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Welcoming Renee Brown!Our organist Renee J. Brown, who arrived earlier this year, is a well-versed musician specializing in piano, pipe organ, harpsichord, and percussion instruments. She is fluent in performing various musical styles from the Renaissance to Contemporary Christian. She is familiar with the Episcopal, Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, and AME Zion liturgies. She is also experienced in teaching, conducting and rehearsing vocal ensembles. Renee holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Roosevelt University, Chicago, where she majored in Piano Performance and Pedagogy. From 2011 through 2017 she was organist-choir director in Alban’s Episcopal Church, El Cajon, California. She is currently a Science Teacher in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Cleveland (Teach for America). She has also served as a Music Teacher in The Music Advantage (after-

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The Beacon!Saint Martin’s Newsletter, Summer 2018!To know Christ and to make Christ known, restoring all people to unity with God and each other

Saint Martin’s Episcopal Church 6295 Chagrin River Road Chagrin Falls Ohio 44022

440.247.7406 saintmartinschagrinfalls.com

saintmartinschagrinfalls@gmail.com

Holy Eucharist Sunday 8 am & 10 am

Admin Office Hours 10 am-2 pm Monday thru Wednesday

Clergy Hours Saturday thru Thursday, by appointment is best

Emergency Pastoral Care 24/7

Special thanks to our spring cleanup volunteers!

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school program), San Diego. She has taught private and group keyboard, flute, and string instruments in after-school programs, including music notation reading and instrumental skills. As a freelance musician, Renee has also played for weddings, funerals, graduations, in chamber and orchestral music settings, in classical recital accompanying, and for solo performances. Welcome Renee!!!Congratulations to Our 2018 High School Graduates!

!Sam Brady Solon High School!Sam Brady graduated with an Honors Diploma from Solon High School on May 31, 2018. He is the son of very proud parents, Lisa and Shawn Brady. At Solon High, Sam was on the cross country and wrestling teams. He was also honored as a Comet of the Semester and Solon Rising Star. In his senior year, Sam was granted the Solon Academic Excellence Award and the President’s Award for Academic Excellence. He remained on the Honor Roll for all four years of his high school career. He was awarded several scholarships for academics and citizenship. Sam’s interests include fitness, music, and history. Sam will attend Ohio State University in the fall and will major in criminal justice.!

!Michael Cassese University School!

The son of Clint and Shelley Cassese, Michael Cassese graduated from University School on Sunday, June 3, 2018. At University School, Michael was as a member of the Cum Laude Society, and graduated with honors. As a senior Michael played varsity football where he was a captain, as well as competing on the varsity

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Saint Martin’s, Chagrin Falls, is a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio,

The Right Reverend Mark Hollingsworth, Jr., Bishop

Priests serving Saint Martin’s The Reverend Dr. John A. Cerrato

The Reverend Gary A. McElroy

Seminarian Anna Sutterisch

Choir Director Timothy C. Cochran

Organist Renee J. Brown

Staff serving Saint Martin’s Carol Maye-Botzman, Administrator

Connie Schaaf, Sexton

Church Wardens Kristina O. Gillespie, Jeremy Clark

Vestry Linda Bird, Daniel Carter, Esq. Corrine Castrini, Robert Case

Cyril KanagaRaj Merry Petroski, Kenneth Porter

Mary Prince, Jean Schmiege Greg Streicher

Clint Cassese, Treasurer Byron Hays, Clerk of the Vestry

!Give to Saint Martin’s The clergy,

wardens, vestry and stewardship ministry ask for your financial support

of Saint Martin’s Church in 2018. Thankful for the generosity of God’s

people, we invite everyone to consider raising the amount of their annual

giving this coming year and also to think about free will financial gifts as

the grace of God provides. Our ministries depend on the faithful

donations of our parishioners. The vestry and finance committee are to be

commended for setting very frugal annual expenditures. Now we need to

begin to grow financially, moving ahead in order to fund the ministries

we have come to approve and endorse. We need your help. We need your generosity to see increases. Give

to Saint Martin’s.

