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Greetings from the Desk of Ron
Meyer, Rector's Warden.
Christmas is a time for
families and friends when we all,
or most of us, come together in a
spirit of goodwill. We exchange
cards and gifts and have a break
from the normal routine of every-
day life.
The year 2016 has brought
with it many changes for our
church. As I accepted the honor
of becoming your Rector's War-
den, the year has brought many
challenges for me as well.
As I reflect on this past year, I
am amazed at the dedication of
those who have worked long and
hard to reach our goals, meet our
needs, and to minister to others.
The love that you have shared
with me, and with one another
reminds me of the real meaning
of Christmas. That is, that through
the birth of Jesus Christ in a
scruffy Bethlehem stable to a
young, probably ‘teenage’ Jewish
girl, LOVE came into our world.
Mary had bent her will to that of
God to bring forth our Savior.
Christmas is not about sug-
ary sentiment, although sentiment
and love are a real part of the
story. Christmas is above all about
the relationship between God and
humanity. At Christmas we joy-
ously recall that God laid aside his
pure Divinity, his tremendous and
awesome powers and came to
earth in the body of Jesus. He put
on our flesh and experienced life
as a man.
Why? So that he could ex-
perience everything that we ex-
perience and at the last die a pain-
ful agonizing death on a piece of
wood. God loves us so much that
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Luke 2, 11-14
11For unto you is born this
day in the city of David a Saviour,
which is Christ the Lord. 12And
this shall be a sign unto you; Ye
shall find the babe wrapped in
swaddling clothes, lying in a man-
ger. 13And suddenly there was
with the angel a multitude of the
heavenly host praising God, and
saying, 14Glory to God in the
highest, and on earth peace, good
will toward men.
Throughout this Blessed
season, may each of you experi-
ence and share the most precious
gift of all, the gifts of love and
forgiveness.
on the Cross he submits his Son to
the very worst that human beings
can do to each other and calls
from that Cross – “FORGIVE.”
Forgiveness is the ultimate gift
of love. The Redemption of the
Cross is for all of us. For in Jesus
Christ there are no barriers; none
of race, age, color, class, creed,
sexual orientation or anything
else; we are all precious children
of God.
So, the gifts of Christmas are
Love and Forgiveness . These
gifts from God for each and every
one of us are so powerful that our
words cannot do them justice.
During this blessed season we
are reminded of God's ultimate
gift to our world, the birth of Jesus
Christ. As Christians we are all
'called' to share this love and for-
giveness, both with one another,
and to those who are searching for
peace.
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A Death in
the Family
It is with deepest
regret that we an-
nounce the death of
long-time stalwart
Tim White on
December 3rd, 2016.
Tim was the guid-
ing force behind St.
George’s Food Pantry
for many years, and
his absence will be
deeply felt.
Two of the volun-
teers have announced
that they will try to
keep the Food Pantry
going. There is a tre-
mendous need for this
sort of help and it
would be tragic for the
population in our area
to stop operations.
Please continue to
support this outreach
mission. We will con-
tinue to collect food
donations and to have
a special offering on
the second Sunday of
each month.
May the souls of all
the faithful departed
rest in you, O Lord.
The Annual Cookie Exchange took
place in Leighton Hall on December
10.
Alta, Kathleen, and Betty look over
the cookies on offer. Helen seems to
be overwhelmed by the entire thing.
Beverly was also in attendance, but
she is behind the camera.
Rector’s Warden, con’t.
Cookie Exchange
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It’s been a long time since the last newsletter, so we have a lot of ground to cover.
NEW BABIES
Hamilton Foster joined the Long fam-ily on Septem-ber 15, 2016.
Tim and Jenifer Meyer added a son to their household July 16, 2015. Donovan joins three big sis-ters. Not to be out-done ye editor and The Squire added two great-grandsons to the fold. Wyatt Healey came along on June 18th, 2016 and Austin Valenti showed up on October 9th.
WEDDINGS
Cherish Deaver and Jamie Smith were married on September 2nd at St. Joseph's Church in Cockeysville. The couple has purchased a home in White Marsh.
Rachel Gagliano and Joseph Heise were married at Resurrection on September 3, 2016 by Fr. D’Amario. The bride was beauti-ful, the groom was radiant, and they lived happily ever after.
FUNERALS
And, unfortunately, we also had several funerals during the last year and a half. Both Herb and Barbara Baker left us. Barbara died on December 31, 2014 and Herb joined her on August 14, 2015. Janis and Cliff Johnson’s son, Tony was buried from Resurrection on October 22, 2016.
OTHER GOOD STUFF
Brian Deaver, jr. graduated from Syracuse University College of Law in May of 2016, and was
presented with his diploma by Vice Presi-
dent Joe Biden. He is currently practicing Elder Law and Estate Planning.
Money
Matters
Those are bills
washing over us!
This has been a
challenging year for
Resurrection. We
are small and trying
to boost attendance
and pledges. Our
events have been
well attended and
have provided us
with much needed
income to help meet
expenses.
