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	October Messenger Deadline: Press Release Last updated: August 30, 2010
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Am I a member of St. Theodore’s? One of the ongoing problems we have in the office is trying to determine who is and who is not a member of St.Theodore’s. More often than not, people come and worship with us on a regular basis and assume that their past church has transferred them to us. We love to have visitors and love to have new people worship with us, and if it is your wish, we also want you to become a part of us as a member. The first step in becoming a member of this congregation is to simply set up an appointment with the rector to discuss any questions you might have and so that you and he can get to know one another a little bit better. There is also a simple form that we need to have on file for each family which gives us all of the pertinent information we need to include you in our membership roster. You may pick up this form any time. Just ask Fr. Parks or Lana McDonald or a vestry member when you see them on Sunday, or you may call or e-mail the office to request this form. It only takes a few minutes to complete. Please call the office any time if you have questions or would like to make an appointment with Fr. Parks. New Members Handbook for Newcomers PDF Free Download of Adobe Reader \| MAC \| PC Church Ministries Committees Sunday Coffee Time following the 10:30 a.m. service Choir \| Hospitality Committee \| DOK \| Altar Guild \| St. Anne's Guild \| Prayer Shawl M.O.S.T. \| Nursery/ Child Care \| Senior Warden \| Green Facts \| Helping Hands The Men of St. Theodore’s E.Y.C. Announcments E.Y.C. Ministry When can you or your group take a turn? To help make our Sunday Coffee Time a cooperative effort, the Hospitality Committee is requesting that the various church ministries, as well as couples and individuals, participate in the planning and hosting of our Sunday Coffee Time following the 10:30 a.m. service. The sign-up sheet is by the gathering area. The Hospitality Committee has taken on the scheduling of door greeters for Sunday services. Greeters give that all important "first impression" that we are a warm and welcoming congregaton. Would you like to be that first contact for visitors and newcomers? It's fun and doesn't require a big commitment of time. Shepherd Groups: The Hospitality Committee has been meeting monthly to work on ways to get everyone involved in parish life. One of the major projects has been to revitalize the Shepherd Group concept. More Info It is not too early or too hot to be thinking about a cool October mountain retreat! The date of this year’s retreat is October 1 - 3. We have a lot of fun, relaxing, hiking, enjoying the incredible views and best of all the great fellowship with the women from our church. Just ask any of the women that went last year. We stay at Grace Lodge at Camp Mitchell on top of Petit Jean Mountain. The lodge sleeps 26, but don't worry if we have more women than that. We can also rent Darragh Cabin next door! The price to rent is $1600 for the two nights. It is divided by how many women come. If all 26 beds are rented the cost per person is $62 total for the two night stay. We also divide our groceries and that comes out to be around $12 per person. Contact Sarah Barker for further information and to reserve your spot for the 2011 Women's Retreat. Sunday School Schedule \| Weekly Bible Study Vestry Vision 2012 \| Stewardship Committee “I Care - My Relationship with St. Theodore’s” Name Tags \| Scholarships \| St. Theodore's Youth Mission Project '09 Bridging the Gap Campaign \| The Messenger : Update! Episcopal Church Publications Announcement TOP Did you know. . .? Hospitalization \| Eucharistic Visits information from Father Ken † Responding to H1N1 and other Communicable Diseases Wednesday Holy Eucharist: Don’t forget that Fr. Ken continues to celebrate Holy Eucharist on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. This is a good opportunity to receive Holy Eucharist each week if you are not able to attend on Sunday. Choir \| Choir Practice Schedule \| archives: In Faith, Annette Reconciliation of a Penitent - (Private Confession) One of the sacramental gifts that is available to all of you is the sacrament of the Reconciliation of a Penitent, more commonly known as Private Confession. There are times when all of us need to make the time to take advantage of this sacrament by calling me and making an appointment. On page 446 in The Book of Common Prayer is a narrative concerning this rite. “Some should, none must, all may.” Fr. Ken† Please contact Father Ken directly if you would like to make an appointment in order to make a private confession. End of Life Workshops Start scheduling additional End of Life workshops: I am hoping that several of you will get together and invite me to come and speak to you about these critical decisions. You may even want to invite a few of friends to participate as