Table of Contents

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1. No Children’s Sunday School (3/22) ------ 1

2. Easter Sunday Egg Hunt! (4/5) ------------- 1

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1. Seminary Support for Josh Woods -------- 1

2. THE STORY -------------------------------------- 1

3. ICON Retreat 2015(4/20-24) --------------- 1

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1. United Thank Offering (UTO) -------------- 1

2. No Parent’s Morning Out – (3/23) -------- 2

3. Parent’s Night Out ---------------------------- 2

4. Supporting our Military Members -------- 2

5. Good Friday Offering ------------------------- 2

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1. Wayne Jowers Service (3/19) -------------- 2

2. Cranes for Molly ------------------------------- 2

3. Let Us Know ------------------------------------ 2

4. St. Simon’s Counseling Center ------------- 2

5. Knitters’ Guild Group ------------------------ 2

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1. DOK (3/21) -------------------------------------- 2

2. Monday Book Group (3/23) ---------------- 2

3. Dining Out (3/27) ----------------------------- 2

4. Single Friends Luncheon (3/28)------------ 2

5. Easter Breakfast (4/5) ------------------------ 3

6. Depression & Bipolar Support ------------- 3

7. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous -- 3

8. Diocese Calendar Information ------------- 3

9. Jonathan Daniels Play ------------------------ 3

10. Upcoming Events at Beckwith ----------- 4

St. Simon’s on the Sound

Episcopal Church 28 Miracle Strip Pkwy., S.W.

Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548

(850)244-8621

Office Hours: Mon-Thurs. (9-4) Fri (9-Noon)

www.stsimons-fwb.org

e-pistle March 18, 2015

Our Mission: We seek to create a Christian

community of love, acceptance, and unity in

order to glorify God through worship and

ministries.

DEADLINE for article submission is Tuesday noon

to office@stsimons-fwb.org.

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1. No Children’s Sunday School (3/22) Due to Spring break Children’s Sunday school, Faith

Friends, Faith Buds will not meet this Sunday, March

22. Classes resume Palm Sunday, March 29.

2. Easter Sunday Egg Hunt! (4/5) St. Simon's will host an egg hunt for our young

parishioners on Easter Sunday at 9:30 am. Weather

permitting; the hunt will take place at Sound Park,

across the street from Fort Walton Beach City Hall.

Donations of individually wrapped candy and/or

plastic eggs are welcome. Please drop donations by

the church office before Maundy Thursday (April 2).

1. Seminary Support for Josh Woods As many of you know, Josh Woods and his wife Laura

will be heading out to Austin, Texas next fall to begin

his theological studies in the Episcopal Church at the

Seminary of the Southwest. If you would like to

support them, here is the perfect opportunity: Click

on the following link and donate online at Support a

Seminarian (www.ssw.edu/giving). In the “Please use

my donation for” field, select:

Scholarships/Other and in the text box type the

following: “Our preference/wish is that this gift be

directed to Josh woods.” Thank you so much for

your prayers and support. If you have any questions,

feel free to contact Josh at 207-2781 or

joshwwoods@gmail.com.

2. THE STORY THE STORY Continues after Easter THE STORY, St.

Simon’s most well-attended Bible Study, continues

Easter Week (the week after Easter Sunday) after

taking a break for Holy Week (the week before

Easter). Our Sunday morning group will continue to

be taught by Mr. Josh Woods starting at 9:20 in the

Chapel. The Sunday evening group will continue to

meet immediately after the 5:15 “Come as You Are

Eucharist.” The Tuesday evening group will continue

to meet at 6:15, Fr. Eric teaching. The Wednesday

morning group will continue immediately after the

10:00 Healing Eucharist, with Mr. Charles Tarver

teaching.

All groups begin the week of April 12th

with chapter

12 of THE STORY and study a chapter a week

through the week of June 14th

. The Wednesday

morning group will be doubling up chapters and

finish May 13th

; also this group will not meet

Wednesday, March 25th

. We will complete the entire

Old Testament and then resume THE STORY after

Labor Day, covering the New Testament. Plans are

also underway for a new class covering the first

eleven chapters for anyone who missed our start last

January, please contact Fr. Eric, 244-8621, if you are

interested in this option.

3. ICON Retreat 2015(4/20-24) We are in the planning stages for our 10

th annual

weeklong icon workshop-retreat to be held at St.

