ULY/AUGUST 2019 THE NUGGETS Hickory Neck Episcopal Church Toano, VA Rector's Letter One of the things I love about summer at Hickory Neck is the playfulness. As the This issue: sound of giggles, laughter, and s ueals waft through my o ice window as the The Rector's Letter children of the Kensington School play, I am reminded about how much we need PAGE 01 play in our lives to balance the hard work, household management, and duties of Our "Ordinary" Journey the day. I cannot count the number of times laughter has been the much-needed relief in a tense conversation or while waiting for surgery or chemo to begin. All PAGE 02 you need is a hula hoop challenge from a younger parishioner to help you Chaplain's Corner remember why play is such a gift. PAGE 03 This summer, Hickory Neck invites you to play. Whether you come on July 14, Flip Flop Mass Photos and play in the baptismal waters, whether you come on Sunday nights in July to PAGE 04 watch movies and share a fun meal with parishioners and friends, or whether you Blast from the Past join the kids at Vacation Bible School in August, I hope you will take advantage of what Hickory Neck has to offer as a chance to renew your spirit and connect PAGE 05 with the joy that is life-giving. Sarabande Summer is certainly a time to play outside the church as well. I know many of PAGE 06 you are making beach trips, camping trips, or simple day trips nearby or farther On the Road Again... to away. I hope you will use those opportunities to see and play with God’s Norwich Cathedral creation. Just marveling at the vastness of the sea or breathing in the humid, PAGE 07 scented summer air, or watching the lightening bugs light up the night can Treasurer's Report remind you of the awesomeness of our God. Of course, when you are not on the road, I encourage you to rally yourself and PAGE 08 come to church this summer. Our two service schedule creates a playful vibe, Who is My Neighbor? VBS bringing together people who normally attend different services, lingering at PAGE 09 coffee hour or inding friends for brunch after church, and carving out an hour of Meet the Bishop your week that is different that the rest of the week will help you to breathe in Candidates the gift of this place, remembering why you love Hickory Neck so much. PAGE 10 So come, play with us at church this summer! I promise the play will revitalize High Fives your spirit, and remind you of the same Spirit that is always breathing new life into us! PAGE 11 Christ’s Peace, Fall Festival Flyer The Rev. Jennifer Andrews-Weckerly PAGE 12
THE NUGGETS - JULY/AUGUST 2019 PAGE 01 Our "Ordinary" Journey THE REV. CHARLIE BAUER
One of the notable aspects to worship in the Episcopal Church We’ll also hear readings from letters to the tradition is the scripture readings we hear each Sunday: like our Colossians and Hebrews, including that fellow Romans, along with several other denominations, we wonderful reminder that “we are surrounded adhere to what’s called a lectionary: a set series of readings from by so great a cloud of witnesses” (Hebrews the Bible. Our lectionary – the Revised Common Lectionary, 12:1a). which we share with many of those denominations – is a three- year calendar. Though we don’t cover the whole Bible even in So while we don’t celebrate this summer uite three years of Sundays hearing four passages each week, we come the way we do during much of the year, we are close: your Biblical literacy is enhanced by simply hearing God’s invited on an important journey through our word each Sunday in church. scriptures. I hope you’ll ind this journey
The lectionary usually follows a common theme for both the day meaningful as we enrich our faith lives and the season: we hear stories about Jesus’ birth and the together. And if you miss any Sundays, you can prophets that foretold his coming around Christmas; we hear always keep up with the stories online: You can stories about repentance and Jesus’ march to the cross throughout ind a calendar of our scripture readings at Lent. lectionarypage.org. Come, be a part of this wonderful, ordinary journey! In the summer however we’re outside of those big seasons in the church year. Other traditions call this “Ordinary Time;” we simply mark the Sundays following Pentecost, this year celebrated on June 9. You can also note these as the “green” Sundays – the altar and vestments are green in these Sundays. Because these Sundays do not fall into a true season with a proper theme, our lectionary does something special: rather than choosing four lessons based upon the seasonal theme, we hear se uential lessons. The downside to this is that our scripture, which throughout the year usually shares a common theme for a Sunday, becomes rather disjointed: we move through one book of the Bible at a time, and as we move through the Old Testament and the New Testament (both the Gospels and the Epistles), trying to make sense of what they mean in relation to one another can be a challenge indeed!
