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February 1, 2012 Vol. 52 No.2

Christ ChurchChrist Church

The Reverend Christopher A. Powell9th Rector of Christ Church

Are you looking for a fun and rewarding adven-ture for you or your family over Spring Break? Our annual mission trip to La Esperanza and our companion parish of Jesus de Nazaret might be for you!! This year we are planning to spend the week of March 26-30 in La Espe-ranza and we think that your family (middle school and up) is a perfect fi t for strengthening our relationship with the fabulous people of that community. The weather is sure to be bet-ter than here in Chicagoland (and it won’t be nearly as oppresively hot as in June)!

Please contact Curate Jim Harrison ([email protected]) or GaryMartin ([email protected]) to reserve your spot(s) or if you have any questions.

Mexico Mission Trip Planned For March

Have you ever considered serving at A Just Harvest? It’s a rewarding and satisfying experi-ence that will leave you with a sense of peace and gratitude - give it a try! Please read below a description of one parishioner’s experience and contact us if interested!

Thanks! Tika Walsh (walshfi [email protected]) & Deb Emry ([email protected]), Soup Kitchen Coordinators

“The directions given by the soup kitchen staff are helpful. The staff is devoted to feed-ing their guests well and to helping them feel welcome. The staff is friendly, helpful and experienced. It is wonderful seeing good food from grocers and bakeries that supplement our food being used rather than discarded. We see each time we serve that the guests need and appreciate the food and drinks they receive”.

Ring ... Ring! Soup Kitchen Calling.

Got a Pencil? Mark Your Calendar forUpcoming Wednesday

Lenten Series

February 29March 7

March 14March 21

Worship, supper & thought - 6-8 pm. Watch your email

for details

Global Mission Committee Flips For YouPancakes that is...Bring your whole family to the Annual Pancake Supper celebrating Shrove Tuesday on February 21 from 6-7:30 in the Great Hall (470 Maple Street.) The cost is $5 per person (not to exceed $25 per family.) This will be the kick off event for the Global Mission Committee’s Lenten fund raising program. Check out the next Parish Paper for details and to RSVP. For now...all you have to do is mark your calendar.

The Transition Committee is hard at work making plans to welcome our new Rector on March 18. On his fi rst Sun-day, there will be a welcome reception for the whole parish. And in the following months a series of smaller gatherings will give Rev. Powell an opportunity to get to know his new parish family. Watch for more details from the Transition Committee as plans are fi nalized.

Until then, Rev. Powell sent this message to the parish:

“I look forward to coming to Christ Church as the 9th Rector and to discovering where God will lead us together in the years to come. The Spirit is clearly alive at Christ Church. What we will become, we will discover together. What I have seen since the beginning is a group following Christ and following Christ together. When a group is willing to do that, nothing is impossible.”

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Rummage News

If your schedule allows, please join us onSaturday, February 25 from 9 - 12 noon in the West Building. You will become an expert in no time!

February Saturday Sorting

Yes, we sort year-round! And we have fun year-round. Please join us in the West Building when your schedule permits.

Mondays - 12:30 - 3 pmThursdays - 9:15-11:30 am

Weekly Sorting Opportunities Await

Do you have furniture in good shape looking for a new home? Call today to be put on the pick up schedule for February 27.

Monthly Furniture Pick Up

Festival of Epiphany - Special Evening Service - February 12

Please join us at 5 pm on Sunday, February 12 for an evening of Lessons & Carols to celebrate the season of Epiphany. The evening will begin with the International Chamber Artists (Patrick Godon, Artistic Director) performing Beethoven’s Quartet in E-fl at Major (WoO 36, No. 1) to help dedicate Christ Church’s rebuilt 1912 Steinway piano. (More information about ICA can be found at www.icamusic.org.) During the service music will include works by Craig Phil-lips, Malcolm Archer, and Richard Webster. This concert and service is also offered in prepara-tion for our choir tour to sing services at Trinity Church in Boston on February 19.

