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Newsletter Date | Volume 1, Issue 1

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The Light on the Hill

October, 2014

, 2011 From the Rector

Dear Friends in Christ,

Each of us has a role in our parish ministries. Some roles are of presence, coming to worship, attending

church school or taking part in coffee fellowship. Additional examples may be leading Christian Education,

being a lector, chalice bearer, leading prayers of the people, offering hospitality or maintaining our building

and grounds. The list goes on and on.

Because each of you give of your time and talents, our parish is a blessing to the world and to the people

who gather to worship here. Absent your gifts, little could be done.

Beyond the almost priceless gifts of presence and personal involvement, perhaps you have wondered what

your financial gifts make possible? How are our parish funds spent and what is there to show for them?

An exhaustive listing is not possible here, but I would like to highlight a few results supported by your

financial gifts. From January through the end of August (excluding June) I made 196 pastoral phone calls

and 219 pastoral visits, and 17 pastoral visits to hospital or nursing home patients. During that same time,

babies have been baptized and transformation of lives supported, day by day. All of our gifts have assisted

in care being provided for people recovering from illness, surgeries and at the time of the death of loved

ones.

As of August 31st, parish volunteers or I have met in Derby City Court with 36 victims of domestic violence,

offering them counsel as to available resources, along with a ministry of presence. Our financial gifts

supported sending twelve youth to Episcopal Camp for a week. Over two hundred hungry individuals were

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Altar Guild meeting November 17 at 6:30 pm. All active members

and anyone wishing to join the guild are welcome to attend.

fed at a St. John’s downtown Wichita “sandwich Saturday”. Families within the parish, as well as in the

community, have been financially assisted with medical and utility bills, automotive repairs, rent, along with

access to professional counselors and legal advisers. Parish Christian education for children, pre-k through high

school, continues to grow in size and capacity. Hundreds of Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, community members and area

Scout Leaders have used our facilities since the first of 2014.

Absent your financial gifts, large or small, all of these events might not have taken place. In the next few weeks

each household will receive one or more letters concerning our parish plans for 2015. We will all be asked to

prayerfully consider making our commitments of time, talents and treasure in support of St. Andrew’s many and

varied ministries.

I encourage each of you to talk together. Talk with those who are new to the parish as well as those who have

been here for years. Talk with Vestry members; talk with me. Let us know what you are thinking. What is going

well? What might you like to see changed? Let us know what is special and valued at St. Andrew’s. What are your

hopes, fears and joys?

God is faithful and sure. Trusting in God’s love and presence we will continue being Jesus hands in the world.

God’s peace, Tom+

Volunteer Needed

A volunteer is needed for the ministry of

watering our plants once a week. We have plants

in 3 locations, entryway/Narthex, Guild Hall and

one in the Sanctuary. Water and

pitchers/buckets provided. Call the church

office 316-788-2595 or Fr. Tom 316-648-4870.

St. Francis Blessing of

the Animals Saturday,

October 4, 5:00 at the

outside Altar. If you

feel your animal will

not do well in this

setting, please feel free

to bring a picture.

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Who’s In the Pew Next to You?

Vacation Bible School

Margaret Kinkead was born in Emporia KS and moved to Wichita in the

3rd Grade, when she married her husband Byron they moved to Derby to

be close to McConnell Air Force Base where he worked as the Head of the

Armament Shop for the Air National Guard. Margaret worked for 17 years

for Wichita Clinic as a Supervisor in the Dental Department and then in

Orthopedics.

Byron and Margaret were part of the original group that founded St.

Andrew’s. She discovered that “with a little money, a lot of work and a lot

of faith, working together with no matter how little you have you can

accomplish anything with the Lord. I can now sit back and watch it grow in

to something we didn’t even imagine could happen! It’s wonderful to see people I knew as children coming to

church with their children and even their grandchildren!”

Margaret is currently the Chairman of Outreach, is a Greeter with her granddaughter, provides Coffee Hour with

her daughter and family and also organizes meals for shut ins, for anyone who is sick, or a family in need. In the

past she has been a Sunday School teacher, Chairman of the Woman’s Auxiliary, and everything else except Altar

Guild, which she recently decided to “give it a whirl”.

Margaret loves to travel and has a large circle of friends that get together to play cards, games and take day trips.

Family is very important to her and the 17 of them make it a point to get together at least three times a month.

Soon she will begin volunteering at Wesley Hospital. She is hoping that she will be delivering flowers and cards

to patients. “When Byron was in the hospital so much I saw how important it was to the patients to receive those

little gifts of love”.

Men's breakfast Saturday November 1st, 9-10:30.

