S T . P AUL ’ S E PISCOPAL C HURCH MARCH 2019 T HE V ENITE THE VENITE Inside This Edition page Birthdays and Anniversaries 13 Calendar for the month 15 Christian Formation 4 From the Rector 3 Liturgy 5 Service Schedule 14 Various & Sundry 6—10 Vestry and Finance 12 Youth 11 Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner, 6 pm March 5th St. Paul’s annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper is Tues- day, March 5, from 6—8 pm and will be here before we know it. The term “shrove” is derived from a word (shrive) meaning to confess or absolve. The day is also known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday because traditionally this is the last chance to consume all the animal fat (the basis of the word “carnival”) before the penitential season (i.e. fasting and self-denial) of Lent begins the following day on Ash Wednesday. We need your help to make this annual community event successful. This is a great short-term volunteer activity and a fun way to get to know more people in the parish. Please watch for volunteer sign-up notices in the Parish Hall and talk with Patrick Schumacher or Eli Rodriguez-Hill if you are willing to help. Your time and skills at set up, decorat- ing, mixing, flipping, serving, and cleanup will be much ap- preciated on Shrove Tuesday. Thank you! This year we begin a new type of celebration. We’ll have PANCAKES galore, but we are bringing in SO much more! Our Mardi Gras is open to ALL and we encourage St. Paul’s members to get in touch with those who we may not be see- ing a lot of these days to come and join this epic event! In- vite your neighbors, your relatives, anyone! Our food will be a culinary experience like never before! Homemade Jam- balaya, Chicken Sausage Gumbo, Mike Bell’s Deep Fried Cajun Turkey, Red Beans and Rice, and KING CAKES!!! All served accompanied by an incredible LIVE Jazz Band! You…….don’t even want to think of missing this exciting evening of Joy, Fun and Food! For more info – ask any one of your Vestry members or check out our posters. See you Ash Wednesday Mar. 5, 12:05 pm & 7 pm Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the preparatory season of Lent, is on March 5. The service of imposition of ashes and Holy Eucharist will be offered at 12:05 PM and 7:00 PM. Daylight Savings Time March 10 Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday, March 10. (However, because technically it begins at 2:00 AM, re- member to set your clocks forward by one hour be- fore you go to bed on Saturday night or you might find it a bit awkward at church the next morning!) Wednesday Nights in Lent Beginning Mar 13 5:05 PM Stations of the Cross 5:45 PM Evening Prayer 6:00 PM soup dinner 6:30 PM Lenten forum (Were You There?) Rite III Service on March 31; One Service at 9:30 AM + CICC! Following the positive reception of the Rite III services through last year, we will again offer a Rite III service on Sunday, March 31 (a fifth Sunday in the month). There will be one service that day at 9:30 AM with a pitch-in brunch following. As a special bonus for this service, a group from the Columbus Indiana Children’s Choir (CICC) will join us. CICC usually rehearses at Northside Middle School, but since Fr. Marc had a couple of his own kids active in CICC, St. Paul’s has always been the backup rehearsal location when Northside has been closed (breaks, weather, etc.). CICC Director, Ruth Dwyer, is bringing her group as a way of offering thanks for St. Paul’s hospitality. For more information, please see p. 5.
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ST . PAUL ’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH MARCH 2019 THE VENITE
THE VENITE Inside This Edition page
Birthdays and Anniversaries 13 Calendar for the month 15
Christian Formation 4 From the Rector 3 Liturgy 5
Service Schedule 14 Various & Sundry 6—10 Vestry and Finance 12 Youth 11
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner, 6 pm March 5th
St. Paul’s annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper is Tues-day, March 5, from 6—8 pm and will be here before we know it. The term “shrove” is derived from a word (shrive) meaning to confess or absolve. The day is also known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday because traditionally this is the last chance to consume all the animal fat (the basis of the word “carnival”) before the penitential season (i.e. fasting and self-denial) of Lent begins the following day on Ash Wednesday.
We need your help to make this annual community event successful. This is a great short-term volunteer activity and a fun way to get to know more people in the parish. Please watch for volunteer sign-up notices in the Parish Hall and talk with Patrick Schumacher or Eli Rodriguez-Hill if you are willing to help. Your time and skills at set up, decorat-ing, mixing, flipping, serving, and cleanup will be much ap-preciated on Shrove Tuesday. Thank you!