Teddy Bear Sunday Set for February 12Please bring a new (or gently used) teddy bear to be blessed at all three Sunday morning services (8, 9:30 & 11:30). After the services, the teddy bears will be donated to the Depart-ment of Children & Family Services as gifts for abused or displaced children. Let’s bring lots of teddy bears to make it a special day for many needy kids!

Christ Church, in conjunction with Renewal in the Wilderness, is pleased to offer a Men’s Retreat! The retreat will be a three day canoe trip on the beautiful Wisconsin River from Friday, June 22 through Sunday, June 24, 2012. (No prior experience on the water is necessary.) Check out this link to the RITW website for more information: www.renewalinthewilderness.org. This opportunity for spiritual renewal will be led by Curate Jim Harrison and Renewal in the Wilderness founder, John Lionberger, and is designed to assist people in connecting with God in perhaps the most ancient of ways – in nature. Contemplation, companionship and conversation – all hallmarks of community relationships will be our navigational aids on our journey. The cost of the retreat is $450. There is scholarship assistance available.Contact Jim Harrison ([email protected] or 847-446-2850) for more information and to register for the retreat. (Space is limited.)

Renewal in the Wilderness: Men’s Retreat in June

In January the Benevolence Committee sent out applications to over 70 charitable agencies in the Chicagoland area to begin the process of allocating the proceeds of the annual rummage sale and related activi-ties. The completed applications arrive by February and then the Benevolence Committee must carefully review each application, meet with the Agency personnel and reach a deci-sion on whether, or how much, of Rummage proceeds should be granted to an applying agency. We are in need of 4 new members to our Committee. For anyone interested in learning more about area charitable organiza-tions, their missions, successes and challenges this is a terrifi c opportunity. The Committee meets at 6:30 pm every other Tuesday night in the Parish House and, under the prayerful guidance of Reverend Jeanne Stewart, performs a due diligence review of each agency applica-tion. Participation is very rewarding and the opportunity to better understand the breath and scope of area charities is without peer.

If you are interested, please contact Susan Garland ([email protected]) or Tom Kuhns ([email protected]) or call theParish Offi ce 847-446-2850.

Youth Choir Fund Raiser“Chicago Style” votingfor your favorite hymn.

Watch your email to vote on-line via Pay Pal

(wow, how high tech is that?)$5 a vote.

“Vote early AND often.”

The winning hymn will befeatured on February 12 during the 9:30 service.

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New Vestry Members 2012

Vestry nominee Chris Cahill has been a member of the Rector Search Committee and feels that “this is an exciting time for the parish as we seek and welcome a new rector. I hope to contribute to the continued strong leadership and spiritual vitality of the church.” Chris was born in Norfolk, Nebraska and grew up just outside Boston n Newton, MA. He considers himself a Bostonian and is a dyed in the wool Red Sox fan. (It is a strong individual who admits this in print on the North Shore of Chicago.) Chris graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont where he majored in Political Science then went on to get an MBA from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth where he was a classmate of Katy and Dietrich Knoer. He is currently a Managing Partner at Pierian Analytics, a strategic marketing analytics consulting fi rm. Chris, his wife Jennifer Grow and their four children, Owen (13), Nora (12), Aidan (10), and Finola (6) live in Winnetka and have been members of Christ Church for four years. All four children sing in our Youth Choir. Chris serves as a Sunday School Leader for the 5th grade and is a Lector. He was also an outstanding King David in the 2010 hit performance of Glory Story. Chris Cahill

Vestry nominee Nancy Free who was born and raised in Grosse Pointe, Michigan has multiple Christ Churches in her blood. She grew up serving as an acolyte and was married to her husband Brian in Christ Church, Grosse Pointe. Nancy moved from St. Chrysostom’s in Chicago to Christ Church in 2002. She has two children: Annie (12) and Will (9) who was baptized in Lake Michigan by previous Curate Patti Snickenberger. Both Annie and Will are active in our Youth Choir. Nancy has a degree in Economics from Brown University and went on to work at Citicorp as a Vice President in corporate fi nance. Nancy is currently the Treasurer for the Winnetka Public Schools Foundation and is an avid swimmer and tennis player. Nancy is “looking forward to the oppor-tunity to learn more about Christ Church and its outreach programs on the Vestry.” Nancy will fi ll a one-year unexpired term on the Vestry.

