Friday was the Fourth of July, Independence Day, and the celebration of the birth of our country. For years now, we have been participating in the local parade held in the Crown Hills residential area. Our drivers met at the Arnold Wheeled Vehicle Museum to pick up the vehicles, and then drove down to the Community Center Park where the riders met them to decorate the vehicles. Then we loaded up and drove over the freeway to Crown Hills. Last year’s parade was horribly hot and we promised not to do that ever again. Well, this year the parade was moved up two hours and the local radio coverage that always slowed the start was canceled. The parade started right on time, it was at least 20°F cooler and we had a great time!
Because one of our two qualified large vehicle drivers, Mike Springer, was not available, the Free Teen Guitar Class played in the M601 with Ben and Holly up front. It was a bit cozy in the back, but Ashley, Ryan, Jack and Ironhand all fit and played great.
Chris and Stephanie Boyd all managed to fit into Eugene, the 1943 Ford GPW. Mike Tombleson drove the A2, a 1978 M151A2 with Alice Acker riding shotgun.
Bringing up the rear was the Beadle and Under Beadle in the 1968 Ford Western States fire truck. In the back maintaining total control was Aaron Huber and his friends Beth, Grass and all the kids: Alex, Jordan, Andrew, Mike and Zea. They had a great time, throwing candy, draining all five fire extinguishers and generally having fun.
While we were off parading, Tim and Jan Macauley were BBQing at the Community Center Park. When we got back, we found the wiener dogs cooked to perfection. Oh yes, and did I mention Chickabobs, Steakabobs, steak, potato salad, cole slaw, deviled eggs, at least three kinds of cookies and five different ice cream novelties. Oh, and beer, water, soda, diet soda and I am sure something else.
If you did not come, you missed a great time. If you did come you know how much fun we had. Many thanks to Tim and Jan for marshalling the food and to all those who brought the various items.
Seventh Sunday after Trinity
Today was the Seventh Sunday after Trinity Sunday. The weather was beautiful! The day began under clear skies with a sunrise temperature of 67°F; by the time church was over, we were at 87°F. Even though we had many people on travel, we had 19 people present, perhaps due to the draw of the Free Teen Guitar Class Sunday.
Free Teen Guitar Class – First Sunday of the Month
Father Acker’s Free Teen Guitar Class plays for the church every first Sunday of the month. This month, being the Fourth of July, we had quite a few patriotic and religious songs. Seven, to be precise. Playing today were Ryan Howell, Jack Arnold and Father Ironhand. Hats off to them.. They did a great job!
We got so carried away with the music that we got a bit behind schedule. Father Acker donned his vestments in front of the congregation and explained what he was doing as he put on each item. That way, we got instruction and he got dressed!
Father Acker’s Pre-Service Class - Around the Bible in 140 days by popular demand
Today continued the twenty week tour of the Bible, 10 minutes of teaching each Sunday, beginning at 8:30am. The class started with one of the Collects for the Day, applicable to the subject at hand, in this case the Second Sunday in Advent:
BLESSED Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning; Grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience and comfort of thy holy Word, we may embrace, and ever hold fast, the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
Second Sunday of Advent BCPp92
Today we moved on to the Book of Jeremiah and the Book of Lamentations. Jeremiah did not want to be a prophet, he wanted no part of the job:
The Lord said to me, “I chose you before I gave you life, and before you were born I selected you to be a prophet to the nations.” I answered, “Sovereign Lord, I don’t know how to speak; I am too young.” But the Lord said to me, “Do not say that you are too young, but to the people I send you to, and tell them everything that I command you to say. Do not be afraid of them. I will be with you to protect you. Jeremiah 1.4-7
The Prophet Jeremiah
According to the book, the Prophet Jeremiah was a priest, the son of a priest from Anatot in the land of Benjamin, whose job was caring for the people. He lived in the last years of the Kingdom of Judah just prior to, during, and immediately after the siege of Jerusalem, culminating in the destruction of Solomon's Temple and the raiding of the city by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. According to the book, for a quarter century prior to the destruction, Jeremiah repeatedly issued prophecies predicting God's forthcoming judgment; advocating the Jews put down their idols and repent in hopes of turning away God's judgment and fulfilling their destiny as his chosen people. Jeremiah's fellow Jews refused to heed his warnings and did not repent. His efforts failed and he witnessed the destruction of everything he knew, the exile of the Jewish elite to Babylonia, and the fleeing of the remainder to Egypt.
