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We welcome The Rt. Rev. Susan Goff to Calvary on Sunday, Oc-tober 9 at 3:00 p.m. for a service of Confirmation and Holy Eucharist. We are delighted to have Bp. Goff with us and look for-ward to spending a little time with her. Because we have an after-noon visitation, there will be no morning services or education hour. For the reception following the service we are asking for donations of finger foods and desserts. Think sandwiches, veggies, fruit, dev-iled eggs, shrimp, dips, crackers and cheese, etc. Desserts of brownies, cookies or anything that is easy to eat without a utensil would be most welcome. Please bring your donations to the parish hall by 12:00 noon on October 9, so the hospitality folks have time to plate and set up. If you wish your plate or container returned, please put your name somewhere that can be easily seen. If any-one can stay afterward to help clean up, it would be most appreci-ated.

BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 12:30 P.M.

Please join us in the breezeway between the church and parish hall this Sunday, October 2 at 12:30 p.m. for a Blessing of the Animals. Bring your pet(s) or a photo or symbol if you are unable to bring your pet. We look forward to seeing you and them.

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ANNUAL PARISH PICNIC and Release of the Monarchs

Calvary’s annual outdoor Eucharist and parish picnic was held at Margie and Andy Miller’s home in Browntown on September 11. It was a wonderful experience. The weather was perfect and the setting was beautiful. To top it off, several butterflies were ready to be tagged and re-leased. Margie and Andy have acted as surrogate “parents” to a number of Monarch caterpil-lars and pupa, including many from our own Monarch Garden at Calvary.

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StewEARTHship

Gracious God, seasons pass with such regularity that I take them for granted. Teach me to ex-perience the seasons fully, to breathe the air deeply, to taste the food, and to live at the heart of the changing earth. Amen Earth Prayer - Autumn By Edward Hays O sacred season of Autumn, be my teacher, for I wish to learn the virtue of contentment. As I gaze upon your full-colored beauty, I sense all about you an at-homeness with your amber riches. You are the season of retirement, of full barns and harvested fields. The cycle of growth has ceased, and the busy work of giving life is now completed. I sense in you no regrets: you’ve lived a full life. I live in a society that is ever-restless, always eager for more mountains to climb, seeking hap-piness through more and more possessions. As a child of my culture, I am seldom truly at peace with what I have. Teach me to take stock of what I have given and received, may I know that it’s enough, that my striving can cease in the abundance of God’s grace. May I know the con-tentment that allows the totality of my energies to come to full flower. May I know that like you I am rich beyond measure. As you, O Autumn, take pleasure in your great bounty, let me also take delight in the abun-dance of the simple things in life which are the true source of joy. With the golden glow of peaceful contentment may I truly appreciate this autumn day.

Reduce * Reuse * Recycle * Repair * Re-Purpose * Refill * Rejoice

Linda Fleet


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Clergy and Staff The Reverend Deborah W. Rutter, Rector The Reverend Fritz Trumbore, Priest Associate (Retired) The Rev. Ann H. Truitt, Priest Associate Tom Bowen, Director of Music/Organist Kim Kiec, Handbell Choir Director Jean Mary Taylor, Lay Assistant Libby Funk, Parish Secretary Dennis Funk, Sexton

Vestry and Wardens Class of 2016

Melissa Chapman, Sr. Warden Bonnie Landis Jorie Martin, Finance Chair, Liaison for Outreach

Class of 2017 Maria Dutton Edward Turner, Jr. Warden, Alternate Delegate to Council Lauren Wells

Class of 2018 Andy Miller Chris Peterson

Vestry Appointments Eric Adamson, Trustee Frank Baxter, Gift & Endowment Chair, Mission Chair Chris Fleet, Trustees of the Endowment Fund Chair Kim Kiec, Assistant Treasurer Arthur Maddox, Trustee Don McNeill, Trustee Margie Miller, Register, Delegate to Council Tom Varney, Treasurer

