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March 2014

Newsletter

Things for Lent: A History of Christianity in 5 1/2 Objects

The Clinton Area Ministerium invites you to join them on three Thursday evenings this Lent - March 27, April 3 & April 10 at 6:00 p.m. for Lenten reflections by Hamilton College Professor S. Brent Plate. As he states …“A close look at Christian history reveals a deep-seated, perennial love for things. Objects large and small, valuable and worthless are there from the beginning of the tradition, creating memories and meanings for the Christians who pray and worship, love and share, make pilgrimage and make music. These presenta-tions will encourage us to reexamine the Christian life of things, exploring stones, drums, bread, incense, and tattoos. Through the series we will hear the stories of Christian life by focusing on five specific objects and how people have used them.”

March 27, April 3 & April 10 • 6:00pmSt. Mary’s Parish Center

Each evening will begin with a light Lenten supper of soup and bread at 6:00 p.m. in St. Mary’s Parish Center. Please plan to join us.

St. James’ Episcopal Church

NEWSLETTERMarch 2014

St. James’ is a community where we come together in Christ to develop spiritually;find opportunities for outreach; receive comfort when in need; and engage in sacred

experiences through our liturgy, music, fellowship, and mutual ministry.”

St. James’ Episcopal Church9 Williams Street • Clinton, New York 13323 • 315-853-5359

www.stjamesclinton.org • office@stjamesclinton.org

REGULAR SERVICES: Saturday, 4pm • Sunday, 9:30am, nursery provided, Sunday School 9:30am

Church office hours: Mon., Wed. & Fri: 9-Noon; Tues: 9-11am; Thurs: 9-2pm.

Staff:Rector: The Rev. Timothy S. Reger

Minister of Music: Mr. Richard Lloyd • Children’s and Youth Ministries Director: Ms. Emily St. Clair-LeeSexton: Mr. Christopher Evans • Administrative Assistant: Ms. Laura Stoll

Vestry:vestry@stjamesclinton.org

Senior Warden: Sharon Williams • Junior Warden: Mark Linderman Irma Davis • Nicole Popplewell • Ken Iles • Richard Lloyd

Laura Stoll • Randy Pinto • Werner Schmalz Treasurer: Jan Wilson • Assistant Treasurer: Blair Jones

Webmistress: Patricia JueNewsletter: Pat Evans

Leadership Group Chairs:Outreach: John Pick

Worship & Formation: Tim RegerProperty Management: John Crossley & Chris Evans, Co-Chairs

Finance Committee: Craig Heuss Investment Committee: Mike Baldwin

Communications Committee: Kathy Collett

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From the Rector

In this beginning of Lent, a powerful image from the prophet Hosea is affixed in my mind. In this image, God speaks of taking his people to the desert, and there in the wilderness, promises to speak to them and draw them more intimately in relationship. Using poetic imagery, the prophet speaks of this relationship as between a husband, the Lord, and wife, the people of Israel: Therefore, I will now persuade her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her. From there I will give her her vineyards, and make the Valley of Achor a door of hope.There she shall respond as in the days of her youth, as at the time when she came out of the land of Egypt. On that day, says the Lord, you will call me, ‘My husband,’ and I will make for you a covenant on that day with the wild animals, the birds of the air, and the creeping things of the ground; and I will abolish the bow, the sword, and war from the land; and I will make you lie down in safety. And I will take you for my wife for ever; I will take you for my wife in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love, and in mercy. I will take you for my wife in faithfulness; and you shall know the Lord.(Hosea: 2:14-20). This is a powerful image for me because it describes the desert, with all its terrible starkness, as the door to new life. In the Christian tradition, the desert has long been seen as a place of purification. Most notably, in scripture, the Israelites, before they could enter into the promised land, first needed to wander in the desert for forty years — led by God through many trials. This long period of being uprooted — somehow, according to God's design

