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Resurrection Life

Resurrection Episcopal Church, 12355 Fort Caroline Road, Jacksonville, FL 32225

Volume 2012 Issue 11

NOVEMBER Newsletter

Resurrection Episcopal Church

Resurrection Life

Give thanks, and heed Jesus’ word . . .

Jesus answered [Pilate], “My kingship is not from the world.” Pilate said to him,

“So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this I was born,

and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of truth hears my voice.” Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” (Jn 18:36-38a, RSV)

Dear Friends:

Nancy and I are entering our 15th month with you as we prepare to close out Year B of the church’s three-year lectionary of collects and Bible readings. During November we will celebrate Thanksgiving Day together, and later in the month, Christ the King Sunday. The former is a feast of the Episcopal Church, and we will observe Thanksgiving Day with a worship service of Holy Eucharist on Wednesday, November 21, at 7:00 p.m. Although Christ the King is not a feast day for us, it is observed in the Roman Catholic Church, and many Episcopal congregations celebrate the day voluntarily. In any event, Christ the King (or the Reign of Christ) falls on November 25.

Considering the church year broadly for a moment, I think it appropriate that we conclude the year with these two feast days. Thanksgiving should not be restricted to one day a year; you and I should be offering thanks regularly every day of our lives. But this year, later in November, I hope the congregation will focus on the blessings we have been receiving throughout the year, and then a few days later, focus on the King, the one “from whom all blessings flow.” As November gives way to December, we will enter Advent of Year C and the annual cycle of collects and readings begins again, this time with an emphasis on the Gospel of Luke.

The gospel story for Christ the King is from John, and although the other gospels use the trial and the cross to proclaim him King, here Jesus’ royal status dominates his interrogation by Pilate. The account is full of motion with Jesus and Pilate coming in and going out. Two trials are in progress, one featuring Pilate and the Jews as they discuss Jesus’ fate, and the other directly between Pilate and Jesus. Early in the passage, Pilate enters the praetorium, disinclined to listen to any of the Jews’ stories of kings and messiahs. But now Pilate hears of Jesus’ kingship in unfamiliar terms, a kingship of making God known to the world, of bearing witness to the truth, and of bringing into his kingdom all people of the truth. During his interrogation, Jesus speaks not of himself but of the kingdom, that place that Nicodemus learned about earlier, that place of community where God reigns. Pilate’s response is dismissive and brusque: “What is truth?” This is not the sign of a searching mind but the sign of one who is closed to Jesus’ word.

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All women in the church are

automatically members of the

ECW. We cordially invite the new

women members of the church to

attend our meetings

& bring a friend!

Dec. ECW meeting

Sat. Dec. 8th

for our annual

Christmas

COOKIE SWAP...watch for an email

from Brenda with instructions. If we

don’t have your email, please call or

email Brenda and update our files.

Our President: Brenda Goodnow 603-566-1443, [email protected]

Our Treasurer: Claudette Peck 642-1068, [email protected]

Our ECW Episcopal Church Women

The Garage Sale Saturday the 10th

was a great success. The chapel

was overflowing with merchan-

dise donations, which spread

out onto the sidewalks and

courtyard. The day was perfect

with sunny skies, and the youth

prepared delicious chili dogs.

The sales at the bake sale were

also brisk. Many thanks to organizer

Claudette Peck, and to all the

volunteers who gave their time and

energy from donating,delivery to set-

up to pricing, to selling, and collect-

ing the funds, to packing up

and donating the leftovers.

You are the greatest!!!

Cont’d. from pg. 1 ...from Father Reed

Failure to give thanks can be one of the biggest pitfalls, something we should always guard against as individuals and as a congregation. But at least as damaging to our spirituality would be following in the example of Pilate, to be dismissive of and closed to Jesus’ word.

Faithfully,

Fr. Reed+

A great big hug & thank you to all

the members of the ECW, and Greg

Euston who baked and brought

goodies to the Bake Sale… and

Thanks too for all the crafters who

made and donated such pretty items

for the Craft Table…

You are super! &

It was a success!!!

Cleanup Day for November is

Saturday the 17th

From 9 a.m. to noon

Lunch for

volunteers will

be served !

Bring your rakes...enjoy the

wonderful Fall day

Great exercise!

