SEPTEMBER 2015

Lamplighter

St. Thomas Episcopal Church & Day School

216 Remington Ave. * P.O. Box 33 Thomasville, Georgia 31799

229.226.5145 stthomas@rose.net stthomasthomasville.org

Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:45am-11:45am

Vestry Lawrence Benson 229-403-8658

Carina Blackmore 229-227-0131

Lucy Bowen, Warden 229-226-0064 Molly Chapman, Clerk 229-977-1610 Sarah Eubanks 423-502-0565 Nick Harbin 229-221-2618 David Hutchings 229-226-0572

Susan Jobson 229-221-0182

Beth Price, Warden 229-226-0732 Rector The Rev. Dwayne A. Varas 229-379-6790 dwayneavaras@gmail.com Deacon The Rev. Deacon Scott Mithen 229-416-7300 scottmithen@gmail.com Director of Day School Nancy Benson 229-403-8657 mulligansrus@yahoo.com Administrative Assistant Chrissy Ruehl 229-226-5145 stthomas@rose.net Choir Director/Organist Alex Eykamp 605-270-0707 alex_eykamp@yahoo.com Director of Children’s Ministries Anna Pistelli 229-224-5401 momndad@rose.net Treasurer Mindy Katz 229-226-3001 mkatz1130@gmail.com Bookkeeper Tiffany Long 229-226-5145 Maintenance Personnel Corey Walker 229-226-5145 Sunday Nursery Libbi Barnes, Lead Christina Brown, Assistant

The New Lamplighter Welcome to our first monthly edition of Lamplighter! This publication replaces our weekly and ex-panded newsletter versions. The con-tent, format, method of distribution, other details and even its title are evolving. Send your comments to stthomas@rose.net. You will receive our weekly Sunday bulletin which con-tains all the helpful information you were previously re-ceiving in “Little Lamplighter”.

Vestry Message/Youth./Thank You

Day School

Wednesday Nights/Book Studies

Worship & Study/Stewardship

Lay Minister Schedule

September Calendar

Diocese of Georgia

This Issue...

Take Five by Fr. Dwayne Varas, Rector

Take five minutes and summa-

rize the life of Jesus depicted in the

Gospels in 75 words or fewer (tic

toc, tic toc...). What are Jesus' in-

terests? What are his pas-

sions? How does he spend his

time? With whom does he spend

his time? What are the topics of

his conversations? How does he

pray? How does he carry the

cross?

Jesus teaches of God's love and

proclaims the good news of salva-

tion. Jesus heals the sick. Jesus

feeds the hungry. Jesus restores

sight to the blind. Jesus forgives

sinners. Jesus welcomes chil-

dren. Jesus restores the lost to

community. Jesus eats with the

marginalized. Jesus brings peace

to troubled lives. Jesus washes the

feet of his disciples. Jesus carries

the cross with faith, hope and

love.

Take five minutes and summa-

rize your life in 75 words or few-

er. What are your interests? What

are your passions? How do you

spend your time? With whom do

you spend your time? What are the

topics of your conversations? How

do you pray? How do you carry

your cross?

How does the summary of Je-

sus' life compare with your

life? Dying with Christ, rising

with Christ and being clothed in

Christ at Baptism calls us to con-

form our lives to the life of Christ.

New Organ Installed

Thanks to your stewardship of our rich

worship tradition which includes a high

standard of excellence for organ and choral

music, Phase I of our organ renewal has

been completed. The Allen Organ Studies,

in close consultation with Fr. Varas, both

Ryan Luhrs and Alex Eykamp (past and

current Organist and Choir Director re-

spectively) and Raymond Hughes (St.

Thomas' Senior Musician) completed the

installation of the long awaited new or-

gan. Let us lift our voices to the Lord with

praise and thanksgiving! Raymond Hughes received and directed the installa-

tion of the new Allen Organ at St. Thomas.

Vestry Message

Thank You

Dear St. Thomas Church,

The Episcopal Church tries to in-

volve a number of church members

in each Service. At St. Thomas there

are acolytes and lay eucharistic min-

isters serving at the altar, lay readers

helping with the Bible readings,

ushers and greeters orienting

churchgoers before and during the

Service and the organist/choir direc-

tor who works with the rector to

provide beautiful music linked to

the seasonal scripture readings.

There is also a team of guild mem-

bers who polish, clean, set up and

remove linens, candles and chalices

from the altar before and after each

service. Even the flowers you see in

the church each Sunday are there

because of the diligent work by one

of our church members. All func-

tions require coordination, training

and planning. St. Thomas has expe-

rienced team leaders in the congre-

gation who help organize lay in-

volvement in our church Services.

