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St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church Sudbury, Massachusetts October 2011 St. Elizabeth’s Parishioners are Changing Lives … The 2012 Stewardship Season officially kicks off on Sunday, October 2! By then you will have received your pledge card in the mail, along with important information about the 2012 budget and the monetary requirements to run our church and carry out our Mission. In the spirit of Joyful Giving, on each of the next six Sundays, we will have a time during the 10 AM worship service to bring forward our pledge cards. To recognize the stewardship contributions of time and talent, we invite our many committees to participate as a group. In addition, anyone who feels a special connection with the week's group may join. And, of course, you may bring your pledge card forward any Sunday you want! October 2 Vestry, Wardens, Finance Committee & Stewardship Committee October 9 Altar Guild, Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Flower Guild & Choir October 16 COGS, Journey to Adulthood & Adult Education October 23 Fellowship, Coffee Hour Hosts, Building & Grounds October 30 Newcomers (both committee and newcomers!) & Communications November 6 Pastoral Care Team, Softball Team, Everyone! You may also return your pledge card by mail, or by dropping it by the church office. Thank you in advance for helping to change lives…one pledge at a time! Once again, St. Elizabeth's Church will be participating in the annual CROP Walk for the Hungry in Concord. This is a wonderful opportunity for St. E's to join together in fellowship and to support a major fundraising event of Church World Service (CWS). The starting point will be at the Trinitarian Congregational Church on Walden Street and passes over the Old North Bridge. Church World Service aids disaster victims, provides refugee assistance, and provides sustainable self-help and development programs throughout the world. 75% of the money raised by the Concord CROP Walk is contributed to CWS. The remaining 25% is used locally to support six local hunger-relief organizations, including The Sudbury Food Pantry. Parishioners are encouraged to be walkers (obtaining donations in support of CWS) and/or sponsors of the walkers. We welcome any and all potential walkers and sponsors of our CROP Walk Team. On line access to join our team or to make any donations is available using CROP Walk for the Hungry which will direct you to the Church World Services link. Our team's name is: St. E's Sudbury. Please consider being a walker, sponsor, or volunteer as a crossing guard. Walking distance can be easily tailored to your capability. For further information please contact Harry Ainsworth, [email protected] . One Pledge at a Time! One Pledge at a Time!

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St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church Sudbury, Massachusetts October 2011

St. Elizabeth’s Parishioners are Changing Lives …

The 2012 Stewardship Season officially kicks off on Sunday, October 2! By then you will have received your

pledge card in the mail, along with important information about the 2012 budget and the monetary

requirements to run our church and carry out our Mission. In the spirit of Joyful Giving, on each of the next six

Sundays, we will have a time during the 10 AM worship service to bring forward our pledge cards. To

recognize the stewardship contributions of time and talent, we invite our many committees to participate as a

group. In addition, anyone who feels a special connection with the week's group may join. And, of course, you

may bring your pledge card forward any Sunday you want!

October 2 Vestry, Wardens, Finance Committee & Stewardship Committee

October 9 Altar Guild, Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Flower Guild & Choir

October 16 COGS, Journey to Adulthood & Adult Education

October 23 Fellowship, Coffee Hour Hosts, Building & Grounds

October 30 Newcomers (both committee and newcomers!) & Communications

November 6 Pastoral Care Team, Softball Team, Everyone!

You may also return your pledge card by mail, or by dropping it by the church office.

Thank you in advance for helping to change lives…one pledge at a time!

Once again, St. Elizabeth's

Church will be participating in

the annual CROP Walk for the

Hungry in Concord. This is a

wonderful opportunity for St. E's

to join together in fellowship and

to support a major fundraising

event of Church World Service

(CWS). The starting point will be at the Trinitarian

Congregational Church on Walden Street and passes over

the Old North Bridge. Church World Service aids disaster

victims, provides refugee assistance, and provides

sustainable self-help and development programs throughout

the world. 75% of the money raised by the Concord CROP

Walk is contributed to CWS. The remaining 25% is used

locally to support six local hunger-relief organizations,

including The Sudbury Food Pantry. Parishioners are

encouraged to be walkers (obtaining donations in support of

CWS) and/or sponsors of the walkers. We welcome any

and all potential walkers and sponsors of our CROP Walk

Team. On line access to join our team or to make any

donations is available using CROP Walk for the Hungry

which will direct you to the Church World Services link.

