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The SAINT MATTHEW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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

FROM THE RECTOR Dear People of Meeting are, as the titles suggest, in St. Matthew’s, two parts. On Friday night, January 25th, we will gather in Happy New Year! Saints Hall for fellowship and fun, as What’s I pray that 2008 well as a chance to meet the Vestry will indeed be a nominees, say goodbye to the happy year for Happening? retiring Vestry members, recognize all of us. But the staff, and honor a member of St. whatever this year Miscellaneous News...... 2-3 Matthew’s with the “Unsung Hero/ brings, let us all pray to seek and ine” award. We’ve always prided serve Christ in each other and in all Adult Education ...... 4 ourselves on our desserts - and this whom we meet, to see God’s hand year we are resuming our special at work in the world about us, and Vestry Comments ...... 4 “bake-off” as part of the festivities. to know and do God’s will. Make your reservation NOW (see Vestry Nominees ...... 5-8 The purpose of this mid-January insert). On Sunday, January 27th, newsletter is to give you information the “business” part of the meeting Youth Group ...... 9 about the Annual Dinner and Annual will be held in the church following Meeting. Pictures and biographies the 10:00 service: voting; Prayer List ...... 10 of the 10 adult nominees, and 1 presentation of the budget; reports youth nominee, for Vestry follow. from the Rector, Senior Warden, and Parish Families...... 11 Please try to get to know them, and Treasurer; and a chance for prayerfully consider your vote for questions or comments. the leadership of our parish. I am We hope ALL of you will be there INSERTS: grateful to all of those who have for both parts; this is our meeting, agreed to run: every single one is a The Annual Dinner our parish, our life together. Reservation Form committed, competent and caring member of this parish. Yours in Christ, Flier for Open House Our Annual Dinner and Annual + (give it away!) Lucinda

A very special thanks to Barbara Ellis and the choir, who worked so hard and so well to produce glorious Christmas music! And congratulations and kudos to Lynn Miller, Ben Linder, Nicholas Eastman, Angela Koshewa, Rhody Streeter and all the other folks who made the Christmas pageant such a success! 1 MISCELLANEOUS NEWS THANK YOU! Dear St. Matthew’s Family, Thank you to all of you who contributed so generously to the gift for each of us this Christmas. Your thoughtfulness, continued support and generosity, especially through this past year, is greatly appreciated by all of us. Thank you! Lucinda, Jim, Helen, David, Moray, Barbara, Aaron, Debbi, Ann, John, Lynn, Ruth, Mo, Ben and Mardi

Special thanks to: • everyone who helped deliver the poinsettias to the homebound, the ill and others we want to remember. • all our parishioners who worked so hard to make this Christmas so beautiful and joyful! Thank you to eveyone who helped to make this year’s Christmas Pageant such a success, and to all the volunteers who helped with decorating our church. Without you, it couldn’t have happened! • Don and Joy Bell, Barbara Beury, Sharon Nesmith, Louise Shawkat, Barbara Uligian, Sarah Weston and Virginia Wilson for their preparation and donation of finger sandwiches for the ordination reception for Anne Vouga on Friday, December 21! • all who participated in setting up, clearing and cleaning up after the luncheon celebration for Lucinda’s 25th Anniversary to the Priesthood on December 2! • all who participated with the Advent Tree. We supplied gifts to children from the Healing Place, CASA program and our own refugee family. Over 200 gifts were provided. Volunteers from all three programs were very grateful for everyone’s generosity.

Your help is needed! Friday, January 25 Many hands will be needed to help at the Annual Dinner: set-up for the dinner; clearing off the tables after the dinner; and two crews to run the plates, glasses, and silverware through the dishwasher. People are also needed to take tablecloths home to wash. The sign-up sheet, located on the bulletin board across from the elevator on the main level, is detailed and tells you exactly how many people are needed for each specific task. Sign up there, call Ann Davis at 895-3485 ext.109, or send an e-mail to [email protected].

2 SOCIAL CONCERNS

Volunteer Opportunities

Please join us for dinner at Whole Foods at 5:15p.m. Then Habitat for Humanity carpool to the cathedral at 6:00 p.m. and baby sit from 6:30 Saturday, February 2 to 7:30 p.m. We will work 9:00 a.m. to Noon for a half day or 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for a full day. Carpool from the church parking Red Cross lot at 8:25 a.m. Blood Drive Help finish up the house we are sponsoring with Holy Trinity for La Trice Cole and her family. Friday, February 8 Mark your calendar for Friday, February 8, 1:00-6:00 p.m. Calvary/ St. George’s Please plan to come and support the blood drive which will return to St. Matthew’s in Saints Hall, after being Food Collection Sunday relocated during our two years of construction. We have Food Collection Sunday is February 3! been challenged to provide 50 units of blood for the Red Cross. In order to do this, we will need at least 65 people Please bring in nonperishable items for St. George’s and to help us reach this goal. Of course it would be Calvary’s Food Pantry. Place them in the basket in the wonderful if we could exceed this goal!!! Narthex coat closet or take them to the first mission office (marked Clothes Closet) above Saints Hall. Your donations go a long way to help lessen hunger in our Wayside community. Christian Mission Cook or Baby Sit Serve lunch at Wayside Christian Mission Sunday, February 10, 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at Cornerstone To carpool, meet in the Narthex right after communion at Thursday, February 7, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sign up on the 10:00 a.m. service. Call Sarah Weston, 426-6678 or the bulletin board to cook or send food, or call Sharon Greg Petrities, at 895-6522 for more information. Nesmith, 228-5918. To volunteer to baby sit, call Diane Clark, 245-5633. We always need sitters for the large number of children who are coming to Cornerstone. The New Orleans Response Committee (“NORC”) Faith Talk is . . . ATTENTION: All parties interested in participating in the a time for young adults to gather and discuss issues mission trip to New Orleans, please note that the date has of religion, spirituality, books, films, prayer, and changed to Wednesday, February 27 - Sunday, March 2. whatever might strike our fancy. As we’re all on a We will convene a meeting to discuss details and fill out journey of some sort, sometimes it’s difficult to find paperwork on Thursday, January 17 at 6:30 at St. a safe and open space to discuss things of this Matthew’s in Meeting Room A. It is very important for you to attend this meeting if you are either considering or nature. This happens every other Thursday evening planning to go on the mission trip. We look forward to at 7:00. Currently, we’re meeting at Heine Brothers seeing you at this meeting and recommend that you Coffee on Chenoweth Lane in St. Matthews, check out the Louisiana Office of Disaster Relief website January 17, 31; February 14, 28, and so on. Right (www.edola.org) to give you ideas about some of the now, the age range is 18-46. Invite your friends. potential activities for volunteers traveling to New Orleans and working under the umbrella of the Office of Pray there’s enough room for us at the coffeehouse. Disaster Relief as well as working directly with St. Anna’s Bring ideas and suggestions on what you’d like to Episcopal Church. see happen with this sacred time and space. If you If you cannot attend this meeting, please contact Nan have any questions, contact Jim Trimble, Lang ([email protected]) or Bev Weis [email protected], or on Facebook. ([email protected]) ASAP. 3 ADULT ED

JANUARY 2008

Parents in Conversation meets every Sunday in Parents In Conversation room (lower level). A new forum will be offered each Sunday morning, The Last Word beginning January 13. A clergy person will be on-hand in the Lounge, following the 10:00 service, to be available for discussion concerning the day’s readings, a Bible Study on the lessons, the sermon, pastoral concerns, and general chit-chat of church things. Please join us with your coffee to explore the Word of the day. January 13 & 20 Bob Mueller, author and speaker, will draw from his third and most recent book, Create a Better World. (Clingman Chapel) January 27 Annual Parish Meeting following the 10:00 service. (Church) No other Adult classes this Sunday. Church School for children and youth. (childcare for infants and toddlers)

VESTRY COMMENTS

by Lee Fletcher At the first adult education discussion on human sexuality in December, there was some discussion about priorities of the Vestry. Why were we spending so much time with this issue? Some thought the answer was that supporting our gay and lesbian parishioners, and blessing committed relationships was obvious. Why wasn’t the Vestry spending more time with financial matters, and such questions as why the number of pledges was below goal? I have been on the Vestry for three years and know that a great deal of time has been spent on money, including reports each month on the results of our capital campaign and related issues, such as church attendance. We have tried this year to make sure that Vestry actions are transparent and communicated to the parish at large. This has included multiple meetings with two of our weekly adult classes and posting Vestry Minutes on both the bulletin board and our web site. For the last three years and probably for many years before, the vestry has tried to balance dealing with financial issues and discussing spiritual issues. Both are important! Lucinda and the Vestry have been asking a vestry member each month to reflect upon one aspect of our Vision Statement. I suspect that this began with Bob Nesmith, but I’m not sure. For the last year, the topic was changed to choosing one of these questions: Who brings the gospel for me? Who is Jesus for me? How is faith acted out (for me)? All of this has been very helpful in bringing both balance and an appropriate dimension to our Vestry meetings – which all begin with two prayers (one of which is the Building the Spirit Prayer), and end with Compline in the Chapel. I think this and studying and discussing the church and sexuality issues has been a healthy part of our ministry and I appreciate having this experience. Copies of the two books that the Vestry read on human sexuality are available in the parish office for $12. 4 VESTRY NOMINEES

The following parishioners, having met the requirements of the Canons, were selected by the Nominating Committee and have agreed to have their name placed on the ballot to serve on the Vestry for a three year term. If not elected, they have agreed to serve for three years on a parish committee. Five adults will be elected at the Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 27, following the 10:00 service. If you are unable to attend the meeting because you will be out of town that day or are homebound (nursing home or hospital, etc.), you may call the office and an absentee ballot will be mailed to you. It must be received in the office no later than Friday, January 25, in order to be counted. Julia Weis was appointed to serve as the Youth Representative (member in good standing; and at least 16 years old). The congregation is asked to ratify (or not ratify) the vote of the youth at the Annual Meeting. Lauren Becker St. Matthew’s Episcopal has been my church home since birth. I grew up in this parish and some of my fondest memories are those of the trips I took with the St. Matthew’s youth group. I was an active youth in my church: I sang in the church choir under Sabeth Thomas’ tutelage for nearly six years, worked in the toddler room with Mrs. Kessler, was confirmed by Bishop Reed, spent every weekend with the youth group, wound up being the Diocesan Youth Representative as a high-schooler, and practically lived at All Saints during the summer months. As an adult, I have been involved in many activities and committees within our church. I was fortunate to be given the opportunity to work closely with our Sudanese refugees and have grown so much as a result of this ongoing relationship with these neat young men. Approximately 3 and 1/2 years ago, I was approached by Debbi Rodahaffer with a request to teach church school. With some trepidation, I agreed to give it a try. WOW! Teaching St. Matthew’s 3 year olds has been the single most rewarding experience of my life. I enjoy planning my lessons and crafts for my little pupils and look forward to each Sunday spent with them. Since accepting my teaching position, I have become involved in our Children’s Committee, in our diocese’s Christian Formation Department, and in our Lenten and Vacation Bible schools. My driving passion is ART. I spend most of my free time creating art from recycled products: old windows, discarded cardboard, junk jewelry, etc. I sell my creations around Louisville and teach both public and private art classes. I live with my two four-legged “children”; Simon and Zoe (Australian Cattle Dog Mixes). Sue Bridge I have been a member of St. Matthew’s for four years and have found this to be exactly the right place for me—welcoming and inclusive of all. For some background: My husband Sam and I have been married for 40 years. We have one son, age 29, and one granddaughter, age 3. I graduated from Baylor University with a B.A. in English Literature and from Vanderbilt University with an M.A., also in English Literature. I taught high school English for 16 years. Since becoming a member of this parish, I have helped to organize Office Volunteers, a group of dedicated people who answer the phones and direct calls in the church office. I have had an ongoing interest in the Daughters of the King, having been a member of another chapter when I came here. So I helped in the formation of the Hildegard Visionary Chapter. I am the outgoing president. Christian Education has always been a focus of mine. I served on the Adult Education Committee a couple of years ago and again at the present. One of my most rewarding activities has been the Going Deeper Spiritually class, which meets on Thursday mornings. I have worked with Lucinda and others in its planning and organization for the past four years. I am a 2007 graduate of the EFM program at St. Matthew’s. I served as a delegate from our parish to the Diocesan Convention in 2005. It is an honor to be nominated for the Vestry, and I would be pleased to serve in any way that I can. (continued) 5 Linda Collins My husband, Shaver, and I blew in to St. Matthew’s with the 74 tornado and have been here ever since. The National Guard was stationed at the church and The Rev. Humke permitted us to be married in the church, since my church, Crescent Hill Baptist, had no electricity. We taught Sunday School for several years when our two sons were young. I have been serving on the altar guild and flower committee for many years. This fall I have enjoyed being a part of the group helping the Karen family our church is sponsoring.

I retired last year from the company managing the EON Building. In the past I have volunteered at the Cabbage Patch, the Ronald MacDonald House and Kosair Children’s Hospital gift shop. I am tutoring in the Everyone Reads program. I am enjoying my grandchildren and gardening. The inclusive feeling at St. Matthew’s is important to me.

Becky Donovan I moved to Louisville 13 years ago and after trying a few Episcopal Churches settled in at St. Matthew’s. I grew up in Massachusetts and received my physical therapy degree from Quinnipiac College in Connecticut. During this time, I attended and was active in small, rural, New England parishes (Grace Episcopal in Dalton, MA and St. Thomas Episcopal in Hamden, CT). The contrast to this environment was one of the things I first loved about St. Matthew’s. It is a parish large enough to be “lost” in if needed and small enough to be cared about and nurtured as an individual. I have been involved in many areas of parish life here at St. Matthew’s. I am currently in the hand bell choir, usher for the 10 a.m. service, on the social concerns committee, a member of the Foyers group, Horizon Readers and active with the young adults group. In the past, I have worked with the youth group, Kenya mission, lectors, and adult education committee, and graduated from EFM. I have been on staff at Baptist East since moving to town and am currently one of the physical therapy managers. It has been a blessing to work with so many parishioners in this role. My family includes one sister who lives with her husband here in Kentucky, and my parents, who are still in Massachusetts. My hobbies include boating, camping, cooking and reading. I am already looking forward to the next warm camping weekend with a boat on a lake and a book in hand! I am also a big traveler and just finished a vacation to Colombia and Peru. I wish to serve on the vestry to assist St. Matthew’s to fulfill our mission statement and Building the Spirit goals. Marty Lawfer

I first joined St. Matthew’s in 1986 after being a long time member of Christ Church Cathedral. I began teaching church school here that year, usually first grade, and taught for 15 straight years. During that time, I was also involved with the Children’s program and with the Youth Group. Six years ago I moved to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina for five years where I was a member of All Saint’s Episcopal Church. In the year since I returned to St. Matthew’s, I’ve been a member of the Social Concerns Committee, the team captain for St. Matthew’s team in the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life, served as chair of the Bread Ministry, and have also been involved with our Refugee Ministry. A native Louisvillian, I’m a graduate of Atherton High School, earned a B. A. at the University of Kentucky., and a J.D. at the University of Louisville Law School. I practiced law for many years and also worked for the Kentucky Court of Appeals. Currently, I’m employed with Louisville Metro government. While my sons, Andy and Lance Lawfer, were growing up, I was an annual room mother and PTA vice president as well as involved in many other community activities including serving as a board member of St. Matthew’s Little League and Neighborhood House, a Cub Scout leader, and manager of innumerable kids’ sports teams. As my sons are now adults, I’ve primarily focused my attention on serving as a volunteer here at St. Matthew’s and with the American Cancer Society. The members and staff of St. Matthew’s have been wonderful to me and my sons during my years here and I look forward to repaying their many kindnesses with service to this parish. Thank you for considering me for the Vestry.

(continued) 6 Nancy Loucks I am so excited to be nominated for the vestry at St. Matthew’s! When I moved to Louisville from Pittsburgh, I started my search for a church home. Having been a member of First Lutheran Church there, I looked for a Lutheran home when I came here. Much to my surprise, the home I found was St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church! Everyone has been so incredibly welcoming and warm, and I knew this was where I wanted to stay. So I did. For the last 8 years! Now I attend the 10:00 service on Sunday morning, as well as stray services throughout the year, and serve as a lector, an usher, and a greeter. I live just down the street at 306 Sage Road in Beechwood Village. I am single, and an attorney at Frost Brown Todd, LLC downtown. I am a litigator, and go to trial to defend truck and car wreck cases, other personal injury cases, and insurance coverage disputes. I am a graduate and fan of UK twice over, having attended college and law school there. (As a proud Louisvillian, however, I do cheer for the Cards, when they’re not playing the Cats, of course.) Since coming to Louisville, I have become very involved in the Louisville Zoo, and serve on the Friends of the Louisville Zoo Executive Board. My interest in animals and travel has taken me to a variety of interesting places in the world, including Churchill, Manitoba, Canada to stay on the tundra and enjoy the polar bears, and most recently to four of the countries in Southern Africa. I have also enjoyed teaching Junior Achievement, and have done so for several years to 8th graders. It’s an amazing feeling to know that you have given a child who may not have ever been told he or she has any value, a feeling that there might be a chance to succeed after all. I can remember all their faces, and how they light up when praised. I still have family in Lexington and in Pittsburgh. My brother David and his wife and daughter live in Pittsburgh. My brother Gary, his wife and family live in Lexington, and my father also lives in Lexington with the lovely woman he married a year and a half ago. If you are so kind as to choose me for the Vestry, I will be proud to serve to the best of my ability. Thank you!

Ken Mertz I was born and raised in Louisville, KY. I received my BA from Bellarmine College, now a University. After teaching Junior High School for 5 years I went to work for the Telephone Company, first South Central Bell, then BellSouth and now AT&T. I became a member of St. Matthew’s in May 2005. Since joining the parish, I have worked with the Habitat for Humanity group, and been co-chair of a committee supporting the fund raising efforts for Raising the Spirit. I am a member of Bishop Reed’s Stout Hearted Team who takes turns serving coffee after the 10:00 a.m. service on Sunday. I am very active in Boy Scout Troop 1 where I am an Assistant Scoutmaster and Program Coordinator. I have been married for 32 years to Mary Ann Mertz, a postulant for Holy Orders from this parish. We have one son, Andrew, who is a senior at Trinity High School.

Pat Mulloy I am 54 years old, having been an Episcopalian since my late 20’s, when I was confirmed. I have attended St. Matthew’s parish for over three years, and lived most all of my life in Louisville. At St. Matthew’s, I serve on the Outreach Committee. In the community, I serve on the board of Bellarmine University and Teach Kentucky, an organization dedicated to recruiting young people to move to Louisville and teach in the public schools.

I have been married to Francie for 31 years. We have two children: Patrick, who teaches at Kentucky Country Day School, and Mollie, who is Director of Alumni Relations at the same school. I practiced law for many years in Louisville and for the last twelve years have worked in the senior housing business. (continued) 7 Clay Smith I have attended St. Matthew’s since 2000, and I am a transplant to Louisville via California and Michigan. I am currently a member of the Adult Choir and Young Adults group. In the past I’ve been involved with the Adult Handbell Choir and served as the Chair of the Athletic Committee. I graduated from Ferris State University and the University of Michigan with an emphasis in Clinical Laboratory Science. I’ve previously worked as a Medical Technologist for the US Army, several hospitals and the American Red Cross. I currently work for Dairyland Healthcare Solutions developing and marketing hospital information systems for rural, critical access hospitals across the country. I met my partner, Jay Crocker, as a result of his invitation for me to attend a St. Matthew’s Sunday service. We have just recently celebrated our seven-year anniversary together. Jay and I have an 18 year old son, Allen. I enjoy cooking, home repair projects, and spending time with my family and our four-year-old Boston Terrier, Nuala. Rhody Streeter While Rhody has only be worshiping at St. Mathew’s for a little under two years he brought with him a long and varied commitment to the Church. Raised in New York he fitfully attended Holy Trinity Episcopal with his Church of England mother and Congregationalist father. “Unchurched” in his twenties, it was while making a film about a new age community in Scotland that he was intrigued by their spiritual commitment of stewardship for all life. Providentially, the next year Alfred Shands lured him away from his film production company in New York to make documentaries in Louisville. And it was while worshiping with Al in House Church that Rhody found his way back into his faith. Baptized, confirmed and married at St. Francis, Rhody was an active participant during his twenty-five year commitment. He taught Sunday School for seven years (6th and 7th grades) and twice led the 8th grade confirmation class. He served in many other positions: three years as a member of the Parish Life Committee under Mark Hollingsworth (now Bishop of Ohio), often as writer or actor in the children’s worship “Story Experiences”, originated (at least for St. Francis) the visits from St. Nicolas for many years. It was at St. Francis that he graduated from the Education for Ministry program first under the mentorship of Robin Jennings and finishing under Moray Peoples (although it took him nearly ten years). While at St. Francis Rhody worked on annual giving campaigns, videotaped workshops and sermons, and started his long- term participation in Horizon Readers. Coming to St. Mathew’s Rhody has joined in enthusiastically: continuing Horizon Readers, reappearing as St. Nicholas, producing the DVD on Lucinda’s Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Celebration, and serving as a member of the committee working on community service offices in Saints Hall. Presently his Diocese commitments include membership in the Division of Peace and Justice, and video productions for the All Saints Retreat Center. Outside the Diocese just this year he created two DVDs for Interfaith Paths to Peace. He is thrilled to be at St. Mathew’s - embraced by its generous spirit and stimulated by the commitment and passion of its Congregation.

Julia Weis YOUTH REPRESENTATIVE I am 16 years old, and have been a member of St. Matthew’s all of my life, along with my parents, Russ and Bev, and my two sisters, Lottie and Natalie. I currently attend Ballard High School, where I am a junior. I am involved in the French Club and Beta Club. I enjoy sewing, and designing, as well as playing with my Golden Retriever, Molly. I would love to have the honor and privilege of serving on the St. Matthew’s Vestry!

THANK YOU!! Our Christmas Offering, earmarked for The Healing Place (Louisville) and St. Anna’s Episcopal Church and Medical Mission (New Orleans) totaled $9,025! What a wonderful way to celebrate the birth of Christ. Thank you! Lucinda + 8 St. Matthew’s Episcopal Youth youth@stmatt–ky.org Web site: www.stmatt–ky.org/youth.htm (502) 895-3485 Ben Robertson, Assistant Rector Lynn Miller, Youth Coordinator

January and February Cookies and care Mark these dates Sunday, January 13 on your calendar! 5:30-7:30 p.m. We will test the new kitchen ! Diocesan by baking cookies. Youth Gathering We will also work on a service project. Treats and service hours available! January 18-20 Look for information in the mail or ask Ben.

Dinner Out ! St. Matt’s Sunday, January 20 Annual Dinner 6:00-7:15 p.m. Friday, January 25 Dynasty Buffet Meet a Dynasty Buffet on Lime Kiln Lane for dinner and ! St. Matt’s fun. Bring $5 toward your dinner. Drop off at the restaurant at 6:00 p.m., pick up at 7:15 p.m. Annual Meeting Sunday, January 27, 11:15 a.m. Popcorn Theology Sunday, January 27 ! Acolyte Festival 5:30-7:30 p.m. February 2 We’ll watch a movie tonight! We’ll provide dinner ! Super Bowl Party but bring a Sunday, February 3 movie snack 6 p.m.-9 p.m. (and a friend)!

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

9 DAILY PRAYER LIST

Week of January 27 Week of January 20 Lewis: Mark, Robert, Samuel Kries: Sarah Linder: Ben, Shanna Kuhns: Greg, Joan Lotz: Rick, Janis, Lauren Laird: The Rev. Lucinda Loucks: Nancy Lambert: Jay, Cicely, Michael, Rebecca Lowery: Cullen, Katherine McKune, Hayden Lang: Nan, Jay Redman Lucas: Linda Langan: Gene, Martha Macdonald: Stanley, Sally Latto: Joel, Nicole Swann, Savanna, Luke Maloney: Joe, Patricia Lawfer: Marty Marcum: Tim, Karen, Nate, MacKenzie Lawless: Kitten, Bob Huffman Marshall: Shawn, Garrett Barry Ledvina: David, Andrea, Katherine, Luke

Week of February 3 Week of February 10 Martin: Dorothy Mendel: Marye Masolo: Christine Meredith: Leigh Mathews: Mack, Frankie Mertz: Ken, Mary Ann, Andrew Mayes: Richard, Susan Metcalfe: James McCord: Walter, Betty Brooke Miller: Eleanor, Hannah McCrery: Bryan, Stephanie, Grace, Tate Miller: Lynn, Mike Risley, Michael, James McKee: Lauree Miller: Scott, Ann McKinney: Bill, Martha Mindrum: Jon Meier: Frank, Karen Mitchell: Kitty Mendel: Elizabeth, Maggie, Charlie Mitchell: Tommy, Sarah, Nate, Jackson, Henry

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

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

10 PARISH FAMILY

Transfers In Bethany Becka from Bay Presbyterian Church, Bay Village, OH Jerry and Joy Suhrheinrich from St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, Charlotte, NC

Transfers Out Bill and Elizabeth Beam to St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Louisville, KY

Baptisms Carol Petlock, December 6 Jackson Alexander Stewart, December 23 Confirmations Tim Beggs, Angie Ceridan and Carol Petlock, December 6 Receptions Carrie Bohnert, Kristen Clements, Elizabeth Oettinger and Aaron Vowels, December 6 Reaffirmations Peggy Enriquez, John Oettinger, Ed Pelton, Julia Weis, Kathy Wright and Mike Wright, December 6

Birth We extend congratulations to Ben and Ellen Robertson on the birth of their daughter, Anna Wolfe Robertson, December 19

We are sorry to hear about the death of Graham Honaker’s step-father Nancy Kasting’s father, and Robert Kasting’s father-in-law Brian Good’s grandfather Jennifer Dulin’s grandmother (Doris Dulin, a long-time former member)

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

Regular Office Hours

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

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

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

Phone Extension e-mail address

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

Steve Cherry, Senior Warden Peter Bell Sharon Nesmith Linda Wardell Shannon Frey, Junior Warden Lee Fletcher Edie Nixon Dwayne Watson Jan Garver, Secretary Jay Lambert Greg Petrites Bev Weis Jim Moyer, Treasurer Matrid Ndife Bill Stodghill Mike Lambert, Youth Representative 12 St. Matthew’s Annual Parish Dinner & Annual Meeting

Friday, January 25 Our Annual Dinner is a wonderful time for us 6:30 p.m. to be together. We introduce the nominees for Vestry, say goodbye to the retiring Vestry members, honor an “Unsung Hero/ine”, and enjoy each other’s company. Plan on being there! See the reverse for making your reservation(s).

Sunday, January 27 The Annual Meeting is held in the Church following the 10:00 service. Elections are held for Vestry members; the Rector, Sr. Warden, and Treasurer give reports on 2007 and look ahead for 2008; the 2008 budget is presented; and there is time for questions and comments. ALL adults and high school youth are invited to participate.

13 Annual Parish Dinner Friday, January 25, 6:30 p.m. Menu ! Fresh Garden Salad with Dressings ! Seasoned Pork Loin ! Italian Meatloaf ! Potatoes ! Green Beans with Country Ham ! Bakery Breads ! Iced Tea, Coffee & Water

Adults ...... $6.00 for buffet *Children (10 & under) ...... $4.00 for buffet or ...... $1.50 for sack dinner ~ ...... (peanut butter and jelly, fruit and cookie)

Desserts for the Annual Dinner and Bake-off! ~ Our annual dessert bake-off is back after a 1 year sabbatical! We are We are asking you to make and/or bake your very best dessert. Two people from Culinary Creations, our caterers for the Annual Parish Dinner, will serve as judges and will taste all desserts that are entered. (Any store-bought desserts will be eliminated.) To enter your dessert you must have your name written clearly on the bottom of your dish. 1st and 2nd place winners will be awarded ribbons and gift certificates. We ask that you bring a dessert even if you don’t want to enter the bake-off contest. Please sign up on the bulletin board and indicate what dessert you are bringing. (Don’t Forget! if you do want to enter your dessert please write your name clearly on the bottom of your dish.) Please make dinner reservations for the following individuals: (*for children only - indicate buffet or sack dinner) Sitters will only be available for children 10 and younger during the program portion of the dinner

Names Buffet $1.50 Sack Dinner Cost

______$ ______

Total number of reservations: ______Your Total Cost: $ ______Please return this sheet to Ann Davis or the Parish Office no later than Tuesday, January 22, with your check, made payable to St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church14 and indiciate “Annual Dinner” on your check. St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church Community Open House Sunday, January 20, 2-5 p.m. After months of construction, invite your friends and neighbors to come see our new space!! There will be: • Refreshments • Tours • Info on parish history and ministries and a concert by the University of Louisville’s Black Diamond Choir at 3:30 p.m. Also, join us for a 5 p.m. service focusing on the social justice work of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 15 The SAINT MATTHEW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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

FROM THE RECTOR Dear People of suffering for the sake of suffering. What’s St. Matthew’s, (And though I may give up desserts, let’s face it: that’s more for my It’s an early Lent health and vanity than anything else.) this year. Easter is Happening? No, Lent is about taking stock, as early as it can taking a really good look at be – March 23 – ourselves, and opening some doors Parish News and so that means an and windows to let God in. Bits n’ Pieces ...... 2-4 early Lent. We may feel that we The Litany of Penitence we say on A Few Words From the have just taken down the Christmas Ash Wednesday always nails me. Associate Rector...... 5 decorations, just made those New The pride, hypocrisy, and impatience Year’s resolutions, just celebrated of our lives… our self-indulgent Millennium Development the Epiphany – how can it be Lent? appetites and ways… our anger at Goals ...... 6 A little more rejoicing, please – I’m our own frustration, and our envy of not ready! those more fortunate than ourselves … They’ve got my number, all right. Adult Education ...... 7 The church calendar is fixed, of (Read it for yourself, in the Prayer course, odd as it may be. (The date Book on page 267.) Social Concerns ...... 8 of Easter is figured out according to a rather arcane system, which you BUT – we can look at ourselves Church School News ...... 9 can look up in the back of the Prayer honestly BECAUSE – because we Book, and the Eastern [Orthodox] can get some help. Because things Youth Page...... 10 and Western Churches are always can change. Because forgiveness arguing about it.) Nothing to be and reconciliation are possible. Vestry Comments ...... 11 done but hope it doesn’t snow on Because there is grace. Because Easter. God in Christ can enter in and bring Prayer List ...... 12 us to the joy of Easter, a joy that Life, of course, does not go lasts. Parish Families ...... 13 according to the church calendar, but I do think the church calendar Lent is for being honest. Lent is for INSERTS trains us, prepares us. I may not be looking for our true selves. Lent is, ready for Lent, but Lent is here. more than anything, for making Lenten Calendar Life’s like that, too – most of the big space. We fill up our time with so Lent at St. Matthew’s things happen whether I’m ready or much busyness, our heads with so not. Our own Good Fridays come much trivia, our hearts with so out of the blue, and Easter surprises much pride and fear. Lent is about us when we least expect it. making space for God to enter in. Whether I’m ready or not, Lent calls I’m ready. me to give myself a shake, and look Yours in Christ, at things differently. It’s really not about “giving up” something, or Lucinda + 1 PARISH NEWS Bits n’ Pieces A Big Round of Applause to ...... all who contributed goodies to our New Year’s Eve celebration on December 31. . . .the St. Matthew’s cookie bakers, church school teachers, vestry members and parishioners who invited friends and neighbors to the Community Open House on January 20. St. Matthew’s was a place of warm hospitality on a cold January afternoon. Thank you for sharing the spirit and making the open house a success! And special thanks to Ann Miller, Linda Collins and Barbara Ellis for their hard work. . . .and to all our Annual Dinner Helpers! We’d like to take this opportunity to congratulate the winners of the bake-off: 1st place, Mary Jane Cherry; 2nd place, Julie Stodghill.

If you are interested in giving memorial flowers, or if you Memorial Flower are a current donor and would like to make changes to your memorial flower information, please contact Flower Donations Fund Chairman, Barbara Uligian at 292-0604 or by e-mail Each Sunday at St. Matthew’s flowers are given to the at [email protected] . glory of God, and in memory of loved ones, in celebration of special occasions, or in honor of someone deserving special recognition. These names are printed in the Bulletin and are read during the “Prayers of the People.” Searching for an The donor is asked to make a suggested $30.00 tax- deductible donation to the St. Matthew’s Flower Fund. EcoPhone Leader This contribution not only pays for the flowers selected “Are you passionate about recycling? Is old electronic and arranged by the Flower Guild but also helps defray the equipment piling up at your home, school, and or office? cost of special music for the choir as well as guest Would you enjoy earning money for the church’s Green musicians. Team or other projects? EcoPhones is a fundraising organization that pays for cell phones, ink jet cartridges, Donors often prefer to give flowers every year on a specific DVDs, and numerous other used IT products. The Green Sunday – for example, “the third Sunday in September.” Team is searching for a leader who likes a challenge. To Donors are notified by mail as to the actual date when the learn more check out http://www.EcoPhones.com, or call flowers will be displayed. Every effort is made to Jan Garver (426-7981) or email her at ([email protected]). accommodate requests for specific dates; however if there She has lots of printed material from EcoPhones about are a large number of requests for a specific date, an their campaigns and steps needed to organize such a alternate date may be selected. parish-wide fundraising project.” 2 PARISH NEWS

Welcome! Episcopal We are pleased to welcome news Susan Judge to the choir. Now is a great time to add some music to your updates life. Join the choir! for your Inbox To receive Episcopal news updates e-mailed to your CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWLY inbox, please visit this site for Episcopal Life Online: ELECTED VESTRY MEMBERS: Lauren Becker, http://www.episcopalchurch.org/ Sue Bridge, Becky Donovan, Rhody Streeter, 78650_23228_ENG_HTM.htm Clay Smith and Julia Weis (youth)! Elections for This free subscription keeps you informed of news, Vestry Officers (Senior Warden, Junior Warden, reflections, features, and opinions from the national Secretary and Treasurer) had not yet taken place publication, Episcopal Life. when we went to press, so check out the website.

Daughters of the King: New Officers, New Members In January The Rev. Lucinda Laird officiated at the Installation of Officers. The newly elected are President, Ann Hines; Vice-president, Dottie Snell; Recording Secretary, Sharon Nesmith; Corresponding Secretary, Marilyn Quinn, and Treasurer, Pat Brown. The three new Daughters of the King who were admitted to the Order at the 10:00 service on January 27 are Kitty Clark, Joan Day, and Cindy Diedenhafen. The most recent activity of the group has been reading the book The Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore. The Rev. Don Brown, who heard the authors speak in Texas, led the discussion of a story of the convergence of two lives—a homeless man and a wealthy art dealer.

Faith Talk This is a time for young adults to gather and discuss issues of religion, spirituality, books, films, prayer, and whatever might strike our fancy. We’re all on a journey of some sort, but sometimes it’s difficult to find a safe and open space to discuss things of this nature. Faith Talk happens every other Thursday evening at 7:00. Currently, we’re meeting at Heine Brothers Coffee on Chenoweth Lane in St. Matthew’s: January 17, 31; February 14, 28, and so on. Right now, the age range is 18-46. Invite your friends. Pray there’s enough room for us at the coffeehouse. Bring ideas and suggestions on what you’d like to see happen with this sacred time and space. If you have any questions, contact Jim Trimble, [email protected], or on Facebook.

3 PARISH NEWS

UNSUNG HERO 2008 This was the Rector’s announcement at the Annual Dinner, January 27. It’s been our practice for some years to name an “Unsung Hero” (or heroine) each year at the Annual Dinner. Dick Humke started this custom, and I really enjoy doing it, but it’s always an impossible choice; there are so very many parishioners here who do so much, often truly unsung, to make this parish what it is. Let me take this occasion to thank ALL of you, heralded and unheralded, who week in and week out quietly make sure that the worship, programs, care and outreach of this parish continue. Tonight, however, we are honoring two particular, and very special parishioners. They are married to each other, but let me be clear: this award could have gone to either one of them alone. They do what they do quietly, effectively, lovingly, and without looking for acclaim. But I have to wonder, truly, just what in the world we would do without them. She has: • Taught church school • Chaired the Children’s Program – mentoring Debbi and much of the time holding her hand when she became the Children’s Program Coordinator • Sings in the choir • Chaired Foyers • Stewardship chair • Greeter • Usher • Social Concerns • Vestry • Youth Committee • Youth advisor

He: • choir • library committee • vestry – Jr. Warden and Sr. Warden • youth committee • youth advisor Now, if you haven’t figured it out already, here at the things that will really give it away: He has made thousands of pictures, has gone home on more than one occasion in his choir robe to bring his camera back to church. She chairs our refugee committee, that has done such a wonderful job this past 6 months in working with our refugee family from Burma. He established our website and continues as webmaster – one of the best church websites anywhere. You know them! Ed and Karen Hill!

4 A FEW WORDS FROM . . .

The Associate Rector Dear Friends, This light in the darkness that guides our paths is an exciting thing because we get to explore how that light As I write this, we have not yet will shine for us. One light can shine on how we love finished the season of Christmas our neighbor when they are in need. Another light can and yet, the season of Lent is soon shine on our family’s will to have dinner together each upon us. This is a time of night. This time of light on our darkened path can be a preparing ourselves for God’s call time of great silence and meditation. It can give us a to us. A time for thoughtful chance to slow down and be still amidst a world that reflection and prayer. A time to demands our energy and speed. look within to see how God might be calling us to love our neighbors and ourselves more deeply. I remember a Lenten evening many years ago here at St. Matthew’s. After the community supper, the adults In many ways, for me, this season is about darkness. started their evening program and we high-schoolers That might sound a bit morose, but it’s the good kind spent time together downstairs. At one point, many of of darkness. I didn’t really grow up with the absence us were in the curvy hallway and someone turned off of light being a scary thing, but rather an empowering the lights. Pitch black down there and no one had a thing. The dark, as with silence, has always given me flash light. While before there was much talk and a chance to stop, to listen, to catch my breath, and to banter, in the darkness there was silence. I expected let God shape me and form me. screaming. But it was silent. What a wonderful Psalm 119 tells us that God’s word is a “lantern to my moment to steal away from each other and the world feet, a light along the path.” While the darkness gives and spend some time with God, if only for a moment. me comfort in the unknowing and in the mystery of I pray that you may find some time during this Lenten life, it is that guiding light that gives me hope and season to be still with God; allow the Spirit to move security in the journey. God’s word, the Holy you where you need to be on your path; and that Scriptures, in their proclamation and hearing can God’s Word may truly light your way as you travel indeed show us a way down the path. The beauty of with the rest of your community of faith towards the this is that we all might have that light shine on glory of the resurrection. different facets of our paths. It would be boring if this Word, this light, had to mean the same thing for Grace and Peace, everyone. – Jim+

SHROVE TUESDAY MARDI GRAS PANCAKE SUPPER Tuesday, February 5, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Saints Hall! Suggested Donations: $5/adult • $3/child • $15/family Tickets will be available at the door. Donations will be accepted to benefit St. Matthew’s Summer Mission trip. 5 MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases

Diseases like HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis claim lives and destroy families every day. Yet, each of these diseases is preventable and treatable. We can save millions of lives by ensuring that everyone has access to health education, proper sanitation, clean water, mosquito nets, and affordable medication. The target of Goal Six is to halt and begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other major diseases.

Making It Real Episcopal Relief and Development is fighting preventable diseases worldwide. Malaria, which claims over one million lives each year and kills a child every 30 seconds, can be easily prevented with the effective use of mosquito nets. Episcopal Relief and Development is partnering with the Diocese of Katanga to distribute long-lasting insecticide treated nets in remote areas that are plagued by malaria. Since children and pregnant women are most vulnerable to severe illness and death from malaria, those families are targeted to receive nets and training in their proper use. Research has shown when communities use long-lasting insecticide treated nets, and implements basic sanitation methods, they can reduce the mosquito population by as much as 60%. Elize lives with her husband and eight children in Kapolowe, a village in the Diocese of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Because malaria is rampant in the area, Elize was spending a large portion of the family’s limited income on medical treatment for her children’s frequent bouts with the illness. The treatments were typically ineffective and actually caused drug resistance to malaria. When Episcopal Relief and Development and the Diocese of Katanga implemented a malaria prevention program in her village, Elize received a long-lasting, insecticide-treated net to protect her family and learned basic techniques to prevent malaria. She also learned how to identify symptoms early and what medicines are truly effective. Since obtaining the net and receiving the training, no one in her family has contracted malaria. Thanks to ERD, Elize is now using her newly-acquired knowledge to organize her neighbors in community action on malaria prevention.

What you can do: ACT. Dedicate your time and talents to the global fight against disease. Your advocacy can turn the tide! Fight the stigma of AIDS in your community, or contact your senators about making HIV/AIDS and malaria drugs available to people in the developing world.

For Further Consideration – Check out the Episcopal Public Policy Network’s Advocacy News and Information page, where you can learn about an issue and take action right away. (http://dfms.org/eppn.htm) – Download the malaria-themed edition of ERD Now. (http://www.er-d.org/documents/ ERDNowOct06_NewsletterB_FNL.pdf)

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

6 Sunday Morning @11:10 a.m. Adult Education in February and March

February 3 ...... Housing: Problems and Solutions (Clingman Chapel) ...... Roger Dutschke, Housing Foundation; Bob Clark and Harry Tidwell, ...... St. Matthew’s Habitat crew ...... The Last Word (Lounge) ...... A clergy person will be on-hand for discussion concerning the day’s readings, ...... Bible Study on the lessons, the sermon, pastoral concerns, and general chit-chat ...... of church things...... Parents In Conversation (Lower Level) ...... Faith Matters: Teenagers, Religion & Sexuality, led by Randy Strause

February 10 ...... Prison Ministries (Clingman Chapel) ...... Doreen Bond, “Aunt Mary’s Storybook” ...... The Last Word (Lounge) ...... Parents In Conversation (Lower Level) ...... Faith Matters: Teenagers, Religion & Sexuality, led by Randy Strause

February 17 ...... Prision Ministries (Clingman Chapel) ...... Doreen Bond, “Aunt Mary’s Storybook” ...... The Last Word (Lounge) ...... Parents In Conversation (Lower Level) ...... Beyond the Birds and Bees: Helping Parents Talk with Their Children ...... about Relationships, Values, and the Facts of Life, led by Betsy Neale, Ph.D., ...... a sociologist who specializes in adolescent sexual health

February 24 ...... Public School Ministries (Clingman Chapel) ...... EveryOneReads in its target year ...... The Last Word (Lounge) ...... Parents In Conversation (Lower Level) ...... What You Need to Know about Internet Safety for your Children, led by the ...... nationally recognized Detective Dan K. Jackman, from the LMPD Crimes ...... Against Children Unit

March 2...... Dr. James Baughman (Clingman Chapel) ...... Christianity in Early Britain, III ...... The Last Word (Lounge) ...... Parents In Conversation (Lower Level) ...... Behavioral Disorders continued

March 9...... Dr. James Baughman (Clingman Chapel) ...... Christianity in Early Britain, IV ...... The Last Word (Lounge) ...... Parents In Conversation (Lower Level)

7 SOCIAL CONCERNS

Jody Fletcher, chair Volunteer Opportunities: Habitat for Humanity Saturday, February 2 and Saturday, March 1 9 a.m. to Noon (1/2 day) or 9 a.m. 3 p.m. (full day) Help finish up the house we are sponsoring with Holy Trinity for La Trice Cole and her family. (carpool from church, 8:25 a.m.)

Food Collection Sundays Sunday, February 3 and Sunday, March 2 Please bring in nonperishable items for St. George’s and Calvary’s Food Pantry. Place them in the basket in the Narthex coat room or take them to the first mission office in Saints Hall. Your donations go a long way to help lessen hunger in our community.

Cornerstone Thursday, February 7 and Thursday, March 6 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. To cook or send food, sign up on the bulletin board located across from the grand staircase, main level, or call Sharon Nesmith, 228-5918. To volunteer to baby sit, call Diane Clark, 245-5633. We always need sitters for the large number of children who are coming to Cornerstone. Please join us for dinner at Whole Foods at 5:15 p.m. Then carpool to the cathedral at 6:00 p.m.

Red Cross Blood Drive Mark your calendar for Friday, February 8, 2:00-7:00 p.m. in Saints Hall. Please plan to come and support the blood drive. We have been challenged to provide 50 units of blood for the Red Cross. In order to do this, we will need at least 65 people to help us reach this goal. Of course it would be wonderful if we could exceed this goal!!!

Serve lunch at Wayside Christian Mission Sunday, February 10 and Sunday, March 9 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. We leave right after communion at the 10:00 a.m. service and meet in the Narthex to carpool. Call Sarah Weston, 426-6678, or Greg Petrites, 895-6522, for more information.

8 CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS

Debbi Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education

Tuesday Nights During Lent Four years ago when our parish had so many new faces and people did not feel a sense of community, the staff decided to offer the series, “Be Our Companions on the Way” during Lent as a way for everyone to begin to feel connected to their faith community. It was a resounding success and people have been asking for its return. We have the space now for its return. Leaders are being trained and now all we need is YOU! Clear your calendars on Tuesday nights so that you can spend two hours at church. You will find this to be an experience that will become part of your own faith story! At 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday nights during Lent, adults, youth and children will gather as one large church family for lively conversation over simple suppers of soup, cheese, and fruit which will be prepared by various church committees. After supper, the children and youth through the eighth grade will go to their rooms for activities while the senior high youth and adults will meet in small groups with trained leaders for “Be Our Companions on the Way: Learning to see your life as a spiritual journey”. Telling our stories does (at least) three things for us: (1) enables us to see our own journey in the context of Scripture, tradition and the Christian community; (2) enables us to talk (and listen) to others about our faith; and (3) brings us closer to one another as those who travel the way together. Great care will be taken to be sure that each person is comfortable with the group, and able to share as much or as little as he or she wishes. Each group will covenant to create an accepting and confidential environment. Everyone: Sign up NOW on the main bulletin board across from the grand staircase on the main level or on the sign up sheets in the Children’s Supply Room downstairs. We need your name (and the names of your children who will be attending) no later than February 4 in order to organize the groups.

Parents In Conversation meets each Sunday in the Parents In Conversation room on the lower level across from the elevator. This is a class for parents, grandparents, godparents, aunts and uncles….anyone who is interested in the concerns of children, youth and parents. February 3 Book Discussion “Faith Matters: Teenagers, Religion and Sexuality” led by Randy Strause. February 10 Book Discussion continues. February 17 “Beyond the Birds and the Bees” Elizabeth Neale, Ph. D. will be our guest speaker. February 24 “Internet Safety” (This is a 90 minute class – Sign up in the PIC room by February 17 so that we will have plenty of childcare after church school.) March 2 René Strause, PIC chair, will lead this discussion. March 9 “Behavioral Disorders”. The discussion continues with Andy Frey.

Our traveling Vacation Bible School moves to Calvary Episcopal Church this year. The dates are Monday, July 21 through Friday, July 25 from 9:00 a.m. until Noon each day. Contact Debbi Rodahaffer at 895-3485 if you are interested in volunteering.

Summer Camp at All Saints dates are on the Diocesan website. Please let Debbi Rodahaffer know when you are ready to register your child.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Our annual Easter Egg Hunt will be Saturday, March 22 at 3:30 p.m.

