Star Newsletter Jan-Feb 2013
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2013 January– February Issue Contributors The Rev. Lisa Mason, Rector [email protected] Ashley Miles, Head of School [email protected] Sarah Kates, Director of Children and Youth Ministries [email protected] Carol Reposa Thille Newton Peggy Henry THE BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF PARISH LIFE AT St. DAVID’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH AND SCHOOL THE JOURNEY FROM EPIPHANY TO LENT Epiphany celebrates the revelation of Jesus by the Magi, Gentiles, who travel from the East to bow down to worship the baby who was born, and offer their (inest gifts in thanksgiving for His birth. God reveals the identity of Christ at His baptism in the river Jordan, and then Jesus, with the help of his mother, reveals His divine being in the turning of water to wine at the wedding at Cana. He preaches in His hometown, and we (inish the season of Epiphany with the Trans(iguration of Jesus on the mountaintop. And then we turn our faces to Jerusalem and all that lies in wait for Jesus on his journey to the cross. We begin the season of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Lent offers us a time to re(lect deeply on the things that attempt to separate us from God. It is a time to repent, make sacri(ices, and offer our hearts and minds to God for atonement and forgiveness and mer- cy. We make our way to the cross with Jesus, experience His betrayal and all the fear that surrounds His very being as people lie in wait to get rid of Him. Lent gives us a time to prepare to experience His violent death and His glorious resurrection. We cannot experi- ence the cruci(ixion without claiming the hope of eternal life promised in the resurrection. Lent is also a time to examine the gifts God has given you and how you are using those gifts to give thanks and glorify God. We will gather on Wednesday nights to share a sim- ple meal and learn more about the opportunities for outreach as a community. A more detailed schedule will be in the e-news and the Sunday bulletins. On Sunday mornings, the adult formation offering from 9:15-10:15 will explore the relationship between sci- ence and religion. During Holy Week, we will once again worship with our brothers and sisters at our surrounding Episcopal churches in the northeast area of San Antonio. May we walk the journey to the cross and the empty tomb together. Peace, Lisa + In This Issue · Letter from our Rector · Annual Parish Meeting · Profiles in Devotion · Trans-Siberian Adventure · Green Growing Times · Who is St. David? · School News · Highlights at St. David’s
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St. David's Episcopal Church, Sn Antonio, TX Star Newsletter Jan-Feb 2013
Transcript of Star Newsletter Jan-Feb 2013
2013 January– February Issue
Contributors
The Rev. Lisa Mason, Rector [email protected]
Ashley Miles, Head of School [email protected]
Sarah Kates, Director of Children and Youth Ministries [email protected]
Carol Reposa Thille Newton
Peggy Henry
THE BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF PARISH LIFE AT St. DAVID’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH AND SCHOOL
THEJOURNEYFROMEPIPHANYTOLENT
EpiphanycelebratestherevelationofJesusbytheMagi,Gentiles,whotravelfromtheEasttobowdowntoworshipthebabywhowasborn,andoffertheir(inestgiftsinthanksgivingforHisbirth.GodrevealstheidentityofChristatHisbaptismintheriverJordan,andthenJesus,withthehelpofhismother,revealsHisdivinebeingintheturningofwatertowineattheweddingatCana.HepreachesinHishometown,andwe(inishtheseasonofEpiphanywiththeTrans(igurationofJesusonthemountaintop.AndthenweturnourfacestoJerusalemandallthatliesinwaitforJesusonhisjourneytothecross.WebegintheseasonofLentonAshWednesday.Lentoffersusatimetore(lectdeeplyonthethingsthatattempttoseparateusfromGod.Itisatimetorepent,makesacri(ices,andofferourheartsandmindstoGodforatonementandforgivenessandmer-cy.WemakeourwaytothecrosswithJesus,experienceHisbetrayalandallthefearthatsurroundsHisverybeingaspeoplelieinwaittogetridofHim.LentgivesusatimetopreparetoexperienceHisviolentdeathandHisgloriousresurrection.Wecannotexperi-encethecruci(ixionwithoutclaimingthehopeofeternallifepromisedintheresurrection.LentisalsoatimetoexaminethegiftsGodhasgivenyouandhowyouareusingthosegiftstogivethanksandglorifyGod.WewillgatheronWednesdaynightstoshareasim-plemealandlearnmoreabouttheopportunitiesforoutreachasacommunity.Amoredetailedschedulewillbeinthee-newsandtheSundaybulletins.OnSundaymornings,theadultformationofferingfrom9:15-10:15willexploretherelationshipbetweensci-enceandreligion.DuringHolyWeek,wewillonceagainworshipwithourbrothersandsistersatoursurroundingEpiscopalchurchesinthenortheastareaofSanAntonio.Maywewalkthejourneytothecrossandtheemptytombtogether.Peace,Lisa+
In This Issue · Letter from our Rector · Annual Parish Meeting
· Profiles in Devotion
· Trans-Siberian Adventure
· Green Growing Times
· Who is St. David? · School News
· Highlights at St. David’s
PARISHMEETINGSUNDAY,JANUARY27,201310:45a.m.inSANCTUARY
LUNCHTOFOLLOW
EveryJanuarywegathertoreviewthepastyearandlookaheadtothenewyear.Ourannualmeetingwillin-cludeapresentationofthebudget;electionofvestrymemberstoserveathree-yearterm;electionofdiocesancouncildelegatesandalternates;anddiscussionofupcomingeventsinthelifeoftheparish.
