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Editor’s note: I had planned to include this article
because of a number of losses locally. Then Boston
happened. I was born and raised in Massachusetts
and have to apologize if this issue is a little Boston
-intensive. My late husband and I spent many
happy hours in that part of Boston and in Watertown, MA so the sense of loss and tragedy is palpable for me. Prayers go out also to West, TX; Sichuan province, China; and the flood victims in
Illinois. May God see to their needs and grant
them peace, healing and comfort.
A How-to Guide for
Responding to Sickness
and Grief
When asked to pray in public, I am tempted to
add after the prayer, “I am a professional. Do not
try this at home.” After all, aren’t all Christians
to pray? But the area where this is most noticeable can be in reaching out to those who are
sick, dying or grieving. This is usually left to the
priest and perhaps also to one or two persons in
a congregation who seem to have the gift for
what is sometimes called “pastoral care”, but
that is really the duty of all Christians to live out
loving our neighbors.
person God has in the area who can respond in a
time of tragedy.
How you respond will depend on the gifts God
has given you. As the Apostle Paul taught in
writing about the Body of Christ (I Corinthians
12), we each have differing abilities given to us
by God. The key is to discover your gifts and
then use them to help others in time of need.
Beyond “Let me know how I can help”
The most commonly heard statement in the
wake of some personal tragedy is “Let me know
how I can help.” It is generally sincere and almost universally unhelpful. This statement gets
the response all wrong as it puts the burden on
the one in need.
Try something more specific based on your
abilities. For a cancer patient with young children, if you have the time and talent, offer free
childcare. To the caregiver of a dying spouse,
offer to mow the grass. Or to the family in grief
offer meals, or to handle phone calls coming into
the house, or to keep up with the help coming in
to organize thank you notes. When the offer is
more specific, the answer will more frequently
be “Yes.”
To assist in lowering the bar a bit, I will share a
two-part Loose Canon which is my version of a
guide for anyone who feels that he or she doesn’t know how to respond when tragedy strikes a
friend or family member. As Christians, we are
to share God’s love with those in need, but how
can we make a difference in the lives of those
who are hurting? While you won’t be able to
take all the pain and suffering and make it go
away, you can have a positive effect on those
suffering emotional or physical pain.
This is where I find we men, who often find we
have nothing to offer in the midst of tears and
suffering, are well equipped to offer direct assistance. Find the way that you can best help others
and then be open to making the offer as needed.
You might come to be a grass cutting, or medicine picking up specialist in no time.
In his Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke
10:25-37), Jesus shows that God does not start
with me as the person who wants to provide aid
and answer with limits on who I have to help.
God begins with the person in need and asks,
“Who do I have in the area who can help?”
Looked at in this way, you will sometimes be the
The Rev. Frank Logue
Canon to the Ordinary
Next [time], I will cover what not to say and
then move on to how to write and speak to those
in the midst of suffering.
This is Part One of a guide for responding to grief
by the Rev. Frank Logue, Canon to the Ordinary of
the Diocese of Georgia. Rev. Logue writes at http://
loosecanon.georgiaepiscopal.org/ and is always
enlightening.
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Happy Mother’s Day and Thank You, Mom!
A Mother's Love
There are times when only a mother's love
Can understand our tears,
Can soothe our disappoints
And calm all of our fears.
There are times when only a mother's love
Can share the joy we feel
When something we've dreamed about
Quite suddenly is real.
There are times when only a mother's faith
Can help us on life's way
And inspire in us the confidence
We need from day to day.
For a mother's heart and a mother's faith
And a mother's steadfast love
Were fashioned by the angels
And sent from God above.
Author Unknown
2013 HR Camp Schedule
The HR Camp brochure and registration are now available. It is only $60 per week for
our members to attend. For details about the season, the brochure, or to register, visit:
http://camp.diowy.org/ or contact: [email protected] or
[email protected].
July 7 - 12
Middler Camp
Grades 3rd- 5th
July 29 - August 2
End of Season Camp
Grades 4th- 9th
(For those who could not attend other sessions.)
July 14 - 19
Middle School Camp
Grades 6th- 9th
July 21 - 26
Art and Photography Camp
Grades 4th- 9th
August 8 - August 11
Family Camp
This will be a service camp on the Wind River
Reservation.
Register now to be part of the fun!
