The SAINT MATTHEW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

of St. Matthew’s January / February 2007 Parish Mission Statement Our mission is to be a caring, inclusive community, centered in the Eucharist and grounded in the Gospel, so that we can reach out as Christ’s hands to the world.

FROM THE RECTOR Dear People of matters – but we do it remembering St. Matthew’s, the light shining in the darkness, and the miracle that God-with-us is just We ended our What’s that, here and now. New Year’s Eve service with Our Annual Meeting this year is on Happening? this prayer Sunday, January 21, following the 10:00 service. We will hear reports Miscellaneous News...... 2-3 from the past year, receive the Most gracious and merciful God, budget for 2007, and elect new Thank You ...... 4 you have reconciled us to yourself vestry members. Pictures and through Jesus Christ your Son, information about the nominees are Children’s Program and called us to new life in him: elsewhere in this issue, and I urge Calendar ...... 4 Grant that we, who begin this you to vote prayerfully and year in his Name, thoughtfully. If you are going to be Vestry Nominees ...... 5-8 may complete it to his honor out of town that day, please contact and glory; the office for an absentee ballot. Youth Group ...... 9 who lives and reigns now Vestry nominees will be introduced and forever. Amen. Prayer List ...... 10 to the congregation on Sunday, January 14, since this year our and I commend it to you as I wish Parish Families...... 11 Annual Dinner will be after the you a very happy New Year! Annual Meeting, rather than before Christmas here at St. Matthew’s it. On Friday, January 26, we will INSERT: was absolutely glorious. If you have our Annual Dinner in SAINTS Adult Education for were away, we missed you, but I HALL! This will be a very special January-February 2007 must say you missed wonderful occasion indeed. Bishop Gulick will Christmas services. My thanks to be with us to bless the hall, there all who participated in the pageant, will be a surprise guest, and dinner those who sang, and all those who will be festive. Invitations have set up, cleaned up, read, ushered, been mailed out (but if you didn’t greeted, decorated, and did all the get one, call us!!!) and I hope ALL things that make our common of you will be there to celebrate. worship holy. Yours in Christ, Now that we are, as the poet W. H. Auden says, back “in the time Lucinda + being”, we turn to more prosaic Lucinda 1 MISCELLANEOUS NEWS

Endowment Tax-Free IRA Contribution Supporting our There are many ways to support St. Matthew’s, including an unexpected and time-sensitive Capital Needs opportunity through a tax-free IRA contribution. St. Matthew’s is truly blessed with wonderful parishioners The recent Pension Protection Act contains a new both present and past. Many of our former parishioners left provision allowing qualifying individuals to access bequests to St. Matthew’s that formed our Endowment Fund. IRA funds for charitable contributions with no In 2001, the Vestry passed a resolution stating that the adverse tax consequences. Endowment Fund is for use in furthering our ministry, any capital needs of the parish as well as one-time projects. Who can participate? Individuals 70 1/2 or older. Through wise investment and further donations, the Endowment Fund has grown to over $1,300,000 and continues What is the maximum amount I can contribute? to support our ministry. You can make an IRA contribution of up to $100,000. We have had an exciting year watching our new building rise How long do I have to make an IRA contribution? from dreams to reality. Again, our parishioners have been IRA contributions can be made for tax years 2006 supporting this dream by making pledges to the building and 2007. campaign. A portion of reality requires St. Matthew’s to pay Will this affect my gross income? The distribution is for the building costs before the fulfillment of the pledges. made directly to the charity, so it is not included in Loans needed to be obtained in order to bridge this gap. The your gross income. Vestry is considering a motion to have the Endowment Fund support this capital need by paying the interest on the loans Do I have to pay any extra fees? During these next for the next 3 year. two years, you can increase your contribution to yuor favorite charity – at no expense. The motion that was read at the December Vestry meeting states that no more than $100,000 in total per year will be taken For more detailed information, from the principal of the Endowment Fund. This money would please contact your financial advisor come specifically from the General Use sub-fund, the Assets, and IRA custodian. Memorials & Aesthetics sub-fund, and the Parish Program sub-fund. The Vestry feels the use of the Endowment Fund to pay the interest follows the purpose stated in the 2001 resolution. The Vestry is excited about the Ministry that is already happening in the new space that is being provided with our building. Rick Birthday Rick Lotz, Senior Warden Celebrations of our Kenya News Homebound Our next trip to Oyugis is June 9-24, 2007. The cost of the trip is $3435, which includes everything on the trip except 2 meals. for February A $200 deposite is due by Febuary 4. We will have 3 meetings concerning the trip to help you with February 15 Ann Fuller any questions you may have, and to give you information February 27 Joyce Aprile about Kenya and its culture. These dates will be anounced later. If you are interested please call John at 459-4582, home; or 558-8603, cell. I hope you can join us! It will change your life. – John Willingham 2 MISCELLANEOUS NEWS

Senior Warden Reflection by Rick Lotz What a wonderful Advent season and Christmas celebration we were all treated to this past month! By the time you read this, hopefully we will have put away our Christmas decorations, celebrated the start of another New Year, and be well on our way to settling into our winter routines. As with the start of anything new, it also usually means something else is over or ending. That is certainly the case with me this month. These will be my final thoughts to you as Senior Warden since my term on Vestry will end later this month. I can honestly tell you I do not know where the past three years have gone. They have been filled with excitement, disruption, dust and dirt, confusion, changes galore, and probably the greatest sense of accomplishment I have experienced since coming to St. Matthew’s in 1980. Certainly the construction has created challenge after challenge in every aspect of our spiritual life together. While the actual hammering and nailing is almost complete, the real test of what we have accomplished is still ahead of us. The whole basis for our leap of faith with the construction efforts was our belief that we are ready to take the next step in our collective journey together. When the hammering stops and the smells of paint and new carpet and furniture are a distant memory, the tell-tale sign of success will be what we choose to do with our new spaces. Will we continue to open our doors ever wider to accept any and everyone who is looking for something we have to offer? Friendship, education, a home, socialization, comfort, solace, a safe haven – whatever the reason, I pray we continue to do what we have always done so very well, and throw open our arms to one and all. Will we use our new spaces to define new opportunities for diverse, small group programs that will allow us to further explore, discuss and debate the world around us? Will we continue to tackle ongoing issues of importance in the church and nation, and look into our local community, finding better ways to reach out as Christ’s hands to the world, to provide support to those who need our help, care and love? Will we bite the bullet and find a way to quickly pay off the $1.5 million debt we will have when construction is complete? Will we find new ways to attract more people to the good news of Jesus Christ, to offer them a church home, to learn and share and be part of something bigger than any one of us? I believe in my heart the answer to all of those questions is YES! Together we have laid a wonderful foundation, the space and commitment is in place, and now it is time to move forward to make our dreams of the past several years a reality tomorrow. I would be remiss if I did not thank each and every one of you for your support, kind thoughts, and love. Being Senior Warden over the past two years has been challenging at times, but nothing can compare to the emotional rewards, sheer joy and pure excitement I have felt at every turn. St. Matthew’s is a very special parish, a very special group of caring Christian believers and a community I dearly love. Your clergy, staff and lay leadership is absolutely extraordinary; you really have no idea how hard they all work every day of the year. I am so proud to be a part of a parish like ours, and I know that the coming years will bring the fulfillment of so many hopes, wishes, and dreams for all of us! Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to be such an integral part of what we have going on here.

The Children on the Other Side of the World For the past six years, St. Matthew’s has been a major source of support for the orphan children of Oyugis, Kenya. We have supplied food, shelter, some medical care, and some educational opportunities for about fifty children who range in age from several years to those in their mid-teens. Unlike a number of other outreach recipients, these children have no one but us. Last year, the congregation exceeded the goal of $12,000—supporting 40 children during 2006. The generosity of the congregation allowed us to purchase some “extras” for the children—the wood for the bunk beds that members of our church built last summer, mosquito netting, school uniforms, and other basic needs. This February, we will again ask members of the congregation to consider making a pledge toward the support of the children in Kenya. Now, due to AIDS, the number of children in the orphanage is closer to sixty. We hope to raise at least $15,000 this year—a sum which would enable us to help them get started with an agricultural project at the orphanage, so that the students could learn farming skills and become somewhat self-supporting. Please attend the Adult Education class on Sunday, 4 February when we will update the congregation on our efforts in Kenya and outline our hopes for the future. For those of us who have never been to Kenya or experienced the way of life of the rural poor in Africa, such a program will, we hope, help us all realize some connection with the children on the other side of the world to whom we offer some hope and solace. – Cathy Sutton and Sally MacDonald, Kenya co-chairs 3 THANK YOU! For Gifts received . . . . Dear St. Matthew’s Family, Thank you to all of you who contributed to the gift for each of us this Christmas. Your thoughtfulness, continued support and generosity, especially through this past year, is greatly appreciated by all of us. Thank you! Lucinda, Helen, David, Moray, Barbara, Aaron, Debbi, Ann, John, Lynn, Ruth, Mo and Mardi

Special thanks to everyone who helped deliver the poinsettias to the homebound, the ill and others we want to remember.

Thank you to all our parishioners who worked so hard to make this Christmas so beautiful and joyful! Thank you to eveyone who helped to make this year’s Christmas Pageant a success, and to all the volunteers who helped with decorating our “new” church. Without you, it couldn’t have happened!

Children’s Program and Church School News Calendar Mid-January through February, 2007

Annual Parish Meeting - Sunday, January 21 During the meeting we will have Church School for children ages 3 through grade 9, and the nursery/activity rooms for infants through two-year-olds are open. The Annual Dinner in Saints Hall is Friday, January 26 at 6:30 p.m. Childcare with dinner will be available. RSVP Church School and Adult Education for all ages – January 28, February 4, 11, 18, and 25. Parents In Conversation – January 7, 14, and 21 – Topic: “Bullying” The Children’s Program welcomes Lauren Becker, Linda Fernandez, Mary Jeffries, Baleé Riley, and Amy Smalley to the committee. If you are interested in working on this committee, Jenice Carolan, chair, would like to talk with you. Our next meeting is Thursday, February 22 at 6:30 p.m. St. Matthew’s Children’s Program will host the second annual joint Vacation Bible School, July 30-August 3. We will be joined by the children’s programs of Calvary, St. Andrew’s, and St. Mark’s Episcopal Churches in Louisville. All children in our diocese are invited. Please save this week for your children to play and for you to volunteer! You can go on line to The Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky website to register your children for summer camp at All Saints. REGISTER EARLY! Scholarships are available for ALL St. Matthew’s children.

4 VESTRY NOMINEES

The following parishioners, having met the requirements of the Canons, were selected by the Nominating Committee and have agreed to have their name placed on the ballot to serve on the Vestry for a three year term. If not elected, they have agreed to serve for three years on a parish committee. Five adults will be elected at the Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 21, following the 10:00 service. If you are unable to attend the meeting because you will be out of town that day or are homebound (nursing home or hospital, etc.), you may call the office and an absentee ballot will be mailed to you. It must be received in the office no later than Friday, January 19, in order to be counted. Mike Lambert was appointed to serve as the Youth Representative (member in good standing; and at least 16 years old). The congregation is asked to ratify (or not ratify) the vote of the youth at the Annual Meeting. Neville Blakemore Parishioner at St. Matthew’s since 2004; before that, St. Francis in the Fields, since 1968, and before that, Calvary Episcopal Church since 1938 (birth). St. Matthew’s: attend 8:00 o’clock service; lector; Horizon Readers, member and topic leader; Via Media, organizer and group leader; Building the Spirit Capital Campaign, contributor and solicitor. St. Francis: lector, chalice bearer, counter; vestry (two terms), senior warden; member of design committee for new sanctuary and church expansion; oversaw construction of new sanctuary and church expansion; contributor to and solicitor for capital campaign, Horizon Readers; Education for the Ministry. Diocesan positions: Mission Funding Committee; All Saints Capital Campaign, contributor, steering committee, served on the original campaign committee. Current community service: Walden Theatre, director, operations committee chair; Mockingbird Valley Preservation Alliance, director; Actors Theatre Advisory Board; Actors Theatre Next Generation of Excellence Campaign, contributor, solicitor, organizer, committee co-chair. Past community service: Actors Theatre of Louisville, board of directors; treasurer, president, investment committee organizer and chairman; Greater Louisville Fund for the Arts, board of directors. Occupation: currently, real estate agent and compositor; past occupations include printer, woodworker, author and publisher. Education: BSE, Princeton University; MSE, University of Minnesota; graduate study, Pembroke College, Cambridge University; MBA, Harvard University. Personal: husband, brother, father, grand-father, cousin; married, two children, two grand-children; two step-children, two step-grand-children; Louisville native; hobbies include squash, tennis, platform tennis; hunting and fishing; toy trains; history, especially Greek history, and the life and campaigns of Gaius Julius Caesar; performed playwright; travel. Jan Garver This is an amazing year to be a candidate for parish leadership, while we watch the long-awaited completion of our building project and consider all the options now open to us as we minister in Christ’s name to ourselves, and in the wider community. My husband, David, and I joined St. Matthew’s parish in 1999, arriving here from Dallas, Texas. During our 40 years of marriage, we have settled nine homes and gardens and have been active members in Anglican, Brethren, Presbyterian, Methodist churches; and for the last eighteen years, in Episcopal parishes. We have a grown son and daughter and two young grandchildren. David came to Louisville to take a position in the Medical School at the University of Louisville. Soon after our arrival, I began volunteering for and am now an administrative assistant for River Fields, a land trust and advocate in the Ohio River Corridor for thoughtful city planning. You might call me a “tree hugger” while in my previous life, I have worked in education with students in the sixth grade, as a science and biology teacher for 10th graders, and finally with 8th graders as an earth science teacher. I am very concerned about our lack of right stewardship of the earth. My hobbies are gardening, swimming, yoga, reading and stitching. In my first years in Louisville as Community Outreach Chairman, for the Newcomers Club, I organized two years of activities for club members to support Cabbage Patch Settlement House. At St. Matthew’s, I have been an Adult Choir member, gardener and grounds clean-up worker, a member of Sit and Sew, a babysitter for Cornerstone, Foyer convener and currently am the Bread Ministry organizer for visitors to our parish. I’d be pleased to share my educational and organizational skills and be challenged to grow my faith as a Vestry member in 2007 and beyond. (continued) 5 Jack Geary What has brought me to St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church and being a candidate for the Vestry? Simply put, this is where I am at this juncture in my life. I began my life as a Christian and was baptized at the age of 8 at 1st Baptist Church, Mt. Holly, NJ. On my lapel could be seen the string of ‘perfect attendance’ pins. Junior choir and youth fellowship were important ingredients of my growing up and salvaged me through the rebellious years. Outstanding teachers provided me with a sound education despite my predilection for football. I am a teacher and counselor today because of them. Business Administration/Humanities, then Social Studies Education at Drexel, Temple, and Rutgers universities served my academic bases and eventual career choices. Football and lacrosse were key elements. Then the U.S. Navy (aviation) entered my life and I spent 2,000 hours navigating the Early Warning barrier and the world (thanks to the stars). After a few years of teaching and coaching in the public sector, I was invited to be head of Upper School at Moorestown Friends School. Much was gained there spiritually. One Sunday after church (1st Baptist, Moorestown) I joined the Civil Rights Movement. I stood on the principle that church does not provide a comfortable pew. Here I am at St. Matthew’s. Midway through the 3rd year of study, EFM is having a profound affect on my quest to understand Holy Scripture and to know God. EFM colleagues stood with me on the occasion of my confirmation. Via Media was a powerful attraction. The liturgy and Holy Eucharist are compelling. It gives me great joy to observe our youth considered and involved. There is a seat saved for me every Sunday at 10:00. I am touched by that. So, I make myself available to serve St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church. Bob Huffman I have been an active Episcopalian for 19 years. Kitten Lawless, my spouse, and I joined St. Matthew’s three years ago. Kitten and I met while both of us were active at St. Michael and St. George Episcopal Church in Clayton, MO, where I was involved in Small Group Ministry, Every Member Canvass, and served as a Licensed Lay Reader. Careers took us to South Bend, IN, where I was a Vestry member of St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church and worked on the Every Member Canvass. Since joining St. Matthew’s, I have led small groups for Via Media, chaired a committee supporting fund raising efforts for Raising the Spirit, and participated in Education for Ministry both as a student and mentor. I also train and schedule Lay Readers who officiate at Evening Prayer. Kitten and I have two children: Rochet, a third year law student at St. Louis University, and Airman Stuart Huffman, an airborne linguist in the United States Air Force, currently stationed in Omaha, NE. Kit Kincade I have been blessed with many opportunities for service during the 35 years I have lived in this diocese. At the diocesan level I have worked for the improvement of All Saints Episcopal Center as chairman of its board, chairman of its master plan committee and cochairman of the capital campaign that raised $2.2 million for the new lodge and dining facility now under construction. I am a trustee of the Bishop Dudley Fund and was a member of the diocesan Department of Evangelism and Congregational Development after it was reconstituted by Bishop Reed. At the parish level I served on the vestry at St. Francis in the Fields, where my wife Joan and I were members for 32 years. I was a member of the capital campaign committee for its new sanctuary. We joined St. Matthew’s in 2004. Trying to learn how we Christians are to live our faith and to understand Scripture in this modern age has always challenged me. Christian education, particularly for adults, has long been a passion of mine. I worked on and participated in the Venture series, a cooperative effort between St. Matthew’s, St. Francis, and St. Michael’s in the 1970’s. Joan and I completed the four-year Education for Ministry program in 1987. I served as a discussion leader when St. Matthew’s initiated its Via Media series last year. I was an organizer and am a discussion leader for Horizon Readers, a reading and discussion group that has met weekly since 2001. The group began at St. Francis, moved to St. Matthew’s in 2004, and has become a staple in the adult Christian education program. A lector and litanist for many years, I have recently begun serving in that capacity at St. Matthew’s. At my former parish my work included teaching confirmation class for four years, participating in Habitat for Humanity building projects, and serving as a volunteer at Portland Elementary School, where I organized a weekend camp at All Saints for Portland students. I am a Certified Financial Planner® with Kentucky Financial Group. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, I came to Louisville in 1972 as Kentucky bureau chief for The Associated Press. Joan and I have three children and one grandchild and are expecting two more. (continued) 6 Nancy “Nan” Lang I have been a member of St. Matthew’s for over 20 years. During that time period I served on the Church School committee as a teacher as well as the Church School Committee chair. I am a former member of the Vestry and currently serve as a co-chair of the St. Anna’s committee. I am a regular attendee of the 8 a.m. service. My training is as an R.N., but my current professional work is in the field of Child Passenger Safety (keeping children safe in cars). I am married to Jay Redman and have two grown children, Michael and Elizabeth Foster.

Matrid Ndife I am a native of Barbados, West Indies and became a U.S, citizen at age 13 when my family immigrated to Queens, New York. I graduated from John Adams High School, and went on to earn a B.Sc. from Rutgers University in 1977. Visiting Nigeria in 1977 I witnessed severe losses of perishable commodities, and was prompted to find a solution to this problem and thus enrolled in a Postharvest Physiology program at Cornell University and earned a M.Sc., in 1982. I continued my studies in Food Science and food processing, earning a Ph.D. in 1987. During my studies I returned to Nigeria to study for a year as a Fulbright Scholar, during which time I met my former husband, Louis Ndife. We have two beautiful children, Briana, age 17 and Brandon, age 15. Both Briana and Brandon attend DuPont Manual High School. My children and I came to Louisville in 2000 from Columbus, Ohio where I was an Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University. I took a position as a Senior Research Scientist with General Electric Company and was employed with them through the end of 2003. I am currently employed with Jefferson County Public Schools as a 7th grade science teacher at Noe Middle School. This summer I spent a month in China assisting Chinese English teachers to further develop their language skills and teaching methods. I have also held professional positions at The Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, MI and American Maize Company, Hammond, IN. I was baptized into the Anglican Church as an infant- All Saints Church, St. Peter, Barbados, and attended St. John’s Episcopal Church in Worthington, OH prior to joining St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in 2000. I have served at St. Matthew’s on the Flower Guild, the Youth Committee (1 yr.), and am active in Foyers, and as a volunteer at Wayside Christian Mission. My prior community volunteer efforts included membership in the United Metro Way Leadership Columbus program, and The Greater Battle Creek International Relations Committee. It will be a great honor and privilege for me to serve on the Vestry of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, and to help guide the wonderful church and community programs that are undertaken here.

Sharon Nesmith I am married to Bob and am the mother of one adult son and two adult daughters. I have been a member of St. Matthew’s for about 30 years. During that time I have served on various committees and have been on the vestry once. Most recently, my ministry has been with the Social Concerns Committee as a member, former chair and coordinator of the Refugee Sponsor committee for the Lost Boys and for the two Somali families we sponsored. I am a Lay Eucharistic Minister, a Daughter of the King and a third year EFM student. Outside of St. Matthew’s I have served on and chaired the Diocesan Department of Evangelism, I am serving as an Episcopal presence on the Board of Kentucky Refugee Ministries, I am on the Interfaith Support for Murder Victims’ Families Committee, I am an Everyone Reads Tutor at Engelhard Elementary and I am a member of the Woman’s Club of Louisville. I have not worked outside the home since my children were born except for five years in the early 90’s when I helped Bob with his voice mail business. (continued) 7 Greg Petrites Three years ago, Sarah and I were searching for a spiritual home. We had both been raised in different traditions but had each been away from church for a number of years. Attending our first service at St. Matthew’s in the midst of a snow storm, we could immediately sense the openness, love and support of this community and knew we were home. In our brief time here we have made many friends and acquaintances and are comforted and strengthened by each and all. Since that first blustery day, we quickly became more and more involved in the parish, joining Horizon Readers, helping with the annual picnics, participating in the Wayside mission and Social Concerns Committee and ushering. Through some odd twist of fate, I’m also the oldest member of the Young Adults group. My proudest contribution came this past spring when I was asked to join the St. Anna’s Committee. With the support of my wife and my employer, I was part of the team that travelled to New Orleans to gut houses and brought a faint ray of hope to a city in shambles. Professionally, I’m a senior consultant for Quilogy, a software development company. I also enjoy cooking with Sarah, walking our dogs Buckle and Abby, and hang-gliding. Bill Stodghill Louisville: born, played, went to school, reared children, practiced Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine there. Transplanted to the Knobs of Southern Indiana where I reside with my wife Julie. St. Matthew’s has been our church home for the past 3 years. We worship at the 10:00 service, attend Bible study and the Foyers Group. I am on the Outreach Committee. I have been president of the Board of Trustees of the Episcopal Church Home and am presently chair of the campaign to build a new St. Luke’s Chapel. Having failed at retirement, I am a part-time physician for Hospice and Palliative Care of Southern Indiana. I believe that I have one more Vestry tour left in me if the Lord and the folks at St. Matthew’s would have me do so.

Mike Lambert YOUTH REPRESENTATIVE I am 16 years old and a junior at Ballard High School (Go Bruins!). I have attended St. Matthew’s my whole life along with my family – dad Jay, mom Cicely, and sister Rebecca. I was baptized on St. Matthew’s Day in 1990 when I was three months old; I was confirmed in 2004 when I was in the eighth grade. I grew up in the children’s program, sang in the treble choir, and now am an active member of the youth program, having participated in several mission trips and Christmas pageants. I’m also an acolyte and member of the choir. My main passion lies in classical music – I’ve played the violin since I was in the fourth grade, and I also play the piano. I’ve been fortunate to have the opportunity to play during several services at St. Matthew’s – I regularly play in the Ballard Orchestra, the Louisville Youth Orchestra, and the Orchestra at the Jewish Community Center, and annually compete in All-State, All-County, and several other classical music events. I also like music history and composing, have an interest in movies and history, and love my two dogs!

THANK YOU!! Our Christmas Offering, earmarked for Habitat for Humanity and St. Anna’s Episcopal Church, New Orleans, (the mobile medical unit) totaled $10,238! This is the largest Christmas offering we have had since I have been here – and in a year when you gave and gave and gave: for the capital campaign, the regular budget, and all sorts of other needs. What a wonderful way to celebrate the birth of Christ. Thank you! Lucinda + 8 St. Matthew’s Episcopal Youth youth@stmatt–ky.org Web site: www.stmatt–ky.org/youth.htm (502) 895-3485 Ben Robertson, Assistant Rector Lynn Miller, Youth Coordinator

January and February Board games and taco bar! Sunday, January 7, 5:30-7:30 p.m. February Bring your favorite board game to share. Special Events Rock Climbing Sunday, Janaury 14, 5 :30-7:30 p.m. SATURDAY, February 3 Bring $5 to help cover the cost of climbing 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. and pizza. We will meet at Rocksport, Acolyte Festival 10901 Plantside Drive, at 5:30 p.m. for climbing and dinner. at Christ Church Cathedral Pick up at Rocksport by 7:30 p.m. • Fun • Fellowship • Workshops • Lunch and refreshments A new event! Laser Blaze Sunday, January 21, 5:30-7:30 p.m. TUESDAY, February 20 Games and dinner on us! Bring money for arcade games. Mardi Gras Pancake Supper Drop off by 5:30 p.m. and pick up at 7:30 p.m. at Laser Blaze. The return of the St. Matt’s Youth Pancake Supper! Movie Night Cooking will begin after school and continue through the dinner. We’ll be in brand new Saints Hall, Sunday, January 28, 5:30-7:30 p.m. and we’ll christen the kitchen with the pancake supper. Bring your favorite snack. We’ll have two movies We need lots of help from youth and youth parents. and plenty of good food. Bring a friend!

Gattiland and Super Bowl Pancake Supper Prep Sunday, February 4, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Sunday, February 18, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Bring $$ for games. Join us Super Bowl Sunday at The pancake supper is back!! (See Pancake Supper info) Gattiland (1108 Lyndon Lane) for pizza, games and part of the Pancakes will be flipping on Tuesday, February 20. We’ll get Super Bowl on the big screen. Drop off at Gattiland at 6:00 organized and start the cooking at youth group tonight! We’ll p.m. Pick up by 7:30 p.m. have dinner too. Service project at Brooklawn Games in Saints Hall Sunday, February 11, 12:00 Noon-3:30 p.m. Sunday, February 25, 5:30-7:30 p.m. We will visit Brooklawn and provide a Valentine’s Day party for We’ll play dodgeball and other “gym” games in our new multi- some of the children who live there. Receive service hours and purpose space. We’ll make homemade sandwiches for the chance to give back to those less fortunate. We will also dinner. Bring your favorite add-on (chips, pickles, jalepeno eat lunch. Drop off and pick up at St. Matt’s. sauce)! Be creative.

This information and more is on the church web site at: www.stmatt–ky.org/youth.htm Check it out! Need to get hold of Lynn? Email her at: [email protected]

9 DAILY PRAYER LIST

Note: At Morning Prayer each weekday, members of St. Matthew’s congregation are prayed for by name. As members of the Christian community, we are advised to hold each other in prayer. As part of your prayers, please remember all of the St. Matthew’s parish family.

Week of February 11 Week of February 4 Hines: Ann Hawkins: Richard, Jean, Lauren, Zachary, Taylor Hobson: Martha Haxby: Madeline, Kristina, Christopher Hocker: Monty, Janna Haynes: Douglas, Elizabeth Holmberg: James, Ruthe, Elise, Aaron, Emily Heick: Norma Homan: Marilyn Henderson: Margaret, Rodney Honaker: Graham Henry: Gray, Neville Blakemore Hood: Charles Herman: Ann, Kaylee Huber: Tracy, Helen, Hillary Hermanson: Christopher, Jenice Carolan, Katie, Elsie Hudson: Judith, Richard Hibbs: Virginia Huecker: Sue Hill: Ed, Karen, Elizabeth, Stephen

Week of February 18 Week of February 25 Huff: Faith Jones: Helen, Tom Pike Huffman: Bob, Kitten Lawless Jones: Susanne Hume: Mary Jean Joy: James, Catherine, Chris, Alex Irving: Willard, Nancy Judge: Dennis, Susan, Sophia Williams Jackson: Julia Kaehr: Travis, Katerine Jackson: Katherine Kara: Peace, Jaspar Jacobus: Betsy, Clay Copeland Karle: Anne Jeffries: Mary, Jake McGuirk Kasting: Robert, Nancy Jobson: Betty Kayser: Bobbie Jobson: Robert, Betty, Ashley Kessler: Cynthia

We pray for members of the parish family serving in the Armed Forces Michael Lewis, Charles Harris, Lawrence Stivers, Stuart Huffman, Will Bardenwerper, Philip Swain, Ryan Campbell, Lance Lawfer, Kevin Smith, Michael R. Greene, Kevin Trimble, Billy Cundiff, and The Rev. Steve Pike

Heavenly Father, We ask you to make the door of St. Matthew’s Church a gateway to your eternal kingdom; and grant that all who worship in this house may also witness for you in the world outside, to your honor and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Weekday Services Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m., Morning Prayer, Chapel Tuesday: 7:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Chapel Monday-Saturday: 5:30 p.m., Evening Prayer, Chapel

10 PARISH FAMILY

Transfers In

Douglas Parker from Grace Episcopal Church, Trumbull, CT

Transfers Out

Craig Lynch along with his daughters, Claire and Grace to St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Louisville, KY

Baptisms

Celia Holland Parker, daughter of Doug and Ashley Parker, January 7

We are sorry to hear about the death of

Caroline Moore’s brother-in-law

Brad Ray’s sister

+ + + May light perpetual shine upon them + + +

11 St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church Non-Profit Org. 330 N. Hubbards Lane U.S. Postage Louisville, Kentucky 40207 PAID Permit No. 7 (502) 895-3485 Masonic Home, (502) 895-3486 FAX Kentucky www.stmatt-ky.org

Office Hours

Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Staff

The Rev. Canon Lucinda Laird, Rector Barbara Ellis, Organist/Choirmaster The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones, Pastoral Associate Ann Davis, Parish Life Coordinator The Rt. Rev. David Reed, Bishop in Residence Mardi Galvin, Parish Administrator The Rev. Moray Peoples, Parish Associate Ruth Kempf, Accountant Deborah Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education Martha Wakefield, Office Assistant Lynn Miller, Youth Coordinator Emily Schwartz, Seminarian Intern John Willingham, Mission Coordinator

Voice Mail Extensions & E-mail Addresses for the Clergy & Staff

Phone Extension e-mail address

The Rev. Canon Lucinda Laird ...... x29 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones ...... x34 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Moray Peoples ...... Cell: 836-1278 ...... [email protected] Deborah Rodahaffer ...... x32 ...... [email protected] Barbara Ellis ...... [email protected] Lynn Miller ...... [email protected] Ann Davis ...... x26 ...... [email protected] Mardi Galvin ...... x21 ...... [email protected] Ruth Kempf ...... x24 ...... [email protected] John Willingham ...... Cell: 558-8603 ...... [email protected] The Rt. Rev. David Reed ...... [email protected] Vestry

Rick Lotz, Senior Warden Peter Bell Lee Fletcher Jane O’Roark Gaylee Gillim, Junior Warden Steve Cherry Shannon Frey Linda Wardell Bev Weis, Secretary Bob Clark Jay Lambert Dwayne Watson Jim Moyer, Treasurer Anne Farra Edie Nixon Matt Goldberg, Youth Representative 12 Adult Education for January-February 2007

Parents in Conversation meets every Sunday in the Choir Rehearsal room (in the old Clingman Hall). The classes below meet in the church. January 14 The Civil Rights Movement in Louisville with The Rev. Charles Tachau. The Rev. Mr. Tachau was deeply involved in the movement locally and should enlighten our understanding of that time in our history. January 21 Annual Meeting in Church, following the 10:00 service January 28 Celtic Christianity (Part II – but come even if you missed Part I!) with the Rector. This is in preparation for our special workshop on February 17. February 4 The Children on the Other Side of the World - the AIDS orphans we are supporting in Kenya, and a presentation about the AIDS crisis in Africa February 11 Victorian Challenges - continuing our series on Anglican history with Dr. Jim Baughman February 18 The Anglican Establishment and the First World War with Dr. Jim Baughman SAVE THE DATE! On Saturday, February 17, we will have a workshop on CELTIC CHRISTIANITY, led by the Rev. Bryan MacFarland. This will be a very special opportunity. Watch for more details! Annual Dinner and Blessing of Saints Hall Friday the twenty-sixth of January at half after six in the evening Child care will be available R.S.V.P. by returning the enclosed card

If you did not receive an invitation and would love to joins us - please stop by the office and pick one up, or give us a call (895-3485) and we will be happy to mail you one. The deadline to RSVP is Monday, January 15, 2007!

13 The SAINT MATTHEW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

of St. Matthew’s March 2007 Parish Mission Statement Our mission is to be a caring, inclusive community, centered in the Eucharist and grounded in the Gospel, so that we can reach out as Christ’s hands to the world.

FROM THE RECTOR Beloved in Christ, what’s important. Not sad – serious. What’s We are able to look at our mortality and I invite you, in the our sinfulness because we have God’s name of the Church, promises of life and grace, forgiveness Happening? to the observance of and reconciliation. Without those a holy Lent… From the Former promises, Lent would be an exercise in Senior Warden ...... 2 Book of Common masochism. With those promises, all Prayer, p. 265 things are possible. Parish News and In 40 years in the desert, the people of Bits n’ Pieces ...... 2-3 I have a fondness for Lent that dates back, I think, to the age Israel forged a new identity as the Kenya News ...... 3 of 10. That year my mother decided that covenant people of God. In 40 days in she wanted to attend the Lenten the wilderness, Jesus came to a full Building the Spirit ...... 4-5 Wednesday night Eucharists. Resorting realization of his own identity and Questions & Answers to outright bribery, she promised me mission. In these 40 days we remember Focus on Planned Giving dinner afterwards at my favorite who we are, and we turn and return to God. In the parable of the Prodigal Son Benchmarks hamburger place, the Camellia Grill, if I would go with her. As a result, I thought I am always struck by the phrase he Music Notes ...... 5 Lent was a fine idea. came to himself at the time the wayward son decided to return home. He Church School News ...... 6 Well, granted, I’m not sure I really remembered who he was. And so do we, understood the premise of Lent. In fact, as we come to ourselves, remembering Youth Page...... 7 I know I didn’t, because the next year I that we are marked as Christ’s own announced that I was giving up glazed forever. Thoughts about Lent ...... 8 doughnuts for Lent. I loved glazed I invite you, therefore, to “give up” or Evening Prayer...... 8 doughnuts – but the only time I got them was at the coffee hour after church “take on” during this season in some Social Concerns ...... 9-10 on Sunday, and the priest had told our way that will bring you home. Give up Confirmation class that Sundays were the overcrowded calendar, and enter Welcome to Ben Linder ...... 10 always feast days and not counted in into Sabbath time. Take on the the 40 days of Lent. So – I didn’t have volunteer work you’ve been meaning to Lent 2007 ...... 11-12 to give them up on Sundays! Clever. do with those who are most in need. Adult Education ...... 13 Fast, if it helps you to focus on God – So what IS Lent about? What is a “holy or to remember those who have no Lent”? What’s this “giving up” Pancake Supper ...... 13 food. Give the money you save to the business– just something to make us hungry. Take on ten minutes a day for Prayer List ...... 14 feel bad so we feel good when it’s over? silence and meditation. Come to Morning Prayer or Evening Prayer. Parish Families ...... 15 Lent is, first and foremost, preparation for our greatest feast, Easter. For any big Remember who you are and come home. occasion we will prepare. We clean our Know that Lent is, truly, a gift. house before a big party, and so we take stock spiritually and clean house during Yours in Christ, Lent. + Lent is a time to get serious, to Lucinda remember our mortality,1 to focus on FROM THE FORMER SENIOR WARDEN

It was certainly a distinct privilege and honor to be in The remaining balance is then divided by the total charge of your most generous Christmas gift to the staff number of “shares” (full plus partial). This year, that and clergy this past December. Several parishioners balance was divided up among 6-2/3 total “shares”. The asked me how that process works, so I thought I’d try gifts from your contributions usually end up being fairly to explain it. As you know, the Senior Warden typically substantial and are most welcome. sends a letter out right after Thanksgiving, identifying an It is a true pleasure to work with this staff and clergy. opportunity for anyone who chooses to do so to They are dedicated, creative, totally committed contribute toward a gift for the staff and clergy to show professionals who live out their faith every day in every our appreciation for their efforts over the past year. I facet of our parish life. Very few churches can tout a collect your envelopes and checks, deposit them into the group that is so highly motivated, well-respected and Fund III account at Stock Yards Bank and then divvy up giving. They have suffered through much in the past the total. This year (2006), I received a contributed total year and a half, and we owe so much more than a of $5,300 from 121 separate checks and cash donations. simple thank you seems to offer. But thank them we do! The distribution of the gifts is based on how much time Individually and collectively, they staff and clergy members work. Full-time employees are all wonderful and we are blessed to have them at receive one full share. Part-time employees receive a St. Matthew’s! partial share based on their hours worked. A few people Faithfully yours, who work only a few hours a week receive a flat amount. Rick Lotz The process is very simple. From the total amount contributed, the sum of the flat rate gifts is subtracted.

PARISH NEWS Bits n’ Pieces A Big Round of Applause for our Annual Dinner Helpers! Birthday Celebrations Thank you to everyone who worked to make our Annual Dinner a success, of our and especially to Mary Nancy Todd and Mo Wakefield, co-chairs. Homebound for March

March 11 Julia Jackson The Ladies’ Lunch Bunch March 19 Pat Warden We will be going to Cutting Board on Goose Creek March 23 Marcia Brendel Road (1 block off Westport Road), on Thursday, March 15, 11:30 a.m. All are welcome! Please call Betty Triplett, 425-9733, if you have any questions or need to carpool. 2 PARISH NEWS

UNSUNG HERO 2007 This was the Rector’s announcement at the Annual Dinner, January 26, 2007. Tonight we are honoring one parishioner who has been reaching out and caring for others, inside and outside of this parish, for many years. He is vocal (yes, it’s a he) in that he works hard at getting other people involved, but he doesn’t blow his own horn. When I stopped to look at all the things he’s been involved in, all the people he has helped, all the connections he has made, I was truly astounded. Our hero went to New Orleans to help rebuild. Our hero went to Oyugis, Kenya to partner with the people there in building. Our hero works here in Louisville to build with Habitat for Humanity. Our hero has – and has had for many years – a particular ministry to the sick and housebound of this parish, as well as those who simply needed a little help. He served on the Calling Committee for many years, sends out get-well cards to the ill and elderly, and visits those who cannot come to church. We talked to Anne Carter Mahaffey Zadig, and she had this to say about him, “ What I do remember clearly was his loving concern for anyone who was ill, elderly or needed help… and I remember getting a lot of cards from him when I was ill. I think that was before he was officially on the calling committee; it was just because he was such a nice guy.” He also is pretty determined that those who want to come to church are able to. He chairs the driving assistance committee with zest and zeal. He coordinates the drivers’ schedules, and is always ready himself to drive parishioners to doctors’ appointments and to church. (A wonderful side effect to this is that many firm friendships have been formed between drivers and other parishioners who might never have known each other otherwise.) Our hero has represented us on the St. Matthew’s Area Ministries Board for years, chairing it in 1999. Dan Lane, the director, calls him a fundraising dynamo, and someone always ready and willing to volunteer for all sorts of things. (Dan also wanted to take this opportunity to thank our hero for the jar of hot peppers he receives each Christmas – peppers Dan worries about, feeling that if the jar ever breaks, they will put a hole in the trunk of his car!) By now, you know who he is. Please join me in honoring Bill McKinney!

KENYA NEWS

John Willingham, Mission Coordinator

It is time to begin preparing for our trip to Oyugis, Kenya, June 9-24. Our first meeting will be Febuary 25, 4:00 p.m. at St. Matthew’s. I will have the payment dates, dates for our other meetings, and things you should be doing to get ready. If you are interested in joining us on this life changing trip please come. If you have questions please call John at 558-8603 (C) or 459-4582 (H).

3 BUILDING THE SPIRIT UPDATE Questions and Answers? Lee Fletcher, Campaign Coordinator

Where are we now? As Lucinda announced at the to pay off their pledges early have helped annual dinner in Saints Hall, the capital campaign has tremendously in delaying and lowering the amount that reached another milestone. Our original goal was to we have needed to borrow. Of course, the need is still raise $2.1 million – which we did. Our challenge goal there and the more that we can pay early and the more was to reach the initial estimate of the cost of our that we can add to these gifts, the less we will need to building project. This amount was $2.8 million. With finance. additional gifts and pledges, we are now over $2.7 Does St. Matthew’s arrange to have pledges paid million. This is an amazing $600,000 over our original directly from your bank to our bank? Yes! Those goal! who use this service can attest to how convenient it is How was this achieved? Thirty-nine parishioners to have payments made automatically on the 10th day have increased their pledges for a total of $310,626. of each month. There is a simple form available. If you Additionally, over $5,000 was raised by having our would like to do this, just ask. evening at the Comedy Caravan, selling St. Matthew’s By the way - Did you know that direct payment note cards, and flower donations at the annual dinner; could also be arranged for your regular pledge over $26,000 has been donated as special memorial payment? It is very helpful for St. Matthew’s to have a gifts. The remainder has come from new pledges and steady flow of funds coming in each month. There is a from one-time gifts. form for this too. Forms are in the Narthex. How much additional money do we need? As of Do you have questions about your account? Those March 1, the amount we have borrowed is $1.5 million. who made any payments during 2006 received a The reasons for this were outlined in a previous statement during January. If you would like to receive a newsletter and will be reviewed again in the next payment record by mail or by e-mail, at any time, newsletter. please let me know. Call me at 896-1224 or email How can you help? Parishioners who have been able [email protected].

