Spirit Newsletters 2003 - St. Matthew`s | Episcopal Church

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The
SAINT MATTHEW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
(502) 895-3485
FAX (502) 895-3486
www.stmatt-ky.org
of St. Matthew’s
January 2003
Parish Mission Statement
Our mission is to be a caring, inclusive community, centered in the Eucharist and grounded in the Gospel,
so that we can reach out as Christ’s hands to the world.
What’s
Happening?
Bits ’n Pieces ......................... 2
Thank You ............................. 3
Average Attendance ............. 3
Canon Lucinda Laird
Dear People of
St. Matthew’s,
Happy New Year! I
pray that it will indeed be a happy new
year for all of us.
But whatever this year brings, let us all
pray to find Christ in each other and in
all whom we meet, to see God’s hand
at work in the world about us, and to
know and do God’s will.
Annual Dinner &
Annual Meeting .................... 4
Children’s Program News ..... 5
Vestry Nominees ................... 6
Prayer List ........................... 10
The purpose of this mid-January newsletter is to give you information about
the Annual Dinner and Annual Meeting. Pictures and biographies of the 10
adult nominees, and 1 youth nominee,
for Vestry follow. Please try to get to
know them, and prayerfully consider
your vote for the leadership of our parish. I am grateful to all of those who
have agreed to run: every one is a committed, competent and caring member
of this parish.
Our Annual Dinner and Annual Meeting are, as the titles suggest, in two
parts. On Friday night, January
24th, we will continue our old custom
of a Friday night dinner. This will be a
time for fellowship and fun, as well as
a chance to meet the Vestry nominees,
say goodbye to the retiring Vestry
members, recognize the staff, and
honor a member of St. Matthew’s with
the “Unsung Hero” award. On Sunday, January 26th, the “business” part
of the meeting will be held in the
church following the 10:00 service:
voting, presentation of the budget, and
reports from the Rector and Senior
Warden.
We hope ALL of you will be there for
both parts; this is our meeting, our parish, our life together.
Yours in Christ,
Lucinda +
Parish Families .................... 11
A very special thanks to all of you who contributed so generously to Christmas
gifts for the staff. There is a thank you from all of us elsewhere in this issue,
but I wanted to add a personal note this year. You should know that it means
an enormous amount to the staff to be reminded in this way that you value
their work. Some of the staff are up front and visible; others are not. But all of
them work long and hard for this parish they love, and for the mission we
share. On their behalf, THANK YOU.
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Lucinda
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PARISH NEWS
Bits n’ Pieces
A very special thanks
to
Birthday
Celebrations
of our
Homebound
for January
Barbara Ellis
and the choir,
who worked so hard
and so well
to produce glorious
Christmas music!
January 12
Theo Mashburn
FYI
♦ This year’s Diocesan Convention will be held on February 28 and March 1 at Christ Church Cathedral. Our delegates
are Kathy Wright, John Krantz, Ann Miller and Jon Jacoby. Alternates are Bob Nesmith, Debbi Rodahaffer, Ed Hill
and Becky Donovan.
♦ The St. MAM Bloodmobile will be here at St. Matthew’s, Tuesday, February 12 from 2:00-7:00 p.m. in Clingman Hall.
♦ St. Francis High School Varsity Quick Recall Team defeated Collegiate in the Regional Finals of the all A Tournament. Now the team will be competing in the State Finals at Eastern Kentucky University in January. Etienne Vouga is a
student on the team at St. Francis.
♦ Thank you to all who donated during Advent, including the Christmas offering. Those who supported the Advent Tree
gave over 80 gifts and over $300.00 for purchasing Christmas gifts for CASA children. The Youth contributed over
$200.00, shopped for, wrapped and delivered Christmas gifts to a Cabbage Patch family.
ST. MATTHEW’S IS BUILDING A HOUSE!!!
♦ Thanks to all of you who contributed to the very, very generous Christmas Offering of $8992.00! I’m not sure, but I think
this may be the biggest Christmas Offering we have ever had. As you know, this money goes to fund our half of the
money needed to build a Habitat for Humanity house with our covenant parish, Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church. We
need to raise a total of $11,000 - so we have just $2,008 to go. Plan to help “Raise the Roof” in 2003!
♦ YOUTH NEWS!
Thanks for your great support in the Youth Poinsettia sale. We made $1,100 which will help with our youth
missions and programming.
January 17-20: Youth Mission to Little Mud Creek near Paintsville.
January 26: Super Bowl Party. Details TBA.
February 9: Progressive Dinner, 5:00-7:30 p.m. Homes TBA.
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PARISH NEWS
THANK YOU!
to all our parishioners who worked to make
this Christmas so beautiful and joyful!
For our Christmas Pageant, thanks to Director Julie Tafel, and her able assistants Anne Hampton,
Karen Hill, Angela Koshewa, Stacey Ray, Annie Ronald, and Nina Seigle. Thanks, too, to Ed Hill,
and his assistant Carter Hancock, for lighting; to Mike Hampton for video taping; and all the many
other adults and youth who have given so generously of their time to prepare this wonderful event.
And for decorating our church for Christmas, putting the sconces in place, taping down the plastic, placing the candelabra, hanging the wreaths, taking the poinsettias to the sanctuary and setting them up in
front of the altar, making sure all white hangings were in place, seeing that the silver sparkled, bringing
in holly, intertwining it with the garlands and so much more, heartfelt thanks to Anne Ardery, Linda
Collins, Betty Jobson, Eleanor Oppel, Dorothy Martin, Lynn Reese and all of the Altar Guild, Gibbs
Reese, Bo Nixon, Doug and Mary Jo Gillim, Chuck Hamrick, Edie Bingham, Don Kissling, Lila
Ludwig, Matrid Ndife, Peggy Robertson, Joan Day, and Sue Bach.
Louisville Area
Catechumenate
For gifts received . . . .
Are you interested in Confirmation, Reception (if you
were confirmed in another church), or simply want to
learn more about your faith and being an Episcopalian? If so, then the Louisville Area Catechumenate
might be something you would be interested in. The
LAC is made up of adult members from Louisville
Episcopal Churches and meets at the cathedral.
Louisville area clergy teach different areas (both
Lucinda and David are involved) and Bishop Gulick
spends more time with this combined group than he
can with individual parish confirmation groups. If
you are interested, the kick-off dinner will be Sunday,
February 2nd from 6:00-8:00 PM and classes will be
from 6:30-8:30 PM Wednesdays starting February
5th and ending April 9th. Please contact Lucinda or
David by January 26th if you are interested.
Dear St. Matthew’s Family,
Thank you to all who contributed to the gift for
each of us this Christmas. Your thoughtfulness,
continued support and generosity is greatly
appreciated by us all.
Thank you!
Lucinda, David S., Helen, David R.,
Ann, Barbara, Debbi, Mardi,
Ruth, Betty and Aaron
Average Sunday Attendance in November
November 2002
443
November 2001
439.5
3
November 2000
419.5
PARISH NEWS
St. Matthew’s Annual Dinner and Annual Meeting
Friday, January 24
6:30 p.m. Annual Dinner (Clingman Hall) *
Introduction of Vestry nominees, recognition of retiring
Vestry members, recognition of Staff, Unsung Hero award,
pot-luck desserts.
Child care available after dinner
* Enclosed in this newsletter is a dinner reservation insert. Reservations and payments must be
received by Sunday, January 19th. You can also make the reservation at church.
Sunday, January 26
8:00 a.m. The Holy Eucharist
10:00 a.m. The Holy Eucharist
11:00 a.m. Annual Meeting (in the church)
The congregation should remain seated.
The doors will open at 11:00 for arriving parishioners.
Church School for age 3 through Middle School
Voting takes place only at the Annual Meeting at 11:00!
Absentee Ballots are available in the office only for those of you who will be out of town or
homebound (nursing home, hospital, etc.). Please stop by the office or call 895-3485 and we
will mail you one.
Childcare will be
available
at the Annual
Parish Dinner
(after dinner)
Desserts
Please sign up
on the bulletin board
if you can bring a
dessert for the
Annual Dinner
on
Friday, January 24
Church School
for
Ages 3 - Middle School
will be held during
The Annual Meeting
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CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
Debbi Rodahaffer
Children’s Program Coordinator
In our Parents in Conversation class a few Sundays ago, we were talking about
Santa Claus and what we say to our children when they come to us and say,
“Today at school Johnny said, ‘Boy are you stupid! There is no Santa Claus!’” We
see the hurt on their faces and the puzzlement in their eyes and for one instant
we grapple for the right response.
One parent shared with us that her five-year-old came home from kindergarten
last week and said, “Today Susan told me that you and daddy are Santa Claus. I
thought about what she said. But, I just couldn’t see you and daddy in the sleigh,
flying through the sky and taking care of ALL those reindeer!” How precious this young child’s
thoughts were. How we hold on to what we believe is true. And, for this child, no explanations were
necessary.
I remember when my children came to me with the same sad looks on their faces and the same question. I told them about the patron saint of children, St. Nicholas. That didn’t satisfy them. Then I told
them that I believe in Santa Claus because I see Santa’s helpers at work everywhere at Christmas time. I
see Santa in the gifts lovingly purchased for unknown children. I see Santa in the meals prepared for
those who have no home other than a shelter. I see Santa in the person who invites someone to share
their Christmas dinner when they know that person would be alone. And, I see Santa in children who
care about the children whose names appear on the angel trees and want to be Santa for them. So, yes, I
believe in Santa not just one day a year but all year through.
Yours in Christ, Debbi
January Events
January 5
Epiphany Sunday – The “Wise Men” visited church school.
January 15 – 17
NAECED (National Association of Episcopal Christian Education Directors)
Conference - Debbi Rodahaffer attending
January 24
Annual Parish Dinner (Childcare provided after dinner)
The wonderful video Laura and Tim Rhea produced, “Our hope…
our joy…our future…our children!” will be shown.
January 26
Annual Parish Meeting at 11:00 AM
There will be church school and activity rooms for infants through
eighth graders during the meeting.
Coming in February!!! A NIGHT OUT FOR PARENTS!
Do you feel as though you never have any time alone with your spouse? Would you like to go to a movie
that has a rating other than “G” or out to dinner with a friend?
The Children’s Program is offering a night out for St. Matthew's Episcopal Church parents without the
expense of a sitter. Our first night out will be in February from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Sign up to
drop your child at church for the evening. Your children will have fun too! Or, sign up to be a sitter
this month. We hope this will become a monthly evening!
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VESTRY NOMINEES
The following parishioners, having met the requirements of the Canons, were selected by the
Nominating Committee and have agreed to have their name placed on the ballot to serve on the
Vestry for a three year term. If not elected, they have agreed to serve on a committee to be
named later. Five persons will be elected at the Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 26, following the 10:00 service. If you are unable to attend the meeting because you will be out of
town that day or are homebound (nursing home or hospital, etc.), you may call the office and
an absentee ballot will be mailed to you. It must be received in the office no later than Friday,
January 24, in order to be counted.
Natalie Weis was appointed to serve as the Youth Representative (member in good standing; at
least 16 years old; no relative on the vestry or staff). The congregation is asked to ratify or not
ratify the vote of the youth at the Annual Meeting.
Lauren Becker
I have been a member of St. Matthew’s since baptism in 1963. I am a former Sunday
School teacher, Diocesan Youth representative and active member of my teen youth
group, and helped fellow youth group and church members rebuild a community
center and public latrine on a Sioux Indian reservation in the summer of 1979. In
1980, I canoed Quetico Park in the Boundary Waters of Canada with St. Matthew’s
youth group members and staff. I have also been a counselor at All Saints Episcopal
Center, youth choir member for 6 years and teacher for St. Matthew’s Vacation
Bible School. I have been an unofficial sponsor of the Sudanese men in Louisville
and have helped James, James, Peter and Abraham secure their first jobs. I work
for Kentucky Truck Plant’s Family Service and Learning Center as Education
Coordinator. My responsibilities include scheduling and teaching classes to UAW/
Ford members, retirees, their spouses and children. In my free time I paint and
restore old furniture and create unique jewelry. I live in Hurstbourne with my
Scottie, Elliot.
Jay Crocker
I’m a Louisville native and have attended church at St. Matthew’s for over twenty
years. I was very active as a youth member, participating in youth group functions,
assisting with vacation bible school, and serving as an acolyte until graduation from
high school. As an adult in the parish I’ve been active in the music department
singing in the Senior Choir, and ringing in the Adult Handbell Choir. I’m also a
member of the Cordon Bleu Generation X Group, have played on the St. Matthew’s
Softball team in past seasons, a recent graduate of the University of Louisville, and
currently employed by Humana Health Insurance. I love to read, and enjoy visits
to the theater as much as making music. In keeping with the tradition of the rest of
my family, I’m also an avid bowler.
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VESTRY NOMINEES
W. Bruce Dillman
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Former Roman Catholic Priest in Archdiocese of Louisville, 1982-1986.
Auditor and Public Affairs Officer for the Internal Revenue Service, 1988-1996.
CPA in public accounting, 1996-2000.
Teacher in Jefferson County Public Schools, 2000-present.
Presently teach math at Louisville Male High School.
St. Matthew’s involvement:
Former Vestry member
Member of Search Committee
Lector, Chalice Bearer
Chair of Liturgy Committee
Co-chair of Every Member Canvas
Becky Donovan
I moved to Louisville 8 years ago from Massachusetts and immediately was drawn
to St. Matthews by the interesting architecture. After my first Sunday, I was sold.
Anne Ardery couldn’t have been more welcoming and the bread on the doorstep before I ever got home clinched the decision on St. Matthews as my home church.
Since then I have participated in various activities and currently am on the Social
Concerns Committee, a 2nd year participant in EFM, play hand bells, and usher and
lector. I have worked at Baptist Hospital East for the past 8 years and am currently
the Acute Care Physical Therapy Clinical Manager. In the community, I previously
served as a tiger den leader with Pack 108 for 6 years until I took time off to do EFM;
I am a volunteer usher at Actor’s Theatre of Louisville; and participate in other volunteer activities as able.
Karen Hill
I have been a lifelong Episcopalian and a member of St. Matthew’s for approximately
19 years, on the Vestry in the past and on the Search Committee for our current
rector. I served on the Children’s Committee for eight years and was co-chair for
three of the eight years. I have helped with the Every Member Canvas, served as
Every Member Canvas chair and have been a Chalice Bearer. I am currently a member of the choir and active in the Youth program.
I am a graduate of the University of Kentucky and a pharmacist at Baptist Hospital
Northeast. I am married to Ed Hill and we have two children: Elizabeth, age 18, and
Stephen, age 16.
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VESTRY NOMINEES
John Shelby
My wife, Anne and I have been members of St. Matthew’s since 1998. Anne is the
parish secretary at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church and I’m an otolaryngologist at
Akin Medical Center in New Albany, IN. We’ve been married for 28 years and have
3 children: a son, Hunter, who recently married Jennifer Riojas in Lubbock, TX
officiated by 3 Episcopal priests including Jennifer’s grandfather; a daughter,
Carolyn, who just married Kyle Ross in a ceremony at St. Matthew’s conducted by
Lucinda; and a son, Andrew, who is a freshman at IU in Bloomington, with a strong
interest in bike racing and the “Little 500”.
I am a member of the choir at St. Matthew’s, served in various capacities as youth
sponsor, chaperon and attending physician on past youth canoeing and ski trips.
I’m in my second year with EFM, and have been a lifelong member of the Episcopal
Church. I’ve served as acolyte, lector, choir member, search committee, committee
member and youth group sponsor. Some of my civic activities have included: board
of directors for a boy scout troop, soccer coach for both boys and girls, and a
member of a citizen advisory board for a consolidated school district.
Joan Shepler
My husband, our three children and I became members of St. Matthew’s about 1971
after attending St. Luke’s for the first nine years after we moved to Louisville from
Grand Rapids, Michigan. We moved to Oldham County in 1985 and didn’t attend
St. Matthew’s again until 1996. I’ve been a member of the Incorporation Committee,
Senior Planning and Social Concerns, I serve on the Altar Guild, a teller, an usher,
volunteer at Maryhurst and the Animal Care Society. I belong to Delta Kappa
Gamma and the Woman’s Club of Louisville.
I retired from the Jefferson County Public Schools where I held a variety of jobs
including teacher, principal of Wilder Elementary School, regional superintendent,
assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, and assistant superintendent for school relations. I’m currently a member of a group of retired administrators
who act as advisors to Superintendent Steve Daeschner.
I love reading, the arts, travel, gardening and playing with our three dogs and two
cats.
David L. Stokes
My wife, Laurinda, sons Taylor and Hunter and I have been attending St.
Matthew’s since 1993. I am currently serving as Verger and Acolyte Coordinator,
have served as a Lector, an usher and on several committees, co-founder of the
Foyers program and co-head Convener of Foyers for several years.
I am active in the Cursillo movement in the Episcopal Church, currently serving on
the Secretariat, the diocesan covering board of Cursillo, recently attended a National
Episcopal Leadership Workshop and was a Lay Rector of Cursillo #36.
I have 20 years experience as a finance professional and earned a Certified Credit
Professional designation from the National Association of Credit Management. I am
currently employed by Lee Masonry Products, LLC as the Operations Manager of
Lee Door Products.
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VESTRY NOMINEES
Anne Vouga
I was born and raised in Houston, Texas and attended the University of the South
(Scwanee), where I majored in religion and first learned to love the Episcopal
Church. Thinking, nevertheless, that I was going to be a Presbyterian minister, I set
off for a year abroad at a Protestant seminary in Montpellier, France--but ended up
staying in Europe for eleven years, having three babies, and attending both French
Reformed and German Lutheran churches, instead! Back in my mother’s hometown
of Louisville since 1993, I decided right away to be confirmed in the Episcopal
Church. I was soon delighted to find St. Matthew’s, with its welcoming atmosphere,
dedication to theological inquiry, and engagement in the community. Since joining
St. Matthew’s in 1996, I have enjoyed participating as a lay reader, a member of the
Adult Education Committee, an occasional Adult Education Sunday speaker, and as
a chalice bearer. I am also both a second-year student and a group mentor in the
EFM program. I am presently the Lower School French teacher at St. Francis School
in Goshen and the mother of Etienne (18), Maren, (15) and Alex (12).
Terry Yule
I spent 11 years as a Catholic priest in the Diocese of Saginaw, Michigan, where I
was an assistant pastor for 6 years and a pastor for 5 years. I also served as an elected
member and a secretary of the Diocesan Personnel board. I then spent 30 years
working in senior management for the following National Health Organizations:
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 6 years; Multiple Sclerosis Society, 4 years; and American
Heart Association, 21 years and I caddied this past year at Valhalla Golf Course for
one month!
My community involvement in Louisville includes: past Treasurer of the Louisville
Alliance for the Mentally Ill; Past President of the Lakeside Swim Team; Teacher of
English as a second language a the Latino/Hispanic Center; Substitute Spanish
Teacher at St. Francis of Assissi School, and Owner/Member of VISION, a local
organization dedicated to providing decent and affordable housing to the poor and
refugees of Louisville.
I am married to Sheila Yule and enjoy golf, fishing and cycling.
Natalie Weis, Youth Nominee for a One Year Term
I am seventeen years old and a junior at Manual High School. I’ve been a member of
St. Matthew's for about 12 years. During that time, I have been active in the youth
group, participating in many Christmas pageants, Halloween parties, pancake
suppers, and plant sales. I’ve accompanied the youth on mission trips to South
Carolina, New York City, and New Orleans. I am currently serving as a lector, sing
in the choir, and ring with the youth handbells. At my school I’m a member of the
National Honor Society and enjoy studying piano and creative writing. My parents
are Russ and Bev, and I have two sisters, Lottie Boulmay and Julia Weis.
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DAILY PRAYER LIST
The following are a list of families who we have prayed for and are praying for each weekday.
Week of January 5
Mundt: Charles, Mary
Murphy: Larry, Pamela
Ndife: Matrid, Briana, Brandon
Nesmith: Robert, Sharon, Anne
Newkirk: Eric, Amy, Elizabeth
Niehaus: David, Angela Koshewa, Peter, Ben
Niel: Michael, Anne, Kyle, Rachel
Nixon: Alexander, Alexander, Molly
Nixon: Edith
Nixon: Gouverneur
Week of January 12
Norman: John, Leslie
Nuss: Charlotte
Nutt: Claude, Sherry
Nutt: Gilbert, Ruth
O’Roark: Jane, D.L.
Ogburn: Ben, Heather, Harrison, Bryce
Oppel: James, Eleanor
Owens: Nancy, R.J. Borsch
Parkins: Cleve, Gwen
Parobek: Jim, Susan, Stephen, Alexander
Week of January 19
Patla: Ken, Ann
Pearson: Courtney, Jennifer, Abigail, Luke
Peck: John, Donna
Peck: Robert, Deborah, Jason & Jina Van Meter
Peoples: R.H., Ann
Perera: Swarna
Peterson: Charlie
Peterson: Michelle, Monique, Marcella
Porta: Barbara
Prater: Phillip, Susan, Lindsay, Ryan
Week of January 26
Pritchard: R.J., Connie
Raque: Charles, Linda
Ray: Bradford, Stacey, Kyle, Samantha, MacKenzie
Reed: Bp. David, Catherine
Reese: Gibbs, Lynn
Remmel: James, Dr. Kerri, J.B., Christopher
Rhea: Tim, Laura, Peyton, Charlie
Rice: Dr. Russ, Suzanne
Rich: Anthony, Julie, Ellen, Jacob
Riggin: Jane
Heavenly Father,
We ask you to make the door of St. Matthew’s Church a gateway to your eternal kingdom; and grant that all who worship
in this house may also witness for you in the world outside, to your honor and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Note: At Morning Prayer each weekday, members of St. Matthew’s congregation are prayed for by name. As members of
the Christian community, we are advised to hold each other in prayer. As part of your prayers, please remember all of the
St. Matthew’s parish family.
Weekday Services
Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m., Morning Prayer, Chapel
Tuesday: 7:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Chapel
(Healing Services suspended until Lent)
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PARISH FAMILY
Births
Alex Triplett Wagner, son of Marty and Cheryl Wagner, December 14
Francesca Isabella Campisano, daughter of Kevin and Linda Campisano,
December 20
We extend congratulations to
Ursula Trimble on the birth of her grandson Riley James Trimble
Sheila and Terry Yule on the birth of their granddaughter Tatum O’Brien Gardner
Baptism
Brendan Michael Simmons, son of Micky and David Simmons, December 29
Marriages
Kyle Robert Ross and Carolyn Marie Shelby, November 23
Jon Lowell Mindrum and Elizabeth Behr Runyon, December 8
Congratulations to Linda and Bruce Broecker on the marriage of their son,
Doug Broecker and Kelly White, December 7, 2002
Transfers In
Suellen, Andrew and Abigail Brill from St. Francis in the Fields, Harrods Creek, KY
We welcome The Rev. Robert Brill
Transfers Out
Mary Susan Peak Thomas to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Louisville, KY
Joyce St. Clair to Christ Church United Methodist, Louisville, KY
Mr. & Mrs. Forney R. Daugette III, Forney R. Daugette IV and Abigail Sae-Shi to
Church of the Nativity Episcopal, Indianapolis, IN
We are sorry to hear about the death of
Ann Ardery’s brother
Ann Fuller’s sister
Heather Boone’s niece
+++ May light perpetual shine upon them +++
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Office Hours
Monday-Friday:
9:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m.
Saturday:
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Staff
The Rev. Canon Lucinda Laird, Rector
Barbara Ellis, Organist/Choirmaster
The Rev. David Simmons, Assistant Rector
Ann Davis, Parish Life Coordinator
The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones, Pastoral Associate
Mardi Galvin, Parish Administrator
The Rt. Rev. David Reed, Bishop in Residence
Ruth Weibel, Accountant
John Willingham, Youth Minister
Betty Jobson, Office Assistant
Deborah Rodahaffer, Children’s Program Coordinator
Voice Mail Extensions and E-mail Addresses for the Clergy and Staff
Phone Extension
e-mail address
The Rev. Canon Lucinda Laird .......................x29 .............................. llaird@aye.net
The Rev. David Simmons................................x26 .............................. dsimmons@aye.net
The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones ...............................x34 .............................. hjones@aye.net
John Willingham ..............................................x35 .............................. jwilling@aye.net
Deborah Rodahaffer........................................x22 .............................. drodahaf@aye.net
Barbara Ellis ....................................................x32 .............................. bellis@aye.net
Ann Davis ........................................................x28 .............................. adavis@aye.net
Mardi Galvin ....................................................x21 .............................. mgalvin@aye.net
Ruth Weibel.....................................................x24 .............................. rweibel@aye.net
2002 Vestry
Marty Wagner, Sr. Warden
Tim Eicholtz, Jr. Warden
Jim Parobek, Treasurer
Kathy Wright, Secretary
Elizabeth Hill, Youth Representative
Bob Nesmith
Joyce Barry
Barbara Beury
Jo Brendel
Julie Drybrough
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David Garver
Anne Hampton
Cleve Parkins
Lyn Sandidge
Michelle Yeager
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February 2003
What’s
Happening?
Late Breaking News ............. 2
Assistant’s Column ................ 3
Bits ‘n Pieces ......................... 4
Unsung Hero/ine 2003 .......... 5
Murder in the Cathedral ...... 6
Episcopal Church Home ...... 7
Ladies & Gentlemen
of Experience ...................... 8
Upcoming Adult Ed .............. 8
Youth ..................................... 9
The Kenya Mission ............. 10
Music Notes ........................ 11
Children’s Program News ... 12
Prayer List ........................... 14
Parish Families .................... 15
Canon Lucinda Laird
Dear People of
St. Matthew’s,
This year, Easter is
very late. That means
that Lent is late, too;
Ash Wednesday is not
Until March 5. So February turns out
to be a quiet month, in church terms –
a bit of a break before Lent. It can be a
wonderful time to make worship more
regular, study more regular, or to get
more involved in the parish.
One of the interesting things we are
doing is beginning a series in the Sunday Adult Education period on the
Seven Deadly Sins. The question is
not, really, whether we are sinners; we
certainly are. A more pertinent question is whether we are aware of what is
going on in our lives, and what we
might be overlooking or glossing over
– and not only sins, but good things as
well. Come to these classes; they
should provide interesting discussion
throughout February and March!
Sadly, however, February will be the
last month that The Rev. David Simmons will be serving as Assistant Rector at St. Matthew’s. David has been
called to be vicar of St. John’s Church
in Murray, and it is a wonderful opportunity for him and Micky. (Yes, I have
complained to the Bishop, but to no
avail; Bp. Gulick wants him in
Murray!) But we have only had him
here for a little over year and a half,
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and we will miss him sorely. We will
be planning something special in February to say goodbye, so do watch for
announcements of that.
Bp. Gulick tells me that he is proud of
St. Matthew’s as a “training parish” –
and indeed our “graduates” can be
found all over the diocese! Some of
the spirit of St. Matthew’s will go out
with David, I am sure, and we can be
glad for that. David has been a wonderful deacon and priest here, and I
will, personally, miss him enormously
– and I know the parish will, as well.
Finally, I want to add a personal note.
We have just had our Annual Meeting
and elected new vestry members, and
will shortly elect new officers. There
have been many good wardens, secretaries and treasurers over the years at
St. Matthew’s, but this team of Marty
Wagner, Tim Eicholtz, Kathy
Wright and Jim Parobek has been
extraordinary. On behalf of St.
Matthew’s, and very much on my own
behalf, I want to thank you four for the
time and energy and commitment you
have given to your parish this last year,
and for the support and care you have
given to me.
Lucinda +
PARISH NEWS
LATE BREAKING NEWS!
These five people were elected at our Annual Meeting on January 26 to serve on the Vestry for the next
three years: Jay Crocker, Bruce Dillman, Karen Hill, John Shelby, and Joan Shepler. Natalie Weis
was confirmed as the Youth Representative to the Vestry.
Congratulations, too, to those who also offered themselves in nomination: Lauren Becker, Becky
Donovan, David Stokes, Anne Vouga, and Terry Yule. They, too, are leaders who have offered
themselves freely and have made a three-year commitment to service in this parish. We look forward to
their leadership on the various committees of the parish.
Thanks to those who are retiring from the Vestry after serving their term: Joyce Barry, Tim Eicholtz,
Elizabeth Hill, Lyn Sandidge, and Michelle Yeager.
The new vestry members will be installed at the 10:00 a.m. service on February 2nd. The Vestry will
meet prior to the service to elect offices (Senior Warden, Junior Warden, Secretary and Treasurer).
THANK YOU to all of you who have offered your time, energy and gifts of leadership to St. Matthew’s!
She’s the Best!
Betty Jobson!
The rector would like to apologize profusely for neglecting to introduce Betty Jobson
along with the rest of the staff at the Annual Dinner on Friday, January 24th.
How could I possibly forget Betty? Betty can be found in the front office every Saturday,
9:00a.m.-1:00p.m., answering the phone, greeting people warmly, answering questions,
and spreading warmth and cheer.
Thank you, Betty!
And mea culpa
Lucinda +
Average Sunday Attendance in December
December 2002
395
December 2001
420
December 2000
378
Thanksgiving weekend fell on the first Sunday in December this year, and fell in November in 2001 & 2002.
Christmas Services
2002
770
2001
762
2
2000
766
PARISH NEWS
David Simmons
Assistant Rector
tional Christian ethics, not one of left or right politics. Many
of these Christian authorities are not “dovish” by nature and
supported or were divided on use of force in the Gulf War and
Afghanistan.
Dear Beloved People of God,
As the nation seems to be gearing for war,
I have heard a lot of talk about “Just
War.” But what exactly does “Just War”
mean? According to the Westminster Dictionary of Christian Ethics, Just War is “the
collective response, over history, of individual Christian thinkers and of the church as an institution to the questions about
under what conditions the use of violence is morally permissible for a Christian.” It needs to be noted that the overall attitude towards violence in the New Testament and consequently
in Christian Ethics has been one of guarded, but not absolute,
pacifism. Although Jesus preached a Gospel of peace and
rebuked Peter for his violence in the garden of Gethsemane,
he was not above using symbolic violence in the temple with
the moneychangers. He also healed the centurion’s servant
without making any demands on the centurion as to his conduct as a member of an oppressive, violent government. There
has been recognition in the church throughout our history that
since we live in a fallen, sinful world of which violence is an
unfortunate part, violence must sometimes be exercised by
Christians as a last resort. Just how and when it is to be exercised is a matter of differing opinion between different writers
and churches. However, there are some commonalities. First
of all, it must be noted that the term is “Just” war and not
“Good” war. There are no good wars – war destroys relationships and lives and is evil, period. The best case scenario is
that a particular war is a necessary evil – one that we still must
seek forgiveness for. Secondly, there are criteria that are common to doctrines of just war: Just cause, Just authority, Right
intention, Last resort, Probability of success, and Proportionality. Traditionally, satisfaction of these criteria are the minimal
requirements for beginning the conversation about whether a
war MIGHT be just or not. Due to the uncertainties of any
war, Just War is generally a negative doctrine used to determine whether a war is unjust, rather than a positive doctrine
giving moral permission to go to war. In the following paragraph, I am going to use these traditional Christian criteria to
ask some hard questions about our nation’s current trajectory. If you either believe that clergy should never apply
Christian values to issues outside governance of the church or
that any questioning of American national policy is treasonous, I would ask you to stop reading here. These are my reflections and I do not attribute them to anyone else, although
many of the same issues have been raised in both liberal and
conservative Christian publications across the spectrum, as
well as statements from the The Presiding Bishop and House
of Bishops of the Episcopal Church, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Synod of the Church of England, the Anglican
Primate of Canada and Canadian Council of Churches, John
Paul II and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops,
The church councils of the Lutheran, Presbyterian, Methodist,
Disciples of Christ, UCC, and American Baptist churches, as
well as many other church bodies. This is an issue of tradi-
Since Just War Doctrine is negative rather than positive, its
task is to raise critical questions rather than give positive assurances of God’s favor on a military endeavor. Therefore,
these are the questions I see that these criteria raise. 1. Just
Cause – Just War Doctrine requires that military force be used
defensively. Although some writers allow for pre-emptive
action, it is only within the context of a “clear and immediate”
danger. The example given is usually the massing of troops on
a border in an offensive posture. Although Iraq is undoubtedly
a danger, it is not obvious how clear and immediate the danger
is. Just War doctrine requires full public transparency before
Just Cause can be satisfied. 2. Just Authority – Does America
have the authority to use unilateral force? Can we claim authority to use force under UN resolutions when the UN is not
in agreement? 3. Right Intention – What is our intention after
the defeat of the current Iraqi regime? Do we have a Marshall
Plan for Iraq? What intention does the rest of the world perceive? 4. Last Resort – Have we exhausted all other reasonable means of dealing with the situation? 5. Probability of
Success – No real question here – possibly the only criteria
which is satisfied. The question of cost falls under proportionality. 6. Proportionality – this is probably the most tricky, as it
also includes discrimination (non-combatant immunity.) This
criteria asks if the good done outweighs the harm. In this
case, we not only have to ask the question of how many lives
will be lost (both American and Iraqi, since we are all loved
by God) in urban fighting, but will this be an isolated war or
touch off a wider conflict involving Israel and the Arab
states? Will the bad will generated in the Arab world by such a
war cause us to exchange one Saddam Hussein for a hundred
Osama Bin-Ladens? Will this help us or hinder us in our fight
against terrorism?
Many people have questioned whether Just War Doctrine is
germane to modern war at all. Modern weapons are incredibly
destructive. The modern battlefield is very fluid and unpredictable. Although smart munitions increase accuracy, the
military offsets it by using that accuracy to attack targets in
closer proximity to non-combatants. The misplacement of a
few powerful smart weapons can immediately change the balance of proportionality. For these reasons, when we discussed
Just War in Ethics class in seminary, we came to the conclusion that in our times, the only possibility of declaring a war
“Just” is in retrospect, after the war is over and when most of
the facts and costs can be factored in. This might take several
years to evaluate. Before a conflict, the function of Just War
Doctrine, as with most of Christian Ethics, is to raise important questions for discussion about how we live out our
Christian faith within the context of a democratic nation. It is
by making sure these questions are addressed that we can hope
to stand before God one day and say, “I was proud to be an
American.”
David+
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PARISH NEWS
Bits n’ Pieces
St. MAM’s
Blood Drive
Birthday
Celebrations
of our
Homebound
for February
at
St. Matthew’s
Wednesday, February 12
2:00-7:00 p.m.
Please consider the gift of life
and donate so people will live.
Sign up on the bulletin board
or JUST COME!
February 15
Ann Fuller
February 27
Joyce Aprile
Bowling
Anyone?
Newcomer’s
Dessert
Are you a Newcomer to
St. Matthew’s?
If you’re interested, we will be
bowling at Rose Bowl Lanes,
2217 Goldsmith Lane on Sunday afternoons for
the month of February or March. Please sign up on
the bulletin board outside of the front office and
please indicate which month you’d rather bowl.
Do you know of a Newcomer who
hasn’t been here that long?
Please join us on Wednesday, February 12, at
7:00 p.m. for a dessert get-together. The mission
and ministry of St. Matthew’s will be explored
and specific programs of our parish outlined.
Come Join
The Fun!
We hope to see you there!
DATES TO REMEMBER
First Saturday ...................Habitat for Humanity
First Thursday ................Cornerstone
First Sunday .......................Food Collection Sunday
Second Sunday................Wayside Soup Kitchen
Second Wednesday.................. Red Cross Blood Drive at St. Matthew’s
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PARISH NEWS
Congratulations to our “Unsung Hero and Heroine”, announced at the Annual
Dinner: Chuck and Joyce Barry. The Rector said this:
UNSUNG
HERO/INE 2003
It’s been our custom for some years to name an “Unsung Hero” (or heroine) each year at the Annual Dinner. It’s always an impossible choice; there are so very many parishioners here who do
so much, often truly unsung, to make this parish what it is. There’s no particular activity we look
for; the only real requirement is that the person has been a long-time member – so we want you
newcomers to put in your time!
Tonight we are breaking with tradition a bit, and honoring a couple rather than a person. Singly
and together, this couple exemplifies what I would call the backbone of St. Matthew’s, the quiet
core that is always, always there. Always there in church. Always there when needed. Children
raised here and they were always in church, too (Dick Humke says they were his best acolytes!).
Always to be counted on.
On April 1, 1960 this couple, who had moved away from Louisville to North Carolina and then
returned, transferred into St. Matthew’s. For forty-three years they have given of themselves to
this parish. They raised four children here. Between them they have served on the vestry, as
youth group leader, Church School teacher, choir member, handbell choir member, Welcoming
Committee chair, Bread Ministry Chair, Incorporation chair, in the Every Member Canvass, and
on the Senior Planning Committee, helped with hospitality events, and always, always been available when needed.
Since his retirement, the “Mr.” of this couple has been at St. Matthew’s every Monday morning
he was in town, without fail, working with another of the same name, helping fix, patch, repair,
change, install, clean or whatever was needed to keep this parish humming along. Always there.
The “Mrs.” has endeared herself to the Rector with her love of cats. We have already paid tribute
to her once tonight, as an outgoing Vestry member. We usually do not do this the same year, but
since they are – sadly for us – moving to Florida in March, we are pleased this evening to honor
Joyce and Chuck Barry!
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PARISH NEWS
Would you please….. be careful to leave the handicapped parking spaces for the
truly handicapped? There are lots of spaces, but we have heard recently that some handicapped parishioners have arrived to find them all taken. Thank you!
Murder in the Cathedral
A production of T.S. Eliot’s play “Murder in the Cathedral” is being presented at – where else? – Christ
Church Cathedral. Performance dates are:
Saturday, February 22.............. 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, February 25 ............. 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 26 ......... 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 27 ........... 8:00 p.m.
Please note that the Thursday evening performance is at 8:00 rather than 7:30. This has been timed
to coincide with Diocesan Convention, which begins on Friday. Following the Thursday night performance, you are invited to a reception to meet the cast.
The cast features laypersons from several of our Episcopal parishes – and two of our diocesan clergy
(hint: 1 layman and both clergy are quite well-known in this parish!).
A Big Round of Applause
OOPS!
