A Message from the Rector:
By the time you read this, Chris and I will be, God willing, on pilgrimage–on the Way of St. James. This is a pilgrimage that I have been planning for many years. One of the things that most attracts me is that in this walking pilgrimage, the journey is the destination. Although the cathedral in Santiago, Spain is the stated goal, the pilgrimage is lived daily in small, mundane, repeated actions. Each day you get up. You quickly eat and pack. You get on the road and walk for several hours. You find a place to stay—we will only plan our accommodations as we end the day’s walking—you unpack, shower, find food and drink, have some social time with locals and other pilgrims. Then to bed. Repeat, day after day after day.
It doesn’t sound like much of interest, but the simplicity and repetition of the days serve to hone attention to the small, jewel-like moments of each day that can be so easily missed when I am distracted.
The repetition and simplicity of a walking pilgrimage have parallels to the daily life, to the mundane components that make a life and to which we can so easily become numb. Life, too, is a Way, played out mostly in the little moments of the day. Jesus described himself as the Way, and the early Christian community was called the Way. Presiding Bishop Michael Curry brings this to our attention in the Way of Love, his model for Christian formation.
The observation and advice of Phil Cousineau about our life on the Way is wise indeed: “What matters most on your journey is how deeply you see, how attentively you hear, how richly the encounters are felt in your heart and soul.”
God’s blessings to you on your Way, wherever you are and wherever you go.
Jen+
JONATHAN DANIELS PILGRIMAGE:
The Jonathan Daniels pilgrimage has been coming together nicely. The plan is to go by car (not plane) and to see several other sites both en route and on the Civil Rights Trail. Travelling by car will give flexibility to take in more sites and to choose some options of specific interest to you.
The centerpiece is the Jonathan Daniels pilgrimage which takes place in Hayneville, Alabama, on August 12, 2023. Hayneville is a small town; the pilgrimage is profound but not long.
In the past weeks I’ve made connections in Selma and Montgomery, and we will have the possibility of meeting with people who were in the midst of all the action in 1965–what the guide calls “living primary documents” as well as going to several interpretive centers, monuments, and museums.
Final cost will be in the range of $600, plus travel cost and meals. We need to have numbers to book hotel accommodations. Please let me know if you are planning to come! Once we have numbers we can solidify costs and make it official. We already have four people from the diocese who would like to join us.
Best would be for me to know this week, by May 26–but we can keep the window open until June 7. Down payment is due June 10. Let me know if you have questions or concerns. The full promo info is attached; the sites and events part is pasted below.
Rev. Jen
Thursday 8/10/23: Indiana to Alabama via Cincinnati
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, OH
Drive to lodging in Selma, Alabama
Friday 8/11/23: Civil Rights Movement and Selma
- Selma Interpretive Center, 2 Broad Street Selma, 36701, 334-872-0509
- Edmund Pettus Bridge
- St Paul’s Episcopal, Lowndesboro (Jonathan Daniels’ place of worship) and conversation with locals
- Old Depot Museum: Indigenous peoples’s history to Civil War Room to Voting Rights
Special opportunities: places and people
o Lunch: Five and Dime; meet with Joyce O’Neal or Dianne Harris, teenager student marchers in 1965
o Tabernacle Baptist, site of secret meetings for civil rights from 1930s on; first public meeting 1963
Other possible events:
o By the River Center for Humanity actor/artist Afriye WeKandodis enslavement reenactment
o Jewish Temple and interaction with Selma congregants to hear about Jewish memories of 1960s and connections with St Paul’s
Saturday, 8/12/23, Hayneville, AL and Montgomery, AL
Saturday Morning Pre-pilgrimage breakfast and worship, hosted by Diocese of Alabama
- 11.00 Jonathan Daniels Pilgrimage, Hayneville
- Lunch and panel discussion. For more details, click here.
- Lowndes Interpretive Center, 7002 US-80, Hayneville, AL 36040, 334-724-6080
Saturday Afternoon
Note: depending on interest in Hayneville and energy levels, you may choose to go to these sites on Sunday rather than Saturday
Equal Justice Initiative, 122 Commerce St. Montgomery 36104, including
–Legacy Museum 400 N. Court Street, 36104, 334-386-9100
–National Memorial for Peace and Justice
- First Baptist Church on Ripley Street, 347 North Ripley Street, Montgomery (334-264-6921)
- Dexter Avenue Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, 36106, (334-263-3970),
Saturday Evening: Worship and Reflection at Grace Episcopal Church, Pike Road, AL
Sunday, 8/13/23: Return to Indiana or continue sightseeing in Montgomery and/or Birmingham
- Montgomery: Rosa Parks Museum, 252 Montgomery Street (334-241-8615)
- Birmingham: Civil Rights Institute
- Birmingham: Kelly Ingram Park
- Birmingham: 16thStreet Baptist Church
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Rector’s Office Drop-In Time
Rev. Jen has set her office drop-in day as Wednesday of each week from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. for anyone who would like to stop in and visit. You are always invited to make an appointment for a time convenient for you. Mondays are her Sabbath day. NOTE: Rev. Jen will be out of the office May 29 – June 30 so no drop-in hours May 31 or the entire month of June. If you are in need of Pastoral Care, please contact Senior Warden Brian Cox or Junior Warden Kate Berry.