Focus on Planned Giving David Brooks

The beginning of a plan to leave your assets to St. charitable deduction (based on your age and the amount Matthew’s begins with a good will, updated on a regular placed in the trust) in the year you establish and fund the basis. If you have contributed to St. Matthew’s you might trust. This is a common trust instrument and most consider the possibility of using some planned giving attorneys can draw one up at minimal cost. You can be technique to help the church after you are promoted to your own trustee or name a financial service company as glory. You can easily leave funds to St. Matthew’s your trustee to manage the assets in the trust. Episcopal Church by designating the church in your will. Another technique is to buy life insurance giving The mission of the church is the reason you should consider leaving funds in your estate plan to St. ownership to the church; by doing this the insurance Matthew’s. The church is unique in providing Christian premiums you pay are considered charitable deductions for tax purposes. After your death, the life insurance policy support and nurture to the community of Christians who worship together as believers. Whether you serve in the would provide funds to help the church to financially choir, church school, youth ministry, outreach committee weather the loss of your pledge. You might consider setting up a Charitable Remainder Unit Trust. You would or dozens of other volunteer jobs, you probably have realized the joy of Christians working together to do the transfer assets to this trust and receive an annual annuity Lord’s work. And I’m sure you realize there will never be payment of approximately 5% of the annual value of the trust for the rest of your life. You would retain the right to enough money to fund all the wonderful outreach programs and other activities we would love to do as a designate the charitable organizations which would benefit parish. Your gift, even after you depart, can help from the trust and you would be entitled to take a large significantly to alter that situation at St. Matthew’s. Come to the special Planned Giving presentation on Sunday, March 11! 4 BUILDING THE SPIRIT UPDATE

Benchmarks Bishop Reed

Recent strategic thinking around the war in Iraq has made it obvious that the people who are footing the bill want to know when progress is being made. In the same way the St. Matthew’s family looks for some tangible “Benchmarks” in the completion of our construction program. How about these? February The Cross is back on top of the Church! The construction work on Saints’ Hall, with its kitchen, should be completed. (Tables and chairs ordered and awaiting delivery) “Community Service Offices” in balcony overlooking Saints’ Hall, completed and occupied by the Staff and Clergy Lounge and office area demolished The “Grand Staircase” opened for use

March Clingman Chapel finished Restrooms ready and accessible from hallway by circular stairs Elevator by the Grand Staircase in place but awaiting electrical installation and inspection The new Narthex will be opened for use by stages

April Narthex completed All offices ready for use Bride’s Lounge completed

A special note about floors. While the word “completed” is used, the very last thing to be done everywhere is to put down the floor covering. This will not be done as long as construction crews and materials are moving around the building.

Spring and Summer Landscaping and work on the Memorial Garden

MUSIC NOTES

Barbara Ellis, Choir Director / Organist

Lent is here! This means that the choir is working on some glorious Easter music. Now is a great time to join the choir! Come make a joyful noise on Wednesday evenings at 7:45 p.m. in our wonderful new space!

5 CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS

Debbi Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education

Parents in Conversation Debbi Rodahaffer will lead a discussion on “The Spirituality of Children” on February 18. René Strause will lead a conversation concerning “Sibling Rivalry” on February 25. Our intern, Emily Schwartz, who holds a masters’ degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, will lead a discussion of Marian Wright Edelman’s book, The Measure of Our Success: Letter to My Children and Yours on March 4 and 11. This little book (97 pages) is an important read. Books will be available in the PIC class beginning February 11.

Lenten Series Bible School The five Tuesday nights during Lent, February 27, March 6, 13, 20 and 27, while parents are upstairs participating in the Lenten Series, children are invited to our Lenten Bible School, “Mission: Possible – Special Agents”. These five nights will be filled with Bible stories told by a storyteller in our “interstellar room”, crafts and games for our 3’s through 5th graders. Our nursery and activity rooms will be open for infants through two-year-olds. We have a special request to our youth to serve as leaders! Please talk with Lauren Becker, Jenice Carolan, Mary Lou Fitzer, or Debbi Rodahaffer if you are interested in being a special agent leader. Register your child by signing the participation sheets that you will find upstairs or downstairs. The five evenings will begin at 6:00 p.m. with children having supper with their parents.

DIOCESAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE AT ALL SAINTS CONFERENCE CENTER, MARCH 9-10, PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CHRISTIAN FORMATION. REGISTRATION FORMS ARE IN DEBBI’S OFFICE.

MAKE YOUR PLANS NOW TO ATTEND SUMMER CAMP AT ALL SAINTS! Senior High Camp ...... June 24–29 7th & 8th Grade Camp ...... July 1–6 5th & 6th Grade Camp ...... July 8–13 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Grade Camp ...... July 15–20 Register on line at the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky website. Scholarship Funds are available for all campers from St. Matthew’s!

Vacation Bible School is coming to St. Matthew’s – July 30-August 3, 9:00 a.m. until noon. Mark your calendars now! 6 St. Matt’s Youth youth@stmatt–ky.org Web site: www.stmatt–ky.org/youth.htm (502) 895-3485 Lynn Miller, Youth Coordinator

March 2007

Pancake Supper Prep Lenten Program Sunday, February 18, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Each Tuesday night in Lent there are things to do The pancake supper is back!! (See Pancake Supper info) at church for adults, youth and younger kids. The Pancakes will be flipping on Tuesday, February 20. We’ll get adults will have interesting speakers. There will organized and start the cooking at youth group tonight! We’ll also be a mini vacation bible school for kids. Youth have dinner too. can attend the speakers or help with VBS. Service hours provided, of course. Look in this Spirit for Games in Saints Hall more info about Lent. See Lynn for info about VBS Sunday, February 25, 5:30-7:30 p.m. and how you can help. We’ll play dodgeball and other “gym” games in our new multi- purpose space. We’ll make homemade sandwiches for dinner. Bring your favorite add-on (chips, pickles, jalepeno sauce)! Be creative. Trolley Hop!!! Sunday, March 18 It’s time for some 4:00-8:00 p.m. BOWLING!!!! Yes, it really is time for the diocesan trolley hop! Dinner, worship, music, Sunday, March 4, 5:30-7:30 p.m. and a trolley ride. Plan to be there! Ten Pin Lanes Locations to come. We will meet at Ten Pin for bowling, food and laughs. Drop off and pick up is at Ten Pin. Bring money for the snack bar. Subs Get to know and the new Ben! Sardines! Sunday, March 11 Sunday, March 25 5:30-7:30 p.m. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Dinner, games and a chance to get to know Ben Linder, our It’s sub night - come one, come all. We’ll also play games in new Youth Director. Come and welcome Ben and hear his Saints Hall and watch a movie. Tons of fun! story.

This information and more is on the church web site at: www.stmatt–ky.org/youth.htm Check it out! Need to get hold of Lynn? Email her at: [email protected]

7 THOUGHTS ABOUT LENT

I Got Rhythm The Rev. Moray Peoples

I Got Rhythm was written for the musical comedy Crazy For You in 1930. Nonetheless, it is still one of my favorites. The best singer in the whole world continues to be Ella Fitzgerald and she recorded I Got Rhythm. Her sense of the lyric and rhythm draws me in every time. What great music! I love it. Her treatment of words and melodies are the stuff of life. The music and rhythm of the Church’s life likewise connects me with myself. You probably have had that happen for you, too. All of us come to Church expecting spiritual things to Happen! We always hope. Yet, sometimes Church can feel like entering a world not particularly similar to where we live most of the time. The music and rhythm Here seem different than Out There. It can become an uncomfortable choice point. Sometimes it is plainly discordant. The perfect music and rhythm for life often changes, of course. Just about the time we sense life is “making sense,” a chord we’ve never heard gets played… or someone like Ella interprets a lyric like I Got Rhythm and another world opens inside us. We take a breath. Wow! For me, the music and rhythm of the Church’s Lent have been connectors with the Church Building, for life, the world and Christ. Nonetheless, there is an ongoing squabble in my spiritual self, as I seek to land on the major chords. So, I use Lent as a focused re-training and preparation time. It is re-training because I try to sing and attend to how far out-of-sync my voice has become. My notes seem off pitch and the beat just isn’t what it was. Lent becomes my intensified spiritual “spring training” for the other seasons. I want to be in rhythm and find the right notes. I think we simply must look for occasions to re-tilt our heads to the tuning fork and the beat. One of my own places is the Song of Simeon in Evening Prayer (Luke 2:25-35). As a kid in Boys’ Choir, his song was a staple of my repertoire of Lenten music. I never knew it until I sang it over and over and over. It drew me to the Scripture…and Christ. Can you imagine his Voice when he realized who he held? There he stood. Centuries of hope cradled in his arms, Simeon found a new voice.

EVENING PRAYER

by Bob Huffman

The Daily Office of Evening Prayer has been a source of inspiration and comfort to countless people over the centuries. For the past 3 months, Evening Prayer has been read Monday through Saturday at 5:30 p.m. in the chapel at St. Matthew’s by 17 specially trained Lay Readers. The service includes scripture readings appointed for the day, recognition of saints or other faithful church leaders, prayers from the Book of Common Prayer, and an opportunity for all present to bring their own joys, thanksgivings, concerns and requests to the Divine. These readings of Daily Office unite us more fully to Anglicans around the world similarly praying at that same hour. The service usually lasts 15-25 minutes. Evening Prayer is an excellent way to end the workday in quiet reflection. During Lent, this daily office will be a meaningful discipline to help prepare for the Passion of Christ and Easter. (Note that on Wednesday nights in Lent a healing service will be part of Evening Prayer.) If you are interested in becoming a Lay Reader to officiate at Evening Prayer, please leave your name with Mardi Galvin in the church office. And, please join us at 5:30 one evening for a time of prayer and meditation.

8 SOCIAL CONCERNS

Thanks to our new volunteers Volunteer St. Matthew’s parishioners, thank you for stepping up to volunteer in February! Opportunities Cornerstone had four new volunteers come and baby sit. It was wonderful to have extra loving arms with three infants who needed one-on-one attention, Cook or Baby Sit several active toddlers and our regular group of energetic three and four year for teenage mothers olds. at Cornerstone Despite the cold weather, two new volunteers came to help us build interior and exterior walls for a new Habitat house. Thankfully, we got to work in the Thursday, March 1, warehouse instead of outside! 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. We hope to see our new volunteers again this month. If you have been Sign up in the Narthex meaning to volunteer, but haven’t done so yet, come join us. We have fun and to cook or send food. help our community at the same time. To volunteer to baby sit, call Diane Clark, 245-5633. Join us this month! Wayside Christian Mission (carpooling from church can be arranged.) Wayside has a new location! Their address is 432 East Jefferson Street. The new facility has a “wall” of windows and is a more pleasant place to serve and eat, Habitat for Humanity compared to the previous facility. St. Matthew’s serves lunch on the second Sunday of each month from 11:15-1:15 p.m. We meet in the Narthex right after Saturday, March 3 communion to carpool. For more information call Sarah Weston, 426-6678 or 8:30 a.m. to Noon Greg Petrites, 895-6522. or 3:00 p.m. New volunteers are always needed to help our small, but dedicated crew. Join us! Shawl and Lap Robe Ministry (carpool from church at 8:25 a.m.) Knitting and other fiber crafts are more popular than ever, and a pair of enterprising seminary students found a way to blend their interest in fibers with Calvary / St. George’s their dedication to healing ministries by starting Prayer Shawl Ministries in 1998 in Hartford, CT. The idea has taken root and grown widely, and many fiberart Food Collection Sunday craftspersons throughout the country are now involved. The program is Sunday, March 4 simple: The craftsperson makes a shawl by knitting, weaving, crocheting, quilting, felting or any other technique. The shawl is intentionally made for Please bring nonperishable someone in need – perhaps because of illness, medical procedure, loss, or grief. items to the Narthex and place The craftsperson prays as seems appropriate while making the shawl. The them in the basket. shawl is then given to someone in need of comfort. Your food donations St. Matthew’s is joining this ministry, but with an added element: we will make make a difference! shawls or lap robes. There will be patterns, prayers, and other suggestions in a folder on the bulletin board and a box to store your finished product until our Serve lunch at Wayside clergy determine that it is needed. This is a wonderful opportunity for everyone Christian Mission to participate. There will be instructions for creating a lap robe or shawl without Sunday, March 11, knowing how to quilt, sew, knit, crochet, felt, or weave. 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. The ministry is well summarized by Janet Bristow, one of the founders: “Shawls ... made for centuries universal and embracing, symbolic of an We leave right after communion inclusive, unconditionally loving, God. They wrap, enfold, comfort, cover, at the 10:00 a.m. service give solace, mother, hug, shelter and beautify. Those who have received and meet in the Narthex these shawls have been uplifted and affirmed, as if given wings to fl y above to carpool. their troubles…” Written in 1998 by: Janet Bristow © 2006 Call Sarah Weston, 426-6678, The Shawl Ministry is not intended to replace the Seaman’s Scarf Ministry. or Greg Petrites, 895-6522, Let’s do it all! for more information. If you have questions, please call Mo Wakefield at 897-5811 or send an email to [email protected] 9 SOCIAL CONCERNS

Join the Team!

St. Matthew’s will have a team in the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life / St. Matthews to be held June 22-23, at Waggener High School. Our team is dedicating its effort to survivors, those in our parish currently fighting cancer, and those who have lost their fight. Relay For Life is a fun-filled, overnight, non-athletic team event designed to celebrate cancer survivorship. Highlights include an inspirational luminaria service during which candles are lit inside bags, placed around the school track representing cancer survivors or those who have lost their battle with cancer. Those candles stay lit all night to light the way and serve as reminders of the significance of participants’ contributions. Survivors are honored in many ways during the Relay including walking the first lap on Waggener’s track with the community cheering them on. The evening continues with entertainment, food and lots of activities. Each team sets a fundraising goal that is met in many ways that we’ll determine as a team. The American Cancer Society uses funds raised at the Relay to support its mission to eliminate cancer through research, prevention and early detection programs. Relay stands for the hope that those lost to cancer will never be forgotten, that those who face cancer will be supported and that someday cancer will be eliminated. The Relay For Life also brings awareness to the community about the wonderful advances in cancer research, prevention and detection. Many of the participants are survivors who are proof of the progress that has been made not only in cancer cure rates but also in the quality of life following cancer treatment. Come join our team. We’ll have notices of meetings in the bulletins and newsletters, but if you’d like to help us get organized now, please contact Team Captain Marty Lawfer at 327-6057 or [email protected].

WELCOME TO BEN LINDER!

Please welcome our new Youth Director, Ben Linder, who joins our staff in March as Youth Director. Ben and his wife Shanna come to us from Arkansas, where Ben has worked since 2002 in youth and young adult ministries. We will be “sharing” Ben with the Diocese, where he will serve as the diocesan youth director. Here at St. Matthew’s Ben will work with our Youth Coordinator, Lynn Miller, and be involved with Christian Education, Confirmation classes, acolytes, youth group, and anything and everything to do with our youth.

10 LENT 2007 AT ST. MATTHEW’S

I invite you, therefore, in the name of the Church, to the observance of a holy Lent … Book of Common Prayer, p. 265

The 40 days of Lent are a time of preparation – preparation for Easter. We are an Easter people, a resurrection people. Because the Feast of the Resurrection is at the center of our faith, we prepare for it carefully. Lent is a time of self-examination, of penitence, of exploration, and of prayer. It is a time to stretch and grow in the faith. It is a solemn and focused time, a time in which we are always aware of the great joy to come. How will you observe Lent? Will you give up something, the better to focus on God and the needs of others? Will you take on something? Will you deepen your prayer life, read the Bible more, or learn more about your faith? Here at St. Matthew’s, there are a number of possibilities for the observance of a Holy Lent. Make a commitment to one or more of these, and prepare with joy for the Paschal (Easter) Feast!

Worship in Lent

Ash Wednesday Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on February 21, a day of self-examination, penitence, and a reminder of our mortal nature. Holy Eucharist with the imposition of ashes will be offered three times on Ash Wednesday, 7:00 a.m., 12:00 noon, and 7:30 p.m.

Sundays in Lent You will find Sunday worship to be more penitential in nature. The service will usually begin with the confession and there will be more silence and time for reflection.

Weekday Worship A commitment to weekday worship during Lent can be something meaningful to “take on” for the 40 days. Morning Prayer is said each weekday (M-F) at 9:00 a.m. in the chapel, and Evening Prayer (M-Sat) at 5:30 p.m. The Holy Eucharist is celebrated on Tuesday mornings at 7:00 a.m. in the chapel. On the Wednesdays in Lent (excluding Ash Wednesday and Wednesday in Holy Week), a healing service will be a part of Evening Prayer.

(over) 11 LENT 2007 AT ST. MATTHEW’S

Possibilities for education and growth

On Tuesday nights in Lent, we will offer a special program in SAINTS HALL (please note that it is Tuesday, not Wednesday). Each evening will begin with a Lenten soup supper at 6:00 p.m., and end following Compline at 7:45. We have asked some very special speakers to talk about their own spiritual journeys with us, as a way for us to think about our own.

Tuesday, February 27 Bishop Gulick

Tuesday, March 6 The Rev. Dr. Bill Watson, Rector of Grace Church, Hopkinsville

Tuesday, March 13 The Very Rev. Mark Bourlakis, the new Dean of Christ Church Cathedral

Tuesday, March 20 The Rev. Canon Jay Magness, Canon to the Ordinary, Diocese of Kentucky

Tuesday, March 27 Two of our parishioners who are in the process of discernment for Holy Orders will speak

AND – there will be a very special program for children, too (see the Church School page)!

Bible Study The Monday morning Bible Study from 9:45-11:00 a.m. continues reading the Book of Genesis. You are welcome to join us, even if it is just for the season of Lent. We meet each week, and study Scripture together with coffee and snacks.

Going Deeper Spiritually Thursdays, March 1 and 15, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. We have been reading Marcus Borg’s The Heart of Christianity: Rediscovering the Life of Faith. Newcomers are welcome to join us for these last two classes, which stand well on their own. Copies of the book can be obtained by calling the parish office. The class will have a one-day retreat at the end of April.

12 ADULT EDUCATION Spring 2007 Sunday mornings: 11:15-12:00 Noon

PARENTS IN CONVERSATION meets every Sunday at this time.

February 25 Conversation with the Vestry a special opportunity to hear updates, ask questions, and voice your thoughts, ideas, and concerns.

March 4 Conversation with the Rector a chance to ask those questions you always meant to get around to asking, about church, theology, liturgy, or what those funny words like narthex and ciborium mean.

March 11 Planned Giving: what’s it all about? with David Brooks and Steve Ellis.

March 18 Mr. Arthur Cox, Executive Director of St. George’s Community Center will tell us about the new Freedom School at the Center. This is an exciting project connected to the Children’s Defense Fund, and St. Matthew’s is getting involved, too!

March 25 Introduction to Holy Week with the Rector and clergy staff. History, tradition, theology – and how you can fully participate.

SHROVE TUESDAY MARDI GRAS PANCAKE SUPPER Tuesday, February 20, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saints Hall $5/adult • $3/child • $15/family Tickets will be available at the door. A St. Matthew’s youth fund raiser - after expenses, funds will go toward our summer mission trip. THANK YOU!!

13 DAILY PRAYER LIST

Note: At Morning Prayer each weekday, members of St. Matthew’s congregation are prayed for by name. As members of the Christian community, we are advised to hold each other in prayer. As part of your prayers, please remember all of the St. Matthew’s parish family.

Week of March 4 Week of March 11 Kessler: Herman, Amy, Christopher, Caroline Kuhns: Greg, Joan Ketterer: Kett, Alan Wernecke, Natalie, Justin Laird: The Rev. Lucinda Kimama: Loise, Serah Lambert: Jay, Cicely, Michael, Rebecca Kimbrough: Bradley Lang: Nan, Jay Redman, Michael, Elizabeth Kincade: Kit, Joan Langan: Gene, Martha Kissling: Don, Mary Lynn Latto: Joel, Nicole Swann, Savanna, Luke Kolb: Tom, Cathy Sutton Lawfer: Marty Koshewa: Angela, David Niehaus, Peter, Benjamin Lawless: Kitten, Bob Huffman Krantz: John, Margaret, Michael, Jennifer, Daniel Ledvina: David, Andrea, Katherine, Luke Kries: Sarah Lewis: Mark, Robert, Sam

Week of March 18 Week of March 25 Lotz: Rick, Jan, Lauren Mathews: Mack, Frances Loucks: Nancy Mayes: Richard, Susan Lowery: Cullen, Katherine McKune, Hayden McCord: Walter, Betty Brooke Lucas: Linda McCreary: Bryan, Stephanie, Grace, Tate Macdonald: Stanley, Sally McKee: Lauree Maloney: Joe, Patricia McKinney: Bill, Martha Marcum: Tim, Karen, Nate, MacKenzie Meier: Frank, Karen Marshall: Shawn, Mike Lewis, Garrett Barry Mendel: Elizabeth, Charlie, Maggie Martin: Dorothy Mendel: Marye Masolo: Christine Mertz: Ken, Mary Ann, Andrew

We pray for members of the parish family serving in the Armed Forces Sean Nasserizafar, Adam Warren, Michael Lewis, Charles Harris, Lawrence Stivers, Stuart Huffman, Will Bardenwerper, Philip Swain, Ryan Campbell, Lance Lawfer, Kevin Smith, Michael R. Greene, Kevin Trimble, Billy Cundiff, and The Rev. Steve Pike

Heavenly Father, We ask you to make the door of St. Matthew’s Church a gateway to your eternal kingdom; and grant that all who worship in this house may also witness for you in the world outside, to your honor and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Weekday Services Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m., Morning Prayer, Chapel Tuesday: 7:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Chapel Monday-Saturday: 5:30 p.m., Evening Prayer, Chapel

14 PARISH FAMILY

Transfers In

Franklin and Jill Jelsma, along with their children, Henry and Logan, from St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church, Harrods Creek, KY

Transfers Out

Douglas and Barbara Voss, along with their children, Anna and Melia, to St. George’s Episcopal Church, Dayton, OH

Birth

Joshua, son of Priscilla and Don Busam, January 7

Deaths

William E. Edwards, Jr., January 10

Julia E. Jackson, January 10 Anne Strater Fuller, January 24

Joyce Aprile, February 6

We are sorry to hear about the death of

Phyllis Thomas’ father John Thomas’ sister

Mary Halley Nantz (founding member of St. Matthew’s)

+ + + May light perpetual shine upon them + + +

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Office Hours

Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Staff

The Rev. Canon Lucinda Laird, Rector Barbara Ellis, Organist/Choirmaster The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones, Pastoral Associate Ann Davis, Parish Life Coordinator The Rt. Rev. David Reed, Bishop in Residence Mardi Galvin, Parish Administrator The Rev. Moray Peoples, Parish Associate Ruth Kempf, Accountant Deborah Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education Martha Wakefield, Office Assistant Lynn Miller, Youth Coordinator Emily Schwartz, Seminary Intern John Willingham, Mission Coordinator

Voice Mail Extensions & E-mail Addresses for the Clergy & Staff

Phone Extension e-mail address

The Rev. Canon Lucinda Laird ...... x29 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones ...... x34 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Moray Peoples ...... Cell: 836-1278 ...... [email protected] Deborah Rodahaffer ...... x32 ...... [email protected] Barbara Ellis ...... [email protected] Lynn Miller ...... [email protected] Ann Davis ...... x26 ...... [email protected] Mardi Galvin ...... x21 ...... [email protected] Ruth Kempf...... x24 ...... [email protected] John Willingham ...... Cell: 558-8603 ...... [email protected] The Rt. Rev. David Reed ...... [email protected] Vestry

Steve Cherry, Senior Warden Peter Bell Sharon Nesmith Linda Wardell Shannon Frey, Junior Warden Lee Fletcher Edie Nixon Dwayne Watson Jan Garver, Secretary Jay Lambert Greg Petrites Bev Weis Jim Moyer, Treasurer Matrid Ndife Bill Stodghill Mike Lambert, Youth Representative 16 The SAINT MATTHEW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

of St. Matthew’s April 2007 Parish Mission Statement Our mission is to be a caring, inclusive community, centered in the Eucharist and grounded in the Gospel, so that we can reach out as Christ’s hands to the world.

FROM THE RECTOR What’s Dear People of surprised I was – I rather thought it was St. Matthew’s, cheating! – the first time I came to It should be Holy church as a staff member on Good Happening? Week by the time you Friday, and found the sacristy where we Focus on get this, and I hope I robed full of Easter lilies! Planned Giving ...... 2 will be seeing many of I go on about all this because I think you at the Maundy that sometimes in our lives there seems Parish News and Thursday agape to be no end to Lent, no promise of Bits n’ Pieces ...... 2-3 dinner, as well as at other Holy Week Easter, just endless wandering in the services and, of course, on Easter. In desert. Our lives do not follow the Music Notes ...... 3 fact, some of you will probably not even liturgical calendar. Good Friday comes read his until after Easter, and that is an at odd times. Lent seems to go on Vestry Comments ...... 4-5 odd thought as I write this in the middle forever. The supermarket is full of of Lent. Easter candy, and the lilies have been Going Deeper Retreat...... 5 I am a huge fan of the church calendar, delivered to the church, but Easter and after many years of observing the seems delayed. Daughters of the King ...... 5 seasons of Advent, Christmas, But I have known Easters in my life Epiphany, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost, it when I least expected them. And Building the Spirit is ingrained in my thinking. I’m always perhaps that is the point. To be sure, Progress Report ...... 6 surprised when I encounter people who our faith begins with the Easter live by other calendars (now there’s acclamation and promise, and we Adult Education ...... 6 parochial thinking on my part!); just last celebrate the feast yearly. But I think of week I said no to a glass of wine with Jesus’ disciples that first Easter, having Church School News ...... 7 the words “it’s Lent”, and received an no idea that life could come from death, absolutely blank stare in return. Well, joy from despair. I think of them Youth Page...... 8 it’s not for everyone, but it does shape huddled in that upper room in fear; I my life. think of the women creeping out at Social Concerns ...... 9 Thinking of Easter in the middle of Lent dawn; and I think of the disbelief of the others when the women came back from Prayer List ...... 10 is simple in one way: we all know it will come after 40 days. Still, at this point the empty tomb. They had no idea. They had no calendar, they had no lilies Parish Families ...... 11 the Lenten landscape overshadows everything else. If I walk past the choir in the sacristy. The one they loved and room on Wednesday nights, I hear the followed and believed in was dead. And Alleluias coming from the choir, and I then…Easter! Joy. Life. Hope. wonder if they, too, find it strange to Transformation. sing them in Lent. I remember how (continued on next page) 1 FOCUS ON PLANNED GIVING

Steve Ellis

As we come to worship each week at St. Matthew’s it is Here is another idea, called a Bargain Sale. Suppose you very easy to see the results of our annual giving – the own some property that has gone up in value since you resources needed for the smooth operation of our worship bought it. Or, maybe you have mortgaged property that and parish life. Lately we’ve also been regularly reminded you are willing to give to St. Matthew’s. You would like to of our special gifts to the Building the Spirit campaign as make a gift to St. Matthew’s but you need a benefit in we find new paths from the parking lot to the narthex and return (either cash or debt relief). You could sell the other parts of our evolving building! property to the church for less than fair market value or give the church the mortgaged property. Annual Giving is what we usually think of when we give to St. Matthew’s. It is a simple process, easily understood. You would get three benefits. First you would get cash We decide to support the mission of the church, and then payment or debt relief. You would also avoid capital gains give it money on a regular basis. on the part of the property that is a gift. Finally, you would receive a current federal income tax deduction for the part Planned Giving is the name given to all of the other ways of of the property given to charity. providing money to a charitable organization. Last month David Brooks mentioned three planned giving ideas: 1) If this Planned Giving idea sounds like something you making a bequest to St. Matthew’s in a will; 2) buying a life would be interested in, you should consult with your legal insurance policy, making St. Matthew’s the owner and and financial advisors. You want to be sure it is suitable for beneficiary; and 3) establishing a Charitable Remainder your circumstances, and that the paperwork is prepared Unit Trust. properly!

PARISH NEWS Bits n’ Pieces

FROM THE RECTOR (continued) I think of them as I face the deaths and failures and disappointments in my own life, and I learn from them to stick together, to keep praying, and to stay open to even the most surprising possibilities. I know that God has Birthday surprised me in extraordinary ways, and I know that grace has come out of the blue. I know, too, that God’s grace is Celebrations often not what I expected or thought I desired, not a restoration of something lost, or a triumph pulled out of of our failure, but a new way, a new possibility, a transformation. Behold, I am doing a new thing. Now it springs forth; Homebound do you not perceive it? for April May we all have the grace to perceive God doing new things in our lives. And as we celebrate the Great Fifty April 13 Martha Scanlon Days of Easter, may we know the Risen Christ, and Christ’s April 18 Nancy Garling promise in our lives and the life of the world. Yours in Christ, Lucinda + 2 PARISH NEWS

Stroke Identification From the Pew It only takes a minute to read this... A neurologist says One of the blessings of the upheaval caused by the that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he construction is that those of us at the 10:00 service who can totally reverse the effects of a stroke... totally. He are not involved in the Altar Guild have become aware of said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, the ministry these ladies do for St. Matthew’s at every diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared single service in our parish. We have watched through for within 3 hours, which is tough. Adult Education as these women, frequently helped by a thoughtful male, have made trip after trip to clear the RECOGNIZING A STROKE: altar and then trip after trip to prepare it for the next Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to service. Did you know that one woman can turn the identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells altar around all by herself? I certainly did not until I disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain watched it happen. damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke. THANK YOU Altar Guild for all your faithful service for all of us! Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions: – a parishioner S * Ask the individual to SMILE. T * Ask the person to TALK and to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (i.e. . . It is sunny The Retired Men’s out today). R * Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS. Breakfast *NOTE: Another ‘sign’ of a stroke is this: Ask the We meet on the third Tuesday of every month, person to ‘stick’ out their tongue. If the tongue is 8:30 a.m. at the Denny’s on Dutchman’s Lane across ‘crooked’, if it goes to one side or the other, that is also from Norton Suburban Hospital. Please join us! an indication of a stroke. If he or she has trouble with Everyone is invited, not just retired or senior folks! ANY ONE of these tasks, call 911 immediately!! and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher. The Ladies’ Lunch Bunch We will NOT meet during the month of April so you Mark Your Calendars! can attend the Episcopal Church Home Style Show. The River Cities Concert Band will perform their annual concert on Sunday, June 17 at 7:00 p.m. on the We will be going to Herman’s, 3985 Dutchmans Lane, brick apron of St. Matthew’s Church. The Ice Cream on Thursday, May 17, 11:30 a.m. All are welcome! will be back!! Please call Gwen Parkins, 245-2713, if you have any questions or need to carpool. The Great Vigil of Easter Saturday, April 7, 9:00 p.m.

Please sign up on the table in the Narthex if you can bring a festive dessert for the reception following the service. This is a most glorious celebration as we conclude the Lenten season! MUSIC NOTES

Barbara Ellis, Choir Director / Organist

We are pleased to welcome Naomi Christian to the choir. There’s a spot for you in the choir too! Please join us on Wednesday evenings, 7:45 p.m., in the wonderful new rehearsal hall! 3 VESTRY COMMENTS

Steve Cherry, Sr. Warden

An article by Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori in the February 2007 episcopal life summarizes very clearly why we undertake challenges such as construction projects and outreach programs. She urges us to ask ourselves who we are, why we’re here, and what are we doing about it? “Each congregation has a unique constellation of gifts in its members” she notes, “and a unique context in its neighborhood and community.” What are our gifts as individuals, and as the community of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church? How can we take (continue to take) those gifts into our wider community?

In early February, the vestry began another year with the traditional retreat at All Saints. This allowed time for vestry members (both old and new) and staff to get to know one another better, take time for reflection, and to look at the year ahead at St. Matthew’s. We reserved more time for that last item than is usually the case in a vestry retreat, due to the fast approaching completion of the renovations and additions to the parish facilities. Discussions ranged from the excitement of seeing the new spaces unfold week by week, to the listing of the events that could be held in the various new spaces available to parishioners, to how those facilities might be shared with the larger community around us, and to (of course!) the debt associated with making these new facilities possible. It soon became apparent to all that the overriding theme of our discussions during the retreat was the wonderful opportunity that would accompany this renovation and expansion. The dreams that were first expressed a few years before, during the earliest discussions of a potential expansion at St. Matthew’s, were becoming reality. As an extension of those wide ranging discussions at All Saints, the vestry resolved to bring that conversation to the parish at large and to continue to exchange ideas throughout the coming year in a variety of ways. First, the reports of vestry meetings will be published each month on the St. Matthew’s website and will be posted on the central bulletin board (once it’s in place in its new home!). Second, the invitation to dialogue began on Sunday, February 25, with the first of a series of conversations between the vestry and the congregation during the adult education hour after the 10 a.m. service. The vestry has proposed that this series be held every few months (possibly quarterly). Topics of discussion will vary, depending on the issues at hand at any given time. The purpose is to encourage awareness of vestry proceedings and parish functions. Walking from the parking lot into church these days, we’re always greeted by new sights and vistas that, little by little, have been revealing the new St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church: a glance from the “old” Narthex into the sanctuary, with a glimpse of the sky and north lawn beyond the altar; the spacious new Narthex, which, although still just a shell, gives a clear indication of its capacity for future smiles, hugs and conversations; the new administration wing coming to life in place of the old; Clingman Chapel; the new quarters for the choir; children’s classroom areas; youth facilities; and of course, Saints Hall - our new family room, where the life of this parish will continue to unfold for generations to come, side by side with the greater community. These are the spaces that have been coming to life around us and that will continue to do so through this Spring. The result will be a renewed facility that will provide a platform for inward growth and outward reach. There is the issue of “the debt”, of course: $1.5 million remains to be retired. But this might be a good point for a little historical perspective. Our archives at St. Matthew’s have yielded some interesting figures from the previous construction projects that have formed our parish on this site for over 55 years. Discussions about the original structure at 330 Hubbards Lane (after the site was obtained for $17,100) began in late 1948, and after much deliberation and fundraising, the design and construction of the original Sanctuary (now Clingman Hall) was completed in late 1952/early 1953. Construction cost was a whopping $137,000, and about a third of that figure ($45,000) was retired over time as a 15-year mortgage. The Administration Wing followed soon after in 1955 at a cost of about $200,000. The current Sanctuary came along next in 1963 at a cost of about $250,000 (which, by the way, was about 39% over the initial estimate of $180,000). The “Mending the Nets” project renovated and added on to Clingman Hall in 1986 at a cost of $575,000. Each of these projects left a financial debt for a growing congregation. But each also defined St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church and its commitment to its neighbors, its youth, and its future. The first of those commitments was made those 58 years ago by our charter parishioners, many of who are beside us today, and who can tell the story of those early dreams. Their confidence has been the foundation of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church. That is the same confidence with which we move into these expanded facilities today. So “the debt “, like the other debts before it, will be retired in time. It is a normal process. It is simply a sign of our commitment to our children and to our community, and to one another. 4 (continued to next page) and ways to invite the community in for a look Vestry Comments (continued) around. Tours for the public, including various non-profit organizations (as suggested by There will be no new fundraising initiatives for now. parishioners during our first vestry/parish dialogue The strategy most beneficial to St. Matthew’s at this on February 25), will be an important part of this point is to consider either paying your pledge early effort. This task force will be headed by Rick (which saves interest), or extending your pledge. A Lotz with help from Mike Lambert and Steve third option would be to consider some form of planned Cherry. giving. The presentation by David Brooks during the Adult Education session on Sunday, March 11 • “Saints Hall Usage”: A task force (for 2007 only) described the various methods of planned giving that considering ministry options for Saints Hall, are available to each of us, and what they can mean to including issues of group priorities, potential fee congregations and outreach efforts of the future. structures, etc. This will be led by Edie Nixon Speaking of the future, there are various new ways for and Linda Wardell. parishioners to gather to consider the opportunities and • “Ministry Offices / Community Outreach”: A task challenges before us. force (for 2007 only) considering the five new • A new committee - the Green Team - initiated to Ministry Outreach spaces on the second floor of help St. Matthew’s become proactive on issues of Saints Hall, as well as various potential functions sustainability and the environment, an opportunity for the “white house” on our southeast boundary. to set an example for our families and our This will be headed by Matrid Ndife with Sharon community. This committee will be led by Nesmith. Sharon Nesmith and Jan Garver. Please contact these individuals if you’d like to help in • “The First Year: Celebrations & Opening”: A task any of these initiatives. There is much to do, and your force (for 2007 only) looking into various ways to talents and energy are critical. celebrate the blessings of our expanded quarters

An Invitation from Going Deeper Spiritually Daughters of the King Retreat on Thursday, April 26 The Daughters of the King at St. Matthew’s, Hildegard, Visionary, Chapter, invite all interested women of the parish A day-long retreat, with a focus on prayer, has been to find out about becoming a Daughter. We are planning organized by the Going Deeper Spiritually class for an informational coffee and training sessions for those who Thursday, April 26. ANY AND ALL parishioners who wish to join. are interested in participating are invited to do so. The purpose of the organization is Prayer and Service. The We will spend the day at Daffodil Hills, the home of fellowship and community with other Daughters is also Mary Nancy Todd, located near Bardstown. We will quite important. leave from St. Matthew’s at 9:00 a.m., and return about The group maintains a large Intercessory Prayer List for the 5:00 p.m. (There is an option to stay later and attend parish and others known to be in need of prayer. Vespers at the Abbey of Gethsemani.) There will be We have varied service projects. Currently we have quiet time, as well as time for conversation and designed and created baptismal banners to be carried in the enjoying the great outdoors. The Rector will lead the procession at the Service of Baptism. The first one will be retreat, offering ideas and guidance to help each person used at the Great Vigil of Easter. We assist with the Lenten find her or his best prayer practices. meals. We help with the Annual Parish Dinner. We do visitation of parishioners when the need arises. We are The cost for the retreat is $7.00, to cover the cost of planning to provide lunch for Habitat workers in the fall. lunch. Please call Mo Wakefield (897-5811) if you are We serve individually in many ways. We are active in such interested. areas as altar guild, office volunteer, chalice bearer, bell choir, lay Eucharistic minister, and arranging altar flowers— to name a few. Part of our motto says, “I cannot do everything, but I can Easter Services – do something. What I can do, I will do. Lord, what will 9:00 & 11:00 a.m. you have me do?” not 8:00 & 10:00 a.m.! If you have questions, feel free to ask any DOK member or call Sue Bridge, 245-5872, Martha Wallingford, 425-1343, 5:00 service is at the usual time. Sharon Nesmith, 228-5918, or Susan Judge, 899-5123. 5 BUILDING THE SPIRIT UPDATES

Progress rePort Which analogy would be most beneficial today? Light at the end of the tunnel? Return to normalcy? Nearing completion? Rounding third base and heading for home plate? It’s perhaps fitting that the concluding parts of the construction and renovation are at our front door for all to see. As you have now witnessed, the demolition work and new construction is drawing to a conclusion. You can begin to see the size of the new Narthex and location of the new clergy and staff offices. The “red” stairs that we have all used and enjoyed for so many years will soon be gone. New memories will begin as we enjoy the light-filled grand staircase and courtyard beyond. The elevator is in the process of installation to help those who “don’t do steps” well and for easily transporting a variety of items between floors. Elsewhere and less visible, much other finishing work is underway both on the interior and exterior. Final site grading will be underway soon followed by the installation of new plants. The brick entrance sidewalk in front of the Narthex will return. The “rear” bathroom doors will disappear. Final touches will be complete in Saints Hall and the Kitchen will have new life. As we move toward the end of April, the last remaining items should be drawing to a close. Clergy and staff will have returned to their new offices and the last spaces to be completed should be nearing completion. Full enjoyment and use of all areas will spring forth in May!

ADULT EDUCATION

Sunday mornings: 11:15-12:00 Noon

PARENTS IN CONVERSATION: April 15 - with Lynn Miller April 22 - Planned Giving - how to plan for your children’s future April 29 - with René Strause No Adult Ed on Palm Sunday, April 1 or Easter Sunday, April 8 April 15 TBA April 22 The Rev. Dr. Bill Brosend, formerly of this parish and now Professor of Homiletics at the seminary of the University of the South, will talk about his new book “Conversations with Scripture: The Parables”. There will be copies for sale, too, which he will sign! (Are we proud of him or what?!) April 29 The Social Concerns Committee and the Kentucky Refugee Ministries, will explain the vital refugee ministry St. Matthew’s has an opportunity to participate in and support. A short DVD, “Encouraging Hope” will introduce refugees and their journey into a new life. Following the DVD, a representative from Kentucky Refugee Ministries will give us information about sponsorship and answer our questions. We can reach out as Christ’s hands to the world by welcoming the stranger. Please join us as we discuss this important opportunity to serve. 6 CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS

Debbi Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education “Come and pray with me.” For the past twenty years, Maundy Thursday has been the day and night of Holy Week that I could not miss. I know that the acts of servanthood during the Eucharist continue to speak to my heart. The Agapé Dinner is always one of the best meals we share each year as the community of St. Matthew’s. Yet the part of the evening that holds the most meaning for me is the Prayer Watch. Every year at 9:30 p.m., I walk into the church or the chapel, sit quietly and just listen to the sound of the quiet, after the joyful noise of the dinner, before I begin to pray. When our children were young, it became our ritual that on Maundy Thursday Richard would take our children home after the dinner and put them to bed while I remained at church to pray. I hope this might be a tradition you will consider. Come, pray, and keep the watch with me. (The watch begins at 9:00 p.m. and goes until midnight. You can sign up on the table in the narthex.)

Our Lenten Series Bible School in one word – WOW! With a very grateful heart, many thanks to Lauren, Becker, Jenice Carolan, and Mary Lou Fitzer for taking a “packaged Vacation Bible School” and turning it into something spectacular for the children who attended our Tuesday night Lenten Bible School. The children were “secret agents for God” and “astronauts”. Mary Lou tied everything together with Biblical storytelling. Thanks also to Balee Riley, Kristin Nasserizafar, and Shannon Edwards who helped shuttle children between games, crafts, storytelling, and the space craft that still resides in a hallway downstairs. As Lauren said, “This group of children of different ages was respectful not only of the adults but also of each other. The older children always included the younger ones and everyone – children and adults – had a great time.”

Storytelling and Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 7 at 3:00 p.m. We will gather in Saints Hall for storytelling and move out doors for the Hunt. Bring your child, grandchild, godchild, niece or nephew and a basket for each child you bring. This is a wonderful but quick event, so please arrive by 3:00 p.m.

