Messenger - Summer 2015

A PUBLICATION OF ST. MICHAEL’S BY-THE-SEA SUMMER 2015

THE MESSENGER

The SOUL Issue

from the R ECTO RThis Summer edition of The Messenger is dedicated to the youth of St. Michael’s.

In this issue we conned some parish teens into sharing their thoughts on the spiritual life by pretending to text message them, and then publishing their responses:)

We also interview Wayne Wright, Acolyte Master of Ceremonies extraordinaire. For over twenty years Wayne has been forming St. Michael’s youth into solemn processions, reviving unconscious torch-bearers, and hoarding chocolate chip cookies after mass.

Finally, we are sharing two very informative reports put out by The Barna Group that highlight trends in religious activity among American youth. The Barna Group is a marketing research firm that focuses its work on the intersection of faith and culture. Their science confirms the Truth revealed in God’s Word, “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22.6).

Are you a parent or grandparent? Pray for your child(ren) or grandchild(ren) every day. Bring them to church. Share with them stories of how Our Lord Jesus Christ has worked in your life.

We cannot save the world. But what we can do begins with our own spiritual life, and with those whom God has entrusted to our care. Each day is a new opportunity to delight in God’s will and walk in His ways (BCP 360). May God bless you this summer. Play hard. Pray harder. In Christ,

Fr. Doran+

SUMMER EVENTS CALENDAR

SOUL YOUTH Q&A Becky Gleason

WARDEN’S REPORTEileen Hoppen

BARNA REPORTS Long-Term Effect of Spiritual Activity & What Teenagers Look for in a Church

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY 2014-15 Photo Recap

SOUL YOUTH Becky Gleason

WAYNE’S WORLDFr. Doran Stambaugh

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BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW 7:00-8:00 pm Youth Room, 2nd floor of the Education Building — All men are invited to come!

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 9:00-12:00 pm The unique St. Michael’s program includes music, science, missions, and opportunities for family fellowship.

TEEN BEACH PARTY 12:30-3:30 pm Smells like teen spirit! All youth are invited to a beach party (Beech Ave entrance).

VBS OPEN HOUSE 10:00 am Campers share their VBS spirit with our parish family. A great morning for welcoming visitors!

ICE CREAM SOCIAL 11:30 am Give thanks to God for a successful VBS with sprinkles and strawberries! Intergenerational fun on the campus green.


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MOVIE ON THE GREENHow to Train Your Dragon 6:30-10:00 pmA fun family event! BBQ 6:45 pm / MOVIE 7:45 pm. Other great movie snacks will be provided. BYO chair or blanket.

MT. HERMON TRIP Please pray for our parish families in their week at camp.

SIZZLE & STEIN6:00-10:00 pm Men, this is your night! Feasting and fellowship on the Parish Green. Sponsored by the Brotherhood of St. Andrew.

Schedule is subject to change. For current listings visit www.stmichaelsbythesea.org or contact the Parish Office at 760-729-8901.

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SUMMER BIRTHDAYS

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SUSAN JOHNSON 1 RICHARD YAROS 4 PHILIP MURPHY 4 CHRIS BENNETT 5 BRIANNA CARREON 6 TERRY ADAMS 7 AMY HARRISON 10 KERIMA GLEASON 11 BOB BROOKS 12 LINDA VANARIA 12

NELL GRAY 1 CLIFF LEIGHTON 2 BRUCE SWANSON 2 SUZANNE MOYLAN 4 YOLANDA YOUNG 5 ANNETTE SCHUNEMAN 5 KALEIGH MOLINEAUX 6 LEAH LAUX 8 WINDY WAY 12 MARY HILL 14 JOAN WEBB 15

ANTON CALLEIA 1 LESLIE MOSS 1 JOSEPH CURRAN 1 WAYNE WRIGHT 2 GAIL MANN 2 CHARLIE LARSON 4 ANDREW MAHAFFEY 4 ANNE BENSEN 7 DIANE CLARK 7 DEBBIE CRAMER 7

DARREN SCOTT 14 BECKY GLEASON 15 DICK BANNAN 17 LUKE BOWES 17 DORIS YATES 18 MARIE SMELTZER 19 TED GRIFFIN 20 LINDA GILSON 20 SUSAN FANCHER 21 BLAKE BROWN 22

