the messenger, february 2014

The MessengerGrace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

Volume 61, No. 2 February 2014

What’s Inside: Third Thursday • EYC • 20-30s • Women’s Retreat • School News Rector’s Forum • Sports • Outreach Ministry • 39ers • FFF • Pastoral Care Corner

Inside This Issue20-30@GSL ................................................... 539ers ............................................................ 4Altar Flowers................................................ 11Athletics ........................................................ 6Bygone Days ................................................. 7Calendar Highlights ....................................... 12Christian Education ...................................... 8-9EYC News ...................................................... 6First Friday Fellowship ..................................... 4Food Pantry Sunday ........................................ 7From the Rector ............................................. 3Looking Towards Sunday ............................... 11Member News .............................................. 11Needlework Guild ........................................... 5Outreach Ministries ......................................... 7Pastoral Care Corner ....................................... 7Rector’s Forum ............................................... 3School News ................................................ 10Scout News ................................................... 5Third Thursday ............................................... 4VBS Dates ..................................................... 8Women’s Retreat ............................................ 5On the cover: One of Grace-St. Luke’s Tiffany windows located in the Chapel, “The Boy Jesus in the Temple.” The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him. (Luke 2:40)

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Sunday Service Times8 am Holy Eucharist8:45 am Breakfast9:30 am Christian Education (Sept.–May)10:30 am Holy Eucharist5:30 pm Holy EucharistNursery available for all services except the 5:30 pm service.

Office Hours8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday–Friday

StaffThe Rev. Richard Lawson, RectorThe Rev. Gayle McCarty, Associate RectorFr. Joseph Wallace-Williams, Associate RectorChristi Authement, Activities & Athletics Dir.Beulah Boone, SextonBeth Claybrook, Financial AssistantWesley Emerson, Organist/ChoirmasterSharon Campbell, Nursery DirectorConnie Johns, Membership & NewcomersEva Loftin, Assistant Nursery DirectorLucy Owens, Communications DirectorHarriet Roberts, Christian Education DirectorDebbie Smith, Music AssociateLinda Stine, Finance & AdministrationMary Margaret Winn, Youth Minister

2014 Vestry Grant Adams, Antoinette Cheney, Juan Fuentes, Edith Heller, Sidney Hickey, Allison King, Hal Medling, Donna Sanders, Cynthia Saatkamp, King Self, Josh Shipley, Bruce Williams, Betsy Wilson, Ken Woodmansee and Hal Wright.

Vestry and Executive Committee The vestry meets the third Tuesday of each month in Trezevant Hall. The Executive Committee meets the Friday before vestry at 7:45 am in the Peete Conference Room. These meetings are open to the parish. Vestry members are also available to convey matters of importance from parishioners to the vestry. Watch your eNews and eMessenger for the links to the vestry minutes. To be added to the eNews/eMessenger distribution lists, contact Lucy Owens, [email protected]. Vestry email: [email protected]

Messenger DeadlineThe deadline for the February issue of The Messenger is 9 am, January 15! Contact Lucy at 272-7425 or [email protected] with any questions.

Support Groups at GSLMeeting from 12:20–12:40

AA meetings: Tuesdays, 6:30 pm

Narcotics Anonymous: Sundays, 8 pm

Al Anon: Thursdays, 10:30 am

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous: Mondays & Thursdays, 8 pm

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Rector’s Forum Sundays at 9:30 am in Trezevant

2/2 “Ground” with Fred Bahnson. Fred Bahnson is director of the Food, Faith, & Religious Leadership Initiative at Wake Forest University School of Divinity. He is the author of Soil & Sacrament: A Spiritual Memoir of Food and Faith.

2/9 “Money” with the Reverend Corky Carlisle. Corky Carlisle is an Episcopal priest currently serving as the Interim Rector of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Auburn, Alabama. Corky travels the country talking about stewardship. Although he is not a published author, he is a storyteller who engages people at the level of the mind and heart.

2/16 “Home” with the Reverend Katherine Bush. Katherine Bush is the chaplain at St. Mary’s School in Memphis. She is also published in the critically acclaimed commentary Feasting on the Word.