The worship ministries, like every-

thing else that happens at St. Thom-

as, are ultimately the responsibility

of the elected church Vestry and

rector. Currently, Beth Price and I

serve as the Vestry members with

oversight for these ministries.

Please don't hesitate to reach out to

us if you have an interest in joining

one of our worship ministry teams.

Carina Blackmore Vestryperson

TU Soccer Camp Lunch Thank you to Lucy Bowen and all who helped host student athletes from

Thomas University at the Goalline Ministries lunch on August 11th.

Youth

A Yard Sale that Rocks by Sarah Eubanks, Vestryperson

The youth group will have their 2nd

Annual Yard Sale on Saturday, Sep-

tember 5, from 7-11am. If you have

items to donate, please place them on

the stage in the Parish Hall. We will

be joining forces with the youth at Dil-

lon Road Presbyterian Church for this

fundraiser as well as our trip to Rock

the Universe in Orlando (September

12-13). This fundraiser will allow us to

rent the van(s) for transportation and

possibly tickets for the chaperones. We

are excited about this partnership and

our trip!

We have also started a 7am Bible

study on Tuesdays at Grassroots. Any-

one in high school is welcome to join!

At a Glance Sundays 8 am Holy Eucharist (Good Shep-

herd Church, 2nd and 4th Sundays) 8:30 am Adult Christian Education

(begins 9/20) 9 am Children’s Christian Education

(begins 9/20) 10 am Holy Eucharist Education for Ministry Class

(contact Susan Gage at 850.597.2374)

Mondays 7 pm Book Study (9/14 -11/2) Tuesdays 7 am Youth Bible Study

(Grassroots) Women’s Spirituality Groups

(contact Fr. Varas) 4:30 pm Bible Study 6 pm Men’s Spirituality Group (2nd

and 4th Tuesdays) Wednesdays 6 pm Holy Eucharist 6:30 pm Wednesday Night Programs

(9/23 - 12/9) Saturdays 11 am Free Clothes Closet (1st and

3rd Saturdays) 12 pm Saturday Lunch Thomasville

Five St. Thomas

families have signed

up to “adopt” a TU

athlete. If you are interested in providing

family support and

encouragement to a

TU student athlete,

please contact Chap-

lain John Rainey (221-

3227).

This August St. Thomas Episcopal Day

School began its 57th year of operation with

another fantastic group of

young children eager to

begin their day school

experience. We had a

very successful open

house on Thursday, Au-

gust 6. The program be-

gan in the church with Fr.

Varas welcoming all the

children, their parents and

families to St. Thomas.

Joy West, our school par-

ent Co-Chair for the Spa-

ghetti Dinner fundraiser,

gave a very enthusiastic talk to introduce this

first annual community building fundraiser.

Families had the opportunity to visit their

child’s classroom and meet their child’s

teachers.

Our first day of school

for the children was August

10. Currently we have 75

students ranging in age

from 1 to 5 years old.

Each one is adorable! The

addition of a one-year old

program has been a huge

success. We have 12 pre-

cious one-year olds en-

rolled and several on the

waiting list.

Father Varas, the Day

School Board and Day

School Staff are all looking forward to a fun-

filled and exciting year of learning and de-

velopment for all our 75 special angels.

Day School News

Day School

Teachers Libbi Barnes, 1yr. Becky Clark, 1yr.

Christina Brown, 1yr. Courtney Fiveash, 2 yr.

Tammy Everett, 2 yr. Nicole Parrish, 2 yr.

Randy Winship, 3 yr. Christina Fuller, 3 yr.

Wanda Fitzpatrick, 3 yr. Stephanie Moody, 3 yr.

Tammy Vaughn, 4 yr. Stephanie Courtney, 4 yr.

Susan Middleton, K Ann Scheib, Music

Nancy Byars, Computer

Day School Welcomes 75 Students by Nancy Benson, Day School Director

Let’s Order Take Out Jesus said, "Let the children come to me".

St. Thomas Episcopal Day School is a visible

expression of living out that command from

our Lord. We are part of the fabric of our

Thomasville community and a place where our

children are loved.

As the cost of everything from Crayola

crayons to curriculum and from Elmer’s glue

to electricity rises, we want St. Thomas to re-

main an affordable option for families. Sup-

porting the Spaghetti Dinner school fundraiser

will assist us in this goal. Proceeds from the

dinner will be designated for the operation of

St. Thomas Episcopal Day School.