To all of those who worked so hard and gave of
their time to make our Annual Dinner so special:
Chuck Hamrick, Chuck Barry, Don Kissling,
John and Sandy Hoover, Tim Eicholtz and John
Willingham for taking down the wall partitions
and setting up the tables and chairs last Thursday;
Joyce Stiles for setting the tables last Friday
morning; Dwayne Watson, and Bev and Natalie
Weis for wiping the tables clean, clearing the
desserts and drinks and washing the serving
utensils after dinner on Friday evening; and to
Chuck Hamrick, Chuck Barry, Don Kissling,
Aidan Stone and Jack Carter for stacking the
chairs, taking down the tables and putting up the
wall partitions last Saturday morning.
We left John Willingham’s name
off of our “Thank You for Gift’s
Received” to all of St. Matthew’s
Family in last month’s newsletter.
We didn’t want you to think that John
wasn’t as appreciative to everyone,
who graciously contributed to the gift
for each of us this past Christmas,
as the rest of the staff.
He was!
We appreciate all your efforts!
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SOCIAL CONCERNS
The Episcopal Church Home
has Expanded
tional activities. Advanced security systems provide protection while offering residents maximum self-determination and
mobility
John P. Morton, a prominent Episcopalian and local book
publisher, founded the Episcopal Church Home in 1881 to
provide a home for the sick and the elderly. The Church
Home has grown to serve 145 – 150 residents in our community by providing gracious accommodations, an excellent
nursing center and an environment for quality living.
The staff of the Memory Care Center will be working with
the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging,
the University of Louisville Urban Center on Aging, the Ohio
Valley Appalachian Regional Kentucky Geriatric Education
Center, the Alzheimer’s Association of Kentucky and the
Aging Resource Center to offer training for aging-service
professionals and to act as a site for research programs.
The Episcopal Church Home has now expanded its facility to
include a Memory Care Center that offers a “continuum of
care” for those with memory-loss disorders. To ease the difficulty of functioning in the world-at-large, the Center brings
the world to the residents by providing on-site stores, attractive living quarters and beautiful secure outside areas. The
new Memory Care Center is dedicated to giving residents not
just care but the best, most rewarding life possible as their
abilities change.
The Episcopal Church Home has set mid- February as the
target for opening the new Memory Care Center. At the time
of writing this article, details of the “GRAND OPENING” are
not available. Please watch the bulletin for that information.
This is one Open House you don’t want to miss!
The Memory Care Center is founded on a new eldercare philosophy known as the “Eden Alternative”. The philosophy is
that if people are surrounded with plants, pets, children, social
opportunities and a sense of purpose, they will function better, longer.
Several members of St. Matthew’s currently serve on the
Board and on the Women’s Board of the Episcopal Church
Home and several members volunteer at the Home on a regular basis. As the Memory Care Center and its adjoining Campus Mall open, the opportunities for volunteers will increase.
Volunteer possibilities include such responsibilities as working in the Gift Shop, Post Office, Pet Store, Soda Fountain,
Library, or St. Luke’s Chapel. This is a very warm and caring
place to share your “free” time; volunteer schedules are very
flexible. Please consider becoming a volunteer. Check the
bulletin board for volunteer opportunity details and call Joy
Bell at 893-2096 with any questions.
The very design of the Memory Care Center has incorporated
the “Eden Alternative” philosophy. The Center is divided
into two neighborhoods that house a total of 52 residents.
Each neighborhood includes four “homes” serving six to
seven residents. The “homes” feature private apartments clustered around a common area with a kitchen and living room
where residents may share one another’s company and recrea-
Christmas on the River 2002
This year's Christmas on the River was a huge success. A count of boxes delivered to boats indicated that 850 vessels received Christmas gift boxes, meaning that nearly 6,000 mariners were
reached through this program. Many thank you letters were received and are an indication that this
program is worthwhile.
From the crew of the M/V Elly Lane, with Canal Barge Co.: We would like to thank you first for your
ministry on the river through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and we would like to also thank you
for the thoughts and the kindness that you remember us on the river through the holidays. These
things mean a lot more to us than we probably can express in words, so just thank you.
From the M/V Sunflower: I would like to express my thanks on behalf of myself and the crew of the
M/V Sunflower. The handmade scarves, cookies and cards with well wishes really made everyone's
day, making it just a little easier to be away from family and friends this time of year.
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LADIES & GENTLEMEN OF EXPERIENCE
Senior
Potluck Luncheon
Tuesday, February 25
11:30 a.m.
Special Guest Speaker:
Kathy Brown Moorhead
It is said that nearly everyone has a friend or family member that is or has been incarcerated. One of the largest contributors to this growing problem is drugs. At the potluck
luncheon for our Ladies and Gentlemen of Experience for February 25th, we’ll hear
about how this problem is affecting our society and what we at St. Matthew’s can be
doing about it. Kathy Brown Moorhead will speak from her own experiences and give us
ideas on what we can do to help.
UPCOMING ADULT EDUCASundays in February, 11:10-12:00
Sunday, February 2 :
Poets & Faith with Jeff Skinner.
Parents in Conversation with Debbi Rodahaffer
Today we start a 7-Part Series on “The Seven Deadly Sins: What is the thing we are living with that we
cannot see?”. Presenters include Helen Jones, David Simmons, Lucinda Laird, David Reed, Bruce Dillman,
Sheila Yule and Anne Vouga.
The Seven Deadly Sins: Pride
Parents in Conversation with John Willingham
The Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony
Parents in Conversation
The Seven Deadly Sins: Lust
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St. Matthew’s Episcopal Youth
John Willingham, Youth Director
(502) 895-3485
youth@stmatt-ky.org
Web site: www.stmatt-ky.org/youth.htm
Christmas Pageant 2002—
Don’t they look great!
SNAC Sunday at 5 PM
Join us every Sunday evening (except Sunday evenings when
other youth activities are planned) for Sunday
Night at Church. It is from 5 until 6:30 pm. Bring
$3 for pizza. Middle school youth and senior high
will be meeting separately.
No SNAC April 6th and 20th. No church school April 20th.
Bring a friend!
Watch for the upcoming events!!
Sunday, 2/9, 5—7:30, Progressive Dinner
Sunday, 3/2, Cook sausage at SNAC
Tuesday, 3/4 Pancake Supper
Saturday, 4/19, 3:00, Easter Egg Hunt, Youth
will come early to hide eggs.
♦ Saturday, May 10th, Canoe trip down Blue River.
♦
♦
♦
♦
Upcoming Diocesan Youth Events
♦ Middle School Spring Gathering, February 14-16, All Saints
Episcopal Center
Reflections on the Diocesan
Senior High Fall Gathering
♦ Senior High Spring Gathering, March 21-23, All Saints Episcopal
Center
♦ Senior High Camp, June 15 – 20, All Saints Episcopal Center –
Leitchfield, KY
♦ Counselor Training for Summer Camp program, June 22 – 27,
I went to the Diocesan Youth Event at Christ Church in November. It was fun; from making new friends, to helping Our
Merciful Savior, to making and serving food for some senior
citizens of the community. We worshipped together Sunday
morning, singing songs during the service. All in all it was a
very good learning experience and a lot of fun, if anyone is
thinking of going in the future, I would say go. -Chris Carmen
All Saints Episcopal Center – Leitchfield, KY
♦ Fifth & Sixth Grade Camp, July 13 – July 18, All Saints Episcopal
Center – Leitchfield, KY
♦ Seventh & Eighth Grade Camp, July 20 – July 25, All Saints
Episcopal Center – Leitchfield, KY
Diocesan Youth Calendar on the web:
http://www.episcopalky.org/youth_calendar_of_events.htm
All Saints is a wonderful place but being at the Cathedral was
a whole new experience. The atmosphere was exciting . This
was a fresh new twist to Youth Gatherings. -Hanna Crabtree
Consider camp at All Saints this summer.
It is a blast!
Progressive Dinner
Many people were hesitant about having a gathering at a
church. As it turned out, many people went that had stopped
going to All Saints. I have made a lot of long lasting friendships going to Youth Gatherings. -Stephen Hill
Mark you calendars for a progressive dinner on
Sunday, February 9th from 5-7:30. More details
to come.
This information and more is on the church web site at: www.stmatt-ky.org/youth.htm Check it out!
Need to get hold of John? You can contact him at the church or: home phone: 459-4582; cell phone: 558-8603;
home email: johnandalice@hotmail.com
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THE KENYA MISSION
How the whole parish can get involved
Youth program have already committed to supporting
several orphans!
Our work in Oyugis, Kenya, in conjunction with the
Anglican parish there, is already beginning to bear fruit.
We have helped build a church, a playground, pews,
and furniture, and have been able to help in schools and
clinics in the community.
Pastor Habil Ogola, with whom we traveled in June,
2001, writes:
Your contribution to Kenyans are commendable. Since
you started working in Kenya many changes have taken
place in a very short time. 150 people can see and read
now using the glasses you brought them. Many now go
to a church that is well built after only the week you took
in Kenya. I thank God for the work you have done! We
will continue to pray for your return to Kenya again.
A group of parishioners will visit the orphanage on the
June trip to Kenya. At that time we will receive general
information, letters, and more pictures of the children.
If you choose to support a single child, you will be
given letters and pictures from that child. All letters and
pictures will also be posted in the church, so that everyone who contributes in any way will be able to see how
our gifts are helping.
Now we are taking on a new project. We want to help
support an orphanage in Oyugis that houses 26 orphans. (Note: Kenya has been devastated by AIDS, and
there are thousands and thousands of orphans, especially in this area of the country; the need is huge.) The
pictures you see are of these children, who range in age
from 5 to 19, and their living quarters. The younger children are in school (if they can afford it), and the older
children are learning job skills such as tailoring, cooking, and farming.
Please talk directly to me (calling the church office is the
best way: 895-3485 x35) if you would like to fully support a child. And look for the envelopes in the narthex
marked “Kenya” to make contributions at any time.
Please consider how you and your family may like to
contribute, and contact me if you have any questions or
comments.
John Willingham,
Minister to Youth
The Missions Committee
Barry Bingham
Carol & Scott Borden
Nicholas Eastman
Doug Gillim
Loise Kimama
Carrie Woldin
Sheila Yule
John Willingham
We believe that St. Matthew’s can make a difference in
the lives of these 26 children. A mere thirty dollars each
month will support an orphan, including school supplies, clothing and food. You can support one child for
that $30/month; you can join with others in doing so; or
you can donate any amount to help support all of the
children equally. Your donation will be sent to Kenya at
the end of each quarter, and your gifts are tax deductible (checks should be made out to St. Matthew’s). We
are excited that both the Children’s Program and the
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MUSIC NOTES
Barbara Ellis
Choir Director/Organist
Ahhh . . . . . It's a little quieter in the music department now that
Christmas is over. We'll be starting on music for Lent and Easter soon, so now
is a great time to begin the new year by joining the choir. You'd be surprised how singing in the
choir will add a spring to your step and a song in your heart (and occasionally in your head all
week long). Come join the Adult Choir on Wednesday evenings at 7:45.
Treble Choir
The Treble Choir enjoyed a mid-year pizza party (with music-note
cupcakes made by Julia Weis) on January 12th, and nine young
musicians in the group played their instruments for their fellow choir
members. We enjoyed violin, flute and piano music. Treble Choir
members Alexandra Miller, Michael Lambert, Barrett Donovan,
Kelsey Mattingly, Donald Miller, Andrew Brill, Monique Peterson,
Rebecca Lambert, and Rachel Niel shared their talent with the group.
Hooray for young musicians ! ! Come join the joyful noise on
Sundays after church school!
Handbells
We will soon add something new to the handbell choirs. Through
a generous gift of a parishioner a set of handchimes has been
purchased. The handchimes will enable us to add a different sound to
some handbell pieces. I anticipate an opening in the Friday morning
handbell choir in the spring. Let me know if you would like to fill this
spot. The Youth Handbells are off to a good start but we have had to
postpone resuming rehearsals due to several conflicts with youth
activities. Rehearsals will resume in February after the mission trip,
super bowl party, and progressive dinner are over.
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CHILDREN’S PROGRAM NEWS
Debbi Rodahaffer
From time to time one of our children’s committee
members writes an article for this page.
February’s article is by Laura Rhea.
It is at this point that my earlier mention of a “village”
comes into play. A parishioner from St. Matthews with
whom I work, Sandy Hoover, found out that we were
Episcopalians and in a true spirit of evangelism, invited
us to check out the church. She mentioned many of the
positives that our Parish has to offer, but especially encouraged us to come because the Children’s program,
in her words, “is excellent!” Some months later we
finally decided to give it a try, and boy was she right.
Our family did fit in at St. Matthew’s and the Children’s program is not just excellent, in fact it is EXTRAORDINARY. It has not only been great for the
children but also for Tim and me as well. It has given
us a chance to get to know many wonderful parishioners and to see first hand just what a difference Christian education can make in the life of our children.
Several years ago, Hillary Rodham Clinton wrote a
book entitled, It Takes a Village. She borrowed the
name from an old African Proverb, “It takes a village to
raise a child.” When the book was released many criticized Mrs. Clinton because they thought instead of a
“village” our society should be encouraged to use
“family” and “parents” to raise our children and that
somehow by encouraging the “village” mentality, our
children, our future, would be incredibly misguided in
years to come. A lot of people don’t have much faith in
the younger generations and believe that when it’s
their turn to lead our nation, they will not measure up
to the moral and spiritual standards set for them by
previous generations.
About 4 years ago my husband, Tim, and I, along with
our two sons, Charlie and Peyton and, were what I
would term “Episcopalian refugees.” We had been
attending an Episcopal church here in Louisville, but
had stopped attending. We hadn’t become disenchanted with the Episcopal faith, but instead had become disenchanted with our Parish. Most of this disenchantment was the result of the church’s children’s program (or lack thereof). For many months we spent our
Sunday mornings sleeping in and simply ignoring
church. Before too long I began to feel not only guilty,
but also like a failure as a parent. Because I come from
a very fundamental Baptist background, sometimes I
would lie awake at night and hear one of my former
pastors admonishing me to “Train up a child in the
way he should go and when he is older he will not depart from it!” I knew that basically Tim and I were
good parents. We loved our children, we had them
baptized, taught them right from wrong, disciplined
them when necessary and even said prayers with them
every night when they went to bed. However, we also
knew and acknowledged the fact that for them to truly
develop spiritually and have the essentials necessary to
lead a Christian life that we needed help. We needed a
church.
As a result of turning to people within our “village”
we feel our children are building a strong spiritual and
moral foundation on which they will someday build
successful, Christ centered adult lives. We love to
share the stories of our children’s interpretation of
what they learn in church and how they transfer the
knowledge gleaned into their view of the world. Last
Palm Sunday, Peyton (who at that time was 5) was going to sing in church and before going wrote a note
explaining how and why he was going to sing. After
church he informed me that he had put the note in the
offering plate. When I asked him why he immediately
replied, “Because I thought God would want to read
it.” I think he understands stewardship better than
most adults. Shortly before Christmas this year Charlie, age 10, suggested, just out of the blue, that before
going down to open our presents on Christmas morning that we should pause and sing happy birthday to
Jesus. “After all,” he said, “that is what we are celebrating.” I like to share this story with others who
think that children are so materialistic and spoiled that
they don’t understand the true meaning of Christmas.
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clouds?” Then Peyton replied, “No Mom. If you look
hard enough you can see Heaven.”
In addition to these incidents, our children have insisted on saying prayers for the souls of dead goldfish
and birds and have given some very interesting interpretations of the Creation Story and just how Jesus
came to be born of a virgin, but I will never forget the
summer afternoon when they came running into the
house and made me return outside with them to look
at the suns rays reflecting uniquely through the clouds.
They made me stand in a certain place in the back yard,
tilt my head skyward at just the right angle and then
asked, “Do you see it?” To which I replied, “What, the
I am so very thankful that God has blessed me with
access to a village that includes St. Matthews and all of
the wonderful people that make up the Children’s program. Everyday they make a difference in the lives of
our children and in so doing are making the future
much brighter for all of us.
Laura Rhea
Something new is about to begin in the Children’s Program!
We are going to have our first “Parents’ Night Out” on Saturday, February 8 from 5:30 PM until 9:30 PM. We
plan to have this evening once a month. Sign up on the bulletin board downstairs. YOU MUST SIGN UP IN
ADVANCE. Parents who participate will be able to have a night out most months. And, you will be asked to be
the sitters on an occasional evening as well. There is no cost to you other than bag dinners (marked with your
child’s name) that you need to bring with you. This service is for members of our parish only!
We know that you will have a great evening. Your children (and sitter parents) will too! They will eat dinner
together, have games, crafts, maybe a movie and story tellers! COME, JOIN THE FUN!
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL – JULY 14 – 17 – 9:00 AM UNTIL NOON!
Last year’s VBS was such a huge success that we are gearing up for next summer’s VBS. Be part of the VBS team
this year! Organizational Meeting – February 11 at 7:00 PM in the Lounge at church! We need YOU!
All Saints Camp Dates!
Senior High Camp
1st and 2nd Grade Camp
3rd and 4th Grade Camp
5th and 6th Grade Camp
7th and 8th Grade Camp
(Entering 9th – 12th grade)
(Entering 1st or 2nd grade)
(Entering 3rd or 4th grade)
(Entering 5th or 6th grade)
(Entering 7th or 8th grade)
June 15 – June 20
June 29 – July 3
July 6 – July 10
July 13 – July 18
July 20 – July 25
The camps are wonderful and they fill up fast! Talk with Debbi Rodahaffer if you are
interested in having your child go. Camp Registration can be found on the Internet at
http://episcopalky.org. Scholarship funds are available!
Debbi will be attending an Episcopal conference,
“Will Our Faith Have Children?”, February 13 – 17 in Oakbrook, Illinois.
With gratitude we thank Beverly Weis for the beautiful new altar cloths
she made for the altar in Children’s Chapel! Thanks!!!! Debbi
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DAILY PRAYER LIST
Week of February 2
Riggs: Elisabeth
Risley: Michael, Lynn Miller, Michael, James
Ritter: Gilbert
Roberts: Jordan
Robertson: Ellen, Michael, Blair, Neill
Robertson: John, Peggy
Robinson: Ellyn
Rodahaffer: Richard, Debbi, Christian, Nina
Rohrer: Ed, Dottie
Ronald: Peter, Annie, Mollie, Sarah
Week of February 9
Russell: Ray, Terry Nackley
Rutherford: Alex, Jennifer, Jordan
Rutherford: Robert, Joyce
Rutter: Tim, Cathy
Sandidge: Lyn
Schaaf: Earl, Ernestine
Scheirich: Joseph, Naomi
Schmitt: Michael, Monique, Bryce, Zachary
Seigle: Thomas, Nina, Joshua, Samuel
Selden: Martha
Week of February 16
Senior: Gary, Virginia, Katie, Jennifer
Shelby: John, Anne, Andrew
Shepler: Joan, Bill
Shirley: Gerald, Patricia
Shuck: Evelyn
Shumaker: Carl, Jennifer, Nathan, Brantley
Siegfriedt: Fred, Joan
Sikkenga: Jack, Valerie
Simmons: David, Micky, Brendan
Simpson: Jesse, Virginia
Week of February 23
Skarbek: Edward, Cindy, Carl, Katherine
Skinner: Jeffrey, Sarah, Laura, Bonnie
Smith: Clay
Smith: James, Stephanie, Jimmy, Jake
Smith: John, Jennifer, Christopher
Smith: Stuart, Cynthia
Smith: Thomas, Ann
Smithwick: Daniel, Eva, Katherine, Patricia
Snell: Dottie
Spanyer: Carol, Gary
Heavenly Father,
Amen.
Weekday Services
2nd Wednesday: 5:30 p.m., Service of Healing and the Holy Eucharist, Church
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PARISH FAMILY
Baptism
Alex Triplett Wagner, son of Marty and Cheryl Wagner, January 12
Transfers In
L.D. Deters, Jr. from St. Francis in the Fields, Harrods Creek, KY
Transfers Out
Catha Eff Hannah to Calvary Episcopal Church, Louisville, KY
Sarah Nesmith Dewberry to Christ Church Cathedral, Louisville, KY
Anne Cavett to St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, Davidson, NC
We were sorry to hear about the death of
Peter Ronald’s mother
Helen Jones’ nephew
Alice Willingham’s sister
The Rev. William Lawrence Hicks, one-time assistant at this parish
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What’s
Happening?
Vestry Comments .................. 2
Assistant’s Column ................ 3
Upcoming Adult Ed .............. 3
Bits ‘n Pieces ......................... 4
SMAT’s Trip .......................... 5
Luncheon Style Show ........... 6
Shrove Tuesday ..................... 6
Just Another Walk ................. 7
Ladies & Gentlemen
of Experience ...................... 7
March Calendar .................... 8
Youth ................................... 10
Kenya Mission News .......... 11
Music Notes ........................ 12
Prayer List ........................... 14
Parish Families .................... 15
Lent 2003 ............. Insert Page
Canon Lucinda Laird
Dear People of
St. Matthew’s,
We begin our Lenten
observance this month;
Ash Wednesday, which
begins the season, is on
March 5. Throughout this issue of the
Spirit you will find information about
Lenten opportunities for worship, education and spiritual growth, and I hope you
will take advantage of some of these, and
give yourself a rich and holy Lent.
However, the New Orleans part of me
(I grew up there) wants to remind you
that there is some celebrating to be done
beforehand! We don’t have Mardi Gras
parades in Louisville, but we do have a
Fat Tuesday pancake supper, hosted by
our youth, on Tuesday, March 4. (It’s
also called Shrove Tuesday, but in this
case “fat” seems more appropriate!)
Do plan to come.
And, oh yes: we will be “burying the
alleluias” in church on Sunday, March 2.
This is something children love, a
graphic introduction to Lent. We can’t
use the word “alleluia” until Easter, so
we “bury” them – and bring them out
again on Easter morning.
So often we think of Lent as a hard,
difficult season, a season of penitence,
fasting and self-denial. It certainly can
be that. But it is important to remember
– and, I think, especially this year – that
Lent is first and foremost a season of
preparation. We prepare for our great
feast, the feast of the resurrection: Easter.
Penitence wipes the slate clean in this
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preparation; fasting and self-denial
focus us.
This year, however, with the threat of
war, and the widespread anxiety in our
society, I think we might be best served
with a real concentration on prayer. Lent
can be a time to pray for our world, for
all who suffer, for all who are oppressed,
for all who are faced with war and
violence, and for justice and peace. We
can and should pray for ourselves, for
those we love, for those who defend this
country – and for our enemies as well, as
Jesus commanded us.
Our Children’s Program Coordinator,
Debbi Rodahaffer, has prepared a
wonderful booklet of Lenten devotions
for the whole family entitled “Forty Days
and Forty Nights”. It will be available at
the church by Sunday, March 2. This is
an excellent way to pray and meditate
throughout Lent, and I urge you to make
use of it.
We are an Easter people, a people shaped
and formed by the God of resurrection
and life. This Lent, let us remember who
we are, and bring Christ’s love into the
world through our prayers and through
our actions.
Lucinda +
As David, Micky and Brendan
Simmons leave for a new ministry
in Murray, we wish them Godspeed.
We will miss you!
VESTRY COMMENTS
It gives me great pleasure to write the first article of many as your senior warden.
We have a great Vestry this year. While we don’t have another 2 million dollar bequest to report, it was
clear at our Vestry retreat in the beginning of February that we do have a “treasure” of good people on
our Vestry. I say “we” meaning everyone at St. Matthew’s. But remember: the Vestry is only as effective
as the congregation will make it.
Good communication is one of the most important aspects of a healthy, vibrant church. As we develop
our short term goals, implement our long term strategies, and continue our spiritual journeys, I hope you
will talk to the Vestry and give us your ideas, dreams and concerns for the parish.
Fellowship is another important component in a successful church. There are many offerings that are
available so please come and support as many as possible. We need to continue to build community
with small groups, and participation is a key to their growth and development.
One of the biggest challenges this year is creating a master facilities plan. As we stated in the allocation
of the Eleanor Augustus bequest: “The needs of the larger St. Matthew’s community will be an essential
component of any and all building plans, as will full handicapped access.” It is my hope that we can use
small parish meetings to further this goal. They were very effective last year in the Vestry’s discernment
of how to allocate the Augustus bequest.
Lastly, let us continue our outreach and mission in the community and the world. The upcoming Habitat
for Humanity project and the mission to Kenya in June are just a few avenues that can widen our eyes to
the greater need.
I am glad to be a part of this wonderful community of God and hope we can grow and nurture one
another for the greater good.
Faithfully,
Anne Hampton,
Senior Warden
DATES TO REMEMBER
First Saturday ......... Habitat for Humanity
First Thursday............ Cornerstone
First Sunday ............. Food Collection Sunday
Second Sunday............ Wayside Soup Kitchen
Every Sunday ........................ Clothes Closet Collection
April 4 & 5............................. RAISE THE ROOF at Habitat
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PARISH NEWS
David Simmons
Assistant Rector
Dear Beloved People of God,
Has it been nearly two years already? It has been an honor to be deacon and priest
among you. You have given Micky and me so much and made us feel so welcome. Now
I join an ever-growing throng of St. Matthew’s alumni serving churches throughout the
diocese. St. Matthew’s is a wonderful, vibrant church with a bright future. The worship is
wonderful, the people are enthusiastic, and your programs, especially in the areas of Christian Ed, Music,
and Youth may not be the largest in the diocese, but I believe are some of the best. Service to the other is at
the center of St. Matthews’ soul. Never lose that. Pray without ceasing, and know that throughout this
diocese, you are being prayed for. May the God Almighty, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit dwell amongst you,
make your hearts glad, and inspire you to greater ministry this day and forevermore.
David+
St. MAM Tidbits
St. MAM offers counseling services by certified / credentialed therapists. The services are offered on a sliding scale.
Preference is given to referrals by St. MAM member churches (yes, we are one). You may speak confidentially to one of the
clergy to receive a referral.
UPCOMING ADULT EDUCATION
Sundays in March
11:10-12:00
Sunday, March 2:
Sunday, March 23:
Poets and Faith
Part 5: The Seven Deadly Sins: Anger
Sunday, March 9:
Sunday, March 30:
Part 3: The Seven Deadly Sins: Covetousness
Part 6: The Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth
Sunday, March 16:
Part 4: The Seven Deadly Sins: Lust
And don’t forget Monday and Wednesday nights! (See Lenten insert)
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PARISH NEWS
Bits n’ Pieces
Volunteer Drivers
Birthday
Celebrations
of our
Homebound
for March
Bill McKinney has a
committee of several
special people who have
volunteered to drive
people in need of
transportation. If you
need to get to a doctor’s
appointment, pick up groceries or medication, or
run other errands, let us know! Please remember
that these drivers need several days notice.
Call Bill McKinney at 895-5023, or Ann Davis
at 895-3485.
March 31
Lenten Retreat
Virginia Haberbush
Sunday afternoon
Bowling
Give yourself a real gift: time away this Lent, time
to reflect, to read, to meditate, to keep silence, to
pray. The Rev. James Warnke will lead a retreat for
us entitled The Garden, the Cross and the Empty
Tomb March 28-29 (Friday evening-Saturday evening) at Mount St. Francis in Galena, Indiana. You
can sign up on the main bulletin board outside the
front office. Cost is $47.00; $42.00 if you share a
room.
Where:
Rose Bowl Lanes
2217 Goldsmith Lane
Dates:
Sunday, March 16, 3-5:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 23, 2-5:00 p.m.
Want to know more? Talk to the Rector, especially
if you’ve never been on a retreat before and aren’t
too sure about it.
Sunday, April 6, 2-5:00 p.m.
The cost to bowl is $2.50 per person. Shoe rental for
adults is $2.50 and shoe rental for children is $1.50.
DO TAKE A LOOK at the beautiful
new hanging we have on the staircase
wall in the Narthex. The generous gift
of an anonymous parishioner, this hanging, by artists Alyce McDonald and Joanne Weis, was part
of the Tree of Life exhibit at Bernheim. The exhibit was put on by the Louisville Association of
Fiber and Textile Artists (LAFTA) in spring 2001.
The writing on the hanging reads: And the Lord God made
all kinds of trees grow out of the ground, trees that were
pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the
garden were the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of
good and evil. (The quote is from Genesis 2:9)
Any questions, call please Ann Davis, 895-3485.
What is a Seder?
A Seder is a family ritual practiced the first two nights of the
Jewish holiday of Passover. The Hebrew word Seder means
“order”, as the ritual follows a certain order. Passover, or
Pesach in Hebrew, celebrates the liberation of the Children of
Israel from their Egyptian bondage. It emphasizes the concepts of liberty and freedom, as well as God’s role in helping
the Jewish people obtain them.
Join us in celebration on March 26th
At 6:00 p.m.
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PARISH NEWS
SMATS TRIP
Columbus, Mississippi
Antebellum Homes and Garden
April 1-4, 2003
TRIP SCHEDULE:
Day 1:
We will travel motor coach to Columbus,
arriving at Wingate Inn for a 3 night stay.
Day 2:
Complimentary continental breakfast at hotel
Visit Mississippi Welcome Center
Visit Tennessee Williams birth place
Tour of mansions
Visit campus of Mississippi University for Women and enjoy lunch prepared by the
Culinary School
Evening: “Tales from the Crypt”, a candlelight grave yard tour
Day 3:
Tour of additional homes and gardens
Lunch at Proffits (not included in price)
Evening: Dinner at J. Broussards, New Orleans style dining (included)
Day 4:
Leave for home!
Cost:
$539 per person single occupancy
$399 triple occupancy
$429 double occupancy
$389 quadruple occupancy
Cost includes: Roundtrip transportation, 3 nights stay, all admissions, 5 meals (3 continental breakfasts,
1 lunch and 1 dinner) taxes and gratuities.
Payment is due by Saturday, March 15, 2003 based on 20 people
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PARISH NEWS
Blossoms
and
Butterflies
What happens in April? I mean, other than Easter of course! It’s the annual Luncheon Style Show put
on by the Episcopal Church Home Woman’s Board. This year it will be held once more at the lovely
Olmsted on Frankfort Avenue. The date is Friday, April 11.
With the proceeds from our luncheon we provide many needed items for the Home, such as furniture
and medical equipment. Our project now is to finish paying for the Home’s new van.
Models from 10 of our parishes will wear clothes from Ginna’s on Brownsboro Road and there will be
many door prizes. Bring a friend and have fun while supporting a most worthy cause.
Tickets will be on sale every Sunday in the Narthex for $25.00 each.
Even if you can’t attend, you can donate to our cause by buying opportunity tickets on some lovely
prizes:
X Dinner for 2 at Lilly’s
X Gourmet Dinner for 6 at the Bell’s
X Dinner at 4 Cafes in Middletown
X 14K gold Butterfly Pendant Necklace
X $100 Dinner at LeRelais
Shrove Tuesday
Pancake Supper
Hosted by St. Matthew’s Youth
Tuesday, March 4, 2003
5-6:30 p.m.
Adults ....................... $3.50
Children 10 & under............ $1.50
This is a big Fund Raiser for our Youth - please come and support them!
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COMING UP IN APRIL
PARISH NEWS
Just Another Walk with Varley
Dr. Varley Wiedeman, Science and Education Director at Bernheim, has scheduled a Wildflower
Walk in the Spring at Bernheim Forest for Sunday, April 6 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
You will meet Varley by the silos near the Bernheim visitor center and leave promptly at 1:30 to hike
Old Headquarters Road, an easy walk along a gravel roadway. Wear clothing appropriate for the
weather. There is no entry charge for Bernheim members, but there is a charge of $5.00 per car for
non-members.
There will be a sign up sheet on the bulletin board starting March 16 to help us get an idea of how
many are interested in walking with Varley. Hope lots of you can join us.
Habitat for Humanity
St. Matthew's and Holy Trinity House
We’re just about ready to start working on the Habitat House that we are building with our covenant parish, Holy Trinity Roman
Catholic Church. We are scheduled to Raise the Roof at 1831 West Ormsby Avenue on April 4-5. Our family comes from
Somalia, and includes parents Mohammed Mahad and Anab Omar, grandmother, and four children, of whom the eldest is in
high school. They are looking forward to meeting us and working with us.
THANKS TO YOUR GENEROSITY AT CHRISTMAS, we have raised $9,000.00 of the $11,000.00 that we need. If you can
contribute toward the remaining $2,000.00, please send a check (or put it in the offering plate) marked “Habitat House”.
Who will feed these Hungry Habitat Hammerers?
We need volunteers to help prepare and serve the food to our workers. Sharon Nesmith, of St. Matthew's, and
Dolores Hartman, of Holy Trinity, will be in charge of food preparation for both Friday, April 4 and Saturday,
April 5. The picnic will be transported to the site for those hungry workers. Also needed (of course) are homemade cookies or brownies which can be brought to the church kitchen anytime that week. Sign up sheets are on
the main bulletin board. Many thanks. If you have questions, call Sharon Nesmith 228-5918 or Ann Davis
895-3485.
Senior Potluck Luncheon
Tuesday, March 25
11:30 a.m.
Special Guest Speaker: The Rev. Deborah Conrad
Rev. Conrad is a Lutheran pastor who maintains an office in our diocesan office.
She is the Director of St. George's Community Center and Portland Area Ministries.
Please plan to come and hear Ms. Conrad tell us more about her work.
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(502) 895-3485
youth@stmatt-ky.org
Web site: www.stmatt-ky.org/youth.htm
SNAC Sunday at 5 PM
Watch for the upcoming events!!
Join us every Sunday evening (except Sunday evenings
when other youth activities are planned) for Sunday Night
at Church. It is from 5 until 6:30 pm. Bring $3 for pizza.
Middle school youth and senior high will be meeting separately.
♦ Sunday, 2/23, 5-6:30 PM, SNAC
♦ Sunday, 2/23, 6:30 PM, Dinner for David Simmons
♦ Sunday, 3/2, 5-6:30 PM, Cook sausage at SNAC
♦ Tuesday, 3/4, Fat Tuesday Pancake Supper
♦ Saturday, 4/19, 3:00, Easter Egg Hunt, Youth will
Bring a friend!
come early to hide eggs.
Summer Mission Trip
♦ Saturday, May 10th, Canoe trip down Blue River.
♦ Sunday, July 27-Saturday, August 2nd,
Sunday July 27th - Saturday August 2nd
Summer Mission Trip
Sunday, July 27th:
Travel day
Monday, July 28th through
Thursday, July 30th: Repair, paint and cleanup Little Mud Creek
Community near Paintsville, KY and working with
children in the community.
Friday, August 1st:
White water rafting in north Georgia.
Saturday, August 2nd: Return
Fat Tuesday Pancake Supper
Sunday, March 2
5:00—6:30 PM—Cook sausage at SNAC
Tuesday, March 4
4:00 PM—Senior high arrive to cook
4:45 PM—Middle school arrive to serve
5:00—6:30 PM—Pancake Supper
The cost of the trip and other details will follow.
Please check your calendars and mark these dates.
We can do a great deal to help out this community. I hope you will come and
bring a friend. Be sweet—John
Everyone plan to stay to clean up!
Invite your family and friends!
Thanks
♦ Senior High Spring Gathering, March 21-23,
♦ Senior High Camp, June 15 – 20,
♦ Counselor Training for Summer Camp program, June 22 – 27,
♦ Fifth & Sixth Grade Camp, July 13 – July 18,
… to the Hills
and the
McChesneys
for hosting
the
Progressive
Dinner!!
♦ Seventh & Eighth Grade Camp, July 20 – July 25,
It is a blast!
This information and more is on the church web site at: www.stmatt-ky.org/youth.htm Check it out!
Need to get hold of John? You can contact him at the church, or home phone: 459-4582; cell phone: 558-8603;
home e-mail: johnandalice@hotmail.com
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KENYA MISSION NEWS
We have 24 people signed up for our Kenya mission
trip scheduled for June 8th-22nd. If you are
interested in going with us, the final day to sign up
is March 5th. If you need any further information
please contact me.
Soapstone and wooden
carvings from Kenya are still
on sale and they have been moved into my
office. If you need a gift for any
occasion please consider these
items. All the money goes to help
our Kenya connection.
We are having a great response to our support
of the Kenya orphans. We still have more
children, so if you would like to support a child
or want to
know what
you can do to
help, please
contact me.
Thank you so much for your great support.
John Willingham,
Minister to Youth
Attention
College Parents!
Please give me your son/daughter’s college address and their birthday. I will be
sending out care packages soon and I wouldn’t want to forget them. Please contact
me at church, 895-3485.
Thank you, John
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MUSIC NOTES
Please join the
St. Matthew’s Choir
for
Evensong
&
Holy Eucharist
Sunday, March 30, 2003
The Fourth Sunday of Lent,
“Refreshment Sunday”
5:00 p.m.
Reception to follow in the Narthex
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Debbi Rodahaffer
From time to time one of our children’s committee
members writes an article for this page.
Michelle Peterson, secretary of the Children’s Program,
wrote this month’s article . . . a parable!
Jesus often taught using parables. A parable is a story of
fictional characters that conveys a spiritual or religious value
or principle. This is my parable of Heart.
In the day, she worked as a nanny and was able to be with
her two children. In the evening, she worked as a housekeeper.
Heart was a mother of two young children. She was often
filled with sadness and despair. Her husband was called off
to war and she lived in a foreign land with no relatives. She
worked odd jobs when she could but the wages she earned
were very meager.
One night the angel of the Lord visited Heart. Heart was
startled. The angel asked Heart “Why are you trembling?”
Heart answered “I am here at work. How can you visit me
here? I do not have my purple box with me. I forgot and
left Him at home.”
One day, an angel of the Lord visited her. The angel reassured Heart that God loved her. Heart told the angel she
knew of God's love because she carries Him with her all the
time in a little purple box.
The angel responded to Heart saying “God is everywhere.
He is with you when you are sleeping, eating and living. He
is much too big to live in a box.”
My question to you is; are you limiting yourself by limiting
God?
Heart eventually found some work. She worked two jobs.
Parents’ Night Out will be back on
Saturday, March 8 from 5:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.
Due to the HUGE success of our first evening, Parent’s Night Out will be a monthly event at
St. Matthew’s. All you need to do is sign up on the downstairs bulletin board to go out or work for the
evening. If you are going out, you need to pack a sack dinner for your child(ren), make sure they
are in play clothes (appropriate to go to the playground, weather permitting), and bring with you a
number where you can be reached. If you are working (parents will work about every third or fourth
time), bring your children and arrive at 5:15 p.m.
Parents’ Night Out is for St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church parents only.
Questions, talk with Lynn Miller, Rene Strause or Debbi Rodahaffer.
Our Angel Choir (4’s through 2nd graders) will lead the procession into church on Palm Sunday,
April 13th. Please make sure that your child is here each week during Lent. We want all of our
children to participate.
