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The Stephen Ministry
Spirituality 101
Annual Meeting, January 25
Christmas Concert Re-scheduled
Organ Concert - Friday, January 30
Official Acts 2003
Kenyon College Choir - March 11
Day Care Happenings
Altar Guild Annual Meeting
Organ Recital Featuring Chris Lane
SEM Needs Our Help
We live in a fast-paced and fragmented world. People suffer crises and tragedies, but they often don't have support they can count on. Family members and friends may be scattered across the continent _ or even the world. Neighborhoods rarely offer the support they once did. So when a crisis or challenge hits, many people have no one to turn to and end up facing it alone.
Congregations today are overwhelmed with needs for care —
At some points in life, everyone faces periods of crisis, transition, or difficulty. During these times people can receive great benefit from a caring relationship with someone who will faithfully listen, empathize, pray with and for them, and encourage them with Christ's love and care.
With Stephen Ministry, people no longer have to go through crises and difficulties alone. Instead they have a Stephen Minister - a Christian friend with a caring heart and appropriate training who will walk alongside them for as long as necessary, providing the emotional support and spiritual care they need.
The clergy will continue to offer primary care at St. Paul's, especially at the onset of a crisis. The Stephen Ministry will provide ongoing follow-up care under my direction. In this way, we will ensure to the best of our abilities that those who need care will receive it.
This past week Anne Refermat, Judy Carpenter, and myself attended a 50-hour training program. This will enable us to train others in the Stephen Ministry for St. Paul's. Please keep us in your prayers as we move forward in this exciting ministry.
The Reverend Thomas McCart,
Associate Rector
On Saturday, March 6, Sr. Carolyn Darr, Society of St. Margaret, will introduce us to a number of "tools" for developing a prayer life and "how to use them". The day begins at 9 a.m. and will conclude at 3 p.m. A light lunch will be served at noon. The day will include formal presentations by Sr. Carolyn, opportunities for using the various "tools," informal conversation, quiet time, and questions.
This workshop is limited to 75 people. So sign up soon to reserve your place.
Plan to take part in the Annual Meeting, Sunday, January 25 starting at 10:00 a.m. Worship at the Holy Eucharist, vote for Vestry members, enjoy lunch and share information.
The Christmas Concert that was cancelled will be held Saturday, January 17 at 4 p.m.
St. Paul's is thrilled to present an organ concert featuring some of the Eastman School's "rising star" organists on Friday evening, January 30, at 7:30 p.m. Please join Interim Organist Chris Lane and three of his friends for this special recital, which will feature a varied program on St. Pauls' historic E.M. Skinner pipe organ. Admission if free, though a free-will offering will be collected to support student travel associated with the Eastman-Rochester Organ Initiative. Please invite your friends for this memorable evening, and we'll see you there!
Baptisms |
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| Carlene Marie Swanson | 1/12/03 | |
| Payton Gordon McNabb | 1/12/03 | |
| Sarah Grace DiMarzo | 2/2/03 | |
| Jack Windsor Rowe | 4/19/03 | |
| Gail Leake Snelling | 6/08/03 | |
| Hannah Michelle Ledgerwood | 6/08/03 | |
| Lauren Audrey Burgos | 6/08/03 | |
| Ryan Havern Burgos | 6/08/03 | |
| Shawna Marie Fioco | 6/08/03 | |
| Irini Therese Martin | 6/08/03 | |
| Olivia Mae Petsos | 6/08/03 | |
| Meredith MacLaren Thomas | 6/08/03 | |
| Cordelia Grace Donner | 8/10/03 | |
| Naomi Jacqueline Lenoir | 9/28/03 | |
| Sophie Grace Lenoir | 9/28/03 | |
| Cedric Thomas Lenoir | 9/28/03 | |
| Wyatt Steell Fuller | 11/02/03 | |
Marriages |
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| Carolyn Carr and Kenneth Souser | 5/03/03 | |
