Scroll Nov 2013, news from Advent Episcopal Church in St. Louis

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9373 Garber Road, Crestwood, MO 63126 314-843-0123 www.advent-episcopal.org [email protected]

November 2013

In this issue:

Surplus by the Rev. Dan Handschy..................................1

Yard blitz, Vestry not as usual............................................2

Oct. Vestry, Thanksgiving Eve .............................................3

Life of the Parish calendar.................................................4Feed My People Giving Tree, Chili cookoff......................5

Liturgical Ministries Calendar............................................6

Thanksgiving together..........................................................7

Veterans Day by Bob Zimmer...........................................8

The Daily Ofce by Bishop Wayne Smith.......................9

Fear by Deb Goldfeder......................................................10

Editor: Marla Dell

Its stewardship time again: or moreproperly, its pledge drive time again. Stew-ardship means taking care of our re-sources, so in some sense, its always

stewardship time. But every year, aroundOctober and November, we have to makea pledge drive, so that the nance com-

mittee and Vestry can know how much in-come to expect in the next years budget.

Im always uncomfortable at pledge drivetime, partly because a big chunk of Advents

budget goes to me, so I feel a conict of inter-

est. But really makes me uncomfortable (andI suspect most of you all as well) is that we al-most automatically enter a scarcity mode ofthinking. Our budget is never as much as wewould like we could always use more. Talk-

ing about money makes us feel inadequate wed like to do more than we actually do.

What would happen if we reframedthe purpose of the stewardship season and

asked ourselves what we, as a community,have in surplus, and then asked ourselveshow we might use that surplus for Godspurposes? That sounds like a lot more fun!

Thats how the SAJE ministry got started.We had this space that we wanted to use.We had invited the American Red Cross

to set up an adult day care center here,and that worked until the American RedCross got out of the business. We knew wewanted to do something with the seniors inthe neighborhood. We also knew that wewere really good at hospitality, and setting

a good table and inviting people to join us.We didnt have the money in the bud-

get to start the parish nurse ministry, butwe got a grant from the Diocese, and g-

ured we could give it a go for at least a year.That was 2010. We have not always knownwhere the money was coming from for this

ministry, but there has always been enough.

From the rectors desk:

Surplus

Dont forget that Daylight Saving Time

ends Sunday, November 3.

Set your clocks back an hour before you

go to bed Saturday night, and enjoy that

extra hour of sleep!

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Surplus continued

We also had a surplus of land, and

someone decided to turn a little bit of it

into a vegetable garden. We tilled up therst bit of lawn in 2009. We had surplusof tomatoes, squash and cucumber, so wegave it away to Feed My People. The gar-

den has grown (pun intended) every yearsince then. It produces not just vegetables,but camaraderie and friendship besides.

What else do we have a surplus of?

Were about to have a commercial gradekitchen that we will use once a month for

the Lunch and Learn. What might we dowith that? Does anyone know someone

who wants to start a cupcake business? Money is not what binds us together

as a community. There is a much richer ex-

change that keeps us connected with eachother. Those connections are where the

real riches of this community lie. We do,however, have to interact with the world ofmoney. We have bills to pay, staff to com-pensate and the like. Thats not the heartof our life together. If we keep in mind thewealth God has given us, it shouldnt be too

Yard Work Blitz

SAJE will offer a yard work blitzon Saturday, November 23, 2013. Whatwe need is bodies to volunteer to rakeleaves for our senior neighbors. We

will meet at Church of the Advent at

8:00 that morning, and then head outin to the neighborhoods to rake leaves.It will likely be cold that day, but wehope most of the leaves will have fallen.To compensate for the cold, there willbe pizza and hot chocolate back at the

church around noon when were n-

ished. Speak to Fr. Dan or Deb Gold-feder to volunteer..

The Rev. Dr. Daniel Handschy is Rector of Advent Church

Vestry Not As Usual

Novembers Vestry Not as Usual will

really be not as usual. Instead of being on thesecond Monday of November, we will holdthe meeting on the second Sunday of No-vember (November 10th) between the twoservices. Once a quarter, the Vestry holds ameeting to which we invite the whole con-

gregation for a topic of interest. This pastSeptember, when we returned to two ser-vices from a single summer service, several

people expressed interest in continuing asingle service throughout the year.The worship of the parish, by canon, fallsunder the authority of the rector, not theVestry, but it seemed like an interesting con-versation. Just to be clear, no change is con-templated, but the discussion raised some

interesting questions. The Vestry wants togive all of us a chance to hear from eachother what we value about worship, so thatwe know each other better. Please come tothis Vestry Not As Usual meeting preparedto talk about what is important to you aboutthe worship of Church of the Advent.


