8 Grace NOTES , 394 North Haywood Sreet Waynesville, NC 28786 Vol. VI, # 1, January 2013 Office: [email protected] Editor: [email protected] Services of Holy Eucharist 828-456-6029 Rector: The Rev. Arlene Lukas Web page: www.gracewaynesville.com Our Chrismon Tree “C hrismon.” The first time I heard this word was shortly after I began my ministry here at Grace Church, four and a half years ago. We were preparing to Sunday decorate a very large, exquisitely beautiful tree, freshly cut and delivered from the 8:00 AM...Rite II McKay tree farm here in town. Peter brought out of storage from downstairs a box 10:30 AM...Rite II of unusual ornaments, carefully wrapped to preserve the delicate materials of which with music they were made. As each one emerged, so did the story of how they came about. Nursery Care Available It seems that “way back when,” Florence Thatcher (after whom Thatcher Hall was named) had heard about an idea taking hold of the imaginations of Lutherans in Danville, Virginia, and she shared it with the Wednesday Marthas Guild. So our dear ladies bought a book of patterns and began making chrismons. Even Nasdaq, 12:00 noon Isabel Harris’ dog, came faithfully week after week as white beads were strung together, gold glitter and Healing Service sequins applied to silk-covered boards, and metallic cord glued to carefully traced shapes. with Communion Chrismons cannot be store-bought. They must be handmade, and in this day of mass production, the time and talent that were involved in their creation are gifts beyond measure. The ornaments are also a ************************** unique way for one generation to pass on their Christian faith to all those generations who follow, for INSIDE THIS ISSUE each ornament is a religious symbol for the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, his ancestral roots, and his place in the Trinity. A Chrismon Tree is a perfect learning tool for parents to use as they teach their Our Chrismon Tree............1 children about our Savior. It is the perfect visual aid for our Sunday School teachers and youth group Wardens, Nursery, directors to use to explain to their students what Christians believe. It is the perfect place for you to Finances...........................2 gather around with other churchgoers before or after a worship service, to experience those “ah-ha” .Correspondence...............3 moments when the “Light of Christ” shines through each ornament on the tree, and you understand in a Ministries......................4 -7 deeper way what his birth means to you and to the world. Included on this page are just a few photos of some of the ornaments on our Chrismon Tree. This year Newcomers.........................4 we put these little works of art on the middle tree in the narthex (the lobby) of our Church, so they can Adult Ed..............................5 be seen at eye-level, touched, examined, and appreciated. Meanwhile, Alyson Nelson, Carol Lans, and our Editor................................ ..7 children made brightly colored paper chains and strung popcorn and cranberries to use as decorations for Rotogravure........................8 the large tree in Thatcher Hall. Traditions are being passed on from former generations to the next, even as new traditions are evolving. Calendar...............................9 I join with other members of our wonderful staff, Mary, Peter, Katy and Nancy (soon to be our new Holiday Schedule..Back Page Nursery Supervisor), to express to you and your family our heartfelt wishes for a very joyful Christmas and a most blessed new year. Contributions Peace, & Announcements Arlene+ ...........................throughout ************************ The DEADLINE for the next issue is January 15 WARDENS’ REPORTS Senior Warden—Bill Stecher It has been a pleasure and an honor to have served you as your senior warden this year. In all candor, I was a bit apprehensive about filling the shoes of my predecessors, but time proved that unnecessary. Working with a dedicated Vestry and our extraordinary rector has been easy. Watching the congregation, myself, the Vestry, the young people, and even Arlene advance in our spiritual journeys has been a real joy. Outstanding in our growth have been the Sunday Adult Ed forums—kudos to Michael Lodico and his committee—and to Mary Elizabeth Staiger for Graceful Connections, which launched Changemakers for Racial Understanding. May Grace Church in the Mountains always show forth the face of our Lord Jesus. Blessed 2013 to all of us! Junior Warden—Dale Yerse I would like to thank every one who has helped in making this a very productive year. We as a Church family came together and made a lot happen in a year’s time, but with so much more to do. As I go off the Vestry this year I will always be available to the future junior warden in the maintenance of our church. I