May 2017
The Rock Road
The Rev. Dick Elwood, Interim Rector
The Rev. Thomas Murray III, Associate Rector
Janet Boutin, Director, School
Chrisie Jennings, Parish Administrator
Linda Jordan, Dir. Parish Life
David Miron, Dir. of Music/Organist
Guy Scott, Facilities Manager “We give glory to God by knowing Christ and making Him known to others.”
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The Extraordinary of the Ordinary: The Life of Easter People
Lent, Holy Week and Easter always prove to be challenging times for clergy. People always comment on how tired I must be and sometimes comment on how tired they are the week immediately following Easter. It is true that life in the Church is more demanding and responsibilities increase during the time surrounding Easter, and yes the intensity increases. Following Easter life returns to normal, maybe even the ordinary. We resume our springtime routines and it seems as if nothing has changed. Remember I write this not in an accusatory or critical tone but merely as an observance of what I personally experience in my own life. After reading the gospel accounts of Jesus’ appearances after the resurrection an “aha”! moment occurred for me. All of the appearances occurred in the midst of a normal routine or duty. They all occurred in the ordinary. Now the ordinary is no longer the ordinary but the extraordinary. The duty anointing of Jesus’ body with spices at the tomb became an incredible manifestation of his resurrection. The ordinary job of fishing became a miraculous catch. He died and rose victorious, beating death. We are now Easter people. We think of Lent as a time of discipline in preparation for Easter. Really, now the work begins, the work of not letting us return to that old way of thinking and living the ordinary. Remember the ordinary has become extraordinary. God is in the ordinary, if we chose to see it. Changes in life may seem daunting and the life of an Easter person may seem frightening. Remember that Jesus always bid his disciples not to be afraid. His initial resurrection appearances according to the Gospel of John begin with His peace. Paul later calls it the peace that “passes or transcends” all understanding. A word or a feeling cannot capture it. This peace can only be captured by the experiences of life itself. He did not leave them alone but gave them and gives us the Holy Spirit to live as Extraordinary Easter people. BLESS !!! Fr. Tom III _____________________________________________________________________________ Pics from our Easter Egg Hunt and School Easter Chapel
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LOST WOMEN OF THE BIBLE BOOK STUDY The book study, LOST WOMEN OF THE BIBLE: THE WOMEN WE THOUGHT WE KNEW, by Carolyn Custis James, which is for women of all ages will be gathering at Fran Cox’s home, 2517 Birkdale Lane, Riverhill, for their next class on Thursday, May 4 from 5 pm until 7 pm. There will be refreshments from 5-5:30 pm. The class will begin promptly at 5:30 pm. St. Peter's will provide the non-alcoholic punch and wine along with the participants volunteering to bring an appetizer to share. This month the focus will be on the chapter, “Missing in Action – Tamar”. Please be sure you have read the chapters and reviewed the questions. It truly helps with class discussion. Ladies, I do hope you are can join us!
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BEST TIMERS Social hour luncheon! Join us, won’t you? We have the BEST TIME! 4th Thursday of each month
Many thanks to the following folks for either providing an appetizer and/or great help with the Easter Vigil: Polly Horany, Jason Blewett, Paula Karl, Brandy Weatherford, Ellen Schoenfeld, Tracy Hilderbran, Linda Cota, Beverly Dodds, Jimmy Jordan, Brady Jordan and David Miron. It was a beautiful evening. Everyone seemed to enjoy the lovely service and the reception afterwards. Also, many thanks to the following folks who helped with the Easter Lunch on Easter Sunday after the 11:15 am church service: Zoe’Anna Theis, Kenneth O’Neal, Jane and Dennis Quein, Julie and Katie Murray, Michelle Tapscott and Brandy Weatherford. The chicken and biscuits from Church’s were delicious as were the many sides that the parishioners brought to share. Top that all off with cake and ice cream and it was a great day! He Is Risen! ____________________________________ Did you miss the Technology Roundtable?
