TIDINGS

The Newsletter of Christ Church – St. Michael’s Parish (Episcopal) May 2016

Combined Service of Holy Eucharist

Sunday, May 29th at 9 AM (Memorial Day Weekend)

Join us for our Combined Service as we mark the shift from our Program

Year to Summer schedule.

The Feast of Pentecost Moving from Fear to Proclamation May 15th with Holy Eucharist at 8 and 10:15 AM

It was fifty days after the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the fear that followed (which drove the disciples into hiding), that the disciples received the Holy Spirit and were transformed from fearful men and women into apostles who boldly proclaimed the good news of Jesus the Christ who was crucified and raised from the dead. In Jerusalem, on that first Pentecost, it is recorded in the Acts of the Apostles that over 4,000 people were baptized as followers of the risen Christ. As such, this feast day is considered the birthday of the Christian Church. On May 15th, we mark the Feast of Pentecost during our Sunday morning services. Be sure to wear RED—the color associated with the Holy Spirit. Coffee Hour and Lemonade on the Lawn follow the services.

Rector’s Farewell Saying Goodbye to Mark

Sunday, May 15th at 5 PM

On Sunday, May 15th at 5 PM the Christ Church and local community will gather to celebrate the Reverend Mark Nestlehutt’s twelve-plus year ministry as 34th Rector of Christ Church and to say goodbye to Mark and Asa as they depart for Pennsylvania. Bishop Parsley is our Celebrant and Bishop Shand is our guest preacher. Please join us. The Bay Hundred Covenant Churches Tent Service

May 22nd at 9 AM - Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum

(Morning Prayer without Communion at the 8 AM service)

This year’s service has been moved up from June to May in order to coincide with the all day Community Block Party that will wrap up CBMM’s 50th anniversary celebration. Many churches from throughout the Bay Hundred area will gather, with music provided by the St. Michael’s Gospel Choir!

Farewell

Of late, the soundtrack that animates our household, automobile, and, perhaps, my life, has been the recording of Lin Manuel Miranda’s musical Hamilton, which is all the rage (and understandably so). There is a song in the second act sung by the two actors playing George Washington and Alexander Hamilton called “One Last Time.” It’s an account of George Washington’s decision to step down as President after two terms and the crafting of what became known as Washington’s Farewell Address to the People of the United States. I have referenced this address on a handful of occasions, most recently when preaching on

what scholars call Jesus’ “farewell discourse,” found in the 14th through 17th chapters of the Gospel of John. It’s the section of the gospel where Jesus is saying goodbye to his disciples as he makes his way to Jerusalem. In the song “One Last Time,” Miranda quotes Washington:

Though, in reviewing the incidents of my administration, I am unconscious of intentional error, I am nevertheless too sensible of my defects not to think it probable that I may have committed many errors…I shall carry with me the hope that my country will view them with indulgence; and that after forty-five years of my life dedicated to its service with an upright zeal the faults of incompetent abilities will be consigned to oblivion, as I myself must soon be to the mansions of rest…I anticipate with pleasing expectation that retreat in which I promise myself to realize the sweet enjoyment of partaking, in the midst of my fellow-citizens, the benign influence of good laws, under a free government, the ever-favorite object of my heart, and the happy reward as I trust of our mutual cares, labors, and dangers.

When we read these words today, we do so with fondness and reverence for our first President, but in the heated, divisive, and politically-charged year 1796, one newspaper denounced Washington’s words as “the loathings of a sick mind.” But beginning in 1862, on the 130th anniversary of Washington’s birth, with the Constitution endangered by civil war, Congress read aloud Washington’s address from the floor of the House of Representatives. While the House abandoned this practice in 1984, every year on Washington’s birthday, the Farewell Address is read in the U.S. Senate.

I suppose this is on my mind as I consider my own leave-taking from Christ Church, and saying farewell and goodbye to each of you. There is something that is both daunting and energizing about writing what is to be the last of 134 Tidings letters during these past twelve and a half years. Perhaps, with that in mind, I find Washington’s Farewell Address deeply comforting.

