The Angelus Nov - Dec 2010

November - December 2010 Volume 37, Number 6

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HELPING HAITI

table of contentsFEATURES

ALTAR ARRANGEMENTS

SUDOKU CHALLENGE

ANGEL TREE

PARISH EVENT CALENDAR

ADULT WEEKDAY CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

WEEKLY RECURRING SCHEDULE

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

VESTRY NOMINATIONS Are due by

December 1.

DEPARTMENTS

AIR INCARNATION Joining the relief

effort in Haiti

A NEW SONG The Music of Uptown at

Incarnation

HAVE YOU SEEN SUPERMAN? Speeding

to the rescue of local youth

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY Meet your

family!

COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR Cares for

over 400 people!

HAITI: WHAT THEN MUST WE DO? Incarnation scouting team heads to Haiti

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A Message from the EditorTurkey. Dressing. Ham. Pie. Wassel. Stockings. Hugs. Cards. Gift s. Snow. Well, perhaps we’ll get lucky again this year with the snow!

Th e holiday season is nearly here and it will probably, as usual, fl y by at the “speed of fun”. While we are on our fi nal approach, however, there is so much to take stock of — to be thankful for.

Personally, this has been a wonderful year for me, coming to work at Incarnation — a place fi lled with people who are concerned with the well being of others. I’m also thankful for good health (as long as I don’t eat all the goodies mention above...), and most importantly I was married to my lovely wife Lainey back in January! My father was quite happy and breathed a sigh of relief, I think...

So I know it’s a cliché at times, but for what are you thankful? Do you have to think about it? Without a doubt, in the midst of my current thankfulness, and perhaps like you, I am blessed with more responsibility than ever before — and the busyness that goes with it. So how can one slow down enough, consistently, to engage our contemplative sides and really take stock of the blessings God has bestowed all around us?

Sometimes I forget.

Even as I pen these words I’m struck with how easily at times I lose sight of this and allow my focus to be stolen. Perhaps it is a blessing in disguise — to have so much for which to be thank-ful that we become distracted enough to forget to be vigilent in our thankfulness. As in, “I’m blessed to have a job...but I’m so busy at times I forget to be thankful?” So for me, I must endeavor to live intentionally in my attitude of thankfulness.

Th e people of Haiti, to whom we have reached out in times of need, are certainly challenged now with fi nding something for which to be thankful. Hurricane Tomas has moved in, and suddenly, at the time of printing this issue of Th e Angelus, we have been advised to post-pone our scouting trip back to Haiti (page 18), until weather and safety concerns abate. So as you peruse these pages, I invite you to join me in both celebrating in thankfulness the blessings we enjoy on a daily basis, and also praying for those who are in dire need.

Happy Holidays,

Kam BakewellWes Ballard

Courtney BarrowJo Ann Bell

Jill BellewChristopher Berry

Justin BrooksTiff any Brooks

Jim CarterRobin Cate

LaShon ChristenSheri CrandallMicah CrisseyRobert Dicks

Shelley EisenlohrRachel Fitzgerald

Keith FranksSteven Haal

Gay HayslettChristy Herrscher

Carol KadelLiz Huber

Martha LangMatthew LarsenAlesha LeBlanc

Anne MackintoshDusty Matthews

Steff anie MethvinVickie MoomawBrian Mountjoy

Lynn NeillKeith QuartermanMarybeth Sanders

Alex SunRobert Vasquez

Marie Walls

Outreach Admin. AssistantStudent Ministries Graphic Designer LibrarianAsst. Head of SchoolOrganist & ChoirmasterUptown Worship Music LeaderUptown Ministries AssistantMusic Dept. AdministratorChildren’s Choir DirectorAssistant to Fr. OlverAdministrative Assistant Head of SchoolOrgan ScholarControllerFoundation DirectorAssistant OrganistDirector of CommunicationsAssistant to the RectorMission: 75204 Project ManagerFront Offi ce ManagerStudent MinistriesDirector of Missions & Outreach20s/30s Associate MinisterAssistant to Fr. KincaidStudent Ministries Admin. AssistantBookstore ManagerDir. of Children & Family MinistriesBookstore Manager Director of Student MinistriesBusiness Offi ce ManagerDirector of Ministry Support Handbell Choir DirectorWeb AssociateFacilities ManagerAssistant to the Vice-Rector

Th e Rt. Rev’d Anthony J. BurtonTh e Rev’d T. Gregory MethvinTh e Rev’d Matthew S. C. Olver

Th e Rev’d S. Th omas Kincaid III

PART-TIME CLERGYTh e Rev’d Robert H. Johnston III

Th e Rev’d Canon Dr. Christopher SeitzTh e Rev’d Dorothy Budd

Th e Rev’d Judy Frizzell

RETIRED CLERGYTh e Rev’d Frederick C. Philputt

Th e Rev’d Th omas G. Keithly Th e Rev’d Grover C. McElyea

RectorVice-RectorCurateCurate

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THE VESTRYJean Barrow, Senior Warden; Allen Dickason, Junior Warden; Liz Johnson, Clerk; Andy Welch, Treasurer; Orrin Harrison, Chancellor; Todd Ammermann, Kay Beecherl, Melanie Brewer, Jim Bryant, John Castle, Ellen Logan, Rex McDowell, Sandy Mebus, David Parsons, Sarah Samuel, Andy Welch, Jim Wills, Adrienne Wooldridge.

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So come right in, says Incarnation parishio-

ner Peter Ferris. And park your picks and shovels over there.

Th at’s assuming any of the numerous Ameri-cans streaming through the hospital-related guest house managed by Ferris need help fi guring out the requirements and rhythms of ministry to earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

Not likely. Amid the wreckage and ruin in which 230,000 Haitians – almost the popu-lation of Plano – died last Jan. 12, and millions more found themselves homeless, teams of American volun-teers continue to bind the awful wounds still visible: human, infrastructural, spiritual.