2/23 “Work” with the Reverend Sam Portaro. Sam Portaro is an Episcopal priest, having served many years as the Episcopal chaplain to the University of Chicago. He has published many books, including Brightest and Best: A Companion to Lesser Feasts and Fasts and Transforming Vocation.

From the Rector: Something Mysterious and Simple

Once a month, our young at heart members of the parish gather for a good lunch and program. Actually, they start with wine and cheese at 11:30 am. The group is named

“the 39ers,” because at some point they either stopped calculating or sharing their age. They are a group of people who are—in the words of their leader, Mary Virginia Rogers—“39 years old and holding.” They are also a fun group whose wisdom and devotion to GSL make a world of difference in our parish’s life, even as I know they receive many gifts from our parish.

There are many reasons I enjoy being with them, including the fact that they are really honest with me about just about everything, from hopes to fears.

This past month the 39ers had a couple of visitors for lunch, one of whom approached me and said, “I want to tell you something about your parish.” Because I did not know her personally, it made what she said that much sweeter. She said, “I recently visited here, frankly not having been to church in some time, although I have been an active Episcopalian for some time. Leaving Grace-St. Luke’s, I turned to my friend who was with me and said, ‘This is the first time in many years that I left church feeling as if God really loves me.’”

We talked a bit more, and I told her that her words meant a lot to me because, actually, I hope that in our parish people experience God’s love as the most powerful reality in their lives. And I told her that I loved her verb choice: I believe God’s love is something we should feel, not just think about. Isn’t that why we sing those hymns with gusto? Isn’t that why we sometimes cry in church watching all of God’s people approach the altar? Isn’t that why there is color in the stained glass? And humor in the sermons?

We want to feel something of God’s love and presence, not just think it.

I give thanks to God for our parish, Grace-St. Luke’s. I give thanks for the people who will come to us in 2014 and discover or remember that God really loves them. On Sunday mornings, let us never ever forget that there are guests among us who are searching for something as mysterious and as simple as the love of God.

The Reverend Richard Lawson


39ers Meeting Valentine’s Day, February 14, Love is in the Air

Join us for our next meeting on Feb. 14. Social time begins at 11:30 am with wine and cheese and marvelous conversation. A light lunch wiil be served at noon for only $6.00. The program following lunch will be our own organist/choirmaster Wesley Emerson, and he will be joined by our own vocalists, Linda Stine and Christi Authement. This promises to be a great program. All are welcome! Come and bring your Valentine and enjoy the music.

Reservations to Lucy by noon on Feb. 12, [email protected] or 272-7425. Looking forward to seeing you there.Mary Virgina Rogers, [email protected]

“FFF” First Friday Fellowship: South Main Trolley Night On Feb. 28, at 6:30 pm, FFF will head downtown for South Main Trolley Night. We will gather at the open outdoor space next to Bluff City Coffee for the South Main Grill Out Social and then explore what the South Main District has to offer.

RSVP for the event and get all the details on the FFF Facebook page at facebook.com/GSLFirstFridayFellowship. You can also email Kim Norris ([email protected]) for more information. FFF is a place where parishioners and friends can connect for fun and fellowship, mix and mingle, and enjoy lively conversation.

For those needing childcare, the church nursery will be available from 6-10 pm for infants to age 9 at the price of $15 total for one child, $17 for two, or $20 for three or more (per family). Contact Sharon Campbell ([email protected]) by Feb. 21 to make reservations for childcare. (If you think you will be out past 10:00 pm, please make arrangements for alternate childcare.)

Musical Tour of Broadway Third Thursday Program

Wesley Emerson always puts on a great performance, and this will surely be one of his best! On Feb. 20, he will entertain us with a festive show tunes review featuring soprano Catherine Grace Cox, bass Paul Murray, and tenor Dan Swanson. Gather up your friends and join us for a musical tour of Broadway…from Camelot to 42nd Street. Wesley and friends will put us all in that New York state of mind!

Come socialize over drinks and appetizers beginning at 6:30 pm in Trezevant Hall. Dinner is at 7:00, and the program follows. You’ll be home by 8:30 having had a wonderful time for a most reasonable fee.

