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When in our music God is glorified...
The title of this article comes from the opening phrase of Hymn #420 in our Hymnal 1982. The words were written by Fred Pratt Green, an Englishman, the son of a successful businessman who was also a Wesleyan Methodist local preacher. Following college, Green answered the call and was ordained in 1928 in the same denomination his father had served. He wrote “When in our music God is glorified” in 1972 at the request of John Wilson who wanted new words to the tune Engelberg, a tune written by the renowned Charles Villiers Stanford who wrote many choral works for church performance that are part of the repertoire of most Anglican and Episcopal choirs.
Since I arrived at St. Luke’s in 2003, God has been glorified in our music here. Marilyn Boldon was on the organ bench when I arrived. Her care in choosing hymns and music to complement the themes of the Sunday readings was evident each week, and the strong congregational singing at St. Luke’s is her legacy. And she, knowing that the old Austin organ in the balcony was wearing out, worked tirelessly to identify and fund a new pipe organ for the church. When she decided to step away from the Organist-Choirmaster position, she left the program in great shape.
A little more than ten years ago now, a small committee was assembled to find her successor. There weren’t a lot of applicants for the open position, and the committee quickly narrowed the field to two finalists – one of them a musician with a long history of service in the Episcopal Church, someone who was knowledgeable about liturgy and the traditional repertoire – the other, a twenty-four year old graduate of Cedarville University who was playing in a Baptist church in Springfield, OH, and working part-time for the Muller Pipe Organ Company in Croton. The young man had little to no direct experience playing in the Episcopal Church, but he wanted to play in a liturgical church. And he loved the repertoire. Oh, he could play the organ, too – really play. That person, as I’m sure you’ve guessed by now, was Scott Hayes.
In the end the committee decided to offer the position to Scott. Members felt that St. Luke’s could be a good place for him to grow and knew that it wouldn’t be long before that growth propelled him on to a bigger and more challenging position within the Episcopal Church. In the end, Scott has stayed longer than any of us on the committee expected – certainly longer than I expected he would.
His wife, Amy, who has sung in the Adult Choir, graduated with her Ph.D. from The Ohio State University, and has been working most recently for the State of Ohio. They bought a house in Johnstown, brought their daughter Alice into the world, and settled in. Scott continued to divide his time between Muller Pipe Organ and St. Luke’s, and then divided it further when he traveled each week to the Cleveland Institute of Music to earn his MM in organ.
During these last ten years, Scott has strengthened the Adult Choir, built the Choristers Choir program, and instituted the Choral Scholars program where Denison students gain valuable training to serve as choir members for churches around the country after they graduate. He helped retire the Austin organ, tolerated playing my father’s Allen electronic organ, and, with the help of generous parishioners, designed and installed our current Muller-Schantz pipe organ, constructed out of three Schantz instruments that were purchased and/or donated to St. Luke’s in large part because of his vision. Even the installation of that instrument was delayed by the derecho that closed St. Luke’s for 13 months.
And who can forget the “Odyssey to Oxford” – the trip taken by our choirs who were originally scheduled to be the choir in residence at Christ Church Oxford, but which – through a happy snafu – ended up touring England and singing Evensong at Westminster Abbey in London. There’s not room to list everything that Scott has brought to St. Luke’s. Perhaps it's enough to note that we have heard many other fine musicians sing and play here because they wanted to make music with him.
As previously announced, Scott’s last Sunday at St. Luke’s will be January 31. He has accepted a position at All Saints, Richmond, Virginia, where he inherits a long-standing Choir of Men and Boys tradition, as well as a fine Girls Choir. To mark his last Sunday, we are moving the Evensong originally scheduled for February 7 to January 31 at 4:30 pm. A reception in Scott’s honor will follow the service.
What’s next for music at St. Luke’s? First, it’s important to say that the parish is in a very different position to attract someone to lead our music program than it was ten years ago. We have a fine pipe organ, great choirs, and wonderful support for what we do here. I told the Vestry and the Choirs that my plan is to have an interim situation in place early in the New Year. In all likelihood, we will divide Scott’s position during the interim time, allowing us the opportunity to have the best support we can possibly attract. As soon as these arrangements have been made, I will communicate them.
