Service Schedule

InvItes You to explore our lIfe and MInIstrIes at st. JaMes epIscopal church

Volume 98, Number 8 225-387-5141 • Fax 225-387-1443 • www.stjamesbr.org August 2014

August 2014Sundays,August 3, 10 & 247:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite I9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II*9:00 a.m. As You Are Service*10:00 a.m. Coffee Hour* 11:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II*5:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II

www.stjamesbr.org

MessengerThe

Sunday, August 17The 2014 Ministries Fair

7:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite I10:30 a.m. Combined Service in Bishops Hall*5:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II

The 2014 Ministries Fair — Sunday, August 17Mary Boutwell, Director of Lay Ministries

“As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another…” — 1 Peter 4:10

The 2014 St. James Lay Ministries Fair will begin with a combined service starting at 10:30 a.m. in Bishops Hall. This will be a morning to learn

about the more than fifty ministries at work in our church and to discover how you can put your unique gifts to work here.

Compassion, spirituality, kindness, creativity… Each of us has God-given gifts we can put to good use at St. James, so

join in! Come and worship, visit with your friends and be open to that place where your gifts and St. James ministries meet. Please contact Mary Boutwell at mboutwell@stjamesbr.org or 225-387-5141 to volunteer.

Millions of people have gone through Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University (FPU).

They’ve worked a plan, rewritten their stories, and changed their futures. This class meets for nine weeks, one night a week, for approximately 90 minutes. Kerry Capron will facilitate small-group discussions that help encourage accountability and discipleship. FPU teaches members how to

handle money God’s ways, and His ways work! Make this committment to yourself, your partner, your family’s financial peace of mind. The nursery will be professionally staffed; make this an eve-ning of working together, looking forward! The course fee of $93 includes tuition, materials and shipping, along with access to daveramsey.com. Register at tinyurl.com/StJamesFPU.

WeekdaysMondays (starting August 18)8:15 a.m. Day School Morning PrayerWednesdaysNoon Holy Eucharist, Rite II with Healing Prayers (Chapel)Fridays (starting August 22)8:15 a.m. Day School Eucharist

*Nursery available

Sunday, August 30Fifth Sunday

7:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite 19:00 a.m. Hearty Breakfast in Bishops Hall10:30 a.m. Combined Service*5:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II

Page 2 The Messenger August 2014

In Our Thoughts and Prayers …

The Rt. Rev. Morris K. Thompson, Jr. Bishop of LouisianaThe Very Rev. J. Mark Holland Rector of St. JamesThe Rev. Ralph F. Howe, Jr. Sr. Associate Rector and Day School ChaplainThe Rev. Mary Ann Garrett Associate Rector and Director of Pastoral Care for St. James PlaceThe Rev. John Pitzer Prior, The St. James Center for Spiritual FormationThe Rev. Ken Ritter President and CEO, St. James PlaceDeacon Pat Lyle Spiritual Director in ResidenceThe Rev. Charles A. Wood Chaplain, St. James PlaceThe Rt. Rev. Robert C. Witcher Bishop-in-Residence XIX Rector of St. JamesThe Rt. Rev. James M. Coleman Bishop-in-Residence XX Rector of St. James

The Diocese of Louisiana is one church, faithful to our Lord Jesus, united in mission,

reaching out through service and proclamation to all for whom Christ died. We live in joyous

expectation of God’s transforming power, compassion, and mercy in our lives.

St. James Staff

St. James Vestry

copper alvarez**Jane christensen***rip collins***chris frink***lee Griffin**tricia henderson ***susie heroman*Kyle landrem*

lolly Martin**Josh pesses***trey roberts**

tom Wade***dan West**

elizabeth Whitley*shirley Young**

Bob Bowsher* ...............................senior Wardenpatrick Broderick* ........................ Junior Wardenrandy Garrett* .................................................clerkKevin curry (ex-officio) .........................treasurer

Floral Dedications and Arrangements

Mary Hunt Boutwell Director of Lay MinistriesHelen Campbell Director of Stewardship & Planned GivingLinda Chauviere Head of SchoolJo Craddock Director of CommunicationsMary Davis-Palms Parish DieticianTricia Delony St. James Girls Choir DirectorRodger Green Buildings SupervisorJody Hanet Cherub Choir DirectorJason Hubbard ChoirmasterMarvin McLennon Youth & Young Adults MinistriesCheryl Speights Olinde BookkeeperSylvia Rabalais Administrative SecretaryHerndon Spillman OrganistDebbie Stiltner Comptroller

EYC is Keeping Austin Weird!

