The Epistle - St. Paul`s Episcopal Church

ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
MEDINA, OHIO
September 2015
Volume 6, Issue 9
The Epistle
Warden’s Wonderings
Inside this issue:
Worship Ministers
2
Food Truck Help
2
Birthdays &
Anniversaries
3
Prayers &
Thanksgivings
3
Episcopal Youth
Community
4
Battered Women’s
Shelter
5
E-Giving
5
Rector’s Reflection
6
Altar Guild
8
Ushers & Greeters
8
Coffee Hour
8
Lectionary
Readings
8
Worship Report
9
Parish History
9
Christian Education
10
Musically Speaking
10
Junior Warden
11
Episcopal Church
Women
12
July Financial
Report
13
Treasurer’s
Comments
13
Brown Bag Concerts
14
Parish Volunteer
Day
14
Calendar
15
I wonder, where has the
summer gone? Today I was
driving through a couple
towns in northern Indiana
when, late in the afternoon,
I was stopped dead in my
tracks . . . by a school bus!
Yes, that big, bright yellow
vehicle that seems to stop
every hundred yards, for
miles. How can that be, so
soon? I know I am living in
the past when I recall never
heading back to school before Labor Day, the first
week of September. I know
all too well Medina City
Schools start next week.
Bobbie has been spending
the better part of the past
couple weeks in her classroom getting ready for the
onslaught. My art teacher’s
work is never done it seems.
The end of summer also
marks a noteworthy event at
St. Paul’s Church, our Annual Parish Picnic. Last
month’s picnic on the lawn
was a fantastic way to spend
a glorious Sunday morning.
Mother Nature cooperated
with blue skies, low humidity, and a mild breeze. We
were blessed with the righteous music of The Sam
Hooper Group. Did you
read about Sam in last
month’s Epistle? Sam is
quite the versatile musician.
His group played several
traditional songs along with
a contemporary tune or two
from their “stage”, the concrete pad from the old garage. Our ushers counted 101
people present, all of whom
gave thanks and praise in
joyful communion. I commented to Bobbie how
peaceful it is to worship
outdoors in a large gathering in a public space. It is
right to give God thanks and
praise! While the worship
was familiar, the setting was
a wonderful change of pace.
“Incense” wafted from the
grills stoked by Ray
Sizemore and Tim Scheel.
Several groups of motorcyclists let us know they were
coming through. And our
beloved Medina bees made
their presence known. And
do you think we had a little
food afterwards? Nothing
like a potluck at St. Paul’s
Parish to feed the masses!
A final wondering concerns
our finances. Typically in
the summer, income drops
as folks are traveling for
vacations. However, 2015 is
not your typical summer in
that regard. Not only has
income not declined, it has
kept pace and we are running ahead of budget
through July. To what do we
attribute this? First of all,
we have several new pledging families this year. Thank
you for being an active
member of St. Paul’s! And
perhaps equally important,
more folks are taking advantage of e-Giving. eGiving is a way to make
pledges (or one-time gifts)
on line. It directs your bank
to transfer funds to St.
Paul’s on a schedule that
suits you. There is no charge
to the donor, plus scheduling donations assures giving
on a more regular basis. It
smooths out the giving
peaks and valleys we have
seen in the past. I admit
Bobbie and I have not
signed up for e-Giving, yet.
We do a fair amount of our
regular bill paying electronically. We seem to be doing
more all the time. There is
something about putting that
envelope in the collection
plate that physically connects us. It is a tough discipline to change. We will get
there, soon.
Adios amigos!
Dennis Foy
Senior Warden
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Worship Ministers
September 6
September 20
8:00 am
8:00 am
Ted Freas (1st)
Sue Potterton (1st & Ps)
Jeff Berno (2nd & LEM)
Kathy Stehno (2nd & LEM)
Hildegarde Bender (PoP & LEM)
Jeff Berno (PoP & LEM)
10:00 am
10:00 am
st
Joe Mahn (1 )
Steve Rucinski (1st)
Marc Stamper (2nd)
Dennis Foy (2nd)
Tim Scheel (Ps & LEM)
Mary Anthony (Ps & LEM)
Gary Garman (PoP & LEM)
Craig Kolendo (PoP & LEM)
Evie Funston (LEM)
Kim Kelly (LEM)
(Acolyte) Kim Kelly (C),
(Acolytes) Hannah Burnett (C),
Brandon Chasar, Autumn Abbott,
Isabeau Mahn
Kim Kelly (LEV)
Sandra Herbst (LEV)
September 13
September 27
8:00 am
8:00 am
Bob Gerrick (1st)
Mary Jane Brewer (1st)
Chuck Catanese (2nd & LEM)
Hildegarde Bender (2nd & LEM)
Barbara Baird (PoP & LEM)
Chuck Catanese (PoP & LEM)
10:00 am
10:00 am
Linda Darling (1st)
Sandra Herbst (1st)
Paul Bunner (2nd)
Bobbie Foy (2nd)
Carol Goslee (Ps & LEM)
Tim Scheel (Ps & LEM)
Shirley Brown (PoP & LEM)
Gary Garman (PoP & LEM)
Roger Tiffany (LEM)
Evie Funston (LEM)
(Acolytes) Dylan Powell (C), Sarah Hennigan, Julia Coyle, Abby
French
(Acolytes) Nick Coyle (C), Abigail
French, Julia Coyle
Mary Anthony (LEV)
Chuck Catanese (LEV)
Food Truck Help
Needed
Volunteers are needed to help
unload the Feeding Medina
County food truck when it delivers the Akron-Canton Food
Bank order to our Free Farmers’ Market food pantry on Friday mornings.