Yet these Sundays after Pentecost, this Ordinary Time, serves an important purpose. Even though in these se uential readings we won’t hear complete books, we are given an opportunity to hear passages we would otherwise need to seek out. This summer, we will hear from the Old Testament prophets Amos and Hosea and their iery responses to God’s people as they turn away from their faith. Later, we will hear from Isaiah and Jeremiah, including Jeremiah’s wonderful call narrative: “The word of the Lord came to me saying, ‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations’” (Jeremiah 1:4-5 NRSV).
In the New Testament, we’ll hear passages from the Gospel of Luke, which is our focus in this year of our lectionary. In these passages, we hear stories of Jesus’ earthly ministry, traveling from village to village and teaching about God.
THE NUGGETS: JULY/AUGUST 2019 PAGE 02 Chaplain's Corner: Following the Pain CHAPLAIN DON SEETERLIN
“Follow the pain.” This is one of the guiding principles of pastoral counseling and hospital chaplaincy. By following the pain, we are better able to understand motivating factors that may not be consciously acknowledged but are all the same deeply involved in a decision or action. Helping someone to follow their pain is not intended to be a cure-all for what ails them, or even an excuse that grants them free absolution without conse uences for their actions. What it does do is to help shed light on something that may have been covered over on the surface yet continues to fester unseen and untended. We all receive bruises and wounds in this life. Some are surface wounds, and once they are tended to, they basically heal over. Many times, there is some form of a scar which reminds us of the occasion and helps us to avoid repeating the same mistake. Other times the wound is deeper, and the pain is so raw that we may not be comfortable dealing with it, and so we create a cover for it, in hopes that it if we ignore it, it will just go away. Unfortunately, these deeper wounds don’t just go away by themselves. We assign them to a place of darkness and solitude where there is no light and nourishment. The only thing this does is to cause the wound to go deeper, and it grows bigger, and becomes in our mind an even His domain is in the everlasting light. By allowing the hidden pain to experience the light, it larger issue. Our mind still remembers at some level that it has automatically diminishes the darkness, and allows not dealt with this, and so it strives to bring it back to our some healing to begin. consciousness in whatever way it can. This is many times what may cause us to “act out”, or “overreact” to an otherwise minor We each have the choice: Do we continue to react situation. By asking someone what they were feeling at the heart on a surface level to the world around us? Basically, level, not just thinking on the conscious level, we may be able to an eye for an eye attitude. Or do we allow others, help them, or even ourselves uncover some deeper unresolved and even ourselves a helping of grace, and offer issue. compassion and restraint, even when we may feel justi iably wronged? Might we follow Jesus’ This is not intended to suggest that anyone should feel safe and example, and offer love and forgiveness to those con ident to practice psychological counseling or therapy without who hurt us? On the cross, as He was dying, Luke the bene it of proper training and accreditation. What it means is tells us Jesus uttered these immortal words, “Father that we can help ourselves and others to better understand what forgive them for they do not know what they are we do, or why we do it by asking the simple uestion, “What doing”. Jesus offered forgiveness to those who had are/were you feeling?” so brutally cruci ied Him, because He knew that at a deep level they may not have been aware of what By asking this simple uestion, we may be helping to open the motivated them. Maybe we can follow His example, door for healing by allowing the light of love into a dark area. We and be freer with love, and forgiveness of others and may be allowing sun light to illuminate a pain or wound we ourselves. hadn’t even remembered we still bore. Healing takes place in the light. Growth takes place in the light. God is a God of light and love.
