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We bid farewell to

Mary on Sunday No-

vember 20! Many a

tear was shed! But we

were all happy for her

new position in Dela-

ware and know they

will be blessed with

her ministry as we

were.

This Sunday was also

Thanksgiving and re-

membering all Godhas given us. It was

also a gathering of our

pledge for 2012.

Mary continued to as-

sist us with office and

computer instructions

up to the time she left.

She and Sue

left via South-

west on Tues-

day Novem-

ber 29 the

with her two

cats. I report

that they

made it to the

Baltimore air-

port with no

accidents. They werepicked up by mem-

bers of the church and

driven to Bethany

Beach, Delaware. I

heard the cats had

free run of the van

during the 3 hour

drive.

After Mary left a num-ber of volunteers

(Diane,Pat, Peggy ,

Janice, Scott, and oth-

ers assisted in reor-

ganizing files, items

left and reconfiguring

the office computers.

IPAD gift for Mary

Rev. Mary Allen Farewell

Vestry Meets With Joan AnthonyOn 27 November ,the Ves-

try met with Joan Anthony

(Canon to the Ordinary) to

discuss options for St.

Philips after Marys leav-

ing.Joan had consulted with

Senior Warden, Mike Wray

that we consider hiring

Stephen Shaver as the Sup-

ply Priest from 4 December

through Epiphany. After

discussion, the Vestry

agreed that Stephen was

an excellent choice and he

could serve through the

Christmas season. The Ves-

try also decided St. Philips

should have a Supply priest

through January. During

that time the Wardens and

the Vestry will work with

Joan Anthony on the next

phase.

Beeswax candles

Go to sisters@quietlight

candles.net.

Quiet Light Candles at the

Convent in Stanwood.

209206 64th Ave. NW

10th Annual Christmas

Festival

Great gifts, free cookies

Dec. 3, 10, 17, 24 9am to

4pm

Philippian December

2011

S T . P H I L I P S E P I S C O P A L C H U R C H

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everyday of the holiday

season. Writer s include

Thomas Aquinas, JohnDonne, C.S. Lewis, Mad-

eleine LEngle and many

more.

On Sunday (Dec. 4) Ste-

phen delivered a won-

derful sermon for the

Advent season. During

Advent we watch and

wait. God never fails to

show up. Christ is here,

now! In the church, in the poorall around

us. He recalled as a

child, the huge 1980

Advent speakers his

family had and the

humm the speakers

delivered before the

music played.Peggy

James

Christina Foster was kind

enough to come help with

formatting.

My email is

[email protected] or

call 360 435 2547

Peggy James

Please contact me if you

have stories or com-

ments. Im still in the

learning stage of publica-

tion so if pictures are too

small and script is too

big, dont worry about it.

Things should improve.

Watch for the Light

Welcome Stephen

Newsletter Editor

Eagles on the Stilly

Watch for the Light:

Readings for Advent and

Christmas. This antholo-gy was purchased by

Mary at convention for

the church library. A

spiritual reading from

best-loved writers for

Light your candles quietly,

such candles as you

possess, wherever you are

Alfred Delp

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their beloved West Coast.

Stephen spent a year as a

chaplain resident at Har-

borview and the University

of Washington Medical Cen-

ters in Seattle before being

called to St. Stephen's in the

fall of 2010.

Stephens passions include

great liturgy, choral music,

travel, baseball, hiking, and

spending time with Julia(and their cat Ceili). He also

has a special love for Rus-

sian culture, language, and

spirituality. He and Julia sing

with Seattle Pro Musica, one

of the area's many wonderful

pus ministry at Emory, and

began discerning a call to

ordination. He spent three

years in New York City at

the General Theological

Seminary before getting

married to his wife Julia,

moving to Dallas, and being

ordained a priest (all within

six weeks during the sum-

mer of 2007, meaning it took

a while to recover from themajor life change of it all).

He and Julia were thrilled to

come to Seattle in the sum-

mer of 2009 after years of

withdrawal from the moun-

tains, trees, and water of

Thanks to the many

who assisted in

Marys last week at

St. Philips: Diane,

packing boxes at

Marys home and

church offices and

cleaning; Sue, fly-ing to Delaware to help get

settled; Jerry, airport trips;

Peggy, pack-

ing boxes at

church and

helping with

flight and

keeping her

lively charm-

ing cats over-night; Janice and Tony for

hauling bookcases, etc that

couldnt be shipped; Susie

and Scott for finding the

ipad gift and all those who

brought food for the pot-

luckand the many others

who wanted to help and

wish Mary smooth sail-

ing. Peggy James

Rev. Stephen R. ShaverThe Rev. Stephen R. Shaver

is a priest of the Diocese of

Olympia and lives in Seattle.

He recently completed a

yearlong position as Associ-

ate Priest at St. Stephen's

Episcopal Church, Seattle.

Although Stephens family

comes from Reno, Nevada,

he spent most of his child-

hood living overseasabout

three years each in Seoul,Korea; Lahore, Pakistan; and

Moscow, Russia. He then at-

tended Emory University in

Atlanta, where he majored in

chemistry, discovered the

Canterbury Episcopal cam-

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Many Thanks!


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Christmas Services:

Saturday, December 24

Christmas Eve Childrens service 5:30 pm

Christmas Eve Candlelight service 10:00pm

Sunday, December 25 Service 9 AM

St. Philips Episcopal Church

the upcoming year. Stephen

loves being a priest and a

young adult and living out

both those identities as fully

as possible.

The reason Im a Christian

is the profound power of themystery of Easterthat God

responds to the suffering,

evil, death, and pain of crea-

tion, not by explaining it

away or pretending it

doesnt exist, but by enter-

ing into it fully with us in Je-

choral ensembles. They also

enjoy running, and have

completed two half-

marathons so far. Around the

Diocese of Olympia, Ste-

phen serves on the Liturgy

and Arts Commission and

the Commission for Outdoor

Ministry. He also recently

completed a two-year certif-

icate from the diocesan Col-

lege for Congregational De-

velopment and will serve as

a trainer for the College in

sus. I've seen that in the hos-

pital and in the parish. I see it

in my own life. And I see it

week after week as the com-

munity gathers to celebrate

the Eucharist and commemo-

rate Jesus victory over death.

We are people of the resur-

rection.

Shaver, continued

4312 84th St. NE

Marysville, WA 98270

360-659-1727

www.saint-philips.org

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