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The e-Crucifer
Electronic Newsletter
July 13, 2017
Calvary Episcopal Church
Ashland, Kentucky
"Seek Christ. Serve Christ. Share Christ."
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Dear Friends,
The mid-1900's was a grand time in Ashland and for Calvary, a time a few of our more seasoned parishioners remember. If I remember correctly, three Sunday services were necessary to accommodate 400 attending members, and many programs flourished, most notably for children. Armco, Ashland Oil, and the C & O Railroad did big business, and the town thrived.
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The Rev. Francis Cooper,
Calvary rector 1938-1960
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For 22 years, 1938 to 1960, The Rev. Francis Cooper was Calvary's rector. About 18 months ago, his son, The Rev. Randolph Cooper, and I began a lovely correspondence prompted by a letter from him. Fr. Randolph, a retired Episcopal priest, has many happy memories of growing up in Ashland. Last year, he wrote,
Though I was privileged to serve four different congregations prior to serving on the diocesan staff, the only church home I ever really had was Calvary. For a number of years, I was very active in the church's ministry of healing. During that time, I worked closely with a number of special people, one of whom was the late Agnes Sanford. Agnes commented that places of worship often took on an aroma of holiness built up over time by the prayers and devotions of the faithful. I am confident that were I to visit Calvary, while there would be no one in the Church that I knew, the moment I stepped through the front doors I would be greeted by that wonderful aroma of love and faith that was already quite evident when I attended there . . . Dad and Mom, as well as my brother, sister, and myself, always looked back to Calvary as our real spiritual home.
A bit later, he wrote,
I was working on something and came across a reference to Jeanne Martin, saying that she passed away in 2014. Jeanne and Dick were very close friends to me and to my family. In 1991, a year after my parents moved to Florida, I visited Ashland for a week during the summer. I flew into Ashland and flew out a week later. I did not have a care. Dick and Jeanne loaned me their 1937 V12 Packard. For a week I had this grand car to use. I had a number of dates with some very lovely and wonderful young women, and they were quite impressed with what I was driving. Jeanne, in addition to being a friend, was also one of my teachers when I attended Putnam. She often sang in the choir, standing next to my mother who was a regular member of the choir. Dick and Jeanne were very special people. I remember their son, Dickie, but he was quite young then.
Fr. Cooper wrote again recently. Stay tuned next week for more of his memories of Calvary's history, including a special photo!
Wishing you every blessing,
Mtr. TJ
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Quick Announcements
Sci-Fi Geek Night
tomorrow at 6!
(See below.)
Our new exercise classes
continue on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 7 P.M. in St. Mary's Hall.
Tuesday's class is free and open to men and women, young and old, members and non-members. Thursday's is also open to all; the cost is $5 per person per class.
Bring an exercise mat, a water bottle, and a friend!
Please use the 14th Street entrance; the glass doors on Winchester Ave. will be locked for security
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Summer Bible Study!
Join Dcn. Tina in July for a relaxed, pre-worship bible study on Sundays, 9:00 - 9:45 A.M., in the Heritage Room. Grab a cup of coffee, and feed on God's Holy Word!
It's another season of heavy demand for assistance by our town's people in need. Please consider a donation to Mtr. TJ's Rector's Discretionary Fund. Make out the check to Calvary, and write "RDF" in the memo line.
VBS is coming! Please let Lyndi Lowman know if you are willing to help in any number of ways, from leading classes and activities, to staffing the kitchen, to providing food! Your help is also needed for cleanup after the event. See the announcement and signup sheet on the parish hall white board.
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"It Makes Our Hearts Glad . . ."
. . . to get in shape with friends!
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Fun, fun, fun! Jordan Runnels (bottom right) caught this group selfie after last Thursday evening's exercise class.
When Jordan, experimenting with music,
settled on classic tunes from the '50s through the '70s,
members broke out in dance and song!
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Engaging the Mind and Spirit
Adult Christian Education on Sundays
following worship will resume in October. In the meantime, enjoy Dcn. Tina's Sunday morning pre-service bible study at 9 in the Heritage Room.
Children's Chapel in 2017
Children may attend Children's Chapel during the Service of the Word, and will be returned to their parents for Holy Communion. Additional learning and activities are offered following the worship service.
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Opportunities to Share the Love of Christ
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Calvary's
Blessings in a Backpack
program
has finished its work for the 2016-17 school year. Look for the announcement this summer about the program for 2017-18!
Blessings in a Backpack provides food for
children at Crabbe Elementary School, Ashland Independent Schools Head Start, and Ashland Child Development Center on weekends. These are children who qualify for free or reduced-price
lunches and who might otherwise go hungry from Friday to Monday. Your support is always needed.
Fill the Freezer Food Ministry
- Calvary now provides meals to parishioners experiencing
illnesses or other difficulties. On the first Sunday of each month, bring your donations of soups and casseroles to stock the freezer. Please place your donations in quart-sized freezer baggies or disposable containers and label them with the name of dish, preparation instructions, and the date donated. Donations don't have to be homemade, but may also come from restaurants; they are greatly appreciated.
(Contact Dcn. Tina with questions at 606-232-2336.)
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For Worship This Sunday - July 16
The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
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Collect
O Lord, mercifully receive the prayers of your people who call upon you, and grant that they may know and understand what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to accomplish them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Music for Sunday
Prelude ~
"Supplication," by A. Schreiner
Processional ~
Hymn #7, "Christ, whose glory fills the skies"
Gloria ~ Hymn #366, "Holy God, we praise thy Name" (vv 1,2)
Gospel Hymn ~ Hymn #440, "Blessed Jesus, at thy word" (v 1)
Hymn at the Presentation of Gifts ~
Hymn # 301, "Bread of the world"
Sanctus ~ S128 (Mathias)
Anthem at the Breaking of the Bread ~ S161 (Hurd)
During Communion (sung by all)
Hymn #593, "Lord make us servants of your peace"
Hymn #711, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God"
Procession into the World ~
Hymn #530, "Spread, O spread, thou mighty word"
Postlude ~ "The Peaceful Forest," by Heinrich Isaak
Service for This Sunday
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