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Morning Star

January 2020

Christ Episcopal Church The Reverend Mary Caucutt, Rector The Reverend Chris Galagan, Deacon The Reverend Nancy Fees, Deacon The Reverend Douglas Sunderland, Associate Clergy The Reverend Warren Murphy, Associate Clergy The Reverend David Fox, Associate Clergy

PO Box 1718 Cody, WY 82414

PHONE (307) 587-3849 E-mail info@christchurchcody.org

Webpage christchurchcody.org Facebook: “Christ Church Cody”

Annual Meeting – February 9th at 11:30 AM Every year Christ Church gathers to celebrate our common life and to prepare our leadership for the coming year. At the Annual Meeting we celebrate our outgoing leaders

and outreach ministries, check in on our investments, affirm the budget prepared by your vestry, elect new vestry members and diocesan delegates, and consider special projects the church is undertaking. This year we have significant and exciting special projects. Please plan to attend the pre-meeting hearings if you would like to be more fully prepared for the deliberations of the annual meeting. Mission Hearing – Episcopal Service Corps Program January 26th at 9:00 and 11:15 am The mission hearing will be held at 9:00 in the Library and at 11:15 in the Parish Hall in lieu of infor-mal coffee hour. Your Mission Committee will present a mission budget that will be funded for 2020 from the Christ Church Endowment. The Episcopal Service Corps Task Force will offer a multi-media presentation to introduce WyESC-2021 to the congregation. Budget Hearing – New Ministry in the Operating Budget February 2nd at 9:00 and 11:15 am These hearings will be held after church in the nave. The treasurer and vestry members will present the Operating Budget for 2020. This hearing is a great way to learn more about the church’s finances and have your particular questions answered. See page 4 for more information on upcoming special ministry projects.

“Feasting on Music” Epiphany Concerts

Our traditional Friday “Brown Bag” noon mini-concert series celebrating the season of Epiphany re-turns to Christ Church beginning on Friday, January 17 and continuing through Fridays in February. As in past years, those who wish are invited to bring their lunches while they enjoy these informal perfor-mances. All concerts begin promptly at 12:10 pm and end no later than 1:00.

Third Thursdays at Christ Church

“Faith and Civil Rights” with

The Rev. Warren Murphy Thursday, January 16

6:00—7:00 pm A light soup dinner will be service

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Dear Parish Family; Happy New Year! I am preparing to undertake a silent retreat as I write this article. For the month of January and into early February I will be making the Exercises of St. Ignatius in Gloucester, MA. I would like to invite you all to join me in prayer during the month of January. Jesuit missionaries in the early days did not have the benefit of living in community supported by the daily round of monastic prayer. Instead they committed to practice the Ignatian Examen each evening. The Daily Examen is a contemplative prayer led by memory. During an Examen, we reflect on the day that is past, focusing on memories from the events of the day as a way of recognizing the Divine Presence and tracking the paths of the Spirit. The Examen awakens us to the Divine in ordinary moments and illustrates the subtle and surprising ways God speaks. Through rising awareness, this prayer practice helps cultivate and refine discernment of God’s call in our life. God’s Spirit moves through our lives in consolations and desolations. A consolation is an experience you remember as feelings of full aliveness, peace, joy, happiness, comfort, wholeness, connection, being your best self –you interpret as being close to God. A desolation is an experience you remember as feelings of listlessness, frustration, irritation, sadness, isolation, fragmentation, ostracization, your weaker self – you interpret as being farther away from God. St. Ignatius’ Examen has Five Steps

1. Open yourself to awareness of the Divine. 2. Review the day in a posture of gratitude. 3. Recognize a “Consolation” and a “Desolation” from the day. 4. Choose a “Consolation” and give thanks, Choose a “Desolation” to pray into. 5. Look with hope for new tomorrow.

The tricky thing about desolation is that even though it is an uncomfortable and sometimes distressing experience and we may feel as if God is far away, God is still very near. So the gift is praying with the desolation, telling God about your experience and asking for God’s grace in the experience. God shows up and speaks to us in desolations AND consolations. I will be praying for you during my absence. Peace, Mary

Liturgical Arts

A big thank you to all those who donated quilts and and oth-ers who gave their time to changing the decor of the sanctu-ary during the busy Advent and Christmas seasons!