Church of the Incarnation’s fi ngerprint appears all over the bandages. And not just at the Episcopal-connected guest house where Ferris serves as major domo and fulltime facilitator, giving volunteers a place to lay their heads and draw an easy breath -- when they get the chance.

Incarnation Rector Bishop Anthony Burton nods vigorously in Ferris’ direction as he tells how the parish’s involvement with Haiti got started.

“Peter, even before the earthquake hit, had approached me about the Children’s Nutri-tion Program of Haiti, with which he had long been involved.” Th e 12-year-old CNP, a non-profi t, non-denominational mission,

combats the malnutrition that affl icts most Haitian children.

“When the earthquake struck,” the rector recalls, “I decided to make an appeal within the parish.” CNP -- established and reli-able, and linked with the parish, through Peter -- seemed to Bishop Burton the place to put the money. Additional funds were raised through an anonymous challenge grant. At length – and it wasn’t long at that – Incarnation had $140,000 available for relief and rescue.

Where to put so much?

What to do with it?

Eighteen miles from Port au Prince, capital and population center of the affl icted na-tion, the coastal city of Léogâne lay helpless, with damage to eight or nine out of every 10 buildings. “Supplies and relief,” recalls Bishop Burton, “were getting to Port au Prince but nothing, nothing was getting to Léogâne (pronounced LAY-oh-gahn).” Th ere were innumerable children and adults with crush injuries there and no doctors, no medicine, no pain killers.” A local man

“knew where a drug lord had once impro-vised an air strip to land small planes.”

For 21 crucial days, some 60 Incarnation-funded aircraft brought medical supplies. Doctors aboard the fi rst fl ights set up a fi eld hospital, saw to the treatment of locals and their fractures and abrasions. “It is a great story of what parish-based ministry can do,” says Bishop Burton.

Peter Ferris, for his part, needed no intro-duction to ministry in a country whose needs the earthquake merely multiplied. A nut merchant, Ferris made his fi rst Incarna-

tion mission trip in 2001. From Honduras, site of that fi rst taste of the sweat and joy of mission, it was on eventually to Haiti and the work of the Children’s Nutrition Program. CNP board member and Dal-lasite Jack Vaughn roped him in with, among other challenges, that of assisting the mobile clinics which combat severe malnutri-tion among Haiti’s very youngest children. Even in pre-earthquake days,

Haiti seemed an immense and daunting challenge. “I remember,” Ferris recalls, “not being able to believe this much poverty this close to the United States. So close – just an hour and a half fl ight from Miami.”

Th en the earthquake.

Vaughn scrambled down to Haiti as quickly as he could fi nd transportation. You have to come, he told Ferris, who needed little enough encouragement to do so.

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Downtown Port au Prince aft er the earthquake

Joining the Relief Eff ort in Haitiby Bill Murchison

On a chilly Sun-day evening in

December 2005, my wife and I frantically threw our car into one of the few precious

parking spaces still available outside of Church of the Incarnation. Being musicians, some friends invited us to an event they thought we would enjoy called ‘Lessons and Carols’, to which we were now running late. Never having attended before, or knowing anything of Incarnation, we briskly walked through the double doors. Igno-rantly passing through the middle of a circle of vested leadership praying, we slipped into the church, enduring the patient yet slightly irritated stares as we awkwardly found two available seats. Out of the silence, the sound of a pitch-perfect, lone so-prano, beginning ‘Once In Royal David’s City’, reverberated throughout the Neo-Gothic nave. As the crescendo of the choir burst into a glorious apex of sound, I knew we were in for an inconceivable night of worship.

Since its inception, Incarnation has utilized this time-honored tradition of choral and organ music as a chief means of expressing worship. Th is rich practice has allowed generations

of worshippers to convey their adora-tion of our Lord and Incarnation to fi rmly plant itself over the years as a fl agship in its community.

Over the last 15 years, Incarnation has seen its nearby community trans-formed in a drastic way into the vi-brant, young, and pedestrian-friendly neighborhood now know as Uptown. In 2003, parish priest Father Bob Johnston pulled information from the church database that showed only eight people from the surrounding

Uptown area attended Incarnation. To discover the reason behind this, he proceeded to interview Uptown residents. Amongst other factors, one collective desire was for musical off er-ings and ways to worship in the same modern style in which they were used to listening on their iPod. Taking this into account and carefully planning for the next year, in December 2004, the contemporary worship community of Uptown at Incarnation was born.

A New SongTh e Music of Uptown at Incarnation

by Justin Brooks, Contemporary Worship Music Leader

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Th e Uptown Band listens to the readings

Th rough a series of providential events, God led my wife and me to Uptown at Incarnation in February 2006 where I now serve as the Direc-tor of Contemporary Music. Th e ex-citement of being a part of and help-ing shape a relatively new chapter in the music life of our church has been humbling and astounding. Uptown at Incarnation’s slogan, “Ancient. Future. Real. Community.” provides the blue-print for how we desire to worship through music.

ANCIENT.I have always loved the passage in Joshua, Chapter 4 when the Israelites crossed the Jordan River. Joshua asked that 12 stones (one from each tribe) be set up at Gilgal as a monument. He said to the Israelites in verse 21-24, “In the future when your descendants ask

their fathers, ‘What do these stones mean?’ tell them, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’ For the LORD your God dried up the Jordan before you until you had crossed over…He did this so that all the peoples of the earth might know that the hand of the LORD is power-ful and so that you might always fear the LORD your God.” (NIV) In the same way, we aspire to preserve the heritage and ‘set up a monument’ of

1 Altar Arrangements are given to the Glory of God ...

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010...in memory of Mary Jane (Miji) Reoch, and in celebration of the wedding of Clarissa Malek and Bradley Dickason.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010...in memory of Michal Steven Loy.

OCTOBER 3, 2010...in memory of David Derek Moore, and in thanksgiving for the wedding anniversary of Kenneth and Lindsay Howell.

OCTOBER 10, 2010...in loving memory of Jean P. Nelson.