Our Redner’s
receipt program has
also been a big help
to our church. Even
the groups that meet
at the church have
saved the receipts
for us. Special
thanks to the Joppa-
towne Golden
Agers who have
gotten many re-
ceipts for us and
have held food
drives for our ou-
reach programs. We
are looking forward
to the coming year
and the continued
success of Church
of the Resurrection.
What’s Up With Us
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corrected at the expense of One Hour Heating/Air
Conditioning.
New Business:
Pam Young volunteered to fill the vacant posi-
tion of People’s Warden. Ron Meyer appointed
Pam as the People’s Warden.
Ms. Steward, at the Diocese, was contacted
(due to the unavailability of Stuart Wright), to re-
quest a Financial Audit. She recommended for an
auditor who would do the audit at a reduced rate.
Ron Meyer telephoned the auditor and is awaiting
a return call.
Concerning the motion to take $14,200.00, a
portion of the gift from the sale of the William’s
condo and use for building maintenance. The
money will not be moved within the records at
this time until the audit is completed.
Quick Books for Churches has been donated to
the church by Joann and Mark Geier. The conver-
sion to the new system is expected to take place
January 1, 2017.
Ron Meyer reviewed the Parochial Reports for
2014 and 2015 and found that the difference in the
income is the second payment received by the
church from the sale of the Williams condo.
The report will be corrected and sent to Ms. Stew-
ard at the Diocese. They will correct our assess-
ment.
A flat screen TV has been donated to the
church for a TV raffle. Galib Kawaja has the raf-
fle tickets. Please sell tickets.
Stuart Wright has created a “Draft” of the pro-
posed contract for Rev. Kim Baker. Rev. Baker is
in the process of finalizing her retirement paper-
work with the Diocese. Rev. Baker is going to
have a meeting with Father Wright to discuss our
situation and the possibility of becoming our long
term supply priest if that is all we can afford.
Next Vestry meeting 11/15/16. The meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m. with a prayer. Respectively submitted,
Linda Bullock
Registrar
Due to space restraints, we will not publish the minutes
in full, but will “hit the high spots”.
October 11, 2016
Present: Betty Bennett, Dorian Burton, Ron
Meyer, Colleen Rhine, Kathleen Snyder, Pam
Young, Ron Young, and Linda Bullock
Absent: Dulcie Carey and Evelyn Wilkins
Minutes from September 20, 2016, Vestry Meeting
reviewed, corrected, and unanimously approved.
Reports:
Treasurer’s Report – Betty Bennett
Checks, deposits, and savings account for Sep-
tember 2016, reviewed.
Pledges for the years 2012-2016 and event in-
come for 2015 and 2016 reviewed.
It was moved to take money out of the Discre-
tionary Fund instead of out the General Fund to
make up shortage from monthly collection for St.
George’s Food Pantry. Seconded and unani-
mously approved.
Outreach Warden – Colleen Rhine
The food Menu for the Fall Festival will be sau-
sage subs, chili, hot dogs, apples with hot caramel
and toppings, cold drinks. Girl Scout cookies will
be sold.
Colleen would like to have a carnival in the fall
of 2017. She is checking into the details for the
event.
Two hundred fifty dollars is allocated in the
yearly budget per year to subsidize events.
Property Warden – Ron Young
Disposed of the Craftsman tractors.
Replacement of the flooring behind the organ is
complete.
A second opinion concerning the sufficiency of
the new heating system was obtained from Blue
Dot. We have no back-up heating to augment the
system in temperatures below 30 degrees. Some-
one from One Hour Heating/Air Conditioning is
going to do a heat study on 10/13/16. Supplemen-
tal heating, heat pumps, is needed. This will be
Vestry Highlights
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January 1
Curicfer
O.T. Barbara Dotterweich
LEM Joann Geier
Prayers
Ushers: Clara and Albert Lema
January 8
Crucifer
O.T. Christine Caines
LEM Joann Geier
Prayers Dorian Burton
Ushers: Jim and Dani Rice
January 15
Crucifer
O.T. Barbara Dotterweich
LEM Ken Hawley
Prayers Gene Wilkinson
Ushers:
January 22
Crucifer
O.T. Barbara Dotterweich
LEM Dani Rice
Prayers Gene Wilkinson
Ushers:
January 29
Crucifer
O.T. Christine Caines
LEM Dani Rice
Prayers Marge Murray
Ushers:
February 5
Crucifer
O.T. Marge Murray
LEM
Prayers
Ushers: Clara and Albert Lema
Service rota - January 2017
Altar Guild - Marge Murray & Dani Rice
If you are unable to serve on your assigned Sunday, it is your responsibility to find a substitute and
contact the church office (410-679-8700) so the correct name will appear in the bulletin.
Chief Usher: Jim Rice 410-679-4249 Lay Readers: Dani Rice 410-679-4249
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Sun
Mon
Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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St. George
Collection
9
Ron Meyer
10
Trumpet
Deadline
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St. George
Food Pantry
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Vestry
6 PM
13 14 Outreach
Committee
11:00
15 16 17 18
Ellen Tacie
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22 23
Rebecca
Smith
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Ron Young,
Sr.
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Tim Meyer
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Tony Roman
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Tuesday 7 PM HC - Said Service
Sunday 8 AM HC - Said Service
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