Parish Organization Contacts Ralph Cable, Ushers Sue Cobb, Altar Guild Chair Peg Goodyear, Women of Calvary, Tuesday’s Table Charles “Chips” Lickson, Men of Calvary Drew Moffatt, Website Ministry Jean Mary Taylor, David Silek, Dennis Burke, Acolytes Debbie Rutter, Bonnie Landis, Hospitality Guild Jean Mary Taylor, Rich Steadman, Andy Miller, DPT Sandra Varney, Calling and Caring Coordinator Jessica Dean, Facebook editor Calvary Church (established 1854) belongs to Region XIV, within the Diocese of Virginia; in the Episcopal Church; and is a part of the world-wide Anglican Communion. The Region consists of 19 congregations and ministries (including the Episcopal seat, the Cathedral Shrine of the Transfiguration at Shrine Mont in Orkney Springs) and the Diocese is home to 182 congregations and two diocesan conference centers, six

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WOMEN OF CALVARY’S HOLIDAY BAZAAR AND BAKE SALE

OCTOBER 15, 2016 The Women of Calvary will begin receiv-ing Christmas, Thanksgiving and Hallow-een decorations that you may no longer want, and become someone's “new” deco-rations for the coming holiday season. Items may be brought to Wagner Hall at 9:00 a.m. beginning the Tuesday, Octo-ber 11, from 10 am—4:00 pm. No items will be accepted after 12 noon on Octo-ber 14. The bazaar will be held on Saturday, Oc-tober 15, from 8:00 am—4:00 pm. The proceeds of the sale will go to outreach programs, selected by the Women of Cal-vary. Please help support this new en-deavor for the Women of Calvary.


Rector’s Discretionary Fund On the first Sunday of each month, the loose offering, that is, gifts exclusive of payments toward a member’s annual pledge, is desig-nated for the Rector’s Discretionary Fund. Gifts to the fund may be made at anytime by writing a check to Calvary Episcopal Church and designating in the memo line “Rector’s Discretionary Fund.”

Dedication Concert The Calvary Ringers are preparing to “ring your bell” at our Handbell Dedication Con-cert on Sunday, October 23, at 3:00 p.m. in our sanctuary. A reception will follow the con-cert in Wagner Hall. We are celebrating the purchase of additional bells that were gifted to us from the “music & honorarium fund” We now have 4½ octaves at our disposal. The perform-ance will include spirituals, a “big band” tune and even some Rock & Roll! Our group has grown in per-sonnel, equipment and the difficulty of music we play. The handbell choir re-hearses every Wednesday from 5:00 —6:15 p.m. We can always make room for more ring-ers! Come hear us at the concert on October 23 and contact Kim Kiec or any member of the choir, if you are interested in joining us.

Kim Kiec, Handbell Director

Our sympathies are extended to the Family of Dr. David E. Moreman, who died on Mon-day, September 12, 2016. A burial service was held on Saturday, September 24, at

11:00 a.m. at Calvary Episcopal Church. “May the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace and light perpetual shine upon them.“

Volunteer Opportunity The Calvary Kids Backpack Food Program is up and running again. Since school started in August the team has been pack-ing an average of 585 meals per week. The team needs volunteers to keep up the fast pace of ordering food, planning menus, packing and distributing packs to the kids

at Ressie Jeffries Elemen-tary School. We are looking for volun-teers to work in the pack-ing room at Weber Hall on Thursdays and to help with shopping and food shelving.

Please contact Larry Elliott at [email protected] (540 631 1382 ) for the de-tails. We need to spread the joy of doing this work and working with the kids at RJES!

Larry Elliott

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Below is correspondence submitted by Frank Baxter between himself and Seth Kapaka. Questions and answers are in italics.

+ Dear Brother in Christ, Seth, It was such a relief to hear that our Brothers and Sis-ters are safe from the turmoil near you. Late news today is the your President was visited by a represen-tative from the Security Council and agreed to 4,000 troops, but for how long and from what country still to be determined. Sounds like the former Vice Presi-dent may not be returning. South Sudan and it's people are very special to us. We see so much poten-tial in the future. We pray that the peace agreement just a little over a year old will be a lasting one. We had a very productive meeting on the subject of education for the youth of St. Paul Parish. There were many questions, which I agreed to talk with you about. • As we understand, the current education available is

the primary school. How many years do the students study in the current schools?

