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“Virtual” Festival of Advent Lessons and Carols Scheduled for December 6
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Volume 5 Issue 8
December, 2020
November reminds us that Advent will arrive soon. And, at St. Thomas,’ that points to the traditional Festival of Advent Lessons and Carols, with our choir and parish readers. While that pesky Covid virus has robbed us of many much-loved traditions, we invite you to mark you calendar for the first Sunday in December, when we will once again celebrate Lessons and Carols, but in a different way.
Our own super-talented organist, June Burbage, has arranged a program of outstanding music for that Sunday.
Featured musicians include:
June Burbage, Organ
Deb Heyvaert, Piano Karen Huey, Viola Debbie White, Violin David Oh, Cellist (guest)
Melissa Mitchell, Percussionist (guest)
Our choir will miss sharing music with the parish this year, but we
are grateful to the talented musicians, and to Fr. Bruce Heyvaert, who has agreed to read the Advent lessons.
So mark your calendar—On Sunday, December 6, at 10:00 am, we will have a
special virtual service of Advent Lessons and Carols. Invite your friends and family to celebrate this annual arrival of Advent. Watch for detailed announcements in our weekly email blasts.
Festival of Advent Lessons and Carols
Sunday, December 6, 2020
10:00 a.m.
YouTube Virtual Presentation
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St. Thomas’ YouTube Live Feed Watch for instructions in email St. Thomas’ Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/stthomas1896/ Washington National Cathedral https://cathedral.org/ Forward Day by Day https://prayer.forwardmovement.org/ https://prayer.forwardmovement.org/podcast.php Audio Daily Morning Prayer https://amato.podbean.com/ Presiding Bishop Curry's Way of Love podcasts https://wayoflove.episcopalchurch.org/ Lectionary Lessons http://www.lectionarypage.net/ The Episcopal Church https://episcopalchurch.org/ The Diocese of North Carolina https://www.episdionc.org/
September Worship Resources
The St. Thomas’ Prayer List
For those who are ill: The Rev. Talmage Bandy; Carol Bradford; Ruth Cameron; Jean Cooke; Dick DeMeester; Jane Escher; Ray Foley; Charlotte Hohenstein; Ed Knipple; Mary Louise Matthews; Jane Miller; Christina Weber. Those who are ill from Covid-19. For strength and guidance: The Vestry and Staff
For all military deployed and at home:
New Cookbook ...We Need Recipes!
Take time during our “quarantine” to include your best culinary delights into the new cookbook file. Here’s how:
1. Enter the Website typensave.com.
2. Find Log In.
3. Enter User Name: woc27330.
4. Enter Contributor Password: juice219.
5. Follow the instructions to enter your recipes.
Thank you for preserving these recipes for our church community.
Join Fr. Bruce for Bible Study on Tuesday Mornings
Join the St. Thomas’ community on Tuesday mornings at 11:00 am for a Bible Study and Formation class based on the Lectionary readings for the following Sunday. Connect via Zoom for this interactive and informative discussion. Each week, a new Zoom connection is sent from the church office via email.
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The congregation of St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church is blessed to have much talent in its midst, and at the forefront of talented individuals is Barbara Massengill. She has created an heirloom quilt for the Red Door Bazaar for the
third year, and through her generosity, has raised thousands of dollars for the church and for local non-profit organizations. Although our bazaar was postponed this year, Barbara has completed her quilt, shown below, and is already planning and stockpiling designs for the next few years. When asked why she does so much, she answered, “Because I have to! My needlework provides “fertilizer” for my growth and development.”
Originally from California, Barbara bounced around the nation and landed in Maryland where she met Alan, the love of her life, raised four boys and worked as a court reporter for 30 years. As she reminisces, “When we retired in 1999, we hit the road in our motorhome, towing our motorcycles and full-timed for three years, racking up over 100,000 miles between the RV and the bikes. It was an incredible three years of checking experiences off our bucket list, and I highly recommend it to anyone who can stand to be with their spouse 24/7 in 400 square feet.” Yes, each of them had their own Harley-Davidson bikes because Alan said that he did not want to ride on the back of Barbara’s!
In 2005, Barbara and Alan took a cross-country motorcycle trip
through the Canadian Rockies to San Francisco. They continued to travel with cycles and RV until 2013.
According to Barbara, “We ended up in North Carolina mostly because Alan was a Tar Heel, and I had a dear friend living in Carolina Trace where we chose to build our house. We joined St. Thomas’ in 2010 after having been recalcitrant Episcopalians for some years. It was good to be back! I found the Episcopal faith in my twenties while searching for a church in Honolulu. It was an emotional experience for me, so I knew immediately I was in the right place.”
Barbara’s love of quilting began in 1980 when she sought a log cabin quilt in specific colors. She took a class to make her own—and was hooked. Barbara stated, “I love making the raffle quilts for St. Thomas’. The 2020 raffle quilt was completed last spring and I will hold on to it until such time that it can be raffled. I’m calling it ‘Crown Him with Many Crowns.’ The pattern was titled ‘Corona,’ but under the circumstances, I think all would prefer my title. I’ve started on the 2021 raffle quilt. If this COVID stuff continues, we might have to have three or four raffles a year.”
Hand-crafted quilts, especially of the quality that Barbara produces, are quite valuable. Raw material supplies alone can easily top over $500, so the appraisal value of quilts can be anywhere from $1000 to $7000. To be the recipient of one of these quilts is priceless.
Barbara is currently chairman of the Altar Guild, and is participating in the project to replace the current kneelers with new custom needlepoint kneelers.
Barbara misses her St. Thomas’ family, but in the meantime, “’l’ll just keep needling.” We can’t wait until we have a chance to win one of her masterpieces!
Worshiping God in Stitches: Barbara Massengill
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The Parish Staff
The Rev. Bruce Heyvaert, Rector
Dr. Jo Ann Bowman,
Director of Music
June Burbage, Organist
Beth Wood,
Parish Administrator
Katie Yuskevich, Nursery Caretaker
We’re on the Web!
http://stthomassanford.org/
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St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church “The Church with the Red Doors on Steele Street”
312 N. Steele Street
Sanford, NC 27330
Phone: (919) 774-8644
Email:
Due to coronavirus pandemic, services are cancelled until further
notice.
The Vestry
Karen Huey, Sr. Warden
Randy Seymore, Jr. Warden Sue Bullwinkel, Clerk
Serving through 2020
Kelly Burke Barbara Duffy Joann Thaxton
Serving through 2021
Kim Hager Karen Huey
Randy Seymore
Serving through 2022
Sue Bullwinkel David Patterson
James Jessup
We extend a warm welcome from our church community.
We at St. Thomas’ believe that:
Whatever your religious background
Whatever your history
However you have come to be drawn to the Lord
You are welcome to walk your journey of life with us at St. Thomas' Episcopal Church.
Our Mission:
“To grow in the knowledge and love of God through our worship of Him, our service to Him, and our study of His Word; and to bring others to know Jesus Christ as Savior within the fellowship of the Church”