October 28, 2003

"If you were plowing a field, which would you rather
use? Two strong oxen or 1024 chickens?"
- Seymour Cray (1925-1996), father of supercomputing

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ALL SAINTS DAY IS THIS SUNDAY. Send the names of
family and friends (deceased) whom you would like us
to remember by name during the Sunday liturgy. You may
send your remembrances by responding to this
newsletter before 3pm Thursday. This is one of the
high feast days in the church year.

WOMEN AND THE CHURCH - ANTHOLOGY OF LEADERSHIP will be
the next module in our Monday night Christian
Leadership Series. Susan Laird will moderate this six
week series on the important contributions of women to
the faith that we have received.(more)

UNITED THANK OFFERING SUNDAY will be Sunday, November
9. Remember those blue boxes when you were a kid - the
ones your parents or grandparents kept on the dinner
table and spent weeks stuffing with coins at mealtime?
UTO is still around.(more)

THE MILTON FUND HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED to support our
friend in West Ankole, Uganda with his education.
Milton is a 9th grader at Bishop McAllister College
and an orphan with very few resourcese. Drop a few
coins into the Milton Fund when you come by
Canterbury. All it takes is $300 per year to support
him in his education.

STEWARDSHIP
St. Anselm doesn't have what you would call a regular
stewardship campaign, but the ministry does require
your support - at least to do the kind of work we've
been doing at the level we've been doing it. Michael
asks you to please read on.(more)

NEW WEB SITE UNDER CONSTRCUTION. If you've ever
visited St. Anselm's web site, you would realize that
its content and design have not been a staff priority.
But thanks to the recent efforts of our friend Sean
Carrol, Phd candidate in Education, that's going to
change soon.(more)

LITURGY AND WORSHIP TEAM WILL MET SUNDAY to discuss
inclusive language rites and some diverse forms of
liturgical music. (more)

ST MICHAEL'S TO HOLD FINE ARTS SHOW. Our friends at
St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Norman invite you to
this crafts fair to be held Saturday, December 6 from
10am to 4pm.(more)

LAY PREACHERS SOUGHT. Several times each year, with
support from clergy, lay members of the community are
invited to proclaim the gospel during the Sunday
evening worship. If you've ever wanted to try your
hand at preaching the gospel, now's your chance.(more)

OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINISTRY

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

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COMMUNITY LIFE

STEWARDSHIP BEGINS NOW - EVEN WHEN YOU'RE A BROKE
STUDENT
St. Anselm doesn't have what you would call a regular
stewardship campaign, but the ministry does require
your support - at least to do the kind of work we've
been doing at the level we've been doing it. Some of
our support comes directly from the assessment budget
of the diocese. Other income is derived from a small
endowment fund. But the vast majority of our monthly
income comes from friends and supporters of this
ministry. ST. ANSELM'S IS DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER
CANTERBURY MINISTRIES in the diocese, in that we do
not enjoy an association with nor do we derive support
from an existing church congregation. We must provide
for the upkeep of our building, support our own
liturgical life and, because of recent growth, manage
kitchen and maintenance budgets. This affords us great
freedom, but it also means that the community must
provide for itself. MANY OF YOU PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT
ALREADY by dropping a check or some bills in the
offering plate every week. But if you haven't
considered a financial commitment to St. Anselm's, I
ask you to prayerfully consider it now.even if you are
struggling with your monthly budget. REGULAR GIVING IS
A SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE THAT IS RIGHTLY DEVELOPED WHILE
YOU ARE IN THE UNIVERSITY. Don't worry. I'm not going
to ask anyone to fill out a pledge card. But I am
encouraging you to make a regular practice of
supporting this community of faith with your financial
resources, no matter how insignificant you might
perceive them to be. Even a dollar a week will make a
supreme difference in the life of St. Anselm's and in
your own faith journey. That's it - that's our
stewardship drive for 2004. And thank you for your
friendship, participation and love for the church's
mission as expressed through St. Anselm of Canterbury.
Michael.

UNITED THANK OFFERING SUNDAY will be Sunday, November
9. Remember those blue boxes when you were a kid - the
ones your parents or grandparents kept on the dinner
table and spent weeks stuffing with coins at mealtime?
UTO is still around and still giving back to the
larger church. UTO began as a part of the missionary
efforts of the Women's Auxiliary to the Board of
Mission in 1889. Every coin that has ever been
collected in those blue boxes has been given away in
grants. Programs that have received UTO support
include: After school programs, disaster relief,
grants to ministry toward higher education and health
programs. We support the ministry of the UTO and will
designate the Sunday offering on November 9 to the
continuation of their ministry.