• What is the age of the youth that would be prepared to

continue their education away from home? • Would this be a secondary school or a trade/technical

school? • What countries would the student travel to for educa-

tion? • How many years would a student study to be a

teacher? • What are some of the other types of education the stu-

dent would seek? • What is an estimate of the cost for a student studying

away from home for one year? • How many years would they need to study to receive a

diploma?

• Would there be an agreement with the student that he/she would return for a period of time to help others?

• We were discussing a new slogan for this effort; maybe

something like: “EDUCATE - GRADUATE - CELEBRATE ...Support St. Paul's Parish YOUTH, Diocese of Ibba”

Do you have any ideas? It sounds like your area has enough food to eat, which is a blessing. We extend our prayers to the Christians in St. Paul Parish, and I send my prayers to you and you family. May our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ protect you all. Your brother in Christ Jesus, Frank

+ Dear Frank, Greetings back to you and our brothers and Sisters at Calvary Church in the name of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. It is a pleasure to write back to you and our brethren at Calvary Church. We are safe and continuous with prayers for peace in our area and the entire Country which we all believe that God will do something for it since He need peace among his people. It is so amazed and excited to hear the good news from you about the productive meeting on the sub-ject of education for the youth of St. Paul Parish, which intends to prosper our community. This is real Love and much concerns form you to us here. As I shared with you the only direction for us to go for-ward is through education to build portable and re-sponsible people who would carry holistic mission in order for better transformation of our society. We are very happy to answer some of the questions raised for better understanding: • Yes of course the current education level available we

have at St. Paul parish is primary school and pupils study there for 8 years according to the south Sudan educational syllabus.

Ministry Spotlight: Parish to Parish Partnership with St. Paul Parish, Mani-kakara, Diocese of Ibba, South Sudan

• Students aged 15 years and above are those ones who would prepare to go and continue with their education away from home hence they are able to stay far and cope with life very well.

• It can be Secondary school for those who finish primary school and technical or tertiary education to others who complete their secondary schools.

• Uganda and Kenya are those Countries from east Afri-can where easily the students can travel to for education because many people here do take their children to those countries for education. In Uganda we have Christian renewal University while in Kenya we have Church army Africa a branch of St. Paul University of Nairobi all these have various fields of study.

• To become a teacher it takes 3 years course to obtain diploma.

• Other types of education that the students would seek include: Nursing training, vocational training, life skills training e.g. Agricultural, masonry tailoring, carpenter, Driving, computer training among others.

• An estimate of the cost for a student studying away from home for one year varies from different institutions and level of education it can cost 2000 USD – 2500 USD expenses include tuition fees, feeding allowance, accom-modations, transport, immigration clearance and mate-rials needed during the training. The school can be con-nected for sharing of information.

• Most diploma courses take 2-3 years for completion (Teachers training is usually 3 years).

• Absolutely there must be mutual understanding and an agreement between St. Paul Parish administration with the student that he/she would return for a period of at least 4-5 years work with the Church to help others also come up and changes come to our area. We think these can happen because our Christians are committed to work in the church and for their community as they are from the same community and their families.

• The slogan: EDUCATE - GRADUATE - CELE-BRATE ...Support St. Paul's Parish YOUTH, Dio-cese of Ibba is excellent and perfect. We support it to remain the way it is because it has sounding meaning..

• In fact our area has food and is an agricultural area.

But only that we lack technical people who would advice

on how to exploit the opportunities and also the work-ing tools to help cultivate more areas for some income. what we product now is only for our food consump-tion and this area is so fertile.

We remain faithful for you and to God. May our Lord open ways for better future and bless you all. Yours brother in Christ, Seth Kpaka

Brothers Wilson and Seth have just completed degree pro-grams. These programs in health care and agriculture are being brought back to their people to improve the quality of


Mr. Seth Kpaka showing the completion of the new bore-hole which was recently drilled at St. Paul Parish March 2016(A real brother is one who takes to save the life of others) God bless Calvary Church people for their great Love).

