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To love the Lord God above all,

to love our neighbors as ourselves

and to live out our Baptismal covenant

so that we build a community transformed by the love of

Jesus Christ.

From the Rector My deepest thanks to everyone who

attended and took part in our Annual

Meeting on February 12.

It was a glorious morning. We celebrated

where we’ve been, looked ahead to what

is to come, and honored the many

volunteers who make St. John’s work,

particularly Don Duncan, who is retiring as

our treasurer.

Lent starts on March 1 this year, and St.

John’s is getting ready for it as a

community.

Lent is a holy season of self-examination

and reflection, and I’m looking forward to

what we have in store as we observe Lent

this year. Our observance starts with three

services on Ash Wednesday, March 1:

7 a.m. Imposition of Ashes & Holy

Communion

Noon, Imposition of Ashes & Holy

Communion, featuring the Jubilate

Choir

7 p.m., Imposition of Ashes & Holy

Communion in both English and

Spanish, featuring the Parish and

Spanish Choirs and incense

Each Wednesday in Lent, starting March

8, we will have a meal at 6 p.m. Then we

will split into one of three groups. Singers will

join the choir, our young people will gather

together for an age-appropriate program,

and a group will look at one of six essays by

the former Archbishop of Canterbury,

Rowan Williams. The book, Being Disciples:

Essentials of the Christian Life, is newly

published, and focuses on how we follow

Jesus in our own lives, and grow in our faith.

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I hope you and your family join us on

Wednesdays in Lent this year!

This year, we have wonderful Lenten

Meditations Guides from Episcopal Relief &

Development (ERD). These guides are

available in the parish office. ERD is the

humanitarian outreach arm of the Episcopal

Church, working in parts of the world that

most need our help. I am looking forward to

observing Lent with ERD & St. John’s!

Candlelight Vigil at City Hall

By Terri Lolcama, Deacon

On February 7, leaders of Olympia faith

communities joined together on the city hall

steps for a candlelight vigil in support of the

Olympia charter for compassion.

As a sanctuary city, Olympia joins many

other cities in supporting immigrants and

refugees in our community.

While we sit at home enjoying our

comfortable lives, many friends and

neighbors are afraid to leave their homes or

answer a knock at the door. Immigrants and

refugees live in fear – now more than ever.

The faith communities of Olympia have

developed the following statement of

shared values:

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will be led by The Reverend Michael Beaton, an

accomplished scripture teacher.

Pastor Michael has a great deal of experience as a

pastor and teacher in churches in Cuba. Our classes

will begin at 7:30 p.m. and end at 8:15 p.m. Don’t miss

this opportunity to learn more about our faith.

Each Wednesday after Ash Wednesday, there will

be a full program for everyone in the church family.

Beginning at 6 p.m., we will have dinner together in the

Parish Hall. There will then be group singing followed by

choir practice or study of a Christian book. The

evenings will close with Taizé worship, which features

silence, candles and simple singing. This is a wonderful

way to experience a holy Lent.

Miércoles de Ceniza y Santa Cuaresma

Miércoles de Ceniza, el primero de Marzo, habrá

misa e imposición de cenizas a las 7 p.m.

El servicio este año será bilingüe y contará con

música y coro. Recibir cenizas al comienzo de la

Cuaresma es una importante forma de iniciar esta

solemne temporada.

Los eventos especiales en este año son más

numerosos y enriquecedores que antes. Los domingos

por la noche después de la eucaristía, tendremos

estudios de la Biblia. Estas clases serán dirigidas por el

Reverendo Michael Beaton, un maestro de escrituras

ordenado.

El Pastor Michael tiene mucha experiencia como

pastor y maestro en las iglesias de Cuba. Nuestras

clases comenzarán a las 7:30 p.m. y terminarán a las

8:15 p.m. No pierda esta oportunidad de aprender

más acerca de nuestra fe.

Cada miércoles después del Miércoles de Ceniza,

habrá un programa completo para todos en la familia

de la iglesia. Comenzando a las 6 p.m. Cenaremos

juntos en el salón parroquial. A continuación, habrá

cantos de grupo seguido por la práctica del coro o el

estudio de un libro cristiano. Las tardes se cerrarán con

el culto Taizé, que incluye silenciamiento, velas y

algunos sencillos cantos. Esta es una maravillosa

manera de experimentar una Santa Cuaresma.

