November 2015 - Second Presbyterian Church

November 2015
Vol. XXXVI No. 10
the newsletter of second presbyterian church
Welcome and Thank You
From Session
We are very eager to welcome Susan Andrews,
who will start as our new interim pastor on
November 1. It will be wonderful to have a steady
presence in the office and in the pulpit once again.
It’s been almost five months since Mary Gene left,
and many people have kept our wheels turning.
Mike Willock supplied our pulpit with guest
preachers and liturgists this fall, and he helped
plan the worship services each Sunday. Barbara
Bowyer, Claudia Wall and JoAnn Ford shared
Sacred Space with our children. Robert Rembert
was coordinator of hospital visitation. Our interim
moderator of session was Deb Krause.
The church staff was amazing, Andy Peters and Jean C., especially, adding
additional work to their busy schedules. The personnel committee took on the
role of “head of staff” and held staff meetings each week.
Thanks also to the interim pastoral nominating committee (Chuck Miller, Nick
Petges, Carlene Davis, Kenyon Gradert, Rebecca Barnes, Robert Rembert and
Nancy Quigley) and to Don Beimdiek who steered the interim pastor’s contract
through appropriate channels.
The congregation expresses appreciation to the following Worship Leaders who
have inspired the congregation with God’s word by their sermons during the
worship interim:
Rev. Traci Blackman – Christ the King UCC
Dr. Leah Gunning-Francis – Eden Seminary
Rev. David Gerth – Metropolitan Congregations United
Rev. Anita Hendrix – Giddings-Lovejoy Presbytery
Dr. Deb Krause – Eden Seminary
Ruling Elder David Maltby
Eric Post – Eden Seminary Student
Ruling Elder John Rawlings
Rev. Ruben Rosario Rodriguez – St. Louis University
Revs. Carleton and Ellie Stock – Giddings-Lovejoy Presbytery
Rev. Mark Strothmann – Giddings-Lovejoy Presbytery
Ruling Elder Jay Summerville – Eden Seminary Student
Rabbi Susan Talve – Central Reform Congregation
Rev. Mai-Anh Le Tran – Eden Seminary
Rev. Landon Whitsitt – Stated Clerk of the Synod of Mid-America
Rev. Barbara Willock – Giddings-Lovejoy Presbytery
As we welcome Susan Andrews to Second Church, we encourage all of our
members and regular visitors to please wear your name badges which will help
Susan as she puts names and faces together!
We are grateful to these folks and many more for their hard work over the
summer and fall months.
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November 1 @ 11:00 am
All Saints is a time to rejoice as we remember all of those through the ages who
have stood firm in faith. We will especially remember our church members who
have moved from the church militant to the church triumphant during the last
year.
Marion L. Stevens
Mary Waldbridge
David Blum
Maud G. Thomas
David G. Nevin
Mary (Evvy) Cobb
“Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, says the Spirit.
They will rest from their labors and their deeds follow them.”
Revelation 14:13
In addition, there will be the opportunity for members of the congregation to
remember and name those saints who have had an impact on their lives.
The congregation will gather around the Lord’s Table—as it always does on the
feast days of the church year.
Invite a friend to join you for this festival day in the life of the church.
From the Pastoral Musician
On Sunday, November 1, we will observe All Saints Sunday in worship when we
remember those that have gone before us. One of the congregational hymns that
morning will be “For All the Saints”. Stanza one of this well-known hymn reads:
For all the saints who from their labors rest,
who thee by faith before the world confessed,
thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest. Alleluia! Alleluia!
William Walsham How wrote this text for All Saints Day in 1864. How provides
commentary in this hymn on the phrase “I believe in the communion of saints”
from the Apostle’s Creed. The original hymn had eleven stanzas but most
contemporary hymnals have edited this down to six or less.
We normally sing “For All the Saints” to the hymn tune SINE NOMINE. This tune
name means “without a name” and was composed by English composer Ralph
Vaughan Williams as the setting for this text in The English Hymnal of 1906. At first
critics scorned the tune as “jazz music” but most people now agree that this tune
matches the text wonderfully.
