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1 Chimes St. Matthew's Cathedral, Laramie, Wyoming February 2013 From the Interim Dean Friends, May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen! It is with the afterglow of Christmas still with me that I write to you now. What a privilege and a joy it was to be among you for the annual celebration of our Lord’s birth. Christmas Eve couldn’t have been more wonderful, to my mind. The early service, with the children’s retelling of the Nativity Story, was the perfect start to Christmas. This perfection continued with the glorious music provided by the choir at the late service on Christmas Eve, and it was experienced again on Christmas morn, when a small congregation gathered in the choir for the third and final “Mass of the Christ Child” or “Christ Mass” (from which we get the name “Christmas,” obviously). Christmas morning was a quieter celebration to be sure, but it was no less joyous or perfect. My sincere thanks go out to everyone who worked and prayed to make Christmas 2012 so special. I still feel the joy! Looking ahead, there is news to share. First and foremost, a restart of a youth group for St. Matthew’s will occur this month. Youth ministry at St. Matthew’s has a long and proud history; with strong leadership and a goodly number of youth participating, this has been a highlight our church’s ministries in the past. However, it’s been several years since St. Matthew’s has had an active youth group and it’s time to turn our efforts to this important work once more. A letter has gone out to our junior and senior high youth inviting them to a kick-off gathering on Sunday, February 3, featuring bowling and pizza. Later in the month, we hope to have some youth attend the first of four diocesan- wide events for youth that are planned for 2013. It will be held at St. James’ in Riverton from Friday through Sunday, February 22-24. Please keep the restart of youth group for St. Matthew’s in your prayers. We need a youth group at St. Matthew’s not because our youth are the church of the future, but because they are the church now, and we have a responsibility to help them grow in faith and love as they journey to adulthood. If you would like to assist this ministry in any way, please share your interest and your ideas with me or Lynne Livingston, our director of Christian education. Another effort that will begin this month is outreach to the membership of St. Matthew’s, especially those whom we haven’t seen in a while or who are inactive. It’s often said that the back door of a church needs to be as large as the front door, for there is a constant stream of people moving both into and out of the fellowship of every church. This is true, but there are ways to make the back door of a church less busy, and this begins with being deliberate about including and incorporating those who have made a particular church their spiritual home. Countless studies of churches have shown that a church that is not deliberate about “including and incorporating” will not grow, even if the community in which that church is located is growing. So this month we begin the effort of simply being more deliberate

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Chimes

St. Matthew's Cathedral, Laramie, Wyoming February 2013

From the Interim Dean

Friends,

May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the

love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit,

be with us all evermore. Amen!

It is with the afterglow of Christmas still

with me that I write to you now. What a privilege

and a joy it was to be among you for the annual

celebration of our Lord’s birth. Christmas Eve

couldn’t have been more wonderful, to my mind.

The early service, with the children’s retelling of

the Nativity Story, was the perfect start to

Christmas. This perfection continued with the

glorious music provided by the choir at the late

service on Christmas Eve, and it was experienced

again on Christmas morn, when a small

congregation gathered in the choir for the third and

final “Mass of the Christ Child” or “Christ Mass”

(from which we get the name “Christmas,”

obviously). Christmas morning was a quieter

celebration to be sure, but it was no less joyous or

perfect. My sincere thanks go out to everyone who

worked and prayed to make Christmas 2012 so

special. I still feel the joy!

Looking ahead, there is news to share. First

and foremost, a restart of a youth group for St.

Matthew’s will occur this month. Youth ministry at

St. Matthew’s has a long and proud history; with

strong leadership and a goodly number of youth

participating, this has been a highlight our church’s

ministries in the past. However, it’s been several

years since St. Matthew’s has had an active youth

group and it’s time to turn our efforts to this

important work once more. A letter has gone out to

our junior and senior high youth inviting them to a

kick-off gathering on Sunday, February 3, featuring

bowling and pizza. Later in the month, we hope to

have some youth attend the first of four diocesan-

wide events for youth that are planned for 2013. It

will be held at St. James’ in Riverton from Friday

through Sunday, February 22-24. Please keep the

restart of youth group for St. Matthew’s in your

prayers. We need a youth group at St. Matthew’s

not because our youth are the church of the future,

but because they are the church now, and we have a

responsibility to help them grow in faith and love as

they journey to adulthood. If you would like to

assist this ministry in any way, please share your

interest and your ideas with me or Lynne

Livingston, our director of Christian education.

