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Staff & Vestry Members
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From
the Rector…
April 17, 2008
Three more vestry
members have provided their information to help us all be a little
better acquainted.
Carol Cleghorn is serving on the vestry for the first time, having
attended St. Michael’s for five years. She also serves as St. Michael’s
Christian Education director.
She is now the development representative for the Mid-South Division of
the American Cancer Society.
A self-proclaimed Army brat, Carol is married to Wayne Cleghorn and has
a son, Ben Maner, from her previous marriage. They enjoy the company
of their Spanish-speaking cat, Gatos, and Carol spends her
limited spare time gardening and “thrift store shopping.”
Carol says, “I had lived in Anniston for more than 10 years when I went
to work for the Chamber of Commerce and met Kim [Beckett]. I was
getting acquainted with the local attractions. She led a tour group
through the church and I was speechless at this treasure I was
experiencing. St. Michael’s made an impression that never has left me.
And I am so proud to be a part of this family.”
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Lenn
Costner, Jr. has attended St. Michael’s since 1960, when his family
moved to Anniston from Baltimore, Md. He has served in the
vestry in earlier years. A popular used car dealer, Lenn enjoys golfing
and fishing when he gets the chance (although probably not at the same
time).
He and his wife Jenny have two children, daughter Kelly Patterson and
son Clay, and enjoy doting on grandson Trip Patterson.
Ed Wade has also previously served on the vestry during his 28 years at
St. Michael’s, including service as a warden. A native of Anniston, he
is retired from Alabama Power. One of the activities that keeps him
busy, he says, is dog sitting.
We’ll conclude our vestry biographies in next month’s Trumpet.
Father Bruce+
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About
our offerings...
$, & its many happy returns
Our
2007 Good Friday offering was part of the $158,000 presented to
Jerusalem’s Anglican Bishop on March 18 by our Presiding Bishop
Katherine Jefferts Schori. This offering has been presented to the
church in Jerusalem since 1922. The funds, “intended to serve
mission priorities of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle
East,” are used to meet a wide variety of needs, according to an
article in Episcopal Life Online.
Also
from the same source, Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation (EGR) is
suggesting that those who receive the “economic stimulus” rebate put it
to good use by donating all or part of it to organizations working to
alleviate global poverty. The EGR’s Give It 4 Good campaign was
established to bring about conversations on how to follow Christ in a
culture of over-consumption.
For more on this and the above topic, please go to
www.episcopalchurch.org.
To
further exemplify the wealth of suggestions from our fellow
Episcopalians for the use of refunds and/or rebates, this thought is
inspired by the newsletter from the Church of the Holy Cross in
Trussville: Why not give a part (tithe?) of your rebate (windfall that
it is) to St. Michael’s? We can ALWAYS use it for the many local needs
and opportunities we face here every day.
On April 15, your vestry voted to
donate equal shares of St. Michael’s undesignated plate offerings from
the Easter service, more than $600, to the All Saints Interfaith Center
of Concern (“Sister Mary’s”) and
the Anniston Soup Bowl.
And last but certainly not least: If
you donate stocks or other such investments to St. Michael’s, your
donation is greatly appreciated but please let the church office know,
so they’ll know where the donation comes from, and can credit it
accordingly.
Our latest Alvis Williams Scholar visits
Joshua
Bullock, a freshman at Jacksonville State University majoring in Music
Education with a concentration in organ, enhanced our worship service
on April 6 with his gifted selections on the organ. Joshua, who is from
Lincoln, is a music intern and associate organist at First United
Methodist Church of Anniston, is an active member of the
American Guild of Organists, and has served as substitute organist for
other Anniston churches. After attaining his bachelor’s degree he plans
to seek his master’s degree in sacred music and a doctorate in organ
performance. Many positive comments have been made about Josh’s musical
gifts and his contributions to our services.
