From the Rector

By the time you are reading this, it will probably be after August 1, and as I have mentioned more than once, my title will change -- again. But, never fear, the Canons of the Episcopal Church state that the Priest-in-Charge "shall exercise the duties of Rector outlined in Canon III.9.6. . ." In other words, for the next two years, you will notice little difference in the day-to-day operation and activities around Emmanuel. Although there are very few special events occurring in August, once September rolls around, life at Emmanuel becomes the usual beehive of activity. August brings with it the hazy, hot and humid days of late summer on the Eastern Shore, a time to slow down and let warm summer breezes surround us. The heat of August encourages a little laziness and the launch of final vacation plans before school and the program year start. Many of us will find time over the next five to six weeks to head to beaches, lakes, mountain resorts, and vacation spots far and wide. We will use this time to connect with family and friends, to have the opportunity to explore different parts of the country or the world, to relax and be rejuvenated. In the background, planning continues for the program year that will begin in early September. Planning for the 2019 Christmas Bazaar is already underway. Fresh fruits are being turned into jams, jellies, chutney, and other delicious items that will be for sale at the Gourmet Goodies table in November. Nominations of local non-profit organizations that provide needed resources for the community are being collected; the Bazaar Committee will meet on September 8 to choose this year's beneficiaries. Table captains are seeking volunteers to create the many beautiful items that will be available for sale. Our once-a-month film series, an offshoot of The Episcopal Church's efforts to address racism in its many forms and seek ways to promote understanding, healing, reconciliation, and justice, will continue on the first Wednesday of most months starting September 4. The twenty-seventh season of the Emmanuel Concert Series will kick off September 6 with a performance by Tim Robson and Cary Ebli. Our own choir will be back in church on Sunday, September 8, and will be joined by a guest choir on September 15. The end of the month will bring the People's Institute for Survival and Beyond to Kent County for an "Undoing Racism" workshop for local community and church leaders. The following weekend, the Vestry will host a Newcomer's Supper for all the individuals and families who have joined Emmanuel during the past two years. Watch for more details. October will bring St. Francis Day, the Blessing of the Animals, and the start of Creation Season. Over this next month, I encourage you to take some time for yourselves and your families. Enjoy the beauty of God's creation, and allow yourselves time to rest and be rejuvenated. The journey continues and I am pleased to be on it with all of you. Peace and blessings,

Darcy+

Worship Schedule

Wednesdays: 12 noon—Eucharist

with anointing for healing Sundays:

8 a.m.—Eucharist 10:30 a.m.—Eucharist

with music Church School and Nursery

available at 10:30

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The Messenger August - September 2019

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Did You Know...

. . . that our email news is now being sent out through Constant Contact? If you have not been receiving the weekly news for a while, please check your SPAM folder on your email and look for the heading: Weekly E- News, with the sender as " Emmanuel Church, Chester Parish <darcy@emmanuelchesterparish.ccsend.com> on behalf of Emmanuel Church, Chester Parish <drdarcy.williams@gmail.com>". By clicking on this email in the SPAM folder and identifying it as "NOT SPAM" it will start showing up in your inbox each Thursday.

. . . that there were 69 children registered for the VBS program in June co-sponsored by Emmanuel, Sacred Heart, Christ UMC, and Presbyterian CC, and seven of them were from Emmanuel?

. . . that the summer edition of the Eastern Shore Episcopalian was published recently and is available online at: https://dioceseofeaston.org/ese/? We hope to have a few hard copies available in the Parish Hall.

. . . that Emmanuel is co-sponsoring an Undoing Racism workshop (presented by the Peoples Institute for Survival and Beyond) with the Unitarian Universalists of Chester River and the Kent County Local Management Board? The workshop will be held at Emmanuel September 20 and 21, 2019.

Ask the Vicar

If you have a liturgical question, please send it to me at drdarcy.williams@gmail.com and I will do my best to answer it. Question: Recently Lisa Webb led several Morning Prayer services as part of her training as a deacon-postulant. I noticed that the Book of Common Prayer has many different kinds of prayer listed. Can you tell me a little more about these?