Another effort that will begin this month is

outreach to the membership of St. Matthew’s,

especially those whom we haven’t seen in a while

or who are inactive. It’s often said that the back

door of a church needs to be as large as the front

door, for there is a constant stream of people

moving both into and out of the fellowship of every

church. This is true, but there are ways to make the

back door of a church less busy, and this begins

with being deliberate about including and

incorporating those who have made a particular

church their spiritual home. Countless studies of

churches have shown that a church that is not

deliberate about “including and incorporating” will

not grow, even if the community in which that

church is located is growing. So this month we

begin the effort of simply being more deliberate

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about including and incorporating our members.

This will take organization and dedication, but

fortunately these gifts are found in abundance at St.

Matthew’s. Again, if this ministry interests you,

then please contact me or Taimi Kuiva, our senior

warden. Your help is needed and will be welcomed.

The detailing of the above two efforts seems

like enough for this epistle (and, indeed, represents

work enough for a number of months), but let me

take this opportunity, before concluding, to

mention one other thing with regards to growing

and enriching St. Matthew’s. Do you know how a

church grows? It doesn’t take a beautiful building or

the best preacher or outstanding programs or even

money (though none of these things hurt, it must be

acknowledged). Rather, it takes an invitation – an

invitation from a family member or a friend. This

truly is all it takes to grow a church because most

people join a church because they have been invited

to attend by someone they know. Of course, this

leads naturally to the question, “Who do you know

and who have you invited to attend St. Matthew’s?”

If every one of us would simply invite one other

person to come to church with us, then we

potentially could double the number of those

claiming St. Matthew’s as their spiritual home,

while adding immeasurably to our common life.

This reality and possibility causes me to pause, but

at the same time fills me with excitement. What

about you?

Remember, my door and my heart are open

to you. God bless you and see you at church!

Fr. Doug+

[email protected]

__________________________________________________________________________

Vestry News

The Vestry and I had a bit of quiet time during

Advent, so this report will be rather short.

However, we are gearing up for the annual meeting

and our retreat…much more to come!

1. Chanda has developed a new part-time

position for the Clothing Cottage. This

position will be mostly responsible for the

closing activities of the Cottage each day.

2. Doug and I went to Casper so that Doug

could meet the Bishop. We also participated

on a WebEx presentation on the new

accounting software the Diocese would like

to have all churches and facilities (TAC, HR

Camp, etc.) use.

3. The Christmas services went well. Thanks

to everyone for their participation and

assistance.

4. Please let me know if you are interested in

helping us write some grants. Grants will be

a great avenue for us to get some of our

bigger projects done.

5. In preparation for the Vestry retreat, we are

all taking an on-line Vestry training that is

sponsored by the Episcopal Foundation of

Wyoming. I learned a great deal!!!

As always, feel free to contact me at

[email protected].

Taimi Kuiva,

Senior Warden

Episcopalian 101 Beginning Sunday, February 3

An Opportunity to Explore Some of the History

and Practices of the Christian Faith and the

Anglican Tradition

This class is being offered for newcomers and other

church members who are interested in an overview

of Christianity and the Episcopal expression of it. It

will provide appropriate preparation for

membership in the Episcopal Church and for

Baptism, Confirmation, and Reception.

The class will be held in the Hunter Hall

Conference Room (across from the Dean’s Office)

on Sundays from 9:15 to 10:15 AM and will be led

by the Interim Dean. The class will continue until

the Easter Season. All are welcome!

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St. Matthew’s Want Ads: Call Lynne 745-5829

Needed: 1. A working piano keyboard. Please call Lynne

with information.

