The
Beckford Parish
Beacon
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Emmanuel Episcopal
Church
Mt. Jackson, VA 540­477­3335 Woodstock, VA
540­459­2720
April 2017
Have you heard?! Our first customer stopped by last Tuesday! She was directed to our pantry by Family
Promise. Don Halstead had the honor of assisting her fill her bag. Emmanuel Table's, a community food
pantry has OPENED. We'd like to have items available to all who stop by, from individuals who might
need only a single serving to families who could stock up on several basic items. Parishioners are invited
to donate personal hygiene items (but not infant care items) and food items (simple proteins and/or
complex carbohydrates but not junk food or, because of storage limitations, prepared foods). Volunteers
are welcome to staff the pantry on Tuesdays.
Donation suggestions:
Dry and canned goods such as rice, beans, pasta, cereal, canned/powdered milk, canned
meats, fruit, vegetables, potato buds etc.
Vacuum packed freezer items (we have a small chest freezer) such as whole or quartered
chickens, roasts, ground beef, hot dogs, blocks of butter, cheese, etc.
Single serving items in pop top or pouch containers such as meats, crackers,
peanut butter, etc.
Personal hygiene items such as toothbrushes and toothpaste, shampoo, hand
lotion, deodorant, etc
The Pantry will be open on Tuesdays from 9 to 12, it will be staffed by volunteers. Please contact Alice
Findler by e­mail at [email protected] if you have any questions, ideas or would like to support the
pantry out.
April & May Food Pantry Volunteers
April 4 Joan Sarna & Trudi Pence
April 11 Sally Raynor & Pennie Carroll
April 18 Wayne & Linda Clark
April 25 Don & Sherri Halstead
May 2 Joan Sarna & Trudi Pence
May 9 Sally Raynor and TBD
May 16 Alice Findler & Penni Carroll
May 23 Don & Sherri Halstead
May 30 Wayne & Linda Clark
Sharing our Blessings,
A new section to share with others ­
In this section I will be sharing classic recipes to be enjoyed by all ­
Strathmore House Cayenne Shortbread (cheese biscuits)
by Kay Payne & Marcia Brownfield
1 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 lb. grated cheddar cheese
2 sticks (1/2 lb) butter, at room temperature
1 c. chopped nuts
Sift dry ingredients together. Cream butter and cheese. Add the dry ingredients and mix well. Add
chopped nuts. Divide dough in half and shape into 2 9 x 12 logs. Wrap well and chill or freeze. Slice
logs into 1/4 inch slices and place on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 15­20 minutes. Cool on wire
rack before serving or storing. Makes 72 biscuits.
Each month I will be sharing a recipe, if you would like to share, have something amazing or have an
idea, please e­mail [email protected].
Clothes Closet Ministry
Emmanuel Volunteers serve the first two Thursday of each month, and Trudy Pence is our liaison. It's important that
more folks know about this important community outreach exists.
Hours of Operation for the Woodstock Clothes Closet:
Monday: 8:00 am ­ 12:00 pm
Tuesday:8:00 am ­ 1:00 pm
Wed­Fri: 8:00 am ­ 4:30pm
May Volunteers ­ 4th ­ Brenda Lovan & Anne Repaske
11 ­ Doris Guenther & Joan Sarna
June Volunteers ­ 1st ­ Wayne & Linda Clark
Music Ministry at Emmanuel for Holy Week and Easter
Easter is the most important feast of the Christian Calendar. It retells the Resurrection story and proclaims the
"Good News'. for Christians throughout the world as well as those who have yet to answer the call to Christ. Yet
we can't go through Easter joy without traveling the steps from Palm Sunday through Good Friday. Emmanuel
Church will have special music for the entire month of April. Please plan to join together in each of these special
services. And, invite a guest to sample Beckford's hospitality!