The truck arrives between 9:30
a.m. and 12 noon. Light lifting
is required.
Contact Dave Muffet (330-4411929), Nancy Marquard (330722-0564), or the Church Office
(330-725-4131) if you can help.
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Birthdays
9/3
Evie Funston
9/5
Marcia Lincoln
Hinds
9/12
9/13
9/16
Elektra Houdek
9/28
Andrew Laub
9/16
Roberta Johnson
Wesley Laub
9/19
Jason Badovick
Dylan Tait-McClure 9/20
Abby French
9/21
Isabeau Mahn
Chuck Catanese
Melinda Rucinski
Sarah Hennigan
Nikena Norris
9/29
Eric Funston
9/23
Alice Leaden
Howard Brown
9/30
Elizabeth Rucinski
9/25
Kathy Catanese
Anniversaries
9/1
Torsten & Kathleen Chase
9/10 Harlan & Dodie Jewett
9/2
Patrick & Heather Coyle
9/12 Paul & Susan Bunner
9/4
Cotton & Michelle Meade
9/15 John & Jennifer Syme
Ron & Margot Skirpstas
9/20 John & Michelle Abbott
9/5
Michael & Nancy Marquard
9/22 Eldon & Peggy Bush
9/9
James & Nancy Morgan
Prayers & Thanksgiving
At All Times
Our National Church
Our Armed Forces
Our President &
National Leaders
For Healing and
Strength.
Rick Abbott
Barbara Blair
Patti Buckelew
Kathy Catanese
Susan Doraty
Darleen Duke
Gwendolyn Eagleson
Pat Fischler
Marissa Freiberg
Elizah Gattiker
Linda Irvin
Paula Kampf
Bob Keller
The Manocchi Family
The Miller Family
Tammy Roney
Elizabeth Rucinski
Allie Santodomingo
Jeanne Sizemore
Tim Stamper
Elizabeth Stephens
Michelle Sullivan
Nancy Wyman & Family
Terry Yuschak
For Healthy Pregnancy
Millissa & Matt Gattiker
Claire & Zach Bryson
Joanna & Alex Tough
Jenn & Brian Wherley
Preparing for
Matrimony
Nicole & Tim
Sara & Michael
Stefani & Jon
Brenna & Greg
Jennifer & Patrick
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Episcopal Youth Community
Here we are back in a new school
year but the Episcopal Youth
Community (EYC) managed to
stay busy together this summer,
most recently marching in the
PRIDE Parade in downtown
Cleveland. We have said goodbye
to our college students who will
be greatly missed but they are
about to embark on a wonderful
journey. I know they will be back
to visit and participate in some of
our events.
lowing dinner we have our lesson.
We use the curriculum Making It
Real And Relevant which is based
on the Revised Common Lectionary of bible readings used on Sundays during worship. Each week
the curriculum takes one of Sunday’s lessons to study and relates
it to the modern day life of our
teen. Usually a movie clip from a
recent movie is used to drive the
point home. We always end the
evening with a fun activity.
EYC is for teens in middle school
and high school (Grades 6 to 12).
We meet on Wednesday evenings
from 6 to 9 p.m. starting with dinner provided by one of the parents
or by one of the leaders. A signup sheet for the dinners will be
available at the first meeting. Fol-
Our first night of youth group will
be September 16. At that meeting
we will have ice breaker games
following dinner and a chance to
get to know our new middle
school youth. Our lessons will
begin on Wednesday, September
23. Our weekly lessons will be
listed here in the newsletter next
month.
There will be a Diocesan Youth
Event on Saturday, September 12,
at Hostile Valley Campground,
the site of our new camp in Wakeman. An e-mail was sent to all
the parents last month with the
details. This is a daytime event
and parents are welcome to join
us. I will have permission slips to
hand out at Rally Sunday.
I hope all our youth enjoyed their
summer vacation. I look forward
to another year with them.
Mary Anthony,
Youth Group Advisor
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Battered Women’s Shelter
From an article in The Medina
County Gazette (Andrew WelshHuggins-The Associated Press):
Nineteen central Ohio police
agencies are the first in the state to
adopt the Lethality Assessment
Program, requiring officers to
screen domestic violence victims
on the spot for their risk of imminent harm or death, and based on
the results, put them on the phone
with a local domestic violence
shelter. The program includes 11
questions. A yes response to any
of the following three questions
triggers a call to a local domestic
violence shelter.
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Has he/she ever used a weapon against you or threatened
you with a weapon?
Has he/she ever threatened to
kill you or your children?
Do you think he/she might try
to kill you?
If the victim answers no to all
three of the above, the officer asks
an additional eight questions. An
answer of yes to any four of the
eight questions also triggers a call
to a local domestic violence shelter.
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Does he/she have a gun or can
he/she get one easily?
Has he/she ever tried to choke
you?
