Today was the Fourth Sunday after Trinity Sunday, as well as being Fathers Day. It was almost perfect summer weather, with a sunrise on Mount Olympus of 68°F; by the time church was over, we were at 85°F. With many people on travel, once again we had 21 people present for the service.
Father Acker noted today is Fathers Day. He recognized the role fathers have in the family and the model God had given us for how they should love and lead their children. In addition to the Collect for the Day, Father Acker prayed the Collect for Fathers Day:
O Lord our God, creator of heaven and earth, through your Son Jesus Christ you have revealed yourself as a heavenly Father to all of your children: Bless, we pray, all earthly fathers. Strengthen them to nurture, protect, and guide the children entrusted to their care. Instill within them the virtues of love and patience. Make them slow to anger and quick to forgive. And through the ministrations of your Holy Spirit, may all fathers be strong and steadfast examples of faithfulness, responsibility, and loving-kindness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
In addition, he added a section to the Prayer for the Whole State of Christ’s Church to include a prayer for our fathers, both those who are with us and those who have gone before us.
In a family each person has a role to play and a duty to fulfill. Fathers are no exception: God calls on the father to be the head of the family; to provide for the welfare of the family; to be the moral and spiritual leader; to put the interests of his family before his own. He is to be the first one up, the last one to bed. The first to go for food, the last to sit down to eat it. For both parents, father and mother, the first and most important duty is to insure their children get in to heaven; the second is to be there to greet them.
With the privileges given the head of the household comes an awesome responsibility.
In short, a father should look to Jesus for an example of how to act as the head of the household. All fathers fall short of the goals set for them in some way, being drawn as they are from the vast pool known as humanity. That makes those goal more, not less, important. All God asks is that we give our all to the task at hand, being perfect is not expected, striving for perfection is.
Forward in Faith, North America
Today, Father Acker’s Pre-Service Class - Around the Bible in 140 days by popular demand, was replaced by a summary of the Forward in Faith, North America meeting this past week in St. Louis.
Father Acker provided the following notes, the foot notes are solely the opinion of the Beadle.
Bishop Ackerman presented the President's Award for Meritorious Service to Bishop MacBurney who is under inhibition for ministering to faithful Anglicans to Christians who are part of the Anglican Communion and Bishop Scofield who is under attack from The Episcopal Church while he is in good standing in his own province of the Anglican Communion.
Bishop John Broadhurst (Forward In Faith International President) said:
• "Let my people go" - there came leaders that did not know Jesus Christ, the corruption of the Church followed, and people fled to the wilderness
• You only perish in Egypt - if you stay, you die in Egypt
• The Exodus is on - in many ways the Church in Canada is worst than TEC
• More and more of power have been taken by the Bishops from the parishes and vestries; in England this means that Bishops (those opposed to female bishops) will not have jurisdiction.
FiFNA has taken a significant shift. Having grown from a mission within the Episcopal Church to an organization where most of its members are now or are moving outside the Episcopal Church. Our DNA is distinct from the mutant strain of the Episcopal Church.
Father Acker, as Director of Press Information and TechnoWeb Servant for Forward in Faith posted the following summary of the Assembly and its outcome:
Forward in Faith NA - Assembly
2008 Council Elections
Forward In Faith NA election to Council (terms ending 2011)
Vice-President - Fr. Bill Ilgenfritz, Treasure - Karl Sharp, Bishop Member - Bp Jack Iker, Clergy Member - Fr. James Guill, and Lay Member - Dr. Michael Howell. The Assembly ratified Fr. Laurence Bausch to complete Vice-Presidental term resulting from the resignation of Fr. Warren Tanghe.
2008 Assembly Resolutions
Forward In Faith NA passed the following resolutions:
2008.1
Be it resolved by the Assembly that profound thanks be extended to Robert Lea, Tom Gress, Canon Cris Fouse, Sister Mary Charles, ASSP, and John Witt, for the papers prepared and their presentations by and for the Laity at the Assembly meetings in 2006, 2007, and this year. Thanks also is given to Dr. Michael Howell for his reading of Mr. Lea's excellent talk in 2006.
