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Saturday, September 10th Parish Retreat Beach Party 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
St. Christopher Camp & Conference Center
S A I N T M I C H A E L ’S C H U R C H ANGLICAN
Charleston, South Carolina
Itinerary for Parish Retreat 9:30-10:30
egistration and check-in, Susanna’s House R “Paint your prayer” banner and design your own nametag
10:30-12:00 Beach time: games and activities on the beach
Tug-of-war, family sandcastle competition, sack races, 9-square and more!
12:00-1:00
Lunch and music: hamburgers, hotdogs and summer-style picnic at Pavilion
1:00-1:45 Program at Picnic Pavilion: The Rev. Al Zadig returns and summer mission recap
1:45-2:00
Worship and closing remarks
2:00-3:00
Fellowship on the beach, final tug-of-war match
Individuals, families and Life Groups may stay at the camp after 3:00 pm and enjoy the beach as they desire. The program officially ends at 3:00 pm.
There is no charge for this event. A freewill offering for the benefit of St. Christopher Camp and Conference Center (one of the greatest ministry assets of the diocese) will be collected. There is no obligation or expectation, but your generosity is encouraged. Register Today! Must register to get your name on the gate pass list at the entrance to Seabrook Island. 843.723.0603 | www.StMichaelsChurch.net/ParishRetreat
FROM THE RECTOR Sabbatical 2016: From Pilgrim, to Pioneering, to Pupil A Thumbnail Sketch and an Invitation
by the Rev. Alfred T. K. Zadig, Jr. To give you a thumbnail sketch for our sabbatical, I divided our time into three chapters: 1. On being a Pilgrim 2. On being a Pioneer on Adventure 3. On being a Pupil in the classroom and beyond
So, here are some highlights to be filled in with color throughout the fall. PILGRIMAGE Sunday, June 5 was our final day here at St. Michael’s. It was a glorious and wonderful send off from St. Michael’s — one we will always cherish! Thank you everyone for your kind letters, gifts and hugs! A special thank you to the staff who gave a beautiful compass that served as a spiritual icon of our pilgrimage. But hold on, just what is a pilgrimage? There is a difference between being a pilgrim and being a vacationing tourist. Tourists go on tour or vacation to see things. Pilgrims go on pilgrimage not necessarily to see something, but to receive something, such as a renewed spirit, greater devotion, or a closer relationship with God. So, off we set that first week of June with three key pieces of Pilgrimage to Eileen Donnan Castle
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ho are you when the music stops? Who are you when so much of what you know takes on a new form? On June 5, 2016, life — as the Zadig family knew it — changed. Monday, June 6 brought on a new chapter in our lives, a sabbatical that will forever change our family and me from the inside out. In this brief article, let me do two things: offer you a thumbnail sketch of where we have been so far and issue you an invitation to come and share your story from summer 2016! The setting will be a relaxed beach day at Camp St. Christopher where we can get our feet into the sand, throw our hair back and share the fingerprint of Jesus in our collective lives during these last three months. Come on out for a portion or the whole thing Saturday, September 10 beginning at 10 am.
equipment: our journals, a Bible and our spiritual devotion book by the Rev. Dr. Tim Keller on the Psalms. During our travel, we set aside time in the morning and evening to pray as a family in something we ended up calling: “Keller Time.” We used the Psalms and Keller’s book as a springboard for prayer and a lens through which to see what came before us. On the week of June 6 and with these pilgrimage tools in hand, Elizabeth and Wimberly went to San Francisco to attend the high school graduation of our niece, and I drove Christian and Hudson to Boston where we all gathered for my father’s retirement service in Oxford, Massachusetts. The big surprise came the night before as my father sang a farewell concert to his parish. The following day we as a family made a pilgrimage to the Church of the Advent on Beacon Hill in Boston where my father gathered us by the baptismal font and told us the story of why he converted from Judaism to Christianity as a young adult. From there Christian and Wimberly took part in the St. Michael’s youth mission trip in the city of Boston. All of this launched our pilgrimage across the Atlantic, beginning in Scotland. Transforming Hearts Through Jesus Christ
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With Retired Archbishop George & Eileen Carey
The Scottish Highlands complete with rainbow
A highlight was taking our children to the castle of Eilean Donan,
From Germany we set sights on London and experienced a full
named for St. Donnan of Eigg, a 7th-century Gaelic priest from
saturation in all things Anglican. From our time with the dean of
Ireland who attempted to introduce Christianity to Northwestern
Westminster Abbey, to Canterbury Cathedral, to preaching in an
Scotland. It was in this castle named for him that Libby and I were
open-air tent outside London to visiting wonderful friends, including
engaged in the summer of 1994. It had been a lifelong dream to bring
retired Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey and his precious
the family to this extraordinary place near the Isle of Skye.
wife Eileen, it was an opportunity for our family to experience the
From Scotland our pilgrimage led us to the incredible change of scenery and climate of Spain. We began in Barcelona at the Sagrada
full range of the heritage of our faith, as if filling out the rest of the story from the conversion of my father.
Familia (The Basilica of the Holy Family). To put
Using Oxford, England as our home base and
it simply, it was as if Dr. Seuss designed this most amazing and whimsical place of worship, though actually it was the famed architect Antoni GaudĂ. Still under construction since 1882, it is unlike any worship space we had ever experienced. It was here that my faithful assistant Susan Waring
From Germany we set sights on London and experienced a full saturation in all things Anglican.
reached me to tell me that our beloved Bishop Salmon had died. It was one of those unforgettable
what Bishop Salmon was seeing that very moment in heaven. From Spain, our pilgrimage led us to Germany, specifically Dachau, the Nazi concentration camp near Munich. There is so much to say about this very painful place. I was actually dreading this part of our sabbatical; however, something happened. As I walked in, a supernatural peace came over me. Why? As I was to find out, a Roman Catholic convent was built in the camp in 1963, and ever since, the sisters have been offering daily prayers of restoration and redemption. I tangibly felt those prayers. Peace like incense just wafted from that very special place. More on this experience to come.
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able to come up close and personal with such pilgrimage sights as: n
The Abbey of St. Augustine in Canterbury, where Christianity was introduced to England and the Western world
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moments of our pilgrimage. As I walked into the basilica, I was reminded that the beauty we were seeing paled in comparison to
a Citroen car we nicknamed Chester, we were
site of the martyrdom of Archbishop
Thomas Becket in Canterbury, Cathedral n T he
martyr memorial of Bishops Hugh Latimer, Nicholas
Ridley and Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer in Oxford Center n A nd
of course the pub that C. S. Lewis frequented,
and many more. We also witnessed first hand the after effects of Brexit and England’s first ever loss to Iceland in football! Again, this is only a thumbnail sketch of our pilgrimage, so many more stories to share!