Nancy Freeman shared this photo of Christ with the Bible

study class when studying Revelation. Helen Euston re-

searched this about it: An artist at a young age, Hunt was

thrown out of the Royal Academy of Art after a philosophical

clash with Sir Joshua Reynolds. At age 21, he joined with

Dante Gabriel Rossetti and John Everett Millais to found the

Pre-Raphaelite movement. They wanted to emphasize

detailed observation of nature in the spirit of truth and

devotion. Their movement was called Pre-Raphaelite because

the father ...Cont’d. on pg. 7

“Light of the

World “ by

William Holman

Hunt (1827-1910,

London)

Garage Sale Pic by Kitty Michaelson

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The 2nd Wed night dinner in October Oct.10th, was our annual German Oktoberfest with Bratwurst, Sauerkraut, German Potato Salad, Red Cab-bage, Noodles & Apple Strudel, & German Chocolate Cake. Thanks to all the workers who made it a success...it was so-o delicious!! Our after church "Refreshments

and Fellowship" are well attended and we have enjoyed some

delicious fare thanks to our volunteers who bring the good-

ies...refreshments for Fellowship time after the 10:30 service. The

signup sheet is on the bulletin board in the parish hall...everyone enjoys

this time together. Claudette Peck

GIVING BACK

EXTRAVAGANT GENEROSITY Greg Euston

During October we looked at the spiritual aspects of Extravagant Generosity. Our hope was to broaden our understanding of giving back a portion of the gifts God has bestowed upon us.

Congratulations and thanks to everyone in our congregation who turned in the Estimate of Giving form. We would like to especially thank those who are new to pledging and those who found it in their hearts to increase their pledges. Our pledges allow us to plan better and to pursue our Mission of Reaching out to the Community.

If you missed the opportunity to return the Estimate of Giving form and would like to make a pledge, extra forms are available in the office. Or if you prefer, you can at any time during the year simply complete the green Pledge Card in the pew rack.

Even if you are unable to pledge, we want you to know you are always welcome in our church family. We want you to come share the love and the inspiration of our service and the Eucharist.

Remember too, that gifts of time and talent are always welcome. It seems as if there is always something that needs to be done. An excellent opportunity to contribute time is to participate in our once a month workday. We spend a Saturday morning on various projects around our buildings and grounds. Afterwards, we enjoy lunch together in the Parish Hall.

As always, if there are any questions about your pledge or about pledging in general, don’t hesitate to ask Father Reed, Rev. Carrie or myself.

Have a Blessed and safe Thanksgiving. Greg Euston

Brenda

Goodnow,

ECW Pres., &

Claudette

Peck,

Garage Sale

organizer, with

Judy Drexler

at Bake Sale

Table Nov.

10th Dick Michaelson & Dan

Tow pause for a pic while

packing up after replacing

some siding on the front of

Dearing Chapel,10-13-12 kf

Pics by

BG, and KM

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ECW DONATION BOX

“Operation Packages from

Home”

Our Donation box is under the

table at the back of the church,

and a list of supplies our troops

need and want is available. We

appreciate your help in providing

enough small supplies to fill a box

once a month to be shipped to the

troops through the USO. Many

Thanks to all who have donated

so far !! Thank you for caring and

sharing.

For more info, contact

Kathy Faryon at 476-5537

NOVEMBER

Arlington Community

Services

Current List of Needed

Items as we prepare for the

Holiday Season:

HEALING SERVICE

WILL BE HELD THE LAST SUNDAY

OF THE MONTH Nov.25th

SATURDAY, Oct 6th

was the Diocese of

Florida 2012

Acolyte Festival

at

St. John’s Cathedral

See pics on our

website:

ResurrectionJax.org

Dry Milk Packets Canned Meats Jars of Jelly Cans or Bottles of Juice Snacks-Crackers, Cook-ies, Bars, etc. Jiffy Mix Cans of Tomatoes Chili Yams Cranberry Sauce Pumpkin Cake Mix Stuffing Mix Jello®

Edna

Frances C.

Gerry

Jacqueline R.

Joan

John

Julia B.

Justin D.

Karen

Kathy

Kim

Kirk T.

Kurt

Latina

Lauren K.

Lois

The family of Mary

Spence

Barry

Bogie and Jo Anne

Bronwen

Christopher

Delores

Don

Elesa and Grafton

Julie

Justina and Walter

Kathy and Ron

Nancy

Nicholas

Patrick

Trish

Dan

Albrie

Mary

Mel

Neil

Pat Pat

Paula

Peggy

Robert W.