Nursery HoursInfants and toddlers are welcome at all services, but may also be lovingly cared for by trained staff in our nursery on the first floor of the Parish Hall between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Sunday mornings, and for other events as announced.

The arrangements on the altar on July 27 were given to the glory of God in memory of Jimmy Benton, and with thanksgiving for Laurel Roberts on her birthday,

by Nancy and Trey Roberts.The arrangements on the altar during August are given to the glory of God.

The Parlor arrangements are by Martha Yancey on August 3; Barbara Bearden on August 10; Amy Ferachi on August 17; Nancy Jo Poirrier on August 24; and, Susan Rolfs on August 30..

For the dear departed: David W. Noland; Diane Weimer Prayers are offered for: Michael Beven, Sally Buchanan, Mary Jarnagin, Chuck Wood, Beverly Walker, Linda Benoit, Mary E. Kinamore, Bessie, Dugan, Cade Stapleton, Gage Williams, Liz Holland, Zoe Harrell, Edgar Spielman, Sue Hartquist, the Collet family, Mark, Carneal Woodyear, Tara Sperandeo-Ellis, Don Bell, Joanne Anderson, Dexter Rollins, Jackie Monroe, Cristina Campo, David GraceftaContinuing prayers are offered for: Thomas, Fred Frey Jr., Betty Romero, Mary C. Elliott, Kevin Stockton, Marion Hart LeBlanc, Matthew Paul Buller, Glenn Stockton, Estelle Schilling, Bobby Rayne Jr., Jim Coleman, James Ott, Bob Boyd, Richard Garber, Anne Anthony, Sky Alexandra, Barbara Shilg, Larry

Durant, Kenlie Jackson, Susan Thayer, Michael D. Moore, Charlie Matherne, Colleen Ramshur, Marcia Campbell, Todd Turpin, Judy Calhoun, Debra Bagley, Christie Fawley, Emma, Janet Arst, Brooke Colquette, Casey Dué, Alma Wade, Randall Nachman, Lauren Nachman, Gray Horn, Peyton Feigley, Matthew Leonard Gill, Peyton SelfFor those in the armed forces: Rob Hutchins, Major John Lyford V, Sgt William Martin USMC, PFC Don Ellen, Lt Jon Bethel, Trey Wolf ABFAN, Private Holden Kroenke, Lt Jordan Morris, Sgt James Chambers, Major Andrew “Andy” Stone USAF, Capt Michael Oliver, Specialist Daniel Anderson, Sgt Ethan Wade, Major Charlie Hines, Capt Mathis Guy Hall USMC, Chad Hornsby SFAAT US Army, Airman Avery Frink

By Marvin McLennon

The St. James EYC group traveled this past week to Austin, Texas for their annual mission trip. The group worked with the organizations Wonder Voyage and Mobile Loaves and Fishes to do God’s work within Austin. They prepared and delivered lunch

The St. James EYC group in Austin. Photo by Marvin McLennon. See EYC on page three

Page 3 The Messenger August 2014

The Planned Giving committee is delighted to report that parishioners are calling to let the committee know that a gift to St. James is in their wills. Please let the committee know if you have already made a designated gift to St. James in your will, as the committee would like to include your names in the St. James Legacy Society.

We would like to honor your gift according to your wishes: if you would prefer not to have your name included in the St. James Legacy Society list, or to be listed anonymously, please let the committee know. A call or email to Helen Campbell will help the committee keep their records up to date. Helen Campbell, 387-5141 or hcampbell@stjamesbr.org.

L E G A C Y S O C I E T Y

Parish Partners Contribution Form church liaison chairs: nancy and trey roberts

We invite you to join us in support of the 2014 day school carnival — an essential fund raiser of st. James episcopal day school — an essential ministry of st. James episcopal church! from Nancy & Trey Roberts

Contributor Informationname of company, Institution, family or Individual as you wish it to appear on all listings:

____________________________________________________________

Mailing address: ______________________________________________

city: ________________________________________________________

state:___________________________ Zip code:____________________

phone: ______________________________________________________

email: _______________________________________________________

Value of Contribution $ ☐ 50.00 $ ☐ 100.00 $ ☐ 250.00 $ ☐ 500.00

$ ☐ other: ______________________________________

With your donation of $100 or more, you will receive two (2) carnival raffle tickets and your name will be displayed as a parish partner in the carnival newsletter and on the corporate sponsor wall.

please make checks payable to St. James Episcopal Day School. donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law. tax Id # 72-0542038

Please complete and return to the church office or mail to the school at:445 Convention Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802..

