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Volume 11 Issue 7 THE NET Page 1
July/August 2015
The Net
St . James Episcopal Church
St. James’ Mission Statement
St. James is called to serve God, Christ, and the community of Greater New London.
Adopted by the Vestry May 2001
From the Rector’s Desk Probably too often, you’ve heard me comment about struggling—amidst the many
demands of Parish life—about what I should address in my monthly article. Our time
together is drawing short—while that pending departure weighs heavy on my mind and
heart—the events of June 17 in Charleston, South Carolina, supplant all thoughts and
emotions of my nearing departure.
I’ve told a number of stories about having a father who hunted. It wasn’t often, for much of
my childhood, he was working six (and sometimes seven) days a week selling cars. But on
rare occasions, a few of his friends, or some family, would invite him for some hunting on
their or a neighbors’ farmland. In preparation, he would go to the master bedroom closet,
pull out the shotgun, unzip the case, lay out some newspapers, and proceed to dismantle,
clean, oil and reassemble his shotgun. Then, he’d zipped it back in the case, put it back in
the master bedroom closet, next to the box of shells, until it appointed day arrived.
Their hunting was limited to birds: quails and pheasants. I still remember the first time he
came home from hunting while I was quite young. It was after dark, and he came into the
house with a newspaper-wrapped parcel. I remember him opening the
package and spreading out the few quail and a pheasant that was his
share of the birds “bagged” on the trip. I remember two other hunting
trips. Another time, he returned with the “package,” placed it on the
kitchen counter, and I helped my mother pick the shot out of the tiny
quail, and only slightly larger pheasant. Mostly, I remember hearing my
mother say, “You kill it, you clean it!” The one (and only) time he took
me with him, both of us arrived home tired, wet and shivering, with
nothing to show for it. (I admit, I was incredibly bored stomping
through the fields in the rain, let alone having nothing to show for it!)
I also remember visiting our country-family for a cousin’s birthday. He
was in his early teens, a future farmer, and as of that birthday, a gun
owner. I recall the thrill of going to my uncle’s farm, to the in-ground
silos, as we tried our best to kill the too-fast rats feasting away on the
silage stored there. While an interesting set of anecdotes, I easily
Thanks & Birthdays 4-5
Summer Schedule
changes
6
Outreach 7-9
“Save the dates” 10
Music 11
Transition Update 14
Financial Information 15
Inside this issue:
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The Net …
is the newsletter of St.
James’ Church, New
London, Connecticut.
It is published eleven
times a year
(September through
June, and a summer
issue) for the
information and
edification of St.
James’ members and
friends.
Articles are always
welcome and should
be submitted by the
tenth of the month
before publication.
While your input is
always welcome, we
would prefer to receive
it by e-mail or CD-ROM,
in Microsoft Word
format.
Please continue to
forward your
submissions to the
Church Office or email
them to: [email protected]
We also welcome your
comments and
suggestions. This is your
newsletter.
76 Federal Street
New London CT 06320-6601
860-443-4989
www.stjamesnl.org
imagine you asking, “Who cares!” I tell them so you
understand, despite being a “city boy,” I grew up around
guns. But these guns were truly for sport.
While a strong supporter of the Second Amendment of our
Constitution (the right to keep and bear arms), and having
some understanding of hunting, I am also a strong
supporter of “gun control.” I think we have misinterpreted
the Second Amendment—which focuses in part on a well-
regulated militia (necessitating gun ownership)—but I see
no purpose in a hunter needing an AK47 nor an automatic
pistol to hunt anything … other than another human being.
With the laws enacted in many states, almost anyone is
able to purchase guns, with little licensure or tracking, and
some “sport” hunters are better equipped than our local
police forces.
The Supreme Court has ruled that having some state or
federal regulations on gun ownership does not infringe on
anyone’s Second Amendment rights. So for me,
educating and testing and licensing gun owners seems
similar to what we require before we allow someone to
drive a car. Verifying a purchaser is old enough to own a
gun seems as realistic as requiring proof of age before two
people can marry. And, being assured the gun owner
knows how to handle, maintain, and use their purchase, for
me, only makes sense.