2008.2
Whereas the leaders of the Anglican Communion Network and the American Anglican Council have declared their commitment to conduct a substantial theological study on the ordination of women to the priesthood and episcopate, which has been subsequently reiterated as the intention of the Common Cause Partnership,
Be it resolved that Forward in Faith North America calls upon the Common Cause Partnership to declare a moratorium on the ordination of women to the priesthood or episcopate pending the completion of the study.
2008.3
Be it resolved that thanks be expressed for:
• the work of the Common Cause Partnership;
• to the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows for its hospitality;
• to those who contributed to our worship, teaching, Bible Study and small groups;
• to our President, Bishop Keith Ackerman;
• and to all our honored guests who have contributed to this meeting.
2008.4
Be it resolved that this Assembly:
• Encourage its officers and leadership to continue to work for the establishment of a single orthodox Anglican province in North America. Calls upon the officers and leadership of Forward in Faith to take seriously the call for Christian unity and our common path with the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Churches.
• Thanks the bishops and Standing Committees of South Carolina, Central Florida, Western Louisiana and Northern Indiana (Springfield) for their letters protesting the uncanonical attempts to depose Bishops William Cox and John-David Schofield.
• Supports all individuals and congregations who, due to location or other circumstances beyond their control, are constrained to remain in The Episcopal Church, while remaining faithful to Scripture and Church Order.
2008.5 A
Resolution pursuant to the Articles of the Common Cause Partnership
Whereas Article 2, paragraph 1 of The Common Cause Partnership states that Partner "accepts on of the historic Books of Common Prayer as the primary standard of worship";
Be it resolved that Forward in Faith, North America, accept as its primary standard of worship The Book of Common Prayer as set forth in 1954 for use in the Church of South Africa; But be it further resolved that, in observance of Bishop Seabury's promise to the bishops of the Episcopal Church in Scotland who consecrated him, the eucharistic prayer of the Scottish Liturgy, as set forth in that Church's Book of Common Prayer as approved in 1929 shall be used in place of the corresponding text in the South African book.
2009 Assembly Date Announced Forward In Faith NA 2009 Assembly will be held at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, Belleville IL, June 18-20, 2009
Comment by the Beadle
Much of what went on at FIFNA was good. The South African Prayer Book issue is a standout as unacceptable. Your Beadle has not seen a copy of the South African book, neither does he know anyone who has seen one. He has read the Holy Communion section and it appears to be similar in many respects to the 1929 BCP. He observes FiFNA has a problem accepting the 1928 BCP as most of its membership turned its back on the book in accepting the 1979 STBBCP (Said to be Book of Common Prayer). Most of the members of FiFNA either were misled by those who could and did read the book with an eye towards doctrine or they were intentionally misrepresenting the book to their congregations and have never owned up to their own mis-deeds.
The Beadle does not suggest accepting or rejecting the South African book. He merely counsels study. He does not personally accept the 1662 BCP or earlier versions as he believes the doctrine contained therein to be incorrect in comparison with that in the 1928 BCP. He also notes that much said of the South African book was also said of the 1979 STBBCP and was obviously incorrect. Maybe the South African book is fine. The Beadle wants to know what is so superior about it as compared to the 1928 BCP? Once that question has been answered, he will be prepared to discuss further support of Forward in Faith. Until this question is resolved he will not support FIFNA any further.
Developments in the World
Common Cause and Forward in Faith are both part of an effort to reclaim the Bible based church that was once World Wide Anglicanism. If you have any doubts about where the church (for that read ministers and bishops of said church) are going, please take a look at this story from London:
The Times of London –
The bishop of London said Sunday he would order an investigation into a wedding-like church service for two male priests.
The priests exchanged rings and vows in a service at one of London's oldest churches marked by a fanfare of trumpets and capped by a shower of confetti on May 31, Britain's Sunday Telegraph reported.
The Bishop of London the Rt. Rev. Richard Chartres said in a statement that such services were not authorized in the Church of England and said he would ask the archdeacon of London to investigate.
