The Newsletter of Saint George’s Episcopal Church Volume 47, No. 4 April 2011 Belleville, Illinois St. George’s Parish Mission - To Love and Serve the Lord and our Neighbors as Ourselves S George’s Dragon t . With nearly 1,000 sharing in a glorious celebration Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church , The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts Shori, the 9 th Bishop of Springfield, The Right Rev Donald M. Hulstrand, the 10 th Bishop of Springfield, The Right Rev Peter H. Beckwith and more than 20 other Bishops laid hands on The Rev Daniel Hayden Martins consecrating him as a Bishop in the Church of God and the 11 th Bishop of Springfield. The joyous service was held Saturday March 19 on the feast of St. Joseph at the First United Methodist Church in Springfield. Thirty members of St. George’s motored up I-55 to take part in the service. Each was filled with awe and emotion after the service. “I think I saw the Holy Spirit at work bringing about new life.” continued on page 4 A NEW BISHOP
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The Newsletter of Saint George’s Episcopal Church
Volume 47, No. 4 April 2011 Belleville, Illinois
St. George’s Parish Mission - To Love and Serve the Lord and our Neighbors as Ourselves
S George’s Dragont.
With nearly 1,000 sharing in a gloriouscelebration Presiding Bishop of the EpiscopalChurch , The Most Rev Katharine JeffertsShori, the 9th Bishop of Springfield, The RightRev Donald M. Hulstrand, the 10th Bishop ofSpringfield, The Right Rev Peter H. Beckwithand more than 20 other Bishops laid hands on
The Rev Daniel Hayden Martins consecratinghim as a Bishop in the Church of God and the11th Bishop of Springfield. The joyous servicewas held Saturday March 19 on the feast ofSt. Joseph at the First United MethodistChurch in Springfield. Thirty members of St. George’s motored upI-55 to take part in the service. Each wasfilled with awe and emotion after the service. “I think I saw the Holy Spirit at workbringing about new life.”
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A NEWBISHOP
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St. George’s
RectorThe Very Rev. CanonDale D. Coleman233-6320 (416-0620)
Senior WardenDan Duncan476-3034
Parish WardenHal Inabinet
Administrative AssistantJanet Koch
Holy EucharistSundays 8 and 10:30 a.m.Wednesdays 9:30 a.m.
Church SchoolSundays (Sept. through May)9 to 10:10 a.m.
NurserySundays9 a.m. to noon
St. George’s Dragon deadline is the third Sunday of the month before issue month. Dragon fodder may be e-mailedto [email protected] or to the church office or placed in the folder marked “Dragon” in the wall file onthe landing between classrooms and offices.
Editor: Tom Boschert
Calendar
April
Music DirectorNancy S. Ypma, D.Mus.234-1947
Rector EmeritusThe Rev. CanonElliot H. Blackburn
Mar. 28 Last Meeting of Troop 77 7:30 pm PHMar. 31 Lenten Program & Soup Supper 6:00 pm PHApr. 1 Stations of the Cross – 12:10 pm - hereApr. 2 Toddhall Yard Sale, Church Circle Drive 7:00 am - 1:00Apr 5 Election Day – Polling Place – Parish HallApr. 7 Lenten Program & Soup SupperApr. 8 Stations of the Cross- 12:10 pm – hereApr 9 Lenten Quiet Day with Fr Herbst, 9:00 am - 3:00Apr. 11 Vestry – 7:00 pm - CRApr. 14 Lenten Program and Soup Supper – Bishop Martins hereApr. 15 Stations of the Cross – 12:10 pm hereApr. 16 Work Day 9:00 am - noonApr 17 Palm Sunday Services - 7:45 am and 10:30 am with Hosanna Procession at 9:00 amApr. 21 Joint Maundy Thursday Service with St. Mark 7:00 pmApr. 22 Walking of the Way of the Cross starts at St. Luke followed by Soup lunch here Joint Good Friday Service with St. Mark 7:00 pmApr. 24 Easter Day - 7:45 am Blessing of Fire, Exsultet and Eucharist 9:00 am Easter Egg Hunt 10:30 am Festival Eucharist with incense
