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Winnetka, IllinoisWinnetka, Illinois

THETHE Parish arish Paperaper

April 1, 2011 Vol. 51 No.4

Christ ChurchChrist Church

GodspeedTo Ned And Bev

Party To HonorThe Prevosts

Saturday, April 305 - 8 P.M.

The Great Hall

Ned’s Last Sunday With Us:May 1

9:30 Holy EucharistFollowed By A Reception

For EveryoneChurch On The Hill

How long will the search take? How do can-didates apply? What is the Search Committee working on this week?

If you have questions about our search for a new Rector, the best place to start is now our Christ Church website. When you visit the website and click on “Our New Rector Search” you’ll fi nd a complete timeline and lots of detail about the search process. You’ll also fi nd a section called “What’s Happening Now?”, where we’ll be providing regular updates on an ongoing basis, at least weekly and sometimes even daily.

We’ll still be reporting on our progress through our written parish communications when something signifi cant happens, or when we feel it is particularly important that everyone be in-formed. But we hope all parishioners will make it a habit to visit the website regularly and stay on top of our search.

And of course, please feel free to contact any member of the Search Committee any time you have a specifi c question or thought you’d like to share.

May the Holy Spirit be among us, particularly throughout this transition and as we prepare for the future of our parish.

Check Out Our New Website

(Image by Ed Ethridge)

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April 16 Saturday Sorting

Rummage News 2011 Holy Week and Easter Services

Sunday, April 17: Palm Sunday - Holy Eucharist and Blessing of Palms8 am, 9:30 am & 11:30 am

Monday, April 18: Monday in Holy Week - 7:30 pm Holy Eucharist Tuesday, April 19: Tuesday in Holy Week - 7:30 pm Holy Eucharist Wednesday, April 20: Wednesday in Holy Week - 7:30 pm Holy Eucharist Thurday, April 21: Maundy Thursday

7:30 pm Foot Washing and Choral Holy Eucharist

Friday, April 22: Good Friday - 12 pm – 3 pm Service of the Cross, Winnetka clergy

Saturday, April 23: Easter Eve - 7:30 pm The Great Vigil, Holy Baptism, Choral Eucharist

Sunday, April 25: Easter Day - 9 am & 11 am Choral Eucharist Egg Hunt follows the 9 am service

Is there a graduate in your family this spring? In the June hard copy of the Parish Paper we highlight our high school & college graduates with individual photos and information on future plans. Please send your information to Charlotte McGee, Parish Paper editor at [email protected] or deliver it to the Parish offi ce. When you mail a graduation picture to Grandma, please save one for us. All photos will be returned to you. Grandma will probably keep hers.

First Call for 2011Graduate Pictures

Be kind to yourself on April 17 at 5 pm. Come to our service of Taize. This is a won-derful, candlelit contemplative service and a great way to recharge your spiritual batteries. If you go to our website, chirstchurchwinnetka.org, you can view a short video called “A Taste of Taize.” It will give you a look at a recent Taize service.

Taize - April 17

2011 Easter Flowers and Music Fund

I would like to contribute to the Easter fl owers and/or special Easter music.

$_____ Flowers $______Music $ _________ Total Enclosed

___ In memory of ____________________________________________ ___ In thanksgiving for ________________________________________ ___ In honor of _______________________________________________

Given by ____________________________________________

Please mail or drop off this form with your check made out to Christ Church (memo: Easter Flowers/Music) to the Church Offi ce by April 6 in order to be included in the service bulletin.

On Monday, April 4, from 10 to 11 am the Christ Church Book Discussion Group will be watching a lecture on the video entitled “Two Visions of Christianity in America Today.” The lecture is given by Dr. Marcus Borg, the highly respected Jesus scholar, theologian and Episcopalian who is the author of the next book we will be reading, Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary. The group will begin reading and discussing the book on April 11. The book group meets on Mondays in the McClain room from 10 to 11 am each week and usually discusses one chapter a week. New members are always welcome! Please consider joining us for the video and/or the book discussion. If you have any questions, please contact Elizabeth Clemmitt at (847) 853-8033.

Nearly one billion people around the world lack access to safe, clean, affordable water. Our com-panion parish in rural Mexico is one such place. Together, we can change that. Join us this Lenten Season as we raise money to give the gift of clean water to the people of La Esperanza. The project is estimated to cost about $5,000 and will provide

enough clean water for the entire village. Look for the Water for Hope display in the new clois-ter and pick up your Lenten calendar and a recycled bottle for your daily donation. Mark your calendar now for our ingathering on Sunday, May 15th. Or simply add your donation to the large Water for Hope jug in the new cloister. Questions? Contact Lisa Kerpan [email protected] or 847-251-0920.

