October 2014
Aquia
Episcopal
Church
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All of you are Christ’s Body, and each one is a part of it.
1 Corinthians 12:27
FROM THE RECTOR
“New Year, New Beginnings”
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is the Newsletter of
Aquia Episcopal
Church
2938 Jefferson Davis Hwy .
P.O. Box 275
Stafford, VA 22555
Phone: (540) 659-4007
E-Mail:
[email protected]
www.aquiachurch.com
Office Open:
Monday - Friday
Rector
The Rev. Jay Morris
Assistant Rector
The Rev. Connor Newlun
Music Director
Linda Beville
Senior Warden
Bob Santmyer
Junior Warden
Tim Spaulding
Treasurer
Chris Arey
Register:
John Sondermann
Dir. Christian Education:
Kristen Morgan
Parish Administrator:
Dennise LaBarre
Executive Assistant:
Sue Selz
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ight now, you are probably thinking
more about leaves falling, autumnal
colors, and Halloween than about the start
of 2015, which remains several months
away. But within our church framework,
it’s not too early to look ahead for the
new year and the new beginnings it offers.
With the vestry’s consent, our 2015
parish-wide annual meeting will be held
on Jan. 4, the first Sunday of that year, at
10 a.m. in the parish hall downstairs. (This
should be the final annual meeting in our
existing parish house, because we expect
the new building for Christian formation
and fellowship to be completed before
the end of 2015 and be ready to host our
2016 annual meeting!) I asked for the
vestry’s support on scheduling our
annual meeting a bit earlier than usual so
that we can elect new vestry members a
bit earlier than usual and get the new
vestry team organized a bit earlier than
usual. In case of snow or ice on Jan. 4,
we shall meet the very next Sunday.
We are calling for nominations to
serve on the vestry to be submitted no
later than Monday, Dec. 8—again, a bit
earlier than usual. Blue nomination forms
will be available for pick-up at church and
in the church office starting Oct.19, and
then you will have nearly two months’
time to consider prayerfully offering to
serve in this important ministry group.
Nomination forms must be completed by
the person offering to serve (rather than
having one parishioner nominate another),
and our bylaws do not allow nominations
from the floor of the annual meeting; so
it is important for those willing to serve
on the vestry to return their forms to the
church office on or by the deadline. Feel
free to hand a nomination form to a
parishioner whose ministry on the vestry
you would like to support; doing so will
surely boost that person’s confidence.
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Nominees must be at least 16 years
of age at time of election, baptized
Christians, confirmed in the Church (or
preparing for confirmation to take place
soon after election), duly enrolled as
members of Aquia Church, and known
to the treasurer for making a pledge and
contributing toward that pledge during
the year prior to election. In 2015 we shall
elect four adults to a three-year term,
plus one teenager (who must meet the
same criteria above) to serve as the youth
representative for a one-year term beginning June 1. If you have any questions
whether you are eligible to be nominated, then simply contact the church office.
Current vestry members whose term
expires in January have brought a variety
of gifts to their ministry for such areas as
administration, communications, financial
stewardship, and buildings and grounds.
We always have a need for people with
talents in those same areas. Yet as we
continue to take care of our eight buildings and three parcels of land (between
our main campus, the rectory in Aquia
Harbour, and Clifton Chapel) alongside
the coming addition of our new building, next year we have particular need
for those with particular interest and
ability in maintaining the physical property of our buildings and grounds.
Our parish-wide annual meeting
will include the celebration of the Holy
Eucharist (with this being the only
Eucharist we offer that morning), some
pastoral guidance for the months ahead,
updates about new building construction
and financing, reports from several key
leaders, and alternative activities for our
children and youth. Please plan now to
attend this start of the new year with
new beginnings.
Jay Morris
FROM THE ASSISTANT RECTOR
Confirmation on the Horizon
T
he time has come again to start
preparing some of the teenagers of
Aquia Church for confirmation in the
spring. Some adults will want to be confirmed in the spring as well and will also
need to be prepared for this important
rite in the Church. At a most basic level,
being confirmed means just how it
sounds: the confirmands are confirming
their baptismal vows to a bishop, who
represents the universal church. When
we are confirmed, we are in a sense saying these are my baptismal vows and I
claim them as my own. Confirmation is
essential to the mature faith of a person
baptized as an infant. Confirmation is no
less important for someone who is old
enough to answer the celebrant’s questions at their baptism. Even when people speak for themselves at their baptism, confirming those vows to a bishop
reminds us we are part of a community
that is larger than our parish. Christians
are confirmed as part of the one, holy,
catholic and apostolic Church and not as
part of a particular parish or even a particular denomination. When we confirm
our baptism, we confirm our membership in the universal church, the communion of saints.
