The Sanctuary on Easter Sunday

April 2020 The T rumpet

The Newsletter of All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Jensen Beach, FL

“He is not here, but has risen.” Luke 24.5

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RECTOR’S RUMINATIONS What a year this is turning out to be for you, for me, for our communities, our church, our country, and the world as a whole. If I had been told that my “second Mom’s” visit to All Saints’ and Jensen Beach in January this year would have been her last trip to see me, I would never have believed it. It was even more painful that she would no longer be with us physically less than two months later. What an emotional and heartbreaking time it has been for my family and me. But God knows best and He gave her to this world for 84 years and then He felt it was time to take her back to Himself. I give God thanks for her life, work, witness, and ministry, and the blessing she was to my life and that of my family. I am thankful for her love, kindness, advice, and influence, over the years, which will remain a part of me throughout my life.

However, if losing my “second Mom” wasn’t bad enough, this year, 2020, will go down in history as one we have never seen the likes of; a year when the world came virtually to a standstill, a shutdown. Who would have ever thought that a pandemic, the COVID-19 coronavirus disease, would spread throughout the entire world like this? Hundreds of thousands of people are ill, thousands have died, and a lockdown of the world is taking place in order to contain this virus and to prevent it from spreading. Life, as we all know it, has changed considerably and the term “social distancing” has become a part of our vocabulary. Preaching at the Funeral of my beloved “second Mom.” As Holy Week and Easter Sunday come this month, it is difficult to comprehend that we are unable to celebrate the last week of our Lord’s life, and the principal feast in the Church’s year, in our usual setting. But, as Christians, even though we cannot gather together as a faith community on Sundays or for Holy Week and Easter, we still believe and trust in God. And the God in whom we believe, serve, and worship, is omnipresent, omnipotent and omnis- cient. He is present everywhere, all powerful, and knows and sees everything. So, when you are relaxing in your homes, and sharing in conversations with loved ones, please remember that God is ever present with you, knowing and seeing all that is going on, listening and hearing your prayers, and responding to your needs and petitions. Remember that God is all powerful but He acts in His time and way and not in ours. As the psalmist reminds, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore, we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea… the Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge” (Psalm 46:1, 2, 11).

It is important to realize that God is very much a part of your lives when you are in your homes and wherever you are. I hope you will use this time as an opportunity to live out what you are meant to do during Lent, which is, to be prayerful, to read and meditate on the Bible, to examine yourselves, and to be remorseful in your lives. Paul reminds us to “Examine yourselves to see whether you are living in the faith. Test yourselves…” (2 Corinthians 13:5). Use this time, my friends, to examine and to test yourselves. Hopefully, by engaging in these disciplines, you will become the person that God intended you to be – an individual who is a model for others to emulate in your home, work place, groups, communities, church, this nation and world. Hopefully, you will become a better person, going on toward perfection as the writer of Hebrews tells us (Heb. 6:1). Continued, next page

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So instead of being worried and APRIL BIRTHDAYS fearful, let us instead be an Advent people who are watching, waiting, and hoping. Let us also be a joyous 3 Walt Mawhinney Easter people, who are praying and 6 Doug Black looking forward to a new resurrec- 9 Oscar Stuber tion light of our world, which will 11 Jack Miller shine through this current dark period. 12 Marylee Johnson 18 Lauren Kolaci Remember that God is in control of His world and there is always a 23 Shirley Kelly reason and purpose for why things happen. May you not miss that 25 Arpad Rajki purpose. May this time of isolation and social distancing remind you 26 Steve Hatch of what is truly important in life – the simpler things, a deeper spir- 27 Pauline Maynard itual lifestyle, and God’s call to us to love Him and everyone. 29 Rae Nelle Apissomian

Have a joyous and blessed Easter! 30 Charles Dougiello

Your Friend and Pastor, Father Tony

PICTURES FROM BARBADOS FATHER TONY’S “SECOND MOM’S” FUNERAL

APRIL ANNIVERSARIES The Bishop of Barbados, the 9 Warren & Al Chansky Rt. Rev. Michael Maxwell (center), celebrating the 15 Janet Kempf & Fred Funeral Eucharist of Siddons Marjorie Viola Butcher 27 Rebecca & Steve Hatch 28 Louisa & Gary Beckett

