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Sunday
Worship Schedule
Sunday Schedule 8:30 Quiet Holy Eucharist
9:30 Christian Formation
10:30 Holy Eucharist/Music/Children’s Sermon
St. Andrew’s Episcopal
Church
300 Third Street, Elyria,
Ohio 44035-5618
Phone 440.322.2126 [email protected]
Newsletter of St. Andrew’s
Episcopal Church
May 2017
The Carillon Rector’s Reflections
Dear Friends, Easter Blessings! May these 50 days of Easter be
filled with a real and tangible awareness of God’s love, grace and
power manifest in the Resurrection! The beauty of the Northeast
Ohio Spring serves as good reminder of the presence of new life.
Something new is being created all around and in us. As Dr. David
Lose reminds us, ““Resurrection, that is, doesn’t simply answer or
end problems, but rather creates something new, and Christian faith
does not remove us from the hardships, limitations, and challenges
of this life, but creates for us possibili-ties that simply would
not be available had God not intervened, first in the raising of
Jesus and again by entering into our own lives.” (“Proclaiming an
Ongoing Easter”- www.davidlose.net) Let us remember that Easter
didn’t appear for us out of nowhere. We deliberately made our way
through the Lenten Season, en-gaged and interacting. As a parish,
we listened in daily with heart, mind, body, and spirit in Lenten
devotion. We learned about unknown saints as we cast our votes in
Lent Madness. We been engaged in Sacred Conversations about Hard
Issues, which in one way or another, asked, “How do we love like
Jesus loves? How do we include like Jesus includes? How do we
welcome like Jesus welcomes?” We feasted on fish at the “best fish
fry in town” and sang ancient melodies in Taize worship with the
larger Epis-copal Church of Lorain County. Some in our parish
explored the Book of Common Prayer on Sunday mornings and others
spent evenings learning about Holy Currencies. All along, those in
feed-ing, teaching, serving ministries continued to feed, teach and
serve. The Lenten Season was rich and revealing. It is my hope that
the conversations, activity, worship and learning in which we were
engaged during Lent will be a catalyst for further conversation,
action, worship and learning. (continued on next page)
Honoring
our
Mothers
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(continued from front page) During Holy Week we entered
stillness and contemplation in ways that are rare. With repetition
and darkness, silence and space we walked with our Lord through the
last days of his life on earth as a human. Holy Week also invited
us into activity that is rare, for we processed with Palms, prayed
in front of colorful stations of the Cross which were created
around kitchen and coffee tables by groups of parishioners and
friends. We washed one another’s feet and witnessed our beautiful
worship space stripped in a stark and almost physi-cally painful
way. We received a Commun-ion that couldn’t be consecrated on the
day we received it. We sat and prayed in dark-ness, gathered around
a courtyard fire and then followed the first light of Easter, the
Light of Christ into the church at dusk. Through Lent and Holy Week
we walked, sang, prayed, spoke and listened. Now it is Easter and
the journeys of the past months inform the way we continue this
Easter journey. I look forward to seeing you in worship and
ministry, in your home and in the community. I look forward to
discovering together how God continues to lead St Andrew’s in
mission and ministry. Alleluia, Christ is Risen! May we show with
our lives and words that Christ is Ris-en, Indeed! Alleluia!
Blessings, June
Mary Magdalene’s Blessing
By Jan Richardson “You hardly imagined standing here, Everything
you ever loved, suddenly returned to you, looking you in the eye
and calling your name. And now you do not know how to abide this
hole in the center of your chest where a door slams shut and swings
open at the same time turning on the hinge of your aching and
hopeful heart. I tell you, this is not a banishment from the
gar-den. This is an invitation a choice, a threshold, a gate This
is your life, calling to you from a place you could never have
dreamed, but now that you have glimpsed its edge, you cannot
imagine choosing any other way. So let the tears come as anointing
,as conse-cration and then let them go . Let his blessing gather
itself around you. Let it give you what you will need for this
jour-ney. You will not remember the words—they do not matter All
you need to remember is how it sounded when you stood in the place
of death and heard the living call your name. “ (Jan Richardson,
The Magdalene’s Blessing)
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Important Announcement There will not be a 10:30 worship
service
at St. Andrew’s on Sunday, May 7. Confirmation will be held at
Christ Church, Oberlin next Sunday, May 7. Three adult candidates
from St. Andrew’s will participate in this blessings. The
congregation of St. Andrew’s is encouraged to attend the 10:30
service at Christ Church to support the candidates and witness the
blessing re-ceived.