FROM THE RECTOR PIONEERING Once back in America in mid July, the family went to Charleston and I stayed in Boston for some pioneering solo adventure. You might recall that Bishop Lawrence on his 2015 sabbatical chose solo adventure by hiking days and days in the mountains of California. I chose for my solo adventure to bike the 3 ‘P’s and a ‘B.’ I biked Providence, Rhode Island; Portland, Maine; Cape Code to Provincetown as well the Charles River bike routes in Boston. All in all, more than 200 miles of solo biking, praying and adventure. Prayer and adventure go together on sabbatical! PUPIL Then came time to be a pupil. As the calendar rolled into August, I enrolled at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary on the North Shore of Boston. I took a class called Preaching and Apologetics taught by Dr. Calvin Choi; I also sampled the teaching of the Rev. Dr. Bryan Chapel on Christ-Centered Preaching. I say sampled because I had to come back to Charleston and help our children prepare for the first day of school. But this chapter of being a pupil went beyond the classroom. I made a site visit to what is now the highest attended church in our diocese, the Church of the Cross in Bluffton, S.C., led by the Rev. Chuck Owens. Chuck, at the tender age of 72, is leading strong and together we spent hours and hours talking about values and principles of healthy growing churches. So, with three weeks to go on this amazing odyssey, my remaining time will be spent putting it all together, reflecting and resting. I
Westminster Abbey
will also be Mr. Mom as Libby is working full-time as a teacher to the hearing impaired in Charleston County. Yes, in many ways the music stopped on June 5, but new music began on June 6, a time we will always cherish. We are grateful to God for this time away and grateful for the great leadership teams of St. Michael’s and to each and everyone of you for making this possible! Please join the St. Michael’s family for our beach reunion on Saturday, September 10. Let’s share stories and trace the fingerprints of Jesus throughout these last three months.
The Rev. Dr. John Hall, Westminster Abbey, London
Being a Pupil again
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FROM THE C RE LC ER TG OYR The Joy of Giving by Mark Avera For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many. – Matthew 20:28 kay, so what makes life hum? What makes it all seem worth the trouble anyway? Perhaps it isn’t the kind of question we ask often, but we ought to at least ask it until we find a satisfactory answer. If there is only so much you to go around in this life, how do you want to spend yourself? What yield or dividends do you hope will be produced by your 615,000 hours or so of living? Factor out sleeping and early childhood, and it’s more like 400,000 hours. “Maybe we should simply try to get the things we want and do the things we want in life.” I suppose if there is nothing beyond this life, then that is as good a use of your time as anything else. I have tried that, and existentially it isn’t very satisfying. I have been mean and selfish trying to get what I want and I have hurt people in the process. When I have gotten what I wanted, I have found that it comes up short. It leaves me less than satisfied. “Perhaps I should invest myself in making the best life for my family so that they can have all the opportunities this
life that delights to see others truly live. It truly is more blessed to give
life affords: nice house, good schools, lots of extra-curricular activities,
that to receive, especially when lives are changed as a result.
excellent healthcare, monies for a good college education and all the rest.” I have tried that too. It feels a bit better than self-indulgence, but it comes with a truckload of anxiety. How much is enough? (Just a little bit more!) My kids always want more than what I can provide for them. All the insurance in the world and a huge bankroll can’t keep them safe from all harm. We spend ourselves (our time, our energy, our money, our blood and sweat) on all sorts of things. Mowing the grass in the heat of the summer can be brutal, but there is something satisfying in seeing a wellgroomed yard. Cooking a meal for 30 family members is quite an undertaking, but there is much joy in seeing others enjoy the meal and each other. Teaching someone to read can take a multitude of hours, but when the light clicks on and the eyes of new understanding are opened, there is a fulfillment of the time invested that nourishes the souls of both the teacher and the taught. It is a deeper joy that finds itself in the joy of others. It is a more vibrant
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I’ll stop beating around the bush and cut to the chase. We were created in the image and likeness of God, and Jesus is the pattern of humanity to which God would see us all conformed. And above all, Jesus’ life was marked as a life of self-giving. He came to pour Himself out for the salvation of the world and the glory of God. He came to give His life as a ransom. He gave and gave and gave until there was no blood or life left in Him. And something in the world shifted. Countless lives have been transformed as a result. As we gather back in from summers spent in various ways and we gear up for another church year, how will we spend our time, talent and treasure (ourselves) this year? Will we see “church” as another source for getting our needs met, or will we be the church and give ourselves so that others may truly live? Welcome back to all of you. I look forward to serving with you.
FROM THE R CE LC ER TG OYR Audio/Visual Moving Forward
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his little shout out is to show our gratitude, our love, and friendship to Scott Myers.
From The Rev. Rich Giersch
He began serving this church with his gifts of media expertise in 2012 and his willingness to give of himself for the Gospel has not gone un-noticed. Though Scott is taking a break from giving leadership over the Audio/ Visual here at St. Michael’s Church, he and his family are not leaving us. Scott has been instrumental in the success of many of our programs and his skill has brought us technically into the 21st century. Scott’s real gifts are in humility, servanthood, and friendship. He is a faithful son of the “Living God”. I am privileged and humbled to even dare to step into his shoes and yet I do have his phone number on speed dial. From me and all of St. Michael’s Church, thank you Scott. Really!
Audio Visual Ministry
The Purpose of the Audio Visual Ministry is to serve the church by caring for the technical needs of the church during services and special events. We work behind the scenes to make it possible to share the Gospel through amplified sound, recordings and visual presentations. This is a ministry best suited for those who have some basic computer skills and an attention span to focus on sound and sight during a two-hour period. Once a month would be the time commitment. Please pray about it. AREAS OF NEED: • Running a mixing board (Moderately challenging) • Working Pro Presenter
(Fairly easy)
• R ecording services audibly (Easy) • Available for special events in general. (Christmas, Easter, etc.) Contact the Rev. Rich Giersch rich@stmichaelschurch.net
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FROM THE V RES CTTROYR
Treasurer’s Report Through July 2016
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by Gary DiCamillo
uly is always a slow collections month, not only at St. Michael’s but at most churches around the country. Parishioners take vacations, some leave for the summer and others simply give to the church less frequently. Income for July was $118,462 compared to June’s approximately $175,000. This led to a decline in operating
cash balances from $116,128 to $62,118, or a difference of $54,010. For perspective, year ago operating cash was $65,864, which is within $4,000 of this year’s position, so this is an annual seasonal event. On the positive side, pledge income is staying right on budget, with total pledge income of $773,296 compared to a $750,000 pro rata budget through July. However, non-pledge income totals $293,802 or about $170,000 behind a pro rata budget year to date. This should improve in the fall months when more non-pledgers attend church and provide their financial support. In the meantime, thank you to all of those who are keeping their pledge payments up to date through the summer months. The church’s balance sheet continues to be in good shape with missions cash standing at $138,232 and restricted/ discretionary accounts at $945,572. These are similar to the June positions and should remain in good shape through the end of the summer. Operating cash at $62,118 likely will decline again in August and we may need to borrow operating funds from other accounts in September. We’ll see; it will be close. I hope everyone is enjoying a bit of vacation and time off this summer. Rest assured your vestry remains vigilant regarding ongoing church capital projects and general financial oversight.
