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Special Reminders - Robert's Celebrations RSVP for Robert's June 1st Dinner and make your payment by Sunday, May 26th to the church office at (210) 655-2731 or
[email protected], or place payment in the offering plate (clearly labeled for "Robert's dinner.") Unfortunately, no exceptions can be made after May 26th due to preparations and count. And please send your special stories and remembrances to Suzanne Scott by this Friday, May 24th. "A Celebration of the Big Book of Creation in the ministry of Fr. Robert" Join in the celebration on Sunday, May 26 at both services as we focus on the themes of Pray/Worship from The Way of Love, following in the way of Jesus.
Celebration for Rev. Robert Woody Celebrate the Ministry of Robert Woody! Please save these dates and times:
Special Worship Services at 8:00am and 10:30am May 26: "A Celebration of the Big Book of Creation in the ministry of Fr. Robert" Join in the celebration as we focus on the themes of Pray/Worship from The Way of Love, following in the way of Jesus.
Saturday, June 1, 6-9pm Celebration Dinner in Brown Hall The Vestry invites the congregation and special guests to honor both Robert & Julie Woody. Suggested Donation for Dinner: $10 per person, $20 per family (please let us know how many will attend). We would like everyone to join us. If you or your family cannot afford a ticket, some scholarships may be available. Contact Bill Swann. RSVP for Dinner and make your payment by May 26th to church office at (210) 655-2731 or
[email protected]. Unfortunately, no exceptions can be made after May 26th due to preparations and count.
Donations toward a special gift for Robert & Julie are welcome. Send to church office with a notation for "Robert's Gift." To donate for Robert's Gift using PayPal, click here. To purchase tickets for the Celebration Dinner using PayPal, click here.
Sunday, June 2 Robert's last Sunday, presented by The Diverse Worship Team There will be ONLY ONE service at 10:30am. Hot Breakfast will begin at 9:00am. There will be NO 8:00 service, NO Adult Formation, NO Godly Play, NO youth Sunday School. The Nursery will open at 10:00am. Coffee Hour reception for Robert 2020 Episcopal Youth Event Planning Team We are happy to announce that our own Emily Lawitz has accepted an invitation to serve on the Episcopal Youth Event 2020 (EYE20) Planning Team. She will be the first person from our diocese ever to serve. The event will be held at in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington at Howard University on July 7-11, 2020. Please see the link to the announcement here. Congratulations, Emily! From Rev. Judy: Dear Reconcilers, One of the greatest joys of my twenty-five years of priesthood has been the blessing of discernment conversations about vocations in the church with young adults. It is a profound privilege to share a love for Jesus, a desire to serve the Body of Christ, the Church, and bare one's heart as we seek God's desire for our lives. Such has been my relationship with Emily Lawitz over these past three years. And I am thrilled not only for her but also for the wider church as she was notified of her acceptance on the young adult planning team representing our diocese and our province! This is a tremendous honor in a highly competitive pool of applicants from all over our country. Emily will also attend Duke Divinity School and University of the South (Sewanee) as she is accepted into two young adult programs in theology and theological debate. The Duke program require a full year of mentoring which I am honored to offer. Please read the national church announcement as it will inform you of the details of this selection. I ask you to hold Emily in prayer AND if there are young people in your life that speak ever so shyly about serving Jesus in the church and the world, please know that I would be honored to share the journey.
