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MARCH 2015 HARBINGER NEWSLETTERVolume 2 Issue 3

FATHER GREG'S PASTORAL LETTER

MARCH 2015

So we are ankle deep in Lent 2015, and I hope you have a plan to make use of it.

Me?I haven't had to snowblow my driveway for over a

month.A MONTH!

And I think that that's awesome!

Yeah...SURE it's been cold, but we've gotten almost

NO SNOW at my house.(Granted...I only snowblow the driveway when we get

4 or more inches of snow...and if not I just drive over it until it gets packed down...but just the same...I

haven't had to use the snowblower.)

Yeah, it's been COLD...but how often do you have to

go out in it?

Really?

Given the choice of really cold days OR 220 inches of snow...I think I'll go with the former. Why? No

shoveling snow.

I don't HAVE to go outside, so I don't.

Except to snowshoe...or go on retreat with our youth

groups...or to go to church...or to meet with people.

In This Issue

Fr. Greg's Pastoral Letter March 2015

Fr. Greg's Announcements March 2015

Altar Guild News

Coordinator of Lay Ministries News

EEC Financial Information

From the Music Department

Book Club News

Beyond Our Walls News

EEC Game Night

A Note From Lynn Glahn

Parent's Night Out

Pre-TLC March 13-15, 2015

Tidbits

Lenten Book Study

Schedules for March 2015

Ministries March Schedule

EEC Web Calendar

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The point is: If we don't HAVE to do something, most

of the time we won't do it.

But this being driven indoors is a real spiritual

opportunity that many of us can miss.

There are things we can do INSIDE that help us work

on OUR insides; that can lead to spiritual growth if we

pursue them. We are absolutely LUCKY that lent lands

in the middle of the winter for us, and makes following

these pursuits more favorable than many alternatives

that I can think of...like snowblowing the driveway.

Pity the poor people in the southern hemisphere that

have lent during the summer...when there are so

many other things that they could be doing! Sit inside

and read the Bible or go outside and take a walk on an

80 degree day. Choosing the former takes some serious spiritual discipline.

Winter is a time of spiritual opportunity. Take it.

Choose from the many resources that are available to make use of this time indoors...to put it to spiritual

use, so that when summer finally comes, you are a better person for having taken spiritual advantage of

winter. If you need ideas, see me. If not...then next time you see the thermometer plunge below zero,

think about what a gift that could be...if you'll only use it.

Grace and Peace,Fr. Greg

FR. GREG'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

FOR THE HARBINGER

Confirmation Classes/Adult Spiritual Formation classes will take place on Sundays, beginning March 1st at 12 noon in the Lottie Petersen Room. Attend as many as you like if you'd just like to learn more about the church...plan on attending most all of them if you'd like to be confirmed/reaffirmed/received into the Episcopal Church in May. Hope to see you there!

Early service goes back to 8:00 a.m. beginning on March 29, Palm Sunday.



ALTAR GUILD NEWS

For those who attended Candlemas on Sunday, Feb. 8th, I hope you took notice of our new and improved pew candles.

I would like to thank Ernie Mainland, who took the wrought iron candle holders and at his own expense, reworked them so they are safer and no longer rattle when bumped. On behalf of the entire parish Ernie, we thank you.

Thank you also to Sue and Rich Causley for the extended use of the Pussy Willow arrangement for the altar, during Lent. This is to honor the memory of their daughter, Lucy.

Altar Guild members, please let me know if you will be here during Holy Week, the Easter Vigil and Easter. We will need extra help during this time. Have a blessed Lent.

~ Karel Howse, Altar Guild Director

FROM THE COORDINATOR OF

LAY MINISTRIES

I hope you have marked your calendar and called Leah in

the church office for Saturday March 7. The day begins with Emmanuel folks arriving at church to carpool, then off to



Budget YTD

Actual YTD

Difference

Member/Pledge Contributions $ 65,763 $ 68,032 $ 2,269

Total Operating Income $ 71,495 $75,017 $ 3,522

Total Operating Expense $ 64,394 $ 63,855 ($ 539)

Grace Church in Traverse City for a morning session with Bishop Whayne Hougland about the needs and priorities of the church in the coming years. After lunch (provided by Grace Church), there will be workshops, including: Addictions and Recovery, Vestry & Treasury 101, Deacon Formation, Young Adult and Youth Ministries, and Spiritual Discernment. This kind of day is always a day well-spent: We not only learn some things, but we learn them together, and talk about them on the ride to and from Traverse City.

