SERVICES

at HEAVENLY

REST

Sundays

8:00 a.m.Rite I with

Holy Eucharist in the nave

9:15-10:15 a.m. Sunday School

10:30 a.m.Rite II with

Holy Eucharistin the nave

1:00 p.m.Morning Prayer in

Swahili

Weekdays

8:00 a.m. Morning Prayer

in the chapel

Wednesdays

5:30 p.m. Healing Service, Holy Eucharistin the chapel

MISSION As a community of faith centered in God through liturgy and Christian Practice,

the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest exists to: CARE for members of all ages and stages of life.

SHARE God’s inclusive and healing love with all people.CREATE opportunities to grow in Christ.

SERVE the church, the community, and the world.

Featured InsideParish Fellowship................................................2-3Birthdays & Anniversarys......................................3 Youth in Action........................................................4Calendar & Special Events....................................6Back Page ...............................................................7

September 2014 VOLUME 2, ISSUE 9

Rally Day is this Sunday, September 7. Come learn how you can participate in many areas at Heavenly Rest. All parishioners are invited to attend the special Rally Day events this Sunday and enjoy a wonderful morning of food, fellowship and fun at the Church of the Heavenly Rest. The activities will begin with breakfast in the Parish Hall and children’s activities at 9:00 am. Special programming and a new Capital Campaign announcement will take place at 9:15 am, and ministry mingling and Sunday school sign ups at 9:45 am. If you want to learn more about what Heavenly Rest has to offer and how you can get more involved, make sure to come and see what this fall has in store!

Rally Day Schedule

9:00 amBreakfast in the

Parish Hall;`ad\j]f�k�Y[lanala]k

9:15 amSpecial program

Capital Campaign Announcement

9:45Ministry Mingling

and Sunday school

sign up

Above, Capital Campaign Steering Committee members and clergy celebrated the beginning of the new building Campaign at a

parish dinner on August 7. An announcement reporting progress on this exciting endeavor will be made during Rally Day events.

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ParishFellowship

The Celebrating our Heritage Dinner in August was an Enthusiastic Start for the Largest Building Project Since the Addition of the Bell Tower in the early 1980s.

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Heavenly Rest in the Holy LandIn March of 2015, the

parishioners of the Church of the Heavenly Rest are

invited to join a pilgrimage WR�VRPH�RI�WKH�PRVW�VLJQL¿��

cant sites in Scripture. We’ll visit the Sea of

Galilee, Nazareth, and key locations in Jerusalem and

Bethlehem. We will leave the U.S.

on Saturday, March 7,

and return on Saturday,

March 14. We are working on an air travel package right now;

details coming soon. If you KDYH�TXHVWLRQV��SOHDVH�FRQ�

tact Mother Susanna at VEURVVHDX#KHDYHQO\UHVWD�

bilene.org.

SeptemberCelebrations

Happy Anniversary

Happy Birthday

,I�\RXU�ELUWKGD\�RU�DQQLYHUVDU\�LV�QRW�OLVWHG��SOHDVH�FRQWDFW�WKH�RIÀ�FH���Blessings are given at both the morning services:

Birthday Blessings: September 7 • Anniversary Blessings: September 14 • Children’s Blessing: September 21

September 1Terry & Bill Young

September 3Stephanie & Daniel

DeYoung

September 4Eleanor & Bob Hoppe

September 1Scott Hall

Malinda Kraly

September 2Marta Hollowell

September 3Kourtney Maxwell

Reese Williams

September 4Easton Cox

Robert Riojas, Jr.

September 5Lane Frizzell

Wayne Jepson

George Williams

September 6Hunter Haralson

Sandra Kent

Edward Simpson

Laura Wright

September 7Alysha Gilliard

September 8Susie Rockett

September 10Franklynn Hall

Nancy Roberts

September 11Nathaniel Crowe

Nicholas Powell

Dick Veigel

September 12Tricia Byerly

September 14Susanna Cates

September 15Cindy Deegan

David Diamond

Anton Melnyk

Scott Taliaferro, Jr.

Steven Ward

September 16Gage Bryant

September 17Alijah Cox

Cindy Moore

Julie Napier

Wendy Veigel

September 18Theresa Collum

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September 19Brennan Underwood