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4:45 pm Tuesdays Table Host: Calvary/Peg Good-year’s Group

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7:00 am HE/Healing 10:00 am HE/Healing 4:45 pm Handbells 5:00 pm Vestry Meeting 7:00 pm Parish Choir

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3:00 p.m. HE/Confirmation Bishop’s Visitation (The Rt. Rev. Susan Goff)

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National Holiday

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4:45 pm Tuesdays Table Host: Mt. Vernon Baptist’s Group

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7:00 am HE/Healing 10:00 am HE/Healing 4:45 pm Handbells 7:00 pm Parish Choir

13 12:00 pm Women of Calvary Potluck Luncheon Mtg. Wagner Hall

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15 8:00 am—4:00 pm Women of Calvary Holiday Bazaar Wagner Hall

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8:00 am HE/H 9:15 am Education Hour 10:30 am HE/H 12:15 pm Dream Group/ Library

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4:45 pm 21 Tuesdays Table Host :Church of Latter Day Saints Group

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20 12:00 pm Men of Calvary @F. R. Family Diner Speaker: Bruce Weichmann

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8:00 am HE/H 9:15 am Education Hour 10:30 am HE/H 3:00 pm Handbell Dedication Concert & reception to follow

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4:45 pm Tuesdays Table Host: Calvary/Pat Weichmann’s Group

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SET CLOCKS BACK ONE HOUR BE-

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OCTOBER 2016

1 Eleanor Cowan 3 Jim & Sue Cobb 5 Chris & Jessica Smith 6 Libby Harding Daniel Gilllooly Gage Landis 7 Larry Elliott Fiona Hamblin Connie and Michael Ordower Jared & Jessica Dean 10 Mike & Pam Silek

12 Cher Gomilla-Kennedy 14 Paul Savidge Betsy Blauvelt David & Stacy Gedney 15 Jean Trumbore Rea Howarth Mary Ellen Welch 17 John Dillon 20 Maggie Sill Eric Adamson Lauren Wells

22 Peggy Sanyi 23 Nellie Adkins 26 Becky Day 28 Vincent Williams Tom Bowen Greg Davis Mickey & Jean Mary Taylor

Birthdays & Anniversaries


HE/H = Holy Eucharist & Healing

9:00 am Accepting holiday decorations for bazaar at Wagner Hall until Noon Friday.


Anglican Cycle of Prayer

Week of October 2—8, 2016 Pentecost 20 Sunday 02-Oct- Psalm: 115 Lk 10:1-24 PRAY for The Church of the Province of West Africa The Most Revd Dr Daniel Sarfo Primate & Metropolitan, CPWA, Archbishop of the Internal province of Ghana and Bishop of Kumasi Monday 03-Oct- Psalm: 116 Lk 10:25-42 Hyderabad - (Pakistan) The Rt Revd Kaleem John Tuesday 04-Oct- Psalm: 117 Jer 39:11-18 Ibadan - (Ibadan, Nigeria) The Most Revd Joseph Akinfenwa Wednesday 05-Oct- Psalm: 118:1-18 Lk 11:1-13 Ibadan North - (Ibadan, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Segun Okubadejo Thursday 06-Oct- Psalm: 118:19-29 Jer 40 Ibadan South - (Ibadan, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Jacob Ajetunmobi Friday 07-Oct- Psalm: 121 Jer 41 Ibba - (Minye, Sudan) The Rt Revd Wilson Elisa Kamani; Idah - ( Abuja, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Joseph Musa Saturday 08-Oct- Psalm: 122 Lk 11:14-28 Idaho - (IX, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Brian Thom

Week of October 9—15, 2016 Pentecost 21

Sunday 09-Oct- Psalm: 123 Lk 11:29-36 PRAY for The Church in the Province of the West Indies The Most Revd & The Hon Dr John Holder Archbishop of West Indies & Bishop of Barbados Monday 10-Oct- Psalm: 124 Lk 11:37-54 Ideato - (Owerri, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Caleb Maduoma; Idoani - (Ondo, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Ezekiel Dahunsi Tuesday 11-Oct- Psalm: 125 Lk 12:1-21 Ife - (Ibadan, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Oluwole Odubogun Wednesday 12-Oct- Psalm: 126 Jer 42:1-16 Ife East - (Ibadan, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Oluseyi Oyelade Thursday 13-Oct- Psalm: 127 Jer 43 Ifo - (Lagos, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Nathaniel Oladejo Ogundipe Friday 14-Oct- Psalm: 128 Jer 44:1-3,15-23 Igbomina - (Kwara, Nigeria) The Most Revd Michael Akinyemi Saturday 15-Oct- Psalm: 119:1-6 Jer 45 Igbomina - West - (Kwara, Nigeria) The Rt Revd James Akinola

