The Sewanee Mountain MESSENGER Vol. XXX No. 36 Friday, October 10, 2014 Turrell Creates Kid’s Guide to Worship Jennie Turrell started drawing sheep on bulletins to entertain her young son in church a few years ago. And together they created a full-fl edged book that is a prayer book for children, one that mirrors the Book of Common Prayer, with accurate liturgical language and rhyming poems for young ears. “I wanted Will to worship with me,” Turrell said recently. “When he was litt le, I didn’t want to send him away to the nursery. I wanted him to experience the service.” Sir Fazle Hasan Abed Rayford High Charles Wright So she created “Let Us Pray,” a children’s guide to the Eucharist, International Development Leader which Church Publishing issued in July. On Sundays, Turrell is, as she to Give Founders’ Day Address describes it, “not a single parent, but I am oft en alone with a child Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder and chairman of the Weekend, many parents will be on campus to see the in church.” Her husband, Jim, is a world’s largest development organization, will deliver the “gowning.” professor of liturgy at the School Founders’ Day address and receive an honorary doctor Leading up to the Convocation, Abed will give a public of Th eology and a priest associate . of civil law during the Oct. 17 Founders’ Day Convocation talk Oct. 15, and Wright will read from his work Oct.16. at All Saints’ Chapel, where the at the University of the South. Th e Founders’ Day ceremony, [See related story on page 6.] family worships. at noon in All Saints’ Chapel, will include the conferral of two Sir Abed is the founder and chairperson of BRA C. “Th e project started with me whispering in Will’s ear—there’s the choir... additional honorary degrees and the induction of new mem- Formerly the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Commit- here’s the cross... what color are the vestments?—to keep him engaged. But bers into the Order of Gownsmen. tee, BRA C supports lasting change by giving the poor the there’s only so much ‘I Spy’ you can play during the service, so I started drawing Th e University will confer upon the Rt. Rev. Rayford High, tools to lift themselves out of poverty. Under Sir Abed’s pictures for him on the bulletins. Sheep became the people in my drawings,” provisional bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, leadership, BRA C grew in the span of four decades to she said. Keeping Will engaged in the service was important to her and to Jim an honorary doctor of divinity; U.S. Poet Laureate Charles become the largest development organization in the because the other ways of keeping a child quiet in church were unsatisfying. Wright will receive an honorary doctor of lett ers. world. Educated at both Dhaka and Glasgow universities, “I came home on Sundays knowing a lot more about the T-Rex than I did Undergraduate students will join the Order of Gowns- Sir Abed was a senior executive when the 1971 Bangla- about Jesus because we’d spent the hour looking at dinosaur books,” Turrell men, Sewanee’s academic honor society body responsible for desh Liberation War changed his life. He left his job and said. “I realized that he wasn’t worshiping in the fullest sense, nor was I.” maintaining the spirit, traditions and ideals of the University. devoted himself to Bangladesh’s war of independence. It began with sheep sketched on bulletins, then sheep on pieces of plain Because the Convocation falls at the beginning of Family Aft er the war, Sir Abed returned to the newly independent paper, then the service loosely sketched out on a stack of paper illustrated with (Continued on page 6) the sheep. Over time, Turrell said she realized that she wanted to continue creating this book. She began by painting the sheep, and it evolved from there into the mixed-media digital collage that adorns “Let Us Pray.” Meet & Greet Mountain T.O.P. Awarded Turrell’s initial plan was to self-publish the book for family and friends. But aft er people saw it, they encouraged her to seek a traditional publisher. Th ere were Episcopal books about children’s worship, she said, but there with Trustees Grant for Home Repairs (Continued on page 4) on Wednesday Mountain T.O.P. (MTOP), based in Grundy County, has been awarded a Th e Trustee Community Re- grant of $46,304 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural De- lations Committ ee and Sewanee velopment Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) program. Community Council invite the Th e funds will be used in Grundy County to do minor and major home public to a “meet and greet” gath- repairs using volunteer labor. MTOP and USDA Rural Development have ering at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. an established relationship and 15, at the American Legion Hall. have worked with many families Come visit with Trustee in Grundy County to make home representatives who are keenly improvements. Because of MTOPs interested in the Sewanee com- use of volunteer labor, all grant munity and the people who serve funds are used for materials, allow- as representatives on the Sewanee ing them to help more families. Community Council. Since 2007 MTOP has been awarded a total of $266,304 in HPG grants. During these same Sondheim years, MTOP leveraged HPG funds with volunteer labor and additional Musical Opens donations at an estimated value of $701,333. At the end of this grant Oct. 17 cycle, MTOP will have assisted approximately 42 families with necessary repairs Samuel R. Williamson to their homes. Theatre/Sewanee will present “While these numbers are impressive, the really impressive marker is the “Side By Side By Sondheim,” a musical value of the volunteer,” said Julie Willems Keel, MTOP’s program manager Williamson Hosted by Library revue celebrating the wit and genius of the