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table of contentsFEATURES

CROSSWORD & WORD SEARCH

NEW SOUND New audio system installed

HEALTH FAIR Incarnation plays host

FR. PHILPUTT Special letter of thanks

RED CROSS DISASTER TRAINING Becoming ready to help in a time of need

FOR THE KIDS! Special summer events

DORIS MARMION PASSES AWAY AT 99

CONFIRMATION 50+ confi rmed

SUMMER MEETING & CLASS GUIDE

DEPARTMENTS

CHORAL BLISS How well do you know

Incarnation? And their world-class choirs?

CHANCEL & ST. GREGORY CHOIRS

EARTH DAY GIFT North Dallas High

School reaches out to Incarnation

SUMMER EVENTS GUIDE

WAXING NOSTALGIC Can you remember

when...

SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY An amazing op-

portunity at your doorstep

HURRICANE HELP Third time is a charm:

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“Th ere is more to life than this... If you never ask the {questions} you’ll never get the answers”

13 million people have attended.163 diff erent countries host classes.Alpha. Get your questions answered.

September 21 - November 23www.Incarnation.org

A Letter From the EditorFor most of my life, I have been easily amused — drawn in by the visual of something around or in front of me. It is the spectacle of “real life” that grabs me and bids me to join and take part.

Th e life of this historic parish dates back to the late 1800’s, and the Angelus has played an important role in parish life and subsequent formation. I encountered an ancestoral edition, hanging on the wall in the upstairs hall-

way, listed as Vol. 1, No. 21 and dated October 12, 1919! As I gazed upon it, I was struck with a sense of the immense duration this important publication has lasted, in all its various forms and “incarnations”; so richly playing a starring role in our church growth.

So it was, that once again I was drawn in, and found myself meandering the hallway looking at the photos of yesteryear and wondering what life must have been like for these parishioners that have gone before us.

Life happens in this parish. Our lives happen in these walls.

In speaking with Keith Quarterman, Fr. Greg and others, it quickly became clear that Th e Angelus should be a wonderful herald of the life that lives at Incarnation—not only sharing information of events past or future, but opening up our walls to truly invite people in, to know us, and to be known. We want to regale our parish family with stories of life in our home, of how we impact our neighborhood, and how we want to grow closer as a family by sharing our lives in these pages — and in real life too. To that end, you’ll fi nd in this issue, opportunities to help with events such as a Community Health Fair, Red Cross Disaster Readiness Training, mission trips and more. Consider joining us in helping to reach out to those in need outside our parish and around the world, as well as each other! We need you!

Th e Angelus (USPS 003430) is published by the Church of the Incarnation, 3966 McKinney Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75204. Periodical postage paid at Dallas, TX. Postmaster, send address changes to: Angelus, Church of the Incarnation, 3966 McKinney Avenue, Dallas, TX 75204.

Telephone: 214-521-5101Fax: 214-528-7209

Bookstore 214-522-2815Marmion Library: 214-217-5625

Nursery: 214-522-0160

www.incarnation.orgTHE CLERGY

In case of an emergency aft er-hours, you may leave a message for a priest at 214-521-5101 ext. 2100.

Kam BakewellCourtney Barrow

Jo Ann BellJill Bellew

Christopher BerryJustin Brooks

Tiff any BrooksJim Carter

Sheri CrandallMicah Crissey

Shelley EisenlohrRachel Fitzgerald

Keith FranksSteven Haal

Gay HayslettChristy Herrscher

Carol KadelMartha Lang

Alesha LeBlancAndie Loft us

Anne MackintoshDusty Matthews

Steff anie MethvinVickie MoomawBrian Mountjoy

Lynn NeillKeith Quarterman

Alex SunRobert Vasquez

Jay Wieland

Outreach Admin. AssistantGraphic Designer LibrarianNursery SupervisorOrganist & ChoirmasterUptown Worship Music LeaderUptown Ministries AssistantMusic Dept. AdministratorAdministrative Assistant Dir. of Childcare MinistriesControllerFoundation DirectorAssistant OrganistDirector of CommunicationsAssistant to the RectorMission: 75204 Project Mgr.Front Offi ce ManagerDirector of OutreachDatabase Administrator Children & Family Min. Admin.Student Ministries Admin.Bookstore ManagerDir. of Children & Family Min.Bookstore Manager Director of Youth MinistriesBusiness Offi ce ManagerDirector of Ministry Support Web AssociateFacilities ManagerCoordinator of Jr. High Ministry

Th e Rt. Rev’d Anthony J. BurtonTh e Rev’d Greg Methvin

Th e Rev’d Matthew S. C. OlverTh e Rev’d S. Th omas Kincaid III

Th e Rev’d Robert H. Johnston IIITh e Rev’d Canon Dr. Christopher Seitz

Th e Rev’d Dorothy BuddTh e Rev’d Judy Frizzell

Th e Rev’d Frederick C. Philputt (ret.)Th e Rev’d Th omas G. Keithly (ret.)Th e Rev’d Grover C. McElyea (ret.)

RectorVice-RectorCurateCurateAssistingAssistingDeaconDeaconAssistingAssistingAssisting

THE VESTRYJean Barrow, Senior Warden; Allen Dickason, Junior Warden; Kate Ferguson, Clerk; Andy Welch, Treasurer; Orrin Harrison, Chancellor; Todd Ammermann, Kay Beecherl, Melanie Brewer, Jim Bryant, John Castle, Ellen Logan, Rex McDowell, Sandy Mebus, David Parsons, Sarah Samuel, Andy Welch, Jim Wills, Adrienne Wooldridge.

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So in working towards this goal, you’ll notice we’ve expanded our pages a bit, have included more photos, and are sharing more about the various departmental and unifi ed visions of ministry that happen here in our home. We want you to be reminded of, and encounter in these pages, our parish life. And in doing so help us all to feel a deeper sense of the community that so richly dwells here. Welcome home,

Steven Haal

Now hear this – because odds are

you’ll be uplift ed, not to say enchanted. Th at’s assuming the sounds you take in proceed from the

Church of the Incarnation’s choir stalls or its organ loft . Incarnation’s music program, nearly as old as the parish itself, is rising to new heights of achievement and recognition, the consequence of steady vision and sometimes exhausting work throughout the past several decades.