The 8:30 service on May 7th will be moved to 9:00 a.m. We are
blessed to be able to participate with Christ Church in this
Confirmation. St. Andrew's next Bishop's Visitation is January of
2018. We will have another Confirmation Class, which will include
youth, prior to that time.
Central: Discover Your Strength in God
Joint Vacation
Bible School of The Episcopal Church
in Lorain County
at St. Andrew’s
July 31- Aug. 4. VBS Planning Meetings & Dinner from
6:00-8:00 p.m. on May 24, June 13, June 27, and July 26
VBS Quiz
Vacation Bible School originated in first century
Pales-tine.
F (1898 in New York , Pastor’s wife, Mrs. Hawes,wanted to get
children off of the s treet. First VBS in beer hall, then to
church, then back to beer hall. By 1922 it was well set in north
American church culture. 8:30– noon for 4 weeks)
Vacation Bible School can offer a chance at more in-depth Bible
study than Sunday morning Sunday School.
T ( Daily, focused time set aside for Bible learn ing)
Vacation Bible School is not very effective as an out-reach
ministry. F (One of the most evangelistic of church events.)
All Vacation Bible School workers are teachers. F and T
Vacation Bible School must take place from 9 – 12 for one week
in the summer. F
There is a role for everyone in this room in this year’s
Vacation Bible School. T
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Easter 2017
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Easter Vigil, Christ Church, Oberlin April 15, 2017
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RESTAURANT NIGHTS Reservations are a must! Contact Lee Kauffman
655-7379
PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE - Sunday, May 7th 5:00 PM Rocky River
Brewing Co Family-friendly gastropub with house beers & an
updated menu of burgers, pizza, pasta & sandwiches. 21290
Center Ridge Rd, Cleveland, OH 44116 (440) 895-2739
Sunday, June 11 5:00 PM Fiesta Jalapenos Casual eatery, Mexican
food, colorful, traditional décor. 33725 Center Ridge Rd, North
Ridgeville, OH 44039, (440) 327-1431
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June 9th,
St. Andrew’s Night
at Progressive Field Cleveland Indians vs Chicago White Sox —
Fireworks — Dollar Dog Night. $12.00 per ticket. For tickets,
please contact Amy Kellogg at 440-937-1812 or [email protected]
no later than May 8th.
Stewardship 365: St. Andrew’s is one of 5 parishes in the
Diocese that is participating in the Stewardship 365 pro-gram put
on by the Kaleidoscope Group. A dedi-cated group consisting of Rev.
June, Judi Hud-nutt, Lise Day, Bob Sharkody, Joan Van Wormer, Barb
Prior and Amy Kellogg, have been spending their Wednesday nights
participating in webinars with the other Diocesan churches, as well
as churches in Canada and Texas. We have now completed the webinar
series and are moving into the next phase of the program. The
program has been enlightening and has led to some great
dis-cussions, as well as some new ideas for St. An-drew’s. The
program is based on the Holy Cur-rencies of Time and Place,
Wellness, Truth, Rela-tionship, Money and Gracious Leadership. Stay
tuned in for more information. If you have any questions or would
like a sneak peek, feel free to contact any one of us in the
Stewardship 365 group.
Memorial Day No Greater Love
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On Saturday May 6th 2017 from 10 am – 2 pm,
we will be hosting our first Family & Youth Work
Day down at Bellwether Farm. We are looking for enthusiastic
volunteers to come down to the farm and help with planting the
gardens, building some small projects, and clearing walking trails.
Lunch will be provided! Can’t make it? No prob-lem. We will be
hosting a second Family & Youth Work Day on Saturday, June 24th
2017! If you are interested in participating, please RSVP by
clicking on the link be-low or you can contact Claudia Wilson at
[email protected] or by phone at (216) 774-0483.
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Parish Life Sponsored Outings
June 24th Schoepfle Gardens 10:00 a.m. Lunch at Miller’s after
the garden tour.
June 17th visit to Stan Hywet Hall we will leave St. Andrews at
9 o'clock. Watch for more information in future bulletins and
newsletters
Tween Outing to
Great Wolf Lodge May 13th
See Rev. June for details of this fun and faith-building event
for the 10-11-12 years olds in our congre-gation.
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Elyria Bicentennial
Events July 30th-Downtown Churches’ Open Houses 1-3 PM August
5—Elyria Bicentennial Parade 10:00 AM to NOON
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Community Meal
Volunteers
Appreciation Luncheon
May 7 12:30 p.m. If you are planning to attend the vol-unteer
appreciation luncheon, please contact Chuck Reich,
[email protected], 440-346-5491 or Margo Reich,
[email protected], 440-225-
4491 before May 4th
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May 2017 Liturgist and Usher Schedule
5/7 9:00: Deacon Jane (All) 10:30: No worship leaders needed.