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

February / March 2008 Super Bowl Party Sunday, February 3, 6:00-8:30 p.m. February / March Join us for pizza, games and part of the Super Bowl at Gattiland, 1108 Lyndon Lane! Bring a canned good to donate, $$ for games, Special Events and bring a friend! Drop off and pick up at Gattiland. TUESDAY, February 5 Cornerstone project - babysitting St. Matt’s Annual Pancake Supper Thursday, February 7, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Our group puts on the Mardi Gras dinner for the parish. Money If you are interested in more info about babysitting at the Cathedral, see raised goes to our youth program and summer mission trip. We will Lynn or Diane Clark. Service hours! have 3 shifts and we need help from every youth and many youth parents. Watch your mail for sign up info. Service hours! Bingo at the Episcopal Church Home AND Tuesdays in Lent – Saturday, February 9, 2:30-4:00 p.m. St. Matt’s parish will offer a Lenten series that will include Our youth group will run BINGO for residents of the ECH. Service small group discussion. Ben and Lynn will lead a youth discussion hours available. Drop off and pick up at the ECH or rides from St. group on the 5 Tuesday nights in Lent (Feb. 12-March 11). If you would like more info, let us know. Matt’s (if needed). FRIDAY & SATURDAY, February 22-23 Photo Scavenger Hunt at The Mall Diocesan Convention Sunday, February 10, 2:30-4:30 p.m. See Ben if you would like to volunteer. We will head to the mall to hunt for clues and document the fun with pictures. Drop off and pick up at the mall (details to come) or rides from FRIDAY & SATURDAY, March 14-15 St. Matt’s (if needed). Youth Work Retreat at All-Saint’s Join youth from around the diocese to ready All-Saint’s for the Dinner and games at Church summer season. Arrival at 6:00 (CST) on Friday, returning late Sunday, February 17, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon. Watch your mail for more info. Bring your favorite board game or a deck of cards and share them SUNDAY, March 16 with friends. Dinner too! Service Project at Brooklawn Joins us for We will have lunch together after church, drive to Brooklawn and Special Lenten Activities & Dinner enjoy a St. Patrick’s Day party with residents. Pick up from St. Matt’s at 3:00 p.m. Service hours available! Sunday, February 24, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Rock Climbing and Pizza Craft and Dinner Sunday, March 2, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 9, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Back by popular demand! Come scale the walls of Rocksport. Bring We will learn a very cool craft with beads and wire and have dinner $5 toward the cost of climbing and dinner. too!

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

10 VESTRY COMMENTS

by Greg Petrites

I have a confession to make, something that you probably don’t know about me. I’m a closeted pew jumper. Yes, on Sunday mornings Sarah and I always attend the 10 a.m. service. You’ll generally see us in the left wing, about 5 rows from the front. You know the area…behind the Krantzes and the Nixons. But what I really want to do is sit in a different pew every week. And I’d even like to attend a different service every week. I feel too limited sitting in the same place every week. I lose my connection with those of you in different pews, in different sections, at different services. My favorite architectural aspect of our sanctuary is our communion rail. Each Sunday we gather around the altar to offer ourselves to God. And then we share our spiritual meal, facing each other, in a circle around that altar. As I sit or kneel waiting to be fed, I love to look around and be aware of who else has come to our table. “All are welcome at God’s table”, we are told every week. All are welcome not just to receive spiritual nourishing, but also to be a part of us. We are called to welcome them as the Body of Christ. And to welcome them requires an awareness of their presence. An awareness that is fostered by our communion rail.

As many of you already know, I was born and raised Catholic. I came to the Episcopal church four years ago, when Sarah and I needed to find a church of our own. Before that, my main exposure to this church was through Rev. Leinbach and his family. The Leinbachs used to live behind us and moved to Florida shortly after I was born. Every year, we would vacation in Florida and would stop and visit the Leinbachs. My memory of those visits was always a shared meal, and the obligatory picture around the dinner table. Somewhere, there is a picture of my family having dinner with the Leinbachs the night I was born. Throughout the year, we regularly come together at St. Matthew’s for shared meals: the annual dinner, the church picnic, the newcomers breakfast. While on mission trips to New Orleans, we regularly share meals. Yes, we enjoy our food and wine, but it is more important that we be present for each other in the sharing of the meals. To remind each of us that we are all welcome at God’s table and that we are all on the same journey. Besides the pew jumping, none of this is new for us at St. Matthew’s. It is deeply ingrained in who we are as God’s people. It is one of the many things I cherish about our community. But sometimes the table feels just a bit too large and it’s easy for me to forget who else is there with me. So next week or next month, if you see us in your pew, just know that we are there because we want to share the Eucharist not just with those we normally sit next to, but also with those we normally only see from across the room. And if you ever feel the need, there’s always room for you to occasionally sit with us in the left wing. We’ll be happy to have you over.

11 DAILY PRAYER LIST

Week of February 3 Week of February 10 Moore: Condict, Caroline Newkirk: Eric, Amy, Elizabeth Morrow: David, Doris, Sam, Lee Newman: Martha Mosher: Carol Niehaus: David, Angela Koshewa, Peter, Ben Moyer: Kay Niel: Michael, Anne, Kyle, Rachel Moyer: Jim, Tay Wilkins, Karin Nixon: Sandy, Jenny, Molly, Alex Mulloy: Patrick Nixon: Edie Murphy: Larry, Pamela Nixon: Bo, Edie Ndife: Matrid, Briana, Brandon Nixon: Ted, Mary Neaveill: Joel, Jenny, Trevor, Morgan Norman: John, Leslie Nesmith: Bob, Sharon Nuss: Charlotte

Week of February 17 Week of February 24 Nutt: Claude, Sherry Parkins: Cleve, Gwen Nutt: Ruth Patterson-Randles: Sandra O’Roark: Jane, D.L. Peck: John, Donna Oberhausen: Ellen, Jana Peck: Micky, Kevin Clark Oettinger: John, Elizabeth Peck: Robert, Deborah, Jason Van Meter, Jina Van Meter Odgen: Ann Pennington: Gary, Margaret Ormsby: Barbara, Elizabeth Peoples: Moray, Judith Owens: Nancy, R.J. Borsch Perera: Swarna Pardue: Tom, Brooke, Matt Peterson: Charlie, Jenny Parker: Doug, Ashley, Celia Peterson: Michelle, Monique, Marcella

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

12 PARISH FAMILY

Transfers In

Baileé Riley along with her children, Connor and Kennedy Frish, from Christ Church Cathedral, Louisville, KY

Rebecca Stephens from St. James Episcopal Church, Pewee Valley, KY

Transfers Out

Rowland Folensbee and Casey Walters to St. James Episcopal Church, Zanesville, OH

Baptism

Henry Ritter Mitchell, son of Thomas and Sarah Mitchell, January 13

We are sorry to hear about the death of

Nancy Kasting’s father and Bob Kasting’s father-in-law

Jennifer Dulin’s grandmother (Doris Dulin, a long-time former parishioner) Jerry Suhrheinrich’s sister-in-law and Reneé Thompson’s aunt

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

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

Regular Office Hours

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

Staff

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

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

Phone Extension e-mail address

Lauren Becker Peter Bell Sue Bridge Steve Cherry Becky Donovan Jan Garver Matrid Ndife Sharon Nesmith Edie Nixon Greg Petrites Clay Smith Rhody Streeter Bill Stodghill Linda Wardell Dwayne Watson Julia Weis, Youth Representative

14 LENT 2008 AT ST. MATTHEW’S

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

The 40 days of Lent are a time of preparation – preparation for Easter. We are an Easter people, a resurrection people. Because the Feast of the Resurrection is at the center of our faith, we prepare for it carefully. Lent is a time of self-examination, of penitence, of exploration, and of prayer. It is a time to stretch and grow in the faith. It is a solemn and focused time, a time in which we are always aware of the great joy to come. How will you observe Lent? Will you give up something, the better to focus on God and the needs of others? Will you take on something? Will you deepen your prayer life, read the Bible more, or learn more about your faith? Here at St. Matthew’s, there are a number of possibilities for the observance of a Holy Lent. Make a commitment to one or more of these, and prepare with joy for the Paschal (Easter) Feast! Worship in Lent Ash Wednesday Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on February 6, a day of self-examination, penitence, and a reminder of our mortal nature. Holy Eucharist with the imposition of ashes will be offered three times on Ash Wednesday, at 7:00 a.m., 12:00 noon, and 7:30 p.m. Sundays in Lent You will find Sunday worship to be more penitential in nature. The service will usually begin with the confession and there will be more silence and time for reflection. On February 10, the First Sunday in Lent, we will begin with the Great Litany. Weekday Worship A commitment to weekday worship during Lent can be something meaningful to “take on” for the 40 days. Morning Prayer is said each weekday (M-F) at 9:00 a.m. in the chapel, and Evening Prayer (M-Sat) at 5:30 p.m. The Holy Eucharist is celebrated on Tuesday mornings at 7:00 a.m. in the chapel. On the Wednesdays in Lent (excluding Ash Wednesday), a healing service will be a part of Evening Prayer. Possibilities for education and growth Tuesday Nights in Lent Be Our Companion On The Way: Learning to see your life as a spiritual journey Join your fellow St. Matthew’s Parishioners this Lenten Season as we explore our story of faith. The purpose of sharing our “Spiritual Journeys” in small groups is to show us that we are not on this journey of living alone. By sharing your spiritual journey, in a loving, safe, nonjudgmental and noninvasive way, you will be sharing your path to God. These are stories to tell and to hear! We hope everyone at St. Matthew’s will make “Be Our Companion On The Way” part of your Lent! Join us for five Tuesdays in February and March with a simple supper at 6:00 p.m., and sessions from 6:40 to 7:50 p.m. Childcare will be provided. Contact the parish office for more information (895-3485). Sign up on the main bulletin board or downstairs if you are interested! (over) 15 LENT 2008 AT ST. MATTHEW’S

Tuesday Nights in Lent (continued) Bridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton Margaret Krantz and Helen Jones will be leading a small group on Tuesday evenings of Lent, for five weeks beginning February 12 from 6:45-7:45. The Bridges series is a guide for participants in discovering how to be more contemplative in our everyday lives. We will practice contemplative dialogue, which is simply listening to others without judgment or evaluation and sharing with them one’s own experiences, thoughts, and questions as they flow from the session themes and from one’s lived experiences; its goal to consider how one believes and values, how one spends time, and how one decides what is important. The dialogue format is intentionally simple and intended for adults who seek to live more meaningful lives—with self, others, God, and all creation—through deepening and integrating the relationships that make up everyday life experience. Each session will include: 1. Session title or theme. 2. Opening Reflection/Psalm Passage 3. Introduction to the Texts 4. Merton’s Voice (a reading from Thomas Merton) 5. Another Voice (a reading from a different spiritual writer) 6. Reflect and Dialogue (questions for reflection and dialogue) 7. Closing (suggestions for closing prayer) We will be dealing with only the first sections of an ongoing program during Lent and will decide at the end whether there is interest in continuing the program into the future on a monthly basis. If there is anyone who is torn between St. Matthew’s Lenten programs, this one and “Be Our Companion on the Way,” please talk to one of us. A sign up sheet is on the bulletin board. Bible Studies Mondays at 9:45 a.m. in the Library, a continuing study of the book of Exodus Thursdays at 9:30 a.m., a study for Young Moms on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians Thursdays, every other week at 7 p.m. at Heine Brothers in St. Matthews, Faith Talk, exploring spirituality and religion in the lives of Young Adults. (February 14, 28, and March 13) Going Deeper Spiritually – Thursday Mornings in Lent Going Deeper Spiritually will resume for six Thursday mornings in Lent, beginning on Thursday, February 7, 10:00 -11:30 a.m. We will offer the “Bridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton” program that is described below (Tuesday nights in Lent). Our first meeting will have a very special guest: Jonathan Montaldo, Director of Bethany Spring, the Merton Institute Retreat Center, and author and editor of a number of books about Thomas Merton – including the Bridges series! Please sign up on the bulletin board, or contact the parish office. Jewish-Christian Dialogue with Rabbi Laura Metzger and the Rector 4 Monday nights, 7:00-8:30 p.m., beginning February 18 Our topic is Seasons of Our Lives: Ritual and Meaning. We will cover birth, coming of age, marriage and death, talking about the meanings and the rituals, both ancient and contemporary. Inevitably, we’ll touch on something controversial (issues of purity, perhaps), and also inevitably, we’ll all discover something within ourselves we didn’t know we knew. On February 18 and March 3 we meet at Congregation Adath Jeshurun (call the parish office or see the bulletin board for directions) On February 25 and March 10 we meet at St. Matthew’s 16 The SAINT MATTHEW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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

FROM THE RECTOR Dear People of are well aware of that!). But spring’s What’s St. Matthew’s, seemingly magic transformation of a cold, dead landscape into a flowering It’s a cold, damp garden points toward a greater February day, and Happening? miracle: the resurrection. Spring snow is predicted. models resurrection each year, but Ugh. Seems Parish News and Easter celebrates a victory already appropriate for and always won. At Easter we Bits n’ Pieces ...... 2-4 Lent – at least if affirm that we are people of the you regard Lent as a somber and A Few Words From the resurrection, that we worship the penitential time. So it comes as a Associate Rector...... 5 God in whom life and love are surprise to learn that the word always stronger than death. Music Notes ...... 5 “Lent” has a Germanic root (also Old English and Anglo-Saxon) Don’t jump ahead just yet! Continue Millennium Development meaning spring. in your Lenten journey, especially in that week between Palm Sunday Goals ...... 6 Spring. The most surprising of (March 16) and Easter that we call seasons. We know it’s coming, but Holy. Walk the way of the cross. Holy Week Schedule ...... 7 we never quite believe it, particularly But know that your preparation is all at this dreary point at the end of Adult Education ...... 8 about creating a space for joy to winter. But it does come: the burst in. Church School News ...... 9 daffodils shoot out, and the forsythia blooms, and I am slightly surprised The green of Jesus Youth Page...... 10 and always delighted. is breaking the ground and the sweet Lent is a somber and penitential time, Social Concerns ...... 11 smell of delicious Jesus of course, but there is always a hint, is opening the house and an intimation, of joy just below the Vestry Comments ...... 12 the dance of Jesus music surface. Our forty days of prayer, has hold of the air and fasting, self-denial, study, self- Prayer List ...... 13 the world is turning examination and repentance are all in the body of Jesus and Parish Families ...... 14 by way of preparation. We are the future is possible. cleaning our spiritual houses to get ready for the greatest party ever: Lucille Clifton Easter. The coming of spring and the Yours in Christ, coming of Easter are not one and the + same, of course (and I’m sure our Lucinda brothers and sisters in, say, Australia 1 PARISH NEWS Bits n’ Pieces

The Great Vigil of Easter Please sign up on the main bulletin board, located across from the grand staircase, if you can bring a dessert for the festive reception following the service on Saturday, March 22, 9:00 p.m. This is a glorious celebration as we conclude the Lenten season and celebrate the resurrection!

Many, Missing many thanks your food go out to ...... the Social Concerns Committee and the containers? Daughters of the King who prepared, served, and cleaned up after our first and second Lenten Suppers Don’t forget to pick up your serving platter, on February 12 and 19. Tupperware container or tin if you have recently brought food to the church. We have already washed . . . all who furnished finger sandwiches, cheese them and have left them in the Saints Hall kitchen on and crackers, vegetable trays and desserts for the stainless steel prep table. Mike Crocker’s funeral reception on Wednesday, February 13.

Dreams: Letters from the Soul Birthday Saturday, April 5 Celebrations Dreams come to us in two forms – day and night. The day dreams are like Martin Luther King’s vision for a more inclusive world, and the night ones come wrapped in of our strange packages, as letters from the soul. Both help us know ourselves better and both guide us on our spiritual Homebound journey. The Old Testament is full of night letters that direct God’s people, and the New Testament is full of the for March visions expressed in the parables told by Jesus. On Saturday, April 5, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Joan P. Kincade, March 6 Phil Ardery M.A., will facilitate an exploration of dreams using creative March 19 Pat Warden visualization, art, intuition and “human sculpture.” The cost of the workshop is $25 with scholarship help to anyone who needs it. In addition, a box lunch will be provided for an additional $8. Please sign up on the bulletin board if you wish to attend. 2 PARISH NEWS

I was in prison, and you came to me Parishioners attending an adult education presentation on prison ministries heard a moving, impromptu testimony from a former inmate about the transforming power of Fred Siegfriedt’s personal You say Hospice, prison visits. We say Hosparus, Inc. “When he started to come and visit me, my whole life The Alliance of Community Hospices & Palliative changed,” Maurice Peterson said after describing Care Services, Inc. (Hospice), recently changed its how his overwhelming anger had led to his solitary corporate name to Hosparus Inc. and added a new confinement for prolonged periods. “I was mad at the corporate logo. world.” HOSPARUS: Hos - pe - rus means “We guide our Maurice had accompanied Fred and Joan to church guests.” Hosparus, a non-profit organization, February 10 in honor of Fred’s birthday and joined 25 continues to deliver care through The Community others in an adult education class on prison ministries Hospices of Louisville, Southern Indiana and Central led by Doreen Bond of St. Francis in the Fields. Kentucky. For 30 years, Hosparus has provided Doreen spoke on her work through the Aunt Mary’s care, comfort, and counseling to persons with life- Storybook project which seeks to keep children limiting illnesses and their families in the latter months connected with their mothers incarcerated at the of life and provides care wherever the patient calls Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women in “home”. To refer a family member or friend, call 1- Pewee Valley. 800-264-0521. To learn more about Hosparus, visit Maurice spent 10 years at the Kentucky State www.hosparus.org. Because the end of life, is part Reformatory at LaGrange with Fred visiting him of living. weekly for the last six. “He made visiting me a personal project of his,” Maurice said, “sometimes visiting me two or three times a week.” In the nine years since he was released Maurice and his family have maintained a close relationship with Fred and Joan. “Joan did a lot for us too, watching the kids and The Ladies’ bringing them to see me.” Lunch Bunch – story by Kit Kincade We will be going to Havana-Rumba at 4115 Oechsli Avenue, located behind the old Sears building in St. Matthews, on Thursday, March 20, 11:30 a.m. All are welcome! Please call Betty Triplett, 425-9733, if you have any questions or need to carpool. Adult Confimation Classes will be offered on Sundays, 3:00-4:30 p.m., beginning March 2nd, for six weeks. This time is for those who want to know more about the Episcopal The Retired Men’s Church, to explore their own faith journey, to be Breakfast Confirmed or Received into the Episcopal Church, or to reaffirm their baptismal vows in the presence of We meet on the third Tuesday of every month, 8:30 the bishop. Please sign up on the bulletin board if you a.m. at the Denny’s on Dutchman’s Lane across are interested in this educational opportunity. If you from Norton Suburban Hospital. Please join us! have questions, please see Jim Trimble. Everyone is invited, not just retired or senior folks!

3 PARISH NEWS

St. Matthew’s Library As many parishioners are aware, a major component of the recently completed addition and remodeling of the church is St. Matthew’s new library. It will enable parishioners and others in the faith community to explore their faith and commitment to Christ in a comfortable and convenient environment. Housed on the lower level at the foot of the Grand Staircase, the library will be dedicated after the ten o’clock service on Sunday, April 13, 2008. Everyone is invited to attend to share in a wonderful dedication, partake of refreshments and familiarize themselves with this wonderful new facility. The library currently houses over one thousand books dealing with such diverse topics as church history, theology, world religions, Bible history and interpretation, prayer, and human relationships, and includes Bible commentaries, Bible dictionaries and other reference works. The collection includes a dedicated children’s section with age-appropriate materials for preschoolers and older children. In addition to books, the library also features various DVD’s, CD’s and videotapes. Numerous archival records relating to St. Matthew’s are now housed in the library and date back to the founding of the church. They include photographs, church bulletins, sermons, Vestry minutes and other materials. A large portion of these materials have now been digitized for the convenience of current users and to protect the records of our church’s heritage. A wonderful display window allows hallway passersby to see a rotating display of various St. Matthew’s artifacts and other materials. Additional items are displayed in the library itself from time to time. A large portion of the book collection will be available for circulation. The circulation process is still being tweaked, but it certainly will allow parishioners and others using library services to enjoy many titles at home. An online catalog of the collection is currently being developed and will be available in the near future. A computer is also located in the library for users to conduct online research or to simply surf the net on occasion. Although young users will need to be monitored by their parents, the computer will certainly be useful to those needing to find resources beyond the library itself. The library will have regular hours. It will be open on Sundays for one hour between morning services and one hour after the 10 a.m. service, as well as Monday through Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The library will be staffed during those hours so that assistance will be available to those needing it. In addition to housing a wonderful collection, the library will also be utilized as a meeting room for various groups and functions. It includes several comfortable stuffed chairs, with additional hard seating and tables. Various pieces of audio-video equipment will also available in the future. Although the library is well on its way to meeting many of the needs of St. Matthew’s, it is still looking to expand its collection and services to the church. The Library Committee appreciates any donations of appropriate reading materials or other items. Countless hours of thought and preparation by many people have gone into the design and implementation of our new library. Special thanks to the Library Committee and the many volunteers who have worked so hard on this project.

4 A FEW WORDS FROM . . .

The Associate Rector

Dear Friends, lost; how her faith has probably been shaken; and how she finds God in herself, her neighbor, her life. My favorite part of any bookstore is the Bargain Table, Clearance Patrick, Apostle of Ireland, whom we remember this Rack, Sale Bin, whatever it might month, had his share of struggles amidst this land of be called. The fun ones to peruse green. He was 16 years old when he was captured are the “coffee table books.” I’m and sold into slavery. While he tended his master’s a very visual person and these flocks, he prayed to God many times each day, with volumes contain a lot of pictures. his faith rarely failing. He wrote that this faith and The one that caught my eye was “Ireland From the love in God is what sustained him in his pain. Air.” A travel writer and photographer rented a helicopter and traversed the countryside hundreds of When we gaze upon our family members, friends, feet above the land. What they captured on film is neighbors, all God’s creatures, we see what we see, stunning. Not only does the book include idyllic but also realize there are more layers of experience landscapes with cliffs, rolling green hills, grazing underneath the surface. As we continue our journey pastures of sheep, and stone castles, but interiors of towards the Cross in anticipation of that resurrection the bustling cities. to new life, our call is to be aware of those people around us who might be reaching out for help, for a One photograph showed a section of Belfast that willing ear, for a warm hand. While the helicopter and looked vibrant and alive, but underneath lies a level of its passengers fly securely over the life happening pain and struggle. If you look closely, you can catch below them, our place is with the life around us. Our remnants of buildings destroyed during the Terrible place is with the people around us. Our hope is that Times. I gazed upon an older woman pushing her God is not some omnipotent being that never ventures grocery cart down the sidewalk to her flat, with below the stratosphere, but walks with us in our joys nothing to differentiate hers from the hundreds of and pains, always there to comfort and guide us. other buildings of flats in that section of town. I wonder what her eyes had seen over the years. I Grace and Peace, wonder what sacrifices she’s had to make in her – Jim+ lifetime; how many family members might have been

MUSIC NOTES

Barbara Ellis, Choir Director / Organist

We are pleased to welcome . . . Paul Beede to the choir. Come sing with us Wednesdays at 7:45 p.m.!

Traditionally the Sunday after Easter is low in attendance and a bit of a letdown after the Alleluias of Easter Sunday morning. Mark your calendar and plan to be in church the Second Sunday of Easter, March 30, when the music of our 10:00 a.m. service will be led by the Trumpet Ensemble from the University of Louisville. This outstanding group of 6 to 10 trumpet players will be a great way to continue our Eastertide celebration!

5 MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Goal 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability

God made us stewards of creation. Clean water, sanitation, and development can work together to save lives and create productive, thriving societies. The targets of Goal Seven are to cut in half the number of people without safe drinking water, and to reverse environmental damage by practicing sustainable development.

Making It Real Episcopal Relief and Development is teaching individuals and communities effective methods to protect the environment, so that they can create sustainable futures for both the people and the land. In the rural areas of El Salvador, families have been using wood from mangrove forests to cook food for generations. Not only do these stoves create hazardous smoke that fills the home, causing respiratory infections and eye problems, but they also consume a tremendous amount of firewood. ERD is partnering with the Diocese of El Salvador and the Mangrove Association to build smokeless stoves that use less firewood and are vented to the outside of the home. This environmentally sound and healthy system protects people and preserves the environment. Maria and her family of five live in a small village in El Salvador. For most of her life, Maria cooked over an open fire under a lean-to roof to keep the fire from going out in the rain. The cooking area was smoky and dangerous—the children were burned frequently and they continuously breathed in the smoke from the fire. As a result, they developed chronic upper respiratory and eye infections. Episcopal Relief and Development worked with our partners, the Diocese of El Salvador and The Mangrove Association, to build smoke-less stoves in Maria’s village. These cement stoves are located inside the house and vented to the outside. The stove has been a life-changing gift for Maria’s family. Her children don’t burn themselves any more, and no one has had an infection since the stove was built. Thanks to ERD, a simple modification on a stove changed so many lives for the better.

What you can do: ACT Small, simple lifestyle changes such as recycling, and reducing your consumption of plastic and paper can make a difference worldwide. Learn more about how the church is engaged in environmental issues and what you can do.

For Further Consideration Most communities have a local recycling program. Get your household and your congregation actively involved. Here at St. Matthew’s, the Green Team has placed recycle bins around the building for paper, cans, plastic, etc.

6 HOLY WEEK AND EASTER at St. Matthew’s

All services are in the Church unless otherwise indicated.

Palm Sunday 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist with distribution of palms March 16 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist with procession with palms* 5:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist with distribution of palms

Monday of Holy Week 7:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Chapel) March 17

Tuesday of Holy Week 7:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Chapel) March 18

Wednesday of Holy Week 7:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Chapel) March 19

Maundy Thursday 6:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist, with foot washing* March 20 7:30 p.m. Agapé Dinner* (Saints Hall) (approximately) 8:45 p.m. Stripping of the Altar* The Watch continues in the chapel until midnight.

Good Friday 12:00 Noon Good Friday Liturgy* March 21

Holy Saturday 9:00 a.m. Liturgy for Holy Saturday (Chapel) March 22 3:30 p.m. Easter Egg Hunt and Storytelling* 9:00 p.m. The Great Vigil of Easter Party to follow!

Easter Sunday 9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, with choir* March 23 11:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, with choir* 5:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist

* Child care available

Morning Prayer: 9:00 a.m., Monday-Friday (Chapel) Evening Prayer: 5:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (Chapel)

7 Sunday Morning @11:10 a.m. Adult Education in March

March 2 ...... Dr. James Baughman, Professor of History, JCTC (Clingman Chapel) ...... Part III, Christianity in Early Britain. Anglo-Saxon Kings and Bishops ...... The Last Word (Room A) ...... A clergy person will be on-hand for discussion concerning the day’s readings, ...... Bible Study on the lessons, the sermon, pastoral concerns, and general ...... chit-chat of church things...... Newcomers (Lounge) ...... Parents In Conversation (Lower Level) ...... led by René Strause March 9 ...... Dr. James Baughman, Professor of History, JCTC (Clingman Chapel) ...... Part IV, Christianity in Early Britain. The Conqueror and the Conquest ...... The Last Word (Room A) ...... Newcomers (Lounge) ...... Parents In Conversation (Lower Level) ...... Behavioral Disorders continued, led by Andy Frey March 16 ...... Palm Sunday March 23 ...... Easter March 30 ...... New Orleans in its third year of recovery. (Clingman Chapel) ...... A report on the fourth trip to the St. Matthew’s Katrina Response Team ...... The Last Word (Room A) ...... Newcomers (Lounge) ...... Parents In Conversation (Lower Level) ...... Prescription Drugs - The New Recreational Drug of Choice!, led by ...... Carrie Fraser, Adolescent Coordinator at The Morton Center. April 6...... Cecy Grisham King, Associate Administrator, Episcopal Church Home ...... (Clingman Chapel) ...... Caring for Memory Loss ...... The Last Word (Room A) ...... Newcomers (Lounge) ...... Parents In Conversation (Lower Level) ...... Children in Worship, led by Debbi Rodahaffer

8 CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS

Debbi Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education

Sunday, March 2 ...... René Strause will lead Parents In Conversation ..... 11:10 AM Tuesday, March 4 ...... Tuesday Night Lenten Series ...... 6:00 PM (childcare) Thursday, March 6 ...... Moms Bible Study ...... 9:30 AM (childcare) ...... Vacation Bible School meeting at Calvary ...... 6:00 PM Sunday, March 9 ...... Parents In Conversation: Andy Frey will continue ...... discussion on Behavioral Disorders ...... 11:10 AM Tuesday, March 11 ...... Tuesday Night Lenten Series ...... 6:00 PM (childcare) Wednesday, March 12 ... Children’s Program Committee Meeting ...... 6:30 PM (childcare) Thursday, March 13 ...... Moms Bible Study ...... 9:30 AM (childcare) ...... Newcomers Wine & Cheese ...... 7:00 PM Sunday, March 16, Palm Sunday ...... 4s, Kindergarteners and 1st Graders Sing in Church! They rehearse the two preceeding Sundays during the church hour. (Children meet in Clingman Hall at 9:45 a.m) No Educational Hour Today. Bring 1 Dozen Plastic Eggs today for each child you will bring to the Hunt on Saturday!

Thursday, March 20 ...... Moms Bible Study ...... 9:30 AM (childcare) Thursday, March 20 ...... Maundy Thursday Service & Agapé Supper ...... 6:00 PM (childcare) Friday, March 21...... Good Friday Service ...... Noon (childcare)

Saturday, March 22 ...... Egg Hunt and Storytelling ...... 3:30 PM

Saturday, March 22 ...... The Great Vigil of Easter ...... 9:00 PM Sunday, March 23 ...... Easter Sunday Services ...... 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM ...... No Educational Hour Today...... (childcare) ...... 5:00 PM

Thursday, March 27 ...... Moms Bible Study ...... 9:30 AM (childcare) Sunday, March 30 ...... Parents In Conversation: “Prescription Drugs”...... 11:10 AM If you have any questions about the Children’s Program, please talk with Jenice Carolan, chair, or Debbi Rodahaffer, director, any time!

We remember with love Mike Crocker who taught church school at St. Matthew’s for fifteen years from 1982 through 1997. Whenever I talk with one of Mike’s former students, I am told that he brought laughter, fun and the love of God to the classroom. What more could we ask or want from any teacher! May light perpetual shine upon him! 9 St. Matt’s Youth youth@stmatt–ky.org Web site: www.stmatt–ky.org/youth.htm (502) 895-3485 Ben Linder, Youth Minister • Lynn Miller, Youth Coordinator

March 2008

Rock Climbing and Pizza Diocesan Youth Sunday, March 2 6:00-8:00 p.m. Work Retreat Bring $5 toward the cost of climbing and dinner, your at waiver and a friend. Let’s meet at Rocksport, 10901 Plantside Drive, by 6:00 p.m., harness up and climb the All Saints walls!! We’ll have dinner and learn new skills. Pick up at Rocksport by 8:00 p.m. FRIDAY & SATURDAY, March 14-15 Help get All Saints ready for a new season. Fun and fellowship too! Service Project See Ben for more information. at Brooklawn Sunday, March 9 12:00 Noon-3:00 p.m. We will put on a St. Patrick’s Day party for the Easter Sunday residents of Brooklawn. We’ll eat lunch right after church Sunday, March 23 and then head to Brooklawn. A great thing to do, service hours too! No youth group. Enjoy time with your family, and the bunny!

Popcorn Anglican Rosaries Theology Sunday, March 30 Sunday, 5:30-7:30 p.m. March 16 Craft night with the fun and talented Lauren Becker. We 5:30-7:30 p.m. will make beaded rosaries. Fun, games and dinner, too! It’s movie night! Bring a snack and join us for a movie and dinner. Good discussion, too!

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

10 SOCIAL CONCERNS

Jody Fletcher, chair Volunteer St. Matthew’s Red Cross Opportunities Blood Drive was a success! Habitat for Humanity Thanks to our wondeful parishioners and people from our community we Saturday, March 1 and April 5 collected 52 units of blood, exceeding our goal of 50 units. The Red Cross was 9 a.m. to Noon for a half day or surprised and grateful. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a full day. Despite long waits, cold temperatures, and a Friday schedule, you followed Join our crew. through on your commitments to give and we did it! For those of you who were More hands are always needed! unable to wait or to give after you waited, we thank you for coming and hope (carpool from church, 8:25 a.m.) you will be able to donate in the future. Calvary / St. George’s My sincere appreciation to Kathy Wright, Virginia Wilson, Ellen Robertson, Diane Clark, Sharon Nesmith, Sarah Weston and Sarah Clement for Food Collection Sundays volunteering to help during the drive. March 2 and April 6 Please bring in several nonperishable items for St. George’s and Calvary’s Food Pantry and place them in the Old Educational CDs are needed basket in the Narthex Coat closet We are collecting old CDs for tutoring purposes. Ah Mu’s family is using or take them direclty to the first stand-alone computers to practice new skills, so math and reading/writing mission office (marked Clothes related CDs are especially helpful. Maybe you have an old math game your Closet) above Saints Hall. There is children have outgrown? a cart outside of Saints Hall near the Library where food may also Please put the CDs in the designated box located in the Narthex coat room. If be deposited. Your donations go a you have any questions, please call Marilyn Swain, 419-4583. long way to help hungry people in our community. Cornerstone Thursday, March 6 We’re glad you’re here! and April 3 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Have you transferred in (officially)? To cook or send food, sign up on It’s an enormous help to us when new parishioners transfer their paperwork to the bulletin board, or call this parish, and the good news is that it’s really easy! All you have to do is call Sharon Nesmith, 228-5918. (895-3485, x 109) or e-mail ([email protected]) Ann Davis, tell her that you To volunteer to baby sit, call want to transfer in, and give her the name of the last church you attended (any Diane Clark, 245-5633. denomination). If you’re not sure, tell her that, too: she’s a whiz at tracking We always need sitters for the information down. If you have never attended another church, we want to know large number of children who are that, too. coming to Cornerstone! Please join us for dinner at Whole Foods Some folks may have been here for quite a while and never done this – on Shelbyville Road at 5:15 p.m. please do! then carpool to the Cathedral at 6 p.m. and baby sit 6:30-7:45 p.m. Join us this month! Serve lunch at Wayside We’d like to know . . . Christian Mission • is there interest in a Wednesday morning (10:00 a.m.) service of Sunday, March 9 Holy Eucharist? 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. • is there interest in continuing our healing services (Holy Eucharist with the We leave right after communion at laying on of hands for healing) on Wednesday evenings, or at any other the 10:00 a.m. service and meet in time? the Narthex to carpool. • Is there anyone in need of gluten-free wafers at communion (persons For more information, please call diagnosed with celiac disease, for instance)? Sarah Weston, 426-6678, Please speak to Lucinda Laird or Jim Trimble and let us know! or Greg Petrites, 895-6522.

11 VESTRY COMMENTS

by Edie Nixon, Senior Warden

Shortly after new vestry members are elected, the entire vestry and staff participate in a retreat. This retreat allows everyone to get to know each other in a relaxed atmosphere. Time is also spent reflecting on the past year’s accomplishments and establishing goals that need to be accomplished in the coming year. This year’s retreat took place during the first weekend in February at the new retreat center at All Saints in Leitchfield. The returning vestry members and staff welcomed the new center. We no longer had to deal with cold rooms and dorm style bathrooms. The center is now a very comfortable place to hold a retreat. Thanks to everyone who donated to the capital campaign at All Saints. The vestry is excited about the upcoming year. This year holds a lot of opportunity to grow spiritually as well as growing as a parish. A focus of this vestry will be stewardship. Stewardship encompasses our time, talents and resources both personally and as a parish. We want to make stewardship a year round effort rather than just a Fall campaign. We are happy to go into this year with the renovation complete. We can begin thinking of the various ways we can grow in the new surroundings. Two of the ministry offices are filled with still more space to offer to the community. Saints Hall is a beautiful space for community use. We would like to attract more groups to use this space. The vestry will review possible uses for the house on Westport Terrace. We were using this house as storage during the renovation. We can now empty the house and see what repairs are needed. There will be a task force to look at possible uses of the house to increase our ministry. St. Matthew’s has been known as a warm and welcoming parish. We need to continue this tradition and increase our efforts to incorporate our new members. There are many opportunities for members to volunteer and become active in the parish. The growth that we have seen over the past few years requires increased financial resources. The Finance committee will be working on ways to increase our income so we can continue our fabulous programs and support the outreach that we all want. The vestry will continue the discussion with the parish concerning same sex blessings. We need to be able to minister to all members of our parish. We feel that we need to keep this on our agenda to see where it leads us. I am honored to have been elected Senior Warden. Having grown up in St. Matthew’s, I know that I have big shoes to fill from those who have come before me. With God’s help and the wonderful vestry, we should have a fantastic year.

A Loving Gift! Hot News Flash! The Rector and Vestry were informed in January that Save the Date! long-time parishioner Doris Dulin had remembered St. Matthew’s in her will. What a thoughtful and The Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, The loving gift! Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, will be visiting the Diocese of Kentucky May 16-18. She will be speaking HERE AT ST. MATTHEW’S on Friday evening, May 16. More information to come, but save the date!

12 DAILY PRAYER LIST

Note: At Morning Prayer each weekday, members of St. Matthew’s congregation are prayed for by name. As members of the Christian community, we are advised to hold each other in prayer. As part of your prayers, please remember all of the St. Matthew’s parish family. Week of March 2 Week of March 9 Nutt: Claude, Sherry Parkins: Cleve, Gwen Nutt: Ruth Patterson-Randles: Sandra O’Roark: Jane, D.L. Peck: John, Donna Oberhausen: Ellen, Jana Peck: Micky, Kevin Clark Oettinger: John, Elizabeth Peck: Robert, Deborah, Jason Van Meter, Jina Van Meter Odgen: Ann Pennington: Gary, Margaret Ormsby: Barbara, Elizabeth Peoples: Moray, Judith Owens: Nancy, R.J. Borsch Perera: Swarna Pardue: Tom, Brooke, Matt Peterson: Charlie, Jenny Parker: Doug, Ashley, Celia Peterson: Michelle, Monique, Marcella

Week of March 16 Week of March 23 Petlock: Carol Ray: Bradford, Stacey, Kyle, Samantha, MacKenzie Petrites: Greg, Sarah Clement Redman: Jay, Nan Lang, Michael, Elizabeth Pike: Tom, Helen Jones Reed: David, Catherine Luckett Plager: George, Marti Reese: Gibbs, Lynn Porta: Barbara Rhea: Tim, Laura, Charlie, Peyton Prater: Susan, Lindsay, Ryan Rice: Russ, Suzanne Preston: Jeffrey, Leigh Anne, Molly, Kylie Riggin: Jane Pritchard: Ray, Connie Riggs: Elisabeth Pruett: Joe Paul, Emily Riley: Baleé, Riley Stivers, Connor and Kennedy Frisch Quinn: Marilyn Risley: Michael, Lynn Miller, Michael, James

Week of March 30 Ritter: Gilbert, Robin Robertson: Else Rohrer: Dottie Roberts: Jordan Rodahaffer: Nina Roosevelt: Glenn Robertson: Andrew Rodahaffer: Richard, Debbi, Christian Rosenbaum: Betsy Robertson: Ellen, Michael

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

13 PARISH FAMILY

Transfers In

Neal Heim from Christ the King Cathedral, Lexington, KY

Anne Heim along with her sons, John and Paul from Christ Church Cathedral, Louisville, KY Transfers Out

Stephen and Emily Reily along with their children, Cason, Henrietta and James to Calvary Episcopal Church, Louisville, KY

Lynn Rosenzweig to St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Louisville, KY

Kevin and Linda Campisano along with their children, Anna and Francesca to St. Raphael’s Catholic Church, Louisville, KY

Louisa Ellis Woodson to Saint David’s Episcopal Church, Austin, TX Marriage

Laura Michelle Benson and Michael Anthony Jones, March 1 We extend congratulations to

Candis Crocker on the birth of her grandson, and to Jay Crocker on the birth of his nephew

Mike and Kathy Wright on the birth of their grandson

Deaths

John Michael Crocker, February 9

We are sorry to hear about the death of

Kett Ketterer’s grandmother John Hardy’s uncle

Ginny Viel’s nephew

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

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Edie Nixon, Senior Warden Lauren Becker Becky Donovan Rhody Streeter Linda Wardell, Junior Warden Peter Bell Matrid Ndife Bill Stodghill Jan Garver, Secretary Sue Bridge Sharon Nesmith Dwayne Watson Greg Petrites, Treasurer Steve Cherry Clay Smith Julia Weis, Youth Representative 15 The SAINT MATTHEW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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

FROM THE RECTOR Dear People of Why do we find it easier to What’s St. Matthew’s, remember and be part of a penitential season, and harder to keep Alleluia. celebrating? I think it’s for the same Happening? Christ is risen! reason that people find it hard to believe that their sins are truly Save the Date...... 2 The Lord forgiven. Maybe that’s true for other is risen indeed. people, you know, but not for me… Alleluia! Parish News and We carry around so much guilt, and so much anxiety about not being Bits n’ Pieces ...... 3-5 We had a wonderful, joyful Easter Sunday here at St. Matthew’s. And what we think we should be, that it’s please remember: the season of hard for us to really, really believe Adult Education...... 6 Easter lasts 50 days, so keep the Easter proclamation of joy, and celebrating! that we are loved unconditionally. Church School News...... 7 Actually, I am always struck by the So here’s a proposal, copying from fact that people seem to find it easy the Ash Wednesday service: Youth Page ...... 9 to remember that Lent lasts 40 days, I invite you, therefore, in the but not that Easter lasts for 50. Lent name of the Church, to the is marked by all sorts of special observance of a holy Easter, by Social Concerns...... 9 things: extra programs here at the prayer and rejoicing, by church, more people at weekday celebrating and loving, and by New Orleans services, “giving up” something or meditating on God’s gifts to us… taking on something, no alleluias, Mission Trip ...... 10-11 etc. But Eastertide? If we sing Easter Alleluia! hymns on the 5th Sunday of Easter Yours in Christ, Vestry Comments ...... 11 (April 20), people will find it odd. + And that’s a shame. Lucinda Prayer List ...... 12

Parish Families...... 13 THANK YOU for your generosity! You gave - $586.00 to the Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East on Good Friday; - And $9,117.00 in the Easter Offering, to be divided equally between the St. George’s Community Center Freedom School, and the orphans we support in Rongo, Kenya! This is the best possible way to honor and rejoice in the risen Christ. 1 SAVE THE DATE! The Presiding Bishop is coming to St. Matthew’s! The Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, The Most. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, will be visiting the Diocese of Kentucky May 16-18, 2008.

She will be speaking at St. Matthew’s on Friday, May 16, at 7:30 p.m., and answering questions.

This is FREE, but tickets are required, as we expect a big crowd.

Please sign up on the bulletin board (across from the elevator and the grand staircase).

In preparation for her visit in May, you may wish to read a copy of her collections of sermons, A Wing and a Prayer: A Message of Faith and Hope. If you would like to order a copy of her book for $12, please call or email Lee Fletcher by Monday, April 7 ([email protected] or 896-1224).

2 PARISH NEWS Bits n’ Pieces

Many, many thanks go out to . . . Debbi Rodahaffer and the Children’s Committee, the Vestry, Barbara Ellis and the Choir and the Handbell ringers, Judy Snider and Mary Jo Gillim for preparing, serving, and cleaning-up at the Lenten suppers on February 26, March 4 and 11. We couldn’t have done it without your help!

The Ladies’ You will know us Lunch Bunch by the Please join us at Red Lobster, 986 Breckenridge Lane, Cross we wear on Thursday, April 17, at 11:30 a.m. All are welcome! (Daughters of the King) Please call Betty Triplett, 425-9733, if you have any questions or need to carpool. We are women who live and worship among you. You may recognize us by the silver cross we wear. The order of the Daughters of the King is open to all women of the parish. Each of us has taken a vow to live by the rules of the order: prayer and service. We The Retired Men’s pray daily for those in need within and outside the parish and for spiritual growth in the parish and in the Breakfast Church. We serve in worship and parish nurture. From We meet on the third Tuesday of every month, 8:30 time to time we undertake projects. Recently we have a.m. at the Denny’s on Dutchman’s Lane across from designed and produced banners for children who are Norton Suburban Hospital. Please join us! Everyone is being baptized. Talk to any of us to find out more. We invited, not just retired or senior folks! will install new members in the fall.

Important information to know if a threat of a tornado or thunderstorm arises! If a threat of a tornado is announced: flat in the nearest ditch or ravine face down and your ! Stay away from windows, doors and outside walls. hands shielding your head. Opening a window is not recommended – this can actually increase damage. If a threat of a severe thunderstorm is announced: ! Go to the basement, or to an interior part of the lowest ! Get inside! When a thunderstorm approaches, it is safer level. Closets, bathrooms and interior halls offer the most to be inside a home, a large building or a car. protection. Get under something sturdy (a desk, heavy ! If outside, do not stand near a tall isolated tree, or the table, etc.). tallest tree in a group. ! In schools, nursing homes, hospitals and shopping ! Get out and stay away from water! centers, go to the designated shelter area. ! If your hair stands on end – lightning is about to strike ! In high-rise buildings, go to interior small rooms or you! Immediately drop to your knees and bend forward hallways on as low a floor as possible. with your hands on your knees. ! If you are in a vehicle, get out and take shelter in a ! If someone is struck by lightning, they can usually be substantial structure. If no nearby shelter is available, lie revived by quick, immediate CPR. 3 PARISH NEWS

Recycle a cell phone. Save a LIBRARY Gorilla! OPENING! Sounds strange to me, I don’t know about you! The Green Team would like to help Our new Library the Louisville Zoo in its campaign to protect the will open on environment and provide money to assist the zoo’s Sunday, April 13 conservation programs. Since 2000, Eco-Cell has given the Louisville Zoo close to $13,000 in exchange with a for collected cell phones. special blessing Here is what this is all about: “Cell phones contain a and celebration metallic ore called Coltan, a mineral that is refined into a heat-resistant powder that holds an electrical charge. immediately The powder, which regulates voltage and stores energy, following the is essential for coating components of cell phones and other modern devices such as laptops, pagers and 10:00 a.m. Eucharist! PDAs. Coltan is found in the Congo of central Africa, home to endangered lowland gorillas. Forest habitats are being cleared and gorillas, along with other rare animals, are being killed for bushmeat—a negative side industry of ore mining. The United Nations has reported that in the past five years, the eastern lowland gorilla population in the Congo has declined 90 percent because of these destructive activities. By reducing the Are you ready to relay? demand for Coltan, gorillas and their habitats will be saved.” From the Zoo’s Media Advisory of 01/17/08. The American Cancer Society’s St. Matthews/ This is what you can do to help: Highlands Relay For Life 2008 is scheduled for June • Disconnect your old cell phone’s service. 20–21, at Waggener High School. Last year, The St. • Clear all data from your phone. Matthew’s Episcopal Church team, the first ever, raised • Rubber band or bag your cell phone with its over $3,100 to help the American Cancer Society in its batteries, and accessories. mission to eliminate cancer as a major health issue and • Bring your packet to St. Matthew’s Church. provide support services to cancer patients and • Place your old cell phone in the Eco-Cell cellular survivors here in our community. We dedicate our phone collection box. effort to those in our church who are currently fighting • Collect cell phones from friends, neighbors, cancer, those who are cancer survivors and in memory school chums and deposit them. of those who have died of cancer. Everyone has been Thanks for getting harmful chemicals out of the affected by cancer in some way and it touches more environment and supporting Zoo conservation goals. lives every day. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Relay For Life, it is a non-athletic fundraising competition between teams representing various groups and In the weeks to come, we’ll be asking you to join our organizations that culminates in a fun filled all night team or make a donation to it. We’ll also be announcing event celebrating the lives of cancer survivors and upcoming events that will unite our Parish in the fight remembering those lives lost to cancer. To become a against cancer and show our support for our cancer member of our team, we ask that you agree to survivors, for those currently fighting cancer, and in personally raise at least $100 and participate in our team remembrance of loved ones lost to this disease. If you events. For that hard work, you get a t-shirt and the have questions or comments, please contact Marty satisfaction of knowing you’ve made a difference in the Lawfer, team captain, at 327-6057 or fight against cancer. [email protected].