The period 2003-2016 has been an interesting chapter in the life of the Episcopal Church and the United States. In 2003, the first openly gay priest, Gene Robinson, was elected bishop in the Episcopal Church, and since then we have had a woman as our Presiding Bishop, and now an African-American bishop holds that position in our Church. In 2015, the church moved to regularize and authorize same-sex marriage as we continue our path towards a more fully inclusive people of God. Yet, in the midst of these accomplishments, perhaps because of them, we’ve watched the Episcopal Church’s membership decline significantly, as we’ve become a church of the religious left, having lost our more traditional members, who have left the denomination or simply stay home. In 2008, we

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103 Willow Street, P.O. Box S St. Michaels, MD 21663 Tel: 410-745-9076 Fax: 410-745-5760 e-mail: info@christstmichaels.org Office Hours: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Monday-Thursday Weekly Service Schedule: Morning Prayer – 9:00 AM Mondays through Fridays Holy Eucharist (Londonderry) – 1:30 PM 1st & 3rd Thursdays Sunday Services: 8:00 AM & 10:15 AM

elected our first African-American President of the United States, and, even as the election was heralded as a unifying act for our country, we’ve witnessed a dramatic rise in the number of both “hate” groups and antigovernment “patriot” groups since 2008. As a nation, we’ve become a polarized population who live in what appears to be an increasingly violent and deeply divided country as we look to another Presidential election. I’ve felt shielded from much of this discord with most of my time and energy having been focused on being a husband and parent, with all its day-to-day sundry activities, and with being pastor to a truly wonderful parish of faithful and caring Christians. In effect, the intersection of these two strands of life has given me some of my best memories of Christ Church, and here are a few key memories, in no particular order: W Watching our son Asa take his first few tentative steps during the 2003 fall rummage sale; W Baptizing our daughter Honor and then welcoming the entire congregation to a reception held at the Women’s Club (our building was under construction) with a giant pink, cross-shaped cake; W Watching and listening to Abigail invite the children (and us) for “celebratory confections” after church, and preach about that “great big stone”; and W Standing with Asa (and Abby) as he, now thirteen, was Confirmed by Bishop Parsley just last month.

Of course the most powerful and deeply moving memory I have from my time as Rector of Christ Church is the view from behind the altar. Sunday after Sunday, Christmas Eve after Christmas Eve, Easter Day after Easter Day, I stand behind the altar and get to look into the faces of faithful followers of Jesus Christ; your face and the faces of your friends around you. It is, indeed, an amazing view, and I cannot help but smile from time to time in the midst of the Eucharistic prayer. And then, one by one, two by two, pew by pew, each of you comes to the altar rail and I get the privilege, the honor, of placing into your open hands the host, the Body of Christ, the food for the journey that keeps us going from week to week. It is “The body of Christ, the bread of heaven.” And you too are that Body of Christ.

Most Faithfully, Mark Nestlehutt (The Rev’d), 34th Rector of Christ Church 216 marks my thirteenth year as rector of Christ Church and much h

Images of Holy Week at Christ Church – by Jim Proctor, Mary Jane Wyant, and Elizabeth Foulds. Below left: Palm Sunday service; Center and Right: Maundy Thursday service with foot-washing.

PARISH LIFE

More Holy Week Images:

Above: Images of Good Friday and the Stations of the Cross by Mary Jane Wyant; Left and Below: scenes from the Easter Egg hunt, as captured by Elizabeth Foulds.

Your prayers and presence are requested as we celebrate the ministry of and wish godspeed to

The Reverend Mark S. Nestlehutt

as the thirty-fourth Rector of Christ Church - St. Michael's Parish

The Feast of Pentecost Sunday, May 15, 2016

5:00 P.M. Christ Church - St. Michael's Parish

301 S. Talbot St. St. Michaels, MD 21663

Reception Follows

RSVP: 410.745.9076 carol@christstmichaels.org

Clergy, please wear red stoles

A Charitable Gift Annuity: Earning Money While Giving Back Do you want a way to make a Planned Gift to Christ Church, and get money back? – Phil Webster

The Planned Giving Committee suggests parishioners contemplating a Planned Gift to Christ Church consider a Charitable Gift Annuity (CGA), one of the most popular life income gift vehicles, if one wants guaranteed income for life. Planned Giving Co-Chair Phil Webster and his wife, Irmy, have used this vehicle for their estate planning, and are pleased with the results: a tax deduction on making the gift, a monthly stream of income for both their lives (partially tax-exempt), and the satisfaction of knowing the principal amount will go to the non-profit beneficiary for its endowment fund upon their deaths.

