The Chimes

September 2010 A publication of St. John’s Episcopal Church

Changing Seasons
Quote of the Month: September 1, 2010 has arrived. A time I have looked forward to for over two
However good or bad years: On this date Bishop Doyle has officially designated me St. John’s
a situation is, it will Pastoral Leader and Head of the Congregation.
change.
I humbly thank each member of the Vestry and Congregation for giving me
the privilege to worship and be in communion with you at St. John’s Sealy.
September Birthdays
You are a congregation of caring and loving members of Christ’s Church.
9/2 Billy Woody
Each time I interact with those outside St. John’s there is an opportunity to
9/4 Melissa Ford
share information on St. John’s; and it is a great joy to share the enthusiasm,
9/6 Bobbie Sumerlin
participation, love and good works of this parish.
9/7 John Wade
Chase Childress
Recently, while being examined by a group of priests, I was asked to talk
9/12 Ken Brandon about St. John’s, and I did. Bishop Harrison was part of the group. Finally, one
LaJuan Farrell of priests interrupted me by saying “Eric, stop this. You are setting the bar to
9/13 Larry Emerson high for the rest of us.” I responded that if the bar was being raised for others
Pat Klotz it was being raised by the Congregation of St. John’s, Sealy. He smiled and
9/15 Phil Huffman nodded approvingly, Bishop Harrison smiled, and we moved on.
9/16 Stephen
Johnson I hope each of you will continue to be as inclusive and sharing as you have
9/23 Joe Abraham over the past 10 months when I was your faithful “Intern”.
9/27 Cody Edwards
9/28 Jim Sartwelle I hope each of you will share your thoughts, opinions and questions with me
as we continue our walk of life together, at St. John’s, with God, through Jesus
Christ.
September Anniversaries LeB
No Anniversaries listed

Bible Study Help

September Hospitality
List Ever wonder where a place is when studying the Bible? If it
still exists and it’s modern day name? Now you can find the
9/5 Bonnie Onks & answer on Biblemap.org. It’s easy to use – you can type in
Carol Heath
the chapter and verse and find the location on Google maps.
9/12 Polly Goodner &
Bobbie Sumerlin Another way to enhance your understanding of the Bible.
9/19 Susanne & Jeff
Whitzel
9/26 Ann & Tom Weir
 Here’s the Scoop:

• Caroline has started Volleyball. She is a second-year

starter on Varsity and is starting for the team. Caroline
From the lighter side has also been elected to Student Council and will be the
of life: Sophomore class ‘Homecoming Duchess.’
• Caroline and John are both going to show pigs at the
A 6-year-old was Austin County Fair in October. They have been working
overheard reciting with the pigs and are excited about the fair. This is
the Lord's Prayer at their first year to show.
a church service, • Ansley is busy being really cute!!
• Elise celebrated her birthday in New Orleans with her
"And forgive us our grandmother, aunts and cousins. They had a great
trash passes, as we meal in the French Quarter and went on a “Ghost Tour”.
forgive those who • Will was disappointed that the Saints’ open practice he
passed trash against was going to attend was cancelled due to rain. But
us." soon made up for it when he attended a New Orleans
Zephyr’s game and caught a baseball and a glove!
• Pat Klotz & Marge Michaelis recently spent a weekend in
Dallas, attending their nephew/grandson, Michael’s
graduation from University of North Texas, Dention’s
Master Program. Michael is the son of Gus (Leroy, Jr.).
Michael and his wife, Kelly recently bought a home in
Little Elm.
• Marge also visited her friend for the Women’s Army
Corp, Chris Lippert. They met in basic training in Ft.
A boy was watching Des Moines, Iowa. They enjoyed lunch and reminiscing.
his father, a pastor,
write a sermon. Keep us posted on what is happening in your life by
"How do you submitting your news to The Chimes!
know what to
say?" he asked. Youth Update
"Why, God tells
me." The Youth Group had their first meeting in August. The program
"Oh, then why was attended by Caroline O, Elise, Andrew, Will, Paul and a
do you keep friend of Paul’s. Eric led the group in discussion; afterwards they
crossing things watched the film “Rudy”. Lunch was served by Lianne Jelson.
out?" Take the initiative to ask them about the movie and its message.
A little girl
became restless
as the preacher's
sermon dragged
on and on.
Finally, she
leaned over to
her mother and
whispered,

