At St. Alban's Episcopal Church we seek to be transformed by the Holy Spirit by welcoming the stranger, striving for justice, loving God and neighbor, and promoting peace.

Wear Red this Sunday, May 28th

This Sunday is the day we celebrate the 50th Day of Easter, otherwise known to us as the Day of Pentecost.  The color of the day is Red to remind us of the Holy Spirit’s tongues of fire.

In This Issue

New Information:

Worship this Sunday, May 28, one service

Eastertide Booklet

Sunday's Bulletin and Hymns

Studying the Scriptures and Link to Readings

Prayers of the People

Altar Flowers

Memorial Day Obersvance

The Search Committee Needs Your Help!

Bishop's Visitation with Confirmation

Annual Pride Mass

Ministry: Feeding the Homeless in June

Recurring Information & Reminders:

Turkey Trot Planning - 2023

CPR Saves Lives

Utilities Bill

Caring and Sharing - STAR HOUSE

Upcoming Meetings  

Book Club - See June book with Link

Ministry Scheduler

Visit our Website

Pledge Payments & Donation Links

Worship:

May 28, 2023

10:30 a.m. Service: 

Rite II

Holy Eucharist

In Person

In the Church

Eastertide Booklet - Rite II

10:30 Rite II Service Bulletin

Hymn Music

Prayers of the People

CLICK here for Prayer List

Altar Flowers

Sunday, May 28, 2023

The Altar Flowers this week

are given in memory of 

my beloved sister, 

Candace Utley Simmons

by

Penny Shyjka.

Memorial Day Observance

We take this time to remember and honor

the women and men of our armed forces

who have given the ultimate sacrifice

in service to their country.

In observance of the Memorial Day, St. Alban's office will be closed Monday, May 29 and will resume regular office hours on Tuesday, May 30.

The Search Committee

Needs Your Help!

June 17th from 9:30 a.m. until 12 noon

St. Alban’s Education Building

(and yes, the stair lift is now operational!)

The Search Committee is working hard at their task and needs the help of the congregation to move things along.  We will gather at 9:30 a.m., begin with prayer and coffee-hour-type snacks to get us through the morning and end by noon having accomplished the following:

• Congregational Assessment Tool (CAT) Update Interpretation – what do our answers to the survey mean?
• Responses to questions for the profile that goes out to potential candidates
• The desired character and qualities of our next rector (other than their skill set and experience) 

We want the information we provide to our candidates during the search for our next rector to be as representative and accurate as possible.  Please make every effort to join in this opportunity.

Bishop's Visitation

with Confirmation

The Rt. Rev. Wayne Smith, bishop provision for the Diocese of Southern Ohio, will be with us for his episcopal visitation on July 30th.  In preparation for his visitation, Mother Lynn would like to connect with any of you seeking Confirmation, Reception, or Reaffirmation of Baptismal Vows (see www.episcopalchurch.org/glossary/confirmation/ at that time.  Please email Mother Lynn rector@stalbans-bexley.org or call the parish office at 614.253.8549 to connect. 

Annual Pride Mass

The Annual Pride Mass is June 15th

Trinity Episcopal Church, Capitol Square

125 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 

5:30 p.m.:  Reception

7:00 p.m.:  The Holy Eucharist

All are welcome!  

For more information about PRIDE in the Diocese of Southern Ohio, go to https://diosohio.org/pride/

Ministry: Feeding the Homeless in June

Once again, it's time to plan for the monthly dinner at the homeless shelter.  

MENU:

Burritos

Spicy Mexican Corn, Cole Slaw, 3 Bean Salad

Chips, Salsa/Guacamole

Banana Split Bar 

Milk, Juices, Iced Tea 

HOME COOKS:  

• Your item this month is burrito "filling".
• From the living room corner table, please pick-up a recipe card and a 2-gal zip lock bag.
• Return your batch to the Education Building Kitchen by 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14.
• Drop off and pick-up can be arranged if needed, just let me know.