Weneedallofyoutoattendthismeeting.Yourparticipationandinputarevaluedinthelifeofyourchurchcom-munity.Weareblessedtohavealotgoingoninourmidstandwewantyoutobeapartofit.EverySunday,wehavenewpeoplecomingtoworshipwithus,andIwantyoutobeinformedaboutwhatweofferforallagesintheparishsothatyoumightwelcomethesevisitorsintoourlifeasacommunity.Weareinthesilentphaseofacapitalcampaigntoerectabuildingthatwillenrichtheministryofthechurchandschool.Progressisbeingmade,generosityaboundsand,Godwilling,wewillbelaunchingthepublicphaseofthiscampaignlaterthisspring.
Wehaveorderedthewoodforournewpews,andyourgenerosityhasfundedalargenumberofthem.Wearemakingprogressinourdiscussionofmodi(icationstothealtararea.Pleasecome,learnandparticipateinthoseconversations.
Youelectthevestrytoleadthisparish.Wehave(ivewellquali(iedcandidateswhoarereadytoserve.TheyhavebeenendorsedbytheRectorandthevestry.Atimeforadditionalnominationswasopentothecongrega-tionandallofthenamessubmittedbyJanuary15willgoforwardforelectionatthisannualmeeting.ThenamesputforthbythevestryareMariaGutierrez-Bates,JulieBissell,VivianGaschen,LennieIrvinandMikeNeedham.
Theannualmeetingisatimetocelebrateourlifetogether,liftuptheministryandlookaheadtodiscerntheministryGodiscallingustodoin2013.Severaloutreachandmissionopportunitiesawaitusso“comeandsee.”
Theschedulethatmorningis:
8:00a.m.HolyEucharist
9:15a.m.Formationforallages
10:00a.m.HolyEucharistwithChildren’sChapel
10:45a.m.JanuaryAnnualMeetinginSanctuarywithnurseryandchildren’sactivitiesprovided
LunchinMcAllistertofollow
The Rev. Lisa Mason
Rector
Valentine’sDinner&DanceBene(itingHaitiMissionfromSt.David’sYouth
Thursday,February14McAllisterHall
Dinnerfrom6:00-7:00♡Music&Dancingbeginsat7:30$30perpersonincludesChampagne/SparklingCider
RSVP824-2481/Childcarefor$10perfamilyincludespizza
PhantomisasleekblackLabradorretrieverwhonowservesasaguidedogforavisuallyimpairedpersonhereinSanAntonio.Hehasbeenspeciallybredandtrainedalmostfrombirthtodothiswork.Beforehissuccessfulmatch,though,hewastheadoredweekendhouseguestofDavidandRachelleRoth,whowelcomedhimintotheirhomeforsevenmonthswhilehewascompletinghistwoyearsoftraining.ThisworthyprogramisofferedbyGuideDogsofTexas,whichsinceitsfullaccreditationin2005hasprovided"eyes"andlovingcompanionshipforahostofvisuallyimpairedTexans,aswellastraining"thebestdogsinsight,"astheagency'smottostates.Inadditiontooperatinganin-housebreed-ingprogram,GuideDogsofTexasmaintainssixstate-of-the-artkennelsabletohouseeighteendogsatatime,alongwitharesidentialtraining-orientationcenterforprospectiveclients.
