St. Timothy Episcopal Church, Chehalis WA ✠ ✠ ✠ ✠ ✠ August, 2018

Episcopal Revival

Our recent bicycle rodeo and blood drive/car boot sale showed how easy it is. Lots of volun-teers showed up at church on two dif-ferent Saturdays. We advertised our presence and invit-ed people to visit us. We welcomed them – shared our air conditioning along with plenty of ice cream – prayed for them.

I guess as revivals go, these events were pretty low key. We didn’t make a loud noise in our community, but we shared our love for God and our love for our neighbors by being present and wel-coming.

As always, opportunities abound to share God’s love in St. Timothy minis-tries. We have Vacation Bible Camp in August, ongoing opportunities at Mobile Ministry, preparing the altar and serving at it, singing in the choir, and giving of our bounty to God.

Even more opportunities exist in the rest of your life. Wherever your sum-mer is taking you – on vacation, to Camp Huston, or to your own backyard, I want to echo Ruby’s sentiments in another article in the Bea-con: GO DO GOOD FOR-EVER!

by The Rev. KAY FLORES

E PISCOPAL Revival! Those are two words that are almost incomprehen-

sible when used together – and yet it’s happening all across the Episcopal Church.

If you followed the action at the Gen-eral Convention of the Episcopal Church, you’ll know that a revival took place there. Presiding Bishop Curry has led others, with even more planned in the fu-ture. And we’ve had our own revivals – St. Timothy style! – here in Chehalis.

The website of the Evangelism and Reconciliation ministry of the Episcopal Church has this explanation: “A revival is a dedicated series of gatherings that com-bine inspiring worship, compelling teach-ing, honest faith-sharing, intensified prayer, and some form of engagement with the mission of God – all for the sake of the spiritual renewal and transfor-mation of people and of society.”

A General Convention video of Bishop Alan Scarfe of the Diocese of Iowa includ-ed a simpler explanation of the 40 revivals that took place in Iowa last year. Bishop Scarfe explained that the churches:

• Showed up

• Gave of themselves

• Trusted God to do what God will with that work.

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by DAVID UNDERWOOD, ECM Chair

T HE Men’s Club met on July 10 at John Long’s spacious estate in the

peaceful Boistfort Valley. We relaxed on his sunny back patio with its sweeping views of surrounding hills and fields dotted with hay bales.

A fine croquet set was already installed on the lawn, but as the conversation devel-oped, the remarkable history (and colorful personalities) of rural western Lewis Coun-ty held me in such fascination that I didn’t want to break it up for a mere game. I re-flected that in our small gathering was an accumulation of local lore that probably added up to two or three centuries’ worth! Besides, rain intervened, so we had to shift to the garage, as we’ve done in past years when John hosted in September.

During the business portion of our gath-ering, we discussed the “beverage situa-tion” and decided that along with our

bring-your-own-meat policy for hosted, non-potluck gatherings, we’re also going to go with a bring-your-own-drink policy. Generally, we’ve had wine boxes available, which are provided by a separate collec-tion from the normal club “dues” and offi-cial funds. I expect that the ordinary im-pulse to share and good fellow-feeling will keep Men’s Club properly refreshed no matter what the “official” policy is.

Our next summer outdoor barbecue will be on Tuesday, August 14 at the leafy hillside home of Mike Dwyer, just across the street from the Chehalis Safeway. Sadly for our enjoyment – but happily for Mike and Harriet’s future plans – their lakeside cottage in Lacey was recently sold. We nonetheless expect to have a good time as always, even if landlocked.

Our meetings are pleasant and convivi-al and offer a relaxed, easy entry-point for men wishing closer fellowship in the parish, the diocese, and the Episcopal church in general. We start gathering for food, drink and conversation at 5:00 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month, and have a brief business meeting sometime around 6:00.

We’re still hoping for yet another out-door barbecue, at Alan Rockwood’s tim-bered acres above Centralia in September (weather permitting), so stay posted. Hope to see you at the meeting!

