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Parish Life January 2019 Volume 17, Issue 1

Sunday Services 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday Holy Eucharist 6:00 p.m. in the Chapel

Nursery Offered from 9:30 a.m. on Sundays

Upcoming Events: 1/1 Office Closed 1/2 SPY Planning 1/4 SPY 12 hours of Christ-mas 1/6 Epiphany Labyrinth Ecuador mtg. 1/6,13,20,27 SPY mtgs. 1/7 Vestry mtg. 1/14, 21, 28 Women’s Bible Study 1/11-12 Vestry Retreat 1/12 Men’s Fellowship 1/15 Outreach mtg. 1/19 Holy Hike 1/20 Memorials mtg. 1/21 Office Closed 1/26 Feed Thy Neighbor 1/28 DOK mtg. Ronald McDonald meal 1/29 Endowment mtg. Laundry Love

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church 910 Hudson Road (P. O. Box 25817 ) Greenville, SC 29615 (29616)

Tel: 864/268-7280: Fax: 268-2501

E-mail: parishadministrator@ stpetersgreenvillesc.net

Website: stpetersgreenville.org

Dear people of St. Peter’s, On Sunday morning, December 9

th the freezing rain was noisily ricocheting off my windshield. I

had hoped that the weather forecast might have been exaggerated just a bit by forecasters who

delight in these rare occasions when the weather becomes the lead story on the news. So I drove

to St. Peter’s in order to see for myself. They were right. It was an easy decision to call off our

services for that day.

What was not as easy was attempting to exit the parking lot! My 2-wheel drive sedan met its

match on those slopes—which under normal weather conditions do not seem all that steep.

Two weeks earlier we had our annual parish meeting. I had miscalculated a bit on that Sunday as

well. We had advertised that the meeting would begin at 1:00 p.m. and needed to honor that ex-

pectation, even though the chili cook-off lunch had concluded fifteen or twenty minutes before. It

turned out to be a graced experience. I was able to ask the gathered faithful to help me write a

prayer appropriate to our congregation’s 50th anniversary.

Many people raised their hands and offered words and phrases which would highlight our grati-

tude for what has been, our commitment to who we are, and our hope for what is to come. Thank

you for your help! This is my best, not-too-long summary of our thoughts and prayers from that

afternoon:

Gracious and everlasting Father, you have been with us from our beginning. You

have guided, nurtured, and sustained this parish for the past fifty years. Thank

you for the solid foundation we have received from those who have gone before

us. Grant us the grace to keep building upon this rock as we continue becoming

one Body of transformation, embracing all people through Jesus Christ our Lord,

who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

As we look forward to this new year—celebrating our past and embracing our future—it occurs to

me that the icy parking lot on the 2nd

Sunday of Advent was like a parable. We can see the marks

of how others have gone before us. Indeed, sometimes it helps to follow that well-worn path. Oth-

er times it is beneficial to adjust a little bit and get traction on a fresh path.

It is critical to exercise caution, not going so fast as to end up in a ditch. Likewise, we can also get

stuck by going too slow, and end up spinning our wheels. We should expect that we will regularly

fall short, and need to back up and try again. Faith, after all, is about persistence, not perfection.

In this 50th year in the life of St. Peter’s, I am thankful for your presence, prayers, and service as a

member of this community. We certainly do have the gift of a solid foundation. I also believe we

have a call to continue our journey of becoming the fullest expression of Christ’s Body that we are

able to be in this place and time. The Good News is that we are not alone. Our gracious and ever-

lasting Father has been with us all along—guiding, nurturing, and sustaining us through Jesus

Christ our Lord with the power of the Holy Spirit! Amen.