Let us keep in our daily prayers:
Jennifer Lane, Susie Ulrey, Holly McClain, Rozelle Lentjes, Durrah
Watson, Gene Desmarais, Sheila Bransom, Dee Pugh, Dot Moffett, Kathi
Harrelson, Ron Mason, Charles Hudson, Kim Beckett, Shirley and Ken
Stahl and Marie Traina Family and friends: B. J. Green (Harry Long,
Jr.), Donald Long (McDaniel), JoAnn Fitzsimmons, John Lundy, James
Warren, Bobby Newman, Greg Jennings (Cuneo), Bekki Crippen (Beckett),
H.T. Hickman (Bransom), Anne Ferguson (Ferguson), Bobbie Pinkard,
Curtis Van Tassell
(Telford), Howell Blackwell (Emigh), Eric Marcum (Stirling),
Carol
Laster, (Schneider), William Pugh (Calvin Pugh), Paul Kelly (Drube),
Christy Skinner (Sherrill), Marceline Owens (Pruett), Margaret Hayes
(Dunlap), Larry Ginn, Frances Comer (Costner, Jr.), Anna O’Donnell
(Vander Yacht), Maggie Wells (Kemp, Tyler), Penny Guzman (Fowler),
Sandy Golden (Costner), Jenny McBride, Tina Simpkins (Ulrey), Ann
Wallach, Janie Savoino (Parsons), Preston and Brittany Satterfield,
Noah White, Debbie Watts, Ronnie Morton (White), Deena Smith, Summer
Thompson, Jean Woodall, Diane Thompson (Cleghorn), Ron Clark
(Wilson),
James Austin Robinson (McDade and Matheny), Hilda Paul, Sid Rathburn,
Sandy Meier, Max White, Brian White, Bev Rathburn, Cindy Evans, Sherry
Bawcum (White), Mike Sheier, Jim Robinson, Tracy, Margaret Palmer
(Lane), David Kuhn and Family, JoAnn, Anne, James, Jack Green, Beth
Barr (Bradley), Elizabeth Pierce, Ruth Mason, Joyce Harrelson, Sharon
Davis, Lois Cumb (Dunn), Dwight Davis, Ricky Carroll and Family, Ann
Lally, Russell Buckalew (Buckalew), and Barbara Pitts. (Please contact
the parish office for changes).
Home Eucharist time!
The ever-popular Wednesday night home Eucharist returns this year,
beginning weekly on June 11 and continuing through July 30, except for
July 2. The evening begins with an informal Eucharist and continues
with a covered dish dinner. Everyone is invited to attend these; in
past years we’ve had groups as small as 6 or 8, on up to 20. The host
provides the main course and drinks, and others bring dishes to
supplement the meal. If you would care to host, sign up in the narthex.
These are always very relaxing and welcoming ways to meet your fellow
parishioners.
Inquirer’s Class to begin
soon
If you are interested in joining the Episcopal Church or would just
like more information or a refresher course, please speak with Father
Bruce. He is contemplating having the class on Sunday mornings (during
the summer, in lieu of the adult education class) and would like your
input. We will have our annual visit from the bishop for the
confirmation service the last Sunday of September or first Sunday in
October. Mark your calendars!
The bottomless candy jar...
In case you didn’t know it, the neighborhood kids around St. Michael’s
have had the habit for years of dropping in to
visit “Miss Kim” and grab a few treats from the community candy jar.
It’s an ideal opportunity to stay in touch and provide a good influence
to a lot of eager little minds and stomachs, but keeping the jar filled
can be expensive.
Any and all donations of small, individually wrapped treats would be
appreciated. The really good stuff (like name brand dark chocolates or
truffles) isn’t necessary-- remember what you liked when you were a
kid, or ask your own kids or grandkids--the youngsters visiting Kim and
Father Bruce are thrilled to have bubble gum, Nerds, Tootsie Pops,
Hershey’s kisses--well, you get the picture.
And thanks for your consideration.
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On the subject of summer camps...
Camp McDowell is providing an additional option to their brick
campaign, part of the new Chapel of St. Francis. Because some donors
have had trouble fitting the desired inscription onto one brick, an
additional option now is to offer an 8” x 8” paver as well as the 4” x
8” brick.
The cost of the paver is $250; bricks are $125. If you would like to
support this effort by dedicating a brick or paver, please contact
Michael Goldsmith at 205-387-1806 or michael@campmcdowell.com.
Order forms are available at www.campmcdowell.com.
Sawyerville Day Camp, sponsored by the Diocese of Alabama, is looking
for all types of support and assistance from members of the Diocese.
The camp, located in Hale County, serves over 200 campers with 50 or
more staff members. This year they are trying some new things to serve
the children as well as the environment. If you are interested in
assisting them, with anything from serving on
the staff, to snacks, to prayers, and would like to learn more about
their needs and opportunities, more information is available at their
website, www.sawyervilleworkproject.org,
or
e-mail Leslie at
lmanning@dioala.org
or
call 205-715-2060, ext. 325.
Closer to home, the Angel Tree Summer Day Camp, facilitated by
Interfaith Ministries, is looking for volunteers for this summer’s
camp, July 21-25, 9 to 3 each day.
The camp, held at Camp Lee on Choccolocco Road, is a special camp for
children who have a parent in prison.
This year they need volunteers to serve on the staff, provide drinks
and snacks, drive vans, help with special programs, and morning
devotions. The contact for this ministry is Laurie Chambless, camp
director, at
Interfaith Ministries--256-237-1472.