Third Thursday dinners are designed to include empty nesters and anyone else who wants to spend a fun evening with others. If you haven’t been to a Third Thursday event before, this is a great one to start with.

Please make your dinner reservations no later than Tuesday, Feb. 18, by calling Lucy Owens at the church office (272-7425) or by email at [email protected]. In keeping with church policy, your reservation is your agreement to pay. You can pay in advance online at www.gracestlukes.org/events/third-thursday/.

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Needlework Guild

Do you enjoy needlework or would you like to learn? Is your passion knitting, cross-stitch, embroidery, crewel embroidery, needlepoint, quilting, smocking

or tatting? If it is, grab your sewing things, or pick out a project and make plans to join other ladies (and ladies in training) on Saturday, Feb. 22, from 4–8 pm. Please bring a sack supper. You need to be 10 or older and want to spend some time visiting and stitching. There will be plenty of opportunity to share what you have made and admire what others have created. We will share skills and enjoy being together in Trezevant Hall. If you need help selecting a project, with knowing what to bring, or if you would like to reserve a table for your larger project, please contact Harriet Roberts, [email protected], or Kim White, [email protected]. Beginners are welcome!


Sunday, Feb. 2, immediately following the 10:30 service, 20-30@GSL will head downtown to Kooky Canuck (97 S Second St.) courtesy of GSL. If you are in your 20-30s and looking for a little fellowship, whether you are new to GSL or already members, we invite you to join us for lunch. An evite was sent out and if you would like to have your email added, please contact Lucy Owens at [email protected].

20-30@GSL Bible Study resumes Feb. 4 and will also meet Feb. 18 and 25 at Otherlands Coffee Bar, 641 S. Cooper.

“this round’s on Me” will meet the 2nd Tuesday of the month, Feb. 11, at Alchemy, 940 S. Cooper, from 6:30-7:30 pm. The guest speaker is Rabbi Kate, and her topic will be “If I were a rich man.”

For a complete schedule of 20-30@GSL offerings, visit www.gracestlukes.org/events/20-30gsl-spring-offerings/. Contact Fr. Joseph, [email protected], for more info.

Connecting for Fellowship, Food,

Fun, and God!

20-30@GSL

GSL Women’s Retreat 2014“Of All That Is, Seen and Unseen …”

These words from the Nicene Creed remind us to pay attention not only to all that our eyes see, but also to all those bits and pieces of our daily lives which, because of busyness, clutter, distraction, anxieties, worries, and fears, we no longer see. We will gather together in an intentional contemplative container of space and time to practice seeing all that is—seen and unseen—for it may very well be that God is resting quietly there, in these “unseen” corners of our daily lives, hidden in plain view.

The retreat will be led by Ellen Gabardi. Ellen has completed a 2-year training from Shalem, a contemplative spiritual formation institute in Washington, DC, in leading groups and retreats. She has also completed an additional 2-year training in spiritual direction from The Center for Ministry at Millsaps College.

February 28 - March 2St. Columba Retreat Center

Join us as we renew … refresh … and relax …with old and new friends in a beautiful setting !

.Register in Trezevant Hall on February 2 or 9, or go to the GSL website (www.gracestlukes.org/events/womens-retreat/) and print out your registration form (available soon). Single or double occupancy available. Please call Michelle Charbonnet at 831-6170 with your questions.

News from our ScoutsJoin us Feb. 2 for Scout Sunday at GSL. GSL’s scouts and their leaders will be recognized at the 10:30 service.

Finally, its time for Girl Scout cookies! The GSL Brownies and Girl Scouts will sell cookies at church on Sundays, Feb. 23 and March 2.

Below: The Brownies made sit upons with children’s sewing author and GSL teacher Amie Plumley.


February 2–Superbowl Sunday: Come watch the Denver Broncos take on the Seattle Seahawks during this year’s Superbowl!! Friends are always welcome and dinner will be served. Hosted by the Hubers, 620 S. Belvedere Blvd. 5 pm–end of halftime.

February 9–Are you smarter than a youth leader? The popular game show…with a twist! Come challenge our fearless youth leaders in a test of middle school and high school knowledge. It’s been a while since they took algebra, so come try to stump them! We will meet at our regular times and dinner will be served.

