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Hope to see you there: Annual Meeting on Sunday, November 8 The Rev’d Chris Epperson

I am grateful to the nominating committee for their efforts in I have taught at the high school and college levels, and over producing this outstanding slate of parishioners to serve on the years I have been a Water Safety Instructor and a US Tennis the Bruton Parish Vestry 2016-2018. I am also grateful to Association umpire. My recreational activities include tennis, hiking and canoeing the wilderness rivers in Maine. Here at Bruton, those brought forward and willing to serve. I work with Bruton Builders, am currently serving on the Education At the annual meeting, there will be an opportunity to Committee, and have worked the overnight shift at the homeless make nominations from the floor. I assume that any nominees shelter for three years. from the floor will be present to affirm their willingness to stand for election. We will have a list of all in good standing, Bill Greaf who are eligible to stand and vote. If there are no nominees, we will affirm the slate by acclamation. I hope to see you at We moved to Williamsburg almost four years the Annual Meeting on Sunday, November 8, following the ago and have attended Bruton throughout that time. Elizabeth and I were married in 9:15 am service in the church. 1975 at St. John's in Washington DC. I have been committed to the Episcopal Church since Jeanette Cureton that time and was confirmed at St. James in San Francisco in 1987. Here at Bruton, I As a member of the Bruton family since 2008, serve as a service usher, concert usher, I have volunteered as a service and concert chalicer, guide, lay leader at noonday prayer usher; on the counting, Chronicle, and greeter and assist at Williamsburg Landing Tuesday teams; with the Winter Shelter program; and services. for ECW, of which I was co-president. Prior to I grew up in Indiana and earned my Bachelor's degree moving from Illinois to Williamsburg, I divided from Butler University. I received my Masters and Doctorate my time between a major national research from The George Washington University. I also served as a project (and book) on college students and Captain in the US Army Medical Service Corps during the Vietnam immersion in the life of Elmhurst College, era. where my husband was president. My activities I have been either a full-time or adjunct professor at five there were rich and varied, ranging from work universities working with Masters students and doctoral with trustees, faculty, donors, and community leaders to candidates in health care policy, health care finance and managed engagement with students, such as on a Habitat for Humanity care. I retired from the Department of Veterans Affairs where I build in South Africa. spent most of my career supervising continuing medical education Recently I completed nine years on the Board of Trustees for the Department's clinical staff. Prior to that I worked in both of Hartwick College in New York State and currently serve as a private and nonprofit health care organizations. Currently, I trustee of Doane Academy, an Episcopal day school in New Jersey. volunteer at Colonial Williamsburg and serve as an officer in the I am a graduate of Bates College and hold masters degrees Williamsburg chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. from Johns Hopkins and Harvard Universities. Married for 48 years, Bryant and I have two adult daughters Mark Serena and an 11-month-old grandson, and in our free time enjoy antiques, music, and travel. I was born in Newport, Rhode Island, but spent most of my childhood in Norfolk, Alice Erickson Virginia. After attending Old Dominion I grew up in Elizabeth City County, University majoring in Computer Science, I [Hampton] Virginia, attended the public began working in Information Technology for schools there, and received an AB degree in one of Bank of America's predecessor banks English and an MA in History from The in 1979, where I stayed until 2014 when I College of William and Mary. I also did left to work for International Business graduate work in English literature at The Machines, and then returned to Bank of University of Exeter, England. My husband America in 2006. Wayne and I have a son, John, who lives I moved from Charlotte, North Carolina, with his family in Pennsylvania. I was raised to Williamsburg in 1994, and began attending as a Baptist and taught Sunday School, sang Bruton Parish in March, 2011. My wife, Agnes, and I were married in the choir, and worked with the Youth groups. Wayne and I in 2013, and she relocated here from Vermont. started attending Bruton six years ago and were confirmed in At Bruton I have enjoyed being a Lay Reader, helping with June 2011. Canterbury, food drives, and other outreach ministries. Worship Schedule Inside ... Fellowship & Formation Commemoration of Sundays, November 1, 8 & 22 All Faithful Departed Holy Eucharist @ 7:30 am, 9:15 am, Brown-Bag Bible Study Newcomers Corner Wednesdays @ noon 11:15 am & 5:30 pm First Friday Recovery Children’s Church @ 9:15 am * Eucharist Bruton Singles (page 12) Monday, November 2 300th Education Commemoration of All Saints Departed Series & Events Special Education Program ** Craig Hill: A Tale of Two Books Holy Eucharist @ 3 pm (churchyard) 300th Items Benefit Saturday, October 24 @ 10 am Mission & Outreach Sunday, November 15 Hymn Festival & Anthems The Very Rev’d Robert Willis Holy Eucharist @ 7:30 am, 9:15 am, A Tale of Two Books Guest Preacher & Forum: The Character Children’s Church @ 9:15 am * & Complexities of Anglicanism Choral Evensong @ 5:30 pm Living the Gospel Bible Study Sunday, October 25 @ 7:30, 9:15 & 11:15 am Forum @ 10:15 am (in the church) Wednesday, November 25 Wednesdays Brown-bag Thanksgiving Eve Holy Eucharist @ 6 pm Bible Study The More Things Change, the More They Live Webcasts with Stay the Same: Congregational Life in Sunday, November 29 Rt. Rev’d Curry Colonial America and 2015 ** Holy Eucharist @ 7:30 am, 9:15 am, Difficult Conversations The Rev’d Martha J. Horne 11:15 am & 5:30 pm Thursday, October 29 - Lewis Hall Compline in the Midst 7:30 pm program, 7 pm reception Noonday Prayer @ Church of a Hurricane Monday - Saturday The Very Rev’d Robert Live Webcast - Vigil Celebration & Willis, Guest Preacher & Eucharist honoring Bishop Curry Holy Eucharist - St. Mary’s Chapel Forum Saturday, October 31 @ 11 am Tuesdays @ 7:30 am Turkeypalooza Holy Eucharist with Healing Prayers An Ordination Invitation Newcomers Corner Sunday, November 1 @ 10:15 am Wednesdays @ 11 am (Church) A Musical Review & Shop Gala Live Webscast of the Installation of Canterbury Evening Prayer Bruton Builders Constructs the 27th Presiding Bishop and Primate, Tuesdays @ 5:30 pm in Wren Chapel Another Ramp Bishop Michael Bruce Curry when college is in session Annual Thanksgiving Food Sunday, November 1 @ 12 Noon Drive for FISH * Held in St. Mary’s Chapel in the Parish House. Commemoration of All Faithful 9th Annual Teddy Bear Tea Departed Holy Eucharist United Way Food Drive Monday, November 2 @ 3 pm (churchyard) Commemoration of COFM Winter Shelter Sign-up Begins First Friday Recovery Eucharist All Faithful Departed Friday, November 6 @ 5:30 pm Looking Forward to A service of Holy Eucharist will be held at 3 pm Being an Angel? on Monday, November 2, in the churchyard. A Musical Revue & Shop Gala A Second Chance All are welcome at this service, especially those Friday, November 6 @ 6:30 pm who have a family member interred there. We DOK Intercessory Prayers Annual Meeting invite you to bring loose flowers to place in the Women’s Round Tables Flower Cross in memory of your loved one. We & Theological Book Group Sunday, November 8 @ 10:15 am hope that you can attend and join in this service ECW Christmas Tea Living the Gospel Bible Study as we celebrate the bond we share here in this From the Ministry Sundays, November 8 & 22 @ 11 am life and in the next. of Gift Planning What’s New in the 9th Annual Teddy Bear Tea Hennage Library? Tuesday, November 10 @ 3 pm Newcomers’ Corner Visiting the Link Library On the first Sunday of each month, new members Women’s Evening Potluck of Bruton Parish are invited to join clergy, vestry Third Quarter Tuesday, November 10 @ 6:30 pm Contribution Statements and Newcomers Committee members for coffee in the Custis House at 10:30 am This is a great Bruton Celebrates with Difficult Conversations 300th Anniversary Festival Thursday, November 12 @ 11:30 am opportunity to become more acquainted with the of Choral Evensong & parish and learn of the many ministries here at Banquet Women’s Theological Book Group ** Bruton. Join us November 1. Bruton Singles Monday, November 16 @ Noon Expressions of The Mystery of America's Civil War ** First Friday Recovery Thanksgiving Dr. Edward L. Ayers Dinners for Eight Thursday, November 19 - Lewis Hall Eucharist Children & Youth Formation 7:30 pm program, 7 pm reception SpiritWorks Foundation, a non-profit in Blessing of the Animals Williamsburg that works with people in recovery Family Thanksgiving Feast from addiction, will host their monthly Eucharist Candlelight Concerts Sunday, November 22 @ 6 pm at Bruton on Friday, November 6, at 5:30 A Musical Coupling Thanksgiving Eve Holy Eucharist pm. This service offers readings and prayers Birthdays & Membership Wednesday, November 25 @ 6 pm that focus on recovery from addiction, mental Poinsettias for the illness, and trauma. Whether you are in Christmas Altar ** Childcare is available for babies through recovery, have friends or family members in Friends of Bruton Planning elementary-aged children by reservation only. recovery, or simply are curious about this type Holy Land Tour Contact Meghan Brewer (757-345-6489). of worship, this service is open to everyone! - 2 - 300th Anniversary Educational Series Events for the Fall 300th Anniversary Events