While I think all of these things might have prevented the
tragedy in Charleston, to focus solely upon them is to
ignore the “true and underlying” problem: the racism that
still undergirds much of our communal thoughts and
actions. It seems, despite (or because) we have a black
President, the more clearly our cultural racism is visible.
And, the more we learn about Dylann Storm Roof, both the
more disturbing it seems to be, but also how the
prevalence of racist-based materials, especially on the
internet, brought him where he believed it was reasonable
to begin a racially-based war—to again divide the people
of this great nation, based on skin color or ethnicity.
I attended one of six public high schools in my city,
dispersed geographically throughout the city. And while
I’m not proud of it, the school was colloquially known as
“dark Africa,” for it had about a ten percent African-
Rector’s Desk cont’d
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American student body. The oldest school in the city was known as “darkest Africa,”
because it had something like fifteen percent African-American students. Most of the other
schools in the city had only a token population of non-white students.
And while there were no black or Hispanic students in my neighborhood, there were a
sizeable number in my classes and extra-curricular activities. In those places, they were
treated—by students, staff and faculty—all alike. We kids sat in class next to people of
other races, ate next to people of other races in the cafeteria, raced or swam or canoed or
played ball next to people of other races. It didn’t occur to us they were any different …
that is, until we went home and overheard our parents talking, or read the newspaper
headlines, or listened to the ten o’clock news top news stories, or most embarrassingly, went
to church.
During the school day, like us, they were just Danny or Eric, Dianne or Susan. During classes,
club meetings, or extra-curricular activities, they were simply someone we knew, or studied,
ate or played with, someone we called “friend.” But outside school … well, that was often
another story.
Growing up, some of the biggest bigots I’ve known are the ones “front-and-center” at
church. Some of the most racist remarks I’ve overheard were said in church parking lots.
Some of the most racially-divided times I’ve known, occur at 8 or 10 on a Sunday morning.
While this Parish that I’m incredibly proud to be associated with has hosted the Martin Luther
King, Jr. Scholarship Trust Fund’s annual event honoring young MLK-scholars each year, it is
also a Parish founded by slave owners. While I’m proud of our willingness to open our doors
to anyone in need—physically, economically or spiritually—I’m also aware that whether it
was enlisted Navy men (instead of Officers), unaccompanied children, or a variety of other
differentiators, we at St. James have at times clearly not followed the Episcopal slogan: The
Episcopal Church Welcomes You.
It is incumbent on each of us—if we truly “seek and serve Christ in all persons” (from The
Baptismal Covenant, BCP 305)—that we understand the part we play in our country’s
racism. And that we will “strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the
dignity of every human being” (from The Baptismal Covenant, BCP 305). Let us freely
proclaim our Christian faith, and honor the vows we make.
Rector’s Desk cont’d
In the hospital? Home-bound? … Going into the hospital? Unable to make it to Church due to illness or immobility? We want
to “be there” for you! Please call the Parish Office at 860.443.4989 to inform us. Health
care laws prohibit hospitals and/or rehabilitation centers from sharing information about
admissions. We will add you to our prayer list and arrange to bring you Holy Communion.
Also, if you are aware of parishioners who would like a visit, let us know!
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To those who will keep their pledges current as they venture off this summer.
To The Rev’d Dr. Douglass Lind for providing coverage while Fr. Michel is on the Ecuador
Mission Trip.
To our Associate Organist, Travis LaCombe, for covering this summer for Andrew, while he
plays at Watch Hill Chapel.
To our Jumble Shoppe Staff and Volunteers for hosting a tag sale to benefit our
Ecuadorian Mission trip.
To Dan Ivey and his crew for hosting our second annual chicken barbecue and bake sale
benefitting our Ecuadorian Mission Trip.