The book of Jeremiah depicts a remarkably introspective prophet, a prophet struggling with and often overwhelmed by the role into which he has been thrust. Jeremiah alternates efforts to warn the people with pleas to God for mercy until he is ordered to "pray no more for this people" -- and then sneaks in a few extra pleas between the lines. He engages in extensive performance art, walking about in the streets with a yoke about his neck and engaging in other efforts to attract attention. He is taunted and put into jail. At one point he is thrown into a pit to die. He is often bitter about his experience, and expresses the anger and frustration he feels.
Book of Jeremiah
The Book of Jeremiah is primarily a message of judgment on Judah for rampant idolatry. After the death of King Josiah, the last righteous king, the nation of Judah had almost completely abandoned God and His commandments. Jeremiah compares Judah to a prostitute. God had promised He would judge idolatry most severely. Jeremiah was warning Judah God’s judgment was at hand. God had delivered Judah from destruction on countless occasions, but His mercy was at its end. Jeremiah records King Nebuchadnezzar conquering Judah and making it subject to him. After further rebellion, God brought Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonian armies back to destroy and desolate Judah and Jerusalem. Even in this most severe judgment, God promises restoration of Judah back into the land God has given them.
The Prophet Jeremiah had a most difficult message to deliver. Jeremiah loved Judah…but he loved God much more. As painful as it was for Jeremiah to deliver a consistent message of judgment, Jeremiah was obedient to what God told him to do and say. Jeremiah hoped and prayed for mercy from God for Judah, but more so trusted that God was good, just, and righteous. We too must obey God even when it is difficult. We too must recognize God’s will as more important than our own desires.
Book of Lamentations
The Book of Lamentations does not explicitly identify its author. The tradition is that the Prophet Jeremiah wrote Lamentations. This view is highly likely considering the author was a witness of the Babylonians destroying Jerusalem. Jeremiah fits this qualification.
As a result of Judah’s continued and unrepentant idolatry, God allowed the Babylonians to besiege, plunder, burn, and destroy the city of Jerusalem. Solomon’s Temple, which had stood for approximately 400 years was burned to the ground. The Prophet Jeremiah, and eyewitness to these events, wrote the Book of Lamentations as a lament for what occurred to Judah and Jerusalem.
The Book of Lamentations is divided into five chapters. Each chapter represents a separate poem. In the original Hebrew, the verses are acrostic, which each verse starting with a succeeding letter of the Hebrew alphabet. In the Book of Lamentations, the Prophet Jeremiah understands that the Babylonians were God’s tool for bringing judgment on Jerusalem. Lamentations makes it clear that sin and rebellion were the causes of God’s wrath being poured out. Lamenting is appropriate in a time of distress, but it should quickly give way to contrition and repentance.
Jan Macauley read the Epistle, which was written in the Sixth Chapter of Saint Paul’s letter to the Romans beginning at the Nineteenth Verse. Paul reminds us that when we strive above all else for the things of this world, we gain nothing we can take with us to the next. “For, when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.” Conversely, if we will be servants of God (righteousness) we can be free from the devil sin). “… the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. If we will follow God, we will live, not only forever in the next world, but better in this world.