— necessarily preceded the prosperity of the promised land. Thus, the desert initially came to be seen as a place of preparation and the idea developed that one should prepare oneself for major transitions in life by first spending some time in the desert. Religious men and women took this idea quite literally, and in their search for purification, would often enter some physical desert and stay there for a time. Jesus did this; and we hear these Gospel accounts always on the First Sunday in Lent — after his baptism, he went off for “forty days” into the Sinai desert. A further development in the tradition viewed the desert as more of entering a heart space than an actual location on a map — it was a part of the mystical journey. The idea was: before you are ready to fully and gratefully receive life, you first must face your own demons and this means going “in to the desert,” namely, entering that place where you are most frightened, lonely, and threatened. Deserts, in this sense, are not always of our own

choosing. Sometimes we have the luxury to name some aspect of our life that needs growth or development, and can willingly enter those deserts. But the deserts that seem to have the greatest transformative power are those that find us — those deserts that engulf and surround us in ways we never would have chosen. These desert experiences MUST happen to everyone, or there can be no growth. The problem we’re up against as human beings, is there's just never a good time to be in the desert. There’s never a good time to suffer. Or fail. Or be depressed. There’s never a good time to discover that all the ways that have enabled us to succeed thus far, no longer work. There’s never a good time to be in a relationship that feels impossible. There’s never a good time to be diagnosed with cancer, to lose a friend, or be betrayed by one. There is never a good time to have to face death or the indescribable loneliness of losing your beloved. We naturally have a powerful resistance inside us towards these things. Yet, sooner or later in life, a major crisis must shake us at the very roots of our being and leave us feeling naked, helpless, and vulnerable. We must go, as John’s Gospel puts it, to a place we would rather not go. The image for this experience is the desert. The great promise of Hosea and the entire tradition of Christian spirituality, is that somehow by going into this desert, however reluctantly we go, God is going to speak to us anew and we will come to know God more intimately. Jesus teaches us in the Beatitudes, “Blessed are the poor in spirit; blessed are the meek, blessed are they who mourn; blessed are those who hunger; blessed are those who suffer persecution.” He teaches that in experiences of brokenness, we learn a greater dependency on God and on others, and can participate more fully in the Kingdom of God. We all get so comfortable with our tried-and-true habits and customs and patterns of sin. A true desert conversion experience turns us around moves us out of our engrained habits — all the ways we tend to stay stuck. The fancy word for this is metanoia — a literal turning-around — a necessary looking in a different direction for happiness, which demands from us new responses to life, others and God. What desert do you find yourself in this Lent: one of your own choosing or one that has happened to you? Deserts have the power to profoundly change, and open us to the realization of Grace — God’s presence and action at work within us. Let us pray for each other this Lent, that our desert experiences, whatever shape they come in, will, indeed, lead us to greater intimacy with God, greater love of one another, and a greater sense of service and justice to our brothers and sisters. Use the opportunity well. Have a good Lent

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Children’s Ministry During the month of February, we continued to cele-brate the season of Epiphany in Godly Play and discussed the many parables, gifts given to us in stories to explain the kingdom of Heaven. The parables we discussed were The Great Pearl, The Leaven and The Mustard Seed. Each of these Parables begins by explaining the idea of entering into a parable and the anticipation of meet-ing someone who once said “such amazing things.” In each of these parables we are introduced to characters who encounter a situation, such as in the Great Pearl where a man is search-ing for something so beautiful, or maybe they are involved in an everyday task, baking bread or planting a seed. These tasks are reminders that the Kingdom of Heaven is as simple as a tiny bit of yeast placed in flour, it can transform into a loaf of bread or a tiny seed placed in the ground that can run wild and turn into a strong plant and collect nests for birds on its branches. During the month of February we also discussed St.Valentine from Italy who loved for God and others. In March, we change the season of our church calendar from Epiphany to Lent. During Lent we will learn more about the life of Jesus, his disciples and all of the mysteries that lead up to Easter. In Godly Play, the season of Lent is very rich in Christian History and ideas. I am looking forward to sharing this time with our Godly Players.

