The Great Fifty Days end on Pentecost

Please bring your Offering of $0.20 a day, a total of $10.00 each, to church on Pentecost Sunday for the special Ingathering!

AND WEAR RED!

Thanks to Don and Shirley Mahlum for donating and installing the two towel racks in the bathroom downstairs. They really help us with many jobs around St. Philips!

Bio on Janice SaulewiczOur New Junior Warden!

As Peggy James mentioned in Sundays service, I was elected by the vestry to be the new Junior Warden at St. Philips. She asked me to share a little bit about myself to all of you. So here goes! Who am I? I was born in Pt. Arthur, Texas, May 2, 1948. As many of you know, my dad was a structural iron worker, so when I was growing up, we went where his work was. In 1963 my sisters & I came to live with our dad and mom Norma. And Ive been here since! Work history I retired from Qwest (formerly U S WEST, & Pacific NW Bell) with over 34 years of service and had many wonderful occupations, none of them in traditional telephony. I worked on 2nd generation computers (that means the very first computers) for many years and have always been involved in computer technology of some sort. But I also have been a facilities manager, a professional instructor & developer of many work courses, and a disaster recovery & business continuity professional for Qwest.

Schooling I graduated from Nathan Hale High School in Lake City in 1966. In 1996 I completed my adult teachers certificate in Adult & Continuing Education from the University of Victoria, BC. For three years I taught for the University of Washington in their Human Resources Certificate Program. Family I have two sisters, Yvonne (in Bellingham) & Glenda Jenkins (some of you know her from Lakewood School). I have been happily married to my wonderful husband Tony for 30 years. We have a son Tony, who lives in Florida with his fianc Heather. Church history In 1964, I was confirmed at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Seattle, by Rt. Rev. Ivol Ira Curtis & Rev. Irwin McKinney. Philosophy It has been a joy to worship here at St. Philips. I am truly honored to be surrounded by so many wonderful, caring people who selflessly give of themselves. I continue to learn so much from all of you. I consider myself a follower of the teachings of Jesus and do my absolute best to love God & love one another. I know Ill make some mistakes, but I promise to be the best Junior Warden I can be.

Janice Saulewicz

29 August Annual Church Picnic

Peggy James

Peggy and Phil James will host the annual church picnic 29 August at their five -acre home in Arlington on the Stillaguamish River. A long beach area extends from their property to the Cicero Bridgewhich provides a great walking area, swimming, inner tubing and boating. Phil has set up regulation badminton and volleyball courts. Phil will challenge anyone to defeat him. Volleyball games always involve ages six to over sixty and lots of laughs. Horseshoes, Croquet and Bocce activities are also available. If you want to camp Saturday night let us know. If anyone wants to help with grillinglet Peggy know! More details and maps will be provided. Address: 30302 Hillis Rd. Arlington, Wa. 98223. (Seven miles east of Arlington; cross Cicero Bridge, make immediate left on Hillis Rd. and home is first driveway on left) Map will be available in August Newsletter!

Ariel view from Google Maps of Peggy & Phil James property!

At our last vestry meeting, we discussed the importance of protecting our church assets. Heres an article from the Herald that may be helpful to you at home. Janice Saulewicz, Vestry Member

From our Resident Disaster Preparedness Expert:

Published: Sunday, May 15, 2011

Why it's worth keeping records of belongings

By Sarah Jackson, Herald Writer

If you love your home, it's hard not to worry once in a while about it being burglarized or damaged in a fire. Homeowners can, of course, take several safety steps to minimize the risk of fire or theft. One often overlooked property protection measure, however, is documentation of your belongings, which is actually quite easy. All you need is a digital camera to take photos or videos of your property and prized possessions. You

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should also write down serial numbers of anything you might want to track down if you lost it to theft. Burglars are most likely to take small, expensive items that are easily traded for cash: jewelry, laptops, DVD players, game consoles, watches, guns and small electronic devices, according to the crime prevention team with the Everett Police Department. After a theft or fire, which can be traumatic experiences, it is often extremely difficult to determine what might have been stolen or lost. Detailed records of your things can help police find them if they're stolen. They can also help you fill out insurance claims. If you use digital files to document your belongings, don't save photos, videos or serial numbers to your home computer, which could be stolen or lost in a fire. Set up a web-based email account with Gmail, Yahoo or Hotmail and email the digital files to those accounts so you can retrieve them from any computer, anytime. To learn more about protecting your property, check out The Herald's new Beat the Burglars series on Sirens, The Herald's crime and courts blog at www.heraldnet.com/sirens. Sarah Jackson: 425-339-3037, sjackson@heraldnet.com.

