Wednesday Healing Service 1

Altar & Flower Guilds 2

VBS Registration 2

Outdoor Chapel Pavers 2

Episcopal Strong Youth Mission 3

Charity Detox 4

Monday Book Group 4

NWF Musical 4

Cajun Pickling 4

Register for Realm 5

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July 5, 2018

St. Simon’s on the Sound Episcopal Church • Ft. Walton Beach, FL

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General Convention

Fr. David is in Austin for the 79th General Convention, assigned to be the liaison to the Committee on Christian Education and Discipleship, and updating his blog from the proceedings. Here is an excerpt from the latest post:

“Let the games begin! Arrived last night in Austin, it was only 102 degrees at 6pm! And it’s not a dry heat! I have just a few minutes before my first committee meeting. I am assigned to Dispatch of Business and hopefully can tell you more about what that means after this meeting. Basically we manage the flow of resolutions to the House of Deputies and House of Bishops. We meet every morning at 7am and every day at the end of that day’s legislative session. We also attend all meetings of the committee to which we are assigned.

You can follow resolutions yourself. Go to this link, and click on the “Virtual Binder” on the right hand side. You can search for resolutions by number, committee it is assigned to, and proposer.

At GC we deal with legislation in the form of resolutions. They can come from interim bodies – which are commissions and task forces who produce reports for the Blue Book (also accessed from the link above) as well as resolutions for all of GC to act upon. All resolutions are assigned to legislative committees, where they can be edited, combined with others, etc. The committee sends the result of their deliberations to the floor of the respective houses with a recommendation to adopt or dismiss or refer.”

Read the whole post and pose any specific questions, concerns or comments you would like to share at itinerantpriest.org

Rectors Bible Study is

now on Summer Break

and will return in the

fall.

Wednesday Healing Service

The Healing Service provides a time to come together in reflection and prayer for ourselves, for our loved ones, and for the world. We hope you will join us. Please note the new time for this service:

Wednesdays, Starting July 18 9:30 AM

Kendrick Chapel

If you have questions, please speak with Deacon Clelia

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Cobbs Outdoor Chapel Pavers

June 17 - August 19

Now is your chance to get a personalized brick paver for the Cobbs Outdoor

Chapel. Each brick paver is a minimum donation of $50.

Order forms will be available in the atrium and the office.

Donations can be made by cash or check made out to ‘St. Simons’ with the Memo:

Paver.

If you have any questions please contact Netta Holley at 862-3854 or

nettaholley@embarqmail.com.

Forms are due back to the office no later than August 19, 2018.

Ministry of the Week: Altar & Flower Looking For A Way To Contribute?

Come to talk with us this Sunday! We are looking for some good people to help keep the traditions and beauty of our sweet church on going, without investing more than your interest.

Altar Guild and Flower Guild are looking for a few folks to come on board and help with either altar weekly prep work or flower weekly prep work.

Representatives will be in the atrium after services to answer any questions and help get you going on what will become a very worthwhile service to our church!

Click Here to Register for VBS!

No experience necessary-just a willingness to serve and have fun! There are a lot of ways to help....if you have a little time to offer, you can help behind the scenes with setup, cleanup or shop for supplies. If you have a lot of time and want to have a blast, join the team for

the week! Sign up to volunteer for VBS Here!

Be an ART CAMP VBS Volunteer!

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EPISCOPAL STRONG YOUTH MISSION Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast

No. We’re not talking about an Episcopal Weight Lifting Contest. We are referring to our recent mission to the Diocese of Texas sponsored program to help those in need as a result of the Hurricane Harvey damage. After a year, many people in the Houston area are still without a home

due to the severe flooding and will face this situation for a considerable time to come. Our team was made up of two adults and five youth. We had hoped to have more; but didn’t get the particulars until late in the game. We found most youth by that time had already made other summer plans. But our group of seven strong went forth and did our very best.

On the drive over and back from Houston, we were hosted by Christ Church, Covington, LA and our old St. Simon’s friend Pierre (Pete) Saal in order to break up the long trip. We were introduced to some great New Orleans cuisine to include beignets. Thanks, Pete.

Our hosts in the Houston area were St. George Episcopal Church, Texas City, TX and the priest, Pastor Robyn and parishioners. They most graciously bedded down and fed 40 youth and 15 adults for a week. A shower van was loaned to us by the Church of Christ as well as parishioners who opened their homes for showers. Divided into six work teams, we set out on Monday (the 25th of June) with two teams to each of three locations. The week was spent under very hot temperatures sheet rocking, taping and floating, texturing, roofing, painting,

and even some plumbing and electric work. It was a great opportunity to learn a new skill. We had wonderful music and worship services every evening but also

had time to play. One afternoon, mid-week, was spent at the Schlitterbahn Waterpark on Galveston Island. We also spent a late afternoon after work lending support to the Santa Fe community who met weekly to mourn the loss of eight students and two teachers in a school shooting on 18 May. After work on Friday morning, we participated in the Blessings of the Backpacks, a food packing effort almost identical to our Feed the Need. Then it was on to a pizza dinner and a minor league ball game of the Houston Skeeters. We headed home on Saturday, the 30th.

While our diocese helped fund gasoline, U-Haul rental, dinner out one night for our team and other travel expenses, each team member raised their own $350 for the Episcopal Strong Fee. Episcopal Strong is

planned for as long as it is needed. The 2019 date is to be released by the end of this August and will be announced in the Diocesan Coastline and St. Simon’s Epistle. And most importantly, thank you all for your prayers and support.

Jonathan and James at the Blessing of the Backpacks at Holy Spirit Episcopal Church, Houston

Dual Birthdays: James and Mackenzie

Connor and James replacing roof

Our missioners from left to right: James Webb (Epiphany, Crestview) Jonathan Allen, Connor Lawhorn, Mackenzie Shinnick and Ashlyn Shinnick (St.Simons)

Chaperones Joe Shennick Keith Greene

Teens Jonathan Allen Mackenzie Shennick Connor Lawhorn Ashlyn Shennick James Webb (Epiphany, Crestview)

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Please join us on two Sunday mornings, July 22 & July 29, in the Parish Hall from 9-10:30 AM as we discuss Robert Lufton's Charity Detox and begin the journey of re-imagining our mission identity as disciples of Christ in our beloved community and in the world. Reading the book Charity Detox prior to our Sunday morning gatherings is very important. We are out of copies in the Church Office, but you may purchase the book on Amazon or from another book seller. If you have questions, please contact Deacon Clelia

Sunday, July 22 &29 – 9:00 - 10:15 AM

Charity Detox Workshop

Monday Book Group The Monday Book Group will meet at noon in the Parish Hall on July 30, 2018. We will be discussing Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann. This is the story of the wealthy Osage Nation in Oklahoma in the 1920s and the mysterious murders that claimed many of their members. The case was eventually taken up by the newly created FBI and its young director J.Edgar Hoover. Named a New York Times Notable Book and Best Book of the Year by several other publications, this one promises to be a good read. Bring a lunch or snack and join us for discussion and learning. Please call JoAnne Connell (850) 240-3051 with questions or suggestions.

Musical Simonites Parishioners John Zirpola, David Jones, and Ansley Walker are participating in NWF College’s production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame!

You can buy tickets here.

Cajun Dill Pickling Y’all come join us for fellowship & fun!

Tuesdays, 9:30 AM:

July 10, 17, 31

August 7, 14, 21, 28

Parish Hall & Kitchen

Donations of jars and 4 lb. bags of sugar needed, please check your pantries!

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