st . paul's e pisco pal churc h june 2016 the epistle

This is quite strange, sit-

ting here, in April, at my

computer pondering what

to write for the June Epis-

tle as I am watching the

snow falling outside.

Winter has returned in

April, just when I had

hoped to be able to start

sowing seeds in my gar-

dens.

I purchased packets of

flower seeds the other day

– sunflowers, humming-

bird mix, columbine –

and I have seeds saved

from last year. In addi-

tion, I need to plant the

two pots of Easter lilies

that I brought home.

Next month, my brothers

and I will be taking our

The Epistle

S T . P A U L ' S E P I S C O P A L C H U R C H M E D I N A , O H I O

June 2016

Volume 7, Issue 6

Inside this issue:

Rector’s Reflection 2

Episcopal Youth Community

3

New Musicians 4

Summer Fellowship

5

Parish History 6

Brown Bag Concerts

6

E-Giving 6

Battered Women’s Shelter

7

Worship: About the Lectionary

8

Christian Education

9

Episcopal Church Women

10

Free Wi-Fi 10

Worship Ministers 11

Sacristans 12

Ushers & Greeters 12

Coffee Hour Hosts 12

Lectionary Readings

12

Birthdays & Anniversaries

13

Prayers & Thanksgivings

13

Income & Expense Statement

14

Treasurer’s Comments

14

Calendar 15

mom down to Sewanee,

Tennessee, for a visit with

her sister Louise (our

cousins are bringing her

up from New Orleans,

Louisiana).

Mom and Aunt Louise

were both born in Se-

wanee where my grandfa-

ther, John Mark Scott,

was a chemistry professor

on the faculty of the Uni-

versity of the South.

The University, also com-

monly called “Sewanee,”

was founded in 1857 by

the bishops of the Episco-

pal Church in ten South-

ern states. It is located on

the Cumberland Plateau

in middle Tennessee and

consists of a College of

Arts and Sciences, and a

School of Theology. It

was, in its early years, the

Sewanee Military Acade-

my. Among its alumni is

the Rt. Rev. Gene Robin-

son, retired bishop of

New Hampshire.

Sewanee is a beautiful

campus. A book entitled

Sewanee can be found in

St. Paul’s Church’s

library; in it you

can see photos of

the campus and

read about some of

its rich history. I

am looking for-

ward to this return

visit to the “Holy

Mountain” as it is

affectionately

called throughout

the Episcopal

Church.

Blessings and safe

travels to all this

summer.

Blessings,

Kim Kelly

Senior Warden

Note: The picture is of

All Saints Chapel at the

University of the South.

Wardens’ Wonderings

The Epistle Volume 7, Issue 6

Rector’s Reflection: The Orange Stole Movement

When I return from my “stay-

cation” to the pulpit and altar of

St. Paul’s Church on June 5, I

will be wearing a color not

commonly seen in vestments:

orange. The following press

release prepared for the Eve-

rytown for Gun Safety organiza-

tion explains why:

“One should learn not to make

off-the-cuff remarks on Face-

book,” the Rev. Dr. C. Eric

Funston, rector of St. Paul’s

Episcopal Church, Medina,

Ohio, told a gathering of clergy

in the Episcopal Diocese of

Ohio. “It only seems to create

more to do.”

In late April, Funston had seen

Everytown for Gun Safety’s an-

nouncement of Gun Violence

Awareness Day on June 2 and

the Wear Orange campaign to

draw attention to it. He shared

the post on his Facebook page

and commented, “Perhaps I can

find an orange stole to wear on

the Sunday after.”

His colleague the Rev. Rosalind

Hughes of Church of the Epiph-

any, Euclid, saw the remark and

offered to make an orange stole

for him, as well as any other

clergy in the diocese who might

be interested. Hughes wrote a

blog post about the idea and

shared it with the diocesan cler-

gy. One thing led to another and

by the time of the diocesan cler-

gy conference in early May at

least a dozen clergy had ex-

pressed an interest. Hughes

went to work finding some hunt-

ers’ “safety orange” fabric and

sewing the stoles; she had com-

pleted sixteen by the conference.

Meanwhile, Funston contacted

Everytown for Gun Safety and

its partner organization,

[Episcopal] Bishops United

Against Gun Violence, to in-

quire whether there would be

interest in the idea beyond

Ohio. He was assured by Travis

Hirschbach, Everytown’s Politi-

cal and Elections Coordinator,

that there would be and, thus,

Gun Violence Awareness or

“Wear Orange” Sunday was

born.