Is he/she violently or constantly jealous or control most of
your daily activities?
Have you left him/her or separated after living together or
being married?
Is he/she unemployed?
Has he/she ever tried to kill
himself/herself?
Do you have a child that he/
she knows is not his/hers?
Does he/she follow or spy on
you or leave threatening messages?
frozen waffles, crackers, cereal
Please place items in the large box
outside the dining room.
Thank you to all who donated back
to school items.
Help for Battered Women
If you are a victim of domestic violence, help is available. You can
call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE
or any of the following Battered
Women’s Shelter of Summit and
Medina County 24-Hour Confidential Domestic Violence Hotlines:
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Summit County
(330) 374-1111
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Summit County Toll-free
(888) 395-4357
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Medina County
(330) 723-3900
The shelter is still in urgent
need of these items:
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Medina County Toll-free
(877) 414-1344
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Thank you for your continued generous giving.
Police departments in more than
thirty states are using the program
as a way of increasing domestic
violence survivors’ safety.”
Shelter Needs
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Tall kitchen trash bags, latex
gloves, Pinesol/Lysol
Toilet paper
Baby formula (powder or liquid, any brand), strollers
Lunch box snacks, pop tarts,
Susan Bunner
Shelter Liaison
Remember to give online e-Giving a try!
The red e-Giving button found on the parish website and in weekly email updates allows you to register as a
regular contributor and to schedule on-going contributions to the operating or capital funds
The blue Donate button permits you to make a one-time donation to the operating fund or to the capital
fund, and occasionally will include links for seasonal donations.
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Rector’s Reflection
Thinking About September
return.
September!
It’s the seventh
month or at least that’s what its
name says it is. Originally it was,
but in the calendar reform under
Julius Caesar in 153 BC, two additional months were added to the
beginning of the year: January
and February. Thus, September is
now the seventh month after February.
Our Many Ministries
I only know this because September holds a place in my heart:
both Evie and I have our birthdays
in September. Hers is the 3rd;
mine is the 29th. She was born a
year after me, so for 26 days we
are “the same age.” At the end of
the month, however, I become (as
she is fond of reminding me)
“much, much older.”
September is also the month when
things start to happen! When I
was a kid, school started on the
Tuesday after Labor Day. In recent years, that old time rule has
fallen into disuse and kids are already back in school. The adult in
me thinks that’s great; the kid in
me thinks that’s wrong, just
wrong!
In any event, on the Sunday of
Labor Day weekend, September 6,
we will have our annual Rally
Day, on which our Christian Education folks will register children
in Sunday School and the leaders
of our various ministry programs
and fellowship groups will put up
informative displays and recruit
new members. After Labor Day
all of midweek activities which
have been on summer hiatus will
Weekday church activities at St.
Paul’s Parish include:
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The Monday evening knitting
group (a/k/a The Happy Clickers) on Mondays at 6:30 p.m.
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The Tuesday morning prayer
and book group which meets
to say Morning Prayer at 9:30
a.m. followed by discussion of
a group-selected book
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The Episcopal Youth Community meets on Wednesdays
starting with supper at 6 p.m.
followed by Christian education and group activities
The Wednesday evening midweek Eucharist at 6:30 p.m.
celebrating the saints of
church history
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The Wednesday evening bible
study group, which uses the
Synthesis bible study guide,
meets after worship at 7 p.m.
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The Men’s Breakfast Group
doesn’t meet at church, but
they do meet every week on
Thursday at 8:00 a.m. at
Yours Truly Restaurant
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The Thursday noontime knitting circle (named in honor of
long-time member and knitter
Mae Gresham) is taking some
time off, but we hope they will
return soon
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The Choir rehearses on Thursday evenings at 7 p.m.
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Saturday mornings the Altar
Guild’s teams of Sacristans
clean the sanctuary and set up
the altar for Sunday worship
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Two Saturdays each month,
the Free Farmers’ Market distributes food to those in needs,
sometimes as many as 100
families each time!
In addition to church activities,
we have some outside groups
which make use of our dining
room:
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Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m.
an Al-Anon group meets. (AlAnon is a 12-step program for
the family members of those
addicted to alcohol or drugs)
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Wednesday evenings at 7:30
p.m. an Overeaters Anonymous group meets
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Thursday evenings at 6 p.m.
parish secretary Laura Palmer
leads a Cardio-Drumming fitness group and then a weightloss challenge group at 6:45
p.m.
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Friday evenings at 7:30 p.m. a
women’s Alcoholics Anonymous group meets
What I’m trying to do here is
paint a picture of an active church
community with a useful and well
-used tool for ministry called “our
building.” Your Sunday offerings
and your contributions to the Capital Campaign make these ministries possible. Many thanks to
every regular contributor to the
financial support of our parish.
Within the next several weeks,
our annual pledge campaign will
get underway; please keep these
and our several other ministries in
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mind as you consider renewing
(or making anew) your financial
commitment to the work of the
church.
Far-Reaching Vitality
And our vitality reaches far beyond the walls of our church and
the city limits of our community.