| Elizabeth Caucutt and Lance Lochner | 5/10/03 | |
| Kelly Knapp and Carl Gullo, Jr. | 5/17/03 | |
| Amy Brenner and Jess Alexander | 5/25/03 | |
| Cynthia Behrent and Michael Liess | 6/07/03 | |
| Robin McKnight and Jonathan Reuter | 6/14/03 | |
| Lindsey Milliman and Colin Mooney | 6/21/03 | |
| Rebecca Harrison and Brian Tan | 6/28/03 | |
| Holly Young and Craig Armitage | 7/12/03 | |
| Lorri McCranels and Douglas Willard | 7/18/03 | |
| Victoria Amodeo and Daniel Dickerson | 8/9/03 | |
| Jenifer Erin Flaherty and James Bogue | 9/20/03 | |
| Julie Hamblin and David King | 9/27/03 | |
| Maureen Markham and Rodney Daniels | 12/13/03 | |
| Patricia Kettles and Neil Giudice | 12/31/03 | |
Burials and Memorials |
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| Sue B. Doggett | 2/12/03 | |
| Katherine Lensing | 3/15/03 | |
| Elizabeth Hatch Dunn (Morley) | 3/27/03 | |
| William Wandersee | 5/3/03 | |
| Frank Racin | 5/22/03 | |
| Estelle Houston | 5/23/03 | |
| George Leader | 6/14/03 | |
| Richard Hochheimer | 6/23/03 | |
| Barbara Hall | 7/1/03 | |
| William Katchmer | 8/18/03 | |
| Marion Hawks | 9/08/03 | |
| Dr. Frank Pye Smith | 10/03/03 | |
| Marion Wandersee | 10/11/03 | |
| Rebecca Lyons | 10/14/03 | |
| Edward Willoughby Middleton | 10/17/03 | |
| Marjorie Cleveland | 10/18/03 | |
| John Lawrence Gardner | 10/21/03 | |
| N. Joseph Houghton | 10/23/03 | |
| David V. Fergusson | 12/15/03 | |
The Kenyon College Chamber Singers will be coming to Rochester for a concert at St. Paul's on Thursday evening, March 11. This wonderful choir from Ohio has been at our church before and this will mark their second appearance here. There is a need to provide lodging for these students and their director and his wife. If you are able to provide overnight accommodation for one or two of these students on March 11, with a breakfast on March 12, please contact Gail Bush at 377-5129. We are looking forward to their program and hope that you will be able to assist us with lodging.
David Fetler
When I started working in the field of child care (too many years ago to count) a wise mentor told me that success in child care is measured one day after the next. She warned that, when we are doing our job well, there are no striking ups or downs—just problem-solving and enjoying each new day. As I reflect on 2003, I see that one day after the next, the year was calmly successful. Cumulatively, we have several successes to celebrate...
Each of these milestones is, indeed, accomplished by working together one day after the next. And, in reality, these are not the most important goals. Smiling into an infant's eyes, responding to a child's cry, supporting a preschooler's early efforts to write, simply bending over to tie a shoe—these are the critical tasks we carry out each day—with love and care throughout the day. And, we'll continue to do these things as we roll into 2004.
Thank you, St. Paul's Church Community, for supporting these efforts—one day after the next.
Mary Swayze
Interim Organist Christian Lane will present an organ concert on Sunday, January 18 at 5:00 p.m. on the magnificient Fisk organ of Downtown United Presbyterian Church (N. Fitzhugh Street). This concert, featuring a great variety of music, is free and open to the public. Please consider attending!
The Annual Meeting of the Altar Guild will be held Sunday, January 18, 2004, at 11:45 in the Cadigan Room. All active and sustaining members are cordially invited to attend. There will be a light luncheon followed directly by the meeting, which will end by 1:00 p.m. We will be welcoming new members, as well as recognizing the service of retiring members.
Linda White
Linda Lakeman
Ann Buerschaper
Following is a list of ongoing needs of the SEM Food Cupboard. One of the most desired items is jelly. In addition, laundry soap, dish detergent, toilet tissues, hand soap, toothpaste and toothbrushes, canned stew, soup, crackers and canned vegetables are all items which Foodlink does not have in sufficient quantity. Please remember SEM when you shop each week.