This year we begin a new type of celebration. We’ll have PANCAKES galore, but we are bringing in SO much more! Our Mardi Gras is open to ALL and we encourage St. Paul’s members to get in touch with those who we may not be see-ing a lot of these days to come and join this epic event! In-vite your neighbors, your relatives, anyone! Our food will be a culinary experience like never before! Homemade Jam-balaya, Chicken Sausage Gumbo, Mike Bell’s Deep Fried Cajun Turkey, Red Beans and Rice, and KING CAKES!!! All served accompanied by an incredible LIVE Jazz Band! You…….don’t even want to think of missing this exciting evening of Joy, Fun and Food! For more info – ask any one of your Vestry members or check out our posters. See you
Ash Wednesday Mar. 5, 12:05 pm & 7 pm
Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the preparatory season of Lent, is on March 5. The service of imposition of ashes and Holy Eucharist will be offered at 12:05 PM and 7:00 PM.
Daylight Savings Time March 10
Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday, March 10. (However, because technically it begins at 2:00 AM, re-member to set your clocks forward by one hour be-fore you go to bed on Saturday night or you might find it a bit awkward at church the next morning!)
Wednesday Nights in Lent Beginning Mar 13
5:05 PM Stations of the Cross
5:45 PM Evening Prayer
6:00 PM soup dinner
6:30 PM Lenten forum (Were You There?)
Rite III Service on March 31; One Service at 9:30 AM + CICC!
Following the positive reception of the Rite III services through last year, we will again offer a Rite III service on Sunday, March 31 (a fifth Sunday in the month). There will be one service that day at 9:30 AM with a pitch-in brunch following. As a special bonus for this service, a group from the Columbus Indiana Children’s Choir (CICC) will join us. CICC usually rehearses at Northside Middle School, but since Fr. Marc had a couple of his own kids active in CICC, St. Paul’s has always been the backup rehearsal location when Northside has been closed (breaks, weather, etc.). CICC Director, Ruth Dwyer, is bringing her group as a way of offering thanks for St. Paul’s hospitality. For more information, please see p. 5.
• Proclaim by word and example the good news of God
in Christ.
Vision:
• We are first and foremost a worshipping community,
participants rather than spectators.
• Hospitality.
• Service to the community (St. Paul’s as well as local, national,
and international.)
Values:
• Anglican traditions (e.g. scripture, tradition, and reason, the via
media, unity in diversity.)
• Uphold the traditional orthodox formularies (scriptures, Creeds,
sacraments, and the historic episcopate.)
• Recognize and value every person as made in the image of God,
welcoming the gifts that diversity affords.
• Seek to equip all the saints in the baptismal ministry to which they are called.
Meetings
Finance Committee
Tuesday, March 19, 6 PM
Vestry
Tuesday, March 19, 6:30 PM
Vestry Officers
Rector’s Warden Patrick Schumacher
People’s Warden Andrew Goldsmid
Clerk Mark Robinson
Treasurer Mike Bell
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Office Notes: The deadline for Venite information and articles is the 15th of the month. If you wish, you may leave a message concerning schedules to serve, etc. in the gray book outside the office, call the office, 372-7869, or send an email, [email protected]. Thank you!
Vestry Members Commission Liaison
Cristi Adams ‘18 Formation
Mike Bell ‘17 Building & Grounds
Rachel Foyst ‘19 Parish Life
Andrew Goldsmid ‘17 Outreach,
People’s Warden
Cheryl Paranavitana ‘17 Worship
Mark Robinson ‘18 Secretary
Rich Rodriguez-Hill ‘19 Worship
Patrick Schumacher ‘18 Rector’s Warden
Teresa Woods ‘19 Communications
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Enculturating Invite, Welcome, Connect
As Charles Darwin said, it is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.
Most of what passes for “evangelism” is not, in fact, evangelism. It is Chris-tian malpractice. Evangelism is about reducing fear, not stoking it. Evange-lism is about building relationships rather than making judgments. (The Rev. Whitney Rice, Evangelism With Integrity)
With John the Baptizer as our role model, it is not just the ordained, not kings and governors and rulers, but all who hear the word of God are called to pro-claim the good news of God in Christ.
