The Rev. Dr. Dennis Tierney, Rector

The Rev. Dr. Jan Heller, Assisting Priest

The Rev. Dr. Judith M. McDaniel, Assisting Priest

The Rev. Patricia Robertson, Assisting Priest for Contemplative Ministries

The Rev. Nancy Tiederman, Assisting Priest

The Rev. Dan Fowler, Deacon

Sr. Dorothy Kiest, Mother Guardian—Little Sisters of St. Clare

In 1998, Spencer Johnson published his

book titled, “Who Moved My Cheese.” It

was an allegorical tale about two mice and

two humans struggling to adjust to

change. It spawned a cottage industry

around the general theme of living in a

rapidly changing world and about the

various ways people, and mice apparent-

ly, have of adjusting to unwanted changes

that are imposed on us all. This book also

spawned at least one parody and many

imitators about ostensibly helping people

deal with change. Some people have

criticized the book because it suggests

that change should not or cannot be opposed. Some business

managers have made the book required reading when they are

“down-sizing” or making what is euphemistically known as “structural

re-organization” also known as “cleaning house” or “fire them all.”

One of the fundamental issues here, and in many moments of

unanticipated change, is who initiated this move? When we decide to

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Paul Roy |

Director of Music

Julie Houck |

Bookkeeper

Katrina Diller |

Parish Administrator

Fred Meredith |

Sexton

Amy O’Brien |

Day School Director

Carrie Corns |

Day School Asst Dir/

Registrar

Kristi Barr, Mary Feeney,

Millie Loughnane,

Candace Gudmundson &

Elsa Trail | Teachers

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Contemplative Ministry Event 4

Goodbye from Katrina 5

JOY Luncheon Update 6

Birthdays | Evening Prayer 7

Upcoming Events | Easter 8-9

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change – jobs, hair color, political views, friendships, relationships, or

marriages, change seems to be a good thing. We often relish change,

take pride in our ability to change, and revel in the new person we believe

we are becoming by virtue of our changing. The flip side is when

someone else initiates the change or imposes a change on us, change is

both difficult and unpleasant and these unwanted changes are made

more difficult when we do not see them coming. The French have a lovely phrase, and a very

strong drink, called a “coup de foudre.” It means a bolt from the blue or love at first sight. It can

also mean something completely unexpected that knocks us down or stops us in our tracks.

Having someone else or something else move our cheese can be a “coup de foudre” of the

most unpleasant sort.

Life, as it happens, is filled with these “coup de foudres.” No matter how carefully we plan, no

matter how hard we work at anticipating what is to come, life is filled with moments in which we

are completely surprised by events we did not see coming or did not believe would ever arrive. I

believe the British (Thank you Maggie Ball) also have a term for that called, “gobsmacked.” Life

is filled with “gobsmacks” and there is not much one can do to prevent them entirely. As others

have noted often, if you want to make God laugh, make complicated plans.

I have seen more than one family moving smoothly along, plans humming, events occurring, all

in accordance with the overall family vision only to have everything come crashing down in an

instant when a medical report or test comes back with difficult or stern news. I have seen

families devastated by an accident to a loved one – that phone

call that comes in the night that no one ever wants to receive. In

an instant, long-standing plans are thrown out the window and

we are left gasping at the sudden-ness of it all and the inability to

do anything much in response.

Sometimes, with support and help, we rally and make

adjustments to our lives. Sometimes, that seems impossible at

first and we drift along in depression or apathy, unable to get a

grip and find a way forward. We oscillate mightily, swinging from

dark to light, up to down, and everything in between. Some of us

dive into a bottle or pill jar to blot out the pain, worry, and fear.

Some of us slip into rage at the injustice and unfairness of it all. Some of us sit numbly,

wondering what just happened.

Our lovely parish has known its share of “gobsmacks” or “coup de foudres” in the past. Our

congregational world has been rocked with challenges and found itself with its cheese moved.

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It has been difficult for many of those involved in those moments and the scar tissue is still

visible even if largely healed. For the larger the cheese move, the harder it is to heal fully.

