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From the Rector… June 19, 2008 "In the course of Christian development, those baptized at an early age are expected, when they are ready and have been duly prepared, to make a mature public affirmation of their faith and commitment to the responsibilities of their Baptism and to receive the laying on of hands by the bishop." (From the Book of Common Prayer(BCP), p. 412.) "It shall be their (clergy) duty to encourage and prepare persons for Confirmation, Reception and Reaffirmation of Baptismal Vows." (Title III Canon 14.2 (d) Episcopal Constitution and Canons.) One of the first changes that I made upon coming to St. Michael's was setting the minimum age of 15 for confirmation. This sounded strange to some who grew up with the 1928 BCP. Prior to the liturgical renewal of the 1960s and ’70s and a new BCP in 1979, one didn't receive communion until you had been confirmed. With the shift in theology that communion should be opened to all the baptized, including small children, the theology of confirmation also changed. Instead of admittance to communion it became a mature reaffirmation as seen above. My reasoning is that a 12- or 13-year-old can	think for themselves, but in reality confirmation is still the parents' decision. Setting the minimum at 15 or 16 allows for the young adult to be more involved in the decision. It also would give those who attended pre-confirmation instruction (Inquirer's class) a better understanding that they were not being presented with "everything they ever needed to know," but rather a teaser course introducing them to a variety of topics that would encourage further study on their own. If you have not been confirmed, were confirmed in another denomination, or it has just been a while and you'd like a refresher, I invite you to consider attending the Inquirer's class beginning July 20th at 9:00 a.m. in the library. And, as always, one can attend the classes and decide not to be confirmed. Hoping all are having a good summer. Father Bruce+


Congratulations are in order: To our newlyweds: Jordan Morgan and Clay Costner were married at St. Michael’s on Saturday, June 7. Morgan Falkenberry and Fabian Loera were married at St. Michael’s on June 14. We wish each couple wonderful lives together, and look forward to seeing you here again. To grandparents (again): Father Bruce and Pam are celebrating the birth of their new granddaughter, Caitlin Grace. She was born to Alicia and Brian White in Iowa City, Iowa on June 8. To our new graduate: Rebecca Lentjes, daughter of Rozelle and David Lentjes, graduated from the Alabama School of Math and Science in Mobile with a concentration in English and concentration with distinction in modern languages. Rebecca was a member of the National Honor Society, the National French Honor Society, and Tri-M Music Honor Society. She was also an ASMS ambassador, one of the group serving as official student hosts for public events. During her years at ASMS, Rebecca was one of five students in her class of ninety one to maintain a straight-A record. This fall she will become a student at New York University in New York City. We wish Rebecca the best when she treks off to the big city, and look forward to her visits back home. ECW presents prayer book hymnal, crosses Rebecca Lentjes, her brother William, and Zach Shives were honored on Sunday, June 15 by St. Michael’s ECW members. As a graduating senior, Rebecca was presented with a prayer book-hymnal. William and Zach, our senior acolytes, received acolyte crosses. Congratulations to the recipients, and thanks to our ECW for their generous continuation of this annual presentation. Donoho President sends note of thanks In a May 27 note to Father Bruce, Jan Hurd, president of The Donoho School, expressed her appreciation for St. Michael’s hosting the school’s baccalaureate services for the Class of 2008. “You, your staff, and the congregation were most gracious and made our students and faculty feel welcome.” Donoho’s present Lower Division began its existence at St. Michael’s in 1961 as an independent elementary school, The Episcopal Day School. It later moved to Grace, followed by incorporation into the school that is now Donoho. Plans to establish Capital Improvements Committee The Vestry has agreed to commission a small committee of three to four people to develop a five-year capital improvements plan for St. Michael’s. Their goal is to explore the need for stone replacement/repair, foundation repair, parking lot improvement, historical preservation, and the potential costs associated with these projects. We need