May 2016 Encourager

Celebrate!

May is a glorious month! The Lord has blessed our church community so much! On May 1, we will gather to celebrate Fr. Bur’s first worship service in his role as Assistant Rector at St. Barnabas. His sermon, “With God All Things Are Possible,” will be a fitting initiation to his ministry among us. We are so thankful that he is here with us.

There will be one service at 10:00 a.m. in the Parish Hall. Following the service, the congregation will go outside for the Parish photograph, while the Men’s Breakfast Group sets up the tables for lunch. After the photo, we’ll enjoy a light meal provided by the Vestry. Don’t miss this opportunity to welcome Fr. Bur and to worship with the entire congregation. With all three services worshipping together, you’re sure to see new faces.

Don’t forget that the month of May has been set aside for ALL committees of the church to meet and if you wish a vestry member or church staff member to be present, please let them know. Also, the Book of Remembrance is in place and if you or someone you know has gifted the church with an item in memory or honor of a loved one, please let the church office or Pris Williams know.

MAY 2016 EUCHARISTIC LECTIONARY YEAR

SUNDAY WORSHIP 7:45 AM 9:00 AM 11:00 AM

If you haven’t noticed some changes in the church office area, please drop by and familiarize yourself with the new arrangement. Rachael and Carol are in new places and Fr. Bur has his own office space. The Conference Room has C been moved a little further down the hallway and some new construction will be taking place.

Holy Eucharist Rite I Holy Eucharist Rite II Holy Eucharist Rite II Children’s Chapel

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION 10:00 am

Adult Classes Encouragers

WEEKDAY WORSHIP 6:00 PM

Wednesday, Holy Eucharist Rite II

12:00 pm

Thursdays Holy Eucharist & Healing (Chapel)

I want to give a special “Thank You” to Jack Oates, our Junior Warden. Jack works very diligently on taking such good care of our church and its property.

He changes light bulbs, fixes leaks, takes care of leaking hot water heaters, getting bids for construction projects and oversees the projects, etc……it is just amazing what this man does and the love with which he does it. Thank you, Jack!

Blessings,

Vickie Senior Warden

Whole-Hearted Living On April 9, the Daughters of the King participated in a Morning of Reflection led by Bonnie Cassello. She began with Jesus’ words, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.”

Cassello then expanded on her theme of “Whole-Hearted Living” by defining the heart as the “organ of Divine Perception, the place of compassion and connection with others.“ She gave examples of how the defensive strategies of our bodies and minds can prevent us from responding to life’s challenges with an open heart. It is possible to counteract that tendency by prayerfully questioning the reasons for the choices we make so that we can respond with love and compassion.

Cassello called us to be ministers of Presence— to be here and now with undefended minds, open hearts and centered awareness in our bodies.

Troop 137 Returns to St. Barnabas Boy Scout Troop 137 has returned to the St. Barnabas campus after a period of meeting offsite.

Gayne C. Young has taken over the responsibilities as Scoutmaster. Gayne says, “I'm very excited to bring Troop 137 back to St. Barnabas and look forward to expanding programs, and to be a part of a program that has guided young men for more than a century.”

Troop 137 meets each Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Boys ages 11 to 18 are encouraged to attend. Contact Gayne to attend. Adult assistance in any form is always welcome.

Contact Gayne at 830-285-1011 or at gayne@gaynecyoung.com.

Fredericksburg’s Farmers Market Opening Day

Thursday, May 5 And every Thursday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Kinderhalle at Marktplatz RAIN OR SHINE!

You Are Encouraged. . .

The Texas Water Mission is a mission of the Diocese of West Texas that provides water wells to villages in rural areas of Honduras. As you probably know, Saint Barnabas has funded a well that will be drilled next January, God willing. In addition to the well, TWM also provides health and hygiene training for people in the local area, and teaches bible school classes for the children.

A group of missionaries from Saint Barnabas is forming to go to Honduras while the project is underway. You are encouraged to sign up for the trip. January is a long way off, but it’s not too early to start thinking about it. The trip will be from January 19 to 26. We will stay at Zamorano, an agricultural university in El Paraiso. It’s comfortable, and very safe. We’ll travel, work and pray together. The trip is a very uplifting experience.

For planning purposes, the trip costs about $1,400 per person, and you will need a passport. More information will be available as we get closer to January, but in the mean time you are encouraged to save the dates on your calendar. Contact David Spencer (512-557-6923) or Johnny Gorden (830-285 -7867) for more information.

New Directories Ready on May 1!

Directories are not only handy references for current use, but valuable documents for church history.