To all volunteers assisting with the Lord’s Pantry on Tuesdays and the Community Meal (first
Saturday of each month). Additional volunteers are always needed.
To Sue Chojnacki and Jan Dargel for providing coverage in the Parish Office during Ellen’s
vacation time.
From the Archives Hello, this is the first of what I
hope will become a regular
facet of The Net. As we get
ready for summer vacations,
and if you happen to find
yourself at Mystic Seaport, take
a look at the new exhibit
"Voyaging in the Wake of the
Whalers" opening June 20, for a
connection to St. James. In the
exhibit is a graphic of Whale Oil
Row that shows both our
Rectory, and, high over the
tree canopy, the spire of our
beloved church. Enjoy the
hunt and the connection of
this wonderful new exhibit to
our City and Parish.
As the summer progresses, I
will be going through our
archives and bringing you
more interesting facts and
artifacts as we work on
conservation and organization
of our holdings.
Respectfully submitted,
Dean Hantzopoulos,
Parish Historian
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The names on this list reflect the information as
recorded in the Church Database. Is your name
(or a family member’s name) missing? If so,
please contact the Church Office and provide us
July/August Birthdays
JULY
1 Bruce Patterson
2 Patricia Sanders
4 Marci Alborghetti
4 Garry Brennan
5 Carl Lee
6 Paul Cascio
7 Gena
Scognamiglio
8 Darbee Percival
9 Robert Thomas
10 Ken Luddington
12 Shirley Evans
12 Carol Patterson
14 James Culbertson
15 Laura Hollot
15 Helen Dayton
15 Andrea Griffin
16 Charles Duffy
17 Chelsea Brewster
17 Dylan Hyman
18 Ivon Wardwell
18 Deborah Downes
20 Brooklyn Vose
20 Nicole Maiorana
21 William Rae
21 Steve Hurley
22 Frances Coulson
23 Beverly Driscoll
24 Sadie Howell
26 Barbara Sherman
27 Alexandra
Brennan Jensen
31 Anne Bingham
31 John MacLeod
AUGUST
5 Wanda Bradshaw
5 Catherine
Rottinghaus
6 Dan Ivey
8 Denise Gonyo
8 Clint Radzik
10 Patricia Culbertson
15 Kathryn Miller
16 Annora Brennan
17 Alberta
Mushalansky
22 Mary White
23 Michael Collins
24 Carol Dooley
25 Patricia Anderson
25 Kim Bingham
25 Lillian Rosario
31 Awo Hurley
Each Sunday we adorn the Altar with flowers (except during Lent),
light a Sanctuary Candle, and consume bread and wine. The Altar
Guild pays for these from gifts given by members, families and friends
of St. James. If you would like to assist one week, an altar flower
donation is $45; sanctuary candle, $5; and, communion wine or
communion wafers, $10. Your donation can be made as a memorial honoring someone
deceased, or as a thank-offering to celebrate a birthday, anniversary or other special event
in your life. Contact the Parish Office or an Altar Guild member for more information.
As always, more than one person can make their offering in any given week. If you’d like
more information, speak to any member of the Altar Guild or contact the Parish Office.
Some Giving Opportunities
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Our Sunday service times remain the same throughout the
Summer:
8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
There are a few changes to our weekly service schedule this
summer.
Both the 8 & 10 a.m. services will use Rite II, Eucharistic
Prayer C.
Sunday, August 30—one service at 9:00 a.m. to celebrate
Fr. Michel’s final service with us. A reception will follow
immediately after the service.
There will be no Wednesday morning Holy Eucharist in July
and August.
Wednesday Evening Prayer will not be held during the
months of July and August.
Far too few of us take advantage of some services, and this
will enable those who do, and those who officiate at the
services to relax and take some time off. These services will
resume in September—–watch for more information in the
September issue of The NET.
Summer Schedule Changes
Summer Office Hours
Open: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Lunch 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Afternoons:
Closed for special projects;
messages checked
frequently
between 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Some reflections on Fr. Michel’s May article
Typically, genuflection is done where there is the reserved Sacrament, as in our Church.
