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The Journal of
St Matthewrsquos Corner of 16th St amp Cheyenne Avenue Alliance Nebraska 69301
And
Calvary Hyannis PO Box 80
Hyannis NE 69350
August and September 2011
St Matthewrsquos Episcopal Church Location 312 W 16th Street mdash Mail PO Box 430
Alliance Nebraska 69301
The Rev Donald M Huber Rector
The Rev Cheryl Harris Deacon
All of our Parishioners Ministers of the Gospel
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
St Matthewrsquos is a Christian Community that
comes together in prayer worship and
service As members of the body of Christ
we acknowledge Jesus as our Lord and
Savior and as Head of the Church we serve
and minister to one another in love we
respect and promote the dignity of every
human being Our doors are open to all and
we invite you to join us
Standing Notices Illness The parish clergy should be contacted in times of pastoral need illness bereavement and other personal crisis In emergencies please do not hesitate to call the Rector Fr Don Huber 308-762-2179 or Deacon Cheryl Harris 762-4346
Baptism Those seeking baptism should contact the rector
Confirmation Those seeking confirmation should contact the rector Active church participation is expected of all those seeking to be confirmed
Marriage Marriage dates should be scheduled in coordination with the Rector and the Parish Administrator Several months of pre-marriage counseling are expected prior to the actual wedding date Donrsquot wait until the last minute there are restrictive time requirements and possible conflicts with dates and the availability of the church
Death Do not hesitate to contact the clergy at or near the time of death of a friend or relative Burial Arrangements for Christian Burial can be made with the rector and are usually coordinated with the funeral home
St MATTHEWrsquoS CHURCH OFFICE Office Hours Monday thru Thursday - 1000 AM - 1230 PM and
130 PM - 400 PM Office Phone (308) 762-1965 Rectory Phone (308) 762ndash2179
Parish Office mdash Beth Huber
MATTHEWrsquoS
MISSIVES PO Box 430
Alliance Nebraska 69301
Beth Huber Editor
Published monthly for the parishioners and friends of St Matthewrsquos Parish
copyCopyright 2007 St Matthewrsquos Episcopal Church Alliance Nebraska All rights reserved No portion of this publication may be reproduced without the
expressed permission of the rector and the appropriate authors
P A R I S H L E A D E R S H I P
St MATTHEWrsquoS VESTRY Wardens
Mark Cover ndash Senior Warden Mike Dietrich ndash Junior Warden
Vestry Members
Melba Dickenson Dean Huckfeldt Kaye Hempel Treasurer
Kristy Dietrich Clerk of the Vestry
Melba Dickenson
Parish Organizations ALTAR GUILD
Margaret Weekes ST MATTHEWrsquoS GUILD
Elaine Hall - Convenor OUTREACH COMMITTEE
Pat Zobel PRAYER CHAIN
Cheryl Harris LAY READERS GUILD
Bill Reno ACOLYTE MASTERS
Pat Zobel amp Anne Adam NEWSLETTER
Beth Huber Editor
Ministers of Music MUSICIANS
Sue Dimmitt Cynthia Horn (Second Sunday)
Charles Plantz (as available)
St Matthewrsquos Website st-matthews-church-allianceepiscopal-neorg
E-Mail Addresses Fr Don Huber rectorstmhotmailcom Parish Administrator stmatthewshotmailcom
- 3 -
Dear Friends
In my ldquoFrom the Rectorrdquo articles I try to tackle difficult issues that we all face in life and apply the Scripture and the teachings of the church to them in order to give us strength and hope for the future In this article I want to talk to you about something that is important and vital to the strength and the future of St Matthewrsquos and Calvary Parishes Ministry
A minister is who we are in Godrsquos plan Ministry is what we do to share the love of God with others Christ called us to ministry The Holy Spirit empowers us for ministry The judgment Jesus described in Matthew 25 is based on how well we did our ministry Without ministry we donrsquot have a church and Godrsquos love goes unknown When we do not take our rightful place in ministry we let God down
There are many ways to express our ministry There are outreach ministries like the Mission Store There are teaching ministries like Christian Education There are service ministries like Eucharistic Visitor visiting the sick and those who can not attend church
There are worship ministries like Lay Reader Lay Preacher and Worship Leader There are ordained ministries like Deacon and Priest
St Matthewrsquos has been blessed with two wonderful deacons John and Cheryl have done much to keep the ministry of this church alive and well through visitation outreach worship preaching and teaching In truth John and Cheryl have gone well beyond the ministry of a Deacon in their work among us However John is now retired and Cheryl is looking toward taking more time in the future to travel with Todd for family and fun This is one of the reasons that St Matthewrsquos and Calvary will be experiencing more Morning Prayer this vacation season We should all be thinking about how ministry will continue in our parishes Without the support of committed people willing to take a place and share in the ministry of the church lay and ordained the future of our parishes and our ministries is in doubt Ministry is our next big step forward
I am asking all members of St Matthewrsquos to consider what they may have been hearing God call them to do and become in ministry Have you been feeling a call to ordained ministry To a ministry of visitation To an outreach ministry If so consider it deeply prayerfully and seriously Read my note on the Shared Ministry Program come and visit with me about your call
I know God is calling That is what God does Are we listening
+Fr Don
- 4 -
We have been given a wonderful
opportunity for growing and
developing our gifts for ministry It is
called the Shared Ministry Program
And what is great is that we donrsquot
have to drive to Omaha or Kearney
or North Platte to be part of it St
Matthewrsquos has been designated a
model parish and the program will
be taught right here in our
undercroft on the third Saturdays of
SEPTEMBER OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER OF
2011 AND JANUARY THROUGH APRIL OF
2012
Why is this a great opportunity for us
FIRST as I have been preaching and
teaching for the past few years and
as the catechism states following
Christ requires us to share our gifts
with others and to take our place as
ministers in the church (BCP page
855)
Q Who are the ministers of the
Church
A The ministers of the Church are lay
persons bishops priests and
deacons
Q What is the ministry of the laity
A The ministry of lay persons is to
represent Christ and his Church to
bear witness to him wherever they
may be and according to the gifts
given them to carry on Christrsquos work
of reconciliation in the world and to
take their place in the life worship
and governance of the Church
SECOND sharing our gifts and
ministering in his name is what Jesus
called us to do and he sent us the
Holy Spirit to empower us for ministry
St Paul calls us the ldquoambassadors of
Christ a royal priesthood a kingdom
of priests to serve our Godrdquo Sharing
our gifts with others and taking our
place as ministers of the church is
Biblical
THIRD it will be a wonderful
opportunity to increase our
knowledge of the church and its
varied ministries I have had many
people in St Matthewrsquos and Calvary
tell me I wish I knew more about the
Bible Church History the Prayer
Book our worship etc This is your
chance to learn all these things and
more
By offering to God and the church
seven (7) Saturdays from September
to April you can participate in
classes on Church History The Prayer
Book The Constitution and Canons
Scripture creating a healthy church
environment and preaching
This is an incredible opportunity and
it is free Honestly it would a tragedy
if we let this opportunity pass without
taking full advantage of it
FR DON AND BETH WILL BE ON
VACATION from Monday August 29
through Saturday October 1
- 5 -
ST JOHNrsquoS UNITED LUTHERAN has invited the members of St Matthewrsquos to join them in worship and fellowship on Sunday August 28 at 1000 AM in Central Park
Please bring your lawn chairs At 1130 AM there will be a western feast (Last Names A-J please bring a meat dish and K-Z please bring a side dish salad or dessert) A horseshoe tournament will be held at 1230 PM (Who will get the traveling trophy St Matthewrsquos won last year) A concert by the Heritage Village Cowboys (Chuck Biegler and Jim Lovell) will be held at 100 PM Please mark your calendars No service at St Matthewrsquos on August 28
TUESDAY AFTERNOON BIBLE STUDY will resume on September 13 If Ellen Lierk is free possibly shell bring some of her pictures taken when she visited the Holy Land We meet at 415 PM in the Undercroft All are welcome We have some pretty good discussions and enjoy the fellowship
ST MATTHEWrsquoS RAFFLE ndash St Matthewrsquos Guild would like to thank Archie Lawrence for making the beautiful horse we have been raffling and to both he and Janice for transporting it to the Heritage Days sale and picking it up at the end It was greatly appreciated Also I would like to thank the workers ndash Marilyn Reddish Bob Watt Sherrie Feddersen Melba Dickenson Pat Borg
Bobbie Ferguson Janice Lawrence and Barbara Bignell Without you we could not have had the raffle A special thank you to Beth Huber for printing up the tickets We were disappointed in the turn out down town and believe it was because of the heat We are selling tickets until the 1st of August so if you have not purchased your ticket(s) please call me or any Guild member and they will get you a ticket We are still trying to reach our goal and hope we will by fall Thanks again to all of our loyal parishioners who always participate with a smile ndash thanks again for stepping up
Also very special thanks to all who have purchased a square to help with the project The squares are still available
Elaine Hall St Matthewrsquos Guild
FR DONrsquoS BLOG can be accessed at
httpagriesticfatherwordpresscom
A blog (a blend of the term web log)[1]
is a
type of website or part of a website Blogs
are usually maintained by an individual with
regular entries of commentary descriptions
of events or other material such as graphics
or video Entries are commonly displayed in
reverse-chronological order Most blogs are
interactive allowing visitors to leave
comments and even message each other via
widgets on the blogs and it is this
interactivity that distinguishes them from
other static websites[2]
- 6 -
BISHOP ELECT J SCOTT BARKER will
be in western Nebraska the last week of September He would like to have an opportunity to visit with and get to know members of the congregations What a wonderful opportunity for us to share with Bishop Elect Barker our hopes dreams and faith journeys At the time of this newsletter we do not have a specific date that he will be in AllianceHyannis Kate Baxley from the Diocese will be in touch with Vestry members Mike Dietrich and Kaye Hempel to make arrangements ie date and time If you would be willing to help out in any way please contact either Mike or Kaye And please keep some dates open the last week of September to meet Bishop Elect Barker
SUNDAY SCHOOL will resume on
Sunday September 11 A teachers meeting will be held in August
MONDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY will
meet on August 15 and August 22 It will resume on a regular basis on Monday October 17
CALVARY VESTRY will meet Sunday
September 11 at 900 AM before church
CONSECRATION OF BISHOP ELECT J
SCOTT BARKER is scheduled for 100
PM on Saturday October 8 at the
Embassy Suites Omaha-LaVista Hotel
Conference Center
Where to begin For me our Mission
Trip with On Eagles Wings was an
experience of learning growing
and questioning in addition to an
adventure that I relate to the
ldquoAmazing Racerdquo and ldquoSurvivorrdquo
My first experience of ldquoSurvivorrdquo was
the flight from Scottsbluff to Denver
It was a tad bit bumpy (okay a
whole lot bumpy) I had taken the
combination of over-the-counter
medicines that I found to work for
me for motion sickness but this
combination was not enough for this
flight I was praying for a smooth
flight and a safe landing and
wondering what the rest of our
