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Join us for
Thanksgiv-
ing Dinner
after the
10 a.m.
service on
Sunday,
November
18. Sign-
up sheets
are in the
Parish
Hall.
Recalibration from the Rector
I’ve never been all that big of a fan of
this time of the year. It’s not that I’m
against fall in general – heavens, my wed-
ding anniversary and my bride’s birthday
both fall in October. My big grudge against
this part of the year has to do with that old
saying, “Spring forward, fall back.”
Even though it has moved back a few
weeks (presumably to save energy, though
getting up while it’s still dark hasn’t done
much for mine), it’s time once again to kiss
Daylight Savings Time good-bye. One of
my problems is that I can never quite re-
member which way to turn my clock. But
the worst problem is that, like most of you,
I suspect, we have lots of clocks. I usually
manage to miss at least one, which causing
at least momentary panic the next morning.
Most of our clocks are fairly easy to reset,
but until we gave up and made it a decora-
tive item for the living room in Clarksville,
one of them was anything but easy.
My favorite clock is an antique that
Jenny has received down through the gen-
erations from her great-grandmother. It has
a pendulum and chimes and ancient works
that, unless set exactly in perfect order, get
all out of synch. Invariably, when we fuss
with it at all, including springing forward
or falling back, the balance of the move-
ment is disturbed, and it must be recalibrat-
ed. This adjustment is accomplished by
means of a tiny screw that moves a weight
up or down the shaft of the pendulum.
Even the smallest touch to this screw will
change the speed at which the pendulum
runs its course. Sometimes it looks and
feels like neither the screw nor the weight
has moved at all. But over the space of
hours and days, that minuscule adjustment
can translate into a large difference in the
time the clock displays, quickly rendering
it essentially meaningless.
The other day, I was talking to some-
one about whether we as Christians actual-
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Parish News & Notes
Vestry highlights
Upcoming Events
EYC Happenings
Church Calendar and
Ministry Schedule
ly make any difference to the rest of our
often highly secular society. “What differ-
ence can we make,” the argument went,
“when Christianity is considered either
irrelevant or a nuisance?” There are those,
of course, who are willing to wield their
Christianity like some sort of club in the
political realm. For those of us who are not
willing to do so, it seems that whatever we
do, as a Church or as individual Christians,
is either ridiculed or outright ignored, with
little apparent effect on the rest of society.
But each of us does make a difference.
Our small acts of love and kindness, our
individual acts of justice and mercy, our
daily acts of righteousness and faithfulness
to Christ’s calling, regardless of how small,
have lasting impact on how the world oper-
ates. Like the adjustments to that screw on
Jenny’s clock, the difference may seem
tiny, but as time goes by, that effect is wid-
ened and amplified. We can’t afford the
luxury of thinking our actions irrelevant. If
we are to be faithful witnesses to the truth
of God’s love, we must remain engaged in
all levels of the world around us. Without
our presence in the affairs of the world, our
Christian presence, the world would be a
much darker place filled with bitterness
and without hope. By allowing our Chris-
tian beliefs and values to color our every
action, we can and do shift tiny weights in
those with whom we come in contact. Al-
most imperceptibly, we stabilize the pen-
dulum toward God’s peace, toward God’s
grace, toward God’s love.
Please remember to set your clocks
back early this Sunday morning, November
4. In the process, remember that either we
accept that we are merely quaint antique
decorations or we accept our mission to
recalibrate the world toward its Creator,
moment by moment, until time ceases to
matter at all.
Peace and joy,
THE GOOD NEWS November 2012
Upcoming Events
Sundays—8 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite 1, 9 a.m. Choir Practice, Parish Family Breakfast,
10 a.m. Choral Eucharist, Sunday School. Coffee Hour following the service.
5:30 p.m.—Confirmation Class (We will not meet on Sunday, November 25)
Tuesdays—6 p.m. Saints, Sinners and Cynics, Wolf’s Tavern
Wednesdays at 12:10 p.m.—Holy Eucharist with Anointing for Healing
Friday and Saturday, November 9 and 10—Annual Convention
Wednesday, October 14—6 p.m.—Potluck dinner and program: Sacramental Living
Sunday—November 18—after the 10 a.m. service—Thanksgiving Feast
Monday, November 19— Noon—St. Ann’s Guild, Parish Hall
Tuesday, November 20—5:30 p.m.—Vestry Meeting, Rector’s study
7:00 p.m.—Community Thanksgiving Service—Presbyterian Church
Thursday, November 22—10:30 a.m.—Thanksgiving Service
Saturday, November 24—10 a.m.– Prayer Shawl Ministry, Parish Hall
Wednesday, November 28—6 p.m.—Chili Supper and program: The Anglican Communion and The Episcopal
Church
Parish News and Notes
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Part of the the “crew” on the Belle of Cincinnati luncheon cruise.
