Saint Joseph's Carpenter The Newsletter of Saint Joseph’s Episcopal Church 3300A South Seacrest Blvd., Boynton Beach, FL 33435 (561) 732-3060 [e-mail: [email protected]]
Holiday Issue 2006 Volume 21, Issue 4
Then Joseph trusted in his dream To take her as his wife From the And rescued both the mother and child And gave them all new life.
Rector….. The child grew under their care And soon became a man
He spread Good News & healed the sick & became a legend throughout the land.
Fr. Marty Zlatic LEGEND Many saints then followed in his way And legends they too became Their deeds too great to remember all The origin of “legend” But we know many by name So its etymology states Is a story to be read in church And so we gather and give thanks On saints’ feasts and special dates. For the legends within our midst The faithful whose virtues for our youth But over time we’ve come to see Are also too numerous to list. A legend in the book of life’s pages Is a person whose virtues are so great For patience, wisdom, and concern, They magnify through the ages. For faith, for hope, for joy, For servant’s hearts, for smiling faces The stories that surround us For teens and girls and boys. At this Advent time of year Are full of many legends We thank you for legends gathered here That are wonderful to hear. With hope when our youth are grown & gone That one day they’ll too be legends How Zechariah and Elizabeth And the story will live on. Prayed that they would have a son And even with their age advanced And at this time we give you thanks They had a boy named John. For the legend of your Son For once upon a time in history Who Himself became a legend The legend came - and through us - lives on. For the message that he preached Pointing people not unto Himself But to another legend who increased. Peace,
Who was born unto a legend young And Mary was her name. Fr. Marty Who trusted in the angel’s words When Gabriel to her came.
1 Saint Joseph's Carpenter Join us for the Christmas Holidays
Fourth Sunday of Advent December 23, 2006 Saturday • 5 pm Contemporary Eucharist December 24, 2006 Sunday
• 7:45 am Rite I • 10:15 NO SERVICE
Christmas Services December 24, 2006 Sunday • 5:00 pm Family Service and Eucharist • 11:00 pm pre service concert • 11:30 pm Eucharist December 25, 2006 Monday • 10:15 am Eucharist
December 30, 2006 Saturday • 5 pm Contemporary Eucharist
New Year’s Eve December 31, 2006 Sunday • 7:45 am Rite I Experience the Christmas story as it 10:15 am Eucharist • comes to life through our children. No rehearsals necessary. Costumes provided.
Christmas Eve Family Mass 5 pm Saint Joseph’s Episcopal Church
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Special Event Saint Joseph’s Episcopal Church
requests the honor of your presence at
The Celebration of 50 Years of God’s Blessings
in Our Spiritual Home
March 3, 2007
6:30 p.m.
To include a Five Course Italian Dinner
Tickets will be available for purchase after the New Year
Stewardship
Have you had your vitamins today ?
Have you had your spiritual vitamins this week ? As we work
hard to keep ourselves in good physical health, we should also be working at our spiritual health. What better way then at our Gym of Jesus? Working out at this place, the endorphins kick in for a true spiritual high. Fr. Marty drops those spiritual vitamins for us each week and then we reflect Christ in all we do. Now, no health club is free, and this Gym of Jesus costs about $20,500 per week to keep us all in shape. As Nike says, "just do it". Get your heart pumping and jump on your Stairmaster and "step up" in your giving for 2007.
We need your support and we need it now. Please turn in your pledge by December 17th as we need this information to approve the 2007 budget. If we are short, we will have to make some unwanted cuts in our programs.
Thank you from all of us at St. Joseph's and... good health.
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St. Joseph’s How is YOUR Spiritual Health? GYM OF JESUS
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If we all moved up at least one step,4 we would achieve our goal!!! Pledge Cards are in the pews. Ministries With more than 32 Ministry Fair ministries participating to attract new members, this year’s Ministry Fair was one of the best. Coming in the middle of our Spiritual Gifts small group and sermon series, the Ministry Fair was geared toward matching our spiritual gifts with the best places to be serving our parish and our wider community. There is so much going on in our parish that dedicated lay ministers are involved with; there are places for everyone to be involved in at least one.
Booths were set up on Saturday November 19th and were manned after the Saturday evening service and both Sunday morning services for inspection. The booths were lively and stimulating and awards were given for the best booth. First place went to the Technical Ministry / Ric Filer ministry leader; 2nd to Unplugged/ Charles Milling ministry leader; keeping to the theme went to Music Ministry/ Bill French ministry leader.
Kudos to all the Ministry teams that participated and for their dedication and hard work displayed all year round.
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Holy Baptism The Sacrament of Holy Baptism will next be observed on Sunday, January 28, at the 10:15 am Eucharist. Any adults, children or infants seeking baptism, please contact the Church Office at 561-732-3060 prior to Monday, January 15th.
November—December Baptisms
Gabrielle Alexi Hutchinson Ty Gabriel Hutchinson Cody Ryan Thompson Wheeler Ashton Taylor Sims Michael Adam Taylor
All 2006 Baptisms receive their personal banner at the January 28 10:15 am Worship Service 6
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Liturgical Ministry St Joseph’s
Decks the Halls Merry Christmas!
We have had a Paul Wegner wonderful year. Our Ministry has been filled with many blessings. Quite a few people have joined us as lectors: Betsy Hvide, Patti Murante (also as a Liturgical Minister), Lynne McKague, Kay Johnson, Jerry Guthrie and Phyllis Carr. We thank you for all that you do, and will be doing. Nancy Leach has been a wonderful addition to our ministry in many ways. She is an Altar Minister and adult acolyte, thurifer, chalice bearer and now Sub- Deacon. Janet Gibson has also moved up to Sub- Deacon. Janet will be training for Deacon next month. John Vivian and Father Bill Hamilton have been an Christmas 2005 equally wonderful addition. They joined us the beginning of the year and we thank them for their Once again we are approaching that service as well. I am happy to say that the Ministry Fair brought us time of year when we unite to decorate our several more people. In January of 2007, I am pleased church home. This year all are invited on to let you know that Nancy and Bill Swaney will join Saturday, December 23rd from 9 am to 2pm our ministry, and Brian Rowland as well! We are so to help. We are very excited this year to have pleased to welcome them and thank them for their new decorations donated. worship and service. We are happy to hear from anyone else who Ellen Newell has worked hours and may have a desire or be called to join this ministry. We hours making angel ornaments for our trees. will be making the January 2007 schedule the week before Christmas. We will also try and get training to Mary Anne Burns and Vera Ryan are helping anyone who needs it. Please as always speak with me replace old with new as needed. We look myself or Paul Wegner at anytime. forward to not only the fantastic gourmet lunch There will be a training day for everyone, Father Marty graciously provides, but a fresh including anyone interested in joining this ministry, in new look due to the talents and gifts of our 2007. Look for information on the date in an upcoming parishioners. Please join us. bulletin. Both Paul and I wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas and a Happy & Healthy New RSVP to Michele Benner at 369-2402 or the Year!!! We thank each of you for all that you do; and it church office so we can get a head count. I look is an honor to serve with so many wonderful people and forward to another great time. to share this incredible ministry.
