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This Month at Saint John’s News about Saint John’s Episcopal Church October 2016
IN THIS ISSUE Clergy at St. John’s ...... 1
Thanks from Susanne .. 1
Updates from Ministry Groups ...................... 2-3
Children and Youth .. 4-5
Music Notes ................. 6
Milestones .................... 7
Vestry and other Notes 7
The Gift and Bookstore at St. John’s ............... back
CLERGY AT ST. JOHN’S With the departure of the Rev. Susanne Methven, many people have asked me how we’re going to get along without an Associate Rector. Susanne had so many gifts that enriched our life here, but I believe we’re well-positioned to ensure that this next phase of life at St. John’s will go well.
I’m working with the Vestry to make plans for the search for a new Associate Rector. I’m putting together a position description now and will hope to consider candidates in the coming months. We also have the possibility of bringing on a curate sometime next year.
In the meantime, we still have our Priest Associate, the Rev. John Rule, who continues to assist on Sundays and with other various duties. John has a full-time job as an attorney, though, so we can’t ask too much more of him.
On Sundays we also have our seminarian Bob Scott helping out in various ways. We’ll have Bob as our seminarian intern through next spring, when he will be ordained and likely assigned as a Priest-in-Charge at another church.
We’ve also got our own Bill Smith, who has just begun his own three-year training to be ordained a deacon. So it’s great to have Bill available in various ways.
Most importantly, I’ll be looking to many of you to help out with some of the pastoral ministries of the church. Susanne worked for many years with members of our Community of Hope (CoH), and I’ll hope that they can recommit to share in ministries like hospital visits, taking Communion to parishioners who can’t come to church, and caring for people in other ways. If you’re not a member of CoH, but if you’re interested in getting involved in a pastoral ministry, please do let me know.
We have abundant resources available to us as we step into the future! I thank all of you who give of yourselves to our shared life at St. John’s.
See you Sunday,
(The Rev.) Irving Cutter, Rector
A WORD OF THANKS FROM THE
REV. SUSANNE METHVEN I was overwhelmed with the outpouring of love I received on my last Sunday at St John's. As I looked from my seat, I was so aware of the communion of saints - seeing those present, remembering those who are no longer among us and keeping in mind those who were not able to attend due to other commitments, sickness, or incarceration. I am thankful for each of you as we have shared this part of our Christian journey together.
I was so blessed to share hugs and to hear your good wishes and what you had to say. Your words were gifts to my heart. Your other gifts - prayer quilt, cooking books, tulip and daffodil bulbs, words from Winnie the Pooh, and the purse - will help me in my new ministry.
Busco, my poodle, is now with me in Salina. He is protecting the House from "beasties and goulies" and loving on everyone who comes here. He has a ministry, just as each of us do as well.
We have yet to receive our youth residents and we are continuing to prepare the House and ourselves to receive them.
I will keep you in prayer, as I hope you will keep this ministry at Clover House in your prayers.
Many thanks again and God bless each and every one of you!
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NEWS FROM MINISTRY GROUPS IN THE CONGREGATION
Boy Scouts For Troop 153, October will start off with a recruiting campout at Camp Garland on October 1-2, where 15 Webelos Scouts and their parents will camp with us for a very fun weekend put on by the District called the "Games of Indian Summer". Later in the month the Troop will travel to Roman Nose State Park near Watonga for an Autumn Campout. Over Fall break we will have Scouts in the Pine Tree Leadership training program at the Bartlett Training Center and also have a Scout on Staff. We now have a higher % of Scouts completing Youth Leadership Training courses than any other Troop in Indian Nations Council.
Outreach
Habitat for Humanity
Our Habitat home is under construction. The home is at 731 N. Birmingham Avenue, just across the street from Sequoyah Elementary School. The work happens every Saturday, with the day split into two half day shifts, 8am to noon, or noon to 4pm, or 8am – 4pm, whichever version works for your life. Lunch will be provided. Please let Don Niemeyer know when you can help build this home. 918-743-4454, [email protected].
McClure Elementary School
Your help is needed for the McClure Mustang Cart. McClure students are able to earn Mustang Bucks for their positive behaviors. Once a month, the students have the opportunity to spend their Mustang Bucks from items on the Mustang Cart. Students are able to “purchase” items ranging from small toys, stickers, Dollar Tree items, books, pens and pencils. We need your help in two different ways. First, volunteers are needed to push the Mustang Cart from class to class, one time a month (or more if you like). The time commitment is approximately three hours. Secondly, prize items are needed for the cart. If you are interested, or can donate items, please contact Susan Lyons at 918-633-6557.
