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Episcopal Church in Lincoln County Newsletter To be a welcoming congregation, inclusive of everyone, inspired by the Holy Spirit and educated to live out our Christian faith. OCTOBER, 2017 Did You Know? RECTOR’s REPORT This year, 2017, marks the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation! Dear Friends, Way back in 1517, the German monk Martin Luther made history by pinning Once more Fall has arrived. It seems to arrive more quickly his 95 theses to the door of a church in every year. With fall comes pine needles, please watch for a Wittenberg. This simple, rebellious act triggered centuries of political and date for a clean-up day at Holy Mount. The more help we have religious upheaval. the quicker it goes. We have lots of pine needles to remove. Our Diocese is co-sponsoring an ecumenical event to commemorate this We will celebrate All Saints’ Sunday the first Sunday in auspicious anniversary. on October 29, November. If you have names of those who would like 2017 called One Body ––– Many remembered during the Eucharist, please write them out and Members ––– One Spirit ––– Many Gifts from 2:30 to 5:00 p.m. at a site to be give them to John Rutherford before that Sunday. announced in Albuquerque. St. Paul’s Cathedral (in the UK) Remember, October has five Sundays. We will have our Fifth is offering Sunday night evensongs Sunday pot-luck at Holy Mount on the 29 th . I hope everyone, throughout the month of October with including St. Matthias and St. Anne’s will plan to join us that music from Luther’s time period and sermons related to the reformation. (see Sunday. INDEX website: stpauls.co.uk ) All Saints Day 4 Additionally, you can find lots of At its November meeting, the vestry Bishop Search 2 t-shirts, cups, and other exciting approved one section of the Blood of a Stone 2 souvenirs online such as the one below: Memorial Wall to be dedicated to BOSA Helps Again 3 pets that have been special and that BOSA Retreat 6 Community Suppers 5 you might like to remember with a Daylight Savings Time 6 memorial plaque. The cost of a Day of the Dead 4 plaque is fifty dollars. For details, Focus on Ministry 3 talk to Jordan Cameron. Following Jesus (SS) 6 Joke for October 5 Yours in Christ, Other News 6 Record Donations 6 Judy Treasurer Letter 7 1 BLOOD of a STONE violin. Jeanne and her husband, Larry, currently live full-time in If you were lucky the White Mountain Estates enough to hear the sermon on neighborhood of Ruidoso. Sept 17 th , you would have heard They’re very glad to be part of excerpts read from a book this friendly community. written by one of our very own Here’s a short … Jeanne Gassman. description of Blood of a Stone: When the young slave Demetrios is nearly whipped to death by his abusive Roman master, Demetrios kills the master and flees with his friend and fellow slave, Elazar, to Galilee. There, they create new lives and new identities as traders and caravan Searching for a Bishop! drivers. The Rt. Rev. Michael L. Her book emphasizes the theme But freedom has its Vono, D.D., has announced his of forgiveness--accepting price. Secrets cannot remain intention to retire in the late fall Christ's forgiveness, learning to secret forever. Demetrios's of 2018. This initiated the forgive ourselves, and learning troubled past destroys a process for the eventual election chance for love. Elazar betrays of his successor. to forgive those who have Demetrios to a so-called sinned against us. prophet named Jesus of You’re probably aware She won a prestigious writing Nazareth. Fearing the Roman that a Search Committee has award for the book in 2015. authorities and Jesus, been busy putting together the From the excerpts, it sounds Demetrios risks everything to process for nominating and very interesting! silence those who would electing a new Bishop for the Jeanne and her husband, enslave him again. His quest Rio Grande Diocese. Thirteen leads him to startling people are on this committee, Larry, moved from Phoenix, discoveries and dire choices. including Roy Benavides. The Arizona in June of this year to Demetrios must answer the our area, and we’re thrilled to question we all ask: Can we deadline for nominations is have both of them in our midst. ever be free of our past? 10/14/17 although nominations Larry, a retired systems It’s set in the first century on can be made by petition online. engineer, recently joined and is the edges of the Roman The actual slate will not a great addition to our choir. Empire and the Jesus be announced until 