A CGA is a contract between a donor and a charitable organization through which the organization promises to pay a fixed annuity payment to the donor (and spouse if desired) for the rest of his/her life. At the end of life, the remainder value goes to Christ Church or the charity the donor designated when the gift was created. The payout rate for CGAs varies between 5.5% for a 60-year-old to 10.5% for a 90-year-old. The payout is usually assured through a third party such as the Episcopal Church Foundation or the Mid-Shore Community Foundation, which manage CGAs for many donors on behalf of the recipient organization.

“A money-back guarantee,” says the Planned Giving Committee. “How great is that?”

5/20 Norm Shannahan 5/21 Karen Orem 5/24 Jackson Johnson 5/26 Shirley Gooch, Alison Sanford 5/29 Nancy Besso, Don Bickert, Melissa Malcolm, Adison

Parish 5/30 Diane Dinkel, Ryleigh Kealy, Leigh Nash, Barbara

Wroth, Bob Zeigler 5/31 Jo Crouch

5/1 Jim McCloud, Susan Vail 5/2 Larry Parker 5/3 Paul Makosky, Andrew Greenaway Ramsey 5/9 Jane Nigra 5/10 Edie Huddleston 5/11 Timothy Magee 5/13 Ed Young 5/14 Darya Campi 5/17 Jim Campi

May 2016 Birthdays and Anniversaries Birthdays

Anniversaries

5/11 James & Sherri Atkinson; Larry & Alison Sanford; 5/12 Jack & Martha Austin; 5/14 John & Emily Miller; 5/17 Bruce Ragsdale & Richard Scoby; 5/20 Philip & Louisa Parkinson; 5/25 John Eccles & Tracie Nolan

TheOnes Meet on Sunday, April 24th in the Lea Library immediately following the 8:00 am service. Life seems to be made for a party of two. But what happens when you become a “One?” Sometimes invitations are not as frequent, and it can be uncomfortable for some of us to go out alone. If you’re a “One” and want to join others for dining and other adventures, Christ Church invites you to join our new social group designed especially for you, Sunday, April 24th at 9:00 am in the Lea Library. For more information, contact our Associate for Family Ministry, Lori Ramsey at lori@christstmichaels.org or at 410-745-9076.

New Contract for Our Director of Music Congratu lat ions to Stewart Se ip le !

In early April, the Rector and Wardens finalized a new Letter of Agreement with our Director of Music, Stewart Seiple, that replaces his one-year contract signed in October 2015. This decision followed Stewart’s 90-day review; staff, choir and congregation feedback from Christmas, Holy Week and Easter; and a desire to provide Stewart with an open-ended contract similar to that of other staff members, as we look to an interim period beginning this summer. Please congratulate Stewart when you see him! Photo by Mark Nestlehutt.

Preaching Schedule for May

May 1st The Reverend Mark Nestlehutt – 8:00 & 10:15 am May 8th The Reverend Mark Nestlehutt – 8:00 & 10:15 am May 15th The Reverend Mark Nestlehutt – 8:00 & 10:15 am The Right Reverend James Shand – 5:00 pm May 22nd The Reverend Deacon Clelia Garrity – 8:00 am Morning Prayer (no Eucharist) Bay Hundred Covenant Churches Service – 9:00 am May 29th The Reverend Deacon Clelia Garrity – 9:00 am Combined Service Caregiver Support Group’s Next Meeting: May 9, 2016 at 9:30 am – Mary Jane Wyant

Under stress as a caregiver? The next meeting of the Caregiver Support Group will be May 9, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. in the Lea Library. Join others for a chance to know that you are not alone, to share your story, and to be in a group that cares for you. This month only, the meeting is the second Monday of the month. In June it will be the first Monday, June 6th, regular schedule. Questions? Call the church (410-745-9076) or email Deacon Clelia at garritycpg@gmail.com.

Meet the New Bishop Nominees, Tues., May 24, Etherton Hall, 7:00-9:00 pm

Meet the nominees to be the 11th Bishop of Easton on Tuesday evening, May 24. This will be your opportunity to ask questions of each nominee, and to hear their thoughts about the role of the bishop in our diocese, as we journey into the challenging task of growing our church by spreading the good news of Jesus Christ throughout the Eastern Shore to those who have yet to enter our doors.