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Mens Club Saturday8:00 a.m. the Mens Club will celebrate liturgy then go out for breakfast

Mens Club Chili Cook-off6:00 p.m. will be the Third Annual Chili Cook Off. See next page.

Novembers Vestry Not as Usualwill really be not as usual.Instead of being on the second Monday of November, we will hold themeeting on the second Sunday of Nov. between the two services.

Prayer Shawl GroupPlease join us in the making of prayer shawls on November 13th at 1:00 pm. Ifyou have a request for a shawl please contact Mary Peck, 894-5260.

Advent Church Women

All ladies of Advent are welcome to the next ACW meeting for a bridal showerin honor of Jan Tagues engagement to Jim Rode. Monday, Nov. 18, 6:30 p.m. until8:00 p.m. in the parish hall. Gift suggestions: Jan and Jim are merging two homes

and really do not need anything. The ladies group suggests a small gift certicate

to your favorite place for date outings for the new couple. All ladies must RSVPto Clare Kujath, 846-2737, to make sure we have enough of everything to makethe shower a success.

Mens Club Dine Out6:00 p.m. the Mens Club will go to dinner at Concord Grill, 11427 ConcordVillage Avenue. Their phone number is: 849-5239. If you have any questionscontact Bill Witte @ 843-3443.

SAJEwilloffer a yard work blitz see page 2.

Tuesday Lunch BunchThe Tuesday Lunch Bunch will meet at Macaroni Grill, 4125 Lemay Ferry Road.The reservation is for 12:30PM so dont be late ... call Carol (314-638-0247) toreserve your seat. If you need a ride contact Carol as well.

ThanksgivingEveservicewill take place at St. Thomas/Holy SpiritLutheran Church on Lindbergh on Wednesday, November 27, at 7:00 pm.

Thanksgiving Day together see page 7.

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The Episcopal Church of the Advent welcomes you 5

3ndAnnual Advent

Pot Luck Chili DinnerSaturday, November 2nd, 2013. 6:00pm

Bring a pot of your favorite chili, casserole or dessert to share

Hot dogs, garnishes, and soft drinks provided

Come and enjoy the new patio!

Sponsored by the Advent Mens Club

DONATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Feed My People Giving Tree

The Giving Tree will be tied to the Adopt A family program again this year. If you are somoved, please take an ornament off the tree to see what the people in our adopt a familyasked for Christmas. We encourage you to wrap your gift and tape the ornament to the topof the present. Each ornament will have the name of a family member and the FMP number,

so that we get it into the correct box.

The FMP Adopt a Family Christmas donation box for toiletries and household cleaners dona-tion is in the Narthex. These are items the families cannot purchase with food stamps.

Family number 17

Sayyera age 29, Komil age 34,

Akram age 5, Sevda age 4. Komil

works and Sveda has seizures.

Family number 13

Roger age 38, Jennifer age 38,

Robert 19, Brittany 17,

Casandra 16.

Their income was cut last year.

Family number 14

Angela age 42, Taniya age 22, Dalton age 5.

Three generations living together on disability.

Dalton loves teenage mutant ninja turtles.

Family 15

Kellie age 48, Ariel age 17

Mom is divorced and living on

only disability.

Family number 16

Ulonda age 33,

Ricky age 16,

Austin age 14,

Evelyn age 12.

Single mom with

low income.


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The Scroll - November 20136

Liturgical Ministries: November 2013

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The Episcopal Church of the Advent welcomes you 7

Please join us for our 10t Annual Thanksgiving celebration offamily and friends at Church of the Advent, in CrestwoodMissouri. Dinner blessing will be at 12:30 PM. Please RSVP, asturkey, dressing, gravy and mashed potatoes will beprovided.. You can bring a covered dish to share, and goodcompany.

Please feel free to bring as many guests, family, friends,neighbors all members of the community are welcome tojoin in our Thanksgiving celebration, as it is a blending of allfaiths and families.

RSVP Via: Sign Up sheetor

Contact Jessica Gerthor

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: 314-346-6620

This holiday celebration was started by the late Ann Wagnerand her dear friend Phyllis Powers for the 6 years afterAnns passing together with members of the church, Lindyand I, kept Anns tradition going. Now that Lindy has beenwith his mother since 2010, our family feels very stronglyabout keeping Ann and Lindys devotion to the church as wellas an outreached hand to all of our neighbors through this

annual meal and fellowship.