Then comes the task of seeking a new Organist-Choirmaster. At their December meeting, the Vestry approved our hiring of Marti Rideout to serve as a consultant to the process. Marti is a retired organist-choirmaster who served for many years at an Episcopal parish in Virginia and moved to the Columbus area to be closer to family. She is the author of All Things Necessary: A Practical Guide for Episcopal Church Musicians, published in 2012. Most recently, Marti served as the interim at First Congregational Church in Columbus. She has long been active in the American Guild of Organists and the Association of Anglican Musicians. Marti will work with us to design a selection process, including the formation of a committee that will develop a position profile and conduct the search. Marti and I worked together on Bishop Briedenthal’s consecration service, and I am looking forward to working with her again on this important task.
Needless to say, I welcome your ideas, your questions, and above all, your prayers. I believe, and I hope you do too, that God will continue to be glorified in the music we offer here at St. Luke’s. As the last stanza of Hymn #420 goes, “Let every instrument be tuned for praise! Let all rejoice who have a voice to raise! And may God give us faith to sing always Alleluia!”
Blessings,
Stephen Applegate
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NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given of the Annual Meeting of St. Luke’s Church, Granville, Ohio on Sunday, February 7, 2016. There will be an 8:00 am and 10:00 am celebration of the Holy Eucharist that morning, and the luncheon and meeting will take place immediately following the 10:00 am service. The purpose of the Annual Meeting shall be to elect Vestry members; to receive reports by the Rector, Vestry officers, and organizations of the Parish; and to conduct any other business that can properly come before the meeting.
A Nominating Committee has been formed by the Vestry, whose members will place a slate of candidates for Vestry before the Annual Meeting. The terms of four members of the Vestry: Bill Dargusch, Michele Layman, Alan Minton, and Bill Wilken – expire as of the Annual Meeting. The congregation will be electing four new members to serve three-year terms.
Lunch will be served upstairs in the church immediately following the 10:00 am service. Child care will be provided for children through 1:00 pm, and lunch will be served for them in the Parish House because of the construction in the Undercroft.
Voting Eligibility for the Annual Meeting
Article I, Section 3 of the Code of Regulations of St. Luke’s defines Communicants in Good Standing as follows:
All communicants of St. Luke's Church who for the previous year have been faithful in
corporate worship, unless for good cause prevented, and have been faithful in working, praying, and giving financially to St. Luke's Church, are to be considered communicants in good standing. This determination shall be made by the Rector and Wardens.
Article II, Section 1E
Persons eligible to vote in the Annual Meeting shall be those sixteen years of age or older who have been Communicants in Good Standing, as verified by Church records, for not less than six months preceding the day they wish to vote. A list of eligible voters, compiled by the Rector and approved by the Vestry, shall be available at the meeting. Ballots will be distributed only to eligible voters.
According to the by-laws of the parish, Article II, Secton 1E, those eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
Vestry Nominees
Athena Koehler – Athena is currently the Office/Events Coordinator for the Bryn Du Mansion. The Village-owned property hosts dozens of weddings and events each year, and Athena is well-qualified to handle the myriad of details involved in each one, having graduated from Columbus State Community College with an Associates degree cum laude in Hospitality Management. She has brought the same attention and care to her work on the Altar Guild during the past eight years; she is a former Directress. Athena has served a one of the wedding coordinators at St. Luke’s and was a Church School teacher for seven years. In the community, she volunteers for the annual Ecumenical Vacation Bible School and is active with the Master Gardeners. As someone whose work life has involved the creation of beautiful events, Athena also spends her free time creating beauty – gardening and painting. She was married to her husband, Brad, at St. Luke’s by the Reverend Harry Sherman in 1993 and is the mother of Adam, a member of St. Luke’s Acolyte corps. The three Koehlers live northeast of Granville with their cat, Rascal, and six chickens!