I SPEAK after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Today’s Gospel was written in the Eighth Chapter of the Gospel according to Saint Mark beginning at the First Verse. Jesus had been in the wilderness teaching a multitude, some four thousand in number. In those pre-restaurant on every corner days, the people had been without food and were hungry. Jesus was concerned and inventoried their supplies, seven loaves and a few small fishes. He gave thanks to God, and commanded the food to be set out before the people. When they had eaten their fill, the scraps gathered up from the seven loaves filled seven baskets.
IN those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them, I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat: and if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far. And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness? And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven. And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people. And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them. So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets. And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
Sermon – True Religion
July 25th is the Feast of Saint James. James was the half-brother of Jesus, brother of our Lord, by Joseph, presumably by Joseph’s first wife. James had become the leader of the Church in Jerusalem. You might say he was the Archbishop of Canterbury or the Bishop of Rome of the Church in the decades following Jesus’ resurrection. In his letter, James talked of “true religion.”
Sometime around AD50 James wrote:
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. James 1.27 KJV
Here is the bottom line: Because of the life we are given in Jesus, we look after the innocent, those who have no one else, and to live not for this world, but to live for eternity. Yet, being imperfect, we often look for recognition from others here on earth for what we do.
Recall the words from the Collect for the Day:
The Seventh Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect.
LORD of all power and might, who art the author and giver of all good things; Graft in our hearts the love of thy Name, increase in us true religion, nourish us with all goodness, and of thy great mercy keep us in the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For us to follow James’ instructions, we need God’s help to “nourish us with all goodness” and of His “great mercy keep us in” all goodness. It is hard to do on our own, yet with God’s help we can do it. In today’s Gospel, Jesus had drawn a great crowd to hear of God’s Promise; to hear of the Living God, to learn how about Living with God. The people wanted more than mere words. They wanted help. What did Jesus say? Sit down and eat up!
Like the people on the side of the hill, we come to Jesus just as we are. It is useless to pretend we are not who we are. Thus, rather than be a hypocrite, if you don’t like who you are, try changing yourself to be who you know God wants you to be.
Jesus led from the front, He set an example, He never asks us to do anything He Himself had not done. After all, that is the whole reason for the God incarnate. To lead us to Him, not to try to push us there.
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Even though he could not make it to church today, we celebrated Mike Springer’s 51st birthday for him today. There were no reported anniversaries today.
After Church Hospitality
Holly Lizak brought today’s goodies. Your Beadle did not get beyond the egg and black olive salad sandwiches, which he shared with the Command Master Brewer. There were other items: grapes, cookies, muffins, curried chicken sandwiches and more. All very good.
The Command Master Chief Brewer himself handled coffee making on behalf of Tim’s House of Coffee and Father Acker was up early to make his special low carb lemonade. Thanks to both.
Sadly there were no photographs of the snacks as the Beadle was setting up the video for the FTGC the Band show.
After church goodies providers as currently signed up:
Date Name
13 July 2008 Mike and Annie Springer
20 July 2008 Dru Arnold
27 July 2008 Alice Acker
3 August 2008 Opportunity Available
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, and then only Father Acker will know to pray for them.
Travel
Ken is on travel this week .
Traci and Warren are on travel this week.
Don, Sandy and Nick are on travel this week.
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 (Alzheimer’s), 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, Tim, Sandy (back)
Evelyn Hunt is just not feeling right. She has generalized shaking, pressure in her head, blurred vision, nausea and fatigue. Although she has undergone many tests, they have not been able to determine the cause of the problem. She goes back to the doctor on Tuesday for more results. Please pray for a determination of the cause of her problems, a cure and a cessation of the symptoms.
Fran's cousin Carl is in the Kingman, Arizona hospital with pancreatitis. He was in the ICU, but is doing much better now. His sister Sue and her husband Sam are with him. Please pray for Carl's quick and complete recovery.
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 sent the Prayer Team a card and 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.
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.
Baby Marie, daughter of Bill and Andrea Baker of St. Andrew’s in Jacksonville, Oregon. Marie was born prematurely with immature lungs. She is now 2lbs. 2 oz.
