The Church in
Hiawathaland News
for and about the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan There are so many different styles of communications. I'm an "information gatherer"
and by definition find it hard to come to a conclusion and commit to any particular style. So, I will continue to experiment with different approaches until I find one that a) people tell me is excellent
b) I find the one that works for me or c) we experience such a dramatic change that this really doesn't matter any more, but that's a completely different discussion that we can have on my blog site which I haven't set up yet but intend to do in my spare time...
WNTW (What's New on The Web) is working for me, so I am going to expand that to include the website itself.
The Almost Weekly WNTW (What's New on The Web) will be published almost every week on Thursday or Friday.
Entries will be automatically included when they are published on the web, so the deadline is very flexible, e.g., send in an article
or information on Wednesday and it will be included in one of the next two WNTW.
Time sensitive issues will receive appropriate closer attention (I try very hard to get information on the site BEFORE an event occurs.)
How's that for scheduled flexibility?
~Your Webservant, Barbara Susan
Online news and notes for January 2006
The Almost Weekly eNewsletter
With a nod to Barbara Cawthorne Crafton and her Almost Daliy eMos,
I'm almost ready to begin the almost weekly electronic bulletin with what's new on the web.
Article with photographs submitted by Susan Harries. This was originally submitted to The Church in Hiawathaland, but due to space limitations is being published on the website.
Looking Forward to Spring
~Susan Harries and Dorothy Dansdill, St. James
Sault Ste. Marie, October 13, 2005-- A group of volunteer gardeners met at St. James to transform a grassy area on the south side of the church into a vibrant perennial garden.
This area has featured a large cross planted in annual flowers as well as plantings edging the sidewalks.
For quite a few years,
John and Jean Austin and other volunteers took care of planting the annuals, weeding, watering and mowing the grass. However, as time has passed maintenance of the grounds has become a challenge.
It was decided by our volunteers, with approval
of the vestry, to enlarge and redesign the garden and plant more perennials and fewer annuals.
The design will make grass mowing easier and fewer annuals will result in less time spent on those plantingsas well.
On the 13th Selden Collins and Dorothy Dansdill met at St. James to prepare the garden area by removing the cross in the grass
and laying down a thick layer of newspapers in preparation for the delivery of some
3 dump truck loads of rich compost from the city compost facility.
Linda Bourque and her truck driver Clayton were made this project happen in record time.
It would have taken HOURS and at least 15 pickup truck loads to accomplish the compost delivery without the help of Linda and Clayton.
In the midst of the dumping runs, Pam and Joe Garber arrived armed with shovels and rakes to smooth out the mounds of compost.
The next few hours were spent planting many bulbs and transplanting some other perennials which had been donated previously.
Perennial donations or money to purchase bulbs and other perennial plants are welcome. The garden has a great start, but more plants will be needed to really fill in the gaps. We are excited at the prospect of things to come in the spring!
It's never too late . . .
Merry Christmas from St. Paul's
Sunday, December 25, 2005 10:15 AMPeace on Earth and Good Will among all People!
St. Paul's received a wonderful Christmas gift this past week from Mary and Milton Cole-Dugall in Desmoines, Iowa. They sent a series of 4 depictions of Madonnas for display throughout the festival season. Elmer has put them on display in the gallery in the upstairs hallway between the north entry and the nave. I hope you will be able to enjoy these really wonderful gifts offered to the people of the Diocese of Northern Michigan in Thanksgiving for Jim and Mary Kelsey's ministry.
They are a lovely addition to the festival decorations. They will be on display at St. Paul's until the end of February. I hope you can come by and enjoy them.
Mark
(I hope I can get photos so that we can all enjoy these images! ~Your Webservant)