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The Clarion Vol. 46, No. 3, April 2017
919 S. John Redditt Drive, Lufk in, Texas 75904 ● stcyprianschurch.org ● 936.639.1253
The Important Stuff by Catherine Hylands
Rufus Duncan spoke to us last month about following Jesus’ example and building our “Outreach Church”
by participating in church activities and volunteering in the community. His point was that we should
strive to overcome the noise and clamor of daily life and focus on following Him and doing His work.
Great idea, but how do we find the time and energy to commit to these activities? How do we set an ex-
ample for our children?
Rufus’ message reminded me of a children’s sermon I heard years ago in England. Our minister called a
little boy to the front of the church to help him demonstrate his point. The little boy’s job was to pour a
bag of sand into a tall glass cylinder on a table. Then he was asked to fit several fist-sized rocks in the re-
maining space at the top of the cylinder. Try as he might, the little boy was defeated by the task. The
sand took up too much space and there was not enough room for all the rocks, however he rearranged
them. The minister encouraged him to try harder! Harder! But no luck. There was simply not enough
room.
The minister then pulled out an identical cylinder and an identical bag of sand. This time the little boy
was encouraged to START with the rocks. They were carefully placed in the bottom of the cylinder, then
the sand was poured on top. Amazing! There was plenty of room for both! The sand sifted around and
under the rocks, and the whole congregation could see through the glass that the cylinder was full, but
not overflowing.
The cylinders represented our lives, our minister explained. The rocks are important things, things that
God knows will give our lives meaning and fulfillment. These things are God’s plan for us – love, service,
worship, commitment to His kingdom. The sand is everything else – the trivial, the temporary, the things
we may like doing but that don’t enrich our lives. If we start with these things, there may not be room for
everything we want in our lives. But if we focus on what is important – if we START with the rocks – eve-
rything else will fall into place and there will be plenty of time and energy left for the rest.
May God help us to remember what is truly important, that we may delight in His will, and walk in His
ways, to the glory of His Name!
Mission Statement
We are a Parish cal led by God to be a growing family of Christians who serve Jesus Chr ist
by demonstrating His love through our daily l ives, service, and worship.
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Easter Lilies for the Altar Every year our sanctuary altar is decorated with beautiful lilies on Easter in memory of or in hon-
or of the special people in our lives. If you would like to donate an Easter Lily, please fill out the
form below and deliver (or mail) it to the church office with your check. The cost of each Easter
Lily is $35. Please print. The deadline is April 10th.
____ in memory of _____________________________________________________________________________
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____ In honor of ________________________________________________________________________________
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Given by ______________________________________________________________________________________
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Palm Crosses – Saturday, April 8th, 10am, Parlor
We need willing hands to make the palm crosses handed out on Palm Sunday! Come
spend an hour or so weaving the crosses. There will be instructions and all are wel-
come! This is always a fun family activity.
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Easter Vigil
Please sign up on the poster in the Narthex for a one hour Easter Vigil gift of your time be-
tween the end of the Maundy Thursday evening service and the beginning of the Good Friday
Service (April 13 - 14). Contact Laura Logan at [email protected].
Palm Sunday, April 9th
Eucharist at 7:30 and 10 AM
The Parish Photo will be taken after each service.
Good Friday, April 14th
Good Friday Service at 12 Noon
Stations of the Cross at 5 PM
Maundy Thursday, April 13th
7:00 PM
Prayer Vigil immediately following
Easter Sunday, April 16th
Eucharist at 7:30 and 10 AM
Easter Egg Hunt after 10 AM Service
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Music Notes by Greg Simmons, Music Director
Sometimes the most beautiful music is the music that takes a while to resolve.
Have you every listened to a piece of music that seemed to be so dissonant, but
when it came to the end all of dissonance, seemed to resolve in just the right way?
The beauty of the music is not necessarily found in the resolution of those nasty
sounding harmonies but in the journey that the dissonance took so that it could
resolve. This approach in music is much like Jesus Christ’s journey through the de-
sert. For 40 days, he experienced hardship, then the tension built with his crucifix-
ion and death, but on the third day the final resolution is heard and a beautiful
cadence is found.
Beauty is found in contrast. We know what ugly music sounds like because we know what beautiful music sounds
like. We know that Beethoven’s 9th Symphony (Ode to Joy) is joyous music because we know that Chopin’s Funeral
March (you probably remember it from the cartoon Tom & Jerry) is sad music. We know that Jesus’s resurrection is
a joyous event, because we know ourselves and the trials and tribulations that he went through while on this earth.
This Easter, remember to be thankful for the season of Lent, because it is part of how we can see a more beautiful
Easter season. Remember that the beautiful music you hear on Easter Sunday tells the salvation story with every
dissonance and every resolution.
