Letters to the Romans Vestry Members Janet Byington Sr. Warden Erika Wilson Jr. Warden (Through 2019) Lloyd Griffin Janet Byington Nancy Smith Erika Wilson (Through 2020) Lynette Bonner Charlie Hardaker Jan Routledge Jennifer Sikes (Through 2021) Allien McNair Stephen Patton Jeanne Sparks Shane Walley St. Peter’s Episcopal Church 101 East Fourth Avenue Rome, GA 30161 706.291.9111 www.stpetersrome.org In this issue. . . 175 th Birthday 2 Father Rosa 3 Sunday School 5 Celebration Ministry 6 Backpack Blessing 9 Bible Study 10 Chair Yoga, Centering Prayer Rebecca Roberts Recharge & Rejoice 11 Junior Choir Theology on Tap 12 Canterbury Living Compass M&O 13 Volunteer Options Church of CG 14 Adult Forum EYC 15 Cover Index 16 Volunteers 17 Calendar 18 Rector: The Reverend John Foster Herring Associate: The Reverend Melissa Kean Hispanic: The Reverend Jorge Rosa Canterbury Club: Rebecca Segrest Choirmaster and Director of Music: Dr. Fredrick Tarrant Organist: Wanda Cantrell Children’s Ministry Coordinator: Hollye Smith Parish Administrator: Elizabeth Barnes Financial Coordinator: Debbi West Sexton: Sheila Kinnebrew Newsletter Layout: Bob Evans ([email protected]) Church Photographer: Curt Yarbrough. September 2019
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Letters to the Romans
Vestry Members
Janet Byington Sr. Warden
Erika Wilson Jr. Warden
(Through 2019) Lloyd Griffin Janet Byington Nancy Smith Erika Wilson (Through 2020) Lynette Bonner Charlie Hardaker Jan Routledge Jennifer Sikes (Through 2021) Allien McNair Stephen Patton Jeanne Sparks
Shane Walley
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church 101 East Fourth Avenue Rome, GA 30161 706.291.9111 www.stpetersrome.org
In this issue. . . 175th Birthday 2 Father Rosa 3 Sunday School 5 Celebration Ministry 6 Backpack Blessing 9 Bible Study 10 Chair Yoga, Centering Prayer Rebecca Roberts Recharge & Rejoice 11 Junior Choir Theology on Tap 12 Canterbury Living Compass M&O 13 Volunteer Options Church of CG 14 Adult Forum EYC 15 Cover Index 16 Volunteers 17 Calendar 18
Rector: The Reverend John Foster Herring Associate: The Reverend Melissa Kean Hispanic: The Reverend Jorge Rosa
Canterbury Club: Rebecca Segrest Choirmaster and Director of Music: Dr. Fredrick Tarrant Organist: Wanda Cantrell
Children’s Ministry Coordinator: Hollye Smith Parish Administrator: Elizabeth Barnes Financial Coordinator: Debbi West
Sexton: Sheila Kinnebrew Newsletter Layout: Bob Evans ([email protected]) Church Photographer: Curt Yarbrough.
Dinner reservations required: Call or email the church office by 9/4/2019 with
#Adults, #Children (under the age of 11) and #requesting VEGETARIAN option.
No charge for dinner
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Our own Father Jorge Rosa, who was ordained
In the Roman Catholic Church, was officially
Received into the Episcopal Church by
Bishop Wright at the 1:00 service on August 11, 2019.
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Cultural Religious Psychology of the Hispanic Community towards the Virgin Mary
In these moments in which we live in polarized societies we find it more difficult for groups to understand the religious psychology of Hispanics, especially when it comes to the Christian faith. First, we must understand that in western cultures the role of the family falls above all, morally and religiously speaking, on the mothers of those homes. It is from this fact that an indissoluble bond of filial relationship of the children towards their mothers develops. There are three characteristics of the religious psychology of Hispanics that we have to keep in mind when understanding the popular religiosity of these brotherly people. First, the expressive and emotional bonding to The Person, in this case to the religious agents of the faith community, priests or religious agents. Second, the link to A Place, that is, with the Church as a place of encounter with God, and The Mother, the latter as the third link in the popular religiosity of Hispanic Christians in their countries. It is important to understand this, since the lack of knowledge of the religious psychology of these cultures is the first obstacle to being attractive to these Hispanic communities to our Anglo-Saxon Church in the United States. It is important to understand that educating in faith means maturing in faith. If we have a picture of St. Peter enthroned on the altar, why not have one of the Mother of Jesus on the same altar? Many times what we see seemingly opposed is more complementary than opposition. United all in the Christian faith, we liturgically commemorate Mary three times in the Book of Common Prayer, why not have a picture to remember, not worship, her? In the end, mothers are the reconciling and unifying entities in families, in society and in the Church at least, that’s the way it has been to the present.
