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WENONAH, NEW JERSEY
May 2015
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From the Rector
May brings us Mother’s Day.
day celebration (originally a
According to Wikepedia
celebration of the mother
“Mother's Day is a modern
church, not mother-
Acolytes
Fr. Zelley
celebration honoring one's
hood). Despite this, in some
own mother, as well as moth-
countries Mother's Day has
Prayer Chain
Rhoda Miller
erhood, maternal bonds, and
become synonymous with
the influence of mothers in
these older traditions.”
Altar Guild
Joanne Hutchison
society. It is celebrated on
Got A Question?
Lectors
Melissa SemmesChristian Education
Fr. Ed
ECW
Phyllis Joslin
various days in many parts of
While this holiday may not be
serves the credit for much of
the world, most commonly in
a Feast day of the church
how I have practiced and
the months of March or May.
there certainly are instances
lived out my faith throughout
It complements similar cele-
where mothers are held up as
my life.
brations honoring family
great examples of the faith.
members, such as Father’s
My favorite comes from the 2
I know that for many of you
Day and Siblings’ Day.
Timothy 1:5: “I am reminded
reading this, you probably
of your sincere faith, a faith
have similar experiences. It
Music
Margie MacWilliams
The celebration of Mother's
that lived first in your grand-
is also true that we have had
Day began in the United
mother Lois and your mother
people in our lives who are
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Jane Whittinghill
States in the early 20th cen-
Eunice and now, I am sure,
like mothers to us. Perhaps
tury; it is not related to the
lives in you.” This passage
some of you have even been
Men’s Breakfast
Gary Henderson
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many celebrations of mothers
has always spoken to me of
that person to someone.
and motherhood that have
my own faith. Both of my
occurred throughout the
grandmothers were devout
Yours in Christ,
Paul Eldridge
468-7632
world over thousands of
Christians. My own mother
Fr. Ed+
years, such as the Greek cult
is a cradle Episcopalian. And
to Cybele, the Roman festival
while my vocation as a priest
of Hilaria, or the Chris-
has clearly been influenced by
tian Mothering Sun-
my father, my mother de-
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News from the Pews
Cngratulations to Kevin Therkildsen. Kevin received the
Navy and Marine Medal of
Achievement for his duties in
Romania! Semper Fi!
Many Thanks to those who
helped make our hosting of IHN
at the end of April a success.
Jackie Gould, Tina Lawton, Dot
Jeffers (Holy Nativity Lutheran
Church) and Norm Edman
drove the van. Gar Miller also
drove the van and took a turn
sleeping over. Dinners were
covered by Lisa Carlemere,
Joanne Hutchison, Nancy Con-
This and That
Yard Sale
Wow! What a successful Yard
and Bake Sale we had this past
Saturday, April 25th. I want to
thank everyone who was involved from start to finish; the
ECW women and members of
the Church who were involved
in the set-up, the generous donations of delicious baked
goods and to those who provided yard sale items. The success of the sale would not have
been possible without all of
you. Although final numbers
are not available as of yet, so far
the event raised over $900.00.
The final amount raised will be
posted in the ECW report.
Items that were not sold will be
donated to Ranch Hope, Inc. in
Alloway, New Jersey. For
those of you who are not
familiar with Ranch Hope,
the following is information
from their website:
compassion.
Ranch Hope was founded in 1962
by the Rev. and Mrs. David L.
Bailey. While Rev. Bailey was in
the pastorate, he gave a speech to a
local service organization entitled,
“Youth in Trouble.” After the
meeting, a member of the organization challenged Rev. Bailey to do
something about the problems he
had outlined in his talk. The seed
was planted to back up his concern
for pre-delinquent teenagers with
action. Ranch Hope, Inc. is a
leader in fostering environments
that transform lives empowered
through Christ-centered love and
Colleen M. Green, Chairperson
ners, Nancy Garvin, Joan
Munyon, Tina Lawton, and
Haylee Conners. Sleeping overnight were Sean and Ian
Garvin, Jim Gowland, Alice
Nowak and Donna Freidel and
Bobby Kramer (St. Thomas’
Glassboro.) Thanks also to
everyone who contributed
ShopRite Gift cards and other
cash for a Wawa gift card to
help with the shopping list for
our guests .
