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Pentecost Sunday May 19, 2013

Services at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Pentecost Sunday is one of the seven principal Feast Days of the Church Year. It marks the day on which the Holy Spirit came upon Jesus’ disciples to empower them to take the Good News of Christ into the world. This day is sometimes referred to as

“The Birthday of the Church.” Another name for Pentecost Sunday is “Whitsunday”, a reference to the white garments people once wore on this day. In our modern calendar, we use red for Pentecost Sunday, and many people wear something red to church in celebration of this feast day. As with all major feast days, like Christmas and Easter, all Christians are urged to be here for this celebration. Also on this Sunday at the 10:30 service, the children taking part in the Acolytes, Christian Education, Junior Choir and Junior Handbells will be honored for their achievements. Steve Parker, Tom Hay, Beth Richardson and Dee Johnston have done wonderful jobs leading these programs that have involved more than sixty children. A potluck luncheon on the grounds after the 10:30 service is in the planning stages. Watch for more information in the Sunday bulletins, in e-mails or a special mailing. The Youth Group will oversee games they have planned for the children, including the use of the Bounce House.

Interim Rector Away at Bishop’s Conference Monday – Wednesday, May 6th-8th, Ted and Anita will be at Shrine Mont attending the Bishop’s conference for Clergy, Spouses and Lay Professionals. Afterwards they will travel to Cincinnati for family business, returning for services May 12th. During that time, if a pastoral need arises, please call Breck Montague, our Senior Warden at 693-3042 or 757-220-5129.

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In this issue Page

Altar Floweres 9

Birthdays 6

Calendar 11

Chancel Guild 8

Christian Education 5-6

Coffee Hour 9

From the Interim 3

Grapevine Deadline 2

Laity Schedule 12

Mother’s Day Breakfast 7

Music Notes 4

Office Hours 2

Office Closed 9

Parish Leadership 2

Parish Register 7

Pentecost Sunday 1

Prayer Group 7

Recall 10

Rector Away 1

Search Committee 2, 7 9

Stewardship Commission 9

Thank Yous 8, 9

United Thankl Offering 8

Vestry Meeting 9

Women of Ware 8

Youth 6

June Grapevine Deadline: May 15

Office Hrs.: 9 a.m.–1 p.m., M_F Closed: Monday, May 27

CLERGY AND THE 2013 VESTRY

The Rev’d Theodore H. McConnell, Interim Rector

F. Breckinridge Montague, Senior Warden Henry W. Moncure, Junior Warden

Elizabeth W. Roane, Register Edward H. James, Treasurer

Nancy D. Dwoyer Stephanie W. Hanson

Sally L. Hartley Elizabeth B. Hay Scott O. Kalbrener James D. Kilduff

Kenneth B. Richardson W. Lloyd Ward

Honorary Members of the Vestry Alexander B. Atkins, Sr. Hugh C. Dischinger

Herbert I. L. Feild C. Flippo Hicks Donald P. Roane

Telephone: 804.693.3821

E-mail: warechurch@cox.net Web Page www.warechurch.org

Church Location

7825 John Clayton Memorial Highway Gloucester, Virginia 23061

Mailing Address

Post Office Box 616 Gloucester, VA 23061-0616

THE STAFF The Rev’d Theodore H. McConnell Interim Rector rector@warechurch.org Rebecca F. Morris Parish Administrator office@warechurch.org Delores M. Johnston Music music@warechurch.org Elizabeth D. Richardson Christian Education sundayschool@warechurch.org Lewis L. Lawrence, III Search Committee rectorsearch@warechurch.org Vincent Pryor Sexton

A Prayer for Our Search Committee Almighty and ever living God, from whom comes every good and perfect gift; we beseech thee to look with favor upon Ware Episcopal Church in its search for a new Rector. So guide the members of the Search Committee that they shall find a good and faithful Rector who will enrich our lives and help us to accomplish our ministries.