THE NUGGETS: JULY/AUGUST 2019 PAGE 03 July & August Celebrations July birthdays August birthdays 3 Kay Cooper 2 Gay Forloine 4 Karen Buckley 7 Jeff Seiler 5 Donna Casanave 8 Bunky Garfield 6 Connie Kendrick 8 Pete Haines 11 Allison Tanner 12 Sue Banks 15 Bob Zoglman 13 Lisa Small 17 Jill Ramsaur 13 Andrew Small 19 Lisa Cash 15 Simone Andrews-Weckerly 20 Carl Aschman 15 Laurie Brown 22 David Henderson August 16 Ben Lensenmayer July 25 Charlotte Ellmers 16 Mari Lensenmayer 26 Norm Cooper Anniversaries 18 Ethan Ross 26 Chuck White 22 Parker Kindley Anniversaries 27 Carrol Bailey 4 Jennifer & Scott 25 Steve Snyder 29 Ann Ragsdale Andrews- Weckerly 25 Martha McCartney 29 Lyndsey Houser 10 Debbie & Cleve Corlett 6 Terry & Jim Day 26 Kathy Balentine 12 Lynn & Larry Kelley 7 Janet & Ken Parsons 28 Ann Cooper 16 Linda & Buddy Matthews 8 Paula & David Simmons 28 Wilson Simmons 17 Robin & Don Seeterlin 10 Judy & Hunter Bristow 30 Janet Parsons 19 Jean & Chuck Jundt 23 Janet & Donald 19 Mary & Bob Pringle McConaughy 20 Martha McCartney & Carl We want to celebrate with you! Are we missing Aschman your anniversary or birthday? Update your 20 Jill & Ted Ramsaur information by contacting Ann King 25 Betty & Frank Somloi ([email protected] or 757-566-0276). 29 Linda Becker & Pete Haines
Flip Flop Mass Thanks to all who joined us for a successful Sunday!
THE NUGGETS: JULY/AUGUST 2019 PAGE 04 Blast from the Past SUE BANKS
During July, the Tuesday Evening Spiritual Seekers group will be watching three vintage Musical Movies based on Biblical stories: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Godspell. All three started in the period of 1968 to 1971, one as a short "pop cantata", one as a "rock opera" album, and one as a musical, but all eventually were made into full length productions having runs on Broadway. Each production had musical selections that made it to the radio pop charts in their day as well. On July 9, we start with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, initially the oldest (1968) and shortest "pop cantata," by the 1990's it had become a full length play with Donnie Osmond starring on Broadway and in the movie as Joseph. We then follow on July 16 with Jesus Christ Superstar (1971), both this and the previous play written by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. The original movie version was ilmed entirely in Israel and Middle East, but the story line received criticism from some religious groups for making the character of Judas too sympathetic and some of his criticisms of Jesus offensive. July 23 we will watch Godspell, where you will see a very young Victor Garber (2019 Tales of the City and DC's Legends of Tomorrow) as Jesus who leads his musical troupe through contemporary 1970's New York City as its backdrop. For those who remember those days, you may ind the costumes and hair styles either painful or hilarious. For our general format, we will gather at 6:45 pm in the Wilkinson Center and start the movie at 7:00. Each movie runs about 110 minutes. Feel free to bring your own snacks or some to share for movie watching, and bring your own drinks. An RSVP is not necessary, but would be helpful in planning seating, so contact Sue Banks [email protected] for more information or RSVP.
Faith & Film Our summe r Faith & Film series is back! This year’s theme is kindness in ilm. Come join us Sunday nights in July at 6:00 pm. There will be pizza and popcorn (with a freewill offering to cover the cost), viewing of the ilm for the week, and a brief re lection afterwards. This series is a great way for us to continue the year’s focus on kindness, see some ilms you may not have seen (or never watched while thinking about kindness or God), and have some fun with fellow parishioners and friends. These movies are great for all ages! All ilms will be shown in the Wilkinson Center, so wear your comfy clothes and come play with us!