Caregivers will be available for infants through fifth graders during our Wednesday Night Series
in Lent. Please sign up on the downstairs bulletin board if you will be bringing a child.
Pick up your Lenten Devotional in the narthex on Sunday, March 2nd. This booklet contains stories, prayers and
activities for the forty days of Lent. It is for our entire church family, yet was written with children in mind.
Help bury the alleluias on March 2nd at 10:00 AM!
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DAILY PRAYER LIST
Week of March 2
Sparks: David, Brooke, Kimberly, Nathaniel
Spencer: Judy
Spencer: Vicky, Kala, Aerial
St. Clair: Joyce
Stewart: Barbara
Stiles: Andrew, Joyce
Stokes: Barry, Eileen, Lindsay, Taylor
Stokes: David, Laurinda, Taylor, Hunter
Stone: Aidan, Barbara
Stone: Faith
Week of March 9
Strange: Cathy, Rebecca
Strause: James
Strause: Randall, Rene, Randall, James, Cameron
Stremel: Beth, Richard, Raegan
Stremel: Nick
Stringfield: Cynthia Jo
Stutz: Marian
Surowiec: Paul, Cathy, Austin, Jack
Swain: Marilyn, Robin, Philip
Tafel: Jeffrey, Julie, Sam, Andi, Erick
Week of March 16
Tarbox: Eric, Annie, Hannah, Luke
Terry: Paul, Frances
Thomas: John, Phyllis
Thompson: Dorney, Elizabeth, Reed, Callie, Evan
Thompson: Hank, Kathryn, Matthew
Thompson: Linda, Michael
Tiano: John, Alice, Joel
Tidwell: Harry, Ann
Todd: Bosworth
Trimble: Ursula
Week of March 23
Triplett: Betty Jean, Gary
Triplett: Karen
Troop: Graham, Amy Cubbage
Tucker: Steven, Amy, Sarah
Tuggle: Kenneth, Catherine
Uligian: Gregory, Barbara
Vandrick: Joseph, Kay
Vouga: Anne, Etienne, Maren, Alex
Wacker: Jean
Wade: Richard
Week of March 30
Waggoner: Gary
Warden: Frank, Patricia
Wagner: Marty, Cheryl, Kate, Alex
Wasem: Jacob, Cristina
Waldrop: Alex, Jayne, Alexander, John
Watkins: Charles
Wall: Tom, Louise
Weatherby: Helen
Wallingford: Joseph, Martha
Weaver: Russell
Heavenly Father,
Amen.
Weekday Services
Wednesday: 5:00 p.m., Service for Healing and Holy Eucharist (begins March 12)
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PARISH FAMILY
Transfers In
G. William Ritter from St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Louisville, KY
Thomas C. Kolb and Dr. Catherine Sutton from Christ Church Cathedral,
Louisville, KY
James Winfrid Dumstorf from Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Louisville, KY
Transfers Out
Courtney, Jennifer, Abigail and Luke Pearson
to St. James’ Episcopal Church, Pewee Valley, KY
Charles Hendricks to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Anchorage, KY
Margaret Ann Jones Pecoraro and Elizabeth Lauren Pecoraro
to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Louisville, KY
Andrew Stiles’ brother
+++ May light perpetual shine upon him +++
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2003 Vestry
Anne Hampton, Senior Warden
Bob Nesmith, Junior Warden
Jay Crocker, Secretary
Lauren Becker
Barbara Beury
Bruce Dillman
Julie Drybrough
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David Garver
Karen Hi
Cleve Parkins
John Shelby
Joan Shepler
Marty Wagner
Kathy Wright
LENT 2003 AT ST. MATTHEW’S
invite you, therefore, in the name of the Church, to the observance of a Holy Lent …
Book of Common Prayer, p. 265
The 40 days of Lent are a time of preparation – preparation for Easter. We are an Easter people, a
resurrection people. Because the Feast of the Resurrection is at the center of our faith, we prepare for it
carefully. Lent is a time of self-examination, of penitence, of exploration, and of prayer. It is a time to
stretch and grow in the faith. It is a solemn time, but a time in which we are always aware of the great
joy to come.
How will you observe Lent? Will you give up something, the better to focus on God and the needs of
others? Will you take on something? Will you deepen your prayer life, read the Bible more, or learn
more about your faith?
Here at St. Matthew’s, there are a number of possibilities for the observance of a Holy Lent. Make a
commitment to one or more of these, and prepare with joy for the Paschal Feast!
Worship in Lent
LENT BEGINS ON ASH WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2003.
Our preparation begins with a day of self-examination, penitence, and a reminder of our mortal nature
with the sign of ashes.
7:00 a.m.
12:00 noon
7:30 p.m.
Holy Eucharist, with the imposition of ashes
Holy Eucharist, with the imposition of ashes
Holy Eucharist, with the imposition of ashes, and
Enrollment of the Catechumenate
You will find SUNDAY WORSHIP to be more quiet and contemplative in nature, as well as penitential.
You are asked to kneel during the Eucharistic Prayer, rather than stand. The service begins in silence,
followed by the confession (except on the First Sunday of Lent [March 9], when we will begin our 10:00
service with the Great Litany). There will be some silence as well during Communion, with meditations
offered for you to use then or later, and then a quiet hymn to emphasize this as a time of contemplation.
There are no “alleluias” until Easter, when we burst forth with them in joy. We hope you will find that
this quiet focus will be a gift to you this Lent.
A commitment to WEEKDAY WORSHIP during Lent can be something meaningful to “take on” for the
40 days.
Tuesday
Wednesday
Holy Eucharist, 7:00 a.m.
Holy Eucharist, 5:00 p.m.
Healing Service (beginning March 12)
LENT 2003 AT ST. MATTHEW’S
Possibilities for education and growth
Monday evenings in Lent
On 4 Monday evenings in March, beginning March 10, we will be reading and discussing the book
Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography by John Dominic Crossan. The class will be led by The Rev. David
Banks, from St. Clement’s House Church. Books are available at a cost (discount) of $11.25. One exciting
note: we will be hearing John Dominic Crossan in person at our next Dimensions of Faith lecture, here at
St. Matthew’s on April 27.
A sign up sheet for the book and the class is on the main bulletin board outside the front office.
Wednesday Nights in Lent: a time for the whole family
Beginning on Wednesday, March 12, and continuing for 4 more Wednesdays, our Wednesday
Nights in Lent are an exciting opportunity for the whole family.
5:45 - 6:30 p.m.
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
7:30 – 7:45
Lenten supper (soup, bread, fruit or cheese) for all
Lenten programs (see below)
Compline (in the church)
For adults
Life Together - a look at our life journeys with family and friends. Four different presenters
from the Louisville community will talk with us about youth, aging, forgiveness and other
passages along the way.
For youth : Church School – TBA
For infants – 5th grade: Caregivers will be present.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26 WILL BE DIFFERENT – AND VERY SPECIAL.
On this Wednesday evening, we will gather at 6:00 p.m. for a Seder, a ritual meal in celebration
of the Passover. Jews remember and celebrate their freedom from bondage in Egypt each year,
and it is likely that Jesus’ Last Supper was a Passover meal. Don’t confuse the two: we will be
participating in a Seder meal as a 21st century Jew would; things have changed since the first
century! But this commemoration is part of our heritage, as well as an important time for our
friends in the Jewish community. (Passover is actually on April 17, but we will be having our
Maundy Thursday agape supper that night). Plan to come!
Sunday mornings in Lent
Every Sunday morning at least two Adult Education opportunities are offered. Parents in Conversation
meets weekly in the Lounge to discuss various areas of interest; this is an informal group, and ALL are
welcome. In Clingman Hall, we continue our study of The Seven Deadly Sins, looking at covetousness,
lust, anger, sloth and envy. And on April 6, we have our monthly poetry discussion, led by Jeff Skinner,
Poets and Faith.
A LENTEN RETREAT WITH THE REV. JAMES WARNKE will be offered again this year on March
28-29 (Friday night – Saturday evening), at the Mount St. Francis Retreat Center. Never made a retreat
before? Don’t be anxious; all you have to do is decide to give yourself the gift of quiet time with God
and go. (It is not a silent retreat, however; there will be plenty of time to talk with Mr. Warnke and
other retreatants.) Get away from normal routine and put aside this particular time for your own
spiritual growth. See the Rector for further details, and sign up now on the list on the bulletin board.
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Dates to Remember ............ 3
Bits ‘n Pieces ........................ 4
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Prayer List .......................... 10
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Holy Week 2003
2003 Vestry
Lauren Becker
Barbara Beury
Bruce Dillman
Julie Drybrough
Ladies & Gentlemen
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Social Concerns ................... 6
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The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones .............................. x34 .............................. hjones@aye.net
John Willingham ............................................ x35 .............................. jwilling@aye.net
Deborah Rodahaffer ...................................... x22 .............................. drodahaf@aye.net
Barbara Ellis ................................................... x32 .............................. bellis@aye.net
Ann Davis ....................................................... x28 .............................. adavis@aye.net
Mardi Galvin ................................................... x21 .............................. mgalvin@aye.net
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David Garver
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Cleve Parkins
John Shelby
Joan Shepler
Marty Wagner
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Parish Web Survey for
Vestry Election Process
Dear People of
God at St.
Matthew’s,
I write this in midLent, in the midst
of a Lenten
journey that seems
longer than usual
because of the war
in Iraq. I pray that
by the time you receive this, the war
will be over, or close to over, but at
this point the end is definitely not in
sight. Despite this, spring is breaking
out all over Louisville, as if a little bit
of Easter insisted on breaking into
Lent.
Recently, one of my friends was telling
me about going to see the Easter
pageant at Southeast Christian, and
what an incredible spectacle it was. I
must admit, I’d like to see it, but my
first reaction was, “AN EASTER
PAGEANT IN LENT!?!?!?” Now, of
course, the church calendar and
seasons are not observed by all
denominations, and it’s not really very
important in the grand scheme of
things. But for at least 1500 years,
most Christians have lived by these
seasons of Advent, Christmas,
Epiphany, Lent, Easter and Pentecost,
and most Christians around the world
still do.
I have been aware of Church seasons
all my life, since I was raised as an
Episcopalian, and for the last 25 years
or so have lived them very consciously,
which is why an Easter pageant in Lent
might strike me as odd, whereas most
people would not particularly care.
But I love the seasons, and the shape
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of the church year, and I realize that
over the years just living by the
calendar has helped form me as a
Christian.
The church calendar marks the year as
holy, as God’s time, not ours. During
the year we go through the life of
Christ, and then the long season of
Pentecost that is the life of the Church.
Christmas and Easter joy, Lenten
penitence and preparation, the drama
of Holy Week, and the “ordinary time”
of the Pentecost season – there seems
to be a “time for every purpose under
heaven”. Not only do we remember
particular events and doctrines, but
eventually we walk the year with
Christ, and all the seasons of our own
lives are offered up to God.
Of course, our own lives often do not
match up; we may have great joy in
Lent or even on Good Friday, and
tragedy during the Easter season. But
at some point we do go through all
these things – birth, death, despair,
hope, resurrection, preparation,
growth, growing in the Spirit, and lots
and lots of ordinary time. Because I
live by this calendar I know that I am
not alone on my own Good Fridays,
whenever they may occur, and that
Easter, in God’s own time, always
comes.
I hope so much that by Easter we can
celebrate peace. But we will celebrate
Easter no matter what, in the sure and
certain assurance that we, and all
God’s beloved, will know resurrection,
no matter how long the waiting seems.
Yours in Christ,
Lucinda +
VESTRY COMMENTS
Every Vestry has their challenges,
and our short-term goals for the
year 2003 were presented at our
last Vestry meeting in order to
address those challenges,
First, we felt it was critical to
complete the allocation from the
Augustus Bequest. To that end, we
need to create a facility plan. A
building committee is formed to do
this. There are many priorities,
with an elevator being one of our
first, and this committee will define
our process & implement the plan.
There is a $50,000 allotment for
this phase for consultants &
designs.
Secondly, there was $100,000
allotted for immediate needs for the
parish. While many of the items
have been done, we need to make
sure the needs have been met.
There were some that were slated
for the spring. The re-striping of
the parking lot, improvements to
the memorial garden and air
conditioning for the children’s
classrooms are just a few that are
on our list to be completed.
We have a very active facilities’
committee and one of their goals is
to develop a 10 year scheduled
maintenance plan. With an aging
building, we felt this was a needed
vehicle in order to manage the
property, and deal better with repair
and replacement costs.
We are going to put a sign on
Hubbards Lane that will have
messages on it. The sign will
resemble the present one in the
front that gives the service times.
This will have 3 to 4 lines where
we can advertise our programs and
offerings. The temporary sign we
used last year, albeit not the style
we would like, was very effective.
The Aesthetics committee will be
involved in this process, which
should be completed as soon as
possible.
Advertising and publicity are things
we need to improve upon so the
community will know about our
events.
adult education program. Both are
vital to St. Matthew’s. Jay Crocker,
Lauren Becker and Natalie Weis
are working with John Willingham
to encourage better attendance and
participation in the youth program,
while the adult education
committee is looking into the topics
offered on Sundays versus the
weekdays. It was felt that a broader
variety of classes would work
better for the Sunday program,
while topics with multi-session
classes might work better if offered
during the week.
Finally, we decided to have a
second annual band concert. This
was huge success even on the
hottest night of the year and we
would like to continue this.
We, the Vestry are excited about the
upcoming year. We look forward to
your help in implementing these
goals.
Anne Hampton,
Senior Warden
Two programs that we are focusing
on are the youth program and the
PARISH FAMILY
Transfers In
Dr. Condict and Mrs. Caroline Moore from Christ Church Cathedral, Louisville, KY
Transfers Out
James, Suzanne, Alexandria and Grace Lancaster
to Christ Church United Methodist, KY
Harry Robertson, Laura, Elizabeth and Alexander King
to St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church, Louisville, KY
Ann and Scott Miller on the birth of their granddaughter
Sundays in April
11:10-12:00
Sunday, April 6:
Sunday, April 20: Easter
Part 7: The Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth - Anne Vouga
Poets and Faith
Parents in Conversation
NO ADULT EDUCATION OR
CHURCH SCHOOL
Sunday, April 13: Palm Sunday
Sunday, April 27:
NO ADULT EDUCATION OR
CHURCH SCHOOL
Poets and Faith
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Patrick Gorman
Mabel Bowen
Dollie Ransdell’s son, Bill Ransdell
Jan Garver’s mother, Maysie Brueckner
Fran Dick’s father, Erling Riisa
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DAILY PRAYER LIST
Week of April 6
Weinberg: Bill, Beth, Bobby
Weis: Russ, Bev, Lottie Boulmay, Natalie, Julia
Weston: Heather
Weston: Sarah
Westwood: Dorothy
White: Sharon
Whitehouse: Cookie
Wiedeman: Varley
Wilkinson: James
Williams: Al, Harriet
Week of April 13
Williamson: Sally
Willingham: John, Alice, John, Hollie, Griffin
Wilson: James
Wilson: Patricia
Wilson: Jack, Virginia
Woldin: Carrie, Maris
Wood: Linda
Woodford: Andy, Sara
Worster: Gordon
Wright: Neally
Week of April 20
Wright: Mike, Kathy, Erin
Yann: Sally
Yeager: Lillian
Yeager: Michelle
Yule: Terry, Sheila
Zapp: Ellen, Lindsay, Taylor
Zega: Frank, Peggy
Zettwoch: Donald, Sharon
Ade: Ruth
Ahern: Kevin, Aliso
Week of April 27
Albrecht: John, Lynn, Jessa, Heather,
John-Michael, Kathryn, Samantha
Alexander: Ruth
Allen: Ellen
Anderson: Mary (IB)
Aprile: Joyce
Ardery: Phil, Anne
Arnspiger: Richard, Mimi, Susan, Tommy
Atwell: Paul, Dana
Austin: Constance, Ned, Mary Chellis
Bach: Sue
We pray for members of the parish family serving in the Armed Forces
Debby Peck, Marc Grigsby, Eric Wilhelm, Kevin Trimble, Adrian Wheeler,
Mark Barry, Allan Lanceta, David Mattingly, The Rev. Robert Brill, Guy Marr,
and The Rev. Steve Pike. We also pray for Molly Bingham, in Baghdad.
Heavenly Father,
We ask you to make the door of St. Matthew’s Church a gateway to your eternal kingdom; and grant that all who
worship in this house may also witness for you in the world outside, to your honor and glory; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
Note:
At Morning Prayer each weekday, members of St. Matthew’s congregation are prayed for by name. As members of
the Christian community, we are advised to hold each other in prayer. As part of your prayers, please remember all
of the St. Matthew’s parish family.
Weekday Services
Wednesday: 5:00 p.m., Service for Healing and Holy Eucharist
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PARISH NEWS
A note from your former Assistant Rector
Average Sunday Attendance in February
2003
275
2002
424
2001
415
February 2003 had severe weather, including one Sunday with a total attendance of 70
(ice storm - but we’re proud that we were open!) and another Sunday with snow.
Ash Wednesday
2003
217
2002
176
2001
212
Dates TO REMEMBER
First Thursday .........Cornerstone
First Friday .................“Raise The Roof”
First Saturday ..........“Raise The Roof”
First Sunday ................Food Collection
Second Sunday ......................Wayside Soup Kitchen
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PARISH NEWS
Bits n’ Pieces
Don’t Forget
to
Spring
Forward!
Sunday, April 27
and
St. Clement’s Episcopal Church
Birthday
Celebrations
of our
Homebound
for April
Daylight Savings Time begins Saturday, April 5,
so remember to turn your clocks forward one hour.
We wouldn’t want you to be late for church!
The Parish Office will close at noon on
Good Friday, April 18, and be closed on
Easter Monday, April 21.
April 1 Mary Landers
April 13 Martha Scanlon
April 29 Marian Stutz
We want your e-mail
We are in the middle of updating our data base
and would like to get everyone’s e-mail address.
Please send yours to Mardi Galvin in the office.
We want to be able to reach everyone with
important information as quickly as possible.
Did You Know
. . . that our
Rector is now serving on the grants committee for
Crusade for Children? A group of local ministers
reviews all grant applications (close to 200) and
recommends grants. And, related to this, she will
appear on “The Moral Side of the News”, Sunday
morning at 6:30 a.m. (!), on Channel 11, as a substitute
from time to time. She is next scheduled for Sunday,
March 30, and then Sunday, May 25.
mgalvin@aye.net
HOT
NEWS FLASH!
We have a new Assistant Rector - or we will, come the
beginning of June. I am delighted to announce that Ben
Robertson - who will be The Rev. Ben Robertson after
his ordination to the diaconate on May 17 - will be
joining us here at St. Matthew’s. Ben will graduate
from the Virginia Theological Seminary in May. He is
married, to Ellen, and is looking forward to being with
us and living in the house on Hubbard’s Lane. Ben
grew up in Louisville, and was sponsored for
ordination by St. Francis in the Fields. His aunt, Ellen
Robertson (oh no! TWO Ellen Robertsons!) is a
member of St. Matthew’s, as are his cousins, Blair
and Neill.
SomethingnewiscomingthisSpring!
Some of you have asked to have your contributions
made via electronic bank transfer. We expect this
process to be available through our bank soon and
we wish to invite any interested families to sign up.
The process will allow you to designate the amount
each month that you transfer from your account to
ours. Electronic transfer eliminates the writing of
checks; saves postage; and transfers your funds in a
timely and accurate manner. We expect the process
to save you as well as the Church in time and reduced
expenses. Forms will be available next month for your
participation. If you have any questions, feel free to
call Ruth Weibel (895-3485) in the Accounting Office.
Lucinda+
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present their semi-annual lecture
Dimensions of Faith
at
John Dominic Crossan
Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies
DePaul University, Chicago
Jesus and Judaism
7:00 p.m.
John Dominic Crossan has written twenty books on the
historical Jesus in the last thirty years, four of which have
become national religious bestsellers: The Historical Jesus
(1991), Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography (1994), Who Killed
Jesus (1995), and The Birth of Christianity (1998). He is a
former co-chair of the Jesus Seminar, and a former chair of
the Historical Jesus Section of the Society of Biblical
Literature, an international scholarly association for biblical
study based in the United States.
AFTERNOON PRESENTATIONS:
1:30 p.m.
Method and the Historical Jesus
3:00 p.m.
Meaning and the Historical Jesus
Free Lectures (donations accepted)
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PARISH NEWS
(502) 895–3485
youth@stmatt–ky.org
Web site: www.stmatt–ky.org/youth.htm
SNAC Sunday at 5 PM
Watch for these upcoming events!!
Join us every Sunday evening (except Sunday evenings when other youth
activities are planned) for Sunday Night at Church. It is from 5 until 6:30 pm.
Bring $3 for pizza. Middle school youth and senior high will be meeting
separately.
Saturday, 4/19, Easter Egg Hunt.
Saturday, May 10th, Canoe trip down Blue River.
Sunday, July 27–Saturday, August 2nd, Summer Mission Trip.
Kenya Orphan Fund
In each of your Sunday School
classes you will find a Kenya basket.
They are there to give you the
opportunity to give to the orphan fund.
The money goes to help support our
26 orphans in Kenya. It takes $30 to
support one orphan for one month. I
would like to see our group support
two of these orphans. Please make a
commitment to help support these
orphans as you are able.Thanks, John!
Summer Mission Trip
Sunday, July 27th – Saturday, August 2nd
Sunday, July 27th: Travel day
Monday, July 28th—Thursday, July 30th: Repair, paint and cleanup in
Little Mud Creek Community near Paintsville, KY. We will also work with
children in the community.
Friday, August 1st: White water rafting in north Georgia.
Saturday, August 2nd: Return
Senior High Camp, June 15 - 20, All Saints Episcopal Center Leitchfield, KY
Counselor Training for Summer Camp program, June 22 - 27,
All Saints Episcopal Center - Leitchfield, KY
 Fifth & Sixth Grade Camp, July 13 - July 18, All Saints Episcopal
Center - Leitchfield, KY
Seventh & Eighth Grade Camp, July 20 - July 25, All Saints Episcopal
April Middle School SNAC
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Once again The Great Vigil of Easter will begin at 6:00 a.m. on Easter morning. This is a dramatic and
moving service, beginning with kindling fire in the darkness, and moving through lessons, baptisms and prayers,
to the moment when the lights come up and we say Alleluia! for the Risen Christ. By having the service in the
morning, we are able to see the sun come up through the eastern window and dispel the darkness. A festive
Easter breakfast will follow.
If you are interested in baptism at the Vigil for yourself or your child, please speak to the Rector, or to Debbi
Rodahaffer. This is the time for baptism; it was when it was offered in the early church.
WATCH FOR INFORMATION ON THE SPRING PLANT SALE.
Bring a friend!
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The Great Vigil
April 6th: Spring Break - No Youth Group
April 13th: History of Christian Symbolism focusing on the cross in
Christian beliefs; polymer clay cross instruction (which we will bake at the
end of the class). These can be used as pins or necklace charms and will
be appropriate for Easter Sunday.
April 20th: Easter - No Youth Group
April 27th: Game Day and Jr. High Jeopardy.
Thanks to Lauren Becker! She will be leading activities at the Middle School
SNAC.
Give
so more
will live!
It’s that time again to give of
yourselves. St. MAM’s blood drive
will be Thursday, April 10 from
2:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. at Our Lady
of Lourdes Roman Catholic
Church at 510 Breckenridge Lane
in the Activities Center. We need
your help to make it happen! Our
goal is 75 units of blood. For
questions call the American Red
Cross at 540-7000 or Anne Shelby
at her office 452-9581.
It is a blast!
HOLY WEEK
SERVICES
St. Matthew Area Ministries
31st Anniversary
April 14 - 18
St. MAM’s will host services at Beechwood Baptist Church, 201
Biltmore Road from12:05 to 12:35 pm.
Homilies will be: Monday (The Rev. Lucinda Laird), Tuesday
(The Rev. Jean Hawxhurst from Christ Methodist), Wednesday
(Dr. Chris Caldwell from Broadway Baptist), Thursday (The Rev.
Mary Beth Guy from Beargrass Christian), and Friday (The Rev.
Dan Lane, St. MAM’s Executive Director).
These are good and fitting services. They are 30 minute
services which should make it easy for most people to attend.
Any of you who have the time please make every effort to
attend a couple of these. St MAM has been doing this for
several years.
Easter Egg Hunt
Middle School Girls Night Out!
Saturday April 19th at 3pm.Our youth will need to be at
church at 2:00pm to help hide the eggs and then stay to help
the children find them. We will be through around 4pm.
Attention all Middle School Girls: Bring a girlfriend and come to an evening
Jewelry-Making Party at St. Matthew’s. You’ll learn to make
necklaces, braclets, earring and anklets using the hippest
beads available. Make Mom a special gift just in time for
Mother’s Day and we’ll even wrap it up so she can’t peek.
Be sure to bring a pair of needle nose pliers with you to the
class on Friday, April 25th from 7-9 PM. Call Lauren
Becker (394-9566) to reserve you seat. Also bring $5 to
help cover the cost of the materials.
Middle School Boys Night Out!
Attention all Middle School Boys: Join us on Friday, April
25th for Putt-Putt Golf and Ice Cream. Meet in front of
Clingman Hall at 7 PM. We will be back for pick-up by
9 PM. Bring $5 to cover costs.
This information and more is on the church web site at: www.stmatt–ky.org/youth.htm Check it out!
Need to get hold of John? You can contact him at the church or: home phone: 459–4582; cell phone: 558–8603; home email:
johnandalice@hotmail.com
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Our Habitat Family
Please bring your
Lenten Love Offering
to church on Easter
Sunday at 6:00 a.m.,
9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m.,
or 5:00 p.m. and place
in the offering plate
when it is passed.
THANK YOU!
Mohamed Mahad, his wife, Anab Omer, Mohamed’s mother, Habiba
Hassan, and Mohamed and Anab’s children, Faduma, F (15), Suwera F
(5), Abdullaahi M (2) and Abdulmalik M (11 mo.) have come to us from
Somalia after witnessing much cruelty and many hardships. Mohamed,
who speaks very little English, is a painter for the Kentucky Association
of Electrical Cooperatives, and Anab cleans homes. While they are
working, Mohamed’s mother Habiba, cares for their children.
One of the stipulations every family must fulfill is to put in 500 equity
sweat hours. If you’re not planning on hammering the walls, putting on
the roof, making or transporting food, please stop by 1831 West Ormsby
Avenue on Friday, April 4th or Saturday, April 5th and say hello to
Mohamed, Anab and their family.
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SeniorPotluckLuncheon
Debbi Rodahaffer
Tuesday, April 22, 11:30 a.m.
Our Special Guest Speaker will be
Lillian Hwang Peiper,
Education Coordinator from
CRANE HOUSE
4s through Second Graders Sing!
Four-year-olds through second graders will lead the
procession from Clingman Hall into church and sing on
Palm Sunday, April 13 at the 10:00 service. Look for a postcard from
Miss Barbara about Palm Sunday rehearsal time and location. Our fours
through second graders have been terrific about attending church
school each Sunday. They rehearse each Sunday at the beginning of the church school hour.
The Crane House is a nonprofit Asian education and culture center that provides educational
workshops, cultural programs, and resource materials that inspire the community to develop
awareness and appreciation of Asian cultures. Crane House education programs are custom-suited to
participants from Kindergarten through post-graduate levels.
Childcare available for Wednesday Nights in Lent, Maundy Thursday Eucharist and Agape
Supper, 7:30 PM Good Friday Eucharist and during the 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM Eucharists on
Easter!
Lillian Hwang Peiper will tell us all about China and will bring us special items. Please join us for this
special China presentation. Please sign-up on the bulletin board outside the front office.
Parents’ Night Out – Saturday, April 5 from 5:30 PM until 9:15 PM!
SOCIAL CONCERNS
“HOPE” will have a new address in April
Thanks to a generous community and years of dreaming and hard work, the Home of the Innocents (HOTI) is
preparing to move all of its services to the new children’s village at 1100 Market Street in April. The Cralle Day
House for Pregnant and Parenting Teens has been operational at that location for one year. The old Bourbon
Stockyards grounds will provide 20 acres for the growth of this 100 year old agency that continues to care for our
area’s young victims of abuse, abandonment and neglect. Nearly 1,000 children are served each year.
Because of the generosity of Kosair Charities, the expanded facility includes a three home Pediatric Convalescent
Center (PCC) that will be home to 46 medically fragile children. Not only does this center provide more than
double the room of the old PCC, it also includes many rooms dedicated to therapy.
Four cottages in the village make up the ChildKind Center. For various reasons, these children living here cannot
stay with their families so HOTI provides a home-like atmosphere for them. The children have their own rooms as
well as expanded living space and a study room/library.
Administrative offices, a chapel and a Board Room are part of the Children’s Commons Building that serves as
the main entrance to the village. The main cobblestone and brick stamped street runs the length of the facility and
makes it easy for the children to find their way. That street is named Crusade for Children Avenue for the group
that made it possible.
The eight acre green space on the backside of the village will offer plenty of room for the children to play. The
space will include a walking path, a garden classroom, a basketball court, and thanks to Brown & Williamson, an
amphitheater to provide space for the children’s performances.
The Home of the Innocents is always looking for volunteers for the Pediatric Care Center, the ChildKind Center
and Support Services. If you enjoy working with children, please consider helping with therapy, feeding, being a
friend, doing homework, general care, special activities or outings. There are opportunities to help with clerical
needs, mailings or even speaking to the community. If you have a special skill or time to donate, please call 5616600. Whatever you can give will be greatly appreciated by these children.
Many parishioners at St. Matthew’s helped make this wonderful expansion possible. You will certainly want to
attend the Open House at The Home of the Innocents’ new location on Saturday, June 11. Everyone is welcome to
come see what can happen when a community comes together. Congratulations to The Home of the Innocents!
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This program is growing each month! We are delighted with the success
of this program. Our next date is April 5th from 5:30 PM until 9:15 PM.
You will find sign up sheets on the downstairs bulletin board. Sign up to
work or sign up to go out!!!! Firm deadline to sign up is Sunday, March 30 at noon.
Easter Egg Hunt – Saturday, April 19 at 3:00 PM.
Bring your children with their baskets and meet us in Clingman Hall for
storytelling and the Easter Egg Hunt. There may even be a sighting of the Easter
Bunny this year!
Next date of Holy Baptism is Sunday, April 20th at the Great Vigil 6:00 AM. Please contact
Debbi Rodahaffer (895-3485) for more information.
Registration forms are flying out the door for summer camp at All Saints. If your child wants
to attend church camp this summer, pick up your registration form found on the track rack
outside of Debbi’s office as soon as possible. The camps fill very quickly. Scholarship money is
available.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL needs you!!! July 14 – July 17 from 9:00 AM until Noon, we are
going to be “Under the Sea”. Sign up downstairs to be a team leader, youth leader or a baby
rocker!!!
Remember to bring your Lenten Love Offering with you to church on Easter Sunday,
April 20th at 6:00 AM, 9:00 AM or 11:00 AM.
Our first check will go to the Orphanage in Kenya on March 31st. So far the children have
collected $175.42! This amount will pay for food, clothes, and medicine for five and one half
children for one month or one child for five and one half months! Keep up the good work!
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Parish Web Survey
RE: Vestry Election Process
Complete this form and return to the Parish Office, Ad Hoc Election Committee
or visit our website, www.stmatt-ky.org, and fill out the electronic on-line survey.
The deadline is April 21st.
As most of you know the current process for selecting vestry has the following steps:
The nominating committee, which is the five outgoing vestry members and two at-large members, draws up a
slate of 10 names of those willing to run, the youth nominee chosen by the youth themselves. They utilize the
suggestion box to assist them in selecting candidates. The congregation then votes at the annual meeting, and the
top five vote getters are elected to the vestry.
The vestry is considering a change in method to resemble the process being used at the Cathedral. That method
is similar to ours except the slate of ten names is put in a lottery, and the five new vestry members are selected by
a random draw at the main service on the morning of the Annual Meeting.
1. Which method do you most prefer for electing your vestry?
a. The current election process.
b. A method using a lottery draw.
c. Other
2. Have you ever used the suggestion box to nominate candidates?
Yes
No
3. Do you support the continued use of the suggestion box to supplement the work of the nominating
committee?
Yes
No
4. Is a slate of ten (10) candidates to fill five (5) vacancies a good number?
Yes
No
5. Should the slate be increased to more than ten candidates?
Yes
No
6. Would you support the vestry being chosen by the nominating committee and Vestry, without a parish vote?
Yes
No
7. Do you feel that the nominating process (with the nominating committee) is an open and fair one?
Yes
No
8. If not, what suggestion do you have? __________________________________________________________
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9. Would you be more likely to run for vestry if the process used were?
a. The current election process?
b. A method using a lottery draw?
10. If a vacancy occurred during a vestry member’s term due to a resignation, which method do you prefer for
filling that vacancy?
a. The lottery draw method from the prior slate’s remaining candidates.
b. One of the prior candidates being selected by vestry vote.
c. A member of the congregation as agreed by the rector, wardens and vestry vote.
11. Make any other suggestions you have about this topic. Thank you.
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Bits ‘n Pieces ........................ 3
Bishop Gulick ....................... 4
Way to go, St. Matthew’s .... 5
Phone Extension
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Barbara Beury
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Parish Calendar ................... 8
Children’s Program News .. 10
St. Matthew’s Athletics ...... 11
Youth .................................. 12
Kenya News ........................ 13
Prayer List .......................... 14
2003 Vestry
Social Concerns ................... 6
Ladies & Gentlemen
of Experience..................... 7
e-mail address
Parish Families ................... 15
David Garver
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Beloved in Christ,
Alleluia!
Christ is risen!
The Lord is risen
indeed. Alleluia!
This is our
salutation
throughout the
Easter season, also known as the
Great Fifty Days. All our services
will begin with this, as a reminder of
this most joyful time of year.
But it’s all too easy to forget those 50
days, days designated for feasting
and celebration, isn’t it? Somehow,
it’s easier to remember the 40 days of
Lent. Part of the reason may have to
do with the time of year: it’s spring;
we’re spending more time outside
and more weekends away; there are
other big events such as graduation
and Confirmation; and of course
there’s the Derby! So we are
distracted in a way that we are not
during Lent.
But I think the reasons go deeper. I
am convinced that we are, on some
level, more comfortable with guilt
than joyful acceptance of God’s love
and the promise of resurrection. We
“give up” something for Lent, or take
on something – generally in the
nature of some sort of selfimprovement, spiritual or otherwise.
If we’re honest, we know we are not
what we should be, that we are in
need of repentance and amendment
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of life. As a priest, I can tell you that
it’s really not very difficult to make
people feel guilty. But it’s very hard
to proclaim the good news of God’s
extravagant love and see people truly
absorb it, truly realize in their core
being their idendity as beloved
children of God. In essence, we
wonder if the good news is really too
good to be true.
Perhaps it does take a lifetime to
even begin to appreciate the gift of
Easter. But we need not end our
celebrating with the ceremony and
panoply of Easter Day. Why don’t
we resolve now to spend the rest of
these 50 days “taking in” as opposed
to our Lenten “giving up”? We can
work consciously to take in the
knowledge of God’s love, and of new
life in Christ each day. In the daily
circumstances of our lives, we can
stop and give thanks: for the beauty
of the spring; for the love of family;
for the joy of friends; for the delight
of a dog welcoming you home with
unrestrained glee, or a cat curling up
and purring next to you; for a good
meal. God’s love is poured out in all
the particulars of our lives, large and
small. The “task” of Easter may be
learning to recognize it and perceive
it, and to incorprate it into our very
selves – those very selves that are
risen with Christ.
Alleluia! Christ is risen!
The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!
Lucinda +
PARISH FAMILY
Sundays in May - 11:10-12:00
Sunday, May 4:
Poets and Faith - Jeff Skinner
Sunday, May 18
Reception for Bishop Gulick
and the confirmands
Sunday, May 11
Poets and Faith - “A Conversation with the Rector”
Last Sunday of Church School
PARISH NEWS
Dates TO REMEMBER
First Sunday .............Food Collection Sunday
Second Thursday ........Cornerstone
Second Saturday ......Habitat
Second Sunday ............Wayside Soup Kitchen
Transfers Out
Robert M. Biggs
to St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Louisville, KY
Baptisms
Francesca Isabella Campisano, daughter of Kevin and Linda Campisano, April 20
Greg and Barbara Uligian on the birth of their grandson, Jacob Alexander Uligian
By the Grace of God and the people consenting
The Right Reverend Edwin Funsten Gulick, Jr., Bishop of Kentucky
will ordain
David Reed on the birth of his granddaughter, Liza Reed
George and Barbara Beury on the birth of their granddaughter,
Gabrielle Victoria Beury
Benjamin George Robertson, IV*
and
Benjamin Wells Maas
to the Sacred Order of Deacons
in Christ’s One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church
Dottie Bardenwerper’s sister, Mabel West
on Saturday, May 17, 2003, at eleven o’clock in the morning
at Christ Church Cathedral, 421 South Second Street, Louisville, Kentucky
Your prayers and presence are requested. Reception following.
+ + + May light perpetual shine upon her + + +
*Ben Robertson will be St. Matthew’s new Assistant Rector starting in June.
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DAILY PRAYER LIST
Week of April 6
Week of April 13
Bailor: Jean
Baker: Charles, Ann
Baker: Nancy
Baker: Paul, Alice
Ballerstedt: Mary
Bardenwerper: William, Dorothy
Barr: James, Cindy, Worden, Austin
Barrett: Melissa, Mitch Shirrell
Barry: Charles, Joyce
Barry: Mike, Shawn, Garrett
Bay: Laurie
Becker: Lauren
Bell: Don, Joy
Bell: Robert, Janice, Robert
Berry: Kenneth, Amy, Jessica
Beury: George, Barbara
Biggs: Dorothy
Bingham: Barry, Edie
Birch: Alan, Catharine, David Steven
Bishop: Thomas, Ann
Week of April 20
Bittenback: Constance
Black: Samuel, Dorothy
Blake: Dr. James, Mona
Booker: Katherine, John
Boone: Heather, Michael, Lauren
Borden: Scott, Carol, Samuel, Lucas
Borho: Carl, Karen, Carter
Bower: Robert, Jean
Bowling: Kathleen
Brackett: Cordell, Julie, Lillian, Madelyn
Week of April 27
Bradley: Jill
Brady: Elizabeth
Brendel: Greg, Roxanne, Matthew
Brendel: Jo, Marcia
Briggs: Jayne
Brill: Sue Ellen, Abby, Andrew
Broecker: Linda, Bruce
Brooks: David, Jacqueline
Brown: The Rev. Donald, Patricia
Brown: Kaye
Charles Harris, Billy Cundiff, Adam Schultz, Debby Peck, Marc Grigsby, Eric Wilhelm,
Kevin Trimble, Guy Marr, Mark Barry, Allan Lanceta, David Mattingly, The Rev. Steve Pike,
The Rev. Robert Brill and Adrian Wheeler. We also pray for Molly Bingham, in Baghdad.