OCTOBER 17, 2010...in loving memory of Louis Campbell Hilgartner, in thanksgiving for Elise Marie Forteith, and in joyous thanksgiving for the safe homecoming of the offi cers and troopers of the 3rd Squadron, 7th United Sates Cavalry, and in celebration of the baptism of Maryn Francis Smith.

OCTOBER 24, 2010...in loving memory of Gene Higginbotham Jones, Patricia Cavin King, William Polk Murchison, William D. Moore Jr., Marjorie Jean Fuquay, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Aure Cotten, Mr. Clyde Cecil Reynolds, Mrs. Betty Harding Lyons, Dr. Franklin James Harberg and in celebration of Linda Jones Rayes, and in joyful celebration of the marriage of Whitney Ann Wills and Christopher Reynolds Cotten.

OCTOBER 31, 2010...in loving memory of Tom Mairs, Joseph Irion Worsham, Harriet Lang Worsham, Paul Spurgeon, Frederick W. Osbourne, Ruby Mae Osbourne, Nellie Mae Harris, and William David Moore, Jr., and in joyous celebration of the marriage of Alexandra Lee Maultsby and Charles Pryser Leary.

BirthsBlythe Lanell Steele, Aug. 18, 2010Elizabeth Harper Lawrence, Aug. 25, 2010 Joseph Landon Vermeulen, Sept. 2, 2010Elise Marie Forteith, Sept. 18, 2010

DeathsRichard Buckingham Granger, Sept. 12, 2010William R. Wiggins, Oct. 31, 2010


CHURCH of the INCARNATION

- December 11 & 18 at 5pm -We invite you to celebrate the holidays with us as we

listen to Dallas civic leaders and celebrities read historic Christmas Lessons combined with Carols sung by the

Incarnation Parish Choir!

Christmas Eve, December 2411 am Holy Baptism (no Holy Communion) – Memorial Chapel

12 noon: Christmas Eve – Main Church2 pm: Family Christmas Eve – Main Church

5 pm: Christmas Eve – Main Church5 pm: Christmas Eve – Memorial Chapel

8 pm: Christmas Eve – Main Church11 pm: Midnight Christmas Eve (with incense) – Main Church

Christmas Day, December 2511am service in the Church

www.incarnation.org3966 McKinney Avenue

“Lessons & Carols”“Lessons & Carols”

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Lately, everywhere you turn the hot

topic in the media is about the need for education reform in the United States. In the new documentary,

Waiting for “Superman”, America’s public school system is portrayed as less than acceptable and hopeless in some aspects. Th e movie has succeed-ed in starting a conversation across the nation about what we are going to do to improve the current state of aff airs and how the solution must involve everyone from teachers to senior citi-zens. Th e public schools in our neigh-borhood need community partners like the Church of the Incarnation and its leadership has come to trust and depend on the church’s volunteers and resources to support them.

Th e statistics show that in 2009, 68% of fourth grade public school students in the United States scored below profi cient in reading. Th is rate is even higher for low-income schools, such as those in our neighborhood. In a recent special report funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the results indicated that grade-level reading profi ciency by the end of third grade must become a national priority if the nation is to compete globally. Th e report stated

that “this is essential if we want to close the achievement gap, reduce the dropout rate, and increase the pool of high school and college graduates we need for a skilled and educated work-force that can compete in a globalized economy and for armed forces to protect our national security.”

You can help! We have the opportu-nity to make a diff erence in children’s lives through our Reading Buddies Programs and our North Dallas High School Mentoring program, Stars, Inc. Reading Buddies volunteers spend one hour a week reading with a child at either J.W. Ray or Ben Mi-lam Elementary. Mentors will spend time with North Dallas High School students once a month during lunch and via e-mail. Please consider taking a positive step towards improving our education system by sharing what you know with a child and possibly chang-ing a life forever!

Brenda Powers, Community Liaison for J.W. Ray Elementary recently shared a story about one of the students at her school who was assigned an Incarnation

Reading Buddy. Johnal Denmon, a 2nd grader, was reading at a very low level for his age and struggling. Aft er working with his Reading Buddy, Allen Butler, over the school year,

his teacher noted that he started to see improvement in Johnal’s work. Alan continued to work with Johnal through his third grade year and by the end Johnal was feeling so confi -dent about himself, that he entered the J.W. Ray Oratorical contest and won fi rst place. He recited the poem, Boa Constrictor. His third grade teacher says “Johnal brought every word of the poem to life and was more confi dent than she had ever seen him.” As his second grade teacher watched and listened to Johnal’s per-formance, it brought tears to his eyes.

Following are just some of the alarm-ing statistics about our nation’s chil-dren and the lack of their academic progress. We hope that you will prayerfully consider serving as either a Reading Buddy or Stars Inc. mentor. If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact the Offi ce of Mission and Outreach at 214-217-5639.

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Have you seen uperman?Speeding to the Rescue of Local Youthby Christy Herrscher

In 2008, Dallas ISD was reported to have the 7th highest drop-out rate of any urban

district in the country.

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Allen Butler with his Reading Buddy Johnal Denmon

Church of the Incarnation1710 Nomas | Built in Partnership with the Williams Family

Meet Your FamilyThe pride and joy of LeManda Williams’ life is her two year-old son, Reg-

gie. So when she had the opportunity for a better life for both of them, she grabbed it with both hands and has no intention of ever letting go of this homeownership dream. LeManda, a 21 year-old single mother, has been a lockbox specialist at Bank of America for the past two years. She enjoys learn-ing new things and is back in school to further her career.

Reggie is a rambunctious toddler! He is a huge wrestling fan and has so much energy sometimes you never think he will slow down. “It has been a challenge to fi nd a place that is safe and stable for my son,” she explains. Th e two of them currently live with LeManda’s grandmother. Th e home is very crowded and needs a lot of repairs.

LeManda knows that this home will bring much needed stability and peace of mind. She is also excited about being able to decorate her home exactly the way she wants it. And of course, Reggie can’t wait to have his own room. It will probably have a wrestling theme. LeManda knows that she and Reggie will be able to make fast and lasting friendships. Being a part of the commu-nity is also very important to her.