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Our Finances as of November 30th Numbers in thousands

SAVE THE DATE: January 19, 2019. Hikes will be the third Saturday each month. We welcome suggestions and input on any hikes or locations for 2019. Contact Laura Snow Hawkins @ onebigflake.com or Facebook: Holy Hikes Upper South Car-olina. We would like to wish everyone a blessed Christmas and hope to see y’all on the trail in 2019! Peace

Women’s Bible Study resumes

January 14, 2019 @ 7:00pm

The Women’s Bible Study group will resume

on Monday, January 14th

at 7:00 p.m. Join

us in the parlor as we look at the lives of ten

bad girls from the Bible. We will be using Bad

Girls of the Bible: And What We Can Learn

from Them by Liz Curtis Higgs. Higgs

begins each chapter with a fictional modern-

day account of the Bad Girl then gives com-

mentary as she looks at the Scriptural story

verse by verse. Each week we will focus on

one Bad Girl so please feel free to join us as your schedule

allows. The book can be found locally and

online. The cover art has changed with

revisions and any edition is fine. To get a

feel of the author’s style and more information

visit https://www.lizcurtishiggs.com/books/bad

-girls-bible/ . Please contact Jan Rhodes at

janicelrhodes@gmail.com if cost is a concern

or you have any questions.

January Birthdays

01 Burnley Graham, Carolyn Hassaj 03 Shelley Hendershot, Andy Ingles 04 Xander Fowler, Kennis McIlroy 06 Susan Leaphart 07 Allison Tillinghast 08 Art Slayton, Richard Webb 09 Carol Bowers, Dennis Cook, Haddie Davis,

Vanessa Zadel 11 Lynn Aneskievich, Blair Bramhall 12 Edison Cope, Connor Cummings 13 Christy Larkins 14 Jim Cummings, Mary Wheeler Wyche 15 Pete Ryan 16 Madison Powell 18 Rosemarie Gerstenberger 21 Leanne Davison, Vanessa Rinaldo 23 Ruthie Richards, Nate Leech Jr. 24 Carson Davis, Kyle Kemp 25 Marjorie Davis, Eva Rose Romero 26 Gary Taylor 27 Judy Taylor 28 Beth Trenor 29 Deidre Price, Angel Odabashian 30 Morgan Herman, James Kluttz, Kristin Bennett 31 Faye Miller

January Anniversaries

03 Laura & Alan Foster

Epiphany Labyrinth Walk

January 6, 2019 4 p.m. - weather permitting

It was written in the sky! “I have seen a great light.”

Come walk with us as the Magi did, to honor the new born king.

Iter Vitae, St. Peter’s Labyrinth Ministry

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New Faces at St. Peter’s

Chris & Melinda Aufmuth Maggie & Christopher

308 Scotch Rose Lane Greer, SC 29650

Melinda: 864-752-7762

Melinda and Chris moved to Greenville from Chicago about 2 years ago. Melinda was raised an Episcopalian, and they decided to try St. Peter’s. They love the sense of com-munity at our church and wanted this opportunity for their chil-dren. Maggie is in the eighth grade at Northwood Middle and performs with the SC Children’s Theater. Christopher, who is in the fourth grade at Buena Vista Elementary School, enjoys playing football and soccer. Melinda is a free lance corporate event planner, and Chris works at Michelin. They enjoy traveling, playing games and spending time together. The family usually attends the 10:30 a.m. service. Please welcome this friendly family to St. Peter’s.

Randy & Cathy Hawkins 6 Macle Ct.

Travelers Rest, SC 29690 Cathy 864-884-2888 Randy 864-884-2889

The Hawkins lived in Virginia 20 years before moving to Greenville. They bought a house in Foxcroft near Bill and Melissa Hawkins, who helped them with the decision to try St. Peter’s. They particularly loved the openness of the church and all the outreach programs. Cathy and Randy attended the Welcome Class and were received into our church at the last Confirmation Service. Cathy retired from St. Francis Hospital as an RN work-ing in Case Management, and Randy is the Assistant Principal at Northwood Middle School. Randy’s daughter lives in Green-ville with two children, and his son is retired military living in S. Korea with his wife and one child. In their spare time, Randy enjoys playing golf, fishing and traveling. Cathy loves being with her Yorkie, Bella Rae. Please welcome this outgoing couple to St. Peter’s. They usually attend the 10:30 a.m. service.

January Fellowship will be hosted by Eric and Thiela Schnau-fer from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Saturday, January 19yh. We look forward to seeing you then. Their address is 6 DelNorte Blvd, Greenville.

Please bring your favorite wine and /or an appetizer to share! Soft drinks will be provided.

Let’s gather to celebrate another year with St. Peter’s friends and catch up on what we have been doing.

