St. Philip's In The Hills Episcopal Church
Parish News: Connecting Electronically
North Campbell Avenue at River Road, Tucson
September 17, 2010
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Sundays7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I 9:00 a.m. Sung Eucharist Rite II Third Sundays: All-Generations Service (Sept. through May) Fifth Sundays: Morning Prayer and Eucharist 11:15 a.m. Sung Eucharist Rite II Fifth Sundays: Morning Prayer and Eucharist 4:00 p.m. "Come & See" Service 5:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II Third Sundays: Choral Evensong with Eucharist (Sept. through May) Tuesdays10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II and Healing Thursdays (Sept. through May) 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I Worship services at St. Philip's |
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 This fall at St. Philip's we are exploring how we can cross over from hearing to doing God's word. We invite you to seek answers through the many spiritual, educational, musical, and ministry opportunities at St. Philip's. If you know of someone who might like to receive these e-updates, whether they're a parishioner or someone interested in St. Philip's, feel free to use the "forward to a friend" link to share the newsletter with them! That doesn't add them to any lists but gives them the opportunity to choose to subscribe. We hope this e-letter is a useful tool in connecting and staying connected with our St. Philip's community! |
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Guest Preacher
 We are pleased to welcome a special guest preacher at the 7:45, 9, and 11:15 a.m. services on Sunday, September 19: the Rt. Rev. Michael B. Curry, Bishop of North Carolina. He was the first African American to be elected Diocesan Bishop in the South. He is in demand throughout the Church for his dynamic preaching of the Word of God and articulations of the movement of the Holy Spirit. Bishop Curry will also lead a forum at 10:15 a.m. He is known for his deep theological insights into topic such as justice, stewardship, and ministry. Bishop Curry and John Kitagawa have known each other since student days at Hobart College. They collaborated in ministry when Michael was Rector of St. James, Lafayette Square, Baltimore, and John was the Canon to the Ordinary in the Diocese of Maryland. Sharon Curry and John were colleagues on the staff of the Diocese of Maryland.
Bishop Curry is in Arizona attending the House of Bishops meeting in Phoenix. A contingent of bishops took an informational trip to the border earlier in the week. You can read about it on the diocesan web site.
We pray for the House of Bishops meeting:
Almighty and everliving God, source of all wisdom and understanding, be present with those who take counsel in House of Bishops for the renewal and mission of your Church. Teach them in all things to seek first your honor and glory. Guide them to perceive what is right, and grant them both the courage to pursue it and the grace to accomplish it; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Book of Common Prayer, page 818
Children, Youth, and Family Ministries
 The first All-Generations service of the fall season will be Sunday, September 19, at 9 a.m. The Chalice Players and the Girl and Boy Choirs will help lead worship, and the service will feature the blessing of backpacks, briefcases, and other symbols of schoolwork and occupation. Church School teachers and youth leaders will also be blessed. Church School will begin at 10:15 a.m. with a traveling blessing of the Church School classrooms and youth spaces. At 11:30 a.m., Children, Youth, and Family Ministries will have a picnic in the Plaza. CYFM will provide hotdogs, hamburgers, and veggie burgers. Please bring the following based on last name: A-H: salads or side dishes; I-P: desserts; Q-Z: beverages, especially water, soda, tea (no alcohol please). Join us for food, fun, friends, and a jumping castle!
"9:00 Class" Resumes
 Explore Questions of Value beginning Sunday, September 19, at 9 a.m. in La Paz. Each session features a video presentation by Professor Patrick Grim, followed by discussion facilitated by Brad Stroup. What is it that gives something genuine value? What things are really worth striving for? What is it that makes life worth living? Are there values that transcend cultural differences? Can we have ethical values without religion? If the universe operates in terms of deterministic laws, how can there be real choice? Is all value subjective? We can even ask if life is always worth living, or whether in some situations we would be better off dead. What values, for instance, are involved in thinking about life and death? What values are evident in a yearning for immortality? The lines of discussion raised throughout the course are regularly as provocative as these, and Professor Grim means them to be exactly that. Questions of Value is a course for anyone who has ever felt the tug of such questions or who wants to fine-tune their ability to see how deeper questions of ethics and values apply to the choices that make up their lives.
More information about fall Adult Formation offerings is posted on St. Philip's web site.
Parish Breakfast Resumes
The Breakfast Club Ministry is pleased to announce that we debut this year's breakfast service season on Sunday, September 19, featuring a new chef. Phillip Koumal will replace Juanita Oliver, who has taken a promotion with Sodexo Services. She now is managing their catering operation in Sierra Vista. Good Luck Juanita! Phillip is a Tucson native, and UA graduate. His "day jobs" are with the Kingfisher Bar & Grill, Bluefin Seafood Bistro, and Elle Wine Country Restaurant. He is American Culinary Federation certified, as well! Phillip brings a wealth of culinary expertise to our Sunday breakfast. Please join us between 8 and 9 a.m. and say hello to our new cook. Bon Appetit!
