The Cornerstone
The Cornerstone St. David's Episcopal Church
February 2014 Carolyn Beranek, Senior Warden David Adams, Junior Warden
P. O. Box 334, Laurinburg, NC – (910) 276-1757 – [email protected] Words from the Senior Warden We received our year-end financial statement from our treasurer at our last Vestry meeting and our income exceeded our expenses. Careful conservation of our resources by Vickie Stribling, our Secretary, David Adams, our Junior Warden, Deb Bridges, our organist and the Vestry have paid off. But we don’t want to rest on our finances. We will be shifting some of the funds to go into the Diocesan money market funds (which have a very good rate of return) and looking into CD’s to maximize the interest rates. We intend to continue our setting aside of some funds so we can grow our “Priest” fund. If you remember, the Vestry has set a long term goal of having $127,000.00 set aside in order to search for our own part time priest. The reason that figure is so high is that the Diocese wants to be sure that a parish can pay for a priest for at least a couple of years after they move into a parish. It would be bad practice to move a priest into a parish and then not have enough funds to pay for them to remain there for a couple of years. We fully expect a “priest of our own” to grow the church. But in the meantime, with the help of our parish, we are actively pursuing our goal. Committed church members, putting their money where their hearts are, will achieve our goal. Thank you for listening to your heart. Please continue to pray for St. David’s, for its members and for its leaders. Pray also for clarity of vision and strength in mission. Carolyn Beranek Senior Warden
Financial Update December 2013 Income
$ 8371.62
Expenses
$ 4778.67
Thank You Barbara Cook for creating our “Wise Men” cake. All who helped set up and take down Christmas at the church. Kyle Bethel for hosting the New Year’s Day hikers’ potluck. Jan Soles for doing altar in January.
February Birthdays February February February February
14 17 18 20
Ilene Hayes Ellie Cook Ann Colston Michelle Moore
February Anniversaries February 9 Domingo Sanchez and Marilyn Petersen February 16 Harry and Penny Abernathy February 18 Hugh and Pat Colston
Vestry News St. David’s Vestry met on January 14 and elected Carolyn Beranek as Senior Warden, Weston Cook as Junior Warden, Martha Tremblay as Clerk and Donald Nisbett as Treasurer.
if it was the smell of the leeks, or the fierceness of the Welsh that turned the tide and gave the victory to the band from Wales. So we applaud their loyalty and convictions to protect their homeland and churches, and remember them with some ”leeky” casseroles, soups, and entrees. Feel free to dress appropriately too!
Monthly Potluck
Carolyn Beranek
The theme for the potluck for February is titled “Presidential Food”, join us at 6pm on February 12th to see what we interpret as food for a President, or a favorite food of a President.
Fellowship at St. David's New Year's Day Hike
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper Mark your calendar for our almost famous pancake supper. Shrove Tuesday pancake supper is scheduled for March 4, 2014. We will serve hot pancakes, sausage, steamed apples and beverage from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm in the Parish Hall. Tickets will be available soon. If you would like to help with this important fundraiser please speak to me at church or give David Adams a call at 280-9366.
Photo by Kyle Bethel
David Adams
Church Community Services This agency helps distribute food to the needy, clothing and furniture to the burned- out, and payment for utilities and medicine for those on limited budgets at the end of a long month. Many churches in Laurinburg contribute to keep the office open. There is a governing board, which invites all member churches to send a representative to act as a liaison between the agency and the supporting church. Weston Cook has been a member for many years, and has rotated off the board. We are now looking for another parishioner to attend the monthly board meetings and bring us word of the services and needs of the community. Is that person you? Please contact Weston Cook with any questions and/or to offer your name as our representative.
Photo by Carolyn Beranek Epiphany Sunday
Carolyn Beranek
Patronal Feast Day We seldom get to celebrate our patron saint, St. David, because too often his day arrives in Lent. But 2014 is different, His day arrives before Lent and we can pull out the stops. We will be singing some Welsh tunes (in English), singing our St. David’s song, and eating festive foods (with and without leeks in them). St. David of Wales was the one who assembled an army against the English in Wales and drove them out because the Welsh could tell between friend and foe. The method they used to discriminate between friend and foe was that St. David’s army had leeks in their helmets. Who knows
Photo by Bonnie Glenn
Doni Holloway selected as a Disney Dreamer! In the latter part of 2013, I applied and wrote an essay to compete for the coveted opportunity to attend the 2014 Disney Dreamers Academy hosted in partnership by Disney, Steve Harvey, and ESSENCE Magazine. The results are in! I received confirmation that I was SELECTED to attend the 2014 Disney Dreamers Academy as one of the top 100 “dreamers” from over 10,000 applications nationwide! As a Disney Dreamer, I’ll travel on an all-expensepaid trip to Walt Disney World to attend Disney’s seventh annual flagship Dreamers Academy in March for a week filled with networking, mentoring, immersive career development, exploration of Disney theme parks, empowerment, and stellar one-on-one inspiration with Steve Harvey and dozens of other media figures, journalists, actors/actresses, CEOs, and executives. I am so exhilarated for the opportunity to meet and learn from many of my role models. I'm also excited to meet other like-minded young Dreamers from across the country. The ultimate objective of the program is to provide selected outstanding youth the tools to “achieve our greatest dreams.” Being informed that I was selected feels surreal. I’m incredibly humbled to accept my spot in the 2014 class. . Realizing the magnitude of this honor and the fact that I was invited to be one of the top ONE HUNDRED teens selected from over ten thousand applications nationwide reinforces my belief that with tremendous hard work and faith, ANYTHING is possible. Thanks to my St. David's family for all of your continued support and encouragement. Doni Holloway
Lunatic Society Meeting The Lunatic Society Meeting will be held on February 22. The theme for the evening is “Crazy Customs.” We have another collective poem started with the line, "I was seduced by the Cape Cod grey..." Please email your poem additions to [email protected]. Look forward to an evening full of poetry, art, and laughter! The meeting starts with a potluck so bring a dish to share. Bonnie Glenn
Episcopal Church Trivia Pancakes are associated with Shrove Tuesday since they are a way to clean the pantry of rich foods such as milk, sugar, and eggs before the fasting of Lent begins. Shrove Tuesday is also called “Pancake Day” in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in these newsletter articles are those of the author only.