TheRothswithPhantom
ForboardersliketheRothswhodecidetofosteraguide-dog-in-training,theresponsibilitiesarecon-siderable.First,boardersmustagreetoprovideacomfortableindoorspacefortheanimal,aswellasplentyofaffection.Duringtheguidedog'sweek-
endvisits,hemustremainindoors,goingoutsideonlyforsupervisedplayandtorelievehim-self.Second,care-giversmuststayclosetohomewhentheirchargeispresentbecauseoneofthegoalsoftheprogramisforthedogtotakeabreakfromthedemandsoftrainingandenjoyrelaxedhumancompanionshipinahomeenviron-ment.Third,althoughGuideDogsofTexaspro-videsfoodandanynecessarymedicationsfortheanimal,boardersreceivenoadditionalcompensa-tionfortheirefforts.Lastbutcertainlynotleast,boardersmustcarefortheircanineguestintheknowledgethatonceasuccessfulplacementhasoccurred,theywillbeallowednofurthercontactwiththedog,whomustnowbondwithhis/hernewowner.TodaytheRothsarenotboardingaguide-dog-in-training,astheyhave"inherited"ahigh-maintenancepetfromarelative,buttheyremem-berPhantomwithaffectionandappreciation.AsRachellesays,"Knowingthatyouarehelpingsome-oneverymuchinneedofthesehighlytrainedani-malsisthebene(it."
Phantomloveshisdogtoys
PROFILESINDEVOTIONByCarolReposa
TRANS-SIBERIANADVENTUREByThilleL.Newton
JeanHeard,mybrotherandsister-in-lawJoeandMaryLambert,andIbeganouradventureontheTrans-SiberianRailway–TheGoldenEagleprivatetrain–onJuly29,2012.Thetripstartedwithournon-stop(lightfromHoustontoMoscowonelegantSingaporeAirlines.WhenwelandedinMoscowwewerewhiskedtoourdowntownhotelintimeforaget-togethercocktailpar-ty.InMoscow,thenextdaybeganwithaprivatetouroftheKremlin,followedbyRedSquare,St.Basil’sCathe-dral,Gumdepartmentstore,themaincemetery,whereIsawUlanova’stomb(IhadseenherdanceinNewYorkmanyyearsago)andthesubwaywithits1930sstylestations.WedrovedirectlytotheKazanskyRailwayStationforchampagneintheprivatewaitingroomandboardedourtraintobeginthe6000milejourney.Ourvery(irsttaskwastodecidewheretoplaceourthingsinthetinycompartmentswhichwouldbehomefor12daysandnights.Theroomconsistedofacouch(whichmadeintoabed)withatinytableandseat,aminuteclosetandabathroomadjacent.Uponthetableweregiftbottlesofvodka,(lowersinavaseandaplasticdoily.The(lowersweresooneliminated,asthecon-tainerkeptspillinganddumpingwaterallovertheta-ble.Anupperberthwasmadeupatnight.Therewasnoroomforourluggage,soitwasstoredattheendofthecar,whichnecessitatedfrequenttripstoretrieveorpackitems.Approximately90touristswereontheeleganttrain:afewAmericans,mostlyfromTexas;20orsoBrazilianswhoonlyspokePortugueseandtraveledwiththeirownguide;sixAustraliansandsometravelersfromEnglandandEurope.
Thetimechangesalmosteverydayaswetraveledeast.InRussia,youuseMoscowtimeplusone,ortwo,etc…Thefoodwasgourmetandwewereservedvodkaandexcellentwines.Our(irststopwasKazanwherewetouredthecity,viewingthechurchandnewmosque.Onvisitstotowns,weateatlocalrestaurants,touredmuseumsandothersitesandoftenattendedaconcert.MusicispartoftheRussiansoul.InYekaterinburgwevisitedthechurchthatwasbuiltontopofthebasementwhereCzarNicholasandhisfamilywereshot.TheentirefamilyhasbeencanonizedbytheRussianChurch.OutsideofthecityIvisitedtheplaqueshowingthesitewhereAsiaandEuropemeet.Tocelebratewewerepresentedchocolateandcham-pagne.Onthedayswhenwedidnothaltintowns,wehadlec-turesonRussianhistorybyaBritishMajor,attendedRussianclasses,harpandpianorecitalsandhappyhourinthebar.NovosibirskandAkademgorodokwerethenextstops.
ThelatterwasaplannedcitybuiltinSiberiaforgifted
scientists,closedforyearsasweremanyoftheSiberian
towns.Inthetrainmuseum,wesawtwoofourlend-
leasevehicles–aDodgetruckandlocomotive,stillun-
returned.EverymainsquarehasastatueofLenin.
Eachcityisonariver;the(irstbridgeswerebuiltinthe
late19thcenturywhenthetraintrackswerelaid.I
probablylikedIrkutskbestofthecitieswevisitedin
Siberia.