Film Schedule 7/7 – Won’t You Be My Neighbor 7/14 – Up 7/21 – Millions 7/28 – Wonder
THE NUGGETS: JULY/AUGUST 2019 PAGE 05 Vestry Highlights Sarabande SARAH BLAND, MINISTER OF MUSIC JULIE VASIVIL, REGISTER “. . . Loud organs, his glory forth tell in deep tone . . .” from “O Praise Ye The regular monthly meeting of the HNC the Lord!”, #432 in The Hymnal 1982, words by Henry William Baker Vestry was held on Thursday, June 13, 2019, at (1821-1877). 7:00 PM in the Wilkinson Center. In the thirty-six years that I have lived in Williamsburg I have Our Deacon, Bob Gay’s presentation centered always enjoyed a friendly relationship with my organist and music around teaching about issues of community director colleagues. It’s been a privilege for me to work at several of the engagement. downtown churches, and to occasionally serve as a sub or on-call organist Both the Rev. Jennifer Andrews-Weckerly and for weddings, funerals etc. at some of the others. We all feel free to call the Rev. Charlie Bauer reported hearing upon each other—it’s a tight music circle! positive responses about the Flip Flop Mass. During this time ive of these churches, each of a different major Rev. Jennifer noted that the Church Safety denomination, have purchased new pipe organs, all custom designed and Team has begun working on a list of concerns. built for their very different spaces, acoustics and architectures. That is She noted an especially active month for an astounding number, especially considering the expense, for such a pastoral care. Rev. Charlie noted Christian small community. It’s a testament to these congregations’ commitment to Formation programs for 2018-2019 have ended, offering to God their very best in worship and music. I was involved with as well as the Spring “Godly Play” class at organ projects at two of these churches, Williamsburg Baptist (1985) and Kensington School. He also reported that there Williamsburg United Methodist (2011). And the new instruments at two have been a few on-line donations. of them—Williamsburg Baptist (Petty-Madden Organbuilders, 1985) and The Stewardship Ministry has begun planning St. Bede (John-Paul Buzard, 2005) —inspired St. Stephen, Lutheran in for the 2019-2020 campaign. After discussion 1990 and Williamsburg Presbyterian in 2006 respectively, to commission on replacing storage space, the Vestry voted to instruments from these same builders. continue to research and identify funding for I know that many of you appreciate beautiful organ music, and so replacement storage space in the upcoming I’d like to tell you about Williamsburg’s newest pipe organ. In the winter budget. of 2016 our sister church, historic Bruton Parish, signed a contract with Itemizing activities onto the 2019-2020 year Dobson Pipe Organs in Iowa for a new instrument to replace their calendar will be the business of the July beautiful but aging Aeloian-Skinner. Installed in 1937, it is a massive meeting. Regular business will resume at the instrument that has undergone numerous rebuilds, and in recent years, August meeting. re uired more and more expensive repair and upkeep. What with . multiple weekly services and a longstanding recital series averaging two concerts a week, it had become too mechanically unreliable. The old instrument was removed last fall, and after a couple of months of site preparation the new instrument arrived late this winter. It has been installed and is in the inal stages of tonal inishing and tuning. Identical inaugural recitals will be played on Sept. 7 @ 8pm, and Sept. 8 @ 5:30pm. These are free and open to the public. It isn’t too early to put one of these dates on your calendar!
