LITURGY OF THE WORD AND WEEKLY READINGS









Sunday, January 27, 2013: Third Sunday After Epiphany
First Lesson: Nehemiah (8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10)
Psalm 19, Page 606-607, BCP
Second Lesson: Paul's Epistle (1 Corinthians 12:12-31a)
The Holy Gospel Of Our Lord Jesus Christ According To Luke (4:14-21)
Suggested Readings For the Week
Monday Galatians 1:1-17; Tuesday Galatians 1:18-2:10; Wednesday Galatians 2:11-21; Thursday Galatians 3:1-14; Friday Galatians 3:15-22; Saturday John 8:31-36.

Sunday, January 20, 2013: Second Sunday After Epiphany, Today We Honor Martin Luther King, Jr.
First Lesson: Isaiah (62:1-5)
Psalm 36:5-10, Page 632, BCP
Second Lesson: Paul's Epistle (1 Corinthians 12:1-11)
The Holy Gospel Of Our Lord Jesus Christ According To John (2:1-11)
Suggested Readings For The Week
Monday Ephesians 4:1-16; Tuesday Ephesians 4:17-22; Wednesday Ephesians 5:1-14; Thursday Ephesians 5:15-33; Friday Philippians 3:4b-11; Saturday Ephesians 6:10-24.  

Sunday, January 13, 2013: First Sunday after Epiphany, Baptism Of Our Lord
First Lesson: Isaiah (43:1-7)
Psalm 29, Page 620, BCP
Second Lesson: Acts (8:14-17)
The Holy Gospel Of Our Lord Jesus Christ According to Luke (3:15-17, 21-22)
Suggested Readings For the Week
Monday Ephesians 1:1-14; Tuesday Ephesians 1:15-23; Wednesday Ephesians 2:1-10; Thursday Ephesians 2:11-22; Friday Acts 10:34-44; Saturday Ephesians 3:14-21.

Sunday, January 6, 2013: Feast Of the Epiphany
First Lesson: Genesis (3:8-15)
Second Lesson: Isaiah (9:2, 6-7)
Third Lesson: Micah (5:2-4)
Fourth Lesson: Luke (1:26-38) 
Fifth Lesson: Luke (2:1-7)
Sixth Lesson: Luke (2:8-10)
Seventh Lesson: Matthew (2:1-12)
Eighth Lesson: Hebrews (1:1-12)
Ninth Lesson: John (1:1-18)
Suggested Readings For The Week
Monday Isaiah 52:3-6; Tuesday Isaiah 59:15-21; Wednesday Isaiah 63:1-5; Thursday Isaiah 65:1-9; Friday Isaiah 65:13-16; Saturday Isaiah 66:1-2, 22-23.

NEWS AND EVENTS     








 From the Desk Of The Rector   
In Holy Baptism God adopts us as His children and makes us members of Christbody, the Church, and inheritors of the Kingdom of God; we read this in our Catechism. What an awesome privilege and indeed responsibility it is for all of us who are baptized to represent and re-present god to each other and to our society. To do the same we must begin with ourselves and our relationship with God; we must not only love God but love ourselves and love others the way we love ourselves.  

The challenges of our Church and of our community are many and enormous. We are called by God, equipped by God through the outpouring of His Holy Spirit and empowered by Him to fight against, "sin, the world and the devil"; we are soldiers of Christ. Remember the five questions we are asked at Baptism: 1) Will you continue in the Apostles teaching and fellowship? 2) Will you persevere in resisting evil? 3) Will you proclaim by word and example the Good News of God in Christ? 4) Will you seek and serve christ in all persons?  5) Will you strive for justice and peace among all persons? These questions are on pages 304-305 in the Book Of Common Prayer. 

May Almighty God continue to be with us in the power of the Holy Spirit and may we invite Him into our hearts so the change this is necessary will allow us to share that change with others and our society. We are blessed; let us bless someone or some situation.                                                                                                                                                              

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Upcoming Events  

Baptism of Our Lord: Sunday, January 13th.

Confession of Peter:Friday, January 18th.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance: Sunday, January 20th

Conversion of Saint Paul: Friday, January 25th

Food Pantry

Please continue to donate to the Ruth Small Food Pantry. Suggested items are canned or instant potatoes, canned meats (tuna, salmon, chicken(, canned sweet potatoes, soup, peanut butter,jelly and individual fruit cups. Thank you for your continued support.

Rescheduling Meetings

Fr. Davidson needs our cooperation if we wish to reschedule a meeting on Monday or Wednesday between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Fr. Davidson schedules interviews and pastoral counseling either before or after Prayer Meetings on Monday. He may also schedule interviews and pastoral counseling on Wednesday. He schedules events when there is no Bible Study. As a courtesy, please call Fr. Davidson to verify if he has anything schedule.

Committee Reports

Committee reports for 2012 are due by Tuesday, January 15, 2013. Please see Marie Brown-Harvey if you have questions. 

Activity Calendar

Weekly: 1) Mondays-Prayer meeting at 6:30 p.m. 2)Wednesday-Bible Study at 6:30 p.m.

Special Days (Weekly): 1) Wednesdays and Fridays-Food Pantry opens 10:00 a.m. to noon.

2) Every other thursday-Pro's and Con's task Force at 6:30 p.m.