Alan M. Larimer – Alan is a Granville native and a retired physician. He attended Granville schools and completed his high school education at Western Reserve Academy. After three years at Denison University, he was admitted to Dartmouth Medical School, completing their two-year program before graduating from Duke Medical School in 1964. After serving his internship and residencies in the Philadelphia area, he was a Flight Surgeon in the US Navy from 1965-1969. Following his discharge from the Navy. He practiced as an orthopedic surgeon, mostly in Western New York. From 1996-2011, he served as locum tenens – practicing as an orthopedic surgeon – one of a growing number of independently contracted doctors who work in a variety of practice environments across the nation. His assignments took him to Alaska, Hawaii, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, North and South Dakota, Michigan, North Carolina, and Virginia. At St. Luke’s Alan has served as an usher and greeter, volunteered his expertise with the Property, Building and Grounds Committee with then-Junior Warden Dick Baltisberger, and was a faithful member of the Swasey Chapel “set up” crew during what he calls “the Midstate Years.” He does weekly food pick-up at the Food Pantry Network of Licking County for St. Luke’s Market Street Pantry. An avid reader, particularly in history, Alan has continued his education at Denison for the last four years. He also maintains extensive gardens, and works on unique vehicles at his hilltop home in Newark where he lives with two Rhodesian Ridgebacks. He is President of the Stillmeadow Homeowners Association in Newark. The father of three grown daughters, Adrienne (Reynoldsburg), Meredith (Seattle), and Celine (Boston) and grandfather of three, he also stays connected with his late wife Sue’s family. Alan counts among his qualifications previous Vestry service at a “tiny Episcopal Church in Ironwood, MI, from 1994-96.” “It was inevitable,” he writes, “since I was one of only 25 members."
Mary Michele (Shelly) Morehead – Shelly is a Registered Nurse having done her training at The Ohio State University College of Nursing. She has been the Associate Coordinator of the Nursing Skills Lab at Ohio University, Zanesville campus since 2012. In addition, she is the Secretary-Treasurer of Morehead, Inc, Dental Ceramics, a business Shelly and her husband, Jim, have operated since 1975. Activities at St. Luke’s include serving as a Greeter and Usher (with Jim). She is a member of the “Third Monday” Meal-a-Month Team providing dinner to residents of St. Vincent Haven, and is an active member of the St. Luke’s Book Club. Shelly has been active in the communities where she has lived including serving as a volunteer for the Legacy program at Muskingum Valley Health Services, Zanesville. She formerly served on the boards of Zanesville Day Nursery and the Good Samaritan Foundation, Zanesville. In addition to Jim, her family includes a daughter, Megan, in Arlington, VA, and a son, Matthew who lives with his wife, Carrie, in Pittsburgh. Shelly enjoys cooking, reading, bicycling, travel, and walking. She writes that since joining the parish in early 2013, she has been “welcomed into a wonderful parish family,”and that she would be “honored to serve.”
Josh Whittington – Josh, like Alan Larimer, is also a Granville native, having graduated from Granville High School in 1993. He went on to study at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio where he graduated in 1997 with a BS in Organization Behavior Studies. Josh is VP, Area Services, for CA Technologies. CA is an enterprise software company headquartered in New York City, New York (www.ca.com). He moved his family back to his hometown of Granville in 2013 and became a member of St. Luke’s shortly thereafter. He and his wife, Robin, were married in San Francisco in 2005. Their daughter, Gwyn, will be 6 in January and is a kindergartener at Granville Elementary School. Their son, Ellis, turned 4 in June and is enrolled at the Granville Coop Preschool. Josh’s community activities and interests include serving as a member of the Granville Community Foundation. He participated in the Granville Turkey Trot in 2014 and 2015 and was also a member of Team Granville at the 2015 Pelotonia event. Mirroring his community activities, Josh enjoys spending time outdoors. He is an avid snow skier, hiker and cyclist. He enjoys playing his guitar and banjo. And he loves college football. Go Bucks! Josh writes that he is “an expert domestic and international traveler spending 10-12 days each month traveling for business. Need a local recommendation for an upcoming business trip or vacation? I would love to help!”
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Coffee: Grounds For Discussion
January 3
No Class
January 10
Feed the Dream
Alan Minton
Over the last 4 years OneDayOneTon.org has held the annual Feed the Dream Food Drive on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. The event has provided the Food Pantry Network of Licking County with nearly 200 tons of food. Alan will discuss the event's origins and plans for this year's food drive to be held at Ross Market on January 18th.
January 17
Meet in the Middle
Meeting in the middle provides a break from regular programming and allows parishioners who worship at different times to get together and catch up over coffee and refreshments.
January 24
An Inside Look at the Granville Historical Society
Keith Boone
Keith is a member of the Board of Managers and heads the Building Committee of the Granville Historical Society. His presentation will focus on the archives which fill the entire second floor, and, time permitting, he'll also share the collections room in the basement.