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Who, What, Where, When, Why, How – Now what? On the first day of National Library Week, Sunday April 13, St. Matthew’s will officially dedicate our new library after the 10 a.m. service. You will find a collection that includes traditional writers and modern thinkers, fiction and non-fiction for children and adults, reference items and multi-media items. We will feature an online catalog to help you search the collection. You may easily access this feature from the convenience of your home by connecting to the library’s website: http:// www.library.stmatt-ky.org The following reflections are provided by Joe Paul Pruett, a retired book publisher and parishioner. He has valuable insights on the raison d’etre of our library and explains why it should be used by everyone.

As one who has spent most of my life inside the covers of books, it seemed reasonable to volunteer for library services. Are volunteers ever rejected in the Episcopal tradition? It has been rumored that in addition to being a wholesome response, volunteerism might also become a permanent commitment. I had thoughts of assisting with the library hours and maybe occasionally reviewing some materials. Instead I was appointed to a new library committee consisting of dedicated professionals with serious interests in the library ministry of our congregation. Committee members were working with Gibbs Reese on the layout and design of the working space, the selection of color schemes, furnishings, electronic equipment, software as well as material evaluations, cataloging and preparing for the grand opening. It takes years to build a good library. It would be a presumptuous challenge to provide all the best services for all members from these beginning days. Working within the allotted library budget and the tedious task of evaluating an abundance of donated materials from members and friends of St. Matthew’s, the committee has created a fine selection of religious resources and St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church archival history. Now what? The library will soon be open. How does the partnership of building a successful library ministry unfold? Who will be waiting in line to utilize these facilities? How does our new library honestly contribute to your spiritual growth? We may already feel over stimulated with our current reading challenges. We are busy reading novels, special interest subjects, newspapers, magazines and participating in reading groups. The new church library is YOUR library. Welcome! Come in and have a seat. Take a deep breath. Reflect for a moment. Read a page or two. Discuss your library needs or concerns for improvement with our librarians. Come again. Thank God for an endless list of faith visionaries who through the gift of words and art fervently desired to enlighten our journey with God and hasten the appreciation of our expansive religious heritage. – Joe Paul 5 Sunday Morning @11:10 a.m. Adult Education in April

April 6...... Cecy Grisham King, Associate Administrator, Episcopal Church Home ...... Caring for Memory Loss. (Clingman Chapel) ...... Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia among older adults present ...... special problems in their care and treatment. Families of the afflicted also need ...... particular attention. Cecy, a St. Matthew’s parishioner and associate ...... administrator at the Episcopal Church Home, will discuss these and related issues...... The Last Word (Room A) ...... Newcomers (Lounge) ...... Parents In Conversation (Lower Level) ...... Children in Worship, led by Debbi Rodahaffer

April 13 ...... Dedication of the new Library ...... On this first day of National Library Week, St. Matthew’s will officially dedicate ...... its new library after the 10:00 service. We will process with the choir to the lower ...... level immediately following the service. There will be a blessing and then the ...... library will be open for checkout and refreshments will be served...... The Last Word (Room A) ...... Newcomers (Lounge) ...... Parents In Conversation (Lower Level) ...... Single Parenting and Step-Parenting

April 20...... The Rev. Helen Jones ...... Christians for the Mountains: Responding to mountain-top removal ...... (Clingman Chapel) ...... Helen Jones will show a 25 minute video and will lead a discussion on the coal ...... mining strategy of mountain-top removal in the Appalachians. The focus is local ...... and regional; the southern Appalachian Mountains region. The first objective is ...... the end of mountaintop removal extraction...... (www.christiansforthemountains.org/) ...... The Last Word (Room A) ...... Newcomers (Lounge) ...... Parents In Conversation (Lower Level) ...... Children in Worship, led by Debbi Rodahaffer

April 27...... Bishop Gulick’s Annual Visit ...... (Saints Hall) ...... A reception for Bishop Gulick and confirmands will be held in Saints Hall ...... following the 10:00 a.m. service. All are welcome!

6 CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS

Debbi Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education

As I have been preparing for a Time Management workshop I am leading at the Diocesan Christian Formation Conference later this month, I have been listening to parents talk about “time” or rather “no time”. Today most parents works outside as well as inside the home. A typical day begins with loud voices, pressure, and clamor. Have you brushed your teeth? Are you dressed? Did you tie your shoes? Do you have your homework? Do you have your gloves? Find your coat? Where is your hat? Did you make your bed? Finish your cereal? Put your dishes in the dishwasher? Hug the dog! Feed the fish! Does this happen in your home in cooperation or with a great deal of whining and pleading? If your house is anything like ours was with young children, many of you are exhausted before you leave home in the morning. And work outside the home may be the most stress-free part of your day. It all begins again in the afternoon or early evening with practices, games and competitions – ballet, soccer, field hockey, baseball, t-ball, basketball, football, violin, piano, chess, tennis, golf, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, voice lessons – the list is endless. Do you find time to sit down together as a family for dinner? Once a week? Twice a week? Never? Do you cook together? Do you have time to read a book together? Do you find time to talk with your children and listen to what they have to tell you? Do you find time to laugh together? Take a walk together? Do you find time to share hugs and butterfly kisses? Do you find time to have conversations with God or about God? If not, find a way to find the time. When your children are grown (faster than you can imagine now), you and your children will be so happy that you did! – Debbi

Diocesan Christian Formation Conference at All Saints Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19, the Diocesan Christian Formation Department will be hosting a conference at All Saints. Workshops galore on a host of subjects related to formation for children, youth and adults including ones led by Lauren Becker and Ben Linder. Bishop Gulick will lead the conversation on Friday night evening dinner. If you would like more information, please talk with Debbi Rodahaffer (895.3485).

Summer Camp at All Saints

June 15–20 ...... Entering 9th–12th June 22–27 ...... Entering 2nd–4th June 29–July 3 ...... Adventure Camp (Entering 8th–12th) July 6–11 ...... Entering 5th & 6th July 13–18 ...... Entering 7th & 8th 7 St. Matt’s Youth youth@stmatt–ky.org Web site: www.stmatt–ky.org/youth.htm (502) 895-3485 Ben Linder, Youth Minister • Lynn Miller, Youth Coordinator

April 2008

Dinner at Confirmation “Incredible Dave’s” Sunday, April 27 Sunday, April 6 10:00 a.m. service 6:00-8:00 p.m. Come and show support to your friends who are confirmed by Bishop Ted! We will try out the newest hot spot in town for fun and games. Bring $5 towards dinner and extra money for arcade games. We will carpool from SMEC. Meet at 5:30 p.m. The Diocesan Youth Council presents BATS Game Spring Youth Gathering: Sunday, April 13 after Church School “Saints & Sinners of the Bible” We will head to the BATS stadium after church school and Friday, April 25 catch a game. We will buy the tickets but bring some $$ through Sunday, April 27 for snacks! We will return to SMEC by 4:00 p.m. at All Saints’ Center Cost: $80 (St. Matthew’s will pay 1/3 “Where is God . . . and the Diocesan will pay 1/3). In Music?” Deadline to register: Monday, April 21! Sunday, April 20 5:30-7:30 p.m. We will have dinner and share examples of where we find Indoor and God in music. Bring samples of your favorite music. Outdoor games Senior Sunday Sunday, April 27 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 20, 10:00 a.m. service Dinner too! A special service in honor of our graduating Seniors.

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

8 SOCIAL CONCERNS

Jody Fletcher, chair Volunteer St. Matthew’s Clothes Closet Opportunities Spring is here! As you clean out your closets, store away your winter clothes, Cornerstone and hang up your spring things, please set aside any clothing your family no Thursday, April 3 longer needs. Bring them to St. Matthew’s Clothes Closet located in the first mission office on the upper level of Saints Hall. 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. To cook or send food, sign up on It is helpful to our volunteers if clothing is clean, folded, and placed in a box or the bulletin board, or call brown bags. Clothing may also be brought in on hangers. Sharon Nesmith, 228-5918. To volunteer to baby sit, call Diane Clark, 245-5633. We always need sitters for the large number of children who are coming to Cornerstone! Please Old Educational CDs are needed join us for dinner at Whole Foods We are collecting used CDs for tutoring purposes. Ah Mu’s family (our refugee on Shelbyville Road at 5:15 p.m. family from Burma) is using stand-alone computers to practice new skills, so then carpool to the Cathedral at 6 p.m. and baby sit 6:30-7:45 p.m. math and reading/writing related CDs are especially helpful. Do you have an old math game your child used that emphasizes multiplication facts? Reading and Join us this month! writing programs are needed too. Habitat for Humanity Please put the CDs in the designated box located in the Narthex coat room. If Saturday, April 5 you have any questions, please call Marilyn Swain, 419-4583. 9 a.m. to Noon for a half day or 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a full day. Join our crew. More hands are always needed! (carpool from church, 8:25 a.m.) Celebrate Earth Day Calvary / St. George’s (2 days early) at St. Matthew’s Food Collection Sundays “In the end we will conserve only what we love. We love only what we April 6 understand. We understand only what we are taught.” Please bring in several – Baba Dioum, Senegalese ecologist nonperishable items for Please come learn about mountain top removel mining at our Adult Education St. George’s and Calvary’s Food Pantry and place them in the class on April 20, 11:15-12:00 in Clingman Chapel. We will view a 25 minute film basket in the Narthex Coat closet titled Mountain Mourning by Christians for the Mountains followed by a brief or take them direclty to the first discussion. mission office (marked Clothes And on April 20, before and after the 10:00 service, there will be: Closet) above Saints Hall. There is a cart outside of Saints Hall near • resuable shopping bags on sale for $5 each, featuring a design by Austin the Library where food may also Strause (winner of a contest among our kids). The proceeds will benefit be deposited. Your donations go a future projects of the Green Team. long way to help hungry people in • a display of eco-friendly products used by Green Team members. our community. • a cell-phone collection to benefit the Louisville Zoo. Serve lunch at Wayside • take-home information about making your life more enviornmentally friendly. Christian Mission Sunday, April 12 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. We leave right after communion at Volunteers Needed! the 10:00 a.m. service and meet in You don’t need a fancy degree; you just need to be yourself. the Narthex to carpool. It only takes 30 minutes once a week. We’ll even train you, it’s really that easy! For more information, please call Sarah Weston, 426-6678, Be an Every 1 Reads volunteer and share the experience so that Every 1 Reads! or Greg Petrites, 895-6522. To find out how to become a JCPS Every 1 Reads volunteer, call 625-0004, or visit our website at: www.Every1Reads.com 9 NEW ORLEANS MISSION TRIP

by Mitch Shirrell Thoughts St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church has always offered a variety of mission efforts outside our parish. I’ve asked myself why I’m so passionate about being a part of St. Matthew’s efforts on the Gulf Coast. I have found each visit spiritually fulfilling, in spite of the vast destruction and expanse of undone work we left behind. I found my teammates fun to travel with, and enthusiastic in achieving nearly professional results, working as Christ’s hands in the world. Was I there for a selfish culinary experience seasoned with manual labor? After some serious reflection, I believe my motivation comes from two experiences of my young life. Our house was struck by lightning when I was twelve. Dad brought my grandmother downstairs as smoke began to fill the hallway. I vividly recall my Mother praying aloud as she clutched the wheel of our VW Beetle, driving us to safety as flames exploded from the second story windows of our home. We lived with family members a few blocks away until the damage was repaired. In 1974 tornados destroyed much of my neighborhood, leaving our home on Northfield Drive intact, but badly damaged. I helped a former girlfriend recover items from the wreckage of both her home and her grandmothers’ house. Realizing how fortunate we were, I returned to a comfortable college dorm room in Lexington. My parents, siblings and pets again stayed with relatives until the utilities were restored and the windows replaced. None of us suffered. In August 2005, I watched on television as New Orleans flooded. In February of 2006, our first St. Matthew’s mission team viewed the devastation first hand. The industrial canal wall by the 9th Ward was shattered by a loose barge. Instantly, city blocks of frame shotgun homes were lifted by rushing water, carried hundreds of yards and smashed into acres of unrecognizable two story piles of rubble. Hundreds died. Subdivisions by Lake Pontchatrain were flooded, displacing affluent white collar professionals and government officials. Electric power, water and natural gas systems failed. Without utilities, supplies or evacuation options, medical care in hospitals and nursing homes deteriorated to medieval conditions. Phone service was non-existent for weeks. Refugees attempting flee across the bridge into Gretna were turned back at gunpoint by police. New Orleans firefighters, police and other governmental entities were immediately overwhelmed and remained dysfunctional for months after the floodwaters were gone. New Orleans seems a lot like Louisville to me in the closeness of neighborhood residents and their uncanny ability to find friends in common, simply by stating the name of the high school they attended. With neighborhoods empty and submerged there was no effective way to reach loved ones or check on fellow survivors. Families separated during the evacuation were placed hundreds of miles from home, reliant on the strained charity of strangers. Unlike the misery experienced by Katrina victims, as a young person I was mildly inconvenienced. I was buffered emotionally by a loving family and friends that were close at hand. We and our worldly possessions were protected by firefighters, police and National Guard troops. Insurance was in place to cover the majority of the repair work needed. By contrast, the various families we helped in New Orleans have been separated and scattered to Florida, Mississippi, and Texas. We were told that post-traumatic stress disorder is still the norm, even as the X marks of search and rescue teams are painted over and lawns are mowed around the vacant properties. St. Anna’s lists the names of homicide victims outside the front wall of their rectory, a grim reflection of the emotional turmoil that continues. Residents throughout the city continue to battle with the government, insurance companies and now with dishonest contractors to restore their homes. The heartbreak goes on. Most folks love a heroic figure that keeps fighting courageously on the right side of an unfair contest. I love New Orleans. I hope the locals who drove by our work teams on Duels Street realize that outsiders are still concerned. Our team knows your whole city has been crippled by the flood and your citizens have been kicked to the curb by fate, insufficient resources and inept institutions. We will share your story with those unaware of the struggles you still face. You, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, will remain in our thoughts and prayers until we return, or the job is finished. You are not forgotten. We will not forget. NOLA Mission Trip continued 10 NEW ORLEANS MISSION TRIP

by Bob Clark A View From The Edge I have to admit that I was apprehensive about spending three days working on a house in New Orleans. What could possibly be accomplished in such a short period of time? With trepidation I drove away from the St. Matthews parking lot on Wednesday morning not fully understanding what a humbling and educational experience awaited. The drive to New Orleans was a long ordeal but the conversation was lively. I encountered a group of parishioners who were concerned, interesting, humorous and shared my anxiety and expectations. We arrived early evening in New Orleans and drove directly to St. Anna’s Church. Father Terry conducted the church service and Eucharist. Moray Peoples presented our St. Matthews banner to the applause of the congregation. Donated medical supplies were taken to the St. Anna’s Clinic. A musical evening completed our parish dinner and first night in New Orleans. The Victorian House in the French Quarter served as our home while in New Orleans. The bed and breakfast was exceptional... exquisite accommodations for a church work crew! We departed early Thursday morning for The Diocese of Louisiana’s construction warehouse. I was taken by the energized, young work supervisors that awaited us. They presented an uplifting view of what had been accomplished in rebuilding New Orleans to date. Ninety-five percent of the homes in New Orleans impacted by the flood had been “gutted”. Government funds were being distributed for rebuilding and the Diocese of Louisiana had rebuilt over twenty-five homes, loaned many homeowners money for construction and were prepared to assist with the rebuilding of many more homes. Our St. Matthews crew was assigned to a home in the Seventh Ward. The house was a shotgun-camelback house with five bedrooms. The home was owned by a Miss House, her daughter and two grandchildren. She had already received a government grant to rebuild; however, a contractor took most of her money and left her with an uninhabitable house. I found that I had mixed emotions about government assistance, unscrupulous contractors, uneducated homeowners, speculation, fraud and corruption. What I saw was a devastated ethnic community that required assistance... a community of homeowners who lacked legal competence, deeds, titles, and professional representation. Acres of land that once housed hundreds of homeowners looked like an unattended cemetery . I was truly humbled! Our small group toured the Eighth and Ninth Wards. We viewed the construction that had been accomplished on Miss Shirley’s house (St. Matthews first house). Yes, Miss Shirley’s house is proof that progress is being made in New Orleans. It will be a long slog through mud and muck; however, New Orleans will be rebuilt. Small contributions of time and money do make a difference in the lives of people. St. Matthews was a small part of that rebuilding, but along with others we are making a difference. VESTRY COMMENTS

by Linda Wardell, Junior Warden

Our mission is to be a caring, inclusive community, centered in the Eucharist and grounded in the Gospel, so that we can reach out as Christ’s hands to the world—St Matthew’s Mission Statement This is my fourth year on the Vestry. I’m doing the equivalent of the college “victory lap” having first filled a one-year unexpired term before being elected to the normal three-year Vestry term. At the end of each year, I lament the fact that some of my favorite people are rotating off the Vestry. Then we have the Vestry Retreat, and I realize what fantastic new members have been elected. I have the good fortune to meet with this group along with our talented clergy and staff monthly as we celebrate the blessings and wrestle with the challenges confronting our parish community. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about community over the past few weeks. To me, just as the Eucharist is the heart of our worship service, community is the heart of St. Matthew’s. Real community doesn’t happen automatically, it requires a lot of people making the effort to be in relationship with each other. When Kevin and I arrived at St. Matthew’s, a lot of those caring people made sure that we were welcomed and helped us find ways to get involved in the life of the parish. Now, nearly five years later, we feel truly at home. In my adult life, I have lived in eight different states. I take pride in my self-reliance and ability to adapt (although I secretly envy people with deep roots in one location). However, with time, I have come to understand the importance of community and a sense of belonging. At St. Matthew’s, we are experiencing growth and change as we adapt and adjust to our new and wonderful space. We have a fantastic opportunity to live into our mission statement, quoted at the beginning of this article. I challenge myself and all of us to focus on creating and maintaining that “caring, inclusive community” first. Then we will have the foundation necessary to continue to “reach out as Christ’s hands to the world”. 11 DAILY PRAYER LIST

Note: At Morning Prayer each weekday, members of St. Matthew’s congregation are prayed for by name. As members of the Christian community, we are advised to hold each other in prayer. As part of your prayers, please remember all of the St. Matthew’s parish family. Week of April 6 Week of April 13 Rule: Bruce, Camie Sennett: Jim, Della, Evan, Madison Runyon: Liz Shaffer-Hand: Laura Rutter: Tim, Cathy Shaw: Penny, Lee Deters Schaaf: Ernestine Shawkat: Louise Scheirich: Joe, Sarah Shepler: Joan Scheirich: Joe, Naomi Shirley: Gerald, Pat Schmidt: David, Jane Hardy, Jonathan, Nathan Shirrell: Mitch, Melissa Barrett, Barrett, Beth, Ben Schmitt: Michael, Monique, Bryce, Zachary Shumaker: Jennifer, Nathan, Brantley Schwartz: Emily Siegfriedt: Fred, Joan Scrivener: Art Sikkenga: Jack, Valerie

Week of April 20 Week of March 27 Simpson: Bill, Diane Snell: Dottie Skinner: Jeff, Sarah Gorham, Laura, Bonnie Snider: Judy, Richard Smalley: Amy, Patric, Timothy, Susannah Spanyer: Carol, Gary Smith: Cindy Sparks: David, Brooke, Kimberly, Nathaniel Smith: Clay, Jay Crocker Spencer: Judy Smith: James, Stephanie, Jimmy, Jake Spencer: Bonnie Smith: John, Jennifer, Christopher Spotts: Phyllis Smith: Stephanie Stevenson: David, Amy, Wesley Smith: Thomas, Ann Stewart: Jay, Anne Smithwick: Daniel, Eva Stewart: Tinsley, Susan, Lily, Lucy

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

12 PARISH FAMILY

Transfers In

Brad Wilcox from St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Anchorage, KY

Jennifer Wilcox from Grace Episcopal Church, Paducah, KY

Marriage

Lindsay Elizabeth Prater and Kevin James Graves, March 8

We extend congratulations to

Bill Weinberg on the adoption of his grandson and on the birth of his granddaughter

Catherine Daley on the adoption of her daughter

Deaths

Elizabeth Hitz, February 3

We are sorry to hear about the death of

Tyler Goldberg’s father-in-law

Clint Thompson’s father Kate McKune’s grandfather

Marilyn Swain’s father

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

Regular Office Hours

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

Staff

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

Phone Extension e-mail address

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

Dear People of the most often is the one about St. Matthew’s, observing the Sabbath. Why don’t we take seriously God’s command What’s It’s May! Well, as to rest, to worship, to spend time I write this, it’s the with family, to re-create? To every Happening? end of April, and thing there is a season…. and there is the flowers are a time and season for slowing down blooming all over and delighting in God’s gifts. Parish News and the place, and so Bits n’ Pieces ...... 2-4 are the trees, and May is right May is full of interesting things at around the corner – Derby (a season St. Matthew’s: A Few Words From the unto itself here), and all the good Associate Rector ...... 5 • Pentecost Sunday/Mother’s things of spring and summer to Day on May 11th – two come. Millennium Development celebrations in one, complete Goals ...... 6 The last Sunday of our “program with Holy Baptism, great music, year” is May 18th, Trinity Sunday. and colorful “kites” in church. Adult Education ...... 7 The next weekend is Memorial Day Wear red!! weekend, and that officially means • the Presiding Bishop’s visit on Church School News ...... 8 that it’s summer. So, we slow down Friday, May 16th! after that, don’t offer as much • Trinity Sunday, May 18th/EFM Youth Page...... 9 following our services or during the graduation! week, and try and get outside and Social Concerns ...... 10 Summer or winter, spring or fall, we enjoy God’s creation. worship together at St. Matthew’s. Vestry Comments ...... 11 Summer is sabbath time. We need We rejoice together, we mourn it. Remember when you were a kid together, we learn together, we Education for and got three whole months off? question together, we grow together. Ministry ...... 11 Most of us don’t get that now, but May has its own delights, as does there is still a sense that this is a the summer to come, and I am glad Prayer List ...... 12 good time to relax, to enjoy life a bit we share them. Parish Families ...... 13 more, not to work quite so hard. I’m Yours in Christ, all in favor of that – especially as I + think the commandment we break Lucinda

The Rector informed the Vestry in April of a generous gift from the estate of Bill Edwards. Bill was very involved in the work and ministry of St. Matthew’s for many years, and this thoughtful gift is a further contribution to our life and ministry. 1 PARISH NEWS Bits n’ Pieces Many, many thanks go out to ...... the Children’s Committee, the Vestry, and the Choir and Handbell ringers who prepared, served, and cleaned up after our February 26, March 4 and March 11 Lenten suppers. . . . Linda Collins and Joy Blackburn for the beautiful roses that adorned the Agapé Supper tables. Thank you to all who set-up, prepared, served, and cleaned up after our Agapé Dinner on Maundy Thursday! . . . those of you who baked and purchased cookies for Liz Hitz’s memorial reception on April 12.

The Ladies’ Like to sing Lunch Bunch outside of Please join us at Corner Cafe, 9307 New LaGrange Road, on Thursday, May 15, at 11:30 a.m. All are the shower? welcome! Please call Betty Triplett, 425-9733, if you We are pleased to welcome Judy Snyder, Judy have any questions or need to carpool. Fischer, and Amy Bowen to the choir! Are there any tenors and basses out there? The short spring season before the choir takes a The Retired Men’s summer break is a great time to Breakfast give it a try if you like to sing but have hesitated to join the We meet on the third Tuesday of every month, 8:30 choir. Come sing with us for the a.m. at the Denny’s on Dutchman’s Lane across from month of May on Wednesdays Norton Suburban Hospital. Please join us! Everyone is at 7:45 p.m. invited, not just retired or senior folks!

Mark Your Calendars! ! St. Matthews / Highlands Relay for Life June 20-21 at Waggener High School ! The River Cities Concert Band will be performing on the brick apron at St. Matthew’s on Sunday, June 29, 7:00 p.m. ! Bats Game and Picnic Saturday, July 19 – Picnic at 5:00 • Game at 6:15 You’ll find your ticket reservation form in the next issue of the Spirit. ! 2008 Pictorial Directory Pictures will be taken from September 22 through October 4. More information to come. 2 PARISH NEWS

Holy Baptism You will The next opportunity for the sacrament of Holy Baptism know us is the Day of Pentecost, Sunday, May 11, during the 10 a.m. Eucharist. A Baptismal Preparation Class will be by the held on Wednesday, May 7 from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. for parents and godparents of those about to be Cross baptized. If you are interested or have any questions, please talk we wear with Lucinda Laird, Jim Trimble or Debbi (Daughters of the King) Rodahaffer at 895-3485. We are women who live and worship among you. You may recognize us by the silver cross we wear. Inscribed on the cross is “Magnanimiter Crucem Sustine,” which means “With heart, mind and spirit, Young Adult Retreat! uphold and bear the cross.” There are twenty-two The Diocese of Kentucky has scheduled a young adult Daughters in the Hildegard Visionary Chapter here at retreat at All Saints Camp and Conference Center the St. Matthew’s. Each of us prays daily. There are three weekend of June 6-8. This is a weekend not only to get of us in the choir and four of us ring bells in one of the away, but also to engage and explore our Christian bell choirs at St. Matthew’s. At least three of us usher faith. The theme of the weekend is based on “Mr. on Sunday mornings and at least five of us serve on the Deity,” an online video series that looks at God and the Altar Guild. All of us are active in the life and worship universe with a smile and a wink. It’s pretty awesome. of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church. Talk to any of us The videos will spark theological discussions. to find out more, or call Ann Hines at 894-0225. We www.mrdeity,com will install new members in the fall. The Diocese is defining “young adult” as a person in his or her 20s or 30s; so spread the word to your friends. The cost is only $25. Please see Jim Trimble for more information. Or go to the Facebook group, “Young Adults in the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky.”

CELEBRATE! Please join your American Cancer Society Relay For Life team in celebrating National Cancer Survivors Day Birthday on Sunday, June 1. We will serve a healthy breakfast following the 8 a.m. service, and before and after the Celebrations 10 a.m. service on that day to honor the many cancer survivors in our Parish. We haven’t forgotten the five of our o’clock survivors, either. As we did last year, we’ll have some goodies to celebrate in the Narthex after that service. Homebound Last year, this event was a huge success and we’ve for May been asked about it repeatedly. Please mark your calendar to join us in this celebration! If you have any May 2 Judy Spencer questions or would like to be involved with our Relay For Life team which participates in the St. Matthews / Highlands event on June 20-11 at Waggener High School, please contact Marty Lawfer, team captain, at 327-6057 or send email to [email protected]. 3 PARISH NEWS

Our library officially opened on Sunday, April 13! Now that it’s open, its features will soon become more apparent.

Display windows will showcase exhibits of various St. Matthew’s artifacts and other interesting materials. These displays will allow the church to spotlight not only archival items of importance to church members, but also books and other informational materials related to current and future topics of church programs and classes.

Examples of topics of special displays and bibliographies might include: People (Thomas Merton); Programs/ Committees/Events (Habitat, Horizon Readers, Dimensions in Faith); Series (New Church’s Teaching Series); Subjects: (World Religions, Children’s titles, Biographies, Spiritual Journeys); and Recommended Reading (Clergy choices and Horizon Readers). Most recently, there was a display featuring the building of our latest Habitat Home in conjunction with Holy Trinity Church.

Currently displayed are contemporary library books on science and religion, a theme selected in honor of the upcoming visit by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, who is a pilot and was an oceanographer before her call to the priesthood. There will be an adult education program with some Horizon Readers on the Sunday prior to the Presiding Bishop’s visit which will focus on her book: A Wing and a Prayer: A Message of Faith and Hope along with other readings that provide her viewpoint on science and religion. Since September, Horizon Readers has been reading and discussing recent issues involving science and religion. During the past year, the group read Bodies and Souls, or Spirited Bodies by Nancey Murphy; Language of God: a Scientist’s Evidence for Belief by Frances Collins; Thank God for Evolution! How the Marriage of Science and Religion Will Transform Your Life and Our World by Michael Dowd; and the Presiding Bishop’s book. Other titles on display: 261.5 Tay Barbara Taylor: Luminous Web: Essays on Science and Religion 909.07 Cah Thomas Cahill: Mysteries of the Middle Ages: The Rise of Feminism, Science and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe 261.5 Pol John Polkinghorne: Quarks, Chaos and Christianity 231.7 Mil Kenneth R. Miller: Finding Darwin’s God 291.2 Sci Gary B. Ferngren, ed.: Science and Religion: A Historical Introduction 230 McI Mark McIntosh: Mysteries of Faith (New Church Teaching Series - Vol. 8) 230 Macq John McQuarrie: Stubborn Theological Questions

Library Hours: Monday through Thursday: 11:30-12:30 p.m. • Sundays: 8:45-9:45 a.m., 11:15-12:15 p.m.

4 A FEW WORDS FROM . . .

The Associate Rector

Dear Friends, 1904, although, the first recorded movements occurred right here in Kentucky in 1799 and 1801. As of this writing I’m preparing These were characterized by a great outpouring of for the annual celebration of the the Holy Spirit, evidenced by speaking in tongues, and Church’s birthday – the Day of the baptism of the Holy Spirit, in which a saved Pentecost. As written in the person is more open to the Spirit’s work and second chapter of the Acts of the empowered for Christian service. Apostles, “they were all together in one place. And suddenly from Over the centuries, our culture has seen a change in heaven there came a sound like the rush of a the use of the word Pentecost. We tend to see the violent wind, and it filled the entire house where word Pentecostal now and associate certain images they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, or nuances with that word. We, as a people, now see appeared among them, and a tongue rested on the inerrancy of the Bible and speaking in tongues or each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy praying in strange languages as the picture of Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as Pentecost. We’ve done the same with the word the Spirit gave them ability.” This is our call, fifty Evangelical, and can only see TV preachers days after the Resurrection of Christ, to follow the embroiled in scandal, rather than a messenger bringing apostles’ example of going out into the world to the Good News. Many have written that their spread the Gospel. Christian religion has been taken from them; that their faith has been co-opted by these new branches of The Day of Pentecost is a day on which we wear red, Christ’s tree. signifying the color of the fire which rested on each of the apostles. This is one of the five days in our At the time of this writing the words on the St. church year, according to the Book of Common Matthew’s sign on Hubbards Lane reads, “Challenge Prayer, which is appropriate for baptisms. And there Your Mind – Renew Your Spirit.” I think this is one will be baptisms! Many European traditions have this of the gifts the Episcopal Church offers our as an important holiday, with schools closed the community…that you can explore, with other folks on following Monday. In some communities of faith, the journey, the history, the questions, and the doubts ordinations to the diaconate and priesthood are held on which come from studying Scripture, the Church, and the Day of Pentecost. In France, it is customary to the work of the Holy Spirit. These things like blow trumpets at the Mass signifying the sound of the Pentecost, the 50th day, or Evangelism, the message rushing wind, the breath of God. And in the Eastern of good news, are ours to embrace fully as God’s Orthodox Church, this holiday is only surpassed in children. These things are what we are commanded importance by Easter. to live out by virtue of our baptism in the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Throughout the 20th century, especially in this country, this spiritual event took on a new significance. The Grace and Peace, modern Pentecostal religious movement had its start in the Azusa Street Revival in Los Angeles around – Jim+

Presiding Bishop’s Visit - Friday, May 16, 7:30 p.m. Tickets for those who signed up will be distributed after all 3 services on Sunday, May 11.

5 MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Goal 8: Create a Global Partnership for Development

The success of the MDGs depends on all of us: rich and poor alike, our churches, our corporate institutions, and our governments. A fair trading system, increased international aid, and debt relief for developing countries will help us realize the goals. Some of the targets of Goal Eight are: to uphold a fair international trading and financial system, to develop decent and productive work for young people, and to make new technologies and affordable drugs available in all countries.

Making It Real Episcopal Relief and Development is one of the organizations that is working to create a global partnership for development. For example, ERD and Pura Vida Coffee’s Fair Trade program, Bishops Blend*, is helping coffee farmers in Central America and Indonesia. Fair Trade attempts to make up for international trading practices that favor big businesses over small farmers and artisans. Small shifts in the international market can devastate local economies, especially when they produce only one crop or raw material. The Bishops Blend program combines social justice with ERD’s mission of responding to needs around the world. Fair Trade coffee helps farmers in the developing world receive a living wage for their coffee, while organic agricultural practices protect the environment. All proceeds raised through Bishops Blend go toward the areas of greatest need worldwide. Bishops Blend is certified Fair Trade, organic, and shade grown. Fair Trade– purchased from small coffee farmers who are guaranteed fair treatment and a fair price, even when world coffee prices drop. Organic– grown without chemical fertilizers or pesticides. Shade grown– grows beneath a tree canopy which both protects the coffee plants from intense heat, and returns vital nutrients to the soil.

What You Can Do: ACT. • A global partnership begins with you. Connect with people in developing countries worldwide by supporting programs like Bishops Blend and Gifts for Life. • You can let your local representatives know you oppose unfair international trade policies by joining the Episcopal Public Policy Network. • Or, you can join the global partnership by volunteering. That could mean translating documents from home, spending a few hours a week in an office, or sitting on the board of a nonprofit. It could also mean going abroad and working with the people who need your help the most.

For Further Consideration • Whether you plan to use your skills or learn new ones, you have plenty of volunteering options. You can volunteer in the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina with the Dioceses of Louisiana and Mississippi or search for opportunities using a database such as Idealist. • Join the campaign for debt cancellation, which urges wealthy countries to forgive the debts owed by poor countries. – This reflection is from Episcopal Relief and development and is part of a continuing series of articles concerning the MDGs. For more information, contact Jim Trimble, the Diocesan ERD Coordinator. More information on the MDGs is available at www.un.org/millenniumgoals. * we drink Bishops Blend here at St. Matthew’s on Sundays! 6 Sunday Morning @11:10 a.m. Adult Education in May

May 4 ...... In Clingman Chapel: ...... “Drug Addiction and Alcoholism: The Disease Concept” ...... Dr. Monty Hocker, Jr., will discuss how alcoholism and drug addiction ...... “are chronic diseases much like high blood pressure and heart disease”, ...... and how that understanding can facilitate their treatment. Dr. Hocker is a ...... family physician who has incorporated addiction and alcoholism into his ...... practice. He is board certified in both fields...... The Last Word (Room A) ...... A clergy person will be on-hand for discussion concerning the day’s ...... readings, and the sermon...... Newcomers (Lounge) ...... If you are visiting St. Matthew’s, come find out more about us! ...... Parents In Conversation (Lower Level) ...... Sarah Trimble will lead a discussion on Nutrition and children.

May 11 ...... In Clingman Chapel: ...... “Science, Religion and Bishop Schori” ...... In preparation for the visit of the Presiding Bishop to the diocese and the ...... parish, members of the Horizon Readers book group will discuss some of the ...... issues they have encountered in their study this year of science and religion, ...... and in the writings of the Presiding Bishop...... The Last Word (Room A) ...... Newcomers (Lounge) ...... Parents In Conversation (Lower Level) ...... “Peer Pressure / Bullying”

May 18 ...... In Clingman Chapel: ...... “Responding to the Presiding Bishop” ...... The rector and others will lead a discussion of the visit of Katharine Jefferts ...... Schori, Presiding Bishop, to St. Matthew’s the preceding Friday...... The Last Word (Room A) ...... Newcomers (Lounge) ...... Parents In Conversation (Lower Level) ...... “Youth Activities at St. Matthew’s”, led by Ben Linder, Youth Minister, ...... and Lynn Miller, Youth Coordinator,

May 25 ...... Church School, Adult Ed Classes and Coffee Hour have ended for the ...... summer months.

7 CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS

Debbi Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education Thank you is not enough for all of the people who have been a part of our Children’s Program this year. This is an amazing group of people and they deserve our thanks as they are instrumental in the spiritual lives of our children and youth. ………………and to all of the parents who helped in activity rooms, classrooms, with Vacation Bible School, Parents In Conversation, and so much more!

Lauren Becker Courtney Grumley Leigh Anne Preston Judith Bowman Allison Hall Baleé Riley Jenice Carolan Libby Hardy Mike Risley Bill Cheatham Erin Hargan David Schmitt Mary Cheatham Blaine Hicks Monique Schmitt Kris Christensen Jill Jelsma Amy Smalley Amy Currie Angela Koshewa Brooke Sparks Kristin Donovan John Krantz David Sparks Juli Duvall Joel Latto Randy Strause Scot Duvall Andrea Ledvina René Strause Shannon Edwards Ben Linder Kim Tabler Anne Farra Shawn Marshall Mark Tabler Mary Lou Fitzer Lynn Miller Reneé Thompson Andy Frey Amy Mitchell Sarah Trimble Shannon Frey Doris Morrow Amy Tucker Gaylee Gillim Jennifer Owen Cheryl Wagner Tyler Goldberg Moray Peoples Julia Weis Brian Good Michelle Peterson Carrie Woldin Courtney Good Jeff Preston

Coming Events: Monday, May 12, 6:00 p.m. Children’s Program Committee Meeting Parents In Conversation Room Friday, May 16, 7:30 p.m. The Presiding Bishop’s Forum Saints Hall and all over simulcast all over the building Sunday, May 18 Last Day of Church School until August 24! Thursday, June 12, 6:00 p.m. Parents Class with dinner and childcare – “Beyond the Birds and The Bees” Monday, July 21-Friday, July 25 9:00a.m.-12:00 Noon Vacation Bible School at Calvary Church

Parents Night Out is returning Parents Night Out is a parent babysitting cooperative. Planning is underway. Please let Debbi Rodahaffer know if you are interested in being part of this group.

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

May 2008

The Park Dinner Out! at Sunday, May 18 Middletown 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 4 We will wrap up the school year with a dinner out 12:00-3:00 p.m. together. We will head to We will leave after church and carpool to The Park for Gattiland or Incredible Dave’s - lunch, go-carts, putt putt, arcade games, etc. Bring $5 a vote will be taken the first week towards costs. Pick up at SMEC at 3:00 p.m. of May and plenty of notice will be given. Dinner will be on us! You should plan to bring some Popcorn extra money for arcade games for Theology either place. Families welcome to come along! Pick up and drop off will be at the restaurant. Sunday, May 11 5:30-7:30 p.m. Our last movie night of the year! Pizza for dinner and movie snacks!

We would like to take this opportunity to say - “Congratulations” to: our Seniors: Andrew Brill, Meghan Burns, Mike Lambert, Andrew Mertz, Michael Risley, and Jimmy Smith and our Confirmands: Abby Brill, Barrett Donovan, Kayla Hall, Shane Hall, Caitlin Joy, Chris Mitchell, Charlie Rhea, and Randy Strause

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

9 SOCIAL CONCERNS

Jody Fletcher, chair Volunteer Second Food Collection Opportunities Site is added Calvary / St. George’s Each month parishioners at St. Matthew’s are asked to Food Collection Sunday bring several nonperishable food items to support Sunday, May 4 St. George’s and Calvary’s food pantries, and leave them in Please bring in several the Narthex Coat Closet. Now, another collection point has been added nonperishable items for for your convenience. It is located on the lower level, outside the new St. George’s and Calvary’s Food Pantry and place them in the library, in the hall across from Saints Hall. basket in the Narthex Coat closet or take them direclty to the first Please feel free to bring food all through the month. The need is great mission office (marked Clothes and St. George’s is often low on food before the end of the month. Closet) above Saints Hall. There is Both parishes appreciate St. Matthew’s contributions. Please continue a cart outside of Saints Hall near your generous support. If you haven’t donated recently, perhaps you will the Library where food may also be deposited. Your donations go a add some things to the basket this month. long way to help hungry people in our community. Cornerstone Thursday, May 8 Kenya News 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. To cook or send food, sign up on the bulletin board, or call Sharon Nesmith, 228-5918. To volunteer to baby sit, call Diane Clark, 245-5633. We always need sitters for the large number of children who are The Hearts4Kenya group will leave for Oyugis, Kenya on June 14 coming to Cornerstone! Please through June 29. The group will be small, only six this year, including join us for dinner at Whole Foods on Shelbyville Road at 5:15 p.m. Jim Trimble, because of the problems stemming from Kenya’s disputed then carpool to the Cathedral at election. 6 p.m. and baby sit 6:30-7:45 p.m. Life in Kenya has gotten back to normal and travel advisories have been Habitat for Humanity reduced. We are expecting a rewarding trip. Saturday, May 10 9 a.m. to Noon for a half day or The Hearts4Kenya group will be working on an irrigation system to help 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a full day. our farmers; we will visit our farmers and schools to see how their Join our crew. agricultural projects are going; we will give out glasses to the students of More hands are always needed! the highs schools that we work with in the area; and we will work on (carpool from church, 8:25 a.m.) tables and chairs for the 114 orphans Hearts4Kenya supports at Amani. Serve lunch at Wayside At the present time there are only enough for 74 orphans. Christian Mission We will visit the orphans in Rongo that St. Matthew’s supports, to see Sunday, May 11 what is going on with them. We will take many pictures and report back 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. when we return. We leave right after communion at the 10:00 a.m. service and meet in Please put the Hearts4Kenya group on your prayer list as we travel and the Narthex to carpool. work with the people of Oyugis. For more information, please call Sarah Weston, 426-6678, –John Willingham or Greg Petrites, 895-6522.

10 VESTRY COMMENTS

by Becky Donovan

Money, money, money. I was a little apprehensive as a new vestry member that this is what it was all about. There are so many components of our life together that are valuable and deserve our time that I did not want to focus all my time on discussing money. I have been pleasantly surprised at how many other things are discussed and prayed about at both the vestry retreat and at the vestry meetings. And yet, finances are what allow us to do the mission work that we do as a community both for ourselves and for others. During our discussions on finances, the practice of automatic deduction for pledges was encouraged. From a fiscal point, this makes excellent sense. Money comes in throughout the year in an even fashion. Budgets and spending can be planned much easier. The end of the year would not be met with as much apprehension, wondering if all the pledges will actually come in. Will we be in the black or red? Why is it so hard to convince everyone to join this system? I am someone who has chosen to use the automatic deduction system. This is the system I use for most of my bills and it felt natural to just sign up. It was a selfish choice, as I am terrible at taking the time to write checks and always found myself scrambling during the offertory (or yes, occasionally the sermon) to write a check and quietly tear it out of the checkbook. I thought this would be a slam dunk, easy decision. I did not anticipate some of the problems it gave me that I have had to work through. The biggest problem was that it felt removed from my consciousness and that felt awkward. I had always thought of placing money into the plate as a method of prayer. It was a treasure I was returning to its owner. Now I had lost that motion. Somewhere in the cyber world of banking, money was moving and I didn’t have to do a thing. Two things have helped me with this problem. The first is seeing that as an automatic deduction, I can no longer “put off paying my pledge” in order to spend on something else. This is demonstrating that returning to God what is God’s is a priority that can’t be moved. This comes first. The second is that when the collection plate passes me by instead of moving it along quickly, I pause for a moment and say a prayer of thanksgiving. I now have a way of connecting that is physical for me. I must admit, it is still nice to put in the Easter offering, or my pledge for the Kenya orphans, or other special gifts. But now when I do that, it also adds an extra level of gratitude for what I have. It is not only a special offering but a special way for me to add to the offering. Automatic deduction has been the right choice for me. It has given me a sense of freedom. It has helped me to put my priorities in the right order. It has helped my community with its financial planning. The process is easy and Ruth Kempf can help you with the forms.

EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY

Education For Ministry is the apple pie àla mode of adult education. Eleven persons have been at the curriculum for four years and will graduate Sunday, Mary 18th. You probably know most of them; they give life to ministry at St. Matthew’s and the world beyond. Jack Geary Susan Mayes Jane O’Roark Susanna Jones Liz Mendel Joan Shepler Kitten Lawless Sharon Nesmith Mo Wakefield We offer profound thanks to these graduates for their perseverance and loyalty to their work. EFM is The Episcopal Church’s most significant adult education curriculum. In all, twenty persons are currently enrolled. We have two groups at St. Matthew’s. The curriculum is written by the faculty of the School of Theology at Sewanee, Tennessee. The parish mentor for our groups is The Rev. Moray Peoples. The delight of the material is that it both affirms and educates us in our personal ministries in our daily lives. The material is comprehensive. Year 1 participants study the Jewish Scriptures, the Old Testament. Year 2 works their way through the New Testament; Year 3 – Church History, and Year 4 looks at philosophies, theologians, liturgies and the implications of faith acted upon in the world. Each year builds upon the other. Other current participants are Hilary Harris, Chris Bartholomew, Reneé Thompson, Kevin Causey, Jay Redman, Sam Bridge, Alice Willingham, Sarah Causey, Joy Bell, Kathy Buchino, and Mary Abrams. The program will take the summer off and reconvene around Labor Day. If you’d like to know more about the program, speak to anyone named above, or call Moray at 426-8959 or send an email to [email protected], to help you get registered. 11 DAILY PRAYER LIST

Note: At Morning Prayer each weekday, members of St. Matthew’s congregation are prayed for by name. As members of the Christian community, we are advised to hold each other in prayer. As part of your prayers, please remember all of the St. Matthew’s parish family. Week of May 4 Week of May 11 Stiles: Andy, Joyce Streeter: Rhody Stites: Alice, Alice, James, Henry Stremel: Richard, Beth, Nick, Raegan Stites: Jim, Mary Stringfield: Cynthia Stivers: Larry, Holly, Zane, Corey, Riley Surowiec: Paul, Cathy, Austin, Jack Stodghill: Bill, Julie Sutton: Cathy, Thomas Kolb Stokes: Barry, Eileen, Lindsay, Taylor Swain: Marilyn, Robin, Philip Stone: Aidan, Bobbie Swann: Nicole, Joel Latto, Savanna, Luke Strange: Cathy, Rebecca Taylor: Greg, Devonya Strause: James Terry: Frances Strause: Randy, René, Randy, Austin, Cameron Thielen: Teddie

Week of May 18 Week of May 25 Thomas: John, Phyllis Todd: Mary Nancy Thomas: Phil, Patricia Tinsley Trimble: Jim, Sarah, Riley Thomas: Sally, Patricia DaRif Triplett: Betty, Gary Thompson: Clint, Reneé, Lilly Troop: Graham, Amy Cubbage Thompson: Dorney, Elizabeth Wahl, Reed, Callie, Evan Tucker: Steven, Amy, Sarah Thompson: Linda, Michael Tuggle: Kenneth, Catherine Threlkeld: Rae-Jean, Wesley, Gabriel Uligian: Greg, Barbara Tiano: John, Alice, Joel Hunt VanDyke: Grace Tidwell: Harry, Ann Vandrick: Joe, Kay Todd: Bosworth Viel: Ginny

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

12 PARISH FAMILY

Transfers In Steve and Beth Myers and their sons, Barrett, Wills and Jack from Christ Episcopal Church, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Jan Scholtz and her son Scott from Christ Church Cathedral, Louisville, KY

Transfers Out Bruce Kleinschmidt to St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church, Austin, TX

Confirmation, May 27 Heather Bell, Abby Brill, Barrett Donovan, Nicholas Eastman, Kayla Hall, Shane Hall, Caitlin Joy, Chris Mitchell, Charlie Rhea, Randy Strause

Reception, May 27 Peter Bell

We extend congratulations to Mitch Shirrell on the birth of his grandson

Deaths Elizabeth Hitz, March 3

Kenneth Paul Vinsel, Jr., March 27

Frederick William Drybrough, Jr., April 3

We are sorry to hear about the death of Leslie Norman’s brother

Winslow Fairleigh’s mother

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

Regular Office Hours

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

Staff

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

Phone Extension e-mail address

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

Dear People of she said, and everyone should work St. Matthew’s, together, because no matter what What’s separates us, what binds us What an together in Christ is stronger. incredible time we Happening? had of it with the The second reason is that I was so visit of the very, very proud of this parish. Parish News and Presiding Bishop! Saints Hall and the church looked Bits n’ Pieces ...... 2-4 If you were unlucky enough to not beautiful, of course, and the Vestry Comments ...... 4 make it, you can go to our website, technology that enabled folks A Few Words From the http://stmatt-ky.org/, and see and upstairs to see and hear everything Associate Rector ...... 5 hear for yourself. But being there was wonderful! But it was the was absolutely wonderful. warm welcome by the 70+ Library News ...... 6 volunteers that made the evening. Music Notes ...... 7 It was wonderful for two reasons. When I went to All Saints the next The first is the Presiding Bishop day to present five of our people What’s Happening at herself. I had been impressed by for confirmation, I heard again and St. Matthew’s her writing and actions, but now again and again, from clergy and Calendar ...... 8-9 that I’ve met her I really laity, how welcoming we were, how Church School News ...... 10-11 understand why she was so hospitable we were, what a unexpectedly elected. She seems Youth Page...... 11 wonderful evening it had been. totally grounded in her faith, A Trip Off the intelligent and clear, open to others, Many, many people worked very Beaten Path ...... 12 yet firm in her convictions. hard to make it all look smooth and Social Concerns ...... 13 I learned from her a lot about effortless. I cannot thank you responding to folks who don’t agree enough. The gift of hospitality is Prayer List ...... 14 with you, or may even be hostile. certainly yours! Parish Families ...... 15 I particularly liked the way she kept Yours in Christ, INSERT: bringing everything back to the + Bats Game and Picnic mission of the church. Again and Lucinda Ticket Form again she said that mission is what we are about, and that we can bring all our disagreements with us, but that if we reach out together we will find Christ among us. Everyone should come to the table, 1 PARISH NEWS Bits n’ Pieces River Cities Concert Band and Ice Cream Social Please plan to join us for the River Cities Concert Band and Ice Cream Social held on the front yard of the church on Sunday, June 29 at 7:00 p.m. Please bring a chair and/or a blanket to sit on. You might consider bringing a picnic! Ice cream will be provided at the intermission. This is a wonderful way to kick off the summer. Sit back and enjoy your favorite songs from the past and those melodies we love today.