mission trip was going to be like if it
was starting out like this and also
thinking if I survive this flight ndash on the
return we are renting a car and
driving from Denver to Alliance
Fast forward to Bible School The
theme was SPLASH ndash Show People
Love and Share Happiness I was
definitely stepping out of my comfort
zone ndash outside of the US in a
community and around people that
are different from what I know and
helping teach Bible school What
had I gotten myself into I felt
comfortable to some extent
- 7 -
because I was with Don and knew I
could and would be relying on him
for his knowledge sense of humor
along with his caring and loving
attitude
Bible school was similar to our flight
from Scottsbluff to Denver ndash ups
(getting to know children seeing
their creativity laughter learning
new words children being at Bible
school at least 30 minutes early ndash
waiting for us to arrive so Bible school
could start) and downs (witnessing
hunger frustration anger sadness --
not at Don but at situations that
arose) and learning to let go I am
still processing some of the
experiences and trying to listen to
what God is telling me In the near
future Don and I will be hosting a
presentation (with photos and
discussion) of our mission trip with On
Eagles Wings
The one thing that I am sure about is
that if we believe we should be
sharing Jesus with others
Beth Huber
August
5 ndash Kaye Hempel 6 ndash Deb Cover 8 ndash Jess Wimmer 9 ndash Tammy Mowry 12 ndash Jake McCaffrey 14 ndash Dean amp Linda Huckfeldt 16 ndash Joe amp Margaret Weekes 16 ndash Tom amp Kleo Dredla 20 ndash Debbie Clarke 21 ndash Margaret Weekes
21 ndash Ken amp Lynda Wood 22 ndash Dixie Parkison 22 ndash LeeAnn Merrihew 26 ndash Makaya Reza 26 ndash Bud amp Frances Davis 28 ndash Kathy Worley 30 ndash Mike amp Beth Mittlestadt 30 ndash Bob amp Elaine Hall 31 ndash Mike Dietrich 31 ndash Monte Garner
September
4 ndash JR Dyer 5 ndash Mike amp Helen Dafney 8 ndash Tim Cover 13 ndash Mike Dafney 18 ndash Wayne Zobel 20 ndash John Cover 25 ndash Gery amp Vicki Boldt 26 ndash Lynda Wood 26 ndash Cody Clarke 29 ndash Eric Bates
October
2 ndash Jerry amp Cheryl Merrihew 3 ndash Cheryl Harris 3 ndash Steve Mracek 3 ndash Bill amp Sandi Reno 6 ndash Vicki Dickenson 7 ndash Ole Anderson 9 ndash Cathe McCaffrey 10 ndash Kendra Ash 11 ndash Elaine Hall 11 ndash Scott Bates 14 ndash Elizabeth Mittlestadt 18 ndash Charlotte Moravek 20 ndash Dale Borg 20 ndash Robert Hall 24 ndash Jane Bowhay 26 ndash Julie Hansen 28 ndash Gregg amp Cathe McCaffrey 28 ndash Hunter John Cover 29 ndash Jim amp Sharon Applegarth 29 ndash Steve Clarke 31 ndash Kathy Graham 31 ndash John amp Anne Adam
- 8 -
ST MATTHEWrsquoS SUNDAY SERVICE SCHEDULE
DATE CELEBRANT LESSONS PRAYERS ACOLYTE MUSICIAN
August 7 Morning Prayer Bill Reno Leader
Pat Zobel Pat Zobel Anne Adam Susan Dimmitt
August 14 Fr Don Doug Dietrich Kathy Worley Jake McCaffrey
Cynthia Horn
August 21 Morning Prayer Bill Reno Leader
Kristy Dietrich Kristy Dietrich Kathy Graham Susan Dimmitt
August 28 Service in the Park
Kathy Graham Charles Plantz Pat Zobel
DATE CELEBRANT LESSONS PRAYERS ACOLYTE MUSICIAN
September 4 Morning Prayer Charles Plantz Leader
Suzi Lore Suzi Lore Kathy Graham
Susan Dimmitt
September 11 Morning Prayer Charles Plantz Leader
Pat Zobel Pat Zobel Jake McCaffrey
Cynthia Horn
September 18 Deacon Cheryl Bill Reno Kristy Dietrich Pat Zobel Susan Dimmitt
September 25 Deacon Cheryl Doug Dietrich Kathy Graham
Anne Adam Susan Dimmitt
DATE CELEBRANT LESSONS PRAYERS ACOLYTE MUSICIAN
October 2 Fr Don Kathy Graham Beth Huber Anne Adam Susan Dimmitt
October 9 TBA Doug Dietrich Charles Plantz
Jake McCaffrey
Cynthia Horn
October 16 Deacon Cheryl Bill Reno Pat Zobel Kathy Graham
Susan Dimmitt
October 23 Fr Don Kristy Dietrich Kathy Worley Pat Zobel Susan Dimmitt
October 30 Fr Don Beth Huber Suzi Lore Kathy Graham
Susan Dimmitt
- 9 -
ST MATTHEWrsquoS WEDNESDAY AND GOOD SAM SERVICE SCHEDULE
DATE CELEBRANT
AUGUST Fr Don
Holy Eucharist the following Wednesdays in
August 3 10 17 and 24
530 PM Holy Eucharist - Chapel
August 18 Fr Don 900 AM Service at Good Sam
August 31 TBA 530 PM Evening Prayer - Chapel
SEPTEMBER TBA Wednesdays in September will be Evening Prayer
530 PM Evening Prayer - Chapel
September 15 Deacon Cheryl 900 AM Service at Good Sam
OCTOBER Fr Don Wednesdays in October
530 PM Holy Eucharist ndash Chapel
October 20 Fr Don 900 AM Service at Good Sam
CALVARY HYANNIS SERVICE SCHEDULE
DATE TIME CELEBRANT READER GREET amp TREAT
August 7 400 PM Morning Prayer Marina Garner Steve amp Debbie Clarke
August 14 1000 AM Deacon Cheryl Kathy Cover Harry amp LeeAnn Merrihew
August 21 1000 AM Fr Don Sharon Applegarth Joy Boyer
August 28 1000 AM Morning Prayer Leslie Roseberry Julie Hansen
September 4 400 PM Morning Prayer Joy Boyer Steve amp Kendra Ash
September 11 1000 AM Deacon Cheryl Marina Garner Tom amp Kleo Dredla
September 18 1000 AM Morning Prayer Kathy Cover Tim amp Kathy Cover
September 25 1000 AM Morning Prayer Marina Garner Mark amp Leslie Roseberry
October 2 400 PM Fr Don Leslie Roseberry Harry amp LeeAnn Merrihew
October 9 1000 AM Deacon Cheryl Sharon Applegarth Jim amp Sharon Applegarth
October 16 1000 AM Fr Don Joy Boyer Joy Boyer
October 23 1000 AM Morning Prayer Kathy Cover Kurt amp Peg Fosdick
October 30 400 PM Fr Don Marina Garner Chris amp Crystal Cover
- 10 -
St Matthewrsquos Parish Location 312 West 16
th Street
MAIL ADDRESS PO Box 430 Alliance Nebraska 69301 Return Service Requested
The best thing you can do to conserve water and CO2 in
your community is to reduce the amount of landscaping
required to maintain your yard
Try Xeriscaping You may even save yourself some time
and effort by using native plants that require less
maintenance Xeriscaping is a way to garden using a
minimum of water and energy The following techniques
are a must in dry weather climes but also provide useful
guidelines for environmentally conscious gardeners
everywhere
o Group plants by their water needs When possible
put high-need plants in naturally wetter areas of
your property
o Test your soil Add organic matter when necessary
ndash maybe from your own compost pile ndash to increase
your soilrsquos water-holding capacity
o Mulch Cover plant beds with composted leaves
or grass to help retain moisture
o Plant native species Plants that have evolved in
your arearsquos climate are more naturally adapted to
its water conditions
St Matthewrsquos Episcopal Church Location 312 W 16th Street mdash Mail PO Box 430
Alliance Nebraska 69301
The Rev Donald M Huber Rector
The Rev Cheryl Harris Deacon
All of our Parishioners Ministers of the Gospel
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
St Matthewrsquos is a Christian Community that
comes together in prayer worship and
service As members of the body of Christ
we acknowledge Jesus as our Lord and
Savior and as Head of the Church we serve
and minister to one another in love we
respect and promote the dignity of every
human being Our doors are open to all and
we invite you to join us
Standing Notices Illness The parish clergy should be contacted in times of pastoral need illness bereavement and other personal crisis In emergencies please do not hesitate to call the Rector Fr Don Huber 308-762-2179 or Deacon Cheryl Harris 762-4346
Baptism Those seeking baptism should contact the rector
Confirmation Those seeking confirmation should contact the rector Active church participation is expected of all those seeking to be confirmed
Marriage Marriage dates should be scheduled in coordination with the Rector and the Parish Administrator Several months of pre-marriage counseling are expected prior to the actual wedding date Donrsquot wait until the last minute there are restrictive time requirements and possible conflicts with dates and the availability of the church
Death Do not hesitate to contact the clergy at or near the time of death of a friend or relative Burial Arrangements for Christian Burial can be made with the rector and are usually coordinated with the funeral home
St MATTHEWrsquoS CHURCH OFFICE Office Hours Monday thru Thursday - 1000 AM - 1230 PM and
130 PM - 400 PM Office Phone (308) 762-1965 Rectory Phone (308) 762ndash2179
Parish Office mdash Beth Huber
MATTHEWrsquoS
MISSIVES PO Box 430
Alliance Nebraska 69301
Beth Huber Editor
Published monthly for the parishioners and friends of St Matthewrsquos Parish
copyCopyright 2007 St Matthewrsquos Episcopal Church Alliance Nebraska All rights reserved No portion of this publication may be reproduced without the
expressed permission of the rector and the appropriate authors
P A R I S H L E A D E R S H I P
St MATTHEWrsquoS VESTRY Wardens
Mark Cover ndash Senior Warden Mike Dietrich ndash Junior Warden
Vestry Members
Melba Dickenson Dean Huckfeldt Kaye Hempel Treasurer
Kristy Dietrich Clerk of the Vestry
Melba Dickenson
Parish Organizations ALTAR GUILD
Margaret Weekes ST MATTHEWrsquoS GUILD
Elaine Hall - Convenor OUTREACH COMMITTEE
Pat Zobel PRAYER CHAIN
Cheryl Harris LAY READERS GUILD
Bill Reno ACOLYTE MASTERS
Pat Zobel amp Anne Adam NEWSLETTER
Beth Huber Editor
Ministers of Music MUSICIANS
Sue Dimmitt Cynthia Horn (Second Sunday)
Charles Plantz (as available)
St Matthewrsquos Website st-matthews-church-allianceepiscopal-neorg
E-Mail Addresses Fr Don Huber rectorstmhotmailcom Parish Administrator stmatthewshotmailcom
- 3 -
Dear Friends
In my ldquoFrom the Rectorrdquo articles I try to tackle difficult issues that we all face in life and apply the Scripture and the teachings of the church to them in order to give us strength and hope for the future In this article I want to talk to you about something that is important and vital to the strength and the future of St Matthewrsquos and Calvary Parishes Ministry
A minister is who we are in Godrsquos plan Ministry is what we do to share the love of God with others Christ called us to ministry The Holy Spirit empowers us for ministry The judgment Jesus described in Matthew 25 is based on how well we did our ministry Without ministry we donrsquot have a church and Godrsquos love goes unknown When we do not take our rightful place in ministry we let God down
There are many ways to express our ministry There are outreach ministries like the Mission Store There are teaching ministries like Christian Education There are service ministries like Eucharistic Visitor visiting the sick and those who can not attend church
There are worship ministries like Lay Reader Lay Preacher and Worship Leader There are ordained ministries like Deacon and Priest
St Matthewrsquos has been blessed with two wonderful deacons John and Cheryl have done much to keep the ministry of this church alive and well through visitation outreach worship preaching and teaching In truth John and Cheryl have gone well beyond the ministry of a Deacon in their work among us However John is now retired and Cheryl is looking toward taking more time in the future to travel with Todd for family and fun This is one of the reasons that St Matthewrsquos and Calvary will be experiencing more Morning Prayer this vacation season We should all be thinking about how ministry will continue in our parishes Without the support of committed people willing to take a place and share in the ministry of the church lay and ordained the future of our parishes and our ministries is in doubt Ministry is our next big step forward
I am asking all members of St Matthewrsquos to consider what they may have been hearing God call them to do and become in ministry Have you been feeling a call to ordained ministry To a ministry of visitation To an outreach ministry If so consider it deeply prayerfully and seriously Read my note on the Shared Ministry Program come and visit with me about your call
I know God is calling That is what God does Are we listening
+Fr Don
- 4 -
We have been given a wonderful
opportunity for growing and
developing our gifts for ministry It is
called the Shared Ministry Program
And what is great is that we donrsquot
have to drive to Omaha or Kearney
or North Platte to be part of it St
Matthewrsquos has been designated a
model parish and the program will
be taught right here in our
undercroft on the third Saturdays of