September 20Dustin Millsap

Dolly Peterson

September 21Russell Dickerson

Jean Seymore

Margaret Smith

Debbie Taubert

September 22Frances Gordon

Mark McCarty

September 23Jon Anderson

Colton Jungmeyer

September 25Michael Haney

September 26Jan Clawson

Danielle Lessing

India Reynolds

Douglas Thomas

September 27Becky Crowe

Kathy Hale

Claire Mehaffey

September 28Spencer Black

Ann Danehower

Jessica Millsap

Sara Wade

Charles Walts

September 30Nancy Estes

Kristi Morris

September 6Carolyn & Ben Holmes

September 8Desiree & Tommy Bartlett

Kay & Mike Lanier

September 14Jane & Greg Yost

September 15Jessica & Dustin Millsap

September 17Debbie & Tim Lillick

September 20Yvonne & Ron Batts

September 22Becky & Joseph Crowe

September 23Linda & Charlie Taylor

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Our Heavenly Rest Neighborhood How can we better interact with those who live around us? The neighborhood is where we live, but who are our neighbors? What are the gifts of our neighbors? What are the needs of our neighbors—a worship place, a learning place, a quiet place, a community meeting place? How do we say, “Mi casa es su casa?” If you have ideas, time, talent, love, let’s get together and EHJLQ�WR�HVWDEOLVK�VSHFL¿F�RSSRUWXQLWLHV��HYHQWV��DFWLYLWLHV�RU�SURMHFWV�WR�JHQXLQHO\�JHW�WR�NQRZ�and serve the neighbors of The Church of the Heavenly Rest. There are endless possibilities and ways we might genuinely become a community of caring families in our local neighborhood, in Abilene, and in the world. The process of knowing anyone can be a long and slow process, but as Christians we have hope. Hope is patient. And we have the long standing tradition of Christian monasteries taking in strangers as if they were Christ. Opening our doors and our hearts to all is the way we turn a prejudiced world around, one heart at a time. If you are “committed to establishing partnerships with all who live in our community and believe that, only through those partnerships, are we given opportunities to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ,” the Neighborhood Committee wants you! Contact Deacon Amanda Wat�VRQ�DW����������RU�DZDWVRQ#KHDYHQO\UHVWDELOHQH�RUJ��

ParishStewardship

The Fall Season Brings Fun Options for Youth Members EYC activities begin in September with a special treat for everyone– 6XQGD\�HYHQLQJ��6HSWHPEHU����JUDGHV������DUH� LQYLWHG� WR�D�+HDYHQO\�Rest Progressive Dinner in the Tanglewood Neighborhood. Dixie Bas�

sett, Jan Henson, and Sue McWilliams will each host a different course of the meal at their homes. You won’t want to miss this– the food will be AMAZING as we have fun traveling from one house to the next! We will meet at 5:30pm at the McWilliams’ home (4001 Inwood /DQH��DQG�ZH�ZLOO�¿QLVK�DURXQG�����SP�DW�-DQ�+HQVRQ¶V�������7DQJOHZRRG����

We are trying out a new schedule for our weekly EYC gatherings for the Fall. Beginning ZLWK�WKH�VHFRQG�ZHHN�LQ�6HSWHPEHU��PLGGOH�VFKRRO�VWXGHQWV�ZLOO�PHHW�DW����������SP�RQ�6XQGD\�HYHQLQJV��+LJK�VFKRRO�VWXGHQWV�ZLOO�PHHW�RQ�:HGQHVGD\�HYHQLQJV�DW����������SP��%RWK�QLJKWV�dinner will be provided.

EYC leaders Susanna and Katie are so very excited to get back to activities with the Youth groups this Fall! Be watching for more events designed to create a con�nected and inclusive EYC program open to all of our youth members as well as their friends.

Ashton Hankins, Joshua Ward and Eliana Pigott

during the Bible study time at Pools & Paul.

ECW MeetsSeptember 21 School is open –

it’s time to collect

school supplies!

The Episcopal Church Women (if you are a

woman and a member of Heavenly Rest, you are a member of ECW) will collect school supplies for Bowie Elementary

School through Septem�ber 21. On that Sunday afternoon, 4-5:00pm, we will meet at Sue McWilliams’ home: 4001 Inwood Lane.

We will eat, drink and chat while we sort by grade level the items

that will allow enrolling students to have enough school supplies to begin

the new year. Greg Rake, Bowie

Counselor, is thrilled to have these supplies for the many students who don’t enroll until after Labor Day. Greg DOVR�NHHSV�D�FORVHW�¿OOHG�with supplies for needy students throughout the year. Place your dona�tions in baskets in the

narthex (Sixth St. door), the cloister (Amarillo St. door) or the parish hall. Or bring them with you to Sue’s home to meet past, present and future friends, and to give the gift of love and learning

to a child.

Ashton Hankins (on the right) brought her friend,

Emily, to Pools & Paul in August.

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ParishStewardship F]o�;mjYl]�k�Klm\qin September

The Rev. Susanna Cates begins a new Curate’s

Study on Monday, Sep�tember 8th, at 6:30 pm in the Bishop Garrett room. You’ll be taking on the Book of Revelation, so

bring your Bibles and an open, inquiring mind!

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to

contact Susanna at ���������RU�VFDWHV#KHDY�

enlyrestabilene.org.

Chamber MusicConcert Series

The Heavenly Rest Cham�ber Music Concert Series ZLOO�EHJLQ�LW¶V�����������

season on Sunday, September 14

at 5:00pm. Featured artists are

Bruce Cain, tenor and David Polley, organ.

They will be performing works by Salomé, Dvorak,

Bach , Handel, Mendelssohn and Vierne. Dr. Cain and

Dr. Polley are professors at Southwestern University in

Georgetown, TX. As always, our concerts are free and open to the public.

