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9373 Garber Road, Crestwood, MO 63126 314-843-0123 www.advent-episcopal.org [email protected]

July 2011

In this issue:

30 Hour Famine..............................1

Graduates..........................................1

Eucharist as Divinization-Dan

Handschy...........................................2

Forming Christians from the

Ground up-Bill Witte.......................4

Advents Garden...............................4

July Calendar.....................................5Prayers for the Military .................6

SAJE presents Stephanie Ball.......7

Liturgical Ministies...........................8

Sudan and the Gift of Hope.........9

In Pain and In Joy...........................10

SAJE Ministry Update ...............11

Editor: Marla Dell

Once again, the Youth Group will participate in a 30 Hour Famine tobenet World Vision. Tis years 30 Hour Famine will start Friday, July29 at 6:00 p.m. and end Saturday, July 30 at 6:00 p.m. Te youth will starttheir ast immediately aer lunch (around 12:00 p.m.) on July 29. Teywill spend the night at Advent.

On Saturday, Advent mem-bers will host a pot-luckdinner or the starvingyouth. Youth must be at least12 years old to participate.Friends are welcome to par-ticipate.

Te youth will collect moneyrom amily, riends, neigh-bors, teachers, coaches, etc.to sponsor their ast. Tismoney will go to World Vi-sion.

In addition, youth will godoor to door in the neigh-borhood to collect cannedgoods which will be donated to the local Feed My People. All youth areasked to collect donations.

In 2010, the youth collected over $600 or World Vision. We hope to meetlast years donation. We ask that the youth contact Nancy and Norm Birt-ley at 636-296-8307 or [email protected] to RSVP their participation inthis years event.

-shirts are available as a und raiser or this event or $15. Tis years t-

shirt was designed by Jocelyn Sanders.

30 Hour Famine

Needed:

One or two parent volunteers

to spend the night at Advent.

Norm and Nancy Birtley will

be spending the night with the

youth and we are hoping that a

few more parents will join us.

Fr. Dan will be on vacation so

will be unavailable to partici-pate this year.

Advent members are asked

to bring pot-luck dinner items

for the youth on Saturday eve-

ning (7/30/11, 6 p.m. ).

Friends and family members

please pledge donations for

this event.

GraduatesTe Scroll has received notication o two more Adventers

graduating this Spring: Nancy Kroes received her Masters o Educa-tion Degree rom Webster University and Rob Gyngard received hisBachelor o Science Degree rom Webster University. Congratulationsto you both.


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From the Rectors Desk

Eucharist as Divinization

As you cannot possibly help but be

aware, the last couple of years, I have

talked a lot about being a missional

congregation. I have pushed us hard to

look at the world outside our walls.

The Vestry has heard missional lan-

guage. Youve heard it in my sermons.

Youre probably tired of hearing it.

Theres a problem, however, with

missional language. Whenever we

use the language of mission, we think

theres something we have to do,something we have to accomplish.

Think of the Blues Brothers: Were

on a mission from God. When I talk

about mission, I have often encoun-

tered the question, Arent we doing

enough? The last thing we need is to

feel bad about what were doing.

So, I want to switch language, and

use the vocabulary of divinization.

The question isnt really about whatwe are doing, but what God is doing.

The Eastern Orthodox tradition has a

doctrine called, the restoration of the

all (apokatastasis panton). This teaches

that God is in the process of restor-

ing the whole universe to its intended

condition. God is pulling the universe

into the glory it was created to share.

God is already doing this. The restora-

tion of all does not depend on us. The

restoration of all is the divine mission,

the missio Dei, what God is doing.

But, we can cooperate with (or

hinder) God. We can train ourselves

to see Gods glory in ourselves, and

in the things and people around us.

And when we

see that glory

being hidden by

circumstances

in our control,

we can work to

reveal it. This is

what mission is

about. Someone

said the differ-

ence between mission and service is

the difference between a pilgrim and

a tourist. A tourist goes somewhere,takes a lot of pictures, buys some trin-

kets, and then comes home. A pilgrim

goes somewhere and comes home

changed. Mission changes the mis-

sioner. Service just does good deeds

(nothing wrong with that, but it isnt

mission).