While civil partnerships between homosexual couples are officially recognized in Britain, the Church of England's guidelines ask clergy not to bless such partnerships.
The wedding ceremony is likely to anger conservative members of the Anglican Communion, a loose-knit worldwide Christian grouping which includes the U.S. Episcopal Church.
Conservatives are fiercely opposed to both same-sex partnerships and the ordaining of gay priests, and the issue threatens to tear the Anglicans apart. The Archbishop of Uganda the Most Rev. Henry Orombi was quoted by the Telegraph as calling the ceremony blasphemous.
The ceremony took place at St. Bartholomew the Great, according to the Telegraph. Rev. Peter Cowell and Rev. David Lord walked up the aisle in morning suits to the tune of Mendelssohn's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and, after exchanging rings, took part in communion, the paper said.
While not technically a marriage, the ceremony's liturgy, including the introductory "Dearly beloved..." closely matched the wording used for weddings.
Telephone and e-mail messages left at St. Bartholomew the Great were not immediately returned.
The Sunday Times quoted the Rev. Dudley, who presided over the service, as saying he had no regrets. "Unrepentant would be the right word," Dudley was quoted as saying. "I have made no secret about this. I have done something that was a very nice pastoral, godly occasion. ... I certainly didn't do it to defy anyone. I have done what I believe is right."
Church of England spokesman Lou Henderson said the archbishop of Canterbury, the Anglican Communion's spiritual leader, was unlikely to make any public comment about the controversy until after the investigation.
Dru Arnold read the Epistle, which came from the Eight Chapter of St. Paul‘s Letter to the Romans, beginning at the Eighteenth Verse. Paul tells us that walking God’s path, though it may seem hard at the time is nothing compared to the reward we receive in heaven for following God’s will. God gave us free will that by using that will to overcome temptation we might receive the gift of eternal salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. For until Christ, there was no delivery from the pain of worldly existence; through Christ there is redemption of our souls.
I RECKON that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
Today’s Gospel started in the Sixth Chapter of the Gospel according to St. Luke, beginning at the Thirty-Sixth Verse. This is a simple message, yet often misunderstood, with majestic language that brings the message to a point of incredible sharpness. “Judge not, and ye shall not be judged; condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned; forgive, and ye shall be forgiven; give and it shall be given unto you… …Can the blind lead the blind? Shall they not both fall into the ditch?” “… why beholdest thou the mote that is in the brother’s eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye? …How canst thou say to thy brother, Brother let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest no the beam that is in thine own eye?” This is often quoted, but the following sentence is left out, “Cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the more that is in thy brother’s eye.” Only when we first take care of our own spiritual health, look to our own relationship to God and how we follow His Word, we will be able to spread the Word of His love for us.
BE ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye.
Sermon – Go for Mercy
Today’s sermon, Go for Mercy, is an effort to help us embrace the Truth and bring Christ into the present. The present. There is a continum of time from before the beginning of this world to the end of time. The present is where the Hand of God touches the continum of time. The present is really all that is. The past was and the future is to be. The present actually is. Thus, the present is where we live and where we act or do not act.
From today’s Gospel: “Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.” And remember the words of Christ, “I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but by me.” And those of Paul, “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
Jesus brought us salvation and everlasting life through the Truth of His word, thus the saying on the back of our shirts this year:
“The Truth shall set you free.”
Truth is not relative. With God, black is black, white is white. Whether you agree or not. Just as God’s existence does not hinge on your believing in Him, His truth is what it is. Whether you believe or not is irrelevant to any but your soul.
Thus, it is our job to bring Christ to all who will have Him. You will note Christ did not come in to the world to judge, but rather to lead. God will judge in His time, not ours.
When we talk of eternal damnation or eternal salvation, remember the bumper sticker:
I’m doing God’s work
Judging people
Our job is to bring the Word to people and offer the opportunity for salvation:
• Bring the mercy of God;
• We’re about New Beginnings
• We know we need God’s help, over and over and over again
• Condemn Not: We struggle with different sins & circumstances
Through Jesus, we find perfection. He provides the help we need. Without Him, we not only fall short of perfection, but short of heaven.
