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Harmony March 2017
Table of Contents
Sunday Mornings P. 2
News and Events P. 3
Worship Announcements P. 3
Fellowship Announcements P. 4-5
Features P. 6
Treasure and Ash
To my mind, Ash Wednesday is a close third to Easter
and Christmas among the liturgies of the Christian
Year. Without a regular call to repentance and an an-
nual profession of our corporate sins, our religious life
is missing something profound.
Christian devotion is incomplete without the annual
recitation of the Litany of Penitence that we will pray
together this Ash Wednesday. In it we confess many
things, including:
Our self-indulgent appetites and ways,
and our exploitation of other people;
Our intemperate love of worldly goods and comfort;
Our waste and pollution of your creation, and our
lack of concern for those who come after us.
There is a common thread that runs silently through
these three confessions: money.
I’ve heard it said that money can be constructive, in-
structive or destructive. These three confessions re-
mind us of how money’s power over us can indeed be
quite destructive, doing damage to our souls and our
world.
But we can turn that around. We can seek to transform
our relationship with money into something instruc-
tive, constructive, and even holy. It takes courage, and
a willingness to speak openly and forthrightly about it.
My Lenten discipline will be to write weekly on the St.
Andrew’s parish blog about our relationship with
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Ash Wednesday Services
Holy Eucharist &
Imposition of Ashes
7:30 a.m. Chapel
12 noon Chapel
5:30 p.m. Chapel
The 5:30 service includes childcare &
programs for children 3rd grade & under
7:00 p.m. Church of the Redeemer
901 E. Friendly Avenue
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money. This is the perfect season to look seri-
ously at how money holds power over us and
keeps us in a “Lenten” place in times of prosperi-
ty and need alike. I invite you to follow these
weekly reflections at missionandrenew-
al.wordpress.com, and I welcome any conversa-
tion that might emerge.
This is not, by the way, an ask. We are now at the
midyear point between fall stewardship ingath-
erings, so it’s an ideal time to check in on your
relationship with money without the pressure to
Sunday Mornings @ 11:30
March 5: First Sunday Fellowship
We’ll gather with the rest of the parish for first Sunday fellowship.
March 12: Rector’s Forum: St. Patrick
St. Patrick had a much bigger impact on the formation of the Anglican
Church than we might realize. Though he lived more than 1,000 years
before the English Reformation, his ministry reveals that our church’s
roots run far deeper than we might think. (Chapel)
March 19: No Classes for Adults
March 26: Core Class: History of St. Andrew’s
Join us for this exploration of our church’s story, led by Dottie Clark, St.
Andrew’s unofficial historian.
fund a ministry or even turn in a pledge card.
The work of Lent is restoration, and a return to
loving God with our whole heart, and mind, and
strength. Please join me in this journey towards
wholeheartedness, a path that begins with ash
on our foreheads and will bring us to the cross
with Jesus. We will find that money can be a cu-
rious companion along the way. But by looking
at it with courage, we can also find our way to
the empty tomb.
BJ+
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Sunday Mornings in March
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News & Events
Ash Wednesday, March 1
Lent begins on the first day of March with Ash
Wednesday. We will offer services of Holy Eucharist
and Imposition of Ashes in the Chapel at 7:30 a.m,
12 noon and 5:30 p.m., with childcare and chil-
dren’s program for children 3rd grade and under
offered at the 5:30 service.
Children’s Choir in
Lent/Palm Sunday
All children from kindergarten through 5th grade are
invited to participate in the Palm Sunday children’s
choir. We will rehearse at 11:30 a.m. on Sundays in
Lent, March 5-April 2, and sing in the Palm Sunday
service (April 9). We will measure for choir robes at
the first rehearsal on March 5. Please note that
there is no cost to participate. Contact Ann Doyle,
Electing the Bishop, March 4
Our diocesan delegates and clergy will gather at a
special convention in Greensboro with one order of
business: to elect the 12th Bishop Diocesan of North
Carolina. Please keep your delegates and clergy in
your prayers: Barbara Van Cleve, Ken Massey, Deb
Harris Richardson, Harold Moag, Carol Phillips
(alternate), Judy Hackett (alternate), Brooks John-
son and BJ Owens. Please keep our candidates in
your prayers as well: George Adamik, Charles
Dupree, Michael Hunn and Samuel Rodman.
While only delegates can attend in person, you can
follow the action as the balloting process unfolds.
You can view the livestream on the Diocesan home-
page (dionc.org) or the bishop search homepage
(bishopsearch.dionc.org), or download the conven-
tion app (my.yapp.us/DIONCELECT17) for updates
throughout the day.
Worship
Announcements
The Nominees for the XII Bishop of North Carolina
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Episcopal Youth Community (EYC)
In Late January
and early Febru-
ary, the EYC col-
lected $150 and
201 items for the
Faith Action In-
ternational
House pantry
(cash and items
worth $553). We
recorded our
donations on the
website for the
Souperbowl for
Caring (souperbowl.org), a nationwide initiative to
motivate youth to work to alleviate hunger and
poverty in their local communities. This year, the
Souperbowl had 4,183 groups participate—
they collected $6,978,142 worth of donations,
with 100% going to charities nationwide!
Thank you to everyone from St. Andrew’s who
donated—the folks at Faith Action were very
grateful!