Reverencing the Reserved Sacrament satisfies both reverencing the cross and reverencing
the Real Presence of Christ in the Consecrated Elements for Communion. The real
presence is ordained in the Words of Institution in the Prayer of Consecration (The Great
Thanksgiving). Not all Episcopal Churches keep Reserved Sacrament in a Tabernacle, but
all that do maintain a Sanctuary Light (a continually burning candle). There is no such light
or tabernacle in Hallam Chapel, except after the Maundy Thursday, when the Altar of
Repose is set up. There the act of genuflection is appropriate at that time. Of course, if
you are feeling athletic, you can try a double genuflection. I’m not referring to
genuflecting twice on one knee, but the act of going down on the right knee, bringing
down the left to a full kneel, and then the forehead to the floor and reversing the action.
Again, not everyone has to, but some will do so. There is also several Offices available
called the Visitation to the Blessed Sacrament, not in the BCP, but available to us in other
sources. These are quite beautiful and deeply moving, spiritually. (Excerpted from a larger article … to be continued.)
Respectfully submitted,
William “Bill” Weisert
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Vestry Highlights
The Vestry held its regularly scheduled meeting on June 2 at the Rectory, and the following
items were discussed: (1) Parishioners are encouraged to support the Ecuador Mission Trip
by helping with the Tag Sale Saturday, June 20 as well as the BBQ Chicken dinner on
Sunday, June 28. (2)Work on the south roof is progressing, with a date to be determined
for stained glass work this summer. (3)A break-in to the Parish office occurred on May 31
with the only thing taken being candy. However, the door repair will cost approximately
$1000. All organizations utilizing Seabury Center have been requested to monitor the
activities and whereabouts of their participants. A discussion ensued regarding the
installation of security cameras in Seabury Center and the Jumble Shoppe. (4)Music on
Whale Oil Row experienced a very successful first season. It was noted the Parish raised
$5000 and with a $5000 grant from the Palmer Fund, we broke even incurring $10,000 in
expenses. Grant money from the Palmer fund will be requested again next year to help
fund this program, along with Parishioner contributions. (5)All Parishioners are encouraged
to attend the single 9:00 a.m. service on June 14, followed by a forum in the Parish Hall,
conducted by the Rev’d Canon Tim Hodapp regarding transition planning.
Jan Dargel,
Parish Clerk
The Jumble Shoppe
The Jumble Shoppe will be closed from July 22 to August 18.
We would ask you to please hold all donations until we re-
open on August 22.
Volunteers are always needed and welcome to assist with
sorting, folding, hanging, and merchandising items. Please
contact Dorothy Sieburg at 860.447.2896 or
[email protected] if you are interested in learning
more about The Jumble Shoppe.
The Jumble Shoppe has made more than twelve charitable
donations so far this year thanks to your support.
Thanks to all who donated items and to those who worked so hard to make our Tag Sale a
success! We earned $782.00 in support of the upcoming Deanery Mission Trip to Ecuador.
Grace Barnum, Dan Ivey, and Fr. Michel will be representing St James on the mission trip.
Respectfully submitted,
Dorothy and Christa Sieburg
Co-managers
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Godly Play—New Friends in Ecuador
Thank you
Hello Father Belt and St. James Parish!
I am writing to thank you for your recent donation to
Food For The Poor. Your stewardship of resources will
be such a blessing to those we serve. I’ve included a
photo below of three sisters enjoying a nutritious Food
For The Poor provided meal. Your generosity toward
our Haiti Feeding Program will help meals like this
continue for those in need.
I know St. James is actively involved in Mission Programs in Ecuador, so I can’t thank you
enough for also thinking of our organization. There are so many wonderful ministries to
support and we are honored to partner with your parish. Thank you again for all you do!
God bless you today and always!
