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The Day of PentecostMay 24, 2015
10:00 am Festival Eucharist for Pentecost
with Grill on the Hill to follow
StaffRector
The Rev. Matthew Woodward - 650 350-0103- [email protected]
Assistant RectorThe Rev. Monica Whitaker- 505 235-7345- [email protected]
Associated PriestThe Rev. Frances Tornquist - 415 999-6662- [email protected]
Director of MusicEric Choate- 623 826-4361- [email protected]
AdministratorNoreen Huey
Nursery School DirectorKaren Indorante - 650 341 7878 - [email protected]
Parish Office Contact3900 Alameda De Las PulgasSan Mateo, CA, 94403 Tel: 650 341 8206 fax: 650 341 5962 - [email protected]
Lay LeadershipSenior Warden: John Tornquist
Junior Warden: Matt Longnecker
Clerk to the Vestry: Bethany Lukach
Treasurer: Bob Adams
VestryClass of 2016
Claudia Dierkes-BanksVirginia FoxJan JensenKeith Jobe George Philipp
Class of 2017Skip HowieBethany LukachJohn TornquistShannon Yonker
Class of 2018Matt LongneckerGari PattonMike Robinson
Deanery DelegatesEllen PetersJohn Phillips
This WeekSunday, May 24The Day of Pentecost
10:00am The Festival Eucharist one Parish-wide service Grill on the Hill lunch to follow
Monday, May 25Memorial Day HolidayParish Office Closed
7pm FA Meeting (parish hall)
Tuesday, May 269am Morning Prayer2pm Staff Meeting7pm AA Meeting (parish hall)
Wednesday, May 279am Morning Prayer10:30am Gospel Preview Bible Study3:15-5:45pm Looking Glass - Korean language & culture program (classrooms)4:30-5:30pm Looking Glass - Korean language & culture program (parish hall)
Thursday, May 289:00am Morning Prayer
10am Transfig Fireflies3:30-6:30 Myriad Music School & Dance Academy Rehearsal (church)6pm Choir Dinner (parish hall)7pm Choir Rehearsal (church)
Friday, May 296:30-8:30 Myriad Music School & Dance Academy Performance(church)
Saturday, May 308:45-11:15 Looking Glass Korean Language & Culture program (classrooms)10-5 St. Olaf Piano Dept. on-site (church)2:30pm St. Olaf Piano Dept. Recital (church)
Sunday, May 31The 1st Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday
8am The Traditional Eucharist9:30am The Joyful Noise Eucharist10:30am The Musical Eucharist 2-4pm Nina Hsu Piano Student Recital (church)
Parish Retreat, save the date and planningOur parish retreat is taking place at Bishop’s Ranch from August 14th to 16th. Please save this date in your calendar. Sign up sheets will be out before the end of the month.Please also consider whether you would be willing to participate in a planning committee to help with arranging the weekend. Details available soon.
St. Margaret’s Guild - May Ingathering continuesThe Teen Van and Teen Homeless Shelter: a program run by Packard Hospital for Children at Stanford, providing for needs of homeless youth in the Peninsula and South Bay. The Van moves from established locations, provides toiletries and other housekeeping items, limited medical services and referral assistance to teens living on the streets. Thank you to all who have brought in donations - please see flyer & basket in Narthex for more detail. Questions? please contact Nancy Burnett (650) 345-7201.
Happy Birthday: Sophia Philipp on Tuesday, Aaron Sarre on Wednesday, Maxine Olson, Bill Peters, Eric Manning and Patt Montgomery on Friday, Steven Barger on Saturday.
Happy Anniversary: Wendy and John Garrish on Wednesday.
From the RectorYou Renew the Face of the Earth, Psalm 104:30
Fire, wind and the renewal of creation are the ideas that informed out Pentecost cover this year. The line from Psalm 104 (which is the Psalm appointed for today) forms a spiral around an open space where the world might be. Spirals are ancient symbols for both spirituality and creation. Behind the text of the Psalm blue and yellow watercolors meet in an abstract representation of the wind and fire of the spirit.
In our tradition we believe that the world was created by the word of God speaking into the middle of chaos. In Hebrew the word for breath is the same as the word for spirit: Ruach. So the spirit, or breath, of God literally carries the word of creation, bringing order where there was chaos.
The spirit of God is there in creation.
The spirit of God is there again on the day of Pentecost, but this time the chaos is the broken and confused emotions of the disciples, and the act of creation brings the church into being.
Peter and the Disciples’ heads were spinning. They had been to Jerusalem with their friend and leader, they had seen him tried and killed, they had scattered and gradually found each other, only to hear that he was alive. They met him, in the upper room, and on the road, and on a hillside, and on a beach, he was their friend, but somehow mysterious. Then he left them, disappearing mysteriously and promising to send something to help them.
This prompted them to return to Jerusalem and wait in the upper room for the promise. They must have been feeling every emotion imaginable, fear, joy, confusion. They had gone through a time of great change and now they didn’t know what to expect.
When the day of Pentecost came, a Jewish festival of harvest, they were all in one place, and suddenly they heard the sound of a violent wind.
It was the breath of God, speaking a new word of creation, calling them to a new way of being, giving them a new purpose.
On this Pentecost, thousands of years later, may we be open to the moving of the same spirit, who brought creation into being, who brought the church into being, who may help us to renew the face of the earth.
