“HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT”

I want to share something with you that has the ability to truly

change your life, and it’s totally grounded in the story of Jesus. But

even though it is totally biblical, and therefore “hiding in plain sight,” we

miss it.

There are two accounts of Jesus ascending into heaven. Matthew’s

is about sending and going. We will read it on June 11th, “Go therefore

and make disciples, etc.” Luke’s is about staying, “Stay here in the city

until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

Luke’s account gives us a glimpse into this interesting little period of

time between Christ’s farewell, and the coming of the Spirit at

Pentecost. The Spirit is meant to come to empower and enable them to

go, but they have to wait for it.

It is all too easy to ignore that period (or perhaps comma?!)

between what we feel we should do, and our going forth. My preaching

professor divided sermon preparation in the same way. There are two

phases: finding something to say, and then figuring out how to say it.

The more space between the two, the better. Why? Because it gives

the Holy Spirit time to enable and enrich what can be said.

Impatience often overtakes us. We catch sight of an idea or a task,

and off we go. But what if we observed a break there? What if we let

the idea or insight sit—even if it seems fully formed already?

This little practice gives us a moment to be mindful of the many

influences that have brought us to this point. I remember hearing about

this practice being used by surgery teams, just a little pause before the

operation to ensure that all is in order.

In your devotional life, you might try it by offering your prayers for

the first space of time, and then remaining in attentive silence in the

second. In this way, we adopt a posture of submission, recognizing that

we may not have all that we need just yet. God may wish to say

something in that silence.

We so often want to manage the changes in our lives (as if we can!)

But the limits of our control always return us to the simple message of

our dependency on God, and the need to trust. Observing a little

pause, to wait upon the Spirit, to wait to be empowered, will pay off in

ways large and small. It certainly did for the first disciples!

Sunday Worship at 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Adult Ed at 9:30 a.m. - Coffee Hour following 10:30 worship

Morning Prayer is read Monday-Friday at 8:30 a.m. in the Chapel.

Healing Service - June 4 Held the first Sunday of the month following 10:30 a.m. worship.

JUNE 2017

Volume 32 – Number 6

Choral Evensong

Sunday, June 4

5:00 p.m.

see page 4 for more details

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Photos Wanted

Did you attend the Depression Era

Soup Kitchen on May 7?

Perhaps you took some photos?

If so, we would love to have a few to

add to the archives & to our website.

Please email photos you would like to share to Lynn in

the Parish Office, office@christroanoke.org.

Summer Enrichment

Wednesday & Thursday, June 28 & 29

Christ Church Volunteers needed to fill slots:

11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. & 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

at Trinity United Methodist on Mountain Ave.

Contact Laura Harden, harden80@gmail.com.

CONGRATULATIONS TO . . .

CLASS of 2017 Know someone who is graduating this year?

We want to recognize them in our July issue.

Please send your graduate's: full name * school name *

degree earned * future plans (college, job, etc.) * and a

photo, to Lynn, office@christroanoke.org.

Dotsy Clifton

This year’s recipient of the Spring Luncheon award

Dotsy is a former Planned Parenthood Board member,

longtime volunteer, and incredible advocate for

Planned Parenthood nationally and in the Roanoke

Valley.

L KING AHEAD

July 16th - 21st

Youth Summer

Mission Trip

NOTICE:

The Kroger Bucks

website (Kroger.com)

is working! For printed

instructions, please

visit our table in the

Parish Hall. If you

need assistance in

signing up, stop by on

Sunday mornings

during coffee hour and

we’ll be happy to help

you.

Patricia Cope-Levy (pcope@christroanoke.org)

Coordinator of Christian Formation

Our Summer mission to MYM will be a time to work on our relationships with each other,

and make new friends with other churches, as we all work to be the hands of Christ

during a week of service, reflection, and Fun.

This year’s MYM Theme, Creating Space

“Whoever Welcomes you, Welcomes me” (Matthew 10:40a).

UPCOMING EVENTS IN PREPARATION FOR OUR TRIP

In late June or early July

Family devotion dinner – Date TBA

We will meet for a meal to talk about trip details, complete any needed paper work,

and spend some time reflecting on ideas we will encounter during our week away.

You will receive a survey in the summer to find a day and time that works best for

everyone.

In late June or early July

Youth/trip leaders shopping trip for welcome home gift.

MYM asks that groups bring a welcome home gift basket for a homeless family who

is moving into a new home. We will use some of the homeless fund that the youth

created in 2015 to go shopping as a group in Roanoke and buy these items for the

family. You will also receive a survey this summer for this event to determine a day

and time that works best for everyone.