Sincerely, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Peace….. Michele Benner Leila and Paul
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We are the FEW, the proud, the Ringers of Voices St. Josephs! Come join our hand bell choir Voices In Bronze!! No experience in Bronze necessary. We range from very beginners to the more advanced in an intergenerational choir setting. We meet on Monday nights Could there from 7:15-8:30pm, with our newest and youngest ringers attending from 7:15- be Bells in 7:45pm. Presently we have 3 young Sue Tiller your future? ringers who have just joined our ranks. In keeping with St. Joseph’s “Gym for Jesus” Some may have stewardship theme, are you looking to noticed little blond answer the call to ministry and stewardship haired Joshua Tiller the “Nike” way? making his ringing debut at St. Joseph’s Can you answer these questions with a yes? when we played in • Can you count to four under pressure? November. • Can you tell your right hand from your left in 2 seconds or less? • Can you tell the difference between the colors pink and green? • Monday night football is just not the same and you need something new to do? • Are you over the age of 7? • Are you looking for an occasion to wear the color red? • Do you want to make new friends and hang out with some really cool folks? • Do you get misty eyed during the movie It’s a Wonderful Life, when they say “Every time a bell rings an angel gets their wings”? • Have you heard that Janet Gibson makes the best For further information cakes around? please ask any Voices In Bronze member or If you answered YES to at call Sue Tiller at 714-6254. least 3 of these questions, then we have a ministry opportunity for you. Warning: The phrase “To ring or not to ring, WHEN is the “JUST DO IT!” ALL HAIL THE question” may become a CHOCOLATE CAKE staple in your conversation. 8 Worship
Music Notes Youth Band
Saint Joseph’s Youth Band It's that time of year when the Music Ministry Greetings!
is at its busiest! Christmas is upon us and our Youth Band is kicking St. Joseph's Episcopal into gear for the 5:00PM Christmas School Choruses are Eve Service. I love this time of polishing up their year. How can anything possibly Christmas performances. tarnish one’s day when songs like There is no more evident “Hark! The herald Angels Sing” are joy at Christmas than the dancing in one’s head? enthusiastic singing of Bill French our happy children! At 7 These past few months have seen pm on December 14, great progress with our youth band. Saint Joseph's Middle School will present A We have played for five services, Service of Lessons and Carols in the church. learned fourteen songs and we You are all invited. Charles Milling have a bunch of new participants. With a visit from world-class reggae Our church groups are all getting ready, too. bassist, Alaina Reed and her dog Murphy, the Do you love to sing the familiar Christmas Blessing of the Animals went off without a hitch. carols of the season? Come join with our New faces continually join the ranks: Kelsea Parish Choir for the 11 pm Music before McKeever, Brittany Faletti, Corey Park, Fabian Maloney, Julia Warnke, Hillary Feran, Lee Shelnut… Christmas Eve mass. Just attend the and let’s not forget the dedicated core: Demery rehearsal on Thursday evening December 21 Zlatic, Amber Patteson, Alex Danks, Rocco at 7:30 pm in the Choir Room, or speak to me Cassucci, Adam Lees, Scott Geller and Shannon to get a packet of music. Poirier.
On Christmas Eve, the Family Service and This Christmas Eve service is going to be beautiful Christmas Pageant will be at 5 pm. The and if you want to participate in the Youth Band’s Youth Band and Choir will be there. So will segment then please come out for rehearsals on the Children's Choir. Organ and trumpets will Wednesday evenings from 5:30 to 6:30. fill out this wonderful Christmas liturgy. Come th early to get a seat, it fills up fast. In January we will begin rehearsals on the 10 and we will be preparing to be the back-up band and At 11 pm, the Parish Choir, with trumpets and choir for Fran McKendree who will be leading the organ, will sing a 30-minute program of music for the 10:15 service! Fran has been a mentor Christmas music, some old favorites, some for me for the past ten years and he is an absolutely incredible artist. You don’t want to miss this sure to become new favorites. At 11:30 pm, opportunity! the traditional "Midnight Mass" will begin.
On Christmas Day, join us at 10:15 am for a Well, Blessings to you, my friends. See you at “Said” Eucharist with the singing of familiar church! Christmas carols. Hark, the herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King”. Charles Milling, Director
William French [email protected] Director of Music and Liturgical Arts (561)731-2500
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Thank you to all of you who signed up to help us at the Ministry Fair! We WHO ARE WE? · A spiritual community in Unplug from always which there are no outcasts need help and all are welcome. without. and it takes many kinds WHAT GOES ON HERE? Plug in from of talent to · A disarming service explor- make this ing what God is calling us to service do and be as followers of within. work. We are looking for ushers, greeters, AV assis- Christ. tants, lighting assistants as well as help with content for · We unplug from the stiff traditions that might weekly services. If you would like to sign up to help us disengage seekers of faith. out then contact Charles Milling at · We strive for spiritual depth, encouraging tough questioning and [email protected] thoughtful discussion. Unplugged is passing out evaluations and if you WHY SHOULD I COME? have been to our service before then we would · Because we respect each individual’s personal faith- really appreciate your feedback. Please fill out journey. · Because we recognize that we do not have all of the an evaluation next time you are at church. They answers. are located in the main office and in the Narthex · Because we don’t moralize, patronize or beat of the church. If you have never been to an Un- anyone over the head with the Bible. plugged service, we welcome your visit and · Because you may come as you are. bring a friend…..come as you are. This service · Because there are no prerequisites or expectations. is intended to be focused on new seekers in the · Because the music is awesome. faith and young adults 20’s to 40. But those looking for a fresh outlook on the Eucharist are When: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th Sundays, 7:00 PM @ Saint coming as well….we have a core group that Joseph’s Episcopal Church attends two Sunday services. Come and see for Charles Milling yourself…..you will be in for a treat. th 4 Sundays on the beach (S end, Oceanfront Park – Thank you to guest artist, Jesse Poirier (and sister Shannon), leading our service music on December 3rd.. Jesse is from our area and has been a parishioner at our church since child- hood. We welcome him and we appreciate the gifts he brings!
