Vision and Mission Our vision for St. Barnabas’ Episcopal Church is to build and to sustain a vibrant and diverse community centered around common worship, fellowship, service and education. The mission of St. Barnabas’ Episcopal Church, a parish for all people, is to extend God’s gracious love and hospitality to each other and to the community by providing worship that inspires, opportunities for service and growth on life’s journey, and a sacred place in the heart of Florissant where people can find wholeness and strength. Please remember: T.E.A.M. Please donate as often as you can. July 4 th Celebration Come join St. Barnabas’ family on Thursday, July 4 to watch the fireworks. This has become a great event to gather early and grill on the patio. The Youth Group will help sell glow necklaces and snow cones while others manage the parking lot. A great time for fel- lowship and celebrating Independ- ence Day! Friday Lunch Schedule: July and August luncheons will be on the first Friday of the month: July 5 and August 2 at noon. Please sign- up in the Narthex. Relay For Life June 29 is the date for the Relay For Life fund raiser that will be held at Florissant Community College at 3400 Pershall Road, from 12:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m. This is sponsored by the American Cancer Society in order to raise money for all those who suffer from this disease. All are welcome! July /August 2013 Volume 23, No. VI St. Barnabas’ Episcopal Church 2900 St. Catherine Street Florissant, Missouri 63033 (314) 837-7113 [email protected]The You are the salt of the earth. Matthew 5:13 www.stbarnabas-stl.org July 4—Annual Florissant Fireworks and Booth. Aug 11- Blessing of Students, Teachers, and Backpacks Sept.8 - Start of New Fall Term & Fall Church Picnic Coming this Fall! " Faith & Film: A Theological Reflection at the Movies -“ The Bible” will be offered by Rev. Renee on the 2nd Friday evening of each month starting in Oct.
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Vision and Mission Our vision for St. Barnabas’ Episcopal Church is to build and to sustain a vibrant and diverse community centered
around common worship, fellowship, service and education.
The mission of St. Barnabas’ Episcopal Church, a parish for all people, is to extend God’s gracious love and hospitality to each other and to the community by providing worship that inspires, opportunities for service and growth on life’s journey, and a sacred place in the heart of Florissant where
people can find wholeness and strength.
Please remember:
T.E.A.M. Please donate as
often as you can.
July 4th
Celebration Come join St. Barnabas’
family on Thursday, July 4
to watch the fireworks.
This has become a great
event to gather early and grill on
the patio. The Youth Group will
help sell glow necklaces and snow
cones while others manage the
parking lot. A great time for fel-
lowship and celebrating Independ-
ence Day!
Friday Lunch
Schedule: July and August
luncheons will be on the
first Friday of the month: July 5
and August 2 at noon. Please sign-
up in the Narthex.
Relay For Life
June 29 is the date for the Relay
For Life fund raiser that will be
held at Florissant Community
College at 3400
Pershall Road,
from 12:00 p.m. until
12:00 a.m. This is
sponsored by the
American Cancer Society in order
to raise money for all those who
suffer from this disease.
All are welcome!
July /August 2013 Volume 23, No. VI
St. Barnabas’ Episcopal Church
2900 St. Catherine Street Florissant, Missouri 63033 (314) 837-7113 [email protected]
August 2004
The
You are the salt of the earth.
Matthew 5:13
www.stbarnabas-stl.org
July 4—Annual Florissant Fireworks and Booth.
Aug 11- Blessing of Students, Teachers, and Backpacks
Sept.8 - Start of New Fall Term & Fall Church Picnic
Coming this Fall! "Faith & Film:
A Theological Reflection at the Movies -“ The Bible” will be
offered by Rev. Renee on the 2nd Friday evening of each month
starting in Oct.
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VESTRY NOTES
The following notes are a summary of the actual vestry minutes, which are
posted each month on the bulletin board outside the church office. Parishion-
ers are invited to attend vestry meetings unless a closed session is called.
The Vestry met on Wednesday June, 12.