The Ladies’ The Retired Men’s Lunch Bunch Breakfast Please join us at Captain’s Quarters, 5700 Captains We meet on the third Tuesday of Quarters Road off River Road, on Thursday, June 19, every month, 8:30 a.m. at the at 11:30 a.m. Denny’s on Dutchman’s Lane across from Norton Suburban Hospital. Please join us! Please join us at The Cafe, 712 Brent Street, on Everyone is invited, not just retired or senior folks! Thursday, July 17, at 11:30 a.m. All are welcome! Please call Betty Triplett, 425-9733, if you have any questions or need to carpool.

Mark Your Calendars! Birthday ! St. Matthews / Highlands Relay for Life Celebrations June 20-21 at Waggener High School of our ! Ordination of Anne Vouga to the Priesthood Homebound June 21, 11:00 a.m. at Christ Church Cathedral June 14 ! Annual Parish Breakfast Katherine Jackson Sunday, August 10 at 9:00 a.m.

! 2008 Pictorial Directory Pictures will be taken from September 22 through October 4. More information to come. 2 PARISH NEWS

Get your iced DID cold lemonade YOU here . . . KNOW . . . ? ? ? If you would like to host lemonade this summer, please . . . Brandon Ndife won a Silver Merit award sign up on the bulletin board across from the elevator on in the Scholastic National Art and Writing the main level. This is a great way to meet parishioners Competition with an etching he submitted? you may not know and visit with long-time parishioners. He will travel to Carnegie Hall in New York Ann Davis will train you on what to do, it is very sometime in late June to receive the award. simple. Congratulations Brandon!

. . . the Vestry said THANK YOU to Jan Garver, and THANK YOU! accepted her resignation from the Vestry on May 27, as she prepares to join her husband, David, in Asheville, As the event chair of the North Carolina. Jan has served on the Vestry for a year Presiding Bishop’s visit to and a half, and has served as Secretary of the Vestry. St. Matthew’s, I want to thank all of those who served Marty Lawfer was appointed by the Vestry to fill the on my committee and made the evening such a hugh unexpired term, and Lauren Becker was elected to success. These people all put in many hours of serve as Secretary. Godspeed, Jan and David! planning and hard work. The members of the dinner part of the committee are Linda Collins, Barbara Ellis, Jody Fletcher, Babs Hardy, Karen Hill, Lynn Miller, Judith Peoples and Debbi Rodahaffer. The members of the Forum part of the committee are Celebrate, Remember Rhody Streeter, chair, Peter Bell, Bob Clark, Jay Crocker, Matt Farra, Chris Hermanson, Ed Hill, and Fight Back! Tim Rhea, Clay Smith, Dwayne Watson and Mike Wright. Please join me in giving all these people a pat Please join us for the St. Matthews/Highlands Relay on the back for a job extremely well done. For Life at Waggener High School football stadium, Thanks also to Caroline Keller for her generous June 20–21 from 7 p.m. to 10 a.m. We are dedicating donation of wine and Edie Bingham for her donation our effort to those in this parish who have died, those of flowers that beautified the clergy dinner that we who survive and all who have been touched by cancer. hosted. We will appreciate for many years the Early in the evening of June 20, there will be a lap donation of time and expertise by Peter Bell, Chris around the track for survivors followed by a lap with Hermanson, Rhody Streeter and Tim Rhea in wiring those who have been caregivers for a cancer patient. our entire building for audio/visual access that is a Later, at dusk, the luminaria in honor of survivors and permanent addition to our facility that will be invaluable in memory of those who have died will be lit. It is an in the future. The donations made by St. Matthew’s inspirational, moving sight and makes us realize, yet parishioners total in the thousands of dollars. I am in again, the toll cancer takes on us and why we need to awe of the generosity. continue to work to find a cure. I’d also like to thank all the volunteers, too numerous The Relay is a fun event with games, music and other to name, who came out on May 16 and served as events that last all night because cancer is not a nine to everything from flower arrangers, servers at the five disease. Our team plans to sell hot dogs, brats, dinner, greeters and ushers and parking lot attendants. chips and drinks again this year to raise more money Once again they showed that St. Matthew’s that night. Plan to stop by our tent for even a short visit parishioners always step up to do whatever is asked. and a walk around the track. Luminaria honoring a I’m so glad, and proud, to be a part of this Parish. loved one can be purchased every Sunday between now and the Relay and at the event itself. If you have – Marty Lawfer any questions, please don’t hesitate to call Marty And special thanks to Marty Lawfer herself, who Lawfer, team captain, 327-6057 or [email protected]. organized all this! – Lucinda+ We look forward to seeing you there! 3 PARISH NEWS

Cell Phone Recycling Centers and their Nonprofit causes Make sure to erase all your personal information from your old cell phones before you drop them off to any of the following locations: Highland Coffee 1140 Bardstown Road Benefits “Alley Cat Advocates” – a nonprofit organization that uses the funds from selling the phones to spay and neuter wild cats in our community (over 5,000 cats so far!). Center for Women and Families 927 South Second Street Distributes phones to victims of domestic abuse for them to call for help. Whole Foods 4944 Shelbyville Road The phones will go to “Secure the Call” – a nonprofit organization that reprograms the phones with emergency numbers and distributes them to local senior and disabled population.

VESTRY COMMENTS

by Rhody Streeter

The Kingdom of God is here. One of the things that strikes me most powerfully about St. Matthew’s is the phrase from our mission statement to …reach out as Christ’s hands in the world. We are an active committed congregation that believes in action. And it’s with Christ’s hands we are called to heal this broken world. But when I reflect that we are Christ’s hands I am struck that this is both an overwhelming responsibility and an exultation. The responsibility is that sometimes I feel God’s divine presence is manifested in this world only through human acts. That it is only through human compassion, generosity and sacrifice can God be found in this world. It is a daunting responsibility. Who me? Certainly not me! Choose another. Send someone better prepared. It is a terrible burden. God is dependent on me is a pretty bleak thought. Yes, the responsibility is there but that is not the end of the story. Jesus promised us that when he left us he would not leave us bereft. He would give us his presence in the Holy Spirit. The responsibility remains but also the exultation. We all ARE Christ’s hands. That is it plain and simple. It is not just a challenge but also an affirmation! The Kingdom of God is here. And we all are the people who inhabit it. We just have to love it into existence. As Mahatma Gandhi said: “You must be the change you want to see in the world.” St. Matthew’s has embraced that with open arms. We see it in our commitment to the orphans in Kenya, the community offices in Saints Hall, our outreach to New Orleans and in a thousand other ways. And when in our baptismal covenant we are called on to see and seek Christ in every living person we are affirming that Christ lives and dwells in each of us. Talk about resurrection! And yes, if we don’t let Christ live in us, and through us, in community and in consort then we are not living up to what Christ called us to be - his servants and his living presence. But we are not called to do this alone for we have each other and the transforming power of Christ’s love. 4 A FEW WORDS FROM . . .

The Associate Rector

Dear Friends, hour takes a break. But this does not mean we grind On Trinity Sunday, May 18, we to a halt. As ones who are called to live out the heard a story of creation that Baptismal Covenant, God’s work does not take a begins the book of Genesis. The holiday. We do not just put Jesus’ earth is formed, along with all the commandments to love God and love our plants, and birds, and rocks, and neighbors on the back burner for a while. things and, at the end of the week, Sure we’ll serve lemonade instead of God rests. This day is then made coffee, but we will still gather together hallowed and we, too, are called to rest. This is a holy as a community of Christians. The rest. This sabbath does not mean to just sit back and youth will travel to Louisiana for a do nothing. Or, since we’re not actually punching the mission trip. The Relay for Life will clock, we should concentrate on getting all our chores take place at Waggener High School. Our annual done so we end up exhausted at the end of the day. Concert Band performance This ancient Jewish tradition can usually be found will take place. Vacation now, in some form or another, in most faith Bible School happens at communities as a day of communal worship, of rest, Calvary. We have a Bats and of enjoying God’s good creation. game lined up in July, along with a couple workshops In the United States, school children and a parish breakfast before we return to our regular typically enjoy some sort of secular program year. sabbath in the late spring, early summer. This is a time to break Here at St. Matthew’s we will gather on Sundays for from classroom studies, explore Scripture readings, prayers, fellowship and to give and the world around them, sleep in a receive the holy food of God. We will gather on bit, and, hopefully, get a job so Tuesday mornings to share Eucharist. Our doors will they’re not sitting back and doing be open for Morning and Evening Prayer. Our church nothing all day. The rest of the family might use some family will still feed the hungry, donate clothes to of this time to schedule their own type of sabbath and those in need, travel to our orphans in Kenya, and hold go on vacation, explore the neighborhood pool, or the sick and suffering in our prayers. We drive the students to and from their summer job. will baptize in the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We will see My school-age summers included folks make promises to each other playing baseball with all the which will be blessed by God in the neighborhood kids in the St. sacrament of Holy Matrimony. We Matthew’s churchyard. will enjoy each other’s company. And Spending time at camp at All we will ask God to bring all Creation to the safety of a Saints and making lifelong new day. friends. Riding my bike all over the Highlands. Delivering Grace and Peace, newspapers, mowing lawns, and babysitting. And I + went to church. Every Sunday. – Jim So, at St. Matthew’s, we celebrate God’s gift of Sabbath a bit. The church office changes its operating hours. This newsletter issue covers both June and July. The choir will enjoy some free time. Our church school-Sunday School-education

5 Children’s Book Corner

I’ve traveled the world twice over, Met the famous; saints and sinners, Poets and artists, kings and queens Old stars and hopeful beginners, I’ve been where no-one’s been before, Learned secrets from writers and cooks All with one library ticket To the wonderful world of books. – Anonymous

In one of the corners of the library exists a wonderful place — the Children’s Book Corner. This very special part of the library consists of books for young people of all ages. There are five sections within the children’s collection: nonfiction, biography, picture books, fiction and DVDs. The nonfiction shelves contain Bible stories, books on Christianity, world religions, art, music, world history, architecture, folklore and much more. The shelves of picture books hold many stories, some familiar to our readers and some titles yet unknown but soon to be special to our patrons. The biography section has books on famous individuals both in religious and modern history. Such religious subjects as St Francis, St. Patrick and St. Nicholas as well as Buddha, Confucius, Muhammad are sitting alongside the biographies on Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Michelangelo, Helen Keller, Harriet Tubman and others on the shelves. A number of fiction titles are a part of the children’s book corner. The entire series of C.S. Lewis’ Narnia series, Newbery winners, books by Sharon Creech and Katherine Paterson and other titles that readers will find thought- provoking and page-turners.

If you are a dreamer, come in. If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, a hoper, a prayer, a magic-bean-buyer. If you’re a pretender, come sit by my fire, for we have some flax-golden tales to spin. Come in! Come in! – Shel Silverstein

Library Hours: Monday through Thursday: 11:30-12:30 p.m. • Sundays: 8:45-9:45 a.m., 11:15-12:15 p.m.

6 MUSIC NOTES

Barbara Ellis, Choir Director / Organist

What a wonderful year! Week after week throughout the programming year choir members and bell ringers have rehearse faithfully, come early on Sunday mornings, attend extra Saturday rehearsals, and support the many special services. Their faithfulness to the music ministry and their church is an extraordinary commitment. Choir members and bell ringers will take a well deserved break during the summer months and their combined voices will be missed in our worship services. Thank you to everyone that helps make our worship services sparkle with hymns and anthems, bells and instruments of praise!

Choir Sue Bach Victoria Danahy Hilary Harris Charlie Peterson Paul Beede Bruce Dillman Ed Hill Michelle Peterson Amy Bowen Nicholas Eastman Karen Hill Nina Rodahaffer Jackie Brooks Tim Eicholtz Faith Huff Connie Savells David Campbell Steve Ellis Sue Jones Clay Smith Frances Campbell Judy Fischer Susan Judge Judy Snider Anne Carmen Jody Fletcher Mike Ketterer John Tiano Naomi Christian Jan Garver Brad Kimbrough Ginny Viel Cindy Diedenhofen David Garver Angela Koshewa Aaron Vowels Melinda Clark Gaylee Gillim Margaret Krantz Linda Wardell Candis Crocker Tyler Goldberg Cicely Lambert Alan Wernecke Jay Crocker Marion Halliday Michael Lambert Kathy Wright

Handbell Ringers Sue Bach Susan Judge Dottie Rohrer Heather Bell Brad Kimbrough Betty Triplett Barbara Beury Andrea Ledvina Cheryl Wagner Sarah Clement Susan Mayes Martha Wallingford Jay Crocker Ann Miller Alan Wernecke Joan Day Amy Newkirk Linda Wood Becky Donovan Greg Petrites Neally Wright Dennis Judge

The Choir is very fortunate to have the wonderful assistance of Alison Dobroth, directing at a moment’s notice and Aaron Vowels, able assistant at any task! The choir enjoys a very special fellowship community and we were saddened to say farewell to several faithful choir members that relocated this year: John and Anne Shelby, Rowland Folensbee and Casey Walters, Emily Schwartz, and soon Jan and David Garver. 7 What’s happening at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in June 2008?

Morning Prayer: 9 a.m., Monday-Friday • Evening Prayer: 5:30 p.m., Monday-Saturday

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 234567 Holy Eucharist, T’ai Chi, 11a Holy Eucharist, Art Group, 9:30a Ladies AA, Cursillo, 8a 8a, 10a & 5p Bridge, 7p 7a ACS, 6p 11:30a Habitat, 8:30a Relay For Life AA, 6:30p Faith Talk, 7p AA & Breakfast AA & Alanon, 8p Daughters of Newcomers, the King, 7p 6:45 & 7:30p 9a, 11a SOS, 7:30p The Last Word, 11:10a Relay For Life Reception, 6p 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Holy Eucharist, Book Group, Holy Eucharist, Art Group, 9:30a Ladies AA, Cursillo, 8a 8a, 10a & 5p 1:30p 7a Parents Dinner, 11:30a Parents Night The Last Word, AA, 6:30p 5:30p AA & Out, 4:30p 11:10a AA & Alanon, 8p Embroider’s Newcomers, Group, 6p 6:45 & 7:30p

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Holy Eucharist, T’ai Chi, 11a Holy Eucharist, Art Group, 9:30a Ladies AA, Cursillo, 8a 8a, 10a & 5p 7a Ladies’ Lunch 11:30a The Last Word, Retired Men’s Bunch, 11:30a AA & 11:10a Breakfast, 8:30a Faith Talk, 7p Newcomers, AA, 6:30p SOS, 7:30p 6:45 & 7:30p Vestry Dinner Relay For Life & Meeting, at Waggener, 6:30p 7p AA & Alanon, 8p

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Holy Eucharist, End of Life Holy Eucharist, Art Group, 9:30a Ladies AA, Cursillo, 8a 8a, 10a & 5p Seminar, 7a 11:30a Godly Play Mtg., The Last Word, 10:30a AA, 6:30p AA & 9:30a 11:10a Vestry Dinner Newcomers, & Meeting, 6:45 & 7:30p 6:30p AA & Alanon, 8p

29 30 Holy Eucharist, 8a, 10a & 5p The Last Word, 11:10a River Cities Concert Band & Ice Cream Social, 7p

8 What’s happening at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in July 2008?

Morning Prayer: 9 a.m., Monday-Friday • Evening Prayer: 5:30 p.m., Monday-Saturday

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 12345 Holy Eucharist, Art Group, 9:30a Happy Cursillo, 8a 7a Faith Talk, 7p Fourth of Habitat, 8:30a AA, 6:30p Daughters of July! AA & Alanon, 8p the King, 7p SOS, 7:30p OFFICE IS CLOSED

6 789101112 Holy Eucharist, T’ai Chi, 11a Holy Eucharist, Baptismal Art Group, 9:30a Ladies AA, Cursillo, 8a 8a, 10a & 5p Book Group, 7a Preparation, 11:30a Parents Night The Last Word, 1:30p AA, 6:30p 7p AA & Out, 4:30p 11:10a AA & Alanon, 8p Newcomers, 6:45 & 7:30p

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Holy Eucharist, Holy Eucharist, Vacation Bible Art Group, 9:30a Ladies AA, Cursillo, 8a 8a, 10a & 5p 7a School Ladies’ Lunch 11:30a Picnic at The Last Word, Retired Men’s Training held Bunch, 11:30a AA & Center Plate 11:10a Breakfast, 8:30a at Calvary, Faith Talk, 7p Newcomers, at Slugger AA, 6:30p 6p SOS, 7:30p 6:45 & 7:30p Field, 5p Vestry Dinner Bats Game, 6:15p & Meeting, 6:30p AA & Alanon, 8p

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Holy Eucharist, Ta’i Chi, 11a Holy Eucharist, Art Group, 9:30a Ladies AA, Cursillo, 8a 8a, 10a & 5p Calling 7a 11:30a St. Andrew’s The Last Word, Committee AA, 6:30p AA & Episcopal 11:10a Meeting, 2p Vestry Dinner Newcomers, Church & Meeting, 6:45 & 7:30p Mission Trip 6:30p Meeting, 9a AA & Alanon, 8p

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL AT CALVARY 27 28 29 30 31 Holy Eucharist, Holy Eucharist, Art Group, 9:30a 8a, 10a & 5p 7a The Last Word, AA, 6:30p 11:10a AA & Alanon, 8p

9 CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS

Debbi Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education

I hope you will read the wonderful article written by Kathy Bowling about the children’s corner in our new library. Most of the books have theological underpinnings and all of the books were chosen with great care. It is a wonderful collection with everything from beautiful picture books to books of poetry such as “A Little Bit of Nonsense” by Denise Rodgers to literature for our youth. Please take advantage of this rather extraordinary resource right here in our parish. If you are wondering how you might honor a birthday or anniversary, a gift to the children’s book corner will be greatly appreciated. Talk with Kathy Bowling or Lee Fletcher about a selection.

“Beyond the Birds and The Bees” a conversation for parents with Betsy Neale, Ph.D., will continue over dinner on Thursday, June 12 at 5:30 p.m. Childcare will be available. Please RSVP to Debbi at [email protected] by June 7 so that we may have adequate childcare and dinners.

Our joint Vacation Bible School will be the week of July 21-25 from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 Noon at Calvary Episcopal Church. Please let Jenice Carolan, Mary Lou Fitzer, or Debbi know if you can volunteer. Please return your registration forms to Debbi as soon as possible if your children will be attending. It is going to be a fantastic week once again set in “Biblical Times”.

VBS Training for all volunteers – youth and adults – will be Wednesday, July 16, 6:00 p.m. at Calvary Episcopal Church, 821 South Fourth Street. We will carpool from St. Matthew’s for the training.

Come to the River City Band Concert and Ice Cream Social at church on Sunday, June 29!

Be sure to purchase your tickets for the Bats Game and dinner on July 19!

Classes may be over for the year but church and activity rooms with lots of activity rooms for our infants through first graders at 10:00 a.m. are open all year!

Parents’ Night Out is returning to St. Matthew’s Do you have children between the ages of 2 and 12? Do you feel the pinch every time you want to go out with your spouse/partner or friends and you have to pay a babysitter on top of your “date” expenses? St. Matthews’ Parents’ Night Out program can help! Returning in June, St. Matthew’s will host a FREE Parents’ Night Out at the church. Parents will be leaving their children for four hours with loving, attentive, experienced St. Matthew’s parent sitters. How Do I Sign Up? E-mail or call Reneé Thompson, Parents Night Out chair, at [email protected] or 749-6987 by June 6 or talk with Debbi Rodahaffer at 895-3485. continued on next page 10 CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS

Parents’ Night Out continued

How Often Can We Go Out? Roughly for every two times you go out, you will sit once. The ratio of going out to sitting will be determined by the number of families signing up. Reneé will assign dates for sitting and send the information out the first week of June. MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Upcoming dates include June 14, July 12, August 9, September 13, October 11 and November 8 (the second Saturday of each month) and the times are 4:30 until 8:30 p.m.

The “Rules” There are some basic guidelines for participating in Parents’ Night Out. • You must sign up in advance • Please pack an easy meal for your child(ren)—nothing that needs to be warmed up and NO products made with peanuts or peanut butter. We’ll provide appropriate snacks later in the evening for the children. • Please pack an extra change of clothes for any children who are in diapers or who are still practicing using the Big People Bathrooms. • Please don’t send personal toys (unless you have to) with your child(ren). • If you sit, remember to pack dinner for yourself as well. • Please don’t drop your children off early (we need time to set up), and please don’t be late picking your children up. • Don’t forget play clothes for your children—we play outside as much as weather and the children permit. • You must be a member of St. Matthew’s or attend St. Matthew’s regularly to participate. If you have any questions, please call Reneé at (502) 749-6987. We will have an e-mail distribution list, and we will use e-mail as much as possible for distribution, so drop Reneé an e-mail at [email protected] to be added to the list!

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

St. Matthew’s Mission Trip to New Orleans, LA June 1 - 6

Summer Camp at All Saints - be there! June 15-20: Sr. High Camp (grades 9-12) July 6-11: 5th & 6th Grade Camp June 22-27: 2nd-4th Grade Camp July 13-18: 7th-8th Grade Camp June 29-July 3: Adventure Camp (grades 8-12) Watch your mail for Youth group updates over the summer!

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

11 A TRIP OFF THE BEATEN PATH . . .

by Louise Shawkat

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori spoke specifically about being stewards to the world and in full relationship to every thing. The World is all creation. Alice Tiano and I witnessed the results of the destruction of mountains that have taken millions of years to reach their majesty. We saw and stepped on these scars; scars on the land and in the people. The weekend of May 9, we made a pilgrimage to Vicco, KY. We saw what mountain top removal (MTR) looks and feels like. Thoughts of MTR cause me to have a visceral response, and as we got closer to Hazard, I could feel my heart and stomach tightening. I was personally very afraid to see this obscenity. Was this fear because I would have to take a next step? This blight, Mountain Top Removal, can also be found in our border states of West Virginia, and Tennessee. The day hike was called ‘Off the Beaten Path’ and organized by the Sierra Club. We were led over land and up a mountain that is owned by a local citizen. He patrols his property at least three times a week due to the aggressiveness of the coal companies. A large old oak tree marked his original boundary. It mysteriously disappeared and some of his land was appropriated and destroyed. For approximately $6,000.00, he had his property surveyed; it was mapped out with the usual pink flagged stakes. Soon after, someone secretly removed some of these stakes. This 76 yr old man had to pay an additional $2,000.00 for a repeat survey to replace the removed posts. I am 68 yrs old and I kept thinking that it isn’t right for someone, age 76, to need to continually patrol his property to fight off illegal removal of his land. It is important to remember that coal is in remote places where no one is watching. Companies are experts at taking what is not theirs. The cheapest way to remove coal is to remove the forest, the topsoil, (by law this is to be replaced, we saw what is replaced-clay and rocks), and then blasting up to 800 feet of a mountain top with explosives. Remember the Oklahoma bombing? MTR blasting is 100 times stronger; the description of a war zone. The remains of the former mountain top, which are now called ‘valley fill’, are dumped into adjacent valleys. Valley fill permanently destroys the streams. What happens to the water in Eastern Kentucky ultimately affects us in Louisville. Once the coal is removed the land is ‘rehabilitated to a condition better than it was before the removal’. The clay and rocks are dumped over the remaining rubble and the area is seeded with a grass that has no dirt to anchor its roots. No trees will grow there. We saw the blight. We saw the visible scars and we heard the human pain. Coal companies report that mining improves the economy in Eastern Kentucky. Mining has been present there for at least 100 years. If this economic benefit is true, then why is Eastern Kentucky still one of the poorest regions in the United States? Why are the residents of Eastern Kentucky treated without respect? Why are the coal companies allowed to circumvent the law? What will make us realize that the mountains are worth more there than not there? Sierra Club may be contacted for an outing.

“I am the breeze that nurtures all things green. I encourage blossoms to flourish with ripening fruits. I am the rain coming from the dew that causes the grasses to laugh with the joy of life.” – Hildegard of Bingen, articulating a voice from God. 12 SOCIAL CONCERNS

Jody Fletcher, chair

Volunteer Cornerstone’s Opportunities Summer Program Food Collection Two six-week Cornerstone sessions be held during the summer. The classes will Sundays focus on basic cooking, kitchen cleanliness and care, and cooking with children. A local chef, Nancy Russman, will conduct the classes. One class will Sunday, June 1 be held at Home of the Innocents (Thursday, June 5-July 10) and the other will and be held at Christ Church Cathedral (Wednesdays June 4-July 9). Childcare Sunday, July 6 volunteers are needed. Bring canned goods Summer financial classes will begin in the second half of the summer. to the Narthex or Cornerstone will be conducting a six-week session based on Dave Ramsey’s to the Lower Level. Financial Peace University program. The series will discuss budgeting, finances, goal setting and future planning. These classes will be held at Christ Hunger never takes a vacation. Church Cathedral on Thursdays, July 24-August 28. Childcare volunteers Please remember those in ned needed. and bring several items on our Food Collection Sundays. Contact Shannon M. Derrick (Phone: 596-1323) if you would like to volunteer this summer. Habitat for Humanity Saturday, June 7 and June 20 is World Refugee Day Saturday, July 12 There will be a community gathering of newly arrived refugees and refugee 8:30 a.m. to Noon advocates on Friday, June 20 from 1-3 p.m. at Tyler Park to celebrate or 3:00 p.m. International World Refugee Day. This event is a celebration of the courage and cultures of these refugees who now live among us. The gathering will feature Bring work gloves, a hammer, food, games, face painting, music, dancing and displays. Everyone is invited to and join us! You will enjoy the stop by, meet some of the refugees and join in the festivities. experience and our crew will appreciate your help! In celebration of refugees world wide, book lovers are being encouraged to participate in a literary journey to Rwanda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Burma (carpool from church, 8:25 a.m.) by reading one of several books describing how human beings on different continents hold on to hope in the midst of war and violence. The recommended Serve lunch books are: Left To Tell, Sarajevo Marlboro and From the Land of Green at Ghosts. There is a supply of these books at your local book stores and several Wayside branches of the library. Christian Mission Those who read any of the books mentioned are invited to discuss the crisis and the causes of refugee displacement on July 27 from 3-5 p.m. at the Chao Sunday, June 8 Auditorium in the Ekstrom Library of the U of L. Several refugees and speakers and familiar with refugee issues will make up a panel to lead the discussion. Sunday, July 13 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. We leave right after communion News from St. Matthews Area Ministries at the 10:00 a.m. service and meet in the Narthex to carpool. St. MAM “Repair Affair” – Saturday, June 14! Call Sarah Weston, Volunteers are needed to help in a variety of ways to fix up and repair homes of 426-6678, low-income homeowners in the 40207 area. To sign up or for more information, call for more information. St. MAM at 893-0205 or send email to: [email protected].

13 DAILY PRAYER LIST

Note: At Morning Prayer each weekday, members of St. Matthew’s congregation are prayed for by name. As members of the Christian community, we are advised to hold each other in prayer. As part of your prayers, please remember all of the St. Matthew’s parish family. Week of June 1 Week of June 8 Vinsel: Adele Wagner: Marty, Cheryl, Wallingford: Joe, Martha Watson: Dwayne, Vicki Danahy Von Deylen: Jeremy, Holly, Kate & Alex Walsh: Eileen, Barry Stokes, Watson: Jeremy, Lori Savanna & Madison Wahl: Elizabeth, Dorney Thompson, Lindsay & Taylor Weaver: Russ, Kate & Ben Vowels: Aaron, Carrie Reed, Callie & Evan Wardell: Kevin, Linda Weinberg: Bill Wacker: Jean Wakefield: Mo, Skip Davidson Warden: Pat Weis: Natalie Waggoner: Gary, Patricia Walker: Johnny, Ruth Waters: Dane, Alan Canon Wall: Louise

Week of June 15 Week of June 22 Weis: Russ, Bev & Julia Wiedeman: Varley Willingham: John, Alice, Woodford: William, Sara Wernecke: Alan, Kett Ketterer, Wilcox: Brad, Jennifer John, Hollie & Griffin Worley: Daniel, O’Bryan, Natalie & Justin Wilding: Dian Wilson: James & Taylor Weston: Sarah Wilkins: Octavia, Jim Moyer, Wilson: Jack, Virginia Worster: Gordon Wheeler: George, Pat & Karin Woldin: Carrie, Maris Worthington: Jim, Anna Lee, White: Ethel, Galen Wilkinson: James Wood: Linda Jay & Clarissa Wright: Neally

Week of June 29 Week of July 6 Wright: Mike, Kathy Albrecht: John-Michael, Lynn, Arnold: Jon, Lauri, Emelie, Banks: Helen Yann: Sally Jessa, Heather, John-Michael, & Peter Bardenwerper: Dottie Yeager: Michelle Kathryn & Samantha Austin: Connie, Ned & Barr: James, Cindy, Zega: Frank, Peggy Alexander: Ruth Mary Chellis Worden & Austin Ahern: Kevin, Ali & Eden Allen: George, Teresa Bach: Sue Barrett: Melissa, Mitch Shirrell, Anderson: Ib Bailor: Jean Barrett, Beth & Ben Ardery: Phil, Anne Ballerstedt: Mary Pat Bartholomew: Chris, Elizabeth, Annabel & Lizzie

Week of July 13 Week of July 20 Beck: Nancy, Joe, Michael Bell: Don, Joy Beury: George, Barbara Bishop: Thomas, Ann & Kathryn Bell: Peter, Heather Biasiolli: Gerry, Sue Blackburn: Joy Becka: Bethany, Maggie & Bell: Robert, Janice & Robert Bingham: Edie Blake: Jim Audrey Bell: Roger, Connie Birch: Alan, Catharine & Blakemore: Neville, Gray Henry Becker: Lauren Benson-Jones: Laura, Michael, Steven Boone: Heather, Michael & Beggs: Tim & Henry & Afton Putney Birch: David Lauren Behr: Betty

Week of July 27 Borho: Carl, Karen & Carter Brendel: Greg, Roxanne, Matthew Brill: Robert, Suellen, Brooks: David, Jackie Bower: Robert, Jean & Matthew Andrew & Abby Broughton: Jeannie, Elizabeth Bowling: Kathy Brendel: Jo, Marcia Broekcer: Linda, Bruce & Brian Bridge: Sam, Sue

We pray for members of the parish family serving in the Armed Forces Wayne Plager, Adam Warren, Lawrence Stivers, Stuart Huffman, Philip Swain, Ryan Campbell, Lance Lawfer, Kevin Smith, Kevin Trimble, Billy Cundiff, and The Rev. Steve Pike Heavenly Father, We ask you to make the door of St. Matthew’s Church a gateway to your eternal kingdom; and grant that all who worship in this house may also witness for you in the world outside, to your honor and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Weekday Services in the Chapel Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m., Morning Prayer Tuesday: 7:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist Monday-Saturday: 5:30 p.m., Evening Prayer 14 PARISH FAMILY

Confirmation, May 17 at All Saints Conference Center, Leitchfield, KY

Jeanette D. Benton Roger B. Dutschke Elizabeth H. Myers David M. Trippe Christy D. Wolfe

We extend congratulations to Brian and Laura Cook on the birth of their son and the grandson of Judith and Moray Peoples

Marye Mendel on the birth of her granddaughter

Deaths Sue R. Huecker, April 25 Dorothy T. Martin, May 2

We are sorry to hear about the death of Emily Pruett’s sister Larry Stiver’s mother and Riley Stiver’s grandmother

Tina Bryant’s grandmother

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

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

Dear People of aware of the Christ in ourselves and St. Matthew’s, each other. We are on a journey What’s It’s the height of together, a journey with and to Christ. summer – hot and All the buildings, programs, budgets, sunny – and we all classes, and small groups are only Happening? seem to be moving means to an end. slowly here. But by WE are the church – the people of Parish News and the time you get St. Matthew’s. YOU are the church, Bits n’ Pieces ...... 2-5 this, children will be part of the gathered community that Library News ...... 6 getting ready to go back to school, and responds to God’s grace. Together, we we will be revving up for our fall are Christ’s body – and if all our A Few Words From the programs. buildings burned down tomorrow, that Associate Rector ...... 7 We’re doing something new and would still be the case. Vestry Comments ...... 8 special this year, and I’m very excited These are difficult times, for the Coming Up in September...... 8 about it. On Sunday, August 24, after church and for the world. We are the 10:00 service, we will be having uneasy about our economy, the war in What’s Happening something with the unwieldy title of Iraq, the price of gas, the controversy Calendar ...... 9 Church School Enrollment/Ministry in the Anglican Communion, and many Fair/Courtyard Picnic. You’ll find more other things. But the real truth of the Music Notes ...... 10 information elsewhere in this matter is that we are here together, and Church School News ...... 11 newsletter, but the idea is to have a we know that God’s love and God’s Youth Page...... 12 “fair” with information about peace will always be with us. Along opportunities for service, education, these lines, you might enjoy the Reflections ...... 13 spiritual growth, and fellowship this following inscription someone sent to Kenya News ...... 13 & 14 fall, all in one place. Children can be me, an inscription on a little church in enrolled for Church School, and Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, Social Concerns ...... 14 parents can meet the teachers, and the England. It was built in what was The Episcopal Church & vestry will be grilling hot dogs! I hope probably an even more troubled time. The Anglican ALL of you can come, and most In the year 1653 especially people who are new to the Controversy ...... 15 & 16 When all things Sacred were parish. throughout ye nation Prayer List ...... 17 There is a lot going on this fall, and I’m Either demolished or profaned Parish Families ...... 18 excited about it, and I think this is a Sir Robert Shirley Baronet, great way to start our programming Founded this church; INSERTS: year. But I have also been thinking Whose singular praise it is, Saturday Night Movies about why we do what we do, and To have done the best things in ye Church School Enrollment, what church is all about. All of these worst times Ministry Fair & Picnic “activities” are important. They form and us as Christians, help us grow in the helped them in ye most calamitous. knowledge and love of God, and create May we follow that high calling as a vital community. But finally, the goal well. is not activity or program or even service. A church community exists to Yours in Christ, be, not to do – to be and become more + and more Christ-like, more and more 1 Lucinda PARISH NEWS Bits n’ Pieces Parish Breakfast Everyone is welcome! Sunday, August 10, 9:00 a.m. Please plan to join us for our Annual Parish Breakfast in Saints Hall.

The Ladies’ RELAY FOR LIFE Lunch Bunch Many thanks to everyone at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church who contributed to and supported our team’s Please join us at Olivia’s, Goss Avenue Antiques Mall, efforts at the American Cancer Society’s Relay For on Thursday, August 21, at 11:30 a.m. All are wel- Life on June 20. Thanks to you, we raised over come! Please remember to RSVP with Betty Triplett, $3,700.00 for the fight against cancer. That is much 425-9733 - reservations may be needed in advance. more than we raised the year before. We also enjoyed Please give her a call if you will need to carpool. the participation of so many St. Matthew’s parishioners at the event. It was both fun and moving as we recognized those who have survived their battles against cancer, and remembered those we’ve lost to The Retired Men’s the disease. Personally, I want to say how much I enjoyed working Breakfast with my dedicated team members who worked hard to We meet on the third Tuesday of every month, 8:30 create enthusiasm, awareness and raise much needed a.m. at the Denny’s on Dutchman’s Lane across from funds for the fight. I’ve enjoyed getting to know each Norton Suburban Hospital. Please join us! Everyone is of you. I know we’re all committed to ending the invited, not just retired or senior folks! threat of cancer. Our team members were: Sarah Clement, Jody Fletcher, Gaylee Gillim, Ellyn Hamilton, Jennifer Pearson, Susan Prater, Greg Petrites and Bill Weinberg. Mark Your Thank you all so much. Calendars! – Marty Lawfer, Team Captain  St. Matthew’s Day Picnic Sunday, September 21 Attention All Committee Chairs! I really need to know when you are planning a meeting It won’t be long, so please remember to mark here at St. Matthew’s. Please remember to call me your calendars and join us for a great afternoon (895-3485) with the date and time of your meeting. I of fellowship, food and fun! need to confirm that a room will be available for you at that time, and to make sure it gets on the calendar.  2008 Pictorial Directory Thank you! Pictures will be taken from September 22 – Mardi Galvin, Parish Administrator through October 4. More information to come. 2 PARISH NEWS

Come and get it! You will know us We “Cooks and Bottlewashers” had our first meeting on by the Cross July 13 for the purpose of organizing ourselves. We consist of a group of parishioners who would like to we wear promote more “around the table” community life at St. Matthew’s. (Daughters of the King) By using our well equipped kitchen and providing our We are women who live and worship among you. own labor, we will not only save money, but this will You may recognize us by the silver cross we wear. We have been busy with prayers and projects this spring also give us a chance to use our “spiritual gifts” as well. and into the summer. Each of us prays daily for those Our first offering will be at the Annual Parish Breakfast on our prayer list which includes the parish list as well which will take place on Sunday, August 10 between as others known to be in need of our prayers. This the 8:00 and 10:00 services in Saints Hall. This will be summer our initial supply of baptismal banners will be an occasion to celebrate all the wonderful things that exhausted and so we will shop and plan and sew and are happening in our parish. Everyone is invited! We are appliqué and prayerfully prepare a new batch of suggesting a $5 donation per adult, $10 maximum per baptismal banners for the children of St. Matthew’s family; kids under 12 are free! If you are running a little who will become one of “Christ’s Own Forever.” Also, short this month, come along anyway. we are preparing to host the Fall Assembly for the Diocesan Daughters of the King at the end of The Green Team has infiltrated our group and per- September. We will welcome 50 or so Daughters from suaded us to use the china instead of paper plates, a around the Diocese for a general organizational meeting way to acknowledge our responsibility to protect all of as well as retreat-style workshops and prayer. Please God’s Creations, trees and all. keep us in your prayers as we go forward. A new project we have undertaken is preparing “Hospital There will be a sign-up sheet for fast-breakers and Bags” containing comfort items for the family members another one for folks who would like to join us having and/or caregivers of those in an inpatient facility for a fun in and about the kitchen. No previous experience length of time. Talk to any of us for more information. required. You will know us by the cross we wear. Come see what we have for you on August 10. – Susan Judge – Bill Stodghill, Vestry

WELCOME TO OUR NEW VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR, KAREN HILL! Birthday Celebrations Men’s Bible Study of our Open to all men of the parish, as well as anyone you’d Homebound care to invite! We’ll start our meetings on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 for August p.m. in the church Lounge, beginning September 3rd. Synthesis CE will be the study guide we’ll use which August 31 Ruth Alexander focuses on the upcoming Sunday lessons; and Jim Trimble, Associate Rector, will lead the group.

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Coffee with Jim is open to all high school students St. Matthew’s Wish List who care to meet at Heine Brothers Coffee on Have you purchased a new patio set and don’t know what Chenoweth Lane the 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:00 to do with your older one? We’d love to have it (if it’s in p.m. We can chat about school, relationships, faith, good shape) for the courtyard. God, parents, whatever’s on your mind. We could use another refrigerator (small) for extra Join me September 11, October 9, November 13, and storage in Saints Hall Kitchen or in another location. December 11. How about a weedeater, trimmer, hose, hose reel? We – Jim can use any of these, if they are in good shape! Just give us a call (895-3485) and let us know. Building the Spirit statements were sent out during Thank you! July. If you made a payment between January 1 and Mardi Galvin June 30 of this year and did not receive a statement, Parish Administrator please contact Lee Fletcher, Campaign Coordinator, at 896-1224 or [email protected].

The Newcomer Parents Night Out Looking for a familiar face, someone special to sit next Feel like you can never have an adult conversation to, a friend with whom to exchange the Peace? These alone? Not seen a movie since Batman Begins? Then are the things I experienced when we first arrived at you really need to get out. And now you can! Parents St. Matthew’s. My opinion is that we (after 5 years, I Night Out officially launches this September 13, 4:30- take that liberty) are not a particularly friendly or 8:30. If you have children between the ages of 2 and 12 unfriendly church. Our size prevents us from knowing and would like to see a 2008 movie, or better yet have everyone. I am an extrovert and never hesitate to an uninterrupted discussion, this is definitely the group introduce myself to a stranger and welcome them to for you. St. Matthew’s. Often when I greet someone I believe to be a newcomer, I discover that the person has been We’re really excited to offer this program again. It’s attending a different service here for 25 years. important to do things as a family, but it’s just as important to take time for you and your spouse / Julie and I had the advantage of being among a group significant other. If you’re a single parent, you deserve that relocated from another church home at to have a life and sanity time — your children will feel approximately the same time. But we took an initiative your strength. And if you’re married, time together that has introduced us to an expanding group of fellow strengthens a relationship, which no doubt strengthens parishioners that we have come to know on a less a family. superficial level. This group is known as Foyers. We take turns hosting 8-12 guests in our homes. Everyone Please don’t hesitate to contact Reneé Thompson for pitches in providing food and drink. If the board will more information on how to participate and register not accompany everyone, we add a card table. Even your children. E-mail: [email protected] or laps have worked out fine. Some groups add new Phone: 749-6987. twists like meeting at local restaurants instead of hosting in their homes. Our experience over the past 5 years has been very rewarding. We definitely feel more Acolyte Welcome and Training will be held in the integrated into St. Matthew’s. There is something church Sunday, August 10 following the 10 a.m. special about gathering for a meal, saying a blessing, service. Any and all upcoming 7th-12th graders are and finding out more about our brothers and sisters in invited to serve St. Matthew’s in this ministry, as well Christ. It can be like celebrating Thanksgiving once a month from September to May. Give it a try. You’ll be as current acolytes, and are all urged to attend this glad you did. Sign-up sheets will be appearing soon. meeting. Interested parents to assist with this ministry are also invited. You get to hang out with your friends, – Bill Stodghill, Vestry plus, you get to wear cool white robes. 4 PARISH NEWS

Dear St. Matthew’s, deal from each of you about service and outreach. As Micah 6:8 reminds us all, “What does the Lord require I have struggled with how to both thank and say but to love mercy, do justice and walk humbly with goodbye to a parish that has nourished and inspired me God.” these past few years. I can honestly say I would not be where I am without this support and I would be honored to have your presence at my encouragement.Thank you. ordination to the diaconate on Friday, September 5 at 7:30 p.m. The service will be held at St. Matthew’s. I have continued to attend the 5 p.m. Sunday service periodically this summer. This is the service that – Emily originally drew me here. (Well, this and the fact that many of us aren’t morning people by choice.) I love the simplicity of this service, combined with the simple architecture of St. Matthew’s. The beauty of the green By the Grace of God trees made visible through the tall, clear windows. To The Right Reverend Edwin Funsten Gulick, Jr. me this symbolizes a church very much committed to being part of the world around her. Like the liturgical The Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky season of Ordinary time, I think it’s important to find will ordain grace in the ordinary moments of our lives. It is the ordinary moments that can be transformative. A Emily Marie Schwartz concrete expression of this can be seen when we hand to the Sacred Order of Deacons each other communion, while circling around the altar. No one person is better than another; we are all serving in Christ’s One Holy Catholic and Apostolic each other. Church In mid-July I began as the assistant to the rector at on Friday, September 5, 2008 Calvary, downtown. I’m excited to begin ministry at an urban parish. On my second day I decided to bring my at seven-thirty o’clock n the evening dog Chloe to work. Calvary is full of animal lovers, so I at thought I’d give it a shot. After the initial few minutes St. Matthew’s Church in my office Chloe was nowhere to be found. I searched everywhere, until I heard someone say, “She’s 330 N. Hubbards Lane in the church praying!” Chloe had wondered through Louisville, KY 40207 the sacristy, into the sanctuary and was happily in the kitchen when I found her. Like all of us, I think she Your prayers and presence are requested was just looking to be fed. Reception following Clergy: Red stoles Thank you St. Matthew’s for all of the “feeding” you do for many in the community. I have learned a great

Missionary news froM Cortney Dale “Thank you so much for your generosity and good wishes for my ministry in South Africa. I’m starting to get my bearings in Grahamstown, where I live, and at the monastery where I work. It’s winter time here and there’s no heat, so I’m loading up with blankets and jackets. Thanks to you and so many others for your support. Please keep me in your prayes, as you’ll be in mine. You can journey with me at: missiondale.googlepages.com.” Courtney Dale, a member of Christ Church in Bowling Green, visited St. Matthew’s July 6 to talk of her year-long missionary journey in South Africa. She is a member of The Episcopal Church Young Adult Service Corps.