Thank you, also, to those who
hosted refreshments in April:
Joan Borkowski, Tina Sheehan
and Nancy Garvin at 10 am
and Phyllis Joslin, Rita Curry
and Esther Sanders at 8 am.
As graduations from college
and high school approach,
please let us know so that we
can share the good news!
Kitchen of Hope
Thank you to everyone
who donated food in April.
As usual a special THANK
YOU goes to the Holy
Trinity members who gave
of their time and their talents to unload food, to setup the distribution table, to
bag the groceries, to break
down the cardboard boxes,
to help elderly clients carry
food to their cars, etc.
Needed for the May distribution are kids’ fruit cups,
juice boxes, tuna packs,
breakfast bars, packs of
crackers, and packs of pretzel sticks with cheese.
The next food giveaway is
Saturday, May 9 beginning
at 8 am at St. Thomas. The
food delivery will be Friday,
May 8 at 8:45 am. This is a
change in the schedule. KOH
is now every 2nd Saturday of
the month.
If you are available on either
day, please join us in this
wonderful ministry. You will
enjoy the fellowship shared
among the volunteers and the
satisfaction of helping the less
fortunate.
Jackie Gould
Thank you again to all of the
volunteers who helped to
make this event a huge success!
Confirmation/Reception
This is just a reminder that
the date of Confirmation is
May 13th at 7:30 pm at St.
John’s in Salem. This is a
convocation wide service
with Bishop Stokes in attendance.
Fr. Ed +
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This and That (cont.)
ECW News
How fortunate can a group be
that gets to thank so many
people so often?
Thank you all for your generosity with the United Thank
Offering outreach during April.
This reflected so much gratitude and will make countless
others grateful as well.
Special thanks go to Colleen
Green for resurrecting the
Yard Sale this year. She and her
support staff replaced the fellowship inherent in these activities that we feared was lost.
The money raised will also go a
long way into various communities, answering God’s call to
love one another.
Speakers at the April District
Meeting shared information
about FURever As Friends
(Pets Helping People) through
which they and their therapy
animals help folks of all ages
and circumstances to overcome some of life’s larger challenges. They are always looking for more volunteers to
become a new team (human +
dog/cat/rabbit/guinea pig) to
spread the special gifts that
animals have for people. If
you, or someone you know,
think this might be for you,
pick up a brochure from the
Narthex table.
We are excited to be hosting
the Diocesan ECW Annual
Meeting and UTO Ingathering
on Sat., May 16th. This is a
great opportunity to see the
larger body of the ECW at
work right in our front yard,
and to share in the spiritual
renewal that such occasions
offer. Join us at 10:00 a.m. for
Eucharist, speaker, meeting,
and luncheon. Anyone wishing to attend should contact
Rita Curry (468-8215) for
registration information and
box lunch orders.
At our next meeting we’ll be
looking for input for the disbursement of funds at year’s
end. Come with your ideas at
7:00 p.m. on Mon., May 11th
in the Parish Hall.
Joan Munyon, Secretary
Musical Notes
It was a particularly blessed
Easter at Holy Trinity! Many
thanks to our trumpeter, Greg
Kuhn, and the people who
joined our choir for the occasion, especially Laurie Cimino
and Susan Cassidy. It was awesome!
The bell choir will be playing
this Sunday for the last time
this year (May 3rd). I would
like to thank everyone for their
attendance and dedication this
year.
The Joyful Noise Choir will
sing in June joined by Emily
Provine in the perennial favor-
ite, “My Lord”. We have had a
great year and I am pleased with
their enthusiasm for the
bells. They are actually reading
notes, so I hope to expand their
general musical education.
As always, during the summer I
need soloists. Please let me know
if you would like to sing or play
an instrument some Sunday between now and September.
I will be away July 12th. I am
going to an 80th birthday celebration for the father of my “host
family” in France. I have known
them for 43 years now! I don’t
like to fly, so I would appreciate
your prayers for traveling mercies.
Have a wonderful Summer!
