From The Interim Rector’s Study - St. Johns Kingsville

From The Interim Rector’s Study

Coming to Terms with the History of

St. John’s Episcopal Church, Kingsville, Maryland

1692 – 2015

The interim period between Settled Rectors is a prime time for the renewal and the re-energizing of the parish in its life
and mission. My job as your Interim Rector is threefold:

Maintain the regular worship and pastoral life of the congregation;
Offer special teaching and prayer programs helpful for the success of the interim period; and
Guide the congregation through the successful completion of the 5 Developmental Tasks unique to the interim period.

The Five Developmental Tasks include the following:

Heritage – Reviewing how the congregation has been shaped & formed by its history from its founding to the present;
Leadership – Reviewing the membership needs & its ways of organizing & developing new & effective leadership;
Connections – Discovering all the relationships a faith community builds outside of itself, including the Diocese of
Maryland , local Episcopal Churches and the broader ecumenical community;
Mission – Defining and redefining sense of identity, purpose and direction; and
Future – Developing congregational and pastoral profiles, and preparing for Interim Rector’s departure and new Settled

Rector’s arrival.

A History Time Line is now on display in the Parish Hall. It traces the history of St. John’s Church from its founding in
the mid - 1600s to the present day. More of the Time Line will be displayed as I complete writing the history of your church.
Everyone, male and female, old and young, is encouraged to review the Time Line and add your name and the date and
how you joined St. John’s Church. You are welcome to make additions and corrections as well. Copies of the completed
text of the History of St. John’s Episcopal Church will be available on line and hard copy from the church office beginning in
August.

Parish Wide History Nights will be held on the Friday evenings of July 17 and 24, and if necessary on July 31 as well.
We will meet each night in the Parish Hall beginning at 7:00 PM and conclude by 9:00 PM. Each night will begin with a time
of fellowship with Wine and Cheese, move to the program, and conclude with Compline together.

On the first night, July 17, we will review the rich history of St. John’s Parish from its beginnings in the mid 1600s to the
present.

On the second night, July 24, we will lovingly review the ministry of several of the faithful priests who served this con-
gregation in recent years. We will learn about some of their strengths and weaknesses, and tell a funny and an en-
dearing story about each.

If any unfinished parish business surfaces during the first two nights, we will plan to meet a third night, July 31, to posi-
tively resolve these issues.

My fourteen years of experience as an Interim Priest has taught me that the parish History Project is one of the most
important bits of homework you will accomplish during the interim time. Every congregation I have done this project with
has enjoyed it immensely. It is a positive, healing time of learning for new members and long term members alike. You will
learn a lot about your church’s past and what that means for the future to which God is calling you. And,.. it is a lot of fun,

too!

A Sign-Up Sheet for History Project is on the table in the back of the church. A count of how many will attend will help
us to plan for Wine & Cheese, etc. Thank you.

Christ’s Peace,

Fr. Dan +
Interim Rector
Cell: 610-223-5588
E-mail: [email protected]

For Pastoral Emergencies

Call Fr. Dan's cell phone 610-223-5588 any time 24/7. You can e-mail him at
[email protected] at any time as well. He checks messages regularly.

Worship in the Old Chapel

On Sunday, July 5th, in observance of Independence Day, both the 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM worship
services will be held in the Old White Chapel. Please enter by the front street entrance. We will have spe-
cial prayers at both services and sing National Hymns at the 10:30 AM. Assistance will be provided for en-
trance from the parking lot steps for those who cannot negotiate the front entrance.

Adult Formation - Please Join Us!

Please join the group on Sundays at 9:10 in the

parish hall to share:

Share scripture Share knowledge

Share questions Share experiences

Share coffee

All are invited!!

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Parade News

A truck, a truck! My kingdom for a truck!

We need a pickup truck for our entry in the 4th of July parade. Do you know some-

one with a relatively new pickup without a cap who would be willing to drive

their truck in the parade? Our St. John’s banners will be placed on the sides so

everyone will know who we are!

A few more fun loving folk are also needed to either walk with our “Jesus” or
greet the public on our campus. Can’t make it on the 4th? You can still help out by

dropping off food, beverage or snack donations for our hardworking Americorp
and parish volunteers. Drop off is Friday evening July 3rd between 6 & 7:00 at the

parish hall or

Contact: Karen Smith Manar

[email protected]

H-(410) 877-9851

C-(410) 746-9813

Help make Independence Day

a Sparkling Success!

P.S. A shout-out to Frank & Stephanie Duchacek
who will be the Parade Marshals this year.