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Got questions about life Join us for Alpha Opening Night Tuesday, September 6, 2016 6:15 pm Kinloch Room alpha@stmichaelschurch.net
Contact Nena Jackson (Director of Connections & Alpha) 843.693.4989 nena@stmichaelschurch.net
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Get Connected
with a Life Group Sunday, September 18 W H AT I S A L I F E G R O U P ? A small group of Christians who journey UP--IN--OUT together. UP to God through Bible study and prayer Go IN to community by authentic grace centered relationships with each other Go OUT to the world by encouraging and equipping each other to be ambassadors of Jesus Christ where we live, work, play and learn.
WHEN AND WHERE DO THEY MEET? Life Groups meet in many different locations and times.Â
HOW DO I GET INTO A LIFE GROUP? Go to www.stmichaelschurch.net/life-groups or Contact Lynda Panaretos: lyndapanaretos@gmail.com
Join the Women of St. Michael’s for Fellowship & Mission! Our hope is that you will look forward to the events as a time of joy and encouragement. We all have the amazing opportunity to grow in faith with the many generations of strong women in our church. If you have any suggestions or would like to be more involved, please do not hesitate to contact us! Duval Acker 843.693.0690 duval.acker@carolinaone.com Rebecca Kukulka 843.532.1750 rec93085@gmail.com
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T FR RO AN MS T FO HR EM RAETCITOONR Women’s Ministry Fall Kick-Off Party Thursday, September 29 // 6:30 - 8:30 pm The Tides, Mt. Pleasant (home of Dr. Melody Martini) Register at www.stmichaelschurch.net/women
Christian Healing Ministries invites you to Their Annual Women’s Conference SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 1, 2016 // JACKSONVILLE, FL Captivate 2016 features CHM President, Judith MacNutt 2016 Prices: Individual $150.00, Church or Group Rate $75 (10 people), Student $75 For more information, visit: www.christianhealingmin.org. To let us know if you plan on registering, contact Susan Waring at 843.723.0603 or susan@stmichaelschurch.net. We are trying to get a head count for a group rate and coordinate a carpool.
Praise And Glory Ministry Formerly UTO or United Thank Offering — (little blue boxes) is a Diocesan Ministry for Women. The focus is to make offerings in praise of or in thanksgiving for the blessings that God has bestowed upon us. Choose a jar; attach a Praise and Glory label for your offerings. Offerings collected will fund scholarships for the Diocesan Women’s Retreat in memory of the Rev. Martha Horn. For more information or labels for your jars, contact Betty Schaffer at 843.762.0127 or betty.schaffer@comcast.net.
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FR T RO AN MS T FO HR EM RAETCITOONR The Diocesan Women's Ministries Retreat October 21 - 22, 2016 / St. Paul’s Summerville
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he Diocesan Women's Ministries Board has met this summer and spring to plan events for the upcoming year as well
as pray about ways to reach and support the Women of the Diocese. Our Vision Statement is "To transform the hearts of women through the power of Jesus Christ". The first Retreat for the year will be held the evening of Friday, October 21 and the morning of Saturday, October 22 at St. Paul's Summerville. It is called "IF Gathering"--a gathering to help equip and unleash women to live out God's calling on their lives. A video presentation with the speakers including Kay Arthur (Precepts Ministry), Jen Hattmaker (author of A Thousand Gifts and very popular blogger with the millennial generation), Jennie Allen (founder of the If Gathering and blogger). Their passion for God, His Word and living a Christ centered life, will inspire and encourage us all. More information follows... www.stpaulssummerville.org/-women Cathy McGrew at 843.873.1991 or cathym@stpaulssummervile.org. or contact Patricia Smith / Charleston West Deanery Director at patriciasmith500@gmail.com. Sara Forbes / Charleston Deanery Director / 843.478.3777 A Gathering of Women : The If Conference 2016 at St. Paul’s Summerville / Discipleship happens life on life / Jennie Allen Join us for an inspiring two day gathering aimed at bringing together women to humbly seek God, to be equipped and empowered to better live out God’s calling on our lives as we wrestle with essential questions of faith. We are excited to offer recorded video teachings from the IF: Gathering 2016 held in Austin, TX. this past February, featuring gifted bible teachers and authors such as; Jennie Allen, Jo
we have as Christian women to stand firm on our faith in a world that has seemingly lost it’s way. Our hope is that God’s glory will be displayed through the laying down of lives in the midst of a generation of women who want to see Him move!! The Gathering will include live worship, prayer, teaching, small group discussion, fellowship and what promises to be a powerful concluding Communion service on Saturday afternoon. The cost is $20 which will cover materials, snacks and lunch by Parish House Catering on Saturday. What if we lived like Jesus? What if we loved as He loves? What if you ARE enough? What if you were truly free? D A T E S Friday, October 21, 5:30 to 9 pm and Saturday, October 22, 9 am to 5 pm C O S T $20 per person (includes all programs and lunch on Saturday) R E G I S T E R Online at www.stpaulssummerville.org/if
Saxton, Lauren Chandler, Shelly Giglio and Jen Hatmaker. Our own
Find out more about Women's Ministry at St. Paul's
Allison Lawrence will also share with us about the challenging call
contact Cathy McGrew by email or phone 843.873.1991.
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TR RO AN FO F MS T HR EM RAETCITOONR We are Family by Lori Moore G O D ’S M I S S I O N O F
their mission as a new community in Christ
What sacrifice may be necessary for you or
ADOPTION IN THE
by reminding them of who they once were
I to become more than just nice people but
HUNGERING WORLD
and who they have now become. [Y]ou were
new people?
This summer my daughter, Ellie and I heard,
dead in the trespasses and sins in which you
prayed through, then obeyed God’s call to go
once walked … but God being rich in mercy …
on His Mission. God sent us all the way to the
made us alive together with Christ (Ephesians
Home of the Good Shepherd in Nyahururu,
2:1). Once separated from Christ, without hope,
Kenya to experience a true community in
without God, and far off, believers have been
Christ, the kind I’ve read about in Bonhoeffer’s
brought near to God and thus to one another
Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian
G O D ’S M I S S I O N O F ADOPTION THIS FALL This fall, we are offering several resources from the Book of Ephesians to help mobilize St. Michael’s Church into living God’s mission of adoption as a new family in Christ. When you and I experience the joy of
Community. In the formation of both of
belonging to God and His family, we cannot
these new, Christ-centered, and life-giving
help but share His blessing with others.
communities, God redeems suffering by
New Tool Time begins Sunday,
bringing together people who would not have otherwise come together.
September 4 — We Are Family:
Against the background of children’s
Through teaching, small group discussion,
Our Gospel Identity
suffering in losing their earthly parents, we
and testimonies, we will explore the
witnessed our Heavenly Father’s gift of a
implications of the gospel, our identity in
new family, a powerful testimony of how much more He offers in Christ. For example, Ellie and I observed: Sharleen placing her arm tenderly upon four-year-old Laurence to help him with work he was not yet able to do; some older girls laughing as they combed and braided little Mary’s hair to make her beautiful; and children singing,
Christ, and our lives in culture around us. by the blood of Christ. (Ephesians 2:11-13). Through His suffering on the cross, those who look to a risen Christ, returned to His rightful place at God’s right hand receive a whole new identity through which to live a new life in a new family.
