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For 6 months of the liturgical year we retrace the story of Jesus--from anticipating his arrival to celebrating his birth and ministry to making sense of his death, resurrection, and ascension. During the season after Pentecost, we ponder the question: If Jesus is the Christ, then who are we? We invite you to seek answers through the many spiritual, educational, musical, and ministry opportunities at St. Philip's.
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Words of Thanks
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 Dear St. Philippians, As my time as an assistant priest on staff draws to a close I am full of gratitude to have had this extraordinary year and experience with you here at St. Philip's In The Hills. The opportunity to be included and active in the Interim Team was a singular honor and joy. I thank Bishop Smith, Canon Clark, and the Vestry for allowing me to do what I most love to do by serving once again as a full-time parish priest. I thank Fr. Robert for allowing me to complete my full year with you, and I thank "Rev. Jean" and the lay staff for being such fine and supportive companions along the way. My last Sunday with you will be September 25th and my last day will be the 30th. It is possible I will reappear here from time to time (with or without banjo!), but for now I will be taking some time off so as to have more time in Green Valley with Diane at home and church, do some short trips, and be available to Bishop Smith as opportunities to be helpful arise -- either as an interim, or parish search consultant, or a combination of the two. As I leave you I leave a wonderful group of persons who have been most gracious and welcoming of me. You are terrific, your future as a parish could not be more bright, and I will miss being with you! Affectionately,
Canon Ted
One of the hard parts and the joys of ministry is that we say goodbye to people we come to love and respect. It is a joyful paradox though, because we get to know people we will miss because they have made a wonderful impact on us. Ted is one of those people for me. In the short time I have been here I have been struck by more than his facility with the banjo. I have been moved by the depth of his faith, his grounded presence, his kindness, his thoughtful preaching, and his ability to say what needs to be said. Things won't be the same without him around -- yet things are never the same in the life of a congregation -- people come and go. We hope that when we are one of the ones coming or going that we have made some difference while we are there. Ted can leave here knowing that his ministry has made a difference and that he will truly be missed. I hope that you will pray for him in his re-retirement that the Spirit inspires him to find new ways to use the many gifts he has. Yours,
Fr. Robert
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This Weekend
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Casa Maria Sandwich Making Saturday
Casa Maria lunch-making ministry thanks all of our faithful helpers who have been showing up this summer. Our next sandwich making is on Saturday, September 10, beginning at 7 a.m. in the East Gallery. We appreciate all helping hands! Thank you for helping our neighbors in need.
Parish Breakfasts Resume Sunday Breakfast Club will be coming soon. Be sure to join us on Sunday mornings for the best meal of the day. Starting September 11, 8 to 9 a.m. ($5 adults/$3 children). If you are interested in helping with this ministry (on a rotation basis such as once/month) please contact Michael Eppard or call (575) 313-0583.
9:00 a.m. Discussion Group "Being Christian" Resumes Sunday The 9 a.m. Sunday morning discussion series resumes on Sunday, September 11, in La Paz. "Early Christianity: the Experience of the Divine," a series of video lectures by Luke Timothy Johnson, Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at Emory University Candler School of Theology, followed by discussion of the lecture. Topic for September 11: "Christianity as a Religion." All are welcome.
Rector and Vestry Forum On Sunday, September 11, at 10:15 a.m. in the Murphey Gallery, come for conversation with our Rector about how we as a community may go deeper with God. We will also talk about fall plans, including the upcoming Day of Discovery: Imagining Our Future.
 Labyrinth News Now that Summer is officially behind us and cooler weather is on the way, we are ready to place more commemorative bricks in the labyrinth. On Sunday, September 11, members of the labyrinth committee will be in the hospitality area to help you with choice of brick and your personal wording and symbols on the bricks. The bricks can be to memorialize loved ones; celebrate births and marriages, wedding anniversaries, and any other special event such as graduations; express gratitude for recovery from serious illness; or as an expression of one's personal faith. We look forward to seeing you.
