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“That Funny Little Hat” - an Explanation of the Biretta The Guide A Newsletter for St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Volume 69 Issue 8 August 2013 “That Funny Little Hat” - an Explanation of the Biretta Some of you have asked about the significance of the “little black hat” that I wear to and from the altar. The answer is that it is called a biretta. Its use was common for nearly a thousand years. It was a way that you could easily identify clergy. Originally, it was an academic hat and since clergy were often the only persons in a town with an academic degree, the tradition of associating the biretta with the clergy stuck. In fact, the modern tassel and mortarboard are descended from the biretta. These days, most clergy have abandoned use of the biretta, yet some traditionally minded clergy still wear them. In typical usage, a cleric only wears the biretta when going to and from the altar, but may also choose wear it when preaching or giving absolution. It is also worn for outdoor services, except in processions of the Blessed Sacrament. For priests and deacons, the biretta is black. Seminarians may wear a biretta without a pom. Canons and deans may wear a black biretta with a purple pom. Priests who have previously served as a canon or dean, but no longer hold that title often have a red lined biretta, but revert to a black pom. Honorary canons may wear a black biretta with a red pom. Bishops may use a biretta in place of a mitre when they are not the celebrant, or at services of Morning and Evening Prayer. The bishop’s biretta is entirely purple, but often with a green or grey lining. Fr. Robert+ Christian Formation Kick Off Wednesday, September 4: 5:30pm Dinner Blessing of the Backpacks 6:00pm Service Sunday, August 11, @ 9:30 am HE Bring your kids, grandkids, friends, neighbors, & their backpacks! We will provide each backpack with Also beginning Wednesday, September 4: start-up school supplies, and ask God’s 6:30-7:30pm Mid-week Programs* blessing on the school year. *Special NEW Program for ages 11-14! See page 2 for more information. 7:30-8:30pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal Welcoming...All people Serving...Those in need Worshiping…God www.ststephengi.org Church Office: 308.382.4961 or find us on facebook Prayers for the People If you or a loved one needs prayers, please submit that information to the church office. Prayers run in the weekly bulletin as well as the monthly Guide. Prayer Chain requests can be sent to Mary Kvetensky at 308.382.4090 or to Donna Weaver Smith at [email protected] Prayers of Healing and Concern for: Marge, Laurie, Bob, Fran, Eric, Fred, Chandler, Larry, Becky, Ed, Steffanie, Travis, Corrine, Bob, Bill, Rita, Ann, Kathy, Paul, Shelly, Brad, Sharon, Deanna, Rachel, Taylor, Irene, Crnolos, Estella, Lee, Mary, Jim, Terry, Dennis, Tom, Mary Ann, Dave, D’Ann, Michelle, Deloris, Bobby, Gloria, Kimberly, Caryl, Warren, Anna, Noah, Kalea, Patra, Burnell, Larry, Dick, Deb, Emil, Bryan, Vera, and Donna. Prayers of Strength and Protection for those Serving Our Country: Michael, Ryan, Randy, Dustin, Charles, Sherri, David, Cathleen, Ben, and Seth. Prayers for the Departed: Billie Klentz. “May Light Perpetual Shine Upon Her.” If you would like to add or remove a name to our prayer list or submit birthdays and anniversaries, please contact the church office 382.4961 or [email protected] Allene Bish 8/1 Thor Larson 8/11 Dave and Barb Beck 8/1 Byron Moore 8/1 Beverly Burney 8/12 Joe and Ronna Kutlas 8/1 Stephanie Thompsen 8/1 Andrea McDonald 8/12 Jim and Karen Thompson 8/5 Gloria Wolbach 8/1 Fred Bosselman 8/13 Janelle Bish 8/2 Ben Hubbard 8/13 Jim and Leslie Lewis 8/6 Terri Roberts 8/3 Jamie Vinson 8/17 Jesse and Linden Prickett-Rigler 8/7 Kristin Essink 8/3 Mark Coe 8/18 Yousif and Omaima Toto 8/11 Steve Rasmussen 8/3 Pat Kirschbaum 8/20 Paul and Tricia Camplin 8/12 Jim Thompson 8/4 Kaled Chisholm 8/22 Dan and Lisa Prickett 8/16 Mike Coe 8/6 Fran Wheat 8/22 Lilly Miller 8/6 Lucy Hubbard 8/23 Nate and Jen Wieland 8/16 Natasha Richardson 8/7 Audrey Scott 8/26 Dennis and Chris Busboom 8/19 Joanne Rasmussen 8/8 Audrey Cushing 8/27 Jay and Dorothy Stoddard 8/22 Reece Lageaux 8/9 Sandy Fowler 8/27 David and Karen Colan 8/23 Kourtney Lewis 8/10 Audrey Williams 8/27 Dennis and Lisa Reisinger 8/27 Lloydene Pedersen 8/10 Mickey Mundorff 8/29 Travis Chisholm 8/11 Nate Lewis 8/30 Terry and Tracy Babcock 8/28 Tracy Goodman 8/11 Samantha Hansen 8/31 Blessing