Blessings upon all our children and young people. May they always know they are the beloved of God. Faithfully yours in Christ's name, Judy+ Chairs and Floors We are in need of $4,000 to purchase new chairs and clean the floors in the Alban, Brigid, and Cranmer classrooms. If you are able to contribute, please send a check (noted for "Chairs") or use PayPal (click here for the Donate button and please use the "Add Special Instructions to the Seller" box to specify "Chairs.") Upcoming Events "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time" at Winston Churchill High School Our very own Matt Dimler-Benton has been cast as the lead role in "The Curious Incident." He has worked SO hard and I would LOVE for him to feel the love of Reconciliation!! Interested in going? It will be performed on May 22 and 24 at 4:30pm and May 22 and 23 at 7:00pm in the Lanny Naegelin Theatre at Churchill High School! Tickets are $7 at the door. The Youth will be going to the May 23 performance! Hope to see you there!! Any questions? Chat with Jennifer Murphy or Matt Dimler-Benton!! May "Dinner Theater" Fundraiser Friday, May 24, 2019 6:00-9:00 p.m. in Brown Hall The Encore Players from Bulverde have GRACIOUSLY offered to dedicate their time and talents to raise funds for Rec Youth Ministry Summer Mission Trips!! This zany cast of 10 characters, will be performing a hilarious comedy called "Balderdash She's Gone" on Friday, May 24 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. in Brown Hall. This action-packed, Comedy Murder Mystery will be performed like a 1940's radio play and is guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat! Tap your feet to the live vocals of popular songs from the 1940's, in addition to enjoying the delicious dinner and dessert provided by Rec Youth Ministry!! This family friendly show is sure to entertain and delight!! Tickets will be $10 for Adults and $5 for kiddos. We hope you and your family will join us!! If you would like to purchase your tickets on PayPal, click here for the Donate button and please use the "Add Special Instructions to the Seller" box to specify "Dinner Theater Fundraiser." Thank You.
SERNA SUMMER ENRICHMENT The annual Serna Summer Enrichment Program, sponsored by Barrington Neighbors, will be held June 17-July 19. We will be tutoring about 50 Serna Elementary kids and give them breakfast, lunch, and snacks. We are in need of financial support and volunteers. Checks may be made out to Barrington Neighbors. If you are able to assist us, please call Bill Swann at the church office at (210) 655-2731. Many thanks! Help Wanted - Lunch Bunch Our next opportunities to provide lunches for asylum seekers coming through San Antonio, will be Sunday, May 26th, Saturday, June 8, and Saturday, June 22! Please contact Ron and Betty Graham for ways to help, including donating monetarily, bringing sandwiches or other lunch items, or helping to assemble the lunches.
Dinner with our Muslim Brothers and Sisters The Raindrop Turkish House has invited us to join them again for dinner at a Ramadan Celebration on Thursday, May 30, 7:30pm-9:00pm. Please RSVP here by May 27th, or you may sign up in Brown Hall if you would like to join us, and you can also call the church office at (210) 655-2731. Please contact Robert if you have any questions.
Blessing of the Graduates On Sunday, June 2nd, at the 10:30 service, several of our youth who are graduating high school will receive a special blessing. At Coffee Hour, they will be honored with a cake. Congratulations to our graduates!
Mark your calendars for our next brown bag gathering in the Library on June 20 at 11:30. Our featured parishioner will be Cindy Fuqua. All are welcome.
NAMI will be holding a 12 week Family to Family class at Reconciliation. This is a free class for individuals who have family members with a mental illness and would like to understand their relative better. It is at Church of Reconciliation 8900 Starcrest Dr. SATX 78217, June 26-September 11, Wednesday 6:30-9pm in the Library. The teachers will be Ed and Jackie Dickey.
Opportunities and Announcements The Mental Health and Wellness Ministry would like to collect old technology for recycling to raise money for our ministry. We can accept whole computers, mother boards, whole hard drives, power supplies, ceramic processors, tin, aluminum, and copper. Please bring your old technology on Sunday, June 16th. There will be a truck outside Brown Hall during both services. Contact Melisa Riley with any questions. Calendar To keep up on what's going on at Reconciliation, click on the link at the very top of this e-mail called "View the Events Calendar at Rec" or click here. If you would like more information about an event, or would like to schedule an event, contact Bill Swann at the church office at (210) 655-2731. Prayer Team Did you know that every Sunday during communion at the 10:30 service, there is a Prayer Team at the north entrance of the church, ready to confidentially pray with you about your concerns? Thank you to our dedicated group of Prayer Team volunteers who are present at every 10:30 service! Big Bend Exhibit in Brown Hall Rev. Robert has often described the Big Bend National Park as "Big Book". This concept reflects well in the current exhibit of photographs and sketches being displayed in Brown Hall through May by several of our church members who accompanied Robert in his last venture of the "Big Book" last February. Many of the photographs/sketches are for sale with 25% of the proceeds being donated to our youth program. (You will need to ask the photographer/artist). Greeting: An Easy, but Important Ministry Are you looking for an easy way to minister/serve? You are just the person the Greeter Team needs. The team performs the important job of welcoming newcomers to Rec. We arrive about 10:10, set up a greeting table at each narthex and greet Reconcilers and newcomers until about 10:35! You would "greet" about once every 8 weeks!! We'd love you to join our team, especially if you are already in Brown Hall or on campus. Contact Jann Steed and she will make you an official Rec. Greeter!!
