The Messenger
St. Bartholomew’s
The Messenger
Episcopal Church 1900 Darby Drive Florence, AL 35630 256-764-2000 www.stbartsflorence.dioala.org
July 2014
Mission Statement St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church exists to proclaim by word and deed the good news of Jesus Christ. We strive to love our neighbor as ourselves and to respect the value and dignity of every human being. Holy Eucharist 9:30 Sunday School 10:45 Rector The Rev. Dr. Anna Brawley Priest Associate The Rev. Dr. Foster Eich Choir Director Savannah Davis Organist Randy Terry Parish Administrator Stacy Phillips
To be honest… You all know what a recycle nut I am! And I recently had the privilege of taking a guided tour of the Recycle Center in Florence. Luckily for me/us, Rachel Mansell, who runs the Recycle Center, is a close neighbor of Cornelia McIntosh. Cornelia graciously (Is there anything she doesn’t do “graciously”?!) coordinated the tour for me with Rachel on a recent Friday morning. Rachel is incredibly energetic and passionate about her work—exactly the kind of person we need to head up recycling efforts in our area! To be honest, I learned a lot from her about our recycling business in Florence. The recycle center uses work-release workers, part-time workers and some mentally handicapped workers. Some of those workers sort through the material that is delivered to the Recycle Center. Material is brought by trucks that do curbside pickup weekly on the same day as the garbage pickup. Other material is dumped in the large bins outside of the recycle center itself. All of that material is dumped into a vat that feeds onto a conveyor belt. The conveyor belt brings the materials past workers, who sort through them. Anything that our recycle center cannot recycle goes to the landfill, and all of that material is sorted out first. Recyclables are then sorted into bins for plastics (1 & 2 only, still!), mixed paper (including books, phonebooks & magazines), cardboard and metal (aluminum & steel). The recycle center also recycles cooking oil and motor oil, as well as electronics, both large (such as TVs, computers) and small (like cell phones, MP3 players). According to Rachel, anything that the city of Florence sends to the landfill in Mississippi costs the city money. Anything that we recycle, we can sell to businesses, both in and out of the area, bringing in money to the city. So, not only is recycling a benefit to the environment, but it is also a benefit to our local economy. When I asked Rachel about recycling plastics marked other than 1 or 2 and things like Styrofoam, she said that, though it is possible to recycle such things, there is simply not the market for them right now to make it financially beneficial for the city of Florence to recycle them. She also 1
told us that the state of Alabama is working on getting a commercial-grade compost center where we could send nonrecyclable but compostable items. If you are interested in getting a FREE personal tour, see Cornelia for more information, or contact the Recycling Coordinator, Rachel Mansell, directly (1200 Terrace St., 35630; 256-760-6466; [email protected] ). To learn more about recycling in Florence on your own, visit their website: www.florenceal.org/Public_Works/Recycling/index.html In addition to our recycle center, there are other places in the area where you can do recycling, so I thought it might be helpful to publish a list of places you can take recyclables, along with what you can take there, especially places that take things that cannot be processed through our Recycle Center in Florence. If you know of other places in the area to recycle, especially items that are not included in curbside pickup, please let me know, and we will add it to the list. Places to Recycle in the Shoals: In Florence: Bring glass to church; we will take it for you. Publix (bins right out in front of the store, outside): paper bags; egg cartons & foam trays; plastic bags (three separate bins) Target (turn left into customer service center as you enter the store): small electronics—cell phones, MP3 players, ink cartridges (one bin); glass, paper & plastic (one bin); plastic bags (one bin) Walmart: plastic bags (cardboard bin in entry ways); eye glasses (separate cardboard bin inside store near cash registers) Colbert County: Recycle Center at Shoals Solid Waste Authority (SSWA) 2015 Missouri St, Tuscumbia, AL 35674 (Take Highway 43 South past Highway 72 and turn left across from Colbert County Memorial Gardens.) Mixed paper; cardboard; green glass; clear glass; brown glass (all separate bins) Anna
July Birthdays
Anna Brawley, July 3; Elizabeth Llewelyn, July 10; Stephen Callahan, July 12; Savannah Davis, July 15, Cornelia McIntosh, July 21; John Gilchrist, July 27 2
June Soup Kitchen News On June 13th, St. Bartholomew’s and Grace Episcopal provided a meal for the Shoals Community Soup Kitchen at First Presbyterian. Steve Callahan and crew grilled hamburgers and hot dogs in the heat of the day. Inside, the kitchen crew prepared baked beans and tater tots. Grace brought cupcakes to finish off the meal. The serving line served 154 meals to 113 guests. Thanks to all who helped prepare, cook, serve and clean. Thanks to Pat Casteel, meal planner, shopper, organizer and cheerleader. Next soup day is Friday, August 8th. Grilling crew: Burton Lewis, Steve Callahan, Sam Lewis, Philip Barber, Nick Wilcoxson, Scott Wilcoxson
