the church news july/aug 2013

Inside this issue

Senior High campers at Camp Capers this summer are restoring the nature and meditation trail. See story on page 11.

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Camp Capers’

SewanneInterns

WorldMissionMother’s

Day Offering Honorees

A Mission Partnership: Brownsville

and Costa Rica

Christmas in the Making: Al Mackay and his model airplanes for the children at Cliff Maus Village in Corpus Christi. See story on page 4.

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the Church News

The newspaper of the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas

july / AuguST 2013

News and Features2 On the Bishop’s Mind: Exalted and Humble

4 The Making of Christmas and Airplanes

6 Camp Capers’ Sewanee Interns

7 World Mission Mother’s Day Offering

11 Nature Trail at Camp Capers

12 A Mission Partnership

13 Happening: A Catalyst in My Faith

13 Faith Beneficial in Depression Treatment

14 Habitat Build in lockhart

In every Issue3 From the Editor

14 Around the Circuit

16 Calendar

Cover photo by the Rev. Bruce Wilson.

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is published six times a year by the Dept. of CommunicationEpiscopal Diocese of West TexasP. O. Box 6885San Antonio, Texas 78209

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The Diocese of West TX is a family of 26,000+ members in 90 congregations across 60 counties and 69,000 square miles in South Central Texas.

Bishop of West Texas:The Rt. Rev. gary R. lillibridge

Bishop Suffragan:The Rt. Rev. David M. Reed

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Exalted & Humble

A s I write this column, I want to begin by thanking the diocesan family for your won-

derful responses to both the Sharing Faith Dinners (May) and the annual Abide In Me Conference (june).

This was the fifth Abide in Me Conference, and those present enjoyed and benefited from both Bishop Michael Curry’s morning presentation and the various afternoon workshops. Ap-proximately 325 persons attended this leadership conference, and I am grateful to all of those who served as presenters and to those who helped with all of the arrangements of the day.

The Sharing Faith Dinners exceeded all expectations in May, as over 2,300 people in the diocese attended one of 285 dinners. This is an outstanding response, but more important than that, the participants are consistently reporting powerful and moving experiences with their fellow parishioners.

Next spring, we will have a diocesan-wide evening appointed for an-other round of Sharing Faith Dinners, but there is absolutely no reason for any congregation to wait for the diocesan initiative. If you want to include this model as part of a regular supper club or other function, I strongly encourage you to do so. It is this kind of fellowship with one another that deepens our connections in Christ and strengthens our abilities to serve as Christ’s body in the world. let me offer a special word of thanks to all of those who made these evenings possible, in-cluding the congregational dinner coordinators, the moderators, and those who provided the dinners.

Recently at a diocesan staff Bible study (we do weekly Bible study fol-lowing the staff Eucharist every Tuesday morning), we discussed the second chapter of Philippians. Of particular interest to me were verses 2-11, where we see a distinction between the words exalted and hum-bled. For example, “(jesus) humbled himself…” (v8); “did not regard equality with god as something to be exploited…” (v6); “emptied himself…” (v7); and “therefore god also highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name…” (v9).

Of course, this fits quite nicely with jesus’ own words about denying self, the last shall be first, be servants to one another, and many other examples. I was also struck how closely in these verses St. Paul shows us how jesus lived into the words of our diocesan theme this year, which is “do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with your God” (Micah 6.8).

We are now in summer, and summer brings with it – either literally or in theory – times to relax, take a vacation, and/or to slow down from our regular routine a bit. Over these next few weeks of the summer, I’m going to intentionally think and pray about how I might be con-scious of the words exalted and humbled; and keep in mind which of these two words is more important to Christ.

I invite you to join me in this simple discipline over this summer season. I can well imagine how this will help us see others (especially

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A Gift

A few weeks ago, my hus-band used the “Santa is

watching” warning with our three-year-old son, Casey. After a brief reminder of why Santa was watching his actions, Casey caught on and remembered the tradition and has asked for Santa and Christmas and TOyS almost every morning since. Nice move on our part, I know.

But oh this little boy loves gifts. And that’s natural, I suppose, at three years of age. He success-fully opened all of his brother’s first-birthday presents in April and his grandfather’s birthday presents in May, without actual permission. When we brought home our younger son Caleb’s gift to his daddy on Father’s Day, Casey removed the tissue paper from the gift bag, saw the “hand-made” poem and picture, and exclaimed, “Where’s the toy?!”

For Casey, if a toy that requires two AA batteries and makes ob-noxious noises even when turned off is missing, what’s the point?

One day Casey will recognize the joy that comes with a handmade gift. And I pray he will feel the joy of making and giving one of these gifts, too. But I do know that come Christmas this year, there will be presents under the tree – three, because that’s how many jesus received. One from Santa and two from his parents. And then there will be gifts from grandparents, and aunts and uncles, and cousins and…

lucky boys they are. Blessed.

Albert Mackay of Corpus Christi is spending his summer and the majority of his year assuring that the children of Cliff Maus Village, a low-income housing complex in that city, have at least one gift

to receive on Christ-mas. (See story on page 4.) As I spoke with him, and his spirited wife, joan, I heard humbleness, a longing to just give, with no recognition.

Mackay is building detailed alu-minum and paper airplanes for the children, spending days on each. I can just hear the roar of the engines at take off when the children receive these planes. yet he will not hear the imaginary sounds, as he won’t participate in the delivery. The giving of a gift is the reason he builds the model airplanes. joan told me he loves children, and the engineering keeps him busy.

There are so many gifts we each can give. Even on a daily basis. The gift of listening, of a hug or a pat on the back, the gift of a smile, or the gift of completing a task for someone who is unable.

gifts are all around us. Some ma-terial, thank goodness for Casey’s sake right now, and others not. gifts given from and of the heart bless each recipient… a child, a neighbor, a friend, a stranger... May one bless you today.

laura shaver

FROM the editorwhen we are irritable, impatient, running late, etc…) and will quite likely help us to have a more refreshing and relaxing summer. Not only will this help you from a spiritual standpoint, but it will also lower your stress level and be good for your overall health. When our focus is on others, we don’t have time to be so concerned about ourselves; and I know this is a posture that not only pleases god, but one that Christ himself modeled as a proper way of being in this world.

This comes with my best wishes to you for a blessed summer season. May you find these weeks to be refreshing as you walk hand-in-hand with a Christ-like humility; enabling you to more fully do justice and love kindness.

Come Holy Spirit, and it shall be created.

The spring/summer 2013 issue of Reflections magazine explores this Holy Spirit whom the Church understands to be the third person of the Trinity. But no words can adequately capture the Spirit. As all of the writers of this issue discovered, the Spirit can’t be described or defined; he can only be experienced.

ReflectionsOnline is exploring that experience of the Holy Spirit, limited though we are by human language, for several weeks this summer. join editor Marjorie george and other contributors in conversation about the nature and mystery of the Holy Spirit.

• Read the magazine online: http://reflections-dwtx.org/print-online/• Visit ReflectionsOnline: http://reflections-dwtx.org/

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Al buys all the materials, such as acorn nuts, 8/16 and 1/16 brass rods, propellers, and terminal ends, and he uses bottle caps for the wheels and pop-top lids on soda cans for cylinders. A six-cylinder engine requires 42 pop-top lids. People from Reconciliation and All Saints, as well as local businesses, such as

la Playa Restaurant, are donating soda cans and bottle caps. “So I have one hell-of-a collection in the garage,” said Al.

joan said her car has been pushed out of the garage to the driveway, and she now believes Al’s hobby is

taking over the house. “It’s a good thing we have a nice-sized pergola on the property. I think our two Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, my old Maine coon cat, and I will soon be pushed out, as well,” said joan.