Nancy Free

Vestry Nominee Jim Henderson, a Northfi eld resident, has been an active member of Christ Church since birth. Jim and his two brothers were born in the Highland Park Hospital and grew up on Cherry Street in Winnetka where his mom still lives. Jim just celebrated his 50th year of service as an acolyte. He started at age 10 serving under former rector Rev. Lea (you do the math.) Jim has a degree from Duke University in Political Science and has an MBA from Kellogg. His son James is a fi rst year medical student at Case Western and his daughter Mary Lee is a senior at the University of Illinois. Jim is an investment manager with his own fi rm, Mast Investment Advisors. On a Sunday (after acolyting) you are likely to fi nd Jim on a boat somewhere in Lake Michigan as he has been an avid sailor his entire life. Jim is looking forward to joining the Vestry as “Christ instructs us to pursue our faith in com-munity and worship. Paul was His greatest organizer. In that exemplary spirit, many hands make light work and I appreciate the opportunity to add both hands for this modest contribution to faith and worship excellence at our Christ Church.”

Jim Henderson

In 1992 Kevin Walsh was living in Boston and came to Christ Church to marry his wife, Tika, one week before our recently retired Rector, Ned Prevost, and our current Organist and Choirmaster, Richard Clemmit, started working here. All three of his boys Tanner (15), Reilly (12) and Cameron (11) were baptized at Christ Church and when the family moved back to Chicago in 1997 they began attending services. Kevin and his two sisters were born and raised in CT. He was a Political Science major (anyone notice a pattern here?) at the College of Wooster in Ohio and has an MBA from Kellogg. He currently runs a business unit called Paslode Remodeling. They develop, manufacture and sell Paslode nail guns and nails for residential remodeling. Paslode is part of ITW, a Fortune 500 company based in Glenview. He has been a Wilmette resident for over 13 years and his weekends are taken over by a love of cooking, running and three boys who participate in travel soccer. Kevin is looking forward to “contributing more to the church and learning more about how it operates.”

Kevin Walsh



On Sunday morning February 19 our choir will be singing at Trinity Church, Copley Square, in Boston. Despite our choir’s absence we will have wonderful music at both our 9:30 and 11:30 services. Guest organist, Royce Eckhardt, will be with us not only to lead hymn singing but also to play duets together with his professional violinist son, John. Royce is the former Music Director of Winnetka Presbyterian Church and is a frequent substitute organist at Christ Church during the summers. He also composed an anthem that our choir sang this past Christmas Eve.

Youth Choir Travels to Boston

The Rev. Kenneth Erickson has been working at Christ Church two days a week since the beginning of September 2011 as an Interim Associate. He has co-taught the Thurs-day morning Faith Explorers class and ably assisted Jeanne, Jim and Heath with our Sunday worship and preaching and with several PS offerings. A few days after his start he jumped right into Rummage working a full day on Flyover and on Sale Day. “I started out in the Hardware department and then roamed other depart-ments and helped where it was needed. It was amazing to see Rummage in progress.” Ken’s last Sunday with us will be February 26. “I am thankful for the opportunity to serve here at Christ Church where the sense of community is a breath of fresh air. The staff is a collabora-tive, high-caliber group that is excited about its ministry and the ministry of Christ Church.” Ken is currently in his own search process to become the rector at a parish of his own. We wish him Godspeed and remember…never buy green bananas.

Our Interim’s Interim is Overon February 26.

In September of 2010 our Christ Church family embarked on an ambitious journey together: “Glory Story”, reading the entire Bible in a year. All Sunday Forums (currently called PS) were focused on particular books of the bible. Three Monday to Friday study groups were formed to allow deeper discussions about the weekly homework and to allow parishioners to further explore their faith. A year and a half later those three groups are alive and well. Beginning in September of 2011 the parish, and these Faith Exploration groups, have been focusing on the New Testament.

