2019 ANNUAL PARISH REPORTS

for the

Annual 2020 Parish Meeting

St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Edmond, OK

Sunday, January 26, 2020

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A publication of

325 East First Street Edmond, OK 73034

(405) 341-3855

www.stmarysedmond.org

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Table of Contents

2019Annual Meeting Agenda 4

Prayers 5

2018 Annual Parish Meeting Minutes 6

Alcolytes and Beadles 7

Altar Guild 8

Blanket Ministry 9

Chancel Choir 9

Children’s Formation 10

Contemporary Praise Ensemble 10

Christian Formation—Intentional Love 11

Christian Formation—Wired Word 11

Deacon’s Report 12-13

Emmanuel Chapter of the DOK 14

Financial Report See Insert

Junior Warden 14

Men's Dinner 15

Rector’s Address (go to St. Mary’s website)

Rector's Discretionary Fund 15-16

Ryan’s Case for Smiles—Pillowcase Ministry 16

Saint & Sinners 17

Scouts, Pack 430 17

Scouts ,Troop 1 (Boys and Girls) 18-21

Scouts, Girls Troop 678 21

Senior Warden 22

St. Mary's School 23

Thursday’s Bible Study 24

UCO Ministry 24

Whole In One 25

Vital Statistics 26

2021 Annual Meeting Date 27

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2020 Annual Meeting Agenda January 26, 2020

1. Opening Prayers: The Rev. Dr. Mark D. Story

2. Voter Qualifications: Mr. Andy Smith, Sr. Warden

3. Appointments: The Rev. Dr. Mark D. Story

a. Secretary: Mary Hendricks

b. Parliamentarian: Tom Ferguson

c. Tellers: Deacon Bill Hesse

Deacon Nancy Bridges

4. Motion to approve the 2019 Minutes The Rev. Dr. Mark D. Story

5. Motion to receive printed reports

6. Presentation of Vestry Candidates for general election Mr. Andy Smith, Sr. Warden

a. Don Hensch

b. Clayton McCook

c. David Pepper

d. Kevin Sharp

e. (three members will be elected)

7. Presentation of the Candidate for Sr. Warden-Elect

a. Wes Stucky

8. Presentation of Diocesan Convention Delegates Mr. Andy Smith, Sr. Warden

No nominations forthcoming. The Vestry will appoint four people.

9. Senior Warden’s Comments Mr. Andy Smith

10. Financial Report Mr. Ben Kenyon, Treasurer

11. Recognitions The Rev. Dr. Mark D. Story

a. Starfish Award

b. Fruit of the Spirit Award

12. Motion to Adjourn The Rev. Dr. Mark D. Story

13. Dismissal The Rev. Nancy Bridges

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Prayers

Priest: The Lord be with you.

Response: And also with you.

Priest: Let us pray.

Almighty and ever living God, source of all wisdom and understanding, be present with those who take coun-sel in our Annual Meeting for the renewal and mission of your Church. Teach us in all things to seek first your honor and glory. Guide us to perceive what is right, and grant us both the courage to pursue it and the grace to accomplish it; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

O God, the King of saints, we praise and glorify your holy Name for all your servants who have finished their course in your faith and fear: for the blessed Virgin Mary; for the holy patriarchs, prophets, apostles, and mar-tyrs; and for all your other righteous servants, known to us and unknown; and we pray that, encouraged by their examples, aided by their prayers, and strengthened by their fellowship, we also may be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light; through the merits of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Lela Ann Carter Hugo Bruce “Pete” Becker Kay Lynn Sturm Nancy Bailey Cheryl Hensch Justin Thayer Houts Roger Banks Jennifer McKaughan William DeRone Story John Warne Betty Zemp Chris Slyter Dixie Pearson Steve Hull

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Annual Parish Meeting Minutes Mary Hendrick

Annual Parish Meeting Minutes 2019 1. The Annual Parish Meeting was called to order and opened with prayer by Father Mark Story. Fr. Mark offered prayers for the nine members of our church who have passed away throughout this past year. 2. Sr. Warden Dewayne Crunk read the Voter Qualifications according to our bylaws. A voter must be in good standing, 16 years or older, have taken communion at least three times during the preceding year and be faithful in their worship. A quorum was declared. 3. Appointments for the following positions were nominated, moved and seconded: a. Secretary: Mary Hendrick b. Parliamentarian: Tom Ferguson c. Tellers: Deacon Ann Murray, Don Hensch, and Tom Murray 4. A motion was made to approve the 2018 Minutes. Motion was seconded and passed. 5. A motion was made and seconded to receive the printed reports from the parishioners representing var-ious committees and guilds. Motion was passed. 6. Sr. Warden Dewayne Crunk presented the following Vestry Candidates for general election: Kyle Baker, Tracy Hampton, Murry Parish and Diane Wilson. Two members are to be elected. The two who were elected are Kyle Baker and Tracy Hampton. 7. Tim Bridges was appointed as Junior Warden and was accepted. 8. The following were appointed as 2019 Diocesan Convention Delegates: Tim Bridges, Dewayne Crunk (ex-officio) Bill Lambert, Don Lees, Mike Ryan (ex-officio) and Andy Smith 9. Sr. Warden Dewayne Crunk updated the progress on the North Broadway building project. Plans are for an April groundbreaking. Design of the site plan is in process. He thanked the parish for their support of the new church project. He thanked those who have contributed financially to the capital campaign and en-couraged anyone who has not yet contributed, to consider making a pledge. He recognized and thanked Ben Kenyon for his work on the financial aspect of the campaign. Sr. Warden Crunk also recognized and thanked past Senior Wardens. 10. Ben Kenyon, Treasurer updated the parish on our financial status and submitted his 2018 Year End Statement of Financial Condition. The report is included with the Parish Reports. He also provided a work-sheet showing the financials for the new building project. 11. Father Mark recognized outgoing Senior Warden Dewayne Crunk and thanked him for his service. He also thanked Tom Majors, Altar Guild, Diane Wilson, Flower Guild and Karl Nelson, and the choir for their services. He presented Michelle Davey with the annual Starfish Award. Kaylynn Sturm was the recipient of the Fruit of Faithfulness award, Chris Hand for the Fruit of Goodness award, and Roger Banks was awarded the Fruit of Faithfulness and Goodness. These are new awards that he will offer throughout the year in thanksgiving and as an ongoing recognition of faithfulness.