At the end of June one of the
things we do in the office is make
sure that all of our special offerings for ministries outside have
been distributed. This June we
found that the Good Friday Offering taken each year for the work
of the church in Jerusalem and the
Holy Land had not been sent to
the national church offices, so we
took care of that. We hadn’t really expected to get anything back
but a receipt. What we got was a
letter from the Presiding Bishop!
July 27, 2015
Dear Good People of St. Paul’s,
Greetings in the Name of our
Lord Jesus Christ.
Word has been received by my
office of your faithfulness and
generosity in the financial support you have provided through
the Good Friday Offering. On
behalf of the bishops, clergy and
people of the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East and
all who will benefit from your
support, I offer you my deep appreciation.
We sometimes wonder what we
can do in times which seem so
tragic and confusing. The Good
Friday Offering provides us a
focus for our prayers and action
in support of our sisters and
brothers throughout the Middle
East.
Our support for the
schools, hospitals, medical clinics and parishes sponsored by
the dioceses of the Province
promote mutual respect and understanding among the people
of the region which are the
foundation stones of the future.
Thank you for your participation in this vital ministry.
Your servant in Christ,
The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop
In mid-June, you may recall, nine
people were murdered while engaged in bible study at Emmanuel
AME Church in Charleston, SC.
In the weeks following that tragedy, a series of arsons burned down
several
predominantly
black
churches throughout the South.
An effort speerheaded by the
Episcopal cathedral in St. Louis,
MO, called Rebuild the Churches
began to raise money for their reconstruction.
In late July, Mike Kinman, dean
of the St. Louis cathedral, challenged all Episcopal congregations to give their loose offering
on the last Sunday of the month to
that effort. St. Paul’s Parish rose
to the challenge and donated nearly $1,000 to Rebuild the Churches. Dean Kinman wrote:
August 11, 2015
Dear St.
Church,
Paul
ties they serve. Your kindness
provides a message of strength
and solidarity to all communities of faith.
All monies received will be given directly to the churches. The
contributed funds will be dedicated to the rebuilding or, if rebuilding costs are covered, expansion of the church’s physical
plant and ministries that serve
the wider community.
Thank you for your generous
support. What Hate burns, Love
rebuilds!
Faithfully,
The Very Rev. Michael D. Kinman, Dean, Christ Church Cathedral, St. Louis
So our vitality and vibrancy
reaches a great distance! Keep it
up, St. Paul’s Parish! You are an
inspiration!
Join Us on Rally Day, Sept. 6
September may no longer be the
seventh month of the year . . . it
may no longer be the month when
public schools start . . . but it is a
month to remember how lively
our ministry in, with, and to the
Medina community really is!
Come join us for Rally Day, September 6, and celebrate the vibrancy of our congregation!
Blessings to all,
Episcopal
We are so very grateful for your
support of the Rebuild the
Churches Fund of Christ
Church Cathedral. Your contribution of $988.18 will help the
affected churches to rebuild
their ministries in the communi-
Fr. Eric+
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Altar Guild
9/6- Team C
Sue Potterton, Ginny
Selmants, Rose Hose & Carolyn McCulloch
9/20 - Team A
Diane Scheel, Mary Jane
Brewer, Linda Darling, Sandra
Herbst & Tami Keck
9/13 - Team D
Kim Kelly, Bonnie Freas,
Nancy Marquard, Barbara Michelson & Marial Bulmer
9/27 - Team B
Mary Anthony, Judy Delahoyde, Liz Fellhoelter, Kathy &
Chuck Catanese
Ushers and Greeters
9/6
9/13
9/20
9/27
8:00 am
8:00 am
8:00 am
8:00 am
Claudia Boone
Chris Fulton
Phil Brewer
Dave Muffet
10:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
10:00 am
Marcia Haddad
Roberta Johnson
Linda Darling
Carol Goslee
Joe Mahn
Sean Hennigan
Mark Hansen
Torsten Chase
Kathleen Mahn
Patti Papesh
Sean Hennigan
Marc Stamper
Coffee Hour Hosts
9/6
Rally Sunday Ice Cream
Social
9/13
Tracy & Taylor French
9/20
Daughters of the King
9/27
Michelle & John Abbott
Lectionary Readings
9/6
Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23
Psalm 125
James 2:1-17
Mark 7:24-37
9/20
Proverbs 31:10-31
Psalm 1
James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a
Mark 9:30-37
9/13
Proverbs 1:20-33
Wisdom 7:26-8:1
James 3:1-12
Mark 8:27-38
9/27
Esther 8:1-9, 9-10; 9:20-22
Psalm 124
James 5:13-20
Mark 9:38-50
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Worship Report
Those who walk with God, always reach their destination.”
Crucifers & Altar Assistants
Needed
We are looking for some teens
or adults who would like to be
trained to be a Crucifer and to
assist at the altar at the 10 a.m.
Sunday services and at special
services (such as at Christmas
and during Holy Week). This is
because three of our senior acolytes have gone to college and
our younger acolytes haven’t
grown enough to carry the Processional Cross. If you are interested in this special ministry,
please speak to me as soon as
possible.
Alternative Worship Times
The Wednesday evening wor-
ship and Bible study will be
recommense on Wednesday,
September 9 – 6:30 p.m. for
worship and 7:00 p.m. for Bible
study (held in the Common
Room).
