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Sisters and brothers:
Good News! The new doors have arrived safe and sound and have
 been placed in the foyer awaiting installation. (We hope to have our installation done within the next few weeks.) The doors are beautiful and will greatly enhance our entrance - letting folks know "This is the place to enter." Thanks to Rack, Paul, Eric (not shown) Victor, and Paul for helping to get the door wrestled into place.
This week, rather than musing about a particular topic, I simply want to highlight several things going on around our parish. You can find out more about these events below. All are worthy of your attention.
On Thursday, everyone is invited to participate in the Pride Interfaith Service at B'Nai Emunah at 7 p.m. The Interfaith Pride planning team is striving to make these services more enjoyable and have paid attention to making sure they are relatively short in length. The featured speaker this year is the Rev. Twila Gibbons. Also that same day some folks are planning to attend the "rehearsal" of
An Act of God, a play featuring our own David Virili.
On Saturday thousands of folks will be gathering in downtown Tulsa for the Pride Celebration. We will be staffing our regular St. Jerome booth from noon till 6 pm. Folks are invited to stop by and say "hi" and of course help us share information about our beloved family of faith. This is a great way to practice a bit of evangelism to a friendly crowd (e.g. those who are interested in our church).
On Sunday, BE SURE TO BE IN WORSHIP for the Feast of Pentecost! Pentecost is the culmination of the 50 days of Easter. It commemorates the birth of the Church when the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples as they gathered in the upper room. You are encouraged to wear red, orange, gold or yellow as a reminder of your own anointing with the fire of the Holy Spirit.
Lastly, have you bought your tickets yet? Be sure to get your tickets to the Bobby Jo Valentine Concert and Spaghetti Supper coming up on June 14th.
Blessings!
Fr. Dewayne
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It is traditional to wear red--or another color on the red-orange-yellow spectrum--on Pentecost Sunday. The red color is a visual reminder of the flames present on that Day of Pentecost, the day the Church was born.
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Friday
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Daytimers
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11:00 a.m.
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Sunday
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Pentecost Sunday
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11:00 a.m.
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Tuesday
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Knitting Group
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6:00 p.m.
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Looking Ahead!
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June 12
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Vestry Meeting
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6:00 p.m.
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June 14
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Bobby Jo Valentine in Concert
Spaghetti Supper
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7:30 pm
6:00 pm
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June 16
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Karaoke
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8:00 pm
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June 18
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Ugly Tie Contest (Father's Day)
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12:00 pm
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Those who are ill or recovering
Penny Walker (friend of Lori Stem)
Gerry Daley (Joyce Daley's son)
Roger Francis
Herb & Ada Allison (Kelly Austin's in-laws)
Carla High (friend of Joyce Daley)
Rosalyn Spade Carter (Obie Vincent's granddaughter)
Janice West (friend of Eric Sanchez)
Joseph Rapacki (friend of Eric Sanchez)
Steven Knapp (Br. Ray's brother)
James Barrentine (Kevin's father)
Jonathan Cantrell
Matthew Reed (Maria's husband)
Dale Gillman (Francie's husband)
Chris Curtis (friend of Raul)
Linda Stevens (friend of Francie)
Steve Rathburn (family of Mikki Mast)
Allen Carpenter (Bill Carpenter's brother)
Mary Lynn Ruehlen (friend of Rack and Eric)
Sarah Vizza (Kathy Elliott's daughter-in-law)
Mike Feess
Carlene Sanchez (Hospice)
Roseanne O'Brien
Robert Stotler-Easley
Cloyd Stotler-Easley
Those who are (or will be) traveling
Paul Gossett
Andy Kinslow & Russ Kirkpatrick
Those who have died
Those in need of comfort or support
Marie Welden
Marlon & Alexis
Celesta Birk, Steph Cantrell, Jonathan and Eden
Raul Daniel Rosario (Raul's brother)
In thanksgiving for birthdays and anniversaries
Paul Maschi (June 2)
Virginia Harrison & Jeff Brierley (June 4)
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Our own David Virili is opening in a play (see above), and the preview is Thursday evening, June 1, at 8:00 p.m.
Some of us are going to go to the preview to take advantage of the lower ticket price, i.e. $ 10.00 .