12. A motion to adjourn The Annual Meeting was made and passed. Deacon Bill Hesse dismissed the meeting with a blessing.

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Acolytes and Beadle Gavin Marshall

Acolytes and Beadles – 2019 Annual Report

Saint Mary’s is currently blessed to have fourteen acolytes and four beadles. ACOLYTES: Cash, Allison - Baker, Keegan - Baker, Benton - Davis, Christian - Davis, Audrina - Gradnigo, Madison - Jones, Owen - Kezar, Sarah - Kezar, Sadie - McCook, Lilly - McCook, Olivia - Nelson, Linnea - Unda, Randy - Weigand, Lukas. RECENT ALUMNI: Weigand, Allen – Nelson, Rafe – Webb, Rachel – Webb, David - Bolt, Jace – O’Brien, Katie – Christ, Emma – Christ, Tony – Cash, Katherine – Garrison, Jeffrey – Garrison, Emily – THANK YOU!

BEADLES: Bridges, Tim – Kotey, Albert – Marshall, Gavin – Seknicka, Ted. RECENT ALUMNI: Davey, Michelle – Webb, Kimberly – THANK YOU!

Acolytes are being recognized with arm-bracelets and crucifixes. (If you have not received them, please contact Gavin Marshall – (405) 509-4483).

With the construction of the new church, we look forward to the challenges of serving in new locations and environments, in 2020 and beyond.

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The Altar Guild is a lay ministry, a gift of time and talent. While it dates to the last half

of the 19th century, its roots are traced back to the earliest days of the church, when the

priests and attendants had responsibility for the care of the altar and sanctuary. It is the

ultimate support group, working behind the scenes at Father Mark’s direction to serve

God and this parish.

Altar Guild members are evangelists and help keep the traditions of the Church and the beauty and timelessness of our worship. Its members are the preparers, keepers and ob-servers for the most sacred traditions of the Episcopal Church. Altar Guild works out of the Sacristy. We learn the reason for and the names of the linens and vessels used in per-

forming the Eucharist, and we lovingly care for them. In addition to setting up the altar for each service, we literally keep the sanctuary candle burning to signal that there is reserved sacrament in the aumbry. Have you noticed the candle recently or thought about its meaning?

Over the last year, the dedicated members of Altar Guild have set -up for and cleaned-up after more than 150 regular services. In addition, we have prepared

for and cleaned up after communions, funerals, memorials, weddings, baptisms, and other special services. As a parish, we consumed over 15,000 communion hosts, counted into breadboxes by the Altar Guild, and more than13 gallons of

wine poured by the cupful into the wine cruets for Eucharist. The Altar Guild has changed the sanctuary candle more than 50 times and refilled each of altar candles and processional torches an estimated over 400 times. We change the altar frontals for each of the church seasons and for special occasions, and clean and polish the silver for spe-

cial occasions such as Easter and Christmas. We have laundered and folded the linens used in each service, and washed and dried the silver and pottery vessels more times than we remember.

During the last year we had a number of long-time members move to other missions. Donna Stone, Bill Lam-bert, Gayle Kerns, Nancy Loeb, Jeff Orr, Katie lotkin and Kimberly Webb were all faithful members who will be greatly missed. The Altar Guild currently has eleven dedicated members, each of whom considers it a priv-ilege and high honor to serve as a ‘holy housekeeper.’ Current members are Frances Bryan, Margaret DeShaz-er Kristin Taylor, Tommy Kunzman, Carolyn Evans, Tom Majors, Linda Mason, Leslie Pepper, Mary Ryan,

Janet Weigend, and Julie Young. But we need more help!

If you are interested in becoming a member and would like to know more, or are a former member who would like to serve again, you can contact an Altar Guild member or give Father Mark or Tom Majors a call. Tom can be reached at tom.majors@cox.net or on his cell phone at 405.403.5041. Service on the Altar Guild requires only a few hours a month and usually only one Sunday. New members do not serve alone but are partnered with one or

more seasoned members for training and guidance.

Please know that that our parish is blessed by the continued donation of communion wine by Vance Gregory, owner of the Edmond Wine Shop.

Altar Guild Tom Majors

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Blanket Ministry Mary Lambert

St. Mary's blanket ministry, which was first imagined by the late Chris Slyter as a focus for communal prayer for a new birth, and for the sick, has become one of our signature ministries of our Church.

The fleece blankets are knotted and prayed over by Parishioners and Blessed by Father Mark. They are then presented to parishioners and nonmembers alike. The Prayer Blankets, prayed over, knotted, blessed and have been sent from Florida to Alaska, and to several countries outside the United States. We give thanks to Lord for the opportunity to offer a symbol of Gods compassion to all. Fifty-four have been sent, at this writing, this year.

We encourage a donation of $10. for each blanket but no request is ever turned away.

For information on sending a Prayer Blanket or donating to this Ministry contact Mary Lambert, Ministry Coordinator, wmlambert@hotmail.com, or, St. Mary's Office.

