December 2012 Evangel - St. Paul`s Episcopal Church

December 2012
WHAT IS ADVENT?
The word Advent means coming. During Advent
we remember the first coming of Christ, his birth, at
Christmas. We also prepare for His coming again in glory.
We look to the future by remembering
the past. Advent begins on the Sunday
closest to the last day of November
and lasts until Christmas Eve. This
year the first Sunday of Advent is
December 2. Advent has become a
very symbolic time in the church and
Advent symbols and traditions have
evolved through the years. The
Advent Wreath is one such symbol.
THE ADVENT WREATH
You will see Advent wreaths at Church, and many
families have chosen to use Advent wreaths at home. The
Advent wreath at home can help keep your focus away
from the secular chaos of the season and keep you focused
on the true meaning of Christmas. The promise of eternal
life and the ever unchanging love of God is symbolized by
the circular shape of the wreath as well as being
symbolized in the use of evergreen branches.
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Advent wreaths have five candles,
one for each of the Sundays before Christmas
and a fifth candle for Christmas Day. Candles
symbolize light. God sent Christ into the
world to give us light in the darkness.
Annual Meeting/Service
Sunday, Dec. 9 – 9:30 a.m.
The color of the candles has its own
symbolism. The purple color is for penitence
and forgiveness, as we prepare for His
coming again. You may see Advent wreaths
with all purple candles. Sometimes you will
see three purple and one pink candle. The
pink or rose color candle is lit on the 3rd
Sunday of Advent and originally was derived
from the word Gaudette meaning Rejoice as
the scriptures this Sunday are more up-lifting
than those of the 2 weeks prior. Through the
years that meaning has been watered down
and now the pink candle is often said to
represent Jesus’ mother, Mary. The fifth
candle is used in the center of the Advent
wreath. This candle is white, representing the
purity of Christ, and is lit on Christmas Eve
or Christmas Day for the birth of Jesus.
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The Advent Wreath.....
The order in which the candles are lit has also taken
on symbolism. The first candle, (purple), is often called
“the prophecy candle”, or the candle of HOPE. Our
scriptures remind us that Jesus coming was prophesied
over 2000 years ago. The second candle, (purple), is called
“the Bethlehem candle”, also called the candle of LOVE
and reminds us that God works in mysterious ways: God
loves us so much that He sent his only son to be born a
King in a lowly manger in Bethlehem. The third candle,
(pink or rose colored), can be called the Mary candle as
described above, or can be called “the Shepherds’ candle”
and is also called the candle of JOY. It is lighter in color
because the shepherds, although initially terrified, ended up
rejoicing and praising God for all they had heard and seen.
The fourth candle, (purple), is called “the Angel candle”,
also called the candle of PEACE. Please read Luke 2: 914. The fifth candle is “the Christ candle” The awaiting is
over. The Christ is born, yet we await his coming again.
The Christ candle remains lit throughout the Twelve Days
of Christmas.
help you in this preparation. I encourage you
to celebrate the coming of the Christ child for
twelve days – not for just one!
Almighty God, whose blessed Son at his
coming among us brought redemption to his
people and peace to all of goodwill: grant
that, when he shall come again in great glory
to judge the world and to make all things
new, we may be found ready to receive him,
and enter into his joy; through the same our
Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
*Taddled, with permission, from The Church of the
Messiah, Winter Garden, Florida.
Polk+
[email protected]
LET'S BUILD AN ARK!
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
Christmas Day is really when Christmas begins.
There are many fun songs about the Twelve Days of
Christmas including a “religious” version. Not to mention
that everything Christmas in the retail world is now on sale
as if Christmas were over! But the Twelve Days of
Christmas are just beginning. The Twelve Days of
Christmas start on Christmas Day and end on the Twelfth
Night. The Twelve Days of Christmas mark the twelve
days it took for the Magi to find Jesus. The next season of
the Church is Epiphany (always beginning on January 6),
which means revelation or manifestation. In simple terms,
it is the day on which Jesus was “revealed” to the world.*
I encourage you to be mindful of the season of
Advent as you prepare for the coming of Christ. I
encourage you to use an Advent wreath in your home to
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By Pidge Cash
Goats! Sheep! Llamas.! Water Buffaloes!