Theology Pub Theology Pub meets again on Tuesday, March 3 at 7:00pm in the Resort Room (next to the Noggin Room) in the Perry Hotel. The presenter this month is Ken Allen, sharing insights on violence and non-violence with reference to the work of Thich Nhat Hanh. In a violent world, religious traditions advocate non-violence. Extremists (like the KKK in America, to name only one) use religious language to justify violence. Thoughtful religious leaders (notably St Augustine in the Western Christian tradition) acknowledge the need for violent resistance to violence to restore social order. All of which makes for a complicated moral situation. Join us for an engaging, respectful, and challenging conversation.

Dave PennimanCoordinator of Lay Ministries,Emmanuel Episcopal Church, [email protected](231) 330-5445

EEC FINANCIAL INFORMATION

FEBRUARY 28, 2015 EEC Financial Update(Projected as of Feb 23rd)



Income less Expense $ 7,101 $ 11,162

Financially, 2015 is starting off nicely. As we near the end of February, EEC is over budget on income and under budget on expenses.

BUILDING GOD'S HOUSE TO DO GOD'S WORKCAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE as of Feb 23, 2015

Total Number of Pledges Received 104

Total Amount Pledged $504,537

Total Amount Received $267,632

Percent Received 53%

FROM THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT

The Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra Concert featuring the new conductor Libor Ondras on February 15, here at Emmanuel was a smashing success, with the church filled to capacity!

Special thanks to all who took part in the Ash Wednesday combined service, held here at Emmanuel this year. Special thanks to Jessica Tippett and Taylor Brown for providing oboe and flute music. Also, special thanks to Amy Cross who acted as cantor and soloist for the evening. The music for the evening was glorious!

On Friday, February 20 sixty advanced physics students from Petoskey High School visited Emmanuel for the annual demonstration of the pipe organ. The students learn the actual construction of the pipe organ, lesson on overtones, resonance, intervals, and timbre and frequency relationship to pitch. The lesson includes a tour of the inside of the organ chamber and finally, hearing music played on the organ. Joe Fortin provides this opportunity to the high school students each year, upon completion of their unit on "sound".

Most of us are aware of Carnegie Libraries which were made possible by gifts from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie between 1883 and 1929. Carnegie provided 2,509 libraries throughout the English speaking world, with 1,689 libraries in the United States. The reason I bring up the subject, Carnegie was also a great music lover, especially pipe organ music.



If a church wanted a pipe organ, but could not afford the total cost of an organ, they could apply to the Carnegie Foundation for a grant that would pay half the cost of a new pipe organ for the church. Andrew Carnegie was responsible for 7,689 pipe organs in the English speaking world, with 4,092 organs in the United States. The state of Michigan was the recipient of 47 Carnegie pipe organs. Andrew Carnegie believed a church with a pipe organ not only glorified God, but was also a gift and asset to be shared with the entire community through concerts and education!

MARCH BOOK CLUB NEWS

Julia Stuart is a British author and journalist. Her novel, published in 2010 "The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise" is our book club pick for March. (Those of you who might have the spread sheet of our full year of picks, will notice that this was originally our book for April, but we've done a switch)

Set in the popular tourist attraction in present-day London, The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise is an exquisite story of love, loss, and a one-hundred-eighty-one-year-old pet. Balthazar Jones has lived and worked in the Tower of London for the past eight years. Being a Beefeater is no easy job, and when Balthazar is tasked with setting up an elaborate menagerie of the many exotic animals gifted to the Queen, life at the Tower gets all the more interesting. Penguins escape, giraffes go missing, and the Komodo dragon sends innocent tourists running for their lives. Still, that chaos is nothing compared to what happens when his wife, Hebe, makes a surprise announcement. What's a Beefeater to do?



People Magazine said "this is a hilarious love story that will steal your heart."

Entertainment Weekly says "History buffs, animal lovers and simply the tenderhearted will swoon over this captivating story."

And The Denver Post says "A feather-light without being feather-brained. Julia Stuart has penned a work that is original and every-page amusing."

Join us Monday March 9. We'll be meeting at church in the Lottie Peterson Room from 7 - 9. If you have any questions, please contact Nancy Turner at [email protected]

BEYOND OUR WALLS NEWS

Emmanuel's 2nd Great Groundhog Day "Chili Cook-Off" Was a Rip Roaring Event.

