TheCanticle October2010

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St.Augustinegoestothedogs…andcats…andturtles!Below

BlessingoftheAnimalsisayowlingsuccess

St.AugustineofCanterburyEpiscopalChurch

14700N.MayAve.OklahomaCity,OK73134

(405)751‐7874http://staugustine.episcopaloklahoma.org/

ByYvetteWalker

Whatawonderfulturnout.About70peopleand40+petscametoreceiveGod'sblessingsinaserviceincelebrationofSt.FrancisofAssisi.

FurryfriendsfirstgatheredinNarthex,andthenwalkedintotheNaveofSt.AugustineofCanterbury.Thecongregationsangsongssuchas"All

creaturesofourGodandKing"and"Allcreaturesbrightandbeautiful."‐‐andafewdogshowledalong!Twocatsbravedthefray,andahamsterandturtlecouldbeseen,aswell.Thereadings‐‐fromGenesis1:20‐31andMatthew6:25‐33‐‐citedGod'screationofalllivingbeingsandHisloveforallofus.Treatswereservedaftertheservicetobothpetsandtheirowners.St.FrancisofAssisiisthe

patronsaintofanimalsandtheenvironment,andministeredbothtopeopleandanimalsduringhislifetime.

Seemorephotosonpage5andontheSt.Augustinewebpage.Butforthecompletepackageofabout70photos,becomeafriendonourFacebookpage.SimplygotoFacebook.com,searchforSt.AugustineofCanterbury.Then,"Like"us.

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THEROUSSEAUSDOINGGOD’SWORK

Goodnewstoshare:Oneofour"own,"JordanRousseauandwife,Laura,areyouthleadersatSt.Paul'sCathedral.PraiseGodandkeepthesetwoyoungpeopleinyourprayers.

READANYGOODBOOKSLATELY?

TheTygretshave.Herearetwobookstheyrecommendreading:TheLionanditssequel,TheLion'sGamebyNelsonDemille.“ALibyianterroristseekspersonalrevengefortheUSA's1986bombingofMommarQudafi's

73rdDIOCESANCONVENTIONOFTHEEPISCOPALDIOCESE

OFOKLAHOMA

November5‐6,2010

November4‐Preconvention

FellowshipandWorship

TheReedCenter,MidwestCity,Oklahoma

Hosts:St.John'sEpiscopalChurch,OklahomaCityand

St.Christopher'sEpiscopalChurch,MidwestCity

DIDYOUKNOW?OctoberisClergyAppreciationMonth.Let'sallwriteore‐mailFatherJoeandDeaconRobbytolet

themknowthatwehonortheirhardwork,sacrifice,dedicationandtimeawayfromtheirfamilies.Itisalso

importanttorememberthatappreciation,affirmationandprayersupportofourspiritualleadersisappropriate

throughouttheentireyear.

APPRECIATEYOURCLERGY!

compound.Witty,suspensefulandfast‐paced.”

DOESTHECHURCHHAVEYOURINFO?

Haveyoumoved,changedaddressortelephonenumberorEmail?Pleasecompleteayellowchangeformlocatedbythefoyertelephoneandturnitintotheoffice.

GuildofSt.George

October:Cerealsofalltypes

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OCT.16:VOLUNTEERSNEEDEDSaturday,October16at9:30a.m.willbeaworkdayforthechurch.Notalentneeded,onlyyourwillingnesstowork.Ifyoucanhelp,justshowuporcallGeorgeLaufferat302‐0370.

NEXTWEEKEND:OCT.22:YOUNGCOUPLESANDSINGLESONCE‐A‐MONTH7p.m.IntheParishHallSendaquickemailtoheather@alumni.ou.edutohearaboutthenextOnce‐A‐MonthSocialThingandothereventsgearedto―20‐to40somethings.Thismonth'sactivityisPumpkinCarving‐‐‐witha

ANOTHERBUSYWEEKENDATST.AUGUSTINE’SOCT.17:HONORINGST.LUKEANDTHOSELIKEHIMDidyouknowthatSt.Lukewasamedicaldoctor?It’strue.OnSt.LukeSunday,Oct.17,we’llhonorLukeandanyoneinthemedicalprofession.Nurses,doctors,technicians,etc.,willgetaspecialblessing.Inviteyourmedicalfriends.OCT.16:ECWMEETINGSaturday,October16,at11:00a.m.inthechurchlibrary.TherewillbeapresentationonHospice.