Heifers!
Camels! Chicks! Ducks! Rabbits! Geese!
Pigs! Honey Bees!
Heifer envisions... A World of
communities living together in peace and
equality sharing the resources of a healthy
planet.
Heifer's mission is... To work with
communities to end hunger and poverty and
to care for the Earth.
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LET'S BUILD AN ARK.....
Heifer's strategy is... To "Pass on the Gift." As
people share their animals' offspring with others - along
with their knowledge, resources, and skills – an expanding
network of hope, dignity, and self-reliance is created that
reaches around the globe.
St. Paul's is building another Heifer International
Ark during Advent. Get the whole family involved. Stop by
the Heifer table in the Narthex early in Advent and pick up
materials that will promote awareness of the less fortunate
peoples of the world.
We'll be at the Heifer table every Sunday in Advent.
Choose your animals to give to a loved one. You will be
helping children and families around the world receive
training and animal gifts that help them become selfreliant. We'll have cards that you can personalize to tell
your friends and family that you have honored them with a
Heifer gift. We'll also have calendars and change-boxes
that can be filled by children and used toward a share of an
animal.
Let's Build an Ark!
the Agreement states, the "spirit of traditional
friendship uniting the people of the two
countries."
The second American is Vanessa
Paloma, a Sephardic singer and researcher
who specializes in Jewish women's oral
traditions especially in Morocco. She has
performed the music that she studies all over
the world. The event was held Thursday,
November 29, in Rabat, Morocco.
We Are Saddened to
Share with You.....
Barbara Clayton
(Don Clayton's step-mother)
died November 9th
Ellen Martin Edmondson
June 1, 1926 – Nov. 15, 2012
(Joani Beckwith's mother)
died November 15th
Ron Messier Honored
In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the
Moroccan-American Commission for Educational and
Cultural Exchange, the bi-national commission that
administers the Fulbright Program in Morocco, spotlighted
two Moroccans and two Americans, who can express both
through their words and deeds, the true meaning of the
Agreement by which the Fulbright Commission for
Morocco was established.
Dr. Ron Messier, retired professor of history at
MTSU and Vanderbilt and a member of St. Paul’s,
Murfreesboro, was chosen as one of the two Americans, as
the invitations says: “because I believe that you and your
work in Morocco [over the last forty years] exemplify, as
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Bryan Claborne Stewart
Sept. 7, 1948 – Nov. 24, 2012
(Alice Gibson's brother)
died November 24th
Jim B. Gonzales
Nov. 17, 1933 – Nov. 24, 2012
(Jania Doud's father)
died November 24th
December 2012
Vestry Nominations
Voting for the Vestry's four seats will take place at
the Annual Meeting, Dec. 9. The nominees for Vestry are as
follows:
Jonathan Bartsch – Art Growden
Alicia Hollis – Kirby Jeffreys
Charlie McClain – Jennifer McGuire
Steve Sachs – Bill Whitesell
Our Vestry members whose terms are ending are
Jimmie Beasley, Jennifer McGuire, Sally Palmer and
Kent Sterling. McGuire is eligible to be nominated again,
and was nominated.
The Vestry members who will carry on in 2013,
with the four to be elected, are Beverly Calder, Don
Clayton, Bill Emory, Nancy Loucky, Walter McVetty,
Phillip O'Reilly, Wendi Watts and Don Whitfield.
Nominee Profiles
Jonathan Bartsch
Raised in West Virginia, Jonathan moved to middle
Tennessee in 1997 and was a member of St. George's
Episcopal in Nashville until moving to Murfreesboro in
2003.
Jonathan and his wife
(DeAnna) joined St. Paul's in 2005
and have two children: Molly (5)
and Ben (3), both cradle
Episcopalians.
