March 2013 - DivingDog

TIDINGS
The Newsletter of Christ Church – St. Michael’s Parish (Episcopal)
Holy Week Services
March 2013
The Eight Days of Holy Week
Sunday, March 24th through Sunday, March 31st
Sunday, March 24th
Palm Sunday
8:00 AM Liturgy of the Palms,
Holy Eucharist & Sermon
10:00 AM Liturgy of the Palms in
Church Cove (Muskrat Park)
with Covenant Churches
10:15 AM Sermon, Holy Eucharist &
Reading of the Passion
Thursday, March 28th
Maundy Thursday
6:00 PM Agape Meal – Etherton Hall
7:00 PM Maundy Thursday Liturgy
8:00 PM Vigil/Night Watch
(thru 11 AM on Good Friday)
Friday, March 29th
Good Friday
12:00 PM Good Friday Liturgy
5:00 PM Stations of the Cross
Saturday, March 30th
Holy Saturday & Easter Eve
8:00 PM The Great Vigil and First
Eucharist of Easter
Sunday, March 31st
Easter Day
6:30 AM Sunrise Service at CBMM
8:00 AM Easter Eucharist & Sermon
9:30 AM Easter Family Eucharist with
Children’s Homily & Choirs
10:30 AM Easter Egg Hunt
11:00 AM Festal Easter Eucharist with
Sermon & Choir
N.B. The Parish Office is closed from Monday,
April 5th through Wednesday, April 11th.
Adult Forums Lenten Series
“The Bible Jesus Read”
Sundays at 9:15 AM
Led by the Reverend Lynn Hade
Christ Church, led by Crucifer Ashleigh Kerrigan; the last of the three churches to process out of
Church Cove Park on Palm Sunday 2012.
Holy Week is an eight-day week that both begins and ends on a
Sunday. The first is called Palm Sunday/The Sunday of the Passion, and the
second is Easter Day. Palm Sunday begins Holy Week, which follows
Jesus’ activities day by day through his death and resurrection. By the
late fourth century the Church was observing all of the following feast
days: Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday and Holy Wednesday, which are
commemorated with private meditation and Eucharist. Maundy
Thursday is associated with three tragic and closely spaced events near
the end of Jesus’ life: his last meal with his friends; his agony in the
garden; and his arrest. The liturgy focuses on Jesus’ commandment to
“love one another” and ends with the dramatic stripping of the altar.
Scourged and forced to carry his own cross, Jesus was crucified on
Good Friday, the darkest day in Christian history. The traditional Good
Friday liturgy includes the reading of the Passion narrative, meditation
and communion from the reserved sacrament. The Great Vigil of Easter
is the first service of Easter and the primary liturgy of the Church’s
life. It marks not only the passage from Lent into Easter, but Christ’s
Passover from death into life in the resurrection and our participation
in it. We encourage you to consider joining us for all of our Holy
Week liturgies at Christ Church this year.
Popcorn Theology: Mondays during Lent at 7 PM
103 Willow Street, P.O. Box S
St. Michaels, MD 21663
Tel: 410-745-9076 Fax: 410-745-5760
e-mail: [email protected]
Office Hours: 9:00AM – 4:00PM, Monday-Thursday
Weekly Service Schedule:
Morning Prayer – 9:00AM Mondays through Fridays
Holy Eucharist (Londonderry) – 1:30PM 1st & 3rd Thursdays
Sunday Services: 8:00AM & 9:30AM
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Newsletter editor: Peter Houck
Privileges and Expectations
Growing up as a child in Georgia, I remember reading on the bulletin board in my
school the phrase “March comes in like a lion, but goes out like a lamb." In the life
of the church, it may be said that this year “March comes in like a lamb and goes out
like a lion” (to borrow a phrase from author C.S. Lewis). Lent began in midFebruary, and with the alleluias and blessings packed away for the season, we may
feel like life is a bit too flat; a bit too solemn. These days, most of the population
does not care much for Lent. Nevertheless, for the roughly forty days that make up
this season, we put one foot in front of the other until we arrive at Easter Day -- the
day when the Gospel of John’s sacrificial “lamb” becomes Lewis’ resurrected Lion
Aslan. And having completed that journey of self-examination and self-denial, we
are all the better prepared to proclaim the resurrection of Christ on Easter Day.
Many of us came of age in an era when participation in church was normative for most Americans. From the end
of WW II through the late-1960s, the typical expectation of church membership was something like: “it’s mostly up
to you; there are many ways to be a good person, and God has made us free to choose.” The bar was set quite low,
and asking for small bits of commitment -- occasional attendance, a few dollars in the offering plate, and a “feelgood” sermon -- still allowed for respectable numerical growth in congregations when it was assumed that “all
‘good’ people go to church on Sundays.” As church attendance patterns changed, it was thought that the future lay
in “seeker services.” One mega-church that followed this model was Willow Creek, yet its leadership found that
“seeker friendly” services never developed much commitment, and Willow Creek has now shifted to a focus on
developing “mature believers” who want depth of faith.