Invite = evangelism
• Look for opportunities to make someone aware of some church-sponsored event.
• initially, probably best not a Sunday worship service, but a special service (e.g. All Saints, 1 Advent evening) or fel-lowship event (e.g. firepit)
Look for opportunities to invite someone to experience all the good that we do in this parish. If you think all our wonderful worship and formation and outreach and pastoral care and all the rest is good news, do not keep it a se-cret! Proclaim it by word and example! Do you think people might like to know that we feed the hungry, visit the sick and shut-in, that we respond when there is need or crisis? Then share this information; invite someone who might need to know.
Welcome = safe space
• Be present to hear their story rather than forcing them to hear y/our story.
Welcome someone by offering a safe place for their story to be heard. We have a story that is good news, but not eve-ryone has experienced the Church that way. I had a conversation just last week with a young lady who worked in a downtown bistro. She saw my collar and it provided the opportunity for her to tell me how disillusioned she was by the pastor of her (now former) church whose MO was to exert a great deal of control and who also had an unrepent-ant affair, which decimated the church and now she is yet one more who is “spiritual but not religious.” She had nev-er before heard what I have said my entire career: the gospel literally means “good news,” so if you are hearing con-trol and hypocrisy, that is not good news and it is not faithful ministry. I ended up spending more time in that con-versation than I did eating my lunch because I offered a safe, a welcoming, space, not for her to hear my story, but for me to hear hers.
Connect = relationships
• find shared experiences
Find a way to connect by nurturing relationships built upon shared experiences - where the Spirit moved in some difficulty in your life that might be of help to someone now in a similar circumstance, a common interest in work or fun. If this really is about greeting with joy the coming of our redeemer, Jesus Christ, then like with any gift, the greatest joy we can receive is to give - of ourselves, of the good news of our redeemer, Jesus Christ.
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From the Rector The species that
is most adaptable
to change is the
one that
survives
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Christian Formation
Adult Forum:
3 The Way of Love: go (+ Andrew re Haiti)
10 The Way of Love: rest
17 Aging Well
24 Aging Well
31 no forum (one service Rite III/pitch-in brunch)
The Way of Love: A Jesus-Centered life concludes on March 10. The following two Sundays (March 17 and 24), we will delve into what it means to age well. “To know how to grow old is the mas-ter-work of wisdom. And one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living.” ~ Henri Ameil (1874) Or as author Barbara Cawthorne Crafton put it, “We don’t have time to waste - howev-er long you may live, today is the only today you will ever have. When it is over, it will be over, and it will not come again. Don’t blow it off!” So even if you are coming kicking and screaming into the twilight years, don’t blow this forum series off! We will ex-plore ways to not go gentle into that good night!
Annual Wednesday Night Lenten Soup Supper and Forum Begins March 13
• theme: The Characters of Lent: Were You There?
• March 13, 20 & 27
• April 3 & 10
The annual Wednesday night Lenten soup supper and forum begins March 13 at 6:00 PM, continuing on Wednesdays through Lent. This year’s theme is The Characters of Lent: Were You There? We will look at the main players and en-gage them from our own perspective, as if we are that character, in order to delve into the deepest understanding of what transpired in those days leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion on the cross. A sign-up sheet is posted in the parish hall for who will bring soups and bread each week.
Bible study
There will be no Wednesday Bible study through March.
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Liturgy
Ash Wednesday March 6, 12:05 PM and 7:00 PM
Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the preparatory season of Lent, is on March 6. The service of imposition of ashes and Holy Eucharist will be offered at 12:05 PM and 7:00 PM.
Great Litany on 1 Lent, March 10
The Great Litany will again set the worship tone for our penitential season of Lent. The Great Litany, a series of inter-cessory prayers, originated in the fifth century and has enjoyed wide usage in our tradition since the Reformation in the mid-1500s. It will be said at the 8:00 service and sung during the opening procession at the 10:15 service on the First Sunday in Lent, March 10.