February 16–More Than a Meal and Bridge Builders: Come participate in one of GSL’s great ministries by volunteering at More Than a Meal. We will meet in the church kitchen at 3 pm to help set-up, then serve our guests at 4, and clean up by 5:15. At 5:30, there will be a presentation by leaders at Bridge Builders, an organization for young people to promote diversity and leadership. We will end the evening with games, dinner, and pick up at 7.

February 23–It Takes All Kinds: Following up on the Bridge Builders presentation, we will discuss diversity and its many varieties. In celebrating our differences, we will learn that “it takes all kinds.” Meet at our regular times for discussion, games, and dinner. Don’t forget to bring a friend to the final EYC of the month!!!

If you have questions, contact Mary Margaret ([email protected]) or stop by her office in the church.

EYC Newsand Events

Baseball, Softball, T-Ball Sign-up link: http://www.gracestlukes.org/playball/

WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2014 ~ TOP 10 CHECK LIST1) TEAM ASSIGNMENTS are made according to each individual’s

grade and ability, with an effort to make the teams as even as possible.2) By tradition, recreational league coaches are VOLUNTEER PARENT

COACHES. We make every effort to equip coaches with knowledge and assistance in order to provide quality coaching.

3) PRACTICES may begin as early as April 1 and are most often held at the GSL and Memphis Catholic Fields. Your coach will contact you at the end of March when he/she receives their team roster. Coaches generally have one/two pre-season weekly practices and typically drop practices once the season begins. Please contact Christi Authement if you have not heard from your coach by April l.

4) COACHES EXPECTATIONS: As part of the commitment to play, the coaches will expect that each player makes practices and games a priority AND are on time for practices and games. Playing for a team is not only an individual commitment, but also a team commitment. Coaches will have a “Parent Meeting” at the beginning of the season to discuss the expectations of coaches and parents, and to review team rules, etc. One of the topics discussed will be how to make ALL GSL participants, particularly the non-GSL School children and families, feel welcomed: We want everyone to feel at home and a part of our GSL Community. IMPORTANT: Parents, please let your coaches know about your summer vacation plans. This will have a direct effect on team planning.

5) The SEASON is May 5/12- late June. There are two games per week (Mon/Thur or Tue/Fri) at 5:15 pm or 6:30 pm. Game Schedules will be ready at the end of April. GSL Home games are at the GSL Field (2233 Harbert).

6) TEAM PICTURES are May 18 at the GSL Field. Times TBA. Rain-out location is in the GSL Gym. Pictures will be distributed by the coaches at the end of the season.

7) UNIFORMS are provided by GSL and will be given to the coaches a week or 10 days before the season begins. The coaches will distrib-ute the uniforms to the players. Uniforms MUST be returned to the coaches at the end of the season, which ensures that you receive your team trophies and pictures.

8) GSL RECYCLES UNIFORMS each year to keep the replacement costs low. We ask that you return the pants, jerseys, belts (socks and hats are optional). Coaches will collect uniforms at the end of the season.

9) TROPHIES will be provided by GSL. The coaches will distribute the trophies at the end of the season.

10) Many teams have an END OF THE YEAR PARTY, which is or-ganized by the parents. This is a great opportunity for coaches to distribute pictures, trophies, and collect all uniforms!

* Mandatory Softball and Baseball Skill Assessments are March 22 & 23 at the GSL Field. Times TBA.

Please look at our GSL athletics web page for current information: www.gracestlukes.org; or contact Christi Authement at 825-7353 if you have any questions.

Church Athletics

Group photo of GSL youth and Mary Margaret Winn on the Diocesan ski trip.


