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St . Paul ’s Episcopal Church
Volume 5 , Issue 1
FATHER SCOTT ’S NOTES
January 2014
Mark Your Calendar:
• Jan. 11—9:30 a.m. DOK
Meeting, Parish Hall
• Jan. 16th—1:00 p.m.
Women’s Bible Study for 6 weeks
• Jan. 26th—9:30 a.m. Com-
bined Service with Brunch & Annual Meet-ing following
• Jan. 27th—5:30 p.m. Ves-
try Meeting
• Every Tuesday 5:30-6:30
p.m. Men’s Bible Study
• Every Wednesday 8:00
a.m. Coffee with Fr. Scott at Steaming Bean
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
Fr. Bain’s Column
Treasurer’s Report
2
Men’s Bible Study
Cathedral Ridge Schedule
Birthdays
Anniversaries
5
Senior Warden’s Report 8
Annual Meeting
Women’s Bible Study
Early Literacy Initiative
4
Catechesis & Advent
Power to the Parents
3
Mothers of Preschoolers 6
Vestry Nominating Comm.
Daughters of the King
Christmas Decorations
7
ST . PAUL ’S EPISTLE
Transformed by the Holy Spirit, we worship in joy and peace, love one another as Jesus loves us, and
compassionately proclaim the Risen Lord to all we meet.
Dear People of God,
In some ways I write with a heavy heart. Jo Anne and I were supposed to be landing in South Sudan today. We would have been in Juba, the capital, and then quickly moved on to the Yida Refugee camp. Instead, a rival to the elected President of South Sudan has organized a rebellion. What exactly provoked this rebellion is much in dispute. The President is accused of acting dictatorially, corruptly, and with favoritism toward his majority tribe, the Dinka. The leader of the rebellion is of the Nuer tribe and was a vice-president until dismissed by the president in July.
It is very difficult to know the truth of the matter, but fighting has taken over a thousand lives and displaced many more thousands. The untapped oil reserves in South Sudan are estimated to be the third largest in Africa. So there is much to fight over if money is the issue. What is not in dispute is that this is currently a very poor and under developed country. We had hoped to bring a tiny bit of hope and training to the clergy of Bp. An-dudu’s diocese that are in exile. I know we will go at a later date and fulfill the promise we made to the Bishop.
When people are struggling and suffering under so much, it is little bit difficult to see the problems in our own community as significant. But humans can suffer even here. The untimely death of a child, the failure of a business or loss of a job, the dissolution of a marriage, or a life threatening illness can sap the resources of people no matter how safe or seemingly secure they are.
People have challenges in their lives no matter where they live. The good news of God with us in the Spirit of Jesus Christ is good news here as much as there. In response to the needs of our community, we are well along in our Centennial Campaign with gifts and pledges amounting to nearly $500,000 in hand. As Roger points out in his column, we are in a search for a new assistant to move our Episcopal Service Corps forward and stimulate new ministry with youth and young adults.
Many of you have responded in most generous and encouraging ways to this vision for St. Paul’s. But we need your prayers. Implementation is the proof of the pudding. We need some good candidates to apply for the position. This has proven to be a greater challenge than I anticipated. I have hired Amy Coleman to be the interim coordinator of ESC until the new assistant is on board. She will do an awesome job of setting up the office and getting the administrative side of this program organized. Please pray for her as she joins our staff.
Teri Rose has been given a great opportunity to work with the Colorado Springs Sym-phony Orchestra, but she has agreed to direct the choir and provide her immense instru-mental talent to us on the weekends she is in Steamboat. We won’t see her as often, but are grateful for her continued presence at St. Paul’s. Jan Fritz is the consistent presence at the organ, with Rose Lawton directing in Teri’s absence. Rose directed the choir for two Christmas Eve services brilliantly.
Fr. Bain and Christine are such a blessing and are continuing their faithful ministry here and at St. Mark’s/Lutheran Church of Grace in Craig. Elsie is the rock that holds our ad-
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F R . B A I N ’ S C OLUMN
Greetings from the Mission Partnership with St. Mark's Episcopal Church/Lutheran Church of Grace in Craig. December was a wonderful month for us with St. Mark's/LCOG membership com-ing to the celebration of St. Paul's Centennial and the Bishop pre-siding at the confirmation/reception/reaffirmation service. We had almost the entire membership of St. Mark's attend and we were very pleased to participate in Samantha Kullman's confirmation by
the Bishop in the tradition of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. It was truly an ecumenical experience for all of us. We will regrettably be losing the Kull-man family from our church as Debbie Kullman has been transferred to Joshua Tree, CA, with her entire family. They have been a blessing to us and we wish them the best, while looking forward to the possibility that they may be transferred back to Craig again in the future.