Still, Christ has given particular
parts of his Church particular gifts, not
to be a source of division but in order
that we might bless each other. One of
the spiritual gifts or charisms of
Anglicanism is an ability to hold together three sources of authority for the
Church in proper balance and perspective. Those three sources may be familiar
to you already: Scripture, tradition and
reason. At its best, Anglicanism
acknowledges Scripture to be the word
of God and claims it contains all things
necessary for salvation. Scripture is the
primary source of authority for faith and
morals; but at the same time, Anglicanism
does not claim all truth that ever existed
is contained within the covers of the
Bible. Anglicanism also has the humility
to say we need some help in interpreting
Scripture correctly; and in order to do that,
we look to our ancestors in the faith,
which we typically call tradition.
Tradition is a source of authority that
does not stand alone but aids us in finding
the will of God through our reading of
Scripture and observations of the world
around us. A final source of authority in
Anglicanism is reason. We acknowledge
that God has created an ordered universe
and given humanity mental capacities
for knowing God and understanding his
creation. This is far different from rationalism; but instead, Anglicanism has classically understood that reason has the
use of the human mind aided by the
Holy Spirit. When these three sources
are held in proper balance and with
proper perspective, we are at our best.
When one source of authority is emphasized to the detriment of others, we lose
sight of the gift Christ has given us.
In hope that confirmands will come
to appreciate this special charism of our
Church and see how it can be a gift to
the universal Church in which they are
confirming their baptismal vows, preparation for confirmation will focus on
these three sources of authority:
Scripture, tradition and reason. The
classes for teenagers preparing for confirmation will begin in November and be
held on Sundays before the evening
meeting of the youth group. Classes to
prepare adults for confirmation will
begin after the first of the year. Please let
me know if you are interested in either
of these offerings and in being confirmed in the spring.
Aquia Church
Vestry
Georgia Applegate
Youth Representative
Chris Arey
Treasurer
Charlie Bingay
Jackie Chichester
Rich Gannon
Administration
Committee Co-chair
Adam Hawkins
New Building Committee
Co-chair
Alicia Little
Wendy Osborn
Administration
Committee Co-chair
Rhonda Pinkerton
Finance Committee
Chairman
Bob Santmyer
Senior Warden
John Sondermann
Register
Tim Spaulding
Junior Warden
Sylvia Walker
Assistant Treasurer
New Capital Campaign
Committee Co-chair
Connor Newlun
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FROM THE
SENIOR WARDEN
Bob Santmyer
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W
hat would you do? On Saturday,
Aug. 30, I found myself confronted
with a familiar yet very different situation.
My wife, Andrea, and I had decided to host
fellowship following the 9 a.m. service
the next day. Occasionally when we host
fellowship, we go out of our way to make
it special. Our menu this time was to
include eggs Benedict casserole with
Hollandaise sauce, bacon-wrapped
pineapple and bell pepper skewers,
cheesy grits, grapes, and two types of
cookies for the kids.
Normally, Giant is the local food store
we go to, but for some reason I decided I
would go to Shoppers Food Warehouse on
this day. I started in the produce section.
While looking at potatoes, I noticed out of
the corner of my eye a slender young
woman with a cart half-full of groceries
talking to a man that I instantly assumed
was a stranger to her. After a few minutes,
the man had walked away. I proceeded
to push my cart past the woman and she
stopped me, holding a note neatly written
on a 3x5 index card. She then tried to
verbalize to me in broken English what
was written on the card. She said she has
two children at home and is pregnant but
can’t pay for the groceries she has in her
cart. With a quick glance, I could see that
she had in her cart children’s cereal, milk,
spare ribs, vegetables, and some diapers.
There was much more than that in her
cart, but those were the things that caught
my eye. With a closer look at her, I could
also see that she was likely pregnant –
probably about three months.
I hesitated for a moment, and then
told her that I was sorry but didn’t have
any cash on me. This was not completely
true, as I had two $20 bills in my wallet –
more than I typically give to someone
asking for a handout. She said, “Okay.
God bless you,” as I walked away.
I then proceeded to fill my own grocery cart with the things Andrea and I
would need to fix an elaborate meal for
our fellow parishioners the next day during fellowship. Let’s see. Eggs, in the
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cart; skewers, in the cart; bacon, in the cart;
pineapple, already at home. And the list
went on. I gathered up the things we
would need to feed 20 people or more –
our church family – families like ours
that have the means to buy and prepare
meals like this for themselves.
As I put the last item in the cart, I was
suddenly struck with the notion that I was
led here at this moment – to this store I
don’t usually go to – to be confronted with
this situation. Not that God was testing
me, but more of a sense that he knew I
would do the right thing. I then went back
to the produce area to look for the young
woman with the half-full grocery cart.
There she was. She was just walking away
from a middle-aged woman who I could
see was shaking her head “no” as she
walked away. I went up to the young
woman and said, “Are you ready to check
out?” She nodded, ”Yes.” I went with her
to the checkout line and paid for her groceries with my debit card. After bagging
her own items, the young woman looked
back at me and mouthed a “Thank you”
and then pushed her cart to the front of
the store and out the doors.