January 31
A 1960 Stroll Down Broadway
Rob Drake
Rob Drake moved to Granville in 1960 when he was twelve years old. Life in a small town was new to him. Much of the Granville he first saw is gone, not physically, but in terms of what made the town tick. He would like to share some of his memories of it with us.
Conversations on Religion and Culture
January 10, 4:00 - 6:00 pm, Parish House
In November, the group concluded a study of racism and related issues, begun in September 2015. Those present chose to not meet in December. On January 10, the group will choose a next subject of inquiry and discussion. The sessions are facilitated by the Reverend Jack Bowers, and the date of the next month's session is chosen by those present. All are welcome.
St Luke's Book Club
January 19
Heretic by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
In what is sure to be her most controversial book to date, Ayaan Hirsi Ali makes a powerful case that a religious reformation is the only way to end the terrorism, sectarian warfare, and repression of women and minorities that each year claim thousands of lives throughout the Muslim world. With bracing candor, the brilliant, charismatic, and uncompromising author of the bestselling Infidel and Nomad argues that it is foolish to insist, as our leaders habitually do, that the violent acts of Islamic extremists can be divorced from the religious doctrine that inspires them. Instead we must confront the fact that they are driven by a political ideology embedded in Islam itself.
PLEASE NOTE: The book club will meet in the Parish House until the Undercroft is completed.
Safe Church Training at St. Luke's
Saturday, March 5, 2016, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
It is important for all of us at St. Luke's to maintain a safe environment for our children as well as adults. The Diocese of Southern Ohio requires that those people working in any of the following areas take the Safe Church Training Course if you haven’t already done so.
• All Staff & Clergy
• Wardens(Vestry members are welcome)
• Friendly Visitors
• Eucharistic Visitors
• Youth Ministers
• Sunday School teachers (more than 3 times)
• Nursery School (more than 4 times)
The training is free and will be offered on Saturday, March 5th at St. Luke's with Deacon Mary and Jimi James as trainers. Go to www.diosohio.org and click on News and Events and then click on Training to register on line.
If you are working part time with children OR are renewing your certification (every 5 years required) you may do so on line at www.diosohio.org.
If you have any questions about Safe Church, whether you are required to take it, or when your certification needs to be renewed please contact Deacon Mary or 614-537-3972.
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CHORAL EVENSONG (St. Luke’s Choir and Choristers)
Sunday, January 31, 2016 at 4:30 pm
Featuring C.V. Stanford’s Evening Service in C, Paul Halley’s “Jesu, the very thought of thee”.
Scott G. Hayes, Organist-Choirmaster
Kevin Jones, Guest Organist
A reception will follow the Evensong.
Note: If you’ve sung in the choirs during Scott’s tenure, please feel free to join the choir for the Stanford. Rehearsals will be Thursday, January 21 & 28 at 7:30 PM!
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What a great 2015! Everyone helped make the Children's Education program a huge success - Thank you to all the parents, volunteers, Church school teachers, youth group leaders and, of course, the kids!
In December, we had so much fun creating Advent wreaths, Christmas cards and The Christmas Pageant - Thank you!
In January we will resume meeting in the Parish House, between services Sunday mornings, for snack followed by activities centered on the theme from the 9:15 lesson. All - young and old - are invited and we look forward to welcoming new and old friends as the new year begins!
LESSONS
January 3: Ephesians 3:1-12
Paul's work for the Gentiles - God welcomes all to the party
No Church School
January 10: Acts 8:14-17
Baptism with the Holy Spirit prepares us for the party
School invited to attend Adult Ed - MLK Feed the Dream
January 17: Corinthians 12:1-11
The gifts the Holy Spirit gives us to bring to the party
Meet in the Middle
January 24: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a
Every party has many parts and they are all important!
January 31: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13
Paul writes that love is the most important gift of all
UPCOMING DATES
February 7: St Luke's Annual Meeting following the 10 am service
Children meet in the Parish House for lunch and activities
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Provide snack (sign up genius to follow)
Substitute Class Helpers
Help with special activities
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TO THE PEOPLE OF ST. LUKE'S CHURCH,
Thank you for welcoming me into your church family these past few months. The short time I have had with you has been one of healing, hope, and gathering vision. The congregation of St. Luke’s is truly amazing; your desire to help others and reach out to the community has been beautiful and convicting to observe. And it has helped to shape my future plans as a minister. You make the Gospel practical, and the result is transformational.