On February 2nd, we welcomed 12 new acolytes to our staff! We had an amazing turn out for our acolyte training. The new acolytes did a wonderful and patient job listening to instructions and learning about the very important part this job plays in our ritual of worship at St.James Episcopal Church. Because of the overwhelming interest we have in serving as acolytes we are now able to incorporate a new youth job into our service. We have added an additional crucifer, who carries a smaller cross and is able to stand and give guidance to our new acolytes as they learn what to do. I would like to compliment all of our older youth who have done an outstanding job each Sunday making our new acolytes feel comfortable as they stand in front of the entire congregation. – Emily St. Clair-Lee

February Family Bingo Fundraiser On Friday February 28, 2014 the Rite 13 and J2A youth groups hosted their third Family Bingo Night fundraiser. The event started at 7:00pm in the Parish Hall. It was very excit-ing to see the event so well attended with people volunteering their time, treasures or talents to make this event a success. We had a large variety of prizes for winners of all ages. The entry fee for a family to play for the eve-ning was $10.00. There was also a table of baked goods and chips for sale. We really appreciate all of the support from our youth, their parents, church leaders and friends

of St. James who helped make this family bingo night so much fun. Our next family bingo night is scheduled for Friday,

March 28, 7:00-9:00pm. If you have a treasure to donate as a prize or are interested in bak-ing something (remember we are peanut free!) please contact Emily St.Clair-Lee @ emily@Stjamesclinton.org.

Rite 13 & J2A

Celebrate spring at St. James

Shrove Tuesday Pancake SupperMarch 4, 5-7pmEnjoy a delicious pancake dinner prepared by the youth of St. James. Cost is $5 per person with a $15 family maximum. Proceeds benefit the Rite 13 and J2A youth groups.

Family Bingo NightFebruary 28 & March 28, 7-9pmCome out for an evening of bingo with the whole family. Fun prizes for everyone and our delicious snack bar is food allergy-friendly. Admission is $10 per family.

Mark your calendar for these fun family events at St. James Church, 9 Williams Street in Clinton.

All are welcome. Proceeds benefit St. James’ youth programs.

For more information, call 853-5359 or e-mail emily@stjamesclinton.org.

Ukranian Egg Deocrating PartyApril 5, 1-3:30pmThis unique type of egg decorating is an art form that originated in the Ukraine, where it is popular during Christmas and Easter. The process involves bees wax and dye and very, very detailed patterns and designs. In this workshop, kids will have the opportunity to explore this technique. Pre-registration is required; call 853-5359 or e-mail emily@stjamesclinton.org to reserve a space.

Celebrate spring at St. James

Shrove Tuesday Pancake SupperMarch 4, 5-7pmEnjoy a delicious pancake dinner prepared by the youth of St. James. Cost is $5 per person with a $15 family maximum. Proceeds benefit the Rite 13 and J2A youth groups.

Family Bingo NightFebruary 28 & March 28, 7-9pmCome out for an evening of bingo with the whole family. Fun prizes for everyone and our delicious snack bar is food allergy-friendly. Admission is $10 per family.

Mark your calendar for these fun family events at St. James Church, 9 Williams Street in Clinton.

All are welcome. Proceeds benefit St. James’ youth programs.

For more information, call 853-5359 or e-mail emily@stjamesclinton.org.

Ukranian Egg Deocrating PartyApril 5, 1-3:30pmThis unique type of egg decorating is an art form that originated in the Ukraine, where it is popular during Christmas and Easter. The process involves bees wax and dye and very, very detailed patterns and designs. In this workshop, kids will have the opportunity to explore this technique. Pre-registration is required; call 853-5359 or e-mail emily@stjamesclinton.org to reserve a space.

Ukranian Egg Decorating Party • April 5, 1-3:30pmThis unique type of egg decorating is an art form origi-nated in Ukraine, where it is popular during Christmas and Easter. In this workshop, kids will have the opportunity to explore this technique. Registration is required: call 853-5359 or email emily@stjamesclinton.org to reserve a space.