well. If you have attended one of these seminars, please be sure and turn in to me copies of your decisions for the parish files. Just give me a call if you have any questions. Fr. Ken † Columbarium Committee \| Memorial Committee The Memorial Committee performs many important functions for St. Theodore’s and our parishioners. One of the most important things we do is acknowledge and thank people, in a timely manner, for those memorial gifts given to St. Theodore’s on behalf of the deceased. It is very important that we send a thank you to the person for their memorial donation as well as inform the deceased’s family that a memorial was made in the name of their loved one. In the past some memorials have not been properly acknowledged because they were included in a sympathy card that went directly to the family of the deceased. It would help us immensely if, when making a memorial at the time of the memorial service that you use the memorial envelopes we have provided found in the church narthex. Please note the name for whom the memorial is given and the name of the person making the donation. Thank you for your cooperation. Wheat-free Communion Wafers We have wheat free communion wafers for anyone who is allergic to wheat. Please tell Fr. Ken so that he can include you with those who are receiving wheat free wafers. Outreach Programs Bella Vista Courtsey Van \| Project Lifesaver \| DOK Military Prayers \| Helping Hands News Helping Hands Committee \| Shoebox Ministry \| United Thank Offering (UTO) Sharing and Caring \| Pill Box Ministry \| Episcopal Relief & Development \| Prison Ministry Anyone for bridge? A small group of us play bridge most every Friday at Concordia. We have lunch and play until about 2:30 p.m.. We would love to have you join us. If you have questions contact Donelle Fellows. We play a 9 hole scramble every 3rd Sunday from April through October. You will be contacted by e-mail or by phone each month regarding your playing partners and tee time approximately 10 days before the scheduled tee off date. If you are a regular player, we ask that you confirm at that time whether or not you will play that month. Bill and Dianne Dawkins look forward to seeing the old faces and hope for some new faces on the golf course this year. Please contact us by e-mail bdawkins @cox.net or by phone to sign up for the 2010 season. TOP
Saint Theodore's - 1001 Kingsland Road - Bella Vista, Arkansas -72714 (view map) \| T. 479. 855. 2715 \| F. 479. 855.4957 \| E-mail

	October Messenger Deadline: Press Release Last updated: August 30, 2010
Home \| Rector's Reflections \| Announcements \| Special Events \| Schedules \| Ministries \| Special Occasions \| Site Map \| RSS Feed
Am I a member of St. Theodore’s? One of the ongoing problems we have in the office is trying to determine who is and who is not a member of St.Theodore’s. More often than not, people come and worship with us on a regular basis and assume that their past church has transferred them to us. We love to have visitors and love to have new people worship with us, and if it is your wish, we also want you to become a part of us as a member. The first step in becoming a member of this congregation is to simply set up an appointment with the rector to discuss any questions you might have and so that you and he can get to know one another a little bit better. There is also a simple form that we need to have on file for each family which gives us all of the pertinent information we need to include you in our membership roster. You may pick up this form any time. Just ask Fr. Parks or Lana McDonald or a vestry member when you see them on Sunday, or you may call or e-mail the office to request this form. It only takes a few minutes to complete. Please call the office any time if you have questions or would like to make an appointment with Fr. Parks. New Members Handbook for Newcomers PDF Free Download of Adobe Reader \| MAC \| PC Church Ministries Committees Sunday Coffee Time following the 10:30 a.m. service Choir \| Hospitality Committee \| DOK \| Altar Guild \| St. Anne's Guild \| Prayer Shawl M.O.S.T. \| Nursery/ Child Care \| Senior Warden \| Green Facts \| Helping Hands The Men of St. Theodore’s E.Y.C. Announcments E.Y.C. Ministry When can you or your group take a turn? To help make our Sunday Coffee Time a cooperative effort, the Hospitality Committee is requesting that the various church ministries, as well as couples and individuals, participate in the planning and hosting of our Sunday Coffee Time following the 10:30 a.m. service. The sign-up sheet is by the gathering area. The Hospitality Committee has taken on the scheduling of door greeters for Sunday services. Greeters give that all important "first impression" that we are a warm and welcoming congregaton. Would you like to be that first contact for visitors and newcomers? It's fun and doesn't require a big commitment of time. Shepherd Groups: The Hospitality Committee has been meeting monthly to work on ways to get everyone involved in