SEPTEMBER OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER OF
2011 AND JANUARY THROUGH APRIL OF
2012
Why is this a great opportunity for us
FIRST as I have been preaching and
teaching for the past few years and
as the catechism states following
Christ requires us to share our gifts
with others and to take our place as
ministers in the church (BCP page
855)
Q Who are the ministers of the
Church
A The ministers of the Church are lay
persons bishops priests and
deacons
Q What is the ministry of the laity
A The ministry of lay persons is to
represent Christ and his Church to
bear witness to him wherever they
may be and according to the gifts
given them to carry on Christrsquos work
of reconciliation in the world and to
take their place in the life worship
and governance of the Church
SECOND sharing our gifts and
ministering in his name is what Jesus
called us to do and he sent us the
Holy Spirit to empower us for ministry
St Paul calls us the ldquoambassadors of
Christ a royal priesthood a kingdom
of priests to serve our Godrdquo Sharing
our gifts with others and taking our
place as ministers of the church is
Biblical
THIRD it will be a wonderful
opportunity to increase our
knowledge of the church and its
varied ministries I have had many
people in St Matthewrsquos and Calvary
tell me I wish I knew more about the
Bible Church History the Prayer
Book our worship etc This is your
chance to learn all these things and
more
By offering to God and the church
seven (7) Saturdays from September
to April you can participate in
classes on Church History The Prayer
Book The Constitution and Canons
Scripture creating a healthy church
environment and preaching
This is an incredible opportunity and
it is free Honestly it would a tragedy
if we let this opportunity pass without
taking full advantage of it
FR DON AND BETH WILL BE ON
VACATION from Monday August 29
through Saturday October 1
- 5 -
ST JOHNrsquoS UNITED LUTHERAN has invited the members of St Matthewrsquos to join them in worship and fellowship on Sunday August 28 at 1000 AM in Central Park
Please bring your lawn chairs At 1130 AM there will be a western feast (Last Names A-J please bring a meat dish and K-Z please bring a side dish salad or dessert) A horseshoe tournament will be held at 1230 PM (Who will get the traveling trophy St Matthewrsquos won last year) A concert by the Heritage Village Cowboys (Chuck Biegler and Jim Lovell) will be held at 100 PM Please mark your calendars No service at St Matthewrsquos on August 28
TUESDAY AFTERNOON BIBLE STUDY will resume on September 13 If Ellen Lierk is free possibly shell bring some of her pictures taken when she visited the Holy Land We meet at 415 PM in the Undercroft All are welcome We have some pretty good discussions and enjoy the fellowship
ST MATTHEWrsquoS RAFFLE ndash St Matthewrsquos Guild would like to thank Archie Lawrence for making the beautiful horse we have been raffling and to both he and Janice for transporting it to the Heritage Days sale and picking it up at the end It was greatly appreciated Also I would like to thank the workers ndash Marilyn Reddish Bob Watt Sherrie Feddersen Melba Dickenson Pat Borg
Bobbie Ferguson Janice Lawrence and Barbara Bignell Without you we could not have had the raffle A special thank you to Beth Huber for printing up the tickets We were disappointed in the turn out down town and believe it was because of the heat We are selling tickets until the 1st of August so if you have not purchased your ticket(s) please call me or any Guild member and they will get you a ticket We are still trying to reach our goal and hope we will by fall Thanks again to all of our loyal parishioners who always participate with a smile ndash thanks again for stepping up
Also very special thanks to all who have purchased a square to help with the project The squares are still available
Elaine Hall St Matthewrsquos Guild
FR DONrsquoS BLOG can be accessed at
httpagriesticfatherwordpresscom
A blog (a blend of the term web log)[1]
is a
type of website or part of a website Blogs
are usually maintained by an individual with
regular entries of commentary descriptions
of events or other material such as graphics
or video Entries are commonly displayed in
reverse-chronological order Most blogs are
interactive allowing visitors to leave
comments and even message each other via
widgets on the blogs and it is this
interactivity that distinguishes them from
other static websites[2]
- 6 -
BISHOP ELECT J SCOTT BARKER will
be in western Nebraska the last week of September He would like to have an opportunity to visit with and get to know members of the congregations What a wonderful opportunity for us to share with Bishop Elect Barker our hopes dreams and faith journeys At the time of this newsletter we do not have a specific date that he will be in AllianceHyannis Kate Baxley from the Diocese will be in touch with Vestry members Mike Dietrich and Kaye Hempel to make arrangements ie date and time If you would be willing to help out in any way please contact either Mike or Kaye And please keep some dates open the last week of September to meet Bishop Elect Barker
SUNDAY SCHOOL will resume on
Sunday September 11 A teachers meeting will be held in August
MONDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY will
meet on August 15 and August 22 It will resume on a regular basis on Monday October 17
CALVARY VESTRY will meet Sunday
September 11 at 900 AM before church
CONSECRATION OF BISHOP ELECT J
SCOTT BARKER is scheduled for 100
PM on Saturday October 8 at the
Embassy Suites Omaha-LaVista Hotel
Conference Center
Where to begin For me our Mission
Trip with On Eagles Wings was an
experience of learning growing
and questioning in addition to an
adventure that I relate to the
ldquoAmazing Racerdquo and ldquoSurvivorrdquo
My first experience of ldquoSurvivorrdquo was
the flight from Scottsbluff to Denver
It was a tad bit bumpy (okay a
whole lot bumpy) I had taken the
combination of over-the-counter
medicines that I found to work for
me for motion sickness but this
combination was not enough for this
flight I was praying for a smooth
flight and a safe landing and
wondering what the rest of our
mission trip was going to be like if it
was starting out like this and also
thinking if I survive this flight ndash on the
return we are renting a car and
driving from Denver to Alliance
Fast forward to Bible School The
theme was SPLASH ndash Show People
Love and Share Happiness I was
definitely stepping out of my comfort
zone ndash outside of the US in a
community and around people that
are different from what I know and
helping teach Bible school What
had I gotten myself into I felt
comfortable to some extent
- 7 -
because I was with Don and knew I
could and would be relying on him
for his knowledge sense of humor
along with his caring and loving
attitude
Bible school was similar to our flight
from Scottsbluff to Denver ndash ups
(getting to know children seeing
their creativity laughter learning
new words children being at Bible
school at least 30 minutes early ndash
waiting for us to arrive so Bible school
could start) and downs (witnessing
hunger frustration anger sadness --
not at Don but at situations that
arose) and learning to let go I am
still processing some of the
experiences and trying to listen to
what God is telling me In the near
future Don and I will be hosting a
presentation (with photos and
discussion) of our mission trip with On
Eagles Wings
The one thing that I am sure about is
that if we believe we should be
sharing Jesus with others
Beth Huber
August
5 ndash Kaye Hempel 6 ndash Deb Cover 8 ndash Jess Wimmer 9 ndash Tammy Mowry 12 ndash Jake McCaffrey 14 ndash Dean amp Linda Huckfeldt 16 ndash Joe amp Margaret Weekes 16 ndash Tom amp Kleo Dredla 20 ndash Debbie Clarke 21 ndash Margaret Weekes
21 ndash Ken amp Lynda Wood 22 ndash Dixie Parkison 22 ndash LeeAnn Merrihew 26 ndash Makaya Reza 26 ndash Bud amp Frances Davis 28 ndash Kathy Worley 30 ndash Mike amp Beth Mittlestadt 30 ndash Bob amp Elaine Hall 31 ndash Mike Dietrich 31 ndash Monte Garner
September
4 ndash JR Dyer 5 ndash Mike amp Helen Dafney 8 ndash Tim Cover 13 ndash Mike Dafney 18 ndash Wayne Zobel 20 ndash John Cover 25 ndash Gery amp Vicki Boldt 26 ndash Lynda Wood 26 ndash Cody Clarke 29 ndash Eric Bates
October
2 ndash Jerry amp Cheryl Merrihew 3 ndash Cheryl Harris 3 ndash Steve Mracek 3 ndash Bill amp Sandi Reno 6 ndash Vicki Dickenson 7 ndash Ole Anderson 9 ndash Cathe McCaffrey 10 ndash Kendra Ash 11 ndash Elaine Hall 11 ndash Scott Bates 14 ndash Elizabeth Mittlestadt 18 ndash Charlotte Moravek 20 ndash Dale Borg 20 ndash Robert Hall 24 ndash Jane Bowhay 26 ndash Julie Hansen 28 ndash Gregg amp Cathe McCaffrey 28 ndash Hunter John Cover 29 ndash Jim amp Sharon Applegarth 29 ndash Steve Clarke 31 ndash Kathy Graham 31 ndash John amp Anne Adam
- 8 -
ST MATTHEWrsquoS SUNDAY SERVICE SCHEDULE
DATE CELEBRANT LESSONS PRAYERS ACOLYTE MUSICIAN
August 7 Morning Prayer Bill Reno Leader
Pat Zobel Pat Zobel Anne Adam Susan Dimmitt
August 14 Fr Don Doug Dietrich Kathy Worley Jake McCaffrey
Cynthia Horn
August 21 Morning Prayer Bill Reno Leader
Kristy Dietrich Kristy Dietrich Kathy Graham Susan Dimmitt
August 28 Service in the Park
Kathy Graham Charles Plantz Pat Zobel
DATE CELEBRANT LESSONS PRAYERS ACOLYTE MUSICIAN
September 4 Morning Prayer Charles Plantz Leader
Suzi Lore Suzi Lore Kathy Graham
Susan Dimmitt
September 11 Morning Prayer Charles Plantz Leader
Pat Zobel Pat Zobel Jake McCaffrey
Cynthia Horn
September 18 Deacon Cheryl Bill Reno Kristy Dietrich Pat Zobel Susan Dimmitt
September 25 Deacon Cheryl Doug Dietrich Kathy Graham
Anne Adam Susan Dimmitt
DATE CELEBRANT LESSONS PRAYERS ACOLYTE MUSICIAN
October 2 Fr Don Kathy Graham Beth Huber Anne Adam Susan Dimmitt
October 9 TBA Doug Dietrich Charles Plantz
Jake McCaffrey
Cynthia Horn
October 16 Deacon Cheryl Bill Reno Pat Zobel Kathy Graham
Susan Dimmitt
October 23 Fr Don Kristy Dietrich Kathy Worley Pat Zobel Susan Dimmitt
October 30 Fr Don Beth Huber Suzi Lore Kathy Graham
Susan Dimmitt
- 9 -
ST MATTHEWrsquoS WEDNESDAY AND GOOD SAM SERVICE SCHEDULE
DATE CELEBRANT
AUGUST Fr Don
Holy Eucharist the following Wednesdays in
August 3 10 17 and 24
530 PM Holy Eucharist - Chapel
August 18 Fr Don 900 AM Service at Good Sam
August 31 TBA 530 PM Evening Prayer - Chapel
SEPTEMBER TBA Wednesdays in September will be Evening Prayer
530 PM Evening Prayer - Chapel
September 15 Deacon Cheryl 900 AM Service at Good Sam
OCTOBER Fr Don Wednesdays in October
530 PM Holy Eucharist ndash Chapel
October 20 Fr Don 900 AM Service at Good Sam
CALVARY HYANNIS SERVICE SCHEDULE
DATE TIME CELEBRANT READER GREET amp TREAT
August 7 400 PM Morning Prayer Marina Garner Steve amp Debbie Clarke
August 14 1000 AM Deacon Cheryl Kathy Cover Harry amp LeeAnn Merrihew
August 21 1000 AM Fr Don Sharon Applegarth Joy Boyer
August 28 1000 AM Morning Prayer Leslie Roseberry Julie Hansen
September 4 400 PM Morning Prayer Joy Boyer Steve amp Kendra Ash
September 11 1000 AM Deacon Cheryl Marina Garner Tom amp Kleo Dredla
September 18 1000 AM Morning Prayer Kathy Cover Tim amp Kathy Cover
September 25 1000 AM Morning Prayer Marina Garner Mark amp Leslie Roseberry
October 2 400 PM Fr Don Leslie Roseberry Harry amp LeeAnn Merrihew
October 9 1000 AM Deacon Cheryl Sharon Applegarth Jim amp Sharon Applegarth
October 16 1000 AM Fr Don Joy Boyer Joy Boyer
October 23 1000 AM Morning Prayer Kathy Cover Kurt amp Peg Fosdick
October 30 400 PM Fr Don Marina Garner Chris amp Crystal Cover
- 10 -
St Matthewrsquos Parish Location 312 West 16
th Street
MAIL ADDRESS PO Box 430 Alliance Nebraska 69301 Return Service Requested
The best thing you can do to conserve water and CO2 in
your community is to reduce the amount of landscaping
required to maintain your yard
Try Xeriscaping You may even save yourself some time
and effort by using native plants that require less
maintenance Xeriscaping is a way to garden using a
minimum of water and energy The following techniques
are a must in dry weather climes but also provide useful
guidelines for environmentally conscious gardeners
everywhere
o Group plants by their water needs When possible
put high-need plants in naturally wetter areas of