Latino: What does church look like by Father Rosa
( Father Jorge Rosa Celebration cont.)
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NEW ADULT Sunday School class beginning Sept. 15th
Class will meet 9:15-9:50am; while children & youth
are in their respective Sunday School classes.
Come join Mother Melissa in Rhodes Wyatt as you begin the EARLY BIRD Class.
Children’s Sunday School
RETURNS on September 8th
3 yrs to 5th grade 9:15am – 9:50am
A year of WONDER
CHILDREN’S CHAPEL
Returns September 8th Kid friendly version of “Big Church” where children begin to learn the parts of our service and hear a lesson based on that days lectionary. Drop your children off just before 10am middle floor, 2nd door on the right.
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Join In! Volunteer For St. Peter’s Ministries
and Outreach Programs!
CELEBRATION OF MINISTRIES
ACOLYTES /VERGERS/ READERS RECHARGE AND REJOICE WEDNESDAY ADULT CHOIR SALVATION ARMY ADULT FORMATION SOUTH ROME EARLY LEARNING CENTER AIDS RESOURCE CENTER STAR HOUSE ALTAR GUILD STEWARDSHIP BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB THEOLOGY ON TAP BREAKFAST CREW THURSDAY BIBLE STUDY BUILDING AND GROUNDS USHERS CANTERBURY CLUB WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY CENTERING PRAYER YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY CHAIR YOGA YOUTH FORMATION (6 – 12 GRADE/ EYC) CHILDREN’S MINISTRY (0-5th grade) CHURCH OF THE COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY KITCHEN DAUGHTERS OF THE KING
DAVIES & RUTH AND NAOMI SHELTER CONTACT THE CHURCH OFFICE DIGS EFM EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER FLOWER GUILD GOOD NEIGHBORS GREETERS HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HARBOR HOUSE HISPANICMINISTRIES HOSPITALITY HOUSE HOUSE OF THE CHILDREN ACADEMY KIDS / YOUTH CHOIR LAY EUCHARIST MINISTERS LAY EUCHARIST VISITORS LETTERS TO THE ROMANS LIVING COMPASS LOAVES & FISHES MEN’S GROUP MERCY CARE MISSIONS AND OUTREACH EARLY BIRD, NEW ADULT CLASS OFFICE VOLUNTEERS ONE COMMUNITY UNITED PARISH LIFE (JOY/FOYER GROUPS/RECEPTIONS/ST PETER’S DAY)
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CELEBRATION OF MINISTRIES Continued
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CELEBRATION OF MINISTRIES PROCESSIONAL CELEBRATION OF MINISTRIES Continued
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Blessing of the BACKPACKS
BLESSING OF THE BACKPACKS
Priest: Our backpacks contain things we need, lunches and snacks, books and papers, sweaters and shoes. Gracious God, each day you provide for all our needs. People: Lord, keep us in the palm of your
hand.
Priest: We put on our backpacks and go out into the world. Whether we walk to school or bus, whether we drive to work or bike to the university, we take our backpacks with us. Lord, we need you with us even more than our backpacks. People Lord, keep us in the palm of your
hand.
Priest Lord bless these your children and their backpacks as they begin another school year. Keep them from danger and from fear. When they are in new places and with new people, help them to remember that you have written their names on the palm of your hand. Let them always know that they are your children in the world. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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RISE and SHINE SUNDAYS • 8:30am Rite I in Chapel
• 8:45-10am Breakfast
• 9:15-9:50am Kids/Youth Formation • 9:15-9:45am Early Birds Adult Class
Centering Prayer Wednesdays at 3:30pm in Rhodes Wyatt Room. Contact Jane Cunningham for more information – [email protected] September 11TH start date for fall group.
Chair Yoga meets weekly on Tuesdays at 11am in Daniel Hall.
Dinner begins at 5:30pm ~ Jr Choir 6:15-7pm ~ EYC Activities 6:30-8pm
September 25th – Fun 4 All Ages Minute to Win it! Jr. Choir will NOT meet & EYC will meet after Fun 4 All Ages.
