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St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
McMinnville, Oregon
Where your name is known and your soul is treasured.

We conclude our Wednesday Lenten "Worship with Icons" tonight with this lovely icon titled "Christ Pancrator," written by Laurie Muench.  A special musical presentation is also a part of the evening's worship. Please join us. Invite a friend.  The night promises to be very special.  Our Wednesday night "Worship with Icons" will also be broadcast and recorded. 
From Susan Huffman, our Senior Warden...
Dear Friends, 

As we begin the final part of our transition to our next rector, I would like to keep you abreast of events:

First, the Vestry has made a call which has been accepted. We are in the steps of signing a Letter of Agreement and then having it approved by the Bishop. When this is complete, you will hear the good news with an introduction to our new rector!

As part of the transition, we must say farewell to our Interim Rector and her husband, Betty and Jim McWhorter. Their last Sunday with us will be April 16. We are in the planning stage of saying, "Farewell" and "Thank you." If you would like to help, please contact me. 

Before Betty leaves, she and I are confirming guest priests for service on Sundays, as well as continuation of pastoral care. The office staff and Soup Kitchen board/staff have also made plans to continue their work and ministries. The Vestry, in its retreat last Sunday, organized for the transition as well as prepared for our new rector’s arrival. 

All in all, these are exciting times! We are in excellent shape to move forward together. How can you help?
1) Complete the updated church directory form here. An updated directory will assist our new Rector is getting to know us...and us getting to know the new rector. (If you don't wish to use technology, paper copies are available at church.) Please help us complete this no later than April 23. 
2) Ask what you can do to help:
* In saying farewell to Betty and Jim
* In volunteering during the transitional period
* In welcoming our new rector
Together, with God, we can do great things. Please contact me.
3) Pray. Continue to pray for our St. Barnabas family, our new rector and our future together. 
Thank you. 
Susan Huffman, Senior Warden
Preparing for Holy Week, April 2 - 9
This Sunday we will enter that week called Holy, making our way from celebration (Alleluia! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!) to darkness and death (It is finished.) to celebration once again (Hallelujah! Christ is Risen!) It is a busy time and requires lot of participation. Here is how you can be a part of Holy Week 2023 at St. Barnabas.

Easter Flowers and Music: We can't do it without your support! Please make a contribution to pay for our lovely Easter lilies and our wonderful brass musicians while honoring someone you love on this very special day. Envelopes are available at church. Deadline is Tuesday, April 4. 

Palm Sunday Drama: April 2 at the 9:30 a.m. service. The Passion Drama is presented in "live" form with various people taking the parts of Judas, Peter, the servant girl, Jesus and others. Want to participate? It's not too late! Simply be at the ONLY rehearsal THIS Saturday, April 1 at 10 a.m. 

Making Palm Crosses: Saturday, April 1 at 11 a.m. Come and learn (or teach) how to make the palm fronds into lovely palm crosses for distribution the next day at worship.

Prayer Vigil: From the end of the Maundy Thursday service, people sit in quiet contemplation and prayer in the Nave for an hour at a time, this answering Jesus's question to Peter, James and John in the Garden of Gethsemane: "Can you not watch one hour with me?" The vigil continues until noon on Holy Saturday with breaks for the two Good Friday Services ( 12 noon and 7 p.m.) Up to three people may sign up to "pray and watch" in quiet meditation for each hour by using  Sign up Genius. Using your cell, tablet or computer, click on the link and follow it to the day and time you wish to volunteer. Put in your name and email address in one of the three slots. The first of Holy Week, you will receive a reminder and instructions for entering the church. Thank you.  If you do not wish to use technology to schedule your prayer time, please contact Jack via email or phone 503 472 5831.
 Holy Week Schedule...please share with others!
 
Sunday, April 2: Palm Sunday 
- 9:30 a.m. Palm Sunday Procession, Drama and Holy Eucharist with class for young people during the first part of the service.
Tuesday, April 4: Office hours, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. 
- Donations for Easter Flowers and Music are due in to the Church office
Spy Wednesday, April 5: Office hours, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
- 7:00 p.m. The Service of Tenebrae
Maundy Thursday, April 6: Office hours, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
- 7:00 p.m. The Institution of the Lord's Supper, Foot washing and the Stripping of the Altar
- 9:00 p.m. 40 Hour Prayer Vigil begins. Sign up for an hour to "watch and pray" here. 
Good Friday, April 7: Office hours 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. 
- Prayer vigil continues
- 12 noon Liturgy of the Day
- Prayer vigil continues
- 7 p.m. Liturgy of the Day
- Prayer Vigil continues through noon on Saturday
Holy Saturday, April 8
- Prayer vigil continues until noon
- 7 p.m. The Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday, the Day of Resurrection, April 9
- 9:30 a.m. Worship, Glorious Worship! Incense! Brass! Organ! Vocal Choir! Adult Choir! Flowering of the Cross!
Afterwards, Easter Egg Hunt and Refreshments 
 
    What an Easter our Young People are looking forward to...

