The Saint Andrew’s Messenger Volume 35, Number 14 April 10, 2015 Lectionary Acts 3:12a,13-15,17-26, or Isaiah 26:2-9,19 1 John 5:1-6 John 20:19-31 Psalm 111 or 118:19-24 April 12, 2015 e Second Sunday in Easter 8:00 a.m. Holy Communion 8:45 a.m. Parish Breakfast* 8:50 a.m. Praying for St. Andrew’s* 9:15 a.m. Christian Education for All Ages* 10:30 a.m. Morning Prayer* 10:30 a.m. Preschool & K Chapel 10:30 a.m. Second Hour Sunday School for preschool* 11:15 a.m. Optional Elementary Children’s Program during the sermon* 11:45 a.m. Children’s Choir* 12:00 p.m. VBS Lunch Meeting* 5:00 p.m. Evening Prayer with Holy Communion Light refreshments & discussion following in Koslow Library *Nursery ere’s a view of the miracle of Easter which is quite mistaken although it is a mistake easy enough to make. Some are tempted to think of Jesus’ resurrection as the defeat of a life-destroying power which cuts short life as we presently know it and experience it. ink of it this way. A little caterpillar sitting peacefully upon a twig of a branch in a tree is spotted by a hungry bird. e bird swoops down toward the caterpillar to swallow it but in the process is grabbed by the hiding cat who is quite the bird lover. e bird which had earlier been a threat to the caterpillar’s life is no longer a threat. e cat made very certain of that. So the caterpillar is by the cat given an extension of its caterpillar life. Some see the resurrection of Jesus as providing humanity a way to go through the experience of death but then come out the other side of it still alive. But it has never been the claim of the Christian gospel that the risen Lord offers to his followers a resumption of our caterpillar life beyond and through the grave. e resurrected Jesus gives to his people a new kind of life. is is made very clear in that great chapter on resurrection – I Corinthians 15. Hear these verses: But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?” You foolish person! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. And what you sow is not the body that is to be, but a bare kernel, perhaps of wheat or of some other grain. But God gives it a body as he has chosen, and to each kind of seed its own body. For not all flesh is the same, but there is one kind for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish. ere are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is of one kind, and the glory of the earthly is of another. ere is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory. So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. us it is written, “e first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam became a life- giving spirit. But it is not the spiritual that is first but the natural, and then the spiritual. e first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven. As was the man of dust, so also are those who are of the dust, and as is the man of heaven, so also are those who are of heaven. Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven. Do you hear that amazing language? As children of Adam (the man of dust) we experienced one type of life. As children of the Second Adam (the heavenly man) we experience another type of life altogether. e giſt of Jesus’ resurrection to us is not merely some way to evade the extinction of our Adamic life but rather the opportunity to experience an altogether different type of life – a life reflecting the image of our heavenly conquering Lord. Now I’m not saying, hear me, that humans are by Jesus’ resurrection given the power to become something other than humans. What I’m saying, what Paul is saying is that by the resurrection of Jesus, humans are given the power to become glorified humans. How different is that type of life from the one we inherited from Adam? Well, God has placed in our natural world a vivid illustration of the difference. Picture a caterpillar. Now picture a stunningly beautiful butterfly. One species. Two very different experiences of life! Eternal life is a very different type of life than Adamic life. And the risen Jesus invites us to join him in this new type of glorified human life. He is but the first of many. He invites his followers not merely to rejoice over death’s defeat but to experience a life which is rightly called – eternal. And that is not a quantitative difference (more of the same) but a shockingly radical qualitative change. Who could believe that butterflies actually come from caterpillars? But they do! The New Life of Easter by e Rev’d Dr. R. William Dickson
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The Saint Andrew’s
M e s s e n g e rVolume 35, Number 14April 10, 2015
LectionaryActs 3:12a,13-15,17-26,
or Isaiah 26:2-9,191 John 5:1-6
John 20:19-31 Psalm 111 or 118:19-24
April 12, 2015The Second Sunday
in Easter
8:00 a.m.Holy Communion
8:45 a.m.Parish Breakfast*
8:50 a.m.Praying for St. Andrew’s*
9:15 a.m.Christian Education for
All Ages*
10:30 a.m.Morning Prayer*
10:30 a.m.Preschool & K Chapel
10:30 a.m.Second Hour Sunday School for preschool*
11:15 a.m.Optional Elementary Children’s Program during the sermon*
11:45 a.m.Children’s Choir*
12:00 p.m.VBS Lunch Meeting*
5:00 p.m.Evening Prayer
with Holy CommunionLight refreshments &
discussion following in Koslow Library
*Nursery
There’s a view of the miracle of Easter which is quite mistaken although it is a mistake easy enough to make. Some are tempted to think of Jesus’ resurrection as the defeat of a life-destroying power which cuts short life as we presently know it and experience it. Think of it this way. A little caterpillar sitting peacefully upon a twig of a branch in a tree is spotted by a hungry bird. The bird swoops down toward the caterpillar to swallow it but in the process is grabbed by the hiding cat who is quite the bird lover. The bird which had earlier been a threat to the caterpillar’s life is no longer a threat. The cat made very certain of that. So the caterpillar is by the cat given an extension of its caterpillar life.