“My dream is to raise my son without him having to want for anything and give him a life of stability. Yes, I think owning a home will help me to accomplish this goal. Th ank you for this chance.”

~LeManda Williams

Th e Williams Family

Incarnation’s long standing

outreach eff ort during Advent seeks to see that our neighbors in need have a proper Christ-

mas. Early each fall we contact DISD schools and agencies in our zip code asking to identify ten of their families most in need. We then receive wish lists from each of these families. Typi-cally over 100 Angel Tree families are identifi ed. Incarnation parishioners

are then asked to adopt an Angel Tree family for Advent. Such an adoption means providing a Christmas gift for each family member with help from their wish lists. On delivery day, we deliver the gift s and food baskets to each home. Th rough this ministry we also deliver Christ’s love and prayers.

Parishioner Carla Bush shares her Angel Tree experience:

“Stuart and I met the Bolin family at Christmas time before we were married. We delivered food from the

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church and took gift s to the three Bolin children and their mother, who were living in a tiny apartment near downtown Dallas. Th at was almost thirty years ago. Our friendship with the Bolins has deepened through the years and along with our own children, we continue to keep our Christmas tradition with them each year. Th ere are so many families that the Incarnation Angel Tree ministry reaches who, like the Bolins, are in need of and are so grateful for a ges-ture of kindness, a caring heart, and

Incarnation’s ANGEL TREE

THE LAUGHING PINECONE RETREATFriday, November 12, 6pm -Sunday, November 14, 4pmPine Cove Camp, near Tyler, Texas

Th e Junior High Group will be going to Pine Cove for a weekend retreat conducted by the Pine Cove Staff . Th e weekend will include games, zip line, horseback riding, skits and speakers.

To sign up, fi ll out form on website and turn in by November 1st with payment to Anne

at [email protected]

BAPTISM PREPARATION CLASS FOR PARENTSSaturday, November 13, 9:30am - 11:30amTh e Flat

Information and Registration: Steff anie Methvin,[email protected], 214-217-5658

WORK HARD, PLAY HARDSaturday, November 13Time: All Day Location: TBD6th – 12th grade students

Th is is a community service day for students. We will be spending time together, work a little in the morning, work a little in the aft ernoon, and then celebrate at night.

Please sign up by contacting Anne Mackintosh at 214-217-5646 or [email protected]

SKEYSTONE SKI TRIPDecember 17, 2pm – December 22, 4pmKeystone Ski Resort in ColoradoHigh School ONLY

Annual ski trip for high school students. We will be driving to Colorado, skiing for 3 days and returning before Christmas. Th e total cost of the trip is $629 and is due by November 1st.

To sign up, fi ll out form on the website and turn in with $100 deposit ASAP to Anne Mackintosh at 214-217-5646 or [email protected]

20S/30S CONVERSATIONS IN THE FLAT: RELATIONSHIPS Th ursday, November18, 6:30pm

It is easy to live in a city and be surrounded by people and have lots of acquaintances but still feel a bit relationally “on empty”. Join us for dinner, drinks, fellowship, and conversion about our God-given need for friendship.

Contact Matthew Larsen at [email protected] for details.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOUSE DEDICATIONSaturday, November 20, 10:30am1710 Nomas, Dallas TX 75212

Incarnation has been actively committed to Habitat for Humanity for many years in build-ing a house each Fall with a family in need. Volunteers are needed for eight consecutive Saturdays during the build.

5TH ANNUAL BEN MILAM TURKEY CUP GOLF TOURNAMENTWednesday, November 24, 9:30amSherrill Park in Richardson Green fees, cart, and lunch buff et included in $125 registration fee.

Each year Th e Church of the Incarnation spon-sors a golf tournament the Wednesday before Th anksgiving, benefi ting Ben Milam Elementa-ry School. Th e funds raised are used to purchase items for the school that enhance learning and wouldn’t normally be in the school’s budget.

Contact Mark_Morganfi [email protected] or [email protected] for

more information.

RING WE NOW OF CHRISTMAS - HANDBELL CONCERTFriday, December 3, 7pmIncarnation Handbell Choir

INCARNATION 101Sunday, December 55:30pm – 7:30pmGreat Hall Dining Room

Th is event is off ered several times per year and is the avenue for people to become members of the parish. Come get to know the Rector, Bish-op Tony Burton, hear his vision for the Church of the Incarnation, and learn more about various parish programs, ways to get involved, and what parish membership entails.

Contact: Father Th omas Kincaid at [email protected]

ANGEL TREEAngel Tree is a church-run Adopt-a-Family pro-gram designed to reach out to the less fortunate families in our parish neighborhood. In celebration of the birth of our Lord, we share His blessings by taking gift s and food to over 100 needy families in the neighborhoods surrounding Church of the Incarnation.

Th ursday, December 9, 9am - Noon---Grocery Sorting---Location: Th e Great Hall

ANGEL TREEFriday, December 10, 9am - Noon ---Grocery Sorting---Location: Th e Great Hall

ANGEL TREESaturday, December 11, 9am - Noon---Delivery Day ---Location: Th e Great Hall

FESTIVAL OF LESSONS & CAROLSService Date #1: Saturday, December 11, 5pm4:30pm Pre-service Organ Recital by Dr. Jesse Eschbach

Celebrate the holidays with us as we listen to Dallas civic leaders and celebrities read historic Christmas Lessons combined with Carols sungby the Incarnation Parish Choir!

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER PARISH CALENDARVisit us on the web at www.incarnation.org to see all events & details!


LAST DAY OF FALL SUNDAY SCHOOLSunday, December 12, 2010Sunday School resumes January 9, 2011

20/30’S CHRISTMAS PARTYTh ursday, December 16, 6:30pmVenue: TBD

Contact Matthew Larsen at [email protected] for details.