ST MICHAEL'S TO HOLD FINE ARTS SHOW. Our friends at
St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Norman invite you to
this crafts fair to be held Saturday, December 6 from
10am to 4pm at the church 1601 W. Imhoff Road.
Jewlery, wind chimes, stained glass and other crafts
will be for sale. There will be a bakery and café for
a light lunch. Do your last minute Christmas shopping
at St. Michael's.

SERVICE AND MINSTRY

NEW WEB SITE UNDER CONSTRCUTION. If you've ever
visited St. Anselm's web site, you would realize that
its content and design have not been a staff priority.
But thanks to the recent efforts of our friend Sean
Carroll, Ph.D. candidate in Adult & Higher Education, that's going to
change soon. Mark Sessing, President put out an appeal
for persons interested in helping us transform our
website. "Sean emailed me immediately and said he was
no professional, but would love to help," Sessing
said. Carroll met with the entire staff yesterday and
discussed the proposed design and content of the new
site. Carroll has designed several non-profit sites and
has an eye for web design. Staff also discussed
changing the way St. Anselm's generates its electronic
newsletter and manages its membership records. St. A's
is making solid progress in the area of technology due
principally to the generosity and hard work of Quyen
Arana, who initially suggested that we invite members
of the community to have a hand in designing a new
website. Thanks go out to both Sean and Quyen. Give us
some feedback about what kind of content YOU would
find helpful on our new website.

BINGO - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 St. Anselm's will call
bingo at Whispering Pines on Wednesday, November 5, at
2pm. Meet at the nursing facility at 1:45 (corner of
Porter and Robinson) or carpool with your friends from
Canterbury at 1:30. This is a psychiatric nursing
facility that treats patients who rarely have an
opportunity to get out and who rarely get visitors. It
is an important part of our outreach program and has
brought joy to the residents and to our membership as
well. Please join us!

CANT' GO WITH US BUT WANT TO SUPPORT OUR OUTREACH TO
WHISPERING PINES?
The large basket near the front door is which we used
to put our food offerings will be used to receive a
different kind of offering - BINGO PRIZES for
Whispering Pines! Whatever is received in the basket
will be offered at the altar each week just as were
doing with the food. But instead of bringing canned or
boxed food, please bring a little something that can
be used as a prize when St. Anselm's goes to
Whispering Pines for bingo.

Here are some ideas for prizes: regular or diet soda
in 16 oz plastic bottles (Coke, Dr. Pepper, Mountain
Dew) is always a big hit, and costume jewelery
(inexpensive) is enjoyed by the women. Large and Extra
Large clothing such as t-shirts, socks, caps, hats,
gloves, scarves, bandanas. Regular and SUGAR FREE
candies, candy bars and stuffed toys have proven to be
sought after prizes too. The clothing needn't be new,
just clean and in good shape. One thing we must
remember though, is that these gifts will be used in a
psychiatric ward, and items that might be breakable or
otherwise harmful to the residents cannot be used.

Pick up a little something each time you go to
Wal-Mart, Target or the Dollar Store. It will be an
on-going offering; so, please bring a prize next
Sunday, and the next, and the next - just something
small each time. It is such a simple way to share. - K

LITURGY AND WORSHIP

LITURGY AND WORSHIP TEAM WILL MET SUNDAY OCTOBER 26.
About a dozen interested folks attended. And yes, it
does seem like we've been talking about inclusive
language liturgies for about a year. We have. The
challenges to implementing an inclusive language rite
has to do with the serious lack of musical resources
out there, especially music used within the Eucharist
(Gloria, Kyrie, Sanctus, Agnus Dei). After much
discussion and input, the staff decided yesterday that
in Epiphany (that's in January when classes resume),
we will implement inclusive language (at the very
least) at the Liturgy of the Table. That means we will
be using a new Eucharistic prayer and hopefully an
inclusive Sanctus and Fraction Anthem. We will be
looking for feedback from the community in terms of
theological soundness and the effectiveness of the new
language.

LAY PREACHERS SOUGHT. Several times each year, with
support from clergy, lay members of the community are
invited to proclaim the gospel during the Sunday
evening worship. If you've ever wanted to try your
hand at preaching the gospel, now's your chance.
Michael or Kay are available to assist you with
research and writing and to provide you with reference
materials. Several memorable sermons have been
preached by lay people over the past two years. The
point is we all have it within us to proclaim the
gospel. The diocese even has a program whereby laity
can become licensed to preach on a regular basis after
being trained. Contact Michael for more info.

REGULAR WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Monday Afternoons 2pm
Noonday Prayer (with the staff)

Sunday Evenings 5:00pm
Holy Eucharist.
A Community Dinner follows.

Wednesday Evenings 5:30 pm
Holy Eucharist.

MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES

Choir practice
Mondays at 7:30
Sundays at 4pm
Come and sing, laugh and practice with us! It's a
blast.

Lay Readers / Eucharistic Ministers
Contact Kay Greenshields at jimnkay@swbell.net

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