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Dear Friends in Christ, Holy Week and Easter Day are now behind us. Although attendance at our worship services this year was down somewhat, many people still took advantage of these events from Palm

Sunday through Easter Day to see the sacrifice of Christ and how his promise of resurrection became a reality. This year we also experienced a Baptism on Easter Sunday, bringing into Christ’s One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church a new Christian. Many people also participated in our worship services to make them run smoothly and efficiently. If it were not for their participation, our Holy Week and Easter Day worship services would not have been as moving and meaningful as they were to many people. We give hearty thanks to the Choir, Acolytes, Chalicers, Chancel Guild, those who arranged flowers and Coffee Hours, and many others who put in longer-than-usual hours to make our celebrations meaningful and joyful.

What if we did not have dedicated choir members, acolytes, lay ministers, ushers and others who spend extra time and effort to make sure the special holy day observances of our Church run so smoothly? For that matter, what if we did not have dedicated Sunday School teachers, those who provide hospitality, adults and young people and others who help our programs continue to thrive?

The truth is, a parish will live or die, be successful or fail, be a beacon of Christ’s light to the world or a self-absorbed club, based on the time, talent and commitment shared – or not shared – by its members. This is the part of stewardship that we don’t always emphasize, but which is critical. Certainly, the parish needs strong financial support each year. Like any family, the local parish needs to pay its bills and provide worship space, heat, air conditioning, repairs and routine cleaning, and so on. Without commitment of resources (the tithe, 10% of your income is the standard asking), parishes close their doors and people wonder, “Where did my church go?” The same is equally true for time and talent.

Some people only come to Church on special occasions, like Christmas and Easter. There they find the Church at its best, with all the pomp and circumstance of the services, the beautiful music and all the trappings of fine worship. However, they do not understand that these services must be prepared for long in advance. They don’t see that the participants have been faithfully working in the parish all year round and know just what needs to be done not just on the holidays, but Sunday after Sunday. Most of these folks do not see that Sunday School goes on regularly, that choir members spend hours in rehearsal for services all year round, and that members work hard to keep the church buildings and grounds in great shape. They do not see the shut-in who cannot get to church using his or her time calling other shut-ins to encourage them and give them someone to listen to. The list goes on. What if we didn’t have people who regularly offer their time and talent to their parish?

It is also important that we have dedicated parishioners who reach out to the world around us to share the Good News of Jesus. This happens when we take our time and talent and use it in Christ’s name in an outreach program beyond our doors. It happens when a stranger walks in the door and we welcome them to come hear about Jesus and join us as Christ’s followers. In short, we should live dedicated, committed Christian lives in all we do inside and outside the Church. What a different world we would live in if someday our Faith is so engrained in us that it is part of the fabric of our lives. Those who dedicate their time and talent to their parish, along with their financial resources, come closer to that goal every day. Yours in Christ,

Interim Rector

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Music Notes

Rehearsal schedules for May

Senior Choir: Sunday mornings: May 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th at 9:00 a.m.

Handbell Choir: Sundays at Noon: May 5th, 12th, and 26th Junior Choir: Wednesday evenings: May 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd at 5:00 p.m. Junior Bell Choir: Wednesday evenings: May 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd at 6:00 p.m.

Summer Music Camp Registration Deadline is May 31st

Our Summer Music Camp for children ages 5 and older is July 15th-20th, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. each afternoon. Our musical this year is “The Old Testament Fast Forward” by Tom S. Long and Allen Pote. The musical centers around the comic attempt to present all of the

stories in the Old Testament within a ten minute production. Books, CD’s, and t-shirts need to be ordered on June 1st. With that in mind, please fill out the following registration form and return it and the appropriate tuition to the church office no later than May 31st. Tuition for the camp covers play books, CD’s, T-shirts, daily snacks, daily prizes, craft materials, game materials, and the July 20th pool party food.

Summer Music Camp 2013 Pre-Registration

Child’s Name:_________________________ Age:_________ Birthday___________________ Grade in Fall_______ T-shirt size_______________ Child’s Name:_________________________ Age:_________ Birthday___________________ Grade in Fall_______ T-shirt size_______________ Parent’s Name:________________________ Phone Numbers:__________________________ Address:______________________________Email address:____________________________ Please list any allergies or special needs:________________________________________________________________________ Fees: Jr. Choir Members (active January thru May, 2013): $45 for one child/$35 for each

additional child

Non-Jr. Choir children: $50 for one child/$40 for each additional child

Amount enclosed:_______________ Please make checks payable to Ware Episcopal Church.