Week of October 16-22, 2016 Pentecost 22 Sunday 16-Oct- Psalm: 130 Lk 12:22-34 PRAY for The Church of Ceylon (E-P to the Archbishop of Canterbury); Colombo - (Ceylon) The Rt Revd Dhiloraj Ran-jit Canagasabey; Kurunagala - (Ceylon) Vacant Monday 17-Oct- Psalm: 131 Lk 12:35-48 Ihiala - (Niger, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Ralph Okafor; Ijebu - (Lagos, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Ezekiel Awosoga Tuesday 18-Oct- Psalm: 132 Lk 12:49-59 Ijebu - North - (Lagos, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Solomon Kuponu Wednesday 19-Oct- Psalm: 133 Ezek 1:1-14 Ijesa North East - (Ibadan, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Joseph Olusola Thursday 20-Oct- Psalm: 134 Ezek 1:15-2:2 Ijesha North - (Ibadan, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Isaac Oluyamo Friday 21-Oct- Psalm: 135:1-7, 15-21 Ezek 2:2-3:11 Ijumu - (Lokoja, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Ezekiel Ikupolati Saturday 22-Oct- Psalm: 136:1-9, 23-26 Ezek 5:5-12 Ikara - (Kaduna, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Yusuf Janfalan

Week of October 23—29, 2016 Pentecost 23 Sunday 23-Oct- Psalm: 137:1-6 Lk 13:1-17 PRAY for Iglesia Episcopal de Cuba; Cuba - (Cuba) The Rt Revd Griselda Delgado Del Carpio; Suffragan Bishop of Cuba - (Cuba) The Rt Revd Ulises Prendes Monday 24-Oct- Psalm: 138 Ezek 8:1-12 Ikeduru - (Owerri, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Emmanuel Maduwike; Ikka - (Bendel, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Peter Onekpe Tuesday 25-Oct- Psalm: 139:1-18, 23-24 Lk 13:18-35 Ikwerre - (Niger Delta, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Blessing Enyindah Wednesday 26-Oct- Psalm: 140:1-7, 12-13 Lk 14:1-14 Ikwo - (Enugu, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Kenneth Ifemene Thursday 27-Oct- Psalm: 141:1-5, 8-10 Lk 14:15-35 Ikwuano - (Aba, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Chigozirim Onyegbule Friday 28-Oct- Psalm: 142 Ezek 9 Ilaje - (Ondo, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Fredrick Olugbemi Saturday 29-Oct- Psalm: 143:1-11 Lk 15:1-10 Ile - Oluji - (Ondo, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Samson Adekunle

Week of October 30—November 5, 2016 Pentecost 24 Sunday 30-Oct- Psalm: 32:4-9 Jn 3:1-15 PRAY for Bermuda (Extra-Provincial to Canterbury) Bermuda - (Bermuda) The Rt Revd Nicholas Dill Monday 31-Oct- All Hallows Eve Psalm: 33:13-22 Jn 3:16-21 Ilesa - (Ibadan, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Olubayu Sowale Tuesday 01-Nov- All Saints Psalm: 34:1-10 Jn 3:22-30 Ilesa South West - (Ibadan, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Samuel Egbebunmi Wednesday 02-Nov- All Souls Day Psalm: 34:11-22 Jn 3:31-36 Indianapolis - (VI, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Catherine Waynick Thursday 03-Nov- Psalm: 36:5-9 Isa 52: 11-15 Iowa - (VII, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Revd Alan Scarfe Friday 04-Nov- Psalm: 37:1-11 Isa 53:1-5 Iran - (Jerusalem & Middle East) The Rt Revd Azad Marshall Saturday 05-Nov- Psalm: 37:23-33 Isa 53:6-12 Irele - Eseodo - (Ondo, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Felix Akinbuluma;; Isikwuato - (Aba, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Ma-nasses Chijiokem Okere

All unsolicited submissions for the November 2016 edition of Calvary Life are due by Wednesday, October 26, 2016.using the Communication Publication Request Form found on the website.

Submissions may be edited for length and content.

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committed to reaching out into the world in Christ's name. Adapted 11-14-2013

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