The First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday
Sunday Morning In-Person Prayer Service, June 4, led by Martha Rainbolt, 10:15 a.m.
You can stream the service via St. Andrew’s Facebook Page. Click on this link to view the Live Stream. We will start the Live Stream 5 minutes prior to the start of the service.
Click here for the service booklet for June 4.
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A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS?
Every week the St. Andrew’s newsletter has a reflection about life and faith. Most are observations about daily life and where we experience God in the midst of the “same old, same old.” We would love to feature your thoughts – – a few paragraphs that will help us all see more clearly how the Holy One touches us in our ordinary lives. Please let Renee or Jen+ know if you are interested.
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LAY EUCHARISTIC VISITORS
The Diocese is offering training for people to become Lay Eucharistic Visitors (LEV). This training licenses you to take the blessed sacrament to those who cannot come to church, including residents of The Waters. It is a wonderful way to be church! Trainings are on June 17 and September 7. Please consider being a LEV! Contact the Rev. Mary Taflinger at taflinger@indiodio.org with questions. Register here.
NEW ZOOM LINK
The new link can be found on the St. Andrew’s website at the bottom of the last page. Click on the Zoom icon to join as an attendee.
COMMUNION AT THE WATERS
Once a month Sunday services have resumed at The Waters. The next service will be Sunday, June 4 at 2:00 – 2:45 p.m. If you’d like to help with this ministry in any way, please contact Rev. Jen or Renee. All are welcome to attend!
ON-GOING COVID PROTOCOL
We continue to respond to both our county’s current CDC designation and to the current variant. Masking is optional. Those who serve bread and wine will mask so that anyone who comes to the altar can feel secure. Decisions on COVID policy have moved from the Reconvening Committee to Rev. Jen and the Wardens.
Prayers and Reflections for This Week
We have heard that the daily reflections and scripture readings provided during Lent were appreciated. The meditations are written by persons from Gobin UMC and Beech Grove UMC. They will be in the newsletter each week and go from Wednesday to Tuesday, except for Sunday. Whether you enjoy these every day or as the Spirit moves you, may this resource continue to bring you spiritual food for the journey. Blessings!
Click here to view the readings and accompanying links.
Non Food Pantry Latest
Saturday, August 26
• Noon to 3:00 p.m.
There will be a distribution in Hamilton Hall and light lunches will be served. We are grateful for all those who have worked so hard to obtain supplies for the Non-Food Pantry. Items are having to be purchased from a variety of sources making it much more expensive. Donations to help offset this extra cost will be gratefully accepted! NOTE: There will be no distributions in June or July. Distributions will resume August 26 with new guidelines and will take place indoors. Participants must provide proof that they live within Putnam County.
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Your prayers are asked for:
Haile Bane, grandson of Joanne Haymaker
Beth Benedix, friend to many of us at Saint Andrew’s
Douglas Butler, brother-in-law of Claudia Butler
Richard A. Butler, father-in-law of Claudia Butler
Adam Cohen, friend of St. Andrew’s
Family & friends of Michael Condra
Bob Fatzinger, brother of Barbara Pare
David Grueber, stepson of Scott Kissinger
Don & Laurie Hamilton, friends of Dave & Sue Murray
Kimberley Heithaus, niece of Joe & Jenny Heithaus
Lisa Breese Kincaid, daughter of Bob & Mimi Breese
Mary Mountz
Tom Mullen, father of Patti Harmless
Emmanuel Myril, Karen Hirt Mannon’s son-in-law’s father
Gordon Redden
Elizabeth & Natalie Sheffler, daughter & granddaughter of Page & Narda Cotton
Gloria Smith
Skip Sutton
Jerry Taylor, friend of Warren & Connie Macy
Sydnor Thompson, brother of Harriet Moore
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: The Affiliated Congregation of The Table, Indianapolis: The Rev. Spencer Ruark, The Rev. Ben Sternke, The Rev. Matt Tebbe.
Our companion dioceses: The Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil: The Most Rev. Mauricio Jose Araujo De Andrade, Primate of Brazil and Bishop of Brasilia. The people and Diocese of Haiti and Saint Andre’s in Mithon.
Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Episcopal/Anglican Province of Alexandria.
Birthdays: Joanne Haymaker, June 5; Charlie Knuth, June 8; Lucy Wieland, June 8; Martha Rainbolt, June 9.
Anniversaries: None.
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