THE EPISTLE SEPTEMBER, 2009

Outreach Hope Exchange Photo Gallery 150th Celebration Photo Gallery EYC Mission Trip Photos Parish Life Youth & Children Ministries Vestry & Administration Ministry Schedule-September Calendar-September

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Inside this issue:

Staff Information St. Ann’s Episcopal Church 419 Woodland St. Nashville, TN 37206 615.254.3534 www.stannsnashville.org The Reverend Richard C. Britton, Jr. Rector rick@stannsnashville.org The Reverend Charlie Burdeshaw Deacon cabddspc@aol.com

Staff Rollie Mains Interim Director of Music rrmains@gmail.com Jackie Harris Parish Administrator office@stannsnashville.org Charlsie Holmes Receptionist recept@stannsnashville.org 2009 Vestry Tom Hardin, Sr. Warden John Bledsoe, Jr. Warden Art Anderson Travis Loller Rosemary Burdeshaw Ken Love Graham Carpenter David Price Merissa Costanza Bill Ralston Paul Donley Julia Thompson Gary Fitzhugh Eric Zavattero Carol Mannchen

St. Ann’s Episcopal Church

People of God Organized in East Nashville One of the shared values common among the people living in East Nash-ville is pride in the community. There is not only individual pride but a willingness to work to improve our side of the Cumberland. There is a movement among the clergy and lay staff serving churches in East Nashville that began in the fall of last year. The movement is based on faith in a God who cares for all people, especially suffering from injustice and neglect. Another part of this movement uses the strategy of community organizing. An earlier effort was called Tying Nashville Together (TNT). This movement is called People of God Organized in East Nashville (POGO). There are approximately 10 congregations that have stayed the course and meet regularly to build relationships as neighbors who share a common faith in God through Christ. The time has come to walk the talk. The first effort will be a Walking Audit. The purposes of the audit include: demonstrating unity in Christ; gain first-hand knowledge about East Nashville and effect change and improvements; to get to know others; to act publicly; to develop relationships with busi-ness, government and civic leaders; to build our presence and develop lead-ers. The Walking Audit will be September 26 from 9AM – 12:30PM. Members and friends of our congregations can walk or drive. All participants will be trained, sent, debriefed, share some food and end with prayer. There will be a second part of the audit as organizations, business owners and leaders in East Nashville are visited or called upon to gather informa-tion. I hope at least 10 members of St. Ann's will participate. More information will be made available. In the meantime, feel free to contact me for more details. To volunteer contact the church office or sign up using the list in All Saints Hall. St. Ann's Mission Statement states that ‘we embrace risks of ministry and leadership.’ Let’s take the risk and see where the Spirit leads us to improve our community. Yours in Christ, Rick

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OUTREACH

Room In The Inn Room in the Inn is a program that houses the homeless and working poor in faith communities during the winter between November 1 and March 31. St. Ann’s participates, providing hospitality 2 Saturday nights a month. Before this season starts, we need more sheets for the cots used by our guests. Yard Sale & Thrift Store shoppers—Please be on the lookout for twin size FLAT sheets. Just bring them by the office if you find any.

Fundraiser for Room in the Inn It takes all of 3 minutes to help.

Christie Cookies is making funds available to the ministry that gets the most votes. Room in the Inn is one of the non profit candidates in the running. First place is worth $10,000, second place gets $5000 and third place gets $1000. The deadline is October 15th. To vote visit www.ilovechristiecookies.com and choose Room in the Inn.

POGO

People of God Organized in East Nashville

Walking Audit Saturday, September 26

9AM- 12:30PM

Walk with others from East Nashville churches and record conditions that need our attention.

(See Rector’s Message, page 1)

To volunteer contact the church office or sign the list at church.

Episcopal Relief and Development was given $98.70 from our collection during

Holy Week services

The funds were designated for the Middle East Fund to help serve people in Gaza either injured

or displaced by recent fighting.

Annual Nashville Cares Aids Walk- September 26, 10am—2pm

Robyn Smith is inviting members of the parish and our friends to join in the walk. St. Ann’s team has been established at www.nashvilleaidswalk.com/StAnns. You may sign up to walk and/or donate at this website. The walk will be held at Bicentennial Mall. There are events and entertainment throughout the morning and the walk starts at Noon. For more information contact Robyn at 226.9982 or visit www.nashvilleaidswalk.com.

For more photos go to: 1) http://conover.smugmug.com/Other/ 2) www.flickr.com Signon:

stannsnash@yahoo.com password: 419Woodland

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2009 HOPE EXCHANGE PHOTO GALLERY

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150th Celebration Photo Gallery

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YOUTH GROUP MISSION TRIP TO PORT SAINT JOE, FLORIDA

JULY 26 - AUGUST 1

TEAMeffort Host -Long Avenue

Baptist Church

Let’s get started!

