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In the Photo is Caroline Akin, a Freshman
at AU in Apparel Design. Caroline was just elected to the National Episcopal
Student Leadership Team from Province IV! She will be representing students from
20 dioceses in 9 southeastern states for the next two years. |
In the Photo is Caroline Akin, a Freshman
at AU in Apparel Design. Caroline was just elected to the National Episcopal
Student Leadership Team from Province IV! She will be representing students from
20 dioceses in 9 southeastern states for the next two years. |
| In the Photo is an angel by Tazewell, our
Artist-in-Residence, who will have a display of his artwork at the 174th Annual
Convention of the Diocese of Alabama, this Thursday-Saturday in Birmingham!
| Join the Christian Community at St. Dunstan's on Sundays. St. Dunstan's is the Episcopal Church at Auburn University, an official student organization, and a healthy and welcoming place of Anglican worship, Bible study, and Christian community.
| In the Photo are our President for the 2004-2005 academic year, Margaret Warren, and her father, who is also Father Wells.
| In the Photo are the students who went with Father Wells to the National Gathering at Estes Park, Colorado, from Dec. 28, 2004, to Jan. 3, 2005. It was a great adventure! From L-R they are Margaret Warren, Jeff Rossini, Caroline Akin, Marise Evans, Loxley Compton, Eric Mancil, and Chelsea Bowers.
| In the Photo is Toomer's Corner decorated after one of Auburn's 10 football victories this season. War Eagle!
| In the Photograph is Rachel Howell, one of our officers and student residents (aka "church mice"). Rachel is a senior in Social Work from Decatur and a young woman of many talents. She coordinated the recent "Hunger Banquet" to raise money for the local food bank, and served as Tazewell's apprentice the weekend of the installation of our Artist-in-Residence. Rachel is representative of the 200 students who attend worship here: She is a person of genuine character, quality, determination, and integrity -- like so many of her generation.
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In the Photograph
is "Trinity," a painting by Tazewell,
who will be installed as St. Dunstan's Artist-in-Residence next
Sunday evening in a Festival Holy Eucharist at 6:00 pm. Tazewell
is a graduate of Auburn and former art professor who has returned
to the Loveliest Village. His original works include watercolor
paintings, pen-and-ink drawings, creches, Christmas ornaments, and
much more.
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In the Photograph
is Michael, the Archangel, whose feast day we
celebrate on Sunday at 6 pm ... we'll also be recognizing Dr. Jerry Michael,
the Verger, whose third anniversary is tomorrow night!
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In the Photograph
is Eric Mancil (L), who was baptized at the Beach
Retreat with a little help from his friends! Some of them are
(L-R), Leigh Warren, Philip Gibson, Adam Ray, Chelsea Bowers,
Margaret Warren, and standing, Dr. Craig Bertolet.
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In the Photograph
is War Eagle,
official mascot of the Auburn Tigers. He is flying in the stadium again for
the LSU game!
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In the Photograph
are Father
Wells with the Rev. Dick Gilchrist, former chaplain of St. Dunstan's in the
1980s.
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In the Photograph
are STUDENTS & FRIENDS on St.
Dunstan's Day last Spring ... we want YOU
in the photograph this time!
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In the Photograph
are Billy and Taylor McLemore of Montgomery at Primary II
this past weekend at Camp McDowell. They joined entering first and
second-graders (with a parent) for the BIG FISH! program by St. D's. Billy and
Taylor are the son and grandson of the Rev. Bill McLemore, former rector of Holy
Trinity in Auburn.
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In the Photograph
are Amanda Kaczmarek, Kyte Hoefert, and Emma Johnson.
Amanda and Emma are veterinary medicine students finishing their first
year at Auburn. Kyte is a member of AU's outstanding NROTC program.
In the Photograph
are Wylin Dassie and Norbert Wilson, during a recent visit to St. D's. Hello to Dr. Wilson in Paris, France.
In the Photograph
are Jacque and Paul Holley, friends of St. D's, married here by Father
Wells, and now expecting a baby boy--very soon! Pray for Jacque and Paul, Susan
and Layne, Rachel and Rick, Kelly and Rick, all friends of ours, all expecting
babies!
In the Photograph
are Susan and Layne West, former PhD graduate students
at Auburn, friends of St. D's, married here by Father Wells, and now expecting
their first child--very soon! Pray for Susan and Layne, Jacque and Paul,
Rachel and Rick, Kelly and Rick, all friends of ours, all expecting babies!
In the Photo
is Father Wells at Wells Cathedral last
summer in England. Come tonight at 6:00 pm to celebrate
his graduation as a Doctor of Ministry!
In the Photo St. Dunstan's Day was a
wonderful celebration!
In the Photo
are Ricky Mathews and Clint Galloway, two of the many young men and women we've been praying for in Iraq. Ricky and Clint just returned home, safe and sound!
What a wonderful Easter blessing ...
IN THE PHOTO is the Glastonbury Abbey, where Dunstan was educated,
became a monk, and was named abbot in the tenth century AD. Leigh and Wells
visited there in the summer
of AD 2003.
