Contents

Wardens Corner 3

Men/Ladies Gathering 5

Calendar 6

Server Schedule 7

Parish Life 8

Music Director 9

Treasurers’ Report 10

Church Safety & Security 11

The Network

Dear Friends,

A Parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island

St. Andrew’s by-the-Sea

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May 2018

The Reverend Lynn Orrville

Changes, changes! As I write this, there are people

here working on trees, on the ramp footings and on new secu-

rity for St. Andrew’s. Please watch your email and your mail

for information about codes for the locks and other infor-

mation. For the time being, we will continue to use the key in

the lock box for the office door, but come mid-May, we will

be switching to the key pad for entry into the office.

Throughout the Psalms, there are references to safety

and security. God is our refuge, our stronghold, and it is in

God’s care that we find safety. The world is a treacherous

place, according to the Psalms. Even when we walk through

the darkest valley, in death’s shadow, we don’t fear evil be-

cause God is with us, comforting us.

It is interesting to me that the gospels do not speak of

safety. Jesus never makes us promises about safety. I wonder

why that is. It certainly isn’t because the world is any safer

than it was in Old Testament times. Jesus’ own crucifixion

reminds us that terrible things can happen. Obedience to God

put Jesus in conflict with the world, and death was the result.

Our obedience to God will place us in conflict with the world.

Our safety is not the absence of harmful things; rather, our

safety is in trusting in God to be our refuge.

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As Christians, we are to live without fear, being wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

In other words, we are to be wise to the ways of the world and take precautions, while at the

same time being pure in our dealings with others. We are not, though, to trust in our precau-

tions, but in God. That is the hard part.

Grace and peace,

Lynn+

Wardens Corner

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Senior Warden

God’s peace to all,

Last month I was away and unable to get anything written by the deadline for the Net-work’s publication. It is interesting being away for the Lenten season. Last year we were gone for the end of Lent and Easter in a mostly Catholic country, where the observance and celebra-tion of the seasons was quite exceptional and moving. It was also very familiar.

This year we were in a mostly Muslim country, a very different experience. The striking thing for me was the interest the Muslims we met had in our religious observance. I had several long conversations about what I believed and what they believed. Our mutual curiosity became quite a bond. At first, I was quite put off by the call to prayer, it seemed loud and in our faces, so to speak. As time went on and I learned about it, I began to anticipate it and enjoy hearing it. I think I could say it made me smile and, in some ways, feel more a part of the culture.

Certainly, many mosques are just as beautiful and architecturally magnificent as some of our cathedrals. We experienced many very old mosques, cathedrals and temples. One temple had been a Christian church before becoming a temple. What I am trying to point out is what a wonderful experience it was to be in a situation where everyone was very accepting and willing to try on new experiences. Some ideas, beliefs, people and experiences were liked and others not so much, but there was always respect. That respect & acceptance allowed everyone to get along. It was a very different learning experience, and a wonderful one.

It is amazing how God works through so many different people in so many different ways. We at St. Andrew’s are so very lucky, but we have so very much yet to learn. It is won-derful to have so much to look forward to. Spring is on the way, and my hope is that we will all grow as much as springtime does.

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YOUR VESTRY

ST. ANDREW’S COMMITTEES

Committee Contact 1914 Society Committee Doug MacFall, 401-635-4878 Altar Guild Pooka Truslow, 401-635-4887 Building George Crowell, 401-635-2984 Chalice Bearers Charlie Hall , 401-639-0547 Choir Karin Larsen, klars59@gmail.com Communications Committee Doug MacFall, 401-635-4878 Finance Committee George Kilborn, 401-453-4040 Flower Committee Bonnie Trowbridge, 401-635-4796 Greeters Joan Buhrendorf, 401-635-8329 Grounds Charles Findlay 508-636-8426 Lay Eucharistic Visitors The Rev. Lynn Orville, 401-635-2452 Lectors (Scripture readers) Pooka Truslow, 401-635-4887 Outreach Committee Ellie Field, 401-635-8034 Parish Life Committee Elaine Bristol 860-966-9405 Ushers Craig Curtis, 401-635-0250

Lora MacFall, Sr. Warden Charles Findlay, Jr. Warden Fred Buhrendorf, Treasurer Kit Barnum, Clerk George Crowell Craig Curtis Ellie Field John McJennett Susan Samson Jason Anderson

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Tuesday, May 1st, at 7:30 a.m. is the date for

the next breakfast. Come for coffee, good food

and conversation with your fellow parishioners.

at The Barn

Ladies' Luncheon at

The Sakonnet Point Club

Wednesday, May 23rd, at noon at The Sakonnet

Point Club, for a delicious lunch and fellowship. If you would like to join us and would like a ride, please give Elaine Bristol a call at 860-966-9405.