FESTIVAL OF LESSONS & CAROLSService Date #2: Saturday, December 18, 5pm4:30pm Pre-service Organ Recital by Dr. Jesse Eschbach

Celebrate the holidays with us as we listen to Dallas civic leaders and celebrities read historic Christmas Lessons combined with Carols sungby the Incarnation Parish Choir!

INCARNATION ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PAGEANTSunday, December 19, 10:20amTh e Great Hall

Come watch as our Sunday School children perform in a very special Christmas pageant that will get you in the mood for the holiday season.

Sheri Crandall, [email protected]

SILVER SAINTS LUNCHEONChristmas EveFriday, December 24, 1:15pm - 2:30pmin Th e Great Hall

Join us for fellowship, wine, good food and entertainment! RSVP required by Dec. 15th

RSVP to the Church Offi ce at 214.521.5101

SENIOR SAINTS SERVICE LUNCHEONStudents Ministry/Service EventFriday, December 2411:15am– 2:30pmTh e Great HallGroup: 6th – 12th grade

“Senior Saints” is a student ministry service-event working the “Silver Saint” Luncheon mentioned above. Students will be working to spread Christmas cheer with our seniors!

To sign up, contact Anne Mackintosh at 214-217-5646 or [email protected]

CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICESFriday, December 24Noon, 2pm (family), 5pm, 8pm and 11pm in the Church; 5pm Uptown Service in Memorial Chapel

Special Note: 2:00 pm “Family” ServiceJoin us for a very special Christmas Eve service where the children will participate as readers

and characters in the Christmas story. Information and Registration: Steff anie Methvin,

[email protected], 214-217-5658, or Sheri Crandall, [email protected]

Special Note: 11pm Festival Choral Eucharist10:45pm Prelude: Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols

CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICESSaturday, December 2511am service in the Church

CONCERT: DALLAS BACH SOCIETYTh e Four Seasons of Antonio Vivaldi & Brandenburg Concertos #3 and #6Th ursday, December 31, 7pm

Champagne reception immediately following

FEAST OF THE HOLY NAME Saturday, January 1, 11amMain Church

Holy Communion will be celebrated in the main church with organ and hymns to celebrate the new year by commemorating the Feast of the Holy Name of our Lord Jesus Christ.


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Silver SaintsChristmas Eve Luncheon

Friday, December 241:15pm - 2:30pmin the Great Hall

Join us for fellowship, wine, good food, and entertainment

RSVP required by December 15 to the Church Offi ce or call 214.521.5101

CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS FOR THE ALTARDeadline is Sunday, December 12

Th is Christmas, the Church will be adorned with beautiful poinsettias through your generous donations remember-ing and honoring your loved ones.

To make your donation and reserve your commemorative poinsettias, we off er 3 options:

1. Visit us at www.incarnation.org/poinsettias2. Email Kam at [email protected]. Order forms will be on the hallway tables around the church. Once completed, please return to the offi ce, with payment.

*Checks payable to INCARNATION ALTAR GUILD

Alarming statistics:

• 60% of urban school children do not graduate from high school. 40% of those who do read at only a 4th grade level.

• 89% of U.S. students attend public schools.

• In 2009, 69% of eighth graders scored below profi cient in reading and 68% below profi cient in math.

• Every student who does not com-plete high school costs our society an estimated $260,000 in lost earnings, taxes, and productivity.

• In the state of California, if a child isn’t reading on 4th grade level when tested they will plan to budget build-ing another jail cell.

• In 2008, Dallas ISD was reported to have the 7th highest dropout rate of any urban district in the country.

• Th e U.S. ranks 9th in the world in college graduation rates.

• Mentoring and tutoring kids (espe-cially in reading) can directly lead to a decrease in crime over time.

Sources:U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Educational Statistics, NAEP, 2009 Reading Assessment.

Ripley, A. (2010, September 20). A Call to Action for Public Schools. Time, 32-42.

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What a wonder-ful event this

was! We had about 400 people (babies through grannies) walk through the door. Over 100 chil-dren were immunized,

receiving 279 vaccines! We gave out over 120 helmets; many of the remaining hel-mets will be used by the Dallas County Medical Society (DCMS) at a clinic they are holding in September. Th e rest will be given out at other DCMS clinics.

We gave away 20 bicycles provided by Spokes For Folks, and also parishioners. DCMS Project Access did 40 sports physicals; 7 people asked questions in the Ask the Doctor Booth and 7 people came through the Legal Clinic.

Dallas Police did 2 bicycle safety courses and let kids see a squad car. JDRF and the Diabetes Foundation came and did glucose screenings. Bridge Breast and Su-san G. Komen both came. Parkland Out-reach clinics were there as was Air Care Asthma screening. Kick Start Kids gave a

Community Health Fair Cares for 400+By Sandy Secor, Event Chair

demonstration and Meriden Zerner, RD from the Cooper Clinic gave a presenta-tion on raising Healthy Children.

Th e Dallas Morning News ran articles on two consecutive Sundays, a Spanish ltanguage newspaper ran a free adver-tisement, and Park Cities People did an article along with a photograph. All television stations were there and ran the story on the evening news and on Sunday morning! Channels 4, 5 & 8 ran the story on the Sat. evening news at 6 & 10 and Channel 8 also ran it on Sunday morning and evening.

Linda Hughes, MD tells me that someone came to one of the DCMS physicians with a serious problem that could have been life threatening. Th ey spotted it and sent them to a local ER for treatment.

Pictured fr om left are Martha Lang, Director of Missions & Outreach, Dr. Linda Hughes, President of the Dallas County Medical Society Alliance, Bishop Anthony Burton, Sandy Secor,

Event Chair, Michelle Anderson, Event Co-Chair, “Th e Bee” (Brian Mountjoy, Director of Student Ministries and Christy Herrscher, Mission: 75204 Project Manager.

