Newsletter - Summer 2009

PROLOGUE

Newsletter of the Chapel of St. John the Divine
Episcopal Church Foundation at the University of Illinois

Summer, 2009

THANKS TO OUR CHRISTIAN EDUCATION STAFF
FOR THEIR WONDERFUL WORK WITH THE CHAPEL’S KIDS!

Church School Teachers

Pre-School-First Grade Gloria Keeley, Margaret Keeley
Intermediate Susan Westbury and Christine Weaver
Confirmation Mary Hallett and Jacob Schroder
High School Piper Hodson

Children’s Chapel Leaders

Piper Hodson, Melissa Zimmerman, Paul and Laura Poulosky, Lisa Gatzke,
Kylla and Jason Atkisson

Nursery

Margaret Keeley, Jamie Weber, Laura and Paul Poulosky, Jason and Kylla Atkisson, Alejandro Reedy, Robin Donnelly, Clint Davis-Stober, Matthew Frank, Sarah Vaughen

THANKS TO OUR CHOIR AND CHORISTERS FOR GLORIOUS MUSIC IN THE CHAPEL’S REDEDICATORY YEAR!

Members of the Canterbury Choir during 2008-9 included:

Don Armstrong Dave Brown Anne Burgdorf Daniel Burkhalter
John Buzard *Katie Buzard Bob Delvin Rebecca Greenlea
Susan Hessee Gloria Keeley David Krooks Jake Lessing
*Emma Lloyd Frances Reedy Jerry Shelato Carol Symes
*Emily Warren Rachel Warren *Sam Warren Scott Warren Stuart Weber Amy Weber *Celia Williams

*members of the Canterbury Choristers

Members of the Choristers in Training included:

Anya Shannon Karissa Shannon Abby Shelato Jackson Vaughan

The Canterbury Choristers
“in residence” at The Chapel of St. John the Divine

Please join us for Solemn Evensong
Monday- Wednesday, June 8, 9 and 10, 5:30 p.m.

And for Choral Mass for the Feast of St. Barnabas
Thursday, June 11, 5:30 p.m.

Evening Canticles by Wood, Sumsion and Hogan
Preces and Responses by Darlington
Anthems by Archer, Handel, Mendelssohn and Blatchly
Missa Brevis by Britten

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SUNDAY EUCHARIST ON JUNE 7 IS 11:00 A.M. AT FOREST GLEN
MORNING PRAYER WILL BE SAID AT THE CHAPEL
at 8:00 and 10:00 a.m.

Many of us will be participating in St. John’s first ever parish campout, some for Friday and Saturday, some for one night, others for day trips. We hope many will join us for the Eucharist on Sunday. Detailed directions to Forest Glen can be found on our website, www.chapelsjd.org.

VESTRY AND COORDINATORS’ PLANNING MEETING
SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 9:30-Noon

Our Vestry members and program coordinators will be meeting this month to work on a calendar of events for 2009-2010. We look forward to another busy and fruitful year as we settle into our ministry with enhanced facilities.

Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana “Summer Special”
at the Chapel of St. John the Divine
Sunday, July 12, 7:30 p.m.

B.A.C.H.’s “Handel Celebration” continues with a performance of his Dixit Dominus. The program will also include Felix Mendelssohn’s Op. 9 Motets. Tickets at $10 are available from BACH at 378-6802 or from their website at www.baroqueartists.org