Palm Sunday (4/9): the 11:15 service will have member Sean Patrick Regan,
Bagpiper lead the Procession of the Palms, Prelude and Postlude to this first Holy
Week service. Maundy Thursday (4/13) ­ a meditative service that begins the
Passion story; it features traditional foot washing and stripping of the altar. Elizabeth
Cottrell will sing "Were You There" as the Offertory; the service will conclude
with the chant "Abba Father" sung in darkness. Good Friday: (4/14) 7:00 PM
Stations of the Cross: a solemn service with cantor marking each station followed
by "Kyrie Eleison" sung by congregation.
Easter (4/16): Music at both the 8:00 and 11:15 services. The later service will
have full choir.
It features a special Choral Introit and solo by Kate Lambert; special Offertory
Anthem and Communion music.
Easter 2 (4/23): "Thomas Sunday" will feather returning guest musicians, Matt
and Sara
Mrosko on trumpets. They will play the Prelude, Offertory and Postlude
Easter 3 (4/30) will be the joint "fifth Sunday" combined service; It will be a
Praise music celebration and (hopefully) will have guitars as accompaniment;
There will be guest folk musicians at the Pig Pickin' luncheon following the
service. Y'all Come!!
Linda Beville, Organist and Choir Director, Emmanuel Church
St. Andrew's Bingo at Life Care
On Saturday April 15 & May 20, 10:30 am at Life Care Center St. Andrew's will be conducting their Monthly Bingo
Event. They are in need of volunteers and/or Bingo Prizes. Please consider helping out with this OutReach.
Save the Date for the PIG Pickin on April 30th at Emmanuel
The Episcopal Churches of Shenandoah Counties will be celebrating a joint service of Holy Eucharist
at 11:00am at Emmanuel to be followed by a PIG PICK’IN.
Michael and helpers will be cooking a whole pig right here. Join us and bring your friends and families
for worship and fellowship. BBQ and Cornhole at Emmanuel Episcopal in Woodstock. Sign up sheets are
at both churches so please sign up for the fun event.
Congratulations, Dr. C.!
Nurses and ICU staff who had worked with John over the years.
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Family photo L to R: Stewart (sister­in­ law), June (great niece) and Jim Herbert (brother­in­law), John and Elizabeth
Our own Dr. John Cottrell was recently honored when the Shenandoah Memorial Hospital medical staff dedicated the
new Critical Care unit in his honor in appreciation for his having been the first medical director of the first ICU the
hospital ever had when he first came in 1976. At that time, they needed a board­certified specialist in internal medicine
to be the director, so they were thrilled when he wanted to come to Woodstock. He was involved in selecting equipment
and training the personnel how to use it, and he served every year as either medical director or medical advisor until he
retired in 2002. On Monday, April 3, 2017, he was presented with a plaque of recognition and appreciation that will hang
on the wall in the new unit.
It was a complete surprise to him, and he was visibly moved to be remembered in this way after 15 years of retirement!
His wife, Elizabeth, was pulled in on the surprise about 10 days ahead of time ­­ she told him he had been invited to the
opening of the unit (so he'd be sure to be wearing photo appropriate attire), but he had no idea until he got there that it
was to be dedicated to him. They were both especially touched by how many physicians, nurses and other staff members
who had worked with him came for the event, many in retirement themselves or working elsewhere.
Men's Group Breakfast
The Men's Breakfast Group will be meeting on
April 24, at Carmelized @ 9:00.
If you
Bible Trivia
What was the name of the man who had his head cut off and thrown over a wall to Joab?
