Posted on Sun, Aug 29, 2010
St. John’s Episcopal Church
18 Jackson St.
Sylva, NC 28779
The Eagle
August 2010
Dear Friends,
This week I bought St. John’s a copy of “Holy Women, Holy Men: Celebrating the Saints”, a new publication of our church that invites us to remember each day women and men whose lives were a bright reflection of God’s love and mercy in our world. It is the custom of the church to recognize these servants of Christ so that we may learn from their example and live daily in their fellowship. None are models of perfection, no one is; but in this volume we can learn from lives that were shaped by God’s love and redemption.
“Holy Women, Holy Men” replaces the book we called “Lesser Feasts and Fasts”. Over the years, our General Convention added names to the calendar and in 2003, then-Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold requested that an extensive review and revision of “LFF” be undertaken. The resulting committee reconsidered all existing entries and recommended some 100 new entries. The purpose is to expand our awareness of the many ways God has worked in the lives of women and men through the centuries.
In his foreword to this new gift to the church, P B Griswold quotes the concluding collect that is my favorite to use when we conclude the Prayers of the People: “Almighty God, by your Holy Spirit you have made us one with your saints in heaven and on earth: Grant that in our earthly pilgrimage we may always be supported by this fellowship of love and prayer…” This new book brings us an increased awareness of the ministry of many in a wide range of settings and circumstances. I hope it will become a part of your daily prayer life.
In Christ’s love,
Pattie
Vestry Minutes
Thursday, July 15, 2010
The Vestry met in the Rodda Room of St. John’s Episcopal Church at 9:30 am on Thursday, June 17, 2010. Attendees: The Rev. Patricia Curtis, Rector; Milt Wofford, senior warden; Marie Bigham, junior warden; Helen Tugwell, roving reporter; Larry Tiner, treasurer; Mary Ellen Montague, clerk
The rector opened the meeting with a prayer.
The agenda was approved. Motion to approve Helen, seconded Marie.
The May, 2010 vestry minutes were amended to read that the cost of repairs to the Hastings House is $5200 not $4800.Motion to approve Milt, seconded Marie and passed.
The June, 2010 vestry minutes were approved.
Treasurer’s Report
Larry went over the May 2010 income, expense and assets report which the vestry received by email. A motion to accept the treasurer’s report was made by Helen, seconded by Marie and passed. The vestry discussed the disposition of funds from the mortgage pay off from the Heinz House and adopted a resolution to open a money market account at Mountain Credit Union with a $25. 00 initial deposit to open the account and then deposit $35,000 in a money market fund in the account. The junior and seniors wardens will open the account and will complete the necessary paper work. Any withdrawals will require vestry approval. Motion presented by Helen seconded by Larry and passed.
Old Business: Junior Warden Report:
Hastings House exterior painting and repairs under way. Front storm door and porch screen door will be replaced along with screening on back porch. Rotten wood on front porch will be replaced and window frame on side of house. Don Palmer, plumber, will begin work inside the house on Monday July 19th. Work to be completed in 2-3 days. A $500.00, donation has been received to be used for the repair and painting of the back porch and painting of the front door. Tammy Paxton, current tenant, will be vacating HH by July 31, 2010. Letter was delivered to her on Monday, July 12, 2010. Copy is available for Vestry to read.
The propane tank hole has been filled. David Burch delivered dirt last week and Milt, Ken and Larry Tiner, shoveled dirt from truck to the hole. We were 1 cubic yard short. Fred Sutton, yard man, brought over more dirt, filled and leveled the hole, spread grass seed and covered with straw at a cost of $200. A big thanks to all for your hard work. (Nee note)
Fred Sutton mowed the HH yard, at my request, the Friday before the Farm Tour. Since Tammy Paxton had been in hospital, yard had not been mowed for several weeks. The charge for this was $50.00. Ken Cabe and I weeded the flower bed on the north side of HH. (toward Main St.) Ken cut down several walnut trees that had grown up next to the house. He also trimmed the tree at the corner of the front porch. Thank you, Ken, for your help.
I have spoken with Rick Nations about cleaning all the windows of the church, except the stained glass ones in the sanctuary. This will include outside the front window of the church. The initial estimate was $120.00. I have asked him to revise that and include the inside of Parish Hall windows. While cleaning downstairs on Monday, I noticed some marks on inside of one of the windows that left a waxy residue. I felt this required a professional touch.
Thank you for your support, Marie Bingham, Jr. Warden.
Note (The vestry agreed to let Fred Sutton finish filling the hole, seed it with grass and cover with straw at a cost not to exceed $200.)
The vestry was very pleased to accept a proposal by the rector to rent the Hastings House. The rental agreement will be worked out by the wardens. Motion to accept Mary Ellen , seconded by Marie.