The pleasant art of rusticizing

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Our Wall of Crosses by MARGARET IVERSON

A S YOU enter the church, have you noticed the crosses on the right? The stories behind them

are as varied as the crosses. From time to time, we will be sharing these stories. As a hint of what’s to come, one was collected in Bethlehem, one hung in a children’s playroom, and one welcomed folks to their new home.

The Cross, an important Christian symbol, has been fashioned through the ages in a variety of styles and materials to reflect the time and place. Hopefully our growing array will cover the wall to welcome all to our church. Please consider adding a cross.

Bring your cross to the church any day. It will be blessed at a Wednesday service and mounted on the wall with the others.

by KARL SCHMIDT

L AST week I worked with John Burch of Spiritborn Productions to upgrade

some of the audio and video system. John was a godsend in that he’s amazing with audio, a strong Christian, and about one-sixth the price that was quoted us by an-other company.

John is also an accomplished musician (his touring group was “Spiritborne”). At Camp Huston we had a “Praise the Lord” songbook, and years later I discovered I had been singing one of John’s songs in it!

The first work we did was to replace the nursery camera in the sanctuary and em-bed audio in the signal, so now in both the nursery and the parish hall we have video and audio feeds. Basically you now hear

and see the service from both of those rooms. (In the parish hall you need to hook up the TV to do so.) So that you can also hear the beautiful choir in those rooms, we’ve also added a room mic that is mounted about midway up on the left side.

For those of us that are hearing-challenged, we placed an additional speaker towards the back of the sanctu-ary. Now the audio levels should be even all around. (So let’s crank it up!)

This is an ongoing process, and in the future we’ll be working on replacing some outdated equipment and remount-ing all of the messy audio gear that sits behind the choir.

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by NANCY SIMMS

H ERE’S an opportunity for our wom-en and friends of St. Timothy to

attend a retreat at St. Andrew’s House sit-uated at Hood Canal. The dates are from September 5-7.

We will be leaving at 2:00 P.M. from St. Timothy on Wednesday, September 5th and will return back on Friday morning, September 7th. The cost is $180.00 per person and includes bedding, towels, and five meals. Partial scholarships are availa-ble. Talk with Reverend Kay.

What makes a person want to attend this retreat? It is fun and contains plenty of entertainment; it’s restful, with plenty of time for visiting, chat-ting, short and long walks, playing cro-quet, games and cards and getting

know and share with friends. We share Eucharist on Thursday afternoon be-fore dinner.

The food is wonderful and accommo-dates those who require vegetarian, ve-gan, or gluten-free menus. We are asked to inform the retreat center of those needs. Be certain to contact Janet Gra-ham, President of our ECW and she will pass on the information to the chef.

A sign-up list is posted in the parish hall. We do need to have a minimum 12 people attending. Checks are made out to: ECW, then given to Janet Graham or Lynn Cole.

So, come and enjoy this fellowship and sharing!

St. Timothy ECW Retreat to St. Andrew’s House

St. Timothy Youths Star in Mulan Jr. St. Timothy's very own Cammie Ploeger, Ruby Stanton and Monica Stanton are part of the cast of "Mulan Jr." playing 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3-4 and 2 p.m. Aug. 5 at the Evergreen Playhouse.

This show is a culmination of three weeks of very hard work on the part of these young ladies and 14 other local kids during a summer musical theater camp put on by TOAD. Everyone from St. Timothy is invited to come to one of the performances and cheer on these girls and support local theater.

Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for kids 12 and younger. Tickets can be purchased at toadtheatre. weebly.com or at the door. Advanced pur-chase is recommended as some shows may sell out. The Evergreen Playhouse is located at 226 West Center Street in Cen-tralia.

Peninsula Grass Poem by BONNIE JEAN IONE

[“I'm back to writing a bit. This was composed sitting on a bench at the end of a noodle thin peninsula in North Idaho.”]