Congratulations! Sam Lewis and the 9 year-old Florence All-Stars baseball team beat Alexander City and Monrovia to advance to the semifinals before losing to Matthews Park. Way to go, Sam! Carson Casteel hit a homer when the 13 year-old All-Stars recently beat Sylacauga in pool play. Congrats, Carson! Nick Wilcoxson is now in two-a-day practices to prep for the 10 year-old All-Star game scheduled for Gadsden next week. Good luck, Nick! Thompson Mefford, son of Olin and Donna, was recently granted tenure at Clemson University. Thompson is on the Materials Science & Engineering Faculty. Chris and Edith Cabaniss are thrilled with the birth of a grandson Henry Moon Cabiness, and Grace Ashley welcomed nephew Jasper Anthony Worsham. 3
Exchange Club Award for Curt Ahrens The Exchange Club of Florence recently honored Curt Ahrens by naming him a Book of Golden Deeds recipient. The Exchange Club, Florence’s oldest civic organization, was established in 1920. Sandra Sockwell, local Exchange Club member, cited the organization’s criteria for the award: “When searching for the appropriate volunteer to honor, keep in mind that it is important to choose a person who is sincere about helping the community, has an exceptional track record of continued, unselfish giving and enjoys volunteering to help others. The recipient can be from any profession or a member of any organization, including Exchange. He or she can be from any walk of life, and should be someone who deserves acclaim, but rarely receives it.” Curt received the award for his ongoing commitment to Habitat for Humanity. Through the years Curt has helped build 61 Habitat houses and helped with seven other houses. He joins previous Florence winners such as Camilla Coffee, Maude Lindsey, Louis Rosenbaum, Rev. E. G. Mullen, Henry Grady Richards, Dallas and Mary Lancaster, Dr. D. W. Hollingsworth, and Helen Richards, Florence residents who made a difference in the community. Curt’s many years with Habitat changed lives for many families. Congratulations, Curt!
KIDZ JAMM! The W.C. Handy Festival begins July 19th, and St. Bart’s will again host the KIDZ JAMM event at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 22nd. Bob Wray and James Counts, with percussion and strings, will jam with young pianists playing jazz, ragtime and blues. The event is fun for all ages. Come early to get a seat!
Service Opportunities! Yes, it’s summer—time to take a road trip to that out-of-the-way, well-kept secret vacation spot you read about in Southern Living, try some fly fishing in the mountains or go deep-sea fishing for red snapper on the Gulf. Time to read that book you set aside while you painted the den. Time to cuddle with the new grandson or watch lots of baseball. While enjoying the lazy days of summer, don’t forget St. Bart’s. Check the service opportunities posted on the narthex bulletin board and pitch in.
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Arkansas Traveler Patty Thompson loves to travel, but her most recent trip was not to some faraway place but from one Southern state to another. A few months ago Patty left Little Rock, Arkansas to make her home in Florence. Patty and her late husband, an aeronautical engineer, lived in Little Rock for forty-two years. Now the Ohio native has relocated to be closer to son Keith, an ophthalmologist practicing in Florence. Another son lives in Pennsylvania, and she has three granddaughters. After an undergraduate degree in chemistry at Miami University of Ohio, Patty got a nursing degree. After additional studies in nursing and counseling, Patty spent twenty-six years as a member of the nursing faculty at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock. She especially enjoyed the counseling aspect of her job and was active in advisement for student nurses. She retired in 2000. Through the years Patty has traveled abroad to Russia, England, the Far East and will travel to Bulgaria soon. At home in Little Rock, she opened her home to international visitors, serving as American mom to foreign exchange students and hosting foreign visitors in Little Rock through her involvement with the Arkansas International Visitors Bureau. Patty is a reader, a seamstress and a beekeeper. Yes, a beekeeper. This pastime is one that grew out of her son’s Boy Scout merit badge project decades ago. Now settled into her Florence home, she has established a colony in her back yard. Though the honey production is in early stages, Patty hopes to later share some of nature’s sweet concoction with folks at St. Bart’s. Patty was an active parishioner at Good Shepherd Episcopal in Little Rock, a small parish quite similar to St. Bart’s. She has already gotten involved at St. Bart’s. At St Bart’s last Shoals Soup Kitchen day, Patty helped prepare and serve the meal. A big St. Bart’s welcome, Patty!
