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St. Patrick’s Shamrock A Newsletter of

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church 341 Village Blvd P.O. Box 3158

Incline Village, NV. 89450-3158 www.tahoeepiscopal.com

Phone: 831-1418

November

2003

Issue date November 1, 2003

Published Monthly

Issue No. 716

Episcopal Diocese of Nevada 33rd Annual Convention

Diocesan Convention Report St. Patrick’s Church sent its largest delegation in many years to the 33rd Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Nevada, October 10-12 in Las Vegas. The delegation included lay persons Jim Jervey, Nancy Joslin, Jim Kelly, and Senior Warden Ron Young. Clergy attending were Kate Atkinson, Dave Mussatti, and Curt Zimmerman, Visitors included Michael Atkinson and Connie Skidmore. Kate and Curt were involved in both convention Eucharists while Nancy Joslin was a candidate for election to Diocesan Council and actually lost after six ballots. Dave Mussatti made a PowerPoint presentation on Camp Galilee. Many delegates and clergy came to us and commented that it was so nice to see St. Patrick’s involved in the convention after so many years of minimal par-ticipation. Friday’s program included a morning presentation on “Evangelism in an Internet Age” focusing on the missionary efforts in the Diocese of Nevada. In the afternoon a four-hour workshop on “Keeping God’s People Safe” was pre-sented by the diocesan safe church team. This workshop is required of all clergy and staff as well as vestry members and those in the helping/teaching ministries of the church. It focused on of misconduct by clergy and laity as well as our responsibilities to the young, the aged, and those who are power-

St. Patrick’s Shamrock CLERGY

Kate Atkinson 930 Tahoe Blvd. #802-179 Incline Village, NV 89451

Dave Mussatti Box 5572 Incline Village, NV 89450

Curt Zimmerman 930 Tahoe Blvd. #802-527 Incline Village, NV 89451

INCLINE VILLAGE NURSERY SCHOOL

The Incline Village Nursery School is now settled in to the Parish Hall. You can see the new play-ground behind the church has been completed and is constantly in use. Children’s voices raised in laughter and joy are our constant companions during the weekday.

Georgia, the 3 year old daughter of our new Associate Priest, Kate At-kinson and her husband, Michael, seems to have taken to school very happily. She is often to be found in the church office after class telling the staff about a new activity or showing us a new piece of artwork or item for show and tell. According to her, this is a fun place. She recently celebrated her birthday and shared cupcakes all around. I heard rumors of a pumpkin patch being planned for Thanksgiving soon.

They do have some additional places for students so if you know of someone who is looking for a nursery school for their child, please have them call the Director of the school, Barbara Miniot at 831-4040 for more information.

Members of the Vestry Members of the Vestry

Ron Young Senior Warden

Rem Paul Junior Warden

Barbara Edwards Judy Morrison Sharon Kirby

Clerks

Laurie Meyer Treasurer

Karen Barney Marty Gollery

Joanellen Slocumb Ron Wright

Other Members

Curt Zimmerman Dave Mussatti Kate Atkinson

Clergy

St. Patrick’s Shamrock

ALL SAINTS’ DAY EUCHARIST

Saturday, November 1st

All Saints’ Day will be celebrated both on Saturday, November 1st, with Eucharist cele-brated in the Columbaruim at 10:00 a.m., and at both services on Sunday, November 2nd. If you have family members or friends who have died whom you would like to be included in

the necrology that Sunday, please give them to the Parish Office.

TAHOE MEMORIAL COLUMBARIUM

MEA MAXIMA CULPAMEA MAXIMA CULPA

The staff apologize for the The staff apologize for the error regarding the date that error regarding the date that

Daylight Saving Time Daylight Saving Time changed by turning our changed by turning our

clocks bclocks back one hour in the ack one hour in the previous issue. It sure let us previous issue. It sure let us know that people are reading know that people are reading our publication! Thank you our publication! Thank you again for pointing again for pointing it out to it out to

COOKIES!

Cookies, pastries, doughnuts, cake, etc. - goodies are still needed for coffee hour both after the 8 a.m. and the 10 a.m. service.

Signup sheets are available at both services on the coffee table and during the week in the office. Please pick a Sunday and volunteer to bring goodies, either from one of the local bakeries or one of your favorite recipes to share and enjoy with us.

We are continuing to hold coffee hour after the 10 a.m. service on the up-stairs patio until cooler, windier weather no longer permits and we will then gather in the Parish Hall!

Niches in the Tahoe Memorial Columbarium are available through St. Patrick’s Church. Built and consecrated to accommodate the urns of loved ones of all faiths, the Columbarium serves the needs of the greater Tahoe community. The Tahoe Memorial Columbarium, located in St. Patrick’s Church, is open during the week from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and on Sunday mornings during services. Please take the opportunity to visit and see this peaceful and meditative spot. Decorated with Italian mosaics designed based on actual photographs of the Tahoe basin, accented with beige marble, it also features a beautiful stained glass window which was donated as a memorial. Arrangements and additional information may be received by contacting Nancy Joslin, our Columbarium Director at 831-2716.

STAFF AT THE CHURCH MAY BE REACHED at [email protected]

St. Patrick’s Shamrock CHRISTMAS CARDS AVAILABLE NOW!