On Tuesday evenings a very diverse group of 10 to 14 people meet from 7:30-9 in parishio-ners’ homes. Everyone is very prompt because “we can’t wait to get started with this mental exercise.” With Heath Missner as the facilitator the evening starts off with a prayer, followed by a reading of the week’s scripture passage, followed by a jumping off question (i.e. “How does God speak to human beings?” or “Who would God judge today and why?”), followed by thought provoking, diverse and respectful conversation. “As I see it…” “That’s a good question…” “For you it’s more straight ahead and that’s fi ne. For others not all paths are straight and that’s fi ne too.” “I have found this in my life…” The power of sharing experiences becomes quickly evident. One participant said “This group helps me to be a better person. This group has kind of an honor code. We are honest and sincere in our pursuit to know more about our faith.”

On Tuesday mornings another group meets from 9-10:30 at Café Aroma in Winnetka with Jim Harrison acting as its facilitator. This smaller group of around fi ve parishioners has dubbed themselves “Holy Caffeine.” Even though the same scripture passage is addressed, the conver-sation can go in very different directions from the evening gathering.

On Thursday mornings a group meets from 9-10:30 in the Parish Library with Shay Robert-son and/or Ken Erickson as the facilitator. This group has a bit more history as it was started several years ago as the Kerygma Bible Study meeting.

While I was only able to visit the Tuesday evening group for this article word on the street is that the other two offerings are equally engaging. My favorite exchange: Q: “Can you be more specifi c?” A: “No, I actually like being vague.” I encourage you to try one on for size. Bible Study: stimulating, thoughtful, respectful. Jump right in. All three groups welcome new mem-bers at any time. - Charlotte McGee

The Good News: There is Power in Sharing

THANK YOU for your support of Heifer for the Holidays! Together, we raised $5285 for Heifer’s mission to end hunger and poverty around the globe. With gifts of livestock and training, Heifer helps families improve their lives in sustainable ways that are friendly to the Earth. These gifts are really “living loans,” because in exchange for livestock and training, families agree to give one of their animal’s offspring to another family in need. That’s called Passing on the Gift -- a cornerstone of Heifer’s mission that creates an ever-expanding network of hope and peace. Thank you for helping to change the world, one gift at a time.

Heifer, Hope and Peace

Our Director of Children’s Ministries, Missy Harrison, has been honored with a 2011 Alliance for Early Childhood Teacher Tribute. In the ninth year of the program the Alliance pays tribute to “these extraordinary individuals and thanks them for the exceptional education and care that they have provided to the youngest members of our community.” Many thanks, Missy, for your passion, creativity and grace that you offer our children.

Missy’s Gifts Recognized


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Christ Church Vestry Assignments for 2012

Robin Anstaett Warden, Program Dietrich Knoer Warden, Administration

Kurt Anstaett Finance-Funds Disbursement & Investments Chris Cahill Buildings Marcy Champagne Grounds Nancy Free Outreach Julie Flood Communications Jim Henderson Music and Worship Kathleen Lloyd-Jones Member Development Doug Peterson Stewardship Shay Robertson Formation Jenny Smith Global Mission Kevin Walsh Personnel Lawson Whitesides Stewardship, Planned Giving

Nick Anaclerio Chancellor Mary Downie Clerk Jerry Hufton Treasurer, Budget

Heath Missner Pastoral Care Liaison



2011 Gifts for Christmas Flowers are given to the Glory of God:In loving memory of Brad and in thanksgiving for the lives of Brad and Brian, from their parents, Bob and Barbara Spencer.

In thanksgiving for the many ministries of Christ Church from Jane and Lawson Whitesides.

In memory of Marjorie Parks Valentine from Andrew J. Valentine.

In loving memory of and in thanksgiving for David E. Gormanous from his children, Jeff and Jenny, and his wife, Sherry.

In thankfulness for our wonderful family from Tom and Jean Peterson.