Backlit by the eastern sun

Bright shades of kelly green

Five fingers flare from each stalk

Like extended arms and hands

Reaching to the heavens

Praising.....

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Yee-Haw! Free Bike Helmets, Ice Cream

Sundaes, and Fellowship

by JERRI LEJEUNE, Junior Warden

M ANY, many thanks to all the volun-teers who made our first Bike Ro-

deo a success! YOU are awesome and are the reason St. Timothy has so quickly be-come dear to my heart.

Although there were fewer bike riders than we had hoped to have, the event was a success on many levels. First, we made a statement about our commitment to chil-dren and their safety – just by being there. People who drove or walked by saw our canopies and the Cycleworks van. Jesse, the Cycleworks owner, repaired many bi-cycles for free. He checked to make sure that they were safe to ride and that they fit the rider.

Don and Emma Ball, from the Optimist Club, taught safety and rules of the road, making sure riders knew they are re-quired to follow the same rules as auto-mobile drivers. They also fitted bike hel-

Vacation Bible Camp August 20-24

9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

by JERRI LEJEUNE, Junior Warden

K AY, Sally, and I have roughed out the plans for Vacation Bible Camp, and

we will have a meeting of volunteers after church on August 5 to finalize the volun-teer schedule. If you volunteered to help and can’t attend the meeting, please call Sally or Jerri to let us know which day/days you are available.

Each day will consist of Godly Play ses-sions with Kay, music, arts & crafts, out-door games, snacks and lunch on the lawn. Bible stories from the Creation, No-ah, Abraham and Sarah, Christmas, Lent, and the Resurrection will form the basis of our program, with all other activities supporting each day’s story. There will be a BBQ supper and “Christmas in August” pageant at the end of the week for the families of the children who attend and for our congregation.

Vacation Bible Camp will be fun for kids AND volunteers, and will meet one of the congregational goals that were pre-sented to the Diocese in the spring.

mets that were donated by the Chehalis-Centralia Elks Club. Everyone who need-ed a new helmet received one at no cost!

Second, it was a relaxed time for fellow-ship and catching up with each other. Many people stayed longer than they had planned because they were having fun. Of course, the ice cream sundaes on a hot day helped. Third, it advertised our up-coming Vacation Bible Camp the week of August 20.

Don’t Forget!

Annual Parish Picnic

is Sunday, August 26th!

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Weekly Events

Sundays (August 5, 12, 19, 26) 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist 10:00 a.m. Choral Holy Eucharist

Alternate Mondays (August 13, 27) 9:30 a.m. - Brazilian embroidery 12:30 p.m. stitchers in parish hall

Wednesdays (August 8, 15, 22, 29) 12 Noon Holy Eucharist w/healing prayers

(Memorial service on August 1, 11 a.m.)

Saturdays (August 4, 11, 18, 25) 10:30 - Mobile Ministry luncheon 12 noon Atrium at Gather, Centralia

August Events

Wednesday, August 1 11:00 a.m. Memorial service for Jeanette Holmes

What’s Happening in August?

Date Celebrant Preaching LEM Lector

Aug. 5 Kay Flores Rory Miller Rory Miller (8am) Sally Favors Bobbi Ross (10am)

Aug. 12 Kay Flores Kay Flores Tom Cole (8am) John Long Bobbi Ross (10am)

Aug. 19 Kay Flores June Johnson Rory Miller (8am) Mary Schrader Coy Thompson (10am)

Aug. 26 Kay Flores Kay Flores Tom Cole (8am) Bev Campbell Mary Schrader (10am)

Service Roster for August

Saturday, August 11 11:00 a.m. Kids Kloset distribution at Immanuel Lutheran, Centr.

Sunday, August 12 11:15 a.m. Vestry meeting

Tuesday, August 14 12 noon ECW– brown bag in parish hall (date change!)

