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Joy; I think that's the only way I can describe it. It's precise, to the point, and well, absolutely true.

When you guys made me stand up in front of the congregation to receive the card and scholarship

I was more than surprised. as far as rewards and recognitions go, I've never received one so

heartfelt and so amazing as the scholarship from the church. I am so terribly blessed to have a

church family like I do at St. Phillips that would do such a thing. Even the slideshow hit me prettyhard. I've been at St. Phillips for nearly my whole life and this was quite possibly the only time

(and hopefully the last time, haha) I have ever cried there. The tears were embarrassing, but the

love I felt from the congregation was more than I can describe in words. No matter how many

times I say thank you, it will never feel like it was enough. This has truly been the most wonderful

gift I have ever received and I am so happy that I will be able to go to (at least) my first year of

college!

Countless thanks and God bless,Ben Williams



Typical Sunday at St. Philip’s?

I am always amazed and blessed when God drops in and says, “pay attention”. We know He’s always

there/here so possibly I should say, “I’m always amazed and blessed when I pay attention.

Last Sunday I’d finished my initial prayer and waited for the processional hymn when Pat Ballard

rushes in excitedly and tells me there’s a whole gang of kids in the Narthex* ! Well, what am I suppose to do?

I did resign from Sunday school over a year ago. She was so insistent and how could I say “No, I’m busy

praying” so I join her in the Narthex* to find a young couple with six children, dressed in Sunday best from

ages four to eleven.

We clomp downstairs and I have them turn all the lights on; unlock the cold Sunday school room, Mt

Olive (which Simeon recognized as a landmark from the Bible). They all sit down, we say a thankful prayer

and Honor is thankful that they didn’t get hurt in Joplin, Mo and another that their Dad has a job.

We then read a story about Molasses and Butterscotch, two cats who are distressed because they family

has moved and the cats can’t find their toys. But, the kids help them adjust, just as God helps us.

By then I have found some foam leaves, glue and paper (all items provided by Pat Betchley) to make

book marks, and then they discover the Easter bags packed by Scott and Suzy that have little chicks in them.

Now it’s time to go up for communion so I tell them they can just fold their hands and get a blessing. Since

they were use to Pentecostal service they told me they have grape juice and bread. I explained about our wine

and wafer that sticks in your mouth. They thank me and Abigail says good- by to “Grandma”**

A second “pay attention”. A young man sitting in back kept watching all this commotion of comings

and goings with the kids and he kept looking at me and me thinking “Opps— he came to pray and all he gets is

commotion.” He greets me after the service “Peggy James?” “Yep” “Bill Gibbs from fifteen years ago at St.

Philip’s when Mike Jarvis was rector.” He tactfully said my hair color had changed and updated me on wherehe is and his job search. Great — another person searching for something other than our material world!

*Greek word meaning “fennel, cane, casket” hmm. Definition “a vestibule leading to the name of the church”

** Someone with white hair and wrinkles.

Bible Study Group(s) News:

Wednesday at 4 PM Group: Today is our last study in the book of James. Next week, June

29, we will start a new study book "Great People of the Bible". It will include people starting from

the old testament to the new testament. The first four studies start with Adam and Eve, Noah,

Abraham and Sarah, Joseph and the last three studies ending with Mary, Peter, and Paul.

Wednesday Morning Group: We have finished our study of the Psalms and will take a break

for the rest of the Summer. When we begin again we will be doing Bible 101.



Congratulations to Charles (Charlie) Forbes!

On June 29th, a larger than usual group gathered to celebrate the mid-

week Eucharist. The celebrant was caught off guard, not knowing that so

many would show up! But, those who were there knew it was a special

day. It was the 58th Anniversary of our own Charlie Forbes ordination

to the priesthood! Congratulations Charlie!

Googling God: The Religious Landscape of People in Their 20s and 30s. By Mike

Hayes. 2007.

This book from the Diocesan Resource Center is a practical guide on ministering to two distinct gen-

erations of young adults, Generation X and Millennials, “by considering specifically the recent historical, so-

cietal and technological changes affection them. The author, Hayes is the associate director of the Catholic’s

Paulist Young Adult Ministries.