Thirty years ago St. Barnabas published its first pictorial directory. These current members were all part of St. Barnabas in 1986: Finn Alban, Shirley and Fred Crooks, Gail Eager, Bob Gates, Maggie and Mike Gillespie, Mary and Jim Hatchette, Barbara Hayden, Fran Hubbard, Amy and Charlene Miller, Samjit and Somsee Pornphet, Joanie Harris, Pat Reese, Julie Roseberry, Will, Sandie and Bill Smallwood, Diane and Ray Smith, Jack and Bernie Swanzy, Jani Schofield, Helen McDonald, Nancy Wareing, Jenny Wieser, Sandy and Mike Wuest.

What a difference a year makes!

2015

2016

March 2016 Financials St Barnabas Financials as of March 31, 2016 Mar 16 Monthly $ +/- Jan-Mar Actuals Budget Budget Actuals Income Expenses: Staff Operating Ministry Apportionment

YTD Budget

$ +/Budget

Annual Budget

38,796 40,230 -1,434 136,583 120,690 15,893 482,750

Total Expenses

30,307 9,226 1,891 5,381 46,805

26,685 3,622 73,062 6,449 2,777 20,710 2,778 -887 8,498 5,381 0 16,143 41,293 5,512 118,413

Net Income

-8,009 -1,063 -6,946 18,170

80,055 -6,993 320,199 19,347 1,363 77,400 8,334 164 33,350 16,143 0 64,572 123,879 -5,466 495,521 -3,189

21,359 -12,771

Balance Sheet: There was a decrease of about $7K. The following is the breakdown by area: Monthly Operations -$8.0K (explained below) Moms Morning Off +$0.3K (explained below) Funds +$2.0K Investment increases in the Endowment and Columbarium Funds ($4.2K) Property Repairs (-$2.3K) Prepaid Pledges -$2.4K Significant activity from funds were as follows; Benevolence (+$0.8K), Outreach (+$0.4K), Rector Discretionary (-$0.8K) Monthly Operations: Overall there was a deficit of $8K this month versus a budgeted deficit of -$1.1K. Income was under budget by $1.4K due to pledge income being lower than budgeted. Expenses were over budget by $5.6K. The largest overage was personnel (-$3.6K). This was a three payroll month and we made a quarterly health insurance payment of $2.8K for the rector. (Budget is $1.1K/month.) The personnel overage would have been larger except for the fact that we have budgeted for our new assistant , but he is not being paid yet. The other overage ( $2.1K) was in property maintenance (grounds, organ maintenance, and property repairs.) The YTD balance is a +$18.2K versus a budgeted -$3.2K. Things are looking good.

MMO: MMO had a small surplus of $300, even with a three—payroll month. Enrollment is at capacity with 40 children and 10 teachers. The YTD balance is a positive $6.8K.

Thank You to the Sunday Morning Readers!

This month, the Stewardship committee would like to recognize our Sunday morning scripture readers (aka Lectors). These volunteers share their talent with us every Sunday at all three services. To give you some insight into what this team goes through, have you ever had to stand up in front of our congregation and speak? (And try to pronounce Melchizedek or Belteshazzar!) You’ll know what a different perspective it gives you.

Year-Round Stewardship

Education for Ministry “When I moved to Fredericksburg 18 years ago and was no longer working full-time, I wanted to try to deepen my relationship with God and to find a more meaningful way to live. Father Dugat, the Assisting Priest at St. Barnabas, suggested that I sign up for EfM, which I did. This program provided a theological education in a small group setting but more importantly helped me to develop a sustaining spirituality, to integrate my beliefs and behavior, and to nurture the call to serve others. EfM provided a sound foundation for life going forward.”

Steve Neale “EfM can be the beginning of your most incredible adventure- Learning about yourself- and liking what you find out!”

Fred Grimes “EfM has been, and continues to be, an invaluable tool that is helping me develop my own perspective on the Bible. This course enables me to better understand the entire witness of our Bible…where it came from, how it evolved, who had influence in the “production” of what we call our Holy Book. Only when we know these things can we discern meaning from individual chapters and verses.”

Molly Martin Barbara Johnson uses this from Catherine Marshall to help tell what EfM means to her: “We must seek out mature Christian friends with whom we can share questions, problems and the joys of discovery.”

The Education for Ministry (EfM) program is from the Beecken Center of the School of Theology at the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee. Published texts and essays provide the primary knowledge content in the study of the Christian tradition. “Through study, prayer and reflection, EfM helps participants move toward a new understanding of the fullness of God’s kingdom as they better apprehend the connections between their faith and their lives.”

We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time.