The Yet-Unnamed Chapel
As part of our re-allocation of
building space, we moved the
parish offices to the undercroft,
turned the rector's office into a
nursery, and planned the conversion of the former associate's/music director's office into
a chapel and of the former secretary's office into a bride's parlor. The chapel conversion has
been completed. The "new"
chapel is ready for use for prayer, meditation, confession,
counseling, and worship. What
name shall we give it?
Some names that have been
suggested so far are St. Thecla
or St. Prisca (both of whom
were female companions of
Paul), St. Ninian, St. Alban, or
St. Julian (ordination patrons of
clergy who have used the room
as an office), St. Brigid or St.
Kevin (Celtic saints), Searles
(in honor of parish founder
Robert Searles), Damascus (in
commemoration of Paul’s conversion on the Damascus Road),
and All Saints (acknowledging
the many saints represented in
the icons with which it is and
will be further decorated).
Many Blessings,
Kim Kelly
Vestry Worship Liaison
St. Paul’s Parish History
The “Semi-Centennial” Celebration of the founding of St
Paul’s Parish was held on
Wednesday, April 10, 1867. An
all-day service commemorated
the erection of “the first house
built to the worship of Almighty
God, in Medina Township, on
April 10th 1817.” The officers
of the day were the Rev. G.S.
Davis (the rector) who served as
“president” and Deacon Nira B.
Northrop, who was described as
“chorister.” The program for the
day was as follows:
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Forenoon Exercises:
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Singing, 15th Hymn (Wells)
Prayer by Rev CN Pond,
Congregational
107 Psalm, read responsive
Gloria Patria (Song)
First Lesson, Deuteronomy,
8th chapter
Te Deum, read responsively
2nd Lesson, First Corinthians, 12th Chapter
Singing, 122 Psalm (Lenox)
Creed by Congregation
Prayer of Thanksgiving by
Rev JVK Seeley
Singing, 202 Hymn (China)
Historical Address, Episcopal, Rev Anson Clark
Singing, 105 Hymn
(Ganges)
Historical Address, Congregational, Rev Pond
Singing, 79 Psalm
(Bridgewater)
Recess 30 minutes, Basket
Lunch
Afternoon Exercises:
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Singing, 199 Hymn (Jordan)
Historical Address, Methodist, Rev A Holbrook
Singing, 180 Hymn
(Coronation)
Historical Address, Baptist,
Rev JVK Seeley
Singing, 212 Hymn, (New
Jerusalem)
Volunteer Addresses
Singing, 43 Hymn
(Sherburn)
Prayer by Rev A Holbrook
Singing, 154 Hymn
(Doxology; Old Hundred)
Benediction by President
Susan McKiernan
Parish Historian
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Christian Education
Welcome to the 2015-2016
school year. I am excited to
see all our children back in
class and to hear about their
summers. We kick off the
month of September with Rally Sunday on September 6.
Come register your child for
Sunday School, sign up to
teach, visit the classrooms,
make an ice cream sundae, and
visit our various minstries’
tables to learn about the different organizations we have here
at church that you may want to
join.
Sunday School starts on September 13. If you did not sign
up to teach at the Parent/
Teacher meeting last month,
and would still like to, there is
still time. All teachers or anyone in the church working
with our children and youth
need to be Safeguard trained.
Please speak with me if you
would like to teach or need the
Safeguard training.
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September 13, The Circle
of the Church Year;
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September 20, The Holy
Family;
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September 27, Creation.
Our Godly Play class is for
children in Pre-K through 3rd
Grade. Our Weaving God’s
Promises class is for our 4th
and 5th Graders. Teens in 6th
Grade and up attend EYC
(youth group) on Wednesday
evenings.

September 13, Abraham
and Sarah Receive God’s
Promise;

September 20, Isaac Is
Born and God Tests Abraham;

September 27, Jacob and
Esau.
In our Godly Play class our
lessons this month are as follows:
In our Weaving God’s Promises class our lessons are
Mary Anthony
Dir. of Religious Education
Musically Speaking
Psalm 95:1-2 Come, let us
sing to the Lord; let us shout
for joy to the Rock of our Salvation. Let us come before his
presence with thanksgiving
and raise a loud shout to him
with psalms.
praise every Sunday. Come
on a Thursday evening and
sing with these folks and enjoy God’s harmony in relationship and song.
A special thanks to the wonderful musicians who sang and
played their instruments during our summer services.
The Chancel Choir is looking
forward once again to a picnic
at the home of Susan McKiernan on Thursday, September
3, at 6:00 p.m. Choristers are
asked to bring a dish to share.
Richard is making his grandmother’s famous chicken recipe.
We’ve ordered great
weather, and plenty of chairs
to sit around Susan’s piano in
the parlor. So warm up those
Thoughts Of Gratitude And
Thanksgiving Are Life Giving.
My thoughts about the Choir
are with gratitude and thanksgiving for their talent and willingness to share their songs of
Choir Picnic
vocals, and RSVP by calling
Susan
at
330-725-2106,
rgcspm@mac.com, or Bertie
at 330-721-3014.
Our first rehearsal at the
church will be Thursday, September 10 at 7:00 p.m. We
plan to sing at the 10:00 a.m.
service on September 13.