Birthdays in May

Anniversaries in May

Jim Gadsden and Barbara Howard 4th

Jason Anderson and Diane Merdian 5th

Steve and Elaine Bristol 14th

Greg and Elaine Carter 25th

Gerry and Donna Kitchen 30th

Jason and Hope Burchard 31st

Anna Burchard 21st

Sarahbeth Medeiros 21st

Elaine Bristol 22nd

Alden Priestner 25th

Helen Nadler 29th

Barbara Vatcher 29th

Lynn Mailloux 31st

Elisabeth Mundel 1st

Laura Cutler 3rd

Sally Cutler 7th

Clayton Carter 11th

Emma Hitchcock 11th

George Kilborn 17th

Ian MacDonald 19th

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Note: AA meetings are held at St. Andrew’s during the

week. Please see our web site calendar or call the church

office (401) 635-2452) for the schedule of AA meetings.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1

7:30 am: Men’s Breakfast

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6 10:00 am: Worship Service 11:00 am: Parish Breakfast

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13 10:00 am: Worship Service

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4:00 pm: Vestry Meeting

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20 10:00 am: Worship Service

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23 Noon: Ladies’ Luncheon

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25 26

27 10:00 am: Worship Service

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April 2014

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ALTAR GUILD

May. 6: Lynne Curtis and Sally Havens

May. 13: Sandy Farr and Bonnie Trowbridge

May. 20: Lynne Curtis and Sally Havens

May. 27: Sandy Farr and Bonnie Trowbridge

CHALICE BEARERS

May. 6: Kay Lisle and Susan Samson

May. 13: Charles Hall and Lora MacFall

May. 20: Charles Findlay and Bea Gormley

May. 27: Susan Samson and Charles Hall

COFFEE HOUR HOSTS

May. 6: Parish Breakfast

May.13: Earl and Susan Samson

May. 20: Craig and Lynne Curtis

May. 27: Bea Gormley and Gay Newcomer

EUCHARISTIC VISITOR

May. 14: Susan Samson

FLOWER ARRANGERS May. 6: Flower Committee May. 13: Flower Committee May. 20: Bonnie Trowbridge

May. 27: Lynne Curtis

GREETERS

May. 6: Lynne Curtis

May. 13: Jane McJennett

May. 20: Bettyann Crowell

May. 27: Rhea Brooks

LECTORS

May. 6: Kay Lisle

May. 13: Lora MacFall

May. 20: Bea Gormley

May. 27: Susan Samson

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

May. 6: John McJennett

May. 13: Alison Almeida

May. 20: Jo Burke

May. 27: Doug MacFall

USHERS

May. 6: Fred Buhrendorf and George Crowell

May. 13: John McJennett and Jason Anderson

May. 20: Doug Orville and George Kilborn

May. 27: Craig Curtis and Linda Findlay

VESTRY

May. 6: John McJennett

May. 13: Jason Anderson

May. 20: Charles Findlay

May. 27: Susan Samson

Serving in

Deadline for June/July 2017 Network:

Wednesday, May 16th

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PARISH LIFE

FELLOWSHIP BREAKFAST: We will host a “May Day” Fellowship breakfast on

Sunday, May 6th after the service. Come and enjoy a hearty and delicious breakfast pre-

pared especially for you by our Parish Life team. There “May” even be a surprise, so be

sure to sign up in the Narthex to help us plan for food.

FEEDING FRIENDS: Don’t forget we have lots of yummy food ready to go in the

freezer to share with folks who need it. DON’T BE SHY. Help yourself.

Next Parish Life Meeting: Please consider joining this fun group and great ministry.

We'd love to see you at our June meeting, date and time to be announced.