December 17 will be our last regular service in 2006! Thank you for your wonderful spirits and A1A, 1.2 mi. N of Woolbright—just N of Ocean Ave.) 5PM. support. We will resume St. Joe’s Unplugged on Who: Father Marty presides… Charles Milling, Tess Bath, Adam Sunday, January 28 with Pulda and Nick Zalewski are the main band. Ric Filer Runs the AV. a concert by artist, Fran Jean Wyatt-Filer and Paul Wegner assist with just about anything McKendree. The Un- they can. plugged Band will back
him up. Don’t miss it! Who else: we have a different program every week which sometimes includes a speaker, a new musician, readers…you name it.
Get involved with Unplugged! Worship and Technical Ministry opportunities Come check us out! available, contact Charles at [email protected] or 561-731-2500. 10
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Christine Pedic
On December 2 the Daughters of the those who have given so much to our King sponsored our annual Advent church family. More information will Quiet Day. Led by Fr. Marty, over 35 be in the weekly bulletins soon. people were able to take time to reflect on The study sessions for those women the gift wishing to become Daughters, or that God even sent us just a little curious, will begin in with the January, led by Beverley Warnke. birth of Many of you spoke to us at the His Son Ministry Fair; we welcome all women Jesus of any age to join us in this ministry of Christ. prayer and service. Please contact We all left Beverley in the church office with any questions. the Duncan Center with deeper understanding, ready to find the The Daughters continue to be peace and joy of Christmas. available for personal and Daughters are also busy planning for confidential prayer in the Lady the 80+ luncheon, to be held in the Chapel every Sunday at the 7:45 and parish hall on Sunday, January 21, 10:15 services. I encourage all of 2007. We are delighted to honor you to pray with us for healing, thanksgiving or anything that is on your mind and heart.
For His Sake, Christine Pedic
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We currently have a waiting list for requested shawls so we need more knitters/ crocheters. We give shawls to parishioners who are in need before those requested for non-parishioners.
As of November 23, there have been 53 shawls given. We are always hoping more parishioners will volunteer to knit or crochet a healing shawl. The pattern is an easy "knit 3, purl 3" that even we novices have mastered under the guidance of our helpful Bobbie Smith Barbara MacKenzie experienced knitters/crocheters. If you choose to donate money for yarn rather than knit or crochet, Healing Shawl Ministry that's welcome too. We use 3 The Healing Shawl Ministry has been well skeins of Lion received and supported by our parish since it Brand, Homespun was first presented in February 2006. In style yarn for Less Than One Year the Healing Shawl each shawl which Ministry Has Comforted More Than 50 amounts to $15 people. This ministry asks parishioners to knit or Please contact crochet healing shawls to be given to those Bobbie Smith we know and love who are facing serious (736-5642) or illness, recovering from surgery, or dealing Barbara with the recent loss of a loved one. It's MacKenzie (585- another way for our parish to extend the love 9557) if you have of God to those who are hurting and who a shawl request, if need an extra touch of love from our loving you would like to heavenly Father. volunteer to make a shawl (and get specific directions), or if you would like to donate toward expenses.
This is truly a ministry filled with prayers for those who may be comforted by feeling how much God loves them as He wraps His loving arms around them each time they snuggle into their healing shawl. Plus, it is truly rewarding to pray over a shawl as it grows before your eyes knowing that we are God's hands here on earth to serve each other. Please join us in this holy endeavor.
In Christ's love,
Bobbie & Barbara
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If you have one or more of these spiritual LEMs gifts, and feel called to explore this ministry, please call us at 561-243-8793, & or see us at church, to learn more.
LAMs If you or someone you know would like Diane Kinishi and communion brought by a LEM or anointing by a LAM, please call us or the Gene Seyffer church office. Whether you are recovering from surgery, hospitalization, or illness and only need one or two visits, We had a wonderful response from the or if you are homebound and would like Ministry Fair. Many thanks to all who regular visits once a month or every other stopped by our booth. We were very week, the LEMs and LAMs are happy excited that four and privileged to visit you. Many of those parishioners signed being visited have said they were up as prospective strengthened, physically and spiritually, LEM's. The next by receiving communion, and all Diocesan training appreciate the extension of our St. will be held Joseph’s church family and the outreach February 3 and of care, concern, and love. So please February 17 at St. don’t hesitate to call to request Andrew's Episcopal communion and/or anointing. Church in Lake Worth.
What spiritual gifts do you have? The parish “job description” for Lay Eucharistic Ministers or LEM’s, indicates the following spiritual gifts for this ministry: • Servanthood • Mercy • Helping • Faith
• Encouragement Thank you for your support, • Shepherding encouragement, and love. • Knowing • Teaching the Faith Diane Kinishi and Gene Seyffer
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New Study members of the Parish. Several Program to be people signed up at the Ministry offered in 2007 Fair. If you did not sign up, but are interested, please contact Barbara Fr Bill Hamilton MacKenzie at 561-585-9557. has kindly offered to meet with CURSILLO those interested Barbara MacKenzie and lead a course based on the "Community of Hope" program developed by St Luke's Episcopal Health System in the Diocese of Members of our Texas. The program has 14 Cursillo Community Modules: met in November for an evening of fellowship, and in true Episcopal 1. Benedictine Spirituality fashion, some refreshment. We did 2. Theology of Pastoral Care some preliminary planning for 2007 3. Pastoral Identity and have set some dates. 4. Prayer, Christian Meditation and • Friday, January 26 – Parish Silence Cursillo meeting and Palanca 5. Motivational Spiritual Gifts party with Pot Luck in the Parish 6. Listening Skills Hall at 6pm 7. The Pastoral Visit • Sunday, February 18 at 4:00 8. Confidentiality and Debriefing pm, Deanery Ultreya with 9. First Practice Visits Appetizers and sweets 10. Understanding Family Systems • Sunday, March 25 – Palanca 11. Death, Grief and Loss Party 3:00 – 5 pm 12. Second Practice Visits 13. Care for the Caregiver This is an open invitation to all 14. Commitment to Ministry Cursillistas to come to each of these events. This will be a great study for anyone doing parish visiting... LEMS, LAMS, Order of Saint Luke, Barbara MacKenzie Hospital Visitors or any interested 14 Discipleship
busy with fundraising throughout the year and are working very hard to reach their goal! It is a very important experience that is close to all of their hearts. We thank you for your constant support!