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A Deacon’s Journey 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come. The old has gone, the new is here! Last month I finally got some new glasses, and I was shocked at how much my eyes had changed, and how clear things now appeared. I could see things in the distance that I wasn’t even aware of before, and I found I didn’t have to take my glasses off to read things up close! No more squinting and head-bobbing to catch the right bifo-cal lens! I knew it had been a long time since I had a new prescription, but I was vividly aware of how much my vision had improved. The whole experience made me wonder about seeing things anew in a New Year. I began to think about goals for the New Year, and I struggled with adding new things to my already very full plate. I had ended 2019 utterly and completely exhausted - extremely busy, yet very empty. Where could I possibly fit in one more thing? Society’s pressure to change bad habits or make elaborate resolu-tions at the start of a year is looked upon as a good thing. It is, after all, a new year, a new decade, a new chapter in all our lives. But as I thought more about the concept of “newness” I realized that “new” doesn’t have to mean add-ing more to my responsibilities. What if “new” could be done in place of “old?” What if I let go of “old” so that “new” could enter? What would this look like in my daily life? How could I see the old things anew? I began to look for new ways of doing old things. What if I parked in a new place at the grocery store, or sat in a different pew in church? What if I sought out new faces in the crowd or spoke to a new person in line? What if I looked at familiar people with new eyes, and really paid attention to them? How might this make the New Year and the new decade the very best it could be? As we head into 2020, let’s remember Jesus’ commandment, to love God, love others, and love our-selves. And may the next chapter of your life be filled with the blessing of all things new. Amen - Rev. Chris Galagan

Food 4 Kids Thank you for your continued support of Food 4 Kids in 2019. If you would like to help with set-up for the weekly bagging in January, contact Chris Galagan.

HANDS AND HEARTS MINISTRIES Mark your calendars for the next blanket and quilt sewing day on February 1. More information to come!

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Many thanks to all of you whose generous gifts power the mission and ministry of Christ Church.

As of November 30th, 91% of the year completed, our financial statement is as follows.

Pledged Income–Year to date $125,117 This is 60% of the budgeted amount of $208,000.00 for monies pledged. Total Income - Year to date $264,612.87 This is 74% of the total budgeted amount of $346,675. Expenses through the month of November totaled $323,843.29. This is 90% of the total budgeted amount of $359,501.02

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from your Fellowship Ministry!

Thank you for your continued support !!!

We look forward to a wonderful 2020!!!

Vestry Update: Dream No Small Dreams!

Your Vestry has been discerning the Spirit’s movement among us this year. This dis-cernment has led us in three areas of dreaming for the future of Christ Church.

We dream of: • A Young Adult Episcopal Service Corps Program in Cody beginning 2021 • Education and Office Space Renovation beginning summer 2020 • Offering the hospitality of our Mission House on 8th Street by summer 2020 All these dreams require the prayers, gifts, and talents of all of us. These dreams call for developing multiple funding sources. These dreams will lead us into God’s future of promise for the people of Christ Church and for the world in which we live. The Vestry hopes you will become as enthusiastic as we are for the fulfilling of these dreams. The Vestry invites you to accompany them on this journey and learn more about this work leading up to and including at our Annual Meeting on February 9th, the 26th anniversary of our rector’s or-dination to the priesthood. • January 26th Mission Hearing at 9:00 and 11:15 in the Library. • February 2nd Budget Hearing at 9:00 and 11:15 in the Nave. • February 9th Annual Meeting 11:15 in the Parish Hall, lunch provided by the vestry. If you would like to talk to a Vestry member about these exciting works, please do not hesitate to call any of us, The Rev. Mary Caucutt, Wallace Johnson, Stan Strike, Peggy Rohrbach, Andy Rose, Liz Fabrizio, Louis Kousoulos, The Rev. Douglas Sunderland, Ryan Cowger, Sara Murray, Abi Hu, or Cheryl Ajax.

