Volume 45, Number 4. News for the Parish of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church April 2017

Holy Week and Easter at St. Paul’s

Looking for ResurrectionTransitions

The Faith & Justice Committee’s 2016-17 Lunch and Speaker Series, In My Backyard: Faith and Current Events, will conclude on Thursday, May 18, at 12:00 noon in Colhoun A.

The speaker will be the Rev. John E. Shields, Priest Associate at St. Paul’s. His program is titled, “When Fear Enters the Equation, the Devil Usually Wins.”

According to John, misguided legislation, unjust prison sentences, and institutional racism all share a common denominator: Fear. When systems stigmatize and

Faith & Justice Program

scapegoat the other, we all suffer. Our faith should inform our response. Bring your own lunch. Beverages will be provided. All are welcome.

Births

Simms Haverty HobartMarch 16, 2017

Daughter of Anne and John Hobart, granddaughter of

Anne and Billy Carr, niece of Philip Womble

Walter Harrison CheneryMarch 23, 2017

Son of Christopher and Mary Boyd Chenery

BaptismsApril 15, 2017

William Jacob McConnicoMolly Grace McConnico

Son and daughter of Jacob and Kelly McConnico

Lennon-Holloway Lyon Saunders

Daughter of Stuart and Lee Saunders

New Members

Bill and Susan BradyDotti and Ed Shelton

Andrew and Blair Holmes and son Drew

Andrew and Jill Halverson and sons

Lars and WiseJordan and Anna Geras

and son WilliamRoger and Susan Cole

Deaths

Margaret Jane “Peggy Jane” White

March 15, 2017

Thomas Botts Rice, Jr.March 27, 2017

Father of Tom Rice, father-in-law of Sallie Rice, grandfather of Catherine and Ginny Rice

Alvin Jones JesterMarch 29, 2017

Brother of Carol Helm, brother-in-law of Robert Helm

by the Rev. D. Dixon KinserRector

A few years ago one of my favorite bands was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. At the induction ceremony, the band’s history was recounted, including not just their triumphs, but also their manifold struggles with addiction, drug abuse and the loss of their founding guitar player to an overdose. The period after his death was one of the darkest chapters in the band’s life, yet the guitarist who joined them next elevated their music to new levels, making them worthy of this honor in the first place. Reflecting on all these things from the podium, the lead singer said, “And like so many things, when disasters happen, beautiful things are born from them.”

“Like so many things?” Really? Is this dynamic of failure and death leading to new life something that happens frequently enough to name it as conventional wisdom? Through Jesus, the answer is “Yes,” because what was named in that moment was actually the truth of resurrection.

Jesus’s resurrected body proclaims three things: First, that sin and death are defeated. Second, that God’s new world is something happening now and that it will grow slowly, on the margins, as it overtakes and heals our present age. And third, resurrection is the operating system of God’s new world. It is the truth of the new creation. It is how things work

now. Resurrection is not just something that happened to Jesus once on that first Easter day, but something that continues to happen every day. “Like so many things,” new life follows death because resurrection is how it works.

Now, this reality in no way discounts the real pain and tragedy of the world. Quite the contrary. Resurrection is what gives us the space to authentically recognize, name and feel all the pain of this life because we know God both joins us in it and is also good enough to overcome it.

That is, until we don’t.

With the drama and trauma of our present age, we can begin to think that the darkness is winning. That death is the real story. But it is not. So, may this

Eastertide be a season in which you develop new eyes to see the resurrection happening all around you. Yes, there is lots going wrong in our world, but there is more going right. As Frederick Buechner notes:

All the deaththat ever was,set next to life,would scarcely fill a cup.

Resurrection is happening right now. May you have eyes to see it through Jesus, who reminds us that “in this world you will have trouble, but take heart: I have overcome the world.”

Everybody knows that.

Happy Easter,

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Essential to the liturgy of the Episcopal Church are acolytes—lay ministers who participate in services by lighting candles, carrying the cross and candles in procession and helping set the table for the Holy Eucharist.

On Sunday mornings at St. Paul’s, youth in eight through twelfth grades serve in this vital role. They are organized into five teams supervised by team leaders Norman Butler, Keith Googe, Ted Irvin, Kyle Moore and J.C. Woodall. Norman, who has been a team leader for 14 years, coordinates and schedules each team to serve every fifth Sunday.

The leaders meet in the spring to review a list of rising eighth graders in the parish and begin organizing their teams for the coming school year. “Depending on how many graduating seniors a team is losing, we divide up the names and start contacting the kids and their families,”

said Norman. “We try to keep siblings together and keep the team sizes balanced. Currently we have about 20 acolytes on each of the five teams.”

Training happens on the job. “We give more direction at first, but they mostly observe and learn,” said Norman. “I tell them, ‘You’ve got the best seat in the house. You get to break bread right there with the ministers and even the bishop.’ If they’re nervous, I tell them, ‘Don’t worry about mistakes. We all make them. Just relax and enjoy the service.’

