Page 1 We’re on the Web! The Light on the Hill October, 2014 From the Rector Dear Friends in Christ, Each of us has a role in our parish ministries. Some roles are of presence, coming to worship, attending church school or taking part in coffee fellowship. Additional examples may be leading Christian Education, being a lector, chalice bearer, leading prayers of the people, offering hospitality or maintaining our building and grounds. The list goes on and on. Because each of you give of your time and talents, our parish is a blessing to the world and to the people who gather to worship here. Absent your gifts, little could be done. Beyond the almost priceless gifts of presence and personal involvement, perhaps you have wondered what your financial gifts make possible? How are our parish funds spent and what is there to show for them? An exhaustive listing is not possible here, but I would like to highlight a few results supported by your financial gifts. From January through the end of August (excluding June) I made 196 pastoral phone calls and 219 pastoral visits, and 17 pastoral visits to hospital or nursing home patients. During that same time, babies have been baptized and transformation of lives supported, day by day. All of our gifts have assisted in care being provided for people recovering from illness, surgeries and at the time of the death of loved ones. As of August 31 st , parish volunteers or I have met in Derby City Court with 36 victims of domestic violence, offering them counsel as to available resources, along with a ministry of presence. Our financial gifts supported sending twelve youth to Episcopal Camp for a week. Over two hundred hungry individuals were
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Newsletter Date | Volume 1, Issue 1
We’re on the Web!
The Light on the Hill
October, 2014
, 2011 From the Rector
Dear Friends in Christ,
Each of us has a role in our parish ministries. Some roles are of presence, coming to worship, attending
church school or taking part in coffee fellowship. Additional examples may be leading Christian Education,
being a lector, chalice bearer, leading prayers of the people, offering hospitality or maintaining our building
and grounds. The list goes on and on.
Because each of you give of your time and talents, our parish is a blessing to the world and to the people
who gather to worship here. Absent your gifts, little could be done.
Beyond the almost priceless gifts of presence and personal involvement, perhaps you have wondered what
your financial gifts make possible? How are our parish funds spent and what is there to show for them?
An exhaustive listing is not possible here, but I would like to highlight a few results supported by your
financial gifts. From January through the end of August (excluding June) I made 196 pastoral phone calls
and 219 pastoral visits, and 17 pastoral visits to hospital or nursing home patients. During that same time,
babies have been baptized and transformation of lives supported, day by day. All of our gifts have assisted
in care being provided for people recovering from illness, surgeries and at the time of the death of loved
ones.
As of August 31st, parish volunteers or I have met in Derby City Court with 36 victims of domestic violence,
offering them counsel as to available resources, along with a ministry of presence. Our financial gifts
supported sending twelve youth to Episcopal Camp for a week. Over two hundred hungry individuals were
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Altar Guild meeting November 17 at 6:30 pm. All active members
and anyone wishing to join the guild are welcome to attend.
fed at a St. John’s downtown Wichita “sandwich Saturday”. Families within the parish, as well as in the
community, have been financially assisted with medical and utility bills, automotive repairs, rent, along with
access to professional counselors and legal advisers. Parish Christian education for children, pre-k through high
school, continues to grow in size and capacity. Hundreds of Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, community members and area
Scout Leaders have used our facilities since the first of 2014.
Absent your financial gifts, large or small, all of these events might not have taken place. In the next few weeks
each household will receive one or more letters concerning our parish plans for 2015. We will all be asked to
prayerfully consider making our commitments of time, talents and treasure in support of St. Andrew’s many and
varied ministries.
I encourage each of you to talk together. Talk with those who are new to the parish as well as those who have
been here for years. Talk with Vestry members; talk with me. Let us know what you are thinking. What is going
well? What might you like to see changed? Let us know what is special and valued at St. Andrew’s. What are your
hopes, fears and joys?
God is faithful and sure. Trusting in God’s love and presence we will continue being Jesus hands in the world.