If anyone is interested in joining the group, call Virginia Harrison at (918) 640-9738. The more the merrier!
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St. Jerome Church is pleased to present Bobby Jo Valentine in concert on June 14. The concert will be preceded by a spaghetti supper with salad and bread. The entire evening is yours for just $15!
From his website:
Born into a Baptist church of strict lines and sharp edges, and coming out of that culture to discover who he really is, Bobby is now a believer of a different sort: a believer in the wild, strange, mystical nature of the world. Faith has come to mean something much deeper, wider, and less cut-and-dried than when he started. Bobby now finds that he has just as much to learn from the people who believe differently than he does as the ones that do [believe as he does]. ...He is ecstatic any time he can discuss the big questions, challenge the easy answers, and inspire people to move closer to love.
For more information about Bobby Jo Valentine, visit his website at:
To hear one of Bobby's songs, click here:
Listen
To purchase tickets, click here:
Tickets
Mark you calendars; get your tickets; then anticipate a wonderful evening with friends, good food, and exceptional music!
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at  the Tulsa Pride 2017 celebration at the Equality Center. If you are available to staff the booth please swing by and look for us.
Schedule
| Set-up |
Fr. Dewayne |
Lori Stem |
| 12 - 1 pm |
Fr. Dewayne |
Helen Johnson |
| 1 - 2 pm |
Terry Geasland |
Christopher Cherry-Jones |
| 2 - 3 pm |
Peggy Byrne |
Paul Maschi |
| 3 - 4 pm |
KD Deshmukh |
Peggy Byrne |
| 4 - 5 pm |
KD Deshmukh |
Gary Cornett |
| 5 - 6 pm |
Dee Meeks |
Steve Poland |
| Clean-up |
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We have an opportunity to have another Tie Dye event on July 23 (after
 worship). If you want to participate in this activity, please talk to Virginia Harrison. Her friend, who would be the instructor for the tie dying adventure, needs to know the level of interest, i.e. a head count!, so that we can determine the cost for supplies.
The last time we did this, everyone had a blast!
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Calling all potential hosts!
We've heard several folks express an interest in participating in the upcoming Round Robin Dinners, and people are signing up to attend. So far, however, just a few have stepped up to actually host a group of diners--targeted to happen in June or July.
Hosting is not meant to be a cumbersome burden. If you have a dinette table and chairs, then you have all that is needed to be a host. You can even tell the coordinator how many people you can accommodate. Typically, hosts provide the location and perhaps one of the dishes for the meal; but the Round Robin Dinner itself is supposed to be a potluck provided by those who attend. So ask yourself: "Can I open my home to guests?"
REMEMBER: the goal is get to know each other better. The Round Robin dinners give us an opportunity to practice hospitality and to break bread with folks so that can happen!
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The CAVU Center is planning to host this year's workshops entitled "Celebrating the Positives about Love, Sex and Faith." The workshops are geared to offer insight into positive ways of understanding the dynamics that can happen when Love, Sex and Faith intersect.
The conference is rated "SM" for Spiritually Mature Audiences. it is an opportunity to openly explore issues of sexuality, intimacy, relationships, and spirituality in an accepting, safe, and non-judgmental setting. The workshops are presented from a variety of theological perspective and experience. Not everyone has to agree in order to learn about these topics.
To find out more, and to register online, please follow this link: LOVE
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God, you are the source of life and growth. Pour out your Spirit upon us that we may grow together in wisdom, love, devotion, and faithfulness. Stir up within us a desire to draw closer as one family. Give us a yearning for outreach, that we may serve a hurting world; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen.
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Here is the schedule of those providing refreshments for the weeks ahead:
Week 1 - June 4 A-D
Week 2 - June 11 E-K
Week 3 - June 18 L-R
Week 4 - June 25 S-Z
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 To download our church app, go to your Play Store and search for Churchlinkapp. Select the app and download. (The app is free.) Once downloaded, open the app. Allow it to know your location. In the search field, type in "the parish church of st. Jerome." Select our parish, and you should be connected.
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Parish Church of St. Jerome
Thank you for being part of our parish family!
See you Sunday at 11:00 for Mass.
205 W. King Street
Tulsa, OK 74106
918-582-3088
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Bobby Jo Valentine
