EUCHARISTIC LECTIONARY YEAR B

SUNDAY WORSHIP

7:45 AM Holy Eucharist Rite I

9 AM Holy Eucharist Rite II

11 AM Holy Eucharist Rite II

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

10 AM Adult Classes

Youth Sunday School

(resumes in September

WEEKDAY WORSHIP

6 PM Wednesday

Holy Eucharist Rite II

12 PM Thursday

Holy Eucharist & Healing

(Chapel)

AUGUST 2018

The Jesus Movement You read the news these days and it’s hard not to believe that the

demise of the church as begun. But, that being said, it’s a great time

to be an Episcopalian. And it starts at the top. When Presiding

Bishop Michael Curry was ordained in 2015, few could have

conceived the profound influence he’s had within the church and the

world at large. From preaching at the Royal Wedding to presiding

over old-fashioned revivals, Bishop Curry has wowed with his passion

for Jesus and his uncanny ability to articulate the Gospel.

And did I mention—how much fun he is?

But it is a phrase—The Jesus Movement—that Bishop Curry insists on

using when describing the church that has struck the deepest chord

within the life of the church. For Curry, the church isn’t an institution—

it’s a movement ! He describes it like this:

The Jesus Movement is grounded in the unconditional love of

God for the world—a movement mandating people to live that

love, and so doing to change not only their lives but the very

life of the world itself. Jesus inaugurated a movement to

make God’s dream for the world happen. To see ourselves

this way changes everything. It means our institutional

configurations must be designed to serve the movement and

not the other way around. The movement serves life.

In his opening sermon at the General Convention, Bishop Curry refers

to Jesus’ words from the Gospel of John, “A new commandment I give

you—that you love one another,” and “as the Father has loved me so

have I loved you. Now abide in me.” Love is the essence of the Jesus

Movement At every opportunity, Bishop Curry repeats these words,

“There’s power in love to show us the way to live. I’m talking about

power. Real power. Power to change the world.”

Bishop Curry often uses references from African American culture

and the Civil Rights Movement when explaining how the Jesus

Movement might work. When asked how we can follow Jesus in the

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way of love in a world that is profoundly unloving—he quoted this traditional spiritual,

I got my hand on the Gospel plow

Wouldn’t take nothin’ for my journey now

Keep your eyes on the prize

Hold on, hold on

Keep your eyes on the prize

Hold on

So, if you want to know how love can prevail in an unloving world, “Keep your eyes on the

prize! Keep your eyes focused on this Jesus, on his teachings, on his spirit, abide with him,

dwell with him, live in him, when you live in him, guess what? He’ll start living in you!”

Michael Curry, our presiding Bishop, has given us Episcopalians our marching orders:

My brothers and sisters, I am asking us as the Episcopal Church, no, asking us as

individual Episcopalians, asking us as the Episcopal Branch of the Jesus Movement,

before you begin your day, meditate on the life and teachings of Jesus. I am asking

you to make that commitment. And nobody’s going to know but you and God, but I

am asking you to make the commitment.

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Youth Ministries

There is exciting news for the youth of St. Barnabas and their

families. Karen Young, whom you may know as the person who

has produced our awesome Vacation Bible Schools for the past

three years, has been appointed Coordinator of Youth Ministries.

She has been calling the parents of St. Barnabas youth and is

currently assembling a team that will guide our youth into a

deeper relationship with God.

Karen and her family have been members of St. Barnabas for

over ten years. When Karen is not at St. Barnabas, she teaches

Special Ed at the Elementary School, and spends time with her

children, Allison and Barrett.

On Sunday, September 9, Sunday classes for St. Barnabas youth will begin.

Fr. Jeff will be leading a Confirmation Class for youth 13 years and older.

Fr. Bur will be preparing children ages four to eight years for First Communion.

Youth in grades three to five and middle school will be in Sunday School classes.

The staff are thrilled that Karen has accepted this important responsibility and look forward to

working with her. Please join us in welcoming her.

Look for news about our Youth Ministries in the Encourager each month.

The Rev. Mary Ann Garrett will facilitate a course based on the best-

selling book by Dr. Atul Gawande—Being Mortal: Medicine and What

Matters in the End.

Our humanity is a marvelous thing. One aspect of it, though, is that we

are mortal. We die. Modern medicine looks at healing.

Dr. Gawande discovered that dealing with end of life

issues was not a part of his medical education nor

was it part of normative medical practice. This book is

a personal meditation on how we can better live with age-related frailty,

serious illness and approaching death. He gives a dignified voice to

older people in the process of losing their independence. Readers will

see the world from their perspective, not just those of their physicians

and family members.