DONNA APRAHAMIAN 15 ROSEMARIE EVANS 17 RICHARD TAYLOR 17 MARK MCKEAN 17 BLYTHE GREGA 17 ANGELA BROWN 18 BROOKE VINZINSKI 18 CLARK CROMER 19 NAN LEIGHTON 21 ANN SMITH 23 YVONNE KUCHLER 23

ERIKA HALL 8 SHANNON REED 8 BILLY GLEASON 8 ASHLEY GLEASON 8 ERIN LENGERKE 11 KAREN GLEASON 14 BROOKE POWERS 14 JON ALLEN-ROMBERG 17 CONNIE MULLAN 17 KERRY MARTINEZ 18

LEE ROWE 23 DORIS FITZPATRICK 23 TOM LUCAS 25 SUNNY TIPTON 26 DOROTHY MATHEWS 26 MARIE KAZUNGU 26 CHARIS JULIAN 27 BAILEY NOBLE 27 KAMAL SWAMIDOSS 28 COLE MCCABE 29

PHYLLIS GILBERT 23 CHUCK ABLES 23 ERIC SCHMUTZER 23 PEARL STAMBAUGH 24 SUNNY ALLEN-ROMBERG 26 MARCY ALMEIDA 28 KEITH BEVERLY 29 PAT MILLER 30 MICHAEL VINZINSKI 30 COURTNEY SAENZ 31

JOAN PERRIGO 21 BOB SMITH 22 JOHN MCKEAN 26 EILEEN HOPPEN 29 AUBREY SPENCE 29 BARBARA SANDWELL 30

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RECTORThe Rev. Doran Stambaugh, SSC

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BECKY GLEASON

I have a clear memory from about 10 years ago when, as a high school student in the St. Michael’s youth group, we sat around upstairs and brainstormed a name for our group. We went through a lot of ideas and finally landed on Servants of the Lord, or SOL. We chose this name because it represented who we were called to be as servants of God. It also represented who we were: a group with soul, shining light (sol means sun in Spanish) in the world.

Over the years the name has shifted to become SOUL (Servants of OUr Lord). The teenagers at St. Michael’s remain a committed group of young people who shine the light of Christ in our community and the world.

I asked several SOUL Youth members about their experiences at St. Michael’s and in their communities. Through my conversations in person and via text message, I was blessed to hear pieces of their stories. I am pleased to share their thoughts and experiences with you.

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Helping the community through service.

I liked [the sleepover from a couple years ago] because it was like the day before my birthday, and the world was supposed to end, but it obviously didn’t. I like rock climbing too.

I really liked going to Universal Studios. It was really fun. And I like the beach days that we have. I like doing service projects, helping people.

I think it’s fun when we make games out of helping people. You know what I mean? Like we would race to fill up this basket of goods for the homeless people.

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I like the chapel because it’s so peaceful. I like just sitting in it and being like, “Ahhh.” And I like that we do lots of events, like the [Resurrection] Disco, and food! It was so much fun. I like that…you’re not afraid old people are going to be mean to you. You know what I mean? Like they’re nice…they’re like, “Oh, look at these youth!”

It’s really traditional. I like that we didn’t morph the service. We still stick to the traditional sacraments, and we receive Holy Communion. A lot of churches sing rock music, which isn’t bad, but I like that we do hymns. It’s completely old school. You can always listen to Christian rock on iTunes or whatever, but you can’t go to mass on iTunes.

And they were really nice when we had the girls vs. boys [Penny Wars] jars. They were really getting into it.

Oh yeah, like when we went to the Dollar Store and got all those goodies [for Operation Christmas Child], and we packed them all up. That was fun.

Some of my favorite youth group memories were the scavenger hunt and some of the overnights.

Everyone knows each other. And Fr. D’s super cool.


Talking to people; like talking stuff out. Making them feel accepted if they’re having a rough time.