Grace and peace
the Second Church Chorale
and Chamber Orchestra
featuring
Schubert’s Mass in G Major
and music for strings by
Rossini, Mendelssohn, and Mozart
Andrew Peters, conductor
Mary Donald, soprano
Katie Loeper, soprano
Derek Dahlke, tenor
Joshua Powlishta, bass
Second Presbyterian Church
www.secondchurch.net
314-367-0367
Holy Ground Concert
Sunday, November 22 at 3:00 p.m.
First Church of Christ, Scientist
(Kingshighway at Westminster Place)
Featuring music of the congregations in the
Holy Ground Collaborative
From folk trios and gospel choirs to
classical groups and traditional hymns
Great music from
Central Reform Congregation
First Unitarian Church
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Second Presbyterian Church
Cornerstone Institutional Baptist Church and
Trinity Episcopal Church.
Second Presbyterian Church will be represented by music from
Adrian Bowers, trumpet
Helen Imes, piano
Andrew Peters, organ
Come join the fun and
the fellowship!
Open House to
Welcome Susan Andrews
WHO:
To members and friends of Second Presbyterian Church
WHAT:
A fall open house
WHERE:
At the home of Andy & Christine Peters and Warren
3802 Castleman Avenue, 63110 (in the Shaw neighborhood)
WHY:
An opportunity to socialize outside of church and a chance to
informally get to know our new interim pastor.
WHEN:
Sunday, November 15, 2:00-5:00 p.m.
NOTE:
Our apologies, but this house is only accessible by steps.
Stewardship
Stewardship Dedication Sunday
November 22, 2015
“Serving Others. Changing Lives”
It's a phrase we've long been familiar with, and
one that that embodies the values that our congregation holds dear.
Do not be fooled by its familiarity.
Rather, be energized by this message of what lies ahead.
From the
Congregational care Mission Team
Remember our homebound
Please remember our home-bound members. They really appreciate receiving
cards and knowing that their church family prays for them. You may call the
church office if you need an address. If you know of someone we have omitted,
please contact Judy Leo at 314-521-2748. Our homebound members are:
Eleanor Bell
Alma Wesley
Josefina Hilario
Bettie McArthur
Janet Nevin
Grace Reichle
Al and Arthurma Vaughn
RESERVE YOUR POINSETTIAS NOW!
Poinsettias have been used to decorate the sanctuary of Second Presbyterian
Church since WWII when a family underwrote the purchase of the poinsettias
as a memorial to a son who died in service. The tradition of purchasing
poinsettias as a memorial or as a dedication continues today. When you
purchase a poinsettia, your name and memorial/dedication will be printed in
the church bulletin on Sunday, December 13, 2015. You are free to take the
poinsettias you purchased home with you any time following the Christmas
Eve Service.
To purchase one or more poinsettias, please complete the following form,
enclosing $12 for each purchase, and either mail or deliver your order to the
church office by Sunday, December 6, 2015.
Name________________________________ Phone____________________
MEMORIAL/DEDICATIONS:
1.
2.
3.