Thank you for your generosity and support of St. James Episcopal Day School.

bags via food truck to various points in the city to the homeless population, along with helping develop Mobile Loaves and Fishes community garden. Created in 1998, Mobile Loaves and Fishes prides itself on improving conditions for the Austin community by providing food and clothing for the homeless.

Later in the week, the group collaborated with the organization Caritas of Austin, which focuses primarily on diminishing poverty and homelessness in the city.

For most of the group, it was the first time for them to experience all of the wonderful and eclectic opportunities Austin has to offer. The group was able to visit multiple sites such as the Castle Hill Graffiti Wall, a former condo plot which is now home to countless pieces of graffiti art, the Ann W. Richards Congress bridge, also known as the “bat bridge,” and were able to cool off by kayaking around the local lakes. The group loved the experience they had within the city and were able to, as the locals say, successfully “keep Austin weird.”

EYC Trip to Austin, cont’d.

Page 4 The Messenger August 2014

Parish Family NewsBaptisms

Paul Cole Edel, infant son of Sarah Paul Edel and John Benjamin Edel, was baptized on July 6, 2014.Olivia Grace Bennett, infant daughter of Sarah Collins Bennett and Joseph Daniel Bennett, was baptized on July 13, 2014.

Transfers InPeachy Melancon transferred to us from Christ Episcopal Church, Napoleonville, Louisiana.Deborah Branton transferred to St. James from St. Peter’s Epis-copal Church in Oxford, Mississippi.

DeathsDavid Woodring Noland, nephew of Virginia and John Noland, died on June 29 in Baton Rouge.

please Keep In contact WIth us!

If you’re viewing this on your smartphone or tablet, grab these numbers and addresses noW and add them to your contact list, or keep them handy elsewhere for others:

phone: 225-387-5141 church@stjamesbr.org Link to online staff directory

Our new graduates are particularly invited to subscribe to the st. James mailing lists; let us know your college email address, so we can keep in touch and you can know what’s going on at home!

St. James Girls Choir Announces 2014-2015 Season Auditions

Continuing one of the finest Anglican choral traditions, St. James is delighted to announce the second season of the St. James Girls Choir, which will begin rehearsals in mid-August.

The choir is open to girls who will be in grades five through ten in the 2014-2015 school year. The choir’s director, Tricia Delony, has a great year planned for this wonderful group.

Mrs. Delony has over 30 years experience teaching elementary and middle school students in the East Baton Rouge Parish School System, and has recently joined the staff at Episcopal School. She has had many award-winning choirs full of students whose lives were changed through the process of making music with peers they might never have had the chance to know had they not been in choir together.

Our recruiting focus is toward girls in the parish family, however, the choir is also open to girls in the greater Baton Rouge area who may come from other faith traditions and congregations. The St.

James Girls Choir offers a unique and exciting opportunity to introduce our young ladies of St. James, and Baton Rouge, to the glorious music and traditions of The Episcopal Church.

Although no prior musical training is required, it is important that this be something the chorister wants to do and that she is keenly interested in ensemble singing and is willing to do the work to develop her skills. This is a choir for girls who love to sing! The choir will sing at two nine o’clock services each month, and will rehearse every Tuesday evening from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the choir room. Security officers are on site, and wireless access is

available for waiting parents and siblings.

Please contact Tricia Delony at tdelony@stjamesbr.org, or on her cell phone at 225-936-0523 for more information on auditions, requirements, and scholarship opportunities. Pictured, above, is the Virginia Girls Choir based at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Rich-mond. Click the photo to learn more about the exciting opportunities afforded young girls in a high-quality musical ensemble.

Trinity Institute: Save the Date!

Creating Common Good: January 22-24, 2015

Economic inequality in the United States is a pervasive, overwhelming issue. Our society is increasingly made up of have and have-nots, and this consistently widening gap represents a condition decried by the prophets, forcefully addressed by Jesus, and singled out by a number of contemporary voices in economics and public policy as a serious but correctable obstacle to human thriving.