Commission Reports Finance – John Palmer Finance - Highlights from the report:
The year-to-date pledges equal $48,594 which is under the budg-
et of $49,612 by $1,018. At the end of April pledges were over
the budget by $880. The year-to-date operating receipts were
$59,012 which is under the budget of $61,133 by $2,120. At
the end of April operating receipts were over the budget by
$538. The year-to-date expenses were $76,751 which is over
the budget of $74,879 by $1,872. At the end of April expenses
were over the budget by $6,132. Operating receipts under the
budget and operating expenses over the budget which produced a
deficit of $17,739. Our budget is for a deficit of $13,746. At the
end of April our deficit was $16,592.
Building and Grounds – Dusty Hassler- We sustained very
minor damage in the recent storms. A small section of fascia on
Tudor Hall was pushed away from the building. We will have
this repaired in the near future. Work is still continuing on the
Nursery. Dennis and I are still coordinating a couple of paint
days. After painting is complete carpet will be installed. The
lights on the Altar are the only lights waiting to be replaced. We
are still waiting on getting a 2nd and 3rd bid for the HVAC repair
in the church. The donation amount for tables was $1,110.
Pastoral Care – Mike Dobbs- Mike was not at the meeting
and asked Rev. Renee for comments. Rev. Renee presented a
mock copy of an intercessory prayer list to be put up on the
bulletin boards. Vestry gave approval. The list will go up during
the summer months. Updates will be made at least monthly. Communication – Terri Denicke –Terri was able to put the
advertisement for the “Fill the Ford” into the Independent news-
paper and the St. Louis Post Dispatch online.
Christian Education – Nancy James– No Report
Youth Ministry – Nancy James– Our youth group along with
Ascension’s youth group have adopted a bedroom at the Dea-
coness Anne House that they will renovate. They plan to meet
on June 29th and start working on the room. The youth will be
selling glow products for the 4th of July as usual and selling the
snow cones as well.
Outreach – Jim Hollenberg - T.E.A.M. – Donations to
T.E.A.M. in May were 14 bags. The food drive, “Fill the Ford
with Ford” was held on Sat. June 8th. It was a great success. We
collected 112 bags of food, and $730.00 in cash for T.E.A.M. Jim
sent a letter of thanks to the Florissant Dierbergs. Jim will pick
another date in the fall for another “Fill the Ford” food drive.
Updates and reviews
Worship Committee – Harry Goff - The meeting of the
worship team was cancelled due to weather. We will meet in
August . Two new lectors have joined our ranks. They are
Nicole Nwanganga and Meridith Grames. Worship Lead-
er/Lector training will be held in August.
Fellowship/Hospitality – Carol Stout -Waterford Square
has our summer schedules. Cam Murphy and I are getting a
library together for Deaconess Anne House.
Parish Organizations - Holly Garrett - The ECW will be
lunching out during the summer and will resume regular activi-
ties once the program year starts up again.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Thoughts on St. Barnabas’ Sunday- Harry was very
impressed with the service. Mike was impressed with the icon
that was placed in Tudor Hall of the Saint Barnabas. Dusty
was impressed by the energy and activity of the parishioners.
Debbie echoed the same feelings. Debbie thanked Rev. Renee
for the wonderful sermon.
Building Use Committee/Agreement - No report
Time and Talent Follow up- Nancy James - Shannon
Kiechlin has signed up to be a part of the Grounds Beautifica-
tion Crew. Five others have signed up to volunteer at the
Deaconess Anne House. Commissioning Sunday will be Sep-
tember 15.
Dismantling Racism Project- Dusty stated that Rev.
Renee, Carol, Debbie and he met with Rev. Washington.
While they feel this is a very important project the Vestry has
decided not to participate at this time in order to devote more
energy to other projects.
NEW BUSINESS
The Purpose Driven Church- This was brought to the
attention of Rev. Renee, Debbie Haefner and Dusty Hassler by
Clark Burton. We will invite Clark to the July Vestry meeting
to discuss this book by Rick Warren.
Prep for upcoming Vestry meetings- Debbie would
like for Vestry members to have their reports submitted to
the office no later that 2 days prior to the meeting. The church
secretary will then email the compiled reports to members.
Solar Panels- Dusty suggested that we get a proposal for
potential installation of solar panels.
Next Vestry Meeting – The next Vestry Meeting will be
July 10 at 7:00 p.m.
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“FILL THE FORD” FOOD DRIVE FOR T.E.A.M.