5-6:30 pm Men’s Club – at home of Mike Dwyer in Chehalis

Mon.-Fri., August 20-24 9:00 a.m.- Wilderness Exporers 12:30 p.m. Vacation Bible Camp

Sunday, August 26 All-Parish Picnic – after 10am service

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Ushers/Greeters Altar Guild Flower Guild Nursery Coffee Hour

Mary Schrader Bev Jaeger Esther Gregg tbd Karen & Frieda Nisbet Darlene Held

John Long Janet Graham Vonnie Johnson Colleen tbd Pat Hugill Christensen

J.C. Tibbits Nancy Simms Nancy Simms Carrina Stanton tbd Doris Tibbits

Bev Campbell Jan Leadbetter Carol Lee Rickard tbd Potluck (etc.) Carol Lee Rickard

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS: Declan Begn-

aud (8/1), Karen Held (8/5), Kathie Guenther (8/5), Gil White (8/10), Judy Gundersen (8/11), Carrina Stanton (8/13), Pat Hugill (8/17), John Long (8/19), Jerri Lejeune (8/19), Helen Mil-ler (8/20), Angel Bustos (8/20), Rich-ard Nisbet (8/21), Melanie Case (8/22), Kent Simms (8/23), Korryth Yund (8/27).

ANNIVERSARIES: Neil & Bev Camp-

bell (8/5), Pat & Ken Hugill (8/8), Da-vid & June Johnson (8/12), Don & Cindy Grim (8/23).

Tuesday, August 21

7:30-10:30pm

$14.50 per person

“Batter up!” There’s no better way to spend a summer evening than kicking back at the ballpark with a hotdog, a bag of peanuts, and your beverage of choice. So, join Bishop Rickel and oth-er Episcopalians from across the Dio-cese for “Baseball with the Bishop” as we watch the Tacoma Rainiers face off against the Reno Aces! Ticket cost in-cludes reserved seating, complimen-tary meal (hot dog, chips and bottled water), a souvenir game program, and group recognition on the video board during the game.

To reserve, visit:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/baseball-with-the-bishop-tickets-48181281510

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Sabbath Time by The Rev. JUNE JOHNSON

S UMMER is upon us. In the midst of being mindful of all of the responsi-

bilities life hands us, God calls us to be just as attentive to our spiritual lives as well.

For some, who feel that they have no time for paying attention to God, there is quite simple way to think about it. All we have to do it show up. Jesus is always ready and calls to each of us in our homes, in our place of work, or even in our times of rest. He sees how burdened we have become even before we recog-nize it ourselves. Jesus invites us to lay down our backpacks filled with all of life’s stresses and to rest a while in his pres-ence. “Come to me all you that are burdened and heavy laden and I will refresh you.”

This is the clarion call to just “be still” and recognize God’s presence in one’s life. The following are few ways to prac-tice this.

• Create time and space. Whether it is morning, noon or night, surrender to a quality of time when you will not be disturbed, or responsive to what tech-nology offers. Notice how you respond to its absence.

• Some time in nature is essential for our nourishment. Muller believes it is sin-gularly the most nourishing, healing, Sabbath practice. Sabbath was born with the creation of the earth, so Sab-bath time beats in intimate synchronic-ity with the rhythms of nature. Set aside a period of time, alone or with some-one close to you and walk, bike, sail, nap – anything that allows your body to

be soothed by the enfolding nourish-ment of the earth. Spend as much time as possible in silence.

• Practice thanksgiving. Give thanks be-fore meals, upon rising, when going to sleep. During Sabbath, we are less con-cerned with what is missing and more grateful for what has already been giv-en.

• Take a walk. Stroll slowly to nowhere in particular for 30 minutes. Let your senses guide you. Stop and observe deeply whatever attracts you- a tree, a flower, a stone. Breathe.

May your summer be full of wonder and may you find and be found by God.