Here at Christ Church we have an incredibly faithful congregation with a generosity of spirit that permeates so much of
what we do and who we are as a parish. Complementing this spirit of generosity has been an awareness of our need
to more clearly articulate what it means to belong to Christ Church, as well as to be a Christian. Being a member of
the church raises significant questions: What does the church believe? What should I give? Am I to live differently
now that I am a member of this church? It is not lost on many visitors and new members that it can seem like
everybody at Christ Church is involved in several service ministries and that parishioners are quite generous in
pledging as well. Christ Church is a church of invitation, hospitality, and community; but it also is a place of faith -a place and community that shares a set of sacred stories and a narrative that defines who we are as God’s people
and as followers of a risen Christ. And that narrative is imbedded in every Eucharistic Prayer--the narrative of our
salvation story and the narrative of Jesus instituting that meal we share at the altar together every Sunday. Beyond
allowing that story to become a part of you, it is incumbent upon us to continue to explore our faith and the stories
we hold sacred and to discern what they mean for us today. Reading and studying these stories and traditions will
allow us to answer the ever-important questions that we confront as people of faith and as members of this church.
What is it that makes you a Christian? What is it that you feel called to do because of your faith? How do you
experience God in the day-to-day of your life? And what is your hope as we prepare to proclaim the Resurrection?
-- Mark Nestlehutt
Land of Beulah!
If you did a word search of the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, you
would not find the word ‘Beulah.’ It seems that the word ‘Beulah’ is only found in
the King James translation of the Bible. There it is used in the book of Isaiah, to
describe the homecoming of the people of Israel to the home intended by God for
them. Contrasting their current spiritual and physical dwelling, in the land of
‘Desolation’ and the city of ‘Forsaken,’ through the words of Isaiah, the promise is
made of a time when the people will be called ‘My Delight is in Her,’ and the land will
be called ‘Married.’ Beulah Land, then, is an image of a people who are so aware of
their beloved status in God’s eyes, so certain of their security in that relationship, that
they understand themselves in a relationship with God that imitates the best of marriages. Clearly, to live in Beulah
Land is a good thing!
Since September, the children in our Church School have been using a wonderful curriculum called Beulah Land.
If I were to sum up the intent of the curriculum, I would say it is to marry the spiritual, inner lives of humans who
happen to be children, to the great stories of the Bible which explore these same themes. Themes of journey,
(what child has not known the experience of leaving the known and traveling to a new land of unknown,
uncertainty and promise vying for their heart?), the faithfulness of God in difficult circumstances and the exuberant,
risky actions of the God who created all, and then gave it over to our care – these have been the stuff of our first
months using the Beulah Land curriculum.
The curriculum is intended to evoke the imaginations and ponderings of the children who take in the ancient and
rich stories of our faith tradition. Rather that telling the children the meaning of the story, children are invited by
the teachers to wonder about the stories. For example, in February, when the creation story of the first chapter of
Genesis was used, some of the wondering questions for children to ponder included “I wonder why God wanted to
make the world?” “I wonder if God is still making the world?” and “I wonder what is the most wonderful thing
God has made?” Thus the stories return to their intended use—provoking awareness in the heart of something
larger and grander than the everyday struggles of humans and providing a context for that struggle.
I want to conclude by offering a thanks that cannot be offered too many times! Thanks to the hard work of many
adults in the parish, from the teachers in the classroom, to those who are providing support by assisting with
activity planning, to the faithful folk who have taken on the task of cutting out and assembling the colorful figures
used in the telling the stories, we all owe our gratitude to those who have made the use of this new curriculum
possible. Please join me in thanking: Susan Armstrong, Robin Donald, Beth Driggs, Jeff Hart, Pat Martin, Jessica
Morris, Gena Newberg, Phil Parkinson, Mary Riedlin, Charles Rogers, Alison Sanford, Nancy Sipe, Sherry Sutton,
Sheila Vaughn, Carolyn Wasdyke, Jesse Weddle and Gillian Whyman. And of course, none of this would be
possible without the faithful leadership of Lee Thomas!
-- Lynn+
Come to the Quiet: A Lenten Quiet Morning.