As a community, we recognize the inherent worth

and dignity of all persons. In doing so, we strive to

practice respect and compassion towards one

another, engage in civil dialogue, honor each

individual as we ourselves would like to be

honored.

As a community, we recognize our

interdependence. In doing so, we strive to work

collaboratively, bringing all voices to the table to

solve community issues for the benefit of everyone.

As a community, we believe we must create a

society where all people are able to live into their

best selves. In doing so, we use our best efforts to

work together for the common good. This means

that public officials and citizens speak out with one

voice against bigotry, racism, and religious

prejudice.

As a community, we strive to live our shared values

as we work to build a community that welcomes

and respects the unique gifts brought by all those

who make up our diverse Olympia community.

As members of the greater Christian community, we

are led by God’s love through Jesus Christ and

reminded throughout the Gospels to lend a hand to

those who have so much less than we do. From time-

to-time we recite the Baptismal Covenant and are

asked by the Celebrant: “Will you strive for justice and

peace among all people, and respect the dignity of

every human being?” And we answer: “I will with

God’s help.” We must take a moment each day to

remind ourselves that we cannot, in good faith, ignore

these words.

Artículos en Español y Inglés

Ash Wednesday and Lent at San Juan

By Padre Don

On Ash Wednesday, March 1, there will be a mass

and imposition of ashes at 7 p.m.

This year’s service will be bilingual and feature

music and choir. Receiving ashes at the beginning of

Lent is an important way to begin this solemn season.

Special events in Lent this year are more numerous

and enriching than formerly. Sunday evenings after

the Eucharist, we will have Bible classes. These classes

Faith Formation

Spiritus Liturgical Dance

By Mary Alice Olson

Spiritus, St. John's liturgical dance ensemble, were

guests at St. Andrew, Aberdeen, on Sunday, February

12.

Five dancers, Mary Alice Olson, Helen Johnston,

Michiko Fujii, Donna Pallo-Perez and Mary Ellen

Fairchild, danced the stately Advent dance, Sleepers,

Wake, which is set to Bach's music, Wachet

auf. Although St. Andrew's congregants had not seen

liturgical dance (at least not in their church), we

found ourselves warmly received. The large candles

which we carry throughout the dance felt to us like

beacons of light.

Children and Family

Sunday School Service Project

By Denise Hammer

On January 30, the children met in Sunday school

to learn about the prophets Amos and Micah. The

focus of the morning was acceptance of all people

and reaching out to help those in need.

A service project provided a great way to put

learning into action and provide relevancy to the

children. Each child was given a paper bag to

decorate and fill with warming items for the homeless.

Each bag included a prayer for healing.

The children put great effort into decorating the

bags with markers, glitter, stickers, and rainbows and

sunshine. When the bags were complete, each child

filled their bag with Cup O'Noodles, tea or cider, a

granola bar and a fruit snack. The class said a prayer

together to bless the bags and those they would be

going to.

On the following Sunday, February 5, with the snow

coming down in full force, the bags were taken to the

Warming Center in downtown Olympia. The center

was already quite busy and filled with people

needing a warm place on a cold day. Staff at the

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warming center graciously received the bags and

complimented the children on their artwork and care.

More projects may be planned for the upcoming

Lenten season. If you have ideas, please let Denise

Hammer know in person or at

[email protected].

Around the Parish

The Esoterics to Perform April 2

By Warren Guykema

Intimas: Cultivating Intimacy is the title of a concert

which Eric Banks of the honored Seattle choral group,

The Esoterics, will conduct at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 2, as

part of the Concert Series at St. John's Episcopal

Church in Olympia.

The event will include the West Coast premiere of

Messages to Myself, by Christopher Theofanidis,

featuring musical settings to verses by Rumi, Walt

Whitman, Amy Beth Kirsten and William Butler Yeats.

The ensemble also will reprise The Wheel of Time, the

Dance, by Pulitzer Prize winning composer Aaron Jay

Kernis, who set four poems by Wendell Berry, American

novelist and environmental activist.

Concluding the program will be Banks's 32-minute

choral symphony, This Delicate Universe, which sets

poems by Cavafy and Goeth.