would encourage every family, if able, to contribute to our Property Preservation Fund. Wishing you many blessings and thanks. Dale Bill Hooray—Our Nursery Will Start Up Again! A Nancy Evans fter several weeks’ hiatus, our nursery will begin to function again on December 30. Your personnel committee has interviewed and approved a charming lady who was recommended by Sara Tyburski— Nancy Evans. She’s a mother and a grandmother, loves children, and has lots of experience taking care of them. She has accepted the position, passed the required background check, is arranging to take the diocesan “Safeguarding God’s Children” course, and will be our latest staff member. Her title is “Nursery Supervisor,” and she will normally be on duty during the second worship service. However, since we only have one service on her first day on the job, she’ll be here at 9:30 on December 30. Nancy will be at Church at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 29, to meet with all you parents whose little ones she will be caring for. There you’ll have the opportunity to meet her and ask her any questions you might have. We are still searching for a second nursery employee; if you know of anyone that may be qualified and interested, or if you feel called to volunteer to help Nancy on a rotation basis, please call the Church office at 456-6029. Financial Report from your Vestry for October, 2012 Current Month Year to Date as of 10/31/12 Actual Budget Operating Income 15,871 1 39,995 160,458 Operating Expense 23,556 163,632 160,458 Surplus/Deficit -7,685 -23,637 0.00 ** Due to the change of the monthly Vestry meeting to the second Tuesday, reporting will be one month behind. ** Complete financials have been posted in Thatcher Hall or are available upon request. Contact Sara Tyurski or Alyson Nelson if you have any questions. ** For questions, please contact Sara Tyburski or Alyson Nelson. Check Out the Lost & Found! A s we enter our new Church year, and the calendar year winds down, now is a good time to straighten up the Church reception area. We have several items left there in the lost and found, including a leather-bound prayer book, a Handbook to Prayer, two pairs of glasses, and some earrings. If you think any of these might be yours, please check the reception counter outside Mary’s office. A ll truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them. ...Galileo Galili Grace Church in the Mountains...A welcoming place...Filled with Grace...Christ our base. January 2013 Grace NOTES page two Correspondence This is a recent commentary from our bishop: “Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime -- therefore we must be saved by hope.”...Rienhold Niebuhr Last Thursday I became a grandfather. Mattis Alexander Taylor was born into this world to my daughter in law, Stefanie Taylor, and my son, Arthur. As I looked at him, I began to think of time. When he’s 10, I’ll be 72. When he’s 20, I’ll be 82. When’s he 30, I’ll be??? Advent is a time to think about time and horizon. It’s a season of remembering promises God has made and of looking to the future. Zechariah sees his son, John the Baptist, and is able to cry, “You, my child shall be called the prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way.” When the baby Jesus is brought to the Temple, Simeon sings, “Lord you have set your servant free to go in peace as you have promised / For these eyes of mine have seen the Savior.” For Simeon, it’s enough to see the beginning. He knows he won’t live to see the deeds this child will do, but seeing him is sufficient for him to go in peace. I hope to live to see Mattis’ children but all we have is today. “Today is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.” We are able to rejoice because the great work of salvation history is not about one lifetime or one generation or one century. We rejoice because God’s incarnation means that it’s not all up to us to fix everything here and now. We are called to do our part in our time to make the world right, knowing that there will still be work for Mattis and his generation and his children’s generation and so on until the Lord comes again. We cannot do everything but we must do what we are given to do here and now. We offer ourselves to God to make the crooked ways straight and live in hope. My prayer is that like Simeon, when it’s my time I can go in peace because I have witnessed God’s salvation among us, and I have the hope and the faith that God’s work continues after me. +Porter As a community of unconditional love, the church at its heart is a hospital for healing—through a process in which joys and sorrows are so shared that truth is mirrored in love, seeing that no one goes away empty. . January 2013 ..Weavings, Fall, 2012 GOOD NEWS FOR JOYCE AND US! The following letter was sent by our bishop to Joyce Brooks