PARISH LIFE
During the season of Lent, when we take on or give up in order to make ourselves more available to God, how
would you answer the question posed by Jesus to one of his disciples: "Who do you say that I am?" Who is Jesus to
you? We will use the "I am" statements found in the Gospel According to John to look at who Jesus says that he is
and how that informs our understanding of the divine. Join the Rev. Abigail Crozier Nestlehutt and Eugenie
Drayton for a morning of silence and reflection, Saturday, March 2nd, 8:30-11:30 AM at All Faith Chapel in Tunis
Mills. For more information or to register please contact Abigail at: [email protected] or Eugenie
at [email protected].
Scenes from the Annual Parish Dinner, Feb. 10th – Photos by Jim Proctor
The evening began with several awards. Clockwise from top left: Judy Sandground was recognized for her year of
dedicated service as Senior Warden; Helen Bower for her 38 years service as our Wedding Coordinator; Leo
Foulds for his eight years’ leadership of the Men’s Group; and Carol Osborne received high praise for her
outstanding service in the church office. Nancy Besso was recognized for her seven years’ service as Flower Guild
Director; and finally, Larry Sanford, the Rev. Mark and William Thomas were observed just hanging out.
.
Going around the Room at the Annual Dinner-- More photos by Jim Proctor
Enjoying the good
food and fellowship
on the right were
(standing) Sparrow
& Charles Rogers,
Judy Hause, and
(seated) Phil &
Diane Dinkel, Beth
& Howard Eckel and
Helen Bower.
Standing on the left
are Lisa Rey, Dean Ed
Partridge, and the Rev.
Lynn. Seated are Joyce
Rell and Tom & Linda
Norris.
On the right, standing
are Steve & Claire Bryan
and Hanna Woicke.
Seated are Nancy Besso,
Susan Armstrong,
Carolyn Houck, Neil
Armstrong, and Peter
Houck.
March Birthdays and Anniversaries
Birthdays
3/2
3/3
3/4
3/6
3/7
3/8
3/9
3/10
3/11
Roger Clark; Jackson McKay
Connie Lindeman;
Alice Utterback
Charlene Woodard
Joan Schneider
Margie Steffens
Lesley Moyer; Ray Wasdyke
Rick Morgan
Margaret Naeny
Mary Ellen Olcese
3/12
3/13
3/14
3/15
3/16
3/19
3/21
Martha Austin
James Keating; George Raitt
John Loflin; Penny Rhine;
Thomas Stevenson
Lisa Rey
Frances Maffitt; Louise Woods
Gillian Lewis
Pat Janson
Anniversaries
3/22
3/23
3/24
3/25
3/27
3/29
3/30
3/31
Gary Clarke; Claudia Frantz;
Judy Hause; Marge Rue
Susan Armstrong
Bert Boon
Tony Vaughn
Reilly O’Neill
Sue Kilmon; Anne Pilert;
Maye Soulsman; Thomas Stolz
Karen Burger; John Masone;
Sid Smith
David Frantz
3/3 -- Rick & Elizabeth Morgan; 3/22 -- Shannon & Mary Jane Wyant
From the Parish Register -- Burials:
Alice Evans Cohee – Feb. 10, 1921 – Jan. 15, 2013
Mary Leonard Ferguson James -- June 2, 1919 – Jan. 29, 2013
Popcorn Theology: March Films
Popcorn Theology meets on Monday evenings during Lent in Etherton Hall. This year’s films focus on the themes of
pilgrimage and journey. The films begin promptly at 7:00 pm. Soda and popcorn are provided. Discussion of the
moral and spiritual aspects of the film follows.
March 4
Salmon Fishing
in the Yemen
2012 PG-13
112 minutes
Starring:
Ewan McGregor,
Emily Blunt &
Kristen Thomas
March 11
Castaway
2000 PG-13
143
minutes
Starring:
Tom Hanks &
Helen Hunt
March 18
The
Straight
Story
1999 G
111 min.
Starring:
Richard
Farnsworth &
Sissy Spacek
Covenant Churches of St. Michaels Lenten Series
On Tuesday evenings during Lent the churches of St. Michaels and the neighboring area gather for a simple
supper, program and common worship. Dinner begins at 6 PM. In March we will meet at the following
churches:
March 5th
March 12th
March 19th
Christ Church (Episcopal)
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church
New St. John’s United Methodist Church in Wittman
Spring Rummage Sale Coming Up!
Time to start putting aside those gently used and no
longer needed items for the Christ Church Rummage Sale the week of April 8-13.
Alice Utterback Honored by ECW and Bishop Shand at Trinity
Cathedral
On January 27, Christ Church’s Alice Utterback was among individual women from every parish in the diocese who
were honored by Bishop Bud Shand and the diocesan ECW for their extraordinary dedication and service over the
past year.