We DID it! The last Sunday in March our YouTube The Very Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Gibson, channel surpassed 100 Dean of the Cathedral Church subscribers. We now have our of St. Michael and All Angels, very own YouTube channel Barbados, censing the casket of name: www.youtube.com/c/ allsaintsjensenbeach Marjorie Butcher, during the Commendation. which makes it much easier to find us. Thank you to All of you Saints! P.S. Father Tony is a rock star; >500 views of his 3/27 message

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DEACON’S REPORT

MEN’S FELLOWSHIP So much has happened in the past month since we have become aware of the pandemic of the coronavirus and its potential impact on all of our lives. We We join the Editor in wishing are being advised to make significant changes to prevent this pandemic from everyone a safe and healthy developing into a major health crisis. Our church buildings have been closed journey through our current and as of now this is to last until April 15, but is projected to continue much longer maybe into June or longer. There is so much uncertainty in all of this challenges. We miss our that is hard to cope with. fellowship with every member of All Saints’ and We are being told not to associate in groups. This has had a major effect on look forward to seeing you all pastoral care. How do we reach out to people in our church, community and soon. Our plans have been families if we are told not to have in-person contact with them. We cannot at modified due to our this time even bring them communion. All of our normal contacts are not circumstances. being supported. The only contacts approved by the Bishop for clergy is for someone who is dying, None of our regular church services are in person, because of the risk of association in any gatherings of people. (We are lucky 1) The Antique Car Show and that we can attend them online!) We can no longer even visit with friends B a r - A - Que has been who are in the hospital. postponed until next October. What I have been doing as your coordinator of pastoral care is to contact people by telephone, especially those who are alone or may be elderly and infirm. I do find that most of our members are receiving care and support 2) Our April meeting from others, such as family members and nursing associates, but I think scheduled for the 6th is on reaching out to other members of our Church by telephone may be the most hold until further notice. we can do now. Even if their needs are being met to a great extent, a telephone contact is extremely meaningful to them. They feel someone cares Currently our public schools about them and they are not alone. are closed until 4/15/2020. This is pastoral care in a very different way than we have done it in the past, 3) A very heartfelt thanks to but it is the best we can do now when we care and want to help them, and at the same time do not want to do anything that might spread the virus when Harry Kapple and George any of us may possibly even be carrying the virus ourselves. We definitely Bonny for their guidance and want to be sure that all our members have all that they may need in the way of help during my hospital stay food supplies and medicines. There are agencies in our community that might and to all of our members for help with this if we become aware of specific needs of this kind. Please call another successful pancake me if you encounter any needs of this nature. supper where we served more than 175 servings. The Kairos Prison Ministry weekend to be held this week was postponed, The Kairos leaders have met to discuss this and have decided we will do our weekend at the first opportunity, possibly in August and then do another 4) Special thanks to Diane weekend in October as well. We will do two weekends which we have been Dougiello for moving New doing for many years. Volunteers are not presently allowed to visit the prison Orleans to All Saints’ and at all. The prisoners have also been denied family visits as well. We need to keep all our prisoners in our prayers. Louise Andrews for kitchen management. Difficult times for all of us, but we need to follow what our leaders are telling us to do to prevent the further spread of this deadly virus. We do trust in Respectfully Submitted, God through Jesus and the Holy Spirit to be with us in this very troubling period of our lives. Just keep reaching out to as many people you know to Sam Black help them in any way you can without having a presence in personal contact. President, Men’s Fellowship In God's love, Deacon Alan