Cydney Hartner
In August St. James will
again participate in the
Deanery mission trip to
Ecuador. To that end, the
children in Church School
(Godly Play) spent the last
two Sundays of the year
learning about Ecuador
via some wonderful
photographs Grace
Barnum lent us — we
realized our counterparts
in Ecuador have loving
families, go to school, like
to play, even though
houses, etc. may be
different. We also learned
that bananas come to our
local grocery stores, often
from Ecuador; thus we
enjoyed our banana
snack even more!
To “participate” in the
mission trip, each child
drew a picture of his/her
family, favorite food, pet,
etc. with a note sharing his/
her name and age. We
asked Ms. Barnum to take
this picture book with her
to Ecuador for the children
there. We are hoping they
may send something back
for us to share when we
return to Godly Play
(Church School) in
September.
Respectfullly submitted,
Jan Dargel,
Lead Teacher
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United Thank Offering
The mission of the UTO is to "Put gifts into the Blue Box with thanksgiving, prayer, and
generosity; take blessings out of the box for grants extending the church's faithfulness to
God's mission." During the Ascension Day Ingathering members of St. James' Parish gave a
total of $472.24. These gifts joined many others to provide grants for essential programs
around the world. Thanks to all who contributed.
Respectfully submitted,
Dean Hantzopoulos,
U.T.O. Chair
Ecuador Mission Trip News
Dear St. James’ Friends,
As preparations for the Ecuador Mission Trip are underway, all of us involved are getting
excited and a bit nervous simultaneously. Yes, as a Deanery-group we have travelled to
Ecuador many times now. Yet, each trip is wonderfully unique and always filled with
surprises. The one commonality is “service” as we do God’s work.
This work can be literally “hands on” as we re-build a Church bell tower, lay new tile on the
Church floor, or conduct activities for the community’s children. The deeper and more
meaningful work is the building of relationship with our dear friends of La Misión San Pedro;
Simple, loving people longing to offer lives of
sustainability to their children.
These are hard-working people without running
water, without paved roads, without basic
education, without telephone service or internet.
Yet, they dream of developing sustainable income
for the future of their families. The hope is to
develop business undertakings such as fish
hatcheries and chicken-raising.
As we partner with the Episcopal community (La
Misión San Pedro) in el Paraiso de Pupusá, we develop bonds of friendship with our
brothers- and sisters-in-Christ. This bond is lived out in a mutual one of giving to each other.
We bring hope and connection to our dear friends. And, we share together the awesome
gift of love that is pure blessing.
Everyone of our St. James’ family will be with us “on mission” as we return to Ecuador.
We deeply thank you for your prayers and assistance to help make this possible.
In His Name,
Your Ecuador Mission Team
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Sunday, September 20, we start our new Program Year, sharing information about our
various ministries. There will be information about the programs, invitations for fellow
parishioners to join us: offering to care for those too young or too old to do it for themselves,
providing educational opportunities to learn more about our life as Episcopalians, or to the
many opportunities for ministry here (i.e., Altar Guild, Choir, Greeters, etc.).
St. James Parish Picnic in September
Mark your calendars: Same Place; Same time!
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Waterford Beach Park, Shelter #1
12 Noon—Holy Eucharist
Picnic Potluck Lunch to follow
Watch for more information, sign up sheets, and directions coming in
the September issue of The NET!
Fr. Douglass Lind will be with us this year!
SAVE THE DATES!
The Godly Play classroom has been cleaned and restocked with
supplies and ready for the return of students on Sunday, September
20 at 9:45 a.m. The Godly Play Classroom is located on the Main
Floor of the Seabury Center.
Our Lead Teacher, Jan Dargel, and her team of teachers have
been busy preparing lesson plans for the fall session. They are very
excited to welcome back all students on Welcome Back Sunday
and begin teaching their new lessons.
Watch the Sunday Announcements for additional information
pertaining to Godly Play (Church School).
Godly Play
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Special Service on Sunday, August 30 We bid our final farewell to Fr. Michel on Sunday,
August 30. There will be one service at 9:00 a.m. with
a grand reception immediately following the service.