Answer: From ancient times, people have followed traditions of regular daily prayer. The early monastic orders (think St. Benedict) had a regular pattern of seven or eight special times of prayer each day. In the Anglican churches, this has been reduced to two main times of prayer (Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer) with options to also say special prayers at noon and at bedtime (Compline). If you go to the very front of your prayer book, you will find a section titled "The Daily Office" in the Table of Contents with pages numbers for all of these prayer forms in both Rite One and Rite Two language.

In some churches, parishioners gather each morning to pray Morning Prayer together, and/or each evening for Evening Prayer. But most people find it is easier to set aside a little time each day to read Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer by themselves at home using the Book of Common Prayer or one of the online resources such as the Daily Office from the Mission of St. Clare, https://www.missionstclare.com/english/. There are also shortened versions of the prayers called Daily Devotions for Individuals and Families found on pages 137 - 140 in the BCP.

News from the Diocese of Easton Province III Youth Pilgrimage "Trail to Truth": Registration is now open for The Province III Youth Pilgrimage “Trail to Truth”, held from October 11-14, 2019 beginning and ending on the St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Washington DC. The buses will travel between Washington DC and Philadelphia as participants explore history, share stories and unpack the topic of Racial Reconciliation. There are spots for six youth and two adults from each Diocese. To apply, go to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfU9wtIDJ8gTG1uWrRe_7VeVHOLLnMwMS3NpGiZcCx6j8xLjg/viewform and fill out the form.

You Oughta Be in Pictures

At least you should be in the Emmanuel picture directory that is being planned. While the best software and other technical details are being decided, we would like to start collecting pictures of our parishioners. We will be having picture-taking events in the Parish Hall after both services on Sunday, August 11 and 18. Don’t worry if you’ll still be vacationing on either or both of those days, as our cellphones make it easy to take quality pictures that can be used. Details for taking your own pictures will be available after the initial photo sessions.

Directory Updates

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Senior Warden’s Corner by Sandy Bjork

I receive many catalogues and other incentives to buy in our mailbox, much to my husband’s dismay. A recent one was an invitation to subscribe to a magazine called The Sun that features essays, poetry, photography, etc. A few examples of the entries were included. Because a neighbor and I have embarked on raising strawberries, one of the examples caught my eye and my heart, so I would like to share it with you. Strawberries are too delicate to be picked by machine. The perfectly ripe ones bruise at even too heavy a human touch. It hit her that every strawberry she had ever eaten – every piece of fruit – had been picked by calloused human hands. Every piece of toast with jelly represented someone’s knees, someone’s aching back and hips, someone with a bandanna on her wrist to wipe away the sweat. Why had no one told her about this before? (Alison Luterman, What We Came For)

It is pretty amazing to realize how connected we are with each other, even when we are not aware it. Whether the strawberries came from California, the farmers’ market or you friend’s garden, they are result of someone’s hard labor. So, enjoy the wonderful summer fruits and take a moment to be thankful for the labor of others.

News of the Vestry and Transition information will be found elsewhere in the Messenger. Emmanuel continues to be a place where beautiful music is sung, played and heard not only on Sunday mornings courtesy of our choir under the direction of Director of Music Stephanie LaMotte and our Organist Avis Wheatley, but also as a host to various programs throughout the year.

Emmanuel’s 2019-2020 Concert Series brochures begins on Friday, September 6, 7:30 p.m., and will feature Cari Ebli and Tim Robson.

Cary Ebli, a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music, is the English horn player in the Toronto Symphony. Timothy Robson is a sought-after substitute organist in Cleveland, following his 2010 retirement after 27 years as Director of Music at Euclid Avenue Congregational Church in Cleveland. Cary and Tim have been playing as a duo for over 30 years and have performed most of the repertoire for English horn and organ, including several new works written especially for them. Their September 6 recital at Emmanuel will include two of these commissioned works, Lisa Rainsong’s “Lukasson Celebration” and Thomas Massella’s “Without Words.” The program will also include Cary Ebli’s new performing editions of Mozart’s “Adagio” (known to choral singers as “Ave Verum”) and a “Concertinto” by Gaetano Donizetti, 19th-century Italian composer of bel canto operas such as Lucia di Lammermoor.

The first concert is on Friday, September 6, response cards should be returned to the church office by Friday, August 9.

Calling All Singers! The choir has been on hiatus during the summer, but is chomping at the bit to start singing weekly again. September is just around the corner, and with it, a return to weekly worship services led by the choir.