The Rev. Ms. Hughes wrote in

her blog that the “orange stole

is not a statement that I want

you to see me. It is a plea and a

penance and a proclamation:

that we have something to say

about this, we people of faith.

That we have something to say

to the violence of death and de-

struction. That we have seen,

and noticed, and that we are not

unchanged, unturned, unmoved,

we who are alive.” The Episco-

pal Diocese of Long Island,

where Bishop Larry Proven-

zano is a member of Bishops

United, posted recently,

“Priests are encouraged to

wear orange stoles at church on

June 5,” citing Ms. Hughes’

essay.

Ms. Hughes brought twelve of

the completed stoles to the dioc-

esan clergy conference (four

had already been given to cler-

gy who couldn’t be there). Fun-

ston shared their story with the

gathered priests and invited any

who wished to participate to

take one. A dozen clergy did so,

committing to wear them as a

witness to gun safety on June 5,

2016. The participating clergy

are pictured in the accompany-

ing photograph: (Back Row)

(Continued on page 3)


more vestment makers are creat-

ing the stoles, the 85 Episcopal

bishops of Bishops United

Against Gun Violence have com-

mended the idea to their clergy,

and clergy in several dioceses

have expressed their intention to

also wear an orange stole on June

5.

Our witness is not intended to

challenge any citizen’s rights to

ownership or use of firearms. Our

only purpose is to draw attention

to the devastating reality of gun

violence in our society and call

upon all Americans, especially

Christian Americans, to take steps

to promote gun safety.

The Orange Stole Movement is a

part of the Wear Orange Cam-

paign sponsored by Everytown,

by Bishops United, and by more

than 90 other organizations from

the American Academy of Pediat-

Mary L. Staley of St. Paul’s, Put-

in-Bay; Kay N. Ashby of St. Mat-

thew’s, Ashland; Brian K. Wilbert

of Christ Church, Oberlin; June

Hardy Dorsey of St. Andrew’s,

Elyria; Beth Frank of New Life,

Uniontown; C. Eric Funston of St.

Paul’s, Ohio; Sarah Shofstall of

St. Barnabas, Bay Village; Gayle

L. Catinella of St John’s, Youngs-

town; Rosalind Hughes of Epipha-

ny, Euclid. (Front Row) Stephen

Secaur of St. Bartholomew, May-

field Village; Mary C. Carson of

Redeemer, Lorain; Christopher

McCann of St. Luke’s, Chardon;

Rachel C. Kessler of Harcourt

Parish, Gambier. (Photo taken by

the Rev. Jeff Bunke, Perrysburg,

Ohio)

In the week’s since Ros Hughes

and I came up with the orange

stole idea, it has turned into some-

thing of a movement. Several

rics to the Boys & Girls Clubs of

America.

For more information about the

Wear Orange Campaign, I com-

mend their website to you:

http://www.wearorange.com/

I am looking forward to being back

with you again. While I’ve en-

joyed my time of rest and relaxa-

tion, I have missed worshiping at

St. Paul’s Church . . . and, quite

frankly, I haven’t accomplished

any of the decluttering I had hoped

to get done! My time has been

spent mostly dealing with new dog

Dudley and his post-neutering

care! Time to get done with that!

See you soon!

Blessings to all,

Fr. Eric+

Episcopal Youth Community

St.Paul’s Episcopal Youth Com-

munity is still in full swing even

though school is out. We will

meet each Wednesday evening

this month.

We are getting ready for our Mis-

sion Trip to Youngstown at the

end of the month. We leave Sat-

urday, June 25, and return Satur-

day, July 2. In Youngstown, we

will be working for several differ-

ent agencies in the Youngstown

Initiative and be housed at St.

John’s Episcopal Church.

Our jobs will include, but not be

limited to, some construction

work such as building wheelchair

ramps and painting, small repairs,

landscaping, yard and trash clean-

up, a children’s reading program,

a children’s summer day camp at

a park, running Vacation Bible

School at St. John’s Parish.

We will also be working with Be-

atitudes House that serves women

and children of Mahoning and

Trumbull Counties bound in the

cycle of poverty and homeless-

ness, through housing, education

and family support, and much

more. The Rev. Gayle Catinella

has promised there will be more

than enough work for our group to

do.

We will have our Annual Lock-in

and Car Wash Fundraiser on June 4

-5.