It was for Jesus not about Me, then how much more for us.
It is about Him and His will.
Spread the Word
Birthdays and Anniversaries
We missed Mike and Annie Springer’s twenty-eighth anniversary. But, we were able to celebrate Nick Patton’s twelfth birthday and his mom Sandy Patton’s forty-fifth birthday. Ken Abbiss was off traveling on his fifty-fifth birthday.
After Church Hospitality
Jan Macauley brought today’s goodies and quite the spread! Fresh pineapple and snow peas for veggies; butterscotch cookies of some sort that were particularly wonderful; chocolate coated raisins that surprised Nick; four kinds of cheese and four kinds of crackers (at least three of each were great, by personal inspection, the remaining one of each were more than you Beadle could eat, but they looked great also).
The Command Master Chief Brewer himself handled coffee making on behalf of Tim’s House of Coffee and Father Acker was up early (easy because he was still on Central Time) to make his special low carb lemonade. Thanks to both.
After church goodies providers as currently signed up:
Date Name
15 June 2008 Jan Macauley
22 June 2008 Martha Stevens
29 June 2008 Stephanie Boyde
6 July 2008 Holly Lizak
13 July 2008 Annie Springer
20 July 2008 Dru Arnold
New Nametags
We had no new nametags today.
People in our Prayers - http://www.blessedtrinityprayerteam.blogspot.com/
Prayer is an extremely important activity.
It is not that God knows not our needs, for He surely does. Yet, Jesus commanded us to ask God for those same needs. In addition to the obvious of asking God for help, offering thanksgiving and the like, prayer helps us focus our thoughts on how we might do God's work.
The Prayer Team of the Alpine Anglican Church of the Blessed Trinity was established to help our members and fellow Christians pray for those in need and to give thanks as well for the blessings we have been granted.
Who can be on the list? Do I have to be a member of the Blessed Trinity Church to be prayed for? No! The only qualification to be on the list is that you want our prayer team to pray for you. We are Christians and are happy to pray for you, no matter who you are. If you want help from God, you are our kind of people.
What is the commitment from the prayer team?
Each member of the team will pray for the desired outcome at last once per day.
How do I get myself or someone else on the prayer list?
You can email one of the prayer team leaders: Greg - gnchase@cox.net or Dru - dru@descansorodents.com, or call the church office at (619) 722-1772 or fill out a prayer card at church.
What should I ask for?
Depends on what you want. Some people merely want God to be asked to heal their ills and be mentioned by their first name, others want a specific outcome and / or have more of their personal information known to the team. Ask for what you want. It is your desire and need for prayer the team is attempting to meet. For typical examples, see the list below.
Updating the Team
If you are on our prayer list, or if you have submitted a person that you have asked us to pray for, please update one of the team members or Father Acker in person, by telephone or email. It helps to be able to pray specifically for these individuals including their specific needs; plus if they get better, it is nice to give thanks!
Please note that on the green or orange cards at church, you can ask that those to be prayed for have their names disseminated to the "prayer team". Those names will be said in church and appear here. Or, you can ask that their names and purpose be kept confidential, then only Father Acker will know to pray for them.
Travel
Ken is on travel this week.
Tim is on travel this week.
Traci and Warren are on travel this week.
Don, Sandy and Nick are on travel this week.
Ben and Holly are on travel this week.
Repose of the Soul
Millard Stanforth, beloved English and History teacher of Susanne Barrett and so many others, passed away on 30 Mau 2008. Of your Christian charity, please pray for the repose of his soul and comfort for his family who remain behind.
Very Rev. Lester E. York passed 11 June 2008 after a two week ordeal following a massive stroke. He was the rector of Anglican Cathedral of St. Paul (known locally as Olde St. Paul's, est. 1764) in Portland, Maine, the cathedral church of the Diocese of the Northeast, Anglican Church in America, a province of the Traditional Anglican Communion, and the Maritime Church of the Port of Portland. Of your Christian charity, please pray for the repose of his soul and comfort for his family, friends and congregation.