History of Christianity and Coffee

After Sunday church service we sit in the library, drink coffee, have snacks and watch Diarmaid MacCulloch narrate the History of Christianity. Last Sunday we viewed Episode 3 Orthodoxy: From Empire to Empire. Diarmaid took us on buses and trains to see historical sites of Istanbul, Moscow and other areas where the Eastern Orthodox Church prevailed and told us of its struggle to survive. One of the worst times for Russia was under Ivan the Terrible who began his reign at 16 years old. For thirty-seven years Ivan committed atrocities at an insane level and thenwas concerned about his soul. St. Basil in his peculiar way stood up against Ivan and even thrust meat at Ivan during mid lent Then came Peter the Great who thought of the church as a useful tool to control the empire. The biggest challenge to the church was Lenins scientific social communism where there was no place for God. And then there was Stalin whose mother wanted him to become a bishop but he liked to dynamite cathedrals in Moscow. The series is entertaining because of the many sites that Diarmaid visits. His historical narration has a lot of spicy details. Its a great history of that part of the world through the history of Christianity. Join us for a lively viewing after service! Peggy James

It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Janice (Jan) McNair, on May 26 from cancer. She was a treasured friend to many, a valuable volunteer and a wonderful caring person. Please consider honoring Jans memory by attending her Memorial Service, at 1pm, Thursday, June 9, 2011, Christ Episcopal Church in the University District at 4548 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105 (206) 633-1611. Donations in her memory may be made to Christ Episcopal Church Seattle; Seattle Genealogical Society or American Cancer Society. Donation Links: Christ Episcopal Church- 4548 Brooklyn Ave NE Seattle, WA 98105 Seattle Genealogical Society - PO Box 15329, Seattle, WA 98115-0329 or give online http://www.Justgive.org and type in Seattle Genealogical Society ; then scroll down the next screen until Seattle Genealogical Society appears, click on it for the secure donation page. American Cancer Society Link: https://www.cancer.org/involved/donate/ donateonlinenow/index Cards for her brother Bill McNair may be sent to: William E McNair (Kathy) 6801 Greenwood Ave N #309 Seattle, WA 98103 Please remove this email address (janvolunteer@gmail.com) from your address list as this account will be closed down in the next two weeks. Thank you for your support and understanding. Friends of Jan's

St Philips Help List As you all know, weve made some major cost cutting to our church budget. One of these areas is hiring a professional gardener to mow, prune, and weed our property. Because of our very wet & cold weather, our yard has become very overgrown with weeds. We need help volunteering to weed our landscape!

Because of everyones very busy schedules right now, please feel free to show up and weed on your own time calendar. Bring your own weeding tools and weed as much as you want. Be sure to put the weeds into the Green container. Heres hoping we can make a big dent in the weeds at St.Philips!

Janice Saulewicz, Vestry Member

Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana From Mike & Carol Wray

This is a much requested recipe on the site given its name! Someone who used to work at the Olive Garden sent in the original recipe and I've adapted it to serve just 6-8. Try it since it is really yummy! It is a very good soup and hits the spot on cold winter days. I've included this and a few other Olive Gardeninspired recipes on the site for all of our visitors that enjoy eating at the restaurant chain. In my opinion, making these recipes at home makes them even better than the ones you eat at the restaurant! :) Makes: 6-8 servings

INGREDIENTS
1 lb ground Italian sausage 1 tsp crushed red peppers 1 large diced white onion 4 Tbsp bacon pieces

2 tsp garlic puree 10 cups water 5 cubes of chicken bouillon 1 cup heavy cream 1 lb sliced Russet potatoes, or about 3 large potatoes of a bunch of kale

1. Saut Italian sausage and crushed red pepper in a large pot. Drain excess fat, refrigerate while you prepare other ingredients. 2. In the same pan, saut bacon, onions and garlic over low-medium heat for approximately 15 mins. or until the onions are soft. 3. Add chicken bouillon and water to the pot and heat until it starts to boil. 4. Add the sliced potatoes and cook until soft, about half an hour. 5. Add the heavy cream and just cook until thoroughly heated. 6. Stir in the sausage and the kale, let all heat through and serve. Delicious!

