The Chimes August 2011

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S T . J O H N S E P I S C O P A L

The Chimes

Changing SeasonsLiving Together In Jesus Christ

I want to continue discussingving together in Community;ollowing Dietrich Bonhoeffers

writings on Life Together (In ChristianCommunity).

To live in Christianity meansving in community through and inesus Christ. Bonhoeffer believed we

belong to each other only throughChrist. This means Christians needeach other because of Jesus Christ.

Christians are those who haveound grace, salvation, deliveranceand justification in Jesus Christ,alone. The Christian no longer lives ofhimself, by his own claims or his ownustification, but by Gods claims andustification. The life and death of aChristian is not determined by his ownesources, but only in the Word that

comes to him from outside, in God

Word to him. Our righteousnesscomes from outside us. We aredependent on the Word of Godspoken to us.

We believe God has put thWord into the mouth of men so it mbe communicated to other men.When one hears the Word he speait to other. We are to seek and findWord in the witness of others, in thmouth of man. Christians, thereforneed other Christians who speak

Gods Word to us.

This is a goal of all Christiacommunities: That we meet oneanother and bring the message ofsalvation. God permits us to meettogether in community. The fellowsis founded solely upon Jesus ChrisAll we can say is that the communof Christians springs from the Bibland Reformation message of the

justification of man through gracealone. This is the basis of the

St. Johns Episcopal Church is a loving community of faith and worship, showing

the love of God to each other and the world.

ontact us:

Hwy 36 N at 6th St.ealy, Texas

Office Hours :M-F 9 am - 12 pm

hone: 979-885-2359ax: 979-885-2100mail:[email protected]

Website:www.stjohnssealy.com

Heres The Scoop

Whats happening in

your fellow parishionerslives.Page 3

Birthdays and

Anniversaries

See who is celebratingthese important eventsthis monthPage 3

Keep in your Prayers

Please remember theseindividuals in yourprayersPage 4

Focus on Service

The VestryPage 4

Reminders

Page 4

Being Episcopalian

A grab bag of articles -Things you wonder

about, laugh about,Anglicans in the news ...Page 5

Senior Wardens

Message

Brian keeps us upd

on the happenings the VestryPage 6

a publication of St. Johns Episcopal Church, Sealy, Texas August 20

Transfiguration

Raphael
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Changing Seasons

Continued

longing of Christians for oneanother.

When we look upon ourbrother we should realize that he will

be eternally united with us in JesusChrist.

When Jesus took on flesh he took on,out of pure grace, our being, ournature, and us. Now we are in him.Where he is, there we are also; in thencarnation, on the Cross, and in hisesurrection. We belong to him

because we are in him. That is whyhe Scriptures call us the Body ofChrist. We who live together inellowship with him will one day be

with him in eternal fellowship. Whenwe look upon our brother we shouldealize that he will be eternally united

with us in Jesus Christ.

What determines ourbrotherhood with each other? Thebrotherhood consists in what Christhas done to both of us. We havecommunity with others and continueo have it only through Jesus Christ.The more genuine and deeper ourcommunity becomes, the more we

are bonded in Christ.

One who wants more thanwhat Christ has given us does notwant Christian brotherhood; rather, hes looking for some extraordinaryocial experience which he has notound elsewhere. He is bringing hisconfused and impure desires intoChristian brotherhood and community.

In Christian brotherhood andcommunity everything depends upon

being clear from the beginning.Christian brotherhood is not an ideal,but a divine reality. Christianbrotherhood is a spiritual and not apsychic reality.

Christian brotherhood andcommunity is living together in andhrough Christ.

Rev. Eric

In Honor of Fr. SamFor the past year and a half, we havebeen privileged to have Fr. Sam Toddas one of our supply priests. Sunday,August 7th, will be Fr. Todd's lastSunday with us.

After church on August 7th we will

enjoy food and fellowship with eachother and with Fr. Sam and his lovelywife, Sara, with a Potluck Lunch in the

Parish Hall.

