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Church of the

Holy Apostles

(Episcopal)

MAY

2019

Consecration of New Bishop Summer Schedule

God willing and the People consenting

The Reverend Phoebe Alison Roaf will be ordained and consecrated a Bishop in the

One, holy, catholic and apostolic Church

and

Fourth Bishop of the

Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee

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Saturday, May 4, 2019

Eleven o’clock in the Morning

Hope Church

8500 Walnut Grove Road • Memphis

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Chief Consecrator

The Most Reverend Michael Bruce Curry

Presiding Bishop and Primate of the

Episcopal Church

The Bishop and Standing Committee of

the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee

requests your prayers and presence.

A reception will follow

On Sunday morning, May 12th at the 10:00 am service, we will give thanks for the young people of our parish and the youth program of our church. Youth will lead the music, prayers, and a member of the youth will give the sermon.

Before the service, we will recognize our parish’s graduating seniors, sending them off with prayers and encouragement for their journey ahead. Everyone is invited to come and participate in the service and youth are encouraged to sign up on our website to lead different parts of the service.

At 9:00 am, prior to the service, there will be a breakfast for the youth in the courtyard. Anyone is welcome to provide food and can also sign up on our website.

If you have any questions about Youth Sunday or any youth event, please email Cynthia McCarty at cynthia@holyapostlestn.net.

Youth Sunday May 12th

Beginning Sunday, May 12th, the schedule of Sunday Services for

the summer will be:

10:00 am

Holy Eucharist (Rite II) with

Children’s Chapel and Nursery

5:15 pm Bluegrass Mass

Two morning services and Christian Education for all ages

will resume in September.

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EYC 6th - 12th Graders

Friday, May 3rd 5:00 - 7:30 pm Burgers with the Bishops St. Columba Conf. Center 4577 Billy Maher Road, Memphis Join us for a once in a lifetime opportunity to spend time with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and our Bishop Elect Phoebe Roaf. We will have burgers, games and a Q&A ses-sion with the Presiding Bishop. This is a free event. If you need to carpool, please email Cynthia at cynthia@holyapostlestn.net.

Sunday, May 5th 5:00 - 7:00 pm Special Friends Cinco de Mayo Celebration All Saints Episcopal Church 1508 South White Station Road, Memphis Come celebrate our year with tacos and Special Friends! A sign up for food is on the website and in emails. Everyone is welcome to come and help with serving dinner and our activity!

Sunday, May 12th Youth Sunday Details on page 1 Look for sign up for food and roles during the service in the EYC emails and on our website.

EKC (3rd, 4th & 5th Graders)

We will resume EKC meetings in the fall. Remember to sign up for VBS! Incoming 6th graders are invited to participate in EYC events beginning in June!

Holy Apostles Youth

Holy Hikers to Parkin State Park May 11th Join us for an easy hike to a 2,000-year old Indian Village in Parkin, AR, on Satur-day, May 11th. The 17-acre village site covers what was once a thriving village of an estimated 2,000 people. It was so well known in its time that Hernando de Soto visited in 1541. The 3/4 mile trail is level and easy to walk, as well as being ADA accessible.

The Indian Village was succeeded by a lumber town around 1900 that has a mill, school house, and cemetery still standing for your exploration. The large lumber settlement timbered the area, sending lumber down the St. Francis River to the nearby Mississippi River where it was shipped to build the growing commercial cities both up and down the “Mighty Miss”.

We will meet in the church parking lot at 9:00 am. It is less than an hour’s drive. Bring plenty of water and dress for the weather. Depending on our timing, we may visit nearby Wilson, AR, for a delicious lunch and walking tour. Or you may bring your own lunch or snacks. Call Frank Potter 901-230-1818 for more infor-mation. We hope to see you there on what will be a fascinating historical visit to the Delta area!

Vacation Bible School

Prime Timers to Safari Park May 6th

Calling all Prime Timers! It’s time to go on Safari! No passport needed.

Join us as we travel to Tennessee Safari Park in Alamo, TN, exit 79 off I-40. It is a drive-through adventure that takes 1-2 hours depending on how often you stop to feed the animals. The cost is $16 per person, plus cost for food for the animals. If we have 15 or more in our group, the discounted cost is $14 per person. Pack a lunch to eat in the park.

We’ll meet in the church parking lot at 9:00 am to car-pool. Sign up on our website, so we’ll know you are coming (www.holyapostlestn.net/events).

To Mars and Beyond!

Join us for the out-of-this-world adventure! It is sure

to be a blast!!!

June 4th - 7th, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Open to PreK thru rising 5th graders (Middle School and High School volunteers are welcome)

$20 per child (online transactions will be $21 per child to off-set processing fee), 4 child max payment.

Financial assistance is available.

