St. Timothy Episcopal Church, Chehalis WA ✠ ✠ ✠ ✠ ✠ December, 2018

A December celebrate the birth of Jesus. The sea- son of Advent gives To Remember us a chance to jour- write this in the almost overwhelming ney on the road to I quiet of my home after the departure Bethlehem. We re- of the last of a dozen Thanksgiving member the words guests. We had a wonderful weekend of of the prophets. food and laughter and noise and stories We remember the and games – we are thankful to be a fami- Holy Family trav- by The Rev. ly! I hope that your Thanksgiving gave eling down the KAY FLORES you times of joy, too. road, the shepherds who heard the an- I am thankful for the gift of our St. gels sing, and the Magi who brought Timothy family, especially this time of gifts to the Christ Child. year. Since the last edition of our fabu- During Advent, take time to remember lous newsletter, The Beacon, we’ve bap- the stories of our faith. These stories feed tized Stephanie, Walker, and Maddox! us as we spend time celebrating, and as We hosted a successful and fun Nut Sale, we spend time caring for others. Remem- Craft Sale, and blood drive. We’ve made ber too that in our tradition financial pledges. Folks gathered for a lasts until January 5, and on January 6 we Thanksgiving meal, coordinated by celebrate the . Kristie! A personal invitation: Save the date! On And now – it’s time to look forward January 5, 2019, you are all in- again. The month of December is al- vited to my house for an ways a busy one! We rush around and Epiphany Eve gathering and go from place to place. That is one way house blessing. I’ll share more of getting ready, but during the season details in the next edition of of Advent, we are also getting ready to The Beacon!

Page 2 December, 2018 Men’s Club ECW November by DAVID UNDERWOOD, ECM Chair Meeting Notes ECM’s November gathering was a quieter affair than October’s; many men were out • It was agreed the craft and nut sale went of town, out of state, had scheduling con- well. It was discussed that some visitors flicts, or were wary of being out (i.e., driv- had difficulty finding the table selling ing) after dark. Four of us gathered for a raffle tickets and many missed the ta- small-but-effective potluck dinner and bles in the main area where people subsequent business. could enjoy purchases from the bake The good news was that ECW forward- sale. One possible solution to be dis- ed us the princely sum of $300 for our cussed for next year is possibly putting manly help with setup and teardown of the nut sale table in the narthex so that the annual nut and craft fair. Using that all vendors can be in one room . . . but and our existing funds, it was decided there is more room to move in the so- unanimously (after some discussion) to cial hall. forward $200 to Mobile Ministry and • Hayley reported that the lighted $200 to the Lewis County Gospel Mis- wreaths that were purchased by the sion. vestry for the Altar Guild have arrived. Our final 2018 meeting (Tuesday, De- She also reported that Janelle Longmire cember 11) will be a Christmas party at has volunteered to help sewing some my home in Centralia, starting one hour new items for Altar Guild, which will later than usual (6:00 p.m.). It will be an- save considerable money. other potluck gathering, with spouses and family members welcome. Come and • ECW calendars have arrived and are share the warmth of the holiday season! being sold for $7 each in the social hall. • 20 poinsettias from De Goede’s were ready for pickup and Coy Thompson was going to get them before Thanks- giving. These poinsettias are for parish- ioners who are homebound during the holidays. • More discussion was held on retreat lo- cations for 2019 and the discussion will continue in December. • The next meeting of the ECW will be 11:00 a.m. Dec. 18 at the church and will be the Christmas Potluck. All women ST. TIMOTHY’S THANKSGIVING DINNER saw about are invited to attend. Please bring a dish a dozen parishioners and friends gather at noon on to pass as well as white elephant gift and November 22. Many thanks to host Kristie Higger- son! The feasting was abundant, and no one com- a wrapped ornament for the gift ex- plained that there wasn’t any pumpkin pie. (Truly!) change (price not to exceed $12). December, 2018 Page 3 A Furry, Purr-y Blessing St. Timothy Takes In a Foundling N Wednesday, November 7, Julie Music Notes O Bliss-Tyau arrived in the darkening by JULIE BLISS-TYAU afternoon to prepare for bell and choir rehearsals. To her surprise, a pet carrier and a bag of food and other necessities

