October 2018

The Fall Festival of Halloween October is a great month for many people. It is the beginning of the fall season with its many festivities and traditions. We begin to don sweaters or light jackets to fend off the crisp chill in the air. We take in the beauty of colors as the leaves change, and we hear the crunching of fallen leaves under our feet.

The Feast of St. Francis comes early in October which means that it is time to bring our beloved pets to church for a blessing. Some enjoy sitting around campfires and others making hearty soups this time of the year. Many of our young folks are filled with the anticipation of celebrating Halloween!

Have you ever wondered about the origins of Halloween? Most of us probably don’t think of it as a Christian holiday. But, it might surprise you to learn that Halloween is, indeed, a Christian feast! Perhaps less so now, but historically, Halloween was part of a liturgical season focused around death. It was called Allhallowtide.

Since the earliest days, the Church has celebrated All Saints’ Day on November 1 st . It was sometimes called, Hallowmas or All Hal- lows. “Hallow” meaning holy or saint, and “mas” short for Mass. It was a way of recognizing the early martyrs and saints of the early Church. i

As with other feasts and holy days, such as Christmas and Easter, All Hallows (Saints’) Day is celebrated with a vigil the evening be- fore. That vigil became All Hallows’ Eve. This comes from the Jewish practice of beginning days at sunset, not midnight, a practice ii that carried over into early Christianity. All Hallow’s Eve was often a day of fasting and praying in preparation for All Hallows Day . In some cultures, such as the Celtic culture, All Hallow’s Eve has been thought to be a “thin place” or “sacred time” where we can sense the closeness of God.

By the Middle Ages, praying for the dead was an important part of Christian piety. Eventually, November 2 nd became a day of re- membering the dead, All Souls Day. So, when we celebrate All Saints Day, we recognize the Communion of Saints – those who have gone before us – asking how we should live as saints now and how we intend to pass on the faith to the next generation. On All Souls Day, we remember and pray for all the faithful departed, especially those closest to us like our relatives and friends. At one time, All Hallows Eve, All Hallows, and All Souls was celebrated as its own triduum called Allhallowtide. iii St. Matthew’s will hold a prayer service to celebrate All Saints/ Souls on Thursday, November 1 at 7:00 pm

While dressing up in costumes and trick-or-treating and celebrating Halloween is fun and an important family time, I wonder if it is also an opportunity for families and friends to perhaps recover or revive an “All Hallow’s Eve” intention. How might you mark the beginning of Allhallowtide, this three-day period of celebration and remembrance?

i Leslie, Frank. Allhallowtide. Frank Leslie Publishing House. April 2014. ii Kennedy, David (23 November 2006). Using Common Worship: Times and Seasons Part 1 - All Saints to Candlemas . Church House Publishing. iii Kennedy, David (23 November 2006). Using Common Worship: Times and Seasons Part 1 - All Saints to Candlemas . Church House Publishing.

Page 2 Reports: Vestry Page 5 Coming Events cont./Ministry Schedule

Page 3 Outreach /Christian Education Page 6 Happenings

Page 4 Annoouncements/Coming Events Page 7 Happenings cont. Reports VESTRY Vestry meets in October

Vestry Members Present : Steve Albrecht, People's Warden Report – Jeff Weir Celeste Sheets-Eaton, Greg Staab, Jeff Weir. Priest-in-Charge Frank Impicciche and Ves- · Jeff’s report included the status of the rectory with try Clerk Dale Caldwell were also present. the Gashumi family moving out shortly. The kitchen commercial refrigerator is in the process of being Guests: Rev. James Lemler, (Consultant to repaired. the Lilly Foundation and Trustee of the Al- Greg Stabb len Clowes Charitable Foundation); Allan Old Business Wallace, seminarian; Cody Lock, chair of the Engagement & Outreach Team; Alex Pucillo, E&O Team · The meeting with KHEPRW is to be rescheduled. member. (the KHEPRW meeting will be after services on 10/21) Vestry Members Absent : Natalie Palmer, Phil Sowders New Business Lemler Presentation – St. Matthew’s Vestry Visioning · Lighting Proposals: two lighting proposals for the Presentation from Engagement & Outreach Team sanctuary (fixtures only) have been received. An estimate for installation costs should be available · The team would like to survey the parish for its prefer- soon. ence of internal & external activities. This survey would not be a vote for what they want to see sched- · Greg Staab is working with the Bishop to uled, but rather a guide for the Engagement and Out- implement the change of status for Fr. Frank from reach Team to plan strategies and events to imple- Priest-in-Charge to Rector. ment some of those suggestions. The survey would be distributed in worship, as well as a link provided in the Fr. Frank’s Comments weekly e-mail to an online version of the survey. · Fr. Frank indicated that at the recent Executive · The Team presented a request to set up a fund for the Council meeting the future structure of Deaner- continuing purchase of school supplies and uniforms ies would be modified. Since there was currently for Pleasant Run Elementary School since there were no Dean of the Mid-Central Deanery, the Bishop funds left over from the successful summer project. A asked Fr. Frank to serve in that capacity and or- form was presented to the Vestry that the school ganize a meeting of the Deanery prior to the would fill out to request supplies and uniforms for annual Diocesan Convention. families in need. It would then be forwarded to St. Matt’s for action if funds are available. There was · A scholarship for two members of Crew 161 (for some discussion regarding the privacy of the informa- those who have aged out of Boy Scouts) has tion supplied on the form which will require follow-up. been granted. Potential projects would be pre- A motion to establish the fund was approved unani- sented to the Vestry for review. mously – moved, Greg Staab; seconded, Jeff Weir. · Fr. Frank discussed potential institutional part- Vestry Action nerships between St. Matt’s, KHEPRW and Pleas- ant Run Elementary School · The minutes of the July Vestry meetings were ap- proved and will stand as presented. · The calendar of major upcoming events was noted · July & August financials were reviewed. They were approved unanimously – moved, Greg Staab; sec- · An 8 a.m. Sunday service (utilizing Rite II) would onded – Steve Albrecht. Projected figures for 2019 begin the First Sunday of Advent. Adult Forum would be presented at the October meeting. The ap- would continue at 9 a.m. with choral Eucharist at portionment figure should remain the same for 2019. 10 am. The Schedule might need to be adjusted The actual amount of Diocesan aid is yet to be deter- after some evaluation period. 222 mined. This is a sample of the cards that you will see: Outreach (Front)