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Reading with the Rector book club will meet on Tuesday, May 21st at 6:30 pm in the Conference Room to discuss the nonfiction work Blood and Thunder by Hampton Sides.

A magnificent history of the American conquest of the West; "a story full of authority and color, truth and prophe-cy" (The New York Times Book Review).

In the summer of 1846, the Army of the West marched through Santa Fe, en route to invade and occupy the Western territories claimed by Mexico. Fueled by the new ideology of “Manifest Destiny,” this land grab would lead to a decades-long battle between the United States and the Navajos, the fiercely resistant rulers of a huge swath of mountainous desert wilderness.

At the center of this sweeping tale is Kit Carson, the trapper, scout, and soldier whose adventures made him a legend. Sides shows us how this illiterate moun-tain man understood and respected the Western tribes better than any other American, yet willingly followed orders that would ultimately devastate the Navajo nation. Rich in detail and span-ning more than three decades, this is an essential addition to our understanding of how the West was really won.

Reading with the Rector : May

Adult Christian Education

Sunday, May 5th Parishioner Tom Carpenter will finish his presentation on the early Christian church post-resurrection. We will be discussing the stories that the New Testament authors told about the resurrection of Jesus and the importance to the early church and for us today.

Including: • the emergence of apocalyptic thinking and theology prior to Jesus’ life

and ministry, including Jewish resistance to Roman occupation • what it means to first-century Jews when Jesus declares that “the kingdom of God has come near”, • an examination of the four Gospel accounts regarding the resurrection

of Jesus, particularly the role of women in these accounts, and, how the early church understood bodily resurrection and was able to imagine living differently as a result of their experience of the risen Christ.

Rector’s Forum will take a break during the summer months and resume in September.

Rector’s Forum Sundays at 10:10 am

Page Robbins Cookouts June and July Summer means time to eat and visit with our very special friends at Page Robbins Adult Day Center. The dates for our cookouts this year are: Friday, June 7th, Wednesday, June 26th and Friday, July 26th. Time for each date is 11:00 am. Please put these dates on your calendar! Plan to come, share your smile and enjoy a great lunch with the wonderful folks at Page Robbins! If you have questions or need more information, call Gayle Schafer at 901-861-0925.

Pack 53’s service project made the church grounds look beautiful! Thank you!

In memory of Cary H. Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Ted Beason Mr. and Mrs. Clint Bratton Ms. Andee Cone Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dunn Ms. Jeanie Frauenthal Ms. Beverly Hollingsworth Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Kenny Mr. and Mrs. Jason LaCroix Mr. and Mrs. Vic McDaniel Ms. Sue McKnight Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morris Ms. Ruth Muhs Mr. and Mrs. David Olive Mr. and Mrs. Brian Pecon Mr. and Mrs. Bob Purifico Mrs. Diane Reddoch Mr. and Mrs. James Schafer Mr. and Mrs. Steven Sharp Mr. and Mrs. Mike Siegel Mrs. Bryce Smith Mr. and Mrs. Stan Smith Mr. and Mrs. Witt Stephens Ms. Betty Thornton

In memory of Dolores Rosenlof Mr. and Mrs. Chris Bouws Mr. and Mrs. Harold Goetz Mr. and Mrs. David Hengesh & Ms. Joan Clavey and Mr. George Clavey Mr. and Mrs. John Howe Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leonard Mr. and Mrs. Paul Maplethorpe Mr. and Mrs. Vic McDaniel Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morris Mrs. Susan O’Bar Ms. Jennifer Rigoni and Mr. Jason Johnson Ms. Barbara Roberts Mr. and Mrs. James Schafer Mrs. Bryce Smith Mr. and Mrs. Gene Stang Mr. and Mrs. Robert Van Treeck Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Van Treeck Mr. Ryan Walker and Mr. Brian Glitt

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Church of the

Holy Apostles (Episcopal)

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The Acts May 2019

May 1: Knitting for Needs

May 1: The Gathering - Evening Prayer 5:30 pm

and Potluck Dinner 6:00 pm

May 4: Consecration of Bishop 11:00 am (see page 1)

May 6: Prime Timers to Safari Park 9:00 am (see page 2)

May 7: Devotional at Page Robbins 11:00 am

May 11: Holy Hikers 9:00 am (see page 2)

May 12: Youth Sunday 10:00 am (see page 1)

May 12: Begin summer worship schedule (see page 1)

May 14: ACTS May Newsletter Deadline

May 14: Men’s Prayer Breakfast 7:00 am

May 21: Devotional at Page Robbins 11:00 am

May 21: Reading with the Rector 6:30 pm (see page 3)

May 26: More Than A Meal at Grace-St. Luke’s 3:30 pm

May 27: Parish Office Closed

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