Our team's name is: St. E's Sudbury. Please consider being a

walker, sponsor, or volunteer as a crossing guard. Walking

distance can be easily tailored to your capability. For further

information please contact Harry Ainsworth,

[email protected].

One P

ledge a

t a T

ime! O

ne P

ledge a

t a T

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From Our Rector by The Rev. Barbara Williamson

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!

At the September Vestry meeting we reflected on the following passage from the Gospel of Luke (12:22-31)

[Jesus] said to his disciples, ‗Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about

your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. Consider the

ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how

much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of

life? If then you are not able to do so small a thing as that, why do you worry about the rest? Consider the

lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed

like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown

into the oven, how much more will he clothe you—you of little faith! And do not keep striving for what

you are to eat and what you are to drink, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world that

strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them. Instead, strive for his kingdom, and

these things will be given to you as well.

Jesus talks about people‘s relationships with money and other possessions more than any other single

topic in the gospels. One could conclude that the subject of money was very important to him.

Interestingly, for Jesus, money was morally neutral. Money was neither good nor bad in and of

itself. Jesus believed that, depending upon one‘s relationship with money, it can serve as an

avenue to God and humankind or it can serve as a barrier to God and humankind.

Walter Brueggemann, a highly regarded Old Testament scholar and fiery preacher, is quoted as

saying, ―We must confess that the central problem of our lives is that we are torn apart by the

conflict between our attraction to the good news of God‘s abundance and the power of our

belief in scarcity.‖

Reflection

1. Aside from how much money or stuff you have, do you experience your relationship with

it as enough, as an abundance, as scarce, and/or as fraught with worry?

2. At least some of us and perhaps all of us are familiar with feelings and experiences

characterized by scarcity, when we do feel or have felt that we do not have enough, when

the feelings of abundance seem out of reach. From your perspective, what does the current, dare I

say chronic, situation at St. E‘s of always feeling financially behind the 8-ball mean? What are the implications?

3. What is your dream for St. E‘s?

4. Do you believe it is possible to create an environment at St. Elizabeth‘s in which we have what we need to achieve the

vision we feel called to realize?

The Wardens, Vestry, and I invite and welcome your reflections. Please email, write, or speak to any of us as your thoughts

and feelings emerge and mature on this topic.

Yours faithfully in Christ,

Barbara

Do you believe it is

possible to create

an environment at

St. Elizabeth’s in

which we have

what we need to

achieve the vision

we feel called to

realize?

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THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

Now that the program year has been launched, I give grateful thanks and praise to parishioners and staff for all that

they have done and are doing to make St. E‘s the vibrant and vital community it is.

Thanks to the Fellowship Committee for hosting a wonderful Welcome Back Picnic on September 18th. Members

include Ray Considine, Arlene Stevens, John Stevens, Harry Ainsworth, Linda Trail, Larry Jobson, Susan Newlin,

Barbara Bell, David Small, Cecilia Small, and Joel Gardner.

Thanks to all the Catechists and Assistant Catechists serving in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Program:

Transitional Atrium: Clare Perry, Beth Santomenna, Susan Dewey

Level 1 Atrium: Ruth Griesel, Kris Wile, Suzie Kornblum, Derek Zurn

Level 2 Atrium: Kihm Sanders, Christine Howard, Mara Huston, Samantha Truex, Meg Striepe

Level 3 Atrium: Lisa Kenney, Marcy Wilkins, Kris Wile

Program Coordinator: An undiscovered volunteer with organizational and pastoral skills

Thanks to all the teachers in Journey to Adulthood and to Jay Holdman who oversees that program:

Rite 13: Win Treese, Cheryl Franke, Deborah Comer

J2A: Linda Cass, Dave Kartunen, Ildi Morris, Rich Tinsley

YAC: Colleen Ciccarello and three as yet undiscovered adults who love High School Students, are

emotionally mature, unselfconscious, transparent, fun loving, faithful, adventurous, and have a

great sense of humor.