We had 13 Chili Chefs who all had great enthusiasm for their recipes and a hungry crowd to sample all of the amazing and different chili. This year's ticket proceeds in the amount of $300 went to Emmanuel's Youth Group programs. Everyone enjoyed chili, laughter and a fierce competition! The winners were:

1st Place: Avery Sears; 2nd Place: Father Greg;

3rd Place: Bruce Koch; & 4th Place: Sue Bleyaert

Also, Dan and Wendy Armstrong won this year's BOW-WOW award

for all their countless time, treasure and talent they give to our Youth.

They are a Blessing to our Emmanuel community. Thank you, Dan &

Wendy. By the way, it was the first time our parish has ever seen Dan

being speechless but he quickly recovered!



Great thanks to our fantastic Chili Contest Setup & Cleanup Crew:

Sue Bleyaert, Lisa Ernsberger, Nicole Viterbo, Bruce & Cameron

Koch, Kathy Petersen, Ron Rinker & Bonnie Marquardt.

Our February's Nehemiah Homeless Shelter Collection was an

amazing success. The BOW Bin was over flowing with Detergent,

Soap, Sugar, Coffee & Non-Dairy Creamer items. Thank you to

everyone who donated - your caring during these cold frigid days

will be appreciated by Petoskey's homeless community members.

EEC GAME NIGHT

Chase away the winter doldrums with a lively evening

of games and good fun! We'll be playing a variety of games, such as Pictionary, Charades, Catch Phrase,

Pit, Tensies, Spot It, Jenga ... and Bingo that is fun for any age (colors and shapes!) Bring a snack ... and

your own favorite game. If you are tired of feeling Fahrenheit-challenged, show your support for sunshine

and 70+ degree weather by wearing a tropical-inspired outfit (Hawaiian shirt)!

Date: Saturday, March 7Time: 6:30 PM - ???

Place: Emmanuel Episcopal ChurchQuestions: Sue Droste, Wendy Price, T. Jones,

Lorelei Scott

A NOTE FROM LYNN GLAHN

February 18, 2015



Our Diocese of Western Michigan has just finalized the

formation program for deacons, and I want to share with my

Emmanuel family that, after much prayerful consideration, I have

sent a letter to Bishop Whayne Hougland, requesting that I be

removed from the diaconal process - I am afraid the program and I

were not a good match.

My discernment experience of the past year has been an amazing

one, helped along by your prayers. While I am disappointed that this

did not work out, my listening and discernment journey continues

and I look forward to whatever God has in store for me and for

Emmanuel.

Again, much love and many thanks.

Lynn A. Glahn

PARENT'S NIGHT OUT

As a fundraiser for our Appalachia Service Project, we

would like to provide 2 opportunities for a fun night for kids so parents can have a night out.

When and Where: 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Friday April 17th at Emmanuel Episcopal

Church in Petoskey

Friday May 8th at Petoskey United Methodist Church

We will provide quality childcare for your children by our volunteer adults and youth. We will have a make your own pizza activity for dinner, a movie, games, and an area for crafts.

Suggested minimum donation: $20/night

Please sign up at least by Weds April 16th and/or

Wednesday by emailing

Joelle Wilcox at [email protected] (preferred) or calling

231-838-4227.



Pre-TLC March 13 - 15

"TLC" stands for "Training Leaders in Christ"; it is our summer week-long program for developing Christian leadership among high school youth. Pre-TLC is a weekend for middle-school and high-school youth to experience a short form of TLC. It is an exciting and engaging program of Christian life together - and a lot of fun spending two overnights at the church. Interested? Contact Claire Audia ([email protected]).

TIDBITS

Tidbits are brought to you by a small group of your

parishioners that enjoy the traditions of the Book of Common

Prayer, 1928 Edition.

ACTION SYMBOLS IN WEEKLY USE

Any discussion of the symbols of the church must include the colors we see. And at Emmanuel we are surrounded by the seasonal colors of the church year. From the altar frontal to the great hangings on the north wall we proclaim the season in color.



The colors of white-red-violet-green were "borrowed" from the contemporary Roman Catholicism. Many folks have a problem with two different seasons of the church year sharing the same color. But they don't seem to have a problem with white being shared between Christmas and Easter. And those are certainly two very different times in the church year!

As are Lent and Advent, but that sharing of seasonal colors is diverging. Deep purple or violet for lent symbolizing penance and mourning, with a light blue or even navy blue used during Advent, giving us a calmness of reflection in anticipation of a most joyous events.