Our Stained Glass Window
Restoration Continues
Phase 2 is complete

We are now raising funds for Phase 3

Our Committee members are: Sharon Kellogg, Chair; Eve Dein-
lein, Nancy Dellinger, Helen Johnson, Anne Leland, John Frost,
and Maxine Rising.
All donations are greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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Search Committee Update

We want, and need, your input as we continue with this process.

Please feel free to contact Liz Healey or any other member of the committee if you
have any questions.

Search Committee Members:
Liz Healey-Chairperson, 410-592-6089
Paul Johnson, 410-817-4664
Helen Johnson, 410-510-7585
Michele Lozanski, 443-463-6333
Woodie Tingle, 240-675-0864

Women’s Group

Our next meeting will be on July 27th @ 6:30 pm,
The August meeting will be August 31st.

Upcoming Events for 2015: Parish History Project,
Basket Bingo, Flea Market, Game Night,
First Sunday Bake Table

It’s never too late to think about STEWARDSHIP!
Thank you so much for your continued generosity.

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DefiniƟons of Bible Study

Taken from Michael Hardin, A Theologian from Lancaster, PA

DefiniƟon for Adults

“The Bible Canon is a dialogue in process into which we are invited, to discuss, to debate, to learn, to listen, so
we may disƟnguish the voice of the (crucified) vicƟm from that of the persecuƟng community, and thus to
hear the Voice of God, and see the face of God in the dying Jesus.”

DefiniƟon for a 13 Year Old

“The Bible is a collecƟon of stories and leƩers from different perspecƟves. To read it is like when you come
upon two friends in an animated, or even heated discussion about some topic. There are sides to be taken
when reacƟng to the Bible. SomeƟmes the people that tell the story are those who hurt others and so they
jusƟfy their hurƞul ways. Then there are stories and songs told from the perspecƟve of those who are unfairly
blamed and hurt by others. This is why God came in Jesus, to show us that God takes the side of the vicƟm’s
way of telling the story of what happened. God shows us in Jesus’ death how God is God.”

DefiniƟon for a 6 Year Old

“This is a big book with lots of scary stories. And there is a good one, too. When you are a liƩle older, I will
read some of them to you and you may ask all the quesƟons you want.”

Sunday School at St. John’s?

Yes! We do hope to start up a Sunday School Program for the New 2015/2016 Season!

The new season will begin on Sunday, September 13, with our annual Parish Picnic held in the Beach-
mont ChrisƟan Camp located at 6433 Mt. Vista Rd., Kingsville, MD 21087. FesƟviƟes will begin with Holy
Communion in the park at 10:30 AM, followed by fellowship, good food, and fun and games.

The first Sunday School Classes will be held in the Parish Hall the next Sunday, September 20. Classes
will begin at 9:15 AM and run for about 45 minutes. Then at about 11:00 AM, the children will be escorted
into the big to church to sit with their parents/guardians for Holy Communion.

Our curriculum we will be “Seasons of the Spirit” lecƟonary based materials. There will be convenient,
on line access for volunteer teachers.

A One Room School House model will be used in the beginning with all age levels learning to-
gether in one class with two teachers. This set up is easy to expand as the Sunday School program grows.

RegistraƟon for the 2015/2016 Sunday school Season begins immediately. Simply contact An-
gie during Church Office Hours. She will collect names and informaƟon.

Wanted: Volunteer Sunday School Teachers!

We need 6 adult volunteer Sunday school teachers to form 3 Teaching Teams of 2 each. Fr. Dan
will facilitate Safe Church Training with the volunteers this summer, and review the curriculum and schedul-
ing for the year. A Volunteer Sign-up Sheet can be found in the back of the church and in the Parish Hall.

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St. John’s Parish Prayer List

Additions and corrections may be made to our Parish Prayer List at any time. All names will be automatically removed
from the Parish Prayer List on the 1st Sunday of each month unless you request otherwise. Please contact Angie at
<[email protected]> or 410-592-8570 in the church office with all changes by 10
am Fridays. Thank you.

We Pray for Those in Need:

Anthony, Mary Ann Pomerleau, Hines Rotriga (3 yrs old), Angeline Downs,
Dottie Atkins, Sharon,

We Pray for our Shut-ins & Homebound
Bonnie Mogavero, Mary Joho, Ruth Rathburn, Lily John

We pray for the Church and the World:

For Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury; for Katherine, our Presiding Bishop; for Eugene, our Bishops; for Dan, our Interim
Rector, for the Wardens, Vestry, Staff, and all members and friends of St. John’s Church. The Diocese of Maryland.

For the leaders of all nations, especially for Barack, our President; for Larry, our Governor; for Stephanie, Barry, and Kev-
in, who lead our City and Counties. We pray for all children and youth; for the homeless, the unemployed, and the hun-
gry. We pray for the safety of our loved ones and friends serving in the Armed Forces at home and abroad, and for our
enemies, that all our hearts may be turned toward peace throughout the world.

