson (Judith’s mother and
brother) Nancy McKay (Doreen DeJaynes’s mom) Mark Hurley, cancer (Jo Anne Lowder) Jane Stewart Pam Frawley, surgery Jo Anne Lowder, recuperating
We are the Church… ..
and Our Service Members serving
overseas:
John Buffinton —- Afghanistan
Chris Fritz —- Afghanistan
Happy 2012, everyone!
It’s amazing how long ago it seems that it was 2011! A week
and two major holidays make such a difference.
We‘re gearing up for the new year here at the church, and that means
some changing of files, making of plans, and hopes for prosperity for
our little church to move forward.
Our new Vestry has been gracious about keeping me informed so that I
can pass along information to all of you. And if I don‘t know something,
I will try to find out, so please don‘t hesitate to ask a question.
We‘ll be celebrating St. Paul‘s-in-the-Pines‘s birthday later this month,
complete with Parish meeting, food, and gifts. Elsewhere in this issue
you will find our Birthday Wish List. And remember, this is the 48th
birthday. 50 is just around the corner, with all the brouhaha we can
pull together to celebrate 50 years as a church.
We‘re also seeking information on computer software at a discounted
rate. (It must be legal!) Some of you know I‘ve taken over the church‘s
web site as one of my duties. It is still in a state of transition as I imple-
ment changes we‘ve discussed. Allan Aycock did such a good job, we
are not altering much, more like adding to and updating it.
However, that means we need certain software. Currently I am doing
much of this with my own software at my house, because I have what I
need there. Eventually we will need to get software for St. Paul‘s-in-the
-Pines. It will be newer than mine, and it will belong to the church, so
that whoever is the webmaster will have the necessary access. (Don‘t
worry, I like doing this, so I‘m not looking to turn it over to anyone else
until I leave – which is some vague someday, not now.)
We will ultimately need a program that allows us to scan and modify
images and one to help create the web pages. We already have a pro-
gram that will deliver the pages to the web hosting service. There are
other programs that add bells and whistles, but these two are the ba-
sics, and they cost enough. So, we‘re looking for discounts, or even le-
gitimate, license-transferred software that is no older than 2009. If any-
one has knowledge of any, please contact me at the office, 485-7098.
That‘s pretty much all the business news from the office, but I may
have some surprises for you next time.
Blessings Robin the PA
the Window
More Hymn Titles by Occupaton The Tailo r ’s Hym n…..
“Ho ly, Ho ly, Ho ly”
The Po lit ician ’s Hym n….. “St and ing on t he Prom ises”
The IRS Agen t ’s Hym n….. “I Sur render All”
The Shopper ’s Hym n….. “Sw eet Bye and Bye”
TEAM LEADERS-- PLEASE REMEMBER TO CALL YOUR TEAM PRIOR TO THE SUNDAY YOU ARE ASSIGNED. IF IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU TO SERVE, PLEASE FIND
YOUR OWN REPLACEMENT BEFORE THE ASSIGNED SUNDAY AND INFORM THE PARISH ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CHANGE BY WEDNESDAY OF YOUR ASSIGNED WEEK.
PLEASE SUBMIT IN WRITING TO THE WORSHIP LIASON THE DATES YOU ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
LECTORS— PLEASE UPDATE THE HYMN BOARDS PRIOR TO YOUR ASSIGNED SUNDAY. PLEASE UTILIZE THE ILLUMINATIONS FOR THE LESSONS (FOUND IN THE
FOLDER BY THE MAILBOXES) ON YOUR ASSIGNED SUNDAY.
2012
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Nursery
1 January 6 January 8 January 15 January 22 January 29 January 5 February
New Year's Day Epiphany 1 Epiphany 2 Epiphany 3 Epiphany 4 Epiphany 5 Epiphany
Lesson's & Carols special service
Nancy Tetterton/Patsy Bass Deb George Judith Johnson Doreen DeJaynes Christina Barnett Nancy Tetterton P.
Pam Frawley Jan St. Onge Bill Perham Leslie Flom Bill West Gail Brown Jane Crabill
J K. Hasinger
Jane Crabill LarryFrawley Kevin Hasinger Ron Huskey Bill Perham Kevin Hasinger St. Hasinger
Readers Bill West Pam Frawley Jane Crabill Penny Fleming Ron Huskey Jan St. Onge A Gibbs
Symone Gibbs Sterling Hasinger Jacob Leibers Ian Martin
Jo Anne Lowder Ray St. Onge Bill West Larry Frawley Robert Belton John Ashford Larry Frawley
Gail Brown Bill Perham Ian Fleming Ray St. Onge Jo Anne Lowder
Gail Brown Deb George Pam Perham Suzanne Tuttle Charity Swick
Jo Anne Lowder Roy Lowder Bill Perham Kevin Hasinger Roy Lowder
John Ashford Ray St. Onge Sue Carlin Doreen DeJaynes John Ashford
Charity/Gail Jessica/Heather Pam/Charity Charity/Gail Saran/Suzanne Jessica/Heather
J A n U A R Y 2 0 1 2
January 2012 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
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EfM in Parish Hall 5:30-8:00 pm
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VESTRY MEETING Following the 10:30 service
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Morning Prayer: 6:00 am 15
Holy Eucharist 8:00 am Christian Formation 9:15 am Holy Eucharist 10:30 am
Combined Dinner 4:00 pm (St. Joseph’s and St. Paul’s at
St. Paul’s-in-the-Pines)
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25
Baked Ziti Dinner Sale (dine in/out)
5:00 pm-8:00 pm Cursillo Reunion Group
6:00 pm
Morning Prayer: 6:00 am Holy Eucharist 8:00 am
Christian Formation 9:15 am Holy Eucharist 10:30 am
All Parish Meeting & Birthday Potluck:
following 10:30 service
Birthdays & Anniversaries 13th---Alison Partney; 14th—Ronnie Frazier, 14th---Mary & Matthew Houser; 19th—Ronald Peters; 20th—Jay DeJaynes; 21st—Robin Burrs; 23rd—Margaret Estephanes; 29th—Jacob Hasinger
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PAGE 6 JANUARY SAINT PAUL’S IN -THE-P INES
Extra! Extra! Extra! 2 for the Price of 1 — plus NO dollar!