Thanks to all of the continuing and newly signed volunteers who serve in important roles in worship:

Altar Guild: Clare Perry, Ruth Griesel, Stevie Spina, Barbara Bell, Terry Rourke, Josie Baggott,

Karen Hodder, Mari Weldon, Gretchen Meeks

Flower Guild: Betsy Wallingford, Joanne Deshmuk, Karen Hodder, Brett Morgan, Laura Hacker

Eucharistic Ministers: Susan Newlin, Steve Davies, Stuart Hamilton, Ruth Griesel, Harry Ainsworth, Betsy

Wallingford, Jim Peters, Peter Gonze, John Brackett, Barbara Bell

Lectors: Jane Graham, John McNeill, Craig Stafford, Bob Torgerson, Eric Kimble, Larry Stuart,

Walter Morgan, Jonas Barciauskas, Chris St. George, Jim Newton, Stuart Hamilton, Kelley

White

Breadbearers: John Howard, Jay Holdman, Jim Newton, Larry Stuart, Stuart Hamilton, Cliff Card, Clare

Perry, Jim Peters, Ruth Griesel

Third Station Chalice Bearers: José Darias, Sam Sugg, Dan Knaul

Acolytes: Andrew Briasco-Stewart, Elizabeth Dewey, Emily Dewey, Bryan Dicker, Sean Dicker, Walker Griggs, Hannah Knaul, John Kodera, Ben Lepordo, Hannah Lepordo, Sam Lepordo, Jordan McNeill, Chase Morgan, Bret Perisho, Brooke Perisho, AnnaMelora St. George, Nick St. George, Sam Sugg with adult leaders are Rick Watson and Susan Dewey

Adult Choir: Gin Bell, Barbara Bell, Linda Trail, Nancy Morgan, Susanne Gilliam, Jane Graham,

Georgie Johnson, Jane Murphy, Mari Weldon, Debbie Flagg, Susan Berry, Carol Davies,

Art Huston, Chuck Willie, Will Lambert, Ori Ravid

Youth Choir: Dylan Huston, Liam Huston, Clarissa Briasco-Stewart, Caroline Watson, Sarah Watson,

Andrew Briasco-Stewart, Nicola Bacon, Jack Ciccarello, Peter Ciccarello, Jack Boyle,

Stephanie DeJesus McNeill, Kathryn Kimble, Kate Crocker, Derek Von Goeler, Hope

Weldon, and adult organizers Maggie Watson, Colleen Ciccarello, and Susanne Gilliam

Music Director: Mary Sue Willie

And the person without whom St. Elizabeth’s would fall apart, our esteemed Parish Administrator,

Peg Scarlata

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

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Warden’s Words

by Nancy Morgan, Co-Warden

I have been thinking a lot about the fall and the harried feelings we often have after a summer of rest and relation. All of us

have to gear up and face the fall calendar full of business and personal obligations. The obligations to children‘s schedules

alone can often be overwhelming.

Last night (while driving home from the Cape) I was thinking about the article I needed to write for the mantle and that it was

late. The words ―To everything there is a purpose, under heaven‖ came to mind. It calmed me down and I started to reflect.

Some scholars believe these words were written by King Solomon in 1011 BC. In 1959 Pete Seger wrote them as a song

which most of us are familiar with - ―Turn, Turn, Turn‖. He adapted the Biblical passage of Ecclesiastes 3:1-22 to his song

and added only 6 words of his own. There was a purpose to his mission. Forty Five percent of the royalties for the song are

donated to the Israeli Committee against House Demolitions. The song was released in 1962 by Columbia Records but did

not become popular until 1965 when the Byrd‘s released it. The Vietnam War was underway and the song took on new

meaning for many of us. Nearly three decades later it was used in the movie Forrest Gump.

The longevity of these words are calming and challenging. As we approach the work at St. E‘s this fall we face obligations

and are challenged with not only the amount of time we personally can commit to but also the resources at hand. King

Solomon in 1011BC must have felt the same pressure that you and I face.

God gives us not only grace but the nourishment and encouragement of St. E‘s friends and family to tackle the jobs together.

We need to take quiet time and prayerfully rest so we are filled with the energy and spirit to get the work done.

My prayer for St. E‘s this fall is we will stop, reflect and gather our spiritual resources to discern the work we are

commissioned to do. There is a time and purpose under heaven.

Peace,

Nancy

1 To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, a time to reap that which is planted; 3A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 6A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; 7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; 8A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

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Vestry Notes for July

by Stuart Hamilton, Co-Warden

Our September 19 meeting started with some moments of silent reflection, followed by a reading from the gospel of

Luke in which Jesus tells his disciples ―Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or

about your body, what you will wear.‖ Barbara then asked us to think about our relationship with our money and our

possessions and whether we experience that relationship as one of abundance, as enough, as scarcity or as fraught with

worry. Barbara then asked us reflect on our experiences at St. Elizabeth‘s, where we so often feel that we do not have

sufficient financial resources to accomplish everything that we want to do.