Heavenly Father,
We ask you to make the door of St. Matthew’s Church a gateway to your eternal kingdom; and grant that all who
worship in this house may also witness for you in the world outside, to your honor and glory; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
Note:
At Morning Prayer each weekday, members of St. Matthew’s congregation are prayed for by name. As members of
the Christian community, we are advised to hold each other in prayer. As part of your prayers, please remember all
of the St. Matthew’s parish family.
Weekday Services
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PARISH NEWS
Bits n’ Pieces
From the
Outreach Committee
As you probably know, our budget this year does not
include financial outreach other than our pledge to the
diocese and to St. Matthew’s Area Ministries. The Rector
and Vestry were disappointed that this was necessary, and
hope to restore a line item for other outreach next year.
Birthday
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BUT - in the meantine, St. Matthew’s certainly has not and
will not stop doing outreach! Hands-on outreach – giving
beyond ourselves in terms of time and talent – continues to
be very strong in this parish. And financial outreach
continues as well. As you have heard, we raised the
$11,000 needed for our Habitat House with our Christmas
Offering and subsequent offerings. Our Easter Offering
went to the Episcopal Church Home. At the end of March,
we sent over $1,200 in donations to support 26 orphans in
Oyugis, Kenya. And the Church School Lenten Offering
was divided between that orphanage, and the community
of Little Mud Creek, KY, where the youth group will go on
their mission trip this summer.
May 2 Helen Weatherby
May 16 Stu Smith
The Outreach Committee plans to offer a number of
opportunities for parishioners to contribute to various
kinds of financial outreach. In May, we will be urging
people to contribute to Bishop Gulick’s Discretionary
Fund on the occasion of his visit on May 18 (special
envelopes will be provided that day). This fund is used for
a variety of purposes around the diocese, as the Bishop
perceives need, and donations are greatly appreciated. At
other times during the year, we will be providing
envelopes for general outreach funds, to be disbursed by
the Outreach Committee, as well as making other specific
requests. And the envelopes marked “Kenya Orphans” are
always available in the narthex for support of the
orphanage in Oyugis.
THANK YOU,
THANK YOU!
Our Easter offering,
as of April 22, is
$5106.00!
St. Matthew’s counts strong outreach as an essential part
of its identity. This is a generous, self-giving parish, and
the Outreach Committee is proud to work with all of you.
Thank you!
This year’s offering is designated for the Episcopal
Church Home, which has nearly completed a
campaign for its new Memory Center.
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PARISH NEWS
KENYA NEWS
Reception
Honors
Bishop Gulick
and
New Confirmands
Alleluia! and Thank You!
I cannot begin to say “thank you” enough
to the many, many parishioners who gave
so much time and energy to make Holy
Week and Easter at St. Matthew’s so very
festive and meaningful. But I must say:
Kenya Dinner
On Sunday, May 18, there will be a Reception honoring Bishop
Gulick and our confirmands. Please join us in Clingman Hall as
we gather for this celebration after the 10:00 a.m. service.
Volunteers are needed for this event, and if you would like to
assist, please refer to the sheet on the bulletin board.
Thank You to the Choir and musicians for
putting in many long hours to make beautiful
music all week long;
REMEMBER!
Thank You to the Treble Choir and the
Easter does not end with Easter Sunday! The
season of Easter lasts for 50 days, through the
Day of Pentecost (Sunday, June 8). We will
continue to say “Alleluia, Christ is risen. The
Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!” at the beginning
of all our services; we will omit the Confession;
and we will end all our services with the Easter
dismissal (Alleluia! Alleluia!). We are to have 50
days of feasting - which is meant to outdo the 40
days of penitence and fasting of Lent.
Church School children for singing so
wonderfully on Palm Sunday;
Thank You to the Altar Guild - the true
unsung heroines;
Thank You to all the Lectors, Acolytes,
Ushers, Greeters, Chalice Bearers, Oblation
Bearers, Lay Eucharistic Ministers and all who
made our services both meaningful and
welcoming;
What’s the best job in the Church?
Thank You to all the hard workers who
Let’s start from the bottom:
made the Maundy Thursday Agape Dinner so
extraordinary - and beautiful;
Hardest: The day in and day out running of a parish is
really work.
A Bishop’s job looks good from the outside, but involves
lots of travel, meetings, difficult decisions and balancing
more demands than one can possibly fulfill - not as easy or
fun as one might think.
A priest’s first year in a new parish can be like a
honeymoon - hard but fun.
When you’re first ordained, there is a lot of excitement
and sense of personal fulfillment - haven’t started working
yet!
A Vestry member has to go to lots of meetings, and yet it is
worthwhile.
The average lay member has a lot of freedom when and
whether to worship or do “church work”, but it is all
voluntary.
An Assistant Bishop - That’s a really good job, do what
you enjoy and the buck stops with the Bishop.
Thank You to everyone who worked so
hard to make our Easter Breakfast truly festive
and celebratory;
Thank You to the Flower Guild, who
brought us from palm branches to the bare church,
to the beauty and glory of Easter;
and last, but definitely not least,
Thank You to the staff, all of whom
worked hard and long hours (overtime!) that this
week might be truly Holy for all of us.
Lucinda +
Best: Bishop-in-Residence at St. Matthew’s - that’s the
best job in the Church
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David Reed
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Mark your calendars for
Sunday, May 18th and join fellow
parishioners for an evening of
FUN! We’ll be serving authentic
African cuisine and will have
many unique items to sell and/
or auction. In addition, our own
“Lost Boys” of Sudan will
present the story of their lives
and their coming to America.
African
Cu isine
Kenyan
Crafts
All proceeds from this event will go to help fund the Kenya mission trip. St. Matthew’s will be
helping to build a church, two playgrounds (one at a school and one at the orphanage), and
put a roof on the wire health clinic. Your support is needed to make this trip a success.
Our first check to the Kenya orphans was sent last week in the amount of $1,200. This will go a long way
in helping our orphans with food, clothing, school supplies and fees. Thank you so much for your wonderful support. We will take our next check with us when we go Kenya in June, so our next donation for
the quarter will be due by June 1st. Thanks again for your support!
You helped so much last year with school supplies and eyeglasses, and we would really like your help
again. There will be a box for the supplies and eyeglasses outside Clingman Hall during the month of
May, so please help us fill it up. Pencil sharpeners, magic markers, colored pencils and paste or glue are
all needed. We hope to take many, many supplies with us.
I would like to thank Natalie Weis and the National Honor Society of Manual High School for the
donations of books and school supplies to be used in our Little Mud Creek and Kenya projects. Natalie
began the project and collected hundreds of books, which have already been taken to Little Mud Creek
and the school supplies will be taken to Kenya. Thank you for all your hard work and in helping others in
need.
A list of those going to Kenya will be posted outside Clingman Hall by mid May. I would like to ask you
as a parish, as we did in 2001, to sign up to be prayer partners and to supply a box lunch for each
member of the group. Your prayers can be felt in our travels and as we work with the people of Kenya.
We will be leaving from Church for the airport on June 8th after the 10:00 a.m. service, and not having
to worry about lunch is a great help. Thank you for your help with prayer and food.
John Willingham
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Way to Go, St. Matthew’s!
Our Agape Supper
Special Thanks
special thanks to . . .
Summer Mission Trip
SNAC Sunday at 5 PM
when other youth activities are planned) for Sunday Night at
Church. It is from 5 until 6:30 pm. Bring $3 for pizza. Middle
school youth and senior high will be meeting separately. The last regular SNAC
until Fall is May 4th, but watch for some occasional summer SNACs.
Sunday July 27th – Saturday August 2nd
 Sunday, July 27th: Travel day
 Monday, July 28th - Thursday, July 30th:
Repair, paint and cleanup Little Mud Creek
Community near Paintsville, KY and working
with children in the community.
 Friday, August 1st: White water rafting in north Georgia.
 Saturday, August 2nd: Return
Bring a friend!
“Hello to Summer” Swim Party
Join us on Sunday, June 1st for a “Hello to Summer”
Swim Party and Cookout!All youth (including rising
6th graders) are welcome and
encouraged to attend.
are extended to the following parishioners who
beautifully helped prepare food, organize and clean
up the Model Seder held in Clingman Hall on March
26th . . .
Mary Jo Gillim and Lila Ludwig for preparing the
soup on April 17; Betty Jobson and Dottie Snell for
setting the tables; Mary Jo Gillim, Lila Ludwig,
Dottie Snell and Betty Jobson for cutting up the
bread, cheese, and fruit and placing them on the
table; Don and Joy Bell and Bob and Diane Clark
for serving the soup; Doug Gillim and Kurt Ludwig
for being our wine stewards.
Our fantastic clean-up crew included Cindy
Diedenhofen and Sarah Weston who wiped all the
chairs and tables clean, and Lila Ludwig, Mary Jo
Gillim, Anne Hampton, Jean Bower, Dwayne
Watson and Kathy Wright who stayed late to wash
dishes and clean up the kitchen and leave it in
immaculate shape!
Summer Camps at All Saints
 Senior High Camp, June 15 - 20, All Saints Episcopal Center Leitchfield, KY
 Counselor Training for Summer Camp program, June 22 - 27, All
Saints Episcopal Center - Leitchfield, KY
 Fifth & Sixth Grade Camp, July 13 - July 18, All Saints Episcopal
 Seventh & Eighth Grade Camp, July 20 - July 25, All Saints
Episcopal Center - Leitchfield, KY
Consider camp at All Saints this summer. It is a blast!
Why I Love All Saints!
After going to All Saints Episcopal Center for ten summers in a row, the
experiences I have had there have made me realize that there is more to
the camp than just going and being outdoors. I have meet life long
friends at All Saints. The good thing about the friends you make at All
Saints is that you don’t have to worry about whether or not they will
accept you. The people at All Saints will always be willing to spend time
with you and accept you as you are.
The Easter Egg Hunt had a special visitor!
The last day of Church School
until Fall is May 11th.
The last regular SNAC until Fall is May 4th.
(but we may have some special
SNACS this Summer)
Debbi Rodahaffer
Dottie Snell
Barbara Beury
Kathy Wright
Sue Bach
Betty Jobson
Joyce Stiles
Mary Jo Gillim
Suzanne Rice
Jan Garver
Jody Fletcher
Diane Clark
Thomas Drybrough
Anna Karle
John Willingham
It was truly a meaningful and very educational
evening. We are most grateful to the Jewish
Community Federation for providing leaders to
explain to us their Passover feast.
Our praises to all of you!
Meet at the church at 4 PM. We will travel to the home
of Alexander, Jayne and Alex Waldrop for the party
and return to the church by 7:30 PM. Bring your swim
suits and an appetite!
Lila Ludwig
ATTENTION
all Painters!
Many, Many Thanks
Your help is needed to paint our
Habitat House, located at 1831 W.
Ormsby Avenue, on May 17. We will
meet in the church parking lot at 8:30
a.m. and carpool to our house. Please sign up on the
main bulletin board if you are available to paint.
Clergy Book Pick
The Episcopal Church Home Women’s Board wants
to thank clergy, staff and members for their
overwhelming support for this year’s Spring Benefit
Luncheon and Style show at the Olmstead.
All tickets were sold and we hope we can give
another large donation for the purchase of the van.
We feel St. Matthew’s was instrumental in helping us
go over the top.
Thank you St. Matthew’s and God Bless You.
by HelenJones
Recently I have had the chance to fulfill every camper’s dream . . . to be
the counselor in charge. Being in charge is the most satisfying job that
you can do. This summer I will be paid to hang out with kids and have a
great time. Last year when I was a CIT, I decided that being a counselor
was like being a camper with more authority. It is very fulfilling. I also am
going to be a life guard this summer.
I read a pile of books on our winter break vacation, but my favorite was a paperback, “The Piano Shop
on the Left Bank”, by Thaddeus Carhart.
Walking his two young children to school every morning, Carhart passes an unassuming little
storefront in his Paris neighborhood. Intrigued by its simple sign — Desforges Pianos — he enters,
only to have his way barred by the shop’s imperious owner. Unable to stifle his curiosity, he finally
lands the proper introduction, and a world previously hidden is brought into view. Luc, the atelier’s master, proves an
indispensable guide to the history and art of the piano. Intertwined with the story of a musical friendship are reflections on
how pianos work, their glorious history, and stories of the people who care for them, from amateur pianists to the craftsmen
who make the mechanism sing. “The Piano Shop on the Left Bank” is at once a beguiling portrait of a Paris not found on
any map and a tender account of the awakening of a lost childhood passion.
If you haven’t been to All Saints, give it a try. Maybe you will get hooked
on it too.
- Stephen Hill
Is Your Letter Here?
Although you don’t have to travel to your birthplace to be enrolled and taxed, it is important to have your Letter of
Membership recorded in our books. If you are unsure as to your membership status, please call me, Ann Davis, at
the church office (895-3485) and I will be happy to look it up for you.
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SOCIAL CONCERNS
ST. MATTHEW’S ATHLETICS
What does Summer mean to you?
To St. Matthew’s,
it means . . .
Thank you to all the St. Matthew’s volunteers and Bishop Reed who participated in the ground blessing
ceremony on Saturday, April 5, with special thanks to Harry Tidwell and Bob Clark for their enormous hard
work and support in following through with this ambitious effort. We also want to commend Holy Trinity Roman
Catholic Church and Ray Schlader, Carl Kamer and George Higgins for enlisting their crew of hard workers
and roofers. This was a wonderful opportunity for us to know our brothers and sisters at Holy Trinity Roman
Catholic Church.
Bats Game
and
Picnic!
What’s next? We will continue working on “our” house, located at 1831 W. Ormsby Ave. for the next month
with the exception of Derby Day on May 3. If you want to join our team on a regular basis please call
Ann Davis, 895-3485.
I want to add my special thanks to Delores Hartman, Arlene Schlader, Pat Brown,
Diane Clark, Ann Tidwell and the women they recruited from Holy Trinity and
St. Matthew’s to make sandwiches, brownies and cookies for a picnic for two days
when Holy Trinity and St. Matthew’s “Raised the Roof” for the family of Mohamed
Mahad. All the workers appreciated those lunches and devoured the cookies and
brownies! Thank you so much.
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At the very first conversation that Lucinda and I had about a reactivation of the long-standing
covenant between St. Matthew’s and Holy Trinity Churches, she said that what we really needed to
do was to join together in some truly hands-on community service—”like building a Habitat for
Humanity House together.” That vision was fulfilled in a most satisfactory way on April 4-5 when
volunteers from both churches “Raised the Roof” of a house on West Ormsby. At 8:30 a.m. on
Friday morning there was nothing there but a concrete block foundation, and, by Saturday evening,
a four bedroom house had been raised, all the interior walls framed, roof trusses in place and
sheeting on exterior walls and the roof all nailed into place.
A committee of members from both churches began meeting in the Fall, each church raised $11,000, and a group of nearly
one hundred volunteers was recruited. The success of the project was measured at several levels. The dramatic way in
which the walls went up and the roof was covered in such a short time was one. But even more significantly, the Christian
cooperation — the demonstration of Unity in Christian service — that developed in this process made a very tangible
witness to everyone of how much we have in common. This was not only in the hammer and nails work, but also in a
devoted group of women from both churches who worked together to provide lunch on both Friday and Saturday.
There was a dedication ceremony on Saturday morning which brought three groups of people together around the front
porch of the house. One group was the St. Matthew’s-Holy Trinity workers — not two groups now, but one. And then there
was the Habitat team, consisting of construction supervisors, and the family workers who select and prepare the family for
life in their new home. Finally the family themselves were there, with two of their three children, and their Imam. Yes,
Mohammed and Abna are Muslims, refugees from Somalia. So the dedication consisted of a reading from the Koran,
sprinkling of holy water with prayers by Fr. Chuck Thompson, and some remarks by me along with a prayer and greeting
from Lucinda—who could not be there to see her vision fulfilled because of a funeral at St. Matthew’s (the only thing that
could keep her away).
There are so many people to thank! The problem is where to stop naming them once you start. At the least we need to
recognize:
The four organizers—two from each Church;
The women who made sure the lunches were prepared and delivered;
The Habitat team;
The God who brought Episcopalians, Roman Catholics and a Muslim family together.
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Picnic begins at 3:00 p.m.
on the Great Lawn underneath the expressway
Game starts at 6:15 p.m.
The Cost:
$8.00 per person for the game, food and fun!
WE NEED A COMMITMENT BY MAY 25 AND YOUR MONEY BY JUNE 29 !
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A Brownie Brigade
Debbi Rodahaffer
Vacation Bible School
Monday, July 14 through Thursday, July 17 from 9:00 AM until
noon we will be “Under the Sea”! Registration forms will be
available at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church beginning May 11th.
Three and four-year-olds will be in our “Tide Pool VBS rooms” and kindergartners
through fifth graders will be on “Scuba” teams. We are looking for more scuba and
tide pool adult and youth leaders. Please contact Debbi Rodahaffer at 895-3485 if you
are able to be part of this wonderful week!
Many thanks to the
April 19th!
SOCIAL CONCERNS
St. Matthew’s youth for a FANTASTIC Easter Egg Hunt on
May 11th is the last day of church school this year!
Our church school year will end on Sunday, May 11th. In a year filled with uncertainty, church school
has been a place where children have gathered to feel loved, nurtured and safe! Our teachers earned
my respect ages ago. They will always have my gratitude and love. (Next month our church school
teachers will be highlighted in the Spirit.)
PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT – SATURDAY, MAY 17 FROM 5:30 PM UNTIL
9:15 PM.
Sign up on the bulletin board downstairs to work or go out. Registration Deadline is
May 11th at noon.
LOCK-IN FOR RISING 4 AND 5 GRADERS
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On Friday, June 6th from 8:00 p.m. until 8:00 a.m. our rising 4th and 5th graders will have an evening of
games, crafts, movies, lots of food, and a special midnight Eucharist in Church. Adults to work, adults to
prepare snacks are needed. To help, please sign up on the bulletin board upstairs or down! The Children’s
Committee hopes every rising 4th and 5th grade youth will be able to attend! Questions, ask Lynn Miller or
Rene’ Strause.
Thank you is inadequate for the wonderful work that Candis Crocker, Julie Drybrough, Barbara Ellis,
Angela Koshewa, and Marion Lewis did! They took that long grey wall leading to the choir room and brought
it to life with color! Wander downstairs and take a look.
All Saints’ Camp registration forms are available on the track rack outside Debbi’s office. Many
St. Matthew’s children and youth are already registered. If you have not registered your child or youth,
it’s not too late to take advantage of a wonderful week for your child. Scholarship money is available.
For details about the week, talk with Debbi.
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“Brownies, LOTS of brownies”! This
was the only cry?, suggestion?, command?, heartfelt plea? resonating from
the building crew at our committee
meeting in preparation for the Holy
Trinity/St. Matthew’s joint adventure in “Raising the
Roof”, a Habitat for Humanity project.
while waiting for our delivery crew!
Upon arrival at the site, after preparing
our banquet table, we witnessed another
miracle - one similar to the gospel story.
We too, had a multiplication of loaves;
loaves of ham/turkey sandwiches! The more we ate, the
more we seemed to have left; so that after two days of
feasting, we were able to share our abundance with
Wayside Christian!
The following week, a dessert meeting with the appointed
food crew, Pat Brown, Dolores Hartman, Sharon Nesmith,
Arlene Schlader and Ann Tidwell, pondered over how
many sandwiches to a loaf of bread?, in a turkey breast?
etc., etc. After considerable discussion there was a consensus on amounts to buy, the number of ice coolers to fill, the
variety of drinks, and the needed supplies. Next, how many
willing hands required to help assemble the above, and the
length of time to prepare and deliver it to our building
crew? Within the week, Pat and Dolores’s tour of Sam’s
and Krogers was underway. After checking prices, quantities, and notations on the list, two huge carts of the
designated products were purchased and loaded in the car
as prized merchandise!
The only recommendation for the next time would be to
have an emergency chili crew lined up for a midnight call
in case we have another cold blustery day as we had on
Saturday. However, even without a bonfire, and the
absence of a much needed cup of hot chocolate or coffee,
our hearts were warmed by an inspiring house blessing for
our beautiful couple and family.
What a joy and privilege to be present at that special
moment! Truly, the entire weekend was one to treasure.
May it be the first of many to share with our covenant
church neighbors who, so quickly, through this special
project have become cherished family members.
Having determined at our dessert meeting that
two hours would be needed for making and
bagging the sandwiches, Arlene and Ann
lined up crews for assembling the food,
and another for delivering. Friday a.m.,
April 4th, so many efficient willing hands
arrived that the task was completed in 40
minutes!!! This included making peanut butter/jelly
sandwiches with jelly that insisted it was Jello! and
unspreadable! We won! - not only in conquering the jelly,
but also in having lots of time getting to know each other
Oh! Did I forget to tell you - there was a “brigade of
brownies”? Brownies in every shape and size!!! Delicious,
scrumptious, brownies of every
conceivable combination!
Wouldn’t you agree “Mission Accomplished!”?!!
Joyfully shared by,
Dolores R. Hartman,
Holy Trinity Member
EndoftheYear
SeniorPotluckLuncheon
Tuesday, May 27, 11:30 a.m.
All of us have unanswered questions about the Muslim religion. Dr. G.A.
Shareef, a professor at Bellarmine College and a practicing Islamic
Imam, will speak to us and answer questions. Without reservation, we
can say there is no one who cannot learn something in these troubled
times from Dr. Shareef. Lunch is potluck and everyone older than
twenty is invited.
Sign up on bulletin board outside of front office and indicate what you will bring to eat.
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A Few Words From Our
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Senior Highlights
Dear People of St.
Matthew’s,
I will be attending the
General Convention of
the Episcopal Church
from July 30 – August
8 as the chair of the
Kentucky deputation.
Four clergy and four
lay people (including
our own Lillian Yeager, who also serves on
the Executive Council) represent this
diocese in the House of Deputies. Bishops
Gulick and Reed will be attending as
members of the House of Bishops.
General Convention meets once every three
years, in varying locations; this year we are
meeting in Minneapolis. Convention is the
highest authority in our church, and any
changes in our constitution, canons, or
prayer book must be approved by
Convention. Between conventions,
authority is vested in the Executive Council,
a body elected by Convention, and
consisting of bishops, priests or deacons,
and lay members. Further, the House of
Bishops elects a Presiding Bishop every
nine years (currently The Most Rev. Frank
Griswold), who serves as our Primate and
oversees our national church office in New
York City.
Some of the same people who worked on
the United States Constitution also
produced the Constitution of the Episcopal
Church after the American Revolution
(when we were clearly no longer part of the
Church of England). There are some
obvious similarities, including a bicameral
legislature where any resolution must pass
both houses.
Conventions are nothing if not interesting.
This is the 5th that I have attended (the 4th
as an elected deputy). If you ever have the
chance to visit, please do! Encountering the
breadth of the Episcopal Church is an
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amazing, wonderful, exciting experience.
Think of several thousand Episcopalians, of
all sorts and conditions, gathered together
for ten days, sharing worship and work. We
argue, we celebrate, we squabble, we pray,
we get passionate about issues, we get little
sleep – and, most of all, we pray for the
guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Is a legislative body the best way to make
decisions for a church? I think it would be
more accurate to say that it’s a terrible
system – but the best one we have! One of
its great strengths is the full participation of
all four orders of ministry: lay people,
deacons, priests and bishops. And in our
messy and sometimes argumentative way, I
think we learn and grow and – eventually –
begin to perceive what new thing God might
be doing. Sometimes the discernment we
pray for seems illusive; sometimes we make
mistakes; sometimes we take decades, even
centuries, to get it right. We are definitely
not infallible, but we do believe that if we
seek God in our proceedings, God will find
us.
As always, there are controversial issues
before Convention this summer, especially
issues around human sexuality. More
importantly, although less appealing to the
media, there are issues for our church of war
and peace, hunger, AIDS, evangelism,
service and outreach. I would ask you to
read the secular press reports with some
caution!
Bishop Reed, Dr. Yeager and I will be
reporting to the congregation on the first
Sunday in September. I will also be sending
back some “dispatches” during Convention,
and will be eager to talk with you when I
return. Right now, I would ask your prayers
for all of us in our deliberations, that our
church may truly discern God’s will, and
have the grace and strength to respond with
joy.
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VESTRY COMMENTS
generosity in the past: Kenya, refugees from Cuba, Sudan
and Bosnia, Habitat, St. John’s Center, The Episcopal
Church Home, Wellspring and Wayside Christian Mission
are ones that come to mind as I write this. But, he also
encouraged us to continue to be generous and
compassionate.
It seems to me the past few years have created an attitude
of scarcity among us. Despite our $2 million bequest,
despite pledging and gifts that have been sustained in the
face of a faltering economy we are continually fearful of not
having “enough.”
In the Gospel for this Sunday Jesus sent his disciples out
to minister with no resources but the clothes they wore. He
didn’t tell them to stock up with enough provisions for the
trip, nor to take sufficient money for what was an indefinite
and unpredictable journey. They were sent in pairs to work
together for ministry unencumbered with “stuff.” Perhaps
for us what is most important, is working together in
mutual, shared ministry, not what we can buy, even for
others. Our ministry should be grounded in love and
servant hood, not in anxiety about size or finances.
I am not sure how these disparate thoughts fit together.
But I am certain that God approves when we are compassionate and generous with our time and money. When
we spend our energies agonizing over money, I suspect
God is wondering “Why? They have so much already.”
I wonder why we have a fear of scarcity rather than a
gratitude for our abundance. But that is for another writing.
I’ll conclude this with a quote from Tom Ehrich, an
Episcopal Priest who writes a daily meditation available
through the Internet. “Effective church councils don’t
spend their time stewing over budget print-outs or deciding
what gear or expertise to buy next. They nurture
relationships, starting with each other and branching
outward. They care about people, not property or propriety.
Effective congregations aren’t known by their buildings,
technology or finery. They are known for serving food to
the hungry, hope to the despairing, healing to the sick, and
love to the lost.”
From the Lesson on June 29: “If there is among you
anyone in need, a member of your community in any of
your towns within the land that the Lord your God is
giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tight-fisted toward
your needy neighbor. You should rather open your hand,
willingly lending enough to meet the need, whatever it
may be…Give liberally and be ungrudging when you do
so”Deuteronomy 15:7-10
From the Gospel on July 13: “He ordered them to take
nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no bag,
no money in their belts; but to wear sandals and not to
put on two tunics.” Mark 6:8-9
Because of lead times required to publish this newsletter, I
started this in early July, a month before you will read it.
Now it is the weekend before the deadline and I am finally
putting my thoughts together coherently (I hope) and the
Gospel for this Sunday takes me full circle.
Demographic profiles of our parish have shown us to be a
wealthy group. If our individual family wealth were plotted
on a bell curve I suspect we would show members at both
ends of the curve with the great majority of us in the
comfortable middle. Plotted against the community we
would be skewed towards the wealthy side. Compared to
most of the people in the world we would all fall into the
“wealthy” category. You see, wealth is very much a matter
of perspective. But, regardless of where we see ourselves,
we do have great resources.
When I began making notes for this writing in late June it
was not long after another Vestry meeting dominated by
discussions of money, our budget, shortfalls in cash flow, a
physical facility that needs attention (read money),
programming that needs funding. Despite our wealth we
agonize over money.
On June 29 Bishop Reed welcomed back our people who
had given two weeks of their lives and their money to
minister with our Kenyan brothers and sisters. He reminded
us that the heart of Jesus’ message and ministry was
consistently “Be compassionate. Be Generous.” Add to
that “Love your neighbor,” and we have a seven-word
summation of the Gospel. Bishop Reed reminded us of our
BUILDING THE SPIRIT
chairs David Garver and Anne Hampton, vestry member
Barbara Beury, and at-large members Sue Bach, Tim Brown,
Ed Hill, Rick Lotz, Edie Nixon, Anne Shelby, John Smith and
Mike Wright.
The committee has met several times and is proceeding
diligently. As more details are determined and plans become
firmer, we will conduct parish meetings to share that
information and solicit your ideas, input and concurrence.
Currently, we think the meetings will occur in the upcoming
fall and winter months.
Keep your eye on this column as we update the parish on
our progress.
This is a new column in the Spirit and is intended to keep
everyone up to date with the progress and current activities of the Building Committee.
The Rev. Lucinda Laird formed the Building Committee this
spring. The goal of the committee is to assess the present
and future building needs of St. Matthew’s, select an architect and construction contractor, and, in coordination with
the Fundraising Committee, carry through the “Spirit of St.
Matthew’s” to create a facility that will enable us to grow in
Christian spirit, educational opportunities and fellowship.
When Eleanor Augustus left St. Matthew’s a $2 million
bequest, the Vestry decided to put aside $1 million to be
used for adding to and remodeling our current facility. To
that end, Lucinda appointed a committee that is made up of
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PARISH FAMILY
Transfers In
Else S. Robertson
from St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church, Louisivlle, KY
Transfers Out
Anne Carter MaHaffey Zadig
to St. James Episcopal Church, Hendersonville, NC
Marriages
Karen J. Triplett and Frank E. Meier, May 10
Gilbert W. Ritter and Robin Ann Nuss Fowler, May 24
Charles Peterson and Jenny Blankenship, June 11
James W. Dumstorf and Heather D. Fletcher, June 13
Alexander R. Nixon and Jennifer L. Peak, June 14
Deaths
Helen M. Weatherby, May 30
Ilene L. Hahn, July 13
Ursula Trimble on the birth of her granddaughter
Dr. David and Jan Garver on the birth of their grandson
Gerald and Pat Shirley on the birth of their granddaughter
Jean Wacker’s grandson
David Niehaus’ mother
Jim Wilson’s father
+ + + May light perpetual shine upon them + + +
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DAILY PRAYER LIST
Week of August
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PARISH NEWS
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French: Ashleigh
Week of August
Gorman: Mary Louise
Frey: Andrew, Shannon, Sam
Grant: Craig, Merrell, Campbell, Allison
Friedman: Beth, Allie
Green: Michael, Donna, Scott, Jill
Fuller: Ann
Griffin: Lowell, Matthew
Garling: Nancy
Grimes: Harry, Margaret
Garver: David, Jan
Grote: Donald, Angela, Matthew, Andrew
Gillim: Doug, Mary Jo
Haberbush: Virginia
Gillim: Gaylee, Edward
Hall: Tony, Terri, Shane, Kayla
Goldberg: Tyler, Steven, Matthew, Jonathan
Hampton: Michael, ANne, Jennifer
Goodwyn: Mary Cameron
Hamrick: Chuck, Lee
Week of August
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Week of August
24
Hanaford: Nancy
Hermanson: Christopher, Jenice, Katelin
Hancock: Carter, Lauren
Hettinger: Nancy
Hardy: Jon, Libby, Natalie, Nathan
Heuer: Deborah, Michelle
Hartwell: Barbara
Hibbs: Virginia
Hassett-Beck: Nancy, Joe Beck, Michael, Kathryn
Hill: Ed, Karen, Elizabeth, Stephen
Hawkins: Richard, Jean, Lauren, Zachary, Taylor
Hill: Stockton
Haxby: Madeline
Hines: Ann
Heick: Norma
Hines: Catherine
Henderson: Margaret, Rodney, Rodger
Hitner: Larry, Delores
Herman: Ann, Kaylee
Hitz:Liz
Week of August 31
Huber: Tracy, Dean, Helen, Hillary
Hocker: Clifton
Hoge: William
Hudson: Judith
Holmberg: James, Ruthe, Elise, Aaron, Emily
Huecker: Sue, Thomas
Hood: Charles
Huff: Faith
Hoover: John, Sandy
Hume: Mary Jean
Dear People of St. Matthew’s,
enabled my new ministry and vocational life. Because of
your generosity, I feel the support necessary to
confidently enter my new spiritual role. I am able to
sincerely stretch myself and begin to grow as a
preacher, pastor, and worship leader. I feel excited and
energized about all of the possibilities and challenges of
my ministry. And lastly, I am having a great deal of fun
and laugh out loud several times a day (while I was in
seminary, it never crossed my mind that I would get to
dress up like a firefighter for Vacation Bible School –
how cool is that!). Every new Deacon is naturally
nervous about her/his first position and how s/he is
going to gel with the larger parish community. I am
happy to report that my experience has been nothing but
joyously positive. It is a privilege and honor to serve you
as your assistant rector and I hope to do so for a very
long time.
This summer has been quite a transition for Ellen and
me. With ordination, graduation, moving, changing jobs,
and much more, the past few months have been rather
eventful. For some, this kind of change could have been
very difficult and trying. However, for the two of us,
the move to Louisville and St. Matthew’s was radically
eased by the warmth, generosity, and hospitality of the
people of this parish.
Words can not begin to describe the depth of gratitude
that Ellen and I feel toward the people of this
community for the kind welcome we have received.
Every single person we have encountered that is
connected to St. Matthew’s – clergy, staff, vestry
members, lay leaders, volunteers, etc. – have gone
above and beyond the call of duty to make us feel at
home. Thank you very, very much.
Again, thank you for everything.
On a more personal note, your hospitality has genuinely
God’s Peace, Ben
IT’S TIME TO SIGN UP FOR EFM
Every baptized person is called to ministry. The Education for Ministry (EFM) program
provides people from all walks of life with the education to better understand their faith and to
carry out their ministry. All Christians need a Christian education which supports their faith
and which prepares them to express that faith in day-to-day events.
EFM is a world-wide program developed by the School of Theology of the University of the South. It holds before
us that the foundation for bringing Christ to the world lies in a Church empowered by an active theologically
articulate laity.
Thousands of persons have completed this four-year program. You enroll one year at a time, can transfer almost
anywhere in the USA and in many foreign countries, and can obtain 18 Continuing Education Units per year by
participating here at St. Mathews. EFM meets on Monday evenings from 6:30-9:00 pm and will begin on August 25.
For more information, including a prospectus, please contact Anne Vouga at 429-0316.
Charles Harris, Billy Cundiff, Adam Schultz, Debby Peck, Marc Grigsby, Eric Wilhelm,
Guy Marr, Mark Barry, Allan Lanceta, David Mattingly, The Rev. Steve Pike,
The Rev. Robert Brill and Adrian Wheeler.
Heavenly Father,
We ask you to make the door of St. Matthew’s Church a gateway to your eternal kingdom; and grant that all who worship in
this house may also witness for you in the world outside, to your honor and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Note: At Morning Prayer each weekday, members of St. Matthew’s congregation are prayed for by name. As members of the Christian
community, we are advised to hold each other in prayer. As part of your prayers, please remember all of the St. Matthew’s parish
family.
Tuesday:
9:00 a.m., Morning Prayer, Chapel
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First Saturday ...........Habitat for Humanity
...................................Workday
Second Sunday ............ Wayside Soup Kitchen
..................................... Volunteer Day
First Sunday ..............Food Collection Day
Second Tuesday .......... St. MAM Blood Drive
DON’T FORGET!
Weekday Services
Monday-Friday:
Dates TO REMEMBER
7:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Chapel
Church School for all ages begins Sunday, September 7th! Please come and bring a friend!
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PARISH NEWS
MUSIC NOTES
Bits n’ Pieces
Barbara Ellis
St. Matthew’s
Tennis Social!
Birthday
Celebrations
of our
Homebound
for
August
Date: TBA
$10.00 per person
Get out that old racquet and play
some round robin tennis with your
St. Matthew’s teammates! Enjoy some delectable
delights and refreshing thirst quenchers during the
afternoon. All levels of players are welcome.
At the time of printing, the date had not been set, but
the eating and tennis will begin at 1:00 p.m. and go until
4:00 p.m.
Sign up on the bulletin board by the front office. For
date and deadline call Jon Jacoby [254-0090] OR call
the church [895-3485]. If you have already signed the
sheet, please check it on Sunday to get the correct date.
August 6
August 31
The fall schedule is heating up!
Save room for music!
Save room to nurture the
song in your heart!
Peg Louis
Ruth Alexander
There’s a place for YOU in the music ministry
of Saint Matthew’s !
White
Water
Rafting
Retired Men’s
Breakfast
Our trip is set for September 6 on the Gaully in West
Virginia. The fall trip costs $135 per person, which includes
lunch with a full day of adventure and is due August 6th
to Ann Davis. Please make your checks payable to St.
Matthew’s Episcopal Church. Any questions, please call
Rick Drybrough at 893-0918 or read the brochure located
on the main bulletin board.
The Retired Men’s Breakfast is held at
8:30 a.m. at Denny’s Restaurant, on
Dutchman’s Lane across from Norton Suburban
Hospital, on the third Tuesday of each month. Everyone
is invited, not just retired or senior folks. We always
have spirited discussions (rarely about church) and we
promise not to talk about you if you’re not there.
Come join us . . . .
Music Department Picnic.........................August 20th
Adult Choir Resumes ................................August 27th, 7:45 p.m.
(High School Youth welcome!)
St. Matthew’s Day Picnic
It’s almost time for the St. Matthew’s Day Picnic! Mark your calendars for September
21, 2003. We plan on having fabulous food and great games. Be sure to check the
September Spirit for more information.
St. MAM Blood Drive is Tuesday, August 12, 2:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Broadway Baptist Church
on Brownsboro Rd. Please consider taking an hour of your day to give the gift of life.
Supplies have been very low and the Red Cross is working on building up the normal supply
again. If you have questions about giving and eligibility please call the Red Cross at 540-7111.
Thank you - Anne Shelby (AKShelby100@aol.com)
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Handbells and
Treble Choir ....................................Resuming in September
Talk to Barbara Ellis for more information
and gentle arm twisting!
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SNAC Sunday at 5 PM
August 2003
Kings Island
The youth will be making their annual
summer trip to Kings Island for a day of
summer fun. It will be on Tuesday,
August 12. We will leave from the
church at 7 a.m.
and return to the
church by
midnight.
The cost of tickets will be approximately $20-$25
(depending on what kind of a deal we get.) You will
also want to bring money for food and extras.