Parishioners receive their
spiritual food before digging
into ribs and chicken at our
Picnic at the Vickers’.
Window Project Shining Bright Since the folks from Church Art Glass removed and
carried away the three windows that needed the most
attention, Parishioners have asked when the project
would really get under way. As of Tuesday, October 30
the project has most definitely entered its final phase.
At their mid-month meeting, St. Paul’s Vestry was
treated to photographs of the work going forward in
their Clinton, Kentucky shops featuring the newly re-
stored fragments of the three windows being releaded,
resoldered, and reassembled.
Two weeks to the day later, another crew arrived at
St. Paul’s nave, including Robert Hall, master glass
craftsman and owner of Church Art Glass. They
brought with them the rebuilt windows to resume the
process with their reinstallation. Even lying at the back
of the nave, the beautiful art glass masterworks glow
with a radiance they haven’t known since they were
first installed. By the first Sunday of November they
should be lending their brilliance to the nave.
At the same time, scaffolding went up around the
outside of the church and the heavily aged protective
panes began to come down to make room to care for
the remaining windows Those windows that need re-
pairs will receive special treatment, but all of the win-
dows will be expertly cleaned of the grime of decades
and restored to their original brilliance before being
protected by new, high-tech glass to keep them safe for
generations to come.
St. Paul’s New Homes on the Web Wonder which of St. Paul’s ministries is the right fit for
you? Need a quick way to get more info about the Dio-
cese, the Episcopal Church or the Anglican Commun-
ion? Did you miss last week’s sermon or just want to
give it another read? Want to know when your family is
ushering, when it’s your turn on the Altar Guild, or
whether you’re reading next Sunday, but you’ve mis-
placed that page from the Good News? The place to go
to answer these and many other questions about your
Parish is St. Paul’s web site.
To get there, fire up your favorite browser and go
to www.stpauls-henderson.org. From there you can
look at an evolving library of information about St.
Paul’s, discover your ministry, look at sermons, news
and schedules, or, better yet, help a friend learn more
about your Parish family.
If Facebook is more your online home, you can
now find St. Paul’s there as well. Established as a
closed group, open to any member of St. Paul’s with a
Facebook account, the page is another way to keep up
with the latest information about our Parish. From Fa-
cebook look for StPaulsHenderson and send a request
for membership in the group—one of the administra-
tors will probably have you signed in within minutes
and sharing in one more aspect of our family.
A New Way of Sharing St. Paul’s has been among the chief supporters of Hen-
derson Christian Community Outreach from its very
beginnings. Through the discretionary fund, St. Paul’s
provides one of the primary regular and continuing
gifts to CCO’s operating budget. More importantly,
members of St. Paul’s form both the core of Communi-
ty Outreach’s board of directors and its corps of volun-
teers.
We have every right to be proud of the work we
help Christian Community Outreach do in the name of
Christ, bringing relief and care to the poor of our com-
munity. But still there is more work to be done, still
there is need to be met.
Beginning this month, we will have the opportunity
to expand on our ministry through CCO in a more regu-
lar, and for most of us, a much more personal way. In
an initiative begun by Senior Warden, Susan Sauls, for
at least the next year, on the third Sunday of each
month, St. Paul’s will take up a special collection for
Christian Community Outreach, filling the agency’s
greatest needs and freeing the budget for more direct
action.
The gift for this month will be peanut butter. As
you are shopping over the next few weeks, please add
an 18 ounce jar of the staple to your cart and bring it
with your offering that morning. And then look for
even more opportunities to help Henderson Christian
Community Outreach
Youth Happenings Leslie Newman—Thank you for your contributions for
our four-legged friends during the month of October.
They are always in need, so if you have forgotten to
bring old towels, blankets, leashes, carriers or dona-
tions, it’s not too late.