Healing
Betty, Annie (diabetes), Salvador (cancer), Betty, Marge, Uni, Bethany (collision), Greg (shoulder surgery), Karl, Kathy, Christian, Marie, Wanda, James (diabetes), Frank+ (brain tumor), Sarah, Tina, Mark, Lois, Jennette (altzhimers), Gary, Delores, Anna, Ruth, Theresa, Don (post surgery), Melanie, Connie, Tom, Crystal, Thomas, Hadley, Diane, Norm, Gregory, Terri, Mary, Edward, Bert, Carmen, Yolanda, Jodi, Ken, Sheila, Nancy, Leucrecia (cancer), Michele, Marybeth (broken foot, stroke), Bill (infection), Teiko, Ernie, Ray, Tamara, Betty, Hazel, Richard, Bruce (heart attack), Susanne, Paul (stroke), Ralph+ (eyes hip), Allison (kidney), Bill (ETOH poisoning), Fran (cataracts) , Joy, Kai, Jay
Evelyn Hunt is just not feeling right. She has generalized shaking, pressure in her head, blurred vision, nausea and fatigue. They have not been able to determine the cause of the problem. Please pray for a determination of the cause of her problems, a cure and a cessation of the symptoms.
Caroline (age 10, leukemia recurrence) has been in Children's Hospital for three weeks with slight fevers resulting from lack of immune system. Please pray for her immune system to start functioning again so that she can go forward with her bone marrow transplant which has been delayed until early July at this point. More delays mean she has longer odds of complete recovery. The family is receiving strong prayer and financial support from St. Michael's Catholic Church in Rancho Bernardo.
Al is recovering from a heart attack. Please pray for his safe and successful recovery and also for his family.
Mary Parker was in the hospital with an infection. She was released to her home on Monday, 26 May 2008, Memorial Day. Please pray a prayer of thanksgiving and continue to pray for her full recovery and that she might be able to stay home.
Kay Denton (Mrs. Kay) – is home from the hospital now, though she continues to have with heart, kidney and lung difficulties with fluid buildup on the lungs and what may be a form of septic arthritis. She is doing much better. Every so often she has a flare-up of the severe shoulder pain, accompanied by chills and shivering- but the last time it happened was much relieved by Cortisone injections. Also, please pray for her to maintain her positive attitude. As always, she retains her trust in the Lord, she thankful to get her positive attitude back. Pray also for Mrs. Kay’s family and her close friend Len who are under great stress that they might also keep their trust in the Lord. Mrs. Kay asks that everyone who is praying for her know how grateful she is for their prayers.
Joy – She has a reoccurrence of abdominal cancer, which is non-operable. She is currently undergoing radiation treatment. She and her family ask your prayers for the treatment to do good and for her to tolerate it better. More importantly, she asks God’s help to deal with the pain and discomfort while keeping a positive attitude during what is a very trying time.
Greg Chase – was moving this weekend and made it through the move, but his back went out when he got out of bed this morning. Please pray for a quick resolution to the back problem.
Nicole Ethridge - age 27, mother of two - Has a form of liver disease which is causing her liver to shut down. She is near dialysis and would like you to pray for her disease to go into remission so that she can keep off dialysis and avoid a liver transplant. She asks that you pray for her continued faith and good spirits, as well as strength to take care of her children.
Guidance
Lloyd & Jennifer, Bob to be guided to church
Ashley, Breyana, Vie, Asha, Cory, Heather, Holly, Ken, Maruja, Stella, Shelly, Jerry, Martha, Matt, Marci, Nicholas, Carmen, Mary, John, William, Joe, Alexander, Jonathan, Phil, Sandy, Larraine, Brad, Brian, Cindi, Uni, Jennifer, Greg, Ed, Ruthie, Margie, Phyllis, Walter, Doris-June, Rick, Carol, Susan, Curtis, Stephen, Donny, Chris, Eric (job), Andrew, Keith (job decision), Jeff, Penny, Sara, Mark
Economic Guidance and Assistance
St. Andrew’s Academy (Lake Almanor, CA) Father Brian Foos (headmaster) – Please pray for help and guidance for the school which is under severe pressure from economic down turn. You can pray and turn your heart towards this problem. If you can do something concrete to help them, contact Father Acker.