Simons on the Sound Episcopal Church from April

20-24. This year, we’ll create a "traveling icon", i.e.

one with slightly smaller dimensions. On one side we

will each paint the Face of Christ, and on the reverse

we will be able to choose from one of several

selections. The cost of the workshop is $430 which

includes instruction, materials, breakfasts and

lunches. For more information about iconography

and our instructor, Teresa, please go to her website

at www.teresaharrison.com. If you are interested in

signing up for the workshop, contact me via email at

mama_murph@yahoo.com or by phone: 496-7723

or 651-4158. I look forward to hearing from you.

God's peace, Karolina Murphy

1. United Thank Offering (UTO) United Thank Offering (UTO) is a ministry of the

Episcopal Church to provide grant monies for

churches throughout the Episcopal Church

community. During the Lenten season we will be

encouraging the children, as well as the adults, to

nurture the habit of giving daily thanks to God and

collecting their offerings in the mite boxes. These

small paperboard boxes will be available in the

children and adult Sunday Schools, at the Lenten

dinners, and in the church office for those who

would like to participate.

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2. No Parent’s Morning Out – (3/23) St. Simon’s Nursery also offers free weekly morning

care for infants through five years old every Monday

from 9:00 a.m.to 12:00 p.m. Note: Parent’s Morning

Out will be closed during all Okaloosa County and

Montessori School closings/holidays as well as national

holidays. For more information contact Ansley

Walker at 244-8621 ext. 207.

3. Parent’s Night Out St. Simon’s Nursery is offering a free, once-a-month

Parent’s Night Out, from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on

the third Friday of each month. The next PNO will be

on March 20 and is open to children from birth

through age 12. Dinner will not be provided, so

please either send your children with a sack dinner

or have them eat before dropping them off.

Questions please contact Ansley at 244-8621 ext.

207 or email educ@stsimons-fwb.org .

4. Supporting our Military Members If you know of someone in the parish who is

deployed please let us know. Also, if you have a

deployed family member or friend who would enjoy

receiving a note, we welcome you to submit the

name and the mailing information. This information

may be emailed to office@stsimons-fwb.org where it

will be forwarded to Outreach.

5. Good Friday Offering To make a donation to the Good Friday Offering,

please write a check payable to the Domestic and

Foreign Missionary Society, write "Good Friday

Offering" in the memo line, and mail to: DFMS –

Protestant Episcopal Church US, P.O. Box 958983,

St. Louis, MO 63195-8983. For more information

contact The Rev. Cannon Robert Edmunds at

redmunds@episcopalchurch.org

1. Wayne Jowers Service (3/19) Eric will be going to Theodore, Alabama to Serenity

Funeral Home, 8691 Old Pascagoula Rd, Theodore,

AL 36582 (251) 653-4781 for Wayne Jowers service

on Thursday, March 19th

. The viewing will be from

10:00 a.m. with the service at noon with Fr. Eric.

2. Cranes for Molly Cranes are completed! These are colorful evidence

of thoughts and prayers for Molly and her family. A

huge thank you in advance to Arlene Murphy and

the DOK for stringing them in preparation for Easter!

3. Let Us Know If you or a member of your family is hospitalized or

in need of pastoral care, please contact the office at

244-8621.

4. St. Simon’s Counseling Center Hurting? Or in need of someone to talk with?

Everyone is welcome, call 244-8448 for an

appointment with one of our two Licensed Mental

Health Counselors.

5. Knitters’ Guild Group The Knitter’s Guild meets Mondays at 1:00 p.m. in

the Fellowship Room. If you have any questions

please contact Cece Allen at 863-1414.

1. DOK (3/21) The March meeting of Daughters of the King will be

held on Saturday, March 21, at 10:00 a.m. at the.

home of Arlene Murphy. Please call 678-5497 for

more information.

2. Monday Book Group (3/23) The Monday Book group will meet on March 23, at

noon in the Parrish Hall to discuss Devil in the Grove

by Gilbert King. Bring a lunch and join us for

discussion. Please call JoAnne Connell with

questions at 678-1215.

3. Dining Out (3/27) The Dining Out group will meet at 5:30 on Friday,

March 27 at the Aegean Restaurant in Shalimar.

Email Anne Hall at Ladybuck62@gmail.com or call

897-4097 for reservations.

4. Single Friends Luncheon (3/28) The next Single Friends luncheon will be March 28,

at noon at Bay Cafe French Restaurant (233 Alcoves

Ave SE - under Brooks Bridge). So if you live alone

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and would like to eat lunch and chat with us we will

see you there. Questions and RSVP (not required but

helps to give the restaurant a count) to Barbara

Bethea 850-582-7011 or babethea@aol.com.

