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J a c k i e K r a u s T h e S w o r d Y o u r w e e k l y c o n n e c t i o n w i t h S t . M i c h a e l ' s E p i s c o p a l C h u r c h 1 9 S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 3 I n T h i s I s s u e + " C o m e a n d s e e . . . " + 3 r d A n n u a l S o u t h S u d a n S o i r e e + F o o d f o r t h e J o u r n e y + B i s h o p F r a n k G r a y t o P r e a c h , 2 9 S e p t e m b e r + I n t h e P a r i s h F a m i l y + P r a y e r S h a w l M i n i s t r y + S t . M i c h a e l ' s B o o k C l u b + F r o m O u r Y o u t h M i n i s t e r + S e n i o r W a r d e n R u n s ! + M i n i s t r y H i g h l i g h t s + B l o o d D r i v e + F u n d r a i s e r f o r H a i t i , A n d A l l t h e A n g e l s + L i t t l e A n g e l s C h r i s t i a n P r e s c h o o l + J o i n t N o m i n a t i n g C o m m i t t e e S u r v e y + B A C O A S e n i o r H o m e o w n e r s F i n a n c e s M e e t i n g + C a l l i n g a l l A r t i s t s + D o y o u e v e r w o n d e r . . . ? + E l d e r C a r e W o r k s h o p + L a w r e n c e H a l l F a l l F e t e M i n i s t r y Q u i c k l i n k s U p c o m i n g a t S t . M i c h a e l ' s : + S o i r e e i n S e p t e m b e r ! R e a d y o r n o t , h e r e c o m e s t h e 3 r d A n n u a l S o u t h S u d a n S o i r e e : S e p t e m b e r 2 8 , b e g i n n i n g a t 6 : 0 0 p m . ( M o r e d e t a i l e d i n f o r m a t i o n b e l o w . ) " C o m e a n d s e e , t h e n y o u w i l l k n o w w h a t t o d o . " a l e t t e r t o t h e p e o p l e o f S t . M i c h a e l ' s f r o m J a c k i e K r a u s , p a r i s h i o n e r , f o r t h e R e n k M i n i s t r y P a r t n e r s h i p D e a r P e o p l e o f S t . M i c h a e l ' s , C o m e a n d s e e w h a t ? B i s h o p D a n i e l D e n g B u l , R e n k D i o c e s e , s t u d i e d a t V i r g i n i a T h e o l o g i c a l S e m i n a r y , 1 9 9 6 - 9 7 . H e b r o u g h t w i t h h i m s t a r t l i n g a n d d i s t u r b i n g v i d e o s o f t h e p e r s e c u t i o n o f s o u t h e r n e r s , m o s t l y C h r i s t i a n , f r o m a n A f r i c a n c o u n t r y , S u d a n . T h e f u n d a m e n t a l i s t I s l a m i c g o v e r n m e n t i n t h e A r a b n o r t h w a s e n f o r c i n g S h a r i ' a h l a w , k i l l i n g n o n - M u s l i m s , t h e b l a c k A f r i c a n s i n t h e s o u t h . B i s h o p D a n i e l c a l l e d u s t o " c o m e a n d s e e . . . s a v e y o u r d r o w n i n g C h r i s t i a n b r o t h e r s a n d s i s t e r s " . A n d , S t . M i c h a e l ' s h e a r d h i s p l e a . I n J a n u a r y 1 9 9 8 , a f a c t - f i n d i n g t e a m , w h i c h i n c l u d e d m y s e l f , t r a v e l e d t o R e n k D i o c e s e , t h e f i r s t A m e r i c a n s e v e r t o g o t o R e n k . T h e C o v e n a n t o f R e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n R e n k a n d S t . M i c h a e l ' s , s i g n e d b y F r . A l J o h n s o n a n d B i s h o p D a n i e l ,
Transcript of News from St. Michael's Episcopal Church · gather at Boloney's around 5:00 p.m. for dinner...
Jackie Kraus
The Sword
Your weekly connection with St. Michael's Episcopal Church 19 September 2013
In This Issue+"Come and see..."
+3rd Annual South
Sudan Soiree
+Food for the Journey
+Bishop Frank Gray to
Preach, 29 September
+In the Parish Family
+Prayer Shawl Ministry
+St. Michael's Book
Club
+From Our Youth
Minister
+Senior Warden Runs!
+Ministry Highlights
+Blood Drive
+Fundraiser for Haiti,
And All the Angels
+Little Angels Christian
Preschool
+Joint Nominating
Committee Survey
+BACOA Senior
Homeowners Finances
Meeting
+Calling all Artists
+Do you ever
wonder...?