Gift Policy: Milt and Helen presented a gift policy for St. John’s, (see attachment) which was accepted by the vestry. The motion to accept Marie seconded by Milt.
New Business:
The Vestry accepted a policy on Maintenance, Repair, and Acquisition presented by Pattie and Milt. Motion to accept Larry, seconded by Milt and passed (see attachment)
The Rector’s Report
We now have two people working in our nursery: Jennifer Brazelton and Leanna Erickson. Leanna will begin a regular schedule when she returns to WCU in August.
I met with Marsha Crites, landscape designer to discuss some ideas for adding plants to our front garden and rearranging some of the taller plants that are in the front of the garden. She will do a quick pencil sketch of some ideas to give the front garden more balance.
There were 15 pastoral visits since our last vestry meeting.
Harvesting and maintenance in the vegetable is going well. I still get comments from priests and others around the diocese that the idea of a vegetable garden is one that is compelling to many parishes. We have been harvesting lots of squash, zucchini, onions, pole beans and green beans for UCM. Tomatoes will be ready soon. Plans are being discussed for the second planting of our growing season. Crowder peas have been planted along the fence where the pole beans were.
I will be away August 2 – August 11 for my continuing education residency in New Windsor, MD. The 16-month program is offered by Shalem Institute and is titled "Clergy Spirituality and Leadership: Going Deeper". The second residency is scheduled for July 2011.
I will also be gone in September to St. John’s Abbey – Collegeville MN for a Benedictine retreat – September 21-26.
Diocesan activities include attending our bi-monthly advisory board meeting for the Center for Spiritual Resources at the Cathedral; meeting with my clergy support group which meets monthly. I have also been asked by the Bishop to be a mentor for the Rev. Dn. Anne McClearen who is now serving at St. George’s/Asheville. Anne is a 2010 graduate of The General Theological Seminary and was ordained to the transitional diaconate May 23, 2010.
The meeting ended with a prayer by Pattie.
The next vestry meeting is Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 9:30 a.m.
Respectfully submitted by: Mary Ellen Montague, clerk
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St. John’s Episcopal Church Women’s Meeting
July 19, 2010
President, Sue Ellen Bridgers, called the meeting to order and asked Helen Tugwell to offer devotions. She read a poem from the book, Sarah Laughed, celebrating, “…a group of women who have come together to achieve a common vision.”
The minutes of the May 17, 2010 meeting were read and approved. The treasurer’s report showed a balance of $3,313.35. The treasurer will continue to monitor our Village Outreach contributions and communicate with the church treasurer when they should be paid. Once a year she will send the collected pennies to the Miles of Pennies project. It was also agreed that the scheduled $100 donation to AWAKE be sent in memory of Ashley Osment and that the ECW Diocesan pledge continue at the $250 level and be sent at this time.
Sue Ellen thanked Helen for her article discussing the Miles of Pennies project that appeared in the Eagle. She will repeat it at a later time.
Remembering those who are ill, it was noted that Velta Cannon and Lora Mounts’ mother, Lucille Long, remain at Skyland Care Center. Our thoughts were also of
Ann Hudson, Phoebe Murray, who will be moving to Alabama, and Sandy Sandborg, who is now at a nursing facility in Brevard.
Copies of the revised By-Laws for the Women of St. John’s Episcopal Church were circulated. Primary changes include the addition of a mission statement and changes to the duties of the Treasurer. The by-laws were accepted as presented and with the change of shall to may in Article III: Membership. Copies of the by-laws will be made available to anyone that wishes a copy.
A discussion followed regarding fund raising possibilities. Considered was a Wine Tasting party in the fall, a Valentine Party (Cabaret Café), participation in the Art Council Sale at Ramsey Center in April and perhaps a performance by Barbara Bates Smith.
There being no further business, Helen led the group in a discussion of Part II, Living in a Woman’s Body, from, Sarah Laughed.
$103 was collected for United Christian Ministeries.
The next meeting of the ECW will be September 20, 2010, at noon. Lora Mount will be the hostess and Mary Ellen Montague will lead the discussion of Part III, Being a Friend, from Sarah Laughed.
Respectfully submitted,
Martha Chovan, Secretary
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Thursday Holy Eucharist is
On Summer Break!
Our Thursday 7:30am celebration of the Holy Eucharist is on summer break during the month of August. Please join us when we resume on Thursday, September 2, 7:30am.
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A reminder about
altar flowers!
This is a good time to thank each of you who provide flowers for our altar. A new sign-up sheet has been placed on the bulletin board and it has a slight change from our old one: this one has a space for you to indicate whom you choose as a flower arranger.