of the Backpacks On August 11, 2013, at the Sunday morning Eucharist, remember to have your children or grandchildren bring their backpacks. The church will be providing some special school supplies and will ask God’s blessing on their academic pursuits for another year. Please remember to bring your child’s backpack! “Well, since you asked.” One of the best things about being a new rector is all of the help that people offer to give you. St. Stephen’s has been no different. In fact, Ellen and I have been amazed at the offers of help to move, invitations to dinner, cards, gift certificates, and most of all, an immense sense of love. Often, our communications close with a common phrase, “Is there anything we can do for you?” Well, since you asked, there actually are a number of things. No, this is not about personal things like dinner, gifts, or manual labor, it is something greater. Your rector is looking for co-laborers in the vineyard of the Lord. I have a vision for something great at St. Stephen’s. The foundation is already laid and I already have the correct persons to help me with the mission. The only trouble is that many of you have yet to realize that you are those people. “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.” Some might say, we are a small church with less than 80 souls present on Sunday. I encourage you to learn to dream large and love large. Growing a church can be reduced to two pivotal phrases that have been given to me during my ministry: 1) “All you have to do is love them into the Kingdom. 2) Sharing the Gospel is as simple as one beggar telling another where to find food. So if we can love people and feed them, we can do the work of the Kingdom and grow our church; numerically, financially and spiritually. I have used these two phrases during my ministry and in both the churches I have served as rector have seen attendance rise by at least 10% per year. We need to radically love others and feed them the gospel. “Go ye therefore into all nations…” Often Episcopal churches have a common demographic: aged, infirm and Caucasian. While those definitely are and should be a part of the church, the thriving parts of the Anglican Com- munion are predominantly African, Asian and Latino. Anglo culture no longer looks to the Church to be the struc- ture that shapes society. We believed the lie that our priests can take care of the growing the church all by them- selves. We put signs out that said “The Episcopal Church Welcomes You”, but failed to invite others to church. The ‘Christendom Culture” is still alive and well in minority communities. They need and want the church. To that end, and with the blessing of the Guiding Coalition, I will be devoting a great amount of my time to strengthening and reviving our Arabic worship, raising up a Hispanic outreach and solidifying the relationship with those who use the Community Center. We are a downtown church and we must have a downtown presentation of the Gospel that em- braces the linguistic and cultural aspects of the groups that God has sent us to include. “You are the Body of Christ, and individually members of it” While we worship in a Sunday liturgy, we are far more than that. We are called to be “the city on a hill” which gives the light of Jesus to the world. We are called to be “salt and light” to arrest the decay of the culture and show how much God loves even the most broken parts of it. God loves everyone, and we each have a circle of influence, it is our task as the community of the baptized, to invite people to a place where they can be loved radically and grow spiritually. “Who? Me?” Yes you! By virtue of the promises made in baptism, you are commissioned as an evangelist. Un- fortunately, many of us remember a time when people were not expected to be evangelists. Many grew up thinking that the task of the lay person was to “pray, pay and obey.” That is not the church revealed in scripture. So to all of you that have asked me , “Is there anything we can do for you?” The answer is “Yes!” Join me on the next leg of St. Stephen’s journey. We are going to create a wonderfully diverse and inclusive church. We will grow, numerically, financially and spiritually. We will love people into the Kingdom and feed them with the Gospel. Will it be easy? No. Will we need to relinquish old prejudices and have to grow personally? Absolutely! But will it be worth it? Definitely! I will need your support, your prayers, and your help.
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