Musically yours,
Bertie Stamper
Music Director
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Page 11
Junior Warden
A Parish Honey-Do List:
Small Jobs
Part of my responsibility as
Junior Warden with oversight
of building and grounds is to
notice some of the minor repairs needed around the
church property, and to recruit
volunteers who may be able to
handle some of them. Fr. Eric
and I did a “building inspection” a couple of weeks ago
and here are a few of the
things we found that some of
our parish
handi-persons
might be able to fix:
be rehung with longer
screws going into the door
jamb.
4. The parish hall to dining
room stairwell needs to be
repainted. Minor “bumps
and bruises” in the drywall
need to repaired, as well.
5. The coffee service cabinet
in the Parish Hall needs to
be repainted (since its last
paint job it has been badly
coffee stained), and the
hinges on the left door
need to be readjusted.
The door to Mary Anthony’s office needs shims
and longer screws in the
hinges to level it so that it
can be shut. Currently, the
bottom hinge isn’t even
attached to the door jamb.
6. Additional wire shelving
needs to be hung in the
vesting sacristy (across
from the Free Farmers’
Market pantry) and in the
small closet in the dining
room for better use as storage.
2. The inner door of the
men’s room (next to the
dining room) has slammed
into the wall, putting a
large hole in the drywall.
This needs to be cut out, a
new piece of drywall installed, and then repainted.
We will get a heavy duty
stop for the door to prevent this from happening
again.
7. The various flower beds
around the buildings need
to be weeded and trimmed
back in preparation for autumn and winter; these
have been taken care of by
assigned volunteers.
If
you are a gardening volunteer, please tend your bed
(or let us know that you’d
like to move on from that
job).
3. The door of ladies’ room
rubs the floor as it swings;
it needs to be removed and
planed down on the bottom. It will then need to
These various tasks might be
done as part of a parish-wide
fall clean-up day which we are
scheduling for Saturday, September 19, starting at 10:30
1.
a.m. (after Free Farmers’ Market). Please bring your tools
(inside and out) and cleaning
equipment and join us for a
“sprucing up” day. (Doing the
periodic cleaning out of the
“dungeon” will be one of the
tasks undertaken.) We’ll order pizza for lunch!
Larger Jobs
Does anyone know someone
who does “Small Job Contracting”? We would like to
have someone who does this
type of work to aid with various repairs that are always
needed on our beautiful but
aging building, for example,
occasional tuck-pointing some
of the mortar in the stone
walls. We are also looking
for someone who can replace
one of the round corbels way
up on the roof eave, over the
organ pipe window.
This
piece broke off after being
“swamped” with water overflowing from the west-side
gutter. (Speaking of which,
we have contacted more than
one contractor about repairing
that, but it seems to be such a
small job no one will take it
on! We are waiting for the
latest gutter company contacted to get back to us.)
We would also like to find
someone who can rebuild a
“retaining” wall. The flowe
bed area at the front corner of
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Page 12
Junior Warden (continued)
(Continued from page 11)
the entry driveway, needs some
major TLC. The dry stacked
flat rocks are being pushed out
of line and need to be removed,
replaced with a cinder block
wall that can be faced with some
of the salvaged sandstone we
have in reserve. It will add to
the look of the front of the
church.
groups need what kinds of storage space and how best to assign it. I will also be contacting those who have items
stored in various areas (ECW,
Christian Education, Altar
Guild, Youth Group, etc) to
make sure that everyone has a
part in the decision making and
that everything has a proper
home.
tember.
Contact the Junior Warden
Please email me at groomerkim@aol.com or leave me a
note in my mail box (located
outside the door to the boiler
room) if you can tackle any of
the above tasks or know someone who can.
Finally, the audit committee
Storage and Inventory Commit- last spring recommended that
tees
we up-date our parish inventoIn addition to all of the above, I ry (especially of our more exhave also been tasked by the pensive possessions such as
vestry with convening a storage major office equipment and
review committee. Representa- worship items). If you would
tives of our various ministries like to assist with that effort,
and organizations will be asked please let me know. The vesto serve on that committee so try would like to complete the
that we can determine which inventory by the end of Sep-
Blessings,
Kim Kelly
Junior Warden
Episcopal Church Women
I hope all the women of St.
Paul’s Parish had a relaxing
and safe summer. I am looking
forward to this year's events.
After lunch we will hold our
September planning meeting,
so I encourage everyone to attend. This month will be a
On Monday, September 21, the busy one as we look toward
St. Paul's Episcopal Church planning not only our own
Women will host the Summit schedule, but also begin plans
for our annual St. Nicholas Tea
Mission Area ECW meeting.
in December.
The parish ECW will meet for
the first time since our summer The Lord's blessings to everyhiatus on Wednesday, Septem- one,
ber 23. Holy Eucharist will be
Maija Mosley
at 11:30 a.m., followed by a
ECW President
lunch provided by the officers.