When I got home, I recounted the
events of my shopping trip to Andrea. She
then told me that there was a story circulating around North Stafford to beware of
a young gypsy family with children who
were hanging out in parking lots and
stores and taking advantage of the kindness of strangers. Was this young woman
one of them? I don’t know, but it’s not up
to me to judge even if she is. I may have
been taken advantage of, but then again,
perhaps I was feeding Jesus; read Matthew
25:35 to understand what I mean by that.
So, again, WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
Christian Education Building Update:
As of this writing, we continue to work
with the county to get the necessary permits in place for our official groundbreaking. Hopefully, by the time you
read this in the October Newsletter
ground has been broken .
SAINTS MARY AND MARTHA GUILD
Worship, Service and Fellowship
S
ts. Mary and Martha Guild is looking
forward to seeing all our parish family at the Fall Fest on Oct. 4. Be sure to
come to the Craft Room; we have lots of
delightful items to show you!
In the meantime, we will be spending Oct. 2 and 3 pricing the crafts and
setting up the room. Calling all guild
members – past, present and potential –
your help would be most welcome. And
then come back for the de-brief at the
Oct. 16 meeting so we can do an even
better job next year.
We still need lots and lots of costume jewelry for the very popular Fall
Fest jewelry table. Any donation is gratefully received!
All ladies of the Parish are invited to
join us at any of our meetings. With
October we return to our regular schedule
of meeting on the first, third and fifth
Thursdays of each month. We begin our
meetings with a member of the clergy
leading us in Morning Prayer at 9:30.
And we finish by noon. This fall we are
continuing to review our inquirer’s
study. Please come and enjoy a Thursday
morning with the ladies of Sts. Mary and
Martha Guild. Come and see.
Mary Jane Cole
Jan Van Metre, President
AQUIA CHAPTER
Fourth Tuesdays at
10:30 a.m. in the Parish
Hall.
Jan Van Metre, Chairman
SAINTS MARY &
Aquia Episcopal Church
It was such a blessing to
receive your letter with so many
blessings and prayers coming my
way.
It meant so much to me at this
time and I thank you.
We are all so blessed to have
God in our lives – and you --members of this Church. I am so
glad my dear Bill and Nancy are
part of this very caring Church.
Thank you to all of the
members of Aquia who
kept me in their prayers,
and sent words and
thoughts of encouragement during my recovery
from recent surgery.
Special thanks to the
Flower Guild and the
Prayer Shaw Ministry for
their unique and thoughtful
gifts. It is a blessing to be
a member of such a caring
Christian Parish Family as
Aquia Episcopal Church.
MARTHA GUILD
First, Third and Fifth
Thursdays in the Parish
Hall.
Mary Jane Cole
Chairman
Joe Howard
Mary Lou Hoffman [mother of
Bill Hoffman]
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AUCTION ACTION
Mary Jane Cole
O
ur list of donations for the Fall Fest
Auction is absolutely fabulous!
Your auction team has started to group
the gifts and donations into appropriate
groups for bidding.
The final ingredient for the perfect
auction is BIDDERS. Please mark your
calendars: the date and time are Oct. 4 at
11 a.m. Our professional auctioneer
Shields Jones will keep us laughing and
on the edge of our seats. If you have not
been to one of Shields’ auctions before,
you are in for a treat. Bring your friends
and neighbors. Help us make this the
best Fall Fest yet.
Beautiful Needlepoint Pillow handcrafted
by Joy Johnson
A Special Tour of the Washington National
Cathedral for 3 or 4 people, with lunch or
dinner included, offered by Rev. Jay Morris
“Julia-Stonewall Jackson and Family,
Guinea Station April 20, 1863” framed,
signed and numbered print by Mort Kunstler
“Annabella” by Linda Le Kinff: signed seriolithograph offered by Maureen and Michael
Maggiano
“CLABBER GIRL The Healthy Baking
Powder” Print by Jim Harrison: Signed and
Numbered Lithograph offered by Tracie and
John Newman
CAPS-2 tickets to a Washington Capitals
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Behold our awesome list!
game in the 100 level offered by David &
Mouth Watering Pies: a pie a month for 4
Kristen Morgan
months baked by Pat Moncure, pastry chef
Another Set of CAPS tickets: 2 tickets to a
of The Happy Clam restaurant
Washington Capitals game offered by
Awesome Segmented Wood Turning hand-
Margaret and Steve Hedger
crafted by John Morris: a 9" sphere-shaped
Redskins Tickets: 2 tickets vs. Tampa Bay
open-segmented turning consisting of 182
Buccaneers on Nov. 16 at 1 p.m.
pieces of a combination of black walnut and
“Made in Virginia” Basket from Jean and
cherry woods, finished in a natural color, with
Michael Golas and Briget and Tom Kane
2-1/8 opening at the top
“Made in Poland” Basket from Michael and
Guided Fishing Trip by Bill Hoffman: an
Jean Golas
eight-hour fishing trip on the Potomac River
“Historical Tea” Basket from Brenda and
A Sumptuous Dinner Party with the theme:
Becky Monger and Jean Bittner featuring a
Seafood Spectacular for you and 7 Guests
tea service for four, specialty teas, tea cozy,
at his home offered by Rev. Jay Morris
mesh infuser and a silver measuring spoon
Potomac Point Winery: food and wine bas-
“Chocolate Lover’s” Basket from the Altar
ket with dinner for four in the wine library
Guild
room offered by Cindi and Skip Causey
“Bloody Mary” Basket offered by Jean and
A Wine and Cheese Party offered by Rev.