SNAC starts up again on Sunday, September
14th. Join us every Sunday evening (except
Sunday evenings when other youth activities are
planned) for Sunday Night at Church. It is from 5
until 6:30 p.m. Bring $3 for pizza. Middle school youth and senior high will
be meeting separately. Lauren Becker will have some great programs
again this fall for the Middle School Youth. John Willingham will be
meeting with the Senior High Youth. There will be no SNAC on the day of
the AIDS walk - September 28th. Bring a friend!
Parent’s Meeting
End of Summer Picnic and Bonfire
There will be a youth parents meeting on Sunday,
September 7th in Clingman Hall immediately
following Sunday school. Lunch will be provided. We
will over the fall schedule, complete paper work,
solicit volunteers for events and discuss how we can
make this a great year for our youth. ALL
PARENTS of youth should try to be there.
The Middle School Youth (rising 6th graders are
especially welcome) and Senior High Youth will
each have a separate End of Summer Picnic and
Bonfire at the home of Alexander, Alex and Jayne
Waldrop. Bring your swim suits
and an appetite. We will swim, play some games, have
a cookout, a bonfire and generally have a great time!
Middle School, Friday 22nd, 5:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
Senior High, Saturday 23rd, 4 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
We will depart and return from the church.
Teen Bible Study will continue until church school starts
on September 7th. It is being held in the Senior High room
after church.
AIDS Walk
Upcoming Events
Louisville AIDS Walk, founded in 1993, is Kentucky’s largest fundraiser for
HIV and AIDS. PLEASE try to join in this very worthy annual
event. This years walk will be on Sunday, September 28th.
Tuesday, 8/12 Kings Island
Friday, 8/22
Middle School Swim Party and
Bonfire
Saturday, 8/23 Senior High Swim Party and
Bonfire
Sunday, 9/7
Sunday School Starts
Sunday, 9/7
Youth Parents Meeting
Sunday, 9/7
Road Rally
Sunday, 9/14 SNAC Starts
Sunday, 9/14 Saint Matthew’s Day Parish
Picnic
Sunday, 9/28 AIDS Walk
Meet on the brick apron after church school. We will go to the
Chinese Buffet for lunch and return to the church at 5 p.m.
Sign up for the walk starts at 1 p.m. and the walk begins at 3
p.m. from the Belevedere. There will be no SNAC on this evening.
Annual Road Rally
We will kick of the fall schedule with the Annual Road Rally. It will be on
Sunday, September 7th starting at 5 p.m. at the
church. After the Road Rally, we will go to Gattiland
on Herr Lane in the Camelot Shopping Center for
pizza. Your youth can be picked up at 7 p.m. from
Gattiland. Please bring $6 for pizza. This is always
a great event. Please try to join us.
This information and more is on the church web site at:www.stmatt–ky.org/youth.htm Check it out!
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PARISH NEWS
Standing Ovation For…
Summer
Parish/Newcomers’
Breakfast
Jon and Vivien Jacoby,
Charlie Peterson and Rick
Drybrough, please take a
bow.
Sunday, August 17
We had the most beautiful day
for our annual picnic and Bat’s
game outing on July 12. Jon and Charlie were checking
people in and handing out the Bat’s and raffle tickets
while Vivien and Rick grilled up our favorite burgers,
dogs and brats all afternoon. We had a gourmet menu
along with face painting, volleyball and badminton. We
experienced excellent seating on the second tier, third
base line in Slugger Field, making it so enjoyable when
the Bat’s won over the Indianapolis Indians 8 to 5.
Our annual breakfast will be held in Clingman Hall at
9:00 a.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. Please
indicate the number of people in your family who will
be attending and which food you will be bringing, on
the sign up sheet on the bulletin board outside of the
front office.
Donations can be made at the door . . . $3.00 for
adults, $1.50 for children, ages 6-12 and no charge for
children under the age of 6.
Thank you Athletic Committee for a truly fun and
exhilarating Saturday afternoon and evening.
Please make every effort to join us for what promises
to be a delicious breakfast and a wonderful opportunity
to meet some of our newest members.
It’s Foyers Time again!
Habitat Potluck
Dinner Celebration
What is Foyers? Foyers is a program of small groups
made up of diverse members of the church who meet
regularly in parishioner’s homes, usually once a month
for a light meal and fellowship. Foyer groups generally
meet for approximately 6 months. This is a great way
to meet new people and renew old acquaintances.
Anyone who contributed in any way to the Holy Trinity
Roman Catholic and St. Matthew’s Episcopal churches’
Habitat house; please plan to join us on Monday
evening, August 4th at 6:30 p.m. in Clingman Hall.
The 2003/04 Foyers program will begin in October and
run through March 2004. There will be a sign-up sheet
posted on the church bulletin board during the month of
August. Please be sure to sign up for this great
program.
Please indicate the dish you will be bringing and the
number of family members attending on the sign up
sheet on the bulletin board outside of the front office.
If you have any questions, please call David and
Laurinda Stokes, 899-1012.
Our Memorial Garden
Please take the time to look at
the Memorial Garden the next
time you are at church. Ellen
Robertson and Linda Thompson
have put a great deal of work into
beautifying the garden by having
some over-grown bushes removed
and by adding some ground cover.
Will you be having a
Hospital stay anytime soon?
If you are going into the hospital, or you know of
someone who is there, please let the office know
as soon as possible. Clergy would love to stop by
for a visit, but if they don’t know, they can’t
come!
Ellen and Linda have added new mulch and they are
always pruning, weeding, edging and giving much TLC
to the garden. Please let them know what a terrific job
they are doing.
Due to privacy concerns, hospitals no longer
notify churches of new admissions.
A glorious view of the garden can be seen from the
window in the church where the choir is located.
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SOCIAL CONCERNS
CORNERSTONE
at the Cathedral
begins in September
Sharing your Fruits
In the May issue of Kentucky Living magazine, David
Dick (a retired news correspondent, U of K professor
and Episcopalian) wrote:
“Red Bird Mission is a jewel in the highland crown of
Kentucky. For the past 81 years the Mission has
blossomed at Beverly near the juncture of Cow Fork
and Red Bird River in southern Clay County. The water
and the people flow from the past through the present
to the future – no perfection but the generations are
striving for it. It might be said, the promise of
perfection is built on spiritual and humanitarian practice
with an abundance of prayer.”
Beginning Thursday, September 4, St. Matthew’s will
again provide meals for the teenage mothers and their
children. We will also baby sit the children while the
mothers meet in their Support Group on the first
Thursday of each month. If you could prepare or
contribute a food item or if you would like to baby sit
the children (about one hour), please sign up on the
bulletin board or contact Diane Clark at 245-5633 or
Sharon Nesmith at 228-5918.
“Red Bird Mission, guided by Jesus Christ, empowers
individuals and advocates justice by providing spiritual,
educational, health and community outreach ministries.”
It goes without saying, any mission statement is hollow
without the blood, sweat and tears of people actively
engaged. So it was at Red Bird at the beginning, and so
it will be at the reckoning.”
Thank you, thank you to all of you who help so
faithfully in this ministry.
BITS
AND
PIECES
Red Bird Mission has a school, dental and medical
clinics, an early childhood development center,
bookmobile, dormitories, cafeteria, food pantry,
community store and craft shop.
For a number of years parishioners at St. Matthew’s
have supported Red Bird Mission by clipping and saving
labels from certain Campbell’s products and “Box Tops
for Education” coupons and then mailing them to Red
Bird Mission. Several years ago, Red Bird was even able
to purchase a van with these coupons. If you would like
to support this wonderful ministry in Appalachia, please
check the bulletin board for a listing of labels and
coupons to clip. Donations may be placed in the ice
cream drum on the shelf in the Narthex coatroom.
Linda Campisano picks up the coupons, bundles and
mails them to Red Bird Mission.
The fourth Sunday of each month there is an Interfaith
Service at 3:00 p.m. at the Museum of Faiths, 429 W.
Muhammed Ali Blvd. The service is open to anyone.
Bruce Gagnon, Int’l Coordinator of the Global
Network against Weapons and Nuclear Power in
Space will speak at Central Presbyterian at 6:30 p.m.
on July 27.
There will be two observances of the 58th bombing of
Nagasaki. Christ Church Cathedral will have a service in
the Garden at noon on Wednesday, August 6. On
Saturday, August 9 at 8:00 p.m. there will be a Lantern
Float at Cherokee Lake. The program will also include
music, prayers and activities for children.
Please take a few extra minutes to save what would
ordinarily go in the trash. All of us working together can
make a difference.

Seamen’s Ministry
Attention Knitters!
“Pass It On” Program
If you have any used books or videos you would like to
donate, the “PASS IT ON” ministry has a collection box
in the coatroom outside of the Narthex. Thank you for
sharing your extras!
We will again be giving hand-knit scarves to the River
Mariners at Christmas. The scarves will be added to a
Christmas box that contains cookies and other gifts.
Directions for knitting these are on the bulletin board.
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Debbi Rodahaffer
TALK ABOUT FUN! That is what St. Matthew’s was this summer for our children.
Lock-In:
June began with our first ever lock-in for our 4th, 5th and 6th graders!!
Nineteen young people and five adults had a great twelve hours at church. Games were
played. Songs were sung around a campfire. A movie was watched. Snacks and pizza were
devoured. Lucinda led a midnight Eucharist in church that was amazing. Sleep eluded many
of us but it was such a success that we are already planning our next one for January.
Thanks to all of the young people who participated for being such great people and thanks to
our chaperones, song leaders, fire builders, game leaders, cookie makers, celebrant –
Pamela Burdine, Krista Drybrough, Terri Hall, Tony Hall, Lucinda Laird, Lynn Miller, Amy
Mitchell, Michelle Peterson, Rene’ Strause, and John Willingham.
Vacation Bible School – A “SCUBA-DOOBA-DOO” delight!
In the middle of July, we went “under the sea” to discover God’s love during our Vacation Bible School. This week was
“fin”tastic for children and leaders alike. THANK YOU to the following people who made this a very meaningful and fun VBS
for the youngest among us!!!
Lauren Becker
Lynn Miller
Monique Schmitt
Jenice Carolan
Amy Mitchell
Brooke Sparks
Ann Davis
Doris Morrow
Vicky Spencer
Krista Drybrough
Ben Ogburn
René Strause
Saxonie Eicholtz
Heather Ogburn
Cathy Surowiec
Mary Eschels
Laura Rhea
Marty Wagner
Andrea Ledvina
Nina Rodahaffer
Jayne Waldrop
AND……our amazing youth leaders!!!
Katie Arends
Christopher Mitchell
Kala Spencer
Andrew Brill
Monique Peterson
Sam Tafel
Sunny Eicholtz
Charlie Rhea
Julia Weis
Jessa Hines
Michael Risley
Natalie Weis
And…..many thanks to our parish for donating supplies and, of course, for your prayers! Yours in Christ, Debbi
Parents’ Night Out
Our Parents’ Night Out continues in full swing during the summer!!! Sign up on the bulletin board for our next night out –
Saturday, August 16 from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM. Deadline to sign-up is noon on August 10. You may join this great group at
any time. The rules are simple - arrive on time, sign-up on time, you are a St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church parishioner, you
work one month for every three you go out and whether going out or working in, you have a blast!!!
BIRTHDAY BOOKS
Birthdays are special days for all ages and especially for children. This can be
a wonderful opportunity to teach children about the importance of giving.
How wonderful it would be to have your children select a book to give their
class on the Sunday following their birthday. They might select a new book or
bring a particularly loved book to class. Either way, a library plate will be
added to the book honoring the child’s birthday and generosity. After the gift
of love, there is no better gift we can give our children than that of the joy
of reading.
Church School for all ages begins September 7th!
Mark your calendars for the following:
Friday, August 8 – Saturday, August 9
Children’s Committee and Church School
Teachers Retreat – All Saints’ Center
Monday,August 11
Children’s Committee Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
(Overflow)
Saturday, August 16
Parents’ Night Out
Teachers, children’s committee members, and chaplains are busy planning to
Sunday, September 7
make this a fantastic year of learning more about God’s love, the rich and
Church School begins for all ages
powerful stories of the Bible and about the Episcopal church to name just a few.
Make a commitment to yourselves and your families to bring your children to church and church school each Sunday this
year. Making church a priority in your life speaks very loudly to your children. In the nearly eight years that I have been in
the children’s area saying good-bye to families as they depart on Sundays, I have overheard more times than I can count
children saying, “I don’t want to leave!” I have never overheard, “Can we go now!” Bring your children’s friends and their
families too if they don’t already have a church home. We have such wonderful news to share!
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September 2003
Office Hours
Monday-Friday:
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Saturday:
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Staff
What’s
Happening?
Lynn Miller, Youth Coordinator
Building the SPIRIT ............. 2
Deborah Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education
A Few Words From The
Phone Extension
Bits ‘n Pieces ........................ 5
St. Matthew’s Day Picnic .... 6
Foyers ................................... 6
e-mail address
The Rev. Canon Lucinda Laird ...................... x29 .............................. llaird@stmatt-ky.org
The Rev. Ben Robertson ................................ x26 .............................. benr@stmatt-ky.org
The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones .............................. x34 .............................. hjones@stmatt-ky.org
John Willingham ............................................ x35 .............................. jwilling@stmatt-ky.org
Deborah Rodahaffer ....................................... x22 .............................. drodahaf@stmatt-ky.org
Barbara Ellis ................................................... x32 .............................. bellis@stmatt-ky.org
Ann Davis ....................................................... x28 .............................. adavis@stmatt-ky.org
Mardi Galvin ................................................... x21 .............................. mgalvin@stmatt-ky.org
Ruth Weibel .................................................... x24 .............................. rweibel@stmatt-ky.org
Social Concerns ................... 7
Senior Highlights ................. 8
Kenya News .......................... 8
Youth .................................... 9
Children’s
Program News ................... 10
Music Notes ....................... 11
Prayer List .......................... 12
Parish Families ................... 13
2003 Vestry
Lauren Becker
Barbara Beury
Bruce Dillman
Julie Davis
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David Garver
Karen Hill
Cleve Parkins
John Shelby
Joan Shepler
Marty Wagner
Kathy Wright
INSERT:
Adult Ed
FROM THE RECTOR
Beloved in Christ,
Unless you have been
summering in
Patagonia, you have
read or heard about our
General Convention in
Minneapolis, and
specifically about two
actions concerning gay
and lesbian people in
the Church. The
Episcopal Church has made the headlines,
something we don’t usually do (!). Some of
this media coverage has been good, some not,
and much misleading. Here in the Diocese of
Kentucky and at St. Matthew’s, there are a
wide range of opinions about these actions.
Some people are confused and hurting; some
are angry; some are jubliant; some are quietly
accepting.
There’s been a lot of talk, including mine
(if you are interested, I would suggest
listening to my sermons of July 27th and
August 10th, or Bp. Reed’s of August 31,
which can be found at our website: stmattky.org). So I want to keep this letter brief,
and share with you what I think are our
absolute priorities here at St. Matthew’s.
We must REMEMBER that there is one
Body and one Spirit; there is one hope in
God’s call to us; one Lord, one Faith, on
Baptism; one God and Father of all. (BCP,
page 299) We are united one to another by
virtue of our Baptism. But we are not called
to be of one mind; we are called to follow
one Lord. Any disagreements we may have
must not obstruct the mission we share in
Christ, to reach out to a world desperately in
need of healing and reconciliation.
We must LISTEN to each other, with
open hearts and minds.
We must PRAY – and that includes
praying for those with whom with disagree.
Our Bishop and all of the lay and clergy
deputation voted to confirm the Rev. Gene
Robinson as Bishop of New Hampshire. We
did so for a number of reasons (some of which
are outlined in Bishop Gulick’s letter, posted
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on our bulletin board). We voted not to ask for
the preparation of rites for blessing a covenant
relationship between two people of the same
gender, but we did pass a resolution affirming
our commitment to welcoming and caring for
ALL of God’s people, and acknowledging the
reality of the situation in our Episcopal Church.
There is no consensus, but such blessings are
taking place in some dioceses (this resolution,
C-051 is also posted).
We made these decisions prayerfully, and
grounded in our understanding of the Gospel.
Speaking for myself, I believe that Christ calls
us to welcome and include ALL people. I do not
believe that homosexual orientation is in and of
itself sinful. I believe that the church needs to
speak clearly about sexuality, both hetero- and
homo-, and proclaim our understanding that
sex is a gift of God to be used rightly: in a
committed, faithful, monogamous relationship.
Abuse, promiscuity, or exploitation, gay or
straight, is sinful.
Other thoughtful, caring, committed Christians
disagree. We honor the same Bible as the Word
of God, but human interpretations can and do
vary. I may be wrong in mine. But I say with
Gamaliel, if this undertaking is of human
origin, it will fail; but if it is of God, you will
not be able to overthrow [it] (Acts 5:38-39).
God’s Holy Spirit will, in God’s time, lead us
into truth.
These decisions may, sadly, cause some to leave
the Episcopal Church. I pray that will not be
true in this congregation, that we will continue
to glory in our diversity of opinion as we
worship and work together. Others will come to
the Church, drawn by a sense of genuine
openness and hospitality, and I know we will
greet all newcomers as we have always tried to
do, as if we were welcoming Christ himself.
Lots of other stuff happened at Convention, too
– and much of it was far more important in the
long run! Lillian Yeager and I will be telling
you about some of that, and answering
questions, at the Adult class on September 7th.
And please know that I am more than happy to
talk with any of you at any time. Meanwhile,
let’s get on with following Christ in this time
and place.
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Lucinda
VESTRY COMMENTS
As we have reached the half way point for the 2003
Vestry, I would like to update the parish on our progress
with the short term goals for this year.
many people who travel by our front entrance, and this is
a good way of reaching out.
The youth and adult education programs have been big
areas of concentration. Lucinda has addressed the youth
program elsewhere in this issue, and the there is an
article about adult education in the Spirit also. I hope
you will read the offerings and enjoy the fruits of many
hours of work.
The plan for the renovation to the facility is proceeding.
We are in the early phase of choosing an architect and
plan to include the entire parish in the process. To this
end we have started a new feature in the Spirit call
“Building the Spirit”. This is to keep you updated on
the status of the project. We will need your input along
the way.
The 2nd annual band concert was a success again. John
Hoover and the River City Concert Band played before a
good crowd on a warm but dry July evening.
With the $100,000 for the immediate needs for the parish,
we have paved & re-striped the parking lot, updated the
air-conditioning, improved the office & are making
improvements in the memorial garden. These are just a
few more noticeable changes.
PARISH FAMILY
Transfers In
Doug & Barbara Voss and Anna
from All Saints Episcopal Church, Warner Robins, GA
Penelope James Shaw
from Christ Church Cathedral, Louisville, KY
The one goal that we have had to delay is the elevator.
The building committee felt that we couldn’t put in an
elevator before we had an architect for the renovations.
We will move on this as soon as we can.
The facilities committee is doing a phenomenal job in
maintaining an aging church. They are getting together
contacts and contracts so that we know where to go
for what.
In closing, there is excitement in the air as we start
another program year. We could not do this without a
wonderful staff and the support of the congregation.
The sign at the entrance of the church will be updated so
we can advertise our programs & offerings. We have
Anne Hampton,
Senior Warden
Dottie Snell on the birth of her granddaughter
Louise Shawkat on the birth of her grandson
BUILDING THE SPIRIT
St. Matthew’s building committee has spent the past two
months getting organized, clarifying our mission,
gathering resources, and educating ourselves about the
best way to proceed.
From the architects that respond with interest, we will
select a short list for consideration. They will be asked to
make a presentation to the committee. From these
presentations and interviews, the committee will make a
recommendation to Vestry at the January 13th Vestry
meeting.
As part of our research, we have talked with people from
other churches about their building experiences and have
studied guides on the way to select an architect. We have
read a booklet, With Generous Hearts, by Glenn and
Barbara Holliman that was written for use by churches
undertaking a building program. As we go along, we will
be sharing with you how we are progressing, and we will
be enlisting your input.
Although the explanation of this process has been covered
in two paragraphs, we anticipate the actual process will
take us right up to the end of 2003. Our goal is to have
an architect to introduce to you at the parish meeting in
January 2004 and sign the contract after presenting the
name to the congregation at this time.
We have now developed a plan for Phase I – Hiring an
architect. Though the dates are still flexible, we see this
as a workable outline. By September 22, we would like to
have assembled a list of architects experienced in church
design that we will notify about our general building
intentions. The committee has been working on this list,
and we solicit your suggestions as well. Turn over the
names of your suggestions to one of the committee, or to
co-chairpersons Anne Hampton and David Garver.
Did you notice nothing was said about what, where, and
when of the actual building project? That’s because those
items will be addressed in Phase II – Creating a design,
beginning in February 2004. At that point all of us will
be working with the architect in small group meetings to
express our needs and desires.
Barbara Buery
The Building Committee has been re-named to the Planning and
Design Committee in order to avoid confusion.
Did You Know . . .
Deaths
Richard T. Wade, July 29
Evelyn S. Carter, July 20
Lawerance E. Kries, August 6
We were sorry to hear about the deaths of
Jean Wacker’s aunt
Susan Speed’s sister-in-law
Ellen Robertson’s grandfather
Mona Blake’s sister
Connie Savells’ father
Our Rector, Lucinda Laird, will be appearing as a panelist once a month on the WHAS (Channel 11)
program, “The Moral Side of the News”. She is scheduled for fall dates of September 4, October 12,
November 16 and December 14. The program is aired on Sunday morning at 5:30 a.m. (!), and is also aired on
WHAS radio (check listings for time).
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DAILY PRAYER LIST
Week of September 7
VESTRY COMMENTS
Week of September 14
Hundley: Janet
Kara: Peace, Jaspar
Irving: Willard, Nancy
Karle: Anna
Jackson: Julia
Kasting: Robert, Nancy
Jackson: Katherine
Kayser: Roberta
Jacoby: Jon, Vivien, Kirsten, Brianne
Kessler: Cynthia
James: David, Nancy, Ann, Emily
Kessler: Herman, Amy, Christopher, Caroline
Janos: Al, Connie
Kimama: Loise
Jeffers: Jeanne
Kissling: Don, Mary Lynn
Jobson: Betty
Kleinschmidt: Bruce
Jones: The Rev. Helen, Tom Pike
Kosinski: Janna
Krantz: John, Margaret, Michael, Jennifer, Daniel
Lee: Atiba
Kuhlke: Oliver
Leek: Abraham
Laird: The Rev. Lucinda
Lewis: Mark, Marion, Robert, Samuel
Lambert: Jay,Cicely, Michael, Rebecca
Libby: Shon, Nicole, Kate
Landers: Mary
Link: Kevin, Tina, Kathryn, Caroline
Lang: Nancy, Michael Foster, Elizabeth Foster
Lotz: Rick, Janis, Craig, Lauren
Langan: Gene, Martha
Loucks: Nancy
Langan: Susan
Louis: Margaret
Lawton: Michael, Julie, Monica
Lucas: Linda
Ledvina: David, Andrea, Katherine
Ludwig: Kurt, Lila, Andrew, Daniel Roosa
Kevin Trimble, Billy Cundiff, Charles Harris, Debby Peck, Marc Grigsby, Adrian Wheeler,
Mark Barry, Allan Lanceta, David Mattingly, The Rev. Robert Brill, Guy Marr and The Rev. Steve Pike
Why I’m Here
In the late 1960’s and into the mid-70’s, St. Michael’s Episcopal Church met in rented space at Springdale Presbyterian
Church on KY 22. Founded primarily by parishioners from St. Francis in the Fields and St. Matthew’s, during its short
life it nurtured and molded many of us with its commitment to trying to live and minister as Jesus taught and lived: Love
one another. Be compassionate for those in need. Accept everyone. Be generous in giving of your resources.
When I was released from active duty with the Coast Guard in 1971 Sharon and I returned to Louisville. We did not have
a church home here because we had become Episcopalians while we were away. St. Michael’s was a welcoming and
comfortable place and we went there until it closed its doors in 1974. At that time some people returned to their home
church, some founded St. Clements (our partner in Dimensions of Faith) and several of us came to St. Matthew’s.
We came to St. Matthew’s initially because it was closest to our home, our parish church. We were welcomed and made
comfortable. But we also found it was a parish with a concern for living out the Gospel through involved people and
support for programs aiding the least, the lost and the lonely. For almost 30 years this church has formed me. It accepted
me in times of zeal and times of doubt. We have found support in times of fear and times of joy. St. Matthew’s is our
extended family.
The mid-70’s were a contentious time in the Episcopal Church, a time of change that made people uncomfortable and
challenged their beliefs formed by tradition. A major revision of the Book of Common Prayer was underway and women
were about to be ordained as deacons and priests.
When the revised Prayer Book was adopted there was great emotional resistance. The ordination of women continues to
be a reason for some parishes to be estranged from the Church. Some cannot give up traditions and accepted standards
and embrace change. That’s unfortunate because both have certainly enriched us. But, through all the turmoil and sharp
words St. Matthew’s managed to retain our focus that what Jesus taught was most important. We not only accepted
change, we embraced it.
Almost 30 years later we face greater turmoil. To those who attended the meeting with the Bishop and Convention
Deputies at St. Matthew’s in mid-August, it was obvious there are many Episcopalians in Louisville whose hearts are
hardened and will accept only what they believe God is saying to them about sexuality. They have no room for doubt,
ambiguity or another view.
The crowd in Clingman Hall was standing room only, the largest crowd I have ever seen there. I have been to political
debates that were more civil and better mannered than this meeting of Christians. It was a sad commentary on our
obsession with sex. I left wondering how many would have been there if the issue were homelessness, health care for the
poor or finding work for those who have lost their jobs. But the meeting affirmed that I am in the parish that is right for
me right now.
Some of you reading this take strong exception to the actions of Convention regarding sexuality. Some are joyous. But
my sense is that wherever we are individually, we will continue to worship together and minister to each other and to
many “others” outside our walls – just as Jesus expects us to do. And that gives me hope.
Bob Nesmith, Jr. Warden
August 15, 2003
Heavenly Father,
family.
First Thursday ..........Cornestone
First Saturday ..........Habitat for Humanity
Weekday Services
Monday-Friday:
Tuesday:
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Dates TO REMEMBER
First Sunday ............... Food Collection Day
Second Sunday ........... Wayside Soup Kitchen
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PARISH NEWS
from the Assistant Rector
Big changes are occurring within the youth community at
St. Matthew’s! As you may know, Lynn Miller, as Youth
Program Coordinator, and I will be supervising the youth
group in conjunction with John Willingham as of
September 1 until John’s departure on October 1. I am
extremely excited about Lynn’s and my new role with the
young people in this parish. I believe that we, in
collaboration with the Youth Committee and parents, can
build on the strong community that John has built over
the past several years and further develop the current
program to include more occasions for fun, fellowship,
service, and spiritual formation.
for Boys, Mentone, Alabama. The conference chaplain
will be the Rev. Margaret Guenther, well known author
and spiritual director. The conference is for young people
in grades nine through twelve and the cost for the week is
$355 per person (with A $50 discount for second and
subsequent siblings registered). If this cost is prohibitive
in any way, please let Lynn, Lucinda, or me know – lots of
scholarship assistance is available. Young people attend
Winterlight from Miami to Detroit, and every town in
between, but the conference fills up fast so if you are
interested, YOU NEED TO REGISTER VERY SOON!
Registration forms and further information about
Winterlight is available at Kanuga’s web site,
One type of activity that I would like to see our young
people get more involved in is youth
conferences. Camps, weekend
retreats, and other similar events are
amazing opportunities to meet new
friends, expand one’s perception of
the larger Episcopal Church, and
experience God in new and refreshing
ways. These events are sponsored by
the Diocese, the national Church, and
other organizations several times a
year in a variety of locations.
MUSIC NOTES
Barbara Ellis
When in our music God is glorified, and adoration leaves no room for pride,
it is as though the whole creation cried. Alleluia!
How often, making music, we have found a new dimension in the world of sound,
as worship moved us to a more profound Alleluia!
So has the Church, in liturgy and song, in faith and love, through centuries of wrong,
borne witness to the truth in every tongue, Alleluia!
And did not Jesus sing a psalm that night when utmost evil strove against the Light?
Then let us sing, for whom he won the fight, Alleluia!
Let every instrument be tuned for praise! Let all rejoice who have a voice to raise!
And may God give us faith to sing always Alleluia!
The Hymnal 1982, no. 420
I would like to highlight one
conference in particular in the
foreseeable future. When I attended
this event for the first time in 1988, I
experienced a community of faith like
no other and I met people that I still
keep in close touch with to this day. The conference is
called Winterlight and it will occur from December 27,
2003 through January 1, 2004 at Kanuga Camp and
Conference Center in Hendersonville, NC. This year’s
theme is “Be Astonished! Be Astounded! Be Amazed!”
(from Habakkuk 1:5) and it is being coordinated by Emily
Gowdy Canady, Director of Youth Ministries at St.
Columba’s Episcopal Church, Washington, DC, and
Christopher Turner, Director of Lookout Mountain Camp
The pavilion, lake, and cross at Kanuga
The choir returns on Sunday, September 7th. Rehearsals for children, ringers
and adults begin and we will sing this wonderful hymn as a way of
commissioning our musicians and reminding us of the wonderful gift
that music brings to worship and to our lives.
www.kanuga.org. If you have further questions, feel free
to contact either Emily at egowdycanady@columba.org,
Christopher at go2camp@hotmail.com, or myself.
It is my sincere hope that we can get a good group of folks
to head down to Kanuga for Winterlight this year, and for
many years to come.
Treble Choir for all singers in grades 2 through 8 will begin following church
school on September 13th.
God’s Peace, Ben
To the Youth of St. Matthew’s
My name is Lynn Miller and I have just accepted the job of part time Youth Coordinator at our church. I will be working
with Ben Robertson to put together some great events and activities. One of the important things you need to know is that
this is YOUR Youth program. Lucinda, Ben, Debbi and I want you to be the ones to help with the design. The best part of
this job will be getting to know each of you and learning about your interests. So stay tuned for your opportunity to create
a new and exciting youth program at St. Matthew’s. I look forward to working with you!
Lynn Miller,
Youth Coordinator
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Wednesday Night Handbells begin September 3rd.
Friday Morning Handbells resume on September 5th.
There is one opening in the Friday morning handbell choir — a great
opportunity for ringing and fellowship.
There a place for YOU
in the music ministry of St. Matthews!
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PARISH NEWS
Debbi Rodahaffer
Bits n’ Pieces
Director of Christian Education
On September 7th, bring your children, bring your friends and their children
to church and a new programming year at St. Matthew’s!
We will begin at 10:00 A.M. in church with the commissioning of church school
teachers, children’s chaplains and youth advisors. Children will be dismissed with their
teachers at the end of the Eucharist.
Our amazing church school teachers are:
Grade
Teacher(s)
Room Number
3’s ......................................... Jenice Carolan ............................ 121
.............................................. Doris Morrow
.............................................. Monique Schmitt
4’s ......................................... Amy Tucker ................................ 106
Kindergarten ......................... Kevin Link .................................. 111
.............................................. Mike Risley
.............................................. Randy Strause
1st Grade .............................. Anne Niel .................................... 109
.............................................. Mike Niel
2nd Grade ............................. Beth Bullock ............................... 108
.............................................. Steve Bullock
.............................................. Stephanie Smith
3rd Grade.............................. Tyler Goldberg ............................ 124
4th Grade .............................. Jon Hardy ................................... 123
.............................................. Libby Hardy
.............................................. Nina Rodahaffer
5th Grade .............................. Angela Koshewa ......................... 122
At the end of the church school hour, children first grade and younger must be picked up by a parent unless
previous arrangements are made. No matter what age your child is, drop by the classroom at the end of the
morning to meet your child’s teacher.
Upcoming Events
Sunday, September 14 ....................... Parents in Conversation ..................... 11:15 AM
Dr. Dana Christensen will be our guest speaker. He will talk about relationships. Please come with questions!
Parents in Convesation is a class for any parent, grandparetn, aunt, uncle, or anyone who loves children and
youth! Join us on Sunday mornings in our new location on the lower level!
Tuesday, September 16 ...................... Children’s Committee Meeting........... 7:00 PM (Lounge)
Saturday, September 20 ..................... Parents’ Night Out ............................. 5:00-9:00 PM
(Sign up at church by noon on September 14 to work or go out! You can join this group at any time.)
Three simple rules: 1. Work one month for every three that you go out. 2. Be a member of the parish.
3. Have fun!!!
If you would like to be involved in the Children’s Program,
René Strause or Debbi Rodahaffer will find just the right spot for you!!
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Congratulations
to
Alex Diebold
Birthday
Celebrations
of our
Homebound
for September
for receiving his
Eagle Scout rank.
And to all who served
lemonade this summer . . .
thank you, thank you, for signing up,
serving and cleaning up after lemonade
this summer. So many enjoyed the
fellowship with a refreshing cup of
lemonade after our 10:00 a.m. service.
September 3 Gilbert Nutt
September 17 Catherine Hines
Fire Alarm Reminder
September 26 Mildred Bryant
Occasionally the fire alarm goes off during church or
church school on Sunday mornings. We always take the
alarm seriously and will always evacuate the building. If
you are exiting the church, you can go through the double
doors at the back of the church and directly outside. If
you are sitting near the front of the church, you can exit
through the far right door behind the brick screen; it leads
downstairs and directly outside at the bottom of the fire
stairs. All exits in the building are clearly marked. If you
have children in one of the classrooms or nursery
downstairs, do not go downstairs to collect your child. All
of the teachers and caregivers have been trained to take
their charges out of the building safely. All children will
be taken to the back parking lot away from the building.
You may threaten your safety and the safety of others by
remaining in the building and trying to go against traffic
on the stairs. Meet your child in the back parking lot.
Grand Slam, Double & Pass …
It’s time to start
Monday Night Bridge!
We play a friendly game of bridge in
the Lounge on the first Monday of each
month at 7:00 pm and we’d love to
have YOU! The first gathering will be
Monday, October 6. Last year, we had
16 players and a nice list of substitutes.
St. Matthew’s
Tennis Social!
If you are interested in playing, there is
a sign-up sheet on the parish bulletin
board or you can call Anne Hampton
at 896-4632. We need players and substitutes.
Sunday,
September 28
Play bridge!
$10.00 per person
Daytime
Bridge Group News
Get out that old racquet and play some round robin tennis
with your St. Matthew’s teammates! Enjoy some
delectable delights and refreshing thirst quenchers during
the afternoon. All levels of players are welcome.
The Daytime Bridge Group meets the 3rd
Friday of the month at 1:00 p.m. in the Lounge. All are
welcome. We have eight regulars and three substitutes.
Sign on with Mary Jean Hume at 425-2175.
Eating and tennis begin at 1:00 p.m. and go until
4:00 p.m.
If you want to be a part of this fun afternoon, contact
Jon Jacoby at 254-0090, or sign up on the bulletin board.
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PARISH NEWS
(502) 895–3485
St. Matthew’s
Day Picnic
Foyers: a Ministry of
Reconciliation
The Community of the Cross of Nails was formed by the
members of Coventry Cathedral following World War II.
Its purpose was not only to rebuild the Cathedral but also
to work toward reconciliation with former enemies. In
the 1960’s the members of Coventry Cathedral realized
that if they were to effectively lead reconciliation efforts in
Europe they must also work toward reconciliation within
their own church community. The Foyers program was
what they created to help reconcile all members of the
Cathedral, and it is what the St Matthew’s Foyers
program is about.
Sunday, September 21!
Our Annual Parish Picnic
will be held following church
school, 12:00 noon, in our
church backyard, by the
playground.
There will be entertainment for
all ages! Picnic attire is most
appropriate for both services that
morning. Wear your St. Matthew’s T-Shirt
if you have one (and if you don’t, you can buy one after
church services this month!)
By joining the St. Matthew’s Foyers Program, you have a
chance to meet and get to know other parishioners, of all
ages, experiences and viewpoints. Sign up by calling the
church office (895-3485) or signing the list on the bulletin
board by the office no later than St. Matthew’s Day,
Sunday, September 21.
Our “main dish” is chicken, which will be sold at $2.00
for adults, $1.50 for children ages 6-12, and no charge for
children under 6. Cold drinks will also be sold. We do ask
that, if you can, you bring food to share that doesn’t need
to be refrigerated or heated. There will be a sign-up sheet
posted on the bulletin board outside the front office with
suggestions of what to bring. And for you cooks: we will
have a cook-off contest for the tastiest dishes, with prizes
to be awarded!
For more information, please call the office, or David or
Laurinda Stokes at 899-1012.
I would like to thank the crew that
helped wash the backs of the pews in
church on Wednesday, July 23rd. They
are: Connie Janos, Ernestine Schaaf,
Neally Wright and Gwen Parkins. It
didn’t take much time and we had fun
doing it. Thank you again for your
help.
NOTE:
New Time!
Bring a friend!
NEW
Date & Time
Betty Jobson
And thank YOU, Betty, for organizing this!
Check us out!
New email addresses!
Cathedral Tour
The Covenant Committee is planning a tour of the
Cathedral of the Assumption and Christ Church Cathedral
on Saturday, October 4. The tour will begin at the
Cathedral of the Assumption, 443 South Fifth Street, at
9:30 a.m. At 11:00 a.m. we will move to Christ Church
Cathedral, 421 South Second Street, for a tour, to be
followed with a luncheon there. Members from both
covenant parishes, St. Matthew’s and Holy Trinity will
make up the tour.
The Clergy and staff at St. Matthew’s now have
new emails.
Our current domain (AYE.net) will still be
available until November 1st, at which time we
will discontinue. Our new domain (extension, as
you will) is now @stmatt-ky.org.
Cost of the tour, including lunch, will be $10.00 per
person. There will be a sign up sheet on the bulletin board.
Reservations, including the tour fee, are due by
September 29.
Please see the back page of the newsletter for
a current listing of all email addresses.
Any questions, please call the office [895-3485].
This will be a wonderful opportunity for the covenant
parishes to share in fellowship, education and inspiration.
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Church School Starts
September 7th
Parents Meeting
There will be two classes for youth.
• 6th, 7th, & 8th graders - Overflow Room
• Senior High - The Lounge
There will be a Youth Parents Meeting on Sunday,
September 14th in Clingman Hall during SNAC (6 until 7:30
PM). Dinner will be provided. We will review the fall schedule,
complete paper work, solicit volunteers for events and discuss
how we can make this a great year for our youth. We hope
ALL PARENTS OF YOUTH will be there.