Al, who will be 89 in October, spends two to three days making each paper plane and three to four days constructing each aluminum one. The pattern for the aluminum

T hese days, the home and garage of Albert (Al) and joan Mackay resemble

Santa’s workshop. Al is transforming collected aluminum cans into aircraft toys for the children of Cliff Maus Village, a low-income housing complex in Corpus Christi. While the garage fills with cans-in-waiting, Al works day in and day out building planes and gliders so that Santa will have something to deliver to the children come Christmas.

Al, who attends the Church of Reconciliation and All Saints, both in Corpus Christi, made 24 paper airplanes for the children at Cliff Maus for presents this past Christmas. Following a pattern by Fiddlers green, he printed them all, cut them out, colored the pieces, and transformed them into 3D toys. Al decided there were not enough paper planes, nor were they big enough last year, so he is also building aluminum can planes this year.

“I did not have enough last year,” said Al, and in his quiet and humble way, he wants to give more, though without recognition. “I don’t go to deliver the toys. They send me pictures, and I enjoy looking at them. I like to help people.”

However, joan, his adoring wife of six years, is proud of the work that Al does each and every day, assuring Christmas gifts for those less fortunate. She said this all started when Al participated in a clean-up day at Cliff Maus and was able to interact with the children. “Building the planes is such good therapy for him,” said joan. “It takes him back to his mechanical engineering days and incorporates his love for children. He loves to build them, and they are incredible.”

This year, Al is constructing 32 paper and 24 aluminum planes. As a retired mechanical engineer, he is full of details and specifications to make each piece. It takes 12 to 28 of the same can to piece together one aluminum plane, which has a final length of 18-20 inches. The gliders measure 28 inches in length.

Al Mackay holds up a finished Coca-Cola model airplane, one of 24 aluminum planes he will make this year for the children who live in Cliff

Maus Village, a low-income housing complex in Corpus Christi.

A child, who lives in the Cliff Maus Village apartments, holds a paper airplane he received for Christmas last year, which was built by Al Mackay.

“I don’t go [to Cliff Maus] to deliver the airplanes,” said

Mackay. “They send me pictures of the children, and I enjoy

looking at them.”


The paper and aluminum planes have taken over the Mackay’s dining room table (pictured above and below left), portraying a loving image

of Christmas in July.

planes came from B.C. Air Originals. He cuts open each can, unrolls and flattens it, and starts to piece the plane together, mostly with glue, sometimes with staples. “He is at it day and night, and I’m not kidding,” said joan. Neighbor children and other acquaintances have received the model planes as gifts. A child in the Mackay’s neighborhood who recently moved away asked Al for a new plane because his was “worn out.” He told Al, “I need a new one to remember you by.”

Though recognition is not appealing to Al, he lives quite a legacy. Al is a WWII veteran, who, while on tour with general Patton in germany, was shot in the left wrist and right hand. He underwent numerous operations to save his hand and arm, and Al is a Purple Heart recipient. After his career in the military, Al went to college and became a mechanical engineer, and he then designed and built oil refineries in Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt.

Throughout his working years, and today, Al is able to draw, play golf, and construct, with shrapnel still in his wounded hand. Al is a member of the Masons and Shriners International and has visited and connected with children at various Shriners Hospitals for Children. He is also a member of Mensa International, the high IQ society. But Al will not tell you of his accomplishments. It’s joan who does so, with sincere pride in her voice.

“He loves making things,” said joan. “He is having such fun creating these planes, coming up with new ideas like how to make the windows transparent to see the details inside.”

joan plans to visit Cliff Maus Village this Christmas when the planes are delivered to the children. She will take pictures and hear

the laughter and the shrieks and the plane engines roar to life. She will deliver this news to Al, who might be resting after all his work is done. He will nod and smile, and his mind will turn to creating more toys for next Christmas, for the leftover cans in the garage still have a purpose.

Mackay uses 42 soda can pop-top lids to create the cylinders in each airplane’s engine.

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Camp Capers’Sewanee Interns:Soil, Birds, Trees,

and an Abundant Garden

The first squash of the season just before harvest in the new garden at Camp Capers.

T he Sewanee Internship Program in the Diocese of West Texas is in its fifth year.

Camp Capers is hosting two undergraduates from the university of the South-Sewanee, located in Sewanee, Tennessee, while they complete ecological and environmental projects. Kristin Stockton and Ali grello, the summer interns at Camp Capers, are helping to grow and expand the new garden, as well as perform bird habitat, tree, and soil assessments to further Camp Capers’ attempts to promote environmental awareness.

The Sewanee Internship Program was introduced in the diocese in 2009, to extend environmental stewardship efforts and to support Sewanee college students in their educational growth. Interns in previous years, have been placed on Mustang Island, researching and interacting with attendees at Family Camp, and in Seguin working with the guadalupe-Blanco River Authority. While students are on the island and in Seguin again this summer, this is the first year for Camp Capers to host two of the interns.

Stockton and grello are assisting justin Stokes, food service director at Camp Capers,

in maintaining the meticulously planned, 980-square-foot garden that Stokes built during the winter months of 2012. Stokes plotted the ground, cut cedar posts to corner the garden, and received donated fencing material with which he built the garden’s border. “One long-term goal of the garden is to offer a farmer’s market during registration of retreats and summer camp. Produce we don’t sell can be canned or served on our salad bar,” said Stokes.

Stokes and the two interns are researching and learning how and when is best to grow certain produce and flowers. The abundance, though, is already in bloom, as the group harvested their first squash in june. Other plants preparing to produce include tomatoes, dewberries, cucumbers, eggplant, melons, okra, peppers, watermelon, cantaloupe, corn, and rainbow carrots.

“We hope to grow various native flowers, as well, to cut and use to fill vases in our facilities during different retreats,” said Stokes. Stockton and grello are researching butterfly and prayer gardens this summer

Kristin Stockton (left) and Ali Grello (right) are the new interns at Camp Capers this summer, conducting ecological and environmental research for

their undergraduate studies in Sewanee, Tennessee.

Read about the fun-filled weeks at Camp Capers throughout the summer by visiting http://campthroughmylens.

blogspot.com, with posts written by lauren Curry and other contributors, plus pictures.

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We celebrate Mother’s Day with a special offering honoring mothers and other women

who have influenced our lives in a special way.