The ‘Gingerbread’ Church

In revisiting past St. Peter’s traditions, it was brought to our attention that the Middle School Sunday School used to build a gingerbread replica of St. Peter’s with the engineering help of John Page. John’s plans and tips were passed to the middle school class for a redo this year, in honor of our 50

th anniver-

sary. However, it was quickly discovered that John’s meticu-lous plans were for the original church building which is now Stockstill Hall. David Rhodes came to the rescue, and using the latest technology, including Google earth, he built a to-scale model of our current sanctuary out of foam board for the class to use. Working diligently with only one Sunday School session at their disposal, Debbie Cannada, Kyle Davis, David Rhodes, Grace Cope, Owen Wagner and Peter Morse made our ‘gingerbread’ church as seen in the pictures. Many thanks to all who helped make this happen and gave us a connection with St. Peter’s Christmas past!

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Outreach Advocates Present:

Food Delivery Volunteers

Needed

Volunteers Needed for all months in 2019: United Ministries Food Deliveries St. Peter's Outreach Advocates are looking for volunteers to assist with the monthly deliveries of non- perishable food items to United Ministries. Here is a brief overview of the pro-cess. We currently need volunteers for every month in 2019. If you attend the 8:30 service and would like to help, please let us know. We can arrange for someone to put the food in the bins after the 10:30 service for you to pick up at your convenience. 1. Parishioners place food contributions in the wagon in the

narthex or in the bins labeled "United Ministries Food" in the back hallway across from Stockstill Hall.

2. After the 10:30 service on Sunday, retrieve the wagon from the front of the pews on the right hand side of the church. Load the contents of the wagon and any food in the bins by Stockstill Hall in the back into your vehicle. Leave the empty wagon in the narthex. Or unload the wagon into the bins, and pick the items up during the week if that works better for you. 3. Food can be delivered to United Ministries at your conven-ience during the week. The address is: 606 Pendleton Street, Greenville. 864-232-6463. The food pantry is manned Monday- Friday from 8 AM - noon. Drive around to the loading dock in the back and knock on the door. If you need to make the delivery after noon, go into the main office and let the receptionist know you have a delivery. She will send someone to open the pantry door and help unload. On Friday, the office closes at noon, so do not attempt to deliver after noon on that day. That's all there is to it! To volunteer, please email Lauren Hill

at j.hill.lauren@gmail.com or call 864-385-0869, and specify which month you can help. Thanks!

Gil Goodman shares Christmas cheer as he delivers

Meals on Wheels.

#MeToo-charist

Our parish created a powerful liturgy of prayer and healing for those in our larger community affected by sexual violence. In response to the wide-spread epidemic of sexual trespass in our culture, and in an effort to share the Advent message of hope, we held a #MeToo-charist on December 16th. More than 60 courageous individuals, survivors and their support communities, were welcomed to reflect on Scripture, hear words of comfort and encouragement, receive the laying on of hands, and join together at the Lord's Table.

We worked in collaboration with other area clergy and a variety of community agencies that assist those traumatized by sexual assault. The clergy discretionary fund, supplement-ed by the evening's offering, gifted $500 each to Jasmine Road, Julie Valentine Center, Safe Harbor, and Shepherd's Gate. Pictured above are The Rev. Carrie Nettles, the chaplain from the Julie Valentine Center, The Rev. TJ Remaley, the As-sociate Pastor for Family Ministry & Discipleship at St. Giles Presbyterian Church, and The Rev. Mia McDowell, the Assis-tant Rector at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Spartanburg.

KANUGA 2019 Your Talents are Needed!

If you can sing, dance, tell a joke, flip a yoyo, etc. WE NEED YOU for the Annual Parish Weekend Retreat,

February 8-10, 2019 Talent Show. Contact Suzann Adams at 864-608-1315 or at

adamsdesignco@charter.net for details.

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SPY NEWS

SPY Christmas Party

Important dates for January

January 2: 12-3 Student Leadership Team plan-ning and lunch meeting. Come help plan SPY for the spring!

January 4: The 12 Hours of Christmas, noon-midnight, $45.

January 6: Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Ecuador Meeting 1-2:30 p.m.

SPY returns at 5:00-7:00 p.m.

January 13: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School

11:30 a.m. Confirmation informational meeting

SPY 5-7 p.m.