Russell, with a copy to our rector. We are pleased to share it with all of you. Please continue to hold this special lady in your prayers as she continues in the process toward ordination as a deacon in Christ’s church. Dear Joyce, Upon recommendation of our diocesan Commission on Ministry and knowing that the canonical credentials in your file are complete, I am pleased to admit you as a Postulant in this diocese effective this date, November 20, 2012. Grace and peace, + G. Porter Taylor Bishop, Diocese of WNC T A Few Words of Gratitude he agonizing, semester-long delay has finally ended! On January 14, 2013 I’ll begin pursuing my B.A. (in Religious Studies) at the University of North Carolina at Asheville, where I’ll finish what remains of my undergraduate education. Honestly, I probably wouldn’t have been able to reach this milestone without the unmerited spiritual support and encouragement I’ve received from this parish; I’m especially indebted to all of you—to the Vestry, to the clergy, and to all other members of my “church family”—for the generous scholarship I’ve been awarded. Even without such gestures, I’m honored to call Waynesville’s Grace Church my home. - Albert J. Manachino III A special “thank you” to everyone who assisted in our Church’s week of serving at the Open Door Soup Kitchen. Thanks to everyone who cooked and served meals, to our Church Youth group, to the Graceful Sewing Group for making our shower bags, and to everyone who donated hygiene items. We served 16 residents each evening and were thanked profusely for our work. If you unable to assist us with our service this month please consider volunteering in April, 2013. Edwina Costley and Vickey Gribble Bill and I are so grateful for our Grace Church Family!! We were overwhelmed by your cards, phone calls and especially your gifts from the food angels during my confinement following surgery. Thanks be to God for my healing. Our Christmas love to you all. ...Betsy Stecher Grace NOTES page three Ministries Newcomers’ Corner ...by Susan Williams Nancy Fergusson N ancy is the sister of long-time parishioner Connie Moore, and she grew up in Asheville, where she was a member of Grace Church Asheville for over 35 years. Nancy attended Lee Edwards High in Asheville (now Asheville High School) and then went to college at Lenoir-Rhyne in Hickory, majoring in English education. Nancy taught in Washington, DC, Richmond, Virginia, and at her alma mater in Asheville. During the rest of her career, Nancy taught English at Madison High School in Marshall. Nancy has three grown children and three grandchildren. One of her sons, David, lives in Charleston, and he is an aspiring musician who plays the guitar. Nancy’s other son, Donnie, attended the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis and currently serves in the Navy in Hawaii. He and his wife have twins. Daughter Sara lives in Winston-Salem, where she teaches high school English and sponsors the school yearbook. Sara has been battling cancer for two years, and she has a two-year-old son. “Sara amazes me. She does so much with her teaching and taking care of their son, while living with cancer.” Nancy’s children all decided to plan a family trip to Hawaii this summer in honor of her birthday, and to celebrate being together, all the children and grandchildren, in a very beautiful place. A horse lover, Nancy keeps her 22-year-old retired horse, Jack, at her sister Connie’s barn. When Nancy retired from teaching about six years ago, she decided she wanted to spend time riding. In addition to horses, Nancy loves cats and dogs, and she has five cats and three dogs. She volunteers at Sarge’s and also enjoys gardening. For a number of years during her retirement, Nancy, who had moved to Waynesville, commuted to Grace Church in Asheville, where she sang in the choir for many years. She had visited Grace in Waynesville many times, and she said, “The music drew me in.” Nancy transferred her membership and joined the choir; from Grace to Grace, she has made her church home, and she is most welcome here. W e are told that St. Francis used to spend whole nights praying the same prayer: “Who are you, God? And who am I?” Evelyn Underhill claims it’s almost the perfect prayer. The abyss of your own soul and the abyss of the nature of God have opened up, and you are falling into both of them simultaneously. Now you are in a new realm of mystery and grace, where everything good happens! Notice how the prayer of Francis is not stating anything but just asking open-ended questions. It is the humble, seeking, endless horizon prayer of the mystic that is offered out of complete trust. You know that such a prayer will be answered, because there has already been a previous answering, a previous epiphany, a previous moment where the ground opened up and you knew you were in touch with