Benedictions for June

The Vicars Voice

“Preach the Gospel at all times, when necessary, use words.”

Using words to prech the Gospel and to be a church is very tricky buiness.

Have you ever played tha children's game, "Telephone"? That's the game where one child picks a phrase like, "The rain in Spain falls maunly on the plain" or some other silly phrase and then whispers it into the ear of the next child and that child whispers it into the next etc...until all the children have had a chance to cature the whispered phase and pass it along. Full Article

June Calendar

June Servant Ministry Schedule

June Lectionary Selections

Lectionary Page

*We are currently using RCL, so please click on RCL on the day you are looking for on the calendar.

What to do in Case of a Pastoral Emergency

If you are in the hospital, facing surgery, needing prayer or if there is an emergency you can contact the Vicar by phoning her at St. Benedict: (Sunday-Thursday during the day 360-456-2240 or at home 360-357-2877 or on her cell 206-303-8474. Please note that the Vicar does not check voice messages Friday or Saturday at the church.

You can also contact Deacon Tony Irving at home: 360-491-3111.

German Ministry

The new German Ministry will meet every 3rd Saturday of the month from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at St. Benedict. There will be a German Service followed by fellowship in the Parish Hall. Come and check it out and spread the word!

Caps off to our Graduates!!

Amazing, that it’s time for cap and gowns again! Where does the time go? This year we have six graduates with close ties to our St. Benedict's family that are obtaining diplomas and degrees. Congratulations to these six and to their families for their perseverance, support and love.

Daniel Baker (Dick & Rosemary Walrod): Diploma from North Thurston High School and the Olympian award of excellence in the arts.

Kristine Knudson (Bob & Karen Knudson): Diploma from Rochester High School.

Ndubeze Nwala (Git Deresoma-Stahmer): Diploma from Timberline High School.

Michael Pitts (John & Anna (Crickmer) Pitts): Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Washington.

Becky Turner (Lucy Reuter): Certificate/Licensure in Speech Language Pathology from Shoreline Community College.

Sam Turner (Lucy Reuter): Associates in Applied Sciences for Computer Technology from the University of Montana.

Come have fun with your church family!

Family dinners will be known as Family Fun Night from here on out. They will still be generally held at David and Lisa Metzler's home on the second Sunday of each month and will start at 6 pm. This is an opportunity to have quality time with your family and our church family. We share food, play games and visit. Everything is flexible. It is a great opportunity to get the opportunity to play that 6 person game that your family isn't quite big enough to do regularly or pogo stick, or re-experience the joy of rope games. Nothing is too goofy! For more details contact Lisa or David Metzler: (360) 412-0868. Or, you can just show up on the second Sunday. Usually we do not gather if the second Sunday is a holiday (like Mother's Day last month.) Don’t forget that this month Family Fun Night is the ‘Getting to Know You’ Potluck at St. Benedict on the 8th @ 4:30! See you there!

Alkins Scholarship Fund

The David Alkins Educational Scholarship Fund’s purpose is to provide funds to members of St. Benedict’s, clergy, and/or lay persons for experiences which contribute to the educational and/or spiritual growth of individuals, and must, in turn, be of benefit to the St. Benedict’s community as a whole. The committee’s goals continue to include increasing the fund and encouraging church members to take advantage of this opportunity to further the spiritual growth of our church community.

Committee members for 2008-2009 are Bob Carmichael, Hal Hodgson, Anne Metzler, Lucy Reuter and Joan Vance. If you are interested in applying for a scholarship from the fund please contact the church office at 456-2240.

Community Dinners is Expanding

The Community Dinner group is excited to announce the expansion of the Community Dinners! Starting June 13th, there will be a community dinner held on the second Friday of every month! The food bank will open at 5:00 p.m. with dinner being served at 5:30 and run until 7:00 p.m. This is a fabulous opportunity to help serve our community and share in the abundant gifts that God has given us. We are also looking for other churches and faith based organizations to volunteer time to help with this new expansion. If you know of anyone, or are someone, who might be interested, please contact Sue Andersen today! We all know that many hands make light work, imagine what the many hands of God can do!

Budget Update: April 2008: by Tim Madden

In April our pledging dollars were down. We fell short by about $2,000 of our monthly pledge budgeted amount. For the year we are down about $7,500 or about .095 %. If we can get on track in the upcoming months, we will make up this minor shortfall with no problem. As of now, we should be able to fund all the churches programs that we set out to do in our annual meeting.

april finances

For expenses, we are staying within the amount budgeted: We budgeted $85,527 and we have only spent $77,059 or about 90%.

Additionally the Bishop's Committee has approved the amendment to the budget so we can hire a new Choir Director. This means that we will see additional dollars needed or an increase in May.

The Finance committee is watching the trends of the income and expenses and will make needed recommendations to the Bishop's Committee.

Kids Corner June Click for Word Puzzle

Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26

Meet Sabrina, our New Associate for Children and Teen Ministry!!

You gave us breath by the Vicar

Does your Christianity inform how you communicate? It’s a very interesting question. Our new Bishop, Greg Rickel, from his first day here communicated to the diocese a part of his agreement and much of it goes to how we communicate. Here are Greg’s ten rules for respect. They are so good, that both Lacey and I have decided to adopt these as well: Full Article 10 Rules for Respect (Reprisal from October Ben.)

Meet our new Music Director:

Where I come from, how I got into church music and what keeps me doing it by Jack Barben

I was born in Detroit, MI on August 7, 1980. I was raised by my grandparents in southern Michigan/northern Indiana. The church we attended was First Baptist Church, a large “Regular” Baptist church in Elkhart, IN. My grandparents believed it important that we go to church, so, without fail, we attended all three weekly services: Sunday morning, Sunday evening, and Wednesday prayer meeting. I also attended a small Baptist school from kindergarten through graduation. I was drawn to God and spirituality early in life and as I grew up became more and more involved in the church, in its ministry, and in growing in my relationship with God. Full Article

The Deacons Voice by the Rev. Tony Irving

Recently I was asked: “When are you going on to be a priest?” The question comes out of the confusion between those whom the Church refers to as “transitional deacons” and those referred to as “vocational deacons”. The question reflects a general lack of understanding about what deacons do. I hope to shed some light on this for you. More

Saint Suppers

The next Saint Suppers will be on Sunday evening June 1st at 6:00 p.m. These are potlucks held in parishoner's homes for eight to ten adults ages 8 to 98+. The sign up sheet is in the hallway. This is a great way to get acquainted with your church family. Fun and felowsip for all. Questions Call Lucy at 438-5220 or take one of the info sheets which are attached to the sign up poster.

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Meet the B.C.:

Pat Basta, Linda Conroy, Mary Eberling, Gary Grewell, Lisa Metzler, Mary Moore & Bob Wilson

Vicar's Warden: Peggy Carmichael

People’s Warden: Nancy Zabel

Clerks: Judy DeBuse & Lyn Mitchell

Assisting Clergy:

The Rev. David Alkins, Retired; The Rev. Nancy Allaire, Deacon; The Rev. James Blundell, Retired; The Rev. Ray Dexter, Retired; The Rev. Gen Grewell, Deacon; The Rev. Tony Irving, Deacon; The Rev. Zula Johnston, Deacon, Retired; The Rev. Norris Pearson, Retired; The Rev. Dr. John Van Eenwyk

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