In every corner of the world, this is the Portrait of a Mom

Alice

Church of the Advent

Maxine S. Eifling, mother

Bandera

St. Christopher’s

Donna M. Anderson Joan Murphy,mother

Beeville

St. Philip’s

David H. Henley

Rosemarie Stafford

Boerne

St. Helena’s

Yvonne Ivie, mother

Pat Leeder, mother

Catherine Langlinous, mother

Edith Sue Nagy, mother

Diane Davenport, mother

Patti Young, grandmother

Rachel Nichols, adoptive mother

Wayne B. Godsey Joan Godsey, mother

Carolyn Reininger, mother-in-law

Mitzi Hallmark Darla McAndrew, mother

Margaret Chowning, grandmother

Dorothy Dent Doris O’Connor, mother

Amy Keith Frances Rounds, mother

Ann Martin Margaret Chambley, mother

Erin Barton

Pat, Dawn, Matthew & Sean McLendon Beverly McLendon, mother

McLendon Family Carol Mathews, mother

Brackettville

St. Andrew’s

Debbie Trant Evelyn Adair, mother

Brady

St. Paul’s

Joan Keeling Lollie Glasgow, mother

Abby Keeling, mother-in-law

Cris Keeling, daughter-in-law

Suzi Tripp Valna Douglas, mother

Canyon Lake

St. Francis

Bernie & Judy Frey Mary Frey, mother

Alice Howard, mother

Ann Patla Dorothy V. Goodwin, mother

Betty Morris Alice Gray Sears Akin, mother

Mrs. J. B. Barnhill, Jr., birth mother

Comfort

St. Boniface

Beverly & Rick Dodds Alice Dodds, mother

Ruth M. Robertson, mother

Charlotte Robertson, friend

Corpus Christi

All Saints’

Pat M. Eisenhauer Rosalia B. Murray, mother

Billie S. Eisenhauer, mother-in-law

Church of the Good Shepherd

Irene Vanter, mother

John Mason Yvonne Mason, mother

June Mason, mother

Lisa Mason, sister-in-law

Marnie Sherman, friend

Ellyn , mother

Barbara

Cuero

Grace

Linda Miller Irene Hahn, mother

Jeannette Duderstadt, mother-in-law

Donor Honoree Donor Honoree Donor Honoree

“My mother is an inspiration to me and

I am thankful to God for her love for me.”

Cypress Mills

St. Luke’s

Jeannine Flournoy Brown Women & Children

Del Rio

St. James’

Elizabeth A. Miller Martha Wilson, mother

Dripping Springs

Holy Spirit

Jared Aleshire Mary Aleshire, mother

Susan L. Richardson

Eagle Pass

Redeemer

Cornelia F. Muzquiz Jeanette S. Frazier, mother

Mariaelena Daniel-Cristerna, friend

Leticia Lewis, friend

Maria M. Roswell, daughter

Lela G. Muzquiz, daughter-in-law

Violet Dolch Sanford, grandmother

Kathryn Sanford Keehn, aunt

Sammy Juve Carolyn S. Pogue, friend

Lourdes R. Oviedo Manuelita E. Hernandez, mother

Maria Isabel Vera

Maria Aguilar de Vara

Manuelita G. Hernandez

Maria Isabel Cardenas

Imogene Estrada

Rosalba Sanchez

Concepcion Delgado

Elena de Rodriguez

Sallie Katherine Harmosen

Rosa Maria Amaya

Leonardo Garza

Guadalupe Rodriguez

Aurora Rios

“A wonderful woman of faith.”

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Fredericksburg

St. Barnabas

Frances Drury, mother

Elsie Miller, mother

Frances Carr, mother

Cynthia England All Mothers

Patricia A. Kreuz Margaret Paton, mother

Pat McCormick Pat Collins, mother

Nita Bernardo, mother

Cheri Snyder Patricia Goudge, mother

Edith Spencer, mother

George West

Good Shepherd

Charles Sehlke Marion Sehlke, mother

Alice B. Whitley Diana Braly, mother

John B. Franklin Mary K. Franklin, mother

Virginia Horton Olivia Bryan, mother

Lucile Horton, mother-in-law

Marion D. Sehlke Cheryl Milliken, daughter

Rena Sehlke, daughter-in-law

Pam Sehlke, daughter-in-law

Janis Harris Maxine Garing, mother-in-law

Gonzalez

Messiah

Esther B. Bell Esther Bell, mother

Harlingen

St. Alban’s

Cliff Moriarty Bernice Suss Moriarty, mother

Mary Kay Thompson Moriarty, wife

Debra Tutt Wyatt Martha Mullens Tutt, mother

Kristopher Wyatt Debra Wyatt, mother

Kerrville

St. Peter’s

Lillian Real, mother

Anne Thorne, mother

Dee K. Elliott Margaret, mother

Kay, mother-in-law

Pansy Martyn, friend

Helen Kennedy, friend

Kingsville

Epiphany

Laura J. Knippers Marcia Anderson, mother

Daisy Anderson, grandmother

Frances Kassner, grandmother

Margaret Miles, grandmother

Margaret B. Kinnan Beth Boehme, mother

Clyde & Judy Allen All Mothers

Laredo

Christ Church

Diana E. Ferguson Lynne White, mother

Gene White, grandmother

Paul A. Frey Barbara Frey, mother

Dolores Rooney, mother-in-law

Ann B. Davis, friend

Lockhart

Emmanuel

Jocelyn B. Lewis, mother

Susan Paige Hanks Patti Hanks, mother

Elizabeth McGinty Ann Rogers, friend

McAllen

St. John’s

Anita Weatherby, mother

Margaret White, mother

Deborah Case, mother

Nanette D. Nelson, mother

Bess Barrett, mother

Lee Douglas Argelia Douglas, mother

Dori C. Garza

Elizabeth M. Lange

Nashla Showery Matilde Karam Showery, mother

Salua Salua, mother

Pam Simpson June Hopper, mother

Jessica Simpson Lazo, neice

Pharr

Trinity

Constance L. Boruff Jeanne McKay, mother

Estelle Dougher, friend

Donor Honoree Donor Honoree

Donor Honoree

“She was a very loving & giving person. She tried to teach me manners, etiquette, and proper English. She was very social and also involved in many church activities. I was more of a tomboy & Daddy’s girl than she would have liked. God rest & be with her soul.”

Pleasanton

All Saints’