Scholarships are available. Please contact Dee Johnston for more information.

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Christian Education

Christian Education classes (K-12) are held during the 10:30 a.m. service. The church provides Children’s

Bibles, but students are encouraged to bring their own from home. An Adult Forum is held at 9:30 a.m.

on the second floor of the Parish Hall. Refreshments are served.

May 5th – Sixth Sunday in Easter

First Lesson - Acts 16:9-15; The Psalm - Psalm 67, Psalm 150; The Epistle - Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5; The

Gospel - John 14:23-29

Focus scripture – Acts 16:9-15

Student will remember the story of Saul’s experience on the road to Damascus and that afterwards he

was given the name, Paul. We will reference the scripture and learn about Saul’s life since then. Discuss

in class and at home: Where were Paul and Silas at the beginning of this story? When Paul and Silas

arrived in Macedonia, what did they do on the Sabbath day? Whom did Paul and Silas meet there?

What do you think Paul and Lydia talked about?

Activity

Make figures to help tell the story of Lydia and Paul welcoming each other by the river. Take four

clothes pegs/clothespins and draw facial features. Wrap scraps of clothes and secure with rubber

bands. Tell the story together using the figures.

Take hand towels and fabric paints to create designs for a “prayer mat.” Once they have dried,

discuss ways of praying and encourage the students to use their mats during prayer times at home.

May 12th – Seventh Sunday of Easter

First Lesson - Acts 16:16-34; The Psalm - Psalm 97; The Epistle - Revelation 22:12-14, 20-21; The Gospel -

John 17:20-26

Focus scripture – Acts 16:16-34

In this week’s story, Paul was travelling with another follower of Jesus named Silas. Everywhere they

went, they would tell people the good news about Jesus who lived and taught God’s ways. What caused

Paul and Silas to be arrested? What happened to them while prisoners? What do you think the other

prisoners and jailers were thinking?

Activity

Use the Radio Play that is provided in our lesson plan or write one on your own based on the

scripture, Acts 16:16-34. Characters include: Slave girl, Paul, Silas, Narrator and Sound Crew. For

sound effects: heavy blocks of woods (walking], chains (for jail scene], rocks in a can [for

earthquake].

Make a prayer chain to represent the chains that bound Paul and Silas in jail. Construct using slips of

paper. Write the following scriptures on the slips of paper: Numbers 6:24-26, Philippians 1:9a,

Philippians 4:4, Psalm 103:8, Isaiah 41:10, Isaiah 43:1b-2, Psalm 145:14.

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May 19th – Pentecost Sunday - LAST SUNDAY FOR CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

The Old Testament - Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; The Psalm - Psalm 8; The Epistle - Romans 5:1-5; The

Gospel - John 16:12-15

Focus scripture – Acts 2:1-21

Pentecost derives from the prefix (the Greek “pente”) being the fiftieth day after Passover. In this

week’s scripture all Jesus’s friends and followers are together in Jerusalem to celebrate a special day

called the Feast of Pentecost. It was a time when Jewish people gave thanks to God for the harvest.

Read today’s focus and discuss in class or at home: What symbols are used to tell us about God’s Spirit?

How did the disciples experience the Holy Spirit?

Activity

• Pentecost ribbons – Gather dowels and ribbon. Write words and phrases in celebration of the day.

Attach the ribbons firmly to the dowels and twirl these to celebrate.

• Pentecost Pinwheels [shown on the left] – Cut out the square and

decorate on both sides. Cut along the solid lines. Use a hole punch to

make five holes—one in the middle and one in each corner. Thread

pinwheel onto a straw, starting with the middle hole and then bringing up

the corners from 1 to 4. Place tape over the last point to hold it closed.

Push pinwheel to the middle of straw and hold onto both ends. Blow into

cupped points.

Youth Group Please join us for the exciting times and fellowship. The Youth Group, (grades 6-12) is

participating in community projects, sharing with other church groups, and learning to

become good Christians. Check us out on Facebook.