For questions, please call Patricia Cope-Levy, 540-343-0159,

or email Patricia at pcope@christroanoke.org.

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Property Report

It’s been a quiet week on Washington Avenue, and

we should all bask in the novel pleasures of being

crisis free. The nave leaks remain sealed; termites

attempted a comeback but were quickly dispatched;

Ron’s dealing with the few minor glitches inevitable in

a project the size and complexity of the nave lighting

replacement and upgrade; and the vandalized window

has been fixed.

Ron does have a number of small and relatively simple

fix-up/paint-up projects for which volunteers are

needed. Contact him for the list and take your pick;

bring a friend or two and make it an event.

On the less sunny side, the building isn’t getting

younger so the vestry is working on ways to identify

and pay for the larger repairs, renovations, and

additions needed to maintain and expand our use of

the building.

Financial Report Dorry McCorkle, Assistant Treasurer

At the end of April, pledges and contributions totaled

$154,158, $14,961 higher than anticipated at the

time of budgeting. Other income was $10,526, which

is also higher than expected.

Expenses through the same time period were

$158,753, which is running as predicted, though the

spending on building maintenance has been higher

than budgeted due to work on long-delayed projects.

If giving and spending continue as now projected,

the parish will end up with a deficit of $18,587 for the

year, which is far less than the original deficit of

$54,536.

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Sunday, May 21

Our Bishop, The Right Reverend Mark A. Bourlakas, visited Christ Church and was our

guest at a reception following the 10:30 a.m. service where we celebrated our new

confirmands and our newest baptized member.

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Centennial Celebration . . . Come Celebrate with Us! Our celebration continues through the summer months with our annual Choral Evensong, a very

special Homecoming Luncheon and a Parish Outing. We continue to search the archives for

pieces of Christ Church history many of which will be on display at upcoming events.

We do hope you’ll plan to join us for events in the coming months.

A huge tip of the halo to Chuck Reedy, who while on a search for documents related to the construction of

the building for financial reporting, uncovered several historical items. As he dug through the dust-covered boxes stored in the church attic, Chuck’s discoveries

included the original handwritten sermon from the laying of the cornerstone service in 1917. The sermon was

written and delivered by the then serving Bishop, The Rt. Revd Beverly D. Tucker, grandfather of

Christ Church’s own Gay Eure.

In addition to Bishop Tucker’s handwritten sermon, Chuck also discovered newspaper clippings of the 1917

Cornerstone Laying service and the Leaflet from that historical day. Historical items, including those that

Chuck uncovered, will be on display at the Homecoming Luncheon on Sunday, July 30.

Chuck Reedy holds a woodcut of Christ Church used in the 1980’s on the

annual Parish Report.

CHORAL EVENSONG

according to the Book of Common Prayer 1892

The Day of Pentecost and the 125th Anniversary

of the Founding of Christ Episcopal Church

Sunday, June 4, 2017

5:00 p.m.

The Christ Church Parish Choir Thomas Baugh, Director

Service: C. V. Stanford in G

Responses: William Byrd

Psalm 104: Anglican chants

Anthems by Mozart, Bainton, and Sitton

Organ Voluntaries by Bach and Duruflé at 4:40 p.m.

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Sponsor a

Centennial Event?

CENTENNIAL CDs

Our two Centennial CDs will be for sale during our Sunday Coffee Hour on June 4. The music is spectacular and all done by our Christ Church people. There is parish history and interesting photography in the booklets. All proceeds benefit Christ Church this year and beyond. Please come celebrate with us and support the parish!

Discs are offered for sale at $20 each

or two for $35. Our two CDs

Christ Church Parish Choir Centennial Collection

Christ Church Voluntaries

May Also Be Purchased

In the Parish Office

At www.Amazon.com

Postpaid from www.RavenCD.com

Interested in helping with one of the events? Please let us know.

Centennial Committee

Dan Dowdy, co-chair; Nancy Ford, co-chair

Sally Adams, Patricia Cope-Levy, Sally Ewart, Bob Lee, Kerry McCarty

Pansie Murray, Carol O’Keefe, Alexander MacPhail

Christ Church’s Lifelong Member

We want to determine who has been a

member of Christ Church for the longest

time so we can honor that person on

Homecoming Sunday, July 30th.

We know of someone who has been a

member for 76 years. It doesn't have to

be consecutive years, so if you were here,

left for a while, and came back, that's

fine; it's the collective time we're looking

for. If you can top 76 years, or if you

know someone who can, please call Lynn

Bastian during the week in the parish

office, 540-343-0159, or send her an email

at office@christroanoke.org.