your property
o Test your soil Add organic matter when necessary
ndash maybe from your own compost pile ndash to increase
your soilrsquos water-holding capacity
o Mulch Cover plant beds with composted leaves
or grass to help retain moisture
o Plant native species Plants that have evolved in
your arearsquos climate are more naturally adapted to
its water conditions
- 3 -
Dear Friends
In my ldquoFrom the Rectorrdquo articles I try to tackle difficult issues that we all face in life and apply the Scripture and the teachings of the church to them in order to give us strength and hope for the future In this article I want to talk to you about something that is important and vital to the strength and the future of St Matthewrsquos and Calvary Parishes Ministry
A minister is who we are in Godrsquos plan Ministry is what we do to share the love of God with others Christ called us to ministry The Holy Spirit empowers us for ministry The judgment Jesus described in Matthew 25 is based on how well we did our ministry Without ministry we donrsquot have a church and Godrsquos love goes unknown When we do not take our rightful place in ministry we let God down
There are many ways to express our ministry There are outreach ministries like the Mission Store There are teaching ministries like Christian Education There are service ministries like Eucharistic Visitor visiting the sick and those who can not attend church
There are worship ministries like Lay Reader Lay Preacher and Worship Leader There are ordained ministries like Deacon and Priest
St Matthewrsquos has been blessed with two wonderful deacons John and Cheryl have done much to keep the ministry of this church alive and well through visitation outreach worship preaching and teaching In truth John and Cheryl have gone well beyond the ministry of a Deacon in their work among us However John is now retired and Cheryl is looking toward taking more time in the future to travel with Todd for family and fun This is one of the reasons that St Matthewrsquos and Calvary will be experiencing more Morning Prayer this vacation season We should all be thinking about how ministry will continue in our parishes Without the support of committed people willing to take a place and share in the ministry of the church lay and ordained the future of our parishes and our ministries is in doubt Ministry is our next big step forward
I am asking all members of St Matthewrsquos to consider what they may have been hearing God call them to do and become in ministry Have you been feeling a call to ordained ministry To a ministry of visitation To an outreach ministry If so consider it deeply prayerfully and seriously Read my note on the Shared Ministry Program come and visit with me about your call
I know God is calling That is what God does Are we listening
+Fr Don
- 4 -
We have been given a wonderful
opportunity for growing and
developing our gifts for ministry It is
called the Shared Ministry Program
And what is great is that we donrsquot
have to drive to Omaha or Kearney
or North Platte to be part of it St
Matthewrsquos has been designated a
model parish and the program will
be taught right here in our
undercroft on the third Saturdays of
SEPTEMBER OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER OF
2011 AND JANUARY THROUGH APRIL OF
2012
Why is this a great opportunity for us
FIRST as I have been preaching and
teaching for the past few years and
as the catechism states following
Christ requires us to share our gifts
with others and to take our place as
ministers in the church (BCP page
855)
Q Who are the ministers of the
Church
A The ministers of the Church are lay
persons bishops priests and
deacons
Q What is the ministry of the laity
A The ministry of lay persons is to
represent Christ and his Church to
bear witness to him wherever they
may be and according to the gifts
given them to carry on Christrsquos work
of reconciliation in the world and to
take their place in the life worship
and governance of the Church
SECOND sharing our gifts and
ministering in his name is what Jesus
called us to do and he sent us the
Holy Spirit to empower us for ministry
St Paul calls us the ldquoambassadors of
Christ a royal priesthood a kingdom
of priests to serve our Godrdquo Sharing
our gifts with others and taking our
place as ministers of the church is
Biblical
THIRD it will be a wonderful
opportunity to increase our
knowledge of the church and its
varied ministries I have had many
people in St Matthewrsquos and Calvary
tell me I wish I knew more about the
Bible Church History the Prayer
Book our worship etc This is your
chance to learn all these things and
more
By offering to God and the church
seven (7) Saturdays from September
to April you can participate in
classes on Church History The Prayer
Book The Constitution and Canons
Scripture creating a healthy church
environment and preaching
This is an incredible opportunity and
it is free Honestly it would a tragedy
if we let this opportunity pass without
taking full advantage of it
FR DON AND BETH WILL BE ON
VACATION from Monday August 29
through Saturday October 1
- 5 -
ST JOHNrsquoS UNITED LUTHERAN has invited the members of St Matthewrsquos to join them in worship and fellowship on Sunday August 28 at 1000 AM in Central Park
Please bring your lawn chairs At 1130 AM there will be a western feast (Last Names A-J please bring a meat dish and K-Z please bring a side dish salad or dessert) A horseshoe tournament will be held at 1230 PM (Who will get the traveling trophy St Matthewrsquos won last year) A concert by the Heritage Village Cowboys (Chuck Biegler and Jim Lovell) will be held at 100 PM Please mark your calendars No service at St Matthewrsquos on August 28
TUESDAY AFTERNOON BIBLE STUDY will resume on September 13 If Ellen Lierk is free possibly shell bring some of her pictures taken when she visited the Holy Land We meet at 415 PM in the Undercroft All are welcome We have some pretty good discussions and enjoy the fellowship
ST MATTHEWrsquoS RAFFLE ndash St Matthewrsquos Guild would like to thank Archie Lawrence for making the beautiful horse we have been raffling and to both he and Janice for transporting it to the Heritage Days sale and picking it up at the end It was greatly appreciated Also I would like to thank the workers ndash Marilyn Reddish Bob Watt Sherrie Feddersen Melba Dickenson Pat Borg
Bobbie Ferguson Janice Lawrence and Barbara Bignell Without you we could not have had the raffle A special thank you to Beth Huber for printing up the tickets We were disappointed in the turn out down town and believe it was because of the heat We are selling tickets until the 1st of August so if you have not purchased your ticket(s) please call me or any Guild member and they will get you a ticket We are still trying to reach our goal and hope we will by fall Thanks again to all of our loyal parishioners who always participate with a smile ndash thanks again for stepping up
Also very special thanks to all who have purchased a square to help with the project The squares are still available
Elaine Hall St Matthewrsquos Guild
FR DONrsquoS BLOG can be accessed at
httpagriesticfatherwordpresscom
A blog (a blend of the term web log)[1]
is a
type of website or part of a website Blogs
are usually maintained by an individual with
regular entries of commentary descriptions
of events or other material such as graphics
or video Entries are commonly displayed in
reverse-chronological order Most blogs are
interactive allowing visitors to leave
comments and even message each other via
widgets on the blogs and it is this
interactivity that distinguishes them from
other static websites[2]
- 6 -
BISHOP ELECT J SCOTT BARKER will
be in western Nebraska the last week of September He would like to have an opportunity to visit with and get to know members of the congregations What a wonderful opportunity for us to share with Bishop Elect Barker our hopes dreams and faith journeys At the time of this newsletter we do not have a specific date that he will be in AllianceHyannis Kate Baxley from the Diocese will be in touch with Vestry members Mike Dietrich and Kaye Hempel to make arrangements ie date and time If you would be willing to help out in any way please contact either Mike or Kaye And please keep some dates open the last week of September to meet Bishop Elect Barker
SUNDAY SCHOOL will resume on
Sunday September 11 A teachers meeting will be held in August
MONDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY will
meet on August 15 and August 22 It will resume on a regular basis on Monday October 17
CALVARY VESTRY will meet Sunday
September 11 at 900 AM before church
CONSECRATION OF BISHOP ELECT J
SCOTT BARKER is scheduled for 100
PM on Saturday October 8 at the
Embassy Suites Omaha-LaVista Hotel
Conference Center
Where to begin For me our Mission
Trip with On Eagles Wings was an
experience of learning growing
and questioning in addition to an
adventure that I relate to the
ldquoAmazing Racerdquo and ldquoSurvivorrdquo
My first experience of ldquoSurvivorrdquo was
the flight from Scottsbluff to Denver
It was a tad bit bumpy (okay a
whole lot bumpy) I had taken the
combination of over-the-counter
medicines that I found to work for
me for motion sickness but this
combination was not enough for this
flight I was praying for a smooth
flight and a safe landing and
wondering what the rest of our
mission trip was going to be like if it
was starting out like this and also
thinking if I survive this flight ndash on the
return we are renting a car and
driving from Denver to Alliance
Fast forward to Bible School The
theme was SPLASH ndash Show People
Love and Share Happiness I was
definitely stepping out of my comfort
zone ndash outside of the US in a
community and around people that
are different from what I know and
helping teach Bible school What
had I gotten myself into I felt
comfortable to some extent
- 7 -
because I was with Don and knew I
could and would be relying on him
for his knowledge sense of humor
along with his caring and loving
attitude
Bible school was similar to our flight
from Scottsbluff to Denver ndash ups
(getting to know children seeing
their creativity laughter learning
new words children being at Bible
school at least 30 minutes early ndash
waiting for us to arrive so Bible school
could start) and downs (witnessing
hunger frustration anger sadness --
not at Don but at situations that
arose) and learning to let go I am
still processing some of the
experiences and trying to listen to
what God is telling me In the near
future Don and I will be hosting a
presentation (with photos and
discussion) of our mission trip with On
Eagles Wings
The one thing that I am sure about is
that if we believe we should be
sharing Jesus with others
Beth Huber
August
5 ndash Kaye Hempel 6 ndash Deb Cover 8 ndash Jess Wimmer 9 ndash Tammy Mowry 12 ndash Jake McCaffrey 14 ndash Dean amp Linda Huckfeldt 16 ndash Joe amp Margaret Weekes 16 ndash Tom amp Kleo Dredla 20 ndash Debbie Clarke 21 ndash Margaret Weekes
21 ndash Ken amp Lynda Wood 22 ndash Dixie Parkison 22 ndash LeeAnn Merrihew 26 ndash Makaya Reza 26 ndash Bud amp Frances Davis 28 ndash Kathy Worley 30 ndash Mike amp Beth Mittlestadt 30 ndash Bob amp Elaine Hall 31 ndash Mike Dietrich 31 ndash Monte Garner
September
4 ndash JR Dyer 5 ndash Mike amp Helen Dafney 8 ndash Tim Cover 13 ndash Mike Dafney 18 ndash Wayne Zobel 20 ndash John Cover 25 ndash Gery amp Vicki Boldt 26 ndash Lynda Wood 26 ndash Cody Clarke 29 ndash Eric Bates
October
2 ndash Jerry amp Cheryl Merrihew 3 ndash Cheryl Harris 3 ndash Steve Mracek 3 ndash Bill amp Sandi Reno 6 ndash Vicki Dickenson 7 ndash Ole Anderson 9 ndash Cathe McCaffrey 10 ndash Kendra Ash 11 ndash Elaine Hall 11 ndash Scott Bates 14 ndash Elizabeth Mittlestadt 18 ndash Charlotte Moravek 20 ndash Dale Borg 20 ndash Robert Hall 24 ndash Jane Bowhay 26 ndash Julie Hansen 28 ndash Gregg amp Cathe McCaffrey 28 ndash Hunter John Cover 29 ndash Jim amp Sharon Applegarth 29 ndash Steve Clarke 31 ndash Kathy Graham 31 ndash John amp Anne Adam
- 8 -
ST MATTHEWrsquoS SUNDAY SERVICE SCHEDULE
DATE CELEBRANT LESSONS PRAYERS ACOLYTE MUSICIAN
