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Volume 104 Published bi-monthly Number 1 January – March 2008 MARCH &APRIL . LENT into the 50 DAYS of EASTER For Liturgical Schedule go to stmatthewschurch.org Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 9 5th LENT 10 11 12 13 14 15 8, 915, 11:15am 5:30PM 11amDenali Cntr 9:30am Eucharist 10:30am Pioneer 5:30PM Stations of Eucharists VESTRY Eucharist 6PM Choir Home Euch. the Cross 9AM Sunday 6:30PM 5:30PM 7PM Eucharist 1903>Rice, Joseph School Lent Study 12amCompline depart Circle for 12amCompline Confirmation Fbks;1913> 12amCompline 12amCompline 5:30PM Stuck,Karstens, Endowment Harper Depart Dog Races Invest.Comm. St.Matt’s for Begin MARCH 12amCompline Denali 12amCompline 16 17 18 19 20MAUNDY 21 22 HOLY PALMSUNDAY 7PM Monday 5:30PMConfirmation 9:30am Eucharist THURSDAY GOODFRIDAY SATURDAY 8,9:15,11:15am in Holy Week 5:30PM Endowment 6PM Choir 12PM 10AM Altar Eucharists w/ Comm. 7PM TENEBRAE 5:30PM Community Guild cleaning Eucharist 10AM Holy Processions 7PM Tuesday in 12amCompline Covered TVCC Service (all services begin in 12amCompline Saturday Holy Week Dish 7PM Good Parish Hall) service Eucharist 7PM Friday Service 8:15PM 9AM Sunday School 12amCompline EASTER FIRE, 2PM FCC Eucharist Eucharist BAPTISMS & 12amCompline w/Foot st washing The 1 EASTER EUCHARIST 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Th EASTER 11amDenali Cntr Euch. 9:30am Eucharist 10:30am Pioneer 12amCompline 12PM >105 12amCompline SUNDAE 5:30PM Confirmation 7PM Eucharist Home Euch. Anniversary of st 8,9:15,11:15AM 12amCompline 12amCompline 12amCompline 1 Service > 1st& Cushman Easter Eucharists 4PM Wedding 12amCompline 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 8,9:15,11:15AM APRIL 9:30am Eucharist 12amCompline 12amCompline Easter Eucharists 6PM Choir 12amCompline 5:30PM Confirmation 9AM Sundae School 7PM Eucharist 12amCompline 12amCompline 12amCompline 6 8, 9:15 (Rite 8, 7 8 9 10 11 12 Children’s Eucharist) 12amCompline 11amDenali Cntr Euch. 9:30am Eucharist 10:30am Pioneer 12amCompline 11:15AM Easter 5:30PMConfirmation 6PM Choir Home Euch. Eucharists 12amCompline 7PM Eucharist 9AM Sundae School 12amCompline 12amCompline 2PM FCC Eucharist 12amCompline 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 8,9:15,11:15AM 12amCompline 5:30PMConfirmation 9:30am Eucharist 12am Compline Easter Eucharists 12amCompline 6PM Choir 9AM Sundae 7PM Eucharist 12amCompline 12amCompline School 12am Compline Interior Deanery Meeting in Fbks w/Bp. Carol Gallagher Inside This Issue: Holy Week Pg 2 2008 Annual Meeting Pg 11 Profile for Episcopal Bishop Pg 4 New Vestry Members Pg 13 Seasons of Life Pg 6 January Vestry Meeting Pg 23 O Ye Frost and Cold January - march 2008 THE LIGHT HOLY WEEK 2008 of WINTER “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.” VOICES -What else are you doing this week? From darkening Why? daylight into gaining daylight; from unusually warm temperatures to the SUNDAY, March 16th: The Sunday of traditional forty below; from the Passion, Palm Sunday preparing for Christmas to preparing for Valentine’s Day; we 8AM, 9:15AM, 11:15AM Holy sit outside covered with snow and Eucharists, with Procession. All listen to the People of God walking services begin in the Parish Hall. by, singing Christmas carols and carrying candles, and overhear. MONDAY, March 17th. Monday in It’s finally NOT going to be the Holy Week. Cold Weather that gets me; it’ll 7PM Holy Eucharist be this warm weather. I slipped yesterday and... TUESDAY, March 18th. Tuesday in Holy Week. Boy, I just got out, after doing 40 7PM Holy Eucharist months in Seward. And it’s scary up here. There's wayyyyyy more WEDNESDAY, March 19th. Wednesday in Holy Week. drinking on the streets then there 9:30AM Holy Eucharist used to be. 7PM Tenebrae, A service of Darkness & Shadows Used to run a Trapline out of Eagle, about 60miles. My brother THURSDAY, March 20th. Maundy Thursday. and I. Hard work. 5:30PM Simple Covered Dish Supper When Jesus calls us, we can't say 7PM Maundy Thursday Holy Eucharist, including anything. They have to go then. Footwashing We are always Starting and RE- FRIDAY, MARCH 21st Good Friday. STARTING. The question is: What do we do then? 12PM Tanana Valley Conference of Churches Community Good Friday Service at St. Matthew’s I see rabbits dance in the 7PM Good Friday Liturgy moonlight once. We were coming from Nenana to new Minto, and nd came over that hill, and there on SATURDAY, March 22 Holy Saturday the top of the hill there was a 10AM Holy Saturday Liturgy birch tree that had fallen down. 8:15PM The Easter Vigil, including the Lighting of the And all around that tree were a Easter Fire, the Easter