Divinization is the process of the

restoration of the all. It is God

pulling all things towards glory. Theeasiest (or at least the most obvious

way) to participate in the restora-

tion of the all is to cooperate in the

divinization of ourselves. We can look

for ways that we hinder Gods glory

shining through us. In our interac-

tions with others, we can ask, Did I

reveal the glory God intended for me,

or hide it? Did I look closely enough

for the glory of the other? We can

also cooperate with the divinization of

others. What hinders them from shin-

ing with Gods glory? Are they hungry?

We can feed them. Are they trapped

in harmful circumstances? How can

we begin to change that? We can also

participate in the divinization of the

Daniel J. Handschy


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natural world. Does the world around

shine with Gods glory? Perhaps we

can plant a garden. Perhaps we can

change our driving habits to pollute

less. All of these things help toward

the restoration of all, toward the di-

vinization of us and the world.

And we participate in that process

most obviously in worship. We bring

money, food, and bread and wine into

the Church to present them to God.

These things connect us with theworld God is restoring. Rain falls on

the earth to grow grain. Humans har-

vest it, grind it, bake it into bread, and

supply it to the store. Some people

dont have enough bread. Some peo-

ple have too much. Some have too

many grapes. Who harvested those

grapes? Do we know people who

drink too much wine? We present all

of that to God, and ask God to bless

it. And God does bless it, and returnsit to us as our sustenance.

Our mission is to present the

world to God at the altar for restora-

tion starting with ourselves. What

needs restoring in our lives? Are we

present and ready for transforma-

tion when

we come to

Eucharist?

Obviously,

it isnt going

to happen

all at once.

Thats why we

come back

to church

week after week, our whole lives. And

we can present our concerns for the

restoration of others in our prayers.

How might God be pulling those for

whom we pray into the glory for

which they were created? How mightwe offer ourselves for that process?

So, mission isnt so much

about doing things, as seeing what

God is doing, and offering ourselves

to cooperate with that. Talking about

divinization doesnt so much sound

like a task we have to do. Episcopa-

lians are Pelagians at heart we think

our salvation depends on us. Give us

a task, and we know what to do. Giveus checklists, and were happy un-

less were already overbooked. Divin-

ization is what God is doing, and we

cooperate with it most obviously in

the Eucharist. How does that change

us? That is the mission of God.

Fr. Dan will be on vacation from

July 25 through August 15.

Fr. Nathaniel will lead services for the

three Sundays that Dan will be

on vacation.


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On Monday June 13, the Vestry held its meeting todiscuss the uture o Christian ormation at Advent.Tirty members o our congregation, including ourteenagers, representing 15 households, shared dinner

and ideas or almost two hours.Some o the ideas discussed were: what is meant

by Christian ormation, why is it important, how doesit relate to education, what is the desired outcome thiscoming year, and most importantly, what do we wantit to look like?

Te consensus o the group, and especially thekids, is we dont want to sit passively in a classroomand try to absorb inormation. A more experientialand interactive environment ollowed by a reective

process is the direction we want to investigate.

Having identied this goal, Dave Diani, LucyLevandoski, Beth Felice, and Renee Sanders are meet-ing to develop a structured plan, not necessarily acurriculum. Tey have been asked to develop a job

description or the coordinator(s) and a specic pro-posal or proceeding with the ideas discussed. Teyare to present their plans at the July Vestry meeting.Te Vestry will then discuss ways we can supportthese new and dynamic areas o interest.

As always, your voice is important to us. I youhave any thoughts about this, please share them withany one on the committee and remember, you arealways welcome to join us at the Vestry meetings.

Bill Witte, Senior Warden

Forming Christians from the Ground Up

Advents Garden

Te garden this year is looking good. Te peas and pole beans arereaching or the skies, the tomatoes and pepper plants have blossoms, the cu-cumbers are spreading and will soon set ruit - so we need your help. In a ewshort weeks we will start the annual harvest and we need something to weighthe bounty. We are looking or someone who can donate a baby scale or marketscale that they are no longer using so we can keep track o the harvest. I you

have one, or know someone who does, please let Elaine Naes know. She canbe reached at 314-843-1773, or [email protected]. We will be happy toname the rst veggies in your honor.