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Its been a whirlwind during the past few weeks for me (and perhaps for you as well). And Lent is supposed to be a time of quiet prayer and preparation for the great news of Christ’sResurrection! Now, following the joy of Bishop Daniel’s consecration, and events surroundingthat day, I am vowing to take more time for quiet, for private prayer and spiritual reading.I have been finding the use of Rite I very beneficial to my spirit this Lent. The recommendationby the Liturgical Commission to pray using this traditional form of corporate prayer makes senseto me. Lent is different from all the other seasons of the Church’s Year in calling for the entireChurch to repent and focus on our salvation by God through Jesus’ walking the way of thecross. The clergy of the Diocese experienced this attention on God’s saving us through theredemption of our sin at Calvary by having an outstanding retreat led by our Bishop-Elect.What a happy three days! Many of us who were there found the three talks on conversion toChrist, His Church, and His ministry, deeply moving in reminding those of us ordained of ourvocations. As I preached the Sunday after this retreat, the Holy Spirit’s action of reconciliationwas visible among many clergy. That Spirit was also clear and evident at Bishop Daniel’s consecration. For Jody and me,we found opportunities to be with Bishop Hultstrand, Bishop Stanton of Dallas, and BishopRuss and Jerrie Jacobus of Fond du Lac great fun! And we met the Presiding Bishop. Thesignificance of her presence at Springfield is almost beyond words. On the first Thursday Lenten gathering-just before the Friday/Saturday consecrationfestivities- I was struck by the large crowd of folks at St. George’s to hear two Muslimgentlemen speak about their faith. I thought then that if we could receive these two people withsuch charity, why could our Diocese not receive the Presiding Bishop of our Episcopal Churchas well? I strongly commend the Thursday evening series to each of you, as well as the LentenAdult Forum series, “Christ on Trial:How the Gospel Unsettles Our Judgment”, based ondevotional talks by Archbishop Rowan Williams. Both these series are centered on our faith inJesus.Faithfully yours in Christ, Dale+
A few thoughts ...
Lent at St. George’s
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togetherness in the Diocese ofSpringfield; people arehopeful and joyful and onceagain excited about what wecan do together!” “It was a great joy toattend Bp. Martins’consecration. There was awonderful spirit in evidence, areal coming together of all thedisparate parts of the diocese,a powerful sense of a newday dawning here.” “One cannot help butenjoy and be impressed withall the pomp andcircumstance. I have neverseen, nor will I in the future,so many bishops at one timetogether for one holypurpose.” “Arrived Springfield ingreat anticipation to see ournew bishop’s ordination withpomp and circumstance andcelebration. We wereinspired anew by theconsecration.”
“This will be a memory Iwill cherish and hold onto forthe rest of my life.” “Joy is coming back toMudville. The feeling ofreconciliation was obvious.” “A very beautiful andinspiring service!” “It was a beautiful serviceand a chance to see many oldfriends. I’m excited to haveFr Daniel as our newBishop.” Bishop Martin’s goodfriend The Very Rev AnthonyF. M. Clavier of St. Paul’s atLaPorte, IN offered aninspiring sermon providingadvice for the new bishopspiced with a smile, a wink,good humor and importantideas. “Your task Dan is to findways to get your parishionersout of the church door andinto the world, to becomewitnesses to Jesus and his
“I felt a renewed sense of
compassion, forgiveness and
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A NEW BISHOP LST Class‘Origin of Satan’To Be Held Here A three session course -
“The Origin of Satan and the
Problem of Evil” - is being
offered by St. Mark in the
parish hall beginning May 3
from 7 to9:00.
Given through the Luth-
eran School of Theology, the
class will be presented by Dr.
Ben Asen, Professor of Old
Testament at St. Louis
University. The course will
be presented Tuesday, May 3,
10 and 17. Cost is $41.