St. Bart’s two Pats: Patty Thompson with Pat Casteel 5
Choir Ends Active, Involved Year When Peter Johnson left a year ago for England and parts beyond, Savannah Davis became St. Bart’s choir director. During that time the group has welcomed several new members. Each Sunday the group is an integral part of St. Bart’s Eucharist services, leading hymns and singing the offertory anthem. The group has also been busy with other services. In December they joined Trinity and Grace for Lessons and Carols at Trinity. They also presented A Sacred Christmas concert at St. Bart’s that included guest singers from First Christian, Grace, Trinity and First Presbyterian. On a late June evening the choir gathered at John and Beth Roth’s home before taking a month off to enjoy some summer fun. Come August, the group will be back, rested, enthused and ready for a new season. Thanks to Savannah, Randy and choir.
Great Episcopal Picnic: Trinity, Grace, and St. Bart’s Sunday, August 24th, 2014 St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Service at 10:00 and Picnic Afterward Contact Betty Ahrens (256-702-7702) or Carol Pace (256-335-4610), if you would like to help.
Please Remember in Your Prayers Doug & Deb Wright, Curt Ahrens, Chris Cabaniss, Bill and Char Terry, Dick and Nancy Junkin, Pete and Midge Akers, Rita Carr, Raymond Messer, Paul, Sallie, Lavinia Tomlinson, Keith Word, M.C. Jerkins, Beau Lowery, and the Lewis family
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The Messenger
Episcopal Church 1900 Darby Drive Florence, AL 35630 256-764-2000 www.stbartsflorence.dioala.org
July 2014
Mission Statement St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church exists to proclaim by word and deed the good news of Jesus Christ. We strive to love our neighbor as ourselves and to respect the value and dignity of every human being. Holy Eucharist 9:30 Sunday School 10:45 Rector The Rev. Dr. Anna Brawley Priest Associate The Rev. Dr. Foster Eich Choir Director Savannah Davis Organist Randy Terry Parish Administrator Stacy Phillips
To be honest… You all know what a recycle nut I am! And I recently had the privilege of taking a guided tour of the Recycle Center in Florence. Luckily for me/us, Rachel Mansell, who runs the Recycle Center, is a close neighbor of Cornelia McIntosh. Cornelia graciously (Is there anything she doesn’t do “graciously”?!) coordinated the tour for me with Rachel on a recent Friday morning. Rachel is incredibly energetic and passionate about her work—exactly the kind of person we need to head up recycling efforts in our area! To be honest, I learned a lot from her about our recycling business in Florence. The recycle center uses work-release workers, part-time workers and some mentally handicapped workers. Some of those workers sort through the material that is delivered to the Recycle Center. Material is brought by trucks that do curbside pickup weekly on the same day as the garbage pickup. Other material is dumped in the large bins outside of the recycle center itself. All of that material is dumped into a vat that feeds onto a conveyor belt. The conveyor belt brings the materials past workers, who sort through them. Anything that our recycle center cannot recycle goes to the landfill, and all of that material is sorted out first. Recyclables are then sorted into bins for plastics (1 & 2 only, still!), mixed paper (including books, phonebooks & magazines), cardboard and metal (aluminum & steel). The recycle center also recycles cooking oil and motor oil, as well as electronics, both large (such as TVs, computers) and small (like cell phones, MP3 players). According to Rachel, anything that the city of Florence sends to the landfill in Mississippi costs the city money. Anything that we recycle, we can sell to businesses, both in and out of the area, bringing in money to the city. So, not only is recycling a benefit to the environment, but it is also a benefit to our local economy. When I asked Rachel about recycling plastics marked other than 1 or 2 and things like Styrofoam, she said that, though it is possible to recycle such things, there is simply not the market for them right now to make it financially beneficial for the city of Florence to recycle them. She also 1