parish life. One of the major projects has been to revitalize the Shepherd Group concept. More Info It is not too early or too hot to be thinking about a cool October mountain retreat! The date of this year’s retreat is October 1 - 3. We have a lot of fun, relaxing, hiking, enjoying the incredible views and best of all the great fellowship with the women from our church. Just ask any of the women that went last year. We stay at Grace Lodge at Camp Mitchell on top of Petit Jean Mountain. The lodge sleeps 26, but don't worry if we have more women than that. We can also rent Darragh Cabin next door! The price to rent is $1600 for the two nights. It is divided by how many women come. If all 26 beds are rented the cost per person is $62 total for the two night stay. We also divide our groceries and that comes out to be around $12 per person. Contact Sarah Barker for further information and to reserve your spot for the 2011 Women's Retreat. Sunday School Schedule \| Weekly Bible Study Vestry Vision 2012 \| Stewardship Committee “I Care - My Relationship with St. Theodore’s” Name Tags \| Scholarships \| St. Theodore's Youth Mission Project '09 Bridging the Gap Campaign \| The Messenger : Update! Episcopal Church Publications Announcement TOP Did you know. . .? Hospitalization \| Eucharistic Visits information from Father Ken † Responding to H1N1 and other Communicable Diseases Wednesday Holy Eucharist: Don’t forget that Fr. Ken continues to celebrate Holy Eucharist on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. This is a good opportunity to receive Holy Eucharist each week if you are not able to attend on Sunday. Choir \| Choir Practice Schedule \| archives: In Faith, Annette Reconciliation of a Penitent - (Private Confession) One of the sacramental gifts that is available to all of you is the sacrament of the Reconciliation of a Penitent, more commonly known as Private Confession. There are times when all of us need to make the time to take advantage of this sacrament by calling me and making an appointment. On page 446 in The Book of Common Prayer is a narrative concerning this rite. “Some should, none must, all may.” Fr. Ken† Please contact Father Ken directly if you would like to make an appointment in order to make a private confession. End of Life Workshops Start scheduling additional End of Life workshops: I am hoping that several of you will get together and invite me to come and speak to you about these critical decisions. You may even want to invite a few of friends to participate as well. If you have attended one of these seminars, please be sure and turn in to me copies of your decisions for the parish files. Just give me a call if you have any questions. Fr. Ken † Columbarium Committee \| Memorial Committee The Memorial Committee performs many important functions for St. Theodore’s and our parishioners. One of the most important things we do is acknowledge and thank people, in a timely manner, for those memorial gifts given to St. Theodore’s on behalf of the deceased. It is very important that we send a thank you to the person for their memorial donation as well as inform the deceased’s family that a memorial was made in the name of their loved one. In the past some memorials have not been properly acknowledged because they were included in a sympathy card that went directly to the family of the deceased. It would help us immensely if, when making a memorial at the time of the memorial service that you use the memorial envelopes we have provided found in the church narthex. Please note the name for whom the memorial is given and the name of the person making the donation. Thank you for your cooperation. Wheat-free Communion Wafers We have wheat free communion wafers for anyone who is allergic to wheat. Please tell Fr. Ken so that he can include you with those who are receiving wheat free wafers. Outreach Programs Bella Vista Courtsey Van \| Project Lifesaver \| DOK Military Prayers \| Helping Hands News Helping Hands Committee \| Shoebox Ministry \| United Thank Offering (UTO) Sharing and Caring \| Pill Box Ministry \| Episcopal Relief & Development \| Prison Ministry Anyone for bridge? A small group of us play bridge most every Friday at Concordia. We have lunch and play until about 2:30 p.m.. We would love to have you join us. If you have questions contact Donelle Fellows. We play a 9 hole scramble every 3rd Sunday from April through October. You will be contacted by e-mail or by phone each month regarding your playing partners and tee time approximately 10 days before the scheduled tee off date. If you are a regular player, we ask that you confirm at that time whether or not you will play that month. Bill and Dianne Dawkins look forward to seeing the old faces and hope for some new faces on the golf course this year. Please contact us by e-mail bdawkins @cox.net or by phone to sign up for the 2010 season. TOP
Saint Theodore's - 1001 Kingsland Road - Bella Vista, Arkansas -72714 (view map) \| T. 479. 855. 2715 \| F. 479. 855.4957 \| E-mail