Margie MacWilliams
Birthdays
2) Charles Thorne
3) Nicholas Prus-Preston
5) Meghan Garvin
Elizabeth Sellen
7) Michael Szczepanski
8) Aiden Haygood
9) Margie MacWilliams
George Mix
15) Robert Traynor
17) Michelle Gwin
19) Debbie Blackburn
Anniversaries
2) Mark & Laurie Cimino
3) Bill & Tina Sheehan
10) Kurt & Corinne Hartsough
16) Pete & Nancy Peterson
22) Al & Kate Valentino
27) Paul & Joetta Eldridge
28) John & Cheryl Muldowney
20) Hunter Conners
21) Roseann McAlister
Michael White
23) Dawn Carlamere
Sandra Ferris
25) Keyon Haygood
Gail Zelley
29) Minakshi Bajpai
Wesley Walls
30) Rosalie Paul
31) Morgan Kampmeier
O God, our times are in your
hand: Look with favor, we
pray, on your servants as they
begin another year. Grant that
they may grow in wisdom and
grace, and strengthen their
trust in your goodness all the
days of their lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
BCP, p. 830
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Chicken BBQ Set for June 6
Just Weighing In
Cluck, cluck, Cluck!
Anybody miss me?
For the 37th straight year, Holy Trinity will host its locally renowned chicken barbecue on the first Saturday of June (the
6th), featuring Smilski chicken, potato salad, beans, garden
salad, roll and desert.
Well, I’m back – not as treasurer, as Mark seems to have figured that
all out. But I thought I might as well do an article every now and then
– about something -- just to keep my hand in, as well as to offer my
two cents! After all, I have been accorded the title of “Treasurer
Emeritus .”
Carla Henderson has volunteered to serve as chairman this year,
and will be looking for lots of help to ensure the event goes as
smoothly as possible. Volunteers will be needed to make up
salads, cut and package deserts, serve on the take-out line, make
the beans, clean up and a variety of other chores. Sign up sheets
will be out in the Narthex shortly (if they aren’t already), so see
how you can pitch in. Envelopes will also be available to make
cash donations for goods.
First, I need to pass on my thanks to all of you who sent cards (some
of you sent multiples) and well wishes during my heart operation/
recovery period. As many of you know, I spent 13 days at Penn, came
home with a lot of new plumbing – including an unexpected Pacemaker - and have been going through cardio rehab at Inspira for the
last several weeks. My recent three- month visit back at Penn went
well. The new valve is working perfectly and my heart function is right
about where it should be (a 58 of 60, whatever that means). I have
virtually no restrictions, although the nurse practitioner said I should
confine lifting to under 60 pounds. But since I’m only at the four
pound dumbbell stage with my cardio program, I don’t think
the restrictions are going to be a problem any time soon.
Letters/tickets for parishioners are on the Narthex table so
please take them with you so we don’t have to mail. Typically,
we include the same number of tickets that you have sold/used
in the past. It would be great if you can either use the tickets
yourself or find someone else who can. As ticket chairman, I
will have additional tickets should you need them. Cost this year
is $12 for adults and $6 for children under 12. To minimize the
work load, there will be no dining available at the church. And
please turn in your money as soon as you have collected it.
In addition to helpers for the fund-raiser (our only one of the
year) we’re hoping that parishioners will take a more active role
in selling tickets. Look for ways to be creative in introducing
others to the Holy Trinity experience. Last year, for instance, I
was able to sell a large number of tickets to a nearby assisted
living facility and then make a delivery. Are there any such
institutions in your area where residents might like a change of
menu? I’ve also had luck selling tickets to business establishments, including the local Post Office.
This year I’m going to treat some new neighbors to a chicken
barbecue dinner as an introduction to Wenonah and Holy Trinity, and to serve as a house-warming gift. Any new neighbors
in your area that might like to experience our barbecue? How
about connecting with old friends or relatives and sharing a nofuss, low-cost meal?
Please do whatever you can to support the barbecue this year.
Our degree of success will determine whether we will be able to
continue the long-standing tradition in 2016.
Gar Miller
If you haven’t noticed, a lot has been going on at church. The ECW
yard and bake sale, coordinated by Colleen Green, went extremely
well. Lots of stuff, lots of helpers, lots of fun. For church members
who haven’t been involved in that, it’s a great time to bond with others. Same thing with the chicken barbecue coming up. A great opportunity for camaraderie and getting to interact with people/
faces you don’t know, as well as to help support the church’s main
fund-raiser of the year.