Homebound/Aged and Infirm Mary, Donna, Betty, Noko, Adelaide, Evelyn, Lorraine, Ellie, Walter (skilled nursing)
Armed Forces & Contractors
Tillman, Patrick, Justin, Tim, Evan, Jim, RJ, Matt, Phillip, Tim, Oscar, Julian, Joe (USAF - Ali Al Salem AB, Kuwait)
Needs Employment
Stephen Pappin is looking for a job in the electronic power supply field and asks you pray for him to be guided to an opening where he can fit in, do well and help them prosper.
Thanksgiving
Steven - thanksgiving for a safe return from Bagdad, Iraq where he served with the US Army.
Completion of military service for Jason & Matt
RJ and his entire unit returning from Iraq without casualties
Greg and Diane Chase give thanks for their son Nelson’s graduation from the University of San Diego.
Ben Lizak gives thanks for the successful angioplasty and great recovery he has made so far.
Patty - Evelyn Hunt's daughter – gives thanks for a successful surgery on Monday, 2 June 2008, an early return home and continued recovery from the surgery.
Fran Dexter's cataract surgery went very well. She said the surgery was a piece of cake. She is seeing things so brightly, and it is good and really amazing- a miracle. She said the surgery was worth it if for no other reason than the beautiful, bright swirling colors she saw during the operation, she wishes she were an artist, and she would paint it. Her only difficult part was the doctor asked to please be quiet, and stop talking, as he was trying to work!!!!
Back Door Lending Library
The Back Door Lending Library is happy to announce the availability of Amazing Grace books of several flavors, in addition, there are still several sets of the Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis, as well as some background books on the series. There are plenty of sets, so don’t be shy.
There are also Annotated Holy Communion Books. These books have the Prayer Book Holy Communion service on the left page and an explanation on the right page. They are a great way to learn about the service. Pick one up when you come in and use it for the service, if you like.
The Lending Library is a resource you need to use. Most of the books are short, understandable, but very powerful. Also, if you have any books you would like share, please bring them in.
Personal 1928 Books of Common Prayer
While not strictly part of the Front Door Lending Library, we have some personal 1928 Prayer Books. A church in Florida disposed of a nice quantity of personal hardback 1928 BCPs in excellent to new condition, which we were lucky enough to acquire. There are some on the Front Table. We have plenty, although we only put out a half dozen at a time. They are yours to take home as your very own. The only thing the parish asks is that if you ever go to the dark side, please return it. Otherwise, it is yours forever.
Question that only you can ask
What would you like to know about our history, what we believe, what we do or how we operate? Father Acker is looking for material for the continuing education class and the Beadle is looking for Thought for the Day material. Help us help you. Please send your question to the Beadle so we all can get an answer. Just because you don’t know the answer to your question doesn’t mean you are the only one who doesn’t know. But, if you don’t ask, no one will know.
I’d like to get a different point across or announce something
If you have a different point of view, I would be happy to give you room to get your point across. While this publication is my perspective on events, I recognize not everyone may agree and that some people would like to express their own opinion.
If want to write an article or make an announcement, please forward your item to the Beadle (with a note as to whether or not you would like editing help) to the following address: thebeadle@mac.com.
St. Andrew’s Academy
Our diocese is the sponsor of St. Andrew’s Academy (Lake Almanor, CA), the Headmaster Father Brian Foos left a successful aerospace career to become a priest and establish the school. The school, a K-12 operation with about three dozen students, runs on a shoestring budget, about $150,000.00 per year for the entire thing. The product is superior, the students rank in the high nineties percentile of graduating seniors. These kids are our future. They are the future of the church and the school needs to keep turning them out, not away. The economic downturn is crippling them. They have a budget shortfall of about $30,000.00.