Our Book Group OffersExciting Program for April

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Refl ections on a Shared Ministry

The moving van pulled up to the Rectory on Tuesday, October 6, 1992. Ned, Bev, Elizabeth and Marnie Prevost and all their belongings moved into 458 Maple Street just two days prior to the 1992 fall Rummage Sale (for the Rummage affi ciando that is also one day prior to Presale.) How’s that for jumping in with both feet? In early May a moving van will once again be in front of the Rectory to move Ned and Bev on to the next phase of their life’s journey. (Notice they got smart and are not moving out anywhere near this year’s Rummage sale.) Between these two moving dates a vibrant, energetic almost nineteen year ministry ensued at Christ Church. I sat down in the Rectory among boxes and piles of belongings and had the chance to pause with Ned and Bev and ask them to refl ect on their ministry with us.

Bev remembers that “we were very excited and maybe a little scared about accept-ing the adventure of moving to Winnetka. But the parish was so welcoming to us, it felt like a match made in heaven. A big draw for Ned (and me) was the presence of Rummage and the importance of outreach in the Christ Church community.” Bev also notes that “hospitality has always been crucial to Ned and me – coming together, sharing a meal. We have watched the Hospitality Committee blossom into a huge part of this parish. There is a real sense of joy in coming together here.”

Looking back Ned feels that “the defi ning legacy of my ministry here will be the renovation and consolidation of all of our worship services and educational opportunities at the Church on the Hill in September of 2000. In my second Annual Address to the parish (1994) I started to pose some questions around the growing 9 am service (which was then held in the Chapel in the Parish House) and the need to ensure that our facilities were as open and welcoming as they could be.” When Ned arrived the number of parishioners was similar to what it is today, but the demographics have shifted. In 1992 the largest group was age 55 plus and young families were just coming back to the church. The congrega-tion was getting much younger and the trend continues today. The 9 am family service was quickly becoming SRO and something needed to be done. What followed was a very challenging phase in the life of our parish which culminated in the repurchase of the house at 700 Humbolt Avenue, its renovation and attachment to the Church on the Hill and the merging of all worship services and church school classes in one location at the Church on the Hill. With a few tears in her eyes (and a warm smile on her face) Bev says that “I will always, always remember standing on the stairs outside the McClain Room on that fi rst Sunday in our new space watching people stream in from all the various doors. It was a really big deal when the new building was opened.”

One of Ned’s inherent strengths has been his ability to hire and attract gifted and talented people to our staff: Richard Clemmitt to our music program, Melly Turner and Missy Harrison to our Children’s Ministry program and a string of excellent Curates and Associates: Steve Carlsen, Betsy Fowle, Patti Snickenberger, Lane Hensley, George Smith, Josh Walters, Jeanne Stewart and Jim Harrison. I asked Ned what was his secret to this success. “I think that Christ Church was, and is, perceived as a good place to learn ministry.” Reluctant to extol his own virtues Bev pipes up, “Ned is an excellent mentor. He shares everything: the weddings, the funerals, the baptisms, the preaching, the celebration of the Eucharist (even on major days such as Christmas and Easter.) Not everyone realizes that this doesn’t happen in many churches. Ned invites the Curates and Associates to share in the total ministry of this parish. He has also successfully mentored many seminarians along the way.” Ned believes that “there is a climate of stability on the staff that is very important to the parish and draws good people to the programmatic strengths of Christ Church.”

After the move to the Church on the Hill in 2000 Ned had a renewed sense of energy and believes that he “had earned a bit of capital with the congregation” which allowed him to try some new ideas within the parish. He credits the openness of the staff and volunteers to work through the best way to initiate ideas such as Global Mission, the recent Lenten Talent Challenge and current Glory Story into our everyday lives.

When asked to name their favorite memory of their time at Christ Church (granted a tough question) without hesitation they both answered, “singing in the choir.” Ned said, “Being members of the choir has really been special. It is something that Bev and I do together. It is a time when we are just regular people. We were lucky enough to have been a part of three of the six choir trips to England. The Salisbury Cathedral trip and last year’s choir trip to New York City were highlights for us.” He is also happy about having added the once a month Healing Service to our Sunday worship. “We offered a healing service at our churches in CT. It means a lot to Bev and me.”