Our annual “Decorate-the-Youth– House” party happened on Sunday December 10th. This is always a fun event Brie Hurley What a great time of year for activities for where the youth house gets to shine in tinsel and bulbs. The youth bring cookie Saint Joseph’s Youth Outreach! dough and we bake cookies and listen to festive music. It is a wonderfully festive November was a very busy month for and good time. us! November began with the first Youth Outreach yard sale of the year. It was held We will be doing our annual in Van Rooyen Hall, and it was better than Christmas Caroling at Bethesda Hospital in ever! Thank you to those who donated your the children’s pediatric unit on December things and allowed us to turn your trash into 17th. Santa will be with us and help give treasure. The yard sale is a huge event and out stuffed animals to the children in the takes a lot of people to make it successful. hospital. It’s a wonderful way to share in We appreciate and are grateful for all of the spirit of Christmas that touches the your support! giver as much as the receiver.
Our Rite 13 attended the Deanery The last event in December is Middle School Pirate Dance at Chapel Of Winterlight at Kanuga Conference Center Saint Andrew. They dressed as pirates, in Hendersonville, NC. This event is from competed in a pie eating contest and Dec. 27-Jan 1. It is a deep experience for dunked a pirate in the dunk tank! the youth in 9th - 12th grade. The theme this year is "I Will Build You a House" and If you attended Father Marty's Italian will be based around 2nd Samuel 7:27-28. I dinner you would have seen the youth can’t wait to hear about their time spent in as your entertainment and wait staff. the mountains of North Carolina. They worked hard! In January some of the youth will The J2A went camping at attend the Mission trip to the Dominican Lion Country Safari on what Republic. Some are new to the trip, and turned out to be the coldest night others anxious to go back. Also in of the year. It was a perfect night January, the J2A will be hosting a Coffee for camping! House fundraiser in the youth house. We have so many talented youth in our group. Thanks to all who You won't want to miss it! purchased fresh North Carolina pine trees for the Happy Advent! Youth Outreach Christmas Tree fundraiser! Don’t they Brie smell great? J2A will be very 15 Discipleship Children’s Ministry
e are blessed with so many dedicated and caring volunteers who W help with the Children’s Ministry. Kim and I thank SUPERINTENDENT God for the gift to serve with Kim Stivers you all. TEACHERS Happy 2007. Patricia Sheaks, Sarah Barnes, Denise Brady, Love, Annette Gellermann, Janet Gibson, Dee and Kim Nancy Gramentine, Marty Knight, Jeanne Monte, Kim Stivers, Church Lynn Patteson, Jennifer Robertson, Susan Russell, School Superintendent Mary Ann Szachor New for 2007 CHURCH COORDINATORS Patrick Baker, Jeannine & Steve Frick, Debbie & ♥ 2nd and 3rd Grade Students will meet Pete Kaczor, L.C. Montague together in the Sacred Studies Room. CHILDREN’S CHOIR Dawna Poirier, Peggy Morales, Bill French FIRST COMMUNION MILESTONE ♥ 4th and 5th Grade Students will meet in Audrey Cate, Olive Gill, Father William Stomski, the Art Room. They will continue to Father Marty Zlatic acolyte and prepare and host Coffee ACOLYTES Hour on the first Sundays of the month. Nancy Gorant, Fr William Stomski, Sherry Thomas STAFF SUPPORT Margaret Carpenter, Alda Cote, Lisa Danks, ♥ Brian Rowland and Olive Gill will teach a MacGill Hrabko, Christine Pedic, Charlene Storm special class of God and Family for 3rd SPECIAL EVENTS to 5th Graders and their parents Mary Earnhart, Pam Schafer, Lee Ann Thompson, beginning in January 2007. This 6 week Molly & Rob Wadhams. course culminates in a special ceremony BAPTISMS in the church where they receive an Brotherhood of Saint Andrew, Sassy Sewers, Sally official God and Family scout badge. The Antonelli, Joan Fox, Olive Gill, Sherry Thomas program is open to all 3rd through 5th COSTUMES Grade students whether or not they are in Kyle May, Jean Wyatt-Filer & many volunteers scouts. Please call Brian if you or any scouts you know are interested 4th & 5th Graders acolyte as a class every first Sunday of the month. Those ♥ The Children’s Choir for kindergarten children not acolyting will host Coffee Hour that through 5th Graders will have a special Sunday and meet with Dee in the kitchen. FATHER Epiphany Party in the Saint Nicholas WILLIAM STOMSKI heads the acolytes with high Youth House after the 10:15 am service school leadership from Head Acolytes JOHN BORN on Sunday, January 7 until 2:30 pm. & ADAM LEES. All 4th and 5th Graders meet in the Lunch will be served. Church at 9 am on the 1st Sunday of each month. 16 Discipleship
Children’s Ministry Costumes Mark Your Calendars Now! Ministry Vacation Church Camp We are thankful for the newly created June 10-17, 2007 Costumes Ministry that has hosted 3 9 am-NOON potlucks followed by work sessions. Many came out to help. So much was accomplished. Special thanks to Kyle May and her leadership.
All Adults who volunteered for Va- cation Church Camp’s Fiesta! Last year are invited to a thank you party in van Rooyen Parish Hall on Fri- day January 19 at 6:30 pm. Look for your invitation in the mail!
