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St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church Location: 735 Old Lexington Highway Mailing Address: PO Box 265 Chapin, SC 29036 Address Service Requested
The Grapevine December 2016 Advent/Christmas
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE
P-A-I-D PERMIT #33
CHAPIN, SC 29036
Staff:
The Rev. Slaven L. Manning Rector
The Rev. Deacon Ann F. Pilat Deacon for Hispanic Ministries
Mrs. Cindy Epps Parish Administrator
Mr. Joseph Schroer Director of Music
Ms. Marilyn Becker Organist
Mrs. Bertina Floyd Pianist at 8:30 worship
Mrs. Deanna Boyle Nursery Care Provider
Mrs. Kathy Elkin
Sexton
Mrs. Karen Wade Thrift Shop Manager
Contact Information: Phone: (803) 345-1550 Fax: (803) 345-7798 Website: www.stfrancischapin.org E-mail: [email protected] Office Hours: Monday-Friday ..................... 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Sunday Services: Worship ....................... 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. (Coffee Fellowship following both services) Christian Formation ............................. 9:30 a.m. (Sept.– May.) Nursery provided ............. 9:15 a.m.– 12:00 p.m. (September-May) 10:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (June– August) Thrift Shop: Phone: 945-2222 Hours: Friday ............................................. 1:00-4:00 p.m. Saturday ............................ 10:00 a.m. –1:00 p.m.
St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church
The Grapevine
December 2016 ~ Advent/Christmas
Our mission at St. Francis of Assisi is to love, grow and serve.
From Fr. Manning… Dear St. Francis parish family and friends, As most of you know, the Church year does not run concurrent with the secular one. Our new Church year began on 11/27/2016 with the First Sunday of Advent. For those of our family who are new to the Episcopal Church (and as a refresher for long-time members), here is a brief expla-nation of what Advent is and what is its significance for us. Advent is what we call the 4 Sundays (and their weeks) before the day of Christmas. Collectively, these days and weeks are referred to as The Season of Advent (or just “Advent,” for short). Since the day of the week on which 12/25 falls varies from one year to the next, so also does the length of the Season of Advent. Each of our Church seasons has a color associated with it, and the color is symbolic. The color of Advent can be either purple (signifying the royalty of our Lord) or Marian blue (honoring Mary as the mother of our Lord). Here at St. Francis, we are privileged to have blue vestments and appoint-ments and so the color within our Sanctuary transitions from the green of Pentecost to Marian blue for Advent. The word “Advent” is a form of the Latin word for “coming.” During the Season of Advent we prepare for, and await, the arrival of our Lord Jesus Christ … both His first appearance as a child born of the Virgin Mary and His eventual second coming to judge both the living and the dead. During this year’s Season of Advent, make it a point to slow down (both physically and spiritu-ally) and to focus on what has tritely been called “the reason for the season” of Christmas. Through all of the noise and busyness of parties and shopping and retail frenzy, listen for and hear the still, small voice of the Holy Spirit telling us to prepare the way of the Lord. May You find within our hearts and minds this Christmas, O Lord, a place prepared for You. Peace and Joy! Fr. Manning
Fr. Slaven L. Manning [email protected] .......... 803-932-8456 or [email protected]
Deacon Ann F. Pilat [email protected] ....................... 920-5705 Janice Fergusson Treasurer............................................. 345-9729 [email protected] Ned Rowe 2016 Senior Warden .................................... 345-9356 ............. [email protected] Chuck Neubecker 2017 Junior Warden ................................... 364-1668 [email protected] Bertina Floyd 2018 Clerk of Vestry ................................... 345-1051 [email protected] Roger Banta 2018 Outreach . .......................................... 781-3711 [email protected] Les Duncan 2016 Spiritual Growth & Discipleship ....... 345-3584 [email protected]
Sonny Epps 2016 Stewardship ................................. 803-292-1977 [email protected] Carolyn Evans 2016 ............................... Communications ................................. 932-0331 [email protected] Pat Goodale 2018 ............................................ Fellowship .......................................... 321-5888 [email protected] Rick Scollon 2018 ............................................ Youth ... .............................................. 315-6539 [email protected] Phil Steude 2017 Christian Education ............................ 345-1767 [email protected] Richard Walters 2017 ......... Finance ... .......................................... 932-2230 [email protected] Peggy Williams 2017 Pastoral Care ....................................... 932-0092 [email protected]
How to Contact Your Clergy and Vestry
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Get to Know Your Vestry Representative of the Month Your Vestry Representative for December is Pat Goodale, Liaison for Fellowship As a cradle Episcopalian, I have spent my entire childhood and adult life as an active member of Episcopal churches in Virginia, Florida, New Jersey, Alabama, and South Carolina. I have had the privilege of serving on both Mission Committees and Vestries in my former parishes. I have been an EFM mentor for many years and loved teaching adult Sunday School. My education includes an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Faulker University in Montgomery, Alabama and a Master’s degree in Management from Southern Wesleyan in the upstate. I retired from the American Red Cross four years ago having held various positions for National Headquarters in Washington, DC. My focus and response was primarily in disas-ter services where I was privileged to serve at many of the major disasters in our country, including 9/11, over my 39 year career. My job was also what I believed to be my calling. My interests outside of church include genealogy and the Newberry County Museum project.