So…thank ya Jesus! I think people get scared away when you go up to them and you’re just like, “God, God, God, God.” It scares them. So I think it’s cool when you go and you just start doing nice things, or you just model Christian behavior. And then eventually, if you ever get to talking, like about personal things, then you can talk about God. Usually if you bring God up to somebody who’s a non-believer they just want to fight you on it instead of listening and accepting what you’re saying. So I think it’s important to set the foundation of just being kind and things like that.

I think anonymous serving is really fun. Because you’re like secret little angels…and it doesn’t even have to be helping specifically homeless people or people in poverty. It’s nice to even just help your average family.

I like the food.

My favorite thing about the church is that we take God seriously but are not overbearing.

I like serving at VBS.

I like serving during mass.


It connects to something. Like, when we do outreach projects, it connects to a story somehow.

I think that it would be really hard if we didn’t have so many…community events within the church. You know how it’s hard for kids to really focus in church? But since we have all these community things, it brings us in...it connects us and makes us interested.

I remember a sermon about a girl with pearls…it taught me that God is so good, and even if it’s just something so small as pearls…that He showed her the grace by giving her something that she loved.

By being able to worship and praise God then go out and see the ocean makes me see how wonderful God and his works are.

I guess for example, at the DMV there was this lady [who needed help], and I [told her she should pray]. She was like, “Oh, I used to be a Christian, but I’m not anymore.” But she prayed and then she passed.

Does praying count? Well, at our water polo tournament we were losing a lot, and then we prayed before we went, and we won.

I try to help others and through my efforts they might learn about how God strengthens his children.


I would want to be a superhero just because that’s really cool. I would make ginormous house mansions everywhere throughout the world that housed homeless people or people without food, and it wouldn’t just be like giving them basic necessities, it would give them like lots of fun things. Like they would be able to go swimming in a swimming pool.

I would give everyone some bananas and stuff like that.

I would work to end strife and violence and prevent war.

FoodIt would be really cool if I were a superhero. I could grow out my hair, and then tie food to my super-long hair and just drop it.

Or they could work at [Solutions Farms], that place that we went to where you garden. They teach them how to live. This would be kind of like that.

Yeah, that would be in my mansions.

I would want to give people a bed.

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WARDEN’S REPORTEILEEN HOPPEN


The children and youth of St. Michael’s are one of our greatest assets. They are the future of the Church. Yet I read an article in The San Diego Union-Tribune recently that said Christians in America are on the decline at a rate greater than ever before. More significantly, that the millennial generation is turning away from Christianity.

What can St. Michael’s by-the-Sea do about it?

Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it – Pr. 22:6

Your vestry has spent the past several months praying about our youth and children’s programs. A commission was formed to evaluate what we do and how we can do it better. The recommendation made to your vestry was to have two full-time staff positions added. One Youth Minister to oversee the 6 – 12 grade program and one Children’s Minister to oversee birth – 5th grade. These positions would direct the worship, discipleship, community and mission for youth. These are very important positions.

Currently, we have a part-time Children’s Minister, a very part-time Youth Minister, and a volunteer Family Minister. The recommendation is to restructure our children and youth positions, keeping the volunteer Family Minister and adding two full-time positions. This presents exciting possibilities for St Michael’s, however, at this time we do not have the operating income to support this plan.

That doesn’t mean we abandon the plan or scrap the vision.

We can do two things.

First, all of us need to make sure we are current on our Tithe. Your generous tithes work each year

to maintain all of our wonderful programs and outreach at St. Michael’s. Your vestry works hard at planning and budgeting for all aspects of life at St. Michael’s. Without that regular income vestry would have a much more difficult job. Vestry will be working and praying on how we can accomplish this new opportunity to grow our children and youth programs.

I am reminded that just a few short years ago the vestry was tasked to cut many of the programs, staff positions and outreach due to financial shortcomings. God has worked mightily through St. Michael’s to allow us to bring back many of those cut budget items. In addition, we have been able to authorize many long overdue capital projects resulting in a lot of construction activity around our campus. The funds for these projects were earmarked and have been saved up over many years to pay for the capital improvements.