August ChurchSchedule Aug. 7, Pentecost 8, Holy Eucharist,

The Rev. Sam Todd, Celebrant Aug. 14, Pentecost 9, Morning

Prayer, Bobbie Sumerlin, Officiant Aug. 21, Pentecost 10, Holy

Eucharist, The Rev. Tom Wallace,Celebrant

Aug. 28, Pentecost 11, MorningPrayer, The Rev. Eric LeBrocq,Officiant

Church ProcedureChange

When you visit other EpiscopalChurches, you may have noticed thatin many of them the congregation isseated during the reading of thePsalm. The rubrics are silent on thesubject, but the general feeling ofLiturgists is that the congregationshould be seated during the reading

of the Psalm in the service of HolyCommunion.BUT.... since the congregation isalready standing in the service ofMorning Prayer, it is better to have thecongregation continue to stand for thereading of the Psalm in the service ofMorning (or Noon or Evening) Prayer.Beginning Sunday, July 24, weadopted this custom and will continue

to use it. The Lectors will providedirections to the congregation.

St. Johns SealyOutreach 2011The ongoing mission of Christianoutreach is one of the most importfunctions of a church. We have agood history of outreach, but wantdo more.

The Vestry is always discussing wto perform our outreach mission. W

have decided that the moniesbudgeted for outreach should folloyou, the congregation, to the areaswhich you are already working orwould like to work. What better wafor us as a church FAMILY to suppeach other while supporting thecommunity in which we live?

So, we are asking for your help.Please let us know which servicegroups you belong to and how wecould help. Susie Zapalac will be

heading up our efforts and can bereached at her email address;[email protected].

We look forward to compiling the lof groups that we can support. Pledont be shy about asking for supphelp. We want to support as manygroups as we can and look forwardlearning more about your work.

Examples of Outreach:

Little League Baseball, Little Dribb

Basketball, Cub Scouts, Girl ScouVFW, AA, Habitat for Humanity,Raising Academic Performance(RAP), Special Olympics, Relay foLife, Meals on Wheels
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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irthdays, Anniversaries and Hospitality List

Birthdays

8/1! Elise Ford8/6! Rob Hall/15! Jean Cargill

Laura Farnsworth

/13! Phil HuffmanSmith Scarborough

/16! Susan Love/17! Lianne Jelson/20! Kathleen Kelly/26! Elaine Ritter/27! Joe Ritter/29! Eric Youngblood

Anniversaries

/14! Rob & Gail Robertson/15! John & Susan Love/16! Jum & Sugie Sartwelle

Hospitality

8/7! Rob & Margaret Hall8/14! Bonnie & Jim Carr8/21! Judy Johnson & Sue Lemaster8/28! Dottie Gass & Marian Farnsworth

Mary Emerson reports- Ryan StephanMcCubbin made hisappearance July 1 at

5:11 p.m. He weighed 7 pounds and 4ounces, and his length was 20.5 inches(and, of course, he is a beautiful baby!!).Wyn, Steve and baby are doing great. Iam so very glad to be a GRANDMA!Just call me Meremere.

Will attended Boy Scout camp at BTRSin the Davis Mountains. He visited theMcDonald Observatory and earned hisswimming badge.

The Owen family recently spent 10 dayson vacation. The trip included visits toSalt Lake City, Jackson, WY, YellowstonePark, and Boise, ID. They enjoyed asnow ball fight on July 4th and avoidedthe bear attack that occurred inYellowstone!

Brian, John, Ansley, Caroline and Lavinia

Taylor and Nolan are still adjusting to theTexas summer heat and having funvisiting our Texas relatives farms.Although we dont have any cows, thenewest family member is our pygmygoat named Wallee. Nolan and Taylorare looking forward to starting 4H thisfall.

Nolan was in football camp last weekwith two former Texans defensivelineman and is getting ready to start thfootball season next week. He has be

drafted to the Senior Varsity team- ThCowboys. Dad was very happy to getthis news as he is an avid Cowboys faand even has the shower curtain to proit. Nolans favorite position is runninback. His Alaska football teamnicknamed him the Jack Rabbit. Hdoes look like a jack rabbit on the fieland Mom is praying his quick hips andancing feet keeps him safe. Please pwith her!

Taylor is considering all her activity

options and is looking at gymnastics ahip hop dance. Taylor started hip hopdance in Alaska last year and performon stage as a dancing teddy bear. Tayloves to cook, swim in her new pool aloves her two dogs, Isabella and Elsievery much. She likes the goat Walleemost times, but not so much his horns

From the Treybigs - We enjoy our nefamily at St. Johns and are grateful fothe warm welcome we have received everyone. We are so happy we foundyou!

.