The choir rehearses each week on Tuesday afternoon, starting at 5 p.m., and we always welcome new singers! Perhaps some of you have watched from the pews and wondered if there is a spot for you? Absolutely! We’d love to add some new faces and voices to our choir, and the choir is a warm and welcoming group to be a part of. You don’t even have to audition -- just have a heart of worship and a desire to serve God through music. That’s it!

Stay posted for a choir “kick off” barbecue to start the new season. We hope many will want to be part of the choir this year, and “make a joyful noise unto the Lord!”

Stephanie LaMotte, Music Director/Choirmaster

Music Notes

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Bits and Pieces

Coffee Hour at Emmanuel During the month of July, we have been experimenting with a NEW idea (although one that has found success in other congregations) for Coffee Hour to ease the burden of preparing the munchies. So far, it has worked well and received positive comments, so we would like to extend the experiment for a few more months.

Since we are still committed to using our coffee mugs and serving plates for Coffee Hour, we still need folks to volunteer to host and help with the dishwashing and making and serving the coffee and tea. But, we would like to ask you, our faithful parishioners, to bring the munchies (items like coffee cake, cookies, cheese & crackers, grapes or other cut-up fruit, donut holes) on Sundays using the following schedule for the August and September.

Aug. 4: Last names beginning with L - M Sept 1: Last names beginning with A - B Aug. 11: Last names beginning with N- P Sept 8: Last names beginning with C - E Aug. 18: Last names beginning with R - S Sept 15: Last names beginning with F- H Aug 25: Last names beginning with T - Z Sept 22: Last names beginning with I- K Sept 29: Last names beginning with L-M

Evangelism: The journey continues . . . On Saturday, September 14, 2019, the Rev. Dr. David Gortner, an Episcopal priest and psychologist who has studied and taught in the areas of clergy leadership, congregational vitality, and young adult religious engagement will lead a workshop on Evangelism for the Diocese of Easton. He will be guiding us to experiencing evangelism "not as something one simply does to another. . . but as a spiritual discipline that nurtures and transforms the one who bears good news and recognizes God at work in others." (Gortner, Transforming Evangelism, 2008).

The workshop will be held in Miller Hall, Bray House, 314 North St., Easton, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on September 14. Bishop San has encouraged all the parishes of the diocese to send members of their parish leadership to this very worthwhile conference. Registration for this event can be found at https://dioceseofeaston.org/ignite/, at the bottom of the webpage.

REMINDER FROM THE TREASURER Are you current on your pledge payments? If not, please make every effort to do so. Parish expenses continue throughout the summer, and we count on receiving your pledge payments on a regular basis. Half-year statements, for those you made pledges to the parish for 2019, were sent out recently. If you have any questions about your statement, please contact Sue Byerly, our bookkeeper, by calling the Parish Office and leaving a message. Thank you for your generous support of our parish, its mission and many ministries.

The Junior Warden is Seeking Volunteers for the Property Committee The Junior Warden is seeking 5-6 volunteers to serve on a committee to assist with the oversight and management of the Church, Rectory and grounds. The purpose is to proactively identify maintenance issues, determining & monitoring the life cycles of systems and appliances, energy efficiency, safety & accessibility, as well as determining future needs and improvements. Please contact the Junior Warden at Thomasjmackjr@gmail.com.

Many Thanks . . . . . . to Katherine Paff, Ann Hedgepeth, Mackey Dutton, Edward Maxcy, Joyce Symington, and Jenifer Emley for all they do to keep the plantings around the church looking so nice. Special thanks to Ann and Katherine for "tidying up" by pulling weeds and taking ivy down from the walls, and cleaning the walk-ways before the Lee-Freebery wedding!

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If you like gardening and would like to become part of this team of "lay-weeders" please contact the Parish Office at 410-778-3477, or Junior Warden, Tom Mack. You may set your own schedule, and claim an area for yourself! We are also looking for someone to "chair" the churchyard landscaping committee and coordinate our volunteers. Please email Junior Warden Tom Mack to volunteer, Thomasjmackjr@gmail.com.

Seeking Volunteers To Help With Worship Services As the parish grows, and people's responsibilities at home, school and work change there is a need for additional help in some areas, especially in the liturgical ministries areas:

Lectors, intercessors, acolytes (children and/or adults), and ushers are all needed to assist with Sunday services.