Come enjoy breakfast and fellowship. Signup sheet

in Guild Hall

Book Discussion

Father Tom will be leading a discussion of the book If God is Love, Rediscovering Grace in an

Ungracious World, by Philip Gulley and James Mulholland. The group will be gathering Wednesday evenings, 7;00 pm, October 1,15,22,29 and November 5th. The reading for the first meeting is "A note from the authors" and chapters 1 & 2. (Pages 1-48). It is fairly easy reading. The concepts, outlooks and implications are laid out clearly. Please contact Fr. Tom if you are interested in attending or if you have any questions.

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Altar Flowers

One of the Altar Guild’s responsibilities is to adorn our altar with beautiful flowers. They have decided to ‘resurrect’

the calendar to sign up to dedicate flowers for a special occasion, in memory or honor of something, for a

thanksgiving… The calendar is on the information board in the Guild Hall. The only time the church does not have

flowers on the altar is durlng Lent and and Holy Week. Anyone interested in signing up may sign the calendar, email

or text Ruth Weber (ruthmweber@cox.net, 316-650-7690) or call the church office. A donation to offset the cost of

the flowers is requested but not required.

New Beginnings registration now is open

For the first time, New Beginnings will be offered in the fall: Nov. 7-9, at Good Shepherd, Wichita. This weekend spiritual

retreat is for students in grades 6-8 of the current school year, with high school youth serving on staff. New Beginnings focuses on the two greatest commandments: loving God with all our heart, mind and strength, and loving our

neighbors as ourselves. The priority registration deadline is Thursday, Oct. 23. There will be a staff planning day for high school students and adults

on Saturday, Oct. 18, from 1:30 - 3:30 pm at St. Andrew’s, Emporia. More information, registration forms and a poster are available on the youth website, http://edokyouth.wordpress.com/new-

beginnings/.

Diocesan Youth News

Good Shepherd Church,

Wichita is hosting an Ultreya meeting. Sunday October 12, 2014 5:00 pm. Pot Luck and Meeting

Have You Ever Wondered…

Have you ever wondered the

name of an object you see being

used during the service, an article

of clothing, or maybe something

hanging on the wall? This column

will be used to answer those

questions. Drop me a line with

your question and I will research

the answer. This month I am

featuring our Sanctuary Lamp.

The Sanctuary Lamp is a lamp or candle next to the

Aumbry, that when lit indicates the presence of the

reserved Blessed Sacrament.

Join us for a trip to Apple Jack

Pumpkin Patch, for all ages,

Sunday October 19th after coffee

hour.

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Girl Scout Leader’s Meetings

Hospitality

Sunday, September 21, Diaper Changing Stations were blessed and dedicated. They were

purchased with memorial funds given in thanksgiving for Byron Kinkead, who died last

year. He and his wife Margaret were two of the original group that gathered to help form St.

Andrew's

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Scott Oehmke’s nephew

Daniel Friend of Ropers

Ryan Son of Fr. Michael Bernard

Collin Former Parishioner

Johnathan Carol and Robbin Pagels' son

Chris Carol and Robbin Pagels' son

Joann Carol and Robbin Pagels' daughter in law

Hunter Suzy Roper's cousin's grandson

Scott Gary & Debbie Oehmke's son in law

KC Doyn Wiler's nephew

Steven Jerry Milleson's cousin

Jon Friend of Fr. Tom

Stevie Suzy Roper’s cousin’s son

Nathan John Nicholas' friend

Brad Friend of Don & Sarah Morrow

Diane Parishioner

Mark Jenniffer Dorsett & Martha Mason’s son

Holy Days (Holy Women, Holy Men, Celebrating the Saints)

http://holywomenholymen.wordpress.com/

October 4 – Saint Francis of Assisi

Francis, the son of a prosperous merchant of Assisi, was born in 1182. His early youth was spent in harmless revelry

and fruitless attempts to win military glory. Various encounters with beggars and lepers pricked the young man’s

conscience, and he decided to embrace a life devoted to Lady Poverty. Despite his father’s intense opposition,

Francis totally renounced all material values, and devoted himself to serve the poor. In 1210 Pope Innocent III

confirmed the simple Rule for the Order of Friars Minor, a name Francis chose to emphasize his desire to be

numbered among the “least” of God’s servants. The order grew rapidly all over Europe. But by 1221 Francis had lost

control of it, since his ideal of strict and absolute poverty, both for the individual friars and for the order as a whole,

was found to be too difficult to maintain. His last years were spent in much suffering of body and spirit, but his

unconquerable joy never failed. Not long before his death, during a retreat on Mount La Verna, Francis received, on

September 14, Holy Cross Day, the marks of the Lord’s wounds, the stigmata, in his own hands and feet and side.