CHILDREN’S CHAPEL will be open and childcare for our infants through second graders will be available for both our 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Eucharists on Easter Day.

Diocesan Vacation Bible School at St. Matthew’s – Monday, July 30 – Friday, August 3. Work will begin on this in April. We need YOU to be a part of the preparation as well as the “Galilee-By-the-Sea” week! Beginning late April we will have a weekly preparation night. If you like to work on art or craft projects, watch the Sunday bulletins for the beginning date.

The Children’s Program Committee will meet at church on Wednesday, April 18 at 6:30 p.m.

Let Debbi Rodahaffer know if you have a child or children who will be attending, or wants to attend, All Saints’ Summer Camp this summer. 7 St. Matt’s Youth youth@stmatt–ky.org Web site: www.stmatt–ky.org/youth.htm (502) 895-3485 Ben Linder, Youth Minister • Lynn Miller, Youth Coordinator

April 2007 Create-A-Church Pizza & Easter Eggs! Sunday, April 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 1 Dinner Provided 5:30-7:30 p.m. Have you ever wondered why, as Episcopalians, we believe what we We will have dinner and fill the Easter eggs with candy for believe? Have you ever wondered why other denominations believe the Easter Egg Hunt next weekend. Candy for us too! what they believe? Well, it comes down to culture, faith, and interpretation of the Bible. Here’s your chance to interpret and create St. Matthew’s your very own sect of Christianity. Famous We will use the Bible and various overviews of other denominations and religions to create new churches with new doctrine, new music, Easter Egg Hunt new liturgy, and belief systems. But, be prepared. With new churches Saturday, April 7 come new questions, fears, and doubt. Groups will have to defend their new churches to the whole group and 3:00 p.m. we will decide who has the best chance of success! Come to church and help with the children’s Easter Egg hunt. Hide eggs or help the little guys find them. Service hours available. We’re off to a BATS game! Happy Easter! Sunday, April 22 Sunday, April 8 After church - 4:00 p.m. NO Youth Group. We will carpool after church. The game begins at 1:15 p.m. We will buy your ticket but you should bring money for concessions! We will Enjoy time with your family! return to St. Matt’s by 4:00 p.m. for pick-up. Sunday, April 29 Senior Sunday Popcorn Theology 10:00 a.m. 5:30-8:30 p.m. We will honor our Senior class with a special service on Sunday, April We’ll watch a movie and 29, at the 10:00 a.m. service. Please join us as we send these friends see what we can see from off to college with our best wishes. If you would like to help with this a different perspective. Movie: TBA! service, please contact Lynn or Ben. Snacks and popcorn provided.

This information and more is on the church web site at: www.stmatt–ky.org/youth.htm Check it out! Questions? Send an email to Lynn at: [email protected] or email Ben at: [email protected]

8 SOCIAL CONCERNS

Jody Fletcher, chair

Volunteer St. MAM’s Opportunities (St. Matthew’s Area Ministries) Calvary / St. George’s Blood Drive Food Collection Sunday The next St. MAM’s Blood Drive is scheduled for Tuesday, April 12, Sunday, April 1, 2:00-7:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church located at 510 Palm Sunday Breckinridge Lane. Please stop by and give the gift of life! Donors are needed. Please bring nonperishable items to the Narthex and place them in the basket. Your food donations make a difference! Suggestions Needed Serve lunch at Wayside Please help us to know how to reach out more effectively as Christ’s hands in the world. The Mission Space Utilization Task Force would appreciate your Christian Mission ideas on how to use the five rooms above Saints Hall and the little white house Sunday, April 8, where we are currently storing furniture and supplies. The Mission offices Easter Sunday could be used in such ways as housing an administrative office of an organiza- 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. tion/group, for storage, or for educational or counseling services. We want this space to be used to serve the community and we want the ministries involved We leave right after communion to be meaningful to the parishioners of St. Matthew’s. Let the Task Force know at the 9:00 a.m. service and your ideas by placing your suggestions in the SUGGESTION box in the Narthex meet in the Narthex to carpool. or by sending a message to Brian Good at [email protected]. Thank Call Sarah Weston, 426-6678, You. or Greg Petrites, 895-6522, for more information. Cook or Baby Sit for teenage mothers Kenya News at Cornerstone As you know Hearts4Kenya started a corn farming project for 58 farmers in Thursday, April 12, Oyugis, Kenya, in February 2006. On our trip to Oyugis in July 2006 we helped 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. with the first harvest - the results we amazing. Through the hard work of the farmers, bulls for plowing, and new seed and fertilizer the average yields of Sign up in the Narthex their corn crop went from 1.5, 90 klg. bags/acre (350 lbs) to 7.9, 90 klg. bags/ to cook or send food. acre (1,805 lbs). A new crop was planted in August 2006 and was harvested in To volunteer to baby sit, Febuary 2007. We also added 7 new farmers for this season. The yields were call Diane Clark, 245-5633. even higher. This harvest produced 9.9, 90 klg. bags/acre (2,263 lbs). Join us this month! This is truly a wonderful success story. These people can now feed their families and have excess corn to sell at market. The money helps to pay school (If you would like a ride, fees, buy clothing, and medical help. carpooling from church can be arranged.) With this harvest our farmers have begun their co-op. Each farmer brought in 45 klg. (114 lbs) of corn from their harvest to sell and to use the money to offset Habitat for Humanity the cost of seed and fertilizer for the next crop. This will save $500 to $600. Saturday, April 14 The eleven schools Hearts4Kenya is providing with training for the older 8:30 a.m. to Noon students, and seed and fertilizer, also have equal success. Because of this or 3:00 p.m. success, the schools are now having feeding programs for all the children. There was no food for the children before. Many of you have contributed to New volunteers are always this great success story. Hearts4Kenya would like to say THANK YOU. needed to help our small, but dedicated crew. Join us! A new crop has now being planted and we will pray for continued increase in the farmers’ production. We will let you know the results in July 2007. (carpool from church at 8:25 a.m.) You are making a difference in the lives of the people of Oyugis, Kenya!

9 DAILY PRAYER LIST

Note: At Morning Prayer each weekday, members of St. Matthew’s congregation are prayed for by name. As members of the Christian community, we are advised to hold each other in prayer. As part of your prayers, please remember all of the St. Matthew’s parish family.

Week of April 1 Week of April 8 Metcalfe: Jim Mosher: Carol Miller: Eleanor, Rowland, Hannah Moyer: Kay Miller: Lynn, Mike Risley, Michael, James Moyer: Jim, Tay Wilkins, Karin Miller: Matthew, Laura, Isabelle, Amelia Mulloy: Pat Miller: Scott, Ann Murphy: Larry, Pam Mindrum: Jon, Liz Runyon Ndife: Matrid, Briana,Brandon Mitchell: Kitty Neaveill: Joel, Jenny, Trevor, Morgan Mitchell: Tommy, Sarah, Nate Skrodski, Jackson Nesmith: Bob, Sharon Moore: Condict, Caroline Newkirk: Eric, Amy, Elizabeth Morrow: David, Doris, Sam, Lee Newman: Martha

Week of April 15 Week of April 22 Niehaus: David, Angela Koshewa, Peter, Benjamin Nutt: Ruth Niel: Michael, Anne, Kyle, Rachel O’Roark: Jane, D.L. Nixon: Jenny Oberhausen: Ellen, Jana Nixon: Sandy, Molly, Alexander Ogden: Anne Nixon: Edie Ormsby: Henry, Barbara, Elizabeth Nixon: Bo, Edie Owens: Nancy, R.J. Borsch Nixon: Theodore, Mary Pardue: Thomas, Brooke, Matt Norman: John, Leslie Parker: Doug, Ashley, Celia Nuss: Charlotte Parkins: Cleve, Gwen Nutt: Claude, Sherry Patterson-Randles: Sandra

Week of April 29 Peck: John, Donna Peoples: Moray, Judith Peterson: Michelle, Monique, Marcella Peck: Michaeleen, Kevin Clark Perera: Swarna Petrites: Greg, Sarah Clement Peck: Robert, Deborah, Jason, Jina Peterson: Charlie, Jenny Pike: Tom, Helen Jones Pennington: Gary, Margaret

We pray for members of the parish family serving in the Armed Forces Sean Nasserizafar, Adam Warren, Michael Lewis, Charles Harris, Lawrence Stivers, Stuart Huffman, Will Bardenwerper, Philip Swain, Ryan Campbell, Lance Lawfer, Kevin Smith, Michael R. Greene, Kevin Trimble, Billy Cundiff, and The Rev. Steve Pike

Heavenly Father, We ask you to make the door of St. Matthew’s Church a gateway to your eternal kingdom; and grant that all who worship in this house may also witness for you in the world outside, to your honor and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Weekday Services Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m., Morning Prayer, Chapel Tuesday: 7:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Chapel Monday-Saturday: 5:30 p.m., Evening Prayer, Chapel

10 PARISH FAMILY

Transfers In

Mary Jane Glauber from Christ Church Cathedral, Louisville, KY

Anne Ogden from Christ Church Cathedral, Louisville, KY

Naomi Christian from Calvin Presbyterian Church, Louisville, KY Dorothy Johnson from Christ Church Cathedral, Louisville, KY

Donna Delph from Christ Church Cathedral, Louisville, KY

Transfers Out

Francis and Jelena James, along with their son, Fleming, to St. George’s Episcopal Church, New Orleans, LA

Kimble and Judith Moore, along with their daughter, Mallory, to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Louisville, KY

We extend congratulations to

Kit and Joan Kincade on the birth of their grandson Rick and Jan Lotz on the birth of their granddaughter

Deaths

Gilbert Nutt, February 21

Jayne Briggs, February 26

We are sorry to hear about the death of

Jenice Carolan’s grandmother

+ + + May light perpetual shine upon them + + +

11 St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church Non-Profit Org. 330 N. Hubbards Lane U.S. Postage Louisville, Kentucky 40207 PAID Permit No. 7 (502) 895-3485 Masonic Home, (502) 895-3486 FAX Kentucky www.stmatt-ky.org

Office Hours

Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Staff

The Rev. Canon Lucinda Laird, Rector Lynn Miller, Youth Coordinator The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones, Pastoral Associate Ann Davis, Parish Life Coordinator The Rt. Rev. David Reed, Bishop in Residence Mardi Galvin, Parish Administrator The Rev. Moray Peoples, Priest Associate Ruth Kempf, Accountant Deborah Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education Martha Wakefield, Office Assistant Barbara Ellis, Organist/Choirmaster John Willingham, Mission Coordinator Ben Linder, Youth Minister Emily Schwartz, Intern

Voice Mail Extensions & E-mail Addresses for the Clergy & Staff

Phone Extension e-mail address

The Rev. Canon Lucinda Laird ...... x29 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones ...... x34 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Moray Peoples ...... Cell: 836-1278 ...... [email protected] Deborah Rodahaffer ...... x32 ...... [email protected] Barbara Ellis ...... [email protected] Ben Linder ...... [email protected] Lynn Miller ...... [email protected] Ann Davis ...... x26 ...... [email protected] Mardi Galvin ...... x21 ...... [email protected] Ruth Kempf...... x24 ...... [email protected] John Willingham ...... Cell: 558-8603 ...... [email protected] The Rt. Rev. David Reed ...... [email protected] Vestry

Steve Cherry, Senior Warden Peter Bell Sharon Nesmith Linda Wardell Shannon Frey, Junior Warden Lee Fletcher Edie Nixon Dwayne Watson Jan Garver, Secretary Jay Lambert Greg Petrites Bev Weis Jim Moyer, Treasurer Matrid Ndife Bill Stodghill Mike Lambert, Youth Representative 12 HOLY WEEK AND EASTER

All services are in the Church unless otherwise indicated. Palm Sunday, April 1 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist with distribution of palms 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist with procession with palms* 5:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist with distribution of palms* Monday of Holy Week 7:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Chapel) April 2 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer (Chapel) 5:30 p.m. Evening Prayer (Chapel) Tuesday of Holy Week 7:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Chapel) April 3 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer (Chapel) 5:30 p.m. Evening Prayer (Chapel) Wednesday of Holy Week 7:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Chapel) April 4 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer (Chapel) 5:30 p.m. Evening Prayer Maundy Thursday 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer (Chapel) April 5 5:30 p.m. Evening Prayer (Chapel) 6:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist, with foot-washing* 7:30 p.m. Agapé Dinner (Saints Hall)* (approximately) 8:45 p.m. Stripping of the Altar The Watch continues in the chapel until midnight. Good Friday 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer (Chapel) April 6 12:00 Noon Good Friday Liturgy* 5:30 p.m. Evening Prayer (Chapel) 7:30 p.m. Good Friday Liturgy* Holy Saturday 9:00 a.m. Liturgy of the Word (Chapel) April 7 3:00 p.m. Easter Egg Hunt and Storytelling* Easter Eve 9:00 p.m. The Great Vigil of Easter Party to follow

Easter Sunday 9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, with choir* April 8 11:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, with choir* 5:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist * Child care available 13 HOLY WEEK AND EASTER

(see full schedule on opposite side)

Maundy Thursday

Please note particularly our MAUNDY THURSDAY AGAPÉ DINNER, which follows the 6:30 service. Agapé is Greek for love, specifically self-sacrificing, unconditional love, the kind of love God shows us in Jesus and which we are called to emulate. The early Christians often had an Agapé dinner, a “love feast”, following (or as part of) their celebration of the Holy Eucharist. Our dinner on Maundy Thursday is in particular remembrance of Jesus’ Last Supper the night before he died. It binds us together as a parish as we come to Good Friday, and our commemoration of Christ’s passion and death. The Agapé Dinner is a long tradition at St. Matthew’s and a very special time together. Last year, due to construction, we were unable to have it. This year, for the very first time, we will hold it in Saints Hall, so we will be adding our own new traditions to the old ones. The supper is simple, but festive. If you can, please sign up to bring bread, cheese, fruit or wine. But whether you bring anything or not, please COME! This is a very special time together as a parish.

Easter Egg Hunt

We will meet in Saints Hall for storytelling on Saturday, April 7, 3:00 p.m. Bring your Easter Basket and your running shoes! PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, GODPARENTS – please bring one dozen empty plastic eggs to church for each child particpating no later than 12:00 Noon, April 1!

14 The SAINT MATTHEW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

of St. Matthew’s May 2007 Parish Mission Statement Our mission is to be a caring, inclusive community, centered in the Eucharist and grounded in the Gospel, so that we can reach out as Christ’s hands to the world.

FROM THE RECTOR Dear People of and, as we always do at a baptism, we What’s St. Matthew’s, renewed our own baptismal vows. We do baptisms in the context of the Alleluia! Eucharist, and everyone participates. Happening? Christ is risen. Baptism is the sacrament of our The Lord is risen identity: children of God, members of Parish News and indeed. the Body of Christ. The Eucharist is Alleluia! Bits n’ Pieces ...... 2-3 God’s table, where we are fed, strengthened, and sent out “in peace, Yes, yes, I know – you’re getting this A Letter From ...... 4 to love and serve the Lord.” at the beginning of May and Derby is Vestry Comments ...... 5 probably what’s on your mind, not Pretty basic, isn’t it? Loved into being, Easter. Wasn’t that a long time ago? fed at God’s table. Sometimes I am EFM ...... 5 Well, do please remember that Easter asked why we baptize infants, since lasts 50 days (50 days of celebration as they cannot speak for themselves. It’s Building the Spirit opposed to the 40 days of Lent), and easiest to understand, I think, when we Progress Report ...... 6 we will be in Eastertide until Pentecost look at it in this context. God has (Sunday, May 27). So do celebrate! created us, loves us and calls us by name. There is absolutely nothing we Adult Education ...... 6 May is full of all sorts of good things, do to deserve this. Sheer grace is what especially here at St. Matthew’s. Our it is, and that’s very easy to see when Church School News ...... 7 new Associate Rector, The Rev. Jim we baptize a baby. That child has Trimble, arrives on May 15; his first taken no classes, passed no tests, Youth Page...... 8 Sunday with us will be May 20. I know earned no merit badges. That child is you will give Jim, and his wife Sarah open and vulnerable, receiving love Social Concerns ...... 9 and son Riley a warm St. Matthew’s and growing into love, and we are welcome. By that date, too, the staff reminded that God’s grace is poured on Prayer List ...... 10 should be in our new offices! (I’ve us all as well. And then we are all fed told Jim that his timing was certainly at God’s table; and just as a child Parish Families ...... 11 good – he’ll have missed all the should never remember a time when he construction!) Then Bishop Gulick or she was not fed at the family table, comes for his annual visit on Sunday, so our children are fed at God’s table May 20, when he will confirm eight of before they can even ask. our youth. The next Sunday is Pentecost, and I know we have at least Actually, we should celebrate 365 days two baptisms. a year, shouldn’t we? We also had a baptism at the Great Yours in Christ, Vigil of Easter: Joshua Edward Busam; Lucinda + 1 PARISH NEWS Bits n’ Pieces The Bishop is coming! The Bishop is coming! MARK YOUR CALENDARS Bishop Gulick’s annual visit and Confirmation is Sunday, May 20!

Mark Your Calendars! The River Cities Concert Band will be performing on the brick apron at St. Matthew’s on Sunday, June 17 at 7:00 p.m. The ice cream will be back! Please remember to bring a chair and/or blanket to sit on while you enjoy the great American music of our past.

The Retired Men’s Breakfast Birthday We meet on the third Tuesday of every month, 8:30 a.m. at the Denny’s on Dutchman’s Lane across Celebrations from Norton Suburban Hospital. Please join us! Everyone is invited, not just retired or senior folks! of our Homebound for May The Ladies’ Lunch Bunch We will be going to Harper’s Restaurant, 871 S. May 2 Judy Spencer Hurstbourne Lane (425-2900), on Thursday, May 17, 11:30 a.m. All are welcome! Please call Gwen Parkins, 245-2713, if you have any questions or need to carpool. 2 PARISH NEWS

WE NEED HELP! Saturday, May 12! We need help moving Jim Trimble, our new Associate Rector, and his family into their new home, 318 N. Hubbards Lane, on Saturday, May 12. We will be unloading the moving van from 3:00-6:00 p.m. - pizza, beer, and soft drinks will be provided. For those of you who can help, please call the parish office (895-3485) or send Steve Cherry an email to: [email protected].

PS: If you can REALLY help, we need people who can go down to Madisonville with us early Saturday morning and help load up the moving van!

THANK YOU! St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Our Easter Offering totaled $9,200.00! Of this, is looking for a $3,200.00 went to the agricultural project in Kenya Parish Administrator (this was the precise amount requested), and $6,000.00 to the new Freedom School at St. George’s 30 hours a week. Community Center here in Louisville. Thank you for your generosity! Answer phones; oversee parish calendar and facility rentals; various parish mailings; create and mail + newsletter twice a month; prepare service bulletins; Lucinda membership information, service registers; manage office including coordinating mailings, supplies, and equipment. Please call the church (502-452-9581) or email Agapé Dinner ([email protected]) or fax (502-452-9582) or mail a resume to St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Thanks to all who helped to clean up, 2233 Woodbourne Avenue, Louisville, KY 40205. break down tables, and put away chairs after the Agapé Dinner on Maundy Thursday! – The Rev. Ben Maas

St. Luke’s Chapel Hold this Date! June 10 Did you know that you could donate altar flowers as a Daughters of the King will have a coffee after the memorial or thanksgiving to the St. Luke’s Chapel at 10:00 service, Sunday, June 10, for all women of the the Episcopal Church Home, just as you do here at St. parish who would like information about becoming a Daughter. The focus of the Order is Prayer and Matthew’s? Service. We invite you to join a group of caring and The cost is $25 each week. If interested, call Carol supportive women who work together to further Cameron, 937-4970, to be added to the flower chart. Christ’s Kingdom. Please make your check payable to St. Luke’s Chapel, If you need more information, please speak to Sue and mail it to Episcopal Church Home, 7504 Westport Bridge, Martha Wallingford, Sharon Nesmith, or Road, Louisville, Kentucky, 40222. Susan Judge.

3 A LETTER FROM . . .

The Rev. Helen Jones, Pastoral Associate

Dear Sisters and Brothers of St. Matthew’s, parishioner Johnnie Hoge) undertook with a will. I am no longer doing that diaconal work. My ministry is centered in God is always doing a new thing. Always, no matter what this congregation with the people among whom I work, our ages or our situations in life. Our responsibility is to be “young and old, strong and weak, rich and poor.” My alert to the promptings of the Spirit so we don’t miss the primary job is no longer interpreting to the church the new things; our responsibility is to respond to them. Not needs, concerns and hopes of the world. necessarily in reflex action, our responses should be like conversations with an old friend or a beloved spouse in old Spiritually, I was aware of God calling me in another age: slow, thoughtful, prayerful, seated in trust and past direction when I left Norton Hospital. Instead of the experience. As Sarah found out, age isn’t a factor when grueling, deeply rewarding work with people in liminal God wishes to take us somewhere new. places, with people constantly fighting disease and coming to terms with dying, I was pulled toward spiritual For me, the new thing is discernment of a call to the direction. After a two-year practicum led by Jesuit priest presbyterate. As I told the Commission on Ministry in Jim Keegan, I have been practicing spiritual direction. I March, I have always preferred the word “presbyter” to welcome sitting with people as we explore together their “priest.” My strongest beliefs are non-hierarchical. I journeys with God. believe in the equality of the ministries, I believe we are called to a shared ministry. It is not surprising, therefore, My ministry is now with and in a particular community, that my assignment for the next few months is do reading which is a different sort of ministry than that of a hospital and write a long paper on the priesthood as I, with my chaplain. It was the exception rather than the rule in a guides, discern this call. I am doing work over the next six hospital that a patient ever returned to your care. Many of months in preparation for possible ordination in October. my patients I never saw after they were released (except for those who were Episcopalians). In our Sunday or holy day Over the years, it has been suggested to me that I function worship services, there was never the same congregation. I as a presbyter. Partly this is because, as a hospital chaplain had been interested in crisis ministry and that is what I did, focused in oncology, I had officiated at more funerals and and loved it, for twenty years. But now, as the Bishop burials than many rectors in this diocese. And because, says, much of the ministry I do is on the edges of where a over these twenty years of diaconate, I am asked regularly deacon normally functions; ordination to the presbyterate to perform marriage and burial ceremonies for would sanction me to hear the confessions of my directees Episcopalians from other parishes and from the population and of others, to absolve in the name of God, to claim the at large. Frequently I am told by Louisvillians, “I just center of my ministry. New occasions teach new duties. wanted someone who knew him or her.” And I am a native And God is forever taking us, not once, but again and of this town. again. As Bishop Gulick put it to us in his Maundy While it has been pointed out that I function as a Thursday sermon at the Cathedral, “What I have learned presbyter, I have never thought too much about it, this past year is that Jesus keeps on asking if we are committed as I am to the ministry of us all and, as I have willing to be taken—if we are in a perpetual stance to be been, passionately, to the diaconate. But recently, when I the called. Jesus’ question is, “Can you take being taken was asked by the bishop to consider the matter in prayer, I again and again?” went first to The Book of Common Prayer to review the How would it change my ministry here at St. Matthew’s? I vows for each ordination. It, and the illuminating work on would hope, by the grace of God, my ministry might be the ministries of lay, deacon and presbyter that Rose fuller and deeper, a greater practical help to the clergy staff, Bogal-Allbritten has done in founding the new diocesan bringing a more nuanced and focused spiritual connection school of ministry, clearly outline the differences. What with each of you in this congregation which I have come surprised me, reviewing both sources, was that it looks like to love so much. In terms of “new things,” we are entering I am being a lousy deacon. A deacon should, ideally, have a a new phase for all our ministries at St. Matthew’s, with ministry to the poor, the sick or the disenfranchised out in new spaces and relationships, both architecturally and the world and bring its concerns to the church. among us who do God’s work in this place. None of us My ministry has greatly changed since January 2001 when knows just where that will lead, and we need to be more I joined the St. Matthew’s staff. As a chaplain, I used to alert than ever to God’s promptings, both understated and bring the pain of the world to this congregation to enlist obvious. As we join each other on this new journey, please you in such things as AIDS work which St. Matthew’s join me on mine. (blessed by our former Rector Dick Humke, and led by

4 VESTRY COMMENTS

by Linda Wardell

As I begin my 3rd year of vestry service, I’ve been reflecting upon life at St. Matthew’s, and what a blessing this parish has been to me and my family. My husband, Kevin and I joined St. Matthew’s shortly after moving to Louisville in the spring of 2003. We were looking for a welcoming, inclusive parish with a strong music ministry. A friend from my Houston parish, then in seminary, suggested that I try St. Matthew’s. He had heard good things about St. Matthew’s from his friend, Ben Robertson, who had recently been hired as Assistant Rector. When I visited on the spur of the moment mid-week, neither Ben nor Lucinda Laird was available. Mardi Galvin graciously showed me around and introduced me to music director Barbara Ellis. Even though the choir was on summer break, Barbara was in her best recruiting mode, and practically had me sign the choir’s “lifetime contract” on the spot. The next Sunday, we met Jack and Virginia Wilson on our way into the church and worshiped with them. We were of course given a wonderful welcome by Ann Davis, who spotted us as newcomers. The next day Jan Garver, leader of the bread ministry, delivered a delicious loaf of bread. We had found our new parish, and quickly settled in with choir, Foyers Groups and other activities. When Kevin’s parents moved to Louisville the following spring, we were delighted that his mother, Pat Wardell, chose St. Matthew’s to be her church home as well. The past few years at St. Matthew’s have been a time of change, with divisive issues facing the Episcopal Church in America and the Anglican Communion, as well as the excitement of a building project, the challenge of a capital campaign and the disruption of construction. It is my belief that this time of change has brought out the best in our parish. While we don’t all agree about the issues facing the church, we are committed to remaining in communion and in conversation with each other. We have never lost sight of the reasons for Building the Spirit—to create the facilities needed for ministry and outreach. We have all pitched in to move and move again, and have more or less cheerfully endured noise, mess, and cramped quarters. In the face of increased building costs and uncertainty about how to retire the anticipated debt, we continue to generously support the orphans in Kenya, St. Anna’s parish in New Orleans, Habitat for Humanity and many other important outreach projects. When money is tight, it is tempting to look inward to make sure we have enough for ourselves. I believe it is a testament to the faith of our parish that we continue to look for outreach opportunities. I am thankful that my family found St. Matthew’s and am honored to serve as a member of the vestry. I look forward to the exciting times ahead as the construction is completed and we continue to live into our mission “to be a caring and inclusive community, centered in the Eucharist and grounded in the Gospel so that we can reach out as Christ’s hands in the world”.

Why? The Rev. Moray Peoples

A very good question. behind. Rather, we find confidence as we are enriched by the reading material and group members. Lay Persons face the difficult and often subtle task of interpreting the richness of the church’s faith in a complex EFM was created and written by scholars associated with and confusing world. They need a theological education the Episcopal seminary at the University of the South, that supports their faith and that teaches every-day faith. Sewanee, Tennessee. Its intent is to provide a substantive academic program of study for Lay Persons. Since the Education For Ministry is a group of twelve persons who program began in the early 1970s, over 10,000 persons study, reflect and worship together throughout the around the world have participated. Currently, there are academic year. It is a challenging curriculum that engages EFM groups in four Louisville parishes. mind, heart and common sense. EFM prepares participants to fully claim their ministries as Lay Persons. To find out more about this exciting course, please speak with Moray Peoples. A good email address to use is: Because participants find new ideas and ways of thinking, [email protected] or let’s plan a cup of coffee the support of the group is essential. No one is left out or sometime soon.

5 BUILDING THE SPIRIT UPDATES

Progress rePort Sixteen months ago, St. Matthew’s began the physical journey that will be completed at the end of this month. After almost two years of master planning, fund raising and design work, untold numbers of design options explored with subsequent decisions made, moments of anticipation and excitement as a component of construction became complete, the fruits of everyone’s labor are about to be fully enjoyed.

This project could not have happened without the wonderful participation and cooperation of so many members of the congregation. Genuine interest, frustration, anxiety, and exuberation have all been juxtaposed against one another during this period of construction.

The clergy and staff have labored tirelessly to maintain the status quo while enduring relocations, dust, noise and, fortunately, a genuinely nice and cooperative group of contractors and construction personnel. Sunday school children and youth teachers, the Choir, the Altar Guild, the Flower Guild and many others have endured various hardships while making everything remain “normal”.

We are now very close to completion. Loose ends will be completed during the month. New furniture and decor items have been selected and will be arriving during the early summer months. While all this seems to have taken considerable time, it has generally occurred very smoothly. We can all look forward to final completion, developing creative plans for uses of our exciting new spaces and sheparding new ministry opportunities for OUR church as we prepare for a variety of exciting programs in the fall.

ADULT EDUCATION

Sunday mornings: 11:15-12:00 Noon

PARENTS IN CONVERSATION: May 6 - with Debbi Rodahaffer May 13 - with René Strause

May 6 Contemporary Issues Forum May 13 The Rev. Dr. Nancy Jo Kemper, Executive Director, Kentucky Council of Churches May 20 Parish-wide Reception in Saints Hall in honor of Bishop Gulick and our confirmands

6 CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS

Debbi Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education

What a programming year this has been! We moved into fourteen of the classrooms on September 7. That was THREE days before Church School opened for the year. We moved out again when the rains came the week of September 14 and flooded many of our classrooms. We lived with partially finished rooms and halls and so much dust and dirt we thought this might be the “Dust Bowl”. Our youth felt they were drifting in the desert all year without a space to call their own. Yet we have seen what next year is going to bring when we will be in our completed classrooms and chapels…all of them. They are going to be even more wonderful than we had hoped and dreamed. Through all of the confusion we have had an exceptional year. We also welcomed so many new families to St. Matthew’s and that has been an added blessing! The first major activity that will include all of our new spaces will be welcoming all children in the Episcopal community as well as in our neighboring community to come to St. Matthew’s for Vacation Bible School the week of July 30-August 3, from 9:00 a.m. until noon each day. When we spoke of our dreams and our vision for “Building the Spirit”, always first on our lips was having a space where we could welcome all by reaching out as God’s hands to the world. Register your children, your grandchildren, your friends’ children now for our first major community event in our new spaces. And volunteer to help! Parishioners and staffs from Calvary, the Cathedral, St. Andrew’s, St. James’-Pewee Valley, and St. Mark’s will be joining us for a week of joyful learning!

THANK YOU to our youth who stuffed 800 eggs for a great indoor Easter Egg Hunt. Thank you Shannon Frey, narrator, Lauren Becker, and Mary Lou Fitzer, who began our “Hunt” by acting out The Runaway Bunny. It was a delightful afternoon!

Our 4’s through 5th graders will be practicing with Charlie Patton, our children’s music leader, at the beginning of the church school hour the next four Sundays because the children will sing in church during the 10 a.m. Eucharist on our last day of church school ~ May 13.

The dedication and devotion of so many people make our Children’s Program a place where children learn that God is love while forming relationships that will last a lifetime. This month a special thank you to our St. Matthew’s Church School teachers! Lauren Becker (3’s) Tyler Goldberg (3rd) Monique Schmitt (4’s/K’s) Beth Bullock (Substitute) Courtney Good (4th /5th) Randy Strause (1st/2nd) Steve Bullock (Substitute) Libby Hardy (4’s/K’s) Amy Tucker (Substitute) Jenice Carolan (4th/5th) Angela Koshewa (6th /7th ) Jeremy VonDeylen (4th/5th) Amy Currie (4th/5th) Joel Latto (4’s/K’s) Carrie Woldin (8th/9th) Shannon Edwards (8th/9th) Andrea Ledvina (4th/5th) Anne Farra (10th/11th/12th) Doris Morrow (4’s/K’s) Gaylee Gillim (10th/11th/12th) Mike Risley (1st/2nd)

7 St. Matt’s Youth youth@stmatt–ky.org Web site: www.stmatt–ky.org/youth.htm (502) 895-3485 Ben Linder, Youth Minister • Lynn Miller, Youth Coordinator

May 2007 Post Derby End-of-the-Year Party Family Sunday, May 6 Picnic 5:30-7:30 p.m. Come to Youth Group for day after Derby food and games. We Sunday, May 20 will also plan some new events for next fall! 5:30-7:30 p.m. We’ll come together to party and wrap up the school year. You and your whole family are invited to attend. St. Matt’s will supply the main dish and you can bring the sides. Sign ups to Kickball come. Challenge Dinner Out on Us! Sunday, May 13 Sunday, May 27 5:30-7:30 p.m. 5:30-7:00 p.m. (note time change) St. Matt’s will invite other Episcopal youth groups to play Drop off at Dynasty Buffet, 2400 Lime Kiln Lane at 5:30 p.m. kickball. Come to play, and to eat, and to have fun!! Dinner for dinner on us! Pick up is by 7:00 p.m. from the restaurant. provided.

2007 Youth Adventure Trip to the Gulf Coast of Mississippi and New Orleans Depart: Sunday morning, June 10 • Return: Friday afternoon/evening, June 15 We will do mission work on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, Monday-Wednesday. Then Thursday we will travel to New Orleans for some sightseeing and fun. More info to come. We need additional adults to join us on this trip. If you are interested, contact Lynn or Ben.

This information and more is on the church web site at: www.stmatt–ky.org/youth.htm Check it out! Questions? Send an email to Lynn at: [email protected] or email Ben at: [email protected]

8 SOCIAL CONCERNS

Jody Fletcher, chair

Volunteer Cornerstone In May, many of the teenage mothers who participate in this vital program Opportunities will graduate and use the skills they have learned to be an effective parent. Calvary / St. George’s May also marks the end St. Matthew’s volunteer work, cooking and Food Collection Sunday babysitting once a month, until next September. The hot meal we prepare is served to parents and children between 6:00 and 6:30 p.m. and then the Sunday, May 6 mothers attend classes in parenting and job preparation. This is the day after Derby. If you are unable to bring food In April, there were at least eight infants who needed arms to rock them items on Sunday, please leave and toddlers who needed supervision. With only five volunteers to help we them in the Narthex during the had an infant in each arm and toddlers who needed our attention. week or bring them the following If you haven’t volunteered, please join us this month. You might prefer to Sunday. Our food donations are cook instead of baby sit. If so, there is a sign up sheet in the Narthex or call important to those in need. Sharon Nesmith, 228-5918. You can help prepare the main dish or send a Cook or Baby Sit salad, a dessert, bread or soft drinks. for teenage mothers at Cornerstone Thursday, May 10, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Join our Team to Fight Cancer! Sign up in the Narthex to cook or send food. Elizabeth Edwards and Tony Snow are two of the people we’ve heard about recently who are heroically fighting cancer. We’re all sadly aware of To volunteer to baby sit, what they’ve faced and what lies ahead. There are also people right in this call Diane Clark, 245-5633. congregation who are heroes, too. Some will triumphantly win their battles, (If you would like a ride, but others will not. We all know someone who has waged the fight. carpooling from church can be arranged.) The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life is a vehicle that lets all of us help our heroes in their battle against the most deadly disease of Habitat for Humanity Americans under 75. St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church is sponsoring a team Saturday, May 12 in the St. Matthews Relay For Life to be held on June 22-23, 2007, at 8:30 a.m. to Noon Waggener High School. Our team will join more than 3.5 million people or 3:00 p.m. across the country who are dedicated to eliminating cancer in our lifetime. At events in 4,800 communities nationwide, teams of families, friends and Bring work gloves, a hammer, coworkers join together to CELEBRATE the lives of those who have battled and join us! You will enjoy the cancer, REMEMBER those lost and FIGHT BACK against a disease that experience and our crew will takes too much. appreciate your help! (carpool from church, 8:25 a.m.) The Relay is NOT an athletic event. It’s a celebration of survivorship and a memorial to those who have lost their battle with cancer. It’s a way for us Serve lunch at Wayside to stand with those survivors and in memory of those lost and make a Christian Mission commitment to raise money for prevention, research and education so that Sunday, May 13, someday cancer will not take the vitality and lives of those we love. (Mother’s Day) In the next few weeks, the St. Matthew’s team will be asking for your 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. support, both financial and personal to help us in this most important fund We leave right after communion raiser for the American Cancer Society. Please give generously of your time at the 10:00 a.m. service and and treasure. If you’d like to be part of our team, or if you have any meet in the Narthex to carpool. questions, please call Marty Lawfer, Team Captain, at 327-6057 or at [email protected]. Don’t let our heroes fight this disease alone. Please Call Sarah Weston, 426-6678, check out our website that allows you to join our team or make a or Greg Petrites, 895-6522, donation online! 2007 RFL of Jefferson County St. Matthews KY - Team for more information. Statistics .

9 DAILY PRAYER LIST

Note: At Morning Prayer each weekday, members of St. Matthew’s congregation are prayed for by name. As members of the Christian community, we are advised to hold each other in prayer. As part of your prayers, please remember all of the St. Matthew’s parish family.

Week of May 6 Week of May 13 Plager: George, Marti Reed: David, Catherine Luckett Porta: Barbara Reese: Gibbs, Lynn Prater: Susan, Lindsay, Ryan Reily: Stephen, Emily, Cason, Henrietta, James Preston: Jeffrey, Leigh Anne, Molly, Kylie Rhea: Tim, Laura, Charlie, Peyton Pritchard: Ray, Connie Rice: Russ, Suzanne Pruett: Joe Paul, Emily Riggin: Jane Putney: Laura, Henry, Afton Riggs: Elisabeth Quinn: Marilyn Risley: Michael, Lynn Miller, Michael, James Ray: Bradford, Stacey, Kyle, Samantha, MacKenzie Ritter: Gilbert, Robin Redman: Jay, Nan, Michael Foster, Elizabeth Foster Roberts: Jordan

Week of May 20 Week of May 27 Robertson: Andrew Rule: Bruce, Camie Robertson: Ellen, Michael Runyon: Elizabeth, Jon Mindrum Robertson: Ellyn Rutter: Tim, Cathy Robertson: Else Schaaf: Ernestine Rodahaffer: Nina Scheirich: Joe, Sarah Rodahaffer: Richard, Debbi Scheirich: Joseph, Naomi Rohrer: Dottie Schmidt: David, Jane Hardy, Jonathan, Nathan Roosevelt: Glenn Schmitt: Michael, Monique, Bryce, Zachary Rosenbaum: Betsy Scholl: Jan Rothenburger: Sarah Schwartz: Emily

We pray for members of the parish family serving in the Armed Forces Sean Nasserizafar, Adam Warren, Michael Lewis, Charles Harris, Lawrence Stivers, Stuart Huffman, Will Bardenwerper, Philip Swain, Ryan Campbell, Lance Lawfer, Kevin Smith, Michael R. Greene, Kevin Trimble, Billy Cundiff, and The Rev. Steve Pike

Heavenly Father, We ask you to make the door of St. Matthew’s Church a gateway to your eternal kingdom; and grant that all who worship in this house may also witness for you in the world outside, to your honor and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Weekday Services Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m., Morning Prayer, Chapel Tuesday: 7:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Chapel Monday-Saturday: 5:30 p.m., Evening Prayer, Chapel

10 PARISH FAMILY

Transfers In

Tinsley and Susan Stewart along with their children Caitlin, Lily and Lucy

Devin Gaffney from 12th Street Church, Bowling Green, KY, and Carolyn Gaffney from St. John’s Roman Catholic Church, Newark, DE along with their daughter Lauren

Baptism, April 7

Joshua Edward Busam

We extend congratulations to

Kit and Joan Kincade on the birth of their granddaughter

Scott and Ann Miller on the birth of their granddaughter

We are sorry to hear about the death of

Scott and Ann Miller’s grandson, Courtney Pearson (Courtney and his family were former members of this parish) Rick Mayes’ mother

+ + + May light perpetual shine upon them + + +

11 St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church Non-Profit Org. 330 N. Hubbards Lane U.S. Postage Louisville, Kentucky 40207 PAID Permit No. 7 (502) 895-3485 Masonic Home, (502) 895-3486 FAX Kentucky www.stmatt-ky.org

Office Hours

Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Staff

The Rev. Canon Lucinda Laird, Rector Lynn Miller, Youth Coordinator The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones, Pastoral Associate Ann Davis, Parish Life Coordinator The Rt. Rev. David Reed, Bishop in Residence Mardi Galvin, Parish Administrator The Rev. Moray Peoples, Priest Associate Ruth Kempf, Accountant Deborah Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education Martha Wakefield, Office Assistant Barbara Ellis, Organist/Choirmaster John Willingham, Mission Coordinator Ben Linder, Youth Minister Emily Schwartz, Intern

Voice Mail Extensions & E-mail Addresses for the Clergy & Staff

Phone Extension e-mail address

The Rev. Canon Lucinda Laird ...... x29 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones ...... x34 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Moray Peoples ...... Cell: 836-1278 ...... [email protected] Deborah Rodahaffer ...... x32 ...... [email protected] Barbara Ellis ...... [email protected] Ben Linder ...... [email protected] Lynn Miller ...... [email protected] Ann Davis ...... x26 ...... [email protected] Mardi Galvin ...... x21 ...... [email protected] Ruth Kempf...... x24 ...... [email protected] John Willingham ...... Cell: 558-8603 ...... [email protected] The Rt. Rev. David Reed ...... [email protected] Vestry

Steve Cherry, Senior Warden Peter Bell Sharon Nesmith Linda Wardell Shannon Frey, Junior Warden Lee Fletcher Edie Nixon Dwayne Watson Jan Garver, Secretary Jay Lambert Greg Petrites Bev Weis Jim Moyer, Treasurer Matrid Ndife Bill Stodghill Mike Lambert, Youth Representative 12 The SAINT MATTHEW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

of St. Matthew’s June / July 2007 Parish Mission Statement Our mission is to be a caring, inclusive community, centered in the Eucharist and grounded in the Gospel, so that we can reach out as Christ’s hands to the world.