"Christianity is not a theory or speculation, but a life; not a philosophy of life, but a life and a living proces

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Quoteof the Month

Left: Taylor & N

in Alaska

Below:

Wallee


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Inquirers Class

Sunday, July 31, after the

fellowship time, we will begin another"Inquirer's Class". This should be anexciting class for potential membersand long term Episcopalians alike.

! You are invited to attend thistwo hour session each week whichwill cover church customs, history,liturgical practices, beliefs anddocuments, theology and how St.John's got to Sealy for 1545England.

Your presence andcomments will add greatly to the

course content.We will use DVD's

(professional movies), pamphlets,books and some lecture as well asshow and tell and questions/answers.

We will cover customariessuch as why we have a wooden, andnot stone, altar; what happened toSt. John's epistle lectern; "why thedevil" we use two chalices and don'tring the bells during Holy Eucharist.Oh, yes, why have "holy water" at

the entrance to the nave.Your presence will also be

important to potential new members.As they say on the radio talk show"Car Talk", it will be time to "Stumpthe Chumps".

Lunch will be served.

F O C U S O N S E R V I C E

V E S T R Y - Originally the word referred to theroom where the priest would put onhis vestments, at which time local laitywould meet with him to discuss theaffairs of the parish. Over time thename of the room came to signify thegroup of men who governed a parishbecause it was where they met. Whilethe vestry meeting location haschanged, the name has remained thesame.

The vestry of an Episcopal churchhas three primary responsibilities. Thefirst two are managerial: to take careof parish finances and the parishbuildings. The third is to chooseindividuals to fill various positions ofleadership and representation: thechoice of a rector, the choice ofdelegates to the diocesan convention,and the selection of others as thediocesan canons may stipulate. Thevestry also serves as an advisorycouncil to the rector who by church

law is the parishs chief liturgical andpastoral officer.

The Vestry consists of lay members ofthe church eleted by the congregationat the Annual meeting in January. Thecurrent members of the St. JohnsVestry are:

Brian Owen, Sr Warden

Suzie Zapalac, Jr. Warden

Kathleen Kelly

Mary Emerson

Bonnie Onks

Bonnie Carr

Billy Woody

As Episcopalians, we are followers oJesus Christ, our Lord, and believe in t

Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

The Episcopal Church has members inthe United States, as well as in Colombthe Dominican Republic, Ecuador, AustBelgium, France, Germany, Italy,Switzerland, Haiti, Honduras, MicronesiPuerto Rico, Taiwan, Venezuela, and thVirgin Islands.

We strive to love our neighbors asourselves and respect the dignity of eveperson.

The Episcopal Church is part of theworldwide Anglican Communion, andtraces its heritage to the beginnings ofChristianity.

Our liturgy retains ancient structure andtraditions, and is celebrated in manylanguages.

We welcome men and women, marriedcelibate, to be ordained as bishops,priests, and deacons.

We believe in amendment of life, the

forgiveness of sin, and life everlasting.Lay people exercise a vital role in thegovernance and ministry of our Church.

Holy Communion may be received by abaptized Christians, not only members othe Episcopal Church.

We uphold the Bible and worship with thBook of Common Prayer.

We affirm that committed relationships alifelong and monogamous. Episcopalianalso recognize that there is grace after

divorce and do not deny the sacramentto those who have been divorced.

We affirm that issues such as birth contare matters of personal informedconscience.

We celebrate our unity in Christ whilehonoring our differences, always puttingthe work of love before uniformity ofopinion.

All are welcome to find a spiritual homethe Episcopal Church.

Keep in Your PrayersThe military and their familiesPeter and Susan ConatyVictims of tornadoes and floodsThe areas who are suffering fromdrought, may they receive much neededrain.Ford Pamily

RemindersRemember to post your outreachministry reports on the new bulletin

board in the Parish Hall!


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Being Episcopalian

Episcopal code words andituals explained:

AMEN: The only part of a prayerhat everyone knows.

BULLETIN:Your receipt forttending church.

CHOIR:A group of people whoseinging allows the rest of the Parisho lip-sync.

HOLY WATER: A liquid whosehemical formula is H2OLY.

HYMN:A song of praise usuallyung in a key three octaves higherhan that of the congregation'sange.NCENSE:Holy Smoke!ONAH:The original 'Jaws' story.USTICE:When kids have kids ofheir own.

MAGI:The most famous trio tottend a baby shower.

MANGER:Where Mary gave birtho Jesus because Joseph wasn'tovered by an HMO. (The Bible's

way of showing us that holidayravel has always been rough.)