Alice traveled to Trinity Cathedral in Easton that Sunday afternoon to receive her award, despite the constant pain
of a serious injury she had sustained a few days earlier in a fall at her home. When Rector Mark Nestlehutt
expressed amazement that she planned to participate in the ceremony in Easton despite her injury, Alice replied as
only she could, “Mark, I plan to wear out, not rust out.” Here are some scenes from that afternoon. Below: Some
of Alice’s admirers from Christ Church St. Michaels who attended the ceremony, with the honoree in their midst.
Below right: Alice with Bishop Shand. Bob Burger made the photos.
New Website Being Developed for Christ Church
-- Jim McCloud
If you have been to our current website, you’ll see that the photos are quite out of date and the overall look of the
site needed a bit of sprucing up. Starting about two years ago, Mark and I began to discuss how the site could be
more useful and accessible to both our own parishioners and to visitors seeking basic information about our church.
We wanted the site to be welcoming, while at the same time have a cleaner, more contemporary look.
We came up with a draft overall design for the website last year, and this past summer, I tackled writing and revising
text for the new website. Fellow parishioner Charles Rogers and I then took the draft site and refined it, adding
graphic and navigation elements such as “search,” a drop-down menu bar, and revolving homepage photos to
promote upcoming events.
Charles and I then began working with a website production company in Easton, Diving Dog, to translate the draft
to reality. They are developing the site in WordPress, a relatively simple program which will allow designated
church members and staff to update the site rather than having to rely always on the production company. The
new website should be finished and ready to go “live” some time in March. (Note: the photo on the next page
shows Jim McCloud demonstrating a draft version of the future website to a recent gathering of past and present
wardens with the Rev. Mark. Photo was made by former Warden Bob Burger.
Demonstrating the new website under development (see previous page).
Maundy Thursday Agape Meal, March 28 at 5:30 pm -- Linda Norris
Again this year we will share an agape meal on Maundy Thursday. The celebration of festal meals is not appropriate
during Holy Week, but simple lenten fare with blessings and scripture readings is a meaningful way to remember the
last supper that Jesus shared with his friends.
The agape meal is different from our other shared meals in that we put all
the food on the tables and pass it around family style. We sit in a U-shaped
configuration using the rectangular tables to facilitate this process. The
gathering time is for organizing the foods we all bring and setting them
around the tables such that passing distances are relatively short. Wine is
served as part of the meal rather than during the gathering time. The foods
we bring are an attempt to recreate the agape meals of the early Church.
Participants are asked to bring (ready to be put on serving dishes) cheese, olives, hummus, dried or fresh fruits, raw
vegetables, nuts, breads, or hard boiled eggs. This is a family gathering and children are welcome. Please arrive
between 5:30 - 5:45, so that we can begin the blessings and meal by 6:00 pm.
5:30 pm- Begin to gather and prepare the food to set on the tables.
5:50 pm- Most should be seated.
6:00 pm-The service begins at the table with the blessing of the food and wine and readings.
6:50 pm- We process to the church for the Eucharist, Foot Washing and Stripping of the Altar. (We leave the
tables as they are and return at the end of the service to clean up.)
Please plan to join us for this meaningful Holy Week meal. Sign-up sheets are available at the Parish House, or you
may phone the parish office at 410-745-9076. If you would like to help or have any questions, please contact Linda
Norris at [email protected] or 410-745-4096.
CHRISTIAN FORMATION ‐ YOUTH SUNDAY
Scenes from Youth Sunday, courtesy
of Jim Proctor -- Clockwise from top left:
Ashleigh Kerrigan delivering the sermon; the
new altar frontal; blessing the altar frontal; and
the combined Youth and Chancel Choirs.
CHRISTIAN FORMATION for CHILDREN
-- Lee Thomas
In March, our Church
School lesson and activities
will center on the story of Adam and Eve as we continue the themes from February’s Creation Story. Beth Driggs,
Gillian Whyman and I will share the classroom and tell the story which seems to echo a familiar scene from the
Christmas Program of “People Look East.” Do you remember our tree of knowledge and the forbidden fruit?
And who can forget Mason’s punishment of the serpent! We haven’t yet set the March schedule, but one highlight
is sure to be the ever-popular pretzel baking for Lent. I hope many of the children will be in the kitchen with us!
In February, Alison Sanford and Phil Parkinson seemed to
have a lot of fun with the Beulah Land materials – there were
so many colorful pieces for the children to interact with.
Some of my favorites were the little skunks and green lizards
(or were they geckos?). There are several dedicated volunteers
still assembling felt shapes for future lessons (see a photo of
three helpers on the left: Mary Riedlin, Jessie Weddle, and
Nancy Sipe).
