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THE MAGNIFICAT
November 2014
The Head of this Church
Jesus Christ
Bishop
Rt. Rev. Edward J. Konieczny
Rector
Rev. Dr. Mark D. Story
Assisting Priest (retired)
Assisting Priest
Rev. Jim Hunkins
Rev. Scott Lee
Deacons
Rev. Nancy Bridges
Rev. Bill Hesse
Administrative Assistant
Carolene Ball
Bookkeeper
Kay Zumwalt
Nursery Director
Annalisa Douglass
Youth Minister
Dion & Linda Crider
Youth Minister
Chris Hand
Youth Minister
David & Jill Youngblood
Youth Minister
Roger Webb
Praise Ensemble
Scott Chard
Chancel Choir
Organist
Dr. Karl Nelson
Betsy Banks
Senior Warden
Gail Warne
Junior Warden
Bill Lambert
Vestry Members
Davis Berryman
John Harrison
Mary Hendrick
Greg Kamp
James Rounsavall
Clerk of Vestry
Treasurer
John Stone
Alice Norton
Mike Kisthardt
Contact Us…
E-mail
Phone
[email protected]
(405) 341-3855
Facebook.com/stmarysedmond
St. Mary’s School
(405) 341-9541
Head of School
Pamela Dockter
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Kerygma
THE MAGNIFICAT
by Father Mark Story
Every so often time becomes critical. When John the Baptist began his ministry, he
told the people that something special was coming. When Jesus began his ministry,
he told the people that the time was at hand.
We are living in similar times. Over the past ten years we have been faithfully moving
toward this time. We gained control of the block by purchasing the rock house. We
remodeled the Sacristy, transforming it into a beautiful, workable, space. We refashioned Egbert Hall. We rebuilt the playground and developed the premier youth ministry in our Diocese. We stood by the Hope Center, contributing substantial financial
support over the years; and we did the same for St. Mary’s School. In fact, whenever
we became aware of a financial need, whether it was organizational or personal, we
have responded with grace.
Over the past decade, the Spirit of God has been shaping our hearts and our vision.
We are unwilling to continue to use a kitchen that is substandard and to offer bathrooms to our guests that lack the quality of hospitality we wish to extend. We have
recognized that our lack of parking has negatively impacted our growth and we have
decided that we do not have an easily recognizable and attractive front door. The
Spirit, over the past decade, has been leading us to a point of decision and the time is
at hand.
Our new nursery will be ready before Advent! It’s completion represents the substantial first step toward our Phase I development. David Payne’s presentation on October 19th was the second step. Now we are moving toward schematic drawings that
will provide us with an exciting perspective of just what the future might look like.
Set your hearts on what God can do among us when we make ourselves available to
him. The time is at hand.
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Kerygma is a Greek word that means “essential proclamation.”
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Sunday Morning, November 2
Ingathering of Intention Cards
"Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving; and
pray for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the
mystery of Christ… Colossians 4:2-3
Lord God, we thank you for giving us our daily bread.
Through the power of your Holy Spirit, give us grateful hearts
so that we may live generous lives. Strengthen us so that we may
choose to love one another with honor and respect. Encourage us
So that we may always offer you the best of what we have. All this
we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Remember to bring your Intention Card to church with you on Sunday.
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11:00 a.m. Sunday Morning, November 2: Baptism
We will be celebrating new life in Christ for Isla Elizabeth McCormick!
Please ask for God's blessings for her on All Saints' Sunday.
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Daylight Saving
Set your clocks back one hour and gain one hour of sleep.
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St. Mary’s office will be closed on Thursday, November 27
and Friday, November 28 for Thanksgiving holiday..
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Sunday, November 2
St. Mary’s Chancel Choir and the choir of First United Methodist church
will present a special All Saints’ Day Evensong on Sunday, November 2 at 6 p.m.
in the sanctuary of First united Methodist Church, 305 E Hurd St., Edmond.
This service will combine music, prayer and the lighting of candles to commemorate
the faithful departed. It will allow us to remember with thanksgiving before
God those whom we have known more directly: those who gave us life, or who
nurtured us in faith. In this contemplative service, the choirs will present
Requiem by Gabriel Fauré with a chamber orchestra.