“THANK YOU” for helping us help them!
Reflections from a few of our volunteers:
“The two hours I spent at Dieberg”s from 8-10 went by fast because the people were nice and happy to help someone in need. I was
surprised when one women asked if I knew Martha Forney? Of course I did because Martha and her husband, Keith, were the first
music directors at St.Barnabas. They were there many years until they moved away. “
Yvonne Jones
“The thought occurred sitting at the table with the DONATION TO T.E.A.M. sign on it that we all seem to need this "IN YOUR
FACE" exposure to awaken our generous spirit that sometimes needs a little push.”
Nancy James
“It was very humbling to see and experience the complete generosity of people for a cause they might never need but knew of
those who did. As Rev. Renee said Sunday, we all had our stories and each was special. God was certainly in our midst Saturday. It
was wonderful.”
Carol Stout
“Great idea! What surprised me most was when a customer was given the smile and spiel and then they responded with cash rather
than reaching into a grocery bag for a canned good. Works out great for T.E.A.M. since I imagine they have amazing purchasing
powers.”
Mary Anselmo.
“I worked the last shift of the project, and was most impressed by the amount of food and money that was donated. It was most telling,
and touching, that it was often not those who appeared most affluent that were the most generous in their donations. “
Ron Grames
“People were coming and going and more were aware of our project than asked questions. They came out of Dierberg's and handed
us a couple items of food, or even one or two bags of food. Many placed dollar bills in the covered container: ones, fives, tens, and
expressed concern for the children who would not receive their two meals at school during the summer. The community was
reaching out to help those in need. No guilt messages were necessary to prompt this sharing. Our being there to help the food and
money travel to T.E.A.M. was enough. Giving feels good. Some helping others when one has been helped at an earlier time.”
Michael Dobbs
Page 3 Groups and Events
Dusty Hassler
Dusty Hassler
Cam Murphy and Quentin Gooch
Rev. Renee, Carol Stout
and Cindy Vantine
Page 4 Groups & Organizations
Episcopal Church Women
Seeking Sharing Serving Attention Episcopal Church Women of St. Barnabas:
The summer lazy days are coming to a close. I do
hope you had fun in the sun and are well rested. The
E.C.W. has been busy over the summer doing excit-
ing things. Now it's time to begin in earnest the work
we are meant to do. We have many outreach
programs and need your help to accomplish them.
Remember the adage- “Many hands make light work.”
Join us Wednesday, September 11th. You will not
regret the time spent with E.C.W. Bring a sandwich to
share, a canned good for T.E.A.M., and a free-
will offering for the Quiet Circle. Don't forget to have fun with fellow church friends July
17 and Aug. 14.
August 14 – Let’s Make Wreaths!
9:30 a.m. – Gather at church. Bring your hot glue
gun, glue sticks, and wire cutters. Help create wreaths
for the November fundraiser. Lunch out afterward.
Take the time to give back to the parish, community,
diocese, nation and the world through the E.C.W.
outreach activities.
SEPTEMBER 11TH E.C.W. MEETING
9:30 a.m. – Eucharist
10:00 a.m. – Meeting
11:30 a.m. - A shared lunch
Mary Anselmo, President
St. Barnabas E.C.W. **********************************************************
DEACONESS ANNE HOUSE
UPDATE
We need donations for the Intern Welcome Basket.
We have received a gas card and would hope for
more. We are in the process of donating both
religious and secular books to DAH and are looking
for “gently used” bookcases should anyone have one
you no longer use.
Many thanks to everyone who gave their time to our
very successful food drive on June 8. The outpouring
of blessings and donations were amazing.
Carol Stout
CORNERSTONE CHORALE AND
BRASS
To Benefit Gateway 180
Mark your calendars ~ Oct. 20, 2013
On Oct. 20 at 4 p.m. the Cornerstone Chorale & Brass
will perform its powerful social justice program of mu-
sic and narration at THE PEABODY OPERA HOUSE.