SINCE YOU LIKED THE LAST ONE SO MUCH, IN
THE PHOTO is another daylily photographed in the yard of Jerry and Barbara
Michael last spring. Have you seen the redbuds and azaleas beginning to bloom?
In the Photo
are a few of the cast members from our Miracle Play performed by St. Dunstan's
Players on Last Epiphany 2004. "St. George & the Dragon" was an original
chancel production by Dr. Craig Bertolet, starring Clay Campbell as Sir
George, Allison Ivey as Princess Rowena, Margaret Warren as Princess
Elizabeth, Adam Ray as the trusty servant Jack, Byron Davison as the
Archbishop of Canterbury, Craig Bertolet as Narrator and King of Northumbria,
and Leigh Warren as the Queen of England. Alan Akin had a wonderful off-stage
part doing the Dragon and other sound effects!
In the Photo
is LeBaron Taylor, our guest preacher for the 2004 Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at St. Dunstan's
In the Photo
are Adam Ray and Becky Armstrong, two
of St. Dunstan's all-time favorite
In the Photo is a group of St. Dunstan's students at the last Spring College Conference. Join us the weekend of
November 7-9, 2003 for Fall College Conference at Camp McDowell. The theme is "Taking the Bible Seriously," and
the cost is only $25 per St. D's student (half price) if you sign up by Tuesday, October 7th.
In the Photo are Wylin Dassey and Norbert Wilson, our program presenters for Beach Retreat 2003. Ms. Dassey
is a doctoral student in religion at Emory University and is a seminary graduate. Dr. Wilson is a professor of
Agricultural Economic and Rural Sociology at Auburn University--and one of our wonderful faculty advisors. Their
program on "Building Community" was terrific! Join us at St. D's for the Year of Community.
In the Photo are lots of students on the Beach
Retreat at Fort Morgan last weekend. We had 30 students and friends
come this year, and we hope that you will be with us for the next
Spiritual Adventure!
In the Photo Welcome Night 2003 was held
on August 24th with a Festival Holy
Eucharist at 6 pm, followed by a
photograph for the Glomerata by Royce and
Shirley Beckett of Holy Trinity, and a great
supper prepared and served by Jerry and
Barbara Michael, Bob and Joan Nelson,
Tana Branch, and Victor Panangala.
We are celebrating the Year of Community
for 2003-2004. When we enter into
communion with Christ, we form ourselves
into a community, which is the Church, a
sharing in Christ and in the lives of one
another.
Don't miss the Feast of St. Dunstan, this Sunday at 6 pm! Peace, Wells+
In the Photo Dr. Michael G. Rich, one of our faculty advisors for
the past three years at St. Dunstan's, begins seminary this year at
The General Theological Seminary in New York. Michael was an
associate professor of Journalism at Auburn University when he began
the process leading to ordination as an Episcopal priest. Seminary
is three years long, but we hope to see Michael a couple of times
each year when he returns to Alabama. You can reach Michael at Box
198, 175 Ninth Ave., New York NY 10011.
In the Photo is the Paschal Candle at St. Dunstan's, decorated with flowers by Sandra Clark-Lewis and Anne
Penny from Holy Trinity. Did you know it is still Easter, and will be for fifty days?
Don't miss the Feast of St. Dunstan, this Sunday at 6 pm! Peace, Wells+
In the Photo Have you ever noticed the windows
in the chapel at St. Dunstan's? They are plain and unadorned,
but the light and shadows through them changes their appearance
during the day and early evening. Remember that this is a place
of peace and of quietness, a place to pray for peace and the
members of our Armed Forces. Remember also that the McDowell Room is a good place for quiet study. Peace be
with you, Wells+
In the Photo are several of the St. Dunstan's students who took part in CPR training with the Red Cross. From L-R
they are Jennifer Newman, Marise Evans, and Adam Ray. Two other students who completed the course--Amanda
Kaczmarek and Margaret Warren--used their training to save a life at the beach during Spring Break! Peace,
Wells+
In the Photo are five Auburn University students at St. Dunstan's who are children of Episcopal clergy. With Bishop
Henry Parsley, L-R, they are Jenny Warren, Margaret Warren, Harrison Morgan, Bentley Manning, and Kaitlyn Van
Dyke. Peace, Wells+
In the Photo is Adam Ray, a senior in Electrical Engineering from Talladega, who performed his world famous
juggling and comedy act at the last DCAFE Coffee House.
In the Photo are (L-R) Devon Cochran and Jamie Gamber, who serve regularly at St. Dunstan's. Devon is a
third-generation friend of the Episcopal Church at Auburn University, and Jamie is a doctoral student. If you would
like to serve at the Table, lead the Prayers of the People, or read a lesson in worship, e-mail our Verger, Dr. Jerry
L. Michael, at michajl@auburn.edu Peace, Wells+
In the Photo is Crosby, one of the Raptors
in Rehabilitation at Camp McDowell. See Crosby and other wonders at
Spring College Conference 2003, April 4-6, when we go "Back to the
Garden." Cost is only $27.50 if you register with me before March
14. Peace, Wells+ |
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