The Heart of Christianity, a DVD series of talks by Marcus Borg will be

featured in a new class that will be facilitated by Julie

Roseberry. Marcus J. Borg was an American New

Testament scholar and theologian. He was among the

most widely known and influential voices in progressive

Christianity. As a fellow of the Jesus Seminar, Borg was

a major figure in historical Jesus scholarship. In these

talks, Borg discusses what it means to be a Christian

today, in a traditional or an emerging paradigm, in the modern and post-

modern world of science, historical scholarship, pluralism and cultural diversity. Borg

leads participants to rediscover a life of faith and become passionate believers.

St. Barnabas Wisdom School Offers Two New Classes

Marcus J. Borg

Dr. Atul Gawande

Wisdom School classes will be held on Thursdays, Sept. 6 – Nov. 15, 2018.

Contemplative prayer will be offered in the Sanctuary at 5:45 p.m.

Participants will meet in the Parish Hall at 6:15 p.m.

Classes will meet from 6:30—8 p.m.

The fee for each course is a one-time payment of $10. You can buy books in the

office or on the first evening. Register on line at www.stbarnabasfbg.org or by

calling the office at (830) 997-5762. For more information, call Debbie Gorden at

(830) 285-7668.

VBS WAS AWESOME!

Snacks were

over the top!

Smiles Were Everywhere!

Activities and

Crafts

Were Gr-r-r-eat!

2nd Quarter Financial Report

Cash in the Bank (unrestricted) $278,493.

Balance Sheet:

Monthly Operations +$27,002 (explained below)

Moms Morning Off - -$ 2,166 (explained below)

Prepaid Pledges/Gifts +$30,423 remaining balance of $60,850

Restricted Funds +$ 4,109

Significant activity from restricted funds was as follows; Previous Years Surplus (-$9,900),

Building Fund (-$3,318), Dugat MMO Scholarship (+$2,430), Endowment (+$2,117), Rector

Discretionary (+$1,571).

Monthly Operations: We had a great 2nd quarter. An anonymous donor gave us $100,000 to

help us with this year’s and future years’ budgets. This will help us have the staff we need to

serve a growing congregation. After receiving the donation, the Vestry decided to retroactively

give the staff a 3.5% salary increase and increased the budgets to the ministry area. The new

income budget is now $593,014 (previous $567,814). The new expense budget is $592,635

(previous $567,765). At the end of the quarter we find that we are slightly under the income

budget (actuals of $288,015 vs. budgeted $296,502). Expenses are slightly under budget

(actuals of $291,740 vs. budgeted $302,622) The net result is that we are pretty much right on

budget on a YTD basis.

MMO: MMO 2018-2019 will begin August 20 with 40 students and a waiting list. MMO has a

YTD surplus of $1,904 that is mostly due to prepayments of tuition and will be used to pay

expenses later.

St Barnabas Financials as of June 30, 2018

Qtr2

Apr-Jun

Actuals

Quarterly

Budget

$ +/-

Budget

Qtr 2 YTD

Actuals

YTD

Budget

$ +/-

Budget

Annual

Budget

Income 158,021 148,251 9,770 288,015 296,502 -8,487 593,014

Expenses:

Staff 89,125 97,434 -8,309 201,370 207,462 -6,092 402,337

Operating 18,463 18,879 -416 42,117 37,758 4,359 75,500

Ministry 5,719 10,989 -5,270 12,829 21,978 -9,149 43,950

Apportionment 17,712 17,712 0 35,424 35,424 0 70,848

Total Expenses 131,019 145,014 -13,995 291,740 302,622 -10,882 592,635

Net Income 27,002 3,237 23,765 -3,725 -6,120 2,395 379

The Lord

is my

shepherd Psalm 23

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

Sun Mon Tues Wed Fri Sat 8 p.m. in the CEB

6:30 p.m. on Monday and Friday

Thurs, Closed Meeting (Women) 7 p.m. in the CEB

AL-ANON

Monday—6:30 p.m. in the CEB

Friday—6:30 p.m. in the CEB

BELL CHOIR

Resumes in September

MEN’S BIBLE STUDY

Monday—7 a.m. in the Library

BOY SCOUT TROOP 137

Tuesday—6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall

COMMUNITY DINNER

Sunday—5:30 to 6:30 p.m.in the Parish Hall

CHOIR

Wednesday—7:30 p.m., Resumes in Sept.