As many of you know, the diocese’s 18 parishes had talked about contributing the money previously set aside to fund attendance at the APA Synod, which we will not be attending, and the annual diocesan meeting which has been converted into an electronic meeting, to help Bishop Boyce with the cost of attending GAFCON in Jerusalem.
Bishop Boyce feels strongly enough about the importance of St. Andrew’s academy that he has asked that those funds be donated to the school instead. Bishop Boyce is willing to spend his own money to go to GAFCON.
There are 18 parishes in the diocese. There is a $30,000.00 shortfall. If each parish carried its share, that would be $1,666.67 per parish. We are the smallest parish in the diocese. We have made the commitment to send the school $2,000.00 and send Bishop Boyce the $1,500.00 we had budgeted for Synod travel to him to help cover his expenses at GAFCON.
Each member of the congregation is asked to donate what they can. No one should donate more than they can comfortably afford. Remember the “Widow’s Mite.” Give what you can, that is all. No more. If you cannot afford more than a single penny that you picked up in the parking lot. That is more than enough.
If the tiny little parish with the big name of Alpine Anglican Church of the Blessed Trinity can do their share, how about the rest of you?
Keeping Up to Date with the Parish and the World
In an effort to keep us in touch with each other and the Christian and non-Christian world, Father is posting updates at the Thursday Evening News, oddly enough on Thursdays. This is a nice mid-week update for us, drop in and take a look. It is also linked to from the various Beadle’s Blogs.
http://thursdayeveningnews.blogspot.com/
Epistle Readers
We post the list of Epistle Readers in the Beadle’s Report each week so you can either plan your attendance or your pre-reading as the spirit so moves you.
Date Reader
22 June 2008 Alice Acker
29 June 2008 Tim Macauley – Saint Peter’s Day, the Fisher of Men, read by the fisherman himself!
Parish Youth Camping Trip
The parish is planning a youth camping trip for summer. We have a tentative date of 15, 16 and 17 August 2008, that is Friday, Saturday and Sunday probably at Rancho San Vicente in Campo.
We will meet at the Alpine Community Center parking lot on Friday morning, then take transport to a local camp area, which has not yet been solidified. We will drop our gear at the camp, then head out on a hike to lunch. After lunch, we will hike towards a pickup point, where we will join our transport back to the camp. The kids will finish setting up camp and cook dinner. After dinner, there will be some traditional camp activities and then to bed. Up early on Saturday morning, breakfast and off on another interesting hike to lunch. Again, back to camp in time to make dinner, more traditional camp activities and then to bed. Sunday morning will bring early rising for our Sunday service, breakfast and breaking camp. We expect to be back to the Alpine Community Center parking lot by about 1400 (2:00 pm) on Sunday, so everyone can go home and get some rest!
If you are interested, contact one of our hand picked volunteer Camp Masters:
Don Patton dpatton@cox.net
Mike Springer mspringer8@cox.net
Right now we are in the initial planning stage. We have located a couple of potential campsites and are looking for head counts and blackout dates for our kids. Once we know who wants to go and when they can make it, we will set the date and pick the spot. Then, we will open up the signup to other Anglican parishes.
The near future, as well as Next Sunday
Next Sunday is the Fifth Sunday after Trinity. Come next Sunday and see if Father Acker finally tells us what the Green Season means.
What about the pre-service class, will Father Acker lose his place or will he pick up where he left off? What about the sermon? Will he preach on the Gospel or something all together different? Unless you come to the service, you will have to wait until you read the Beadle’s Report to find out.
See you next week on Sunday!
Alternate Sources of The Beadle’s Report
Father Acker posts a .pdf version of the current Beadle’s Report on the church website:
http://alpineanglican.com/BeadleReports.htm
An alternative version of the Beadle’s Report a single photograph and simple text is available at:
http://thebeadle.blogspot.com/
or with one photograph per issue and colorful text at
http://web.mac.com/thebeadle/iWeb/BeadleBlog/Blog/Blog.html
All back issues of the Beadle’s Reports are available on request from:
thebeadle@mac.com
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