November 2012

ST. PAUL’S EPISTLE 250 Hwy 2 NE • P.O. Box 1225 • Corinth, MS 38835 • 662-286-2922

From the Rector We gather every Sunday at St. Paul's for a ritual act of thanks-giving—our service of Holy Eucharist. That’s the very meaning of the Greek word, eucharist. Our worship is an act of offering “our selves, souls and bodies,” in grateful response to the generosity of God toward us. Late fall is also the time when we typically gather with family or friends, encouraged by the Thanksgiving holiday to set aside a day on which to give thanks for and enjoy our bounty of blessings. So, this being a church newsletter, and the month being November, perhaps you’ll indulge me a little bit of thanks-giving. We have a wonderful team of office volunteers and sub-stitutes who do all manner of things for our church family and for me. Thank you to the dear souls who type and proofread (Edie Bland); create and print the bulletin (Sherry Smith); fold, cut, and stuff (Barbara Barrett); make calls, answer phones, and organize (Debby Orr and Jan Grady); compile information, take pictures, and edit the newsletter (Susan Adams); make copies; sharpen pencils; unload the dishwasher; welcome visitors; stamp and mail letters; remind a forgetful priest; and other du-ties as they come along (all!).

“For these and all our blessings, may God’s holy name be praised.”

Ann+

P.S. We’ll be electing 3 new members to the Vestry in January. If you are a confirmed, pledging member interested in serving a 3-year term, please let me know. A nominating committee will gather soon to formally accept nominations.

In this Issue Church Family Life, p. 2 Happy Birthday/Anniversary! p. 2 Garden Guild news, P.2 From the archives, by Jan Grady, p. 2 Outreach update, P.2 Calendar, p. 3 Retreats & Work-shops, p.3 More about the shrimp sale & low– country boil, p. 3 Treasurer’s report, p. 4

Garden Cleanup Day Saturday, Nov. 3

starting 9ish Help prune, spread

mulch and do one final weed-ing before winter gets here.

You don’t need a green thumb, just willing hands.

Parish Breakfast Sunday, Nov. 11

Scott Bauer and Arch Bullard will lead a cooking team to prepare a breakfast for the parish. Our donations offered will be designated to relief ef-

forts for those affected by Hur-ricane Sandy.

Pledge Cards A letter and pledge card for St. Paul's

participants and members is now available. Estimating what

you’ll give to St. Paul's in 2013 is important

for our ministry. What will we do together in

Christ’s name this year?

St. Paul’s Lowcountry

Boil & Shrimp Sale --

A big success in 2012!

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From the Archives Compiled by Jan Grady

The cross is the central furnishing

at the altar in the Anglican tradition.

The cross symbolizes atonement and

humankind’s redemption; the symbol

of our Christian faith. Essentially, the

cross is a tortuous means of criminal

execution. Yet the cross has been

transformed, redeemed if you will, from an instrument of

destruction into the sign of our glorious King, whom we

worship and exalt.

In addition to being at the altar, uses of the cross are

the pectoral cross worn on a chain around the neck and

rested on the chest over the heart, the pendant cross sus-

pended in the sanctuary of a church, the processional

cross attached to a staff and carried by a crucifer at the

head of an ecclesiastical procession, the rood cross

mounted at the center of the rood beam indicating the en-

trance to heaven must be by way of the cross, and the

spire cross proclaiming that Jesus is the highest of the

high. —From: Worship Without Words by Patricia S. Klein

Outreach plans at St. Paul’s

Meeting to discuss outreach for St. Paul’s, several members and the rector decided on a fund-raiser for November and a project for December.

Day of Change offering: Those present planned to continue the tradition of collecting change (including the folding kind) for the rector’s discretionary fund on the Sunday morning after a time change. After setting our clocks back an hour, St. Paul’s children will collect our change after the service on Sunday, November 4.