Special thanks to our wardens, property committee, vestry and

organist for their efforts in the recent restoration project completed on our

organ, its chamber and our loft. !

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wrestling and varsity track teams. Michael was the president of the Spanish Club and also was a member of the Italian Club and Fellowship of Christians at University School. Michael was baptized at Trinity Episcopal in Troy, Ohio, and he was confirmed at Saint Martin’s in 2014. He has served Saint Martin’s as an acolyte and a VBS counselor. Michael will attend The United States Military Academy at West Point. He will embark on this next stage of life on July 2 when he will report for Cadet Basic Training. He would like to make a career in the military. !!Jillian Morrison Chagrin Falls High School!

Jillian Morrison, daughter of Anna and Brian Morrison, received her Diploma with Honors from Chagrin Falls High School on Sunday, June 3.

She is an Advanced Placement Scholar, earning AP credits in US Government, English Language and Composition, Calculus and 2-D Art Portfolio. Jillian attended Notre Dame College in her Senior Year through the CCP (College Credit Plus) program. During all four years of high school, Jillian played the clarinet in Marching Band and was involved with many theater productions, both on stage and behind stage. She also served as Vice President of Prism, Chagrin Falls’ art and literary publication, during her junior and senior years. Jillian was a Girl Scout, earning her Silver Award in her freshman year. Her other extracurricular activities included participation in many Slovenian cultural organizations, most notably FS Kres, a folklore dancing troupe, for which she currently serves as Treasurer. At Saint Martin’s, Jillian was an acolyte and member of Youth Group, attended Vacation Bible School and was a VBS Counselor, and participated in ministries such as MedWish and Trinity Cathedral’s A Place at the Table. Jillian has worked for Normandy Catering at Tanglewood and is currently employed as a hostess at Sapphire Creek Winery and Gardens. This summer, Jillian will travel to Slovenia to study the Slovenian language and culture in a two-week program offered at the University of Ljubljana. In the fall, Jillian will be leaving Chagrin Falls for Chicago to attend DePaul University. She plans to study political science with a concentration in international studies with the ultimate goal of obtaining a law degree.!!

Planting for Today! conversations are happening. Please schedule a time with John, Kris & Jeremy.

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Volunteer Staff Alfred KanagaRaj, Service Leaflets

Cheryl Gray, Parish Nurse

Ministry Leadership Judy Tremain, Altar Guild

Karen Swan, Pastoral Care, The Daughters of the King

Linda Bird, Corrine Castrini, Jean Schmiege, Parish Life

Tim Schaaf, Stewardship Jeremy Clark, Karen Gerken, Property

Merry Petroski, Katie Clark, Church School & Child Care

Emily Gielink, Acolytes Elizabeth Hays, Christ Care

Carolyn Downie, Communications John Meade, Men’s Bible Study

Anna Sutterisch, Youth Group

Parishioners’ Prayer Requests   In the narthex is a prayer request box.

Prayer request cards can be found there. Please place your prayer

request cards in the box. All requests are confidential and will remain on

the list for 30 days, unless an extension is requested.

Saint Martin's Columbarium     Inquiries about our columbarium can

be directed to John Cerrato, or our wardens. Information brochures are

available in the narthex.

Bellwether Farm   The Giving Catalog for our diocesan camp is on the

entryway tables, highlighting needs. Please consider this ministry.      

MedWish signup in the Burroughs Room for the next visit.

Bishop Mark Hollingsworth will visit our parish on Sunday, September 30,

2018, to confirm, receive and renew baptismal covenants. Adults

interested in full membership in the Episcopal Church should see John

Cerrato about preparation for the episcopal visitation.

Thank you to all who have been participating in the on-going paper

recycling effort by using the blue plastic paper recycling containers

and the metal bin for recycled paper in the parking lot. Please help by

using the new recycling cans in the Burroughs Room and downstairs kitchen. Items include: flattened

cardboard, metal cans, plastic bottles, glass bottles, jars, dairy and juice containers, rinsed and food free.

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Clergy Notes !