The bishop nominees are said to “walk about” the diocese from church to church (in a car) to meet people and to respond to questions from members of the various congregations. This “walk-about” process is especially important for the delegates and clergy who will be voting for the bishop.

Complete information about each nominee has been posted on the Diocesan website. http://dioceseofeaston.org/ -- Deacon Clelia

Spring Rummage Results -- Judy Sandground

Gently used and salable donations, a large water-tight tent, many talented and energetic volunteers, lots of smiles and good fellowship, delicious lunches, happy shoppers and, despite the not-so-good weather, $10,382 in proceeds. Enough said!

PARISH & COMMUNITY LIFE

Covenant Churches Tent Service at CBMM on May 22 The public is invited to attend the annual Bay Hundred Covenant Churches tent service at 9:00 am on Sunday, May 22, which will be held this year in coordination with the all-day Community Block Party at the waterfront Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. This yearly event unites clergy and laity from every church located between the Royal Oak/Bellevue area westward to Tilghman Island for a time of worship and celebration. Pastor Tonya McClain from St. Luke’s UMC in St. Michaels will deliver this year’s sermon, with other area clergy uniting in prayer and the reading of scripture. The tent service will also feature a gospel choir under the direction of Leroy Potter, music director at Union Baptist Church in Easton. Above: A scene at the 2014 tent service captured by Jim Proctor.

Underwritten by a large number of generous community sponsors, the Community Block Party at CBMM opens after the tent service at 10:00 am and is offered free of charge to the general public. Bay Hundred Covenant Churches is an in-kind sponsor to the event, which wraps up the museum’s year-long 50th anniversary celebration and features several performance stages, free boat rides, live music, regional foods and libations, Chesapeake-related family activities, and more. (The foregoing was excerpted from a Maritime Museum publicity piece.)

Conversation on White Privilege As one of the follow-up events to the Conversation on Racism, we have planned a Conversation on White Privilege. Christ Church will host this conversation on Thursday, May 26 from 5:00-7:00 pm. As you will recall, White Privilege was one of the topics that emerged as a priority to further understand at the last Conversation on Racism, held at St. Michaels High School. Below is the link to a brief article that touches on some of the very important aspects of White Privilege. Please read it prior to attending the conversation on May 26, and feel free to explore other articles, books, etc. that address this issue. For more information, call Deacon Clelia. http://www.tolerance.org/article/racism-and-white-privilege

Dinner Church -- Sunday, Apri l 17th, 5:00 pm – Lori Ramsey On the third Sunday of each month, Christ Church will be hosting a lay-led Dinner Church for members of our community who are interested in developing a closer relationship with God. If you know of anyone who may be hesitant to join us for our regular Sunday services, but who might be open to joining a more informal community, please invite them to the Dinner Church. We will gather together in the kitchen to begin preparations for our meal that we will then share, along with a short service based on the New Zealand Book of Common Prayer. Please pray for this new community and ask God to guide us as we explore their individual spiritual needs.

Mommy, Music & Me Cafe Moms, babies, toddlers and preschoolers are invited to join together for a fun music and movement class on Thursdays from 10:00 to 11:00 am. We will sing, dance and play for 30 minutes and then spend an additional 30 minutes of nursery room play and mommy social time at the Willow Street Cafe (AKA: Christ Church Kitchen). Coffee and organic snacks will be provided. For more information, please contact our Associate for Family Ministry, Lori Ramsey at lori@christstmichaels.org or at 410-745-9076. .

Habitat for Humanity – Women Build – Susan Armstrong Habitat for Humanity Choptank’s Executive Director, Nancy Andrew, was our speaker at the Adult Forum held on April 10th. Nancy gave a summary of the work done over the past 24 years by Habitat in our area, in many cases with strong support from Christ Church and individual members of our congregation. Sixty-eight homes have been built or extensively renovated during that time. Making affordable home ownership possible for hard-working members of our community has far-reaching benefits, as attested to by Nora Skiver, a homeowner who purchased her home two years ago. Nora shared her moving story with us and entreated us to encourage others to become Habitat partner families.