 The Breakfast Club seeks volunteers to participate in this important Evangelism ministry. This would involve a few-hour commitment approximately once a month. For more information contact John Freyer at 797-9055 or Warren Edminster at 887-5997.
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Friends of Music Summer Series Concludes Friends of Music's summer concert series concludes on Friday, September 24, at 7 p.m. in the Bloom Music Center. Popular Tucson guitarist Philip Hemmo will showcase his dazzling virtuosity in "The Romance of the Classical Guitar," featuring selections from his new CD of romantic classical guitar works. Hemmo is known throughout the United States as a teacher and performer on the classical guitar. He has been featured in concerts as a soloist as well as with symphonies and chamber ensembles, and he has served on the faculty of both the University of Arizona and Pima Community College. He is the owner of Southwest Guitar Studio, one of the largest music stores dedicated to the classical guitar in the Southwest. Admission is by donation to St. Philip's Friends of Music. All proceeds of the concert will go to St. Philip's After-School Music and Homework Program. Read about the Friends of Music 2010-2011 season on St. Philip's web site.Tee Timers St. Philip's Tee Timers begin their fall season with an outing to Crooked Tree Golf Course, 9101 N. Thornydale Road, at 2 p.m. on Friday, September 24. Check in at 1:30. Cost is $17 with a cart. No-host dinner will follow at 5 p.m. at Metropolitan Grille at 7892 N. Oracle. Sign up in the Church office (299-6421) by September 22 at noon. For cancellations call Ralph Taylor at 229-9170.  Yoga UnlimitedNew Yoga courses start September 21-23. Three beginner classes (Tuesdays at 5:45 p.m., Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m., Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.) and one Yoga-in-progress class for advanced beginners and intermediate students (Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m.). The fee for 8 weeks is $75 (discounts are available for couples or for those taking multiple classes per week). Please contact Hanna Soule at 623-6163 for further information and to register. Mini-Workshop: How Are You a Minister?Discover the next steps in your journey with God at these Ministry Development Mini-Workshops, designed to help you reflect on your gifts and talents and find where you engage actively in your life. This experience will help you find a match for your interests and talents with ministries at St. Philip's and may provide direction for other areas of your life or career. Attendance at previous Ministry Development Workshops is not necessary. The workshop is next Sunday, September 26, from 9 to 10:15 a.m. in Room 9 (repeated in November). $10.00 mini-workshop fee includes course materials. Scholarship assistance is available. Led by Linda Dewey, James Humphreys, Eric Rau, Rosalind García, and Greg Foraker. Sign up at the Adult Formation table during Coffee Hour or contact Greg or Rosalind in the church office (299-6421). Two New Forum Series In three sessions, Dr. Harry Caldwell leads an open discussion of Sara Miles' recently published Jesus Freak: Feeding, Healing, Raising the Dead (2010). In this personal account of her journey into the darker places in the world where we meet the hungry, the sick, the dying, Ms. Miles calls for action in following a real, on-the-road Jesus and offers hope to those of us who at first lack strength and have fear. 10:15 a.m. on September 26, October 3, and October 24 in the East Gallery. The Elder Care forum series continues this fall, beginning September 26 at 10:15 a.m. in La Paz. As the bumper sticker says, "Aging: If It's Not Your Concern, It Will Be." These sessions, addressing important topics that will affect all of us someday, are presented by experts from the community, with opportunities for questions and comments. On September 26, parishioner John Evans will address Exploitation of the Elderly. Con criminals use your mailbox, phone, and computer to steal your savings and identity. People over age 50 make up HALF of all victims! Evans is Senior Advisor to the US Attorney for Arizona and Chair of both the Arizona Elder Abuse Coalition and Stop Abuse and Financial Hoodwinkers, Bamboozlers & Flimflammers: Don't Be Their Target! John has prosecuted scams, frauds, and identity thefts for over 15 years. Learn how to spot scammers and schemers. Protect yourself and your loved ones! The series continues on October 17, November 7, and November 21. St. Philip's Elder Care ministry grew out of your "dreams" during the Mission Discernment process.  