Below are some pictures taken during the first session in February, along with some from the annual Pancake
Supper on Shrove Tuesday. We’re also continuing with ideas for decorating the classroom space and stairs and
hope you’ll visit during our Open House in the Spring. More on that next month! Below, clockwise from the
left are James Parkinson, Luci Esposito in Mardi Gras beads, Logan Rogers, Mariana Parkinson, and Adison
Parish, also celebrating Mardi Gras. (The children’s photos were taken by the author.)
Sunday Morning Adult Forums in March
Lenten Series: The Bible Jesus Read
Presenter: The Reverend Lynn Hade
March 3rd
March 10th
March 17th
March 24th
March 31st
Spirituality in Every Key
Ecclesiastes: The End of Wisdom
The Prophets: God Talks Back
No Forum - Palm Sunday
No Forum - Easter Day
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[email protected], and it will be done.
New El Hogar Development – Bill Corba
REACHING OUT Christ Church been invited to join another parish as they visit El Hogar’s
farm school. St Thomas Episcopal Church in Montgomery, AL will be
visiting Honduras from June 21 to 28. Have you visited El Hogar in the past? Have you never gone? Either way,
this is a unique opportunity to visit the smallest of the 3 schools and get up close and personal with 55 young men
as they work the farm and complete their studies. The location is a lovely, quiet and rural site about 40 miles from
Tegucigalpa, the Honduras capital and home to
the largest El Hogar school that is the site of
most mission trips.
In previous Tidings issues, I have described my
experiences on the farm. My time there has
been the most personally and spiritually fulfilling
of any mission trip. I’ve never been anywhere
that so reminded me of the peace and
connectedness that I felt during visits on the
African plain. I look forward to being there
again several times this year. (More news on
what I am up to in an upcoming Tidings issue.)
Should you have any interest or like more
information, please contact me, Bill Corba, at
410.745-5925 or [email protected]. Above: a view of the El Hogar farm campus with boys’ dormitory in
the left background and classroom building on the right. (Photo was made by the author.)
Stephen Ministry -- “Love one another as I have loved you."
(John 13:34)
I was asked not long ago if we, at Christ Church, were a Stephen Ministry parish –and I thought - we do pray for
Stephen Ministry, and the logo is imprinted on the back of our worship papers, and our phone anwering system
tells callers that we are – and so… IS IT TRUE? YES, IT IS: we are a thriving Stephen Ministry congregation!
I wish that each one of you could have taken the training that about 20 of us did 4-6 years ago.
We had an absolutely wonderful teacher/trainer/leader in our own Aly Valentine and
wonderful spiritual and prayerful guidance through, our then-associate rector, Abigail
Nestlehutt.
What I remember most, and what sticks with me today, is how we learned the art of listening.
We learned how to listen not only through our ears - but with our hearts, and our minds, and
our bodies. I am sure that some members of our families and close friends had unknowingly become our practice
subjects or “ Care Receivers.” We had learned to be attentive, thoughtful, and compassionate listeners. We also came
to understand that there is really only one healer - God, and he is present through his son Jesus, with whom we
share our likenesses.
Our Stephen Ministers have served numerous care receivers in our parish and our wider Bay Hundred community
through their Christian care, concern, and presence in listening. Christ Church, St. Michaels, is a Stephen Ministry
parish, and we have compassionate listeners (Stephen Ministers) trained to lend an ear, share a loving heart and a
smile and sometimes a tear when circumstances seem darkest in our lives. Please contact Mark, Lynn, or me if
you or someone you know could benefit from this loving and listening ministry. – Ann Roe
CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS
Docents’ Guild – Linda Makosky
Very often our Docents' Guild members are also contributing to the life of the parish in other ways. One such
docent is Alice Utterback. As noted earlier in this issue, on January 27, Alice was one of the diocesan church women
honored at the ECW Celebration of Women. Alice was recognized for her hard work and dedication to our parish
in support of our ECW. We congratulate Alice and thank her for her service.
With sorrow, we note the passing of Alice Cohee, the founder of the Docents' Guild.
In our archives, we have a copy of the church newsletter in l987 in which Mrs. Thomas
Cohee announced the formation of a new guild to welcome visitors. With her roots in
St. Michaels, Alice was passionate about our church's history, and eager to share her
knowledge. She researched and wrote about the early development of Christ Church in
the booklet "In the Beginning." She provided continuity in the position of treasurer until
she retired from the Docents' Guild and passed the responsibility to our current
treasurer, Carol Kilbourn. We honor her memory in appreciation of her contribution to
the Docents' Guild ministry. Right is a photo of Alice Cohee which the author copied
from the church directory of 2006.
