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ST. GEORGE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH NEWSLETTER

Belleville, Illinois

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Alleluia! The Lord is Risen!

It is difficult to express how joyful and uplifting I find our Holy Week and Easter services. The ringing of bells, the wonderful music, the return of Alleluias, and joyous shouts of “Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!” all witness to the faith in Jesus at St. George’s!

Having Bishop Ed Salmon with us on Palm Sunday, walking the Way of the Cross with St. Mark and St. Luke Roman Catholic, sharing our worship with St. Mark Lutheran on Good Friday and St. Michael’s Episcopal for the Easter Vigil, all came together to support our observances of Holy Week and our joy on Easter Sunday.

(The attendances on both Palm Sunday and Easter were very good, with 246 coming to Easter services, up almost 10% over the 227 who attended last year.)

Many thanks to those who are so instrumental, year after year, in bringing about our liturgies, the “work of the people”. Special thanks to Nancy Ypma and the Choir and Choristers for their glorious music in celebration of the Risen Lord; to Nolan Haefner and our ushers; to our dedicated readers, chalice bearers, and acolytes - scheduled by Cindy Lynk, Margaret Blistain, and Tom Boschert; and to Duffy Walters and the Altar Guild, whose devotion and gifts prepared for all our services and beautified the church. I am also grateful to Deacon Jody for her ever-present assistance with liturgies, preaching on Good Friday, and preparing the Easter letter and bulletins as well.

Finally, thanks to Mae Scott for her enthusiastic ministry with our children and preparing our annual Easter Egg Hunt, and to Jim Sprinz and Aaron McNitt for their work getting the church buildings ready.

May God richly bless us during these 50 days of Easter!

Fr. Dale +

Issue 50, Volume 5 May 2014

Clergy, Staff & Vestry Members

Bishop The Rt. Rev. Daniel Martins

Rector The Rev. Canon Dale Coleman

Office Manager The Rev. Deacon Jody Coleman

Rector Emeritus The Rev. Canon Elliot Blackburn

Music Director Nancy S. Ypma, D. Mus.

Sunday School Director Mae Scott

Sextons James Sprinz, Aaron McNitt

Vestry Senior Warden - Brian Maves Junior Warden - Candi Hamill Treasurer - Ruth Ann Weber

Class of 2012 Chuck Evans, Brian Maves,

Michelle Ziegler

Class of 2013 Beth Graboritz, Fred McNitt,

Tom Miller

Class of 2014 Candi Hamill, Frank Rogers,

George Schneider

Office Information Monday—Friday 9:00 am—3:00 pm (618) 233.6320

[email protected] Fr. Dale Coleman

[email protected]

Rector’s Forums for May

May 4 Father Dale will present, “The Achievement of Bishop Wright: Why the Borg (Marcus) will not Assimilate Us!” This will include the cover article from April’s Christianity Today on Bishop N.T. Wright.

May 11 Bishop Daniel Martins will share his Faith Journey.

May 18 No Forum (Sunday School Celebration Breakfast)

May 25 No Forum (Memorial Day Weekend)

Father Dale leads the Rector’s Forum. He has taught in two Diocesan Schools for ordained ministries, and is an Adjunct Professor of Church History, New Testament, and Liturgy from Trinity School for Ministry (on the of Episcopal Church’s 10 seminaries).

Bishop Martins to Visit on May 11

Bishop Daniel Martins will be with us to preach and celebrate at both the 8:00 am and 10:30 am services on May 11. He will also speak at the Rector’s Forum and tell us about his own Faith Journey.

May 11 is also Mother’s Day, and the day our Choristers will receive their end-of-year ribbons. Please join us to welcome Bishop Daniel and Brenda Martins and enjoy all the pieces of this special day!

FOOD PANTRY NEWS

Panera (the St. Louis Bread Company) has approved our Food Pantry as a recipient of its Day-end Dough-nation program. Panera gives its unsold bakery products to approved food pantries for distribution to the hungry. We are grateful to be able to take part in this program.

Participating requires picking up the unsold products every Saturday night at the downtown Belleville Bread Company just before 9:00 pm. We are assembling a list of volunteers and already have enough to ensure than no one will have to pick up more than once a month.

Would you be willing to help with this worthy project? This program will help our pantry feed more people, and feed them better. If you and a partner (it’s a lot of food for one person to carry) can drive once every few weeks, contact Betsy Rogers at 277-1406 or [email protected].