The Resources of a Life Group Leader Wednesday, September 7 from 6:30-8 pm in the Connections Room Learn from one another as new, existing, or potential leaders to discover how God has equipped you to serve.
dancing and smiling with hearts open to
G O D ’S M I S S I O N O F
New Series begins
God as they led caregivers and one another
ADOPTION IN THE
Sunday, September 11 —
in Sunday worship.
H O LY C I T Y
We Are Family: The Call of the Church with
The church in the Holy City, Hurting Coast,
a companion resource guide and Toolbox
and Hungering World is the new family,
for Life Groups (Fall Resource Guide).
Sharing in their simple, yet joyful, and abundant lives filled my daughter and me with a longing for their way of life here. It dawned on me — as Ellie talked about the gospel with them — that living as God’s adopted children in the context of a loving family is the full life promised in Christ. G O D ’S M I S S I O N O F ADOPTION IN EPHESUS As Missionary to the Gentiles, Paul is the only New Testament writer who uses the word adoption to communicate the blessing of being born again into the family of God. From the place of his own suffering in prison, Paul encourages the Ephesians in
through which God has chosen to make Himself known (Ephesians 3:10). God has established a community of families, friends, and Life Groups at St. Michael’s as a powerful witness to the difference a full life found only in Christ can make. Who among you needs to belong to a new family? Who
Life Group Open House Sunday, September 18 Connect in the family of God through Life Groups in your area, fellowship with leaders and members, and sign up in person or online.
do you or I need to share our lives with,
Releasing the Spiritual Gifts
open our families to, or invite into our
Wednesday, October 12 and October 19
Life Groups so that they may experience
Come together as families, life groups, and
a full life in Christ? How willing are you
parishioners with Al Zadig and Peter Moore
to be open to God’s Mission of Adoption?
for breakfast, lunch, or dinner to discover
How may God use the backdrop of your suffering to bring His new life to others?
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F MROOBM ILT I ZHAET IRO EN CTOR Trip Opens Doors to Persecuted Church in the Middle East by Matthew Wilkinson
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his summer, I traveled to Washington, D.C. and Rhode Island to meet with two persons who will greatly expand our efforts to aid the persecuted church in the Middle East. This year
will the be the third year that we will offer the Evensong for the Persecuted Church. Julianna Taimoorazy, the founder and director of the Iraqi Christian Relief Council, will visit us this year and give a presentation on the plight of Christians in Iraq and Syria. One of the most integral facets of this service is incorporating hymns and chants from the various churches of the Middle East. However, much of this chant is extremely rare. Very little of it has been recorded, and much of what has been recorded is virtually inaccessible in the West. One of the first individuals I met was Jason Hamacher. He is a heavymetal drummer, massage therapist and photographer, who 11 years ago stumbled across the Syriac chant in an attempt to compose some original music. He soon made connections in the Syriac Church, and after realizing the scarcity of recordings available, set upon traveling to Syria with the blessing of the Syriac Church. He made several recordings of the Edessian school of chant (the rarest type), Armenian chant, Assyrian chant and Sufi chant. While there, he became friends with Archbishop Yohanna Ibrahim, one of the two
Gabriel Aydin
Syrian bishops who were kidnapped in 2013 and never heard from again. He is in contact with the Smithsonian Institute, who are due to release his recordings of the Edessian chant soon. Meeting Jason was a great opportunity. He is an amazing guy with a big heart for the Middle East, and has lots of experience and connections. He connected me with Gabriel Aydin, considered by some to be the world’s foremost expert in Syriac Orthodox chant, and Farah, a friend of his who worked for the Syrian embassy who he has used on multiple occasions to check the veracity of various organizations. After meeting with Jason on Tuesday night, we drove through the night to get to Rhode Island on Wednesday and meet with Gabriel Aydin. Gabriel is a cantor, instrumentalist and ethnomusicologist from Syria who has studied extensively the traditional music of his church. He is in the process of finishing his doctorate and is soon to publish the very first written Syriac Orthodox hymnal that has even been published! For 2.000 years, the tradition has been passed
down aurally, with almost none of it being transcribed until the 20th century. In addition to this, he is an avid composer who has written many things for his church and has overseen performances and recordings of Syriac chant by many prominent ensembles and musicians. Ghada Shbeir, the famous Lebanese singer who has recorded a fair number of Syriac and Maronite chants, was taught by Gabriel. She taught him theory, and he taught her Syriac chant, years later. Gabriel was able to give me access to transcriptions and recordings that no one else has. This fall you will hear various Syriac chants at the Evensong for the Persecuted Church, and can know that this music is almost completely inaccessible in the West. Much of this cultural and musical history is at the risk of being lost due to the vicissitudes of war. We hope that you will come and be able to connect audibly with Christians in the Middle East and discover ways that you can help our Christian brothers and sisters who desperately need our help.
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You are invited to Children’s Choir Beginning August 31st Every Wednesday in the Fall & Spring Meet in the Choir Room, third floor of the Belser Building
3:45 pm Angel Voices K4 & K5 4:25 pm Music Makers 1st - 3rd grade 5:00 pm St. Michael Singers 4th - 5th grade Come for fun afternoons of singing and playing with instruments! Contact Melanie Wilkinson | 336.214.6064 | melanie@stmichaelschurch.net www.StMichaelsChurch.net/music
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Holy Trinity Music School from Port-au-Prince Haiti
LES PETITS CHANTEURS HAITIAN CHORAL CONCERT ð
7:00 PM on Tuesday, September 13 St. Philip’s Church - 142 Church Street
ð CALL (843) 722-7734 WITH QUESTIONS
This boy’s choir and chamber ensemble are traveling to Charleston as part of a twenty-city tour of the US. They are from the Holy Trinity Music School, the leading music school of its kind in Haiti, and are gems in the country’s crown. The concert aims to raise awareness of the rich musical traditions in Haiti and the importance of the school to Haiti. An offering will be taken to aid with the Tour Expenses and for the Rebuilding of the Holy Trinity Music School and Concert Hall destroyed in the earthquake in 2010.
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MICHAELMAS EVENSONG Sunday, September 25 at 6:00 p.m. Come celebrate the ancient service of Michaelmas, the feast day of St. Michael, the archangel who contented against satan, guarded the body of Moses, leads the legions of angels, heralds the coming of Christ and in whose honor our church is named.
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M F ROOBM I L ITZHAET IROE N CTOR Submit Your Own Photo
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very five years, we try to bring in LifeTouch to take professional photos of St. Michael's parishioners. We have found it easier to just ask parishioners to submit their own photo, professional or not. Just make sure we have the copyright release if it's a professional photo. E-mail Vicki Vazquez at publications@stmichaelschurch. net your picture and we will place it in the directory for you or you can upload it by logging into St. Michael's web portal. DIRECTIONS FOR UPLOADING Go to www.stmichaelschurch.net and click the blue “Login” button at the top. Once you have logged in, move your mouse over the “Home” button and click “My Profile,” then, click the pencil to edit, then select personal photo, then click “Choose file” and browse your computer for the photo you want to upload and save.
