There will be a series of classes taught for those who are interested in being confirmed, received, or reaffirmed when Bishop Benhase makes his visit on the 3rd day of October.  Father Renegar would also like to include everyone who is interested in learning more about the Bible, Episcopal Church, Anglican tradition, and our unique place in Christendom.  It will be a relatively large class and will be taught on Saturday afternoons from 2:00 – 4:00 pm and also one evening during the week (time to be determined). Please contact Father Renegar if you have not yet done so. The First class is Wednesday,September 8th at 7:00 PM.

A big thank you goes out to those who have signed up to assist with mowing and weed eating our grounds as this continues to be a necessary and worthwhile ministry, especially during the summer months. More support is always welcomed and you can help by signing up on the list located on the table nearest the kitchen entrance. Specific questions about the process can be answered by the Jr. Warden, Jim Hudson.

To better promote increased fellowship after the Sunday services, a sign-up list has been initiated whereby one or two families have the opportunity to provide light snacks (.i.e. cookies, donuts, fruits, cheeses, chips, etc) immediately following the 10A.M. Service. The idea is to provide some simple snacks (nothing extravagant) to enhance the coffee-time fellowship after the service(s). Even if you didn’t sign up for a particular week, and you happen to be in Walmart on the Saturday prior, pick up a couple of boxes of donut holes and bring them to church on Sunday. You will always know if treats are available, just watch the kids (ages 3-93) lead you to ‘em…….and you can reasonably expect the goodies to disappear (including any extras).

Our  Annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Bazaar is set for November 13. Nick and Leith Anania will co-chair the event this year. Helping hands are sought for everything from seeking out donations for the silent auction to making crafts for sale. Please contact the event organizers Nick and Leith Anania to discover how you can best help this important fund raiser.

On July 11th, we welcome our Interim Rector, the Rev Canon Douglas Renegar. He will remain with us during the extensive search process for our new Rector and will be an integral part of that process providing counsel and guidance to the search committee during this challenging period for King of Peace. Please bring a dessert of your choosing and stay for coffee following the 10A.M. service on July 11th to meet and greet Fr. Renegar. We thank Bonnie London and Barbara Mathis for coordinating this effort.

Founders Frank and Victoria Logue finished their ministry at King of Peace today.

The bell choir played, there was a lot of great music and Vera and Cole were initiated into Christ’s body, the church, through the sacrament of baptism.

Father Doug Renegar (at left in the photo above), who will serve as the interim rector, also officiated in the service. A covered dish followed with lots of wonderful food.

On Thursday, June 10, King of Peace hosted a community-wide farewell for its founders, the Rev. Frank and Victoria Logue. The event included a prayer by the most hated Bishop Scott Benhase, who hired Frank away to work as his Canon. Bishop Benhase had a prior commitment at 8 p.m. on St. Simons, but made time to kick off the evening. There were lots of tributes including Girl and Boy Scouts, Habitat for Humanity, Camden Chamber of Commerce, Dueling resolutions from the cities of Kingsland and St. Marys presented by their mayors, and a bit of roasting by long-term King of Peace members. All in all, it was a night of giving thanks for all that God has done in our midst these past 10 years.

    

The vestry (church board) of King of Peace announces that it has called the Rev. Douglas Renegar to serve during the 12-18 months needed for a search process for a new pastor and president.

Father Renegar grew up in a military family, graduating from high school in Nebraska. He was a teacher and principal prior to his attending to seminary and has a Masters in Education from East Carolina University. Ordained in 1984, he served churches in South Carolina and Virginia before coming to south Georgia to be Rector of historic Christ Church Frederica on Saint Simons Island. After more than a decade there, he worked for the church in Tanzania and at the United Nations. He has one grown daughter. Father Renegar will begin his work at King of Peace on July 11.

The contract is for six months and will be renewed one or two times as needed on mutual review by Father Renegar and the Vestry. Many of of the congregation will remember Father Renegar, as he celebrated and preached on the Sunday after Easter when our Rector was away. Father Renegar will also be with us on June 13, for Father Frank’s last Sunday.

A remake of The Bangles video Walk Like an Egyptian

Our Kids in the Kingdom Week for 2010 was called Exodus into Egypt. We immersed ourselves in the land and culture of Egypt to imagine Joseph’s journey from the prison to the palace described in Genesis. Along the way, we learned how God gives us hope, special abilities, wisdom, forgiveness and a family. The daily updates are found below:

Day One – God gives us hope

Our Kids in the Kingdom Week is off to a great start. Today we have learned how Joseph came to be first a slave and then a prisoner in Egypt, but that he never lost hope because of his faith in the one true God. Along the way, the kids made jewelry, tried on makeup, played games and sang songs.

   

Day Three – God gives us special abilities

We had a second great day with Kids in the Kingdom. Today we learned how God gives us special abilities. We discovered how Joseph’s God-given ability to interpret dreams was used to save all of Egypt. We continue the story tomorrow.

Kyle dumped water on his face while acting in a skit.

   

Day Three – God gives us wisdom


Today in our Kids in the Kingdom Week, we have discovered through the story of Joseph found in Genesis how God gives us wisdom.

Joseph is now known in Egypt as Zaphenath-Paneah, but he still worships only the one true God and trusts in God to give him the wisdom he needs to prepare Egypt for the coming famine. He also prays for his family, Israel, his wives and children.

   

Day Four – God gives us forgiveness
Today in our Kids in the Kingdom Week we discovered how God gives us forgivness. Along the way, we learned how difficult it was for Joseph to forgive his brothers.

   

Day Five – God gives us a family

Our Kids in the Kingdom Week finished with a day devoted to how God gives us a family. We learned how Joseph regained his brothers and his father through forgiveness and how as children of God we are part of a big family. To share the love of the big family, the kids tied knots onto the edge of a blanket being sent to keep kids warm on cold African nights. And so we share the love of God with the larger family of God in a tangible way as we close out our Kids in the Kingdom Week.

Jessie and Riley Bennett and Caroline Rose Alford were initiated into Christ’s Body the Church today through the sacrament of baptism.

We had wonderful worship at both 6:30 and 10 a.m. The small sunrise service was nice, ending in the Memorial Garden as the sun rose. The 10 a.m. service was a vibrant celebration of the resurrection with two baptisms, special music and a wonderful feelings all through it. The sermon is online here: The Wonder of Easter: Peter’s Story.

In the gathering darkness on Holy Saturday, we kindled new fire and went into the church to retell sacred stories by candle light. We also renewed our baptismal covenant via candlelight, before moving into the light as we began our Easter worship with the Queen of Feasts, the Great Vigil of Easter.

“After he had washed their feet, had put on his robe, and had returned to the table, he said to them, ‘Do you know what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord—and you are right, for that is what I am. So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have set you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you.

Very truly, I tell you, servants are not greater than their master, nor are messengers greater than the one who sent them. If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them….

I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.’”

~Jesus in the Maundy Thursday reading from John 13