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THEY’RE BACK -- AGAIN!!
John and Jean Buggs, early members of our church, (from
St. Peter’s formative days at the Post Oak YMCA) have
returned from Nigeria, Arabia and the state of Virginia, USA.
They have been to our present site once before, but what a
great surprise when they walked through the doors again.
John has spent most of his time in countries afar and Jean in
the state of Virginia. Daughter Lyddall remains there in
school. However, her parents are re-locating here in
Houston and are house/condo/apt searching at this time.
AN AUTHOR IN OUR MIDST.
Martin M. Lutta is a quiet sort of fella, and he has written a
book that summarizes his work with boys and girls, ages 12-
17, all juvenile offenders in a treatment facility. Their
backgrounds and means of coping are anything but quiet
and introspective.
How did Martin live through this ? He was–and is–a
physically strong man, a man of integrity and purpose,
blessed with humor and faith, and raised by a morally sturdy
father who taught him that “there is a ‘bottom line’ to
everything and getting to it as soon as possible was the key
to successful conflict resolution and decision making.”
From the introduction comes the main purpose and reasons
for writing:
“The thought of writing this book came way after I had been
gathering the material for it. For two and a half years, I took
notes on different incidents because I was tired of having to
rewrite the reports when the originals were ‘lost’ and I had to
rely on my memory to narrate the incidents again. It
occurred to me that if a report had any adverse statement
about a staff member that a supervisor liked, it went missing
and you would not know until there was an investigation
going on. Then a report came up that was different from the
one you write, you were named as a witness and had to ‘tow
the line’. ..
From the back cover:
“A systematic malaise and cronyism causes a lack of morale
in the staff at a treatment facility for teens, which leads to the
death of a resident. The events leading to this incident and
others that could have been avoided are discussed in this
book.” It is the kind of book that needs to reach persons
with the power to change situations from the bottom up to
the very top–or vice versa! It is not a quick or ‘easy read’. It
is heart wrenching, deeply disturbing and powerful.
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
Festivities for the younger members of St. Peter’s will take
place during the twelve days of Christmas–or, maybe, after
that. Parents and children alike have travel plans which
make it impossible to give a Pinata proper respect. Mark
Maly has agreed to organize “chaos into calm”. If it rains, we
will survive and adjust. That is the history of St. Peter’s, isn’t
it?
TWO NEW FACES
In November, the parents of Jackson Munsch (Kent and
Jackie) and his sister, Samantha, welcomed him into the
family. He came into the world with some grandparents,
uncles and aunts familiar to us all (William and Christy, Larry
and Sue). The Thanksgiving of Women After Childbirth (BCP,
pp. 305-307) service was read when Jackson, Samantha and
his parents came to church after his birth. It is an ancient
and beautiful service, a thanksgiving for a wonderful gift of
God..
Jamie Skeoch was born in December to Robert and Judy
(Hanlon) Skeoch. Judy’s parents from Ireland were here for
the event along with Ciara Fai Skeoch, the older( 15 months)
sister of Jamie. We give thanks for the safe delivery through
birth of child and
mother.
TWO BUSY HANDS
Elizabeth Tyler is never idle. A pair of scissors, a bit of
paper–and, behold, a swan or maybe a fairy queen, a lioness
or a castle emerge. In 3 D! A bit of yarn, and the beginning
of a pot holder, or a piece of clothing. But now her art work
has moved into higher realms. No longer found only on
Sunday School doors and walls, or in her classroom at
school, but also in Conroe, Texas. Her painting of a Puffer
Fish, entitled A Patterned Puffer Fish , hangs on the walls of
the Conroe Administration Building for one full year! A
winner in the District Art Show. We hope she will place it in
display here at St. Peter’s when it returns to our” artist in
residence.”
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John and Jean Buggs, early members of our church, (from
St. Peter’s formative days at the Post Oak YMCA) have
returned from Nigeria, Arabia and the state of Virginia, USA.
They have been to our present site once before, but what a
great surprise when they walked through the doors again.
John has spent most of his time in countries afar and Jean in
the state of Virginia. Daughter Lyddall remains there in
school. However, her parents are re-locating here in
Houston and are house/condo/apt searching at this time.
AN AUTHOR IN OUR MIDST.
Martin M. Lutta is a quiet sort of fella, and he has written a
book that summarizes his work with boys and girls, ages 12-
17, all juvenile offenders in a treatment facility. Their
backgrounds and means of coping are anything but quiet
and introspective.
