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July 2011
The Red Doors
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
P A R I S H N E W S
THE RED DOORS
is a publication of
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
163 N. Main Street
P.O. Box 768
Madisonville, KY 42431
(270) 821-3674 [email protected]
http://stmarys.episcopalky.org
Our Mission
At St. Mary’s, our mission is to carry the excitement of the Word of God in Christ to the community.
Parish Staff
Rector: The Rev. Candyce Loescher
Deacon: The Rev. Tom Mills
Parish Secretary: Teresa Jett
Organist: John Horace Cox
Nursery Sitter: Beth Drake
Interim Sexton: Becky Rothe
Red Doors Guidelines
The Red Doors is a monthly publication.
Submissions need to be turned in to the
parish office no later than the 25th of each
month. (Due date is the 15th in Dec.)
Call the parish office or send via email.
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church E-mail: [email protected]
Rector, The Rev. Candyce Loescher
e-mail: [email protected]
VESTRY
Sr. Warden, Elaine Terry Home: 825-0277 e-mail: [email protected] Jr. Warden, Richard Harris Home: 825-4778 e-mail: [email protected] Treasurer, Lyn Crabtree Home: 339-9341 e-mail: [email protected] Clerk, Jan Humphrey Home: (314) 276-8525 e-mail: [email protected]
***************** Becky Rothe Home: 322-8941 e-mail: [email protected] Chris Thorowgood Home: 676-0580 e-mail: thorow@bellsouth .net Taunya Campbell Home: 929-6873 e-mail: [email protected]
Christmas in July
We will be helping out the Seamen’s Church again this year by partnering with other Episcopal Churches. Over the next few months, we will be collecting items for Christmas boxes which will be given to river workers who are forced to work lonely jobs away from home at Christmastime.
This will help us ‘get a jump’ on the season by starting out early.
We will start collecting items on a scheduled basis, (see below). (Items will be listed on the church calendar as a reminder as well). Seamen’s Church will be assembling over 7,000 boxes this Christmas, so every contribution is appreciated. Below is the July Schedule.
July 3 Lip Balm (unscented & colorless)
July 10 Hand Lotion (unscented, hypoallergenic in 2-4 oz. tubes)
July 17 Sealed Packages of Holiday Sweets July 24 Puzzle Books (Word Search, Sudoku, Crosswords etc.)
July 31 Playing Cards
The items for August will be: Facial Tissues, Microwave Popcorn, Chew-ing Gum & Handmade Christmas Cards. (These items will be listed on the August calendar).
There are boxes available in Mills Hall for your contributions.
Also, if you are a knitter and would like to help out by making scarves and hats etc. We have a pattern here at the church or you can look it up online at : http://www.seamenschurch.org/486.asp
Thank You!
St. Mary’s Monthly Budget
Offering Totals thru June 26, 2011: $ 62,858.60 Budgeted Expenses thru June 26, 2011: $ 69,190.00
Episcopal Church Women
The ECW met Wed., June 15th. The group was small and the food was good. We sent several cards out. We dis-cussed items to sell at our bazaar...more plans will be com-ing soon. We ended the meeting with compline.
Our next meeting is Wed., July 20th. Hope to see you!
Peace, Gertrude Whitmer
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Worship Attendance for June
Wed. Services Fridays: Sundays:
6/1 (No Service) 6/3 10 6/5 47 6/8 6 6/10 6 6/12 50 6/15 (No Service) 6/17 11 6/19 50 6/22 (No Service) 6/24 11 5/26 48
Jill Jones Leaves on Mission Trip This Month
Jill Jones (daughter of Eddie & Mary Jones) will be leaving July 10th on a mission trip that will span a year’s time visit-ing 11 different countries. Visit her blog (address below) to witness her experiences on this exciting journey. Jill asks for your prayers and support during this time. For more in-formation …. check out her blog at:
http://jilljones.theworldrace.org
NAMI Support Group—Thursday, July 7th
NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The meetings serve as
a support group for those who have friends and/or family who are suf-
fering from mental illness. The meetings are held here at St. Mary’s on
the 1st Thursday of the month from 6 pm—7:30 pm. If you have any
questions you may contact Tom Mills @ 821-3670.