Thanks to Ray Sizemore, who has

agreed to help with our Fundraising

Letter program.

Have a great summer!

Mary Anthony

Youth Group Advisor


New Hands at the Pipe Organ

With the retirement of former

music director Roberta Stamp-

er, we will be hearing some

new stylings of familiar hymns

and perhaps not-so-familiar

anthems and voluntaries.

Beginning in August, David

Gooding will take the reins as

the parish’s permanent Direc-

tor of Liturgical Music. Before

then, however, Elaine Stone

will supply our music during

the months of June and July.

Both Elaine and David were

interviewed by Fr. Funston and

then auditioned with a commit-

tee of choristers made up of

Judy Delahoyde, Gary Gar-

man, and Ray Sizemore. (Ray

is also a member of the vestry.)

The committee was impressed

with both Mrs.

Stone and Mr.

Gooding and rec-

ommended that

either be hired.

Elaine has decid-

ed to accept a full

time position

with Medina

United Methodist

Church after a

long-planned va-

cation with her

husband in Au-

gust, but will be

playing for us

during the sum-

mer. She comes

to us from two

other congrega-

tions where she is

currently playing:

The Vine Fellowship Presby-

terian and Copley United

Methodist, both in Copley.

She plays at both churches on

Sunday mornings through the

end of May. She also records

music for use each week at

Zion Lutheran (ELCA) in

Doylestown.

Mrs. Stone obtained her Bach-

elor of Music Education from

Butler University, Jordan Col-

lege of Music in Indianapolis,

and a Master of Education in

instrumental and choral music

at Purdue University. She has

played for a variety of church-

es in the Lutheran, Presbyteri-

an, Brethren, and Methodist

traditions. She has also taught

both music and mathematics in

high schools in Indiana.

David Gooding obtained his

Bachelor of Fine Arts in organ

performance at the University

of Buffalo and a Master of

Arts in music at Case Western

Reserve University. He stud-

ied orchestral and choral con-

ducting with George Szell and

Robert Shaw, and composing

with Aaron Copeland.

Until recently, David served as

organist and choirmaster of

Messiah Lutheran Church in

Fairview Park. Before that,

David was the music director

at St. Peter’s Episcopal

Church in Lakewood.

For over a dozen years he was

resident Music Director and

Composer for the Cleveland

Play House and maintained

long associations as Organist

for the Cleveland Orchestra

under George Szell. He has

taught at Lake Erie College.

He is currently (and will re-

main even as he offers his tal-

ents here at St. Paul’s Church)

the organist and choirmaster

for Anshe Chesed Temple on

Fairmount Blvd.

We look forward to working

with both Elaine Stone and

David Gooding in the coming

months.


Summer Fellowship: Picnic on June 12

COMING EVENTS

Each month of summer, St. Paul's

Parish engages in (or tries to en-

gage in) a special, major fellow-

ship activity:

June – the annual Parish Picnic;

July – hosting the Band Concert

Ice Cream social on the Medina

Town Square;

August – our annual outing to an

Akron Rubber Ducks baseball

game.

This year's vestry liaison for fel-

lowship, Judith DuBose, will be

recruiting teams to assist with

these events.

Parish Picnic: Scheduled each

year on the Sunday following Va-

cation Bible School, the picnic

this year will be on Sunday, June

12. We have sometimes wor-

shiped outside on picnic Sunday if

weather and planning permit; un-

fortunately, this year none of our

"outdoor musicians" are available

to lead us in song, so we will wor-

ship in the church, then party on

the lawn!

Ice Cream Social: It's been a few

years since we hosted the Band's

ice cream social because of rain

outs and calendar conflicts, but

we're trying again! Our assigned

Friday evening is July 15. There

will be sign-up sheets out soon for

pie donations and for workers to

staff the event.

Akron Rubber Ducks Game: We

will once again head to Canal Sta-

dium Friday, August12, game be-

ginning at 7:05 playing the Port-

land Sea Dogs. Ticket sale dead-

line is July 24. Sign-up sheet will

be in the Parish Hall.

COFFEE HOUR

In addition, of course, there is our

weekly fellowship after the 10

a.m. service. Judith has signed up

all the hosts you see listed for

Sundays in June on page 12 of

this issue of The Epistle, but we

are still in need of hosts for Sun-

days in July and August. So take

a look at the sign-up sheet and

volunteer to provide a nosh or two

some summer Sunday!