Pope Gregory IX, a former patron of the Franciscans, canonized Francis in 1228, and began the erection of the great

basilica in Assisi where Francis is buried.

October 23 – Saint James, of Jerusalem

In the Gospel according to Matthew and in the Epistle to the Galatians, the James whom we commemorate today is

called the Lord’s brother. Other writers, following Mark’s tradition, believe him to have been a cousin of Jesus. Certain

apocryphal writings speak of him as a son of Joseph’s first wife. Whatever his relationship to Jesus—brother, half-

brother, or cousin—James was converted after the resurrection. Eventually, he became Bishop of Jerusalem. In the

first letter to the Corinthians, Paul says that James was favored with a special appearance of the Lord before the

ascension. Later, James dealt cordially with Paul at Jerusalem, when the latter came there to meet Peter and the

other apostles. During the Council of Jerusalem, when there was disagreement about whether Gentile converts

should be circumcised, James summed up the momentous decision with these words: “My judgment is that we should

impose no irksome restrictions on those Gentiles who are turning to God”. Eusebius, quoting from an earlier church

history by Hegesippus, declares that James was surnamed “the Just.” He was holy, abstemious, did not cut his hair

nor oil his body, and was continually on his knees in prayer, interceding for his people. “As many as came to believe

did so through James,” says Hegesippus.James’ success in converting many to Christ greatly perturbed some

factions in Jerusalem. According to Hegesippus, they begged him to “restrain the people, for they have gone astray to

Jesus, thinking him to be the Messiah ...we bear you witness that you are just ...Persuade the people that they do not

go astray ... we put our trust in you.” They then set James on the pinnacle of the temple, bidding him to preach to the

multitude and turn them from Jesus. James, however, testified for the Lord. Thereupon, they hurled him from the roof

to the pavement, and cudgeled him to death.

Remember in Prayer Those Serving Our Country, Especially those below

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Episcopal Church; "Where

faith is God's gift to us, not our

gift to God." Louie Crew,

Diocese of Newark

BIRTHDAYS

2 Tonya Devena

3 Tom Wilson

8 Peter Gibson

9 Margaret Kinkead

11 Martha Mason

18 Gary Oehmke

20 Grace Rucker

22 Heather McCreight

24 Grier Devena

BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

Susan Green

25 Elizabeth Kezar

26 Belinda Smith

27 Michael Chacey

29 Alexander Kezar

Johnathan Touhey

30 Collin Welch

31 Neal Crowell

ANNIVERSARIES

18 Jack & Phyllis Birch

Please Pray for those on the St. Andrew’s Prayer chain

Sherry, parishioner, for healing

Afton & Family, Mark & Heather

McCreight's daughter & family, for

spiritual guidance

Alex & Emily, Mark & Heather

McCreight's son and girlfriend, for

spiritual guidance

Morgan, McCreight's friend, for healing,

strength and faith

Margi, parishioner, for guidance and

God’s peace

Anne, parishioner, for proper treatment

and healing

Sammi, Selina’s friend, for healing and

comfort

Rick, new parishioner, for healing

Bob, Gage & Blouin, for healing

Muriel, parishioner, for guidance and

God’s presence to be made known

Helen, Rick Brown’s mother, for

comfort, healing and hope

Lisa, Margaret Kinkead’s Dtr in law,

proper diagnosis and healing

Lee, Friend of Miller’s, for healing and

strength

Cindy, Friend of Spark’s & Daugherty,

for strength, healing and guidance

Don, Friend of Miller’s, for healing and

strength

Wayne & Susuan, Friend of Miller’s,

for healing and courage

Names remain on the parish prayer list

for thirty days unless requested for a

longer period. All are encouraged to

extend a person's request for prayers as

long as is felt necessary.

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church

1062 Chet Smith Ave

Derby, Kansas 67037

316.788.2595

The Very Rev. Tom Wilson, Rector

rector@standrewsderby.org

The Rev. John Roper, Deacon

Mr. Don Morrow, Sr. Warden

Ms. Kathy Rucker, Jr. Warden

Mr. Jack Birch, Sexton

Vestry Members:

Mr. Rick Brown

Ms. Rebecca Dougherty

Mr. Danny Miller

Ms. Selina Touhey

Mr. Mark McCreight

Send newsletter entries or suggestions by the 20th

of the month to Jenniffer Dorsett gigi12273@gmail.com and Fr. Tom