Michael Golas
Jay Morris for you and seven guests at his
Handsome Cherry-stained Wood Buffet:
home
given by Maureen and Michael Maggiano
An Antique Mirror from the late 1800s, with
Vintage White Brass Money Box from India
papers to document its history given by Faye
Curved Wooden Hoisting Singletree, com-
Andrews
monly called a whippletree, dated 1895
Custom-made Mail Box designed in your
Print of Aquia Church by Julia Barth
favorite sport’s team logo given by VaCora
The Red Fox Inn in Middleburg, Va.: one
and Zol Rainey
night’s stay (www.redfox.com)
Beautiful Quilt praising Our Lord in glorious
KD'z KiDz World a 10-kid birthday party at
Fall colors sewn by Anita Simpson (Patricia
their bounce house (value $185)
Springer’s sister)
A Feast: Pork Shoulder from Fall Fest Hog
Natural-Light Photo Session offered by
Roast offered by Joe Vinso and Adam
Nikki Piner of Chasing Now Photography
Hawkins, Giant - $25 gift card, Panaderia
October 2014
Emanuel Bakery and Café – 6” X 9” cake
for one bowling game and $25 coupon;
Another Feast: Pork Shoulder from Fall
Liberty Lanes at Massaponax – Family Fun
Fest Hog Roast from Joe Vinso and Adam
Package bowling and shoes for 8, pizza,
Hawkins, Wegmans - $25 gift card
drinks, popcorn (value $90)
Exploring Fredericksburg: The George
Local Wineries: Ingleside Vineyards – pri-
Washington Foundation – Admission
vate wine tasting for six; Hartwood Winery –
Passes to Historic Kenmore and George
four Event tickets plus wine gift bag from
Washington’s Ferry Farm; Gari Melchers
Bonny’s Sewing and Fabric
Home and Studio – 2 guidebooks and
Home Decorating – Bald Eagle Flag Store
passes; Brock's Riverside Grill – $20,
- decorative garden flag with a lion and lamb;
Words for Wise Bookstore – $20 Gift
Fast Frame – framed mirror; Crown
Certificate
Jewelers – Lenox woodland vase, Walmart –
Children’s Basket: Wacky Bear – two
$25 card
stuffed animals, games, DVD of Bible songs,
Love My Dog: Calypso Boarding Kennels
Chick-Fil-A, Jabberwocky Children's
Spa gift certificate and Pets Plus – $50 gift
Books and Toys – $10 Certificate,
card
sweetFrog – 2 coupons and shirt,
New Beginnings: Curves – two one-month
matching aprons for mother, daughter, and
memberships, Yoga sessions at Healing Arts
doll from Bonny’s Sewing and Fabrics
Yoga Center donated by Ren Fields, NIV
It’s A Guy Thing: Victory Lane Auto
gift Bible donated by Lifeway Christian
Service – two oil changes, 610 Car Wash –
Bookstore
5 deluxe wash tickets, Buffalo Wild Wings –
Pamper Yourself: – Stress Free - 90 minute
5 coupons, Corky's – $15 gift certificate,
massage, Anita’s Petite Fleur – $50 Gift
Angel Hallmark – book, Wawa Coffee Lover’s
Card
Gift Basket for Two
Creative You: Pots & Palettes, Inc. – $25
Golfer’s Delight: Augustine Golf Club
gift certificate; Lord & Lilly's Inc. – two free
(Raspberry Golf Management) greens fee for
scrapbooking or card-making classes plus
four, Forest Greens Golf Club: four tickets
$25 gift card, Old Town Yarnery $50 gift cer-
for 18 holes of golf with cart plus
tificate, large, fully loaded Sewing Basket
Aquia Harbour Golf Club – two 18 hole
Let’s Eat Out Again: The Globe and Laurel
rounds of golf with cart
Restaurant – dinner for two, The Bavarian
Let’s Eat Out: Zibibbo 73 – $50 gift card,
Chef – $50 certificate, Carlos O’Kelly’s $30
Five Guys Burgers and Fries – $25 gift
certificate, Sake Thai Sushi Bar – $25,
card, The Melting Pot – three $20 off on four
Chili’s –$40, Bob Evans – $20 gift card,
course dinner for two on the dinner menu,
Outback Steakhouse – 5 Bloomin’ Onion
Honey Baked Ham – four tickets for a
gift cards
Signature Ham Classic Sandwich, CiCi’s
Pizza – 12 BOGO. Pinkadilly Tea – a $15
Gift Certificate, Vinny’s Italian Grill &
Pizzeria – $25 gift certificate, Formosa
Restaurant – $25 gift certificate
Just for Her: Victoria’s Secret – $60 gift
card, Ladyburg, LLC – $15 gift card and an
This list is subject to more regrouping
and is not yet in current bidding order
because our list is still growing!