To wrap up my interview I posed one fi nal question giving Bev fair warning that it might make her cry. “What will you miss the most here at Christ Church?” Tears welling Bev replied, “Everything!” Ned’s response was, “I will miss Sunday mornings the most. This is when everything comes together for me. I really believe that God put me here on Sunday mornings. Change is always, always hard. But as I sat in the pew at All Saints (Worcester, MA – which will be their new parish home when they relocate) I thought I can do this. I can be happy here with Bev at my side.” Being with Ned and Bev you just know that they can do anything in life as long as they do it together.

Ned & Bev Prevost



EASTER VIGIL PARTYSaturday, April 23

McClain Room after the 7:30 pm service

This is a “ Bring a Dish to Share” style party.

Appetizers such as dips, shrimp, mini quiches, cheese puffs, etc

are preferred. Just put your dish on the table before the service.

Hosted by the Hospitality CommitteeFor questions or suggestions contact Darlene McKinney at [email protected]

1) The dinner enjoyed by the majority of the clients served by A Just Harvest (formally the Good News Soup Kitchen) is their only meal of the day. They count on the goodness of others.

2) There are many ways to participate besides actually serving a dinner.

3) It can be as simple as buying several gallons of milk and delivering them to a fellow parishioner on the schedule to take it to A Just Harvest.

4) It can be as simple as buying lots of lettuce and delivering it to a fellow parishioner on the schedule to take it to A Just Harvest.

5) It can be as simple as purchasing apples or oranges and delivering them to a fellow parishioner on the schedule to take it to A Just Harvest. (Notice a pattern?)

6) You can sign up to just cook and there are EASY to follow recipes for the cooking-impaired. You then arrange to deliver the food to a fellow parishioner on the schedule to take it to A Just Harvest.

7) If you sign up for serving dinner you will fi nd it to be a very fulfi lling experience. Guaranteed.

8) You can engage your children in this ministry. Children age 6 and above are most welcome.

9) The schedule is very fl exible. You may partici-pate (serving, cooking or purchasing food) once a month or once a year.

10) “Do unto others...”

The sign up form is on the next page.

Top 10 Reasons to VolunteerFor Our Soup Kitchen Ministry

SAVE THE DATE

Annual Fiesta FestSunday, May 15 - 5:30 pm - the

Great Hall

Fundraiser for Water For Hope

Family dinner, pinatas, entertainment & prizes

The Rev. John Philip Newell, poet, musician, scholar and teacher, is internationally acclaimed for his work in the fi eld of Celtic spirituality, including his best known titles Listening for the Heartbeat of God and Christ of the Celts. He is a Church of Scotland minister with a passion for peace in the world and for harmony between our great spiritual traditions. Canadian by birth, he lives in Edinburgh with his family, where he undertook his doctoral research in Celtic Christianity. Since that time he has played a leading role on both sides of the Atlantic in inspiring spirituality that sustains us in today’s world. Former warden of Iona Abbey in the Western Isles of Scotland, he now devotes his time to world-wide retreats and speaking engagements.

Rev. Newell is coming out with a new book this spring: Praying with the Earth: A Prayer Book for Peace. How are we to view the brokenness of our lives? How can we be a part of creating wholeness in our world? Join this renowned scholar for this 2-day program where we will consider these questions together.

Friday, May 13, 7 – 9 pm, Kenilworth Union Church andSaturday, May 14, 9 am – 12 noon, Church of the Holy Comforter, Kenilworth

This program is sponsored by Christ Church, Winnetka, Church of the Holy Comforter, Kenilworth, Kenilworth Union Church and Seabury Western Theological Seminary. Register through the Seabury web site at http://www.seabury.edu/events/newell.htm. Space is limited. Please register early!

The cost for both days is $50 ($30 for students). Friday only is $25 ($15 for students. Sat-urday only is $30 (20 for students.)

BTW: John Philip Newell led twenty-six people on a pilgrimage to the Isle of Iona in June of 2006 that was instumental to Jim Harrison’s spiritual journey that led him to the priest-hood. Take a look at the November 2010 edition of the Parish Paper which is available on our website. It has a profi le of Jim entitled “What’s In Your Pocket?.” It is a stone from the Isle of Iona. Ask him about it.