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KIDS’ CORNER January 2020! Sunday, January 5: Godly Play, The Red Box, Tiffani & Solie Jackson after communion: Rite 13 Monday, January 6: Epiphany! The Three Kings arrive!! Sunday, January 12: Godly Play, Epiphany, Tiffani & Solie Jackson Lots going on in the Parish Hall after our service today! Sunday, January 19: Godly Play, Holy Baptism Sunday, January 26: Children’s Chapel in Poker Church, Nancy TBA: Rite 13, J2A, and YAC meetings in January. Stay tuned for e-mails from your youth leaders! Ideas for January: What to do with all that old Christmas wrap. Learn origami? Write thank you notes

on the back? Make Christmas cards for next year? Clean out your closet. Give the stuff that no longer fits to friends or the Bargain Box. Make one really good resolution: is there one thing you could do to make your world better? Take a family walk after dark. Can you learn the name of a constellation? Orion is pretty easy to find

this time of year. Grab your stale Christmas baked goods. Spread some peanut butter on them and hang them on the

trees for hungry, cold birds. Take a day. Be a goat. Just have some kid fun ALL DAY LONG! Could you spread some light in the world? Check all your flashlights to make sure batteries work.

Maybe you should check your smoke alarms too. Make something nice for your neighbor. Cheer them up with a surprise on their doorstep. Look through your old socks. Throw out the ones with holes in the toes. Can you make some jazzy

new pairings with what’s left? Check out your pile of board and card games. Is there one that you’ve never played or would like to

play again? Round up your family for one game after dinner on a night without homework. Hug Day! Give your family ELEVEN hugs today! Pets may be included. Celebrate the 3 Kings. Make some travel plans for this summer and sing “We Three Kings of Orient

Are”. No exploding cigars, please.

20/20 usually means vision with perfect clarity. Maybe it can mean that for this year too. Try to see where it is that you best fit into God’s world. What are you supposed to be doing with that abundance of gifts and talents that is you and only you? Have a wonderful January. YOU are the star we see this time of year! Hugs & blessings, Nancy

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Adult Education With the Rev. David Fox

Sunday Mornings at 9:00 AM January 5th through February 23rd

Sunday Mornings beginning January 5th. Adult Education. Living the Christian faith is an adventure in God’s company through the changes and challenges of life. Be with us as we encourage Christian life together.

Caregiver Support Group 10:00—11:00 am * 2nd Saturday of each month * the Education Wing Library

JANUARY 11, 2020 YOU MIGHT BE A CAREGIVER IF……

You feel frustrated when you remind your husband for the 5th time today that "we talked about that this morning

- don't you remember?" Your sister who lives in Houston doesn't believe you when you tell her that Dad hasn't had a shower in a week and

won't leave the house because "he sounds just fine on the phone"

Facilitated by Douglas Sunderland 587-6034 No need to commit to "join" yet another group. No need to RSVP...Just come if and when you can!

Women’s Bible Study

Bible Women: All Their Words and Why They Matter “Women and War”

Thursday Mornings 9:00-10:30 am—Adult Education/Library

JANUARY: 9th, Deborah * 16th, Jael * 23rd, Woman of Bahurim * 30th , Wise Woman of Abel

Fellowship Ministry’s mission is “to create fellowship opportunities for a variety of age groups”.

11:30 am SUNDAY, January 12 “Come Celebrate Chinese New Years/New Years and Learn something new!!!”

Stay tuned for details!

The Fellowship Store

Watch the Sunday Bulletin for Store Openings. Store items always available during the week through Jill Carow, 899-2823 or mjcarow64@gmail.com, or

Mike, in the church office.

Thank you for your continued support of this important Ministry!!! All proceeds go back into church events and ministries.

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If you notice that either your or someone else’s birthday or anniversary is not listed, please contact the church (587-3849) office to get your name on the list.

January Birthdays January Anniversaries

Christ Church Directory Updates

Please let us know if your address, email, or phone numbers change. This will help us keep our online directory up to date and make it easier for us to contact you! If you have not yet downloaded the app for the online directory please do so. Once the app is downloaded, enter the email address that is listed for you in your church's directory. This will generate an email that is sent to with your password. Enter this password on Step 2 of the app. This will start the first download of the directory. The first time may take a few minutes if you have an especially large church. On your computer you can go to instantchurchdirectory.com and sign in to receive the directory. If you have any trouble accessing the directory, please contact the church office.