In the Rector‘s report, Barbara addressed several topics:

Despite her considerable efforts to recruit additional volunteers, we still need a volunteer coordinator and a COGS

coordinator. We also are low on eucharistic ministers, breadbearers and ushers.

Nancy Kimble has the 2012 stewardship campaign well underway, but she also could use some additional help.

Barbara is in discussions with two candidates to serve as our pastor while she is on sabbatical from mid-February

through late May. More information should be available shortly.

The annual Diocesan Resource Day will be Saturday, October 1 at Bentley College.

In the Wardens‘ Report, I noted that it is time to constitute a committee to nominate candidates for the positions that will be

opening up on the Vestry and for various other positions. The committee will consist of the off-going members of the Vestry

and a few members of the congregation. I asked for suggestions, both for committee members and for potential nominees.

After a brief break during which we sang a hymn, we discussed the Vestry stewardship statement for 2012. We voted

unanimously to adopt the following statement:

The clergy and vestry of

St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church

have unanimously and enthusiastically committed to stepping up our pledges this year to sustain valued programs in

difficult times and to deepen our commitment to ministry and mission.

We invite each of our fellow parishioners to do the same and support our goal of

100% participation in stewardship!

Ian Springsteel then gave a very informative update on Building & Grounds. The most immediate projects include

replacing the roof for the rectory garage and setting up a pest control program for the Chapel. Ian is collecting final bids for

both projects. Ian also will be meeting later this week with NStar to evaluate the circulating pumps for the water heating

system. While these are expensive pieces of equipment, rebates may be available from NStar. Finally, Ian will be meeting

with Win Treese to work on setting capital spending priorities for the next three, five and ten years. On first review, it

appears that many of the projects will concern improvements to the Rectory.

Finally, we reviewed the most recent financial statement and approved the Treasurer‘s report. We then adjourned the

meeting with a prayer, just before 9:00.

Stuart

Our September 19 meeting started with some moments of silent reflection, followed by a reading from the gospel of

Luke in which Jesus tells his disciples ―Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or

about your body, what you will wear.‖ Barbara then asked us to think about our relationship with our money and our

possessions and whether we experience that relationship as one of abundance, as enough, as scarcity or as fraught with

worry. Barbara then asked us reflect on our experiences at St. Elizabeth‘s, where we so often feel that we do not have

sufficient financial resources to accomplish everything that we want to do.

In the Rector‘s report, Barbara addressed several topics:

Despite her considerable efforts to recruit additional volunteers, we still need a volunteer coordinator and a COGS

coordinator. We also are low on eucharistic ministers, breadbearers and ushers.

Nancy Kimble has the 2012 stewardship campaign well underway, but she also could use some additional help.

Barbara is in discussions with two candidates to serve as our pastor while she is on sabbatical from mid-February

through late May. More information should be available shortly.

The annual Diocesan Resource Day will be Saturday, October 1 at Bentley College.

In the Wardens‘ Report, I noted that it is time to constitute a committee to nominate candidates for the positions that will be

opening up on the Vestry and for various other positions. The committee will consist of the off-going members of the Vestry

and a few members of the congregation. I asked for suggestions, both for committee members and for potential nominees.

After a brief break during which we sang a hymn, we discussed the Vestry stewardship statement for 2012. We voted

unanimously to adopt the following statement:

The clergy and vestry of

St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church

have unanimously and enthusiastically committed to stepping up our pledges this year to sustain valued programs in

difficult times and to deepen our commitment to ministry and mission.

We invite each of our fellow parishioners to do the same and support our goal of

100% participation in stewardship!

Ian Springsteel then gave a very informative update on Building & Grounds. The most immediate projects include

replacing the roof for the rectory garage and setting up a pest control program for the Chapel. Ian is collecting final bids for

both projects. Ian also will be meeting later this week with NStar to evaluate the circulating pumps for the water heating

system. While these are expensive pieces of equipment, rebates may be available from NStar. Finally, Ian will be meeting

with Win Treese to work on setting capital spending priorities for the next three, five and ten years. On first review, it

appears that many of the projects will concern improvements to the Rectory.

Finally, we reviewed the most recent financial statement and approved the Treasurer‘s report. We then adjourned the

meeting with a prayer, just before 9:00.

Stuart

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Our first Sunday

with both choirs

was filled with joyful singing.