From the Senior Warden…The 94th Convention of the Upper Diocese occurred as
advertised on November 4th at St. John’s in Columbia. The proceedings for the curious are accessible through the Diocesan website, but of immediate interest is that Fr. Slaven was confirmed by the Bishop as Dean of the Midlands Convocation and also elected by the Convention as a member of the Diocesan Ecclesiastical Disciplinary Board. And what a great Auction! Outstanding food and fellowship, and ± $16,000 taken in! Disposition of the proceeds still undetermined, but plans are for it to go to St. Francis programs. Thanks to all who made it happen, not least coordinators and visionaries Allie and Carol, financial trackers Janice and John, auc-tioneers Rick and Phil, bartender Dennis, and the apparently tireless kitchen crew! At the beginning of each of the 2 years of my tenure as Senior Warden, I charged the Vestry with en-gaging brain before mouth, and make sure that anything they said (or did) could positively answer the question: “How does this help St. Francis?” Again, specifically HOW does it help. I greatly regret that I have recently become aware of unhelpful if not vicious rumors arising from various groups at St. Fran-cis and being widely circulated, both within and without. We’re all human and imperfect Christians, but toward the end of addressing, and it is to be hoped squashing, a few of the sillier pieces of misinfor-mation, I submit the following: - “…nobody knows where he (Fr. Slaven) lives…” Not so, a number of people know where he and Linda are renting prior to building, and if you don’t and need to, why not ask him or the Office staff? - “… (Fr. Slaven) will only be here 2-3 years, he wants to go back to Texas…” Don’t be silly, or perhaps you are just unaware that he and Linda are working through house plans and preparing to build in the Chapin area. Not Texas, South Carolina. - “The Rector wants to run everything.” Sadly, this one isn’t unique to our current Rector … we’ve heard it about our previous ministers … so one more time, go to Articles VII and VIII of the St. Francis Bylaws, and Canons of the Episcopal Church, III.9. Hello? Priest-in-Charge (if appointed by a Bishop) and Rector (if elected by a parish). RECTOR – the guy we elected and hired to lead us and BE IN CHARGE! rotceR ro egrahC-ni-tseirP (for mirror readers). lalDanyaS pa’Huj * (for Klingons or other aliens who use Klingon as a lingua franca). Is this clear enough? Did I leave any groups out? In addition to the rumors, the negative talk has got to stop. Helpful criticism is just that – help-ful – but the parking-lot and dinner-party negative grousing serves no positive purpose and may, in fact, be part of the problem. If you are not part of the answer, at least don’t be a part of the problem (or the problem itself). I anxiously await an explanation of the ways rumors and discussions (and other silli-nesses) HELP St. Francis, its missions and congregation. Otherwise, put a sock in it: you’re doing dam-age, because some people believe it, plus it makes you look as if you want to harm St. Francis. Thus ends 2 years servitude as your Senior Warden. As a parish we’ve accomplished a staggering list and can reasonably expect much more positive in the year and years to come, if we can as a whole keep from damaging ourselves. Before we kids growing up in the country ran off unsupervised with sharp sticks, fishing poles, or (gasp!) knives and guns, perhaps to hunt the snark or jump in a pond (another gasp!) without a lifeguard, a favorite aunt would say, “Y’all play purty now, y’ hear?” What more can I leave you with? Y’all play purty now, y’hear… ( * To avoid confusion, be advised that Klingon does not have a word for “Rector”. I’ve substi-tuted here lalDanyaS, which best translates as “Priest”.)
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Upcoming Weekend #135 January 19-22, 2017
Camp Gravatt 1006 Camp Gravatt Road
Aiken, SC 29805
Go to: http://edusc.org/formation/cursillo/Cursillo_Candidate_Application_7-27-16.pdf
Christmas Eve Services Saturday, December 24, 2016
5:00 p.m. and 10:30p.m.
COME SHARE THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS!