Chancel Choir Dr. Karl Nelson

The Chancel Choir Annual Report 2019 The Chancel Choir has been leading the choral and hymnal music of the 10:00 service, accompanied by our dedi-cated and respected organist, Betsy Banks. The choir strives to provide the finest service music to enhance the text for the day following the lectionary calendar. Once again this year, the choir has presented music from many periods of music, including the Baroque (Handel), Romantic (Mendelssohn) eras, and music by 20th century com-posers (Christiansen, Duruflé, Fleming, Martin, Matthews, Near, Nelson, Rorem, Stainer), particularly from Great Britain (Bainton, Bairstow, Gardner, Howells, Ireland, Leighton, Mathias, Rutter, Stanford, Vaughan Wil-liams), have been favorites of the choir and congregation alike. These pieces provide continual challenges to the choir members, developing our skills as musicians and approach as servants to St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. With a base of sixteen to twenty dedicated members maintaining steady service on a regular basis, membership has remained consistent through the year. In order to continue the support of section leaders, the Chancel Choir has continued fundraising for a Student Scholarship Endowment. On May 11, 2019, the Chancel Choir hosted a Dixieland Jazz Band concert and banquet. This endowment is intended to provide an opportunity for talented stu-dents to be section leaders within the choir and provide financial assistance to those working towards a post-secondary degree. The members of the Chancel Choir have raised enough for section leaders this academic year, and are preparing for upcoming fundraiser benefits for the endowment. We currently have four scholarship stu-dents in the choir this semester from the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO): Hannah Mitchell (soprano, junior in Vocal Music Education), Savannah Gordon (mezzo-soprano, sophomore in Vocal Performance) Ethan Snowden (tenor, graduate Vocal Performance and Pedagogy major) and Taylor Whittington (baritone, junior Vocal Performance major). Respectfully submitted, Karl Nelson, D.M.A. Director, Chancel Choir St. Mary’s Episcopal Church

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Contemporary Praise Ensemble Liz Bolt

Children’s Formation Lisa Jones

In 2019, the Praise Ensemble downsized to 3-4 musicians, and we participate with the main service creating eclectic worship for all, as we combine music styles. Our configuration includes Vocalist/keys/wind (Chris Weigand), Bass/guitar (Chris Rathbun), and leader/vocalist/pianist (Elizabeth Bolt). At times, John Bolt joins us, and plays guitar and sings with the group. Re-cently also, Heather Elliott, vocalist, joined us, and it has been a joy to have John and Heather with us when they can participate. The group continues to cover contemporary Christian repertoire including praise and worship songs usually during the Psalm, and communion. This group also predominantly leads the music for the first Christmas Eve service yearly, supporting the children's Christmas Pageant. The Ensemble is now on hiatus until the first of February or further notice, due to adjustments of budget and funds. We pray that this ministry can continue throughout the rest of the year. God has come through for us in the past. We pray for His grace and miracles once more. It's always a joy and privilege to serve at St. Mary's. It has been two whole years. Praying for the future of our music as well as all the new plans for the new sanctuary! In His grace, "Liz"

The Children’s Formation teaches the elementary-aged children of St. Mary’s, primary with Sunday School classes at 9 am in the second floor classrooms. There are twenty-eight children registered for Sunday School classes. Average attendance is approximately fifteen children. The Sunday School calendar is based on the Edmond Public Schools calendar. Sunday School is taught by nine teachers, who are organized into two-member teams that rotate teaching responsibilities. Children are divided into two classrooms, Pre-Kindergarten to 2nd Grade and 3rd to 5th Grade. The teachers utilize the Weaving God’s Promises curriculum, which pro-vides explanations for Biblical stories in an age-appropriate way, activities ideas, and connections to the Epis-copal tradition. Biblical stories and activities are based as much as possible on the liturgical and lectionary cal-endar. The Christmas Pageant, held on Christmas Eve at the beginning of the 5:00 pm service, was performed for the congregation by eighteen children. During the spring semester, the Children’s Formation will continue to teach Sunday School classes until the move to St. Mary's temporary location. We will engage in Lenten and Easter activities in the Spring, including the Easter Egg Hunt. The Children’s Formation succeeds based on the faithful commitment of teachers and parents, to both volunteer to lead classes and to bring their children consistently to Sunday School.

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Christian Formation—Intentional Love Allen and Jennifer Gradnigo

Christian Formation—Wired Word Michele Davey

Intentional Love is a new adult formation class that began in September and has grown from 12 to 19 members in 3 months. The Intentional Love calendar is based on the Edmond Public Schools calendar. Meeting at 9 am each Sunday in Room 2 (between the Library and the Choir Room), the class is facilitated by Dr. Allen and Jennifer Gradnigo. Adult formation succeeds based on the faithful commitment to consistent attendance. Intentional Love uses The Five Primary Love Languages by Dr. Gary Chapman as a framework. The purpose of the class is to enable those who participate to live a more authentic and meaningful life in Christ. After some absences, one member resumed attending class because he/she felt like he/she was slipping without the weekly engagement he/she experienced in class. Overall, many members said they also find the in-class conversations and book material to be valuable re-sources in their homes. Before each gathering, everyone spends some time getting reacquainted. Allen opens with prayer (and/or scrip-ture). Then he and Jennifer facilitate engaging conversations about the day’s lesson. Before departing to pick up our children upstairs in Sunday School, Allen closes with another prayer (and/or scripture). During the spring semester, Intentional Love will continue until approximately February or March. At that point, the congregation’s focus will shift to moving to St. Mary’s Episcopal School.

The Wired Word class meets most Sundays at 9:00 am. Every week stands alone. A lesson is emailed prior to Sunday and additional lessons are available in class. Each week is a new conversation about a current event and how we as Christians are called to respond. The discussions are always thought-provoking and lively. Every adult is welcome to attend.

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As in years past, I continue to serve at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Edmond, functioning liturgically, teaching classes, and making pastoral calls on people at home or in hospitals. I am the mentor of an Education for Ministry (EfM) seminar, which meets at St. Mary’s each Monday night from September through May. I continue to assist other Episcopal congregations in the Oklahoma City area as the need arises. The State of Oklahoma certifies Law Enforcement Chaplains through its CLEET program. I have been certified through this program and, along with clergy from other denominations, serve as a volunteer chaplain for the Edmond Police Department. I have been re-elected to the board of directors for the Edmond Family Counseling, Inc., a community mental health organization located in and serving Edmond. Lastly, but primarily, I am the Staff Chaplain at The Fountains at Canterbury Retirement Center in Oklahoma City, where I am responsible for all worship services offered to the residents and for any pastoral need which

Deacon Report The Rev. Bill Hesse

Deacon Report The Rev. Ann Murray

Dear Family at St. Mary’s,

It is with a heavy heart that I write my report of my activities of this past year. I have served my last Sunday at St. Mary’s and am going to miss each and every one of you. You have blessed me in so many ways at my time at St. Mary’s and I am very thankful for you. I served here under the direction of our Bishop, as support to the church and in assistance to Father Mark. During the last year, I have mainly served on Sundays but have been able to assist at several funerals and have started making pastoral care visits. I was able to use some of my dis-cretionary funds to support a young man during a crisis he was experiencing. Thank you for your support in allowing me to fund the help of others. I am blessed by my service to St. Mary’s.