1-1 Phil and Erika Quick

1-6 Mary Caucutt and Casey Horton

1-15 The anniversary of the Ordination

of the Rev. Warren Murphy

1-1 Wyatt Fabrizio, Carol Wagner

1-3 Katie Rhodes

1-6 Mary Keller-Keegan

1-7 David Fike, Shirley Stephens,

Adam Preston, Chris Searles

1-8 Press Stephens

1-13 Peggy Rohrbach

1-15 MacKenna Hill

1-16 Chris Galagan

1-20 Marion Ingram, Anne Young,

Ryan Cowger

1-22 Landon Blanchard,

Betty Dominick

1-23 Char Stewart-McCue,

Deb Johnson, Amy Preston

1-24 David Dominick

1-25 Harry Lehman

1-26 Joy Williams

1-28 David Buckles, Heidi Galagan,

Ernie McFarlane

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Altar Flower Donations Altar Flower Donations may be given on any Sunday throughout the year. We ask a donation of $15 per request, payable to St. Anne’s Altar Guild. Please provide the information below along with your payment which can be placed in the Altar Guild Mailbox in the Church office, or mailed to Christ Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 1718 Cody, WY. 82414. If you have questions regarding a memorial, celebration, or thanksgiving, please contact Deborah Blanchard at 307-899-4459.

Altar Flowers Given By: _______________________________________ Given in Thanksgiving For: _______________________________________ _______________________________________ (or) Given in Loving Memory Of: _______________________________________ _____________________________________ (or) Given in Celebration of: _______________________________________ _______________________________________ For Which Sunday?_______________________ One Time Only? Yes No Automatic Annual Renewal? Yes No Contact Email: _______________________________________ Contact Phone Number: _______________________________________

January Memorials

By LeeAnn Hand, Keith, Jay and Ellen in celebration of the life of Harold Ray Hand

and Mary A. and Adolph G. Francik;

By Jim Hager in thanksgiving for the life of Patricia Hager;

By Shirley Steck in memory of the life of Scott Jones;

by Connie, Jay, Aaron, Colin, and Brian Moody in

celebration of the life of Wyatt Lawson,

By Pat and Connie Keller in thanksgiving for their grandchildren; Amy, Raymond and Ryan Wykert

and for Mary Louise Keller's birthday;

By the Rev. Warren Murphy in thanksgiving for the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.;

By Ann and Al, and Pete and Lynne Simpson in

thanksgiving for the lives of Milward L. and Lorna Kooi Simpson;

in thanksgiving for the lives of Margaret B. and Wil-

liam L. Simpson and Fran Livingston

By Margo Wilkinson in celebration of Asher McGee Smith's birthday and Matt Smith’s Birthday.

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January Sundays at Christ Church Cody

8:00 AM Holy Eucharist

9:00 AM Adult Education

10:00 Holy Eucharist

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 NEW YEARS DAY! No Bell Choir No Choir

2 3 7 N/A Meeting

4 Mary Begins Her 30 Day Retreat

5 9 Adult Ed Starts

6 5:30 Worship Committee Meeting 7 N/A Meeting

7 10 LTCC Service 12:05 Healing Eucharist

8 6 Bell Choir Rehearsal 7 Choir Rehearsal

9 9 Women’s Bible Study

10 7 N/A Meeting

11 10 Caregivers Support Group

12 12:30 Come celebrate Chinese New Year and learn something new!

13 7 N/A Meeting

14 10:30 Brookdale Absaroka Assisted Living Service 12:05 Healing Eucharist 5:30 Mission Committee Meeting

15 6 Bell Choir Rehearsal 7 Choir Rehearsal

16 9 Women’s Bible Study 6 Third Thursday

17 12:10 Evensong 7 N/A Meeting

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19 20 4:30 Formation Committee Meeting 7 N/A Meeting

21 12:05 Healing Eucharist 4:30 Vestry Meeting

22 6 Bell Choir Rehearsal 7 Choir Rehearsal

23 9 Women’s Bible Study

24 12:10 Evensong 7 N/A Meeting

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26 9 Mission Hearing 11:30 Mission Hearing

27 28 12:05 Healing Eucharist

29 6 Bell Choir Rehearsal 7 Choir Rehearsal

30 9 Women’s Bible Study

31 12:10 Evensong N/A Meeting

February 1st 10 Sewing Day

Please check the following

schedule for special events

on Sundays