News from the Wider Church King James Bible endures for 400 years First editions on display in Kansas
By Melodie Woerman, May 31, 2011 It has been called one of the two greatest works of the English language, rivaled only by Shakespeare. For many, it is the only Bible they consider "authentic." It was seven years in the making, the work of a 54-member committee, but within 90 years it had come to be known simply as "the Bible." This year marks the 400th anniversary of the printing of the King James Bible, a work of religious, political and linguistic force that continues to shape the thinking and vocabulary of much of the English-speaking world. Two copies of first editions of the Authorized Version, as it was known when printed in 1611, are in the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas at the Quayle Bible Collection at Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas, along with first or early editions of works that led up to the creation of the Bible authorized by King James I of England. Kay Bradt, director of library services at Baker and the wife of Episcopal priest the Rev. George Wiley, serves as curator for the collection. She said the two originals there are known as the "He" and "She" Bibles, based on differing translations of Ruth 3:15 one says "he went into the city," and the other, "she went into the city." That difference comes, she said, because different printers produced the first runs of the newly revised translation. The confusion on their part is understandable, she said. "The Hebrew says 'he,' but the context indicates it should be 'she,'" Bradt said. These first editions are quite rare, with fewer than 50 of the "He" Bibles and fewer than 150 of the "She" versions still in existence. The collection also has a copy of the infamously nicknamed "Wicked" Bible, an edition printed 20 years later in which the printer glaringly omitted "not" in the seventh commandment, rendering it "Thou shalt commit adultery." Most of the 1,000 copies were destroyed, making this version very rare. Bradt said errors in these Bibles were common, even in first editions, given that all the type was set by hand. "They would print some copies, find errors, change them, and then print more," she said.

That didn't help the printer of the Wicked Bible, though. He landed in debtors' prison, she said, unable to pay the fine levied against him for his mistake. Centuries of precursors The King James Bible didn't spring just from the linguistic skills of the 54 learned men who produced it. Rather it was the result of more than 200 years of English translations of the Scriptures, and the Quayle Collection includes all of them, including many first editions. John Wycliffe translated the Latin Vulgate version of the Bible into English in the late 1380s, an act that had the early reformer branded a heretic after his death. As Reformation ideals spread across Europe, one of its adherents, William Tyndale, asked to translate the Bible into English but was denied the right to do so. He then fled to Belgium, where in 1526 he produced an English New Testament; copies of it were smuggled into England in bales of cloth. He translated the entire Bible into English in 1530, but its Protestant leanings were too much for King Henry VIII. In spite of his eventual break with the Church in Rome, Henry feared the egalitarianism advocated by reformers. In 1536 Tyndale was strangled and his body burned at the stake. Tyndale's influence But the influence of Tyndale's Bible already was being felt. After Henry's break with Rome in 1531, he commissioned his own English Bible, known as the Great Bible because of its size, which was produced in 1538. He wanted a text that would promote knowledge of the Scriptures among his subject but wouldn't introduce wholesale reformist ideals that were taking root elsewhere in Europe. Myles Coverdale, who had done his own translation in 1535, gave Henry such a Bible, basing his version on Tyndale's work but removing things the king found too Protestant, like the use of "congregation" for "church," and "senior" instead of "priest." Henry ordered that his Bible be placed in every church and chained to the lectern so it would be available at all times for those who wanted to read it for themselves. After the tumultuous reign of the Roman Catholic Queen Mary I, Elizabeth I wanted an end to factional religious strife and hoped to advance that with her own Bible translation, which appeared in 1568. Known as the Bishops' Bible, it struck a balance between Henry's Great Bible and an English version produced in 1560 by English Protestants who fled to the continent during Mary's reign, known as the Geneva Bible. It did, however, introduce some odd variations. The Great Bible translated Ecclesiastes 11:1 as "Lay thy bread upon the waters," but the Bishops' Bible offered the peculiar "Lay thy bread upon wette faces." Like the Great Bible, the Bishops' Bible was printed in large-format lectern editions. But the Geneva Bible was becoming a favorite among the people, with its smaller size, study aids like maps, and its novel idea of breaking up the biblical text into chapters and verses. It also was printed in easier-to-read Roman type, not the fancy Old English print style of the large lectern Bibles.