People and organizations never truly get over such tectonic moments, but they can learn to live

with the memory and, sometimes, learn a bit from the experiences. We may not avoid new

cheese movements in the future, because we cannot control the world around us, but we can

learn from the last time the cheese was moved in that direction and be ready to craft thoughtful

and meaningful responses. What we cannot assume is that no cheeses will be moved in the

future.

If any of us have been “gobsmacked” or been hit with a “coup de foudre” or just feel like

somebody moved their cheese (the way I suspect Cam Newton felt after the Super Bowl), we

can take some comfort in the notion that we are living a fully human life where “gobs get

smacked” and bolts come from the blue and cheese gets moved without warning. We are just

like all the humans who lived before us and, likely, very much like the people who will live after

us.

Welcome to the world of cheese that moves.

Dennis+

Image by Haley Jafek

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Three dates in 2016 will see St. Barnabas hosting a special fellowship/outreach program…the JOY luncheons for parish members Just Over Youth. We invite guests who attend Deacon Dan’s devotions at three Bainbridge Senior Living residences and Messenger House, plus Bailey Man-or. Attendance has been as many as 82.

We provide an elegant setting…linens, flowers, wine, entertainment…in addition to a creative and delicious lunch. Theresia Brannan, who caters the weekly Kiwanis breakfast meetings, is giving her time and talent as our chef for the March 31 event. She will be supported by a team of 15-20 St. Barnabas volunteers, managing everything from décor and set up, greeting our guests, assisting the chef, serving and cleaning up.

Kathleen Jennings will serve as Chair of this program again, and needs the help of those who see how valued this is to our guests. Honora Dun-kak will manage reservations, and Monica Brown takes care of all the flowers and general décor. Kathleen is looking for three special people to lead the teams for set up, serving and clean up.

The dates for 2016 are: Thursday, March 31, Thurs-day, June 16, and Friday, November 11. Note the change from past years: We will have the option to set up the day before if the team wants to do that. Hectic rushing will be eliminated, and the team can make it a mini-party while they prepare!

Watch for a poster in the parlor, and a red signup notebook at the Welcome Table. Pick your favorite role (or roles), and join a rewarding program. Job descriptions for each job will be in the signup book so you will know exactly what is ex-

pected and what kind of time commitment that entails. Volunteers join our guests for lunch as well. Everyone has a wonderful time.

Any questions Kathleen 206-780-9158 | jennings@bainbridge.net.

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Introducing

our March

guest chef,

Theresia

Brannan…

If you belong to Kiwanis, you already know the creative lady who makes breakfast meetings worth attending. If not, a quick profile:

Born in Malaysia, Theresia’s true passion has always been the culinary arts. Her grandmother taught her to cook, and she has been doing that both personally and professionally ever since. Fourteen years ago Theresia moved to Bainbridge after a corporate career in procurement and business management for major companies in southern California. She earned her culinary AAS degree from Seattle Central Community College, becoming expert in many facets of food production, fine dining and banquet management. She established East West Catering in 2012. Her cuisine and style is inspired by the Pacific Northwest, and shaped by her Southeast Asia, India, Latin America and Middle East travels.

Her most important work is in ministry, from KAIROS (a prison ministry) and Young Life Bremerton (for at-risk youth), to service abroad for HIV+ women in India and an orphanage in Panama. Here in Kitsap her catering ranges from weddings, school fundrais-ers, corporate events and office lunches to intimate parties and special events. Keep her in mind when you need an expert to make your next function spectacular.

www.eastwestcatering.net

Office of Compline

Office of Evensong

The Compline Choir sings the

Office of Compline at 8pm the first

Sunday of each month. Compline,

also called Night Prayer, is the last

of the traditional daily services sung

by monastic communities and dates

back to at least the 8th century. The

service consists of chant, readings,

psalms, prayers, petitions and

hymns, sung in a contemplative

setting in a darkened church. All are

welcome.

Women’s Schola Nova Choir sings

the Office of Evensong at 6pm on

the 2nd Sunday of the month. Come

hear traditional plainsong, anthems,

psalms and chants. Let the grace of

sung prayer refresh you for the

week to come.