Brown Bag Concerts

We have had a fantastic season of

Brown Bag Concerts from Sep-

tember 2015 through May 2016!

To recap, our performers this past

season were:

September: A “Mini Song Fes”

was offered by Deborah Brio, a

Gaelic vocalist, and our own

Keni Hansen, both accompanied

by now-retired music director

Roberta Stamper

October: Local sing-

er/songwriter and raconteur Jim

Gill held forth with his blend of

folk music and funny stories

November: Hammered Dulci-

merist Karen Dick offered a de-

lightful program of traditional

Appalachian and Celtic music

December: Organist Angela

Visnosky provided a seasonal

program of Christmas favorites

January: Married couple Bob

and Margaret Glenn, performing

under the name Je Ne Sais Quoi,

performed a program of Acadi-

an (French Canadian) music on

fiddle and piano. (We were sad-

dened when Bob died of a heart

attack just a week after playing

at St. Paul’s Church.)

February: Jim Gill returned

with another great program of

songs and stories

March: Cellist Malina Rausch-

enfels premiered a program enti-

tled “300 Years of Cello” in-

cluding baroque and contempo-

rary compositions

April: Voilinist Mary Beth Ions

strolled the aisle playing classi-

cal and popular music, and tell-

ing her own store of funny and

touching personal stories

May: The Grady–Miller Duet

(Cathy Miller and Michael

Grady) sang and performed orig-

inal folk and blues compositions

on fiddle and guitar.

We are busy lining up performers

for the 2016-2017 season which

will begin again in September. Be

sure to put lunch hour on the third

Tuesday of the month on your cal-

endar and come enjoy some great

music at St. Paul’s Church.

Remember to give online e-Giving a try!

The red e-Giving button found on the parish website and in weekly email updates allows you to register as a

regular contributor and to schedule on-going contributions to the operating or capital funds

The blue Donate button permits you to make a one-time donation to the operating fund or to the capital

fund, and occasionally will include links for seasonal donations.

In May, 1902, the congregation

voted unanimously to build a Par-

ish Hall. Ninety-one families were

connected with the parish. There

were 86 Sunday School members.

Baptized members 291. Number

of communicants 138. In the prior

twelve months there had been sev-

en baptisms, nineteen confirma-

tions, five marriages, six burials,

and a total of 120 services. The

confirmations included a class of

four who, on the evening of Tues-

day, March 6, who were con-

firmed by Bishop Francis Key

Brooks “of Indian Territory.”

Bishop Brooks was born in Gam-

bier, graduated from Kenyon Col-

lege seminary in 1874, and served

many Ohio churches and later a

congregation in Kansas. In 1893,

he became the first Bishop of In-

dian Territory (Oklahoma) serving

until his death in 1918. He is bur-

ied in Gambier.

Susan McKiernan

Historian

Reprinted from the July 2015 is-

sue of The Epistle.

St. Paul’s History


Battered Women’s Shelter

The following interview with

Mike Ryan, the Shelter’s Medina

Services Manager, about the Me-

dina Court Program was in The

Battered Women’s Shelter Winter

Newsletter and is used with the

kind consent of Mike.

What do you see as the biggest

obstacle for court clients to over-

come?

Legal representation. Our clients

are often left to represent them-

selves due to lack of funding, and

this causes clients to feel over-

whelmed and frustrated through-

out the process. We are fortunate

to have advocates to help victims

navigate the complicated system.

One thing about the program

that many people don’t know?

Our biggest hurdle is making sure

everyone in our community knows

we are here, and we can help! We

want to make sure victims under-

stand that we have advocates that

can provide support and re-

sources to them as they navigate

the legal system. Also, we serve

MEN! On numerous occasions

we have male victims unsure of if

we can provide services for them,

and the answer is YES WE CAN!

Is there any exciting news or

happenings with the court pro-

gram?

We are excited to be welcoming a

new staff member that allows us to

be more responsive to the commu-

nity’s needs. This new advocate

will allow us to offer additional

support in a program that saw

over 400 clients last year.

If the community could help in

one way, what would it be?

All of our Medina County pro-

grams need support, that can be

donations (financial and/or tangi-

ble) or volunteering. Our court

program and shelter are working

with the citizens of Medina Coun-

ty, but we would like to see our

supporters grow!

Questions about the Medina Coun-

ty Programs, please contact Mike

Ryan at 330-723-9610 or

[email protected].