We welcomed our new Bass

section leader, Ori Ravid, a

senior at Lincoln-Sudbury

High School. While we are

still looking for a Tenor

section leader, the sound of

our Adult Choir has already

been enlarged and enhanced. Having a critical number of

slingers will allow us to pursue some of the repertoire that

had been beyond our capacity in the past.

On Sunday, September 18th we changed our service music

to the John Rutter setting found in the back of the

hymnals. We urge you to leave them in the hymnals while

large print copies may be purchased through the church

office if you would like an accompaniment version to have

at home. The Doxology changed to The Eighth Tune at

Hymnal # 43 sometimes known as the Tallis Canon. We

will continue with these service music settings until

Advent.

We have discovered that there is a shortage of 1982

Hymnals as well as copies of LEVAS (Lift Every Voice

and Sing) Hymnals in pews for the congregation. This

might be a good time to purchase some for the church as

Memorials or "In Honor Of ...". Each copy of

either hymnal may be purchased for $22.00 per copy.

Please speak to Mary Sue or Peg in the Church Office if

you would like to make a presentation to fill our pew

racks. On another note; there is an edition of the Hymnal

1982 known as the Hymn Book 1982 that would be useful

for home use. It contains all of the accompaniments found

in the Organist's Edition but without the Service Music

section. The Hymnal in our pew editions added several

new hymns beyond the number in our old 1940 Hymnal

and would have made the book far too heavy had it kept

all of the accompaniments. This is why some of our old

favorite (and new favorite) hymns are melody only without

parts included. So, the Hymn Book was made available

for those wishing to have all of the parts and

accompaniments. This edition is also available for $22.00

each.

The Boston Chapter of The American Guild of Organists

sponsors a committee called The Young Organists

Initiative. This group is dedicated to 'growing new

organists' for the future of church music. One of the events

will be a Pedals, Pipes and Pizza to be held on Saturday,

October 22, 2011 at 10 AM in The Mother Church of

Christ Scientist located on Massachusetts Avenue, Boston.

This will be an 'organ crawl' to see, hear and play this

magnificent instrument followed by a pizza lunch. Any

potential young person interested in the pipe organ is

invited to attend. Please contact Mary Sue Willie for more

details.

There is room in the choir for voices in the Soprano, Alto,

Tenor and Bass sections and we invite you to join this

lively and wonderful aggregation of singers. The Youth

Choir also welcomes new singers ages six through twelve.

Please speak to Mary Sue ([email protected]) to

learn more about becoming part of the angelic chorus in

the Loft! To quote St. Augustine: "He(/she) who sings

prays twice".

Mary Sue

(978) 369-2363

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As you know, this is the time of year in which everyone

receives a pledge card, and then must decide how

much to commit to contribute to St. Elizabeth‘s in the

coming year. At the same time, various parishioners are

providing written and oral ―testimonials‖ about St.

Elizabeth‘s, about God, and about stewardship in general.

The text that you are reading right now is one of those

testimonials. Since I (and my family) am new to the parish,

having joined in July, I believe that I have a unique

perspective, one that I hope you will consider when you

decide upon your pledge.

First of all, it is clear to me that St. Elizabeth‘s is not a typical

parish – instead, this is truly an extraordinary Christian

community, and you should be very proud of the fact that

you are the ones who have built it.

When our family moved from Wayland to Sudbury eleven

years ago, we did not consider joining St. Elizabeth‘s. I was

a warden of our parish in Wayland, and we were very

involved in that community. But, over the past eleven years,

we learned about St. E‘s, through word of mouth, at

Diocesan conventions, and from people familiar with the

parish, including our good friends, the Kimbles. We heard

that St. E‘s has a program for children and youth that many

other parishes can only dream of. Few parishes can even

make the commitment to start a Catechesis of the Good

Shepherd program, never mind developing it as St. E‘s has.

But it doesn‘t stop there at all. The opportunities and vitality

of the program for older youth at all ages is truly amazing,

especially compared to other parishes! We also heard about

the outreach work that this parish does in the name of Christ,

and about the ways that you have developed such an active

and contemporary approach to adult Christian education and

fellowship. Finally, we heard that St. E‘s is a community in

which parishioners really enjoy their time with one another,

as evidenced by well-attended events like the Family Winter

Weekend and trips to the Barbara Harris Camp.

Based on all of this, we decided that we must check out St.