Read about all of the fall Adult Formation offerings on St. Philip's web site. Phixers Address Tile SettingSt. Philip's Phixers' fourth Sunday home maintenance workshop series continues this fall. On Sunday, September 26, at 12:30 p.m. in the Music Center, Chris Everitt of Sierra Tile will show how to set tiles for floors and walls, indoors and out. There will be some hands-on practice in the Children's Courtyard, so dress accordingly! Let Your Voice Be Heard September 26!Pima County Interfaith Council is sponsoring an Accountability Session: A Dialog with Candidates for State and National Office on Sunday, September 26, at 2:30 p.m., Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church St. PCIC leaders will converse with candidates about issues that you have said are important: Jobs, education, immigration, health care, etc. Become involved in meaningful community change! Be sure to attend this meeting -- on behalf of our communities and our churches. This is a time when the size and volume of our presence and witness are essential. We have arranged for a TUSD yellow school bus (or two) to take you from St. Philip's to the TCC and return you. The bus will be ready to load by 1 p.m. at the rear north entrance to the Church's Children/Music Center. It will depart promptly at 1:30 p.m., arriving at TCC about 2 p.m. It will stand ready to return you at about 4:30 p.m. from the same spot, arriving at St. Philip's at about 5 p.m. Bus captains will make sure no one is left behind and provide singalongs on the way. Please confirm your intention to ride the bus with Brad Stroup, 749-0429. Annual Pride Ecumenical Service The second annual Multifaith Pride service to celebrate the LGBT communities will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 7, at Temple Emanu-El, 225 North Country Club. The service will include music, prayers, and reflections on the theme of "Beloved." Local spiritual leaders and musicians from many different religions and faith communities will lead the service. An offering of individual blessings will be offered from various traditions at the conclusion of the service, followed by a reception. Service goers are welcomed to dress with Pride spirit! Held in conjunction with Pride Weekend in Tucson, this event is hosted by the Wingspan Multifaith Working Group and the LGBT Jewish Inclusion Project. A Day with Josias JoeslerExperience the historic artistry of noted Tucson architect Josias Joesler on a guided tour by luxury coach of some of Joesler's legacies. The tour, part of St. Philip's 75th Anniversary celebration, will depart St. Philip's at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 30. Joesler experts will accompany the full-day tour, which includes a biographical presentation on Joesler and his works, followed by a tour of four Joesler-designed homes, a tour and lunch at Hacienda del Sol, and a tour and reception at St. Philip's. In addition, participants may spend free time at St. Philip's annual Outdoor Art Show.  Josias Joesler, born in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1895, arrived in Tucson in 1927 and became Tucson's most famous and recognized architect. Together with his patron, developer John Murphey, Joesler was instrumental in the construction of 400 buildings, including homes and office buildings in Tucson and the Catalina Foothills. Perhaps his most well known inspirational works are Broadway Village Shopping Center, Catalina Foothills Estates, Grace Mansion, St. Michael and All Angels Church, Hacienda del Sol Guest Ranch, and St. Philip's In The Hills Episcopal Church. The public is cordially invited to attend. The cost is $75 per person inclusive. The tour is limited to 40 participants. For further information contact Tom or Sue Cross at 742-1398.  Information about upcoming 75th Anniversary activities is posted on St. Philip's web site.
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Food for Thought
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Betty Patterson's Legacy
Betty Patterson with her late husband the Rev. "Brooke" Patterson  | As fall activities get underway, we miss seeing Betty Patterson bustling about making arrangements for a new season of Community and Concern with her lovely smile and cheerful greeting. After being active for many years in countless ministries, she died last May at age 90. You can read more about Betty in the national Episcopal Church Women newsletter, summer edition. She is shown at right with her late husband, the Rev. "Brooke" Patterson.
International Day of Prayer and Action for Human Habitat
St. Philip's Outreach partner Habitat for Humanity, and the National Council of Churches USA, have declared Sunday, September 19 the International Day of Prayer and Action for Human Habitat. Through prayer, Habitat for Humanity continues to make a dramatic difference in the lives of people around the world. Many volunteers are drawn to this ministry after hearing God's call and seeking God's guidance through prayer. The hurdles of funding and building homes are overcome through the miracles of prayer.
Eternal God, we await the coming of your perfect kingdom, when all will find shelter, all will know the safety of home, and all divisions will be reconciled; until that day, grant us the faith to endure the brokenness of this world, the hope to look beyond this brokenness, and the love to work to transform this brokenness, according to your perfect will. Amen.
 Celebrating Dreams Becoming Reality
A Good Problem to Have: Violins Needed
St. Philip's After-School Music and Homework Program is bursting at the seams, serving students from both Rio Vista and Holaway Elementary Schools. Quite a few of our participants are interested in playing violin and we simply don't have enough instruments for them. If you have a usable violin that you can donate to the After-School Program, particularly a reduced-size violin, the students would be very appreciative. During the Mission Discernment process many of you "dreamed" of more outreach programs at St. Philip's. The After-School Program is an example of your dreams that have become an ongoing reality.
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