Birthdays / Anniversaries
AUGUST BIRTHDAYS
07
08
09
10
14
22
30
Pat Higgs
Theodore Marshall
Seanna Glasener
Lyndsey Glasener
Fr. Charles Henery
Norb Kopka
Stewart Randall
“You mean we still have birthdays?”
04
05
05
06
07
11
11
12
15
17
21
22
23
23
24
29
30
30
SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS
Holly McCormick
John True
Brian Baker
Royce Baker
Lindsey McCormick
Nancy Ackley
Karen Davidson Phillips
Philip Sevenz
Maggio Medina
Elizabeth Greene
Shirley Robertson
Sharon Jones
Ann Greene
Jason Kopka
Nancy Kopka
Norbert Bissonette
Jodi Kopka Paul
Judy Bay
AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES
15
15
23
30
30
30
Mark & Mary McGlinchey
Norbert & Lisa Bissonette
Jan & Melissa Eriksen
Glenn & Sharon Jones
Tom Schlaefer & Esther Kramer
Gerry & Judy Bay
SEPTEMBER ANNIVERSARIES
24 John & Patti Bush
8:00 a.m. Rite I Eucharist
10:00 a.m. Rite II Eucharist
DATE
READER
USHER
TREATS
DATE
FIRST LESSON
PSALM
8/7
Gubernot
Gubernot
Gubernot
8/7
Paul Murphy
Sue Sevenz
8/14
Kopka
Kopka
Kopka
8/14
Lee Nelson
Julie Jones
8/21
Constable
Constable
Leder
8/21
Tom Schlaefer
Nancy Weber
8/28
Miller
Miller
Miller
8/28
Bob Henry
Paul Murphy
9/4
Bowersock
Bowersock
Bowersock
9/4
Julie Jones
Lee Nelson
9/11
Gubernot
Gubernot
Gubernot
9/11
Sue Sevenz
Tom Schlaefer
9/18
Kopka
Kopka
Kopka
9/18
Nancy Weber
Bob Hen;ry
9/25
Constable
Constable
Berner
9/25
Lee Nelson
Julie Jones
10/2
Miller
Miller
Ackley
10/2
Paul Murphy
Sue Sevenz
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From One Of Many Friend of the Thrift Shop ...
St. John Chrysostom Episcopal Church
A T r a d i ti o n o f F a i th s i n c e 1 8 5 1
P. O. Box 180082
Delafield WI 53108
Phone: 262-646-2727
www.littleredchurch.org
E-mail: [email protected]
St. John Chrysostom Episcopal Church
A Tradition of Faith since 1851
The Pioneer
Volume 7, Issue 5
August—September 2016
From Father Philip Cunningham
Dear Friends,
I have been reading a little book on the history
of Christian art. It covers all of the things one
would expect with such a topic. It begins with
paintings in the catacombs of Rome, moves through
the icons in the churches of the East, spends a lot of
time in the Renaissance and so on. The themes of
the art are discussed as well as the techniques and
mediums used.
But one of the most fascinating pieces of this
book deals with the question of why do we Christians use art at all? That is, whether or not God can
be represented in ways outside of words. This has
been an area of contention throughout Christianity
coming to a head with the iconoclast controversies
in the 7th and 8th centuries and later in the Reformation. During the time of the Reformation many
of the more radical reformers took the 2nd commandment (thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image) as fuel for their argument to end any artistic adornment in the worship of God or otherwise.
Many of these reformers went so far as destroying
much existing Christian art, believing it to be an affront to God and a corruption of true worship. In
addition, if you have visited any churches in the anabaptist tradition you can still see this belief today.
I was once in a Mennonite Church and was struck
by the fact that there were no artistic adornments.
In fact, the sanctuary doubled as a basketball court.
But for those of us at St. John Chrysostom
who are used to beautiful artistic adornment in our
worship space such austerity can seem a little
strange. But are the Anabaptist right? Are in violation of the 2nd commandment? Are we getting on
God's nerves with our art? Well as you have probably guessed I am going to answer no. You are not
going to show up next Sunday and find that I have
smashed out all of the stained glass and am dressed
in a white suit, waving a floppy
Bible. And the reason I am not
going to be doing this comes
from two verses in the Bible.
The first comes from Genesis
1:26 which reads, "And God
said let us make man in our image and our likeness." The other is John 1:14 which reads,
"The word became flesh and dwelt among us."