T.S. Eliot’s Four Quarters St. Barnabas’Church is recruiting those interested in finding out more about EfM beginning Fall 2016.

Day and time for our gatherings will be determined by the members of the group. Free childcare is available upon request. The deadline for registering is Friday, June 3, 2016.

Please contact Debbie Gorden (830-285-7668) for more information or to schedule a time for a one-onone discussion.

Please continue to check out the St. Barnabas website at stbarnabasfbg.org and also our diocesan website at dwtx.org. Both have useful information about the activities of our church and diocese.

The Diocese of West Texas web site has a monthly calendar of events, news from Episcopal schools and churches in our diocese, as well as information about Camp Capers, Mustang Island and our camp in Colorado. The section called “Spiritual Formation” contains various studies for spiritual enrichment.

Easter at St. Barnabas

MAY

M EETINGS & M INISTRIES

B IRTHDAYS

ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS Wednesday—6 p.m. in CEB

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

Sun Mon Tues Wed Fri Sat 8 p.m. in CEB Spanish Speaking Meeting Sun & Mon 6:30 p.m. in CEB Thurs, Closed Meeting (Women) 7 p.m. in CEB

AL-ANON

Monday—6:30 p.m. in CEB Friday—6:30 p.m. in CEB

1st 2nd 3rd 4th

BELL CHOIR

Wednesday—4:30 p.m. in CEB

BIBLE STUDIES

5th 6th

CHOIR

8th 9th 11th

Monday—7 a.m. in Library Thursday—10 a.m. in CEB Wed.—7 p.m.—Encourager Room

DAUGHTERS OF THE KING

2nd Saturday of the Month 9:30 a.m. in Sanctuary

12th

LIBRARY GUILD

Thursday—7 a.m. in Parish Hall

MMO (MOM’S MORNING OFF)

Monday & Wednesday—9 a.m.

VESTRY

3rd Monday of the Month—5 p.m. in Conference Room

WISDOM SCHOOL

Gospel of Thomas Tues—11:30 a.m. in Library A View from the East Seasons of Glory Thurs—6 p.m. in the Parish Hall

13th 16th 18th 19th 22nd 23rd 25th 27th 28th

Lovell Smajstrla Allison Drury Mike Scroggins Patti Richard Harlan Hill Pat Tuttle Sandie Smallwood Arthur Clements Gabe Cross Charli Mullen Frances Rather

A NNIVERSARIES

1st Thursday of the Month 10 a.m. in the Library

MEN’S BREAKFAST

Rachael Cole Beth Davis Nancy Kimbrell Max Brown Carol Gordon Chuck Alvarez Wendy Bush Mason Smajstrla Graham Hammond Ray Rodgers Ron Roseberry Geneva Smith David Spencer Gary Hill Bill Smallwood Doris Smith Edward Cowsar Cynthia Edmonston Dick Elwood Grady Puryear Hope Drury Catharine Vinson

1st 13th

Tim Squyres & Karen Brune Thomas & Mary Lee Marshall

17th 28th 29th 30th

Ron & Lola Roseberry Robert & Nan Mosley Ross & Beverly Taylor Ronnie & Ruby Cottle

LOST AND FOUND Please claim your items before May 20 when they will be taken to one of the local resale shops.  Grey vinyl computer bag with turquoise lining  Dark red woman’s jacket  Sunglasses with tortoise-shell frames  One large silver hoop earring

CHURCH CLERGY AND STAFF: Rector: The Rev. Jeff Hammond Assistant Rector: The Rev. Bur Dobbins Lay Pastoral Minister: Morey Weldon Clergy Associate: The Rev. Dr. Dyana Orrin Clergy Associate: The Rev. Anne Finn Parish Administrator: Rachael Cole Office Assistant: Carol Schreider Youth Director: Marilee Pankratz Director of Music: Hazel Hanson Lay Ministry Coordinator: Steve Neale Mom’s Morning Off Director: Sue Gustin Nursery Director: Madeline Clanton Housekeeper: Patty Ramirez

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Pre-Enrollment for the

Camp Barnabas 2016

2016-2017 MMO school

year has begun.

This year’s Camp Barnabas will run from June 6 through June 29, on Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Activities will be based on the theme Weird Animals and will include Bible stories, music, playground time, crafts, Imagination Station, games and snacks. This camp is for children one year old through Kindergarten (just completed).

Afterglow will be offered for an additional charge.

Enrollment/Supply Fee is $25 per family and the tuition is $184. Enrollment forms are available on the bulletin board outside the MMO Director’s Office or by calling 9975762. Tuition is due Wednesday, May 25. If you have any questions or would like more information, contact Sue Gustin.