FROM THE RECTOR Dear People of deeper, to find meaning, to discover What’s St. Matthew’s, more in life than our consumer society offers. And I know that It’s one of the many people who never set foot in Happening? hazards of my church have a strong sense of the calling, but….if I presence of God. But religion Parish News and hear one more involves other people, it involves person say to me, Bits n’ Pieces ...... 2-3 commitment, it has to do with how “I’m spiritual, but you live your life. New Orleans Mission Trip ...... 4 I’m not religious”, I’m afraid I’m going to lose it. A definition: religion — (Latin: A Few Words From the religio, ligo, “to bind together”) A way Associate Rector...... 5 Of course you’re spiritual. We’re all of seeing, thinking, and acting inspired spiritual. We are body, mind, and by questions about what things mean: Vestry Comments ...... 5 spirit, all of us. i.e. Where did we come from?, What is our destiny?, What is true?, What is Oh, I know what the person is Music Notes ...... 6 false?, What is my duty or obligation?, trying to say. Especially in the What is the meaning of suffering?, Church School News ...... 7 presence of a priest, people often What is the meaning of death?, How feel they have to explain themselves, shall we live? (See Thornton, http:// Youth Page...... 8 why they don’t go to church, or www.nmhschool.org/tthornton/ what they do or do not believe. I’m world_religions_working_definiti.htm ) Social Concerns ...... 9 interested in hearing it, but not if it’s Everyone is religious; the question is: coming out of some sense of guilt what’s your religion? What makes Prayer List ...... 10 or, worse, belligerence. (It does sense of your life? Why do - or not really bother me when it comes from do – anything? How do you treat Parish Families ...... 11 someone’s experience of a church other people? What are your highest that preached judgment rather than aspirations? your questions? A look INSERTS: love, and made that person feel less at how you spend your time, spend Bats Game and Picnic than a beloved child of God; then your money, treat other people, and I’m the one who feels she has to All Saints Summer Camp care for the least and the last will explain!) show your religion. (And lots of But I wonder if that that statement folks who call themselves Christians isn’t also a sign of lack of are actually worshippers of money commitment and/or our growing or power or other gods; lots of folks cultural sense of individualism and who don’t are obviously lovers of isolation. There’s a lot of interest in God; and all of us fall short.) spirituality (just look in any bookstore), which I think suggests a (continued to page 4) real yearning in many1 people to go PARISH NEWS Bits n’ Pieces River Cities Concert Band and Ice Cream Social Don’t forget the River Cities Concert Band and Ice Cream Social will be held on the front yard of the church on Sunday, June 17 at 7:00 p.m. Please bring a chair and/or a blanket to sit on. You might consider bringing a picnic! Ice cream will be provided at the intermission. This is a wonderful evening for fellowship and listening to great music. Please plan to join us for this fun-filled evening.

Heart Starter Needed The Adult Education Let it be known that the Vestry has identified a Committee could use deficiency in our safety procedures here at your help in planning St. Matthew’s. Namely: we need to have an Automated an expanded list of External Defibrillator (AED) on campus. Each minute of offerings for delay in applying the AED results in a 10% decrease in survival rate from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Should parishioners and newcomers. The life-long any parishioner have a special desire to fund the process of Christian formation will be the purchase of this potentially life-saving devise, please heart of the work we do with the many new contact one of your Vestry members. spaces we have to do it in. We will need – Bill Stodghill, M.D., Vestry member people to develop and to lead groups as well as finding leaders, speakers and other resources outside the parish. Please call Kit Kincade, 426-1641, if you are interested in working with us, or send him an an email to: [email protected] . – Kit Kincade, Committee Chair Birthday Celebrations of our Emily Schwartz has been our seminary intern throughout this program year. That position has Homebound officially ended, although Emily will continue as a parishioner through the summer while she takes Clinical Pastoral Educaiton at Baptist East. She’s off to The June 14 General Theological Seminary in New York in the fall, Katherine Jackson and we will send her off with a blessing some time in August. Meanwhile, do keep her in your prayers as she continues in the process of discernment for ordination to the priesthood. 2 PARISH NEWS

DID HELP YOU ? ? ? WANTED The St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church team that will be KNOW . . . participating in the American Cancer Society’s Relay For that the Chapel is open whenever the Church is open, Life, June 22-23 at Waggener High School, needs some and is always available for prayers? Morning Prayer is help. We will be cooking and selling brats and hot dogs said Monday-Friday at 9:00, Evening Prayer is said that night to make more money for our team and the Monday-Saturday at 5:00, the Eucharist is celebrated Relay. We’ll also be walking laps and participating in the on Tuesday at 7:00 a.m., and you are welcome at all events of the Relay. The Relay for Life is not an athletic services or at any other time when you might like to event. It’s a family, fun, celebratory and memorial event pray alone. The Reserve Sacrament is kept in the celebrating survivors, remembering those we’ve lost, Chapel as well, as the light on the wall indicates, and and working to raise money for the American Cancer many find it especially meaningful to pray there. On Society in it’s mission of research, educaiton and Sunday mornings the doors are closed so that anyone support. We’re dedicating our effort to cancer survivors who wants to pray before or after a service can have and those in our parish who have lost their battle with some quiet – so do go in! the disease. Everyone can help. Here are a few ways: • walk laps at the Relay in support of our + survivors; Lucinda • buy a luminaria in honor of a survivor; make a donation so that we reach our goal; • come out the evening of June 22 and help cook hot dogs and brats for us to sell; • buy a luminaria in memory of a loved one who has lost the fight against cancer; Gifts • donate food items such as hot dogs, buns, etc., for our tent at the Relay; to the • come out and celebrate on June 22 and show Church your support for our Team; • continue to pray for those in our Parish who are Library currently waging a battle against cancer. There is a lot of excitement building about our library. A There’s something for everyone. Come help us! Please selection policy has been written to go along with the call Marty Lawfer, Team Captain, 327-6057 or send an library’s mission statement. The library committee will email to: [email protected]. begin work this summer on our rejuvenated library, but it will be several months before the library is “open for business”. Many people have asked about donating books. The basic criteria are that gifts are accepted COME JOIN US! with the understanding that they will be evaluated June 3 is National Cancer Survivors Day. On that day, according to the library’s mission and its selection to honor our parish’s cancer survivors, our American policy. Subject matter is important along with the Cancer Society Relay For Life team will host an anti- condition of the material (books, magazines, DVD’s cancer healthy breakfast after the 8:00 a.m. service, etc.). before and after the 10:00 a.m. service, and a light supper before and after the 5:00 p.m. service in Saints We want the library to be vibrant and reflect St. Hall. Survivors will be our guests while we request a Matthew’s vision and programs. Guidelines and a small donation from others. All donations will go to the handout will be developed to describe our gift policy. American Cancer Society. If you’re a cancer survivor, Additionally, monetary gifts to help purchase material please let us know so we can celebrate with you. This will always be welcome and giving items in memory or day is for you! If you have any questions or comments, honor of individuals will be another way to give to the please call Team Captain, Marty Lawfer, 327-6057, or library. send an email to: [email protected]. We look forward – Lee Fletcher to seeing you there on June 3! 3 NEW ORLEANS MISSION TRIP

Nan Lang From April 18th through the 22nd, twelve parishioners company. Homeowners then own the remains of the (and one sister from Houston!) travelled to New shell of a home, but have no money to rebuild. Orleans to continue with St. Matthew’s participation in the housing clean up still left from hurricane Katrina. Our days were spent pulling drywall, nails, ductwork, For some of us, this was our first post hurricane trip. cabinets, insulation, tile, sinks, toilets, hardwood We were prepared to gut houses and work with St. flooring & siding from five different houses and Anna’s Mobile Medical Mission. Our work was directed delivering it in wheelbarrow loads onto front yard through the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana’s Office debris piles. Many homes had mouse-eaten or sludge of Disaster Response (www.edola.org/ covered treasures that were important to the odr_volunteer_main.php). In addition to these mission homeowners to be saved. Many homeowners now live trips, our church is also a sponsor for St Anna’s Mobile in FEMA trailers parked on their front yards. FEMA Medical Mission. They provide free preventative trailers are still needed by many, but provided to a medicine and screening services to neighborhoods that relative few. Neighbors shared stories of evacuation, lost health care practitioners and health clinics due to loss, and personal experiences with contractor fraud Katrina. and financial ruin. The recovery process provided by the Episcopal We were encouraged by signs of life in large sections Church is finally starting to move to a second phase. In of the city and the surrounding area that 12 months ago the 19 months following Katrina, largely with the help resembled a war zone. But there are still many areas of volunteer organizations, roughly 95% of the flooded that resemble ghost towns. The overriding message we homes have finally been gutted. Gutting is just the first received is that the city and community are rebuilding, phase in recovery and is required in order to assess the but that there is still a long, heart wrenching, and condition of the remaining structure. Local government expensive road ahead. They do not want to be is beginning to require homeowners to, at least, gut forgotten. their houses and maintain the grounds surrounding their Finally, we had a wonderful stay at The Victorian home to demonstrate a desire to rebuild. House B&B. They donated their entire facility to our Once the dwelling is gutted, it is eligible for mold & group of 13 volunteers for 4 nights and asked for mildew remediation and a final termite inspection. After nothing more than a generous tip for the house staff. these tests have been completed, the home can have Located on Rampart Street, we were housed just on new electrical and plumbing installed and then finished the edge of the French Quarter. The Innkeeper made us with dry wall, cabinets, and painting. The vast majority feel comfortable, at home, and even arranged for an of homeowners are still awaiting money from either evening’s tour of the Quarter. We highly recommend their insurance company or the government in order to your stay at The Victorian House: have this work completed. Frequently, insurance ww.victorianhousenola.com (866-408-5311). companies pay flood claims directly to the mortgage

FROM THE RECTOR (continued) We gather here at St. Matthew’s Sunday after Sunday prayers, in nature, and in the world around us. But it’s to give thanks; to be fed; to hold each other up and really hard to do alone, and it’s even harder to keep at it encourage each other; to admit where we’ve gone alone. And since we are all spiritual AND religious wrong, ask for help, receive forgiveness and start fresh; beings for whom relationship with God includes – to open ourselves to the Holy Spirit; to find hope; and mandates! – relationship with each other, we come to then to go out from here ready to serve Christ in the church. world. Goodness knows we’re not perfect, and Of course, that’s a long answer, and I probably won’t certainly the church is a flawed, human institution. But be able to give it all the next time I’m cornered at a Christ is here in bread and wine, in God’s Word, and in party. But there it is. each other. Yours in Christ, Not going to church doesn’t make anyone a bad person. And certainly we can encounter God in our own Lucinda + 4 A FEW WORDS FROM . . .

The Associate Rector The idea of “place” is very important to me and to my youth group and diocesan camps. I was an acolyte and formation as a human being, and as a Christian. Much like youth leader. And this place called St. Matthew’s warmly the town itself in the story To Kill A Mockingbird, locale is welcomed me and Sarah when we were married eight years something that is prime in telling our stories. ago. My sense of place began in the backyard of this church 39 Even though we were separated by a thousand miles while years ago. I grew up in the neighborhood next to St. I was in seminary, the love and prayers from St. Matthew’s Matthew’s and spent the better part of each day on the comforted me and Sarah when our son Riley was born. playground or in the church yard. Two years of And St. Matthew’s sponsored for ordination to Holy kindergarten (I loved it so much, one year would just not Orders to do the priestly work of God in the world. Now we do) was the beginning my formal relationship with the have come full circle. Now we have come back home. church. My mom could watch me out the kitchen window as I sauntered through the lawn all the way to the school I feel blessed to be back among these bricks and walls and door. Then followed many years of Vacation Bible School happy souls as I begin a new season of ministry in the when my younger brother and I just wandered into a Church and will hold you in my thoughts and prayers as classroom one day and were spotted by Mr. Humke, the we journey onward. Thank you for your warm welcome of priest, who knew us from the day school. Sarah, Riley, and me. I look forward to our time together as we live among each other rejoicing in the power of the As I got older, my father became a member of the parish. I Spirit. was still a Roman Catholic worshiping down the street at Holy Trinity until my sophomore year of high school, but it Grace and Peace, was this place with its red carpet and tent-shaped roof + which drew my attention and my spirit. I was involved in – Jim

VESTRY COMMENTS

by Shannon Frey

Recently I was interviewed by Allie Friedman, the bright and energetic young adult I mentored through her Confirmation. It was a very vibrant discussion and forced me to ponder some issues that I haven’t considered in awhile. One of her questions was, “Why do you go to St. Matthew’s?” I rather enjoyed answering this because it was in many ways by our location that we happened upon this church. When Andy and I were living in Denver, we attended St. John’s Cathedral, and had to drive fifteen to twenty minutes each way to get there. Andy really wanted to attend a neighborhood church once we arrived in Louisville, and we were living in St. Matthews, so we tried it. Lucinda’s sermons are what hooked us the most, particularly because I was having difficulty getting pregnant at the time and her messages really spoke to us. We enjoyed, initially, a quiet existence at St. Matthew’s, and later became more comfortable and met some wonderful people, especially through the bridge group on Monday evenings. It was interesting for me to reflect on this decision, particularly noting my comfort level now and how much I revel and depend on the community Andy and I have built with others at St. Matthew’s. I cannot imagine attending anywhere else. Another question that piqued my interest was: “As much as possible, talk about prayer: your own prayer at church and at home, difficulties with it, and what you get from it.” Prayer is something I definitely need to address and work on in my life. My main source and time for prayer actually occurs most often when I’m running alone: I go through the alphabet and attribute names to each letter, and sometimes end with the Lord’s Prayer. Aside from that list, evening dinners are my most regular time for prayer. Instead of saying grace, Andy and I ask Sam and Amelia, “Who should we pray for?” We then usually mention family members or friends in need, and often try to think of larger groups as well, like the homeless, animals without owners, or ourselves! God’s presence through prayer is such an important reminder that I am not alone and provides strength and assurance through chaotic and troublesome times. Remembering this is the challenge. Finally, Allie asked, “Is there joy in being a Christian?” With this, I resoundingly replied “Yes!” Despite the trials and tribulations that life brings, I would not trade the joy that stems from my faith and the community associated with it. Knowing that God is accompanying us on our journey brings me such comfort; worshipping at St. Matthew’s has exemplified that by the people that I have encountered and the support and love they have given unconditionally. Through this interview, I actually felt that Allie mentored me: she reminded me of what is truly important in life, and why I choose it. 5 MUSIC NOTES

Barbara Ellis, Choir Director / Organist

What a wonderful year! The Music Department was the first programming area to be available for use in our wonderful new spaces. The rehearsal hall is bright and roomy. Choir and Handbells have enjoyed the large room with good acoustics and for the first time the handbell tables and bells do not have to be set up each week. The music library is really ‘state of the art’ now! Each anthem is computer catalogued (Thanks to Steve Ellis for making an obsolete Doss program into a very efficient Excel program.) and is easily accessible in anthem boxes on floor to ceiling shelves. The robing rooms are bright and efficient and we even have easy access to the parking lot without having to unlock the entire building during rehearsal. The music department is not quite so hidden now so I hope you will stop by to visit and consider being a part of this wonderful ministry when we begin a new programming year in August. For now the choirs will take a well deserved break for the summer. Singers and ringers give faithfully of their time week after week. It is a joy to make music with them. Thank you for the music you bring to our services throughout the year . . .

Choir College Students Melinda Clark Jackie Brooks Michael Lambert Peter Ellis Tyler Goldberg Anne Carman Charlie Peterson Ben Niehaus Hilary Harris Candis Crocker John Shelby Peter Niehaus Karen Hill Ann Davis Casey Walters Elizabeth Hill Sue Jones Cindy Diedenhofen David Campbell Stephen Hill Bobbie Kayser Jan Garver Bruce Dillman Cicely Lambert Gaylee Gillim Nicholas Eastman Michelle Peterson Faith Huff Tim Eicholtz Connie Savells Margaret Krantz David Garver Emily Schwartz Anne Shelby Ed Hill Ginny Viel Linda Wardell Bradley Kimbrough Kathy Wright Sue Bach Clay Smith Jody Fletcher Jay Crocker John Tiano Nina Rodahaffer Victoria Danahy Aaron Vowels Frances Campbell Steve Ellis Alan Wernecke Angela Koshewa Mike Ketterer Rowland Folensbee Naomi Christian

Handbell Ringers Heather Bell Alan Wernecke Casey Walters Candis Crocker Bradley Susan Mayes Jay Crocker Kimbrough Ann Miller Becky Donovan Mike Ketterer Dottie Rohrer Andrea Ledvina Sue Bach Martha Wallingford Amy Newkirk Barbara Beury Linda Wood Betty Triplett Susan Judge Nealy Wright Cheryl Wagner Dennis Judge

Special thanks to Alison Dobroth who assists with conducting on a moment’s notice and gives so willingly of her time and to Aaron Vowels, Music Assistant, who faithfully offers his quiet leadership in the bell program, the choir and the 5:00 service. We are pleased to have welcomed Charlie Patton in the area of Children’s Music and Brett McDermid as the 5:00 cantor this year. It’s been a wonderful year. Join us! There’s a place for you in the music ministry of St. Matthew’s! 6 CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS

Debbi Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education

Vacation Bible School “Galilee By-the-Sea” will be at St. Matthew’s the week of July 30 – August 3 from 9:00 a.m. until Noon. Register your kindergarten through rising fifth grade children, grandchildren, godchildren and neighbors. If you have teenagers, have them come to work! You will find everything from gardening to stone carving during the week with mid-morning dramas each day. If you are in town, you won’t want your children to miss it! Registration forms are in the narthex. Vacation Bible School Prop Nights are in full swing! Come any or every Thursday night in June at 6:30p.m. to help make props for VBS. There are jobs for everyone! Enter the Saints Hall door and walk down the long hall. Questions about VBS Prop Nights or VBS? Ask Jenice Carolan, Lauren Becker, or Debbi Rodahaffer.

Summer Camp at All Saints is starting soon! If you haven’t registered and would like to go, it is not too late to sign up. We have many children and youth going this summer. And our own Ben Linder is also the camp director so every camp will have a friendly face from St. Matthew’s! You can register on line at www.episcopalky.org. Scholarships are always available too! Talk with Debbi, Lynn, or Ben.

Did you know that St. Matthew’s has three worship services at 10 a.m. every Sunday of the programming year? Everyone knows about our 10 a.m. Eucharist fifty-two Sundays a year. St. Matthew’s also offers a Children’s Chapel for our 4’s through 2nd graders and a youth chapel for our 3rd through 6th graders titled “The Bridge”. All children are always welcome to attend church with their families. The other chapels are lay and clergy led. The children and youth participate as acolytes and ushers in Children’s Chapel. In The Bridge, the youth also are the lectors and altar guild. The services have music and homilies and since they were created for children and youth, both offer opportunities for immediate questions and explanations. The chapels follow the liturgy and lessons that you find in our more adult Eucharist each week. Thank you Chaplains!

Children’s Chapel The Bridge Bill Cheatham Pamela Burdine Tim Eicholtz Nicholas Eastman Andy Frey John Krantz Brian Good Doris Morrow David Schmidt Michelle Peterson Randy Strause Mike Risley Carrie Woldin David Schmidt Monique Schmitt

Thank you, Charlie Patton, Children’s Music Director!

Thank you to the Rev. Moray Peoples who celebrates the Holy Eucharist with our fours through second graders every other week!

7 St. Matt’s Youth youth@stmatt–ky.org Web site: www.stmatt–ky.org/youth.htm (502) 895-3485 Ben Linder, Youth Minister • Lynn Miller, Youth Coordinator

June / July 2007 Congratulations to our Confirmation Class Dakota Burdine Allie Friedman Jon Goldberg Nathan Hardy Brandon Ndife Rachel Niel Matt Pardue Sarah Tucker

Best wishes to our Senior as they spread their wings next fall! Visit often and know you are loved at St. Matthew’s! Sarah Bullock, Miami of Ohio Dominique Burdine, Murray State University Matt Goldberg, University of Louisville Briana Ndife, Princeton University Mackenzie Ray, University of Louisville

2007 Youth Adventure Trip to the Gulf Coast of Mississippi and New Orleans Depart: Sunday morning, June 10 • Return: Friday afternoon/evening, June 15 We will do mission work on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, Monday-Wednesday. Then Thursday we will travel to New Orleans for some sightseeing and fun. We need additional adults to join us on this trip. If you are interested, contact Lynn or Ben.

Watch your mail for Youth group updates over the summer!

This information and more is on the church web site at: www.stmatt–ky.org/youth.htm Check it out! Questions? Send an email to Lynn at: [email protected] or email Ben at: [email protected]

8 SOCIAL CONCERNS

Jody Fletcher, chair

Volunteer St. MAM’s Blood Drive The next St. MAM’s Blood Drive is Tuesday, June 19 from Opportunities 2:00-7:00 p.m. at Christ Church United Methodist, 4614 Brownsboro Road. There is always a need for donors. Habitat for Humanity Saturday, June 2 and Kentucky Refugee Ministries Saturday, July 7 Have you heard? 8:30 a.m. to Noon St. Matthew’s has been asked to sponsor a refugee family! In order to do or 3:00 p.m. this, we need 8-10 people who are willing to serve on our Sponsorship Bring work gloves, a hammer, Committee. Please give this important mission your prayerful thought and and join us! You will enjoy the consideration. experience and our crew will If you are willing to help, please put your name on the sign-up sheet on the appreciate your help! table in the Narthex. (carpool from church, 8:25 a.m.) Food Collection TV Time at St. Luke’s Chapel Sundays Sunday, June 3 What if we at St. Matthew’s stood a 50-50 chance of being seated in the Narthex watching the Sunday Worship Service on a TV set? I’ll bet the and “transfers out” list in The Spirit would lengthen. Communicants at St. Luke’s Sunday, July 8 Chapel (the church at the Episcopal Church Home) experience that reality Bring canned goods weekly. Because of their age and immobility our residents rarely have an to the Narthex. opportunity to worship elsewhere. Hunger never takes a vacation. The time for a new St. Luke’s Chapel has finally come. Please join me on Please remember those in ned June 17 after the 10:00 service to find out more, including architect Norman and bring several items on our Berry’s vision for the new structure and an audio visual replay of The Rev. Food Collection Sundays. Dr. Georgine Buckwalter’s presentation at the Diocesan Convention. If you can’t make that session and are curious call me at 812-948-8684 and I’ll fill Serve lunch you in. at – Bill Stodghill Wayside Christian Mission Sunday, June 10 Kenya News and Twenty nine people will be departing for Oyugis, Kenya on June 9th. We Sunday, July 8 will be installing a water purification system for the St. Matthew’s 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. orphans. We will take a lot of pictures and let you know about our experiences when we return. Those going from St. Matthew’s are: Jack We leave right after communion Geary, Kett Ketterer, and Briana Ndife. at the 10:00 a.m. service and meet in the Narthex to carpool. Please keep us in your prayers as we travel and work. Call Sarah Weston, Thanks again for all of your support. You are making a difference in the 426-6678, lives of these people. for more information. – John Willingham

9 DAILY PRAYER LIST

Note: At Morning Prayer each weekday, members of St. Matthew’s congregation are prayed for by name. As members of the Christian community, we are advised to hold each other in prayer. As part of your prayers, please remember all of the St. Matthew’s parish family.

Week of June 3 Week of June 10 Scrivener: Art Shelby: John, Anne, Andrew Siegfriedt: Fred, Joan Smalley: Chris, Amy, Patrick, Senior: Gary, Virginia, Katie Shepler: Joan Sikkenga: Jack, Valerie Timothy & Susannah & Jennifer Shirley: Gerry, Pat Simpson: Bill, Diane Smith: Cindy Sennett: Jim, Della, Evan Shirrell: Mitch, Melissa Barrett, Skinner: Bruce Smith: Clay, Jay Crocker & Madison Barrett, Beth, Benjamin Skinner: Jeff, Sarah Gorham, Smith: James, Stephanie, Jimmy Shaw: Penny, Lee Deters Shumaker: Carl, Jennifer, Nathan Laura & Bonnie & Jake Shawkat: Louise & Brantley Smith: John, Jennifer, Christopher

Week of June 17 Week of June 24 Smith: Stephanie Spanyer: Carol, Gary Spotts: Phyllis Stites: Jim, Mary Smith: Thomas, Ann Sparks: David, Brooke, Kimberly Stewart: Barbara Stites: Alice, Alice, James, Smithwick: Daniel, Eva, & Nathaniel Stewart: Jay, Anne Stivers: Larry, Holly, Patricia & Katherine Speed: Sue, Lloyd Soards Stewart: Tinsley, Susan, Zane Locker, Corey Thompson, Snell: Dottie Spencer: Judy Lily & Lucy & Riley Snider: Judy, Richard Spencer: Bonnie Stiles: Andy, Joyce Stodghill: Bill, Julie Stites: Alice, Alice, James, Stokes: Barry, Eileen Walsh, & Henry Lindsay & Taylor

Week of July 1 Week of July 8 Stone: Aidan, Bobbie Stremel: Beth, Richard, Nick Swann: Nicole, Joel Latto, Thomas: Sally, Patricia DaRif Strange: Cathy, Rebecca & Raegan Savanna & Luke Thompson: Dorney, Elizabeth Strause: James Stringfield: Cynthia Taylor: Greg, Devonya Elizabeth Wahl, Reed, Callie Strause: Randy, René, Surowiec: Paul, Cathy, Austin Terry: Frances & Evan Randy, Austin & Cameron & Jack Thielen: Teddie Thompson: Linda, Michael Streeter: Rhody Sutton: Cathy, Tom Kolb Thomas: John, Phyllis Threlkeld, Rae-Jean, Swain: Marilyn, Robin, Philip Thomas: Phil, Patricia Tinsley Wesley & Gabriel Ballentine

Week of July 15 Week of July 22 Tiano: John, Alice, Joel Hunt Trimble: Jim, Sarah, Riley Uligian: Greg, Barbara Von Deylen: Jeremy, Holly, Tidwell: Harry, Ann Triplett: Betty, Gary Van Dyke: Grace Savanna & Madison Todd: Bosworth Troop: Grapham, Amy Cubbage Vandrick: Joe, Kay Vouga: Anne, Etienne, Maren & Alex Todd: Mary Nancy Tucker: Steven, Amy, Sarah Viel: Ginny Vowels: Aaron, Carrie Trimble: Ursula Tuggle: Kenneth, Catherine Vinsel: Paul, Adele Wacker: Jean Waggoner: Gary, Patricia

Week of July 29 Wagner: Marty, Cheryl, Kate & Alex Wall: Louise Wardell: Kevin, Linda Warren: Adam, Cindy, Sam, Wakefield: Mo, Skip Davidson Wallingford: Joe, Martha Wardell: Thomas, Patricia Emme & Meg Walker: Johnny, Ruth Walters: Casey, Rowland Folensbee Warden: Frank, Pat

We pray for members of the parish family serving in the Armed Forces Sean Nasserizafar, Adam Warren, Michael Lewis, Charles Harris, Lawrence Stivers, Stuart Huffman, Will Bardenwerper, Philip Swain, Ryan Campbell, Lance Lawfer, Kevin Smith, Kevin Trimble, Billy Cundiff, and The Rev. Steve Pike

Heavenly Father, We ask you to make the door of St. Matthew’s Church a gateway to your eternal kingdom; and grant that all who worship in this house may also witness for you in the world outside, to your honor and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Weekday Services in the Chapel Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m., Morning Prayer Tuesday: 7:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist Monday-Saturday: 5:30 p.m., Evening Prayer 10 PARISH FAMILY

Transfers In

Elizabeth Oettinger from Peachtree Road United Methodist Church, Atlanta, GA

John Oettinger from Chapel of the Cross, Chapel Hill, NC

Transfers Out

Patricia Wardell to the Church of the Good Shepherd, Brentwood, TN

Confirmation, May 20

Dakota Burdine Allie Friedman Jon Goldberg Nathan Hardy Brandon Ndife Rachel Niel Matt Pardue Sarah Tucker

Baptisms, May 27

Kaelin Alexis Franklin Jordyn Amara Greene

We extend congratulations to

Joy Blackburn on the birth of her grandson Dennis and Susan Judge on the birth of their grandson

We are sorry to hear about the death of

John Shelby’s mother

+ + + May light perpetual shine upon her + + +

11 St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church Non-Profit Org. 330 N. Hubbards Lane U.S. Postage Louisville, Kentucky 40207 PAID Permit No. 7 (502) 895-3485 Masonic Home, (502) 895-3486 FAX Kentucky www.stmatt-ky.org

Summer Office Hours

Monday-Thursday: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Staff The Rev. Canon Lucinda Laird, Rector Lynn Miller, Youth Coordinator The Rev. Jim Trimble, Associate Rector Ann Davis, Parish Life Coordinator The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones, Pastoral Associate Mardi Galvin, Parish Administrator The Rt. Rev. David Reed, Bishop in Residence Ruth Kempf, Accountant The Rev. Moray Peoples, Priest Associate Martha Wakefield, Office Assistant Deborah Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education John Willingham, Mission Coordinator Barbara Ellis, Organist/Choirmaster Emily Schwartz, Intern Ben Linder, Youth Minister

Voice Mail Extensions & E-mail Addresses for the Clergy & Staff

Phone Extension e-mail address

The Rev. Canon Lucinda Laird ...... x29 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Jim Trimble ...... x27 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones ...... x34 ...... [email protected] Deborah Rodahaffer ...... x32 ...... [email protected] Barbara Ellis ...... x31 ...... [email protected] Ben Linder ...... x25 ...... [email protected] Lynn Miller ...... x22 ...... [email protected] Ann Davis ...... x26 ...... [email protected] Mardi Galvin ...... x21 ...... [email protected] Ruth Kempf...... x24 ...... [email protected] John Willingham ...... Cell: 558-8603 ...... [email protected] The Rt. Rev. David Reed ...... [email protected] The Rev. Moray Peoples ...... Cell: 836-1278 ...... [email protected] Vestry

Steve Cherry, Senior Warden Peter Bell Sharon Nesmith Linda Wardell Shannon Frey, Junior Warden Lee Fletcher Edie Nixon Dwayne Watson Jan Garver, Secretary Jay Lambert Greg Petrites Bev Weis Jim Moyer, Treasurer Matrid Ndife Bill Stodghill Mike Lambert, Youth Representative 12 The SAINT MATTHEW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

of St. Matthew’s August 2007 Parish Mission Statement Our mission is to be a caring, inclusive community, centered in the Eucharist and grounded in the Gospel, so that we can reach out as Christ’s hands to the world.

FROM THE RECTOR Dear People of We had a dream, a dream of more space What’s St. Matthew’s, not just for ourselves, but for our community. We had a dream of a Construction is church that could offer more, care Happening? finished. Oh, there more, reach out more. Now is the time are a few loose ends, to live into that dream. Parish News and lots of decorating to Bits n’ Pieces ...... 2-4 do, and some things It will be disconcerting. There will be that need tinkering new people, new ways of doing things, with – but it’s finished. a different feel to the parish. That’s Vestry Comments ...... 4 inevitable – and good. But what is I realize that at some point I had gotten most truly St. Matthew’s will not only so used to the construction that I A Few Words From the survive but flourish IF we remember thought it would never be over. Now I Associate Rector...... 5 what we are really about: inclusive… feel like I’m coming out of hibernation, centered in the Eucharist, grounded in poking my head up and looking Music Notes ...... 5 the gospel, so that we may reach out around. as Christ’s hands to the world. In a way, we have been “on hold”. Not Planned Giving ...... 6 I honestly believe that, with God’s with the really important things - help, we have an enormous gift to worship, pastoral care, outreach, Millennium Development offer. In the midst of a broken world, church school – but with a lot of Goals ...... 6 we can offer healing and hope. In a smaller but also significant things. time of fear, we can proclaim God’s Adult education has been curtailed. grace. In a culture divided by race, Church School News ...... 7 The youth have had no space of their religion, class, sexual orientation, own, and have spent the last year economic differences, and far too many Youth Page...... 8 crowding into a meeting room. Outside other things, we can choose to live groups could not meet at the church, together as one body. Social Concerns ...... 9 and a lot of our own groups couldn’t, either. Now we have space! And now As we begin a new chapter of our life Prayer List ...... 10 we do need to put our heads up and together, let us do it joyfully. It will be look around. exciting, uncomfortable, challenging – and definitely not perfect. But Parish Families ...... 11 This construction project was the fruit together, in Christ’s love and led by the of many years of planning and Spirit, we will be on a great adventure. dreaming, as well as the commitment of time and money on the part of many, Yours in Christ, many parishioners. You can be very justly proud of what you have + accomplished! But this is not the end; Lucinda it is a new beginning.

1 PARISH NEWS Bits n’ Pieces Parish / Newcomers’ Breakfast Everyone is welcome to attend! Sunday, August 19 ~ 9:00 a.m. Please plan to attend the first Parish / Newcomers’ Breakfast in the new Saints Hall building. I will need helpers to assist with setting-up on Saturday and then cleaning-up on Sunday. Please check the bulletin board on the main floor across from the elevator and grand staircase and indicate the task you want to perform. Thank you for your help, Ann Davis.

Foyer Supper Groups for 2007-2008 Many people say that their best friends at church are ones they have gotten to know through Foyer Supper Groups. If you haven’t participated, here is a brief outline of how it works. The groups are randomly assigned to contain ten people. One person or couple will convene the group by hosting the first meeting in their home. Generally, the host provides the location, entrée and drinks. Others in the group bring salad, bread, vegetables, and dessert. Then the next dinners will be in the homes of others in the group until everyone has been the host. Usually the suppers are a month to six weeks apart. These are casual evenings. There isn’t an agenda, just a pleasant time of fellowship. Sign-up sheets will be on the bulletin board located across from the elevator and grand staircase on the main floor. We hope to organize the groups at the end of September so the first foyers can begin in October.

Mark Your Calendars! St. Birthday Celebrations Matthew’s of our Day Homebound Picnic August 31 Sunday, September 23 Ruth Alexander It’s almost that time of year again, so please remember to mark your calendars and join us for some fabulous fellowship, food and fun! 2 PARISH NEWS

DID Young Adults YOU ? ? ? (Folks 18-45, see Jim Trimble for more information) KNOW . . . check these out! ! Let’s meet for brunch at Ditto’s on Bardstown that the Gay Men’s Supper Club started out with an Road near Grindstead Drive following the 10:00 service attendance of gay men from the Cathedral, and has on Sunday, August 12. We’ll try to make this a monthly now grown to include frequent attendees from other event, say, the second Sunday of each month. Give Jim parishes as well? It is opened to all gay men in the some suggestions for other restaurants too. Diocese who would like to meet and socialize with ! Let’s enjoy a film screening on Thursday, August other men who are gay and Episcopalian. We are a 23 here at church beginning at 7:00 p.m. with childcare group of gay men who meet in each other’s homes on provided. Bring snacks and drinks to share. Let me a monthly basis for a potluck supper and fellowship. know by August 15 if you will need childcare. The host usually furnishes a main dish and wine and soft drinks. Attendees are asked to bring an appetizer, ! Let’s check out the Frankfort Avenue Trolley Hop side dish or dessert. The next supper club will be held on Friday, August 31, meeting at church at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 25, 6:00 p.m. at the home of – The Rev. Jim Trimble Charles Raith and Sam Dorr, 1380 South 6th Street. (Not sure what the main dish will be just yet.) For additional information call Bill Shelton, 897-3079, or send an email to: [email protected] . News from the Church Going Deeper Class Library A warm thank you to all who helped move library for Fall materials from the “white house” to the new library location on July 1. The response was overwhelming, “World Religions” is the Going Deeper class topic for very gratifying and much appreciated. The library 2007-2008 chosen by last years participants. The committee has begun work on rejuvenating our library. Rector, Lucinda Laird, will continue as the class leader. It will be several months before items will be available Choosing exact topics and speakers for the sessions is for circulation. Some church groups, notably bible in progress. A book (cost about $12) will be chosen study, book discussion and Education for Ministry, will also. be able to use the room and the materials on a reference We will continue to meet on Thursday mornings, 9:30- basis in the meantime. 11:00. The dates chosen for the fall are September 27, Please remember that our gift policy is being developed. October 4, 11, 25, November 1, 29, and December 6. Gifts will be accepted with the understanding that they Please mark your calendars and plan to attend. will be evaluated according to the library’s mission and Please sign-up on our new bulletin board located across its selection policy. Subject matter is important along from the elevator and grand stairscase on the main level with the condition of the material (books, magazines, by September 20 so that books can be ordered for DVDs, etc.). everyone. – Lee Fletcher

ATTENTION BREAD BAKERS The pantry is bare! As many of you know, we have a bread ministry: a loaf of bread is delivered to visitors to show them we appreciate their visit and encourage them to return. I know that few people bake in the summer, but if you do and have an extra loaf of any kind of bread, we can use it. Just wrap it up for freezing, bring it into the office kitchen freezer, and then sign the list on the front of the fridge. Hopefully we’ll get restocked for the Fall. – Marty Lawfer 3 PARISH NEWS

Calling all Acolytes ... Building the Spirit present and future - 7th grade & up statements You are invited to meet with Jim Trimble, Associate Rector, Your statements were sent out during July. If you made a after the 10:00 service, Sunday, August 19, for an payment between January 1 and June 30 and did not introduction to the new season of service for Sunday receive a statement, please call Lee Fletcher, Campaign liturgies. This is a time to learn new things, to be trained, Coordinator, 896-1224, or send an email to: to discover what this acolyting thing is all about. This [email protected] . gathering will take place in the church.

Your Help Is your Job Jar is Needed! Empty? Mary Louise Gorman, our current lawn watering person, will be going out of the Is your “honey do” list completed? From time to time country beginning September 1. We need to form a we’ll need small things taken care of around the church committee to step in and take over the watering of our newly and could use some “tool handy” people to call on. If planted bushes and plants. If you have time and can help that’s you, please call the office, 895-3485, and let us this needed service for the church, please give us a call know. (895-3485) or stop by and we’ll be happy to show you around. VESTRY COMMENTS

by Jan Garver My mother and father married just about the time of the Great Depression. I remember my mother commenting that they had eaten lots of chicken soup and crackers, and that they were glad they didn’t have children yet. Many of her friends had to choose between buying a needed pair of hose or baby food for a child. Things were looking economically brighter by 1938 and 1941 when my older brother and I arrived; however, their lives were considerably affected by World War II. As a result, I grew up in a home where there was a small bag with pieces of used string, a box for reusable rubber bands and twist ties, and a paper bag “bag” in the kitchen cupboards with carefully folded bags which could be used a 2nd or 3rd time. We lived on four acres where Dad oversaw the various growing vegetables, berry bushes, and fruit trees. Mom cultivated the flowers and watched after the roses and us. We had rabbits, puppies, and kittens. My brother had a tree house in the sycamore by the pond and I enjoyed summer reading in the hammock under two cottonwoods. We spent a lot of time playing and doing chores outdoors. I learned a love of and respect for the earth and its living creatures and resources. After college, I have taught high school biology students and eighth grade earth science students. I have been a camp counselor, an employee in the Education Department of the Cincinnati Zoological and Botanical Garden and a volunteer for a Birmingham nature center. Today I work for River Fields, a land trust working in the Ohio River Corridor, centered in Louisville. As you can see, concerns for God’s creation and the interdependence of life on earth have been central to my life. At the first meeting of the new St. Matthew’s Green Team, many members’ stories sounded very similar to mine. We have a great group! This summer we are trying to make some good decisions about how we may encourage ourselves and others in the parish to act out our Prayers of the People which state, “For the good earth which God has given us, and for the wisdom and will to conserve it, let us pray to the Lord.” Our focus is on motivating us as individuals, our families, our homes and our new church building and grounds. Among other things, we are thinking about an Adult Education offering for the fall; Green Team Tips in the bulletin or Spirit; energy saving strategies; ways to reduce, reuse and recycle; a community garden; and energy saving strategies. We always welcome new members. We’re especially looking for young people and men who care for the earth to merge with our group. If you’d like to join the Green Team, give me a call (426-7981) or email me at [email protected]. 4 A FEW WORDS FROM . . .

The Associate Rector

In true Anglican tradition, the Episcopal Church affected Ruby so much, she was not able to speak remembers those saints in light who have gone on properly for the next seven months. before us with our church calendar. In addition to the As a result of this life-changing event, Ruby did not big feast days, like Christmas and Easter and the red- back down from the threats assaulting her and her letter Saints’ days, we also honor the martyrs, bishops, family; she testified at the trial of the man who killed priests, deacons, nuns, and other witnesses to the faith Jonathan Daniels. His acquittal, too, did not who’ve made lasting impressions on our common life discourage her and she went on to attend Episcopal together as Church. One of those we remember is Divinity School, the same seminary which Daniels Jonathan Myrick Daniels, a seminarian and witness attended. She has since dedicated her life to being an for civil rights who died in 1965. advocate for human rights and founded an inner-city This young man from New Hampshire, after graduate mission dedicated to Daniels. An annual pilgrimage to school at Harvard, felt a call to the ordained ministry honor Daniels will be held August 11th in Hayneville, and began seminary. While there, he was empowered Alabama. by the televised appeal of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sometimes we never know the consequences of our to come to Selma, Alabama to help secure everyone’s actions. They can fall by the wayside never to be right to vote. Daniels said that his conviction to go to heard from again. They can also be seen and held Selma was deepened at Evening Prayer in the saying dear by those affected. We shouldn’t do acts of of the Magnificat: “He hath put down the mighty from mercy, obviously, to glorify ourselves and our egos, but their seat and hath exalted the humble and meek. He we should always follow our hearts to do the right hath filled the hungry with good things.” thing regardless of outcome. I hope you’ll join me in Jonathan Daniels and others were arrested for joining prayer this month to remember and honor those who a picket line, but were soon released. Upon entering a gave of their everything to glorify God’s Kingdom small store, an unemployed highway worker during the Civil Rights Movement; and that the flame approached with a shotgun. Daniels stepped in front of this call to mission will never be extinguished. of the blast meant for young Ruby Sales and was Grace and Peace, killed instantly. This act of compassion and grace – Jim+

MUSIC NOTES

Barbara Ellis, Choir Director / Organist Save time for music! Save time for a break from your usual activities to refresh your heart and soul! Rehearsals begin soon, plan now to join the choir THIS year! Choir rehearsals resume Wednesday, August 29th. This is a great time to add new voices to the choir. The choir is a remarkable group of volunteers that come together each week to sing and prepare music for Sunday services but also enjoy a wonderful fellowship. If you like to sing, you should be a part of this dedicated group. Consider giving choir a try this year. High school students are especially welcome! The choir rehearses each Wednesday evening, 7:45 to 9:15. We will celebrate the beginning of a new year at the Music Department picnic, Wednesday, August 22nd. Call Barbara Ellis (895-3485, ext. 106) for more information and gentle arm twisting. 5 PLANNED GIVING

Committee members: Jim Worthington, David Brooks, Steve Ellis DON’T PUT IT OFF . . . The “lazy” days of summer are coming to an end with the start of school. It’s natural for all of us to wait until now to handle those inside, time-consuming, paperwork tasks. How many of you would say yes if asked whether one of your delayed projects is pulling out your will and making sure it’s up to date? If you answered yes, look to these pages over the next three issues. Each issue will have a short example of things to think about when making a will. What should a younger couple with kids be thinking about? How about folks without kids? How is a will affected by your retirement? The Planned Giving Committee is offering these articles as a service to our community. Planning for your family’s future is an important part of your legacy. It’s even recognized by the Book of Common Prayer. (Read a future issue to see where.) We also hope that everyone will prayerfully consider including a bequest to St. Matthew’s in your will. Leaving a legacy to the church so it can carry out its mission is a wonderful way to honor your family. If you have any questions about any of the topics in the issues to come or about wills or planned giving in general, please do not hesitate to call on any of the Planned Giving Committee members.

MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Goal 1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger One sixth of the world’s population lives on less than $1.00 every day. One person dies from hunger every 3.5 seconds. Each one of them is a child of God. The aim of Goal One is to cut in half the number of people who are hungry. Episcopal Relief and Development is one of the organizations that are fighting poverty. For example, in partnership with the Episcopal Church of the Philippines, ERD supports programs aimed at alleviating poverty in five villages in the northern area of the country. These projects focus on three of the most critical needs: food, clean water, and jobs. Gloria lives in the poor farming village of Uma. Her community depends on selling rice and coffee at market to buy their food, and everything they need to survive. But the harvest and the market price can vary. Traditionally, women like Gloria process rice by pounding it with a heavy pestle for hours. The children of Uma also do this work, and because of this, rarely attend school. The rice mill provided by ERD has fast become a source of pride in the community. With rice and coffee processed faster, and larger quantities sold, families can eat more nutritious meals, women are free to engage in other income- generating activities, and children can go to school. What You Can Do? GIVE. Donate 0.7% (that’s seven-tenths of one percent) of your household income toward the elimination of extreme global poverty. Give to an organization like ERD that fights extreme poverty and hunger. For Further Consideration: • Commit to giving 0.7% of your annual income on the Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation website. EGR is keeping track of individuals, congregations, and dioceses who have pledged 0.7%. • Urge your friends, fellow parishioners, church, and diocese to do the same.

– Jim Trimble is diocesan coordinator for ERD and is passing along information about the eight MDGs. 6 CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS

Debbi Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education

“Galilee By-the-Sea”, this year’s VBS, will be in progress when you receive this newsletter. I will have over ninety people from six Episcopal parishes to thank for volunteering before, during, and/or after VBS. This collaboration with other Episcopal parishes in our diocese began last year out of the Children’s Program Committee’s desire to have VBS while having no space in which to have it…jack hammers, construction equipment, dangling live wires and children playing only work in children’s dreams! So I asked Martha Holland, the Director of Religious Education at St. Andrew’s if our children and volunteers could be a part of their VBS last year. Then Callie Hausman, the DRE at Calvary, and Marti Taber, the DRE at St. Mark’s, joined us and we began the first of what we hope will be a very long collaboration! We have had such fun preparing for this year’s VBS just as we did last year. This year the Cathedral and St. James’, Pewee Valley, joined us and it just keeps getting bigger and better. Because we are using a new curriculum this year that requires A LOT of preparation, we have spent one night a week for the past twelve weeks working on props. The result of this work by many, many adults and youth we hope is creating memories for children that will always remind them that church is a safe place filled with love where God’s presence permeates the space where they run, play, laugh, and learn! When I talk with adults about their early and best memories of church, those memories almost always are centered around Vacation Bible School experiences. Next year VBS will take place at Calvary where it will be even bigger and better and hopefully with participation from many more parishes!!!! Many thanks in advance to all of you who donated your time, your talents, and so many items! Go to our website and the diocesan website for pictures and more articles.

Church School opens on September 9! It is going to be a FANTASTIC Year! Church School classes for children and youth are being reconfigured for the 2007–2008 year. The year is still under construction but some of the changes follow: The Nursery will be home for our infants and toddlers. It is a big room with so much play space for our toddlers and cozy places for our infants. Two-Year-Olds will have church school lessons this year with Ms. Baleé Riley. Three-Year Olds will have two hours of learning and fun again this year with Ms. Lauren Becker. Fours and Kindergarteners will have an activity room during the church hour and move to their very own “Godly Play” room for church school. First Graders, a very large group of children, will have their own class this year. Second Graders will also have their own class. Third through Fifth Graders will study together. Sixth through Eighth Graders will be in their Middle School Room. Ninth through Twelfth Graders will finally move into their own High School Room. (It was worth the wait!!!) This year Children’s Chapel will be for fours through first graders. The Chapel will begin its year on Sunday, August 26 with the Rev. Moray Peoples. The Bridge, for our second through fifth graders, will begin on September 16. (You will receive information about this special day.) Near the end of August you will receive cards letting you know your child’s teacher and grade. Please let me know if I have not placed your child in the correct class. It is important that children be in the same age group at church that they are in at school. The curricula we use is age-appropriate. On Thursday, September 20 we will have a “Young Moms Bible Study” organizational meeting at 9:30 a.m. in the Lounge. The Bible Study will be led by Lynn Miller and Debbi Rodahaffer. Childcare will be available. Please let Debbi @ [email protected] or Lynn @ [email protected] know if you are interested. 7 St. Matt’s Youth youth@stmatt–ky.org Web site: www.stmatt–ky.org/youth.htm (502) 895-3485 Ben Linder, Youth Minister • Lynn Miller, Youth Coordinator

August 2007 As you get back in the swing at school, we will get together in August for dinner.

Middle School High School Dinner Out Dinner Out at Gattiland at Q’Doba Sunday, August 19 Sunday, August 26 5:30-7:00 p.m. 5:30-7:00 p.m.

Calling all Acolytes ... present and future - 7th graders & up You are invited to meet with Jim Trimble, Associate Rector, after the 10:00 service, Sunday, August 19, for an introduction to the new season of service for Sunday liturgies. This is a time to learn new things, to be trained, to discover what this acolyting thing is all about. This gathering will take place in the church.

Mark your calendars for our Annual Road Rally! Sunday, September 9 4:30-7:30 p.m.

This information and more is on the church web site at: www.stmatt–ky.org/youth.htm Check it out! Questions? Send an email to Lynn at: [email protected] or email Ben at: [email protected]

8 SOCIAL CONCERNS

Jody Fletcher, chair

Volunteer Thank you! A huge thanks to everyone here at St. Matthew’s who participated in or Opportunities donated to the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life - St. Matthews. Thanks to you, our team raised over $3,000! Habitat Our team did a fabulous job at the relay, cooking and serving many hot dogs for Humanity and brats and walking many laps of the track at Waggener High to show our support of our cancer survivors and those continuing to fight cancer and in Saturday, August 4 memory of those we’ve lost to cancer. Our first team ever did a spectacular job 8:30 a.m. to Noon in raising money and awareness. My special thanks to all of our team members: Sarah Clement, Ann Davis, Jody Fletcher, Sharon Nesmith, Bo Nixon, Greg or 3:00 p.m. Petrites, Debbi Rodahaffer, Devonya and Greg Taylor, Jim Trimble and Bill New volunteers Weinberg. You all were the best team ever! are always welcome. – Marty Lawfer, Team Captain Come join us this month! (carpool from church, 8:25 a.m.) Calvary / St. George’s Burmese Karen Food Collection Refugee Sponsorship Committee Sunday We’re looking for volunteers to help welcome and settle a refugee family to the Sunday, August 5 Louisville area. The Karen (pronounced Car-en) are a persecuted ethnic minority from Myanmar, formerly Burma. Although the Thai government Bring canned goods designated their camp as temporary, as many as 140,000 have been in Thailand to the Narthex. for two decades, unable to go back to their home. Because of its “temporary” Hunger never takes a vacation. status, the refugees have been forbidden to leave the camp. This confinement has led to many problems in the camp including crime, domestic violence and Please bring nonperishable rape, according to the UN Refugee Agency. items to the Narthex coat closet and place We don’t know exactly when our family will arrive, but it could very well be as soon as mid to late August. The anticipation is building, and we’d love to get them in the basket. as many people involved as possible! You can help in many different ways, Items may also be dropped off contributing lots of time or very little time. Each contribution is valuable. Here’s any time during the first week how you can help: donating household goods, volunteering your time, or of the month. giving money to cover initial utilities, groceries and rent. Have questions? Interested in learning more? Contact Karen Hill at 897-3633 or send an e-mail Serve lunch to: [email protected]. at Household Goods: Here is a sample of household goods that are needed: Wayside bedding, cleaning supplies, kitchenware, furniture, etc. Remember we’re building a household — for possibly a family of five — from scratch. As you Christian Mission may have seen in the paper, there is a surge of refugees arriving this summer. The need is great. We will donate any duplicates or extras to Kentucky Sunday, August 12 Refugee Ministries. Everyone will receive a tax receipt. 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Volunteer Opportunities: There are plenty of ways to donate your time, and we We leave right after communion can work with your schedule. Consider providing transportation, moving at the 10:00 a.m. service and furniture, securing initial clothing, tutoring, accompanying to a medical appointment, etc., taking the family to special events and places, and visiting meet in the Narthex to carpool. and being a friendly face. Financial help is very important too - which will help Please call offset rent, utilities and items we must purchase that weren’t donated. Sarah Weston, 426-6678, We would like to expand our committee’s e-mail list. If you would like to be or included in more up-to-date information and details about our committee, please Greg Petrites, 895-6522, contact us. Help kick off our efforts after each service Sunday, August 5. We for more information. will have the committee available for questions and information, sign- up sheets and education about the Karen refugees, one of the oldest refugee groups in the world. 9 DAILY PRAYER LIST

Note: At Morning Prayer each weekday, members of St. Matthew’s congregation are prayed for by name. As members of the Christian community, we are advised to hold each other in prayer. As part of your prayers, please remember all of the St. Matthew’s parish family.

Week of August 5 Week of August 12 Waters: Dane, Alan Canon Wheeler: George, Pat Watson: Dwayne, Vickie Danahy White: Ethel, Galen Watson: Jeremy, Lori Wiedeman: Varley Weaver: Russ, Kate, Ben Wilding: Dian Weinberg: Bill Wilkins: Tay, Jim Moyer, Karin Weis: Natalie Wilkinson: James Weis: Russ, Bev, Julia Willingham: John, Alice, John, Hollie, Griffin Wernecke: Alan, Kett Ketterer, Natalie, Justin Wilson: James Weston: Sarah Wilson: Jack, Virginia Westwood: Dorothy Woldin: Carrie, Maris

Week of August 19 Week of August 26 Wood: Linda Albrecht: John-Michael, Lynn, Jessa Hines, Heather Hines, John-Michael, Kathryn, Samantha Woodford: William, Sara Alexander: Ruth Worster: Gordon Allen: Ellen Worthington: Jim, Anna Lee, Jay, Clarissa Allen: George, Teresa Wright: Neally Anderson: Ib Wright: Mike, Kathy Ardery: Philip, Anne Yann: Sally Arnold: Jon, Lauri, Emelie, Peter Yeager: Michelle Austin: Constance, Ned Krippenstaple, Mary Chellis Zega: Frank, Peggy Bach: Sue Ahern: Kevin, Ali, Eden Bailor: Jean

We pray for members of the parish family serving in the Armed Forces Sean Nasserizafar, Adam Warren, Charles Harris, Lawrence Stivers, Stuart Huffman, Will Bardenwerper, Philip Swain, Ryan Campbell, Lance Lawfer, Kevin Smith, Kevin Trimble, Billy Cundiff, and The Rev. Steve Pike

Heavenly Father, We ask you to make the door of St. Matthew’s Church a gateway to your eternal kingdom; and grant that all who worship in this house may also witness for you in the world outside, to your honor and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Weekday Services Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m., Morning Prayer, Chapel Tuesday: 7:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Chapel Monday-Saturday: 5:30 p.m., Evening Prayer, Chapel

10 PARISH FAMILY

Transfers In

Elizabeth Taylor from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Jeffersonville, IN

Brian Franklin from Memphis Christian Church, Memphis, IN Paige Franklin from St. Raphael’s Catholic Church, Louisville, KY

Stephen and Allison Hall along with their daughter, Ava from Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Lexington, KY

Transfers Out

Mavin Martin to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Louisville, KY

Anne Polk Gray to Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Lexington, KY

Caroline Wright Gray to Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Lexington, KY

We extend congratulations to

Greg and Joan Kuhns and Stanley and Sally Macdonald on the adoption of their granddaughter

John and Phyllis Thomas on the birth of their grandson

Deaths

Ursula Trimble, June 2 Nancy Garling, June 2

Henry Ormsby, III, June 3

Barbara Stewart, June 28 Douglas Haynes, July 25

We are sorry to hear about the death of

Peter Glauber’s mother

Ruth Kempf’s brother

+ + + May light perpetual shine upon them + + +

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Summer Office Hours

Monday-Thursday: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Staff The Rev. Canon Lucinda Laird, Rector Ben Linder, Youth Minister The Rev. Jim Trimble, Associate Rector Lynn Miller, Youth Coordinator The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones, Pastoral Associate Ann Davis, Parish Life Coordinator The Rt. Rev. David Reed, Bishop in Residence Mardi Galvin, Parish Administrator The Rev. Moray Peoples, Priest Associate Ruth Kempf, Accountant Deborah Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education Martha Wakefield, Office Assistant Barbara Ellis, Organist/Choirmaster John Willingham, Mission Coordinator

Voice Mail Extensions & E-mail Addresses for the Clergy & Staff

Phone Extension e-mail address

The Rev. Canon Lucinda Laird ...... x102 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Jim Trimble ...... x103 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones ...... x104 ...... [email protected] Deborah Rodahaffer ...... x105 ...... [email protected] Barbara Ellis ...... x106 ...... [email protected] Ben Linder ...... x107 ...... [email protected] Lynn Miller ...... x108 ...... [email protected] Ann Davis ...... x109 ...... [email protected] Mardi Galvin ...... x110 ...... [email protected] Ruth Kempf...... x112 ...... [email protected] John Willingham ...... Cell: 558-8603 ...... [email protected] The Rt. Rev. David Reed ...... [email protected] The Rev. Moray Peoples ...... Cell: 836-1278 ...... [email protected] Vestry

Steve Cherry, Senior Warden Peter Bell Sharon Nesmith Linda Wardell Shannon Frey, Junior Warden Lee Fletcher Edie Nixon Dwayne Watson Jan Garver, Secretary Jay Lambert Greg Petrites Bev Weis Jim Moyer, Treasurer Matrid Ndife Bill Stodghill Mike Lambert, Youth Representative 12 The SAINT MATTHEW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

of St. Matthew’s September 2007 Parish Mission Statement Our mission is to be a caring, inclusive community, centered in the Eucharist and grounded in the Gospel, so that we can reach out as Christ’s hands to the world.

FROM THE RECTOR Dear People of give thanks to God who has given What’s St. Matthew’s, us the vision and the resources to build in this place. And let us It’s a new year. Happening? remember that we have built not for Well, obviously, ourselves but for others, to share Parish News and it’s not January 1, the hope we have been given, the Bits n’ Pieces ...... 2-5 or Advent I, but love poured down upon us, the still… we all know grace shown us in Christ Jesus. Let A Few Words From the the year really begins in the fall. us rejoice that God has called us to Associate Rector...... 5 It is particularly a new year at St. spread the good news, to be a light Matthew’s, with the construction in the darkness. Let us welcome the Millennium Development finally finished, and all our beautiful stranger – and let us not wait for the Goals ...... 6 new space ready at last. There are a wounded, the hurting, the hungry, the outcast and the lonely to find us, few odds and ends to be taken care but let us go find them. For Christ Music Notes ...... 5 of, but it really is finished. THANK YOU – for your patience throughout does not come to buildings, but to Church School News ...... 7 all this, for your generosity and open hearts, and only as we give commitment in making it happen, away will we receive. September Opportunities and, most of all, for the dreams we Yours in Christ, for Adults ...... 8-9 have dreamed together that have led + to this. Lucinda Youth Page...... 10 And, lest we forget: our own Gibbs Reese was the architect. Gibbs has P.S. If I really started, there would Social Concerns ...... 11-12 gotten everyone’s complaints for be no end to saying thank you, but I two years, and has been incredibly do want to thank the staff, who Sunday Morning Adult Ed .... 13 gracious and patient. Do give him a have all put up with so very much in big thank you for a magnificent job. the last two years, and two Prayer List ...... 14 magnificent Senior Wardens, Rick So – new space and new programs Lotz and Steve Cherry, who were Parish Families ...... 15 and new people and all sorts of absolutely the right people at the excitement. Let’s celebrate! And right time. let’s be particularly aware of newcomers among us, drawing them into the life of this parish. But before anything else, before anything else at all, let us stop and 1 PARISH NEWS Bits n’ Pieces St. Matthew’s Day Picnic Everyone is welcome! Sunday, September 23, 11:15 a.m. Our Annual Parish Picnic will be held following the 10:00 a.m. service in the front yard with entertainment for all ages! Picnic attire is most appropriate for both services that morning; if you have a St. Matthew’s T-shirt, please wear it, otherwise a red shirt of any style will be most acceptable! Our Main Dish is Fried Chicken $3.00 per adult • $2.00 for ages 6-12 • No charge for children under 6 ! Iced tea, lemonade and water will be served!

! Some canned soft drinks will be available for 75 cents!

! Games for children! ! Youth / Adult kickball game!

There are many jobs to be completd before the picnic can begin at 11:15 a.m. Please sign up on the bulletin board, located across from the grand staircase on the main level, and indicate which task you would like to perform. Please bring a lawn chair or blanket so you can sit, relax and enjoy!

Armed Forces Prayer Book Just a reminder! Is anyone in your family a member of the Armed Forces? If We no longer accept printer ink or cartridges for recy- so, please call us (895-3485) if you would like him or her on cling. Please take your empties to Office Depot for recy- our prayer list. If your family member has been on our list cling, or to a Walgreens where they will refil them for a and is still serving, let us know if you would like him or her charge so you can reuse them! to receive a prayer book. 2 PARISH NEWS

Science, the Soul and God Does our understanding of human evolution include the evolution of a soul? If evolution is random, how do faithful Christians accept its process? What should a Christian make of the growing number of scientific studies describing how the process of evolution informs how live and breathe and have our being? HORIZON READERS will focus their attention this fall on these and other issues involving religious faith and scientific understanding. We will begin September 10 with theologian Nancey Murphy’s Bodies and Souls, or Spirited Bodies?, a 148-page exploration of some of the implications of science and the soul. On October 8 we will take up the national best seller by geneticist Francis S. Collins, The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief. Since its publication last year Prof. Collins’s book has received much national attention. Descriptions, citations and reviews are widely available on the internet. For additional information call Kit Kincade (426-1641) or Lee Fletcher (896-1224).

Foyers Going Deeper Supper Group Class for Fall “An Introduction to World Religions” is the fall topic of Reminder the Going Deeper class. The Rector continues as the class facilitator, with speakers at several of the sessions. Don’t forget to join a Foyers Supper Group! The book we will use is The World Religions by Huston Signup sheets are on our new bulletin board, located Smith. The cost is $13. We meet on Thursday mornings, across from the grand staircase on the main level. 9:30 to 11:00. The dates chosen for the fall are September 27; October 4, 11, and 25; November 1 and 29; and We hope to organize the groups at the end of December 6. Please mark your calendars and plan to September so that the first meetings can begin in attend. October. Please sign up on the bulletin board located across from Don’t miss out on this pleasant way of getting to know the grand staircase on the main level by September 20, so other parishioners. that books can be ordered for everyone!

Healing Body, Mind and Spirit Saturday September 29, 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. People often ask who am I, why am I here and what is it that my heart yearns for. When we step back from the busy-ness of our lives we know that we yearn to find heart and meaning that will feed our hungry spirits. We yearn to be loving and authentic (and not necessarily “good”). We’ve taken classes, volunteered and traveled widely, but still feel something is missing inside. If this in any way describes you Healing Body, Mind and Spirit may be of help. Healing Body, Mind and Spirit is program to help participants not only heal but grow through use of imagination. Most of us base our decisions on rational, logical thinking which comes from the left side of our brain. We ignore or over-ride the right brain information which deals with our intuition, feelings, senses and imagination. To become wiser and more fulfilled persons we need to learn from both sides of our brain. On Saturday, September 29, Joan Kincade, M.A. will facilitate an all-day workshop that will help participants visualize at deep levels, learn the power of symbols in both day and night dreams, use imagination for good emotional and physical health as well as work with the power of love. Joan, a parishioner at St. Matthew’s, is an innovative teacher and spiritual counselor. She has a master’s degree from Yale, has taken Education for the Ministry as well as courses at the Presbyterian Seminary. Her passion is guiding persons on their spiritual journeys. Cost for the workshop is $25, plus $5 for lunch, and scholarship aid will be given to those who cannot afford it. Please sign up on the bulletin board located across from the grand staircase on the main level. (Dates can be the second or fourth Saturday in October also.) 3 PARISH NEWS

Monday Night Bridge Joy Through Our Monday Night Bridge group is back at St. Matthew’s! Movement Many thanks to Holy Trinity for letting us use their T’ai Chi Chih, a system of relaxation and renewal based on facilities and to Joe Vandrick for coordinating our 3 years twenty simple, non-strenuous movements, is available for there. Now we are back and playing bridge the first interested persons. Balance, breathing, and gentle Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. beginning October 1 in rhythmic motion can relieve tension and promote well-being Meeting Room B. and calm in the midst of activity. A pleasant and beneficial There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board located opportunity this fall! Sister Gail Collins, SCN is an across from the grand staircase on the main level, for both accredited teacher (since 1995) and practitioner of T’ai Chi interested players and subs. This is a friendly, welcoming Chih. She has found that age and physical conditional are group with players of varied abilities. The people who usually not a problem in learning and performing T’ai Chi played last year are already signed up this year. Chih movments. If you have any questions, please call Kay Vandrick @ Want to know more? Come to an Information Session on 895-3651 or Anne Hampton @ 896-4632. Monday, September 17 at 11:00 a.m. Regular classes will be on Mondays, 11:00a.m.–12:00 noon, starting September 24. Everyone should know how we use NAMETAGS to make visitors feel welcome. When Check out the Bulletin Board you wear your nametag, it helps them to know your name, at least as we exchange “The Peace of the Lord.” (Some – now located across from the people don’t like to wear nametags. Well, it is not for you, but something you do for your neighbor.) When you see a elevator (top of the stairs) hand printed name tag, you know that this is someone who Announcements, sign up sheets, news about needs to feel that St. Matthew’s is truly a welcoming parishioners – it’s all on the bulletin board. Do send us a church. copy of any article by or about you, so we can post it. If What most people do not realize is that we put the date on you have information, requests, etc. that you would like to the back of each temporary nametag. These are kept in post, please give them to Mardi Galvin. Do NOT put them alphabetical order in the little box on the table. When there up yourself! are three dates on the back a permanent tag is made for that Right now, there is a wonderful letter from Pamela Murphy individual. That gives a sense of inclusion, whether the to her parish family, thanking us for our prayers, on the person has decided to be a member or not. Please help to board. make this a welcoming ministry. + David Reed – Lucinda+

A Huge Round of Applause for our Parish Breakfast Workers! Thank you to the following for all their hard work: Set-up – Aidan & Bobbie Stone, Sue Biasiolli, Marty Lawfer, Barbara Uligian, Jody Fletcher and Karen Hill. Clean-up – Dwayne Watson, Jean Wacker, Harry & Ann Tidwell, Bob & Diane Clark, Kathy Wright, Bonnie Spencer, Greg & Joan Kuhns, Sally Macdonald, Bill Brown. Launder table cloths – Shannon Frey, Mary Jo Gillim, Bonnie Spencer, Jean Bailor, Jody Fletcher, Sarah Trimble, Barbara Ellis and Kevin Clark. Table Flowers – Martha Wallingford. Photographer – Mike Wright. 4 PARISH NEWS Young Adult Worship Happenings During the Week (Folks 18-45, see Jim Trimble for more information) During the Week ! Friday, September 7: First Friday Trolley Hop down on Did you know…. that we say Morning Prayer at Market Street in Louisville’s downtown gallery district. 9:00 a.m., Monday through Friday, and Evening Sandy Nixon’s office (FB3 Development, 624 E. Market Prayer at 5:30, Monday through Saturday? Join us in Street, next to Artemisia Restaurant, 584-2018) will be open with all sorts of festivities along the way. Those interested the Chapel whenever you can! Think about coming on can meet at church at 7:00 p.m. your birthday or anniversary, on the way home from a long day at work, or when you have something for ! Sunday, September 9: Young Adult Brunch at The which you want to ask, or give thanks. Monkey Wrench, corner of Barrett and Grinstead. Those interested meet in the church Narthex after Sunday School. We also celebrate the Holy Eucharist on Tuesday ! Friday, September 21: Gathering at Dairy Kastle on mornings at 7:00. This is a small, quiet service that Eastern Parkway, followed by games at Aaron and Carrie always makes the rest of the day better. We have Vowels’ house. breakfast together on the first Tuesday of the month. Ongoing: Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. at Flanagan’s for fellowship; Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. - Diocesan Faith and Brew for college-age at O’Shea’s.

A FEW WORDS FROM . . .

The Associate Rector My wife and I have been preparing for part of most of our daily goings on and decision-making for retirement as we’ve established funds the future. “We’ve always done it this way,” is alive and and accounts to collect money for well in society, as well as in the Church. that time when we’ll no longer be able At the time of this writing, opinions are flying over the to work. At this point we’re convinced released design for the new arena in downtown Louisville. that our son will grow up to be a free Also, plans are being brought to life for a new retail district spirit, some sort of artist, and downtown on Muhammad Ali Boulevard. Some reactions probably won’t make too much money I’ve heard have been towards the “everything’s just fine to support himself, let alone his the way it is,” along with the “what a great legacy for our elderly parents. You never know, he children and grandchildren.” I find it exciting to look into could be the next Bill Gates, but right now he’s looking the future; to think of all the possibilities; to learn from my more like the next drummer for the rock group Journey. So, mistakes of the past to build a better yet-to-come; to money is being socked away for that rainy day that’s envision what I can do for the generations that will come hopefully still many, many years away. We’re taking stock after me. of the future and envisioning a happy place and time. For many folks, it’s not that easy. The St. Matthew’s congregation is embarking on another program year, but I don’t think it will be the same old thing Looking ahead to an uncertain time can be very scary we do every year. With the new space, along with a new indeed. Many worry that future generations will not have it spirit of building for the future, things will invariably as good as we do now. People always talk about the ‘good change. New ideas will spring forth new life in many ol’ days’ as if the past was this untouchable piece of different areas, in many different ways. While it’s nostalgic perfection that nothing will ever live up to. In relation to to look at pictures from the past and recognize faces, and that iconic reality, anything that’s still to come can only be remember people and things that so shaped us and this seen as a nightmare. Theologian Fredrica Harris community, it will be ever so exciting to plan for the future. Thompsett writes that “there is a long historical tradition of To embark into the unknown and uncertain with the Spirit this kind of ‘future complaint’ literature. It is aided and of God to guide us and shape us. abetted not by accurate historical reconstruction, but by the distortion of nostalgia.” This strong tie to the past is – Jim+ 5 MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Goal 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education for Children Educated children have better access to economic opportunities, are less vulnerable to disease, and contribute more to their communities. And yet, more than 100 million children are not in school today. Seventy percent of those children are girls. The target of Goal Two is to ensure that all boys and girls complete a full course of primary schooling. Episcopal Relief and Development is working toward universal primary education. For example, ERD is providing opportunities for children in Zambia who have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS to attend school. Over 750,000 Zambian children are orphans, with the number estimated to reach over 1 million in the next ten years. If left alone without a support network, these children often drop out of school because they have to work to support themselves and their siblings. Through our partnership with the Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation, ERD is providing children orphaned by HIV/AIDS opportunities to attend school. Vastiganda lost both her parents to HIV/AIDS. Now, as just a young girl, she is the primary caregiver for her four siblings. Because Vastiganda and her siblings live in the district of Katete in eastern Zambia, they are able to receive assistance from a program partnership between Episcopal Relief and Development and the Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation designed to help children orphaned by HIV/AIDS. Vastiganda has the opportunity to go to school, and receives basic living supplies to support herself and her siblings. She gets up at dawn to do the chores before going off to school. Some days, she has to stay home to care for a sick sibling. With her dedication, and a little help from ERD, Vastiganda will be able to build a stable future for herself and her siblings. What You Can Do: ACT. Create a bulletin board about children of the world who are unable to attend school (for example, child soldiers, children orphaned by AIDS, and displaced children). Place the bulletin board in a high-traffic area of your church and update it often. Find resources and images for your bulletin board in newspapers or online. Ask your company to support an essay contest — with the importance of primary education as the topic. Open the contest to students at a local public school. Or, advertise the essay contest (and your company) online by submitting it to a scholarship database such as FastWeb. NOTE: We have two Adult Education offerings on the Millennium Development Goals, September 30 and October 7. Come and find out more! —This reflection is from Episcopal Relief and Development and is part of the continuing series of articles concerning the MDGs. For more information, contact Jim Trimble, the Diocesan ERD Coordinator. You can find more information regarding the millenium goals at: http://www.ecusa.anglican.org/programs_36756_ENG_HTM.htm and on our diocesan website at: www.episcopalky.org MUSIC NOTES

Barbara Ellis, Choir Director / Organist Come sing with us! Join the choir! Wednesdays, 7:45 p.m. Call Barbara Ellis (895-3485, ext. 106) for more information and gentle arm twisting.

6 CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS

Debbi Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education Church School opens September 9! BRING A FRIEND!

Join us for a new year in new rooms with new friends and exciting curricula! Children’s Chapel for our fours through first graders begins on September 9 at 10:00 a.m.! The Bridge for our second through fifth graders begins on September 16 at 10:00 a.m. in Clingman Chapel!

Baleé Riley and Kim Tabler will offer two hours of lectionary-based curriculum and tons of fun for our two- year-olds! Lauren Becker will lead the threes with Bible stories through art! This two hour class is one even adults want to attend! Fours and kindergarteners will have “Godly Play” with a new twist. The lead teachers will be Libby Hardy, Joel Latto, and Mary Lou Fitzer. The “Godly Play” doorkeepers will be Courtney Grumley and Mark Tabler. We will be introducing additional storytellers: Lauren Becker, Shawn Marshall, Tommy Mitchell, Doris Morrow, and Amy Tucker. The additional storytellers will each learn three stories from the Bible, own those stories, and come into the classroom to share the stories with the children. Courtney is an art therapist who on “Work Days” will work with the class to help the children express through art the stories they are learning. First graders will have new teachers, Mary and Bill Cheatham, who will use the curriculum, “All Things New”. They can hardly wait to meet their students. Tyler Goldberg is going to be teaching our second graders. This is a great class where children learn through skits and games as well as “Living the Good News” curriculum. Our third, fourth, and fifth graders will be together this year. Jenice Carolan, Amy Currie and Andrea Ledvina are looking forward to their second year with the “Living the Good News” curriculum as well as having an expanded-grade class. Middle School will be led by Shannon Edwards and Carrie Woldin who will be joined by Mike Risley and Randy Strause. This is going to be an exciting year for our sixth, seventh and eighth graders. Our senior high class – ninth through twelfth graders – will FINALLY have their long awaited new classroom. It was worth the wait! Anne Farra, Gaylee Gillim, and Angela Koshewa will be team teaching and they have wonderful plans for this class including two out of town overnight visits to other parishes in our diocese.

CHECK FOR MAILINGS ABOUT CLASSES AND CHAPELS !

PARENTS IN CONVERSATION WILL BEGIN SEPTEMBER 16!

7 September 2007 Opportunities for Adults

Welcome to a new year at St. Matthew’s! All kinds of things are happening in the parish this fall. Here are a few:

! FOYERS SUPPER GROUPS No agenda, “just” fellowship. Groups are assigned randomly, so that you have a chance to meet folks from different services, of different ages, and whose path you might not otherwise cross. Groups meet in members’ homes, usually six times between October and May. See the bulletin board for more information and to sign up. Begins in October.

! HORIZON READERS This group meets Monday nights at 7:30, beginning September 10, to read and discuss books of interest, focusing this fall on issues involving religious faith and scientific understanding. The first book is Nancey Murphy’s Bodies and Souls, or Spirited Bodies?; on October 8 we will take up The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief, by geneticist Francis S. Collins.

! CHURCH SCHOOL BEGINS SEPTEMBER 9 Church School for ALL! Children and teens will leave at the end of the 10:00 service on September 9 to go to classes downstairs. Upstairs, we will have a festive coffee hour to welcome everyone back from the summer and catch up with each other. Adult Education begins the following Sunday with at least three offerings each week: 1) Parents in Conversation meets downstairs, with a different topic each week (examples: “When Our Children Tell Us They Don’t Believe in God”; “How Do We Talk to Our Children About Death”, and much more), and various leaders. 2) A “general track”, with a variety of topics and leaders, meets (usually) in Clingman Chapel. Topics for September and October include: “Refugee Ministries”; “Millenium Development Goals”; a Vestry “listening session”; “How: Things We Can All Do to Reduce Our Carbon Footprint”; and “Why: Encircled by God: A Spirituality of Creation”. 3) A “clergy track”, usually in the Lounge. Once a month a special class for newcomers, “What’s Up, St. Matt?”, answers questions about St. Matthew’s and the Episcopal Church. Other offerings include presentations on the Eucharist and Baptism, plus “Stump the Priest.”

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! BIBLE STUDY/ADULT ED DURING THE WEEK Call the parish office for more information or just COME. - Bible Study with the Rector on Monday mornings, 9:45-11:00. We will be reading the Book of Exodus. Begins September 10. - Young Moms’ Bible Study on Thursday mornings, with Debbi Rodahaffer and Lynn Miller, 9:30–11:00. Begins September 20. -“Going Deeper Spiritually” – Thursdays, Sept. 27; Oct. 4, 11, 25; Nov. 1, 29. A look at world religions. 10:00–11:30 a.m. Call the parish office for more information and to order the book we are using.

! JOY THROUGH MOVEMENT TM T’ai Chi Chih, a system of relaxation and renewal based on twenty simple, non- strenuous movements, is available for interested persons. Balance, breathing, and gentle rhythmic motion can relieve tension and promote well-being and calm in the midst of activity. A pleasant and beneficial opportunity this fall! Sister Gail Collins, SCN is an accredited teacher (since 1995) and practitioner of T’ai Chi Chih. She has found that age and physical conditional are usually not a problem in learning and performing T’ai Chi Chih movments. Want to know more? Come to an Information Session on Monday, September 17 at 11:00 a.m. Regular classes will be on Mondays, 11:00a.m. – 12:00 noon, beginning September 24.

! “HEALING BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT” – SAT., 9/29 On Saturday, September 29, Joan Kincade, M.A. will facilitate an all-day workshop that will help participants visualize at deep levels, learn the power of symbols in both day and night dreams, use imagination for good emotional and physical health as well as work with the power of love. Joan, a parishioner at St. Matthews, is an innovative teacher and spiritual counselor. She has a master’s degree from Yale, has taken Education for the Ministry as well as courses at the Presbyterian Seminary. Her passion is guiding persons on their spiritual journeys. Cost is $25, plus $5 for lunch (scholarship aid available). Look for the sign up sheet on the bulletin board or call the parish office: 895-3485.

AND LOOKING AHEAD…… JEWISH-CHRISTIAN DIALOGUE with Rabbi Laura Metzger and The Rev. Lucinda Laird

David The complex and contradictory history of David: shepherd-king, soldier-poet, and beloved sinner 4 Monday nights: October 15, 22; November 5, 12 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

9 St. Matt’s Youth youth@stmatt–ky.org Web site: www.stmatt–ky.org/youth.htm (502) 895-3485 Ben Linder, Youth Minister • Lynn Miller, Youth Coordinator

September 2007 Labor Day Kickball practice and Weekend dinner Sunday, September 2 Sunday, September 16 NO YOUTH GROUP! 5:30-7:30 p.m. Come to youth group and get in some kickball practice before the St. Matthew’s picnic (Sunday, September 23). We’ll have dinner and fun in our new deluxe youth space, too! Annual Road Rally Kickball Challenge and Sunday, St. Matt’s Picnic September 9 Sunday, September 23, After lunch 4:30-7:30 p.m. Again this year, we will challege the adults of the parish to a kickball game during the picnic. Youth will dominate, again, It’s time to return to Youth Group at St. Matt’s no doubt!! Be sure and remind your parents that they have with our annual Road Rally! been challenged! Meet at church at 4:30 p.m. We’ll divide into groups and hit the road with clues. All groups will end at Gattiland at 6:30 p.m. for Life Size “Clue” pizza and bragging! Bring money for games, Sunday, September 30 but we will buy your dinner. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Pick up is from Gattiland by 7:30 p.m. A new and very fun event! Come one, come all! We will play “Clue” on a life size board in Saints Hall. Come Friends are welcome too! and enjoy the fun, with dinner!

This information and more is on the church web site at: www.stmatt–ky.org/youth.htm Check it out! Questions? Send an email to Lynn at: [email protected] or email Ben at: [email protected]

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Jody Fletcher, chair

Volunteer St. Matthew’s Opportunities Does It Again! Calvary / St. George’s Thank you St. Matthew’s parishioners! You responded generously to the Food Collection St. MAM’s July School Supplies Drive that provided school supplies for Sunday needy children in our area. We filled bags and boxes with supplies for students in every grade. Thanks to your generosity, many students were Sunday, September 2 able to begin the new school year with the tools they needed to be Food supplies are low at Calvary successful. and St. George’s food pantries. Please bring nonperishable items to the Narthex coat room and place them in the basket. Items may be dropped off any time during the first week of the month. The Social Concerns Habitat for Humanity Committee Needs Saturday, September 8 8:30 a.m. to Noon or 3:00 p.m. Volunteers! NOTE: a week later due to Labor Day. Have you thought about ways you might enjoy helping others in our Join St. Matthew’s crew and work on your construction skills. community? The Social Concerns Committee offers many opportunities We will need your help to on to help others. You can volunteer for a single activity or try something October 5 and 6 to “raise the roof” that needs volunteers on a monthly basis. Sign up and be a volunteer! on the house we are starting with A list of opportunities is posted on our new bulletin board. If you have Holy Trinity. questions please e-mail Jody Fletcher, [email protected] , (carpool from church, 8:25 a.m.) or call 896-1224. Serve lunch at Wayside Christian Mission Sunday, September 9 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. We leave right after communion at Holy Trinity the 10:00 a.m. service and meet in the Narthex to carpool. and Please call Sarah Weston, 426-6678, St. Matthew’s or Greg Petrites, 895-6522, for more information. “Raise the Roof” Cornerstone Holy Trinity and St. Matthew’s Habitat for Humanity House will “Raise the Roof” Thursday, September 13 on October 5 and 6, at 1712 Mae Street Kidd Avenue in the Park DuVall Community Initiative. The “Ground Blessing” will be Saturday, October 6, 11:30 a.m. Everyone 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. is invited to attend! If you can serve as a Team Leader or volunteer, please call To cook or send food, sign up on Harry Tidwell, 32-9316. the bulletin board located across from the grand staircase, The future homeowner, Ms. LaTrice Cole, has been matched with Holy Trinity main level, or call and St. Matthew’s. She is a Teacher’s Assistant with the Jefferson County Public Sharon Nesmith, 228-5918. Schools. LaTrice is the mother of two boys, ages 11 and 12. To volunteer to baby sit, call More information will follow. Diane Clark, 245-5633. There’s a job for everyone! Carpooling can be arranged. (continued to next page) 11 SOCIAL CONCERNS

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Burmese Karen Refugee Sponsorship Committee We know our family! They’re a Christian family of seven people, and we’re happy to introduce them. Ah Mu is 38 and fled from Burma to Thailand in 1990. He and his wife Ku Ku, who is 45, currently live in the Mae La Camp in Thailand. They have a son named Ta Lay Shee, who is 15, and three daughters Nee Gay Shee, 13, Paw Hser OH, 11, and Yoe Yoe, 9. The children read, write and speak a small amount of English. Ah Mu’s mother Pae DAH, who is 57, also lives with the family. The family is coming to Louisville through Episcopal Migration Ministries, and they’re expected to arrive August 30 or 31. They may be here by the time this reaches you! The committee is very excited to sponsor this family. We feel it is a tribute to St. Matthew’s and its parishioners who have sponsored refugees in the past to be asked to sponsor one of the larger families arriving this summer. We have already collected some wonderful items and furnished two apartments—THANK YOU!! Our need right now continues to be money and people. This wonderfully-big family of seven means we’ll be paying rent and all utilities for each apartment for a couple of months and until the family has an income. If you’d like to donate money, please make your check out to St. Matthew’s and put “refugees” in the memo line. If you have any time, especially this month, we need people to help with transportation, practicing English, helping with homework, grocery shopping, laundry, and introducing them to Louisville. If you have no experience working with refugee families, don’t worry. We’ll team people up so no one should feel unsure or uncomfortable. If you’re interested in volunteering, please contact Karen Hill at 897-3633 or [email protected]. Also, if you’d like to learn more about the Karen refugees and their story, please attend the Adult Education class on September 16. We’ve already had a great response—let’s keep it up! This is a wonderful ministry and ultimately a service to Christ.