Without a doubt, the highlight of the coming month
is our EYC’s participation in Shoebox Sunday on No-
vember 18. We will join with the Presbyterian youth
again this year in support of Operation Christmas
Child, a Samaritan ministry. If you have been collect-
ing throughout the year, now is the time to bring your
goodies to church. I have seen some empty shoeboxes
upstairs in case you don’t have one, or you can bring
your toys and goodies loose and we will pack them for
you. A $7 donation, payable to Operation Christmas
Child, will help cover the cost of shipping and han-
dling. If you don’t have the opportunity to shop but
want to donate, the EYC will shop for you. If you need
a reminder of what is acceptable (please no war toys,
chocolate—it melts, or glass items, for example) guide-
lines will be available on the bulletin board outside the
Parish Hall. Thank you for your continuing support of
this St. Paul’s EYC tradition.
EYC calendars are for sale for $7 a piece on Sun-
days in the Parish Hall and during the week in the Par-
ish Office. Thank you for your support! Please buy ear-
ly and often.
Anna and Sophie Hayes attended Fall Gathering at
All Saints. Reports are they had a great time!
Warner Mattingly has the honor of playing soccer
for the Henderson County High team that has advanced
to state tournament. How exciting!
All of our youth are busy busy with school and ex-
tracurricular activities. When you see them in church,
please take time to offer them an encouraging word. As
they continue to grow in so many ways, their St. Paul’s
family is vital to the life of our young people—each of
us makes an incredible difference.
Confirmation Preparation Continues Confirmation classes continue to be a fun feature of
Sunday evenings at St. Paul’s. The seven members of
the class have already covered a lot of ground, learning
about our faith, the Church and how they can live as
Christians in today’s world.
One week, Susan Sauls helped the youth make un-
leavened bread (from an “old family recipe” provided
by Fr. Rich) which we will all use when the Bishop
visits for their Confirmation. Though the process takes
too long for it to be available in January, Todd Green
also showed them how wine is made to complete the
Sacrament of Communion. Then, to help them under-
stand their continuity in the life of our Parish, Mitchell
Deep gave the youth a tour of the church and shared the
stories of St. Paul’s from his youth.
Along the way, the youth have found the time to
use a whole bag of T-shirts donated by the Reddings
and a fun plan from Zoe Green to make dog toys for
their own dogs and for the Humane Society of Hender-
son County. Is there anything these kids can’t do?
Episcopal Essentials Continues Those adults to be Confirmed or Received by Bishop
White during his visit, are also continuing their prepa-
ration, along with a cadre of others. In conjunction with
our series of Wednesday evening suppers, Fr. Rich con-
tinues his series of talks about the essentials of our
faith. On Wednesday evening, November 14 we will
examine the Sacraments of the Church, then on the
28th we turn our attention to the make up of the Angli-
can Communion and the Episcopal Church.
Annual All Saints Offering On All Saints Sunday, November 4, the undesignated
offering from parishes across the Diocese of Kentucky
will go to All Saints Camp and Conference Center on
the shore of Rough River Lake in Leitchfield.
Your regular pledge (cash in a marked envelope or
check with “pledge” in the memo line) will go to St.
Paul’s and be properly credited. But if you want to
make a gift to All Saints, you can give cash or a check
marked with “All Saints” in the memo line, and we will
send your gift along to help maintain our Diocesan
gathering place.
Every year All Saints serves hundreds of youth and
adults as they attend summer camp, youth gatherings,
and adult meetings and retreats. Many people also en-
joy family time at All Saints, coming for family get-
aways, reunions, or weddings.
This invaluable piece of the life of the Diocese of
Kentucky needs to be maintained and improved con-
stantly. This annual appeal is just one way for us to
help raise the funds needed to keep this beautiful Cen-
ter functioning as the healthy heart of our Diocese.
Financial Summary as of September 30, 2012
Pledged Amount to Date $101,250.00
Pledged Income received to Date $94,455.00
Other Operating Income to Date (plate, trust and other) $65,178.00
Operating Expenses to Date $152,209.00
Vestry Notes At the scheduled monthly meeting of St. Paul’s Vestry
at 5:30 on Tuesday evening, October 16:
Steve shared stunning photos of in-shop progress on
our stained glass windows. Church Art Glass antici-
pates finishing the project at St. Paul’s before
Thanksgiving.
Michelle announced the formation of a Facebook
group for members of St. Paul’s, a good place for
announcements and celebrations.