The role of a deacon is to bring the needs and hopes of the world to the church and send the church to the world to address those needs. I pray daily that God leads us all into the world to share God’s love and care with all whom we encounter, especially leading us to love our neighbors as ourselves. It is vitally important that we are aware of our Baptismal covenant and work diligently to respect the dignity of every human be-ing. I am impressed by all I have met at St. Mary’s who are already doing this. This parish is clearly a bless-ing to their community. Thank you, again, for all that you have done for me and all that you do to reach out to each other and to the wider community of Edmond. I will not be here to work on a vegetable garden at our new Church but I am hopeful someone will take charge of it so that we can provide fresh vegetables to our neighbors in need. Please take care of yourselves. I will always hold you in my heart and in my prayers.

In the name of the loving, liberating and life-giving God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit,

Deacon Ann.

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Deacon Report The Rev. Nancy Bridges

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As an ordained Deacon in the Episcopal Church, I continue to serve, with the Bishop’s permission, our St. Mary’s community. I do so with a willing and grateful heart. As I enter my 19th year, I give God thanks for the strength He gives me for He is as stated in Psalm 16, my portion and cup; it is God who upholds me and because He is my right hand, I know I shall not fall. He has and continues to show me the way and be-ing His vessel and acknowledging His presence, there is fullness of joy in my life as I serve. I acknowledge that the role of the Deacon can be confusing. Basically, the Deacon is assigned to the parish to assist the priest, as needed in all aspects of parish life. It might be helpful to understand more fully to read the Ordination Liturgy beginning on page 537, in our Book of Common Prayers. Within these pages, you will read the vows I took before God and my neighbors; vows I honestly value and try to honor as I minister to others both within our community and out in the world. Serving as His vessel over these past years has been and remains an awesome privilege and very humbling. It will be challenging but also the love of Christ to each other and to all whom we meet on our life’s jour-ney. We must understand that through our Baptism, we are members of Christ’s body, the church, and in-heritors of the Kingdom of God. God is counting on each one of us, therefore, let us go forth in His Holy Name to love and to serve. Let us be willing witnesses of His enduring love. Let us Pray:

Be at Peace Do not look forward in fear to the changes of life; rather look to them with full hope

as they arise.

God, whose very own you are, will deliver you from out of them.

He has kept you hitherto, and He will lead

you safely through all things; and when you cannot stand it,

God will bury you in His arms.

Do not fear what may happen tomorrow; the same everlasting Father

who cares for you today will take care of you then and everyday.

He will either shield you from suffering, or will give you unfailing strength to bear it.

Be at Peace and put aside all anxious

thoughts and imaginations.

St. Francis de Sale 1567-1622

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Junior Warden Mike Ryan

Emmanuel Chapter of the Daughters of the King Susan Story

The Daughters of the King (DOK) Emmanuel Chapter at Saint Mary’s is a lay order of women who have made a commitment to lifelong Prayer, Service and Evangelism. Currently, we have 8 active members and others who join in prayer as they are able. Deacon Nancy serves as our chaplain. DOK maintains a prayer list of those in need of prayers for comfort, healing, guidance and thanksgiving. The list is confidential and is updated at our monthly meetings and as needed throughout the month. Daughters are active in all ministries of St. Mary’s parish life, as individually called. As a group we pray corporately though monthly evening prayer and in the chapel the first Sunday of each month, serve through the breakfast ministry and card ministry, and evangelize through being conscious of welcoming people searching for a church home. This year, the Emmanuel Chapter studied the Psalms during our meetings, reflecting on how they touch our lives. We have also intentionally worked on being a chapter that shares both joys and disappoints with each other. Beginning in January, we will study the book Following the Way of Jesus by Michael B Curry. Thanks to Debbie Hand, and her talent for quilting, our chapter has a beautiful new banner that was first used when we hosted the Diocesan Spring Assembly. Carol Smith, a diocesan DOK board member, did a wonderful job of coordinating the assembly. A picture of the assembly even made The Royal Cross , the national newsletter for Daughters of the King. Emmanuel Chapter also said good-bye to Katie Plotkin who moved to Colorado. Katie was instrumental in organizing DOK at St. Mary’s We are thankful for her ministry. If you are interested in becoming a Daughter, please let Deacon Nancy or Father Mark know. All women are welcome.

As we forge ahead with our relocation to the North Broadway location, we continue to strive to make St. Mary’s a safe, functional, hospitable and inviting place of worship and fellowship for all who enter. Change is difficult for all of us and moving to a new location is a massive change with numerous challeng-es. I believe that the opportunities far outweigh those challenges and that this parish will rise to the occa-sion. I ask for your support, assistance and prayers as we move forward. To paraphrase JFK, “Ask not what St. Mary’s can do for you, but what you can do for St. Mary’s.” I would like to thank the Vestry, Clergy, Staff, and Congregation for their support. It has been an honor and pleasure to serve. Thank you! Walk in Love Build in Faith Mike Ryan

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Men’s Dinner Dennis Weigand

“The Mary Men” meet on the first Friday of each month for dinner, fellowship, and service activities.

Exceptions for the following special occasions were:

The Valentine Dinner, which included the ladies, and musical entertainment, was held on February 9th.

The Post-4th of July parade lunch was served in the Parish Hall.