James' Bible A year after James became King of England in 1603, a group of Puritan clergy petitioned for greater reform in the church, and from that grew the desire for a new translation that recognized the impact of the Geneva Bible on everyday life. James, himself a noted linguist, gathered scholars to create his new text. He ordered them to use as their basis the Bishops' Bible, "as little altered as the truth of the original will permit," he decreed. They also relied on previous English editions, as well as their knowledge of the Greek and Hebrew manuscripts available to them. In 1611 they gave their monarch the new Authorized Version that came to bear his name. However, Reformers wanting a more radical translation were left disappointed, as James' text avoided many of the changes they had sought. This version's impact was so great that by 1700 James' Bible had become the English Bible. A new, official translation wasn't even undertaken for another 250 years. The real hero of the King James' Bible, however, turned out to be William Tyndale. More than 80 percent of his 1530 translation ended up in it, and his work introduced into the English language such phrases as the powers that be, my brother's keeper, the salt of the earth, knock and it shall be opened unto you, seek and you shall find, and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Quayle's editions In addition to its copies of the King James, the Quayle Collection has first editions of the Great Bible, the Bishops' Bible and a Roman Catholic translation from 1582 called the Douay Bible. It has very early, but not first editions, of Tyndale's and Coverdale's Bibles and Wycliffe's New Testament. It also has a 1732 version of Luther's Bible, as well as a 1692 reproduction of a Bible in Anglo-Saxon that dated to the year 1000. Its impact today The impact the King James Bible has had upon the English language beyond the everyday phrases it introduced includes the rhythmic cadences heard in the likes of Abraham Lincoln, poet Walt Whitman and Southern author Willa Cather. Even noted atheist Richard Dawkins said that with its influence on the culture of English-speaking countries, "not to know the King James Bible is to be in some small way, barbarian." Bradt said she hopes the Quayle's display of the He and She Bibles, as well as all the versions that preceded it, will help people better understand this 400-year-old translation that has played such a key role in the formation of modern English Christian thought. Quayle Collection Bibles on display The collection is open to the public every Saturday and Sunday afternoon from 1-4 p.m. Tours by appointment also can be arranged by calling 785-594-8390.

On display are the two first editions of the King James Bible, as well as copies of the Great Bible, the Bishops' Bible and other predecessors of the King James, as well as a page from a Gutenberg Bible, fragments of clay tablets and papyrus scrolls, and other rare works. The Quayle Collection is located at the south end of Baker University's Collins Library at 518 8th St. in Baldwin City, Kansas, south of Lawrence. -- Melodie Woerman is director of communications for the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas. This article first appeared in The Harvest, the diocese's bimonthly newspaper.

JAPAN: Anglican church announces project to support disaster victims By ENS staff, May 31, 2011 [Episcopal News Service] The Nippon Sei Ko Kai (Anglican Communion in Japan) has launched its "Let Us Walk Together" project in support of the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that wrought destruction along Japan's east coast and left about 30,000 people dead or missing. The magnitude-9 earthquake, the strongest to hit the country, seriously damaged the Fukushima nuclear plant, resulting in radioactive pollution that has forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes. The NSKK steering committee, which met in late April, recently issued a mission statement announcing the project that commits to rebuilding the lives and communities of the disaster victims, in particular the elderly, children, those with disabilities, foreign residents, low-income people, and refugees. "Many have lost family and friends, homes and savings. Many still have no choice but to stay in emergency shelters," said the Most Rev. Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu, NSKK primate, in a recent statement. "The steering committee ... [is] calling for help in supporting the victims of the disaster not only from the various churches and related groups of the NSKK, but also in cooperation with other church denominations and overseas churches as well," said Uematsu. "We humbly ask for your understanding and support, and especially your prayers for the success of this undertaking." The "Let Us Walk Together" project will be based in Sendai, where an NSKK office for disaster response was opened on May 6. In addition to conducting support activities through the Sendai office and in other disaster-stricken areas, this project will conduct public relations, liaison, and accounting functions with the cooperation of NSKK provincial office staff, an NSKK release said. "We will carry out activities supported by the prayers and monetary contributions of Anglican churches throughout Japan and the world," the release said. "We will respond to such prayers and support through our reporting and publicizing of relief conditions and relief activities."