Some see the resurrection of Jesus as providing humanity a way to go through the experience of death but then come out the other side of it still alive. But it has never been the claim of the Christian gospel that the risen Lord offers to his followers a resumption of our caterpillar life beyond and through the grave. The resurrected Jesus gives to his people a new kind of life. This is made very clear in that great chapter on resurrection – I Corinthians 15. Hear these verses:
But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?” You foolish person! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. And what you sow is not the body that is to be, but a bare kernel, perhaps of wheat or of some other grain. But God gives it a body as he has chosen, and to each kind of seed its own body. For not all flesh is the same, but there is one kind for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish. There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is of one kind, and the glory of the earthly is of another. There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory. So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. It is sown a natural
body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. Thus it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam became a life- giving spirit. But it is not the spiritual that is first but the natural,
and then the spiritual. The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven. As was the man of dust, so also are those who are of the dust, and as is the man of heaven, so also are those who are of heaven. Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven.
Do you hear that amazing language? As children of Adam (the man of dust) we experienced
one type of life. As children of the Second Adam (the heavenly man) we experience another type of life altogether. The gift of Jesus’ resurrection to us is not merely some way to evade the extinction of our Adamic life but rather the opportunity to experience an altogether different type of life – a life reflecting the image of our heavenly conquering Lord.
Now I’m not saying, hear me, that humans are by Jesus’ resurrection given the power to become something other than humans. What I’m saying, what Paul is saying is that by the resurrection of Jesus, humans are given the power to become glorified humans. How different is that type of life from the one we inherited from Adam? Well, God has placed in our natural world a vivid illustration of the difference. Picture a caterpillar. Now picture a stunningly beautiful butterfly. One species. Two very different experiences of life!
Eternal life is a very different type of life than Adamic life. And the risen Jesus invites us to join him in this new type of glorified human life. He is but the first of many. He invites his followers not merely to rejoice over death’s defeat but to experience a life which is rightly called – eternal. And that is not a quantitative difference (more of the same) but a shockingly radical qualitative change.
Who could believe that butterflies actually come from caterpillars? But they do!
The New Life of Easterby The Rev’d Dr. R. William Dickson
Make no mistake: if He rose at allit was as His body;if the cells’ dissolution did not reverse, the moleculesreknit, the amino acids rekindle,the Church will fall.
It was not as the flowers,each soft Spring recurrent;it was not as His Spirit in the mouths and fuddledeyes of the eleven apostles;it was as His flesh: ours.
The same hinged thumbs and toes,the same valved heartthat–pierced–died, withered, paused, and thenregathered out of enduring Mightnew strength to enclose.
Let us not mock God with metaphor,analogy, sidestepping, transcendence;making of the event a parable, a sign painted in thefaded credulity of earlier ages:let us walk through the door.
The stone is rolled back, not papier-mâché,not a stone in a story,but the vast rock of materiality that in the slowgrinding of time will eclipse for each of usthe wide light of day.
And if we will have an angel at the tomb,make it a real angel,weighty with Max Planck’s quanta, vivid with hair,opaque in the dawn light, robed in real linenspun on a definite loom.
Let us not seek to make it less monstrous,for our own convenience, our own sense of beauty,lest, awakened in one unthinkable hour, we areembarrassed by the miracle,and crushed by remonstrance.