HPG. “Th ese numbers show that over 70 percent of the value that is of Stephen Sondheim, one of musical put into homes in this area comes from the volunteers. Th rough purchasing Friends & Finding Your Place theatre’s most infl uential artists. materials, the dollars that come from the HPG unlock the ability for us to Performances are scheduled for use the skills of willing individuals. Without the HPG, we wouldn’t be able to Friends of the Library of Sewanee and the Finding Your Place program 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Octo- utilize volunteers.” are hosting a public lecture by historian and former Vice-Chancellor Samuel ber 17–18; 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 19; and Th e HPG allows MTOP to work with families who otherwise would not R. Williamson, at 3:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 17, in Convocation Hall. Williamson 7:30 p.m., Th ursday through Saturday, qualify for assistance. Because MTOP is a partnership ministry and not a will talk about “Th e Start of the First World War: What Happened and Why It Oct. 23–25. All performances are in charity, each family gives something toward the completion of their project. Still Matt ers.” A reception will follow the lecture. the Tennessee Williams Center. “Th is news gives us hope that we can continue helping our neighbors in real, Williamson, the 14th vice-chancellor of the University of the South (1998– The review features music from life-altering ways,” said the Rev. Ed Simmons, MTOP executive director. “We 2000) and professor of history emeritus, has writt en extensively on the origins “Company,” “Follies,” “A Litt le Night are grateful to all who are involved in the selection process.” of the First World War. His books include “Th e Politics of Grand Strategy: Music” and “A Funny Th ing Happened Britain and France Prepare for War, 1904–1914,” “Austria-Hungary and the on the Way to the Forum.” Origins of the First World War” and “July 1914—Soldiers, Statesmen and the The production will feature 10 P.O. Box 296 Coming of the Great War: A Brief Documentary History.” He has lectured student singers. “Side By Side By Sewanee, TN 37375 oft en on the topic at Cambridge, Oxford, Vienna, Harvard and most recently Sondheim” is directed by Peter Smith, as a keynote lecturer at Queen Mary University in London at an international with musical direction by Katherine conference on the start of the First World War. Anderson, scenery and lighting by Williamson is also the author of “Sewanee Sesquicentennial History: Th e Dan Backlund, costumes by Jennifer Making of the University of the South,” the fi rst comprehensive history of the Matthews, choreography by Court- institution. Making full use of the University’s rich archival resources and ney World, Chase Brantley and Josie of many interviews, the book examines and re-examines Sewanee’s past: from Guevara-Torres, and technical direc- the original concepts underlying its creation to the desperate struggle aft er the tion by John Marshall. Civil War to become a distinctive and eff ective Episcopal university in the South. Admission is free, but seating is For more information about the event or Friends of the Library, contact Judy limited. Reservations are available by Rollins at 598-1265 or email . email, . 2 • Friday, October 10, 2014 • Th e Sewanee Mountain MESSENGER Letters THE SEWANEE MOUNTAIN MESSENGER 418 St. Mary’s Ln. GET FACTS BEFORE VOTING P.O. Box 296 To the Editor: Sewanee, Tennessee 37375 Th ere is less than a month prior to Phone (931) 598-9949 time for mid-term voting. Misinforma- Fax (931) 598-9685 tion is running rampant as candidates Contributors are struggling to win votes. Misleading Email [email protected] Phoebe Bates information is being brought to our at- www.sewaneemessenger.com Jean Yeatman tention every day. It is vitally important John Shackelford John Bordley that every person have correct facts Laura L. Willis, editor/publisher K.G. Beavers regarding the individuals seeking Janet B. Graham, advertising director/publisher Virginia Craighill election. April H. Minkler, office manager Patrick Dean One example is information regard- Ray Minkler, circulation manager Buck Gorrell ing the number of times President Leslie Lytle, staff writer Margaret Stephens Obama has issued executive orders. Kevin Cummings, staff writer/sports editor Peter Trenchi Sandra Gabrielle, proofreader Francis Walter Th e website found one Geraldine H. Piccard, editor/publisher emerita Pat Wiser false report that said “President Obama Published as a public service to the Sewanee community. 3,700 copies are printed on Fridays, has issued a whopping 923 executive 47 times a year, and distributed to 26 Sewanee-area locations for pickup free of charge. orders.” Th is erroneous report went on This publication is made possible by the patronage of our advertisers and by contributions to say “that the President is determined from the University of the South (print production) and the Sewanee Community Chest. to take control away from the House Sewanee Elementary students, staff , families and community members celebrated SUBSCRIPTIONS $75 first class. and the Senate.” Th e report gave the International Walk to School Day on Sept. 30. Among the 200 participants were (above, fr om left ) Trey Cash, Tanner King, Kody Hawkins, Layla Gilliam, Isabel All material in the Sewanee Mountain Messenger and on its website are copyrighted numbers of the orders 10,990–11,921. and may not be published or redistributed without written permission. However according to the Federal Patt erson and Eli Th ompson. When they arrived at school “Stripes,” the SES mascot, Register, to date the president has only welcomed them, and Chasity Williams and the SES cafeteria staff provided a healthy issued a total of 183 executive orders, snack. Th