See what we accomplished!

Go to http://stannsnashville eyc.blogspot.com/ for more pictures and information.

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PARISH LIFE

CONGREGATIONAL PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

Saundra Sanford mother of Cathy Sanford Sue Stolz recuperating from an auto accident Anne Overton recovering from knee replacement surgery Margie Ross recuperating from a fall

Births Lem Thompson Cardwell son of Lauren and Hank Cardwell

Deaths Mary Winn grandmother of Andy Peterson Elijah Harris step father of Nancy Nash (Members can submit prayer requests to Charlsie in the parish office at 254.3534.)

WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS

Let us give thanks for those who have joined St. Ann's since our last newsletter. Please be sure to offer a warm welcome. Dana Blickwedel (partner: Jim Hoobler) 930-A Russell Street, 37206 Cell: 610.220.6031 email: dfblick@yahoo.com Schenck, Andy, Claudia, Julia and Henry 4302 Kennedy Avenue, 37216 Home: 386.9932 email: theschencks@comcast.net McElwain, Jack and Carol 5922 Cane Ridge Road, Antioch, 37013 Home: 941.1546 email: readabk@comcast.net Thomas Greer (partner: Tony Hollingsworth) 2107 Creighton Avenue, 37206 Home: 262.4414 email: thomasgreer@comcast.net

MEALS FOR THE CARDWELL’S As most of you have heard, the Cardwell’s have a new baby boy. They would appreciate help with meals for the next few weeks, They are vegetarians but do eat eggs and dairy. Please contact Meg Sherrill at home (262-7969) or work (862-5780) to sign up.

Directory Updates and Corrections Change: To: Mark Brown email mark.brown@belmont.edu Penny Burnett address 3508 McGavock Pike, Nashville 37217 Keith & Kris Dixon cell phone Keith - 585-4165, Kris - 585-5760 Randy & Shani Dowell address 1112 McChesney Ave., Nashville 37216 Gene & Cathy Gwyn address 6049 Hagars Grove Pass, Hermitage 37076 phone: 882-0326 email c.gwyn@gibson-gregory.com Rollie Mains address 1407 B Calvin Ave. 37206 Venus & Brian Wooten address 1131 Greenland Ave. 37216

New Contact Information for Shan Overton Shan is now in Boston to begin work on her PhD at Boston College. Her new address is 36 Winship Street, Brighton, MA. 02135. Cell: 615.427.5122 email: overtonm@bc.edu

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PARISH LIFE

2009/10 Supper Clubs Being Formed Supper Clubs provide an opportunity for members to get to know each other in a small group setting over conversation and a meal. They are comprised of 8-10 people who have expressed interest. They meet once a month casually. The format and times are set by the group. These groups are a nice cross section of members. If interested fill out a form at the church or contact the church office. For additional information contact Julia Reynolds at 260.9885 or Julia.reynolds@tn.gov.

Rick to serve on Visiting Committee for the School of Theology at Sewanee Our rector was invited to serve on the Visiting Committee for the seminary at Sewanee. This committee is a group of lay and clergy that assist the seminary in keeping its commitment to the Church and school’s mission. This year’s focus is ‘Our Mission in the Wider Church: The Future of Education for Ministry and the Programs Center.” This is a three year appointment. The committee meets once a year for three days. The next meeting is November 11-13.

The Choir returns September 13

The choir will begin singing for Sunday worship at 10:30AM on September 13. Rehearsals are held

each Wednesdays at 7PM starting September 9. New voices are always needed.

Music City Triathlon offers Apology to St. Ann's The triathlon was held July 26th during Sunday worship time. It significantly disrupted worship by blocking all access to St. Ann's. First Nazarene was also impacted. The following is a reply to a letter written by Tom Hardin, Sr. Warden.

“On behalf of the organizing committee and the participants in the Music City Triathlon held on Sunday, July 26th, we apologize for the inconvenience to your members due to the bike routing of our event. We should have notified you prior to the event, and for that we sincerely apologize and realize it was an oversight on our part. This was the first time we had this event downtown and unfortunately we overlooked the impact our course routing would have on the ability of your members to attend your services. Please accept our most sincere apologies and know that we are working to re-route the racers in 2010. The event date will be Sunday, July 25th, 2010. Please share this note with your members. We wish you all a great rest of the summer.” Faye Yates - Event Director, Team Magic, Inc.

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PARISH LIFE

SUNDAY SCHOOL KICK-OFF

BAR-B-QUE

Sunday, September 13 Following the 10:30AM Service

All are welcome!