Survey Card

Engagement & Outreach Team

> Pleas rank the following activities from 1 to 5, 5 being something you would be most interested in and 1 being some- thing you would be least interested in. Engagement & Outreach Team is interested in Please do this for both the internal and the external sections. knowing what interests you ? INTERNAL ACTIVITIES Additional Services______Starting on Sunday, October 7 and running Monthly/Quarterly Meals ______through October 28, there will be Survey Card EFM (Education for Ministry ______available for you to fill out. Short Studies Series/Guest Speakers ______Family Movie Night ______

What the survey cards will do : EXTERNAL ACATIVITIES Church Outings ______* Provide information about the kinds of things Waycross Activities ______you - as a parish - are interested in Neighborhood Exploration ______Community Action ______Help the e-team discern Outreach & Engagement * Pub Theology ______ideas (Back )

What the survey cards will NOT do : * What are your ideas?

Filling our a card is NOT VOTING for any activity. * * By filling out a survey card, you are NOT MAKING ______A COMMITMENT to an event or activitiy. ______We will collect the survey cards between October 7 - ______28. There will be a basket at the entrance to the ______Sanctuary where you can drop them. The goal is to have ______everyone fill out a survey card. When you have completed this survey, please drop it in the If you have any questions, please ask any member of basket at the entrance to the sanctuary. the team (Cody, Mark, Mellissa, Vicki, Alex or Celeste) If you have questions, please ask any member of the Engage- or Fr. Frank . ment & Outreach Team! CHRISTIAN EDUCATION Adult Forum Schedule The Community Outreach Min- The Adult Forum begins each Sunday at 9:00 am in the istry, Eastside (COME) is de- Narthex “Cozy Corner.” signed to assist with utility bills, Topics: rent and mortgage payments, September 9—October 21 , A Study of Evangelism in the referrals to other agencies, Episcopal Church and, of course, food. November 4—December 23 , The Episcopal Church Today: Its Organization, Holy Orders, Lay Formation, Operations, Out- COME provides assistance to people in need in Warren reach, and Charitable Efforts Township in Marion County and western Hancock January 6—February 17 , Anyone Can Pray: An Exercise in County. Different Forms of Prayer 116 S Muessing St.—Cumberland , Indiana March 3—April 14 , The Ten Commandments 333 Announcements Coming Events

October Birthdays

October 1 Jeff Higbie October 1 Jon Robbins October 3 Allison Albrecht October 3 Janet Higbie October 24 Esther Weaver