Looking at the Old Testa-
ment, the course examines
the origin of Satan and evil in
the biblical tradition as the
Adversary. It then in the
New Testament and early
Christianity develops a decid-
edly different understanding.
More information is
available through the St.
Mark office or online at
lststl.org. You can also
register the first night of the
class.
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Fr. Alan Herbst To LeadLenten Quiet Day April 9 The Rev. Alan Herbst, rector of Emmanuel MemorialEpiscopal Church, Champaign, Illinois will lead a Lenten quietday titled “The Word Is Very Near You: Listening Is an Act ofLove” at St. George’s Saturday, April 9, beginning at 9 a.m. Fr. Herbst is known and loved by many in this parish whohave benefited from his leadership in the diocese and hisservice as chaplain at last year’s synods to nominate and electour next bishop. He is an experienced retreat conductor andhas a gift for helping people grow in prayer and spiritual life. The quiet day will include three meditations and timebetween them to reflect, either in silence or as part of a groupdiscussion. The schedule:9:00 am Coffee (parish hall) 9:30 Meditation (chapel)10:30 Meditation (chapel) 11:30 Lunch (parish hall)12:45 pm Meditation (chapel) 2:00 Eucharist (chapel) The event includes a light sandwich lunch. Child care will beprovided if it is requested in advance; please see theregistration form below. The Spiritual Growth Commission is sponsoring the quietday as a Lenten opportunity for refreshment and prayer. Pleasejoin us! Registering in advance will help us know how muchfood to provide.
Yes! I’m planning to attend “The Word Is Very Near You” with
I will need child care for ____ children (ages ____________)
Our friend Charles Todd is
very ill. In his mid nineties, he
is very frail and suffering
from severe dementia. He is
now receiving Hospice care.
His wife Shirley asked Fr
Dale to give Charles last rites.
No need to bring communion
because Charles wouldn’t
know and couldn’t receive.
Father went and visited
Charles and Shirley. He
anointed Charles and said the
prayers. Together Shirley and
Father began the Lord’s
prayer. Charles was sitting
there unknowing. About half
way through the prayer,
Charles lips started to move
and his voice came to him.
He joined them in the Lord’s
prayer, then ask for com-
munion. Father is returning
with communion for one of
God’s faithful servants.
Prayer IsPowerful
During April more that750 people will be usingour Toddhall facilities .
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38 years of service
Scout Troop 77 Goes Into Inactive StatusBy Dave Lavely
Chartered OrganizationRep
With deep sadnessthe Parish BSA Troop77 will cease operationseffective Mar. 31, 2011.However, do not dwellon the sad news,celebrate the impact theTroop had on the lives ofits young men! In the past 38 yearsTroop 77 at St. George’shas raised 54 of itsmembers to Eagle rank.
The plaque in the Parish hallwaynear the elevator has each nameand the date Eagle rank was earnedpreserved on the plaque. In 1973Bill Sugg was the first nameinscribed. The last is Todd Pruett in2007. We hope to have one ortwo more by Mar. 31. To become an Eagle Scout eachyoung man must lead others incompleting a project which resultsin a permanent improvement to hiscommunity. These projects havebeen an affirmation that service toothers is the best work of life.There are still signs of these
projects if you know whereto look. For example, Eaglecandidates have worked onthe trails at Todd Hall andsome of the landscapingaround the church. Eachcandidate has completedsuch a project and inspiredothers to work to serve aswell. The simple message ofDuty is the core value of theBSA. The slogan of the BSA is“Do a Good turn daily”. AGood turn is something donefor others without pay. Eachyear our Scouts participate inScouting for food. Thisingathering of food hasprovided a substantialproportion of the items usedto feed the hungry ofBelleville by the St. GeorgesFood Pantry. Not all Scouts becomeEagle scouts. In fact thesuccess rate is 3% or lessnationally. However, thismeans all together 1,800young men were exposed tothese values at St. Georges.The BSA remains one of theonly secular organizations
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I need some help tomow the churchyard.Please call Joe Hooten(235-7290) or the churchoffice.
