Senior Warden`s Message - Church of the Holy Nativity

OCTOBER 2015
OCTOBER
HIGHLIGHTS
Blessing of the Animals
Oct 3—11AM
Be Our Guest
Oct 7 & 14
Walking in the Gym Oct 2, 9, 16, 23
Choir Practice Oct 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Pastoral Care
Oct 20 — 6:30PM
Vestry
Oct 21—6:30PM
Holiday Bazaar
Oct 30—12-6PM
31—8AM-5PM
Nov. 1—9AM-12PM
Ladies Time Out
TBD
Senior
Warden’s
Message
By Gladys
Clymens
September is proving to be a
busy, busy month. Christian
Education classes and Youth
Group, Choir, Harvest Festival,
All Parish Meeting along with
the regular meetings of Vestry,
various Committees, Be Our
Guest Meals, etc. etc. Holy
Nativity is humming.
Any of you who missed the
Harvest Festival missed a fun
time of music, good food and
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fellowship. Thanks to Kay
Grooms and her committee. We
also raised in the area of $720
from this FREE event.
Christy Fendley will be
celebrating a “Blessing of the
Animals” on October 3 at 11:00.
This is open to everyone in the
area who would like to bring
their animals. The service will
take place in front of the church
(weather permitting) If it is
nasty outside, we will move into
the gym. This is a short service,
so bring your horses, cats, dogs,
rabbits, etc.
Before you know it, we will be
in Advent and Christmas
seasons. The time seems to just
fly by.
JoAnn Myers is recovering
from her knee replacement. She
is doing great, but give her a call
or drop by and see her. We hope
to see you soon JoAnn!
The All Parish Meeting was
held with Canon Lucinda
presiding. You will find a full
report elsewhere in this issue.
Those of us who attended and
participated, felt that it was a
very good and revealing meeting.
It brought some of our shortfalls,
as well as our good points to
light. One of the things I took
away from this meeting was that
we are too lax and are letting our
new members fall through the
cracks. They do not feel
included. “my apologies to all of
you that this has happened to.”
The Vestry has discussed this and
we will be working to correct it as
quickly as we can. There will be a
New Member Orientation Class
and Mentors will be assigned to
each new person who attends. We
will work hard to find other ways
to include everyone. If you think
of something, please convey it to
me.
The Adult Education Class is
beginning Sunday, September 27.
The area of study is The History
of the Episcopal Church. This
should reveal some interesting
facts, and teach us why we do
some of the things we do. All are
welcome. We meet in the Library
at 8:30 AM before church.
Newcomers might find this class
useful.
Have a beautiful fall and don’t
forget to attend Church.
PROFILE COMMITTEE
By Carrie Magette
All-Parish Meeting, September 13, 2015
On September 13, 2015, an all-parish meeting was held in the parish hall, with a light lunch provided.
Canon Lucinda Ashby facilitated the meeting, with Profile Committee members Carrie Magette, Karen Ryker,
Richard Bowring, Clay Lisle, and Matt Wheeler scribing, recording, and providing supplies for the
conversation.
The purpose of this meeting was to enlighten members of our parish on the different roles and
responsibilities of priests and rectors, as well as to converse and brainstorm about how lay leaders and
members of Holy Nativity are currently filling these roles, the qualities and skills we currently have, and those
that we seek in a leader. The results of this meeting will help the Profile Committee to craft the opening
statement on our Profile, which will in turn recruit the right leader.
Each member present received a copy of an article provided by Canon Lucinda, titled Thoughts on
Ministry, which briefly describes the different roles and responsibilities of priests and rectors. (Additional
copies are available for a short time in the parish hall or may be obtained from any Profile Committee
Member.)
Members shared their thoughts on the article, and discussed the history of the Community
Priest and the Rector in our diocese. We focused the discussion on clarifying the differences between roles
and expectations in terms of a priest and/or a rector. Canon Lucinda explained the cost of a full-time,
seminary-trained rector, and why there is this level of expense and suggested that there are many more options
for leadership models that would fit our situation. The discussion then moved beyond money and into the
qualities and skills we have in leadership, and the qualities and skills we need more of.
The Profile Committee members scribed the discussion as parishioners talked about qualities and skills
the parish already has. Parishioners noted that our skill-set is broad, and includes organization, attention to
detail, planning, completing tasks, and working with a variety of people—among a very long list.
