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Dear St. Mary’s family,

At its April meeting the vestry voted to accept a proposal from TYL

Construction for the repairs/rebuild of the Lanai. This has been made

possible by a generous gift from a member of our congregation and

from the Andy Maxwell bequest. This work is scheduled to be done

the first week of May. Lloyd Davis the owner of TYL, which stands

for Thank You Lord, has asked that we keep them in our prayers:

1. For the Wisdom of the Contractor - that would be me (Lloyd Davis). I know that I need

the Good Lord's help in LOTS of things, but probably wisdom more than any other.

2. For the Safety of the Men and Women doing the work - Even a small project like this one

has plenty of opportunities for someone to get seriously hurt.

3. That the Good Lord would be glorified in everything said and done - This one by far is

the most important of the three.

Please add TYL to your prayers for the coming week.

The Search Committee will have its first official meeting on May 5. Our first order of busi-

ness will be to prepare a parish survey which every member will be asked to respond to via

email or snail mail. If we do not have a current email address for you, it would be helpful if

you would contact the church office with that information. Please keep in mind that this

may take a couple of months. The time spent in preparation of the survey will be most bene-

ficial as we move forward with the process. Most importantly, PLEASE continue to pray for

your elected leaders, the vestry, as we strive to discern to where and to what our God is call-

ing us.

As we look forward:

Thanks to your stewardship this year you have made it possible for the vestry to return the

$25,000 we borrowed from our reserves to keep us afloat in 2014. We are richly blessed by

you!

Once the road construction is completed it is going to be vital that we have the church

painted. If you have looked around the outside of the church you have noticed that St.

Mary’s is in desperate need of a paint job.

Our A/C units are now 19 years old. If you have lived in Florida for very long you are

aware that they have already outlived their expectancy. This will be a major expense. Be-

cause the city codes are changing and the fact that the units are on the roof and will require

lifting equipment to replace it would be prudent to replace all the units at one time.

I mention these issues/needs to you so that you are aware that there are many ways for you

to be helpful with your designated gifts to these important projects. Our beloved 132 year

old church is and will continue to be in constant need of repairs and maintenance.

Praise God from whom all blessings flow,

Fran Dunn

Outreach May 2015

Outreach Ministry Report

Month of April 2015

The St. Mary’s Outreach Ministry has been busy planning continued 2015 activities and projects. Stay tuned to the monthly

Bells and the weekly bulletins for some important collections and events which can help us bring comfort, nourishment, com-

passion and to help ensure justice for all citizens in our area who may be challenged or facing struggles. St.Mary’s parishion-

ers are always so generous with their time, talents and resources --you are very appreciated in all you do and we thank you.

On March 16th, the FAITH Organization held their Annual Action Assembly and has been successful in persuading the

Daytona City Council to agree to remove the arrest question from the City job application. Danielle Rogers of the

Outreach Committee attended the event. Also at this meeting, five of the seven County Council members voted to

provide land and money for the homeless shelter. Help is still needed to get this monumental task accomplished and

parish member support is appreciated. More information from Danielle, our FAITH representative, will be forthcom-

ing as this project progresses. She is looking forward to meeting and speaking with you.

The Love Basket Collection, which continues until Thursday, April 30th is in process at the time of this writing and plans

are in action to donate toiletries, cosmetics, cosmetic bags, creams, lotions, beautiful scarves etc. to Palmetto House

and the Domestic Abuse Council for distribution among the female residents in honor of Mother’s Day. A big thank

you for your generosity. Thus far, we have collected over $400 of cosmetics and personal items for this collection

and the amount is still growing.

The HUM food collection has netted a generous amount of food and pantry goods this month for use both at the food pan-

try Bay Street and the Bridge of Hope feedings at North Street. St. Mary’s Outreach is issuing their first check to

HUM this year in the amount of $250 to buy food for their pantry and for Bridge of Hope. Next month, we will pro-

vide a donation to Star Center, the HUM shelter for women and children.

Food Needed for HUM for May: Jams, Jellies, Crackers, Peanut Butter, Cereal, Vienna Sausages in Pop top Cans, Soups

and Breakfast Cereal. For the Bridge of Hope: Food service sized cans of chicken or tuna.