Our series of programs providing an educational slant on our 300th All events to be held at the church unless otherwise noted anniversary continue throughout the fall with an outstanding list of speakers. October The Rev’d Martha J. Horne will present a program on Thursday, October 29, entitled The More Things Change, the More They Thursday, October 29 Stay the Same: Congregational Life in Colonial America and 7:30 pm program, 7 pm reception 2015. Rev’d Horne is the thirteenth dean of the Virginia Theological Seminary, where she was the first woman to lead the institution. Educational Series On Thursday, November 19, Dr. Edward L. Ayers, retired The More Things Change, the More They University of Richmond president and noted historian, will present a Stay the Same: Congregational Life in program entitled The Mystery of America's Civil War. Ayers is Colonial America and 2015 also known as co-host of the popular public radio program BackStory The Rev’d Martha J. Horne with the American History Guys. Lewis Hall All programs will be held in Lewis Hall and will begin at 7:30 pm with a reception at 7 pm. November

300th Items benefit Mission/Outreach Thursday, November 19 Special items celebrating Bruton’s 300th are available in the Shop. 7:30 pm program, 7 pm reception Choose from Jefferson cups, sterling silver charms of the church (or Educational Series special-ordered in gold), Christmas choral CDs, notecards, coffee mugs, The Mystery of America's Civil War magnets, coasters, trivets, and tins of Virginia peanuts, packaged with our 300th logo. Shop online at www.brutonparishshop.com! Dr. Edward L. Ayers Lewis Hall Musical Offerings continued with December A Hymn Festival & Anthems By Rebecca Davy, Music Director & Organist Sunday, December 6, 11:15 am Final Celebration with Musical celebrations of our 300th anniversary continued with a Festival of Hymns and Anthems on October 11. The combined choirs of Bruton The Rt. Rev. Michael Curry and Christ & St. Luke's, Norfolk sang with brass quintet, timpani and Presiding Bishop-Elect organ accompaniment for a joyous service. Three pieces were written Service & Forum just for the occasion: two new hymn concertato arrangements and an organ piece that was especially commissioned in honor of JanEl Ongoing Will's 20th anniversary at our parish. Parishioners and visitors filled the church and were reveled in the opportunity to sing with the sound Faith, Community, and Change: The Early of brass instruments while pondering some important themes of our History of Bruton Parish Church 300 years. These themes drew both from words written for our anniversary year and others from the past that reflect on our journey Exhibit of historical artifacts relating to Bruton and the sacredness of our worship space: Locus iste, "This place is Parish history in the Art Museums of the work of God," "Amazing Grace," written by a slave trader, "I was Colonial Williamsburg (ticket required) glad when they said unto me, we will go into the house of the Lord," "I will lift up mine eyes to the hills, from whence cometh my help," Memorabilia exhibit of Bruton artifacts "… As each far horizon beckons, may it challenge us new," and "All Bruton Parish House my hope on God is Founded." A warm and heartfelt thanks to all who made this wonderful event possible.