August 7 Morning Prayer Bill Reno Leader
Pat Zobel Pat Zobel Anne Adam Susan Dimmitt
August 14 Fr Don Doug Dietrich Kathy Worley Jake McCaffrey
Cynthia Horn
August 21 Morning Prayer Bill Reno Leader
Kristy Dietrich Kristy Dietrich Kathy Graham Susan Dimmitt
August 28 Service in the Park
Kathy Graham Charles Plantz Pat Zobel
DATE CELEBRANT LESSONS PRAYERS ACOLYTE MUSICIAN
September 4 Morning Prayer Charles Plantz Leader
Suzi Lore Suzi Lore Kathy Graham
Susan Dimmitt
September 11 Morning Prayer Charles Plantz Leader
Pat Zobel Pat Zobel Jake McCaffrey
Cynthia Horn
September 18 Deacon Cheryl Bill Reno Kristy Dietrich Pat Zobel Susan Dimmitt
September 25 Deacon Cheryl Doug Dietrich Kathy Graham
Anne Adam Susan Dimmitt
DATE CELEBRANT LESSONS PRAYERS ACOLYTE MUSICIAN
October 2 Fr Don Kathy Graham Beth Huber Anne Adam Susan Dimmitt
October 9 TBA Doug Dietrich Charles Plantz
Jake McCaffrey
Cynthia Horn
October 16 Deacon Cheryl Bill Reno Pat Zobel Kathy Graham
Susan Dimmitt
October 23 Fr Don Kristy Dietrich Kathy Worley Pat Zobel Susan Dimmitt
October 30 Fr Don Beth Huber Suzi Lore Kathy Graham
Susan Dimmitt
- 9 -
ST MATTHEWrsquoS WEDNESDAY AND GOOD SAM SERVICE SCHEDULE
DATE CELEBRANT
AUGUST Fr Don
Holy Eucharist the following Wednesdays in
August 3 10 17 and 24
530 PM Holy Eucharist - Chapel
August 18 Fr Don 900 AM Service at Good Sam
August 31 TBA 530 PM Evening Prayer - Chapel
SEPTEMBER TBA Wednesdays in September will be Evening Prayer
530 PM Evening Prayer - Chapel
September 15 Deacon Cheryl 900 AM Service at Good Sam
OCTOBER Fr Don Wednesdays in October
530 PM Holy Eucharist ndash Chapel
October 20 Fr Don 900 AM Service at Good Sam
CALVARY HYANNIS SERVICE SCHEDULE
DATE TIME CELEBRANT READER GREET amp TREAT
August 7 400 PM Morning Prayer Marina Garner Steve amp Debbie Clarke
August 14 1000 AM Deacon Cheryl Kathy Cover Harry amp LeeAnn Merrihew
August 21 1000 AM Fr Don Sharon Applegarth Joy Boyer
August 28 1000 AM Morning Prayer Leslie Roseberry Julie Hansen
September 4 400 PM Morning Prayer Joy Boyer Steve amp Kendra Ash
September 11 1000 AM Deacon Cheryl Marina Garner Tom amp Kleo Dredla
September 18 1000 AM Morning Prayer Kathy Cover Tim amp Kathy Cover
September 25 1000 AM Morning Prayer Marina Garner Mark amp Leslie Roseberry
October 2 400 PM Fr Don Leslie Roseberry Harry amp LeeAnn Merrihew
October 9 1000 AM Deacon Cheryl Sharon Applegarth Jim amp Sharon Applegarth
October 16 1000 AM Fr Don Joy Boyer Joy Boyer
October 23 1000 AM Morning Prayer Kathy Cover Kurt amp Peg Fosdick
October 30 400 PM Fr Don Marina Garner Chris amp Crystal Cover
- 10 -
St Matthewrsquos Parish Location 312 West 16
th Street
MAIL ADDRESS PO Box 430 Alliance Nebraska 69301 Return Service Requested
The best thing you can do to conserve water and CO2 in
your community is to reduce the amount of landscaping
required to maintain your yard
Try Xeriscaping You may even save yourself some time
and effort by using native plants that require less
maintenance Xeriscaping is a way to garden using a
minimum of water and energy The following techniques
are a must in dry weather climes but also provide useful
guidelines for environmentally conscious gardeners
everywhere
o Group plants by their water needs When possible
put high-need plants in naturally wetter areas of
your property
o Test your soil Add organic matter when necessary
ndash maybe from your own compost pile ndash to increase
your soilrsquos water-holding capacity
o Mulch Cover plant beds with composted leaves
or grass to help retain moisture
o Plant native species Plants that have evolved in
your arearsquos climate are more naturally adapted to
its water conditions
- 4 -
We have been given a wonderful
opportunity for growing and
developing our gifts for ministry It is
called the Shared Ministry Program
And what is great is that we donrsquot
have to drive to Omaha or Kearney
or North Platte to be part of it St
Matthewrsquos has been designated a
model parish and the program will
be taught right here in our
undercroft on the third Saturdays of
SEPTEMBER OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER OF
2011 AND JANUARY THROUGH APRIL OF
2012
Why is this a great opportunity for us
FIRST as I have been preaching and
teaching for the past few years and
as the catechism states following
Christ requires us to share our gifts
with others and to take our place as
ministers in the church (BCP page
855)
Q Who are the ministers of the
Church
A The ministers of the Church are lay
persons bishops priests and
deacons
Q What is the ministry of the laity
A The ministry of lay persons is to
represent Christ and his Church to
bear witness to him wherever they
may be and according to the gifts
given them to carry on Christrsquos work
of reconciliation in the world and to
take their place in the life worship
and governance of the Church
SECOND sharing our gifts and
ministering in his name is what Jesus
called us to do and he sent us the
Holy Spirit to empower us for ministry
St Paul calls us the ldquoambassadors of
Christ a royal priesthood a kingdom
of priests to serve our Godrdquo Sharing
our gifts with others and taking our
place as ministers of the church is
Biblical
THIRD it will be a wonderful
opportunity to increase our
knowledge of the church and its
varied ministries I have had many
people in St Matthewrsquos and Calvary
tell me I wish I knew more about the
Bible Church History the Prayer
Book our worship etc This is your
chance to learn all these things and
more
By offering to God and the church
seven (7) Saturdays from September
to April you can participate in
classes on Church History The Prayer
Book The Constitution and Canons
Scripture creating a healthy church
environment and preaching
This is an incredible opportunity and
it is free Honestly it would a tragedy
if we let this opportunity pass without
taking full advantage of it
FR DON AND BETH WILL BE ON
VACATION from Monday August 29
through Saturday October 1
- 5 -
ST JOHNrsquoS UNITED LUTHERAN has invited the members of St Matthewrsquos to join them in worship and fellowship on Sunday August 28 at 1000 AM in Central Park
Please bring your lawn chairs At 1130 AM there will be a western feast (Last Names A-J please bring a meat dish and K-Z please bring a side dish salad or dessert) A horseshoe tournament will be held at 1230 PM (Who will get the traveling trophy St Matthewrsquos won last year) A concert by the Heritage Village Cowboys (Chuck Biegler and Jim Lovell) will be held at 100 PM Please mark your calendars No service at St Matthewrsquos on August 28
TUESDAY AFTERNOON BIBLE STUDY will resume on September 13 If Ellen Lierk is free possibly shell bring some of her pictures taken when she visited the Holy Land We meet at 415 PM in the Undercroft All are welcome We have some pretty good discussions and enjoy the fellowship
ST MATTHEWrsquoS RAFFLE ndash St Matthewrsquos Guild would like to thank Archie Lawrence for making the beautiful horse we have been raffling and to both he and Janice for transporting it to the Heritage Days sale and picking it up at the end It was greatly appreciated Also I would like to thank the workers ndash Marilyn Reddish Bob Watt Sherrie Feddersen Melba Dickenson Pat Borg
Bobbie Ferguson Janice Lawrence and Barbara Bignell Without you we could not have had the raffle A special thank you to Beth Huber for printing up the tickets We were disappointed in the turn out down town and believe it was because of the heat We are selling tickets until the 1st of August so if you have not purchased your ticket(s) please call me or any Guild member and they will get you a ticket We are still trying to reach our goal and hope we will by fall Thanks again to all of our loyal parishioners who always participate with a smile ndash thanks again for stepping up
Also very special thanks to all who have purchased a square to help with the project The squares are still available
Elaine Hall St Matthewrsquos Guild
FR DONrsquoS BLOG can be accessed at
httpagriesticfatherwordpresscom
A blog (a blend of the term web log)[1]
is a
type of website or part of a website Blogs
are usually maintained by an individual with
regular entries of commentary descriptions
of events or other material such as graphics
or video Entries are commonly displayed in
reverse-chronological order Most blogs are
interactive allowing visitors to leave
comments and even message each other via
widgets on the blogs and it is this
interactivity that distinguishes them from
other static websites[2]
- 6 -
BISHOP ELECT J SCOTT BARKER will
be in western Nebraska the last week of September He would like to have an opportunity to visit with and get to know members of the congregations What a wonderful opportunity for us to share with Bishop Elect Barker our hopes dreams and faith journeys At the time of this newsletter we do not have a specific date that he will be in AllianceHyannis Kate Baxley from the Diocese will be in touch with Vestry members Mike Dietrich and Kaye Hempel to make arrangements ie date and time If you would be willing to help out in any way please contact either Mike or Kaye And please keep some dates open the last week of September to meet Bishop Elect Barker
SUNDAY SCHOOL will resume on
Sunday September 11 A teachers meeting will be held in August
MONDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY will
meet on August 15 and August 22 It will resume on a regular basis on Monday October 17
CALVARY VESTRY will meet Sunday
September 11 at 900 AM before church
CONSECRATION OF BISHOP ELECT J
SCOTT BARKER is scheduled for 100
PM on Saturday October 8 at the
Embassy Suites Omaha-LaVista Hotel
Conference Center
Where to begin For me our Mission
Trip with On Eagles Wings was an
experience of learning growing
and questioning in addition to an
adventure that I relate to the
ldquoAmazing Racerdquo and ldquoSurvivorrdquo
My first experience of ldquoSurvivorrdquo was
the flight from Scottsbluff to Denver
It was a tad bit bumpy (okay a
whole lot bumpy) I had taken the
combination of over-the-counter
medicines that I found to work for
me for motion sickness but this
combination was not enough for this
flight I was praying for a smooth
flight and a safe landing and
wondering what the rest of our
mission trip was going to be like if it
was starting out like this and also
thinking if I survive this flight ndash on the
return we are renting a car and
driving from Denver to Alliance
Fast forward to Bible School The
theme was SPLASH ndash Show People
Love and Share Happiness I was
definitely stepping out of my comfort
zone ndash outside of the US in a
community and around people that
are different from what I know and
helping teach Bible school What
had I gotten myself into I felt
comfortable to some extent
- 7 -
because I was with Don and knew I
could and would be relying on him
for his knowledge sense of humor
along with his caring and loving
attitude
Bible school was similar to our flight
from Scottsbluff to Denver ndash ups
(getting to know children seeing
their creativity laughter learning
new words children being at Bible
school at least 30 minutes early ndash
waiting for us to arrive so Bible school
could start) and downs (witnessing
hunger frustration anger sadness --
not at Don but at situations that
arose) and learning to let go I am
still processing some of the
experiences and trying to listen to
what God is telling me In the near
future Don and I will be hosting a
presentation (with photos and
discussion) of our mission trip with On
Eagles Wings
The one thing that I am sure about is
that if we believe we should be
sharing Jesus with others
Beth Huber
August
5 ndash Kaye Hempel 6 ndash Deb Cover 8 ndash Jess Wimmer 9 ndash Tammy Mowry 12 ndash Jake McCaffrey 14 ndash Dean amp Linda Huckfeldt 16 ndash Joe amp Margaret Weekes 16 ndash Tom amp Kleo Dredla 20 ndash Debbie Clarke 21 ndash Margaret Weekes
21 ndash Ken amp Lynda Wood 22 ndash Dixie Parkison 22 ndash LeeAnn Merrihew 26 ndash Makaya Reza 26 ndash Bud amp Frances Davis 28 ndash Kathy Worley 30 ndash Mike amp Beth Mittlestadt 30 ndash Bob amp Elaine Hall 31 ndash Mike Dietrich 31 ndash Monte Garner
September