In loving memory of Mary and Frank Farwell, and Mildred and Arthur Price, from the John Price family.

In memory of our parents, Ann and Austin McKenzie, and Dorothy and Glen Shafer, from Charles and Lynn McKenzie.

In loving memory of and in thanksgiving for the lives of her daughter, Barbara Lutton, and her parents, Madeline and Clar-ence Mellor, from Shirley and Lewis Petry.

In memory of Alex and Rick Taft, and in thanksgiving for Erick Taft from Anne Taft.

In loving memory of Adelaide and John Griffith, Roger E. Lumpp, and Richard J. Phelan from Susan and Roger Lumpp.

In memory of James R. Pendry and Lindsay R. Pendry and in thanksgiving for my beloved family and friends from Peggy Pendry.

In memory of Elizabeth Hinman, Sturtevant Hinman, and Julie Hinman Honnold from the Jim and Joan Hinman family.

In thanksgiving for our families and friends from Mary Judd and Jim Wallgren.

In memory of Lucy Chilgren Peterson from Kim and Doug Peterson.

In memory of Ray Kuhns, Florence Kuhns, David. Kuhns, Robert Kuhns, and Mary Zuege from Tom and Amy Kuhns.

In loving memory of Charles Wallace Packer from his wife, Virginia, and children, Bliss, Juliet and Chuck.

In thanksgiving for our Christ Church Family from the Challengers.

In thanksgiving for the life of Jim Sprowl from his family.

In thanksgiving from the Barlow family.

In honor of Richard, Elizabeth, Jay, Cynthia, Tina, Jonathan, David, and Bob.

In thanksgiving for our children Caroline and Michael Parker, Nate, and Andrew, and our grandchildren, Luka and Kai Parker from Nina and Elisha Gray.

2011 Gifts for Christmas Music are given to the Glory of God:

In thanksgiving for our children, Trip, Myra, Ellen and Margaret from Jane and Lawson Whitesides.

In thanksgiving for all the blessings in my life from Joan Richards.

In loving memory of and in thanksgiving for David E. Gormanous from his children, Jeff and Jenny, and his wife, Sherry.

In thanksgiving from Breece, Darlene and Annsley McKinney.

In memory of our parents, Helen and Volney B. Leister, and Jane and John Harmon, from Judy and George Harmon.

In thanksgiving for and in memory of our loved ones from Steve, Mary, Katie and C. J. Anderson.

In thanksgiving for the Thomases and the Thorpes from the Nard family.

In loving memory of his parents, Margaret and Henry Petry, from Shirley and Lewis Petry.

In memory of Walter and Frieda Zegers, and Robert and Mary K. Dooley, from Willie Dooley.

In thanksgiving for the contributions of Jane and Lawson Whitesides from Lawson, Myra, Ellen, and Margaret Whitesides.

In memory of Alex and Rick Taft, and in thanksgiving for Erick Taft from Anne Taft.

In thanksgiving for Roger, Erica and Liam, and Emily, Mike, Drew, and Austin from Susan and Roger Lumpp.


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In thanksgiving for our grandparents, Carolyn and Tom Sanders, from Blair and Garrett Rasmus.

In loving memory of our dear friend Jim Bayley from Carol and Bob Rasmus.

In thanksgiving for our family from Daniel and Marie White.

In memory of Elisabeth Bauer Heuser, Raymond Seymour Heuser, Dale Ellsworth Anstaett, and Thelma Lindberg Howse from Kurt and Robin Anstaett.

In memory of James R. Pendry and Lindsay R. Pendry and in thanksgiving for my beloved family and friends from Peggy Pendry.

In thanksgiving for our families and friends from Mary Judd and Jim Wallgren.

In memory of Ray Kuhns, Florence Kuhns, David. K.uhns, Robert Kuhns, and Mary Zuege from Tom and Amy Kuhns.

In thanksgiving for our Christ Church Family from the Challengers.

In memory of Lucy Chilgren Peterson from Kim and Doug Peterson.

In thanksgiving for family and friends from Jay Peterson.