The first verse suggests that we have characteristics of God and one of the characteristics of God is
creativity. The first chapter of Genesis is chucked
full of God's creative nature. He is making stuff left
and right - the earth, the waters, fish and so on. And
if we are images of God we are capable, albeit on a
much smaller scale, of being creative. And art is one
of the chief places where this creative nature can be
displayed. Second, by the fact that God became man
and dwelt among us means, as St. Paul reminds us in
Colossians, that Jesus is the image of the invisible
God. And so we are creating art around something
that God has already done. God became visible and
so we can have representations of God incarnate.
Of course, any art that is done in a Christian
context is meant to bring glory to God. When we see
beautiful art it is, as Psalm 96 reminds us, to worship
the Lord in the beauty of holiness. Beauty is a reflection of who God is. Art is part of our nature because
creativity is part of God's nature. We create art to
help us worship God in all of his glory.
Fr. Cunningham+
A TIME FOR PEACE
“We must never allow September 11th to become a
time for protest and division. Instead, this day must remain a time for promoting peace and mutual respect.”
MEN’S FELLOWSHIP RETURNS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST
The men of the parish have
spent the summer months savoring the memory of the wonderful
fish fry hosted by Norb Kopka.
However, come September they will be
ready to get back to enjoying a variety of food,
fellowship and fun.
So mark your calendars for the third
Wednesday of most months to join your “fellow”
parishioners at 6:00pm in the parish house, beginning on Wednesday, September 21st for
the first gathering of the new season for Men’s
Fellowship.
Dear ParishionersA popular song from a few years
ago had the line “every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” And it’s true, of course
that all aspects of our lives and involvement in our church go through cycles of beginning and
end. One such ending is the Thrift Shop, an organization
that has held together for many years of service. I join
Fr. Cunningham in my thanks and praise for the stewards of this ministry.
So what’s the new beginning? You and I and all of
us have the opportunity to make that decision. Certainly
it involves expanded use of our facilities and greater
community outreach. It also involves an update to the
physical space to support new missions. Finally, it involves thinking about what we are to become and what
path will believe will take us there.
Together, we are a parish called to live into our baptismal covenant and to achieve the mission of the
church. Responding to this call involves our participation in determining how we will serve God and each other. Everyone is welcome and everyone is needed as we
chart the course of the future at St. John Chrysostom.
Tom Schlaefer
Senior Warden
PREPARING
A NEW DIRECTORY
We have added several
new parishioners to the 2015
directory, and not everyone
puts those in their copy. So it’s time to
print a new one.
THRIFT SHOP
CLOSING EUCHARIST
Almost exactly 36 years to the day that the Thrift
Shop (Fair Exchange) began, a thanksgiving Eucharist
was held in the parish hall with Father Seay as the celebrant. This service brought to close the longest and most
successful ministry of the parish. It began in 1980 when,
under the guidance of Father Ted May, members of the
parish felt strongly that there was a need in the community
for this service. The Board of Directors that had oversight
of the shop included: Dolly Moylan, Frances Poole,
Maryann Smith, Bonnie McCormick, Millie Albers, and
Darlene Severson.
Beginning with Wednesday morning hours only, within
less than one year the shop added Saturday morning hours
once a month and then weekly hours. In that first year the
shop was able to send a $100 contribution to the Delafield
Community Fund; a pattern that would be followed for
many years with numerous organizations being the recipients. Over the years the Delafield community had
gotten to know that this was a place not only for reasonable priced clothing and housewares but for friendship and
kindness. Above all things this ministry provided a place
for those who had a need to stop in for a chat and a smile.
Truly this ministry has shown the Light of Christ to all.
And, in the words prayed at the Eucharist;:
I ask your prayers for the vestry of this parish that
they may open their hearts and minds to establishing
another form of ministry to the greater Delafield area.
Pray for guidance for the vestry.
YOUR HELP ID NEEDED
The new directory will be
printed with the information
currently available in the
office.
Please contact the parish office
(262-646-2727) if your information in
the 2015 parish directory has changed
in changed in any way; i.e. phone,
Altar Guild
AUG: Bonnie McCormick
Nancy Ackley
SEPT: Chardy Booth
MaryLloyd Murphy
Preparing the altar for worship can be a special
quiet time with God. The Altar Guild would love to add
another volunteer or two to their membership— women
or men. If you are interested in learning about the liturgical life of the church are willing to help prepare the
church for worship, please call Sue Sevenz at 646-3268.
Imagine the altar without
flowers all year, not just
during Lent.
You can help adorn the altar with flowers each
Sunday by donating flowers as a celebration or as a
memorial.
Please contact Sue Sevenz (266-646-3268)
to reserve your date and intention. Flowers are
ordered through Avant Garden for $25 each for small
vases or $50 each for the large vases. You may also
offer your own flowers.