Thanksgiving

Thursday November 28, 2013 12:30 PMEpiscopal Church of the Advent

9373 Garber Road, Crestwood MO 63126


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VETERANS DAY NOVEMBER 11, 2013

and How It Was in the 40s

In our busy and hectic world of to-day, Veterans Day is probably the only time

during the year when Veterans think abouttheir military service time. Obviously

memories become very vivid and this waswhen we were young, had no fear, and feltwe could take on the world. This Veter-ans Day brings memories of all my friendsas we were all in our late teens and early20s. In reminiscing of those times I think ofhow young we were and how our militaryservice scattered us around the war torn

planet. My friends and I all went in differ-ent directions, none of us serving together.To get a little personal and illustrate this, Ioffer these ashback pictures and memo-ries of my friends service time, and howthey can be envisioned in military serviceat that time. -- And the thats way it was . --

Jim , Army Air Corps ghter pilot; El-

mer, Navy Aircraft Carrier ghter pilot, Pacif-ic; Chester, Navy, Pacic ; Mike, Navy ships;

Eddie S, Army Infantry, Europe; Joe, Navy, Sic-ily and Italy; Eddie D., Navy Seabees, Pacic

; Tony, Army Air Corps cargo planes, Italy;

George T and Jack, Army , Philippines. Withthe hard realities of the times there were ca-sualties. Eddie S. stepped on a land mine and

nearly lost both legs; and several others who

did not return from hostilities; George G.,

Navy, Pacic, lost at sea, and Mary just mar-ried and whose husband lost his young life.

Back home after the hostilities wenever talked about our service time, prefer-ring to keep our thoughts to ourselves, butwere mainly concerned with the mens latest

fashions like Threadneedle and Penny Loafershoes, Oxford button down collar shirts, Vneck sweaters, and tailored suits (we had

our own Tailors). As veterans we all belongedto the 52/20 club. The government paid us

$20.00 a week for 52 weeks while we re-sumed our lives, looked for employment

or furthered our education thru the GI Bill.

Lest we forget, tribute must be paidon Veterans Day to all the mothers, fathers,wives, family members, and girlfriends whogave all their support to the service menand women with their packages and letters,volunteering in numerous organizations, and

helping in so many other ways in the war ef-fort. In their own right they could also beconsidered veterans enduring those long pe-riods of time with the constant worry of theloved ones for their safety, loss of loved ones,loss of companionship; and with letters and

packages that greatly helped military morale.Of the many letters I received, I still have twoletters from a girlfriend with the lipstick still

visible sealing the envelope and a faint per-fume aroma still lingering in the letters . This

was Claire who later became my wife.

With the passage of time on thisVeteransDay, in the year of 2013, of all my friends, thereare 3 of us still here, and thats the way it is!

Bob Zimmer


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The Bishops Column for November 2013

I often tell people in the process toward

ordination that they will never really getthe Anglican way of being Christian apartfrom praying the daily office. The wordoffice here means duty, as is the clericsor ordinary Christians duty to pray. Dailyencounter with the Psalter and scripture,together with the prayer of the Church,slowly changes people. The Prayer Book re-formers in the sixteenth century worked toadapt and simplify these basic elements ofmonastic life so ordinary clergy and laypeo-ple could benefit from them. It has shapedAnglican spirituality ever since.

Slowly changing Church customs even-tually relegated Morning Prayer and Eve-ning Prayer to the Sunday services especial-ly, or solely. Many Episcopalians rememberMorning Prayer as a principle Sunday lit-

urgy, two or three times per month at themain service, with the Communion serviceon the remaining Sundays.

Our current Prayer Book names the Eu-charist as the primary service on Sundaysand holy days, and the office as ordinarydaily prayer. The Holy Eucharist, the prin-cipal act of Christian worship on the LordsDay and other major Feasts, and Daily

Morning and Evening Prayer, as set forthin this Book, are the regular services ap-pointed for public worship in this Church.(BCP, 13)

Making the Eucharist primary on Sun-

day has the benefit of allowing the office itsrightful place in everyday prayer. Ideally theprayer happens in community, but personsfor whom a gathered community is notpossible can still join the Churchs prayer.Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer direct-ly from the Prayer Book is a little dauntingfor a first-timer, but doable. A user-friendlywebsite for the Prayer Book office makesdaily prayer accessible for many of us.Check out http://www.missionstclare.com/english/. There are also iPhone and Androidapps to ease the way into this discipline ofpraying.