From Wheatland High School
Muira Bunker
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Presiding Bishop offers prayer for Boston
[April 15, 2013] Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori
calls for prayer following the explosions in Boston, MA, and offers the following
prayer:
Gracious God, you walk with us through the valley of the shadow of death. We
pray that the suffering and terrorized be surrounded by the incarnate presence of
the crucified and risen one. May every human being be reminded of the precious
gift of life you entered to share with us. May our hearts be pierced with compassion for those who suffer, and for those who have inflicted this violence, for your
love is the only healing balm we know. May the dead be received into your enfolding arms, and may your friends show the grieving they are not alone as they
walk this vale of tears. All this we pray in the name of the one who walked the
road to Calvary.
Boston Marathon Bombings (Sending prayers in the aftermath of explosions near Copley Square)
Washington, DC—The Very Rev. Gary Hall, dean of Washington National Cathedral, has released the following
statement in response to today’s (April 15th) bombings in Boston, Mass.
Monday’s two bomb blasts in Boston are a sobering reminder of the persistence of malevolent violence in our world.
The Boston Marathon is one of America’s most joyous and treasured sporting and community events, so the attempt
to disrupt it through bloodshed strikes all people of goodwill as especially heinous. We at Washington National Cathedral join those who have deplored these attacks, and we will continue to hold the victims, their families, and the
city of Boston in our prayers in the assurance that God will bring healing and hope to those who suffer and mourn.
We also give thanks for the ministry of former Cathedral Dean Samuel T. Lloyd III, now priest-in-charge of Trinity
Church, Copley Square, and will keep the parish community in our prayers as they reach out to all those touched by
yet another event of senseless violence. [SOURCE: Washington National Cathedral]
Calling All Young Episcopalians!
A diocesan youth event for grades 6 through 12 will be held at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Laramie from
May 24th to May 26th. Transportation is available from Rawlins, Riverton, and Casper.
This is the second of four quarterly diocesan wide youth events that are planned for 2013. The event will begin
at 7:00 pm Friday night and will include fun activities, reflection, a service project on Saturday, planning time
for our next gathering, and worship with the Cathedral on Sunday morning.
This event is built upon the framework of the popular Happenings program. Leaders for this first event are
Kate Marcotte, Diocesan Staff; Syd Johnson, HR Camp Director; and Tristan English.
The cost for the event is $10. Questions? Please call (307) 265-5200 or email [email protected].
Our financial status as of the end of March, 2013 is as follows:
March Actual
$6,484.92
YTD
$13,482.55
Budget
$38,850.00
Cash Disbursements
$3,004.29
$ 9,667.55
$35,212.00
Net Income (Loss)
$3,480.63
$ 3,815.00
$ 3,638.00
Cash Receipts
Checking & Savings balances as of 3/31/13:
Total in checking
$ 5,320.07
Total in memorial fund
$77,190.50
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All Saints’ Episcopal Church
May 2013 Service Schedule
If a change in your schedule is necessary, please make those arrangements and notify the
Worship Team Leader, Jill Zimmerschied, at 331-8746. Thanks!
6th Easter
May 5
10:00 AM
Weekly
Lectionary
~Mother’s Day~
7th Easter
May 12
10:00 AM
Acts 16:9-15
Psalm 67
Acts 16:16-34
Psalm 97
Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5
John 14:23-29
or John 5:1-9
Revelation 22:12-14, 1617, 20-21
John 17:20-26
Morning Prayer
Day of Pentecost
May 19
10:00 AM
1st Pentecost
Trinity Sunday
May 26
10:00 AM
Acts 2:1-21 or Genesis
11:1-9
Psalm 104:25-35, 37
Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31
Psalm 8 or Canticle 2
or 13
Romans 8:14-17 or Acts
2:1-21
John 14:8-17, (25-27)
Romans 5:1-5
John 16:12-15
Worship Leader/
Chalice Bearer
Doug Weaver
Nancy Robinson
Jill Zimmerschied
LeRoy Jons
Priest or
Deacon
Ray Grieb
Lori Modesitt
None
Ray Grieb
Preacher
Ray Grieb
Lori Modesitt
Nancy Robinson
Ray Grieb
Lector
(ScriptureReader)
Jill Bramlet
Shana Bunker
John Robinson
BJ Durr
Prayers
of the People
Bonnie Portwood
Callae McManus
None
Cathy Hellbaum
Music
Jane Olind
Jane Olind
BJ Durr
BJ Durr
Greeters
Bonnie Portwood
VirJean Reynolds
John Robinson
Lee Modesitt
Eucharistic
Visitors
———
Jill Zimmerschied
& Bonnie Portwood
———
Jill Zimmerschied
& Bonnie Portwood
Sunday School
No Sunday School
Today
ALL
(Last Day)
———
———
Church Cleaning
(Once per month)
Leslie Dickerson
Altar Guild
Crepe & Casserole
Brunch
(Bring fillings!)