5 Library Archives St. Matthew’s has been blessed over the years with many parishioners who have taken an interest in preserving the history of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church. Bob Trimble (father of our own Jim Trimble) was the historian for many, many years. I believe, it takes a good “pack-rat” to be a good historian. Bob was a very good “pack-rat” and a very good historian. He collected and organized thousands of pictures, newspaper articles, notes and other things pertaining to St. Matthew’s. We are also lucky to have many photographs taken of parish life starting with the first parish organizational meeting with Bishop Clingman in his living room in 1948. Two particularly prolific photographers are Walter McCord and Mack Matthews. Both have left a rich history of St. Matthew’s in pictures. Whether you are looking for something in particular or just curious, stop by the library or visit the web and browse through the pictures and other items of interest. Here is a small sampling of some of the items in the archives: Pictures from the initial meeting to re-establish St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church. Various membership rosters, including the roster of original members. Pictures and video of the construction of Clingman Hall (now Clingman Chapel and the Rehearsal Hall.) Pictures of the construction of the Sanctuary. Minutes of the Episcopal Church Women. A listing of the items placed in the cornerstone to the original sanctuary (now Clingman Chapel and the Rehearsal Hall.) Pictures of some of the first services at the St. Matthew’s Women’s Club. Information about the first St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church (predecessor to our own parish.) Pictures of our youth and children throughout the years. This is just a small sampling of what is in the archives. Already it his been used by a number of parishioners. One parishioner doing genealogy research discovered that one of his direct ancestors was one of the founding members of the original St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church by reading a transcription of the deed of the original parish. Another parishioner collected pictures of the St. Matthew’s Women’s Club to celebrate its recent anniversary. Most of the items in the St. Matthew’s archives have been digitalized and are available for browsing on the public computer in the library. Some are still waiting to be digitalized and will be added to the digital archive soon. Also, many of the items are also accessible through the web by going to: http://www.stmatt-ky.org/Archives/ with your browser. Type it exactly as it appears above, including upper and lower case. You should see a listing of folders. Click on the folder that you want to look at. When you find an item that interests you, view it by clicking on it or save it to your computer by right clicking on the item and “save target as.” These instructions are for a PC. Sorry, but if you are a MAC user you are on your own. Check back from time to time as more items will be added as time goes on. Do you have something in the attic to contribute? When going through all of the stuff in your attic or closet, if you find something you think might be a good addition to the parish archives, do not throw it out. Pass it along to the parish so it can be preserved and enjoyed by future generations of parishioners. If you have something of interest, but are not quite ready to give it up, we would still love the opportunity to copy it. Just drop me an email or phone call. – Ed Hill, [email protected] 502.897.3633

Library Hours: Monday through Thursday: 11:30-12:30 p.m. • Sundays: 8:45-9:45 a.m., 11:15-12:15 p.m.

6 A FEW WORDS FROM . . .

The Associate Rector

Dear Friends, church can offer you or its neighborhood. It’s what all A few months ago, a friend from of us can do together as a family of God, as a seminary who has been serving a gathering of unique intentions, as a group of faithful parish in Atlanta was called to be on a constant journey together. So while this parish rector of a church in Seattle. His can never quite be ALL things to ALL people, we can family is very much like mine with most definitely be many things to many people. a spouse and one child so, of Grace and Peace, course, I had to investigate where he was going. At the same time, another friend who is – Jim+ serving in Colorado asked if I knew of any open positions in this neck of the woods. So, with my trusty new computer in hand I started scouring the web enjoying my journey through many of the Episcopal Some new opportunities churches in this country. It’s fascinating to see how different congregations in different parts of this to Hang Out with country “do” church. Church can be many things to many people, as we all the Associate Rector know. It can be a haven for those who are seeking a greater knowledge of God, or things so much bigger Men’s Bible Study is open to all men of the parish, than themselves. It can be a place where families go as well as anyone you’d care to invite. We’ll start on Sunday mornings and evenings to meet up with meeting on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 in the church friends, engage in meaningful worship, participate in Lounge, beginning September 3rd. Synthesis CE will Christian formation, or to be still and listen for the still be the study guide we’ll use which focuses on the small voice of God. Church can also be that one place upcoming Sunday lessons. that you go that’s truly another family. It can be a warm, welcoming place where you catch up with your Coffee with Jim is open to all brothers and sisters, share a meal or two at the table, high school students who care talk with someone who will listen, and truly shine as a to meet at Heine Brothers valued and loved child of God. Coffee on Chenoweth Lane The great thing that I have found, especially in the the 2nd Thursday of the month Episcopal Church, is that so many people have come at 7:00 p.m. We can chat about from so many traditions and practices and all these school, relationships, faith, God, ways of “doing” church can be brought to the table parents, whatever’s on your and shared. Obviously, the limiting aspect of that is mind. Join me September 11, that no one church can be every thing to every one. October 9, November 13, and So, communities of faith have distinct identities. One December 11. church might focus on the music programs, while another the education for children. One church might Acolyte Welcome and Training will be held in the shine in the area of worship, while another is known church Sunday, August 10, following the 10 a.m. for its outreach ministries. service. Any and all upcoming 7th-12th graders are Here at St. Matthew’s, we do all those things pretty invited to serve St. Matthew’s in this ministry, as well well, I must say. But the best things about this church, as current acolytes, and are all urged to attend this I have found, are the people who walk through the meeting. Interested parents to assist with this doors with all their energy, ideas, willingness to serve ministry are also invited. You get to hang out with God and neighbor, needs, hunger for spiritual food, and your friends, plus, you get to wear cool white robes. joy for all of God’s creation. It’s never about what a 7 VESTRY COMMENTS

by Sharon Nesmith

Gracious God, giver of life, of all that we have and all that we are, build the spirit of St. Matthew’s and guide us in our effort to grow as a caring, welcoming community, that we may ever more fully reach out as Christ’s hands to the world. In Christ’s name we pray. Amen. These beautiful words that were written by Margaret Krantz as our Prayer for Building the Spirit are deeply meaningful to me as I recite them during my daily quiet time. All during the building process, this prayer was a reminder to me of why we were undertaking the project in the first place. I found myself being lifted up each time we said the words in church. I wanted to shout an emphatic “Yes! We are going to accomplish this!” At the same time the words were an assurance to me that St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church would not lose who we are. Welcoming, caring and reaching out have been an integral part of St. Matthew’s as long as I have been here and I certainly did not want that to change when we got our new space. If the building is complete and if St. Matthew’s is welcoming, caring and reaching out, some may ask why we need to continue to pray this prayer. Logic tells me that saying the words of this prayer keeps welcoming, caring and reaching out in our consciousness. And that will help us to be intentional about those ministries. Experience tells me that prayer is not necessarily logical. I do not begin to know what actually happens in prayer but I believe that there is some holy, magical force or power that happens. I know that prayer makes a difference because it made a difference in my life. I was blessed to experience the loving care of St. Matthew’s prayers five years ago as I suffered from an undiagnosed illness and later received treatment that cured me and again three years ago when I was diagnosed with a melanoma in my eye. I will always be grateful to you, the good people of St. Matthew’s, for your prayer support during those difficult days. I could feel the prayers of others as I was able to be at peace and endure in spite of the pain. Your prayer lifted me (the one who always has to be in control of her life) to a state of complete trust in God. I don’t have words to describe the feeling. It was just the most comforting feeling in a time of great physical and emotional stress. I don’t know that people were praying for me to be free of pain or to trust in the Lord but I do know that their prayers worked in a way I needed and could feel. Please join me in saying the Prayer for Building the Spirit with enthusiasm and with the expectation that God will work through our prayer to give this wonderful parish of ours exactly what we need.

Coming up in September

Fall programs and Christian Formation for all ages begin with the Church School Enrollment/Ministry Fair/Courtyard Picnic (what a title!) on Sunday, August 24 after the 10:00 service, where you can get information about all our fall offerings. Here are a few to keep in mind: PARENTS IN CONVERSATION meets weekly, beginning on August 31, with René Strause leading discussion on “When and Where Do You Hear God?” ADULT EDUCATION begins on September 7, with a number of different offerings and small groups offered each week. Watch for a fall schedule in the September Spirit, and in the Narthex. BRIDGES TO CONTEMPLATIVE LIVING with THOMAS MERTON, led by Margaret Krantz and Helen Jones, will meet on the 3rd Wednesday of every month, 6:30–7:40 p.m., beginning on September 17, and lasting for 8 sessions. There are plenty of other offerings, too, including Bible Study (3 different times), Horizon Readers, Education for Ministry, Foyers, and LOTS more. Come find out about them and see what interests you at the Fair on August 24.

8 9a 8a 8a 8a 8a 8a 5:30p 5:30p 5:30p 5:30p 5:30p 8a 8:30a Cursillo, Humanity, Habitat for Movie Team Green Night, Cursillo, Movie Team Green Night, Cursillo, Facilities Committee Meeting, Movie Team Green Night, Cursillo, Episcopal Church Home Board Retreat, Movie Team Green Night, Cursillo, Movie Team Green Night, 6:45p ayer: Monday-Saturday 5:30 p.m. in August 2008? FRIDAY SATURDAY 5p 11:30a 6:45p 6:45p 6:45p 6:45p 11:30a 11:30a 11:30a 11:30a 89 15 16 22 23 29 30 Ladies AA Group, Ladies AA Episcopal Church Home Board Retreat, AA, Newcomers & Ladies AA Group, Ladies AA AA, Newcomers & Group, Ladies AA AA, Newcomers & Ladies AA Group, Ladies AA AA, Newcomers & Group, Ladies AA AA, Newcomers & 12 2p 11:30a 9:30a 9:30a 9:30a 9:30a 7p 6p 7:30p 7:30p Art Group Daughters of the King, Survivors of Suicide, Art Group Stewardship Committee Meeting, Art Group Ladies Lunch Bunch @ Olivia’s, Norton Mobile Unit, Survivors of Suicide, Art Group 7 14 21 28 7:45p 7:45p 6:30p WEDDAY THURSDAY 6p 6:30p Adult Education Committee Meeting, Music Department Picnic, Children’s Program Committee Meeting, Choir Practice, Choir Practice, 6 13 20 27 8p 8p 8p 8p 6:30p 6:30p 6:30p 6:30p 8:30a 6:30p St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church Matthew’s St. TUESDAY 5 12 19 26 AA meeting, AA, Alanon & AA meeting, Alanon & AA, Alanon & Retired Men’s Breakfast, & Dinner Vestry Meeting, AA meeting, Alanon & AA, Alanon & AA meeting, Alanon & AA, Alanon & 1p 11a MONDAY 4 11 18 25 T’ai Chi, Book Group, 31 11a SUNDAY Church School Holy Eucharist: Sundays, 8 a.m., 10 a.m. & 5 p.m., and Tuesdays, 7a.m. • Morning Prayer: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. • Evening Pr 7a.m. • Morning Prayer: Monday-Friday, Tuesdays, Holy Eucharist: Sundays, 8 a.m., 10 a.m. & 5 p.m., and What’s happening at What’s 8:45a 11:15a 5:30p Food Collection Sunday Parish Breakfast, Acolyte Training, 3 10 17 24 Enrollment Ministry Fair & Picnic, Group Youth Dinners Out,

9 MUSIC NOTES

Barbara Ellis, Choir Director / Organist

When in our music God is glorified and adoration leaves no room for pride. It is as though the whole creation cried, Alleluia! How often, making music, we have found a new dimension in the world of sound, As worship moved us to a more profound Alleluia! Hymnal 1982

Happy New Year! Not the calendar year, not the Liturgical year, but the Programming Year! Join the excitement as we begin a new year. Make a new year’s resolution to nurture your faith and enjoy the wonderful fellowship within the Music Ministry of St. Matthew’s. Visit the Music Department table at the Enrollment and Ministry Fair Picnic on Sunday, August 24 following the 10:00 a.m. service. Leave a space for music in your family’s busy schedule: • Treble Choir for children will meet this year on Sundays immediately following the church school. • The Choir rehearses each Wednesday evening and welcomes adults and high school students that like to sing. That is the only requirement! • A Handbell choir has 11 ringers. We have two complete choirs but if there is interest there could be more! Come add your voice to the joyful noise!

Talk with Barbara Ellis at the Enrollment Fair, by phone (895-3485) or by email ([email protected]) if you would like more information.

Kentucky Interfaith Power & Light Greening Our Faith St. Matthew’s’ Green Team has just signed a covenant commitment to care for God’s creation, and the parish is now part of Kentucky Interfaith Power and Light, a resource organization to help us keep that commitment. Benefits include discounts on CFLs and other energy saving items, access to the KIPL library, and education materials and resources. More information can be found at www.kentuckyipl.org. Go Green!

10 CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS

Debbi Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education Come to the Enrollment Fair on August 24

Church School and every other program in the parish will begin the year with an Enrollment Fair on August 24 following the 10 a.m. Eucharist. Come to meet your children’s teachers, fill out forms for your child or children, learn what will be going on in your children’s classes as well as in Parents in Conversation, a new Treble Choir for our 2nd through 8th graders, and all of the adult education classes this fall. Find out and sign up for volunteer opportunities and fellowship activities that are sponsored by our various parish groups. Visit with old friends and meet new friends while enjoying a little lunch. It is going to be an exciting and informative morning! The Enrollment Fair is a must for the entire St. Matthew’s family! Bring friends who are looking for a church home!

LOOK FOR A MAILING FROM THE CHILDREN’S PROGRAM MID-AUGUST!

The Children’s Program Committee will kick off our new programming year with a Teacher/Chaplain Commissioning and Brunch on August 17 immediately following the ten o’clock Eucharist. If you are a teacher or chaplain and have not RSVP’d to Jenice Carolan at [email protected] or Debbi at drodahaf@stmatt- ky.org, please do before August 10.

The Children’s Program Committee will meet on Wednesday, August 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the Parents In Conversation room. Dinner and childcare will be provided. If you would like to be part of this committee, please attend this meeting. RSVP to Debbi Rodahaffer at [email protected].

Children’s Chapel for our 4s through 1st graders will begin on September 7 during our 10 a.m. Eucharist. The children’s offering each week is recorded by the children in chapel. All of the proceeds from the children’s offerings are used to purchase animals through the Heifer Project. Parents are always invited to join their children in their sacred space.

The Bridge, our worship service for our 2nd through 5th graders where children are full participants in worship, will begin on September 7 in Clingman Chapel. Children gather in the Narthex, collect their name tags each week, and wait for the chaplain and acolytes to greet them to begin their worship.The Bridge participants join their families in church at the time of the Peace. Parents are always invited to worship with their children in The Bridge.

Vacation Bible School Thank Yous! Many thanks to all of the wonderful volunteers from St. Matthew’s who helped to give children a wonderfully fun and meaningful VBS experience at Calvary Episcopal Church the week of July 21-25. Volunteers and children from Calvary, Christ Church Cathedral, St. Andrew’s, St. Mark’s, St. Paul’s, and St. Matthew’s sponsored the week!

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

August 2008

Goodbye and good luck to Ben Linder as he returns to his home state of Arkansas. We will miss you, Ben, and we thank you for your good work with the youth of St. Matthew’s.

We welcome Brandon Brones to St. Matt’s as our new Youth Assistant. Brandon will work with youth on Sunday mornings (acolytes and church school) and on Sunday evenings (youth group). He will also work with us on special activities and projects. Brandon attended and worked as a counselor at All Saints Camp for many years. Last year he worked as the Head counselor. He has experience working with children and youth of all ages. Brandon is a great guy and lots of fun. Start looking for him in August at the 10:00 service.

Welcome Back Save the Date! Dinners! The St. Matt’s Sunday, August 24 Annual Road Rally 5:30-7:00 p.m. is Sunday, September 7 Both the middle and high school youth groups will have dinner out to ease back into the school year! 4:30-7:00 p.m. Watch your mail for locations. You don’t want to miss it!

Best wishes to our Seniors as they head off to college in the fall – Andrew Brill, Bellarmine University Meghan Burns, Miami University (Ohio) Mike Lambert, University of Louisville School of Music Michael Risley, Centre College Jimmy Smith, University of Kentucky

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

12 REFLECTIONS ON FAITH & LIFE How are the kids doing?

“He’s a member of the St. George’s Community Center Board of Directors. He is retired from the Coast Guard. He’s been married 40 years, has three children and three granddaughters.” That was how I was introduced to a group of 50 kids in mid-July when I was the reader at St. George’s Freedom School. This is the second summer the Center has sponsored a Freedom School which is a program of The Children’s Defense Fund. Freedom School grew out of the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s; its goals are to promote literacy and a love of reading, and encourage self- confidence primarily among inner city kids which is the area that St. George’s serves. Each morning Freedom School begins with singing, dancing, celebrations of special events like birthdays, and a reader. The book I was to read from had a series of short biographies about people who have made a difference in the world. I chose to read about John F. Kennedy and Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan woman who won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. When I finished I walked to the side of the room only to hear the leader say, “Does anyone have any questions?” One teenage boy asked a question that I could not hear. The snickering from the other kids sitting around him told me this might be a smart aleck question, perhaps something about a white man who was President before they or even their parents were born. Before I could ask him to repeat the question he turned to another boy beside him and said, “Don’t laugh! I’m serious. This isn’t a trick question.” Then turning to me he asked, “Is it hard to be with one woman that long?” I was floored and not being quick on my feet could only say, “No. It was very easy.” Even as I write this I get choked up and misty eyed thinking about that young man and all the other kids who heard our call and response. You see, in the African-American church the traditional style of preaching is termed “call and response.” The preacher makes a point and the congregation responds, often with a vocal “Amen” or “Preach Brother.” And in our own way, in this place, he and I had a call and response exchange. In this group of kids, many of whom had no father at home, our marriage was as rare as a trip to the beach, something most of us take for granted. What I heard was a call for encouragement, a hope for something different in his life. I was reminded of something Marian Wright Edleman, the Founder and President of The Children’s Defense Fund says. “The God question is: How are the kids doing?” While our Bishops meet in London to argue with each other about sexuality, kids in our cities are suffering. It gives me pause to wonder where is the truly important work of the church being done? St. Matthew’s has been a supporter of St. George’s Community Center through our Easter and Christmas outreach offerings. Without our support there would have been no Freedom School. While other funding sources for this ministry decline, I pray that we may continue to be generous to keep hope alive in this part of our city that few of us see. Peace & blessings, Bob Nesmith

KENYA NEWS

from John Willingham

Hearts4Kenya had a wonderful trip to Kenya. We visited the SMEC orphans in Rongo and found them doing very well. We gave eye glasses to the orphans who need them. The orphans sang for us and we visited with them as they showed us all the things going on for them. Many pictures were taken. Daniel, who runs the orphanage we support, wrote this to be shared with you: (continued to next page) 13 SOCIAL CONCERNS

Jody Fletcher, chair

Volunteer The Social Concerns Committee Opportunities Needs Volunteers! If you enjoy helping others in our community, the Social Concerns Committee offers many opportunities for you to help. You can volunteer for a single Habitat activity or try something that needs volunteers on a monthly basis. for Humanity A brochure describing the many opportunities available to you is located in the Narthex to the right of the front reception desk. If you have questions, please Saturday, August 2 call Jody Fletcher, 896-1224 or e-mail her, [email protected]. 9 a.m. to Noon for a half day or 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a full day. We are in need of In the next few weeks, Kentucky Refugee Ministries will be receiving a extra hands this month. considerable number of refugees who have no church sponsor. If you have (carpool from church, 8:25 a.m.) any bed or bath linens, pots and pans, beds, dressers or kitchen tables that you could contribute, please call Sharon Nesmith at 228-5918. Small items may be brought to the first mission office at church or placed Calvary / St. George’s in the collection box in the Narthex on Sunday. We will arrange pick up of Food Collection large items. Thank you for anything you can give. Sunday Sunday, August 3 Kenya News continued Please bring in We really pass our sincere thanks to all of you who have participated in our several nonperishable items support here in one way or the other. We can proudly say, “we are because you to the Narthex, are”. This is what the orphans had to say when we asked them to say the lower level collection something about the support they have been getting through you. basket under the staircare, We really thank God for the Hearts4Kenya and the Church for all that they or to the first mission office. have done to us, you have really helped us to, give voice, hope and future to the Orphans. Some of the orphans had the following things to say: Your donations make a 1. Emilly Awour “I thank the master, who is above for giving us this golden difference to people opportunity to say, we are because you are ....., thanks for the support you who count on our support. have been giving us for a better future, following my joining Ebenezer center through your support, my life has changed and am doing well in all areas, including my studies, am doing better in class than even those who Serve lunch have their parents, am aiming for a better future, that I may be one day be at able to help others the way you are helping me now, may our God richly bless you all ....’ Wayside 2. Quinter Akinyi says “Much greetings hopping that you are well, we are well this side, of the world, we really congratulate you for the heart you are Christian Mission having to help us, for the time have been staying at Ebenezer, I live as if am having my parents because of your prayers and support, you are as my Sunday, August 10 mother and father, I am because you are, thanks a lot for the support have 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. received from you in form of, beds, blankets, uniform, learning materials, and so many other personal needs which have been met, as a result of your love We leave right after communion and prayers, may our God bless you so much ...” at the 10:00 a.m. service and Thanks for your love and prayers meet in the Narthex to carpool. Yours in Christ love, Daniel For more information, please call Sarah Weston, 426-6678, More information will be coming in the next few months concerning the or Greg Petrites, 895-6522. Hearts4Kenya trip. Thanks for your wonderful support of the Rongo orphans. – John Willingham 14 THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH and the Anglican Controversy by The Rt. Rev. David Reed

Many people are rightly confused these days about the difference between the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion, and whatever it is that the public media is saying these days about our “breaking up”. What is the difference between being an Episcopalian and being an Anglican? Or is it all the same? A review of some basic facts might help us understand the answer to this question. The Episcopal Church in the United States of America, sometimes referred to by the acronym TEC, is a constitutionally defined community of congregations that worship according to the American Book of Common Prayer, all of which are united with other congregations into a diocese, led by a Bishop. That is what makes us “Episcopal.” The name of our church is derived from the Greek word episcopos meaning bishop or overseer. There are 110 dioceses in the Episcopal Church, each with its own bishop and nearly all of them are in the United States. There are over eight thousand congregations. Most of them are self supporting parishes, but every diocese also has smaller congregations, which receive an annual subsidy from the diocese. They are often newer churches and are called “missions.” Serving all of these congregations, there are nearly 18,000 priests and deacons, each of whom bear a special relationship to the Bishop of the diocese. When the original English colonists came to America, they brought their church with them, so the colonial roots of TEC go back to the Church of England (C of E) . The Episcopal Church is only one of many such “colonial” churches with roots in the English tradition of Christianity. All use a Book of Common Prayer derived from the English religious tradition and all have bishops whose historic succession is traced to those successors to the apostles who first brought Christianity to the British Isles. Other descendents of the Church of England are similarly organized into dioceses, with their bishops, and autonomous (or self governing) Provinces, constituting the world’s third largest Christian communion, after the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox. This “Anglican” family is the Anglican Communion. There are no juridical or political constraints from England over these daughter churches. We are bound together by “bonds of affection” and have enjoyed a sense of unity through the Lambeth Conference of bishops, meeting every ten years and our continuity with the traditions of the Church of England symbolized by “being in communion with the Archbishop of Canterbury.” Two other unifying bodies have arisen since I have been a bishop: The Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) and the Meeting of Anglican Primates. Both of these serve the Communion as a whole, but neither has authority over the autonomous provinces. Those who have traveled abroad know what a wonderful thing it is to find these Anglican churches all over the world, where we are welcome and can feel at home with familiar liturgical worship—even if in a strange tongue. I, personally, have been much enriched by my Anglican brothers and sisters in Africa, Latin America, Japan, the Philippines, Europe, England, obviously, and in other countries. The four Lambeth Conferences I have attended have helped me immeasurably in my sense of the “catholicity” of the Church. At these meetings, bishops from all over the world discuss issues facing the Church, study the Bible together, share stories about their countries and their lives, and have normally made corporate decisions that have guided the Communion as a whole, although final authority to make policy decisions rests with provincial synods, including laity, bishops and clergy and not on bishops alone. In our case that is the General Convention. At my very first Lambeth Conference, in 1968, I sensed history in the making as we voted on whether it was appropriate in the Anglican family for women to be ordained as Deacons. The voting was conducted by the choice of doors out of which the bishops walked at the end of the session. One was marked “Aye” and the other “Nay”. Soon thereafter our General Convention adopted a canonical change authorizing the ordination of women as deacons in the Episcopal Church. A similar sequence preceded our ordination of the first women as priests—first the Lambeth go- ahead and then the General Convention decision. Unfortunately we voted on the Consecration of the Bishop of New Hampshire and proceeded with his Consecration continued to next page 15 THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH and the Anglican Controversy continued

after the preceding Lambeth Conference had voted that the Church was not ready for the ordination of gay clergy. The resulting anger around the Anglican family was partly cultural and homophobic, but also a reaction from our Anglican brothers and sisters who felt that we in TEC had deliberately and flagrantly disregarded the voice of the Anglican family, as represented at Lambeth. Both church and secular media have widely reported reactions to this action, and we have been accused of betrayal. Some bishops, from what is called “the Global South”, have actually invaded the territory of TEC, ordaining conservative Episcopal clergy as bishops for Nigeria, Kenya, and Singapore authorized—by them—to take jurisdiction for the pastoral care of disaffected members of the Episcopal Church. The divisions over this issue threaten the Anglican family, as nothing ever has before. The 2008 meeting of the Lambeth Conference in July will be boycotted by some bishops, making it less representative of the Communion as a whole and potentially may meet in a climate of rancor and division. In large measure the “churches of the global south” are missionary children of the older Anglican churches of Europe and N. America. Some are indeed the children of the vast British Empire, still recovering from the painful colonial era. From evangelical British missionaries they had learned to love the Bible and to read it very literally, and they, by and large, live in countries where there is such a taboo about homosexuality in the culture that they simply can not comprehend what has happened in “Western” countries, where non-heterosexual persons are well known and accepted as equally children of God. There are 39 autonomous provinces of the Anglican Communion, each led by an Archbishop, or “Primate” Our Presiding Bishop is our Primate. In the month of June a number of these Primates and others, mostly from the Global South, organized a counter-Lambeth gathering, called GAFCON, in Jerusalem—over the objections of the Bishop of Jerusalem, incidentally. They have issued a report recommending that a “Council of Primates” be given the responsibility for deciding whether TEC and the Anglican Church of Canada belong in the Anglican Communion or not—in effect to decide who does and who does not belong. Meanwhile the Archbishop of Canterbury, following the Church-wide Windsor Committee that produced the Windsor Report (to deal with reactions to the American churches), is urging that some kind of “Anglican Covenant” be agreed upon by the 39 national churches to decide the actual criteria for membership in the Communion. In a sense one needs to have all of this background to understand the following 3 paragraphs from the Anglican Communion News Service, referring to the report from the recent Jerusalem meeting: The conservatives say their new council of primates, or church leaders, will include the archbishops of the provinces of Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, West Africa and the Southern Cone of South America. Tanzanian Anglicans may participate if they get an endorsement from their House of Bishops. The Anglican Communion has 38 primates. Some primates in Africa, Asia and Latin America have already annexed conservative American parishes that chose to break with the Episcopal Church. But it has been hard to confirm independently the number of those parishes because the process has been decentralized and has taken years. One conservative American organization, the Anglican Communion Network, has a list of 150 breakaway parishes in the US, but it contends that there are 300 in all. The Episcopal Church lists 7,347 member parishes. The Bishop of Kentucky, Ted Gulick, is representing us all at the Lambeth Conference. For the first time since 1968, I will not be there. I urge all the members of our congregation to join me as we PRAY FOR THE LAMBETH CONFERENCE and for our Anglican family. +David Bishop in Residence, St. Matthew’s Church 16 DAILY PRAYER LIST

Note: At Morning Prayer each weekday, members of St. Matthew’s congregation are prayed for by name. As members of the Christian community, we are advised to hold each other in prayer. As part of your prayers, please remember all of the St. Matthew’s parish family. Week of August 3 Week of August 10 Brown: Don, Pat Campbell: David, Frances Brown: Kay Carlisle: Mark Brown: Timothy, Pamela, T.C., Katie Carman: Anne, Christopher Brown: Bill, Todd Carman: Jesse, Marcia Bryant: Tina Carolan: Jenice, Chris Hermanson, Katie, Elsie Bullock: Stephen, Elizabeth, John Carter: Jack, Jennette Burdine: Pamela, Dakota, Shawn Cartwright: Betty Burns: Frank, Carolyn, Meghan, Christopher Causey: Kevin, Sarah Busam: Don, Priscilla, Brooke, Shayla, Lainey, Joshua Cayce: Kay Callaghan: Jean Ceridan: Barry, Angie, Shellaine

Week of August 17 Week of August 24 Chapman: Dottie Clement: Sarah, Greg Petrites Cheatham: Bill, Mary, Hamilton, Allen, Colin Clements: Kristen, Gabriella Feeman Cherry: Steve, Mary Jane Cleveland: Bess Childers: Steve, Cathy Collins: Georgianna Christensen: John, Kris, Jack Collins: Shaver, Linda Christian: Naomi Cook: Laura Clark: Lou, Kitty Copeland: Clay, Betsy Jacobus Clark: Kevin, Micky Peck Corey: Tracy Clark: Melinda Costello: Lynn Clark: Bob, Diane Crocker: Jay, Clay Smith

Week of August 31 Crocker: Candis Currie: Amy Danahy: Vicky, Dwayne Watson Cubbage: Amy, Graham Troop Daley: Catherine, Kennedy Dangremond: Bob Cundiff: Lois Danahy: Patricia DaRif: Pat, Sally Thomas Cunningham: William, Polly, William, Polly

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

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Transfers In Catherine Daley from St. Andrew Episcopal Church, Kingston, Jamaica

Baptisms, July 13 Finneas Henry Kitson, son of John and Anna Kitson

Kennedy Jaden Dils Daley, daughter of Catharine Daley and Norma Dils

Marriage Bethany P. Becka to James Richard Kennedy, June 28

Deborah Bach Heuer to David Alan Hunter, July 5

Birth We extend congratulations to Cullen Lowery and Kate McKune on the birth of their daughter, Claire, July 10

Gifts have been made to the Building the Spirit fund recently in memory of the following people: Mike Crocker, Craig Culbertson, Fritz Drybrough, Liz Hitz, Edith Wright Honaker, Sue Heucker, Dorothy Martin, Gerald Shirley, and Paul Vinsel

Our thanks to those who gave so generously.

Deaths Gerald Shirley, June 16

Donna Peck, June 20

We are sorry to hear about the death of Mary Jeffries’ mother, and Jake McGuirk’s grandmother

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

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Summer Office Hours

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

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

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

Phone Extension e-mail address The Rev. Canon Lucinda Laird ...... x102 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Jim Trimble ...... x103 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones ...... x104 ...... [email protected] Deborah Rodahaffer ...... x105 ...... [email protected] Barbara Ellis ...... x106 ...... [email protected] Ben Linder ...... x107 ...... [email protected] Lynn Miller ...... x108 ...... [email protected] Ann Davis ...... x109 ...... [email protected] Mardi Galvin ...... x110 ...... [email protected] Ruth Kempf ...... x112 ...... [email protected] Karen Hill ...... x113 ...... [email protected] John Willingham ...... Cell: 558-8603 ...... [email protected] The Rt. Rev. David Reed ...... Cell: 235-8289 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Moray Peoples ...... Cell: 836-1278 ...... [email protected]

Vestry

Edie Nixon, Senior Warden Peter Bell Marty Lawfer Rhody Streeter Linda Wardell, Junior Warden Sue Bridge Matrid Ndife Bill Stodghill Lauren Becker, Secretary Steve Cherry Sharon Nesmith Dwayne Watson Greg Petrites, Treasurer Becky Donovan Clay Smith Julia Weis, Youth Representative 19 Saturday Night Movies The Green Team will present Film, Food (potluck) and Fellowship on the 5 Saturday nights in August. NOTE: Movie begins at 5:30 p.m. followed by a potluck supper. Please join us! All are welcome!

August 2 ~ Super Size Me A 2004 American independent documentary film. The filmmaker, Morgan Spurlock, follows a month long time period during which his three daily meals consist only of food items purchased from McDonald’s. The film elaborates on the changes that occur to him, both physical and psychological. It also explores the fast food industry’s influence upon our nutrition. August 9 ~ Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb A 1964 Stanley Kubrick black comedy film. Starring Peter Sellers and George C. Scott, the film satires the Cold War and mutual assured destruction. A mentally unstable US Air Force general orders a first strike nuclear attack on the Soviets and then attempts to recall the bombers to prevent a nuclear apocalypse. (Shown on the 43rd anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki.) August 16 ~ Koyaanisqatsi: Life out of Balance A 1982 film directed by Godfrey Reggio. Consisting of slow motion and time-lapse photography of cities and natural landscapes across the US, viewers experience a tone poem. In the Hopi language, Koyaanisqatsi means “crazy life, life in turmoil, life out of balance, life disintegrating, a state of life that calls for another way of living”. August 23 ~ The Constant Gardener A 2006 award winner and it takes place in a remote area of Northern Kenya. There are places in the film that some of our St. Matthew’s missionaries have visited. The activist, Tessa Quayle, is found brutally murdered because she accidentally discovers shady dealings by a powerful pharmaceutical company. Or is this a crime of passion? The British High Commission in Nairobi assume that Tessa’s widower, their mild-mannered, modest colleague, Justin Quayle (the gardener), will leave the matter to them. Quayle begins a personal journey that will take him across three continents. Using his privileged access to diplomatic secrets, he will risk his own life, stopping at nothing to uncover and expose the truth - a conspiracy more far-reaching and deadly than Quayle could ever have imagined. August 30 ~ Paradigm Lost A documentary film in progress made by a local filmmaker. Reflecting much of the growing concerns in today’s religious communities, interviews from a wide range of practices - Buddhist, Quaker, Catholic and Episcopalian - will trace the spiritual journeys from a constrictive religious world view to more encompassing visions. The loss of “the world as we know it” raises questions of faith, sin, grief and courage - a paradigm shift with lessons for all of us in this changing world. Offering the audience an opportunity to shape the film, the filmmaker will be available for comment and dialogue. 20 Church School Enrollment Ministry Fair and Courtyard Picnic Saints Hall Sunday, August 24 Be treated to lunch and • Enroll your children in church school • Meet your children’s church school teachers • Meet The Children’s Chapel and The Bridge chaplains • Education Offerings for fall introduced • Learn how to get involved in outreach areas • Meet representatives of social and special interest groups • Join the choir, hospitality or other parish ministry • Talk with the Vestry

Everyone will be there at one time and in one place to answer your questions!

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

Dear People of That’s why we’re here. That’s the St. Matthew’s, basis of all that we do. What’s Welcome back! If Please make sure this fall, and always, you’ve been away that you have the grounding and Happening? for the summer, centering of worship regularly. Sunday we’re glad you’re morning, of course, of course! There’s Parish News and home. If you’ve nothing more important than the Bits n’ Pieces ...... 2-5 been here all along, community coming together for A Few Words From the welcome back to the “program year”: Eucharist. But there are other times, Associate Rector ...... 6 the choir is back at the 10:00 service; too, especially good for people with Christian Education for all ages busy (stressed, perhaps??) lives, for Library News ...... 7 resumes on Sundays; all kinds of study prayer, communion, silence, inspiration A Service of Compline ...... 8 groups begin to meet; and so forth and and meditation. so on. It’s exciting! Those of you who We are starting something new: a Music Notes ...... 9 were in church on August 24th know service of Compline once a month on how wonderful it is to have the choir Church School News ...... 10 Sunday at 8:00 p.m. (the first one is back, and those of you who were at the September 14). This is a short, quiet, Youth Page...... 11 Ministry Fair afterwards know meditative and prayerful service. something more about the many Vestry Comments ...... 12 I need it. You probably do, too. opportunities for study, service and Reflections ...... 12 outreach this fall. We have Morning Prayer Monday–Friday at 9:00 in the chapel. Opportunities for Adults ...... 13-15 BUT ….. We have Evening Prayer Monday–Saturday at 5:30 in the Social Concerns ...... 16-17 chapel. or maybe AND…. Prayer List ...... 18 We celebrate the Holy Eucharist on Tuesdays at 7:00 a.m. Parish Families ...... 19 All of these things are well and good, signs of a healthy church, and As an antiphon from Compline says: INSERTS: parishioners who are committed to Guide us waking, O Lord, and guard What’s Happening Calendar serving others and their own spiritual us sleeping; that awake we may watch Pictorial Directory Information growth. Sometimes, however, I get so with Christ, and asleep we may rest in caught up in the “program” that I have peace. to take a deep breath and remember Yours in Christ, what really matters. Oh, right! Worship. Prayer. Sacrament. Being + and becoming the Body of Christ. Lucinda Answering God’s call.

1 PARISH NEWS Bits n’ Pieces St. Matthew’s Day Picnic Everyone is welcome! Sunday, September 21, 11:15 a.m. Our Annual Parish Picnic will be held following the 10:00 a.m. service in the front yard with entertainment for all ages! Picnic attire is most appropriate for both services that morning; if you have a St. Matthew’s T-shirt, please wear it, otherwise a red shirt of any style will be most acceptable! Our Main Dish is Fried Chicken $3.00 per adult • $2.00 for ages 6-12 • No charge for children under 6  Iced tea, lemonade and water will be served!

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

 The Moon Bounce!  Youth / Adult kickball game!

We have an exciting new event coming to the picnic, for all ages, that you won’t want to miss! Please bring a lawn chair or blanket so you can sit, relax and enjoy!

The Retired Men’s The Ladies’ Breakfast Lunch Bunch Please join us at Ramsey’s, Bardstown Road at Mid City We meet on the third Tuesday of every month, 8:30 Mall, on Thursday, September 18, at 11:30 a.m. All are a.m. at the Denny’s on Dutchman’s Lane across from welcome! Please remember to RSVP with Betty Triplett, Norton Suburban Hospital. Please join us! Everyone is 425-9733 - reservations may be needed in advance. Please invited, not just retired or senior folks! give her a call if you will need to carpool. 2 PARISH NEWS

A Huge Round of Applause goes out to our Parish Breakfast Workers – The Cooks and Bottlewashers! The Parish Breakfast on August 10 was wonderful! Thank you for all your hard work!

Welcome to the Bible Study Fellowship Central Day Women’s Class, which will be meeting at St. Matthew’s on Wednesday’sthis Fall.

From the St. Matthew’s Green Team Family Movie Night & Potluck Supper Saturday September 20, 5:30 p.m. “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe” (PG) Chronicles of Narnia Synopsis: A White Witch has used her dark powers to keep Narnia in winter for 100 years, but it is foretold that four humans will be able to help Aslan break the spell. When the Pevensie siblings–Lucy, Susan, Edmund, and Peter–discover the magic of Narnia by entering the enchanted world through a wardrobe, the stage is set for a classic battle of epic proportions. (movies about.com) Based on the C.S. Lewis novel.

The Work that Reconnects workshop Saturday, October 11, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. in Clingman Chapel Based on the work of Joanna Macy, author of Coming Back to Life and World as Lover, World as Self, The Work that Reconnects is a pioneering form of group work that demonstrates our interconnectedness in the web of life and our authority to take action on its behalf. These workshops are designed to help participants respond to our environmental and social crisis by exploring the shift to a more life sustaining civilization. It has helped may thousands around the globe find insight, solidarity, and courage to act, despite rapidly worsening conditions. Based on systems theory, spiritual teachings, and deep ecology. Led by Mark Steiner and Marilyn Stoner. Questions? ask Rhody Streeter ([email protected]) 893-6754, or Louise Shawkat ([email protected]) 777-7550.

Time and Talent Sheets Thank you to everyone who turned in their yellow time and talent sheets at the Ministry Fair. If your sheet is still lying in a stack of mail somewhere, take a moment to fill it out and bring it to church the next time you are here. (Additional sheets are available at church.) Programs and groups are getting started and it’s a great time to try something new, or make the choice to get involved in your church. I have especially enjoyed talking with people about their ideas. We are heading into an exciting time at St. Matthew’s. Please contact me, Karen Hill (895-3485, ext. 113 or [email protected]) with questions or help finding your best fit. 3 PARISH NEWS

St. Matthew’s Wish List Thank you to those who Do you have any extra garden hoses lying around? What about responded to our new a hose reel, an extra weedeater, trimmer, leaf blower? What about another patio set (table and chairs)? A patio umbrella? St. Matthew’s Wish List And even though it’s still summer, what about a snow shovel? Thanks to the parishioner who donated the patio We can use any of these, if they are in good shape! furniture that is located in the courtyard. I’m sure a few of you sat at the table while enjoying your hotdog Just give us a call (895-3485) and let us know. during the Church School Enrollment / Ministry Fair Thank you! and Picnic on Sunday, August 24. Mardi Galvin And thanks for the gracious offer of a refrigerator. We Parish Administrator are just trying to figure where to put it and which program needs it the most.

Bridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton starting September 17

Margaret Krantz and The Rev. Helen Jones will be facilitating a group (of not more than 10 people) on the third Wednesday of every month, 6:30-7:40 p.m., starting September 17 and lasting for eight sessions. (Group members do not have to be present at every meeting in order to participate.) We will be purchasing for each participant one booklet from this series published by the Merton Institute for Contemplative Living, which gently leads participants on a journey toward spiritual transformation and a more contemplative, peace-filled life. The whole series consists of eight booklets, each with eight sessions. Each session will include: 1. Session title or theme 2. Opening Reflection/Psalm Passage 3. Introduction to the Texts 4. Merton’s Voice (a reading from Thomas Merton) 5. Another Voice (a reading from a different spiritual writer) 6. Silent Reflection followed by Contemplative Dialogue 7. Closing prayer These readings and the time we spend in silence are meant as guides for participants in discovering how to be more contemplative in our everyday lives. We will practice contemplative dialogue, which is simply listening to others without judgment or evaluation and sharing with them one’s own experiences, thoughts, and questions as they flow from the session themes and from one’s lived experiences; its goal to consider how one believes and values, how one spends time, and how one decides what is important. The dialogue format is intentionally simple and intended for adults who seek to live more meaningful lives—with self, others, God, and all creation—through deepening and integrating the relationships that make up everyday life experience. By attention to these core relationships in daily living we become “contemplatives” who are learning that “our every day life is our spiritual life.” Please see the sign up sheet on the bulletin board located across from the elevator and grand staircase.

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Pictorial Directory SMATS St. Matthew’s is doing a pictorial directory.This is a During the late 1980’s a travel group was formed wonderful way to get to know people in the calling itself St. Matthew’s Adult Travel Society congregation and put a face with a name. Lifetouch is (SMATS). Although “young people” were most the company that will be doing this with us, and over welcome, the group consisted of church members and friends who were, for the most part, retired. the years this process has gotten so much EASIER! It was so much fun! We had day trips to Columbus, The dates for the pictures are September 23-27 and Indiana, to visit the buildings designed by famous September 30-October 4. The hours are Tuesday architects; Branson, Missouri; Memphis for the traveling through Friday, 3:00-9:00 p.m., and Saturdays 10:00 exhibit of the artifacts from the great Egyptian Ramses; a.m.-4:00 p.m. The most convenient part of this is the race at Keeneland one fine day; many overnight trips that you can make your appointment on line using the to State Parks; and even a weekend in Chicago! How- St. Matthew’s website. ever, we are all getting a bit “creaky” now, so Derby Dinner Theatre for an occasional lunch out has been To sign up on the website, go to www.stmatt-ky.org more our speed. and click on main menu. Go to the Parish Pictorial Directory and make your appointment. It couldn’t be I write this to encourage the up and coming seniors to easier. We will send out “reminder cards” and start a similar group to enjoy the chance to get to know Lifetouch will call you to remind you of your your fellow parishioners better, and to have the opportunity to explore the many diverse attractions in our area. appointment. For those who don’t want to use the computer, we will be signing people up at each of the The SMATS group will be meeting for brunch after three Sunday services. Look on the parish bulletin church on Sunday, September 28, at the Bristol in board for a sign up sheet. Prospect. Cost: $13.95 per person. Please sign up on the bulletin board located across from the elevator. We will need your help in a few areas: Please RSVP by Wednesday, September 24 to Jo and - We need people to call parishioners if they Marcia Brendel (897-7647) - a headcount is needed for haven’t made appointments. reservations. Come join us and start having some fun - We need 2 people to be a host/hostess during with great and interesting people! each photography session. Here are a few extra details: - You may have your pet in the picture - Allow 1 hour for the entire process: • arrive at your scheduled time Parents • have your pictures taken, look at the proofs, and finally select and pay for any purchases. Night Out • for participating, you get a free 8 x 10 portrait. Feel like you can never have an adult conversation - We will take the pictures in Clingman Chapel. alone? Not seen a movie since Batman Begins? Then Afterwards, you will be able to view your you really need to get out. And now you can! Parents pictures, choose your free portrait, and Night Out officially launches September 13, 4:30-8:30. purchase any others if desired. If you have children, ages of 2 through 12, and would - There are many products that I think parishioners like to see a movie, or better yet have an uninterrupted will like, for instance, Christmas cards and discussion, this is definitely the group for you. inter-generational pictures. We’re really excited to offer this program again. It’s - The directory will be available in mid-January important to do things as a family, but it’s just as of 2009. important to take time for you and your spouse / - If you can’t make any of the dates we have a significant other. If you’re a single parent, you deserve convenient alternative. More about this later. to have a life, and sanity time — your children will feel The most important part of this project is YOU! We your strength. And if you’re married, time together need everyone to have their pictures taken. We have strengthens a relationship, which no doubt strengthens tried to make it as easy as possible. If you have any a family. Please don’t hesitate to contact Reneé questions or problems, please call Anne Hampton, Thompson ([email protected] or 749-6987) 896-4632, or Ann Davis, 895-3485. for more information and to register your children. 5 A FEW WORDS FROM . . .

The Associate Rector

Dear Friends, advantage of new techniques and tools. They study other athletes and continually sharpen their edges. Like many across the world I was Athletes, business people, computer engineers, artists, glued to the TV and internet to teachers, doctors, you name it, avail themselves of as watch the Olympic Games from many tools at their disposal as they can to further their Beijing. I never keep up with most knowledge and study. of these sports during the “regular season,” but only watch during the For Christians living into the Baptismal Covenant, Olympics. It’s exciting to see folks should we expect any less? We always need to be from almost every corner of the moving forward in our spiritual journey and, at the globe gather together to share in competition. Now, same time, give ourselves the time and space to reflect sometimes, it’s not as idealistic as I would like due to and contemplate. A seminary professor told me, “You problems with drugs, bad judges, and bad judges. can always tell something about your church by the Seriously, Alicia Sacramone was robbed of a medal in publication dates of your priest’s books.” We can’t the Women’s Vault. But I digress. What I find truly afford to keep ourselves locked in the past in the way inspiring are the backstories of the athletes, and the we learn, because thinking, studying, researching, and teams, and they all came together, some under hoping never stop. Excitement can be had in the unbelievable odds. exploring new ways to approach spirituality and our relationship with God and each other. One gymnast, living in Russia, could not find available hospital space for her son’s leukemia to be treated. She Grace and Peace, was desperate and found help from a German coach. Her son is now in remission and, at 33 years old, she – Jim+ won a medal for her adopted country. Many of the Chinese athletes are “recruited” as early as three years old to start training, many only see their families once a Beginning in October, a new Young Adult year. offering will be offered on Sunday mornings after the 10:00 service. This gathering, for those 25- It’s amazing to think what kind of work goes into 45, is NOOMA, which is an English phonetic pulling this event off. Not only the city of Beijing spelling of the Greek word for breath or spirit. building the venues used to house the competitions, but, Each gathering begins with a film covering issues of course, the training and competition that every ranging from love, pain, suffering, religion, God, athlete goes through to get an opportunity on the world and breathing, and includes spirited discussion. stage. As I witnessed through interviews, reports, Please invite a friend and join us Sundays in websites, and blogs, the coaches and their students take October.