Special Says (Monthly): First Thursday-Stewardship committee at 6:30 p.m. 2) Second Thursday-Vestry Meeting 6:30 p.m. 3) Third Tuesday- Women of Valier 4) Third and fourth Saturday opens at 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. 5) First Saturday-Episcopal Church women (ECW) at 12:00 noon.

Birthday And Anniversary in January

Happy Birthday to: Cynthia Timoll 7th; Doreen Radway 9th; Jennie Dixon, Tyreik Nobel and Hubbard Warren 12th; Winston Anderson, Elroy Toppin and Allan James 20th; Nellie Jordan and Joanne Silva 22nd; Lorraine Gomes 24th; Floyd Wyche 28th; Mary Pinnock and Lauren Toppin 30th; Barbara Neals 31st.

Happy Anniversary to:Lewis and Cynthia Timoll; Verna Ferguson and her dear husband 16th; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wyche 30th.

In Memory for January

In Memory of: William Powell 6th; Elise Coley and Basil Wollaston 8th; Carlton Hickson 9th; Gladys thompson 10th; James King and Ruth Colvin 11th; Benjamin Banks 13th; Ivan Brown 14th; Glendon Elliot and Emmett Greener 15th; Christians Rose 17th; Donald Philips and Leon Russell 18th; Solon Taylor 19th; Silas Hill 20th;  Norman Leyhon 21st; Joseph Pannell 23rd; Lillian Brewster and William Seymour 24th; Richard Bailey 25th; Raymond Countryman 26th; Harold Taylor, Bessie Johnson and Florence McWillie 27th; William Smith 30th; Frank Davis, Jr. 31st.

Winston Linton
We extend our sympathy to all members who are mourning the death of family and friends. We record the death of Winston Linton who died recently. May he rest in peace.

ITEMS OF INTEREST








Healthy Living
"The Food and Drug Administration announced in February that two new side effects-an increased risk of type 2 diabetes and potential memory problems-would be added to labels os stains, the cholesterol-lowering drugs. They include atorvastatin  (Lipitor and generic), lovastatin (Mevacor and generic) and simvastatin (Zocor and generic).

The type 2 diabetes risk is based on a review of several clinical studies that found an increased risk of elevated blood sugar levels and diabetes among people taking statins compared with those taking a placebo. In on of those studies, the large-scale Jupiter trial (Justification for the Use of Statins in Primary Prevention: An Intervention Trial Evaluating Rosuvastatin), investigators reporter a rate of type 2 diabetes in men and women taking rosuvastatin  (Crestor) that was roughly one-quarter higher than those in the placebo group.

The other warning is based on rare reports the FDA received about people developing memory loss or impairment while taking a statin. the problems generally occurred in people older than 50 and disappeared when they stopped taking the drug. The FDA also said it was removing from statin labels a recommendation that patients who take them have their liver function tested periodically. It cited a lack of evidence that routine monitoring helped detect or prevent serious liver injuries. (People should still have their liver enzymes checked before starting a statin.)

Bottom line. the new warnings underscore our advice to try lowering high cholesterol with lifestyle changes first, such as a healthy diet and exercise, before taking medication. Even when a drug is needed, those lifestyle changes might help you reduce your dose or minimize and side effects." 

Source: "New Warnings On Statin Drugs vol. 24  no. 6  ConsumerReports on Health     (June 2012): 3.

Clergy

The Rev. Charles Davidson

Vestry Members

Carol Anderson, Cyrus Aimey (Junior Warden), Veronica Airey-Wilson, Joyce Asiedu, Walter Benjamin (Senior Warden), Nora Brown,  Marie Brown-Harvey (Secretary), Patricia David, Evelyn Green, David Hickmon, Bates Lyons, Joe Noel, Peter Marsele, Terrie Thomas.

Music

Rochelle Holder - Youth Choir

Nathaniel Baker - Music Director/Organist

Rector Emeritus

Canon Cyril Burke

Email

monicahartford@gmail.com

THE BOOK CORNER

Leonardo And the Last Supper
By Ross King

 Ross King has provided us with another one of his insightful works. In addition to a thoughtful and deliciously researched book about The Last supper, he frames his work with a revealing description of the man and the painter, Da Vinci. 

As always, he manages to plumb the depths of his subject's psyche and to give the reader a fresh perspective to a subject that seemingly has been analyzed ad infinitum. It's all there. the politics of the time, Da Vinci's genius and his struggles to make his paintings unique to his artistic vision whether it be the Mona Lisa or the Last Supper, and yes, the reasons for his inability to complete many of his projects.

Do not blame the French Kings, the Sforzas' need for artillery, his desire to be a great military engineer, his madcap schemes to reroute rivers or anything else, but the man himself. Who else would spend literally decades reworking a great masterpiece such as the Mona Lisa, devote such effort to produce a fresco with such novel methods that almost insured its ultimate demise, and as always Mr. King makes certain that we understand those methods.

Mr. King has stripped the "patina" from the Last Supper and permits us to appreciated what Da Vinci ultimately saw in his fertile imagination. this book is a must read for those unfamiliar with Da Vinci or those who are only peripherally acquainted with his reputation. There is simply not a section of the book which will not enchant the reader and introduce him to the man and not the legendary reputation. Bravissimo Ross King. 
Review by Propertius