The Bartsch family is
blessed to have such a wonderful
church and church family where
they are welcomed and can grow in
the love of Christ. Jonathan has
been active in the church with the
Parents Group, Ushering (8:30AM), and
Phase II Planning Committee. Jonathan is
proud to call St. Paul's home and feels
honored to be considered for this vestry
nomination.
If elected Jonathan will work
faithfully on the church's behalf to continue
the work of the Lord at St. Paul's. Outside
of church, Jonathan works for Graybar
Electric in Nashville and has many hobbies
including: hunting, flying, and golf.
Art Growden
In 2008, as an outsider, I was asked to
help design a parish
profile for the new
rector search. St.
Paul's community
involvement and
outreach programs
really impressed me.
Then, I was involved
in the development of
the new St. Paul's logo
which allowed me to
further become
acquainted with this community. I knew that
I had found what I'd been looking for in a
new church home. Confirmed in 2010, I
attended Cursillo 68 and spend Thursday
mornings with a reunion group. I'm enjoying
my third year in the Education for Ministry
(EfM) program. I was part of an attempt to
start a Living in Creation ministry here and
I'm a member of the Episcopal Peace
Fellowship chapter at St. Paul's.
My wife, Mary, and I celebrated 29
years of marriage this past July. We have two
daughters, Rachel, who is a senior at Watkins
College of Art, Design and Film and Sarah, a
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Art Growden.....
freshman at MTSU. I've been in business for myself since
1996. If you've seen the Rover buses around town, you've
seen one of my more visible local projects. I'd be honored
and humbled to be selected to serve.
Alicia Hollis
My family and I have been members of St. Paul's
for over 25 years now following our move to Murfreesboro
in 1986. What a privilege and a blessing it has been to be
involved in a very loving, active, growing and spiritually
dynamic parish! I have participated in many aspects of
parish life at different times - Vacation Bible School, youth
activities and auction, Christian Education, Cursillo,
women's activities, various fundraisers and social grace
events.
I have served two previous
terms on the Vestry, once as Senior
Warden, and I have been on our
Rector Search Committee twice.
Currently, I serve as a Lay
Eucharistic Minister and Lector and
I am a member of the
Communications Committee, Stewardship Committee and
the Choir.
I am married to Alex, and we have two adult
daughters. I appreciate being nominated to serve on the
Vestry, and I look forward to all that God has in store for
His people at St. Paul's.
Kirby Jeffreys
Kirby Jeffreys began attending St. Paul's in the fall
of 2007 while dating church member Ginger Ambrose.
Kirby and Ginger were married at St. Paul's in October of
2008.
He was confirmed into the church August of 2010.
As a parishioner at St. Paul's, Kirby has served as a
volunteer including Vacation Bible School, Wednesday
5
night suppers, summer breakfasts, and
security officer at St. Paul's White Elephant
Sales. Kirby is also a member of the Flower
Guild.
Kirby is a
volunteer usher for
both the Rutherford
County Center for the
Arts and The
Lamplighter Theater.
He enjoys playing
washtub bass with the
musical group "The
Burnt Knob Old Time
String Band".
Professionally, Kirby is a retired
Special Operations Agent for Transcor
America, working closely with the Federal
Marshal's, Homeland Security, Border Patrol
and Immigration Custom Enforcement.
Kirby enjoys spending time with 2
sons, daughter, and 4 grand-daughters.
He would be honored to serve his
church and parish family as a member of the
vestry.
Charlie McClain
Charlie McClain and his wife Janna
were confirmed at St. Paul's in June of 2009.
Their son Samson was born in February of
2010, and they are expecting a daughter in
December.
At St. Paul's,
Charlie is actively
involved with the
young adults'
ministry (YAMs),
and often volunteers
with the youth
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Charlie McClain.....
group. After making his Cursillo #67, Charlie has been
active in Tennessee Episcopal Cursillo as a team member
and also a commissioner. He is also currently enrolled in
the EfM (Education for Ministry) program.
Charlie is a stay-at-home dad, spending his days
with his son Samson and dreaming about his new daughter
Vera. The vestry represents an exciting opportunity to learn
and serve Christ in His church.