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APRIL PARISH PROFILE ALL SAINTS’ WOMEN’S BILL WINSEMAN FELLOWSHIP

Bill Winsemann is a cradle Hello to the born Episcopalian and second- women of All generation Floridian. Born in Saints’! Orlando and raised in Hollywood, he attended St. John’s Episcopal Church, Hollywood, until leaving to attend Randolph-Macon College We pray that everyone is well in Ashland Virginia. and that we will be together really soon. Until then, we As a teenager, he was a competitive swimmer, an acolyte, and active will all be spiritually together as a member of Episcopal Diocesan Youth Commission. Bill each Sunday through the graduated with a BA in Economics and Business in 1981 and began efforts of Pam, Duncan, Paul, his work career as staff to a United States Senator. Bill returned to Bill, Joyce. and Father Tony Florida in 1988 the same year his first child, Eleanor (Ellie) was born. and Father Steve, for our live streaming services. Be sure to Ellie was soon followed by two sons, Will and Geoff. For many keep in touch with each other years, Bill worked in marketing or sales of citrus juice and other fruit during the week by either juices and fresh melons. This time included an opportunity to develop an early internet-based application for marketing and calling, emailing, facetiming, distribution of agricultural products. Business travel across the and yes, even snail-mailing! United States, Europe, and South America became routine. Meanwhile, he and his children practiced martial arts together. Each “Do not be anxious about achieving ranks of 2 nd or 3rd degree black belts in Tai Kwon Do. Bill anything, but in every was a little league baseball coach and a High School water polo situation, by prayer and parent. petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Bill’s spiritual life has, like most of ours, had many twists and turns. And the peace of God, which Bill says, “God has revealed himself to me mostly little by slowly but transcends all understanding, sometimes suddenly and with power.” This adventure has included will guard your hearts and comparative study of religions, travel to India, and the yearlong Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults culminating in confirmation in the your minds in Christ Jesus.” Roman Catholic Church. When Bill moved to the Treasure Coast in Philippians 4: 6-7 2010, he returned to the Episcopal Church, renewed his baptismal vows and became a member of All Saints’. He is a licensed LEM and I’ll definitely let you know attended the Diocesan School for Religious Studies. when our next “celebratory” meeting will be. Blessings to Active on the Vestry, Chairman of the Transition Committee, a you all, member of the Search Committee and currently serving as Treasurer, he continues his Christian ministry. He enjoys boating and fishing on the waters of the Treasure Coast and is an advocate in the 12 -Step Recovery movement. “After all,” Bill says, “everyone is, at some Karen Neff point, recovering from something – addiction, grief, pain or loss – President, Women’s and God is the Healing Power.” Bill is employed in the treatment of Fellowship those suffering from addiction to alcohol and other drugs. His greatest joy comes in the time he is able to spend with his grown children – Ellie and Will.

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ALLALL SAINTS’SAINTS’ SUNDAYSUNDAY EASTERTIDE BLESSINGS FROM SCHOOLSCHOOL Following the THE ALL SAINTS' DAUGHTERS OF THE KING guidelines of Bishop Peter, This will be a most unusual Easter Season for Christians Sunday School has been temporarily everywhere. With the active Corona Virus issue, our churches are halted until closed and people are sequestered and often isolated in their further notice. We hope homes. Please be assured: we are not alone ! and pray that everyone is doing well and look forward Let us each be aware that one of our Lord's promises to us is that to when we can all come He will never forsake us or leave us. We each need only to ask together again. and His presence can be as real as it often is when we worship

together in our beloved All Saints' sanctuary. As soon as we are allowed to

have public worship again, we will celebrate the full The DOK has sponsored the Agape meal for many years; it is a feast of Easter and the simple but ample offering of fresh bread, water and wine, dried children will be able to fruits and nuts, olives and cheeses reminiscent of what our Lord flower the Easter Cross and Jesus would have shared with His disciples. Perhaps you can have their Easter Egg hunt. partake of a similar meal in your home on Maundy Thursday, April Meanwhile, use this time to 9th in lieu of sharing it with your church family in Houg Hall. The encourage your children/ grandchildren to play, read, focus during the time when we eat is the reading of the 17th draw, pray, sing, dance, Chapter of the Gospel of John which is commonly referred to as observe nature, reflect and "Christ's high priestly prayer". Reading this the day before Good write and talk, talk, talk! Friday may help prepare you for the holy weekend.