Dinner Schedule: Reservations required by noon on Tuesday
Adults $6, Students regardless of grade $4, family maximum $20
If your YOUTH is participating in EYC activities do NOT include them when you make your families reservation. EYC youth will eat, but are counted in the standing EYC dinner reservation.
9/4 Speak Cheesy Gourmet Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with side, chip & dessert 9/11 Stuffed baked potato with chicken, broccoli, mushrooms, green salad, Mississippi Mud cake. 9/18 Ham, Mac n Cheese broccoli casserole, apple spice cake 9/25 Beef Taco soup, corn bread, salad, honey bun cake.
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CANTERBURY NEWS
Calendar of Events Fall 2019 Tuesdays 6:00 pm Weekly Club Meetings Tuesdays 7:00 pm Evening Prayer, Berry
College in Krannert 105 Thursdays 7:00 pm C3- Coffee, Conversation,
and Compline. Sept 17 Eucharist at Berry Sept 21 Sailing on Lake Weiss Oct 17 Priest on a Hot Seat Oct 19 Escape Room in Chattanooga Nov 1 Bonfire on the farm! Nov 16 Caving and Communion Nov 28 Thanksgiving Dinner at the Segrest’s! Dec 10 Christmas Dinner at Mtr. Melissa’s!
Theology on Tap 6pm, September 19th Off Broad Lounge at Hawthorne Suites. Park in their lot, you
will be given a token to present in lieu of paying when you
exit.
Worried about that
holiday eating?
MINDFUL EATING – series will be offered on
Mondays at 1pm October 21 through November 11 at 401 East 4th Avenue. Wednesdays at 6pm October 16 through November 6 at St. Peter’s.
Living Compass beginning September 16th thru October 14th
Celtic Christian Spirituality
1pm at the home of D’Ann Downey, 401 E. 4th Avenue. In the Celtic Christian world, heaven and earth are not divided. Spirit and matter are woven together inseparably. If we are to be a part of change and healing, we must also find a practice that strengthens the deepest yearnings of our being for wholeness. This is what the focus of these sessions will be about.
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St. Peter’s Mission and Outreach for September 2019
The Exchange Club Family Resource Center
The Rome Exchange Club Family Resource Center provides in-home parenting education and life skills training to families at high risk for abuse/neglect. Often these families are overwhelmed and benefit from the support, information, and encouragement which a Parent Aide can provide. Donations of these items will lessen the families` emergency needs: Household cleaning supplies Sheets and pillowcases- twin/double Cabinet door latches Paper goods Outlet plug covers Lice treatment shampoos Toddler gates Bug sprays for home Soaps, shampoos, toothpaste Laundry detergent Feminine hygiene items
Donations may be made to St. Peter`s Attn: Family Resource Center Thank you for serving as the caring hands of Christ for families in need.
The Ruth and Naomi house is looking for some volunteers who are interested in being at the shelter Saturday and/or Sunday afternoons between the times 2:00pm and 5:00pm. This is a very relaxed time in the shelter for our guests, and we would like to have regular volunteers who are interested in offering activities for families, kids and women. Staff arrives at 5:00pm. If you are interested, please contact Ashley Demonbreun-Chapman, the Operations Manager, at 706-802-6300, or email [email protected]
Community Kitchen COME JOIN OUR FUN and give back to the community
September 20th & 24th Choose your shift 8:30-10:15 OR 10:15-noon
Contact Andye Moss if you are interested in joining the St. Peter’s crew: 706.506.4695
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Adult Formation Sundays at 11:20am in Daniel Hall
Sympathy of the Parish is extended to Rick Flanigen, Elayne Winters, Susan Manson and other family members on the death of their father, the Reverend John M. Flanagan.
On Sunday, August 25th, twelve St. Peter’s parishioners worshipped with the Church of the Common Ground’s congregants. Readings, Eucharist, hymns, lunch and fellowship – a blessed afternoon.
CHURCH OF THE COMMON GROUND
September 8 - Adult Formation in the Nave - come join George Thomason take us through the historic years of St. Peter’s Church (get your coffee fix done before you come to Adult Formation) September 15 - Dedication of Children’s Playground area. No Adult Formation September 22 - Trey Clegg Singers - no adult formation September 29 - Church Music: Our music history - Fred Tarrant
PARISH NEWS
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EYC NEWS….. The Senior EYC Room is being renovated! After more than a decade the Senior EYC will be updated over the coming month. Keri Herring has helped us to redesign the room to be a more welcoming space for our youth.