Shelter Needs

The shelter is in need of the fol-

lowing items:

Cleaning supplies: trash bags,

Lysol, Pine-Sol, toilet cleaner

Over-the-counter medications:

adult and children Tylenol,

Advil, stomach remedies, al-

lergy medications, cough

drops, lip balm

Paper products: toilet paper,

paper towels, napkins

Latex gloves

Ziploc-type bags (all sizes)

Bar soap

Diapers (sizes 4-6)

Baby formula

Crib sheets

New men’s, women’s, and

children’s underwear, PJ's,

slippers, coats, hoodies

Hair conditioner

Help for Battered Women

If you are a victim of domestic vi-

olence, help is available. You can

call the National Domestic Vio-

lence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE

or any of the following local 24-

Hour Confidential Domestic Vio-

lence Hotlines:

Summit County

(330) 374-1111

Summit County Toll-free

(888) 395-4357

Medina County

(330) 723-3900

Medina County Toll-free

(877) 414-1344

Thank you for your continued gen-

erous giving.

Many blessings to all!

Susan Bunner

Shelter Liaison

Due to the Annual Parish Picnic

there will be no Second Sunday Breakfast in June.

The next Second Sunday Breakfast will be on

July 10, 2016.


Worship: The RCL and Online Lectionary Pages

In accordance with actions of

the Episcopal Church’s Gen-

eral Convention, St. Paul’s

Parish utilizes the Revised

Common Lectionary (RCL) in

choosing the Scriptures read

on Sunday mornings. This

differs slightly from the lec-

tionary found in the pew edi-

tions of The Book of Com-

mon Prayer.

The Episcopal Church website

explains:

A lectionary is a table of read-

ings from Scripture appointed

to be read at public worship.

The Lectionary (1969, revised

1981) developed by the Ro-

man Catholic Church after

Vatican II provided for a

three-year cycle of Sunday

readings. This Roman lection-

ary provided the basis for the

lectionary in 1979 edition of

The Book of Common Prayer,

as well as for lectionaries de-

veloped by many other de-

nominations.

The Common Lectionary, pub-

lished in 1983, was an ecu-

menical project of several

American and Canadian de-

nominations, developed out of

a concern for the unity of the

church and a desire for a

common experience of Scrip-

ture. It was intended as a har-

monization of the many differ-

ent denominational approach-

es to the three-year lection-

ary.

The Revised Common Lec-

tionary, published in 1992

and officially adopted by

The Episcopal Church in

2006, takes into account

constructive criticism of

the Common Lectionary

based on the evaluation

of its trial use, and like

the current prayer-book

lectionary, is a three-

year cycle of Sunday Eu-

charistic readings in

which Matthew, Mark,

and Luke are read in

successive years with

some material from John

read in each year.

For those who would

like to check the read-

ings in advance to re-

read them again after

church, there are two

good websites. One is the

Episcopal Church website

where the lessons are found at

http://

www.episcopalchurch.org/

lectionary-calendar

which also includes lessons

for the commemoration of

saints and other “lesser

feasts.” The other is

www.lectionarypage.net

from which we copy the les-

sons printed in the bulletin

each Sunday.

This year during Ordinary

Time (the Sundays after Pen-

tecost) beginning May 29, the

lessons come from Year C,

Track 2. The lectionary is ar-

ranged in a 3-year cycle, with

two “tracks” providing alter-

native Old Testament lessons.

We rotate the tracks each three

years, so (in essence) we have

a six-year cycle of lessons.

We continue with the same

track of lessons through-out

the year. Take a look at this

website when you have a

chance.

Year C’s New Testament se-

lections feature the Gospel of

Luke. During June we will be

treated to gospel readings de-

tailing Jesus’ travels with his

disciples in the region of the

Sea of Galilee. I enjoy the

Gospel of Luke; he seems to

like giving us more detail than

the other evangelists.

Blessings,

Kim Kelly

Sr. Warden & Vestry

Worship Liaison

Christian Education

Welcome to summer!

I hope everyone had a fun Me-

morial Day weekend. Now

that summer is here, I know

many of our families will be

traveling but I hope to see

many of your faces here at St.

Paul’s Church when you are in

town.

I also hope that while you are

out of town, you will attend

churches in your vacation

spots and tell us about your

visits.

Last month, the children made

little travel books to take with

them on vacation to write in

about their travels and to take

a picture of themselves at

each place they visit. Would-

n’t be nice to have pictures of

the different churches they

visited, as well? We will

share these with one another

in the Fall when we return to

Sunday School.

