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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) 11:15 a.m. Sung Eucharist Rite II 4:00 p.m. "Come & See" Service 4:30 p.m. (third Sundays) Choral Evensong (preceded by organ recital at 4 p.m.) 5:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II Tuesdays10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II and Healing 6:00 p.m. Evening Prayer (second Tuesday) Thursdays (Sept. through May) 11:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I Worship services at St. Philip's
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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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Message from the Rector
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Dear Friends in Christ, As our transition continues, I wanted to give an update on our search for an associate rector candidate. Fr. Peter Helman visited St. Philip's earlier this month. He met with me, the Vestry Executive Committee, Fr. Ted and Mtr. Jean, the staff, and others. Their reports back were unequivocally positive. He was incredibly excited about the possibility of working with St. Philip's and I came away with a good sense of his many gifts and sense of call. He is deeply faithful, pastoral, intelligent, and kind. I loved his commitment to being on a healthy and vibrant team and his obvious love of learning and sharing his faith with others with compassion and earnest joy. He comes to us having served as a rector of a small congregation where he led them through difficult but deep discernment around blessing same-sex unions. He did this by inviting people for meals and conversations with no agenda beyond listening together. His academic training is in Biblical studies and he did advanced degree work at Princeton Seminary and Yale. Here are some additional thoughts which I offered to the Vestry after meeting him:
- He is pastorally warm and present without needing to dominate conversations
- He has a love for Anglicanism that comes through and that he shares articulately
- He is a skilled writer and shares his faith without resorting to religious jargon
- He is intelligent, well-traveled, and well-read
- He is a good listener and genuinely processes and responds to what he is hearing
- He has great tattoos (which I saw when we went hiking together)
After consultation with each of those with whom he met, and extensive conversation, the senior warden (Alison Lee) and I extended an offer to Fr. Peter, which he enthusiastically and immediately accepted. His call was approved by the Bishop this past Tuesday who also found him to be an excellent candidate. We anticipate that he will begin full-time ministry with us October 1. Fr. Peter's primary foci in the coming year will be getting to know you all, providing pastoral care, and developing a comprehensive approach to adult education including but not limited to working on a speaker series, supporting EfM, partnering with those interested in a Catechumenate program, and working on our Sunday forums. Some of you may especially enjoy talking with him about his ongoing work on archaeological digs in Syria! I am beyond delighted to have this call extended and accepted and hope that we can offer Peter as warm a welcome as Karrie and I have experienced here. Thanks as always for all that each of you does to make St. Philip's a vibrant home where people feel called to serve in so many ways. --Fr. Robert
 The Rev. Peter Helman hails from Knoxville, Tennessee, where he lived briefly before embarking upon a nomadic upbringing that carried him from the foothills of the Great Smokey Mountains to Texas and Mainland China, and from Oklahoma and Brazil to Northern California. He grew up in a host of broadly evangelical denominations and only after many wanderings fell in love with The Episcopal Church and the living Anglican tradition in 2008 as a graduate student pursuing ordination in the Presbyterian Church (USA). He received the rite of Confirmation in March 2009 and quickly discerned a call to Holy Orders in the Diocese of New Jersey.
Peter holds a BA in History and Biblical and Theological Studies from John Brown University (2008), a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary (2011), and a Master of Sacred Theology with a Certificate in Anglican Studies from Berkeley Divinity School at Yale (2013). He was ordained Deacon in June 2013 and Priest in December 2013.
Peter comes to St. Philip's following a three-year tenure as Priest-in-Charge of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Middlesboro, Kentucky, an historic Mountain Parish in the Tri-State region of the Diocese of Lexington and a member of the innovative Network for Pastoral Leadership and Sustaining Healthy Congregations -- a small church ministry consortium that partners newly ordained seminarians with churches of Eastern Kentucky.
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This Weekend
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Holy Cross Day (observed)
Isaiah 45: 21-25
Psalm 98
Philippians 2: 5-11
John 12: 31-36a
9:00 a.m. Discussion Series
The Sunday morning discussion series "Being Christian" meets each Sunday morning at 9 a.m. 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 18: "What is Religion?" All are welcome.  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. Sunday, September 18, at 10:15 a.m. in the West Gallery.
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. To read more click here. Suggested admission $20.
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Next Week
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 St. Philip's Art Show Applications Due September 23
It's time to put that last dab, smudge, stitch or hook to your masterpiece, frame it, and have it ready for the All St. Philip's Art Show in the Murphey Gallery for our grand October 2016 Show. This is a wonderful opportunity for Parishioners to showcase their artistic abilities (sorry, wall-hung work only). If you wish to participate, please pick up the Artist's Agreement Form and Information Sheet in the office or email Sue Cross or phone 742-1398. All applications must be received by Friday, September 23. The hanging will be on October 8 and the Artists' Reception on Sunday, October 16. Thank you!
"Seasoned" Singles Social Saturday
Join St. Philip's "Seasoned" Singles (men and women, widowed, divorced, never married) for a social at Joyce Schumann's home on Saturday, September 24. Just a chance to mingle and get acquainted, and welcome "seasoned" single parish newcomers. Come between 4 and 6 p.m. Bring a snack/hors d'oeuvre to share, plus your own beverage. If you have a theatre or concert matinee, come on after! Evening performance? Come before! Bring your companion(s)! We are friendly! RSVP to me (Joyce Schumann) or call 529-7421 and I will give you directions to my house.