Larry reported the progress of our 2013 Operating
Fund Campaign: 67 cards received with 57 pledges
for a total of $147,822, nearly 20% more than at the
close of our 2012 campaign, but short of our cam-
paign goal for the year. Additional pledges are ex-
pected before the campaign’s end.
After an exciting discussion of possibilities, Fr. Rich
offered St. Paul’s schedule of holiday services and
activities.
The Vestry set Sunday, January 6 as the date for the
Annual Meeting of St. Paul’s Parish and established
procedures for nominations for Vestry elections.
The next meeting of St. Paul’s Vestry is 5:30 Tues-
day evening, November 20 in the Rector’s study.
Parish Thanksgiving Feast On Sunday, November 18 (the Sunday before Thanks-
giving Day) St. Ann’s Guild will host a special time of
thanksgiving for St. Paul’s Parish family following the
10:00 service. St. Ann’s is providing the birds for the
feast and others are invited to sign up to bring their fa-
vorite holiday side dish. Sign up sheets are available in
the Parish Hall to be part of this wonderful time to look
back in gratitude, as we look forward to the new year.
Henderson Gives Thanks The Henderson Community Thanksgiving Service,
hosted by the Henderson County Ministerial Associa-
tion, will be held at the Presbyterian Church at 100 S
Main St. 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 20.
The Rev Jim Wofford, the newly-appointed senior
pastor at First United Methodist Church will bring the
message, and the service will also feature some won-
derful hymns of praise and thanksgiving. An offering
will be received to support our community’s Good Sa-
maritan Fund. All are welcome.
We Want YOU in the New Directory There’s still plenty of time to register to be part of the
2012 St. Paul’s Church directory. Though many Parish-
ioners have already scheduled their sittings for either
Tuesday, December 4 or Wednesday, December 5,
there are still appointments available from 2:30 to 9:00
p.m. each day. You can make yours by signing up any
Sunday through November 25, clicking the online sign-
up button on St. Paul’s website (www.StPauls-
Henderson.org) or giving Judy a call at the Office.
Each participating family will receive a free 8x10”
portrait, and have the chance to order other portraits, all
of which will be delivered in time to be perfect Christ-
mas presents.
We hope to have even better turnout this time
around than we did for St. Paul’s last directory in 2008,
so we will find several ways to encourage you to be
part of this project. But the best reason to participate
with the directory is to give others in the Parish, and
newcomers as well, the chance to get to know you and
your family as part of our Parish Family.
Celebrate the Holidays at St. Paul’s ‘Tis the Season… As we look forward to this year’s
holiday season, St. Paul’s Vestry has established our
worship schedule for this our “most wonderful time of
the year:”
Henderson Community Thanksgiving service 7:00
p.m. Tuesday, November 20 at the Presbyterian
Church
St. Paul’s Thanksgiving Day Eucharist 10:30 a.m.
(after the annual Turkey Trot)
Christmas Eve 5:30 p.m. Eucharist, and the Midnight
Mass starting with a musical prelude at 10:30 with a
wine and cheese reception after the service
Christmas Morning Mass with a blessing of toys at
9:00 a.m.
Epiphany Pageant Sunday morning, January 6 at
10:00
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Staff
The Very Rev. Rich Martindale, Rector
Leslie Newman, EYC Director
Evalyn Champion, Organist/Choir Master
Donna Mulcahy, Bookkeeper
Judy Duncan, Parish Secretary
Phone—270-826-2937
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 5 South Green Street
Henderson, KY 42420
www.stpauls-henderson.org
Prayer List Parish Family Our Family & Friends
Larry Rita Roy Todd Jeff Carol June
Betty George Ric Barbara Peggy David
Bebe Dan Robin Rita Jerry Byron
Billy Seymour Brenda Jackie Darrell Mary
Hugh Marsha John Rich Gary Carolyn
Terry Susan Kathy Jack Jean Mary Lou
Please Note: Because our newsletter is published on the
internet, only first names are listed.
Vestry Members Service Times Senior Warden Susan Sauls Sunday 8:00 Rite I
Junior Warden Steve Pruitt 10:00 Rite II
Treasurer Becky Carroll Wednesday 12:10 Rite II
Clerk Holly Vickers w/ anointing
Stewardship Holly Vickers and Larry Courtney
Building and Grounds Steve Pruitt and Louis Smith
Parish Life Susan Sauls
Communications Ellen Redding
Worship and Music Leigh Ann Wehr
Christian Formation and Youth Michelle Green
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