May 25th—11:30 AM Meet us at
Pho Mosa (formerly Hunan’s)
No worries! Next time you are at church, grab a blue booklet from the Narthex, complete with some “how to’s” and important web information. I’d also be happy to meet with you 1:1 to get you going on our St. Peter’s app! Just call me to set up an informal appointment. Trust me! You’re going to love our app! -Chrisie
208 Cully Drive Kerrville
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Church Periodical Club Update…
A special thank you to everyone who contributed last month in support of this very vital ministry. Your gifts collected at all three services totaled $548.05. An additional $50.00 from the ECW was added bringing the total to $598.05. All was forwarded to the Church Periodical Club and added to the National Book Fund, a grant based program of the CPC. The current CPC Granting Committee is busily reviewing all the 2017 applicants and will be making their awards in June. I will definitely be reporting back with these results…so, STAY TUNED!! A complete Grant Recipient list for 2016 is posted on the Bulletin Board in Tucker Hall; however, I will share a portion of the list here. Please take a moment to read over and see for yourself how God has blessed our gifts and in turn blessed those who received them. I think you will be amazed at the power of sharing the Word of our Lord through CPC. Domestic Applicants: Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Duluth, GA. Requested 60 BCP, 60 1982 Hymnals and 60 Wonder, Love & Praise Song Books - $2,459.40. St. James Church, Tigard, OR. Purchase Braille NRS Bibles for blind Parishioners - $689.95. St. Joseph’s Church, ECW, Fayetteville, NC. (Damaged by fire 3/2015). Requested BCP, 1982 Hymnals and Lift Every Voice & Sing song books (75 each) - $2,550.00. Rev. Martha D. Johns, St. John’s, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA requesting “Hold On To Hope: An Overview of Coping Strategies for Chronic Illness” for a Caregiver Support group - $398.00. Overseas Applicants: St. Andrews Secondary School, Uganda. Provide braille textbooks for blind students. Need 10 Sets - $2,000.00. St. Boniface Church, Namibia, 100 BCP & hymnals to replace theirs - $1,867.50. Igoma Anglican Church & Learning Center (TEE), Tanzania, 600 bibles, 300 BCP & 300 Hymnals - $500.00. Kinyali Parish, Tanzania, New parish needing bibles & hymnals - $600.00. Pam Crumrine, CPC Chairman _____________________________________________________________ CPC Prayer Bless, O Lord, the Church Periodical Club, that it may be an instrument for the spread of your Word throughout the world. Grant to its officers wisdom and patience, to its members perseverance and the spirit of sharing that asks no return. Bring more to take part in its mission and ministry. Bless our gifts and those who receive them, to the enrichment of their individual lives, that we all may be servants of the risen Lord, Amen. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
SUNDAY SCHOOL REMINDER REMINDER that Sunday School is offered every Sunday during the 9:30 am church service for children through 5th grade. Parents are asked to drop their child(ren) off in the chapel before they head to church. Church volunteers will lead the children in prayer including the Lord’s Prayer, in singing songs, creating a craft and teaching and discussing a bible story. Most Sundays one of the priests will visit with the children for a few minutes in chapel. The children will re-join their parents during the Passing of Peace so they may enjoy communion as a family. If your child is 2 years old or younger they will remain in the Children’s Center.
***On Sunday May 21, there is a SUNDAE Sunday School Party for the children in Tucker Hall after the 9:30 am church service. There is no Sunday school that morning.*** “We give glory to God by knowing Christ and making Him known to others.”
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MOTHER’S DAY & SENIOR RECOGNITION SUNDAY Mother’s Day/Senior Recognition Sunday is May 14 at the 9:30 am and the 11:15 am church services. Seniors graduating from high school in May will be recognized and presented with a gift from ECW. Phillip Beene who is a senior at Tivy High School will be giving a talk during the sermon time at all three church services. The readers, ushers and acolytes during the 9:30 am and the 11:15 am church services will be children and youth of St. Peter’s. So be sure and join us on a very special day in the life of St. Peter’s as we recognize our children, youth and the many special mothers of our church.