Contributions for The Cornerstone The Cornerstone deadline is the 19 th of each month. All articles are invited. Please email articles to [email protected]. The Cornerstone editor is Bonnie Glenn.
Visit us on the web: http://st.davidslaurinburg.dionc.org
February Calendar Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday 1
2
3
4 Compline, 7:30pm
5 Choir Practice, 7pm
6
7
8
9 Christian Education, 10am Holy Eucharist Rite II, 11am
10
11 Vestry, 6:30pm
12 Parish Potluck, “Presidential Foods,” 6pm
13
14 Valentine’s Day
15
16
17 Presidents' Day
18 Compline, 7:30pm
19 Choir Practice, 7pm
20
21
22 Lunatic Society Meeting, “Crazy Customs,” 6pm
24
25 Compline, 7:30pm
26
27
28
Groundhog Day Morning Prayer, 8am Christian Education, 10am Candlemas Holy Eucharist Rite II, 11am
Christian Education, 10am Holy Eucharist Rite II, 11am Church Newsletter Deadline
23
Compline, 7:30pm
Christian Education, 10am Holy Eucharist Rite II, 11am
The Cornerstone
St. David's Episcopal Church P. O, Box 334 Laurinburg, NC 28353
Non- Profit Org. U.S. Postage Pd. Laurinburg, NC Permit No. 251
February 2014 Carolyn Beranek, Senior Warden David Adams, Junior Warden
P. O. Box 334, Laurinburg, NC – (910) 276-1757 – [email protected] Words from the Senior Warden We received our year-end financial statement from our treasurer at our last Vestry meeting and our income exceeded our expenses. Careful conservation of our resources by Vickie Stribling, our Secretary, David Adams, our Junior Warden, Deb Bridges, our organist and the Vestry have paid off. But we don’t want to rest on our finances. We will be shifting some of the funds to go into the Diocesan money market funds (which have a very good rate of return) and looking into CD’s to maximize the interest rates. We intend to continue our setting aside of some funds so we can grow our “Priest” fund. If you remember, the Vestry has set a long term goal of having $127,000.00 set aside in order to search for our own part time priest. The reason that figure is so high is that the Diocese wants to be sure that a parish can pay for a priest for at least a couple of years after they move into a parish. It would be bad practice to move a priest into a parish and then not have enough funds to pay for them to remain there for a couple of years. We fully expect a “priest of our own” to grow the church. But in the meantime, with the help of our parish, we are actively pursuing our goal. Committed church members, putting their money where their hearts are, will achieve our goal. Thank you for listening to your heart. Please continue to pray for St. David’s, for its members and for its leaders. Pray also for clarity of vision and strength in mission. Carolyn Beranek Senior Warden
Financial Update December 2013 Income
$ 8371.62
Expenses
$ 4778.67
Thank You Barbara Cook for creating our “Wise Men” cake. All who helped set up and take down Christmas at the church. Kyle Bethel for hosting the New Year’s Day hikers’ potluck. Jan Soles for doing altar in January.
February Birthdays February February February February
14 17 18 20
Ilene Hayes Ellie Cook Ann Colston Michelle Moore
February Anniversaries February 9 Domingo Sanchez and Marilyn Petersen February 16 Harry and Penny Abernathy February 18 Hugh and Pat Colston
Vestry News St. David’s Vestry met on January 14 and elected Carolyn Beranek as Senior Warden, Weston Cook as Junior Warden, Martha Tremblay as Clerk and Donald Nisbett as Treasurer.
if it was the smell of the leeks, or the fierceness of the Welsh that turned the tide and gave the victory to the band from Wales. So we applaud their loyalty and convictions to protect their homeland and churches, and remember them with some ”leeky” casseroles, soups, and entrees. Feel free to dress appropriately too!