OutreachMinistry

Making A Difference In Memphis – The Grace-St. Luke’s Food Pantry

They are everywhere! You can find them at the fax machine collecting the referral sheet from MIFA. You may meet them in the parking lot unloading cart after cart of food for the pantry. Maybe you have seen them packing the sacks of food to be given away or replenishing the shelves in preparation for the two days per week in which food is distributed to our guests. Or, perhaps you have witnessed their combined efficiency and graciousness on distribution days. Yes; the faithful and hard working volunteers of Grace-St. Luke’s Food Pantry are always around—everywhere—dedicated to this labor of love of caring and sharing with those less fortunate among us. A recent encounter with Lillian Trotter was eye opening for me as I learned just how many lives are touched by the hands and hearts of you all at Grace-St. Luke’s. I think you will agree and be equally moved by Lillian’s sharing below:

“The GSL Food Pantry is open most Mondays and Tuesdays from 1:00–2:00 pm. During that time in 2013 we served 737 families consisting of 961 adults and 784 children for a combined 1,745 hungry people. Not included in these numbers are those who appear at our doors as walk-ins. We sometimes have pet food for the animals, too. MIFA does the screening of clients for us.

To fulfill this mission we rely on donations of food and money from the church members, the school food drive, the youth group’s collection on the last Sunday of the month, and Central Christian Church; those who order from the Food Bank or purchase from a grocery; those who pick up the orders and stock the shelves; the sackers who come in twice a week to fill the bags; the two daily distributors; and the ones who report back to MIFA and Food Bank. This is very much a joint effort of dedicated men and women. We welcome new volunteers!”

Would you like to help? The following are just a few of the volunteers that you may contact to learn more about how you can lend your support via donations of goods, money or time. Lillian Trotter at [email protected] Juan Fuentes at [email protected] Happy Jones at [email protected] Gayle Evans at [email protected] Jefcoat at [email protected] The Reverend Gayle McCarty

Pastoral CareCorner

Valentine’s Day Flowers A new and exciting offering by Pastoral Care takes place Sunday, Feb. 9, immediately after the 10:30

am service. Look for the festive table in Trezevant Hall with vases of single stem roses. Debbie McCanless and Ashley Chi-ozza will help you choose a name from our current Pastoral Care list to whom you will hand-deliver this gift of love from Grace-St. Luke’s. All are welcome to participate! It is a great way to reconnect with someone or to make a new friend or for those with children to engage in ministry as a family. Happy Valentine’s Day to all! The Reverend Gayle McCarty

Food PanTrY ColleCTionThe last Sunday of the month (Feb. 23) is Food Pantry Sunday! The youth of GSL sponsor a food basket to collect items for

the GSL Food Pantry. Donation baskets will be available at the rear entrance of the church and west vestibule entrance by the sacristy.

neWs oF BYGone daYs50 years ago (1963): The February meeting of the Churchwomen elected new officers for two terms, beginning in May... Mrs. J. Wellford Dillard is the president-elect.

25 years ago (1988): A major milestone was reached on February 1st when Barbara Crocker celebrated her 20th anniversary as a member of the staff of Grace-St. Luke’s Church. She was honored by a luncheon, a lovely pendant, and a framed resolution from the Vestry.


Sunday Mornings, 9:30–10:15 am

Adults on Sunday MorningsRector’s Forum (Schedule on p. 3)Facilitator: The Reverend Richard LawsonLocation: Trezevant; All ages are welcome to attendThroughout the year, we will have various guests who help us to think and experience what God’s voice sounds like. To make a long story short: God speaks in different kinds of language in the Bible—from questions to demands to stories. Additionally, we will consider ways that we hear God’s voice in more surprising places, such as literature, movies, and even ordinary conversations with friends and strangers. Class presenters listed at www.gracestlukes.org/sunday-classes/.

Children and YouthNurseryBirth–18 Months; Location: Church Nursery;Children may be picked up in the Nursery prior to Communion, or at the conclusion of the service.If you have any questions about our Nursery, please feel free to contact Sharon Campbell, our director of Nursery ([email protected]).

Little Lambs Pre-Atrium19 Months to Young Threes; Location: Church Nursery

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd–Atrium IPre-K, JK and SK; Location: Atrium I (green)Catechesis of the Good Shepherd–Atrium IIFirst, Second, and Third Grade; Location: Atrium II (purple)The children remain in their Atria and continue their work until being picked up by parents for Eucharist.

‘Holy Men, Holy Women’Fourth and Fifth Grade; Location: Room 212Children will join their parents in Trezevant Hall at the conclusion of the Sunday school hour.