e event was organized by PE Coach David Gilliam. numbers 13,489–13,672. President Columbus Serving Ronald Reagan issued 381 executive USA! I chatt ed with two New Yorkers, Th e canceled fi lm “Obvious Child” orders; George H. W. Bush, 166; Wil- both of whom were friendly and one has been described by some as an Day Closings Where liam Clinton, 364; and George W. of whom has a relative in Sewanee! Th e “abortion romantic comedy” (to me, Bush, 291. march start was delayed because of the a strange mix of words). Perhaps Columbus Day is Monday, Oct. 13. Called Since there are any number of can- huge crowd. The planned moment the College, representing a number All federal, state and county offi ces will didates running, one needs to research of silence actually happened, and it of Christian dioceses, had second be closed, as will most banks. Please keep the following indi- each one for whom you are going to was chilling. Interesting signs, march- thoughts. (Th e movie is readily avail- University offi ces will be open, as viduals, their families and all those vote. Our country is at such a critical ers playing music and creative chants able from Netflix and Winchester’s will St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School. Th e who are serving our country in time that we all need to make certain made the march enthralling! 400,000 Walmart.) Fowler Center and duPont Library will your thoughts and prayers: accurate information is available before people made their voices heard. A po- Much bett er examples, in my mind, observe regular hours. Cole Adams going into the voting booth. So get the liceman spoke to an Arkansas couple of on-campus suppression of speech Michael Evan Brown correct information and then go to the and said he had never seen a crowd like are the Ayaan Hirsi Ali at Brandeis Mary Cameron Buck polls and vote. that in 19 years on the job. University or Condoleezza Rice at Rut- Curbside Lisa Coker Clark Baker, Sewanee ■ Beautiful interfaith service after gers University episodes. Th ose were Jennifer Lynn Cott rell the march, then the long drive straight “heckler’s vetoes,” not First Amend- James Gregory Cowan PEOPLE’S CLIMATE MARCH through to home. On board the bus, we ment violations. Recycling Nathaniel P. Gallagher To the Editor: watched “Cowspiracy,” which I encour- The existence of “public radio” Nathaniel Andrew Garner I walked with many Americans in age you to see. Th e four-day trip wiped raises far more of a First Amendment Next Friday Peter Green the People’s Climate March in New us out, but it was worth it. concern than a private college cancel- Tanner Hankins York City on Sept. 21. The trip was Anne Grindle, Sewanee ■ ing a movie. Residential curbside recycling Robert S. Lauderdale organized by a Sierra Club member Bill Kershner, Sewanee ■ pickup in Sewanee is on the fi rst and Dakota Layne from Arkansas. As three of us Marion DIFFERENT VIEW ON FREE third Friday of each month. Friday, Byron A. Massengill Countians met the bus in Nashville, SPEECH ANGELFEST THANK YOUS Oct. 17, will be a pickup day. Recy- Andrew Midgett here came a van of Sewanee students! To the Editor: To the Editor: clable materials must be separated by Alan Moody On the way we visited the Climate The letter by Thomas F. Phelps, Th ank you to everyone who came type and placed in blue bags by the side Brian Norcross Change Institute in Oak Ridge, Tenn. M.D., misses the mark on the First out Friday, Sept. 26, to the Fourth of the road no later than 7 a.m. Christopher Norcross Three scientists presented their re- Amendment. The first five words Annual Sewanee AngelFest. A special Please do not put out general Michael Parmley search; one told that he used to be a se- of the Amendment read “Congress thanks to the Sewanee police who household trash on this day. Blue bags Lindsey Parsons rious skeptic regarding human impact shall make no law...”, which relates in helped keep everyone safe while folks may be picked up in the University Peter Petropoulos on our climate, but he is thoroughly no way to a private college canceling moved between events on both sides Lease Offi ce, 110 Carnegie Hall, at the Troy (Nick) Sepulveda convinced now. a movie showing (just as a store being of Hwy. 41A, the volunteers who fi lled Physical Plant Services administrative Melissa Smartt Early Sunday morning, we rode “gun-free” doesn’t violate the Second in where we needed them, our marvel- office on Alabama Avenue or at the J. Wesley Smith across the Hudson River into the Amendment). In contrast, the movie ous participants in the family fun and PPS warehouse on Georgia Avenue. Charles Tate heart of New York. Excitement built “Fahrenheit 451” eff ectively portrays dog events, and our own remodeling Tyler Walker in the crowd. Five hundred buses the governmental destruction of free team who helped in countless ways MESSENGER DEADLINES Jeff ery Alan Wessel brought marchers from all over the speech. behind the scenes. It was fun for us to and CONTACTS Nick Worley see the community enjoying such a If you know of others in our gorgeous evening in Sewanee, and just PHONE: (931) 598-9949 FAX: (931) 598-9685 Mountain family who are serv- Free Estimates When We Help You what we were hoping for. ing our country, please give their Joseph and Alyssa Sumpter News & Calendar names to American Legion and and Joseph’s Remodeling Solutions Tuesday, 5 p.m. Design and Remodel ■ Auxiliary member Louise Irwin, Sewanee Laura Willis 598-5864. Fabulous New Living Spaces! 