I love serving at St. Ann's in Woodstock. Thank you for the opportunity.
Call or e-mail me with any news or questions you may have.
God Bless You.
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March
Birthdays
e-mail your birthday info to Rev. Pat
2 Bridgett Killinger 3 Dinah Hoppe 4 Ben Phillips (dad)
4 Gunnar Gitlin
5 Shirley Heisler
5 Charlotte Risto
5 Rita Green
6 Terry Finlayson
11 Becky Blaho
11 Hannah Gitlin
15 Steve Fleming
15 Quinn Killinger
16 Michael Zaino (son)
18 Grace Hajeck
18 Sharon Porter
18 Nadine Francione
23 Elizabeth Robelet
23 Katie Emrich
26 Lauren Perrine (mom)
27 Alex Gosser
30 Frankie Wedin
31 Lyle Finlayson
March Anniversariese-mail your anniversary information to Rev. Pat
16 Ben & Nancy Phillips
23 Frank/Colleen Gosser
26 Mel & Lynn Long
30 Ron &Young-sook Mangum
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2009 Vestry
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Jr. Warden
Treasurer
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Clerk of the Vestry
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Please, remember in prayer this week . . .
Updated 2/24/09
Please e-mail Prayer Requests, and Updates to Rev. Pat
That the sick and those in special need may find your healing love, especially:
J.J., Dorothy, Karen, Pat, Lori, Michael, Maggie, Jeannette, Joanne, Elizabeth, Teagan, Lou, Terry, Todd, Cole, Shirley, Susan, Minerva, Amy, Jim, Anita, John, Dan, Fred, Cindy, Benedict, Liz, Mike, Bob, Dan, Darlene, Evan, Megan, Barbara, Arthur, James, Mike, Frances, Marie, Dan, Kelly, Mary, Jackson, Jeanie, Sue, and Maryann.
And we remember those serving in our Armed Forces:
Baret, Bryce, Todd, Steven, Michael, Tim, Matthew, Benjamin, Dan, Chris, Guy, Joseph, Alicia, Carl, Dave, and Anne.
And we remember those who have died:
And we remember those serving in public office:
Barack (Pres),
Joe (V-Pres),
US Senators:
Dick & Roland,
US Rep: Melissa,
Governor: Pat,
State Senator: Pam, State Rep: Jack, Mayor: Brian, County Board: Yvonne, Anna, Marc, Bob, Scott, James, Kenneth, Lyn, Ed, Kathleen, Barbara, Mary, Sue, John, Peter, Sandra, Tina, Paula, James, Virginia, Randall, Mary, Daniel, and Ersel. | |
"Let's start this Lent not in a transactional sense or a sense of scarcity, but with a sense of God's abundance, God's mercy, and God's love--that will carry us throughout this season."
- The Rt. Rev. Catherine S. Roskam
Bishop Suffragan of the Episcopal Diocese of New York
See you in Church!
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Lent begins at St. Ann's
This was a lovely Sunday -- this first Sunday in Lent. All present were invited to sit back, take a deep breath, and relax into Lent. In the homily we were reminded that even though many people give up something for Lent -- in reality, our special Lenten practices are NOT intended to "prove" ourselves to God or to make amends to God. The reason we might want to "give up" something for Lent is to remove whatever it is that impairs our noticing and relating to God each day.
Rather than giving up meat or chocolate or something else like that - it was suggested that we give up something that really makes a difference -- like giving up fear, stress, or guilt. It might be easier to give up meat or chocolate, but giving up fear, stress, or guilt (or all three) is much more in line with what Lent is all about. Because, Lent is about ridding ourselves of those things that separate us from God. The spiritual work of Lent challenging, but rewarding, indeed.
Terree Emrich continues on her winter Sabbatical, and our accompanist and choir director was Phyllis Connelly. Carol Lahti sang an incredible solo, and the choir was inspirational.
Both of our Worship Assistants (Howard & Randy) were out with the "flu" this morning, but our two acolytes of the day (Julia Blaho & Alyssa Zaino) assisted the Celebrant in more than adequately.
John Loacker & Joan Purdy were Chalice Bearers, Don Blaho was our usher, and Bridgett Killinger hosted the coffee hour. (Tim was home with little Skylaar, who was also ill this morning.)
If you were unable to be at St. Ann's this morning -- we missed you.
See you in church, soon.
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2009 Daily Lenten Meditations Sign Up
It's not to late to sign up for the 2009 Daily Lenten Meditations from Episcopal Relief & Development their link is provided below. Those who sign up will receive an email each day during Lent featuring reflections adapted from the writings of the Rev. Barbara C. Crafton. As we embark on a spiritual journey this season, may these meditations invite us to see ourselves, our neighbors and the world through God's eyes.
Here is the sign-up link: Episcopal Relief and Development
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| Annual Fish Fry -- Coming Soon ! !
Friday, March 13, 2009
St. Ann's Parish Hall -- 6:30pm
Menu: Fried or Baked Walleye, Coleslaw, Potato Salad, Baked Beans, Macroni & Cheese, Dessert, Beverages.
Join in -- Family Fun -- Bingo with PRIZES -- 50/50 Raffle
(And / Or if you'd like to help with the event.)
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 Wow -- Check this Site Out !
TOP STORIES
'I am Episcopalian' -- new 'microsite' showcases videos of diverse church members
[Episcopal News Service] A communications initiative to tell the Episcopal Church's story was launched today -- Ash Wednesday -- at www.episcopalchurch.org where visitors will find a new interactive feature called "I Am Episcopalian."