Wilhelmina Truell, mother

Atheal Zorn, mother

Ruth Pooser, mother

Louise O’Keen, mother

Lucile, Fernie, Sookie, aunts

Pat Pooser Virginia Bode, mother

Raymondville

Epiphany

Jessica McAllen, mother

Margaret L. McAllen, mother

Anne S. Lieberman, mother

Frances Peacock, mother

Margaret Looney McAllen, mother

Olda T. Canales Rosa Brewster, mother

Maria DeLourdes Guzman, sister

Roberto & Ilda Vasquez Maria Luisa Campos, mother

Antonia Vasquez, mother-in-law

Rockport

St. Peter’s

Dorothy, mother

Jewel, mother

Josephine Root, mother

Jennifer Weir, daughter

Karene B. Shannon, mother

Anna B. Nix, mother-in-law

Edith Herring, mother

Ann Warren, mother

Ludean Peyton, friend

Adeline S. Cuesta

Andrea Farmer Vallerie Farmer, mother

Natalie Werkhoven, friend

Christina Dudley, friend

Sherri L. Collins Judy Nibbelink, friend

Kay M. Scott Janie Scott, mother-in-law

Koto Cooper

San Antonio

Christ Church

Betty Chumney India Guilbot, daughter

Wendy Meaden, daughter

Elizabeth Breazeale, daughter

Patricia McAlpin Gracie Cocke Peyton, mother

Loula Bell Peyton, grandmother

Bessie Hill Cocke, grandmother

Grace Norcross McAlpin Bell, mother-in-law

Marthe D. Curry Edith Downing, mother

Tish Tucker, daughter

Brooks Hagee, daughter-in-law

Greg Sethness

Trent & Kathy Timberlake Alice Jean Timberlake, mother

Patricia Allday, mother

Lois E. Shockley Diana Doron, friend

Theresa Georgia Wilson Georgia Howell Wilson, mother

Sarah G. McLain Ruth McCumber Gain, mother

Cynthia Franklin, “adopted” daughter

Christina L. Garber

Emmanuel C. Okonkwo Constance Okonkwo, mother

Florence Margaret Randell, mother

Rollins Rubsamen

Kathleen Lee & Richard Foster Gladys Lee, mother

Joann Foster, mother

Vivien, mother

Ruth, mother

Mother

AH Methodist

Wendy Meaden Betty Chumney, mother

Grace

Halya Burns, mother

Beatriz B. Martinez, mother

Brooke C. Morrow Rebecca Thompson, mother

Jamie George, daughter

Jennifer B. Ours Karen Boardman, mother

Marjorie George

Holy Cross

Carla J. Vaughn Dorothy Oliver, mother

Beulah Vaughn, friend

Reconciliation

Monnie Groos Stella Brown, mother

Garnet Szurek Margaret Swanson, mother

Abbie McLennon Abbie Thompson Sutter, mother

Sylvia Maddox Evelyn Burnell Hutcherson, mother

Stella Brown, godmother

Saradell Crawford, godmother

Lillas Harvey, godmother

Betty Storrs, godmother

Bobbie Maloy, godmother

Daughter-in-law

Christine & Bobby Hausser Maurine S. Hausser, mother

Madelyn H. Hauser, mother

Fred W. Riley, Jr. Mary Riley, mother

Janet Riley, wife

Jana Orsinger Sissy Davenport Orsinger, mother

Sara M. Buchanan

Priscilla Kate Coppock Elsie Kerr Mills, friend

St. David’s

Beverly Axford, mother

Dana Thomas Catherine Lillibridge, friend

Mary Reno White, mother

The Amos Family Betty C. Amos, mother

Maria Martinez, mother

Linda H. Woodlee Mildred, mother

Virginia, friend

Carol Hester Virginia Briggs Price, mother

Pamela Morrow Hawley Kathy Morrow, mother

Roane Harwood, friend

George & Mendita Ames Carolyn Garst, mother

Gretchen Garst, friend

Kirk Mason June Mason, mother

Eloise Pichinson, mother

Bobbie Mason, friend

Lucy Carter, friend

Yvonne Mason, friend

Lisa Mason, wife

Charlotte E. Phillips

R. Mercedes Zamudio Ruby Elois Zamudio, mother

Sue Schutz, friend

Catherine D. Lillibridge Carol Hester, mother-in-law

Carla Yetter DeForrest, mother

Eric Nelson Betty Dauterman, mother

Patricia T. McGaughy Gladys Thomson, mother

Patricia H. Biggs Annabel Work, mother


St. George

Carolyn Pogue Clara C. Spence, mother

J. Alan Peek

Martha C. Bastian Clallea Malone, mother

LaRue B. Acosta

Jennifer M. Kirkland Susan Alwais, mother

Betsy Kirkland, mother-in-law

Dale & Renny Worsham Elizabeth Samuel, mother

Maurine Worsham, mother

Jerry Fulenwider Dorothy Fulenwider, mother

Wes S. Hiatt Mary Patterson Shipton, mother

Saturday B-B Group, friends

Johanna Wiley, mother

Sandra Graciano, mother

Frances M. Plumb, mother

Doris M. Cook, mother-in-law

Merydwen Peschel, daughter

Seanna Roysden, daughter

Carol J. Molina Ruth Merko, mother

May Trigale, friend

St. Margaret’s

Virginia McWhirter, mother

St. Mark’s

Carlalee D. Pineda

Dina H. Aboulsaad

Helen Ballew Iris Lytle Ballew, mother

Lucy Wilson

Kathryn E. Cody Betty Anne Cody, mother

Fairlee Yelton Hazel Terrell, mother

Judith N. Rux Florence Rux, mother

Jeanette Ross Yolanda Pena, mother

Jane Ross, mother

Gay Cole Howard Wheeler, mother

Joy Voight, mother

St. Paul’s

Rilda L. Baker

St. Philip’s

Shirley M. Davis Carolyn Orange, friend

Katie Jones, friend

Ruth Thornton Nelson LaVada Fields Thornton, mother

Elisha Nelson, Jr. Lucille Edwards Nelson, mother

Barbara Calvin Mary Calvin, mother

L’Melbra Calvin, sister

Tamra Calvin, sister-in-law

Ruth Buckner, friend

Yvonne R. Smith Elma Rose Wills, aunt

St. Stephen’s

Martha Moyer, mother

Loretta M. Prochnow Grace Huslage, mother

Barry P. Hitchings Irma Hitchings, mother

Lynne Barrows Nell Westerhoff, mother

Joyce Barrows, mother-in-law

Ellen L. Brient Dannie Jordan Brient, mother

Robert M. Murff

“Wonderful and Happy, Happy Soul!”

The offering helps women and

children, trapped in poverty

around the world, find a way

to better their lives through

education, medical assistance,

and small business development.

In 2012, grants were made to

women and children in Belarus,

Guatemala, Honduras, Kenya,

Mexico, and Uganda, and St.

Jude’s Home in San Antonio.


Fredericksburg

St. Barnabas

Frances Drury, mother

Elsie Miller, mother

Frances Carr, mother

Cynthia England All Mothers

Patricia A. Kreuz Margaret Paton, mother

Pat McCormick Pat Collins, mother

Nita Bernardo, mother

Cheri Snyder Patricia Goudge, mother

Edith Spencer, mother

George West

Good Shepherd

Charles Sehlke Marion Sehlke, mother

Alice B. Whitley Diana Braly, mother

John B. Franklin Mary K. Franklin, mother

Virginia Horton Olivia Bryan, mother

Lucile Horton, mother-in-law

Marion D. Sehlke Cheryl Milliken, daughter

Rena Sehlke, daughter-in-law

Pam Sehlke, daughter-in-law

Janis Harris Maxine Garing, mother-in-law

Gonzalez

Messiah

Esther B. Bell Esther Bell, mother

Harlingen

St. Alban’s

Cliff Moriarty Bernice Suss Moriarty, mother

Mary Kay Thompson Moriarty, wife

Debra Tutt Wyatt Martha Mullens Tutt, mother

Kristopher Wyatt Debra Wyatt, mother

Kerrville

St. Peter’s

Lillian Real, mother

Anne Thorne, mother

Dee K. Elliott Margaret, mother

Kay, mother-in-law

Pansy Martyn, friend

Helen Kennedy, friend

Kingsville

Epiphany

Laura J. Knippers Marcia Anderson, mother

Daisy Anderson, grandmother

Frances Kassner, grandmother

Margaret Miles, grandmother

Margaret B. Kinnan Beth Boehme, mother

Clyde & Judy Allen All Mothers

Laredo

Christ Church

Diana E. Ferguson Lynne White, mother

Gene White, grandmother

Paul A. Frey Barbara Frey, mother

Dolores Rooney, mother-in-law

Ann B. Davis, friend

Lockhart

Emmanuel

Jocelyn B. Lewis, mother

Susan Paige Hanks Patti Hanks, mother

Elizabeth McGinty Ann Rogers, friend

McAllen

St. John’s

Anita Weatherby, mother

Margaret White, mother

Deborah Case, mother

Nanette D. Nelson, mother

Bess Barrett, mother

Lee Douglas Argelia Douglas, mother

Dori C. Garza

Elizabeth M. Lange

Nashla Showery Matilde Karam Showery, mother

Salua Salua, mother

Pam Simpson June Hopper, mother

Jessica Simpson Lazo, neice

Pharr

Trinity

Constance L. Boruff Jeanne McKay, mother

Estelle Dougher, friend


Donor Honoree

“She was a very loving & giving person. She tried to teach me manners, etiquette, and proper English. She was very social and also involved in many church activities. I was more of a tomboy & Daddy’s girl than she would have liked. God rest & be with her soul.”