E‘s for ourselves. During our visits, everything that he had

heard was confirmed. We experienced how vibrant,

welcoming, and close-knit this community is. We

heard the beautiful music at the services. And, we

got a glimpse at how wonderful a rector Barbara is.

You are extremely lucky to have a priest who is so

inspiring, and who is so attentive to the needs of

others. All of this is what ultimately led us to join

St. E‘s. We still love our old parish in Wayland very

much – it does wonderful work in Christ. But, it

became clear to us that we could not refrain from

becoming a part of St. E‘s, a truly extraordinary

parish right here in our town.

This fall, when you face that moment in which you

must decide your pledge amount, I hope that you

will remember some of my thoughts about what an

extraordinary parish we have here. I also hope that

you consider that, while St. E‘s has something very

special going, without proper financial nourishment,

parishes, even healthy parishes, can wither and die

fairly quickly. Right now, St. E‘s especially needs your

generous support. Unlike past years, St. E‘s will not receive a

special grant from the Diocese to help finance an assistant

rector. That means that, without increased financial support

from the parishioners, St. E‘s will not be able to staff this

position, and this would put a heavy strain on the parish to

maintain much of what has made it so special. Finally, when

you decide your pledge amount, I urge you to prayerfully

consider all of the gifts that God has given you in life, and

make a pledge toward your Christian community that truly

reflects your financial abilities and your appreciation to God

for all that you have.

Scott

St. Elizabeth's Parishioners are Changing Lives...

A Recent Outsider’s View of St. Elizabeth’s

by Scott Fisher

Safe Church Policy at St. Elizabeth’s Church

All volunteers working with infants, children, adolescents, and young adults are required to complete either an online

or group Safe Church training certified by the Diocese of Massachusetts. In addition volunteers working with at risk

adult parishioners are also required to be trained and certified. Online training is available, at no cost, to all volunteers

at St. Elizabeth’s. If you have not received a letter with the web address and your individual ID and password (or if you

have misplaced your letter) please contact Peg Scarlata.

One P

ledge a

t a T

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St. E’s Global Harvest Outreach Practice Kickoff

By Larry Jobson, Outreach Committee Chairman for 2011 (and beyond)

N ow that St E‘s has begun a new church-school year we‘re ready to kick off

our newest outreach practice: called The Global Harvest. This past spring

many of you listened intently to our plan to enter into a partnership with

Heifer International to help address world hunger and poverty. Our outreach

team has taken a while to craft the best approach for the St E‘s parishioners to

get involved in Heifer‘s program of gifting animals and farming know-how to

third-world villages. Through our partnership with Heifer, St E‘s will take field

trips to Overlook Farm in Rutland MA to raise our awareness of the problems

and solutions that are Heifer‘s program. We will also be launching an in-house fund-raising and educational program

called ―Filling the Ark‖ that will serve to energize the whole parish toward helping the Heifer cause.

The following are specific steps that the outreach program has planned so far for our Global Harvest:

·23 October from 12pm to 5pm: An educational trip to Heifer‘s Overlook Farm in Rutland MA is planned. St E‘s has

arranged for a bus to take up to 48 people to Overlook Farm (leaving right after church rain-or-shine). Once at Overlook

we‘ll be guided thru Overlook Farm‘s operations as well as be given the opportunity to interact with some of the many

types of farm animals that Heifer raises to donate. After their tours we‘ll get back on our bus and be back at St E‘s by 5pm.

You‘ll need to pack a lunch (that we‘ll eat on the bus) and there is a nominal charge of $7 per person (or $20 per family) to

defray the cost of the bus and tour. We cannot accommodate more than 48 people so participation will be on a first-come

first served basis.

·31 October thru 30 November: St E‘s families will work on simple in-home exercises that are a part of the ―Filling the

Ark‖ program. These exercises are designed to raise family awareness and raise funds toward our animal donation event

which we‘re calling “A Celebration of Our Living Gift”. Each family will receive a giving calendar that for four weeks

walks you through a fun-filled and educational family program to raise awareness and funds toward our Global Harvest

practice.

·4 December: At coffee hour we‘ll conduct a ―Celebration of Our Living Gifts” event which will be principally centered

on selecting the animals that St E‘s will request Heifer to donate on our behalf (using the funds collected from the Filling

the Ark program). Further funds will be forth-coming from a St E‘s outreach committee funds matching program.