2. Someone living near the Junior High school

willing to provide a ride to the 10:30 service for a

period of time.

3. People willing to provide a meal on an occasional

basis (such as surgery, etc).

4. Small, medium and large containers such as those

from margarine, yogurt, cottage cheese, cool whip.

* Thanks for the many 32 oz. containers saved and

delivered to me. I'm now looking for only 8 and 16

oz. containers. Thanks for your help!

Search Committee Contact Information:

Charlie DeWolf: 307-742-5939

[email protected]

Jane Dominick: 513-280-0528

[email protected]

Barbara Kissack: 307-742-3842

[email protected]

Marilyn Pedrick: 307-745-7257

[email protected]

Carla Rumsey: 307-399-2094

[email protected]

Aaron Wood: 309-264-4175

[email protected]

Dean Search

Following is the link to the Dean Search website

that now has a slideshow about St. Matthew’s and a

set of interviews with members of our congregation.

These presentations and the website are works in

progress; we will be adding more information to the

website about the Laramie community.

http://www.ourchurchvideos.com/82601/diowy/vide

os/load/recent

Prayer for the Dean Search, January 2013

Jesus Christ, The Son of God, bless this parish

family at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Cathedral. Grant

us peace and cohesion, and forgive us our offenses

as we imperfectly seek to reflect your love,

forgiveness, and acceptance in all that we think,

say, and do.

We pray as we stand at a precipice, searching for

our new Dean; that we are connected to our

blessed, beautiful past, and that we are aware of

how the church should evolve into its future as a

vibrant, life-giving demonstration of your Kingdom

on earth and beyond.

Bless us as we search for our new shepherd to guide

us in these ends, and bless our search committee as

they work to represent our parish in determining

your will and guiding us into our future.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the

Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning is now, and

will be forever, Amen.

Let’s All Wear Our Name Tags! It’s

a great way to remember names and to

help Father Doug get to know all of

us. If you don’t have a name tag, and

would like to request one, please fill out the name

tag request sheet at the back of the cathedral.

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Cultivating Grace

At the beginning of the New Year, St.

Matthew’s began our common hour of Christian

Education for all ages during the 9:15 – 10:15 hour.

Father Doug, Sheila, Marianne and I had several

discussions regarding how this hour could

encompass all we wanted for the children. The

solution we came up with seems to be working well.

The Sunday School lesson and activities runs from

9:15 – 10:15, enabling parents to join in adult

groups. From 10:15- 10:30 we have snacks,

followed by Marianne Kamp leading us in music

from 10:30-10:50. Children’s Chapel, from 10:50 –

11:10, is a time for us to offer our prayers to God.

My goal is for even the smallest child to

comfortably voice a prayer to God. We conclude

our Sunday school time by going into the church

service during the Peace to join our families for the

Eucharist. The most difficult part of this schedule is

getting into the church AT the Peace; we’re

working on fine-tuning this.

During the summer, Sunday school parents

identified that they wanted the opportunity to come

together as families for fellowship and planning.

Our first family group meeting was held in the

Undercroft on Jan. 13 at 4 pm. We had a potluck

supper, discussed future activities, and the children

made valentines which will be given out on

Valentine’s Day. We’ve scheduled the next group

activity for Feb. 10, from 4 – 6 pm. We’ll have a

Bring Your Favorite Pancakes potluck. Please Join

Us!

At present, St. Matthew’s lacks not only a

program for youth ages 12-18, but also the youth

within that age group. Father Doug is committed to

rejuvenating this age group which is so vital to not

only St. Matthew’s now but also to our future

church. As Director of Christian Education, I’m

interested in helping in any way I can and together

with Father Doug, we’ve scheduled a meet and

greet activity for Feb. 3 at 4 - 6:30 pm. Letters have

been sent out to St. Matthew’s youth (grades 6-12)

who would be eligible for this group. Since I have

limited access to complete parish files, some in this

age group may have inadvertently been overlooked.