Jennifer McGuire
I became a member of the St. Paul's family in 2003
along with my husband Gary. We just celebrated our 30th
wedding anniversary! We have 3
sons, 2 daughters-in-law, 2
grandchildren, and 2 dogs.
This year I was appointed as
the Faith Community Nurse (or
Parish nurse) for our family here at
St. Paul's.
You will be learning more
about this volunteer mission in the upcoming months, but
the "...principles of holistic health arose from the
understanding that human beings strive for wholeness in
relationship to their God, themselves, their families, and
the society in which they live." (Faith Community Nursing:
Scope and Standards of Practice, ANA 2005)
I filled the final one-year vestry term of Jo Wintker
this year so I have a working relationship and
understanding of our current vestry. I have been an active
choir member since 2003. I love attending the women's
retreats on the mountain each year and the ladies night out
each month. I participate in the Wednesday morning bible
study led by Jerry Redditt. For the past few years I have
assisted in the planning and hosting of the Quarterly 70+
Birthday Luncheon for our seniors, and I volunteer in other
areas when the need arises.
I am currently the bookkeeper for a couple of
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businesses of my entrepreneurial husband
and in February we opened O'Possum's (an
Irish pub/restaurant/micro-craft-brewery) in
Murfreesboro. I am also a retired Family
Nurse Practitioner/Registered Nurse.
Steve Sachs
Brenda and I joined St Paul's 12 years
ago after moving fron Atlanta. We go to the
7:30 service and I am an usher.
We went to St. Bede’s in Atlanta for
30 years and I served
on the Vestry as
Treasurer and Junior
Warden.
After
graduation with a
degree in Math and
Physics, I joined the Army and served 6 years
active duty. We were based in Germany, Viet
Nam and Teheran, Iran. I was in the Army
Reserve for 14 years. I got my MBA in
Economics at UT. I flew for Delta Airlines
for 30 years and retired in 2003. I now work
on antique aircraft restorations and repairs.
I was raised in the Episcopal Church.
We have been married 48 years and have two
daughters and three granddaughters.
Bill Whitesell
After growing up in the Presbyterian
Church and seeking to
renew my relationship
with God, I came to
St. Paul's in the early
80's. I was confirmed
in December of 1982
and served on the
Vestry in the mid 80's.
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Bill Whitesell.....
After a hiatus of several years, I returned to St.
Paul's because I knew I would find a loving and accepting
Christian community. I went to Cursillo in 2011 and am
presently experiencing the EFM journey. I attend the
8:30 service and the Wednesday 7:00 A.M. service.
In order to fulfill the mission of St. Paul's "to
worship God and to bring all into a loving relationship with
Jesus Christ "we must continue to insure that the
infrastructure of the church compliments that spiritual goal.
We have seen that our "Church" can accomplish great
things such as the blessing of a new organ this year.
I have worked as a career prosecutor since 1980 and
have been the District Attorney General for Rutherford and
Cannon Counties since 1995. During that time I have been
participated in numerous collaborations with various
State and local organizations. I presently serve on the
Board of the Rutherford County Child Advocacy Center.
I bring no special talents other than a commitment
to be faithful to the trust given to me in the event I am
privileged enough to be elected to serve on your Vestry.
St. Paul’s Angel Program
teachers with 2 copies of the pictures to give
to the parents and use in the classroom.
Copies of your Angels photos will be
available in the Narthex as a thank you and a
reminder of the Angel you selected. Kent
Sterling and Tami Waggoner baked cookies
for the teachers and their assistants again this
year. Gift Cards to the Learning Circle were
given to the teachers to use in the classroom.
The teachers also received all the items you
donated for their classrooms that were on the
supply angels. St. Paul’s has been able to
reach and touch so many lives in this
ministry. What blessings! Thank you all for
being a part of this.
Save the Date
Epiphany Party – Sun., Jan. 6
Details to come!
