The Fall Festival of Halloween

October 2018

The Fall Festival of Halloween

October is a great month for many people. It is the beginning of the fall season with its many festivities and traditions. We begin to don sweaters or light jackets to fend off the crisp chill in the air. We take in the beauty of colors as the leaves change, and we hear the crunching of fallen leaves under our feet.

The Feast of St. Francis comes early in October which means that it is time to bring our beloved pets to church for a blessing. Some enjoy sitting around campfires and others making hearty soups this time of the year. Many of our young folks are filled with the anticipation of celebrating Halloween!

Have you ever wondered about the origins of Halloween? Most of us probably don't think of it as a Christian holiday. But, it might surprise you to learn that Halloween is, indeed, a Christian feast! Perhaps less so now, but historically, Halloween was part of a liturgical season focused around death. It was called Allhallowtide.

Since the earliest days, the Church has celebrated All Saints' Day on November 1st. It was sometimes called, Hallowmas or All Hallows. "Hallow" meaning holy or saint, and "mas" short for Mass. It was a way of recognizing the early martyrs and saints of the early Church. i

As with other feasts and holy days, such as Christmas and Easter, All Hallows (Saints') Day is celebrated with a vigil the evening before. That vigil became All Hallows' Eve. This comes from the Jewish practice of beginning days at sunset, not midnight, a practice that carried over into early Christianity. All Hallow's Eve was often a day of fasting and praying in preparation for All Hallows Day.ii In some cultures, such as the Celtic culture, All Hallow's Eve has been thought to be a "thin place" or "sacred time" where we can sense the closeness of God.

By the Middle Ages, praying for the dead was an important part of Christian piety. Eventually, November 2nd became a day of remembering the dead, All Souls Day. So, when we celebrate All Saints Day, we recognize the Communion of Saints ? those who have gone before us ? asking how we should live as saints now and how we intend to pass on the faith to the next generation. On All Souls Day, we remember and pray for all the faithful departed, especially those closest to us like our relatives and friends. At one time, All Hallows Eve, All Hallows, and All Souls was celebrated as its own triduum called Allhallowtide.iii

St. Matthew's will hold a prayer service to celebrate All Saints/ Souls on Thursday, November 1 at 7:00 pm

While dressing up in costumes and trick-or-treating and celebrating Halloween is fun and an important family time, I wonder if it is also an opportunity for families and friends to perhaps recover or revive an "All Hallow's Eve" intention. How might you mark the beginning of Allhallowtide, this three-day period of celebration and remembrance?

i Leslie, Frank. Allhallowtide. Frank Leslie Publishing House. April 2014. ii Kennedy, David (23 November 2006). Using Common Worship: Times and Seasons Part 1 - All Saints to Candlemas. Church House Publishing. iii Kennedy, David (23 November 2006). Using Common Worship: Times and Seasons Part 1 - All Saints to Candlemas. Church House Publishing.

Page 2 Reports: Vestry

Page 5 Coming Events cont./Ministry Schedule

Page 3 Outreach /Christian Education

Page 6 Happenings

Page 4 Annoouncements/Coming Events Page 7 Happenings cont.

Reports

VESTRY

Vestry meets in October

Vestry Members Present: Steve Albrecht, Celeste Sheets-Eaton, Greg Staab, Jeff Weir. Priest-in-Charge Frank Impicciche and Vestry Clerk Dale Caldwell were also present.

Guests: Rev. James Lemler, (Consultant to

Greg Stabb

the Lilly Foundation and Trustee of the Allen Clowes Charitable Foundation); Allan

Wallace, seminarian; Cody Lock, chair of

the Engagement & Outreach Team; Alex Pucillo, E&O Team

member.

Vestry Members Absent: Natalie Palmer, Phil Sowders

Lemler Presentation ? St. Matthew's Vestry Visioning

Presentation from Engagement & Outreach Team

? The team would like to survey the parish for its preference of internal & external activities. This survey would not be a vote for what they want to see scheduled, but rather a guide for the Engagement and Outreach Team to plan strategies and events to implement some of those suggestions. The survey would be distributed in worship, as well as a link provided in the weekly e-mail to an online version of the survey.

? The Team presented a request to set up a fund for the continuing purchase of school supplies and uniforms for Pleasant Run Elementary School since there were funds left over from the successful summer project. A form was presented to the Vestry that the school would fill out to request supplies and uniforms for families in need. It would then be forwarded to St. Matt's for action if funds are available. There was some discussion regarding the privacy of the information supplied on the form which will require follow-up. A motion to establish the fund was approved unanimously ? moved, Greg Staab; seconded, Jeff Weir.

Vestry Action

? The minutes of the July Vestry meetings were approved and will stand as presented.