+Elder Care Workshop
+Lawrence Hall Fall
Fete
Ministry
Quicklinks
Upcoming at St. Michael's:
+Soiree in September! Ready or not, here comes the 3rd Annual South Sudan Soiree:
September 28, beginning at 6:00 pm. (More detailed
information below.)
"Come and see, then you will know what to do."a letter to the people of St. Michael's from Jack ie Kraus, parishioner, for the
Renk Ministry Partnership
Dear People of St. Michael's,
Come and see what? Bishop Daniel
Deng Bul, Renk Diocese, studied at
Virginia Theological Seminary, 1996-97.
He brought with him startling and
disturbing videos of the persecution of
southerners, mostly Christian, from an
African country, Sudan. The
fundamentalist Islamic government in the
Arab north was enforcing Shari'ah law,
killing non-Muslims, the black Africans in
the south. Bishop Daniel called us
to "come and see...save your drowning
Christian brothers and sisters". And, St.
Michael's heard his plea.
In January 1998, a fact-finding team, which included myself,
traveled to Renk Diocese, the first Americans ever to go to
Renk. The Covenant of Relationship between Renk and St.
Michael's, signed by Fr. Al Johnson and Bishop Daniel,
- Our Website
Anniversaries
This Week
Birthdays9.22 Melinda Knobe,
Kathryn Ryba, Jeff
Tolle, John Schmidt,
Greg Mears
9.23 Kathryn Belcore,
Jodi Sundeen, Nicole
Savage, Tami
Zukowski
9.24 Susan Madonia,
MaryBeth Kovacik
9.25 Chloe Padula,
Olivia Harrington,
Jeffrey Phillips, John
Baartz, Miranda
Hutchinson
9.26 Alvin Johnson,
Michelle Trautwein
9.27 Cara Allen
9.28 Nancy Moore,
Blaire Gunderson,
Bryan Cressey,
Madeline Mangan,
Kathy Delaney-
Saunders, Edie Davis
established the relationship that continues today, and will be
renewed in the presence of the people of St. Michael's and
Bishop Joseph Garang Atem on the feast day of St. Michael's,
September 29 (the day after the benefit for Renk Theological
College).
It is the ministry of the Renk Ministry Partnership, formerly the
Covenant Care Committee, to uphold the Covenant established
January 14, 1998, linking St. Michael's and Renk Diocese 1) by
sharing information and prayer concerns; 2) by sending teams
from both sides to build trust; 3) by aiding in development
through funding, (lived into by mutual care and concern for
training church leaders at Renk Theological College).
The renewal of the Covenant between us reaffirms the
partnership, seeking to glorify God through continuing our
shared ministries and relationships of prayer and worship,
fellowship and service, and mutual care and support. (From the
proposed renewal of the Covenant).
Renk Ministry Partnership offers the opportunity to learn more
Renk Theological College Graduation, January 2013
about each other, the people of St. Michael's and the people of
Renk Diocese, in many ways. Its ministry is in response to
God's call to covenant with Christians whose faith in His love
gives them hope in times of hardship. RMP encourages you to
consider joining this ministry as it moves forward in
strengthening the relationship, planning visits to Renk, keeping
the mission of the Covenant ever present through
communication between us.
Anniversaries 9.22 Chris & Stan
Pepper
9.23 Wendy & Rob
O'Riordan, Mita &
Sumit Mullick
9.27 MaryBeth
Kovacik & Bob
Hoyler
Rest in Peace 9.23 John Freiman
9.24 Michael Barker
9.25 Kimberly Samuel
9.26 Edward Finlay,
Ethyl Ray
9.28 Ethel Banks
The first team went and saw...and now we know what to do, with
God's help. Prayerfully consider offering your gifts of leadership
in the ministry of global mission. RMP welcomes you!
-Jackie
P.S. Please click here to read the story about the partnership
in Barrington Life: "'For so long we've been praying for one
another' Barrington church's partnership with sudanese
diocese going strong" by Tracy Gruen, Barrington Life
contributor.
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Wauconda/Island
Lake Food Pantry. It
is the one pantry we
serve that is open 6
mornings and 2
evenings each week.
Churches in its area
provide the volunteers
for each day. Special
needs are canned
meats, rice, canned
tomatoes/sauces,
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performances by the LostBoys, and a quartet and Drum
Circle from St. Michael's. There will also be manyBishops in attendance!
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Food for the Journey, this Sunday, 22 September and
Sunday, 29 September
The conversation begins after the 9:00 a.m. service (roughly at
10:05 a.m.) and we are committed to ending at 10:40 a.m. so those
who want to can make the 10:45 worship service.