As we considered the "Qualities and Skills We Already Have,” we noticed that our skills are very
well--rounded throughout encompassing many areas, whereas our qualities are more clustered around
Preacher, Perseverance, and Motivating." It was eye-opening for us to see listed on paper how much of a
rector's duties we are already doing and succeeding at; how far we've grown in the last 4 years! In terms of
“Qualities and Skills We Need,” someone suggested “walk on water!” But in all seriousness, we do have a
strong desire for consistency and a youth leader. Other strong areas of focus were authority, teaching,
pastoral and people skills, evangelism, representing the community to the larger community.
The conversation led to the discussion that the parish would probably not take kindly to someone who
tried to pull tasks from us that we are already succeeding at, but we are in need of a leader.
There was some conversation around the fact that the parish cannot rely on the retired supply priests
forever. Also, there was some clarity around the issue that what we are really asking about is, “What kind of
clergy leader does Holy Nativity need for X amount of hours/week, and what can he/she do?"
The information gained from these pages will provide the Profile Committee with verbiage for the lead
statement on our Profile to recruit the right kind of
leader who will read it and say "That's me."
Flower Ministry
There will be a “Flower
Fund” for the altar flowers.
The flowers will be handled
by the Altar Guild now. If
you would like to
contribute to pay for fresh
flowers or donate
arrangements, please contact
Clare Barrett (888-6156.)
REMEMBER:
Set your clocks back on
Sunday,
November 1st
at 2AM or
when you go to bed on
Saturday, October 31st.
Mowing
Schedule
Phil Street will have the
sign-up schedule in the gym
after the service on Sundays.
Mowing will be done on
Thursday or Friday of each
week. Please sign up to help
mow the church lawns. The
more people who sign up the
faster the job will be
completed.
OCTOBER 2015 Parish Calendar
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Choir Practice
7:30PM
4
YOUTH SUNDAY
2 Cents a Meal
8:30AM Adult Ed.
9:30AM Holy Eucharist
Healing prayer during
service
9:45AM Sunday School
10:45AM Youth Group
10:45AM Profile Comm.
5
11
12
8:30AM Adult Ed.
9:30AM Holy Eucharist
9:45AM Sunday School
10:45AM Worship Comm.
Columbus
Day
18
19
8:30AM Adult Ed.
9:30AM Holy Eucharist
Healing Prayer during
service
9:45AM Sunday School
10:45AM Youth Group
10:45AM Healing Ministry
25
26
6
Walking in
the
Gym
10:30-11:30
PM
7
8
9
Be Our Guest
5:30-7:00PM
Choir Practice
7:30PM
Walking in the
Gym
10:30-11:30 PM
14
15
16
Be Our Guest
5:30-7:00PM
Choir Practice
7:30PM
Walking in the
Gym
10:30-11:30 PM
20
21
22
23
Pastoral Care
6:30PM
Vestry—6:30PM
Choir Practice
7:30PM
Walking in the
Gym
10:30-11:30 PM
27
28
29
30
Holiday
Bazaar
12-6PM
13
8:30AM Adult Edu
9:30AM Morning Prayer
9:45AM Sunday School
Choir Practice
7:30PM
CHURCH NEEDS
« New members for the
Pastoral Care Team and
Worship Leaders
« Funds for New Carpet
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
Dry Pasta, noodles, ramen,
spaghetti & canned sauce

Grocery Bags & Egg Cartons
Saturday
3
Blessing of
the Animals
11AM
10
17
24
31 Halloween
Holiday
Bazaar
8:00AM-5:00PM
DAYLIGHT
SAVINGS TIME
ENDS
Treasurers Report
September 16, 2015
BIRTHDAYS
Paula Robinson
Willa Harrelson
Will Votaw
Wendy Haustveit
Anna Fendley
Chuck Bromley
Fred Bailey
Richard Jones
Morgan Bulen
Sue Walker
Bjorn Friling
Lorena Bruckner
Marilynn Friling
Mary Clausen
Tami Bromley
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Cash Balance
1
4
4
5
6
7
13
16
19
19
20
24
26
27
28
$6,749.24
Current Bills
Accounts Payable
-$300.00
$6,449.24
Balance after current bills
Fund Balances
Checks
Operating Reserve Fund
Be Our Guest
Children's Ministry
2 cent a meal
Building fund
Carpet
Sr Wardens Discretionary fund
Memorial Fund
-$12.95
$2,000.00
$2,519.96
$910.68
$480.83
$2,747.34
$3,276.37
$27.00
$1,174.68
Paradise Point Scholarships
Womens Group
Total
$363.80
$1,519.25
$15,006.96
Monthly Recurring Expenses
ANNIVERSARIES
Copier
Diocesan Bridge Loan
US Bank Roof Loan
US Bank Building Loan
Total
$222.88
$287.93
$725.00
$2,226.00
$3,461.81
Steve & Mary Sanders
Oct. 1
Tom & Petra Cervino
Oct 18
Harmon & Janice Avera
Oct 26
Timothy & Debbie Domka
Oct 30
Ray & Jackie Ramos
Oct 31
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Matt of Many
Hats
Above: Matt Wheeler as auctioneer at
Harvest Festival. Below: Matt leading
the congregation in Morning Prayer the
next day.