The so-called "microsite" contains short videos of people "sharing their deep, personal connections to the big, wide, vibrant church that we are," said Anne Rudig, who joined the Episcopal Church Center in New York as communications director on January 5.
Not only will the videos illustrate the diversity of Episcopalians -- "all ages, all walks of life, all ethnicities," said Rudig -- but the site also will let users upload their own videos.
Try the link . . . it is waaaaay cool -- Rev. Pat +
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Dates and Events
Wednesday, Feb 25 ASH WEDNESDAY. 12:15 Eucharist & 7:30pm Eucharist
Thursday, Feb 26 7:30 pm Choir ; Needlepoint Group in A.M.
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St. Ann's Parish Calendar - through Easter Sunday 2009
1 March SUNDAY 8:00am & 9:30am Eucharist
10:45am Sunday School
Distribute UTO Boxes
7 March Saturday 9:00am Coffee Hour Training
9:00am Inquirer Class
10:30am Chalice Bearer Training
11:00am Reader Training
11:30am Usher Training
8 March SUNDAY 8:00am & 9:30am Eucharist
10:45 Sunday School
10:45 Adult Forum (The BIBLE)
10:45 Acolytes Meet
13 March Friday 6:30pm Annual Fish Fry
14 March Saturday 9:00am Coffee Hour Training
9:00am Inquirer Class
10:30am Chalice Bearer Training
11:00am Reader Training
11:30am Usher Training
15 March SUNDAY 8:00am & 9:30am Eucharist
10:45 Sunday School
10:45 Coffee Sales
22 March SUNDAY 8:00am & 9:30am Eucharist
10:45 Sunday School
29 March SUNDAY 8:00am & 9:30am Eucharist
10:45 Sunday School
4 April Saturday 9:00 Altar Guild Cleaning Day
9:00 Parish Spring Cleaning Day
5 April SUNDAY Palm Sunday
9:30am Eucharist (no 8am)
10:45 Sunday School
UTO Ingathering
Final Day for Nets-for-Life
9 April Thursday 7:30pm Maundy Thursday Eucharist
10 April Friday 12:15pm Stations of the Cross
10 April Friday 7:30pm Good Friday Service
11 April Saturday 9:00am Altar Guild Preparations
5:30pm Easter Vigil
7:00pm Feast of Easter - Dinner
12 April SUNDAY Easter Sunday 9:30am Eucharist (no 8am)
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Lenten Outreach Project: Nets for Life
St. Ann's will kick off a special Lenten project this coming Sunday. But, first, let me tell you a true story.
Malita, a mother with two young children, had just returned to her home in Angola. Malita's family - you see - had escaped the ravages of Angola's 27-year long civil war by fleeing their home for refuge in Namibia.
But, finally, the family was home in Angola. And, preparations were being made to cultivate the family's farm, for you see they had learned that vegetables were selling quite well in the local market.
But, very soon after her return home "the fever" struck Malita's oldest child.
"The fever" they called it. And, even thought Melita knew that her daughter had taken ill with the "fever" - still Melita had no idea what caused it. Melita's daughter died in her arms in less than one day after coming down with "the fever."
"The fever" we now know -- was simply malaria.
Malaria is totally preventable, yet every day, malaria claims the lives of nearly 3,000 children in sub-Saharan Africa alone. Malaria kills a child every 30 seconds, but it doesn't have to! Malaria is one of the deadliest preventable diseases on the planet. It's caused by a parasite that is transmitted by mosquitoes that typically bite their victims at night.
One million people die from malaria each year and 75% of those who die are children under the age of 5.
Still, the answer to this enormous malaria threat is not a difficult or costly answer. At this point, the most effective remedy against malaria, involves the use of mosquito nets. The mosquito nets are hung over beds or mats, and most of the mosquito nets cover three people at time. The effectiveness of these mosquito nets against malaria is phenomenal. At the Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago, this past November our bishop - Jeffery Lee - laid down the challenge for our diocese to raise the funds necessary to purchase one mosquito net per Episcopalian in our diocese. St. Ann's is taking up Bishop Lee's challenge. And, we will have a display in the parish hall by this coming Sunday - with lots of information to share about this Lenten outreach project. Check out the website: Nets for Life Africa -- and let's see how many lives St. Ann's can save. Thanks so much. Rev. Pat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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March Coffee Hour Hosts . . .
March 1 Tim & Bridget Killinger
March 8 John & Jennifer Loacker
March 15 Alan & Tina Hill
March 22 Tom & Dinah Hoppe
March 29 Howard & Sandra McCarthy |
Stained Glass Committee to convene . . .
Very Last chance to participate . . . One or two more committee volunteers are invited . . . are you interested? Contact me ASAP if you would like to join Bruce Armstrong, Tim Killinger, David Chwalisz and Nancy Jung on this committee.
Our resident stained glass artist (Bruce Armstrong) has offered St. Ann's the gift of his creative talents in making stained glass inserts for the doors between the church and the parish hall.
This small committee will meet during Lent to consider and discuss the content of those stained-glass images. If you are interested in serving on that committee, please contact me. Thanks so much. +Rev. Conley
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NEXT Book Group -- 
The next Book Group meeting will be Sunday, April 5 at 4:00PM Pat & Peter Lechtanski's home.
To help focus our Lenten thoughts, the book will be Religious Literacy. What Every American Needs to Know - and Doesn't by Stephen Prothero. Contact the Lechtanski's for additional information. ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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