Vacation Bible School

Our wait is almost over! On

June 6, we will travel to Egypt

along the Nile at Vacation Bi-

ble School.

Volunteers have been busy

getting things ready for the

children and their families. It

is not too late to register your

child for this fun experience.

Even though the deadline was

May 23, we never turn anyone

away. If your child or some

friends would like to spend a

while along the Nile, bring

them and we will get them

registered.

Remember all the fun begins

on June 6 starting with dinner

at 6 p.m. . We will meet each

night for five nights (that’s

through June 10) from 6 to 9

p.m. You will not want to

miss this great adventure.

Joseph will be waiting for us

to help him make the trip from

his prison cell to the palace

where he will live. We will

visit many different shops

such as the toy maker, em-

balmer, barber and beauty sa-

lon, the jeweler, a brickmaker,

play at the Pyramid Play-

ground, and much more.

Come join us. What a great

way to start your summer off.

Parish Picnic

On Sunday, June 12, we will

have our Vacation Bible

School Finale Program at the

Annual Church Picnic. Pa-

rishioners will get to enjoy

some of the activities that our

children did during the week

and hear them sing.

Have a safe and restful sum-

mer.

Mary Anthony,

Director of Christian

Education


VACATION

BIBLE

SCHOOL

June 6-10

Evenings

6-9 p.m.


Seamen’s Institute Knitting

If obtaining yarn is difficult for

you, or if you are on a fixed in-

come, the Seamen’s Church Insti-

tute can send it to you at no cost.

Or, if you would rather purchase

your yarn from SCI, we suggest a

donation of $2.50 per skein.

Finished garments may be sent

throughout the year to Christmas

at Sea, The Seamen's Church In-

stitute, 118 Export Street, Port

Newark, NJ 07114. Please be sure

to include your name and address

within the package so we can

acknowledge its receipt. Also, SCI

encourages knitters to include a

personal note or photograph.

Gift packing begins not long after

Labor Day and continues right up

until Christmas. While we receive

donations January through De-

cember, it is most helpful to us to

receive your donations in the fall.

You may also bring finished work

to the Diocese of Ohio Episcopal

Church Women’s Annual Meeting

and they will send everything re-

ceived to SCI at the end of June.

Summer may seem a strange time

to think about Christmas knitting,

but time flies and warm woolens

are a year-round necessity out on

the sea. Many knitters participate

in the ministry of the Episcopal

Church Seamen’s Institute (SCI)

by making scarves, mittens, and

caps for the merchant marine.

Carol Culp, SCI Liaison for the

Diocese of Ohio offers these par-

ticipation guidelines:

Knitters and crocheters may

choose any of the patterns pub-

lished by SCI. Please use ma-

chine-washable yarn for your pro-

jects – washable wools and wool-

blends are preferred. Our projects

require worsted weight yarn, ex-

cept for the sock pattern, which

calls for sock-weight yarn.

When choosing colors, remember

most mariners are men, and their

work environment can get dirty.

Rose, pink, lavender, and other

pastels are not appropriate colors.

For variety, you may add stripes

to your projects, or use ombre,

variegated, tweed, or flecked

yarns.

Happy Summer!

St. Paul’s Church’s chapter of the

Episcopal Church Women will not

meet during the Summer. Our next

meeting will be on Wednesday,

September 14 at 11:30 a.m. for our

Fall luncheon.

A major item on that agenda will

be making plans for and getting

things under way for the St. Nicho-

las Tea, tentatively scheduled for

Friday and Saturday, December 2-

3, 2016.

Enjoy the Summer!

Diane Scheel

ECW President

Episcopal Church Women

Did you know that you can get

free wi-fi access at church?

St. Paul’s Parish offers internet access

on the “StPauls” network when you are

at worship, attending meetings, or taking

part in educational opportunities.

The access code is “EastLiberty”

June 19

8:00 a.m.

Ted Freas1st & Psalm)

Chuck Catanese (2nd & LEM)

Barbara Baird (PoP & LEM)

10:00 am

Jennifer Bracker (1st)

Marc Stamper (2nd)

Todd Bracker (Ps & LEM)

Kim Kelly (PoP & Clergy)

Shirley Brown(LEM)

Nick Coyle (Acolyte)

Julia Coyle (Acolyte)

June 26

8:00 a.m.