Photos Courtesy of Jeremy Brown Photography

Kam Bakewell, A member of the Dallas Police, and Sandra Mebus


Word Incarnate Featuring our Carillon, a hymn and favorite anthems

The Glory of Gibbons Choral works of Orlando Gibbons

Hark! A Thrilling Voice Christmas Anthems

The Royal Standard Featuring hymns and favorite anthems

With Angels and Archangels Masses of H. Howells, J. Langlais, & Zoltán Kodály

Two French Masses Messe, Op. 36 by Charles Marie Widor, Durufl e’s Requiem

and Franz Biebl’s Ave Maria

A Sacred Romance French organ music with Kevin Clarke

Trumpet Tunes Organ music featuring trumpet tunes on the Incarnation organ

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holiness of beauty, and [Incarnation]

certainly dispenses it…”-Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News

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Down he went in April and again in May. Around Labor Day he returned once more—this time for a good long stay. Léogâne ’s Episcopal-owned Hôpital Ste. Croix (Holy Cross Hospital) had not oper-ated for three years due to funding short-ages. It was once the site of a joint Episco-pal-Presbyterian medical mission serving the area’s 250,000 people. Now, volunteers needed a place to hang their helmets and occasionally nod off . A whole wing of the reopened hospital became the guesthouse, replacing a previous facility ruined by the earthquake.

In stepped Peter Ferris, as manager. Dif-ferent American groups pour in and out. Ferris looks aft er their needs. He never expected to run a holy hospice. It’s what happens sometimes when you get the call.

A recent “guest” posted her observations on a website dedicated to Hôpital Ste. Croix. “Peter Ferris has come to take our place, and his energy is contagious. He was quick to help us fi nish up our to-do list, rearrange the manager’s quarters, and brighten up the hallway and sitting area.

He’s there until Christmas, when a Fort Worth couple, Bob and Robin Sloan, take over the job.

Why? How come? “I don’t know,” says

Peter Ferris, famed for his mettle and driv-ing skills amid the bee-swarm of Honduran traffi c. “I just feel called to do it. Haiti gets under your skin. Th e fi rst time I came down here I didn’t know what I was getting into, but I started loving the place. You get down here, you fi nally get to the point you want to get the hell out, but something about it makes you want to stay here, maybe because the people here are so tough and strong. I admire how resilient they are. Th ey live in this environment, and they still love each other; they still have families. It all sounds ooey-gooey. But it’s true.”

a touch of love in their lives. Who knows where it might lead you? We are so confi dant God is at work and on hand in this ministry. Our family has been blessed many times over.”

Angel Tree Special Dates to Remember

November 7 - December 5Th e Angel Tree will be in the Great Hall. To “Adopt-A-Family” select an envelope from the Angel Tree on a Sunday before or aft er services or by contacting the Outreach offi ce during the week.

December 9 & 10Sorting and packing in the Great Hall. Volunteers are needed from 9:00 to noon each day.

December 10If you are not delivering, bring your wrapped, labeled gift s to the Great Hall to be sorted with the groceries from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

December 11Delivery Day! If you are delivering, come to the Great Hall between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon to pick up the grocery items and make the deliveries.

For more information contact the Outreach offi ce at 214-217-5632.


CLASS & WEEKLY SCHEDULE for Sunday School & Adult WeekdayAdult Weekday Class Descriptions

Sunday School 10:20am - 11:05am

“Building Blocks: A Primer for “Building Blocks: A Primer for Christian Worldview”Christian Worldview”Sundays, NOW - November 21in the Great Hall, with Kyle Queal

Th e lens through which we view the world shapes, not just how we live in it, but how we even describe what we see. Th is lens has oft en been called a “worldview” covering every-thing from issues of life and death, money, ethics of the body, politics, the nature of the church, vocation, and everything in between. Join us we study these important topics.

“Preparation for Christmas Through the Season of Advent”Sundays November 28 - December 12 in the Great Hall, with Fr. Seitz

Th e Rev’d Dr Chris Seitz will be teaching on the Sunday lectionary lessons during the Sun-days of Advent, helping us to prepare for the celebration of our Lord’s fi rst coming as a baby in Bethlehem’s stable.”

20s/30s Bible StudySundays in the Front Offi ce, with Matthew Larsen

Who is God? Who are we? What does it mean to live in community? Why is this world frac-tured? What does it mean to be God’s people? How do we live faithfully in this broken world?’ Th ese are the foundational questions that the story of Genesis seeks to answer. Come join in fellowship with us as we listen to the fascinating narrative of the book of Genesis.

“God’s Gift of Adolescence: Parents Seeking Faithful Families” Sundays in the Family Ministries Room, with Cynthia Krause

Th is semester our class will be using the book “Simple But Not Easy: Regaining Balance in Our Family Life” by Kathleen Fischer. Special em-phasis will be placed on looking at the common challenges and opportunities that come with being God’s vessels for raising Godly teenagers. We’ll also be using scripture and personal insights into how a family might perform traditional “church” functions as it deals with : Imperfec-tion, Unconditional acceptance, Commitment, Forgiveness and reconciliation, Pastoral care, Hospitality, Practicing discernment, Teaching spiritual practices, and other ways we are “church” within our family.

“Acting Out for Jesus: A Study of the Book of Acts”Sundays in the Conference Room, with Dr. David Krause (starts September 5)

Th e gift of the Holy Spirit aft er the death and resurrection of Jesus was a serendipitous eruption of the Risen Lord’s presence among his disciples. And they could not help but act! Th e Book of Acts is the story of their eruptive and disruptive acting out of the presence of Christ, in a pagan and diverse set of cultures. Please join this class and explore: a.)How Saints Peter and Paul acted as they spread the Gospel in Jerusalem and beyond to the civilized world, and b)How we might erupt into acts of the Holy Spirit as we seek more faithfully to deal with the plethora of “other gods” passionately promulgated by our American culture.

“Great Themes of the “Great Themes of the New Testament”New Testament”WednesdayWednesday in Th e Great Hallin Th e Great Hall7:15-8am 7:15-8am with Dr. Paul Wolfewith Dr. Paul Wolfe

In the long tradition of Bible Study on Wednesday mornings, this class is a theo-logical reading of strategic texts through-out the N.T. Dr Wolfe provides a focused study of specifi c N.T. passages that not only bring further understanding of the passages themselves, but also of the N.T. book and the heart of the N.T. message.