For former Iraq War chaplain, Memorial Day invokes 'crucial' memories By Pat McCaughan, May 27, 2011 [Episcopal News Service] The Rev. Bob Blessing describes war's defining moments with only a slight trace of humor: "Relationships count, and if nobody's blowing you up or shooting at you it's a good day." The San Diego chaplain's most recent tour of duty in Iraq included a considerable amount of both explosions and shootings, prompting a serious "reflective mode" as he observes the upcoming Memorial Day holiday. "I'm really dealing with life and resurrection. Remembering all the lives and how they served, to me, is crucial," he said during a May 25 telephone interview. Like his former battalion commander who died when his vehicle hit a land mine. "He was a good brother in Christ. I should have been there with him, but I was taking care of another situation. You just deal with those things as they come through but it doesn't make it any easier." And the Iraqi translator. "Her name was Sarah, like my daughter. She was killed when a bomb went through her face, literally, and blew her apart. She kept our guys alive and gave the ultimate sacrifice, trying to keep peace for her people." Blessing, rector of St. Andrew's Church in La Mesa, California, in the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego, said that he'll pause this Memorial Day to remember not only the dead but also the living, and their huge sacrifices. Like the Muslim imam "who helped us so much he had to flee Iraq. Thankfully, we got him out. He now lives in the Pacific Northwest. He is one of the wonderful brothers I love and cherish." The 52-year-old Blessing is no stranger to war. He returned from his third deployment to St. Andrew's for Easter week services after nearly a year at the Contingency Operation Base (COB) Adder, "essentially a quarter-mile away from where Abraham's house was located in Ur of Chaldea," he said. "It was a rough deployment. We lost two guys in our immediate brigade. This time I was responsible as senior chaplain for about 14,000 troops and contractors at the COB in Southern Iraq." He supervised 18 chaplains and about 20 chaplain assistants as part of the Long Beach, California-based 224th Sustainment Brigade. He solidified a team approach to empower others "to touch far more lives for the Kingdom of God, without question," he said. Each deployment has included its own challenges and graces. Blessing, a noncombatant who does not carry a weapon, has held the hand of dying soldiers, assuring them of God's presence and love. The Washington native has ducked mortar fire, double-checked the contents of body bags and faced tough questions of faith his own as well as those "I knew that I was ready to meet Jesus, there's no question, but what became important was coming back for my family, my wife and kids, for my church, standing by them -- that was the crucial thing. That was a gift of the violence."