Below, Deb Konkos, Outreach Committee Minister, donates a regulation major league Louisville Slugger Award which

was presented to her husband Michael for being a U.S. Surgical Corporation (Covidien) Heavy Hitter for Star Per-

formance in 2001, to Linda Misko of the Florida Memorial Medical Center’s Education Dept. benefitting a children’s

junior league baseball team in Santo Domingo. The league training is to assist the children in the program to be-

come U.S major league baseball players. This bat, along with some children’s batting helmets, greatly needed by the

team, were donated by Miguel Berrios. The items were transported to the country last week. As you can see, the

items were greatly appreciated.

Respectfully submitted,

Deb Konkos – Outreach Ministry

Volunteer Survey Results

Though there was not a large number of participants in the survey , between

this and the results of the Ministries fair we were able to determine where the fo-

cus of interest lies in St. Mary’s present ministries. in addition we were able to dis-

cern a couple of other ministries to explore in the near future.

The greatest interest was expressed in volunteering for outreach ministries and

serving in worship ministries such as lectors, acolytes and ushers. Individuals

signed up to participate in almost all ministry areas, The list was distributed to the

ministry leaders. And indeed we have added to the following ministries or have in-

terest shown: 4 new people to Outreach, 4 new Ushers, 2 to Pastoral Care, 7 Obla-

tioners, 5 have expressed interest in upkeep of the memorial garden, 2 in being a

part of the Men’s Group, 4 office volunteers, 2 in Altar Guild, 3 in Fellowship/

Hospitality, 3 have joined the Choir, 2 in counting, 2 in Altar Guild.

A ministry worth exploring is In-Home Bible Studies as mentioned by 4 individuals

and several were interested in Sunday School with the addition of more Children.

It is interesting to note that there are approximately 83 individuals who are in-

volved in the worship ministries (Choir, LEM’s, Acolytes, Ushers, Oblationers, Altar

and Flower Guilds, Lectors, Crucifers, Prayers of the People.

We are blessed,

Take me out to the ball game…

Danielle Rogers is willing to organize a trip to the ball park in June to watch the

Yankees or the Mets.

Before doing so your input is requested:

#1 Are you interested in going to the game?

#2 Do you wish to have dinner at the park, at the church or would you like to skip

an organized dinner altogether.

Please express your pleasure to Danielle as soon as possible.

The HUM food collection for the month of May is

jams, jellies, crackers, peanut butter, cereals, Vienna

Sausages in pop-top cans, soups. For the Bridge of

Hope: food service sized cans of Tuna and chicken

The Lunch Bunch will meet at on Monday, May 18,

2015 at 1:00 pm at Boon Docks Restaurant at

3948 Peninsula Drive, Wilbur-By-The-Sea.

LOVE BASKETS– The St. Mary’s Outreach Committee

is repeating the Love Baskets for Women program for

2015 for the ladies of Palmetto House and Domestic

Abuse Council in honor of Mother’s Day. There will

be a meeting on Friday, May 1st at 1:00 pm in Palmer

Hall to assemble the cosmetics into gift baskets. Come

join the fun!

Love Baskets for Women

May 1, 2015

THE PROMISE

2015 Ormond Passion Play

Riverbend Community Church

Performances

Friday, May 1, 7pm; Saturday, May 2 3pm;

Saturday, May 2, 7 pm; Sunday, May 3, 3pm

Check bulletin board for further details

Did you know?

St. Mary’s membership consists of:

188 members (including 12 shut-ins)

148 families

124 females

64 males

8 children

Fr. Bob

At last we have found the perfect contractor

for the lanai renovation. We will be using

Lloyd Davis and TYL (Thank You Lord) Con-

struction. Some may remember the won-

derful job he did on the elevator. We are

blessed to have him back again.

The surface of the lanai will be composite

Trex Deck in a mist gray color. The con-

struction will begin sd soon as the materials

arrive and he can schedule us.

He hopes to begin on a Monday and be fin-

ished by the next Sunday in order to spare

everyone the inconvenience of closing the

lanai access to the church. We will pray for

an easy job with no complications to delay

this long awaited fix.

The Trex material is not a wood surface but

will appear to be wood. This is the same

material that is used in our parks on walk-

ways and decks. It will last for approxi-

mately 30 years, God willing. The under

deck supports are either being replaced or

repaired and all will be water proofed. The

railings will be reinforced as they are re-

attached.