The Altar Guild and Flower Guild always welcome new members.

Eucharistic Ministers and Eucharistic Visitors are special ministries that require more specialized training but the rewards are great as these individuals help the priest with the distribution of Holy Communion in the church and on home visits to those who are unable to get to church.

If you, or your children, are interested in learning more, or in joining one of these teams, please contact Darcy+ at drdarcy.williams@gmail.com, or by calling the Parish Office (410-778-3477).

Bazaar Bites It is early but there is no time like the present to notify all that there will be a Bazaar Committee meeting on Sunday, September 8th after Coffee Hour. We hope the table captains are in place. We have some new folks on board, and we wish to support and cheer in anyway we can.

We have requested your beneficiary list to be sent to Nancy Dick nmdick2@gmail.com ASAP as the vestry must approve our choices that we make on September 8th.

Linda & Hanson Robbins

An Annual Emmanuel Happening by Nancy Dick The first two weeks of June found Emmanuel’s Kitchen Krew busy in the kitchen. The Krew was ably aided by some friends from Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church and the Presbyterian Church. During that time 1,029 lunches were served: 169 to Washington College student workers and 860 to National Music Festival apprentices and their mentors.

A main dish was prepared for each day: tuna and ham melts on Monday, chicken salad for Tuesday, mac and cheese on Wednesday, pulled pork Thursday, and hot dogs with chili and/or sauerkraut on Friday. These were served at the kitchen pass-through window. There was an array of additional foods on a long buffet table: tossed salad with an assortment of dressings, potato chips, hard boiled eggs, pickles, yogurt, sliced cucumber and onions in sour cream with dill, fresh fruit cocktail. On a beverage table the hungry hoards found iced tea, lemonade, and water. Dessert, homemade cookies and brownies, was provided by many parishioners.

Goodies were available for take-home as well: bottled water, bananas, apples, bread and bagels, Nutella, peanut butter, grape jelly and strawberry preserves, cream cheese for sandwich making and paper bags to hold it all.

The two weeks ended with exhausted kitchen workers and grateful recipients for the delicious food they enjoyed.

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Fourth Annual Mission Cluster Lunch for Horizons Camps by Lynn McLain 2019 is the fourth year for what has become the signature event for our South Kent Mission Cluster, preparing and serving lunch to the Horizons campers and staff in Kent and Queen Anne's Counties. Horizons Day Camp is flourishing in its 24th year here. It provides a six-week program for Title I “free or reduced-charge lunch” children from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. The youngsters are given academic lessons in reading and math so that they don’t succumb to the “summer slide,” swimming and diving lessons, and positive reinforcement in character, community connection, manners and social skills. Many “alumni” of the program come back as teaching assistants.

The public school system provides breakfasts Monday through Friday, and lunches Monday through Thursday. Each Friday a community group provides what the kids call a “special lunch.”

Volunteers from Emmanuel and St. Paul’s (Kent) worked together to prepare lunches for an estimated total of 230 campers and staff on Friday, July 12, 2019. Becky Taylor of St. Paul's and Lynn McLain of Emmanuel chaired the lunch project. Earlier in the week, joined by Becky’s sister, Frances Kelly, they shopped for the food, financed by generous donations from many Emmanuel members.

On Friday at 8:00 AM, eleven hardworking volunteers gathered to prepare the food in the Emmanuel kitchen. One hundred forty lunches were prepared for the Kent County location, at Kent School, which was served by the Emmanuel group and Rev. Darcy. Eighty five lunches were prepared for the Queen Anne’s location, at Gunston School, which was served by the St. Paul’s group.

Lunch consisted of fresh food that is healthy (and not too unfamiliar, as we’ve learned that they’re generally reluctant to try new foods). This year we served ham and cheese "roll-ups," buttered potato rolls, baby carrots with Ranch dressing, grapes, watermelon, and brownie-bites for dessert. The food was prepared in the Emmanuel kitchen by volunteers representing both churches: Barbara Belden, Louise Durocher, Mackey Dutton, Donna Gibbons-Neff, Frances Kelly, Mary McGinnis, Lynn McLain, Becky Taylor, Earl Runde, and Lynda Wheatley, with help from Anne Vansant (Christ UMC member and retired Kent School teacher).