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Ronald McDonald HouseAdvents next turn or preparing a meal at Ronald McDonald House is

Friday, July 1, 2011 or dinner. Tis will be at the new West County House at St.Johns Hospital. Jen Gyngard has planned a menu or a July 4th cookout (ham-

burgers, hotdogs, etc.). I you would like to help out, contact Jen at 636-789-3661or [email protected].

Advent Men Dine OutTe Advent men will eat out on Tursday, July 12, 6:00 PM at Bullys Bar-B-Q,

Columbia Illinois. We will meet on the parking lot o Hooters on South Lindberghto carpool to the restaurant. Call Don Dippel (314-487-0299) or directions toBullys or Hooters. Good ood and stimulating conversation available.

Prayer Shawl Group

Te next Prayer Shawl Group meeting is on Wednesday, July 13 at 1:00 PMat the church. We welcome your participation. Please contact Mary Peck at 894-5260 is you have questions or are requesting a shawl.

Third Thursday LadiesTe group is going to Joey Bs in Concord Plaza on July 21. We will meet

at 6:00 PM. All women o the church (and their riends, too) are invited or aun night out. Please call Carol Kardell (314-638-0247) by July 19 so that she canmake an accurate reservation number.

Peace MealAdvent cooks at St. Johns Peace Meal on Saturday, July 23, rom 2:00 6:00pm. Please contact the rector i you would like to help out. I you are serving oodyou do need to have had a hepatitis A shot, but there is plenty to do or those whoare not vaccinated.

Thursday Exercise ClassesEvery Tursday morning at 9:30, someone rom the staf at Crestview

Retirement Center leads an exercise class at Church o the Advent. Tese classesare part o the Crestwood Parish Nurse program. Attendance has been growingsteadily. Attendees enjoy light rereshments aer exercise, and check in with each

other. Join us.

Advent Church WomenTere will be no meetings in July. Please watch the

service leaet and this space or next alls meetings. I youhave questions, contact Clare Kujath, 314-846-2737or [email protected].

Thurs.


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Each Sunday in part o our worship services,prayers are said or our military protecting ourcountry so we may have our reedoms we so much

cherish. Advent parishioners have amily membersin the armed orces and we have prayers or theirsae return, and wait anxiously or them to comehome.

I wish to announce the sae return o my daugh-ters husband, Marine Sergeant Major (Sgt./Maj.)Daniel Fierle and his retirement rom the MarineCorps and return to civilian lie aer 33 years oservice to his country.

Dan enlisted in the Marine Corps November

21, 1978 at age 20 and made the Corps a career. Hishome was in Bufalo, New York. While stationed in

Hawaii he met my daughter, Patti,where she was living at the time.Tey came home to St. Louis in1988 to get married. Tey havetwo daughters, Andrea and Emma.During Dans many Marine baseassignments he was able to have hisamily with him. His last assign-ment was in Okinawa, Japan.

From these many base assign-ments, Dan had three deploymentswith Marine Amphibious Units,served with Marine Air Groups andSquadrons, a Marine Expedition-ary orce to Somalia, Expeditionaryorces in the invasion o Kuwait andin the invasion o Iraq. He has alsobeen sent to Aghanistan and has

spent time in Cambodia, Tailand, Vietnam, Koreaand the Philippines. Recently he was in the sunamrelie efort sent by the Marines to Japan. Needless

to say Patti, Andrea and Emma spent many anxioushours and said many prayers waiting or his saereturn.

Dan received the rank o Sgt./Maj. in June 1999.Some the many medals he received are the CombatAction Ribbon, Navy Commendation Medal, andMeritorious Service Medal. Early in his career Danrepresented the Marine Corps in shooting competi-tions between the Army, Navy and Air Force wherehe ranked in the upper 1% o over 400 competitors.

He was also one o those lean, mean, tough MarineDrill Sergeants.

