PhilippianPix

June 13, 2008

Things are ALWAYS happening around St. Philip’s. 
Here's just a sampling of some of what you might have missed.

And they’re off! Christian and Steve leave in the wee hours Thursday, June 12 for a mission trip in Jamaica with Diocesan teens.

During the summer months, those involved in the production of the E-pistle to the Philippians, the website, and the PhilippianPix tend to spread out a little. However, with WiFi, we are as close as the next click. I thought I would show a few pictures of the view from our windows, so to speak, to give you an example of how web-based information and e-mails are coming to you from all over!

This is my view during the summer: a second story porch of a cottage in Montreat, NC (and, try as I might, I do not have sufficient photography skills to capture the tall mountains beyond these trees…):

This particular week, Maria’s view is in Connecticut, where she is again attending the Clergy Leadership Conference at Trinity Conference Center, West Cornwall, CT.

Our traveling webmaster is sending us tantalizing gorgeous pictures of HIS view, which changes frequently as he travels out west. (He takes pride in his photography, so I include his notes: “I captured this panorama of The Grand Teton Range, as seen from the eastern shore of Jackson Lake, by using a tripod, estimating and locking the Nikon D70's exposure and aperture controls, and taking 6 exposures each one overlapping the frame to the right by about 1/4. Photoshop's Photomerge Panorama did the rest.”)

Our webmaster IS taking time out from his photography and his touring to attend church at this lovely chapel. Again, I include his comments about the visit: “This morning we attended mass at the Chapel of the Transfiguration in Moose, Wyoming (Jackson Hole). The attached photo is not one of my best but the best one I had at the time I located this WiFi link. Perhaps I'll send a better one later. The priest this morning was the Guest Chaplain for May and June, The Rev. Joseph DiRaddo, from South Carolina. The communion liturgy manages to work in buffalos, eagles, prairie grasses, aspen, mountain tops, and many other Jackson Hole sights. High church it is not but an interesting experience it was. The Chapel is a part of St. John's Episcopal Church of Jackson Hole (http://www.stjohnsjackson.org/).”

Our Manager of the Shop of St. Philip’s demonstrates a new arrival – this wall hanging of the Creation Story. The Shop always does things with a flair!

Back at St. Philip’s our office volunteers continue making sure everything works smoothly. Sallie and Margarete save a few minutes for the tireless camera of a PhilippianPix editor. (Note the interesting stickers on Sallie’s car.)