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Cursillo Retreat June 19‐22Cursillo is an opportunity to grow in our Christian faith. Its goal is to equip Christians (18 years +) to lead a Christ-centered life and help spread the good news. The lay person-led weekend runs Thursday evening through Sunday afternoon, and includes talks, quiet reflection, song, group activities, worship, fun and fellowship! Additionally, there will be opportunities for spiritual counseling with clergy.

The cost of the weekend is $175, double occupancy. We are committed to making this opportunity available to everyone, and full and partial scholarships are available. If you cannot attend but would like to contribute towards scholarships, we are always in need of those donations.

Please pray for those on staff and our candidates, and if you are part of the Fourth Day community, stay tuned for ways of assisting even if you can't attend this time.

Applications and brochures are available in the church office. Please contact Bob Vaughn (624-1909 or [email protected]) or Dave Lavely (541-0771 or [email protected]) for more information or to find out about applying for scholarships.

Day Camp Dreamin’

This year the Franklin Neighborhood Community Association (FNCA) has scheduled their Summer Day Camp for June 11 to July 3. Each day runs 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm and offers recreational, educational, and life skills programs. For about a third of the campers campers, the day will start at 10:00 am with tutoring.

Each camper is charged a $40 fee for the seven-week session. (The actual cost per camper is $200.) FNCA Director Al Wunderlich writes, “If the family cannot pay due to financial reasons, the fee is waived. In addition to camper scholarships and personnel costs, funds are needed for camp supplies, activities and busses for transportation.”

This May, as in past years, St. George’s Community Service Commission asks you to help “Send a Kid to Camp.” Envelopes for donations will be available at Sunday services. Let’s help give 100 students something to look forward to during the last, long weeks of school!

Trivia Night Saturday, May 17, 2014

To benefit the Crisis Fund

Time: Doors open at 5:00 pm Trivia Starts at 6:00 pm

Place: St. George’s Parish Hall Cost: $15 per person Teams: 6-8 people per Team

Bring your own snacks. Popcorn and Soda provided.

Mulligans are 10 for $10. Get extra

Mulligans for each can good you bring for the food pantry (up to 5)!

Please call 618-363-1936 to make a reservation, or email

[email protected].

Babysitting will be provided. Please let us know when you register if you will need

childcare.

Thank You Notes Thank you to everyone

who contributed to the beautiful Easter flowers and to the wonderful group of people from St. George’s and St. Mark who helped with cleaning and decorating.

Duffy Walters

Father Emory and Alice

Washington wish to thank the people of St. George’s for prayers during his recent illness, and to let you know he is doing much better and gaining weight!

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Congratulations, Robin!

Robin Howard, a parishioner and Photography student at Southwestern Illinois College, joyfully entered two photographs for the Spring 2014 Student Show. The Awards ceremony took place at the Schmidt Art Center on Maundy Thursday (Robin wasn’t there as she was singing the beautiful communion anthem with St. George’s Choir under Nancy Ypma’s direction).

Robin’s July 2013 photograph Sesquicentennial Crossings, an image of Eade’s Bridge, the new Stan Musial/Veteran’s Memorial Bridge and the Mississippi River in flood stage printed on metal, won the Presidential Purchase Award and Gateway East Artist Guild Award. Her second photograph Color of Spring, a spring 2013 dogwood blossom printed on canvas, was purchased for President Georgia Costello’s home.

Over the past two years Robin has entered four other photographs and all were accepted and hung in the Schmidt Center. She also had two photographs hung in the Soulard Art Gallery fall of 2013 and spring of 2014.

You can see Robin’s photos and the rest of the entries in the 2014 SWIC Student Art Show at the Schmidt Art Center through May 15th.

A dear friend of mine for 37 years, Fr. Alan died Easter Tuesday of complications of pneumonia. He had suffered declining health for some time before retiring from the largest parish church in the Diocese, Emmanuel Memorial Church in Champaign, where he served for 26 years.

The Requiem Mass for Fr. Alan was a glorious celebration of our Lord’s Resurrection, with Bishop Martins as preacher and celebrant. The church was packed for this service, and 15-20 clergy present.

Fr. Alan was a single priest and a very private person. He had a droll sense of humor, deep intelligence and wisdom, and he loved serving God’s people in the Episcopal Church. His pastoral priestly vocation was evident to a great many who came in contact with him as was his life of prayer. He was a longtime member of the Society of St. John the Evangelist.