Chapter titles: 1. Identifying Young Adults: Would You Know a Young Adult If You Fell over One in

the Aisle? 2. What’s Working Well in Young Adult Ministry? Ministry Superstars of the Modern Age.

Three things that take precedence:

1. Young adults often assume the can “Google God”—“instant gratification is a click away inall areas of their life.

2. Information Overload — Has the church been in touch with the YA culture or just providing a“quick fix”?

3. There is to be no “sweeping generalizations” but how do they see the world, and how theymake sense of their own existence.

I’m on Chapter 2, so maybe next month I’ll have some important content.

— Peggy James

From Rev. Mary’s Desk I am SO proud of our St. Philip’s family! We set out to provide a gift for our lone graduate this year

(see front page) and your generosity overwhelmed him (and me!)! We gave Ben Williams a gift of $3,215.00

towards his first year of study at Seattle Art Institute. We may be small in numbers, but we are HUGE in

heart. I couldn’t be prouder to be serving as your Rector.

My thanks to all of you, including the Hospitality Committee whose last Cupcake Sale proceeds went

to this gift. God bless and keep you all

Pax, Rev. Mary



Arial view from Google Maps of Peggy & Phil James property!

Bishop s Visitation - August 28th!

Anyone want to be Baptized? Confirmed? Received?

Re-Affirmed?????

Every couple of years we have the official visitation from our Bishop. Our turn is August 28th and we ve

scheduled it to be our Annual Parish Picnic as well!

At the time of the Bishop s visit a number of things take place....He inspects the Parish Register of services; he

meets with the Vestry; and, he is available for things only the Bishop can do. These include 1. Confirmation,

where adults (anyone 12 and up) are invited to Confirm their commitment to their Baptismal Covenant. It

involves some education/training in advance! 2. Reception, where those who have been confirmed in

another tradition, specifically Roman Catholic or Lutheran are Received as confirmed members of the Epis-copal Church. And 3. Re-Affirmation, where anyone who wishes may ReAffirm in front of the Bishop and

congregation their Baptismal vows and receive a blessing.

One more thing, the Bishop is also happy to Baptize anyone at the time of his visit, especially this visit where

the Baptism would take place in the Stilliguamish River~

If anyone is interested in more information in these Rites, please contact Rev. Mary as soon as possible!



Pay attention to Sudan (Commentary from Episcopal News Service)

By Jesse Zink, June 29, 2011

[Episcopal News Service] Last September, I met a man named Cimbir in Juba, Sudan. He was beginning his third long year away from his wife and

family, studying at Bishop Gwynne Theological College, a seminary of the Episcopal Church of Sudan. One of the few mementos he brought with

him from home was a picture of an open grassy area. This, he said, was where his home had been until it was burned down during Sudan's long civ

war. He had fled to Khartoum where he lived as a refugee for many years. Now, with peace on the horizon, he is intent on returning home once

again, building the church, preaching a Gospel of reconciliation and restoration, and helping his parishioners settle into their new lives.

The home Cimbir showed me is in the Nuba Mountains, a region just on the northern side of the north -south border and one that has long had a

tense relationship with the Khartoum government. For the last few weeks, bombs have again been falling on Cimbir's home. Unknown scores of

people are being killed and hundreds of thousands more displaced as United Nations' peacekeepers stand by impotently. The destruction, concen-

trated in Southern Kordofan state, which the Nuba Mountains are part of, is immense. The few outside observers remaining in the region have com

pared the killing to a "Darfur redux." Initial reports indicate the military targeted people based on their ethnicity, Nubans like Cimbir especially

so. Meanwhile, world leaders and media have largely averted their gaze.

Sudan is in a fragile position as it prepares to split in two on July 9. Southerners, who have fought two long civil wars wit h the north, voted over-

whelmingly and overwhelmingly peacefully in January to secede from the north. Now, as independence day approaches, the north is ratchetin

up the military pressure on the south. In late May, the northern army seized the disputed Abyei region. That move and the recent attacks in Southe

Kordofan are thought to be part of an attempt by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to bolster his own position and provoke the south into re-

sponding militarily, thus giving him a pretext to deny the legitimacy of southern independence.