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Volume 6, Issue 9
Page 13
Financial Report
Operating Fund — Year-to-Date July 30, 2015
Income
Actual
Budget
Difference
$ 153,953.63
$ 146,776.94
$ 7,176.69
Other Contributions
5,846.06
4,404.19
1,441.87
Non-Contribution Income
6,469.11
6,545.88
– 76.77
Grants Received
3,033.07
2,800.00
233.07
169,301.87
160,527.01
8,774.86
236.70
821.94
– 585.24
169,538.57
161,348.95
8,189.62
Payroll Expense
91,078.80
91,236.81
– 432.05
Program Expenses
37,779.72
36,368.24
– 1,411.48
Operations
47,589.96
47,979.61
389.65
177,038.54
175,584.66
– 1,453.88
2,007.50
0.00
– 2,007.50
$ 179,046.04
$ 175,584.66
– $ 3,461.38
– $ 14,235.71
$ 4,728.24
General Fund Contributions
Total Income
Transfers fr Non-Op Funds
Total Resources
Expenses
Total Expenses
Transfers to Savings
Total Outflows
Excess/Deficit
–$
9,507.47
Treasurer’s Comments
Pledges in July were $142.92 over
budget. Our monthly expenses
were under budget by $1,919.23.
Our total monthly contributions
(pledged and unpledged) was 97%
of what we had budgeted; which
is always great to see during the
summer months. But we still took
in $557.02 less than we spent.
Our total contributions year to
date are over budget by $8,774.86.
As for our year to date expenses,
they exceeded the budget by
$1,453.88, an improvement over
last month. Total expenses are
running less than 1% over budget.
Those two factors have combined
to put us in much better financial
condition than anticipated. Year to
date we had budgeted our “red
ink” as $14,235.71. The actual
year to date loss as of the end of
July is only 67% of that amount;
$9,507.47.
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Brown Bag Concerts for Fall 2015
Fall Schedule
St. Paul’s Brown Bag Concert series for the Fall Season 2015 has
been set. Our concerts are offered
free of charge (a free-will offering
is received) on the third Tuesday
of each month at 12:00 noon. The
performers lined up for the Fall
Season are:

September 15 ~ Pianist Jay
Yau

October 20 ~ Guitarist & Story Teller Jim Gill

November 17 ~ Hammered
Dulcimerist Karen Dick

December 15 ~ Organist Angela Visnosky
September Concert: Jay Yau
Jay Yau is an undergraduate student of James David Christie on
full scholarship at Oberlin Conservatory located in Oberlin, OH.
He began his organ studies in January of 2011 with Dr. Julia Harlow in Charleston, SC. Jay is currently the Organist & Music Director for the Episcopal Church of
the Redeemer in Lorain, OH. Pre-
viously he held the organist position at St. Paul’s
United Church of Christ
located in Parma, OH. He
was the organist and assistant music director for Holy Spirit Catholic Church,
Johns Island, SC from
2012 until July 2013.
Jay has performed in the Unedited
Concert Series, St. Luke’s Chapel
Recital Series, 2nd Friday Music
Noon Series in Hilton Head, and
for the L’Organo Concert Series, a
part of Piccolo Spoleto Festival in
2013. He has performed around
the country and at the Paris Conservatoire.
Jay began his piano studies at age
seven and then attended the South
Carolina Governor School for the
Arts and Humanities, a boarding
school where he studied piano
with Steven Buck. Mr. Yau also
studied piano with Lena Schuman
through the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Mr. Yau is
currently studying harpsichord
and continuo with Webb Wiggins
at Oberlin.
This past January, Jay traveled to
Paris, Versailles, Geneva, and surrounding areas. He recieved lessons from Jean-Baptiste Robin,
Chapel Organist at Versailles Chateau and Professor of the Versailles Conservatoire., MarieLouis Langlais, Wife of French
organist Jean Langlais, and Sylvie
Mallet, the Professor at the Paris
Conservatoire CRR. His lessons
and studies consisted of an intense
study of the instruments of the
time and the music of the Ancien
Régime, specifically the organ
music at the Royal Chapel at Versailles. This past June, Jay worked
as the choral and organ intern at
Saints Peter & Paul Roman Catholic Church in Naperville, Il.
Parish Volunteer Work Day – September 19, 10:30 a.m.
Bring
Cleaning Supplies & Tools
Gardening Supplies & Tools
Repair Supplies & Tools
Pizza for Lunch!