Next summer, when the adult choir makes its sixth musical pilgrimage to England, singing at Canterbury Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, and St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, the program will fortify a reputation more international in scope than various Incarnation parishioners may realize.

Music – in Old Testament terms, the product of psaltery, harp, and “high sounding cymbals” -- is a historic constituent of Christian worship; never

more in tune, so to speak, with the people’s prayerful concerns than when technical excellence joins sheer inspiration.

It ain’t easy either, no way, no how -- as choirmaster /organ-ist Christopher Berry acknowledges, not with-out delight in the extra kick that music gives to liturgy. “Music always serves the liturgy,” says Berry, who took over from longtime choir-master Kevin Clarke in 2009. “It’s integral in expressing the liturgical text and in giving common voice to our prayers.” An anthem, or an organ recesssional, isn’t a concert; it’s a piece of a larger whole.

“World class” has become in latter times a groaner of a cliché. Still, the internationality conveyed by the term fi ts the Incarnation music program like a chorister’s cassock. “You are an English cathedral choir,” an English cathedral offi cial fl atly declared to Incarnation’s choir during its most recent

performance tour. He meant it as the highest possible praise, covering not just repertory but, more to the point, musician-ship and general excellence.

Part-time choir administrator Jim Carter (“I do everything except direct and play the organ”) happily seconds the motion: “Nobody can touch [in quality] what we have or what we do.”

Nor is choral music the Incarnation program’s only long suit. For the more “contemporary” worship that character-izes Uptown, Justin Brooks directs an

expert ensemble comprising guitarists, drummers, and generally a pianist. Th e idea is the same as in “the big church:” music, in all its forms, as complementary to the praise of God.

Th e notion of praise extends to the organ loft , where choirmaster Berry, or assistant

organist Keith Franks, holds forth on the mighty Noack, which was brought to its present level of richness, versatility, and power during the painstaking renovation of 1994. Berry calls the organ, what else, “world class” -- “perfectly suited to accompanying the choir” in whatever it sings, alone or with parishioners lend-ing their own voices to the hymns of the church.

Choral repertory is, happily, deep and broad: plainsong at its foundation, the Renaissance and Reformation adorning its arches, the 20th and even the 21st centuries, young as they are, stretching out the tradition with new harmonic ideas and canopies of sound. Possibly the worst idea for a “world class choir” would be, as Berry sees it, to repeat and repeat instead of unfold and unfold.

“Choir,” as a collective noun for the 75 musicians of Incarnation, requires some unpacking. Th e parish has fi ve pro-grams, all told – one each for the tradi-

CHORAL BLISSHow well do you know the Choirs of Incarnation?by William Murchison

“…for sheer “…for sheer beauty of choral beauty of choral tone, Incarnation tone, Incarnation

may just have may just have the edge…”the edge…”

-Th e American Record Guide-Th e American Record Guide

Choirmaster Christopher Berry studying his score while waiting to minister in London

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tional services in the church at 9 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.; a Men’s Compline Choir for special occasions, including Evensong; a Handbell Choir (heard from the balcony); and a Cherub Choir. Membership overlaps in all but ( given chronological considerations) the Cherub choir.

For the Cherubs (directed by Robin Cate), Berry has an expansion program: the creation and shaping of a full-fledged children’s choir program with about 25 members, “training them from the first days in the choir to read music and blend in,” then to “sing high-level, high-quality music, joining in with the adult choirs from time to time.” All this notwithstanding the secular seductions of aft er-school soccer!

In the short run, there’s a September gig for organist Berry on Michael Barone’s nationally broadcast radio show, “Pipe Dreams.” It’s off to England in June of 2011 – the choir’s sixth musical expedition to Mother Country and Mother Church. Its week at Westminster follows previous ap-pearances that have earned for Incarna-tion semi-official status on the Abbey’s “preferred” choir list.

The choir’s English ventures do enlarge

its proficiencies, but they have as well a major missionary component – exhibiting on Anglicanism’s home ground, as elsewhere, the holiness of a particular kind of beauty, the musical kind.

Music hath its charms for certain. Two choir members joined the most recent class of Incarnation confi rmands.

Last Advent’s two services of Lessons and Carols, directed at the whole Dallas community, packed the house with visitors as well as parishioners, ears attuned to the Lord’s coming as foretold and accomplished in great music. Th e

angels did, aft er all, start this whole music thing. Never hurts to remember it.

Incarnation’s Chancel & Parish Choirs By The Right Rev’d. Anthony J. Burton

Like a medieval tapestry delicately woven, intricately detailed and gloriously inspired, the Episcopal faith is blessed with a rich tradition of musical and liturgical worship. Today, Church

Word Incarnate Featuring our Carillon, a hymn and favorite anthems

The Glory of Gibbons Choral works of Orlando Gibbons

Hark! A Thrilling Voice Christmas Anthems

The Royal Standard Featuring hymns and favorite anthems

With Angels and Archangels Masses of H. Howells, J. Langlais, & Zoltán Kodály

Two French Masses Messe, Op. 36 by Charles Marie Widor, Durufl e’s Requiem

and Franz Biebl’s Ave Maria

A Sacred Romance French organ music with Kevin Clarke

Trumpet Tunes Organ music featuring trumpet tunes on the Incarnation organ

Th e Incarnation Choirs pose in fr ont of the High Altar, aft er a performance at Westminster Abbey

“…there is such a thing as the

holiness of beauty, and [Incarnation]

certainly dispenses it…”-Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News

Did you know that the Incarnation Choir has recorded eight CDs? ...And they are available for purchase in the bookstore / music department for only $10!