Mary Jane Cole
Auction Co-chair
[email protected]
elegant gift basket, Massage Envy – 0ne
hour massage, and Fast Frame- framed
doily
Family Fun: Cavalier Family Skating – 12
tickets for free skate, Splitsville – six tickets
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OUTREACH
Johanna Jones
T
he September Outreach Committee
meeting was held on Sept. 2, and
once again we found ourselves meeting
in a parking lot. This is getting to be a
habit. Fortunately, we had two pick-up
trucks for tailgating, two camp chairs,
chocolate chip cookies, and a delightful
breeze.
We had two emergency requests for
assistance from S.E.R.V.E. and Micah
Ministries, and we voted to send $1,000
to S.E.R.V.E. and $1,000 to Micah.
The school supply campaign was
successful and our congregation donated
10 backpacks, 70 composition notebooks,
26 packs of pencils, 19 packs of pens, 20
packs of glue sticks, 20 boxes of crayons,
22 packs of index cards, 13 boxes of color
pencils, 23 folders, 21 packs of notebook
paper, 14 boxes of tissues, 31 spiral notebooks, 14 notebooks, and various other
items on the list. Thanks for your generosity and thanks to Becky Monger and
Brenda Monger for delivering the items
to the Department of Social Services.
We discussed our proposed budget
for 2015 and made a few changes in the
proposal based on anticipated projects.
We will be participating in the 10th
annual Wings & Wheels Festival at
Stafford Airport on October 18th. This
event is sponsored by the Stafford
Rotary Club. It will be a celebration of
Stafford’s 350th anniversary and will
honor the county’s proud military her-
itage. We will be handing out water,
candy, paper airplanes (with the imprinted message “Fly with the Lord”) and
information about the Church. Please
sign-up and join us for a great day of
community fun. Come join us and
spread the word about the wonderful
things happening at Aquia Episcopal
Church.
The shoebox campaign for Operation
Christmas Child will kick-off at Fall Fest
and will run through Nov. 16. We set
aside an amount to cover the cost of
shipping the shoeboxes.
We discussed our Thanksgiving and
Christmas projects. For the Dove project,
we will be asking for donations for 50
people. For the Department of Social
Services we will be providing opportunities to donate gifts and food for 10 families and five senior citizens. Look for the
Christmas trees on the picnic table in
front of the church when these campaigns begin.
Our next meeting will be on Oct. 7 at
7 p.m. This time it really will be in the
Wirman Room.
We, as Aquia Church, joyfully respond to
the grace, love, and fellowship of God the Father,
Son and Holy Spirit at work in our midst
by celebrating His presence,
sharing His abundance, and proclaiming His word
throughout the world.
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I
n the gallery is a panel which contains
the names of the Minister and Vestry
of Aquia Church from 1757 (when the
Church was built). In the September issue,
I reported on Mott Doniphan. In this issue,
I continue with Captain Henry Tyler. All
information is quoted from The Register
of Overwharton Parish Stafford County,
Virginia 1723 – 1758.
“Captain Henry Tyler (circa 1710-1777) was
descended from the prominent family of that
name in York County, Virginia. In 1736 he succeeded Thomas Claiborne, Esq. (January 9,
1704-December 1, 1735) as clerk of Stafford
County; he had served from 1731 until the time of
his death. As the office of county clerk was then
an appointive position and residence in the county not necessary, Henry Tyler probably came to
Stafford County from the vicinity of Williamsburg,
Virginia, bringing his commission. He served as
clerk of the court until his death; for forty-one
years his distinctive and beautiful handwriting
adorn such of the records of that period which
have been preserved. He married circa 1738
Alice Strother (circa 1719-circa 1792), daughter of
William Strother, Gentleman, (circa 1696-1733)
and Margaret Watts, his wife. Margaret (Watts)
Strother, widow, married secondly Captain John
Grant, widower of Hester Foote who he married
on August 17, 1727 in Saint Paul’s Parish, and
with him in 1738 sold Ferry Farm, the plantation
of her first husband, to Captain Augustine
Washington (1694-1743) who died there. Captain
John Grant left issue by both wives and died testate in Prince William County about 1747/8; he
must not be confused (tho he has been!) with
Captain John Grant (circa 1704-1762) of King
George County who is mentioned on page 135.
The will of Captain Henry Tyler was recorded
in now lost Stafford County Will Book “N” (17671783), page 357. Henry and Alice (Strother) Tyler
had issue, viz:
(1) Betty Tyler. Susanna Fitzhugh, daughter of John Fitzhugh of Bellaire, was born
February 5, 1756 and was baptized “by the Rev.d.
Mr. Moncure and had for surities Mr. and Mrs.
Moncure, Mr. Henry Tyler and Miss Betty his
daughter,” says the Fitzhugh family register.