As I write this, some 14 “strangers” are making Holy Trinity their
home as part of the IHN effort. Four families, who have been temporarily displaced, are finding food and shelter through the generosity
of you parishioners, and those of other churches in the area. As usual,
a number of church members took care of the cooking – including 17year old Haley Connors, who signed up to do the Saturday night
meal. Pretty impressed with that, as well as her willingness to assist
Grandmom Nancy Connors who prepared a four meat-loaf dinner on
Tuesday night. And thanks to all of the people who bought ShopRite
gift cards to help stock the pantry back at the Glassboro IHN site.
And, of course, we’re continuing to help provide food for needy families through the Kitchen of Hope at St. Thomas by bagging, handling
the intake, and donating food that just seems to show up regularly
under our Narthex table.
I was responsible for putting together the Easter flower memorial list
in the church program again this year – one of many jobs I have retained (including ordering supplies, the gift card program, and some
other things) – and I hope that I didn’t forget anyone. If I did, please
let me know. I did make a decision to put the late Jack Sheppard Sr.
first on the list, because he just seemed that he should go to the head
of the class. One of Jack’s last gifts to the church, in addition to paying his full pledge for 2015, was a generous check to cover the cost of
installing a new dishwashing system in the undercroft kitchen.
Until next time.
Gar Miller
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
MAY
2015
3
8 am & 10 am
Holy Eucharist
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
Fr. Ed’s
Sabbath
2
5 pm
Holy Eucharist at
Holy Nativity
IHN
IHN
9
4
5
6
7
8
8 am
Morning Prayer
8 am
Morning Prayer
8 am
Morning Prayer
Fr. Ed’s
Sabbath
11:15 am
All Church
Brunch
5 pm
Evening Prayer
5 pm
Evening Prayer
5 pm
Evening Prayer
8 am
Morning Prayer
11 am Holy
Eucharist
5 pm
Evening Prayer
7:30 pm
Adult Choir
10
8 am & 10 am
Holy Eucharist
11
12
13
14 Ascension
15
16
8 am
Morning Prayer
8 am
Morning Prayer
8 am
Morning Prayer
8 am
Morning Prayer
Fr. Ed Vacation
5 pm
Evening Prayer
Fr. Ed
Vacation
Fr. Ed
Vacation
9:10 am
Joyful Noise
choir
10 am
Book Club
9:10 am
Joyful Noise
choir
11:15 am Christian Education
10 am
Book Club
5 pm
Evening Prayer
7 pm
ECW Mtg.
17 Fr. Ed Vacation
8 am & 10 am
Holy Eucharist
8:45 am
Refreshments
9:10 am
Joyful Noise
choir
11:15 am Christian Education
18
8 am
Morning Prayer
24 Pentecost
8 am & 10 am
Holy Eucharist
9:10 am
Joyful Noise
choir
11:15 am
Christian Education
25
31
8 am & 10 am
Holy Eucharist
9:10 am
Joyful Noise choir
11:15 am
Christian Education
5 pm
Evening Prayer
5 pm
Evening Prayer
19
8 am
Morning Prayer
20
8 am
Morning Prayer
7:30 pm
Adult Choir
5 pm
Evening Prayer
5 pm
Evening Prayer
21
8 am
Morning Prayer
11 am Holy
Eucharist
5 pm
Evening Prayer
5pm
Holy Eucharist
At Holy Trinity
10 am
ECW Ingathering/Meeting
5 pm
Holy Eucharist
at Holy Nativity
7:30 pm
Confirmation at
St. John’s, Salem
10 am
Book Club
5 pm
Evening Prayer
8:45 am
Deliver food to
KOH
8:00 am
KOH Pantry
22
Fr. Ed’s
Sabbath
23
5pm
Holy Eucharist
At Holy Trinity
7:30 pm
Adult Choir
7 pm
Vestry mtg.
26
8 am
Morning Prayer
27
8 am
Morning Prayer
10 am
Book Club
5 pm
Evening Prayer
5 pm
Evening Prayer
28
8 am
Morning Prayer
11 am Holy
Eucharist
5 pm
Evening Prayer
7:30 pm
Adult Choir
29
Fr Ed’s
Sabbath
30
5 pm
Holy Eucharist
at Holy Nativity
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is to create a supportive community
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