Mary Jane Brewer (1st & Psalm)

Jeff Berno (2nd & LEM)

Hildegarde Bender (PoP & LEM)

10:00 am

Bobbie Foy (1st)

Dennis Foy (2nd)

Mary Anthony (Ps & LEM)

Carol Goslee (PoP & LEM)

Evelyn Funston (LEM)

Kim Kelly (Acolyte)

Abby French (Acolyte)

Worship Ministers


This roster incorporates changes to

the three-month assignment grid

mailed earlier.

June 5

8:00 a.m.

Mary Jane Brewer (1st & Psalm)

Hildegarde Bender (2nd & LEM)

Chuck Catanese (PoP & LEM)

10:00 am

Steve Rucinski (1st)

Sandra Herbst (2nd)

Carol Goslee (Ps & LEM)

Roger Tiffany (PoP & Clergy)

Kim Kelly (LEM)

Hannah Burnett (Acolyte)

Sarah Hennigan (Acolyte)

June 12

8:00 a.m.

Marial Bulmer (1st & Psalm)

Kathy Stehno (2nd & LEM)

Jeff Berno (PoP & LEM)

10:00 am

Judy Delahoyde (1st)

Paul Bunner (2nd)

Linda Garman (Ps & LEM)

Gary Garman (PoP & LEM)

Evelyn Funston (LEM)

Roanne Lisi (Acolyte)

Autumn Abbott (Acolyte)

In Search of Acolytes and Eucharistic Ministers

We are looking for two or three

adults who would like to be

trained to be a Crucifer and to as-

sist at the Altar. This is because

three of our acolytes have gradu-

ated high school and gone to col-

lege and our younger acolytes

haven’t grown enough to carry the

Crucifix.

We are also in need of additional

Eucharistic Ministers and Lectors.

If you are interested in any of

these special ministries, please

speak with our verger Kim Kelly

or with Fr. Funston as soon as

possible.

Annual Parish Picnic ~ June 12

Sign up to bring a side-dish or dessert!


Guild of Sacristans

6/05 - Team C

Sue Potterton, Ginny

Selmants, Rose Hose & Car-

olyn McCulloch, Marcia Had-

dad

6/12 - Team D

Kim Kelly, Bonnie Freas,

Nancy Marquard, Barbara Mi-

chelson & Marial Bulmer

Ushers and Greeters

6/05

8:00 am

Claudia Boone

10:00 am

Robbie Burnett (G)

Patti Papesh

Sean Hennigan

6/12

8:00 am

Dave Muffet

10:00 am

Carol Goslee (G)

Roanne Lisi

Paul Bunner

6/19

8:00 am

Chris Fulton

10:00 am

Linda Darling (G)

Torsten Chase

Mark Hansen

6/26

8:00 pm

Phil Brewer

10:00 am

Marcia Haddad (G)

Marc Stamper

Patti Papesh

6/19 Judy Delahoyde

and Judith DuBose

6/26 Vicki & Ray Sizemore

and Stef & Jon Robinson

6/05 Jane Garrett

and Jean Taylor

6/12 Annual Parish Picnic

Coffee Hour Hosts

6/19 Fifth Sunday After Pentecost Isaiah 65:1-9

Psalm 22:18-27

Galatians 3:23-29

Luke 8:26-39

6/26 Sixth Sunday After Pentecost

1Kings 19:15-16, 19-21

Psalm 16

Galations 5:1, 13-25

Luke 9:51-62

6/5 Third Sunday After Pentecost 1 Kings 17:17-24

Psalm 30

Galatians 1:11-24

Luke 7:11-17

6/12 Fourth Sunday After Pentecost 2 Samuel 11:26-12:10, 3-15

Psalm 32

Galations 2:15-21

Luke 7:36-8:3

Sunday Lectionary Readings

6/19 - Team A

Diane Scheel, Mary Jane

Brewer, Linda Darling, Sandra

Herbst, Tami Keck

6/26 - Team B

Mary Anthony, Judy Delahoy-

de, Liz Fellhoelter, Kathy

Catanese, Chuck Catanese

Marial Bulmer 6/17

Nathaniel Demers 6/19

Dennis Foy 6/19

James McKee 6/20

Finn Magee 6/21

Hannah Rucinski 6/21

Sara Wood 6/21

Audrey King 6/22

Jeff Berno 6/24

Nevada Johnson, Jr. 5/25

Justin Calco 6/01

Jamie Papesh 6/01

Tracy Radabaugh 6/02

Lynn Vidra 6/02

Claire Bryson 6/05

Matthew Foley 6/07

Terence Burnett 6/12

Dale Chormanski 6/13

Ron Skirpstas 6/13

Patti Papesh 6/15

Birthdays


Prayers & Thanksgivings

At All Times

Our National Church

Our Armed Forces

Our President &

National Leaders

For Healing and

Strength.