Elaine Bristol 860-966-9405

Karin Larsen Director of Music

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St. Andrew’s by-the-Sea and

Concerts by the Sea

On Sunday, May 20, at 3:00 p.m., St. Andrew’s by-the-Sea and Concerts by the Sea will present Sympatico Jazz. Sympatico Jazz is a local group consisting of five edu-cators who also happen to be jazz musicians. They have been playing together for several years, including many performances in the Boston area, and are excited to be bringing their music to Little Compton. Dr. Maggie Rizzi, the bass player, lives nearby and will be joined by four of her musical colleagues. They will be playing some jazz standards, some “gypsy jazz“, and some original composi-tions. They will also talk a bit about the various musical

styles on the program. The group consists of keyboard, bass, guitar, violin, and drums. I hope you will join us for this afternoon of what is sure to be an engaging and toe-tapping good time! Donations are accepted at the door. Bring your friends!

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Treasurer’s Report

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Living in our beautiful and peaceful corner of the world, we don’t think about some of the terrible things we see on TV happening here — and it is true that they are very unlikely to happen here — but in these times we do need to be as prepared as we can.

Homeland Security contacted St. Andrew’s and suggested that occupant and building safety and security practices should be

reviewed on a periodic basis. They provided an on-site interview and walk-through in order to assist St. Andrew’s in making improvements in these areas.

The major finding from this review was that building access control should be improved. Examples: The church office doors were both solid and thus office occupants could not see who was entering the office until they were inside. The cypher lock on the office door was deficient in that it had only 5 buttons (only 120 possible combinations) and the code was rarely changed. The rear lower level door key was kept in a magnetic container just outside the door.

St. Andrew’s leadership has decided that these vulnerabilities must be addressed, but in a way that preserves the openness of the facility to support church and community functions. They initiated a study effort to recommend changes and the results of that study have been presented to Leadership and approved for implementation.

The following changes have been suggested to enhance our safety and security. We’ll discuss these on Sunday May 6th. Please give us feedback.

• Access Control: It is important to be aware of who is entering our church and to have a degree of control in granting access. For the office, both solid doors have been replaced with doors with glass panels so visitors can be observed from the inside. The outside door is fitted with a touchpad lock and a video doorbell. The outside door will be normally locked and everyone that needs church access on a regular basis will have a 4 digit access code. If someone needs access but does not have a code, they ring the doorbell and either Alicia or Lynn+ can see and talk to the person and unlock the door from their desks. The entrance on the lower level on the east side that is used mostly by the AA groups will also be fitted with a touchpad lock. The lock codes will be changed on a periodic basis. We will move from the key lock to the touchscreen lock on May 14th.

The ushers are aware of who is entering the church for services. They will close and lock the main doors 10 minutes after the service begins and will remain vigilant in case a parishioner arrives later. They will also check to be sure the other doors are locked during the services.

• Deterrence: Video cameras have proven to be the most effective deterrent to bad behavior. Four outside cameras have been installed to provide coverage around the church. These cameras will not be monitored on a regular basis, but do record video for 5 days in case an event needs to be reviewed.

• Planning & Coordination: It is important to plan for unforeseen events and to ensure local first responders are in sync with these plans and are familiar with our facility in case of emergency. We have met with the Little Compton police and at their suggestion, have prepared an Emergency Action Plan to document roles and responsibilities and actions to be taken in case of an emergency situation. This plan will be sent to every parishioner so that we all are aware of what to do “in case”.

During a typical Sunday service, you will most likely not notice anything different. These modest changes will, however, make you safer and better prepared to respond in an emergency situation. It will also benefit parishioners and staff who are in the building during weekdays. Please contact the office if you have any comments or suggestions for improving our safety and security. As Hébert said: “We are all in this together.”

Church Safety & Security

ST. ANDREW’S BY-THE-SEA 182 Willow Avenue – P O Box 491

Little Compton, RI 02837-0491

Phone: 401 635-2452 Fax: 401 635-2452 (call first)

E-mail: office@standrewslc.org

Website: www.StAndrewsLC.org

STAFF AND WARDENS

Rector…….......…........................The Rev. Lynn Orville Senior Warden………….………………...Lora MacFall Junior Warden… ……………….....…...Spinner Findlay Director of Music…………...…..……....…Karin Larsen Administrator…………………..…….. Alicia Rodriguez

ST. ANDREW’S BY-THE-SEA St. Andrew’s strives to be a vibrant caring community sharing the love

of God as disciples of Christ through joyful worship and service

to the world.

Welcome!

SERVICES

Sunday Worship:

10:00 A.M.

PARISH OFFICE HOURS The church office hours are Monday through

Thursday from 9 a.m. until approximately 3 p.m.

THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

WELCOMES YOU

P. O. Box 491 Little Compton, RI 02837

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