Sgt./ Maj. Daniel Fierle was retired rom the Corpswith relie rom his Command and Retirementceremonies held on his Base in Okinawa, Japan, onJune 2, 2011. Tey planned to leave Okinawa onor about June 14, with Dan reporting or a shortperiod to Camp Pendleton, CA., while Patti andgirls (with their pets) return to a home they have inGardnerville, Nevada. Teir household urnishingswill be arriving rom Okinawa, by ship, in about 2months.

Prayers always help, and in his many letters to Patthe thanked everyone or their support and prayers.Especially, in his one letter when he was cominghome rom Iraq he wrote I am coming home withall my ngers and toes

Te Fierle amily and I thank you or support andprayers or the Military.

Bob Zimmer

Prayers for the Military, Safe Return, and a Marines Retirement

Available for Older Adults...

Do you need a ride to a medical appointment? Do you need a minor home repairdone? SAJE Senior Ministry is now accepting requests or both Job Squad (minor homerepair) and transportation services. For more inormation on the home repair programor to register or the program, please call Brion Abel or Whitney Calliotte at 314-664-9700. For more inormation on the transportation program or to register, please callFaria Ahmed at 314-664-9700.


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SAJE presents soprano Stephanie Ann Ball, July 10th

SAJE Ministry presents a Summer Sunday aernoonconcert with soprano Stephanie Ball at 3:30 PM on July10 at St. Elizabeth o Hungary Catholic Church, 1420 S.

Sappington Road in Crestwood.

Her program will include a collection o spirituals, in-cluding Steal Away and Deep River; opera arias by Puc-cini, O mio babbino caro and Quando men vo; Gershwinavorite Summertime; and a set o hymns arranged byMark Hayes. She will be accompanied by pianist CharlieMueller.

Ball is the Soprano Young Artist or the Bach Society oSt. Louis, and has served as a voice instructor or Opera

Teatre o St Louis' AI Preparatory program.

All are welcome a reewill ofering will be taken tosupport SAJE ministry.

You can view videos o Stephanie Ball singing Steal Away and Deep Riveron Youtube(search or her name and the title o the spiritual).

Summer Lawn Mowing Opportunity

With summer upon us, there have been a lot o senior homeowners calling and requesting vol-unteers to mow lawns. While we do not provide this service, we thought it would be a great ideato see i any o your parish schools had students (around grades 7-9) that would be interested. Iyou did, we could reer the senior homeowner to contact one o the students.

Tis would not be a volunteer opportunity. Te senior homeowners would be told that theywould pay a small ee (like $10) to the student. We would give them the name/number othe student(s) that live closest to them. Te students themselves would not be insuredwith us (because they are not 18 yet) so we could not be held liable i anything happened.

Tis is not only a great opportunity to help older adults, but to give younger students thechance to earn some spending money or summer. Please email the names and numberso interested students to Brion Abel at [email protected]. Since it is notguaranteed that the senior homeowners have lawn mowers, pleasespeciy i the interested students have access to their own equipment,and i they would be willing/able to take it to the homes.


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The Episcopal Church of the Advent welcomes you 9

Having returned from Sudan just a fewdays ago, I am still processing a range of

emotions during my visit there. BishopBullens funeral left me with a feeling ofloss, mixed with the knowledge of howglad I am to have known this man as acolleague. The longish hours I was able tospend with Bishop-elect Stephen Dokolo,leisurely discussing all manner of thingsdiocesan and episcopal, gave me plea-sure. The time we spent together mademe grateful for an old friend and new col-league. The time I spent alone and withDebbie scanning the physical and politicallandscapes stunned me with how rapidlythings are changing in Sudan. Develop-ment is moving apace, of which there aremany signs. There are so many childrenin school uniforms. Water supply is not aproblem, at least in Lui town, and I sawnone of the obvious signs of malnutritionwhich I had grown to expect. And in justtwo weeks, all of us will have to practice

saying the name of the new nation whereour partners live: The Republic of SouthSudan. The anticipation of independenceon July 9 is ever-present.