infinite mystery and you knew you were yourself infinite mystery. You only ask such grace-filled questions, or any question for that matter, when they have already begun to be answered. January 2013 Grace NOTES page four Ministries M Share the Warmth—Make a Blanket! any residents of Haywood County struggle with having enough money to heat their homes during the winter. Due to lack of funds, some people may make unsafe heating choices that expose their household to an increased risk of fire. Mountain Projects, our local Community Action Agency, has a program called “Share the Warmth” to assist needy citizens. One part of “Share the Warmth” is the collection of blankets to be distributed to low-income residents who may lack safe, affordable heat in their home. Grace Church can help “Share the Warmth” by collecting and making blankets to be given to Mountain Projects for distribution. Please join us on Sunday, January 13, at 2:00 p.m. as we make no-sew, tie-knot fleece blankets. No sewing experience required! Men, women, and children ( with scissors supervision), are all invited to participate. You can make a blanket by yourself, team up with a friend, or work as a family. Just show up on January 13 with a pair of scissors (or come without them—we have extras), and we will help you make a fleece blanket. This is a fun way to help our neighbors and to enjoy fellowship together with other parishioners. I will also be collecting new and gently-used clean blankets in a box in Thatcher Hall. A signup sheet for “Share the Warmth” will be available in Thatcher Hall. Please contact me for any questions. Vicky Gribble 400-7616 ECW in ACTION L et’s take a breath and gather after the hustle and bustle of Christmas and New Years. TIME: Sunday, January 20, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. PLACE:Linda Miville’s1016 Chad Crawford Road, Balsam PHONE:828-586-5707 EMAIL: [email protected] WHAT TO BRING: a heavy appetizer. RSVP by January 18, 2013. You may want to carpool from Church, and if the 10:30 service gets out early, you can come right from Church without waiting until 1:00 p.m. If you have girl friends who don’t go to Grace, bring them along too. We always have lots of laughs together, and I look forward to seeing everyone! ADULT EDUCATION FORUM January 6. The Trap-Neuter-Spay Project of Haywood County. The Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) project of Haywood Spay/Neuter fixed nearly 900 stray cats in 2012 alone. Susan Kumpf, TNR Coordinator and volunteer, has seen the benefits of this four-year project first-hand, and will help us explore the many dimensions of our efforts. January 13. Vestry Roundtable. The vestry will report on its 2013 retreat at Lake Logan, including plans, projects, and priorities for the coming year. January 20 & 27. Outreach Programs. We are inviting recipients of our Outreach grants from the annual Parish Fair to join us to talk to us about their work. Look for details in the January weekly bulletins. Michael Lodico, Chair & Vestry Liason January 2013 Grace NOTES page five Ministries Our Active Youth!...by Kathleen Vogt Allison and Todd Allred, Sophia Bonomo, Tyler Drewnowski, Jackson and Jones Heinz, and Annika Mahan. Under the loving and steady guidance of Lori and Dale Yerse, these remarkable people are reaching out to their larger community and the world to bring hope and help to those far less fortunate. Lori and Dale encourage them to participate fully in choosing the projects that comprise the Grace Youth Ministry, and each of these “youth ministers” is eager to share his or her thoughts and ideas about how they can have a positive impact on the world around them. In early November, Grace Youth Ministers participated enthusiastically in Operation Christmas Child (the Shoebox Ministry). Toys, hard candies, grooming products, educational items, and other appropriate gifts were collected. Rather than purchase empty boxes for $1 each, our young people decided they would prefer to collect empty boxes of the appropriate size and put that dollar toward more items to fill each box. Each Sunday, Lori and Dale, members of the Youth Group, and helpful siblings and friends spent time assembling and decorating the boxes. Each working session began with a prayer for the children receiving the boxes. Among the items included in each box were a picture of the Youth Group, and a letter telling about the group and our Church. See photos on page eight. In keeping with the spirit of the season and fulfilling their commitment to community outreach, on December 7, four members of our youth group (Annika, Jackson, Sophia, and Tyler) assisted with preparing and serving dinner at the Open Door Kitchen. They were joined by fellow parishioner Tiffany Overman who has volunteered regularly at the Open Door Kitchen this fall. Along with the fellowship