Thank you for supporting your school. Let

the children come! What kid doesn't like

"s'getti with cheese"?

Faith Formation

“One rainy afternoon, while riding a

city bus, Gretchen Rubin asked her-

self, ‘What do I want from life, any-

way?’ She answered, “’ want to be

happy’—yet she spent no time think-

ing about her happiness. In a flash,

she decided to dedicate a year to a

happiness project.” (gretchenruben.com)

“...editor in chief of The Yale Law

Journal — she headed for the li-

brary. She studied up on happiness

studies by the founding fathers and mothers of the positive-

psychology movement. She read Boethius, Schopenhauer, St.

Thérèse of Lisieux. Tolstoy and back issues of Psychology To-

day.” (Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2010)

“We need some Christians who

are as crazy as the Lord. Crazy

enough to love like Jesus, to give

like Jesus, to forgive like Jesus,

to do justice, love mercy, walk

humbly with God— like Jesus.

Crazy enough to dare to change

the world from the nightmare it

often is into something close to

the dream that God dreams for it.

And for those who would follow

him, those who would be his disciples, those who would

live as and be the people of the Way? It might come as a

shock, but they are called to craziness.” (Bishop Curry’s ad-dress to the 2012 General Convention of the Episcopal Church in Indi-

anapolis.)

Mark Your Calendars September 14th - Getting Started and Chapter 1

September 21st - Chapters 2 and 3

September 28th - Chapters 4 and 5

October 5th - Chapters 6 and 7

October 12th - Chapters 8 and 9

October 19th - Chapters 10, 11, and 12

October 27th - (NOTE this is a TUESDAY) - Meet the author- Thomasville Public Library

November 2nd - Wrap-up dinner and discuss “Now what?”

Mark Your Calendars

January 11th - Introduction and Chapter 1

January 18th - Chapters 2 and 3

January 25th - Chapters 4 and 5

February 1st - Chapters 6 and 7

February 8th - Chapters 8 and 9

February 15th - Chapters 10 and 11

February 22nd - Chapters 12 and 13

February 29th - Wrap-up dinner and discuss “Now what?”

Two 8-week book study sessions will explore the inspiring perspectives and passions of two authors. Sessions will be

held on Mondays at St. Thomas, 7:00pm-8:30pm. Both studies will be facilitated by Elizabeth Varas

(ecpvaras@gmail.com) and Beth Mithen (bethmithen@gmail.com). You are encouraged to invite a friend. Please

bring a copy of the book.

Two New Book Studies Scheduled for Fall and Winter

The Happiness Project by Gretchen Ruben

Crazy Christians by Michael Curry

Wednesday Nights: Adults - Youth - Children "Wednesday Nights Faith Formation" at St. Thomas resumes Sep-

tember 23. It is an opportunity for church members of all ages to

grow in faith and enjoy fellowship. Wednesday nights has also been

a great chance to invite friends and neighbors to church. There will

be a fun children's faith formation component, coordinated by Beth

Mithen and our youth with their adult facilitators will gather for

study, fellowship and planning in the Youth Room.

Our meal will be provided by area restaurants at a reasonable price

for those in attendance. A family rate will be offered. Reservations

will be required in order to assure enough food while reducing waste

and church expense. Details will be announced soon.

We will kick off this season with a presentation on Episcopal Re-

lief and Development (ERD). For 75 years ERD has provided ser-

vices which assist in healing a hurting world. Join us and invite a

friend to hear about what ERD is doing today and how we can partic-

ipate in this valuable work of peace and justice.

2015 Wednesday Night Schedule

6:00 Holy Eucharist - 6:30 Dinner - 6:45 Presentation - 7:30 Dismissal

September 23: Episcopal Relief and Development

September 30: Christian Characteristics & the Bible - Gene Price

October 7: Town Hall Meeting

October 14: Palliative Care in Hospital - Archbold

October 21: Hospice - Hospice of Southwest Georgia

October 28: Advance Directives - Archbold

November 4: Alternative ways of Giving - Debbie Gaskins

November 11: Book Study Part I: The Reason for God

November 18: Book Study Part II: The Reason for God

December 2: Book Study Part III: The Reason for God

December 9: Book Study Part IV: The Reason for God

http://gretchenruben.com

Stewardship

United Thank

Offering (UTO) is a

ministry of the Epis-

copal Church for the

mission of the whole

church. Through

United Thank Offer-

ing, men, women,

and children nurture the habit of giving daily thanks to God.