– Blessings, Mother June

A Godly Exhortation by RUBY STANTON (age 11)

L AST week at St. Timothy I served up on the altar. When it was time for

John Long and J.C. Tibbits to bring the donation plates up to the altar, it looked like a small amount of money from where I was standing.

When they handed me the plates at the altar, I tried to stack them like always and put them into the holder . . . but they did not fit!

I was amazed I am so proud of every-one at St. Timothy last week for giving so much money to this church. There is on-ly one thing I have to say: that is to GO DO GOOD FOREVER!

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Upcoming Local Equine Event by JOYCE ZENKER

I HAVE been involved in an equine sport known as endurance riding since

the early 1990’s. It is a timed event, on horseback, over a marked course of a dis-tance not less than 25 miles. I have trav-eled to Montana, Oregon, California, Ida-ho and Canada to compete and/or volun-teer in this sport. I don’t compete any more but really enjoy volunteering to as-sist ride management in a variety of ways – from food preparation to taking pulses on horses to calculating ride re-sults. It’s a good way stay connected with my endurance community.

Trail rides are also offered to give (typically) local riders new to the sport a feel for what an endurance ride is like. Trail rides are typically 10 to 15 miles. Horses require vetting, evaluation, place-ment and receive an award on comple-tion of the ride as deemed by the veteri-narian on hand. (The welfare of the horse is paramount.)

On August 25th, there will be an endur-ance and trail ride on the Willapa Trail. I will be volunteering and invite anyone who likes horses, or is simply curious, to visit ride camp. Horses are typically hauled in the day before the ride. It’s al-ways exciting seeing the beautiful horses and marveling over the fine rigs that roll in. Pre-ride vetting usually begins on Fri-day afternoon and is fun to watch.

The address for the ride camp is 4680 State Route 6. More information about the sport can be found at: equinedis-tanceriding.com. If you are interested in more information, look for the “Midnight Rider Ride” link/flyer under the calendar of events, or ask me.

Bar M Spinach Salad Recipe contributed by

BEV JAEGER

Al and I went to a dude ranch in Adams, Oregon for many years and the food was amazing! I did get them to share the reci-pe with me for their spinach salad. Salad: 2 pkgs spinach Crumbled bacon 3 hard boiled eggs Sliced mushrooms

Dressing:

1/2 cup Wesson oil

3 T red wine vinegar

4 T sour cream

2 tsp chopped parsley

1 tsp garlic puree

1/2 tsp salt

2 T sugar

1/2 tsp dry mustard

Dash pepper Can be made ahead . . . keeps for a long time in the refrigerator!

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Our music director will be taking a well-earned vacation for two Sundays in August (the 12th and the 19th). Because we’ve had difficulty securing a flesh-and-blood replacement accompanist in the recent past, we’re going to boldly embrace the future by using free, downloadable hymn accompani-ments from that magical place known as the Internet.

These are available because there are churches that are even smaller and poorer than our own, and who can’t yet afford a real live person to play along with the congregation. So some folks (out of the goodness of their hearts, bless them) have compiled a massive database of hymn tunes so that everyone can have a magnificent, swelling organ to sing along to on Sunday . . . even if it’s “only” virtual!

We’ve actually already done this ourselves, during the Palm Sunday pro-cessional. So it should work pretty well (even indoors). Although it’s certain-ly worked out well enough when we had to go a capella, things ought to be

much, much better with competent robotic help . . . doncha think? And if you’re worried that this is just one more slide down a slippery

slope, relax! We have no plans to get rid of Julie. She’ll be back for Vacation Bible Camp and the picnic later this month.

• Janet Graham reported that Church Women United is in the process of de-ciding how to move forward in the fu-ture. If you are interested in this organ-ization or getting involved, talk to Janet.

• It was reported that the Kids Kloset dis-tribution is Aug. 11. ECW has already contributed financially to this cause but the women were encouraged to make room on their calendar to volunteer.

• The next ECW meeting date was changed from Aug. 21 to Aug. 14 to avoid a conflict with VBS.