4 ndash JR Dyer 5 ndash Mike amp Helen Dafney 8 ndash Tim Cover 13 ndash Mike Dafney 18 ndash Wayne Zobel 20 ndash John Cover 25 ndash Gery amp Vicki Boldt 26 ndash Lynda Wood 26 ndash Cody Clarke 29 ndash Eric Bates
October
2 ndash Jerry amp Cheryl Merrihew 3 ndash Cheryl Harris 3 ndash Steve Mracek 3 ndash Bill amp Sandi Reno 6 ndash Vicki Dickenson 7 ndash Ole Anderson 9 ndash Cathe McCaffrey 10 ndash Kendra Ash 11 ndash Elaine Hall 11 ndash Scott Bates 14 ndash Elizabeth Mittlestadt 18 ndash Charlotte Moravek 20 ndash Dale Borg 20 ndash Robert Hall 24 ndash Jane Bowhay 26 ndash Julie Hansen 28 ndash Gregg amp Cathe McCaffrey 28 ndash Hunter John Cover 29 ndash Jim amp Sharon Applegarth 29 ndash Steve Clarke 31 ndash Kathy Graham 31 ndash John amp Anne Adam
- 8 -
ST MATTHEWrsquoS SUNDAY SERVICE SCHEDULE
DATE CELEBRANT LESSONS PRAYERS ACOLYTE MUSICIAN
August 7 Morning Prayer Bill Reno Leader
Pat Zobel Pat Zobel Anne Adam Susan Dimmitt
August 14 Fr Don Doug Dietrich Kathy Worley Jake McCaffrey
Cynthia Horn
August 21 Morning Prayer Bill Reno Leader
Kristy Dietrich Kristy Dietrich Kathy Graham Susan Dimmitt
August 28 Service in the Park
Kathy Graham Charles Plantz Pat Zobel
DATE CELEBRANT LESSONS PRAYERS ACOLYTE MUSICIAN
September 4 Morning Prayer Charles Plantz Leader
Suzi Lore Suzi Lore Kathy Graham
Susan Dimmitt
September 11 Morning Prayer Charles Plantz Leader
Pat Zobel Pat Zobel Jake McCaffrey
Cynthia Horn
September 18 Deacon Cheryl Bill Reno Kristy Dietrich Pat Zobel Susan Dimmitt
September 25 Deacon Cheryl Doug Dietrich Kathy Graham
Anne Adam Susan Dimmitt
DATE CELEBRANT LESSONS PRAYERS ACOLYTE MUSICIAN
October 2 Fr Don Kathy Graham Beth Huber Anne Adam Susan Dimmitt
October 9 TBA Doug Dietrich Charles Plantz
Jake McCaffrey
Cynthia Horn
October 16 Deacon Cheryl Bill Reno Pat Zobel Kathy Graham
Susan Dimmitt
October 23 Fr Don Kristy Dietrich Kathy Worley Pat Zobel Susan Dimmitt
October 30 Fr Don Beth Huber Suzi Lore Kathy Graham
Susan Dimmitt
- 9 -
ST MATTHEWrsquoS WEDNESDAY AND GOOD SAM SERVICE SCHEDULE
DATE CELEBRANT
AUGUST Fr Don
Holy Eucharist the following Wednesdays in
August 3 10 17 and 24
530 PM Holy Eucharist - Chapel
August 18 Fr Don 900 AM Service at Good Sam
August 31 TBA 530 PM Evening Prayer - Chapel
SEPTEMBER TBA Wednesdays in September will be Evening Prayer
530 PM Evening Prayer - Chapel
September 15 Deacon Cheryl 900 AM Service at Good Sam
OCTOBER Fr Don Wednesdays in October
530 PM Holy Eucharist ndash Chapel
October 20 Fr Don 900 AM Service at Good Sam
CALVARY HYANNIS SERVICE SCHEDULE
DATE TIME CELEBRANT READER GREET amp TREAT
August 7 400 PM Morning Prayer Marina Garner Steve amp Debbie Clarke
August 14 1000 AM Deacon Cheryl Kathy Cover Harry amp LeeAnn Merrihew
August 21 1000 AM Fr Don Sharon Applegarth Joy Boyer
August 28 1000 AM Morning Prayer Leslie Roseberry Julie Hansen
September 4 400 PM Morning Prayer Joy Boyer Steve amp Kendra Ash
September 11 1000 AM Deacon Cheryl Marina Garner Tom amp Kleo Dredla
September 18 1000 AM Morning Prayer Kathy Cover Tim amp Kathy Cover
September 25 1000 AM Morning Prayer Marina Garner Mark amp Leslie Roseberry
October 2 400 PM Fr Don Leslie Roseberry Harry amp LeeAnn Merrihew
October 9 1000 AM Deacon Cheryl Sharon Applegarth Jim amp Sharon Applegarth
October 16 1000 AM Fr Don Joy Boyer Joy Boyer
October 23 1000 AM Morning Prayer Kathy Cover Kurt amp Peg Fosdick
October 30 400 PM Fr Don Marina Garner Chris amp Crystal Cover
- 10 -
St Matthewrsquos Parish Location 312 West 16
th Street
MAIL ADDRESS PO Box 430 Alliance Nebraska 69301 Return Service Requested
The best thing you can do to conserve water and CO2 in
your community is to reduce the amount of landscaping
required to maintain your yard
Try Xeriscaping You may even save yourself some time
and effort by using native plants that require less
maintenance Xeriscaping is a way to garden using a
minimum of water and energy The following techniques
are a must in dry weather climes but also provide useful
guidelines for environmentally conscious gardeners
everywhere
o Group plants by their water needs When possible
put high-need plants in naturally wetter areas of
your property
o Test your soil Add organic matter when necessary
ndash maybe from your own compost pile ndash to increase
your soilrsquos water-holding capacity
o Mulch Cover plant beds with composted leaves
or grass to help retain moisture
o Plant native species Plants that have evolved in
your arearsquos climate are more naturally adapted to
its water conditions
- 5 -
ST JOHNrsquoS UNITED LUTHERAN has invited the members of St Matthewrsquos to join them in worship and fellowship on Sunday August 28 at 1000 AM in Central Park
Please bring your lawn chairs At 1130 AM there will be a western feast (Last Names A-J please bring a meat dish and K-Z please bring a side dish salad or dessert) A horseshoe tournament will be held at 1230 PM (Who will get the traveling trophy St Matthewrsquos won last year) A concert by the Heritage Village Cowboys (Chuck Biegler and Jim Lovell) will be held at 100 PM Please mark your calendars No service at St Matthewrsquos on August 28
TUESDAY AFTERNOON BIBLE STUDY will resume on September 13 If Ellen Lierk is free possibly shell bring some of her pictures taken when she visited the Holy Land We meet at 415 PM in the Undercroft All are welcome We have some pretty good discussions and enjoy the fellowship
ST MATTHEWrsquoS RAFFLE ndash St Matthewrsquos Guild would like to thank Archie Lawrence for making the beautiful horse we have been raffling and to both he and Janice for transporting it to the Heritage Days sale and picking it up at the end It was greatly appreciated Also I would like to thank the workers ndash Marilyn Reddish Bob Watt Sherrie Feddersen Melba Dickenson Pat Borg
Bobbie Ferguson Janice Lawrence and Barbara Bignell Without you we could not have had the raffle A special thank you to Beth Huber for printing up the tickets We were disappointed in the turn out down town and believe it was because of the heat We are selling tickets until the 1st of August so if you have not purchased your ticket(s) please call me or any Guild member and they will get you a ticket We are still trying to reach our goal and hope we will by fall Thanks again to all of our loyal parishioners who always participate with a smile ndash thanks again for stepping up
Also very special thanks to all who have purchased a square to help with the project The squares are still available
Elaine Hall St Matthewrsquos Guild
FR DONrsquoS BLOG can be accessed at
httpagriesticfatherwordpresscom
A blog (a blend of the term web log)[1]
is a
type of website or part of a website Blogs
are usually maintained by an individual with
regular entries of commentary descriptions
of events or other material such as graphics
or video Entries are commonly displayed in
reverse-chronological order Most blogs are
interactive allowing visitors to leave
comments and even message each other via
widgets on the blogs and it is this
interactivity that distinguishes them from
other static websites[2]
- 6 -
BISHOP ELECT J SCOTT BARKER will
be in western Nebraska the last week of September He would like to have an opportunity to visit with and get to know members of the congregations What a wonderful opportunity for us to share with Bishop Elect Barker our hopes dreams and faith journeys At the time of this newsletter we do not have a specific date that he will be in AllianceHyannis Kate Baxley from the Diocese will be in touch with Vestry members Mike Dietrich and Kaye Hempel to make arrangements ie date and time If you would be willing to help out in any way please contact either Mike or Kaye And please keep some dates open the last week of September to meet Bishop Elect Barker
SUNDAY SCHOOL will resume on
Sunday September 11 A teachers meeting will be held in August
MONDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY will
meet on August 15 and August 22 It will resume on a regular basis on Monday October 17
CALVARY VESTRY will meet Sunday
September 11 at 900 AM before church
CONSECRATION OF BISHOP ELECT J
SCOTT BARKER is scheduled for 100
PM on Saturday October 8 at the
Embassy Suites Omaha-LaVista Hotel
Conference Center
Where to begin For me our Mission
Trip with On Eagles Wings was an
experience of learning growing
and questioning in addition to an
adventure that I relate to the
ldquoAmazing Racerdquo and ldquoSurvivorrdquo
My first experience of ldquoSurvivorrdquo was
the flight from Scottsbluff to Denver
It was a tad bit bumpy (okay a
whole lot bumpy) I had taken the
combination of over-the-counter
medicines that I found to work for
me for motion sickness but this
combination was not enough for this
flight I was praying for a smooth
flight and a safe landing and
wondering what the rest of our
mission trip was going to be like if it
was starting out like this and also
thinking if I survive this flight ndash on the
return we are renting a car and
driving from Denver to Alliance
Fast forward to Bible School The
theme was SPLASH ndash Show People
Love and Share Happiness I was
definitely stepping out of my comfort
zone ndash outside of the US in a
community and around people that
are different from what I know and
helping teach Bible school What
had I gotten myself into I felt
comfortable to some extent
- 7 -
because I was with Don and knew I
could and would be relying on him
for his knowledge sense of humor
along with his caring and loving
attitude
Bible school was similar to our flight
from Scottsbluff to Denver ndash ups
(getting to know children seeing
their creativity laughter learning
new words children being at Bible
school at least 30 minutes early ndash
waiting for us to arrive so Bible school
could start) and downs (witnessing
hunger frustration anger sadness --
not at Don but at situations that
arose) and learning to let go I am
still processing some of the
experiences and trying to listen to
what God is telling me In the near
future Don and I will be hosting a
presentation (with photos and
discussion) of our mission trip with On
Eagles Wings
The one thing that I am sure about is
that if we believe we should be
sharing Jesus with others
Beth Huber
August
5 ndash Kaye Hempel 6 ndash Deb Cover 8 ndash Jess Wimmer 9 ndash Tammy Mowry 12 ndash Jake McCaffrey 14 ndash Dean amp Linda Huckfeldt 16 ndash Joe amp Margaret Weekes 16 ndash Tom amp Kleo Dredla 20 ndash Debbie Clarke 21 ndash Margaret Weekes
21 ndash Ken amp Lynda Wood 22 ndash Dixie Parkison 22 ndash LeeAnn Merrihew 26 ndash Makaya Reza 26 ndash Bud amp Frances Davis 28 ndash Kathy Worley 30 ndash Mike amp Beth Mittlestadt 30 ndash Bob amp Elaine Hall 31 ndash Mike Dietrich 31 ndash Monte Garner
September
4 ndash JR Dyer 5 ndash Mike amp Helen Dafney 8 ndash Tim Cover 13 ndash Mike Dafney 18 ndash Wayne Zobel 20 ndash John Cover 25 ndash Gery amp Vicki Boldt 26 ndash Lynda Wood 26 ndash Cody Clarke 29 ndash Eric Bates
October
2 ndash Jerry amp Cheryl Merrihew 3 ndash Cheryl Harris 3 ndash Steve Mracek 3 ndash Bill amp Sandi Reno 6 ndash Vicki Dickenson 7 ndash Ole Anderson 9 ndash Cathe McCaffrey 10 ndash Kendra Ash 11 ndash Elaine Hall 11 ndash Scott Bates 14 ndash Elizabeth Mittlestadt 18 ndash Charlotte Moravek 20 ndash Dale Borg 20 ndash Robert Hall 24 ndash Jane Bowhay 26 ndash Julie Hansen 28 ndash Gregg amp Cathe McCaffrey 28 ndash Hunter John Cover 29 ndash Jim amp Sharon Applegarth 29 ndash Steve Clarke 31 ndash Kathy Graham 31 ndash John amp Anne Adam
- 8 -
ST MATTHEWrsquoS SUNDAY SERVICE SCHEDULE
DATE CELEBRANT LESSONS PRAYERS ACOLYTE MUSICIAN
August 7 Morning Prayer Bill Reno Leader
Pat Zobel Pat Zobel Anne Adam Susan Dimmitt
August 14 Fr Don Doug Dietrich Kathy Worley Jake McCaffrey
Cynthia Horn
August 21 Morning Prayer Bill Reno Leader
Kristy Dietrich Kristy Dietrich Kathy Graham Susan Dimmitt
August 28 Service in the Park
Kathy Graham Charles Plantz Pat Zobel
DATE CELEBRANT LESSONS PRAYERS ACOLYTE MUSICIAN
September 4 Morning Prayer Charles Plantz Leader
Suzi Lore Suzi Lore Kathy Graham
Susan Dimmitt
September 11 Morning Prayer Charles Plantz Leader
Pat Zobel Pat Zobel Jake McCaffrey
Cynthia Horn
September 18 Deacon Cheryl Bill Reno Kristy Dietrich Pat Zobel Susan Dimmitt
September 25 Deacon Cheryl Doug Dietrich Kathy Graham
Anne Adam Susan Dimmitt