Stations of the Cross Through Lent Beginning on March 13 at 5:05 PM
Stations of the Cross will be offered beginning on March 13 at 5:05 PM and continuing on Wednesdays during Lent, prior to Evening Prayer at 5:45 and the soup dinner and Lent program at 6:00 PM. Stations of the Cross is a tradition stemming from the fifth century (and popularized in the fifteenth century) in which participants who walk the Stations of the Cross (or Way of the Cross) imitate the practice of visiting the places of Jesus Passion in the Holy Land by liturgically participating in meditations and prayers at fourteen “stations,” or pictorial representations recalling a series of events at the end of Jesus’ life from his condemnation to his burial.
Evening Prayer Through Lent Beginning March 13 at 5:45 PM
Beginning March 13, Evening Prayer will continue to be offered at 5:45 PM through Lent, prior to the Lenten forum.
Rite III Service on March 31; One Service at 9:30 AM + CICC!
Following the positive reception of the Rite III services through last year, we will again offer a Rite III service on Sunday, March 31, (a fifth Sunday in the month). There will be one service that day at 9:30 AM with a pitch-in brunch following. Technically, there is no such thing as Rite III, but it is the reference we use when we use An Order for Celebrating the Holy Eucharist on pp. 400-01 in the Book of Common Prayer. This Order (or “Rite III”) follows the general outline and structure of the regular familiar services and includes the same content, but is less prescriptive of exactly what that con-tent should be (for example, the words we use to begin worship or for Prayers of the People or the breaking of bread), allowing a greater degree of flexibility within the conduct of the service while still maintaining the integrity of the service itself.
Such a service could utilize material from others within the broader Anglican tradition, for example, from Hispanic or African Provinces or the New Zealand Prayer Book, or maybe somewhat oriented to an Episcopal camp experience, expos-ing us to the breadth of what our tradition offers but not so different as to be unrecognizable as an Episcopal service. Mu-sic will also be more expansive that our usual Hymnal 1982 or even Wonder, Love and Praise, for example, spirituals from Lift Every Voice and Sing or from other cultures.
As a special bonus for this service, a group from the Columbus Indiana Children’s Choir (CICC) will join us. CICC usu-ally rehearses at Northside Middle School, but since Fr. Marc had a couple of his own kids active in CICC, St. Paul’s has always been the backup rehearsal location when Northside has been closed (breaks, weather, etc.). CICC Director, Ruth Dwyer, is bringing her group as a way of offering thanks for St. Paul’s hospitality.
As we continue to grapple with realities and explore ways of being the Episcopal Church in the 21st century, we will con-tinue the practice whenever a fifth Sunday occurs (usually four times throughout the year, the next on in June).
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Various and Sundry
Annual Meeting 2019
Mother Nature caused us to delay the Annual Meeting one week, to January
27th, but that didn’t stop us from getting together for this important time.
New Vestry members
and our delegate to con-
vention were elected and
commissioned. We re-
viewed 2018 and looked
ahead to some important
plans for 2019.
And a Little Child Shall Lead Them (Isaiah 11:6)
By Rachel Foyst
One of the things I’ve enjoyed about home-schooling Joey is that I’m not really his teacher, but a fellow student. My job has been to spread before him a feast of books and ideas from the minds of thinkers of every subject. This year, we’ve taken what has seemed like a whirlwind tour of the 20th century. In addition to reading good books, I sometimes like to supplement with movies that visually capture our place in time. We recently borrowed the movie Ruby Bridges, and I was reminded of how the issue of race is still “the problem we all live with.”
Little Ruby was written into the pages of American history when she became the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in the newly desegregated deep south in 1960. President Eisenhower dispatched federal marshals to escort Ruby into the school building in response to the angry crowds that gathered each morning to hurl insults and threats at the tiny six year old girl.
Ruby’s mother would remind her that God always hears her and that He would protect her. Ruby’s prayers not only enabled her to pass the mob each day without saying a word, but gave her a peace that confounded her teacher and the psychiatrist who worked with her. Ruby’s prayers extended even to those who hated her:
Please God, forgive these people because even if they say those mean things they don't know what they're doing. So you can forgive them just like you did those folks a long time ago when they said terrible things about you.