Roger M.

Sabrina

Sam

Sandee B.

Stacy

Stedman

Tim

Vanessa

William

Tom

Bill

Brittany

Carol

Cecile R.

Charlene

Clint M.

Cory

Debbie

Dianne

Donna G.

Doug

Bishop Howard with group at

Confirmation, Baptism & Renewal held at

Resurrection in October, pic from Heidi M.

Bishop Howard, Fr. Reed, and Rev.

Carrie pose with group at altar at

Resurrection after performing Baptism,

Confirmation, and Renewal Service in

October. Pic from Heidi M.

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Advent Studies

The season of Advent is drawing near. Advent is the beginning of a

new year for the Church. Our three-year lectionary cycle will move

to Year C and the Gospel focus will be on Luke. This season is a time

for preparation and anticipation for the coming of Christ. The word

Advent means ‘coming to’ in Latin. In preparation for Christ coming to

be with us, we will have two studies:

First, we will follow the pattern of last year’s studies where we will

meet each Wednesday in the parish hall. Our studies will begin on

Nov. 28th (this date is before Advent but will allow four studies before

Christmas). All studies will be from 6:00-7:45 p.m. We will begin

each study with soup and salad. This year we will do character studies

on the special people in Luke’s gospel who were directly connected

with the coming of Christ. Those people are: Zachariah, Eliza-

beth, Mary, Joseph, the Innkeeper, and Jesus. The participants

will have a booklet with study information regarding each character.

We will ask for volunteers to provide the soup each week.

Second, the Sunday school class will study the lectionary readings for

each Sunday in Advent beginning on December 2nd. This group will

have study aids to guide and focus the discussions.

You are invited to participate in one or both of these activities. I pray

that they will enlighten you and help you to prepare for the coming of

Christ.

Blessings,

Carrie+

Nancy Turner & Dick at Garage Sale

pic….Kitty Michaelson

Mason, Sarah, Douglas serve Judy Drexler at Youth table...the chili dogs were yummy! Pic by Brenda Goodnow

Will Peck in front of some of the many doors

he repainted this October. kf

From

Rev. Carrie

WEDNESDAY

ADVENT STUDIES

with Soup & Salad

start Nov. 28th,

6 - 7:45 pm

More pictures of our events are available on

our website: The Acolyte Festival, Blessing of the

Animals, The Baptism, Confirmation with Bishop

Howard here at Resurrection, and many more…go to:

ResurrectionJax.org Thanks to all who

have contributed… we appreciate you!

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Please Note: Sunday Worship Schedule: Sunday School - 9:00am

Holy Eucharist - 10:30am Refreshments served in Parish Hall

following the service.

Thanksgiving EVE Service -

7 p.m., Nov. 21st

Youth Group -12:00 noon

_________________________

Choir News

Welcome !!!

Choir Practice is held each Thursday at 6:00pm. All are

welcome.

Do you have a favorite hymn?

If so please let our Music Director, Rebecca Hodges

know by putting the name of the hymn in the colorful Box at

the back of the church. Our next Contemporary

Service will be Sunday, December 2nd. We need

your input, so let us hear from you.

Nancy, Robert, Douglas, Brenda,

Jeff, and Charley Ann pose in the Sacristy, day of Confirmation, Baptism

and Renewal Service at Resurrection

Pic by Heidi Manzone

Sept. 23, 2012

EVENTS Youth Calendar Rachel & Scott

Peden

November 4th

Meet in the youth room after church for

a bible study activity.

November 11th

We will be spending time together after

church in the youth room for a movie.

November 18th We will have an arts

and craft project for us to complete just

in time for Thanksgiving.

November 25th

No Youth meeting this week.

Thanksgiving is just around

the corner. I hope you all are looking

forward to time with friends, family,

and hopefully a lot of great food. Soci-

ety tells us that Thanksgiving is a time

to stop and be thankful for our bless-

ings. But as Christians, we should give

thanks daily to our Lord who provides

for us. We are so blessed and it is al-

ways important to remember where

our blessings come from. Let me en-

courage all of you to daily remember

your blessings and always take time to

stop and thank God. We look

forward to seeing you all in November,

Rachel & Scott

Come join us

Wednesday evening Nov.

14th, for our

annual

Fried Turkey dinner

With all the Trimmings!