By Charlotte Molloy
Thank you all for your support, donations, participation
and most importantly your prayers. St. Paul’s delivered 106
Angels Christmas gifts this year. We served Christmas
cupcakes to six inner city preschool classrooms and
provided them each with a Christmas party. At the party
Colin and Polk presented the Christmas Story of Jesus’
birth. The children talked with Santa and Mrs. Claus and
were given goody bags, candy canes and wonderful
memories. The parents were presented the gifts. This was a
great help to the families to make their Christmas a little
brighter. It showed them that they are cared about and
loved. Rick and Lisa Walsh helped by taking photos of the
children with Santa and Mrs. Claus. They presented the
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Poinsettia Dedications
By Sudi Luboniecki
Envelopes for dedicating Christmas
Poinsettias are now available on the Flower
Guild bulletin board in the Parish Hall and on
the Visitors table in the Narthex. Envelopes
must be turned in by Sunday, December 16.
Dedications will be printed in the Christmas
Eve service bulletin. The suggested donation
for a poinsettia is $18. Completed envelopes
should be placed in the Flower Guild mail
slot in the Parish Hall or in the designated
box on the Visitors Table in the Narthex, not
in the offering plate.
December 2012
On Saturday morning, we watched
the movie Inception. This movie, a movie
about dreams, was an excellent catalyst to
talk about reality and why knowing what’s
true is important. “You shall know the truth
and the truth shall set you free” (John 8)
The Creation Retreat:
Learning to Tell a Story About God
and The Journey
By Steven LeFebvre
Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries
[email protected]
Over the weekend of All Saints (Nov 2-4), St.
Paul’s Youth had our second annual Fall Sabbath Retreat.
This year we called it The Creation Retreat: Discovering
and embodying who we were created to be.
We began our discussion with
magazines and card stock posters. Our aim
was to answer the question, ‘Who does
culture say we are,’ by making collages.
After poring over the beauty, teen and music
magazines, we had a pretty clear sense of
what culture expects us to be: sexy, rich, and happy. When
we held our collages up with the creation story in Genesis
1, we found that our culture’s message starkly contradicts
God’s message that we were created in the image of God
and we were created good.
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On Saturday evening, we watched the
sunset over the infamous Sewanee bluff by
the big white cross. After dinner, inspired by
the beauty we saw, we painted. As we
painted, we dialogued about how art has the
capacity to communicate, what words often
times cannot.
The overall narrative of this weekend
was what the early mystics called ‘The
Desert Experience.’ When we discover the
truth about God, the world, and ourselves, it
creates disillusionment. In other words, the
closer we get to God, the more we find that
everything we believe and understand can get
put into question. Sometimes discovering the
truth about the world forces us to reconsider
our goals, our values, and even our
relationships. The Desert Experience is that
journey we take in the midst of our
disillusionment, where we trust God to heal
us and restore us.
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The Creation Retreat.....
Chamber Singers Here
This is the good kind of suffering. The kind of
suffering that builds character, inspires creativity, and most
importantly gives us a story to tell others. The stories we
tell about our journey is the story that leads people, like
signposts pointing others, to be faithful in their own
journey.
In the end, the retreat was a huge success and I feel
that everyone walked away with something. Whether it was
discovering a new love for painting or simply having time
and space to rest from the daily pressures of being a
teenager, God certainly blessed us. We have wonderful
teenagers at this church and if you get a chance, ask them
about the retreat.
Shalom
Recent Baptisms
The following were baptized at St. Paul’s on Nov.
4, 2012.
Tuesday, December 4, 7:30 p.m.
Nashville Chamber Singers
Angela Tipps, Musical Director
This year they'll be joined by two
special guests: Dr. Greg Bunn, organist at
Brentwood United Methodist Church, will
accompany the Singers as they perform a
commissioned work which they premiered
this summer at the national convention of the
American Guild of Organists. Then, for
something completely different, "Sweet
Fancy Moses," a local string band that will
play a few holiday tunes as well as
accompany the choir. You won't want to miss
this!
Look for St. Paul's:
Lillian Dawn Cassidy
Blakley Neal Murfree
Maggie Rebecca Parish
Suzanne Cate Invitation
Emma Louise Sori
Service Time Change – Dec. 2
Beginning the First Sunday of Advent (December 2,
2012), the 7:30 a.m. service time will change to 7:15 a.m.