Ruby's mother looked back on this time as an answer to Ruby’s simple prayers: "Our Ruby taught us all a lot. She became someone who helped change the country. She was a part of history, just like generals and presidents are part of history. They are leaders, and so was Ruby. She led us away from hate, and she led us nearer to knowing each other, the white folks and the black folks."
This year marks the 20th anniversary of The Ruby Bridges Foundation, which was established to promote tolerance, respect and ap-preciation of people’s differences. Today, Ruby Bridges–Hall shares her story with schoolchildren across the United States.
When I speak to kids in schools across the country I’m amazed that they really want to know about this thing called faith and the belief in God. I believe, and that is going back to my faith, that good will always prevail. That love will conquer hate. I think I see more than
most people because I’m in the schools across the country, talk-ing to the children and that is the children’s faith.
Thank you, Ruby, for your faith that enabled the “white folks” and the “black folks” to know each other better. May the light of Jesus shine brightly in our hearts and may our gladness that He has shown us how to live pour out onto all we meet, even those who say mean things.
“I promise you this. If you don't change and become like
a child, you will never get into the kingdom of heav-
en.” (Mt. 18:3) CEV.
Rachel in first grade (middle row, third from the left)
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Various and Sundry
From Your Marketing Guy
Howdy Church!! (Grab a cup of coffee or hot tea / have a seat in a comfy chair and let me talk to ya.)
I’ve heard wonderful stories of how the sanctuary used to be full during a Sunday morning service and at times even the side pews were used for seating. “This is how it used to be in the past; the good old days”, I’ve heard. Sometimes, we hear the depressing news about how the overall church is losing popularity within the US as well as many parts of the world. And then there are the sermons when Fr. Marc reminds us that if we do not do our individual parts, we too can become part of the dreaded “dying church” statistic. It’s all accurate and true. But I say let us not get discouraged but remain resolute as Christian people who love the Lord, who obvi-ously love this church and its divine purpose. I mean, who doesn’t want to see us grow? Who doesn’t want to see us reach out into the world and spread the true “Good News”? I’m relatively new. I’m on my third year at St Paul’s, so my perspective may be a little different from yours, but I have noticed something very important about this church.
For the last year or so, many of us have experienced an energy not seen for a while at St Paul’s. An energy and momentum and re-newed excitement is in the air! I have heard about this energy from so many of our parishioners. I recall three years ago, when I first came onboard at St. Paul’s, this energy and spirit was not as prevalent as it is today. Although I can’t pinpoint why this is happening (the Baptist in me wants to say – “the Holy Spirit is in this place and that IS the energy and excitement we feel”!) Maybe so. Perhaps we, as a cohesive body of Christ, are opening ourselves up to receive this TOTAL blessing. The heartbeat of St. Paul’s is alive and well and continues to thrive! We must keep the momentum going and press on. My name is Eli. I love Jesus. I love this church, and I too want the world to know that I can really feel the Spirit in this place. Read on for more…
For awhile now, we have been recording the sermon and posting it on our Facebook page. Slow internet is currently getting in the way of our next step - LIVE STREAMING the entire service on Facebook. Fr. Marc has found a solution and once approved by Ves-try, will implement a new plan for WiFi coverage in the sanctuary. Since we are all in this marketing thing together, there are things every individual can do to be a part of our ongoing goal to show Columbus, the state of Indiana, our country and our world what we
are all about.
A: Sit as close to the front of the sanctuary as possible. If you go to Face-book and view one of Fr. Marc’s sermons, you’ll notice what looks like mostly empty pews. The camera only picks up the front half of the sanctuary. In an effort to provide better optics for our video publishing, it would be so much better if we can see the visible front half of the sanctuary being utilized so it won’t look like our pastor is preaching to an empty sanctuary. Why is this important? We want the world to see excitement, joy, and the Spirit. An empty sanctuary has the opposite effect and is not interesting to the viewer.
B: LIKE and FOLLOW our FACEBOOK page. If you are a Facebook user – please go to the St. Paul’s, Colum-bus, IN page and like and follow it. If you see a post from St.
Paul’s – always remember to LIKE the post. This helps so much with marketing to our demographic, but also gives us visibility all around the world.