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Th is will be an opportunity to recognize donors to the campaign to replace the HVAC system in the building. Petitions to run for Sewanee Light refreshments will be served; all are welcome. Community Council are due in the Provost’s Offi ce by Wednesday, Coff ee With the Coach on Monday Oct. 15. Petitions are available at the Coff ee with the Coach will meet at 9 a.m., Monday, Oct. 13, at the Sewanee post office, the Provost’s Blue Chair Tavern for free coff ee and conversation with Patrick John- offi ce or by calling 598-0422. ston, head coach of women’s soccer at Sewanee. For more information Sewanee residents are encour- call 598-0159. aged to consider running for election to the Sewanee Community Coun- Free Flu Shots for Medicare Patients on Monday Sewanee Elementary winners of the 2014 Punt, Pass and Kick competition at SES cil. Th e election will be on Nov. 4; the new term begins on Jan. 1, 2015. Free fl u shots will be available 11:15 a.m.–1:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. The community is partitioned 13, at the Sewanee Senior Center. Medicare patients must bring their into districts. District 1 will elect one Medicare card for the vaccination to be free. PPK Winners at SES seat; Districts 2,3 and 4 will elect two A member of the Sewanee Police Department will also be at the Sewanee Elementary School PE teacher David Gilliam announced the win- seats each. All future council terms Center to receive any outdated or unneeded prescription medications ners of the 2014 Punt, Pass and Kick competition at SES. Th e event is sponsored are two years. To run for a seat, the for safe disposal. by NFL Play 60 and USA Football. Th e top three fi nishers in each age group individual must have been a resident received a certifi cate and ribbon. First-place winners will compete in Chatt anooga for a minimum of two years. Aft er Sewanee Woman’s Club Meeting at the sectional competition later in the fall. this election, district lines will be Th e Sewanee Woman’s Club will meet on Monday, Oct. 13, at the Winners (front row, from left ) in the 6–7-year-old division :Maggie Desjarlais evaluated and redrawn. DuBose Conference Center, where Annie Armour will tell Sewanee (second), Saida Th omas (third), Maya Mauzy (fi rst), Robbie Philips (fi rst), Austin Rather than meet every month ghost stories. Elliott (third) and Casen Gilliam (second); 8–9-year-old division (second row): except July, the council has revised its Armour began collecting ghost stories for a Halloween party one Samuel Dykes (second), Caleb Palmertree (third), Madison King (fi rst), Lucy calendar to meet every other month, year and now has tales for more than 70 places in Sewanee and around Cassell (second), Ellie Jenkins (third) and Landon Havner (fi rst); 10–11-year- while reserving the option to meet the Mountain. Th e stories are mostly fi rst-hand experiences of those old division (back row): Riley Burnett e (second), McKeon Whitsett (third), Mac during the intervening months if the who encountered the spirits. She will entertain the Sewanee Woman’s Croom (fi rst), Lakin Laurendine (fi rst), Malklem Leff er (second) and Michaela agenda demands. Club members with a selection of these stories, but hopes to have a Giff ord (third). book of stories in print in the near future. Th e optional social hour begins at 11:30 a.m. Lunch is served at University Job noon. Programs begin at 12:30 p.m., with club business following around 1 p.m. Opportunities Franklin County Democrats Gather on Oct. 13 Exempt Positions: Area Coordina- Th e Franklin County Democratic Party will have its monthly meet- tor; Assistant Director of University ing at 5 p.m., Monday, Oct. 13, at the Franklin County Annex Building, Archives and Special Collections; Asso- 839 Dinah Shore Blvd., Winchester. ciate University Registrar for Technol- ogy and Operations; Business Analyst, Community Council Cancels Oct. 13 Meeting Advancement Services; Th e Sewanee Community Council will NOT meet on Monday, Manager of Sewanee Dining; IT Oct. 13, in the Sewanee Senior Center. Administrator, School of Theolo- gy; Manager of Sewanee Catering; Daughters of the King Meets Tuesday Programmer/Analyst 1; Treasurer/ Daughters of the King will meet at 6 p.m., on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at St. Chief Financial Offi cer. James Episcopal Church. Th e Rev. Tom Ward will talk about centering Non-Exempt Positions: Cook, prayer. Server and Utility Worker, Sewanee Dining; Catering Service Supervisor, Sewanee Dining; HVAC Technician, Down Home, Down the Street Area Rotary Club Meetings Physical Plant Services; Police Offi cer Th e Grundy County Rotary Club meets at 11:30 a.m., Tuesdays, at (part-time). 754 West Main St., Monteagle Dutch Maid Bakery in Tracy City. On Oct. 14, newly elected Grundy To apply online or learn more go County Mayor Michael Brady will talk to the group. to . For more information call 598- 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. 7 days a week and changed the location. Th e club will meet 8–9 a.m., Th ursdays, at 1381. the Sewanee Inn. Th is will enhance fellowship opportunities, as well as aid in communication and organization for service projects. 9am–5pm (CDT) SEWANEE FALL ! $" Civic Association Meets Wednesday University Avenue, on campus Th e Sewanee Civic Association will meet at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. of the University of the South 15, at the EQB House. Yearly dues of $10 are payable at the door. Social arts time with wine begins at 6 p.m., and dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. Dinner FREE admission and parking costs $13 per person. Th e business meeting begins promptly at 7 p.m., & followed by a brief program. Th e program portion of the evening is