Exploring the concept of "Covenant"
Sunday, September 22nd at 10:05 a.m. (between the 9:00 a.m. and
10:45 a.m. services)
There are numerous Covenants made in scripture between God and his
people: The Covenant with Noah after the flood, the Covenant with the
Israelites, the "New" Covenant with Jesus. At Baptism we recite a
Baptismal Covenant which has become profoundly important to many
Episcopalians. At St. Michael's, at different times, we have entered into
covenant relationships with other Churches and institutions: Church of the
Redeemer in Elgin, Holy Apostles in Wauconda, and The Diocese of
Renk in South Sudan. This week we will take some time to reflect on the
notion of Covenant. What does it mean to have a Covenant? with God?
with other people? And what does it mean for us on our Spiritual
Journeys?
Food for the Journey, 29 September 2013 (AFTER EACH
SERVICE IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM!!!)
A Conversation with Bishop Joseph: News from South Sudan
Join Bishop Joseph of the Diocese of Renk in South Sudan for a
conversation on Sunday September 29th. He will be in the community
room after each service to share the story of our brothers and sisters in
South Sudan. The Episcopal Diocese of Chicago, and St. Michael's in
particular, have a long standing companion relationship with the people of
South Sudan. For those of you hearing about this for the first time, this is
a chance to learn more. And for those of you who are very aware of this
ministry, it is a chance to catch up on what happened in the past year and
to show Bishop Joseph some support.
Bishop Frank Gray to
preach on Sunday, 29
September Gray, 73,
retired from his post as
bishop for the Diocese of
Northern Indiana in 2006. As
the author of two books of
poetry, and who is currently
at work on a chapbook of
poems relating to Psalm 139
("O Lord, you have searched
me and known me ..."), he
also published the family
memoir in 2010, "For Thou
Art With Me: Interned in the
Philippines," the self-
published memoir that
chronicles his family's three
years in a Japanese
concentration camp in the Philippines during World War II. Bishop
Joseph, who is also with us on the 29th, considers Bishop Gray a
mentor.
In the Parish family
+Those for whom prayers have been requested:
Steve & Barb; Evelyn; John; Jackie; Monika & Jamie; Bruce & family;
Joyce; Reagan & family; Amy; Rollo; the Bateman family; Cindi & Mike;
William; Tom & Jan; the Bullion family; George & Adonna; Connie;
Paul, Chris & family; Ted; safety & peace in South Sudan;
Wauconda/Island Lake Food Pantry; military troops in danger including
those from our parish, especially, Zane, Ryan, Michael,
Bruce, and Taylor.
Thom, we are so grateful for your gifts! (Picture courtesy of
Suzanne Fleer)
+A memorial service for Paul Cassaday, son of Florence Compton and
stepson of Franks Compton, will be held on Sunday, 22 September after
the 10:45 a.m. service.
Take a moment, if you haven't already, to tour and appreciate the
renewal of the concrete plaza and sidewalks in front of the church,
completed last week by a skilled and hard working crew from Pepper
Construction. A few final details will be finished in the coming few
weeks.
Fourteen souls from St. Michael's, from 5th grade to 50+, paddled the
Chicago River from North Avenue to the Trump Tower and back on
Saturday, Sept. 14. The weather was perfect and all returned safely to
port and on to home.
Congratulations to Betsy and Jay Ward who celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary on Saturday, Sept 7. After a special Eucharist at
St. James Cathedral, they enjoyed a carriage ride down Michigan
Avenue with all five of their grandkids.
The Prayer Shawl Ministry will
meet Tuesday, September 24th, in the library from 7:00-8:30 p.m. We knit
and crochet shawls for comforting and baby
blankets. We will be starting to collect
scarves for Christmas that will be matched
with gloves. Scarves can be either
homemade or purchased . Several of us
gather at Boloney's around 5:00 p.m. for dinner beforehand, please join
us. All are welcome.
St. Michael's Book Club meets Wednesday, 25
September in the church library at 7:30 p.m.
Uncle Fred in the Springtime by P. G. Wodehouse is the book of the
month.
Kathy (second from right) with her
mother (far right), her daughter,
Allyson (to Kathy's right), and Allyson's
friend at a previous running/walking
event.
From Our Youth Minister:
THIS WEEK:
Sunday, 9/22 @ 9:00-LIFT Worship & Formation
Sunday, 9/22 @ 10:45-SMUSH Worship & Formation
Sunday, 9/22 from 1:00-4:00-LIFT Fellowship outing to Xtreme
Trampoline. Please let me know by THURSDAY, 9/19 if you plan on
attending so I can make a reservation and organize transportation.