** Sept. 25: A Day of Prayer, Fasting, and Prayer: “The Provinces of the Anglican Communion call for a day of prayer and fasting and witness on 25th September 2008 when there is a special session of the United Nations to discuss the Millennium Development Goals.” (2008 Lambeth Conference Reflections Document) In solidarity with people of faith throughout the world and in response to the Anglican Communion’s call, Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation invites you to commit on Thursday, September 25 to: + Pray. Say prayers with special intention for the extreme poor throughout the world. + Fast. Skip at least one meal in solidarity with the nearly 1 billion people who go to bed hungry each night. (As possible depending on health ... consult your doctor if in doubt) + Witness. Participate in an online advocacy action promoting our government’s fulfilling its promises to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Go to www.sept25.org for more information.

6 Challenge your mind. Renew your spirit! This reflects not only St. Matthew’s Church but also its new library. I think of myself as a skeptical inquirer, with insatiable curiosity, who loves to get answers. I spent twenty years working in a reference department finding answers, or in some cases disproving assumptions being made by others and myself. When I started taking classes in library science, I discovered the satisfaction and magic of reference work. It was exciting to learn about all of the different types of reference tools available. I was already familiar with basic resources, such as almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias and atlases. But I found out there are a multitude of sources available, and this was before personal computers and prior to the Internet. The term reference can be confusing, as in reference collection or reference books. A reference collection is for use in the library only but some reference books, especially duplicates, can be checked out of the library. As a reference librarian, I would always tell people that I didn’t always know the answer but could usually find out or guide (refer) someone to a source to consider for locating an answer. The St. Matthew’s Church Library’s basic reference collection is growing. Are you familiar with the religious and spiritual resources available to you? Here a few examples. In addition to general atlases, there are Bible, historical and special subject area atlases. Ref 200 Atl Atlas of World’s Religions (2007) In addition to English language dictionaries there are Bible dictionaries. Ref 220.3 Dic Dictionary of Biblical Imagery (1998) Ref 220.3 New (4 vols) New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible (2006 - in progress) Ref 270 Far Oxford Dictionary of Saints (2004) There are special Bible commentaries: Ref 220.7 Wom Women’s Bible Commentary (1998) – also a circulating 1992 copy Ref 225.7 Bor People’s New Testament Commentary (2004) There are Bible concordances (key word search): Ref 220.5 Fin Find it Fast in the Bible (2007) There are parallels and other special areas: Ref 226.1 Gos Gospel Parallels: a comparison of the synoptic gospels (1992) Ref 220.022 Hol Homan book of biblical charts, maps and reconstructions (1993) Ref 220.09 Mil Bible: history: the making and impact of the Bible (2004) – also a circulating copy Many circulating books can also be useful as resources, such as: 264.03 New A New Zealand Prayer Book (1997) 222.1Etz Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary (2001) The St. Matthew’s Archives, located in the library, is another very good source for information. There is also a public pc with access to the Internet. Check out some of the special links on the St. Matthew’s web site: http://www.stmatt-ky.org/ – Lee Fletcher

Library Hours: Monday through Thursday: 11:30-12:30 p.m. • Sundays: 8:45-9:45 a.m., 11:15-12:15 p.m.

7 September 14 Jane Halliday, violin

October 5 November 2 December 14

8:00 p.m.

AA ServiceService ofof ComplineCompline

Prayers for the Evening Music for meditation Peace to soothe the soul Quiet in a noisy world

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Barbara Ellis, Choir Director / Organist Do you like to sing? Do you think it would fun to wear a cool choir robe? Do you think it would be fun to process with the crucifer, acolytes, choir and clergy on special Sunday mornings?

The new Treble Choir will begin Sunday, September 15 at 12:00 (immediately following church school) for students in grades 2 through 6, in the Rehearsal Hall. Children’s Choir Director Charlie Patton, will direct the Treble Choir as they learn anthems, hymns, beginning music notation and the skills necessary to be leaders in worship as part of a choir. We need many voices to really make a joyful noise! Parents, it really is all about your commitment to Treble Choir. I hope you will encourage your child to participate!

The Adult Choir is off and running — St. Matthew’s Day, All Saints, and Christmas are right around the corner! We always welcome anyone (including high school students!) who likes to sing to this wonderful community of fellowship. We are happy to welcome Connie Savells to the choir. Consider a break in your busy week to refresh your spirit – come to choir rehearsal on Wednesday evenings at 7:45! Bells! Bells! Bells! There has been some interest in forming another Handbell Choir but we need a few more ringers to complete the “instrument”. Ringing handbells does not take a lot of knowledge of music but it does take a commitment to faithful attendance. If you think you might be interested, please talk to Barbara Ellis ([email protected]).

Encyclopedia Set Needed! Our Karen children (from our refugee family) have reached high school and middle school ages. With this transition homework is challenging. Last week, Nee Gay Shee came home with math questions relating to Newton’s Laws of physics. Do you remember those? Needless to say the tutors who were working with her had to struggle to remember them before we could explain them to her. If anyone has a set of World Book Encyclopedias gathering dust on a shelf, Ah Mu’s family and tutors would be grateful to have them for ready reference. The World Book would be the most helpful encyclopedia because it has pictures and illustrations as well as clearly written articles. Please call Jody Fletcher, 896-1224 or Karen Hill, 897-3633 to donate. We will pick them up at your convenience.

9 CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS

Debbi Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education

Children’s Chapel for our 4s through 1st graders will begin on September 7 during our 10:00 a.m. Eucharist. The children’s offering is recorded by the children in chapel. All of the proceeds from the children’s offerings are used to purchase animals through the Heifer Project. Parents are always invited to join their children in their chapel.

My family and I would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to each of you for your incredible outpouring of love, prayers and concern during this past year when my mother’s health was deteriorating. We thought we would have her for two months once her amazing Hosparus team came into our lives. She continued to show us that strength and the desire to live are so strong even in the face of crippling illness. We have known God’s love during every moment of this year through every single person we encountered. She died peacefully on August 11. With love and gratitude, Debbi

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

September 2008 Congratulations to Andrew Mertz, Plans for the Year, who graduated from Trinity High School in May. meet and greet – games too! He will attend Northern Kentucky University this fall. Best of luck, Andrew! Sunday, September 14 5:30-7:30 p.m. We will spend some time getting to know new friends and greeting old ones. We will play games and have dinner. Drop Annual off and pick up at St. Matt’s. Bring your ideas for the year! Road Rally St. Matt’s Picnic Sunday, and Kickball game September 7 Sunday, September 21 4:30-7:30 p.m. 11:15 a.m. - picnic, $$ for games approximately 12:15 - kickball Join all members of our parish for the annual picnic. After Get revved up for our annual road rally – lunch we will, once again, challenge the adults to a kickball a scavenger hunt on the road! game. Get READDDDDDDY for some kickball!!! We start off at St. Matt’s at 4:30, where you receive your clues. We end our adventure at Gattiland for pizza, etc. (we will buy your dinner). Laser Blaze Drop off is at St. Matt’s at 4:30. Pick up at Gattiland at 7:30. Sunday, September 28 Bring some money for games. 5:30-7:30 p.m. *NOTE TO PARENTS: If you are available to drive on the Back by popular demand! Drop off and pick up at Laser road rally, please contact Lynn at [email protected] Blazer, where we will play laser tag! Bring $5 toward the cost of laser tag and dinner. Come one, come all! Friends are welcome too!

WELCOME BRANDON! STAY IN TOUCH BEN!

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

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by Sue Bridge Another Three-legged Stool Most of us know about Richard Hooker (1554-1600) and the Anglican concept of the three-legged stool. The three legs are Scripture, Reason, and Tradition. For centuries Anglicans have continually used these three sources to arrive at our core beliefs. After applying Hooker’s approach, I have come up with another three-legged stool for use in an active Christian life. I’ll share it with you. First, of course, is Worship. It is an experience rich with the liturgy, the transporting music, and the thoughtful words of the preacher. Second is Study. This involves participation in a class or two. For me, the classes are where my beliefs grow. There is good reason for the recent quotation on the St. Matthew’s marquee, “Challenge your mind. Renew your spirit.” With the many education offerings at St. Matthew’s, finding something for me is no problem. The only problem is making choices since I can’t do them all! Third is Service, which allows a person to act upon the first two legs. I make it a practice always to be involved in at least one service activity for the church. Again, there are ample choices, suitable for all. If you doubt this, just ask Karen Hill, our new Coordinator of Volunteers, for some suggestions just for you. These three, Worship, Study, and Service, provide certain integration into the parish. To be connected to one’s fellow parishioners, Worship alone is not enough. Study and Service complete the picture. After all, can a stool stand on only one or two legs? Rather wobbly, I’d say.

REFLECTIONS ON FAITH & LIFE

About this time last year I was saying goodbye to St. Matthew’s as I embarked on a discernment which I expected to lead to ordination as a deacon and assignment to another parish. Until June I spent my Sundays and other parts of each week as an intern at St. James Church, Shelbyville. It was a wonderful experience. The discernment process did exactly what it is intended to do. The time and experience of the internship, along with attending the new Diocesan School of Ministry, helped me to better understand my gifts and where to use them. By spring I came to the realization that my vocational response to God did not include wearing a clerical collar and having “Rev” in front of my name. I came to believe that the church needed more committed lay men (emphasis intended) than it did another deacon. I learned that discernment is as much about saying “no” as saying “yes.” I admit I enjoyed the attention on Sundays when I wore an alb, read the lessons, lead prayers or set the altar for communion. Preaching was a thrill. Teaching about Thomas Merton was fulfilling. These served my ego but were not my ministry. If you receive my e-mail Reflections you know I believe the heart of the Gospel is that Jesus calls us to care about and care for those on the margins: the poor, the disenfranchised, the hungry, the homeless, those without health care, those caught in the midst of war or violence they did not create. The list could fill the page. If we are to be called followers of Jesus we can neither ignore these problems nor their causes. We must respond to what Jesus said and did, not what others say about him. When I began the discernment process I believed that being ordained would give me a stronger voice for social and economic justice. What I now believe is that the unexpected voice is often more powerful. As a deacon I would be expected to speak for the poor. As a business man that voice is unexpected. I hope to be an effective voice, as the Rev. Charlie Tachau told me, “Be a cinder in the public eye.” Lucinda has graciously invited me to fill this space each month with “Reflections.” Some will agree with me. Some will disagree. Some will even be irritated, though that is not my purpose. I hope you will reflect with me and if inclined respond with your own thoughts. I welcome your comments at [email protected]. Peace & blessings, Bob Nesmith 12 Opportunities for Adults Adult Christian Education includes new formats on Sunday mornings and a new evening offering. In an effort to promote more discussion by participants, adult Christian education programs on Sunday mornings this fall will feature more offerings in smaller groups. Weekday evenings will include a new Bible study course and an eight-part series on contemplative living. Two distinguished scholars will speak on Sundays in September in the traditional lecture format. In October the church will then initiate four new discussion programs in place of the lecture format.

John Hale, Ph.D., a popular lecturer in archeology at the University of Louisville, will talk September 7 on “What Archaeology Reveals about Early Christianity.” Dr. Hale, who specializes in undersea and maritime archeology, spent the summer in the Mediterranean where he visited ancient Greek and Roman oracle sites in Albania, and searched for shipwrecks in deep water on an ancient sea route between Crete and Egypt.

Amy Plantinga Pauw, M. Div., Ph.D., professor of doctrinal theology at Louisville Presbyterian Seminary, will speak “Seeking Wisdom in Proverbs and Ecclesiastes”, September 14 and 28. Her first lecture she will talk about figure of “Woman Wisdom (Sophia) in Proverbs.” In the second she will focus on the theme “Wisdom in the Face of Death” in Ecclesiastes.

Four new offerings will be added in October, which, with Parents in Conversation and The Last Word, will bring the number of Sunday morning programs to six. The six offerings will be:  Reflecting on Faith & Life. This discussion class, led by Bob Nesmith and Brian Good, will provide people an opportunity to discuss their faith in the context of modern life. Resources will be the Sunday scripture readings, current events and an open mind.  The Creative Soul Speaking to God. Literature, poetry, music, dance and other arts in experiencing the sacred through worship and prayer. Barbara Ellis will lead a discussion on hymnody in October. Group leader: Jack Geary. Adult education committee: Sue Bridge and Rhody Streeter.  Challenges of Ethical Christian Living. A wide range of subjects addressing the questions of “What should we know and what should we do as Christians?” The October schedule will focus on Africa. Timothy K. Welliver, Ph.D., professor of history at Bellarmine University, and John Willingham, president of Hearts4Kenya, will be the information resources. Group leaders: Gaylee Gillim and Bill Stodghill. Adult education committee: Marilyn Swain and Kit Kincade.  The Last Word. Discussion of the day’s sermon, or other issues of theology and scripture. Led by the preacher.  Parents in Conversation. In October Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D., M.Div., Th.M., of the Kilgore Samaritan Counseling Center, will lead a four-part discussion on marriage. René Strause and Debbi Rodahaffer continue as group leaders.  NOOMA. For young adults 25-45. Short films speaking to a new generation begin this new format for spiritual exploration. “Each film, along with discussion, touches on issues we care about and want to talk about, whether it be pain, suffering, ritual, love, religion, or breathing,” says Jim Trimble, Associate Rector and group leader. The name is a phonetic spelling for the Greek word pneuma, meaning “breath” or “spirit.” (continued) 13 OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULTS

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 Library. The library will be open regularly during the adult education hour. We have lots of new offerings on Sunday mornings this fall! With the new groups beginning in October, we will offer a wider variety of subjects, and enable more discussion. These smaller groups should enable us to explore our spiritual journeys and life together in an informal, give-and-take format. Come see what interests you, challenges you, or grounds you. –The Rev. Lucinda Laird

Weekday Morning Groups The Rector’s Bible Study meets Mondays 9:45 to 11 a.m., beginning September 8. Education for Ministry’s second group meets 9 to 11:30 a.m., Wednesdays, beginning September 10. See description of evening group. The Going Deeper Spiritually group will spend seven weeks discussing Bill Brosend’s The Parables on Thursdays, 10–11:30 a.m., September 11 through October 23. They will follow with The Irrational Season by Madeleine L’Engle, October 30 through December 4. Group leader: Lucinda Laird. Contact: Sue Bridge, (502) 245-5872; [email protected].

Weekday Evening Groups A new Men’s Bible Study will be added to the roster of evening study groups. Beginning September 3, the group will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday’s in the church lounge. Jim Trimble, Associate Rector, will lead using Synthesis CE, an Episcopal lectionary study guide, and focusing on the coming Sunday lessons. Horizon Readers will resume meeting at 7:30 p.m., Monday, September 8, taking up the book A New Climate for Theology: God, the World, and Global Warming, by feminist theologian Sallie McFague. Contact: Kit Kincade, 426-1641, [email protected]. Education for Ministry, a four-year program encompassing spiritual reflection and the study of theology, Scripture and church history, returns at 6:30 p.m., Monday, September 8. Contact: the Rev. Moray Peoples, 426-8959, [email protected]. Margaret Krantz and the Rev. Helen Jones will lead an eight-week series, “Bridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton,” beginning September 17. The group will meet on the third Wednesday of every month, 6:30–7:40 p.m.

Coming in October… VIA MEDIA, October 5–November 30 Via Media is for you if: you are thinking about Confirmation you are new to the Episcopal Church you are new to St. Matthew’s you are already confirmed and have been at St. Matthew’s for years, but you’d really like to talk about your faith with other adults who are asking questions you just can’t seem to remember what you learned in Church School – or what difference it makes in your life Learn more about your faith. With insightful videos featuring well-known theologians and open discussion, the Via Media approach is a unique way to get people passionate and excited about the Episcopal tradition. SUNDAY NIGHTS, 6:00–8:00 p.m. Supper included - Childcare provided! Bring a friend! Sign up on the bulletin board. (continued) 14 OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULTS

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The Rev. Michael Dowd, described as an “evolutionary evangelist” for his narrative unification of science and religion, will speak in Louisville Tuesday, September 23, in afternoon and evening sessions at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church. The afternoon session, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., will be a give and take discussion aimed at clergy, students and teachers. The 7 p.m. session will be a lecture followed by questions and answers. Both sessions are free and both are open to the public. Both sessions will be in Saints Hall. In his richly illustrated talk, Rev. Dowd will explore major themes of his 2007 book, Thank God for Evolution!, which has received endorsements from five Nobel laureates in science, as well as leaders across the religious spectrum, and which was featured in a 2008 issue of the New York Times magazine. Members of Horizon Readers heard Dowd speak in Louisville at the Festival of Faith last November. After the group read and discussed his book, they recommended inviting him to speak. In his book Dowd maintains that God’s revelation of His creation is ongoing through the discoveries of modern science, not something that ended with the closing of the canon of Holy Scripture. Dowd’s goal is to show how our modern understanding of our 14-billion year old Universe, as given by mainstream science, builds bridges, provides guidance, and restores realistic hope for individuals and families, for humanity, and for the body of life as a whole. In his book Dowd argues that it is now possible to view evolution as a spiritual process; that current science shows that evolution is not meaningless blind chance; that evolutionary insights can lead to greater personal fulfillment; and that aligning with evolutionary trends can guide activists and others hoping to make our world a better place. An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, Dowd addresses concerns that Christians have about evolution, but hopes his book will appeal to all people of faith and of no faith. He believes that Thank God for Evolution! goes beyond the current debate to offer up a whole new way of thinking about science and religion. The June 15 New York Times article on Michael Dowd is posted on his website. To reach his website, paste this address into your internet browser: www.thankgodforevolution.com/.

Parents In Conversation FALL / WINTER

Lower Level: September 7 ...... How do we do Church with Postmodern Children ...... led by Debbi Rodahaffer September 14 ...... Tour the Children’s Corner of the Library, led by Lee Fletcher September 21 ...... St. Matthew’s Day Picnic - NO CLASSES September 28 ...... Godly Play for Parents

October 5 - 26...... Marriage, led by Lee Baucom, Ph.D.

15 SOCIAL CONCERNS

Jody Fletcher, chair

Volunteer Thank You St. Matthew’s Parishioners! Your generous response to St. MAM’s (St. Matthew’s Area Ministries) School Opportunities Supplies Drive in July helped provide supplies for needy children in our area. We filled several boxes with supplies for students at every grade level. Thanks Habitat to your generosity, many children were able to begin school on August 12 with the tools they needed for a successful year! for Humanity Saturday, September 6 9 a.m. to Noon for a half day or Save the date! 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a full day. Sunday October 19 is the 30th Anniversary of the Hunger Walk “Miles For Bring your hammer and Meals”. Each fall this important walk raises funds to benefit programs that, on a join our crew for a day! daily basis, address the needs of those who are at risk of going hungry in our (carpool from church, 8:35 a.m.) community and in the world. Please plan to help St. Matthew’s support this important event. Calvary / St. George’s Food Collection Sunday Changes for Cornerstone at the Cathedral Sunday, September 7 Fourteen years ago the Cornerstone program at the Cathedral was started by The Reverend Suzanne Barrow, who was serving at the Cathedral and as Please bring in Chaplain at Home of the Innocents, and Gretchen Davis, a parishioner at the several nonperishable items Cathedral. The program was initiated to give emotional support and life skill to the Narthex, guidance to the teenage mothers under the care of the Home of the Innocents. the lower level collection basket under the staircase, Young mothers, their children, and Home of the Innocents social workers met or to the first mission office. together on Thursdays for a meal before the mothers went to their support group meeting. Volunteers cared for the children while the mothers were Both food pantries depend on meeting. Diane Clark recruited volunteers from St. Matthew’s to help one our donations to help them meet Thursday a month that first year and she is still recruiting. the increasing demand for food in our community. The second year of the program St. Matthew’s offered to contribute the meal once a month and you good people have been cooking and contributing for the past thirteen years. Many, many thanks to all of you who have cared for the Serve lunch children, cooked and contributed food over the years. Social Concerns and the at people of Cornerstone are very grateful for your generosity. The program has been so successful that the number of young mothers and Wayside children served has grown from 24 to over 50 so Cornerstone will begin meeting in two groups, one on Tuesday and one on Thursday. St. Matthew’s will Christian Mission continue to volunteer to care for the children on the first Thursday of the month (most months) and we will continue to cook for 50 plus the first week of the Sunday, September 14 month. The food will be held from one group meeting to the next. 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Social Concerns will post a sign up sheet each month for volunteers to sign up to care for the children, cook (in the kitchen at church) or contribute food items. We leave right after communion It would be wonderful to have some teens helping with the children. (This type at the 10:00 a.m. service and of volunteering does count for service hours.) meet in the Narthex to carpool. We thank you in advance for your continued support of this very successful For more information, please call program. Sarah Weston, 426-6678, or Greg Petrites, 895-6522. Questions may be addressed to Diane Clark at 245-5633 or Sharon Nesmith at 228-5918. (continued) 16 SOCIAL CONCERNS

Kenya News Hearts4Kenya had a wonderful trip to Oyugis, Kenya in June. We were able to visit our farmers and see how their crops were growing. The harvest was toward the end of July so we will know soon how the harvest turned out. The corn and beans looked excellent during our visit, and the farmers are working hard and doing a wonderful job. We are now trying some new crops such as tomatoes, which require a more consistent supply of water through the growing season. So Hearts4Kenya put in its first irrigation system, using rain water from the gutters of the house to fill two 1200 gallon tanks, and then taking the water down hill through a pipe system to the field. With consistent water the tomatoes will have better quality and size, increasing what farmers can get for their crop. We also visited the 11 schools Hearts4Kenya supports with seed and fertilizer. The students are learning farming not only in the class but in the field as they produce the crops. The students do all the work (with adult supervision) of planting, watering, weeding, and harvesting and are graded for their work. Then all the crops are used for feeding the students in the school. For many it may be the only meal they have that day. Hearts4Kenya did many other things on our trip which I will write about in the coming months. Thank you for your continued support of the orphans in Rongo, and your support of Hearts4Kenya. You are making a difference in the lives of these people. If you have any questions please call at 558-8603. – John Willingham NOTE:  St. Matthew’s supports 60+ orphans in Rongo as our own mission outreach.  Hearts4Kenya has a number of projects centered in nearby Oyugis, and this parish, and a number of individual parishioners, are some of the many people involved with John Willingham and this agency.

One Year Anniversary of our Refugee Family It is hard to imagine that AH Mu, his wife Ku Ku, their children and his mother Pae DAH have been in Louisville for a year! Last summer St. Matthew’s parishioners readied two apartments and began their introduction to life in America. Over 65 people from the congregation gave their time and through the end of last year, when out official sponsorship concluded, we raised over $5000. The majority of this was used for rent, food and utilities until AH Mu began work. Now he is pleased to be employed at the Seelbach Hotel. Ku Ku was fortunate to have an old wrist injury surgically corrected and she has just been released to look for a job. Pae DAH’s portrait has been featured in an art exhibit at the NuLu Art Gallery this summer. Three of our children are playing soccer in the Beechmont Soccer League this fall. All four are excited about the beginning of school. I cannot update the congregation without mentioning the faithful group of people who continue to work with this wonderful family. No one can compare to their dedication and generosity of this past year. Jody Fletcher, Marty Lawfer, Linda Collins, Sharon Nesmith, Bill McKinney, Emily Pruett, Marilyn Swain and Roger Dutschke continue to tutor, problem solve, entertain and provide transportation for our family. We have all grown very close. I’m sure that I speak for everyone when I say that it has been life changing for all of us as well as our family. This would be a great time to speak to one of us, if you are interested in tutoring. We usually go in pairs after school to help with any homework that is brought home. Yoe Yoe is in the 5th grade at King, Paw Hser OH is in the 7th grade at the new Olmsted Academy South, and Nee Gay Shee, 9th grade, and Ta Lay Shee, 10th grade, are at Iroquois High School. They are very appreciative of our time and we always leave commenting on how cheerful our visits are. We look forward to including some new people who would like to be involved in this rewarding ministry. –Karen Hill

17 DAILY PRAYER LIST

Note: At Morning Prayer each weekday, members of St. Matthew’s congregation are prayed for by name. As members of the Christian community, we are advised to hold each other in prayer. As part of your prayers, please remember all of the St. Matthew’s parish family. Week of September 7 Week of September 14 Davidson: Skip, Mo Wakefield Dillman: Bruce, Anita Davis: Ann Disney: Paul, Jane Davis: Joe Dobroth: Alison Day: Joan Dobroth: Virginia Dearing: Brian, Stephanie, Hank Dodson: Frank, JoAnn Delph: Donna, Dorothy Johnson Dolt: Bud, Judy Deters: LD, Penny Shaw Donovan: Becky Devitt: Jack, Helen Donovan: Patrick, Kristin, Barrett, Claire, Grace Diedenhofen: Cindy Dooley: Ruby Dietrich: Bill, Bette Drybrough: Rosemary

Week of September 21 Week of September 28 Drybrough: Thomas Enriquez: Pat Dumstorf: James Enriquez: Peggy Dutschke: Roger, Phyllis Erich: Barbara Duvall: Scot, Juli, Ava, Kora, Philip Fairleigh: Winslow Eastman: Nicholas, Katherine, Benjamin Farra: Matt, Anne Edwards: Bettye Ferguson: Jo, Gita Edwards: Todd, Shannon, Caeron, Ireland Fernandez: Eric, Linda, Emerson, Michael, Summer Eicholtz: Tim, Saxonie, Sunny Fischer: Judy Ellis: Steve, Barbara, Peter Fitzer: Mike, Mary Lou, Ruby, Sid Emery: Sarah, Brad Kimbrough Fletcher: Lee, Jody

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

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Transfers In Sarah Emery from First Baptist Church, Richmond, IN Paul and Mary Pauline from Christ Church Cathedral, Louisville, KY Transfers Out Mary Jane Glauber to Episcopal Church of the Advent, Louisville, KY Jane Eff to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Louisville, KY Karen and Frank Meier to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Louisville, KY Births We extend congratulations to Peter and Heather Bell on the birth of their daughter, Emma, July 31, and to Stephen and Sarah Weston, Emma’s grandparents Sandy and Jenny Nixon on the birth of their son, Henry James, August 16, and to Henry’s proud grandparents, aunts and uncles at St. Matthew’s Gifts have been made to the Building the Spirit fund recently in memory of the following people: Robin Knox Claire Sewell-Salomon Our thanks to those who gave so generously.

Deaths James Stites, July 24 Nancy Beck, July 30 Claire Sewell-Salomon, August 2 Robin Knox, August 10 Kay Moyer, August 12 Barbara Erich, August 25 We are sorry to hear about the death of Leigh Ann Preston’s mother Anita Dillman’s mother Debbi Rodahaffer’s mother Lois Cundiff’s mother + + + May light perpetual shine upon them + + + 19 St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church Non-Profit Org. 330 N. Hubbards Lane U.S. Postage Louisville, Kentucky 40207 PAID Permit No. 7 (502) 895-3485 Masonic Home, (502) 895-3486 FAX Kentucky www.stmatt-ky.org

Office Hours

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

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

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

Phone Extension e-mail address The Rev. Canon Lucinda Laird ...... x102 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Jim Trimble ...... x103 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones ...... x104 ...... [email protected] Deborah Rodahaffer ...... x105 ...... [email protected] Barbara Ellis ...... x106 ...... [email protected] Lynn Miller ...... x108 ...... [email protected] Brandon Brones ...... Cell: 419-6333 ...... [email protected] Ann Davis ...... x109 ...... [email protected] Mardi Galvin ...... x110 ...... [email protected] Ruth Kempf ...... x112 ...... [email protected] Karen Hill ...... x113 ...... [email protected] John Willingham ...... Cell: 558-8603 ...... [email protected] The Rt. Rev. David Reed ...... Cell: 235-8289 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Moray Peoples ...... Cell: 836-1278 ...... [email protected]

Vestry

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

Dear People of And what about the big picture St. Matthew’s, for the parish? Stuff you need to What’s know? This month, for instance, HELP!!!!!! stewardship, including but not limited to the Every Member Happening? Most months Canvass, really needs your Parish News and I try to write thought. And we want you to Bits n’ Pieces ...... 2-3 something know that there are some Challenge you mind! reflective here. But this month incredible offerings, and a new Renew your spirit!...... 4 I’m overwhelmed. format, for Sunday morning adult Stewardship ...... 5-6 And so is this newsletter. Too education. A Few Words From the much stuff. Associate Rector ...... 7 And so much is going on here, The staff has been talking about day in and day out, and we want Library News ...... 8 this. The newsletter is too long – you to be able to find it. Music Notes ...... 9 or is it? Should we have Well, suffice it to say that we will something shorter and more Monthly Calendar ...... 10 be talking about this and trying to frequent? Should we quit mailing Church School News ...... 11 take a survey. Watch for it. it and send it by e-mail instead? Meanwhile, read this whole issue, Youth Page...... 12 Should we try to get you to the cover to cover. Really. Vestry Comments ...... 13 website more often? Times are tough, but it’s fall and Reflections ...... 14 We want you to know what’s this is God’s creation and we are going on here. We’re frustrated Opportunities God’s beloved children. That’s for Adults ...... 15 when we can’t get information what we really need to know. out. So we put it all in the Spirit Social Concerns ...... 16-17 – and then have a horrible Yours in Christ, Prayer List ...... 18 suspicion that it arrives at your Parish Families ...... 19 door and gets put on a pile and … Lucinda + And we like the reflections from clergy and parishioners, which are often excellent. But – is it too much?

1 PARISH NEWS Bits n’ Pieces MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Blessing of the Animals Please join us for our annual Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, October 5 at 3:00 p.m. on the front lawn. All animals welcome (including stuffed)! There will be treats for the animals and their people. We will also be collecting dog and cat food to be donated to a non-profit animal shelter. This is always fun!. Come join us! Questions? Call Marty Lawfer, 327-6057, or [email protected]

Fall Clean-Up Day Saturday, October 25, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 Noon Please bring any of the following items: gloves, clippers, rakes, blowers, shovels, wheelbarrows, tarps Coffee, juice, doughnuts and fruit will be provided! Please join the Grounds committee and help to spruce up our lovely church property for the Fall.

The Ladies’ Lunch Bunch Please join us at Napa River Valley Grill, Herr Lane at the Birthday Westport Mall, on Thursday, October 16, at 11:30 a.m. All are welcome! Please remember to RSVP with Betty Triplett, 425-9733 - reservations may be needed in advance. Please Celebrations give her a call if you will need to carpool. of our Homebound The Retired Men’s Breakfast for October We meet on the third Tuesday of every month, 8:30 a.m. at the Denny’s on Dutchman’s Lane across from Norton October 22 Peggy Zega Suburban Hospital. Please join us! Everyone is invited, not just retired or senior folks!

2 PARISH NEWS

Thanksgiving Dinner and Eucharist

This year we are doing something different for Thanksgiving at St. Matthew’s, and we are all very excited about it. We will have our Thanksgiving service on Thanksgiving morning, November 27, at 11:00 a.m. Then we will have a PARISH THANKSGIVNG DINNER. We want everyone - old and young, single and married, parishioners and their out-of-town relatives - to come, and we intend to have a really, really good time together. We’ll have a team cooking turkeys, and we’ll ask folks to bring their favorite dishes. Kids can play, inside or out, and so can adults. We’ll give thanks to God as a parish family. Watch for details on the website, in next month’s Spirit, in the bulletin, and on the bulletin board. But think about it – and put it on your calendar NOW.

VIA MEDIA You will know us And just what is Via Media????? by the Cross Well, the name is Latin, and it means “the middle way”, which is a very Anglican (Episcopalian) characteristic. we wear But right now at St. Matthew’s, Via Media means a group (Daughters of the King) that will meet for 9 Sundays, beginning October 5, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Over supper we’ll get to know each other. Then We are women who live and worship among you; you we’ll view a short video and discuss just what it means to may recognize us by the silver cross we wear. We have be a Christian and an Episcopalian. been busy with prayers and, with our baptismal banner So – sign up! Now! This means YOU! If you want to project. In July we shopped and planned and held a explore your faith – learn more about the Episcopal Church morning work session in Saints Hall to get all the pieces – meet new people – or any other reason: join us! of 14 new banners ready for assembling. Prayerfully we have put pieces together. Each piece of cloth (The sign up sheet is on the bulletin board, or you can call becomes sacred as we work with it, especially as each the parish office.) banner is finished and made ready to receive the name of the child being baptized. As we prepare these banners, we are reminded of our own baptismal vows. St. Matthew’s Day was glorious as we welcomed the Would you like to get involved with newest and youngest of “Christ’s own Forever.” As each banner goes in procession we realize more a group of fun loving, hardworking, completely what it means to be a part of the body of Christ. We know too, that the banner hanging in a dedicated, people? child’s bedroom will be a tangible reminder of the global We meet one day at the end of the month (only 10 months worshipping community. of the year) and our main job is to put our monthly newsletter together for mailing, but we also swap stories, tell jokes Speak to any of us wearing the silver cross if you are and have a great time getting to know each other. considering becoming a Daughter of the King. We will hold training sessions later this fall for new Daughters. We need someone (or several persons) to coordinate this newsworthy project. If you or someone you know could – Susan Judge help, please call Mardi Galvin, 895-3485. 3 CHALLENGE YOUR MIND! RENEW YOUR SPIRIT!

Third Congressional District Awakening: A New candidates answer your Consciousness Workshop questions in October Saturday, October 18 Congressman John Yarmuth and his Republican challenger 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Anne Northup will meet with the Reflecting on Faith and at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church Life class at St. Matthew’s in October says Bob Nesmith, coordinator of the new group along with Brian Good. Eckhart Tolle’s new book, A New Earth, has caused The class meets fter the 10:00 service on Sunday, at quite a stir. Over 2 million people from 139 countries approximately 11:10. participated in his web-based seminar with Oprah. This will not be a debate but rather separate appearances Throughout the world enthusiastic groups are learning by each candidate, Congressman Yarmuth on October 12 to live in the awakened state Tolle describes – a state and Mrs. Northup on October 19. based on acceptance, enjoyment and enthusiasm. “Both candidates have been invited to speak on how they Joan P. Kincade, M.A., a therapist and spiritual would address issues such as reducing poverty in this counselor, will be facilitating a workshop October 18 country, funding the Millennium Development Goals, and based on the practices of visualization, living in the providing adequate health care for all Americans,” Bob Now, learning deep spaciousness and detachment – says. “Parishioners will then have the opportunity to ask practices Tolle suggests for awakening and creating a questions and engage in discussion about these and other new consciousness. issues.” To sign up, please see sign up sheet on the main bulletin board, call Joan Kincade, M.A. at 895-1809, or send an e-mail to [email protected]. Then send, or bring a check for $25 made out to Joan P. Kincade, The Secret of a M.A., to 120 Meridian Avenue, Suite 4, Louisville, Successful Marriage Kentucky 40207. Please bring a bag lunch. Coffee and tea will be available. Sunday mornings at 11:10, beginning October 5. Sponsored by Parents In Conversation. We often hear the statistics that 50% of marriages end in divorce. But what if the reason for why so many marriages fail is because we don’t understand a fundamental secret of marriage? There are two types of secrets. One is a secret someone doesn’t want you to Healing Service know. The second occurs when something remains unknown. The secret of marriage has been stumbled in Myll Chapel upon, but it largely remains unknown. on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. In four weeks, you can discover the secret of marriage and learn how to improve your relationship. Marriage During his ministry with his disciples, Jesus took to doesn’t have to be hard work. Come and learn what heart the importance of being healed and made whole. makes it play. And come discover why a Christian He brought people from blindness to sight; from marriage is different. paralysis to freedom; from death to life. He urged his Rev. Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. will be leading this 4 followers to do the same and the apostles anointed week seminar. Dr. Baucom is the author of two books many that were sick and healed them. This tradition of and several internet series on marriage. He has been the laying on of hands, this human touch infused with helping people save and improve their marriages for the power of the Holy Spirit, is still done today. We will almost 20 years. He is the director of a satellite office carry on that tradition of our faith on Wednesday of Kilgore Samaritan Counseling Center. Dr. Baucom is evenings at 5:30. The service will begin with the happily married to Kathy, and they have two children Ministry of the Word, followed by Communion, and together. laying on of hands. Those seeking God’s healing touch Sunday mornings at 11:10, beginning October 5. are invited to be a part of this gift to the Church. Sponsored by Parents In Conversation. 4 STEWARDSHIP Not sure where you’re headed? Christ is our journey and our journey’s end. St. Matthew’s is where we walk together! St. Matthew’s Every Member Canvass for 2009 October 12-November 9, 2008

Stewardship of the Earth from the St. Matthew’s Green Team

• The St. Matthew’s Green Team is sponsoring a field to Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forset, led by Varley Weideman, on Saturday, October 25, at 1:30 p.m. (rain date of Sunday, October 26). Please sign up on the bulletin board located across from the elevator on the main level. • Mark your calendars and save the date! We will take a tour of Legacy Loft, 830 East Main Street, on the corner of Main and Camptell, on Saturday, November 8, 2:00 p.m. We will discover how this multi-family project makes use of sustainable energy like the sun and earth’s natural moderating temperature to reduce to near zero the need for energy supplied by fossil fuel. And understand how solar hot warter collectors, geothermal, photovoltaics, and super insulation all contribute to heating, cooling, and hot water bills under $10 per moth per unit and set the standard for future Net Zero Carbon construction. A sign up sheet will be posted on the main bulletin board sometime towards the end of October. • Something a little different on Sunday, October 5…. The Green Team is helping us give thanks for all of God’s creation, and think about our stewardship of the earth, with something very creative and very special at each service. And, of course, we urge you to come to the Blessing of the Animals at 3:00 that afternoon. Our pets reflect the diversity of God’s creation, and God’s unconditional love for us, and we are charged with the care of them.

From the Stewardship Committee

by Pat Mulloy, Stewardship Chair You know, at the end of the day, stewardship is an act of faith. It is a reflection of our belief that God will protect us, watch over us, and provide. In this season of stewardship, in this particular year, when so much of the world seems to be coming apart at the seams, I need to be reminded that the God who requires much of us, also watches over us, loves us and protects us. (continued) 5 STEWARDSHIP

From the Stewardship Committee (continued)

This last Sunday, my wife and I navigated the stormy streets of Louisville in the early afternoon to attend the funeral of a dear friend, a woman who fought a brave battle against an illness which took her away too early in life. We squinted as we walked into the funeral home deep in the Highlands, after navigating our way through 70 plus mile per hour winds. We squinted because there was no power. We walked into the funeral home full of people who loved the departed lady, which was blacked out with no power. As we sat there in the dark, the Rabbi opened two doors behind the coffin, to the lee side of the wind. In the quiet, the light came in, so that we could celebrate her life. The scripture the Rabbi read was Psalm I21. He read, “I lift up my eyes to the hills, where does my help come from?” He answered, “My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.” He read the promise, “The Lord will keep you from all harm—he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.” In that sadness, he reminded me of this most important promise—the promise that God does not forget us, nor does he lose track of us. So, what does this have to do with stewardship? In a few weeks—October 12 to be precise— we will kick off our fall Stewardship Drive. Your Stewardship Committee this year, together with the Vestry, is challenging us to do this just a bit differently. We want to have a conversation with every member of this church community about your pledge—not the dollar amount (that’s between you and God) —but we want to challenge all of us to think about the stewardship of all of our resources: our dollars, our time, our talents. We also want to have an open and frank dialogue about our Big Dreams. What do we want this community to become? What do we believe God is calling this church to do? On Monday night, October 13 at 7:00 p.m., the Vestry will lead us in a conversation about our vision and our dream for St. Matthew’s. We have asked about 100 members of the community to commit to talk to three of their fellow parishioners during the pledge drive, so that between now and the end of the drive (November 9), we will have listened to every member of the parish, in order to understand better how the community can meet your needs, and how we can expand our ministry. These are the facts. We receive in pledges and offering gifts a little over $800,000 per year. We have an annual operating budget in excess of $900,000. We have made up the difference in the last several years by drawing down on endowment funds, which cannot be sustained over the long run. We believe this. God has called this parish to a rich, diverse and vibrant ministry. We can and should raise in pledges an amount to pay our way—an amount to pay for our annual operating budget, so that we can grow our endowment to meet our future ministries and needs. So what does all of this have to do with a funeral on a stormy Sunday in the Highlands? It seems to me that too often in the darkest of times, I forget God’s promises. We are asking this parish in the face of perhaps the most difficult economy since the Great Depression to raise in pledges an amount sufficient to pay for our entire operating budget, a daunting task. The Rabbi reminded me on Sunday of the promise that God gives us in the darkest of times, in the toughest of times, when jobs are hard to come by, when stock markets have dropped precipitously, when the world is at war, when the entire world seems scared about what lies ahead. The Rabbi read from Psalms the promise that “He will not let your foot slip—he who watches over you will not slumber….the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.” So, in this fall, in this Stewardship drive, let’s have a great and vigorous conversation about what we want to be here at St. Matthew’s this fall. And in these trying times, let us lift up our eyes to the hills.

6 A FEW WORDS FROM . . .

The Associate Rector

Dear Friends, face. Sometimes, that’s all it takes to get me back on Let me know if this sounds at all track - those few glances at the things that are calling familiar. When I walk into my for my attention and love. Sometimes, though, I long office, even though I straightened it for more. up a few days ago, my desk is piled In seminary, I learned the discipline of Centering with papers, books, and more Prayer. For a while, I practiced this on a regular basis. papers. My bookshelves are still This calmed me and opened my heart and mind to God unorganized after I’ve been here and what God was trying to tell me and how I was to listen. I soon went to this place less and less. I told myself that I need to carve time for it, but I didn’t almost 18 months. Even my framed things are still make it the prioity it leaning against the wall, not hanging on the wall. The should be. I have bedroom at the house envisioned myself going on retreat twice a year to a doesn’t have enough monastery or guest house in the woods. I feel I need closet space for my this time, on occasion, to focus my thoughts and my stuff, so I use the one direction back to God and to my family. But I have yet upstairs. But, I keep to make those plans. leaving upstairs stuff Since I have been back at St. Matthew’s, though, it’s downstairs, and been Morning Prayer that has centered me. This service downstairs stuff upstairs. of prayer, scripture, and silence is said Monday through I have a dozen different Friday at 9am in the Myll Chapel. This is an opportunity calendars and to-do lists in my notebook, laptop, to have God’s Word wash over me and center me in and iPhone. I try to center God’s presence. Three readings - Old & New myself on a regular basis, even have Testaments and Gospel - plus a Psalm, the Lord’s the Daily Office at my fingertips Prayer, Collects, offered prayers for healing and on those days when I can’t make thanksgiving, prayers for the Anglican Communion, the it to the chapel to pray. Diocese, the parish, and a blessing to send me on to the Sometimes, I just feel scattered. day. Even when I can’t make it to the chapel at 9, the I feel tugged in different directions. I look daily service is on my iPhone so I can pray it at all I need to do and don’t know where to start. anywhere, and at any time. What comforts me through all this is my family, my An intentional practice of worship, or silence, or prayer, church, and my God. As I’m at my deskright now or time away from the busy-ness of life, I believe, is a clicking away with my 2-finger style of typing, I glance necessary part of living into our faith. A Sabbath, of at the pictures of Sarah and Riley. I glance at the sorts, is needed to open us up to what God will have us wooden cross from my do to better serve our families, friends and neighbors. I parents’ house. And I see pray that we can all, in our own ways, find conduits to my Action Figure Jesus God and God’s peace, filling us with the Spirit and with his arms open wide to sending us back to our lives refreshed, renewed, and embrace me. These things revived. take me away for a moment to remind me of what’s Grace and Peace, important in my life; of where my + priorities should be; of what direction my heart should – Jim 7 How can you help with the Library? Volunteers: The library needs volunteers to greet parishioners and check out items after each service. Regular Sunday hours are for one hour after each morning service and on the first Sunday of the month following the 5 p.m. service. We need parishioners to do this once a month, or once every other month or as a substitute. Training will be provided. Donations: Many people have asked about donating books. The basic criteria are that gifts are accepted with the understanding that they will be evaluated according to the library’s mission and its selection policy. Subject matter is important along with the condition of the material (books, magazines, DVD’s etc.). We want the library to be vibrant and reflect St. Matthew’s vision and programs. A handout is available in the Narthex and in the library that describes our gift policy. Additionally, monetary gifts to help purchase material will always be welcome. Giving items in memory or honor of individuals is another way to give to the library. Currently our biggest need is for media items. The library could use additional DVD’s and books on disc. Here are some examples: Media Gifts: The library has several audio and videocassettes but also would like DVD’s and books on disc. Here are some examples of titles already in the collection. Books on Disc: Karen Armstrong’s History of God Bruce Feiler’s Walking the Bible: a journey by land through the five books of Moses DVD’s of classic films: Gandhi The Lion in Winter Agony and Ecstasy Man for all Seasons Biographies of religious/spiritual people: Soul Searching (about Merton) Bonhoeffer Religions: Mormons (PBS program)

Examples can also be found in print or online catalogs such as: Fons Vitae Book Publishing: Death and Transformation: the personal reflections of Huston Smith Duckworks, Inc. (Morgan Atkinson of Louisville): Soul Searching about Merton PBS – Bill Moyers on Faith and Reason, Huston Smith the Wisdom of Faith; Joseph Campbell Mythos I and II

Library Hours: Monday through Thursday: 11:30-12:30 p.m. • Sundays: 8:45-9:45 a.m., 11:15-12:15 p.m.

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Barbara Ellis, Choir Director / Organist

Joyful noises heard coming from the choir room!!

The Treble Choir is off to a great start. Help us double the size of this enthusiastic group and it will be even more joyful! Please encourage your child in grades 2 through 6 to participate. The Treble Choir meets each Sunday following church school in the Rehearsal Hall for just 30 minutes and dismisses promptily at 12:30.

Come sing! For more information speak with Charlie Patton or Barbara Ellis.

We are pleased to welcome Margaret and Bill Bond to Adult choir! We’ll be starting on Christmas music soon. Join us Wednesdays evenings at 7:45 p.m.