(You get to hear from me twice this month!)
Over the holidays, we had a few days when all the kids were home. Our married daughter and
her husband came in from Nashville, our second daughter came down from New York City,
and the twins were off from college. Add in the two sons who are currently with us and visits
from the two boyfriends, and we had a pretty steady houseful!
Naturally we had a lot of conversations about people’s plans, philosophies, and futures. I was
struck by the mix we had. Of course, with that many people present, finding variety wasn’t too surprising. However, the interesting part to
me was that things sort of fell into three categories with intersections, but within those parameters, there were wide differences.
One of the categories was religious. By this I mean that several of the people are closely affiliated with their chosen faith. They study it,
participate in it, and run their lives based on it. Another category was service, as several of our family members are either professionally or
personally involved in service to others. These two categories intersect. As does the third, which is communication, the other area that was
oft-discussed.
Being from one family, there were many similar viewpoints, but often they were supported and fueled by differing sources. That led to some
Yes, We Are!
this newsletter, we‘re looking at planning
more fun activities to raise funds for the
church this year. Got ideas? Bring em in —
and build on your excitement to help make it
happen! Consider crafts sales, different din-
ners/cookouts, yard sales — anything to ap-
peal to people and engage the community.
Convention is just around the corner, Febru-
ary 3 - 4. Our delegates, Fr. John, Bill West,
Saran Maclean-Hasinger, and Morgan Petti-
grew are ready to go. Robert Belton is also
ready to step in as alternate if he‘s needed. If
you have any questions about the experience,
Fr. John, Morgan, Leslie Flom, and Jonathan
Frantz have been before.
is the last Sunday of this month. There will be
an all-parish meeting then, too. In tune with
that, since preparations will need to be made
for our 50th birthday celebration, we‘re look-
ing at projects necessary to spruce up the
buildings and grounds, such as the new gravel
in the parking lot. Ideas, solutions, and volun-
teers are always needed.
organization and a few changes.
It is scheduled for January 26th.
Lunch take -out/delivery will be from 11am til 3pm . Dinner,
which is dine-in/take-out, will run from 5pm til 8pm.
We will have better iced tea and an improved take-out set- up.
New and better TICKETS ARE READY NOW
We will still need help with set-up on the afternoon of the 25th,
then cooking am and pm shifts on the 26th delivery/take-out.
preparation on the 26th, evening cashier , dining room servers
and clean-up of the 26th. We hope
to have "LIVE MUSIC" and some craft items for sale during
dinner. With luck – and volunteers — window tours might be
set up also.
WE WANT PEOPLE to come to a fundraiser dinner and have a
good time and food and enjoy the fellowship of St. Paul‘s-in-the
-Pines.
Please call Penny (864-2002) or Larry (864-6914) to sign up to
join the crew and/or get tickets.
Please hurry, we need you now.
We‘re always being asked What do you want
for your birthday?
want to know what would make a good gift. So,
we‘ve come up with a list of things we know the
church could use. Of course, we‘ll appreciate
and put to use anything we get.
Here‘s a few ideas:
Coffee
Kleenex
sions (8 1/2x11 or 8 1/2x14 in size)
Scotch tape for dispensers
Pentel EnerGel Pens — black/blue/red
use.
and Happy Birthday!
hearty discussions. That is what gave me pause. (I know I’m being very general here, but that’s for brevity.)
I realized from all these discussions that there is diversity of a much different kind than we normally talk about. It’s a diversity I see at St.
Paul’s-in-the-Pines: diversity of belief. It’s something you don’t often see sitting comfortably with people who are very conservative or fun-
damental in their faith. Instead it seems to be more prevalent in the older, mainstream religions. People within a given denomination tend to
believe the same general things, but there are details and nuances that differ, philosophies and backgrounds that inform their thoughts in
different ways, leading them to ponder different possibilities.
This is why we have Bible study, for the exploration and discussion of the possibilities. Rather than approaching it individually, with only
one perspective, group study allows for conversations, combining of ideas, sorting out of interpretations. It’s what I hear the ladies refer to
happily on Tuesdays when they come in for Women’s Bible Study. It’s what I hear sometimes from members of the Brotherhood of St. An-
drew, too.
Now, I can imagine many of you nodding your heads, thinking, ’well, of course!’ But I just wanted to share that I’ve seen this kind of diver-
sity at St. Paul’s, as well as all the other diversities we enjoy.
When I was interviewed for Parish Administrator, the very first thing Fr. John asked me was how I felt about working with a church that
was intentionally celebratory about their diversity. I have to admit it was an entirely unexpected question. As he further explained it, how-
ever, I was happy to answer that I was comfortable with it. What I should have said was that I wouldn’t have it any other way.
.Blessings, Robin the PA
1800 Saint Paul Avenue
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