The Post-VBS Dinner was hosted on July 13.

We made the following donations during the year:

Rector’s Discretionary Fund $500

Boy Scouts Troop 1 $300

Edmond Family Counseling $200

Chancel Choir Scholarship Fund $200

The December dinner was cancelled because of a winter storm threat.

All men of the Parish are invited to attend each first Friday at 6:30 PM in the Parish Hall.

Rector’s Discretionary Fund The Rev. Dr. Mark D. Story

Rector's Discretionary Fund: 2019 Income and Expense The Rev. Dr. Mark D. Story

The Alms and Contributions, not otherwise specifically designated, at the Administration of the Holy Com-munion on one Sunday in each calendar month, and other offerings for the poor, shall be deposited with the Rector or Priest-in-Charge or with such Church officer as the Rector or Priest-in-Charge shall appoint to be applied to such pious and charitable uses as the Rector or Priest-in-Charge shall determine. When a Parish is without a Rector or Priest-in-Charge, the Vestry shall designate a member of the Parish to fulfill this function.

Canon III.9.6

Although the Canons of the Episcopal Church require that one Sunday a month be set aside to provide a source of income to The Rector’s Discretionary Fund, our practice has been to provide funding through desig-nated gifts directly from parishioners and other sources. This practice existed prior to my arrival in 2002 and, in a practical sense, works. It is important to know that, despite our variant funding practice, there has never been a time when the purpose of the Discretionary Fund was not fulfilled. Over the years, I have reported that the financial needs of our neighbors will almost always equal or exceed the resources we provide. Without any hesitation I can say that we are a very generous congregation. I cannot think of a single time when we have not generously responded to a stated need. Our calling in Christ is to remain ever mindful of the needs of others. (continued on next page)

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Rector's Discretionary Fund: Income and Expense 1/12019—12/31/2019

1/1/2019 through 12/31/2019 Category Total Income Categories_________________________________________________________ Deposit 2,642.42 Income—Unassigned 0.00 Total Income Categories 2,642.42 Expense Categories_________________________________________________________ Miscellaneous 384.50 Rent 860.00 Utilities 1,497.64 Total Expense Categories __________________________________________________________________________ Grand Total (99.72)

Ryan’s Case for Smiles—Pillowcase Ministry Ruth Treat

Ryan’s Case for Smiles – The Pillowcase Ministry – had a very good year, delivering about 4,300 bright, colorful pillowcase for the kids admitted to The Children’s Hospital at OU Medicine. In March, we celebrated the monu-mental milestone when we delivered our 40,000th pillowcase. What a blessing to realize that in just over 10 years we have been able to help that many children, along with their families, in coping with the stress associated with a hospital stay or life-altering illness. We celebrated with a reception where we presented representatives from the Hospital with a special pillowcase made with car fabric in honor of one of our donor organizations, the Central Oklahoma Corvette Club. The Hospital then arranged for Chance Wynn of Redline4Kids to bring out a couple corvettes for a photo op with our pillowcase recipient and his brothers. Our amazing work group has grown as word spreads about our mission. Besides the 15 to 20 ladies who turn out for our monthly sewing day, we have several smaller groups around the State that send us pillowcases, and some local ladies take pillowcase kits to sew for us. We also worked with a Girl Scout Troop in Yukon working toward a Silver Star Award, helping them experience a community service project. We continue to be in awe of how the Lord places opportunities in our path in order to allow us to accomplish so much. As He bid the children to come unto Him, it is obvious that He has blessed this Ministry.

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Saints & Sinners Jackie Shields and Margie Bean

The Saints and Sinners dinner groups is an opportunity for adults, whether newcomers or long-time parish-ioners, couples or singles, to get to know each other better through sharing fellowship and a meal. The groups meet in each other’s homes, go out to a restaurant or any activity of their choosing. The fall groups meet from September through December and the winter/spring groups meet February through May. Please consider joining Saints and Sinners that enriches friendships and ties within the church community. Contact either Jackie Shields or Margie Bean.

Scouts, Cub Pack 430 John Prejean

2019 has been a great year for our Pack. We currently have 35 active members and 10 adult leaders. With fall recruitment we were able to replace members that aged out or joined a Boy Scout Troop in the spring. We had 9 boys attend Twilight camp (a “day-camp” that runs for one week) in June, and 4 boys attended res-ident camp with their fathers over Father’s Day week-end. In July we had some members march in the Liber-ty Fest Parade for July 4th, and we held our Rain Gutter Regatta in August. By having an active Pack during the summer months we were able to earn the National Summertime Pack Award. We had a great Popcorn fundraiser this fall, more than doubling our earnings from last year! We appreciate everyone that helped up reach our goal. We rounded out 2018 with a visit from Santa! He handed out Pinewood Derby car kits to all the children for our race coming up in February, 2020. Thank you for your continued support of our Pack.

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Scouts, Troop 1 (Boys) Chris Shoffner