I got to know him my first year of seminary at Nashotah House in Wisconsin. Alan and I were both assigned as our chore the cleaning of the Library. So while scrubbing toilets, we would let loose with hymns we knew from the Salvation Army and Alan’s former Methodist Church. Alan’s father was a longtime Methodist minister serving in South Dakota and Iowa. Alan received his BA from Morningside Methodist College in Iowa before shifting to the Episcopal Church and Nashotah House.

During very difficult times for both of us during the Episcopal Church’s “troubles”, we noted how many of our classmates were leaving the church he and I both loved. The last 30 years have been a very trying time for almost any faithful priest or bishop, with all the social wars around us affecting the Episcopal Church and the so-called main line Protestant churches.

The Rev. Canon Alan Herbst, SSJE, RIP

Throughout all these times, Alan remained a deeply loving parish priest, serving first at two churches in Iowa before being called to Emmanuel. Those who knew him well knew of the severe depression and other maladies he suffered, becoming more and more withdrawn the last several years of his life. (He winked at me one time and labeled himself a confirmed dipsomaniac!)

I, and a few others, stayed continually in touch with him, and as he reached out to me pastorally when I was in need, I did to him likewise, knowing what can affect a priest these days.

It is rare for a priest to have such a delightful long-time friend such as Alan with whom to be completely oneself. I shall miss him. Father Alan was 60 when he died.

Fr. Dale +

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May Birthdays

1 Donna Rea Nathan Elmore Adam Deskines Brennan Russell 2 Elizabeth Viguerie 3 Lisa Bryant Ali Parsons 7 Sue McConnell Ben Vise 11 Lumley Bevineau 16 George Blistain 17 Ken Gottschall 18 Carol Ludwick 20 Lisa Treadwell 23 Robert Mize 24 Angela Kammann 29 Patty Gillen

May Anniversaries 5 Jeffrey & Heather Kuehnl 13 Jim & Vivian Gillispie 19 Dave & Sharon Lavely 20 Don & Nicole Carroll 23 Ronald & Jodi Rauh 26 Gary & Donna Rea 27 Samuel & Collette Parsons 27 Jonathan & Chalis Hall 30 Jorge & Maryann Fernandez

PARISH PRAYER LIST

Please pray for: Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury; Katharine,

Presiding Bishop; Daniel, our Bishop; St. George’s Church: Dale,

Rector; Jody, Deacon; Elliot, Rector Emeritus; Terry Paeltz,

seeking discernment for Holy Orders; St. Mark Lutheran Church:

Brian, Pastor

For Our Active Duty Military and Civilians Supporting us

Abroad: Beth Graboritz, Nathan Scott, Philip Surrey, Joshua

Arbogast (Kim Christ), Neal Ballas (Sheri & David Welch), Dan

Durbin, (Margaret Brown), Eric Lunan, (Mike & Pat Ledden),

Steven Gates (Jeff & Barb Gates), Jim Inabinet (Hal & Cheryl

Inabinet), Dan Kitchell (Jeff & Barb Gates), Kris Pedings (Hal

Inabinet), Creighton Worley (Robert & Vicki Hall).

Our Members who are Ill or Confined: Marilyn Belleville, Pat

Brock, Karen Bryant, Lore Cook, Jean Dibble, Ann Dunn, Hunter

Dunn, Nathan Elmore, Susan Fellner, Robert Graeber, Robert

Hall, Archie Karibian, Carol Ludwick, Jackie Maple, Robby Massie,

Charles McConnell, Jeff Nieman, Penny Oelschlager, Elaine

Sanderson, Vince Torigian, Kenneth & Jean Vaughn.