Easter Egg Hunt! Yes! we will have an Easter Egg Hunt for all children after the service on Easter Sunday, April 9. Be sure to invite a friend to join you on this glorious day. 

Our Bell Choir continues to rehearse, yet we won't play on Easter as there were too many disruptions to our rehearsal time...which means YOU can still join the Bell Choir. Come join the fun after worship on Sunday. Laurie Muench makes it so enjoyable...and you don't even need to be musical! Bring a friend. 

Continuing! Every Sunday, we will have activities and learning for all children during the first part of the service. ALL YOUTH are asked to come and help our youngest members learn about God and one another. 

Every Sunday, we are asking a young person to lead us in the reading of the Psalm. Interested? Contact Betty and she will schedule you, send you the psalm and teach you how to do it. 

As we move into the Great Fifty Days of Easter, it is a grand time to invite a friend or two to come to church with you! Hope to see you real soon!
 Use your phone, your tablet, your computer to sign up to volunteer for the Prayer Vigil, Alms and/or Oblations...A  New Way of Volunteering!

Please note: If you do not wish to volunteer via technology, please contact Jack via email or 503 472 5831 to sign up. 

How this works. 
- Click on the link of the ministry for which you wish to volunteer.
- The link will take you to the calendar where you can sign up for a specific date and hour.
- Be sure to scroll down and hit "Sign up Now."
- That's it! 

Come on!  Volunteer! Ask someone to sign up and volunteer with you. Open to individuals and families!

Click here to sign up for the hour and day you wish to serve as part of the Prayer Vigil. (As Jesus took Peter, James and John to the Garden of Gethsemane, up to three people can serve in any one given hour this year at St. Barnabas.) 

Click here for Oblationers (We need 2 for this Sunday or you can sign up for a future date.) Schedule is available through April.

Click here for Alms Bearers (We have 2 scheduled for this Sunday, but you can volunteer for future Sundays. Schedule is available through April.
 
 
 
We truly need more volunteers! Our numbers are growing daily...over 100 meals served every day this week. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, from 3:30 - 6:30 are the most needed times. Volunteer weekly or every two weeks. Contact Betty to volunteer. 

Our month of celebration ends this week!  Have you joined in the celebration with a donation to the Soup Kitchen at St. Barnabas? Since it is our 34th year, we are suggesting you give a donation in multiple of 34:  34 pennies, 34 quarters, 34 $10 bills; $34 $100 bills...you get the idea) to the Soup Kitchen at St. Barnabas. PO Box 539, McMinnville, 97128
     Thoughts to Ponder...

Some days there are high mountains and deep valleys. Yesterday was one of those days. 

It is a quiet day in the office. At the end of the day, I go down to the Soup Kitchen to see how things are going and to support our volunteers, Alex and our guests. Coming down the stairs, I hear the beautiful notes of piano music. We now have four guests who are pianists and often provide live music for the dinner time. 

Walking into the Parish Hall, things are bustling. It's the end of the month and our numbers tend to go up as money gets tight. Monday night we served over 100 meals; it seems as though we will easily hit that number again tonight.

Our volunteers are hard at work; Alex is going between the dishwasher and the convection oven; the latter used to cook juicy hamburgers and French fries, the meal of the night (along with salad and dessert of course!) Carol is dishing up the plates to order; Janet, Ed, Janine and Oscar are keeping an eye on the diners and making sure everyone is quickly fed; Herb keeps count of men, women, children and dogs. 

As I look around the room, I smile and give thanks. People are sitting in groups, eating, talking, laughing. Our "Soup Kitchen" dogs are lying peacefully under the tables. The lovely piano music supports the warm atmosphere in the room on a cold and rainy night. It is a mountaintop high for sure.

Then I come home. The news is on and once again, I hear the words "Children killed; teachers killed. The shooter killed. Assault weapons used." The fall off the mountain comes quickly and hard. The valley is dark and unforgiving. 

I think about writing only about the school shooting; I simply can't. I need to remind myself (and the reader) that we don't always live in the darkness of evil. Yes, the statistics are horrid: the number 1 cause of death for children is now school shootings, not accidents. There have been 13 school shootings already this year...a year only 13 weeks old. The valley is deep and dark. We do need to do something to protect our children but that discussion is for another time and place. 

Then I remember we are about to go to a mountaintop on Sunday...the wonderful Palm Sunday procession where we laugh and sing and have a good time. Yet, before we walk back out into the world in utter silence at the end of our worship, we will descend into the dark valley of Holy Week. Our hope, the strength that will get us through Holy Week and any dark valley we find ourselves in, is the hope of Easter Sunday, the gift of God's unconditional and all powerful love. 

So last night, I simply take a deep breath and offer prayers; prayers for those who are in deep grief tonight; prayers for those who the recent shooting brings back painful memories. I offer prayers of thanksgiving for our Soup Kitchen where so much good and light and love occur; a mountaintop experience for sure. 
Let's stay in touch,
Betty+  
    UPCOMING EVENTS...