DATE CELEBRANT LESSONS PRAYERS ACOLYTE MUSICIAN
October 2 Fr Don Kathy Graham Beth Huber Anne Adam Susan Dimmitt
October 9 TBA Doug Dietrich Charles Plantz
Jake McCaffrey
Cynthia Horn
October 16 Deacon Cheryl Bill Reno Pat Zobel Kathy Graham
Susan Dimmitt
October 23 Fr Don Kristy Dietrich Kathy Worley Pat Zobel Susan Dimmitt
October 30 Fr Don Beth Huber Suzi Lore Kathy Graham
Susan Dimmitt
- 9 -
ST MATTHEWrsquoS WEDNESDAY AND GOOD SAM SERVICE SCHEDULE
DATE CELEBRANT
AUGUST Fr Don
Holy Eucharist the following Wednesdays in
August 3 10 17 and 24
530 PM Holy Eucharist - Chapel
August 18 Fr Don 900 AM Service at Good Sam
August 31 TBA 530 PM Evening Prayer - Chapel
SEPTEMBER TBA Wednesdays in September will be Evening Prayer
530 PM Evening Prayer - Chapel
September 15 Deacon Cheryl 900 AM Service at Good Sam
OCTOBER Fr Don Wednesdays in October
530 PM Holy Eucharist ndash Chapel
October 20 Fr Don 900 AM Service at Good Sam
CALVARY HYANNIS SERVICE SCHEDULE
DATE TIME CELEBRANT READER GREET amp TREAT
August 7 400 PM Morning Prayer Marina Garner Steve amp Debbie Clarke
August 14 1000 AM Deacon Cheryl Kathy Cover Harry amp LeeAnn Merrihew
August 21 1000 AM Fr Don Sharon Applegarth Joy Boyer
August 28 1000 AM Morning Prayer Leslie Roseberry Julie Hansen
September 4 400 PM Morning Prayer Joy Boyer Steve amp Kendra Ash
September 11 1000 AM Deacon Cheryl Marina Garner Tom amp Kleo Dredla
September 18 1000 AM Morning Prayer Kathy Cover Tim amp Kathy Cover
September 25 1000 AM Morning Prayer Marina Garner Mark amp Leslie Roseberry
October 2 400 PM Fr Don Leslie Roseberry Harry amp LeeAnn Merrihew
October 9 1000 AM Deacon Cheryl Sharon Applegarth Jim amp Sharon Applegarth
October 16 1000 AM Fr Don Joy Boyer Joy Boyer
October 23 1000 AM Morning Prayer Kathy Cover Kurt amp Peg Fosdick
October 30 400 PM Fr Don Marina Garner Chris amp Crystal Cover
- 10 -
St Matthewrsquos Parish Location 312 West 16
th Street
MAIL ADDRESS PO Box 430 Alliance Nebraska 69301 Return Service Requested
The best thing you can do to conserve water and CO2 in
your community is to reduce the amount of landscaping
required to maintain your yard
Try Xeriscaping You may even save yourself some time
and effort by using native plants that require less
maintenance Xeriscaping is a way to garden using a
minimum of water and energy The following techniques
are a must in dry weather climes but also provide useful
guidelines for environmentally conscious gardeners
everywhere
o Group plants by their water needs When possible
put high-need plants in naturally wetter areas of
your property
o Test your soil Add organic matter when necessary
ndash maybe from your own compost pile ndash to increase
your soilrsquos water-holding capacity
o Mulch Cover plant beds with composted leaves
or grass to help retain moisture
o Plant native species Plants that have evolved in
your arearsquos climate are more naturally adapted to
its water conditions
- 6 -
BISHOP ELECT J SCOTT BARKER will
be in western Nebraska the last week of September He would like to have an opportunity to visit with and get to know members of the congregations What a wonderful opportunity for us to share with Bishop Elect Barker our hopes dreams and faith journeys At the time of this newsletter we do not have a specific date that he will be in AllianceHyannis Kate Baxley from the Diocese will be in touch with Vestry members Mike Dietrich and Kaye Hempel to make arrangements ie date and time If you would be willing to help out in any way please contact either Mike or Kaye And please keep some dates open the last week of September to meet Bishop Elect Barker
SUNDAY SCHOOL will resume on
Sunday September 11 A teachers meeting will be held in August
MONDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY will
meet on August 15 and August 22 It will resume on a regular basis on Monday October 17
CALVARY VESTRY will meet Sunday
September 11 at 900 AM before church
CONSECRATION OF BISHOP ELECT J
SCOTT BARKER is scheduled for 100
PM on Saturday October 8 at the
Embassy Suites Omaha-LaVista Hotel
Conference Center
Where to begin For me our Mission
Trip with On Eagles Wings was an
experience of learning growing
and questioning in addition to an
adventure that I relate to the
ldquoAmazing Racerdquo and ldquoSurvivorrdquo
My first experience of ldquoSurvivorrdquo was
the flight from Scottsbluff to Denver
It was a tad bit bumpy (okay a
whole lot bumpy) I had taken the
combination of over-the-counter
medicines that I found to work for
me for motion sickness but this
combination was not enough for this
flight I was praying for a smooth
flight and a safe landing and
wondering what the rest of our
mission trip was going to be like if it
was starting out like this and also
thinking if I survive this flight ndash on the
return we are renting a car and
driving from Denver to Alliance
Fast forward to Bible School The
theme was SPLASH ndash Show People
Love and Share Happiness I was
definitely stepping out of my comfort
zone ndash outside of the US in a
community and around people that
are different from what I know and
helping teach Bible school What
had I gotten myself into I felt
comfortable to some extent
- 7 -
because I was with Don and knew I
could and would be relying on him
for his knowledge sense of humor
along with his caring and loving
attitude
Bible school was similar to our flight
from Scottsbluff to Denver ndash ups
(getting to know children seeing
their creativity laughter learning
new words children being at Bible
school at least 30 minutes early ndash
waiting for us to arrive so Bible school
could start) and downs (witnessing
hunger frustration anger sadness --
not at Don but at situations that
arose) and learning to let go I am
still processing some of the
experiences and trying to listen to
what God is telling me In the near
future Don and I will be hosting a
presentation (with photos and
discussion) of our mission trip with On
Eagles Wings
The one thing that I am sure about is
that if we believe we should be
sharing Jesus with others
Beth Huber
August
5 ndash Kaye Hempel 6 ndash Deb Cover 8 ndash Jess Wimmer 9 ndash Tammy Mowry 12 ndash Jake McCaffrey 14 ndash Dean amp Linda Huckfeldt 16 ndash Joe amp Margaret Weekes 16 ndash Tom amp Kleo Dredla 20 ndash Debbie Clarke 21 ndash Margaret Weekes
21 ndash Ken amp Lynda Wood 22 ndash Dixie Parkison 22 ndash LeeAnn Merrihew 26 ndash Makaya Reza 26 ndash Bud amp Frances Davis 28 ndash Kathy Worley 30 ndash Mike amp Beth Mittlestadt 30 ndash Bob amp Elaine Hall 31 ndash Mike Dietrich 31 ndash Monte Garner
September
4 ndash JR Dyer 5 ndash Mike amp Helen Dafney 8 ndash Tim Cover 13 ndash Mike Dafney 18 ndash Wayne Zobel 20 ndash John Cover 25 ndash Gery amp Vicki Boldt 26 ndash Lynda Wood 26 ndash Cody Clarke 29 ndash Eric Bates
October
2 ndash Jerry amp Cheryl Merrihew 3 ndash Cheryl Harris 3 ndash Steve Mracek 3 ndash Bill amp Sandi Reno 6 ndash Vicki Dickenson 7 ndash Ole Anderson 9 ndash Cathe McCaffrey 10 ndash Kendra Ash 11 ndash Elaine Hall 11 ndash Scott Bates 14 ndash Elizabeth Mittlestadt 18 ndash Charlotte Moravek 20 ndash Dale Borg 20 ndash Robert Hall 24 ndash Jane Bowhay 26 ndash Julie Hansen 28 ndash Gregg amp Cathe McCaffrey 28 ndash Hunter John Cover 29 ndash Jim amp Sharon Applegarth 29 ndash Steve Clarke 31 ndash Kathy Graham 31 ndash John amp Anne Adam
- 8 -
ST MATTHEWrsquoS SUNDAY SERVICE SCHEDULE
DATE CELEBRANT LESSONS PRAYERS ACOLYTE MUSICIAN
August 7 Morning Prayer Bill Reno Leader
Pat Zobel Pat Zobel Anne Adam Susan Dimmitt
August 14 Fr Don Doug Dietrich Kathy Worley Jake McCaffrey
Cynthia Horn
August 21 Morning Prayer Bill Reno Leader
Kristy Dietrich Kristy Dietrich Kathy Graham Susan Dimmitt
August 28 Service in the Park
Kathy Graham Charles Plantz Pat Zobel
DATE CELEBRANT LESSONS PRAYERS ACOLYTE MUSICIAN
September 4 Morning Prayer Charles Plantz Leader
Suzi Lore Suzi Lore Kathy Graham
Susan Dimmitt
September 11 Morning Prayer Charles Plantz Leader
Pat Zobel Pat Zobel Jake McCaffrey
Cynthia Horn
September 18 Deacon Cheryl Bill Reno Kristy Dietrich Pat Zobel Susan Dimmitt
September 25 Deacon Cheryl Doug Dietrich Kathy Graham
Anne Adam Susan Dimmitt
DATE CELEBRANT LESSONS PRAYERS ACOLYTE MUSICIAN
October 2 Fr Don Kathy Graham Beth Huber Anne Adam Susan Dimmitt
October 9 TBA Doug Dietrich Charles Plantz
Jake McCaffrey
Cynthia Horn
October 16 Deacon Cheryl Bill Reno Pat Zobel Kathy Graham
Susan Dimmitt
October 23 Fr Don Kristy Dietrich Kathy Worley Pat Zobel Susan Dimmitt
October 30 Fr Don Beth Huber Suzi Lore Kathy Graham
Susan Dimmitt
- 9 -
ST MATTHEWrsquoS WEDNESDAY AND GOOD SAM SERVICE SCHEDULE
DATE CELEBRANT
AUGUST Fr Don
Holy Eucharist the following Wednesdays in
August 3 10 17 and 24
530 PM Holy Eucharist - Chapel
August 18 Fr Don 900 AM Service at Good Sam
August 31 TBA 530 PM Evening Prayer - Chapel
SEPTEMBER TBA Wednesdays in September will be Evening Prayer
530 PM Evening Prayer - Chapel
September 15 Deacon Cheryl 900 AM Service at Good Sam
OCTOBER Fr Don Wednesdays in October
530 PM Holy Eucharist ndash Chapel
October 20 Fr Don 900 AM Service at Good Sam
CALVARY HYANNIS SERVICE SCHEDULE
DATE TIME CELEBRANT READER GREET amp TREAT
August 7 400 PM Morning Prayer Marina Garner Steve amp Debbie Clarke
August 14 1000 AM Deacon Cheryl Kathy Cover Harry amp LeeAnn Merrihew
August 21 1000 AM Fr Don Sharon Applegarth Joy Boyer
August 28 1000 AM Morning Prayer Leslie Roseberry Julie Hansen
September 4 400 PM Morning Prayer Joy Boyer Steve amp Kendra Ash
September 11 1000 AM Deacon Cheryl Marina Garner Tom amp Kleo Dredla
September 18 1000 AM Morning Prayer Kathy Cover Tim amp Kathy Cover
September 25 1000 AM Morning Prayer Marina Garner Mark amp Leslie Roseberry
October 2 400 PM Fr Don Leslie Roseberry Harry amp LeeAnn Merrihew
October 9 1000 AM Deacon Cheryl Sharon Applegarth Jim amp Sharon Applegarth
October 16 1000 AM Fr Don Joy Boyer Joy Boyer
October 23 1000 AM Morning Prayer Kathy Cover Kurt amp Peg Fosdick
October 30 400 PM Fr Don Marina Garner Chris amp Crystal Cover
- 10 -
St Matthewrsquos Parish Location 312 West 16
th Street
MAIL ADDRESS PO Box 430 Alliance Nebraska 69301 Return Service Requested
The best thing you can do to conserve water and CO2 in
your community is to reduce the amount of landscaping
required to maintain your yard
Try Xeriscaping You may even save yourself some time
and effort by using native plants that require less
maintenance Xeriscaping is a way to garden using a
minimum of water and energy The following techniques
are a must in dry weather climes but also provide useful
guidelines for environmentally conscious gardeners
everywhere
o Group plants by their water needs When possible
put high-need plants in naturally wetter areas of
your property
o Test your soil Add organic matter when necessary
ndash maybe from your own compost pile ndash to increase
your soilrsquos water-holding capacity
o Mulch Cover plant beds with composted leaves
or grass to help retain moisture
o Plant native species Plants that have evolved in
your arearsquos climate are more naturally adapted to
its water conditions
- 7 -
because I was with Don and knew I
could and would be relying on him
for his knowledge sense of humor
along with his caring and loving
attitude
Bible school was similar to our flight
from Scottsbluff to Denver ndash ups
(getting to know children seeing
their creativity laughter learning
new words children being at Bible
school at least 30 minutes early ndash
waiting for us to arrive so Bible school
could start) and downs (witnessing
hunger frustration anger sadness --
not at Don but at situations that
arose) and learning to let go I am
still processing some of the
experiences and trying to listen to
what God is telling me In the near
future Don and I will be hosting a
presentation (with photos and
discussion) of our mission trip with On
Eagles Wings
The one thing that I am sure about is
that if we believe we should be
sharing Jesus with others
Beth Huber
August
5 ndash Kaye Hempel 6 ndash Deb Cover 8 ndash Jess Wimmer 9 ndash Tammy Mowry 12 ndash Jake McCaffrey 14 ndash Dean amp Linda Huckfeldt 16 ndash Joe amp Margaret Weekes 16 ndash Tom amp Kleo Dredla 20 ndash Debbie Clarke 21 ndash Margaret Weekes