Ross Walter and Joe Burton, part of the brass quintet

Chris Epperson with directors Beckie Davy, and Kevin Kwan at the reception following the hymn festival

- 3 - A Tale of Two Books Living the Gospel By The Rev’d Charles Robinson Bible Study Join us on Saturday, October 24, in the This Lectionary-based Bible study is held at Bruton Parish House — either for the morning 11:00 a.m. every second and fourth Sunday in or afternoon session, or both! — for this special the Custis House and looks at what the impact education program. of the Gospel message is on our everyday lives. Join us this month on Sundays, November 8 In God’s Time: & 22. The Bible and the Future The morning session from 10-11:30 Wednesdays Brown-Bag a.m. will review Craig Hill’s 2002 book In God’s Time: The Bible and the Bible Study Future, which seeks to plot a middle Bring your lunch and gather each Wednesday course between what the author in the Coffee, Tea & Thee room upstairs in the characterizes as “uncritical infatuation” Parish House at noon for this Lectionary-based with and “overhasty divorce” from Bible study centered upon the Gospel for the Christian teaching about Last Things, coming Sunday. The preacher for the week will technically known as eschatology. facilitate these sessions where those in In particular, the book attempts attendance will be able to reflect upon the to locate the biblical authors within their scriptures that will be the focus of the Sunday historical context, demonstrating, in sermon. The studies may provide increased other words, that ideas about the future insight into the sermon or explore aspects of have a long and fascinating past. It the passages beyond the scope of the sermon, then considers how the hopes voiced in scripture or both. Take time out of your day and try this might yet be relevant to us who live in what is exploration! Parking is permitted on the Duke in many ways a radically dissimilar culture. of Gloucester Street in front of the Bruton Parish Shop for this Bible study. The Greatest Among You: Reclaiming a New Testament Perspective on Status and Live Webcasts of Ambition Installation of the The afternoon session from 1:30-3pm will introduce a forthcoming book with an entirely next Presiding Bishop different focus: The Greatest Among You: and Primate, Reclaiming a New Testament Perspective on Status and Ambition. The book arose out of Bishop Michael Bruce Prof. Hill’s work with mid-career pastors, but the topic is relevant to a much Curry wider audience. It begins by consi- dering the relationship between the All are invited to watch natural world and religion, asking a Vigil Celebration and how studies of other social animals Eucharist sponsored should influence Christian teaching by the Union of Black about status and ambition. The majority of the book then reviews Episcopalians (UBE) in what the New Testament authors honor of the 27th did to support viable communities Presiding Bishop on within the highly stratified and Saturday, October status-conscious Roman world of the first century. In this respect 31 at 11 am Eastern at least, there is little difference at the Armory in between life then and now, and Washington, DC. A live webcast of the what the New Testament has to say Vigil Celebration will be available at about Christian identity is not so hard to understand as it is to put into practice. www.episcopalchurch.org.

The Speaker: Craig C. Hill The Holy Eucharist with the Installation of is Research Professor at Duke Divinity School the 27th Presiding Bishop will occur on in Durham, North Carolina. He holds a Doctor Sunday, November 1 at noon Eastern at of Philosophy degree from Oxford University, and was a Henry R. Luce Fellow at Yale and a the Washington National Cathedral. A live Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University. Prior webcast will be available at http:// to coming to Duke, Hill served for fifteen years www.cathedral.org/. as Professor of New Testament Studies at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. - 4 - Compline in the Midst The Very Rev’d Robert of a Hurricane Willis, Guest Preacher By The Rev’d Tyler Montgomery By The Rev’d Tyler Montgomery We are pleased to welcome the Very Rev. Robert The Canterbury camping trip to Virginia Beach Willis to Bruton Parish on Sunday, October 25. was canceled because of Hurricane Joaquin; Dean Willis will preach at all three morning services, however, we salvaged the weekend with a Friday and hold a forum in the Church night “lock-in” in the Parish House. Fourteen W&M between the 9:15 and 11:15 students gathered together for Evening Prayer service on The Character & and a round of games in Complexities of Anglicanism. the Canterbury Room. We The Very Rev. Robert Willis is closed the night with a said 39th dean of Canterbury service of Compline in St. Cathedral in Canterbury, England, Mary’s Chapel, and the and chairman of the Deans’ and students each lit a candle Provosts’ Conference of the that burned through the Church of England. In addition to evening. his official duties within the church, We read a section Dean Willis also is an of an Easter Sermon accomplished pianist, an opera delivered by former devotee, and the author of hymns. Archbishop of Canterbury, In his early career as a Rowan Williams, in 2004, clergyman of the Church of and we reflected on those things that are being England, Robert served as burned off by the light of Christ, those things that chaplain to Salisbury Cathedral are dying in us, as well as those things that are School, Cranborne Chase School, being revealed by the light of Christ, those things RAF Chilmark, and Sherborne that are new and unforeseen gifts in our lives. School for Girls. He was appointed As we enter the heart of the fall semester, dean of Hereford Cathedral in perhaps we should all ask ourselves that same 1992, where he served for nine question. Where is the light of Christ leading us? years. He has served as dean of Canterbury What is it burning off? Cathedral since 2001. Thank you for your continued support of the In 2012, the Archbishop of Canterbury awarded Canterbury ministry at William & Mary. the Cross of St Augustine to Robert. Archbishop Michael Ramsey created the award in 1965 to recognize members of the Anglican Communion who have made significant contributions to the life of the worldwide Communion. It is one of the highest international awards for service within Anglicanism. Robert was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree by Yale University in 2009, and he has hosted an annual pilgrimage of Episcopal By the Grace of God Seminarians to the Cathedral for over a decade. and with the consent of the people Turkeypalooza The Rt. Rev’d Herman Hollerith IV Turkeypalooza is an annual event sponsored by Bishop of Southern Virginia the Campus Kitchen at William and Mary, in which student volunteers bring full turkey dinners to low- will ordain income families in the Williamsburg area. Your donation will help ensure that our neighbors in need Tyler Lindell Montgomery have a filling Thanksgiving meal. Please make checks payable to The Campus Kitchen at William to the Sacred Order of Priests & Mary. Mail to Org 81, P.O. Box 8795, in Christ’s One Holy Catholic Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795. Follow The Campus and Apostolic Church Kitchen at William & Mary on Facebook to learn more about the student organization. If you have Wednesday, December 16 any questions, please contact Wendy Guo directly at 7 p.m. at [email protected].