October 12 Jane Halliday, violin

November 2 and December 14 8:00 p.m. A Service of Compline

•Prayers for the Evening •Music for meditation •Peace to soothe the soul •Quiet in a noisy world

9 10a 9a 8a 8a 8a 8a 8a 9a-Noon 4:30p 8:30a Cursillo, Humanity, Habitat for Cursillo, Green Team’s with Workshop Joanna Macy, Parents Night Out, Cursillo, with Workshop Joan Kincade, Cursillo, Grounds Clean up day, Cursillo, 9a 9a 9a 9a 9a ayer: Monday-Saturday 5:30 p.m. in October 2008? in October FRIDAY SATURDAY 6:45p 6:45p 6:45p 6:45p 6:45p 11:30a 11:30a 11:30a 11:30a 11:30a 10 11 17 18 24 25 31 November 1 Golden Bells, Ladies AA Group, AA, Newcomers & Golden Bells, Group, Ladies AA AA, Newcomers & Golden Bells, Group, Ladies AA AA, Newcomers & Golden Bells, Group, Ladies AA AA, Newcomers & Golden Bells, Group, Ladies AA AA, Newcomers & 34 9:30a 9:30a 9:30a 7p 9:30a 9:30a 10a 10a 10a 10a 10a 7p 9:30a 9:30a 9:30a 9:30a 9:30a 7:30p 7:30p THURSDAY Art Group In Women Coversation, Going Deeper Spiritually, Daughters, SOS, Art Group In Women Conversation, Going Deeper Spiritually, Java with Jim, Going Deeper Spiritually, Ladies Lunch Bunch, 11:30a SOS, Art Group In Women Coversation, Art Group In Women Conversation, Going Deeper Spiritually, Art Group In Women Conversation, Going Deeper Spiritually, 2 9 16 23 30 7p 7p 7p 7p 7p 7:45p 7:45p 7:45p 7:45p 7:45p 12:30p 6:30p 6:30p 6:30p 6:30p 6:30p 8a-2p 8a-2p 8a-2p 8a-2p 8a-2p 6:30p 9a 9a 9a 9a 9a BSF, BSF, BSF, BSF, BSF, BSF, WEDNESDAY EFM, Seminar, BSF Handbells, Bridges to Contemplative Living, Bible Study, Men’s Choir Practice, EFM, Handbells, Bible Study, Men’s Choir Practice, EFM, Handbells, Bible Study, Men’s Choir Practice, 1 8 15 22 29 EFM, Handbells, Bible Study, Men’s Choir Practice, EFM, Handbells, Bible Study, Men’s Choir Practice, 6p 7a 7a 7a 7a 8p 8p 8p 8p 8:30a 6:30p 6:30p 6:30p 6:30p 8a-12:30p 8a-12:30p 8a-12:30p 8a-12:30p 6:30p 6:30p BSF, BSF, BSF, BSF, BSF, TUESDAY St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church Matthew’s St. 7 14 21 28 Holy Eucharist, AA meeting, AA, Alanon & Holy Eucharist, Holy Eucharist, Retired Men’s Breakfast, Holy Eucharist, AA meeting, AA, Alanon & Children’s Com., Vestry, AA meeting, AA, Alanon & AA meeting, & Dinner Vestry Meeting, AA, Alanon & 7:30p 5:30p a 1p 5:30p 10a 10a 10a 7p 6:30p 6:30p 6:30p 6:30p MONDAY 7p 6 13 20 27 Bible Study, Bible Study, Book Group, EFM, Bridge, Horizon Readers, 7:30p Bible Study, Bible Study, EFM, Horizon Readers, 7:30p Bible Study,10 EFM, Horizon Readers, 7:30p Bible Study, Bible Study, Social Concerns, Green Team, Team, Green EFM, Visioning/Dream Mtg., Horizon Readers, 5p 3p 6p 1p 5:30p 5:30p 6p 6p 6p 8p 8a, 10a, & 5p SUNDAY Holy Eucharist: Sundays, 8 a.m., 10 a.m. & 5 p.m., and Tuesdays, 7a.m. • Morning Prayer: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. • Evening Pr 7a.m. • Morning Prayer: Monday-Friday, Tuesdays, Holy Eucharist: Sundays, 8 a.m., 10 a.m. & 5 p.m., and Holy Eucharist, Blessing of the Animals, – Group Youth Movie, Via Media, 8a, 10a, & 5p 8a, 10a, & 5p 8a, 10a, & 5p What’s happening at What’s 5 12 19 26 Holy Eucharist, – Group Youth Bowling, Via Media, Compline, Holy Eucharist, Walk, Hunger Via Media, Children’s Sabbath Holy Eucharist, – Group Youth Halloween Party, Via Media,

10 CHURCH SCHOOL NEWS

Debbi Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education

Parents In Conversation ~ The month of October Lee Baucom, PhD., will lead Parents In Conversation for the four Sundays in October, talking with us about “Marriage”. When not SCUBA diving or involved in an adventure race, Lee spends his time writing, counseling or consulting. Lee has written a best-selling e-Book “Save the Marriage” and has created a popular video, “Stress Free”. You don’t have to be a parent, a grandparent or married to participate in these classes. Come and discover how to make your marriage, or the marriage of someone you care about, stronger.

Parents Night Out Parents Night Out is a group of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church parents who take turns babysitting at church and going out. We began in September and are scheduled for the 2nd Saturday of each month, except December, from 4:30-8:30 p.m. October 11 is this month’s date. You and your family may join the group any time. If you have questions or would like to participate, please talk with Reneé Thompson at 749-6987.

Children’s Sabbath is Sunday, October 19! One Sunday each year St. Matthew’s, along with churches across the country, celebrates Children’s Sabbath. It is a day when we are reminded by the visible presence of children in our 10 a.m. Eucharist that it is our job to be advocates for children who have no voice, or no home, or no medicine, or no clean place to lay their heads. It is a time to think of what we can do for children who are struggling to read or to write, or struggling to live. St. Matthew’s offers many opportunities to help children who need our help. This is a day when we honor our children and children everywhere by seriously considering what we can do to make the life of one child better.

‘Trick or Treating’ at the Episcopal Church Home and Happy Halloween Party in Saints Hall on October 26! Children and their parents will gather at the Episcopal Church Home in the afternoon for one of our most treasured events of the year, “Trick or Treating with the ECH residents”. After trick or treating, we meet in Saints Hall at church for pizza, games, and more for all ages. Baleé Riley, who chaired last year’s wonderful party, and our committee have promised another wonderful evening. Check your Sunday bulletins for more details and times.

The next Children’s Program Committee Meeting is Tuesday, October 14 beginning at 6:00 p.m. Please RSVP to Lauren Becker ([email protected]) or Debbi Rodahaffer ([email protected]) if you are attending, not attending, need childcare, or would like to attend for the first time. Dinner and childcare are provided. 11 St. Matt’s Youth youth@stmatt–ky.org Web site: www.stmatt–ky.org/youth.htm (502) 895-3485 Lynn Miller, Youth Coordinator • Brandon Brones, Youth Assistant

October 2008 DONUTS WITH BRANDON Hunger Walk Each Sundy morning at 9:15 Brandon Brones Sunday, October 19 will be in the youth area with donuts! Come join him before the 10:00 service. 12:00-3:30 p.m. Bring any donations you collect. We will have lunch after church, then carpool downtown for the Hunger Walk. We will return to church when the walk is completed. Pick up at church. Service hours available. Dinner and a Movie Sunday, October 5 Halloween Party 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday, October 26 Bring a snack! 5:00-7:30 p.m. We will have two movies available and will have subs for Bring a costume! dinner! Come, bring a friend and a movie snack! The parish-wide Halloween party with games, food and fun! Dress up and join this annual event. Service hours available for help with games. Bowling And, there’s more . . . . Sunday, October 12 Diocesan Youth Gathering 5:30-7:30 p.m. All Saints Camp Ten Pin Lanes October 3-5 Bring $$ for the snack bar. Drop off and pick up at Ten Pin (but let us know if you need a ride). We will pay for your A weekend with “The Giving Tree”! bowling and shoes but bring money for the snack bar. For more information see Lynn or Brandon

Java with Jim is an opportunity for high schoolers to meet with Jim Trimble, the Associate Rector, to chat about life, school, parents, church, God, spirituality, iPhones, whatever. We meet the second Thursday of the month (October 9th) at 7pm at the Heine Brothers Coffeehouse on Chenoweth Lane. Bring your friends. Jim will buy the coffee, or soda.

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

12 VESTRY COMMENTS

by Steve Cherry

Active Prayer: How, and for what, do we pray? We pray individually, of course, and communally on a regular basis; we pray out loud and in silence, in thanksgiving, in joy and in sadness; we pray for wisdom, for guidance, for those far away and for those near us. And sometimes, just possibly, we pray simply through our actions, and for things for which we may not realize we’re praying. October can be a stirring time. Autumn is for reflection - on the things this year has given to us, and taken from us. It’s a time for appreciation for family, for friends, for the good things around us that link each of us to our world and to each other. Maybe it’s a time, also, to surround ourselves with our hopes for the future. October, of course, is also Stewardship Month at St. Matthew’s (I knew I could get that in here somewhere!). The Every Member Canvass allows each of us an opportunity to consider our blessings and to pray about what the future can bring. The Every Member Canvass at St Matthew’s is as important this year as it has ever been, and there is a real need for each of us to consider everything this congregation accomplishes with the commitment we bring to the table every year – what it allows us to do for each other and for the broader community. That broader community includes the parishes and missions of the Diocese of Kentucky, whose people have known for years, on an annual basis, the generosity of the people of St. Matthew’s. That generosity also includes, of course, many other organizations beyond our denomination’s doors, and the notion of stewardship encompasses those as well. Reaching the level of tithing can certainly include that broader scope. The additional challenge of today’s economy means that it’s possibly more difficult for us to give, but for the same reason it’s also a much more critical time for us to give, because many nonprofit organizations are more financially strapped than ever. Among the organizations we’re all familiar with, one of my personal favorites is St. George’s Community Center. We know of the accomplishments of St. George’s throughout the years, of the positive impact it has had on this community as a whole, and of its most recent success with the Freedom School – an opportunity for kids to witness a broader view than might otherwise be possible. St. George’s has given much to Louisville, and has much more yet to give. As you are aware, today’s difficult economy has had a serious impact on nonprofit organizations, and St. George’s is a prime example of this currently critical need. If you’re feeling that we should concentrate our efforts only on our own parish and its very real needs, I understand that concern, but I’d have to respectfully disagree. We must indeed tend to our ongoing needs here at St. Matthew’s, but I believe we must also look beyond ourselves. As an Episcopal parish (and as our actions through the years have clarified) we know we are one with the whole Diocese of Kentucky, and that places each of those folks here in our back yard (and we in theirs)….all one in the Body of Christ. St. George’s is part of that Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky, and is working toward the same community dream we’re all working toward. In this season of reflection and giving, for all they have done for our community and for all they will be able to do in the future, maybe we can send some of our ‘active’ prayers in their direction. St. George’s Fundraiser is Thursday, October 16. Please remember them (as well as St. Matthew’s) as you consider what actions your prayers might take between now and then. Thanks to each of you for all you have done for those in this community, and beyond, through the years.

Altar Flower Delivery Would you be interested in a ministry to share the flowers from the altar with those in the hospital, recovering from an illness or in a nursing home? Who might this volunteer opportunity appeal to? • Someone available one Monday a month for one or two deliveries • Someone who wants to make a friendly delivery, but not a visit • Someone who enjoys receiving a smile and appreciation for representing the congregation to a parishioner who is unable to be at church Please contact Mary Stites, [email protected], 895-3305 or Karen Hill, [email protected], 895-3485.

13 REFLECTIONS ON FAITH & LIFE

A monthly reflection from Bob Nesmith Grateful Generosity

U.S. Jobless Rate Rises Past 6%, Highest Since ’03, New York Times, SEP 5, 2008 Nearly 9 Million Uninsured Children, 13.3 Million Children In Poverty in 2007, Children’s Defense Fund Web Site Federal Shortfall To Double This Year: Next President To Inherit Deficit Of $500 Billion, Washington Post, SEP 10, 2008 Food Price Inflation averaged just 2.1 % a year from 1996 to 2006. From June 2007 to June 2008 it jumped 6.1%. AARP Bulletin, SEP 2008 60% of Americans age 65-plus are having a tougher time paying for food, gas and medicine. AARP Bulletin, SEP 2008 The headlines tell us more people are losing their jobs and their homes, food and fuel prices continue to climb, people on fixed incomes are choosing between food and medicine and too many of our children, the most vulnerable among us, are uninsured. Even with a job or a business it is difficult to feel secure in this season of our lives. A continuing war in Iraq, an expanding war in Afghanistan, bitter Presidential and Congressional elections, a state budget that cuts education and critical social services, old-line financial companies failing; there doesn’t seem much to be optimistic about. In my own life our plans to move from the suburbs closer into town have been delayed by a chaotic housing market. The bullish stock market affects my retirement plans. But how can I be angry or depressed? Our home is comfortable. My business could be better, but we can weather this storm too. I am anticipating retirement in a couple of years and Social Security is still sound. We have had worse Presidents, more corrupt governments and survived. I am often sustained by Julian of Norwich’s quote, “All shall be well. And all shall be well. And all manner of things shall be well.” Life is good, even when it seems to be spiraling downward. Soon we will celebrate two annual events that temper my anxieties and make me reconsider my gratefulness and generosity: Thanksgiving (my favorite holiday) and our Every Member Canvass. “Whoa,” you say, “how do you equate the church begging season with Thanksgiving?” The answer is easy but has taken me a long time to come to. In our lives, this place and this community of people we love has sustained us in difficult times, encouraged us, shared our joys and our sorrows, baptized and married our children, given us the sustenance to grow spiritually and eventually will be where our ashes are buried. We are grateful for St. Matthew’s Church. So this annual request for a pledge of financial support from each of us causes me to take stock of what this part of God’s beloved community means to me. What’s the worth compared to other places where I spend my money? How much can I give so that others may receive the blessings that we have from St. Matthew’s? Peace & blessings,

Bob Nesmith To respond or comment, e-mail the writer at [email protected]

Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over will be put into your lap; for the measure you give will be the measure you get back. Luke 6:38

14 Opportunities for Adults

Two, two-time political opponents, a professor of African history and a marriage expert highlight the variety of choices available to parishioners at the Sunday adult education hour when the small-group program debuts in October. • Congressman John Yarmuth and his Republican challenger Ann Northup will speak on separate Sundays to the Reflecting on Faith and Life class. • Timothy K. Welliver, Ph.D., professor of history at Bellarmine University, will open a four-week focus on Africa in the Ethics in Christian Living group. • Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D., M.Div., Th.M., of the Kilgore Samaritan Counseling Center, will lead a four-part discussion on marriage for Parents in Conversation. Five groups with different themes will be available at the Sunday morning adult-education hour beginning in October. The rector, Lucinda Laird, has said these groups “will offer a wider variety of subjects, and enable more discussion. “These smaller groups should enable us to explore our spiritual journeys and life together in an informal, give-and- take format,” she adds. In addition to the three groups mentioned above, a new program, NOOMA, will be targeted at persons under 50. The Last Word, the fifth program, offers conversation about the sermon or the readings with that Sunday’s preacher. Rep. Yarmuth will speak October 12 and Mrs. Northup on October 19. “Both candidates have been invited to speak on how they would address issues such as reducing poverty in this country, funding the Millennium Development Goals and providing adequate health care for all Americans,” said Bob Nesmith, who leads the Faith and Life group with Brian Good. Prof. Welliver will open the month-long Africa series by addressing the history and cultural context of present- day Kenya, which will be the focal country. He teaches a course in modern African history and is an expert on the Swahili Coast, which includes Kenya. The series aims to provide parishioners with the background for the church’s missionary efforts in Kenya. On the last three Sundays John Willingham of Hearts4Kenya, and members of the St. Matthew’s Rongo Orphans committee will lead discussions examining the church’s work in the context provided by Prof. Welliver and other materials. Lee Baucom, a staff therapist at the Kilgore Samaritan Counseling Center, is the author of the e-books, Save The Marriage and Save Your Christian Marriage. Dr. Baucom works with individuals, couples, families, and groups, and has specialized training to deal with family and couple issues. (see page 4 for more details) The NOOMA group will begin each meeting with a short film speaking to a new generation, in a new format for spiritual exploration. “Each film, along with discussion, touches on issues we care about and want to talk about, whether it be pain, suffering, ritual, love, religion, or breathing,” says Jim Trimble, Associate Rector and group leader. The name is a phonetic spelling for the Greek word pneuma, meaning “breath” or “spirit.”

Challenge your mind! Renew your spirit!

15 SOCIAL CONCERNS

Jody Fletcher, chair Volunteer Did you read the letter “Dare to care Opportunities about those who are hungry”? Cornerstone (This is posted on the bulletin board across from the Grand Staircase) Thursday, October 2 Linda K. Miller, Executive Director of the Dare to Care Food Bank, wrote that 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. over 200,000 people in Kentuckiana live each day at risk of not having enough To cook or send food, sign up on food to eat! She says the struggling economy has shocked families living on the the bulletin board located across edge. Requests for food assistance have increased 30 percent in 2008 with more from the grand staircase, families seeking help for the first time. main level, or call Sharon Nesmith, 228-5918. St. Matthew’s has always supported St. George’s and Calvary’s Food Pantries; To volunteer to baby sit, call however, food donations were down throughout the summer. On the first Diane Clark, 245-5633. Sunday of each month please remember to bring in a bag of nonperishable items Sitters meet for conversation and a (peanut butter, tuna fish, cereal, and canned vegetables). light dinner at Whole Foods at Mark your calendar and get back into the habit of bringing food on a regular 5:15 p.m. then carpool to the basis. If bringing a heavy bag of groceries is difficult for you monetary Cathedral at 6:00 p.m. donations to Dare to Care are always appreciated. Habitat for Humanity Saturday, October 4 and Saturday, November 1 9 a.m. to Noon for a half day or 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a full day. Hunger Walk Bring your hammer and Join us Sunday, October 19 for the 30th Annual Hunger Walk “Miles For join our crew for a day! Meals”. Each fall this important event raises money to benefit programs that, (carpool from church, 8:35 a.m.) on a daily basis, address the needs of those who are at risk of going hungry in our community and in the world. Please help St. Matthew’s support this Calvary / St. George’s important event. Food Collection • 75% of the proceeds will go to Dare to Care’s Emergency Food Program • Sunday 25% of the proceeds will go to the United Nations World Food Program Sunday, October 5 This year’s walk and 5K run will start in Waterfront Park, cross the George Rogers Clark Bridge, and return to Festival Park Plaza where a Fun Fair and Expo and Sunday, November 2 will await all participants. Help fight hunger in our community! Bring a bag of Last year St. Matthew’s raised over $1,000 in donations. Please help us meet nonperishable items to the our goal of $1,500 this year. Dare to care! Narthex, the lower level collection basket under the staircase, or to the first mission office. Both food pantries depend on our donations to help them meet the increasing demand for food. Christmas on the River Serve lunch at Wayside NEEDED – HARD CANDY & SCARVES Christian Mission Once again, we will help fill Christmas boxes for “Mariners on the River!” We Sunday, October 12 are asking for packages of individually wrapped hard candy. Knitted scarves will 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. be placed in the Christmas boxes, and we have also received directions for We leave right after communion at crocheted scarves. Directions for both knitted and crocheted scarves can be the 10:00 a.m. service and meet in found on the bulletin board. the Narthex to carpool. For more information, please call Please deposit scarves and candy in labeled boxes in the coatroom on or before Sarah Weston, 426-6678. November 16, 2008.

16 SOCIAL CONCERNS

Kenya News

A letter from the orphange in Rongo, Kenya that St. Matthew’s supports WE ARE BECAUSE YOU ARE; We really thank God for your love for Him, we have come this far because of you, pass my love and greetings to your family and friends. We are a beacon of hope to the society and community, because of your love, and prayers. We began in a small way, but we have come this far because of YOUR LOVE, CONCERN, SUPPORT, AND PRAYERS. As a Pastor, I had the heart to help, but I had no means of helping, I buried people, am still burying them even now, many people are dying leaving behind, young orphans with no one to take care of, many times there orphans do look to the church for help, but the church can do very little, as the church is equally composed of needy widows and orphans. As a result of your love, support and prayers, we have transformed the life of many orphans who would now be working as house girls, and farm boys. Some should have been sexually abused, or married at an early age. These orphans are now in school preparing for a better future in the will of God. “We are because you are”. We are giving the orphans, voice, hope, and future. I am proud of you, and it is great to be co-workers in this noble ministry of helping the most deserving who can say nothing but thank God for the help. The rate of new Hiv/Aids infection is reducing, but the rate of death is high from earlier infection. As I write now we are mourning a man here who had lost his wife, and now he is also dead leaving behind four children who cannot help themselves. They need somebody like you to give them future, and hope. May our gracious God continue to richly bless you, as we continue to partner in this noble work. Thanks for your love and prayers. Yours in Christ! Love, Daniel

Encyclopedias! Thank you to everyone who offered an encyclopedia set for Ah Mu’s family. Our volunteer tutors really appreciate having a reference source available when difficult history and science questions come home with the children. Ah Mu and his family are grateful for your continued support and concern.

“Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?” And the king will answer them, “Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.”

17 DAILY PRAYER LIST

Note: At Morning Prayer each weekday, members of St. Matthew’s congregation are prayed for by name. As members of the Christian community, we are advised to hold each other in prayer. As part of your prayers, please remember all of the St. Matthew’s parish family. Week of October 5 Week of October 12 Franklin: Brian, Paige, Kaelin Gorman: Mary Louise Frey: Andy, Shannon, Sam, Amelia Green: Michael, Donna, Scott, Jill Friedman: Beth, Allie Griffin: Lowell, Matthew Geary: Jack Grimes: Margaret Giacobbe: Jennifer, Lila McGuirk, Owen Grumley: Bryan, Courtney, Faith, Avery Gillim: Doug, Mary Jo Hall: Stephen, Allison, Ava, Parker Gillim: Gaylee, Ed Hart Hall: Tony, Terri, Shane, Kayla Goldberg: Tyler, Steven, Matthew, Jon Halliday: Marion, Robert Lewis, Sam Lewis Good: Brian, Courtney, Townes, Hudson, Georgia Hamilton: Ellyn Gorham: Sarah, Jeff Skinner, Laura, Bonnie Hampton: Laura

Week of October 19 Week of October 26 Hampton: Michael, Anne, Jennifer Haxby: Madeline, Kristina, Christopher Hamrick: Chuck, Lee Haynes: Elizabeth Hanaford: Nancy Heim: Neal, Anne, Jack, Paul Hancock: Carter, Lauren Henderson: Margaret, Rodney Hardy: Barbara Henry: Gray, Neville Blakemore Hardy: Jane, David Schmidt, Jonathan, Nate Herman: Ann, Kaylee Hardy: Jon, Libby, Nathan, Natalie Hermanson: Chris, Jenice Carolan, Katie, Elsie Harris: Hilary Hibbs: Gini Hart: Ed, Gaylee Gillim Hill: Ed, Karen Hawkins: Richard, Jean, Lauren, Zachary, Taylor Hill: Elizabeth

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

18 PARISH FAMILY

Transfers In James and Laura Bomar along with their daughter, Amanda, from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Louisville, KY

Baptisms St. Matthew’s Day, September 21 Aidan Riley Ives Henry James Nixon

Births We extend congratulations to Sam and Sue Bridge on the birth of their granddaughter, Emily Rose Bridge Lee Deters and Penny Shaw on the birth of their grandsons, Scout Hale Deters and Michael James Lavery

Deaths Bill Dietrich, August 30 JoAnn Dodson, September 19

We are sorry to hear about the death of Ernestine Schaaf’s brother

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

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Office Hours

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

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

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

Phone Extension e-mail address The Rev. Canon Lucinda Laird ...... x102 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Jim Trimble ...... x103 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones ...... x104 ...... [email protected] Deborah Rodahaffer ...... x105 ...... [email protected] Barbara Ellis ...... x106 ...... [email protected] Lynn Miller ...... x108 ...... [email protected] Brandon Brones ...... Cell: 419-6333 ...... [email protected] Ann Davis ...... x109 ...... [email protected] Mardi Galvin ...... x110 ...... [email protected] Ruth Kempf ...... x112 ...... [email protected] Karen Hill ...... x113 ...... [email protected] John Willingham ...... Cell: 558-8603 ...... [email protected] The Rt. Rev. David Reed ...... Cell: 235-8289 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Moray Peoples ...... Cell: 836-1278 ...... [email protected] Vestry

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

Dear People of You can meet them in school, St. Matthew’s, or in lanes or at sea, In church, or in trains or in shops What’s If you grew up in or at tea, the Episcopal For the saints of God are just folk Happening? Church, you are like me, likely to know a And I mean to be one too. Parish News and particular hymn Bits n’ Pieces ...... 2-4 that begins I sing And I mean to be one, too. Right. a song of the Maybe I thought I could when I was a Challenge you mind! saints of God… If you were not child, but now…. well, suffice it to say Renew your spirit!...... 5 raised with it, you must seriously that I’m no saint. Put me in front of a wonder why a lot of otherwise Every Member Canvass ...... 6 bunch of hungry lions and I seriously reasonable adults get all misty-eyed doubt that I would be brave and true over this hymn, or belligerent when it Church School News ...... 7 and faithful. I suspect I’d wind up is not sung at least occasionally. It groveling, babbling, and saying Youth Page...... 8 is after all, very, very English (that whatever someone wanted me to say. line about in shops or at tea, you OK – there aren’t very many lions or Library...... 9 know), quite dated, and certainly Christians in the arenas today, but you saccharine. But there it is, and if you Vestry Comments ...... 10 know – saints are pure, saints are grew up with it, as I did, you may be unselfish, saints are people like Mother Reflections ...... 11 quite attached to it. Teresa. Not only do I know I can’t be like that, I’m not at all sure I want to. Opportunities I know all the words, as most of us do with hymns we sang as children. for Adults ...... 12 (Sort of like St. Augustine, in one of In the junior choir of St. Andrew’s the few lines that makes him seem Social Concerns ...... 13 Church, New Orleans, we thought it human: “Lord, make me chaste… but was hysterically funny to change the not yet”. Maybe later.) Prayer List ...... 14 line and one was a soldier, and one was a priest, and one was slain by a I’m no saint. I hear that a lot. People Parish Families ...... 15 fierce wild beast… to and one was a say it with a little laugh, people who beast, and one was slain by a fierce are well aware of their own faults and INSERTS: wild priest… and I still find myself shortcomings, their ethical lapses, the Thanksgiving & Compline transposing those words unless I’m things they have done they ought not Monthly Calendar paying attention. And sometimes to have done…. I’m no saint. Maybe Poinsettia Order Form the hymn just gets in my head and someone else. And so, because we are Spirit Survey won’t go away. Around All Saints well aware that we are not perfect, we Day, for instance. say “I’m no saint”, or “I’m not very holy”, and, really, that’s for Peter or They lived not only in ages past; Francis or Mary, someone totally out of there are hundreds of thousands my orbit, one of those capital-S Saints still. who get days on the calendar. The world is bright with the joyous Someone in plaster. Safely dead. saints who love to do Jesus’ will. continued to page 3 1 PARISH NEWS Bits n’ Pieces THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! St. Matthew’s Day Parish Picnic: Many, Many thanks go to those who brought such delicious food, and special thanks go to our great picnic team: Sarah Emery, Brad Kimbrough, Christy Wolfe, Matthew Trippe, Anne and Matt Farra, Nan Lang, Jay Redman, Alice and John Willingham, Aaron Vowels, Greg Petrites and Susan Prater. Thank you for all your hard work setting-up, making the Kroger run, collecting money for the chicken and sodas, clearing, breaking down and cleaning up. We had a beautiful day!

Blessing of the Animals: Thanks to all who attended and/or donated to the Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, October 5. We had a big crowd of about 40 people, and at least that number of animals, including many dogs, some cats, a horse, a guinea pig and a variety of stuffed animals. We also collected $32.00 in cash and many bags and cans of dog and cat food that I took to the Animal Care Society, a non-profit shelter on Westport Road. They were very appreciative of our generosity. As always, I’m thankful to be a part of such a caring parish community. Thank you all so much. – Marty Lawfer

Pictorial Directory: We want to give a big thank you to everyone who had their picture made for the new directory. We had a great turn out that was more impressive since the schedule fell after the week of the power outages. The hosts and hostesses did a wonderful job of greeting and helping things run smoothly. Families were on time and we had many compliments about the congregation from the photographers. They see a lot of churches! Most of all, accolades go to Anne Hampton. She’s done a terrific job leading this ministry that we all want. There is still more to do behind the scenes, but this crucial first segment was a success. We expect the books to be ready for the Annual Meeting in January. If you were out of town or unable to be here, call Karen Hill, 895-3485, or Anne Hampton, 896-4632, to see if there is till time to submit a picture.

The Ladies’ Lunch Bunch Youth Please join us at Max & Ermas in the Summitt on Hwy. 22 at Hurstbourne Lane, on Thursday, November 20, at 11:30 a.m. Confirmation All are welcome! Please remember to RSVP with Betty On Sunday, November 9 at 9:00 a.m., there will be an Triplett, 425-9733 - reservations may be needed in advance. informational meeting about the Sacrament of Please give her a call if you will need to carpool. Confirmation which will happen during the bishop’s visit next spring. The meeting will be held in the Lounge. St. Matthew’s will offer a series of classes beginning in St. Matthew’s new January for any interested youth in Junior High or High School. This meeting is designed for parents just to bumper stickers are in! converse about this sacramental rite, the curriculum Our attractive and eye-catching bumper stickers, designed of classes, the church offers, and to answer any by our own Mary Lou Fitzer, are available at church at the questions. receptionist desk. The theme is Challenge your mind - Renew your spirit (at) St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church. For more information, contact The Rev. Jim Trimble. There is a nominal charge of $2.00. This is one way to let our community know about our wonderful church. 2 PARISH NEWS

Christmas Tea The Bishop’s Visit in December Please mark your calendars! All women of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church are invited to The Rev. Bishop Ted Gulick will make a visit to St. Matthew’s Helen Jones’ house, 30 River Hill Road, on Tuesday, on Sunday, December 7 at the 5:00 p.m. service. He December 9 at 11:00 a.m. for a Festive Christmas tea. will be here in his sacramental role of baptizing, This is a lovely way to begin the season with old confirming, receiving, and blessing reaffirmations. friends, as well as getting into the holiday spirit with Confirmation is for those making an adult decision to our newer members. affirm the baptismal vows made on your behalf at baptism, if you were an infant. Receiving is for Please bring a finger food of your choice. A sign-up Christians who have been baptized and confirmed in sheet and map will be available on the bulletin board, another denomination who wish to become across from the elevator. Anyone needing a ride can Episcopalian. Reaffirmation is for folks who feel called meet at the church at 10:40 a.m. If you need a sitter to make a public witness of their baptismal vows. please contact Ann Davis at 895-3485 or Please see The Rev. Jim Trimble if you’d like to [email protected]. pursue one of these sacramental rites of the Church.

Rector’s column (continued from page 1) makes us holy because God is holy, and God calls us to God’s own heart. You know what? We have got it so wrong. Completely wrong. We keep thinking it’s for someone else. Someone better. None of us is a saint if being a saint means being perfect. We all do it. I do it, too. But why would anyone who is perfect need to come to But it IS about joy. And it’s also about holiness, and being church? Need God? a saint. Paul started a lot of his letters: To the saints who are in It’s about knowing for sure that we mess up all the time, Ephesus… or to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in but God loves us. Philippi… Were they all perfect? Was it easier then? It’s about knowing we get 2nd chances. And 3rd chances. Paul meant all the believers. And not one of them was And 77th chances. perfect. It’s about delighting in God’s love, and God’s creation, and The Old Testament prophets excoriated the people of Israel all the good things of this life NOW, all the while again and again. They did not practice justice. They did acknowledging that we are on a journey, and that we have not keep God’s law. They worshipped idols. But the a long way to go. prophets also called them “the holy people of God”. Holy???? It’s about saying that this good news is for ME. We don’t believe it. We put “holy” on someone else. We It’s about laughter and love and delight. put “saint” on someone else. Not us. Paul, even thought he sometimes come across as the dour And on some level we are convinced that being a saint Pharisee that he was before that trip to Damascus, gets it. would be no fun at all. He says But we have this treasure in clay jars, so it may be made This is really, really, really sad. clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and Jesus said, I have said these things to you so that my joy does not come from us (II Cor). may be in you, and that your joy may be complete. You betcha. What happened to joy? When did Christianity get so grim? Dare I say it? That hymn may be saccharine and dated, but I think it happened in ancient Israel, and it happened in I think I’ll keep singing it: Jesus’ time, and it happens today. We just don’t believe it. And there’s not any reason, no, not the least, We just don’t believe that God really loves us THAT why I shouldn’t be one too. much. We don’t believe that God loves us BEFORE we Yours in Christ, repent and shape up, that the repentance and shaping up are a response, not a cause. We don’t believe that God Lucinda + 3 PARISH NEWS

Where in the New Ministry Opportunity – world was Funeral Visitation Committee the Rector? We are finding that St. Matthew’s Church members are Lucinda was in Scotland for a interested in holding funeral visitations in our beautiful week at the end of October, along with Narthex. This committee presents a wonderful Bob and Sharon Nesmith. Our diocese has a opportunity for those who would enjoy offering companion diocese, the Diocese of Glasgow, and Bob welcome and support to families during this time. Nesmith was instrumental in helping to set this up. What will they do? Now we’re setting up St. Matthew’s with our own • Prepare the narthex or other areas being used companion parish (or “twin” as they say over there) in prior to visitation that diocese! Bob, Sharon and Lucinda visited a • Help with logistics of flowers, coffee, etc. number of churches and met some wonderful people. • Meet the family when they arrive Lucinda preached at St. James, Bishopbriggs on • Respond to any questions or requests that family Sunday, October 26th. We are coming back with some and friends may have wonderful ideas about learning from each other, visiting, and doing mission together. There is already a group organizing needs. Training will be provided. The ideal will be to have a large enough pool of people that each person would not be involved in every funeral. We would be happy to collect any thoughts and ideas from the congregation as this Parents’ Night Out ministry unfolds. Did you know that couples spend If you would like to explore this or any other ministry on average only 12 minutes a day opportunities, please contact Karen Hill, Coordinator talking to each other? We all need of Volunteers, [email protected], 895-3485. some time to regroup and keep our relationships strong. Single parents definitely need some sanity time at least once a month. That’s what Parents’ Night Out is all about. UrbanSpirit is New Jubilee Center Our next night out is November 8, 4:30-8:30 pm. We still have room for a few more families to participate! UrbanSpirit is now the newest Jubilee Center of the If you have children between the ages of 2 and 12, are Episcopal Church. This new kind of church in willing to sit about once a quarter, and would love to downtown Louisville will be celebrated on Sunday, see a 2008 movie, this is definitely the group for you. November 9th at Christ Church Cathedral’s 10am Single parents are warmly welcomed. service. The preacher will be Chris Johnson, the national Jubilee Office of the Episcopal Church. As a And we even have a give-a-way! The first participating co-sponsor congregation, St. Matthew’s members are couple/person to refer a family who registers their invited to join in this celebration. children will receive a $40 MasterCard gift card! Every couple/person that registers or refers (except for the In the words of Executive Pastor, the Rev. Deborah first winner) will be entered into a drawing for another Conrad and its board of directors, “UrbanSpirit is a $40 gift card. The drawing will take place Wednesday, different kind of church. We figured that the biggest December 10. Forty dollars is a typical amount you need in this neighborhood wasn’t an organization to would normally spend on a sitter for 4 hours. collect members. We focus instead on teaching ministries, lending our voice to those who live in Looking ahead: We’ll hire sitters for both December 13 poverty, bringing change through new perspectives. and February 14 so participants may use the time for We believe poverty is an impediment to the common Christmas shopping or just plain romance. good and inconsistent with most faith traditions. And Please don’t hesitate to contact Reneé Thompson for most people of faith don’t really want it to be that way. more information on how to participate and register We believe that if you could see what we see here, you your children, to ease any worries or answer any would agree. So, we invite you. Through our gospel questions you may have. E-mail: service, we reshape community; through our [email protected] or call 749-6987. educational leadership and scriptural reflection, we reshape perspectives.” 4 CHALLENGE YOUR MIND! RENEW YOUR SPIRIT!

Jewish / Christian Festival of Faiths 2008 Dialogue on Monday Nights Coming of Age through in November the Eyes of Faith

For all you fans of the Laura and Lucinda Show – Two workshops led by that is, Mary Evelyn Tucker, the Jewish Christian Dialogue author and co-director, with the Reverend Canon Lucinda Laird Forum on Religion and Ecology, and Rabbi Laura Metzger – Yale University and all who haven’t yet had the pleasure Friday, November 14 of these intensely interesting and passionately open-minded discussions, here at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church put these dates on your calendar: 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. 4 Monday evenings in November: The Emerging Alliance of Religion and Ecology November 3 and 17 at Congregation Adath Jeshurun, Free and open to the public. Reservations required. November 10 and 24 The world’s religions are beginning to play a more at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, active role in ecological issues. Most religions have 7:00-8:30 p.m. issued statements on the importance of the environment The topic is: and many have helped to suport eco-justice offices and Gotcha! What you thought was Bible but isn’t! activities. Moreover, many universities and seminaries are offering courses on this topic. This workshop will survey some of the key publications and projects that have emerged in the last dozen years and will explore ECUMENICAL LECTURE SERIES how religious leaders and lay people can become more involved in this movement. Seating is limited. For reservations contact The Center for Interfaith God and Empire Relations, 583-3100. The Normalcy of Violence and the Ambiguity of Bible

November 7-8 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Bellarmine University The Earth Charter: Its Promise and Challenge Friday, November 7: Free and open to the public. Reservations required. 7:30-9 p.m., Civilization & Empire The Earth Charter was drafted over a decade of intense consultation with people and organizations around the Saturday, November 8: planet. It emerged from the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 9-10:30 a.m., Bible & Power when world leaders realized that an ethical and spiritual 11-12:30 p.m., Jesus & God statement of principles was needed to guide sustainable 12:30-1:15 p.m., Lunch provided by Bellarmine development efforts. The Charter has been endorsed by 1:30-3 p.m., Apocalypse & Violence thousands of groups and has inspired creative action from youth to religious communities around the world. Featuring The challenge is how to enhance further the promise of John Dominic Crossan the Charter as a statement of our profound Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies interdependence with the broader Earth community. DePaul University This workshop will explore the ideas of the Charter, its intergrating vision for eco-justice engagement, and Sponsored by: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, New Albany; ways the Louisville community can find benefit by Archodiocese of Louisville; Bellarmine University; Episcopal participating in this international initiative. Seating is Diocese of Kentucky; Louisville Presbyterian Theological limited. For reservations contact The Center for Seminary; Mid-Kentucky Presbytery Interfaith Relations, 583-3100. 5 EVERY MEMBER CANVASS UPDATE

by Pat Mulloy, Stewardship Chair

This week Lucinda sent me a scripture passage, which perfectly captures the first week of the Fall Every Member Canvass Campaign.

In Second Corinthians, Chapter 9: 6-8, St. Paul writes, “The one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance….”

Several weeks ago, we asked about 50 parishioners to take the pledge cards of their fellow parishioners and have a live conversation with every member of the parish in order to build a pledge campaign to support the ministries at St. Matthew’s.

In the middle of the most difficult economic disruption in most everyone’s memory, we began this canvass.

Our primary goal is to receive a pledge from every member of the parish. We believe that if we can increase the families and individuals giving that God will provide the rewards to support this parish.

In the first week, your response was overwhelming. In the first week, we raised nearly $250,000, about 1/3rd of what was raised in pledges in the last canvass. In the first week, over 60% of the pledges received actually increased the amount from their 2008 pledge and over 10% of the pledges received are new pledges.

Talk about sowing bountifully.

If you have not already, you will receive a call. Take the call please. As St. Paul writes, we are asking each of you to make up your own mind individually, pray about, and give with joy. God’s promise is that he will provide each of us with every blessing in abundance. Again, thank you for your overwhelming response.

6 CHILDREN’S PROGRAM NEWS

Debbi Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education

Many of us will be sharing Thanksgiving this year in community at St. Matthew’s! See the exciting details about worshipping and dining together elsewhere in this newsletter. Make your reservations now!

November 30th education for all will be a special Intergenerational Class in Saints Hall!

The Children’s Program collects new toys and books appropriate for children from infancy through twelve years of age for children of parents at The Healing Place. Please bring your unwrapped donation to church to leave in the basket outside the nursery any time before December 10. Thank you!

The Children’s Chapel offering buys animals for Heifer International. The children have brought enough money since April to purchase a goat!!! Our threes through first graders already understand the importance of helping others.

Children’s Sabbath is one day a year when churches of all denominations across the country celebrate and pray for children. We celebrated in church on October 19. While we are grateful the year through for the children in our lives and the abundant love and blessings that are showered on them, may we work to improve the lives of children who have no idea what abundance or even “enough” is. Make a casserole or go to baby-sit for Cornerstone (talk with Karen Hill or Sharon Nesmith about this)! Bring food every week for the food pantries we support at St. George’s and Calvary Episcopal Churches (Baskets to fill with your groceries are upstairs and down)! Volunteer at any school to help a child learn how to read (Talk with Jill Jelsma)! The list is too long and too many children are in need. The important thing is that YOU can make a difference in the life of a child.

BRAVO! to Baleé Riley and the Children’s Committee for a great time Trick or Treating at the Episcopal Church Home and for the fantastic Halloween Party for our parish. Check out the pictures on our website.

The Children’s Program welcomes Amy Stevenson and Kim Tabler to the committee. Anyone who thinks their ministry is with or for children, please talk with Lauren Becker, chair, or Debbi Rodahaffer any time. We will find just the right spot for you! Children’s Program Committee Christmas Potluck Dinner and Meeting will be Thursday, December 11 at 6:00 PM. Please let Debbi know if you need childcare.

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

JOIN BRANDON FOR DONUTS - 9:15 each Sunday in the Youth area. November 2008 Dinner Out Pageant Prep Sunday, November 2 – 5:30-7:00 p.m. Sunday, November 30 – 5:30-7:30 p.m. Before the schedule gets crazy with poinsettia’s and pageant, we will We will get a jump on some preparation for the Christmas pageant. have dinner out on the youth program!! We will meet at Red Robin in Watch for more info on this. Come for dinner and pageant talk. Games the St. Matthews Mall at 5:30. Pick up at Red Robin at 7:00. We will also available too. talk about middle and high school lock-ins.

Poinsettia Sale College Care Packages During the month of November the youth will sell poinsettias. We sell Sunday, November 9 – 5:30-7:30 p.m. after each service on Sundays and to friends and family. The proceeds We will stuff some envelopes with treats for our college friends. Dinner from this sale go to help fund all of our fun activities throughout the year. and service hours too!! We need youth to sell on Sunday mornings. We also need youth and youth parents to work on pick-up day, Saturday, December 6 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Salsa with Jim Thursday, November 13 – 7 p.m. The Christmas Pageant Meet Jim Trimble at Salsarita’s on Hubbards Lane for chips and salsa is Coming!! (his treat). New location. New food! Wow, we are still wearing shorts and it is time to talk about the pageant. For those of you who are new to St. Matthew’s or the youth program, we put on the Christmas pageant each year. It is a St. Matt’s Youth Rock Climbing tradition!!!! We practice on the Sundays in December. Sunday, November 16 – 5:30-7:30 p.m. Schedules will go out soon. In November we get our “act” together. Meet at Rocksport, 10901 Plantside Drive, at 5:30. We will climb and have pizza. Come if you love rock climbing OR if you have never tried During church school on Sundays, it. Bring $5 towards costs. November 2nd and 9th – look for role request forms November 16 – 11:15 (also during church school) pageant organizational meeting for Crafts with Lauren youth and parents Sunday, November 23 – 5:30-7:30 p.m. November 23 and 30 – pageant prep 11/23 at 12:00 noon We will get out the beads and anything else our friend, Lauren Becker, 11/30 at 5:30, during youth group has up her sleeve. Don’t like crafts? Come anyway and hang out or we will work on costumes and other housekeeping play some games. Dinner too. before official practice begins in December

This information and more is on the church web site at: AND, THE BIG EVENT IS www.stmatt–ky.org/youth.htm Check it out! WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24 Questions? Send an email to Lynn or Brandon at: AT 4:30 PM [email protected]

8 Just Happened Upon It One of the benefits of a weekly watch in the library is to enjoy the occasional browsing among the shelves. I often find a book that arouses my curiosity. In the cotton fields of my youth, folk sometimes used the expression, “Just happened upon it.” Allow me to share with you a few items that I “just happened upon”, took home, and enjoyed reading.

Sermons: Biblical Wisdom for Daily Living The booming voice of Peter Gomes, Minister of Memorial Church at Harvard University, echoes through the pages of this book as he weekly challenges bright young theologian minds. While his rousing messages on the church seasons and themes are as fresh as the morning newspaper, he chooses to introduce each sermon topic from the cadence of the Bible of his youth—KJV. A devotional read. A Brief History of the Episcopal Church Professor David Homes has written an engaging non-chronological presentation of the issues that shaped our church. This concise description of all the high water marks of Episcopal history will greatly assist readers in better understanding how we came to believe and practice our faith. The appendix on the annulment of King Henry VIII’s marriage is an added treat. A most informative read. Presences: A Bishop’s Life in the City I was honesty attracted to this book by its cover and a desire to know how Paul Moore, an Episcopal priest, could sanely minister in the diverse domains of large inner city parishes. What I found was the fascinating events in the life of a real human being - warts and all - who through courage and humility dared to be different. Above all else, he can write! A candid and introspective read. Stories Jesus Still Tells: The Parables John Claypool, a recently deceased Episcopal priest, continues his masterful story telling in another book. John’s emphases are on the “still tells” part of the title. He intersperses the ancient settings of the parables within a relevant intersection of their meaning for reforming our lives. For example, he writes in one of his interpretations on the parable of the hurried priest and Levite on the Jericho Road, “Do our busy lives keep us from being what we really want to be? Raw evil isn’t the only temptation most of us face. At times, the good can become the enemy of the best, especially when we take on too many causes and forget our limits.” Every page is illumined with vivid illustrations. An inspiring read. St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church Archives This is a course in SMEC 101. I knew absolutely nothing about the original members who helped frame our church foundations. Loyal members sacrificed much that we might proudly walk the corridors of our home parish. Ed Hill’s patience and persistence in providing these materials helps us to appreciate the radiance of the church on North Hubbards. A privileged encounter.

I would not necessarily suggest that one read these reviewed materials anymore than I would recommend that you eat at my favorite restaurants. However, our church library does provide an additional venue for enlarging our differing faith horizons.

Perhaps there will continue to be enough “just happened upon” church library books for occasional readings during the rest of our lives.

– Joe Paul Pruett

Library Hours: Monday through Thursday: 11:30-12:30 p.m. • Sundays: 8:45-9:45 a.m., 11:15-12:15 p.m.

9 VESTRY COMMENTS

by Dwayne Watson

Having been raised in a more conservative denomination (of the fire and brim stone variety) I found St. Matthew’s a little strange at first. I was used to an environment that caused blah,blah, those in the congregation to judge their fellow man. It was more how the Bible and the blah,blah, sermons were presented than an actual set of instructions from the pastor. It was more blah! Blah, how you felt. As a young man in the military I pretty much left the church and stumbled blah,blah, along for a period of time (which was not easy to do with a grandfather and a father who blah. were both in law enforcement and pastors). I attended a few churches from time to time, but they lacked a focus or drive in the congregation. Many of the people seemed to project that they had reached a point where they could rest on their religious laurels, so to speak. One church in particular had a pastor that I called Reverend Nytol. He never changed the pitch or tone of his voice, and the congregation seemed to drowse along thru the service. There seemed to be no vigor or energy in that congregation. So I stopped going to church and settled into the all-you-could-sin buffet and just went from day to day. During my last job in Washington, D.C., I was, on a daily basis, exposed to just how brutal mankind can be. I was on the opening staff of the Holocaust Museum. This caused me to spend many days and even more nights in thoughts of how could a loving God allow the things that I had seen to happen. I guess at the time I was angry with God, and thought why go to church? I was happy and had a good life, I thought. After moving to Louisville, Vicki discovered that we were only a block away from St. Matthew’s. Vicki had been raised in the Episcopal faith, so she started attending St. Matthew’s. For a couple of years she attempted to get me to attend a service. Vicki told me about the Episcopal faith and how the service was conducted in an effort to get me interested. Finally, I gave in and attended a service – and quite frankly I thought that you were aliens or something since it was so removed from anything I was used to. Vicki urged me to come to another service, so I did. As I started to come on a somewhat regular basis, I observed that there was a life and a drive in the congregation that I was not used to. This caused me to want to come on a regular basis, and as I became more in tune with the congregation I found that I was enjoying being there on Sundays. I saw and felt the giving nature of the people at St. Matthew’s. Everyone seemed to want to give and do more for their fellow man and not just for the members of the church, but for the community as a whole. It appeared that everyone was too busy doing and giving to rest on the religious laurels. I found that I liked the non-judgmental attitude of the people, and their open-armed acceptance of everyone, no matter who you were or how you lived your life. Everyone was welcomed and accepted at face value. It has been more than 10 years since I first walked through the door and I still see the same giving, caring and committed congregation that I first saw back then. I have been blessed to be able to belong to this church family, and doubly blessed to be able to serve my fellow parishioners. I am sure that I would not have returned to the church had I tried some place else. Everyone at St. Matthew’s has had a hand in bringing me back to God, and I thank you for accepting me and making me feel welcome and a part of this family. All of you have given me more than I could ever repay. I look forward to being able to attend and serve St. Matthew’s for many years to come. Thank you, one and all.