My hope is that by reading this, any overlooked

individuals will contact Father Doug or me so we

can add your information to our current list.

On Feb. 3, this youth group will gather at 4

pm at the Bowling Alley for fun activity, and

afterwards, we’ll go to the Undercroft for pizza and

an organizational meeting. (Parents, you can pick

up your teens and almost-teens at 6:30). This meet

and greet is a precursor to a Feb. 22-24 quarterly,

diocesan Youth Happening event that will be held at

St. James Riverton. Youth from all over the state

gather to interact, learn, serve, and worship from

Friday evening to Sunday afternoon. I’ll drive and

accompany any youth from St. Matthew’s who are

interested in attending. Cost is $10 for the weekend,

but this is not to be considered a criterion for

attendance! Call Father Doug if the cost is a

difficulty. One of the most cherished things of this

activity for my children (and me) was the

knowledge that the people with whom you meet and

work with during these gatherings are the same ones

you’ll see at events through your high school years,

and in many cases, into college.

February Sunday school lessons are:

Feb. 3- Signs and Miracles

Feb. 10-Judeans turn against Jesus

Feb. 17 The Man born Blind

Feb. 24 Lazarus Back to Life

During Feb., Sheila and Jim will be visiting their

son for his birthday. Margaret Zenoni, past Director

of Christian Education, will be substituting for her.

My continued thanks go out to Father Doug, Sheila,

Marianne Kamp, Geraldine Beavers, Alison Arnold,

Ella DeWolf, Sarah Holles, and Margaret Zenoni,

for their support of St. Matthew’s children. Our

program continues to strengthen because of the

commitment of these people.

Please continue to call me or email Father

Doug or me with questions, comments and

suggestions. Feedback creates the opportunity to

reflect, readjust, and strengthen our program. Father

Doug’s email address is [email protected].

My email is my first, middle initial “l” and last

name, [email protected].

Home phone 745-5829, cell 760-6833 .

Lynne Livingston

[email protected]

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Chimes

Published Monthly by

St. Matthew's Episcopal Cathedral

Office located at 104 South 4th

Street

Laramie, WY 82070

Office Hours:

[email protected]

http://stmatthews.diowy.org

Services

Sunday 8 am,

10:30am, 5:30 pm

Monday 7:15am

Tuesday 7 pm

Friday 7:15am

Clergy & Staff

The Rt. Rev John S. Smylie

Bishop of Wyoming

The Rev. Doug Dailey

Interim Dean

The Ven. Richard Naumann

Archdeacon

Taimi Kuiva

Senior Warden

Punch Williamson

Junior Warden

Janet Killian

Choral Director

Brock Tjosvold Organist

Lynne Livingston Christian Education Director

Robbie Darnall

Treasurer

Chanda Ziegler

Clothing Cottage Manager

Vestry

Dave Bell

Jim Honour

Suzie Holland

Taimi Kuiva

Matthew Nichols

Marilyn Pedrick

Bob Seamon

Punch Williamson

Matthew’s Facebook page will

be maintained by Emily Grant,[email protected]

307-760-7036 and Laura Megginson,

[email protected] 307-399-1767

Happy February Birthday to… 2 Hazel Dekanek, 4 Claire Murphy, 4 Destiny

Gabbidon, 6 Ed Paradis, 6 Shiras Shine, 8 Clayton

Cunningham, 9 Elinor Mullens, 10 Michael Brose,

11 Marianne Kamp, 13 Galina Stewarts, 14 Eric

Zimmerman, 18 David Cheesbrough, 20 Carol

Davis, 20 James Hamre, 21 Les Darnall,

22 Bethany Stocksiek, 23 Edgar Smith, 24 Monique

Barrow, 25 Elizabeth H. Johnson, 25 Freya

McGregor, 26 Julia Johnson, 26 Jan O’Dell,

26 Susan Holland, 27 Lisa Porter Guarnieri

Anniversaries

Happy Anniversary to…

8 Joyce & James (Jim) Brown

Clothing Cottage

Starting February 2, the Clothing Cottage will be

open for shopping and donations on Saturdays from

10-2 pm! Thank you for your patience &

dedication!