My short-term plans following graduation will be to enjoy Christmas. Then I will get busy finding a job and pursuing Clinical Pastoral Education training. I hope next fall to enter into a residency program for the CPE. Please pray with me that all the pieces will come together.
Lastly, I want to thank Father Stephen Applegate, Father John Johanssen, Deacon Mary Raysa, and the wardens Bill Dargusch and Michele Layman for giving me the opportunity to minister at St. Luke’s. They are a great team, and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work alongside them.
I pray that 2016 will be one of growth, joy, and hope for St. Lukes!
With grateful thanks,
Nancy Bartell
Seminarian-Intern
PARISH FAMILY NEWS
We give thanks for the lives of member and Kendal resident, Mary Peck, for member Clyde Moss, for former resident of Kendal and member, Sandy Schirmer, for Thomas Gelormo, brother and Carolyn Gelormo, mother of Mark, for Walter Wilson, father of Geoff, and for Jeremy Wing, brother of Pat Ford, and pray for God's comfort for their family and friends;
Join us in welcoming our newest members...
Sandra Boffa has joined us! Sandra is a retired elementary teacher (30 yrs.) and library clerk, having worked at the Granville Public Library for 7 years. she has four grown children and five grandchildren. She enjoys gardening, reading and cooking.
James and Melanie Steadman, and daughter Natalie Davis, now call St. Luke's home. James is a Consultant with the Revolution Group and Melanie is an Executive Assistant at LBrands. They enjoy the outdoors, especially camping and high adventure activities. Both enjoy cycling and are Pelotonia riders!!
Karla Underwood joins us at the 11:00 am service. Karla is a Business Analyst at Huntington Meeting Group. She has a daughter Paige, currently a freshman at Miami University and is married to Jim Underwood. She enjoys walking, gardening and hiking as well as self-help activities; strength training and yoga.
PARISH JANUARY BIRTHDAYS
5 Jane Lent
7 Janet White
Cathleen Moulton
Sam Caravana
13 Vivien Long
14 Sue Borchers-Zeanah
16 Jon Downes (senior)
17 Samantha Evans
18 Katharine Olmschenk
19 Shelly Morehead
20 Katherine Myers
Mary Raysa
21 Barb Mighton
26 John Taylor Strohmeyer
27 Nancy Taggart-Bowers
28 Marsha Hanes
Gwyn Whittington
29 Michele Layman
Steve Layman
30 Maria Leavell
31 Kim Zaborniak
PARISH JANUARY ANNIVERSARIES
4 Susan & Russ Potter
16 Dick & Mary Jean Baltisberger
WINE AND WIPES
Part of the crew who helped clean the church on Friday, December 11 in response to the “Wine and Wipes” invitation. Buckets, mops, Swiffer products, and Murphy’s Oil Soap – not to mention Pinot Grigio – helped get the job done.
CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
On December 15, workers from Midstate Contractors reported that the demolition of the Undercroft ceiling has been completed. It is probably more accurate to say that Midstate completed the demolition of the ceilings (plural) since there were three of them – the newer suspended ceiling that was visible in the main space, Pine Room, and bathrooms, the plaster ceiling that was installed over wire mesh, and the original plaster laid over primitive wooden lathe (see photo.)
The demolition of the ceilings kicked up a considerable amount of dust. Despite Midstate’s effort to contain the dust in the lower level of the building, it seeped through the small gaps in the church floor and was blown through the heating ducts into the church itself. On several occasions, it looked like the worship space was enveloped in a haze.
Thanks go to Mike and Vicky Wieber, our sextons, for going above and beyond on the Saturday of the Granville Candlelight Walk. They were back the following Saturday with plenty to do, although the volunteer cleaning crew that came in response to the “Wine and Wipes” call for help had done a good job of getting the worst of the dust off of pews, floors, windowsills, and other surfaces. The Altar Guild also deserves a shout out for the extra care they have given to protecting the sacred vessels and the altar area.
Midstate reports that the dust problem should be much better now that demolition of the plaster ceiling, walls and partitions has been completed. Thus far, Midstate has filled three dumpsters with construction debris. With the ceiling removed, the HVAC engineer was able to view the space and begin the design of air supply and returns. The removal of the concrete floor began during the week before Christmas.