Welcome Our Newest Acolytes

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The season of Lent is one of the oldest observances in our Christian history. These 40 days (not including Sundays) replicate Jesus’ 40 days in the wilderness before his ministry began. The Ash Wednesday services mark the start of Lent with an invitation “to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fast-

ing, and self denial; and by reading and meditating on God’s holy Word.” The First Sunday of Lent, March 9th, we hear the Great Litany. During Lent, we no longer sing or say “Alleluia.” The Gloria is replaced with the more penitential “Lord, have mercy” and instead of rich Tudor Rose brocade, the altar is draped in plain linen with black and “ox-blood red” trim, the

“Lenten Array.” We are encouraged to reflect and make our-selves ready to experience the gift of Jesus’ willingness to empty himself upon the Cross. Clearly, from the Ash Wednesday exhortation, eating more simply, or otherwise abstaining from something, is a part of many peoples’ Lenten practice. A change of a “daily habit” can help make Lent more holy. I invite you to join with me in this discipline. But I also invite you to find a way to make this discipline matter to God’s good creation. Use the money you “saved” in your self-denial to pro-vide hot lunches to school children in Haiti, to help Country Pantry assist more of our neighbours in need, or … the possi-bilities are as personal and as open as your heart and God’s love for you. And if funds are tight, maybe God is inviting you to pack meals for Your Neighbors, Inc, serve food at Hope House, or fill bags at the Country Pantry. A holy and good Lent to all! – Patricia Jue

Movie and discussion about optimistic, non-partisan solutions to climate change! Come to a showing of the movie Carbon Nation at the Kirkland Town Library on Tuesday, March 18, at 6:30pm or on Wednesday, March 19, at 3:00pm. Watch the trailer at www.carbonnationmovie.com. This is the first in Solutions: Responses to Climate Change, a series of movies and discussions put on by Kirkland in Transition, which grew out of last year’s Small Group Ministry on A Faithful Response to Climate Change. For information con-tact Kathy Collett at kirklandintransition@gmail.com.

Ministry Fair, March 29Join the Diocese for “Here and Now: Equipping the People for the Church of Today,” a day filled with 25 diverse, informa-tional and inspirational workshops at Onondaga Community College in Syracuse. Register online at www.cnyepiscopal.org.

As everyone is aware, helping the people of Haiti recover from the effects of the earthquake has been a St. James out-reach focus for some time. To better assess areas of need and the part St. James could play in the effort, Karen Anderson and JoElyn Wakefield-Wright travelled to Haiti last spring. During their stay, Karen and JoElyn met with Father Menelas Frederic, who administers two church-run schools with a total of 250 students in a very remote area of Haiti. The lunch that the children receive at the school is often the only meal of their day. Last fall, Outreach donated $2,500 which provided one month’s worth of lunches for these students. The need continues! During Lent, we will be encouraging a “Lenten Giving Experience.” You will find envelopes in the pews with smiling Haitian faces, enjoying their school lunches. Fill up those envelopes and Outreach will match the congrega-tional donations, so that we can keep those faces smiling. No donation is too small, or too large! This Lent, instead of “giv-ing something up,” join us in this positive, giving experience.

Outreach

The Inaugural Rome Veterans Center and Oneida County Habitat for Humanity’s “Habitat for Heroes” Veterans Initiative Golf Tournament will be held on Friday, May 16, 2014 at Crestwood Golf Club, Marcy. All proceeds from this event will go to helping the Rome Veterans Center and “Habitat For Heroes.” For more information contact Dan Berkhoudt at 737-4416 or dberkhoudt@msn.com.

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Music Vestry NewsChange your seat!

On Saturday, 2/15, members of the 2014 vestry gath-ered at St. Margaret’s House for the annual vestry retreat. The retreat gave us all the chance to get to know each other bet-ter (Yeah! We’re a nice group!), to begin to meld as a working group, and to explore important issues in the current life of St. James’. Our general topic for discussion was “Defining and strengthening community at St. James,” and we grap-pled with such questions as Who’s in the community? Who’s not? Are there boundaries to our community? If yes, how do we describe the boundaries? How do we strengthen our community? As you think about these questions for yourself, you can quickly see that the vestry did not come close to answering these questions because the answers are ever-changing. But we did come to some insights that will form the basis for ves-try work across the year. So here are few of the key goals we identified: We want to make sure that the sub-groups that make up our community have ways to interact with each other. We want to be more intentionally inclusive as we visit in coffee hour and as we plan programs and social events. We want to develop more ways for all of us to meet and interact with oth-ers—to develop our community. So let’s start with something really simple: pew changing. Rather than sit in the same pew, what would it be like if people intentionally changed pews, even sides of the church to sit in? As simple as this act would be, it would give everyone new people to greet during the Peace, new people to chat with at the end of service, new people to worship near. A simple act with happy consequences--give it a try! – Sharon Williams