We rolled out early, as the first wave of children at Kent School was slated to eat at 10:45 AM, well before leaving for swimming at the Camp Pecometh pool. The second wave was at 11:50. Lunch at Gunston was served at 11:00 AM.

It is great fun to see the children and ask them what they like best about the camp. Many said “Swimming,” and one was adamant that his favorite was “Food!” Many sweetly said “please” and “thank you,” and it was a pleasure to be with them, even for a short time. There was plenty of food left over to leave for the campers as an afternoon snack.

Many thanks to everyone for all your contributions!

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Back to School Time! Garnet Elementary School Supply List: Emmanuel is once again collecting school supplies for Garnet Elementary. Please see the needs list in the entry way next to the collection box. Contact Steve Croker, cell# 443-480-2476, with questions.”

Meet Some of our Younger Members

In the last issue of The Messenger we brought you up-to-date with some of the achievements and plans of our parish family finishing Grades 1-12 and our college students. This time, we would like to introduce you to some of our younger members:

The Blyman Family: Julie and Brent are the proud parents (and Peter and Libby Rice are the proud grandparents) of six-and-a-half-year-old triplets, Adele, Gardner, and Oliver, who all recently completed Kindergarten at Radcliffe Creek School, and will all return for first grade in the fall. Adele loves swimming and riding her scooter. Over the summer she will attend Little Explorers, go to Ocracoke Island, and do lots of swimming. Gardner’s favorite activities are catching frogs and lizards. Over the summer he, too, will swim a lot, and go on vacation with the family. Oliver enjoys catching frogs, playing with friends, and finding things in nature to build creations. This summer he plans to swim at GG’s and Grammy’s, and everywhere else that he can.

The Foreman Family: Shannon and Mike Foreman are the proud parents (and Sue Reep is the proud grandmother) of Emily and Julie. Emily was mentioned in the last Messenger since she is in grade school, Julie, now six, finished kindergarten at Relay Children's Center (Baltimore), where she will return for first grade in the fall. Julie loves gymnastics and helping mom in the kitchen. This summer she will attend day camp and go swimming as well as have fun with her family.

The Hopkins Family: Rachel and Brad Hopkins are the proud parents (and Lawson Cording is the proud great-grandfather) of Eli (age five) and Luke (age three). Eli will begin kindergarten at Friendship Montessori School in the fall. This will be his fourth year at FMS. Eli loves riding his bike, swimming, and playing all sports, and is looking forward to a family vacation at Chincoteague. Luke will return to FMS this fall for his second year in the Pre-Primary room. He loves eating ice cream and playing outside. This summer he is looking forward to eating more ice cream and going to the beach.

The Mayer Family: Brianna and Adi are the proud parents of Luella (introduced in the last Messenger) and Bianca. Bianca is five, and will attend Kindergarten at Kent School this fall after completing the Pre-K 4 program last year. She likes to color and to sing and have fun. This summer they will again travel to visit family in Germany.

The McNamara Family: Joanne and Patrick are the proud parents (and George and Becky Spilich are the proud grandparents) of Henry who is six, and John who is four. Henry finished kindergarten at Church Hill Elementary in June and will return for first grade in the fall . He is spending the summer in NYC with his family where he loves going to sprinkler playgrounds and the beach, as well as playing with his little brother.

Back Packs 1” 3-ring binders

Composition Notebooks—wide-ruled (NOT wire-bound spiral notebooks) Loose leaf paper packs (wide-ruled)

3”x5” index card packs Glue Sticks (large or small sticks in multipacks)

#2 wooden pencils (10 packs preferred) Two-pocket folders

Pencil pouches (zippered) and pencil boxes Crayola Crayons (24 pack preferred)

Crayola Markers (multi-colored) Box of ZIPLOCK baggies (sandwich or quart-size)

Eraser packs Personal pencil sharpeners

Highlighters (yellow and multi-colored) Multiplication/Division flash cards

Headphones (NOT EARBUDS) Rounded end scissors

Tissues (both individual and boxes) Rest Mats—Not Yoga Mats

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John completed the Pre-K 3 program at Little Creek School last year and will return for the Pre-K 4 class in the fall. He likes to play with his brother, go boogie boarding at the beach and eat spaghetti and meatballs.