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Births None for April

(May 1) Ainsley Elizabeth Humphries, daughter of Kathy & Cameron Humphries(May 8) Lillian Lea Hart, daughter of Erin & Jason Hart(May 10) William Carroll Huntress, son of Ginny & Peter Huntress

Deaths(April 13) Joe Blocker “J.B.” Griffi th, Jr,(April 18) Ruth McVaugh(April 30) D Ray Langford

(May 1) James L. Turpin(May 1) Margaret Hall Speegle(May 4) James Tipton Jones, Jr.(May 13) Beverly Zinn(May 25) Michael Hugh Jordan

(June 1) Millard Harrison Holberg

Altar Arrangements are given to the Glory of God ...

APRIL(April 4) in loving memory of Bill Lawson, in memory of Ervin J. Lang, Jr., and in thanksgiving for the Community of Hope. (April 11) in loving memory of James Philip Gores (April 18) in celebration of the birthday of Lane Fleming Longino, and in memory of Margaret Lee Humlong (April 25) in memory of Philip A. Weaver, and in memory of Nicholas Locke Barnicoat

MAY(May 2) in memory of Edward Gonzalez and Timothy George Kirkendall, Sr.(May 9) in memory of Erin MacKenzie Peck and in thanksgiving of Lisa Sullivan.(May16) in memory of Nancy Gleason Taylor and Susan M. Powell.(May 23) in loving memory of Th e Honorable Phillip B. Baldwin, Colonel Roy E. Clark, George F. Clayton, George E. Van Leeuwen, Jr., Betty and Fontaine Alexander, Elizabeth Alexander Th omas, Edward T. Stalcup, and Robert (Bob) Seaman Bush and in celebration of the marriages of Laura Whitehouse Clark and Karl Eric Van Leeuwen II and Gayla Leigh Kading and Louis Raymond Harlas.(May 30) in loving memory of Margaret Hanks, and in thanksgiving of the baptism of Stella Elmore, and Valentina Johnson.

CHOIRS con’t.

of the Incarnation preserves the Angli-can tradition of music and offers it for all to partake of and enjoy.

These two choirs, each comprising eight professional section leaders and approximately thirty volunteers, are among several choirs at the Episco-pal Church of the Incarnation. The choir maintains a vigorous schedule of events, including over 125 choral ser-vices per year, as well as concerts and special choral events for civic and other functions. Incarnation is the sixth-

largest Episcopal parish in the coun-try, with 3,500 communicants. The English Gothic building is home to a four-manual, 65-stop Aeolian Skinner organ, which was completely rebuilt and enlarged by the Noack Company in 1994. The organ and the live acoustical surroundings make it an ideal room for recording.

The choir’s repertoire ranges from medieval chant to 20th-century compositions. They have recorded authentic background music for a series of medieval art history videos, and seven CD’s of English choral literature, namely Word Incarnate, The Glory of Gibbons, Hark A Thrilling Voice, Kindle Our Hearts, With Angels and Archangels, The Royal Standard, and Two French Masses, all on the Pro Organo Label. During the parish’s one-hundredth anniversary year, the choir commissioned and premiered pieces by Joel Martinson, Hans-Dieter Karras and Francis Jackson.

Beginning in the summer of 1998, the choir received an invitation to sing all choral services for a week each at Westminster Abbey and Chichester Cathedral. They have since returned to the Abbey in 2000, 2002, 2007, and 2009, being one of the few choirs on their preferred list. Both trips included a week’s residence at Wells and Lincoln Cathedrals, Lincoln, and St. Mary’s Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland , and Lichfield Cathedral respectively.

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EARTH DAY GIFTNorth Dallas High School honors Church of the Incarnationby Christy Herrscher, Mission: 75204 Project Manager

On April 23rd, Church of the

Incarnation received the gift of a peach tree from the AVID students at North Dallas High School

in recognition for all the support the church has provided over the past several years. AVID stands for Advancement V ia Individual Determination and is a national college preparatory program that helps students succeed in high school and beyond. Students are selected for AVID because they show academic potential but would be the first person in their family to go to college, Currently there are 120 students from all grade levels enrolled in this program at North Dallas High School.

As part of an Earth Day project, teacher Adina Richardson asked the students to come up with an idea that would observe the 40th anniversary of the special day. Her seventh period class recommended buying a fruit tree and planting it for the church as a symbol of the fruitfulness of the relationship which has developed between the high school and the church. As Incarnation clergy, staff, and Acad-emy students gathered on the lawn with the AVID students to plant the tree in the median between the school and the church, the following state-ment was read aloud by the students: “In appreciation for all that the Church of the Incarnation has done for North Dallas High School; and in recognition

of Earth Day 2010; the students of NDHS AVID 7th period offer this peach tree in hopes that as it gives fruit, we will be reminded of the gifts the earth has given us, and the gifts that we give each other that make our world a better place.”

NDHS tenth grade student Angelica Rodriguez described the event like this: “It was like we were a part of creating a new life cycle. We planted the tree. It will grow and give fruit and shade to the little children who helped us. The older people- the teachers and the people and ministers from the church

- gave us their words and their wisdom and their blessings. It was like we were

all part of life that came before us and goes on after us.”

Th e students thanked the church for its many continued contribu-tions to the North Dallas High School community which include a free SAT Prep course; provid-ing mentors to help

the students; being part of the Operation Front Door DISD Project (COTI’s Day of Service project in 2009); sponsoring the Young Life Group; helping faculty, staff , and students who were in need of

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“It was fun to give back. It was nice to help someone

else. Th ey have done so much for us, so it was nice

to make them happy.” -Jessica Grisby, 12th grade

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INCARNATION SPECIAL SUMMER EVENTS GUIDETo view all events at Incarnation, and for event details, visit us on the web at www.incarnation.org

Sunday, JUNE 6Summer Sunday School Begins!Check out all our off erings for kids & adults!

Sundays, JUNE 6 - JULY 25*Kids “Sunday Splash!”Education Bldg 2nd Floor10:20am - 11:05Ages 3 (as of 9/1/09) through 5th gradeTh is summer have a blast in Sunday school as we study diff erent “heroes” of the Bible in “My Big God: Adventures of Faith”. It will be a time of energizing music, exciting Bible study and awesome activities! Open to kids Pre-K through 5th grade.