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and repair work, and its plans for the coming season. For more informa- K tion, go to . FAIR SATURDAY Sewanee Arts & Crafts Association Kirby-Smith UDC Chapter Meets Oct. 18 OctoberOctober 2, 201018 (*' United Daughters of the Confederacy, Kirby-Smith Chapter 327, will meet at 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 18, in the Franklin-Pearson House in Cowan. Lisa Meyer will present a program on “Southern Songs.” All meetings are open to the public. Monteagle Sewanee, REALTORS Belvidere Firemen’s Fish Fry Dedicated to Service! Th e Belvidere Volunteer Fire Department is hosting its annual Fish Fry, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18. Th e all-you-can-eat menu includes fi sh, barbecued chicken, chicken strips, hush puppies, fries, baked beans, coleslaw, drinks and delicious homemade desserts. Tick- ets are $11 for adults, $5 for children ages 4–12, and children under 4 eat free. Seating is indoors. Live music throughout the day will include Lost in Time, the Isbell Family, Lonesome Valley Grass, the Cumber- land Mountain Boys and the Petersburg Pickers. Th e Belvidere Fire Deb Banks Heather L. Olson Dee Underhill Hargis Jeanette S. Banks Realtor Realtor Ray Banks Broker Broker Department is at 401 Belvidere Rd., off Hwy. 64 West. Broker/Owner (931) 235-3385 (804) 839-3659 (931) 808-8948 (931) 924-3103 dbanks@ heatheromom@ (931) 235-3365 aunderhill@ banksnjb@ Sewanee Woman’s Club–Book Club on Oct. 20 realtracs.com yahoo.com rbanks564@ blomand.net gmail.com Th e Book Club of the Sewanee Woman’s Club will have its next gmail.com meeting at 1:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 20, at the home of Flournoy Rogers. Barbara White will review “Th e Madonnas of Leningrad” by Competent, Caring, Friendly,dl FFiFair—We’rei Here for You! Debra Dean. For more information or directions email Debbie Racka ZZZPRQWHDJOHUHDOWRUVFRP at or contact Rogers by calling 598-0733 or e-mailing . Visitors are always welcome. :H·YHPRYHGWR::HVW0DLQ6W0RQWHDJOH For special event rentals or sales information, your visit is always welcome! 4 • Friday, October 10, 2014 • Th e Sewanee Mountain MESSENGER Obituaries Church News Mary Elizabeth Collins He is survived by his wife, An- Mary Elizabeth Collins, age 93 nette Matthews of Decherd; son, All Saints’ Chapel site of Franklin County’s fi rst brush of Sewanee, died on Oct. 1, 2014, Chris Morris of Cowan; daughters, arbor meeting in 1806. Th e Rev. Blake Susan and Carol Ann Morris of Estill Growing in Grace will meet at 6:30 at Emerald Hodgson Hospital in p.m., Sunday, Oct. 12, in All Saints’ Stephens of Owens Chapel Cumber- Sewanee. She was born in Hillsboro, Springs; brothers, Godfrey Matt hews land Presbyterian Church will speak; of Anderson, Gregory Matthews Chapel. The speaker will be Daniel Tenn., to Bertha Patt on and Martin Williams, C’14 and Organic Prayer there will be a covered dish dinner of Winchester, Patrick (Barbara) Mat- aft er the service. Th e church is located Oliver. She spent most of her life in Project Intern at St. Mary’s Convent. Sewanee. Her professional work was thews of Huntland and Jeff (Debbie) at 1262 Williams Cove Rd. in Cowan. Matthews of Estill Springs; sister, The Catechumenate will meet at 7 spent in the service of others as a p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 15, in the Mary For more information, leave a voice nursing assistant, food service worker Gwen (Paul) Bean of Estill Springs; message at (931) 636-6313. and four grandchildren, and several Canon Gideon Byamugisha Sue Cushman Room of the Bairnwick and a domestic for numerous families Women’s Center. For more informa- Otey Memorial Parish in Sewanee. nieces and nephews. Funeral services were on Oct. 3 Canon Gideon tion contact Rob McAlister at . Otey Parish’s senior warden, Doug her parents; daughter, Bertha Ge- in the funeral home chapel with Bro. Seiters, and interim rector, the Rev. Jess neva Shedd; siblings Addie,Jim, Dick, Winston Tipps offi ciating. Interment Bible Baptist Church Reeves, will have an open forum at 10 followed in Franklin Memorial Gar- Returns to Cliff and Savannah; and grandchil- Bible Baptist Church in Monteagle a.m., Sunday, Oct. 12. Th e Lectionary dren Diane, Eddie, Damian and dens. For complete obituary go to Class will also meet. Nursery care is . will have Homecoming at 10 a.m., Reece. Sewanee Sunday, Oct. 26. Buddy Meeks of the available for children ages 6 weeks to She is survived by sister Dorothy Christian Motorcycle Association will 4 years. Wanda Miller Partin Th e Rev. Canon Gideon Byamugi- Also on Sunday, Oct. 12, there will Swafford; nieces, Betty Hill, Eva sha will return to Sewanee in October be the speaker; Bro. Greg Finch will Fox and several other nieces and Wanda Miller Partin, age 75 lead the singing. Lunch will be served be an All-Parish Meeting in Claiborne for a number of sermons, speeches and House aft er the 11 a.m. service to learn nephews; and four grandchildren, 12 of Winchester, died on Oct. 2, 2014. events. Canon Gideon is an Anglican after the worship service, and there great-grandchildren, 22 great-great- She was born in Cannon County to will be no evening service that day. the results from the recent parish sur- priest who in 1992 became the fi rst vey. Light lunch will be served. Updates grandchildren and four great-great- Luther and Janie (Rogers) Miller. She religious leader in Africa to publicly For more information contact Pastor great-grandchildren. was preceded in death by her sister, James Taylor at (423) 322-4922 or on the search committ ee are available announce that he was HIV-positive. at ; click on the link A memorial service will be at 3:30 Wynona Prince. His schedule includes the follow- Finch at (423) 451-0133. p.m., Sunday, Oct. 12, in Otey Memo- She is survived by her husband, on the left side of the page. ing events: 10 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 19, Annual Brush Arbor Meeting rial Parish Church. A reception will Brother Jennings “Jinks” Partin speak at Otey Memorial Parish; 3:30 St. James Episcopal Church follow in St. Mark’s Hall in Claiborne of Winchester; sons, Kenneth (Jan- p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 