Many of us worry that we are complicit in a system that perpetuates economic inequality, and we feel uncomfortable and tense because this complicity goes against our deeply held Christian values about social justice. Many avoid the topic because taking a stand against economic inequality is difficult, and we don’t know what we can do – as individuals and as the Church – to effect change in a broken system.

The Trinity Institute program, provided by the St. James Center for Spiritual Formation in live simulcast, will include the Most Rev. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury; Cornel West; and Robert Reich, among other. Read more at http://www.trinitywallstreet.org/trinity-institute/2015/what%E2%80%99s-ti2015.

205 N

. Fou

rth St

reet

| Bat

on Ro

uge,

LA 70

801

225 3

87 51

41 | F

ax 22

5 387

1443

ww

w.stj

ames

br.o

rg*In

dicat

es ch

ild ca

re pr

ovide

d

SU

ND

AY

MO

ND

AY

TUES

DAY

W

EDN

ESD

AY

THU

RSD

AY

FRID

AY

SATU

RDAY

Sund

ay Sc

hedu

le(u

nless

othe

rwise

noted

) 7

:30 R

ite I -

spok

en 9

:00 R

ite II

in th

e Cha

pel -

As Yo

u Are*

9:00

Rite

II in

the c

hurch

* 10

:00 C

hrist

ian Ed

ucat

ion*

11:00

Rite

II in

the c

hurch

* 5

:00 R

ite II

in Ch

apel 9

Pent

ecos

t

11 P

ente

cost

8 Pe

ntec

ost

10 P

ente

cost

The

Tran

s� g

urat

ion

of o

ur L

ord

Day

Sch

ool

Teac

hers

Rep

ort

Firs

t Day

of

Scho

ol

BLO

OD

BA

NK

SUN

DAY

Fifth

Sund

ay

Hear

ty

Brea

kfas

t -9:

00

12 P

ente

cost

11:0

0 SM

ILE Bi

ble St

udy G

roup

5:0

0 CS

F Eve

ning P

raye

r

5:30

CSF B

oard

Noo

n Ho

ly Eu

chari

st & H

ealin

g Svc.

11:0

0 SM

ILE Bi

ble St

udy G

roup

Noo

n AA

- M

C Med

ia Ro

om

Noo

n AA

- M

C Med

ia Ro

om

Noo

n AA

- M

C Med

ia Ro

om

6:0

0 In

terfa

ith Bi

ble St

udy

Noo

n AA

- M

C Med

ia Ro

om N

oon

AA -

MC M

edia

Room

Noo

n AA

- M

C Med

ia Ro

om

Noo

n AA

- M

C Med

ia Ro

om

5:3

0 Ve

stry

Noo

n Ho

ly Eu

chari

st & H

ealin

g Svc.

Noo

n AA

- M

C Med

ia Ro

om

8:0

0 Sic

kle-C

ell An

emia

Run/

Walk

down

town

BR 1

0:00

Fare

well

Rece

ptio

n fo

r

Fr.

John

Mill

er

11:0

0 Yin

Yoga

- CS

F

8:0

0 Fo

od Pa

ntry

Ope

n

5:3

0 Pr

oper

ty Co

mm

ittee

8:0

0 Fo

od Pa

ntry

Ope

n

6:0

0 Da

y Sch

ool N

ew Pa

rent

s

Noo

n Ho

ly Eu

chari

st & H

ealin

g Svc.

Noo

n AA

- M

C Med

ia Ro

om

Noo

n AA

- M

C Med

ia Ro

om 1

1:00

SMILE

Bible

Stud

y Gro

up

11:0

0 SM

ILE Bi

ble St

udy G

roup

Noo

n Ho

ly Eu

chari

st & H

ealin

g Svc.

9:0

0 Sp

iritu

al Di

recti

on

Noo

n AA

- M

C Med

ia Ro

om

The

2014

Min

istr

ies

Fair

!10

:30

com

bine

d se

rvic

e

8:0

0 Ex

ecut

ive Co

mm

ittee

Noo

n Fin

ance

Com

mitt

ee

11:0

0 SM

ILE Bi

ble St

udy G

roup

Noo

n Ho

ly Eu

chari

st & H

ealin

g Svc.