*In recess Sunday, July 4thContact Steff anie at smethvin@incarnation.org

JUNE 7-11VBS 2010: “Saddle Ridge Ranch”Saddle Up and Hit the Trail on Saddle Ridge Ranch June 7-11, 2010. We’ll be roundin’ up some of life’s biggest questions and drivin’ home answers as we explore the wide open spaces on Saddle Ridge Ranch. Open to cow-pokes age 3 (by 9/1/2009 & potty trained) through completion of Grade 5.

Contact Steff anie at smethvin@incarnation.org

Monday, JUNE 7Th eology Live Week 1Ginger Man Pub, 7-9pm“Christians & Science” with Bishop Stanton

Full details at www.Incarnation.org

Th ursday, JUNE 10High School Lake DayContact Anne at amackintosh@incarnation.org

JUNE 13-19Jr. High Trip to Destin, FLContact Anne at amackintosh@incarnation.org

Monday, JUNE 14Th eology Live Week 2Ginger Man Pub, 7-9pm“Christians & War” with Fr. Bob Johnston & Fr. Matthew Olver, presenting two separate views on this topic.

Full details at www.Incarnation.org

Th ursday, JUNE 1720s/30s Happy Hour @ State & Allen Lounge.

For details contact Matt Larsen at mattlarsen1@gmail.com

Th ursday, JUNE 17High School Lake DayContact Anne at amackintosh@incarnation.org

JUNE 18-26Honduras Adult Mission Trip

Contact the Outreach Department at outreach@incarnation.org

JUNE 19-26HS & College Backpacking in COContact Anne at amackintosh@incarnation.org

Monday, JUNE 21Th eology Live Week 3Ginger Man Pub, 7-9pm“Christians & Islam” with Carrie Boren

Full details at www.Incarnation.org

Monday, JUNE 28Th eology Live Week 4Ginger Man Pub, 7-9pm“Ultimate Massive Q&A”, a.k.a. Stump the Th eo-logian! with Th eology Live audience favorite Billy Abraham.

Full details at www.Incarnation.org

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Friday, JULY 9High School Lake DayContact Anne at amackintosh@incarnation.org

JULY 11-17Jr. High Mission Trip to AustinContact Anne at amackintosh@incarnation.org

Th ursday, JULY 15High School Lake DayContact Anne at amackintosh@incarnation.org

JULY 18-27Sr. High Mission Trip to EnglandContact Anne at amackintosh@incarnation.org

Th ursday, JULY 29Children & Family Ministries night at the Arboretum’s “Cool Th ursdays” (Concert)Dallas Arboretum, 7:30-9:30pm, doors open at 6pm.

Contact Steff anie at smethvin@incarnation.org

Saturday, JULY 31Red Cross “Major Disaster Preparedness training”Venue TBA, 9am - 2pm

Get trained to help the Red Cross meet people’s immediate disaster-caused needs for food and shelter following large-scale disas-ters. Advance registration is needed -- info and forms are at www.incarnation.org.

Contact the Outreach Department at outreach@incarnation.org

Tuesday, AUGUST 3College Summer End PartyContact Anne at amackintosh@incarnation.org

Friday, AUGUST 6Jr. High Summer BashContact Anne at amackintosh@incarnation.org

Saturday, AUGUST 7High School Summer BashContact Anne at amackintosh@incarnation.org

AUGUST 6-7Incarnation Choir Garage Sale8am - 4pmDonations received 7/26-8/5 at the churchPlease bring your items to the Great Hall. However, if you have items that are too heavy and need to be picked up, or, if you have items you

need to relinquish before that date please call the music department at the church 214-521-5101. All proceeds benefi t the choir’s trip to England next summer

Contact Jim at jcarter@incarnation.org

Sunday, AUGUST 15Incarnation 1015:30pm - 7:30pm in the Great HallLearn more about our Parish, its programs, and ways to get involved and join the community!

Saturday, AUGUST 21Community Health FairTh e Great Hall, 1-4pmTh e Church of the Incarnation and Dallas County Medical Society Alliance Foundation will sponsor a Community Health Fair with free vaccinations and bicycle helmets provided to low income Dallas children in the 75204 zip code and the schools in our outreach program area.

For questions contact Sandy Secor atjwsecor@sbcglobal.net

Sunday, AUGUST 22Th e new year of Sunday School begins!

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Do you have a photo or story you would like to share about parish life at Incarnation?If you have photos or stories you would like considered for THE ANGELUS — funny or serious — that show off parish life

at Incarnation, then send them to submissions@incarnation.org!

WAXING NOSTALGICRemember when...by Brian Mountjoy, Director of Student Ministries

Be nostalgic for a moment. Project

yourself into the past. More specifi cally, any age segment of your life ranging from 12 to 18. Th e Junior High and

High School years.

Remember.

Remember what consumed your mind and heart. Playing on a team. Getting cut from a team. Boyfriends. Girlfriends. Homecoming. Going home aft er school. Homework. Working on a science project. Breaking someone’s heart. Break dancing. Breaking out. Feeling left out. Coaches. Teachers. Noting the teacher with a funny name. Passing notes in class. Tardy slips. Slip during a food fi ght. Pep rally. Football rally to win. Prom. Promenade at square dance. Asleep in class. Sleepover and talking late. Listening to the Top 40. Cruising at top speed. Band. Th eater. Chess Club. Key Club. Being impacted by others. Never forgetting those that infl uenced you.

We have all been infl uenced by events in one way or another, but there is usually a person associated with a given event. We have all been impacted by relationships. Relationships are a part of who we are, part of our own personal history.

We recognize this. We embrace this. Our Student Ministry purpose statement is all about this. “Loving God and loving others so they will love God and love others.” It is essential that our team of adult leaders, and the student leaders, model and live this out. It is biblical. It is beautiful. Th e vertical and horizontal relationship. When the authentic vertical relationship between

Jesus and another exists, the impact of loving another is truly wonderful, it’s a positive infl uence and impact that embodies peace, love and joy.