Another wonderful event Please know your Daughters are praying daily for you and all those that will take place during on our Prayer List during this difficult time of voluntary our future Easter Sunday quarantine and social distancing. We are also praying for the celebration is that Andrew healing of all of humanity suffering from this virus. While this will Johnson, Piper Black, and Dominiks Zirnis will also be different from our normal Easter celebration, let us each rejoice receive their First and praise God for His gift to all believers of eternal life through Communion. We’ll be doing His son, our Savior, Jesus the Christ as He rises from the dead and some virtual instruction! delivers the gift of Holy Spirit to be with us until we join Him and God in Heaven. Blessings to you all! THE ALL SAINTS’ CHAPTER, Karen Neff – Children’s ORDER OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE KING Christian Education Director

6 All Saints’ Jensen Beach The Trumpet April 2020 PEERING INTO THE PAST JUNIOR WARDEN’S The Jensen Beach Mirror, which is no longer in publication, was a CORNER weekly newspaper printed in a home office off Skyline Drive. On March 5, 1964, the paper reported the following: I don’t know about you, but this has been a long 2 weeks since “Bishop Paints Picture Of Life in Basutoland – An audience that our social distancing mandate. I filled the parish house auditorium to overflowing greeted the miss my brothers and sisters in Rt. Rev. John Maund, Anglican Bishop of Basutoland, South my church family. We may not Africa, when he presented an illustrated lecture during a brief be able to talk face to face but visit to Jensen Beach, on February 26 [1964]. Bishop Maund we can all make phone calls and is on a speaking furlough in this country and has completed offer encouragement and stay in approximately half of his itinerary. touch. Who have you called today? I think I will call my older big brother Harry K. “With his words and slides, he presented to his interested today. audience an intriguing and colorful picture of life in the little -known, tiny country which comprises the Diocese of Basutoland. Completely hemmed in on all sides by the I wish I could report that we Republic of South Africa, which has now withdrawn from the have made headway on several British Commonwealth, Basutoland is, and has been since items I have on my To-Do list, 1830, a British protectorate…. Among those attending the but that is not the case. That lecture and coffee hour which followed were six being said I did enlist the help representatives of the St. Monica Negro Mission of Jensen of Richie Menard to nicely trim Beach.... They were: George Taylor, Senior Warden of the and shape the hedge at the foot mission, and Mrs. Jane Watson, Mrs. Plane (Pliny) Hall, Mrs. of the big cross. We were not in Violet Taylor, Mrs. Ruth Christie, all members of the close proximity to each other Women’s Auxiliary. because I let him do all the work. “During his stay, Bishop Maund was a guest in the home of All Saints rector, the Rev. Norman B. Feaster.” I was reminded that a cute couple has stained the railing going into Coffey Hall and ru- The Rt. Rev. John Maund was the first bishop of the Diocese of mor has it that they are going to Basutoland which was renamed the Diocese of Lesotho upon the stain the concrete walkway be- country’s independence in 1966. He was succeeded by the Rt. Rev. cause one of them spilled stain Desmond Tutu in 1976. The quaint expression “the parish house on it. I will keep you updated. auditorium” is referring to Houg Hall, which had the same floor plan in 1964 as it does now. BTW, if anyone has experience in putting a window in a hollow St. Monica’s was started in the 1920’s by Anglican emigrants from the door please give me a call. Bahamas and the West Indies. The church met in the homes of Coffey Hall needs to be parishioners in Sewall’s Point, then considered part of Jensen Beach, compliant with diocesan until the current church was built in 1965. Violet Taylor and Ruth standards of transparency in all Christie are buried in All Saint’s Cemetery. Others from the attendee our offices. What a great way to list are buried the Mount Washington Cemetery, north of Winn -Dixie spend a little of your social in Jensen Beach. distancing time.

Joyce Fletcher Menard Go in Peace, Historian

Jack Miller Junior Warden

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MUSIC NOTES ADDING GPS LOCATIONS TO