told us that the state of Alabama is working on getting a commercial-grade compost center where we could send nonrecyclable but compostable items. If you are interested in getting a FREE personal tour, see Cornelia for more information, or contact the Recycling Coordinator, Rachel Mansell, directly (1200 Terrace St., 35630; 256-760-6466; [email protected] ). To learn more about recycling in Florence on your own, visit their website: www.florenceal.org/Public_Works/Recycling/index.html In addition to our recycle center, there are other places in the area where you can do recycling, so I thought it might be helpful to publish a list of places you can take recyclables, along with what you can take there, especially places that take things that cannot be processed through our Recycle Center in Florence. If you know of other places in the area to recycle, especially items that are not included in curbside pickup, please let me know, and we will add it to the list. Places to Recycle in the Shoals: In Florence: Bring glass to church; we will take it for you. Publix (bins right out in front of the store, outside): paper bags; egg cartons & foam trays; plastic bags (three separate bins) Target (turn left into customer service center as you enter the store): small electronics—cell phones, MP3 players, ink cartridges (one bin); glass, paper & plastic (one bin); plastic bags (one bin) Walmart: plastic bags (cardboard bin in entry ways); eye glasses (separate cardboard bin inside store near cash registers) Colbert County: Recycle Center at Shoals Solid Waste Authority (SSWA) 2015 Missouri St, Tuscumbia, AL 35674 (Take Highway 43 South past Highway 72 and turn left across from Colbert County Memorial Gardens.) Mixed paper; cardboard; green glass; clear glass; brown glass (all separate bins) Anna
July Birthdays
Anna Brawley, July 3; Elizabeth Llewelyn, July 10; Stephen Callahan, July 12; Savannah Davis, July 15, Cornelia McIntosh, July 21; John Gilchrist, July 27 2
June Soup Kitchen News On June 13th, St. Bartholomew’s and Grace Episcopal provided a meal for the Shoals Community Soup Kitchen at First Presbyterian. Steve Callahan and crew grilled hamburgers and hot dogs in the heat of the day. Inside, the kitchen crew prepared baked beans and tater tots. Grace brought cupcakes to finish off the meal. The serving line served 154 meals to 113 guests. Thanks to all who helped prepare, cook, serve and clean. Thanks to Pat Casteel, meal planner, shopper, organizer and cheerleader. Next soup day is Friday, August 8th. Grilling crew: Burton Lewis, Steve Callahan, Sam Lewis, Philip Barber, Nick Wilcoxson, Scott Wilcoxson
Congratulations! Sam Lewis and the 9 year-old Florence All-Stars baseball team beat Alexander City and Monrovia to advance to the semifinals before losing to Matthews Park. Way to go, Sam! Carson Casteel hit a homer when the 13 year-old All-Stars recently beat Sylacauga in pool play. Congrats, Carson! Nick Wilcoxson is now in two-a-day practices to prep for the 10 year-old All-Star game scheduled for Gadsden next week. Good luck, Nick! Thompson Mefford, son of Olin and Donna, was recently granted tenure at Clemson University. Thompson is on the Materials Science & Engineering Faculty. Chris and Edith Cabaniss are thrilled with the birth of a grandson Henry Moon Cabiness, and Grace Ashley welcomed nephew Jasper Anthony Worsham. 3
Exchange Club Award for Curt Ahrens The Exchange Club of Florence recently honored Curt Ahrens by naming him a Book of Golden Deeds recipient. The Exchange Club, Florence’s oldest civic organization, was established in 1920. Sandra Sockwell, local Exchange Club member, cited the organization’s criteria for the award: “When searching for the appropriate volunteer to honor, keep in mind that it is important to choose a person who is sincere about helping the community, has an exceptional track record of continued, unselfish giving and enjoys volunteering to help others. The recipient can be from any profession or a member of any organization, including Exchange. He or she can be from any walk of life, and should be someone who deserves acclaim, but rarely receives it.” Curt received the award for his ongoing commitment to Habitat for Humanity. Through the years Curt has helped build 61 Habitat houses and helped with seven other houses. He joins previous Florence winners such as Camilla Coffee, Maude Lindsey, Louis Rosenbaum, Rev. E. G. Mullen, Henry Grady Richards, Dallas and Mary Lancaster, Dr. D. W. Hollingsworth, and Helen Richards, Florence residents who made a difference in the community. Curt’s many years with Habitat changed lives for many families. Congratulations, Curt!