Lent is a time of preparation, introspection, powerful imagery, meaningful ritual, and great music. And that is why I like Lent – especially the ‘great music’ part. As all our choir members know, there are hymns and anthems we love to sing that are only appropriate during the Lenten season. The themes addressed by the words in these pieces, often of a deeply felt and ‘inward-tending’ nature, can lead to beautiful musical com-positions, sometimes with intricate harmonies and rhythms, sometimes quite perfect in their simplicity. Two very different pieces come to mind, both of which we will hear in the coming weeks. The first is the anthem The Holy Room, by Sam Batt Owens. This piece is difficult and complex, with music that perfectly matches the powerful words of the great poet John Donne. For example, these words are used in this anthem, which come from his poem “Hymn to God, My God, in My Sickness:” We think that Paradise and Calvary, Christ’s cross and Adam’s tree, stood in one place; Look, Lord, and find both Adams met in me; As the first Adam’s sweat surrounds my face, May the last Adam’s blood my soul embrace.

Kathy Collett recently sent me an explication of these words, which I quote: “In this stanza, Donne draws on the ancient tradition that the site of the Crucifixion, called Golgotha, the Place of the Skull, in the Gospels, was the site of Adam’s grave. Medieval art often shows a skull at the base of Christ’s cross; this is supposed to be Adam’s skull, which Christ’s blood dripped onto, thus baptizing Adam retroactively. Many writers since the early Christian era also bring out the link between the tree of the Garden of Eden, through which we fell, and the tree or cross on which Christ died, through which we were redeemed, and also the link between the first Adam, who fell, and the second Adam, Christ, who redeemed us. Donne explores the speaker’s relationship to both Adams through the rest of the stanza. After addressing God explic-itly for the first time in the poem, the speaker brings out that both the fallen Adam and the redeeming one are part of him; because he partakes in the “sweat,” the punishment for the fall of the first Adam, he can also hope to partake in the ‘last Adam’s blood’ that redeems him.” The second hymn is taken from the straightforward and very familiar hymn tune of Johann Cruger (#158), set to Robert Bridges’ translation of Johann Heermann’s words: Therefore, kind Jesus, since I cannot pay thee, I do adore thee, and will ever pray thee, Think on thy pity and thy love unswerving, Not my deserving. Here we find words that are simple to understand, but very powerful, nonetheless. Lent is indeed a time for great words and great music. – Richard Lloyd

March Lenten Study Group A lenten study will be held at St. Margaret’s House, 47 Jordan Road, New Hartford, on Tuesdays starting on March 11 at 1pm and 6:30pm. Sister Mary Ellen Schopfer, CSJ, and Deacon Barbara Groves will present “Approach to Prayer.” For more information or to reserve a spot, call St. Margaret’s House at 724-2324 or e-mail smhec47@aol.com.

Safe Church TrainingMarch 15, 9am-12:15pm, St. John’s Oneida.

Diocesan Safe Church Training is designed to increase aware-ness of sexual misconduct and abuse of power, to outline steps toward preventing abuse, to offer ways to intervene when misconduct occurs and to equip anyone in a position of par-ish leadership with ways of healing and rebuilding the body of Christ. The training is required of all those who are working with children and youth, and all Vestry members. All others are also encouraged to be Safe Church trained. Call St. John’s to reserve a place.363-1940; leave a message if the office is closed and they will return your call.