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chefs. Many people enjoyed The Brotherhood the hot and of St. Andrew spicy fare and home-made Has Been Busy Advent wreaths. Thank you Pam Chris Hagman Reeder for your assistance with the wreaths. Recently, our ministry ordered Sunday 12/3 was Brotherhood Sunday, and our materials for 20 faith ministry officially installed Rocco Casucci, John chests. We have Gorant, Jerry Guthrie, Jeff Nurge and Jim begun to assemble Wrona. Welcome new members and those interested in being associated with The Brotherhood of St. Andrew.
At December meetings we will begin discussing the book No Man Left Behind which we anticipate to have a big impact on our ministry. We invite all men and boys to read and discuss this excellent book. Our ministry meets twice a month - mid month on Wednesday at 6:30 PM and the last Saturday of the month at 8:00 AM.
In January watch for announcements about our Brotherhood and Friends social to a spring training baseball game. All are invited to attend for fellowship and fun, and we anticipate more these to give to the than 50 people. Also, the Fat Tuesday pancake newly baptized. dinner is coming up in February. Besides the significant material St. Joseph's chapter in The Brotherhood of St. costs, it takes Andrew is part of an international ministry and approximately two hours to has two lifetime members - build one chest. We hear Dennis Paul and Brian great feedback about the faith Rowland. Both men chests and welcome support invested in The for this important service Brotherhood of St. Andrew project. for future generations. Awesome! Currently, our On Saturday 12/2 we made chapter has other Advent wreaths and had a chili members working toward cookoff. Third place went to this goal. Phyllis Carr, second place to Bob LeNeve and first place to Peace, Chris Dee Zlatic. Congratulations
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The small group series, "Spiritual Growth through Spiritual Gifts" has just been completed by six Small Groups. Feedback from Small Group leaders on this eight week course was extremely posi- tive. Fr. Marty's weekly sermons have followed along with the course materials highlighting the symbols and topics for each week. Small group leaders, Fr. William Stomski and Jean Wyatt- Filer, Dennis and Debra Paul, Mary Earnhart, Evelyn Weicker and Bobbie Smith, Leila and Rick Marconi and Bill and Nancy Swaney, Katherine Metzger and Michelle Benner are greatly appreciated for their dedication and leadership. Thank you to Fr. William Stomski for conceiving the beautiful banners behind our altar during the eight weeks; and to Sherry Thomas for her time and talent in sewing them. Look for a new Small Group series beginning in early 2007.
Wednesday Eve- Monday Night Small Group ning Small Group Will Continue to The eight week Spiritual Gifts program from Stephen Meet Ministries was a powerful and inspiring program. Each week focused on a technique to examine oneself and develop an awareness of one’s personal gifts. The last Rick Marconi led class pulled each week’s results together with an ex- the sessions on amination of patterns that suggest one’s true gifts. In Spiritual Gifts. From addition, weekly scripture study demonstrated how the my observation, this Spirit works in calling and equipping the saints. Sharing group continues to as pairs or in small groups enabled this study to be recognize that the personalized, as well as to reflect on the broader Bible is the guide- church community of Saint Joseph’s Church. Each Bill & Nancy Swaney book for living. That week also exposed the study groups to new and vari- is why this group ous prayer techniques and practices. It was a rich pro- wants to continue to meet on a regular basis. It is gram in so many ways! in this small group that we can interact; share our insights, joys and doubts; test our assumptions; discover and deal with our prejudices; and learn how God wants us to live. This group has been together since last year and we cherish our fellow- ship, sharing, and personal growth. Wednesday evenings continues to provide escape from the pressures of daily life, an opportunity to get things in perspective, a comfort in times of pain and trou- ble, a listening ear, a shoulder to cry on, friends to laugh with and most important to pray with. The Monday Small Group completed their study with a Wednesday evening Small Group will now begin to candle light, white linen, and use-the-china Lasagna study Romans and The Epistles of Peter and John. Dinner prepared by Father William. Members brought salads and desserts. “This was a great study!” was the This is a 26 week curriculum which will take us to comment of many, and indeed, it appears that many the end of May. The course materials are from are better connected to an understanding of their call- Bible Reading Fellowship—there will be a work- ing and gifts. The Sunday Sermons were an added book. We meet at 7:00 P.M. at Bill and Nancy bonus to making this program so beneficial. Thank you Swaney’s home, 801 S. Ocean Blvd., Delray to all for their hard work and study! Beach. If you are interested please e-mail [email protected]. We are starting December Reverend William L. Stomski, 8 and 15 and then reconvening on January 10. Chaplain Saint Joseph's Episcopal School Bill and Nancy Swaney 561-732-2045 [email protected] 19 Fellowship Episcopal Church Women (ECW)
In our last report, we told you about our annual bazaar and our We extend a heartfelt thank you to all who aspirations for success. Well the contributed their time, talent, and treasure to bazaar happened and we feel make this bazaar the success that it was.
pretty happy with the results of th our labors and would like to tell Our Christmas party is on December the 18 you all how the monies were and all women of the church are invited. All dispersed. you need to bring is a covered dish that will serve 8. In lieu of exchanging Christmas gifts, • $2000.00 toward the new we will bring needed items for the Forgotten Eloise Lee computer system for the church Soldiers Outreach program. Through this office. organization, these items will be shipped to the • $50.00 to the Daughters of the King to help men and women serving our country. If you defray the expense of the Lenten Devotional would like to participate in this endeavor, book that they distribute to the parish family. please check the list posted in the Parish Hall • $100.00 to the Daughters of the King to or pick up a list and bring any of the items to support the over 80’s brunch that they serve the Parish Hall on or before December 18th. in January. • $50.00 to Father Mike for “Food for the Poor”. Yours in Christ’s love and fellowship, • $100.00 to Palanca • $175.00 to the diocese for our Administrative Assessment. Eloise • $100.00 for our Corporate Missionary Gift. Lee • $25.00 to the Catherine Brown Scholarship Fund. • $400.00 to Father Marty’s discretionary fund.