C: When we have an Event – ATTEND! Get involved! Bring a Friend! Our events (photos and video) are placed on our website and will be Live Streamed on Facebook. We want to be a church whose members support our various events. (All Saints, Shrove Tuesday, Holy Week, Easter, Christmas, etc….) From here forward, expect to see a big differences with our special events. We’re knocking them up a notch because St. Paul’s ALWAYS needs to be an exciting and fulfilling place of worship and share community.
D: SHARE your Thoughts and Ideas with Eli. I am all ears. I love to brainstorm and love to work with groups of people. As Fr. Marc has mentioned, “it takes all of us working together”. Indeed, a team effort is key! I’m not wanting to do this marketing on my own and I am not supposed to. Your opinions and ideas are like GOLD to me. Please, find me, catch me, call me, text me, email me, take me out for a drink or dinner, or
at least let’s meet in my new office at St. Paul’s. Let’s BRAINSTORM!!
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In closing, I want to share the lyrics of one of my favorite camp songs I learned from my childhood (the 60s/70s). I think about this song often when doing the work of the church, as I feel it applies to today’s times and our mission at St. Paul’s. One day, I’ll sing it for you. Thanks for letting me talk to ya!
PASS IT ON
It only takes a spark to get a fire going
And soon all those around can warm up to its glowing
That's how it is with God's love
Once you've experienced it
You spread your love to everyone
You want to pass it on
What a wondrous time is spring when all the
trees are budding
The birds begin to sing, the flowers start their
blooming
That's how it is with God's love
Once you've experienced it
You want to sing, it's fresh like spring
You want to pass it on
I wish for you my friend, this happiness that I've found
You can come join in, it matters not where you're bound
I'll shout it from the mountain tops
I want the world to know
The joy of friends has come to me
I want to pass it on
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Fr. Marc’s Sabbatical
Letter from Bishop Jennifer
Dear People of St. Paul's,
I hope this finds you well and that you are experiencing the ongoing reve-lation of Jesus Christ in this season of Epiphany. I have been very glad to hear that Father Marc Vance and leaders of St. Paul's are making plans for sabbatical I've been encouraging Father Marc in this regard for almost as long as I've been your bishop. Given his 12 years as your rector, both he and the parish, are overdue for this time of mutual renewal and refresh-ment
The practice of observing weekly sabbath is not just a recommendation, as you know, but is one of the Ten Commandments. Even so, we Christians struggle to take weekly time not only for worship and prayer but for res-toration of heart, mind, and spirit by fully letting go of regular responsi-bilities and work. The practice of sabbatical time away of several months, taken every seven years or so, is also deeply embedded in our Judeo-Christian tradition, and we likewise struggle with taking this time as it may seem indulgent.
As priest and now bishop, I have seen the ill effects on clergy and parish alike when sabbaticals aren't taken. The life of ordained ministry is a sacrificial one and clergy are rarely able to "turn off' their concern for those in their care even during their vacation time. Sabbaticals are not only necessary for the for the sake of healthy, engaged, and energized clergy, but for healthy, engaged, and energized congregations. If the time away is used fruitfully to rest and recover a sense of vitality and missional purpose, sabbatical time can be one of the most productive peri-ods in the life-cycle of a parish. Observing St. Paul's over the past two years I believe sabbatical time will be of great benefit to you.
One last note of personal experience. Prior to becoming your bishop, I took my first sabbatical. I had been or-dained for 19 years at that point. Without the luxury of grant funding, I took time away to reconnect with family and my identity as a beloved child of God, and to deeply engage my discernment of vocation to the episcopate. This time away was life-giving and fruitful to my team at the Diocese of Chicago, and enormously fruitful for me as well. I have no doubt that I am better able to serve you as bishop because I entered this ministry rested. It is for these reasons and many more that sabbatical time is written into the letter of agreement between priest and par-ish; bishop and diocese.
I look forward to hearing how Father Marc and the sabbatical planning committee shapes this intentional time. May God bless you in your dreaming of what this time will be.
Faithfully,
The Rt. Rev. Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows Bishop
11 00 West 42nd Street • Indianapolis, Indiana 46208
P.S. Look for a brief survey regarding support for Marc’s sabbatical in a parish-wide email.