A JOURNEY TO KENYA On June 9th 26 people left Louisville for Oyugis, Kenya, under the leadership of John Willingham and the Hearts4Kenya organization. Besides John, three were from St. Matthew’s: Jack Geary, Kett Ketterer, and Briana Ndife. The group had, as well, YOUR Easter offering, designated for the agricultural project. Here are some excerpts from their report; you can read the full report on the bulletin board. We arrived in Kenya at 6:30 a.m. on June 11th, and spent the rest of the day traveling across Kenya, arriving in Oyugis around 10 p.m. We were very tired but so excited! We began Tuesday by having the entire group visit some of the 65 farmers that Hearts4Kenya supports. The fields were incredible! One of the women farmers said, in her broken English, “thank you Hearts4Kenya and all those that gave to help us… because of your help I am now able to feed my children everyday.” A small group went to Rongo to begin the installation of the water system there at the orphanage. The nurses treated all the orphans and others in the community. We distributed eyeglasses… helped plant 70 trees around the grounds, helped paint the classrooms and helped with the construction of a new boys’ dorm given by St. Matthew’s. We had a great time with the orphans. They sang for us! Hearts4Kenya would like to thank everyone who has helped to make this work possible . You are truly making a difference in the lives of the people of Oyugis, Kenya. – John Willingham NOTE: St. Matthew’s completely supports the 60+ orphans in the orphanage in Rongo. For further information about this, or to make a donation, please contact Sally Macdonald or Cathy Sutton through the parish office. We also have given a number of donations to Hearts4Kenya, and several parishioners are involved with the organization. You can find out more by visiting the website: Hearts4Kenya.org. 12 Sunday Morning Adult Education in September

See insert for more information on fall offerings.

September 9 ...... Festive Coffee Hour in the Narthex 11:10 am. A chance to catch up with everyone and meet new people!

September 16 ...... Parents In Conversation: Introduction to new program for the year 11:10 am. (Lower Level) ...... Refugee Ministries (Clingman Chapel) ...... What’s Up, St. Matt? – especially for newcomers – ...... Answers to your questions about St. Matthew’s and the Episcopal ...... Church (Lounge)

September 23 ...... ST. MATTHEW’S DAY PICNIC! ...... Fun for the whole family! Come to church in picnic clothes, and celebrate ...... “our” day after the 10:00 service. Music, food, games and more.

September 30 ...... Parents In Conversation: “When Our Children Tell Us They 11:10 am. Don’t Believe in God”, with Lucinda Laird (Lower Level) ...... Millenium Development Goals (Clingman Chapel) ...... The Holy Eucharist (Lounge)

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!!! THIS MEANS YOU! After two years of construction, and with beautiful new space, it’s time to take care of our buildings and grounds on a regular basis.

Our FACILITIES AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE, under the leadership of Dwayne Watson, needs your help. If you’ve been on the committee and would like to be active again, or if you’d like to join now, please come to an organizational meeting on Monday, September 10 at 5:30 . (Note: The Memorial Garden committee is a subcommittee of Facilities and Grounds.) Can’t come? Email Dwayne Watson at: [email protected]. And for EVERYONE: we have scheduled 2 parish clean up days and we need YOU: Saturday, September 8 and Saturday, September 22, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 Noon. Sign up at the bulletin board located across from the grand staircase on the main level.

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Note: At Morning Prayer each weekday, members of St. Matthew’s congregation are prayed for by name. As members of the Christian community, we are advised to hold each other in prayer. As part of your prayers, please remember all of the St. Matthew’s parish family.

Week of September 2 Week of September 9 Ballerstedt: Mary Pat Bell: Peter, Heather Banks: Helen Bell: Robert, Janice, Robert Bardenwerper: Dottie Bell: Roger, Connie Barr: James, Cindy, Worden, Austin Beury: George, Barbara Barrett: Melissa, Mitch Shirrell, Barrett, Beth, Benjamin Biasiolli: Gerry, Sue Bartholomew: Chris, Elizabeth, Annabel, Lizzie Bingham: Edie Beck: Nancy, Joe, Michael Hassett, Kathryn Hassett Birch: Alan, Catharine, Steven Becker: Lauren Birch: David Behr: Betty Bishop: Thomas, Ann Bell: Don, Joy Blackburn: Joy

Week of September 16 Week of September 23 Blake: Jim, Mona Broecker: Linda, Bruce Blakemore: Neville, Gray Henry Brooks: David, Jackie Boone: Heather, Michael, Lauren Broughton: Jeannie, Elizabeth, Brian Borho: Carl, Karen, Carter Brown: Don, Pat Bower: Robert, Jean Brown: Kaye Bowling: Kathy Brown: Tim, Pam, T.C., Katie Brendel: Greg, Roxanne, Matthew Brown: Bill, Todd Brendel: Jo, Marcia Bryant: Tina Bridge: Sam, Sue Bullock: Stephen, Elizabeth, John, Sarah Brill: Robert, Suellen, Andrew, Abby Burdine: Pamela, Dominique, Dakota, Shawn

Week of September 30 Burns: Frank, Carolyn, Meghan, Christopher Campisano: Kevin, Linda, Anna, Carman: Anne, Christopher Busam: Don, Priscilla, Brooke, Shayla, Joshua Francesca Carman: Jesse, Marcia Callaghan: Jean Canon: Alan, Dane Waters Carolan: Jenice, Chris Hermanson, Campbell: David, Frances Carlisle: Mark Katie, Elsie

We pray for members of the parish family serving in the Armed Forces Wayne Plager, Sean Nasserizafar, Adam Warren, Lawrence Stivers, Stuart Huffman, Philip Swain, Ryan Campbell, Lance Lawfer, Kevin Smith, Kevin Trimble, Billy Cundiff, and The Rev. Steve Pike

Heavenly Father, We ask you to make the door of St. Matthew’s Church a gateway to your eternal kingdom; and grant that all who worship in this house may also witness for you in the world outside, to your honor and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Weekday Services Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m., Morning Prayer, Chapel Tuesday: 7:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Chapel Monday-Saturday: 5:30 p.m., Evening Prayer, Chapel

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Transfers Out

Jay and Lynn Sandidge Reece to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, IN

Confirmation, July 18

Charles Tinsley and Susan Carol Stewart

We extend congratulations to

Bill Weinberg on the adoption of his grandson

Jeff Skinner and Sarah Gorham on the birth of their granddaughter David and Frances Campbell on the birth of their granddaughter

Deaths

Connie Janos, August 12

We are sorry to hear about the death of

Leigh Anne Preston’s father

+ + + May light perpetual shine upon them + + +

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Summer Office Hours

Monday-Thursday: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Staff The Rev. Canon Lucinda Laird, Rector Ben Linder, Youth Minister The Rev. Jim Trimble, Associate Rector Lynn Miller, Youth Coordinator The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones, Pastoral Associate Ann Davis, Parish Life Coordinator The Rt. Rev. David Reed, Bishop in Residence Mardi Galvin, Parish Administrator The Rev. Moray Peoples, Priest Associate Ruth Kempf, Accountant Deborah Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education Martha Wakefield, Office Assistant Barbara Ellis, Organist/Choirmaster John Willingham, Mission Coordinator

Voice Mail Extensions & E-mail Addresses for the Clergy & Staff

Phone Extension e-mail address

The Rev. Canon Lucinda Laird ...... x102 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Jim Trimble ...... x103 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones ...... x104 ...... [email protected] Deborah Rodahaffer ...... x105 ...... [email protected] Barbara Ellis ...... x106 ...... [email protected] Ben Linder ...... x107 ...... [email protected] Lynn Miller ...... x108 ...... [email protected] Ann Davis ...... x109 ...... [email protected] Mardi Galvin ...... x110 ...... [email protected] Ruth Kempf...... x112 ...... [email protected] John Willingham ...... Cell: 558-8603 ...... [email protected] The Rt. Rev. David Reed ...... Cell: 235-8289 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Moray Peoples ...... Cell: 836-1278 ...... [email protected] Vestry

Steve Cherry, Senior Warden Peter Bell Sharon Nesmith Linda Wardell Shannon Frey, Junior Warden Lee Fletcher Edie Nixon Dwayne Watson Jan Garver, Secretary Jay Lambert Greg Petrites Bev Weis Jim Moyer, Treasurer Matrid Ndife Bill Stodghill Mike Lambert, Youth Representative 16 The SAINT MATTHEW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

of St. Matthew’s October 2007 Parish Mission Statement Our mission is to be a caring, inclusive community, centered in the Eucharist and grounded in the Gospel, so that we can reach out as Christ’s hands to the world.

FROM THE RECTOR Dear People of It is my hope and prayer that all who What’s St. Matthew’s, walk through the doors of this church We had a wonderful will know they are welcome, that they Happening? St. Matthew’s Day! are at home, that they are invited to the The church was full; party. And it is my hope and prayer the choir sounded that all of us who have found a home in Parish News and glorious; we this parish will, as we promise in our Bits n’ Pieces ...... 2-5 baptized Parker baptismal covenant, support each other in our life in Christ. And even A Few Words From the Jesse Hall at the 10:00 service, and the watching more, it is my hope and prayer that we Associate Rector...... 5 children were delighted to be sprinkled will go outside the doors of this church Millennium Development with holy water as well; and it was a to reach out, to help, to heal, and to invite others to join the celebration. Goals ...... 6 perfect day for a picnic. Alleluia! In October we will be asking for your Church School News ...... 7 I preached on the Gospel for St. Matthew’s Day (Matthew 9:9-13). In financial support for St. Matthew’s for Youth Page...... 8 that one short passage Jesus tells 2008. That’s part of our life together, too. We’re in this seeking, searching, Social Concerns ...... 9-10 Matthew, a despised tax collector, to follow him, and Matthew immediately praying, finding, healing, reconciling, Planned Giving ...... 11 does so. Matthew then throws a big serving, partying business together. A Message From the party, the Pharisees rebuke Jesus for Your commitment is essential if we are to be what we are called to be. Please Senior Warden ...... 11 eating with tax collectors and sinners, and Jesus makes it clear that he is here pray about this. Vestry Comments ...... 12 for sinners, and that EVERYONE is It’s a busy fall. Get involved! Take a Sunday Adult Education ...... 13 invited to the party. class, join a committee. Too busy already and feeling stressed? Come to Prayer List ...... 14 That’s what we’re supposed to be about. the Eucharist on Tuesday mornings at Parish Families ...... 15 7:00, or to Evening Prayer any day at First of all, we’re here because all of us 5:30, and get some grounding. Want to INSERTS: need some help. ALL of us are flawed, know more about the Episcopal wounded, aching, yearning. If we Church? Consider the Via Media Calendar weren’t we could stay in bed on course beginning this month. Feeling Via Media Sunday mornings. disconnected? Join a Foyers group (let Every Member Canvass Next, Jesus calls every one of us. Right the office know NOW – we’re starting now. Right where we are. Follow Him. up!). Even better, volunteer for the And – throw a party! Celebrate! And Habitat Raise the Roof weekend, or for any one of the outreach opportunities invite absolutely everyone. If we allow you’ll find in this newsletter. ourselves to understand, even just a little bit, the love and grace offered us Join the party! (infinitely more than we can ask or Yours in Christ, imagine!), the only possible reaction is + to celebrate and invite everyone we Lucinda can to share in the1 festivities. PARISH NEWS Bits n’ Pieces ? ? ? DID YOU KNOW . . . ? ? ? … that the St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church Men’s Golf Group is set to begin? If you are interested in receiving information about this group, please contact Ben Linder at [email protected]. This group will meet once a month for golf and fellowship at local area golf courses. The golf committee is looking for the best day of the week, so if you want be a part of the group, email Ben and let him know what day of the week works best for you!!! This group will be outreach minded as well. Each month, the cost will be $5 more than what it costs to play the course. The $5 extra per golfer will go towards the church’s fulfillment of the Millennium Development Goals, scholarships for youth to attend the Youth Mission Trip, and other outreach projects. A men’s group outreach project will also be discussed. There has also been discussion about a men’s golf group retreat for the spring. The first outing is already set. The group will be playing Long Run Golf Course on Thursday, October 11. There is limited space for the inaugural tee off of this group, so contact Ben to sign up!!!

… that the Building the Spirit collect (prayer) is put in our service on the first Sunday every month? (You noticed that, right?) We started this during the Building the Spirit campaign. Now that the campaign is (officially) over, and the construction is (almost, almost) over, we continue to put the prayer in each month to remind us why we built, and why and how we continue to build spiritually as well as physically. Gracious God, giver of life, of all that we have and all that we are, build the spirit of St. Matthew’s and guide us in our effort to grow as a caring, welcoming community, that we may ever more fully reach out as Christ’s hands to the world. In Christ’s name we pray. Amen.

… that we moved the Clothes Closet, and Food Pantry to one of the Mission Offices above Saints Hall? Those offices were specifically built for mission – mission outside the parish. We have a committee currently looking at possibilities for groups, agencies, etc. using the other offices. Right now, the first office (as you come in from the main building) is used to collect gently used clothes, non-perishable food items, and other donations. (Food brought in on Sunday can be left in the narthex, but we’re trying to keep it neat during the week!) … that we donate money to St. MAMs (St. Matthews’ Area Ministries) to help people in our area (40207) and beyond in time of need (e.g. mortgage payments, rent, LG&E, food, etc.)? We are one of 13 churches in the area who support St. MAMs, and they have a line in our annual budget. They do a lot of outreach, including serving as a clearinghouse for people in need.

Deputies for the 2008 Convention Are you interested in being a Deputy to our Diocesan Convention? The Diocese of Kentucky’s 2008 Convention will be held in deputies, probably the preceding week; and (4) be inter- Louisville, February 22-23 (Friday-Saturday), 2008. Each ested in finding out more/getting involved in the diocese. parish sends its clergy as deputies, and a number of lay Deputies will be chosen by the Vestry. Criteria used deputies, depending on the size of the parish. St. Matthew’s include: leadership in the parish, diocesan involvement, sends 5, so we are looking for 7 interested people – 5 and past experience (it’s helpful to have people who know deputies and 2 alternates. (The youth of the parish will also the process and the issues, although we try to balance with send a delegate). “new blood” as well). We also try to have an age range Deputies must: (1) be a confirmed member of St. Matthew’s; among our deputies, and gender balance. (2) be able to attend the Convention; (3) be available for a If you are interested, please give your name to one of any pre-Convention meeting with the other St. Matthew’s Vestry member, or to the Rector no later than October 31.

The Ladies’ Lunch Bunch The Retired Men’s Breakfast We will be going to Café Lou Lou on Sears Avenue, located We meet on the third Tuesday of every month, 8:30 a.m. at next to Chase Bank, on Thursday, October, 11:30 a.m. All the Denny’s on Dutchman’s Lane across from Norton are welcome! Please call Betty Triplett, 425-9733, if you Suburban Hospital. Please join us! Everyone is invited, not have any questions or need to carpool. just retired or senior folks! 2 PARISH NEWS

Au Revoir By the Grace of God We came to St. Matthew’s 32 years ago. This community of The Right Reverend Edwin Funsten Gulick, Jr. saints have nurtured me and my family, supported us when The Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of we hit a bad patch, prayed for us and with us and provided us a place to see God’s face day after day. Later this month Kentucky Sharon and I will celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary in will ordain Paris and when we return I will leave St. Matthew’s. (Thus the headline.) Many of you know that I am beginning the formal The Rev. Dr. Helen H. Jones discernment for ordination as a Deacon. An internship at The Rev. Karl K. Lusk, Jr. another parish is part of that process and mine will be at St. James Church in Shelbyville. Over the next 7-9 months I will The Rev. Alice S. Nichols be a part of that community working for the Vicar and learning about parish ministry from the other side of the altar. to the Sacred Order of Priests I hesitate to use the word “call” as my motivation to do in Christ’s One Holy Catholic and Apostolic this. Rather it has been a constant pull and tug. I keep Church throwing obstacles in the way and then God either removes them or pushes me over and around them. So, here I go on a new journey, at least for several months. on Saturday, October 27, 2007 The role of the Deacon is to take the church to the poor at eleven o’clock in the morning and bring the concerns of the poor to the church. Those who know me know that being a pastor is not my calling, nor am I drawn to wearing a skirt and being up front. My Christ Church Cathedral understanding of the Gospel is summed up in Jesus’ command to love God, love each other and care for those 421 S. Second Street who are the least of us. Louisville, KY 40202 My friend the Rev. Charles Tachau told me, “Be a cinder in the public eye.” And that is what I hope to do: to serve the poor and prick the conscience of the rich. Your prayers and presence are requested Pray for me. – Bob Nesmith Reception following Clergy: red stoles

Dear People of St. Matthews, Please come to my ordination and the reception afterwards. It has been in this parish with you that I have lived into a new ministry. I will need your continued prayers and Birthday support as an old lady learns new moves and new words! Celebrations I will, in turn, pray for you all daily. In the words of of our Archbishop Michael Ramsey to his ordinands, We are called, near to Jesus and with Jesus and in Homebound Jesus, to be with God with the people on our heart. That is what you will be promising when I say “will for October you be diligent in prayers?” You will be promising to be daily with God with the people on your heart. October 12 Nancy Beck The Holy Spirit surely will aid me in this and apprise us October 22 Peggy Zega together, as a worshipping community, of what else may unfold. – Helen

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Many, Many Thanks Sh h h ! Our lips are sealed. Sunday, December 2 is going to be to our Chair a special day at St. Matthew’s. Please plan to stay for Washers . . . lunch after church school! Bishop Reed, Jack and Virginia Wilson, Aidan Stone, Joe Paul Pruett and Dottie Rohrer. Welcome! Please join us as we welcome Sarah Clement, Joan Day and Linda Lucas to the Music Department! St. MAMs Annual “Pulling Together” Auction / Dinner MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Blessing of the Animals Mark your calendars for Tuesday, November 13, 5:30 p.m. ~ St. MAMs (St. Matthew’s Area Ministries) will Sunday, October 7 hold its annual Auction / Dinner at Christ Methodist Church, 4614 Brownsboro Road. This is a major 3:00 p.m. fundraiser for St. MAMs so please show your support All animals welcome: by attending. Tickets are $20 each / $150 for a table of large, small or stuffed! 8. For tickets or more information please call Bill Treats for People and Animals! McKinney (895-5023) or Ellen Robertson 893-6496).

Fall Youth Gathering Set For October The youth of the diocese will come together for the Fall Diocesan Youth Event at All Saint’s Center October 5-7. The theme this year is “dreams and spirituality” and we will be joined by Kyran Pittman, our dream workshop facilitator. Kyran works for Seedwork, and facilitates dream workshops all over the country. Youth and adults will enjoy group workshop time with Kyran, discussing how our dreams can be used to hear what God is saying to all of us. Youth will also use small group time to discuss what they’ve learned as well as apply it to their busy lives. Other activities will include a spiritual nature hike, dream crafts, and other dream influenced activities. And on Sunday, the youth of the diocese will be electing the new members youth council, diocesan convention, and our provincial youth representatives. For more information, contact Ben Linder at [email protected] or by phone at 502-410-8001.

Parish-wide Halloween Party! Sunday, October 21 5:30 p.m. Join us for a parish-wide Halloween party in Saints Hall, complete with supper, games for all ages, and music. There will be prizes for the most creative costume and more, so wear your favorite Halloween costume! 4 PARISH NEWS

Young Adult Happenings (Folks 18-45, see Jim Trimble for more information) St. Matts 2/30/40 Vision: http://groups.google.com/group/stmattsya ! Sunday, October 11: Brunch at Ditto’s following Church School. Meet in the Narthex around 12:15 p.m. ! Thursday, October 11: Movie Night at church, 7:00 p.m. in the PIC (Parents In Conversation) Room, lower level. Enter the building near the playground. Bring snacks to share. Any ideas for a film?. ! Friday, October 26: Bowling at Ten Pin Lanes, 7:00 p.m. Meet at the bowling alley. We have 3 lanes and 2 games for $7 per person. Jim will pay the whole thing, then pay Jim afterwards. That way, our shoe rental is free! Let’s also think about family events for November and December. And, what do you think would be a good time for a young men’s Bible study? Early mornings, a weeknight, weekly, twice a month? Any ideas would be helpful . . . contact Jim at [email protected], or reply at the Google Group site. Ongoing: Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. at Flanagan’s for fellowship; Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. - Diocesan Faith and Brew for college- age at O’Shea’s.

A FEW WORDS FROM . . .

The Associate Rector Kevin and I grew up as twins, even love for circumstances to bring us to the same town again, though we were two years apart. As so our children could grow up together and we could be young kids, we did everything that much closer. together and were rarely apart from each other. It was quite a comfort As I’m wont to do, I find much inspiration in the liturgical knowing I could, and still can, always calendar of the Church and note that October 23 is the day depend on him and he on me, no we remember St. James of Jerusalem. Not only was he an matter what. We had a pact for a while early bishop of the Holy City and a martyr to the faith in that whenever one of us did Christ, he was the brother of Jesus. I wonder about the something wrong in the house, such relationship James and Jesus must have had. Were they as break a lamp, or make a mess, we would take turns on best friends? Did one go for the athletics, while the other claiming responsibility for the crime. But there was a time went for theatre? Did they drive their parents crazy? Was when we were very distant, partially due to geography. Jesus the best man at James’ wedding? I wonder how James felt when Jesus went off on his 3-year ministry I went off to college with Kev still in high school and around Galilee and, after a lot of attention from healings wasn’t able to see him very often. Even when I came home and things, his brother was killed by the Romans. on some weekends or holidays, we went our separate ways with our separate friends. By the time he was in college, I We do know that James was converted to his brother’s was beginning my career in North Carolina and our times teachings after the resurrection, and later became Bishop of apart were even more frequent. We’d occasionally talk and Jerusalem. James brought many people to Christ, which I would get updates on his achievements and goings-on upset the powers that be so much he was killed by being through our folks, but that closeness we shared as little thrown from the pinnacle of the temple. I think that distance kids was now different. and separation wasn’t an issue with those two. I think their bonds of love and loyalty were ingrained in them by their While I started a life in the non-profit arts communities, my parents and that bond lasted beyond death. younger brother followed his dream of military service. On many levels, we are diametrically different, and probably I pray that all of us being bound together as brothers and would have never become friends if we weren’t related by sisters in Christ Jesus can and will ever strengthen our blood. Over the past number of years, though, we got back relationships with each other, knowing that we can all be to a joyous reunion of sorts. We are both happily married welcomed with open arms regardless of the distances that with small children. We share our dreams and life separate us one from another. experiences via phone calls and e-mails. And we would – Jim+ 5 MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Goal 3: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women Empowered and educated women raise healthier children, become leaders in their communities, and are less likely to die during childbirth. Women have an enormous impact on the well-being of their families and societies – yet many are never able to reach their potential. In many places, women do not have the same opportunities as men to get a formal education or a job. The target of Goal Three is to eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education by 2005, and at all levels by 2015.

Making It Real Episcopal Relief and Development is empowering women in communities around the world. For example, ERD is working with the Anglican Church of Burundi to provide compassionate care and support to people living with HIV/AIDS. In sub-Saharan Africa, more than half of the HIV positive adults are women. During Burundi’s decade-long civil war (1993-2003), sexual violence led to the spread HIV/AIDS among the female population. Many infected women do not seek treatment for fear of stigma and discrimination. Those who are known to have the disease typically face a bleak future. When Viola was diagnosed with HIV, she was shunned by her neighbors and left emotionally isolated and financially destitute. In her community in Burundi, it was not uncommon for people living with HIV to be rejected and stigmatized out of ignorance and fear. Fortunately for Viola, Episcopal Relief and Development launched a micro-credit loan program with the Church of Burundi in her community specifically designed to help people living with HIV/AIDS become more independent and self-reliant. Viola received a small loan to start her own food shop, and with her hard work, her business flourished. Public perception of her condition changed, and the neighbors who once shunned her now purchase food from her. ERD not only gave Viola an opportunity to regain her dignity and build a future for herself, but also helped transform her community’s attitude towards people with HIV/AIDS.

What You Can Do: PRAY. Pray with and for women by forming a prayer circle in your congregation. Invite a weekly guest speaker (a student, a friend, or a member of the group) from a developing country to share her personal experiences. Learn about the challenges women face in different communities.

For Further Consideration • Use the Anglican Cycle of Prayer to unite your prayers with Anglicans everywhere. Pray for vulnerable people around the world. • Include the women of the world in your prayers. • Learn about the Anglican Delegation to the UNSCW, and their work to unite the Church in empowering women. –This reflection is from Episcopal Relief and Development and is part of a continuing series of articles concerning the MDGs. For more information, contact Jim Trimble, the Diocesan ERD Coordinator; or others in the parish such as Rhody Streeter, Louise Shawkat, and Joan Kincade who are working in this ministry. More information on the MDGs is available at www.un.org/millenniumgoals.

6 CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS

Debbi Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education

Church School is back and it is wonderful! Thank you teachers for preparing lessons that take children and youth deeper into their understanding of God, and for making church school not only a place where we come to learn about God and know that God is present in our lives but for making church school more fun than anyone could imagine church school could be! Thank you parents for not only making church and church school a priority for your children but knowing that it should be! Thank you youth for realizing this is a place you want to be on Sundays!

Sunday, October 21, we will celebrate children with Children’s Sabbath in church at 10 a.m. and continue to celebrate the child in each of us throughout the day. At 3:30 p.m. our children and their parents meet at the Episcopal Church Home for a delightful hour of “Trick or Treating”. We will return to Saints Hall at 5:30 p.m. for a parish-wide party complete with supper, games for all ages, and music. Wear your favorite Halloween costumes since there will be prizes for the most creative costume and more! This is the first of several “family evenings” the Children’s Program Committee is planning for the year. If you are able to help with the events on October 21, please talk with Baleé Riley @ 456.6751, Lauren Becker @ 394.5966 or Jenice Carolan @ 897.9720.

The Bridge Worship for our 2nd through 5th graders meets each week at 10 a.m. in Clingman Chapel. Worshipers please gather in the narthex and wait for the chaplain and acolyte to greet you each Sunday. You will enter this sacred space together. (Bridge worshipers, if you have not returned your cards indicating your job preferences — acolytes (crucifer and candlelighter), lectors and/or ushers, please return to your chaplain or to Debbi Rodahaffer.

The Young Moms Bible Study (our definition of young moms is mothers who have children between the ages of one day and eighteen years) is off to a wonderful start. It is not too late to join the group that meets in the Lounge every Thursday from 9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. Childcare is available. Please contact Lynn Miller or Debbi Rodahaffer @ 895.3485 if you are interested.

Parents In Conversation meets each Sunday in the Parents In Conversation room on the lower level across from the elevator. PIC has an interesting schedule this fall. Check it out!

The next Children’s Program Committee meeting will be Wednesday, October 17 at 6:30 p.m. Please contact Jenice Carolan @ 897.9720 if you will not be attending or if you will need childcare that evening.

7 St. Matt’s Youth youth@stmatt–ky.org Web site: www.stmatt–ky.org/youth.htm (502) 895-3485 Ben Linder, Youth Minister • Lynn Miller, Youth Coordinator

October 2007 Games St. Matthew’s and Halloween Subs Party Sunday, October 7 Sunday, October 21 5:30-7:30 p.m. 5:30-7:30 p.m. We’ll play inside and outside games, depending on the Lots of fun for all ages! Pizza, games, and Halloween weather. Maybe we’ll try out our NEW BASKETBALL GOAL in festivities. Come in costume! We will also help with face Saints Hall!! We’ll have board games and cards too. painting and games for the younger children.

Come for games, subs and fun! Trick or Treating Bowling for Sunday, October 14 canned goods 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday, October 28 Come bowl with old and new friends! Meet us at Ten Pin Lanes at 5:30 p.m. for bowling and food. Pick up is at Ten Pin 4:00-6:00 p.m. by 7:30 p.m. Meet at St. Matt’s at 4:00 p.m. and we will do some trick or We’ll pay for bowling, you should bring money for dinner at the treating for those less fortunate. We’ll collect canned goods snack bar. Let us know if you need a ride to and from church. and then go out for dinner.

Mark your calendar now for the 2007 Hunger Walk on Sunday, November 4, 2:00 p.m. We will have lunch after church and then carpool downtown to the Hunger Walk at the riverfront. The choir has challenged us, once again, to see who can collect the most money. We will be collecting after the church services beginning in mid-October.

This information and more is on the church web site at: www.stmatt–ky.org/youth.htm Check it out! Questions? Send an email to Lynn at: [email protected] or email Ben at: [email protected]

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Jody Fletcher, chair Volunteer Opportunities St. MAMs Blood Drive Cornerstone The next St. MAMs (St. Matthew’s Area Ministries) Blood Drive is Tuesday, October 9, 4:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, October 4 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 423 Cherrywood Road, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Please give the gift of life! To cook or send food, sign up on the bulletin board located across from the grand staircase, main level, or call Sharon Nesmith, 228-5918. To volunteer to baby sit, call Hunger Walk! Diane Clark, 245-5633. Mark your calendar and put on your walking shoes. This year’s Hunger Walk is Sitters meet for conversation and a light dinner at Whole Foods at scheduled for Sunday, November 4, at Waterfront Park. In addition to a four- 5:15 p.m. then carpool to the mile walk, runners and bike riders have designated routes too. This is a walk/ Cathedral at 6:00 p.m. run/ ride for everyone! Join us this month! St. Matthew’s needs your help to do its part in our community’s goal to alleviate hunger. Walking or supporting a walker with your contribution is a first Habitat for Humanity step in this direction. Seventy percent of the money collected goes to alleviate Help “Raise the Roof” hunger in our community. The other twenty-five percent is divided between two Friday, October 5, and international organizations: Hand in Hand Ministries and Heifer International. Saturday, October 6, Sponsors pay all the overhead costs for this event. 8:30 a.m. to Noon or 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. More information on the time and starting place will follow in October bulletin announcements and the November Spirit newsletter. A full day is 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. We will drive right to our work site, 1712 Mae Street Kidd Avenue in the Park Duvall Community. Please plan to come. There is a job for everyone! St. Matthew’s (carpool from church, 7:25 a.m.) Calvary / St. George’s Clothes Closet is Back! Food Collection The Clothes Closet is a ministry of St. Matthew’s that collects gently used Sunday clothing and passes it on to community Clothes Closets such as The Kentucky October 7 & November 4 Refugee Ministries’ Clothes Closet, Wayside Christian Mission, and The Please bring in several Schumann Center. Please bring clothes, cleaned, folded and in bags, to the first nonperishable items for mission office in Saints Hall. Call Don Bell, 893-2096, if you would like to assist St. George’s and Calvary’s Food with this mission. Pantry and place them in the first Mission room. Both food pantries depend on our donations to help them have enough food for an entire month. Christmas on the River Serve lunch at Wayside NEEDED – HARD CANDY & SCARVES Christian Mission We will, once again, fill Christmas boxes for the “Mariners on the River.” We are Sunday, October 14 asking for packages of individually wrapped hard candy (no chocolate please)! 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Knitted scarves will also be placed in the Christmas boxes. A sign-up sheet for We leave right after communion at candy donations and directions for the making scarves can be found on the the 10:00 a.m. service and meet in bulletin board. the Narthex to carpool. For more information, please call Please deposit scarves and candy in labeled boxes in the Narthex coat room on Sarah Weston, 426-6678, or before November 11, 2007. or Greg Petrites, 895-6522. (continued to next page) 9 SOCIAL CONCERNS

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Cornerstone at the Cathedral The Cornerstone Project is a Cathedral Outreach Committee initative involving the Home of the Innocents Young Adult Mothers Parenting Program. This aftercare program provides services to young adults, ages 18 to 24, in need of assistance with housing, employment, education, community resources, and independent living skills. All participants must attend a weekly peer support group called “Cornerstone” which provides a meal, counseling services and skill building sessions. Volunteers from several local churches cook dinner and provide child care services. St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church provides the meal and child care the first Thursday evening of each month. Volunteers are a vital part of this program. Giving of your time to Cornerstone, just a few hours a month, sends a message that this is important not only for the Cathedral’s urban mission, but also our common Christian mission. An average of 40 people volunteer throughout the fall Cornerstone cycle. Many of the young adult graduates now have their GED or high school diploma, are employed and have successfully transitioned to independent living and have their own apartment in our community. Please call Diane Clark 245-5633 to learn more about Cornerstone. Volunteers are always needed! — Bob Clark

Wayside Christian Mission Several years ago I noticed an opportunity in the Sunday bulletin to serve lunch at Wayside Christian Mission. Having a student in my class who was living there at the time, my interest was aroused. I wanted to see the environment in which my student lived and so I joined a group of St. Matthew’s volunteers. Needless to say, I enjoyed the experience so much that I, along with a dedicated group, continue to volunteer once a month. However, we only see the kitchen and dining area on these visits. Now we have the opportunity for a guided tour of the facilities. We’ll carpool from St. Matthew’s at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 9 and begin at the women and children’s shelter. This will include seeing their daycare. From there we will drive to the nearby men’s shelter to conclude our tour and then return to St. Matthew’s. The entire tour will take approximately 1-1/2 hours. A Saturday tour is also available on October 13, but will not include the daycare center. Please sign up on the bulletin board, and if you have any questions call Sarah Weston at 426-6678 or Greg Petrites and Sarah Clement at 895-6522.

KENYA News Plans for our next trip to Oyugis, Kenya are already under way. The dates are June 14-29, 2008. Please check your calendars and see if you may be able to go with us. It is a life changing experience as you work with the people in the Oyugis area. As always we will visit and work with the orphans that you are helping in such a wonderful and meaningful way. More details will follow. If you have questions please feel free to call - home (459-4582) or cell (558-8603) Thank you for all you have done to change the lives of the people of Oyugis, Kenya. — John Willingham

Habitat for Humanity “Raise the Roof” Mark your calendars and plan to help! Raise the Roof is October 5-6, 1712 Mae Street Kidd Avenue in the Park Duvall Community Initiative. We need 20 volunteer workers for four work sessions: Friday, October 5 - 8 a.m. to 12 noon or 12 noon to 5 p.m.; and Saturday, October 6 - 8 a.m. to 12 noon or 12 noon to 5 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend the Ground Blessing, Saturday at 11:30 a.m. Please register on the sing-up sheets posted on the bulletin board. If you have any questions, call Harry Tidwell (327-9316) or Bob Clark (245-5633). 10 PLANNED GIVING

The article that follows is the first of a series about Planned Giving. This series will avoid focusing on technical rules; instead, the emphasis will be on real-life situations and practical ways to plan around them. The series starts with a single person planning for family, friends, and St. Matthew’s. Next month, we’ll look at how even a young family may be able to support the Church in their wills. The series will conclude in December with a retired couple’s education planning for their grandchildren, and with their use of a Charitable Remainder Trust. for the Single Person Joe Parishioner is thinking about the legacy he would like to leave after his lifetime. He owns his well-furnished home (which he inherited from his parents), a retirement account through his employer, and a small life insurance policy. He feels his brothers and sisters are well taken care of, but he’s always been very fond of his nieces and nephews and would like to remember them. He also has some close friends, and he thinks it would be nice to leave them something as well. He has also recently decided that it would be nice to leave a gift to St. Matthew’s in thanks for its meaning in his life. After a trip to his lawyer, Joe comes out with an estate plan that does all of these things. He is particularly happy that his lawyer helped him save taxes along the way. The first thing Joe does is to make a list of the furnishings in his house, many of which were passed down through his family, and say how they should be divided among all of his nieces and nephews. Then, he uses his will to give his nieces and nephews an option to purchase his house at its appraised value. (He spells out a tie-breaker in case more than one relative wants to buy it.) Whether a relative or a stranger buys the house, the proceeds will be divided among his nieces and nephews. Joe feels he’s keeping the house and furnishings in the family by doing this. Next, he names St. Matthew’s as the beneficiary of his retirement plan. He was surprised to learn that retirement plans are subject to income tax and—in larger estates—to federal estate tax. Since the church is exempt from those taxes, leaving his retirement plan to the church makes a lot of sense. Finally, he obtains a change of beneficiary form through his employer and names his two best friends as equal beneficiaries of his life insurance. He would never have thought to do that but his lawyer told him that life insurance payable to a named beneficiary is not subject to Kentucky Inheritance Tax. If however, he had used his will to make specific bequests of money to non-family members, those bequests would have generated a state inheritance tax. The Planned Giving Committee

A MESSAGE FROM . . .

The Senior Warden As we move into autumn and a new year of programs at St. Matthew’s, all of us on the vestry want to emphasize the importance of hearing your thoughts on issues that are important to our parish and the Episcopal Church. In that ongoing process of keeping St. Matthew’s aware of, and involved in, the various issues being discussed by your vestry, we invite you to join us on one or both of the following occasions, as we continue the tradition of parish gatherings to review recent vestry topics: • Sunday, October 14 at 11 a.m., during the Adult Education Hour, for a brief discussion of : o the status of the budget as construction comes to an end o the Vestry’s ongoing study of human sexuality and the Episcopal Church o open discussion of any topic you’d like to know more about • Tuesday, October 23 (7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.): o the Vestry’s ongoing discussion of human sexuality and the Episcopal Church o open discussion We’re looking forward to seeing you there. Thank You, Steve Cherry 11 VESTRY COMMENTS

by Jim Moyer Graves and Bells? The vestry has spent a significant amount of time over the past several months considering the possibility of engaging a sexton for the parish. What, some may ask, is a sexton? I scurried online to the universally accessible but not always reliable Wikipedia — actually, to its sister publication, Wiktionary, an online dictionary. It defined as sexton as “A church official who looks after a church and its graveyard and may act as a gravedigger and bell-ringer.” Not very helpful. St. Matthew’s doesn’t have a graveyard in the traditional sense, although it does have a common area for the internment of ashes. Nor do we have bells — or if we do, I haven’t heard them tolling recently. This might have been a good working definition for a sexton in a nineteenth century English parish, but it’s not too helpful in the twenty-first century. Next I went to Google, and it suggested first an online dictionary from Merriam-Webster. Getting more reliable, I thought. M-W gave the following: “a church officer or employee who takes care of the church property and performs related minor duties (as ringing the bell for services and digging graves).” This is getting closer to our concept of a sexton, but it kept that pesky reference to gravedigging and bellringing. The former part of the definition, though, captures the idea well: an employee who takes care of church property. As the parish has concluded the Building the Spirit construction project, we have found we suddenly have a lot more physical space to care for. We have had contracts for janitorial services for a long time, to have the building physically cleaned. Likewise, we have a landscaping company take care of the outside of the building, cutting the grass and taking care of shrubbery and landscaping. We didn’t think we needed an employee immediately to take over those responsibilities. With the new space, however, we have had the need for a significant amount of extra work. Take Saints Hall, for instance. It’s a terrific space, but to set it up for a church breakfast, or for a workshop or a meeting, is a significant amount of work. After an event, whatever has been set up must be dismantled and stored. With all the new space, there is lots to move from one place to another — boxes of things large and small, light and heavy. We have new kitchen equipment to monitor and maintain, and many more physical plant maintenance tasks. What was happening was that the parish’s regular staff — a dedicated and incredibly hard-working group — was undertaking these additional, physical tasks. On reflection, the vestry concluded that we needed another set of hands, dedicated to church property upkeep and maintenance (although not cleaning in the traditional sense). We didn’t want our regular staff doing the amount of extra physical and maintenance work which we now were seeing. We knew that some parishes had a church employee, full or part- time, to handle such responsibilities. In Episcopal churches, these folks are generally called sextons — we wouldn’t be Anglican if we missed an opportunity to use a moderately obscure Anglo-Saxon word. (Anglicans must be first-rate crossword puzzle solvers.) We set up a small group of vestry members to investigate the arrangements that other parishes and congregations were using, and performed an informal survey. As is invariably the case with the expansion of staff in non-profit organizations, the question of how to handle the financial impact was one of the first issues we addressed. The eventual conclusion was that we would start off moderately, by trying to hire someone on an interim basis, for approximately 15 hours a week, for the remainder of the year. This would allow us to see how much work there is, and also to avoid the financial impact of a full-time job. We aren’t sure how much work there will be (although some think there’s genuinely a lot) and whether some of it will subside after we get finally, fully moved in. Also, this approach will allow us to look at the 2008 budget a little more flexibly if we don’t commit now to an ongoing employment relationship. One creative solution which a number of people suggested was using the “white house,” which is next to the church itself, on Hubbards Lane, as a residence for a full-time sexton, with at least a partial trade of lodging for services. We concluded that as a vestry we didn’t want to commit right from the beginning to that kind of arrangement, but we will certainly be aware of the possibility as we evaluate our experience. As this article is being written for a September 17 deadline, we are in the process of posting for the job at local seminaries. We’re hoping that part time work at a church would particularly appeal to seminary students. The coordination of considering applications is being handled by a group headed by parishioner Sam Bridge. Our approach is to hire someone through the end of 2007, and then to evaluate whether a 15 hour per week arrangement meets the parish’s needs and is sustainable in our operating budget. Over the years we have been blessed with the volunteer help of many parishioners in maintaining our building, and we will continue to need help from many hands. We are hopeful that a sexton is an affordable and prudent way to supplement our ongoing property stewardship. We’re still looking for the church bells, though. And we’ve decided not to use Wikipedia in any official vestry activities.

12 Sunday Morning Adult Education @ 11:10 a.m. in October

October 7 Karen refugees in Louisville (Clingman Chapel) - Steve Clark, Crescent Hill Baptist Church The Holy Eucharist, Part II (Lounge) - Clergy Parents In Conversation (Lower Level) How do we talk to our children about death?, led by Lorie Friestromb, a child and adolescent counselor with Hospice of Southern Indiana

October 14 Vestry listening session (Clingman Chapel) “What’s Up, St. Matt?” (Lounge) - Questions and answers about St. Matthew’s and the Episcopal Church – especially for newcomers, but all are welcome! Parents In Conversation (Lower Level) - How do we communicate with one another?, led by René Strause

October 21 How: Things we can all do to reduce our carbon footprint. (Clingman Chapel) - led by Sarah Lynn Cunningham, environmental engineer and educator The Anglican Communion (Lounge) - What is it and what’s going on? Parents In Conversation (Lower Level) - How do we communicate with one another?, led by Debbi Rodahaffer

October 28 Why: Encircled by God: A Spirituality of Creation. (Clingman Chapel) - led by Susan Classen, director, Cedars of Peace Retreat Center Baptism (Lounge) Parents In Conversation (Lower Level) - Understanding Autism, led by Kris Christensen, Director of The Friends School

Jewish-Christian Dialogue 4 Monday nights: starting October 15, 22; November 5, 12 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. The Rabbi Laura Metzger and The Rev. Lucinda Laird will lead a discussion on the complex and contradictory history of David: shepherd-king, soldier-poet, and beloved sinner. Please join us at Adath Jeshurun on October 15 and November 5 and at St. Matthew’s on October 22 and November 12.