20 Outreach We know that there are dozens of St Joseph’s THANK YOU ST. Church and School families who made significant JOSEPH’S!!! contributions to our goal of sharing our Blessings at Thanksgiving in 2006, and in the previous 5 years. Space does not allow us to thank each one of you We felt compelled to give an personally. update for the Community Caring The part our parish plays in the Community Caring Center due to Center truly reflects the proper use of our spiritual gifts. all the special Thank you to all who have given so kindly from your outreach hearts and continue to do so. May God Bless you and Michelle Benner projects we, as keep you this Season and always. a congregation, have accomplished recently. We Sincerely, have had some new parishioners Michele and Chris step up to the plate, and this has been a key element to our success.
Dan and Carrie D’Angelo have committed to weekly food delivery and service in the Center’s busy Chris Hemmingway office. Filling the shoes of many Mucurio years of dedicated service by the Kennedy’s, we are so grateful to the D’Angelo’s.
The Cornucopia Project was a tremendous joint effort of St Joseph’s Episcopal Church and School. FEED THE HUNGRY…The Community We were able to ensure a Happy Thanksgiving Caring Center in Boynton counts on our dinner for 190 families in our area that are in need. We are especially grateful to Father William and the parish to help provide food for the less School families who donated more than 50 turkeys fortunate all year round. themselves! Special thanks to Linda Sorenson, a December is designated this year as new parishioner, for helping to put these packages Saint Joseph’s month to fill the pantry. together. Please bring in non-perishable food to church each week. Our children will bring the food up The Thanksgiving Cornucopia project depletes the to the altar at Offertory. Caring Center’s supplies considerably each year. What a blessing to have a tremendous donation made possible HYGIENE KITS... CROS Ministry’s Community through Dave Ratcliffe of 150 boxes (six truck loads) of Caring Kitchen in Delray Beach received more than food. Each box contained they asked for this year! Saint Joseph’s gave enough food to feed a family of four for a week. CROS Ministry over 112 hygiene bags to distribute Nicki Mahady and son, November 1st. Look for this annual outreach project and Joe Mucurio donated to begin again next summer. their time, helping Michele Benner and Dave to ANGEL TREE UPDATE... Holy Redeemer Episcopal deliver this great donation Church Christmas Angel Tree. This Advent to the CCC the day before Season, Saint Joseph’s Episcopal Church and Thanksgiving. School took on buying presents of clothing and toys for 114 children and 25 homeless adults. Presents Thanksgiving morning presented another opportunity will be given to these individuals at the Christmas for us to serve. Sam Mancuso and Steve Benner were Eve Service at Holy Redeemer. In Addition, the up early and off to North Lake Blvd. to pick up 100 hot middle school students will host a Christmas Dinner meals to bring back and deliver to shut-ins in our and Party at Holy Redeemer on December 15. community. They are preparing to feed 250 people. 21
Outreach Saint Joseph’s Episcopal Church surrounding the church. Bob Lees and Mission to Harry McDaniel will conduct an advance Dominican Republic scouting trip in December to determine January 2nd--7th 2007 how we can maximize our effectiveness to complete this task.
On November 11, the feast day of his The fundraiser dinner was the biggest yet, patron Saint Martin of Tours, Fr. Marty with Charlotte Lees using her best offered his annual fundraiser dinner for creativity to create enough places at the mission outreach. The proceeds from this tables for everyone. The food just kept on year’s dinner will defray the cost of coming: a mixed appetizer course of materials for the January mission trip to the Toasted Ravioli, Gorgonzola Walnut Dominican Republic. Focaccia, and Bruschetta; then Cannelloni stuffed with veal and spinach; followed by A group of 17 parishioners will journey on Chicken Spiedini served with grilled Italian January 2 to the sugar cane fields of vegetables; then a pear/gorgonzola salad; Jalonga, a small village about ½ hour from and to finish it off – classic tiramisu. San Pedro de Macoris, a city in the southeast section of the Dominican The entertainment Republic. In Jalonga, there is an crowned the Episcopal mission Church called San evening, with Mateo, where Bishop Jorge Pereira, a Charles Milling retired bishop producing the from Cuba, has show. Talin a ministry to Johnson from the poor of that Saint Joseph’s area. Episcopal School
This will be the added her third time that keyboard talents. Saint Joseph’s All enjoyed the comedy stylings of Adam has connected Lees. Unfortunately, the “headliner” of all with San past dinner entertainment, Justen Hall, is Mateo and Bishop Pereira. This past now studying music at the Boston January, a group of 19 spent a week at Conservatory, and could not attend. San Mateo painting the interior However, he surprised everyone by and exterior of the church, and creating a video tape of himself also painting some of the homes crooning a special tune that was of the villagers. Another group led projected on the video screen to the Bible camp activities with the delight of the crowd. children of the town. It was a very special night from
This next mission will concentrate start to finish, and record net total on painting more of the houses of of $4,097 was raised to support our the villagers, along with furthering mission efforts! Congratulations a project to enclose the patio area 22 and thanks to all who participated. From our Seminarian...
Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori at General Convention for our Church. Ending extreme poverty and hunger in our lifetime is truly possible. The book we're using is entitled just that, "What Can One Person Do?: faith to heal a broken world." It outlines the eight goals and gives very practical ideas for helping. One way any one can help, and for Wendy Tobias, Postulant, just $1, is to join the ONE Campaign if you Diocese of Southeast Florida haven't yet. You can find out more about this M.Div. Class of 2008 at www.onecampaign.org. Virginia Theological Seminary The second committee on which I'm excited to serve is expanding our recycling Hello St. Joseph's Church and School family, campus wide. It's so important. My third committee effort is helping to plan the As I write this it is two days before service for our upcoming Lesson in Carols . Thanksgiving and thoughts turn to gratitude for I'll be working with the children of the all of you in earnest. Seems I "cease not to give seminary community that night and Andrew thanks for you." How could we not? It was so will be helping me playing guitar for a song wonderful to be able to come for a long weekend we'll teach them. He's becoming quite at the end of October and just in time for the accomplished with his guitar, Charles, but ECW bazaar! Marla, I love my warm scarf! misses your lessons. :-) Thank you all, church and school alike, for your The cold weather is beginning. The leaves loving support and prayers. They are felt deeply. are almost completely off the trees now. The The investiture and installation of our seasonal changes are just beautiful. We hit wonderful Presiding Bishop Katherine Jefferts 33 degrees today. Last year, we had our Schori was magnificent. What an honor for first snow on Thanksgiving Day though that's Scott, Andrew and I to attend. The excitement not in the forecast this year. We'll see. and hope for healing in new birth for our Church Scott and Andrew send their hellos. We'll was palpable. She is humble, faithful and strong be driving down to Florida with our two little and will be a light for all of us. dogs, Albert and Oliver, around the 22nd of School is challenging and still wonderfully December. (Hope it's okay that we're sacred. In addition to my studies and field ed at bringing them, mom. :-) ) We look forward to the Cathedral, I'm on three committees. The celebrating the birth of our precious Lord first one is exploring what 'one person can with all of you. Write to Wendy & family at: do' (and the seminary as a whole) for the 51 Fendall Avenue, achievement of the Millennium Development In the glorious Alexandria, VA 22304 Goals set forth by the U.N. You might remember light of Christ, or email at [email protected] that this is the top objective emphasized by Wendy
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by Kay Johnson, Dear Parishioners, Head of Saint Joseph’s Episcopal What do the United School, Inc. States Air Force Academy, Saint Andrew’s School, Attending the National Atlantic High School’s IB Program, Kay Johnson Association of Episcopal Schools Biennial the Dreyfoos School of the Arts, the Conference was part of my work New England Conservatory of Music, during the holiday. Episcopal identity Berklee School or Music, Yale was the focus of the Conference. and University, Johns Hopkins University, as always, I remember how happy I the University of Miami Medical School, am to be serving this wonderful and Duke University have in common? Episcopal School. Saint Joseph’s Alumni/ae!!! Yes, that’s Our two Fall Charity drives, Food for correct, Saint Joseph’s graduates have Families and Thanksgiving Turkeys for flourished in the highest-level, most the Community Caring Center of demanding programs in the top public Boynton Beach, set record highs. high schools, top boarding schools, and Once again, we topped the scales! most prestigious colleges and We surpassed Food for Families’ last universities in the United States. year’s total of 2,290 with a new record high of 2,427 and $1,110.00 was What have we done to surpass this collected for the Community Care record of outstanding success? Center. We thank our students for taking the initiative and our families for 1) Financial support of scholarships for their generous hearts! Saint Joseph’s by Saint Paul’s and Bethesda-by-the-Sea Churches; We are delighted to collaborate with the Church collecting for the 2) Alignment of our math and English Community Caring Center, and in all curricula from Pre-Kindergarten (age other endeavors where our numbers three) through Grade Eight to assure create strength for all involved. smooth transitions at every grade and level; Festival of 9 Lessons and Carols: Thursday, December 14, 7 p.m., 3) Culmination of Seventh Grade math Saint Joseph’s Episcopal Church with high-school level Algebra one;
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4) Culmination of Eighth f) Four faculty members Grade math with a high-school lending their expertise to daily level geometry course; private music instruction in piano, percussion, guitar, and 5) Additional Spanish classes singing; in younger grades to assure students’ rapid acquisition of g) Dance instruction for K-8 oral fluency; students;
6) Spanish taught by well- h) Free tickets for Saint educated, enthusiastic native speakers Joseph’s families to opera, ballet, at every level to assure students’ comedy, political commentary, fluency; Broadway, pops, and jazz performances through the generous 7) Continued emphasis on grammar support of Sunset Entertainment and and written Spanish as students the Miami Ballet Company; progress to Grade Eight; i) Visits in the Judith Rogers Theater at 8) Tennis instruction during physical Saint Joseph’s by star performers;
education classes; j) A grant from the Skelley Foundation supporting scholarships for the arts; 9) Yoga instruction for students ages 3 and and 4; k) A grant from the Boca Delray Music 10) The Establishment of the Academy Society supporting the purchase of a of the Arts at Saint Joseph’s, including portable full keyboard! the following:
a) A Set Design, Construction, and Please bring a friend, relative, or Finishing course for the Middle School neighbor to a Sunday Open House Performing Arts Program; from 2-4 p.m.: December 10, January 14, February 4, February 25, and b) An aligned music curriculum from March 11. You are the best marketer PK-Grade 8; there is!
c) An accomplished Middle School Annual Auction: January 27, 2007— Choir; Please save the date!
d) A children’s choir that meets twice May we all feel gratitude for our weekly before School; blessings this Christmas Season!
e) An After School Program featuring Love, drama workshop and drumming; Kay
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Chaplains and friends from across the country and aboard. We rejoiced with retiring colleagues like Rev. George Andrews of St., Andrews, Boca and by Lisa Allerton, Peter Cheney, NYC, who came here to install Kay President, Board of as Head. Peter will retire in June from his post as Trustees Saint Executive Director of the NAES to probably continue to serve schools as a consultant and Joseph’s Episcopal Interim. School, Inc. We had a chance to spend time with Laura Walker, beloved Interim Head of SJS, 04-05, and Lisa Allerton Margaret Bonz, our search consultant, both true
friends of our School. We had in-depth discussions Renew a Right Spirit with school Heads who are recovering from
There are several wonderful, classic Katrina's wake. Having family who came from New offertories used by choirs everywhere, whose Orleans and attended college there, I was verses use the text of Psalm 51 as lyrics. Verse interested in some of the "small stuff" like whether 10, "Create in me a clean heart, oh God, and the Camellia Grill, a favorite eatery is still open and renew a right spirit within me". what became of the zoo animals in Audubon Park near Tulane. We learned about the heartbreaking The weekend before Thanksgiving, I had loss of the exhibits at the New Orleans Aquarium, the privilege of keeping company with without power for 5 months, but that it, like many 909 other members of NAES, the National things, has finally reopened. Association of Episcopal Schools, at our biennial convention, this year held in Hollywood Ca. Mrs. There were many times I thought "we do Johnson and I represented St. Joseph's attending that well" when there was discussion of furthering Governance and Team Building workshops, "Episcopal Identity," "promoting joy" in the discussing liability, safety and Best Practice classroom, being prepared for what might occur by issues common to all Episcopal schools, and having top advisors available to the Head and networking with both new friends and old. developing "whole children," i.e. promoting a rigorous education of Mind, Body and Spirit in a A happenstance breakfast with a Bishop safe, Christian climate, our stated mission. We from the Philippines, whose diocese is large, poor were pleased to give schools in Panama City and and covers many islands, sowed seeds which the Carolinas insights into our successes with should bear interesting, diverse, Episcopal "fruit." Learning Styles to extol our new Math curriculum. We learned that though 3 or 4 Philippine dialects There was an equal number of times that what predominate, English is the only language in was said fostered a feeling that I personally can/ school. Bishop Dixie's parish schools need text should do more and gave us in-depth knowledge books, don't mind if they are a bit worn... that regarding how like schools deal with like issues. would be better than one book to 20 students! With just a little work, SJS could become the In short, the few days spent with those who clearing house for retired but still usable texts also share a passion for Episcopal, independent, from around Florida. There was also talk of a education renewed a Right Spirit within me for the pen-pal program amongst students in our country worthy work on my plate. Thank you for the and his. opportunity to continue to grow and to serve.