and fun, our young people also encountered something very different this year. They expected to see older adults (men mostly) among the diners. What they didn’t expect was to see a young homeless family, including two pre-schoolers, come for dinner. This encounter had a profound and sobering effect, offering them an opportunity to serve not just food, but also hope, to people much closer to their own ages. You might think that the Operation Christmas Child project, followed by preparing and serving dinner at the Open Door Kitchen would be enough projects until January 2013. Not, however, for our young people. As I prepare this article, they are now excitedly anticipating the opportunity to play a major role in this year’s Christmas Pageant on Christmas Eve. Jim Moore answered our rector’s prayers and a plea for help by stepping up to take on the task of and directing the pageant, giving the members of the Youth Group a major role in the production. They are using a beautiful script written by our rector and Susan Williams. I was privileged to sit in on one of the planning and rehearsing sessions, and there was no hesitation from anyone when it came to volunteering to read the various parts. Each young person quickly grasped the essence of such a miraculous story, eagerly offering to bring the message of Light, Peace, Love, and not being afraid to share that message with the world. I left the room energized and happy to have been a witness to the future of our Church. I reiterate with joy that we are much blessed here at Grace Church in the Mountains to have such vibrant young people in our midst. If we watch and listen, they have much to teach us about service to God and community. We are doubly blessed to have Lori and Dale who bring such Holy-Spirit-driven love and energy to their roles as Youth Leaders. They would be the first to tell you that they receive much more than they give. Lori and Dale are actively seeking more interested adults to share leadership with them, and are happy and willing to work with you to come up with a schedule that is agreeable to everyone. Call the Yerses [734-5238 or 734-5239], or send an e-mail [[email protected]] if you want to be a part of this important ministry. I f we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other....Mother Teresa January 2013 𝄞•𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥•••••••••••• Grace NOTES 𝄞•𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥•••••••••••• page six 1 ON THE PATH OF A PILGRIM Ministries What’s the scariest verse in the New Testament? Martha’s Guild A ...an editorial fter our holiday hiatus, we will again be gathering in the Marthas Room on Thursday, January 3 at 10a.m. (bring your lunch so that you can eat with us, too). And bring all those blanket rectangles, caps, prayer shawls, etc. that you have crafted in your spare time over the holidays. Here are the January birthdays. Send them nice greeting cards: 1/02--Karen Kosec 1/06--Simon Hill 1/09--Carol Taylor 1/10--Michael Hyatt 1/11--Thomas Madison 1/12--Stonewall Strickland 1/13--Dee Werner 1/14--Lauren Sutton and Elizabeth Walt 1/16--Louise Baker and Paul Daniel 1/17--Betsy Stecher and Frank Bonomo 1/19--Gretchen Moyer and Maggie McDevitt 1/23--Edie Mahan 1/24--Mary Guthrie 1/26--James Gibson 1/27--Mary McGauflin 1/29--Pat Goltry, Georgia McManus, & Wally Courtney. Ann Overbeck, Contact Person 456-7641 <[email protected]> Editor’s Corner T his is YOUR monthly newsletter, reporting how every ministry is spreading the Good News, and making for good communication among us all. The deadline for contributions is the fifteenth of each month. The best way is to email them; also, there is a mail slot in the office. We reserve the right to perform minor surgery for the sake of clarity, and may be reached at any time @ <[email protected]> or 828-456-9925. You can either read Grace NOTES online or print it. A limited number of black & white hard copies is available in the Church narthex. For those who have informed Mary, our parish administrator, that they have no printing or email capability, a hard copy will be sent to them. Grace NOTES is also posted on our website, <www. gracewaynesville.com>. We strive for accuracy in our email list. If you haven’t been receiving our newsletter, please let Mary or me know. Ed. January 2013 For me, it’s not Jesus’s prediction of the end times in Luke, or even the apocalyptic prophecies of John in his dotage. It’s that little sentence He slips in after explaining to his lads how they should pray, by way of emphasizing the only way we can receive the Father’s forgiveness: “If you do not forgive others, you won’t be forgiven [see Matthew 6:15]. Now that’s something to worry about! Do I harbor a few scraps of unforgiveness in my heart toward ANYONE? Are there one or two crumbs of bitterness left after