Admission to the concert is by donation as able,

with a suggested level of $20 general and $10 seniors.

mailto:[email protected]


Spanish Confirmation Photos by Jan Aiken

The Bookworm’s Nook

By Jenny Louden

Maria Semple’s latest book, Today Will Be Different.

(Her earlier book, Where’d You Go, Bernadette? is

mostly about Seattle, and funny.) I confess I laughed

out loud, and heartily, at several places in this story,

and that I found other parts deeply touching.

This book seems an appropriate one to review early

in the year, because many of us make resolutions at

this time. Like Eleanor, we are totally ready to reform in

every way, and often this is infinitely more difficult than

we expect. In my experience, this often goes for Len-

ten resolutions as well.

Because the unexpected is at the heart of the

charm of this book, I will refrain from saying more

about the story, except that it does, like Where’d You

Go, Bernadette?, contain a great many superbly fun-

ny lines about places most of us in the Northwest love

in Seattle and its environs. (It also does that about both

New York and New Orleans.) I certainly hope that

many of you will read it; I own a copy and I’m keen to

lend it to people—ask me if you’d like to borrow.

News and Reminders

By Dr. Curt Sather

Schlicker Pipe Organ News: Bond Organ Builders,

Inc., of Portland, will finish the installation of our

Schlicker pipe organ. Their work, commencing in

March, will include assessing the work already done

and making certain that all components of our

instrument are installed and functioning properly. As

this work progresses, we will determine finishes for the

bottom of the organ towers, as well as proper lighting

and flooring for the choir area. The goal is to make the

front area (Chancel) of the church as flexible as

possible for liturgy and concerts. Thank you for your

patience .

Forum 19 March: In anticipation of

Bacharoundtheclock (Tuesday, March 21), Curt Sather

will present the Forum on Sunday March 19, The

Spirituality of J. S. Bach. This discussion will include

biographical information about Bach; cultural,

political, and religious influences in the time of Bach;

and the religious and spiritual life of the composer and

how Bach's faith is communicated through his music.

Jazz in March: On Sunday, March 19, the 10:30 a.m.

service will be joined by the Olympia Sacred Jazz

Ensemble.

Centering Prayer: Every week on Thursdays, 12

noon, all are welcome to Centering Prayer in the Parish

Hall. We begin with a bit of instruction or Lectio Divina

(Sacred Reading), followed by a 20-minute silent

prayer "sit", and conclude with personal reflections or

questions. In this form of prayer we simply sit and allow

the divine action of God to do its work within us.

Looking Ahead: Mark your calendars for our next

Jazz Cabaret Dinner on Friday evening, June 16, at 7

p.m., when we will enjoy another fantastic meal and

evening of Jazz played by some of Olympia's best

musicians, and the return of Jazz singer LaVon

Hardison.

Library Ministry

By Janice Jackson

The library volunteers have been busy processing

new books for the Library. New and current lists have

been made in Author, Dewey Number, and Title. When

looking at the title list please note that the A, An, and

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the seem to have dropped off the list. We are working

to correct these and other errors found on the lists.

We are still collecting books of all kinds. Those that

are not put in the library will be sold at the June

Jumble! Bring your books in any time. There is a box on

the floor at the front of the adult library marked for

donations. If you have more, leave them in boxes or

sacks.

Come sit, read, and check out books. While you are

there look at the wall with paintings from our Artist of

the Quarter. This quarter it is Michiko Fujii.

Bee’s Buzz

By Jenny Louden

Thank you for all the hats, scarves, and gloves

contributed to our collection for young people

attending CIELO’s programs in language-learning and

tutoring. The Bees have delivered four full bags of such

warming clothes to CIELO already!

Early this month, the Busy Bees will attend the fund-

raising breakfast put on by Community Youth Services

(CYS). At their February meeting, the Bees decided to

make a $500 contribution to CYS this spring.

At that meeting, we modified our mission statement

to reflect the fact that we now contribute to a number

of local organizations that assist young people in need.

And we celebrated Valentine’s Day for ourselves with

a valentine cake, and contributed cards and small

gifts for our Secretary, Lin Hampton, to deliver to the

five girls at Brentwood Home in Lacey.

Curt Sather to Play in NYC, Tacoma

Our Organist & Choirmaster, Curt Sather, has a bi-

coastal schedule in April.