Journey to AdulthoodRite-136th–8th Grade; Location: Youth Space, Yellow RoomJ2A9th–12th Grade; Location: Youth Space, Red Room

Other Sunday Morning Offerings Children’s Activity Table (during adult coffee hour)Location: Room 212 or the Lobby of McClure HallDuring coffee hour following the 10:30 am service

Christian Education

Br. Reginald Crenshaw, OHC, speaking at the Jan. 19 Rector’s Forum on Black Liberation Theology: Three Generations of Wonderment and Awe.

Vacation Bible School Mark your Calendars!

June 2–June 6HOLY MEN/HOLY WOMEN

Make plans to join us from Monday, June 2, through Friday June 6, from 8:30–11:30 am for Vacation Bible School (VBS) at Grace-St. Luke’s. There will be a Traditional VBS Program for rising JK–rising 4th graders ($40); an Outreach Program for rising 5th–rising 8th graders ($40); and a Student Volunteer Program for rising 9th–rising 12th graders (no charge).

Nursery will be available, free of charge, to the children of all volunteers and we will have a limited number of slots available for 2 and 3 year olds in our Nursery: That would make it Pre-VBS if you will!

This year our Traditional VBS program will take a look at some of the ‘movers and shakers’ of our faith. Their stories are fascinating, funny, strange, courageous, interesting, and bold. Our Outreach Program will take a look at some of the problems facing Memphis. Each day the young people will learn about issues our community struggles with. We will hear from the folks who—everyday—make Memphis a better place to live.

There will be lots of time for learning, singing, crafting, snacking, and playing. Come on, and bring a friend! Sign-up will be available soon. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Harriet Roberts, director of Christian education, [email protected] or 272-7425 x 15.


Patience is a Virtue

by Harriet Roberts

Patience is a virtue. And—to be honest—it is a virtue I struggle with.

In this texting-emailing-fast food-75-mile-an-hour-world it seems to me that it has become harder and harder to be patient. But, I do see the value of patience, and the need to slow down.

When I think about patience, I think about fishing.

Fishing has taught me a lot about patience.

Though I am not now an avid fisherwoman, I have spent some time fishing for various different types of fish in various ways. In college I spent much of two consecutive winter vacations fishing with my boyfriend, Bingo, and his family at their cabin on Lucerne Lake in Dedham, Maine. I learned how to use an auger and a chisel and how to chip a hole in the thick ice that was large enough to pull a 20 pound lake trout through. I learned how to bait the hook with worms or fish bits and how to set an ice fishing trap. I also learned how to play cribbage which was the game of choice when you were sitting in a cold, unheated cabin in the middle of nowhere watching out the window for the trap flags to be sprung by some unsuspecting and unlucky trout. Once the red cloth flag waved, we would bolt out of the cabin and rush out onto the ice to see if anything was on the hook. Sometimes, we would pull a HUGE trout through the hole and think to ourselves ‘Wow! What a fish!’. One time, the fish in question was so large that we had to make the dinner-plate-sized hole in the ice larger to accommodate his (or her) stunning girth.

But, mostly we played cribbage. The moments of excitement were few and far between.

Unlike the winters, summers in Maine were hot and sunny and the fishing was from a canoe in a lovely brook that seemed only to be known to Bingo. These brook trout were different. They were smaller. Beautiful and delicate. It took at least one for a meal and what a meal it was. Of course we used poles and it was a lazy sort of fishing hunkered down in the canoe.

Bingo and I had a lot of fun fishing in Northern Maine. It was quite an education for this ‘flatlander’ from Cambridge, Massachusetts. Bingo was a kind and patient teacher and during the two years we dated, we caught a lot of fish together.

Newly married my husband, Stephen, and I went fishing with his best friend, Scott in West Point, Mississippi. This was different. No longer clear and cold, the water we were fishing in looked like a latte and was about the temperature of one. I did not care for that: I like to see through water. Always have, always will. So, I used the opaque water as my excuse and didn’t fish. I watched—with no small measure of delight at these two good, old friends—and I sat at the back of the boat drinking a sort of cold can of Diet Coke.

The bait of choice for this fishing expedition was crickets, and skewering them with the hook was so beyond my superpowers.