Please know that Ray’s Florist is always available, but you may choose any florist you wish, or you may want to provide the arrangement yourself. In each case, please indicate beside the date you wish to donate flowers whom you have chosen to prepare the flowers. If you want Ray to do them, the green liners that fit inside our brass pots will be taken to him on the Thursday prior to the Sunday you’ve chosen. If someone else will be doing the flowers for you, you may take the liners to them or you may utilize other matching vases for your flowers. Please remember that arrangements of altar flowers should not be higher than the cross on the altar.
It has been our custom to use the flowers for two weeks if possible. We now have more people wishing to provide flowers, so when you sign up please indicate if you want your flowers used for one week or for two. If someone has signed up for two weeks that includes a date that you would like to have someone honored or remembered, please check with them.
Also, don’t forget to let Pattie know how you would like your gift of flowers to appear in the bulletin. Thank you for your gift of flowers!
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Those Pennies in the Jar
You have seen the plastic jar in the fellowship hall with “Miles of Pennies” on the label. But, do you really know what these pennies (or dimes, quarters, dollars, etc.) buy?
Miles of Pennies is a part of the Church Periodical Club or CPC, an independent affiliated organization of the Episcopal Church. It depends entirely on voluntary contributions to carry out its unique ministry, which is a commitment to supply theological and educational materials in support of mission efforts around the world.
The Miles of Pennies (MOP) fund is to provide books for children pre-school to grade 12. In addition to providing printed or taped books and related materials, MOP gives grants for the shipping costs of recycled children’s books.
So, when you put pennies (or other money) in the jar, you are in effect buying books for children as a part of the ECW mission ministry. Imagine you and your family without books! Hard to do, isn’t it?
Please show your support for books by placing your pennies in the jar.
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News from Lake Logan –
Retreats for a Retreat II
Sunday, August 29 – 4pm – 6pm
Are you looking for a way to have fun and help Lake Logan at the same time? Look no further! Retreats for a Retreat II - a diocesan-wide celebration of our beloved camp and conference center, will be held on the afternoon of Sunday, August 29. This year, instead of one party, we decided to have four! Held from 4 to 6pm, they will be in downtown Asheville, Blowing Rock, Highlands and Shelby. All four will share the same $75 ticket to enter, the same grand prize and the same silent auction items.
Tickets for this fabulous event are now available through Lake Logan (cherylsmith@lakelogan.org, 828-646-0095). Each ticket gains admission for one to a party and a chance to win our grand prize - a week (one of four designated) at a gorgeous home in the Florida Keys. This fabulous 4-bedroom house in Islamorada, Florida has its own dock, pool, fantastic views and sleeps 8 people - the perfect site for a four-couple house party. The day of the party, a multi-site silent auction with at least ten more retreats will be held, giving participants even more opportunities to win the retreat of their dreams.
The Asheville Retreats II party will be held in the Century Room at Pack's Tavern, adjacent to the new Pack Square Park. Each party will feature cocktails and delicious food, and the Asheville party will even have live music, contributed by Frazier Worth and the Honeybees. Thanks to the generosity of several of Lake Logan's Advisory Board who are covering the costs of these parties, every dollar earned through ticket sales will go directly and equally toward the Lake Logan Annual Fund and the debt reduction campaign.
We would like to note a few changes from last year's tickets:
· Ticket Price has come down from $100 to $75 per ticket.
· Ticket admits ONE person to the party, vs. two last year.
For more information, and to check out the details of the silent auction items available for bid the day of the party, please visit the Lake Logan website www.lakelogan.org. Thank you so much for all the support you have given and continue to give to our fundraising projects.
August 2010 Ministries
Sunday, August 1:
Chalice/Crucifer: Marie Bingham
Lectors: William Chovan
Martha Chovan
Altar Guild: Lora and Jim Mount
Usher: Jim Mount
Hospitality: Parish Picnic!
Organist: Ken Cabe
Sunday, August 8:
Chalice/Crucifer: Jane Eastman
Lectors: Jim Nicholl
Kathy Nicholl
Altar Guild: Martha Chovan
Bobby Capps
Usher: Milt Wofford
Hospitality: need a volunteer!
Organist: Larry Fox
Sunday, August 15:
Crucifer: David Scales
Lectors: Helen Tugwell
Barbara Goldstein
Altar Guild: Marion ElBayadi
Lucy Wofford
Usher: Jim Nicholl
Hospitality: Art and Judy Pilch
Organist: Ann Tiner
Sunday, August 22:
Crucifer: Marie Bingham
Lectors: Steve Queen
Jane Eastman
Altar Guild: Marie Bingham
Jane Eastman
Usher: Milt Wofford
Hospitality: need a volunteer!
Organist: Ken Cabe
Sunday, August 29:
Crucifer: Jane Eastman
Lectors: Lucy Wofford
Marie Bingham
Altar Guild: Lora and Jim Mount
Usher: Jim Mount
Hospitality: Kate and John Olson
Organist: Ann Tiner
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