Also at the forum were Women Build project committee members, Phyllis Rambo and Marie Davis, who shared the latest news about the Women Build project and invited parishioners to join in the annual National Women Build Week occurring the first week in May. Anyone interested in getting involved on May 3rd, 7th or 9th can contact us. We are also signing women up to work on the house in Easton on Pleasant Alley, which has just been started.

There are many ways to help. Let us tell you about them. Thanks, Susan Armstrong 301-335-2741; Alison Sanford 410-714-2883.

Right: the buyer of the house on Pleasant Alley, Ashley Velez, is shown here working on another Habitat house. Photo by the author.

St. Michaels Food Pantry – Beth and Howard Eckel Statistical update: January 2016-April 7 2016; Client Visits to Pantry, 458; Family Members Served, 1,134

Our three largest community fund raisers, whose events provided the following revenue to The Pantry, occur during the first quarter of the year. Hearts on Talbot $7,425.00 Empty Bowls 1,200.00 Christmas in St. Michaels 1,000.00 Individual donations during the first quarter provided $1,750.00. The Food Pantry expenses during this period, including food purchases and the purchase of a new freezer, came to $7,150. Given the increase in food costs, we are about on par with 2015.

Our Food Pantry is not the ONLY SHOW IN TOWN! Wanting to reach and serve as many hungry neighbors-in-need as possible confirms the truth of the expression “It takes a village.” The State of Maryland Food Bank has a large inventory of food available to those Talbot County food pantries that have storage capacity to receive a monthly truckload of tons of food. We don’t qualify, space-wise. But Union United Methodist Church has agreed to open its community hall once every three months and offer bags of food. They serve a large local population. This entails many church volunteer workers, much state/federal paperwork and visitor accountability, plus disposal of excess perishable foods.

REACHING OUT

The Community Center accepts and receives small food donations. Some are used for Senior Soup days and after- school activities. Others are available on a table for drop-ins. Each of our outreach efforts, in our individual setting, operates to serve neighbors-in-need. We are all grateful for the generous support we receive to achieve our mission in St. Michaels. We are pleased with the successful operation of our Pantry here in Christ Church parish house. Every donation is needed, appreciated and acknowledged.

Close to 100% of our clients use or bring cloth bags for their food. There is nary a whisper of plastic in The Pantry these days.

Clients are appreciating the children’s storybooks offered each week at the pantry. Storybooks and early-readers’ books are always a welcomed donation. Drop by with any you can part with.

We lost two loyal volunteers, Esther and Bob Ziegler, who moved last month to Frederick, Maryland. We gained two new ones: Anne Roudabush and Tom Johnson. And bouquets of spring flowers to the following who kept The Food Pantry happily humming during March and April: Dianne Shaw, Chris and Gillian Whyman, Rose Pellegrino, Michelle Hegadorn, Bill Corba, Lee D’Zmura, Betty Brunetti, Lois Lindsley, Lin Clineburg, Judy Tanczos, Carol Kilbourn, Neil Armstrong, and Beth and Howard Eckel.

Sunday School Happenings -- Lori Ramsey

Left: Christian, Timothy and Andrew in their "pillow boat" re-enactment of John 21:6: “And He said to them, cast the net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you will find fish."

re:form Youth Group for May During our final month of the program year we will spend our Sunday mornings on May 1st , 8th, and 15th looking at our “Old Testament Ancestors.” We meet from 9:15 to 10:00 am every Sunday morning. Friends are always welcome! For more information speak with one of the youth mentors: Mark Nestlehutt, Gena Newberg, or Alison Sanford.

Sunday Morning Adult Forums in May May 1st “Ethics, Polices & Politics: Where Does the Line Get Drawn?” Presenter – Clayton Railey, Ph.D. May 8th “Second Sundays: Mother’s Day, Aging in Place & the Villages Movement” Presenters – Lori Ramsey & Burgess Kegan May 15th “The Bishop Nominees: An Overview of the Slate for the 11th Bishop of Easton” Presenters – Clelia Garrity & Lori Ramsey, Bishop Nominating Committee May 22nd No Forum due to BHCC Tent Servi ce at 9:00 am at CBMM

Sunday Morning Adult Forums meet in Etherton Hall during the Christian Formation Hour from 9:15-10:00 am.