This is our last opportunity to wish Fr. Michel good luck
during his retirement and to thank him for his 13 1/2
years of dedicated service to St. James and the
Greater New London Community!
Godspeed Fr. Michel!
The Anglican Singers
After a month without rehearsing together, the Anglican Singers are already looking
forward to September, when we start singing again. Please mark your calendars for the
autumn, when we’ll begin another year of beautiful music!
Evensong at Pequot Chapel
Sunday, September 20, 2015
5:00 p.m.
Evensong at St. James
Sunday, October 18, 2015
5:00 p.m.
Katherine Brighty
Secretary,
The Anglican Singers
Summer Organ Recital
St. James former Interim-Organist/Choirmaster, Stephen Anderson, will
offer a special Summer Organ Recital on St. James’ world renown
E.M. Skinner, Opus 220, Friday, July 17 at 7:00 p.m.
The program will include music by Bach, Buxtehude, Boellmann, Vierne,
and Vaughan-Williams. Join us for this special summer treat!
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We go wherever the pain is ...
One of the things I struggle with constantly is the place where my faith intersects with my
work. In the last few years, I have studied the work of Walter Wink pretty intently. Mr. Wink
devoted his life to the understanding of Power and authored a three-volume series on that
topic. Armed with that knowledge, I co-hosted a retreat at Holy Cross Monastery last fall
with my good friend Br. James Dowd (now posted at the order’s Mariya uMama
weThemba Monastery in South Africa) on The Myth of Redemptive Violence. This retreat
explored Walter Wink’s work and gave the participants an opportunity to wrestle with
those issues in their own lives. For me as a federal contractor working in the national
defense industry, the contrasting issues of non-violent Christianity and national defense are
pretty stark. What should I do? What is the right thing to do?
I’ll just cut to the chase on this question and state that for now, I am letting these two
things sit in tension. What a perfect place for an Episcopalian to be! I live “confessionally”
with it, acknowledging that I am contributing my talent in a very real way to the violence
in our world, and knowing that I may be called to something else. As some of you may
know, I am a Postulant for the Diaconate in The Episcopal Church. Deacons (at least in our
corner of the faith) live in the world as ordained clergy. Part of the challenge is to live our
faith (as we all do, really) at home, at work, and within the church. Demonstrating faith at
work can be a challenge, especially where it is not particularly welcome, so issues like this
weigh on me. As I’ve thought about this though, it is difficult to think of a profession where
ethical clashes like this are largely absent, although I think my wife Roxanne does not face
quite the same spiritual struggles with her art that I find in defense. Many of us though have
similar struggles; should we keep working in a profession that seems so contrary to the
Gospel?
Recently, I have noticed an emerging theme in a lot of the material I have been reading.
Two quotes jumped out at me:
Members of religious communities usually place initials after their names to indicate
their particular Order. We Franciscans use O.F.M., Ordo Fratum Minorum—Latin for the
little brothers, or the "Order of the Minor Brothers." Francis told us to move down the
social class ladder. We were not to identify with the upper class, nor with the climb
toward success, power, and money. Rather, we were to go where Jesus went, which
was wherever the pain was. -Richard Rohr, Meditation for June 9, 2015
You may not be able to change the way the discipline currently works. You may be
able to take some steps in that direction, given time and opportunity, but that isn’t
necessarily your vocation. Your task is to find the symbolic ways of doing things
differently, planting flags in hostile soil, setting up signposts that say there is a different
way to be human. And when people are puzzled at what you are doing, find ways—
fresh ways— of telling the story of the return of the human race from its exile, and use
those stories as your explanation. … If you are to shape your world in following
Christ, it is not enough to say that being a Christian and being a professional or an
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academic (to address these worlds particularly for the moment) is about high moral
standards, using every opportunity to talk to people about Jesus, praying for or with
your students, being fair in your grading and honest in your speaking. All that is vital
and necessary, but you are called to something much, much more. You are called,
prayerfully, to discern where in your discipline the human project is showing signs of
exile and humbly and boldly to act symbolically in ways that declare that the powers
have been defeated, that the kingdom has come in Jesus the Jewish Messiah, that
the new way of being human has been unveiled, and to be prepared to tell the story
that explains what these symbols are all about. … It is the way of being in Christ, in
the Spirit, at the place where the world is in pain, so that the healing love of God may
be brought to bear at that point. -N.T. Wright, The Challenge of Jesus: Rediscovering
Who Jesus Was and Is. (InterVarsity Press, 1999)
Serving at the point of pain. And God knows there is enough pain in every place to keep
us busy! As I thought about this idea, I’ve noticed in my own work that I find myself exactly
in that place often enough. Not by deliberate choice necessarily, but somehow there
nevertheless. But now, I think I’ll keep a sharper eye out for that pain and try to notice it
when it’s there … perhaps that is the place I need to be.