DAUGHTERS OF THE KING

2nd Saturday, 9:30 a.m., resumes September 8

EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY

Begins Aug. 31, Friday, at 1 p.m. in the CEB

KITCHEN TABLE BIBLE STUDY

Thursday—10-11:45 a.m., resumes in October

KNIT-WITS (KNITTING GROUP)

Wednesday—3 p.m. in the CEB

LADIES’ LUNCH

3rd Thursday—11:45 a.m. at the Herb Farm

LIBRARY GUILD

1st Thursday — 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.—Library

MEN’S BREAKFAST

Thursday—7 a.m. in the Parish Hall

MMO (MOM’S MORNING OFF)

Begins August 20, Monday, at 9 a.m.

VESTRY MEETING

3rd Monday of the month at 5 p.m.

WISDOM SCHOOL Living Presence: Tuesday, 11:30 a.m.—Library

Contemplative Prayer: 5:45 p.m., Thursday, Sanctuary

Heart of Christianity: Thursday, 6:15 p.m.—Parish Hall

Being Mortal: Thursday, 6:15 p.m.—Parish Hall

Meetings & Ministries

August Anniversaries

1st Day of FISD—August 13

1st Day of MMO—August 20

1st Day of EfM—August 31

DOK Meeting—September 8

Wisdom School—September 6

Youth Sunday School—Sept. 9

Choir Practice Resumes Sept.

Bells Practice Resumes Sept.

Sewing Saints—September 11

Bible Study: The Path— October

Dates to Remember

August Birthdays 1st Ric McCormick

2nd Sheila Dubois

Kathryn Hamby

Bob Quinn

4th Beverly Hall

Kathy Hooper

5th Gerry Bishop

Gracie Bush

Bernadine Swanzy

6th Stella McMurrey

8th BetLu Roquemore

Rick Soderstrom

9th Jefferson Brinker

Jeremy Brinker

10th Katharine Brundrett

11th John Wallace

12th Emily Bowyer

Cynthia England

13th Aaron Beeman

George Edmonston

Saeng Phet Pornphet

14th Bud Arnold

16th Belton McMurrey

Jaydean Young

18th Henry Alvarez

Matt Laman

Dale Looney

19th Cassidy Kothmann

Diane Smith

21st Bill Agnew

Mason Dickerson

Meredith Plesko

22nd Julia Daily

Hall Hammond

Mary Priestly

23rd David Kemp

24th Thomas Marschall

25th John Brocksch

26th Debra Oates

27th Stephaney Burns

Charlie Wilson

28th Jon Pankratz

30th Sarah Campbell

Judy Chase

Carol Schreider

Mike Shaw, Sr.

31 Beverly Bowie

31 Jeff Hammond

9th Mike & Shari Massengale

10th Dick & Jane Elwood

David & Linda Kemp

13th James & Virginia Muncey

Jack & Bernadine Swanzy

14th Bob & Linda Bates

19th Robert & Abban Lastovica

26th Walt & Sue Biddle

29th Fred & Nancy Grimes

CHURCH CLERGY AND STAFF:

Rector: The Rev. Jeff Hammond

Assistant Rector: The Rev. Bur Dobbins

Lay Pastoral Minister: Morey Weldon

Clergy Associate: The Rev. Dr. Dyana Orrin

Clergy Associate: The Rev. Anne Finn

Clergy Associate: The Rev. Tom Luck

Parish Administrator: Rachael Cole

Office Assistant: Carol Schreider

Youth Ministry Coordinator: Karen Young

Director of Music: Hazel Hanson

Lay Ministry Coordinator: Steve Neale

Mom’s Morning Off Director: Deanne Moellering

Nursery Director: Kathleen Meurer

Housekeeper: Patty Ramirez

Return Service Requested

Coming Soon—The Path In October, the Women’s Kitchen Table Bible Study Group will embark

on an adventure with he Bible using The Path: A Journey Through the

Bible. The Path, which was endorsed by our Bishops at Council this

past February, is the story of the Bible, excerpted and condensed so

that it is easy to read. Reading the Path, the group will experience the

stories of men and women who have struggled to follow God’s call.

The Path’s selected texts cover most of the “great landmarks” of the

Bible, within their context as parts of the sweeping story of God’s great love for us.

Additional notes, summaries, and questions provide various ways to engage with the

stories. The Path is published by Forward Movement and edited by Melody Wilson Shobe

and David Creech.

The Women’s Kitchen Table Bible Study meets weekly on Thursdays from 10 to 11:30

a.m. at members’ homes. Call Bernadine Swanzy at 830-997-3263 or Marti Davis at 830-

997-1947 for more information and to join the group on this exciting journey.

All St. Barnabas women are welcome!