The Moulsdale Family: Katie and Nick are the proud parents (and Libby and Peter Rice are the proud grandparents) of Anna who is almost seven, Emilia who is four, and Benjamin who is one. Anna completed kindergarten at Galena Elementary School in June and will return for first grade in the fall. She loves reading and climbing the rock wall at Echo Hill Outdoor School. This summer she plans to have lots of fun at the EHOS Step Up Explorers and Middle Explorers summer programs as well as at Little Explorers with her sister and cousins. In addition, she will attend Artventure at FMS and Unicorn Camp at Kaleidoscope. Emilia completed preschool at Miss Laura's Family Daycare last year and will begin Pre-K at Friendship Montessori in the fall. Emmy loves to swim and plans to have lots of fun at the EHOS Little Explorers programs, Unicorn Camp, at Miss Laura's and with Nanny Kelsey when she is not playing with her sister and cousins. Benjamin attends Miss Laura's Family Daycare, and also has fun with Nanny Kelsey while his parents are at work. He loves being read to and keeping everyone busy as he begins to explore all the fun things his siblings and cousins are doing.

The Willis Family: Michelle and Harry Willis are the proud parents (and Missy Willis is the proud grandmother) of five-year-old Layne and three-year-old Saylor. Layne completed pre-K at Churchill Elementary in June and will return for first grade in the fall. He like to play outside, do water sports, enjoy family time playing games and laughing. He is very interested in science and will attend a variety of summer camps, as well as spend time swimming as much as possible. Saylor is not in school yet, but the family plans to have her attend the three-year-old program in QA County public schools this fall. Her favorite activities are playing with her dolls, coloring and drawing. Over the summer she will go swimming and play outside with brother Layne and neighborhood friends.

Catching Up with Another Family We were unable to catch up with the Pawelchak family in time for the June-July Messenger, but wanted to be sure we had a chance to share news about their daughters.

Lexie and Annie Pawelchak (Joe and Carrie are the proud parents and Rebecca Moss is their proud grandmother) joined Emmanuel this past year and quickly became active in the Sunday School program. The girls are home-schooled and engage in many outside activities. Lexie is a dancer and recently competed in the Beyond the Stars Nationals Dance Competition in the Poconos where she was named Miss Petite Beyond the Stars. All of her dances earned a Diamond, or an almost perfect score. Her solo, duet, small groups, large groups, line, and production dances took first place in their categories. Her younger sister Annie also takes dance classes and will join the competitive dance team this year, in addition to learning to play the guitar. We look forward to hearing more about the Pawelchak girls and their adventures.

St. Jerome and Pogo by Ron Abler

In the instant that the Creator said, “Let there be light,” 1 God wrote the entire Book of Creation, a compendium not of words written on paper but of the entire universe written in the reality all around us. Everything that can be known about our world is laid out for all to see. All we have to do is observe and learn.

On the sixth day, God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth….” 2 Then the Creator took Adam on a stroll through the Garden of Eden and allowed him to name all the animals. 3

That word “dominion” is a stickler. I prefer the word used by St. Jerome in his Latin Vulgate: praesit, from which we get our word “preside.” There is a huge difference between presiding and dominating. In naming the animals, Adam accepted certain privileges on our behalf, but the Creator also imparted the accompanying authority and responsibility. The military teaches not only RHIP, but also RHIA and RHIR (Rank Has Its Privilege, but also Its Authority and Its Responsibility.)

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I think Job got it right 26 centuries ago:

“…ask the animals, and they will teach you; the birds of the air, and they will tell you; ask the plants of the earth and they will teach you; and the fish of the sea will declare to you. Who among all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? 4

There is a relatively new branch of science called biomimicry, which seeks consciously to emulate Nature’s genius. After 3.8 billion years of R&D, Nature now boasts 10-30 million successful and perfectly adapted species. Of course, there have been hundreds of millions of failures along the way. We call them fossils.

Today, there is one self-endangered species that has not yet become a fossil. According to Pogo: “We have met the enemy and he is us.” 5 Homo sapiens. Wise man? Not so much! We have been so busy exercising our dominion that we have neglected our responsibility to preside. We are hell-bent on “inventing” what we think is new and better, when we should instead be looking all around us to discover the solutions that God’s Nature shows us every day.