As I write this month’s article, we HISTORIC CEMETERY GRAVES find ourselves dealing with a The first acreage of the All Saints’ Cemetery in Jensen Beach Florida was coronavirus pandemic which has our church donated in 1898. More than 50 individuals were buried in that cemetery prior building doors closed to the official record keeping of graves. Others died before the cemetery was and a great many of established and subsequently were reinterred here. The cemetery was not laid us staying put at out in any organized manner until the late 1950’s. There are some marked home in an effort to family plots and other family groups that are buried together. To this day, make certain we are there is no map of this original portion of the cemetery, indicating who is not inadvertently exposed to the where. If one was done, it has not survived in the cemetery’s records. virus. The cemetery is staffed with one full time equivalent administrative person As I have always found music to be (sales/manager/book keeper) and a full-time equivalent maintenance staff a great source of comfort and member. The cash flow of the cemetery and the unpredictability of the inspiration, I hope that you might business do not provide for additional staff that could be dedicated to look to it to be similarly blessed mapping these original graves. during these trying times. Like me, you might have some wonderful CD’s that you might rediscover to As historic preservation is one of the primary focusses of the Daughters of enjoy again. You also might look to the American Revolution, I believed the local chapter could help. On March YouTube and Apple Music as 4th, the Halpatiokee Chapter, NSDAR Board was approached to consider this sources for the hymns you love that project. They agreed to serve as the pilot group for training in adding GPS 1 have always blessed you. To get locations and memorial pages to the FindAGrave website for those interred in you started YouTube offers the the All Saints’ Cemetery. album “Non Stop Christian Hymns of Faith” and Apple Music offers On March 12 th and 23 rd, Halpatiokee’s the album “50 Classic Hymns.” If Board came for the orientation, training you are in the mood for instrumen- and then the use of the FindAGrave app tal music, you can enjoy hymns for this purpose. The Board members, played by pianist Mark Hayes on both apps and André Rieu playing Kathy Teter, Amy Pinder, Donna “You Raise Me Up” and “Amazing Dubois, Cemetery Manager Debbie Chant Grace” on his violin on YouTube. and Maggie Brockwell, also brought us Play it as background music as you tombstone biological cleaning agents go about your day at home, as a which are costly. This successful pilot source of comfort when you need effort will lead to a chapter wide Service some help through a rough patch, for America Day in the fall of 2020. NSDAR Board with Deb Chant or as a way to continue your worship after you have watched our As there are nearly 5000 graves, more groups 2 will be approached to assist in virtual services on our website. In this documentation project. whatever manner you choose to enjoy it, may music comfort you and bless you. We’re excited that this project will serve the community for generations to come. Descendants visiting the area or who reside here will be able to find As we begin our Easter season this their departed and interred ancestors. Local history buffs will be able to find month, may our faith remain firm as the burial location of many historic people who settled this portion of the we continue to pray for an end to Treasure Coast. this worldwide pandemic and all those so adversely affected by it. Joyce A Fletcher Menard May we find strength in the words Cemetery President of our favorite hymns which

celebrate our risen Lord and remind us that He is with us always.

1 GPS– Global Positioning System Locations—also call longitude and latitude Blessings and peace, 2 The Cemetery Board, The Church’s Vestry and parishioners, veterans’ groups and other civic organizations Jeanné Hudock Organist and Choir Director

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Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

On this feast of Saint Joseph, who protected and nurtured our Lord Jesus Christ as a baby and as a child, we are called, following his example, to re-dedicate ourselves to a special concern for the Church, which is his Body. On Tuesday, our Presiding Bishop, in this spirit, issued a Word to the Church, in which he is very clear about the way forward that we must take to ensure the well-being of all. This week the governmental authorities have recommended that we avoid public gatherings of more that 10 people for the next two weeks, and more than 50 people for the next 8 weeks.

However, today Episcopal Relief & Development has informed me that even gatherings of as many as 10 people are now regarded by the authorities as too risky. So, I am directing that where there is to be any gathering to live-stream or record worship, this group must be the minimum required for the particular service and to manage the recording. This will usually be 3, or at the most, 4 persons. No other gatherings are to be permitted, and I recommend with as much force as I can that all offices be closed, that people work from home, and that all meetings and other gatherings without exception take place by conference call, Zoom, or other electronic means.

The Bishop’s Office was closed today until at least 15 April, and staff are working from home. They can receive calls and emails, and will respond as quickly and as best they can.

ERD has stressed the absolute seriousness of the situation that we face, and the absolute seriousness with which we must do our part to help in the face of this pandemic. This has always been a moral issue, focussed on the good of our neighbour: the increasing clarity from authorities simply makes this matter even more ur- gent than before.

We know that healthy people can carry and spread this virus without displaying any symptoms, and until we are clear that the virus has been contained and that the spread is being controlled, we must all assume that each one of us is a potential. Tests for the virus are not generally available, and in any case will not be available to the asymptomatic population.