was left on the steps of the parish hall en- CHRISTMAS WISH LIST trance. Choir: All positions open! We currently At first she thought the carrier was have 2 basses, 1 tenor, 2 altos, and 2 so- empty, but then heard tiny “meows.” In- pranos. It would be incredibly awesome if side was an adorable little tiger-striped we could have at least 3 of each part. Do kitten, by all appearances deliberately left you love to sing? We’d love to have you behind. Julie naturally brought the tiny come check out a choir practice: Wednes- creature inside. day evenings at 6:30 p.m. Please check Arriving musicians were treated to a with Julie to make sure the schedule has- chance to pet and hold the new orphan, n’t changed for the week. who proved quite agreeable (and was Handbells: We have been practicing agreeably free of fleas!). After not a lot of and plan to add some handbells to the pondering, Joyce Zenker decided to add a church service as we are ready. Our im- new member to her family, initially nam- mediate goal is to have a 2 octave choir ing it “Timmy.” After a gender-reveal, the (needing 8 ringers, or positions) with an name was changed to “Timmie.” Joyce’s eventual goal of 3 octave choir (10 posi- husband Jim applied his own pet name of tions). Currently we have 3 positions “Camo” (because he thinks she looks like open, with potentially 6 to make a full 3 camouflage). octave choir – so that I could conduct and Timmie was believed to be eight weeks not have to play. If we had more than 10 old when retrieved, and according to people, we would add additional bells! Joyce weighed 2.11 pounds. Timmie has Practice is Wednesday evenings at 5:30 proven to be quite energetic and curious, p.m. and has definitely found her place in a new household composed of three other felines (Bart, Barney and Ace) and one German Shorthair, Scooter. Of course, it’s an old tradition for hu- man infants to be left on the church doorstep in hopes that they might find a new (or better) home. All of us who’ve met Timmie personally can say that tak- ing her in isn’t a hardship at all – it’s a wonderful blessing! We hope that she’ll (L) A foundling kitty being left on our doorstep put in an appearance at our next Blessing (security camera footage); (R) Timmie at home with of the Animals. her new mommy, Joyce Zenker. Page 4 December, 2018 Holiday Memories and Morsels Christmas Recipes and Recollections from All Around the Parish

3 cups oatmeal

by The Rev. KAY FLORES Cream butter and sugar. Mix in milk and My great aunt Celie sometimes visited us eggs. Add flour, baking powder, and bak- for Christmas in in Wyoming when I was ing soda. Mix the oatmeal in. a child. She lived in California, and al- Roll the out. Cut it into circles. ways brought a big wooden box full of Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes un- dates and a box of hand me down junk til light brown. (Sometimes it helps to re- jewelry to play with. I grew up in a big ex- frigerate the dough to make it easier to tended family, with grandparents and a roll out.) great grandma next door and aunts and Filling uncles and cousins around. My Grandma 3 cups chopped dates (1 pound – better to Kay made date cookies for us all – we still chop the dates yourself than to buy know it’s Christmas when the date cook- chopped dates because they add sugar to ies are ready! the chopped dates) Once when my sons were in high 1 ½ cup brown sugar school, they were making date cookies 1 ½ cup white sugar after school. They called at work to tell 1 ½ cup water me something was wrong – their cookies 1 cup chopped walnuts were coming out thin and crispy and mine were always thick and chewy. Mix filling ingredients in a saucepan. Theirs were the best . . . . Cook over medium low heat until thick. And a few years ago, I bought dates in a Stir often! shop in Jericho, Palestinian Territories. When the filling has cooled, put some The sales clerk, a Muslim, told me about between two cookies. Eat for breakfast, the date cookies his wife makes for their lunch, or dinner, and leave some out for holidays, and I told him about our family Santa! tradition. Our recipes are different, but date cookies gave us a connection. Date Cookies by JULIE BLISS-TYAU 1 ½ cup butter Christmas time in Hawaii is a lot like 2 cups brown sugar everywhere: decorations go up, holiday ½ cup sour milk sales, crowded malls, lots of traffic, family (add some lemon juice to milk if you get togethers, gift giving, etc. What is basi- don’t have sour milk handy) cally different is the weather (which is a 2 eggs big difference) and the fact that Christmas 3 cups flour trees have to be shipped in from Oregon 1 teaspoon baking powder and Washington. Oh, and the Christmas 1 teaspoon baking soda Continued next page December, 2018 Page 5