“A Celtic Spirituality for Today” with John Philip NewellMay 13 and May 14


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Christ ChurchAnnual Easter Lily Sale

We will be selling beautiful Easter Lilies again this year to benefi t our companion Diocese of SE Mexico and our partner parish of Jesus de Nazaret Church in the village of La Esperanza. Rejoice in the season, and know that long after the blooms have faded, your purchase will help spread the message of Easter.

The proceeds from this sale will go directly to the people of the Diocese of SE Mexico and our “Water for Hope” project…..we are raising money for a water purifi cation system for the village of La Esperanza. Help us bring safe water to our friends and bring hope to La Esperanza!

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Please return your order with payment by

Monday April 11, 2011(To the Parish offi ce or in the alms basin during the offertory)

Name____________________________ Please reserve _____ foil wrapped Easter Lily(s) @ $20.00 each = _____ I would like to make a contribution to help with SE Mexico Mission Work = _____

TOTAL Enclosed: _____

You may pick up your Lily(s) on Palm Sunday, April 17th at the Church-on-the-Hill. If you are unable to order your fl owers ahead of time, we will have some for sale on April 17th .

Questions? contact Gary Martin at 847-446-3744.

On behalf of the people of the Diocese of Southeastern Mexico, Muchas Gracias!


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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2

9:30-11 amSt. Elisabeth’s, Glencoe“Glory Story”

3 4 5 6 7 8 98 am - HE9:30 am - HE, (No ChurchSchool,) Glory StoryForum11:30 am - HE

9-10 am - FriendsIn Faith - COH10-11 am - BookDiscussion - COH

12:30 - 3 pmRummage Sorting

9-10:30 amCafe Aroma-Winn.“Glory Story”

7:30-9 pm“Glory Story” areahomes

9:30 am - HEChapel

6:30 pm - Lenten Program

9:15-11:30 amRummage Sorting

9:30-11 amKerygma Bible Study

9:30-11 amSt. Elisabeth’s, Glencoe

“Glory Story”

10 11 12 13 14 15 168 am - HE9:30 am- HE, ChurchSchool, Glory StoryForum11:30 am - HE

9-10am - FriendsIn Faith - COH10-11am - BookDiscussion - COH

12:30 - 3pmRummage Sorting


5:30pm - Soup Kitchen


9:30 am - HEChapel

6 pm - LentenProgram




9am - 12noonRummageSorting

17 18 19 20 21 22 238 am - HE9:30 am- HE, ChurchSchool, Glory StoryForum11:30 am - HE

5 pm - Taize



7:30 pm-HE 7:30 pm-HE 7:30 pm-HE



7:30 pm-Maundy Thursday

12 noon - 3 pmGood Friday

5pm - Soup Kitchen

7:30 pm - Easter Vigil & Party

24 25 26 27 28 29 309 am - HEEgg Hunt11 am - HE



RummageFurniture Pickup



7:30 pm-Vestry Mtg

9:30am - HEChapel

9:15-11:30amRummage Sorting



5 - 8 pmParty to honorthe PrevostsGreat Hall

Christ Church

April 2011All church services are at the

Church on the Hill,784 Sheridan Road, Winnekta,

unless otherwise noted

Regular Meetings & Events:Families Anonymous: Weds., 7:30pm

Soup Kitchen: 2nd Tues., 5:30pm& 4th Sat., 5pm

Meals-at-Home: every Tues,.fi rst & last Fridays

Boy Scout Troop 18: Tues. pm

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

POSTMASTER: Change Service Requested

Clergy & StaffRector: The Rev. Edward S. Prevost, ext. 33 [email protected]

Associate Rector: The Rev. Jeanne L. Stewart, ext. 27 [email protected]

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

Deacon: The Rev. Heath Missner [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

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 Paperis published twice monthly during the school year, 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, online is Tues., April 5. Please submit materials to Charlotte McGee, editor, at [email protected] the ParishOffi ce - 470 Maple, Winnetka, IL 60093

Worship - (Church On The Hill)

Sundays: 8 am HE 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)

Vestry

Robin Anstaett, Senior WardenDietrich Knoer, Junior Warden

Kurt AnstaettJim BayleyMarcy ChampagneJulie FloodDan GeorgeJack Keller

Kathy Shanley, TreasurerDoug Hambleton, Chancellor

Mary Downie,Clerk

Kathleen Lloyd-JonesDoug Peterson

Shay RobertsonJenny Smith

Griswold WareLawson Whitesides

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