4/03 Jeremy & Brooke Robinson4/07 Mark & Kathy Slocomb4/19 Jeff & Barbara Gates4/20 Hal & Cheryl Inabinet4/20 Robert & Vicki Hall4/24 Robert & Barbara McKee
Happy
Anniversary
Our Spring Work Day at thechurch is currently plannedfor April 16. We need yourhelp from 9 till noon.
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Visited St. George’s
Tsunami Survivor Asks For PrayersBy Bob Vaughn
It is a small world. Soon after the horrificearthquake, tsunami, I attempted to contact,via email, the Japanese friends I met with lastyear while on a business trip. Wereceived good news from all but 2 families. We hope to hear from those 2 soon. One sonis a member of urban search and rescue teamthat served in Haiti in the recent past. Kentaro Kawate is 26 years old andknows St George’s church. He visited ourchurch in 2007 on Good Friday, and then onEaster Sunday. Our daughter Beth servedwith Kentaro on a Christian mission in urbanChicago while both were on spring break fromthe University of Illinois. At that time,Kentaro had been a Christian for only 6months, attending a college youth oriented,evangelical fellowship. I remember at dinner,after the Good Friday service, he asked me,“Is it necessary to be baptized to be aChristian.” I struggled with an answer, but onthe next day encouraged him to be baptised,and wondered if he would like to be baptizedon Easter morning. Eventually I asked him,and he said that he wanted to be baptized in a“home” church, if he could find one when hereturned to Japan in a few months. When hewas growing up in Japan, he never knew any
Christians, and worried that his faith wouldfalter if he did not find a fellowship. This is where God connected the dots! Sue and I offered that we knew JapaneseChristians, and attended St Patrick’s church inTachikawa, not far from where he would beattending graduate school. We emailed ourfriends in Japan, asking them to welcomeKentaro, and gave him their contactinformation. Within a month of his return toJapan, we heard both from our church family,and Kentaro, that they had worshipedtogether and shared “Bob-san”, “Sue-san”stories. Soon, he was able to find room at aChristian dorm at his school, and joined anactive fellowship there. The following Easter,he was baptized in that fellowship! Kentaro and his family are well, he is veryconcerned that the nuclear plant emergencywill lead to a huge disaster, and asks ourprayers for the Japanese nation. Therecovery in Japan will extend long after theemergency at the power plant is resolved. Please pray for our brothers and sisters, andthat God will use them in this situation to sharethe good news. We are amazed when wesee the marvelous tapestry God weaves withthe people in our lives.
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A Christian weekendfocusing on youth and familywill be held April 29 and 30.St. George’s youth leaders aremaking plans for Agapefest.The annual event held nearGreenville College has been apopular weekend for St.George’s youth and theirfamilies. The two day will be spentcamping at the Bond CountyFairgrounds in Greenville, IL.“As always, we will spend 2days camping, enjoying thewide range of contemporaryChristian music, and thefellowship of our friends fromacross the Diocese. DanaMeyer and Brian Maves areputting together informationabout tickets and plans for theweekend. Watch for moredetails. website, http://www.agapefest.com/
love. I was delighted to hearthat the Bishop of Chicagoand twenty-eight of his clergywent out into the marketsquare and offered ashes onAsh Wednesday; a marveloussacramental act and so muchsounder than invitingunbaptized people to receiveHoly Communion. So muchfor the Baptismal Covenant.” “The sermon, to me, wasespecially inspiring being oneencouraging reconciliation.” “The sermon wasinspiring, amusing, thoughtprovoking and appropriate –and was short.’ “The message of thesermon was both thoughtfuland humorous.” “The sermon was great.” Paraphrasing a wellknown commercial. Gas:$3.65 a gallon, Mileage:180plus round trip. Incidentals:$25.00. “Seeing so manyfriends both from the diocese
and beyond drawn togetherin faith and love –PRICELESS!” The Diocese had BeattyDPG create a DVD of theconsecration. St. George’shas two copies that availableto borrow. Please contactTom Boschert or the churchoffice. The Springfield JournalRegister did a nice piece. Itcan be found at:http://www.sj-r.com/features/x698057304/Springfields-new-Episcopal-bishop-getting-to-work.Fr Clavier’s sermon text canbe found on his blog: http://afmclavier.wordpress.com/
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A NEW BISHOP AgapefestApril 29 & 30At Greenville
EASTER FLOWERSENVELOPES will be in thepews and included in thebulletins beginning April 3.Please return to church officeby Monday, April 18 to beincluded on the Easterbulletin. If rememberingloved ones, please write theirnames along with your ownon the envelope.