Pleasanton

All Saints’

Wilhelmina Truell, mother

Atheal Zorn, mother

Ruth Pooser, mother

Louise O’Keen, mother

Lucile, Fernie, Sookie, aunts

Pat Pooser Virginia Bode, mother

Raymondville

Epiphany

Jessica McAllen, mother

Margaret L. McAllen, mother

Anne S. Lieberman, mother

Frances Peacock, mother

Margaret Looney McAllen, mother

Olda T. Canales Rosa Brewster, mother

Maria DeLourdes Guzman, sister

Roberto & Ilda Vasquez Maria Luisa Campos, mother

Antonia Vasquez, mother-in-law

Rockport

St. Peter’s

Dorothy, mother

Jewel, mother

Josephine Root, mother

Jennifer Weir, daughter

Karene B. Shannon, mother

Anna B. Nix, mother-in-law

Edith Herring, mother

Ann Warren, mother

Ludean Peyton, friend

Adeline S. Cuesta

Andrea Farmer Vallerie Farmer, mother

Natalie Werkhoven, friend

Christina Dudley, friend

Sherri L. Collins Judy Nibbelink, friend

Kay M. Scott Janie Scott, mother-in-law

Koto Cooper

San Antonio

Christ Church

Betty Chumney India Guilbot, daughter

Wendy Meaden, daughter

Elizabeth Breazeale, daughter

Patricia McAlpin Gracie Cocke Peyton, mother

Loula Bell Peyton, grandmother

Bessie Hill Cocke, grandmother

Grace Norcross McAlpin Bell, mother-in-law

Marthe D. Curry Edith Downing, mother

Tish Tucker, daughter

Brooks Hagee, daughter-in-law

Greg Sethness

Trent & Kathy Timberlake Alice Jean Timberlake, mother

Patricia Allday, mother

Lois E. Shockley Diana Doron, friend

Theresa Georgia Wilson Georgia Howell Wilson, mother

Sarah G. McLain Ruth McCumber Gain, mother

Cynthia Franklin, “adopted” daughter

Christina L. Garber

Emmanuel C. Okonkwo Constance Okonkwo, mother

Florence Margaret Randell, mother

Rollins Rubsamen

Kathleen Lee & Richard Foster Gladys Lee, mother

Joann Foster, mother

Vivien, mother

Ruth, mother

Mother

AH Methodist

Wendy Meaden Betty Chumney, mother

Grace

Halya Burns, mother

Beatriz B. Martinez, mother

Brooke C. Morrow Rebecca Thompson, mother

Jamie George, daughter

Jennifer B. Ours Karen Boardman, mother

Marjorie George

Holy Cross

Carla J. Vaughn Dorothy Oliver, mother

Beulah Vaughn, friend

Reconciliation

Monnie Groos Stella Brown, mother

Garnet Szurek Margaret Swanson, mother

Abbie McLennon Abbie Thompson Sutter, mother

Sylvia Maddox Evelyn Burnell Hutcherson, mother

Stella Brown, godmother

Saradell Crawford, godmother

Lillas Harvey, godmother

Betty Storrs, godmother

Bobbie Maloy, godmother

Daughter-in-law

Christine & Bobby Hausser Maurine S. Hausser, mother

Madelyn H. Hauser, mother

Fred W. Riley, Jr. Mary Riley, mother

Janet Riley, wife

Jana Orsinger Sissy Davenport Orsinger, mother

Sara M. Buchanan

Priscilla Kate Coppock Elsie Kerr Mills, friend

St. David’s

Beverly Axford, mother

Dana Thomas Catherine Lillibridge, friend

Mary Reno White, mother

The Amos Family Betty C. Amos, mother

Maria Martinez, mother

Linda H. Woodlee Mildred, mother

Virginia, friend

Carol Hester Virginia Briggs Price, mother

Pamela Morrow Hawley Kathy Morrow, mother

Roane Harwood, friend

George & Mendita Ames Carolyn Garst, mother

Gretchen Garst, friend

Kirk Mason June Mason, mother

Eloise Pichinson, mother

Bobbie Mason, friend

Lucy Carter, friend

Yvonne Mason, friend

Lisa Mason, wife

Charlotte E. Phillips

R. Mercedes Zamudio Ruby Elois Zamudio, mother

Sue Schutz, friend

Catherine D. Lillibridge Carol Hester, mother-in-law

Carla Yetter DeForrest, mother

Eric Nelson Betty Dauterman, mother

Patricia T. McGaughy Gladys Thomson, mother

Patricia H. Biggs Annabel Work, mother


St. George

Carolyn Pogue Clara C. Spence, mother

J. Alan Peek

Martha C. Bastian Clallea Malone, mother

LaRue B. Acosta

Jennifer M. Kirkland Susan Alwais, mother

Betsy Kirkland, mother-in-law

Dale & Renny Worsham Elizabeth Samuel, mother

Maurine Worsham, mother

Jerry Fulenwider Dorothy Fulenwider, mother

Wes S. Hiatt Mary Patterson Shipton, mother

Saturday B-B Group, friends

Johanna Wiley, mother

Sandra Graciano, mother

Frances M. Plumb, mother

Doris M. Cook, mother-in-law

Merydwen Peschel, daughter

Seanna Roysden, daughter

Carol J. Molina Ruth Merko, mother

May Trigale, friend

St. Margaret’s

Virginia McWhirter, mother

St. Mark’s

Carlalee D. Pineda

Dina H. Aboulsaad

Helen Ballew Iris Lytle Ballew, mother

Lucy Wilson

Kathryn E. Cody Betty Anne Cody, mother

Fairlee Yelton Hazel Terrell, mother

Judith N. Rux Florence Rux, mother

Jeanette Ross Yolanda Pena, mother

Jane Ross, mother

Gay Cole Howard Wheeler, mother

Joy Voight, mother

St. Paul’s

Rilda L. Baker

St. Philip’s

Shirley M. Davis Carolyn Orange, friend

Katie Jones, friend

Ruth Thornton Nelson LaVada Fields Thornton, mother

Elisha Nelson, Jr. Lucille Edwards Nelson, mother

Barbara Calvin Mary Calvin, mother

L’Melbra Calvin, sister

Tamra Calvin, sister-in-law

Ruth Buckner, friend

Yvonne R. Smith Elma Rose Wills, aunt

St. Stephen’s

Martha Moyer, mother

Loretta M. Prochnow Grace Huslage, mother

Barry P. Hitchings Irma Hitchings, mother

Lynne Barrows Nell Westerhoff, mother

Joyce Barrows, mother-in-law

Ellen L. Brient Dannie Jordan Brient, mother

Robert M. Murff

“Wonderful and Happy, Happy Soul!”

The offering helps women and

children, trapped in poverty

around the world, find a way

to better their lives through

education, medical assistance,

and small business development.