5:00 p.m. Early Service: Children’s Christmas Pageant Holy Eucharist Candle Lighting
10:30 p.m. Late Service Holy Eucharist Candle Lighting
Gravatt Camp and Conference Center 1006 Camp Gravatt Road Aiken, SC 29805 Phone: 803.648.1817 email: [email protected] Camp Gravatt is a faith-based, co-ed, overnight camp located in Aiken County, South Carolina. Platform tents and screened cabins that make up the campers’ living area are nestled among 270 acres of beautiful pine trees, hardwoods, lakes, and ponds. Camp Gravatt is an affirming Christian community where campers of all backgrounds and
ages make friends, learn responsibility, become leaders, and grow in their understanding of them-selves, their community, and their God-given gifts. Activities include: Archery, Arts & Crafts Campfire, Canoeing, Challenge Course Environmental Education Faith Formation, Fishing Gardening, Hiking Music, Recreational Sports Themed Evening Events Worship and much more! For 2017 camp dates and rates go to: http://www.campgravatt.org/2017-dates-and-rates/
Ellen Grbic, Director of Administration
Chapin-Little Mountain Fourth Sunday Community Worship Services
Every Fourth Sunday of the month at 6:00 p.m.
Jan. Providence AME Rev. Paul Allen
Feb. Lake Murray Pres. Rev. Michael Hill
Mar. Mt. Zion Baptist Rev. Rebecca Asbil
April Chapin Fellowship Rev. Jones
May Lake Murray Evan. Rev. Sheppard
June St. John AME Rev. Jody Flowers
Prayer List
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Isabel Avila - granddaughter of friend of Dianne Brazell Lynn Barnes - mother of Lisa Evans Brandon Barnhouse - son of Linda Manning Virginia Bequeath - mother of Bev Collom Diane Bias - friend of Diana Powers
Mark Bowers - uncle of Will Berley
Gordon Brantley - member Jacob Burr - grandson of Carol Coleman Fran & Leon Campbell– members Karen, Abby & Michael Carter - members Carol Coleman - member Betty Davis - member Iris DeMates - mother of Christina DeMates
Matthew, Alana and Landon Derrick - members Roseanne Dickerson - daughter of John & Cynthia Dickerson Rolf Hamre - stepson of Toni Sylvester Art Hutchinson - member Myra Jackson - granddaughter of John & Charlie Carpenter Dot Jines - aunt of James Bryan Redick Loring - sister of Michael Copeland
Marvin McCartha - cousin of Sonya Turner Jenny McElhaney - niece of the Rosemans David McMurray - son of Dida & Jack McMurray
Joyce Mustard - member Adam & Pat Nugent - members Ruth Palassis - friend of Marsha Duncan Allison Penwell - friend of Martha Taylor Dana Perry - brother of Iona Perry Iona Perry - member Wayne Reed – member Dotsie Scott - member
Remember in prayer
those serving our country:
Kenneth Aycock Kyle Beaver Jason Bowen Divine Cox Ryan Dickson Joe Dorley Brad Durham Jase Geiger Brock Good Kemp Gregg Pierson Haines Jay Knisley Harry Lowman, Jr. Tripp Lynn Andy Meetze
David Tanner Murray T.J. Pinelli Greg Smith Chase Smoak Haley Spearman Swain Spearman Jacob Stafford Charles Stickney Ben Taylor Hunter Thompson Evan Tucker Milledge Wilson Ian Wright Michelle Yelland
Sunday School Classes For All Ages 9:30 - 10:15 a.m.
Children & Youth: Teachers Classroom
Ages 3, 4 & 5 Kim Scollon Sue Copeland
Room 118
Grades 1 & 2 Cynthia Dickerson Richard Broad
Room 117
Grades 3, 4, & 5 Marty Owen
Room 116
Grades 6, 7 & 8 Janice Bryan
Jr. High Room 2nd Floor
Grades 9, 10, 11, & 12 Cheri Beesburg Sr. High Room 2nd Floor
Adults Carl Lundgren Terry Burnett John Carpenter
Seekers Class
Holidays and Winter Adult Sunday School Schedule
The Adult Sunday School program, which is based on the book “We Make the Road by Walking,” will not meet on December 4 because of a conflict with the Annual Parish Meeting. Neither will we meet on Christmas Day or New Years Day.
We will meet all other Sundays in November and December and will re-start meeting every Sun-day beginning January 8, 2017, at 9:35 in the Finders’ Room. Hope to see all of our regulars and many others.