Relationships are foundational for Th e Stu-dent Ministry at Church of the Incarnation. In all that we do, in all that we are. Mentor-ing. Imparting. Imitating. An adult leader that works with students echoes these words on the importance of “relationship”:“I discovered that Jesus Christ is con-cretely present to us in our relational lives, in our person-to-person encounters, in the I and you. Th us there is no “third thing,” no “end” to which the relationship should lead. Bonhoeff er’s theology alerted me to the possibility that the relationship is the “end.” It is the place where Christ is present, the place where the adolescent (and I, for that matter) encounter Christ. Ministry, then, is not about “using” relationships to get individuals to accept a “third thing,” whether that be conserva-tive politics, moral behaviors or even the gospel message. Rather, ministry is about connection, one to another, about sharing in suff ering and joy, about persons meeting persons with no pretense or secret motives. It is about shared life, confessing Christ not outside the relationship but within it.Th is, I learned, was living the gospel.”

If you love a student, if you challenge a student, if you reach out to a student, if you do not abandon a student, if you model a godly lifestyle to a student, this will hopefully steer them to actually see and realize that the joy, the depth, the beauty of loving God and loving others. It is truth. It is right. Th ere is no substitute. Th is lifestyle needs to then be multiplied. Jesus lived this way with His disciples. His disciples fl eshed this out as well. Paul lived

this way with Timothy. Timothy lived this out with others. (2 Timothy 2:2) When we live this out, others will be drawn into this way of living. Others will desire to look over and say within, “I want that.” “I want to go to that church because of those people.” “I want to hang around others like that. Th ey actually care.”

It is a life that has worth.

We will always have excellent program-ming. A program that will include Bible study, liturgy, mission trips, monthly events, service opportunities, trips to Colorado, Florida, California, retreats, and more. But without our leaders—both adult and students leaders—living out our philosophy, our purpose of ministry, our programs can become just like white-washed tombs.

Read Paul’s words in Colossians 1:28-29: “We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ. For this purpose also I labor, striving according to His power, which mightily works within me.”

It’s all about Him. It’s all about loving others. Loving others in His power. We are striving to be purposefully driven in building a strong and dynamic student community by helping students connect with one another in loving God and loving others as ourselves. Th is is something to remember. I am hopeful that we can take any nostalgia, the positive yearning of the past, and help make the present a glorious experience for the students in our group right now, including those yet to come, by living out the mandate to love God and love others.

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ACROSS

1 Th is Roman governor condemned Jesus

4 Th e disciple Peter’s other name

7 She was Jesus’mother

9 He climbed a tree to see Jesus

12 Th is disciple was known as “Doubting ___”

14 Th is disciple walked on water with Jesus

15 Th is New Testament person was the fi rst martyr

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3 He tempted Jesus (2 words)

5 She found Jesus’ tomb empty (2 words)

6 Th is disciple was a tax collector

8 Jesus visited the house of these sisters (2 words)

10 He had a vision and wrote in down in the Book of Revelation

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13 ___ Christ (Name)

15 Th is man became known as Paul aft er Jesus spoke to him on the road to Damascus

“New Testament People” Crossword

“Names of God” Word Search

AlphaDaystarI AMJehovah

JesusOmegaSaviorShalom

Son of GodTh e EndTh e LastWord

Th e Bible has many wonderful names for God -- how many of them can you fi nd in the puzzle at left ? Try to fi nd the names listed below:

Answers on page 15

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NEW SOUND SYSTEM INSTALLEDBy Keith Quarterman

On Palm Sunday, the Church

switched on its new sound system to generally rave reviews. Installed by Texas Systems Integration, a

leading provider to churches, it features (for the benefi t of you audiophiles) a Yamaha LS9-16 Digital Mixing Console, Sennheiser digital wireless microphones, and Community 3-way Line Array speakers which direct the sound to the congregation, rather than amplify it. Th e end result of all this technology is that some parishioners exclaimed that they had heard the sermon for the fi rst time in years!

From the balcony to the naves to the sacristy and the choir stalls, the sound is louder, clearer and, most importantly, au-dible. Tweaks and adjustments have been made each Sunday to achieve optimum levels, and the system can be operated, if need be, from a laptop. Another feature of the new system are wireless devices for the hard-of-hearing. If you fi nd yourself still straining to hear the service, check

INCARNATION SCHOOL OF THEOLOGYAn amazing opportunity at your doorstep

Church of the IncarnationJune 14-25

The Incarnation School of Th eology, in conjunction with Wycliff e Col-

lege (An Anglican Th eological College in Toronto, Canada), is off ering two courses this June. One of the courses is an introduction to ecclesiology taught by the Rev. Dr. Ephraim Radner.

Dr. Radner is one of the most infl uential (if not the most) Anglican theologians of our time. We have an incredible oppor-tunity to study with him this summer in Dallas, Texas.

Th e other course is on the history of Anglicanism, taught be Dr. Cheryl White, who is an award winning expert in Anglican Studies.

Please consider these courses for your-selves and pass the word on to others. Th e courses can be taken for credit (as it is a member of the Association of Th eological Schools — you could put this credit towards a degree at other institutions) or audited.

For more information e-mail Rev. Dr. Chris Seitz at cseitz@incarnation.org

with an usher in the narthex and they will be happy to issue you one of the headsets.

If you have any issues or concerns with the new system, please let us know at info@incarnation.org On the other

hand, if you feel the sound system has been a big improvement, we would love

to know that as well!

Church of the Incarnation to Host Free Health Fair for the Neighborhood

On Saturday, August 21, 2010 from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Th e Church

of the Incarnation and Dallas County Medical Society Alliance Foundation will sponsor a Community Health Fair with free vaccinations and bicycle helmets provided to low income Dallas children in the 75204 zip code and the schools in our outreach program area. Immunizations will be provided through the Be Wise Immunize SM program of the Texas Medical Association Alliance. Be Wise is a statewide medical program developed to improve Texas’ immuni-zation rates and combat the spread of preventable, communicable diseases.