Second, and more importantly we need to PRAY, both individually and corporately. God has been very good to St. Michael’s by-the-Sea. I believe He will continue to be good to us. What does He have in store? I don’t know. I don’t try to imagine because His plans are so often never what I thought and ALWAYS so much better. So this summer, I would ask that our congregation pray this prayer and ask God to provide what we need to accomplish His plan, and let’s see what He has in store for us:

Almighty God, heavenly Father, you have blessed St. Michael’s by the Sea with the joy and care of children: Give us calm strength and patient wisdom as we bring them up, that we may teach them to love whatever is just and true and good, following the example our Savior Jesus Christ. BCP 829

WARDEN’S REPORTEILEEN HOPPEN


A recent study conducted by The Barna Group asked adults to think back on their upbringing and to describe the frequency of their involvement in Sunday school or religious training.

Barna researchers then compared those reported early-life behaviors with the respondents’ current levels of faith activity and faith durability.

Kids and Teens Have Spirit

One of the remarkable facts about the current U.S. adult population is the breadth of people’s exposure to spiritual training as children and teenagers. More than eight out of every 10 adults remembers consistently attending Sunday school or some other religious training before the age of 12. Those who recall being involved typically said they were engaged every week. In fact, seven out of 10 adults (69%) said they attended religious programs weekly.

Adults recall their church involvement as teenagers as less frequent than their participation as children. Still, about seven out of 10 Americans recall going to Sunday school or other religious programs for teens at least once a month. And half (50%) indicated they had gone to such teen programs at least once a week, on average, when growing up.

Faith Journeys

How do childhood and teen engagement connect to adult spirituality? The research examined four elements of adult religious commitment: attending

church, having an active faith (defined as reading the Bible, praying, and attending church in the last week), being unchurched, and switching from childhood faith.

When it comes to church engagement, those who attended Sunday school or other religious programs as children or as teens were much more likely than those without such experiences to attend church and to have an active faith as adults. For instance, among those who frequently attended such programs as a child, 50% said they attended a worship service in the last week, which is slightly higher than the national average and well ahead of those who rarely or never attended children’s programs. Among those who frequently attended religious programs as teenagers, 58% said they had attended a worship service in the last week. In comparison, less frequent participation as a teenager correlated with less frequent adult participation.

Measures of disassociation – being unchurched and changing from childhood faith – were also correlated with activity before age 18. The highest proportion of unchurched adults was found among those who had never attended as children or teenagers. Weekly activity as a child and weekly or monthly activity as a teen were connected with the lowest levels of disconnection from church attendance.

NEW RESEARCH EXPLORES THE LONG-TERM EFFECT OF

SPIRITUAL ACTIVITY AMONG CHILDREN AND TEENS

The Barna Group is a marketing research firm focused on the intersection of faith and culture. The Barna Group has carefully and strategically tracked the role of faith in America, developing the nation’s most comprehensive database on spiritual indicators.

BA R N A R E P O RTS

Similarly, a person’s likelihood to switch faith views at some point was also correlated to their early-life spiritual experiences. The survey asked if people had the same faith perspectives today as when they were a child or whether they had ever significantly changed their faith views. The study indicates that individuals who recalled frequent religious attendance as a child were less likely to have changed central faith views than were those who attended less often. For example, among those who frequently attended religious programs as a child, 22% had significantly changed their faith views from their childhood faith. Among those who went to teen religious programs every week, 21% changed their core faith views. Although those proportions are significant, they are substantially lower than the percentage of people who had attended such programs less often.

Perspectives

David Kinnaman, president of Barna Group, made several observations about the research. “It is important to clarify what this research does and does not indicate. First, correlation does not imply causation. This means that the research does not prove that spiritual activity as a young person causes spiritual engagement as an adult. In fact,

the research confirms the pattern that many students who are active early in life disengage from their faith as they get older. And people’s recollections of childhood activities are only one limited way of understanding faith durability.

“However, the study shows that most American adults recall frequent faith activity when they were growing up. Moreover, it provides clarity that the odds of one sticking with faith over a lifetime are enhanced in a positive direction by spiritual activity under the age of 18. And it raises the intriguing possibility that being involved at least a few times a month is correlated with nearly the same sticking power as weekly involvement – especially among teenagers.”

The president of Barna Group pointed out that the firm is conducting more research into the sustainability of faith and why many young Christians change from their childhood faith. Those interested in following the progress on this project can sign up (see Barna Update Subscribe on the homepage of our site) to receive occasional updates via the Barna Update e-newsletter.