Carl Lundgren [email protected] 945-9180
Terry Burnett [email protected] 960-5526
John Carpenter [email protected] 206-7360
Thank you… St. Francis Friends, My heartfelt thanks for your prayers, cards and many offers of help during my recent surgery and recovery. The caring of my many church friends is a special blessing. Love and blessings, Sheila London
Cyndi Smith - friend of Carol Baker John & Mary Walker - brother & sister-in-law of Amy Warren
Diane Watchinsky - friend of Diana Powers
Neva Watson - member
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Fourth Sunday Community Worship Service Sunday, January 22, 2017
6:00 p.m. Providence AME Church
701 Meadowlark Rd Little Mountain, SC 29075
The Rev. Paul Allen, preacher
Church Chicks (For Gals 21 to 101+) Our December gathering is: Date: Tuesday, December 6 Place: Home of Alice Brooker 325 Summerset Dr., Chapin Time: 6:30 pm RSVP: Randy Kellemeyer @ 945-0424, 944-0406 or [email protected] Please bring a dish (savory or sweet) to share and a wrapped ornament to swap. Bev-erages will be provided. Please join us for a fun evening of clucking before the holidays! If you need a ride, call Randy and we’ll set up carpools.
Fellowship and Games 7:00 p.m., Friday, December 9 , 2016
at the home of Diana Powers 626 Lake Tide Drive
Chapin 29036 414-2130
Bring an appetizer to share and beverage of your choice.
Children’s Christmas Pageant Rehearsal Schedule:
Sunday 12/4 12:00-12:30 Wednesday 12/7 5:50-6:50 Sunday 12/11 12:00-12:30 Wednesday 12/14 5:50-6:50 Wednesday 12/21 5:30-6:50 Joseph Schroer, Director of Music [email protected]
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Morning and Evening Small Group Meetings
The morning group meetings are: 2nd and 4th Wednesday mornings at 10:00-12noon, at St. Fran-cis of Assisi, and the evening meetings are on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday nights at 7:00 pm. Contact: Morning group: John or Charlie Carpenter at 803-206-7360, [email protected] (John) or 803-401-6461 [email protected] (Charlie)
Evening group: Cheri Beesburg, 446-3362 or email her at [email protected]
Cookie Exchange Sunday, December 18, 2016
following the 10:30 a.m. service
Please bring cookies to exchange (1, 2, or 3 dozen) of your choice, plus a dozen for the
Outreach kids’ Christmas party!
Because of the potential for life-threatening nut allergies, please put a note on your cookies
to indicate if nuts were used in baking.
The Fellowship ministry will provide plates and plastic wrap so you can take your cookie
assortment home. Thank you!
Amy Warren 361-3519 [email protected]
Christmas Party for Summer Camp Children Sunday, December 18, 5-7pm
in the Parish Hall
Please consider making cookies (or buying them) so that we may put a large bag together for each child to take home and share with family and friends. Avoid peanuts, just in case of allergies. Join us for this wildly festive celebration! Please let Kathy Pettit know if you want to attend so that we may have enough pizzas for everyone. 345-1244
‘ Tis the season of Giving.
The season of giving is the perfect time to bless the work of We Care. Consider the ideas below to engage your family, church, friends, co-workers and neighbors to extend Christmas blessings to those in need. Thank you!!!
Use Amazon for giving easy holiday blessings by using the We Care Wish List as your gift giving guide! To add to our blessings, be sure to select We Care as your
smile.amazon.com charity, and we will receive a donation from your purchase as well.
Thank you for all the ways you support We Care, during the holidays and throughout the
year. We wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas!
Alecia Klauk, Executive Director
Thadur We
Do you like to play with toys? Are you into story books? Can you color
outside the lines? Great! There is a place where you can do all of
that... and more! For free! AND…you get to do it with the cutest members and friends of St. Francis!
Contact Kim Scollon if you want in on the fun!
803-422-3222 or email at [email protected]
WE NEED YOU!
