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 2 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. 3 Stewardship St. Joseph’s How is YOUR Spiritual Health? GYM OF JESUS 1 $15,000+ 4 $10001 6 -15000 e g $7501- d 3 le 10000 p For your spiritual good health” o $6001 “ h 5 w -7500 s ie il $4501- m 17 2007 Pledge a 6000 f Cards are due / rs $3001 NOW e 40 b -4500 m e m $1501 8 44 4 -3000 Pledges per year 2 f o $1001- l 24 for 2006 ta o 1500 T $751- 40 Average Pledge for 2006 1000 $2,117/year 17 $501- $176/month 750 $41/week $301 38 - Median Pledge 500 (Drop Top & Bottom 3) $1,509/year $101 9 $125/month - 300 $29/week 154 $1- 100 Will you “Step up” this year? $0 Our spiritual health depends on YOU! 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. 5 Worship 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 Worship 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 7 Worship We are the FEW, the proud, the Ringers of Voices St.