Newsletter 
October 2011  
 "Peace is not something you must hope for in the future.  Rather it is a deepening of the present, and unless you look for it in the present you will never find it."  Thomas Merton
 Join us Sunday, October 2, for worship followed by fellowship potluck in Parish Hall.  Lectionary readings, Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 22): 
Isaiah 5:1-7 [KJV]
Psalm 80:7-14
Phillipians 3:4b-14
Matthew 21:33-46
 
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                                 UPCOMING EVENTS
 Episcopal Church Women (ECW) Annual Meeting
   Saturday, October 15, 2011
   St. John's Church, 210 N. Main, Versailles
 It will include a Eucharist at 10:30 am.m with the Rev. Philip Linder, Concelebrant, the Rev. Amy Meaux, Preacher, followed by luncheon, short business meeting and a program by the Rev. Laurie Brock: "... and Sarah laughed:  Holy Laughter."  Reservations for luncheon requested but not required:  Daine Gabbard, Trinity, Covington, 859-581-9113, dianegabbard@gmail.com or Katherine Harper, St. John's, Versailles, 859-285-9336, kathewen@aol.com.  All women in the diocese are invited, welcome and encouraged to attend!
 Men's Retreat
  October 15-16, 2011 
   Cathedral Domain
   Cost: $100 includes room and board (bring your own bed & bath linens)
   Contact: Bill Cox, 859-227-6435, for reservations and questions
 The 2011 Men's Retreat is on! The retreat leader will be the Rev. Richard Burden from Our Saviour, Madison County, who has developed a meaningful retreat for all. It is an open week end for UK football, so come be a part of a time to Reflect, Retreat and Restore. This is one weekend you do not want to miss. Many of us will be arriving Friday evening (October 14) for some fun and great fellowship; if you can make this too let Bill Cox know when you register.
 
 Reading Camp Rummage Sale
  Saturday, October 29, 7 am - 1 pm
  Mission House, 203 E. Fourth Street, Lexington (corner of 4th and MLK Blvd.)
 
We are accepting donations of trash and treasures throughout September and October.  If you are in the mood for some good fall cleaning and you need to simplify - we need your unneeded things!  Contact the Reading Camp office, 859-252-6527 x 110.

St. Raphael ECW Used Purse Sale
You're invited to the 6th Annual St. Raphael ECW Gently Used Purse Sale.  Find a great purse for a great price and support St. Agnes House, Reading Camp, Camp Haven, and the One Parent Scholar House. Eight hundred purses of all sizes, colors and types need to be sold to help those in need. Please spread the word! For more information, see the purse sale website at www.gentlyusedpursesale.org.
 
When: October 8, 1 p.m.
Where: St. Raphael's, 1891 Parkers Mill Road, Lexington
Contact: Loretta Haley, phil4v8@gmail.com, 859.608.2860
 
 PRAYER CONCERNS:  Nick, Jamon, Martha, Matej, Carol, Bob, Tim, Megan, Tabi, the Young family, Eugene, Peggy, Scott, the Vest family, Susan, Edna, Mary, Anita, Alma, Gavin, Isaac, Willie, Geneva, Ruth, Anita, Saundra, John Tyler
 "Therefore, make it your habit to confess your sins to one another and to pray for one another, so that you may be healed.  The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective."  James 5:16