How did Martin live through this ? He was–and is–a
physically strong man, a man of integrity and purpose,
blessed with humor and faith, and raised by a morally sturdy
father who taught him that “there is a ‘bottom line’ to
everything and getting to it as soon as possible was the key
to successful conflict resolution and decision making.”
From the introduction comes the main purpose and reasons
for writing:
“The thought of writing this book came way after I had been
gathering the material for it. For two and a half years, I took
notes on different incidents because I was tired of having to
rewrite the reports when the originals were ‘lost’ and I had to
rely on my memory to narrate the incidents again. It
occurred to me that if a report had any adverse statement
about a staff member that a supervisor liked, it went missing
and you would not know until there was an investigation
going on. Then a report came up that was different from the
one you write, you were named as a witness and had to ‘tow
the line’. ..
From the back cover:
“A systematic malaise and cronyism causes a lack of morale
in the staff at a treatment facility for teens, which leads to the
death of a resident. The events leading to this incident and
others that could have been avoided are discussed in this
book.” It is the kind of book that needs to reach persons
with the power to change situations from the bottom up to
the very top–or vice versa! It is not a quick or ‘easy read’. It
is heart wrenching, deeply disturbing and powerful.
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
Festivities for the younger members of St. Peter’s will take
place during the twelve days of Christmas–or, maybe, after
that. Parents and children alike have travel plans which
make it impossible to give a Pinata proper respect. Mark
Maly has agreed to organize “chaos into calm”. If it rains, we
will survive and adjust. That is the history of St. Peter’s, isn’t
it?
TWO NEW FACES
In November, the parents of Jackson Munsch (Kent and
Jackie) and his sister, Samantha, welcomed him into the
family. He came into the world with some grandparents,
uncles and aunts familiar to us all (William and Christy, Larry
and Sue). The Thanksgiving of Women After Childbirth (BCP,
pp. 305-307) service was read when Jackson, Samantha and
his parents came to church after his birth. It is an ancient
and beautiful service, a thanksgiving for a wonderful gift of
God..
Jamie Skeoch was born in December to Robert and Judy
(Hanlon) Skeoch. Judy’s parents from Ireland were here for
the event along with Ciara Fai Skeoch, the older( 15 months)
sister of Jamie. We give thanks for the safe delivery through
birth of child and
mother.
TWO BUSY HANDS
Elizabeth Tyler is never idle. A pair of scissors, a bit of
paper–and, behold, a swan or maybe a fairy queen, a lioness
or a castle emerge. In 3 D! A bit of yarn, and the beginning
of a pot holder, or a piece of clothing. But now her art work
has moved into higher realms. No longer found only on
Sunday School doors and walls, or in her classroom at
school, but also in Conroe, Texas. Her painting of a Puffer
Fish, entitled A Patterned Puffer Fish , hangs on the walls of
the Conroe Administration Building for one full year! A
winner in the District Art Show. We hope she will place it in
display here at St. Peter’s when it returns to our” artist in
residence.”
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Forward in Faith notes that the General Synod of the
Church of England yesterday approved by a majority
of over two thirds to begin the process for removing
the legal obstacles to the ordination of women to the
episcopate. We have long maintained that this is a
logical, perhaps even a necessary, step for a Church
which already ordains women to the presbyterate.
The task before the new General Synod will be to set
forward this process with due consideration for the
needs and requirements of all those who are in
conscience opposed.
On behalf of the parishes, clergy and lay people of
Forward in Faith we have set out those needs in the
form of a draft measure in the second part of
Consecrated Women?. Nothing in the recent debate
has changed the position of Forward in Faith. Failure
to provide a structural solution for those opposed
would bring about a most serious crisis in the life of
the Church affecting its unity and so its ability to
witness to the Gospel in our nation.
For related articles and other late breaking news from
Forward in Faith click here.
Church of England yesterday approved by a majority
of over two thirds to begin the process for removing
the legal obstacles to the ordination of women to the
episcopate. We have long maintained that this is a
logical, perhaps even a necessary, step for a Church
which already ordains women to the presbyterate.
The task before the new General Synod will be to set
forward this process with due consideration for the
needs and requirements of all those who are in
conscience opposed.
On behalf of the parishes, clergy and lay people of
Forward in Faith we have set out those needs in the
form of a draft measure in the second part of
Consecrated Women?. Nothing in the recent debate
has changed the position of Forward in Faith. Failure
to provide a structural solution for those opposed
would bring about a most serious crisis in the life of
the Church affecting its unity and so its ability to
witness to the Gospel in our nation.
For related articles and other late breaking news from
Forward in Faith click here.
For other news about the religious community at large check
out David Virtue: www.virtueonline.org
out David Virtue: www.virtueonline.org
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