Ourchurchisturning30yearsoldthisyear,andwiththatauspiciousdayaroundcornercomescelebrationand,or

course,aparty!Listenforfutureannouncements.

ATTENTION:HALLOWEENISONSUNDAYTHISYEAROnHalloweenSunday,Oct.31,cometochurchincostume!

KidsANDadults.

It’sSt.Augustine’s30thBirthday!

twist.Insteadofjack‐o'‐lanterns,wearecarvingpumpkinswithsaintlysymbolssotheycanbeusedtolightanddecoratethealtar.

Pumpkinsandcarvingtoolswillbeprovided.Asnackofappleciderandcookieswillbeprovided.Isthiseventforkids?Yes!Theymakethebestpumpkin‐gut‐scoopinghelpers!

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TheMinistryFairwasahugesuccess,thanksinlargeparttocoordinatorsPamandJimNeville.

Incaseyoucouldn'tmakeit,hereisalistofourministries(manyofyouhaveasked).Allministriescanusevolunteers,buttheonesinboldare

theonesthatareindireNEEDofvolunteers.

AltarGuild–SarahKelley

AdventEvent–ChristianEducationTeam

AdultEducation:

• Sunday9:00amAdultStudy–MannyDuncanson&DeaconRobbyTrammell

• Sunday9:00am3rdSundayoftheMonth‐AdultForumwithFr.JosephAlsay

Acolytes–DarinHerndon

AnonymousEncouragers(NEW!)‐YvetteWalker

BuildingCommittee–GardnerKelley

ChurchGrounds,FlowerBedsandMemorialGarden–JackieBallinger

CardMinistry(Birthday,Anniversary,Welcome,etc.)

Children&YouthMinistries:‐PamNeville

• SundaySchool–ClarenD.,DeeM.,BarbaraI.MichelleH.,JaimeeM,&MORE!

• NurseryCoordinator‐GraciellaSerrano• Children’sChapel–PeriBennett&Pam

Neville• YouthSundays(TBA)–PamNeville&Fr.

Joe• VacationBibleSchool2011

ChristmasPageant/FamilyService–(Dec.24@5:00pm)

Cursillo–IsobelZweifel

CoffeeHost/Hostess

DaughtersoftheKing–(PrayerTeam)–PamelaCastor

DesignCommittee–MargaretKahn,Sandra

Collins,MarshaTygret

Directory/Membership–MollyBiel

Greeters–GardnerKelley

ECW–DianaLauffer

EmptyNesters–SarahKelley

1stSundayBrunchCoordinator

FinanceCommittee–GeorgeLauffer

LayReaders‐MannyDuncanson

MinistryFairCoordinator2011

Music:BellChoir

Choir:LindaTrammell

Outreach‐WellingtonMinistries–MannyDuncanson

NorthcareAssistedLiving–DeaconRobbyTrammell

GuildofSt.George–CeciliaSmith

OfficeDepot(St.John’sEpiscopalSchool)

ThanksgivingProject

ChristmasProject

PentecostParty

ShiningKnights–YvetteWalker

ShroveTuesday/PancakeSupper‐MannyDuncanson

Ushers‐SamHall

Communications(Website,newsletter,socialmedia)‐YvetteWalkerandJudyMoon

Welcome/Visitors/NewcomersCommittee

YoungCouples‐Brian&HeatherLeonard

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CeceliaandFatherJoe’sbabyshower!

THEECWHOSTEDABABYSHOWERFORFATHERJOEANDCECELIA’SBABYBOY!

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PetBlessings