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Sunday Classes Weekday Classes

SundaysTraditional Service (Without Music)7:30am Family Traditional Service &Uptown Contemporary Service9am Sunday School (see listings below)10:20am - 11:05am

• KIDS: Godly Play, I-45 and Kingdom Kids

• STUDENTS: I Six Confi rmation, Th e Class and SAM

• ADULTS: Please see listing on previous page.

Full Choral Service &Uptown Contemporary Service11:15am

Choral Evensong & Holy CommunionUptown Contemporary Service5:30 pm Chi Rho Groups 6pm - 7:30pm in Th e Porch

EYC Groups6pm - 7:30pm in Th e Flat

MondaysMorning Prayer & Holy Communion8am - 8:30am Evening Prayer in Memorial Chapel6pm - 6:15pm

Central Dallas Ministries Bible Study6:30pm - 8:30pm

Alcoholics Anonymous7pm - 8:15pm

TuesdaysMorning Prayer & Holy Communion8am - 8:30am Prayer Shawl Ministry1pm - 3pm Evening Prayer in Memorial Chapel6pm - 6:15pm Alcoholics Anonymous7pm - 8:15pm

Wednesdays“Great Th emes of the New Testament”7:15am - 8am Morning Prayer & Holy Communion8am - 8:30am Holy Eucharist w/Healing Ministries12pm - 1pm

Cancer Support Group1pm - 2pm Propers Class1pm - 2pm

Evening Prayer in Memorial Chapel6pm - 6:15pm

ThursdaysMorning Prayer & Holy Communion8am - 8:30am Bible Study of I Corinthians9am - 10am Evening Prayer in Memorial Chapel6pm - 6:15pm

INCLings7pm - 8pm

Jr. High Night Out 7pm - 9pm

Contact Anne Mackintosh for weekly locations - [email protected]

FridaysFridaysMorning Prayer & Holy CommunionMorning Prayer & Holy Communion8am - 8:30am8am - 8:30am

Evening Prayer in Memorial Chapel6pm - 6:15pm

*For full listings and details, please check the Incarnation Resource Guide or our website at

www.incarnation.org

CHURCH OF THE INCARNATIONWeekly Recurring ScheduleSchedule

Monthly Recurring Classes & Meetings

TuesdaysAcosta-Smith ChapterEvery 2nd Tuesday10am- 11amVenue varies

Intercessory PrayerEvery 2nd Tuesday 6:30pm - 8:30pm

ThursdaysMoms Talk 1st & 3rd Th ursdays, 9:15am - 11:15am in Th e Dining Room

20s/30s FellowshipEvery 3rd Th ursday at 6:30pmVenue varies

FridaysSupper ClubEvery 3rd Friday at 7pmVenue varies

Next GroupEvery 4th Friday at 7pmVenue varies


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REMINDER DATES

2011 Honduras Mission Trip

June 17-24, 2011

Th e information meeting is scheduled for January 23, 2011 at 4pm in the Great

Hall Dining Room.

Th e team retreat is scheduled for Saturday, May 14 at an off -site location.

Baptism Preparation for ParentsSaturdays, 9:30am - 11am, Th e FlatNovember 13, January 22, April 9

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Do You Know Someone Who Is Unable To Attend

Church?

Community of Hope lay minis-ters visit those who can’t attend, oft en weekly, bringing the propers for the week, off ering the oppor-tunity for prayer and simply being present awhile.

Please contact the Church Offi ce and let us know! 214.521.5101


“INClings”Th ursdays, 7-8:30 am Welcome Center, led by Ben Doherty

Th e INClings are a group of serious Chris-tian readers who have a good time reading and discussing classic books mostly written by a group of Oxford dons in the 1930s through the 1950s who called themselves Th e Inklings (e.g. C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams and J.R.R. Tolkien, and their contemporaries Dorothy L. Sayers and T.S. Eliot). Th is fall, the INClings will study G.K. Chesterton’s classic work, Ortho-doxy, which is available in the Incarnation Bookstore.

“Problems in the Church” An In-depth and expository study of I CorinthiansTh ursdays, 9-10 am Family Ministries Room, with Robert Perkins

Corinth was a large, metropolitan center teeming with paganism and every type of sin. St. Paul planted this church on his second missionary journey, and now this fl edgling group of young Christians has written to him seeking his direction regard-ing practical and shocking questions that have arisen in the church. Come see how St. Paul advises them (and us) to get back on the track and stay there. Bring your Bibles and your questions.

“The Propers Class”Wednesdays, 1pmWelcome Center

To enhance your Sunday morning worship, join this group of parishioners as they study the Scripture lessons appointed by the lectionary for the coming Sunday. Hearing familiar lessons allows you to listen more carefully to the sermon and enter more deeply into the experience of worship. Th is class is lay lead and all are welcome.

“Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University” September 8 - December 8Wednesdays, 6:30pm-8:30 amGreat Hall Dining Room, led by Phillip Blatsheim

Financial Peace University (FPU) is Dave’s life-changing program that teaches you to achieve your fi nancial goals by eliminat-ing debt, saving for the future, and giving like never before. More than one million families have attended FPU with amazing results. You will be challenged and moti-vated to make a plan for your money and change your family tree forever!On average, they pay off $5,300 in debt and save $2,700 in just 90 days.

For more information, contact Phillip at [email protected]

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Vestry Nominations Due by December 1

Each year a Nominating Committee prepares a slate of candidates for the parish’s consideration at the Annual Meeting, to be held in January. At the Annual Meeting, we elect fi ve parishioners to the Vestry for a term of three years.

Th e Nominating Committee consists of the fi ve retiring members of the current Vestry, along with up to 10 additional “members at large,” i.e. lay people selected from the congregation who meet the same standards as those whom they propose to nominate for election. Th e goal is to convene a Committee that fully represents the Parish and its activities and interests. Th e Chairman of the Committee is the Senior Warden, and the Rector is an Ex-Offi cio member.