January: Scouts hosted a couple Pinewood Derby Workshops for Cub Scout Pack 339. As well as supporting their Pinewood Derby Tournament. Troop chose Trapper’s Rendezvous (annual swap meet) in Burrton, KS. Due to ice storm, we used our safety option and had a lock-in at the local Mitch Park YMCA. Troop conducted their Troop Youth Leadership Elections. February: Troop conducted their Court of Honor (COH) to recognize rank advancements, merit badges achieved and to change responsibilities of their new troop youth leadership at St. Mary’s sanctuary. Also, presented to Troop, Friends of Scouting. We received 14 news scouts during annual crossover from Cub Scout Pack’s 79, 337, 339, 349 and 430. Troop planned and executed a new scout camp out in the snow at Jon Nichols Scout Ranch, Mustang for both Troop 1 boys (1B) and Troop 1 girls (1G). We supported Troop 1G with supplies, equipment and leader-ship for their first campout as a Founding Troop. March: Troop planned another adventurous new scout camp out with Troop’s 1B & 1G at George Thomas Scout Ranch, Apache. While in the Wichita Mountains, scouts visited the Holy City of the Wichitas, Cache. We celebrat-ed Ryan White’s Eagle Scout Court of Honor at St. Mary’s sanctuary. April: We dredged through one of the troop’s muddiest camp outs in recent history at beautiful Roman Nose State Park. Troop was able to observe a magnificent bald eagle and bring home lots of red dirt colored laundry. Enjoyed our annual chili supper fundraiser at St. Mary’s with auctioneer. Several scouts were able to attend a merit badge college hosted by Eagle District at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Edmond. Kimberly White, one of our adult troop leaders has been co-lead with this college for four years and counting. May: Conducted a joint yard sale fundraiser for Troop 1 and Gospel of Life Disciples plus Dwellings (G.O.L.D - Hospice Center). Troop’s 1B & 1G camped, fished and fish fried at a private hundred acre woods in Guthrie for one of our other muddiest camping trips in recent history. Held COH to recognize rank advancements, merit badg-es achieved and to change responsibilities of their new troop adult leadership at St. Mary’s sanctuary. June: Troop’s 1B & 1G had 35 scouts and 14 adults participate in weeklong summer camp at Kia Kima Scout Res-ervation, Hardy, AR. Scouts worked hard on rank advancements and merit badges and some adults attended leader-ship training all while enjoying a mostly mosquito free environment. However, during the day the gnats did bug us. July: Managed to have a beautiful weekend weather floating Spring River at Blue Hole Canoe Floats, Quapaw. Scouts conducted training towards canoe merit badge. August: Held back to school party and a swim test at a scout’s neighborhood pool. In lieu of this month’s camp out, Troop planned and coordinated a service project trimming dead tree limbs and general yard maintenance around St. Mary’s Scout/Youth Shack and playground. Once project concluded, they had a little swimming fun at Lake Arcadia. Held Troop Youth Leadership Elections. September: Held COH to recognize rank advancements, merit badges achieved and recognized new youth leader-ship at St. Mary’s sanctuary. With new youth leadership in place, Troop held Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops (ILST) with senior patrol, hosted by HallnHall. Troop camped at Kerr Scout Ranch at Slippery Falls, Tish-omingo. During campout, we toured Antelope and Buffalo Springs in Chickasaw National Recreational Area, Sul-phur. (continued on next page)

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October: Troop’s 1B & 1G enjoyed a Halloween camp out at Dripping Springs Scout Ranch, Arapaho. They toured the Haunted Maze and Barn at P Bar Farms in Hydro. We weren’t scared, well maybe… November: Troop participated in a first ever Eagle District wide community service day event named Make A Difference (MAD). Our very own Eagle Scout Ryan White co-lead MAD. MAD event had 14 units work on 10 projects with over 260 volunteers totaling 1,033 service hours. Our troop trimmed tree limbs and gen-eral yard maintenance around the 9th and Rankin YMCA. At conclusion of our project, Troop’s 1B & 1G gathered and celebrated at St. Mary’s for our Thanksgiving Feast. December: Troop planned and held their all-night gaming event they call eCamporee at Mitch Park YMCA. During the eCamporee we hosted 4 Webelos scouts from Cub Scout Pack 430. Throughout the year, several scouts went on multi-mile hikes, up to 12 miles at a time, working towards their hiking merit badge. Life Scout P. Brock was a primary instructor for Council wide training for National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT). Chris Shoffner and Stephen Hall from Troop 1B and Jessica Hukill and Amy Glenn from Troop 1G were participants of this springs Council wide top tier adult leadership training called Wood Badge (WB). Where they were in class WB-2133. Our troop’s leadership Richey Stovall was Course Director and Roger White was support staff for WB-2133. In 2019, we have 43 registered scouts. Scouts rank achievement 1 Eagle Scout; 4 Star Scouts; 6 First Class Scouts; 5 Second Class Scouts; 4 Tenderfoot Scouts and 2 Scouts. This year’s total service hours, we had 28 scouts with 640.91 hours. Last two consecutive years, Troop 1 has grown double in size. We enjoyed another year of guiding and developing young leaders in our community. We always appreciate the continued support from St. Mary’s! We also look forward to our journey with new surroundings at the church’s new ground-breaking site in North Edmond. Visit us at https://edmondtroop1.org Yours in Scouting and May God Bless, Chris Shoffner Scoutmaster

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Scouts Troop 1 (Girls) Jessica Hukill

Scouts BSA - Troop 1 Girls (6001) - 2019 Report

February - This is the official beginning of what is now known as “Scouts BSA” previously known as “Boy

Scouts” for the BSA 11-17 age group. Troop 6001 (1G) is the sister troop of 1B. Starting with only 4 scouts, we

kicked off by learning the beginnings of what it is to be a scout. We participated in our first campout at John Nich-

ols with the assistance of 1B and it was a success.

March - We attended a campout with 1B at Camp George Thomas and learned many more basic scout skills, from

First Aid to Fire Building. We visited the Holy City of the Witchitas while taking a break from camp.

April - 1G attended a multi-district Camporee at John Nichols, where the scouts participated in a skills-based com-

petition with all attending patrols. With their newly learned skills, the scouts placed 3rd in the overall competition!

We participated in Troop 1’s annual chili fundraiser here at St. Mary’s and tasted a wonderful variety of chili made

by our scout parents (and even a scout or two!). 3 of our new scouts attended the council’s merit badge college and

earned a few more badges.

May (Same as 1B) - Conducted a joint yard sale fundraiser for Troop 1 and Gospel of Life Disciples plus Dwell-

ings (G.O.L.D - Hospice Center). Troop’s 1B & 1G camped, fished and fish fried at a private hundred acre woods

in Guthrie for one of our other muddiest camping trips in recent history. Held COH to recognize rank advance-

ments, merit badges achieved and to change responsibilities of their new troop adult leadership at St. Mary’s sanc-

tuary.