Here are some examples of biomimicry in action. Velcro started out as a burdock seed snarled in a dog’s coat. The streamlined nose of the Bullet Train was patterned after a kingfisher’s beak. Cambered airfoils and sails started out as bird’s wings. Peacock feathers taught us how to create color using thin-film interference. From tiny (.5 mm) animals called tardigrades, we’ve learned how to desiccate vaccines and store them without refrigeration.

It’s time to stop inventing and start learning from nature. We must all become biomimics. If it’s not natural, let’s think twice, and then act naturally!

1. Genesis 1:3 2. Genesis 1:26 3. Gen. 2:18–23 4. Job 12:7-9 5. From a 1970 Earth Day comic strip by Walt Kelly, featuring Pogo and Porkypine

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August

Thursday, August 1, 2 p.m. Heron Point Eucharist Wednesday, August 7, 11 a.m. Memorial service of Don Rypka Wednesday, August 21, 7:30 a.m. St. Andrew’s Brotherhood Breakfast Saturday, August 24, 8 a.m.—1 p.m.

Emmanuel’s Annual Jumble Sale! Bargains galore—you won’t want to miss it!

September

Monday, September 2 Office closed in observance of Labor Day Tuesday, September 3, 5 p.m. Choir practice resumes Wednesday, September 4, 5:30 p.m. Film Series Resumes Thursday, September 5, 9:30 a.m. CVMA meeting Friday, September 6, 7:30 p.m. Organ Concert Tim Robson & Cary Ebli Sunday, September 8 Blessing of the Backpacks Bazaar Committee meeting Saturday, September 14, 9:30 a.m.—2 p.m. Evangelism Conference at Bray House

Sunday, September 15, 12 Noon—2 p.m. Vestry Meeting Wednesday, September 18, 7:30 a.m. St. Andrew’s Brotherhood Breakfast Friday/Saturday, September 20-21, 9 a.m.—5 p.m. Undoing Racism Conference Thursday, September 26, 2 p.m. Heron Point Tea Sunday, September 29, 1—9 p.m. and Monday, September 30, 9 a.m.—9 p.m. Chestertown Havurah observance of Rosh Hashanah (in Parish Hall)

October

Wednesday, October 2, 5:30 p.m. Film Series Sunday, October 6—St. Francis’ Day

Calendar Highlights

Every Week Knitters—Meets each Monday at Emmanuel at 2 p.m., unless otherwise noted Bible Study—Each Wednesday at 11a.m., unless otherwise noted Mid-day Eucharist with Anointing for Healing—Each Wednesday at noon; the service lasts about 30 minutes. Alcoholics Anonymous—Meets each Thursday evening, 8 p.m., in the Parish Hall.

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Sundays in August

August 4, (G) Pentecost VIII (Proper 13) Flowers: Frances Perry Metcalfe and Paige Streit Coombs Parish Prayer Cycle: Georgina, Rick, Charlie, James, & Isabelle Marshall; Dinah Matthers; Edward Maxcy; and Bree, Adi, Luella, & Bianca Mayer

August 11 (G) Pentecost IX (Proper 14) Flowers: Juliet & Victor Gillespie, Jean & Edward Gillespie, and Hans Ablertsen Parish Prayer Cycle: Davy McCall; Susan Flanigan & Michael McDowell; Susan & Earl McGimpsey; and Mary & Bob McGinnis

August 18 (G) Pentecost X (Proper 15 Flowers: Jinks Strong Comegys & Paul Comegys Parish Prayer Cycle: Lynn McLain; Karen & George McLaughlin; Joanne, Patrick, Henry, & John McNamara

August 25 (G) Pentecost XI (Proper 16) Flowers: Pauline & Peter P. Rice, Sr., and Edward T. Reilly, Jr. Parish Prayer Cycle: Katie, Nick, Anna, Emilia, & Benjamin Moulsdale; Kathi, Chris, Kylee, & Mitchell Naumann; Dottie Naumann; Helen & Ken Noble