Store days and times:

Tues – Fri 10:30 – 5:30

Sat 10 – 2 pm

Hip Thrift @

The Clothing Cottage

310 East University

(307) 745-0625

Deanery For Rent!!

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For Rent: Historic home, adjacent to the university. Great as an office space. 5 bedrooms, 3 full baths;

elegant large living room, formal dining, sunroom; full unfinished basement, car port; off street parking; W/D

hookup. $2,150/month +utilities; security deposit, & references required; No pets, No smoking. For more

information call St. Matthew’s Cathedral 742-6608 or by email at stmattslaramie@aol

We wish to convey sincere thanks to those of you who helped with the Deanery:

Amie Eschrich, Carla Rumsey, Jane Dominick, Lisa Guarnier, Chris Bray, David Bray, Lynne Beal, Marty

Pomeroy, Matthew Nichols, Nathan Mundis, Stuart Guarnieri, Susie Holland, Punch Williamson

Thank you for your hard work. Your assistance is beyond measure!

*And our apologies for those of you were left off of this list last month! That was an unfortunate computer

glitch. Your efforts and help are greatly appreciated!

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Fun Food Events!!

Family Pancake Supper

As a Shrove Tuesday parish activity, St. Matthew's

will be supporting our sponsored Boy Scout troop,

in conjunction with the Boy Scout troop from the

Methodist Church as they put on their annual

Pancake Supper.

In addition, all are

invited to a Family

Pancake Supper on

Sunday, Feb. 10, from 4-

6:30 pm in the

Undercroft. As a fun

activity, we thought it would be entertaining to hold

a family talent show!

We hope this isn’t too late for you and your

family to plan a family talent, but if you feel so

inclined and would like to participate, please do so!

On Feb. 10 at 4 pm in the Undercroft, bring your

family's favorite pancakes, the recipe, and talent to

share!

Join us for an evening of delicious pancakes

and a time of fun and fellowship!

Chocolate Bake Sale

On February 9th the

Unitarian Universalist

Fellowship of Laramie

will be having a

chocolate themed bake sale that will benefit the

Laramie Soup Kitchen!!! Looking for volunteers to

bake goods and donate them for this fundraiser!

Please donate your delicious

chocolate baked goods

and/or purchase some of the

tasty cocoa concoctions to

enjoy or share with others!

If interested in making a

donation, please contact the

Unitarian Universalist

Fellowship of Laramie office at 307-745-8874.

News and Announcements

The Book Group meets the 4th

Monday each month at Night

Heron Books on the second floor at

5:30 p.m.

Jan 28th

: Caleb's Crossing by

Geraldine Brooks

Feb 25th

: Joshua by Joseph Girzone

Selections for later will be decided at the January

meeting. For further information contact Kate at

761-2426 or at her email [email protected]

Congratulations to Ella Dewolf for her fine showing

at the Gillette Indoor Track Invitational on Saturday

(and she STILL managed to make it to church on

Sunday morning after a 2 am return to Laramie!).

Among the hundreds of students who participated,

Ella placed in the Top 10 in the 800 meter dash and

the 1600 meter run. Congratulations also to a

former St. Matt's student, Miranda Nunley, who

placed in the Top 10 in the Shot Put. Go, Girls!!

Interested in downsizing?

The Regency Retirement

Residence (2621 E. Sheridan)

has some vacancies. If you are

considering downsizing and

selling your present house, consider this facility.

The Rev. Howard and Ruth Wilson have recently

moved there, and they find it quite comfortable and

pleasant. For more information call Regency at 742-

6366.

A collection is being taken to help a member of the

congregation with unexpected medical &

prescription expenses. Your generosity is greatly

appreciated in this matter.

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Ash Wednesday Services Planned

The Imposition of Ashes and Holy Eucharist will be

offered on Ash Wednesday, February 13th

at

7:15am and 5:30pm.