June - We attended our first summer camp as a troop in Hardy, Arkansas at Kia Kima Scout Reservation. For

many of the scouts, this was the longest time they had ever been away from their family. The girls did an amazing

job earning a handful of merit badges each AND learning the ups and downs of being surrounded by bugs, heat,

friends and the great outdoors. We had one scout attend National Youth Leadership Training.

July - 1G participated in their first Libertyfest Parade on July 4th. Both troops floated down the Spring River in

canoes while camping in Quapaw, OK. After completing most requirements for the canoeing merit badge, the

scouts had time to hold a cornhole competition. It was quite entertaining! We had one scout attend National Youth

Leadership Training.

August - 1G camped at John Nichols Scout Ranch as an individual troop and completed Introduction to Leadership

Skills for Troops (ILST) during camp. It was an enjoyable weekend although during the day were harrassed by bees

and at night woke up to a severe thunderstorm that blew away one of our leader’s tents.

September - 1G attended the annual Webelos Woods for the Eagle District. The scouts taught First Aid skills to

visiting Webelos while our Senior Patrol Leader spoke with parents about Troop 1G.

October - The troop camped along with 1B for a Halloween themed weekend. During the trip the troop visited a

haunted corn maze! That same weekend, a group of scouts and leaders completed a 22 mile hike to finish off the

hiking merit badge (which is a lot of work to complete!). Also, during this month, some scouts visited the Edmond

Historical Society and Museum to complete work on the American Heritage Merit Badge.

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The girls in Troop 678 have been busy!! We completed the work for all of our Daisy Badges and have been working on patches while we learn about our community, our environment and those we share it with! We visited the Edmond Historical Museum and took treats to the wonderful Firemen at the Edmond Fire Station. We donated toys and books to the Children’s Hospital and will visit Tealridge Assisted Living Center this week-end. We appreciate your generosity again this year, allowing us to meet at your facility! Megan Gyetvai

Girl Scouts, Daisy Troop 678 Megan Gyetvai

November - In lieu of a campout this month, the troop participated in a cooperative service project effort that was the brain-chaild of our very own Eagle Scout, Ryan White. For this inaugural “Make a Difference” campaign, Troop 1G visited the Y at Mitch Park and relocated mulch to the playground. After completion, we cleaned up the area around the rear parking lot removing trash and other debris. That same day, we joined together for a Thanks-giving Feast here at the church. December - Both troops planned a gaming overnight lock-in at the Mitch Park Y. Before the evening started, the scouts had the opportunity to complete swimming requirements for their various rank advancements. Very little sleep occurred at this, but it’s always a memorable one. We also held our final Court of Honor for the year, cele-brating all that we achieved. Troop 1G started the year with 4 scouts and we are ending this year 12 scouts. It’s been a great journey so far and we are looking forward to a productive 2020.

Thank you, St. Mary’s Episcopal, for giving us a place to grow. We look forward to all the changes coming up for this year. Please let us know if we can help in any way

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2019 was a significant year for St Mary’s. We launched construction for our new church facility on North Broadway. It came after many months of delay for one thing or another, approval from the Diocese and the City, and the Bank. We’ve made the down payment on the organ as envisioned by Roger and Betsy Banks, not quite as grand but significant none the less, and the chairs for the nave are on order. Our Treasurer continues to remind me that we are on a tight budget and cannot splurge on anything. We’re already experiencing minor de-lays from the metal building fabricator due to incomplete definition on where the anchor bolts are to be placed which of course ties directly to where we are currently, building the foundation. This information should be forthcoming in early January. During 2020, we will be working toward making a smooth transition away from our current location into tempo-rary worship space at St Mary’s School and then into our new facility. My Grandmother used to say, “many hands make light work.” Join us in this adventure. Aside from the building construction, we hope that as new folks choose St. Mary’s as their place of worship, they will receive the full benefit of belonging by participating in our activities. Parishioners seem to be enjoy-ing the 8:30 AM breakfast between the services sand I hope that it will continue. Sign up for a time that you can help through the Sign-up Genius program that is available on line. Many men gather once a month for a steak dinner and especially in February as a Valentine treat for our hon-ey’s. Saints and Sinners is organizing dinner groups for the spring. Once a quarter, time is set aside to aid the Regional Food Bank in its distribution of food to the needy. Be a part of this fellowship. There are many other ministry opportunities in which our parishioners may serve. If you have a particular calling, visit with Fr. Mark, and I know that he will provide an opportunity to bring that to the parish. 2020 brings a new decade to the life of St. Mary’s. It will be eventful and positive. I’m looking forward to the changes that it will bring.

Andy Smith

Senior Warden’s Report Andy Smith

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St. Mary’s School Report Pamela Dockter

St. Mary’s Episcopal School, established in 1977 as a parish day school of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, serves as an outreach ministry of the church educating young children ages two and half through grade five. Your parish supports the education of 177 students and a staff of thirty-three including administrators, faculty and support staff. A 13-member School Board of Directors, with Ryan McGann serving as President and Deb Bryant as treasurer, governs St. Mary’s Episcopal School, with 51% of the membership being Episcopalians. Our mission calls us to provide quality academic programs in a Christian environment fostering respect for faith, family, others, and self. St. Mary’s attracts families because of the educational environment, Christian values, and a culture of respect that fosters learning. Christian principles and moral values are an important part of our students’ daily lives. The Rev. Dr. Mark Story servers as our school chaplain and religious advisor. At our School, every student is known and we are deeply committed to students reaching their true potential. To achieve this classes are small by design and our faculty is of the highest possible caliber. Teachers focus on learning rather than teaching. They personalize the learning experience for each one of their students. Teachers appreciate the support from administration, colleagues, students and their families. Our teachers are given the freedom to teach and prepare their students to be contributing members of their local and global communities. Our students are eager to learn about the world and their place in it. In addition to our outreach and academic programs we have found our niche in the community by offering sev-eral after school clubs and activities, including STEAM Club; Chess Club; Strings, violin, viola and cello; En-core, an elite musical performance ensemble; Art Club; Lego Club, Soccer Shots, Archery Club, Cheer and Tumbling. Beyond the Classroom offers before and after school activities for students of every age. Begin-ning as early as 7:15 a.m. and concluding as late as 6:00 p.m., this program is a great option for working par-ents and provides fulltime students a safe and secure atmosphere beyond their regular classroom schedule. Additions to our playground include swings, net climber, gaga pit and engineering garden. We are currently working on creating a Makerspace. This collaborative workspace will provide open-ended creative explora-tion centers for our students. Enrollment is up by 6 percent this year. A second first grade classroom and a third pre-kindergarten classroom were added this school year. We are projecting additional second grade and preschool classrooms for the 2020-2021 school year. With our enrollment growth, our Board of Directors committed to two Early Childhood classrooms expansion. Along with launching, a capital campaign in the near future including funds for a mul-tipurpose space, indoor playground and archery course, additional storm shelter and elementary classrooms. St. Mary’s Episcopal School is continuing providing the highest quality educational experience to our students in a nurturing, Christian environment. With your help and prayers, we can continue to build our future. For more information about your parish day school or enrollment, you may contact Pamela Dockter: 405-341-9541 X101 or pdockter@smesedmond.org; or visit our website at www.smesedmond.org.