3/19/18. Jeanne teaches classes at movement, Blood of a Stone is Following Holy Week, there a sweeping story of murder, will be “Walk Abouts” to allow ENMU-Ruidoso and is working betrayal, love, and the search on her second book. It’s a story for redemption. all nominees to have the about a family of downwinders, opportunity to meet people who developed cancer parishioners throughout the from the radioactive fallout Diocese. during the atomic bomb tests in The Election of the 10 th Nevada during the 1950s and Bishop of our Diocese will be '60s. held 5/5/18 at The Cathedral of Jeanne has been writing St. John. The consecration of and publishing short stories and the new bishop will be 11/3/18. essays for over 30 years. Blood A Transition Team has been of a Stone is her first published commissioned to help with the novel. process. In addition to writing, A Farewell celebration Jeanne also enjoys playing the will be scheduled for Bishop 2 Vono. Many thanks to those cross that identifies us. I have who served on the Search been in different churches and Committee and to those who are places, finding women wearing on the Transition Team! this special DOK Greek Fleury Cross and that bonds us together in love and unity. The Latin inscription, “Magnanimiter Crucem Sustine” is the watchword for the order. It means, “With heart, (L to R, Bob, Seth, & James) mind and spirit uphold and bear the cross.” The initials, FHS, stand for the motto of the order, “For His Sake.” DOK meets the first BOSA HELPS AGAIN! Tuesday of each month in the Once again, the men of Parish Hall at 10:00 a.m. and all our Brotherhood came to the women are invited to rescue! On September 19 th , participate. However, in several of them helped a family September, we met at my home of three move their belongings and made Anglican prayer into a new apartment. The move beads. The beads in the photo took 2 ½ hours, two pickups, a below were made by Mickey trailer, and a 14 foot box truck. Gowler. Helping with this worthy cause were Seth Burgess, James Horne, Bob McDonald, John We thank all of the men who Rutherford, J.B. Terrell, and All volunteer to help those in need! American Movers. Here are ************************** some photos from that moving FOCUS ON MINISTRY day: Who or what are The Daughters of the King … or DOK? Imelda Horne has taken time to explain it. DOK is a worldwide order of women who follow the Rule of Life, incorporating the Rules of Prayer and of Service into their lives. Promises made at baptism and confirmation are reaffirmed when a woman joins DOK and pledges to a life-long Eleven attended the September program of prayer, service, and meeting along with the Holy evangelism. Empowered by the Spirit, as we gathered around Holy Spirit, our vision is to our dining table to put together know Jesus Christ, to make Him the prayer beads. This is another known to others, and to become form of a contemplative frame reflections of God’s love of mind and encourages us, in throughout the world. body, mind and spirit, to No, we don’t wear become present with the Holy habits, but we all wear a special Spirit. The action of counting 3 beads with each successive Keep praying For His Sake, Similar but Different: prayer provides a focus to keep Daughters of the King. Dia de los Muertos our attention from wandering ************************* Or and guides us into stillness. This ALL SAINTS DAY Day of the Dead can be a hard task to do, but All Saint’s Day falls Although celebrated with practice, becomes easier. each year on November 1 st , throughout Latin America, Anglican Prayer Beads but is also recognized the the Dia de los Muertos are a relatively new form of following Sunday, which this prayer, blending the Orthodox year will be November 5 th at tradition began in Mexico. Jesus Prayer Rope and the which time we celebrate the The dead are honored Roman Catholic Rosary. The 33 Commemoration of All with festivals and lively bead design was created in the Faithful Departed. It’s celebrations, originating mid-1980’s by Rev. Lynn considered one of the seven from a combination of Bauman. The beads begin with feast days in the Episcopal indigenous Aztec ritual the Cross reminding us what Church. and the Catholicism Jesus told his disciples, “If any brought by the Spaniards. want to become my followers, It’s celebrated on both All let them deny themselves and Saints Day and All Souls take up the cross and follow Day (per National me” Matthew16:24. Next is the Geographic) which are Invitatory Bead , just above the considered minor holidays cross.