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May 22, 2013











Okay, who out there is a fan of the Big Bang Theory?  I'm not referring to "the" big bang, but the CBS TV show.  A friend of mine insisted I watch the show; to "give it a chance" and I was bound to like it.  She was so right. 

 

Four highly intellectually gifted college professors, who still manage to find the simple pleasures and joy in comic books, Star Wars and Star Trek and the equally entertaining and delightfully charming women in their lives provide plenty of laughs.  And, if one is able to keep up and/or makes heads or tails of what the scientific jargon they speak, one may be able to learn a few things, too.  In simple terms; the show is just plain funny and a treat. 

 

Well, the creator of the series, Chuck Lorre, who I assume to be rather intellectual, too, closes each episode with a little "kernel of wisdom" or a personal philosophy.  Watching an episode the other night, I paused the closing credits long enough to read what Chuck Lorre had to share--what his philosophy or message was.  And, so now, I would like to share with you, my dear friends and faith community in the hope that all of us find it as rewarding and heart-warming as did yours truly.  I'm happy to share:

 

"A wise man once told me that we are all God in drag. I like that. Sometimes when I'm in a public place or sitting at a stop light, I'll watch people walking by and I'll silently say to myself, "He's God." "She's God." "He's God." "She's God." Before long I always find myself feeling a warm sense of affinity for these strangers. The experience is even more powerful when I do this while observing a person who is clearly suffering . . ."  -Chuck Lorre

 

There you have it.

 

We are all called to be  "God like" in our actions and behavior toward one another.  Whether that person is a stranger or someone we've known all our life, it is our calling, our "mandate" to treat that person with respect, with care, with love and in the same spirit that God cares for, treats and loves all His children.  Not so easy, is it?  Then again, as Chuck Lorre says, consider the warm feeling we receive when we do behave in just such a Christian manner?  We are not to expect anything in return for our Christian and ethical treatment of others...but when we do get that "warm feeling," or a "thank you," or a "God bless you," well, we have received a gift that simply keeps on giving. 

 

Enjoy the day which the Lord gives us and practice random acts of kindness.  Imagine if we all did this!  What a much more delightful, peaceful and loving world we would have.

Amen.

  

-Manny

In This Issue
Mark Your Calendar
Happy Feast Day to St. Bede - May 25
Memorial Day Tribute
Wellness Summit on June 6th
Shout-Outs
Readings & Lectors/Intercessors for Upcoming Services
Prayer Requests
Mark Your Calendar
Worship 
Saturdays - 4:30 pm

Sundays - 10:00 am 

 

Children's Sharing Table

May 26, June 9, 23 and 30 

During 10 am Liturgy

   

Young People's Formation

June 2 & 16, 2013, after the 10am Liturgy.     

 

Bible Study

Sunday, June 2, 2013

After the 10am Liturgy.  We meet in the Noah's Ark Space

 

Building Committee Meeting

June 4, 2013

6:30pm

 

Food Pantry

June 5 & 19, 4pm - 6pm

 

Bishop's Committee Meeting

Sunday, June 9, 2013

8:15am

 

Elk Grove Village Parade

June 15, 2013

Come and join in the fun and see St. Nicholas' float!

 

Little Boots Rodeo

June 22 & 23, 2013

12noon to 6pm

Corner of Arlington Heights Road and Devon Avenue on the grounds of Prince of Peace Methodist Church

 

St. Nicholas Picnic

July 27, 2013

12 noon to 4pm

4:30 Liturgy to follow, outdoors, weather permitting. 

Happy Feast Day to St. Bede,  May 25th

Bede the Venerable
Priest, and Monk of Jarrow, 735

 

At the age of seven, Bede's parents brought him to the nearby monastery at Jarrow (near Durham in northeast England) for his education. There, as he later wrote, "spending all the remaining time of my life.  .  . I wholly applied myself to the study of Scripture, and amidst the observance of regular discipline, and the daily care of singing in the church, I always took delight in learning, teaching, and writing."