Sunday, November 9
Youth will be selling Poinsettia’s
in the Parish Hall
More Details to come.
Crop Hunger Walk
Sunday, November 9 at Mitch Park
Registration begins at 1 p.m.
Walk begins at 2 p.m.
Wear your St. Mary’s T-shirt
Website to join is
hunger.cwsglobal.org/goto/stmarysedmond
Wanna Steak!
Men’s Dinner
Ladies Night Out!
Café Icon Sushi & Grill,
Every 1st Friday of each
month is Men’s Dinner in the Parish Hall
at 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sign up sheet is in the
Parish Hall at the Information Center.
Call the church office at 341-3855
if you have questions.
311 S. Blackwelder Ave., Edmond, OK
6:00 p.m.—8:30 p.m.
Must R.S.V.P Call Carol Cleveland
at 340-8246 or Joan Kenderick at 478-2205.
QPR Suicide Prevention Training
Question ● Persuade ●Refer
November 11, 2014 at 11:30 a.m.—1:00 p.m.
St. Mary’s Church in the Parish Hall
Featuring—Mayor Charles Lamb, Training by Edmond Police Dept. Lunch provided.
Everyone is invited to attend!
Register at www.edmondfamily.org or by phone 341-3554
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Whole in One
St. Mary’s Blanket Ministry
St. Mary’s Singles Ministry Whole In One
will meet on Friday, November 14 and Potluck Dinner in the Parish Hall at 6 p.m. to 8
p.m. in the library. November 28 is canceled
due to Thanksgiving Holiday. The meetings
are the 2nd & 4th Friday of each month in
the church library. All singles are invited to
join us.
The blankets that we provided this year are
fleece blankets they carry great meaning, for
each knot in the fringe symbolizes a prayer.
One-by one the knots are tied by individual
parishioners at the end of each service. Oneby one the blanket recipient is lifted-up to God
by a caring congregation.
For more information, call Jean Bell at
513-8170 or 341-2107.
Ladies Bridge Game
Thursday, November 13
& Thursday, November 27 is
canceled due to Thanksgiving holiday.
1 p.m. —3 p. m.
For more information contact Janet Kennedy
at 919-1989 or Carol Cleveland 340-8246.
A blanket is freely and reverently offered to
anyone in St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Community. A donation of $10 is accepted for
those outside the community.
We respectfully accept all inquiries regarding
this Ministry in care of Mary Lambert at
[email protected].
Thank you, St. Mary’s people, for helping to feed the
hungry students and staff at UCO.
We have had more people come to the UCO Central
Food Pantry this month than we have since it opened.
Your constant gifts are greatly appreciated!
Sincerely, From the hungry and from Eric Hemphill,
Coordinator of the Food Pantry
Chancel Choir
Rehearsals will be on Wednesday nights, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. in the choir room.
Any questions contact the church office at 341-3855
Thanksgiving Service
Join us Wednesday, November 26 at 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
After the Thanksgiving service join us for
St. Mary’s “Pie Fest”
Bake your favorite pie and share.
Call the church office at 405-341-3855 for more information!
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Remembering and
Honoring Loved Ones
and Friends
ST. MARY’S
Christmas Altar Flower
Given to the Glory of God
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
The birth of Jesus is quickly approaching.
Remembering and honoring your loved
ones during the holidays are very special moments. Please fill out your envelope with $60 or more marked flower
guild and turn envelope into the office
or place your donations into the offering place by December 18, 2014. Remember…the earlier the better.
Flowers for the Altar sign up sheet is
posted in the North hallway across
from the kitchen. Sign up dates are
available. Please sign your name on the
date if you would like to place flowers
on the altar, In Memory of , In Thanksgiving for and/or a special occasion.
For more information contact, Sally
DeBellevue at 715-2428 or Karla Marshall 340-4638.
Altar Flowers
Flowers beautify the sacred spaces of our church,
and are a gift to God and those who attend our
worship services. Altar flowers may be dedicated
each week by parishioners as a meaningful way
to honor or remember a loved one for a birthday,
anniversary, baptism, wedding, or any special
occasion. The cost of Altar flowers is funded through
generous donations to the St. Mary’s Flower Guild Fund.