As much as I had prayed and sought God, as much as I had walked with God, as much as I had communicated with God, the violence still tweaks anybody who is susceptible to it. "At least 30 to 40 percent of the troops going to Iraq have it (PTSD)," added Blessing, who sought treatment for the anxiety disorder. "The ones who care have a tendency to be traumatized even more. It messes with you." He grew up in the Seattle area and was active in youth ministry. After high school he spent a year in France, "involved in church planting, and as time went on, I realized that's what I wanted to do." He graduated in 1980 from the University of Washington. He earned a master of divinity degree from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, California, in 1984. Contact with troops while serving in the Anglican Church of Korea inspired him to join the U.S. Army Reserves. "I was in the mission field in Asia and connected once in a while with military in Korea, and visited troops. That's what got me interested in the military," he said. A few years later, "I went active duty," he recalled. He estimates that he has spent about five years of his 23-year marriage actively deployed and serving in what he views as another kind of mission field. "For the chaplain, the priest, it's just caring for people that are truly interested in their faith and want to figure out where God is in the midst of the violence around them, where God is in the midst of their lives. "The majority of them are 18 to 20-year-olds; it's a great ministry to people with a lot of inquiries into the faith life journey. It's intense; it's a great opportunity. That's why chaplains love it. "There's such a great need with the young men and women of our nation. It's such a privilege to support them, care for them and be with them in their time of crisis. When you send your sons and daughters out and terrible things happen, you need to know people are there, standing by them." He feels blessed with both a family and a congregation that support and stand by him; an interim served in his absence at St. Andrew's, where Blessing was called as rector in 2006. "Sometimes this five years away from my family has made my kids angry," he said. But he added that communicating with them via Skype helped during his last tour. In fact, on one occasion, "I remember the rockets coming in," he said. "Everybody else was cutting and running for the bunkers but I jumped on the floor with my Kevlar on and continued my conversation with my wife. "Now, that was real communication," he said jokingly. Living with the realities of war also forced real communication, he added, sobering again. "The death and dying and the suffering, the hardship and discipline challenge you in your capacity as you are called to be a pastor," he said. "We saw what was important defined so clearly that normal church drama, normal drama in life is only important as it relates to building relationships. "Relationships are what count, not the size of your bank book, or your car, or the size of your church, or whatever

Chaplain continues "I knew that I was ready to meet Jesus, there's no question, but what became important was coming back for my family, my wife and kids, for my church, standing by them -- that was the crucial thing. That was a gift of the violence." -- The Rev. Pat McCaughan is a correspondent for the Episcopal News Service. She is based in Los Angeles.

A tale of Yarn, or a yarn of a Tale

On the weekend of May 19, Rev. Mary, Marnie and I participated in Destination Yarn 2011, a journey encompassing 25 local yarn shops from Birch Bay to Kent and Federal Way. Each shop had a free one skein pattern (with yarn for sale to make it), a raffle and a stamp for our passports. Visiting all of the shops made one eligible for large prizes, and so, of course, that was our aim. On Thursday we began by going south on I405 to Kent, then Federal Way and north on I5 to Seattle and Bainbridge Island, visiting 11 shops and taking 9 hours (yes, 9 hours). On Friday we went north to Birch Bay via I5, then south along route 20 to the Mukilteo ferry and home. Another 9 hour day, visiting 9 shops. You will note that that is only 20 shops, and so, since Mary had vestry on Saturday, we went out on Sunday to visit the last 5 shops, in Seattle, Mill Creek, and last but not least in Everett, where Mary won the daily raffle(yay!) a very nice bag of goodies. Did we win anything else? No. Did we shop? Of course! Did we buy anything? Well, yes, but not large quantities of yarn. (We found some interesting patterns beyond what was free.). What we really found was diversity. Each shop was different from all of the others. None of the shops carried the same thing and yet all had a widely varied selection. What they had in common was large collections of various yarns. The Wallingford shop for example, carries free trade yarns. Others had fibers like bamboo and nettles, an education to me on what can be used! Still others are clearly centers of community with knitters around tables or in conversational groupings of furniture. All in all, a wonderful journey, Im looking forward to next year.

From the Rector Dear Friends, On June 19th we celebrate Trinity Sunday, Fathers Day, AND most importantly, the ministry and accomplishments of Ben (Benjamin, his mother Merlinda would say) Williams! I sent a letter about Ben last month asking for your contributions for a scholarship for this outstanding young man and you have been very generous, not a surprise to me! I do not know at this moment how much has been raised as donations are still coming in. (I will publish the total amount in next months Philippian.) I have consulted with Bens parents and unbeknownst to him, we will be honoring him on June 19th at the 9 am service with a special Coffee Hour following. In talking with Merlinda, I found our Ben has been honored at school as well with a number of awards! They include:

The Presidents Education Awards Program: Outstanding Academic Excellence Award Outstanding Student in Art Outstanding Student in Spanish Student of the Year
I cannot begin to say what a joy it has been to have Ben in our midst, to watch him grow and flourish into the talented young person he is. I hope you can all join me on the 19th to honor him!

Pax,

Rev. Mary Ben at his Sr Prom

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