 

Bede was ordained deacon at nineteen, and presbyter at thirty. He died on the eve of the Ascension while dictating a vernacular translation of the Gospel according to John. About 1020 his body was removed to Durham, and placed in the Galilee, the Lady Chapel at the west end of the Cathedral nave.

 

Bede was the greatest scholar of his time in the Western Church. He wrote commentaries on the Scriptures based on patristic interpretations. His treatise on chronology was standard for a long time. He also wrote on orthography, poetic meter, and especially on history. His most famous work, The Ecclesiastical History of England, written in Latin, remains the primary source for the period 597 to 731, when Anglo-Saxon culture developed and Christianity triumphed. In this work, Bede was clearly ahead of his time. He consulted many documents, carefully evaluated their reliability, and cited his sources. His interpretations were balanced and judicious. He also wrote the History of the Abbots (of Wearmouth and Jarrow), and a notable biography of Cuthbert, both in prose and verse.

 

His character shines through his work-an exemplary monk, an ardent Christian, devoted scholar, and a man of pure and winsome manners. He received the unusual title of Venerable more than a century after his death. According to one legend, the monk writing the inscription for his tomb was at a loss for a word to fill out the couplet:

 

Hac sunt in fossa Bedae-blank-ossa

(This grave contains the- blank-Bede's remains)

That night an angel filled in the blank: Venerabilis.

From Lesser Feasts and Fasts 

 

Heavenly Father, you called your servant Bede, while still a child, to devote his life to your service in the disciplines of religion and scholarship: Grant that as he labored in the Spirit to bring the riches of your truth to his generation, so we, in our various vocations, may strive to make you known in all the world; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Memorial Day Tribute, May 27, 2013
mem day 2
 

ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, in whose hands are the living and the dead; We give thee thanks for all those thy servants who have laid down their lives in the service of our country. Grant to them thy mercy and the light of thy presence, that the good work which thou hast begun in them may be perfected; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord. Amen.

Wellness Summit - June 6

 

The Episcopal Church Medical Trust has been invited to the Diocese of Chicago's Wellness Summit on June 6 to introduce their "Well to Serve, Well to Lead" six-week program. The Medical Trust is committed to helping people live healthier lifestyles and this program was designed specifically to address the challenges we face on the path to better health.

 

On June 6 you will learn how to create a new vision for health and wellness, practical tips to help you manage stress, and five actionable recommendations to promote wellness. You will also learn how to enroll in the simple yet effective six-week program to help you take charge of your health.

 

The summit will be held from 9 am - 5 pm (registration at 8:30 am) in the St. James Commons Great Hall (65 E. Huron St., Chicago). The cost is $10 per person. Register online by May 28.    

 

Don't miss the opportunity to discuss the challenges of healthy living with others in the Church. Contact Anna Stefaniak via email or at 312.751.4202 with any questions.

 

Shout-Outs


To Jessica Tamaski for proclaiming the Gospel and sharing her reflection with us this past weekend.  Great job, Junior Warden.

To Revs. Fran and Tony Begonja for sharing their healing ministry with us this past weekend.  God bless you for your care and consideration.

To the Holy Spirit for inspiring and filling us with its grace, power and love!

To Hal Stratton and Steve Raftery for decorating the worship space for Pentecost...beautiful job!

To all who have signed up to help with the 50th Anniversary Celebration; the Parish Family Picnic;  Elk Grove Village Parade and St. Nicholas' float; and the Little Boots Rodeo. 

To Hank Mandziara who willingly chose to take on the role of Coordinator for the Stained Glass Window Project at St. Nicholas.  God bless you for your generous gifts. 

To all our Bread Bakers and Coffee Hour Hosts...thanks for the ministry and sharing.  There is plenty of space and time for others to pitch in and help!
Readings & Lectors / Intercessors for This Weekend

LectionaryMay 25 & 26, 2013 - Trinity Sunday: First Sunday after Pentecost

Saturday, May 25

All Readings: Bill Barlow    

 

Sunday, May 26   

First Reading: Jennifer Garcia 

Second Reading: Penny Mandziara 

Intercessions: Eason Williams 

Chalice Bearers: Colleen Davy, Tameica Williams 

 

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Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31

 

Does not wisdom call,

    and does not understanding raise her voice?