Th e health fair will feature free im-munizations, a bicycle safety course, an “Ask the Dr.” booth, Healthy Eating programs, information for pregnant and new teenage mothers, diabetes, vision, and mammogram screening, and other pertinent information. Th e Dallas Bar Association, through the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, will also provide attorneys to assist participants with legal issues. A bicycle helmet and bicycle give away will take place along with the distribution of school supplies and backpacks collected by the church of the Incarnation.

We will need physicians to volunteer for the “Ask the Doctor” booth and other medical professionals to help with general information and immunization paperwork. Also, we will need many volunteers to help with fair set-up, fooddistribution, running the bicycle safety course, fi tting bicycle helmets and various other jobs. (We even need someone to wear a Bee costume!) We welcome all parishioners and high school students who want to volunteer as we are expecting about 500 visitors to our event. Speaking Spanish is a bonus!

We will be accepting donations of school supplies and back packs during the months of July and August. Please deposit your donations in the container that will be located outside the Outreach offi ce. If you have a bicycle to donate, call us. We have a group of people who will repair the bikes.

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We need your help! If you would like to volunteer for this event please contact Sandy Secor, 214-443-0603;

e-mail: jwsecor@sbcglobal.net or Christy Herrscher, Mission 75204 Project Manager, 214-217-5632,

cherrscher@incarnation.org

A SPECIAL THANK YOUA letter of thanks from Father Philputt

My dear friends in Christ,

Th e wonderful luncheon April 18th, the grand TV, and the generous

fi nancial gift with which you honored Nancy and me, and our family, on the

occasion of my retirement, are tangible expressions of what we have shared

together in this place we know as “our church” these past nineteen years.

Nancy and I continue to be touched by your warm expressions of aff ection.

We thank you.

I shall be forever grateful to God for leading me and calling me to

Incarnation, for surrounding us with such faithful Christians, for

guiding , encouraging and sustaining us along the way, and for

blessing our lives in this place day in and day out, whatever we were

facing , whatever joys filled our hearts, whatever sorrows drained

them. Indeed, we have so much to be thankful for including now,

from my perspective, the privilege of our continuing relationship

Wednesday afternoons and Sunday mornings. Please forgive my

unavailability to you now, and do seek Incarnation’s other priests

and deacons to care for you as “passages” continue to mark your lives.

Of course, I remain interested in you and concerned for you and your

families, but I cannot be and should not be any longer the one you

look to as you have for so many years.

I thank God for each of you, my brothers and sisters in Christ, and pray

He will continue to nurture us in this church with growing faith, hope and

love, and with the courage to live together by His grace in the peace and the

power of our Risen Savior and Lord Jesus.

All blessings,

Rick+

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HURRICANE HELPTh ird time is a charm: Reaching out to victims in Galvestonby Leigh Fredrickson, Galveston Mission Trip Leader

In April, 13 members of the Church of the Incarnation traveled to Galveston for a

mission trip to provide further assistance for the Hurricane Ike victims. Th is was the third time in the past two years that the church has sent volunteers. Two years ago, Hurricane Ike was a category two hurricane with a storm surge of a category four. Th e water surge damaged and fl ooded many areas on and off the island. My own parent’s home had six feet of water in the downstairs. Luckily, their home did not receive as much damage because the living area was located upstairs; however, there were many who were not as fortunate and COTI parishioners were there to help.

Th e Episcopal Disaster Relief and Development ministry, in partnership with Galveston County Restore and Rebuild has assisted the poor, elderly, and disabled homeowners of Galveston County to rebuild their homes since the hurricane hit the island. Th ey supply the tools and the

Th e team assembled in fr ont of a sister parish. From Left to right are: Doug Lang, Martha Lang, Peter Overland, Kristal Richards, Jeniff er Varley, Liz Johnson, David LeBlanc,

David Aughinbaugh, Ann Douglas, Brenda Powers, Father Th omas Kincaid, Leigh Fredrickson and Paul Overland.

guidance all working through God’s Glory to see Galveston rebuilt one house at a time. Th ey identifi ed four diff erent homes for the group to renovate. Our volunteers worked on everything from fi nish out work to demolition

of rooms.

As a native Galvestonian, the place I was born and raised obviously has a special meaning to me. It made it even more special by watching my fellow parishioners take the time out of their busy schedules to go down there and help.

Spending just those few days allowed each of us to reach out to others as well as bond more

with one another. We spent mornings and evenings in prayer, we cooked meals together, and we listened to each other. I encourage each and everyone one of you to attend a mission trip at some point in your life whether it be local, national, or international. While working, you realize that mission trips go beyond painting walls, demolition, or removing debris; they remove us from our daily madness and keep us focused on the bigger picture which ultimately is God’s picture.

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RED CROSS DISASTER TRAINING: “Ready when

the time comes”By Martha Lang, Director of Outreach

When Hurri-cane Katrina

hit, our city found large numbers of evacuees at our door step with basic human needs of food and shelter. Possibly

the biggest frustration was that we did not have a team of Red Cross trained and certifi ed volunteers to help serve as fi rst responders. Let’s be “ready when the time comes” going forward!!

Incarnation is off ering Red Cross training and certifi cation here at our

parish on Saturday, July 31, from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Please come join

the team! We need you!

Participants will be trained and ready to help the Red Cross meet people’s immediate disaster-caused needs for food and shelter following large-scale disasters. Our Incarnation team will be ready to respond and be mobilized when

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a large-scale disaster requires more that the regular corps of Red Cross volun-teers. Anyone interested in being trained and joining the team should contact the Outreach Offi ce at outreach@incarna-tion.org. Additionally, each participant will need to register with the Red Cross. Th at link is www.redcrossdallas.org/rwtcapplication-community. Each of our team members will need to complete this online application (including back-ground check), preferably before they attend training.

EARTH DAY con’t.

medical assistance; for having the Granger Ministry help with financial assistance to families who were in serious need of money; for sponsoring the NDHS Teacher Appreciation Day; for providing the Great Hall for dances and athletic banquets; for helping fam-ilies that have immigration issues; and finally, for always being there to give a hand to hold when we are in need.

