St. Hubert's Episcopal Church

 Thursday Lectionary Study

 at 10:00 a.m. continues via ZOOM. If you would like an invitation, please let Denise know and she will see that you are included! We'd love to see you! denisemiller@sthuberts.net

Dear Parish Family, 

We have been creating online worship since March 21st!  While technology has that magical quality, it has been only through the dedicated ministry of many at St. Hubert's that this has been possible.  A weekly breakdown of the steps taken to assemble what you see on Sunday mornings helps you go behind the scenes:

Thursday

Lectionary Class members work together to examine the lessons and think about what the congregation needs to hear and points that need explanation.

Dan records three parts of the service:  The opening sentences concluding with the psalm, a reflection, and the prayers.  An iphone with a tripod can work wonders!

Two lay readers record lessons and upload them to a program called "Dropbox" from which Jim retrieves them later in the week;

Jim records himself playing the organ at church, or playing the piano in his home;

Friday

Dan sends Denise the elements of program which she uses to produce the bulletin to be used at gathered and online worship;

Jim then stitches together the three segments recorded by Dan, the hymns, the lyrics, the lay reader recordings and photos of the stained glass windows at church;

The finished product is uploaded to YouTube.

Saturday

Denise drops off the programs at church to be used on Sunday.  She prepares a global email of the worship service to the entire parish.

Sunday

Emails are received by you, along with the programs for online worship

Preparation for the outdoor, gathered service at 10 am involves moving a speaker outdoors, a table for the altar, cloth and a cross. 

Service begins at 10 and lasts 1/2 hour. 

Monday

Begin the process anew!

We owe a debt of gratitude for everyone who has risen to this challenge, and that would include each of you as well!  Encouraging words, understanding minds, big hearts all help as we strive to proclaim the Gospel in word and deed during this extraordinary time!

We are planning to take a break on Sunday August 16th from the online worship.  Denise will include suggestions about where you might join in services in next week's email.  Our own Al Muller will return from his internship to St. Hubert's to officiate at Morning Prayer at church on the 16th at 10 am.

Faithfully,

Dan

St. Hubert's Building Continues to be Closed

Although Governor DeWine  has opened the State of Ohio for businesses, the Diocese of Ohio continues to recommend that "in-building staffing be minimal and on a drop-in basis as necessary to maintain essential operations."  Therefore we at St. Hubert's continue to work remotely.  We are in the office only to collect mail and to keep the operations of the church in order.  Voicemail is checked each day, and email works too.  Worship and all gatherings continue to be cancelled or postponed with your health in mind.

 Deacon's Dismissal  

(Musings from The Rev. Josh Butler) 

I saw him most Sundays in church, though he made no claim to the Christian faith. He called himself an agnostic, having neither belief nor disbelief in God. I asked him, “Why church?” He said, “Because it’s the one place where all manner of questions can be asked. And, in this church at least, there are few wrong answers.” That being true, I asked him, “What, then, do you believe happens when we die?” I will not forgot his answer: “I don’t know, but I do believe that the questions we’ve been asking all these years will finally be answered.”

Food Ministry Dates:  

St. Hubert's Online Directory

Remember, that we have an online directory with up to date contact information.  To log on to this, go to www.sthuberts.net and click the MEMBER LOGIN button in the top left corner. Your user name is your name with no spaces, i.e. danschoonmaker. Your password is peace (unless you have changed it). "We're well, you and yours be well also!"

FLOWER FUND

Thanks to all who have made contributions to The Flower Fund.  We will acknowledge our loved ones, honored or remembered, in a list on the first Sunday we are able to gather at church.  Meanwhile, weekly listings will be published in this email.  

SCHOOL SUPPLIES COLLECTION

We are doing things slightly different this year. Schools do not yet know what their school year will look like. However, supplies are always needed. The Outreach Committee decided to begin purchasing supplies to be donated when the time is right. Please keep any purchases you make at home until advised otherwise. Do not bring them to church! Your  for all the questions surrounding this issue.estry to be voted upon at this special meeting.

Whoever Thought Old Blue Jeans Could Look So Good

Calling all old blue jeans. The Sewing Ladies of St. Hubert’s and the Cedar Central area of Cleveland have launched a new endeavor to meet a need at the Cleveland Clinic. In the Pediatric Epilepsy Unit these small patients are monitored by portable EEG units. These monitors are usually attached to their beds. However, this set-up requires the assistance of staff when the patient wants to use the bathroom or to travel to the Child Life Room. One of the staff noticed the small Darth Vader backpacks we donated filled with pajamas for the pediatric patients and thought that perhaps this idea could be adapted to make these small patients more independent and mobile. Enter Janice Cochrac, sewer extraordinaire. After much thought and the donation of some old jeans she came up with a prototype of a vest with a pocket on the back to house the monitoring unit. We are now ready to move forward. All we need now are more old blue jeans that can be recycled as cute new vests. We can cut them up to repurpose this sturdy fabric. So don’t throw those holey worn out jeans. Just drop them off on the porch of St. Hubert’s.

Almost Everything - Notes on Hope

In this profound and funny book, Lamott calls for each of us to rediscover the nuggets of hope and wisdom that are buried within us that can make life sweeter than we ever imagined. Divided into short chapters that explore life's essential truths, Almost Everything pinpoints these moments of insight as it shines an encouraging light forward.

Candid and caring, insightful and sometimes hilarious, Almost Everything is the book we need and that only Anne Lamott can write.

For discussion in September.

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