"Mommy, if we
give him the
money now, will
Blast from the past!
he let us go?"
Yes, it is Rob Hall! Pat was the first to email the answer and Polly
was the first to approach Rob in person to ask if it was his photo.
Rob was the person who suggested this additiion to the
newsletter. He also suggested that instead of emailing the
answer, that you approach the person directly – a great way to
get to know that person better. We did not have any photos for
this month, so please submit your photos for inclusion in future
issues. You can email it stjohn_episcopal@sbcglobal.net or bring
it to the church office in a sealed envelope. Your photo will be
scanned and returned.

ECW
The opening ECW event of the year will be a brunch on
Saturday, Sept. 18th @ 11 a.m. Annie will provide quiche
(and you know how well she cooks). Your president will
provide salads because it will be better for all if she doesn't
cook. A signup sheet in the parish hall will give us an idea of
how many to expect and what everyone might like to bring to
complete the menu.

On the agenda for that day is a suggested calendar of events

for the year. Some items to consider are a trip to the Co-
Cathedral in Houston and hand-working some ornaments for
the Christmas Tree.

All the ladies of the church are welcome. You're a member

whether you know it or not.
Recipe of the Month:
Keep in your prayers:
1 lb sausage roll
1 dz eggs
Dottie Gass
6 oz bag seasoned croutons Fr. Mike Keppler
12 oz grated cheese Ann Robinson
1 cup milk Teachers and students starting a new school year
Our Military and their families
Cook & drain sausage. Whisk
eggs and mile together. Pour
Our Nation
into a 9 x 13 glass or metal
pan. Add crumbled sausage,
cheese and croutons. Gently
mix together, coating all
CPR Class Update
ingredients with egg mixture.
Soak overnight. Bake at 350
for 35 – 45 minutes until The CPR class took place August 21 and we had a good response.
browned on top. Congratulations and thanks to all who attended. If you missed it, we can
schedule another class.
John & Pat Klotz
John Klotz is a CPR survivor. 18 years ago he had a heart attack while
We served this at our last
hospitality Sunday. Since we driving. He was involved in a car accident that was witnessed by 3 Houston
had so many requests for the Police Officers. John had no pulse or respirations, the officers administer
recipe, we decided to add a CPR. It is a day that Camille, Kim, Dave and Pat will never forget. They
recipe section to “The will always remember the policemen and be thankful for their CPR training.
Chimes”.

Please send your favorite

recipes to “The Chimes”!

Senior Warden’s Message

You will be receiving a letter from the Vestry soon with your pledge cards for
2011. Recently Pastor Eric and Father Sam spoke about stewardship in their
sermons. If you missed them, they will be available for you to read.
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Stewardship is something that is year long, a part of our daily lives and
Hwy 36 North at 6th Street, decisions. There has been so much accomplished at St. John’s and we can
Sealy, Texas really see our stewardship at work. Glance around and see the evidence of our
stewardship; to accomplish it has taken all of us working together.
Office Hours:
M-F 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
This year will be different and exciting in the way we present our gifts. Please
start giving this your thought. More details will follow.
Phone:
979-885-2359
Statements will be sent out soon showing were we stand with out current
Fax: pledges.
979-885-2100
A recent work day at the house of St. John’s took place under Suzie’s
E-mail: direction. Another example of stewardship. We thank everyone for their hard
stjohn_episcopal@sbcglobal.net work.
We’re on the Web!
www.stjohnssealy.com
God's blessing,
Pat Klotz