On April 2, Curt will be guest recitalist for the Sunday

afternoon recital at St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York

City, at 3:15 p.m., preceding the 4 p.m. Mass.

The next Sunday, April 9, at 3 p.m. he will play a full-

length recital on the magnificent Paul Fritts organ in

Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University.

That recital is part of a series that includes outstanding

organists from around the country.

PLU tickets are $15 general, $10

military/seniors/alumni, $5 PLU/18 and younger.

By Warren Guykema

The 332nd birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach will

be celebrated all day Tuesday, March 21, in a 24-hour

marathon in which all of his organ compositions will be

performed by Curt Sather, beginning at midnight

PST, at St. John's Episcopal Church in Olympia, WA and

streamed around the world via

www.bacharoundtheclock.net.

The organ is the 3,800-pipe Schlicker originally built

in 1967 and used for worship and notable concerts

at Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle. It is now

being installed at St. John's.

In addition to honoring Bach, the marathon will help

raise funds to complete the organ installation at St.

John's, 114 20th Ave. SE, Olympia, WA 98501 USA.

Donations in any amount are welcome and can be

made on line or by mail. Challenge grants have been

received to match the first donations up to $10,000.

According to Sather, there are nearly 300

compositions, spanning Bach's long life, beginning in

his early teens and continuing until moments before his

death at age 65.

Sather, the music director of St. John's, is a graduate

of The Eastman School of Music and has served at

churches in several U.S. cities as well as in Florence,

Italy. He also was on staff at Rosales Organ Builders in

Los Angeles, creator of the main organ at St. James

Cathedral, Seattle, and of the renowned instrument in

Disney Hall.

Organists sometimes present marathon recitals, but

rarely of 24 hours. When asked how he can play so

long (midnight to midnight), Sather responded that

"this is such great music that I'm never tired of it. Just

like reading a great novel or traveling to a special

destination I see this as an energizing pilgrimage."

Curt Sather, St. John's Episcopal Church (360) 352-

8527 x 104 [email protected]


http://www.bacharoundtheclock.net/mailto:[email protected]


Beyond the Walls

CROPWALK Is Coming!

By Bill Unbehaun

CROPWALK is a fundraising walk for the Church

World Service (CWS). This year, CROPWALK will be May

7, three weeks after Easter.

The walk usually starts at about 1:30 p.m. at the

Capitol and goes around Capitol Lake, to the old

brewery and back down Capitol Way. (If you can't go

that far, you can walk half way and get a ride back.)

CROPWALK was begun to fund CWS's work in world

development - building sustainable food and water

sources and improving hygiene in underdeveloped

areas around the world. CWS is also deeply involved in

refugee care and resettlement. Check out

https://cwsglobal.org/ to get an idea of the wonderful

work they do!

Watch for more details on the CROPWALK and how

you can help. For more information, contact Bill

Unbehaun, [email protected].

Our Student Arnol at El Hogar

By Sue Michie

The new school year has begun at El Hogar in

Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Our student Arnol is a nine-year-old third grader at

El Hogar, The School of Love and Hope.

El Hogar, which was started in 1979, provides a

home and education for 250 poor and homeless

children on four campuses in Honduras. The facilities

maintained by El Hogar include an elementary school,

an agricultural school, a technical school and a

residence for high school girls.

We at St. John’s are sponsors of Arnol Josue Lopez

Gonzalez, who started at El Hogar in 2015 as a first

grader. As sponsors, we have become a part of the

extended El Hogar family and play an important role

in the life of Arnol. By becoming sponsors, we are

partnering with El Hogar to provide a future filled with

hope and promise to Arnol.

Our check for $2,400 has been sent to El Hogar for

the upcoming 2017 school year. An additional check

for $540.35 was also sent directly to Rev. Matthew

Engleby, Executive Director at El Hogar, who visited us

at St. John’s in October. The $540.35 is the generous

amount that St. John’s parishioners donated for his use

at El Hogar (in the offering plate collection on that

Sunday).

Do You Need To Downsize?

By Laura Tayne

Admit it. We all need to simplify.

What about a big consignment sale here at St.

John’s? Kind of like the June Jumble but different:

You bring things you’d like to sell. These are things

you’d like to have gone but are better than

giveaway.