Chair Irmy Webster has announced that the Docents' Guild Spring Meeting will be held on Saturday, March 23, at
10:00 am in Etherton Hall. Over coffee, we will greet friends and plan the new season. Scheduler Lillian Watts will
note members' choices for days of service. The duties are light, only two hours, one afternoon a month, from May
through October. Any parishioner who is interested in the Docents' Guild is cordially invited to attend the meeting.
Men’s Club: The World’s Energy – George Dixon
Our March 9th 8:00 am breakfast will feature Peter Woicke -- yes, our own Peter-- speaking
on the world energy situation, which of course has a big influence on the world economy.
Peter sits on the Board of Saudi Aramco, the largest oil company in the world, and is wellpositioned to speak to us on this timely and important topic. According to Peter, recent
developments in drilling technologies and the process of "fracking" (environmentally not
totally unquestionable) have changed the world energy outlook dramatically with
potentially massive positive impacts on the U.S. economy. This is going to be a great
breakfast!
(Background Note: An Internet search revealed that Peter Woicke, a native of Germany
who is pictured above, previously served as CEO of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Managing
Director of the World Bank from 1999 until he retired in 2005. He next served two years as chairman of the
International Save the Children Alliance. All of this came after he had risen to the top corporate levels at JP
Morgan, which he left in 1998 after 30 years with the bank. During his career at JP Morgan, Peter was posted to a
number of cities abroad, including Beirut, Rio de Janiero and Singapore. In the 1980s, after he expressed concern
over the effects of income inequality in Brazil, he was likened to a communist. In the course of his service in both
the private and public sectors, Peter became an early proponent of corporate responsibility. Sources: the Financial
Times of London, March 24, 2011; and BusinessWeek magazine’s undated executive profile.)
Make your reservations with Howard Zwemer at 410-820-0681 or e-mail at [email protected]
Come and bring a friend to join you. Have a great breakfast for only $10 with a timely and interesting speaker.
March 9th at 8:00 am in Etherton Hall. If you have questions or ideas for future speakers send me an e-mail:
[email protected]
Meet Your Vestry Members – Carolyn Wasdyke
(Photos by Jim Proctor)
(Editor’s Note: to help our readers become better acquainted with their vestry members, Senior Warden Carolyn
Wasdyke has composed brief introductory bios on each of them. Below are biographic sketches of four current
members of the church vestry. Brief bios of the remaining vestry members will appear in subsequent issue(s).
Bev Kegan -- Liaison to Parish & Community Life (serves until 2014). Bev has been
living on the Eastern Shore for 24 years and lives in St. Michaels with her husband, Burgess. She
and Burgess work together in the reverse mortgage industry, and she is Operations and Processing
Manager for their branch operations in MD, DC and DE. Bev is interested in alternative/holistic
medicine and is a reflexologist and Reiki practitioner. She loves yoga, running, and when possible,
participates in marathons. This year she is the Volunteer Coordinator for the 2013 St. Michaels
Running Festival. Bev is very active in church, serving at the Healing Altar, as an Usher, Greeter,
Docent and LOL/Cider in the Hall host. What Bev cherishes most about Christ Church is our
commitment to outreach; and the generosity and compassion we show to others. She and Burgess
are members of the Maritime Museum and MRYC and enjoy life with their four sons, two
dachshunds and one cat named Kitty.
Lesley Moyer -- Liaison to Pastoral Care (serves until 2014). Lesley first attended Christ
Church in 1989 when Father Donald Etherton was Rector. She and her husband William were
weekenders and their permanent home was in St. Mary’s County. When their two youngest children
graduated from high school in 1992 they moved to St. Michael’s full time. Lesley and William have a
blended family, marrying one year after she came to the United States from her native England in
1981. Between them they have five children and nine grandchildren. Christ Church has been a
constant presence in Lesley’s life; it is her spiritual home, and she has participated in many ministry
areas. She has served at the healing altar at the 8:00 a.m. service for 13 years and was also editor of
Tidings for five years before giving this opportunity to Alison Sanford. Lesley is a trained Stephen
Minister/Leader, and a licensed Eucharistic Minister. She considers it a privilege to have served on the
vestry with oversight for Pastoral Care for two years and is looking forward to her last year under the leadership of Carolyn
Wasdyke and George Dixon.
Linda Norris -- Worship and Music Liaison (serves until 2014). Linda and her husband
Tom moved here in 1998 after being attracted to St. Michaels by our beautiful church that had a
WELCOME sign displayed. Over the years, Linda has been involved in supper groups, Christian
formation, youth confirmation, ECW, rummage sale, search committee, Altar Guild, and various
study groups. She completed the last year of Sherry Sutton’s vestry term when Sherry became
Junior Warden and now is in the last year of her own term. Linda spent her career working in
Atlanta hospitals as a respiratory care provider and department director. Her activities since moving
to St. Michaels have included being a member and officer of the St. Michaels Community Center
board and a crew member for Miles River Yacht Club Wednesday night race series and Herring
Island sailboat racing. She and Tom have two daughters and three grandchildren.