This is one of two fast days in the liturgical year;

the other being Good Friday. Lenten materials will

be available during that time to provide you with

spiritual guidance through the Holy Season.

Faith and Science

by Nathan L. Mundis

[email protected]

This is a continuing article in the Chimes that I hope will

pique some people’s interest and increase readership. I am

writing it because many members of the congregation have

asked me about my faith as someone whose career is based

almost entirely on the results and predictions of science. I

offer these ideas to provoke further thought and discussion

and to present just one of the many thought- paths through

which faith in God and modern science can be reconciled. I

will offer the usual disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this

article are solely those of the author and do not reflect official

Church doctrine, the Dean’s opinion, or anything else like

that.

After taking a hiatus last month, this month we

return to the questions raised in December: are we

alone in the Universe? If not, have we been

visited? What does the Bible say about space

aliens? Recalling the previous article, you might

recollect that I argued that the sheer size of the

Universe almost guarantees the existence of life on

other planets. Now let us explore these ideas

further.

First, though, let's address what began the previous

article: what did NASA recently discover? There

was speculation in late November 2012 that

NASA's Curiosity Rover on Mars had discovered

organic compounds, the building blocks of life as

we know it. It turns out this speculation was

false. The scientist in charge of the current Mars

mission was excited that the rover had analyzed its

first soil samples and discovered inorganic

compounds we'd never seen before. As it turns out,

at the same time, NASA's mission to Mercury had

discovered ice on Mercury, which was the actual

unexpected discovery in November. And yes, you

did read that correctly, the planet closest to the sun

has solid water on it. How is it possible for ice not

to melt on a planet whose average temperature is

350 deg. F? Mercury is tidally locked, which means

that the same side of Mercury always faces the sun

(like how the same side of the moon always faces

Earth). Being tidally locked means that one side of

Mercury is very hot and the other is very cold. If the

side of Mercury facing the sun gets to 700 deg. F on

average, the dark side could be 0 deg. F on average

and still yield an average temperature of 350 deg. F

for the entire planet. Thus, ice can and does exist on

the dark side of Mercury.

Now, what about those aliens? Have they visited

us? Well, it is possible, but not terribly

likely. Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity sets a

Universal speed limit: the speed of light. It basically

says that nothing can move faster than the speed at

which light travels. This means that, even with an

infinite amount of energy at one's disposal, it would

take at least 4 years for aliens to get to Earth from

the closest star, Alpha Centauri. This star, however,

is not of the right type to potentially have a planet

with life orbiting it. Right now, the closest star that

we've discovered, which could potentially support a

planet with intelligent life is Tau Ceti, which is 12

light years away, meaning it would take at least 12

years for aliens to travel from Tau Ceti to

Earth. That doesn't seem too long, but so far we've

assumed that the aliens can travel at the speed of

light (or very close to it) which takes almost infinite

amounts of energy. If we use, instead, the speed of

the fastest spacecraft we Earthlings have ever

produced, roughly 150,000 miles per hour, it would

take almost 54,000 years to reach Tau Ceti from

Earth. Thus, if aliens have visited us, they would

have to be so technologically superior to us that

we'd only know they visited us if they wanted us to

know. They'd certainly be advanced enough not to

accidentally crash in Roswell, NM in 1947.

And what theological arguments do people make

about the existence of life on other planets? The

first argument I found was that life cannot possibly

exist on other planets because the Bible does not

specifically mention life on other planets. By this

same argument, life on Antarctica cannot possibly

exist because the Bible never talks about penguins.