Great Decisions October is the month to be thinking of joining the Great Decisions Group of 2017. If you want to join this 8 week superb study of global issues, please contact me. We begin the third Thursday of January 2017, but I order your books in October 2016. If you were a part
of the study last year, you are already signed up. Curious? Contact Beth Dunkin 918-724-4728.
The Brotherhood of St. Andrew The Brotherhood helped with the Habitat house on September 17. It was a beautiful day to be outside and lots of volunteers were present. (See left for more details).
Richard Medlock will be leading the Journeys to the End of Life series at 9am Sundays through October 30. Plan on attending.
Ira Phillips attended the Honor Dance and Ceremony for David Pendleton Oakerhater in Watonga. He met
with Bishop Ed and Presiding Bishop Curry to discuss projects for the Brotherhood. He also was able to dance a Gourd Dance with Bishop Ed and Presiding Bishop Curry. Bishop Ed was presented with the regalia for Gourd Dancing about three years ago. Ira lent Presiding Bishop Curry a gourd and eagle fan when he participated in the Gourd Dance. The Gourd Dance is a warrior dance in the Indian community and dancers belong to a Tribe’s Gourd Society.
Presiding Bishop Curry gave a very inspiring sermon during the service. WOW! If you have a chance, please attend a function where he will preach.
Stewardship: What do you want Saint John's to look like in the next five years?The Stewardship Committee are looking for a few folks to join a temporary task force and help build a list of projects and areas of interest for potential focus and funding over the next few years. This could be ratifying existing programs, or coming up with ideas for new areas no one has thought of yet. At the end of this short process we will have tools for a revitalized Stewardship Campaign: the culmination of
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spiritual formation around the subject of the bounty God has given us.
We hope the output will be:
§ establish what wonderful things need to be done by Saint John's Church
§ help communicate that vision to the people – we need some short video interviews of Why you love Saint John’s to use in social media/web/church video displays
§ help spread the word
Be a saint! Contact Gary Szabo (text/phone: 918-520-3533 or email: [email protected]) or Karen Szabo (text/phone: 918-284-4069 or email: [email protected]
Young Adults of Saint John’sThe Young Adults group is open to parishioners in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. Visitors and new members are always welcome! An important ministry we provide is the Young Adults Greeter Program on Sunday mornings. Contact Hannah Hicks ([email protected]) if you are a young adult and are interested in serving as a greeter.
On October 1 we are volunteering with Habitat for Humanity and at Saint Simeon’s Episcopal Home for their Harvest Moon Festival (October 16 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm). Contact Paul Abbey ([email protected]) about Habitat for Humanity and Joseph Arndt ([email protected]) about Saint Simeon’s.
The young adults Third Thursday series continues this fall. We gather at Saint John’s House monthly for dinner and a guest speaker. Important upcoming dates are below. Contact Joseph Arndt ([email protected]) for more information.
§ October 20 at 7:00 pm Guest speaker: Elizabeth Hocker Executive Director, Tulsa Lawyers for Children
§ November 17 at 7:00 pm Guest speaker: Phyllis Dotson Community volunteer and fundraiser
§ December 15 at 7:00 pm Christmas Party
§ January 19 at 7:00 pm Guest speaker: Moises Echeverria Interim President & CEO, Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice
Young Adults Third Thursday with Bruce Sorrell from Chamber Music Tulsa, September 2016
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MINISTRIES WITH SAINT JOHN’S CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Sunday School Schedule Sunday school begins on September 18 at 8:57 a.m.
High School students will meet in the Youth Room. They will be using the curriculum: “Feasting on the Word,” which serves to provide a connection between formation and worship. This curriculum is lectionary based and uses commentary style to explore the lectionary passages each week.
Middle School students will meet in Rooms 1 and 2 on the Lower Level. They will be using a one-year Bible survey, “Submerge,” that follows the Christian Year and proceeds sequentially through the major Bible stories. This curriculum emphasizes nurturing faithful relationships.
Elementary Class (Grades 1 through 5): These students will be using “Weaving God’s Promises,” which is an Episcopal Bible-based program rooted in the liturgical year with emphasis on worship, education and service as the threefold components of Christian living.
Children’s Chapel: For ages 5—10, Children’s Chapel provides an alternative worship service during the 10:00 a.m. service providing Bible stories and activities geared toward learning the basics of the Christian story and the Episcopal style of worship.
Church Nursery is available for children 2 months to 6 years. On Sunday mornings the nursery is open from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.. On Sunday evenings the nursery is open from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. for the Evening Grace service.