The 7:15 a.m. service will also be a Rite II liturgy.
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God willing, The Right Reverend
John C. Bauerschmidt will ordain The Rev.
Suzanne Lowe Cate to the Sacred Order of
Priests on Wed., Dec. 12 at 6:30 p.m. EST at
St. James Episcopal Church in Ormond
Beach, FL.
Many of you remember Suzanne and
her family during their many years here as
vibrant members of the St. Paul's family.
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St. Paul's Troop 1108 News
3rd Annual White Elephant Sale
Our Boy Scouts learned some valuable lessons in
winter camping recently. A key highlight of their adventure
was the building of huts to protect them from the cold. The
huts were a huge success!
Starts Organizing Now!
Your support of our St. Paul's Cub Scouts (Pack
108) and our Boy Scouts is greatly appreciated. You are
helping shape wonderful young men.
St. Paul’s White Elephant Sale to
benefit St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Women
(ECW) and its ministries comes early next
year! Traditionally held the Saturday before
Lent begins; this year the sale is February 9,
2013
Most of all, we have a lot of
fun together! The 2013 Volunteer Sign-Up is
available at www.stpaulsmboro.org/elephant .
For more information please contact
Claire Bradford at 615-405-2238 or
[email protected].
Christmas Pageant
Sunday, Dec. 16
Make plans now to be at the 8:30
a.m. service on Sunday, December 16 as
our children present their annual Christmas
pageant.
The children and their pageant
leaders are working hard on this wonderful
project. See you on the 16th!
NOTES FROM ANGELA:
Music for Advent and Christmas
I have been looking forward to our
first Advent and Christmas with the new
organ. Having a much more versatile
instrument allows us to offer some incredible
music as we prepare for the coming of the
Messiah. Each Sunday in December, for the
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Notes from Angela.....
8:30 and 11:00 services, you will hear a vocal solo and an
instrumental prelude from our parish musicians as well as
students from the MTSU School of Music. And at 11:00, of
course, our St. Paul’s choir will sing some of our favorite
anthems for Advent.
Our annual Service of Lessons and Carols is
Sunday, December 23rd, at 4:00 pm. Our St. Paul’s Choir
and Choristers will be joined by a brass quintet to celebrate
the birth of our Savior in scripture reading, choir, and
congregational singing. Patterned after the Christmas Eve
service at King’s College, Cambridge, England, since 1918,
we “cheat” and do ours a day early, on the afternoon of
Advent IV.
This is an excellent service to share with your intown friends and out-of-town guests, and there is always a
lovely reception following in the Parish Hall.
Christmas Eve at St. Paul’s is a magical night.
There will be a string quartet at both services, with lots of
carol singing. And at 10:30 pm, the St. Paul’s Choir will
give a pre-service concert with anthems and more carol
singing!
This year’s Christmas Eve will be a poignant one
for me, though. I expect to shed some tears as we sing
“Silent Night” without our dear Ed McClung. If only he
could have lived a little longer to see our new organ
installed. But if we listen carefully, we might be able to
hear that great heavenly choir, accompanied by some
harmonica…?
Birthdays!
Date Of Birth
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2-Dec
3-Dec
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Stephen Sachs
Ryan Deken
Phillip O'Reilly
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Janna McClain
Mike Stewart
Forrest Clemmons
Fred Kinney
Ron Messier
Angela Tipps
Edith Brophy
Thomas Washer
Timothy Bradford
Nicholas McGuire
Billie Freitag
Lori Kimball
Brittany Whitmore
Kermit Davis
Jason Baird
Mike Becker
Jonathan Bartsch
Jonathan Wilson
Bailey Spangler
Jennifer Dooley
Caren Umans
Evelyn Short
Ally Davis
Aerolene Cox
Estelle Herring
David Jones
Barry Huber
Bill Williams
Joan Kleinlein
Sarah Davis
Olivia Carpenter
Brian Burritt
Robert Bray
Drew O'Reilly
Carole Carroll
Denise Nunley
Melinda Haines
Charlotte Young
December 2012
MUSIC FOR ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS 2012
December 2: First Sunday of Advent
Aria from Christmas Oratorio (Bach); Todd Gorman, flute
Prepare Thyself, Zion (Bach); Dustin Odom, countertenor
Anthem: E’en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come (Manz)
December 4: Tuesday - 7:30 p.m.