This year’s program entitled, "Be Not Afraid: Finding
Courage to Care," will be the final performance of the
3-1/2 week Pacific Northwest Tour 2013. Proceeds
from the event will benefit Gateway 180: Homelessness
Reversed. The program will be presented in honor of longtime
Trinity Lutheran Church/Chesterfield members, Mel
and Sue Bahle, with funding provided by Phyllis R.
following: “Most of us have experienced the holiness of
friendship and how it sustains us when life is hard.” Through Lou’s serious medical issues beginning in late 2012 to his final very peaceful passing to be with God
on May 20, 2013 we both truly experienced the
holiness of our friendships at St. Barnabas Episcopal
Church. I will always remember and be thankful for
your cards, phone calls, visits, love and support when
Thank you to everyone who signed up to share their talents as Lectors and Worship Leaders for the coming
year. Please mark your calendars for Saturday, August
24, at 10:00 a.m. Current Worship Leaders need to
bring their Worship Leader Booklets. If you have lost
yours, please let Holly Garrett know so we can have
enough copies available. New folks, we will provide
them.
Harry Goff
Page 10 Events
JUNE BLESSINGS
Rev. Renee, Felix Constant,
Deb Palmer and Yvonne Jones
Meri Grames
Cindy Vantine, Mary Anselmo, Faith Miller, Leah
Milton, Rev. Renee and Felix Constant
Harpist Kellen Lowrie shared her beautiful music with us on June 16. You
may recall she played last summer - the Sunday we were in Tudor Hall
with no electricity!!
SPECIAL MUSIC
Page 11 Events
Lana Maggart and Charlotte Williams
Jim Hollenberg
Terry Ford and Sylvia Robbins
Kelsey and Andria Sinclair
Arbie Hollenberg and Dottie Bertolino
Dr. Sam Nwaobasi
Donna Overby and Merle Blundell
Jennifer, Landon and Andria Young
FEAST OF ST. BARNABAS BRUNCH
DATED MATERIAL Mailed on June 19
Please Deliver Promptly
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PAID Permit #36
Florissant, MO
Bertolino, Tony July 2 Burnham, Max July 3 Hartsfield, Vivian July 5 Ford, RaSun T July 9 Manton, Ed July 9 Moreno, Buddy** July 14 Grames, Ryden July 18 Vantine, Bruce July 21 Haefner, Abigail July 28 Stillman, Lydia July 29 Lair, Richard July 30
Bertolino, Dorothy August 1 Fenner, The Rev. Renee L August 2 Boyd, Brian August 4 Hoppe, Pat August 5 Chukwuanu, Kene August 11 Keiser, Vera August 11 Hoefener, Betty August 13 Grames, Lynn August 16 Howe, Jim August 18 Anselmo, Mary August 24 Murphy, Cam August 27
** Buddy will be 101 years old!!!! Happy Birthday To All !!
St. Barnabas’ Episcopal Church 2900 ST. CATHERINE ST. FLORISSANT, MO 63033 www.stbarnabas-stl.org Rector: The Rev. Renee L. Fenner Secretary: Marlene Martens Phone: (314) 837-7113 Fax: (314) 837-5785 Email: [email protected] Choir Director: Leah Milton Organist: Cindy Vantine Webmaster: Jim Birr Sexton: Dennis Haefner Treasurer: John Palmer 2013 Vestry Members
Senior Warden: Debbie Haefner (2014) Junior Warden: Dusty Hassler (2014) Clerk: Marlene Martens Terri Denicke (2016) Michael Dobbs (2016) Holly Garrett (2015) Harry Goff (2016) Jim Hollenberg (2015) Nancy James (2014) Carolyn Stout (2015)
Convention Delegates
Margaret Nwaobasi Carolyn Stout (alt) Dave Sinclair (alt) Sharon Love (alt)
Please remember our members who
are unable to attend:
Bette Callies, Peggy Field, Jeanne
Geise, Betty Hoefener, Buddy Moreno,
Lydia Stillman, and Jeanne Shier
10 (plus one) “Rules for Respect” Our St. Barnabas family has covenant with our rector and
each other to live by 11 “Rules for Respect.” We will highlight
one each month in our Salter as a reminder.
7. If it’s confidential, don’t tell. If you or anyone comes to me in confidence, I won’t tell
unless a,) the person is going to harm himself/herself, b)
the person is going to physically harm someone else, c) a
child has been physically or sexually abused. I expect the