trying to clean my house of the remains of my past? Guess what? I won’t be forgiven MY sins! What does that say about my chances of eternal life? Where does that leave me? Is it worth the risk? Are we sure our side of the street is clean? We all know that forgiveness is for the benefit of the forgiver, not the forgiven—it gets a monkey off his back. If we need a push, remember what the One whose birthday we’re celebrating this season begged for his torturers—“Forgive them, Father, because they don’t know what they’re doing.” Bill Stecher AN ALTO’S LAMENT It’s awful being an alto when you’re singing in the choir, Sopranos get the twiddly bits that people all admire, The basses boom like big trombones, the tenors shout with glee, The alto part is on two notes, or if you’re lucky, three. And when we sing an anthem and lift our hearts in praises, The men get all the juicy bits and telling little phrases. Of course, the trebles sing the tune—they always come off best— While altos only get three notes and twenty-two bars rest. It doesn’t matter what we sing, from hymnbooks or from psalter, The choirmaster looks at us—our voices start to falter; Too high! Too low! Too fast! Too slow! You hold that note too long! It doesn’t matter what we do, it’s certain to be wrong. Oh! shed a tear for altos: they’re the martyrs and they know In ranks of choral singers they’re considered very low. They are so very humble that a lot of folk forget ‘em: They’d love to be sopranos, but their vocal chords won’t let ‘em. And when the final trumpet sounds and we are wafted higher, Sopranos, tenors, basses, all will form the heavenly choir. When they sing Alleluias to celestial flats and sharps, We altos in the corner will be polishing our harps. ...from a dear friend Grace NOTES page seven Rotogravure Our Youth Group prepares shoeboxes. See article on page six. WORDS ABOUT LOVE, whose birthday we are celebrating... In rendering to love its required “work” or effort, it is important that we seek unity, not happiness. Those who set out upon the journey of love must strive for that transparency, that sharing and community of life which is the heart of love. Would-be lovers must not be constantly taking their temperatures and counting their pulse beats to keep an up-to-the-minute check on how well they feel or how happy they are. A sense of well-being and happiness, as Viktor Frankl so often warns us, can come into a human life only as a by-product. You have no doubt heard this verse: Happiness is like a butterfly. The more you chase it, the more it will elude you. But if you turn your attention to other things, It comes and softly sits on your shoulder. To be truly happy in love, a person must want and seek unity, oneness, sharing. Sometimes this unity involves many things that are painful: ..honesty, when you would rather lie a little, ..talking out when you would rather pout, ..admitting embarrassing feelings when you would rather blame someone, ..standing there when you would rather run, ..admitting doubt when you would rather pretend certainty, ..and confronting when you would rather settle for peace at any price. None of these things which are among the just demands of love, brings immediate peace and happiness; they bring immediate pain and struggle. Yes, love works if we will work at it. The work of love is to achieve a total honesty and transparency, and these are very difficult attainments. So people who run in a direct chase after the butterfly of happiness in love relationships will be empty-handed and empty-hearted in the end. Unity not happiness is the stern condition of success at love. W hen we talk about the kind of love with which we want to be loved, most of us would clearly and emphatically specify that it be unconditional. I don’t want you to love me for what I can do for you or because I please your expectations. I don’t want to have to march to your drums. I want you to love me for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, for richer or for poorer, with no strings attached. I can’t sell out my person to buy your love. However, when we are discussing the kind of love which we are willing to give, it is not so clear. Most of us want to be more tentative in case things don’t work out. To give my word and promise my unconditional faithfulness to that word is more than a little frightening. We want to leave a back door open, an escape hatch. It is so much easier to be an unencumbered butterfly, flitting from flower to flower. It is so much harder to take the plunge into an unconditional commitment. It seems much less frightening to travel with a tent than to build a permanent home. . ..from Unconditional Love, ibid January 2013 𝄞•𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥•••••••••••• Grace NOTES 𝄞•𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥•••••••••••• page