I watched Scott bait his hook and drop it into the muddy water. He waited.

Patiently.

I watched Stephen drop his hook into the muddy water. He moved it. He moved it again.

Scott caught a fish. Stephen moved his line again.

Scott re-baited his hook and put it in the water again. Stephen razzed Scott for having a better hook and magical bait and he moved his line again.

Scott caught another fish.

“Damn, Scott what kind of crickets are you using on that hook?” Stephen implored moving his line to yet another spot.

I watched and smiled to myself, semi-sprawled out in the back of the tiny boat.

From my perch, the reason Stephen was not catching anything was pretty clear to me: You have to be patient and give the fish a chance to find your squirming cricket.

continued on p. 10


Many, many thanks to everyone who attended the Lisa Lassandrello 5K race, Book Swap, or 8th Grade Italian Dinner in January. We are very grateful for your support of our school events!

We have enjoyed a great start to the school year and are looking forward to sending out new enrollment contracts in mid-February to families who want to join the GSL community in the fall. This is always an exciting time as we begin taking the first steps in planning for the new school year.

This is also an important time for our eighth graders, who embark this month on one of their most important final experiences at GSL—the Eighth Grade Independent Internship Project. In this program, eighth graders go on three-day business internships they have secured on their own, in lieu of exams, to put their critical-thinking and problem-solving skills to use in the workplace. This invaluable experience gives them an early opportunity to explore different career paths in the “real world,” and it is something we could not do without the support of the many people in this community who agree to mentor students at their place of business. These internships provide really important learning opportunities for our eighth graders, and we are proud to offer this unique and meaningful program as part of the curriculum here at GSL.

Upcoming Event: Middle School Second Trimester Art Show, Feb. 24-28Reception Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 5:00 pm

Anchor Center Upper Lobby Gallery

Happy Valentine’s Day!

School NewsBy Thor Kvande

Lots of red and white Saints spirit was on display during Homecoming week in January.

It was great seeing GSL alumni Augie, Evan, and Baker on campus in January as members of MUS vocal harmony ensemble Beg to Differ.

They performed for the school at Celebration.

So that hot July afternoon has become my metaphor for patience: You have to give a fish the chance to find a squirming cricket. Sometimes that is easier said than done.

There are seven virtues: Chastity; Charity; Diligence; Humility; Kindness; Patience; and Temperance. I struggle—as most people do—with some more than others.

But, I encounter opportunities to be patient every day. Sometimes I am successful. I take a deep breath and stay in the moment when it seems like the only solution to the issue du jour is to clone myself—twice.

Sometimes I feel like my head could explode and I question, out loud and in a not-so-polite tone why somebody would choose to just step off the curb and march across Union Avenue as if there weren’t cars aplenty zooming by.

I recognize that patience is indeed a virtue and it is one I am working on. What virtues do you struggle with? Which ones are hard for you and which ones have you licked?

I wonder about these things.

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Looking Towards Sunday ~ February

Revised Common LectionaryTrack 1 Year A The Presentation: February 2Malachi 3:1-4 • Psalm 84Hebrews 2:14-18 • Luke 2:22-40 Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany: February 9Isaiah 58:1-9a, • Psalm 112:1-91 Corinthians 2:1-12 • Matthew 5:13-20 Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany: February 16Ecclesiasticus 15:15-20 • Psalm 119:1-81 Corinthians 3:1-9 • Matthew 5:21-37 Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany:: February 23Leviticus 19:1-2,9-18 • Psalm 119:33-401 Corinthians 3:10-11,16-23 • Matthew 5:38-48

Holy Baptism Scheduled

Baptism is the entry point for The Episcopal Church for adults, children and infants. If you have not been baptized or would like to schedule a baptism, we are happy to make arrangements for you. The next date for baptism will be Easter Eve, April 19, and the Day of Pentecost, June 8. For more information and to schedule a baptism, contact Connie Johns, 272-7425, ext. 22, or [email protected].