“I enjoy watching the young people as they grow,” Norman added. “Starting with them in eighth grade, by the time they graduate you can see the physical and spiritual transformation. It’s good to see that.”

A position is opening soon for a new team leader. To find out more, contact Norman at rnbutler100@aol.com.

Vestry Meeting HighlightsThe following are highlights of the March 22, 2017, Vestry Meeting minutes.

February budget numbers are in line; there was an operation surplus. Pledges and grants exceeded budget and expenses were lower than budgeted.

Sally Dudley reported that Brad and Laura Ross have agreed to chair the 2018 Annual Giving campaign and a Stewardship Committee is being re-established. Sally and parishioners Nancy Montgomery and Sarah Lancaster are traveling to Greece March 30-April 7 to work among major refugee camps housing over 65,000 refugees. Plans are to explore ways that St. Paul’s can get more involved with this crisis.

The Rev. D. Dixon Kinser reported that plans are continuing for the 875 West Fifth Street building. An Upfit Committee, chaired by Jonathan Smith, is contacting construction companies to estimate work to be done.

Utilization and vision plans are underway as well. Dixon also stated that Bishop Peter Lee will visit on April 30 for confirmation. The church directory will be available soon.

The Rev. Sara Ardrey-Graves reported that Lenten services and related events are going well and are being well-attended. Clergy is especially grateful for lay-led services.

Senior Warden Sally Engram thanked clergy for extra services and offerings during Lent. Junior Warden Allan Burrows reported numerous facility projects underway and underwritten by current budget and/or funds. Rick Duggins will officially begin his facilities management duties on March 27.

The Children’s Ministries liaison reported that the Preschool board is undergoing some restructuring.

The liaison to Ecclesiastical Arts reported several chapel upgrades.

On Friday, May 5, at 7:00 p.m., Friends of Music at St. Paul’s will present The Low Down with the Jewel Tones, featuring music for two baroque celli, theorbo, baroque guitar and harpsichord. The guest musicians are Barbara Blaker Krumdieck, Lisa Liske-Doorandish, Billy Simms and Barbara Weiss.

While the featured bass instruments–“the low down”–

Friends of Music Concert

Unsung Heroes:Ac0lyte Team Leaders

are most often used in the supporting role of continuo in music of the baroque era, this concert will showcase “the jewel tones” of these instruments in soloist roles.

The program will include pieces from the 16th through 18th centuries by Ortiz, Corette, Pasqualini, Bach and others.

Admission is free. An offering will be taken.

Four of the five Acolyte Team Leaders served at this year’s Maundy Thursday service, including Norman Butler, Kyle Moore, J.C. Woodall and Keith Googe. Ted Irvin is the fifth Team Leader.

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Confirmation SundayWorship Schedule

St. Paul’s Welcomes Rick Duggins as Facilities Manager

April 30 is C0nfirmation Sunday. Holy Eucharist will be at 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. in the nave and 5:00 p.m. in the chapel.

The Rt. Rev. Peter Lee, Assisting Bishop of North Carolina, will preach at the 10:00 service of Holy Eucharist and Confirmation. All are welcome to attend a reception in Colhoun A following the service.

The Rev. Dr. Fred Horton will preach at the 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. services.

On March 27, St. Paul’s welcomed Rick Duggins as Facilities Manager, charged with maintaining the church buildings and grounds and supervising Sextons and the housekeeping staff. Rick has more than 30 years’ experience doing similar work for Salem College and Academy.

While growing up with his parents and three older sisters in Walkertown, Rick worked alongside his father, who maintained delivery trucks for Lay’s Chips and rental properties for C.W. Myers. After high school and three years of working on the railroad, Rick went to work in 1984 as a grounds-keeper at Salem. Three years later, he transferred to the Maintenance

Department, working his way up to Maintenance Supervisor and then, Director of Physical Plant, managing a staff of 34 caring for 26 buildings on more than 50 acres.

Describing himself as “very mechanically inclined,” Rick has training in maintaining boilers and chillers and completed a four-year electrical apprenticeship program at Forsyth Tech in three years. He’s also state-certified to manage asbestos removal.

Married for 34 years, Rick and his wife Karen have a son Drew, 27, and a daughter Morgan, 20.

In the short time he has been at St. Paul’s, Rick said he

has already made “a natural transition” to the job. “When I walked into the church for the first time, I said, ‘Wow! What a beautiful place!’ As I’m getting to know my way around, I’m seeing nothing out of the norm for buildings the age of these. I’m so excited to be here, and

feel like this opportunity is a blessing that was meant to be.”

“Rick seemed to fall in love with St. Paul’s on his first tour,” said Parish Administrator Tom McDowell. “Our facilities and maintenance staff are in very capable hands.”