Together and separately, Kay and I met with Heads of School, Board Presidents, Lisa K. Allerton 26 THE 7TH ANNUAL REGISTRATION FORM BISHOP'S SPRING CONFERENCE PRACTICAL EVANGELISM - Scores of Ideas You Can FOR FRIDAY DINNER Begin to Apply Immediately ! Presented by AND LODGING Andrew D. Weeks The Magnetic Church Friday Dinner: $15.00 per person. If You Build It They Will Come, Friday Lodging: $60.00 per room If You Live It They Will Stay.© (single or double occupancy)
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The Duncan Center 15820 South Military Trail THE A gifted lay evangelist and humorous, Delray Beach, FL 33484 inspiring speaker, Andy created this PowerPoint presentation to involve skeptics, stimulate activists & engage Please Print: the curious - to help everyone learn CHURCH more about new member ministry. As Name he has done with mainline churches www.magnetic-church.com all across North America, he will: Address invite us into his faith journey; guide Equipping your church us through this spiritually based, fun City/State/Zip to help attract, welcome and practical exploration of evangel- Email and retain new members ism; and, challenge us into new and creative ministries, not more tasks. Telephone ( ) He will address many issues, including: FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEB. 16 U How can we make our signs, property, Name of Church & SATURDAY, FEB. 17, 2007 communications, buildings, website & worship more inviting and welcoming? U Address Sponsored by The Episcopal How can we make visitors want to come back to our church and stay? Circle: : Want Room : Want Dinner Diocese of Southeast Florida U I’m private and quite reserved; how at The Duncan Center can I ‘do’ evangelism in my church? Dietary restrictions / special needs: U Many members of my church are very 15820 South Military Trail uncomfortable with evangelism and Delray Beach, FL 33484 are resistant to change; how can I help to inspire, motivate and interest them? about ANDY WEEKS TO REGISTER FOR FRIDAY: 2:00 PM TO 6 PM THE CONFERENCE Andy is a cradle Episcopalian who now 2:00 Registration; refreshments. Please complete the online registration form lives in New England. During the 80’s, he 2:30 Worship; welcome; orientation. was a very involved layperson, as a church at www.diosef.org/register.html treasurer for nine years and as a member of Deadline: Feb. 12, 2007 (earlier, if full) 3:00 Introduction to Lay Evangelism: several church boards and committees. Yet My conversion story; Pitfalls and We will accept late registrations and success paradigms; Equipping like many others, he drifted away for a walk-ins only if space permits. all the saints to Walk with Jesus. variety of reasons. Later, when he tried to Registration Fee: $40 each; rebate rewards "shop" for a new church, he encountered so for diocesan parishes registering 5 or more. 4:20 Break with refreshments.
Fees include refreshments & Saturday lunch. st many of the obstacles and lack of caring 4:35 21 Century Realities; Getting past response newcomers often must endure. Childcare: Saturday only: $10.00 per child. negative stereotypes; Encourag- We invite all individuals, but we encourage ing change; Shifting your church These highly negative and so very personal each church to send their entire management from "community" to "destination". experiences encouraged him to become an groups and multiple members with different 5:50 Worship. 6.00 Social hour evangelism leader, to develop this program interests - communications, finance, proper- and also to write WELCOME ! Tools and ty, hospitality, greeters - so they may return 7:00 Dinner: ( optional; prepaid). Techniques for New Member Ministry, home as more effective and diverse teams. then published by The Alban Institute. SATURDAY: 8:30 AM TO 4 PM And after 20 successful years in corporate !! PLEASE BRING !! 8:30 Fellowship; refreshments. life, he has left that world to devote For the small group media 8:45 Worship; announcements. himself full-time to this lay ministry. workshop to be effective, it is crucial that each participant 9:00 Presenting Your Church to the OTHERS HAVE SAID ... (not each church) brings one copy of their Community (marketing): property, newsletter, welcome brochure/visitor form or signs, media - print / TV / Internet. Participants at earlier events have described packet and contact letters, and bulletin. 10:30 Break with refreshments. Andy's presentation as: “so lively”; “fun”; “more new ideas & creativity than I could DIRECTIONS 10:45 Ministry of Greeting: small groups. ever have imagined”; “an amazing amount From I-95 exit Linton Blvd. Go west to Military 12:15 Lunch (provided). of material in just nine hours”; “practical Trail. Turn right (north). Center is one block on right. information that can be used immediately”; From Turnpike exit 81. Go east (left) on Atlantic 1:15 Communications Review - design “engaging”; so encouraging and accessible Ave. to Military Trail. Turn right. Go through 1 light. and language: bulletin, brochure, - far beyond their initial expectations. Pass Duncan Center on left, make U-turn back. newsletter, web-site; small groups.
We invite you to enjoy the wealth of his QUESTIONS - Please Contact 3:00 Break with refreshments. experience, humor, spirituality and intense LaVerne Comerie-Turck: 954-563-5155; 3:15 Managing Growth: new structures story telling skills. Join in as he challenges [email protected] & groups to incorporate new mem- us to explore new opportunities, leaving OR Juanita Miller: bers (highlights, as time permits). aside the old “shoulds, musts and oughts”. 305-935-3700; [email protected] 3:50 Closing worship. Parishioners’ Ads Your Ad Goes Here!
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