Vacation Bible School (VBS): ROAR at REC 2019 Please mark your calendars and plan on joining us July 2226 for ROAR! VBS is open to all kiddos, ages 4 years old through rising Fifth Grade. Breakfast and snacks will be served. It won't be the same without you, but space is limited! Sign up now! Cost is $5 per child (payment will be accepted at the door on the first day of VBS). To register, click here. Adult Formation New Adult Formation Series: Invitation to Growing a Rule of Life Using the metaphor of the Garden, you are invited to explore the landscape of your soul and develop a keen awareness of tilling, weeding, seeding, and caring for the sacred ground of your very being, your soul. Join Rev. Judy, Fr. Robert, and Evan Hierholzer on the four Sundays in May at 9:15 in the Alban classroom as we use the format developed by the Society of St. John the Evangelist, an order of Anglican Monks who have monasteries in Cambridge and in West Newbury, Massachusetts to develop our own "Rule of Life;" that is, a recreative, freeing, restorative process to bring balance, joy, freedom, and peace to your life in Christ. May 26: Join Judy, Robert, & Evan as we "tour" one another's Garden of the Soul and share our personal "Rule of Life" If you haven't ever thought of yourself as a "Gardener" or as having a "green thumb" NOW is your opportunity! AND if you are a "Gardener," come join and support this truly life-giving process! Ongoing and Outside Events REGULAR EVENTS
Monday afternoon Bible Study This Bible study is held each Monday at 2 pm in the library, and is led by Greg Richards.
Outside Events & Opportunities Click HERE to read about events sponsored by the diocese, or other churches and organizations, including great offerings at Oblate or the SoL Center, that may be of interest.
Monday at 2:00pm - Bible Study Tuesday at 12:30 pm - Mid-Week Eucharist Wednesday at 10:00am - Prayer Shawl Ministry Wednesday at 7:00pm - Choir Practice 1st and 3rd Wednesday at 7:00pm Centering Prayer Centering Prayer Our Centering Prayer group meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month, September through May.
Legacy Project "As I think back on 2008, what excites me most is that our renewed commitment to being intentional about the ministry of reconciliation has begun to bear visible fruit and is pointing us towards even greater possibilities in the future. We witnessed and celebrated many reconciliation experiences for our members, from long-awaited weddings to anniversaries of sobriety. To better equip us as reconcilers, we studied together the core values of faith-based reconciliation in our Lenten Study. A group of Reconcilers has served as a major catalyst and energizing force for the organization of the first anti-racism training in our Diocese in May of 2008, and the formation of a Diocesan Reconciliation Commission to carry on this work. And perhaps most powerfully, this community has been a place of reconciliation and unwavering support for a member who made serious mistakes and as a result is walking a difficult path through our judicial and penal systems. This simple witness to the power of reconciliation continues to reverberate in this community and the wider community in ways that we may never fully appreciate." - Rev Robert Woody Notices Like us on Facebook Join Our Mailing List!