Our Family Members and Friends: Maxine Hudson (Debra

Harres), Mark & Virginia Ellis (Marion Ellis), Marc Dunn (Ann

Dunn), Jackie Schneider (George Schneider), June Sronce (Gary

Rea), Grace Ziegler (Michelle Ziegler), Jessica Bell (Fred & Hope

McNitt), Kris Polley (Tom & Marilyn Boschert), Helen Starkey

(Margaret Blistain), Barry Langenbach (Sheri Welch), Jamie Early

(Hal Inabinet), Sawyer Staub, Evan Burr (Charles & Diane

Laedlein), Jim Leovy +, Ted Radzik (Mae Scott), Emery

Washington +, Paula Braddish, Melanie Glaze (Ted & Lore Cook),

Nancy D. (Ann Dunn & Betsy Rogers), Jane Wolff (Joe Hooten),

Patty Lickfield, Joseph Jacob (Sharon Gottschall), Joyce Dively

(George & Marilee Evans), Sherree Bufford, Phyllis Smith (Lynette

Schneider), Mary Cafferata (Donna Rea), Marlene & Bob Lindner

(Shirley Helber), Maeve Kincaid (DC+), Diana King (Austin

Sonsoucie), Rebecca Althoff (Tom Boschert), Peggy Scholfield

(Carol Ludwick),

Repose of the Souls: Milly Gillispie (Jim Gillispie’s mother), Mary Herr (Julie Herr), Alan Herbst +

St. George’s Annual Outdoor Eucharist &

Parish Picnic Sunday, June 8

Holy Eucharist at 11:00 am at Toddhall, followed by a picnic.

We supply hamburgers, hotdogs, and drinks and you bring the side dishes

and desserts.

After lunch, it’s time for the

Blooper Ball Tournament Sunday School Teachers & Students

vs. The Clergy and Vestry

(the kids always seem to win. . .)

come enjoy the food, fun, and fellowship!

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~ H E L P WA N T E D ~

Light Changer(s) – Must be strong enough to haul around extension ladders and must be willing to change lights using extension and large step ladders. To volunteer, call Joe Hooten (618-235-7290 or 618-567-9693).

Volunteers to help sort food after the Letter Carrier’s Food Drive on Saturday, May 10. Lots of this food goes to our Food Pantry. If you can help, please meet us at the main Post Office at 12 West Washington Street at 1:00 pm.

Lawn Care – We are responsible for mowing the church lawn April, June, August, and October – St. Mark takes care of the other months. We need help with mowing, edging, and trimming. The more people who help, the fewer times we each have to mow. Please contact Joe Hooten (235-7290 or 567-9693) or the parish office if you can help. Thank you!

Coffee Hour Coordinator ‐ the Coordinator takes care of scheduling our Sunday morning volunteers and stocking supplies. If you are interested in this ministry of hospitality, please call or email the church office or contact our retiring coordinator Stacy Miller ([email protected]).

Sunday School Celebration

Hard to believe, but summer is almost here. We have had a very successful year with our new Sunday School Coordinator Mae Scott and using the Godly Play curriculum in our classrooms. Everyone is invited to help celebrate Sunday School and to let our students and teachers know how much we appreciate them with our Annual Potluck Breakfast on Sunday, May 18.

Bring something to share – fruit, pastry, eggs, etc. – and join us in the parish hall at 9:00 am. We have lots of fun, good food, and an opportunity to support our children and thank the wonderful people who minister to them throughout the year.

A Godly Play story . . .

I am so fortunate to be part of the Godly Play program at St. George’s. I learn a lot in teaching each lesson, however, until I taught a Faces of Easter lesson I didn’t realize quite how much the children were learning too. In this lesson, several plaques illustrated with the face of Jesus tell the story of his life and death. After the storyteller talks about each plaque, the children are invited to find something in the room to help tell more of the story. I didn’t know what the children would find or if they would participate, but I was amazed by their insight. For example, one child brought the church calendar (shaped like a clock), put the hands on Christmas, and placed it beside the plaque of Jesus’ birth. One child brought a pitcher and another brought the bottle of oil and placed them by the plaque of Jesus’ baptism. Another child brought the cross and placed it by the plaque of the last supper because, according to her, Jesus would soon die on the cross. Even one of our youngest members brought a Wiseman and placed it by the plaque of Jesus curing the blind man (maybe a more meaningful choice than it would first appear).

This was a very special lesson for me. It is clear the children are developing a deeper understanding of the stories, lessons, and materials brought to them through Godly Play.