PEW:A medieval torture devicetill found in Episcopal churches.PROCESSION:The ceremonialormation at the beginning of theervice consisting of acolytes, theelebrant, and late parishionersooking for seats.

RELICS:People who have been

going to Mass for so long, theyactually know when to sit, kneel, andstand.TEN COMMANDMENTS:The mostimportant Top Ten listnotgiven byDavid Letterman...USHERS: The only people in theparish who don't know the seatingcapacity of a pew.

Community News

Trinity Lutheran Church willhost a Drive-Thru for Others campaignduring the summer. A drive to collectschool supplies for Selman ElementarySchools students will be held on Friday,August 5th. Kleenex, hand sanitizer,folders with pockets, scissors, pencilboxes, 24 count crayons, spiralnotebooks... The collection area will be

set-up at the corner of Highway 36 and4th Street from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

MEALS ON WHEELSVOLUNTEER NEEDED

Each Tuesday a team of two volunteersdrives a Meals on Wheels route. Mealsare picked up at the HOA office on 2ndStreet and delivered to homes in Sealy,San Felipe and Frydek. The route takesabout an hour to an hour and a half. We

are in great need of at least one, andideally two, persons to help in thisimportant outreach ministry. Thank youfor considering this.

Present Meals on Wheels volunteers fromSt. John's are Susie Zapalac, BobbieSumerlin, Bonnie Carr, MarianFarnsworth, Kathleen Kelly, Brian Owen,LaJuan Farrell, and Cody Edwards.

Recipe of the MonthRedbook Double Pea and Feta Salad

Annie Smith

1 lb. sugar snap peas, stems &strings removed

1 lb. frozen green peas cup thinly sliced red onion cup mint leaves, slivered2 tbs. extra-virgin olive oil

Kosher salt to tastefreshly ground pepper totaste

cup mild feta cheese, crumbles cup toasted pine nuts (optional)

Bring a large saucepan of lightly salted

water to a boil; add sugar snap peas angreen peas. When water returns to a bocook 1 - 2 minutes, until sugar snas acrisp-tender. Drain in a colander; refresunder cold running water. Drain peas w(blot with a paper towel). Please peas ilarge serving bowl with remainingingredients except feta and pine nuts; tountil coated. Gently stir in feta and pinenuts, if using.

We had the pleasure of sampling thisearlier this year! Delicious!!

O Eternal God, bless all school, colleges

and universities [and especially ______

that they may be lively centers for soun

learning new discovery, and the pursui

of wisdom; and grant that those who

teach and those who learn may find yo

to be the source of all truth; through

Jesus Christ our Lord.Amen.

(Book of Common Prayer, pg. 824)


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The Chimes August 20

The Senior Wardens Message

WelcometoAugust!Summerisalmostoverandthestartoftheschoolyearisjustaroundthecorner.Wehaveendureda

ar;cularlyhot,drysummerandI,forone,amlookingforwardtosomefallweather!

Weareworkingthismonthtoini;atesomenewoutreachministriesforSt.Johns-Sealy.Welookforwardtolearningmore

boutyourworkandhowwecanworktogether.Doingoutreachandhelpingothersisalwaysarewardingexperience.

Outreachdoesrequire;meandeffortaswellasfinancialsupport.Gala;ans6:9urgesChris;anstonotgrowwearywhileoinggood,forindueseasonweshallreapifwedonotloseheart.James2:17readsThusalsofaithbyitself,ifitdoesnot

aveworks,isdead.EveryliVleactisimportantandthereisalwaysaplacethatwecanhelpothers.

tiseasytosayIdonthave;meforthatorTheydontreallyneedmeorIwillgetinvolvedlater.Iwouldencourage

veryonetofindagrouptohelpandseewhatexperiencescomefromit.Illbetitwillbeaposi;veexperience!

nclosing,Iwouldliketoshareafewlinesfromahymn;tledBrightentheCornerWhereYouAre.

Donotwaitforsomegreatdeedofgoodnessyoumaydo;

Donotwaittoshedyourlightafar.

Tothymanydu7esevernearyounowbetrue;

Brightenthecornerwhereyouare!

Remembertoinviteafriend,co-workerorsomeoneinneedtochurch.

GodBless!

BrianOwen,Sr.Warden

St. Johns Episcopal Church

P.O. Box 1477Sealy, TX 77474

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The Chimes August 2011