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If our response is in immediate proportion to the mounting crisis, we shall play a significant role in helping to halt the spread of the virus. Smokey the Bear used to remind us: «Only you can prevent forest fires. » The same is now true of the coronavirus: only we, as individuals, can prevent the spread of this virus, and we must make this our priority in all our decisions.

Physical distancing is the only secure way of limiting the virus, and this must now become for each one of us a spiritual practice.

There is no ambiguity in the force of these recommendations, nor is there any ambiguity in the Presid- ing Bishop’s call that we continue to suspend in-person public worship and other activities in order to comply with these governmental advisories. There are no large acts of public worship, meetings, or gatherings of our wider Episcopal Church until 31 May.

Therefore, after consultation with the President of the Standing Committee, the Executive Board, and the deans, in my capacity as chief pastor of the Church in Southeast Florida, I am directing that our churches, schools, and special ministries remain closed for in-person worship, meetings, and other gatherings until 15 April, whether inside our buildings or outside. Once again, we shall monitor this situation closely. If it is possible to re-open our churches before this date, we shall; and if we need to extend the closures further we shall do that.

I also direct that, wherever possible, worship continues in every congregation within the parameters of this Pastoral Message, and that this worship be live-streamed or recorded and posted on congregational social me- dia outlets.

The specific stipulations of my previous Pastoral Message of 13 March remain in force, unless they have been superseded by this Message.

All clergy are expected to continue to abide by all federal, state, and municipal directives or emergency laws about hygiene and behaviour, as well as any restrictions on the life of the body politic, that have been, or may in the future, be issued by federal, state, or municipal authorities, and these guidelines, directives, or emergency laws, if more restrictive, will necessarily override the provisions of this Pastoral Message and the Pastoral Message of 13 March.

With respect to baptisms, weddings, funerals, and confirmations, these instructions are to be followed.

As far as possible, all pastoral and occasional offices are to be postponed until in-person public worship resumes.

Baptisms

In the present circumstances, I am lifting the expectation that baptisms be celebrated at an act of public worship, and the pastoral principle of baptism in an emergency is in force in the diocese until in-person public worship is once again permitted. If it is absolutely necessary to conduct a baptism, clergy are permitted to do

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so with only those persons present who must be there, and in no case with a group of more than 5 persons, including the priest, the candidate, and the parent(s). In this situation, Godparents or sponsors are not to be present. The liturgy is to be the minimal prescription of the rite as mandated in The Book of Common Prayer, the baby or infant is to be held by a parent, and the priest must use a shell to pour water over the head of the candidate. The candidate is to be chrismated as usual. As soon as possible after in-person public worship resumes, as the Prayer Book expects, the candidate is to be welcomed at the Sunday Liturgy, when Godparents or sponsors may take an appropriate role.

Weddings

Most, if not all, couples will be postponing weddings in the present circumstances. No further weddings may be scheduled for this summer until we are clear when in-person public worship can resume (though of course bookings for weddings for next year and further ahead may be made). If there is a previously scheduled wedding that must, for pastoral reasons, be solemnised, the same expectations as for baptism apply. There must be no more than those absolutely necessary for the sacrament to be celebrated (the priest, the couple, and two witnesses). The expectation of a Nuptial Mass is suspended, and this may be celebrated at a later date with the congregation that might otherwise have attended the wedding.

Funerals

The closure of our churches also includes funerals. Where funerals must take place, they should be celebrated as fully as possible at the graveside, and be in keeping with governmental restrictions on the number of people present. The usual expectation that the funeral liturgy include the celebration of the Eucharist is suspended for this period. When in-person public worship resumes, clergy are encouraged to schedule public Requiem Mass- es or memorial services for those whose funerals have had to take place during this period where this is pasto- rally necessary.

Confirmations, Receptions, and Reaffirmation of Baptismal Vows

There will be no services of confirmation during this period, and I shall be making arrangements for those congregations that were expecting to hold confirmation liturgies for a time when in-person public worship may resume.

If the clergy have any questions about the celebration of occasional or pastoral Offices, they are to be in touch with the Bishop’s Office.

Because of the consequences of this closure, the Executive Board has voted to support my recommendation that we relieve congregational assessments for April....