In memory of Alice Clevenger from the Knoer family.

In thanksgiving from the Knoer family.

In thanksgiving for our family from Esther and Loren Berry.

In loving memory of the Rt. Rev. Lewis Bliss and Helen Crawford Whittemore from their daughter, Virginia Packer and grandchildren, Bliss, Juliet and Chuck.

In thanksgiving for the life of Jim Sprowl from his family.

In memory of Ella Cashwell Booker from Suzanne Booker-Canfield, and John and John, Jr. Canfield.

In thanksgiving from the Barlow family.

In memory of our parents, Martha and Gregg Driscoll, and Sarah and Herbert Johnson from Anne Driscoll and Tirrell Johnson.

In loving memory of Peter Coladarci from his family.

In thanksgiving for the music ministry and fellowship of Christ Church, and the special gifts of Alice Clevenger, Jim Sprowl, and Jim Bayley.

In honor of Caroline McCarty from Mr. and Mrs. John Townsend.

In thanksgiving for the wonderful music program at Christ Church from Anna Glarbo.

In thanksgiving for our family and friends from Sheri, Morgan and Madison Fisher.

THE PARISH PAPER OF CHRIST CHURCH (UPS 421-300)Published semi-monthly by Christ Church, 470 Maple Street, Winnetka, Illinois 60093Periodicals postage paid at Winnetka IL 60093

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Christ Church Winnetka, IL 60093

Church On The Hill & Church House784 Sheridan Road

Parish House & Offi ce, Mailing Address, Rummage & Chapel470 Maple Street

(O) 847-446-2850 - (Fax) 847-446-8640 www.christchurchwinnetka.org

The Parish Paper is published twice monthly from June to September, by regular mail the fi rst of the month, and electronically for the mid-month issue. It is published monthly in July and August.

The deadline for submitting information or articles for the next issue is Wed. Feb. 3. Please submit materials to Charlotte McGee, editor, at [email protected] the Parish Offi ce, 470 Maple, Winnetka, IL 60093

Weekly Worship Services

Sundays: 8 am HE (on the hill) 9:30 am HE & Young Children’s Liturgy of the Word; 10:40 Adult & Children’s Formation 11:30 am - HE

Wednesdays: 9:30 am HE (Chapel)

Fridays: 7 am MP (Chapel)

Clergy & StaffInterim Rector: The Rev. Jeanne Stewart, ext. 27 [email protected]

Curate: The Rev. James Harrison, ext. 24 [email protected]

Deacon: The Rev. Heath Missner [email protected]

Interim Assistant: The Rev. Kenneth Erickson, ext 33 [email protected]

Organist & Choirmaster: Richard Clemmitt, ext. 22 [email protected]

Director of Children’s & Youth Ministries: Missy Harrison, ext. 36; [email protected]

Parish Administrator: Molly Ethridge, ext. 23 [email protected]

Bookkeeper: Cathy O’Brien, ext. 28 [email protected]

Admin. Assistant: Rena Kowalski, ext. 21 [email protected]

Parish Paper Editor: Charlotte McGee, ext. 35 [email protected]

Rummage Coordinator: Charlotte McGee, ext. 35 [email protected]

Facilities Manager: Jim Caldwell, ext. 31

Organ Associate: Jay Peterson

Primary Choir Director: Elizabeth Clemmitt

Sextons: Mario Ruiz, Dominic DiPaolo

Vestry

Robin Anstaett, Senior Warden ‘13Dietrich Knoer, Junior Warden ‘14

Kurt Anstaett ‘13Chris Cahill ‘15Marcy Champagne ‘13Julie Flood ‘14Nancy Free ‘13Jim Henderson ‘15

Jerry Hufton, Treasurer ‘14Nicholas Anaclerio, Chancellor ‘14

Mary Downie,Clerk ‘13

Kathleen Lloyd-Jones ‘14Doug Peterson ‘14

Shay Robertson ‘15Jenny Smith ‘14Kevin Walsh ‘15

Lawson Whitesides ‘13

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