Memories – from previous page

cards show palm trees and Santa surfing! by BEV JAEGER My husband Randy and I are not into Everyone in family loves this recipe. It’s all of the decorations, and for the last two time consuming but worth it. since we’ve moved to Cen- tralia, we haven’t gotten a tree. But this 2 ¼ cup flour year, our youngest daughter Heather, her ½ tsp. soda boyfriend Thomas and baby Tala live 1 tsp. salt with us, so things are about to change. 1 cup sugar When we lived in Hawaii, our family ¾ cup Crisco tradition was to take the kids to get a 2 unbeaten eggs Christmas tree, usually right after 2 Tbsp. milk Thanksgiving. We have five children: Jen- 1 tsp. vanilla nifer (42), Jason (40), Christopher (37), 1 cup chopped pecans Erin (29) and Heather (26). Whoever was 1 cup dates, cut up at home at the time would decorate the 1/3 cup maraschino cherries tree. We would let them do whatever dec- 2/14 cup. Crushed cornflakes orating to the house they wanted. I don’t Sift together: flour, soda, baking powder care for wrapping presents, but the girls and salt. Blend sugar and Crisco creaming do and so that was their thing. So we’d well. Blend in eggs, milk and vanilla. Add have a lovely tree, carefully wrapped pre- dry ingredients to creamed ingredients sents, and a decorated home, all thanks to and mix thoroughly. Stir in pecans, dates, the kids. maraschino cherries (drained and From 1997 until my last Christmas chopped). Chill dough for easier han- there in 2014, Christmas Eve was spent at dling. Drop by tsp. into crushed corn- church, since I worked at St. Timothy’s in flakes. Coat thoroughly. Form into Aiea. When the younger two girls were balls. Please on greased cookie sheet. Top small, they came with me and sort of each with ¼ of a maraschino cher- camped out on a pew as I would generally ry. Bake 375° for 12-15 minutes. be there from about 4:00 p.m. until after the second service that would end at mid- night. When Randy got off of work that night, he would pick the girls up and put them to bed. When the girls were old by JEANNETTE FIFIELD enough to be at home without me, they Ron and I were married five whole years wouldn’t come. and we had three children and then I Our family get together was Christmas found myself a widow. That was all God morning. Jenn and her family would meant us to have, I guess. But I can still come over early (we aimed for 6:00 see it all. a.m.). We’d have a breakfast spread out, I remember one year, Ron came home and as soon as everyone was there and awake, we’d open presents, play games and just hang out. Even more Memories on the next page Page 6 December, 2018

Memories — from previous page sliced almonds instead of pistachios. You from work with a Christmas tree from a may use dried thyme, but only 1 tsp at job he was on and it was a Noble Fir or most. something like that. But it was only 1. Wash/scrub and/or peel carrots and cut Thanksgiving and I said, “don’t you think to desired size. I used packaged baby it’s a little early for a tree?” We always had carrots and cut them into 2 or 3 pieces a real tree and it was usually a Noble Fir each. If you want to speed prep time and the ornaments always hung really even more, use frozen sliced carrots. nice on it. 2. Place carrots and all except the nuts in- We also had a Sears and Roebuck toy to a large saucepan; heat covered until store back then and Ron ordered a red boiling and cook carrots to desired ten- wagon for the kids. Well, he was down in derness. the basement putting that thing together and I guess the nuts and bolts weren’t 3. Remove carrots with a slotted spoon, quite right; he was pretty frustrated but he set aside and continue boiling sauce on didn’t swear. It was worth it for them. We a lower setting (and uncovered) until it lived up the hill above Jackson Highway reduces down to glaze consistency (i.e., by the Christmas tree farm and I can still a thick gravy). remember the neighbor kids coming 4. Put the sauce and the carrots together over and they’d go down the hill on that again, tossing until evenly coated. red wagon. Sprinkle the nuts over the top and serve or store and reheat. Note on quantity: this says it’s to serve 6. by DAVID UNDERWOOD Both times I made it, I used 2 lbs. of car- This is from Vegan Christmas by Gaz Oak- rots (3x the amount). The first time, I tri- ley. It’s a zesty, savory and colorful side pled everything including the spices, dish. I prepared and served it for a Men’s which made the end glaze a bit too salty/ Club potluck and for the parish Thanks- spicy, and it took a long time to reduce. giving dinner. Flavor-wise, it knocks the The second time, I doubled the OJ and stuffing out of stuffing! The ingredients as stock only, keeping everything else as published are: listed. 10½ oz carrots 2 cups fresh orange juice 1 cup vegetable stock by NANCY SIMMS 3 tbsp maple syrup Base 4 tbsp olive oil ½ c butter Handful of fresh thyme 2 c graham crackers 1 tsp sea salt ¼ c sugar 1 tsp cracked black pepper 1 c coconut Handful of pistachio nuts, to serve 3 T cocoa