In 2012, grants were made to

women and children in Belarus,

Guatemala, Honduras, Kenya,

Mexico, and Uganda, and St.

Jude’s Home in San Antonio.

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St. Thomas

Ada Chapman, mother

Charles & Jocelyn Harris Mary Harris, mother

Bertha Martins, mother

Suellen Walzel, mother

Benita Felan, friend

All Mothers

Sprole Mariana Caldwell, aunt

Elaine Brack, mother

Elizabeth Leslie, mother

Elizabeth Barnes, mother

Carole, Betty, mother

Chuck Woehler Dorothy Woehler, mother

William D. Hunt

Lorraine R. Babcock, All mothers

Nancy C. Harwi Geraldine Adams, mother

Esther & Thomas Rickey Our Mothers

Kate E. Beebe Thelma Williams, mother

Ken Anderle Lillie Anderle, mother

Carol Ann Britt Thelma Donling, mother

Eloise Hooper, friend

Judy Thompson Dee McLaughlin, mother

Sharon K. Mathers EdnaEarle Shirley, mother

Rosalind Love-Murray Carmen Love, mother

Patricia Murray, mother-in-law

Suzanne Love, sister

Stephanie L. Keller

Christy Atkins Joy Burns, mother

Louise B. Miner Emily Belden, mother

Irene Miner, mother-in-law

San Benito

All Saints’

Diana Bates, mother

Deborah Cantu, sister

San Marcos

St. Mark’s

Patty Polk Sara Meyers, stepmother

Mickie Pate, friend


Donor Honoree

“Loving & caring. She was a cushion when we fell, comfort when we needed.”

Seguin

St. Andrew’s

Renee E. Cutcher Audrey Herron, mother

Margaret Cutcher/Muckelroy, mother-in-law

Kim Cutcher, daughter-in-law

Wendie Cutcher, daughter-in-law

Dorothy Bauer Ann Bauer, friend

Susan Bauer, friend

Julie Khuzami, friend

Janie Baker Melinda Ingersoll, friend

Ruth Gibson Clark Audrey Eleanor Therese Mills-Wright Price, mother-in-law

Sonora

St. John’s

Mrs. Jack Baker

Universal City

St. Matthew’s

Mary Lynne Barrow Mary E. Kenyon, mother

People of St. Matthew’s

Uvalde

St. Philip’s

Chris Carper Mary Lucille Carper, mother

Sue C. Capt Hattie Carper, mother

Cheryll D. McGehee Monica Hernandez, daughter

Melissa Cerna, daughter

Kristie Blackwell, daughter

Brandi McGehee, daughter

Victoria

St. Francis

Sandra Stevenson Christian

Weslaco

Grace

Janice M. Howard Mary Elizabeth Howard, mother

Ron Evensen Ethel Evensen, mother

Cassandra Ganes, mother

Renate M. Chamberlain Johanna, mother

Joy Herrera Raquel Gonzalez, mother

Patricia P. Duane, godmother

Estela Guerrero, mother

Lourdes Cadena, friend

Wimberley

St. Stephen’s

Iona F. Fountain, mother

Nancy Henson Frances Elizabeth Cromack, mother

Miami, Florida

St. Agnes

Joan L. Ballard Alsace Lorraine Payol, mother

Additional Donations Dallas Ann Van Koll, mother

Barbara Struble, friend

Mary L. Moran, mother

Margaret, mother

Bernice Battles , mother

Dorothy Smith, mother

Corpus Christi

Kathleen Fleming Kaye Gallagher, mother

Kerrville

Janet E. Fields-Himes Annette F. Fields, mother

Edna Cloer, friend

McAllen

Jan M. Klinck

Mission

Elizabeth Lawson Mary Poore, mother

June Strader, mother

Lilly Lawson, mother-in-law

San Antonio

Margaret W. Grunwald Grace K. Williams, mother

Kristine Thomas Dorothy Aiken, mother

Pat Frazier, mother

Lillian Sims, friend

Marietta Sims, friend

Suzanne Atnip, friend

Deborah D. Murphy Mothers

Mary Carolyn Watson Virginia Rocen, mother

Charlotte Watson, mother-in-law

Nelda R. Cade

Louis J. Lamm, Jr. Marguerite D. Lamm, mother

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T he nature trail at Camp Capers was originally cleared by high school-age youth attending a Servant leadership Camp seven summers ago. In the years following, the

trail disappeared under overgrown brush, trees, and native grasses. However, this summer, campers attending either session A or B of Senior High camp at Camp Capers are spending time weeding, clearing, shaping, and restoring the nature trail and adding meditation components.

In june, the youth at Senior High A mowed and weeded the trail and lined it with new cedar posts. They filled in the path with fresh mulch made from trees that had been removed from the Camp Capers property. The campers, working as a team, spent almost five hours on the trail. Twelve meditation posts were set along the trail when it was first established, so this summer, tiles were made to set on each. Each cabin at Senior High A contributed by writing a Bible verse on each tile to provide meditation stops.

On june 14, as Senior High A came to a close, the campers awoke early and dedicated the trail during a sunrise service. Plenty of work remains for campers attending Senior High B in july. The tail section of the trail still needs to be cleared and mowed, lined and filled with mulch.

The idea of restoring the nature trail came from leaders of the Senior High sessions A and B when they gathered last fall to plan each week and think of a service project that the campers could work on together and complete. The Rev. lisa Mason, the Rev. Ben Nelson, and Sarah Kates (Session A); and the Rev. jason Roberts, Bishop David Reed, and jackie McCarthy (Session B); dean, chaplain, and teacher, respectively, decided the high school-age youth could bring new life to the nature and meditation trail.

Once complete, the nature and mediation trail, which is approximately 150 yards long, will provide opportunities for many. The trail will offer a space to listen to nature and reflect, to simply gaze on god’s creation and meditate on His Word, to sneak away for a quiet run or walk, and to find inspiration. Plans for the future include access to the guadalupe River.

with the goal of helping Stokes draw plans for both. “We are testing soils and learning what types of plants would draw in butterflies,” said grello.

Stockton, an ecology and biodiversity major at Sewanee, is also spending her time at Camp Capers completing a bird survey and habitat assessment. She walks around the property several mornings a week and pays particular attention to the birds she sees and hears in 15-minute intervals. “I know of two endangered species that would thrive here among the types of trees – the golden-cheeked Warbler and the Black-capped Vireo,” said Stockton.

grello, who is a forestry major at Sewanee, is using the time and resources at Camp Capers to begin course work for the fall semester. She will identity 360 trees, not all at Camp Capers, but she will be plant pressing leaves to take back to Tennessee. grello is also soil sampling in the garden and down by the guadalupe riverbank. “There is definitely an erosion problem by the river near the [Will Stocker] Amphitheater, which is leaving sediment in the water, so I am researching stream-side management plans,” said grello.

Both Stockton and grello are working on a tree survey. They will inventory the trees, research new varieties, and pay special attention to the oaks, old and new. Trees are being planted each year as part of the tree program at Camp Capers, compensating for the removal of oaks that have succumbed to the long-standing drought. grello said, “It’s best to plant four trees to every one removal due to tree mortality.” The girls plan to provide a hazard report, identifying where branches need to be trimmed, the best management solutions for trees, and if certain young trees may provide a physical problem as they grow.