Hospital Stays & Nicknames (PLEASE READ)
Attention parishioners (and / or relatives) of St. Mary’s that go by names other than your legal, given name. Upon admission to the hospital, when asked for your name, please relay to them not only your legal name but also your nickname, so that when we (at the office) call the hospital we can find out where you are, your status, etc.. This is very important, especially in emer-gency situations when time is of the essence. Your cooperation would be very much appreciated. Thanks!
CPC Mile of Pennies
St. Mary’s Churchwomen participate in the CPC Mile of
Pennies. Have you noticed the jar of pennies on the cre-
denza in Mills Hall? CPC stands for Church Periodical Club. It first
sent the Word west in 1888 on Wells Fargo Stagecoaches. It is an af-
filiation of the Episcopal Church and provides free educational materi-
als such as prayer books, textbooks, Bibles, or periodicals—in print or
audio visual form. CPC allocates funds worldwide through grants.
The CPC Miles of Pennies Fund is for children from pre-school to
Grade 12. In addition to the materials listed above, the Mile of Pen-
nies also gives grants for the shipping costs of recycled children’s
books. We collect pennies at our meetings and welcome your contri-
butions of pennies for this outreach.
Thank you—Gertrude Whitmer,
ECW President
Children’s & Youth Sunday School
Just to make you aware...the Children’s & Youth Sunday
School classes have been dismissed for the summer.
Classes will resume in the fall. Coffee Hour will continue.
Discount Prescription Cards
We have received some discount prescription cards from a Christian organization called, “Jesus Little Helpers”. Anyone can use these: if you have insurance, if you don’t, if you are on Medicare and are in the donut hole etc..
Savings examples: With Insurance With Card Kim in Henderson KY has Chromes Disease $ 400 $40 Peggy in KY Blood Pressure Medicine $ 69 $17 Lady taking Cancer Pill $ 245 $74 Judge Cooper KY - Z-Pac $ 39 $ 6
Directions: This is very simple...if you have insurance, let the pharmacy run that card first and then hand them this discount card and ask them to run it and just use the one that saves you the most money. Also if you did not receive a discount on a certain medication one month, keep the card and try it again the next time you have it refilled as the list of ac-cepted medications is constantly updated. You are welcome to take ex-tra cards for family & friends that could use them. We have plenty and can order more if needed. ….. Just sharing the blessings…..
Discretionary Fund Offerings
Sun., July 3rd
The loose offerings the first Sunday of each month are set aside for the Rector’s Discretionary Fund. These funds have been used to help area residents who are in need with rent, utilities, and medical expenses and we have seen an increase in these requests due to the dip in the economy.
There is also a discretionary fund for the deacon, (Rev. Tom Mills), to use for the same purpose. You can contribute to this as you feel led.
Vestry Meeting Change
There will be no Vestry meeting this month. The next meeting will be
Wed. Aug. 10th at 6 pm. Also starting in August—there will not be a
Eucharist prior to the meetings.
If you have any questions, concerns, ideas or suggestions, please
submit these in writing to Rev. Candyce or one of the Vestry mem-
bers, prior to the meeting. Contact info. is on the front cover.
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Diocesan News
Several positions are needing to be filled at the 2011 Diocesan Convention in November. They are as follows:
Trustees & Council: Standing Committee: 2 presbyters (three-year terms) 1 presbyter (three-year term) 2 laypersons (three-year terms) 1 layperson (three-year term) 1 layperson (one-year term)
Bishop Dudley Memorial Trust: Trustees, University of the South: 3 laypersons (three-year terms) 1 layperson (three-year term)
Disciplinary Board for Ecclesiastical Discipline: 1 clergyperson (presbyter or deacon) (three-year term) 1 clergyperson (presbyter or deacon) (two-year term) 1 layperson (three-year term)
Cathedral Chapter Representative: 1 person (presbyter, deacon or layperson) (three-year term)
Secretary of the Diocese: 1 person (one-year) term
Qualifications for each category and nomination forms are available from Rev. Candyce. She will also be available to answer any questions you might have. Deadline to have forms turned in is Fri., Sept. 2. You can also access the website for more info: www.episcopalky.org.
St. Mary’s Day Celebration Date Set
The date of Sun., Aug. 14th has been set for our annual St. Mary’s
Day Celebration with Cake Auction & Ice-Cream Social so save the
date now on your calendars. This year funds raised this day will be
designated to an upcoming mission trip to Tuscaloosa and repairing the metal
work (chalice, candle holders etc.) for the altar. More details in next month’s
Red Door & the weekly bulletin.
