St. Matthews Anglican Church - Riverview, Florida
St Matthews Newsletter - August 2004Meet the Altar Guild
Originally from British Guyana, Brenda was baptized at a Pilgrim Holiness Church and began attending the Anglican Church there in her teens at Christ the King. It was there that her first daughter was baptized. After migrating to Long Island, NY in 1991, she joined the Episcopal Church of the Messiah, where her second daughter was baptized, and where the family became quite active in the adult and junior choirs, altar guild and social activities. Brenda has had a wide and varied career, both in Guyana and the States. She spent her early career working for the National Library and the Ministry of Education. She spent the last several years in Guyana working for the Guyana Mining Enterprise, Ltd. which manufactures bauxite and alumina for export, and is one of that country's most important industries. In New York, Brenda held clerical positions and worked as a sales associate for J.C. Penny. Although she has been at St. Matthew's a relatively short time,
Brenda has jumped in to sing in the Choir, as well as serving on
the Altar Guild. About her service, she says, "As a Christian, my
main objective is to always give a lending hand where ever possible
and to dedicate whatever I do to the Praise and Glory of our Lord
Jesus Christ." Brenda and her daughters are currently preparing
for Holy Confirmation at the Bishop's visit next month. St. Anne's Guild St. Anne's Guild has taken on an ambitious project to further our fund raising efforts. So that our parish members can be readily identified during such events, a utility apron has been designed showing our church name on the front panel, and a message inviting questions about our church on the back. These aprons can be worn not only by those actively involved in selling or other necessary functions, but also by any member of the parish present at the event. The aprons will be made in navy blue for the men and a lighter blue for the ladies. The present plan is to make them in three sizes: small, medium, and large. To size them properly, we need to have the chest and waist measurement of each person ordering an apron so as to select the average measurements for each size. A sample apron (without the lettering) will be available. After receiving orders for the aprons, Guild members will prepare
patterns, determine how much fabric will be needed and purchase
all material and supplies. The project will then be turned over
to Linda LaFaye, one of our newest parishioners and already an active
member of St. Anne's Guild, who will arrange for the aprons to be
made.
The Choir has added another new member: Kay Meyer's lovely soprano voice further strengthens our musical group. The Choir is busy preparing special music for the visit of our Bishop on September 19th. This is a very important day in the life of the Parish and the Choir hopes to make it all the more joyous with beautiful anthems and service music. This is just one more good reason to attend the ten o'clock mass on September 19 to meet our Bishop and witness his conferring of the Holy Spirit on those receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation. | |||
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