Remember our Members and Friends
Please remember our members and friends who are not able to be with us for Sunday services. A greeting card to
cheer them up can be sent to their address below:
Judy Davidson
Apt 231
Morning Side Asst. Living Of Raleigh
801 Dixie Trail
Raleigh, NC 27607
Betty Johnston Benchoff Page
Rm #115
Greenfield
935 Ox Rd.
Woodstock , VA 22664
Barbara Arnold
125 Miller Ct.
Woodstock, VA 22824
May Birthdays
5/7 ­ Thomasina Stephon, 5/9 ­ Jim Charest, 5/10 Tillie Grubbs Kauffman, 5/12 ­ Fred Hoerr
& Wanda Sandridge (A), 5/17 ­ Sid Eadie, 5/21 ­ Jill Gochenour, 5/23 ­ Joan Sarna & Randy Bailey
(A), 5/25 Chip Belyea (A), 5/28 ­ Alice Findler & Olivia Gentile (A)
Mont News & the Shenandoah Music Festival Shrine Announce their Concert
Series!!!
Shrine Mont has the special pleasure of hosting the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival weekends from mid­July
through but why drive home in the night on that windy road?
Shrine Mont and the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival are now offering one and two night packages. Stay the night
at Shrine Mont and enjoy our famous comfort food and take a short walk home after the concert. Packages include a
night's stay with three meals, a concert ticket and access to Shrine Mont's amenities inclulding swiimming, tennis and
hiking on our 1,000+ arcres. All rates are per person and Shrine Mont will book your concert ticket for you.
July 21: Arlo Guthrie
July 22: Piedmont Symphony Orchestra — “Sgt. Pepper and the Summer of Love”
Best known for his colorful storytelling and timeless folk hits of the 1960s and 70s, Arlo Guthrie kicks
off SVMF’s Wayback Weekend Celebration. Then the celebration continues the following evening
with the Piedmont Symphony Orchestra as they rock out with songs commemorating The Summer of
Love’s 50th anniversary — when tens of thousands of hippies flocked to Haight­Asbury in the summer
of 1967 to promote peace, love and the counterculture. The orchestra will also perform songs from the
Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” and “Magical Mystery Tour,” two of the Beatles’
most famous albums released that year.
July 29: Piedmont Symphony Orchestra — “PSO in Tinseltown,” a performance of America’s bestloved
movie themes.
Aug. 11: The HillBenders and The Seldom Scene – a double header! The HillBenders will open the
concert with their original bluegrass twist on The Who’s famous rock opera “Tommy.” This
“Bluegrass Opry” will cover the original album from start to finish with audience participation.
The Seldom Scene, a SVMF favorite, is known for its soaring, incredibly tight, vocal gymnastics and
stretching the bounds of traditional bluegrass, embracing artists such as Bob Dylan and the Grateful
Dead.
Aug 12: The Midtown Men — These four stars from the original cast of “Jersey Boys” will bring their
magic to SVMF, singing their favorite hits of from the ’60s –The Beatles, The Rascals, The Turtles,
Motown, The Four Seasons and more!
Sept. 2: Emmylou Harris — SVMF is excited to present Emmylou Harris, a 13­time GRAMMY Award
winner and one of the most respected, singer­songwriters in the genres of country, folk and Americana.
Proceeds from the Meet the Artist packages go toward Bonaparte’s Retreat, a dog rescue and adoption
nonprofit founded by Emmylou Harris.
Sept. 3: Bluegrass Minifest: Headlining will be Balsam Range, a 10­time International Bluegrass
Music Awards winner. The group is known for its strong vocals, tight harmonies and expert
musicianship.
Also performing will be Band of Ruhks — former members of the Lonesome River Band — and a
young, up­and­coming female Trio from Virginia, After Jack.
For more information on packages or to reserve a buffet meal before a concert, contact Shrine Mont or
call 540­856­2141. For tickets and performance information contact the Shenandoah Valley Music
Festival or call 540­459­3396. Beckford Parish Staff
Interim Rector: The Rev. J. Michael Cadaret
Email: [email protected] ­ Cell phone: 804­714­8131
Parish Secretary: Mary Gibson
Email: [email protected]
Monday and Wednesdays at Emmanuel, 8am to 1pm
Tuesday and Thursday at St. Andrew's, 8am to 1pm
Organist & Choirmaster, Emmanuel: Linda Beville
Email: [email protected]
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