Noo

n AA

- M

C Med

ia Ro

om

Noo

n AA

- M

C Med

ia Ro

om

Noo

n St

ewar

dship

Com

mitt

ee

11:0

0 M

edita

tive Y

oga -

CSF

8:1

5 Op

ening

Bell

8:1

5 Or

ienta

tion i

n

Bi

shop

s Hall

8:1

5 M

ornin

g Pra

yer

6:0

0 Ba

ck to

Scho

ol Ni

ght

8:1

5 Ho

ly Eu

char

ist

8:1

5 M

ornin

g Pra

yer

8:1

5 Ho

ly Eu

char

ist

8:30

Stud

ent P

hoto

s

5:3

0 Ba

ck-to

-Sch

ool B

ingo

N

ight

11:0

0 Yin

Yoga

- CS

F

11:0

0 M

edita

tive Y

oga -

CSF

5:3

0 As

socia

te Ve

stry

6:3

0 Gi

rls Ch

oir 6

:00

Fina

ncia

l Pea

ce U

niv.

6:3

0 Gi

rls Ch

oir 6

:00

Fina

ncia

l Pea

ce U

niv.

Noo

n AA

- M

C Med

ia Ro

om

10:3

0 Co

mbi

ned

Serv

ice

Augu

st 2

014

1

76

54

3

2 98

2120

1918

17

16

2726

2524

23

1413

1211

10

28292215

31

30

A

ugust 3 A

ugust 10 A

ugust 17 A

ugust 24 A

ugust 31M

artha YanceyBarbara Bearden

Am

y FerachiN

ancy Jo PoirrierSusan Rolfs

lay Ministry assignments —august 2014Ushers

EM &

Int.Lector

Altar Guild

Parlor Arrangements

Welcom

e EM

s

Lector 1Psalm

istLector 2

IntercessorAltar Guild

Ushers

Acolytes

EMs

Lectors

IntercessorAltar Guild

Ushers

Acolytes

EMs

Lectors

IntercessorAltar Guild

EMAltar Guild

5:00 11:00 9:00 as You are 7:30

Hays Tow

n IIIRosalyn C

ordellJeannie Frey Rhodes

John Ozier

Hays Tow

n IIIBetty Phillips

Jeannie Frey RhodesElizabeth Libbers

Betty PhillipsJeannie Frey Rhodes

Phillip Wright

Chip M

iddletonRandall Peterson

Charles K

ahaoFred Frey - Lead Team

D.J. Richard

Frank LeonardScott W

estbrookC

hris FrinkC

harles Coates Jr.

Norm

Martinusen

John Com

ptonScott G

arverVernon M

iddletonC

harlie FreyBrian Sheely

Neal Elliott Jr.