Memorial Day
Weekend
Coffee Hour
Joann Lewis
& Jeanne Jones
Tue
8
9
2
23
Dinner begins at 5:30 pm
16
10 AM
Morning
Worship
30
29
22
15
Thu
26
28
21
14
NATIONAL TEACHER APPRECIATION
WEEK IS MAY 6-10
NA TI ONA L F A M I LY W EE K I S M AY 5 - 11
7
1
Wed
Last Day: Friday, May 24th
27
20
13
6
1—Grady Haeffelin
24—Jeannie Mitchell
Dr. & Cindy Woods
Torrie Rice
8— Joann Lewis
Cassie McDonald
11—George Good
26—Nancy Munier
12—Joni Zowada
Cole Goertz
17—Jacob Dingman
Laynie Goertz
20—Tom & Jill Bramlet 28—Ruth Bookout
Mon
Chugwater Graduation
7:00 PM
WHS Graduation 2:00 PM
19
8:30 AM Vestry Meeting
10 AM Morning Worship
10 AM Morning Worship
12
10 AM Morning Worship
5
Sun
31
24
17
10
3
Fri
25
18
Glendo Graduation
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
11
4
Sat
Calling all young Episcopalians grades 6 12! A diocesan youth event will be held at
St. Matthew's Cathedral in Laramie May
24th to May 26th, starting at 7 pm Friday
evening. The cost for the event is $10.
All Saints’ Episcopal Church
May 2013
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What can we do in tragedy’s wake?
A reflection from Massachusetts Bishop Thomas Shaw
By M. Thomas Shaw | April 17, 2013
[Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts] A few years ago
one of my younger brothers, Sam, in his early 60′s, ran
the Boston Marathon. My family came from all over
the country to support him and watch the marathon. We had a great time, getting on and off the
crowded Green Line subway trolleys, standing on the
side of the road in Newton, following the race into
Boston for the finale. We loved being together in the
spring weather, marathon fans and baseball fans, because there was a game that day, out in force celebrating the pure joy of this New England day. I expect
almost every one of us in eastern Massachusetts at one
time or another, whether as a runner in the race, or
supporter of a friend or family member or spectator,
has had the same experience.
That was the spirit yesterday, when, in the middle of
the afternoon, before all the runners had crossed the
finish line, with huge crowds in the Copley Square
area, two bombs killed three and injured more than
150 people. It seems unlikely the event will ever be
quite the same again.
My first phone call was from our suffragan bishop,
Gayle Harris, then our canon to the ordinary, Mally
Lloyd, followed by Jep Streit, the dean of our cathedral. I then called Sam Lloyd, the priest-in-charge of
Trinity Church in Copley Square, and then we were in
touch with the people of Emmanuel Church on Newbury Street, also so close to the explosions. It seemed
there was very little we could do because the police
requested only the presence of first responders in the
Copley Square area.
Slowly, as the afternoon went on into the early evening, it looked as though none of our church members
were directly affected. The executive director of Episcopal Relief and Development called me to see if they
could help. I heard from Arrington Chambliss, our
director of the Life Together program, that all of our
interns were safe. So many of our priests and deacons
in the diocese called, texted or e-mailed offering their
help. Gayle and I heard from people all over the
world, also offering to help in whatever way they
could. We are so grateful.
What can we do? We can pray, most immediately for
caregivers and responders, for those who are wounded
or grieving, for all who are fearful or angry. God will
show us how we can best bring Christ’s peace and
healing to this difficult time if we continue to pray
about what has happened, if we talk to one another, if
we make every effort to include these murders and
assaults with every act of violence witnessed in the
last year. How are we being called actively to bring
peace to our cities and beyond? Good can triumph
over evil, but it’s going to take some work.
Ever since last fall and the murder of our own Jorge
Fuentes, we in this part of the Episcopal Church have
been listening to each other and bringing awareness to
the violence in our cities and our country so we can
find the most peaceful way forward. Over the last 10
days I have been talking to clergy across our diocese
asking them to participate with their congregations in
the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute Mother’s Day
Walk for Peace, and I have been deeply moved by the
willingness to join in this witness (you can register to
join us as a “B-PEACE for Jorge” team member by
using the drop-down menu). It is important to bring
our presence to events that support a vision of peace
and healing.
