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From the Rector
Eight days ago, we welcomed the Rev. Kathie Adams-Shepherd here to St. A's. I didn't know what that evening would hold, but I realize now that it held us all. In Kathie's telling of what it was to care for her community after the Sandy Hook shooting, in the prayers of all who gathered, in the sharing among people who stayed afterwards to talk and to enjoy the hospitality of our hosts (thank you again, Pam Shu and Dorothy Dygos and David Price, and to Andrew for organizing it all), we were who we are -- we were church.
I am writing this at the end of a long and beautiful Ash Wednesday which is also Valentine's Day. And which, also, by my tired count tonight from the Gun Violence Archive, marks the 30th mass shooting in this country in the first 45 days of 2018. 30 mass shootings. 45 days.
St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church in Coral Springs, Florida, is just a couple of miles away from Parkland, where today's shooting took place. Andrew had the presence of spirit to call the church this afternoon after the news broke. He talked to their rector, who said that the teenagers from their church go to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. At the time Andrew called, the church had heard from all but two of their youth.
The photo at the top of today's newsletter is of Jerry Todd and Gregg Byers serving at last night's Shrove Tuesday dinner. It is another moment of us being who we are, sharing together in fellowship and good food, making room for new folks to join us at the table. Tonight I am grateful for that meal, and for our curate's conversation with a rector who now ministers in a space of new devastation, and for children who stretched out their hands tonight to help us bless the ashes that we would use to mark their foreheads as we told them "You are dust, and to dust you shall return." We live in a world that needs us to do and be all of those things.
We live in a world that needs us to be who we are, desperately, right now. We live in a world that needs us to be church.
Kristin+
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Holy Solitude: Rector's Lenten Book Study Begins This Sunday
The Rev. Heidi Haverkamp will join us this Sunday for the first Sunday in Lent to preach and speak about her second book, Holy Solitude: Lenten Reflections with Saints, Hermits, Prophets, and Rebels. From the back cover, "Our faith is full of heroes who experienced God powerfully in solitude. In the vast desert or a tiny room, solitude -- frightening for some and a welcome reprieve for others -- is far from an antisocial self-indulgence but rather is an opportunity for transformation and empowerment to serve God's people ever more deeply." Copies of the book will be available for sale at St. A's, or you can order one from Amazon.
Heidi is an author, retreat leader, and Episcopal priest. For ten years, she served in parish ministry in Chicago and Bolingbrook, Illinois. Her first book,
Advent in Narnia: Reflections for the Season
was published in September 2015 by Westminster John Knox Press. She received her M.Div. from The University of Chicago Divinity School in 2006 and a certificate in Anglican studies from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary a year later. She now lives in DeKalb with her husband Adam.
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Canterbury Consciousness: Forming an Episcopal Identity
Do you have questions about the faith, traditions, or beliefs of the Episcopal Church? Join us for a 6-part monthly series, Canterbury Consciousness: Forming an Episcopal Identity. Canterbury Consciousness will meet on the third Tuesday of every month from 7:00-8:30pm to further unpack how we embody faith. Our next session will be next
Tuesday, February 20. Please contact our curate,
Andrew Suitter, with any questions or to let him know that you plan to participate.
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Common Prayer
The current edition of the Common Prayer booklet is available on our
website. Paper copies are available at both entrances to the church. If you would like to receive a copy by mail or have one sent to someone you know, please
contact Kristin
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All-Parish Planning March-August
Many thanks to all those who signed up to host an event at last Sunday's All-Parish Planning Party! Everybody, everybody, everybody is invited to host fellowship and service gatherings at St. A's. If you were not able to attend our planning meeting for March-August, and would like to host an event, please contact
Theresa Kimball. We especially need hosts for Lemonade on the Lawn, an outdoor coffee hour held in our courtyard during the summer months, and Bagels on the Beach, which is held after our beach services. Please see our
church calendar for available dates.
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Prayer Shawl Guild Gathering February 24
Knitters and crocheters (and those wanting to learn) are invited to the next gathering of the Prayer Shawl Ministry on Saturday, February 24
from 2:00-4:00pm at Mary Ellen Davis' house, 744 Jonquil Terrace, Deerfield. New participants are always welcome; patterns are provided. Bring some refreshments to share if you like. Questions? Contact Mary Ellen,
davismek@gmail.com
, 847-971-9321.