Seven Stanzas at Easter by John Updike, as commended by Dean William McKeachie
Public speaking is a gift for some. It just seems to come naturally or at least it appears that way. Give them a podium and a microphone and off they go. Some have the “gift” of keeping it short and sweet with their message heard while others have their audience clock watching. Press the mute button! Time to wrap it up! “Show and Tell” is a kindergarten exercise often used to help young people become comfortable with public speaking. The assignment is to bring something i.e. an object or photo that would be of interest to others giving some insight about the person speaking. A jar of dirt was the “show and tell” my six-year old son chose when first given this assignment. I inquired as to why he had chosen a jar of dirt, and he stated, “I wanted to tell what my Dad and family’s job was: digging in the ground/dirt.” Ironically as I recently recalled the story to this young man’s great-grandfather, Tex, he told of a similar “show and tell” story. When first called on as a young man to speak “publicly” he decided to enroll in a Dale Carnegie Public Speaking Course. The course helps give one confidence and pointers as to how to engage or disengage one’s audience. The assignment was similar to the kindergarten exercise as to telling something interesting about yourself, but in a way to get your message across and still hold your audience’s attention. “I dig a little tiny hole in the ground about 10,000 feet and try to find a little oil or gas.” This was his short and sweet message explaining what an oil operator does for a living. He won the prize for the day and went on to win a Dale Carnegie pencil for best in class. Tex recently celebrated his 95th birthday. The little tiny holes have gotten deeper, and he still continues to win the pencil when it comes to public speaking. But it is also through his actions that he publicly speaks contributing to the needs of others. Show and tell. How are you able to get your message across, through the gift of your words or the gift of your actions? Have you been gifted with a voice that can speak volumes allowing your audience to receive the intended message? Or perhaps you are one who panics with the mere thought of having to speak before a group. Do your actions speak louder than your words or do your words speak louder than your actions?The story of “the Sinful Woman” found in Luke 7:36-50 is about public speaking. It is also about “show and tell.” A woman of the streets, she is variously referred to as “the sinful woman,” “the woman who anointed Jesus,” or “the woman with the alabaster jar.” Another Bad Girl of the Bible without a name. She had led a life of “showing and telling” and suddenly had the desire to “show and tell” whom she felt would appreciate what she had to offer. Having learned there was to be a public banquet and Jesus was to be the guest speaker, she quickly located the one item most precious to her, an alabaster jar of perfume, and headed to the home of Simon, who was
hosting the event. No invitation was required and the admission was free still the sinful woman wished to bring a “house gift” with the intention of finding one particular dinner guest who might appreciate the fragrant aroma of her sacrifice. She was desperate for someone to make her feel better about herself. She only expected to catch a glimpse of Jesus from afar, but seeing his gentle countenance, she was drawn toward him, closer and closer, until she stood right behind him. His presence overcame her.…and as she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured
perfume on them. Luke 7:38The Sinful Woman demonstrated that actions can speak louder than words. Her “show and tell” proved so. And with five little words Jesus addressed his audience. It was his teachable moment: “Do you see this woman?” And then he gently spoke to Simon of what she had done versus what he had not:
‘I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered has not stopped kissing my feet. You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet. Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven-for she loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.’ Luke 7:44-47
Without a word, she expressed repentance. Without a sound, she cried out for forgiveness. Without a syllable, she spelled out the desire of her heart: to love him. She came asking for nothing, concerned only with giving him glory, honor, and praise the only way she knew how. She spoke publicly but through her actions. Our actions can sometimes speak louder than words. Our love and worship are beautiful to God: Show and tell. Seek Him openly; abandon self- humbly; worship Him completely and embrace His forgiveness joyfully. And you will win the pencil!
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Children’s Ministryby Judy Mayo
EASTER SEASON PICNIC AND FUN !
at Iglesia San Miguel3605 E. Fairfax Ave.
Saturday, April 11, 11:00 to 1:00
Picnic, Lively Music, Easter Egg Hunt, Crafts, Games provided by Saint Andrew’s
All ages welcome… Great fellowship and fun!!
Can you help provide sandwiches, chips, or cookies?Contact Judy Mayo: 817-717-1023, 817-988-8170 , [email protected]
COME JOIN US !!!