These prayers of thanksgiving start when we recognize and

name our many daily blessings. Those who participate in UTO

discover that thankfulness leads to generosity. United Thank

Offering is entrusted to promote thank offerings, to receive the

offerings, and to distribute the UTO monies to support mission

and ministry throughout the Episcopal Church and in invited

Provinces of the Anglican Communion in the developing world.

As the Fall Ingathering approaches, you are invited to pick

up a UTO Blue Box from the narthex and place it in a prominent

spot in your home. As you thank God for your many blessing,

drop in some money to help share God’s blessings with others.

During the 2015 General Convention a total of $1,558,006.85 in

grants were presented, including a $19,660 grant to our own dio-

cese for a homeless ministry in Savannah. In 2013, we received

a $27,000 grant to aide in the establishment of our own Oak

Street Episcopal Mission’s community garden. You can learn

more about the grants awarded at uto2014.wordpress.com/. Our

diocese consistently receives more in UTO grants than we do-

nate through our Ingatherings. Please remember UTO and all

the ministries these grants make possible as you give thanks for

your many blessings!

Buildings &

Grounds by Lawrence Benson,

Vestryperson

- excerpt from report to Vestry

Due to budget constraints

a report at mid-year should

have reflected only necessary

repair work. Thanks to a

huge response

from parishion-

ers St. Thomas

has benefited

far beyond

what would

have been possible other-

wise. Several members have

put forth considerable time

and monies to protect and

preserve our beautiful church

property. The year 2015 was

truly a breakout time for vol-

unteerism following a meet-

ing in March of members

willing to volunteer and as-

sume responsibility for

one or more projects..

A lot of work has been

done around the Church

Grounds in 2015 to enhance

its appearance and that con-

tinues. Maintaining the out-

side grounds is very labor

intensive, especially during

summer months, and

requires constant

attention. Many pa-

rishioners take on

weeding, pruning,

and other chores as those

tasks become necessary.

Our Church facilities are

large and receive a lot of use.

We need to continually main-

tain, clean and update to keep

our Church in the best possi-

ble condition for all to use

and enjoy.

Sunday Worship & Study

Liturgy In order to bring our Sunday liturgical practices in line with

our rich symbolic traditions, we made some modifica-

tions. You may have noticed the torches, which provided

reading light before the advent of the light bulb, guide our at-

tention from the study of Holy Scripture at the Table of the

Word through praying the Eucharistic Prayer at the Table of

the Eucharist. Celebration of the Word and celebration of the

Sacrament of Eucharist are both profound ways God speaks to

us. Each has a distinct place in our worship and at the same

time each complements the other.

Acolytes Acolytes maintain the orderly beauty as well as provide

practical assistance during our Liturgy. We are grateful for

the commitment and reverence with which they exercise their

duties.

We recently welcomed new acolyte, Joshua. Joshua is 8

years old and attended our day school. It is great to see him

accept leadership at his church. We will soon welcome 8 year

old Chloe also a former student at our day school. Two youth

acolytes, Daniella and Cameron, have agreed to be available

for special occasions. We are grateful for their faithful ser-

vice. Each of our four acolyte teams is assigned an experi-

enced Lead Acolyte (LA). Lead Acolytes will serve as coach-

es for younger acolytes and assist Deacon Mithen and Fr. Va-

ras. We thank the following acolytes for agreeing to serve as

Lead Acolytes: Brianna, Carl, Abby and Madi.

Adult Christian Education The 2008 Lambeth Conference (Anglican Communion

bishops meeting every 10 years) was unprecedented in that it

did not focus on resolutions, but instead on listening deeply.

An African Bible study method was central to the conference.

Bishops later reported growth in trust and deepening of the

bonds of affection which Anglicans strive to maintain.

Beginning September 20, Deacon Mithen will lead a Sun-

day morning adult Christian Education class using the African

Bible study method. At the heart of this method is deep lis-

tening: listening to God, to Holy Scripture and to each oth-

er. The group will meet at 8:30 am in the Guild Room.