5. Easter Breakfast (4/5) Doughnuts will be served in the Parish Hall after the

Sunrise Service on April 5 – thanks to Chris & Jon

Westphal. Then there will be an Easter Breakfast

from 8:45 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. We will have eggs,

sausage, grits and biscuits. Donations are $5 for

adults and $2 for children under 10 years of age. If

you have any questions, call JoAnn Gorsuch at 586-

0588. Please sign up in the Atrium.

6. Depression & Bipolar Support The Depression & Bipolar Support Group meets

every Tuesday from 7:00-8:30 p.m. at St. Simon’s.

For more information contact Lexxy Revell C.R.P. at

Lexxy500kTorri@gmail.com or at 850-833-5019.

7. Food Addicts in Recovery

Anonymous Are you overweight? Underweight? Obsessed with

food, weight, or dieting? You are not alone. Today,

there is a solution. Food Addicts in Recovery

Anonymous, FA, is a free program of recovery based

on the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. There are

no dues, fees, or weigh-Ins. FA meetings are at St.

Simon’s on Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30 p.m., Thursdays

9:00-10:30 a.m. and Saturdays at 8:00 a.m. For

more information, call Jennifer 259-0980 or Janine

974-5305.

8. Diocese Calendar Information May 10: A Farewell for Bishop Duncan and his

spouse Kathy at Holy Nativity Church, Panama City

May 17: A Farewell for Bishop Duncan and his

spouse Kathy at Church of the Redeemer, Mobile

Ordination and Consecration Week-end Events

July 24: Rehearsals at the Cathedral, Youth Outreach

Event with the Bishop-Elect at Wilmer Hall,

Celebration Dinner at the Country Club of Mobile

July 25: Ordination and Consecration of the Fourth

Bishop of the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast at

Christ Church Cathedral, Mobile Plan to be a part of

this exciting time in our life together as the Diocese

of the Central Gulf Coast!

9. Jonathan Daniels Play Jonathan Daniels story was staged as play at

Virginia Military Institute (VMI), by Steve Gilbert

It’s as if Marianne Weber was destined to write

about Jonathan Daniels. She was expecting a child in

1965 when Daniels, a 26-year-old Episcopal

seminarian from Keene, was shot to death while

shielding a teenager from the shotgun blast fired by

an off-duty, part-time sheriff’s special deputy in

Hayneville, Ala.

“It was just so shocking and horrifying to some of

us that this young ministry student was killed in

Hayneville and a Catholic priest was wounded,”

Weber said from her home in Prattville, Ala.

“It stayed in my heart. I was thinking of this

mother in New Hampshire who had lost a child. Here

I was expecting the greatest gift a mother could

have.”

Now she’s a playwright and Daniels is the subject.

Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Va., where

Daniels graduated in 1961 as its valedictorian, staged

a play written by Weber. Titled “Jonathan Myrick

Daniels: The Martyr of Lowndes County,” the one-

act, 45-minute production had a cast of nine and

focused on Daniels’ years at VMI.

VMI presented its annual Jonathan M. Daniels

Humanitarian Award to U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga.

Lewis was dubbed one of the Big Six leaders of the

1960s civil rights movement and a keynote speaker

in the 1963 March on Washington. The award,

established in 1997, emphasizes the virtue of

humanitarian public service and recognizes

individuals who have made significant personal

sacrifices.

Many of Daniels’ former classmates attended, and

Bland says the play was performed as part of the

ceremony. She says because it’s a small cast and has

a sparse set, the play can easily be staged almost

anywhere.

Daniels was killed Aug. 20, 1965, as he tried to

enter a store with three other civil rights workers to

buy a soda. Tom Coleman, an off-duty special deputy

sheriff, confronted them and aimed his shotgun at

Ruby Sales, a 17-year-old black teenager.

Daniels shielded her body and took the blast as

Coleman pulled the trigger. Coleman then shot and

seriously wounded Rev. Richard Morrisroe, a

Catholic priest with the group. Coleman was

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acquitted in the death of Daniels by an all-white jury,

a common outcome in those times.

Weber, who attended the play, says she has

always been moved by Daniels’ heroism and the

injustice surrounding his death. She occasionally

thought about Daniels through the years, particularly

when he was designated a martyr by the Episcopal

Church in 1991. She says her interest piqued about

three years ago and she intently researched his life.

“I read every word written that could possibly be

written about him, I talked to Ruby Sales, went to

VMI to look through its archives, talked to people

who knew him, just to sort of get a feel for

Jonathan,” Weber said.

10. Upcoming Events at Beckwith Ultreyas: March 28 at St. James in Fairhope (4:00

p.m. R&R and 5:00 p.m. Ultreya. April 25 at Christ

Church in Pensacola at Noon. Cursillo #154, March

12-15, 2015; Cursillo #155 September 10-13. For

more information, call or email Scott Thompson at

251-599-6291 or wscott_thompson@wl.com.