Bill LeeC

huck Oliver

David Rollins

Bob LaughlinSandy A

rstSteve A

ndersonLogan LeBlanc

Marjie W

illiams

Mary Brandon H

arrellC

ade Capron

Judie William

sA

bigail Gibson

Grant G

riffi nM

artha RhodesBennett G

ibsonK

atie Capron

Ava O’N

ealM

argaret Harrell

Bob FrazierD

eborah Matherne

Nancy H

ubbard

Lou EllisBetsy Toups

Chet C

olesEm

ile RolfsLubna Culbert

Ann H

olmes

Bahin LeonardBill C

ampbell

Wendell H

olmes

Kerry Capron

Pauline BarrowSally Fenet

Ruth Martinusen

Martha G

rant Adam

sC

atherine Harrell

Laura Collet

Kaki H

eiligenthalC

arol Moloney

Julia Adam

sJennie Price

Gay M

iddletonA

my Longfi eld

Bahin LeonardN

ancy PennSusan O

zier

Joyce RuckerJoyce Rucker

Joyce RuckerJoyce Rucker

Joyce RuckerBessie &

Glenn Stockton

Bessie & G

lenn StocktonBessie &

Glenn Stockton

Bessie & G

lenn StocktonBessie &

Glenn Stockton

Tony Carter

Mickey C

hristensenRandy G

arrettJulius Richardson

John Ozier

Jane Christensen

Mary Th om

asC

athy McH

ughSharon H

off eldK

aren KennedyJane C

hristensenD

odie Edmonds

Karen Kennedy

Jane Christensen

Jane Christensen

Sharon Hoff eld

Mildred Taylor

Cathy McH

ugh, Robin diNapoliLiz C

arterSharon H

off eld

Brent & Kent C

aldwell

John Cadw

alladerM

imi Riché

Brent Caldw

ellH

oney EastM

imi Riché

deSha Carter

Hays Tow

n IIIC

laudia BlackKent C

aldwell

Honey East

Claudia Black

Liz TreppendahlPat C

olquetteA

nnie FurrdeSha C

arterA

nna Garret

Susie FurrBB Stirling

Katherine M

artinA

llen PatersonL. Treppendahl &

C. Paterson

L. Treppendahl & C

. PatersonL. Treppendahl &

C. Paterson

Bob Bowsher

Laurance W. Brooks Jr.

B Phillips - Lead TeamH

illary PoirrierPat H

arropTom

Wade

Rip Collins

Gary Richards

J. Cooper H

arrellStan Prutz

Randy Lamont

Ben ReiserFord Th om

asA

lan Miller

David Low

eBill H

inesM

ike FontenotC

hris Kiesel

Brian Murphy

Chris W

illiams

Chris M

cCanless

George C

larkRichard Ray

Trey RobertsPaul Lapeyrouse

Mike Rabalais

Emily W

hiteRyan Field

Noah Fair

Stephanie Kay

Aubrey Green

Bryan Olsson

Gregory Field

James Van H

ookA

ndrea Kay

Warren Ross

Colin C

larkLucy Pellegrin

Blake FairV

irginia Bowen

Anna Kurz

Hays A

lexanderO

livia Van Hook

Christine Sm

ithD

ebbie Galland

Andrea V

idrineLazette Phillips

Ed Henderson

Susan BuecheJudy Foil

Margaret Culbertson

Am

y Longfi eldPhillip W

oodBill H

inesElizabeth C

anfi eldPat Culbertson

Susie Herom

anM

aria Bowen

Summ

er KeaneB Phillips

Liz Holland

Paige Gagliano

Chris Frink

Agnes H

arropLinda Bow

sherM

aretta Creveling

Sue LariseyLarry M

itchumTh elm

a Herthum

Margaret Culbertson

Rieta ReiserEm

ily Kay

Nora Say

Trudy IvyC

hristine Mills Sm

ithSusan W

hiteJanet Row

an

The Ministries Fair

Fifth Sunday:H

earty Breakfast at 9:00 a.m

.Com

bined Service at 10:30 a.m

.

The Ministries Fair

Fifth Sunday:H

earty Breakfast at 9:00 a.m

.Com

bined Service at 10:30 a.m

.

Page 7 The Messenger August 2014

Get Busy Reading: The Bad Girls Book Club Resumes Soon!You have plenty of time to read “The Invention of Wings” by Sue Monk Kidd.

This historical novel is about the relationship between a slave, Handful, and the daughter of slave owners, Sarah Grimké, in antebellum Charleston.

While this is strictly a novel, Sarah Grimké was an actual early abolitionist and feminist whose upbringing in a slaveholding Southern family made her voice particularly controversial. Handful’s mamma, who tells her life story with needle and thread, is based on quilter Harriet Powers, an African American born into slavery in 1837.

You can read more reviews here: www.goodreads.com/book/show/18079776-the-invention-of-wings

The Bad Girls Book Club will return on Monday, September 15 with a twist. We will now permanently meet in the private room at La Madeleine’s at 7615 Jefferson Highway.

Please contact Monica Murphy with any questions. She can be reached at telephone 225-335-3572, via email at monicabr@att.net.

Follow the Bad Girls on Facebook!

Baton Rouge Enneagram Seminar Coming in SeptemberSandra Smith, M.Div. who led the highly-acclaimed Enneagram workshop for the Center for Spiritual Formation here last fall, will be presenting a workshop in the Baton Rouge area this September, hosted by Education for Living Seminars.

This is an introductory workshop and it is not necessary to have any previous experience with the Enneagram, or know your type. You will learn about the Enneagram; attentional patterns and world views of the nine types; the gifts and challenges of each personality type; and, strategies for loosening automatic patterns of behavior.

For those desiring an individual Enneagram session while she is in Baton Rouge, contact Sandra directly by email at sandracsmith@charter.net or phone 828-684-2339. Typing sessions are offered on Friday, September 27 at a discounted rate of $70 for those attending the workshop.