Steve Gilmore, who is overseeing this project for Midstate Contractors, reports that work is on schedule and on budget, and that there have been no surprises of significance. As workers discovered during the restoration of the roof and walls of the church, the beams and walls exposed during demolition show the evidence of the handwork common at the time the church was built in 1837.
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Key things every St. Luke’s member should know!
At its December 8, 2015 meeting the Vestry . . .
- Began its meeting with Father Applegate reading from the book, Watch for the Light: Readings for Advent and Christmas. The specific section that he read was taken from a section called “The Shaking Reality of Advent” by Alfred Delp, a Jesuit priest, who wrote it shortly before he was hanged by the Nazis in 1945.
- Passed the required clergy housing resolution for Father Applegate. Since St. Luke’s does not provide a rectory or parsonage, the Vestry designates part of the rector’s compensation as a housing and utility allowance for income tax purposes. According to IRS regulations, this must be done in the year prior to the tax year such designation affects.
- Approved the list of Eligible Voters for the Annual Meeting. This list is published elsewhere in this edition of The Good News. According to the by-laws of the parish, “Persons eligible to vote in the Annual Meeting shall be those sixteen years of age or older who have been Communicants in Good Standing, as verified by Church records, for not less than six months preceding the day they wish to vote.”
- Received a report from the Nominating Committee on its progress toward completing a slate of nominees for Vestry. Four Vestry members will be elected at the February 7, 2016 meeting to succeed retiring members Bill Dargusch, Michele Layman, Alan Minton, and Bill Wilken.
- Reviewed financial reports for November 2015, a year-end financial projection, and a report from the Stewardship Committee before considering two budgets proposed by the Finance Committee. Based on the information available, the Vestry voted to approve a conservative 2016 Budget with income projected to be flat compared with 2015.
- Acting on a recommendation from the Outreach Committee, designated the loose offering at the Christmas services for St. Luke’s Market Street Pantry. The Pantry has seen a steady increase in the number of households who have been seeking help on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The Christmas offering will go toward making additional food purchases to keep the shelves of the pantry well-stocked.
- Heard a report from the rector about Scott Hayes’ departure as Organist-Choirmaster on January 31, 2016, and plans for the music program going forward. (Please see From the Rector.) Marti Rideout, a retired organist-choirmaster who is well-known among her colleagues and peers will serve as a consultant to the search process.
- Had an update from Bill Dargusch about the Undercroft renovation. Representatives from St. Luke’s and Midstate Contractors are meeting every two weeks. As Bill has been advising the Vestry throughout the planning process, a great deal of information cannot be known until the demolition is completed. Each “discovery” has the potential to impact the total cost, the time line, and the final design. It has been decided to modify the fire system, demolish 100% of the HVAC system and move the gas and water meters to the west side of the Church. All of these are significant improvements to the final design and function of the space. Bill reported that the project is on time and on budget.
- Was briefed by Bill Wilken on progress toward a sound system for the church. Bill, Father Applegate and Scott Hayes met with a sound system firm to explore what additions/improvements might be made at the same time as the renovations of the Undercroft. They discussed a range of topics including the type and placement of speakers and other amplification equipment, including the use of hearing loop technology.
- Received the monthly Rector’s Report. Father Applegate expanded on Bill Dargusch’s construction update. He noted that the construction has spilled out into the Park and into the Parish House. The Parish House was without heat for a a couple of days because the contractors were working around the furnaces in the utility room. The “inner warmth” of the staff kept everyone going despite the challenging conditions. Father Applegate note that a lot of dust is making its way up from the Undercroft and into the Church. He had special praise for Mike Wieber, our sexton, who cleaned the church in time for the Candlelight Walking Tour and for Sunday services. He reminded the Vestry that Father John Johanssen completes his tenure at the end of December. His last service with us will be the nine o'clock service on Christmas Eve.
- Learned that seminarian-intern Nancy Bartell has been leading a special series for Advent on Wednesday evenings. There were many positive comments from Vestry members about her involvement in such a short time at St. Luke's. The Vestry suggested that her seminary graduation on December 18 be recognized with a gift from the parish. Nancy’s last day at St. Luke’s was December 16
- Listened attentively to the report of the Historic Preservation Committee. Michelann Scheetz reported on her work on the time capsule and the plaque that we be placed on the wall in the Undercroft. Dave Proctor reported that we believe that all of the oil painting portraits have been identified, and we are going to re-copy the centennial booklet that contains good (although not completely accurate) information about the history of St. Luke's. Bill Wilken has recommended re-photographing some of the photographs in the book. Years of running copies from copies has resulted in poor quality reproduction. Bill reported that he has also located, with the help of Marsha Hanes, the photographs which previously hung in the stairwell from the Church to the Undercroft. Many are historically valuable and will need to be re-matted and/or re-framed using materials that will not damage the photos.