Our new Associate Priest, Kate Atkinson has brought some packages of beautiful Christmas cards with her from England. They are available on the credenza in the upstairs hall. The boxes of cards are $10.00 each and the proceeds go to benefit St. Jude’s Ranch for Children in Boulder City, NV. You can pick up your cards now and leave the money in the plastic jar marked for it on the credenza. Also on the credenza are the order blanks for the Christmas cards that the children at St. Jude’s make to support the ranch. There is a wonderful selection available, not only Christmas cards but also all occasion and religious card selections. Please keep the welfare of the children at St. Jude’s Ranch in your heart and mind as you make your plans and selections for the upcoming

St. Jude’s Cash for Labels Fundraising Project

There is a new expanded list of the food products from which the labels may be redeemed for cash by St. Jude’s. Copies of this list are available on the credenza in the upstairs hall. Please help yourself to a current copy. As many of you know, the food companies that manufacture these items have redeemed the labels or box tops for cash for St. Jude’s Ranch for Children for a number of years. Parishioners are asked to collect labels, bring them in to their local Episcopal church and they are shipped regularly to the ranch. The money raised through this great program is used to pay for the transportation costs for the children at the ranch. There are a lot of trips that the children need a ride for, class functions, sports events, activities, appointments, shopping, special events, the list goes on! Last year, they were able to purchase two new

Phyllis (Skeeter) Caldwell

Former parishioner, our own beloved ‘Skeeter’ Caldwell passed away peacefully at home with her

children at her side on September 15th. Those of you who were here when we were located at the ‘little

church’ which is now the college library, will remember her verve and energy as she and her husband,

Dave, involved themselves in many aspects of our growing church. For 11 years, both she and Dave

were very instrumental in forming and carrying out the plans which resulted in the completion of our cur-

rent church building. They then relocated to the Bay area. Dave Caldwell passed away several years

ago. They are missed and fondly remembered by many of us.

Cards and notes of sympathy for the family may be sent in care of their daughter, Claudia Bow-

ers at the following address: Claudia Bowers

145 6th Avenue, #4


Community Knitters Guild at St. Patrick’s

Meets every Wednesday at 1 p.m. in our church Library to make hats,

gloves, etc. for needy children, or any knitting project of her own. Begin-

ner or experienced knitters are all welcome for this fun time of fellow-

ship! If you are interested in learning to knit or want to participate with

your crochet skills, please call Peggy Harrison at 831-9402 or just come

join us in the church library on Wednesdays!

St. Jude’s Ranch for children For your convenience we also accept Visa & Master Card.

P.O. Box 60100 Acct. #______-______-______-______ exp. Date ________

Boulder City, NV 89006 Signature _________________________________________

Please send me the following packages of 10 cards: Order 5 packages and you will receive one free!

Religious Christmas Cards ____ pkgs. Please allow 4 to 6 weeks for delivery.

Non-Religious Christmas Cards ____ pkgs. Postage and handling is included in price.

No Verse all-occasion Cards ____ pkgs. www.stjudesranch.org

____ Total pkgs. at $10.95 each = $_____ total “We bring healing to children one child at a time”

Name ___________________________________

Address _________________________________

City ________________ State ____ Zip _______


ALTAR FLOWER DONATIONS

Giving flowers at the altar is a great way to honor someone who has died or offer thanksgiving for the life of a member of your family or a friend. We would like to include those individuals in the Prayers of the People on that day. Therefore, when you sign up to give flowers, please provide that information to the Parish Office (831-1418) so we may include it in the prayers and the Sunday bulletin. The signup board for donating altar flowers is on the chest in the entrance to the church and is dated for the entire year. You may sign up in advance for altar flow-ers, choosing dates that are meaningful to you. The office will take care of ordering and delivery. The standard donation for altar flowers is $40.00 and may be paid at any time or placed in the collection plate. Please label this donation ‘flower fund’ so it may be credited by the treasurer properly.

Staff & Groups at St. Pat‘s:

The Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Bishop of Nevada

Interim Rector; The Rev. Canon Curtis R. Zimmer-man

Associate; The Rev. Kate Atkinson

Associate; The Rev. David J. Mussatti

Lay Eucharistic Visitors; Robin Griffiths, Jim Jer-vey, Jim Kelly

Senior Warden; Ron Young

Junior Warden; Rem Paul

Secretary, Maria Neve

Treasurer; Laurie Meyer

Landscaping Chairman Mindy Young

Finance Committee; Vir-ginia Hestmark, Jim Clark, Merdene Hess, Gary Deatherage, Jim M c F a r l a n d , J i m Johnston,Hal Haver.

Worship Advisory Committee; Dave Mus-satti, Curt Zimmerman

Memorial Committee; Bonnie Sills, Lora Kelly

Pot Luck Chairman; Judy Morrison

Altar Guild Co-Directors; Juanita Brock & Marsha Taylor

Ushers/greeters; Sharon Kirby

Columbarium; Nancy Joslin

Folk Mass Group; Patty Franklin

Organist/Choir Director; David Brock

Bible Discussion Group; Jim Kelly

Knitters Group; Peggy Harrison

Good Samaritans; Robin Griffiths

Historical Committee Facilitator; Linda Brown

Newsletter; Marsha Tay-lor, Maria Neve Other ministers; All members of the congre-gation of St. Patrick’s.

ALTAR GUILD MEETING

NEW CO-DIRECTORS

On Sunday, October 5th, the Altar Guild held a meeting here at the church. Juanita Brock and Marsha Taylor graciously volunteered to be Co-Directors of the current Altar Guild. Theresa Redel will be join-ing them as their newest member. They are currently looking for inter-ested people who would like to join them in this meaningful service. Training will be available and each member will serve as part of a team, so there will be a lot of support and help available. Instead of the former arrangement where the head of the Altar Guild was responsible for the linens, there will be a new level of par-ticipation. Lora Kelly has agreed to take care of the large pieces such as the Fair Linen and dust covers. Each team will wash and care for the small pieces such as the purificators and corporals in the Sacristy so the task will be much simpler. Altar Guild teams will now also be taught to set up for Baptisms and other special services. If you have an interest in joining this group of parishioners in this special form of service to the church, please contact either Juanita Brock at 1 (775) 586-8332 or Marsha Taylor at 831-0362 and let them know the good news!