“The whole experience was great: the kids, the way the class worked together, being able to do something helpful, even the picking out and pur-

“Th e tree represents a bond between the school and the support of the church. It’s a

symbol of respect. Our roots are intertwined.”-Jessica Gonzales, 12th grade

chasing of the tree itself,” said Jose Puente, the 2010 Valedictorian. He said he will be watching the tree grow for the rest of his life.

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Doris Marmion passes away at age 99

“Warm and Outgoing”“Never met a stranger”

“Gracious to all”

Th ese are but a few heart-felt impressions spoken about Doris Marmion. Some will remember Doris from years ago—her husband, and the namesake of our library, was the rector here at Incarnation until 1954. He then departed, stepping in to the role of Bishop of the Diocese of Kentucky.

In speaking with Joan Albrecht and Marty Eisenlohr, I was regaled with warm memories of a woman who impacted all those around her with a maternal, loving nature. Th ey spoke of how she was given to constant cooking —and that even the

huge collection of pots she used still exist! It is that love and passion for people that have helped Incarnation to become what it is today!

Mrs. Marmion was a native of Houston, Texas, and graduated from Rice University, served for many years on the board of the Family and Children’s Agency and the Women’s Board of the Episcopal Church Home and directed the food services at the Cathedral. She also was a member of the cathedral’s Women’s Endowment Association and the Woman’s Club of Louisville.

Contributions in her memory may be made to the Building Fund of St. Luke’s Chapel at the Episcopal Church Home, 7504 Westport Road, Louisville, KY 40222.

BEGINS JUNE 6Ages 3 (as of 9/1/09)

through 5th grade

Th is summer have a blast in Sunday school as we study diff erent “heroes” of the Bible in “My Big God: Adven-tures of Faith”.

We’ll meet from 10:20- 11:05 upstairs in the Education building for a time of energizing music, exciting Bible study and awesome activities!

Open to kids Pre-K through 5th grade. For questions, Contact Steff anie Methvin, smethvin@incarnation.org or 214-217-5658

Register online at www.Incarnation.org

JUNE 7-11

Saddle Up and Hit the Trail on Saddle Ridge Ranch June 7-11, 2010. We’ll be roundin’ up some of life’s biggest questions and drivin’ home answers

as we explore the wide open spaces on Saddle Ridge Ranch. Join us as we discover who we are, that God cares about us, God has a plan for us, how we can be like Jesus, and what we can do with all we’ve learned. In this one-week adventure you will rustle up answers through Bible stories, craft s, motivat-ing music & games. Open to cowpokes age 3 (by 9/1/2009 & potty trained) through completion of Grade 5. Parents, we need you to saddle up, too, as a volunteer!!

Late registration will be taken at the door.Only cash and checks will accepted.

JUST FOR THE KIDS!VBS 2010! and SUNDAY SPLASH!

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Confi rmation6th GRADE CONFIRMANDSAbigail (Abby) Lauren BoughtonAlison Nicole MuellerAmanda Nicole KippAnnalyse Marie ZotosAva Rose WesterbeckBrooklyn Paige ScogginsChristina Jae MooreChu (Poom) Pong WattanapanClaire Elise MethvinGeorgia Electra PatteeHannah Katherine HardenHutton Sullivan EnglandJames (Ward) Edward RushtonMark (Quinn) Henry WaterburyMiriam (Neali) Cornelia LambertSophia (Sophie) Chanel NiemyskiZachary Azoury Houillion

EASTER VIGIL CONFIRMANDSCassandra Marie KarinenGregory Brian PulteJames S BreedenLizet Moriera-SorianotWilmer Enrique SorianoMonica Lynn BrunerCatherine S WheatleyPaul D Wheatley

CONFIRMATION SUNDAYCONFIRMANDSAdam Lloyd RenfroAnsley Lange GaljourRebecca Stevenson UmsteadBenjamin Jackson AlbrittonJerry Benjamin CoyleBenjamin Mark YoungBrittney Jay Van SwearingenBrynne Mercer Garcia

Cameron James AsbyCarin Compton AsbyElizabeth Godwin MuthEmily Rae UmsteadJason Lyle ChandlerJoy Lee LockardBetty June BayneJustin James BellKelly Lynne Schlifk eKenneth Mel Van SwearingenElizabeth Claire AlbrittonLuis Abel GarciaMae SpicerMatthew Korthase LockardMelissa Alison BakerMeridith Blair RoyallMichael Rollin McClellandPhilip Charles UmsteadStephen Fredric SetzerRussell Bennett Walther

We are so very thankful for those who have chosen to be confi rmed!

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SUMMER RESOURCE GUIDE for Monthly Recurring Classes & Meetings

Special Summer Offerings for Adults

TuesdayAcosta-Smith Chapter (second Tuesday)10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Intercessory Prayer (second Tuesday)6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Monday, Wednesday -SaturdayNo monthly recurring meetings on these days

“Homeward Bound”Sundays in June in the Great Hall, 10:15am with Dr. Ben Albritton

Th is four week class, taught by Dr. Ben Albritton, who is clinical psychologist and seminary gradu-ate, will provide a wealth of solid teaching on Biblical Perspectives on Marriage and the Family, relating Scriptural principles both to marital com-munication and child development issues.

“The Jesus Creed”Sundays in June in the Th e Studio, 10:15am with Phil Umstead

Th is Bible study will take a close look at Jesus’ deceptively simply summary of the Law, what some have dubbed “Th e Jesus Creed:” to love God completely and to love our neighbor. Th is four-week examination of the Greatest Com-mandment will look back at its origins in the Old Testament, at how Jesus expanded it, and will explore how some of Jesus’ followers lived it out. Bring your Bibles and jump into this Loving God, Loving Others.

“20s/30s Summer Conversations”Sundays in June in the Th e Flat, 10:15am with Matt Larsen

We’ll be gathering in the Flat to socialize--making new friends and deepening existing ones--and have practical teaching and group discussions on relevant topics. Please join us for coff ee and breakfast snacks as we deepen friend-

ships and have meaningful interaction about interesting topics.

“Hot Drinks, Hot Topics” Sundays in July* in the Th e Great Hall, 10:15am .In the style of Th eology Live, join us for more provocative explorations of hot topics of interest!