Regular salt or pepper is okay; and I used The Memories continue! – next page December, 2018 Page 7

Memories — from previous page lefsa and my mother’s side of the family was Polish and Scottish and made other 1 egg beaten things. ¾ c nuts My Polish grandmother, my mother 1 tsp vanilla and I would make chruscikis, which is Filling called other things in different cultures 1 c butter like angel wings, faworki and . It is 2 T milk interesting to me that so many things that 1 ½ c powdered sugar we assume are local have their origins Topping hundreds of years earlier on the other 5 squares of semi-sweet chocolate side of the globe. I thought chruscikis were 1 tsp vanilla cool because you could make them into 2 tsp butter bowtie or wings or ribbon shapes. Here is a version I found on the internet: Melt butter, sugar, cocoa in double boiler. Add egg and vanilla. Fold in crumbs, co- https://www.thespruceeats.com/ conut, and nuts. Press into a jelly roll pan. polish-chrusciki Chill. I think you could alter the recipe to add Whip butter, powdered sugar and cinnamon, cardamom, caraway or other cream together. Spread over previous re- pices to alter the taste, and dip them in frigerated mixture. chocolate or other icing instead of sprin- Prepare chocolate topping (semi-sweet kling with powdered sugar. (After inhal- chocolate + butter + vanilla). ing powdered sugar once I try to avoid it Refrigerate . . . freeze, then cut into one myself.) Apparently chruscikis are also inch squares. popular on /Thursday. Have fun playing with the recipe!

by ERLING “Skeets” JOHNSON My childhood memories of the Christ- mas season in Southern California in- clude sunshine and occasional 100+ de- gree days when the Santa Ana winds would blow hot air from the desert – not much like the Northwest. Food-wise, we did the usual things like making and decorating molasses cookies, almond star cookies (meringue in the center), fruit cake, marzipan candy shaped like fruit which we painted to look THREE BAPTISMS were performed on All Saints Sun- like apples, bananas or strawberries. It day (November 4) at the 10:00 service. Stephanie, Maddox and Walker Sampson all received the water was a little eclectic in that my father liked and chrism from Rev. Kay Flores, ably assisted by Norwegian things like rice pudding and David Johnson and Ruby Stanton. Page 8 December, 2018

DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS: Dolores Ba- shore (12/1), Hisako Rockwood (12/6), Stevie Festival Begnaud (12/7), Kim Mason (12/10), Donna Pauley (12/11), Mike Dwyer (12/15), William Mor- of Lessons ton(12/18), Harriet Dwyer (12/24). ANNIVERSARIES: Ken & Denny Baker and Carols (12/4), Karl & Toni Schmidt (12/11), Don & Peggy Sunday, December 30 Germann (12/23), Robin & Lois Luethe (12/27), John & Margi Long (12/28), Skeets & Vonnie Johnson (12/28), Steven & Linda Power (12/28), On December 30, 2018 at 10:00 Larry & Nancy Mason (12/31). a.m., we will hold a Christmas Festi- val of Lessons and Carols. Since Christmas lasts until Epiph- any, January 6, this will give us one more chance to hear the stories of salvation and to sing some of our favorite Christmas hymns. This service will not include Holy Eucharist, so if you prefer com- munion, come to the 8:00 a.m. ser- vice that day!