September 7th - Youth Picture Day
Youth Mission Trip
AIDS Walk
“I had a lot of
anticipation about going
to eastern Kentucky.
But when I arrived the
residents proved my worry
was for nothing. Everyone
was friendly and I felt we
did a lot to help.”
- Hanna Crabtree
Louisville AIDS Walk, founded in 1993, is Kentucky’s largest
fundraiser that benefits those with HIV and AIDS. PLEASE try to
join in this very worthy annual event. This year’s walk will be on
Sunday, September 28th.
Meet on the brick apron after church school. We will go to the Chinese
Buffet for lunch (bring $6 for lunch) and return to the church at 5 PM.
Sign up begins at 1 PM, and the walk begins at 3 PM from the
Belevedere. There will be no SNAC that evening.
Saint Matthew’s Day Picnic - September 21st
Please note and make the necessary changes
for your records:
“The mission trip to Appalachia was in a lot of ways similar to
the trip we took to Kenya. There was a lot of crime in parts of
Appalachia. However, the coffins you would see in the market
places in Kenya took the
cake. I enjoyed the “Clothes
Closet,” of course you had to
drive through a “holler” to
get to it. The hen laying her
eggs in the closet was
especially funny.”
- Zach Fletcher
Upcoming Events
Sunday, 9/7
Sunday, 9/7
Sunday, 9/14
Sunday, 9/14
Sunday, 9/21
Sunday, 9/28
Annual Road Rally
We will kick off the fall schedule with the Annual Road
Rally on Sunday, September 7th. We begin at
5 PM at the church. After the Road Rally, we will go
to Gattiland on Herr Lane in the Camelot Shopping
Center for pizza. Youth can be picked up at 7 PM
from Gattiland. Please bring $6 for pizza. This is
always a great event. Please e-mail youth@stmatt-ky.org
if you plan to attend. Don’t miss it!!
SNAC starts again on Sunday, September 14th. Join
us every Sunday evening (except Sunday evenings
when other youth activities are planned) for Sunday
Night at Church. It is from 6 until 7:30 PM. Bring $3 for
pizza. Middle school youth and senior high will be meeting separately.
There will be no SNAC on the night of the AIDS walk - September 28th.
Bring a lawn chair or blanket, so you can sit, relax and
enjoy!
St. Matthew’s Day is also a good time to remember those
who are hungry. Bring a canned food item to stock the
Food Pantry at St. MAMs (St. Matthew’s Area Ministries).
SNAC Sunday
at 6 PM
September 2003
Sunday School Starts - 11 AM
Road Rally - 5 PM
SNAC Starts - 6 PM
Parents Meeting and Dinner - 6 PM
Cooperative Games - 6 PM
AIDS Walk - Noon
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SENIOR HIGHLIGHTS
St. Matthew’s September Program for our
Ladies and Gentlemen of Experience
On September 23, the Professional Resource Group will attend the St. Matthews Senior Luncheon to
discuss Tough Questions About Life & Aging. The PRG consists of local business owners and
advisors who assist individuals and families in preparing for the complexities of aging. Topics
covered will include non-medical home care, estate planning and probate, insurance, senior living
alternatives, and financial planning.
Following a brief introduction of our members, the discussion format will be Question and Answer.
The panelists include Becky Beanblossom, owner (Home Instead Sr. Care), Robert Churchman III
(Hennessy & Associates, Ins.), Wayne Klawier, attorney (Thomas, Dodson & Wolford), Lynn Powell
(Atria Assisted Living), and our own Mitch Shirrell, Financial Advisor (Morgan Keegan & Co., Inc.).
St. Matthew’s Youth Program
Thank-yous, goodbyes, hellos and new beginnings
I am excited, happy and a bit melancholy to announce some changes in our Youth Program for this fall. As of
September 1, our Assistant Rector, Ben Robertson, will assume supervision of the program, with the skilled help
of Lynn Miller as Youth Program Coordinator. Debbi Rodahaffer has a new title, Director of Christian Education,
to indicate that she is now supervising the entire Church School program on Sunday mornings, from Nursery
through High School. John Willingham, our Youth Minister, will continue in that position through September,
and as a consultant through October.
For the last three years, John Willingham has done wonderful things with our youth, and in the parish at large.
He has ministered to and with our teens in a unique and special way, and he is much loved. At this point in his
ministry, however, he is more and more drawn to mission work. Those of you who have been involved in our
Kenya mission know of his passion and excellence there. So it seems time for him to move on from the youth
ministry he has done so long and well, and devote more time in the next few years to mission. We are working on
having John continue with us to lead our Kenya mission program.
Since John and Alice are members of our congregation, fortunately we don’t have to say good-bye. But I, for one,
want to plan a BIG party sometime in October to say THANK YOU. Watch for details!
Our 2003-2004 Youth Program will start off with a bang with the Road Rally on September 7. I am SO excited
about the program this year, and I know our middle school and high school members – and their families – will
be as well. Want to get involved? Want more information? Call Ben Robertson or Lynn Miller at the church:
895-3485.
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Lucinda
KENYA NEWS
SOCIAL CONCERNS
TIDBITS
There is currently no chaplain assigned to the University
of Louisville so the Monday Lunch program is on hold.
Social Concerns is grateful to all those who have helped
with this ministry in the past.
The Social Concerns Committee is continually receiving
“Wish Lists” from organizations. From time to time, we
will make those needs known to you and we’ll put a
collection box in the Narthex for those of you who would
like to contribute.
Dialogues on
Democracy and Faith
This is the third in the “This I Believe” series sponsored
by Interfaith Paths to Peace and will run from September
through March. These interfaith dialogues will be
moderated by leaders from places such as Bellarmine,
U of L, Spalding, Ali Institute for Research, Peace
Education etc.
The series will look at what faith teaches about being a
responsible citizen in a democracy; how faith explains the
relationship of the individual to the collective; the
conflicts between how one is guided by faith and what one
feels is needed to do in a democracy.
In 1999, the former St. Matthew United Church of Christ
gave House of Ruth the building and property on East St.
Catherine Street where it is currently housed. Two years
ago, House of Ruth was asked and agreed to take
responsibility for managing Glade House and the Kersey
Condos that house those with AIDS.
In 1993, House of Ruth served 8 families. Today they
serve over 6oo clients. Their housing program assists over
120 individuals and their families, many of whom were at
risk of being homeless when they came to House of Ruth.
Emergency assistance, medical assistance and counseling
are available to all of the clients. House of Ruth also
provides social opportunities and collaborates with other
social service agencies.
During the past few years, with the discovery of new
medications, HIV has changed to look more like a chronic
illness. Individuals or families affected by the illness who
come to House of Ruth return regularly for support. House
of Ruth becomes the extended family.
Each year House of Ruth collects school supplies and
Christmas gifts for children of the families they serve. The
Youth of St. Matthew’s have participated in the Christmas
program in past years.
House of Ruth, Glade House and the Kersey Condos all
receive funding from the AIDS Walk. You may support
these organizations and help fight AIDS in our community
by supporting the Youth of St. Matthew’s in the AIDS
Walk on September 28.
Watch for the dates and locations of the dialogues in the
bulletin each month.
BITS
AND
PIECES
The House of Ruth
supports those with AIDS
The House of Ruth, founded in 1992 by eight women, is
an association of persons caring for families and
individuals affected by HIV and AIDS. They provide
advocacy and support for physical, psychological,
emotional and spiritual needs.
On the fourth Sunday of each month, there is an Interfaith
Service at 3:00 p.m. at the Museum of Faiths, 429 W.
Muhammed Ali Blvd. The service is open to anyone.

OYUGIS, KENYA
Thank you for all of your support in our Kenya Mission. We had a great trip to Oyugis in June. We built a church and a
school for our Anglian friends, we worked in the Wire medical clinic seeing over 900 people and delivering twins babies,
we built 2 playgrounds (one for the school we helped build and one for the orphans we support), and we worked with
12 schools teaching AIDS education. Come hear all about it and our plans for the future after the 10:00 service on
September 21.
In the first 6 months of our support of the 26 orphans we have sent $2240. This has been used to purchase uniforms for
the primary students, School fees and books for the high school students, materials for the students that are learning to
sew, and food and basic supplies such as soap. This has been a great help to the 26 orphans. Our next support money will
be sent the first of October. There are Kenya Orphans envelopes in the Narthex if you need them. Please consider how you
may be able to help. It is $30 per month to support an orphan for a month. If you have any questions please call.
Please continue to use you Kroger Card. The money is still being used for our Kenya mission and our youth mission
work. If you need a Kroger Card please contact me.
Thanks for your help. - John Willingham
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September 11,TwoYears Later
Dealing With the Troubling Aspects of Religion
On September 7 and 8, 2003, the Cathedral Heritage Foundation, in cooperation with the Jewish Community Center,
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kentucky, the Kentucky Council of
Churches, the Kentuckiana Interfaith Community, Interfaith Paths to Peace and the Frankenthal Group Foundation will
present a unique set of events related to September 11. The Louisville events will be built around a presentation of Helen
Whitney’s highly acclaimed documentary film “Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero” which was produced for the PBS
Frontline documentary series and debuted on the one-year anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
A more detailed description of the events is posted on the bulletin board.
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Fall 2003
Adult Education each Sunday,
11:10-12:00
Come join your fellow parishioners and hear informative and thought-provoking presentations
following the 10 a.m. service on Sundays. You will find our speakers knowledgeable and
interesting! Most classes are held in Clingman Hall.
September 7
The Rev. Lucinda Laird, Bishop David Reed, Dr. Lillian Yaeger – Report from the
General Convention. Hear about what really happened at the convention from members of
the Kentucky deputation.
September 14
The Rev. Ben Robertson – Meet our new Assistant Rector
September 21- St. Matthew’s Day
Report on the Kenya mission trip. While you are waiting for the picnic to begin, come hear about Kenya
and what our group accomplished this June, and what our plans are for the future.
September 28
Father Gene Zoeller, Bellarmine University – “James: The Continuing Controversy.” Who is this James,
called the brother of Jesus?”
October 5
Dorothy Spurr, Docent at Speed Museum for twelve years, has completed coursework
for her Master’s in Art History and Philosophy at the University of Louisville –
Session 1: “The Word and the Image: The Visual Arts in the Christian Church”
“The Church and Art in Relationship and Conflict”, a consideration of Christian
pictures and their meanings by looking to examples from early Christian, Medieval, Renaissance and
Counter-Reformation Art.
Jeff Skinner – Poets and Faith – Exploring faith with poetry. (Offered once a month)
October 12
Dorothy Spurr – Session 2: “Christian Art in the Modernist Period”. An exploration of art as a means of
proclaiming the Word for our time – a new awareness of the power of visual art in worship.
October 19 – November 9
Dr. Judy Cato, Spalding University, “Devotional Practices of the World’s Religions”, including
a typical scenario of the religion in question, a brief history, the beliefs, special holy days and
the different branches of the religion. The series begins today and continues through November 9.
October 19 – Hinduism
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October 26
Dr. Judy Cato – Buddhism
November 2
Dr. Judy Cato – Judaism
Jeff Skinner – Poets and Faith
November 9
Dr. Judy Cato – Islam
November 16
The Rev. Lucinda Laird – Symbols of Our Faith. What are the symbols we see at St. Matthew’s and
what do they represent? This class will be held in the church sanctuary.
November 23
Dr. James Baughman, Professor of History at Jefferson Community College, Ph.D. (British History) from
the University of Kentucky, doctoral speciality in the History of the Church of England in the 16th and 17th
centuries – “Henry VIII, Conservative Reformer”
December 7
The Rev. Lucinda Laird – Bible study - Advent readings from the Gospel of Luke.
December 14
Tracy Radosevic, Internationally-acclaimed biblical story teller. Tracy has shared her craft at venues in
Australia, Africa, England, the Bahamas and across the United States. Her Advent presentation will be a
special treat.
December 21
Parents in Conversation will continue, meeting in the senior high room each Sunday.
Weeknight Classes in the Fall
THE GNOSTIC GOSPELS
Wednesday Nights, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., September 24, October 1 and 8
Dr. Kathryn Johnson, Professor of Historical Theology and Paul Tudor Jones Professor of Church History,
Bellarmine University – The Gnostic Gospels. “The Nag Hammadi Library, a collection of thirteen ancient
codices containing over fifty texts, was discovered in upper Egypt in 1945. This immensely important
discovery includes a large number of primary Gnostic scriptures – texts once thought to have been entirely
destroyed during the early Christian struggle to define ‘orthodoxy’ – scriptures such as the Gospel of Thomas,
the Gospel of Philip and the Gospel of Truth.”
THE AUTHORITY OF SCRIPTURE
Led by staff clergy
Monday Nights, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., September 29, October 6, 13 and 20
What do we mean by “the authority of Scripture”? Do we read the Bible literally? If not, how do we approach
it, and how do we work with inconsistencies and contradictions? What is the Anglican “three legged stool” of
Scripture, tradition and reason all about?
WOMEN AT THE WELL: A Jewish-Christian Conversation
Led by Rabbi Metzger and The Rev. Lucinda Laird
Wednesday Nights, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., October 22 and 29, November 5 and 19
Meeting at St. Matthew’s and Congregation Adath Jeshurun
We’ll study some Biblical texts together, discover meanings in common and where we differ, explore new ways to
read and uncover new insights, and end with coffee, cookies and conversation.
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October 2003
Office Hours
Monday-Friday:
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Saturday:
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
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Happening?
Brian Dearing, Seminarian Intern
Building the SPIRIT ............. 4
Phone Extension
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Youth .................................... 9
Church School News ......... 10
Music Notes ....................... 11
Daughters of the King ........ 11
Prayer List .......................... 12
Parish Families ................... 13
INSERT:
Adult Ed
2003 Vestry
Lauren Becker
Barbara Beury
Bruce Dillman
Julie Davis
Parish News .......................... 6
Social Concerns ................... 7
e-mail address
John Willingham ............................................ x35 .............................. jwilling@stmatt-ky.org
Bits ‘n Pieces ........................ 5
David Garver
Karen Hill
Cleve Parkins
John Shelby
Joan Shepler
Marty Wagner
Kathy Wright
FROM THE RECTOR
Dear People of St.
Matthews,
We offer bread, wine, money and
ourselves.
Every Sunday we
are invited to
communion with
the words
The gifts of the people of God, given
in thanksgiving.
The gifts of God
for the people of
God.
If you stop to think about it, this is
really incredible. God gives us the
gifts of creation. We take the fruits of
God’s earth and make bread and wine
and offer them to God. God then gives
them back to us as the Body and Blood
of Christ.
Next Sunday, watch what happens at
the Offertory. First the bread and wine
are brought up to the altar, and then
the monetary offerings. The priests
hold up bread, wine and money, and
offer them all to God. As God
transforms the bread and the wine, so
God transforms our financial offerings
into tools for the work of God. And
then as we stand and begin the Great
Thanksgiving, we offer ourselves, and
God transforms us into members of the
Body of Christ.
And everything we offer is given back
to us many times over.
The gifts of God for the people of
God.
As you consider making a pledge of
money, time and talent to St.
Matthew’s for 2004, consider this: the
Christian life is a life of thanksgiving
for the gifts God showers upon us in
abundance. Our response is to give
from what we have been given. That
is why we give. Where do we give?
We give where we see God’s work
being done in the world. How do we
give? We give with both head and
heart, carefully considering needs and
efficacy, and imitating God’s
extravagant and unearned generosity.
What happens when we give? We
receive more than we can imagine.
The gifts of the people of God, given
in thanksgiving.
Look for your pledge cards in the mail,
or pick one up at the church.
Lucinda +
Every Member Canvass,
October 5-19, 2003
Pledges will be offered and brought up to the altar
on Sunday, October 19.
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A FEW WORDS FROM . . .
PARISH FAMILY
The Assistant Rector
Transfers In
One of the areas of my ministry that I am most energized
about this month is ministry to and with the youth community.
And, as you can see on the youth page on p. 9, October is
going to be an exciting month for the middle and high school
students of Saint Matthew’s. I would like to highlight a few
events and other items for your attention.
needs to be at church at three and middle school at five to
help set up. Come one, come all – it should be a spooky
night … boo!
Outside of our parish, there are also exciting diocesan events
planned for our young people in the next couple of months.
These include the Middle School Fall Gathering from Friday,
October 17th through Sunday, October 19th and the Senior
High Fall Gathering from Friday, November 7th through
Sunday, November 9th, both at All Saints Conference Center
in Litchfield, KY. These gatherings are wonderful
opportunities to meet new friends, experience God in a new
and dynamic way, and have a fun weekend away from the
pressures and stresses of home and school. The cost is $66
for either weekend. For more information and/or registration
forms, you can visit the diocesan web site at
www.episcopalky.org or ask Lynn or me.
First of all, the youth group now has an IM address:
youthstmattky. By using America On-Line’s popular Instant
Messenger service, youth and families can ask a question,
share a comment, tell a joke, or just say howdy. Give it a try!
On October 12, both the middle and high school groups are
going to Jillian’s on Barret Avenue for an evening of food,
fun, and fellowship. The cost is $15 per person and that
includes dinner, snacks, and unlimited games. If you need
further information, you can visit www.jillians.com or contact
either Lynn Miller or me. This experience should prove to be
a real blast!
On October 17-18, the high school is having a lock-in at
church from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. We are planning a boatload of
activities and very little sleep, so I hope everyone will come
(and bring a friend!). However, if you plan to come, please
sign-up on the youth bulletin board between the narthex and
the office so that we can plan accordingly.
On Sunday, October 26, the middle and high school groups
will be hosting the annual parish Halloween party. There will
be games, face painting, food, crafts, music, and the scariest
haunted house in Louisville! Please note that senior high
This youth program is your youth program - not mine or
Lynn’s or Debbi’s or Lucinda’s, but yours. If you have any
questions, comments, suggestions, criticisms, etc. please call,
write, e-mail, IM, or talk to either Lynn or me. Also, if the
cost of some events is ever a problem, please let Lynn,
Lucinda, or me know – we are more than happy to help. We
want youth group to be an energetic and welcoming
community of young people where we have fun, get to know
ourselves and others better, and experience the power and
presence of God in our lives. See you on Sunday!
God’s Peace, Ben
Kitty Mitchell from All Saints Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, FL
Linda and Kevin Wardell from St. Stephens Episcopal Church, Houston, TX
James and Mary Stites from St. Francis in the Fields, Louisville, KY
Glenn Roosevelt from Cathedral of the Assumption, Louisville, KY
Ellen Oberhausen from St. Leonard Catholic Church, Louisville, KY
Transfers Out
Janet L. Hundley to Christ United Methodist Church, Louisville, FL
Marriage
Clifton M. Hocker, Jr., and Janna A. Kosinski, September 6
Mary Cameron Goodwyn and Bruce Rule, September 16
Our Seminarian Intern
Brian is a student at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
who is doing 15 hours a week of work here for his Field Education. Lucinda+
Greetings to God’s People:
My name is Brian Dearing. I am 45
years old, I attend the 10:00 a.m. service,
and I have been a member of St.
Matthew’s Church for the past couple of
years. My wife and I enjoy worshiping with you on Sunday
morning. We come hungry and thirsty, and we are filled with
the body and blood of Christ Jesus.
Many of you I have not met, but I look forward to meeting
you as we encounter God’s living word together. In this short
space, let me tell you a little about myself. I am married to
Stephanie, whose encouragement, kindness, patience, and
love I value and need. Together, we parent our soon-to-be-4year-old son, Hank, who makes his presence known. He also
makes God’s presence known to me. He reminds me of my
own neediness and dependence on the Divine Parent of us all.
Let’s see . . . what else can I tell you? I am a seminary
student. I am a former ELCA Lutheran from a small church in
Huntingburg, Indiana, where I lived all my life as a practicing
Lutheran. Grace Lutheran was built by my father in 1963. He
died in 1969, when I was 11 years old. To sum up: then
Lutheran, now Episcopalian, receiving education at the
Presbyterian Louisville Seminary. Well, I like to mix it up a
little.
And now to the nuts and bolts. My education at the seminary
involves more than cracking a few books. Field education
deepens and enriches the gift of faith and helps me to discern
my call and affirm my pastoral identity.
In the summer of 2003, I worked as a chaplain at U of L
Hospital. Clinical Pastoral Education revealed new truth as I
listened to the stories of those afflicted by trauma. I became
aware of the living God who responds to the needs of those
who cry out. God is the co-author of all our stories, and I am
anxious to hear your stories here at St. Matthew’s.
What will I be doing? Teaching and being taught by the
middle schoolers one Sunday per month. On Mondays, I will
be visiting the homebound or hospitalized of St. Matthew’s. It
is an honor and a privilege to do this work. I have also been
trained as a L.E.M. (Lay Eucharist Minister), and I take this
ministry and responsibility with seriousness and gratitude as
God co-writes another chapter in my life I did not expect.
Other work is being mapped out by Lucinda and Helen, who
will also be my supervisors. I am grateful for this opportunity,
and look forward to meeting each of you as we break bread
together and our eyes open to the Christ in our midst.
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Linda and Bruce Broecker on the birth of their granddaughter
Goodbye and Godspeed to
Don and Erica Miller and their children, Donald and Alexandra,
moving back to England
Jan Garver’s cousin
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DAILY PRAYER LIST
Week of October 5
Week of October 12
Lynch: Patrick, Kerry, Kassidy
Mayes: Richard, Susan
Mahon: Katherine
McCollum: Carol, Clay
Maker: James
McCord: Walter, Betty
Markham: John, Carolyn
McElroy: Suzanne
Marshall-Barry: Mike, Shawn, Garrett
McKee: Lauree
Martin: Dorothy
McKiernan: Bryan
Mashburn: Theo
McKinney: William, Martha
Mathews: Malcolm, Frances
Meier: Frank, Karen
Matthews: Derrick
Mendel: Charles, Marye
Mattingly: David, Linda, Kelsey
Mendel: Elizabeth, Maggie, Charlie
Week of October 19
Week of October 26
Moore: Kimble, Judith, Ethan, Sarah, Mallory
Metcalfe: James
Morgan: Janet
Miller: Donald, Erica, Donald, Alexandra
Morrow: David, Doris, Sam, Lee
Miller: Scott, Ann
Mosher: Carol
Mindrum: Jon, Elizabeth
Muncy: David, Kim
Mitchell: Neil, Amy, Clinton, Christopher, Margaret
Mundt: Charles, Mary
Moneymaker: John, Jan, Colin, Cory, Shelby
Murphy: Larry, Pamela
Moon: Judith
Ndife: Matrid, Briana, Brandon
Moore: Angela
Nesmith: Robert, Sharon, Anne
Moore: Dr. Condict, Caroline
Heavenly Father,
family.
Weekday Services
Tuesday:
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from the Senior Warden
This is an exciting and important time at St. Matthew’s
and you can make a big impact as to the direction our
church will go.
Our youth program is sorely under-funded. Ben
Robertson & Lynn Miller are excited about the
possibilities that can evolve from a committed parish
toward the youth program, but we need your support.
In the September newsletter, I detailed some of our shortterm goals and now I would like to address how we keep
these successes alive and achieve long-term results.
Mendel: Scott, Maggie, Charlie
Monday-Friday:
VESTRY COMMENTS
One of the goals of the facilities committee is to put
together a preventative maintenance plan and unless we
have your support, we will be at the mercy of fixing
things as they happen.
One of the most daunting tasks of a Vestry is approving
the budget. We will start this arduous task over the next
months & we do it with the monies you give us. Our
wonderful treasurer, Jim Parobek, and the finance
committee are wizards at telling us about the shortfalls
and trying to keep St. Matthew’s afloat, but it’s your
participation and response to stewardship that can make
this an energizing, spirit filled mission.
I just selected a few areas that have gotten Vestry
attention. There are many areas that need a bigger
budget. As senior warden, I’ve gotten to see how our staff
works and what results when their ideas & hard work are
supported by our commitment of time and money. It is
something I want to be a part of. It will be an exciting
and nurturing road filled with spiritual development and
growth. I want you to feel that synergy. Please think
about how you can support the church’s needs and your
desire to be a part of such a dynamic church.
The staff of St. Matthew’s has done outstanding work but
we need to give them resources with which to work with.
We tend to give just enough money to keep programs
available but not enough to grow and fulfill a dream.
Anne Hampton,
Senior Warden
Christian Education for both adults and children is one of
our top priorities. We have put in place the vehicles to
provide great programs but we need your financial
backing.
BUILDING THE SPIRIT
 When you are upstairs, think of how someone who is
physically challenged would get downstairs without an
elevator.
The Planning and Design committee (previously known
as the Building committee) is on schedule. Currently, we
are collecting names of architectural firms & sending
letters to these firms on October 1, asking if they are
interested in being considered for this project. Are you
not convinced that we need to renovate and expand? I
have a few suggestions:
 The lounge is in dire need of updating – take a look.
I could go on and on. This is what we need you to do …
and we will ask you, once an architect is selected in
January 2004. We will have parish meetings in 2004 and
share our wants, needs & dreams for the future of St.
Matthew’s.
 On a Sunday, go downstairs and see how many
children there are, or ask Debbi Rodahaffer how
crowded the classes are.
In the meantime, the project is progressing on time. As
always, if you have any questions, you are free to come to
a vestry meeting or contact me.
 The choir practices on Wednesday nights and Sunday
mornings. See how packed they are in the choir room
downstairs. While you are downstairs near the choir
room, peek in the room across the hall and see how
Barbara Ellis has to keep the handbells in a children’s
area.
Anne Hampton,
Senior Warden
Did You Know . . .
Our Rector, Lucinda Laird, will be appearing as a panelist once a month on the WHAS (Channel 11) program,
“The Moral Side of the News”. She is scheduled for fall dates of October 12, November 16 and December 14. The
program is aired on Sunday morning at 5:30 a.m. (!), and is also aired on WHAS radio (check listings for time).
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VESTRY COMMENTS
MUSIC NOTES
from the Junior Warden
Barbara Ellis
GOT QUESTIONS?
“We accept people at all points in their spiritual journeys, and support each other as we question and grow in faith.”
(From St. Matthew’s Mission Statement’s Affirming Principles)
On a recent Saturday morning I noticed a banner sign in
front of one of our neighboring churches that said:
We are pleased to welcome
Linda Wardell, Mike Lambert, Nicholas Eastman,
Clay Smith and Cicely Lambert
to the Choir. We’ll be starting on wonderful music for
All Saints and Christmas soon - come join this wonderful fellowship!
milk?” ads. Do they really believe they have all the
answers or do they just have answers? What are “life
questions?”
Got life questions? Get answers here.
I guess I’ll not know the answer to my questions unless I
go visit that church, even though I don’t think they have
answers to all the questions I have. They may not even
like some of my questions.
How presumptuous, I thought, to believe they have all the
answers. Does this represent the worst of religion?
That one church knows it all,
That all of God is known in the Bible,
That they completely understand God,
That only their interpretation and understanding is
the correct one.
One of the things that seems to differentiate
Episcopalians, especially at St. Matthew’s, is an
acceptance of questioning people. By definition faith is
uncertain. I am grateful that I may be accepted with all
my questions and uncertainties.
Or is this just more American marketing, a short-hand
message to get people in the door, parodying the “Got
Bob Nesmith
Memorial Flower Donations at
St.Matthew’s
Bells are ringing again!
It’s wonderful to have Fred Siegfriedt ringing
with the Golden Bells this year.
Treble Choir rehearsals have begun with a joyful noise. I hope others will join us.
Treble Choir is for everyone in grades 2 through 8 who likes to sing. Rehearsals are
just for 30 minutes following Church School each week and we sing in church
several times a year. We welcome Monica Lawton, Robbie Lewis, Sam Morrow
and Sam Lewis.
The count is in - and the Grand total is: $570.37!
$350.00 was raised by the Youth and $220.37 was raised by the choir. Thanks to everyone who contributed
to the Youth/Choir AIDS Walk Challenge. St. Matthew’s was well represented!
Youth Team
Each Sunday at St. Matthew’s, flowers are given in
memory of loved ones or in honor of someone deserving
special recognition. The names of those being honored
are printed in the Bulletin and are read during the
“Prayers of the People.” The donor is asked to make a
$30.00 tax-deductible contribution to the St. Matthew’s
Flower Fund. This contribution not only pays for the
flowers selected and arranged by the Altar Guild but it
also helps to defray the cost of special music for the choir
as well as guest musicians.
will be displayed. Every effort is made to accommodate
requests for specific dates; however if there have been a
large number of requests for your preferred date, an
alternate date may be selected.
While most of our current contributions are for memorial
flowers, please remember that flowers may also be given
in honor of a single event such as a special anniversary,
birth, graduation, or birthday.
If you are interested in giving memorial flowers or if you
are a current donor and would like to make changes to
your memorial flower information, please contact Flower
Fund Chairman, Barbara Uligian at 292-0604 or by
e-mail at b.uligian@insightbb.com.
Donors often prefer to give flowers every year on a
specific Sunday – for example, “the third Sunday in
September” or “the Sunday closest to September 20.”
Donors are notified as to the actual date when the flowers
Kayla Spencer
Michael Risley
Aaron Holmberg
Peter Niehaus
Andrew Brill
Kyle Neil
Stephen Hill
Monique Peterson
Choir Team
Charlie Mendel
Rebecca Lambert
Liz Mendel
Lynn Miller
Ben Robertson
Jon Goldberg
Matt Goldberg
Barbara Ellis
Angela Koshewa
Cicely Lambert
Candis Crocker
Cindy Diedenhoffen
Lillian Yeager
Ed Hill
Karen Hill
Tim Eicholtz
Saxonie Eicholtz
Michelle Peterson
Marcella Peterson
Tyler Goldberg
Ann Davis
Natalie Weis
Wait till next year!!
DAUGHTERS OF THE KING
The Daughters of the King is an Order for women of the Episcopal Church organized in 1885. Every Daughter
pledges herself to a lifelong program of prayer, service and personal evangelism, dedicated to the extension of
Christ’s kingdom and to the strengthening of the spiritual life of her parish. Prayer is the foundation upon which
Daughters respond to God in service to others.
Dates TO REMEMBER
First Thursday......... Cornestone
Second Saturday ..... Habitat for Humanity (Oct. only)
Second Sunday ........ HUNGER WALK
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First Sunday ........... Food Collection Day
Second Sunday ....... Wayside Soup Kitchen
Fourth Saturday .... Repair Affair
The only requirement for membership in the Order is that a woman be a communicant in good standing of the
Episcopal Church.
Here in the Diocese of Kentucky we have a diocesan group of Daughters of the King from a number of parishes. Are
there women from St. Matthew’s for whom this would be an opportunity for spiritual growth?
If you are interested in finding out more, come to an informational meeting on Tuesday, October 21, 7:30 – 8:30
p.m. in the Lounge. We’ll have coffee and cookies, and the president and other members of the diocesan Order will
be present to tell you about Daughters of the King.
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CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS
PARISH NEWS
Debbi Rodahaffer
Bits n’ Pieces
A new season of church school and programming at St. Matthew’s Episcopal
Church has begun! Thousands of details must be put into play to create a
successful start of a new year. This year was no exception yet in many ways
exceptional! Thank you to all who worked on the details!!!
As always, the Children’s Committee is hard at work! With Lynn Miller
accepting a staff position as our new youth coordinator, she needed to step
down from her role as the Children’s Committee chair. She was a wonderful
chair as I know she will be exceptional in her new role. While Lynn will remain
on the Children’s Committee, I am delighted to announce that René Strause is our new chair. René will
bring much to this role!
Upcoming Events
Thank You,
Thank You!
Blessing of the
Animals
Sunday,
October 5, 2003
We would like to thank Saxonie,
Tim and Sunny Eicholtz for
organizing, setting up and
cleaning up for the St. Matthew’s
Day Picnic this year. Deepest thanks from a grateful
parish to them and to the many persons who contributed
to the great success of this year’s picnic. A special thank
you to the men, women, and youth who collected money
for the drinks and chicken, and to the youth who helped
with the children’s games. The food was excellent, the
entertainment - terrific, and the games were fun for
everyone. And to top it off, beautiful picnic weather!
3:00 p.m.
All animals welcome:
large, small or stuffed!
Treats for
People and Animals!
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Sunday, October 5 ...... Blessing of the Animals 3:00 PM
Saturday, October 18......... Parents’ Night Out 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
(Sign up to work or go out on the bulletin board downstairs by noon on October 12)
Thursday, October 23 ........ Children’s Committee Meeting 7:00 PM
Sunday, October 26 ............ Trick or Treating at the Episcopal Church Home
............................................. Halloween Party 4:30 PM
............................................. 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM at church
Ongoing Event
Infant Resource Program at St. MAM’s. Bring a baby - up to 3 year old gift to
church and place in the Infant Resource Box downstairs. Everything from diapers to
formula to clothing will be greatly appreciated. Contact Vicky Spencer for more details.
A new study reports that faith is a key ingredient
to the well-being of children and youth.
Keep your children and youth healthy!
BRING THEM TO CHURCH!!!
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The parish clergy and staff would like to take this
opportunity to thank Kevin Clark and Michaeleen Peck
for their generous donation of a Gateway computer and
printer! It has come to us in a time of need and we thank
you!
FESTIVAL of FAITHS
The Cathedral Heritage Foundation’s Festival of Faiths
will be held November 8 – 16 and will feature Robert F.
Kennedy, Jr. on Sunday, November 9 at Louisville
Memorial Auditorium. In addition, Arun Ghandi,
grandson of Mahatma Ghandi, will participate in the
Annual Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, November 13 at
the Hyatt Regency. Our rector will be part of a 3 person
panel on “The Role of Women in the Three Abrahamic
Faiths” on November 12. More details about these events
and the Children of Abraham Dinner are available at
583-3100 or www.cathedral-heritage.org.
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Congratulations to Phil Ardery, who was given the 2nd
Annual Spirit of Peace award on September 16, 2003!
Interested in being a
Deputy to our
Diocesan Convention?
Birthday
Celebrations
of our
Homebound
for
October
The Diocese of Kentucky’s 2004 Convention will be held
in Owensboro March 5-6, 2004. Each parish sends its
clergy as deputies, and a number of lay deputies,
depending on the size of the parish. St. Matthew’s sends
four, so we are looking for 8 interested people – four
deputies and four alternates.
Deputies must: (1) be a confirmed member of St.
Matthew’s; (2) be able to attend the Convention in
Owensboro in March (overnight); (3) be available for a
pre-Convention meeting with the other St. Matthew’s
deputies, probably the preceding week; and (4) be
interested in finding out more/getting involved in the
diocese.
October 22
If you are interested, please give your name to the Senior
Warden, Anne Hampton, no later than October 31.
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Peggy Zega
PARISH NEWS
(502) 895-3485
WEEKENDERS is BACK!!
Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 25, 7:00 p.m. until ? (some reasonable hour, we are older now) at David and
Laurinda Stokes, 308 Alcott Road, in the heart of St. Matthews.
WEEKENDERS is for Adults, young and young at heart. Come and have a fun relaxing evening visiting with old friends
and making new ones. Bring an appetizer and any special beverage. Call 899-1012 for more information and to RSVP.
Newcomers: just bring yourselves! You are especially welcome.
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A Picture of Water Rafting on the
Gaully River in West Virginia
by Sue Bach
Our St. Matthew’s group arose and breakfasted in thick fog; when it lifted we could see a perfectly gorgeous day. We met
at “Ace’s Place” and were driven on a narrow, winding road – beautiful scenery – to a fairly flat landing, and there
assigned to large rubber boats – 8 each. I gazed in awe at the river – it seemed alive – a rushing, foaming, churning,
exultant mass of energy – as if glorying in its freedom. Talk about spirit of the river! . . . and I thought “Lord, here am I”.
After receiving “instructions and what to do ifs”, and getting paddles, we piled in – sat on the high sides and then set off.
Someone stated one boat had “good karma” and one guide remarked “falls should be high t’day and on a scale of 1 to 5,
the river was probly 5+.” And after 2-3 minutes, I believed him!
The view, when you could look at it, was magnificent – 300 feet high hills, covered with wild rhododendron, cascading
down to about ¼ mile of turbulent river. There were gigantic, wagon-sized rocks on either side and huge ones in the water.
It really took skill and strength to go between and around these.
Waves kept spewing up and drenching us as we bounced along – the water felt icy cold. Other boats were not too far away
and every so often there would be a whistle – which meant someone’s tipped and unaccounted for. Our big tip-over came
from the rear – apparently we hit a front rock and the river came roaring on – lifting up the raft – and hurling all of us out
in different directions – I went straight down (don’t think I touched bottom) and came straight up – under another boat . .
. . . an arm grasped me and a deep voice said, “you’re ok now Ma’am, I’ve got hold of you . . .” I was hauled into the boat
– oh the joy of a really deep breath!
With all in place again – we paddled on, came to a “safe place for swimming” and then a “climb up and jump off” cliff –
several did that and said it was great. A moment later the “falls” we’d been told of appeared – a 12-14 foot drop –
everyone braced and we flew over and down safely. Then to the river’s calmer side, where we watched others come over –
cheering if they did well – shouting encouragement if they tumbled.
After a quick lunch and a long wait for a small college girl who had broken her leg on a rock – one of our party had a
badly sprained knee – we climbed in and paddled on “down river.” A slightly quieter trip then – marveling at the
landscapes wild beauty – giving great thanks for our coming thru this fantastic experience – every nerve felt renewed.
We scrambled out on the landing bank – found the bus – drove back to where we’d parked and were to turn in supplies –
went thru the near impossibility of peeling off my soaking wet foam suit.
A smooth, swift trip back home – exhilaration and exhaustion – “did you see” – “I could feel” – “wasn’t it” – “I really
didn’t think” – “such beauty” – that current” – “whew!”
Anyone for rafting next year?
Have A Cup or Two!
The “new” coffee during Coffee Hour
benefits Episcopal Relief and
Development and furthers its mission of
responding to the needs of the poor,
hungry, homeless and sick worldwide.
“Bishops Blend” is a premium line of
certified Fair Trade, dark roasted coffees
from Central America and Indonesia. It’s a bit
more expensive, so we especially appreciate donations.
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Evening Bridge
Begins!
Monday, October 6, 7:00 p.m. in the
Lounge. If you would like to play but
have not signed up, please contact
Anne Hampton at 896-4632.
Ben Robertson, Assistant Rector
SNAC Sunday at 6 PM
October 2003
Annual Road Rally
The Winning Team!!
Join us every Sunday evening (except Sunday
evenings when other youth activities are planned) for
Sunday Night at Church. It is from 6 until 7:30 PM.