21, EQB Lead, Th e annual Brush Arbor Meeting Parish House. In lieu of fl owers, the ice) Partin of Decherd and Frankie sponsored by the churches of Cowan St. James is hosting a work day be- Torian Room, duPont Library; 11 a.m., ginning at 9 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 11, to family requests donations be made in (Beverly) Partin of Cowan; daughter, Sunday, Oct. 26, preach at All Saints’ Ministerial Association will be at her memory to the American Lung Tammy (Keith) Bellenger of Clarks- 12:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 12, at Goshen prepare the church for the Oct. 22 visit Chapel; and 4:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. from Bp. Bauerschmidt. Association, . ville; brother, Bobby (Martha) Miller 27, in Convocation Hall. Cumberland Presbyterian Church, the of Hillsboro; aunt, Sue Spry of Galla- Troy Andrew Matt hews tin; and fi ve grandchildren and fi ve Troy Andrew Matthews, age 54 great-grandchildren. of Decherd, died on Sept. 30, 2014, Funeral services were on Oct. 4 in CHURCH CALENDAR at his residence. He was born in the funeral home chapel. Interment Stevenson, Ala., to Matt and Nancy followed in Mt. Garner Cemetery. Weekdays, Oct. 10–17 Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Decherd Matt hews. He was preceded in death For complete obituary go to . 7:30 am Morning Prayer, Otey Grace Fellowship 8:00 am Holy Eucharist, St. Mary’s Convent (Oct. 10, 14–17) 10:30 am Sunday School/Worship Service 8:10 am Morning Prayer, Chapel of the Apostles Harrison Chapel Methodist Turrell (fr om page 1) 8:30 am Morning Prayer, St. Augustine’s 10:00 am Sunday School 11:00 am Holy Eucharist, Chapel of the Apostles (Oct. 15) 11:00 am Worship Service were no Episcopal books for kids and worship. “I wanted to create something 12:00 pm Holy Eucharist, Chapel of the Apostles (Oct. 13, 14) 5:00 pm Evening Worship Service that refl ected how we worship and what we believe,” she said. 12:00 pm Founders’ Day Convocation, All Saints’ (Oct. 17) Midway Baptist Church “Let Us Pray” is having great success in its early months. Churches are us- 12:30 pm Noon Prayer, St. Mary’s Convent (Oct. 10, 14–17) 10:00 am Sunday School ing it in a variety of ways: in the pews for worship, as a gift for new families, for 4:00 pm Evening Prayer, St. Augustine’s 11:00 am Morning Service Sunday School classes to learn the 4:30 pm Evening Prayer, Otey 6:00 pm Evening Service prayers and in “quiet bags” churches 5:00 pm Evening Prayer, St. Mary’s Convent (Oct. 10, 14–17) Midway Church of Christ oft en have for children. “People are 10:00 am Bible Study using it in ways I could never have Saturday, Oct. 11 11:00 am Morning Service imagined,” she said. And Turrell 7:30 am Morning Prayer, St. Mary’s Convent 6:00 pm Evening Service is now making the sheep artwork 8:00 am Holy Eucharist, St. Mary’s Convent Morton Memorial United Methodist, Monteagle available on T-shirts and “onesies” 10:00 am Monteagle 7th Day Adventist Sabbath School 9:45 am Sunday School for babies. 11:00 am Monteagle 7th Day Adventist Worship Service 11:00 am Worship Service During its creation, Turrell said 5:00 pm Mass, Good Shepherd Catholic, Decherd New Beginnings Church, Jump Off that Will’s continued infl uence was 10:30 am Worship Service a great help. “He would notice things Sunday, Oct. 12 Otey Memorial Parish that I never thought about, ‘Mama, All Saints’ Chapel 8:50 am Morning Prayer with Holy Eucharist you don’t have the napkin just right 8:00 am Holy Eucharist 10:00 am Godly Play/Adult Formation Classes in the section about communion,’ 11:00 am Holy Eucharist 11:00 am Morning Prayer with Holy Eucharist he said. 6:30 pm Growing in Grace 3:30 pm Mary Collins memorial service “But I couldn’t have the sheep Bible Baptist Church, Monteagle Pelham United Methodist Church holding the chalice and the purifi ca- 10:00 am Morning Service 9:45 am Sunday School tor [the napkin] because sheep don’t Jennie Turrell. Photo by Jim Turrell 5:30 pm Evening Service 11:00 am Worship Service have opposable thumbs!” she said. Christ Church, Monteagle St. Agnes’ Episcopal, Cowan Her liturgically learned husband also gave her advice. “I asked him things such 10:30 am Holy Eucharist 11:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite I as ‘When does the sheep have his arms up? Which way does the deacon’s stole 10:45 am Children’s Sunday School St. James Episcopal go?’” she said. “I wanted to make sure it was technically correct. It was important 12:50 pm Christian Formation Class 9:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite II to us that it honor the Book of Common Prayer and the tradition of our worship.” Christ Church Episcopal, Alto St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, Alto Will is now a fi rst-grader at Sewanee Elementary and is happy to talk about 11:00 am Holy Eucharist 8:00 am Mass what he calls the “sheepie” book. “I like it, and I’m proud of my mom,” he said. 11:00 am Children’s Sunday School St. Mary’s Convent A graphic designer by training, Turrell teaches visual art at Franklin County Christ Church Episcopal, Tracy City 8:00 am Holy Eucharist 11:00 am Holy Eucharist 5:00 pm Evensong High School, where she also works to create opportunities for her students to Sewanee Church of God pursue further education aft er graduation. She has a bachelor’s degree in studio 11:00 am Children’s Sunday School 10:00 am Sunday School art from Sewanee and a master’s degree in elementary education from University Church of the Holy Comforter, Monteagle 11:00 am Morning Service of Tennessee-Chatt anooga. 