Palm Sunday at St. Andrew’s
2
Birthdays
5
Our Deepest Sympathy
on the death of
Charles Owen Peterswidower of
Blanche Peters
father ofJanet Wilmarth (Bob)
March 26, 2015
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Baptism
Jillian Grace Allisondaughter of
Paul Allison
granddaughter ofJulia Allison
niece of Amanda & Justin Allison
April 4, 2015
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April 12Benton HallBabs Ipaye
April 13Carrie Brent
Angela TackettScott Shannon
Carolyn Shannon
April 14Mac ChurchillChristina Ewin
April 15Alannah Rakestraw
April 16Tom Ross
April 17
April 18Anna Georges
Easter LiliesIn Loving Memory of
In Thanksgiving & Honor of
James N. & Lois H. GrayDr. George G. McKinleyBetty & Leroy HallmanEsther & Charles Grable
John Foster CranzLynn Foster Cranz
Martha MoodyYona & Woodrow Bird
Lucile & Chesley ChipleyCarol & Ev HannanJohn & Mae Price
David Wilson
Pat & J.D. WilsonJean & Merritt Williamson
Peggy Trammell PraterCandice Schriver Casey
Dorothy (Dottie) Irene RhettMary Vaughan Leonard
Clinton ColginThe Rev’d & Mrs. Daniel Hager
Mr. & Mrs George Donald BowieHarry Butcher
Miriam Parker ClokeyDarrell Charles Clokey
Miriam Vinson ClokeyRobert Russell
Marcella Banks HodgesEarl Dyess
Jeffery E. HolowiakFred & Fran ThalmanBarbara & Irvin JarrellTerrell & Patsy Small
Cynthia BrantsElizabeth Brants
Harry BrantsJanet Leah McDaniel
William WalkerPhyllis FussellKaren Fussell
Mary Frances & Willing RyanMartha Ryan Smith
Virginia & T. D. Mayo, Jr.Clinton Alfred Hardy,
son of Chester & Anne HardyThe loved ones
of Rick & Candy RehfeldtHeriberto deLeon,
father of Marisol Pellegrino
Laura Martha GrableMaureen Donohue Grable
Annabelle Rose GrableMary Frances Grable
The Rev’d Dr. R. William DicksonThe Clergy of St. Andrew’s
Marvin Leonard Porter
David Ramsay FussellSt. Andrew’s Musicians
Tatum “Tate” Charley MorrisMarian & Jason DeMott & family
Jennifer & Tom Frey & familyEleanor Wilson
Dean McKeachie’s Birthday
St. Andrew’s Women’s MinistriesBaptism of Jillian Grace Allison
All God’s BlessingsOur Lord Jesus Christ
Darrell & Gay Williams (“Our parents”)
“My first year of marriage to Rob Dupree”
“Our children; & our grandson Walter Bowie”
The great-grandchildren of Anna Belle Thomas
Martha Hallman Grable & Robert Cole Grable
Sunday, April 19The Third Sunday of Easter6:00 a.m. Breakfast Prep, Kitchen8:00 a.m. Holy Communion, Chapel8:45 a.m. Parish Breakfast, Koslow8:50 a.m. Praying for St. Andrew’s,* Chapel9:15 a.m. Christian Education for all ages,* Moncrief & Sunday School areas10:30 a.m. Morning Prayer,* Church10:30 a.m. Preschool & K Chapel, * Children’s Chapel11:00 a.m. Preschool Second Hour of Sunday School,* Preschool Rooms11:15 a.m. Optional Elementary Children’s Program during sermon,* Youth Room 3 11:45 a.m. Children’s Choir, Choir Room5:00 p.m. Evening Prayer, Chapel with light refreshments & discussion following in Koslow6:30 p.m. Youth SNL
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The topic of FX this spring is “The Allure of Gentleness” — exploring Jesus’ magnetic character and the way he addressed the hard questions that make it difficult to have faith. The adults will have a presentation followed by Q&A and discussion. Children will have age appropriate lessons and activities.
In FX we will look closely at the way Jesus treated people and study his answers to the big questions. Then we will consider how we also might develop the inner character of Jesus and be persons filled with gentleness and respect toward others, especially those whose quest for faith is smothered by the hard questions.
This enriching experience for adults will be inspired by Dallas Willard’s posthumously published book, The Allure of Gentleness. Although FX will not be a study of Dallas’ book, reading the book will give depth to what we explore together in the class and will be a resource you can refer to when people ask you questions about hard issues or Christian believing and living. Dallas’ book will be available for $20 on Sunday mornings in Moncrief Hall and Wednesdays when FX resumes.
The Allure of Gentleness:Answering the Hard Questions in the Manner of Jesus
Wednesday Evening FX Event for Adults and ChildrenWednesdays, April 22 - May 27, 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Dinner served at 6:00 pm in Moncrief Hall. Please make reservations for infants through five year olds
If you have questions, please call Canon McCrary at 214-663-7774
St. Monica’s Guild MeetingJoin us Tuesday, April 14