Krista Davidson

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MAY LAY MINISTER'S SCHEDULE

8:00 AM 10:30 AM

May 4, 2014 Third Sunday of Easter

Acts 2:14a, 36-41 George Schneider Dawn Jung

1 Peter 1:17-23 Mickey Cattaneo Dave Mannix

Chalice Bearers Fred McNitt, Ruth Ann Weber Craig Jesenick, Beth Graboritz

Prayer Team Margaret Brown Dave Lavely

Ushers Ed Parsons Haefner, Hall, T Miller, Mowry

Altar Guild - Team 1 Coffee Hour – Rogers

Counters - Rogers, Evans

May 11, 2014 Fourth Sunday of Easter – Bishop Martins

Acts 2:42-47 Margaret Blistain Robert Howard

1 Peter 2:19-25 Ruth Ann Weber Vicki Hall

Chalice Bearers Duffy Walters Betsy Rogers

Prayer Team Margaret Brown Vicki Hall, Sharon Lavely

Ushers Ed Parsons Hays, Helber, Schneider

Altar Guild - Team 2 Coffee Hour – Lynk, Evans

Counters - Walters, Haefner

May 18, 2014 Fifth Sunday of Easter

Acts 7:55-60 Margaret Brown Terry Paeltz

1 Peter 2:2-10 Joe Bono Brian Maves

Chalice Bearers Mickey Cattaneo, George Schneider Charles Laedlein, Cindy Lynk

Prayer Team Margaret Brown Jeff Mowry, Rich Hayes

Ushers Ed Parsons Boschert, Elmore, Inabinet, Rogers

Altar Guild - Team 3 Coffee Hour - Miller

Counters - T & M Boschert

May 25, 2014 Sixth Sunday of Easter

Acts 17:22-31 Fred McNitt Charles Laedlein

1 Peter 3:13-22 Dick Slocomb Diane Laedlein

Chalice Bearers Margaret Brown, Candi Hamill Marti Evans, Robert Howard

Prayer Team Margaret Brown Jeff Mowry, Vicki Hall

Ushers Ed Parsons, George Schneider Evans, Gillispie, Jesenick, J Miller

Altar Guild - Team 4 Coffee Hour - Maves

Counters - Belleville, Bender

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May 2014 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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3 6:00 pm: SHINE Service

4 8:00 am: Holy Eucharist 9:00 am: Sunday School 9:10 am: Adult Forum 10:30 am: Holy Eucharist

5 6:00 pm: Cub Scouts, Parish Hall, Rooms 3 & 8 7:00 pm: Order of St. Luke, Conf Room

6 6:30 pm: Ephesians Study, Conf Room 7:00 pm: Lutheran School of Theology, Parish Hall

7 9:30 am: Holy Eucharist, Chapel 10:00 am: Prayer Group, Conf Room 5:30 pm: Choristers 7:30 pm: Choir

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10 1:00 pm: Volunteers to sort food, Main Post Office

11 Mother’s Day

Bishop Martins 8:00 am: Holy Eucharist 9:00 am: Sunday School 9:10 am: Adult Forum 10:30 am: Holy Eucharist

12 6:00 pm: Cub Scouts, Parish Hall, Rooms 3 & 8 7:00 pm: Vestry Meeting, Conf Room

13 6:30 pm: Ephesians Study, Conf Room

14 9:30 am: Holy Eucharist, Chapel 10:00 am: Prayer Group, Conf Room 7:30 pm: Choir

15 6:30 pm: Discernment Comm, Youth Room

16 17 6:00 pm: Trivia Night, Parish Hall

18 8:00 am: Holy Eucharist 9:00 am: Pot-Luck Celebration 10:30 am: Holy Eucharist

19 6:00 pm: Cub Scouts, Parish Hall, Rooms 3 & 8

20 6:30 pm: Ephesians Study, Conf Room 7:00 pm: Toddhall Board, Toddhall


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25 8:00 am: Holy Eucharist

No Sunday School 10:30 am: Holy Eucharist

26 Memorial Day 6:00 pm: Cub Scouts, Parish Hall, Rooms 3 & 8

27 6:30 pm: Ephesians Study, Conf Room


29 Ascension 7:00 pm: Holy Eucharist, Church

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St. George’s Episcopal Church 105 East D Street Belleville, IL 62220 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

OFFICE HOURS: Monday through Friday

9:00 am - 3:00 pm PHONE: 618-233-6320 FAX: 618-233-4090

EMAIL: [email protected]

HOLY EUCHARIST Sundays – 8:00 & 10:30 am

Wednesdays - 9:30 am (Chapel)

SUNDAY SCHOOL (Sept thru May)

Children & Youth - 9:00 am

Adults 9:10 am

NURSERY

Sundays – 9:00 am to noon

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