Communion Enrichment Class: All baptized children are welcome and encouraged to receive Holy Communion. Parents may consider this series if they want their children to receive instruction prior to receiving Holy Communion, or as a resource for children who already receive Holy Communion, to help them better understand what it means. Children are recognized by the congregation once they have completed the class. The instructional classes are led by Father John Rule.
The Youth Group
Meets Sundays at 5:30pm
Feed Homeless 3rd Sunday
October—Spooktacular
Halloween Party
Thanksgiving Project
Christmas Outreach
HHOP—BINGO
October Spooktacular
Everyone is welcome!! Young, old and in between. Please come for chili, pumpkin decorating, fun, fellowship and more on October 26 at 6:00 p.m. (after the 5:30 p.m. service). We need your expertise if you have an award-winning chili recipe. Please contact Paula Rule to help, [email protected].
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THE YOUTH GROUP: COMMITTED TO OUTREACH One core component of our youth ministries is a commitment to service, especially caring for those in need. Many of our ongoing youth ministries involve addressing the needs of those in our community near and far.
Helping the Homeless
St. John’s Youth kicked off the fall with a great group of youth and adults who prepared and served the evening meal for the clients at the Day Center for the Homeless. Some new people joined in the effort, and we look forward to welcoming any who would like to serve those in need in this capacity. Youth Group feeds the homeless every third Sunday night. Contact Paula for more information.
The Annual Mission Trip In July, St. John’s Youth completed its eighth mission trip to help people or places in need. For the 2016 trip we returned to an area southwest of Denver to work to improve the watershed of the Upper South Platte which supplies water to Denver and surrounding areas. A watershed is an area of land that drains into a body of water. The Upper South Platte watershed is 2600 square miles from the Continental Divide to south of Denver.
Our work this year involved forest restoration, reduction of fire danger and mitigation of noxious species. All of these activities keep clean water flowing to the area contained in the watershed. We worked with the group CUSP (Coalition for the Upper South Platte) again this year and were able to mitigate noxious species (pull weeds), which is a complex operation in Colorado; haul slash; build burn piles; and build trails, including moving 400 pound rocks.
We travelled in three vans with 21 youth, six adults and a lot of baggage! The adults were all veterans, but we had six new youth attendees. By the time we travelled ten hours to our destination, we were all friends.
This year we stayed at a campground called “Beaver Ranch,” which appears to be a resort if you believe the website. The people of Colorado have a different way of seeing things. I guess their idea of a resort requires only walls and sporadic electric current. The bathing and restroom facilities were nice but only available before 6am or after 6pm, except for the outhouse. It was a “two-holer” though. Our team was resilient, however. Adults and kids alike adjusted.
The greatest accomplishment of these trips is the bonding that occurs between the youth and the adults, all working, playing and waiting for the outhouse as a team. Please watch for an announcement of the Mission Trip report, complete with slide show and videos.
For Thanksgiving, the St. John’s Youth Group is feeding 300 families.
We also need $$ for turkeys and
pies. (About $50 per family served.)
Non-perishables needed for boxes: Stuffing Mix
2 boxes Mashed Potatoes
2 cans Green Beans
2 cans Corn
1 can Cranberry Sauce
1 box Cereal
2 boxes Mac and Cheese
1 jar Peanut Butter
1 box Oatmeal
2 cans Chicken broth
2 cans pumpkin
We are collecting the food in the NW Corner of the Common Room. Checks can be made to St. John’s Church, with “Youth Mission” in the memo line.
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MUSIC AT SAINT JOHN’S CHURCH
Music at Midday The Music at Midday series resumed in September with record attendance (more than 60 in the audience). Recitals occur on Wednesdays at noon, followed by a homemade lunch for $5 in the Common Room. Parishioners Janice Ingle and Carolyn Shorten continue to make delicious meals for everyone who can stay.
Recitals in October will feature several distinguished guest performers. We are pleased to welcome back Tess Remy-Schumacher, professor of baroque cello at UCO in Edmond. We will also welcome Brad Bennight, professor of harpsichord at UNT in Denton, and touring German violinist Henning Vater. This month’s calendar is below.
October 5 Tess Remy-Schumacher, baroque cello
October 12 Tess Remy-Schumacher, cello Joseph Arndt, harpsichord
October 19 Henning Vater, violin, and Brad Bennight, harpsichord
October 26 Trio Tulsa Maureen O’Boyle, violin Diane Bucchianeri, cello Roger Price, piano
Trio Settecento at Saint John’s
Sunday, October 23, at 5:00pm
“Some of the most refreshing, life-enhancing Baroque playing heard in years.” – Chicago Tribune
triosettecento.com
Our collaboration with Chamber Music Tulsa continues with a performance by Trio Settecento. Rachel Barton Pine, the
ensemble’s violinist, is one of the world’s finest – she made her solo debut with the Chicago Symphony at the age of ten. Please be here on October 23 to hear the ensemble’s program entitled “The Scottish Play”, featuring music of the Scottish fiddle tradition.