Christmas on the River NEEDED – HARD CANDY & SCARVES Donate packages of individually wrapped hard candy or both knitted and crocheted scarves (directions are on the bulletin board) for “Mariners on the River”. Please deposit the scarves and packages of candy in the labeled boxes in the coatroom on or before Sunday, November 16. 10 REFLECTIONS ON FAITH & LIFE

A monthly reflection from Bob Nesmith Thanks in Giving

We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give. Rt. Rev. Henry Parsley, Bishop of Alabama

Until I was eight years old my family lived in rural southern Illinois in a small town of less than 1,000 people. My grandparents lived near Princeton, KY, which seemed to me to be a real city. I remember on one visit my aunts took me to Princeton to shop with money I had saved from selling greeting cards and seed packets to our neighbors. (That was before the schools caught on and made school children’s sales a big business.) It was a glorious experience, going to the “dime store” and the movie and the drug store. I have no memory of what I bought but the pleasure of buying trinkets for my grandparents and others still reminds me that the joy of giving always exceeds the fleeting pleasure of self-indulgence. Early in October, during this year’s meeting of the trustees of the University of the South, Sewanee, as we celebrated the successful conclusion of a capital campaign, the Bishop of Alabama reminded me of what I had learned those many years ago. “We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” Because the deadline for the Spirit is two weeks prior to publication I am writing this three days after we began our annual Every Member Pledge Canvass. You are probably reading it about a week before the Canvass ends. So this is not to encourage you to pledge, hopefully you have already done that. Rather I hope you find in Bishop Parsley’s quote a nugget to keep with you year around. The needs are constant and St. Matthew’s is only one place to give your money and your attention. Giving is something we need to continually do for ourselves. It seems that economic uncertainty has been a given most of my life. But in these uncertain times there is a peace that passes understanding in giving away instead of hoarding our resources. Peace & blessings, Bob Nesmith To respond or comment, e-mail the writer at [email protected]

The Animals’ Lawsuit Against Humanity In the spirit of tikkun olam (Hebrew for “repair of the world”) St. Matthew’s Green Team sponsored a liturgical offering of the ancient fable, The Animals’ Lawsuit Against Humanity, at the 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. services on October 5. Though of ancient roots, this story remains both timely and timeless in its expression of our interconnectedness within the web of life on this planet Earth, “our island home.” An added dimension of this interconnectedness is in the story of how this translation came to be. The first written version of this story is attributed to Sufi Muslims before the 10th century. In the 14th century, a Jewish scholar at the request of a French Christian king translated the story into Latin. The English translation published by Fons Vitae is “translated from the popular Jewish version by Jews into English, edited by a Christian, and illustrated exquisitely by a Muslim woman from India under the patronage of a Saudi princess.” Many thanks to the “voices” in each gathering that brought the island of Tsagone to life and energized the characters of the animals, the humans and Bersof, the Spirit King. Special gratitude is due Fons Vitae, the publisher of the translation we used, for permission to adapt the poem upon which the liturgical script was written. To Louise Shawkat, Rhody Streeter and Marti Plager: your design and construction of the animal images was fantastic! Lizz Taylor The full text of “The Animals’ Lawsuit Against Humanity” can be found on the bulletin board. 11 Opportunities for Adults

Ethical dilemmas in caring for the elderly When should you limit the freedom and independence of an aging parent, who raised you and then gave you your own independence as an adult? This is just one of a number of questions that come up in caring for the elderly whether they be our parents, our relatives or ourselves. A discussion of these and other questions will be discussed in a four-week program during the adult education hour in November in the Ethical Considerations in Christian Living group. Dr. William Stodghill and Dr. Esther Costel will open the program November 2, laying down a framework for ethical considerations and discussing some misconceptions about the elderly. On November 9, nursing home administrator Keith R. Knapp, Ph.D., will present ethical dilemmas for society, for the sick person, for the family and others in caring for the elderly. The following week he will introduce new concepts, resources, and opportunities in caring for the elderly. Dr. Knapp is chief operating officer of Christian Care Communities and was previously administrator of the Episcopal Church Home. Group participants will be asked to consider scriptural references and their pertinence to the ethical dilemmas raised. In December, The Rev. Lucinda Laird and others will lead discussions on poetry in our spiritual lives. This will mark the introduction of a new group, The Creative Soul Seeking God, which will explore artistic expressions in prayer, worship and other areas. It will be an occasional alternative to Ethical Considerations in Christian Living.

Parents in Conversation Helping, blending, teaching, praying René Strause, a school counselor and Parents in Conversation chair, will speak to the group November 2 about helping children succeed in school. Family therapist Teri Lloyd will lead a discussion on blended families, November 9. Participants may test their creative skills November 16, when Lauren Becker, the Threes Teacher, leads the group on teaching the bible through art. Debbi Rodahaffer will address the question, “How Do We Pray with our Children,” November 23. An intergenerational class in Saints Hall November 30 will include a visit from St. Nicholas.

It’s that season again! “Christian life consists of faith and charity” –Martin Luther King A custom at St. Matthew’s has been to sponsor needy families and furnish them with gifts to make their Christmas a bit brighter. This year, as in the past, the Social Concerns Committee will place an Advent tree in the Narthex. You are invited to select an ornament from the tree and supply an item for one of our sponsored families. This year we will be supporting our refugee family, several families from CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) and The Healing Place. Beginning on the 1st Sunday in Advent (November 30), please select your child’s “wish” from the tree, purchase and wrap your gift, and return it to St. Matthew’s by December 21. Every year your generosity has been most appreciated by our families. Contact Anita Dillman or Becky Donovan with any questions. 12 SOCIAL CONCERNS

Jody Fletcher, chair Volunteer Thanksgiving for All! Opportunities Sunday, November 23 Habitat for Humanity Each year St. George’s Episcopal Church, Calvary, and St. MAM’s give families Saturday, November 1 in need a turkey or ham and additional food items to make a complete holiday 9 a.m. to Noon for a half day or meal. Last year St. Matthew’s parishioners generously responded to this call for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a full day. support and donations by giving $3,874 and by donating 12 complete meals Bring your hammer and ready to deliver. Our goal was to feed at least 100 families and we exceeded that join our crew for a day! challenge by 23 meals! (carpool from church, 8:35 a.m.) The need for food in our community is urgent. Hurricane Ike drained the shelves of local food banks while the number of people who have lost their jobs Calvary / St. George’s continues to rise. This year St. Matthew’s goal is to gather enough food to Food Collection provide at least 125 families with Thanksgiving meals. Sunday Please help us make this a Thanksgiving for All. Make your check payable to Sunday, November 2 St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church and indicate “Food Ingathering”. If you prefer, Help fight hunger in our you may put together a complete meal and bring it to church on Sunday, community! Bring a bag of November 23 and it will be delivered to St. George’s or Calvary after the 10:00 nonperishable items to the a.m. service. Any meals brought to the 5:00 p.m. service will be delivered to Narthex, the lower level St. MAM’s Monday morning. Suggestions for complete meals will be provided collection basket under the in the November bulletins. staircase, or to the first mission office. Both food pantries depend on our donations to help them meet the increasing demand for food. St. Matthew’s Supports the Cornerstone 30th Annual Hunger Walk! Thursday, November 6 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thanks to the generous support of St. Matthew’s parishioners, the choir and youth were able to raise a total of $1,006 to fight hunger in our community and To cook or donate food, sign up in the world. on the easel in the Narthex, or call Organizers of this year’s walk hope to collect more than $50,000 when all money Sharon Nesmith, 228-5918. is turned in. Seventy five percent of the proceeds will go to Dare to Care’s To volunteer to baby sit, call emergency food fund and 25 percent will be given to the World Food Program’s Diane Clark, 245-5633. international hunger relief work. Sitters meet for conversation and The need for food is greater than ever. We thank everyone who contributed and a light dinner at Whole Foods at helped make this worthwhile effort a success. 5:15 p.m. then carpool to the Cathedral at 6:00 p.m. Serve lunch at Wayside Christian Mission Help Benefit St. MAM Sunday, November 9 (St. Matthew’s Area Ministries) 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. The Annual “Pulling Together” Auction / Banquet, is Tuesday November 22, We leave right after communion 5:30 p.m. at Christ Methodist Church, Brownsboro Road. Tickets are $25, or at the 10:00 a.m. service and $190 for a table of 8. Call 893-0205 or contact our board members: Joe Paul meet in the Narthex to carpool. Pruett, [email protected]; Ellen Robertson, [email protected]; or For more information, please call Varley Wiedeman, [email protected] Sarah Weston, 426-6678.

13 DAILY PRAYER LIST

Week of November 2 Week of November 9 Hines: Ann Irving: Will, Nancy Hocker: Monty, Janna Jackson: Katherine Hohman: Patrick Jacobus: Betsy, Clay Copeland Holmberg: James, Ruthe, Emily Jeffries: Mary, Jake McGuirk Honaker: Graham, Sarah Jelsma: Franklin, Jill, Henry, Logan Hood: Charles Jobson: Betty Hudson: Judith, Richard Jobson: Robert, Betty, Ashley Huff: Faith Jones: Helen, Tom Pike Huffman: Bob, Kitten Lawless Jones: Michael, Laura Benson-Jones, Henry, Afton Hume: Mary Jean Jones: Sue

Week of November 16 Week of November 23 Joy: James, Catherine, Chris, Alex Ketterer: Kett, Alan Wernecke, Natalie, Justin Judge: Dennis, Susan, Sophia Williams Kimbrough: Brad, Sarah Emery Kara: Peace, Jaspar Kincade: Kit, Joan Karle: Anne Kissling: Don, Mary Lynn Kasting: Robert, Nancy Knox: Richard Kayser: Bobbie Kolb: Tom, Cathy Sutton Keller: Patrick, Caroline Koshewa: Angela, David Niehaus, Peter, Benjamin Kennedy: Rick, Bethany, Maggie, Audrey Krantz: John, Margaret, Michael, Jennifer, Daniel Kessler: Cynthia Kries: Sarah Kessler: Herman, Amy, Christopher, Caroline Kuhns: Greg, Joan

Week of November 30

Laird: Lucinda Latto: Joel, Nicole Swann, Savanna, Luke Lewis: Mark, Robbie, Sam Lambert: Jay, Cicely, Michael, Becca Lawfer: Marty Lotz: Rick, Janis Lang: Nan, Jay Redman, Michael Foster, Lawless: Kitten, Bob Huffman Loucks: Nancy Elizabeth Foster Ledvina: David, Andrea, Kate, Luke

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

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

14 PARISH FAMILY

Transfers In Jennifer Pearson along with her children, Abby and Luke, from St. James’ Episcopal Church, Pewee Valley, KY

Patrick and Caroline Keller

Transfers Out Condict and Caroline Moore, to St. Marks Episcopal Church, Louisville, KY

Marty Wagner to Christ Church United Methodist, Louisville, KY

Deaths Martha Langan, September 30

We are sorry to hear about the death of Nancy Kasting’s mother Richard Rodahaffer’s mother Bill Brown’s nephew Vicki Danahy’s grandmother

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

Office Hours

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

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

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

Phone Extension e-mail address The Rev. Canon Lucinda Laird ...... x102 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Jim Trimble ...... x103 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones ...... x104 ...... [email protected] Deborah Rodahaffer ...... x105 ...... [email protected] Barbara Ellis ...... x106 ...... [email protected] Lynn Miller ...... x108 ...... [email protected] Brandon Brones ...... Cell: 419-6333 ...... [email protected] Ann Davis ...... x109 ...... [email protected] Mardi Galvin ...... x110 ...... [email protected] Ruth Kempf ...... x112 ...... [email protected] Karen Hill ...... x113 ...... [email protected] John Willingham ...... Cell: 558-8603 ...... [email protected] The Rt. Rev. David Reed ...... Cell: 235-8289 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Moray Peoples ...... Cell: 836-1278 ...... [email protected] Vestry

Edie Nixon, Senior Warden Peter Bell Marty Lawfer Rhody Streeter Linda Wardell, Junior Warden Sue Bridge Matrid Ndife Bill Stodghill Lauren Becker, Secretary Steve Cherry Sharon Nesmith Dwayne Watson Greg Petrites, Treasurer Becky Donovan Clay Smith Julia Weis, Youth Representative 16 Join Your St. Matthew’s Family for Thanksgiving Dinner and Eucharist 11 a.m. Eucharist – 12:00 p.m. Appetizers – 1 p.m. Dinner

This family feast will be held in Saints Hall. The menu includes: salad, roast turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet potatoes, seasonal vegetables, cranberry relish, homemade bread and rolls, and pumpkin pie. You are invited to bring your own traditional family dish to share. Reservations are required, so call the church office, 895-3485, and they will be happy to sign you up. Suggested donations: Adults, $10 each. Children to age 12, $5 each. Make your check payable to St. Matthew’s, indicate “Thanksgiving Dinner” and mail it in today!

November 2 Charlie Patton, cello December 14 8:00 p.m. A Service of Compline

•Prayers for the Evening •Music for meditation •Peace to soothe the soul •Quiet in a noisy world

17 9a 8a 8a 8a 8a 8a 5:30p All Saints’ Day All Saints’ 4:30p 8:30a Cursillo, Movie Team Green Night, Cursillo, Humanity, Habitat for Holy Eucharist, Cursillo, Parents Night Out, Cursillo, Cursillo, 1 11:30a 9a 9a 8:30a

ayer: Monday-Saturday 5:30 p.m. CLOSED

FRIDAY SATURDAY in November 2008? in November IS OFFICE 6:45p 6:45p 6:45p 11:30a 11:30a 78 14 15 21 22 28 29 Ladies AA Ladies AA Group, AA, Newcomers & Golden Bells, Group, Ladies AA AA, Newcomers & Annual Festival of Faiths, Golden Bells, Group, Ladies AA AA, Newcomers & ice, or look on the sheet posted in the office window. ice, or look on the sheet posted in office 9:30a 9:30a 7p 9:30a 10a 10a 10a 7p 9:30a 9:30a 9:30a 7:30p 7:30p 7p THURSDAY Holy Eucharist, 11a Parish-wide Thanksgiving Dinner, 1p Daughters of the King, SOS, Art Group In Women Coversation, Going Deeper Spiritually, Ballard High Induction Ceremony, Salsa with Jim, Art Group In Women Conversation, Going Deeper Spiritually, Art Group In Women Conversation, Going Deeper Spiritually, SOS, 6 13 20 27 Thanksgiving Day 7p 7p 7p 6p 5:30p 5:30p 5:30p 7:45p 7:45p 7:45p 6:30p 6:30p 6:30p

8a-2p 8a-2p 8a-2p

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9a NOON AT 9a 9a 9a BSF, BSF, BSF, BSF,

CLOSES OFFICE WEDNESDAY EFM, Healing Service, Adult Ed Meeting, Handbells, Bible Study, Men’s Choir Practice, EFM, Healing Service, Handbells, Bridges to Contemplative Living, Bible Study, Men’s Choir Practice, 5 12 19 EFM, EFM, Healing Service, Handbells, Bible Study, Men’s Choir Practice, 7a 7a 7a 7a 5:30p 8p 8p 8p 8p 8:30a 6:30p 6:30p 6:30p 6:30p 12p 8a-12:30p 8a-12:30p 8a-12:30p 6:30p BSF, BSF, BSF, BSF, TUESDAY St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church Matthew’s St. 4 11 18 Holy Eucharist, St. MAMs St. Thanksgiving baskets, AA meeting, AA, Alanon & 25 26 Childrens Comm. Mtg., AA meeting, Holy Eucharist, Social Concerns Comm. Mtg., AA, Alanon & Holy Eucharist, Holy Eucharist, AA meeting, & Dinner Vestry Meeting, AA, Alanon & AA meeting, AA, Alanon & Retired Men’s Breakfast, 7p 7p 10a 1p 10a 7p 9a 7p 10a 10a 7p 6:30p 6:30p 7:30p 6:30p 6:30p 7:30p MONDAY Bible Study, Bible Study, MAMs St. Thanksgiving baskets, EFM, Jewish-Christian Bible Study, Horizon Readers, Bible Study, Bible Study, Book Group, EFM, Jewish-Christian Bible Study, Bridge, Horizon Readers, 7:30p 7:30p 3 10 17 Bible Study, Bible Study, EFM, Jewish-Christian Bible Study, Horizon Readers, Bible Study, Bible Study, EFM, Jewish-Christian Bible Study, Horizon Readers, 24 9a 5:30p 12p 6p 6p Please be aware that the dates and times shown were accurate at time of printing, but may change. Check with parish off 6p 6p 6p 8p 11:15a 9a NOTE: SUNDAY Holy Eucharist: Sundays, 8 a.m., 10 a.m. & 5 p.m., and Tuesdays, 7a.m. • Morning Prayer: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. • Evening Pr 7a.m. • Morning Prayer: Monday-Friday, Tuesdays, Holy Eucharist: Sundays, 8 a.m., 10 a.m. & 5 p.m., and Via Media, Christmas Pageant Rehearsal, Christmas Pageant Rehearsal, Via Media, Christmas Pageant Parent & Youth Organization Meeting, Via Media, 2 9 16 Via Media, Compline, Via Media, Youth Confirmation Youth Class, Acolyte Training, Acolyte Training, What’s happening at What’s 30 23

18 WE NEED YOUR OPINION!

If you read the Rector’s column last month, you know that we are re-thinking the way we do this newsletter because: Y It’s expensive (paper and mailing); Y it may have just too much stuff in it; Y we don’t know if it has what you want / need; Y we’re not sure we’re communicating effectively; Y there may be some other ways you would prefer.

So, please help us by completing this brief survey. Please circle answers where appropriate.

1. How much of The Spirit do you read? All Most Half Not much None

2. Do you enjoy the reflections (e.g. by Vestry members, clergy, etc.) a) yes b) no – I just want announcements of parish activities c) yes, but not so many!

3. Do you a) keep it (or portions of it such as the calendar or youth pages) until the next one arrives? b) discard/recycle it soon after receiving?

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______19 20 The SAINT MATTHEW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

of St. Matthew’s December 2008 / January 2009 Parish Mission Statement Our mission is to be a caring, inclusive community, centered in the Eucharist and grounded in the Gospel, so that we can reach out as Christ’s hands to the world. Christmas at St. Matthew’s Christmas Eve Family Service The St. Matthew’s Christmas Pageant and Holy Eucharist ~ 4:30 p.m.

Celebrate Christmas with Carols and Candlelight Choir and Instruments Please join the St. Matthew’s Choir for the Festive Holy Eucharist 10:30 p.m. Christmas Eve , December 24

Christmas Day at 10:00 1a.m. The Holy Eucharist Join us as we Celebrate the Holidays Festive What’s Christmas Tea Happening? The Rev. Helen Jones invites all women of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church to a Rector’s Column...... 3 Festive Christmas Tea at her house, 30 River Hill Road, on Tuesday, Parish News and December 9 at 11:00 a.m. Thank Yous...... 4 This is a lovely way to begin the A Few Words From season with old friends, The Associate Rector ...... 5 as well as getting into the holiday spirit with our newer Children’s Program News ...... 6 members. Youth Page...... 7 Please bring a finger food of your choice. A sign-up sheet and directions are available Library ...... 8 on the bulletin board across from the elevator. Reflections ...... 8 Carpool if you can. If you need a ride just meet at the church by 10:40 a.m. If you need a sitter, please contact Ann Davis at 895-3485, or Vestry Comments ...... 9 [email protected].

Sunday’s Adult Education ... 10 New Year’s Eve Service Social Concerns ...... 11 December 31 falls on a Wednesday this year and we mark the occastion with Prayer List ...... 12 a New Year’s Eve liturgy at 5:00 p.m. that is both meaningful and joyful. We will celebrate the Eucharist with particular prayers Parish Families ...... 13 for the ending of the old year and the beginning of the new. A reception with champagne to toast the New Year will follow. If you plan to spend a quiet New Year’s at home, this is a good way to celebrate with friends and fellow parishioners first; if you are going out to a party, this is also a perfect way to begin your evening.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! • The Bishop will be here on December 7th! Bishop Gulick will preach, confirm, and celebrate at the 5:00 p.m. service. • The Parish Annual Meeting is on Sunday, January 25, following the 10:00 a.m. service. • A Parish Luncheon follows the Annual Meeting in Saints Hall. (we have changed the Annual Dinner to a Luncheon this year, with hope that more parishioners will be able to attend.) 2 RECTOR’S COLUMN

Dear People “Christmas is coming”. Now don’t whine, get on of St. Matthew’s, with your life, pull yourself together, and …. and good New Englander that she was, she followed her Christmas is coming. own advice, but always left the door open for the Well, of course, you knew that. unexpected, the amazing, the yearnings that just Hardly a news flash. That phrase, might be fulfilled. You just never know. however, was a favorite of my Christmas is coming. This Advent, let us remember Great-Aunt La, who died 2 years how utterly, totally unexpected that first Christmas ago just a few months short of 100. Aunt La was, was. The world has waited long, says the hymn, to say the least, formidable. She had a look when and we certainly have. We have our worries, our she was displeased that made me quail even as an concerns, our anxieties, our fears. We have those adult. She also had a wicked sense of humor, and desires and yearnings I always think of when we an incredibly generous heart. She took me in, I pray: Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, remember, one summer when things were not going all desires known…. We wait. We hope. And at all well for me. I spent that summer in Maine, God surprises us. Perhaps not with our list, on our working at the local lobster house, seeing various schedule. But God comes into the world and into cousins and generally shaping up. Aunt La didn’t open hearts again and again. God surprises and have to tell me to shape up; it was expected. amazes us. And, most of all, loves us.

And whenever I asked for Christmas is coming. something, or admired something, she would say, Yours in Christ, “Christmas is coming.” + At first I took this to mean Lucinda that she would put it on her mental Christmas list for me and perhaps I might see the item next December. And maybe that is how and why she started using the phrase, with her own children clamoring for things. I don’t know; I never asked. I just know that by the time she was using it with me it had nothing to do with what might appear under the Christmas tree. “Christmas is coming” was her response to all kinds of wishes and desires, whether she approved of them or not. There was not a thing she could do about it, she was saying, but you never know. Christmas is coming. Anything could appear under your tree or in your stocking. Anything at all. Who knows?

3 PARISH NEWS

St. Matthew’s visits the THANK YOU, Speed Art Museum THANK YOU, Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness: THANK YOU! American Art from the Yale University Special thanks to everyone who helped at the Fall Clean Up Art Gallery Days. The property looks wonderful - and you have saved the church a LOT of money! Matt Averbeck, our sexton, was Thursday, January 8 a huge help too! Travel back in time on a docent-led tour, as the Speed Art This ministry is an excellent example of being led by our Museum premieres one of the most important collections of mission statement, to strive to care for God’s creation. American art in the world. The exhibition features more Interested in helping to care for our beautiful property? than 230 paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, furni- The Grounds Committee would love to have you join them. ture, silver, and ceramics from Yale University’s renowned Call the parish office, 895-3485, if you are interested. collection of 18th- and 19th-century American art. This is the first time Yale’s key American works have traveled Watch for more Clean Up Day opportunities in the spring. outside of New Haven for an exhibition. It is the largest exhibition the Speed has ever hosted. And, thanks to all of you who donated scarves and hard Our one hour tour will begin at 10:45. Group ticket price is candy to “Christmas on the River” which filled Christmas $7/adult which includes the docent-led tour and access to boxes for the River Mariners. Those working will receive the exhibit all day. Lunch is on your own, perhaps the these gifts on Christmas day, and they will appreciate your Bristol at the Speed Museum or the Third Avenue Café at generosity. 3rd and Oak on the way home. Take the highlights tour, have lunch and tour more of the exhibit on your own afterwards. An excellent audio tour is also available for an additional $5. Meet to carpool from church at 10:00 if interested. Your check (made out to St. Matthew’s – marked Speed Museum) is your reservation. We need a Foyer Groups Are Resuming— count for the museum by December 15. Contact Karen Hill, 895-3485, [email protected] for questions. Sign Up Now! Do you wish you had more time to make friends at St. Matthew’s? Then Foyers is for you! Foyers sole purpose is fellowship and fun, not study groups or prayer meetings. There is no set agenda. Eight or ten people (individuals or Youth Confirmation Formation begins Wednesday, couples) are randomly assigned and get together for a January 7 in the Senior High Youth Room. The group couple of hours, for a simple meal and relaxed conversation. will usually meet every other Wednesday, from 5:30– Groups decide on the day and time, and meet about once a 7:30 p.m., until mid-May. Dinner is included. month. Usually the meal is hosted by two people in the group. Each group will meet at least 3-4 times. Meals are Classes are designed to prepare young people for the kept simple and inexpensive—provided by the host, pot- sacrament of Confirmation, which is a public luck, or whatever your group decides! affirmation of the promises made on their behalf at Baptism. In the tradition of the Episcopal Church, this Foyers offers an opportunity for long-time parishioners and sacrament has the laying on of hands by a bishop as the newcomers alike to get to know each other, and friendships outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual grace. are made with those who may have been just names and Junior or Senior High School students wishing to faces. We encourage every adult who attends St. explore this possibility are invited to participate. There Matthew’s to get involved. Sign up sheets are on the is a fee of $200 per person, which includes all bulletin board across from the Grand Staircase. New materials, meals, and field trips, plus an overnight groups will be forming at the first of the year. retreat in the Spring. Please contact the Rev. Jim Please contact Sue Bridge, 245-5872, [email protected], Trimble ([email protected]) before the end of the or Karen Hill, 895-3485, [email protected] if you have year for more information or to sign up. questions. 4 A FEW WORDS FROM . . .

The Associate Rector

Dear Friends, of school not only brings perhaps a bit of trepidation to some, but also brings jubilation to many. The begin- As you’re reading this, the ning of a new week by some is marked on Sunday, Christian Church has celebrated others on Monday. I think the beginning of a new day its New Year. November 30th deserves a bit of applause as we have lived through was the first Sunday of Advent another night of God’s watchful presence. I tend to which traditionally begins a new mark a new day by starting the computer which season of the liturgical calendar. brings up the Hunger website where a single click of The colors change on the altar and my mouse provides a cup of food for someone who’s on the clergy vestments. A new rotation of Scripture hungry. I continue this discipline with its partner reading begins. For the Sunday Gospels, we hear websites to help provide mammograms for needy from Mark; and the Daily Office (Morning and women, books for children, saving a part of a Evening Prayer) returns to Year One. In a few rainforest, and food for sheltered animals. These few weeks the world will also celebrate a New Year as seconds combined with others’ few seconds, I believe, clocks and calendars roll over to 2009. We tend to really makes a difference. celebrate these new beginnings with a bit of fanfare and recognition. But there are so many other new So, every year, season, month, week, day, and hour beginnings that probably deserve equal attention. can be seen and celebrated as a new beginning in our lives and a new step on our journey of faith walking My son can tell you the date on which each new earth with God and with each other. season falls be it Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall, as well as the day he was born, which happens to be Grace and Peace, Pearl Harbor Day. There are many who see the first pitch at a Reds game as the beginning of the greatest – Jim+ season of all, Baseball. And, of course, the first day

Beloved in Christ, in this season of Advent, let it be our care and delight to prepare ourselves to hear again the message of the Angels, and in heart and mind to go even unto Bethlehem, to see the Babe lying in the manger.

A Bidding Prayer for Advent

5 CHILDREN’S PROGRAM NEWS

Debbi Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education

Please bring toys, games or books appropriate for infants through 12 year-olds to church before December 11 for The Healing Place, where parents will wrap the gifts and give them to their children on Christmas.

The Children’s Program Committee will have a Potluck Dinner Meeting on December 11 at 6:00 p.m. in Saints Hall. Committee members bring a salad or a dessert and RSVP to Debbi Rodahaffer at [email protected] if you need childcare.

3rd through 5th graders – Watch your mail for your invitation to your Lock-In at Church, January 2, beginning at 6:00 p.m.! Our older youth say it is the first best night at church for our youth!

Parents Night Out is December 13 from 4:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Call Reneé Thompson at 749-6987 if you are interested in being part of this group.

“Will I be in trouble?” One of our wonderful parents, Andrea Ledvina, who is also a church school teacher and handbell ringer, to name two of her ministries at St. Matthew’s, told me of a conversation she had with her son, Luke, last week. She gave me permission to share it.

As solemn as a four-year-old can be Luke said, “Mom, can I tell you something?” Andrea replied, “Sure.” He said, “I have been drinking wine at church.” He then looked at her as if to say “Will I be in trouble?”....knowing that wine drinking at home is for adults only. She smiled and then explained to him why everyone is included in the drinking of the wine in church and in Children’s Chapel. Andrea told Luke that everyone is invited to celebrate our lives with and in Jesus by eating the bread and drinking the wine during the Holy Eucharist in church.

This tender story led both of us to remember the importance of sharing the theology of the Holy Eucharist with our children from a very young age.

Does your child understand why she or he eats bread and drinks wine at church? An act of our faith, that is so meaningful when we understand, can be perplexing and even troubling to a three, four or five-year-old who does not. Does you child know that he or she may receive a blessing instead of eating the bread and drinking the wine?

We have Luke to thank for reminding all of us to explain the “whys” of what we do at church. Joy!

– Debbi 6 St. Matt’s Youth youth@stmatt–ky.org Web site: www.stmatt–ky.org/youth.htm (502) 895-3485 Lynn Miller, Youth Coordinator • Brandon Brones, Youth Assistant

JOIN BRANDON FOR DONUTS - 9:15 each Sunday in the Youth area. December 2008 / January 2009

Youth Poinsettia Fund Raiser Saturday, December 6 Christmas Pageant 10:00 a.m. Rehearsal Organize orders Schedule 11:00-1:00 p.m. Help our customers with pick up. Sunday, December 7 ~ 12:00-1:30 p.m. Service hours available! Sunday, December 14 ~ 12:00-1:30 p.m.

Edible Creches, Subs and a Movie Sunday, December 21 ~ 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday, December 7, 5:30-7:30 p.m. TUESDAY, December 23 ~ arrive at 2:30 p.m. Start the Christmas Season off with friends! We will have subs, make edible creches Dress rehearsal. and watch holiday movies. WEDNESDAY, December 24 ~ arrive 3:30 p.m. Dinner at Salsarita’s performance 4:30 p.m. Sunday, December 14, 5:30-7:30 p.m. If you have any questions email Lynn at [email protected] Drop off and pick up at church. or call 897-9377 / 031-5298. Dress warmly - we will walk.

Pageant Rehearsal and Dinner Sunday, December 21, 5:30-7:30 p.m. To be determined The pageant is in 3 days! Practice for all. Dinner too! Sunday, January 4 (if you are not in the pageant this year, come anyway, and act as the audience) Mall Scavenger Hunt Sunday, January 11, No youth group tonight 3:00-5:00 p.m. Sunday, December 28 Drop off and pick up at the Mall, St. Matthews. Meet at the food court. Merry Christmas! Bring: $ for a snack/drink.

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

7 Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time. – Laura Ingalls Wilder

The Children’s Corner of the library contains a number of books that may be very special to you during the holiday season. Below is a list of some of the holiday books we have in the library for one and all to read, for as Laura Ingalls Wilder says, the child in many of us returns each Christmastime. Picture Books: Room for a little one: a Christmas tale (jE Wad); Prairie Christmas (jE Va); The Littlest Angel (jE Tax); Little Shepherd Girl (jE Hen). Fiction Books: A Christmas Carol (jF Dick);Christmas Sonata (jF Paul); Elijah’s Angel (jF Ros); Best Christmas Pageant Ever (jF Rob). Nonfiction: Little Drummer Boy (j782.42 Kea); Christmas Stories (j808.8 Chr); Friendly Beasts (j782.28 McG); Good King Wenceslas (j782.28 Nel). Biographies: Legend of St. Nicholas (jB Nich); Saint Nicholas (jB Nic). DVDs: Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Media jF Rob); Charlie Brown Christmas (Media j394.2663 Cha); Christmas (Media j394.2663 Chr); Christmas Around the World (Media j394.2663 Chri). There are also a number of Christmas titles for adults in the library. A few examples include: First Christmas: What the Gospels Really Teach about Jesus’s Birth (232.92 Bor); Child is Born: Meditations for Advent and Christmas (242.33 She); Christmas Carols and their Stories (782.28 Idl); Kneeling in Bethlehem (811.54 Wee). Library Hours: Monday through Thursday: 11:30-12:30 p.m. • Sundays: 8:45-9:45 a.m., 11:15-12:15 p.m.

REFLECTIONS ON FAITH & LIFE

A monthly reflection from Bob Nesmith I write this after coming home from Rabbi Laura and Lucinda’s Jewish-Christian dialogue class. One of the ideas discussed this evening concerned why we do good. (And like Bill Clinton parsing his testimony we did not agree on a definition of “good.”) There was general agreement that a powerful motivation is fear: fear of punishment, fear of loss, fear of shame. Over the past two weeks since the election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States I have thought a lot about fear, hope and faith. As the election approached I wondered how many people would vote because of fear and how many because of hope. Both emotions played strongly in this election. Would white people vote for John McCain for fear of a black man as president? Would hope for change overcome fear of inexperience? And regardless of who won, how would we react when the outcome was decided? When it became almost certain that Barack Obama would be our next president the TV news began showing the crowds gathered at Grant Park in Chicago to celebrate Obama’s victory. My thoughts were of Chicago 1968 when rioting and violence in the streets during the Democratic Convention became the symbol of the problems the U.S. faced at that time. I feared that after Senator Obama’s acceptance speech we might see similar demonstrations and police reaction; actions that would once again define us as a people for another generation. Instead we witnessed a joyous crowd of over 100,000 who were respectful of Senator McCain when his gracious concession speech was broadcast on the huge TV screens at the park. We saw a crowd of whites, blacks, Asians and Hispanics, old and young, rich and not so well off, cheering with tears in their eyes for a man who had changed our history. It seemed that hope had conquered fear.

Reflections on Faith & Life continues on page 9 8 Reflections on Faith & Life (continued)

Earlier today I read the newsletter from a friend’s church in the Highlands. In Sunday’s sermon the preacher had challenged the congregation to live without fear for one month to see how it would affect their discipleship. Fear is such a strong motivator in my life that had I read that two weeks earlier I would have thought it impossible to do. But I know that hope comes from faith and hope conquers fear. In this time of great fear and uncertainty about our jobs, our retirements, our security, our future, I pray we find that hope and faith which conquer our fears. Peace & blessings, Bob Nesmith

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A Vestry Member’s Reflection

Religion: 1. Belief in a divine or superhuman power, especially in a personal God, to whom obedience and honor are due; 2. the outward acts and practices of life that grow out of the worship of such a god; 3. any system of faith and worship.

Not knowing exactly where to begin when delivering this reflection, I figured I’d grab the nearest dictionary and look up the definition of religion. (I figured I couldn’t get any more basic than that.)

Definition 1 was pretty easy; belief in God. Most of us would say that Definition 1 is a given.

Definition 2 was what made me really think. “..the outward acts and practices of life that grow out of the worship of such a god”. This is a tougher definition, as it requires real commitment and action from those who say they believe. Outward acts involve the process of doing and I think many of us fall short here. It means that religion takes effort, more than just simply stating, “I believe in God”. It means giving to other parishioners and to the community in a service-sense.

I have been fortunate to have had the opportunity to work alongside many St. Matthew’s members who take definition two to heart. These are the people who always volunteer at our church. These are the names that St. Matthew’s depends upon; the people you can always count on to lend a hand, whatever the situation or event. You know their names and faces, as they attend every event in a philanthropic capacity. These are the individuals who understand and embrace definition two.

The second portion of definition two tells us that these outward acts and practices are grown from the worship of God. This also makes a lot of sense to me, as I know I feel good about myself and my beliefs when I make an effort to do something that in some way benefits my church family. For me, teaching church school is one way that I can give and grow at the same time. I try to get individuals that I come in contact with at church to get involved. I stayed on the fringes too long and could have benefited both myself and others had I made the effort sooner. My theory is that if I encourage others to become active I may actually help them grow spiritually.

So, my reflection is a brief one, but one that holds a lot of weight. As you fill out your call-to-service cards this year, think about which committee or event you could give a few spare hours to. I know you’ll feel good about yourself afterwards and St. Matthew’s can always use the support.

Happy Holidays to All. – Lauren Becker

9 Sunday Morning Opportunities for Adults

December adult education focus… Poetry reaching toward God

Episcopalians can’t speak to God without looking at the Book of Common Prayer. You have probably heard that from some of your Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, (pick one) friends. We’ll learn differently in December. Lucinda Laird and parishioners Jeff Skinner, Sarah Gorham, and Natalie Weis will lead a three-part program on poetry to introduce a new group, The Creative Spirit Speaking to God. The group will run December 7, 14, and 21, replacing Challenges of Ethical Christian Living, which returns in 2009. Jeff and Sarah are noted poets and husband and wife. Jeff’s work has appeared in such publications as The Atlantic Monthly, The New Yorker, The Nation, and The Georgia Review. Jeff teaches at the University of Louisville where he serves as Director of Creative Writing. His published collections of poetry include Gender Studies (2002), The Company of Heaven (1992), Late Stars (1985), and A Guide To Forgetting (1985), which was a National Poetry Series selection. Sarah’s third collection of poetry, The Cure, was published in 2003. Her previous collections were The Tension Zone (1996) and Don’t Go Back to Sleep (1989). She co-edited the anthology Last Call: Poems on Alcoholism, Addiction, and Deliverance, with Jeffrey Skinner, published in 1997 by Sarabande Books. Gorham’s poems and essays have been published widely in The Nation, Antaeus, American Poetry Review, The Gettysburg Review, The Paris Review, The Kenyon Review, Ohio Review, Georgia Review, Southern Review, Missouri Review, Ploughshares, among others.

Natalie, a 2007 graduate of U of L, says listening to Jeff in some of his previous appearances at St. Matthew’s played an important role in developing her understanding and love of poetry. Jeff asked her to join him her on the December program. She works for Metro United Way where she is currently events coordinator for their Live United campaign. Sunday mornings, 11:10-12:00. Other offerings include NOOMA, Reflecting on Faith and Life, The Last Word, and Parents In Conversation (below).

Parents In Conversation Tips from parenting peers and pros Practical and professional tips from your fellow parishioners will be the focus on the first two Sundays in December for Parents in Conversation. René Strause will ask participants to share their best parenting practices and some of their funniest parenting disasters in “Parenting 300 – What Works!” December 7. Andy Frey, Ph.D., an associate professor at U of L’s Kent School of Social Work, will continue the important discussion of how to engage our children in ways that are beneficial to the entire family in “Positive Behavior,” December 14. Join René Strause for coffee and treats December 21 to ask the questions you still have unanswered from our fall classes. René will also tell the class what is on the horizon for the winter and spring. 10 PARISH OPPORTUNITIES

Jody Fletcher, chair Volunteer Ingathering Shows St. Matthew’s Spirit! Opportunities THANK YOU, THANK YOU! We exceeded our goal of 125 for those in need. Your wonderful support with donations of money and food for the Cornerstone Thanksgiving Ingathering allowed St. Matthew’s to provide food for 155 Thursday, December 4 needy families! Because of your overwhelming generosity Calvary’s food and January 8 pantry, St. George’s and St. MAM’s received food for 17 Thanksgiving meals! 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. You gave 12 complete meals with meat, 5 without meat, over 17 canned and To cook or donate food, sign up boxed food items, and a total of $4,829 in cash, which will provide another 138 on the bulletin board by the families with Thanksgiving dinner. You are an awesome parish! Grand Staircase, or call Sharon Nesmith, 228-5918. To volunteer to baby sit, call Diane Clark, 245-5633. Gently Used Coat Drive Sitters meet for conversation and a light dinner at Whole Foods at As the weather gets colder, there is always a great need for warm coats, hats, 5:15 p.m. then carpool to the gloves, scarves, and snow boots. Clothing for both adults and children are needed. Please bring any items you are able to donate to our Clothes Closet Cathedral at 6:00 p.m. located in the first mission room above Saints Hall. Habitat for Humanity Saturday, December 6 and January 10 9 a.m. to Noon for a half day or Advent Tree 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a full day. Beginning Sunday, November 30, Christmas gift items may be selected from Make a New Year’s Resolution the Advent Tree to purchase and give to children of several CASA (Court to work a day for Habitat! Appointed Special Advocates) or Healing Place families. We will also have gift (carpool from church, 8:35 a.m.) items available for our refugee family. Each child will have about 6 ornaments on the tree each with one item. Parishioners may continue selecting gifts through Calvary / St. George’s Sunday, December 14. All gifts should be wrapped, labeled, and returned by Food Collection Sunday, December 21, so they may be delivered in time. If you have any questions, please contact Becky Donovan at 419-8529 or Sunday [email protected]. Sunday, December 7 and January 4 Help us fill up the reusable Green Team bags in the Narthex with nonperishable foods. Our goal is to fight hunger in our The Healing Place community throughout the year. Please bring toys, games or books appropriate for infants through 12 year-olds November’s collection was the to church before December 11 for The Healing Place, where parents will wrap largest ever! Let’s keep it up! the gifts and give them to their children on Christmas. Both food pantries depend on our donations to help them meet the increasing demand for food. Serve lunch at Wayside Christian Mission St. MAM (St. Matthews Area Ministries) Pantry Sunday, December 14 The St. MAM pantry for infants and toddlers is short on many items, and and January 11 needs our help. The following items are needed: Size 3-6, 2t/3t, 3t/4t diapers; 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. wipes; baby food (Stages 1-3); lotion; wash; shampoo; powder; books; formula (Good Start - orange can); pacifiers; boys bibs; bottles; sippy cups; and socks. For more information, please call Sarah Weston, 426-6678. Donations can be brought to the church and placed in the plastic bin located in the coat room in the Narthex. 11 DAILY PRAYER LIST

Week of December 7 Week of December 14 Week of December 21 Lucas: Linda McKinney: Bill, Martha Mitchell: Kitty Macdonald: Stanley, Sally McKune: Kate, Cullen Lowery, Mitchell: Neil, Amy, Christopher, Maggie Maloney: Joe, Patricia Hayden, Clare Mitchell: Tommy, Sarah, Nate Skrodski, Marshall: Shawn, Garrett Barry Mendel: Liz, Maggie, Charlie Jackson, Henry Mosher: Carol Masolo: Christine Mendel: Marye Moyer: Jim, Tay Wilkins, Karin Moyer Mathews: Mack, Frances Meredith: Leigh Mertz: Ken, Mary Ann, Andrew Mulloy: Pat Mayes: Richard, Susan Metcalfe: James Murphy: Larry, Pam McCord: Walter, Betty Brooke Miller: Eleanor Bingham, Hannah Myers: Steve, Beth, Barrett, Wills, Jack McCrery: Bryan, Stephanie, Grace, Tate Miller: Lynn, Michael Risley, Michael, Ndife: Matrid, Briana, Brandon McKee: Lauree James Neaveill: Joel, Jenny, Trevor, Morgan Miller: Scott, Ann

Week of December 28 Week of January 4 Week of January 11 Nesmith: Bob, Sharon Nuss: Charlotte Pardue: Thomas, Brooke, Matt Newkirk: Eric, Amy, Elizabeth Nutt: Claude, Sherry Parker: Doug, Ashley, Celia Newman: Martha Nutt: Ruth Parkins: Cleve, Gwen Niehaus: David, Angela Koshewa, O’Roark: Jane, D.L. Pauline: Paul, Mary Peter Niehaus, Ben Niehaus Oberhausen: Ellen, Jana Pearson: Jennifer, Abigail, Luke Niel: Michale, Anne, Kyle, Rachel Ogden: Anne Peck: John Nixon: Sandy, Jenny, Molly, Alex, Henry Oliver: Adrian, Sara, Emma, Joseph, Peck: Micky, Kevin Clark Nixon: Edie Mary Glen Peck: Robert, Deborah, Jason Van Meter, Nixon: Bo, Edie Ormsby: Barbara, Elizabeth Jina Van Meter Nixon: Ted, Mary Owen: Pat Pelton: Ed Norman: John, Leslie Owens: Nancy, R.J. Borsch Peoples: Moray, Judith

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

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

12 PARISH FAMILY

Transfers Out John and Jennifer Smith along with their son, Chris, to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Louisivlle, KY

Baptisms, November 2 Emma Elisabeth Bell, daughter of Peter and Heather Bell and granddaughter of Stephen and Sarah Weston

Caroline McCall Wilcox and Boone Bryant Wilcox, daughter and son of David and Jennifer Wilcox

Birth We extend congratulations to James and Heather Dumstorf on the birth of their daughter Eloise Raeghan

Graham and Sarah Honaker on the birth of their daughter Katherine Ella

We are sorry to hear about the death of Mike Hampton’s mother Doug Gillim’s sister Blaine Hicks’ aunt Lucinda Laird’s aunt

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

Office Hours

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

Staff The Rev. Canon Lucinda Laird, Rector Lynn Miller, Youth Coordinator The Rev. Jim Trimble, Associate Rector Brandon Brones, Youth Assistant The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones, Pastoral Associate Ann Davis, Parish Life Coordinator The Rt. Rev. David Reed, Bishop in Residence Karen Hill, Coordinator of Volunteers The Rev. Moray Peoples, Priest Associate Mardi Galvin, Parish Administrator Deborah Rodahaffer, Director of Christian Education Ruth Kempf, Accountant Barbara Ellis, Organist/Choirmaster Matt Averbeck, Sexton

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

Phone Extension e-mail address The Rev. Canon Lucinda Laird ...... x102 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Jim Trimble ...... x103 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Dr. Helen Jones ...... x104 ...... [email protected] Deborah Rodahaffer ...... x105 ...... [email protected] Barbara Ellis ...... x106 ...... [email protected] Lynn Miller ...... x108 ...... [email protected] Brandon Brones ...... Cell: 419-6333 ...... [email protected] Ann Davis ...... x109 ...... [email protected] Mardi Galvin ...... x110 ...... [email protected] Ruth Kempf ...... x112 ...... [email protected] Karen Hill ...... x113 ...... [email protected] The Rt. Rev. David Reed ...... Cell: 235-8289 ...... [email protected] The Rev. Moray Peoples ...... Cell: 836-1278 ...... [email protected]

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