(2) Thomas Gowry Strother Tyler (circa
1740-1816) succeeded his father as clerk of
Stafford County court and acted in that capacity
for many years. Like his father his penmanship is
distinctive and beautiful. He married Ann Fisher
Adie (1756-18 ), daughter of William Adie (17311797); they were separated after having a large
family of children, viz: (a) George Rodney Tyler
who died without issue in 1809; (b) Thomas Tyler;
(c) William Henry Tyler; (d) Elizabeth Adie Tyler;
(e) John Cooke Tyler; (f) Alice P. Tyler (who was
living in Stafford County in 1855); and (g) Mary
Ann Tyler who married Thomas E. Baird of
Alexandria, Virginia.
(3) John Tyler, born April 17, 1743; he is
said to have been insane and was taken by his
sister, Mrs. Maze to Georgia.
(4) Henry Tyler, baptized August 18, 1746;
he died testate in Prince William County in 1820.
He served as a midshipman in the Navy during
the Revolutionary War and also in Lee’s Legion at
the siege of Yorktown. He was unmarried.
(5) Anna Tyler, baptized January 30, 1749;
she married Robert Maze and moved to Georgia
about 1800 taking with her an insane brother and
a spinster sister, but if Betty or Mary Tyler the
chancery papers do not say.
(6) Mary Tyler, baptized March 20, 1751
(7) Sally Tyler married George Steptoe
Blackwell of Fauquier County, Virginia.
In 1787 Alice (Strother) Tyler and her son
John Tyler appear on the Personal Tax lists of
Stafford County; in 1791 she last appears paying
tax on seven slaves. In 1792 the Estate of Henry
Tyler was taxed on six slaves, indicating his
widow was deceased. The 300 acre plantation of
Captain Henry Tyler was sold to Henry Fitzhugh
of Bellaire in 1798.”
HISTORICAL
HIGHLIGHTS
Dennise LaBarre
In the next issue, I will report on
Captain William Mountjoy.
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TIME TO ORDER
www.aquiachurch.com
It is that time once again, time to add to our service books here in the church. We
are in need of Lift Every Voice and Sing II hymnals. If you would like to purchase one
for the church, fill out the order form below. The cost of each hymnal is $18. If you
would like to give a book in memory of or in thanksgiving for someone, fill out their
names below. A book plate will be placed in the hymnal with their names on it.
540-659-4007
LEVAS II Order Form
Purchaser’s Name:
FROM THE
PARISH REGISTER
Phone Number:
Burials: “Rest eternal grant
to them, O Lord; and let the
light perpetual shine upon
them.”
Mildred D. Moncure,
1921-2014.
Email:
Circle One:
NEWCOMERS
“Do not neglect to show hos pitality to strangers, for
thereby some have enter tained angels unawares.“
Hebrews 13:2
The following families
have recently turned in
visitor cards: Bryan and
Devri Schumacher, Tom
and Stephanie Formby,
Martin and Sue Hinson,
Ruth Holden.
BAPTISMS
The next scheduled date
for a baptism is Nov. 2. If
you would like to have a
baptism on this date, or if
this date doesn’t work for
you and you would like to
request another date,
please contact the church
office so that counseling
with the clergy can be
scheduled.
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In Thanksgiving for
In Memory of
Name(s) for book plate:
Please make checks out to: Aquia Episcopal Church
In the memo line, write:
LEVAS II
Aquia Church Prayer List – October 2014
Marilyn Anderson, Dan & Mary Basinger, Eloine Bolton, Sue Claerbout,
Elizabeth Cook, Nora David, Jeff Davis & Family, Hazel Eby, Liz
Edwards, Jack Elkins, Robert & JoAnn Feldman & Family, Michael Golas,
K., Mary Lou Hoffman, Sarah Knicely, Zoe Krause, Debbie La Pierre,
Suzanne Lanterman, Ken Lempka, Nancy McKnight, Janet Mikionis,
Charles Paul Mooshian, Joan Nebel, John
& Jacklyn Petty, Una Patton, Eleanor Perry,
John & Jacklyn Petty, Rosalia Pribble, Joan
Santmyer, George Selz, Robin Singh, Stefan
Somlai, Jean Sullivan, Keith & Sylvia
Tinkler, Jessica Tompkins, John & Pam
Tompkins, Lucille Way, Lexi Wesloski.
October 2014
"Our mission is to gather for fellowship in order to produce hand crafted
gifts to provide comfort for those in
need in the greater Parish community.
These gifts are prayerfully produced and
blessed at the altar."
We have been busy quietly knitting
and crocheting away and in just the last
few weeks have been able provide a lap
blanket or a prayer shawl or a pocket
prayer purse to fifteen people in need of
comfort and reassurance. Also in the
last month we have been blessed by the
addition of three new members who felt
called to join us. We are thrilled to welcome them to our fold! We now have
ten active members and would love to
share our ministry with you. Our goal is
to be able extend comfort and the reassurance of God's love to as many people
as possible. We would love to be able
eventually to provide preemie hats for
the local hospitals and hats for the
homeless and other special projects.