Th e Bylaws of the Parish, which conform with the Canons of the Diocese of Dallas, prescribe the conditions that must be met to be eligible for election to the Vestry: “Any confi rmed communicant in good standing who is at least 18 years of age and who has been a fi nancial contributor of record for one year before the election takes place is eligible to serve as a Vestry member.” One condition requires further explanation:

A communicant, i.e. one who is confi rmed and is formally on the rolls of the Church of the Incarnation, must have established a record of giving that includes a pledge for calendar year 2010.Th e minimum requirements aside, members of the Vestry and candidates for this position of leadership must have demonstrated a strong commitment to be in Church every Sunday, Holy Days of Obligation, and other days of special devotion. Th e fi rst and most solemn duty of a member of the Vestry is to lead by deed and example.

Vestry candidate recommendations are due Wednesday, December 1, 2010. You must have the consent of the person you wish to nominate.

All members in good standing of the Parish are encouraged to become involved in the nominating process. You may do this by submitting your recommendation to the Recor’s offi ce.

Please use the provided form, below, for this purpose and return to the Rector’s offi ce.

Vestry Candidate Nomination FormYou must have the consent of the person you wish to nominate

(Return to the Rector’s Offi ce by Wednesday, December 1, 2010)

Candidate

Address Phone

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Our parish has been privileged

to contribute fi nan-cially in a major way to earthquake relief for our brothers and sisters in Haiti. What

else is God calling us to do?

Did you know that one of our own parishioners is currently serving in a missionary capacity in Haiti?

Peter Ferris is stationed for three months in Léogâne as manager of the Hospital St. Croix Guest House where mission teams can live while volunteering in country. He arrived September 15 and will return to Dal-las December 15. We are grateful for Peter’s service and we pray for him

daily. His days are full of challenges and grace.

An Incarnation scouting team of fi ve parishioners will travel to Haiti November 18-21. Th e purpose of the trip is twofold: 1) to check on the rebuilding progress of the Episco-pal seminary in Port au Prince that Incarnation is funding; and 2) to discern the viability of sending one or more mission teams in the future to help with disaster relief. Scouting team members are Dr. Ed Hurst, Pam Quarterman, Keith Quarterman, Lou Schaufele and Martha Lang. Please pray for the team’s well being and their proper discernment of what God might be calling our parish to do. Stay tuned. Locals working to rebuild the seminary

that was decimated in earthquake

HAITI: What Then Must We Do?Incarnation scouting team heads to HaitiBy Martha Lang, Director of Missions & Outreach


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the music of Th e Church throughout history. By singing ancient hymns and chants in a modern way, we allow new generations to experience the power of a greater connection to the richness of our tradition.

FUTURE.Th e way that Uptown has chosen to engage this modern culture is through the use of guitars, piano, bass, drums, loops, various stringed instruments, and a vast array of other unique instruments. Psalm 96:1 says, “Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth.” (NIV) Across the globe, new movements of mod-ern worship music have given Th e Church a new strength and vitality. You may have heard of worship move-ments such as ‘Passion’, ‘Soul Survi-vor’ or ‘Hillsong’. If you haven’t, songs such as ‘How Great Is Our God’, ‘Here I Am To Worship’, and ‘Blessed Be Your Name’ have been birthed from these movements. According to Christian Copyright License, Inc. (CCLI), these three songs are the top three sung in churches across the world today. We desire to constantly keep our fi nger on the pulse on what is happening in these worship com-

munities and if it is conducive to our mission, to then introduce them to our congregation. We not only want to build on what is happening on a global scale by singing the new worship songs of the church, but also encourage the writing of original worship songs. It is important for a congregation to establish its own identity as worshippers, to be honest about its place on its spiritual journey, and to use the creativity given by God to write new material that is theologi-cally sound and edifi es the Body. For example, Uptown’s worship album, Th irst, is a culmination of original worship songs, written specifi cally for our congregation.

REAL.In his book, Th e Unquenchable Worshiper, Anglican worship music leader Matt Redman says, “Of course there’s a time in worship to be joyful, content and even comfortable. But there also comes a time when God will make us distinctly uncomfort-able. He puts us under the spotlight of His holiness, where we begin to search our hearts more closely.” (Kindle Edition, Location 150-56) It is important when we sing as a con-gregation, to celebrate together, but also, on an individual level, examine

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our hearts and worship from a place of truth about where we are on our spiritual journey.

COMMUNITY.Our prayer is that through singing the truths about God, that we would come together as a congregation and walk in these truths together in our everyday lives, just as Proverbs tells us in Chapter 27, Verse 17, “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.”

As the Music of Uptown at Incarnation continues to walk along-side the path of the parish’s already deep musical heritage, the end goal is that the songs that are sung and the music created would be for the glory of the triune God, theologically sound, help lead people to a true place of worship so that the Holy Spirit can speak clearly.


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SUNDAY SERVICES WITH HOLY COMMUNION:7am Traditional Service without music, Church9am Family Traditional Service, Church Uptown Contemporary Service, Chapel11:15am Full Choral Service, Church Uptown Contemporary Service, Chapel5:30pm Evensong & Holy Communion, Church Uptown Contemporary Service, Chapel

MONDAY – FRIDAY SERVICES:8am Morning Prayer & Holy Communion, ChapelNoon Holy Communion and Healing Ministries (Wednesdays only), Chapel6pm Evening Prayer, Chapel

Confessions are heard by appointment with any parish priest.

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The StoryThe StoryTHE STORY is the Bible in novel-form:

connecting all the stories in order and bringing

the great characters to life. Never before has

the Bible been easier to understand!

Beginning in January, Incarnation

will read Th e Story together. In about six months,

you can know the Bible like never before and discover

where God’s story and your story connect!

It comes in versions for children, teenagers and

adults of all ages. Pick up your copy in December.

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