Meeting

The May Youth Group meeting is scheduled for May 12th in the Youth Group room on the first floor of

the Parish Hall. We will be planning the games for the children to play at the Pentecost celebration on

May 19th.

We are also hoping to make a trip to Shrine Mont, possibly in October with the youth from Abingdon

Episcopal Church. Call Beth Richardson, 815-0988 if you are interested or want more information.

PICTURES! PICTURES! Do we have pictures? Yes, we do. The families who ordered picture CDs on

Easter can pick them up from the Youth or Beth Richardson.

In the spotlight

We would like to thank Carter Hartley for serving as a reader last month and welcome Sarah

Teagle this month on May 12th for Youth Sunday.

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Mother’s Day Breakfast, Sunday May 12th Join us on Sunday, May 12th at 9:00 a.m. in the Parish Hall for a wonderful Mother’s Day Breakfast served by the men of the Parish. There’s everything from bacon and eggs, to coffee and tea, to breads and jellies. Come hungry and be ready for a great time. The Youth will provide corsages for mothers who attend.

May Birthdays

If you wish for your birthday to appear in the monthly list, please call the Church Office.

5 - Randy Barbee

5 - Barbara Feild

6 - Amy Gilberti

9 - Clay Hogge

10 - Sara Delo

11 - Vitaliy Kiku

12 - Regina Adams

13 - Blair Farinholt

14 - Tex Cathey

14 - Gwen Fulton

14 - Todd Mooradian

14 - Patrick White

16 - Mary Lou Boone

16 - Robert Blymyer

17 - Dorothy Craft

17 - Anne Orrell

19 - Katherine Richardson

19 - Rusty West

20 - Tyler Windley

21 - Murray Clements

24 - Amy Clayton

27 - Kaitlyn Masiak

28 - Ashborn Mitchell

28 - Lloyd Ward

30 - Warren Haskell

30 - Paul Joyce

31 - Steve Parker

Search Committee You are invited to have a conversation with the Search Committee about the major areas of our congregational life. Choose one of the dates below.

May 22 at 11:00 a.m.

May 22 at 7:00 p.m.

June 2 at 8:30 a.m.

June 2 at 10:30 a.m.

Each meeting will last about an hour. Pick one date and time and RSVP to rectorsearch@warechurch.org, if possible but, most of all, please come. We look forward to talking with you.

Parish Register Burial Charles J. Kerns, Sr. April 27, 2013

Prayer Group Wednesday May 8th

10 a.m.

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Chancel Guild

The Chancel Guild is in the process of purchasing new hangings for the church.

The new hangings will be used during the Lenten and Advent seasons of the

church year. If you would like to make a donation toward these new

hangings, a check should be mailed to Mary Ann Griffith at 9842 Anchorage

Lane, Gloucester, VA 23061-4915, payable to Ware Church Chancel Guild. Or

if you wish, you can leave or mail your check to the church office, designating

Chancel Guild hangings. Any questions, call Susan Jenkins at 804-694-0640.

Women of Ware Book Club WHEN: Monday, May 13th, Noon WHERE Mary Ann Griffith’s home BOOK: A Week in Winter by M. Benchy HOSTESS: Mary Ann Griffith; call her, 693-6176 by Friday, May 10th for reservations and directions. Luncheon

The Women of Ware will meet for a luncheon at the Mathews Yacht Club Thursday, May

9th at noon. The cutoff date for reservations is Tuesday, May 7th - please call Helen

Brown at 725-3865. Cost is $20.00 per person (payable to Women of Ware Episcopal

Church and to be given to Helen by May 7th). Meet at the church at 11:30 to carpool.

United Thank Offering (UTO) UTO is an outreach ministry of the Episcopal Church, founded in 1889 to enable missionary work of the church. UTO responds to human need by loving service and seeks to transform unjust structures of society. Sunday, May 5th is Ware’s Spring Ingathering for the United Thank Offering. About three million dollars is received yearly for projects in Virginia and around the world. Your gift makes a difference! A few gift envelopes are in the narthex.

Thank You

Alex Atkins thanks Ware Church for honoring him on his 90th birthday with a special coffee

hour on Sunday, April 21st. It was a very welcome surprise!