Altar Gifts are offered in Loving Memory of

February 2 Upton Bertaut, Nova Johnson, George D. Johnson, Betty Bertaut, James Garth Connally, and Nancy Knight Holmes

February 9 Joseph J. Baker, Gertrude Laird Baker, John J. Baker III, and Kitty Bland

February 16 openFebruary 23 Heather Roffman, Rocco Calandruccio, and Dorothy

P. Jackson

MembershipNews

New MembersStephanie Bell Varghese and son Ethan, Hallie McKay, and Rebecca

Brown RobinsonDeathsChris Harrell, died January 15, 2014; burial January 25, 2014Baptisms January 12, 2014Michael Warren Davis III, Henry Hardin Davis, Henley Louise Harrington, Colin Morrison Rust, and Norah Holmes Shipley


February Lay Service Schedule

February 2Altar Guild: L Tual, C Jefcoat, L McLemore, J Morse, L Niell,

S Prewitt, V RowlandBreakfast Cooks: M Herr, C Mercer, M Crow, D McLemore, K Patton, B Williams, T Brabyn8:00 Acolyte, Reader, Chalice: Edwards, Edwards, Brewer,

Brewer10:30 Ushers: M Tate, C Pazar, E Epperson, K Patton10:30 Acolytes: S McGehee, S Collier, A Lawson, S Hannifin, K Kellett, G Garrett10:30 Verger: S Hickey10:30 Lectors: M Woodmansee, S Baur, J Wyatt, J Vergos10:30 EM: TBA; 5:30: TBA

February 9Altar Guild: L Tual, C Jefcoat, L McLemore, J Morse, L Niell,

S Prewitt, V RowlandBreakfast Cooks: H Morse, T Claybrook, J Mercer, W Ayres,

B Morse, I Hendry, D Douglass8:00 Acolyte, Reader, Chalice: Rolfes, Busby, Busby10:30 Ushers: T Claybrook, M Graves, K Self, S King10:30 Acolytes: D Graber, J Sullivan, E Sappington, K Ayres, C Ciaramitaro, M Woodmansee10:30 Verger: H Rittenberry10:30 Lectors: S Prewitt, C Pazar, S Ireland, J Wyatt10:30 EM: TBA; 5:30: TBA

February 16Altar Guild: A Crow, A Cheney, N Golden, S Hickey, C Morehead, B Peyton, E Smith, J WilliamsBreakfast Cooks: J McCalla, P Burnett, D Brown, A Nix, J Huber, J Hartney, B Orpet, E Hord8:00 Acolyte, Reader, Chalice: McGehee, Whitlock, Whitlock10:30 Ushers: M Crow, E Hord, B King, P Wilson10:30 Acolytes: A Garrett, G Nix, MG Nix, M McGehee, R Liles, C Martin10:30 Verger: G Adams10:30 Lectors: J Williamson, N Conaway, C Nave, J Vergos10:30 EM: TBA; 5:30: TBA

February 23Altar Guild: A Crow, A Cheney, N Golden, S Hickey, C Morehead, B Peyton, E Smith, J WilliamsBreakfast Cooks: J Clay, A Nave, E Taylor, R Norcross, H Medling, K Self, R Clark8:00 Acolyte, Reader, Chalice: Rolfes, Adams, Morse10:30 Ushers: J Shipley, J Fuentes, D McLemore, J Moore10:30 Acolytes: V Strother, AM Burnett, S Crow, J McCall, SK Burnett, M Crow10:30 Verger: D Pigg10:30 Lectors: P Wilson, D Smith, J Vergos, J Wyatt10:30 EM: TBA; 5:30: TBA

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Calendar Highlights

February 2 Scout Sunday 20-30@GSL Women’s Retreat Sign-up (also Feb. 9)February 9 Valentine Flower OfferingFebruary 11 Finance CommitteeFebruary 22 Needlework GuildFebruary 11 this round’s on MeFebruary 14 Executive Committee 39ersFebruary 18 Vestry

February 20 Third ThursdayFebruary 22 Needlework GuildFebruary 23 Food Pantry Sunday Girl Scout Cookie Sales (also Mar. 2)February 28 First Friday FellowshipFebruary 28-March 2 Women’s RetreatMarch 4 Shrove Tuesday Pancake SupperMarch 5 Ash Wednesday Lenten Small Groups BeginMarch 30 5th Sunday

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