God willing And the people consenting

The Right Reverend Katharine Jefferts Schori Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Nevada Will

ordain

ANDREA LEE WIGHT

To the Sacred Order of Priests In Christ's Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church

Saturday, October 25, 2003 at 10 a.m.

At St. Matthew's Episcopal Church 4709 South Nellis Blvd. * Las Vegas, NV

Your prayers and presence are requested Reception following Clergy: Red Stoles

Alleluia! Alleluia

Grace in the Desert Episcopal Church

The members of Grace in the Desert

Episcopal Church cordially invite you to join us in the glorious

celebration of the Consecration of our church building on Sunday, November 2, 2003

at 3:30 p.m.

2004 Spring Gate Lane Las Vegas, Nevada 89134

Reception immediately following

Directions:

From Summerlin Parkway

Exit on Rampart, drive north to Hillpointe, turn left, follow Hillpointe to Spring Gate Lane

turn left to church

&&&&& Call Karen Barney to be listed on the email list or phone tree which she is compiling and managing.

Phone: 833-9156 email: [email protected]

THANKSGIVING SERVICE

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH

7:30 P.M.

There will be a Thanksgiving Eucharist Service

held at St. Patrick’s Church on the evening prior to

Thanksgiving at 7:30 p.m.. Please join us in

celebration and thanksgiving of all our many joys and

blessings in this life.

If toddler or nursery care is required, please

call and request it prior to the Friday before the

service. In the event that such care is needed, there

will be toddler and nursery care available during the

service. Please call the office by Friday, November


HISTORICAL COMMITTEE UPDATE

The St. Patrick’s Interim Historical Committee has been working very hard at com-piling, collecting and recording in some understandable form, all of the records and in-formation on the history of our church since it’s formation as a mission parish in the early 1960’s. Some of us were even here then and remember some of it! The upcoming midterm draft of the St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church History . It will shortly be sent out to ‘readers’ for historical accuracy and final additions of facts. Linda Brown has been acting as facilitator for the Historical Committee meetings which have been held twice on Sunday afternoons recently. The committee members participating have been Sharon & John Kirby, Robin Griffiths, Ginny Hestmark, Jim Kelly, Fuz Hume, and Laurie Meyer, Bruce and Barbara Purdy and Dave Mussatti. If I have omitted anyone’s name, I apologize. This has been a very productive group. The final version of the ‘History’ will be a wonderful addition to our church records and will add continuity to our participa-tion as a congregation. If you have any photo or clippings which commemorate any of our past history or activities, please consider sharing them or copies to our archives. The Vestry to appoint a permanent group to organize and put in a retrievable form all of our archives. Our new bulletin boards will regularly feature pictures of parishioners from the past, sometimes engaged in outrageous activities that we held in the past. An example of this can be found currently on the bulletin board, Mildred as the ‘Eveready bunny’ at one of our talent shows years ago. This costume was thought of and made for her by Faune Brooks who remembers it well!


UTO INGATHERING

Sunday, November 2nd, is the United Thank Offering Ingathering. Please contemplate your many blessings and be generous with those who are less fortu-nate. Connie Skidmore is this years Ingathering Chairman. Remember that every cent you give is used by the UTO National Committee in it’s mission and ministry within the Anglican Church. There will be ‘blue boxes’ available in the back of the church on the chest and blue envelopes in the pews. Thanks be to God for all his blessings!


MEET OUR PARISHIONERS by Mindy Young

MILDRED REDDALL Most of us know Mildred Reddall, she has been a loyal member of St. Patrick’s church for many years and a beloved citizen of Incline Village for thirty-sex years. I was amazed to learn that she has lived in the same house on Donna Drive since she first came to Incline Village in 1967. I was privileged to sit with Mildred, her son, grandchildren and friends at her kitchen table to ask about some of those memories. As we talked, I realized that the information contained below was by no means comprehensive and so, this article is the first installment of a life that reaches back over 94 years, to December 15, 1908. Mildred was born in Fowler, California to a dad who was a grocer and a truck driver and a mom who stayed at home to raise their three children: Graham, Mildred and Donald. Mildred’s favor-ite hobby as a child was reading, something she says that she dearly misses now. Growing up in the heat of sunny Fowler gave her an early appreciation of the family trips to the mountains to see the snow. She lived in Fowler, which is near Fresno until she graduated from high school and then at-tended Fresno State College for a year and a summer when she left to begin working. Her first job was with Sun Maid where she said she helped fill those little boxes with raisins. Her next job was with a dental laboratory making false teeth. She stayed with that job until her marriagein 1942 and the be-ginning of her traveling life with her husband and later her only child, her son, Geoffrey. Gordon Reddall was a communications specialist in the Air Force who later became an ad-vanced specialist with classified status in the military. The secrecy of his position led to some strange separations; such as the time he was told that he was being transferred but would not be told where he was going until he got on the airplane. Therefore, he and his family knew they were leaving their home but had no idea where they were going, Mildred moved to Chico, while Gordon went to Iwo Jima to fight in World War II. After Gordon returned, the Air Force offered him advancement as an inducement to remain in the military. They also offered him his choice of bases. Gordon had family in California, and accepted a commission at Merced Air Force base. Gordon and Mildred bought a place in the San Joaquin Valley, fifteen acres of orange and grapefruit orchards. NO sooner had they settled in their new home than they were transferred to Panama. Mildred loved Panama. She loved the hot, sunny climate, She said that they lived in a home built for the workers who built the Panama Canal. It was at the end of the air strip. She said that it was a little noisy “but you got used to it.” It was at this stage of her life that Geoffrey was born. He was a much longed for late arrival, born when Mildred was forty-four years old. From Panama, the family moved to nrothern California. From California, she moved to Ala-bama and then to Long Island in New York where they lived in a home that was actually converted servant quarters on a grand estate. After a year, it was off to England where they were posted at the RAF station Blyton near the town of Thorpeness. Gordon was the commander of the small base. Mil-dred said that he parade grounds were outside of Geoffrey’s window and (continued on page 17)