In the Parish Hall

6:30 pm

Everyone is Welcome!

Thanksgiving EVE Service: Wednesday,

November 21, at 7:00 p.m.

_______________

DEC. 2nd Our choir will be at Episcopal Church of the

Redeemer. The Contemporary Service will

be held at Resurrection. Dec. 16th Redeemer choir

will be here.

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William Holman Hunt Cont’d.from pg.2…

by Helen Euston

...of the Renaissance, Raphael, had rejected the

quasi-religious themes of the medieval school, in favor

of rationalism. They wanted to return to the themes

of medieval art, using the latest materials and

techniques.

After some success, Hunt traveled to the Holy Land

to get a feel of the people and geography for future

works. He was so enchanted that he built a house

there and returned regularly. He says in his auto-

biography that he wished to “use my powers to make

more tangible Jesus Christ’s history and teaching”:

(Pre-Raphaelitism and the Pre-Raphaelite Brother-

hood, vol.1, p. 439). The picture (shown on pg. 2,)

is the late version of The Light of the World which

hangs in the nave of St. Paul’s Cathedral, London.

Two earlier versions hang at Keble College, Oxford

and Manchester City Art Gallery.

Helen Euston

Thank you to Nancy F. for bringing this to our atten-

tion, after their trip to Europe where they saw the

painting, and thanks to Helen E. for the background.

For more information, see the article on our website,

Resurrection Jax.org

NOTE: IF YOUR BIRTHDAY OR ANNIVERSARY IS NOT

RECOGNIZED IN CHURCH ON SUNDAY, OR IN THE

NEWSLETTER, IT IS BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE YOUR

INFORMATION. PLEASE KEEP YOUR PERSONAL

INFORMATION UPDATED WITH THE CHURCH OFFICE.

WE DO NOT WANT TO MISS ANYONE WHO IS CELEBRATING

A BIRTHDAY OR ANNIVERARY.

Call 641-8177, or

Email: [email protected]

_______________________

INPUT TO THE WEEKLY CHURCH BULLETIN IS DUE

BY END OF DAY TUESDAY (SO THERE IS ENOUGH

TIME TO PREPARE THE BULLETIN FOR SUNDAY’S

SERVICE).

November

BIRTHDAYS

Do you have an article, photo or

idea you’d like to share...please

send it to us for the

Newsletter...please drop off at the

church office, or email to:

Kitty at

[email protected]

NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

NOVEMBER 20TH Tuesday

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NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS

Kathryn Harris 03

Richard Conway 10

Heidi Manzone, Anne Conway 12

Renee Petty 16

Sylvia Bowen 22

Elizabeth “Lizzie” Taylor 24

Diamond Anderson 25

Logan Shuman 25

Nancy Freeman 26

NOVEMBER

ANNIVERSARIES

Paul & Ann Margaret Brackin 17

Jeffery & Carrie English 27

November

ANNIVERSARIES

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From The Parish of Resurrection Episcopal Church

12355 Fort Caroline Road Jacksonville, FL 32225 (904) 641-8177

www.ResurrectionJax.org

Church Office General Mailbox [email protected]

Priest-In-Charge Rev Dr. Reed Freeman [email protected]

Interim Curate Rev. Carrie English [email protected]

Junior Warden Bogie Singleton [email protected]

Accounting Frances Bridgers [email protected]

Treasurer Susan Grubbs [email protected]

Altar Guild Nancy Turner [email protected]

Youth Director Scott and Rachel Peden [email protected]

Parish Administrator Kitty Michaelson [email protected]

Sexton Dick Michaelson [email protected]

Webmaster Kathy Faryon [email protected] NEW

Newsletter Editor Susan Grubbs [email protected]

RESURRECTION EMAIL ADDRESSES

TO: NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER

SERVICES

Contemporary Music Service will be held the

1st Sunday of Nov. - 4th

Healing Service held the

last Sunday of the month,

NOVEMBER 25TH

Sally Schmidt Harter,

Worship

We welcome articles & pictures,

& input from YOU for the Newsletter.

Please send to: Kitty Michaelson at the office

Email: [email protected]

Thank You !

2012

FALL U.T.O. INGATHERING

SUNDAY

UNITED THANK OFFERING

SUNDAY, Nov. 18th…..Please bring your gift that you

saved in your UTO box in the form of a check to service.

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