Bruton Parish Church Williamsburg, Virginia

Your prayers and presence are requested.

A reception will be held in Lewis Hall following the service.

- 5 - BROADway Comes Annual Thanksgiving to Bruton Bags Food Drive for FISH By Stacey Grimsley You don't want to miss the Bruton Parish Shop fundraiser gala called BROADway Babes! This Bruton's annual Thanksgiving Food Drive is the second year for the dynamic duo of Lisa benefitting the FISH Food Pantry will soon be LeBlanc and Bruton's very own Christine Britton. underway. Our youth assembled the bags for Those who attended this show last year came the food drive during their monthly gathering away raving about how talented the performers on October 18. Bags will be made available to were and how much fun everyone had! parishioners before and after services We will begin with heavy hors d'oeuvres beginning Sunday, November 1. and wine in the Parish House from 6:30 - 7:30pm Parishioners are asked to fill one or more on Friday, November 6. Proceeds will go to bags (please do not over fill, use multiple bags support outreach and mission projects of Bruton instead) with non-perishable food items. Parish Church. Donations should be brought to the This year's show will include music from both Thanksgiving Eve service at 6pm on classic Broadway musicals and modern musical Wednesday, November comedy. You'll hear 42nd Street & Ethel 25 to receive a blessing Merman; Chicago & Wicked; Mame & Bye Bye before being delivered to Birdie & so much more -- a real compilation of FISH. If you cannot attend favorite music from a wide variety of Broadway the November 25 service, shows. There will be a special guest please bring your donation performance during intermission. to the Parish House prior to The cost is just $30/person and $50/couple Thanksgiving. (to be purchased at the reception desk or from VOLUNTEERS OF ALL Christine). Proceeds will go to support outreach AGES are needed Friday, and mission projects of Bruton Parish Church. November 27 to transport Come support outreach and have a lot of fun! the donations to FISH and help stock the pantry Bruton Builders shelves. We anticipate more than 400 bags this year, requiring people-power and vehicles. Constructs Another Ramp Please plan to join us at the Parish House at By Isabel Burch 8:30am on the morning of the 27th. For more information, contact Garry Sloan (call 757-903- Bruton Builders has begun to work with Housing 4896 or email [email protected]). Partnerships, Inc. here in Williamsburg. Housing Partnerships is a wonderful organization that takes on many of the same kinds of jobs that 9th Annual Bruton Builders has been doing. HPI will help Teddy Bear Tea us find projects for people and families in this By T.J. Cardwell area who have home repair jobs that need to be done, but cannot afford the cost of the work. The Salvation Army's Women's Auxiliary of HPI also will get the permits and the materials Williamsburg cordially invites you to the 9th needed for us to complete the project. Our Annual Teddy Bear Tea on Tuesday, volunteers from Bruton November 10, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in Lewis provide the labor to Hall. Enjoy sweets, savories, and tea amid get the work done. hundreds of creatively-dressed teddy bears that Our first project will be given to children at Christmas. Funds with HPI was building a raised support the projects the ladies take on ramp for a family in to help those in our community such as the the Grove area of our Christmas Angel Tree program, Easter baskets city. Earlier, a mother for children, Back to School back packs for school had to lift her disabled children and the Salvation Army Transitional son from his wheel Housing Program. A few specially-dressed will chair and carry him up bears be available for purchase and there will the steps into their be a silent auction for multiple items - both large home. Now when he and small. Support the Salvation Army and our gets off the school bus children in the community who are in need. in his wheel chair, she The cost to attend is $20/adult and $7/child can roll him right up the with proceeds to benefit the Salvation Army ramp into the house. Women's Auxiliary (donations always The Bruton volunteers who worked on this welcomed). Please make checks payable to project thoroughly enjoyed building the ramp Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary and mail to: and seeing how happy this great family is to Sarah Avellar (3005 E. Whittaker Close, have such a useful addition to their house. Williamsburg, VA 23185). Checks should be Bruton Parishioners who worked on this project received by November 3 (your check is your included Jerry Jackson, Rex Prosser, MJ reservation, no ticket required). For more Freeman, Bob Gay, Alice Erickson, Wayne information, please call 757-565-2129 or email Erickson, George Rice, Jr., Nash Francis and [email protected]. - 6 - Isabel Burch. Successful United Way 2016 COFM Winter Food Drive Shelter Sign-Up Begins By Stacey Grimsley By Leslie Boye & Lynn Clark