In 2012 there will be additional programs that will grow from the initial enthusiasm that we hope to generate within our

Global Harvest outreach practice. Just like in the times of Noah, the need for a modern-day Ark is pressing. Just like in

Noah‘s time, someone, i.e., Heifer International, is answering God‘s call to help humanity and its environment. The

Outreach Committee has tried to craft a program that will enable St E‘s to become a part of this modern-day Ark building.

Please help us and yourselves to grow something really special at St E‘s.

Larry

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Skiing, sledding, snowshoeing or shopping - take your pick. The Winter

Weekend has it all. We take over the beautiful Cranmore Inn in picturesque

North Conway, NH for a weekend of fun and fellowship. This is one of the

most popular Fellowship activities. Space is limited and advanced registration is

required for this family activity for children of all ages. If you have questions,

please contact Arlene Stevens at (978) 443-7979.

Included in rates below are two nights’ lodging, two

breakfasts, and a lasagna dinner on the second night. Rates

do not include 9% room tax. Gratuities are up to each

individual. A $100.00 non-refundable deposit per family is

required to guarantee your reservation. Figures are based on

a group rate and if we fall short there may be a 10-15%

surcharge.

Final payment, non-refundable, is due on Jan. 5, 2012. We’ll

notify you of amount due.

Make deposit checks of $100.00 payable to The Cranmore Inn

Rate per person for 2 nights based on 2 people sharing a room: $120.00

Rate per person for 2 nights based on a single room: $199.00

Children sharing a room with 2 full-paying adults:

Under 5: free

Under 12: $30

Over 12: $55

Children with their own rooms pay adult rate.

The Cranmore Inn accommodates 48 people and reservations are on a lottery basis. Each family must send

their deposit to St. E’s, marked “Ski Weekend”, by November 6th. Include the number of people

attending and names and ages of all children. We’ll contact you with your reservation status.

Deposits Due by Nov. 6

St. Elizabeth’s

Winter Weekend

January 20, 21, & 22, 2012

3 days, 2 nights North Conway, NH

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Men’s Group Meetings Resume

The joint St. John and St. Elizabeth men's group have given all of us who attended a chance to talk about our faith

journeys in a supportive setting. Breakfast will be provided, followed by an open discussion led by one (or two) of our

members. Guests of our church members are welcome to attend.

We will continue to meet monthly on a Saturday of each month, location alternating between the churches, so mark

your calendar now to ensure you reserve the date and time.

To start the season of men‘s breakfasts, we have arranged a special program around the Russian Icon Museum in

Clinton. On Saturday, October 15, we will have as our speaker, Professor Raoul Smith, Research Fellow at the

Museum of Russian Icons and Editor of the ―Journal of Icon Studies”. As usual, we will start with breakfast at 9:00 at St.

John, followed by Professor Smith‘s presentation about the museum and his involvement with it as a translator and

researcher.

Professor Smith will discuss a number of topics, including:

What is an icon (vs. a religious painting), including show and tell

How are icons ―written‖

History of icons

Iconoclasm

Influence of Petrine westernization of icon development

History of the Museum of Russian Icons

The second part of this program will be a tour of the Russian Icon Museum on Saturday, November 12, under the

guidance of Professor Smith. Time and other details will be presented at a later date.

We would like to note that Professor Smith is a former professor of Linguistics and of Slavic Languages and Literatures

at Northwestern University where he taught the History of the Russian Language and Old Church Slavonic. Professor

Smith also authored several books and over 50 scientific articles.

Because we expect this to be a very popular program, we have decided to open it up to women attendees as well, for both

October 15 and November 12.

So that we can adequately plan for the number of attendees, please register to attend either or both of the sessions by

contacting Walter Morgan, [email protected] or Jonas Barciauskas, [email protected].

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Special Blessings on Your Special Day!

Georgie Johnson, David Woodman, Jonathan Wood, Jennifer O'Rourke, Adam

Howard, Ryland O'Rourke, Nicole Mitchell, Quinn Duffy, Beverley Twelves,

Suzie Kornblum, Peggy Goode, Carolyn Bacon, Duncan Hacker, Jackson

Ciccarello, Nancy Kimble, Rosalind Wood, Kristin Loughry, Chase Morgan, Thomas Bacon, Camille Steiger, Ed

Kenealy, Noah Krebs, Vernon Clark, Cathy Briasco, Bryan Dicker, Ani Springsteel, Laura Deshmuk, Clare Perry, Kaitlyn

Grant, Madison Herel, Matt Newton, Jennifer Ewing, Judy Loughry, Terry Rourke, Andrew Crocker, Emily Dewey,

Mary Ainsworth, Emily Bailey, Brooke Perisho, Michael Pratt, and Rich Grant.