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Altar Flowers - A Special Way to Remember our Loved Ones

Every Sunday except the four Sundays before Christmas and the six Sundays preceding Easter,

the Altar in Ware Church is filled with flowers in memory of loved ones or in honor of a

wedding or baptism. To give flowers, please call Mary Ann Griffith, 693-6176 and to learn which

Sundays are available.

Help With Coffee Hour

On about fifty Sundays a year, coffee and refreshments are served to the congregation

following the second service. Ware Church provides the coffee, tea, sweeteners, cream and

lemonade. All one needs to do is to provide light refreshments. Cookies, brownies and

crackers and cheese are all that’s necessary. Please sign up for a Sunday for the months of

May through August. Beginning in June, refreshments are served just outside the church.

Meetings This Month

Stewardship Commission Vestry Search Committee

Wednesday, May 1st Monday, May 6th Wednesdays

6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

Youth Sunday School Class Parish Library Library

Thank You, Debby

Debby Morgan, who has been serving this parish as Nursery Coordinator and Family

Room Director, is leaving us soon. Her last Sunday in the Nursery was April 21st and her

last day with the Family Room is Thursday, May 2nd. Debby’s husband is in the Coast

Guard and has received at new assignment in Detroit, Michigan. They and their daughter,

Nicole, will be moving to that area during the second week of May.

Thank you, Debby for all the effort you have put into these two programs. We will miss you and your

cheerful personality (especially in the office and at staff meetings). We wish you and your family (that

includes baby-to-be) a safe trip with no complications (household goods or otherwise).

The Office will be closed on Monday, May 27th for Memorial Day.

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Recall Notice

The Maker of all human beings (GOD) is recalling all units manufactured, regardless of make or

year, due to a serious defect in the primary and central component of the heart. This is due to a

malfunction in the original prototype units code named Adam and Eve, resulting in the

reproduction of the same defect in all subsequent units. This defect has been identified as "Sub-

sequential Internal Non-morality," more commonly known as S.I.N., as it is primarily expressed.

Some of the symptoms include: loss of direction, foul vocal emissions, amnesia of origin, lack of

peace and joy, selfish or violent behavior, depression or confusion, fearfulness, idolatry, and

rebellion.

The Manufacturer, who is neither liable nor at fault for this defect, is providing factory-authorized

repair and service free of charge to correct this defect.

The Repair Technician, Yeshua (JESUS), has most generously offered to bear the entire burden of

the staggering cost of these repairs. There is no additional fee required.

The number to call for repair in all areas is: P-R-A-Y-E-R.

Once connected, please upload your burden of SIN through the REPENTANCE procedure.

Next, download ATONEMENT from the Repair Technician, Yeshua (Jesus,) into the heart

component.

No matter how big or small the SIN defect is, Yeshua (Jesus) will replace it with: love, joy, peace,

patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control. Please see the operating

manual, the B.I.B.L.E. (Best Instructions Before Leaving Earth) for further details on the use of these

fixes.

WARNING: Continuing to operate the human being unit without correction voids any manufacturer

warranties, exposing the unit to dangers and problems too numerous to list, and will result in the

human unit being permanently impounded. For free emergency service, call on Yeshua (Jesus).

DANGER: The human being units not responding to this recall action will have to be scrapped in the

furnace. The SIN defect will not be permitted to enter Heaven so as to prevent contamination of

that facility. Thank you for your attention!

GOD

P.S. Please assist where possible by notifying others of this important recall notice, and you may

contact the Father any time by 'Knee mail'!

Because HE Lives!

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2013

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

Nursery for children 6 and under is held

in the Parish House during the 10:30 a.m.

Sunday service.

St. Philip and 1 St. Lawrence 5:00 pm Junior Choir 6:00 pm Junior Handbells 6:00 pm Stewardship 7:00 pm Search Com.

Athanasius 2 of Alexandria 10:00 am Family Room

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Monnica 4 9:30 am 7

th Day

Adventists 3:00 pm Eagle Court of Honor

6 Easter 5 UTO Ingathering 8:30 am Holy Eucharist 9:30 am Adult Forum 10:30 am Holy Eucharist/SS Noon Handbells 7:00 pm AA

6 7:00 pm Vestry 7:30 pm BSA Com. Mtg.