KIITCHEN CREW: 

• As always, 3-4 people are needed at 2:00 p.m. to put the sides together and roll burritos - I guarantee you will finish by 5:00 p.m. OR however long you can stay. 
• Please let me know what your time availability is so we can divvy-up tasks accordingly 

TRANSPORTERS / SERVERS: 

• 2 vehicles are needed at 5:20 p.m. to transport the dinner - you can stay and serve if you so desire but double duty is not mandatory. 
• We need a minimum of 6 Servers by 6:00 p.m. at the shelter, but the more the merrier.  
• Interacting with the men is really gratifying and enlightening - ask Mother Lynn about her May dinner visit. 

Please review your calendars and your hearts and get back to me as soon as you can. Without you, this ministry is not possible. Also, for those who like to plan ahead, 2023 dinner dates are:  



July 12; August 9; September 13;       

October 11; November 8 and December 13  

Home Cooks get vacay in July and August

Thank you for all you do!

Rachel Barnes rmbarnes@protonmail.com   

Recurring Information & Reminders:

Turkey Trot Planning - 2023

I was honored to be able to attend the ceremonial presentation at a Bexley City Council meeting of a check for $16,655 to Mid-Ohio Food Collective, representing the net proceeds from last year's Turkey Trot. 

At the meeting, the Mid-Ohio Food Collective expressed great appreciation for our contribution and City Council members expressed enthusiasm for the post-Covid return of the Turkey Trot to the streets of Bexley. 

We are now looking for a coordinator for the 2023 race. If you think you might be interested, please contact me to find out more. There is no running required, just an interest in building on the success of last year's race to support the Mid-Ohio Food Collective by hosting this signature community event. I look forward to talking with you about what's involved. 

Miranda Cox (mirandacox@aya.yale.edu)

CPR Saves Lives

So that we can be as prepared as possible to provide emergency assistance to anyone experiencing cardiac arrest at St. Alban's, we'd like to identify parishioners who have been trained in CPR. 

If you are trained in CPR, please let Senior Warden Miranda Cox know (mirandacox@aya.yale.edu). This will help us determine what our additional training needs might be.

Utilities Bills -

Save Money, Give Money

to Caring to Sharing

You may have seen in the news that our electric energy rates are going to increase significantly June 1st. Because Ohio de-regulated our power systems several years ago, we have alternatives to the AEP-Ohio Price to Compare (PTC). The current PTC = $0.0747/kWh which will go to $0.1184/kWh June 1st. CLICK to read full Announcement.

For options to avoid this big jump in cost, go to:

Columbus: https://cleanenergycolumbus.org/ 

Worthington: https://cleanenergycolumbus.org/

Bexley: If you live in Bexley, the ordinance has passed and is being implemented. The Mayor’s Office says it may be rolled out within the next six weeks.

You can shop for renewable energy or standard and lock in a price for the next one to three years. Go to www.energychoiceohio.gov and navigate to electric residential customers or go directly HERE.

If you are totally CONFUSED, bring you bill to church and see Deacon Craig at coffee hour. He will help you get signed up for a program that works for you.

Peace and Good,

Craig

Caring and Sharing

May Partner: STAR HOUSE

Star House "exist to do whatever it takes to lift youth

out of homelessness and into a community of hope."

Star House operates Central Ohio's only drop-in center for youth, ages 14-24, who are experiencing homelessness. At our 24/7/365 drop-in center, youth are provided access to food, clothing, hygiene items, laundry facilities, showers and a safe place to be. Beyond basic needs, our clinical team provides therapy and case management, and partner agencies provide on-site and community-based access to stabilizing resources, such as housing, transportation, health care, employment, education, addiction services, legal aid, government benefits, ID cards and more.

Visit the STAR HOUSE website is: 

https://www.starhouse.us

Upcoming Meetings

Ministry Scheduler

We noticed an error in the on-line form for 2023 pledges. We corrected it. If you have trouble with it please contact Janet Lewis, our Finance Administrator.