Here are some links for more information about and pictures of Bruton’s new organ. http://www.dobsonorgan.com/home.html http://www.brutonparish.org/new_dobson_organ
THE NUGGETS: JULY/AUGUST 2019 PAGE 06 On the Road Again... to Norwich Cathedral BETH KNIGHT BROWN, EDITOR Before the Norman Con uest in 1066, Norwich, the capital of Norfolk, was one of the largest townships in England second only to London. The cathedral was built just before that as a Benedictine monastery. After researching the history of this place and seeing several ilms, I can only say this. When you get there, you will use every superlative in your vernacular when you see this incredible place. Just watch this FLOW MOTION VIDEO and I think you will understand why words defy its beauty. Watch carefully and you will even see children playing in a labyrinth in the courtyard. Can you imagine that you will actually hear that very same choir at your evensong? The video was ilmed in 2017. Can’t wait? February and the Hickory Neck Choral Pilgrimage to England is only seven months away! Here is the most incredible piece of tourist ilm I have seen on the World Wide Web. https://www.cathedral.org.uk/ I think even the Benedictine monks would agree with me and welcome you to venture in and click on the hyperlink above to get a real welcome to Norwich Cathedral. If you see their home page scroll down a bit until you see “click here to see the low motion video” and click the arrow. Enjoy!
As we have done the past two years, Hickory Neck is again planning an outing to a Save Richmond Flying S uirrels minor league baseball game. This year, we’re planning to attend the Friday, August 16 game against the Harrisburg Senators – when it won’t rain the this time! The irst 1,000 fans (15 and older) receive a Copa de la Diversión Lucha Nutzy Date Bobblehead, and kids 14 and younger can run the bases following the game. Tickets should cost about $12, and we’ll plan to carpool to Richmond from Hickory Neck. Contact the Rev. Charlie Bauer ([email protected]) to sign up – we’ll see you at the ballpark!
THE NUGGETS: JULY/AUGUST 2019 PAGE 07 Treasurer's Report Stewardship Corner FRED BOELT BILL TEALE 05/31/2019 Budget Income $192,772.50 When Mary and I were married, we lived in our YTD Actual Income $209,987.13 home town of Moorestown, N and attended the Budget Expense $198,406.67 church Mary grew up in, Trinity Episcopal. We were YTD Actual Expense $193,555.30 married in the church and attended for seven years until IBM started moving us. At Trinity, Mary May income was below budget in all categories. The belonged, producing the church newspaper and lower pledge income is explainable; we have received volunteering in many other areas. I attended. For the a number of prepaid pledges for the year. Therefore I next thirty years as we moved to different cities due think we get a more realistic picture by looking at to my job, we attended a variety of churches; we our year-to-date numbers. Pledge income is over never were really members. Mary and I moved to budget by $19,186, non-pledge income is under Williamsburg in 2003, tried several churches, and budget by $2,832, and loose plate is over budget by then Hickory Neck happened. $676. As a result, total income is over budget by $17,215. First, we were overwhelmed with how friendly the parishioners were. We were welcomed from the irst Expenses for the month of May settled under budget day. We made new friends and continue to do so. by $5,550 and year-to-date, under budget by $4,851. We were surrounded by people who would step in The month ended in the red by $7,659 but at the end and help, whether it was a reception, a work day, or of ive months, we are in the black by $16,432. the Fall Festival. You did not have to attend Hickory Vacation season is here; income usually declines Neck for years before you could get involved, and while expenses rise. Prove me wrong and let us before we knew it, we were involved. HNC needed reverse that trend! us and it felt good to be needed. Still does. We no longer just attended a church, Mary and I became We have recently experienced the Summer Solstice members of Hickory Neck, boy have we become and the longest days of light during the calendar members! What we have discovered is that the more year. Happiness prevails as we head to the we give, the more we have received. Our lives have mountains or the seashore. But while we are become fuller because of Hickory Neck. Like they say relaxing and refreshing the spirit within us, please here, “We are Blessed to Belong.” remember that Hickory Neck is still functioning and needs your support. Keep those cards and letters and CONTRIBUTIONS coming! We are Blessed to Belong and we need to maintain our resources to be able to share our blessings with others who seek comfort from our Holy Hill. S AVE THE DATE July 14 Selah Louise Patteson's Baptism Nuggets S taff Join us on Sunday, July 14 at 10:00 am as Selah Louise Editor: Beth Knight Brown Production: Lindsey Bartlett Mosvick Patteson is baptized into the kingdom of God. Help us join Contributors: Martha W. McCartney, Sarah Bland, Don Seeterlin, Carolyn in celebrating with Selah’s family, and come to rea irm Gaylord, Fred Boelt, Julie Vaisvil. your own baptismal covenant! All are welcome, and we Deadline for submissions is the 15th of each month, except July. Items received invite you to bring a friend!! after this date will be considered for publication in a future issue. Please send submissions to: [email protected].