Jan. 20 & 27: SPY meetings

Children & Family Corner

St. Nicholas Service

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January 6 January 13 January 20 January 27

Ushers 8:30 Kathy Lundy Rich & Bobbie Nichols Bill & Loretta Hartzell Art & Alice Slayton

Greeters 8:30 Jay & Chris Martinez Marion Sprague John Ice

Faye Miller

Greeters 10:30

Deidre Price Lynn Aneskievich

Ron & Barbara Plemmons

Suzann Adams Martha Venters

Beck Sullivan Nancy Winborne

Ushers 10:30

John Wagoner Matt Carter

Phil Johnson Ken Shabel

Ted Vonder Haar

Meta Armstrong Hugh Yochum David Griffin Jack Mitchell Chris Dewey Emily Dewey

Andy Morse Jason Cheek

Al Adams Al Mina

Madison Powell Brad Kluttz

Larry Neal Tony Scalzitti

David Leaphart Sandy Wells Gary Taylor Jim Parke

Nursery 9:30 Catherine Conger Ann Dodd Berta Farr Sandy McKenna

Prayers of the People

8:30 Ron Vines Wade Smith Jane Auge Jim Parke

Prayers of the People

10:30 Tom Priddy Al Mina Madison Powell Kyle Conger

Altar Guild

Kathy Lundy Berta Farr

Diane Moore Nancy Wedlake

Barbara Ellis

Kathy Siegel Delores Smith Nancy Roush Ellen Huber

Karla McSwain

Shannon Lawton Margaret Boineau

Beck Sullivan Jennifer Cheek

Catherine Conger

Bobbie Nichols JoAnn Scull

Martha Venters JoAnna Renkowski Marilyn Richardson

Opener Mike Doherty Don Ellis Bill Hartzell Bill Hawkins

Closer Phil Johnson Tim Estes George Paszkiewicz GaryTaylor

Lector 8:30 1 Burns Davison

2 Bob James 1 Malissa Hawkins 2 Kathy Laurens

1 Janet McDonald 2 Val Pierce

1 Kelly Romero 2 Marion Sprague

Lector 10:30 1 Grace Cope

2 Betsy Cummings 1 Tim Estes

2 Caroline Griffin 1 Kirsten Hansen 2 Sharon Kruse

1 Buist Langley 2 Marion Mitchell

Server Matthew Rhodes Max Adams Alex Cheek Caroline Griffin

Crucifer Grace Gardner Delaney Shabel Owen Wagner Isabella Gardner

Torch Bearers Laurie Summerfield

Kathryn Dewey Nina Cope

Logan Shabel Avery Powell

Harrison Hitner Lily Wagner Abi Rhodes

Chalice Bearers 8:30 Ron Vines

Cathy Vines Don & Barbara Ellis

Kathleen Brady Burns Davison

Frank & Margaret Boineau

Chalice Bearers

10:30

Sally Hansen Thom Long

Deb Yochum Lana Parke

Jan Rhodes Tim Estes

Lynn Woodman Debbie Cannada

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January Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Office Closed

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10:00 AM Quiling 6:00 PM Holy Eucharist 7:00 PM EFM5-Stockstill

Hall 7:30 PM Choir

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3:30 PM Bible

Study-Choir room

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NOON: SPY-12

hours of Christmas

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6 Epiphany 8:30 AM Eucharist Rite I 9:40 AM Choir Rehearsal 10:30 AM Children's Church 10:30 AM Eucharist Rite II

1:00 PM Ecuador mtg. 2:00 PM Girl Scouts-S/H & SS rooms 4:00 PM Labyrinth 5:00 PM Children's choir-choir room

5:00 PM SPY

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8:00 AM YMCA-

Stockstill Hall

6:15 PM Vestry mtg. 6:30 PM Cub Scouts -

Stockstill 7:00 PM Boy Scout

Meeting - SH

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1:00 PM EFM-Choir

Room

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8:00 AM YMCA-

Stockstill Hall 10:00 AM Quilting 6:00 PM Holy Eucharist 7:00 PM EFM5-Stockstill

Hall 7:30 PM Choir

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3:30 PM Bible

Study-Choir room

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Vestry Retreat 5pm-

9pm 8:00 AM YMCA-

Stockstill Hall

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Vestry Retreat 8am-

3pm 8:00 AM Men's

Breakfast-SH

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Baptism Sunday 8:30 AM Eucharist Rite I 9:40 AM Choir Rehearsal 10:30 AM Children's Church 10:30 AM Eucharist Rite II