& Ministry Review! !Celebrations have not been scarce in 2018 for Saint Martin’s. After a successful Annual Meeting in January, we turned in February to the milestone of 25 years as a priest for John Cerrato (Candlemas, February 2, 1993). Then we welcomed him as our rector in a Celebration of New Ministry offered by our bishop The Right Reverend Mark Hollingsworth, Jr. Shrove Tuesday brought pancakes and in Lent Anna Sutterisch led us in a multi-week study of our Episcopal heritage. As we fulfilled the journey of Lent, the joyous season of Easter brought more special events. In Holy Week (March 25-31) we welcomed an all parish dinner by Parish Life, a Good Friday concert Blues & Lamentations, with Jennifer Cochran and Gateway Band, Easter Vigil at Epiphany Church, then the celebrations of Easter Day. In the Easter season arrived the DOK Spring Assembly, the Recital Event: Love, Faith and Opera with Stefan Barner, Rachele Schmiege and Renee Brown, our new Youth Group Kickoff, an Open Table event, the annual Crop Walk and a special educational opportunity in Safeguarding God’s Children. On the Day of Pentecost (May 20) we pulled off a successful Newcomers Luncheon and in June enjoyed our Annual Parish Picnic, both well attended. We continue our parish wide Planting for Today! conversations on stewardship.!!• Spring Confirmation Classes for Youth were offered by

Anna Sutterisch and will convene for part two August 12 through September 23 (Sundays, 11:15 am).!

• This summer our seminarian Anna Sutterisch is pursuing a program in Clinical Pastoral Education among our veterans.!

• On the horizon in Parish Life is Hike & a Hotdog on Sunday, August 26, after church in Frohring Meadows. Then comes Rally Sunday with our all parish picnic, September 9. The Chancel Choir begins the 2018-2019 season on Rally Day. Special thanks to Parish Life for their extra energy and work around many fellowship events this past winter and spring. !

• Special worship leaders in August will include Noah Sutterisch, officiant and preacher for Morning Prayer, Sunday, August 5 at 8 & 10 am; The Reverend Susan Crampton, celebrant, Sunday, August 12 at 8 & 1o, with Anna Sutterisch preaching that day. !

• Saint Martin’s Chancel Choir will begin Thursday night rehearsals on August 23 at 7 pm. See Tim Cochran for info.!

• The 202nd Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio has been announced for November 9-10, 2018, at the Cleveland Marriott East, Warrensville Heights.

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  The Men’s Study Group meets Wednesdays at 7 am in Saint Martin’s

Library. Enjoying coffee and donuts, we are discussing N. T. Wright’s book

on the Gospel of Mark.

Bainbridge Food for Friends aids local families in need, located at 17826 Chillicothe Road, Chagrin

Falls Township. We participate with food collection. Please place

contributions in the entryway wagon and basket. Nonperishables and

current date of use.

Cathedral Meal Program A Place at the Table (APATT) aids hungry

Clevelanders, located at Trinity Cathedral. We participate as a team

helping as scheduled. Commitment: several hours on a Sunday morning to serve a mid day meal. Sign up in

the Burroughs Room.

Our Bishop’s Appeal 2018 supports outreach programs and leadership development. See our

displays or visit www.dohio.org.

Help ERD sustain the church’s response in places needing

humanitarian assistance. Visit ERD, Episcopal Relief & Development,

episcopalrelief.org.

Good Company is a group of parishioners who have lost spouses to death. We meet the 4th Monday

of each month for lunch 1 p.m. at The Burntwood Tavern in Chagrin Falls.  Contact Jane Albert 440-591-5490

janealbert1@roadrunner.com. !Youth Group Mini-Golf on Friday,

July 6, at the “Fantasy Island” course, 8295 East Washington Street, at 6

pm. Bring $10 & friends! See Anna Sutterisch for details.

Summer Vespers at South Franklin Circle will be Sundays, July 15 and

August 19 at 4

Our Burroughs Room Book Counter has new books about our faith and community and our Book Cart has used books about everything else. We are again offering high-quality

greeting cards for sale in packages of 10 for $3. They are available in a

basket in the Burroughs Room.

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