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I hope you don't mind if I dismiss this argument

with no more contradictory evidence. Others argue

that the Bible is mute on the subject of intelligent

life on other planets, but if they do exists, they

would not be superior to humans because humans

were created in God's image. Whether you believe

this is true or not probably has a lot to do with what

you personally think being created in "God's image"

means. If you're like me and think it speaks of

human potential, then humans and aliens would

have the same potential, but the aliens might at this

time be superior (as measured by achievement and

knowledge) to humans because they have attained a

greater percent of their potential than we have. This

same group usually argues that if intelligent aliens

exist, it would prove that evolution is wrong. They

reason that because evolution is a random process,

it's impossible that intelligent life could randomly

evolve in two different places. This argument is also

silly. At least 3 different subspecies of humans

evolved in different places on Earth. Our ancestors

evolved in Africa, Neanderthals evolved in Europe,

and Denisovans evolved in Siberia. It seems that if

the conditions are right, evolution tends to lead to

an outcome of intelligent life if given enough time.

So no, intelligent life on other planets would not

mean evolution is wrong.

Finally, if intelligent life does exist on other planets,

which scientifically speaking seems very likely, it

might help strengthen the Judeo-Christian faiths. If

these intelligent life-forms exist, we figure out a

way to communicate with them, and they end up

believing in a God very similar to the God

presented in the Bible, it would be pretty strong

evidence that the Judeo-Christian religions are

correct. It would not be absolute proof of God, as

some claim, because it might just show that because

of the social dynamics of intelligent civilizations,

monotheistic religions with a merciful creator God

usually emerge as a dominant religion. But would

we ever even want there to be proof of God? If we

all know beyond any doubt that God exists, we all

become faithless. Why? Faith is the belief in

something that is unprovable. Science is the belief

in things that are provable. How would religion and

science be different if the existence of God were

proven?

In summary, intelligent life almost certainly exists

on other planets in the Universe. It is quite unlikely

that Earth has ever been visited by

extraterrestrials. Even if we have been visited, it is

even more unlikely that's we'd know we'd been

visited. The Bible says almost nothing about life on

other planets. The existence of life on other planets

would neither refute the Bible nor would it refute

any aspect of modern science. The best case

scenario, as far as the Christian is concerned, would

be for intelligent life on other planets to believe in

the same God that we believe in. This would be

very strong evidence for the existence of the

Christian God, but not absolute evidence. But who,

except an atheist, would really want or need

absolute proof that God exists?

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Chocolate Trifle

Ingredients:

1 (3.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding

mix

1/2 cup water

1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping,

thawed

1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping,

thawed

1 (1.5 ounce) bar chocolate candy

Directions:

1. Prepare brownie mix according to package

directions and cool completely. Cut into 1 inch

squares.

2. In a large bowl, combine pudding mix, water

and sweetened condensed milk. Mix until

smooth, then fold in 8 ounces whipped topping

until no streaks remain.

In a trifle bowl or glass serving dish, place half of the

brownies, half of the pudding mixture and half of the 12

ounce container of whipped topping. Repeat layers.

Shave chocolate onto top layer for garnish. Refrigerate 8

hours before serving.

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28th ANNUAL ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT

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FEBRUARY 12, 2013

5-7 PM

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1215 E. Gibbon Street

$3.00/ticket at the door

or contact

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8pm YP-AA

2

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3

8 & 10:30am Holy

Communion Services

9:15 Education Hour

4pm Youth Group for

6th to 12th Grades

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7pm Prayer & Praise

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10am Education

12:30 Staff Meeting

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7pm Choir Practice

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7pm AA

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Communion Services

9:15 Education Hour

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12

9am Prayers & Squares

5pm Boy Scout Pancake

dinner/Methodist Church

7pm Prayer & Praise

13

Ash Wednesday

7:15am & 5:30pm

Imposition of Ashes

14

7pm Choir Practice

15

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8pm YP-AA

16

7pm AA

17

8 & 10:30am Holy

Communion Services

9:15 Education Hour

18

7:15am Morning Worship

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9am Prayers & Squares

9:30 Altar Guild

7pm Prayer & Praise

20

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21

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7:15am Morning Worship

8pm YP-AA

Diocesan Youth Gathering

in Riverton through

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7pm AA

24

8 & 10:30am Holy

Communion Services

9:15 Education Hour

25

7:15am Morning Worship

5:30pm Book Group @

Night Heron Books

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