Sparrow Mahoney Rogers -- Liaison to Christian Formation (serves until 2015).
Sparrow was born in Wasilla, Alaska. Raised on her family homestead, she was chosen to intern for
Senator Ted Stevens in 1994 and moved to the Washington, DC area. Upon completing her
internship, Sparrow moved to northern Spain where she finished her first year of university.
Sparrow then returned to the U.S. to finish her bachelor’s degree at the University of New Mexico.
She received a full scholarship for her participation on the debating team and represented the U.S.
at World Finals in Cork, Ireland in 1996. Graduating in 1999, she returned to DC to work and
apply to law school. Diverted from her entrance into law school by the opportunity to start her
own business, Sparrow became an entrepreneur in the "dot com" generation. After a series of
successful endeavors, Sparrow relocated to St. Michaels in 2009 to start a new phase of her life. She
began further studies in law (Creighton University) and then in education (Loyola University). She
also felt a calling to build on her relationship with God and became an active member of our congregation through her work
with our Youth Group and Acolyte Guild. Her main hobby, before becoming a mom, was globetrotting and spoiling her two
spaniels. Sparrow recently celebrated her first anniversary with Charles Rogers and her two new sons – Blake and Logan..
Ministry Areas of Christ Church
CHRISTIAN FORMATION
Adult Forum
Ray Wasdyke
Adult Inquirers
Mark Nestlehutt
Church School:
Ages 3-Grade 4
Lee Thomas
Rite 13
Ann Roe
Youth Confirmation
Mark Nestlehutt
Finances for the Month Ended Jan. 31, 2013
Revenues
Actual – Current Month ***
Budget – Current Month
Over / (Under) – Current Month
Pledges
Actual – Current Month
Budget – Current Month
Over /(Under) – Current Month
Expenses
Actual – Current Month
Budget – Current Month
Over/(Under) – Current Month
$ 94,311
101,392
(7,081) Unfavorable
91,681
94,087
(2,406)
Unfavorable
55,121
55,972
(851) Favorable
Excess of Revenues over Expenses
or (Expenses over Revenues)
Actual – Current Month
Budget – Current Month
Over/(Under) – Current Month
39,190
45,420
(6,230) Unfavorable
*** Revenues included prepaid pledges in the amount of $58,650,
which were received in 2012 coverintg pledges in 2013.
OUTREACH & WIDER MISSION
Back to School Project
Gillian Whyman, Judy Sandground
Children’s Home Found. Nance DuPont, Martha Austin
El Hogar Project
Bill Corba
Environmental Issues
Margie Steffens
Episcopal Relief & Dev. Pamela McCloud
Grants Committee
John Hunnicutt
Habitat for Humanity
John Hunnicutt
Honduran Dental Mission Jim Campi
St. Michaels Food Pantry Beth and Howard Eckel
Talbot Interfaith Shelter Pamela McCloud
United Thank Offering
Carol Carlson
PARISH & COMMUNITY LIFE
Coffee Hour
Mike Clark
Covenant Churches
Mark Nestlehutt
Disaster Preparedness
Linda Norris
Docents’ Guild
Irmy Webster
Episcopal Church Women Lynn Freeburger
Kitchen Committee
Mary Riedlin, Nancy Sipe
Lay Weeders
Lin Clineburg
Lea Library
Robert & Marilyn Barrett
Lemonade/Cider in Hall Alison Sanford
Men’s Club
George Dixon
Parish Paparazzi
Bud Keiser
Tidings Newsletter
Peter Houck
Welcoming Committee
Cathy Mendenhall
PASTORAL CARE
Eucharistic Visitors
Pastoral Care Team
Prayer Chain
Stephen Ministry
Jessie Weddle
Mark Nestlehutt
Alice Utterback
Ann Roe
STEWARDSHIP
Finance Committee
Property
Stewardship
Senior Teller
Tom Orem
Elizabeth Foulds, John Masone
George Dixon, Jim Vail
Larry McCanna
WORSHIP & MUSIC
Acolyte Guild
Altar Guild
Choirs:
Chancel & Youth