Community News

Please pray for the families of:

Mar. 1 John Ellis, Madeline Ellis, Chris & Carrie Evans, Pat & Tom Evans, Bruce & Sharon Evans

Mar. 8 Ben Fehlner & Laura Stoll, Barbara Foster, Chris & Patty Fox, Joan Frost, Jennifer Fuller & Mark Fuller &

Ruthann Fuller

Mar. 15 John & Danielle Furlong, Mike & Mary Garcia, Jennifer Geiger & Mark Linderman, Gordon Hayes, Jr. &

Jennifer Potter Hayes

Mar. 22 Jill Hebert, John & Sue Hecklau, Craig & Kathy Heuss, Edith Hoag, Bill & Vivienne Holland

Mar. 29 Chuck & Holly Horner, Sally Humphrey, Ken & Colleen Iles, Ken & Mary Lou Iles, Maurice Isserman &

Marcia Williams

March Cycle of Prayer

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St. James’ Day School March will bring us into our spring themes at the Day School. Topics such as weather, rainbows, flowers, bunnies and farm animals will be highlights through May. We will have a fundraiser this spring: a raffle for a $100 gift certificate to a fabulous new and very popular Utica restau-rant “The Tailor & the Cook”. Raffle Tickets will be on sale in March – they are $1 each or $5 for 6. They will be for sale soon! The registration process has begun for next year’s class; registration information is available at the Day School. Tell your family and friends with three and four year olds! Anyone interested can call the Day School (853-5359 x14) or email for info at sjdayschool@gmail.com. Let’s hope spring really does start on March 20th!

CALLING ALL COOKS! There will be a Your Neighbors, Inc. “Cook-in” on Sunday, March 9. Volunteers helping to apportion the meals into trays for freezing will meet in the kitchen after coffee hour from 11:45 - 1:00ish (after coffee hour clean up is completed). There will be a tray of cold cuts and rolls and veggies and dip for the volunteers to eat lunch if desired. The need is great! 50 trays went out to clients in need just last week. If you didn’t have a chance to sign up to cook or volunteer this past weekend, and would like to help, please call the office at 853-5359 or call Jan Wilson at 737-8303. If you put something in the church fridge or kitchen before Sunday morning, please label it as a Your Neighbors donation. Thank you for your assistance with this worthy outreach to people in need.

Your Neighbors Garage Sale Your Neighbors will be holding its Annual Garage Sale on May 3rd and 4th, at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Genesee Street, Utica. As you sort through your items and clean house, think of Your Neighbors and set aside anything that would be beneficial to the sale. Also, keep in mind that when the time comes, volun-teers from Your Neighbors will come and pick up your items if they are too large for you to transport, or if you are unable to deliver them to Our Savior Lutheran Church. Some of the sale items they are looking for are furniture, small household appli-ances in working order, jewelry, knickknacks, etc. As always, they do not accept clothing. Should you have any questions, please contact Sara Looman at 235-7149, or speak to Randy or Jan Wilson. Thank you, in advance, for supporting the Your Neighbors Garage Sale.

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Kirkland Community Bloodmobile Saturday, March 15, 2014 • 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Clinton United Methodist Church • 105 Utica Street, Route 12B, ClintonNEW and Past Blood DONORS NEEDED

Call Jean Wainright at 853-2265 or 1-800-GIVELIFE (72835433) to schedule your appointment

Have you ever wondered how everything comes together to make St. James the vibrant community that it is? There are many people working behind the scenes each week to make things happen. With this addition to the newsletter, we hope to bring you a little taste of these special people who are behind the scenes. Each week, faithful volunteer Judy Snow travels over the hill from New Hartford to fold the worship bulletins. Judy has handled this important job for the past three years. No matter the weather, there are always bulletins to be folded on Friday mornings. During Holy Week, she is especially busy with 600 bulletins for seven different services. On the rare mornings that Judy can’t make it, we have some substitutes who fill in. Thank you to Laura Stoll, Rahel, Anna and Sofie Reger for also folding bulletins this year. We thank Judy for her valuable contribution to St. James. The next time you’re holding a bulletin, remember it was Judy’s hands that folded it!