The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Exodus 32: 7-14
Psalm 51: 1-11
1 Timothy 1: 12-17
Luke 15: 1-10
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Next Week
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 Potluck and Liturgical Conversation
Our Rector invites members of the Altar Guild, Ushers, Acolytes, Vergers, Lay Liturgical Ministers, and Affiliated Clergy to a potluck dinner and an evening of liturgy conversation on Thursday, September 15. The evening will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a potluck dinner in the Gallery, followed by the liturgy discussion in the Church. If you are involved in any of these ministries, please RSVP -- contact Stella Lopez or call 299-6421 or register on our web site.
Friends of Music Concert: Jason Carder Trio
On Sunday, September 18, at 2 p.m. in the Church, Friends of Music presents the Jason Carder Trio, internationally known Tucson musicians including Jason Carder on trumpet, Jeff Haskell on piano, and Brice Winston on saxophone. They will perform jazz standards, featuring tunes from their recent CD release, Enough Said. The selections on this album are drawn from both beautiful melodies and common hymns which together create a unique window into our nation's musical history. They span the period from the 1500s to 1967, and most have a link to the American South. For more information click here. Suggested admission $20.
Election Issues Small Group Discussion As election day looms, what do you feel are the most pressing issues facing our community? Join St. Philip's representatives to PCICEO for a discussion about the election issues that matter most to you. We'll break into small groups so that everyone has a chance to share their thoughts and feelings. Next Sunday, September 18, at 10:15 a.m. in the West Gallery.
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The Beauty of Holiness
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"Nowhere" can be a comfortable place. Just ask the designers of malls, shopping centers, and chain stores. To take the example of a chain store -- they are designed so that anyone who arrives can easily find their way around. Jeans are always in the same place as are hoodies and shoes. Each place is nearly identical to the others, and they all run together in a sort of geography of nowhere. We are blessed to worship in a place that feels like "somewhere." It is a place that is unique and blessed with beauty. God uses beauty to speak to us and to challenge us to see in a more transcendent way -- to see the heart of things. Over the next few months, I will spend some time each week praying with one of the pieces of art that it is easy to walk by or to ignore in this magnificent place and write a bit about what I am seeing here. It will be a spiritual tour of sorts and a way for us to re-engage the beauty that gives so many of us a sense of home here. I hope that you will share with me too what you are freshly seeing as we look with eager longing with the eyes of faith.
--Fr. Robert
 The PietàThe image of Jesus with Mary his Mother and with Mary Magdalene (or with St. John, depending on source) in the Chapel of the Holy Nativity (our chapel's formal name) is striking for its intense color. The intimacy of the contact with the wounded Christ is equally striking. His Mother's thumb is gently laid on the wound -- perhaps in the way Thomas might have touched that same pierced side. She may have touched it with disbelief too -- unable to believe that this had been done by those whom he so loved. There are so many wounds we can scarcely believe, whether emotional or physical. We touch gently and even with awe as we ask ourselves how and why. We wonder if we could bear them -- and say a prayer that we might not have to. Yet, in each of our lives, the question will not be whether we will be wounded but when. We will lose, suffer, ache, and more and wonder if there is anyone left to comfort us. Yet in this image we can find hope that those who care for us will be there to look into our eyes, to hold our hand, to sit with us and hold us as we reel from the shock of it all. May we be a community that can comfort, hold, and dare to gently touch the wounds of those who just need one loving reminder that they are not alone -- who are desperate to believe again that joy cometh in the morning. --Fr. Robert
[This Pietà, c. 1525, was painted in tempera on wood by Giovanni di Pietro, known as Lo Spagna (1450-1528). Lo Spagna was a student of Perugino, of the Umbrian school of painting.] Click here to read Fr. Robert's series of meditations on St. Philip's art.
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Story
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 Why the Church?
Not long ago I was asked the simple question, "What is the role of the Church?" It is a deceptively simple question with a host of answers. The simplest answer is that it is commanded, prayed, and longed by the Holy Trinity into existence. The Church has existed before the dawn of humanity -- from the foundation of the world. As the Trinity's mutuality emerged, the Church came into existence, because that interplay of Love is the very heart of the Church. The Church exists at that most fundamental level of cosmic ordering. Yet, what is the role of the visible Church today? Continue reading here.
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