Look What’s Coming . . .

2017—2018 Centennial Calendar *All events are held at Christ Church unless otherwise noted

Sunday, June 4 ~ Choral Evensong ~ 5:00 p.m.

125th Anniversary of Parish Founding

Sunday, July 30 ~ Homecoming Luncheon

“Celebration of Laying of the Cornerstone”

Saturday, August 26 ~ Parish Outing

4:00 p.m. ~ Home of Nancy Ford

Sunday, September 17 ~ Roaring ‘20s Celebration

Saturday, October 14 ~ Oktoberfest Picnic

4:00 p.m. ~ Home of John & Gay Eure

Sunday, February 25, 2018 ~ Remember, Renew, Rejoice!

Sunday, April 1, 2018 ~ Easter ~ Festive Reception

Anniversary of First Service

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PEOPLE Condolences ●

To Alex Barge on the death of his mother, Lee Ann

Canfield.

To Wayne & Sally Adams and Don & Boo Pack on

the death of their friend, Jim Krell.

To Steve & Kathy Claytor on the death of their

friend, Wini Kelderhouse.

To family and friends of Eleanor Kuss on her death.

To Carol O’Keefe on the death of her aunt, Regina

Burkhart.

To Kate Garcia on the death of her friend, Tom

Kerfoot.

Welcome ●

John & Sue Tyler. John joins us from The Church of

the Good Shepherd, Lookout Mountain, TN. Sue

was confirmed on May 21.

Mark Poore & Gabriel Hubbard. Mark transferred

from St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. Gabriel was

confirmed on May 21.

Congratulations ●

Izayah Keene, child of Amanda Redden, who was

baptized on Sunday, May 21.

Jonathon Bennett Apgar, child of Mary Ellen Apgar

and Joshua Oertle, who was baptized on Sunday,

May 28.

To Those Confirmed

Christopher Ayers ~ Alex Barge

Elizabeth Bourlakas

James Ferrell ~ Gabriel Hubbard

Frances Segura ~ Sue Tyler

Received

Kathy Ellis ~ Emma Gwin ~ Mark Poore

Eddie & Angie Link

Ann Sheehan ~ Wayne Slusher

Reaffirmed By Our Bishop

Anne Hutchins

Alexander MacPhail

Feed the Hungry ● June Offering Recipient

Bethany Hall

June’s Feed the Hungry recipient is our next-door

neighbor, Bethany Hall. Founded in 1970, Bethany

Hall is a private, non-profit agency that provides

residential substance abuse treatment for women.

Thanks to the services there, more than 1800 women

have been able to save and rebuild their lives after

suffering from the disease of addiction. Bethany Hall

offers a safe, therapeutic environment where women

from Virginia and elsewhere, including some who are

pregnant and some who have babies, are able to

develop the tools to remain free from alcohol and

other drugs. They regain a sense of self-confidence

and responsibility.

Christ Church has always had a special relationship

with Bethany Hall. Your donations to Feed the

Hungry in June will continue our tradition of financial

support for the agency. Grants and public funding do

not provide sufficient support to sustain the work of

Bethany Hall. Therefore, our contributions are vital to

their important work. We are also grateful to have the

opportunity to welcome residents of Bethany Hall to

join us at worship services. Please make your check

payable to Christ Church, earmarked FTH, or use the

yellow Feed the Hungry envelopes in the church or

chapel.

REMINDER If you have Christ Church announcements, we hope

you’ll also remember to email them to Kate Garcia so

your event can be posted on our Facebook page.

Email Kate Garcia at

katewgarcia@gmail.com

FOR Parish announcements you'd like advertised in the

diocesan weekly email, please end those to

news@dioswva.org.

Road Reopened: Please note that the U.S. 220

North Franklin Road exit ramp has reopened!

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“Little Did We Know” Carol Blanding

My parents met at the University

of Massachusetts, my mother

majoring in environmental

sciences and my dad in dairy

science. When they got married,

my mother said “Take me south!”

So they moved to Chapel Hill

where my dad got his masters

degree in Public Health. My older

brother, Tom, and I were born in

North Carolina. Then we moved

to Richmond for my dad’s job in

pharmaceuticals. Although my

mother did not like the cold

winters of New England, she

also did not like the hot summers

of the South. So we spent the

summers at our family beach house in Massachusetts. It

was such a treat, because my cousins were there too,

so they were more like brothers to me. We had a

wonderful time – there were lots of kids in the cottages

close by, so we had a great time swimming, boating,

playing kick the can at night….all the things that kids

liked to do. At the end of the day, my Auntie Eva would

line up all the boys on the back porch, buzz cut their

hair, soap them down and then hose them off. But my

Auntie Helen insisted that, as the only girl, I deserved

privacy. So I had my bath in the kitchen sink. To this

day, when I smell Ivory soap, I think of my Auntie Helen.