Right: Paul Parish
waiting to serve
dinner.
Below: Auction
desert table.
Right: Kids table
drawing for one of the
baskets/tubs/boxes.
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VESTRY HIGHLIGHTS
Fall Harvest Festival
FOR AUGUST 2015
By Kay Grooms
The Refinance was discussed
again, with the possibility of
selling the Rectory property.
Mike is talking with U.S. Bank
again concerning the refinance and
whether it would be possible for
them to release the Rectory
Property, should it become an
option for it. He is meeting with
the loan officer again this week
and will let us know where they
stand on the issue.
Richard presented a new
Musician’s Letter of Agreement
for approval. Whether or not the
organ is an issue, wages, etc. We
will use this letter until January,
when a few wrinkles will need to
be ironed out.
The General Convention passed
a resolution requiring every parish
to have a Disaster Preparedness
Plan in place in three years when
the next convention meets. Bob
Burnz has agreed to head this
project for Holy Nativity. Bob is
in contact with the powers that be
in the Diocese and will keep us
updated on things as they progress
and we need to dig in and get it
going.
Karen Ryker reported on the
Profile Committee and reminded
us of the All Parish Meeting to be
held directly after the service on
September 13. Canon Lucinda
Ashby will be conducting the
meeting and catch us up on where
the Profile committee is headed.
A light lunch will be served. The
meeting will only last about one
and a half hours.
Christy Fendley reported that
Sunday School will start on
September 20. The younger
children will be studying
Communion. The youth will be
preparing for a similar service to
Rite 13. The youth will be
meeting twice a month. Adult
Education will start on September
25 with The Episcopal Church
history and practices.
Bob Burnz will be assisting
Richard Jones with the
Stewardship Committee this year
and will be in charge of the 2016
Stewardship program. This year’s
campaign will run from October 4
– Nov 15 when the pledges will be
blessed.
Tentatively we will have a
service on October 3 to bless the
animals.
Some fund raisers for next year
were discussed.
We had a very successful
Festival. Our goal was to provide
an evening of good food and
fellowship for our congregation
and community. An added
benefit was that we were able to
clear $720 to help our building
fund.
The pulled pork, potato salad
and coleslaw, prepared by Paul
and Sharon Parish and Kay
Grooms, was reported to be
delicious and many returned for
2nds!!! Then the ladies--and Phil
overwhelmed us with wonderful
desserts that were auctioned off
by our very own auctioneer, Matt
Wheeler. There were several
battles over some of the favorites.
A top bid of $30 by Caroline
Winters won Rena Buckner's
Rum Cake. We’re sure she slept
well that night!!!
Many beautiful baskets were
made and donated and it was
hard to choose which to bid on.
Rick Peterson was able to claim
2! Many of our children went
home with at least one fantastic
basket.
Taste of Country entertained us
again with all the songs we
remember and love. They were
great. Got a few heels kicking
up. We may need some dance
lessons before the next time they
come. Thanks Jerry for bringing
them.
Thanks to all who helped make
this a success!!!
(see page 6 for pictures)
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The Episcopal Church of the Holy Nativity
828 W. Cherry Lane
Meridian, Idaho 83642-1619
Phone: 208-888-4342
SUNDAY WORSHIP
9:30 AM
Leadership Team
Bishop of Idaho: The Rt. Rev. Brian Thom
Priest Associates:
Canon Lucinda Ashby
The Rev. Alice Farquhar-Mayes
The Rev. Jennifer Anttonen
Music Director: Ms. Heidi Roberts
Senior Warden: Ms. Gladys Clymens
Junior Warden: Mr. Phil Street
Treasurer: Mr. Mike Magette/Ms. Donna
Lofton
Ministry Schedule: Ms. Kelly Mattson
Children’s Sermons: Mr. Matt Wheeler
Sunday School: Ms. Diana Bush
Youth Group: Ms. Christy Fendley
Altar Guild & Flowers/Worship
Committee/Food Bank: Ms. Clare Barrett
Coffee Hour/ Women’s Group: Ms. Kay
Grooms
Newsletter Editor: Ms. Linda Burnz
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