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
November 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
1
2
3
9
10
Daylight Saving Time Ends
ALL SAINTS DAY
Adult Bible Study/Christian Forum
Children’s Sunday School-Activity Rm
Worship/Communion – Sanctuary
Children’s Music Class–Music Rm
Fellowship – Niccolls Hall
2nd Generation/s/ - Upper Room
Fall Chorale Concert - Sanctuary
9:30am
10:00am
11:00am
11:15am
12:15pm
12:15pm
4:00pm
8
9:30am
10:00am
11:00am
11:15am
12:15pm
12:15pm
12:15pm
12:15pm
Adult Bible Study/Christian Forum
Children’s Sunday School-Activity Rm
Worship – Sanctuary
Children’s Music Class –Music Rm
Fellowship – Niccolls Hall
Deaconesses – Compton Lounge
Earth Care Team – Portrait Lounge
2nd Generation/s/ - Upper Room
15
9:30am
10:00am
11:00am
11:15am
12:15pm
12:15pm
2-5:00pm
22
Adult Bible Study/Christian Forum
Children’s Sunday School-Activity Rm
Worship – Sanctuary
Children’s Music Class –Music Rm
Fellowship – Niccolls Hall
2nd Generation/s/ - Upper Room
Open House for Susan Andrews
Reign of Christ Sunday
9:30am
10:00am
11:00am
11:15am
12:15pm
12:15pm
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9:30am
10:00am
11:00am
11:15am
12:15pm
12:15pm
6:30-9:00pm Girl Scout Volunteer
Training
16
17
Deadline for Seconds
7:30am Men’s Breakfast
7:00pm Session – Upper Room
23
24
Adult Bible Study/Christian Forum
Children’s Sunday School-Activity Rm
Worship/Communion – Sanctuary
Children’s Music Class –Music Rm
Fellowship – Niccolls Hall
2nd Generation/s/ - Upper Room
1st Sunday of Advent
Adult Bible Study/Christian Forum
Children’s Sunday School-Activity Rm
Worship/Communion – Sanctuary
Children’s Music Class –Music Rm
Fellowship –Niccolls Hall
2nd Generation/s/ - Upper Room
6:30pm Table Talk – Remy’s
30
Second Presbyterian Church
Phone: 314-367-0366 Fax: 314-367-8592
E-mail: [email protected]
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
4
5
6
7
11:30am Staff Meeting
6:15pm Handbells Rehearsal
7:15pm Choir Rehearsal
10:00am GGP
11
12
13
11:30am Staff Meeting
6:15pm Handbells Rehearsal
7:15pm Choir Rehearsal
7:30pm GAMMA
10:30am Knitting Our10:00am GGP
selves to God 1:30pm Mary Ryder
Birthday Party
18
19
20
11:30am Staff Meeting
6:15pm Handbells Rehearsal
7:15pm Choir Rehearsal
14
21
10:30am Horizons Bible
10:00am GGP
Study 10am-2pm Girl Scouts
25
26
27
28
11:30am Staff Meeting
Thanksgiving Day
Church Office Closed
Thanksgiving Holiday
Church Office Closed
10:00am GGP
Deck the Halls –
Friday, December 4, 2015
2015
We Need a Little Christmas – Not right this very minute
but very soon. You won’t want to miss this annual kick-off
to Advent when we haul out the holly and put up the trees.
4:00pm
We’ll begin for those who wish to come in the afternoon.
6:00pm
We’ll break for a simple supper; soup will be
provided. Those who come should bring a salad,
bread or dessert for potluck.
6:30pm
We’ll go back to work to finish decorating and to
clean up from supper and our previous work.
There will be activities for the children during the decking time. The work is easy,
the decorating plan is clear, the laughter is contagious, and the opportunity for fun
is unlimited.
Please help dress up our grand old space for Christmas.
There will be a sign-up sheet during Fellowship after the church service on
November 22 and November 29, or call the church office.
De-Deck the Halls will be on Tuesday, January 5th beginning at 10:00am.
From the Education Mission Team
2015 - 2016
Sunday Education Schedule
Adult Bible Discussion Group – Upper Room – 2nd Floor, 9:30 a.m.
Christian Forum –
Portrait Lounge - 1st Floor, 9:30 a.m.
Children’s Sunday School –
Activity Room – 1st Floor, 10:00 a.m.
Calling All Kids!
Our learning will be based on the Presbyterian curriculum
"Feasting on the Word." It is a multi-age curriculum which
works well with our particular class of different ages. Our
lessons each week are related to the lectionary which usually
coincides with the children's sermon, so it will have some
familiarity and meaning to them when they participate in
Sacred Space during worship.
-Andrea Cochran
From the Education Mission Team
Christian Forum
Sunday Mornings at 9:30am in the Portrait Lounge
Christian Forum meets each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. in the Portrait Lounge to discuss
Christian perspectives on current issues.