Parish breakfast for Sandy relief: After our church service on November 11, Arch Bullard and Scott Bauer will serve breakfast to raise donations for Episcopal Relief and Development’s Hurricane Sandy Fund. Sunday school will not meet on the 11th so that all may enjoy the delicious breakfast and fellowship as well as support a worthy cause.

Christmas project: On the first three Sundays in December, we will collect items and assemble Christ-mas care packages for needy high school students. Watch for further announcements about how you can be part of this outreach project by donating items or funds to purchase them and by helping put the care packages together.

For those who would like to help plan future out-reach at St. Paul’s, the next get-together will be to dis-cuss projects for Lent over tea, coffee and pastries be-fore a Sunday service early next year.

Church Family Life News and notes about our parish family

Please congratulate and encourage two St. Paul's women who have made great strides in wellness: Kandy McGuire has walked every single day since September 2011, and has lost nearly 90 pounds. Tina Garrett was motivated by a diabetes diagnosis to take charge of her health. She has lost more than 60 pounds and is feeling great. Do you have a wellness goal or achievement you’d like to share? Let your church family encourage you too! Frances Ramer’s sister Margaret Haley has died. Until recently, Frances was caring for Margaret at her home. Please keep Barbara Kachmar in your prayers upon the death of her brother, David Bruce Couch. Jan Grady is gaining strength and mobility after her hip replacement. Jake Bland has been seen at church and vestry meetings since his back surgery several weeks ago. Kari Hughes is getting time to recover from gallbladder surgery and snuggle with baby Kristoffer, thanks to the help of family and friends. Hal Dilworth is recuperating after surgery for a tumor in his lung. His cancer is in stage 3, and chemo will begin in the coming weeks. Look for a booth of handcrafted items made by Richard Jones and Amanda Patrick at the RED Green market Nov. 17. Stan and Jean Taylor are appreciative of visits and calls.

Happy Birthday! Arthur Hedges, Jr., 1st; Richard Brown, 10th; Frances Ramer, 15th; Tom Grayson, 17th; Maggie Dilworth, 19th; Ed Lucas, 19th.

Happy Anniversary! Bert Ardoin & Tricia Jobe, Nov. 6

Is your special day missing? To add your birthday, anniversary, or news, please call or email the church of-fice at stpaulscorinth@gmail.com.

Communion bread bakers

Thank you to Suzanne Hedges who baked communion bread for us in October. Scott Bauer will be baking for us in November.

Welcome to newest Flower Guild member

The flower Guild would like to welcome Anne Rushing as a new member. Guild members Susan Adams, Dana Bullard, Jan Grady, Tricia Jobe and Becky Lattanzio are delighted to have Anne join this ministry.

Upcoming retreats and workshops

A Day Apart: Day of Silence and Prayer Nov. 2 at Gray Center. Come away to a deserted place all by yourself and rest awhile, Jesus invited his followers. Join Bishop Dun-can Gray for this day of quiet prayer and reflection, both in solitude and in community. Cost is $20; please bring a bag lunch. To register: http://cffm.dioms.org.

Episcopal Church Women Fall Retreat at Gray Center Nov. 9-10. The retreat will feature Benedictine Sister Joan Chittister, OSB, in a webcast of Trinity Institute's "Radical Christian Life: Equipping Ourselves for Social Change” and the Rev. Deacon Deborah Hanson's live presentation on “Bridges Out of Poverty,” a program helping families cre-ate sustainability and looking for ways to move them from poverty. To register: http://www.dioms.org/digital_faith/events/3151951.

Knitting and Needlework in Advent: The Lord is My Shepherd, Nov. 30-Dec. 2 at Gray Center, with Susan Nix and the Rev. Jennifer Deaton. At this annual gathering of knitters and needleworkers, enjoy a rhythm of working on projects, learning new techniques, and engaging in prayer and reflection as we settle into the holy season of Advent. Optional Sat. workshops on crochet techniques and crochet and knit edgings on finished pieces. $170 for a double room; $185 single. Sat.-only rates and some scholarship assistance available. To register: http://cffm.dioms.org.