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Various and Sundry
Fr. Marc Away on Retreat and at Various Conferences through March
• Thursday the 7th through Saturday the 9th: diocesan Commission on Ministry conference at Waycross
• Wednesday, March 20 through Saturday the 23rd: annual retreat at Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky
• Monday the 25th through Wednesday the 27th: annual diocesan clergy conference at Waycross
Cell service at Waycross is much better than in the past, but not entirely trustworthy, although email is (usually!) accessi-ble. Marc may always be reached via cell phone, 812-764-0355, but in case of pastoral emergency that needs immediate attention, please contact Wendy at 802-279-0063.
Coming in April
Holy Week services
• April 14 Palm Sunday
• April 18 Maundy Thursday, 7:00 PM
• April 19 Good Friday, 7:00 PM
• April 20 Holy Saturday/Service of Light, 5:30 PM
• April 21 Easter Sunday (Easter brunch)
• April 28 Deacon Fatima Madus joins us
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Vestry
There was no Vestry meeting in January.
New Vestry members were elected at the Annual Meeting on January 27, 2019. The 2019 Vestry and their liaison roles are:
Patrick Schumacher, Rector’s Warden
Andrew Goldsmid, People’s Warden, Outreach & Mission
Cristi Adams, Formation
Mike Bell, Building & Grounds
Rachel Foyst, Parish Life
Cheryl Paranavitana, Worship
Mark Robinson, Vestry Secretary
Rich Rodreguez-Hill, Worship
Teresa Woods, Communications
Financial Status
January Financial Summary: January 31, 2019 Actual Pledge and Plate Offerings are $11,093 with Expenditures be-ing $19,143 for a negative cash flow of -$8,050 vs the expected negative cash flow of -$5,802. Year to Date Actual Pledge and Plate Offerings are $11,093 with Expenditures of $19,143 for a negative cash flow of -$8,050 vs the expected negative cash flow of -$5,802. YTD Actual Pledge and Plate Offerings are $11,093 as compared to the budget of $14,017 for a negative difference of -$2,925. YTD Actual Pledge and Plate Offerings are $11,093 as compared to the previous year of $15,724 for a negative difference of -$4,632. YTD Actual Expenditures are $19,143 vs. $19,819 budgeted for a difference of -$676.
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THE VENITE ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Employee schedules:
Except in cases of pastoral need, Fr. Marc nearly always is in the office through the morning hours, usually arriving be-tween 8:00 and 9:00 am, for any who wish to call, come by, or set appointments. He is often in the office through the afternoon hours as well, except when pastoral visits or other church business is scheduled. He tends to be out of the office on Thursdays preparing the upcoming sermon and is off on Fridays. For those who need but cannot meet during normal business hours, he is available to set appointments and meetings for nearly any time, including very early morning, late afternoon, and early evening, as well as Saturdays and after church on Sundays. Fr. Marc may be reached via cell phone at 812-764-0355 if he is out of the office during the day and virtually any time in the evenings, late night, or on weekends (and even if he is out of town).
Kathi Whipker, the Administrative Assistant, is usually in the office 9:00 am to noon Monday through Friday. She is out of the office on the first Wednesday of each month.
Eli Rodriguez-Hill, Music Director, rehearses the choir on Thursday evenings from 7:00-8:30 pm. He is at St. Paul’s in the office on Tuesdays noon – 5:00 pm working on Marketing, Wednesdays noon – 6:30 pm which includes daytime re-hearsing and evening voice & piano lesson times in the sanctuary. He may be present on some Fridays or Saturdays for re-hearsing. You may always contact Eli at 812-320-0240 if you don’t find him at St. Paul’s.
Robyn Ingram (and crew), Custodian, most often completes her duties on Tuesday evenings and Saturdays.