On Thursday, October 15, twenty Bruton Parish We’re looking for you! Sign up begins Sunday, “… I was a stranger volunteers were on-hand for the United Way November 1st for Bruton Parish’s week of and you invited me Food Drive, at the organization's resource sheltering homeless set for January 24-31, in.” center. Seven parishioners and twelve 2016. Dick Estes and David Hurt are Matthew 25:35 Canterburians distributed fresh and frozen food coordinating this year’s volunteer to over 100 families. online scheduling and there are all The United Way Mobile 1 kinds of opportunities to assist! Food Truck serves the Parishioners can volunteer for local community on the check-in, dinner preparation and third Thursday of every serving, night hosting, breakfast month. Bruton Parish preparation and serving, and morning Mission & Outreach check-out. Already, the COFM team is donated $250 to cover gas and maintenance pleased to have Canterbury host the on the truck, and their Sunday evening meal and the Youth volunteers distributed Group host the Friday evening meal! the food stuffs. Thanks In addition to volunteering, please 1. Serena Marshall, to all who came out to consider a monetary gift to provide for along with The Rev’d help this worthy effort! laundry cards and bus passes. These Tyler Montgomery gifts can be given anytime, by offering and Hillary plate or by mail. Checks should be Leersnyder written to Bruton Parish Church, and please specify Winter Shelter 2016 on the memo line 2. Sam Biddle, and/or envelope, or visit http://bit.ly/ Serena Marshall and 1PzTYyz to donate electronically. Catherine Lovitt help For questions, the COFM committee load food. members will be available in-person 3. Rev’d Tyler between the 9:15 and 11:15 morning Montgomery with services on Sunday, November 1st, in the Hillary Leersnyder, Custis House. Or, you may call this year’s Grace Martien and COFM chairs Lynn Clark (757-220-9557) or Jay Joyner. Leslie Boye (757-220-8852), or email: [email protected]. 4. Peyton Smith Please help by participating and keeping helps load groceries. 2 this very impor- tant ministry in 5. Ed Burchianti, your prayers for Bruton parishioner, the homeless and hands Sam Biddle those who will be food to cart. serving them. Looking Forward to Being an Angel? We will once again be parti- cipating in this year’s Salvation Army “Angel Tree” program. As you make your Christmas 3 4 list this year, please make room for an Angel Tree child. The program targets those most affected by poverty — children. The Salvation Army emphasizes that Angel Tree donations may be the only Christmas gifts that some of these children receive. Look for more information in upcoming November Bruton Bytes and service bulletins for details on how you can get your Angel Tree tag with a child’s age, gender, clothing size, and Christmas wishes! Contact Leslie Coe at 757-220-3751 or email 5 [email protected] directly for more information or questions. - 7 - 3 What’s New in the From the Ministry of Hennage Library? Gift Planning By Russ Sheldon By Stephanie King