Do any of you have stories about working "at the point of pain" in your professional lives?
Blog Post by Ron Steed
“wherever the pain” cont’d
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Vestry’s Stewardship Statement The Episcopal Church teaches the biblical tithe as the standard of stewardship. The Vestry
of St. James believe that they and all parishioners strive to understand and meet that goal
as they personally are able. Adopted by the Vestry
Work continues on the roof repairs on the south side of the Church. We have encountered
some areas of rot in the valleys that will be repaired before re-shingling with some increased
costs, but still within our overall budget. The next phase of stained glass restoration is
tentatively scheduled for mid-summer.
Respectfully submitted,
Bruce Skinner,
for the Capital Oversight Committee
Capital Oversight Committee
Reminder …
Don’t let your pledge go on vacation when you do.
Please remember that St. James continues praying,
worshipping and doing our many ministries, even
when you are out of town. The summer can be a
time of limited cash flow and our bills (like yours)
take no holidays. Thanks for your attention!
Transition Update Parishioners interested in becoming a member of the Transition Team, which will guide our
discernment and search process, are asked to submit letters of interest addressed to
Dorothy Sieburg, Senior Warden, care of the Parish Office. Anyone interested in serving on this team must be a parishioner in good standing (attends
services regularly, stewardship participant of record, serves in parish life with time and
talent, etc.). He or she must be a team player who is able to work for the good of the
whole Parish, and maintain strict confidentiality throughout the process. The transition team
member must commit to attending frequent meetings and must fully participate
throughout the transition period which will be a year minimum.
Please email Dorothy Sieburg at [email protected] regarding questions about the
roles and responsibilities of serving as a transition team member.
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Parish Financials ST JAMES CHURCH
TREASURER’S REPORT
June 2, 2015
This report covers from January 1, 2015 through April 30, 2015.
Total Income:
Budgeted Amount: $91,833
Actual Amount: $96,953
Amount Actual is Over Budget: $5,120
The primary contributor to this income overrun is Pledge Income, which is $1,554 more than the budgeted
amount.
Total Expenses:
Budgeted Amount: $135,267
Actual Amount: $130,535
Amount Actual is Under Budget: $4,732
The primary contributor to this expenditure underrun is Sexton Wage Expense, which is $5,972 under budget,
due to the extended illness of our Sexton, Gary Evans.
Net Ordinary Income:
Total Income: $96,953
Total Expenses: $130,535
Net Ordinary Income: - $33,582
Endowment Income Applied: $43,600
Net Income $10,018
Summary: Through April 30, 2015 we are $10,018 ahead of where we expected to be based on our 2015
budget.
Investment Summary:
Balance 12/31/2014: $3,170,507
Balance 04/30/2015: $3,224,639
Total Value Change: $54,132
Withdrawal 5%: $43,600
Change Pre-Withdrawal: $97,732
Summary: Our pre-withdrawal investment value increased by 97,732, about 3.1%, through April 30, 2015.
After factoring in the 5% withdrawal, our investments are up $54,132, about 1.8% through April 30.
Respectfully submitted,
Gerald F. Miller,
Treasurer
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