- Celebrated Alan Minton’s report on behalf of the Outreach Committee that the 10th Annual Granville Turkey Trot had reached its goal and that $110,000 was raised for the Food Pantry Network of Licking County. There were 2,500 participants.
The December meeting ended with a hat tip to the season and a wish, a la Tiny Tim that “God bless us, everyone!”
(Complete Vestry minutes are available by request to the clerk, David Proctor.)
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“ The war against hunger is truly mankind’s war of liberation.” (John F. Kennedy)
January marks the one year anniversary of the opening of the Food Pantry Network of Licking County’s expanded facility on Brice Street. Since that opening, more food, including fresh produce, has been available to our clients throughout 2015. Please don’t take this to mean that we no longer need the food donations you have been bringing to St Luke’s Church. Throughout 2015 your donations were very much needed to supplement the food we received from the Food Pantry Network. We will continue to need both sources of supply for the foreseeable future as client demand has been steadily growing and shows no signs of abating anytime soon.
Special kudos go to our brothers and sisters at Trinity Episcopal Church in Newark for their greatly increased food donations to Market Street Pantry. In fact, their donations have exceeded St Lukes food donations the last three months in a row. Come on St Lukes ! (And Trinity!)
For information on volunteering, contact Kerrie Matesich .
For further information contact Vicki Reed or 703-403-3004.
GRANVILLE TURKEY TROT CELEBRATES RAISING $110,000
10th Annual Event Participation Maxed Out
As previously reported through other parish communications, the 10th Annual Granville Turkey Trot raised $110,000 during its one-day event on Thanksgiving Day. A check for that amount was presented to Chuck Moore, Executive Director of the Food Pantry Network of Licking County on Thursday, December 16, 2015 at Day y Noche in downtown Granville.
Bruce Westall of St. Luke’s, who has led the event since its beginning, recognized the committee of dedicated volunteers as well as event sponsors. This year, sponsorships exceeded $50,000 in total revenue. Westall also credited the nearly-ideal weather conditions that led to the event's reaching its maximum number of participants – 2,500.
Always billed as a “fun” run, this year’s Turkey Trot included “serious” runners, joggers, walkers, and pushers of strollers. Entire families walked. Wrestlers from around Licking County teamed up to raise funds for the hungry, and volunteers from Granville’s churches and community served to help register “day of” participants, pass out numbers to those who had previously registered online or at one of the local registration drop-off locations, distribute water, or serve as “road warriors” to keep participants save as they moved in a mass east on Newark-Granville Road and back. The Licking County Coalition of Housing sold coffee and refreshments, Bailey’s Drive In Donuts’ stand was active throughout the morning, and warm temperatures had people stick around after they had completed the course to enjoy the sense of community that has become so much a feature of the Turkey Trot.
Bruce Westall has decided to step away from active leadership and take on more of an “emeritus” role. During his tenure, more than $433,000 has been raised to benefit the Food Pantry Network. Chuck Moore, upon receiving a check for this year’s proceeds, said that he was thrilled to receive a few thousand dollars after the first year’s event. He never imagined that the Granville Turkey Trot would grow to be such a significant source of revenue, and credited the event with making possible the expansion of services to the 32 pantries and feeding stations supplied by FPN.
Members of the committee present a check for $110,000 to Chuck Moore (red shirt) following the 10th Annual Granville Turkey Trot presented by St. Luke’s Church
On behalf of the Granville Turkey Trot committee, Michele Layman and Michelann Scheetz present Bruce Westall with a gift in recognition of his leadership for the last ten years.
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Rising Stars Concert
Saturday, January 30
7:30 PM - St. Luke's Church
Evensong
Sunday, January 31
4:30 PM - St. Luke's Church
Click here for the full list of concerts!
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Heretic, Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Tuesday, January, 19 @ 7:00 PM - see article under Adult Education section of newsletter
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