As these geopolitics play out, however, countless numbers of people are dying, the suffering is growing, and no one is paying attention. No one, tha

is, except the church. The church primarily the Episcopal Church of Sudan and the Roman Catholic church is the country's largest non-

governmental organization with a presence in even the smallest and most remote villages. When bombs began to fall in the Nuba Mountains and

northern soldiers began rampaging through the streets of Southern Kordofan's capital, it was church members who used their networks to alert the

outside world what was happening. They did this even as they bore the brunt of the attack. The new cathedral in the town of Kadugli was burned

and several priests and church members were among those killed.



July Schedules:

Date Reader EM Altar Guild Counters

July 3 Mike Wray Sharon Billings Susie Halsey Jim Wilson

Bob Tichbourne Diane Jones Jacquelyn Trout Larry Wilson

July 10 Larry Wilson Mike Wray Sharon Billings Carolyn Forbes

Pat Wilson Janice Saulewicz Emily Wade Corleen Wilson

July 17 Charlotte Champers Larry Wilson Susie Halsey, Fred Pat Wilson

Carolyn Forbes Pat Wilson Janet Labdon Dorothy Armstrong

July 24 Scott Halsey Bob Tichbourne Dorothy Armstrong Bob Tichbourne

Sharon Billings Susie Halsey Jacquelyn Trout Diane Jones

July 31 Susie Halsey Diane Jones Sharon Billings Christina Foster

Jim Wilson Sharon Billings Fred & Emily Pat Ballard

August 7 Bob Tichbourne Janice Saulewicz Susie Halsey Larry Wilson

Larry Wilson Mike Wray Janet Labdon Jim Wilson

July Birthdays & Anniversaries

July 1 Corleen Wilson July 1 Charles & Carolyn Forbes

July 1 Arleen Stuvland July 8 Lloyd & Jacquelyn Trout

July 3 Sarah Craig July 9 Todd & Joelle Mahlum

July 7 Carl Hollister

July 13 Sondra Sakala

July 28 Carol Wray

July 31 Mary Allen

Ben Williams cut-

ting his Grduation

cake!



(Pay Attention to Sudan continued)

As South Sudan prepares for its formal transition to full independence, the scale of the challenges it faces even apart from the tenuous relation-

ship with the north is overwhelming. The new country is slightly smaller than Texas but lacks almost all critical infrastructure hospitals,

schools, and paved roads. More than 90 percent of its people live on less than a dollar a day and an Oxfam report concluded a teenage girl has a

greater chance of dying in child-birth than completing primary school. The government is overwhelmed and is spending its money on arms in case

it needs to defend itself from further northern aggression.

In the midst of this stands the church, which across the country is building schools, digging wells, running innovative agriculture projects, and

training ever more leaders like Cimbir to carry out this work. Refugees returning from two decades of civil war are building hopeful futures

thanks to the work of the church. But the church needs the support of the outside world to ensure peace is secured. As the at tacks in Southern

Kordofan show, the church can sound the warning and few listen. This is unusual. The world has a history of acknowledging the church's wit-

ness for peace. Desmond Tutu won a Nobel Peace prize for his opposition to apartheid. El Salvador's Oscar Romero is carved in to the wall of

Westminister Abbey. In Sudan, that support is nowhere to be found.

Cimbir graduated from seminary early this month. His wife and children fled the bombings and are now displaced in Khartoum. C imbir has been

reunited with them but it's a long way from home and the violence is continuing. As I read reports of the destruction in Southern Kordofan, I am

reminded of Cimbir's eagerness to return home and the plans he has to rebuild his home, his church, and his community. Sudanese like Cimbir can

take the lead in rebuilding their shattered country but only if we first begin paying attention.

-- Jesse Zink is a student Berkeley Divinity School at Yale and the author of Grace at the Garbage

Dump: Making Sense of Mission in the 21st Century, which will be published by Cascade Press in 2012.