Lay Worship Leader and Lector Training: On Sat., Nov. 10 from 9-12, St. Philip’s in Jackson will host a workshop featuring John Maxwell of New Stage and William Faulk-ner fame, James Anderson, a communicant of St. Mary’s Bolton and an actor, and David O’Steen, parish musician at St. Philip’s. All lay leaders who read scripture during the liturgy are encouraged to attend this workshop. We will look at dif-ferent ways of presenting scripture, so that the words, the context and the meaning of the holy words will come through in worship. $25; call St. Philip’s to register: 601.956.5788.

Shrimp sale and Lowcountry Boil provide fun and fundraising for St. Paul’s

From lively bluegrass music provided by Lisa Lambert and Friends to the delicious shrimp dinner cooked and served at the Crazy K Ranch, all agreed this year’s Lowcountry Boil was one of the best ever. Paul Smith and his crew of cooks outdid themselves, drawing rave reviews for the shrimp which, as one member noted, were swimming in the Gulf three days earlier. Maggie Dilworth’s volunteers had the food and second helpings served and desserts ready so all who attended could eat together in the spacious dining area. Seventy-some members and friends of St. Paul’s enjoyed fellowship indoors and outdoors at the Crazy K. Some gath-ered at round tables in the dining hall to savor the music, and all dined together on shrimp and fixings. The outdoor deck which overlooked green pastures and fall-hued trees, offered outdoor space with plenty of room for the many boiling shrimp pots. The youngest present was then-almost 4-week-old Kristoffer Hughes, and oldest...well we didn’t ask. Customers who doubled their shrimp orders from last year and new purchasers boosted this year’s shrimp sales, organized by Beth Bauer, to 124 bags. The flash-frozen shrimp, picked up by Darrell Davis from the shrimp boat at dawn, netted $1514.52, and drew raves for the size, taste and quality of shrimp in the 5-pound bags. Coupled with $368.92 proceeds from the Lowcountry Boil, a total of $1883.44 was added to St. Paul’s general fund for ministry.

4 All Saints’ Sunday; Day of Change Don’t forget to turn your clocks back! 11 Breakfast after 9:30 service for ERD Fund 12 Vestry Meeting, 6:30pm (One week early) 13 Pastoral Care Committee, 3pm (a week early) 15 Mission Mississippi at Martha’s Menu, 11:30am 25 AMEN Sunday

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November

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September Treasurer’s Report

Operating Fund Month YTD Budget Pledges 8,846 78,617 107,750 Plate 3,235 15,357 14,250

Building Fund

Building Fund Balance 44,129 Mortgage Balance 49,111

Thank you for keeping your pledge up to date. Your generosity is an investment in our ministry

and fellowship together in Christ’s name!

St. Paul's Church P.O. Box 1225 Corinth, MS 38835

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Sunday Schedule: 9:30 Holy Eucharist Nursery available 9:15-12:00 The Rector and Vestry: The Rev. Ann Benton Fraser, Rector Susan Adams, Senior Warden Paul Smith, Junior Warden Tom Soltz, Treasurer Beth Bauer Jake Bland Dana Bullard Francis Criss Darrell Davis David Dierks Maggie Dilworth, Clerk Kari Hughes Contact Information: (662) 286-2922 (Mon-Thurs) stpaulscorinth@gmail.com www.stpaulscorinth.dioms.org Deadline: Please send your newsletter submission by the 21st of each month.

Memorials give this month:

in honor of Margaret Haley by Barbara Barrett

in honor of David Bruce Couch by JoAnn Gilmore.

O Thy Great Jehovah, give protection to those in harm's

way, calm life's storms, be the Peace to be found in the

midst of broken spirits, and help those who are lost to find

their way home. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the

Holy Spirit. Amen.

—a prayer written by St. Paul's member Callie Emmons