9:00 am Holy Eucharist 6:00 pm Evening Service Next on the horizon for Turrell is a similar book about baptism. But not for Cowan Fellowship Church Society of Friends a bit. “I’m still surprised, and a bit exhausted by the impact of this fi rst book ,” 10:00 am Sunday School 9:30 am Meeting, 598-5031 she said. 11:00 am Worship Service Tracy City First Baptist Church “Let Us Pray” is available in area stores and the University Book and Supply Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Sewanee 9:45 am Sunday School Store, as well as at online booksellers. Turrell’s website for the project is . 10:00 am Sunday School 5:30 pm Youth Decherd United Methodist Church 6:00 pm Evening Worship UPCOMING RETREATS 9:45 am Sunday School Trinity Episcopal,Winchester 10:50 am Worship 9:00 am Holy Eucharist Three-day Advent Centering Epiphany Episcopal Church, Sherwood 10:00 am Children’s Sunday School 10:30 am Children’s Sunday School Prayer Retreat 10:45 am Holy Eucharist Wednesday, Oct. 15 Friday, December 12–Sunday, December 14 First United Methodist Church, Tracy City 6:00 am Morning Prayer, Cowan Fellowship The Rev. Tom Ward, presenter 8:30 am Worship Service 12:00 pm Holy Eucharist, Christ Church, Monteagle St. Mary’s Hall, $350 (single); New building, $450 9:45 am Sunday School 5:30 pm Evening Worship, Bible Baptist, Monteagle (single); Commuter, $250 11:00 am Worship Service 5:30 pm Youth Fellowship, 1st United Methodist, Tracy 6:00 pm Bible study, prayer meeting 6:00 pm Evening Worship, Midway Baptist Church The Sacramental Vision of First United Methodist Church, Winchester 6:00 pm Youth (AWANA), Tracy City First Baptist 8:30 am Worship Service 6:30 pm Evening Prayer, Trinity Episcopal, Winchester Call (931) 598-5342 Emily Dickinson 9:00 am Contemporary Worship Service 7:00 pm Evening Worship, Harrison Chapel, Midway or (800) 728-1659 February 13–15 Victor Judge, presenter www.StMarysSewanee.org 9:45 am Sunday School 7:00 pm Adult Christian Ed, Epiphany, Sherwood (single); Commuter, $250 6:00 pm Youth Activities Th e Sewanee Mountain MESSENGER • Friday, October 10, 2014 • 5
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Rayford High Jr., a member of Sewanee’s class of 1963, has Bicycling has changed since I took a ride from Sewanee down to served as the provisional bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth since Cowan 40 years ago. Th ere are helmets now, and laws requiring motor- November 2012. Prior to serving as provisional bishop, he was the retired bishop ists to keep a respectful minimum of three feet away from cyclists. I suff ragan of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, where he served for eight years. He could have (perhaps) used that helmet while riding full-crank down the was formerly canon for pastoral ministries and the diocesan liaison to St. Luke’s Mountain, passing cars at over 50 mph. I could have used a three-foot law Episcopal Health System. As suff ragan bishop, he oversaw 44 congregations in when that semi-truck passed me on the straight without even changing the Northeast, Northwest and Southeast Convocations and managed the pasto- Garrett Adams lanes. Yet that law did not protect me last week when a vehicle cut back ral care of clergy and their families as well as renewal and prison ministries. He in less than three feet beside and ahead of me. served in parishes for 32 years during his early ministry. He received a B.A. from If one were in a car (protected by tons of steel) and a vehicle came the University of the South and obtained his M.Div. from Episcopal Th eological Lecture that close, one would be understandably and justifi ably outraged. How School in Cambridge, Mass. He was elected to represent the diocese as a deputy is it diff erent when one is a cyclist ostensibly protected by a yard of legal at General Convention on eight occasions and was named Humanitarian of the air? Do we equally feel outrage? Or, do we fail to because being in such a Year in 1997 by the Waco Conference of Christians and Jews. on Health position is outside our range of understanding? How many such vulner- Charles Wright was recently named by the Library of Congress Poet Laureate abilities do we fail to realize as we power through our lives? What subtle of the United States. Wright was born in Pickwick Dam, Tenn., and educated at Care in learning underlies our indiff erence? Davidson College. He began to read and write poetry while stationed in Italy During the same time period as I was experiencing the primitive during four years of military service. A degree at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop dangers of cycling, the Beatles produced a song titled “Run for Your Life.” followed, along with a Fulbright fellowship in Italy. His third collection of po- Appalachia One could oft en hear it on the local radio station or being sung in the ems, “Country Music: Selected Early Poems,” received a National Book Award. Dr. Garrett Adams will give a schoolyard by awestruck adolescents. It is a song from the point of view Wright’s infl uences range from the work of Ezra Pound and Italian modernist lecture at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 15, of a murderously jealous boyfriend. “Well I’d rather see you dead, litt le Eugenio Montale to that of ancient Chinese poets, along with his education at about “The Beersheba Clinic: How girl, than to be with another man...” Even when one may disagree with that Episcopal boarding schools. In 2011, he told PBS that the content of all of his Bringing Health to Appalachia Helps way of managing one’s love life, the repeat of the lyrics serves to create poems, no matt er their precise subject, is “language, landscape and the idea Everyone.” Th e lecture will be in Con- an expectation of acceptance for jealous controlling behavior. Similarly, of God.” He is the author of more than 20 books of poetry and two volumes vocation Hall. it must have been okay among semi drivers to crowd small powerless of criticism. His poetry has won the Pulitzer Prize, the Griffi n International