PARISHIONER’S CORNER:

A TALE OF THREE SISTERS

Submitted by

Joan Haver

Once upon a time there were three little girls named Kathy, Nancy and Janet, who lived with their par-ents, Joan & Dick, in Oklahoma. They grew up being cared for by a stay-at-home mom and a working father. They did the usual childhood things: school, sports, music, Camp Fire Girls, camping and generally having a good time. On Sundays they attended Sunday School at the Methodist Church and in the summer Vacation Bible School and camp. As little girls do, they grew up. Joan, in the meantime, began teaching physical education and Dick be-gan a new business. Their lives all changed. Everyone became more self-reliant and independent. Then fate changed all that, as Joan became seriously ill with leukemia (AML). After many weeks of treatment that was not working and she was at death’s door, one night, she turned her life completely over to the will of God. As the Good Lord would have it, Joan’s life was spared for future work in his kingdom. The girls absorbed and reflected the spirituality in their Mother that resulted in this miracle. Then family roles were reversed and the three young sisters and their dad became caregivers for Joan for many years. In the meantime, the sisters all went to college, married and each had different careers. As they went their separate ways, their parents did also. As Joan suffered many other health crises such as breast cancer and heart valve surgery during the next ten years, she fortunately regained most of her strength after each battle. She shared her story of God’s healing grace with others. She worked in the church by teaching classes, serving on administrative boards, going on a church mission to Alaska, improved her financial stewardship by establishing a charitable trust for the church, and gave a lay ministers talk on Laity Sunday. She found new love and gave the sisters a step-dad, Hal. The sisters developed new friendships in their communities, and began attending different denomina-tions of churches with their husbands and children. Kathy became an Episcopalian in Beaumont, Texas, Nancy, a Presbyterian in Dallas, Texas, and Janet remained a Methodist wherever she lived. Their church activities are an important part of their lives. As the sisters families grew up, and they had worked many years in their various careers, their spiritual lives became more important than time spent being paid at a job. After their “Walk to Emmaus”, retreats and they met Jesus face to face, they each felt a strong pull to give to God’s people of the gifts with which they were blessed. So, eventually, all quit their paying jobs. Their lists of volunteering are long and varied. All have used their musical talents in choir and bell choir – of-ten as directors, and in sports activities, as leaders and teachers. continued on page 11


Continued from page 10 Kathy is serving her second term on the Vestry at St. Mark’s Episcopal. She has served on Cursillo teams, and as chairman in her diocese. She has been certified in “Body Recall”, an exercise program for sen-iors that she has established and led for many years at her church. The ECW in her church has used her in all capacities, and she is now serving as first vice president of the diocese, one of the largest in the US. The local “Daughters of the King” has her as president, and she is a lay eucharistic minister. She has been studying an “Education for Ministry” course from the University of the South, in Sewanee, Tennessee. And the list goes on! Kathy sees herself as a “Martha” figure as she gives of herself, tirelessly, but a “Mary” figure is also reflected in her life. Sister Nancy followed a similar pattern in her church: going on retreats, teaching classes, serving on various boards and then as a Deacon and Elder in the Presbyterian church. Always filling a need when it arose. As she finished a degree in Spanish and took several mission trips to Guatemala, she felt a strong call to minis-try and especially to the mission of the Church to Hispanic people. Currently she is studying for a Master of Divinity at the Perkins School of Theology at SMU with one more semester of class work and a year of intern-ship before she will be ordained a minister in the Presbyterian Church. She served as a chaplain at a trauma hospital in Dallas this summer. It really deepened her compassion and relationship with Christ through human life and death struggles. Nancy often preaches at a nearby country church, as well as her own church. She was published in the School of Theology Journal for some of her insightful papers. She has developed a great de-sire for learning and excels in her work – even Greek and Hebrew! Nancy is keeping an open heart and mind for God to work through her as she serves Him. Janet always has time to do one more thing. Her life has been a reflection of her giving Christian atti-tude. Her important gift of organizational skills has been used in many, many ways, from college campus, through careers and now as a full time volunteer. She has served on church boards, led student activities, fund raising, organized Food Banks, worked on “Habitat for Humanity” and studied the “Disciple Bible Study”. But the current big program she has developed and chaired at her church in Tucson, Arizona is a first in her area. Her church has “adopted” an elementary school in a poverty neighborhood to mentor and provide the children with necessary items most people take for granted. She has supervised over 100 volunteers who have given their time to act as aids in classrooms, provide books on tape for non-English speaking homes, given 325 back-packs and supplies for 3rd., 4th., and 5th. graders, gotten grants for various school programs, given financial support and other activities to show the love of Christ at work in His world. God finds many ways to work through volunteers – He can use all and any gifts we possess. The sisters keep close ties with one another. They take a “sisters trip” together each year without hus-bands or children in order to cement their bonds. The sisters are all quick to give credit to their mother for in-spiring them in their work. Mother says, “I just lit the spark, God fanned the flame. Give God the Glory!” We don’t know the ending of this story, It is up to God to write the lines.


THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF NEVADA 6135 Harrison Drive, Suite 1 * Las Vegas, Nevada 89120-4076

Phone (702) 737-9190 Fax (702) 737-6488 [email protected]

The Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Bishop

September, 2003 My brothers and sisters in Christ,

In my meetings with you we have discussed our focus on the local and global mission of the Diocese of Nevada. Mission is our primary reason for existence as a Christian community. We have many opportunities in Nevada to make a difference in people’s lives. One of them, the Galilee Camp and Conference Center at Lake Tahoe, has a unique ability to transform many different communities by offering a life-changing experience to people through retreat, study, rest, and recreation.