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Birthdays
2nd Emily Heck
7th Tom Woods
7th Terri Kohlenberg
9th Ken Erickson
10th Marilyn Firestone
19th Dick Weaver
21st Bill Monette
23rd Kailee Wubben
24th David DeBolt
26th Chris Ricketts
26th Cheryl Paranavitana
28th Elizabeth Monette
31st Karen Hunsberger
31st Randy Doll
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March 2019 Service Schedule
If you are unable to serve as assigned, please find a substitute
Date &
Time Chalice
Lectors OT reader listed
first, NT second
Acolytes Ushers LEV Tellers
8:00
Mar. 3
10:15
Patrick
Schumacher
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Cheryl
Paranavitana
David Thompson
Chuck Boddie
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Nancy Morris
Ken Erickson
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Braden Miller
Chuck & Tina
Boddie
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Dick Weaver
Gary Woods
Teresa Woods
Mike Bell
Bill Monette
8:00
Mar. 10
10:15
Chuck Boddie
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John Settle
Frank Guthrie
Jill Schumacher
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John Settle
Cheryl
Paranavitana
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Sam Settle
Tina Boddie
Jason Woods
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Andrew &
Sian Goldsmid
Roxie Garber
Bill Garber
Andrew
Goldsmid
8:00
Mar. 17
10:15
Patrick
Schumacher
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John DeLap
David Thompson
Nick Firestone
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Rachel Foyst
Jay Foyst
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Sarah DeLap
Nick & Marilyn
Firestone
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Jay & Rachel
Foyst
Patrick
Schumacher
Frank Guthrie
Bill Monette
8:00
Mar. 24
10:15
Chuck Boddie
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Cheryl
Paranavitana
John Settle
Jill Schumacher
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Andrew
Goldsmid
Sian Goldsmid
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Isabelle Settle
Tina Boddie
Cristi Adams
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Andrew &
Sian Goldsmid
John Settle
Ken Erickson
Bill Garber
ONE SERVICE
Mar. 31
9:30
John DeLap
Nancy Morris
Chuck Boddie
Frank Guthrie
Sam Robinson
Frank Guthrie
Dick Weaver
Nancy Morris
Mike Bell
Andrew
Goldsmid
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
3 4 5 6 7 Mar. 1 2
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 April 1 2 3 4 5 6
ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
9 am– AA
6 pm Finance Mtg.
6:30 pm Vestry Meeting
9 am– AA
6:15 pm –Indivisible
6:30 pm– AA
6:30 pm– AA
6:30 pm—AA
9:30 Rite III with Columbus
Indiana Children’s
Choir
6:30 pm– AA
6:30 pm– AA
9 am– AA
Holy Eucharist 8:00 Rite I 9:00 Coffee & Forum 10:15 Rite II
11:30 am — Ladies lunch @ Papa’s Deli
6:15 pm – Indivisible
Fr. Marc day off
9 am– AA
Fr. Marc day off
9 am– AA
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9 am– AA
Fr. Marc day off
9 am– AA
Fr. Marc day off
9 am– AA
9 am– AA
6—8pm Mardi Gras Celebration
Holy Eucharist 8:00 Rite I 9:00 Coffee & Forum 10:15 Rite II
Holy Eucharist 8:00 Rite I 9:00 Coffee & Forum 10:15 Rite II & Children’s ministry
Fr. Marc day off
9 am– AA
4 pm Ecumenical Assembly Exec Committee
10am-2pm Diocesan group: Mission-al Communities — parish hall
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Holy Eucharist 8:00 Rite I 9:00 Coffee & Forum 10:15 Rite II & Children’s ministry Fr. Marc at Commission on Ministry
Kathi out of the office
5:05pm Stations of the Cross 5:45 pm Evening Prayer 6 pm Soup Supper & forum
12:05pm & 7pm Ash Wednesday Services
5:05pm Stations of the Cross 5:45 pm Evening Prayer 6 pm Soup Supper & forum
5:05pm Stations of the Cross 5:45 pm Evening Prayer 6 pm Soup Supper & forum
Fr. Marc away on retreat
5:05pm Stations of the Cross 5:45 pm Evening Prayer 6 pm Soup Supper & forum
Fr. Marc at Clergy Conference
11:30 am — Ladies lunch @ Papa’s Deli
6:15 pm – Indivisible
Granny Con-nections — parish hall
The Rt. Rev. Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, Bishop The Rev. Marc Vance, Rector
The Rev. Wendy Manley, Affiliated Clergy Patrick Schumacher, Rector’s Warden Andrew Goldsmid, People’s Warden Eli Rodriguez-Hill, Music Director