Confirmation at Christ Church, Oberlin 5/14 8:30: Gary Pressnell
(All) 10:30: Bill Taylor (1, Psalm), Patty Peacock (2, EM), St.
Andrew’s Tweens (Pr) Ushers: Amy Kellogg, Dave Whalen
5/21 8:30: Jon Quisenberry (ALL), 10:30: Barb Prior (1, Psalm),
Hans Van Wormer (2), Todd Hart man (Pr), Naviya Schuster-Little
(EM), Ellen Otis (EM) Ushers: Deb Panchak, Doug Skladan 5/28 8:30:
Linda Wilbert (1, Ps, Pr), Peggy Casselberry (2, EM) 10:30: Kris
Hebble (1, Psalm), Cheri Van Wormer (2), Matthew Van Wormer (P),
Patty Peacock (EM), Karen Hahn (EM) Ushers: Deb Panchak, Jim
Jablonski
MAY BIRTHDAYS Tyler Heck 1 Fr. Brian Wilbert 2 Lynn Mand 2
Hannah Barkhurst 3 Jonathan Frazier 6 Flossie Muller 7 Violet
Secaur 7 Howard Kerber 10
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Adam Kionecka 14 Chuck Reich 14 Nolan Barns 18 Jeremy Secaur
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24 Don Scarbrough 24 Russell Wilson 24
25 Marilou Moorman 27 Bonnie Paine 28 Jacob Hebble 29 Lila
McGinnis 29 Mike Von Gunten 29 Robert Wilson 31
Happy Anniversary Jeff & Pam Hahn 6 Eric & Pat Barns 16
Raymond & Doreen Super 27
Elyria Public Square 1840’s
Check this and future newsletters and bulletins for information
on dates and times of Elyria Bicentennial events. St. Andrew’s
church will have the opportunity to participate in the
celebrations.
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Please keep these people in your prayers: Our Spiritual Leaders
Our Friends Michael, our presiding Bishop Christ Church, Oberlin
Mark, our Bishop Church of the Redeemer, Lorain Bill and Arthur,
Assisting Bishops Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Elyria June, our Priest
Elyria First United Methodist Church Jane, our Deacon, Avon United
Methodist Church Joan, our Music Director The Original Glorious
Apostolic Church Hannah, Interim Youth Ministry Coordinator
Redeemer Lutheran Church, Elyria Active duty military John Able,
Stephanie Bacskay, Rose Buttle, Luke Colcough, Aaron Colcough,
Trent Crofit, Dylan Donnelly, Cory Garretson, Jeremiah Heck,
Charles Kellogg, Kim Reich, Nicholas Schafer, Gavin Schwan, Ryan
Sumner Those preparing for Confirmation Jim Jablonski, Joe Myers,
Scott Radosevich Those preparing for Ordination Kelly Aughenbaugh,
Alex Barton, Gregory Stark, Matt Wahlgren Those to be Baptized
Piper Varga, Baptism on May 28 at 10:30 a.m. service Long term
illnesses/injuries Kathy Inderrieden (Karen Blair’s daughter),
Margaret Super At home Zen Fitzgerald, Phyllis Keisler, Virginia
Larson, Lynn Mand, Pat Muntean, Verne Potter, Ruth Smith, Doris
McDonough, Robert Wilson Illness, surgery, challenges, concerns
4/23/2017 Jonte Glynn (Ann Robinson) 4/9/2017 Raoul Perez (Sue
Paine) 4/9/2017 Kathy Taylor 4/16/2017 Barbara and Tom Tobin
4/23/2017 Donna Quisenberry 4/23/2017 Phyllis Keisler 4/23/2017
Ricky Reynolds (Retta Reynolds) 4/23/2017 Deanna Pensis (Retta
Reynolds) 4/23/2017 Brinda Lepoidevin (Retta Reynolds) 4/30/2017
Tom Smith (Dave and Cathy Whalen) Those who have died 4/9/2017
Charles Wood (Donna Quisenberry’s brother)
YOUTH EVENTS Cathedral Pilgrimage, May 19-21. Youth in grades 6
through 12 are invited to help Trinity Cathedral and the Diocese of
Ohio celebrate 200 years Use clues from past pilgrimages to unlock
a vision of a future cathedral.
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St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
300 Third Street
Elyria, OH 44035