Watch for First QuarterFinancial Statement on thetable in the CanterburyRoom beginning Sunday,April 3.
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Happening HereThis Weekend Imam Nadir Sanhaj and Abdul Kazi, MD spoke to more than
60 members of St. George’s and the community as the LentenStudy program began March 17. Imam Sanhaj said the Arabic meaning of the word muslim isone that strives to be submissive to God. The word can applyto person of any faith. The spirituality of Islam has been lost bysome members (sects) of the faith which has led to much of thetrouble today. He said they believe that Jesus is a most important spiritualprophet and will be the Messiah; however they do not believeHe is God or that He died and rose from the dead. They believethat He was taken to heaven by God and will return to defeatthe Anti-Christ. Then after performing other duties Jesus willdie and go to heaven. The large audience appreciated the presentation while notagreeing with their beliefs. The important series continued thisweek with a presentation by Rabbi Mordecai Miller offering anunderstanding of — Jewish messianic traditions. On March 31, Fr Warren Crews will present messianicexpectations in the early church. Fr Crews is well known to St.George’s and has taught courses through the Lutheran Schoolof Theology. Pastor Ron Neustadt, also a lecturer for the LutheranSchool of Theology and retired Pastor of St. Mark, will present- millennialism, the rapture and what we really believe. April 7. The Soup Supper Lenten Study program will conclude onApril 14 when Bishop Daniel Martins will explore “Who is theMessiah for me? How do we as Christians live into the Messi-anic expectations of our faith?” This will be the first visit to St.George’s by our new Bishop. A light Homemade soup supper begins at 6 pm. A freewilloffering will be accepted.The program follows supper at about 7 pm.
Every Thursday – Soup at 6, Program at 7Important Lenten Study Program Continues
Toddhall Yard Sale St. George’s
circle drive
Saturday, April 2
7:00 am - 1 pm
Youth from around thediocese are gathered at St.George’s this weekend forHappening #53. Seven from St. George’sare on staff:: youth - SusanReese, Mitch Maves, andAustin Sonsoucie and adults-Joe Hooten, Brian Maves,Dana Meyer and FrankRogers. Designed for 9-12 graders,youth, adults and clergy offerpresentations allowing partici-pants to reexamine their faithand hopefully understand theyare not alone in their strugglesand successes in life. Happening is an importantministry to youth. Over theyears St. George’s has playeda key role in the providingadult and youth leadership.
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each of them is saddened. So, let’s think of thecurrent state of Troop 77 asmore of a pause than an end.After all, the most importantScout law is always the lastrecited “A Scout is Reverent”.We ask your prayers for anew beginning for the Troopin God’s time. It hashappened before. Two of themen on the plaques HarryParks, Clarrie Buckley, andthe late Col. Don Wakefieldof St. Georges were theLord’s instruments ofresuscitation the last time. Allthings are possible in Christ.
thank them as well. At timesTroop 77 numbered 35-40Scouts. Any group this size isnever easy to shepherd The Parish hallway hasother plaques as well to Adultleaders who were moretireless and more faithful thanall the others serving untilpassing from this life. Theirnames are Harry Parks,Clarrie Buckley, and RogerRhein. These men wereconsidered special by peerswho themselves enjoyed thesame special calling. Take aminute to remember them if
All of this could not havehappened without dedicatedAdult Leadership workinghard and sacrificing time withtheir families in order to pass
which still teach Duty to God,Duty to Country, Duty toFamily, and Duty to self.Imagine the impact of 1,800young men imbued with these
of their names is toonumerous for this article. We
values upon the world aroundthem. Praise God!