*No class July 4th -- join for coff ee in the Great Hall

“Do the Catholic Epistles have anything to say to Anglicans?”Th ursdays, 9 am in Th e Flatwith Robert Perkins Now - Th ursday, July 29

Th e Catholic (or General) Epistles are those New Testament books whose intended audience is the whole Church instead of an individual or congre-gation. In this continuing morning Bible study we are working our way through I & II Peter. Th e format is in-depth and verse-by-verse. Bring your Bibles and your questions. Contact: Robert Perkins, rlpcpa@fl ash.net, 214.987.0556

“The End of the World”Tuesdays, 7:15-8:00 AM, Family Ministries Room with Chris YoderJune 1 - July 20*

*June 8 – Meets in Th e Flat

Th e Church confesses that “we look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.” How could such a proclamation aff ect our daily lives? Th is class explores eschatology,

that branch of theology that concerns “the last things” (heaven, hell and life aft er death), to attempt to answer that question. Th e class will delve into the teachings of Scripture and the Church’s tradition, always with an eye to the signifi cance of eschatology for our lives here and now. We will see that far from being an adden-dum to our confession, eschatology is at the core of the Church’s confession.

“Can the Church Survive the 21st Century?”Wednesday, 7:15-8:00 AM, Family Ministries Room with Fr. Th omas KincaidJuly 7 – August 11

Seeing the increasing secularization of Ameri-can culture, many have declared the Church as an institution to be in the waning days of her importance. Th e question comes from both within and outside her walls: What’s next for the Church? In a short but provocative book entitled Resident Aliens, Dr. Stanley Hauerwas (who visited Incarnation earlier this spring) and the Rev. Will Willimon consider how this new place of the Church in American culture can be harnessed to call the Church back to a robust faithfulness in witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Th is six-week book study will begin with a twenty minute summary of the chapter read that week, and then a half hour group discus-sion addressing some of the questions raised by the text and the summary. Copies of Resident Aliens are available in the parish bookstore.

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CHURCH OF THE INCARNATION

SundaysTraditional Service (Without Music)7:30 AM to 8:30 AM Family Traditional Service9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Children’s Sunday School(See “Sunday Splash! details in the special event section) Children’s Sunday School I-45(See “Sunday Splash! details in the special event section, p. 8) Full Choral Service11:05 AM to 12:25 PM Uptown Contemporary Service11:05 AM to 12:25 PM Said Evensong & Holy Communion5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Uptown Contemporary Service6:00 PM to 7:00 PM HSPM 7pm - 9pmContact Anne Mackintosh for weekly locations - amackintosh@incarnation.org

MondaysMorning Prayer & Holy Communion8:00 AM to 9:00 AM Young Life Bible Study5pm - 6:30pm in Th e Porch( June 21-August11)

Evening Prayer in Memorial Chapel6:00 PM to 6:30 PM

CDM Bible Study6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Alcoholics Anonymous6:45 PM to 8:15 PM

TuesdaysMorning Prayer & Holy Communion8:00 AM to 9:00 AM Prayer Shawl Ministry1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Evening Prayer in Memorial Chapel6:00 PM to 6:30 PM Alcoholics Anonymous6:45 PM to 8:15 PM

Jr. High “Frothy Tuesdays!” 12pm - 3pmContact Anne Mackintosh for weekly locations - amackintosh@incarnation.org

WednesdaysLectionary Bible Study7:30 AM to 8:30 AM Morning Prayer & Holy Communion8:00 AM to 9:00 AM Holy Eucharist w/Healing12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Cancer Support Group1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Propers Class1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Young Life Bible Study5pm - 6:30pm in Th e Porch( June 21-August11)

Evening Prayer in Memorial Chapel6:00 PM to 6:30 PM

ThursdaysMorning Prayer & Holy Communion8:00 AM to 9:00 AM Epistles Class8:50 AM to 10:10 AM Evening Prayer in Memorial Chapel6:00 PM to 6:30 PM INCLings7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Jr. High Night Out 7pm - 9pmContact Anne Mackintosh for weekly locations - amackintosh@incarnation.org

FridaysMorning Prayer & Holy Communion8:00 AM to 9:00 AM

Evening Prayer in Memorial Chapel6:00 PM to 6:30 PM

Weekly Recurring Fellowships, Classes & Meetings

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Please note that Incarnation off ers additional classes, groups &

Fellowships during the “school year”.

Some classes, etc...recess for the summer.

SUNDAY SERVICES WITH HOLY COMMUNION:7:30 a.m. Traditional Service without music, Church9:00 a.m. Family Traditional Service, Church11:15 a.m. Full Choral Service, Church Uptown Contemporary Service, Chapel5:00 p.m. Said Evensong & Holy Communion, Church6:00 p.m. Uptown Contemporary Service, Chapel

MONDAY – FRIDAY SERVICES:8:00 a.m. Morning Prayer & Holy Communion, Chapel12:00 p.m. Holy Communion and Healing Ministries (Wednesdays only), Chapel6:00 p.m. Evening Prayer, Chapel

Confessions are heard by appointment with any parish priest.

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INCARNATION’S ENORMOUS10,000 sq. ft. GAR AGE SALE !

Benefi ting the Parish Choir’s 6th musical pilgrimage to England

Accepting Donations July 26 - August 5

Enormous 10K sq. ft . Garage Sale!August 6 - 7 | 8am - 4pm

CC / Checks / Cash accepted! Get a tax receipt!

Th is is a greatly anticipated fundraising event that benefi ts the choir’s pilgrim-age to England next summer where they will be in residence at Canterbury Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, and St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle!

Start thinking about spring cleaning and clearing out those overstuff ed closets, storage bins, and garages—the choir could use your collectables of any dimen-sion and will begin collecting items starting July 26th. Please bring your items to the Great Hall. However, if you have items that are too heavy, and need to be picked up, or if you have items you need to relinquish before that date, please call the music department 214-521-5101.

Pre-shopping available to parishioners Th ursday night, August 5th (night before the event), 6:30pm - 9pm Cash/CC/Checks accepted!

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