• The retreat at St. Andrew's House is Sept. 5-7. The cost is $180 per person and partial scholarships are available by talking to Rev. Kay. We need a mini-mum 12 people to attend.

• It was decided that ECW would contin-ue to fund Christian-themed cards be-ing sent out to parishioners for birth-days and anniversaries. This work had been done by Mike Anderson and has

Gleanings from the July ECW Meeting been taken up by the office volunteers after her death.

• Details were discussed for the reception for Mike Anderson’s memorial service.

• Vacation Bible School will be held Aug. 20-24 for kids in grades 1-6. A healthy snack and lunch will be served every day and the hope is to have at least 20 kids and 30 volunteers. The event ends with a Friday night picnic that the en-tire church congregation is invited to.

• The all-church picnic is Aug. 26 after the 10 a.m. service. The baptism of Mira Yund will take place during the 10 a.m. service that day as well.

• The next ECW meeting will be held at noon Aug. 14. ECW is open to all wom-en. We typically gather at noon on the third Thursday of each month in the social hall for a brown bag lunch and social time before holding a business meeting and sometimes informational presentations.

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Gleanings . . . From the Vestry Meetings

in June 2018

June 3 Meeting The vestry approved by consent sending an intent to apply for a diocesan grant to further our Godly Play plans.

June 17 Meeting The following motions were unanimously passed:

• Approve the minutes of the vestry meetings on May 6, 2018, and June 3, 2018, as written;

• Accept the treasurer’s May report showing income of $20,114.88, expens-es of $17,563.67, balance in savings ac-count of $6,235.69, and DIF of $1,004,756.91 (April);

• Accept the bid of Spiritborn Produc-tions for a portion of the audio system upgrade for the church of $3,610.93 with a total audio system budget of $8,000;

• Approve withdrawing $8,000 from the St. Timothy portion of the DIF for cap-ital projects;

• Continue with Access Security Monitor-ing System for another year;

• Adopt a voluntary (non-contributory for employer) retirement savings plan for employees who work less than 1,000 hours per year;

• Fund $200 from the Christian Educa-tion budget for the Bike Rodeo;

• Fund $190 for Ryan Damitio’s summer Discovery Camp from the DIF scholar-

ship funds (Skeets Johnson recused himself);

• Advertise Summer Bible Camp at the Bike Rodeo.

The vestry reviewed/discussed the following:

• Obtaining an outside audit of the church’s books as required by the dio-cese;

• Bible Camp on August 20-24 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.;

• September 8 blood drive to include speakers and information regarding health and wellness;

• Data storage to be researched by Karl Schmidt;

• Feasibility of obtaining a columbarium;

• The College for Congregational Devel-opment and a mission statement;

• Upcoming bike rodeo on July 7.

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St. Timothy Episcopal Church STREET ADDRESS: 1826 SW Snively, Chehalis, WA 98532

MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 277, Chehalis, WA 98532 PHONE: 360-748-8232

WEBSITE: www.sainttimothychehalis.org OFFICE EMAIL: sttimothychehalis@gmail.com

RECTOR: The Rev. Kay Flores WARDENS and VESTRY:

Skeets Johnson (Senior Warden), Jerri Lejeune (Junior Warden), Sally Favors (Member and Clerk),

Bev Jaeger, Rory Miller, Karl Schmidt, Mary Schrader (Member and Treasurer).

MUSIC MINISTRY DIRECTOR: Julie Bliss-Tyau OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR: Sally Favors

SEXTON: Linda White NURSERY DIRECTOR & ASSISTANT: Tawnya White and Brittany Schrader

EPISCOPAL CHURCH MEN: David Underwood EPISCOPAL CHURCH WOMEN: Janet Graham

ALTAR GUILD: Janet Graham & Shirley Roberts FLOWER GUILD: Vonnie Johnson

BEACON: Carrina Stanton (ed.), David Underwood (typeset) SUNDAY BULLETIN: David Underwood

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