I am humbled by the generosity of a church

angel and a gift left to the church by our

dear Andy Maxwell. When the lanai is com-

plete we will have a dedication and affix a

plaque to the lanai in grateful thanks to

Andy’s memory.

We will also be addressing the damage to a

few ceiling tiles in the church bathroom due

to heavy rains. This should not interfere

with the use of the facilities.

God has blessed us so much and we are

working very hard to solve the air condition-

ing inconsistencies in the church...but, as

we all are aware, our system is greatly

stressed due to its age, and I would suggest

you bring along a sweater if you feel too

cold. Remember the choir and Fr. Bob and

all who serve at the altar have three layers

of clothing...theirs and the vestments, and

they feel the heat mightily when the church

is too warm. We will also have prayer

shawls available at the back of the church

which the ushers will bee glad to bring to

you if you wish to borrow one for the service.

God bless you all and thank you for your

support.

Marge Underwood

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Grace Church

May 15

6:30

Bring a dish to share.

Car pooling from St. Mary’s

at 6:00 pm

Jackie Block Ruth Busse

Dorothy Hamilton Fr. Joe & Catherine

Carol Cann Fran Dunn Millie Fields Scott Law

Denise Scott Fr. Bob & Rebecca Brenda Jarvis

Kathy Munroe Marge Underwood Judy Langston

Joan Rebola Rachel Ramsey Kathy Lorenz

Carmen Howell Don & Nancy Wanstall

Danielle Rogers

Book club

May 9, 2015

1:00 pm

Club House Restaurant

(Wilder Ave, off U.S. ! - Ridgewood)

The Same Sky by Amanda Ward

A Sunless Sea

by Anne Perry

DOK: May 12—Hotchkiss

House for tea and Lillian Place

for tour,

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$15 for members

(check to Chesley)

$20 for others

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Last Meeting until the fall

Tues. May 5 at 10 am

Lunch at Caribbean

Jacks

Contact Rosa

17 Jeff and Kathy Schuh

25 Mr. and Mrs. Calvert Davis

1 Anita May

5 Pat Carlin

9 Juliana Guzzi

9 Kyle Slaughter

9 Kathy Colley

10 JoAnn Nelsen

12 Franklin Symphony

15 Haven Vaughan

20 John Tranter

21 Bob May

25 Kathy Munroe

30 Buck Hicks

May 2015

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

9:30 Altar Guild 4

10:30 Flower Guild 4

1:00 Outreach Meet-

ing—Love Baskets

2

3

8:30 Holy Eucharist

Rite I

9:15 Choir Rehearsal

10:30 Holy Eucharist

Rite II

4

Office Closed

5

10:00 ECW MTG.

7:00 Search Com-

mittee

6

6:00 Soup ‘N Salad

6:30 Bible Study

7

10:00 Healing

Service

11:00 Bible Sty.

7:00

Choir Practice

8

9:30 Altar Guild 1

10:30 Flower Guild 1

9

1:00 Book Club

10

MOTHERS DAY

8:30 Holy Eucharist

Rite I

9:15 Choir Rehearsal

9:45 Cursillo

Meeting

10:30 Holy Eucharist

11

Office Closed

12

10:00 DOK

7:00 VESTRY MTG

13

10:30 Indigo Manor

Service

6:00 Soup ‘N Salad

6:30 Bible Study

14

10:00 Healing

Service

11:00 Bible Sty.

7:00 Choir Practice

15

9:30 Altar Guild 2

10:30 Flower Guild 2

6:30 Ultreya @ Grace

16

17

9:30 am

8:30 Holy Eucharist

Rite I

9:15 Choir Rehearsal

10:30 Holy Eucharist

Rite II

18

Office Closed

1:00 Lunch Bunch

19

8:30 -1:30

HUM Feeding

20

6:00 Soup ‘N Salad

6:30 Bible Study

21

10:00 Healing

Service

11:00 Bible Sty.

7:00 Choir Practice

22

9:30 Altar Guild 3

10:30 Flower Guild 3

23

24

8:30 Holy Eucharist

Rite I

9:15 Choir Rehearsal

10:30 Holy Eucharist

Rite II

25

Office Closed

26 27

6:00 Soup ‘N Salad

6:30 Bible Study

28

10:00 Healing

Service

11:00 Bible Sty.

