Emmanuel

Church Staff

The Rev’d Canon Dr. Mark Gatza,

Rector

Brent Pertusio, Organist & Choirmaster

Heather Costantino, Christian Education

Coordinator

James Kennard, Sexton

Church Phone

410 838-7699

Church Cell Phone for

Pastoral Emergencies

443 752-0573

www.emmanuelbelair.org

Services:

Sundays—8 AM, 10 AM & Noon

Tuesdays — 10 AM

Your Vestry Wants To Hear From You!

Here is a list of your vestry to contact with any concerns!

Rector --Mark Gatza: mgatza@emmanuelbelair.org

Senior Warden — Dottie Ward: dlward2@comcast.net

Treasurer -- Steve Bareford: stevebareford@yahoo.com

Registrar -- Liz Glass: getlizglass@aol.com

Debbie Bissoondial: debbievb67@yahoo.com

Chris Gauthier: chrisgauthier@gmail.com

Cami Rogers: cjrogers.law@gmail.com

Rita Scharmann: rfscharmann@gmail.com

JoAnne Bogusko: jbogusko@yahoo.com

Peg Goodson: thepegg@comcast.net

Allan Herlinger: walkgroup@zoominternet.net

Linden White: lhwhite3rd@gmail.com

Judy Hathaway: judy_hathaway@comcast.net

Judy Isom: judyisom50@gmail.com

Joan Kime: joankime@baltimorefreightliner.com

Andrea Lake: alake347@comcast.net

Jackson Kemper, First Missionary Bishop in the United States, 1870

When the General Convention of 1835 made all the members of the Episco-pal Church members also of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, it provided at the same time for missionary bishops to serve in the wilderness and in foreign countries. Jackson Kemper was the first such bishop. Alt-hough he was assigned to Missouri and Indiana, he laid foundations also in Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Kansas, and made extensive missionary tours in the South and Southwest. Kemper was born in Pleasant Valley, New York, on December 24, 1789. He graduated from Columbia College in 1809, and was ordained deacon in 1811, and priest in 1814. He served Bishop White as Assistant at Christ Church, Philadelphia. At his urging, Bishop White made his first and only visitation in western Pennsylvania. In 1835, Kemper was ordained bishop, and immediately set out on his travels. Because Episcopal clergymen, most-

ly from well-to-do Eastern homes, found it hard to adjust to the harsh life of the frontier—scorching heat, drenching rains, and winter blizzards—Kemper established Kemper College in St. Louis, Missouri, the first of many similar attempts to train clergymen, and in more recent times lay persons as well, for specialized tasks in the Church. The College failed in 1845 from the usual malady of such projects in the church—inadequate fund-ing. Nashotah House, in Wisconsin, which he founded in 1842, with the help of James Lloyd Breck and his com-panions, was more successful. So was Racine College, founded in 1852. Both these institutions reflected Kem-per’s devotion to beauty in ritual and worship. Kemper pleaded for more attention to the Indians, and encour-aged the translation of services into native languages. He described a service among Oneida Indians which was marked by “courtesy, reverence, worship—and obedience to that Great Spirit in whose hands are the issues of life.” From 1859 until his death, Kemper was diocesan Bishop of Wisconsin. He is more justly honored by his unofficial title, “The Bishop of the Whole Northwest.” From Holy Women, Holy Men, Celebrating the Saints

The Trumpet

Emmanuel Episcopal Church

303 North Main Street

Bel Air, Maryland 21014

24 May 2016

Upcoming Scripture Lessons

15 May 2016 — Psalm 97, Acts 16:16-34, Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17,20-21, John 17:20-26

22 May 2016 — Psalm 8. Proverbs *:1-4, 22-31, Romans 5:1-5, John 16:12-15

Jackson Kemper, First Missionary Bishop in the United States

1870

Lord God, in your providence Jackson Kemper was chosen first missionary bishop in this land, and by his arduous labor and travel congregations were established in scattered settlements of the West: Grant that the Church may always be faithful to its mission, and have the vision, courage, and perseverance to make known to all people the Good News of Jesus Christ; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Calendar Notes Friday & Saturday, 13-14 May:

232nd Diocesan Convention,

Ellicott City, MD. Emmanuel

Church is represented by the

Rector and Senior Warden.

Sunday, 15 May: The Feast of Pentecost, featuring a

new service of Lessons and Carols at 10:00 AM. Please

wear something bright Red this Sunday!

Monday, 16 May: 7:00 PM Vestry Meeting in the Har-

ward Parlor.

Saturday, 21 May: 9:00 AM Yard Clean-up Day.

Sunday, 22 May: Trinity Sunday Bishop Michael

Creighton will celebrate and preach at the 10:00 Ser-

vice, as well as preside over confirmations for several

young people and adults. Also, 3—5 PM Tea in the

Parish Hall sponsored by the Women of Emmanuel.

Monday, 23 May: Noon deadline for next edition of

the Trumpet Newsletter

Sunday, 29 May: Music at the 10:00 AM Service by

the Third Saturday Band.

Pentecost Sunday We looked up “Pentecost Lessons & Carols” online and couldn’t find any reference to it anywhere. That may mean that we are offering something that has never been done before! Regardless of prece-dent, join us on Sunday, 15 May at the 10:00 AM service for a unique way of commemorating the “Birthday of the Church.” Beginning with the crea-tion of Adam and Eve in Genesis 2, we will hear how the Holy Spirit has been at work in the world from the very beginning. We will trace her pres-ence in the words of the prophets, listen as she rushes upon the disciples on Pentecost and hear Paul describe her presence in the life of the Church today. It will be truly “in-spir-ing!”