Without significant improvements and expanded facilities, we may not be able to afford to operate Galilee much longer. I know many of you have wonderful, life-changing memories of camp that you treasure. I am asking you to share that treasure with generations to come. If you have not had a di-rect experience of Galilee, I would ask you to learn more about Galilee and its mission to Episcopali-ans and our neighbors both near and for away. Once you know something of the transformative ca-pacity of Galilee, I hope that you would be moved to share in making that vision a reality.

I have already made a pledge to the Galilee “Share the Spirit” campaign because I believe in the work that it is doing and can continue to do in the future. I am asking you to join me in supporting this campaign as generously as you can, and I pray that the vision for a renewed and expanded Galilee become part of the vision for mission in every parish in this diocese.

When the world visits the beautiful shores of our treasured Lake Tahoe – “the fairest sight that the whole earth affords,” according to Mark Twain – and they see Galilee, they see us. Do they see us a sa welcoming family eager to share our blessings with them? Do they see that we have room for them to stay and renew and refresh their tired spirits? Do they see us as a haven for learning at all ages about God’s creation?

Lake Tahoe is God’s gift to the world. Galilee is our gift to the world.

Please share you gifts by supporting the work of the Galilee Foundation in its campaign to raise funds for needed repairs and improvements. You will be receiving further information and a prog-ress report from Foundation Chair Karen Wilkes in the near future. You may also call the Foundation office at 775-885-8487.

Your servant in mission and renewal,


A number of parishioners have asked this question since we began featuring their Christmas card and soup can label collection programs in our recent editions. I sometimes forget that many of us have not had a first hand experience with this unique Anglican children’s ranch. Some of us remember pledge requests made by the Danny Thomas Foundation for St. Jude’s Children's Hospital and have confused the two. The hospital, while a very worthy and commendable endeavor is another charitable entity altogether. Established in 1967, St. Jude’s Ranch is located in Boulder City overlooking Lake Mead, south of Las Vegas. St. Jude’s has been dedicated to the care and treatment of abused, abandoned and neglected children. It has a sister campus in Bulverde, Texas founded in 1983. It is supported by the Episcopal Church and is headed by Fr. Steven Mues, an Episcopal priest, who is the current administrator for a number of years. The children, who range in age from infant to high school seniors live in families with ‘Teaching Parents’ on the grounds of the ranch in homes. After graduation they are helped by their ‘parents’ to transition to life after high school. They help select schools, pay college and vocational application fees, get them to campus visits, do whatever they can to ensure a smooth transition. At the Ranch, they are developing an ‘Aftercare’ program to assist their graduates with continuing emotional support and resources from their family. Just because they turn 18, this doesn’t change! The children themselves supply a great deal of their own financial support through the creation and sales of recycled to new greeting cards. Episcopal church parishes also collect Campbell soup can labels and food labels that are redeemed by the manufacturer for cash and this funds their vehicle purchases for transportation. A special group of angels, the St. Jude’s Women’s Auxiliary, organized in 1967 also, has provided approximately $1,088,500 in support to the campus in Boulder City. The Auxiliary has provided funding for the pool, basketball and tennis courts. Several buildings. A van. Landscaping. Furnishings. When a child needed clothing, the Auxiliary was there. When there were special needs at Christmas-time, the Auxiliary came through. When staff members needed computers, the Auxiliary wired them up! Founded by Lila Zona in 1967 with 20 Charter members it now counts 300 members. The Auxiliary also operates the Good Buy Shop, a thrift store in Las Vegas. They are currently raising funds for a major project; the renovation of kitchens in campus homes estimated to cost $125,000. Another group, the Summerlin ‘Ladies of St. Jude’ are currently tackling another project, the reopening of the 32 year old swimming pool which is currently closed awaiting new tile and refurbishment. They want to make sure the pool is open for the children for next summer. One of their initial projects was the distribution of athletic balls to a number of children’s charities , including St. Jude’s’ in the Las Vegas area. This program was organized by World Vision and Garth Brooks’ Teammates for Kids Foundation. The Ladies also played Santa (Mrs. Santa?) for Ranch children at Christmas. They took wish lists and purchased gifts for everyone. The Wal-Mart store located in Las Vegas presented a check to the Ranch for $1,275 for holiday shopping last year. St. Jude’s youth were among the many organizations benefiting from the outstanding efforts of the United States Marine Corps “Toys for Tots” program. St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church in Incline Village donated the collection from the welcome service for Kate Atkinson and Curt Zimmerman with Bishop Katharine to the Ranch. Many individual private donations are often received at the Ranch for the children. Please take a thoughtful moment and pick up an order blank for cards or the new list of labels and contribute to this very special and wonderful Ranch to help them in their wonderful ministry for very special children. In the event that you wish to make a cash donation directly to one of their projects, it is always welcome!

WHAT IS ST. JUDE’S ???


UPDATE FROM KATE

The latest news on the Priest Associates, is that Dave and I are now happily settled in our new office, having traded places with the babies and toddlers. They have a much greater need of the room with ‘en-suite facilities’, so it was a logical exchange to make. My heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped with the move on October 5th. We could never have done it without you! And now I have finally emptied all my boxes, put my books away, and am all set for whatever happens next!

So, what is going to happen next? The answer to that is, at least partly, in your hands. Curt and I are hoping to establish a pattern of Christian education, social occasions and worship, that will serve the needs of all of church members and visitors. In the short term, this would include baby– and toddler room and Sunday School, but we also want to include vacation activities, youth clubs, family events, and numerous other social and educational opportunities.

Whatever the size of the program we offer, it can only succeed with the support and commitment of church members. Since my update in the October newsletter, two people have offered to help with the nursery/toddler room and Sunday School, but we also want to include vacation activities, youth clubs, family events, and numerous other social and educa-tional opportunities.