11:30 AM Confirmation mtg. 5:00 PM Children's choir-choir room

5:00 PM SPY

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8:00 AM YMCA-

Stockstill Hall 6:30 PM Cub Scouts -

Stockstill H 7:00 PM Boy Scout

Meeting - SH 7:00 PM Women's

Bible Study Mtg-

Parlor

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1:00 PM EFM-Choir

Room 7:00 PM Outreach

mtg.-choir room

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8:00 AM YMCA-

Stockstill Hall 10:00 AM Quilting 6:00 PM Holy Eucharist 6:30 PM Scout Leaders

Meeting - Stockstill Hall 7:00 PM EFM5-Stockstill

Hall 7:30 PM Choir

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3:30 PM Bible

Study-Choir room

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8:00 AM YMCA-

Stockstill Hall

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Holy Hike

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8:30 AM Eucharist Rite I 9:30 AM Memorials mtg-Parlor 9:40 AM Choir Rehearsal 10:30 AM Children's Church 10:30 AM Eucharist Rite II 2:00 PM Girl Scouts-S/H & SS rooms 5:00 PM Children's choir-choir room

5:00 PM SPY

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MLK Holiday-Office

Close 6:30 PM Cub Scouts -

Stockstill Hall 7:00 PM Boy Scout

Meeting - SH

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1:00 PM EFM-Choir

Room

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8:00 AM YMCA-

Stockstill Hall 10:00 AM Quilting 7:00 PM EFM5-Stockstill

Hall 7:30 PM Choir

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3:30 PM Bible

Study-Choir room

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8:00 AM YMCA-

Stockstill Hall

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6:30 AM Feed Thy

Neighbor

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8:30 AM Eucharist Rite I 9:40 AM Choir Rehearsal 10:30 AM Children's Church 10:30 AM Eucharist Rite II 5:00 PM Children's choir-choir room

5:00 PM SPY

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8:00 AM YMCA-

Stockstill Hall 5:30 PM DOK meet-

ing-Parlor 6:30 PM Cub Scouts -

Sanctuary 7:00 PM Boy Scout

Meeting - SH

Ronald McDonald

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1:00 PM EFM-Choir

Room 6:00 PM Endowment

mtg-choir room 6:30 PM Laundry

Love

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8:00 AM YMCA-

Stockstill Hall 10:00 AM Quilting 6:00 PM Holy Eucharist 7:00 PM EFM5-Stockstill

Hall 7:30 PM Choir

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3:30 PM Bible

Study-Choir room

12:30 PM Dioce-

san Mission mtg-

choir room

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Faith Forum is a weekly opportunity for adults to engage in

Christian education. The Faith Forum offers a diverse range

of topics and opportunities to explore faith—in our lives and

in the world.

January 6—Epiphany Lesson of the Day Fr. Furman

January 13—Opportunities to Serve Bob James

January 20—Gentleness of the Spirit Jane Mercer

January 27—A common Word for the Common Good Barbara Ellis

Family Forum offers opportunities for attendees to participate in discussions on the various topics of faith practiced as par-ents and families. Join us Sundays @ 9:30 a.m. in the Choir Room for a lively discussion of Vintage Saints & Sinners by Karen Wright Marsh. Please go to this Sign Up Genius link to view more information about what we’ve got going on! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f4facab2ca2fe3-join

A walk through the church, the Episcopal History: Come and eavesdrop on a conversation between Hayne Cope and Ja-son Cheek as they explore the history of the Episcopal church. You are welcome to sit back and listen or actively engage as they follow a chronological timeline and discuss how the growth of the Episcopal church intersects history and the Bible. If you join them you can be sure you will be intrigued and or entertained. All are welcome and you can come and go any Sunday. They plan to follow a schedule of topics but make no promises. If something peaks their inter-est they will likely take a detour.

Discovery Class Sundays at 9:30—Chapel