Bring $3 for pizza. Middle school youth and senior high
will be meeting separately. Note: On October 12th SNAC will be at Jillian’s
and October 26th SNAC will be the Halloween Party - See Articles Below.
There will be no Senior High SNAC on October 19 - Senior High Lock-In is
on October 17th instead. Bring a friend!
Left to right:
Andrew Ludwig,
Lauren Deener,
Maren Vouga,
Alex Vouga,
Monique Peterson,
Team Leader Lauren Becker
(not pictured)
Jillian’s
Sunday, Oct.12, 6 PM-8 PM
Unlimited games, pizza, soft drinks, chips and salsa.
Cost: $15 per person. Drop off and pick up at Jillian’s,
630 Barret Avenue. Don’t think you will go? Check out
www.jillians.com and see what you will be missing.
Got a quick question for Ben? The new
youth AOL Instant Messenger address is:
youthstmattky
Middle School vs. High
School Kick Ball
Halloween Party
Be at SNAC on Sunday, October 5th. The Middle
School Youth will take on the High School in kick ball.
No skill is required. Don’t want to play kick ball? That
is OK! You can make plenty of noise on the sidelines.
Senior High arrive at 3:00 PM
Middle School arrive at 5:00PM
Party: 6:00-7:30 PM
Sunday, October 26th
Diocesan Youth Events at All Saints
Upcoming Events
Middle School Youth Gathering - 7 PM (CDT) Friday Oct. 17th - 1 PM
(CDT), Sunday October 19th. Cost $66.
Senior High Youth Gathering - 7 PM (CDT) Friday, Nov. 7th - 1 PM
(CDT) Sunday, Nov. 9th. Cost $66
Sunday, October 5th, SNAC, Middle School vs. High School, Kick Ball
Sunday, October 12th, SNAC at Jillian’s - Be there or be Square!
Friday, October 17th, Senior High Lock-In (no Senior High SNAC
on Sunday).
Friday, October 17th - Sunday, October 19th, Middle School
Gathering, All Saints.
Sunday, October 19th, Middle School SNAC Pizza Making
Sunday, October 26th, The Halloween Party
Senior High Lock-In
Friday, October 17, 8 PM to 8 AM on Saturday,
October, 18th featuring bowling, games, late-night
worship, movies, etc. No SNAC this weekend for
Senior High.
Sunday, November 2nd, John Willingham Appreciation Lunch
Friday, November 7th - Sunday, November 9th, Senior High
Gathering, All Saints
Sunday, November 9th, Festival of Faiths Youth Event
Sunday, November 9th, Christmas Pageant Auditions
Mark Your Calendar
11/2 John Willingham Appreciation Lunch
11/9 - Festival of Faiths Youth Event
11/9 - Christmas Pageant Auditions
If money for any event is ever a problem, we’ll be glad to help; just talk to Ben or Lynn.
Need to get hold of Ben or Lynn? Email them at: youth@stmatt-ky.org
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SENIOR HIGHLIGHTS
SOCIAL CONCERNS
Hunger
Tuesday, October 28
at 11:30 a.m.
Where or where did our Rector go . . . this past summer?
Come here about Lucinda’s trip to Uzbekistan. (where???)
Please sign up on the main bulletin board
and indicate the dish you will bring!
And bring enough for twelve people!
Every Member Canvass
2004
Do I get a “bill”? You get a quarterly statement so that
you have a record of your contributions, and you can
correct any mistakes. It is not a bill.
Should one make a pledge as an individual or a couple?
Doesn’t matter – your choice! Some people prefer to
make an individual pledge, others prefer to do it as a
couple. Young people who have been confirmed, or who
are members over 16, should make their own pledges.
This year’s Every Member Canvass is October 5 – 19.
You will be receiving letters from the Rector and the EMC
committee, and asked to make commitments of money,
time and talent. Pledges received will be offered up at the
time of the Offertory on October 19. Here are answers to
some frequently asked practical questions.
Why do we give at all? Because God has gives us so
much.
Why should I fill out a pledge card – can’t I just put
money in the Offering plate? There are two reasons.
One is that it’s difficult, if not impossible, for the Vestry
to develop a budget if we do not know what income we
can expect (and over 90% of our operating budget comes
from pledges). The other is that commitment is important.
Many of you have made a financial commitment to a
mortgage – or, more seriously, a life-long commitment to
marriage! Giving to the work of the Church is at least as
important.
More questions? We’d love to help! Ask any of us on the
EMC committee: David Brooks, chair; Don Bell; Jack
Devitt; John Hoover; Gaylee Gillim; Heather Ogburn;
John Tiano; Mike Wright; and the Rector.
Take a
Step
Repair Affair
set for October 25
to End
A program of New Directions Housing Corporation, Repair
Affair mobilizes community wide resources and volunteers
to support the housing repair needs of elderly and disabled
homeowners of low income.
The 25th Anniversary of the Annual Community Hunger
Walk will take place on Sunday, October 12th on the
Harbor Lawn of Waterfront Park. Registration will begin
at 1:30 p.m. and the 3.2 mile walk will begin at 2:30 p.m.
Each February, requests for maintenance are accepted at
New Directions. Outreach volunteers then visit each home
and assess Repair Affair’s ability to help. Teams are then
recruited and assigned tasks for a community wide Repair
Affair Day in June.
Proceeds from the Hunger Walk will be divided among
Dare To Care, Jefferson County’s Sixteen Area
Community Ministries (like St. MAM) for their food
banks, and the food ministry for street children in
Uruguay.
This year, requests to Repair Affair nearly doubled over
last year so there were not enough volunteers to help
everyone on the regularly scheduled day. If you would like
to be part of a Repair Affair Team from St. Matthew’s on
Saturday, October 25 please sign on the bulletin board to
do painting or light carpentry such as building a ramp.
This is a wonderful opportunity to help the elderly and
disabled homeowners of low income. What you fix just
may enable someone to continue living at home.
Hunger in Louisville is real! More that 50,000 children in
Jefferson County qualify for the free or reduced lunch
program. Dare To Care distributed over 100,000
emergency food boxes last year and they served 79,000
meals to children in the 15 area Kids Cafes.
Sociual Concerns thanks each of you for fighting hunger
by supporting Food Collection Sunday. The Food Pantries
at Calvary and St. George’s Community Center are most
appreciative of the generous food donations we make.
Vicki Danahy or Dwayne Watson will be happy to answer
any questions.
Covenant Activity
‘Reading to Barbara’
We hope that you will join us in this community wide
effort to fight hunger on October 12. If you cannot walk,
please make a monetary contribution. For every $1.00 we
contribute, Dare To Care can buy $17.00 worth of food.
Our Covenant Parish, Holy Trinity, is assembling a group
of volunteer readers and we hope to develope a similar
group of volunteers here at St. Matthew’s for a mission of
mercy: reading regularly to a young woman of 49 who has
Lou Gehrig’s disease. She is now a patient at Britthaven
Nursing Home on Bass Road. She loves reading but can
no longer hold a book or turn the pages. If you are willing
to join this worthwhile project, please sign the list on the
bulletin board or call Kay Vandrick at 895-3651. We’ll
contact you with details.
Meet Marion and Mark Lewis and their sons, Robert
and Samuel, walk coordinators, after 1:30 p.m. on the
Harbor Lawn under the “Episcopalians United Against
Hunger” banner. Come on out and help us win back that
banner!
See the bulletin board for signup and details.
Don’t we have plenty of money? Didn’t we just receive
a large bequest? Yes, we did just receive a large bequest
and we are grateful. But NONE of it goes to the yearly
operating budget (it wouldn’t last long if it did!). Our
on-going life together is funded by US and we need
EVERYONE’S contribution. Out budget is always tight
and it certainly is right now; see for yourself by picking
up a copy in the parish office or talking to our Treasurer,
Jim Parobek.
What if my financial circumstances change and I can’t
fulfill my pledge? Well, the good news is that we
certainly understand – and, unlike LG&E, or the bank
that holds your mortgage, we won’t cut off service! Let us
know if your income drops and you need to change your
pledge; or let us know if you receive a huge raise or
bonus and you want to increase your pledge!
KANUGA Experiences
Volunteer Opportunities
When Ben Robertson, during his Adult Education hour
in Clingman Hall, talked about Kanuga, our Episcopal
conference center in Hendersonville, N. C., I was aware
that several of us in his audience were remembering our
own times at Kanuga over the years. I asked Sue Bach,
who was sitting next to me, if she would like to meet with
other people who had been to Kanuga to hear from one
another how we each experienced it. ANYONE WHO
WOULD LIKE TO MEET SOME MORNING TO
EXCHANGE STORIES ABOUT KANUGA, please
contact me at 895-3485, Ext. 34. If there is a good group
of us, it would be fun to hear from each other what
programs we have chosen and would recommend, and it
might also be helpful to other people who have never been
and have been interested in going.
Are you looking for ways that you can act as the hands
and feet of Christ? Do you want to show your faith
through your works? Check the bulletin board for a list
of Opportunities for Service Outside the Parish. If
nothing listed there appeals to you, log onto
www.metrounitedway.org/volunteer. At that site, Metro
United Way provides opportunities for “Individual
Volunteerism” or “Group Projects. Whatever you choose,
you’ll be making a difference for the better.
The Rev. Helen Jones
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The Red Cross
needs your blood
As of September 15, 2003, our local blood supply is so low
that it has less than one day’s supply of types A, AB and B,
and they have completely run out of type O, the universal
donor. The Red Cross can only release blood for
emergencies. So we need new donors to step forward and
truly give the gift of life. St. MAM’s next blood drive is
Tuesday, October 7 from 2:30 - 7:00 p.m. at Holy
Trinity Catholic Church on Cherrywood Road. If you
have any questions about your eligibility call the Red Cross
at 540-7163 or 800 732-8772. Sign up on the bulletin
board if you can make it. Thanks for your help!
Attention Knitters!
We will again be giving hand-knit scarves to the River
Mariners at Christmas. The scarves will be added to a
Christmas box that contains cookies and other gifts.
Directions for knitting these are on the bulletin board.
Anne Shelby
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Fall 2003
11:10-12:00
October 5
Dorothy Spurr, a docent at Speed Museum for twelve years, has completed
coursework for her Master’s in Art History and Philosophy at the
University of Louisville. “The Word and the Image: The Visual Arts in the Christian Church”.
Session 1:“The Church and Art in Relationship and Conflict”, a consideration of Christian
pictures and their meanings using examples from early Christian, Medieval, Renaissance and
Counter-Reformation Art.
Jeff Skinner – Poets and Faith – Exploring faith with poetry. (Offered once a month)
October 12
Dorothy Spurr, a docent at Speed Museum for twelve years, has completed
coursework for her Master’s in Art History and Philosophy at the University of
Louisville. “The Word and the Image: The Visual Arts in the Christian Church”.
Session 2: “Christian Art in the Modernist Period”. An exploration of art
as a means of proclaiming the Word for our time – a new awareness of the
power of visual art in worship.
October 19 – November 9
Dr. Judy Cato, Spalding University, “Devotional Practices of the World’s Religions”,
including a typical scenario of the religion in question, a brief history, the beliefs, special holy
days and the different branches of the religion. The series begins today and continues through
November 9.
October 19 – Hinduism
October 26
Dr. Judy Cato – Buddhism
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(more . . . )
November 2
November 9
November 16
The Rev. Lucinda Laird – Symbols of Our Faith. What are the symbols we see at St. Matthew’s and
what do they represent? This class will be held in the church sanctuary.
November 23
Dr. James Baughman, Professor of History at Jefferson Community College, Ph.D. (British History) from
the University of Kentucky, doctoral speciality in the History of the Church of England in the 16th and 17th
centuries – “Henry VIII, Conservative Reformer”
December 7
December 14
Tracy Radosevic, Internationally-acclaimed biblical story teller. Tracy has shared her craft at venues in
Australia, Africa, England, the Bahamas and across the United States. Her Advent presentation will be a
special treat.
December 21
Parents in Conversation will continue, meeting in the senior high room each Sunday.
Weeknight Classes
THE AUTHORITY OF SCRIPTURE
Led by Dr. Bill Brosend, Associate Director, Louisville Institute; The Rev. Lucinda Laird; and The Rev.
Ben Robertson
Monday Nights, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Continuing October 6, 13 and 20
What do we mean by “the authority of Scripture”? Do we read the Bible literally? If not, how do we approach
it, and how do we work with inconsistencies and contradictions? How does the authority of Scripture impact
and shape our lives, both individually and as a community?
THE GNOSTIC GOSPELS
Wednesday Nights, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Continuing October 1 and 8
Dr. Kathryn Johnson, Professor of Historical Theology and Paul Tudor Jones Professor of Church History,
Bellarmine University – The Gnostic Gospels. The Nag Hammadi Library, a collection of thirteen ancient
codices containing over fifty texts, was discovered in upper Egypt in 1945. This immensely important discovery
includes a large number of primary Gnostic scriptures – texts once thought to have been entirely destroyed
during the early Christian struggle to define ‘orthodoxy’ – scriptures such as the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel
of Philip and the Gospel of Truth.
Didn’t come to the first classes in these series? Come now!
WOMEN AT THE WELL: A Jewish-Christian Conversation
Led by Rabbi Metzger and The Rev. Lucinda Laird
Wednesday Nights, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., October 22 and 29, November 5 and 19
We’ll study some Biblical texts together, discover meanings in common and where we differ, explore new ways to
read and uncover new insights, and end with coffee, cookies and conversation.
October 22 and November 5 at St. Matthew’s. October 29 and November 19 at Congregation Adath
Jeshurun, 2401 Woodbourne Avenue. (call 458-5359 for directions)
Please sign up on the list posted on the bulletin board outside the front office so that we have some sense of
numbers. And bring your Bible!
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November 2003
Office Hours
Monday-Friday:
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Saturday:
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
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What’s
Happening?
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Bits ‘n Pieces ........................ 4
Phone Extension
Parish News .......................... 5
Social Concerns ................... 6
e-mail address
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Parish Families ................... 11
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2003 Vestry
Lauren Becker
Barbara Beury
Bruce Dillman
Julie Davis
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David Garver
Karen Hill
Cleve Parkins
John Shelby
Joan Shepler
Marty Wagner
Kathy Wright
Youth .................................... 7
Church School News ........... 8
Prayer List .......................... 10
FROM THE RECTOR
Beloved in Christ,
This is a difficult
season for our
Episcopal Church,
and I know many
of you find it
unsettling. There is
talk of schism and,
what I find even
worse, increasingly
shrill denunciations
on all sides. What are we to think? How
do we react?
This is a good time to remember and
reflect on our Anglican heritage.
Anglicans have never been of one mind,
but we have always worshipped one Lord.
Indeed, worship is at the center of our life
together, and it is our common worship
that defines us. Our theology, as famously
defined by Richard Hooker in the late 16th
century, rests on a three-legged stool of
Scripture, tradition and reason. And so, as
Archbishop Rowan Williams has written:
Christians beginning from the same
premises and convictions may yet come to
different conclusions about particular
matters… It is really a matter of having a
language in which to disagree, rather than
speaking two incompatible or mutually
exclusive tongues. Learning that “language
in which to disagree” begins in our
worship.
In the 16th century, Europe was bitterly
divided over theological and ecclesiastical
issues, and wars raged across the
Continent. One main point of contention
was over the nature of the Eucharist. In
England, however, Queen Elizabeth I is
said to have written, in true Anglican style
He was the Word that spake it;
He took the bread and brake it;
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And what his word did make it;
That I believe and take it.
In other words, the theories are far less
important than the reality of Christ coming
into our lives. And in the intervening
centuries we have hesitated to define too
closely the nature of the Eucharist; we
simply affirm the real presence of Christ
in the bread and wine we receive.
“Unity in essentials; freedom in nonessentials” – this is the Anglican adage.
There have always been conflicts in the
Church, but Anglicans pray together. We
struggle together, too, but we heed the
words of Gamaliel, in the 5th chapter of
the Acts of the Apostles: …if this plan or
this undertaking is of human origin, it will
fail; but if this is of God you will not be
able to overthrow [it] – in that case you
may even be found fighting against God!
Anglicans have talked of an idea of
“reception”, or “dealing with new ideas by
accepting that change happens at a
different pace and in different ways
according to local circumstances” (Bp.
Michael Doe, Seeking the Truth in Love).
We live and pray together as we work to
discern where the Holy Spirit is leading
us. That discernment will happen – but in
God’s time, not ours.
This is our tradition. Because this is so, I
am of the opinion that we will not see a
major schism in our Church. I could be
wrong, of course; I hope and pray not. But
here at St. Matthew’s I believe we are
called to live together, bound in common
worship and the love of Christ, and giving
glory to God whose power, at work within
us is able to accomplish abundantly far
more than we can ask or imagine (Eph.
3:20).
Lucinda +
PARISH FAMILY
Transfers In
One of the joys and pleasures of saying Morning Prayer
each day in our chapel is the exposure one receives to the
width and breadth of Holy Scripture. While the Sunday
lectionary may offer the major points and themes of the
Bible, the readings from the Daily Office prayer really
delve into the profound particulars of our faith. From the
sweeping history of Israel to the theological intricacies of
Paul’s correspondence with the first Christian
communities, if one reads the Daily Office each day
(which is available on-line at www.missionstclare.com),
one can cover almost all of the Bible in two years.
film Dead Poets Society. Or, it could remind one of the
advertising slogan “Go Baby Go” used by the National
Thoroughbred Racing Association.
But in all seriousness, festivals and festival related
merriment were serious business in the biblical world.
According to the Dictionary of Biblical Imagery, festivals
were intended to be, “a break from the routine,” and,
“assured by the stipulation that on a festival day ‘you shall
have a holy convocation; you shall not work at your
occupations,’ (Numbers 29:1).” For example, according to
the Book of Esther, the Festival of Purim was to be
marked by, “a day for gladness and feasting, a holiday on
which they send gifts of food to one another,” (Esther
9:19).
One of the highlights of the Daily Office lectionary is the
Psalms. These ancient poems and prayers present both the
best and worst of humanity’s relationship with God and
with one another. Within the psalms are lamentation, joy,
frustration, and euphoria, but the author always returns to
praise, praise to God and for all of the good gifts that God
provides. One of my favorite phrases from the Psalms was
read on Monday, September 29 at Morning Prayer,
“Happy are the people who know the festal shout, who
walk, O Lord, in the light of your countenance,” (Psalm
89:15, NRSV). What a marvelous turn of phrase – happy
are the people who know the festal shout! For a rather
reserved person like me, the concept of a festal shout is
quite strange. The verse is akin to the Walt Whitman
phrase, “I sound my barbaric yawp over the rooftops of
the world,” made popular in the 1989 Robin Williams
In this day and age, it is far easy to allow work and
general business to crowd our daily lives. Speaking from
personal experience, it can seem like our day planners,
desk blotters, or palm pilots are bursting at the seams with
meetings, events, soccer games, and conference calls.
With the Thanksgiving, Advent, and Christmas seasons
approaching, I hope and pray that all of us can find some
room for a bit more festival in our daily lives. It does not
have to be elaborate or lengthy, but just a little break to
allow for rest, Sabbath, and some holy space. And, if you
are feeling jaunty, perhaps you can even include a festal
shout.
Sue Speed from Christ Church Cathedral, Louisville, KY
William Bernhardt Brown and Matthew
from Christ Church Cathedral, Louisville, KY
Transfers Out
Neil and Amy Mitchell, Clinton, Christopher and Margaret
to St. Francis in the Fields, Louisville, KY
Marriages
Barrett Shirrell to Bekah Rich on September 27
Christian Cartwright Thomas to Wayne Lee Ridder on October 4
Douglas R. Lotz to Gentry F. Easley on October 18
God’s Peace, Ben
Thanksgiving Challenge!
In thanksgiving for the many gifts
God showers upon us, we respond by giving to others.
We are challenging ourselves to provide
75 Thanksgiving dinners
Gibbs and Lynn Reese on the birth of their grandson
Bob and Sharon Nesmith on the birth of their granddaughter
Bill and Beth Weinberg on the birth of their grandson
Aidan and Bobbie Stone on the birth of their great-grandson
and Congratulations to Lauren Lotz, Male High School’s 2003 Homecoming Queen
for those in need.
Can we do it?
With God’s help, certainly!
See the article on page 6 for information.
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Don Kissling’s cousin
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DAILY PRAYER LIST
Week of November 2
Week of November 9
O’Roark: Jane, D.L.
Niehaus: David, Angela Koshewa, Peter, Benjamin
Ogburn: Ben, Heather, Harrison, Bryce
Niel: Michael, Anne, Kyle, Rachel
Oppel: Jim, Eleanor
Nixon: Alexander, Jenny, Molly, Alexander
Owens: Nancy, R.J. Borsch
Nixon: Edie
Parkins: Cleve, Gwen
Nixon: Bo, Edith
Parobek: Jim, Susan, Stephan, Alexander
Norman: John, Leslie
Patla: Ken, Ann
Nuss: Charlotte
Peck: John, Donna
Nutt: Claude, Sherry
Peck: Robet, Deborah, Jason Van Meter, Jina Van Meter
Nutt: Gilbert, Ruth
Perera: Swarna
Week of November 16
Peterson: Charlie, Jenny
Week of November 23
Rhea: Tim, Laura, Peyton, Charlie
Peterson: Michelle, Monique, Marcella
Rice: Dr. Russ, Suzanne
Porta: Barbara
Riggin: Jane
Prater: Phillip, Susan, Lindsay, Ryan
Riggs: Elisabeth
Raque: Charles, Linda
Risley: Michael, Lynn Miller, Michael, James
Ray: Bradford, Stacey, Kyle, Samantha, MacKenzie
Ritter: Gil, Robin
Reed: Bishop David, Catherine Luckett
Roberts: Jordan
Reese: Gibbs, Lynn
Robertson: The Rev. Ben, Ellen
Remmel: James, J.B., Christopher
Robertson: Ellen, Michael, Blair, Neill
Remmel: Dr. Kerri, J.B., Christopher
Robertson: Else
Week of November 30
Robinson: Ellyn
Rothenburger: Sarah
Rodahaffer: Richard, Debbi, Christian, Nina
Rutherford: Alex, Jennifer, Jordan
Rohrer: Ed, Dottie
Rutherford: Robert, Joyce
Ronald: Peter, Ann, Mollie, Sarah
Rutter: Tim, Cathy
Roosevelt: Glenn
Sandidge: Lyn
Heavenly Father,
VESTRY COMMENTS
THOUGHTS ON THANKSGIVING
“All things come of thee. And of thine own have we
given thee.” These familiar words and prayers of
gratefulness and thanksgiving presume that God has been
good to us, to me, and that the blessings of health, wealth,
security, freedom and relationships have been given us by
God or perhaps through our own efforts with God’s help.
I must confess that I struggle with this, especially in this
season of Thanksgiving. Why have I been so blessed? Is
it just the luck of birth, and if so where was God in all
this?
God did not inflict me with whatever it is that the other
person has or does not have?” I don’t believe God’s
Grace has anything to do with material things. Rather, it
seems to me, that God’s Grace comforts, strengthens and
encourages us. Am I correct? I have no idea. But the
idea that God favors one over another and blesses only
those he favors is contrary to what I believe about God.
The implication that we are in some way chosen people
must have a corollary that there are people whom God has
not chosen for these gifts. That seems to be bad theology.
It is a cornerstone of my being, of who I am, to be
grateful for the goodness in my life - health, family,
friends, freedom, security, abilities. But, do I thank God
for providing them? Or, do I thank God that I have
them? There is a difference. This is another mystery of
God that is beyond my understanding.
Perhaps God made these blessings available to all.
Perhaps some people made poor choices. The results of
their decisions then passed to their children who are
powerless. That’s not the God I know either. My God
doesn’t penalize children because of their parents. Rather
God cares for them and offers comfort and strength.
Perhaps the answer I’m seeking is that God accepts our
thanksgivings with an understanding far beyond our own.
The fact that we are grateful pleases God. Sharing what
we have with others responds to God. Perhaps God is
simply pleased that we recognize that we alone are not
responsible for the goodness in our lives.
Why are we so blessed? “There but for the Grace of God
go I (or you or us.)” Are we saying “I am grateful because
Bob Nesmith,
Junior Warden
EVERY MEMBER CANVASS FOR 2004
UPDATE
As of October 23, we have received 199 pledges totaling $468,503.00. Bravo! and thank
you, thank you! Our “tree” is really filling up with leaves (see the bulletin board by the
coat rack).
But there are folks we haven’t heard from yet. If you’re a faithful member of our parish,
now is the time to commit your time, talent and treasure for the coming year. Why? For
St. Matthew’s, of course, but even more: for your spiritual growth. For your own heart
and soul. For becoming more Christlike. For imitating God’s abundant, indeed
extravagant, generosity. In thanks.
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Matthew 6:21
family.
Weekday Services
Monday-Friday:
Tuesday:
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The Rector and Vestry acknowledge with thanks a bequest to St. Matthew’s from the estate of
Sid Stevens. Sid and his wife Jean were long-time members of this parish and much loved.
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PARISH NEWS
CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS
Bits n’ Pieces
from Beth Friedman
St. MAMs Annual
Auction / Dinner
Mark your calendars for Tuesday,
November 11, 2003 ~ St. MAMs [St.
Matthew’s Area Ministries] Annual Auction/
Dinner at Christ Church United Methodist. This year’s annual
event, “Pulling Together 2003” celebrates the 31st Anniversary
of St. MAM and its ministry in our community. Highlights of the
evening will include a catered dinner, silent auction, live auction,
recognitions, and much, much more! Tickets are available for
$12.50 and can be purchased through St. MAM Board Members,
or by calling the St. MAM office at 893-0205. If you have any
donations for this event, please contact Bill McKinney [895-5023],
Ellen Robertson [893-6496] or Lyn Sandidge [896-2600]. All
items are tax deductible. Come and celebrate with us and thank
you for your support!
Is it an
APPRECIATION LUNCH
for
JOHN WILLINGHAM
or a
FUND-RAISER FOR OUR
KENYA MISSION????
Christmas Coffee
IT’S BOTH!!!
back by popular demand!
Join us for chili and fellowship after the 10:00 service
and Church School on Sunday, November 2 to say
THANK YOU to John for his wonderful work with our
youth.
All Ladies of St. Matthew’s are invited to a
Christmas Coffee at the home of Jeanette
Carter on Tuesday, December 9th at 11:00 a.m.
A sign-up sheet will be posted on the main bulletin board outside
the front office. Please bring finger food, sandwiches, sweets,
crackers or anything special.
How? What would truly gladden John’s heart?
Support for our Kenya mission! John continues here at
St. Matthew’s as our Mission Coordinator, developing our
relationship with the Anglican church in Oyugis, Kenya,
and the orphanage we support there.
Any questions??? call Ann Davis [895-3485] or Kitty Clark
[423-7715]. We hope you can join us!
We hope to see you there! Sunday, November 2nd at 12:00
Noon in Clingman Hall.
Suggested Donation: However much you can!
Birthday
Celebrations
of our
Homebound
for
November
Thank You To All
who contributed the towels and dishcloths to our kitchens.
We now have enough to dry a lot of dishes!
Every Third Friday
of the Month
Bridge Group
November 5
Faith Stone
November 11
Omea Dolt
November 12 Jesse Simpson
We are in need of players! We meet
every month on the third Friday in the
lounge from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. If you would like to join us
please call Mary Jean Hume at 425-2175.
When Debbi asked the Children’s Committee members to write a monthly article for the newsletter, I knew immediately
what month I wanted. November. November has special meaning for me, and for my experience at St. Matthew’s
Episcopal Church. November is especially near and dear to my heart because my daughter, Allie, was born on the 5th.
She was the first and only member of our family with that birth month. The November “connection” with St. Matthew’s,
is that Allie was baptized when she was 4 on November 2, 1997 - making her the first baptisand of our brand new rector,
Lucinda Laird. Lucinda and I comment on that fact at least once a year. It was a special occasion for both of us.
I have always said, and have told Debbi ad infinitum, that the reason Allie and I chose St. Matthew’s is because of the
Children’s Program. Upon our first visit on the first Sunday in January 1997, we were greeted by Debbi and immediately
felt welcomed and valued. So much for my “church shopping” - which began and ended that Sunday. That welcome was
followed up by cards and bread from Joyce Barry and the Bread Committee. I was overwhelmed with the individual
attention that Allie & I received as potential new members. Once we made the commitment, Debbi was quick to include
me on the Children’s Committee and involve me in their activities. I see this pattern repeated year after year with all new
families. It has been especially nice to see new faces come into the fold the last couple of years. We are doing something
right here, and a large part of that is due to the Children’s Program.
I knew immediately that Allie & I had found a church home, and my conviction about that has grown ever since. It is
hard for me to believe that Allie will be graduating from the Children’s Program next year - some days I long for the
innocence of her first classroom among all the other adorable 3 and 4 year olds. Each Church School year has been a
wonderful experience for her. As a member and past-chairperson of the Children’s Committee, I know how devoted the
parents, caregivers, teachers and Debbi are to each and every child who comes through the door.
I truly believe that having this church foundation will sustain Allie long after she graduates from high school and receives
her walking stick. I have always said, as a single mother, how important St. Matthew’s is as the one constant in our lives,
and one which provides comfort and friendships, nurturing and worship. I hope that Allie will never remember a time
when St. Matthew’s was not a part of her life growing up. When I question other decisions I make on her behalf, I never
have any doubt that the experience provided to her from St. Matthew’s is the right one.
So that’s why this church is important to me, and November is the month in which I find myself being reminded why
we’re here. If not for the people of the children’s program and so many others, Allie & I might still be “church
shopping.”
SENIOR HIGHLIGHTS
Tuesday, November 25 at 11:30 a.m.
Special Guest Speaker: Jim Holmbrook
No more timely program could be had than one featuring the interesting aspects
of the life of Meriweather Lewis on the 200th anniversary of his historical “Lewis and
Clark Expedition”.
Our speaker attends St. Matthew’s and is the curator of the records of the expedition in American
history at the Filson Club. He will read from Lewis’ recently discovered letters describing the many
things about which most of us have never heard.
Please sign up on the main bulletin board and indicate the dish you will bring!
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CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS
PARISH NEWS
Debbi Rodahaffer
Parish Thanksgiving Eucharist
Many, many thanks to our youth for a “boo”tiful Halloween Party. It was a
ghoulish delight! Everything from the food to the neat “haunted room” in the
Haunted House was just the right amount of scary! And our youngest pumpkins
and goblins enjoyed the “Happy House”. Our youth are the BEST!
And a special thank you to Vicky Spencer for coordinating our annual trick or
treating afternoon at the Episcopal Church Home.
Upcoming Events
Saturday, November 15 ................... Parents’ Night Out, 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
........................................................... Sign up on lower level bulletin board.
........................................................... Deadline, noon on November 9th.
Sunday, November 23 ...................... Thanksgiving Food Sunday. Please bring ingredients
........................................................... for a Thanksgiving dinner to church. (see article, page 6)
Tuesday, November 25 ..................... Thanksgiving Service, 7:30 PM
........................................................... (a sitter will be available for young children)
Sunday, November 30 ...................... NO CHURCH SCHOOL
Mark your calendars for two special December events!!!
Saturday, December 6 ...................... Ben Robertson’s Ordination, 2:00 PM
........................................................... Chirst Church Cathedral
Saturday, December 13 .................... “Biblical Storyteller” workshop at St. Matthew’s,
........................................................... 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Ongoing Event
St. MAM is opening an Infant Resource Center at Beechwood Baptist Church. Each church
is being asked to contribute baby items to help the initial stock. Anything babies through 3 yearolds might need is appreciated. New and gently used clothes, car seats, strollers, and toys would
be wonderful. The donation location is downstairs under the bulletin board. Look for a box
wrapped in baby gift wrap. St. MAM is also looking for volunteers to help at the project. If you
have any questions, or want to donate any large items, (crib, stoller, etc.) please contact Vicky
Spencer at 339-9189.
Thank you for helping out in this new ministry.
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PLEASE
NOTE:
NEW
Date
Tuesday Evening • November 25, 7:30 p.m.
Accept, O Lord, our thanks and praise for all you have done for us.
We thank you for the splendor of the whole creation,
for the beauty of this world, for the wonder of life, and for the mystery of love.
THE ORDER OF
JULIAN OF NORWICH
Book Discussions
Continue
Borders Books and Music will
continue the Interfaith Paths to Peace
book discussion series “Getting to the
Heart of Peace and Justice”.
On Monday, December 1, IPP member Carol Grzanka
will lead a discussion of The Unconscious Civilization by
John Ralston Saul. The discussion will take place at
Borders on Shelbyville Road. Books may be special
ordered at Borders.
On October 19, at the 5:00 Holy Eucharist, the Rev.
Lucinda Laird officiated at the Rite of Admission of an
Associate of the Order of Julian of Norwich for Glenn
Roosevelt, who has recently joined our parish family.
What is this order and what does it mean to be an
associate?
The Episcopal Church is blessed to have monastic orders
for nuns and monks who are called to that vocation. The
blessing widens when those outside the monastery are
invited to share in the vows and charism, or special gift
of ministry of the order.
Top 10 Reasons
to Be an Episcopalian
The Order of Julian of Norwich is a contemplative order
founded in 1982 that follows the spirituality of the
English anchorite, Julian, of the fourteenth century. The
motherhouse is in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and the nuns
and monks profess vows of poverty, chastity, obedience,
and prayer, and follow a daily rule of prayer and work.
Almost 200 affiliates, oblates and associates, currently
share in the order’s life of prayer in their daily active
lives. The Anglican Church celebrates Julian’s feast day
on May 8.
From comedian Robin Williams,
who is an Episcopalian, on a recent HBO special.
10. No snake handling.
9. You can believe in dinosaurs.
8. Male and female God created them; male and
female we ordain them.
7. You don’t have to check your brains at the door.
6. Pew aerobics.
5. Church year is color-coded.
4. Free wine on Sunday.
3. All of the pageantry-none of the guilt.
2. You don’t have to know how to swim to get
baptized.
And the Number One reason to be an Episcopalian:
1. No matter what you believe, there’s bound to be at
least one other Episcopalian who agrees with you.
Julian of Norwich is an amazing gift to the Church.
Thomas Merton wrote of her as clearly being among the
greatest of English theologians. A contemporary of
Chaucer, she was the first woman to write a book in
English. She explored the mysteries of the trinity and
elaborated on the motherhood of God. She spoke of God
as being utterly compassionate and as having no wrath,
striking words for her day. She lived during a time of
political unrest and war, economic hardship,
ecclesiastical turmoil, and plague that decimated the
population. Yet, in her writing and in her counseling, she
reached out to her fellow Christians in plain words that
were well thought out and which were certainly not of an
easy or empty sentimentality: “All shall be well, and you
shall see yourself that all manner of things shall be
well.”
The Ladies’ Lunch Bunch
We will dine at The Irish Rover on Thursday, November
20 at 11:30 a.m. Please join us!
Don’t Forget . . .
Our Rector, Lucinda Laird, will be appearing as a panelist once a month on the WHAS
(Channel 11) program, “The Moral Side of the News”. She is scheduled for fall dates of November 16 and December
14. The program is aired on Sunday morning at 5:30 a.m. (!), and is also aired on WHAS radio (check listings for
time).
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SOCIAL CONCERNS
Volunteer
Opportunities
Work at
Saturday, November 1.
Carpool at 8:30 a.m.
Babysit for
Cornerstone babies
Thursday, November 6,
5:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
at the Cathedral.
Cook for
Cornerstone
teenage mothers
Wednesday,
November 5,
by 10:00 a.m.
Serve lunch at
Wayside Christian
Misson
Sunday, November 9
following the
10:00 a.m. service.
(502) 895-3485
Thanksgiving Ingathering
The Thanksgiving Ingathering will take place at all three services on Sunday,
November 23. This year our food pantries have challenged us to contribute enough
food to feed a Thanksgiving meal to 75 families.
During thanksgiving week the food pantries give each family a turkey and the food
for a traditional Thanksgiving meal. We are being asked to bring turkeys and food
items such as: stuffing mix, chicken broth, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes and
marshmallows or instant mashed potatoes, a green vegetable, rolls, pumpkin pie or
a pie crust and pie filling or a cake mix.
As you shop for your own meal, consider buying two, one for your family and one
for a poor family. If a complete meal is too much, ask a friend to share. Just bring
the items that you want. If you would like to give a turkey but don’t want to bring
one to church, give a $10.00 contribution instead (mark your check “Thanksgiving
Ingathering”).
If you bring a complete meal, please mark your bag with the bulletin insert or the
words “complete meal” and the food packers will not disturb your meal. We will
combine other items to make complete meals.
We plan to deliver the items to the food pantries after Church School on Sunday and
on Monday morning. Storage of perishable items will not be a problem.
We hope you will enjoy putting together a Thanksgiving meal for someone who
would not have one otherwise. Help us to feed 50 families!
Coming Up in December:
The Advent Tree
Once again St. Matthew’s will have an Advent Tree from which parishioners may
select Christmas gift items to purchase and give to CASA families.
Parishioners may begin selecting gifts on Sunday November 30 and continue
through Sunday, December 14. All gifts should be wrapped, labeled and returned
by Sunday, December 21.
Watch for the Advent Tree at the end of the month.
SNAC Sunday at 6 PM
November 2003
when other youth activities are planned) for Sunday Night at
Church. It is from 6 until 7:30 PM. Bring $3 for pizza. Middle
school youth and senior high will be meeting separately. Note:
On November 9th the Senior High will go to the Festival of Faiths. On
November 16th and 23rd there are special events for both middle school and
high school. See articles below. Bring a friend!
The count is in - and
the Grand total is:
$570.37!
$350.00 was raised by the
Youth and $220.37 was
raised by the choir. Thanks
to everyone who
contributed to the Youth/
Choir AIDS Walk
Challenge. St. Matthew’s
was well represented!
Appreciation Lunch for John Willingham
and Fund-Raiser for Our Kenya Mission
Join us for chili and fellowship after the 10:00 service and Church School on
Sunday, November 2 to say THANK YOU to John for his wonderful work with
our youth. Support for our Kenya mission! John continues here at St.
Matthew’s as our Mission Coordinator, developing our relationship with the
Anglican church in Oyugis, Kenya, and the orphanage we support there. Be
there! 12 Noon, Sunday, November 2, Clingman Hall. Donations encouraged!
FaithFest
November 9th the Senior High will be attending FaithFest. It starts at 7 in
the Undercroft of the Cathedral of the Assumption. We will leave from St.