Can I urge every one of our church members to spend some time thinking about what skills you can offer to our ministry program, and also to spend time praying for God’s guidance in this important process. Over the next few weeks, I would like to meet with each of you, to get to know you better, and to hear where you think God may be leading you. Remem-ber, we all have something vital to offer to the life of our church, no matter haw insignificant it may seem to us.

In this month when thanksgiving is very much on our minds, Michael, Georgia and I are very thankful to God for our new

OCTOBER WAS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH

By Tahoe Women’s Services On Thursday, October 9th, Associate Priest Dave Mussatti was hosted at a Faith Leadership Luncheon, held at the Parasol Building by Tahoe Women’s Services, along with other area religious leaders and program leaders. This association is dedicated to reducing the incidence and trauma of domestic violence and sexual assault in the North Lake Tahoe and Truckee communities. The luncheon group were shown a video on domestic violence and then discussed networking their services and referrals to help serve the victims of this problem. They emphasized that domestic violence touches all. Domestic violence and sexual assault can affect rural and urban individuals of all religious, ethnic, economic and educational backgrounds, of varying ages, physical abilities and lifestyles. There is NOT a typical individual who will be battered or assaulted. The Tahoe Women’s Services offers a variety of ways to help victims of domestic violence or sexual assault. They maintain a 24 hour community help line which offers crisis intervention and support services including emergency shelter, transportation and food for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, as well as other individuals in cri-sis. They regularly have drives to enlist volunteers for this service which they provide with extensive training. The Tahoe Women’s Services maintains the “Mountain Rose Safe House” and provides up to 60 days of emer-gency shelter for women and children survivors of domestic violence. They provide individual counseling, support groups, emergency assistance and other support services for both adult and child survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and sexual harassment. They provide assistance with obtaining Temporary Protection/Restraining Orders, court and police accompaniment, family law assistance with paralegal and legal clinics. Every person has the right to a life free from violence. Tahoe Women’s Services does not discriminate or deny services to any victim of domestic violence or sexual assault based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, physical ability or sexual orientation. For additional information, they can be reached at: Kings Beach, CA (530)546-7804, In-cline Village, NV 775)298-0010, and Truckee, CA (530)582-9117. Help Line: (800) 736-1060


Vestry Retreat

Held on the weekend of September 28th, the Vestry Retreat was a productive session. Posted

on the wall outside the church office is the working sheets from this retreat. The first sheet lists

proposed purposes of the retreat. The second lists expectations for the retreat. The third has the

individual members rank themselves in terms of how they feel they deal with conflict. There are a

few surprises in this area!

The fourth sheet has the members rank the areas of Parish life divided into the following ar-

eas; first – Worship (3.3), second – Christian formation (2.4), third – Outreach (2.3), and fourth – fel-

lowship (2.0).

The fifth sheet is a summary of the Brainstorming of possible goals in the areas of 1– explore,

2 – create, 3 – participate, and 4 – provide. The sixth sheet lists the agreed upon goals for next year

in detail in the areas of worship, search, Christian formation, outreach, and financial. Last, the sev-

enth sheet lists the agreed upon working expectations for the Vestry.

Please take a few minutes the next time you are in the church to peruse these sheets and see

what exercises, ideas and areas to explore that the Vestry has been discussing for the coming year.

The Presbyterian Women’s Thrift Store would like to thank all of the many volunteers from

St. Patrick’s who have donated so much valuable time and work in the store during the past

year. In appreciation for this service, we receive a $300 stipend per month, used for our youth

and outreach programs. We are always in need of a few more good workers, especially now

that the summer people will be flying south for the winter soon. If you have a few hours (2-4) to

donate to this service once a week this winter, please contact Maria Neve in the church office

at 831-1418. We will be happy to provide information about this important community outreach

which, after paying for overhead and one paid employee, gives all of the monies raised to

Christian charity. Donations, in good condition are also always welcome during business hours

of 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the shop on Enterprise Ave.


A priest’s perspective… Sisters & Brothers in Christ,

Faith communities form and live out their common life as does a family. The church is a family system. We interact, we form our values, and argue, we make decisions much the way a family does .

Our life as a faith community in the Episcopal Church and present in Incline Village has a number of family events com-ing up.

? Sunday, October 26th will begin our stewardship reflection. The annual canvass of the members of the parish usu-ally takes place at this time. You will each receive a letter earlier that week with the timetable and other information. I have learned over the years that each one of us considers our financial response to God’s goodness somewhere along a continuum between “Fear” and “Gratefulness.” I have seen movement along that line in my own life. I hope you will “tune in” and not “tune out”. No individual or household will be asked to do anything they do not want to do. There will be no gimmicks. There will be challenges, and over four weeks we will hear briefly from four mem-bers of our parish, each with different perspective.

? Saturday, November 1st is All Saints Day, when the church remembers those who have gone before us. At 10:00 a.m. we will celebrate Eucharist in the Columbarium particularly remembering those who are inurned there.

? Sunday, November 2nd we will observe All Saints, particularly as one of the five days the Episcopal Church has marked as baptismal days. Recalling those who have gone before us, we will also reaffirm our own baptismal com-mitment to live and grow in faith in our own time.

? Saturday, November 15th, all parish pot-luck supper and historicizing event. We will set out the food between 5:30 and 6:00 p.m. so we can eat at 6 and begin looking at our history about 6:45 p.m. This is an evening for the whole family. We will not have a “happy hour” this time, as we want full participation by everyone, including our children. What is historicizing? It’s the whole parish remembering and marking the important events individuals and groups remember in our history. We will have a time-line on the wall, each person will have a chance to mark down important moments in our and your lives – special services, weddings baptisms, burials, the good times and the chal-lenging times. We need everyone to participate, We will be done between 8:30 and 9:00, and the time-line will be hung upstairs in the hallway, You will receive a letter with more information, but do save the date.