You decide prices. You tag each item with your

initials and price.

Anything that doesn’t sell, you take back or

donate to the June Jumble.

You staff your own area.

25% of your proceeds go to St. John's.

This is just a brainchild at this point. Contact Laura

Tayne at 357-5537 or [email protected]) if the

concept appeals to you and you think you might like

to participate.

CHAT Will Turn Inside-Out for Lent

For this month and part of April, CHAT will be a

Lenten reversal. Instead of coming to the table for

goodies in Lent, we’ll come to the Parish Hall table

bringing something (food or cash offering) for the

hungry served by the Thurston County Food Bank and

other outreaches. There will still be coffee, tea, and

something very simple for children.

For the rest of the year, we’ll go on snacking as

usual. Please consider signing up with a friend or two

to provide coffee hour goodies. CHAT is also a time to

make newcomers feel welcome, so take a few

moments to get acquainted with someone you don’t

know yet.

https://cwsglobal.org/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


A 16 Year Old Friendship Dedicated to the

Defense of Indigenous Peoples Human Rights

By Jens Dieter-Stahmer

It gives me great pleasure to introduce my longtime

friend, Simon Parkesui Nadungwenkop, from the Ogiek

community in Kenya to the St. John’s Episcopal Church

community.

Simon and I met in 2001 during the United Nations

World Conference against Racism and Intolerance,

WCAR (www.un.org/WCAR), in Durban, South Africa.

Since Durban, we stayed in touch through e-mails and

phone calls and met for the first time again in person

13 years later at the United Nations World Conference

on Indigenous Peoples at the UN headquarters in New

York in 2014.

Finally, it was possible for Simon to travel to Olympia

after attending the UN Permanent Forum on

Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) in May of last year.

Over the many years, Simon and I both advanced

in our lives.

Simon grew to be a leader in his village near Naruk

(2 ½ hours from Nairobi) and was recently elected the

regional representative for East Africa (Kenya,

Tanzania, Uganda) by the Indigenous Peoples of Africa

Coordinating Committee, IPACC (www.IPACC.org.za).

Simon is also the Executive Director of the Ogiek

Cultural Initiative Programme (OCIP) with an office in

Nairobi.

In 2016, I finally finished my Bachelor’s Degree with

concentrations on World Indigenous Peoples and

International Affairs (UN), as well as the political,

historical and legal relationship between the US

Government and the Federal Recognized American

Indian Tribes and Alaskan Native communities. After

Durban, I started the Office for World Indigenous and

Traditional Communities (OWITC). With many financial

ups and downs, I restarted OWITC in 2014.

Simon is not just here for a visit but also to gather

support for the many challenges the Ogiek are

currently facing. His community, one of 43 tribes, is

challenged by severe drought, lack of land title, threat

of eviction, forest destruction through illegal logging

and land grabbing, and the loss of culture (from a

population of approximately 30,000, only 500 Ogiek still

speak the language). Foremost, the Ogiek have not

been represented in Kenya’s Parliament since Kenya’s

independence from Great Britain in 1962, even though

this representation was guaranteed in Kenya’s

Constitution of 2005.

The Ogiek are challenged with the denial of basic

human rights. Further, Kenya faces serious violence

due to the upcoming elections.

Simon and I are working currently on a fundraising

plan in support of his travel back to Kenya. This plan will

also support a civic outreach education program

focusing on Kenya’s Constitution of 2005, which

guaranteed representation in parliament. Besides the

fundraising, we are also discussing a partnership

between the Office for World Indigenous and

Traditional Communities and the Ogiek Cultural

Initiative Programme in assisting each other’s work and

projects. You can find more information about the

Ogiek at YouTube-Ogiek and at www.Ogiek.org.

For more information, contact Simon at

[email protected] or Jens at 360-280-3843 or

[email protected]. Thank you for your interest.

We will keep you posted.

Thank you for your continued support of Arnol and

El Hogar. Any money placed in the colorful offering

plates on the 2nd Sunday of the month goes to our

support of Arnol. Any other donations are gratefully

accepted but please designate them for El Hogar. The

next Second Sunday is March 12.

