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WELCOME TO ST. MATTHEW'S WEBSITE, WE HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR VISIT!

This WEEK at St. MATTHEW’S

Thursday, July 29th– Friday, August 6^th, 2010

THURSDAY, July 29th 2010

[Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival]

5:30PM Weekly Lawn care Party & Clean Up @ St. Matthew’s [VOLUNTEERS NEEDED]

5:30 PM OA 12 Step Recovery Program [Parish Library]

7PM LAA12 Step Meeting [Parish Library]

12AM Compline

FRIDAY, July 30^th, 2010

[Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival]

[DEADLINEfor new Education for Ministry applications – see Tom Marsh or Roxy Wright]

3PM Funeral (no Eucharist) for Curtis Wells (+7-26); reception following [Parish Hall]

5PM OMRC Co-Ed Meeting [upstairs, Parish Hall]

[5PM Old Minto Recovery CampAnnual Sobriety Potlatch –Boat Rides beginning @ 10AM in Nenana]

5:30PM AA meeting [Parish Library]

[6PM Emergency Fundraiser for Flyinghorse Family – Tribal Hall]

12AM Compline

SATURDAY, July 31st, 2010

[Fr. Steve Matthew’s 79^th Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

[Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival]

SUNDAY, August 1^st, the 10th Sunday after Pentecost

[Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival]

8AM Holy Eucharist, Rite I

9:15AM [Replacing 9:15 Eucharist TODAY] . . . MONTHLY BREAKFAST COVERED DISH/BRUNCH

11:15AM Holy Baptism ( Deion Erhart) & Holy Eucharist, Rite 11

1:30PM Fairbanks Correctional Center (Women’s) Eucharist

12AM Compline

MONDAY, August 2^nd , 2010

[Richard Frank’s 83^rd Birthday]

9AMVACATIONBIBLESCHOOL begins at St. Matthew’s. Grades k-6. Volunteers needed![Parish Hall]

5PM OMRC Men’s Meeting [upstairs, Parish Hall]

6PM Contemplative Prayer [In the Church]

12AM Compline

TUESDAY, August 3rd 2010

DEADLINE for special Reservation rates at Sheraton/Anchorage for September 4^th Consecration(See www.episcopalak.org for details)

9AMVACATIONBIBLESCHOOL at St. Matthew’s. Grades K-6.

Volunteers needed![Parish Hall]

5:30PM St Matthew’s Endowment Board Meeting [Parish Library]

7PM CODA 12 Step Meeting [Parish Hall, upstairs]

7PMNA 12 step Meeting {Parish Hall}

12AM Compline

WEDNESDAY, August 4^th, 2010

[1927 – Bp. Rowe flies from Nome to Point Hope, in 1^st plane to land at Point Hope. Among those watching is the young Patrick Attunganna (later the Rev.)

DEADLINE for St. Matthew’s September Newsletter. How was your Summer? What are your plans for Fall? Send material to sfisher@mosquitonet.com

9AMVACATIONBIBLESCHOOL at St. Matthew’s. Grades k-6.

Volunteers needed![Parish Hall]

9:30AM Holy Eucharist

5PM OMRC Women’s Meeting [Parish Hall, upstairs]

7PM Holy Eucharist

12AM Compline

THURSDAY, August 5^th, 2010

George C. Thomas Library [Photo: St. Matthew Archives]

[1909 – St. Matthew’s opens George C. Thomas Library in Fairbanks]

9AMVACATIONBIBLESCHOOL at St. Matthew’s. Grades k-6.

Volunteers needed![Parish Hall]

[7PM Don Ross speaking on his 7 month Bicycle Trip to WashingtonDC – Unitarian Fellowship-Pikes Landing ]

5:30PM Weekly Lawn care Party & Clean Up @ St. Matthew’s [VOLUNTEERS NEEDED]

5:30PM Gwich’in Singing [Parish Hall]

5:30 PM OA 12 Step Recovery Program [Parish Library]

7PM LAA12 Step Meeting [Parish Library]

12AM Compline

FRIDAY, August 6^th, 2010Feast of The Transfiguration

14th century Transfiguration Icon by Theophanes the Greek [http://tars.rollins.edu/Foreign_Lang/Russian/transfig.htm]

[Happy 13^th Birthday JULIA!]