This past Wednesday we had 18 youth help us demo the wooden risers and the drop-down ceiling. The new design will feature a more industrial look, with the exposed concrete ceilings
and industrial pendant lighting. Please come check out the Senior EYC room as we update the space. The Junior and Senior EYC (6th grade to 12th grade) meet Wednesdays nights from 6:30-8:00 for Dinner and Formation and Sunday mornings from 9:15-9:50 for Breakfast and Fellowship. The first Wednesday of every month the EYC will meet at Schroeder's for our Food and Friendship night. Each youth needs to bring $5 for dinner. Invite your Friends! Please contact Mtr. Melissa with any questions that you may have about EYC happenings. Email: [email protected] Cell phone: 719-351-1904
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Index to Photographs on cover…
\ The Reverend Thomas F. Scott The Reverend John D. Easter 1845
1861 St. Peter’s Church The Right Reverend Robert Wright The Reverend C.B. Hudgins The Reverend Jorge Rosa 1886 The Reverend William Williams 1866 The Reverend W. H. Clark 1857 The Reverend John F. Herring St. Peter’s first church The Reverend Melissa Kean Deacon Charles T. Quintard 1855
Reverend
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September: Bob Evans, Mary Yarbrough, Curt Yarbrough, Stephen Patton, Allien McNair and Hugh Bonner. October: Mary Kirkland, Doug Lansing, Laura Davis, Lloyd Griffin, Beverly Schrum and Jeanne Sparks.
September: Peggy Nash, Barbara Potter, Beverly Burnes, Lynnette Bonner, Sylvia Hine, Erika Wilson, Karen Hellriegel, Mary McGuffey, Nancy Hunter, Keri Herring and Babo Segars.
October: Amanda Kinder, Virginia Hunter, Anne Kerr, Linda Voccio, Mary Patton, Mary Sib Banks, Mollie Avery, Linda Jennings, Leigh Patterson and Dianne Nance.
September: Buster Wright, Bruce Hunter and Roger Smith. October: Joe Seigler, Jimmy Smith, Allen Mull and Stephen Moseley.
September 1: Jimmy Smith, Gayle Keith, Billy Sparks, Bill Banks and Harold Lawrence. September 8: Bryan Johnson, David Harvey, John Schroeder, Tracy Schroeder and Meredith Cole. September 15: Jack Niedrach, Susan Geddes, Pam Troxel, Bob Middlemas and Paul Holcombe. September 22: Allien McNair, Clem Trammell, Bill Schoepski, Bill Byington, Craig Wilson and Bob Kane. September 29: Doug Lansing, Russ Jennings, Jack Knight, Sasa Vance, Sam Lucas and Guy Hunter. October 6: Ann Pullen, Jeanne Cahill, Chris Edgeworth, Sammy Edgeworth and Betsy Awsumb.
September: Lynne Hicks, Melissa Keefe, Elaine Smith, Paula Dickinson, Kathy O’Mara, Nell Hamrick and Gayle Keith. October: Nancy Hunter, Laura Frederick, Andye Moss, Peggy Nash, Nell Warren, Sue Mann,
Lynnette Bonner, Virginia Hunter and Babo Segars. VESTRY PERSON OF THE MONTH: September: Jan Routledge, 706.506.4596 October: Janet Byington, 706.346.6561
VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE
GREETER
LOAVES & FISHES
USHERS
BREAKFAST CREW
ALTAR GUILD
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September Calendar 2019
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 8:30 Holy Eucharist 8:45 Breakfast 9:15am Kids SS & Adult Early Bird Class 10:00 Holy Eucharist 10:00 Children’s Chapel 11:20 Adult Formation 1:00 Eucharist in Spanish
15 175th B-Day Celebration Early Bird Adult Class begins 9:15am
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24 NO Healing Service today Community Kitchen
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26 Theology on tap 6pm Off Broad at Hawthorne Suites
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Many thanks to Curt Yarbrough for providing many of the photographs used in the LTR. Do you need pictures taken of your group’s event to be used for archiving,
newsletter, etc.? Events like Easter egg hunt, Youth Sunday, Ministry Fair. Please contact Curt Yarbrough PRIOR to the event to schedule his time, 706.506.9078 or [email protected].