CHRISTIAN FORMATION

Docents’ Guild – Linda Makosky

Above: the Christ Church docents and Deacon Clelia at their April 2 meeting -- Photo by David Jeffery

The Christ Church Docents held their Spring Meeting on April 2, 2016. Seventeen of the approximately thirty-seven members gathered in Etherton Hall for fellowship, coffee, news and discussion. Here are a few of the morning’s highlights. After a “Welcome” and a “Thank you” to all the docents for their service from Chairman Irmy Webster and an opening prayer led by Deacon Clelia, Irmy introduced

the board - Carol Kilbourn, treasurer; Linda Makosky, secretary; and Lillian Watts, scheduler. The treasurer presented her report. Carol is retiring from the position after serving as treasurer for nine years. “Don’t you think it’s time?” she asked. Irmy thanked her with a farewell gift - a framed photograph of the Christ Church bell tower. Left: Carol Kilbourn displays her farewell gift. Right: Carolyn Wasdyke, incoming chair of the Docents’ Guild. Both photos by the author. Deacon Clelia spoke briefly, reminding us of our special role reaching out to visitors, and suggesting that we may invite them to our Sunday services. A leaflet, “Welcome to the Episcopal Church,” was distributed to all present to be added to their handbooks. It is the latest addition to the informational material we share when appropriate. For those who could not attend the meeting, Lillian will include the leaflet in the mailing of May schedules. There remained the challenge of finding a replacement treasurer. Irmy, who had served four and a half years as chairman, volunteered to take the treasurer’s role,

and our fellow docent, Carolyn Wasdyke, graciously agreed to become the new chair. The docents welcomed her with unanimous acclamation of support.

CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

It is never too late to become a docent and enjoy greeting our many summer visitors. Please call our scheduler, Lillian Watts, at 410-745-9999, or email her at lilliw@atlanticbb.net. She will give you a tour and your own handbook to help answer questions. The duty is light; two hours in the afternoon once or twice a month, May through October. Volunteer now, and be ready for the coming season. It will enrich your life!

Men’s Club, Saturday, May 14th at 8:00 am -- A Gent lemen’s Discuss ion – George Dixon At the April Men’s Club breakfast, we talked about a way forward for the Men’s Club. Two ideas became concrete actions. First, Phil Webster, Jeff Hart, Dick Hill, Jim McCloud, and I are putting together a questionnaire to better understand what the men of the parish would like the Men’s Club to be. That work has started, and you’ll be seeing more on that. Second, there was general agreement that issues facing our communities, states and the country have become so divisive that people can’t seem to have a civil conversation; not to convince one and another of the others’ view, but just to understand one another’s view. Many of us, it was pointed out, avoid subjects even with good friends for fear of upsetting them. The consensus was that the Men’s Club should be a setting, a venue, for civil gentlemen’s discussions. With that objective in mind, Peter Woicke, Tom Mendenhall, and Peter Houck put together a plan for our May 14th 8:00 am breakfast meeting. We will start the discussion with four people, two Democrats and two Republicans expressing their views on the issue. Then we will open up the conversation for all attending to voice their ideas. The real purpose is to demonstrate that people who disagree on an issue can have a civil and respectful conversation on topics they don’t agree upon, and most importantly walk away still being friends. We believe the Men’s Club is a good place to start having these civil discussions. We have selected two topics as a starting point for May 14th:

The first topic is Repairing and Securing Our National Infrastructure. We have all heard the stories of the deteriorating roads, tunnels, water systems, sewage systems and bridges across the United States, along with the estimates to replace in the trillions of dollars. What is the answer? How and who should pay for these replacements? The second topic is: Are we an Over-Regulated Nation? Is there a point when regulations cease to be a safety net and become a burden on the nation? If so, what is that point? How do we determine when that point occurs? We are sure you have views on these topics and are willing to share them in a civil respectful environment. Come join the conversation and have a great breakfast for only $12.00. Christ Church ladies are cordially invited to join us. Make your reservation now! Call George Dixon at 410-745-6307 or e-mail at: georgedixon@mindspring.com. Join your fellow parishioners. Bring a spouse or friend to join you. Have a great breakfast for only $12.00 and hear a lively, civil exchange. Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 8:00 am in Etherton Hall.

