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February 2006 | Vol. XXI, No. 1

THE VICAR’S VOICE

Being a powerful asset to kids

A couple of weeks ago I attended a seminar put on by the Irvine Unified School District. The title of the seminar was “The Asset Approach: Giving Kids What They Need to Succeed.” As a parent, I found this seminar to be very helpful, but it also got me thinking about the children in our church, our communities, and our neighborhoods.

WEB-EXCLUSIVE ARTICLE

New B.C. members take helm

3 new faces join the Bishop’s Committee following the election at the Annual Meeting; convention, deanery delegates also selected

Please welcome Kathy Cartelli, Darcie Dunlop, and David Tingey as the new members of the Bishop’s Committee, following their election at the Annual Meeting, held after a combined 9 a.m. service on Jan. 29. They will each serve three-year terms. Also elected last Sunday were Donna Becker, Kathy Kuczynski, and Paul Sammon, as delegates to Diocesan Convention in December, with Kent Steinbrenner and Gordon Brown being elected as alternate delegates. Dan Menzel stepped up to the plate again and agreed to serve as representative to Deanery 10’s Deanery Council from Saint Andrew’s.

‘Seeing Jesus Again’

Noted theologian Marcus Borg focuses on this topic and others in a late-February workshop in Orange.

St. Mary’s, Laguna Beach, is sponsoring a two-day conference featuring well-known Christian theologian Marcus Borg as keynote speaker Friday and Saturday, Feb. 24–25.

OUTREACH

Get set for the ‘Souper Bowl’

Even though the real Super Bowl is on Feb. 5th, the Saint Andrew’s Souper Bowl will continue through Feb 26th. The Saint Andrew’s Souper Bowl is all abo ut soup and the best part is everyone can participate. Just bring cans of soup to church and place them in the designated bin in the Narthex. Be a part of the Saint Andrew’s team and help us reach the goal line of 500 cans of soup. All donations will be given to Families Forward in Irvine.

Men’s Group begins again Feb. 19th

SPIRITUALITY Participants will be reading ‘Hard Ball on Holy Ground’

Following the success of the Men’s Group breakfast with Bishop Anderson over at Saint Paul’s Church in Tustin, in January, the Saint Andrew’s Men’s Group is re-forming.

Saint Andrew’s 2006 Budget, as passed at the Annual Meeting

Presiding Bishop nominees set

The nominees to be the next Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church have been announced. They are: The Rt. Rev. J. Neil Alexander, Bishop of Atlanta; The Rt. Rev. Edwin F. Gulick, Jr., Bishop of Kentucky; The Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Bishop of Nevada; and The Rt. Rev. Henry N. Parsley, Jr., Bishop of Alabama. Biographies and photos can be found here. 

The nominees’ names will be formally submitted to the General Convention at a joint session on June 18th. The bishop elected will succeed the 25th Presiding Bishop, the Most Rev. Frank T. Griswold III, whose nine-year term concludes later this year.

The 26th Presiding Bishop will be installed Nov. 4, 2006.
at Washington National Cathedral.

Eat pancakes—prove you’re Anglican

Get ready for our annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper on Feb. 28th.

In old European and Anglican tradition, we at Saint Andrew’s will again serve our annual Pancake Supper on the Tuesday night before Ash Wednesday. While others are celebrating Mardi Gras and possibly drinking to excess, we may be eating to excess! The meal will be served on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Cost is $3 for adults, $2 for children and $10 for a “family ticket” for those families with four or more people. Youth Group members need to be at the church by 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday to set up.