T he Episcopal parishes of Metro West are joining forces to offer a series of classes for adults

who wish to be confirmed, received into the church, or who simply want to know more.

There will be 14 classes divided into 3 or 4 week series. Though this seems like a lot, cutting the

course into manageable 3-4 week chunks seems to work. The course will use the "Your Faith,

Your Life" curriculum from Church Publishing, an ―everything-you-need-to-know‖ guide for

newcomers to the Episcopal Church written and designed to provide accessible and user-friendly

reading, with an easy-going look and style that‘s packed full of substance.

The book carefully unpacks the Episcopal Church‘s language of worship, theology, church

structure, and sacraments, so that newcomers will have the vocabulary and framework to share

their beliefs and practices, explore the Bible, understand prayer and discern their own ministry

within the church.

The Rev. Christine Visminas, known to St. E‘s for her captivating and innovative Adult Education

offerings and occasional supply work in the pulpit and at the altar, will be the instructor. This will

not be a "lecture" course, but will feature videos, visuals, discussion, personal refection, and spiritual practices. She may even

try for a field trip or two and an online component.

The class meetings will take place on Wednesday evenings from 7.30 to 9.00 pm as follows:

Set 1 Oct 5, 12, 19 (covering mostly the Bible)

Set 2 Nov 2, 9, 12 (covering mostly Church history, concentrating on Episcopal Church)

Set 3 Feb 29, Mar 7, 14, 21 (covering mostly worship and church structure)

Set 4 Apr 11, 18, 25, May 2 (covering mostly ministry and faith life)

Because the classes will be attended by parishioners from a number of congregations, each set of classes will be held in

different church. So for instance, Set One may be at the church in Weston. Set Two may be at the church in Lincoln, and so

forth. Having the course at different churches gives students a better idea that the Episcopal Church is broader than just their

parish.

This class will qualify those who wish to be confirmed or received into the Episcopal Church at the deanery wide service on

April 28, 2012. The cost is $12/person/class. Scholarship help is available to those for whom the cost presents a hardship.

Please be in touch with Barbara Williamson if you wish to sign up for the class.

Faith Formation for Adults - October through May

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Saint Elizabeth’s

Communications Committee

WHAT WE DO

Mantle and eMantle, our monthly newsletter

www.st-elizabeths.org, our web site

Sudbury Town Crier articles

Parish Hall Bulletin Board

WHAT WE NEED

Newsletter Editor – Are you able to work on alternate

months to publish the Mantle, St. Elizabeth‘s monthly

newsletter? Training is available.

Feature Writer – Do you have a flair for writing? We

need a features writer to author occasional articles for

the Sudbury Crier about community focused events taking place at St. E‘s.

Communications Bulletin Board Designer - We could use some help with a creative person to keep our

communications bulletin board in the Parish Hall up to date and fun.

Web Site Author – We could use a co-webmaster with HTML skills to assist in keeping our web site, www.st-

elizabeths.org, as a helpful resource with dynamic content.

Church Brochure Designer – Help us develop a set of Saint Elizabeth‘s brochures for the front hall for visitors,

newcomers, and church members.

Photo Archivist – We have an online web based photo archive setup, but we need a computer savvy volunteer to

keep it up to date with photographs contributed by parishioners.

For further information, please contact a communications committee member: John Howard,

[email protected], (978) 443-0089or Pat Coffin , [email protected], (978) 443-4781.

Bible Study

Tuesdays beginning October

Parishioners meet in the conference room from 9:30 am to

11:00 am for Bible study with the Rector. When we resume

October 4th, we will continue the study of the Gospel of

Matthew beginning at Chapter 18. Everyone is welcome.

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St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church invites seekers to share the joys and challenges of a journey of faith. Following the teachings of Jesus Christ and guided by scripture, tradition, and reason, we proclaim by word and action the love of God. We seek to serve and praise Christ in all people by celebrating the greatness of God's creation and all its creatures, helping those in need, and striving for justice and peace in all areas of our common life.

The Rev. Barbara S. Williamson, Rector

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Nancy Morgan & Stuart Hamilton, Co-Wardens

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Mary Sue Willie, Director of Music

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Peg Scarlata, Parish Administrator

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