THE NUGGETS: JULY/AUGUST 2019 PAGE 08 Your Help Needed Ever wonder how you can make an impact at Hickory Neck? We have some key leadership roles that need to be illed. We recognize that being without uality audio and visual for the 9:00 or 11:15 services (or for 10:00 this summer) is di icult for our members with hearing issues, or those who are homebound. Although we have a couple of volunteers trained to run sound and video at those services, we do not have a coordinator to schedule volunteers and we do not have enough volunteers. If you would like to be trained in either of these roles, please contact Mother Jennifer or Father Charlie.
Other leaders are needed for coordinating ministries. We need someone to coordinate our Foyer Groups. This involves organizing the sign-ups, and assigning members to groups at the beginning of the program year. It also involves checking in with Who is My Neighbor? VBS Group leaders periodically. Contact Jennie Corrales for more TERRI LENSENMAYER details.
This year, children from the big 3 (Bruton, Hickory We also need a coordinator for our Shepherd Program. This Neck, and St. Martin’s) will attend Vacation Bible involves matching longtime, trained volunteers to newcomers in School at St. Martin’s. The theme is, “Who is My the parish, and checking in periodically with Shepherds. It also Neighbor?” Lessons will focus on people in the bible involves coordinating a celebration party at the end of the who were in need at one point or another and the program year. Contact Lucy Rothnie to learn more! people who chose to help them. There are bible stories, songs, games, snacks, and fellowship all week long. Your child won’t want to miss it! Warden's Corner: VBS happens from Monday, August 5-Friday, August Hickory Neck Safety Team 9, from 9:00am to noon. School aged children, from DAVE HARTSOUGH , SR. K-5 are welcomed, along with pre-K students from ages 2-5. There will be nursery care for families who Several of you have asked about what has happened to help with VBS during that week. Bring the whole crew! the Safety Team that has been discussed for the past several months. Well, it has been established and has Since we are not hosting this year, our load is a little held two meetings. The team is looking at some lighter, but we are still in need of shepherds and initiatives which will make our campus safer. They will other volunteers. Let Terri Lensenmayer know if you publish an article in the September Nuggets with are interested in providing a hand, either in prep speci ics about what steps are being taken to increase before the week, or the week itself. Many hands our safety. They have a good core of members, but are make light work! looking for additional people who are interested in this Families can register online at important issue. The Safety Team is made up of Roland https://www.stmartinswmbg.org/vbs- Todd (Chair), Brian Hanlon, Dave Hartsough, Bob registration.html Paper registration forms are Byrd, Carolyn Gaylord, Bert Geddy, Peter Brown, and available on the kiosk. Danny Mills. Hickory Neck is a wonderful place to worship and we need to make it as safe as we can. We can’t wait to see you there!