Monthly Potluck
Carolyn Beranek
The theme for the potluck for February is titled “Presidential Food”, join us at 6pm on February 12th to see what we interpret as food for a President, or a favorite food of a President.
Fellowship at St. David's New Year's Day Hike
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper Mark your calendar for our almost famous pancake supper. Shrove Tuesday pancake supper is scheduled for March 4, 2014. We will serve hot pancakes, sausage, steamed apples and beverage from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm in the Parish Hall. Tickets will be available soon. If you would like to help with this important fundraiser please speak to me at church or give David Adams a call at 280-9366.
Photo by Kyle Bethel
David Adams
Church Community Services This agency helps distribute food to the needy, clothing and furniture to the burned- out, and payment for utilities and medicine for those on limited budgets at the end of a long month. Many churches in Laurinburg contribute to keep the office open. There is a governing board, which invites all member churches to send a representative to act as a liaison between the agency and the supporting church. Weston Cook has been a member for many years, and has rotated off the board. We are now looking for another parishioner to attend the monthly board meetings and bring us word of the services and needs of the community. Is that person you? Please contact Weston Cook with any questions and/or to offer your name as our representative.
Photo by Carolyn Beranek Epiphany Sunday
Carolyn Beranek
Patronal Feast Day We seldom get to celebrate our patron saint, St. David, because too often his day arrives in Lent. But 2014 is different, His day arrives before Lent and we can pull out the stops. We will be singing some Welsh tunes (in English), singing our St. David’s song, and eating festive foods (with and without leeks in them). St. David of Wales was the one who assembled an army against the English in Wales and drove them out because the Welsh could tell between friend and foe. The method they used to discriminate between friend and foe was that St. David’s army had leeks in their helmets. Who knows
Photo by Bonnie Glenn
Doni Holloway selected as a Disney Dreamer! In the latter part of 2013, I applied and wrote an essay to compete for the coveted opportunity to attend the 2014 Disney Dreamers Academy hosted in partnership by Disney, Steve Harvey, and ESSENCE Magazine. The results are in! I received confirmation that I was SELECTED to attend the 2014 Disney Dreamers Academy as one of the top 100 “dreamers” from over 10,000 applications nationwide! As a Disney Dreamer, I’ll travel on an all-expensepaid trip to Walt Disney World to attend Disney’s seventh annual flagship Dreamers Academy in March for a week filled with networking, mentoring, immersive career development, exploration of Disney theme parks, empowerment, and stellar one-on-one inspiration with Steve Harvey and dozens of other media figures, journalists, actors/actresses, CEOs, and executives. I am so exhilarated for the opportunity to meet and learn from many of my role models. I'm also excited to meet other like-minded young Dreamers from across the country. The ultimate objective of the program is to provide selected outstanding youth the tools to “achieve our greatest dreams.” Being informed that I was selected feels surreal. I’m incredibly humbled to accept my spot in the 2014 class. . Realizing the magnitude of this honor and the fact that I was invited to be one of the top ONE HUNDRED teens selected from over ten thousand applications nationwide reinforces my belief that with tremendous hard work and faith, ANYTHING is possible. Thanks to my St. David's family for all of your continued support and encouragement. Doni Holloway
Lunatic Society Meeting The Lunatic Society Meeting will be held on February 22. The theme for the evening is “Crazy Customs.” We have another collective poem started with the line, "I was seduced by the Cape Cod grey..." Please email your poem additions to [email protected]. Look forward to an evening full of poetry, art, and laughter! The meeting starts with a potluck so bring a dish to share. Bonnie Glenn
Episcopal Church Trivia Pancakes are associated with Shrove Tuesday since they are a way to clean the pantry of rich foods such as milk, sugar, and eggs before the fasting of Lent begins. Shrove Tuesday is also called “Pancake Day” in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in these newsletter articles are those of the author only.
Contributions for The Cornerstone The Cornerstone deadline is the 19 th of each month. All articles are invited. Please email articles to [email protected]. The Cornerstone editor is Bonnie Glenn.
Visit us on the web: http://st.davidslaurinburg.dionc.org
February Calendar Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday 1
2
3
4 Compline, 7:30pm
5 Choir Practice, 7pm
6
7
8
9 Christian Education, 10am Holy Eucharist Rite II, 11am
10
11 Vestry, 6:30pm
12 Parish Potluck, “Presidential Foods,” 6pm
13
14 Valentine’s Day
15
16
17 Presidents' Day
18 Compline, 7:30pm
19 Choir Practice, 7pm
20
21
22 Lunatic Society Meeting, “Crazy Customs,” 6pm
24
25 Compline, 7:30pm
26
27
28
Groundhog Day Morning Prayer, 8am Christian Education, 10am Candlemas Holy Eucharist Rite II, 11am
Christian Education, 10am Holy Eucharist Rite II, 11am Church Newsletter Deadline
23
Compline, 7:30pm
Christian Education, 10am Holy Eucharist Rite II, 11am
The Cornerstone
St. David's Episcopal Church P. O, Box 334 Laurinburg, NC 28353
Non- Profit Org. U.S. Postage Pd. Laurinburg, NC Permit No. 251