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CD Release Party – Saturday, April 22nd, 7pm, Parish Hall
St. Cyprian’s will release their first CD on April 22nd, 2017. There will be a celebration in the Parish Hall, beginning
at 7:30pm. Everyone is invited and encouraged to come. This will be the first opportunity anyone will have to pur-
chase one of our CD’s. On this CD you will find fourteen great hymns from the 1982 hymnal and two anthems that
come from the English Anglican Choral tradition. There will be a short presentation on how the CD was made, fol-
lowed by the premier of our second music video. Refreshments will be provided. There were over 100 people in-
volved with this project, and we hope you will join us to celebrate more than a year’s hard work.
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Kitchen Towels
It would be wonderfully helpful if the people who used the kitchen would take home and wash the
kitchen towels used for cleaning and drying. Just bring them back the next time you are at
church! This small act of service contributes a lot to the whole over time!
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Treasurer Report
February is typically a high income month due to some
who paid their entire annual pledge in January. $45,679
of the YTD Income was pre-paid pledges.
The current cash reserves are sufficient to cover normal
cash flows and emergency contingencies.
February
YTD Actual February
YTD Budget YTD Budget
Variance
Income 137,503 93,040 44,463
Expenses 98,057 93,040 5,017
Margin 39,446 – 39,446
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LAY MINISTER SCHEDULE FOR APRIL 2017
Ministry April 2 Palm Sunday
April 9
Maundy
Thursday
April 14
Good
Friday
April 15
Easter
April 16 April 23 April 30
7:30am Acolytes
K Jones J Bell C Westbrook C Logan R Temple
10am
Acolytes
Cr – Matthew L..
Cl – Matthew H.
Ca – Jacob W.
Ca – Nick H.
Gb – Wyatt P.
Cr: Christian R.
Cl: Avery S.
Ca: Sarah R.
Ca: Alex H.
Gb: Madison G.
Cr: Charlotte P.
Cl: Josh S.
Ca: Autumn S.
Ca: Morgan W.
Gb: Hayne E.
Cr: Joseph M.
Cl: Priscilla G.
Ca: Austin G.
Ca: Gabriel L.
Gb: Grace L.
Cr: Sara R.
Cl: Morgan W.
Ca: Madison G.
Ca: Alex H.
Gb: Millie H.
Ushers Blanks
Geist
Franks
Minshaw Volunteers Volunteers
Blanks, Preston
Hineman, Logan
McDonald
Picou
Alvis
Enos
Altar Guild
MM Riley
M Benson
C Hylands
A Moss
D Brittain
S Treadwell
C Riley
N DeVore
A Treadwell
C Blanks
All teams strip
the Altar.
Team 1 set up
communion.
Good Friday
to be set up
after the
Maundy
Thursday
service by S
Short and any
volunteer
helpers.
S Short
M Ellis
T Love
B Geist
MM Riley
M Benson
C Hylands
A Moss
D Brittain
S Treadwell
C Riley
N DeVore
A Treadwell
C Blanks
V Dobrec
D Hineman
D Temple
S Mettlen
Breakfast
Teams
T Squyres
F Preston
B Love
C Hineman
C DeVore
B Killam
R Blanks
G Temple
C Grumbles
R Vann
T Hill
A Moore
B Moore
Jeff Todd
S Ross
R Holmes
R Loggins
C Logan
J Freeman
T McDonald
J Havard
M Todd
P Medford
K Jones
P McCurry
M Hineman
J Hannah
Coffee B Preston L Logan J Greak B Preston R Blanks
Lay Readers 7:30am
J Bell S Griffin
LEM/C –
D Hineman
S Griffin B Brown C DeVore Lay Reader –
N Muir
LEM –
C DeVore
C – C Riley
Lay Readers
10am
I – Buschemeyer
C – B Geist
R1 – D Hineman
R2 – C Blanks
I – C DeVore
C – B Ray
R1 – J Peterson
R2 – T Gonzalez
I – K Frost
C – L Squiers
R1 – B Killam
R2 – J Deitz
I – S Alvis
C – B Geist
R1 – N Muir
R2 – Buschemeyer
I – B Estes
C – B Ray
R1 – Youth
R2 – Youth
Vestryman Picou Moore
G. Frost Stover
Frye
Hylands Loggins
Enos Duncan L Frost
Yard
Team
April 8 Team 1
R Temple
April 15 Team 2 M Picou
April 22 Team 3 B Love
April 29 Team 4
R Loggins
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April Birthdays
2 Ann Matthews 9 Jaelynn June 19 Susie Shands 24 Marie Nickle
3 Len Medford 10 Blake Cherry Julianne Greak Gavin Richardson
Sophia Reed 11 Brennen Peterson Patrick Haney 25 Allison Moss
4 Thomas Gibbs 13 Ellen Jean McGuinness Luke Owens 26 Amy Loggins
Victoria Viet Dyson Nickle, Jr. 20 Ron Haney Halle DeVore
5 Gerry Powell 14 Kae Richert Andrew Peterson 27 Jennifer McCall
6 Ruby Moore Jay Shands 21 Leelana Orr Claire Inselmann
Ella Taylor Rachel Inselmann 22 Cynthia Gonzalez Ryan Rasmussen
7 Jim Bell 16 Charlie Brittain Nick Fajen Thatcher Shadden
8 Debbie Lloyd Greg Gibbs Matthew Logan 28 Robert Ramsey
Karen Peterson Lauren Leedy Samantha Havard 30 Jackie Franks
Will Foster Patrick Gordon 23 Todd Raines
9 Tricia Fajen 17 Wanda Leary Michael Mays