7:00 Choir Practice

29 30

31

8:30 Holy Eucharist

Rite I

9:15 Choir Rehearsal

10:30 Holy Eucharist

Rite II

MAY 2015

Ministries for May 2015

Ministry May 3 May 10 May 17 May 24 May 31

8:30 am

Lector/LEM

K. Lorenz K. Bielick S. Law B. Kundinger S. Law

2nd Lesson K. Bielick P. Rizzo J. Langston N. Moore M. Skolski

Crucifer/Acolyte S. Law S. Law S. Law B. Kundinger S. Law

Prayers of the

People

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M. Skolski P. Rizzo R. Terracino N. Moore P. Langtry

LEM/Lector B. Kundinger F. Dunn F. Gummey F. Aryeetey C. Howell

LEM J. Block P. Corliss S. Cullens K. Lorenz P. Corliss

2nd Lesson K. Schuh J. Schuh J. Macdonald C. Cann S. McKay-

Vaughan

Crucifer B. Kundinger P. Corliss F. Gummey F. Aryeetey M. Crouch

Torch P. Glugover F. Dunn S. Cullen K. Schuh C. Howell

Torch S. Glugover F. Aryeetey J. Block S. Cullens P. Corliss

Prayers of the

People

J. Guzzi S. McKay-

Vaughan

C. Maher F. Gummey J. Guzzi

Oblationers J. Rebola

C. Cann

M. Tedrick

M. Corliss

N. White

N. White

L. Clifton

M. Clifton

F. Feeley

J. Feeley

Altar Guild Team 4

P. Langtry

N. Moore

R. Ramsey

Team 1

P. Hook

C. Bennett

N. May

M. Shearer

Team 2

C. Howell

P. Rizzo

Team 3

S. Gummey

P. Carlin B.

Jarvis

Team 4

P. Langtry

N. Moore

R. Ramsey

Flower Guild Team 4

M. Kellington

C. Rakestraw

Team 1

M. Clifton

Team 2

C. Fowler

P Hook

W. Condon

Team 3

D. Foster

S. Gummey

Team 4

M. Kellington

C. Rakestraw

Counters P. Knott,

N. Moore,

D. Rogers

L. Clifton,

W. Condon

D. Rogers

J. Block,

P. Knott

D. Rogers

P. Francis, L.

Clifton D.

Rogers

V. Nespor

R. Ramsey

D. Rogers

Ushers: Rosa Mills and Rondi Terracino

Ushers for May: Frederick Aryeetey (Capt) Carol Cann, Winnie Condon, Calvert Davis,

10:30 am

The mission of St. Mary’s is “ To know Christ and to serve him”

The Reverend Robert Anderson, Interim Rector

Lisa Moore, Interim Organist/Choir Director

Tom Raimondo, Sexton

Miguel Berrios, Security

St, Mary’s Episcopal Church

216 Orange Ave.

Daytona Beach, FL 32114

Phone: (386) 255-3669

Fax: (386) 255-1036

stmarysdaytona1216@gmail.com

Our Services

Sunday 8:30 am Rite I

Sunday 10:30 am Rite II

Office Hours: Closed Monday

Open 10 am till 2 pm Tuesday through Thursday

Open 10am till noon on Friday

St. Mary’s Episcopal Church

NOTICE

MINISTRIES AND LEADERS

Before scheduling meet-

ings, functions or events

for your groups, please

check the master calendar

in the church office to

make sure your date does

not conflict with any other

events that may be sched-

uled. Please fill out a

Calendar Request Form

which is available in the

office. Events will be ap-

proved by the Vestry

Senior Warden: Fran Dunn

Junior Warden: Shiela McKay-Vaughan

Secretary: Jacqueline Block

Treasurer Kathy Lorenz

Adult Activities: Claudia Forrester

Finance : Jamie Musselwhite

Publicity: Danielle Rogers

Building and Grounds: Marge Underwood

Fellowship: Fran Dunn

Worship: Jacqueline Block

Evangelism: Liz Wade

Adult Christian Education: Kathy Lorenz

Ways and Means: Shiela McKay-Vaughan

Pastoral Care: Tom Farrell

Community Service: Deb Konkos

REMINDER

If you are in the hospital or

scheduled to be in the

hospital in the near future,

please inform the church

office so that we will know

that you are there. Please

leave a message if the

church office is closed

VESTRY