A Better Way to do Business? The 232nd Annual Convention of the Diocese of Maryland will held at the Turf Valley

resort in Ellicott City this coming weekend. Clergy and delegates from each of our con-

gregations will sit in the usual chairs around the usual tables you find in any hotel ball-

room. We will follow a familiar agenda, praying together several times over two days,

hearing reports, hoping for inspiration from a guest speaker and sharing meals. There are

a couple of people we can always count on to bring some light and levity to the proceedings, and there is al-

most always a heated debate — though never about what I think is important.

The part I most dislike — and I know I am not alone in this, as you will shortly hear — is the time we

spend raising, discussing and voting on resolutions. Our rules of order require several kinds of decisions to

be made by the full convention, but also permit a wide variety of topics and issues to be considered. The full

convention must approve the salary schedule for clergy and lay employees, any changes to our canons or by-

laws, and (when the time comes) elect new bishops. Beyond that, in 34 years of these events, I have seen reso-

lutions raised that range from desperate to downright silly. Recently we considered whether the Diocese

should encourage people to refrain from eating meat at least one day a week. In the early 1990’s we hotly de-

bated whether “The Diocese of Maryland believes that Jesus is the way, the truth and the life, and that no one

comes to the Father but through him.” (The resolution failed!) In the early 1980’s a resolution was passed that

required every church building project to include a 10% cost set-aside to fund the maintenance of the new

space. To my knowledge, it has never been followed, not even by the Bishop’s office just a few years later

when it made plans to build a new Diocesan Center — though about that much money was placed into en-

dowments that fund a variety of ministries. There are some worthwhile resolutions as well: the report that

was produced after a 1990 debate, to study controversial questions of human sexuality and the Church’s pol-

icies, laid a substantial theological groundwork for changes that have subsequently been widely accepted.

Though efforts have been made from time to time to disperse our consideration of resolutions through

out the 16 or so hours we spend in session, we often end up rushing through debates because we need to ad-

journ so the hotel can use the space for its next event. The result is that topics that should engage us in sub-

stantive conversation often don’t. And passage by majority vote is in itself not always satisfying. If a vote is

split 60-40, that means that there is still a very large group of people who are unhappy at the outcome, and

who may feel a sense of loss or that their perspectives are not valued. The chief complainant about this pro-

cess is Bishop Sutton himself, and his urgency about finding a better way to do business has about peaked.

While he was on sabbatical this past winter, and unbeknownst to him, a group of clergy drafted a resolu-

tion asking that the Diocese of Maryland grant the local chapter of the Union of Black Episcopalians a sum of

10% of the unrestricted endowments we control as an act of reparations for the evils of slavery. Needless to

say this is a controversial proposal! Imagine, if you will, the long lines of conventioneers waiting their turn to

ask questions or to voice support or lack thereof for the resolution. Emotions get heated whenever money is

discussed. If history is any guide, after a very few rounds of statements someone will rise and move to table

the resolution. That would probably pass, and whatever insights or feelings that were generated would be

frustrated and quashed by a year’s delay.

I think that the proposal is worth a proper conversation, and not something limited by an hour or less of

convention floor time. I would like to believe that a groundswell of support from people in our pews learning

about the motivation of the effort would grow into an overall consensus. This is too important an issue for

there to be winners and losers. I would like to think that the more you hear about it, the more favorably in-

clined you would be to supporting it as well. But until I have that confidence, I will do what I can to keep the

conversation moving forward. So … watch this space.

Totidem Verbis Mark Gatza+

Be a Chalicist

The role of Chalicist is a special and intimate minis-try: helping to feed the people of God with the Body and Blood of Christ. A chalicist is the person who ad-ministers the wine during Communion. At Emmanu-el we typically have two chalicists at the 8:00 and 10:00 services and one at noon. Chalicists sign up for the Sundays that they would like to serve, so how often you participate is up to you. Some choose to

read lessons or prayers as well, while others choose not to. Training is available through a self-study curriculum and hands-on practice. Please talk to Mark+ about being part of min-istry.

Spring Harvest Festival Our annual family fun SHF is scheduled for Saturday, 11 June 2016 — so save the date. Games, face painting, a moon bounce and great live music from our Third Saturday Band are all on tap. Don’t forget the Rector’s Free Hot Dog station, where you can get several varieties of freshly grilled hot dogs and sau-sages. The cost of admission is a contribution of canned goods or paper goods to our Food Pantry.

Bishop Creighton to

Visit Emmanuel

The Rt. Rev’d Michael Creighton will visit Emmanuel Church on Trinity Sunday, 22 May 2016 at 10:00 AM. He will preside at a service of Confirmation and be the celebrant and preacher at that service. Eight candidates for confirmation will be presented,

all of whom participated in an “experimental” day-long experience, which included class time in the church, PowerPoint slides illustrating the history of our biblical tradition and a field trip to visit several churches in Baltimore.

There are many ways to understand the Sacrament of Confirmation and what it means to an individual and to the Church at large. At Emmanuel confirma-tion is considered an “Ordination to Lay Ministry,” the most important order of ministry in the Church. Each confirmand has written a brief essay on what that means to them.

Women of Emmanuel to Serve Tea

Please save the date –Sunday May 22nd 3-5 pm for the Annual WOE Tea. With a Downton Abbey in-spired theme you are invited to bring a guest and a tea-time dish to share. There is no charge, but please sign up on the Sign-up Sheet at the back of the Church.

Prayer List

Have you added someone to our Prayer List? If so, give us a call and let us know how they’re doing. We are glad to offer prayers and even gladder when we hear that they are no longer necessary.