WHOLE BUNCH OF RABBITS, ears Baptisms, and the First up and just circling and dancing in the moonlight. I said, "What are Eucharist of Easter they doing?" And he tell me "they dance too, just like us. They're SUNDAY, March 23rd making potlatch." EASTER SUNDAY What an amazing church service 8AM, 9:15AM, 11:15AM that was; what an amazing Easter Sunday Morning church this is. I’ve never been in Eucharists a church like this. You all are ABSOLUTELY SERIOUS about everything you're doing, but YOU HAVE SUCH FUN. Page 2 O Ye Frost and Cold January - march 2008 Winter Voices Think Summer! I've never seen SUCH LOVE as in that Holy Communion service. They all should always be that way. Early Notice on June Summer Summer Camp! I don’t know why, but I just burst into tears half way through that EARLY WARNING ALERT!!! service, during the Communion. So did the guy next to me. And I CALLING ALL KIDS!!! still can’t quit crying. The Diocesan Youth Camp will be at Camp Challenge, I’ve been in Fairbanks 30 years but I’ve never been in this church. just outside Wasilla, 5 PM June 1st - 1 PM June We're Catholics, but...... 7th. The camp is for those going into the 4th-8th Grades. Counselor and staff positions are available We’re visitors this morning. We’re LDS and live here in Fairbanks, for those going into the 9th Grade through early college. and we’re about to leave on a Mission. Before we left we wanted to come to your service and. Interested persons can check out the Camp at http://flickr.com/photos/johnhanscom/sets/72157600414135860/ That's the first time we've been to that Children's service and it’s JUST GREAT! We should’ve started doing and get more information from that ten years ago! the Rev. Jim Basinger ([email protected]) I saw a MOUNTAIN LION THIS or the Rev. John Hanscom ([email protected]) WINTER. I was out at the Central airport and . ST. MATTHEW’S CHURCH RECTOR The Rev. Scott Fisher . 456-5235 PARISH Hilary Freeman . 457-4820 ADMINISTRATOR . PRIESTS The Rev. Steve Matthew. 488-9076 SEXTON Michael “Tree” Nelson . 456-5217 The Rev. John Holz . 456-3583 ORGANIST Laura Vines . 452-4565 The Rev. Layne Smith . 374-5957 CHOIR DIRECTOR Barbara Hameister . 455-7397 The Rev. Lee Davis . 457-2865 ALTAR GUILD Mary Johnston. 455-7245 DEACONS The Rev. Bella Jean Savino 456-1503 Cathy Giacomazzi . 479-7736 The Rev. Montie Slusher . 474-4570 SUNDAY SCHOOL Beth Corven . 456-2966 SENIOR WARDEN Bruce Gadwah . 457-7129 HEALTH MINISTRY Charlotte Perotti . 457-1332 JUNIOR WARDEN Ray Cockerille . 474-2105 ENDOWMENT BOARD Martha Thomas, Chair . 455-6612 CLERK Teresa Moore . 374-8382 WEB GARDENER Darrel Zuke 488-6073 VESTRY Charlene Marth . NEWSLETTER EDITOR Maggie Castellini . 479-5444 Helen Howard . 488-2314 SPIRITUAL DIRECTION Mary Margaret Davis . 457-2865 Hubert Griffin . 452-4692 UNITED THANK OFFERING Helen Howard. 488-2314 Darrel Zuke. 488-6073 DAUGHTERS OF THE KING The Rev. Bella Jean Savino 456-1503 Roxy Wright-Freedle. 455-9300 Marty Thomas . 455-6612 PARISH Carolyn Nethken . 457-3304 MINISTERS YOU . .US!!! TREASURER Office Hours: Monday through Friday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Phone# 456-5235 FAX#: 456-2934 e-mail: [email protected] Website : stmatthewschurch.org Diocesan Website: episcopalak.org Page 3 O Ye Frost and Cold January - march 2008 Winter Voices The Search for a New Bishop continues They saw a grizzly bear up at Fort Yukon last weekend. Walked right DIOCESAN PROFILE RELEASED: through the center of town. Up by WHAT are we looking for the school. I don’t know what’s the bigger surprise - that bear walking in a NEW BISHOP? around or the fact nobody shot it. In early February 2008, the Diocesan Bishop ....and they say they saw a polar Search Committee, chaired by Clarence Bolden and bear up at Arctic Village. Shirley Lee, released The Profile of the Diocese. This They saw a flying saucer over at twenty-four page document gives a brief picture of the Diocese in Beaver last week. .---------saw it. Alaska, its history, its previous Bishops, and its churches. Using the Said he was so surprised he ran out answers from questions discussed over the last year in churches of his cabin in his underwear to around the State, it summarizes what we see as our hopes, our look at it. challenges, and our blessings. And, from those same meetings, and looked and prayed over by It’s just too warm. Animals are just movin' around still. the members of the Bishop Search Committee and Standing Committee, it describes what we are looking for in a new Bishop. I'm just wrapped in my prayer What are we looking for in a new Bishop? shawl. That’s the best thing Alaska In short, a Bishop “fluent” in all of our cultures; a Bishop who ever gave me.