Our Christmas Eve celebration was very meaningful and a blessed event for the con-gregation, and now that Epiphany has come and gone and the decorations are all down until next year, it gives us new things to look forward to this year. January will be when Teri Mansfield, Christine and I return to Cathedral Ridge to continue in our two year education in the Diocesan sponsored Church Development Institute. In our last monthly Council/Bishop's Committee meeting it was formally decided to go ahead with the process toward making our congregation a Federated congregation with our legal status changed to incorporate both St. Mark's Episcopal Church and Lutheran Church of Grace and the paperwork will be submitted this month to the Diocese. The congregation suggested and approved the name St. Mark's Church of Grace as the name they will be known by which demonstrates how much they have come to think of themselves as one body of believers rather than two entities wor-shiping together. Thanks be to God!
This Saturday, January 11th, we will have our first baptism at St. Mark's/LCOG since I have been with the church, and my very first baptism to conduct, what a joy! A nine year old girl named Alea Duran is going to be bap-tized on the celebration of Jesus' baptism in the Jordan River by John the Baptist, and we are anxious to have her join with us in the Church, the Body of Christ. It has been a number of years since there was a baptism at St. Mark's/LCOG, and if you would like to join us in this celebration, our service will be at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday at 657 Green Street, in Craig.
Blessings, Fr. Bain
Total contributions for November were $20,770, slightly below budget. Through Novem-ber, total contributions are $257,442, below budget by $3,229, and total income is below Plan by $6,559.
Operating expenses were $21,818 for November, below budget by $543. The $2,500 audit fee was paid in November but budgeted in an ear-lier month. Other cost savings offset the audit fee. Through November, operating expenses to-taled $268,589, below budget by $13,626 with savings in student minis-try, building repairs and utilities. Savings in ad-ministrative costs have partly offset the costs of the Centennial Event publicity and advertising.
Operating fund cash to-taled $37,247 as of No-vember 30, 2013.
Roof repairs of $3,850 were paid in November from the cash desig-nated for building and equipment repairs leav-ing $6,150 for future repairs.
Tom Chaney
Treasurer
Treasurer’s Report
ministrative act together. Our nursery is solid with Sarah Ruby and Markella Kyprios regu-larly in place.
Each of you whether full or part time members have contributed to the vitality of our con-gregation. I anticipate an extraordinary 2014 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
In hope for the year to come! Fr. Scott +
F R . S C O T T ’ S N OT E S — C ON T INU ED
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C A T E CH E S I S O F TH E G OOD S H E PH E RD & H AND S O N B I B L E L E A E RN IN G
The children enjoyed performing their Epiphany play in the Old Stone Church on Sunday, January 5th during the Sunday School hour. They were able to prepare and don their costumes and quickly adjust to new parts and plans as to who came that day. The Adult Sunday School class came at 10:10 to watch the play and were a very appreciative audience who joined in with the songs that the children sang. The children were glowing after-wards and all were delighted with this special time.
January studies and presentations will continue in the Atrium and on the 3rd Sunday, January 19th, for the Hands-On-Bible Learning 4th through 6th grade group which is lead by Kristin Slowey. We will again spend time with the Magi presentation discussing and developing a sense of wonder about the gifts and their mean-ings and experiencing the smell of incense. As the month continues we will also present some Kingdom parables, talk about the geography of the land of Israel - where Jesus was born, where he lived and where he died and rose again. The older children will delight in hearing about and discovering the history of the Kingdom of God and how everything has been planned for us by our Creator who does everything in love for us. Setting up the prayer table and having candles lit as we settle into think-ing about God/Jesus and lifting up our prayers to Him in a contempla-tive atmosphere is always a special time for all of us.
Please keep our children in your prayers for their safety and faith formation as they grow into the journey of life that God has planned for each one of them.
expression as a mode for coping. Sandy Beran has been with hospice for over 10 years and is a social worker who focuses on grief support and spiritual care coordination for the hospice program in Moffat county.
FREE EVENT. No registration needed, light refreshm ents served.