Love,
News & AnnouncementsTODAY: Pentecost Sunday, May 24th
Today we celebrate Pentecost with a parish-wide Festival Eucharist at 10am and a Grill on the Hill lunch to follow. Bring whatever entree you want to grill, a side dish, & a six-pack or liter of drinks (soda, juice, water) to share… & don’t forget a picnic blanket! We’ll provide the condiments, plates, cups & utensils. The Fox Family will be coordinating, extra hands for set-up/clean-up appreciated! Questions? contact Tim or Virginia Fox.
Sunday Summer SurprisesPlease spend 30 minutes during one or two of our upcoming Sunday summer services sharing an interest and/or talent with our young parishioners. Two individuals (a lead and a co-lead) are needed for each of our Sunday summer surprise openings. No matter how big or small your talent may be, whether spiritual or spirited-based, the kids will love learning and participating in whatever you’re up for sharing. When: June 7th - August 30th during our 10am Community Eucharist service. No summer surprise will be held the weekend of August 16th (Parish retreat).Ideas: craft-making, sports, art, stories, games, environmental interests, science, teddy bear doc. clinic. Click below to sign up!www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C094DA5A928A7FF2-summerQuestions: Text or call Jeanette Garbo (415-279-6258) or George Phillip (408-439-0229)Thank you!
Next weekend: piano concert - Saturday, May 30The St. Olaf Piano department is doing a California tour, and Transfiguration is excited to host one of their Bay Area concerts. Mark your calendars and come to hear these fine pianists from Eric Choate’s Alma Mater perform a concert on our wonderful piano. The concert will be on Saturday, May 30th at 2:30PM. See you then!
Transfiguration Women Transfiguration Women, and especially those who have been involved with Women’s Retreat, are invited to the parish hall Sunday, May 31 from 12:30-1 to assist utilizing our Kiva balance to make additional loans. Please join us for loans, banana bread, and fellowship.
Grills on the Hill: Come have lunch with your friends at TransfigurationBack by popular demand, our Grills on the Hill—A BBQ’d lunch—is a perfect way to spend your time sharing with your friends at Transfiguration. Bring whatever entree you want to grill, a side dish, and a six-pack or liter of drinks (soda, juice, water) to share… and don’t forget a picnic blanket. We’ll provide the condiments, plates, cups and utensils. We’ll be grilling four times this summer, so put these dates on your calendar now: June 14; July 5; August 2.
Ministry Acknowledgments10:00 The Festival Eucharist
Presider & Preacher: The Rev. Matthew WoodwardDeacon: The Rev. Monica WhitakerAcolytes: Eve Kearns, Josie Kearns, Sophia Philipp, Lydia VillaEucharistic Ministers: Bill Peters, Patt Montgomery Pentecost Story Eve Kearns, narrator Virginia Fox, main bystander Josie Kearns, Peter Other bystanders: Kids Club/ Chapel TimeLectors: Eve Kearns (Prayers) Director of Music: Eric Choate Welcoming/Greeting: Skip and Sarah Howie Kids Club/Chapel Time: Jessica Englund, Eric Johnson Childcare: Veer Singh, India BoldingGrill on the Hill Coordinators: Tim and Virginia FoxAltar Flowers: Tania PhilippAltar Guild: Ruth Leijon, Bobbie O’Keefe, Tania Philipp Sunday Bankers: Margaret Jadallah, Keith Jobe
DedicationThe Altar Flowers today are given to the glory of God by The Philipp Familyin thanksgiving for Sophia on the occasion of her birthday.
Summer at Transfig - clip out and stick to the fridge
The upcoming schedule leading up to the Summer season at Transfiguration.
End of Program yearNext week, May 31st is the last Sunday of our regular program year, three services, 8am - 9:30am -10:30am. On Sunday, June 7th at the 10am Community Eucharist we will recognize middle school and high school graduates and children’s program volunteers.
Summer Worship TimesOur summer program worship times run through June, July and August. See below for the two exceptions.
8am Traditional Eucharist - our normal BCP Rite 1 Eucharist, quiet, meditative, beautiful.
10am Community Eucharist - taking elements from our Joyful Noise Eucharist, and from our Musical Eucharist, a fun and contemporary approach to the traditions of the church.
Monica’s Ordination Weekend - June 13th and 14thJune 13th at 2pm - our Assistant Rector Monica Whitaker will be ordained to the priesthood at Grace Cathedral. All are welcome to attend and support her through this important step in her vocational path.
June 14th at 8am and 10am - Monica will celebrate the Eucharist for the first time at both the Traditional Eucharist and the Community Eucharist. We will have a Grill on the Hill after this service.
July 4th Weekend parish Grill on the HillJuly 5th after the 10am service - it is a holiday weekend, bring any extra food to church on July 5th and we will share it together on the hill.
Transfiguration SundayAugust 2nd at 10am - we celebrate our parish ‘birthday’ on the first Sunday of August. This is the day that we think about the story that gives us our name. We have one parish-wide Festival Eucharist this day and a Grill on the Hill afterwards. Suggested dress code is: WHITE for the Transfiguration.
Parish Retreat Weekend - August 14th-16thJoin us for a weekend with the parish at gorgeous Bishop’s Ranch. More details to follow.
Because many members of the parish will be away at the retreat, we have one parish-wide eucharist at 10am on Sunday, August 16.