Adams is the medical director cyclists, or okay for SUV drivers to crowd vulnerable cyclists while driv- Poetry Prize (Scar Tissue), the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Black Zodiac) of the Beersheba Springs Medical ing on a street to a nonessential destination such as the Memorial Cross. and the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize from the Academy of American Poets Clinic and immediate past president Vulnerability, or the appearance thereof, may be a key in implicit (Chickamauga). Wright had a distinguished career at the University of Virginia of Physicians for a National Health social sanctions of dominating and controlling behaviors. Th is might as the Souder Family Professor of English. His many honors include the 2013 Program. help explain why a competitive sports culture—where exploiting vulner- Bollingen Prize, the American Academy of Arts and Lett ers Award of Merit His talk will address the plight ability and weakness is the key to strength-based success—can foster an Medal and the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. of America’s medically underserved, environment where a player savagely beats his wife, or a coach repeatedly especially in Appalachia, how Amer- abuses young boys and, as a whole, that culture is incapable of generat- Founders’ Day Lecture and Reading ica’s wealth inequality aff ects the na- ing an understanding and eff ective response to such behaviors. Some tion’s health and society, and the posi- call this encultured insensitivity to victims of sexual violence a “rape In conjunction with the University’s Oct. 17 Founders’ Day ceremonies tive eff ects a publicly funded national culture.” Such a culture applies its full ignorance toward the recipient [see related story on page 1], Sir Fazle Hasan Abed will give a public talk on health program could have on our of the violence by accepting such violent acts in a way that implies it is Wednesday, Oct. 15, and U.S. Poet Laureate Charles Wright will read from his society, as well as our national health. the duty of all victims and potential victims to prevent such acts rather work on Th ursday, Oct.16. During his 40-year career he at- than it explicitly being the duty of the perpetrator of such acts to not Sir Abed’s lecture, “A Quiet Revolution in Bangladesh,” will be at 4:30 p.m., tended the healthcare needs of sick behave violently. Wednesday, Oct. 15, in Gailor Auditorium. Abed is the founder and chairper- children and their young families. He Th is means, to make it easier for motor vehicles to cede their right- son of BRA C, the world’s largest non-governmental organization. Th e public witnessed deterioration in healthcare ful yard of free air, I should drive off the road whenever they approach. is invited to the lecture and reception following. BRA C creates lasting change access and healthcare delivery in What a delightful recipe for fl at tires and cracked helmets. Some years by giving the poor the tools needed to lift themselves out of poverty. The the United States and now works for ago, during a period when I was bicycle commuting in a medium-sized Babson Center for Global Commerce, the Economics Department, the Social healthcare reform as a member of Phy- town in Arkansas, a group (ironically) named “Th e Police” released a Entrepreneurship Education Program and the Offi ce of the Vice-Chancellor sicians for a National Health Program song titled “Every Breath You Take” about a stalker with a confused are presenting Sir Abed’s talk. . sense of love. Th is song also evinces a need to obsessively control, “Every U.S. Poet Laureate Charles Wright will read from his collection of work This lecture is co-sponsored by breath you take, and every move you make... I’ll be watching you.... Oh at 4:30 p.m., Th ursday, Oct. 16, in Guerry Auditorium. A book signing in Mc- the Cumberland Center for Justice can’t you see, you belong to me.” When I ride, I am very observant and Griff Alumni house will precede the reading (2:30–3:30 p.m.). Wright is the and Peace, Collaborative for Southern take ownership of the entire traffi c lane. Perhaps it is incumbent on the author of more than 20 books of poetry and two volumes of criticism, and has Appalachian and Place-based Studies, vulnerable one to be the obsessive one. Perhaps a 60 mph semi inches won numerous awards. Discover Together, Grundy County away creates such an obsession. Board of Education Family Resource On the day I’m thinking about years ago, it was a pickup truck full Center, Pathways to Health, South of landscape workers, not a semi. One of them yelled at me to get out Cumberland Community Fund, of the road. Momentarily forgett ing my vulnerability, I gestured in a South Cumberland Plateau Health manner indicating my intent to remain in my lane of the multi-lane road- Network and the University of the way. Th ey continued their verbal harassment while I steadfastly held my South’s Office of Community En- ground, until, at the main intersection in town, the driver, who reminded gagement. me of a cross between the cartoon characters Foghorn Leghorn and Baby For more information, contact Huey, jumped out, ran toward me and shoved me over in what can only Ray and April Minkler Jim Peterman at 598-1482 or email be described as a third-grade fl ashback. At his trial, his defense was that [email protected], [email protected] . my use of a signifying gesture in response to his continued harassment 931-592-2444 931-434-6206 justifi ed the assault. Acting in his own defense, he asked if I had made For over 8,700 testimonials see Email How did that man come to believe that a vulnerable cyclist with only air and a free hand as defense required an assault by two tons of me- chanical steel carrying nearly half a ton of sweaty human fl esh? 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