I commend the office to you. There isnothing flashy about itjust the ordinaryflow of Psalms, the Bible, and prayers.It is often soothing, sometimes tedious,

and occasionally boring. Commitmentto the Churchs daily prayer is worth ev-ery bit of it. And it helps us understandthe truth of what Urban T. Holmes IIIwrote in describing Anglicanism, thatit is more of a marinade than a glaze.


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The most frequent question I have

been asked was, Werent you afraid?I always say that I wasnt because I cantremember being afraid but, looking back,is it possible not to have fear? Fear is agift we have been given that helps us tosurvive but fear can really hold us back,too. Maybe a better way of answer-ing the question would be, Yeah, some

things terried me but not the things you

might think! I was not afraid I would die.

I knew it was a possibility that I might diebut I might die driving on the highway ev-ery day. I kept thinking of the scripturethat says, Fear not, and I kept mov-ing. I would say, God, you didnt bringme a third of the way around the worldto cower in a corner so take care of me,

please. Then I would put one foot infront of the other and hope I didnt messup too much.

I was absolutely terried on mythird day when I awoke to the sound ofcrying babies at the hospital. On the dayI arrived, a murder happened at the air-

strip and all the hospital personnel left onthe airplane leaving me in Lui. Heck, evenDoctors Without Borders left! But noth-ing scares me more than pediatrics andsick children so when I heard the babiesI thought, Oh God, NO! I cant do ba-

bies!! I felt like I was less than uselessI had never even seen a case of malariaand there were two wards of very sick

children who needed a real nurse. All the

Fear by Deborah Goldfeder

pediatric experts had bugged out on the

airplane that brought me! Could I reallysay to the people of Lui, Sorry, I dontfeel qualied? I didnt know the formu-lary and couldnt have told you the nameof any worm medicine or what rst- or

second-line treatment for malaria was.When I walked through the doors of pe-diatrics that day, it was the pure grace of

God that kept me from dying of cardiacarrest then and there. The rst rule of

medicine is, Do no harm. I wasnt sureat all that I could even promise to do that!I remember the day that two medical as-sistants and I sat on a bed to ponder whatelse might be done for a child with sei-zures that would not stop. I prayed forGod to help that child because I had run

out of ideas. She slowly began to relaxand nally slept. We sweated that day

and not just from the heat.

We were ying down the road onthe day after Christmas going from townto town doing conrmations with Bp.

Bullen when he said something about

me preaching. I said, Uhhuh, think-ing he was just making conversation aswe bounced over rocks, holes, ditchesand river beds in the back of the am-bulance that had never seen a seatbelt.The ride was painful as we jerked in all

directions only saved by the fact that wewere jammed in like sardines. The ridewas better than any carnival ride but it

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that Bp. Bullen intended for me to preach

at the very next stop! Between Wirohand Lanyei as we slammed over boulders,I learned that I would be preaching andI didnt even have Scripturesheck, Ididnt even have a Bible! The bishop saidthat I should preach on, Whatever theHoly Spirit leads you to. I was thinkingthat the Holy Spirit should have led me

someplace else! As I recall, I pretty muchpreached on the Catechism in the back of

the Book of Common Prayer. They saidit was a good sermon. Maybe they weretoo polite to tell me how awful it was ormaybe they liked hearing a short sermonfor a change but I prefer to believe that theHoly Spirit said the right things that day.

When the Companion DioceseCommittee decided we should have achaplain, I nominated Fr. Dan for the job.Who wouldnt? He was clearly qualied

and the reection model he developedwas just the tool to help missioners toprocess all the things that we face whenwe go to Lui but I had a sudden shiver

of fear go through me as I realized thatif something went wrong, it would bemy fault for nominating him in the rst

place. I wasnt worried about me but Iknew I would never be forgiven by Ad-vent if anything happened to Dan! Billie

Hall would kill me. I think she said that!I slept through my rst night back in Luilike a baby despite the unearthly cries

from people mourning a death at the hos-

pital which terried all the other mission-

ers including Dan. I was back home butothers were living a nightmare. I felt soguilty that I had slept so well and nobodyelse had slept at all so the next night Istayed awake listening for every littlenoise that might mean that the otherswerent sleeping but all was well. We hadread Psalm 91 at Compline that night:

For he will command his angels

concerning youto guard you in all your ways.On their hands they will bear you up,so that you will not dash your footagainst a stone.You will tread on the lionand the adder,

the young lion and the serpent youwill trample under foot.(vs. 11-13, NRSV)

If you are ever afraid, read thatpsalm and dont be afraid. God is withyou!


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