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St. Stephen's in-the-Fi
eld Episcopal Church
FRIDAY JOURNAL
March 2, 2018
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We the people of Saint Stephen's in-the Field
Seek to know Christ, to share Christ, and to serve Christ,
recognizing his presence in all people, and reaching out in love
to each other and to the world around us.
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Warbles from your Senior Warden Edy Unthank
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We had a great day-long vestry retreat on Saturday, February 24. Great discussion, great commitment, wonderful sharing of ideas.
We switched around a few of the ministries. Vestry members have chosen ministries to which they will be the liaisons. In other words, they would like to encourage you to work with them. Don't worry - there will be more information coming. But just in case you would love to assist with a particular ministry or work with a particular vestry member, here is the list:
Finance Renee Brown
Membership Tony Pecora
Outreach Janet Thorsrud
Pastoral Care Dottie Chin
Christian Education Rowena Dizon-Burger
Communications Anthony Francis
Parish Life Susan Zaballos
We have an exciting year ahead of us! A leadership team is being formed. It consists of the vestry, the search committee, former vestry members, clergy, and possibly you! We would like a commitment to participate for a year. We plan to meet one Sunday per month for 2 hours after church - yes, snacks will be provided by team members.
The leadership team is not new. We met with Bishop Mary for a 2 day retreat last year. We have a "to do" list from that meeting and a "toolbox" defined. I invite you to consider joining. Our first meeting is March 18. Our diocesan partner in this process is Joanna Shreve who will also attend the meetings. This is all part of the conversations that we need to have while in search. If you would like to join us, please let a vestry member know and come on March 18!
I am so excited about the coming year. We have a service day planned for May - details coming very soon. Let's keep up the excitement and forward progress! And how do we do that? By living out our core values:
- We live the power of prayer.
- We accept everyone, are inclusive, welcoming and nurturing of families, providing a safe space.
- We are called to faith in Jesus Christ as divine.
- We celebrate God in ourselves, in our faith community, and in the world.
Wonderful things are happening and I am proud, honored, and humbled to be your Senior Warden,
Edy
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Sunday Services:
Sunday, March 4 8 am Holy Eucharist - Third Sunday of Lent
10 am Holy Eucharist
Nursery Care
Sunday School
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The Key Issue . . .
We are in the process of making our campus more secure. We will be re-keying certain doors. Part of this process is reviewing folks who are no longer members or folks we just have not seen in a long time who have keys.
This list is about 25 members long. Would you like to reach out to an old friend? If you would like to reach out and do not mind mentioning our key inventory, just ask Dan Hughes - he can show you the list. We may even have e-mail addresses or phone numbers - but we cannot promise that they are current.
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Also . . .
A big thank you goes to the Calero High School Students who stripped the bricks and waxed them this week! Take a look when you come in. The bricks look great!
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Gift Card Program
Congratulations! You raised $89 for the month of February by choosing to use gift cards. Hope everyone enjoyed their See's candy! How can you not, right?
The next order is March 11th. This order will cover Easter gifts and meals. Remember Honeybaked hams! If there are any questions feel free to call or ask me.
-- Janet Thorsrud
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FIELD TRIPS
Please join me on
Wednesday March 14th
We will travel to the
de Young museum to enjoy the Bouquets to art exhibit
. We will meet in the church parking lot at 9 am.
Also, in April we will drive down to Carmel to Gallery 21 to see the Eyvind Earle exhibit. Edy, Wanda and myself saw some of his works at the Disney Museum. We want to see more!!
Let me know
if you can join me to make sure how many people need to drive.
- Janet Thorsrud
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Lenten Study at St. Stephen's
by Edy Unthank
Tuesday, March 6, at
we continue the Lenten study on Matthew 25.
There are still copies available if you would like one.
The Lenten study will also meet on Sundays after church and on Tuesday mornings, whichever is convenient for you.
The next session will be on Sunday March 4.
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What can you teach?
There is an effort to reach out to the St. Stephen's community by offering a summer camp this year. The plan is to offer enrichment sessions to children from the ages of 5 to 12. Please tell us if you have a passion to teach any art or crafts, sing, music, sports, building, or helping kinders to improve their reading, cooking, stand on your head and rub your tummy.....ok maybe not that one, but you get the idea.
We are looking for teachers and helpers. Let Ann Little, Monica Moniz or Janet Thorsrud know if you are interested. We are in the plansning stage now and need to wrap it up soon. Reach out to us and let us know.
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The Good Book Club: Reading the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles
A wide range of resources, from prayers to videos to study guides, are now available from the more than 25 partners presenting the Good Book Club, a church-wide program that invites the reading of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles during the liturgical seasons of Lent and Easter. Led by
Forward Movement,
the Good Book Club readings begin the Sunday prior to Ash Wednesday (February 11), and finish on Pentecost (May 20).
Many resources for the Good Book Club, including daily readings, are available here including daily readings.
Read the full announcement online with links to resources, Bishop Curry's video message, and more. |
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St. Stephen's in-the-Field Episcopal Church
7269 Santa Teresa Blvd; San Jose, CA 95139
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