With the current emphasis on Holy Communion as the norm for the worship experience, we rarely see the Celebrant robed in "choir dress" (black cassock and long white surplice) with just a stole or maybe even a plain black tippet. That however is the vesting for the Thursday Eucharist celebrated from the Book of Common Prayer, 1928 by Father Greg.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR A LENTEN BOOK STUDY THAT WILL "OPEN DOORS" TO HELP YOU TO KNOW YOUR TRUE SELF

Wednesdays, 5:30 - 7:00 EECStarting February 25 _ April 8 (six weeks)Open the Door: A Journey to the True Self

by Joyce Rupp

Best-selling spiritual guide Joyce Rupp, creatively leads readers to explore how the image of the door can guide them in a process of discovering their true self. Joyce Rupp brings new life to the ageless spiritual image of the door, weaving insights from



East and West with the wisdom of contemporary spiritual writers, poets and novelists in a practical format. Structured as a daily prayer guide for everyday use over six weeks, each day offers a thematic reflection, a guided meditation, an original prayer, a thoughtful question, and a related scripture quote.

The group will follow the daily chapter readings and convene to discuss once a week on Wednesdays. We hope you will consider attending or even reading the book yourself. It comes highly recommended! Please get your copy, read the introduction and begin the weekly prayers on Ash Wednesday for preparation for the first meeting Feb. 25.

If interested, ??s contact Kathy Audia 231-347-5692 or just join us at the first session.

SCHEDULES FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH

COFFEE HOUR:

March 1: The Turners / The Lufkins

March 8: The Farleys / The Jones

March 15: The Olliffes

March 22: The Cells & Friends

March 29: The Pennimans

MARCH BIRTHDAYS:

03/01 - Lisa Ernsberger 03/01 - Lorelei Scott

03/01 - David Sheperd 03/01 - Elena Sheperd

03/02 - Margaret MacLeod 03/02 - Lynne Tollas

03/03 - Micah Braendle 03/04 - Kathryn Farley

03/05 - Robert Fair 03/06 - Dean Burns

03/07 - Addison Tollas 03/08 - Bruce Turner



03/08 - Lara Brown 03/10 - Amy Riordan

03/16 - Erica Marlatt 03/19 - Joyce Riordan

03/20 - Ashlynn Corteville 03/21 - David Droste

03/21 - Van Atchison 03/21 - Maylee Liebler

03/23 - Catherine Atchison 03/23 - Scott Herceg

03/23 - Cooper Carpenter 03/24 - Mary Agria

03/24 - Megan Keller 03/25 - William McGill

03/25 - John Gowan 03/27 - Susan Droste

03/27 - Abigail Armstrong 03/29 - James Kan

03/31 - Marnie Duse

MARCH ANNIVERSARIES:

1st: Guy & Ann Warfield

5th: William & Judith A. Heil

15th: John & Mary Agria

19th: Robert & Patricia Fair

24th: Mike & Molly Landi

30th: Stephen & Sandra Selden

MARCH 2015

MAR. 1 MAR. 8 MAR. 15 MAR. 22 MAR. 29 PALM SUNDAY

LEM: Peggy Eichenberger Maryln Graham

LEM: Lynn Glahn Tom Hord

LEM: Julie Eckhardt Tim Tippett

LEM: Julie Eckhardt David Penniman

LEM: Marlyn Graham Tom Hord

POP: Tim Tippett

POP: Mary Hord

POP: Lynn Glahn

POP: Peggy Eichenberger

POP: Mary Hord

Acolytes: Caroline Farley Amelia Shuman Ben Shuman

Acolytes: Katie Farley Joe Farley Thomas Farley

Acolytes: Shannon Cartwright Addison Tollas Grace Tollas

Acolytes: Fiona Scott Will Scott

Acolytes: Annie Jones Ellie Jones



Lector: Bill Heil

Lector: Ron Varga

Lector: Carolyn Penniman

Lector: Steve Selden

Lector: Scott Herceg

Ushers & Greeters: Bill & Ginny King VaLaura Nibbelink

Ushers & Greeters: Bruce & Connie Booth

Ushers & Greeters: David Farley Joan Neubrecht

Ushers & Greeters: Wendy Price Nancy Turner

Ushers & Greeters: TBD

Coffee Hour:Turners/Lufkins

Coffee Hour: Farleys/Jones

Coffee Hour: Olliffes

Coffee Hour: Cells & Friends

Coffee Hour: Pennimans

VPOW: Russ Carpenter

VPOW: Rod Hammond

VPOW: Bruce Koch

VPOW: Nancy Turner

VPOW: Angela Lasher

Plate Coordinator:Bob Howse

Plate Coordinator: Franz Neubrecht

Plate Coordinator: Ron Rinker

Plate Coordinator:Kirk Eichenberger

Plate Coordinator: Sandy Selden

Altar Guild: Karel Howse

Altar Guild: Maryln Graham

Altar Guild: Christina Cartwright

Altar Guild: Christine Cartwright

Altar Guild: Maryln Graham

Emmanuel Episcopal Church CalendarMARCH 2015

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Emmanuel Episcopal Church1020 East Mitchell StreetPetoskey, MI 49770Phone: 231.347.2350 Fax: 231.347.3699

STAFF OF EMMANUEL:Rector: The Rev. Gregory Brown 231.330.6209 (cell) 231.347.2350 Ext. 11 (ofc) 231.709.8108 ([email protected])

Music Director: Joseph Fortin 231.347.2350 Ext. 14 (ofc) 231.420.4988 (cell)



([email protected])

Coordinator of Lay Ministry: David Penniman 231.330.5445 (cell) ([email protected])

Office Manager:Leah Cell 231.347.2350 Ext. 10 231.340.0519 (cell) ([email protected])

VESTRY OF EMMANUEL:Connie Booth,Sr. Warden 2016 330-0957(c) [email protected] Turner, Jr. Warden 2016 330-1510(c) [email protected] Lasher 2016 302-4635(c) [email protected] Carpenter, Clerk 2017 348-0736(h) [email protected] Farley 2017 487-9113/881-9113(c) [email protected] Petersen 2017 622-8044(h) [email protected] Hammond 2018 330-2992 (c) [email protected] Koch 2018 439-9228 (h) [email protected] Price 2018 881-0715 (c) [email protected]

CONTACT LIST FOR CELL GROUP & PROGRAM LEADERS

Beyond Our Walls / Outreach CellKathy Petersen 622-8044 [email protected]

Finance CellMary Catherine Hannah Treasurer: Todd Petersen 622-8044(h) [email protected] Asst. Treasurer: Franz Neubrecht 517-281-9106(c) [email protected] R Dun CellKent Cartwright 348-1152(h) [email protected] CellMargo Todd 347-8443 [email protected]

Stewardship CellFather Greg Brown, Interim Leader

Structure CellScott Sheperd 622-8020 [email protected]

Gardens: Mary Street 529-6557 [email protected]

WOW CellGreg Brown 330-6209 [email protected]

Coffee Hour/ Kitchen: Nancy Nicholson 347-0117 [email protected] Book Club : Nancy Turner 330-1510 [email protected]

Welcome CellJoan Neubrecht 517-281-9002 [email protected] Within Our Walls CellT. Jones 487-9574 [email protected] Lorelei Scott 622-8302 [email protected] & Worship CellPeggy Eichenberger 881-2025 [email protected] /Maryln Graham 347-1742 [email protected] The Rev. Greg Brown, Rector 330-6209 [email protected] Karel Howse, Altar Guild 348-5406 [email protected] Joe Fortin, Music Director 347-2350 [email protected] Tom Hord, Acolyte Scheduler 622-8306 [email protected] Connie Booth, Chief Usher 347-5134 [email protected] Maryln Graham, LEM Coordinator 347-1742 [email protected] Mary Kreid, Lector Scheduler 526-6036Youth Spiritual Formation Cell Leader: Dan Armstrong 557-8879 [email protected] Safeguarding: Nursery contact: DJ Jones 487-9574 [email protected] Worship Center: Christine Carpenter 348-0736 [email protected] Sunday School Grades 2-5:Carrie Farley 487-9113 [email protected] Middle School Youth: Dan Armstrong 557-8879 [email protected] Senior High Youth: DJ Jones 838-8671 [email protected]

Wendy Thatcher 881-0715 Greg Brown 330-6209 [email protected] Diocesan Summer Camp: Cathy Brown 758-2465 [email protected] Training Leaders for Christ: Greg Brown [email protected] GuildErnie Mainland 347-9061 [email protected]

Adult Spiritual Formation



Education for Ministry Program Herb Glahn 526-0155 [email protected] Theology Pub David Penniman 330-5445 [email protected]

"We Care" Program Gene Dixon 439-0210

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