? Sunday, November 16th we will present our pledge cards – representing our renewed commitment to Christ and the church – at both services of worship.

? Wednesday, November 26th will be a Thanksgiving Service with Eucharist at 7:30 p.m. I understand this is not something we have done for some time. It’s good, I think, to take time to be thankful, particularly as we live in a world of anxiety and fear on the part of many. There is still so much for which to be thankful, so come and join with others in expressing our gratitude for the gifts we have received.

? Sunday, November 30th is the First Sunday of Advent. Advent does not have the penitential aspect of Lent, but rather is more reflective as we await the celebration of the coming of God into our world. At 10 o’clock we will mark the beginning of the season with the choir and clergy processing around the church with singing and handbells of the ancient words of invitation to Advent.

Is that enough for now? Did you notice that every one of these is a “people event?” That’s what the Christian church is about. We are blessed with a wonderful facility that allows us to do ministry within our own faith community and in the community as well. But, buildings are not essential; people are. Both people of faith who do ministry, and people in the world who are the recipients of the ministry of the church.

Have you thought about inviting one or two of your friends to worship with you? What about inviting someone for one of the All Saints or Thanksgiving services? That’s just being friendly, It’s also the way Episcopalians do evangelism with those people who have no faith community. Curt+


Continued form page 9 it was there that the small boy learned to salute. Mildred said that they had a washing machine and a dryer that sang “How Dry I Am” at the end of each drying cycle. (That little vignette brought laughter and other memories from all family and friends around the table.) Geoffrey added that while he was too small to remember much, he remembers returning to America and being teased for his use of Brit-ish terms like; “biscuit’ for cookie, ‘fringe’ for bangs, and ‘bobby’ for policeman. From England the family moved to Colorado, near Colorado Springs and the Air Force Acad-emy. Gordon was an Air Force Lt. Colonel by this time. Their home was at the base of a mountain and she said that deer would wander into the yard and watch them eat dinner. It was in Colorado that Mildred learned to love the mountains, and it was in Colorado that she first learned to ski. From Colorado there were moves to Inglewood, California and to Sunnyvale in 1965. At that time, Gordon was told that he would be sent to Viet Nam. He instead accepted a commission as base commander in Diyarbakir, Turkey, at the base of Mt. Ararat near the Russian front. Jeffrey remembers seeing a picture of radar screens “as big as football fields”. This was in fact a demotion of sorts for declining the transfer to Viet Nam. When Gordon returned from Turkey, he joined his wife and son who were living in San Bernadino. The next year, in 1966 when Geoffrey was twelve, Gordon retired. These difficult changes proved too much for the family and Gordon and Mildred divorced. Gordon, who was an avid skier, moved to Incline Village and asked Mildred and Jeffrey to also consider moving so that Gordon could help to raise his son. In 1967, the village was a wide spot in the road, built to promote tennis, golf and skiing. There were four stop signs and no signal lights in town and four houses on Mildred’s street. The only store in town was the Eagle Thrifty Shopping World located where the Village Market is now – and the Post Office. There were only about two hundred residents or part-time residents in Incline Village. Soon after Gordon, Mildred and Jeffrey moved to Incline one of the harshest winters the area had experienced happened. Mildred had more than twenty feet of snow in her front yard and many residents were literally trapped in their homes. There was no electricity, no phone service, and the streets were not able to be cleared of snow. Mr. And Mrs. Wyland became local heroes as they used their snow-cat to visit residents and deliver food and blankets to the stranded residents. Mildred now had primary responsibility for raising her young son and she went right to work. She became a famous figure in town, trudging up and down the streets of Incline, a tiny figure carry-ing her heavy Avon Lady cases decorated with flowers. In fact, many current residents remember be-ing her customers because she worked until a short while ago. She said that when she first started sell-ing Avon, she didn’t realize that many residents made their living working in the casinos until late at night, and as she cheerfully rang their doorbells, she was waking some very cranky customers who had worked late into the night and had woken from a sound sleep. Mildred we love you and we look forward to another cup of tea with you, and to the next in-stallment of your amazing life.


Did you hear that? It was thrilling to me to hear the congregation singing as I’d never heard it before! Hymns, from ancient to modern, and familiar to new, took on a more colorful tone. The choir also sounded splendid, as they presented contemporary choral compositions, and works of Bach, Bernstein, and Mozart. Thanks to Joy Strotz and Suzanne Gollery for their solo work during the last month. Thank you also to John Nelson for the extended loan of the Allen R380 organ, with its diverse and beautiful sounds. I am certain that this instrument can provide us with an important tool to enhance our total worship experience, and drew new mem-bers into our congregation. Turning to stewardship, there are many op-portunities to participate in music ministry at St. Patrick’s. I invite you to consider a gift of your time and talents in the following ways: Singing Would you consider singing with St. Pat-rick’s choir? The choir sings weekly throughout the year, except for folk mass services, at the Sun-day 10 AM service, with warmups and rehearsal before the service. The choir also sings at special services and occasions, such as the Bishop’s visit, feast days, and the Ecumenical Choir Festival. No previous musical training is necessary to participate in the Choir. All that is required is a love of music and a willingness to commit to regular practice with your fellow choir members. The choir rehearses each Thursday evening beginning at 6:30 PM. We all learn together, and lend our voices to supporting the music liturgy of the church in a wonderful mu-tual ministry.