Patti Anthony

Barbara Blair

Phil Brewer

Shirley Brown

Eldon Bush

Patti Buckelew

Kathy Catanese

Doug Charnley

Tim Chasar

Susan Doraty

Kathy Coykendall

Lorraine Dorer

Darleen Duke

Pat Fischler

Marissa Freiberger

Patrick Gilliad

Melissa Hennie

Phil Herron

Linda Irvin

Paula Kampf

Bob Keller

The Manocchi Family

The Miller Family

Joseph Natoli

Ali Riemann

Tammy Roney

Peggy Salisbury

Heather Schaefer

Richard Schaefer

DeLynn Siewert

Jeanne Sizemore

Tim Stamper

Michelle Sullivan

Joyce Willard

Paul Yuschak

Terry Yuschak

For Repose

Marcie Handsfield

Christa Jackson

For Healthy Delivery

Lisa & Zeke Coughlin

Sahra Harding & Aaron

Humphreys

Kate & Andrew Johnson

Jacquie & Manny

Kidola

Stefanie & John

Robinson

Jennifer & Matt Scheel

Preparing for

Matrimony

Sara & Michael

Anniversaries

Jennifer & Todd Bracker 6/02

Sherry & Dave Riffer 6/03

Linda & Greg Fisher 6/10

Angie & Russ Huston 6/15

Please advise the Church Office of any changes in prayer needs. Thank you!

Vicki Sizemore 6/25

Sandra Herbst 6/26

Wendy Chasar 6/28

Michelle Meade 6/28

Antonia Chasar 6/29

Brandon Chasar 6/29

Celeste Chasar 6/29

Claudia Boone 6/30

Phil Brewer 6/30

Benjamin Hersman 6/30

Kim & Sean Hennigan 6/17

Rebecca & Brian Marple 6/20

Barbara & Don Moore 6/21

Heather & Todd Schaefer 6/21

Diane & Tim Scheel 6/25


March 2016 Income & Expense Statement

Operating Fund — April 30, 2016

Income Actual Budget Difference

General Fund Contributions $ 85,331.65 $ 89,580.00 $ - 4,248.35

Other Contributions 2,667.56 1,883.32 784.24

Non-Contribution Income 3,062.88 3,200.00 - 137.12

Grants Received 3,000.00 2,500.00 500.00

Total Income 94,062.09 97,175.00 - 3,112.91

Transfers fr Non-Op Funds 3,500.00 333.32 3,166.68

Total Resources 97,562.09 97,508.32 53.77

Expenses

Payroll Expense 54,403.48 54,328.00 -75.48

Program Expenses 24,903.18 19,468.76 - 5,434.42

Operations 25,730.50 24,301.72 - 1,128.78

Total Expenses 105,037.16 98,398.48 -6,638.68

Transfers to Savings 336.00 0.00 - 336.00

Total Outflows 105,373.16 98,398.48 - 6,974.68

Surplus $ - 7,811.07 $ - 890.16 $ - 6,920.91

Treasurer’s Comments

Pledges in April were an improve-

ment over those in March. However

they were still under budget by

$1,959.57; and year to date pledges

are under budget by $6,323.41.

Thank you to all parishioners mak-

ing an effort to get caught up on

their pledges.

Total monthly operating fund con-

tributions are under budget by

$3,464.11. Year to date total oper-

ating income from all sources is

below expectations by $3,112.91.

Because of unexpected outlays, our

monthly expenses were over budget

by $4,121.70. We operated in the

“red” again this month; monthly

expenses exceeded income by

$7,172.85. We had to borrow

$3,500.00 from our reserves to pay

the bills.

Year to date our total expenses are

over budget by $6,638.68; of which

43% is from unexpected plumb-

ing/heating problems.

At the end of April, we have a defi-

cit in the amount of $7,811.07. We

had budgeted to be in the “red”

$891.16. If we added in just the

unpaid pledges ($6,323.41), we

would have been slightly ahead of

that budgeted short-fall.

Again, thank you to all pledging

households who who are catching

up on 2016 pledges.

Chris Fulton

Parish Treasurer


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