Route of the Trans-Siberian Railway
STEWARDSHIPCORNERThankstoallofyouwhohavegivenofyourtime,giftsandresourcestoempowerourministryin2012andinournewyearof2013.Yoursupportanddedicationglori(iesGodandenrichestheministrywithintheSt.David’scommunityandinthecommunitybeyond. Contributionsoftime,theuseofyourGod-givengifts,andyourre-sourcesinanyandallareasofministryarealwaysappreciatedwheneverGodputsthatcallonyourheart.IfyoueverhavequestionsabouthowtoserveGodandyourchurch,pleasedonothesitatetocallmeoremailmesowecantalkfurther.Peace,Lisa+
Itboastedmanyoldwoodenhouses,19thcenturyEuro-pean style architecture,most in terrible condition andnonewithplumbingor runningwater. Ourday thereclimaxedattheVolonskyHouseMuseumwithaconcertofRussianmusicand,needIadd,champagne.Andsowecontinued,dayafterday,citybycity,untilonAugust12thetrainpulledintoVladivostok,thebeauti-fulRussianPaci(icport.Thenextdaywe(lewtoSeoul,Korea,thentoLosAngelesand(inallySanAntonio.Wehadgonearoundtheworld!
Statue of Lenin in Novosibirsk
Mary and Joe Lambert, Thille Newton, and Jean Heard in
Novosibirsk
Thille Newton and Jean Heard boarding the train in Moscow
Sarah Kates
Director of Family Ministries
ComingdownfromtheChristmashighissuchadrag.Puttingupdecorationsissoexcitingbuttakingthemdownissuchachore.NomoreChristmasmusic,Christ-masmovies,ChristmascookiesorChristmasgiftsuntilnextyear.Whataromasandtasteswillyoumissthemost?Mygreatgrandmotherusedtosay“Allgoodtimesmustcometoanend”.Ialwaysthoughtthatwassuchade-pressingstatementuntilIrealizedwhatshemeant.Youcannotliveinthe“goodtimes/hightimes”foreverbe-causethenyouwon’tappreciatethenext“goodtimes”.Therewillbenothingtolookforwardto.WhenIwasyoungerIneverwantedthetimewithmycousinstoend.Theridehomewasalwayssomiserableanditusu-allymeantgoingbacktoschoolandtoroutine.NowasI’mgettingolder,Ihavecometoappreciatethe“cominghome”part.This“coming-down-from-the-high”timeinvolvesre-centeringyourself,doinglaundry,pro-cessingandpreparingforthenext“goodtime”tocome.InGodlyPlay,wecalltheseourGreenGrowingTimes.TheyareliterallythedaysbetweenChristmasandLent,EasterandPentecostandPentecostandAdvent.Thereismuchgrowingtododuringthein-betweentimesofthesebigcelebrationdays.Don’tyouknowMaryandJosephwereoverwhelmedwithjoyandhumilityonthenighttheSonofGodwasborn?Theywereexcitedaboutwhatthefutureheld.Theyadoredthatincrediblebaby.Staringintohispeacefuleyes,MaryandJosephneverfeltsowarmandloved.AfterthethreeWiseMenvisited,MaryandJo-sephquicklycamedownfromtheirhighasthey(ledthestableto(indsafetyfromKingHerod’smenwhowanted
Jesustodie.Imaginefearingforthisnewbornchild’slife!Howquicklythe“goodtimes”ended,andthereali-tyofhavinggivenbirthtotheSavioroftheworldwassetintomotion.EventhoughweemphasizeJesus’birthanddeath,itisthetimeinbetweenthatwetrulytreas-urebecausebyfollowinghislifeexample,welearntolive.DuringtheTrans(iguration,Peter,JamesandJohnwant-edtobuildshelterstoliveonthemountainwhereeve-rythingseemedsoperfect.Theydidnotwantthese“goodtimes”toend.JesustookthembackdownthemountainandtoldthemnottospeakofthisuntiltheSonofmanwasraisedfromthedead.Thismusthavebeenconfusinganddepressing.ButJesusandhisdisci-pleshadalotofworklefttodo.TheyhadnotimetoworryaboutwhenJesuswasgoingtodie.Theyhadre-lationshipstobuildandpeopletohealwhichcouldn’thappenuponthemountain.IhavecometorealizeitiswhatwedointheGreen
Growingtimesthatmakethe“goodtimes”thatmuch
sweeter.