With your help this just might be possible! We even have supplies of yarn on
hand to get you started. Please don't be
shy about joining us; we have folks who
learned to knit with us as well as seasoned knitters and crocheters ready to
give you a hand. We would love to
share our craft and the peace and com-
fort we feel as we put our hands and
hearts to good use in His name.
Our Monday meetings, or we like to
call them gatherings, now start earlier at
5 p.m. to provide more flexibility and to
allow people to safely drive home before
dark if that is a concern, at least for the
time being! We have a "swinging door"
policy: you are never late, just come
when you're able and stay for as long as
you wish. If need be, someone will stay
until 9 p.m. We meet in Trailer #1 and
have access to the restrooms in the
Parish Hall. If you need to come straight
from work, you are welcome to bring a
takeaway or bagged meal; we don't
want anyone fainting with hunger!
We do occasionally have field trips
going to Sheep and Wool Festivals.
There happens to be an upcoming
Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival in
Berryville on Sept. 26th - 28th. Anyone
interested in attending might like to contact us as we have a group going, probably on Saturday 27th. If you would like
more information, please leave a message for me with the office.
The Prayer Shawl Ministry is
pleased to provide an alpaca lace weight
shawl to the Fall Fest auction in support
of outreach.
PRAYER SHAWL
MINISTRY
Helen Meinhardt
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reported that Anthony Romarello, who
is the County Administrator, was
impressed by the ground breaking of the
new building and had good things to
say about our capital campaign. She also
noted that children’s games would be
held at the Fall Fest and that a raffle separate from the auction would be held
with a large prize. Jackie asked for a
parishioner to supervise the raffle.
The next vestry meeting is on
Tuesday, Oct. 21. As always, the meetings
are open to members of the congrega-
tion, with the exception of executive sessions for personnel and private matters.
Please check with the church office,
the calendar in the weekly service program, and the church website for
upcoming events. Any questions, concerns, or suggestions for the Vestry are
sincerely appreciated and can be directed to Vestry representative present at
every service of Aquia Church.
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VESTRY MEETING
HIGHLIGHTS
John Sondermann
This a summary of Vestry
Highlights from Aug. 16 to
Sept. 15, 2014. Detailed
minutes may be found on the
Parish Hall bulletin board,
in the church office, and on
our website:aquiachurch.com.
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T
he vestry met in regular session on
June 17, 2014. Our owner’s representative for the Christian Formation and
Fellowship Building, Nevin Taylor, provided a briefing on the progress of the
project during July. Nevin explained that
the Commonwealth of Virginia was way
behind on approving new VSMP applications for permits, but that Stafford County
has agreed to accept out previous VSMP
permit. He also reported that the boundaries of our site plan were now complete
and that the Wack General Contracting
has it subcontractors lined up to begin site
clearance work. He said that Cardinal
Bank had increased from 11 to 14.7 acres
of the church property to be used as collateral for the new building loan.
Nevin informed the vestry of an issue
that will delay the start of construction.
Our lawyer failed to note the requirement
to provide a bond or a similar fund of
money to restore the building site to an
environmentally compliant condition in
case we were unable to continue with construction of the new building. While this
amount of money is normally secured
through a bond, Nevin suggested that in
order to save up to $5000.00 in sunk costs,
we should increase the amount of money
we would borrow for the new building
by $200,000.00 creating a line of credit to
cover the liability that Stafford County has
determined that would be necessary to
restore the building site. This must be
completed so that the bank is satisfied that
the loan is fully collateralized. Since we
will be increasing the amount of indebtedness the parish will incur, we must get
approval from the Diocesan Standing
Committee for the line of credit approach.
There will be a delay in obtaining this
approval as the Standing Committee does
not meet in August. It is hoped that this
additional approval can be done by correspondence, but Father Jay, Chris Arey, and
Nevin are standing by to appear before
the committee at their next meeting.
Nevin noted that the county had
approved the building use plan without
the installation of a sprinkler system. A
discussion followed that without a sprinOctober 2014
kler system, the Stafford Tourism Office
would not be able to rent the new building
from us on occasion. Chris Arey suggested
that a task group or a committee should
work this issue as it really wasn’t an
appropriate use of Nevin’s time. Nevin
will attend a meeting with Stafford
County on Aug. 21 to address remaining
permitting issues and he anticipates getting the permits by Aug. 28. He believes
he has saved about $10,000.00 in permitting fees. In response to a question
raised by John Sondermann for a parishioner, Nevin reported that efforts to get the
Board of Supervisors to waive any
remaining permit fees have not been successful to date.
Treasurer Chris Arey delivered the
Treasurer’s Report, remarking that
expenses seemed higher than normal due
to recently paying in to the clergy pensions. Chris stated that our cash flow is not
favorable; as we wrap up the first and
look forward to the next capital campaign,
we will need to reduce our expenditures
by $30,000.00 next year. He noted that the
first campaign is still $170,000.00 short of
the pledged amount and that we are only
averaging $7000.00 a month in pledge
redemptions. He further pointed out that
St Herman’s of Alaska had not paid the
increase in rent anticipated in July. Fr. Jay
reminded the vestry that he would pay the
difference owed for four months since he
had failed to tell them in time for the
first payment. Fr. Jay said that in the spirit
of Christian charity, the pastor of St.