November 2015 Schedule
Date
Topic
Presenter
Nov. 1
The Renovated Organ Features
Class is in the Organ Loft
Andrew Peters
Nov. 8
Green Burial
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Nov. 15
Encyclical Letter Laudato Si’ of
the Holy Father Francis on
Care for our Common Home
Carleton Stock
Nov. 22
Process Theology
Don Cochran
Nov. 29
Process Theology
Don Cochran
Sunday Bible Discussion Group
WANTED: individuals interested in learning more about the Bible. No experience
necessary. $0/hour, but amazing benefits!
Join us any Sunday morning at 9:30am in The Upper Room on the second floor;
look for our "Bible Discussion Group" signs.
For more information, please contact David Maltby, [email protected].
From the Outreach Mission Team
Girl Scout Troop 652
Troop 652 had a most enjoyable camping
trip in early October. We ventured to
Camp Cedarledge, one of the three Girl
Scout camps within the Girl Scouts of
Eastern Missouri. On Saturday, the girls
participated in the council’s troop roundup, a bevy of activities that included
financial management, STEM, and
healthy living options. While the younger
girls had the opportunity to take a
horseback ride around the coral, the
older girls enjoyed taking aim at archery.
Three members of the troop had the
opportunity to participate in a Campfire
Chopped Challenge – it required them to
use five mandatory ingredients (including
Girl Scout cookies) to create and present
a delicious main course to a panel of
three judges. Our troop members won
their round! After a full day of activities, we returned to our campsite, where the
girls prepared a delicious dinner of
baked potatoes and fruit salad. We
later enjoyed dessert around the
campfire, s’mores of course.
Sunday morning Miss Turtle
(Claudia Wall) taught the girls how
to make brown bears for breakfast.
All too soon, it was time to pack up
and return home but not before
cleaning the campsite. The
weekend was enjoyed by all; for
From the Outreach Mission Team
several of the girls, it was their first
opportunity to go camping, horseback
riding, and archery. It was also good to
see the girls who attended resident
camp this past summer take charge of
several activities during the weekend.
Good Ground Pantry
Food and Workers needed
Good Ground Pantry is supported by a very faithful and generous congregation.
Second Presbyterian Church’s mission is only successful because of you. This year
our client numbers have risen and so has the amount of food distributed to them.
This provides a pleasant dilemma. We want to serve the poor and continue to do
so, but at the same time as the number of poor people rises, we need more in
order to provide for them.
Good Ground Pantry needs your help in two ways. First, we will again collect GGP
donations during Advent Sunday services. We ask that you bring the following
items on the designated Sundays.
November 29 Canned soups, Stews, Canned meats
December 6
Chili, Canned beans, Pasta sauces
December 13
Canned vegetables and fruit
December 20 Soap, Shampoo, Deodorant, Toothbrushes and Toothpaste,
and other toiletries
If you prefer, you can write a check and GGP will do the shopping.
The second way you can help is by volunteering to help in the pantry. Additional
help can be used on most Saturdays, and especially on the second Saturday of the
month. If you can assist with this vital 2PC mission, please contact John Leo at 5212748 or [email protected] .
From the Outreach Mission Team
Wasington Montessori
The goal of our giving is to help support the students and families at Washington
Montessori and encourage their participation in the school community. We began
by encouraging reading and supporting our own mentors. Each student
in the mentoring program received books selected for their individual interests
and reading ability. These books were given to the students by their mentors, and
the feedback was that this was a very successful endeavor.
To encourage the wearing of Washington Montessori uniforms, we continue to
work on developing the “giving closet” to assist families in need. This has taken
more significant planning and cooperation from the school to organize. We have
received support from the administration, and uniforms will be distributed to
students in need beginning in November.
In addition, we are trying to “catch students doing the right thing” – and
rewarding that behavior! For example, approximately 180 students with perfect
attendance during the first quarter of the school year will receive a collared shirt
with the Washington Montessori logo from Second Church.
We strive to encourage the home-school partnership by supporting students,
families and the staff at Washington Montessori. If you are interested in
participating, please contact Claudia Wall or Nancy Quigley.