21 ndash Ken amp Lynda Wood 22 ndash Dixie Parkison 22 ndash LeeAnn Merrihew 26 ndash Makaya Reza 26 ndash Bud amp Frances Davis 28 ndash Kathy Worley 30 ndash Mike amp Beth Mittlestadt 30 ndash Bob amp Elaine Hall 31 ndash Mike Dietrich 31 ndash Monte Garner
September
4 ndash JR Dyer 5 ndash Mike amp Helen Dafney 8 ndash Tim Cover 13 ndash Mike Dafney 18 ndash Wayne Zobel 20 ndash John Cover 25 ndash Gery amp Vicki Boldt 26 ndash Lynda Wood 26 ndash Cody Clarke 29 ndash Eric Bates
October
2 ndash Jerry amp Cheryl Merrihew 3 ndash Cheryl Harris 3 ndash Steve Mracek 3 ndash Bill amp Sandi Reno 6 ndash Vicki Dickenson 7 ndash Ole Anderson 9 ndash Cathe McCaffrey 10 ndash Kendra Ash 11 ndash Elaine Hall 11 ndash Scott Bates 14 ndash Elizabeth Mittlestadt 18 ndash Charlotte Moravek 20 ndash Dale Borg 20 ndash Robert Hall 24 ndash Jane Bowhay 26 ndash Julie Hansen 28 ndash Gregg amp Cathe McCaffrey 28 ndash Hunter John Cover 29 ndash Jim amp Sharon Applegarth 29 ndash Steve Clarke 31 ndash Kathy Graham 31 ndash John amp Anne Adam
- 8 -
ST MATTHEWrsquoS SUNDAY SERVICE SCHEDULE
DATE CELEBRANT LESSONS PRAYERS ACOLYTE MUSICIAN
August 7 Morning Prayer Bill Reno Leader
Pat Zobel Pat Zobel Anne Adam Susan Dimmitt
August 14 Fr Don Doug Dietrich Kathy Worley Jake McCaffrey
Cynthia Horn
August 21 Morning Prayer Bill Reno Leader
Kristy Dietrich Kristy Dietrich Kathy Graham Susan Dimmitt
August 28 Service in the Park
Kathy Graham Charles Plantz Pat Zobel
DATE CELEBRANT LESSONS PRAYERS ACOLYTE MUSICIAN
September 4 Morning Prayer Charles Plantz Leader
Suzi Lore Suzi Lore Kathy Graham
Susan Dimmitt
September 11 Morning Prayer Charles Plantz Leader
Pat Zobel Pat Zobel Jake McCaffrey
Cynthia Horn
September 18 Deacon Cheryl Bill Reno Kristy Dietrich Pat Zobel Susan Dimmitt
September 25 Deacon Cheryl Doug Dietrich Kathy Graham
Anne Adam Susan Dimmitt
DATE CELEBRANT LESSONS PRAYERS ACOLYTE MUSICIAN
October 2 Fr Don Kathy Graham Beth Huber Anne Adam Susan Dimmitt
October 9 TBA Doug Dietrich Charles Plantz
Jake McCaffrey
Cynthia Horn
October 16 Deacon Cheryl Bill Reno Pat Zobel Kathy Graham
Susan Dimmitt
October 23 Fr Don Kristy Dietrich Kathy Worley Pat Zobel Susan Dimmitt
October 30 Fr Don Beth Huber Suzi Lore Kathy Graham
Susan Dimmitt
- 9 -
ST MATTHEWrsquoS WEDNESDAY AND GOOD SAM SERVICE SCHEDULE
DATE CELEBRANT
AUGUST Fr Don
Holy Eucharist the following Wednesdays in
August 3 10 17 and 24
530 PM Holy Eucharist - Chapel
August 18 Fr Don 900 AM Service at Good Sam
August 31 TBA 530 PM Evening Prayer - Chapel
SEPTEMBER TBA Wednesdays in September will be Evening Prayer
530 PM Evening Prayer - Chapel
September 15 Deacon Cheryl 900 AM Service at Good Sam
OCTOBER Fr Don Wednesdays in October
530 PM Holy Eucharist ndash Chapel
October 20 Fr Don 900 AM Service at Good Sam
CALVARY HYANNIS SERVICE SCHEDULE
DATE TIME CELEBRANT READER GREET amp TREAT
August 7 400 PM Morning Prayer Marina Garner Steve amp Debbie Clarke
August 14 1000 AM Deacon Cheryl Kathy Cover Harry amp LeeAnn Merrihew
August 21 1000 AM Fr Don Sharon Applegarth Joy Boyer
August 28 1000 AM Morning Prayer Leslie Roseberry Julie Hansen
September 4 400 PM Morning Prayer Joy Boyer Steve amp Kendra Ash
September 11 1000 AM Deacon Cheryl Marina Garner Tom amp Kleo Dredla
September 18 1000 AM Morning Prayer Kathy Cover Tim amp Kathy Cover
September 25 1000 AM Morning Prayer Marina Garner Mark amp Leslie Roseberry
October 2 400 PM Fr Don Leslie Roseberry Harry amp LeeAnn Merrihew
October 9 1000 AM Deacon Cheryl Sharon Applegarth Jim amp Sharon Applegarth
October 16 1000 AM Fr Don Joy Boyer Joy Boyer
October 23 1000 AM Morning Prayer Kathy Cover Kurt amp Peg Fosdick
October 30 400 PM Fr Don Marina Garner Chris amp Crystal Cover
- 10 -
St Matthewrsquos Parish Location 312 West 16
th Street
MAIL ADDRESS PO Box 430 Alliance Nebraska 69301 Return Service Requested
The best thing you can do to conserve water and CO2 in
your community is to reduce the amount of landscaping
required to maintain your yard
Try Xeriscaping You may even save yourself some time
and effort by using native plants that require less
maintenance Xeriscaping is a way to garden using a
minimum of water and energy The following techniques
are a must in dry weather climes but also provide useful
guidelines for environmentally conscious gardeners
everywhere
o Group plants by their water needs When possible
put high-need plants in naturally wetter areas of
your property
o Test your soil Add organic matter when necessary
ndash maybe from your own compost pile ndash to increase
your soilrsquos water-holding capacity
o Mulch Cover plant beds with composted leaves
or grass to help retain moisture
o Plant native species Plants that have evolved in
your arearsquos climate are more naturally adapted to
its water conditions
- 8 -
ST MATTHEWrsquoS SUNDAY SERVICE SCHEDULE
DATE CELEBRANT LESSONS PRAYERS ACOLYTE MUSICIAN
August 7 Morning Prayer Bill Reno Leader
Pat Zobel Pat Zobel Anne Adam Susan Dimmitt
August 14 Fr Don Doug Dietrich Kathy Worley Jake McCaffrey
Cynthia Horn
August 21 Morning Prayer Bill Reno Leader
Kristy Dietrich Kristy Dietrich Kathy Graham Susan Dimmitt
August 28 Service in the Park
Kathy Graham Charles Plantz Pat Zobel
DATE CELEBRANT LESSONS PRAYERS ACOLYTE MUSICIAN
September 4 Morning Prayer Charles Plantz Leader
Suzi Lore Suzi Lore Kathy Graham
Susan Dimmitt
September 11 Morning Prayer Charles Plantz Leader
Pat Zobel Pat Zobel Jake McCaffrey
Cynthia Horn
September 18 Deacon Cheryl Bill Reno Kristy Dietrich Pat Zobel Susan Dimmitt
September 25 Deacon Cheryl Doug Dietrich Kathy Graham
Anne Adam Susan Dimmitt
DATE CELEBRANT LESSONS PRAYERS ACOLYTE MUSICIAN
October 2 Fr Don Kathy Graham Beth Huber Anne Adam Susan Dimmitt
October 9 TBA Doug Dietrich Charles Plantz
Jake McCaffrey
Cynthia Horn
October 16 Deacon Cheryl Bill Reno Pat Zobel Kathy Graham
Susan Dimmitt
October 23 Fr Don Kristy Dietrich Kathy Worley Pat Zobel Susan Dimmitt
October 30 Fr Don Beth Huber Suzi Lore Kathy Graham
Susan Dimmitt
- 9 -
ST MATTHEWrsquoS WEDNESDAY AND GOOD SAM SERVICE SCHEDULE
DATE CELEBRANT
AUGUST Fr Don
Holy Eucharist the following Wednesdays in
August 3 10 17 and 24
530 PM Holy Eucharist - Chapel
August 18 Fr Don 900 AM Service at Good Sam
August 31 TBA 530 PM Evening Prayer - Chapel
SEPTEMBER TBA Wednesdays in September will be Evening Prayer
530 PM Evening Prayer - Chapel
September 15 Deacon Cheryl 900 AM Service at Good Sam
OCTOBER Fr Don Wednesdays in October
530 PM Holy Eucharist ndash Chapel
October 20 Fr Don 900 AM Service at Good Sam
CALVARY HYANNIS SERVICE SCHEDULE
DATE TIME CELEBRANT READER GREET amp TREAT
August 7 400 PM Morning Prayer Marina Garner Steve amp Debbie Clarke
August 14 1000 AM Deacon Cheryl Kathy Cover Harry amp LeeAnn Merrihew
August 21 1000 AM Fr Don Sharon Applegarth Joy Boyer
August 28 1000 AM Morning Prayer Leslie Roseberry Julie Hansen
September 4 400 PM Morning Prayer Joy Boyer Steve amp Kendra Ash
September 11 1000 AM Deacon Cheryl Marina Garner Tom amp Kleo Dredla
September 18 1000 AM Morning Prayer Kathy Cover Tim amp Kathy Cover
September 25 1000 AM Morning Prayer Marina Garner Mark amp Leslie Roseberry
October 2 400 PM Fr Don Leslie Roseberry Harry amp LeeAnn Merrihew
October 9 1000 AM Deacon Cheryl Sharon Applegarth Jim amp Sharon Applegarth
October 16 1000 AM Fr Don Joy Boyer Joy Boyer
October 23 1000 AM Morning Prayer Kathy Cover Kurt amp Peg Fosdick
October 30 400 PM Fr Don Marina Garner Chris amp Crystal Cover
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St Matthewrsquos Parish Location 312 West 16
th Street
MAIL ADDRESS PO Box 430 Alliance Nebraska 69301 Return Service Requested
The best thing you can do to conserve water and CO2 in
your community is to reduce the amount of landscaping
required to maintain your yard
Try Xeriscaping You may even save yourself some time
and effort by using native plants that require less
maintenance Xeriscaping is a way to garden using a
minimum of water and energy The following techniques
are a must in dry weather climes but also provide useful
guidelines for environmentally conscious gardeners
everywhere
o Group plants by their water needs When possible
put high-need plants in naturally wetter areas of
your property
o Test your soil Add organic matter when necessary
ndash maybe from your own compost pile ndash to increase
your soilrsquos water-holding capacity
o Mulch Cover plant beds with composted leaves
or grass to help retain moisture
o Plant native species Plants that have evolved in
your arearsquos climate are more naturally adapted to
its water conditions
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ST MATTHEWrsquoS WEDNESDAY AND GOOD SAM SERVICE SCHEDULE
DATE CELEBRANT
AUGUST Fr Don
Holy Eucharist the following Wednesdays in
August 3 10 17 and 24
530 PM Holy Eucharist - Chapel
August 18 Fr Don 900 AM Service at Good Sam
August 31 TBA 530 PM Evening Prayer - Chapel
SEPTEMBER TBA Wednesdays in September will be Evening Prayer
530 PM Evening Prayer - Chapel
September 15 Deacon Cheryl 900 AM Service at Good Sam
OCTOBER Fr Don Wednesdays in October
530 PM Holy Eucharist ndash Chapel
October 20 Fr Don 900 AM Service at Good Sam
CALVARY HYANNIS SERVICE SCHEDULE
DATE TIME CELEBRANT READER GREET amp TREAT
August 7 400 PM Morning Prayer Marina Garner Steve amp Debbie Clarke
August 14 1000 AM Deacon Cheryl Kathy Cover Harry amp LeeAnn Merrihew
August 21 1000 AM Fr Don Sharon Applegarth Joy Boyer
August 28 1000 AM Morning Prayer Leslie Roseberry Julie Hansen
September 4 400 PM Morning Prayer Joy Boyer Steve amp Kendra Ash
September 11 1000 AM Deacon Cheryl Marina Garner Tom amp Kleo Dredla
September 18 1000 AM Morning Prayer Kathy Cover Tim amp Kathy Cover
September 25 1000 AM Morning Prayer Marina Garner Mark amp Leslie Roseberry
October 2 400 PM Fr Don Leslie Roseberry Harry amp LeeAnn Merrihew
October 9 1000 AM Deacon Cheryl Sharon Applegarth Jim amp Sharon Applegarth
October 16 1000 AM Fr Don Joy Boyer Joy Boyer
October 23 1000 AM Morning Prayer Kathy Cover Kurt amp Peg Fosdick
October 30 400 PM Fr Don Marina Garner Chris amp Crystal Cover
- 10 -
St Matthewrsquos Parish Location 312 West 16
th Street
MAIL ADDRESS PO Box 430 Alliance Nebraska 69301 Return Service Requested
The best thing you can do to conserve water and CO2 in
your community is to reduce the amount of landscaping
required to maintain your yard
Try Xeriscaping You may even save yourself some time
and effort by using native plants that require less
maintenance Xeriscaping is a way to garden using a
minimum of water and energy The following techniques
are a must in dry weather climes but also provide useful
guidelines for environmentally conscious gardeners
everywhere
o Group plants by their water needs When possible
put high-need plants in naturally wetter areas of
your property
o Test your soil Add organic matter when necessary
ndash maybe from your own compost pile ndash to increase
your soilrsquos water-holding capacity
o Mulch Cover plant beds with composted leaves
or grass to help retain moisture
o Plant native species Plants that have evolved in
your arearsquos climate are more naturally adapted to
its water conditions
- 10 -
St Matthewrsquos Parish Location 312 West 16
th Street
MAIL ADDRESS PO Box 430 Alliance Nebraska 69301 Return Service Requested
The best thing you can do to conserve water and CO2 in
your community is to reduce the amount of landscaping
required to maintain your yard
Try Xeriscaping You may even save yourself some time
and effort by using native plants that require less
maintenance Xeriscaping is a way to garden using a
minimum of water and energy The following techniques
are a must in dry weather climes but also provide useful
guidelines for environmentally conscious gardeners
everywhere
o Group plants by their water needs When possible
put high-need plants in naturally wetter areas of
your property
o Test your soil Add organic matter when necessary
ndash maybe from your own compost pile ndash to increase
your soilrsquos water-holding capacity
o Mulch Cover plant beds with composted leaves
or grass to help retain moisture
o Plant native species Plants that have evolved in
your arearsquos climate are more naturally adapted to
its water conditions