As your bishop, I must confess to you that this is a searing decision to have to make. Not to be able to celebrate publicly the liturgies of our Lord’s passion, death, and resurrection cuts to my heart, as I know that it does for all of us. And I know that even roughly a month till 15 April seems like an eternity for so many of our people for whom church is the centre of their lives.

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However, in these unprecedented circumstances, where still so little is known, and the stakes are so high, it is in this time that we must remember some fundamental principles that always guide us.

While our churches, schools, and special ministries are closed for specific events and for a specific time, the Church of God is never closed, and worship, ministry, education continue in whatever forms are possible.

This is a time for all of us to deepen our faith and trust in God. There is much that we are being asked to do and to bear that seems undoable and unbearable, and some of it may be. But we must not fall into the common trap of thinking and acting as though it is all up to us. Even as we are working, God is working with us, in us, and for us.

In this inner work of deepening our faith and our trust in God, the great tradition of the desert mothers and fathers is a real help to us. Often living in isolation or in small groups in the desert, they knew both the strug- gles of being alone, as well as the temptation of thinking that God was far from them. It was Saint Anthony who said, “Our life and our death are with our neighbour,” and the truth of that has seldom been more appar- ent than in the present moment. Abba Moses also used to say that if the monk is able to sit in his cell, it will teach him everything. That is a good principle for us who are experiencing a new kind of isolation: we always first encounter God in the arena of where we live.

Wherever we are, we can still, and must still, say our prayers. Prayer has the capacity to unite us even beyond the great divide of death itself. As we settle into this new way of living for the time being, there will be more time for prayer, and we must embrace it with the same relief and joy with which we shall embrace each other when at last we can be together again. As Episcopalians we rejoice in a great tradition of prayer, embodied in our Book of Common Prayer and in the words of our classic hymns, and this resource is the mainstay of our life of prayer with God. May we, like Moses who was confined alone with God on Mount Sinai, know something during this time of the intimacy with God that is possible for each one of us.

Let us also strive to manage our feelings of frustration and upset at the present circumstances and all that we are having to sacrifice. The great Anglican theologian and philosopher, Helen Oppenheimer, once said that the “Christian is not just to do certain things; [the Christian] is to be a certain kind of person. It is enough to go through the outward motions of virtue, for it is the inmost state of the soul that matters in God’s eyes.” What is happening to our souls in this time of loss and separation?

But even where there is loss and separation, there is also new life. Already some congregations are reporting how meaningful their virtual worship and the other fresh way of sustaining community are proving to be. We can learn much in these present circumstances that may well be for the benefit of our communities into the future if we can embrace and meet the challenge.

Let us remember that governmental agencies and our Presiding Bishop are expecting the actions they are ad- vising not as a negative restriction, but as a positive act to ensure the well-being of as many people as possible. The full extent of the consequences of the coronavirus are not yet clear, and its full impact on our population has not yet been felt. City after city, including the major metropolitan areas in our diocese, have closed a range of activities and businesses, and we may face further restrictions to our public life in the days and weeks ahead. As Christians we understand that it is a moral good in and of itself to follow such directions and restrictions where the common good and the lives of others are at stake. 12

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When we are able to schedule in-person public worship again, I am giving permission for our communities to celebrate the full feast of Easter on that Sunday, whatever Sunday it may prove to be. In other words, if you would like to do so, on the first Sunday after in-person public worship resumes, you may celebrate the Liturgy with the full rites of Easter (including lighting the new fire and blessing the Paschal Candle) in whatever way will be meaningful for your community. You may do this even if you have celebrated the Easter Liturgy virtually. If you bless the Paschal Candle during your virtual worship, it would not be blessed again, but it may be formally welcomed into the church building at the beginning of the Easter Mass. By then we shall have had enough of the isolation and the desert of an extended Lent and Holy Week.