October Anniversaries Happy Feast of St. Francis!!! (Officially October 4) And, October 8 Greg Stabb and Missy Ellis what better way to celebrate St. Francis than to hold our October 20 Dennis and Susan Teague ANNUAL PET BLESSING October 22 Dick and Edna Mae Fisher ! Saturday, October 6 at 11:30 am (parking lot, weather permitting Inside main doors if it is raining) Remember: Please sign up for Coffee Hour. Bring some of your favorite pastry and fix the coffee. The 39th Annual CROP October 25 is the deadline for sending in any events, meeting Hunger Walk will take dates and times, articles, etc. for the November sMATTerings . place on Sunday, October 21. Please see Jenny Lloyd-Jones for details if Standard Time Returns you are interested in ei- ther walking or participat- Don’ t forget to turn your clocks ing in support of walkers. back an hour before you go to bed on Saturday night, November 3. What is the CROP Hunger Walk? It raises funds to fight hunger around the world and around the corner. It is sponsored by Church World The next Wednesday Pitch-In will be on Service (CWS). One fourth of the funds raised are Wednesday, October 31 following the 10 am shared with local hunger fighting agencies and the service. Come join the fun. Bring whatever; remaining funds are channeled through partners there’s no set menu. (Happy Halloween) worldwide. In addition, food collected the day of the walk go to local food pantries. Attention: What is CROP? Book, Yarn, and Prayer will meet on November 5 at 7 pm at St. Matt’s. We plan to continue our sewing project of the pillow- CROP has come to mean Communities Responding case dresses. to Overcome Poverty. It is an interfaith, intergen- erational, multicultural community fund raising event. Reminder: Upcoming E-Team meeting Hello everyone. I hope your Labor Day was labor free On Sunday, October 14 , we will welcome Canon Brendan and filled with relaxation! O'Sullivan-Hale as our Guest Preacher! Brendan is the Canon to the Ordinary for Administration and Evangelism. This is just a reminder that the E-Team will be meeting His role is to support clergy and lay leaders in developing on Tuesday, October 9, at 7 pm in the boardroom at the creative strategies for mission and evangelism. He church. Don’t forget that all are welcome to join us. If also oversees the business and finance operations of the you have talked to someone about the E-Team, ask them diocese. As Bishop Jennifer continues to build the Diocesan 444 to join us one evening. Staff, I thought it would be a good opportunity to have Canon Brendan visit and share the Good News with us!

2018 Diocesan convention Preview Beginning on the 1st Sunday of Advent November 16 -17 in Bloomington December 2, 20018 Monroe convention Center 8:00 am Holy Eucharist Everyone in the diocese is invited to participate in the con- Rite ll, Spoken, quiet, and reflective service that vention, which will feature a keynote address and convention allows time for introspection and meditation to Eucharist sermon by the Rev. Dwight J. Zscheile, professor of refresh the soul and enliven the spirit congregational mission and leadership at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. 9:00 am Adult forum/ Sunday School On December 21 , we will celebrate the Longest Night Meet in the Narthex Service (also known as Blue Christmas). 10:00 am Holy Eucharist Sunday Ministry Schedule October 2018

Ministry October October October October November Schedule 7 14 21 28 4 10:00 AM 10:00 AM 10:00 AM 10:00 AM 10:00 AM Pentecost 20 Pentecost 21 Pentecost 22 Pentecost 23 Pentecost 24 Lectors Marla Davenport Linda Sykes Vicki Mansfield Steve Giovangelo Allan Wallace Mark Carpenter Missy Ellis Joe Hauptmann Bonnie Godfrey Joan Porter

Intercessor Linda Sykes Natalie Weir Crystal Black Steve Albrecht Jennifer Albrecht Chalice Elaine Mattson Suzanne Kissling Joan Porter Andy Wilkinson Joe Weaver

Crucifer/ Bonnie Godfrey Joe Weaver Cody Lock Brayton Leswing Devon Teague

Ushers Jeff Higbie Allan Wallace Joe Weaver Jeff Weir Andy Wilkinson Kaye Palmer Randy Davenport Bonnie Godfrey Natalie Weir Angie Wilkinson

Oblations Suzanne Kissling Palmer Albrecht Vicki Mansfield Missy Ellis family family Celeste Sheets- Melissa Klein Greg Staab

Counters Andy Wilkinson Steve Albrecht Angie Wilkinson Joe Hauptmann Zella Rosene Linda Sykes Greg Staab Julie Hauptmann Jennifer Albrecht Missy Ellis Altar Guild Team 1 Team 2 Team 3 Team 4 Team 1

Team 1, Alice Moody, Bonnie Godfrey, Barb Steward, Melissa Kleine Team 2, Zella Rosene, Joan Porter, Cody Lock Team 3, Jenny Lloyd-Jones, Esther Weaver, Celeste Sheets-Eaton, Marla Davenport Team 4, Jenny Lloyd-Jones, Katy Ellis, Nancy McFarland, Linda Sykes Team 5, Sylvia Robles, Janet Higbie, Samantha Fraser

If you are unable to serve, please find a substitute and advise the Parish Office. Thank you. 555 Baptisms: We had two Baptisms on Sunday, September 16. We baptized Happenings Fritz and Ander-Joao who are the children of Elizabeth Jaques (who is from Haiti).

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Formatting and editing: Esther Weaver, Photos by: Kaye and Natalie Palmer St. Matthew’s Mission Statement St. Matthew’s clergy and staff: The mission of St. Matthew’s is The Revd Frank Impicciche, Priest-in-Charge Dale Caldwell, Parish Administrator “to restore all people to unity with God and each Crystal Black, Hand Bell Choir Director other in Christ.” Dale Caldwell, Organist/Choirmaster We do this through worship of God, education of ourselves and our children, Services care for each other and outreach to others,

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