For tickets ($20) contact Chamber Music Tulsa:
www.chambermusictulsa.org or 918-587-3802
Sarah Coburn at Saint John’s on November 13 Join us for a special performance by opera star and Oklahoma native Sarah Coburn on Sunday, November 13, at 3:00pm. A reception will follow the concert. Tickets ($20 suggested donation) are available in the Common Room on Sundays after the 10am service. Contact Peggy Woods ([email protected]) for more information.
John Mark Rozendaal, cello, Rachel Barton Pine, violin, David Schrader, harpsichord
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MILESTONES
October Birthdays 1 Steve Anderson, B. J. Pohl
2 Greg Gray, Karen Hampton, Betty Miller, Christie Pugh
3 Daniel Cottrell, Karen Griffin, Martha Hicks, Leslie Lake
4 Paige Colpitt
5 Will Lyons
6 Heather Pohl, Joan Scheurich
7 Peggy Davis
8 Janie Callahan Wilkins
9 Lise Dean, Tracey Eichenberger, Joanne Kirlin
10 Diane Bell, Rob Rainey
11 Claire Byrd, Larry Young
12 Shawn Lawhorn
14 Julie DeLong
15 John Arrington, Mary Husband, Allison Latham, Connor Redinger
16 Tom Gove, Claudia Powers, Tom Schooley, Karen Szabo
17 Jim Dean, John Morley, Claire Walker, Grace Walker
18 Susan Dittrich, John Harrington, George Nowotny
19 Dana Weber
20 Todd Bilbrey, George Harrington
21 Tom Archibald, Emily Murphy, Lottie Smith
22 Adam Davies, Olivia Davies, Chris DeLong, Brandon Jackson
23 Bret Haines, Lisa Marshall, David Schaffer, Luke Schroedter
24 Alicia Cutter, Shepard Rittenberry, Debbie Viuf
25 Bobby Byers, Maddie Murphy
26 Linda Lawson, Maurine Miller
27 Sarah Addington, Josette Adkison, Ann Gravender, Kathleen Williams
28 Nathan Buchanan
29 Mark Byers, Emma DeLong, Stan Hicks, Hannah Hicks, Lexi Lake
30 George Coen, Christy Rawlings, Angelina Vasquez
31 Blake Erwin, Molly Erwin, Danita Findahl, Andrea Vasquez
Transitions
Address Change:
Dan and Patty Evatt 2456 E 26th St (14) Leah Eckenwiler 6800 S Granite Ave #351 (36) Kay and Tom Owens 3221 S Quebec Ave.(35) Betty McGranahan 6800 S Granite Ave. #349
Death:
Sep 2 Frances Chandler
VESTRY NOTES At its August meeting, the Vestry discussed various transitions in leadership at St. John’s, including the resignation of the Rev. Susanne Methven as Associate Rector. The Vestry also received an update on our work with Ministry Architects to bolster our offerings to children and youth. The Vestry also discussed the Operating Fund: to ensure positive cash flow this fall, the Vestry approved transferring $25,000 from an undesignated bequest to the Operating Fund.
Blessing of the Animals Sunday, October 2, is the Sunday closest to St. Francis’ Day. Join us as we celebrate St. Francis, known for his devotion to all God’s
creatures, with our annual Blessing of the Animals. Bring your pets to church at 1:00pm as we give thanks for our animal companions. Saint Francis himself may be there – a great photo opportunity for your pet!
Irv Cutter’s Tenth Anniversary The Rev. Irv Cutter’s first Sunday as Rector of St. John’s Church was October 15, 2006. Join us for a festive evening celebration honoring his tenth anniversary as Rector. Please plan to join the Vestry in celebrating on Sunday, October 16, beginning at 6:30pm. The event will be held in the Common Room and outside on the patio and labyrinth. Enjoy catered hor d’oeuvres; wine and live music and we toast Father Irv. We who are many are one body!
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THE GIFT AND BOOKSTORE AT ST. JOHN’S
The pumpkins are in and other wonderful fall décor!
Also some great things for the guys and their “Football” tailgate parties at home or the game!
Much more coming. Stop in and see the new displays and remember all profits go to The Outreach Program at St. John’s.
Come shop with us!
Interested in the Gift and Bookstore? Talk to co-managers Shannon Johnson, Susan Lyons, or Debbie Swan-Hensley.