Service Roster for December Date Celebrant Preaching LEM Lector Dec. 2 Kay Flores Rory Miller Tom Cole (8am) Sally Favors Bobbi Ross (10am) Dec. 9 Kay Flores Kay Flores Rory Miller (8am) John Long David Johnson (10am) Dec. 16 Kay Flores Kay Flores Tom Cole Mary Schrader (8 & 10am) Dec. 23 Kay Flores Kay Flores Rory Miller (8am) Bev Campbell Mary Schrader (10am) Dec. 24 Kay Flores Kay Flores Bobbi Ross Sally Favors Dec. 25 Kay Flores Kay Flores tbd tbd Dec. 30 Kay Flores Kay Flores Tom Cole (8am) Lynn Cole

December, 2018 Page 9 What’s Happening in December?

WEEKLY EVENTS Tuesday, December 4 Sundays (December 2, 9, 16, 23, 30) 9:00 a.m. Food Handlers’s Class at 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Lewis County Public Health 10:00 a.m. Choral Holy Eucharist and Social Services Building (carpool, 8:30am at church) Alternate Mondays (December 3, 17) 9:30 a.m. - BFF Brazilian Stitchers Sunday, December 9 12:30 p.m. in parish hall ~11:15 a.m. Vestry meeting Wednesdays (December 5, 12, 19, 26) Tuesday, December 11 12 Noon Holy Eucharist w/healing prayers 6:00 p.m. Men’s Club Christmas party 5:30 p.m. Bell choir rehearsal at David Underwood’s home 6:30 p.m. Choir rehearsal (music room) note: Starts one hour later than usual. note: No rehearsals 12/26. Tuesday, December 18 Saturdays (December 1, 8, 15, 22, 29) 11:00 a.m. ECW Christmas lunch 10:30 - Mobile Ministry luncheon (in parish hall; potluck 12 noon Atrium at Gather, Centralia and gift exchange)

DECEMBER EVENTS Monday, December 24 7:00 p.m. Christmas Eve service Saturday, December 1 2:00 p.m. - “Christmas for a Cause” Tuesday, December 25 4:00 p.m. (in parish hall) 10:00 a.m. Christmas Day service

Ushers/Greeters Altar Guild Flower Guild Nursery Coffee Hour Mary Schrader Nancy Simms Esther Gregg tbd The Stantons Frieda Nisbet John Long Bev Jaeger Sally Favors tbd tbd Pat Hugill J.C. & Doris Jan Leadbetter Nancy Simms Carrina Stanton tbd Tibbits Bev Campbell Shirley Roberts Carol Lee tbd tbd Carol Lee Rickard Rickard tbd Mary Schrader tbd tbd n/a tbd Kristie Higgerson n/a n/a n/a Shirley Roberts Hayley Stockwell Sally Favors tbd tbd Lynn Cole Page 10 December, 2018