Margaret Kinkead was born in Emporia KS and moved to Wichita in the
3rd Grade, when she married her husband Byron they moved to Derby to
be close to McConnell Air Force Base where he worked as the Head of the
Armament Shop for the Air National Guard. Margaret worked for 17 years
for Wichita Clinic as a Supervisor in the Dental Department and then in
Orthopedics.
Byron and Margaret were part of the original group that founded St.
Andrew’s. She discovered that “with a little money, a lot of work and a lot
of faith, working together with no matter how little you have you can
accomplish anything with the Lord. I can now sit back and watch it grow in
to something we didn’t even imagine could happen! It’s wonderful to see people I knew as children coming to
church with their children and even their grandchildren!”
Margaret is currently the Chairman of Outreach, is a Greeter with her granddaughter, provides Coffee Hour with
her daughter and family and also organizes meals for shut ins, for anyone who is sick, or a family in need. In the
past she has been a Sunday School teacher, Chairman of the Woman’s Auxiliary, and everything else except Altar
Guild, which she recently decided to “give it a whirl”.
Margaret loves to travel and has a large circle of friends that get together to play cards, games and take day trips.
Family is very important to her and the 17 of them make it a point to get together at least three times a month.
Soon she will begin volunteering at Wesley Hospital. She is hoping that she will be delivering flowers and cards
to patients. “When Byron was in the hospital so much I saw how important it was to the patients to receive those
little gifts of love”.
Men's breakfast Saturday November 1st, 9-10:30.
Come enjoy breakfast and fellowship. Signup sheet
in Guild Hall
Book Discussion
Father Tom will be leading a discussion of the book If God is Love, Rediscovering Grace in an
Ungracious World, by Philip Gulley and James Mulholland. The group will be gathering Wednesday evenings, 7;00 pm, October 1,15,22,29 and November 5th. The reading for the first meeting is "A note from the authors" and chapters 1 & 2. (Pages 1-48). It is fairly easy reading. The concepts, outlooks and implications are laid out clearly. Please contact Fr. Tom if you are interested in attending or if you have any questions.
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Altar Flowers
One of the Altar Guild’s responsibilities is to adorn our altar with beautiful flowers. They have decided to ‘resurrect’
the calendar to sign up to dedicate flowers for a special occasion, in memory or honor of something, for a
thanksgiving… The calendar is on the information board in the Guild Hall. The only time the church does not have
flowers on the altar is durlng Lent and and Holy Week. Anyone interested in signing up may sign the calendar, email
or text Ruth Weber ([email protected], 316-650-7690) or call the church office. A donation to offset the cost of
the flowers is requested but not required.
New Beginnings registration now is open
For the first time, New Beginnings will be offered in the fall: Nov. 7-9, at Good Shepherd, Wichita. This weekend spiritual
retreat is for students in grades 6-8 of the current school year, with high school youth serving on staff. New Beginnings focuses on the two greatest commandments: loving God with all our heart, mind and strength, and loving our
neighbors as ourselves. The priority registration deadline is Thursday, Oct. 23. There will be a staff planning day for high school students and adults
on Saturday, Oct. 18, from 1:30 - 3:30 pm at St. Andrew’s, Emporia. More information, registration forms and a poster are available on the youth website, http://edokyouth.wordpress.com/new-
beginnings/.
Diocesan Youth News
Good Shepherd Church,
Wichita is hosting an Ultreya meeting. Sunday October 12, 2014 5:00 pm. Pot Luck and Meeting
Have You Ever Wondered…
Have you ever wondered the
name of an object you see being
used during the service, an article
of clothing, or maybe something
hanging on the wall? This column
will be used to answer those
questions. Drop me a line with
your question and I will research
the answer. This month I am
featuring our Sanctuary Lamp.
The Sanctuary Lamp is a lamp or candle next to the
Aumbry, that when lit indicates the presence of the