UPCOMING:
Saturday, 9/28-Youth Volunteers at the Sudan Soiree. If you are
drumming as well, there is a rehearsal at 12:00 on Saturday, 9/28.
Saturday, 10/5-Pumpkin Fundraiser Kickoff. It's that time of year again,
the great pumpkin delivery! We need youth, parents, & parishioners to
help unload the truck starting at 9:00 am.
Kathy Randolph, our
Senior Warden, is
running the Chicago
Marathon Sunday,
October 13th. She has graciously offered to
use her run as a fundraiser for
youth ministry. Her words
were, "If this old lady's
running, somebody should
benefit!" We invite you to
support Kathy in her run and
also to raise money for youth
ministries & mission trips at
St. Michael's. See a Youth
Representative on Sundays until the marathon or contact
Ministry Highlight this Sunday: Renk
Ministry PartnershipSUNDAY: September 22, 2013
MINISTRY: Renk Ministry Partnership
Ministry Highlights will take a break Sunday, 29
September, given the scheduling of baptisms and the
visit of Bishops Joseph and Gray!
We will be holding a
blood drive on
Tuesday, September
24th from 3:30 p.m. -
6:30 p.m. in Heartland's Mobile Coach. Heartland is in
desperate need of blood donors of all types at this time, and you could
save up to two lives with just one donation! To make an appointment,
please sign up online at www.heartlandbc.org, OR sign-up after church
services, OR call Kelly at 630-723-2582. [If registering online, click on
"donating," then "scheduling appt online," then you must create a user id
and password (if you have not yet already), then click on "donate now,"
and input "Barrington" for the city of the blood drive. "St. Michael's" will
come up, and so click on schedule toward the right hand of the screen
and select your preferred donation time.]
Fundraiser for Haiti!
And All the Angels Gift Shop is
proud to present a Global Gifts
Fair on Sunday, October 6 from
8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. All profitsraised from this fair will be given toSt. Michael's Haiti ministry! Look fornewly purchased, handcrafted giftsfrom Haiti, and other countries
around the world, right outside the
Community Room.
Please help us to support the tremendous efforts of thisministry.
The Latest from Little
Angels Christian
Preschool! Little Angels is happy to
welcome a new staff member
Ashley Keclik to the
preschool teaching staff.
Ashley is a member of St.
Michael's and a recent
graduate of University of
Wisconsin-Whitewater with a
degree in Early Childhood.
Ashley will be teaching with
Mrs. Daleen in the Jr. Threes class on Tuesday and Thursday morning
and on Friday morning's in our Investigations class with Mrs. Kurz. We
are very excited to have Ashley join the Little Angels family!
We are very
excited that
Bishop
Joseph will
be joining the
children for
Chapel Time
Ashley Keclik.
in early
October.
We will be
filling a
suitcase for
the children
of Renk full
of school
supplies and
books.
Donations
from St.
Michael's
members will
be welcome. Look for the list of needed items in the Sword in the coming
weeks.
Mark your calendars for our annual Fundraiser, November 2nd at
McGonigal's in Barrington. All St. Michael's parishioners are invited to
attend. A formal invite will be in the Sword in early October. We
welcome donations from St. Michael's members, if you have a Lake
Home, Professional Ball tickets, Service to donate, etc...please contact
Lindsey Murphy, at [email protected] or Jenn Newman at
[email protected] . Thanks in advance for your support.
Currently we have 104 children enrolled at Little Angels. We do have
openings in all of our afternoon classes. Please pass the word to your
neighbors, family and friends...visit our website for details on our class
offerings www.littleangelspreschool.org .
Joint Nominating
Committee issues
important survey
[September 9, 2013]The Episcopal Church Joint
Nominating Committee for
the Presiding Bishop
(JNCPB) has issued a survey
and is inviting responses from
all Episcopalians.
"In the summer of 2015, the Church will again assume the responsibility
for electing the next Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church,"
explained Sally Johnson, co-chair of the Committee. "To assist us in that
work, the Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding
Bishop has issued a survey seeking data that will be helpful in our
process of developing the profile of the type of leader the Church is
seeking."
Recently, at the request of the Committee, the Secretary of General
Convention, the Canon Rev. Michael Barlowe, sent an email to all
bishops, deputies, alternate deputies and members of Executive Council
informing them of the upcoming survey. That message contained a very
brief description of the duties of the Presiding Bishop which may be
helpful to anyone who wishes to complete the survey.