Handbell ringing: The Village Ringers, directed by Betsy Garfinkle, welcomes new participants, If you have not rung before, we’ll teach you! The ringers practice weekly on Monday evenings at 6:30 PM. The group consists of bellringers of all experience levels, from members of several churches in Incline Village. The Village Ringers present music at the churches of their members, and will next participate at St. Patrick’s on November 9th, at the 10 AM service. Please call Betsy (832-0404) if you would like more information about handbells. Instrumentalists: Several opportunities welcome you as an instrumentalist. Our folk mass group plays for the 3rd Sunday of each month at 10 AM. Patty Franklin leads the instrumentalist for this special service. Please let her know if you’d like to “plug and play”! I also welcome the opportunity to work with instrumentalist to prepare individual pieces of music for Voluntaries at the beginning or end of our worship service. During the last two years we have integrated flute, violin, guitar and handbells into our instrumental offerings. The music may be solo, with keyboard accompaniment, or with vocalists. With sufficient interest and lead time, we are able to acquire new music for the church music library to fit our resources. Please come talk to me about playing for our services! David H. Brock, Director of Music and Organist

O be joyful in the Lord all ye lands; Serve the Lord with gladness and come before his presence with a song.


The Community Knitter’s Guild of St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church

116 hand knitted items, (mittens, scarves, hats, booties, slippers), were given in October to Barbara

Richard of the Children’s Cabinet. The Children’s Cabinet will be starting to distribute them among the

children of Incline Village who are in need of warm winter wear for the cold weather that is surely coming.

The items will be gift wrapped and labeled as hand knitted and given by the Community Knitter’s Guild.

The members who have given so much of their talent and time in making these items are thrilled when they

GARDEN UPDATE PHASE III

THE MEMORIAL COLUMBARIUM GARDEN

Mindy Young, our Landscape Architect , is eagerly waiting for the coming spring to start the renovation and additional plantings for the Memorial Columbarium Garden on the lower level of the church. She has plans to rejuvenate and prune the trees and plantings which were installed a number of years ago that were donated by William Zink. Jim Clark donated a group of white Birch trees which Mindy planted last year. Additional renovations, watering system, and plants will transform this area into a beautiful meditative spot worthy of the name, “The Memorial Columbarium Garden“. The art board on the front table in the church hall, shows a number of colored views of the beautiful grounds that Mindy has designed and the Vestry has approved, to be developed in a series of stages. The view in the center depicts the Memorial Columbarium Garden complete with a stone retaining wall, a brick walk in the shape of a cross, a granite boulder water feature and a bench to sit and contemplate the natural beauty of the garden. This fall and winter, while the garden is going fallow for the snow time, we are invit-ing donations for the spring installation of these features. When complete, this will be a lovely and peaceful spot for family members and friends, who come to visit loved ones inurned in the Columbarium, to sit and remember and experience peace. Those of you who have loved ones in our Columbarium appreciate the beautiful design of the mosaics and stained glass window combined with the comfortable chairs available for visitors in the Columbarium itself. How wonderful it will be during the many beautiful days, (of which we at Tahoe are blessed with in abundance), to be also able to step outside into the Memorial Columbarium Garden. There, to walk through it in it’s natural beauty or sit on the pleasant bench and listen to the water and contemplate the birds and plantings while remembering our loved ones and our many blessings. Please support the next phase of the development of our beautiful land-scaping plan as we continue to beautify and add to the grace of St. Patrick’s at Incline Village.


September 16, 2003 St. Patrick's Episcopal Church PO Box 3158 Incline Village, NV 89450 Dear Friends in Christ: On behalf of the children living at St. Jude's Ranch, I am happy to send our sincere thanks for the donation of $192.00 from the donation offerings on behalf of Kate Atkinson and Curt Zimmerman we received on 9/16/2003. You continue to be an important part of the Ranch Family, and we can't thank you enough!

Earlier this week, I was walking across our Boulder City campus when the School Bus rolled up, bringing our young people home from school. Twenty kids came tumbling out, and I was reminded of my own yellow bus days back in Arapahoe, Nebraska.

It was important, I remember, that everyone speak at once. It was important that every kid on the bus got poked or jabbed at least twice. And it was critical that we all push forward at the very nano-second the driver opened the door. As a result, it seemed, we all hit the curb simultaneously, laughing every step of the way. So it was at St. Jude's, and a couple of things seemed obvious as I watched the scene unfold before me. First, our kids -were genuinely happy to be home. Second, they are friends, as comfortable with their neighborhood pals as I was with mine in Nebraska.

For all intents and purposes, our youth are leading normal young lives. Given where these children have come from, this is an. important thing, and no small accomplishment. As a donor to our program, you are making it possible, and all of us are grateful for your support. Once again, thanks for caring ... and for sharing With St. Jude's Ranch! Faithfully, Father Steven Mues

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Our Bishop, Katharine Jefforts Schori, presided at the opening Eucharist on Friday evening, Bishop Joseph M. Kanuku of the Macha-kos Diocese of the Anglican Church of Kenya was the preacher. He placed a strong emphasis on ministry to both the inner and outer per-son. He stressed that in order to minister and evangelize one must first be right with God in her/his own heart. The inspiring Saturday morning prayer service was led by youth of the diocese who were able to share their powerful mission experience in Mexico this summer when twelve youth and their leaders renovated a school that had been neglected for many years. Kate Atkinson met with youth and youth leaders attending convention in order to assure St. Patrick’s active involvement in the future youth ministry of the diocese. After elections, a very encouraging financial report was presented and the budget for 2004 was approved by acclamation. Based on the action of General Convention, it was noted that un-der “Canon IX” of the constitution and canons of the Episcopal Church the distinction between seminary trained clergy and locally trained clergy was removed (I.e. a priest is a priest: a deacon is a deacon). The Bishop encouraged congregations to form ongoing discernment groups to identify those called to various ministries. Both ordained lay. She used the process to identify Jim Kelly from St. Patrick’s as a model which worked well. The convention also approved a resolution concur-rence with actions of the General Convention. Sunday closed with Eucharist, and everyone left with a feeling of mutual respect and gladness that we had been together and the church in Nevada is alive and healthy.

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