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday SaturdayMarch 2014

Date Acolytes Nursery Lectors EucharisticMinisters Ushers/Greeters

March Server Schedule

Sat. Mar 1 Connor D’Angelo Ted Johnson Rahel Reger Ted & Janet JohnsonSun. Mar 2 Amy Davis, Anna Reger, Isabella Pinto & JoElyn Wakefield-Wright Judy Logan & Randy Wilson & Morgan Dawes & Nick Pinto Audra Williams Mary Lou Iles Don NeilSat. Mar 8 Ben Lee Sharon Pick John Pick Sharon PickSun. Mar 9 Audra Williams, Erin Iles, Kaela Ellis & Blair Jones Karen Anderson & Ben Fehlner & Liam Schmalz, Andrew Lee Margaret Jones Skip Beardsell Don NeilSat. Mar 15 Suzie Phillips Chris Fox Patty Fox Chris FoxSun. Mar 16 Amy Davis, Anna Reger, Elizabeth Fehlner & Sharon Williams Alistair Campbell & Karen Anderson & Olivia Peto, Louis Pinto Sophia Pinto Bill Kistner Werner SchmalzSat. Mar 22 Suzie Phillips Matt Weber Wendy Weber Matt WeberSun. Mar 23 Amy Davis, Sydney Evans, Kaela Ellis & Jeff Wooldridge Brian & Randy Wilson & Mia Davis, Evelyn Dawes Isabella Pinto Kathy Collett Art SpencerSat. Mar 29 Connor D’Angelo Sharon Pick John Pick Ted & Janet JohnsonSun. Mar 30 Charlotte & Margaret Jones, Audra Williams & Jackie Medina Gail Prentice & John & Cynthia Andrew & Jane Lee Sophia Pinto Barbara Swetman CrossleySat. Apr 5 Suzie Phillips Kathy Heuss John Pick Craig & Kathy HeussSun. Apr 6 Audra Williams, Kylie Evans, Amy Davis & Mary O’Neill Randy Wilson & Karen Anderson & Elizabeth & Henry Fehlner Erin Iles Art Spencer Chris Evans

March Altar Guild: Sue Hecklau, Blair Jones, Patricia Jue & Wendy Weber

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9:30am Worship Service 9:30am Yoga 7:15am Yoga 3pm Zumba 5pm Shrove Pancake 7:45am Men’s Group 5pm Paul the Apostle 6pm Sr. Line Dancing Supper 12 & 7pm Ash 3:30pm Brownie Troop 4pm Worship Service 7:30pm Women’s 6:30pm Tapestry Wednesday Services 7:30pm Adult Choir Spirituality 8pm AA

9:30am Worship Service 9:30am Yoga 10am Zumba 7:15am Yoga 3pm Zumba 4pm Singing Group 12pm Lectionary Study 7:45am Men’s Group 6pm Sr. Line Dancing 6:30pm Tapestry 5:30pm Holy Living/Dying 6:30pm Property Mgmt. 4pm Rite 13/J2A 7pm ABC Board Mtg. 5:45 Zumba 7:30pm Adult Choir 4pm Worship Service4:30pm Body & Sex in 7:30pm Conversations 6:30pm Practicing Christianity with God 8pm AA Presence 7pm Finance Mtg.

9:30am Worship Service 4:30pm Zumba 9:30am Yoga 10am Zumba 9:30am Fiber Arts Guild 7:15am Yoga 11am Outreach Mtg. 6pm Sr. Line Dancing 12pm Lectionary Study 7:45am Men’s Group 6:30pm Tapestry 5:45pm Zumba 3:30pm Brownie Troop 4pm Worship Service 8pm AA 7pm Vestry Mtg. 7:30pm Adult Choir

9:30am Worship Service 9:30am Yoga 10am Zumba 7:15am Yoga 4:30pm Zumba 4pm Singing Group 10:30am Handiworks 6:30pm MVDTC Mtg. 7:45am Men’s Group 4pm Rite 13/J2A 6pm Sr. Line Dancing 6:30pm Tapestry 12pm Lectionary Study 7:30pm Adult Choir 7pm Family Bingo Night 4:30pm Body & Sex in 5:45pm Zumba 4pm Worship Service Christianity 6:30pm Practicing 8pm AA Presence

9:30am Worship Service 4:30pm Zumba 9:30am Yoga 7:15am Yoga 1pm Ukranian Egg 6pm Senior Line 3:30pm Brownie Troop 7:45am Men’s Group Decorating Party Dancing 6:30pm Tapestry 12pm Lectionary Study 7:30pm Adult Choir 4pm Worship Service 7pm Sacred Harp 8pm AA

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