As the seasons change, so do our reading “For I was hungry and you gave me food ... choices. We put down our beach books and begin Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of to embrace works which challenge us as we put the least of these who are members of my our feet up and enjoy cider and other seasonal family, you did it to me.” fare. Your library, in its “New Acquisition” section, offers a wide variety of works from local authors Matthew 25:35-40 to nationally recognized scriveners for you to pick up and engage. November is the month that we stop and count For Brutonians who most enjoy revisiting the our many blessings and thank God for our Colonial Era there are several offerings. Among abundance. As hard economic times continue, it these are Faiths of the Founding Fathers, Thomas is easy to get caught up in the “Paradox of Jefferson and the Wall of Separation between Charity: The times when others need us the most Church and State, and Under the Cope of Heaven: are often the same times when we have the least Religion, Society, and Politics in Colonial America. to give.” (Episcopal Relief & Development) For those who are interested in learning more As you consider your annual gift to support about Bruton Parish there are a number of Bruton’s ministries, and your year-end gifts to choices, but two will suffice here: Let the Anthems those charities that are important to you, please Swell: Musical Traditions at Bruton Parish Church consider including Bruton Parish in your estate and A Guide to the Memorials of Bruton Parish plans. Samuel F. Pugh, an ordained minister of Church. the Disciples of Christ, wrote: Of importance to those who wish to learn A Thanksgiving Prayer more about Jesus and the gospels there are several works to which one can readily repair. Oh God, when I have food, Among these are How God became King: Getting help me to remember the hungry; to the Heart of the Gospels, Following Jesus: When I have work, Biblical Reflections on Discipleship, and Jesus: A help me to remember the jobless; Revolutionary Biography. When I have a warm home, There are also works which deal with the help me to remember the homeless; tensions inherent between a people of faith and When I have no pain, the culture in which they live. See, for instance, help me to remember those who suffer; Slave Religions: The “Invisible Institution” in the And remembering, help me to destroy Antebellum South, The Bible History: How the my complacency and bestir Texts Have Shaped the Times, Sabbath as my compassion. Resistance: Saying NO to the Culture of Now, and Make me concerned enough to help, Blessings of the Bible: Reflections and Lessons by word and deed, those who cry out in Helping the Homeless. for what we take for granted. The above is at best a mere sampling of the delights which await you on the lower floor of the Third Quarter Parish House. So, if you would like to curl up with the Good Book and/or a good book, come to Contribution Statements your library and peruse. It is open all day Friday By Alan MacDonald and you will not have to contend with meetings or other uses made of this wonderful site on Third Quarter Contribution Statements will have Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. been mailed by the end of October. These statements contain contributions received through September 30, 2015. Contributions Visit the Link Library received after that date will appear on your By Bryant Cureton Fourth Quarter statement. For corrections or questions, please call Steve Hibbitts, Treasurer, But wait; there's more! While the core of our at 757-564-8240. We are most grateful for your Library is a great selection of books, the Library support of Our Lord’s work through the many Committee also maintains the Link Library. It's ministries of Bruton Parish. a gateway into a world of information on the web, and getting there is as easy as clicking here (or Reception Volunteers clicking Link Library on the Parish's website). You'll By Kathryn Smith find all sorts of resources, from Bible study aids to other useful collections of links. It's particularly The reception desk needs help, especially strong in information about the Episcopal Church substitutes. Due to vacations, illnesses and and the wider Anglican Communion. You'll find, “retirements,” we are shorthanded. This is a for example, a list of organizations related to the good way for newcomers to meet people. Shifts Episcopal Church and links to many of the are from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 1:00 important Episcopal churches in America. And p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Duties include answering the as with any library, browsing and discovering telephone and greeting visitors. If you are things you didn't know you were looking for is at interested, please contact Kathryn Smith (757- least half the fun. 229-2188). - 8 - A Second Chance Women’s Round By Laurie Krebs Tables On October 11, there was a second informational The Daytime Roundtable is on meeting about Stephen Ministry in the church after hiatus until further notice. Please the 9:15 service. We shared our thoughts about watch future issues for when this the ministry and tried to answer your questions, group will resume. The Evening hoping you might consider joining the new class Roundtable & Potluck will meet on Tuesday, of ministers that begins in January, 2016. November 10, at 6:30 p.m. at Janet Estes’ home for a One of our ministers described her experience potluck supper. Please rsvp to Janet at 757-253-1682 or this way: [email protected] for directions and additional information. Please bring a dish to share! “Five years ago, we began Stephen Ministry at our church. What does it do? Why get involved? What are its goals? Women’s Theological Book Stephen Ministry teaches us to walk beside Group someone in crisis. Fifty hours of training seems like a large commitment, and it is, but we are Are you interested in joining other women to discuss works trained to be ready and effective for our care of fiction and non-fiction through a theological lens? If so, receiver and ourselves. bring your lunch to the Parish House from noon to 1:30 We don’t solve issues, but with quality p.m. and join us Monday, November 16, to discuss Crazy listening, prayer and God’s guidance, we help our Christians by the Rt. Rev’d Michael Curry. Childcare is care receiver discover the right path for him or available for babies through elementary aged children by reservation only for this function. Please contact Meghan herself. It is a privilege and an honor to walk this Brewer directly for childcare reservation (757-345-6489 walk. or [email protected]). Confidentiality is a basic tenet of Stephen Ministry. It provides the necessary comfort zone for an honest, trusting relationship. The focus is not on the details of the crisis but on the person, their feelings, fears, frustrations or any obstacle that prevents them from moving forward. You may find Stephen Ministry is not what A CHRISTMAS TEA GATHERING you expected but it is what is needed to allow a healthy path to become clear to the care receiver OF OLD AND NEW and to let the Lord’s healing to take place. The AND ECW INVITES YOU! real gift is, it works!” FOR TEA, SINGING AND If you or someone you know might benefit TREATS OH MY from the help of a Stephen Minister, or would like , to become a Stephen Minister, please make a AND YUMMIES AND confidential call to Charlie Clapper at 757-564- FELLOWSHIP - GIVE IT A 6191 or Mary Jean Hurst at 757-810-5112. TRY! DOK Intercessory Prayers PARENTS, FRIENDS, AND Part of our rule of life as The Order of the FAMILY TOO Daughters of the King® is consistent ALL ARE WELCOMED TO SHARE THE intercessory prayer. Prayers are said for four weeks and may AFTERNOON WITH YOU! be repeated. Anyone who wishes to have prayers said JOYFUL NOISE, TALKING AND LOTS OF for them or for others, please fill out a blue request FUN, WILL DEFINITELY BE HAD BY card at the church tower and EVERYONE! drop it in the DOK prayer box. The following is the Thanksgiving Day prayer which can be found in the Book of Common Prayer (p. 246): THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TEA Almighty and gracious Father, we give you BRUTON PARISH HALL thanks for the fruits of the earth in their season and for the labors of those who harvest them. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2 @ 4PM Make us, we pray, faithful stewards of your great bounty, for the provision of our necessities and RSVP TO the relief of all who are in need, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who [email protected] lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, OR CALL 757-229-2891 one God, now and for ever. Amen.

- 9 - Bruton Celebrates 300th Anniversary with Festival of Choral Evensong & Thanksgiving and Banquet By Marty Easton

A great time was had by all on Sunday, September 27. An overflow congregation attended a service of Choral Evensong and Thanksgiving, and then gathered outdoors for a reception that spilled out around the churchyard. The celebration continued at the Williamsburg Lodge, where some 400 guests enjoyed dinner and entertainment. The day closed with a moving reading by Chris and the appearance of the perfect candlelit 300th Birthday Cake! Special guests pictured below are Brenda Portman with Angier Brock, Msgr. Timothy Keeney, John R. Hamant portraying Dr. Goodwin, and Williamsburg Fire Chief William P. Dent.