Schedules for 2016 Date Ushers
Worship Leaders/
Lectors Acolytes
Altar Guild
Flower Guild/
Touch Base
Nursery
Prayer Desk Altar Flowers Coffee Hour Communion Bread Baker for the Month
Counters Vestry Representa-
tive for the Month
Dec. 4 Advent 2
9:30: Bill Mustard Richard & Brenda Walters
9:30: Karen Owens John Harr Phil Steude Don DeMuth
Team Matthew Hannah Boyle Jeremy Boyle Madeleine Maylath
Team 2 Susan Eckhart Pris Stickney Kennon Webb
Flower Guild All
Advent
Touch Base Advent
Deanna Boyle Lisa Evans
9:30: Glinda Van Dyke Ronnie Connelly
Parish Meet-ing/
Covered Dish
Pam Steude
Alice
Brooker Sonny Epps
Pat Goodale
Dec. 11 Advent 3
8:30: Bill Mustard Mack Warren 10:30: Mike Turner Art Hutchinson
8:30: Mike Davenport Carol Baker 10:30: Les Duncan Toni Sylvester Sonny Epps
Team Mark Grayson Miller Isabella Brazell Laura Layton
Team 3 Peggy Williams Toni Sylvester Judi Neubecker
Flower Guild All
Advent
Touch Base Advent
Deanna Boyle
8:30: Glinda Van Dyke 10:30: Judi Neubecker
Carol Baker Sonny Epps
Dec. 18 Advent 4
8:30: Bill Mustard Kennon Webb 10:30: Les Duncan Marty Owen
8:30: Ned Rowe 10:30: Cynthia Dickerson John Dickerson John Carpenter
Team Luke Austin Bryan Matthew Bryan Jenna Copeland Luke Copeland
Team 3 Peggy Williams Toni Sylvester Judi Neubecker
Flower Guild All
Advent
Touch Base Advent
Deanna Boyle Shannon Berley
8:30: Glinda Van Dyke 10:30: Cheri Beesburg
Cookie
Exchange
Carol Baker Ned Rowe
Dec. 24 Christmas Eve
5:00: Need 2 volunteers 10:30: Dennis & Carol Baker
5:00: Karen Owens 10:30: McKellars
Team John Shannon Goss Erin Owen Madison Owen Mary Evans Jesma Evans
Team 4 Alice Brooker Pat Goodale
Flower Guild Poinsettias
Touch Base
Christmas Eve
Deanna Boyle
Carol Baker Ned Rowe
1 Noah Belden 2 Glinda Van Dyke Susan Eckhart 3 Sonny Epps Paul Scheno 4 Bobby Smith 5 June Ingram Karen Owens Pat & Gene Slice 6 Luann Coracy Dwight Grabowski 7 Carl & Ginnie Lundgren 8 Rex Hodges Joyce Mustard 13 Pat Goodale 14 Marissa Mann 15 Anna Davis Carolyn Evans Lynn Rudge 16 Diane Brazell 17 Finn Hutt 18 Joanna Haines 19 Tom & Peggy Williams 20 Phil Pickard 21 Ben Rudge 22 Spenser Hodges Whitney King Harold “Scotty” Scott 24 B. J. Rowe 26 Benjamin Lovekamp Richard Walters 27 Ian Scollon Kay & Phil Purser 29 Fr. Slaven Manning 30 Alana Derrick Chris Steude
2016 ~ Advent/Christmas
For emergencies after office hours, you may call Ned Rowe, Senior Warden
at 345-9356.
Fr. Slaven L. Manning, 803-932-8456 Deacon Ann F. Pilat, 803-920-5705
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 1:00-4:00 p.m. Thrift Shop Life Line Screening
3 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Thrift Shop Woman's Club
4 ADVENY 2 9:30 a.m. Lessons & Carols/Holy Eucharist 10:30 Annual Parish Meet-ing/Children’s Advent Event 11:30 Covered Dish
5 6:30 p.m. Book Group
6 6:30 p.m. Church Chicks
7 Noon Bulletin Deadline 7:00 p.m. Sr. Choir
8 9 1:00-4:00 p.m. Thrift Shop 7:00 p.m. Fellowship & Games, Diana Powers
10 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Thrift Shop Youth Caroling & Pro-gressive Dinner
11 ADVENY 3 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Sunday School Outreach Meeting Girl Scouts
12 6:00-8:30 p.m. Scout Court of Honor
13 7:00 p.m. Small Group
14Noon Bulletin Deadline 10:00 a.m. Small Group 7:00 p.m. Sr. Choir
15
16 1:00-4:00 p.m. Thrift Shop
17 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Thrift Shop
18 ADVENY 4 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m. Sunday School
19 Grapevine Deadline Outreach Christmas Party 6:30 p.m. Bldg/Grounds Sustainability
20 6:00 p.m. Cemetery Com-mittee 6:00 p.m. Fellowship Com-mittee
21 Noon Bulletin Deadline 7:00 p.m. Sr. Choir
22 23 1:00-4:00 p.m. Thrift Shop
24 CHRISTMAS EVE 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Thrift Shop 5:00 p.m. Children’s Pageant/Holy Eucharist 10:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist
25 CHRISTMAS DAY
26 27 7:00 p.m. Small Group
28 10:00 a.m. Small Group
29 30 1:00-4:00 p.m. Thrift Shop
31 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Thrift Shop
Parish Office Closed Dec. 26, 2016 -Jan. 2, 2017
Youth Lock-in