Parent Empowerment Routt County presents:
The Grief Process Tuesday, January 14 • 2013 Bud Werner Memorial Library, 6pm-7:30pm Grief counselor Katy Thiel and Bereavement Coordinator Sandy Beran will share tips about how to guide your chil-dren through loss and grief.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Katy Thiel has worked in the field of grief and loss for more than 20 years, as a grief coun-selor, social worker and co-director of the hospice pro-gram for the Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurses Asso-ciation in Steamboat Springs. There, Katy started the Poogie’s Place Program, which teaches children how to cope with loss and provides peer support using creative
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W OMEN ’ S B I B L E S TUD Y
Women’s Bible Study will resume on Thursday, January 16th at 1:00 p.m. in the Parish Library. The group will use the book titled Simply Relevant: Relational Bible Series for Women - Chocolate Boutique by Group Publishing. It is a 6-week series that ends on February 20th. The cost of the book is $5.00.
The Simply Relevant Bible study series is an easy introduction to Jesus and strengthen lifelong relationships with him. Each session begins with a fun snack and then women experience an activity that leads to an intriguing study.
"Taste and see that the Lord is good." - Psalm 34:8
Chocolate is delicious and most women enjoy a moment with friends, sharing a bite of something delicious. But chocolate is more than delicious—it's a metaphor for the way God transforms our lives with his sweet, amazing grace. Each of these six, fun sessions will help women discover the richness of God's grace, and how it truly can transform our lives. Women will experience scripture in a way they won't forget.
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ctÜ|á{ TÇÇâtÄ `xxà|Çz Please bring a favorite brunch item.
COLORADO READS—EARLY LITERACY INITIATIVE
(entryway). By supporting the book drive you can help close Colorado’s reading gap and make a difference in a child’s life. Books will be donated to those affected by wildfires and flooding in Colorado.
Look in your book shelf for gently used or new children’s books. The AmeriCorps Colorado is sponsoring a book drive with the goal of collecting than 25,000 children’s books to be distributed to children ages birth through third grade throughout Colorado. Please consider donating through January 20, 2014. Put your books in the box located in the Narthex
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Happy Birthday
Jan. 1—Robby Brown, Nicholas Kocik, Ariana Kocik, Riley Smith, Jenna Smith, &
Quinnlann Yeager
Jan. 2—Avery Harrington
Jan. 3—Karen Street
Jan. 5—Allison Keating
Jan. 7—Katrina Whitecavage
Jan. 10—Joan Dalrymple & Claire Shea
Jan. 11—Hill Blackett & Susan Leeson
Jan. 12—Carter Allen
Jan. 15—James Bradley
Jan. 17—Taylor Harrington
Jan. 19—Harrison Baer
Jan. 25—Alex Glenn
Jan. 27—Nancy Kramer
Jan. 30—Robert Hood
M EN ’ S B I B L E S TUD Y
The Men's Bible study will be starting up again on January 14th after taking off two weeks for Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. We continue to delve deeply into the Gospel according to Luke, specifically bringing into account the Old Testament, cli-mate, geography, culture and history of the entire Promised Land as we do so. Our times have changed to 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, although sometimes we get carried away and go until 7:00 p.m. If you would like to be part of a group of men who revel in the study of the Holy Scriptures, then please con-sider joining us in the Parish Library on Tuesday evenings.
Happy Anniversary
Jan. 13—Jillian & Tony Fraioli
Jan. 19—Nancy & Thomas Kirwan
C A TH ED R A L R I D G E 2 0 1 4 S UMME R S CH EDU L E Please find below the dates, descriptions and costs of the ministries Cathedral Ridge is of-fering during the summer of 2014. More in-formation will be coming later in January re-garding the ministry programs, funding sup-port, and registration. For now, please save the dates for participation in these quality life-changing experiences.
May 23-25, 2014 Cost: $50 per person
ReFrame - a dynamic spiritual retreat for young adults age 18-25 to learn and explore the challenges of living a life of faith together. Join in fellowship, faith exploration, and re-looking at what the church really is. Church is more than a building that we go to for an hour on Sundays, it is a way of being that is uniquely defined by followers of Jesus, in the variety of ways we gather as the body of Christ. Enrich your faith and the church through your participation in this great time away in the wonderful space of Cathedral Ridge!
June 2-August 8, 2014
Summer Young Adult Interns - an eight-week residential Internship of Christian disci-pleship and leadership training for the young adults who provide onsite support for the Center’s summer programs. These interns form the community of faith that enriches the experience of every summer guest at Cathe-dral Ridge.
June 14-16, 2014 – Foundations
(Mexico)
July 5-7. 2014 – Foundations (Estes
Park)
July 15-17, 2014 – Foundations (New
York)
Foundations - three, two-day faith forma-tion and training experiences that will provide
the foundation for three short-term mission trips developed and sponsored through the collaborative work of ten different congrega-tions.