to interrupt my own thoughts with prayer Deepening and worship. The best practice is same time, same place, same way, every day. I Spiritual Culture say, ‘attempt’ because this practice is much harder than it would seem! At first I by JOYCE ZENKER said, “There’s no way I’m going to do NE of the sessions I attended while this!” O at the Bishop’s conference, “Size to Yet, the more I do (not try), the more Size, Strength to Strength,” dealt with peace I experience. It’s a work in pro- deepening spiritual culture. What we do gress . . . but I can tell you that it works! to our spiritual selves is core to what it Daily worship is an exercise in spiritual means to be a spiritual being, and spiritu- discipline. So is attending church on the al discipline is the process by which we Sabbath. The Sabbath is a day of delight effectively take on Jesus’ character. when we turn to God. Think of St. Timo- Spiritual discipline is exercising and/ thy’s as our gym for spiritual exercise and or visualizing daily prayer, meditation, strength. Just as physical muscles are de- study, commitment and service. As Chris- veloped and strengthened, so, too, are the tians, we train to act habitually in a way spiritual muscles. Attend church each that aligns our life with the Kingdom of Sunday to reconnect, refresh and renew God. Training, not trying, is the power that daily commitment of worship and to source of spiritual life. Do what Jesus did. get back on track, so to speak. (In the words of Yoda, “Do or do not, Following the liturgical calendar is an- there is no try!”) other form of a discipline of time. We Training means bringing your whole, follow Jesus’ path throughout the year by true, authentic self to the daily practice of observing changes on the altar, the music Christianity is prayer, meditation, study, and traditions. The tradition of fasting commitment and service. We become during is a discipline of matter. So, what we think about, and what we con- also, is tithing. template consumes our thoughts on a “Practice, practice, practice.” The more daily basis. By interrupting the flow of in- you practice, the easier the discipline be- ternal chatter with spiritual refreshment, comes, and you may get more out of it we infuse that internal dialog with God’s than you expected. peace. This is achieved through the disci- [Next month: Stewardship] plines of time and matter. By breaking the patterns of the body and mind, one makes room to hear God in a new way. Examples of the disciplines of time are daily worship, observing the Sabbath, fol- lowing the liturgical calendar and pil- grimages (such as retreats). For daily wor- ship I use a small book of daily prayer that Reverend Kay introduced to me: Hour by Hour. Four times a day, I attempt December, 2018 Page 11 Gleanings . . . The vestry reviewed/discussed the following: • Spirit Born Productions will be provid- From the Vestry Meeting ing us with a bid for new microphones of October 14, 2018 and a fixed mic podium; • Those who attended the Leadership The following motions were unanimously Conference will be meeting to discuss passed to: ideas they learned so they can share • Approve the minutes of the vestry with the congregation; meetings of September 9 and Septem- • The congregation will be asked if there ber 30, 2018 (Rory Miller abstained); is interest in having a Thanksgiving • Donate $140 returned by the Elks to the dinner in the parish hall and a request Forgotten Children’s Fund; for someone to chair the event; • Authorize the withdrawal of $25,000 • Christmas for a Cause will be on De- from our Diocesan Investment Fund cember 1 in the afternoon with Santa for upcoming expenses with $18,000 to photos and the congregation will also be taken from the Schwalenberg Estate be asked to bring Nativity sets for dis- Fund and $7,000 from the St. Timothy play during this event; Fund; • For the 2019 Stewardship program Rev. • Accept the Treasurer’s September re- Kay will write a letter with a pledge port showing income of $19,257.70, ex- form to be sent out the week of Octo- penses of $16,862.65, balance in check- ber 29 giving two Sundays for the form ing account of $2,571.92, balance in sav- to be returned for the November 11 in- ings account of $19,500.92, and DIF of gathering; $1,040,334.96 (August); • Sr. Warden Skeets [Johnson] has pre- • Spend $2,015 plus tax and shipping pared a list of potential asset replace- from the Altar Guild savings and me- ment costs totaling more than $19,000 morial fund for the purchase of Christ- for capital spending. The $19,000 was mas wreaths and garlands; more of an average over time so we should expect to have to take money • Accept the bid from Access Security of out of the DIF for an amount close to $599.86 to install additional cameras that per year. One of the most likely for the nursery and counting room as next expenses may be the copier. well as a hard drive with a longer memory; • Rev. Kay reported: (1) she will be sub- mitting her moving expense bills; (2) • Enter into the unemployment insur- she’s looking into where to store the ance program with the reimbursement Godly Play items; (3) for Advent she’s option for our employees (except our ordered a Godly Play video and rector); handouts for a Saturday workshop; and • Purchase 10 handbell books at a cost of (4) she will be scheduling a Godly Play $200. training session. Page 12 December, 2018