Even so, there are many contingenciesfacing South Sudan and Lui Diocese. Theinfrastructure is undeveloped, degraded,or non-existent. The possibility of re-newed warfare remains a threat, especiallyin the border areas with the North. The vi-

ability of the economy post-independenceremains an open question, even thoughthe economy is nowhere near healthy inpresent circumstances. Democratic insti-tutions are brand new and not well prac-ticed in the new nation. The list could goon. In short, the Republic of South Sudanfaces more than its share of challenges.

The Christians with whom I spoke inLui, however, almost to a person, talk

about the present time as full of hope. Noone denies the hard realities all around,and people recall all too clearly the twen-ty-one years of civil war ending in 2005.They are quite the opposite of unrealisticin their outlook, but they remain hope-ful. Their hope does not even depend onthe good things evident around them al-ready, or treads of matters going well.

Hope is not the expectation that ev-ery little thing will turn out all right.Hope, for Christians, is a radical open-ness to whatever the future might bring,hard times, good times, come what may.If we believe that God awaits us in thatfuture, whatever it may be, then we canbe open to it and lean toward it. Despaireither denies that there is such a thing asthe future or else believes that nothingworthwhile lies in it. Hope is quite the

opposite. Hope anticipates the future andrushes to embrace it. This is the qualityof hope I heard about in Lui. There is aremarkable eagerness for what lies ahead.

the Bishops Column

Sudan and the Gift of HopeWayne Smith

Romans 14:8, a passage I readduring my remarks at Bishop Bul-lens funeral, describes well an out-look available to believers: If welive, we live to the Lord, and if wedie, we die to the Lord; so then,

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It still amazes me when people in a war zone

hiding in the forest from Antonov bombers intent on

killing them could possibly know about what happens

in America and care about it but they do. They do. I

am embarrassed as I look back to 2001 and realizehow self-interested and self-centered I was. Sure,

there was that country with the rst name, War-

torn but I didnt know any Sudanese people back

then so I wasnt thinking about War-torn Sudan as

I began my work at St. Louis University Hospital. I

was worried about being a student chaplain there

and having to deliver bad news. It wasnt about the

people in the hospital. It was all about me. What a

difference a decade makes!

In 2001, people in Lui were still at war with the

north. They were still unable to travel over many

of the dirt tracks in the diocese because the roads

were mined. The clearing of mines began in 2006

while I was there! People walked on paths in

the forest to get from place to place trying

to keep out of sight of helicopter gunships

that would strafe them. Morris wife lived in

Wiroh while he lived in Lui. His work was in

Lui, he explained, but Lui was more likely to

be bombed. It was important that his wife

survive so she was seven miles away by a

shortcut path.

There was no local radio. They might

have caught a bit of the BBC World Service

but few people had receivers. When en-

emies were nearby, everyone had to keep

silent in the forest. A crying baby could tip

off the enemies of where people were hid-

ing. I cant imagine even living one day under

those conditions but some people in Lui lived

twenty years like that. They told me stories

about walking long distances at night navigat-

ing by the stars so they wouldnt be seen. My

struggles in Lui were nothing by comparison.

My fears at SLU Hospital were miniscule and

they embarrass me now.

Somewhere in Lui in 2001, a woman

named Charity was expecting a baby. She was

tall for a Moru woman and a bit red as they

would have said of her coloring (the alterna-

In Pain, and In Joy? Deb Goldfeder

tive is a bit black according to Manyagugu). She

was beautiful but hardly ever smiled. She dressed

carefully to conceal her pregnancy and would be hor-

ried to know that I mentioned she had ever been

pregnant! One does not speak of pregnancy. It is

just not done!

I dont know what Charity did during those

months as she carried her son. She was probably

hungry as it would have been difcult to cultivate a

garden when she was expecting and when bombers

could be heard for miles. Her back must have hurt

as she began to harvest the meager crop of sorghum

but there was no maternity leave for Moru women.

As September arrived, Charity knew her time was

near. What must she have been thinking? Imagine

the act of utter hope involved in bring a child into

the world of chaos and horrors.

I can imagine that her back began to hurt and

that she paced with women who would attend her.