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DOK Update for November
This past month’s program was really memorable, and special in every way! What a treat we
shared, gathering with others in the community who came to listen to Diane Swartzendruber’s
inspiring testimonial, as Diane witnessed her spiritual gift through quilting. The reception was
lovely in every way, due to DOK members graciously hosting this wonderful, delightful event!
As a reminder, on November 2, there will be a DOK member, or prayer partner, in the chapel
during communion at each service, to pray with anyone who has a personal need, or praise, that
they’d like to share. One may come to the chapel after receiving communion at the altar rail, and
a prayer partner will be there to pray with you.
On November 10 the Daughters of the King will be blessed to have Kathy Matthews join us and
share her ministry through Edmond Family Counseling, Inc. This will be a most insightful and
informational program. Following Kathy’s presentation, we’ll have a brief meeting; then we will
have an opportunity for prayer time. I’m looking forward to seeing you at our 6:30pm meeting in
Room 2, the Seekers Classroom. Please call me with any questions at 405-359-4102.
FHS, Carol Smith
St. Mary’s Travelers
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Edmond, Oklahoma
Chickasaw Country Bus Tour
Friday, November 7, 9 a.m.—4:30 p.m.
St. Mary’s Travelers are going to the Chickasaw Cultural Center on Friday, November 7.
Please be at the Oklahoma History Center by 8:30 a.m. to board the tour bus.
Bus will return at 4:30 p.m. to the History Center.
If you would like to carpool call the church office at 405-341-3855.
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November Nuggets in Children’s Ministry
Thus far, attendance for Sunday school has been fairly consistent at 35-45 per Sunday. The teachers appreciate all of your efforts to bring your child, allowing them an opportunity to know God more personally, and to share in this spiritual adventure, as they learn, create, play, and fellowship with others. Your
children are very special, and fun to have in our classes!
Youth classes are averaging 16-20 due to the efforts of David Youngblood and his team.
PreK-5th attendance is approximately 5 with teachers; Kimberly Webb, Miranda Kotey, and Cindi
McCook
1st-2nd Grade is running 6-8 and Carol Smith as the primary teacher and rotational assistants
3rd – 5th Grades averages 8-12 with teachers; Greg Kamp and Ashley Lee
We fortunately have 6 substitutes available should one of the teachers need to be absent. Mary
Mattheyer, Tim Bridges, and Andy Smith have recently come on board to substitute.
All of the teachers, childcare assistants, and substitutes are up-to-date with Safeguarding certification,
thanks to Annalisa Douglas, who conducts these workshops whenever needed.
A project to provide “Busy Bags” has been accomplished. “Busy Bags” are for children, PreK-5th grade,
to use during the church service. Each bag has age appropriate activities that the child can use in the pew,
should they have difficulty concentrating on the service. The newly organized DOK group assisted making this project a reality. Thank you for this gift of love.
Although St. Mary’s has hosted an All Saints Carnival in the past, there seemed to have been some conflicts with the schedule this year. Therefore, it was decided to forgo the carnival this year, and reevaluate
its return for next year.
With the Advent season approaching, I will be visiting with the teachers and planning some meaningful
activities for the classes to participate and share. One area of interest that has been expressed is for the
younger children to collect food for the hungry. This ongoing project will continue throughout the school
year, facilitating the food bank at the HOPE Center. Every child in PreK-5th grade may begin bringing
their canned, bagged, and/or boxed food to your classroom each week. Thank you for your assistance to
help feed hungry people in Edmond.
Carol Smith, Interim Children’s Ministry Director (405-359-4102)
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Read below about our Special Guest Speaker on
Sunday, November 9 at the 8:45 a.m. service!