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M I C H A E L ’ S C H U R C H Pictorial Directory Fall 2016
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ables
Mr. & Mrs. J.R. Barnhart
The Rev. & Mrs. David Booman Daniel, Micah
Mrs. Haskell Carr
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Acker
Mr. & Mrs. John Barnwell, Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Buist
Mr. & Mrs. David Causey
Mr. & Mrs. Mason Alexander, Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Barrett
Ms. Antoinette Caldwell
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Cave Catherine, Margaret, Adeline
The Rev. & Mrs. Mark Avera Emily, Sarah
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Berretta
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Carlton
Mr. & Mrs. Eason Chapman
Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Barnett
Mr. & Mrs. William Biggie
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Carmichael Robert, Jackson, Jarrod
Mr. & Mrs. Ken Coker
THE FEAST OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI
Blessing of the Animals Sunday, October 2 at 6:00 pm
All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful, The Lord God made them all. Transforming Hearts Through Jesus Christ
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T FRO AN MS F TO HR EM RAETCITOONR Family of Friends (45 + singles)
If you are currently living alone and are 45 years old or more, the Family of Friends is a ministry group worth much consideration! With “change” an ever present part of our society and personal lives, the Family of Friends offers support, encouragement, and growing friendships. Whether you’ve recently moved here, lost a loved one, or are just looking for a Christian friend, God’s hand in your “change” is ever valuable. Come join us singles on Sunday, September 25th at 12:15 pm for Christian fellowship and a great meal. We will meet in the Kinloch Room after the 10:30 service and carpool to the restaurant. (Location to be determined) Must call 843.532.4125 to reserve your place that day in the Family of Friends. Next date ~ Sunday, October 23 at 12:15 pm.
The Gate is the Young Adult ministry of St. Michael's. We work to reflect Christ in fellowship and service to each other and the community of St Michael's and Charleston. By helping with Alpha, leading and participating in Life Groups, and serving the community by volunteering with the homeless in the past and other service events we hope to share the Gospel in all actions. S E P T E M B E R Football Kick-Off Party (Tailgate theme) on Saturday evening September 10th at The Alley (131 Columbus St, Charleston, SC 29403). OCTOBER
Testing our strength and stamina on a climbing wall.
NOVEMBER
Giving back before the Holiday season kicks up by volunteering at the LowCountry Food Bank.
Celebrating Tacky Sweaters and sharing Christmas cheer at the Annual Christmas Party. We will be participating in many other fun activities together from brunch to 5k races. All are welcome to join in on the fun, fellowship, and service. Please like us on Facebook or reach out to the St. Michael's office to get more information! James Shelley thegate@stmichaelschurch.net
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FROM THE RECTOR Men: Join Bishop Mark Lawrence for a
Diocesan Men’s Summit September 17, 2016
You matter to God. Your mind matters. Your body matters. Your heart matters.
Saturday, September 17, 2016 St. Paul’s Church
It’s been said that the journey from the head to
Questions? Contact Jay Crouse at 941.320.0271 or Richard Moore at 843.693.7003.
the heart is the longest, most difficult journey you will ever encounter. It’s also the most important one you will ever make. Join Mark Lawrence, Bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina, for a diocesan men’s summit examining what God has say about this journey and the direction of our lives.
Register: www.diosc.com/sys/90-ministries/mensministry
All men (teenagers and up) are invited to participate.
316 West Carolina Ave., Summerville SC 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Bring your Bible: It’s your entrance ticket.
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T FRO AN MS F TO HR EM RAETCITOONR Men’s Hike
“Go out and stand before me on the mountain,” the LORD told him. —1 Kings 19:11
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ver and over in Scripture we see God meets men in the
whether you are an experienced outdoorsman, or a flat-footed city
wilderness. The Temptation of Christ. Moses and the
dweller! Don’t have gear? No problem. We can help with that, too.
Burning Bush. John the Baptist calling in the Wilderness.
The hike will be an opportunity for the men of St. Michael’s to seek God through physical challenges, authentic fellowship, and honest prayer. The hike is for men at all places in their faith and a great
W H O The Men of St. Michael’s W H E N Thursday, October 13- Sunday, October 16, 2016 W H E R E The Foothills Trail, SC-NC border
opportunity to join with other men on the journey of following Jesus.
Contact Matt Ozment: 478-998-1760 | ozmentm@gmail.com
Three nights of backpacking along the Foothills trail in the mountains
It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.
of South and North Carolina. All levels of experience welcome,
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–Sir Edmund Hillary
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Sunday School Age 0 - 5th grade EVERY SUNDAY AT 10:30 AM (VARIOUS ROOMS IN THE BELSER BUILDING) Photo: Children getting ready to sing to the babies being baptized!
ABCs of Family Discipleship—Establish Good Friendships
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iscipleship Truth: In the upper room, Jesus prayed that friendships among all His followers would mirror the oneness that Christ enjoyed with His heavenly Father.
“May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent Me and that you love them as much as you love Me” (John 17:23). Jesus prayed for Christians to love, to worship, and to serve alongside each other in such a genuine way that the watching world would be irresistibly drawn to Him. T R U E S T O R Y : Elena and Mateo loved to host barbecues for their church’s small group. Elena and Mateo’s three kids would play tag with the other children in the backyard. The parents shared weekly times of fun and frustrations while munching on burgers. Everyone loved the bustle, the good food, and the connection each week. The Chen family, who lived two houses down, hung onto these gatherings like a lifeline. The Chens had faced job disappointments, financial woes, spousal issues, and parenting hardships. The family had followed God for years, but they lacked positive, faith-building friendships. They were starving for fellowship and encouragement! For a season, their needs were great—they needed counsel, encouragement, and even financial help. At first, Elena and Mateo provided this support, but over time the entire small group rallied around them. Each week someone else offered the Chens assistance or prayer. The circle of friends demonstrated God’s love to this couple, even during inconvenient moments. The families’ kids became fast friends; they biked around the block like they owned the area! This neighborhood small group eventually transformed the Chen family. They no longer felt afraid when finances looked tight. Over time, their circumstances stabilized. They gave full credit to the presence of genuine believers during personal crisis. Those steadfast friendships had built up their entire family. Two years later, the Chen family moved to another neighborhood, but they continued with the church’s small group. Determined to pass on the gift of community, they started their own neighborhood group as well.
A C T I O N S T E P : The New Testament reveals many “one another” principles of friendship and Christian fellowship. Romans 12:9-18 offers a great overview of love in action. These truths can be modeled within the daily flow of family life. Talk with your children, encouraging them to look for opportunities to practice these “one another” principles daily. Do them together as a family. Continually seek ways to help kids apply these virtues with their friends, in the neighborhood, and at school. As you do, be prepared to observe new levels of personal growth, family harmony, and overall stability! • • • • • • • • • • •
Be devoted to one another (Romans 12:10) Honor one another above yourself (Romans 12:10) Live in harmony with one another (Romans 12:16) Teach one another (Colossians 3:16) Share with one another (Acts 2:44-45) Serve one another (Galatians 5:13) Be kind to one another (Ephesians 4:32) Forgive one another (Colossians 3:13) Build up one another (1 Thessalonians 5:11) Pray for one another (James 5:16) Be hospitable to one another (Romans 12:13)
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T FR RO AN MS T FO HR EM RAETCITOONR Preschool Bible Camp
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e finished our summer with over 100 toddlers coming through our preschool camps.
