Memorial Services Scheduled
St. Philip's has been hit hard by losses in the past week. Here is the current status of arrangements for memorial services.

The memorial service for David Lowery will be on Thursday, February 16, at 1:30 p.m., with reception following. David passed away late last week.

The memorial service for Ken Damgaard will be on Friday, February 24, at 11 a.m., with reception following. Ken passed away last Saturday evening.

A memorial service for Bill McKnight will take place at a later date in Chicago. Bill passed away late last week.

Plans are still pending for a memorial service for Jack DeLange. Jack passed away last night.

Please keep their loved ones in your thoughts and prayers. May their souls and the souls of all the departed rest in peace, for they rest from their labors.

Second Music Director Finalist Visits February 19
On Sunday, February 19, Dr. Tamara Still, one of the finalists for our position of Music Director, will be conducting our choirs at the 11:15 a.m. service and at Evensong at 5:30 p.m. She will also be the featured speaker at an Adult Forum at 10:15 a.m. and at 3 p.m. will present a short organ recital in the church. All parishioners are encouraged to attend these events. Dr. Still has been Music Associate at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, OR, since 2005. She also serves on the faculty at Marylhurst University. She holds graduate degrees from the University of Washington and UCLA, as well as a Performance Certificate from the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam.

The search committee has invited stellar musicians with strong but differing qualities in choral direction, pastoral focus, and spirituality. The committee feels that the church should experience these fine musicians and then help decide which is the best match for all of the current and longer-term missions of St Philip's. Therefore, your involvement and your feedback are vital. Comment sheets will be handed out at the Forum and the recital. Feel free to put your comments and impressions in writing to the Search Committee. You are a very important component in the process, so please let your voice be heard. Please send your comments to search.committee@stphilipstucson.org or give your comments to a member of the search committee, whose names will appear on the comment cards.

Help Assemble Migrant Packs
The Border and Immigration Ministry and Outreach Commission have been collecting items for Migrant Survival Packs. These packs will be assembled on February 19, at 11:30 a.m., in the Gallery. Volunteers would be welcomed. It's fast and fun! Items needed for the packs include: Bottled water; small bottles of Gatorade or similar sports drink; small juice containers with straws; small packets of nuts, trail mix, dried fruit; chips, fig bars, cookies, granola, snack bars; cheese or peanut butter crackers; small pop-top lid meat or tuna; protein bars; beef jerky; hard candy or Chiclet-type gum; applesauce or fruit cups and spoons. This effort supports Humanitarian Border Solutions, Naco, AZ, an organization devoted to providing humanitarian aid to migrants along the US/Mexico border.  

On Friday, February 24, at 7 p.m., the swinging Rob Boone Quartet (Rob Boone, trombone and piano, Ed DeLucia, guitar, Jack Wood, bass, Fred Hayes, drums) presents songs from the classic jazz songbook, plus some of Rob's original compositions. Don't miss these outstanding first-call musicians! Admission is by donation ($15 suggested). For more information about Friends of Music, see the Friends of Music page on St. Philip's web site. 

Phixers "Phorum": Glues, Adhesives, Tapes ... and Baling Wire 

Broken-hearted because you dropped your favorite item? On February 26 at 12:30 p.m. in the East Gallery, Joe Findysz of ACE Hardware 22nd Street will discuss the mind-boggling array of glues and fixatives and give advice on which to choose. There will be a hands-on opportunity to work on that broken item, so dress comfortably. (Joe says he might even be able to give advice about your broken heart!)  

Campus Improvements
You may notice improvements to the La Paz Room that happened in the past couple of weeks. The room was re-painted through the generous labor of our St. Philip's Phixers. The old, worn carpeting was removed in preparation for installation of a looping system for the hearing impaired. New carpet and padding was installed after completion of the looping system. The funding for this project came from private donations from several parishioners, from the 75th Anniversary Committee and from the Building & Grounds Committee's restricted maintenance fund. No operating budget funds were used for this project. These improvements make the La Paz room a much more pleasant environment for meetings and events. Thank you to all who donated funds and worked on this project. 

Labyrinth Paver Sales Continue
Members of the labyrinth committee are in the Perry Garden beginning Sundays between 8:30 and 11:15 a.m. taking orders for commemorative engraved bricks to be placed in the St. Philip's 75th Anniversary Labyrinth. We appreciate your support of this significant new endeavor to enhance the Plaza with the labyrinth's spiritual, meditational and aesthetic attributes. Brick order forms are also available for you to download on St. Philip's web site on the "75th Anniversary" page.