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"One Holy catholic...Church" February 27 at 7pm
Have you ever wondered why we pray that line above, every time we say the Nicene Creed? Are you curious about the differences and similarities between the Roman Catholic Church and the Episcopal Church? Please join us for a conversation addressing those very questions on Tuesday, February 27, at 7pm at the Rectory: 1130 Wilmette Avenue. The evening will be led by the Rev. Kristin White and the Rev. Andrew Suitter, as well as Meghan Murphy-Gill, who spent much of her life in the Roman Catholic Church and holds a Masters degree in theology from Catholic Theological Union. If you plan to attend, please sign up on the bulletin board in the hallway or contact
Andrew.
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Mission Grant Award Applications Accepted
Would you like to become a volunteer Champion for a community organization that does not have an existing relationship with St. Augustine's? The Christian Outreach Commission seeks parishioners who will serve as volunteer Champions for those organizations that are in need of one.
The 2018 cycle for accepting new applications for the St. Augustine's Mission Grant is now open. Visit St. Augustine's
website
for the
Application
, the
2017-2018 Mission Grant Outreach Awards
booklet, and other pertinent information about becoming a Champion for a community-based or other worthy group. Questions? Contact Jerry Todd, Chair Person, Christian Outreach Commission.
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Announcements, Calendar, Prayer List Updates
If you would like to submit an announcement for our Thursday e-newsletter and Sunday bulletin, add an event to our church calendar, or add/delete a name on our prayer list, please send to Theresa Kimball, our Parish Administrator, at
augustine@staschurch.org
.
Please note: To include your one-paragraph submission in the Thursday Parish Life Connections and Announcements in the Sunday bulletin, it must be received
by 5:00pm the preceding Tuesday. Submissions received after that time will be included the following week. Submissions may be edited for length and content.
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Coming Events at St. Augustine's
7:00am Eucharist in the Chapel
Sunday, 2/18
9:30am Holy Eucharist, Guest Preacher: Heidi Haverkamp
10:20am Church School
10:30am
Holy Solitude: Rector's Lenten Book Study
Monday, 2/19
7:00pm Education for Ministry
Tuesday, 2/20
7:00pm Canterbury Consciousness: Forming an Episcopal Identity
Wednesday, 2/21
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Serving this Week:
9:30am Eucharist at the Church
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Celebrant
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The Rev. Kristin Uffelman White
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Preacher
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The Rev. Heidi Haverkamp |
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Eucharistic Minister
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Carrie Bach |
| Acolytes |
Jasmine Kelso, Rosie Kelso |
| Children's Crucifer |
Edward McCall |
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Gospel Book Bearer
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Allison Jacobs |
Lectors
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Bill Doughty, Hilary Kennedy |
| Leader of the Prayers |
Kristie Webber |
Chalice Bearers
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Mary Berg, Tim Berg, Janice Hurley,
Mary Ellen Davis |
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Ushers
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Tom Denman, Gregg Byers, Martha Jacobson,
Gill Schumaker |
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Altar Guild
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Carolyn Eby, Robin Bourne-Caris,
Brenda Schumaker |
| Children's Chapel |
Janice Hurley, Verlin Fraser |
| Godly Play |
Charley Bowe, Elizabeth Rhodes |
| Godly Quest |
John White, Mark Farrell |
| Feasting on the Word |
Mike Shedivy, Stacy Shedivy |
| Good Samaritan |
February 12-25 Julia Joehl
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We pray especially for
Al Ehrbar, Bill Klein, Mark DeAngelis, Betty Jenkins, Elsie Lester, Christine Sammel, Gabe Vigil, Beth Loker, Edward and Mary Ellen Benson, Dorothy White, Mary, Maureen Skinner, Mark, Peter Lawlor, Genie, Allen, The Bartlett Family, Sarah Bryan Miller, Randy Rold, Victoria Binz Whaley, Peter, Bill and Dee Doughty, Anna, David Martin, Mark Towsley, Piper Ann, Tony Finney, Andrew Tallon, Barbara Lore Mayo, Stephanie Kramer, the Collyer Family, Leslie Fogel, Kendall Klingberg, Gail Klingberg, Ellen Browne, Anita Kreps, Joanna Poole, Paddy Hamilton, Jay and Family, René Brandt, Janice Hurley, Phil Steptoe, Peter Kramer, Tim and Pam McCollum, Robert Burns, Marna Miller, Rory Rice, Ralph Budnick, LuAnn Novak, Cameron Dickey, Erin Gorney, Ted Stephan,
Regina Cameron, James B. Koch, Kate Eddon, Carson Hembree and the Hembree Family, Kimberly Miller, Misha.
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ST. AUGUSTINE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
1140 Wilmette Ave.
| Wilmette, Illinois 60091
847.251.6922 | staschurch.org | augustine@staschurch.org
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