Matthew’s at 6:15 PM and return to St. Matthew’s at 9. Middle School will
have regular SNAC at the St. Matthews.
Bowling
On Sunday, November 16th Middle and Senior High Youth will be going
bowling. We will meet at Ten Pin Lanes, 6:00 PM and pick up at
8:00 PM. Bring $6.50 for 2 games (shoe rental is free) plus money
for dinner at the snack bar.
Movie Night
Senior High School Fall Gathering -November 7-9,
7 PM (CDT) on Friday through 1 PM (CDT) on Sunday. Cost $66
Winter Middle School Gathering -February 20th - 22nd.
Senior High Gathering - March 12th - 14th.
Senior High Summer Gathering - June 11th - 13th.
Senior High Camp - June 20th - 25th.
Fifth and Sixth Grade Camp - July 11th - 16th.
Seventh and Eighth Grade Camp - July 18th - 23th.
On Sunday, November 23rd at 6:00 PM in the Senior High Room. Bring $3.00
for pizza.
Cornerstone Project
Christmas
on the River
The Cornerstone Project is a Cathedral Outreach
initiative involving the Home of the Innocents Teen
Parenting Program. This group meets at the Cathedral
every Thursday evening for a meal, counseling services,
and skills building sessions. On the first Thursday of each
month a group from St. Matthews volunteers by providing
the meal and babysitting for the children. This has been a
most rewarding experience for both adult and youth
volunteers. Each month there is a sign up sheet on the
bulletin board for anyone interested in cooking or
babysitting.
Cookies for “Christmas on the River Ministry” will be
collected in the church kitchen between Friday, December
5th and 10:00 a.m. Sunday, December 7th. Please check
the bulletin board for Cookie recipes.
Knitted “Scarves for Mariners” can be placed at any
time in the collection box located in the coatroom by the
Narthex. Knitting directions will be posted on the bulletin
board.
We can make Christmas happier for Mariners who are
away from their families during the holidays.
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AIDS Walk
The Youth Rule!
Upcoming Events
Friday, November 7th - Sunday, November 9th,
Senior High Gathering, All Saints
Sunday, November 2nd, John Willingham Appreciation Lunch
Friday, November 7th - Sunday, November 9th,
Senior High Fall Gathering.
Sunday, November 9th, FaithFest
Sunday, November 9th, Christmas Pagaent Auditions
Sunday, November 16th, Bowling at Ten Pin Lanes
Sunday, November 23rd, Movie Night
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is: youthstmattky
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Fall 2003
11:10-12:00
November 2
November 9
November 16
The Rev. Lucinda Laird – Symbols of Our Faith. What are the symbols we see at St.
Matthew’s and what do they represent? This class will be held in the church sanctuary.
November 23
Dr. James Baughman, Professor of History at Jefferson Community College, Ph.D. (British
History) from the University of Kentucky, doctoral speciality in the History of the Church of
England in the 16th and 17th centuries – “Henry VIII, Conservative Reformer”
December 7
December 14
Tracy Radosevic, Internationally-acclaimed biblical story teller. Tracy has shared her craft at
venues in Australia, Africa, England, the Bahamas and across the United States. Her Advent
presentation will be a special treat.
December 21
Parents in Conversation will continue,
meeting in the senior high room each Sunday.
(see
back side for Festival of Faiths information)
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Cathedral Heritage Foundation’s
Festival of
FAITHS
Faith & Justice
November 8-16, 2003
Sunday, November 9, Louisville Memorial Auditorium
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
with Michael Toms, host of NPR’s New Dimensions
plus
Prayer Breakfast, Thursday, Nov. 13, Hyatt Regency
Arun Gandhi
grandson of Mahtma Gandhi
Tickets are available from the Cathedral Heritage Foundation.
To find out more call 502.582.3100 or www.cathedral-heritage.org
The Festival of Faiths is the Louisville area’s celebration of religious diversity.
FREE!
A panel discussion about the role of women in the three Abrahamic religions
will be held Wednesday, November 12.
University of Louisville Professor Riffat Hassan will moderate.
Participants scheduled to take part include The Rev. Lucinda Laird,
Rabbi Laura Metzger and Islamic expert Dr. Fatemeh Keshavarz.
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UPCOMING YOUTH EVENTS
SIGN UP NOW!
Winterlight
Youth Conference
at
Kanuga Episcopal Center
Hendersonville, NC
December 27 - January 1
Ben & Ellen Robertson
will be there!
Scholarships are Available!
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of St. Matthew’s
December 2003
Office Hours
Monday-Friday:
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Saturday:
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Staff
What’s
Happening?
John Willingham, Mission Coordinator
Phone Extension
Lynn Miller ...................................................... x35 .............................. lmiller@stmatt-ky.org
John Willingham ............................................ Cell: 558-8603 ............johnandalice@hotmail.com
The Rt. Rev. David Reed .................................................................... david.reed@ecunet.org
2003 Vestry
Lauren Becker
Barbara Beury
Bruce Dillman
Julie Davis
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David Garver
Karen Hill
Cleve Parkins
John Shelby
Joan Shepler
Marty Wagner
Kathy Wright
Stir up your power,
O Lord, and with
great might come
among us…
Collect for the
Third Sunday of
Advent
Bits ‘n Pieces ........................ 4
Dear People of St. Matthew’s,
Volunteer Opportunities ..... 5
And so at last those seemingly endless
Sundays after Pentecost are finished,
and we begin again in Advent. We
begin with expectation, with hope,
with longing.
Social Concerns .................... 6
Youth .................................... 7
e-mail address
FROM THE RECTOR
Kenya News ........................... 8
Church School News ........... 9
Senior Highlights ................ 10
Music Notes ........................ 11
Prayer List .......................... 12
Parish Families ................... 13
INSERTS:
Adult Ed
Advent Calendar
I have decided this year to make my
New Year’s resolutions for Advent –
rather more appropriately for a
Christian. It’s a good spiritual
exercise, I think, especially as we gear
up for a season that is usually, despite
our best efforts, hectic rather than
meditative. And so I am sharing my
list with you, thinking that you might
be moved to make your own.
 Resolved: As I buy gifts for family,
friends and colleagues, I will hold
each in prayer.
have no Christmas presents at all.
 I will quit carping (at least out
loud) about the stress and
commercialism of the Christmas
season, and try to just enjoy parties,
decorations, cards – and even the
Christmas carols in the mall.
 I will definitely do my very favorite
Advent activity: going caroling
with the choir to our homebound
parishioners.
 I will ask God for the gifts I truly
want, and ask also for discernment
as to what I truly need.
 I will set aside at least a few
minutes each day to pray in a new
way that I am learning: with an
Anglican rosary.
 I will use my Advent calendar to
focus me in this season (see Ben
Robertson’s article on page 2).
 I will say thank you each day for at
least one thing (and if I cannot find
one thing for which to give thanks,
I will seek spiritual help
immediately!)
 I will pray for a year of growth in
 I will open the Christmas cards I
the knowledge and love of Christ.
receive when I have at least a few
minutes of peace and quiet, so that I A blessed Advent to each of you,
can hold those people, too, in my
prayers, commending them to God.
+
 I will put aside 10% of what I
spend on gifts for those who may
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Lucinda
PARISH FAMILY
Transfers In
Slow Down. Quiet. It’s Advent!
and prepare room in your heart for the new born King.
Slow down. Quiet. It’s Advent!
Elizabeth (Ibby) LaSueur from Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Virginia Beach, VA
Paul and Adele Vinsel from Christ Church Cathedral, Louisville, KY
Is it just me, or does the “holiday season” begin earlier
and earlier each year? For decades, the powers that be in
our increasingly plutocratic world declared Thanksgiving
to be the beginning of the holiday season. Then it was
Veterans Day, then Halloween, and then Columbus Day all stretching the blessed occasion of our savior’s birth
into a gross excuse for commercialization and excess.
The Nativity of Our Lord may only occur on one day in
late December, but the anticipation for the secular
Christmas seems to widen with each passing year. And
while the liturgical season of Christmas only lasts twelve
days, our local malls observe the occasion for months on
end. Perhaps there is another way to prepare for
December 25. Instead of falling prey to the hustle and
bustle of the commercial Christmas, one could prepare for
the coming of Christ by keeping a holy Advent.
Transfers Out
James and Eleanor Oppel to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Louisville, KY
The Youth of St. Matthew’s are proud
to present singer/songwriter
Sam Hensley in concert! A
native of North Carolina, Sam
has been playing to enthusiastic
crowds at folk festivals, coffee
houses, and Episcopal youth
events for several years. His most
recent album, Run Like Water, has
received critical acclaim as well as airplay on several
National Public Radio stations. Triad Style Magazine
described Sam’s style as, “sweet and soft melancholia
infused with ace musicianship and an earnestness that
tries its best to heal.” More information about Sam and
his music can be found at http://www.samhensley.com/.
The word Advent comes from the Latin adventus meaning
coming. The season lasts four Sundays and is set aside by
the church as a period of expectation and preparation for
the coming of Christ. One can mark the season of Advent
in many ways, with an Advent wreath, attending an
Advent Festival of Lessons and Carols, or using an
Advent calendar.
When I was growing up, my family marked the days of
Advent using an Advent calendar. The calendar was
handmade by my grandmother and depicted an urban
wintry scene with various people and families going about
their holiday errands and festivities. Attached to each
person was a small brass ring, about the diameter of a
dime. Before Advent I, we would attach lovingly wrapped
pieces of candy to each ring and then open one piece each
day until December 24. It was a delightful way to enjoy
and savor the season.
The concert will occur Saturday, January 3 at 7:30pm in
Clingman Hall. A suggested $3 donation per person will
be collected at the door with all proceeds to benefit St.
Matthew’s Youth ministry. Don’t miss this exciting event!
While it may not be as caloric as my childhood calendar,
St. Matthew’s is proud to include in this month’s
newsletter an extraordinary Advent calendar made
especially for this parish. It was designed and drawn by
The Rev. Jay Sidebotham, Vicar of St. Bartholomew’s
Episcopal Church, New York, NY. You might recognize
Jay’s style and sense of humor from the 1970s and 1980s
educational cartoon series Schoolhouse Rock. Jay also
draws a popular comic strip for the national church called
Life at St. Swithin’s. The calendar includes brief thoughts
and points for each day of Advent, including some special
activities and occasions in the life of St. Matthew’s.
Thomas and Nina Seigel, Joshua and Samuel
to St. Francis in the Fields, Harrods Creek, KY
Baptisms
Madeleine Lila Collins, daughter of Christopher and Sarah Collins and
granddaughter of Kurt and Lila Ludwig, November 2
Sarah Joyce Joerendt, daughter of Larry and Elizabeth Joerendt and
granddaughter of Gerald and Patricia Shirley, November 2
Marriage
Congratulations to Bev and Russ Weis on the marriage of their daughter,
Lottie Camille Boulmay, to Todd Clayton Stockwell on November 8
By the grace of God and the people consenting
The Right Reverend Edwin Funsten Gulick, Jr.,
Bishop of Kentucky
William B. and Ellen Todd Brown on the birth of their grandson
will ordain
John and Donna Peck on the birth of their granddaughter
Benjamin Wells Maas
and
Benjamin George Robertson IV
Deaths
to the Sacred Order of Priests
Harry Grimes, October 30
in Christ’s One Holy Catholic
and Apostolic Church
Marian Stutz, November 6
on Saturday, December 6, 2003,
at two o’clock in the afternoon
I hope that you will use this calendar to set aside the
season of Advent as a holy time. Clear off the refrigerator
or pantry door so that everyone in the house might see the
calendar several times a day. Read and ponder the
messages presented in each square (the offering on
December 6th especially resonates with me!). Use the
calendar to quiet the cacophony of noise from the
commercial holiday, deepen your relationship with God,
in Christ Church Cathedral
421 South Second Street, Louisville, Kentucky
Your prayers and presence are requested.
Reception following.
Clergy: Red stoles.
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Faith Stone, November 13
Beth Weinberg’s father
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DAILY PRAYER LIST
Week of December 7
Week of December 14
Schaaf: Earl, Ernestine
Siegfriedt: Fred, Joan
Scheirich: Joseph, Naomi
Sikkenga: Jack, Valerie
Schmitt: Michael, Monique, Bryce, Zachary
Simpson: Jesse, Virginia
Senior: Gary, Virginia, Katie, Jennifer
Skarbek: Cindy, Edward, Katherine, Carl
Shawkat: Louise
Skinner: Jeff, Sarah Gorham, Laura, Bonnie
Shelby: John, Anne, Andrew
Smith: Clay, Jay Crocker
Shepler: Joan, Bill
Smith: James, Stephanie, Jimmy, Jake
Shirley: Gerald, Patricia
Smith: John, Jennifer, Chirstopher
Shuck: Evelyn
Smith: Stuart, Cynthia
Shumaker: Carl, Jennifer, Nathan, Brantley
Smith: Thomas, Ann
Week of December 21
Week of December 28
Smithwick: Daniel, Eva, Katherine, Patricia
Stone: Aidan, Barbara
Snell: Dorothy
Strange: Cathy, Rebecca
Spanyer: Carol, Gary
Strause: James
Sparks: David, Brooke, Kimberly, Nathaniel
Strause: Randall, René, Randall, James, Cameron
Spencer: Judith
Stremel: Beth, Richard, Nick, Raegan
Spencer: Vicky, Kala, Aerial
Stringfield: Cynthia
Stewart: Barbara
Surowiec: Paul, Cathy, Austin, Jack
Stiles: Andrew, Joyce
Sutton: Catherine, Thomas Kolb
Stokes: Barry, Eileen, Lindsay, Taylor
Swain: Marilyn, Robin, Philip
Stokes: David, Laurinda, Taylor, Hunter
Tarbox: Eric, Annie,Hannah, Luke
Heavenly Father,
family.
Weekday Services
Monday-Friday:
VESTRY COMMENTS
Tuesday:
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from the Senior Warden
The Diocese of Kentucky’s 2004 Convention will be held in Owensboro on March 5-6, 2004. As of November 1, eight
parishioners told me they would be interested in being a delegate representing St. Matthew’s. As luck would have it, we
are able to send four delegates with four alternates available should a delegate not be able to attend the convention. As
many of you know, rarely do numbers work out so well. At our vestry meeting on November 11, we randomly chose the
delegates and alternates by pulling their names out of a hat.
The delegates are Debbi Rodahaffer, Ann Miller, Pat Brown and David Stokes. The alternates are Bob Nesmith,
Lauren Becker, Thomas Drybrough and Karen Hill. We thank them for their interest and commitment to St. Matthew’s
and the Diocese.
A FOOTBALL STORY
He (Jesus) sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the crowd putting money into the treasury.
Many rich people put in large sums. A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth
a penny.Then he called his disciples and said to them, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more
than all those who are contributing to the treasury.” Mark 12:41-43 (From the Gospel for November 9th)
When I was a
teenager, my friends
and I often played
football on a large
grassy area at the
local National Guard
Armory. None of our
families had extra
money to spend on us
so we played in our
school shoes, blue jeans and t-shirts, except for one friend.
Bill had the full regalia. He not only had a helmet, he had
shoulder pads, a jersey, cleats and most important, he
owned the football. In fact he was the only one of us to
have his own football.
matter of motivation. We may give because we are
grateful or we may give as a means of gaining power and
control. The issue is not how much, nor to whom we
give. The important factor is why we give. The poor
widow gave out of her gratefulness. Bill used his football
to control the game.
Since this summer’s Convention, some of our churches
and Dioceses are acting like my friend. “If I don’t get my
way, if you anger me, I will keep my money and stay
home.”
By the time you read this, our Every Member Canvass
will be over and the Vestry will be wrestling with a budget
for 2004. Deciding where to give and where not to give is
personal and relates to one’s values of what is important.
It appears at this time that you have responded generously
and that St. Matthew’s Church and the Episcopal Church
is important to you. I hope these pledges are from a spirit
of generosity. I know that as we make decisions on how to
use your gifts, the Vestry will be very mindful of our
mission statement and how we understand God’s
call to us in this time and place and not use
our treasury to try to control others.
The football gave Bill power to control the game. When
we played, where we played and the rules of the game
were often dictated by him. The length of the game was
also often determined by Bill’s temperament. If he became
angry because the game wasn’t going his way he took his
football and went home.
As I write this in mid-November, my childhood friend’s
actions and the Gospel reading have similarities I had
never thought about before. Giving of what you have is a
Bob Nesmith
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! Thanks to all parishioners who have made pledges to St. Matthew’s of
time, talent or treasure for 2004.
Something new this year was a question on the Time & Talent card about donating professional time pro bono. A number
of people, in a fascinating variety of professions, indicated their willingness to do so. I will be keeping this list, and using
it when there are parishioners or others in particular need. Please keep this in mind if you know a person or family in
need of specific help. The list includes legal, accounting, dental, tutoring, repair work, and much more. I am very excited
about being able to offer help like this when needed.
Lucinda +
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PARISH NEWS
MUSIC NOTES
Bits n’ Pieces
Your Help is Needed
to Decorate
the Church
Barbara Ellis
You Can Yahoo Too!
Are you interested in
Young Adult activities?
We will be decorating the church for Christmas on
Monday, December 22nd at 9:30 a.m. Holly and magnolia
are needed along with many hands to help at this time.
There will be doughnuts and coffee. Please join us for
this work of love.
For more information, visit
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stmatts_cordonbleu/
A sense of anticipation is in the air, and music brings that anticipation and
Christmas sparkle to life. During Advent you will hear violin, and bells, children
and adults! The service music will change with the season as we sing the Kyrie
instead of the Gloria, and different settings for the Psalm, Sanctus and Fraction anthem (I
know this will please some of you, but I thank many of you for your patience and enthusiasm in
learning a new setting of the Gloria!). Listen on the evening of December 22nd. You may hear
carolers in your neighborhood! When Christmas Eve finally arrives I hope you will come . . . .
Attention Weekenders
Christmas Party
Celebrate Christmas
(a.k.a. Cordon Bleu Fanciers)
Join the
Young Adult Yahoo Group!
New Year’s Eve
Service
December 31st falls on a
Wednesday this year, and we
will have a special New Year’s Eve liturgy at 5:00 p.m. It
will be both meaningful and festive. We will celebrate the
Eucharist, with particular prayers for the ending of the
old year and the beginning of the new.
Location:
A reception with champagne to toast the New Year will
follow. If you plan to spend a quiet New Year’s at home,
this is a good way to celebrate with friends and fellow
parishioners first; if you are going out to party, this is also
a perfect way to begin your evening.
Please Remember Habitat
Tim & Pam Brown’s home
5801 Brittany Valley Road
425-5750
Date:
Sunday, December 14
Time:
6:30 p.m.
Please bring an appetizer, vegetable, or dessert.
BYOB!
Bring in all your used printer and fax machine cartridges
to Ann Davis or Mardi Galvin. Remember: Habitat
receives $2.00 for every cartridge recycled!
Congratulations to Ann Cody, promoted to
Senior Vice Pesident at Hilliard Lyons!
From the Business Office
There is a “Mystery” pledge card turned in, with an
annual pledge of $600, for which we cannot read the
signature. This person also requested a set of envelopes. If
this is your pledge, please call Ruth Weibel, 895-3485 –
and thank you for pledging!
Birthday
Celebrations
of our
Homebound
for
December
Christmas Coffee
back by popular demand!
All Ladies of St. Matthew’s are invited to a
Christmas Coffee at the home of Jennette
Carter, 6345 Limewood Circle, on Tuesday, December 9th
at 11:00 a.m.
December 11
December 29
See sign-up sheet on the main bulletin board outside the
front office. Please bring finger food, sandwiches, sweets,
crackers or anything special.
Any questions??? call Ann Davis [895-3485] or Kitty
Clark [423-7715]. We hope you can join us! If you would
like to carpool, please meet at St. Matthew’s by 10:30 a.m.
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Helen Pfisterer
Ruth Ade
with
Carols and Candlelight
Choir and Instruments
Festival Holy Eucharist
10:30 p.m.
Christmas Eve, December 24
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CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS
What’s going on in December?
Saturday, December 6
Ben Robertson’s Ordination
Christ Church Cathedral at 2:00 PM
Sunday, December 7
Sitting at Church while you Christmas SHOP!
The youth of our parish are offering an afternoon of sitting
(12 noon - 3:00 PM) immediately following church school.
Lunch will be provided for your children.See the Youth page for all
of the details!!!
(No Parents’ Night Out in December)
Thursday, December 11
Children’s Program Committee Meeting and Dinner
at the home of Laura Rhea at 7:00 PM
SOCIAL CONCERNS
Babysit for
Cornerstone babies
Thursday, December 4,
5:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
at the Cathedral.
(carpool from the church
parking lot)
Saturday, December 13
Biblical Storyteller Workshop, by Tracy Radosevic
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Sunday, December 14
Tracy Radosevic will be interpreting the Gospel at 10 AM and
leading the adult education class today at 11:00 AM.
Work at
Wednesday, December 24
Christmas Eve Pageant and Holy Eucharist at 5:30 PM
(baby sitting available)
Saturday, December 6,
8:30 a.m. to
Noon or 3:00 p.m.
Festive Eucharist at 10:30 PM
(no sitters available)
Sunday, December 28
Church only today! (Caregivers will be available at 10:00 AM)
SENIOR HIGHLIGHTS
Holiday Brunch – Saturday, December 13
Brunch at 11:00 a.m. • Program begins at 12:00 Noon
Special Guests: The Ballard Madrigal Singers
The Ballard Madrigal Singers, under the direction of choirmaster, Noel Weaver, will perform during our
Holiday Brunch.
Mark your calendars now! and plan to attend one of the loveliest luncheons of the year and to hear this
wonderful group of young people.
Please sign up on the main bulletin board and indicate the dish you will bring!
We would like to apologize to Jim Holmberg and his family for mispelling his name in last
month’s Spirit.
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Advent Tree
for
CASA
Volunteer
Opportunities
parking lot)
Red Cross
Blood Drive
Tuesday, December 9,
2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
St. John’s Lutheran
Serve lunch
at
Wayside Christian
Misson
Sunday, December 14,
11:30 a.m. to 2:00 pm.
parking lot following the
10:00 service)
Return
Advent Tree
presents, wrapped
Sunday, December 21
This year we will once again have an Advent tree to support
CASA families. We will be serving approximately 20 family
members from multiple CASA families. Information regarding the
families will be posted on the bulletin board in the vestibule (by the coat rack),
along with the tree. CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates, and
several members of our St. Matthews community are volunteers working with the
children and families in this program.
Beginning November 30 and continuing through December 16, names of recipients
and suggestions of presents will be available on the tree. Please take one or more
items that you would like to purchase, and return your item anytime before December 22 to the church. On Sundays, please return the item to the table also located in
the vestibule. Items returned should be wrapped and include the recipient’s name.
For those not wishing to shop, we will again take monetary donations that will go
towards buying any item not taken from the tree, to other CASA families.
As a thank you gift to all who participate, we will have Christmas ornaments
available on Sundays.
- Becky Donovan
“Still you live in friend and stranger, all
who hunger, fear, and ache; help us
serve them humbly, gladly with your
love and for your sake.” These are the
beautiful words in our commissioned
hymn for the Reverend Dick Humke our
former rector.
Seven years ago, I felt a call to serve my
community through CASA as a Court
Appointed Special Advocate. I first
heard about CASA through St.
Matthew’s and the Social Concerns
Committee headed by Fran Dick.
Bishop Reed has also served as a CASA
volunteer for several years. I desired
volunteer work that would require my
personal relationship with children in
need. I have been inspired, and dejected,
but most especially loved and needed by
the family I serve.
Through St. Matthew’s generous
participation, children suffering from
abuse and neglect will be provided with
a few items to make their Christmas
brighter. The cards and letters we
received last year from our family
sponsorship were filled with gratitude.
May we all remember Christ’s humble
beginnings as we serve the needy during
this Advent.
- Anita Dillman
Don’t Forget . . . Our Rector, Lucinda Laird, will be appearing
as a panelist once a month on the WHAS (Channel 11) program, “The
Moral Side of the News”. She is scheduled for December 14. The program
is aired on Sunday morning at 5:30 a.m. (!), and is also aired on WHAS
radio (check listings for time).
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SOCIAL CONCERNS
CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS
Debbi Rodahaffer
Repair
Affair
Christmas
on the River
On Saturday, October 25
five parishioners from St.
Matthew’s spent the heart
of the day making repairs to the home of an elderly couple
(he was bed ridden) in eastern Louisville. The group
evaluated the work that needed to be done, took
measurements and purchased the materials necessary to
make repairs. The repairs made included installing a
handrail going upstairs from the first floor to the second,
replacing the kitchen faucets, installing a water cutoff in
the basement, and replacing washers and wrapping on an
out door faucet. After the repairs were complete, the team
was rewarded with homemade bread and potatoes cooked
mid-eastern style (India, we think) by the homeowner.
Everyone who worked felt very positively about what was
accomplished for this kind woman and her husband.
Children’s Committee member, Vicky Spencer, wrote the following story. I hope that you
will enjoy reading some of what is on the minds of five-year-olds!
May this season of preparation and joy live in your hearts.
Cookies for “Christmas on the River Ministry” will be
collected in the church kitchen between Friday, December
5th and 10:00 a.m. Sunday, December 14th. Please check
the bulletin board for Cookie recipes.
Knitted “Scarves for Mariners” can be placed at any
time in the collection box located in the coatroom by the
Narthex. Knitting directions will be posted on the bulletin
board.
We can make Christmas happier for Mariners who are
away from their families during the holidays.
“Pass It On” Program
Vicki Danahy and Dwayne Watson coordinated this
outreach effort that is a part of the community wide
organization New Directions. The workers for the day
were Lee Deters, Don Kissling, Sharon Nesmith,
Penny Shaw and Dwayne Watson.
If you have any used books or videos you would like to
donate, the “PASS IT ON” ministry has a collection box
in the coatroom outside of the Narthex. Thank you for
sharing your extras!
Yours in Christ,
Debbi
On a gloomy early December morning 5 kindergarteners
sat around the table eating a snack and discussing Advent.
Advent is a time for preparation, and so the children were
supposed to be getting ready for Christmas. This
particular group of 5 year olds were exceptionally bright,
and finished the lesson in 5 minutes flat. They had all
known about lighting the candles, and the paint was
drying on their parents’ gifts which would be presented in
a few weeks. What else could this class do to prepare for
Christmas?
Santa has elves and lives in the North Pole.
God has angels and lives in Heaven.
Santa loves to make children happy.
God loves all children.
Santa wears a red suit and has a white beard.
God can change himself to talk with anyone.
Santa knows what I want for Christmas.
God listens to my prayers.
Santa can fly with reindeers.
God is with us all the time.
Santa brings us presents and gifts.
God gives us families, home, and the church.
Well … SANTA IS MAGICAL Danny exclaimed loudly.
SO IS GOD! Susan said.
The children began talking about their Christmas wish
lists, and other important matters while they colored
Christmas cards for the nursing home. Danny started
talking about how great Santa was. Santa would give him
anything he wanted. He was better than anyone!
With that comment, the bell rang, and Danny’s parents
picked him up. As they walked out of class Danny told his
father that maybe God is as magical as Santa
Susan, who never said much, looked at Danny and
declared that Santa was NOT better than God!
Will you be having a
hospital stay anytime soon?
If you are going into the hospital, or you know of someone
who is there, please let the office know as soon as possible.
Clergy would love to stop by for a visit, but if they don’t know, they can’t come!
Due to privacy concerns, hospitals no longer notify churches of new admissions.
Silver Tea
Blood Drive
Tuesday,
December 9,
2:00-7:00 p.m.
The Episcopal Church Home, 7504
Westport Road, will be hosting a tea on
Sunday, December 7,
4-6:00 p.m. Everyone is
welcome! Please come by,
have some refreshments
and tour our new Memory
Center - and please leave
some silver to help benefit the Scholarship Fund. For
additional information, call Joy Bell [893-2096] or
Kitty Clark [423-7715].
May everyone enjoy the magic and miracles of the Advent
and Christmas season.
The class quickly got into a debate over the merits of
Santa and God.
You’re next opportunity to give the gift of life will be at
St. John Lutheran Church on Breckenridge Lane next to
Baptist East Hospital. New donors are very welcome. If
you have any questions about your eligibility call the Red
Cross at 540-7163 or 800 732-8772. Thank you from the
bottom of my heart! - Anne Shelby
Biblical Storyteller Tracy Radosevic
will present a workshop on December 13th at
Last February I was fortunate to attend the Episcopal Children’s Ministries Conference, “Will Our Faith Have
Children?” in Chicago. Tracy Radosevic led a four day workshop on Biblical Storytelling and it was simply
FANTASTIC!!! In this age of techo-communication, we need more than ever to “make the connection” with others.
Storytelling is an important tool in bridging this gap. Not only for our minds – our souls need it!!! Tracy will
concentrate on Biblical storytelling in her workshop at St. Matthew’s but the concepts work for storytelling in
church, church school and weekday school classrooms.
Bring everyone you know (16 years old and older only) who is interested in storytelling to this workshop on
Saturday, December 13th from 10:00 am until 1:00 PM at St. Matthew’s! The workshop will be held in the church
with refreshments in the lounge. Please let me know if you are planning on attending and how many friends you
will be bringing! Sign up sheets will be on the upstairs and downstairs bulletin boards or you may call me at
895-3485 ext. 22.
A day with storyteller, Tracy Radosevic, is the best Christmas gift you can give yourself!
Yours in Christ, Debbi
(Church School News continued)
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KENYA NEWS
(502) 895-3485
I would like to share with you our plans for Kenya . . .
We are planning another trip to Oyugis sometime in September 2004. This trip will be mainly medical work, but plans are
also underway to build a playground and put up basketball goals for the youth at St. Michael’s Church. We will also be
making preparations for our work in June 2005.
The main building will occur on the June 2005 trip. At that time we plan to build a community center at St. Michael’s
Church in Oyugis. The building will be used for work with orphans, widows and youth. It will also be a place for the
preschool to meet, and a site for ongoing AIDS education. We feel that this building provides St. Michael’s with a great
opportunity to make an impact on the town of Oyugis for Christ by helping the church to meet the needs of the
community.
On the 2005 trip we will, of course, be doing more medical work, mainly with the Wire Clinic. We plan to repair the roof
of the clinic and donate two generators as well as lighting so that the staff will be able to work more efficiently.
Other building project plans include a church in Kobala, one of the Rev. George Wasonga’s nine churches, and a
playground for the children in the Kobala area. The effectiveness of this project will depend on the outcome of our fund
raising efforts.
We are very optimistic that we can reach our goal of $40, 000. To reach this goal successfully we will need donations from
several sources.
If you are interested in going on either of these trips or would like to help in any way, please contact me. My home phone
number is 459-4582; cell phone number is 558-8603; email is: johnandalice@hotmail.com.
We want to continue our support of the orphans. The number of the orphans has grown from 26 to 35. Money will be sent
again the first week in January 2004. This money goes to help purchase food, clothing, school books and tailoring supplies
as well as to pay the fees required to attend school. Please help in any way you can. Envelopes are provided at church for
donations to the orphans or the other Kenya mission projects.
We will be collecting school supplies, medical supplies, eyeglasses, sports equipment and baby clothes and blankets as we
get closer to the time of the trips. Look for information about when the collections will begin.
The remainder of the soapstone and wooden carvings from Kenya will be sold outside Clingman Hall on Sundays during
December. They make excellent Christmas gifts and the money will be used for our Kenya mission. So please come by to
do some shopping.
Thank you for your support of our Kenya Mission. You make a difference in the lives of the people in Oyugis, Kenya.
- John Willingham
SNAC Sunday at 6 PM
December 2003
Sam Hensley - January 3rd
Join us every Sunday evening (except Sunday
evenings when other youth activities are planned)
for Sunday Night at Church. It is from 6 until
7:30 PM. Bring $3 for pizza. Middle school
youth and senior high will be meeting separately. Note:
No SNAC on either December 7th or December 28th. Bring a friend!
Singer/songwriter Sam Hensley will be in
concert here at St. Matthew’s on January 3rd!
Sam is a native of North Carolina and has
been playing to enthusiastic crowds at folk
festivals, coffee houses, and Episcopal youth
events for several years. Sam’s style has
been described as, “sweet and soft melancholia infused with ace
musicianship and an earnestness that tries its best to heal.” The concert
will be at 7:30 in Clingman Hall. See more about Sam and his music
elsewhere in the newsletter and go to: http://www.samhensley.com/
Ben’s ordination will be at 2 PM on Saturday, December 6th at Christ
Church Cathedral. Join Ben for this very special service.
Fund Raiser and Service Project
Christmas Pageant Rehearsals
On Sunday, December 7th the Youth will Group hold
a “Child Care While Parents’ Shop Day.” The parents
will have a chance to do some Christmas shopping
and the youth will have a chance to make a little
money for the Youth Group.
Sunday, December 7, 12:15 - 1:30 PM
Sunday, December 14, 12:15 - 1:30 PM - Complete run-through
without music
Sunday, December 21, 12:15 - 1:30 PM - Full rehearsal with music
Christmas Parties
Hours: 12 noon until 3 PM
Cost: $7.50 per child - additional donations will be accepted
Lunch will be served for all.
The middle school and high school Christmas parties will be on Sunday,
December 14th. Details to follow.
The youth will earn service hours for this project!
Poinsettia Deliveries to Homebound
SNAC - Sunday, December 21st - Games
and Christmas Cookies
The youth have an after-Christmas tradition of
delivering Poinsettias to those of our community who
are unable to be with us on Christmas. Please join us
for this very important ministry. We will start from the
church at 12 noon. Lunch will be served.
Poinsettia Sale Pick-up
We need lots of youth to help with the poinsettia
sale pick-up on Saturday, December 6th from
11 AM until 1 PM.
Thank You To All!
Alice and I would like to thank you for the luncheon you gave us on November 2. Having the dinner as a fundraiser for
our Kenya Mission was the best thing you could have done for us. We have had a wonderful experience being with you
and working with the youth over the past three and a half years. It has been fun learning how to be an Episcopalian. We
are also looking forward to continuing our work with you in our Kenya Connection. Thanks again for a wonderful lunch
and time of fellowship together.
To the chili preparers: Ann Cody, Dwayne Watson, Kerri Remmel, and Loise Kimama; to the Vegeterian chili preparer:
Debbi Rodahaffer; for table setting and decorations: Saxonie Eicholtz, Sunny Eicholtz; to the M.C.: Marty Wagner;
and the clean-up crew: Dwayne Watson, Vicki Danahy, Tim and Saxonie Eicholtz, Greg and Barbara Uligian, Jordan
Roberts and Loise Kimama – a very special thank you to all of you who helped make this fundraiser wonderful!
Winter Middle School Gathering -February 20th - 22nd.
Senior High Gathering - March 12th - 14th.
Senior High Summer Gathering - June 11th - 13th.
Senior High Camp - June 20th - 25th.
Fifth and Sixth Grade Camp - July 11th - 16th.
Seventh and Eighth Grade Camp - July 18th - 23th.
Upcoming Events
Poinsettia Pickup
Fund Raiser/Service Project (No SNAC)
Middle School and High School
Christmas Party
Sunday, December 21 - Games and Christmas Cookies
Satuday, December 28 - Poinsettia delivery to homebound
and lunch
Sunday, December 28 - No SNAC
Saturday, January 3 Sam Hensley, folk singer
Saturday, December 6 Saturday, December 6 Sunday, December 7 Sunday, December 14 -
youth AOL Instant Messenger address
is: youthstmattky
And – we raised over $2,200 at this event! Thanks to ALL!
Sincerely, John
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Fall 2003
11:10-12:00
Come join your fellow parishioners and hear informative and thought-provoking presentations following
the 10 a.m. service on Sundays. You will find our speakers knowledgeable and interesting! Most
classes are held in Clingman Hall.
November 30
No Church School – Thanksgiving weekend
December 7
The Rev. Lucinda Laird – Bible study: Luke 1:26-38
December 14
Tracy Radosevic, internationally-acclaimed biblical story teller. Ms. Radosevic has shared her craft at
venues in Australia, Africa, England, the Bahamas and across the United States. Her Advent presentation
will be a special treat.
December 21
The Rev. Lucinda Laird – Bible study: Luke 1:39-56
Parents in Conversation will be meeting in the Lounge each Sunday.
Coming up in January – save the dates!
Saturday, January 3
Special Concert – The Youth of St. Matthew’s are proud to present singer/songwriter Sam Hensley in
concert, 7:30 p.m. in Clingman Hall. A suggested donation of $3.00 per person will be collected at the door.
All proceeds to benefit St. Matthew’s Youth ministry.
Tuesday, January 6
Feast of the Epiphany – 7:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist – Reception to follow with Kings’ Cake!
Friday, January 23
Annual Dinner
Sunday, January 25
Annual Meeting (following 10:00 a.m. service)
THANKS TO ALL YOU CAT LOVERS AT ST. MATTHEW’S!
Many, many thanks to all of you who responded to the plea for help with
Julia Jackson’s two cats, left alone when Julia became ill. We had several
offers to take in the cats, several offers to form a team to feed the cats regularly,
and some other creative suggestions. The cats are currently thriving at the home
of Virginia Dobroth, and we hope to reunite cats and owner soon.
Thank you!
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CHRISTMAS SERVICES
Christmas at St. Matthew’s
Christmas Eve: Wednesday, December 24
5:30 p.m. ................ Christmas Pageant and Holy Eucharist
................................ (Babysitters provided)
10:30 p.m. .............. Festival Holy Eucharist
Christmas Day: Thursday, December 25
10:00 a.m. .............. The Holy Eucharist
The First Sunday after Christmas Day: December 28
8:00 a.m. ................ The Holy Eucharist
10:00 a.m. .............. Service of Christmas Lessons & Carols and Holy Eucharist
5:00 p.m. ................ The Holy Eucharist
New Year’s Eve: Wednesday, December 31
5:00 p.m. ................ Special service for New Year’s Eve/Holy Eucharist
................................ (Champagne Reception to follow)
NEEDED:
AN ANGEL!
Due to a rather dramatic misstep (OK, it was on the part of the
Rector – details available on request), our TV/VCR is no longer
in existence. We are in real need of a large TV/VCR (and possibly
it’s time to go to DVD?) for all sorts of classes and presentations here at St. Matthew’s.
Might there be an angel out there?
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Spirit Newsletters 2003 - St. Matthew`s | Episcopal Church

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