And although the following is about Angel Tree Camp, straight from
Interfaith Ministries’ new newsletter, it seems fittingly relevant to
all the camps mentioned here.
What I learned at camp
By a volunteer camp staff
That not all young children grow up the same.
Angel Tree Camp is the highlight of most of these kid’s year.Some of
these campers have never gotten to swim other than at this camp and it
is their favorite activity.
Catching salamanders and crawdads in the creek is a big hit, and we
scream and giggle if we think we see a snake.
Smiles, belly laughs, & twinkling eyes meant we were doing a good
job. Older campers want someone to listen.
Younger campers may slip their hand in yours. Food is good. Could never
seem to have enough snacks and drinks cause we played so hard on those
98-degree July days.
Saying something good to someone can make them see themselves
differently. I won’t take my family’s love for granted. Getting to care
for and be friends with these campers for a week gave me more value
than a paying job.
I made a difference in lives and they made a bigger difference in mine.
I now understand how to see with God’s eyes.
3R project welcomes
medical stuff!
The 3R Project, an affiliate of The Opportunity Center, recycles (i.e.
loans) durable medical equipment donated from previous users. Any such
equipment, as well as supplies or monetary donations, are provided to
those who need assistance. Monetary donations are also used to pay for
the project’s overhead expenses.
The project, located at 1318 Walnut Avenue in Anniston, is a non-profit
organization.
April recipe
The following is courtesy of Audrey Vander Yacht, in honor of Eula Mae
Robinette’s request.
Thank you both!
14-Carat Cake
2 c. sifted flour 4 eggs
2 tsps baking powder 2 cups finely grated carrots
1-1/2 tsps baking soda (2 jars Junior Baby Food carrots)
1 tsp salt 1 8-1/2 oz. can crushed pineapple, drained
2 tsps cinnamon 1/2 cup chopped nuts
2 cups sugar 1 3-1/2 oz. can flaked coconut
1-1/2 cups salad oil Cream Cheese frosting
Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Add
sugar, salad oil and eggs. Mix well. Add carrots, pineapple, nuts and
coconut. Blend thoroughly. Pour into three 9-in round layer cake pans
that have been greased and floured. Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees)
35 to 40 minutes. Remove from oven, cool a few minutes in pans. Turn
out on wire racks and cool thoroughly. Fill layers and frost top and
sides of cake with cream cheese frosting. Will keep 2 to 3 weeks in
refrigerator, if covered.
Cream cheese frosting
1/2 cup butter or margarine (1/4 lb) 1 tsp vanilla
1 8-oz package cream cheese 1 lb. confectioner’s sugar
Combine butter, cream cheese and vanilla. Cream well. add sugar
gradually, beating well.
(Substitutes: 9x13 or two 8-in. square pans, aluminum or glass
bakeware. Omit coconut, add vanilla.
Use 1 cup raisins instead of pineapple and coconut.)
E&O
Events and Opportunities
Annual ‘Pig-Off’ at Zinn
Park April 26
If you’re looking for a day of fun and competitive barbecuing, don’t
forget this event, from 10 to 4. Proceeds will benefit Community
Enabler, with additional “Schoolerships” provided to benefit local
schools. Come out and share the fun!
ECW’s annual pot-luck
picnic May 6
The Dabbs cabin on Lake Martin will be the location of this annual
event. Carpools will gather at FoodMax (next to Books-a-Million) in
Oxford at 9:30 a.m. Please call Dot Perry at 892-0770 if you plan to
attend. All are invited!
It’s our turn for Soup
Bowl, May 19-23
Each quarter, we are privileged to serve others and get to know our
fellow parishioners by spending a short time (11:15 to 1 p.m.) dishing
up the staff-prepared lunch at the Soup Bowl at 1516 Moore Ave. If you
would care to share this experience, please sign up in the Narthex.
We’re asked to have at least one male volunteer each day.
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TRUMPET
EDITOR: Kimberly
Y. Beckett
VESTRY
MEMBERS: Terms ending
…2006 Scott Bennett, Jenny Costner,Pam Roberts, Bobby Shives - Sr.
Warden
…2007
Bill Ferguson,
Ed Fowler – Treasurer, Sally Haynes - Clerk, Ken Perry…2008 Wes Baker,
Cathy Coleman, Bryan Cuneo, Bob Pratt - Jr. Warden.
THE
CHURCH OF ST. MICHAEL
AND ALL ANGELS
1000 W.
18th St. (P.O.
Box 1884) * Office 256-237-4011
Website:
www.stmaaa.org
email: stmikes@bellsouth.net
The
Church is open daily
for visitation and prayer 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Office
Hours: Monday
– Friday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
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