All Classes for children, youth and adults begin September 20

WELCOME TO OUR SEMINARY INTERN

Kira Schlesinger is our Seminary Intern. She will be with us from September 1 to the end of April, 2010. Kira is a second year student at Vanderbilt Divinity School. She is a postulant for the priesthood in the Diocese of Texas. She attended Rice University where she majored in vocal performance. She is married to Joe Schlesinger who is a second-year resident in anesthesiology at Vanderbilt Hospital. As a congregation we can do three things for her as our sister in Christ and Seminarian Intern: ≈ Pray constantly for Kira and Joe. ≈ Remember Kira is a seminarian and not staff. Let us provide a safe place offering gentle correction and honest affirmation in her discernment. ≈ Show hospitality, offering an affirming community during her formation, ministry and leadership among us.

Titan Football Season and Parking If you are interested in being a volunteer to park cars for Titan home games, contact Ned Overton. It is fun and the money from parking helps us pay the monthly note on the loan to purchase the land. Home games: September 3 7PM September 20 Noon October 11 7:20PM November 1 3:05PM November 15 Noon November 29 Noon (Thanksgiving Weekend) December 13 Noon December 20 Noon December 25 6:30PM (Christmas Day)

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YOUTH AND CHILDREN MINISTRIES

I just wanted to say “Thank You” to all of you for the lovely retirement celebration. It meant a great deal to me, but what means more is your unflagging support of the youth group over the years -- both spiritually and financially. Not many churches would have seen the benefit of supporting a youth group of one or two teenagers the way St. Ann's did when Hannah joined the Eastwood youth group, then Max Farrar and Louis Claus. We even had our first budget from the church by the second year -- $150 for a pizza party. St. Ann's does a great job of making the youth feel a part of the parish and I hope that will continue. They have great leadership skills to offer the parish now, not just in the future. As I've learned more about youth religious development through my work for The United Methodist Church, it has become clear to me that one of the best things our parish does is that members pay personal attention to the young people. You know their names and you talk to them, you friend them on Facebook, and you celebrate their successes. You donate to support the mission trip, and you make them your standard bearers in the world when they participate in Souper Bowl Sunday and their many other monthly service projects. They make the name of St. Ann's Episcopal Church sparkle, and you help them do it. And there is plenty of research (much of which you'll see posted on my Facebook page) that says that young people who stay with church and return after college are the ones who are involved and feel they have a say in the life of the parish.

If you'll permit me to tell a story, I was struck by Hannah's stories of church shopping in Asheville. One of things that convinced her to return to a church was children parading around the nave with butterflies they had made during Sunday school. And one of the things that caused her to write off a church was the fact that there were no young people. As Lane said when he invited the group to talk about the mission trip, the youth group is more important to the church than just serving the youth and their parents. You're going to see great things from Kristin Wells as leader of the youth group. For one thing, she's really organized and she's pushing them to do more. (Colin tells me she nearly cried when I handed her my youth group files of papers stuffed in a file folder.) Thank you so much for allowing me the opportunity to serve our church as youth leader for so many years. God's Peace, Vicki Brown

Thank You St. Ann's for Your Support of the Youth Group

Episcopal Kids Community (EKC) Begins The first meeting of the EKC is September 13 at 3:30PM at the church. This group is for our members and friends in grades 4-6. The Episcopal Youth Community (EYC) will meet at 5:30PM on September 13 at the church. The Advisor for both groups is Kristin Wells.

The EYC Fall Retreat is scheduled for September 18/19th

The youth will be going on a retreat to Standing Stone State Park. Contact Kristin Wells at kristin718@gmail.com to register.

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Jackie to attend CREDO Jackie Harris, our Parish Administrator, will be attending the CREDO conference for lay employees of the Episcopal Church September 21-28th held in Oviedo, Florida. Sponsored by the Church Pension Fund, CREDO is a program that offers a time to reflect on their spiritual, professional, financial and medical well being. It is a week long experience that provides professional guidance, personal time, worship, prayer and fellowship.

VESTRY AND ADMINISTRATION

Mutual Ministry Review Saturday, September 19th

Rick and the vestry will gather Saturday morning to participate in a Mutual Ministry Review. It will be led by the Rev. Mollie Dale Smith. The MMR is a tool to help reflect upon and develop the shared ministry of the rector and vestry. The discussion and planning includes future occasions for reviews of our shared ministry in the church.

Paid in Full !!! The Construction Loan to build the Parking Lot has been paid in full. The final $35,278 payment of the original cost of $448,560 has been made. The loan to pay for the purchase of the land now has a remaining balance of $274,335. The monthly note is paid by using the income we collect from parking for Titans’ home games.

Deadline for the October Epistle articles is September 11.