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Teenagers are some of the most religiously active Americans. What does their spiritual experience look like, and what do teens look for in a church?

What do they learn in church settings? A new study from The Barna Group explores the spiritual lives and expectations of today’s teenagers.

Spiritual Footprint

The most common teen spiritual activity - like that of adults - is prayer. Overall, three-quarters of teenagers (72%) say they pray in a typical week. The next most common activity is attending a worship service at a church - a form of engagement embraced by half (48%) of today’s teenagers. Roughly one-third of teenagers said they attend Sunday school (35%), attend youth group (33%), participate in a small group (32%), and read the Bible (31%).

Compared to American adults, teenagers are more likely to report engagement in corporate forms of worship and spiritual expression - such as attending church, as well as participating in small groups, youth groups, and Sunday school. However, young people are less likely than their parents to pray (72% of teens, 83% of adults) or read the Bible in a typical week (31% of teens, 41% of adults).

However, the research raises caution that teenagers’ prodigious appetites for spiritual activity may be waning. Since a decade ago, teenagers are less likely to pray (down from 81% in the mid-nineties), to attend worship services (down from 53%), and to read from the Bible on their own time (down from 37%).

As some of the nation’s first digital pilgrims, the research shows that one out of every four teenagers (26%) had learned something about their faith or spirituality online in the last six months. This was true of two-fifths of born again Christian teenagers (39%). Furthermore, one-sixth of teenagers (16%) and one-quarter of born again teens (25%) said they had “a spiritual experience” online where they worshipped or connected with God.

Spiritual Expectations

The study also explored teenagers’ expectations related to church. The most common elements sought by young people were “to worship or make a connection with God” (45% described this as very important) and “to better understand what I believe” (42%). About one-third of

teens said they wanted “to spend time with close friends” (34%), “to get encouraged or inspired” (34%), or “to volunteer to help others” (30%).

Other expectations of teenagers were less important, including learning about prayer (26%), listening to religious teaching (26%), participating in discussions regarding religion and faith (23%), being mentored or coached in spiritual development (21%), discovering the traditions of their faith (20%), participating in a study class about faith (19%), or studying the Bible (18%).

When asked to choose between a church that teaches the traditions and background of their faith or a church that teaches how their faith should

WHAT TEENAGERS LOOK FOR IN A CHURCH

HELPING THEM CONNECT WITH GOD, LEARN ABOUT THEIR FAITH, AND SERVE OTHERS, IN A LOVING AND RELATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ARE THEIR TOP DESIRES FROM A CHURCH.

influence everyday decisions and lifestyle, most teenagers preferred the latter (39% versus 16%). However, underscoring the fact that spirituality is only skin-deep for many teens, a plurality of teenagers (45%) admitted they would not care for either type of church.

Spiritual Learning

What do teenagers learn from their experiences in church? The churchgoing teenagers in the sample were asked to identify the teaching or information they received from their church in the last 12 months that had shaped their views. The most common areas of content recalled by teens revolved around moral and ethical standards (65%) and relationships (62%), followed by faith traditions (55%) and personal evangelism (50%).

Just one-third or fewer churched teenagers said they remember any helpful content related to the following topics: media, movies and television (35%); money and finances (30%); the supernatural world (28%); leisure activities (27%); government and law (26%); art and music (22%); health issues (21%); and technology (9%).

Spiritual Imprints

David Kinnaman, the lead researcher on the study, pointed out that “just because someone identifies what they want does not necessarily mean they know what they need. Yet, all of the recent attention on young people gravitating to ‘ancient traditions of Christianity’ misses the fact that the vast majority of American teenagers do not express much interest in or appreciation for such traditions in the first place. Teenagers are a pinch-of-this-pinch-of-that generation, so without intentional decisions on the part of youth workers, many teenagers ride out their teen years in fruitless experimentation rather than genuine forms of spiritual development.”