Marie's lungs cannot function on their own. She has been on a high-frequency ventilator for some time. Over long periods of use, the ventilator itself can cause lung damage. Thus, a dilemma. That combined with having two lung viruses has put her in a position of relying only on a Miracle. Nothing more can be done medically for Marie. It is up to her and God's will. She is comfortable and doing extremely well in every other way. She is no longer on IVs for food, blood sugars are normal, no signs of jaundice. On one side there are high hopes; on the other side how much time is there for her here on earth?
Please pray that Marie will gain the function of her lungs and stay with us. Also, pray for the Baker family that they might maintain their trust in God and have strength throughout this ordeal.
CMS Jim Rodgers had a stroke on 7 June 2008. He has lost control of his right side and has much difficulty in thought processes. He was able to go home after a few days, but now is back in the hospital with acute renal failure due to dehydration. His family asks you pray for a rapid and complete recovery. They also ask for strength and guidance for both Jim and themselves in this very terrifying, stressful and difficult time.
Caroline (age 10, leukemia recurrence) and her family are preparing to move up to Pasadena as the time approaches for Caroline's bone marrow transplant.
Caroline's mother, Carmen, writes:
"Our plan is to head up to Pasadena this Sunday. On Tuesday (Day -9) she will have her new Hickman line (for administration of chemo and other iv fluids) surgically placed. On Thursday she will begin with radiation. This will go on for five days. She will have one day of rest and then some high dose chemo. July 17th will be Day 0 -- when they will infuse the new marrow. Then we wait."
Please keep Caroline, her sister Jane, and parents Carmen and Jeff in your prayers during these difficult months. Please pray for the transplant to be an absolute success with no complications and that Caroline will enjoy a long life of serving God on this earth. God has been so good at helping them through this crisis; please keep praying that they will continue to lean on Him during these difficult days. Thanks so much for praying for Caroline and her family.
Guidance
Lloyd & Jennifer, Bob to be guided to a 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, Alexandra, Nelson
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)
Thanksgiving
Greg Chase gives thanks for recovery from his back pain.
Stephen Pappin gives thanks for finding a job in the electronic power supply field in Santa Ana. He asks that you continue to pray that he will do well and help his new firm to prosper.
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 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 was asked to donate what they could. 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.
In the end, our parish came up with $2,113.00 to donate to St. Andrews Academy. The check will be going out as soon as Greg Chase can write it. We looked at the problem, came up with a plan, set a goal and exceeded the goal. Congratulations to the congregation.
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?
Free Teen Guitar Class – Concert in the Park series the Video
After church today, we screened the raw footage from the recent FTGC performance at the Alpine Community Center Concert in the Park series where the Band led off the first performance of the season followed by Marine Corps San Diego Band.
Photographs are available on the website:
http://www.freeteenguitarclass.com/index.html (look under photos!)
We had a great time watching the video. Father Acker is going to do some editing and will be making a DVD available. If you would like a copy of the raw video DVD, e-mail the Beadle at thebeadle@mac.com.
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
13 July 2008 Hap Arnold
20 July 2008 Jack Arnold
27 July 2008 Dru Arnold
3 August 2008 Stephanie Boyd
10 August 2008 Ben Lizak
17 August 2008 Tim Macauley
24 August 2008 Holly Lizak
31 August 2008 Alice Acker
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 Rathaus in Descanso. We will try to set the date in stone next Sunday.
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. Once we know who wants to go, we may open up the signup to other Anglican parishes.
The near future, as well as Next Sunday
Saturday is the Descanso Parade. We have been participating in the parade for the past three years. If you would like to join us on the fourth year, show time at the Arnolds is 0900L (that would be 9:00 am for our Marine friends). This is your chance to ride on a real Fire Truck, Military Jeep or Troop Transport. There will be a picnic at the Arnolds afterwards. It won’t be fancy, wiener dogs, potato salad and beans.
Next Sunday is the Eighth 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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