Handbell
Euch. Ministers & Readers
Flower Guild
Greeters/Oblation Bearers
Ushers
Sparrow Rogers, Ann Roe
Helen Bower, Judy Hause
William Thomas
Lynne Phillips
Martha Austin
Susan Armstrong
Sheila Vaughan
Robert Burger
~ March 2013 ~
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1
Morning Prayer
Monday – Friday
9 AM
Office Closed
4
5
6
7
8 AM Holy Eucharist
9 AM Coffee Hour
9:15 AM Adult Forum
10:15 AM Parish
Family Eucharist
11:30 AM Cider in the
Hall
5 PM Evensong
7 PM Popcorn
Theology
2:30 PM Staff Meeting
6 PM Bell Choir
Practice
6 PM Covenant
Churches Lenten
Program (Here)
7:30 PM St. Andrew’s
Society of the Eastern
Shore Board Meeting
9:30 AM Welcome
Committee Meeting
11 AM Book
Discussion
5:45 PM Passion
Rehearsal
6 PM Youth Choir
Supper
6:30 PM Youth Choir
Practice
7 PM Chancel Choir
Practice
1:30 PM Holy
Eucharist at
Londonderry
8 PM AA Meeting
10
11
12
13
14
7 PM Popcorn
Theology
10 AM ECW Board
Meeting
11:30 AM ECW
Meeting
2:30 PM Staff Meeting
6 PM Bell Choir
Practice
6 PM Covenant
Churches Lenten
Program (St. Luke’s)
11 AM Book
Discussion
5:45 PM Passion
Rehearsal
6 PM Youth Choir
Supper
6:30 PM Youth Choir
Practice
7 PM Chancel Choir
Practice
8 PM AA Meeting
18
19
20
21
8 AM Holy Eucharist
9 AM Coffee Hour
9:15 AM Adult Forum;
Church School
10:15 AM Holy
Eucharist
11:30 AM Cider in the
Hall
12 PM Prayer Chain
Meeting
9 AM St. Michaels Art
League Meeting
4 PM Pastoral Care
Team Meeting
5 PM Christmas in St.
Michaels Meeting
7 PM Popcorn
Theology
2:30 PM Staff Meeting
6 PM Bell Choir
Practice
6 PM Covenant
Churches Lenten
Program (New St.
John’s)
11 AM Book
Discussion
5:45 PM Passion
Rehearsal
6 PM Youth Choir
Supper
6:30 PM Youth Choir
Practice
7 PM Chancel Choir
Practice
1:30 PM Holy
Eucharist at
Londonderry
8 PM AA Meeting
24 Palm/Passion
Sunday
25
26
27
28 Maundy Thursday
5 PM Stephen
Ministry Supervision
2:30 PM Staff Meeting
4 PM Christmas in St.
Michaels Board
Meeting
6 PM Bell Choir
Practice
11 AM Book
Discussion
6 PM Youth Choir
Supper
6:30 PM Youth Choir
Practice
7 PM Chancel Choir
Practice
6 PM Agape Meal
7 PM Maundy
Thursday Liturgy
8 PM Night Watch
Begins
8 PM AA Meeting
3
3 Lent
4 Lent
Daylight Saving
Time Begins
Tidings
Deadline
8 AM Holy Eucharist
9 AM Coffee Hour
9:15 AM Adult Forum;
Church School
10:15 AM Holy
Eucharist
11:30 AM Cider in the
Hall
12 PM Worship &
Music Meeting
17
5 Lent
8 AM Holy Eucharist
9 AM Coffee Hour
10:15 AM Holy
Eucharist
11:30 AM Cider in the
Hall
31
Easter
6 AM Sunrise Service
8 AM Holy Eucharist
9:30 AM Holy
Eucharist
10:30 AM Easter Egg
Hunt
11 AM Holy Eucharist
Saturday
2
8
8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Lenten Quiet Morning
(All Faith, Tunis Mills)
9
8 AM Men’s Club
Breakfast
Office Closed
16
15
8 AM Vestry Retreat
Office Closed
23
22
10 AM Docent’s Spring
Meeting
Office Closed
29 Good Friday
Office Closed
12 PM Good Friday
Liturgy
5 PM Stations of the
Cross
30
Easter Vigil
8 PM The Great
Easter Vigil and First
Eucharist of Easter
Staff
The Reverend Mark S. Nestlehutt, Rector
The Reverend Lynn A. Hade, Associate Rector
Mr. William R. Thomas, Director of Music
Ms. Carol A. Osborne, Parish Administrator
Mr. George E. Short, Sexton
Ms. Anne Whyman Esposito, Nursery Director
Vestry
Judy Sandground, Senior Warden
Carolyn Wasdyke, Junior Warden
Larry McCanna, Treasurer
Mary Ellen Olcese, Registrar
George Dixon
Pat Martin
John Masone
Fritz Riedlin
2013
2013
2013
2013
Bev Kegan
Lesley Moyer
Linda Norris
Tony Vaughn
2014
2014
2014
2014
Elizabeth Foulds
Tom Orem
Sparrow Rogers
Hanna Woicke
2015
2015
2015
2015