Third Quarter Income and Expense Report July, 2009

Budget to Date Actual to Date Over (under) Income $170,718 $161,699 ($ 9,019) Expense 200,122 177,168 ($22,954)

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September 2009 Ministry Schedule

Sept 6 - Pent 14 Sept 13 - Pent 15 Sept 20 - Pent 16 Sept 27 - Pent 17

Proper 18 Proper 19 Proper 20 Proper 21

Proverbs 22:1-2,8-9,22-23 Proverbs 1:20-33 Proverbs 31:10-31 Esther 7:1-6, 9:20-22 Psalm 125 Psalm 19 Psalm 1 Psalm 124 James 2:1-10,14-17 James 3:1-12 James 3:13 - 4:3, 7-8a James 5:13-20 Mark 7:24-37 Mark 8:27-38 Mark 9:30-37 Mark 9:38-50

Altar Guild Peg Hardin Cathy Sanford Chip Boykin Sue Carpenter

Ronda Etheridge Carol Mannchen Sandy Bennett Thomas Greer

Bread Guild Kira Schlesinger Cathy Sanford Carol Mannchen Scott Markley

Eucharistic Visititors John M Shrewsbury Andy Peterson John M Shrewsbury Andy Peterson

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Acolytes Emelyne Bingham Andreas & Louis Claus Andy Peterson Bill Ralston

Chalice Rosemary Burdeshaw Bill Ralston Madeline Walls John M Shrewsbury

Greeters Andreas Claus Rosemary Burdeshaw Bev Weems Cathy Corral

Louis Claus Emelyne Bingham Bill Weems Madeline Walls

Lector John Bledsoe Tom Hardin Leigh MacMillan Anne Overton

Prayers Sue Carpenter Cathy Corral Bill Ralston Andreas Claus

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Acolytes Androlic Brooks, Sr Jim Hughson Terry Lawrence Mary Kantanie

Colin Klein Abby Hemenway Androlic Brooks, Jr Caroline Tweeton

Chalice Jim Hughson Alvin Burt Mary Kantanie Terry Lawrence

Counters Jeff Smith Todd McEachern Terry Lawrence Cathy Corral

Bill Patrick Paul Donley Jeff Smith Madeline Walls

Greeters Sandy Bennett Androlic Brooks, Sr Aaron Painter Merissa Costanza

Anita Bugg Todd McEachern Shani Dowell Armanda Costanza

Lector A. J. Busé Eric Zavattero Roger Gray Carol Mannchen

Prayers Diana Naisby Kristin Wells Alvin Burt Anita Bugg

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SEPTEMBER 2009 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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6:30 AA 10:00 ENAA 7:00 Pre-season Titans 7:00 CA 6:00 CA 6 Pentecost 14 7 8 9 10 11 12

8:30 Holy Eucharist LABOR DAY Fresh Start-Rick 6:30a YOGA EPISTLE articles 10:00 ENAA 9:30 Christian Educ Office closed due 10:30 Holy Eucharist 6:30 AA 10-12 Christian Ed

7:30 Cocaine Anonym 6:00 Jazz Band rehrs 7:15 Finance Comm 7:00 Choir Rehearsal 7:00 CA Teacher training 6:00 CA 13 Pentecost 15 14 15 16 17 18 19

Choir starts back 10:00 Staff Meeting 11:30 Life Enrichmnt 6:30a YOGA 9-1 Mutual Ministry 8:30 Holy Eucharist 7:00 Vestry EYC Retreat review 9:30 Christian Educ 5:30 Wardens/Rector 6:30 AA 7:00 CA 10:00 ENAA 10:30 Holy Eucharist 6:00 Jazz Band rehrs 7:00 Choir Rehearsal 12:00 SS Kick-off EYC Retreat 3:30 EKC 5:00 EYC 6:00 CA 7:30 Cocaine Anonym 20 Pentecost 16 21 22 23 24 ROVER 25 26

8:30 Holy Eucharist 10:00 Staff Meeting 6:30a YOGA 10:00 ENAA

9:30 Christian Educ POGO Audit-Walk 10:30 Holy Eucharist 6:30 AA Nash Neighborhds 12:00 Titans 6:00 Jazz Band rehrs 7:00 Choir Rehearsal 7:00 CA 11-1 Society of 7:30 Cocaine Anonym King Charles II meet 6:00 CA 27 Pentecost 17 28 29 30

8:30 Holy Eucharist 10:00 Staff Meeting 7-9 pm—Americans 6:30a YOGA 9:30 Christian Educ United for Separation 10:30 Youth Sunday of Church & State 6:30 AA 5:00 EYC 6:00 Jazz Band rehrs “Supreme Court 7:00 Choir Rehearsal 7:30 Cocaine Anonym after Souter”