• O ur theme was Barnyard bases around Psalm 139:23-24 • We learned that Jesus knows Me! Luke 19:1-10 • Jesus knows everything about me! John 4:1-42 • Jesus has a plan for me John 3:1-21 • Jesus cares about me John 9 • Jesus loves me Mark 10:13-16 Here are some sweet quotes from the parents who’s children attended the camps. PRESCHOOL CAMPS QUOTES I can't quote the exact conversations with Janey, but on the way to camp on the last day, she was asking me questions about the Gospel of Jesus and on the way home she was telling ME the Gospel of Jesus! She knows
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that Jesus died for her on the cross so that she may live with Him forever. Amazing! I could totally see the wheels turning in her head as we discussed the importance of his life on Earth and the gift of Grace given to us. It brought me such joy. Thank you thank you thank you! — Katey Thank you for putting on such a great camp and sharing the pictures! Chase is having a ball. Please do this again next year and extend the age to 5 so he can come back for all of the sessions :). Best camp of the summer! —Vitre Just wanted to say thank you again for doing these toddler camps!! Arah came home everyday talking non-stop about the fun things you did. she obviously loved it and it blessed us to have something fun and uplifting for her to participate in at a young age!!! Thank you so much for all your hard work!! —Whitney
A few things. I had Stewart ask me to pray with him tonight. He prayed that God would read him a story about Jesus and then he asked me to sit and pray with him. He asked to heal Jesus and hoped that he "felt better" he told us that Jesus is in our heart and talked about Kong Solomon, psalms 22,23 and first verse. I've never had my children speak this way and I am just so thrilled and humbled! —Jacquline Thank you SO much! For the shoe searching, and for such a precious camp! Just this morning, Henry asked if he could go to camp! Thank you for creating such a wonderful space for the kiddos to grow, learn, and have fun! —Liz Blessings, —Cyndee Cave Nursery/Preschool/Children/Student & Family Ministries Director
F TR RO AN MS T FO HR EM RAETCITOONR Student Ministry Update S U N D AY , S E P T E M B E R 4
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No Youth Gathering due to Labor Day Weekend
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Middle and High School Student Ministry Retreat ~ 6th-12th grade (Carowinds and Harbor Water Park in Charlotte, NC) Christian Music
9:15 AM Confirmation Class for 7th & 8th Grades (Meet in the Tea
Day - Headliners: Toby Mac, Chris Tomlin, Lauren Daigle
Room at St. Philip's Church) Class taught at St. Philip's by
Cost: $125 Space is limited due to lodging. Sign up today.
Al Phillips and Scott and Cyndee Cave. 12:00 N Merge - Middle School Student Ministry Study and Lunch Then Escape 60 All rising 6 - 8th grade (Meet in the Youth Lounge) Cost: $25. 6:00 PM High School Student Ministry Dinner & Fellowship (Meet in Youth Lounge, dinner at Blind Tiger)
T U E S D AY , S E P T E M B E R 13 5:30 PM Youth Ages 13 - 18 Dinner (St Philip’s Parish House) Come meet kids that are traveling from Port-au-Prince, Haiti as part of a choir tour! They speak French and Creole. Concert follows. Amazing Haitian musical traditions! Would love to give them a BIG Charleston welcome! 7:00 PM Les Petits Chanteurs Haitian Choral Concert (St. Philip’s
O C T O B E R 28-30 MONDO - Middle School Student Ministry Retreat ~ 6th-8th grade (St. Christopher Camp and Conference Center) Speakers: Ken & Julie Moser Theme: Follow - Looking at the call of Jesus in the Gospels N O V E M B E R 11-13 Re:Generate - High School Student Ministry Retreat ~ 9th - 12th grade (St. Christopher Camp and Conference Center) Speakers: Nate Morgan Locke Theme: If Life Is a Game, How Do We Win? Register with Cyndee Cave 843.693.0355 cyndee@stmichaelschurch.net
Church) 30-voice boys’ choir, accompanied by a Chamber Ensemble from Holy Trinity Philharmonic Orchestra. Holy Trinity Music School in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, is the leading music school of its kind in Haiti. Its orchestras, choral groups, and concert hall are gems in the country’s crown. It aims to raise awareness of the rich musical traditions in Haiti and the importance of the school to Haiti. An offering will be taken to aid with the tour expenses and for the rebuilding of the Holy Trinity Music School and Concert Hall destroyed in the earthquake in 2010.
S U N D AY , S E P T E M B E R 18 9:30 AM Chapel Service - Backpack Blessing Children bring their school backpacks to be blessed for the new school year. 12:00 N Merge - Middle School Student Ministry Study & Lunch Then Beach Day Blast All rising 6 - 8th grade (Isle of Palms) No Cost. Bring: Modest swimsuit, towel, sunscreen, water bottle and bag lunch. 6:00 PM High School Student Ministry Dinner & Fellowship (Meet in Youth Lounge, dinner at New York Pizza Company).
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FR T RO AN MS T FO HR EM RAETCITOONR College Ministry Let us know the name of a college student and their address whom you think would like to receive care packages from Student Ministry. We will be sending them out a few times during the school year to keep our students connected to St. Michaels. Register with Cyndee Cave 843.693.0355 cyndee@stmichaelschurch.net
HIGH SCHOOL
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Contact Cyndee Cave: 843.693.0355 / cyndee@stmichaelschurch.net
Contact Cyndee Cave: 843.693.0355 / cyndee@stmichaelschurch.net
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T F AR R CO A TN IMOS N T FO HR EM RAETCITOONR Prayer Corner Please pray for St. Michael’s Church and our mission, which is
P R AY E R S F O R D E P L O Y E D M I L I TA R Y
to transform every heart and home, the Holy City, the Hurting
Alex Gora, 2nd Class Nuclear Submarine,
Coast, and the Hungering World through Jesus Christ. Pray
Grandson-in-law of Beverly Howell
specifically for the Rt. Rev. Mark Lawrence and his family; for Lowcountry Pregnancy Center, Next Steps and Barnabas Ministries of Charleston, Living Hope, The Pink Bus Ministry with St. John’s Chapel, Sanders Clyde School -Lunch Buddies & Alpha Sprouts; Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy; Meals on Wheels;
William M. Richardson, George H.W. Bush Carrier, Son of Shelly Richardson 1st Lt. Matthew Hendley, Son of David & Doreen Hendley
Star Gospel Mission, Rural Mission, and for the Rev. Hamilton Smith and his church plant in north Mt. Pleasant; for the Rev. Dan Rogers with Christ the King, Dorchester and for Pastor Claire Sullivan and The Hope Center in Lynn MA, for Freddie, Onesphore, and Simon and the church in Burundi, Tabitha and her mission in China; Bishop Dutta and the church in India; Cornelius and Zira Jacobs and Caleb and Rebecca Hudson and their mission in the 10/40 Window with Anglican Frontier Mission.