MUSIC MINISTRIES Greetings St. Peter's Church Family, What a meaningful and joyous Holy Week we shared together! I wanted to take a moment to recognize all members of the Music Ministries Team. THANK YOU to David, our new leader, thank you to our Praise Team, and thank you to our Chancel Choir. The time, energy, and talent you shared with the parish family helped to ensure both reflective and celebratory worship throughout the journey of Holy Week. Church musicians dedicate many hours a week to their craft, THANK YOU for your desire to enrich worship for our church community. Now, an invitation! It's not to early to begin thinking about dropping in for a Sunday or two this summer. Please contact me if you have any questions, or would like to get involved. Peace, Kara Joy Baker
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Financials Update (through March) Total income Year-to-Date: $197,165 Budgeted income Year-to-Date: $193,631 Total expenses Year-to-Date: $216,835 Budgeted expenses Year-to-Date: $235,362 Total (loss) Year-to-Date: $ -19,750 Budgeted (loss) Year-to-Date: $ -41,730
In summary, our Vestry and parishioners voted on a negative budget this year. At this point in time (1st quarter), we have lost less than expected, primarily due to expense management. This is good news! As we head in to the summer months, please remember your pledge payments (as we typically have a summer “slump”). Your giving is most appreciated, and needed! Thank you for all you do for St. Peter’s! A goal of $78,453 per month income would help us to avoid a negative bottom line ($941,446 for the year, or $235,362 per quarter).
A Note from the Senior Warden Greetings! I feel like I am just now catching my breath after the frenzy of Holy Week. I hope all of you had a wonderful Easter Sunday. It was great to see so many in church for the celebration of the Resurrection. Thanks to all who brought food for the Saturday Easter Vigil, and for the Sunday Easter Feast. Have you noticed how nice the benches in the garden look? A great big thank you to Stephen Drane for making them so beautiful. The benches added to the beauty of the garden for Palm Sunday and Easter. A great opportunity for you to add to our Stone Soup Stewardship will be coming up this summer. Vacation Bible School will take place the week of July 17, and we will gladly accept the donation of your time and talent to help make VBS 2017 a fabulous success! We will need decorators the week before, group leaders the week of, helpers for registration on day one, and a clean-up crew on day five. Let Linda Jordan know by email if you would like to volunteer or donate materials for the best week of the year!
[email protected]. There will be no vestry report this month as the vestry meeting will take place after Rock Road articles are due. Look for April’s vestry report in the June Rock Road. Until next time I’ll leave you with this: “Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.” Martin Luther
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THE COTTAGE SHOP (830)257-0290 Hours are Tuesday - Friday, 9-5PM or Saturday, 9-1
Happy Spring! Many publications inform us that volunteering is very beneficial. The Cottage Shop can help you to volunteer! We can help you stay active and strong. We can help you improve yourself. You will also be happy to know that the Cottage Shop creates funds for supporting worthy projects in our community. “Like” us on Facebook to keep up with our sales and mark-downs.
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MAY USHER SCHEDULE 9:30 AM: May 07 Gail & David Brown 14 Sue & Doug Whinnery 21 Karen Jackson, Nellwyn Sadler 28 Kay Bruce, Jimmy Wheat
ST. JEROME JOTS Thank you to our guest speaker Lorraine Le'Mon for her captivating and inspirational book preview at our April meeting. It was wonderful! Thank you also to all of you who came to hear it. It was a great turnout. There were many lovely comments received about it like this one, "I was so impressed with Lorraine - her vitality, her ability to achieve regardless of her background, and the poignancy of her story. Truly a memorable experience." And another said, "I thought Lorraine's book preview was not only very interesting, but also moving." The next meeting prior to our summer break this year will be a business meeting on Wednesday, May 3rd at 2:00 p.m. in the library. Meetings will resume in the fall on the 1st Wednesday of the month, September 6th at 2:00 P.M. The final book review for this year is going to be another outstanding program so save the date at 2 o'clock for that on Wednesday October 4th. The library will remain open during regular church office hours throughout the summer months, and we encourage you to make full use of our church's wonderful resource for your reading enjoyment. A gentle reminder, dear readers, to please return overdue books to the library at your earliest convenience. Thank You! The mission of our library is "to learn more about God through spiritual literature in a congenial atmosphere.” ___________________________________________
11:30 AM: John Elliott, Mark Haufler Bobby Ulich, Jimmy Wheat
Kitchen Comets The Kitchen Comets will begin meeting the third Thursday of each month (unless otherwise noted) at 9:00 a.m. for a few hours, to help maintain our beautiful facility. Our first meeting is Thursday, May 18th @ 9 a.m. Sweetmama always said “Many hands make light work.” Won’t you join us? Call Polly Horany at 257-5896 with any questions.