KIDZ JAMM! The W.C. Handy Festival begins July 19th, and St. Bart’s will again host the KIDZ JAMM event at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 22nd. Bob Wray and James Counts, with percussion and strings, will jam with young pianists playing jazz, ragtime and blues. The event is fun for all ages. Come early to get a seat!
Service Opportunities! Yes, it’s summer—time to take a road trip to that out-of-the-way, well-kept secret vacation spot you read about in Southern Living, try some fly fishing in the mountains or go deep-sea fishing for red snapper on the Gulf. Time to read that book you set aside while you painted the den. Time to cuddle with the new grandson or watch lots of baseball. While enjoying the lazy days of summer, don’t forget St. Bart’s. Check the service opportunities posted on the narthex bulletin board and pitch in.
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Arkansas Traveler Patty Thompson loves to travel, but her most recent trip was not to some faraway place but from one Southern state to another. A few months ago Patty left Little Rock, Arkansas to make her home in Florence. Patty and her late husband, an aeronautical engineer, lived in Little Rock for forty-two years. Now the Ohio native has relocated to be closer to son Keith, an ophthalmologist practicing in Florence. Another son lives in Pennsylvania, and she has three granddaughters. After an undergraduate degree in chemistry at Miami University of Ohio, Patty got a nursing degree. After additional studies in nursing and counseling, Patty spent twenty-six years as a member of the nursing faculty at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock. She especially enjoyed the counseling aspect of her job and was active in advisement for student nurses. She retired in 2000. Through the years Patty has traveled abroad to Russia, England, the Far East and will travel to Bulgaria soon. At home in Little Rock, she opened her home to international visitors, serving as American mom to foreign exchange students and hosting foreign visitors in Little Rock through her involvement with the Arkansas International Visitors Bureau. Patty is a reader, a seamstress and a beekeeper. Yes, a beekeeper. This pastime is one that grew out of her son’s Boy Scout merit badge project decades ago. Now settled into her Florence home, she has established a colony in her back yard. Though the honey production is in early stages, Patty hopes to later share some of nature’s sweet concoction with folks at St. Bart’s. Patty was an active parishioner at Good Shepherd Episcopal in Little Rock, a small parish quite similar to St. Bart’s. She has already gotten involved at St. Bart’s. At St Bart’s last Shoals Soup Kitchen day, Patty helped prepare and serve the meal. A big St. Bart’s welcome, Patty!
St. Bart’s two Pats: Patty Thompson with Pat Casteel 5
Choir Ends Active, Involved Year When Peter Johnson left a year ago for England and parts beyond, Savannah Davis became St. Bart’s choir director. During that time the group has welcomed several new members. Each Sunday the group is an integral part of St. Bart’s Eucharist services, leading hymns and singing the offertory anthem. The group has also been busy with other services. In December they joined Trinity and Grace for Lessons and Carols at Trinity. They also presented A Sacred Christmas concert at St. Bart’s that included guest singers from First Christian, Grace, Trinity and First Presbyterian. On a late June evening the choir gathered at John and Beth Roth’s home before taking a month off to enjoy some summer fun. Come August, the group will be back, rested, enthused and ready for a new season. Thanks to Savannah, Randy and choir.
Great Episcopal Picnic: Trinity, Grace, and St. Bart’s Sunday, August 24th, 2014 St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Service at 10:00 and Picnic Afterward Contact Betty Ahrens (256-702-7702) or Carol Pace (256-335-4610), if you would like to help.
Please Remember in Your Prayers Doug & Deb Wright, Curt Ahrens, Chris Cabaniss, Bill and Char Terry, Dick and Nancy Junkin, Pete and Midge Akers, Rita Carr, Raymond Messer, Paul, Sallie, Lavinia Tomlinson, Keith Word, M.C. Jerkins, Beau Lowery, and the Lewis family
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