Tales of Anglicanism
October 4th is the actual Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi. Everyone loves St. Francis. Our current Pope took his name when he was elected. Sometimes there is a blessing of animals in honor of how St. Francis preached to the birds and the wolf that was terrorizing a town. What people forget is that St. Francis preached to the birds because the people wouldn’t listen to him. St. Francis has the distinction among all the saints of being the most admired, and least imitated. I’m just sayin.
Anglican Rosary: Saturday, October 3, 9:00 a.m
The Anglican Rosary devotional group meets Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. in the Church. Everyone is welcome.
Saying Good By to Jim & Eileen Goltz Temporarily
Tuesday September 29, Jim and Eileen Goltz left for Japan for a year. Jim will be a Research Professor at the University of Kyoto. At the Brunch we will say good by and wish them well, and look forward to their return.
Here are Jim and Eileen’s contact information that several people asked for on Sunday
Building # 10, Room 611
Kyoto University
Obaku Guest House
46-1 Kawarazuka
Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto
611-0011 Japan
My office phone number at Kyoto University is +81-774-38-4327.
Their emails remain the same.
Emmaus Road: New Book
The Emmaus Road Group will begin a new book. We will be reading Death Comes for the Archbishop, by Willa Cather. This novel is a fictional account of the first Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, after the Mexican-American War. It is an absolutely wonderful book, full of wisdom, spirituality, and grace. It’s a classic. If you’ve never read it before, now is your chance. The book is readily available. We will meet for our first discussion on Monday, October 5, 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall Living Room
This will allow time to acquire the book. For the first meeting we will read The Prologue and Chapter 1
Church of the Angels goes social!
We thank Amy Cannon, Kenny Ryan, and Carolyn Styler for getting us moving in this. We are seeking to accomplish two goals. 1. As part of our Disaster Preparation/Recovery program, we want to be able to communicate with as many members of the parish as possible in the event of a major disaster. We will want to find out if people are okay or need help, and also let people know about the church continuing to have worship as well as other activities. 2. The second goal is to extend our “presence” farther afield. We maintain the grounds so that people driving by can see us, and we hope will want to stop and take a look. Our presence on Social Media is to do the same thing: let people know we’re here, and attract them to us. Below, Amy tells us where we are at this point.
Are you on social media? According to the Pew Research Center, 74% of American adults are on some form of social networking site -- and now, so is COA! You can follow us on Twitter or Instagram. You can also like our public page on Facebook. These pages are meant to be a point of thoughtful connection -- not too much information, just a few interesting articles, reminders of upcoming events, and focus on local community life.
We've also started a private Facebook group specifically for parishioners. It's closed, which means if you add someone or post a comment or photo, you'll have to wait for moderator approval, but we'd love our parishioners to join! This is a place to support and further our community throughout the week -- sharing news, prayer requests, announcements, and supportive conversations with one another.
Twitter Address: https://twitter.com/CoA_Pasadena
Instagram Address: https://instagram.com/Coa_Pasadena
Facebook Public Page: https://www.facebook.com/coa.pasadena
Facebook Private Group Page (you'll have to request an invite): https://www.facebook.com/groups/1656220977990872/
Looking Further Ahead: Annual Parish Retreat
October 16-18, Camp Thousand Pines, Crestline California
There are Three Options:
Staying onsite
Camp Thousand Pines has four cabins that have two separate rooms A & B. Each room has bunk beds for 10 people and its own bathroom! The cabins are especially good for families. Each family can have its own separate space. On the other hand if people want to return to their college days, unmarried, or married without children can turn the room into a dorm like the old days!
Staying in Crestline
There are several motels and bed and breakfasts in Crestline. It is a simple matter to come into the camp and participate in the program and then return to accommodations less primitive. Susan Stanley can tell you about these.
Coming Up for the Day.
Camp Thousand Pines is only 1 & ¼ hours drive from COA. The road is four lane and easy. It is easy to simply come for the day. Come for breakfast Saturday, participate in the presentation, enjoy each others company on activities in the afternoon, stay for dinner and if you like the campfire and roast marshmallows before returning home.
So we’d love to have everyone, camper, commuter, and day tripper.
This will be our fifth year at this site. We’ve had wonderful times here. Participation can happen in several ways. One can stay the weekend at Camp Thousand Pines. This is especially good for families with children. There is lodging in nearby Crestline as well, and people can come on the site for the program and activities. Third, the Crestline is only an hour and a half away and people can easily drive up for the day on Saturday. The Retreat is especially good for new people to get to know parishioners better.
Our facilitator this year will be Suzanne Edwards-Acton. Suzanne is a skilled teacher of Christian Spiritual Practices. She led the workshop on the Anglican Rosary that many of our parishioners attended earlier in the year. For our retreat she will lead us through a process of engaging with the Scripture that will open to us deeper meanings we might not know were there. It will be fun and it will help us get more out of our personal reading of the Bible.
Allen Woolery has some pictures that people can see to get a sense of things. Check the link below.
Photos:
https://churchoftheangelsretreat.shutterfly.com/pictures/5
Music with the Angels
Church of the Angels will host three concerts over the months of October and November. This continues our “Music with the Angels” outreach that began as part of our 125th Anniversary. We provide a venue for various music groups who need a place to perform.
October 11, 4 p.m. -- City of Angels Saxophone Quartet.
Don't miss this chance to enjoy everything from Dave Brubeck to Paul Simon to Leonard Bernstein, specially arranged for the ensemble, as well as an original work for Saxophone Quartet. General admission $15.00. For additional information, visit the group's Facebook page and COASQ.com.
October 18, 4 p.m. -- Jouyssance Early Music Ensemble.
Harmony from Conflict: Music at the time of the Reformation. Works by William Byrd, Tallis, Sweelinck and more prove that artistry survives even in turbulent times. Tickets $15 - $25. For more details, visit the Jouyssance website.
November 8, 2015, 4 p.m. -- Con Gioia Early Music Ensemble.
Music for Two Harpsichords from Paris, Dresden, Leipzig, and Riga. Preethi de Silva, Ruta Bloomfield, Stephan Moss, harpsichordists. General admission $25; discounted tickets for seniors memebers of SCEMS, EMA, AMS, and Friends of Con Gioa, students, and children. Please Visit the Con Gioia website for more details.
Food For Thought.
On the Food for Thought Table this weekend, from the most recent New Yorker, Blood at the Root, In the aftermath of the Emanuel Nine. After the horrific killing of church members in Charleston, at the end of their Bible Study, parishioner Jerry Campbell created a special card for that congregation that many members of our parish signed, and then was sent to Emanuel AME. We were deeply moved by their Christian witness of not returning evil for evil, working to overcome evil with good. Doing this is not easy, and the situation is no fairytale. This article gives background, as well as a portrait of the complexity of engaging in one’s faith in the world as it is with all its messiness of suffering, struggle, differences of opinion, and mixed motivations.
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/09/28/blood-at-the-root