9AMVACATIONBIBLESCHOOL at St. Matthew’s. Grades k-6.

Volunteers needed![Parish Hall]

[12PM Tanana Valley Fair begins]

5PM OMRC Co-Ed Meeting [upstairs, Parish Hall]

5:30PM AA meeting [Parish Library]

12AM Compline

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PHOTO CREDITS & CAPTIONS (top to bottom): 1) July 27^th Evening [Photo: Scott Fisher] 2) George C. Thomas Library [Photo: St. Matthew Archives] 3) 14^th century Transfiguration Icon by Theophanes the Greek [http://tars.rollins.edu/Foreign_Lang/Russian/transfig.htm]

View Videos of Midnight Sun Eagle Summit Eucharist & Other New Materials at

The Saint Matthew’s Website: www.stmatthewschurch.org

++++ VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL begins MONDAY, AUGUST 2^nd in the Parish Hall. 9am. – Noon; Grades K-6. Contact Vestrymember Dawn Jagow (Wilbur2@alaska.net or 488-9468) to help. Empty Coffee cans w/lids, Toilet paper rolls, shoe boxes needed for crafts.

+++++VESTRY forming STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE. Contact Clarence Bolden (resolutions907@msn.com or 374-5623/347-5878) to help.

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NOTE: Information on Bishop-Elect Lattime’s September 4^th Consecration in Anchorage (& other surrounding events) is posted on the Diocesan Website: http://episcopalak.org

BISHOP CONSECRATION

SEPTEMBER 4TH

ANCHORAGE, 2PM

Consecration of the 8^th Bishop of Alaska will take place Saturday, September 4, 2010, 2 p.m., at Our Lady of Guadalupe, 3900 Wisconsin Street, Anchorage, Alaska. There is room for 600 attendees. Seats for participating clergy will be reserved; the rest of the seats will be on a first-come-first-serve basis so plan to come early.

Following the Consecration ceremony, a reception will be held at the Lunney Center, next door to the church. This is an opportunity for all to meet and greet both the new Bishop Mark Lattime and the Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori.

A celebration no-host banquet will be held at 7 p.m. at the Howard Rock Ballroom. Dinner will be a choice of:

Salmon Lemon Beurre (Salmon served with a White Wine Lemon Butter Sauce)|
Red Roasted Potatoes

Or

Chicken Marsala (Chicken Breast with Creamy Marsala Sauce)
Herbed Pasta

Each choice is accompanied by:

Chef’s Choice Salad
Seasonal Vegetables
Fresh Baked Breads and Butter
Coffee/Tea/Water Service
Chef’s Choice of Dessert

Cost for dinner will be $50 per plate. A no-host non-alcoholic beverage bar will be available. For those wishing wine or a cocktail, there is a bar on the first floor. Reservations and payment for dinner must be made no later than August 19, 2010. Please pay by check, made out to the Episcopal Diocese of Alaska, and mailed to The Rev. Lee and Mary Margaret Davis, 1359 Great View Lane, Fairbanks, AK 99712.

The Sheraton Hotel has offered us a special rate for rooms. September is still peak season in Alaska but the hotel has set aside a block of rooms at a cost of $99 plus taxes for each room. Those wishing to come 3 days earlier and/or stay 3 days after the 4^th of September can reserve these extra days at the same rate. When making reservations it is important to identify your reservation as ‘Episcopal Diocese of Alaska’. Reservations can be made by calling the hotel directly at 1-907-276-8700, or through Sheraton Reservations at 1-800-325-3535. In addition, reservations can be made online by going to http://www.starwoodmeeting.Com/StarGroupWeb/res?id=1005284514&key=C3544. We urge you to make your reservation as soon as possible as the deadline for this special rate is August 3,2010. After this date, you will be able to get this excellent rate on a room available basis only.

PLEASE RSVP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN COMPLETE ALL NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS. An RSVP form is included on this website. RSVP FORM