On the heights, beside the way,

    at the crossroads she takes her stand;

beside the gates in front of the town,

    at the entrance of the portals she cries out:

"To you, O people, I call,

    and my cry is to all that live.

The LORD created me at the beginning of his work,

    the first of his acts of long ago.

Ages ago I was set up,

    at the first, before the beginning of the earth.

When there were no depths I was brought forth,

    when there were no springs abounding with water.

Before the mountains had been shaped,

    before the hills, I was brought forth--

when he had not yet made earth and fields,

    or the world's first bits of soil.

When he established the heavens, I was there,

    when he drew a circle on the face of the deep,

when he made firm the skies above,

    when he established the fountains of the deep,

when he assigned to the sea its limit,

    so that the waters might not transgress his command,

when he marked out the foundations of the earth,

    then I was beside him, like a master worker;

and I was daily his delight,

    rejoicing before him always,

rejoicing in his inhabited world

    and delighting in the human race."

 

The Psalm

Psalm 8 Page 592, BCP

 

1

    O LORD our Governor, *

    how exalted is your Name in all the world!

 

2

    Out of the mouths of infants and children *

    your majesty is praised above the heavens.

 

3

    You have set up a stronghold against your adversaries, *

    to quell the enemy and the avenger.

 

4

    When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, *

    the moon and the stars you have set in their courses,

 

5

    What is man that you should be mindful of him? *

    the son of man that you should seek him out?

 

6

    You have made him but little lower than the angels; *

    you adorn him with glory and honor;

 

7

    You give him mastery over the works of your hands; *

    you put all things under his feet:

 

8

    All sheep and oxen, *

    even the wild beasts of the field,

 

9

    The birds of the air, the fish of the sea, *

    and whatsoever walks in the paths of the sea.

 

10

    O LORD our Governor, *

    how exalted is your Name in all the world!

 

 

Romans 5:1-5

 

Since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.

 

John 16:12-15

 

Jesus said to the disciples, "I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you."

Prayer Requests


Joanne Mangiaracina, who is undergoing continued medical treatment.  Pray for Joanne's full recovery, sound health and return back to St. Nicholas.   

To the victims of the tornadoes in Oklahoma and Texas and all who perished:  May the Good Lord bless and strengthen all and provide comfort to those who mourn the dearly departed.

Members of our community who are burdened with health matters, employment difficulties and are feeling overwhelmed that our gracious and loving Lord bless and sustain us all.


In thanksgiving that Penny Mandziara's dad, Richard Nordberg, is doing fine after surgery.  May he continue to recover and gain full and lasting health.

Repose of the soul of Mr. Frank Borg, uncle to Manny, who passed away last week.  May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.  Amen.

Victims of violence, war, oppression, discrimination and poverty. 
Bernie, Eunice's youngest son who has taken a serious turn and is back in the hospital.  Pray for his recovery and for the well being of his family. 

 

Cathy Walters, Mindy' sister, that she is soon placed on the list to receive an transplant.  

 

**Michelle Lambton: trouble with fibromyalgia 

 

**Special intention for a friend of St. Nicholas 

   

Quenten Fabiano, a friend of St. Nicholas was in a serious car accident and has suffered severe brain damage:  pray for his full and complete recovery and for the strength and perseverance of his family and friends.
  
For Eunice Dohra, Marcia Kizior, Pamela Joy DeHaven, Ethel "Corkey" Stratton, Richard and Mary Gans: members and family of our community of St. Nicholas who continue to experience health concerns: for the full restoration of sound health and a productive life.  
  
Peter Barlow, son of Bill and Kathy Barlow: for his safety and the safety of all our military men and women overseas.

   

(**written prayer requests collected during Liturgy) 

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