Celebrating the Rev. Canon Ted Holt's Ministry
The Rev. Canon Ted Holt will conclude his interim year with us at the end of September. On Sunday, September 25, he will preach at all morning services, during which time he may perhaps play the banjo, and we'll celebrate his ministry with cake during Coffee Hour. He'll be presented with a gift from the parish.
Virtual Border Tour September 25
Come to the East Gallery at 10:15 a.m. on September 25 to listen to Jerry Haas from Border Community Alliance and Alma Cota de Yanez from FESAC (Fundación del Empresariado Sonorense) as they talk about their partnership to educate people in the US about the positive things going on in Mexico, and the borderlands in particular, through tours, cultural exchange, leadership development and advocacy for social welfare. Both are passionate about the importance of further understanding and cooperation on both sides, and you will leave with a better understanding, and hopefully a desire to go see for yourself! For further information, contact Nancy Atherton at 299-2439.
Fall Fiesta Next Sunday On Sunday, September 25, you are formally invited to the inaugural St. Philip's Fall Fiesta! We will come together after the 11:15 service to celebrate the changing of our weather from summer to fall with delicious food, tasty drinks, wonderful fellowship, face painting, a jumping castle, dunk tank, live music and more. This event is hosted by the J2A youth group as a fundraiser for their upcoming pilgrimage. Admission will be $10 per individual and $25 per family (3 or more people). We look forward to seeing everyone there to celebrate and have a good time!
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Special Event
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 Day of Discovery: Imagining Our Future
Please make note of a very important date for the future of St. Philip's -- Sunday, October 9. We will meet together as a community to share lunch and our ideas, enthusiasm, and passion for St. Philip's. Many of you may remember our first Day of Discovery last fall, when we met to discover our strengths and core values and articulate our dreams for St. Philip's. Now it's time to continue the work we began on that day, by discovering how we as a community may go deeper with God and how from there we move into the future. It's actually an "afternoon of discovery" -- we'll gather at about 12:30 p.m. and conclude by 4 p.m. Please plan to attend to contribute your energy and imagination. You can sign up by clicking here; by calling the office at 299-6421; or by signing up with a vestry member during coffee hours.
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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 Baptismal FontLooking at the font, I am always taken to the dark of the Easter Vigil -- to the echoing chant: "How holy is this night, when wickedness is put to flight, and sin is washed away.
It restores innocence to the fallen, and joy to those who mourn.
It casts out pride and hatred, and brings peace and concord.
How blessed is this night, when earth and heaven are joined
and man is reconciled to God."
The mystery of Baptism echoes the essential mystery of creation -- all is beloved of God. Earth and Heaven -- Humanity and Divinity -- are joined in the offering of God in Christ. The Creation is made and called good and yet we stray and are called back at the font. The mystery of Baptism is that we can be one with perfect Love. It is that mysterious union that prepares us for a life of Communion with Christ. Baptism is our Sacrament of inclusion, for it is our washing for the feast offered at the Altar. Baptism is communion with Christ's death, which welcomes us to Communion with Christ's living Body, which draws us to the perfect wholeness of Christ's Resurrection. Neither Baptism nor Communion are simply means of welcome. If they are this alone to us then they are deadly for then they do not call us to transformed life -- to peace and concord with one another in and with Christ as pride and hatred are cast out. The Sacraments are made for us -- and we Christians are made through and for the Sacraments. We are made to be creatures of holiness journeying through them into the heart and self, into the Body and Blood, of Christ. In these Sacraments, matter (water, bread, and wine) is changed, and we are changed too. If we come to them seeking only some private bit of comfort then we remain lost, for Christ is offering transformation into his very self -- for earth and heaven are to be joined not only in Christ but in us. --Fr. Robert
[The Font was made by Cecil Emmons, a parishioner and self-taught metalworker, in the 1940s. The basin and dome are made of hammered Arizona copper.] Click here to read Fr. Robert's series of meditations on St. Philip's art.
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Adult Choirs Begin New Season
St. Philip's Adult Choirs kicked off a new program year with their traditional retreat on Friday and Saturday, September 9 and 10. The weekend begins with a potluck dinner, which is followed by diligent rehearsals, this year under the baton of Interim Adult Choir Director Thomas Cockrell. The fruits of their labors were evident on Sunday, September 11! How inspiring to have a full procession with rousing renditions of hymns. They also led worship with two flawless anthems. How the Grandeur of Creation was commissioned by St. Philip's Friends of Music for St. Philip's 60th Anniversary in 1996, with text by Carl P. Daw, Jr., and music by Craig Phillips. The offertory anthem, Song for Athene, by English composer John Tavener, uses texts from Luke 23:14, the Orthodox Rite for the Dead, and Shakespeare's Hamlet. It was offered on Sunday to the glory of God and in prayerful commemoration of the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001, and of all people around the world who still today suffer from senseless acts of violence. We look forward to another terrific season of music at St. Philip's!    
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