A Celebration of Life for Don Van Etten will take place on Saturday, April 1 at 2 p.m. here at St. Barnabas. All are invited to come and honor this wonderful child of God. The service will be broadcast over our YouTube Channel. 

April Book Discussion and Dinner will be on Saturday, April 22 from 5 - 7 p.m. The book to read is The Sentence by Louise Erdrich. Ms Erdich is considered one of the most gifted, prolific, and challenging of contemporary Native American novelists. Born in 1954 in Little Falls, Minnesota, she grew up mostly in Wahpeton, North Dakota, where her parents taught at Bureau of Indian Affairs schools. Her fiction reflects aspects of her mixed heritage: German through her father, and French and Ojibwa through her mother. The Sentence was a nominee for Best Fiction 2021.

Watch for other activities and events as we continue to strengthen and build our community! Have an idea? Talk to a member of the Vestry or the Interim Rector.
Getting out into the community...

April is: SAAM (Sexual Assault Awareness Month) From parishioner Linda O’Hara, who among her many volunteer efforts, volunteers with Henderson House.

Henderson House has served survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Yamhill County since 1981. Make your plans now and support our work this April by participating in these SAAM events:
Wednesday, April 5th (4pm–7pm) Henderson House Advocacy Center SAAM Open House.  Come visit our staff and learn more about our services and impact at our SAAM open house. Food and beverages will be provided.
Saturday, April 15th (10am) "Walk A Mile (in her shoes)" Linfield University's Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity is hosting their annual fundraiser at the campus quad to benefit Henderson House.
Tuesday, April 18th (5pm–11pm) McMenamins Hotel Oregon "Friends & Family Night" 50% of ALL food and beverage sales will be donated to Henderson House, including to-go orders and DoorDash sales
Thursday, April 27th Linfield University's opening night performance of "Hurricane Diane" at Marshall Theatre in Kenneth W. Ford Hall on the Linfield campus. Proceeds from this performance will be donated to Henderson House.
Henderson House info: Office Phone: (503) 472-0244 24-Hour Crisis Line: (503) 472-1503 Advocacy Center: 610 SE First Street, McMinnville www.HendersonHouse.org
Thank you's to...
- Laurie Muench for inviting her colleague in iconography, Rachael Kitchen, to present her icon and beautiful Latin chants at last Wednesday night's "Worship with Icons." It was truly a special evening.
- Gene Menke and Pete Granger for putting the lovely new wooden cabinets in the Church office. Stop by for a visit!
   Schedule for  March 29 - April 5
Soup Kitchen serves dine-in, sit down meals Monday through Friday, 4-6 p.m. 
 
Wednesday, March 29: Office hours, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Last Lenten Wednesday Night! 
5:30: Worship with Icons
6:00 p.m.: Soup Supper
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Session 5: The Liturgy of the Eucharist
Thursday, March 30 Office hours, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. 
- 10:00 a.m. Contemplative Prayer
- 12 noon Bible Study on Matthew 26 and 27: The Passion of Jesus
- 1:30 p.m. Outreach Committee
Friday, March 31: Office hours, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.  
Saturday, April 1
- 10:00 a.m. Palm Sunday Drama Rehearsal
- 11:00 a.m. Making Palm Crosses
- 2:00 p.m. Celebration of Life for Don Van Etten 
Sunday, April 2: Palm Sunday 
- 9:30 a.m. Palm Sunday Procession, Drama and Holy Eucharist 
- Coffee time
- Choir rehearsal
- Children's Bell Choir rehearsal
- 7 p.m. AA (Parish Hall)
Monday, April 3:  Office hours 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.  
- 7 p.m. NA (Parish Hall)
Tuesday, April 4: Office hours, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. 
- 5:30 p.m. AA 
Spy Wednesday, April 5: Office hours, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
- 7:00 p.m. The Service of Tenebrae
   Out on the Web

Here are some links that you might find interesting:
- Join the St. Barnabas "Parish Talk" group here
- Follow us on Instagram here.
- Join our Soup Kitchen at St. Barnabas Facebook page here.
- Join our Friends of the Soup Kitchen Facebook page here. 
- Stay informed of what is taking place by checking in here at the Episcopal News Service...or joining their email list. 
- The Episcopal Cafe here offers timely and interesting articles about our church. Join their email list and enjoy.
- The St. Barnabas website is up...and "bare bones." Please review and send your thoughts/ideas/comments to Laurie. 
- The Episcopal Diocese of Oregon
- The Episcopal Church in the USA
     In case of an emergency, Betty can be reached at 202 207 5463 or rector@stbmac.org.
 
The Vestry (Parish Leadership)

Interim Rector/Presider: The Reverend Betty S. McWhorter
Senior Warden: Susan Huffman
Junior Warden: Matthew Meador
Clerk: Tara Rich
Treasurer: Nan Cramer
Other members: Art Bradley, John Cramer, Charlene McCreight, JacE Macy, Laurie Muench, Wendy Tibbetts  

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   Contact Information:
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
822 SW Second Street
PO Box 539
McMinnville OR 97128
503 472 5831
admin@stbmac.org

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