So many of our congregations have already opened
their doors to bring their communities together in
prayer. The Spirit is moving within us, asking us to be
the bearers of peace. God will show us how.
Pray for our City of Boston and for all who have
been so deeply affected by this violence.
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Vestry Views ‘n News:
To set the tone at our April 21st Vestry meeting, Co-Senior Warden Cindy Abbott read a devotional about valuing others and looking at good rather than at faults.
Our thanks to Bruce Hellbaum and VirJean Reynolds who conducted the 2011 and 2012 audits for All
Saints’. Also thanks to Jeannie Mitchell, Cathy Weaver, Cathy Hellbaum and Bronnie Barry for their excellent
financial and organizational skills which enable our Church to meet the Episcopal Diocese standards. The Committee did find some discrepancies which need to be addressed. The Vestry will address, remedy, and clarify
these concerns, and then submit a written report to the State Episcopal Diocese as to their resolution.
We then all admired the new toilets that were installed since our last meeting. Very nice!
Action was taken on a request from Lori Modesitt on behalf of Syd Johnson, director of HR Camp, who wondered if All Saints’ would be willing to donate a dining table for the Camp. At a cost of approximately $80, the
Vestry voted to fund this request.
We’re still looking at the needs of the physical Church, and always appreciate suggestions, comments, and (of
course) donations. By the time you are reading this newsletter, we will have already conducted our Blue-Jean
Sunday which we scheduled for April 28th. So – the plan is that we will have had lots of assistance on that day,
and the Church and yard will have gotten a wonderful spring cleaning. However, as the Spring and Summer
progress, if you see a need, a weed, or a lack of toilet paper or other supplies, please feel free to pull the weed or
bring some supplies!! It takes a village, you know!
As always, please let us know if you have concerns which can be addressed at our Vestry meetings or otherwise.
Submitted on behalf of your Vestry members. Happy Spring!!
Co-Senior Wardens, Jane Olind & Cindy Abbott
The Cathedral Home for Children’s 34th Annual Awards Banquet will be held on
Thursday, May 16th, 2013 at the UW Conference Center in Laramie. Dress is semiformal. Dinner starts at 5:30 pm. There is an invitation with menu choices in the parish
hall. This is a popular event, so please RSVP by May 7th to:
[email protected] or call 307-721-1582.
Leslie Dickerson and Bronnie Barry plan to complete work on the church directory
as soon as possible. If for any reason you do NOT wish to have your information
published, please notify Leslie at 322-1880 or Bronnie at 322-9067. Thank you!
New Wall Art in the Church Office!
Please stop by the church office and see the “Wonderful
Counselor” tapestry wall hanging. The tapestry includes all
the names that Jesus is known by: Messiah, King of Kings,
Lamb of God, etc. with Scripture from Micah 5:2, Isaiah 9:6
and Matthew 1:23. It is a joy to behold! The colors in the
tapestry are a beautiful compliment to the new wall color too!
Your Parish Administrator, Bronnie Barry, would like to
express her sincerest thanks to Rev. Jill and the Vestry for
agreeing that this was just what that bare wall needed. A big
thanks also to Fr. Ray Grieb’s family and Leslie Dickerson’s
insistence that those wonderfully tall chaps get the tapestry up on the church office wall at last. Thank you, all!
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Episcopal Church Foundation Offers Webinars for May & June
Major Donors for Dioceses (May 1, 2:00 PM ET), presented by ECF Program
Director, Terri Mathes
Identifying & Recruiting New Leaders (May 7, 7:00 PM ET), presented by Ella
Auchincloss, founder of the Diocese of Massachusetts' Leadership Development
Initiative (please note that there is a $10 fee to participate in this web conference)
Running a Holy & Effective Meeting (May 14, 7:00 PM ET), presented by Ella Auchincloss, founder of the
Diocese of Massachusetts' Leadership Development Initiative (please note that there is a $10 fee to participate
in this web conference)
Part I of Getting to the 'Why': Building a Shared Sense of Purpose (June 4, 7:00 PM ET), presented by ECF
Program Director, Miguel Escobar
Part II of Getting to the 'Why': Prioritizing Leadership Development (June 6, 2013, 7:00 PM ET), presented by
ECF Program Director, Miguel Escobar
All Saints’ Episcopal Church
605 - 11th Street
PO Box 997
Wheatland, WY 82201
[email protected]
http://allsaintswheatland.diowy.org