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7:00 pm BSA, Cabin

Julian 8 of Norwich 10:00 am Prayer Group 5:00 pm Junior Choir 6:00 pm Junior Handbells 7:00 pm Search Com.

Gregory 9 of Nazianus Noon Women of Ware Luncheon Mathews Yacht Club

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11 9:00 am AA Workshop 9:30 am 7

th Day

Adventists

Ascension Sunday 12 Mother’s Day & Youth Sunday 8:30 am Holy Eucharist 9:00 am Mother’s Day Breakfast 9:00 am Senior Choir 10:30 am Holy Eucharist/SS Noon Handbells 7:00 pm AA

13 Noon WoW Book Club, Griffiths’

14 7:00 pm BSA, Cabin

15 5:00 pm Junior Choir 6:00 pm Junior Handbells 7:00 pm Search Com

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Ascension Day 17 6:00 pm Swords/ Dawkins Rehearsal

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9:30 am 7th

Day Adventists 3:30 pm Swords/ Dawkins Wedding

Day of Pentecost 19 8:30 am Holy Eucharist 9:00 am Senior Choir 10:30 am Holy Eucharist Youth Awards 11:30 am Church Picnic 7:00 pm AA

Alcuin of Tours 20

21 6:00 pm BSA Troop lll Court of Honor

22 11:00 am Talk w/Search Committee 5:00 pm Junior Choir 6:00 pm Junior Handbells 7:00 pm Talk w/Search Committee

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Jackson 24 Kemper

The Venerable 25 Bede 9:30 am 7

th Day

Adventists In Parish Hall

Trinity Sunday 26 8:30 am Holy Eucharist 9:00 am Senior Choir 10:30 am Holy Eucharist Noon Handbells 7:00 pm AA

Memorial Day 27

Office Closed

28 7:00 pm BSA, Cabin

The First Book 29 of Common Prayer 11:00 am Ware Acad. Graduation Rehearsal 7:00 pm Search Com.

30 The Visitation 31 of the Blessed Virgin Mary 9:30 am Ware Academy Graduation

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2013

DATE ACOLYTE CHALICIST ALTAR GUILD COFFEE COUNTER GREETER LECTOR USHER

May 5 6 Easter

Carter Hartley Andie Hartley Jacob Ward

Ann Brown May 3 - 9 Team #4 Donna DeShazo Chair

Elizabeth Roane Woody James

Ed James Jane Smith 8:30 John Kimberly 10:30 Jack Cooper Bryan Hartley

May 12 Ascension Sunday

Alex Richardson Noah Polley Ethan Polley

Tom Hay May 10 – 16 Team #5 Bobby Ray Chair

Stephanie Hanson Kenny Richardson

Lenore Munger Sarah Teagle 8:30 Maynard Nichols 10:30 Pat Roane Pete Roane

May 19 Day of Pentecost

Tabytha Clayton Abygail Clayton Patrick Berg

Peg Moncure May 17 – 23 Team #6 Margi Teagle Chair

Church Picnic Sally Hartley Allison Parker

Sue & Rick Zima Bruce Forsberg 8:30 Matt South 10:30 Ed James Chuck Crook

May 26 Trinity Sunday

P. J. Teagle Jack Teagle Jacob Ward

Peter Teagle May 24 – 30 Team #7 Mary Ann Griffith Chair

Elizabeth Hay Sara Delo

Catesby Jones Lenore Munger 8:30 Robert Bowles 10:30 Miles Masek Shot Tabb

June 2 2 Pentecost

Blair South Rauri Kilduff Newie Lawrence

Ann Brown May 31 – June 6 Team #1 Pat Zima Chair

Ed James Hugh Dischinger

Nancy Wilson Pete Roane 8:30 Craig Monsen 10:30 Jane Musick Lewis Musick

VESTRY ON DUTY May 5 Elizabeth

Roane

May 12 Stephanie

Hanson

May 19 Sally

Hartley

May 26 Elizabeth

Hay

June 2 Ed

James

Please find your own substitute if you cannot serve on your appointed day and inform the office of the change.