Stockton and grello want to educate the summer campers and get them involved. “We want the primary campers to color and make tags for all the vegetables and fruit in the garden,” said Stockton. “We also hope to place tree tags along the new nature trail and create information stations, so campers will know what trees they are walking by and a little more about each type,” said grello.

In between check-ins with university professors and with David griffin, site director of Camp Capers, the summer projects for Stockton and grello will keep them busy, and slightly warm under the Texas sunshine.

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Marthe Curry is the diocesan Director of Development for World Mission. Reach her at [email protected].

“ you’re going to be my new best friend,” the Rev. laurie McKim, assistant rector

of Advent, Brownsville announced as she eyed me down the long table at the Valley Clericus meeting in May. McKim and the Rev. Reese Friedman, rector of Advent, invited me to help scope out possibilities for future Advent youth mission trips. This visit landed me the opportunity to become personally involved in a new mission partnership between Advent, Brownsville, Costa Rica.

Fast forward a few weeks, and McKim and the Rt. Rev. Hector Monterroso gonzalez, bishop of the Diocese of Costa Rica, were meeting Friedman, Ricky jaime (one of Advent’s youth leaders) and me at the San jose Airport in Costa Rica.

Over lunch at a nearby restaurant, we began to learn more about the Bishop of the Diocese of Costa Rica. Bishop Monterroso, a guatemalan, is by training an engineer, and his father was a professional soccer player. Monterroso’s love for sports and his mathematical skills have been great tools for building 12 churches in the ten years he’s been bishop.

A New Mission Partnership:Advent, Brownsville and Costa Rica | By Marthe Curry

As a young priest, he was sent into a small village in guatemala to build a church. “you don’t build a building and expect people to come,” Monterroso told us. “you have to go out where the people are.” When the new priest discovered that secondary and college students around him were failing out of school because of math, he began tutoring them and soon had a class of 40 students. The students became part of a fledgling church, and they brought their parents.

Monterroso looked around and noticed that many children were wandering the streets after school with nothing to do since most of their parents were still working. He started a chess club which grew to 24 members – who also became part of the church. And they, too, brought their parents. He still plays soccer and foosball with the children, and so the church grows.

How were 12 churches built within ten years? The philosophy in Costa Rica is that you go out into the community and see how Christ can be served there. What are the needs? And how can the Body of Christ respond? Monterroso says the way we serve god is by serving people.

In our visits throughout the week, we saw many areas where Advent’s young people could come and serve: two state-of-the-art primary schools with computer labs that are used by the students and their parents, two day care centers where the church members are volunteer teachers, an AIDS program with an attached sewing center where women are educated about their disease and where their sewing generates income

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Rio Hondo, Limon, Costa Rica.

for their needs, and church buildings in the process of being built or expanded.

Frequently on mission trips, teams struggle to find ways to partner with local church members so that the ministry is mutually beneficial. On this mission, we found ourselves being ministered to; we learned of the Costa Rican vision for growth, of their faith in god’s provision, of their reliance on god’s Word, and of their work to see god’s will fulfilled.

The Department of World Mission looks forward to working with the people of Costa Rica in the future and learning even more from them. As for Advent, they’re already planning next year’s youth mission trip.

What a joy. Thanks, laurie. I’ll go with you anytime.

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Faith and Spirituality in the Treatment of Depression

NAMI.org, the website of the National Alliance on Mental Illness published an article in May entitled “Faith and Spirituality Beneficial in Treatment, Study Finds.”

The article, written by Hisaho Blair, referenced a recent study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders that shows more response to short-term treatment of depression from people who believe in god.

The study represented 159 patients in a day-treatment program, of which most had a primary diagnosis of major depression. Others in the group had diagnoses of bipolar disorder and anxiety disorders.

The participants rated their belief in god, as well as their expectations for the treatment outcome on a five-point scale. Seventy-two percent said their belief in god was “fair” or greater. Blair stated, “This group was more than twice as likely to respond to treatment as those who reported ‘no’ or only a ‘slight’ belief in god.”

The study found that those with a higher belief in god also had more positive expectations of their treatment plan. “While the study does not prove any cause or effect, it shows the positive side effects of spirituality,” said Blair. “As hopelessness is often a major symptom of severe mental illness, finding ways to incorporate spirituality into treatment could be a key step to recovery.”

To read the article in full, go to www.nami.org and search for “faith and spirituality.”

Jerry Fulenwider, who is involved with Mental Health Ministries as part of the diocesan Christian Faith in Action Department, is available to help your church start a mental health support group. You can contact Jerry at [email protected].

Happening, or the Bishop’s Happening Movement, is a three-day weekend spiritual retreat for high school students in grades 10-12, typically held twice a year. Its aim is to concentrate closely on the person and teachings of Jesus Christ. Faith is seriously examined in a relaxed, fun, and informal atmosphere. The team, which spends months carefully planning each weekend, is led by a “rector”—a student—and includes other students and some adults. Each weekend ends with a closing service, which parents and supporters are invited to attend. High school students who have attended a Happening, or have “happened,” can participate in the HIS Love reunion which is held in conjunction with each Happening weekend.

Clara Duffy will be a high school senior in the fall. She is a member of St. Alban’s, Harlingen. Reach her at [email protected].

P eople are partly defined by the communities to which they belong.

Personally, I feel loved, accepted, and appreciated amongst the youth of the Diocese of West Texas.

“Happening” was only a familiar term for the first ten years of my life. later on, it became a thing of mystery and wonder as my time to “happen” approached. I was forbidden to attend any more closings (which had been like sneak peaks, watching my friends and family experience the real deal). When conversations about Happening were held in my home, I had to put my hands over my ears and sometimes leave the room, which I did smiling after overhearing a new piece of information.

Through this time of waiting to “happen” I listened and watched and wondered as much as I could, because I sensed something great. Even before it became a part of my life, I could tell that Happening would be pivotal and a catalyst in my faith.

So I entered a wonderful community in August 2011 at The Church of the good Shepherd, Corpus Christi. I arrived and threw

myself into Happening, knowing all the while that this was what I had been waiting for. But, of course, it was completely unlike my expectations.

The secret of Happening is part of its charm, so I will not spill my entire experience. However, one notable thing about Happening is the way it comes back to you once you’ve left.

Feelings, memories, bits and pieces of the weekend came back to me months after I had pulled out of the parking lot at good Shepherd. It’s the power of prayer, the sweet letters, the music and thought-provoking questions, the speeches, and small families. Overall, it is the tangible, obvious presence of god that is the driving force behind Happening.

I believe that I made some of my dearest friends at Happening, because there we were the very best versions of ourselves. I believe that I keep going back, that I eagerly sign up for every HIS love reunion because it’s like a spiritual milkshake, and I leave feeling like the hands and feet of god. I leave full of the Holy Spirit, poised to pour it out on all I meet.

All in all, Happening has been an enormous blessing in my life. Through being on staff, I have watched it transform people and fill them with the same need it fills me with—a need to go back, to stretch out the feelings from Happenings all year, to continually grow and change and become the person I am at Happening.

Happening #125

Happening #125 will be held at TMI - The Episcopal School of Texas, August

2-4, 2013. Happening is a spiritual retreat weekend for high school

students in grades 10-12. To learn more, visit

www.dwtx.org/happening.

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Farmer’s Market at Viva!

Viva! Bookstore in San Antonio hosts a farmer’s market on Mondays. From 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. customers can pick up locally grown, organic fruits and vegetables in the parking lot in front of Viva.