? July & August financials were reviewed. They were

approved unanimously ? moved, Greg Staab; sec-

onded ? Steve Albrecht. Projected figures for 2019

would be presented at the October meeting. The ap-

portionment figure should remain the same for 2019.

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The actual amount of Diocesan aid is yet to be determined.

People's Warden Report ? Jeff Weir

? Jeff's report included the status of the rectory with the Gashumi family moving out shortly. The kitchen commercial refrigerator is in the process of being repaired.

Old Business

? The meeting with KHEPRW is to be rescheduled. (the KHEPRW meeting will be after services on 10/21)

New Business

? Lighting Proposals: two lighting proposals for the sanctuary (fixtures only) have been received. An estimate for installation costs should be available soon.

? Greg Staab is working with the Bishop to implement the change of status for Fr. Frank from Priest-in-Charge to Rector.

Fr. Frank's Comments

? Fr. Frank indicated that at the recent Executive Council meeting the future structure of Deaneries would be modified. Since there was currently no Dean of the Mid-Central Deanery, the Bishop asked Fr. Frank to serve in that capacity and organize a meeting of the Deanery prior to the annual Diocesan Convention.

? A scholarship for two members of Crew 161 (for those who have aged out of Boy Scouts) has been granted. Potential projects would be presented to the Vestry for review.

? Fr. Frank discussed potential institutional partnerships between St. Matt's, KHEPRW and Pleasant Run Elementary School

? The calendar of major upcoming events was noted

? An 8 a.m. Sunday service (utilizing Rite II) would begin the First Sunday of Advent. Adult Forum would continue at 9 a.m. with choral Eucharist at 10 am. The Schedule might need to be adjusted after some evaluation period.

Outreach

This is a sample of the cards that you will see: (Front)

* *

Engagement & Outreach Team is interested in knowing what interests you?

Starting on Sunday, October 7 and running through October 28, there will be Survey Card available for you to fill out.

What the survey cards will do:

* Provide information about the kinds of things

you - as a parish - are interested in

* Help the e-team discern Outreach & Engagement

ideas

What the survey cards will NOT do:

Filling our a card is NOT VOTING for any activity. By filling out a survey card, you are NOT MAKING A COMMITMENT to an event or activitiy.

We will collect the survey cards between October 7 28. There will be a basket at the entrance to the Sanctuary where you can drop them. The goal is to have everyone fill out a survey card.

If you have any questions, please ask any member of the team (Cody, Mark, Mellissa, Vicki, Alex or Celeste) or Fr. Frank.

Survey Card

Engagement & Outreach Team

> Pleas rank the following activities from 1 to 5, 5 being something you would be most interested in and 1 being something you would be least interested in. Please do this for both the internal and the external sections.

INTERNAL ACTIVITIES Additional Services________________________________ Monthly/Quarterly Meals ____________________________ EFM (Education for Ministry _________________________ Short Studies Series/Guest Speakers ____________________ Family Movie Night ________________________________

EXTERNAL ACATIVITIES Church Outings ____________________________________ Waycross Activities _________________________________ Neighborhood Exploration ____________________________ Community Action __________________________________ Pub Theology ______________________________________

(Back)

What are your ideas?

_________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________

When you have completed this survey, please drop it in the basket at the entrance to the sanctuary. If you have questions, please ask any member of the Engagement & Outreach Team!

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

Adult Forum Schedule

The Community Outreach Min-

istry, Eastside (COME) is designed to assist with utility bills, rent and mortgage payments,

The Adult Forum begins each Sunday at 9:00 am in the Narthex "Cozy Corner."

Topics:

September 9--October 21, A Study of Evangelism in the

referrals to other agencies,

Episcopal Church

and, of course, food.

November 4--December 23, The Episcopal Church Today: Its

COME provides assistance to people in need in Warren Township in Marion County and western Hancock County.

Organization, Holy Orders, Lay Formation, Operations, Outreach, and Charitable Efforts January 6--February 17, Anyone Can Pray: An Exercise in Different Forms of Prayer

116 S Muessing St.--Cumberland , Indiana

March 3--April 14, The Ten Commandments

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Announcements

Coming Events

October 1 October 1 October 3 October 3 October 24

October Birthdays

Jeff Higbie Jon Robbins Allison Albrecht Janet Higbie Esther Weaver

October Anniversaries

October 8 October 20 October 22

Greg Stabb and Missy Ellis Dennis and Susan Teague Dick and Edna Mae Fisher

Remember: Please sign up for Coffee Hour. Bring

some of your favorite pastry and fix the coffee.

October 25 is the deadline for sending in any events, meeting dates and times, articles, etc. for the November sMATTerings.

Standard Time Returns

Don' t forget to turn your clocks back an hour before you go to bed on Saturday night, November 3.