1
6:00 p.m. Happy Clickers (CR)
7:00 p.m. Vibrant Faith Comm
10
9
17
15
24
6:00 p.m. Happy Clickers (CR)
7:30 p.m. Al-Anon (DR)
5:30 p.m. EFM Seminar (PH)
29
9:30 a.m. Staff Meeting (PH)
9:30 a.m. Morning Prayer (WS)
10:00 a.m. Book Group (CR)
7:30 p.m. Al-Anon (DR)
5:30 p.m. EFM Seminar (PH)
27 - Pentecost 18 (Pr 21B) 28
6:00 p.m. Happy Clickers (CR)
7:00 p.m. Vestry Meeting (PH)
6:00 p.m. EYC (TR)
6:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist (WS)
7:00 p.m. Bible Study (CR)
7:30 p.m. O.A. (DR)
30
6:00 p.m. EYC (TR)
6:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist (WS)
7:00 p.m. Bible Study (CR)
7:30 p.m. O.A. (DR)
7:30 p.m. Women's AA (DR)
25
7:30 p.m. Women's AA (DR)
18
5:30 p.m. Wedding Rehearsal
7:30 p.m. Women's AA (DR)
11
7:30 p.m. Women's AA (DR)
4
For more information on events,
see articles in this issue of
St. Paul's Epistle
or visit us online at
http://www.stpauls-medina.org
6:00 p.m. Cardio Drumming
(DR)
7:00 p.m. Weight Loss
Challenge (DR)
7:00 p.m. Choir Practice (WS)
8:00 a.m. Men's Breakfast @
Yours Truly
23
22
9:30 a.m. Staff Meeting (PH)
9:30 a.m. Summit Mission Area 9:30 a.m. Morning Prayer (WS)
11:30 a.m. ECW Eucharist &
10:00 a.m. Book Group (CR)
ECW meeting
Luncheon
7:30 p.m. Al-Anon (CR)
6:00 p.m. Cardio Drumming
(DR)
7:00 p.m. Weight Loss
Challenge (DR)
7:00 p.m. Choir Practice (WS)
6:00 p.m. EYC (TR)
6:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist (WS)
7:00 p.m. Bible Study (CR)
7:30 p.m. O.A. (DR)
5:30 p.m. EFM Seminar (PH)
9:30 a.m. Staff Meeting (PH)
9:30 a.m. Morning Prayer (WS)
10:00 a.m. Book Group (CR)
12:00 Noon Brown Bag Concert
8:00 a.m. Men's Breakfast @
Yours Truly
16
7:30 p.m. Al-Anon (CR)
8:00 a.m. Men's Breakfast @
Yours Truly
7:30 p.m. O.A. (DR)
6:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist (WS)
7:00 p.m. Bible Study (CR)
7:30 p.m. O.A. (DR)
5:30 p.m. EFM Seminar (PH)
Unction & Healing Prayers
8:00 a.m. Holy Communion
9:00 a.m. Nursery Opens
9:15 a.m. Choir Warm-Up (WS)
9:45 a.m. Cherub Choir
10:00 a.m. Sunday School
10:00 a.m. Choral Eucharist
11:45 a.m. Youth Choir
2-Cents-A-Meal Sunday
8:00 a.m. Holy Communion
9:00 a.m. Nursery Opens
9:15 a.m. Choir Warm-Up (WS)
9:45 a.m. Cherub Choir
10:00 a.m. Sunday School
10:00 a.m. Choral Eucharist
11:45 a.m. Youth Choir
20 - Pentecost 17 (Pr 20B) 21
8:00 a.m. Holy Communion
9:00 a.m. Nursery Opens
9:15 a.m. Choir Warm-UP (WS)
9:45 a.m. Cherub Choir
10:00 a.m. Sunday School
10:00 a.m. Choral Eucharist
11:45 a.m. Youth Choir
3:30 p.m. Brownies (DR)
13 - Pentecost 16 (Pr 19B) 14
6:00 p.m. Happy Clickers (CR)
3
8:00 a.m. Men's Breakfast @
Yours Truly
6:00 p.m. Cardio Drumming
(DR)
6:45 p.m. Fit Group (DR)
6:00 p.m. Choir Picnic
2
6:00 p.m. Cardio Drumming
(DR)
7:00 p.m. Weight Loss
Challenge(DR)
7:00 p.m. Choir Practice (WS)
8
9:30 a.m. Staff Meeting (PH)
9:30 a.m. Morning Prayer (WS)
10:00 a.m. Book Group (CR)
7 - Labor Day
Office Closed for Holiday
7:30 p.m. Al-Anon (CR)
9:30 a.m. Staff Meeting (PH)
9:30 a.m. Morning Prayer (WS)
10:00 a.m. Book Group (CR)
6 - Pentecost 15 (Pr 18B)
Monday
Church Office Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday
Friday
Thursday
Wednesday
St. Paul's Episcopal Church Calendar
Rally Sunday - Sunday School
Registration
8:00 a.m. Holy Communion
9:30a.m. Nursery Opens
10:00 a.m. Story Time (4-7yrs)
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist w/ Hymns
11:15 a.m. Rally Day Sundaes
CR = Common Room
DR = Dining Room
MR = Middle School Room
PH = Parish Hall
TR = Teen Room
WS = Worship Space
LOCATION CODE
Sunday
September
9:00 a.m. Free Farmers' Market
(DR)
26
9:00 a.m. Free Farmers' Market
(DR)
10:30 a.m. Parish Volunteer
Work Day
19
1:00 p.m. Wedding Pictures
3:30 p.m. Wedding
12
Saturday
5
2015
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LEADERSHIP TEAM
C. Eric Funston
STAFF
Rector
Mary Anthony
Christian Education
Dennis Foy
Sr. Warden
Cara Mickens
Nursery Attendant
Kim Kelly
Jr. Warden
Laura Palmer
Parish Secretary
Chris Fulton
Melinda Rucinski
Treasurer
George Regester
Sexton
Clerk of the Vestry
Roberta Stamper
Music Director
Roger Tiffany
Honorary Associate
VESTRY MEMBERS
Class of 2015
Class of 2016
Class of 2017
Dennis Foy
Chuck Catanese
Taylor French
Mark Hansen
Sandra Herbst
Joe Mahn
Sean Hennigan
Kim Kelly
Michael Marquard
John Fink
Marc Stamper
Ray Sizemore