Our Connection to Rise Lewis County

by JEAN FAIRGRIEVE parent can drive to work, school and ISE Lewis County is the nonprofit appointments. R corporation that is the umbrella Our meal program at Gather on agency for our Mobile Ministry. This Saturdays may be a bit simpler than the organization was born several years ago housing program, but now that the cold after a woman named Donna Beegle weather is here, our guests need more visited Lewis County and presented a one help than they do during the warmer -day workshop on poverty and how to months. Volunteers provide a welcoming help people climb out of poverty. A core environment and hospitality from shortly group of dedicated volunteers remained after 8:00 a.m. until noon. Recently, a interested in the cause long after Donna family with four young children has been Beegle returned to her home in Portland, arriving early at Gather, and the kids and and those volunteers form the heart of anyone else present get breakfast with the organization. lots of hot coffee, hot cocoa, instant Rise Lewis County recently attained oatmeal, and any canned fruit we can nonprofit status, so it is legally separate find. The family lives in their vehicle from the Social Ministry Committee at St. right now. The mother has just earned John’s Lutheran, the place where the her nursing-assistant certificate, and the organization began. The board members father hopes to attend flaggers’ school, meet at St. John’s, and Carolyn but until the family gets into housing, Schoenborn heads Rise Lewis County, but finding jobs will be difficult. Rise is a separate entity from the church. So – what exactly is our connection to Presently, Rise Lewis County has two Rise Lewis County? Our congregation is “legs.” One leg is focused on helping an absolutely essential part of the meals families and homeless school children get program! For one thing, we are a role into housing, and the other leg is focused model. The other groups that serve on on providing homeless and low-income Saturdays have looked to our ministry to people a nourishing meal and a safe place provide ideas for structuring their own to eat it on Saturdays. Both of these service. objectives support the mission of Rise, Also, our goal of providing a meal we that of helping people climb out of consider worthy of serving to our own poverty. families has set the tone for all Saturday While the objectives may sound fairly meals. Our guests sit down to a high simple, in reality, they are as complex as quality meal that sends the message that the people served. Help for homeless they are valued human beings. We treat families of school children and help for our guests with respect, and we let them teenagers who have no families to know we care about them and their support them may come in the form of families. Our church also sponsors an providing change for the laundromat, extra Saturday each month, as does St. helping with move-in fees, and providing a new tire for a family’s car so that a See Rise, next page, right column December, 2018 Page 13 Gain Some “Flu”-ency! Learn More About How to Deal With Wintertime’s Most Common Affliction

by TONI SCHMIDT If you get the flu: EADY or not, flu season is upon us! Stay home! – At least until you have no While seasonal influenza can occur R fever for 24 hours. at any time, flu season is typically consid- ered October to March, with peaks be- Wash your hands! Use either soap and tween December and February. water or sanitizer. Vaccine is generally recommended by Cover your mouth! Use tissue or cough the end of October; however, it is still into your arm/sleeve. beneficial anytime throughout flu season. Keep in mind that it takes about two Clean and disinfect frequently touched weeks after vaccination for protective an- surfaces. tibodies to develop in the body. The flu virus is spread by droplets in the air which are made when a person Rise – from previous page with the flu coughs, sneezes or talks. You John’s. We help with the cost of food for can infect others beginning one day be- the first Saturday of each month in fore symptoms develop up to 5-7 days addition to the cost of our meal on the after you become sick. third Saturday. St. John’s helps cover the Those most at risk for flu related com- cost of the meal on the second Saturday plications are children under five, adults in addition to their meal on the fourth over 65, pregnant women, people with Saturday. All groups involved chip in significant medical conditions and those together when a month has a fifth with weakened immune systems like can- Saturday. All people who serve in any cers. capacity are members of the Body of Christ, sharing service and sharing the IS IT A COLD or FLU? costs. (When in doubt, contact your doctor!)

Symptoms Flu Cold “We think sometimes that Onset Abrupt Gradual poverty is only being hungry, Fever Common Rare naked and homeless. The pov- Aches Common Mild erty of being unwanted, un- loved and uncared for is the Chills Common Rare greatest poverty.” Chest discomfort Common Mild – Mother Theresa Headache Common Rare Sore throat Occasional Common Stuffy nose Occasional Common Page 14 December, 2018 2018 Diocesan Convention Reports

The Rev. Kay Flores St. Bernard’s Chapel on Snoqualmie Pass; This was my first convention in the and The Story of St. Peter, Seattle. Each Diocese of Olympia. During the singing of the films lasted about 15 minutes and of a hymn, I realized that I have found taken as a whole showed the diversity and my home in this diocese. complexity of who we are. Our delegates, Pat Campbell and David During the two days we also had the Underwood, have provided great reports opportunity to discuss “The Way of Love: in this edition of The Beacon. The Practices for Jesus-Centered Life.” The diocesan website also contains infor- practices consist of: mation about the work we did. I am not (1) Turn – pause, listen, and choose to going to add any other details about the follow Jesus, work. Please consider running as a delegate (2) Learn – Reflect on Scripture each day, when we have the annual meeting in the especially on Jesus’ life and teaching, next few months. Diocesan convention is (3) Pray – Dwell intentionally with God an act of worship shared by Episcopalians each day, from all over western Washington. It is a chance to meet new people, learn new (4) Worship – Gather in community things, and to sing and pray with a large weekly to thank, praise, and dwell with group of people. You would love it! God,