Concordance Academy (formerly Project COPE)
As many of you know, Project COPE is changing and will become the Concordance
Academy. We’re trying to stay up to date on this process. The next and first class
of Concordance partners will be released from prison in June, 2016, after six
months of working with Concordance staff while still in prison.
From the Outreach Mission Team
In the meantime, our present COPE partner, Richard Cade, is about to celebrate his
year-long anniversary. He was released from prison on November 19, 2014. He has
been amazing and resourceful in his determination to do well, to work hard, to
become financially responsible, and to connect with positive support in the
community through his family and his church. He has found employment with
various contractors over the year and when not working for others, he has been
energetic and successful in finding work on his own.
Richard has been a blessing to COPE and to our team. We are so impressed with
his efforts and very proud of him.
Partners for Just Trade
Selling Peruvian Fair Trade
Items
On Sunday, November 1, Partners for Just
Trade will be selling a variety of Peruvian
fair trade artisan items in Niccolls Hall
following worship.
Partners for Just Trade was started as the Bridge of Hope in 2002 by the
Presbytery's Joining Hands Peru Partnership as a way to address issues of poverty
and hunger in Peru. Artisans in fair trade groups covenant to work together to
learn a trade and all aspects of the business, so they can earn a fair wage which
often does not happen when their goods are sold by larger free trade businesses.
Thank you in advance for your support which helps the artisans and their families
move toward a sustainable livelihood. For information, please contact Ellie Stock
at [email protected].
From the Outreach Mission Team
Earth Care Team
FAIR TRADE PRODUCTS FOR SALE IN NOVEMBER
Fair Trade coffee, tea, and chocolate will be on sale during
the Fellowship Hour after worship on Sundays during
November. Proceeds from sales benefit the Presbyterian
Small Farmer Fund administered by the Presbyterian Hunger
Fund. Funds are disbursed as grants for producer
cooperatives’ own development projects. The Equal Exchange Company is
dedicated to serving congregations and denominational partnerships including the
Presbyterian Coffee Project.
EARTH CARE CONGREGATION RECOGNITION
John Knox Presbyterian Church in Florissant will be recognized as the sixth
certified Earth Care Congregation at the November 14 stated meeting of the
Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy in Edwardsville, IL. Earth Care Congregations
pledge to “green” their congregations and communities in the arenas of worship,
education, facilities, and outreach into the community. There are over 160 ECC
churches nationwide.
And now a Word from Our Planet……SAVE ON WATER IN YOUR BATHROOM BY:
1. Replacing your old toilet which uses 20% more water per toilet.
2. Take short showers of no more than 5 minutes.
3. Use water-saving showerhead.
4. Replace your old inefficient faucets.
5. Throw nothing but toilet paper into the toilet.
Glimpses of our Church Life
Ushers in November
Terry Burns, Helen Imes, Wayne Imes, Mark Strothmann
Fellowship in November
Nov. 1
Nov. 15
Nov. 29
Nick & Rebekah Petges
Judy Leo
Nancy Smith
Nov. 8
Nov. 22
Mary Ryder Birthday Party in November:
November:
Claudia & Mark Wall
Barbara Bowyer
Helen Imes
Meetings to Note
Session
Men’s Breakfast
Third Tuesday of this month
November 17th
7:00pm in the Upper Room
Third Tuesday of the month
November 17th
7:30am in the Hospitality Suite
Second Friday of the month
November 13th
10:30am in the Portrait Lounge
Invitations and reminders will be
e-mailed ahead of each meeting.
If you’d like to be on the e-mail list,
please contact Mike Willock
([email protected]). We hope
to see you there.
Table Talk
Horizons
Horizons Bible Study
Study
Fourth Tuesday of the month
November 24th
6:30pm at Remy’s, 222 S. Bemiston
Third Friday of the month
November 20th
10:30am in the Portrait Lounge
2nd Generation/s/
“Come to the Waters”
A study of some of the 800 references to
water found in our Bible. These scriptures
are water for our soul.
Knitting Ourselves to
God
Following worship in the Upper Room
Lunch and Conversation