- 10 - - 11 - Your Bruton Parish Gift Shop Bruton Singles Expressions of By Heide Elam, Eda Martin Thanksgiving and Ruth Mullaney By Leith Merrow Mullaly Bruton Singles is a fellowship ministry tailored towards As Christians we know that Thanksgiving is parishioners and members of the much more than a turkey dinner with family wider community who are single. We typically and friends, even though that is important. We get together once each week to attend various know that God has blessed us in so many, many events in the parish and the larger community. ways -- both realized and unrealized. Bruton Each event is accompanied by a meal and/or Parish’s Shop has some lovely items to reflect dessert (paid separately) at which we enjoy the true meaning of the season. fellowship and discussion. To participate in any There is a plethora of diverse symbols of event, please procure tickets to the function and Thanksgiving both for your own home and as call the listed coordinator. thoughtful gifts for others. There are darling miniature sets of Native Americans and Pilgrims Sunday, November 1, 2-5pm sitting at a tiny table. There are charming place Opera in Williamsburg Presents: card holders for your Thanksgiving table. (My Don Giovanni @ Kimball Theatre granddaughters love to use place cards to Meet us at the Kimball Theatre for the “assign” seating!) performance of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang You can find distinctive wooden plaques Amadeus Mozart. Live fully-staged opera with (large & small) that can be hung on the wall or world class singers and chamber accompani- placed upright on a table or mantle. A set of ment, performed in the original Italian with 13 decorative square letters that spell out English supertitles. Mozart's Don Giovanni is “G-I-V-I-N-G T-H-A-N-K-S” could grace your one of the most celebrated masterpieces of foyer table or windowsill. Additionally, there are world opera repertoire. Opera in Williamsburg's 5"-6" mouse figures dressed as Pilgrims and cast and creative team do justice to the work Native Americans. Very cute! Pocket tokens ($45 ticket). Call Eda Martin (757-253-1477). entitled “Blessings of the Season” with a choice of 4 different statements & designs come with Sunday, November 15, 6pm their own gift cards and would be distinctive Potluck Dinner & Event Planning and thoughtful favors for your Thanksgiving We will gather for a Potluck Dinner and planning table. These tokens could also be slipped in a session at Heide Elam's home. This is one time holiday card. in the year when we like to get your suggestions Lastly, don’t miss the truly FABULOUS and ideas for the coming months and the New Christmas Shop across the hall. Shop online Year. Please bring a dish to share. Call Heide at www.brutonparishshop.com! (757-897-5012). Saturday, November 21, 6pm Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner @ LeYaca Restaurant Come join us for a Pre-Thanksgiving festive holiday meal and good company with your Bruton Singles family.

Difficult Conversations Dinners for Eight Family Caregiver Lunch & Learn Series By Jo-Anne Hand Learn from an expert on how to prepare for This is a great way to make new friends and and hold those difficult conversations with your become reacquainted with old ones! loved ones. This monthly lunch and learn series Parishioners who sign up will be assigned to may provide you tools to safely care for your a group of eight. Group members will take turns loved one at home and is offered through a hosting a gathering in their home, at a restaurant, collaborative partnership between Colonial or wherever. When and where a group meets Behavioral Health, Thomas Nelson Community will be determined by the individual College, Colonial Heritage Community group. The gathering can be a dinner, Foundation, Inc., and the Peninsula Agency on a cocktail party, a brunch — the host Aging. and group decides. Simplicity is the Join us Thursday, November 12, from rule. This is not a gourmet club. 11:30-1pm in the Thomas Nelson Workforce Fellowship is the main objective. Center at 4135 Ironbound Road (Towne Realty Groups will be assigned in January Building). This series is offered at no charge 2016, will begin to meet in February and includes lunch. Registration is required and and continue through June. seating is limited, so please either call Sherri To sign up for Dinners for Eight or if you Thrift at 757-897-3462 or email Joyce Ugweje have any questions, please email your name, directly at [email protected] to register. If you address and phone number to Jo-Anne Hand need care for your loved one in order to attend ([email protected] or 757-345- this event, please inquire upon registration. - 12 - 6950). Children & Youth Blessing of the Animals Formation What a fun time was had by all who attended the service By Meghan Brewer of Holy Eucharist with Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, October 4. It was really rainy that day, but Nursery is available each Sunday for newborns that didn’t stop folks from bringing their pets for a through 4-year-olds on the first floor of the Parish blessing. Our children’s and youth choirs sang in the House from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. “big” church for the first time this program year.

Children’s Church is age-appropriate worship held at 9:15 am in St. Mary’s Chapel, tailored for children K-5th grade. Drop off your child(ren) at 9 am, then head to the church and save your child a seat, as they’ll join the congregation at the Peace. We will continue holding an age-appropriate service for 3-4 year olds in the room next to the nursery in the Parish House during this timeframe.

Sunday School for children and youth through 12th grade is held at 10:30 am in the Custis House for 6th-12th grade youths and in the Parish House for children through 5th grade.

Sunday, November 1 Children’s Church at 9:15, Sunday School formation for both children and youth at 10:30, and Children's Choirs rehearse in the Parish House at 11 am.

Sunday, November 8 Annual Meeting Children’s Church will NOT be held as the choirs will be singing in the “big” church at 9:15 (followed by the Annual Meeting). We’ll meet after the service and walk over for Sunday School, followed by Joyful Noise & Chorister Choir Rehearsal (all other parents will pick their children up at 11 am from Sunday School). For those in choir, parents should pick up their children at 11:30 am.

Sunday, November 15 Children’s Church, Sunday School & Children’s Choirs continue.

Sunday, November 22 Children’s Church will be held, then join us for Preparing for Advent in the parish hall (in place of Sunday School), followed by Children’s Choirs this day. All parish children, youth, Canterbury and their parents are invited to a Family Thanksgiving Feast in the parish hall at 6 pm!

Friday, November 27 Come to the church at 8:30 am to help load and deliver the bags of Thanksgiving food to FISH, then stay and help stock their pantry shelves.

Sunday, November 29 There will be NO children’s or youth programming this Sunday. We hope you will take the time and remember to give thanks.