volunteers from the congregation to answer the call and be a big part of the future of our church. Please notify the office of your interest. -- Bob Pratt, Junior Warden Casey Estates now open Affordable housing for seniors, categorized as “extended living,” is now available on McClellan, according to a proud Doug Ghee. Although most of the 49 units are now occupied, the grand opening of Casey Estates with ribbon cutting was held on Thursday, June 25. Ghee notes these are HUD 202 “elderly housing,” open to people 62 or older, much like Episcopal Place in Birmingham. Designed to accommodate people who do not yet require assisted living or nursing home facilities, the units provide rent and utilities at 30 percent of the resident’s income. Originally begun by a coalition of members of St. Michael’s, Grace and St. Luke’s Episcopal Churches, development was later handed off to another sponsor. The development of these high-rise buildings is now entering phase II. Ghee expressed great appreciation to Bishop Henry Parsley for his support of the development If you know someone interested who might qualify for these homes, call 706-433-1881 to obtain an application. Inquirer’s Class to begin July 20 As noted by Father Bruce in his column this month, inquirer's classes begin on July 20 at 9 a.m. They continue through July 27, August 3,10, 17, and 24. We will have our annual bishop’s visit for the confirmation service on October 5. Suffragan Bishop “Kee” Sloan will be with us for that event. Mark your calendars! Next Soup Bowl Aug. 18-22 St. Michael’s next commitment to service at the Anniston Soup Bowl will be the week of August 18. Mark your calendar--sign-up sheet will <>soon be available in the narthex on Sundays and in the church office on weekdays. Home Eucharists continue After a short break over the Independence Day week, Wednesday night home Eucharists continue through July 30. (See the current schedule on the outer page of this Trumpet.) The evening begins with an informal Eucharist and continues with a covered dish dinner. Directions to the hosts-of-the-week’s home are provided in each Sunday’s bulletin. Use of church ceiling fans explained Questions have arisen from members of our church concerning the use of the ceiling fans. It is recommended that the fans rotate clockwise during cold weather so that the warm air that is trapped in the ceiling will be circulated back down to the floor, thereby improving heat distribution and saving heating costs. Due to the high ceiling of our church, the heat builds to a high temperature during the summer months, so much so that if we circulated the air, the air conditioning would be defeated and cause the system to overwork in an attempt to meet the cooling temperature set on the thermostat. -- Bob Pratt, Junior Warden	Bride’s Room now complete by Carol Ann Watson We hope everyone will take an opportunity to look in on St. Michael’s newly renovated Bride’s Room. It was a project of the Memorials Committee that required the help of many members of our parish family. The wall paper was put up by L.D. Lackey with wonderful assistance from Dave Shelnutt as a gift to our Church and they did a beautiful job. They also provided some of the curtains. And speaking of curtains Dot Perry stepped in at the last minute and did a spectacular job of making adjustments to the curtain length. The wonderful cheval mirror was painted by Bill Vander Yacht. The scraping off of old paint and patching of the wall and then the painting of the windows and doors was the work of Jerry Watson (under only slight duress). The furniture was picked up and delivered to the church by Bill Vander Yacht, Lenn Costner, Sr., and Jerry Watson. Mike White and Calvin Pugh were invaluable. They gave great help and support. They could magically provide any thing you needed, whether it was a broom, a ladder or a vacuum. The furnishings were selected by members of the Memorials Committee. The Episcopal Church Women provided the funds for the wall paper and carpet. The furnishings are a gift to St. Michael’s from Jerry and Carol Ann Watson. And speaking of the Bride’s Room... The newly refurbished room has long been a convenient passageway for any of us going from the cloister into the “Sister House.” Now that the Memorials Committee has provided this lovely carpeted space for brides and others to use for special occasions, it has been suggested that vinyl runners be kept in place for everyday “regular” traffic, to spare wear and tear on the carpet. It is by no means a rule, regulation or requirement, but your Vestry kindly requests that, in good weather and for those who are