Nashville Chamber Singers (see story on Page 9)
December 9: Second Sunday of Advent*
*Please note that on Sunday, December 9, the service begins at 9:30 a.m. and includes the annual parish meeting.
Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying (Bach); David Loucky, trombone
Comfort Ye from Messiah (Handel); Stephen Smith, tenor
Anthem: And the Glory of the Lord from Messiah ( Handel)
December 16: Third Sunday of Advent
Rejoice, greatly from Messiah (Handel); Sarah Upchurch, soprano, with string trio
Anthem On Jordan’s Banks from Christmas Vespers (Monteverdi)
December 23: Fourth Sunday of Advent
Ave Maria (Alain); Virginia Tipps, soprano
Anthem: Mary’s Magnificat (Carter); Wendi Watts, soprano
Noel Suisse by Louis-Claude Daquin
A SERVICE OF LESSONS AND CAROLS
Sunday, December 23, 4:00 pm
St. Paul’s Choir and Choristers, Brass Quintet: Patterned after the Christmas Eve service at King’s College,
Cambridge, England, since 1918, this service features scripture readings interspersed with carols sung by the
choir and congregation. A reception will follow in the Parish Hall.
CHRISTMAS EVE - 10:30 pm
St. Paul’s Choir and String Quartet - Choral Eucharist
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December 2012
St. Paul's Food Drive Kudos!!
Congratulations St Paul's! A record 2,220 food items were donated in November to the Rutherford
County Emergency Food Bank through the generosity of the members of St Paul's.
If you left your reusable red bag at the church filled with groceries it can be picked up from the top of the
food drive baskets both in the narthex and the foyer (next to the coffee pots). Use them throughout the year and
bring them back, filled again with groceries, on February 3, 2013, our next official quarterly drive.
However, you don't need to wait until Food Drive Sunday. You can bring food ANYTIME and place the
items in the baskets designated for the Food Bank. We will keep a tally and get the items to the food bank on an
ongoing basis.
We received the following letter from Emma Espy, Director of the Emergency Food Bank: "Dear St
Paul's, The Board Members and staff of the Rutherford County Emergency Food Bank would like to offer our
"Thanks" for your time, effort and generosity. Your donation of 2,220 items will be used in a manner that will be
beneficial to our community in which we serve. Through your efforts and those of others, we will be able to
continue to assist a greater number of families in the Murfreeesboro area. Again we extend our sincere
appreciation."
Our Mission is to worship God and to bring all
into a loving relationship with Jesus Christ
St. Paul's Staff
James K. Polk Van Zandt, Rector
The Rev. Colin M. Ambrose, Associate Rector
The Rev. Gene Wise, Rector Emeritus
Steven Lefebvre, Youth Minister
Angela Tipps, Organist, Choir Director and RSCM
Susan Greenall, Office Administrator
Kathy Warlick, Administrative Assistant
Dierdri Matteson, Nursery Director
Morris Hamby, 7:30 a.m. Musician
Joyce Adkins, Assistant to the Rector
Kathleen Herzog, Assistant to the Rector
Dr. David L. Rowe, Assistant to the Rector
Nancy Loucky, Walter McVetty, Phillip O'Reilly, Wendi
Watts and Don Whitfield.
Contact Us
Location: 315 East Main Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Mailing Address: 116 North Academy Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Phone: (615) 893-3780
Website: http://stpaulsmboro.org
You can listen to Father Colin Ambrose's sermons online at http://colinambrose.wordpress.com/. Click on
older posts at the bottom left to access archived serJimmie Beasley, Jennifer McGuire, Sally Palmer, Kent mons.
Sterling, Beverly Calder, Don Clayton, Bill Emory,
St. Paul's Vestry (2011-12)
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