(5) Bless – Share faith and unselfishly give Pat Campbell and serve, The convention was held October 26th and 27th. The theme this year was “This (6) Go – Cross boundaries, listen deeply is Us: Looking Back and Moving For- and live like Jesus, and ward.” Bishop Rickel was asked why he (7) Rest – Receive the gift of God’s grace, chose this theme and he explained that in peace and restoration. the coming year he will be discerning what is needed in our diocese and what We were invited to turn our chairs his future holds. There will be several around and discuss each of these with two “Walk Arounds” where he will have other we didn’t know. We had about 15 discussions with those in attendance. Part minutes to share for each. of this discernment is to help us as a Throughout the two days we also whole understand our individual congre- conducted to business of the diocese. We gations. passed the change to the constitution To start this process we had six short allowing the congregations to elect lay films, each one on a different aspect of delegates to the convention that are not the diocese. The films included: Welcome equal numbers men and women. So now to St. Luke, Renton; Presiding Bishop we can have two men or two women as Curry Visit; The Community Garden of St. Columbia, Kent; The Community of More convention news, next page December, 2018 Page 15

Convention — from previous page seeking satisfaction against those held at our lay delegates. We also passed the fault for undermining the relationship. adoption of the Model Policy for the During the larger sessions on Friday Protection of Children and Youth, The and Saturday, I had a chance to meet and Model Policy for Protection of Vulner- interact with some old clergy friends of able Adults, The Cost of Living Adjust- ours: Joe Mikel, Steve Brill, and Doug ment for 2019 Parochial Clergy at 3.3%, Dornhecker. the 2019 Diocesan assessment rate factor Pat Campbell has already given you the be reduced from 15% to 14.5% of the Net rundown on most of the convention Disposable Income, the 2020 Diocesan business, so I needn’t repeat it here. For assessment rate be set at 14.5% . the most part, business was brisk and Our Eucharist included the ordination perfunctory; at times it was highly of four deacons: Emily Austin, Missy amusing. (Special mention must be given Couch, Elizabeth Van Dyke and Barbra to the Canons committee report; the Weze. It is so special to have that many video is available online at the diocesan people worshiping, sharing the bread and website. Go check it out!) Our bishop wine and singing together. Greg kept things light and moving along very competently. David Underwood The only tedious episode was during I’m an “experienced” convention-goer, debate on the divestment from fossil fuel having attended the state Democratic funds resolution. This is an advisory that shindig in 2016. The 2018 convention of has passed for several years running, but the Diocese of Olympia was much more still no action has been taken by the pleasant. diocese. I found this baffling (to say the As with the former convention, there least); but, as many here know, I’ve were workshops. I attended one on trau- personally divested in my own life – by ma and healing, learning various termi- being car-free for over 30 years – so I nology and awarenesses on how to deal don’t have a lot of (inward) patience when with the brokenness that comes from the future well-being of the planet is at abuse. The second was a presentation by stake: action must be taken now! So I’ve the Faith Action Network, an ecumenical resolved to spend some time studying activist group trying to promote peace this issue in the coming year, and seeing and justice from a Christian perspective. if there’s a way forward. Other denom- The last was the most interesting to me: inations and dioceses have done it a presentation on the “active shooter” already, though few; so it can be done. scenario in congregations, and strategies I look forward to serving again in 2019, for coping with that much-dreaded event. when the venue will be the Lynnwood The biggest takeaway? No congregation is Convention Center. For those who may immune. We may worship in a quiet be called to serve as delegates in future residential neighborhood, and live in an years, I can say that going to convention area without any known terrorists, but a is easy and enjoyable and a chance to take common “shooter” scenario is an a break from routine. I recommend it aggrieved spouse (or former spouse) highly. Page 16 December, 2018

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