We are locked in a season, a season of a particularly unfamiliar and demanding kind. This is a Lent, Holy Week, and Easter that none of us will forget. But it is a season, and in time seasons change. The solid rock on which we stand is our Lord Jesus Christ, who is with us even now, however isolated from each other we may be. Here is a prayer for us, in this and every season:

A Prayer for All Seasons

When our hearts are restless, our spirits waiting: Christ of the Bethlehem stable, be born in us. When we find temptation hard to face and set aside: Christ of the desert wilderness, pray with us. When we rejoice in health and well-being and happiness: Christ of the wedding of Cana, celebrate with us. When we know we have friends, and feel the warmth of God’s love on our faces: Christ of the roads of Galilee, walk with us. When we seek our own way and our own good, before that of others and of God: Christ of the temple cleans- ing, deal with us. When decisions are hard, the pathways stony, and our friends offer no support: Christ of the Garden of Geth- semane, weep with us. When we face the bitterness of suffering, and when our hearts cry out for reasons why: Christ of the cross of Calvary, stay with us. When we grow and change and understand and are made new: When we grow and change and understand and are made new: Christ of the Easter morning, welcome us. Amen.

Kate and I are holding our congregations, schools, and special ministries, all our clergy and people, and the wider communities of our diocese, in our daily prayers.

The Bishop has asked us to ensure our With every blessing, congregations can sign up for his diocesan mailings. Here is how you sign up: +Peter https://tinyurl.com/Bishops-email-list Or go to: https://www.diosef.org/ Click Grapevine under News and open the current issue of Grapevine. At the top, you will see a blue button to join the email list.

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A TUTORIAL ON ONLINE GIVING

For those who would like to give online, please following the following steps on our website. STEP 1. Go to the All Saints’ Homepage and move your mouse over the word “Giving.” Click It!

This will take you to the “Giving” page that looks like the next picture.

STEP 2. Scroll Down the page. Scroll and read till you see the Green Button that says, “Online Giving.”

Keep scrolling until it looks like the next picture.

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Move the arrow of your mouse over the Green Button and Click it!

STEP 3. Then you will see a screen that looks like the next picture. From this page, you can create a secure account for sending pledge payments and contributions online! There is another Green Button!

Move the arrow of your mouse over the Green Button. Click It! Follow the Directions. Your gift be can be automatically drawn from your bank account and sent to All Saints’ (you can also use a credit card, however, please be aware that Visa/MasterCard/Amex/etc take a 2.75% fee). You can also make a one-time contribution without signing up by Clicking the words “Quick Give” whenever The Spirit (or your budget) moves you!

For help contact: Bill Winsemann (407-325-9028) [email protected] or Pam Hurd (772-486-2129) [email protected]

All Saints’ Jensen Beach The Trumpet April 2020 All Saints’ Episcopal Church MISSION STATEMENT - The Community of All Saints’ accepts the empowerment of the Holy Spirit to spread The Gospel of Jesus Christ through worship of God, service to His people and stewardship of His gifts.

2303 NE Seaview Dr. Jensen Beach, Fl. 34957 Office: 772-334-0610, Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00am-1:00pm Website: www.allsaintsjensebeach.org email: [email protected]

Rector – The Rev. Dr. Anthony B. Holder ([email protected]) Deacon – The Rev. Alan Gellert ([email protected]) Office Manager – Jenny McDonald ([email protected]) Organist & Choir Director – Jeanné Hudock ([email protected]) ------Altar Guild – Janet Galante ([email protected]) Bookkeeper–Jim Vitale ([email protected]) Christian Education – Karen Neff ([email protected]) Endowment Chair – Bob Taylor ([email protected]) Houg Hall Manager – Louise Andrews ([email protected]) Key Office Volunteer – Dorothy White ([email protected]) Membership Secretary – Joan Whitting ([email protected]) Receptionist – Dara Hart Trumpet Editor – Nancy Stone ([email protected]) Website Editor – Duncan Hurd ([email protected])

THRIFT SHOP (772) 334-0228 Monday – Saturday 10am - 2pm C. Buddy Glover, Director

VESTRY

Paul Neff ([email protected]) Senior Warden ‘21

Jack Miller ([email protected]) Junior Warden ‘21

Louise Andrews’ 20 Sam Black ‘20

Bob Taylor ’20 Hardin White ‘20

Nancy Stone ’21 Joan Whitting ‘21

Duncan Hurd ‘22 Chris Lycke ’22

Wally Wallace ‘22 Natalie Walters ’22

Ex officio Treasurer – Bill Winsemann ([email protected]) Assistant Treasurer – Pam Hurd ([email protected])