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UCO Ministry Linda Mason

Thursday’s Bible Study Report Anne Winzenread

Our group participated in two well-received DVD driven group studies in 2019.

In the spring, we took a close look at "The Apostles' Creed." In the fall, we focused on "Hosea." We enjoy the illumination each author brought in the DVD tutorials, our group discussions, prayers, support and fellowship.

Additionally, we organized and contributed snacks for the St. Mary's Youth Mission trip.

In December, we collected, boxed and delivered holiday cookies for 16 of our homebound, alone, or recover-ing parishioners.

Our group is open to men and women of, as well as outside, our parish.

Next Bible study, "A Place Called Heaven," begins January 23. We meet on Thursday mornings from

9:30-11:30am

The UCO ministry has transformed to focus on our UCO Chancel Choir scholarship students and the Regional Food Bank located at UCO. In general, Linda Mason or Karl Nelson are contact persons for the ministry to UCO, but many others participate in activities. 2019 CALENDAR May 11, 2019 Chancel Choir Scholarship Fund Raiser Dinner & Dance – The UCO Dixieland Band, made

up of music faculty members, provided an evening of Dixieland music to St. Mary’s. They per-formed in the Parrish Hall and people joined in dancing on a dance floor. A meal of red beans and rice, barbeque brisket and shrimp was provided by the Chancel Choir members. Approxi-mately 30 persons attended the performance, and a collection was taken for the UCO Chancel Choir Scholarships. The event generated approximately $2,000.

Students’ 2019-2020 Scholarships are given to Savannah Gordon, Hannah Mitchel, Taylor Scholarships Whittington and Ethan Snowden.

Over the years, St. Mary’s has provided full Chancel Choir scholarships to the following students:

Jeffrey Tyler Barton, Cheri Bryant, Courtney Bryant, Alexandria Carmon, Chelsea Choate, Syd-ney Conner, Amy Coplen, Brittany Clark, Collin Crull, Kristopher Eckelhoff, Av’Ree Edmonds, Matthew Johnson, Jason Kiespert, Jara Kiespert, Griffin LaVictoire, Hannah Mitchell, Guy Nembhard, Lauren Rose, Alexandria Skinner, Troy Anthony Small, Ethan Snowdan, Sarah Spurrier, Audrey Thomas, and Hayden Turner.

Ongoing UCO Food Pantry Collection – The UCO Food Pantry collection receptacle is in the Parish

Hall. Bill Lambert transfers the items to the UCO Food Pantry office weekly. The UCO Food Bank is part of the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma and is open to all UCO students, faculty and staff on a self-analysis of need basis. Christmas 2019 generated about 50 bags of food for the Food Bank. Susan Story provided an Advent Calendar with an item of food suggested for each day of Advent. The bags were blessed on December 20, 2019 and taken to the UCO Food Bank.

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Whole In One Sara Memmott

Whole in One began as a ministry for the single members of St Mary's. This singles ministry outreach has

expanded to include members from at least three other area Episcopal churches plus friends from other de-

nominations. We continue to encourage this fellowship outreach to St Mary's members and their friends.

Whole in One usually gathers to "break bread together" either in someone's home, at St Mary's Church, or in a

restaurant. Some of the restaurants where we have gathered include: Café 501, Charleston's, Interurban, Ko-

bes Steakhouse, and Pepperoni Grill. Our gatherings are as intimate as 5 in attendance to as many as a dozen

or so.

We usually meet at 5:30 pm on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month.

Deacon Nancy is our clergy contact for this group.. She may be contacted at

405-833-4761 or via email at nancy.bridges416@gmail.com

We continue to invite singles to join our fellowship. We always welcome their suggestions for their favorite

restaurant.

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Confirmations

2019 Vital Statistics

Baptisms

Name Date of Baptism Frankie Grace Olson 4-21-2019 Evangeline Katherine Garrelts 4-21-2019 Annabelle Rumni Malakar 4-21-2019 Ramsey Andrew Rohr 6-09-2019 Charlie Rohr 6-09-2019 Lyndsie Stremlow 11-03-2019

Burials Name Date of Death Lela Ann Carter 1-03-2019 Hugo Bruce “Peter” Becker 2-05-2019 Kay Lynn Sturm 3-18-2019 Nancy Bailey 3-26-2019 Cheryl Hensch 3-29-2019 Justin Thayer Houts 4-26-2019 Roger Banks 6-25-2019 Jennifer McKaughan 8-08-2019 William DeRone Story 8-12-2019 John Warne 9-04-2019 Betty Zemp 10-17-2019 Chris Slyter 10-17-2019 Dixie Pearson 11-04-2019 Steve Hull 11-19-2019

Marriages Name Date of Marriage

Chris Olson and Rebecca Vincent 9-28-2019

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR

2021

ANNUAL MEETING

Sunday, January 31

Parish Hall