When I was five, my sister Beverly was born, and then

my younger brother John was born when I was 11.

My mother believed in

exposing us to the arts.

Living in Richmond, we

had the Virginia Museum,

the Valentine Museum

and the Confederate

Museum. She was

always dragging us to

one of them for our

“edification”, and we always complained. She also was

determined that we play musical instruments - Tom

played the trumpet, French Horn , and guitar; I played

the piano and flute; and Beverly played the piano and

guitar. John never played an instrument and has

regretted that. She also enrolled me in ballet classes

which ultimately led to me dancing with a company in

Richmond. My mother was a tricky woman. When it was

time to go to Massachusetts, we would all be loaded up

into the car and on the road. Then she would spring it

on us – the inevitable “Side Trip”. We always knew it

was coming, but just didn’t know what it would be. My

dad was a good sport. It was 600

miles door to door from our

house in Richmond to the beach

house, but then there was the

extra time spent on “the side

trip”. Now, I must admit that we

had some great adventures, but

back then, we all just wanted to

get to the beach house. We went

to the World’s Fair in New York

and another time to the Statue of

Liberty. Beverly had to bring

along her pet albino guinea pig,

Albie, because he would have

cooked in the car. I remember

hearing a little boy on the ferry

telling his mother, “Look Mommy,

that girl is holding a rat!” As adults we now laugh over

my mother’s subterfuge, but John has commented,

“Carol, I have seen every fort on the East Coast, some

of them twice!”

Math was my favorite class in high school, so I applied

to Virginia Tech. They had the best computer science

department on the East Coast. Unfortunately, that

machine and I did not get along. I changed my major to

accounting after the first year. I met my husband Don at

Tech, and we got married a year after graduation which

brought me to live in Roanoke. We have since divorced,

but we had two sons; Trevor who is now 33 and Kendall

who is 29. Trevor lives in Roanoke, and Kendall and his

wife, Bernie, live in Northern Virginia. I worked at ITT,

Ernst and Whinney and then Dominion Bankshares. At

Dominion, my job was to analyze banks for possible

purchase, come up with the purchase price and then do

all the regulatory reporting required for a merger. This

was in addition to all my financial reporting duties.

Needless to say, when First Union bought Dominion,

my job was terminated. This was a blessing. It created

the opportunity for me to pursue the training to become

a Rolfer. I have been in practice now for 23 years. I love

my work and have helped many people who suffered

from all kinds of painful ailments. I just finished my

cranio-sacral therapy training and look forward to

integrating those skills with my Rolfing.

Six years ago I learned to Shag dance. I dance every

opportunity that I get. I go to North Myrtle Beach four

times a year to dance. I also go to Party in the Park

every Thursday in the summer. I have a small group of

friends that get together to practice on a weekly basis. If

I am not at church, I am probably somewhere dancing.

Carol

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VESTRY OFFICERS - 2017

Claude Lauck, Senior Warden

Sharon Burnham Mott, Junior Warden

Gay Eure, Treasurer

Dorry McCorkle, Assistant Treasurer

Jim Cromwell and Ben Bazak, Co-Receiving Treasurers

Lynn Bastian, Clerk

STAFF

The Revd Alexander D. MacPhail

Rector

The Revd Canon Connor Gwin

Honorary Priest Associate

Mr. H. Thomas Baugh, III

Director of Music (tbaugh@christroanoke.org)

Ms. Patricia Cope-Levy

Coordinator of Christian Formation

(pcope@christroanoke.org)

Ms. Lynn Bastian

Parish Administrator (office@christroanoke.org)

Mrs. Ashleigh Fisher

Nursery Coordinator (ashjofitch@me.com)

Mr. John Smarz

Sexton

DEADLINE FOR THE NEXT EDITION OF PARISH HOME COMPANION IS THURSDAY, JUNE 22.

VESTRY MEMBERS

Mary Atwell

Mary Catherine Baldridge

Alex Barge

Jane Baugh

Suzanne Bazak

Stephen Claytor

Dan Dowdy

Laura Harden

Claude Lauck

Sharon Burnham Mott

Bill Poe

Mike Urbanski