PA R E N T S -T O -B E P R AY E R L I S T Laura and Mike Able (September 2016) Reeves and Billy Howard Krissy and Jordan Hoort (November 2016) Alex and Leo Garcia (December 2016)
"God said, Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you.” —Jeremiah 1:5
Beginning September 14 Worship on Wednesday // Healing Service
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ACTION God’s Grace in Samburu by Betsy G. Henderson “Where two or three are gathered in my name, there I will be also.” – Matthew 18:20
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Michael’s has been wellrepresented in Kenya this past summer, with Nena Jackson’s visit to Nyahururu in June, and then the July trip to Nyahururu and Samburu that included Bill Johnson, Nancy and Ray Hardwick, Susan and Charles Waring, Jennifer and Dan Polon, Ellie and Lori Moore and myself. For 10 days, our team traveled throughout Kenya under the guidance of our Kenyan host and brother in Christ, Bishop Simon Mwaura of the independent domination “God’s Grace for All Nations” (GGFAN). The majority of the team was based in Samburu, where we worked closely with 16+ board members of the Samburu County Nkalup Vision (SCNV), an interdenominational initiative to build 1,000 churches in Samburu county. Faith Ventures Foundation is the strategic and financial partner to Nkalup Vision. The overall mission objective for this trip was two-fold: The Nyahururu-based team lead a pastoral Bible study with more than 60 Kenyan pastors through GGFAN, and the Samburu-based team visited 18 of more than 300 “preaching points” to worship with unreached communities throughout the region and better understand some of challenges that these communities and the pastors ministering there face. These objectives only begin to scratch the surface of describing the July trip, because what the Lord did with our team’s time in Kenya lifted the experience to a spiritual dimension that was beyond lists, logistics and schedules. In some of the most remote places, the Lord brought about the most miraculous healing through intercessions of healing prayer, led us to meet incredible brothers and sisters in Christ, and revealed the Holy Spirit in different ways during each
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and every day of our travels. As someone who has been working in Kenya for nearly eight years, I can personally say without hesitation that I have never been part of a trip like the July trip to Samburu. To understand what truly made this trip unique, it’s important to understand the context in which it took place. Samburu simultaneously refers to a remote region in Northern Kenya, a group (or tribe) of people, as well as the language that they speak. The Samburu people are traditionally nomadic pastoralists who highly prize their herds of sheep, goats and cows, and are also one of the most “unreached” — meaning those who have never heard the word of Christ — people groups in the world. Even in their own country, the Samburu are considered to be a culturally distinct tribe that resides in an extremely remote area. For the eight of us in Samburu county, each day was as varied and beautiful as the collars of beads that the Samburu women wear around their necks, as our teams went out to visit and pray with different congregations across Samburu. Some days included blessing new church buildings that had been recently built, others were focused on worshipping under a tree with local congregations. Other days required long drives where we saw stunning parts of God’s creation such as the Great Rift Valley, zebras grazing in the countryside and semiarid flatlands that stretched for miles. Some of the most unlikely spaces became places of worship — the dusty ground under acacia trees, people’s homes and living rooms, even a single rock outdoors on which a church would one day be built. We even were honored to worship in the first Anglican Church in Samburu county, which was built in 1936.
One thing that struck me most about this trip was the abundance of God’s grace and the presence of the Holy Spirit in a place as remote and technically unreached as Samburu. It reminds me of the passage from Matthew, that even where a few are gathered to worship, God is present; we saw this in our village visits, where sometimes we worshipped with small groups of Samburu brothers and sisters in Christ, and other times with congregations of 200 or more. We also saw this in the hearts of the pastors from SCNV, who not only shared nearly two weeks of their time but also traveled with us each day for community visits and stayed with us through conversation after dinner each night. Whether imparting language lessons in Samburu or sharing lively stories of ministry experiences “in the bush,” the pastors’ trust in the Lord’s provision and their personal sacrifices awed and inspired us all. Many of them are not actually from Samburu — including Pastor Simon himself — and left their own tribal communities (and generally more comfortable places) to travel to Samburu and minister to the people there. In a place like Kenya where there are more than 42 tribes, this is a big deal! Traveling alongside the SCNV board members added so much to our trip, as did the presence of the Bishop Lesuuda, the Anglican Church of Kenya’s bishop of Maralal (which means all of Samburu County). His knowledge of the region and love of the people was a constant source of insight for our group, not to mention his ability to identify local flora and fauna. From “toothbrush” trees to pointing out elephant tracks along a village path, to sharing his own experiences in teaching and ministry throughout Samburu, Bishop Lesuuda was a tremendous blessing to us all.
Visiting the first Anglican church in Samburu county, built in 1936
St. Michael's group meeting with the Most Rev. Jackson Ole Sapit, archbishop of the Anglican Church of Kenya
Kenya Mission Team taking off to Nyahururu and Samburu
Samburu woman in congregation, Nkaroni
God’s grace was also abundant in the ways in which communities formed churches and desired more of them. Walls are not required for worship in Samburu, and most churches start outdoors “under a tree”; even churches that had been built were so new that they did not yet have pews or anywhere to sit. What was perhaps most remarkable was that a church in Samburu is more than just a place of worship; it is also a much-needed space that may be used for community meetings, nursery school for young children and sometimes even visiting medical clinics. In a place where few permanent buildings exist outside of town centers, having a church building is important on many levels to these communities. Lastly, we saw God’s abundant grace in the beauty and tenacity in the hearts of the people in Samburu. We could have not received a more gracious and generous welcome in each and every community that we visited during our time there. Our team learned to eat goat and drink Kenyan tea, and found that some of the best conversations took place over the simplest fare. Even our hosts, Daniel and Rudolph at Ngari Hill Lodge in Maralal and
Janet at the Earthwatch Institute in Wamba, showed us the greatest hospitality as they helped us to adjust to a new climate, cultural context and cuisine. That said, life is not easy in Samburu; water is only available a few months of the year (during the rainy season), and is often not clean. As a result, women and children walk long distances (5+ miles) to collect dirty water on a daily basis, while boys and men spend countless hours in the bush protecting their herds from lions, hyenas and other wild animals. When asked what the greatest physical challenges the communities felt they faced, access to water and education for young children were mentioned time and time again. In some ways, Samburu county is almost an Old Testament-like setting, where people survive off the land and leave their flocks to hear the word of the Lord for the first time. In this sense, the image of Jesus as a source of “living water” and the “Great Shepherd” seemed to strongly resonate among communities. In reflecting on all that our team experienced in Nyahururu and Samburu this past July,
it is easy to come away with great certainty that God’s grace is abundantly present throughout Samburu and those places where the Moore team visited. The challenge is deciphering what the Lord’s call is for us individually and collectively to be a part of His work there. This is something that our group has been praying on before, during and now following the Kenya trip; we ask you join along with us in praying about this call, as well as: For the people of Samburu who are coming to know Christ for the first time, For the pastors (and their families) from GGFAN and the Nkalup Vision who are putting their lives on the line to minister for Samburu, and For the miraculous ways that the Lord is working through the Good Shepherd Children’s Home and the leadership of the Rev. Simon and Lucy Mwaura in Nyahururu. As we have learned to say in Samburu, ashe oling (thank you very much) and meisis Nkai! (praise God.) Transforming Hearts Through Jesus Christ
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F R O M T H E RSEA C M AT RO I T ARN ’ S
P U R S E®
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J
oy was a 14 year old who had experienced the
receiving of shoeboxes. There are children waiting to
devastation of a typhoon on her small island. She
know that you care about them and are praying for them.