GREENGROWINGTIMESBySarahKates
YouthSkiTripinDecemberChildren’sWednesdayNightProgram
Ashley Miles
Head of School
“WeareheretoloveGod,lovelearning,andloveourneighbor.”ThemissionofSt.David’sEpiscopalSchoolislivedoutdailythroughtheeducationalexperiencesourstaffprovidesthechildrenofourbelovedschool.Ourstu-dentslearntoloveGodthroughdailychapel,smallgroupGodlyPlayinstruction,andamyriadofexperiencestheyhavethroughouttheschoolday.AloveoflearningistaughtwhenSt.David’sstudentshavefuninvestigating,testing,andexperiencingnewconcepts.LovingourneighborbeginsatSt.David’sbymakingfriends,learningtoshare,takingcareofoneanother,andbeingkindtoothers.Agroupoftalentedanddedicatedindividuals,theSt.David’sEpiscopalSchoolstaff,workstoensurethateachandeverystudenthasanoutstandingearlyeducation.Ifyouhaveachild,grandchild,neighbororfriendwhowouldbene(itfromasuperiorearlyeducation,pleasesharethegoodnewsofSt.David’sEpiscopalSchool.Registrationforthe2012-2013schoolyearbeginsinJanuary.Parishmembers’childrenhavetheadvantageofenrollingtheirchildrenbeforethepre-registrantsandthegeneralpublic.FormoreinformationaboutenrollingatSt.David’sEpiscopalSchool,pleasecontactBonnieBabbittatbbabbitt@saintdavidschool.netor210-824-2481.GodBlessandHappyNewYear!
SCHOOLNEWSByAshleyMiles
WHOISST.DAVID?
ByPeggyHenrySt.Davidforwhomourparishchurchisnamedwasamany-facetedman.Accordingto“LesserFeastsandFasts”DavidwasbornA.D.544inthetownofMenevia,Wales.WecelebratehisdayonMarch1.Despitethefactthatinthe(ifthcenturymostofBritainwaspagan,Christianity(lourishedinWales.David’snamemeans“thebeloved.”Littleisknowofhisearlylife,butwhilehewasyounghefoundedamonas-terynearMeneviaandbecameitsabbot,eventuallyat-tainingthepositionofbishop.Allhewantedtodowasstudyandmeditateinthequietofhissurroundings,buthewasvirtuallydraggedtoanassemblyofbishopscalledtocombattheheresyofPelagianism.(Deemedby
theRomanCatholicChurchassuchbecauseitdeniedthe
theologicaldoctrineoforiginalsin).
DavidprovedtobesolearnedandeloquentthathewaschosentobePrimateofWalesasthesuccessortoArch-bishopDubricius.Hefoundedelevenothermonaster-iesinWales,andmadeapilgrimagetoJerusalem.LegendhasitthathewasstrictinthegoverningofhisownmonasteryatMenevia,butlovinginhistreatmentandcorrectionofwrongdoers.Hewasanearlypropo-nentoftheabstemiouslife,allowingthemonksinhiscaretodrinkonlywateratmealsinsteadofthecustom-
arywineormead.Davidwasascholarandacompe-tentadministratorwho(illedwithdistinctiontheof(ic-esheheld.HebecamealeaderandguardianoftheChristianfaithinWales,movingthecenterofEpiscopalgovernmenttoMenevia,whichisstillanEpiscopalcity,nowknownasTy-Dewi(HouseofDavid).AmongthefactsofDavid’slifewhichcanbehistoricallyestablishedisthattowardtheendofhislifehehadsev-eralIrishsaintsashispupilsatthemonastery.HeisclearlytheforemostsaintofWales,whoisreveredandlovedtothisdayaspatronofWales,Christianpriestandcourageousleader.OnSunday,March3wewillcelebratethesixtiethanni-versaryofourchurch.ThealtarhangingsandveiltobeusedonthatdayarefashionedfromSt.David’startan,donatedbyparishioners.Daffoldilpinscraftedbyre-nownedlocalartistZelimeMatthewsareavailableforpurchaseinthechurchof(iceforthosewhowishtowearatangiblesignoftheWelshsaintwecallourown.
Daffodil pins are available for
purchase in the church office for
$25.
Wednesdayeveningclassforparents,
grandparents,businessowners,teachers
andmore.
· Learnwhat’snewinsocialmedia
· Learnhowtousesocialmediainlife,
ministryandbusiness
· Learnhowtokeepyourchildrenand
teenssafe
Dinnerstartsat5:45p.m.
Programsforadultsandchildrenbegin
at6:15p.m.
ChristianEducation
ForAdults
Sundays
9:15-10:15a.m.
ChristianEducationforChildren
Sundays
9:15-10:15
LedbyAimeeWheatcraftand
HeidiMoseley
Pleaseviewourcompletecalendarofeventsandofferingsatwww.saintdavids.net
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