Altar Guild UpDate

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The Altar Guild meets every Sunday after the 10:30 service to take care of the sacred vessels, vestments, and linens.
We would love to have you join us. Alone, our responsibilities take 30 – 40 minutes on Sunday.  With YOU... about 15 minutes. We are especially looking for parishioners from 8:00.  You are invited to come and see what it's all about.  Email for more information: nancyzabel4@gmail.com

Let There Be Light

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Norman Gregory, Building and Grounds Steward

Oh how the Altos and Sopranos do grumble when they can't their music see!

(The Tenors and Basses are so used to being kept in the dark.)

When what should appear but Devin with his electrician's license in hand
to lead the charge while Norman played apprentice with glee.

And soon the choir area glowed with a new found light and all was ready
for the next time we sing "Hark!"

(Sorry bad poetry but great lighting!)

Where did the big juniper bush go??

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Norman Gregory, Building and Grounds Steward

Some folks will notice right away that a big juniper bush has disappeared from our porch area at St. Benedict Church.  The juniper was likely planted along with the other original landscaping when the church was opened.  Since that time it has grown quite (make that "very") large and needed to be trimmed frequently to keep it from making it impossible to sit on the benches that Don Laford upgraded a couple years ago.  It was felt that it had outgrown its place in our landscaping plan. Today we removed the plant and were pleasantly surprised to see that taking it away really opened up the front of the church to people looking in from the parking lot!

Now comes the fun part: Spring is on the way and we have some "lonesome" dark, rich soil looking for some roots to nourish. If you have ideas for plants that could live there and add to the beauty of our church home than please let Junior Warden Kelly Ellis (peopleswarden@stbenedictlacey.org) know of your thoughts. (Ideas so far include azaleas and spring bulbs.)

Pear Blossom Place

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The 2024-2025 Winter will probably be a cold one. Pear
Blossom Place will be helping the homeless individuals by
providing a warm shelter when the weather outside becomes
very cold.

Pear Blossom Place is located in Olympia behind the Casa Mia.
Homeless families with children live at Pear Blossom Place
throughout the year. Plus, this very accommodating place will
provide room on the first floor for single individuals who are
homeless during times when the weather gets severe. Pear
Blossom Place needs the following items for these homeless
individuals: Pillows, Blankets, Single bed sheets, Bath towels
Each Sunday after the second service, I will deliver these items to
the Pear Blossom Place. The administrative team and staff at
Pear Blossom Place are very grateful of all the items that our
congregation have provided them in the past.

If you have any questions concerning this project you may text ,
call or email me.   360-480-5330; geraldappl@yahoo.com.
For more information, please check out their website:
https://fscss.org/services/pear-blossom-place/