New Testament Greek, Part 2
Fridays, 7 pm-8:30 pm

If interested contact Paul Stevenson at
410-476-7502 or [email protected].

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PREPARE FOR WEEKLY WORSHIP— READ AND PRAY ON THE SCRIPTURES

July 5 Deuteronomy 10:17-21; Psalm 145:1-9; Hebrews 11:8-16; Mark 5:43-48
July 12 Amos 7:7-15; Psalm 85:8-13; Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:14-29
July 19 Jeremiah 23:1-6; Psalm 23; Ephesians 2:11-22; Mark 6:30-34, 53-56
July 26 2 Kings 4:42-44; Psalm 145:10-19; Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-21
August 2 Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15; Psalm 78:23-29; Ephesians 4:1-16; John 6:24-35
August 9 1 Kings 19:4-8; Psalm 34:1-8; Ephesians 4:25-5:2; John 6:35, 41-51
August 16 Proverbs 9:1-6; Psalm 34:9-14; Ephesians 5:15-20; John 6:51-58
August 23 Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18; Psalm 34:15-22; Ephesians 6:10-20; John 6:56-69
August 30 Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9; Psalm 15; James 1:17-27; Mark 7:1-8; 14-15, 21-23

PREPARE FOR EACH DAY—

DĆĎđĞ DĊěĔęĎĔēĘ—
Saint of the Day — James Keiffer’s Saint of the Day
http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/



For Youth — http://www.d365.org/todaysdevotion/



For All— By The Society of St. John the Evangelist— http://ssje.org/word/

By Forward Movement— http://forwardmovement.org/Today-s-Meditation/
Sacred Space—daily prayer online—www.sacredspace.ie/




DAILY OFFICE READINGS MAY BE FOUND ONLINE AT http://satucket.com/lectionary/ OR IN
The Book OF COMMON PRAYER BEGINNING ON PAGE 936. WE ARE READING YEAR B.

The Hill & Stream Garden Club meets in the Church Hall and
would love to welcome new members.

We meet the 2nd Thursday of the month from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

No meetings through Summer-will resume in September

Refreshments are served and we have informative speakers.
Come join us!

Ann 410-879-0976
Terri 410-823-8121

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2015

Parish Office Hours, 9:30-2, Tue-Fri, Office Closed on Monday

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4
AA 7:30 pm Barbara Peirce Joan Parsons Frank Duchacek
AA 8:30 pm
AA 7:-00 pm New Testament
Greek, 7 pm

5 Independence Day 6 7 8 9 10 11
Doug Maynard Oliver Serp Richard Dilworth Jacob Johnson
8 & 10:30 Holy Eucharist John Stevens
9:10 Bible Study
11:30 Fellowship New Testament
Greek, 7 pm
AA 7:30 pm
AA 8:30 pm
AA 7:-00 pm

12 7th Sunday after Pentecost 13 14 15 16 17 18
Stacie Dietz AA 7:30 pm David Dilworth AA 8:30 pm
Lauren Reeder Anne Johnson Parish History
AA 7:-00 pm Program, 7 pm
8 Holy Eucharist
9:10 Bible Study
10:30 Holy Baptism
11:30 Fellowship

19 8th Sunday after Pentecost 20 21 22 23 24 25
Kathryn Vestry Mtg 7 pm AA 7:-00 pm Janice Dilworth
8 & 10:30 Holy Eucharist McKnight
9:10 Bible Study AA 7:30 pm
11:30 Fellowship Parish History
Program, 7 pm

AA 8:30 pm

26 9th Sunday after Pentecost 27 28 29 30 31
Women’s Group AA 7:-00 pm
8 & 10:30 Holy Eucharist 6:30 pm Parish History
9:10 Bible Study Program, 7 pm
11:30 Fellowship

BIRTHDAYS NOW ON THE CALENDAR 8

2015

Parish Office Hours, 9:30-2, Tue-Fri, Office Closed on Monday

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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2 10th Sunday after 3 45 AA 8:30 pm
Pentecost Gene Nicholes
Angie Bosley 678
8 & 10:30 Holy Eucharist Barbara Miller
9:10 Bible Study
11:30 Fellowship New Testament
Greek, 7 pm
9 11th Sunday after
Pentecost 10 11 AA 7:30 pm AA 7 pm 14 AA 8:30 pm
12 13 Robert Downs
8 & 10:30 Holy Eucharist 17 18 James Haig David House 15
9:10 Bible Study Vestry Mtg. Mark Dilworth Michael Landers
11:30 Fellowship 7 pm AA 7:30 pm
19 AA 7 pm New Testament
16 12th Sunday after 24 25 Greek, 7 pm
Pentecost AA 7:30 pm
31 26 AA 8:30 pm
8 & 10:30 Holy Eucharist Fr. Dan Amballar John
9:10 Bible Study Philip White 20 21 22
11:30 Fellowship Women’s Group AA 7:30 pm James Peeling III Ruth Rathburn Kevin
6:30 pm Blandeburgo
23 13th Sunday after New Testament
Pentecost Greek, 7 pm