eight January 2013 Grace Church Calendar Tuesday, January 1 OFFICE CLOSED Noon AA-Grace Grp 6:00Overcomers 8:00 AA-Grace Grp 8:00Al-Anon Wednesday, January 2 Noon Healing Service Noon AA-Grace Grp 6:00 ECW Board Meeting 7:00 Choir Rehearsal Thursday, January 3 10:00 Marthas Guild Noon AA-Grace Grp 6:00 Graceful Conversations 6:00 Sisters of Grace, Location TBA Friday, January 4 Noon AA-Grace Grp Sat. & Sun., January 5 & 6 Vestry Retreat at Lake Logan Sunday, January 6 8:00 Holy Eucharist 8:45 Coffee Hour 9:15 Adult Ed/Sunday School 10:30 Holy Eucharist 11:45 Coffee Hour Monday, January 7 Noon-Deadline for Sunday Bulletin 10:30AA-Women’s Noon AA-Grace Grp Tuesday, January 8 Noon AA-Grace Grp 5:30 Daughters of the King 6:00Overcomers 7:15 An-Anon Newcomers 8:00 AA-Grace Grp 8:00Al-Anon Wednesday, January 9 10:00 Daughters of the King Noon Healing Service Noon AA-Grace Grp 4:30 Adult Ed. Committee Thursday, January 10 10:00 Marthas Guild Noon AA-Grace Grp 6:00 Sisters of Grace Location TBA Friday, January 11 Noon AA-Grace Grp Saturday, January 12 1:00 Graceful Sew Group Church Office Hours Monday & Wednesday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m. - Noon January 2013 Sunday, January 13 8:00 Holy Eucharist 8:45 Coffee Hour 9:15 Adult Ed/Sunday School 10:30 Holy Eucharist 11:45 Coffee Hour 2:00 Outreach Project:: Making Blankets Monday, January 14 Noon-Deadline for Sunday Bulletin 10:30AA-Women’s Noon Finance Committee Noon AA-Grace Grp 5:30 Changemakers for Racial Understanding at Pigeon Center Tuesday, January 15 Deadline for Newsletter Noon AA-Grace Grp 4:00 Signature Winds 6:00Overcomers 8:00 AA-Grace Grp 8:00Al-Anon Wednesday, January 16 Noon Healing Service Noon AA-Grace Grp Thursday, January 17 10:00 Marthas Guild Noon AA-Grace Grp 6:00 Graceful Conversations 6:00 Sisters of Grace, Location TBA Friday, January 18 Noon AA-Grace Grp Saturday, January 19 10:00 Order of St. Luke at First United Methodist Church Sunday, January 20 8:00 Holy Eucharist 8:45 Coffee Hour 9:15 Adult Ed/Sunday School 10:30 Holy Eucharist 11:45 Coffee Hour 12:30 ECW & Friends’ Luncheon at the Mivilles’ home Monday, January 21 Noon-Deadline for Sunday Bulletin 10:30AA-Women’s Noon AA-Grace Grp 6:00 Songspinners Rehearse Tuesday, January 22 Noon AA-Grace Grp 4:00 Signature Winds 6:00Overcomers 7:15 Al-Anon Newcomers 8:00 AA-Grace Grp 8:00Al-Anon Grace NOTES Wednesday, January 23 Noon Healing Service Noon AA-Grace Grp Thursday, January 24 10:00 Marthas Guild Noon AA-Grace Grp 6:00 Sisters of Grace, Location TBA Friday, January 25 Noon AA-Grace Grp Saturday, January 26 1:00 Graceful Sew Group Sunday, January 27 8:00 Holy Eucharist 8:45 Coffee Hour 9:15 Adult Ed/Sunday School 10:30 Holy Eucharist 11:45 Coffee Hour Monday, January 28 Noon-Deadline for Sunday Bulletin 10:30AA-Women’s Noon AA-Grace Grp 6:00 Songspinners Rehearse Tuesday, January 29 Noon AA-Grace Grp 4:00 Signature Winds 6:00Overcomers 8:00 AA-Grace Grp 8:00Al-Anon Wednesday, January 30 Noon Healing Service Noon AA-Grace Grp Thursday, January 31 10:00 Marthas Guild Noon AA-Grace Grp 6:00 Sisters of Grace, Location TBA I n loneliness, in sickness, in confusion, the mere knowledge of friendship makes it possible to endure, even if the friend is powerless to help. It is enough to know that they exist. Friendship is not diminished by distance or by time, by imprisonment or war, by suffering or silence. It is in these things that it roots most deeply. It is from these things that it flowers. ..by Pam Brown, from the magazine of Christ Church, Coseley, UK page nine Grace Church in the Mountains 394 North Haywood Street, Waynesville, NC 28786 Grace NOTES Vol. VI #1 FIRST CLASS January 2013 Holiday Cookies Needed! Although families with young children usually go home after our Christmas Eve service (to wait for Santa), many people come to Tharcher Hall to share fellowship with one another. We invite you to bring Chriatmas cookies to go with the hot apple cider which we will provide. Schedule of Worship Services Sunday, Dec. 23 11:30 a.m. Following the second service on this Fourth Sunday of Advent, we will decorate the sanctuary and narthex (lobby) for Christmas. Gretchen Tope has volunteered to coordinate our efforts. Please come to the Church to help. Monday, Dec. 24 [Christmas Eve] 5:45 p.m. Pre-service Concert by our Choir 6:00 p.m. Worship service with Christmas pageant by children and youth. Tuesday, Dec. 25 9:30 a.m. [Christmas Day] ONE WORSHIP SERVICE (with Christmas carols and organ music, but no choir) Wednesday, Dec. 26 Office Closed. No Healing Service. Sunday, Dec. 30 9:30 a.m. ONE WORSHIP SERVICE (with Christmas carols and organ music, but no choir). Child Care begins in nursery. Sunday, January 6 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Celebration of Epiphany
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