discontinuing Troop opera-tions. I know without doubt
these values to others. A list
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Troop 77 Now Inactive Status
you would. In many waysthis is the hardest part of
4/02 Tammy Walters4/07 Elizabeth Mannix4/10 Jeff Gates
Mallory Maves4/11 Frank Rogers
Debra Harres Nolan Meise
4/12 Barbara Gates4/13 Shirley Todd4/14 Don Gillen4/16 Joshua Coil4/18 Derek Bryant4/19 Jodi Rauh4/23 Rosalind Holden
Adam Gray4/26 Kiri Evans4/27 Kenneth Vaughn
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
Sympathy toBecky, Kevin and StephenKorte on the death ofBecky’s Father and Stephen’sgrandfather, Richard Lowewho died March 2, 2011.
Sympathy toSue and Bob Vaughn on thedeath of Sue’s motherMarjorie who died onThursday, March 3, 2011.
GraduatingIf you have a family membersgraduating from high schoolor college this spring, pleasenotify the parish office at 233-6320 or e-mail it [email protected] graduate’s name,parents’ name if applicableschool from which graduating,graduation date and plans forthe future.
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Youth
In BriefImportant dates
for St. George’s youth:
Applications to attend the
national Episcopal Youth Event(EYE) must be into Joe Hoot-en or Brian Maves by March31. The EYE will be held atSt. Paul, MN, June 22 – 26.
Work Week is scheduledfor June 12 through 18 atToddhall. The summer pro-jects haven’t been determined.
Diocese of SpringfieldYouth Summer Camp will beheld July 3 - 9. Available foryouth in 1st grade through 11thgrade to enjoy a traditionalcamp experience in a churchsetting. Three programsbased on age, Junior Camp(grades 1-4), Middler Camp(grades 5-7), and Senior Camp(grades 8-11). Applicationsare available in the Churchoffice. Check diocesan
This year Easter will occur on the second latest datepossible. The formula began its formation at the Council ofNicaea. It took hundreds of years to finally develop a agreedway to establish the date of Easter. It will never occur beforeMarch 22 and never occur after April 25. But it doesn’t matter! Easter is the celebration of the reasonwe are Christians. “Christ the Lord is Risen Today” as written byCharles Wesley, in 1739. Had our Savior not Died for Us. Hadthe Lord our Savior not Risen for Us. I don’t know what we’d be,but we wouldn’t be Christian. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and onlySon, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but haveeternal life.” NIV John 3:16 We begin the final week of Lent – Holy Week with a greatanticipation of Easter. Let us join together to worship our God.Let us prepare to sing – “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today!”
HOLY WEEK - EASTER 2011 April 17-April 24PALM SUNDAY, SUNDAY OF THE PASSION 7:45 am Blessing of the Palms, Reading of the Passion & Holy Eucharist 9:00 am Hosanna Procession (outdoor) & Church School10:30 am Blessing of Palms, Procession, Reading of the Passion & Holy Eucharist
WEDNESDAY 9:30 am Holy Eucharist - Chapel
MAUNDY THURSDAY - Joint Service 7:00 pm Holy Eucharist, Foot Washing, and Stripping of the Altar.
GOOD FRIDAY - Joint Services12:10 pm - 12:45 pm Walk the Way of the Cross from St. St. LukeRoman Catholic Church to St. George’s with fellow Christians from
St. Luke’s and St. Mark. (A light soup lunch will be served here.)
7:00 pm Good Friday Liturgy with Meditation on the Passion of theLord; special music by the choirs of St. Mark and St. George’s. This
is a joint service with St. Mark Lutheran Church.
EASTER DAY 7:45 am Blessing of Fire, Exsultet and Holy Eucharist 9:00 am Easter Egg Hunt10:30 am Festival Celebration of the Holy Eucharist with incense