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MAY BIRTHDAYS and ANNIVERSARIES BIRTHDAYS
ANNIVERSARIES
Dolores
Ferris
1-May
Lindsay
Vieth
20-May
Lyrinae
Rowlands
1-May
Bryan
Wofford
20-May
Roger
Gielow
2-May
Elissa
York
20-May
Carol
Lawrence
2-May
Gabriel
Abad
21-May
Blewett
21-May
Mark
Krolczyk
3-May
Manie Jo
Roberta
Nauss
3-May
Patsy
Focazio
21-May
Luke
Thorne
3-May
Haylee
Smith
21-May
Kaye
Davenport
4-May
Allison
22-May
Leonard
Jeffery
5-May
Justin
MacDonald
5-May
Edna
Platte
5-May
Neill Arthur V.
Cahela Masterson III Schmidt
Barbara
Schellhase
5-May
Rhonda
Tuck
22-May
Thomas
Cagle
6-May
Brittany
Lear
23-May
Martha
Carlson
6-May
Christopher
Lear
23-May
Tom & Kathryn Clark
Mabel
Haufler
6-May
Russell
Wagner
23-May
Charles
Herbst
6-May
Loa
Morris
24-May
Dennis
Quein
6-May
Robert
Rees
24-May
William
Kern
7-May
Conor
Baehre
26-May
Marjorie
O'Brien
8-May
John
Lawrence
26-May
Randy
Scott
8-May
James
Wheat
26-May
John
Cook
10-May
Kim
Chatelain
27-May
Freedle
10-May
Filgo
27-May
David & Cathy Martin
Lucien
Jesse
Kathleen
Ulich
10-May
Mark A.
Logue
27-May
Bill & Jane
Richard
Elwood
11-May
Katie
Murray
27-May
Maddux
Scogin
11-May
John
Pipkin
27-May
Landon
Leonard
12-May
Olaf
Olsen
28-May
Montgomery
Self
12-May
Lisa
Earl
29-May
Seth
Weatherford
13-May
Philip
Hamman
29-May
Sue
Whinnery
13-May
Susan
Matteson
29-May
Aaron
Arnold
16-May
Jennifer
Timko
29-May
May 10th AND 24th
Tanya
Horton
16-May
Harriett
Ritter
30-May
Clemens
17-May
Whatley
30-May
AT 3:00 pm
Laura
Chester B.
Christy
Garrison
17-May
Anne
Burt
31-May
Pamela
Haynes
18-May
Henry
Foote III
31-May
Tristan
Mosty
18-May
Paula
Karl
31-May
Harvey
Norvell
18-May
Ken
Pinkham
31-May
Evangeline
Dupuis
19-May
Lena
Roethler
19-May
Anna
Stehling
19-May
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Bryan & Erin Chastan & Emily Richard & Leslie Wesley & Laura Ann Jerry & Bairbre Frank & Cynthia Robert & Marla Kenneth & Shirley
McRae Eastland Wagner Bible Bachman Edwards Horstmann
Schmidt Kappler McRoberts Dobbs
Crum
SENIOR GAME DAY: IN THE MULTI-Purpose Room
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ST. PETER’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
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Visit our Website at: www.stpeterskerrville.com THE REV. DICK ELWOOD, INTERIM RECTOR THE REV. TOM MURRAY III, ASSOC. RECTOR GAVIN ROGERS, YOUNG ADULTS JANET BOUTIN, SCHOOL DIRECTOR KAY REICHENAU, ASSISTANT DIR., SCHOOL THE REV. DAVID MIRON, DIR. OF MUSIC/ ORGANIST KARA JOY BAKER, CHANCEL CHOIR DIR. LINDA JORDAN, PARISH LIFE BARBARA DAVILA, CHILD CARE DIRECTOR EMILY CARLOS BRADY, HOSPITALITY GUY SCOTT, FACILITIES MANAGER AMOS ROSALES, SEXTON CHRISIE JENNINGS, PARISH ADMINISTRATOR KRISTEN COOK, ADMIN. ASST. CATHERINE SCHULTE, TREASURER VESTRY 2018 JASON BLEWETT ART BOGIE BARBARA CORDOVA, SENIOR WARDEN FRED HENNEKE DEBORAH ROMMEL, CLERK 2019 BROOKSIE BLEDSOE PATRICK O’FIEL RICH SCHNEIDER LEE UNDERWOOD, JUNIOR WARDEN 2020 STEPHEN DRANE CATHERINE KERN LOU ANN MAXWELL MEGAN RUSS
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