Gifts of the Spirit Studies to begin in October In support of the Stewardship Drive, Deacon Amanda Watson will soon be presenting a program entitled “The Gifts of the Spirit” during the Sunday School hour. It will meet in the +DQGV�2Q�2XWUHDFK�UHFHSWLRQ�DUHD�2FWREHU������1RYHPEHU���� Paul tells us “to each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.” What

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Vacation Bible Sundays in August brought families together for food and fun as well as service projects.

Above, Davis Goolsby helps his group put

together a puzzle of a Bible verse.

Simon Back, Kolby

Anderson and Jack

*DUYH\�DUH�¿OOLQJ�socks with per-

sonal supplies for

people in homeless

shelters.

Left, Sloan Garvey picnicking

with Claire and Lucy Hard-

away at the Tanglewood pool.

Below, Catherine and Brody

$QGHUVRQ�VWXI¿QJ�EDJV�RI�school supplies.

FamilyFun

Kevin Bailey with daughter, Emma, who found out

just how delicious pizza really is.

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Weekly Events at Heavenly Rest

Beginning Sept. 14: 8:00am Rite I Holy Eucharist

9:15am Sunday School

10:15am Adult Choir*

10:30amRite II Holy Eucharist*

1:00pm Morning Prayerin Swahili

5:00pm Change Ringers

5:15-7:00pm EYC grades 6-8

5:30am B.O.B.S

8:00am Morning Prayer

6:30pm Curate’s Study

8:00am Morning Prayer

9:30-11:30amHands-onOutreach

10am 6WDͿ�PWJ6:00pm

Change Ringers

6:15pm - EFM

8:00am Morning Prayer

SJES Chapel

9:30-11:30am Hands-on Outreach

5:30pmHealing Service Holy Eucharist*

6:15-8:00pm EYC grades 9-12

7:30pm Adult Choir

8:00am Morning Prayer

9:30amBible Study

withMother Susanna

9:30-11:30am Hands-on Outreach

7:00pm Bagpipes

8:00am Morning Prayer

Childcare is available

every Sunday, 7:30 a.m-Noon,

unless otherwise noted.

*childcare will be available

for this event

**childcare can be arranged

upon request

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Sunday ServersPlease take time to thank your Sunday Servers. They work hard to make each service run smoothly. The server schedule can be found on the website at www.heavenlyrestabilene.org, where it will be updated with FKDQJHV�RYHU� WKH� FRXUVH�RI� WKH�PRQWK�DQG�H�PDLOHG� WR�the servers at the beginning of each month. If you would like a hard copy of the server schedule, please contact Lynsi Musselman at lmusselman@heavenlyrestabilene.RUJ�RU�DW����������

Looking for the monthly schedule for Sunday duties? Go to the website, and click on this:

Please visit the church website at www.heavenlyrestabilene.org for an up-to-date calendar of events.

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Thanksgiving for Great Generosity

Most generous Lord, you have moved the people of

Heavenly Rest to respond to the needs of today and the

opportunities of tomorrow. We are grateful to all who

have opened their hearts and offered their treasures for

our Capital Campaign. We appreciate the many faithful

souls that have enabled our church to reach this impor-

tant goal. May your Holy Spirit sustain this great labor

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and Providence of Christ. Amen.

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VISIONThe Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest is a Christian community of faith rooted in the Anglican

tradition. Empowered by the Holy Spirit through Word

and Sacrament, we seek

to know the reconciling love of God and to share

that love with others.

Church of the Heavenly Rest602 Meander StreetAbilene, Texas 79602-1009

Telephone (325) 677-2091

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THE EPISCOPAL CHURCHThe Most Reverend Katharine Jefferts-Schori, Presiding Bishop

THE DIOCESE OF NORTHWEST TEXASThe Right Reverend J. Scott Mayer, Bishop

PARISH STAFFThe Reverend N. Luke Back, Rector

The Reverend Susanna Cates, CurateThe Reverend Amanda Watson, DeaconDr. Wes Gomer, Organist and Choirmaster

Peter Kent, Church AdministratorBikole Mulanda, Swahili MinisterMary J. Renfro, Director of Finance

Laura Wright, Communications CoordinatorLynsi Musselman, Communications Coordinator

Belinda Shepherd, Christian Education CoordinatorCourtney Bryant, Christian Education Assistant

Katie Young, Youth Ministry InternSusetta Rockett, Music Assistant

Barbradon Brooks, HarpistArnold Guerra, Sexton

Dorothy Guerra, Housekeeper

NURSERY PERSONNELJoan Fulton, Ann Lobdell, Lucy Marak, Anne Mornell,

Monica Sherman, Rae Ann Rindhage, Camille Martinez

Pictured at left are Louisa Back, Kylie Procopio, and Emily

Procopio enjoying a pizza dinner on the lawn during the

¿QDO�9DFDWLRQ�%LEOH�6XQGD\�LQ�$XJXVW±�D�ERXQFH�FDVWOH�ZDV�a big highlight.