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Finances for Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 Revenues Variances Actual – Current Month $ 32,163 Budget – Current Month 43,415 Over / (Under) – Current Month (11,252) Unfavorable Actual YTD 159,512 Budget YTD 168,249 Over/(Under) YTD (8,737) Unfavorable Pledges Actual – Current Month 30,767 Budget – Current Month 41,859 Over /(Under) – Current Month (11,092) Unfavorable Actual YTD 156,454 Budget YTD 165,932 Over/(Under) YTD (9,478) Unfavorable Expenses Actual – Current Month 44,386 Budget – Current Month 50,318 Over/(Under) – Current Month 5,932 Favorable Actual YTD 143,432 Budget YTD 153,080 Over/(Under) 9,648 Favorable Excess of Revenues over Expenses or (Expenses over Revenues) Actual – Current Month (12,223) Budget – Current Month (6,903) Over/(Under) – Current Month (5,320) Unfavorable Actual YTD 16,080 Budget YTD 15,169 Over/(Under) YTD 911 Favorable Note: The figures reported above are before fund transfers.

CHRISTIAN FORMATION Adult Forum Bev Kegan, Carl Widell Adult Inquirers Mark Nestlehutt Bible Challenge Clelia Garrity Church School Lori Ramsey History of Christianity Clelia Garrity Lectio Divina Clelia Garrity Popcorn Theology Mark Nestlehutt Youth Group Lori Ramsey Youth Confirmation Mark Nestlehutt OUTREACH & WIDER MISSION Back to School Project Gillian Whyman, Judy Sandground Children’s Home Found. Nance duPont, Martha Austin Episcopal Relief & Dev. Pamela McCloud Habitat for Humanity Neil Armstrong Haiti: Bondeau Clelia Garrity SMASH Mary Lou McAllister St. Michaels Food Pantry Beth and Howard Eckel Talbot Interfaith Shelter Pamela McCloud United Thank Offering Esther Ziegler PARISH & COMMUNITY LIFE Coffee Hour Carl & Pamela Widell Communications Jim McCloud Covenant Churches Mark Nestlehutt Disaster Preparedness Linda Norris Docents’ Guild Irmy Webster Episcopal Church Women Pat Martin Lay Weeders Lin Clineburg Lea Library Robert & Marilyn Barrett Lemonade/Cider in Hall Carolyn Houck Men’s Club George Dixon Parish Paparazzi Jim Proctor Tidings Newsletter Peter Houck Weekly Email Update Kimberly Weller PASTORAL CARE Eucharistic Visitors Jessie Weddle Pastoral Care Team Clelia Garrity Prayer Chain Clelia Garrity Stephen Ministry Mary Jane Wyant STEWARDSHIP Facilities Doug Rollow, Ray Wasdyke Finance Committee Chair Dick Hill Stewardship Tom Mendenhall, Martha Austin Heritage Fund Jim Vail Planned Giving Phil Webster, Harry Lowe Renewal Works Jim Vail Tellers Tom Orem WORSHIP & MUSIC Acolyte Guild Mark Nestlehutt Altar Guild Judy Hause Choirs: Chancel & Youth G. Stewart Seiple Hand Bell Lynne Phillips Euch. Ministers & Readers Alison Sanford Flower Guild Susan Armstrong Greeters/Oblation Bearers Carolyn Houck Ushers Bob Burger

Ministry Areas of Christ Church

Don Buxton 2017 Jim Fulton 2017 Mary Lou McAllister 2017

Dick Hill 2018 Nancy Masone 2018 Doug Rollow 2018

Claudia Frantz 2019 Tom Newnam 2019 Ray Wasdyke 2019

Staff The Reverend Mark S. Nestlehutt, Rector

The Reverend Clelia P. Garrity, Associate for Pastoral Ministries & Wider Mission Ms. Lori S. Ramsey, Associate for Community & Family Ministries

Mr. G. Stewart Seiple, Director of Music Ms. Carol A. Osborne, Parish Administrator

Mr. George E. Short, Sexton

Vestry Pat Martin, Senior Warden Bev Kegan, Junior Warden

Tom Orem, Treasurer John Masone, Registrar