Flower Memorials, Parish Prayer Cycle

Sundays in September

September 1 (G) Pentecost XII (Proper 17) Flowers: Ann Hollingsworth & Joseph H. McLain, Colin Hollingsworth, Mr. & Mrs. G. Vickers Hollingsworth, G. Vickers Hollingsworth, Jr., Mr. & Mrs. Howard S. McLain, and Gay Dubois Kelly Parish Prayer Cycle: Mark Pagano and K.T.; Christine & Tom Pabon; and Katherine & Chuck Paff

September 8 (G) Pentecost XIII (Proper 18) Flowers: Miriam & Maj. Frank S. Hoffecker, Jr. USMC Parish Prayer Cycle: Faith & Bill Parshall; Carrie, Joe, Lexie, & Annie Pawelchak, and Rebecca Moss; and Mary Deringer Phelps September 15 (G) Pentecost XIV (Proper 19) Flowers: Isobel & Lawrence N. Rapley Parish Prayer Cycle: Susan & Jim Pritchett; Bob Pritzlaff; Sue Reep; and Gail Regester September 22 (G) Pentecost XV (Proper 20) Flowers: Roger & Marilyn, and Mary Ellen Simpkins Parish Prayer Cycle: Susan, Frank, Molly, Katherine, Jack, & Nellie Rhodes; Libby & Peter Rice; Linda & Hanson Robbins; and Peter Robbins September 29 (G) Pentecost XVI (Proper 21) Flowers: Florence & Philip Langford, Lester & Evelyn Williams, Caitlin Williams, & Sharon Sylvester Parish Prayer Cycle: Sue, David, Spencer, & Angus Roberson; Kathy Ruckman; and Jane Russell

Sundays in October

October 6 (G) St. Francis’ Day Flowers: Ann Tylden Giriatis Cumisky & Donald Cumisky Parish Prayer Cycle: Sandy Ryon; Caren, Ron, B.K., Shane, Aaron, & Lynden Saunders; and Martha & George Sawyer

October 13 (G) Pentecost XVIII (Proper 23) Flowers: Nancy & Bill Allday, and Adelaide & Bill Willock Parish Prayer Cycle: Mimi Sharpe; Judy & David Sharretts; George Shivers; and Anne & David Singer

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Staff:

The Reverend F. Darcy Williams, Rector

Stephanie LaMotte, Director of Music

and Choirmaster

G. Robert Tyson, Choirmaster Emeritus

Avis Wheatley, Organist

Laura Kaufmann, Parish Secretary

Sue Byerly, Financial Assistant

Melvin Thompson, Sexton

Emmanuel Church, PO Box 875 Chestertown, Maryland 21620

emmanuelchestertown@gmail.com www.emmanuelchesterparish.org

410-778-3477

Remember—The deadline for the August/September issue of The Messenger is Monday, September 16. Submit your hard-copy articles to the Parish Office, or e-mail them to emmanuelchesterparish@gmail.com. We would also love to have copies of any pictures of the Parish at work or play for inclusion in future articles.

Vestry: Term end dates are in parentheses

Helen Billings (2020)

Darlene Housley (2020)

Bill Webb (2020)

George Barnum (2021)

Jim Block (2021)

Susan Roberson (2021)

Craig Jackson (2022)

Brianna Mayer (2022)

George Shivers (2022)

Parish Officers:

Sandra Bjork, Senior Warden

Thomas Mack, Jr., Junior Warden

Roger Brown, Treasurer

Penny Block Registrar

Vestry Happenings by Sandy Bjork The Vestry and Darcy spent a fulfilling day on July 26 at the Retreat House learning more about the spiritual leadership component of our Vestry responsibilities, with the guidance of Francie Thayer and Rodney Dean. The weather was perfect so we enjoyed the Retreat House itself and the lovely surroundings. While we found we are providing that leadership by our roles in parish life, we were introduced to ways to be more present with God. This will be important as we move, as a parish, into transition.

Vestry Meeting Notes At recent Vestry meetings:

Buildings & Grounds – approved a one-time cleanup and mulching of the property by a professional to be followed up by parish volunteers.

Picture Directory – research on the project is progressing (more elsewhere in the Messenger). Garth policy – disposition of ashes will be limited to active parishioners and their immediate families. A dinner for newcomers is planned for September 27. The Reverend Canon Patrick Collins has met with the Rector and the wardens to give an overview of the

transition process, has provided materials to the Vestry, and will attend the October Vestry meeting to discuss the process and answer questions.