Herman’s would remit the full amount
of the rent due as soon as possible.
The following resolutions were
approved since the last Vestry meeting:
• R-2014-19: Payment for Installation
of Historic Church Attic Insulation.
Upon completion of the work described in
the title of the resolution on July 21, 2014,
an electronic vote on this resolution by the
Executive Committee approving payment
was promulgated by Father Jay and unanimously approved by the Committee.
• R-2014-20: Revision of the 2014
Operating Budget. Upon completion of a
mid-year review of the vestry’s allocation
in the operating budget, the Finance
Committee recommended that the budget
be revised to increase four expense lines to
reflect actual expenditures and that eight
ministry expense lines be reduced to
reflect actual expenditures. The vestry
unanimously approved the resolution.
• R-2014-21: Resolution to Approve
the 2013 Audit. The Chairperson of the
Finance Committee, Rhonda Pinkerton,
reported on the work of the 2013 Audit
Committee which completed their internal
audit of the parish finances on July 20,
2014. The results of the audit and the
Audit Committee recommendations were
presented to the Senior Warden and discussed by the vestry and the vestry unanimously approved the resolution.
Chris noted that an “agreed upon procedure” or AUP audit would be undertaken next year by an external auditor.
Fr. Jay reviewed the pending contract
with Robynn’s Nest Cleaning and a discussion followed about the need for
employee background checks and work
times to accommodate the worship and
ministry schedules. Chris asked whether
external groups using parish facilities
should help cover the increased fees for
cleaning and if a schedule of fees could be
used to decide what the ministries should
be charged. Fr. Jay agreed that the
Administration and Finance Committees
should consider the issue and a schedule
of fees. Fr. Jay said he hoped that
Robynn’s Nest Cleaning could start on
Oct. 1, and that he would contact the current cleaning service to determine when
the changeover could be executed.
Fr. Jay noted that the Administration
Committee has done superb work in revising the vestry bylaws. He proposed that
the vestry vote on accepting the revisions
by or at the Sept. 2014 vestry meeting and
that the vestry could provide comments
to Rich or Wendy prior to the vote.
Vestry Committees:
Rich Gannon and John Sondermann
reviewed the highlights of the August
Administration Committee meeting
including the progress of the bylaw revisions, annual inventory of church prop-
erty and the annual pledge campaign.
Tim Spaulding reviewed the highlights of the Aug. 9 Building & Grounds
committee meeting. Bill Hoffman and
Dennise LaBarre attended the meeting
and offered to serve on the committee.
Tim discussed the need to have the
HVAC ducts for the three buildings
inspected and cleaned and distributed an
estimate provided by Servpro of
Fredericksburg. Tim voiced a concern
that there was the potential for asbestos
removal or mitigation if extensive repairs
to the duct work are required for the historic church building. Finally, Tim discussed the necessity of a new roof for the
Parish House and stated that he would
seek estimates for the job.
The Finance Committee meeting
minutes were provided by Rhonda
Pinkerton. She reported that the process
for using credit card transactions continues
to be a work in progress and the committee plans to have it in use prior to Fall Fest.
Fr. Jay wants to have the vestry commit to
a system employing card readers in time
for the September vestry meeting. Rhonda
also reported that there was an article in
the newsletter about the ministry budget
process.
The Senior Warden and Rector
reported as follows:
• Senior Warden Bob Santmyer stated
that he anticipates a successful Seafood
Feast.
• The Clergy Report was provided
by Fr. Jay. Fr. Jay stated that he wanted to
conduct the annual parish meeting a
week earlier than usual in order to allow
for an earlier organization of the vestry
and to minimize disruption of Sunday
School. A discussion of the possible
impacts followed with provision of yearend financial documents identified as a
challenge. Fr. Jay also reported he had
been appointed to lead a task force for the
Diocese to determine how much property
the Diocese holds and what it might do
with the property.
The following was noted for the
Good of the Order. Jackie Chichester
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Aquia Episcopal Church
Post Office Box 275
Stafford, VA
22555
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
T
he Christmas season brings to mind thoughts
and memories of loved ones and special times
when God has blessed our lives. The members of
Aquia Church have always enjoyed contributing
to the beauty of the sanctuary during this holy season by purchasing Christmas flowers and greenery
in honor of people and events most near and dear
to them. Once again, poinsettias, garlands, and
other greenery will adorn the church sanctuary
this Christmas season. For each poinsettia, a donation of $20 is requested, but the cost will also help
the Flower Guild cover the costs of wreaths, garlands, Advent candles, and greenery during
Advent. Order forms will be available in the church
and online at www.aquiachurch.com. Please
include the reasons for each honorarium, and all
will be published in the Christmas Eve and
Christmas Day service bulletins.
Sheryl K. Colliver
Non-Profit
Organization
U.S.Postage Paid
Permit No. 2056
Stafford, VA