June 22-28, 2014 Cost: $450, $50 deposit required to
register
Explore – a weeklong journey of discovery for children ages 8-14 who will follow in the footsteps of Jesus and explore the people, places, and challenges of Jesus’ disciples. Campers enjoy time away together in the great outdoors, and fun activities that include a low and high elements ropes course, arch-ery, waterslide, hiking trails, arts and crafts, creative worship, campfires, and excellent food and hospitality.
June 21-28, 2014
Summer Service Corps - a one week ex-perience for high school students to grow in faith by serving others onsite at Cathedral Ridge while exploring the principles and prac-tices of Christian discipleship and being formed as servant leaders.
July 27-Aug 1, 2014 Cost: TBD
Colorado Youth Leadership Institute –
The first weeklong annual residency of a three-year Christian leadership training program. Select high school students from across Colo-rado will be invited to spend one week each summer—at Cathedral Ridge, in a developing country, and on pilgrimage in the Holy Land—exploring the Christian faith and growing as disciples and leaders while com-mitting to ongoing study, meetings, and work in their own congregations and communities during the intervening months.
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M O P S — MOTHERS OF PRESCHOOLERS
MOPS stands for Mothers of Preschoolers. This includes moms from their time of pregnancy until their youngest child graduates from Kindergarten. At each meeting there will be childcare, a time to get to know each other over a warm brunch and we will be challenged with topics to help us
grow. We meet at the Steam-boat Christian Center on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month. Join us on Wednes-day, January 15th for our theme A Beautiful Mess, and embrace the beauty in the midst of mothering young children.
MOPS is looking for nursery and toddler teachers. Contact Jordan at 970-846-0858 if you would be interested in earning a little extra money and play-ing with children.
VESTRY NOMINAT ING COMMITTEE
Some say that this year’s Christmas tree was the most beautiful of all the ones in the past! Thank you to Don and Kim Vogel for letting us cut a tree on the ranch. Thank you to Karen Street’s Flower Guild, Jill Elder’s Altar Guild and eve-ryone that stayed after church to decorate for the Christmas Eve service and all of the guests that attended.
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On Sunday, January 26th at the Annual Parish Meeting, there will be the election of 3 vestry members. If you are interested in serving on the vestry, please contact a member of the nominating committee:
Rebecca Wodnik—970-481-4355
Fred Wolf—970-879-8671
Amy Coleman—970-879-0888
or
Fr. Scott Turner—970-879-0925
CHR I STMAS DECORAT IONS
DAUGHTERS OF THE K ING
The next meeting of the Daughters will be Saturday, January 11th at 9:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall. We will have an update of the success of the Bags of Blessings that went to Lift-Up. A training series to become a Daughter will be planned. If you would like to become a Daughter, contact Elsie Wodnik at 970-846-2140 or [email protected]
Tree Cutting Crew
Don Vogel, Bruce Carta & Fr. Scott
St . Paul ’s Episcopal Church
9th & Oak Streets
P.O. Box 770722
Steamboat Springs, CO 80477
970-879-0925
E-mail:
The Rev. Scott Turner
The Rev. Bain White
Office—[email protected]
Bishop of the Diocese of Colorado
The Rt. Rev. Robert J. O’Neill
Rector: The Rev. Scott Turner
Vicar: The Rev. Bain White
Music Director: Teri Rose
Admin. Assist: Elsie Wodnik
I know we’re all “Happy New Yeared out” by now, but this new year seems to hold the seeds for more hope than the years since 2009. So, Happy New Year - one more time - and may we pray that this world, this nation and all the loved ones who inhabit them may find themselves in a better place this time next year.
One survey (hiding among the interminable line up of surveys) caught my eye recently. 24 % of American companies report that they expect to hire full time employees in 2014. This is not historically great, but given where we’ve been in America is cause for applause. We at St. Paul’s can be proud to count ourselves among these “companies.” We have posted our intention to hire an assistant priest on the Episcopal Church website, and have received some ex-pressions of interest. Concurrently, we are proceeding with all the necessary tasks to make our goal of developing and launching our chapter of the Episcopal Service Corps in the Diocese of Colorado so that we can welcome five interns to our program in August. Our Centennial Campaign pledges are closing in on $500,000, more than one half our goal of $870,000. Importantly, we now have the funding “in the bank” to hire our assistant priest and implement our ESC chapter. With God’s help, we are well on our way to making our centennial dream a reality.
I hope to see you at our annual parish meeting following our one service at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, January 26.
God bless you all, Roger
S EN I O R W A RD EN ’ S C ORNE R — R OG E R Y OUNG