Sophie Glover 18 Theresa Fain 24 Sherry Simmons
April Anniversaries
3 Claire and Tom McLaurin 17 Emily and Jeff Havard 26 Deanna and Charlie Brittain
6 Sara and Kyle Mettlen 21 Deborah and Jerry Huffman 27 Susie and Jay Shands
15 Betty and Fred Preston 24 Sally and Max Alvis 29 Eleanor and Robert Estes
16 Suzi and Gerry Powell 25 Kristi and Cooper Buschemeyer
Event Date Time Location Stitch In 4/1 11:00am Parish Hall
DAR Meeting 4/4 1:00pm Parish Hall
Vestry meets with Bp Harrison 4/5 4:00pm Parlor
Bp Harrison meets with Confirmands 4/5 5:30pm Parlor
Confirmation Service 4/5 6:00pm Sanctuary
Meal with Bishop & Confirmands 4/5 7:00pm Parish Hall
Bayou Bash 4/7 6:00pm St. Cyprian's School
Yard Workday 4/8 8:00am Church Grounds
Palm Crosses 4/8 10:00am Parish Hall
Palm Sunday Parish Picture 4/9 8:15am and 11:15am Courtyard
Maundy Thursday Service 4/13 7:00pm Sanctuary
Office Closed 4/14 - 4/17
Good Friday Service 4/14 12:00pm Sanctuary
Stations of the Cross 4/14 5:00pm Sanctuary
Godtel Easter Dinner Prep 4/15 11:00am Kitchen
Easter Rite I Worship 4/16 7:30am Sanctuary
Easter Rite II Worship 4/16 10:00am Sanctuary
Vestry 4/17 5:30pm Parlor
Children's Movie Night 4/21 6:00pm Parish Hall
CD Release Party 4/22 7:00pm Parish Hall
Men's Fellowship 4/27 6:00pm Behind Church
Thomas Gibbs Wedding 4/29 Sanctuary
EYC BBQ Fundraiser 4/29 10:00am School Drive Through
Youth Sunday Service 4/30 10:00am Sanctuary
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All youth volunteers and events are coordinated through our Youth Minister, Jordan Dietz at [email protected].
It is that time of year again! Life is starting to pick up and get busy. We are coming down to the
end of the school year, which usually means family vacation, summer, and mission trips are almost here.
Have you gotten all those details squared away yet? If not, don’t forget to incorporate the mission trip
into that planning. For now, let’s slow down a little bit, because before we get to our summer vacations
we have to get through April first, and there are a lot of important dates to remember in this month.
First off we have our huge annual BBQ Fundraiser coming up on the 29th of April. This fundraiser
will raise all of the money that we need to fund our mission trips this summer. Our goal is to sell 500
plates at $10 a plate. Each plate contains a chicken leg quarter, beans, potato salad, bread, and sides
such as onions and pickles. It will be over at the school’s parking lot. You won’t even have to get out of
your car! All you will have to do is pull up through the drive-thru and the kids will hand the plates into
your car. The chicken is cooked by none other than Mr. Charlie Grumbles, so you know it will be deli-
cious. You can get your tickets from any of our teenagers or by calling the church office at 936.639.1253.
April 30th is Senior Sunday where we recognize all of our seniors who will be graduating. Follow-
ing the service, there will be a reception in the parish hall where each senior will have a table decorated
with past accomplishments and future plans. This is also an opportunity for you to give our kids a gradu-
ation gift if you would like. You can leave those gifts on their tables in the parish hall.
Serving a gracious God, Jordan Dietz
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Contact Mrs. Lena at (936)366 -3498 or
҉ Movie Night ҉
Friday, April 21st *** 6 - 9pm Bring your friends and a sleeping bag,
have supper and enjoy a movie!
Easter Eggs Needed! We are in need of donated and filled plastic Easter
eggs for the Easter egg hunt on Easter Sunday.
Please drop off the eggs at the church office before
Easter Sunday, so we know if we have enough for
the hunt. You can designate the eggs to be for 3
and under or 4 and older, or we will choose.
APRIL EVENTS
9th Palm Sunday
Parish Picture after
each service
13th Maundy Thursday
7:00pm Service
14th Good Friday
Stations of the Cross
at 5pm
16th Easter Sunday
Flowering of the Cross
Egg hunt after service
21th Movie Night
6-9pm Parish hall
Supper and movie
30th VBS Planning
After the 10am service
in parlor
VBS Planning Meeting April 30, 11:15am
Parlor
Everyone interested in helping with planning
VBS is invited to attend (RSVP for nursery).
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Confirmation with Bishop Dena Harrison Wednesday, April 5th
6pm – Confirmation Service
7pm – Celebratory Parish-wide Dinner for the
Confirmands and Bishop Dena
Come help us honor our nine adult confirmands!