FROM THE ST. SIMON’S PHOTO GALLERY:

Richie Schlink & Adair Lowrey

LGBT Community Gathering

Retha Jensen, Luci & Pierson Lowrey & Cheryl Malagday

Adair with Mom & Friend

Our wonderful bell choir!

Our Youth on the Roof Again…

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Youth Leader, James Chapuis instructing youth on sea oats

ECW Meeting March 12th

Rev. Martha Harris , Anne Hall & Ginny Gates

Teddy & Connor Lawhorn

2015 WEDNESDAYS IN LENT

5:00 p.m. – Worship, Nave

5:30 p.m. – Dinner, Parish Hall

6:15 p.m. – Teaching, Nave

7:00 p.m. – Music, Nave

March 18nd A Lenten Chancel Drama – Part 1

• Dinner hosted by: The Daughters of the King

• Music: The NWFSC Schola Cantorum

March 25th A Lenten Chancel Drama – Part 2

• Dinner hosted by: The St. Simon’s Vestry

• Music: A recital by Ruby Stillions & Sara Florence

Nursery will be available (5:00 – 7:00 p.m.)

PALM SUNDAY – MARCH 29 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite I Blessing of the Palms & Reading of the Passion

Children’s Sunday School Only 10:30 a.m. Choral Eucharist, Rite II Liturgy of the Palms & Reading of the Passion

(childcare provided at 8 and 10:30)

5:15 p.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II Blessing of the Palms & Reading of the Passion

MONDAY IN HOLY WEEK – MARCH 30 6:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist & Stations, Chapel

TUESDAY IN HOLY WEEK – MARCH 31 6:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist & Stations, Chapel

WEDNESDAY IN HOLY WEEK – APRIL 1 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II & Healing, Chapel 6:00 p.m. Tenebrae, Nave A service of Prayers, Lights & Readings

MAUNDY THURSDAY – APRIL 2 6:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist and Foot Washing, Nave 7:00 p.m. All-night Prayer Vigil, Chapel

GOOD FRIDAY – APRIL 3 12:00 p.m. Proper Liturgy for Good Friday, Nave 6:00 p.m. Good Friday Community Service

At First Presbyterian Church, FWB

EASTER SUNDAY – APRIL 5 6:00 a.m. Sunrise Holy Eucharist (Soundside) 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Easter Egg Hunt

No Sunday School

10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist

(childcare provided at 8 and 10:30)

PLEASE NOTE: Sunday school & the 5:15 p.m. service

will resume on April 12th.

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PARISH CALENDAR MARCH 22 – MARCH 28, 2015

Sunday – March 22 8:00 a.m. Rite I Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Choir Rehearsal 9:30 a.m. Faith Matters 9:30 a.m. The Story 10:30 a.m. Eucharist & Children’s Church 11:30 a.m. Choir Rehearsal 12:00 p.m. Fr. Jack’s Kitchen 5:15 p.m. “Come as You Are” Eucharist 6:00 p.m. GA Meeting 6:15 p.m. The Story Monday – March 23 12:00 p.m. Monday Book Group 1:00 p.m. Knitters’ Guild Meeting 8:00 p.m. AA Group Tuesday – March 24 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 9:30 a.m. Staff Meeting 6:15 p.m. The Story 7:00 p.m. Bipolar Support Alliance 7:00 p.m. Dancing Dolphins Square Dance 7:00 p.m. FA Meeting Wednesday – March 25 9:15 a.m. Handbell Practice 9:20 a.m. EfM 10:00 a.m. Eucharist & Healing Service 10:30 a.m. The Story 11:00 a.m. Bereavement Group 12:00 p.m. Cursillo Reunion Group 5:00 p.m. Lenten Fellowship Thursday – March 26 9:00 a.m. FA Meeting 10:00 a.m. Westwood Eucharist 6:30 p.m. EfM Friday – March 27 9:00 a.m. Office open until Noon 5:30 p.m. Dining Out Group 7:00 p.m. NAR-ANON Saturday – March 28 8:00 a.m. FA Meeting 9:00 a.m. Flower Guild (Team 2) 12:00 p.m. Single Friends Luncheon

THE REV’D MARK L. FITZHUGH, RECTOR

THE REV’D ERIC J. ZUBLER, ASSOCIATE RECTOR

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ST. SIMON’S ON THE SOUND EPISCOPAL CHURCH

28 Miracle Strip Parkway SW

Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548-6613

Parish Office: 244-8621 Fax: 664-2827

Website: www.stsimons-fwb.org