Alice Azumi Iddi-Gubbels
PAMBE Ghana Founder & Executive Director
“I am passionate about quality basic education for children that starts with
and builds on the local language and culture in poor, rural and underserved
areas. I have established a non-profit organization,PAMBE Ghana that
promotes mother tongue-based bilingual education, using a child-centered,
experiential approach in northern Ghana. As PAMBE Ghana progresses in
developing this innovative method in different communities where there
are no schools, my intention is to support existing public schools interested in adapting and applying this approach.” – Alice Azumi Iddi-Gubbels
PAMBE Ghana was established in 2007, founded by Alice Azumi Iddi-Gubbels and the strong support of many
fellow teachers and parents of her students in Oklahoma City, where she served as a teacher for a number of
years. Alice has dual nationality, Canadian and Ghanaian. In 2000, she moved to Oklahoma City, following her
Canadian husband who had obtained a job there. Following her passion, she went back to university to complete
a Masters degree in Early Childhood education (her second Masters). Thereafter, she began teaching at a local
school. Alice’s interest in promoting bi-lingual education, starting with mother tongue education, was sparked by
her studies at university, but was rooted in her own primary school experience.
Alice was born and grew up in the rural village of Bongbini, in the East Mamprusi district of northern Ghana.
When she started school, the use of the local language (Mampruli) was prohibited. Alice and her fellow pupils
were instructed entirely in English, a completely foreign language. Pupils were punished if they used their own
language in class. This made school a misery for most of the young students, resulting in high dropout numbers.
This was especially the case for girls, who were needed at home to help with labor necessary to sustain livelihoods.
For Alice, she continued school only because of her father’s insistence. She initially disliked school so much that
she skipped classes for two months in the fourth grade, preferring to help her aunts with their domestic chores.
When Alice’s father learned of her truancy, he admonished her and sent her back to school. Of over 100 children
that started going to school in her village, Alice was one of three who completed high school and continued to
university.
Today, she is one of the very few in her native district in Ghana with a university education. Based on what she
had learned in North America, Alice became convinced that she had a special role to play in Ghana. She developed a vision and a strategy for reforming and improving primary education in her native district. Encouraged by
her former university professors, as well as the parents of her students and fellow teachers, family and friends in
Canada and the US, Alice created the Partnership for Mother Tongue-based Bilingual Education (PAMBE Ghana). She resigned her teaching job, and moved back to the small village in Ghana, where she was born.
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November 1
November 14
November 25
Kyle Gage
Susan Pettit
Susan Carter
Keith Dale Gage III
Ben Kenyon
Janet Weigand
November 15
November 3
Alexander Chard
Rickee Eddleman
November 17
November 5
Peter Bala
Jane Mason
November 18
November 6
Truman Hanson
Asa Stamps
Scott Saulnier
November 8
November 20
Judy DeVaughan
Sammie Kenyon
Miranda Kotey
November 23
November 9
Benton Baker
Kathryn Gage
Tom Norton
November 10
November 24
Cathy Knight
Susan Gregg
November 26
Michele Davey
Jessica Marshall
November 27
Sally DeBellevue
Justin Marshall
Amanda Rainey
November 28
Pat Hoig
Alice Norton
November 29
Betsy Banks
Regan Crider
Chriss Barnes
Father Mark Story
Sunny Folmar
November 11
November 30
Channing Hamel
Emily Costello
Linda Crider
November 12
Allison Cash
Baylee DeShazer
November 13
Janet McDonald
Happy Birthday!
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Open House: November 9, 2014, 1:00-3:00 PM @ St. Mary’s Episcopal School in Edmond.
The preschool – 5th grade admissions open house is your opportunity to experience us in
action, interact with teachers and students, and tour our campus. Grade level curriculum
presentations will take place at 1:15 and 2:15. Questions, please contact Shauna LeGrande
at (405) 341-9541 x103 or [email protected].
SAVE THE DATE
WHAT IS BEAU GESTE? ~ "GOOD DEED"
Beau Geste is St. Mary School's largest annual fundraising event. Traditionally, it is a
"themed" social gala including, fabulous items for a silent and live auction, dinner, music
entertainment.
This year's Beau Geste theme is "Casino Royale" and it will be held on March 7, 2015 at
Oak Tree Golf and Country Club. Be sure and SAVE THE DATE!
All funds from Beau Geste are used to benefit our student's
educational experience at St. Mary's.
It is a wonderful time to get involved and work together with other parents for a good
cause.
If you have any donations or wonderful auction ideas, please contact the co-chairs:
[email protected] or [email protected]
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Mission Statement
We are called to proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord
to form our lives into the image of Christ
to serve our neighbors in the name of Christ
to invite our neighbors into fellowship with Christ.