THE NUGGETS: JULY/AUGUST 2019 PAGE 09 Meet the Bishop Candidates The Diocese of Southern Virginia has announced the slate of candidates to become our next bishop:
R E V . C A N O N J O H N R E V . S U S A N B . R E V . C A N O N R E V . S V E N L . T . W . H A R M O N H A Y N E S V I C T O R I A H E A R D V A N B A A R S The Rev. Canon John T. The Rev. Susan B. The Rev. Canon Victoria The Rev. Sven L. W. Harmon is the Rector Haynes is the Rector of Heard is the Rector of vanBaars is the Rector of o Trinity Episcopal St. Paul's Episcopal Redeemer Episcopal Abingdon Episcopal Church in Washington, Church in Mishawaka, Church in Irving, Texas. Church in White Marsh, DC, where he has served Indiana, where she has Ordained in 1984, she Virginia, where he has since 2000. Previously he served since 2008. She has previously served as served since 2010. He has served in as Rector served in parishes Canon Missioner for also served as Assistant of St. Stephen’s, throughout the Diocese Church Planting and Rector of St. Martin's, Petersburg, in the of Northern Indiana Canon for Williamsburg, following Diocese of Southern since her ordination in Congregational his ordination in 2008. Virginia following his 2004, has served as Development in the He has served on the ordination in 1992, and is president of her diocesan Diocese of Dallas, and Standing for the Diocese a co-founder of the Standing Committee, was the Missioner for o Virginia, and as a Episcopal Service Corps and is a three-time Church Planting in the member of the Chanco for young adults in life Deputy to General Diocese o Virginia from Board of Directors here discernment. Convention. 1997 to 2006. in Southern Virginia. Additional candidates may be added during a petition process that will close on July 5. All are invited to meet candidates at gatherings known as “walkabouts,” held in early September (dates to be announced). The next Bishop of the Diocese of Southern Virginia will be elected on September 21. Each candidate has responded to uestions and has provided extensive background information, which may be viewed at Bishop Search website: http://svabishopsearch.org/bishop-candidates/. Please keep the Diocese and a ll four candidates in your prayers!
Canon Emmanuel Paa-Kwesi Ansah's Visit
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Summer may be just heating up, but we’re already thinking about Back to School! As we have in the past, Hickory Neck will help provide backpacks and school supplies to children residing in the Burnt Ordinary Apartments in Toano. Check your ePistle for details about what to collect in August, but save the date for the annual Sales Tax Holiday from August 2 – 4, when you can buy ualifying school supplies, clothing, footwear, hurricane and Blessing of the Bags emergency preparedness items without paying sales tax.
On August 25, we will also offer our Blessing of Bags at both the 8am and 10am services, when we invite you to bring your backpacks, work bags, and anything else you use to carry out into the world as we mark this season of new beginnings for school and work alike. We will offer prayers, bless the bags, and pass out “Peace be upon you” tags for your bags as reminders of our blessings.
High Fives REV. JENNIFER ANDREWS-WECKERLY This month, I would like to thank those who work behind the scenes who make our lives run smoothly. A big high five goes to our “counters,” including Hope Brans and Lynn Kelley. They share a high five with our Treasurer, Fred Boelt, who often works with them, and works tirelessly with our accountant and administrator to ensure our finances are in order. We are so grateful for this team of volunteers! High five, everyone!
We would also like to give a high five to our Kitchen Crew: Gayle Bangert, Kathryn Bridewell, Ann Cooper, Bonnie Manning, Cheryl Mathews, Lena Poitier, Emily Roberson, and Linda Wever. These volunteers clean and organize the kitchen in the Wilkinson Center every week. Their work allows us to use real dishes (helping us save paper waste), and they make our common life much easier. We are so grateful for their often- unnoticed work. Give a big high five the next time you see one of the crew.
We also offer high fives to our bulletin folding crew. If you ever thought we had a folding machine, you would be mistaken. Each bulletin on Sunday is lovingly folded by a wonderful group of volunteers, including: Janet Blair, Jean Hancock, Connie Kendrick, Sue Murphy, Lena Poitier, Carol Smith, and Lurlene Willoughby. It may seem like a simple task, but when you think about high seasons, like Holy Week or Christmastide, you realize there is a lot of folded paper in our community. We give a big high five to our outstanding folding crew. Thank you!!
A special High Five goes out to the Rev. Charlie Bauer for standing in for a few months as a layout editor for our monthly newsletter, The Nuggets, until a volunteer could be found. As a result, the last High Five goes to our new layout designer-Lindsey Bartlett Mosvick. We are grateful that you have elected to serve and we look forward to working with you in the coming months as the Hickory Neck Nuggets grows and prospers!
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