The electronic survey on Survey Monkey consists of six substantive
questions in areas such as most important personal characteristics of the
next Presiding Bishop (life deeply formed by scripture and prayer; skillful
manager of people and resources; understand and speak multiple
languages), activities (engage in fund raising; head the restructuring of the
Church; strengthen our relationships in the Anglican Communion) and
areas of focus (articulating a compelling vision for the Church; work to
heal divisions in the Church; demonstrate a commitment to interfaith and
ecumenical cooperation). Six demographic questions request information
on age, race, gender, role in the Church, and years as an Episcopalian.
"The survey is designed to help us all discern some of the characteristics
we hope to see in the person we will elect," noted Johnson. "We want to
hear from Episcopalians throughout the church as this will help guide us in
our endeavors."
The survey is located here.
Deadline for completing the survey is September 20.
The Committee will release the profile for the next Presiding Bishop in
December. It expects to open the nomination process on March 1,
2014.
For more information contact JNCPB at
BACOA, the Barrington Council on Aging is hosting
a discussion for Senior Homeowners who may be
experiencing financial challenges in owning a home.The meeting is Wednesday, October 2nd, from 3:00-5:00 p.m. For more
information about this discussion, please click here.
Calling All Artists...Christmas Art Walk - 12 days, 12
stores, a Gift to Remember A Christmas Art Walk event "12
Stores, 12 Artiest, A Gift to Remember" will be held in Barrington, IL
from December 12th through December 24th 2013. Organizers are
seeking artists from the local area churches to participate. The event will
focus on the popular Christmas carol, The Twelve Days of Christmas.
Each of the twelve commissioned pieces of art will highlight the hidden
meaning behind one of the twelve verses of the song. The art will be
displayed in one of the twelve participating stores in downtown
Barrington. For more information, an application with additional details is
available in the Church Office. Please contact Nerissa,
Do you ever wonder what the children in the service
are doing with their crayons, clipboards and papers?
Sharing our Elder Care Journeys-
Pastoral Care Workshop, October 26,
9:00 to 3:00 p.m.
St Mary's Episcopal Church, Crystal
Lake, ILThis workshop will focus on understanding the needs
of our elders and learning some pastoral care
techniques that can help us "be" with our senior friends and our parents in
a more effective manner. It is for anyone involved in or interested in
caring for seniors.
Offering presentations on the unique needs of elders, non-verbal
communication, active listening and leading senior group ministry, the
workshop will be led by a group of professionals familiar with the
pastoral care of seniors.There is no charge for the workshop, however, a
sandwich lunch will be available for $5.00 per person. Click here for
more information.
Upcoming Events +24 September, Blood Drive at St. Michael's 3:30 p.m.
+24 September, Prayer Shawl Ministry, 7:00 p.m. in the church library
+25 September, St. Michael's Book Club, 7:30 p.m. in the church library
+28 September, Sudan Soiree, 6:00 p.m.
+29 September, St. Michael's Day, baptism, and visit by Bishops Joseph and Gray
+6 October, Global Gifts Fair, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., outside the Community Room
+25-26 October, October Men's Retreat
+27 October, 50! Something Oktoberfest, 4:00 p.m.
Revised Common Lectionary Year C, Pentecost 18Jeremiah 8:18-9:1; Psalm 79:1-9; 1 Timothy 2:1-7; Luke 16:1-13
Contact InfoSt. Michael's Vestry
Kathy Sawyer Randolph - Sr. Warden, Shan Atkins - Jr. Warden
Pete Douglas, Lora Gier, David Bishop, Sof Ts'o
Dolores Kampert, Ray Kean, Pat Kane, Mike Savage
Cristy Cressey, John Totten, Teri Doran, Lance Marcinek
John Davis - Treasurer, Craig Anderson - Clerk
Marissa Longo, Youth Representative Madelyn Lanham, Youth Representative
Clergy and Staff
The Rev. Patrick Raymond, Rector; The Rev. Kevin Caruso, Associate Rector; The Rev. Laurie
Michaels, Deacon; Caren Hunter, Director of Little Angels Christian Preschool; David Baker,
Director of Music Ministries; Thom Wibbels, Organist; Kara Joy Baker, Youth Pastor & Director
of Children's Choir; Nerissa Brueckbauer, Children's Education Director & Communications
Coordinator; Kim Lessner, Parish Operations; Nancy Holmes, Parish Administrator & Rector's
Assistant; Rich Hornickel, Sexton.
The Sword, St. Michael's Episcopal Church 647 Dundee Ave. Barrington, IL 60010
Phone: 847.381.2323 Fax: 847.381.3517
website:
www.stmichaelsbarrington.org
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