On Sunday, February 19, the youth helped lead
the 10:00 a.m. service. Meg Byrum delivered
an inspiring homily, and Edy Byrum and Theo
Perkins played piano and guitar. Lee and Jesse
Carrico and Theo Perkins read, and Rosie Rev-
ell and Anna Ward led the Prayers of the Peo-
ple. Rosie and Anna also served as ushers,
along with Sam Fleming and Eli Coll. Archer
Hill joined the rest of the group to sing during
the Offertory. Alexis and Gift Obimma and Lee
Carrico were acolytes. It was a joy to watch all
our young people carry themselves with ma-
turity and grace, and we thank them for giving
us a wonderful service. Special thanks go to
Debbie Dowd, Chesley Huskins, Melissa and
Tim Fleming, Rachael Revell, Barbara Smith,
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Fellowship & Christian Formation
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1st Sunday 3/5 2nd Sunday 3/12 3rd Sunday 3/19 4th Sunday 3/26 5th Sunday n/a
Godly Play
(age 4- 2nd
grade)
Godly Play
(age 4- 2nd
grade)
Godly Play
(age 4- 2nd
grade)
Godly Play
(age 4- 2nd
grade)
1st Sunday
Fellowship
(All Ages)
Kids of the
Kingdom
(Grades 3-5)
Kids of the
Kingdom
(Grades 3-5)
Kids of the
Kingdom
(Grades 3-5)
Children’s Sunday School in March
Fellowship & Christian Formation cont’d
and Ashley Wigglesworth for helping to make
sure everything ran smoothly.
EYC will meet on March 5 at 5:30 p.m. in Her-
man Hall for dinner and a program. If you have
any questions about EYC at St. Andrew’s, please
contact Julia Smith at [email protected].
Name Tags
As we come together to worship or in fellowship,
we encourage everyone to wear a name tag. This
helps us all “put a face to a name” and allows
Newcomer Hosts to identify newcomers to the
church.
Name tags can be found on the large racks at the
front of the church (and outside when weath-
er permits). They are kept in alphabetical or-
der, and we ask you to return them to the
rack at the conclusion of the worship service.
A basket can also be found in the Parish Hall
on a side table for those of you who find
yourself still wearing your name tag to Coffee
Hour. It will be returned to the racks for you.
Should you desire a new tag, a request form
on gray colored paper can be found in the
Narthex, on the table with the guest book.
Please complete the form and leave it in the
offertory plate or drop it in the office. You
will find your name tag on the rack within
two weeks.
Hearing the Gospel
As part of St. Andrew's Lenten program, the
Hearing the Gospel bible study will meet
every Thursday during Lent, beginning
March 2. The class meets at 10:30 a.m. in
the Library for about one hour. No prepara-
tion is necessary, and everyone is welcome.
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Extra Pages—Features, Fundraisers, Etc
Rector’s Study Week, March 13-17
The Rev. Bernard J. Owens will take a study week
March 13-17. This is a practice priests are encour-
aged to take on a semiannual basis in order to
keep both their ministry—and their sermons—
engaging and fresh. He will remain in town and
will be available for major emergencies, but will
be otherwise out of pocket. The Tuesday service of
Holy Eucharist will continue as normal, and BJ
will also continue his weekly Lenten blog. Please
keep him in your prayers during that time.
Donating Children’s Choir Robes
Our children’s choir is scheduled to sing at the
Palm Sunday service, and we’d like to purchase
robes for them. We’ll need as many robes as we
have children participating! If you are interested
in purchasing a robe for the children’s choir ($100
per robe) please contact Ann Doyle at
[email protected]. Thank you for prayer-
fully considering this donation.
Vestry Changes
Joe Graves has resigned his position as a vestry
member for the 2017-2018 term. Susan Buck, a
nominee for this year’s vestry elections, has been
elected by the vestry to a three-year term.
Urn Garden
Flower Vases
Cemetery flower vases are
now available in the Urn
Garden for flowers to be
used on special occasions on
loved one’s graves. The
flowers will be removed by members of the Urn
Garden Committee when they are no longer
pretty and the vases will be stored outside in a
marked container.
Easter Lilies
The Altar Guild is
providing an oppor-
tunity for you to con-
tribute toward Easter
Lilies in honor or
memory of loved
ones. Flower dona-
tions for Christmas and Easter are the Altar
Guild’s only source of funds to purchase the
flowers for the church and maintain various
church supplies such as candles, linens, and
vestments. Envelopes will be available in the
pews for your donation starting in March. You
may place the envelope in the collection plate
or you may mail your donation to the Parish
Office. For inclusion in the Easter bulletin, the
firm deadline will be Thursday, March 30.
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January YTD YTD
Actuals Actuals Budget
Pledge Income $42,201 $42,201 $23,975
Other Income $4,140 $4,140 $4,967
Total Income $46,341 $46,341 $28,942
Total Admin & Mission/Forma. Expenses $20,978 $20,978 $26,930
Total Operating Expenses $14,889 $14,889 $12,949
Total Expenses $35,867 $35,867 $39,879
Net Result $10,475 $10,475 ($10,397)
March Financials
HARMONY is published monthly by
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
2105 W. Market St.
Greensboro, NC 27403
336-275-1651
www.standrewsgso.org
Editors: K im berly How ard and Tony Bengel
Rector: The Rev. Bernard J. Ow ens
Deadline for April Harmony:
March 15th by Noon
Email to: [email protected]
Staff
Vestry 2017
The Rev. Bernard J. Owens, Rector George Platt, Senior W arden
[email protected] Mike Van Ormer, Junior W arden
Robin Bartlett
The Rev. Brooks Johnson, Deacon Susan Brannan
[email protected] Susan Buck
Scott Durham
Debbie Dowd, Pastoral Associate Charles Kappauf
[email protected] Barbara Lawless
Ken Massey
Kimberly Ann Howard, Bob Mills
Parish Administrator/Business Manager Carol Phillips
[email protected] Ashley Wigglesworth
Ann Doyle, Minister of Music Karen Rierson, Clerk
[email protected] John Frizzell, Treasurer