VIA MEDIA BEGINS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14 ~ 6:00-8:00 P.M. ~ SEE INSERT!

13 DAILY PRAYER LIST

Note: At Morning Prayer each weekday, members of St. Matthew’s congregation are prayed for by name. As members of the Christian community, we are advised to hold each other in prayer. As part of your prayers, please remember all of the St. Matthew’s parish family.

Week of October 7 Week of October 14 Carter: Jack, Jennette Christian: Naomi Cartwright: Betty Clark: Lou, Kitty Causey: Kevin, Sarah Clark: Kevin Micky Peck Cayce: Kay Clark: Melinda Ceridan: Barry, Evangeline, Sheilaine Nonea Clark: Bob, Diane Chapman: Dorothy Clement: Sarah, Greg Petrites Cheatham: Bill, Mary, Hamilton, Allen, Colin Cleveland: Bess Cherry: Steve, Mary Jane Collins: Georgianna Childers: Steve, Cathy Collins: Shaver, Linda Christensen: John, Kris, Jack Cook: Laura, Cholé

Week of October 21 Week of October 28 Cooper: Bill, Jill Danahy: Patricia Corey: Tracy Danahy: Vicky, Dwayne Watson Costello: Lynn Dangremond: Bob Crocker: Jay, Clay Smith Darif: Patricia, Sally Thomas Crocker: Mike, Candis Davidson: Skip, Mo Wakefield Cubbage: Amy, Graham Troop Davis: Ann Cundiff: Lois Davis: Joe Cunningham: William, Polly, William, Polly Day: Joan Currie: Amy Dearing: Brian, Stephanie, Hank Daley: Catherine Delph: Donna, Dorothy Johnson

We pray for members of the parish family serving in the Armed Forces Wayne Plager, Sean Nasserizafar, Adam Warren, Lawrence Stivers, Stuart Huffman, Philip Swain, Ryan Campbell, Lance Lawfer, Kevin Smith, Kevin Trimble, Billy Cundiff, and The Rev. Steve Pike

Heavenly Father, We ask you to make the door of St. Matthew’s Church a gateway to your eternal kingdom; and grant that all who worship in this house may also witness for you in the world outside, to your honor and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Weekday Services Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m., Morning Prayer, Chapel Tuesday: 7:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Chapel Monday-Saturday: 5:30 p.m., Evening Prayer, Chapel

14 PARISH FAMILY

Transfers In

Sara Oliver, along with her children, Emma, Joseph and Mary Oliver from Trinity Episcopal Church, Covington, KY

Adrian Oliver from St. Athanasius Catholic Church, Louisville, KY

Transfers Out

Brianne Jacoby to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Anchorage, KY

We extend congratulations to

David and Frances Campbell on the birth of their granddaughter Bruce and Anita Dillman on the birth of their grandson John and Alice Willingham on the birth of their granddaughter

Deaths

Ellen Allen, September 6

We are sorry to hear about the death of

Franklin Jelsma’s grandmother Beth Stremel’s mother Linda Fernandez’s niece Ruth Kempf’s sister-in-law Bill Ritter’s father

+ + + May light perpetual shine upon them + + +

St. George’s Community Center (on the corner of 26th and Oak Streets) presents 42nd Anniversary October Event 21C/Proof on Main • October 18 • 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres • silent auction • raffle Tickets are $40 and will be on sale after each service Sunday, October 7 and 14, or call Arthur Cox at the Center (775-6232).

15 St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church Non-Profit Org. 330 N. Hubbards Lane U.S. Postage Louisville, Kentucky 40207 PAID Permit No. 7 (502) 895-3485 Masonic Home, (502) 895-3486 FAX Kentucky www.stmatt-ky.org

Regular Office Hours

Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Staff The Rev. Canon Lucinda Laird, Rector Ben Linder, Youth Minister The Rev. Jim Trimble, Associate Rector Lynn Miller, Youth Coordinator The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones, Pastoral Associate Ann Davis, Parish Life Coordinator The Rt. Rev. David Reed, Bishop in Residence Mardi Galvin, Parish Administrator The Rev. Moray Peoples, Priest Associate Ruth Kempf, Accountant Deborah Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education Martha Wakefield, Office Assistant Barbara Ellis, Organist/Choirmaster John Willingham, Mission Coordinator

Voice Mail Extensions & E-mail Addresses for the Clergy & Staff

Phone Extension e-mail address

The Rev. Canon Lucinda Laird ...... x102 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Jim Trimble ...... x103 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones ...... x104 ...... [email protected] Deborah Rodahaffer ...... x105 ...... [email protected] Barbara Ellis ...... x106 ...... [email protected] Ben Linder ...... x107 ...... [email protected] Lynn Miller ...... x108 ...... [email protected] Ann Davis ...... x109 ...... [email protected] Mardi Galvin ...... x110 ...... [email protected] Ruth Kempf...... x112 ...... [email protected] John Willingham ...... Cell: 558-8603 ...... [email protected] The Rt. Rev. David Reed ...... Cell: 235-8289 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Moray Peoples ...... Cell: 836-1278 ...... [email protected] Vestry

Steve Cherry, Senior Warden Peter Bell Sharon Nesmith Linda Wardell Shannon Frey, Junior Warden Lee Fletcher Edie Nixon Dwayne Watson Jan Garver, Secretary Jay Lambert Greg Petrites Bev Weis Jim Moyer, Treasurer Matrid Ndife Bill Stodghill Mike Lambert, Youth Representative 16 October 14 - December 9

For: ! newcomers ! people who’ve been away for a while ! people who are interested in Confirmation or Reception ! anyone who wants a deeper understanding of our faith

If you have ever been curious about the ins and outs of the Episcopal Church, here’s your chance to learn more! We’re hosting a new and exciting program call Via Media that promises to shine light on everything you’ve felt you’ve been left in the dark about.

Learn more about your faith with Via Media. Via Media is an educational tool meant to keep members of the Episcopal Church informed about their faith, and give seekers the opportunity to learn about the Episcopal Church. With insightful videos featuring well-known theologians, and open discussion, the Via Media approach is a unique way to get people passionate and excited about the Episcopal tradition.

Sunday Nights 6:00-8:00 p.m. Supper included – Childcare provided

Sign up on the bulletin board or call the parish office (895-3485)

Bring a friend!

17 We’re all in this together

St. Matthew’s Every Member Canvass for 2007

October 14-28, 2007

18 The SAINT MATTHEW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

of St. Matthew’s November 2007 Parish Mission Statement Our mission is to be a caring, inclusive community, centered in the Eucharist and grounded in the Gospel, so that we can reach out as Christ’s hands to the world.

FROM THE RECTOR Dear People of so that we can reach out as What’s St. Matthew’s, Christ’s hands to the world. THANK YOU! I love our new spaces, but even more Happening? As I write this, we I love the spirit of this place. Goodness have received 183 knows, we are not perfect, but I do think we are on a journey together, a Parish News and pledge cards for 2008 – about 55% journey into Christ, and a journey of Bits n’ Pieces ...... 2-3 of our goal of 330 living out that mission statement. We A Few Words From the (we had 311 in 2007). struggle over some things, but we come together again and again at God’s Associate Rector...... 4 More arrive daily, and I am very hopeful we can and will reach that goal. altar and in reaching out to those in Millennium Development need. We pray. We study. We Goals ...... 5 In some ways, I shouldn’t say “thank celebrate. We baptize, marry and bury. you” because we are all in this together We console. We support each other. Blessing debate ...... 6 – we can all thank each other! But We ask questions. We try to be that Church School News ...... 7 because I am one of only two people “village” it takes to raise a child. who see the actual pledges (our Whether we are greeting refugees, Music Notes ...... 8 accountant, Ruth Kempf, is the other), building a Habitat house, or shooting Youth Page...... 9 I must tell you that I am moved by your baskets with our youth, wrestling with generosity and commitment. Many, Social Concerns ...... 10-11 difficult passages from Scripture or many people have increased their wrestling with the budget, we believe Planned Giving ...... 12 pledges – often by 10%. Others have that when two or three of us come remained at a level of giving that I Vestry Comments ...... 12 together in the name of Christ, God is suspect is truly sacrificial. Of the very with us. Sunday Adult Education ...... 13 few that decreased, most had a note with an explanation (job changes, life And I honestly believe that we are a Are you a member of changes) – not necessary at all, but light to the world. That sounds a bit St. Matthew’s...... 13 heart-warming because of the care and grandiose, but that is what Christ calls us to be, and I believe that we do offer, Prayer List ...... 14 commitment shown. And there are a number of new pledges as well, which is however imperfectly, healing and hope Parish Families ...... 15 always very good news. to a wounded and aching world. I believe, too, that we proclaim a gospel As I see it, there are two really important INSERT: of grace that many yearn to know, things about pledging. One is the especially those who have heard only Calendar personal spiritual discipline of giving – a gospel of fear, judgment, rigidity or tithing if possible, but always giving exclusion. “first fruits” in response to God’s abundant generosity. The other is our So THANK YOU for committing mission here at St. Matthew’s: yourselves to being part of our Our mission is to be a community. I’m so glad I am. caring, inclusive community, Yours in Christ, centered in the Eucharist and + grounded 1in the Gospel Lucinda PARISH NEWS Bits n’ Pieces

A Big Round of Applause for those who worked on the St. Matthew’s Day Picnic! Thank you to all who helped set-up, poured drinks and emptied trash during the picnic, to all who cleaned-up after the picnic, and to those who sat at the cashier tables. We had a tremendous turnout and I thank all of you for hard work and efforts! –Ann Davis

You are invited Thank you to join us for lunch for the tree! A Copper Beech tree (one that on Sunday, December 2, replaces the one which had to be removed for construction) was planted on the Massie following the 10:00 a.m. service Avenue side of the church, between the new Saints Hall and the new office wing, just opposite the curved to celebrate the window in the grand staircase. The tree was given in memory of Scott and Ann Miller’s parents: Helen and 25th anniversary W. Scott Miller, and Esther and John Edgar. of the ordination of our rector, Lucinda Rawlings Laird, to the priesthood. Green Team Tip of the Week Ever wonder what you should do with CFLs (compact The luncheon is $6.00. fluorescent lamps – the “spiral bulbs”) when they burn All children 12 and under are free. out? Like batteries, CFLs should NOT be thrown away in your household trash! They contain electronic In order to allow us to have an accurate components and a small amount of mercury. Jefferson count, please RSVP to Ann Davis, County residents can dispose of spent CFLs at only by calling 895-3485, or send an email one location: the Haz-Bin at 7501 Grade Lane on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. to her at [email protected] Visit http://www.louisvilleky.gov/SolidWaste/ no later than Wednesday, November 21, Household+Hazardous+Materials.htm for a complete and let her know how many list of all hazardous items accepted. in your family will be attending.

The Ladies’ Lunch Bunch The Retired Men’s Breakfast We will be going to The Bristol on Hurstbourne Lane at We meet on the third Tuesday of every month at 8:30 a.m. Shelbyville Road, on Thursday, November 15, 11:30 a.m. All at the Denny’s on Dutchman’s Lane across from Norton are welcome! Please call Betty Triplett, 425-9733, if you Suburban Hospital. Please join us! Everyone is invited, not have any questions or need to carpool. just retired or senior folks. 2 PARISH NEWS

It’s that time of year again. . . Are you interested in serving on the Vestry, or know someone who is? We would love to hear about it! Please submit nominations in the box on the receptionist desk in the Narthex. Thank you so much for your thoughtful consideration.

Giving Possibilities Church Library through Your IRA – Update Good for You, If you have been wondering what ‘s been happening in the library, the Good for St. Matthew’s. answer is: a lot! Changes in the law allow anyone who Volunteers have been hard at work. Approximately a is at least 70½ to make gifts fourth of the items have been cataloged. Final directly from an Individual processing has been completed for about 100 books. Retirement Account (IRA) to a qualified charity, including St. The display cases are being used to highlight books Matthew’s Episcopal Church. Best from the collection as well as photographs from the church archives. of all, you would not have to report the distribution from your IRA as income for federal Additionally, procedures and polices are being tax purposes, and these distributions count towards developed and library hours are being worked out. satisfying your legally required minimum distributions. When the library is officially open for business, the hours will probably be Sunday mornings between the If you are at least 70½ years old and have an IRA, this two services and following the 10 a.m. service, along might be of interest to you. Please note that qualifying with some time around noon on four other days. gifts cannot exceed $100,000 per year per person and the gifts must be made no later than December 31, Finally, a brochure has been printed entitled “Gifts to 2007. For example, you could make a donation up to the St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church Library” which $100,000 from your IRA and your spouse, if 70½, can describes the procedure for giving books along with also give up to $100,000 per year from his or her own some help in describing items which are desirable. Look IRA. for this brochure in the Narthex along with other new brochures that highlight other St. Matthew’s Church If you are interested in making a gift to St. Matthew’s ministries and parish life. under the new law, you should first consult with your financial and tax advisers. Feel free to contact Ed Hill ([email protected]) or 897-3633 (evenings), 561- 4694 (daytime), if you have any questions. Contact our New Sign of a Stroke . . . accountant, Ruth Kempf ([email protected], 895-3485), if you would like to make arrangements to Stick Out Your Tongue! make a gift to St. Matthew’s from your IRA. STROKE: Remember the first three letters - S.T.R. We know that sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Now doctors say that a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions: Welcome Matt! S: ask the individual to SMILE, T: ask the person to Please join me in welcoming our newest employee, TALK and speak a simple sentence (coherently), like “it Matt Averbeck. He came to us through an ad placed at is sunny out today”, and R: ask the person to RAISE the Southern Seminary for a part-time sexton and what BOTH ARMS. a blessing it’s been to have him here. Another was to recognize a stroke is to ask the person Next time you’re in the office, and if Matt is working, to ‘stick’ out their tongue. If the tongue is ‘crooked’, if I’d be happy to introduce him to you - just ask me. it goes to one side or the other, this is also an indication of a stroke. – Mardi Galvin, parish administrator 3 A FEW WORDS FROM . . .

The Associate Rector Since the Thanksgiving holiday I give thanks for music, which has been such a joy to occurs later this month, I wanted our household. Sarah and I have always been big to use this space to offer thanks music fans, and now our son is also taking a liking to for many things in my life. When it. We rented some electric guitars a while back so I was in 8th grade, I remember that he and I could jam together in the basement. thinking, “It’s gonna be a really Neither of us knows how to actually play, but we have long time until I’m as old as my so much fun, it doesn’t matter. Upon returning the favorite teacher, Mrs. Roby.” I instruments to the rental shop, we ended up buying a reflect on it today and realize she small drum kit, a keyboard, and a mandolin, mainly was 28 when I was her student, and just a few days because of the happiness that comes when we play ago I hit my 40th birthday. Man, time sure flies when together and spend time together. Maybe, now, we’ll you think you’re never getting older. So, I give thanks actually take some lessons. that I’ve survived forty years, and that Mrs. Roby When Sarah and I started dating, she turned me on to accepts my apology for thinking she was old. the enjoyment of wine. Up to that point, I never really Recently, I was a guest speaker at a local middle gave wine a second thought, acknowledging its school. They were studying the five major world importance in church and at Thanksgiving, but I’d religions, and I was asked to represent Christianity to always been a beer person. I’ve had a lot of fun the five classes of 7th graders. We had some great past number of years exploring wine and tasting discussions about our holidays, heaven and hell, the grapes from around the world. And now, we’re part difference between the denominations, why I wear a of a group of friends that meet together monthly for collar, and what I do the other six days of the week Wine Club. We pair wines and foods every four and if I get paid. So, I give thanks for teachers and weeks and go through a tasting of 6 or so different students and the gift of using our brains to ask varietals. It not only allows me to experience wines I inquisitive, insightful questions. wouldn’t have usually picked for myself (as I’m a Pinot Noir person), but it gives us time with our Over the past few months, my brother and I have friends on a regular basis, knowing that everyone’s been in charge of cleaning up my mom’s estate after lives are so busy we might go long periods without she passed away this summer. We were both each other’s company. dumbfounded by how much stuff our family had collected over the past forty years in such a small And I give thanks for you. You’ve welcomed me and house. There was no way I was going to tackle the my family to St. Matthew’s with open hearts and job of cleaning it out without being overly sentimental arms. You have been witnesses to the Gospel for me, about every coaster, placemat, picture, and book, so I Sarah, and Riley. And you’ve allowed me to hit the hired someone to clean out the junk and sell the rest. big 4-0 with grace, dignity, and a few more grey hairs. I give thanks for people whose vocation in life makes Grace and Peace, others a whole lot easier. By chance, she also happened to be a realtor, and sold the house on the + day of the estate sale. – Jim

Last year St. Matthew’s provided 154 complete Thanksgiving meals for families in need. Can we do better this year? YES! if you help. (see page 10 for more information)

4 MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Goal 4: Reduce Child Mortality Every three seconds a child under the age of five dies. A disproportionate number of these children live in developing countries, without access to clean water or basic medical care. A child in sub-Saharan Africa is 500 times more likely to die from diarrhea than an American child. The majority of these tragic deaths are easily preventable — through a combination of clean water, sanitation, improved nutrition, and medical treatment. The target of Goal Four is to reduce the mortality rate by two thirds among children under five.

Making It Real Episcopal Relief and Development is working to reduce child mortality in the developing world. For example, through a partnership with the Episcopal Diocese of Honduras, ERD is providing health education, treatment, disease prevention, and improved sanitation to save the lives of children in several rural communities. Ramón lives in the small village of Copan in western Honduras, where he barely earns enough money as a farmer to support his large family of 15. A nearby river is the only source of clean water, and it takes hours of difficult labor to bring the water to his home. Ramon’s village has no latrines either, which means the bushes serve as bathrooms. Because of these unsanitary living conditions, his children often become sick with diarrhea and parasites. Ramón worries constantly about their health. Episcopal Relief and Development has recently begun implementing a comprehensive sanitation and health project in Copan with the Diocese of Honduras. Soon, a water cistern and latrine will be built in Ramón’s village. He tells us, “We’re happier. Now our health will improve…we already feel more secure.”

What You Can Do: ACT. - Build awareness about clean water, nutrition, and their effects on child health and mortality. - Submit an article on the subject to your diocesan or parish newsletter, Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation’s newsletter, or your local newspaper. - Plan an adult education day at your church. Share information on child mortality and come up with awareness- building activities to spread the message to more people.

For Further Consideration • Start raising awareness by educating yourself about Water Issues Worldwide and how water is connected to disease. • Calculate Your Water Usage and cut down your consumption of water and other precious resources. Get your church or your community involved — and use the activity to open a dialogue about child health and mortality worldwide. • Join the Episcopal Public Policy Network and let your local representatives know you oppose factories in your area that pollute water. There is only so much water on the planet — and it is already scarce in more than 30 countries across the world. Polluting water here at home makes less clean water available worldwide. (http://episcopal.grassroots.com/reg1join/)

–This reflection is from Episcopal Relief and Development, and is part of a continuing series of articles concerning the MDGs. For more information, contact Jim Trimble, the Diocesan ERD Coordinator; or others in the parish such as Rhody Streeter, Louise Shawkat, and Joan Kincade who are working in this ministry. More information on the MDGs is available at www.un.org/millenniumgoals. 5 Blessing same-sex unions debated in parish meeting by Kit Kincade

A vestry listening session on the question of blessing same sex-unions drew about 30 parishioners who generally favored such a move but held a lively and spirited debate for close to two hours on the timing of such action and how St. Matthew’s should work with the bishop, who has requested forbearance. Comments against initiating such blessings now focused on the parish’s traditionally strong support for the diocese and the episcopacy and the need to develop more understanding on the issue among parishioners. The discussion in favor of blessing same-sex unions focused on the injustice of treating gay and lesbian couples in committed, loving relationships differently from their heterosexual counterparts. Steve Cherry, senior warden, presided over the October 23 meeting which included a panel of 11 vestry members and the rector. Jim Moyer, treasurer, opened the meeting with a history of the controversy over the blessing of same-sex unions since the 2003 general convention, where they were an issue along with the ordination of Gene Robinson as the bishop of New Hampshire. Jim said the vestry’s study of the issue had included reading a variety of articles, two books with opposing views and a two-hour meeting with Bishop Gulick concerning the September 25 response to the Anglican Communion from the House of Bishops at its meeting in New Orleans. The bishops then declared: “We, the members of the House of Bishops, pledge not to authorize for use in our dioceses any public rites of blessing of same-sex unions until a broader consensus emerges in the Communion, or until General Convention takes further action.” Members of the vestry said that Bishop Gulick called for “forbearance in terms of outright blessings for a season” by parishes in the Diocese of Kentucky. The bishop said the diocese faced the difficult question of balancing the needs of its gay and lesbian members with the needs for unity in the Anglican Communion, especially with our own companion Diocese of Byumba and Rwanda. Parishioners said that the House of Bishops resolution was getting varied interpretations throughout ECUSA, citing the diocese of California, which passed a resolution at its October convention calling on its diocesan bishop to approve the trial use of three rites “as resources in the Diocese of California for formalizing the blessing of same-gender unions.” Gay and lesbian parishioners at the parish meeting implored the parish to move ahead, noting that they have been told constantly that they must wait a little longer before they can expect blessings in the name of God that are now granted to heterosexuals. Several speakers, acknowledging the 2004 Kentucky constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages, emphasized that issue for St. Matthew’s was not civil rights but one of inclusive pastoral care for members of its parish family. Another speaker disagreed, saying that the issue of civil rights was a justice issue, and therefore an issue for St. Matthew’s. Some said that the St. Matthew’s long standing leadership role in the diocese could argue for taking a progressive role in showing the way to blessing committed relationships of gay and lesbian parishioners. A number of speakers emphasized the importance of more thoughtful discernment and more education on the issues, saying the parish as a whole needed to be more fully informed and provided with additional opportunities for input. Books read by vestry were This Far by Grace: A Bishop’s Journey Through Questions of Homosexuality by J. Neil Alexander and The Gay Debate by Stanton L. Jones. ______The Rector and Vestry are currently working on ways to continue – and broaden - this discussion in the parish, and with our bishop. We are also considering the possibility of submitting a resolution to our Diocesan Convention in February, perhaps in conjunction with another parish. Watch for further information, classes and meetings!

6 CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS

Debbi Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education

At this writing, Children’s Sabbath, complete with worship, outreach and parish party, is still ahead. When you receive this newsletter, it will be but a memory! If I thanked everyone who helped to make this an extraordinary day for children and adults, I would surely forget many. Therefore, I thank all of you as a group and three in particular. Jenice Carolan, Lauren Becker and Baleé Riley chaired our outreach portion of the day, Trick or Treating at the Episcopal Church Home, and the parish party. With these women in charge, I know that it will be (was) a very special day! I am also grateful to our third through fifth graders who wrote an “adapted” form of the Prayers of the People for our worship service on October 21st.

Children’s Sabbath is one day a year when churches of all denominations across the country celebrate, pray for, and remember children. While we are grateful the year through for the children in our lives and the abundant love and blessings that are showered on them, may we work to improve the lives of children who have no idea what abundance means. Those children who live without even enough need our actions as well as our prayers.

Before you head out of town, join us for the Thanksgiving Service on Tuesday, November 20 at 7:30 p.m. Childcare will be available.

Join us for a special Saint Nicholas Day service on Thursday, December 6, at 6:30 p.m. with Bishop Gulick. Childcare will be available during the service. A festive reception will follow. Bring your favorite holiday hors d’oeuvres or dessert.

Is your pledge the one we’re missing? Pick up a card in the Narthex, or call the parish office (895-3485), and ask for Ruth Kempf, accountant, to make your pledge now for 2008.

7 MUSIC NOTES

Barbara Ellis, Choir Director / Organist

For in the multitude of your saints, you have surrounded us with a great cloud of witnesses, that we might rejoice in their fellowship, and run with endurance the race that is set before us; and, together with them, receive the crown of glory that never fades away.

In observance of AllAll SaintsSaints DayDay & in Thanksgiving for the renovation of our sacred space and all the saints that made it possible Sunday, November 4 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Requiem I. Requiem aeternam II.Out of the deep III. Pie Jesu IV. The Lord is my shepherd V. Lux aeterna

By John Rutter

St. Matthew’s Choir with Conra Cowart, soprano, Louisville Bach Society Jim Miller, organ, Miller Pipe Organ Co. (designers of rebuilt Scheirich Organ)

harp, flute, oboe, cello, timpani

8 St. Matt’s Youth youth@stmatt–ky.org Web site: www.stmatt–ky.org/youth.htm (502) 895-3485 Ben Linder, Youth Minister • Lynn Miller, Youth Coordinator

November 2007

Hunger Walk Christmas Pageant Sunday, November 4 November marks the beginning of preparation 12:15-4:00 p.m. for our annual Christmas pageant. The pageant will be held on Christmas Eve, Cost - Make a donation to the youth group Hunger 4:30 p.m. Mark your calendars now! Walk fund! We will meet after church school, have lunch and then head downtown to the Hunger Walk. Pick up will be at Sunday, November 11 & 18 - Pageant Roles St. Matt’s at 4:00 p.m. The choir has again challenged us to a During church school on these two dates, we will hand out role competition. We will see which group can collect the most money to request forms. You will have the chance to mark your choices be donated to the Hunger Walk. Service hours are available for for your role in the pageant. walkers! Sunday, November 18 - 12:15 p.m. Rock Climbing There will be a brief pageant organizational meeting. Rehearsals will take place on the Sundays in December. Sunday, November 11 We need lots of youth participants and help from youth parents. 5:30-7:30 p.m. See Lynn for more information. Cost - $5.00 toward climbing and pizza. One of our favorite events! Join us for climbing at Rocksport, 10901 Plantside Drive. Bingo Service Project Sunday, November 25 Sunday, November 18 5:30-7:30 p.m. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost - Bring in your remaining poinsettia Cost - $0! We’ll reach out to our friends from St. Matt’s who are now orders! Cap off your Thanksgiving in college. Come and help us put together “college care packages.” weekend with BINGO and dinner at church. As always, prizes will be We will have dinner, fun and you can receive service hours! awarded. Basketball in Saints Hall too!

Poinsettia Sale & Pick Up The youth of St. Matt’s will be selling poinsettias in November. This is our primary fund raiser and the money goes toward our summer Mission trip and our weekly activities. Every youth at SMEC should attempt to sell poinsettias to family and friends. An order form is included in this newsletter and extras are available at church. We will also sell after church services in November. We need youth volunteers to help sell on Sundays. The sale ends on Sunday, November 25. Poinsettia pick up will be held on Saturday, December 8, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. We will need help on that Saturday with customer service, primarily carrying poinsettias to cars. Angela Koshewa has graciously agreed to coordinate our poinsettia sale again this year! Thank you Ms. Koshewa! See Lynn or Ben to volunteer to help with the poinsettia sale - youth and youth parents.

This information and more is on the church web site at: www.stmatt–ky.org/youth.htm Check it out! Questions? Send an email to Lynn at: [email protected] or email Ben at: [email protected]

9 SOCIAL CONCERNS

Jody Fletcher, chair Volunteer Opportunities Hunger Walk! Cornerstone You can walk, run, or ride in this year’s

Thursday, November 2 29th Annual Community Hunger Walk, Sunday, November 4,at Waterfront Plaza. Start times are: cyclists 2:00 p.m., runners 2:05, and walkers 2:15 p.m. Plan 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. to join us! St. Matthew’s needs your help to do its part in our community’s goal To cook or send food, sign up on to alleviate hunger by raising $50,000 with 1,000 participants. the bulletin board, or call Sharon Nesmith, 228-5918. Once again the choir has challenged the youth of St. Matthew’s to see which To volunteer to baby sit, call group can raise the most money to help alleviate hunger. Seventy five per cent Diane Clark, 245-5633. of all funds raised go to our local agencies and the remaining 25% are divided We need more sitters for the between the Hand in Hand program and Heifer International. Local sponsors large number of children who are cover the cost of hosting the event. coming this fall! Please join us for Please give generously when you see a young person or choir member dinner at Whole Foods at 5:15 collecting for the Hunger Walk after service on November 4. Additional p.m. then carpool to the Cathedral at 6 p.m. Join us this month! information and a sign up sheet are posted on the bulletin board. Habitat for Humanity Saturday, November 3, 9 a.m. to Noon for a half day or 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. for a full day. Thanksgiving Ingathering Help someone in our community Sunday, November 18 realize their dream of becoming a first-time homeowner. Each year St. George’s Episcopal Church, Calvary, and St. MAM’s give families (carpool from church, 8:25 a.m.) in need a turkey or ham and additional food items to make a complete holiday meal. Last year St. Matthew’s parishioners generously responded to this call for Calvary / St. George’s support and donations by giving $4,240. As a result, St. Matthew’s was able to Food Collection provide 154 complete meals! Sunday, November 4 This year the Social Concerns Committee is asking for your continued support Please bring in several to help needy families. As you shop for your own meal, buy two of everything, nonperishable items for one for your family and one for a family in need. A typical meal might consist of St. George’s and Calvary’s Food turkey, stuffing mix, chicken broth, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes and Pantry and place them in the marshmallows or instant mashed potatoes, a green vegetable, Jell-O, canned basket in the Narthex Coat closet. fruit for salad, rolls, pumpkin pie or a piecrust and filling or a cake mix. Your donations will help feed If a complete meal is too much, ask a friend to share the expense. If you would those in need. like to give a turkey or a ham, but you don’t want to bring one to church, you Hunger Walk may give a $15.00 contribution instead. A $30.00 dollar donation will provide all of the ingredients for a complete Thanksgiving dinner for a family of six. Please Sunday, November 4 bring complete meals to church on Sunday, November 18. Waterfront Park, Festival Plaza Volunteers will be available to take food from your car at the doors by the side (see article for more information) of the church under the covered area. Meals will be taken to Calvary and St. George’s after the 10.00 a.m. service. Meals brought to the 5:00 p.m. service will Serve lunch at Wayside be taken to St. MAM’s Monday morning. Christian Mission Sunday, November 11 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. We leave right after communion at the 10:00 a.m. service and meet in Christmas on the River the Narthex to carpool. NEEDED – HARD CANDY & SCARVES For more information, please call We will fill Christmas boxes for the “Mariners on the River.” We are asking for Sarah Weston, 426-6678, packages of individually wrapped hard candy (no chocolate please)! Knitted or Greg Petrites, 895-6522. scarves will also be placed in the Christmas boxes. A sign-up sheet for candy donations and directions for the making scarves can be found on the bulletin Thanksgiving Ingathering board. Please deposit scarves and candy in labeled boxes in the Narthex coat Sunday, November 18 room on or before November 11, 2007. (see article for more information) (continued to next page) 10 SOCIAL CONCERNS

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Tutors needed for our Refugee Family We need more volunteers to help tutor our refugee family. They are eager to learn and we have collected some materials to help teach the alphabet, easy sight words, and reading short sentences. If anyone is familiar with algebra, Ta Lay Shee, our fifteen year old, needs reinforcement and practice in this area. Please help us out! We tutor in groups of two or three for two hours on Monday –Thursday starting at about 2:30 p.m. On Wednesday we start at 3:00 p.m. Call Karen Hill, 897-3633, or Jody Fletcher, 896-1224, if you can help.

Work Opportunities Needed Soon the adults in our refugee family will be looking for work. They will need jobs, which can be performed with very limited English proficiency, which provide health care benefits, and are located on a TARC bus line. The biggest asset they will bring to their new job is their desire to learn and to work.. Although St. Matthew’s is not required to find employment for them, it would be helpful to know if anyone in our church family knows of employment opportunities. Call Karen Hill, 897-3633, if you have information.

It’s that season again! “Christian life consists of faith and charity” –Martin Luther King A custom at St. Matthew’s has been to sponsor needy families and furnish them with gifts to make their Christmas a bit brighter. This year, as in the past, the Social Concerns Committee will place an Advent tree in the Narthex. You are invited to select an ornament from the tree and supply an item for one of our sponsored families. This year we will be supporting our refugee family, several families from CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) and The Healing Place. Beginning on the 1st Sunday in Advent (December 2), please select your child’s “wish” from the tree, purchase and wrap your gift, and return it to St. Matthew’s by December 23rd. Every year your generosity has been most appreciated by our families. Please contact Anita Dillman or Becky Donovan with any questions.

Habitat for Humanity “Raise the Roof” Over 60 volunteers from Holy Trinity Church and St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church arrived Friday morning, October 5, to “Raise The Roof” on our Habitat For Humanity House at 1712 Mae Street Kidd Avenue in the Park Duvall Community. Thankfully it was not raining, but we would have appreciated cooler temperatures. Work on the walls progressed rapidly as the nine foot, 2 x 6 framed walls were carefully placed and secured in their correct location. Next came the wall sheathing, porch beams and finally the placement of roof trusses. A delicious lunch was provided by the women of Holy Trinity and St. Matthew’s. Everyone had a job to accomplish, but it was agreed that the pause for lunch was all too short. LaTrice Cole and her family watched as their new home took form. On Saturday, October 6, Father Chuck Thompson and the Rev. Lucinda Laird jointly officiated at the “Ground Blessing.” Their prayers and blessing were the first step in making a house a loving home. – Bob Clark 11 PLANNED GIVING

The article that follows is the second of a series about Planned Giving. This series will avoid focusing on technical rules; instead, the emphasis will be on real-life situations and practical ways to plan around them. Last month, we explored how a single person could plan for family, friends, and St. Matthew’s. This month, we’ll look at how even a young family may be able to support the Church in their wills. The series will conclude next month with a retired couple’s planning both for their grandchildren’s education and for their charitable interests. for the Young Family Jim and Jane Churchgoer have three young kids. They know it’s time to do something about their wills because they need to name a guardian for their children. They hate talking about the subject because it hurts even to think about not being there for their kids. But, they know that planning for all possibilities is part of responsible parenthood. Even The Book of Common Prayer’s Thanksgiving for a Child service reminds us of that. They have been very responsible, however, in making sure they have enough life insurance to provide for each other and their kids. The primary earner has $1 million of insurance and the other spouse has half that amount. In fact, they are a little surprised to realize that they also have insurance available to them through their work. Plus, their house benefited from the increase in property values of prior years. As a result, they are amazed by how much money would be available if something happened to both of them. They wonder if that would allow them to leave a gift to St. Matthew’s; after all, it has been like a second home for them in raising their children. After a trip to their lawyer, they end up with wills and trusts that look something like this if something happens to both of them. The equity in their house, the value of their cars, their investments and savings, and their life insurance are all collected together and used to fund one trust for their three children. That trust states that as long as the total amount is more than $1.5 million (or another amount they decide is enough to pay for the kids’ care and education into early adulthood), the Trustee is to pay 10% of it (but in no event more than the difference between the trust’s value and $1.5 million) to the Church. Because they have been heavily involved in Sunday School, they designate this money to be used for Christian Education. In making a restricted gift like the one mentioned above, they follow good advice and consult with the Church about whether the restriction they are imposing is workable for the Church. They are pleased to learn that the Church will keep that gift confidential while they are alive unless they desire otherwise. The Planned Giving Committee VESTRY COMMENTS

by Edie Nixon

Recently, I attended the funeral of a friend. The priest who gave the homily reminded us that having the friend in our lives was a gift from God. We were not entitled to have her forever. I started to think about all of the gifts that God has given to me. I have a wonderful family and friends. I live a comfortable life and have a meaningful job. I am a member of a supportive and caring Church family. With all of these blessings, I feel obliged to share my gifts. I look at what is important to me when I decide how to share my gifts. An extremely important part of my life is St. Matthew’s. I was born and raised in the Church. The members of the parish have taught me how to grow in Spirituality. We are in an exciting time in the parish’s life. Construction is behind us and the Church looks fabulous and inviting. The vestry envisions us touching more lives than ever before. We can do this by welcoming newcomers, offering our wonderful space for groups in the community or going on a mission trip. However, none of this can be accomplished without our time, talent or money. We want you to consider getting involved in one of the many opportunities that the Church has to offer. If you have not yet turned in your pledge card, please consider sharing some of your gifts so St. Matthew’s can carry out its mission.

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November 4 - Sunday After All Saints’ • Festive Coffee Hour for All Saints’ Day • Parents In Conversation (Lower Level) - The way youth communicate with one another and with the aliens - anyone over 30! November 11 • Conversion of Britain: Christianity in Roman Britain, led by Jim Baughman (Clingman Chapel) • Stump the Priests (Lounge) - Clergy (Ask any of those odd questions you always wanted to ask!) • Parents In Conversation (Lower Level) - Conversation with the Vestry November 18 • Conversion of Britain: Conquest and Reconversion, led by Jim Baughman (Clingman Chapel) • Centering Prayer (Lounge) • Parents In Conversation (Lower Level) - Autism, led by Kris Christensen, Director of The Friends School November 25 • Thanksgiving Weekend - Ideas for a simpler Christmas (Saints Hall)

Are you a member of St. Matthew’s? Prepared by Bishop Reed Many of those who worship regularly with us would say, “I consider this my Church but I am not a member.” Well, think again. The Canons of the Episcopal Church say the following: Title I, Canon 17, Sec. 1 (a) All persons who have received the Sacrament of Holy Baptism with water in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, whether in this Church or in another Christian Church, and whose Baptisms have been duly recorded in this Church, are members thereof. So many People believe that you have to be Confirmed to be a member of an Episcopal Church—not so. You are a “Baptized Member” of this church when you ask to have your name recorded in the parish rolls and can give some indication that you were baptized, where and roughly—if you do not have a record— when. (Contact Ann Davis at [email protected] or at 895-3485 to make it official!) Do you need to be Confirmed? The Episcopal Church does not require it, except for persons who hold some office in the governance of the Church. However, there comes a time when most people who consider this their spiritual home realize that they want to do what the other members of the parish have done: • Make a public declaration of Faith within their worshipping community • Through the Laying on of hands by the Bishop enter into relationship with the diocese and the worldwide Anglican family. The Bishop of the Diocese is also our historical link to what is known as Apostolic Succession. • There is normally some period of instruction attendant to Confirmation and people who identify with this Christian family eventually want to know more about its customs, practices, history, and beliefs. Ok, so you are a member. How long has it been since your own Confirmation? Most Episcopalians remember very little about a Confirmation that took place as a child and have a much more mature understanding of what it means to be a Christian than they did at that time. There is great value in coming forward when the Bishop makes a visit and making a Reaffirmation as an adult. This is becoming more common in the Episcopal Church and occurs at different times for different people: • With the realization, through some personal experience, that Jesus Christ means far more to an individual than he or she had realized at Confirmation. • When one who had drifted away comes back to the Church • Following a move from another diocese or another parish • The Episcopal spouse wishes to show solidarity with a husband or wife being Confirmed. There is going to be a special visit from Bishop Gulick on December 6 with a service for Confirmation, Reception, and Reaffirmation especially for adult “members” of this Church. If you want to be included in any of these, the first step will be letting this be known to our Rector, Lucinda. (and not at the last minute.) 13 DAILY PRAYER LIST

Note: At Morning Prayer each weekday, members of St. Matthew’s congregation are prayed for by name. As members of the Christian community, we are advised to hold each other in prayer. As part of your prayers, please remember all of the St. Matthew’s parish family.

Week of November 4 Week of November 11 Deters: L D, Penny Shaw Donovan: Becky Devitt: Jack, Helen Donovan: Patrick, Kristin, Barrett, Claire, Grace Diedenhofen: Cindy Dooley: Ruby Dietrich: Bill, Bette Drybrough: Rosemary Dillman: Bruce, Anita Drybrough: Thomas Disney: Paul, Jane Dumstrof: James Dobroth: Alison Dunford: James, Margaret Dobroth: Virginia Duvall: Scot, Juli, Ava, Kora, Philip Dodson: Frank, JoAnn Eastman: Nicholas, Katherine, Benjamin Dolt: Bud, Judy Edwards: Bettye

Week of November 18 Week of November 25 Edwards: Todd, Shannon, Cameron, Ireland Fitzer: Mike, Mary Lou, Ruby, Sid Eff: Jane Fletcher: Lee, Jody Eicholtz: Tim, Saxonie, Sunny Folensbee: Rowland, Casey Walters Ellis: Stephen, Barbara, Peter Franklin: Brian, Paige, Kaelin Epres: Ferdinand, Richard Goll Frazier: Stephen Erich: Barbara Frey: Andy, Shannon, Sam, Amelia Fairleigh: Winslow Friedman: Beth, Allie Farra: Matt, Anne Garrison: Ron, Janet Ferguson: Jo, Gita Garver: David, Jan Fernandez: Eric, Linda, Emerson, Michael Chapman, Geary: Jack Summer Chapman

We pray for members of the parish family serving in the Armed Forces Wayne Plager, Adam Warren, Lawrence Stivers, Stuart Huffman, Philip Swain, Ryan Campbell, Lance Lawfer, Kevin Smith, Kevin Trimble, Billy Cundiff, and The Rev. Steve Pike

Heavenly Father, We ask you to make the door of St. Matthew’s Church a gateway to your eternal kingdom; and grant that all who worship in this house may also witness for you in the world outside, to your honor and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Weekday Services Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m., Morning Prayer, Chapel Tuesday: 7:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Chapel Monday-Saturday: 5:30 p.m., Evening Prayer, Chapel

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Transfers In

Jennifer Owen along with her children, Owen and Lila McGuirk from St. Paul United Methodist Church, Louisville, KY

Neil and Amy Mitchell along with their children, Clinton, Christopher and Margaret from St. Francis in the Fields, Louisville, KY

Sarah Trimble along with her son, Riley from St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Madisonville, KY

Clint and Renee Thompson along with their daughter, Lillian from St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, Charlotte, NC

Birth

Henry Ritter Mitchell, son of Tommy and Sarah Mitchell, October 20

Baptism, September 23

Parker Jesse Hall

15 St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church Non-Profit Org. 330 N. Hubbards Lane U.S. Postage Louisville, Kentucky 40207 PAID Permit No. 7 (502) 895-3485 Masonic Home, (502) 895-3486 FAX Kentucky www.stmatt-ky.org

Regular Office Hours

Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Staff The Rev. Canon Lucinda Laird, Rector Ben Linder, Youth Minister The Rev. Jim Trimble, Associate Rector Lynn Miller, Youth Coordinator The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones, Pastoral Associate Ann Davis, Parish Life Coordinator The Rt. Rev. David Reed, Bishop in Residence Mardi Galvin, Parish Administrator The Rev. Moray Peoples, Priest Associate Ruth Kempf, Accountant Deborah Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education Martha Wakefield, Office Assistant Barbara Ellis, Organist/Choirmaster John Willingham, Mission Coordinator

Voice Mail Extensions & E-mail Addresses for the Clergy & Staff

Phone Extension e-mail address

The Rev. Canon Lucinda Laird ...... x102 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Jim Trimble ...... x103 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones ...... x104 ...... [email protected] Deborah Rodahaffer ...... x105 ...... [email protected] Barbara Ellis ...... x106 ...... [email protected] Ben Linder ...... x107 ...... [email protected] Lynn Miller ...... x108 ...... [email protected] Ann Davis ...... x109 ...... [email protected] Mardi Galvin ...... x110 ...... [email protected] Ruth Kempf...... x112 ...... [email protected] John Willingham ...... Cell: 558-8603 ...... [email protected] The Rt. Rev. David Reed ...... Cell: 235-8289 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Moray Peoples ...... Cell: 836-1278 ...... [email protected] Vestry

Steve Cherry, Senior Warden Peter Bell Sharon Nesmith Linda Wardell Shannon Frey, Junior Warden Lee Fletcher Edie Nixon Dwayne Watson Jan Garver, Secretary Jay Lambert Greg Petrites Bev Weis Jim Moyer, Treasurer Matrid Ndife Bill Stodghill Mike Lambert, Youth Representative 16 The SAINT MATTHEW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

of St. Matthew’s December 2007 / January 2008 Parish Mission Statement Our mission is to be a caring, inclusive community, centered in the Eucharist and grounded in the Gospel, so that we can reach out as Christ’s hands to the world.