- 13 - Candlelight Concerts Offered by Our Music Ministry to the Parish & Community Concerts are held in Tuesday, November 3 - Organ Recital Tuesday, November 24 - Harp & Saxophone the church at 8:00 Dr. JanEl Will, Organist at Bruton Parish Duet Concert - Contra Duo from Miami, Florida p.m. unless otherwise Kristina Finch, Harp & Dannel Espinoza, noted. Parking is Thursday, November 5 - Organ Recital Saxophone permitted on Duke of Dr. JanEl Will, Organist at Bruton Parish Gloucester Street in Thursday, November 26 - Thanksgiving Day Saturday, November 7 - Viola Recital front of the church Organ Recital - Rebecca Davy, Bruton Organist during the recitals. Michael Strauss, Viola, member of the Fine Arts Quartet and on the faculty of Oberlin College Saturday, November 28 - Organ Recital with Rebecca Davy, Organ & Harpsichord Brian Dunnewald, Organist from Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, PA Tuesday, November 10 - Trombone Quartet Concert: Veterans Day Salute - The James River Trombones with Rebecca Davy, Organist Historical Organ Recitals The College of W&M Wren Chapel @ 10am Thursday, November 12 - Chamber Music Saturdays, November 7, 14, 21, 28 Concert - The William & Mary Gallery Players and Monday, November 30 - Rebecca Davy Susan Via, Director Friday, November 13 @ 5:30 pm Choral Concert - The William & Mary Women’s A Musical Coupling Chorus & Botetourt Chamber Singers Sarah Frook, Director As part of our musical celebrations during our 300th anniversary, a hundred people attended Saturday, November 14 - Student Harp "A Musical Coupling" on Monday, September 21st, Recital - Williamsburg Youth Harp Society celebrating ties between Bruton and Colonial Cynthia Campbell, Director Williamsburg. The evening began with dinner in Tuesday, November 17 - Organ Recital the parish house, followed by two events in the Dr. JanEl Will, Organist at Bruton Parish DeWitt Wallace Museum. In the Hennage Auditorium, curator of musical instruments for Thursday, November 19 - Military Band Colonial Williamsburg, John Watson, presented a Concert - TRADOC, U.S. Army Band slide show and lecture outlining some of the early Saturday, November 21 - Handbell Concert musical collaborations between Colonial Grace Notes Handbell Choir from Winstead Williamsburg and Bruton Parish, and JanEl Will United Methodist Church in Wilson, NC played the William Dowd harpsichord that was Joyce Wolf, Director used in our church for decades. Upstairs, in John's Changing Keys exhibit of 18th- century keyboard instruments, participants had an oppor- tunity to see the many instruments and to hear several played by Tom Marshall. The evening con- cluded in the Wren Chapel with an organ recital given by Beckie Davy. More pictures of the event are available on Bruton's Facebook page.

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Poinsettias for the Christmas Altar By Dianne Spence The Most Revd Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori Contributions are now being accepted for the poinsettias that Presiding Bishop & Primate will decorate the Christmas altar. The deadline is Friday, [email protected] December 11, for receiving the names to be included in the bulletin as a memorial, a thank offering, or in honor of someone The Rt. Revd Herman Hollerith IV special. Bishop, Diocese of Southern Virginia Please make checks payable to Bruton Parish Church [email protected] Altar Guild and send to Dianne Spence at 102 Walnut The Revd Christopher L. Epperson Hills Drive, 23185-3427. Please do not send the checks Rector, [email protected] to the church office. Include your telephone number on the correspondence or check. Contact me at [email protected] or 757- The Revd Charles A. Robinson, Vicar 229-4915. [email protected]

The Rev’d Tyler L. Montgomery Friends of Bruton Planning Holy Land Tour Associate Rector & College Chaplain By Jim Morford [email protected]

The Friends of Bruton Meghan Brewer Coordinator of Children’s & Youth Committee is working with Formation, [email protected] our Rector, Father Chris, and with customized tour specialist Rebecca Davy, Music Director & Organist Far Horizons, to develop a [email protected] pilgrimage to the Holy Land. As we go to press with this issue, the dates have not been finally set. We had Dr. JanEl B. Will, Organist originally hoped to travel in April but, due to holiday volume in Israel, that time [email protected] frame is no longer desirable. We are working to resolve specific dates in the very James Darling near future and will publish them as soon as they are available. In the meantime, Choirmaster-Organist Emeritus we invite you to consider traveling with Father Chris to visit many of the holiest sites of our faith. Hilary Cooley, Communications Director The itinerary will include not only visits to the traditional places related to the Chronicle Editor/Publications life of Christ, but we will also visit sites associated with the ancient Hebrew stories [email protected] of the Old Testament and experience the modern State of Israel. Exceptional experiences are being planned that will include the opportunity Christine Britton, Parish Life Coordinator [email protected] for couples to renew marriage vows at Cana where tradition holds that Jesus performed his first miracle at a wedding feast. Other special events may include Dudley Hoyle, Comptroller a prayer service at the Garden of Gethsemane, a Eucharist at the Garden Tomb [email protected] and a sharing of the Baptismal Covenant on the banks of the Jordan River. If you are interested in participating and would like to have additional Alan MacDonald, Financial Assistant information as it becomes available, please contact Hilary Cooley (757-345-2252 [email protected] or [email protected]). Mike Wanless, Facilities Manager [email protected]

PASTORAL CARE MINISTRY Ronald Cotman, Parish House Sexton

Pastoral Care Coordinators Pastoral Emergencies Ike Turner, Weekend Sexton Monday through Friday, 10am-2pm Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm [email protected] Roy St. Amour, Church Sexton Call 757-345-2250 directly 757-645-2050 or call the church office at Carol Weaver, Shop Manager Stephen Ministry 757-229-2891 [email protected] Charlie Clapper & Mary Jean Hurst After 5pm, call the church office Laura Paolicelli, Shop Assistant 757-220-2087 confidential and choose Option 6. If necessary, Parish Nurse please leave your name, telephone Nancy Nelson, Shop Financial Assistant [email protected] Sylvia Saba number and brief message, and the [email protected] www.brutonparish.org 757-258-4503

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