was questioning why she had lived and so many of
God has picked these children to receive YOUR boxes.
her family and friends had died. Then Samaritan’s purse
Ask Him, in prayer, to place on your heart the desire and
delivered shoeboxes to the children of this small island.
number of boxes He wants you to fill.
When Joy opened her box she discovered that someone named Ashley was praying for her! This changed Joy forever. It gave her the incentive to get back to her normal life.
We will hand out boxes September 25, October 2 and 9. Collection Sundays are October 30, November 6 and 13. Now is a perfect time to purchase school supplies and
What goes into the box… toiletries!
Questions? You may contact: Duval Aker;
Now Joy works with Operation Christmas Child handing
duval.acker@carolinaone.com, 843.693.0690 or Susan
out shoeboxes and teaching children about Jesus through
Prescott; scprescott@hotmail.com, 843.670.7847. Also
the Greatest Journey lessons that always follow the
check out the website: samaritanspurse.org.
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FCRAOL M E NTDHAER R E C T O R There’s an App for That!
A Free Mobile App to Stay Connected to St. Michael’s Church on the Go All you need to do is sign up online by going to www.stmichaelschurch.net and clicking on the blue “Log in” button on the homepage.
A Free App
to HELP YOU let us know when you are available to serve at St. Michael’s Church We use a software program called Ministry Scheduler Pro to help us manage the 400+ volunteers who gladly serve at St. Michael’s Church. An e-mail goes out every week
Click “Need a log in? Click Here” and it will ask you for your e-mail address, first name, last name, and suffix (if you are a Jr., III, IV, V). An e-mail will be sent to you with a temporary password and a link to change it to one you will remember. You then use your e-mail address and your newly created password to sign into the app. Site # 151770 if it needs it. Click remember me so you don’t have to always sign in to the app.
with a reminder of when you are scheduled to serve. We encourage you to follow the link into the Web Terminal to set up your account (so you can download the app) and your preferences. If you have a smart phone or tablet, you can download Ministry Scheduler Pro from the App Store. The App is another version of the Web Terminal which allows you, as a volunteer, to access your schedule and serving resource
Go to the App Store on your Smart Phone or tablet & search for “ACS Church Life” Install & Open. Username: your email address that you used to sign up for Access ACS. Password: your personal password you created when you set up your Access
(ie. readings, prayers, manuals) from anywhere. YOU CAN • View and update your schedule
Go to the App Store on your Smart Phone or tablet Search for “Ministry Scheduler Pro” Install & Open Organization ID: saintmichaelschurch1751 Username: the first letter of your first name and your last name spelled out Password: your personal password you created when you set up your MSP account
• Sign up for unfilled position • Find substitutes online and optionally trade assignments • Update your future availablility online
ACS account.
• Customize when and how you receive your reminder
THE BENEFITS OF THE APP
Online Giving Calendar People Directory • G o to the App Store on your Smart Phone • S earch for “ACS Church Life” Install & Open • Username: your email address that you used to sign up for Access ACS Password: your personal password you created when you set up your Access ACS account online through the web browser
• Add your serving calendar to your gmail, outlook or iCal Calendar Please contact Trish McGuinn with any questions regarding the schedule. (trish@stmichaelschurch.net) She has graciously volunteered to manage this program and help assign volunteers. Susan Waring (susan@stmichaelschurch.net) and Vicki Vazquez (publications@stmichaelschurch.net) are also available to help with providing resources (readings, prayers) and technical support. 843.723.0603. If you have internet access, but do not have an e-mail set up, Vicki will help you set up a free e-mail account and show you how to access it. If you have a tablet or cell phone and it happens to be a smart phone, we will help you download the app and connect your e-mail to your phone. Need Help? Schedule a time for training with Vicki Vazquez, Director of Communications by calling 843.724.7571. Transforming Hearts Through Jesus Christ
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Non-profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Charleston, SC Permit No. 688
71 Broad Street Charleston, SC 29401 (Meeting Street at Broad) Change Service Requested
Sabbatical 2016 The Joy of Giving We are Family ABCs of Family Discipleship God’s Grace in Samburu
PHONE (843) 723-0603 FAX (843) 724-7578 E-MAIL office@stmichaelschurch.net WEBSITE www.stmichaelschurch.net DIOCESAN The Rt. Rev. Mark J. Lawrence, Bishop
CLERGY The Rev. Alfred T. K. Zadig, Jr., Rector The Rev. Mark W. Avera, Assistant for Stewardship & Transformation The Rev. David P. Booman, Assistant for Pastoral Care & Healing Prayer Ministry The Rev. Rich Giersch, Assistant for Contemporary Worship, Audio/Visual, & Men's Ministry The Rt. Rev. Alex D. Dickson, Bishop-in-Residence for Anglican Essentials The Rev. Dr. Peter C. Moore, Scholar-in-Residence
VOLUNTEER CLERGY The Rev. Edward T. McNabb, Jr., Volunteer Priest The Rev. Canon Douglas Peterson, Volunteer Priest The Rev. Jed Hermes, Deacon for Pastoral Care
STAFF Matthew Wilkinson, Organist & Choirmaster Melanie Wilkinson, Administrative Assistant for Music, Children’s Choir Director, Cantor in Residence Jo Vroon, Organist in Residence Cyndee Cave, Nursery/Preschool/Children/Student and Family Ministries Director Nena Jackson, Director of Connections & Alpha Scott Myers, Director of Audio/Visual Melody B. Martini, Psy. D, Licensed Clinical Psychologist/Volunteer Jeanine Branham, Care Coordinator Vicki Vázquez, Director of Communications Meredith Buyck, Rector’s Assistant for the Ministry of Finance & Human Resources Susan Waring, Executive Assistant to the Rector Catherine Bowen, Information Specialist Robert W. McRae, Property Manager Arthur Bailey, Sexton Angela Stanley, Housekeeper
VESTRY Mikell Scarborough, Sr. Warden Heidi Ravenel, Jr. Warden Jo Cox Hal Frampton, Secretary Fred Willis Grant Inscoe Rhett Smith Curry Smoak Gene Martini Jerry Reves Dave Soutter Gary DiCamillo, Treasurer Hamlin O'Kelley, Recording Secretary