FROM THE RECTOR Dear People of I get a rush of delight as I see the St. Matthew’s, colored lights shining in the darkness. What’s Sssshhhhh! It’s Advent! The miracle of Christmas is God- with-us, Emmanuel, Christ Happening? A season of quiet. incarnate. God is WITH us, right A season of here and now. And it is in the here A Few Words From the preparation. and now, not in some remote and Associate Rector...... 2 A season of anticipation. holy place, that we anticipate and prepare – and even find the silence I know, I know. You’re running Advent at St. Matthew’s...... 3 of the soul which waits for God. around at top speed, trying to get Sunday Adult Education ...... 4 everything done. The traffic is It must be in our present reality that Christmas at St. Matthew’s .. 13 horrible. And if you hear Rudolph, we seek and anticipate and hope. the red-nosed reindeer one more time, I love the lights shining in the Parish News ...... 6-8 you’re going to turn into Scrooge. darkness, but now I can also connect with my own longing for Church School News ...... 9 The idea of a quiet season, however the true Light shining in the darkness enticing, seems ludicrous. The in which I too often find myself. Music Notes ...... 10 preparation seems to be all about I enjoy decorating my house for buying things, and the anticipation Youth Page...... 11 Christmas, bringing out all the rather more temporal than spiritual. Social Concerns ...... 12-13 ornaments and stockings and And yet … and yet. Somewhere in garlands and candles, but even in the Millennium Development me, and, I suspect, in all of us, there midst of trimming the tree I can ask Goals ...... 14 is a child waiting for the joy, and a myself what space I can clear inside heart yearning for God. myself to let in the Christ. And in Planned Giving ...... 15 the midst of the noise and hurry I When I was little, my parents would can carry God’s silence, and pray The Gift ...... 16 take me out one evening shortly for a heart that joins in Mary’s YES before Christmas to look at all the Prayer List ...... 17 to God. lights and decorations. We would Parish Families ...... 18 drive down St. Charles Avenue in May you find space to carry the New Orleans and ooh and aah at the Christ Child in this Advent season. displays. I was enchanted, In Christ’s love, captivated. And even now when I drive home at night in this season, Lucinda +

1 A FEW WORDS FROM . . .

The Associate Rector Recently, Sarah and I visited Center to explore Asian culture, as well as become Chenoweth Elementary School. acquainted with organic farming. I can also go online We chatted with PTA members, and sign up for courses on great literature and the principal, and a couple business management. teachers. We sat in to observe Yes, the doors are always wide open for us to enrich classes in action, viewed artwork our lives and souls with things that are new, foreign, celebrating world cultures, and and exciting. Yes, we can take classes and have watched students learning their teachers instruct us, but we can also do something as colors in Spanish. This visit was in simple as talking to the person next to you at the lunch preparation for sending our son to kindergarten in the counter to find out which menu item is their favorite. fall. This is our residential school and friends speak We can engage the person at the bus stop and very highly of it. I had a good time on our tour. discover they’re new to this country and find it My kindergarten years, yes that’s strange that we have so many cars. We can take a plural, were spent here at walk through Cherokee Park and discover the native St. Matthew’s, in what’s currently grasses and trees that are so integral to the Olmstead the parish library. I remember design. story time, sitting down to read And along the way, we can “Strawberries for Breakfast.” discover that God desires One of our arts and crafts projects our hearts to always be open was to build a rocket ship, as the country was still to those new things that will infatuated with the space program. always meet us around the I used to build walls with cardboard bricks; sleep on next corner, whether it be a rag rugs at nap time; and tried to spend as much time new culture, flower, or divine as possible with little Rachel Horton. inspiration. I remember one My time here in kindergarten was just the beginning day in kindergarten when of the world opening my eyes to its grandeur and parents were invited to join us mystery. I often thought that after 16 years of for lunch. I made a peanut butter & jelly sandwich structured schooling I would pretty much know which was to join potato chips, cookies, and milk. everything there was to help me survive and enjoy my After spreading the peanut time on the planet allowing me to enjoy the freedom butter on the bread, I of living, now that the learning was out of the way. instinctively licked the knife But we never do stop learning, do we? clean. I thought nothing of it. My teacher saw it differently. Yes, it’s been almost 20 years since college graduation She rushed to grab the knife so with time spent in seminary, as well, but the structure as not to expose the communal of learning is all around me. This parish offers a wide jelly jar to my germs, as I sat variety of opportunities to explore scripture, social confused. “We always do this issues, outreach opportunities, and topics of great at our house,” I said. My mom importance to our culture, as well flushed with embarrassment, as I made a mental note as the cultures of that was the learning of an important lesson. This the world. Local colleges and journey of learning never ends. universities offer continuing education classes in everything Grace and Peace, from basket weaving and car repair to accounting and – Jim+ watercolors. Community centers have classes for learning to play musical instruments, square dancing, and yoga. I can go to the Crane 2 ADVENT AT ST. MATTHEW’S

ADVENT (and a new church year) begins on Sunday, December 2. Our color in church changes to purple, and our services begin in darkness, followed by the lighting of the Advent wreath by some of our parish families. Advent is a time of seeking the light, and waiting for the coming of Christ: What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it…. And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory… John 1:3-4,14

In this season of anticipation of the coming of Christ at Christmas, we are offering some special ways to prepare: ! Laying on of hands for healing on Sunday, December 16, after communion at the 10:00 service ! Advent Lesson & Carols at the 10:00 service December 23, beginning November 28, at 5:30 p.m. (see below) ! Wednesday healing services, beginning November 28, at 5:30 p.m.(see below) ! St. Nicholas Day celebration with Bishop Gulick (see below) AND, a reminder of our on-going opportunities for worship: ! Morning Prayer, Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. ! Evening Prayer, Monday – Saturday, 5:30 p.m. ! Holy Eucharist, Tuesday at 7:00 a.m.

WEDNESDAY HEALING SERVICES For four Wednesdays in Advent, we will celebrate the Holy Eucharist with the laying on of hands for healing. We will begin with Evening Prayer at 5:30 p.m., using that as the Liturgy of the Word, and continue with the Eucharist. The whole service should be under an hour. Wednesday, November 28 Wednesday, December 5 Wednesday, December 12 Wednesday, December 19 Thinking about, and praying for, the healing we need to make us whole (physically, spiritually, or emotionally) can be a powerful and important part of your Advent preparation for Christmas.

St. Nicholas Day Thursday, December 6, 2007 A Special Parish Celebration with Bishop Gulick 6:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist with Baptism and Confirmation Bishop Gulick will also reaffirm baptismal vows, with the laying on of hands. This can be a powerful sacramental moment for those who are already confirmed. Please speak to one of the clergy, or call the parish office, (895-3485) if you are interested. 7:45 p.m. Parish–wide St. Nicholas Day celebration in Saints Hall! Come one, come all! There will be good fellowship, lots of goodies, and a chance to talk with the Bishop. Childcare provided.

3 Sunday Mornings in December

December 2 - 1st Sunday of Advent - Adult Education • Incarceration in Kentucky: an overview - led by Jay Lambert, Public Defender (Clingman Chapel) • Advent and the Church Year (Lounge) - led by The Rev. Moray Peoples • Parents In Conversation (Lower Level) - The five languages of love - led by René Strause

December 9 - 2nd Sunday of Advent - Adult Education • Parish Discussion with the Vestry * (Clingman Chapel) • Parents In Conversation (Lower Level) - The five languages of love - led by René Strause

December 16 - 3rd Sunday of Advent - Adult Education • Parish Discussion with the Vestry * (Clingman Chapel) • Parents In Conversation Christmas Party (Lower Level) - Telling our favorite Christmas Stories

December 23 - 4th Sunday of Advent • Advent Lessons and Carols at the 10:00 service • NO CHURCH SCHOOL OR ADULT EDUCATION

December 30 - 1st Sunday after Christmas • Coffee Hour for all ages Bring all those leftover Christmas cookies to share!

* Parish Conversation with the Vestry, December 9 and 16 As many of you know, the Vestry has been studying various aspects of human sexuality during the last 9 months. We have focused particularly on homosexuality, and discussed at length what we ought to be doing as a parish in terms of pastoral care of our gay and lesbian parishioners, including the possibility of blessings of commitments. We have talked with our Bishop, gone on a day-long retreat together, and have read and discussed two books with differing viewpoints: This Far By Grace: A Bishop’s Journey Through Questions about Homosexuality by J. Neil Alexander, Bishop of Atlanta; and The Gay Debate, by Dr. Stanton Jones. Now we would like to invite the parish at large to join in this conversation, during the adult education time on December 9 and 16. We are making the two books available to anyone who wishes to purchase them, at a cost of $12.00 for the two. (Please note that we are asking you to buy both of them; they present very different viewpoints and we think it is important that both are heard.) They will be available after church on December 2, or through the parish office during the week. Both are quite short. It is NOT necessary that you read the books in order to attend and participate in our conversations, but you will certainly have a better understanding of what the Vestry has been discussing if you do. St. Matthew’s is proud to define itself as an inclusive and welcoming parish. ALL are welcome because ALL are God’s children. Please know that we understand inclusivity to mean inclusivity of all viewpoints, too. The discussion will be structured so that everyone can be heard in a safe and non-judgmental space.

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Christmas Eve: Monday, December 24 4:30 p.m...... Christmas Pageant and Holy Eucharist ...... (A sitter for small children is provided)

10:30 p.m...... Festive Eucharist (“Midnight Mass”) ...... (Sitters not available)

Christmas Day: Tuesday, December 25 10:00 a.m...... The Holy Eucharist with carols ...... (Sitters not available)

Joy to the World! The Lord is Come!

New Year’s Eve: Monday, December 31 5:00 p.m...... Special Service for New Year’s Eve, ...... with Holy Eucharist Champagne reception follows

Join us at St. Matthew’s to begin your New Year’s celebration with prayer.

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5 PARISH NEWS

Are you interested in getting more involved in The Diocese of Kentucky? At the Annual Convention of the Diocese of Kentucky, to be held February 22-23, 2008 at St. Peter’s Church, Louisville, elections will be held for a variety of diocesan positions. The following positions are open for lay (non- clergy) people who are active, adult, confirmed communicants of their parish. Are you interested? Please talk to one of the clergy, or call the parish office as soon as possible. The deadline for nomination forms to be submitted is December 12. We’d like to see a lot of St. Matthew’s parishioners running! The names in bold are some of the St. Matthew’s parishioners or clergy who are serving or have served in these positions; anyone wanting particulars should talk with them. ∗ Deputy to General Convention, meeting July 18-27, 2009 in Anaheim, CA. Four deputies and 4 alternates will be elected. (Debbi Rodahaffer; Lucinda Laird) ∗ Trustees & Council – implements decisions of the Diocesan Convention; formulates long-range plans and makes immediate decisions about the life and work of the diocese. Meets 5-6 times a year, including an overnight retreat at All Saints’ Center. Two laypersons will be elected for 3 year terms. (Gibbs Reese; Angela Koshewa; Lucinda Laird) ∗ Standing Committee – serves as the lay and clerical expression of ecclesiastical authority in the church, and in the absence of the bishop may actually function corporately as the ecclesiastical authority of the diocese. Upon resignation of the bishop, the Standing Committee is responsible for the nomination process for a new bishop. Meets 10 times a year. One layperson will be elected for a 3 year term. (Helen Jones; Bob Nesmith) ∗ Bishop Dudley Memorial Fund – Trustees are to provide for the investment of funds and for the expenditure of income thereof according to the requirements of the board charter (the income is to be used for the support of the episcopate). Quarterly meetings. Three laypersons will be elected for 3 year terms. (Kit Kincade) ∗ Ecclesiastical Court – deals with charges brought against members of the clergy for alleged violations of national canons. One layperson will be elected for a 3 year term. (Helen Jones) ∗ Cathedral Chapter Representative - one layperson or one member of the clergy for a 3 year term. (Ann Miller; Jim Trimble)

EVERY MEMBER CANVASS 2008 Pledge Update As of November 20, we had received 273 cards, totaling $624,300 in pledges for 2008. Thank you!!! In the 2007 EMC, we received 308 cards for $713,999.00. Our goal for 2008 is 330 pledges – so we are looking for 57 more. While the dollar amount is important in terms of our budget, it is even more important that ALL of us make a commitment to our common life and mission – so our goal is stated in terms of the number of pledges made. Of the cards received: 39 were new pledges!!!! 234 had pledged in 2007 (Over half of you raised your pledges, many by 5 or 10%) Of course, we lose some pledges because of death, or because people move away or transfer out. But we hope that many of you who pledged for this year and have not pledged for 2008 will do so. Never pledged? Make the commitment this year! Pledges are confidential, but the rector and/or the accountant will be glad to talk with you if you so desire. All things come of thee, O Lord, and of thine own have we given thee.

6 BUILDING THE SPIRIT

by Lee Fletcher

Do you have questions about your account? Those who made any payment during 2007 will receive a statement during January. If you are concerned that you might be in arrears and would like to know your balance, or receive a payment record by mail or e-mail, contact Lee Fletcher at 896-1224, or [email protected]. Please remember that regular and building pledges go into two different bank accounts. To avoid confusion, write separate checks. Make checks payable to Building the Spirit or St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church Capital Campaign or just put Building the Spirit in the notes field. Donations to the Building Fund are always welcome, especially at this time.

FROM YOUR ACCOUNTANT

by Ruth Kempf

Here are a couple of things you can focus upon when coming to the end of this year. Previously, we were required to keep documentation of charitable gifts only if over $250. Because of legislation changes, we are now required to keep a record for every charitable gift we make, regardless of the amount. A canceled check or a bank record will suffice as will a receipt from the charity. Keep these records to support your tax filings for year 2007. Please know that St. Matthew’s will supply you with a record of your gift for the entire 2007 year. Look for it shortly after the first of January.

Facilitate Your Pledge Payments If you would like to make pledge payments for 2008 become easier, consider using our Direct Deposit program. You can participate beginning in January by filling out a form you find in the Narthex, or by calling Ruth Kempf at 895-3485 if you have questions. Your pledge will be divided into twelve payments and directly deposited into the Church’s account each month of 2008 from your account. We now have around 70 people joining in this program. It has multiple blessings. Ask around to see how much others like it. I would hope it helps to manage the personal financial life of members while keeping their Church’s life running.

SAVE THESE DATES!

Friday, January 25 Our ANNUAL DINNER in Saints Hall Sunday, January 27 ANNUAL MEETING following the 10:00 a.m. service

7 PARISH NEWS Bits n’ Pieces

Your help is NEW YEAR’S EVE needed to SERVICE

decorate the Church As has become our tradition, we will have a special service on New Year’s Eve (Monday, December 31) at 5:00 p.m. We will be decorating the church for Christmas on Monday, This is a wonderful service, both joyful and reflective. We December 24 at 9:30 a.m. Holly and magnolia are needed, celebrate the Eucharist with particular prayers for the along with many helping hands. With your help, the work ending of the old year and the beginning of the new. should be completed by 11:30 a.m. Following the service, there will be a festive reception with There will be pastries and coffee. Please join us for this champagne to toast the New Year. Whether you’re going work of love. out later to a party, or spending a quiet New Year’s Eve at home, this is a perfect way to begin your evening. Celebrate! Helen Jones’ Ordination Reception Poinsettia Merci Beaucoup (thank you very much) Deliveries Many thanks to: Joy Bell, Anita Dillman, Mary Lou Fitzer, There will be a sign-up sheet on the Mary Jo Gillim, Ruth Kempf, Ellen Robertson, Penny bulletin board for parishioners who can Shaw, Barbara Uligian, and Sarah Weston. help deliver a poinsettia or two on Thursday, December 27 Thank you, ladies, for the scrumptious finger sandwiches or Friday, December 28 to our homebound, assisted living you prepared in celebration of Helen’s ordination to the and hospitalized parishioners. If you would like to deliver priesthood on October 27. It was a very special day indeed! to a special parishioner or have questions, please call Ann Davis at 895-3485.

Anne Vouga to be ordained December 21 Anne Vouga will be ordained a deacon on Friday, December Birthday 21, at 7:00 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral. A reception honoring Anne and fellow ordinand Matthew Bradley will Celebrations of follow. our Homebound We are in need of sandwiches! If this plea for finger sandwiches works into your holiday preparations, I could for: certainly use your help! Please sign up on the main bulletin board. If you have any questions, please call Ann Davis, 895-3485, or send an email to: [email protected] . December December 16 Marye Mendel December 22 Marcia Carman Interested in Baptism December 31 Ib Anderson for your child/children? January January 31 Kaye Brown The next opportunity for Baptism is Sunday, January 13 during our 10:00 a.m. Eucharist. If you are interested in having your child baptized, please speak with Lucinda or Debbi. There is a two hour preparation class for parents and godparents during the week before the baptism. 8 CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS

Debbi Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education Thanksgivings At the end of August when we were moving, arranging and rearranging the last of the furniture that was delivered to church, I wrangled with a sofa that moved in one direction as my right knee moved in another. I kept thinking the pain would lessen. That was not to be and I had knee surgery on October 3rd. Church School was off to a great start and I had the Children’s Program organized to leave in the very capable hands of the Children’s Committee. I was “ready” to go under the knife; then relax, watch movies while eating chocolates, and being taken care of for a couple of weeks. Life rarely happens as we plan it in our minds. This was no exception. The day before my surgery, my mother’s doctor advised us that it was time to bring in Hospice for her. My sister had been in town for a quick three day visit that grew to three weeks. She is beginning to fly between L.A. and Louisville so frequently that the gate agents recognize her. We have been taking turns living with our mother and some nights we both stay. It is a time so precious and so joy-filled (as well as over the top exhausting some days and nights) that I cannot describe the experience other than to say it has been a surprise and so obviously a gift of God’s Grace. While staying with my mother, I have discovered that she prays prayers of thanksgiving all of the time. She is so grateful for that which I don’t even take the time to think about much less pray about that I have been both humbled and inspired. So six weeks after Hospice, an incredible blessing, and knee surgery, I give thanks for so much. I am grateful for the gift of your prayers. My knee has healed wonderfully and we are now living in the joy of this life and the wonder and hope of what is to come. With a thankful heart –Debbi

On Saint Nicholas Day, Thursday, December 6, join us for worship at 6:30 p.m., followed by a festive reception with Bishop Gulick, for adults and children. Childcare will be available during the service.

Our 3rd, 4th and 5th Graders Lock-In is returning on January 4–5. We will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Friday and end at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. This is a night filled with food, games, movies, worship, community building and SO MUCH FUN!!!! Cheryl Wagner is chairing this event. Let Cheryl know at 429-5274 if you can help!!! (The adults have almost as much fun as the children.)

Our next opportunity for baptism is Sunday, January 13 during our 10:00 a.m. Eucharist. Please speak with Lucinda or Debbi if you are interested in having your child baptized. There is a two hour preparation class for parents and godparents during the week before the baptism.

9 MUSIC NOTES

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10 St. Matt’s Youth youth@stmatt–ky.org Web site: www.stmatt–ky.org/youth.htm (502) 895-3485 Ben Linder, Youth Minister • Lynn Miller, Youth Coordinator

December 2007 and January 2008 Lazer Blaze Sunday, December 2, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Christmas Pageant Back by popular demand! Meet at Lazer Blaze for games and pizza! Sunday, December 2 ~ Bring $5 toward the cost of laser tag and dinner. 11:15-12:15 p.m. Bring extra $$ if you want to play arcade games. Rehearsal Drop off and pick up at Lazer Blaze. (prior to the parish luncheon honoring Lucinda)

St. Matt’s Celebrates Sunday, December 9 ~ 12:15-1:15 p.m. St. Nicholas Day Rehearsal Thursday, December 6, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, December 16 ~ 12:15-1:15 p.m. Bishop Ted will be with us for a special church service Rehearsal and reception. For the whole parish! Sunday, December 23 ~ 12:15-2:00 p.m. Poinsettia Pick Up Dress rehearsal and lunch. Saturday, December 8, Monday, December 24 ~ 4:30 p.m. 12:00 Noon-2:00 p.m. 2007 Christmas Pageant Service hours available! If you have any questions email Lynn [email protected] or call 897-9377. Advent Celebration Sunday, December 9, 5:30-7:30 p.m. We’ll have some special activities to enjoy the advent season No Youth Group tonight! together. Dinner and basketball in Saints Hall, too! Sunday, December 30 Youth Group Christmas Party Happy New Year’s Eve Eve! Sunday, December 16, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Youth group will have their Christmas party, including “Dirty Bowling for everyone Santa”. Details to come. Dinner too! Sunday, January 6, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Christmas Pageant Dress Rehearsal Let’s start 2008 with a bang! Sunday, December 23 Drop off and pick up at Ten Pin Lanes. See rehearsal schedule for details. Bring $$ for snack bar treats!

This information and more is on the church web site at: www.stmatt–ky.org/youth.htm Check it out! Questions? Send an email to Lynn at: [email protected] or email Ben at: [email protected]

11 SOCIAL CONCERNS

Jody Fletcher, chair Volunteer Opportunities St. Matthew’s shows commitment Habitat for Humanity to help others Saturday, December 1 Thank you St. Matthew’s! Your wonderful support with donations of money and January 5 and food for the Thanksgiving Ingathering allowed St. Matthew’s to provide 9 a.m. to Noon for a half day or 123 complete meals to needy families at St. George’s Episcopal Church, Calvary 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a full day. Episcopal Church and St. MAMs. Our goal was to feed at least 100 families and Help work on the house we are we exceeded the challenge by 23 meals! A total of $3,874 in cash was given sponsoring with Holy Trinity for along with 12 complete meals and 100 assorted food items. LaTrice Cole and her family. (carpool from church, 8:25 a.m.) Thank you St. Matthew’s!! Calvary / St. George’s Food Collection Sundays December 2 and January 6 Please bring in several You are an awesome parish! nonperishable items for We collected $515 at our Thanksgiving service, which will buy a cow from St. George’s and Calvary’s Food Heifer International, and will be given to a village family in a developing Pantry and place them in the country. Thanks be to God! basket in the Narthex Coat closet or take them direclty to the first mission office (marked Clothes Closet) above Saints Hall. Your donations go a long way to help hungry people in our community. It’s that season again! Advent Tree “Christian life consists of faith and charity” –Martin Luther King Beginning the 1st Sunday in Advent, December 2 A custom at St. Matthew’s has been to sponsor needy families and furnish (see article for more information) them with gifts to make their Christmas a bit brighter. This year, as in the past, the Social Concerns Committee will place an Advent tree in the Narthex. You Cornerstone are invited to select an ornament from the tree and supply an item for one of our Thursday, December 6 sponsored families. and January 10 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This year we will be supporting our refugee family, as well as several families To cook or send food, sign up on from CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) and The Healing Place. the bulletin board, or call Beginning on the 1st Sunday in Advent (December 2), please select your Sharon Nesmith, 228-5918. child’s “wish” from the tree, purchase and wrap your gift, and return it to To volunteer to baby sit, call St. Matthew’s by December 23rd. Diane Clark, 245-5633. We need more sitters for the Every year your generosity has been most appreciated by our families. Please large number of children who are contact Anita Dillman or Becky Donovan with any questions. coming this fall! Please join us for dinner at Whole Foods at 5:15 p.m. then carpool to the Cathedral at 6 p.m. Join us this month! Serve lunch at Wayside Red Cross Blood Drive Christian Mission Mark your calendar for Friday, February 8, 1:00-6:00 p.m. Sunday, December 9 in Saints Hall. and January 13 Please plan to come and support the blood drive which will return to St. 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Matthew’s after being relocated during our two years of construction. We have We leave right after communion at been challenged to provide 50 units of blood for the Red Cross. In order to do the 10:00 a.m. service and meet in this, we will need at least 65 people to help us reach this goal. Of course it the Narthex to carpool. would be wonderful if we could exceed this goal!!! For more information, please call Sarah Weston, 426-6678, or Greg Petrites, 895-6522. (continued to next page) 12 SOCIAL CONCERNS

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When the caseworker asked the family how things were Christmas for and if there was anything they wished to say, the first thing they said was thank you. They appreciate so much The Healing Place how much St. Matthew’s has given them and how much the people have done for them. They especially mentioned The Healing Place is the largest shelter recovery program how much we have given and done for their four children. in Kentucky, serving more than 400 men and women on two In saying this, through the interpreter, Ku Ku became campuses, and offering 1,400 meals a day, 475,000 meals a teary. Their thanks to us was totally heartfelt. Karen Hill year. Its award-winning recovery program has a success told them how much we’ve learned from them and how rate greater than 65% (five times the national average), and much every volunteer has enjoyed knowing them and it is cost effective: $25 per client per day, vs. $250 or more being with the family. in ordinary treatment programs. It is amazing how far this family has come in two and one Our Vestry, on the recommendation of the Outreach half months, not just in the distance from a refugee camp in Committee, has designated The Healing Place Christmas Thailand to Louisville. They are working very hard to learn Project as the recipient of ½ of our Christmas Offering. English and American culture. The children are doing well (The other recipient is St. Anna’s Parish and Medical in school (Shawnee’s Newcomer’s Academy for the oldest Mission in New Orleans; look for more information in the three, and King Elementary for 9 year old Yoe Yoe) and Christmas letter.) The Christmas Project will provide more soaking up the American lifestyle. They’re part of a large than 425 men and women with much-needed items, community of other refugee Karen in their neighborhood including socks, underwear, winter caps, scarves, gloves and often seem to be the most popular family on the block! and packets of personal items. Our goal is to raise $4,000 They have learned how to negotiate the bus routes from to underwrite the project; anything over that will allow the their home to KRM for classes and will soon begin to look Healing Place to supply small gift cards for children, for jobs. They’ve come a very long way. enabling them to choose their own gifts. Since our family is not yet at the point where they can The greater Louisville Medical Society coordinates the write a thank you note, I’m happy to convey to everyone packaging, wrapping and delivery of the Christmas gifts to in this Parish how grateful they are for our sponsorship the Healing Place clients, and welcomes volunteers to help and our generosity of time and treasure. with this work. If you are interested in volunteering, call Joy Blackburn, 893-7947, for details. – Marty Lawfer On Christmas Day, the Healing Place will have a shelter full of men and women in great personal need. Most have little or nothing when they come in. Most are struggling with recovery from drug or alcohol addiction. Volunteers will serve them Christmas dinner and give presents to each Kenya News person – and your Christmas offering can make that It is time to begin plans for our 2008 trip to Oyugis, June possible. 14-29. The cost of the trip has not been fully completed but will not be above $3,550. There will be a $200 deposit due during the month of January. Our first meeting is Sunday, January 13, 4 p.m. at St. Matthew’s. We will talk about details of the trip, our other meeting times, get the final A Message From Our cost, and the payment schedule. If you have any questions please call John Willingham at (H) 459-4582 or Refugee Family (C) 558-8603. I hope to see you there. At a recent meeting at Kentucky Refugee Ministries (KRM) with the adults of the Karen Burmese family St. Matthew’s is sponsoring, Karen Hill and I had the opportunity to speak with them through an interpreter. While we often manage to get our point across in our “Gently used” coat drive interactions with the family by pointing and using simple St. Matthew’s is having a gently used coat drive for our words, having an interpreter there was a luxury that refugee family and other people in our community who allowed all of us to convey more complicated thoughts. At need warm coats, hats, gloves, scarves, and snow boots as the meeting, Ah Mu, the father in our family, Ku Ku, his the weather gets colder. As you go through your closet, wife, and Pae Dah, his mother, were to discuss with us and please bring any items you are planning to replace to their KRM caseworker how things were going and make church. There will be a table set up in the second mission some decisions on business matters. office located above Saints Hall for your donations. 13 MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health Every year more than 500,000 women die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth. In some parts of the world, expectant mothers are almost as likely to die in childbirth as they are to live. One of the growing challenges is prevalence of HIV in pregnant women. The vast majority of pregnant women infected with HIV live in sub-Saharan Africa. In recent years, infant mortality rates have multiplied on the continent. The target of Goal Five is to reduce the maternal mortality ratio by three quarters.

Making It Real Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) is working to reduce maternal mortality and protect newborns from acquiring HIV. The Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission Project will reduce mother-to-children HIV transmission by up to 40% among women treated. The program works in partnership with the Zambian Anglican Council and is support by a grant from the MAC AIDS Fund. Women with HIV face higher risks of difficult pregnancies and the possibility of transmitting the virus to newborns. Close to 40% of HIV-positive pregnant women pass the disease on to their newborns, either during pregnancy, childbirth or often through breastfeeding. As long as the mother remains healthy and does not have advanced HIV, the placenta usually protects the fetus from infection. Unfortunately, the chances of contracting the virus are highest if the fetus or newborn are exposed to HIV-infected blood and fluids. ERD is working closely with our partners to launch a pilot program in Zambia to lower the rate of HIV infection in women, reduce transmission of the virus from mother to child, and provide critical care for parents and families affected by the disease. elief and Development is one organization that is protecting the health of mothers and babies. For example, ERD’s program in Haiti sends health workers to communities to educate women about nutrition, breastfeeding, and hygiene.

What You Can Do: GIVE. Give a donation to prenatal and postnatal care programs. When more health posts are in place, children will be more likely to survive past infancy, and mothers will be more likely to survive to raise them.

–This reflection is from Episcopal Relief and Development, and is part of a continuing series of articles concerning the MDGs. For more information, contact Jim Trimble, the Diocesan ERD Coordinator. More information on the MDGs is available at www.un.org/millenniumgoals; the ERD website is www.er-d.org .

Feast of the Epiphany Sunday, January 6 Our services will be festive, and there will be Kings’Cake for all afterwards!

14 PLANNED GIVING

The article that follows is the final installment of a series about Planned Giving. Rather than focusing on technical rules, this series has explored real-life situations and practical ways to plan around them. The first two articles addressed a single person’s situation and a young family’s situation. The series concludes this month by looking at a retired couple’s planning for their grandchildrens’ education and the Church’s future with a Charitable Remainder Trust.

for the Retired Grandparents Dick and Erma Grandparent are enjoying retirement and all the opportunities for fun and the renewed commitment to church and civic life it presents. They watch how busy their children are and realize they’d like to do something to help them. They don’t want to do too much, however, because they worked hard to get to this point in their lives and think their children should benefit from the same life path. After talking with their lawyer, Dick and Erma come up with a way to make their estate plan incorporate these values. The first thing they do is they decide to contribute to College Savings Plans for each grandchild. Under current tax law, these Plans offer tax-free growth and even tax-free distributions as long as the money is used to pay for certain qualified higher education expenses. They tell their children that they plan to contribute money to these accounts on a yearly basis. Doing this provides a great deal of relief to their children, who appreciate the help they’ll receive in paying for college. Dick and Erma know that they must be aware of limits on how much they can give without worrying about the gift tax laws. When they were younger, Dick and Erma bought a good deal of the local utility company’s stock. It now comprises more than ten percent of their investments, and they worry about this concentration. However, they have owned it so long that they worry about the capital gains tax if they sell it. When Dick and Erma tell their lawyer this as well as about their plan to leave a bequest to St. Matthews after the survivor’s lifetime, a plan is hatched. Dick and Erma transfer the highly-appreciated stock to a Charitable Remainder Trust. The Trustee sells the stock without having to worry about the capital gains tax because the Trust is tax-exempt; the Trustee then invests the proceeds in a diversified mix of stocks and bonds. During their lifetimes, Dick and Erma receive income payments from the Trust that help make up for the stock dividends they no longer receive. After their lifetimes, the Trust is divided among the Church and any other charities they intended to benefit in their wills. As a plus, Dick and Erma receive a charitable income tax deduction for the present value of the amount expected to go to charity. The Planned Giving Committee

By the grace of God Anne Vouga will be ordained to The Sacred Order of Deacons on Friday, December 21, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. Christ Church Cathedral 425 S. Second Street Louisville, KY Reception to follow

15 The Gift: A Day of Meditation for Christmas Thursday, December 13, 2007 10 a.m.-4 p.m. with Joan Kincade

I hadn’t planned on doing a Christmas program this year, but several weeks ago an idea was given to me in a dream. It was completely outlined. I have never had an experience like that, but I realized that this was a program that must take place. Gifts….grace….birth. All are part of the Christmas story that we have read and watched in pageants for many years. It is literally part of our DNA, and we are forever finding it whether or not we practice religion and no matter really what religion we practice. Jesus’s birth is stunning on so many levels. That he was celebrated as a king but born in a manger, that his birth was announced to people beyond his neighborhood, that he was revered by animals as well as kings, that even the stars were part of the story, and that he was God’s son, a gift to all people in all times. He was not born a Christian, but into a Jewish family in a part of the world that is also filled with Arabs who later became Muslims. His gift, I repeat, was and is for ALL people. On Thursday, December 13, I will offer a day of meditation and other activities as well as a simple meal of soup and bread at my home, 3707 Old Brownsboro Hills Road, off Route 22 in Brownsboro Farm subdivision. The day will be mostly prayerful and silent. You will need to bring a warm coat and be prepared to go outdoors for a short time. For those of you who have come to this special day in the past you know what a treat and retreat this day is. For those of you who come for the first time you will fit right in and feel centered in the Spirit for the holidays ahead. This is your gift to you. To register, please fill out the form below and send it, along with your check for $40 per person made payable to Joan P. Kincade, M.A., to the attention of: Joan Kincade, 120 Meridian Avenue, Suite 4, Louisville, Kentucky 40207. If the cost is too great please know that scholarship aid is available if you let Joan know. Anyone who wants to come is invited. # #

The Gift: A Day of Meditation for Christmas 2007 Cost: $40 per person Send check to: Joan P. Kincade, M.A. 120 Meridian Avenue, Suite 4, Louisville, KY 40207

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16 DAILY PRAYER LIST

Note: At Morning Prayer each weekday, members of St. Matthew’s congregation are prayed for by name. As members of the Christian community, we are advised to hold each other in prayer. As part of your prayers, please remember all of the St. Matthew’s parish family.

Week of December 2 Week of December 9 Week of December 16 Gillim: Doug, Mary Jo Grimes: Margaret Hardy: Babs Gillim: Gaylee, Ed Hart Grumley: Bryan, Courtney, Faith, Avery Hardy: Jane, David Schmidt, Jonathan, Nathan Glauber: Mary Jane Hall: Stephen, Allison, Ava, Parker Hardy: Jon, Libby, Nathan, Natalie Goldberg: Tyler, Steven, Matthew, Jon Hall: Tony, Terri, Shane, Kayla Goll: Rick, Ferdinand Epres Harris: Hilary Halliday: Marion, Robert, Sam Hawkins: Richard, Jean, Lauren, Good: Brian, Courtney, Hudson, Townes, Hampton: Laura Zachary, Taylor Georgia Hampton: Mike, Anne, Jennifer Haxby: Madeline, Kristina, Christopher Gorham: Sarah, Jeff Skinner, Laura, Bonnie Hamrick: Chuck, Lee Haynes: Elizabeth Gorman: Mary Louise Henderson: Margaret, Rodney Hanaford: Nancy Green: Michael, Donna, Scott, Jill Henry: Gray, Neville Blakemore Hancock: Carter, Lauren Griffin: Lowell, Matthew Herman: Ann, Kaylee

Week of December 23 Week of December 30 Week of January 6 Hermanson: Christhoper, Jenice Carolan, Hudson: Judith, Richard Jobson: Robert, Betty, Ashley Katie, Elsie Huecker: Sue Johnson: Dorothy, Donna Delph Hibbs: Virginia Huff: Faith Jones: Helen, Tom Pike Hill: Ed, Karen, Elizabeth, Stephen Huffman: Bob, Kitten Lawless Jones: Susanne Hines: Ann Hume: Mary Jean Joy: James, Catherine, Chris, Alex Hocker: Monty, Janna Irving: Willard, Nancy Judge: Dennis, Susan, Sophia Williams Hohman: Patrick Jackson: Katherine Kara: Peace, Jaspar Holmberg: James, Ruthe, Elise, Aaron, Emily Jeffries: Mary, Jake McGuirk Karle: Anne Honaker: Graham, Sarah Hood: Charles Jelsma: Franklin, Jill, Henry, Logan Kasting: Bob, Nancy Huber: Tracy, Helen, Hillary Jobson: Betty Kayser: Bobbie

Week of January 13 Kessler: Cynthia Kincade: Kit, Joan Krantz: John, Margaret, Michael, Kessler: Herman, Amy, Christopher, Caroline Kissling: Don, Mary Lynn Jennifer, Daniel Ketterer: Kett, Alan Wernecke, Natalie, Kolb: Tom, Cathy Sutton Kries: Sarah Justin Koshewa: Angela, David Niehaus, Kimbrough: Brad Peter, Benjamin

We pray for members of the parish family serving in the Armed Forces Wayne Plager, Adam Warren, Lawrence Stivers, Stuart Huffman, Philip Swain, Ryan Campbell, Lance Lawfer, Kevin Smith, Kevin Trimble, Billy Cundiff, and The Rev. Steve Pike

Heavenly Father, We ask you to make the door of St. Matthew’s Church a gateway to your eternal kingdom; and grant that all who worship in this house may also witness for you in the world outside, to your honor and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Weekday Services Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m., Morning Prayer, Chapel Tuesday: 7:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Chapel Monday-Saturday: 5:30 p.m., Evening Prayer, Chapel

17 PARISH FAMILY

Transfers In

Laura Shaffer-Hand from St. James Episcopal Church, Leesburg, VA

Edward Pelton

Transfers Out

Sue Speed to Christ Church Cathedral, Louisville, KY Dakota Burdine to Pleasant View Baptist Church, Louisville, KY

John and Anne Shelby to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Rochester, MN

Deaths

Mona Blake

Carl Shumaker, Jr.

We are sorry to hear about the death of

Sarah Mitchell’s step-mother

Kate McCune’s father

Doris Morrow’s aunt

+ + + May light perpetual shine upon them + + +

18 St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church Non-Profit Org. 330 N. Hubbards Lane U.S. Postage Louisville, Kentucky 40207 PAID Permit No. 7 (502) 895-3485 Masonic Home, (502) 895-3486 FAX Kentucky www.stmatt-ky.org

Regular Office Hours

Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Staff The Rev. Canon Lucinda Laird, Rector Lynn Miller, Youth Coordinator The Rev. Jim Trimble, Associate Rector Ann Davis, Parish Life Coordinator The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones, Pastoral Associate Mardi Galvin, Parish Administrator The Rt. Rev. David Reed, Bishop in Residence Ruth Kempf, Accountant The Rev. Moray Peoples, Priest Associate Martha Wakefield, Office Assistant Deborah Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education John Willingham, Mission Coordinator Barbara Ellis, Organist/Choirmaster Matt Averbeck, Sexton Ben Linder, Youth Minister

Voice Mail Extensions & E-mail Addresses for the Clergy & Staff

Phone Extension e-mail address

The Rev. Canon Lucinda Laird ...... x102 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Jim Trimble ...... x103 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones ...... x104 ...... [email protected] Deborah Rodahaffer ...... x105 ...... [email protected] Barbara Ellis ...... x106 ...... [email protected] Ben Linder ...... x107 ...... [email protected] Lynn Miller ...... x108 ...... [email protected] Ann Davis ...... x109 ...... [email protected] Mardi Galvin ...... x110 ...... [email protected] Ruth Kempf...... x112 ...... [email protected] John Willingham ...... Cell: 558-8603 ...... [email protected] The Rt. Rev. David Reed ...... Cell: 235-8289 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Moray Peoples ...... Cell: 836-1278 ...... [email protected] Vestry

Steve Cherry, Senior Warden Peter Bell Sharon Nesmith Linda Wardell Shannon Frey, Junior Warden Lee Fletcher Edie Nixon Dwayne Watson Jan Garver, Secretary Jay Lambert Greg Petrites Bev Weis Jim Moyer, Treasurer Matrid Ndife Bill Stodghill Mike Lambert, Youth Representative 19