Sheriffs & Shepherds, Mice & Monkeys

… 2015… a

breakout time

for volunteerism

Day school

students re-

called Noah’s

Ark at a Friday

Chapel Ser-

vice. There is

room for all

creatures great

and small in

the Kingdom of

God. How

about in the

Church?

by Beth Mithen,

Diocesan ECW President

Please notify the office of any changes. (226-5145 or stthomas@rose.net)

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Lay Minister Schedule

SEPTEMBER 2015 SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT

1

Youth Bible Study @

7am (Grassroots)

WSG #3 @ 10am

WSG #1 @ 1:00pm

2

Holy Eucharist @

6pm

Jerry Hawkins

3

4

5

Youth Yard

Sale @7am

Clothes Clos-

et @ 11am

Saturday

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12pm

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Holy Eucharist @ 10am

EfM @ 1:30pm Guild

Room

Vernon Arnold

7

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Youth Bible Study @

7am (Grassroots)

WSG #3 @ 10am

WSG #1 @ 1:00pm

Bible Study @ 4:30pm

MSG @ 6:00pm

9

Holy Eucharist @

6pm

10 11

Mr. & Mrs. Bill

Norwood

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Saturday

Lunch @

12pm

Rock the Uni-

verse

Anna Pistelli

Sallijo Archer

13

Holy Eucharist @ 8am

(Good Shepherd)

Holy Eucharist @ 10am

EfM @ 1:30pm

Deane Norwood

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Bowen

14

Book Study @

7pm

Ann Dickinson

Eugene Jarrett

15

Youth Bible Study @

7am (Grassroots)

WSG #3 @ 10am

WSG #1 @ 1:00pm

Bible Study @ 4:30pm

Radford Whitney

Nita Newman

16

Holy Eucharist @

6pm

Vestry Meeting @

6:30pm

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Theresa Neubauer

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Clothes Clos-

et @ 11am

Saturday

Lunch @

12pm

20

Holy Eucharist @ 10am,

Rector Fund

Adult Christian Ed. @

8:30am

Children Christian Ed @

9am

EfM @ 1:30pm

21

Book Study @

7pm

22

Youth Bible Study @

7am (Grassroots)

WSG #3 @ 10am

WSG #1 @ 1:00pm

Bible Study @ 4:30pm

MSG @ 6:00pm

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Holy Eucharist @

6pm

Wednesday Night

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6:30pm

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Saturday

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12pm

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Holy Eucharist @ 8am

(Good Shepherd)

Holy Eucharist @ 10am

Adult Christian Ed. @

8:30am

Children Christian Ed @

9am

EfM @ 1:30pm

Lawrence Benson

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Book Study @

7pm

29

Youth Bible Study @

7am (Grassroots)

WSG #3 @ 10am

WSG #1 @ 1:00pm

Bible Study @ 4:30pm

David Price

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Holy Eucharist @

6pm

Wednesday Night

Program @

6:30pm

Nick Harbin

Mr. & Mrs. Law-

rence Benson

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Giving Hope with 1700 Hours of Service

This summer, 75 volunteers from the three Episcopal congregations in Thomasville served more than 1700 hours with Camp Hope at the Oak Street Episcopal Mission. The Camp Hope program recruited sixty new volunteers as a part of making the ministry work. “The tremendous support of the community and do-nors allowed the camp to be one of transformation and discovery,” said Oak Street Mission Executive Director Keith Jenkins. The camp’s director, Jenny Ladson said, “The goal was to teach these kids that no matter what, you’re never alone.” In reflecting on how well the camp met this objective, Ladson said, “Campers start-ed out shy and afraid and by the end of the summer they had developed into listening participants of God’s Love.”

The five-week summer camp promoted social, emotional, spiritual, and physical growth while focus-ing on core values of faith, honesty, and integrity. Twenty-one campers took part in the program which operated weekdays from 8 am-4 pm. Each day started with Morning Prayer and included both creative play (art, dance, cooking, and more) as well as time to stay up on reading, writing, and math. A community part-ner loaned enough laptops to the program that all the campers were given the opportunity to participate in the online program, “Get Georgia Reading.” Twice a week swimming lessons were also in-tegral to the program. Jenkins said, “All of our camp-ers started the program as non-swimmers, some even fearful of the water. By the end of the camp everyone would go underwater and some even swam the hori-zontal length of the pool. The sense of accomplish-ment and pride was almost tangible!” For Anne Scott Turner, a teen who volunteered with Camp Hope, the experience proved transforma-tive. She wrote of the experience, “I am now sure that helping children is what I want to do for the rest of my life. It’s important that children have continuous support, encouragement, and mentoring; that’s some-thing I can offer” About the Oak Street Mission The Oak Street Mission is a ministry of the three Episcopal churches in Thomasville-All Saints, Good Shepherd, and St. Thomas. A result of the Campaign from Congregational Development's emphasis on cre-ating Signature Ministries, the mission was founded as the Episcopal Development Agency of Thomasville (EDAT). The Oak Street Mission continues to foster the development of the Oak Street Community sur-rounding Good Shepherd Church.

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