4 Alan Black, Charles Ellis

5 Christine Davis, Michael Lacey,

Suzanne Miller, Karl Anderson

8 Don Cole

14 Virginia Walker

16 Margaret Sterling

17 Joanne Ellis, Ben Collum

20 Colin O’Keefe

25 Carole Milton

2 Marty Houck

6 Janice Helming

8 Sam Westbrook III, Tom Bullock

13 Angie Bickerton

14 Emily Kispert, Caroline Muma

15 Drucy Burnett Hodge

16 Mary Anne Smith

20 Denise Kolb

21 Marite Butners

22 Kathleen Thorne, Jody Prongay,

Roth Hafer

23 Laurie Fergusson

24 Pamela Vokolek

26 Donna Brookfield

28 Nancy Sias

30 Linda Heller

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Vestry | Dennis Tierney (Rector), Virginia Walker (Sr Warden), Michael Lacey (Jr Warden) Members | Bethany Anderson, Stu Case, Roger Clairmont, Sylvia Dunning, Sue Hylen, Ed Ellis, Michael Lacey, Steve Schmitz & Virginia Walker Clerk of the Vestry | Mark Morris

Treasurer | Denton Kiehle Treasurer Emerita | Carole Hedderly-Smith

Chimes Editors | Katrina Diller & Dennis Tierney

Finance Standing Committee | Tom Beierle (chair), Denton Kiehle, Virginia Walker, Dennis Tierney

Stewardship Standing Committee | Helene Schmitz (chair), Tim Duffy | Legacy Circle (Marite Butners, Dorothy Foster, Lynn Whipple)]

Buildings & Grounds Standing Committee | Anne Pell & Denise Kolb (co-chairs), Fred Meredith, Dennis Tierney

Christian Action Commission | Bill Galvani (chair), Maggie Ball, Joan Collins, Robin Cook, Dan Fowler, Nancy Sias, Lee-ann Holland & Ric Cederwall

Pastoral Care Committee | Outreach Committee and Office of the Rector Secret Prayer Partners (Alice Reasoner), Prayer Chain (Lee-Ann Holland), Reiki Ministry (Sr Mary Louise Sulonen, Ric Cederwall)

Outreach Committee | Bill Galvani (chair), Maggie Ball, Joan Collins, Robin Cook, Dan Fowler, Nancy Sias, Lee-ann Holland & Ric Cederwall | Super Supper (Laurie Fergusson & Julie Houck), JOY Luncheon (Kathleen Jennings), New Way Life Mongolian Quilting Center (Maggie Ball), Chaplains on the Harbor (Steve & Helene Schmitz), CROP Walk (Deena Hanke)

Christian Formation Commission | Ruth Anderson (chair), Barb Herrick, Dennis Tierney | Sunday School (TBD), Youth Groups & Adult Education (Barbara Bolles, Dennis Tierney), Nursery (TBD), Library (Barb Herrick)

Fellowship Commission | Sylvia Dunning (chair), Karen Carncross, Laura Carroll, Joan Collins, Helene Schmitz, Honora Dunkak, Roth Hafer, Kathleen & Stephen Jennings, Jayne Kenyon, Doug & Gigi Norwine, Jody Prongay, Alan & Alice Reasoner, Steven Schmitz | Greeters (Stephen Jennings), Welcome Table (Randy & Linda Krause), Supper Club (Stephen & Kathleen Jennings), Newcomer Brunch (Babe Kehres), Coffee Hour (Caroline Cox), Special Events (Sylvia Dunning)

Worship Commission | Joan Collins (chair), Su Beecham, Donna Brookfield, Dan Fowler, Paul Roy, Nancy Tiederman, Dennis Tierney | Ushers (Brian Andvik), Liturgical Ministers (Joan Collins), Altar Guild (Joan Collins, Honora Dunkak), Weddings (TBD), Memorial Service Receptions (Christine Davis), Women’s Schola Nova, Compline Choir & Amabile Choir (Anne Pell), Bread Bakers (Laurie Fergusson)

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