“Still, the maturation years are ripe with spiritual possibilities,” the president of The Barna Group concluded. “Helping them connect with God, learn about their faith, and serve others, in a loving and relational environment are their top desires from a church. Keep in mind that young people are not spiritually transformed merely by attending a

church, knowing a few Bible stories or being friends with the youth pastor. It takes addressing teens on a much deeper, personal level - such as developing their intellect and vocational passions as well as cultivating their curiosity for the complexities of life.”

Kinnaman is the author of a newly released book, unChristian, which describes research concerning the growing dissonance between young Americans and Christianity. He commented on the gap between how teens live and what they learn at church. “Born again teens are four times more likely to learn about spirituality online than they are to receive helpful perspective and insight about technology at church. Moreover, although their world is inundated with choices related to media, movies, television, technology, art, music, leisure, and health, most churchgoing teens tell us they rarely recall learning anything helpful on these topics in church. Perhaps as a result, many teens grow up concluding that Christianity is boring, old-fashioned and out of touch with reality. Rather than simply giving teens do’s and don’ts, effective youth ministry should help them become engaged, thoughtful Christ followers who have sophisticated, biblical responses to life.”

Reprinted with permission from The Barna Group.

www.barna.org


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CONGRATULATIONS

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION

Elijah Bensen

Gabriel Bensen

Gavyn Davies

Antonio Rocco Jara

Matthew Mahaffey

Christmas Pageant

All Saint’s Parade

Easter Egg Hunt

St. Nicholas Visits First Holy Communion

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BECKY GLEASON

Over the course of the 2014-2015 program year SOUL Youth has continued to grow and change. We enjoyed great food and fellowship with events like the Scavenger Hunt and SkyZone trip. In addition, SOUL began to increase its focus on mission and outreach, introducing quarterly service events called “Missions Madness”. This year’s Missions Madness events supported Casa de Amparo, Operation Christmas Child, and St. Michael’s own Sack Lunch Ministry. We also participated in the 30 Hour Famine to raise money for those living in chronic hunger and poverty world-wide. This overnight event also included a local outreach opportunity to our neighbors at the Solutions for Change Aquaponics Farm. 2015, named the “Year of Sacrifice” at our annual meeting, has already seen the teenagers in our midst sacrificing time, talent, and treasure to share the love of God through service to our community.

SOUL Youth Kick Off 30 Hour Famine – Solutions for Change Aquaponics Farm

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CONGRATULATIONS

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES

Lindsey Gleason

Connor Kish

Kevin Kish

Celina Prado

Malcolm Tomes

Missions Madness 2015

30 Hour Famine

Missions Madness 2014

Scavenger Hunt Duct Tape Extravaganza

Skyzone Trampoline Park


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BYO Chair


WAYNE’S WORLD FR. DORAN STAMBAUGH Wayne Wright is what is known as a “Cradle Episcopalian.” That is someone whose parents filled their cradle with prayer books, sanctus bells, and incense. Just kidding! That means Wayne was born into the Episcopal Church. He has been serving at the altar of God his entire life.

As a young child, Wayne’s family attended St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in the Bronx. They soon moved to Holy Rood in Manhattan, where Wayne not only served as Acolyte Master, but also as Junior and Sernior Wardens. Wayne spent two years in the Army, and it is a good thing he did. It was at Ft. Huachuca outside of Tucson, AZ where he met his faithful wife Vicki. Wayne spent 30 years working for the New York City Transit Authority. One year after a big snow storm, he said, “That’s it,” and moved to San Diego. He served in the Navy Reserves as a Seabee during Desert Storm. Wayne also worked with the U.S. Postal Service for 15 years in San Diego.

As a Master of Ceremonies (MC), Wayne has many unique gifts. Wayne is not only mindful of all the moving parts around the altar, but is able to ancitipate what happens next. He can be all over the sanctuary, and yet out of the way. His leadership skills are such that many a young man or woman has grown up under Wayne’s tutalege to be a gifted MC.

I tried to interview Wayne for this article, but he said, “I don’t want to give away all my secrets.” When asked what he enjoyed most about the liturgy, he replied, “I enjoy the flow, the paths, making sure things are right. All those things work together.” When asked about his favorite season or feast, he said, “I love them all.” When asked what his favorite part of the service was, he replied, “The end of it.” (I have to believe it’s those cookies in the Parish Hall).

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