in good physical health, we all develop the habit of using the double door (into the building’s center hallway) on Sundays. This will help keep this special room as nice as possible.The cloister door will of course welcome everyone during cold, rainy, snowy, blowy, stormy weather, so we can all make that five-yard dash between church and Sister House. Thanks for your help. Are you being greeted? For some time, your vestry members have served as greeters on Sunday mornings, to make sure that guests and church members will feel welcomed by lay members as well as Father Bruce and Deacon Bruce as you depart from the morning service. The intent is not to prevent your rapid escape to coffee hour or Sunday dinner at your favorite restaurant. Rather, it is to provide you with the opportunity to see who we are, if ever you feel the need to contact a vestry member to express your opinions, ask for more information, or just chat. A second opportunity for vestry members is to greet visitors as they enter, to see if they need assistance in seating, in following the service, finding the nursery, or other needs. Each copy of The Trumpet provides the month’s list of “assignments” for those who have volunteered to participate in services, from readers to lay eucharistic ministers to acolytes, and so forth. These individuals are also listed in each Sunday’s bulletins. (The monthly schedule also includes names of those who volunteer at St. Michael’s Community Clinic as well as birthdays and anniversaries.) If you still don’t know the players without a program, check out the schedule on the next-to-last page of each month’s Trumpet. And get to know your vestry greeters--we want to know you too. June recipe Death by Chocolate Eleanor Youngblood, another of our premier cooks, really is too sweet to want to hasten anyone’s demise, but by popular demand, here is one of her offerings. 1 (18 oz.) box brownies 2 (3-oz.) boxes instant chocolate fudge pudding mix 1 (16-oz.) Cool Whip (thawed) 3 Heath Bars - crushed 3 Tbsp coffee (optional) 1 cup chopped nuts (optional) Bake brownies as directed on package. Add nuts to brownies before baking if desired. Break 1/2 of brownies into large bowl. Mix 1 box pudding mix as directed. Add coffee to brownies, cover brownies with pudding. Spread 1/2 Cool Whip on top. Sprinkle with half of candy. Repeat layers. Chill overnight or freeze. Let us keep in our daily prayers: Geoff White, Susie Ulrey, Rozelle Lentjes, Durrah Watson, Holly McClain, Gene Desmarais, Sheila Bransom, Dee Pugh, Dot Moffett, Kathi Harrelson, Ron Mason, Daphne Maxwell, Shirley & Ken Stahl and Marie Traina, Family and friends: Patsy Walker (Watson), Claudia & Jessica Latimer (Vanderpol), Mary Moskot (Thompson), Joe Hubbard (Ghee), Danny Morris (Kelly), B. J. Green (Harry Long, Jr.), JoAnn Fitzsimmons, John Lundy, James Warren, Bobby Newman, Greg Jennings (Cuneo), H.T. Hickman (Bransom), Bobbie Pinkard, Curtis Van Tassell (Telford), Howell Blackwell (Emigh), Eric Marcum (Stirling), Carol Laster, (Schneider), William Pugh (Calvin Pugh), Paul Kelly (Drube), Christy Skinner (Sherrill), Marceline Owens (Pruett), Margaret Hayes (Dunlap), Larry Ginn, Frances Comer (Costner, Jr.), Anna O’Donnell (Vander Yacht), Maggie Wells (Kemp, Tyler), Penny Guzman (Fowler), Sandy Golden (Costner), Jenny McBride, Ann Wallach, Janie Savoino (Parsons), Preston & Brittany Satterfield, Debbie Watts, Roni Morton (White), Deena Smith, Jean Woodall, Diane Thompson, Lynn Smith (Cleghorn), Ron Clark (Wilson), James Austin Robinson (McDade & Matheny), Hilda Paul, Sid Rathburn, Sandy Meier, Max White, Caitlyn Grace, Alicia & Brian White, Bev Rathburn, Cindy Evans, Sherry Bawcum (White), Mike Sheier, Jim Robinson, Tracy, Margaret Palmer (Lane), Sue, JoAnn, Jack & Betty, Beth & Gary (Bradley), Elizabeth Pierce, Ruth Mason, Joyce Harrelson, Sharon Davis, Lois Cumb, (Dunn), Dwight Davis, Ricky Carroll & Family, Ann Lally, Russell Buckalew (Buckalew), and Barbara Pitts. (Please contact the parish office for changes).


TRUMPET EDITOR: Kimberly Y. Beckett VESTRY MEMBERS: Terms ending …2006 Scott Bennett, Jenny Costner,Pam Roberts, Bobby Shives - Sr. Warden …2007 Bill Ferguson, Ed Fowler – Treasurer, Sally Haynes - Clerk, Ken Perry…2008 Wes Baker, Cathy Coleman, Bryan Cuneo, Bob Pratt - Jr. Warden. THE CHURCH OF ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS *1000 W. 18th St. (P.O. Box 1884) Office 256-237-4011 Website: www.stmaaa.org email: stmikes@bellsouth.net The Church is open daily for visitation and prayer 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM**

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