Please continue to keep Arnol, as well as the other

students and staff at El Hogar, in your prayers.

http://www.un.org/WCARhttp://www.IPACC.org.zahttp://www.Ogiek.orgmailto:[email protected]:[email protected]

Treasurer’s Report—Budget Summary

Year-to-Date Summary through

January 31, 2016

Year-to-Date

Total Budget Year-to-Date Equals 8% of

for the Year Actual Amts Total Budget

INCOME $378,717 $30,725 8.0%

EXPENSES $378,717 $31,817 8.3%

NET GAIN/

Loss $-1,092

January expenses exceeded income by $1,092,

thereby causing an operating loss for the year of

$1,092. Please check to be sure your pledge payments

are current. Thank you for your continuing support.

Events Committee

The Events Committee met on January 22, 2017 to

set the events schedule for the year and to elect a

new chairperson. After several years of loyal and

creative leadership, Meg Jones is retiring as the Events

Committee chair.

Karen Sanchez and Laura Tayne will be co-chairs

for 2017!

Several events are planned for this year:

February 12: Annual Meeting (Successfully

March 12: Planning meeting - Easter Vigil and

English Tea

April 15: Easter Vigil

May 7: Planning meeting - June Jumble

(Rummage Sale)

May 20: PLACEHOLDER - English Tea

May 21: Planning meeting - June Jumble

June 3: June Jumble

June 10: Doug Dornhecker's Ordination

celebration

June 25: Planning meeting - Ice Cream Social

July 16: Ice Cream Social CHAT

July 30: Root Beer Float CHAT

August 6: Planning meeting - Christmas Faire &

Italian Night

October 7: Italian Night

October 15: Planning meeting - Christmas Faire

November 18: Christmas Faire

Planning meetings are on Sundays after the 10:30

service. Anyone is invited to join the group and/or

attend the meetings. We appreciate new ideas and

willing cooks, servers, dishwashers . . .!

BAKERS GUILD: The Events Committee is now the

proud sponsor of St. John’s Bakers Guild. The plan is to

gather as needed but at least once a quarter to bake

as a group in the parish kitchen, and offer the tasty

morsels for sale to the parish. All parishioners are

welcome to participate.

Questions and comments? Contact Laura 357-5537

[email protected] or Karen 866-0563

[email protected].

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More Parish Tidbits

Annual St. Patrick’s Day Potluck

By Chuck Moore

The Annual St. John’s St. Patrick's Day Potluck will be

on (gasp) St. Patrick's Day. Please join us for Irish-

themed celebratory music and fellowship at 6:30 p.m.

on Friday, March 17.

Everyone is welcome, and if you can, please bring

an Irish-type salad, main-dish, or dessert. Wine, coffee,

and a wee amount of Irish beer will be provided.

Éirinn go Brách! (Ireland Forever!) Contact Chuck

Moore at [email protected] for more

information. Please note: No potluck in April.

Leaders Elected at the Annual Meeting

At the parish's Annual Meeting on Sunday, February

12, the congregation elected the Vestry: Catherine

Atwell, Bob LeRoy, Mark Tepley, Meredith "Nicki"

Weekes.

In addition, at the first Vestry meeting of the new

term, the following individuals were elected or

appointed to leadership positions:

Bill Van Hook, Senior Warden (appointed by the

Rector)

Mary Conley Law, Clerk of the Vestry

Lance Avery, Treasurer

Ron Leo, Member-at-Large of the Executive

Committee

mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]

Office Hours: Monday to Friday

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (360) 352-8527 Email: [email protected]

Website: www.stjohnsoly.org/

Clergy and Staff

Rector: The Rev. Robert (R.C.) Laird

Associate, Hispanic Ministries: The Rev. Don Maddux

Deacons:

The Rev. Terri Lolcama

The Rev. Dr. Doug Dornhecker

Organist/Choirmaster: Dr. Curt Sather

Pastoral Musician, Spanish Ministries: Sergio Gomez

Treasurer: Lance Avery

Sexton: Sergio Gomez

Secretary: Michelle Lozar

Vestry: Bill Van Hook, Senior Warden

Open, Junior Warden

Ron Leo, Member at Large, Executive Committee

Mary Conley Law, Clerk of the Vestry

Laura Tayne, Mary Conley Law, Elaine Ross, Ron Leo,

Denise Hammer, Michael Clifthorne, Tracie O’Brien,

Bill Van Hook, Catherine Atwell, Bob LeRoy, Mark

Tepley, Meredith "Nicki" Weekes

March Schedule March 1, Ash Wednesday

12:10 p.m. Imposition of the Ashes & Holy Eucharist

7 p.m. Imposition of the Ashes, Bilingual Holy

Eucharist

March 4, Saturday

10 a.m. Women’s Spirituality, Guild Room

March 8, 15, 22, 29 Wednesday

6 p.m. Lenten Supper, Parish Hall

6:30 p.m. All Sing, Parish Hall

6:45 p.m. Parish Choir, Parish Hall

6:45 p.m. Child/Family Activities, Sunday School

Classroom

6:45 p.m. Book Study, Guild Room

8 p.m. Taizé, Main Church

March 9, Thursday

6 p.m. Budget Committee, Library

March 10, Friday

1:30 p.m. Library Committee, Library

March 14, Tuesday

Noon Busy Bees, Guild Room

5:30 p.m. Altar Guild, Parish Hall

March 16, Thursday

7 p.m. Vestry, Parish Hall


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Guydish, at [email protected], no later

than March 15, 2017.

Recurring Schedule Sunday

8, 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist, childcare at 9 a.m.

9:15 a.m. Adult Forums

6 p.m. La Santa Eucaristía, followed by Lenten Bible

Classes

6 p.m. Compline Choir Practice

8 p.m. Compline Service

Monday

10 a.m. Monday Morning Crafters, Parish Hall

Noon Quilting Group, Parish Hall

Tuesday

10 a.m. Prayer Shawl Group, Guild Room

Wednesday

7 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Chapel

10 a.m. Bible Study, Guild Room

6:30 p.m. Parish Choir Rehearsal, Parish Hall

Thursday

Noon Centering Prayer, Parish Hall

2 p.m. Jubilate Choir Rehearsal, Parish Hall

Saturday

8:30 a.m. Men’s Group, Library

March 17, Friday

6:30 p.m. St. Paddy’s Potluck

March 18, Saturday

9 a.m.—3 p.m. Cambodian Ministry, Parish

Hall/Kitchen

March 21, All Day Tuesday

Midnight-Midnight Bacharoundtheclock, Main

Church

March 23, Thursday

12:30 p.m. St. Mary’s Guild, Guild Room

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Wednesdays in Lent 2017

By Dr. Curt Sather

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 1. Services

are at 7 a.m. in the chapel, 12:10 p.m. in the main

church (music by Jubilate Choir), and 7 p.m. in the

main church (bilingual, music by Parish and Spanish

Choirs).

The evening program for the Wednesdays in Lent,

March 8, 15, 22, 29, and April 5, 12, follows:

6 p.m. Meal: Provided by various church groups

such as the Vestry, Daughters of the King, Pastoral

Care, Men's Group, Altar Guild, Spanish Ministry

6:30 p.m. Hymn Sing: All sing as we explore Lenten

music from various and diverse traditions.

6:45 p.m.: Choose one of three activities. Join the

Rector as he leads a book study on Being Disciples

by Rowan Williams. Or rehearse music for Lenten

services and Easter morning with the Parish Choir. Or

explore the meaning of Lent for children of all ages.

8 p.m. Taizé: Enjoy meditative Taizé chants in the

candlelit church. Program ends at 8:20 p.m.

Join A Choir For Lent: Do you enjoy singing, but lack

the time to join a choir? Consider a short-term Lenten

Discipline and join a choir for the six weeks of Lent.

The Parish Choir will rehearse on Wednesday

evenings 6:45-8 p.m. as part of our Wednesdays in Lent

program. This choir leads the music at 10:30 a.m. on

Sundays, and will be preparing music for the Easter Vigil

and Easter morning 10:30 a.m. service.

The Jubilate Choir rehearses on Thursday afternoons

2-3 p.m., and prepares music that is, perhaps, a little

less vocally challenging than that of the Parish Choir.

The Compline Choir rehearses on Sundays at 6:30

p.m. and sings the weekly Compline Service at 8 p.m.

El Coro (the Spanish Choir) rehearses on Sundays at

5:30 p.m. for the weekly 6 p.m. Spanish Service. All are

welcome to sing, regardless of fluency in Spanish.

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