8 & 10:30 Holy Eucharist AA 7 pm AA 8:30 pm
9:10 Bible Study 27
11:30 Fellowship 28 29
AA 7 pm Monica Dilworth Kirsten Kneussl
30 14th Sunday after
Pentecost New Testament
Greek, 7 pm
8 & 10:30 Holy Eucharist
9:10 Bible Study AA 8:30 pm
11:30 Fellowship

BIRTHDAYS NOW ON THE CALENDAR 9

July 5 ALTAR FLOWERS — JULY & AUGUST
July 12
July 19 Margaret Slitzer in memory of Loved Ones
July 26 Lorraine Healey in memory of the Holland Family
Aug 2 Rebecca Ludwig in honor of her parent’s 65th anniversary
Aug 9 Pat & Ron Adams in
Aug 16 Angeline Downs in memory of her parents
Aug 23 Malcolm McKnight in memory of parents, Charles & Mary McKnight
Aug 30 Open
Rebecca Ludwig in honor of Robert & her 23rd anniversary
Barb Daniel in honor of Loved Ones Passed

We pray for those celebrating July & August Birthdays & Anniversaries

JULY

2 Barb Peirce (Hinkle) 10 Jacob Johnson
3 Joan Parsons 12 Lauren Reeder
4 Frank Duchacek 13 Anne Johnson
6 Doug Maynard 14 Stacie Dietz
16 David Mark Dilworth
John Stevens 20 Kathryn McKnight
7 Oliver Serp 24 Janice Dilworth
8 Richard Dilworth

9 Jim & Peggy Peeling

AUGUST 21 Ruth Rathburn
4 Gene Nicholes 22 Kevin Blandeburgo
26 Amballar John
Angie Bosley 28 Monica Dilworth
8 Barbara Miller 29 Kirsten Kneussl
12 James Haig 31 Fr. Dan
13 David House
Philip White
Mark Dilworth
14 Robert Downs
20 James Peeling III

3 Hugh & Karen Smith-Manar

COFFEE HOUR

Schedule for 2015 is posted in the Hall
If you have questions, check with Barb Daniel at 410-877-2962.

We are in need of regular and decaf coffee and Coffee Mate. Thanks.

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ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

11901 Belair Road, P. O. Box 187, Kingsville, MD 21087
FaceBook: St. John’s Episcopal, Kingsville, MD

Email: [email protected] Website: www.stjohnskingsville.org
Church Phone: 410-592-8570

Church Staff

Interim Rector: The Rev’d Daniel W. Hinkle, M.Div.
E-mail: [email protected]
Cell: 610-223-5588

Minister of Church Music: Rebecca Ludwig
Administrative Assistant: Angie Bosley

Class of 2016 The Vestry

Angeline Downs Class of 2017
Joe Garrett
Helen Johnson Pat Carden
Jacob Johnson Eve Deinlein
Sharon Kellogg Paul Johnson
Michele Lozanski
Mark Lobb—Sr Warden
TBA-Treasurer Officers

Anne Leland—Jr Warden
Pat Carden-Registrar

Tony Rising-Delegate to Convention Anne McCorkle Garrett-Alternate

Parish Committee Chairpersons

Altar Guild: Liz Healey Budget & Finance: Michele Lozanski

Coffee Hr Coordinator: Barbara Daniel Drama Ministry: Anne Leland

Hospitality & Evangelism: Helen Johnson

Outreach: Pat Carden

Parish Librarian and Archivist: Kimberly Collins Program: Paul Johnson

Search Committee: Liz Healey Stained Glass Windows: Sharon Kellogg

Stewardship: Sharon Kellogg Women’s Group: Michele Lozanski

Scholar-in-Residence

Paul Stevenson, Ph.D. Biblical Languages

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St. John’s Church Non-Profit Org.
11901 Belair Rd U.S. POSTAGE

P. O. Box 187 PAID
Kingsville, MD Bel Air, MD
Permit 487
21087

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ST. JOHN’S EPISTLE NEWSLETTER

JULY/AUGUST 2015

Our Mission Statement
St. John's Episcopal Church is committed to serving God and the community
through our faith in Jesus Christ by welcoming all, worshiping, witnessing and

continuing God's work in the world.

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