She might have been attended by midwives at the

hospital or she might have been in a grass hut undertrees far from a target-rich environment like the

hospital. She may have been wishing for a girl who

might grow to help her at home, to care for younger

siblings, to help fetch water from far away and to

grind the sorghum into our to make linya but she

got a boy. Boys are good, toodont mistake what

Im sayingbut a daughter could work alongside her

mother and might bring a good bride-price when she

was old enough to marry. No woman who wouldnt

even admit being pregnant would tell you that she

wanted a boy or a girl, though. Im sure she wanted

only a healthy baby that would live. When half thebabies in Lui died before the age of 5 years old, it

was pretty important that the child be healthy.

Charitys husband, Tadu, told me what few de-

tails I know about this son. He did live past the age

of ve, I know, because he was ve years old when I

went to his birthday party! He was a happy guy and

obviously the apple of the familys eye. His feet had

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scarcely touched the ground until he made up his

mind to walk on his own. Such is the life of a Suda-

nese baby boy.

Tadu told me his sons name. As I have writ-

ten before, names have meaning among the Moru

people and Tadus son sounded kind of strange to me.

Fathers name children in Lui so Tadu named his sonIn Pain. In Pain? Why would you have named him

that? I asked. As it turns out, In Pain was born on

September 11, 2001. Tadu, welcoming his son, named

him for us. Somehow, Tadu had heard of the horrors

of 9/11 in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington,

DC and decided that his son was born In Pain in

solidarity with us.

A very important date is coming in July. On July

9, 2011, the Republic of South Sudan will become

the worlds newest country. I nd myself wondering,hoping even, that a woman will give birth to a healthy

girl in the hospital in Lui and that her father will

name her In Joy!

SAJE Ministry Update

SGSM Network began its ourth cluster in theSunset Hills/Crestwood area in 2010-2011. Tiscluster named SAJE Senior Ministry is comprised othree churchesSt. Justin, Advent Episcopal, and St.

Elizabeth. Te ministry is open to welcoming otherpartner churches. SAJE member churches pay anadministrative ee or its services. o date in 2011, theollowing services have been provided to parishionersin SAJE Senior Ministry:

Housing

SAJE Senior Ministry is a new ministry to the areaand as such, it is still developing and building its pro-grams. Te Job Squad program (minor home repairs)

has two registered homeowners, but has not receivedany Job Squad requests. With eight registered volun-teers, we hope to utilize their time and talents in thenext six months. Te Housing VISA will continue tomarket this service in church bulletins, meetings, andthroughout the general area to recruit more home-owners.

In our ministries, we oen have requests or lawnmaintenance; however, regular lawn care and main-tenance is not within our service scope. In an efortto meet these requests, we have partnered with ourchurches local schools. SAJE is compiling a reer-

ence list o interested seventh to ninth grade students.When a homeowner calls in or lawn mowing, theHousing VISA will reer him/her to one o these stu-dents who lives in his/her neighborhood. Te youthwill perorm this service or a small ee. At this time,we have not had any interested youth in SAJE norhas there been an ample amount o requests or thisservice. We suspect that as more people learn aboutthe ministry, that our service requests will rise.

Weatherization

Weatherization materials and installment volun-teers are available to SAJE older adults whose incomealls below 200% o the poverty line. Skilled vol-

unteers are at hand to caulk interior/exterior holes,cracks and crevices; install water restricting aucetadapters and/or shower heads; install window insula-tion and weather stripping. Tis is aimed to reduceseniors utility bills. In SAJE, one homeowner romSt. Justin Martyr has been registered or this serviceso ar.

Transportation

As with the Job Squad program, the ransportation

program is also getting of the ground. SAJE SeniorMinistry registered the rst o the our riders in April.Te Health & ransportation VISA will continue toadvertise this program in the member churches withthe assistance o church staf and volunteers.

We have been successul in recruiting volunteerdrivers or the program. Trough our volunteerrecruitment eforts, SAJE Senior Ministry haswelcomed in 10 new volunteer drivers whoare available to give rides to medicalappointments. Te volunteers have also

graciously ofered to provide rides to ourSouth County Senior Ministry, a neighboringministry o churches.


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