The vendor is a farmer from Devine, Texas. With Viva’s motto and mission as Creativity, Spirituality, Health, and Wellness, and a health-conscious Vegan restaurant in the store’s complex, the idea was supported immediately. “We are supporting a local businessman and providing healthy foods, and there isn’t another farmer’s market close to our location,” said Carla Pineda, assistant manager of the bookstore.

For more information, contact Viva! at 800-826-1143.

The 2013 Summer World Mission Symposium

Managing Expectations - Working with our Mission Partners

Saturday, August 248:30 - 3:00

Bishop Jones Center111 Torcido

San Antonio, TX 78209

Cost for materials and lunch is $20. Register at www.dwtx.org/events

or call 888/210-824-5387.

How many times have we been disappointed with the outcomes of our thoughtfully conceived projects

because we assumed everyone was on the same page? Careful articulation

of expectations helps us avoid pitfalls in relationships, whether they be

personal or corporate.

Join us and hear:

Bishop Bill Frey: Setting Expectations

Patricia Perea: Work Ourselves Out of a Job

The Rev. Eric Fenton: Financial Realities

TENS Conference lIVE STREAM

The Episcopal Network for Stewardship (TENS) will stream its annual conference for the first time ever. The conference, with the theme “Flourish in Faith,” will be streamed in real-time (not available for re-broadcast) on july 12 and 13.

Cost to attend the webcast is $75. Sessions will include the opening worship, various workshops, and three different plenary sessions with Dr. j. Clif Christopher and Bishop Bruce Caldwell. The annual TENS conference is designed for ministry leaders in stewardship, either clergy or lay. For more information and the details of the webcast, visit http://www.tens.org/2013-conference/.

Bishop Orombi in Corpus Christi

St. Mark’s and the Church of the good Shepherd, both in Corpus Christi, are hosting a lecture series with Bishop Henry luke Orombi, former Archbishop of uganda. Orombi will deliver three messages on “The life that Impacts” in Munds Hall at good Shepherd.

Dinner will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, August 16, followed by the first address “Keeping your Vision Fresh.” Saturday will begin with a continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m. followed by Orombi at 9:00 and 11:00 - “jesus, Always Our Role Model” and “The Question jesus Keep Asking.” For more information contact the church office at good Shepherd at 361-822-1735.

Christian Contemplative Retreat

A Christian Contemplative Retreat will be held at the Well Spring Conference Center in Blanco on Sunday, October 13, through Sunday, October 19. The Rev. Sandra Casey-Martus, rector of St. Stephen’s in Wimberley, and Carla Mancari, spiritual guide, will lead the retreat.

Come treat yourself to a well-deserved week retreat dedicated to intentional rest, silence, meaningful worship, prayer, theological reflections and Scripture study. Holy Eucharist will be celebrated daily. Private rooms are offered for a maximum of 20 guests. guests supply bedding materials. Cost is $225. To reserve a space mail application and a $100 non-refundable registration fee to St. Stephen’s at 6000 A-FM 3237, Wimberley, Texas, 78676.

“The lessons” by Casey-Martus and Mancari will need to be purchased beforehand. Visit www.dwtx.org/church-events for registration info or call St. Stephen’s at 512-847-9956.

Closing Reception of Sacred groundCathedral House gallerySunday, july 28 | 3:00 to 5:00 p.mBishop jones Center111 Torcido Dr., San Antonio, 78209

join us for a reception as the exhibit “Sacred ground” at Cathedral House gallery prepares to come down. There will be live music and special discounts on select artwork. Sales of the artwork benefit Threads of Blessing, the Department of World Mission, and other ministries of the Diocese of West Texas.

Take time to walk the new self-guided audio tour of Cathedral Park, the grounds around the Bishop jones Center. learn more at www.dwtx.org/CPWalk.


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The Diocesan Habitat Build in lockhart

Joining the Carpenter from Nazarethin this missionary endeavor of love and care...

In his address to Diocesan Council in 2012, Bishop Lillibridge encouraged each congregation to join in a

diocesan-wide initiative to build three Habitat houses over a six-year period. Funds are being raised each year (2012-2017), and the builds will occur in 2013, 2015, and 2017.

The first house is currently under construction, as the first working weekend was held on June 22-23 (see picture

below). The home is in Lockhart and will be for a widow and her two young children. Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Lockhart and the Caldwell County Habitat Affiliate are

deeply involved in this effort, and the diocesan Habitat Builders for West Texas have worked hard to piece together

all the details.

The build will take place over 15 weekends. Meals, lodging, and needed tools and equipment are provided.

In this missionary effort, each church is asked to send volunteers for one weekend. Volunteers need to sign

up prior to their visit, and for sign up information and many other details, please visit http://www.dwtx.org/

habitat-build or contact Mike Ammerman at Emmanuel, Lockhart, at [email protected].

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july Night at the Ballpark - Corpus Christi The annual Episcopal Night at Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi will be held on Thursday, july 18, when the Corpus Christi Hooks play the Frisco RoughRiders. game time is 7:05 p.m. A picnic before the game will be available. For ticket prices and reservations, contact Wayne Sykora at 361-877-6983.

Portal 13 Portal 13 is a retreat weekend for recent high school graduates and rising high school seniors. led by College Missions, the retreat weekend will be held july 19-21 at Camp Capers and will serve as a time to help students transition from high school to college with information on campus ministries. Cost is $100 and includes lodging and all meals. If a rising senior is attending the Senior High B camp session, the cost for Portal 13 is $75. For more information, contact greg Richards at [email protected]

august Happening #125 Happening #125 will be held at TMI - The Episcopal School of Texas in San Antonio on Friday-Sunday, August 2-4. HIS love #125 will be held at St. Francis, San Antonio, Saturday-Sunday, August 3-4. To register, visit www.dwtx.org/happening.

Summer World Mission Symposium The 2013 Summer World Mission Symposium will be held Saturday, August 24, in the Mission Room of the Bishop jones Center from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The theme for the day is Managing Expectations - Working with our Mission Partners. Register online at www.dwtx.org/events or call 888/210-824-5387.

septeMber Education for Ministry (EfM) Training The next Education for Ministry (EfM) mentor training will take place Friday-Saturday, September 20-21, 2013 at Camp Capers. Basic and Formation training will be offered. you may contact Ada Sutherland for more information at [email protected] or 361-572-4816.

oCtober Cursillo #261 Cursillo #261 will be held at Mustang Island Conference Center, Thursday-Sunday, October 10-13. lay Rector is Patsy Durham from All Saints, Corpus Christi, and the Spiritual Director is the Rev. jim Friedel rector of St. Peter’s, Rockport. Register online at www.dwtx.org/events.

Fall Women’s gathering The annual Fall Women’s gathering sponsored by the Commission for Women’s Ministry will be held Friday-Sunday, October 11-13, at Camp Capers. The theme for the weekend is “Exploring the ME in Scripture,” and women are invited to come explore how Scripture informs who you are today, yesterday, and tomorrow. The Rev. Patricia Riggins will be the presenter, and the Rev. lera Tyler will serve as chaplain. Register at www.dwtx.org/events.

www.dwtx.org/blog Read ministry stories from our churches in between issues of The Church News. The blog also features current news, national news, and diocesan ministry updates.

reflectionsonline The diocesan spiritual formation blogsite, ReflectionsOnline offers weekly reflections and resources for your spiritual journey. www.reflections-dwtx.org

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