SANCTUARY CANDLES
MANY DATES STILL OPEN
There are still many dates open on
the calendar to accept your donation and
remembrance of special intentions
To donate a Sanctuary Candle for the 2015
calendar year, please contact Nancy Weber at the parish office (262-646-2727) or put your check and your
date/s and intention/s into the Sunday collection. The
cost remains at $5.00.
BUILDINGS AND USE COMMITTEE
As all of you know, the Thrift Shop closed at the
end of July. We thank all of those who worked there
for their selfless devotion to this wonderful ministry.
May God bless them. With it’s
closing also comes the question
about the future of the Parish
Hall. In response to this, in true
church fashion, a committee has
been formed which is cleverly
known as the Buildings and Use
Committee. Its job is to both plot
the future of the building itself as well as the activities
that will occur therein. The first committee meeting
was held on Monday, July 11 th. Attending this
meeting were: Fr. Cunningham, Deacon Esther, Tom
Schlaefer, Norb Kopka, Ricco and Kelly Medina,
Paul Murphy, Melissa Erikson, Lee Nelson and
Bruce Robertson.
At this meeting a number of broad goals were set
(more specific ones will appear in the upcoming
months). In terms of the shape that the interior building will take, the goal is threefold. First, is to have
some general meeting space that can be easily adapted
for anything from Children’s Sunday School to book
clubs. The second goal is to make the building able to
host large events like quarterly church parties, parish
meetings, etc.; and the third goal is to have some private office space. As part of all of this, renovations to
the bathrooms and kitchen will also be implemented.
First Sunday Offerings
Bring those non-perishable grocery donations to church the first Sunday of each month so these
items can be taken to the Kettle Moraine and Oconomowoc Food Pantries.
Be sure to check the KM Food Pantry’s “Most Needed Item List” in
this issue. And don’t forget about
our commitment to send COFFEE CREAMER to the
Hospitality Center in Racine.
Also, the loose offering taken the first
Sunday of every month goes to the Priest’s
Discretionary Fund.
2016 St. John Chrysostom Vestry
Sr Warden: Tom Schlaefer...... 262.303.4310
Kathy Gubernot .......................... 262-392.3028
Mary McGlinchey ................... 262.646.3521
Paul Murphy ........................... 901.482.8353
Jr. Warden, Chardy Booth ...... 262.567.2643
Rev. Lee Nelson ...................... 262.354.8323
David Stevens ......................... 262.361.8003
ESTHER
KRAMER
ORDAINED
DEACON
Dear Friends.,
Thank you, most sincerely, for your kindness and
your prayers. I am grateful to all of you from my
St. John Chrysostom family who could join family
and friends in attending my June 11 ordination at
All Saint’s Cathedral. I also truly appreciate the
support from those who were unable to attend.
Thank you, especially to Rev. Philip Cunningham,
Ms. Chardy Booth, Mr. Steve Jones, Ms. Julie
Jones, Ms. Mary McGlinchey, Mr. Mark
McGlinchey, Mr. Bruce Robertson and Mr. Thomas
Schlaefer. The day was blessed and it was wonderful to share it with Deacons Nancy Hill, Lars
Skoglund and Dan Spors. As I look forward to
years of serving as a deacon, I will carry with me
fond memories of June 11 and share with others
the story of love that binds us all together.
Yours in Christ,
Esther
SUNDAY
SEPT. 11
WE NEED SOCKS, UNDERWEAR
AND JEANS!
Through June of 2016, Hope Center
has given out over 5,700 pairs of
new under-wear and over
7,200 pairs of new socks!
We are in need of the new underwear: Boys sizes 2 through
20, girls 4 through 12, and women's 5
through 14.
We are in need of men's and ladies new ankle
socks.
We are in need of new or used men's jeans sizes
34 through 36.
Summer is over. Time to
officially remember what day
of the week it is!
• “Labor Day is a glorious
holiday because your child
will be going back to school
the next day. It would have been called Independence Day, but that name was already
taken.” (Bill Dodds)
• Receiving new textbooks, one student to
another: “Psst. How do you turn this thing on?”
• Parent: “What did you learn today?” Kindergartner: “Not enough. I have to go back
tomorrow.”

Sunday School Rally Day
and Packers Tailgate
Mark your calendar!
Immediately after the service on September 11 – we will hold
“Sunday School Rally Day,” an opportunity for everyone to find their
place at St. John Chrysostom. Sign up your children and yourself for Sunday
School while enjoying a Packer tailgate celebration!
Watch for more details in the Sunday Bulletin and Emails.