He blogs at http://jessezink.wordpress.com .

Needed!

Our stalwart Vestry Clerk, Scott Halsey, has re-

signed...and we need someone to fill this vital

role! Anyone interested in learning more, or

taking the post, please contact Mile Wray - Sr.

Warden, Janice Saulewicz— Jr. Warden, or Rev.

Mary.



From Episcopal Relief & Development Sudan

Northern troops invaded Abyei on May 21, 2011, taking over the city and causing an estimated 20,000 Southern Sudanese residing there to flee

unrest in Abyei, which is situated on the border between Sudan and the soon-to-be independent state of Southern Sudan, is raisin g concerns loca

and internationally about a possible reprise of the civil war that ravaged the country for decades between 1955 and 2005. The Episcopal Church

Sudan is responding to the humanitarian needs of internally displaced people from Abyei.

On January 9, 2011, Southern Sudan participated in a referendum that concluded the five-year Comprehensive Peace Agreement, which was sig

in 2005 after close to five decades of civil war. It is widely expected to result in the creation of a new, independent nation in Southern Sudan. This

state will be endowed with rich resources oil, abundant fertile land, timber and its people but the long civil war has left the country with virtu

no infrastructure and very limited healthcare and educational services.

Episcopal Relief & Development supported the efforts of the Episcopal Church of Sudan (ECS) to hold public meetings about the referendum. T

meetings, held by ECS diocesan bishops, promoted the value of registering and voting, and helped local residents understand the process and po

ble outcomes of the vote. Creating clarity was important to ensure widespread participation, especially in areas such as West ern Equatoria, where

170,000 people have been displaced by the terrorist activity of the Lord s Resistance Army.

Sudan s national infrastructure is weak. With few roads and limited mobile phone and radio coverage, it was challenging to get out information

about the referendum to eligible voters. The Church in Sudan is one of a small number of organizations whose local connections are both deep a

wide, giving it the unique ability to contribute in civic education and peace building in this exciting but uncertain time.

The Church covers the entire country, but is mainly concentrated in the predominantly Christian south, where 20 of the Church s 24 dioceses ar

located. SUDRA (the Sudanese Relief and Development Agency), the relief and development arm of the Church in Sudan, was established in 2

Its mandate is to build the capacity of the Church and facilitate diocesan projects that serve and improve the lives of those living in poverty.

Alleviating Hunger and Improving the Food Supplyapproximately 24 agriculture resource agents will be trained over the next three years (one for each diocese)

following a three-month training course, each resource agent will establish a model garden to demonstrate agricultural techniques

the agent will train communities in sustainable land management, focusing on household gardens which can provide families with nutritious foo

and needed income

Creating Economic Opportunities and Strengthening Communities

vocational training center for men and women in the Diocese of Lainya

need for skilled construction workers and carpentry in area is high

new construction will help build local infrastructure and provide income for workers

Responding to Disasters and Rebuilding Communities

preparing SUDRA to meet uncertainties that face Sudan

training of staff to include needs assessment, identifying vulnerable individuals or communities, organizing logistics, utiliz ing networks for respon

when needed

equipping SUDRA to mobilize wider emergency response

empowering communities to create plans to deal with catastrophic events.



Save & Recycle!

Plastic shopping & grocery bags make perfect pet do-do pick ups! Now that we are

officially asking our neighbors who use the back 40" (I m going to start calling it

St. Philip s Green!) to pick up and clean up after their pets we have installed a bag

for them to get plastic bags and a receptacle to leave their deposits . Please bring

your plastics bags for us to use!

Thanks, Rev. Mary

Try out a Labyrinth....

Our Labyrinth team is going to lay out a

labyrinth in Painters Tape on the floor of the

Parish Hall very soon so all can try it out be-

fore we make the final decision about put-

ting in a permanent one on the St. Philip s

Green. Watch for the notice in the Parish

Sunday Bulletin!

Have you wanted to learn how to Use a Computer

The Library is now equipped with a Laptop for public use

Anyone wanting to learn some basics, like email & inter-

net use, please sign up for lessons!



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