The next Wednesday Pitch-In will be on Wednesday, October 31 following the 10 am service. Come join the fun. Bring whatever; there's no set menu. (Happy Halloween)

Attention:

Book, Yarn, and Prayer will meet on November 5 at 7 pm at St. Matt's. We plan to continue our sewing project of the pillowcase dresses.

Reminder: Upcoming E-Team meeting

Hello everyone. I hope your Labor Day was labor free and filled with relaxation!

This is just a reminder that the E-Team will be meeting on Tuesday, October 9, at 7 pm in the boardroom at the church. Don't forget that all are welcome to join us. If you have talked to someone about the E-Team, ask them

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Happy Feast of St. Francis!!! (Officially October 4) And, what better way to celebrate St. Francis than to hold our

ANNUAL PET BLESSING! Saturday, October 6 at 11:30 am

(parking lot, weather permitting Inside main doors if it is raining)

The 39th Annual CROP Hunger Walk will take place on Sunday, October 21. Please see Jenny Lloyd-Jones for details if you are interested in either walking or participating in support of walkers.

What is the CROP Hunger Walk? It raises funds to fight hunger around the world and around the corner. It is sponsored by Church World Service (CWS). One fourth of the funds raised are shared with local hunger fighting agencies and the remaining funds are channeled through partners worldwide. In addition, food collected the day of the walk go to local food pantries.

What is CROP? CROP has come to mean Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty. It is an interfaith, intergenerational, multicultural community fund raising event.

On Sunday, October 14, we will welcome Canon Brendan O'Sullivan-Hale as our Guest Preacher! Brendan is the Canon to the Ordinary for Administration and Evangelism. His role is to support clergy and lay leaders in developing creative strategies for mission and evangelism. He also oversees the business and finance operations of the diocese. As Bishop Jennifer continues to build the Diocesan Staff, I thought it would be a good opportunity to have Canon Brendan visit and share the Good News with us!

2018 Diocesan convention Preview November 16 -17 in Bloomington

Monroe convention Center

Everyone in the diocese is invited to participate in the convention, which will feature a keynote address and convention Eucharist sermon by the Rev. Dwight J. Zscheile, professor of congregational mission and leadership at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota.

On December 21, we will celebrate the Longest Night Service (also known as Blue Christmas).

Beginning on the 1st Sunday of Advent

December 2, 20018

8:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite ll, Spoken, quiet, and reflective service that allows time for introspection and meditation to refresh the soul and enliven the spirit

9:00 am Adult forum/ Sunday School Meet in the Narthex

10:00 am Holy Eucharist

Sunday Ministry Schedule October 2018

Ministry Schedule

Lectors Intercessor

Chalice Crucifer/ Ushers

Oblations

Counters Altar Guild

October 7

10:00 AM Pentecost 20

Marla Davenport Mark Carpenter

Linda Sykes Elaine Mattson

Bonnie Godfrey

Jeff Higbie Kaye Palmer Suzanne Kissling Celeste SheetsAndy Wilkinson Linda Sykes

Team 1

October 14

10:00 AM Pentecost 21

Linda Sykes Missy Ellis Natalie Weir Suzanne Kissling

Joe Weaver

Allan Wallace Randy Davenport

Palmer family

Steve Albrecht Greg Staab

Team 2

October 21

10:00 AM Pentecost 22

Vicki Mansfield Joe Hauptmann

Crystal Black Joan Porter

Cody Lock

Joe Weaver Bonnie Godfrey

Albrecht family

Angie Wilkinson Julie Hauptmann

Team 3

October 28

10:00 AM Pentecost 23

Steve Giovangelo Bonnie Godfrey Steve Albrecht Andy Wilkinson

Brayton Leswing

Jeff Weir Natalie Weir Vicki Mansfield Melissa Klein Joe Hauptmann Jennifer Albrecht

Team 4

November 4

10:00 AM Pentecost 24

Allan Wallace Joan Porter Jennifer Albrecht Joe Weaver

Devon Teague

Andy Wilkinson Angie Wilkinson

Missy Ellis Greg Staab Zella Rosene Missy Ellis

Team 1

Team 1, Alice Moody, Bonnie Godfrey, Barb Steward, Melissa Kleine Team 2, Zella Rosene, Joan Porter, Cody Lock Team 3, Jenny Lloyd-Jones, Esther Weaver, Celeste Sheets-Eaton, Marla Davenport Team 4, Jenny Lloyd-Jones, Katy Ellis, Nancy McFarland, Linda Sykes Team 5, Sylvia Robles, Janet Higbie, Samantha Fraser

If you are unable to serve, please find a substitute and advise the Parish Office. Thank you.

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