Coffee Hour Hosts
A new sign-up sheet is available in Mills Hall for the months of July
& August for those of you who wish to bring refreshments (muffins,
pastries, breads etc.) for our weekly coffee hour on Sundays after service.
Mid-Year Prayer List Clean-up…
On August 1st, we will start off our prayer list with a clean slate, purging
all names from the list and starting over. The reason for this is because
our prayer list becomes quite extensive over the year with names of folks
that we do not know their condition or circumstance. Have they recov-
ered? Have they passed on? So we need your help….
Look over the list below and if you see someone who needs to re-
main on the list, simply fill out a Prayer Request card by Aug. 1st.
James Vandiver Rachel Vandiver Mary Thursby Kim Dennis Donna Montgomery Carol Joiner Paul Pett Lairy Nofsinger Emily Doades Marybeth Showalter Marsha Hardin Dylan Riddle Ruth Phil Brown Taylor Patterson Lindsey P. Zanetti Amanda
Julia Hogan Tony Harris Jim Stanley Tim Simmons Chantay Stallings Mary Jo Riddle Jamie Vincent Peggy Hart Hunter Parrent Anita Bruno
Servicemen: Edgar Stone Blake Cowan Billy Atherton Missions: Jill Jones
For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, says the Lord…. Jeremiah 30:17
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July Birthdays 1 Anna Terry 20 Beth Drake
4 Sarah Markham Lawrence 24 Mary Jones
5 John Horace Cox 25 Martha Garrett
8 Jon Love 26 Gertrude Whitmer
11 Art Garrett 27 Cindy Brinkley Cornett
14 Harris Terry 28 Teresa Jett
15 Christopher Cecil 30 Carolee McNeal
17 Rachel Elizabeth Vandiver 31 Michael Harris Terry
19 Jacob Tomblinson
Matthew Love
Jim Moore
July Wedding Anniversaries
3 Zach & Brittany Fleming
7 Ken & Marybeth Showalter
9 Charly & Becky Rothe
19 Roger & Joyce Fergerson
26 Reed & Carolee McNeal
* * * * *
“Age is no place for sissies”. - Bette Davis
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream”.
- C. S. Lewis
Volunteers Needed
We are needing more current contact lists of those who would like to help
with food for receptions (wedding & funeral), and / or prepare or take
meals to those recovering after a hospital stay. This ministry is so impor-
tant. By supporting parishioners at these times, it helps everyone stay
connected by showing Christ’s love in our actions and deeds.
There will be two sign-up sheets in Mills Hall; one for receptions and one
to support those recovering. You are welcome to sign up on both if you
like. Thanks for your support!
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The Fringe Benefits of Failure by J. K. Rowling (Author of the Harry Potter books)
Ultimately, we all have to decide for ourselves what constitutes
failure, but the world is quite eager to give you a set of criteria if
you let it. So I think it fair to say that by any conventional measure,
a mere seven years after my graduation day, I had failed on an epic
scale. An exceptionally short-lived marriage had imploded, and
I was jobless, a lone parent, and as poor as it is possible to be in
modern Britain without being homeless. The fears my parents had
had for me, and that I had had for myself, had come to pass, and by
every usual standard, I was the biggest failure I knew.
Now, I am not going to stand here and tell you that failure is fun.
That period of my life was a dark one, and I had no idea that there
was going to be what the press has since represented as a kind of
fairy tale resolution. I had no idea how far the tunnel extended, and
for a long time, any light at the end of it was a hope rather than a
reality.
So why do I talk about the benefits of failure? Simply because fail-
ure meant a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending
to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to
direct all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to
me. Had I really succeeded at anything else, I might never have
found the determination to succeed in the one arena I believed I
truly belonged.
I was set free, because my greatest fear had already been realized,
and I was still alive, and I still had a daughter whom I adored, and I
had an old typewriter and a big idea. And so rock bottom became
the solid foundation on which I rebuilt
my life.
You might never fail on the scale I did,
but some failure in life is inevitable. It is
impossible to live without failing at
something, unless you live so cautiously
that you might as well not have lived at
all--in which case, you fail by default.
Source: 2008 Harvard University Commencement
Address
Quoted in Inward/Outward – a project of the
Church of the Savior daily meditation 6/18/11