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Reconciliation Youth & Children Ministry
Rec Children's Ministry: Sundays in May: Nursery Ministry: Ages: 6 weeks old through 3 years old 9:15-Noon: Please join us in the Children's Building! Elementary Ministry: Ages: 4 years through Rising 4th Grade 9:15-10:15 in the Children's Building Godly Play: Please arrive promptly at 9:15am! You don't want to miss a second! Our Instructional/Traditional Children's Chapel will be taking a break for the summer. Please mark your calendars and plan on re-joining us on Sunday, September 15 at the 10:30 service! During the summer months, please join us at the 10:30 service, where we will hear a Children's Sermon based on the Gospel Reading. After the Children's Sermon, we will be dismissed for a short time to participate in activities that correlate with our monthly theme!! We hope you will join us!! Dates to Remember: May 24: May Dinner Theater Fundraiser for Youth Mission Trips May 26: LAST Godly Play from 9:15-10:15 May 26: Children's Sermon and Lesson during the 10:30 service Contact Jennifer Murphy at 210-725-3080 or email
[email protected]
Rec Youth Ministry: Sunday School: Middle School (MS) and High School (HS) COMBINED: Ages: 5th Grade through 12th Grade 9:15-10:15 in the Rec Room This is the last week that we will be meeting, before summer break begins, so please make plans to join us!! Youth Group: Middle School (MS): Ages 5th Grade through 8th Grade High School (HS): Ages 9th Grade through 12th Grade MS/HS "Summer Pool Youth Group" begins on Wednesday, June 5 from 7-9 p.m. at Jennifer's House!! Dates to Remember: May 22: HS Youth Group from 7:00-8:30 p.m. May 23: Matt's Play: Curious Incident at Churchill High School at 7:00 p.m. May 24: May Dinner Theater Fundraiser May 26: LAST MS/HS Combined Sunday School from 9:15-10:15 in Rec Room May 29: Graduation Party at Jennifer's House from 7:00-9:00 p.m. (All are welcome!) Contact Jennifer Murphy at 210-725-3080 or
[email protected]
Registration Open!! Just a reminder that registration is open for Camp Capers, Duncan Park and Mustang Island, for this summer. If you are in need of a scholarship, please see Jennifer Murphy, and she can get you the forms to fill out. Also, Jennifer would LOVE to know what dates your camper is signed up for, so that she can collect pictures (for next year's Camp Sunday slideshow) and send fun little "care cards" to the campers. Don't miss out on all the fun!! CHURCH FAMILY GAME NIGHT AND MOVIE!! Mark your calendars for Friday, June 21 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. in Brown Hall for pizza, ice cream, popcorn, board games, and a family friendly movie! Have a favorite game you love to play with your family? Want to learn a new one? Let's come together and have some good old-fashioned fun!! All you need to bring is your favorite game (if you have one), otherwise everything else will be taken care of! What a great way to catch up with old friends and even meet some new ones!! Any questions....call, text or email Jennifer Murphy. The cost is free, but please register here so we know how much food we need!! Hope to see everyone there!!
Family Events for 2019 (ALL are welcome!!!): (More details will follow as each event gets closer) • • • • • • •
June 21: Family Night with Board Games and a Movie from 6:00-9:00 p.m. July 22-26: Vacation Bible School (closing celebration on Sunday, July 28) August 24: Back to School Pool Party and BBQ September 27: Parents Night Out from 6:00-9:00 p.m. October 26: Trunk or Treat November 8: Parents Night Out from 6:00-9:00 p.m. December 7: Family Christmas Event
Prayer For Clergy and People Almighty and everlasting God, from whom cometh every good and perfect gift: Send down upon our bishops, and other clergy, and upon the congregations committed to their charge, the healthful Spirit of thy grace: and, that they may truly please thee, pour upon them the continual dew of thy blessing. Grant this, O Lord, for the honor of our Advocate and Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen. Amen. - BCP
Mark Your Calendars May 24 May 26 May 27 Jun. 1 Jun. 2 Jun. 2 Jun. 9 Jun. 17 Jul. 22
- May "Dinner Theater" Fundraiser - Special Worship Service for Robert - Memorial Day - Celebration Dinner for Robert - Robert's Last Sunday - Blessing of the Graduates - Pentecost - Serna Summer Enrichment Program begins - Vacation Bible School (VBS) begins SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR SUNDAY Isaiah 25:6-10 Luke 9:28-36
Contact Info Church of Reconciliation Phone: (210) 655-2731 Email:
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