The fee for the two-day seminar is $295, including lunch. A 10% discount is offered until August 31. Go to www.eflseminars.com to register.

Sandra Smith has been teaching the Enneagram as a tool for personal and professional growth since 2001. Offering public workshops and staff development retreats, she engages people at the core of who they are, assisting in dissolving barriers to healthy relationships in the workplace and in personal life. Sandra organized and taught at the East Coast Enneagram Professional Training Program and is supervisor for candidates for certification in the Enneagram Professional Training Program (EPTP) founded by Helen Palmer and David Daniels, MD. She makes her home in Asheville, NC. Learn more at www.alchemyworksevents.com.

Graduates of EfM - Join Us!If you have graduated from the four year program of Education for Ministry offered by The University School of the South at Sewanee, you are invited to join us on the third Thursday of the month from noon until 1:30 p.m. as we gather at various locations through the year for a time of spiritual feeding.

The four year program is rich with spiritual and intellectual food. Periodic gathering of graduates for a little “renewal and refreshments” can be rewarding.

Because this gathering is during the lunch hour, you are invited to bring a bag lunch. You do not have to attend every meeting. Come when you can. All we ask is that you respond to the monthly email meeting reminder, so the host(ess) and group do know whether to expect you!

The usual format is that one of the group volunteers to present a brief lesson followed by a hearty group discussion. Any format and topic will do — whatever is on your heart at the time.

The most important thing is that we get to use our theological reflection skills,

our lifetime experiences, our knowledge of the Bible and tradition to hold a rich discussion about the chosen subject. This is a tradition we have followed for four

years in EfM. We don’t want it to vanish.

If you, or another EfM grad you know, may be interested in meeting this group on the third Thursday of the month at noon, please contact Nancy Jo Poirrier, at npstudio@bellsouth.net, at home at 225-926-1679, or on her cell phone: 225-603-7921.

The Parlor Flowers GuildManette Sammons is getting an early start on the Ministries Fair, and issuing an invitation now to any who might be interested in joining the Parlor Flowers Guild!

If you enjoy flower arranging, this could be a ministry you would enjoy. Depending on how many join this group, you will be asked to create a fresh arrangement of flowers for the Parish Hall Parlor on a schedule of about once every six to 10 weeks. Fellow members have been good to swap around if there are date conflicts.

The new list of assignments will begin on Sunday, September 28. To be put on the roster, please contact Manette Sammons at rosem52@aol.com, at home at 225-766-1467, or cell number 225-937-5549.

InvItes You to explore our lIfe and MInIstrIes Messenger

The

We proclaim Christ crucified and risen, and invite you to join with us in ministry together in his name.

Increased costs to meet new postal regulations and fees have forced us to terminate automatic mailing of The MESSENGER to parish households. Readers are encouraged to use the online version to enjoy color photographs and graphics, easy links to contact information, maps, additional information and reference materials, and more. If you know of someone who cannot receive the electronic version, nor is able to pick up a paper copy available in the narthex, foyers and vestibules, please share their name with us so other arrangements can be made — or better yet: pick one up and bring it to them on a visit, yourself!

ECW Volunteers Helping Update Directory DatabaseThe Episcopal Church Women has generously offered to print the church directory. First, a team of volunteers will be contacting every household in the church database to confirm or update your contact information: address, phone, and email addresses. Please help them with this monumental task by responding in a timely fashion, or complete the following form and drop it off in the church office:

Name: ______________________________________________

Birthday (month/day only): ______________________________

Phone (home): _______________________________________

Phone (cell): _________________________________________

Phone (work): _________________________________________

Email address: _________________________________________

Spouse/Partner: ______________________________________

Birthday (month/day only): ______________________________

Phone (home): _______________________________________

Phone (cell): _________________________________________

Phone (work): _________________________________________

Email address: _________________________________________

Children:

Name: ______________________________________________

Birthday (month/day only): ______________________________

Phone (cell): _______________________________________

Name: ______________________________________________

Birthday (month/day only): ______________________________

Phone (cell): _______________________________________

Name: ______________________________________________

Birthday (month/day only): ______________________________

Phone (cell): _______________________________________

Name: ______________________________________________

Birthday (month/day only): ______________________________

Phone (cell): _______________________________________