Glebe Episcopal Church
Glebe Gazette
October, November & December 2025
Glebe Episcopal Church
4400 Nansemond Parkway
Suffolk, Virginia 23435
Telephone: (757) 538-8842
Email: Glebe@Glebechurch.org
Website: www.GlebeChurch.org
Shepherd's Corner by: Reverend Donna Hines
Thoughts from our Priest
Glebe Gazette Fall and Winter 2025
“O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his steadfast love endures forever!” - Psalm 107
The beautiful days of autumn are here and at last those extra hot days of the summer of 2025 are behind us! Though it’s hard to believe, Thanksgiving is not far around the corner, and we have much to be thankful for indeed!
This summer we enjoyed Glebe’s Annual Pentecost Picnic, Scout Troop 16’s Spaghetti Dinner Fellowship, and sharing in ministry to our local children as we partnered with Beech Grove Methodist Church for Vacation Bible School.
Glebe’s incredible Prayer Shawl artists gifted shawls to children and their parents at CHKD Children’s Medical Center in Norfolk, Virginia in partnership with Chaplain Services at the hospital. Thank you Shawl Artists!
Your faithfulness allowed the Outreach Ministries of Glebe to partner with the Suffolk Salvation Army Lunch Ministry providing hot meals to those in need, sharing the love of Christ. In addition, greatly appreciated clothing and food items for their Food Pantry made a big difference in the lives of their guests we serve together.
Much appreciated Outreach was also offered in Backpack Ministry to the students and families of John Yeates Middle School, as your faithfulness provided needed schools supplies to our local students.
God has blessed us with beautiful grounds and part of our call at Glebe is to their care. Mowing, burning, weeding, blowing walkways, watering, mulching, and tree, limb, and pinecone removal are all greatly appreciated! Thank you all! We give thanks to all those who helped provide resources and labor in care of our church grounds.
We are deeply grateful to Boy Scout Troop 16 and the family of the late Bryan Gordon for their generous gift of $3,500 dollars to Glebe Church from the Bryan Gordon Memorial Fund in support of a new Picnic Pavillion on our church grounds. More information will be provided as available. We give thanks for God’s many blessings at Glebe!
Our Livestream is a ministry we seek to grow and improve, and we are thankful to announce Jesse Pruden and Anderson Wright as new members of Glebe’s Audiovisual Team! Welcome aboard! If you are interested in this ministry or serving in any of Glebe’s ministries, please see me. I’d love to talk with you about a place for you to connect and serve!
This past Sunday we welcomed five new visitors to Glebe and celebrated the Feast of St. Francis and the Blessing of the Animals. Thank you to everyone who helped with that special service!
It is our prayer to live faithful to our mission to provide a supportive family atmosphere in the historical setting left in our care and welcome all as we strive to live our lives following the example of Jesus Christ.
As the world swirls so fast, in the middle of it all, … as we turn toward cooler days and the changing color of the leaves in the trees, … may we turn our hearts to God and make some time to slow down just a bit, just to be still, and know we are drawn close and loved.
God bless you and keep you now and always.
Much love together in the love of Christ,
Reverend Donna+
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Coming Events:
❖ Sunday: 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II. Join us as we worship.
Our mission as Glebe Episcopal Church is to foster a supportive family atmosphere in the historical setting left in our care and welcome all who seek God to worship and learn with us as we strive to live our lives following the example set by Jesus Christ.
Parish Life Calendar 2025
OCTOBER
Oct. 5 Holy Eucharist Rite II and Blessing of Animals 10:00a.m.
Oct. 8 Prayer Shawl Group 1:30p.m. Parish Office
Oct. 12 Holy Eucharist Rite II 10:00a.m.
Oct. 15 Vestry Meeting 7:00p.m. Parish Office
Oct. 19 Holy Eucharist Rite II 10:00a.m.
and Congregational Meeting Breakfast with the Vestry
Oct. 22 Prayer Shawl Group 1:30p.m. Parish Office
Oct. 26 Holy Eucharist Rite II 10:00a.m.
Oct. 28 Trunk or Treat at Beech Grove UMC 6:30p.m.
NOVEMBER
Nov. 2 All Saints’ Sunday Holy Eucharist Rite II 10:00a.m.
Nov. 9 Holy Eucharist Rite II 10:00a.m.
Nov. 12 Prayer Shawl Group 1:30p.m. Parish Office
Nov. 16 Holy Eucharist Rite II 10:00a.m.
Nov. 16 Parish Thanksgiving Dinner 6:00p.m.
Nov. 19 Vestry Meeting 7:00p.m. Parish Office
Nov. 23 Christ the King Sunday Holy Eucharist Rite II 10:00a.m.
Nov. 26 Prayer Shawl Group 1:30p.m.
Nov. 30 Holy Eucharist Rite II 10:00a.m. and Blessing the Advent Wreath
DECEMBER
Dec. 3 Advent Soup and Supper Program 6:00p.m.
Dec. 7 Mollusk Madness 5:00p.m.
Dec. 7 Holy Eucharist Rite II 10:00a.m.
Dec. 10 Prayer Shawl Group 1:30p.m. Parish Office
Dec. 14 Lessons & Carols 10:00a.m. followed by Holiday Tea
Dec. 17 Vestry Meeting 7:00p.m.
Dec. 21 Holy Eucharist Rite II followed by Greening the Church 10:00a.m.
Dec. 24 Christmas Eve Holy Eucharist Rite II 8:00p.m.
Dec. 25 Christmas Day Holy Eucharist Rite II 10:00a.m.
Dec. 28 Christmas 1 Morning Prayer Rite II 10:00a.m.
BIRTHDAYS
O God, our times are in your hand: Look with favor, we pray, on your servants who will celebrate a birthday this month. as they begin another year. Grant that they may grow in wisdom and grace and strengthen their trust in your goodness all the days of their lives, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
October
Oct. 6 Debbie Oct. 6 Dylan
Oct. 9 Brendan Oct. 14 Cora
Oct. 17 Conor Oct. 29 Garrison
Oct. 29 Christopher Oct. 29 Richard
November
Nov. 1 Phyllis Nov. 2 Peg
Nov. 3 Beverly Nov. 4 Ben
Nov. 7 Mickie Nov. 8 Phyllis
Nov. 15 Marie Nov. 23 Kathryn
Nov. 26 Taya Nov. 26 Ashlyn
December
Dec. 4 Jesse Dec. 11 Tyann
Dec. 14 Helen Dec. 20 Taylor
Dec. 29 Brenna Anne Dec. 29 Candi
Dec. 30 Robert
ANNIVERSARIES
O God, you have so consecrated the covenant of marriage that in it is represented the spiritual unity between Christ and his Church: Send therefore your blessing upon these your servants, that they may so love, honor, and cherish each other in faithfulness and patience, in wisdom and true godliness, that their home may be a haven of blessing and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
October
Oct. 8 Susan Pederson & Elieen Walsh
Oct. 30 Kathryn & Jesse Pruden
November
Nov. 1 Alisa & Mark Anderson
Nov. 24 Valarie & Tom Lemm
December
Dec. 28 Mickie & Dick Esleeck
Dec. 29 Lisa & Ken Campbell
PARISH ADMINISTRATOR: Rebecca Mahoney
Serving the Parish:
Have you ever thought you wished you could help with making our Glebe services special? Did you ever wonder how you could help? You have come to the perfect space and time!
If you would like to serve on any of our Serving the Parish teams: Licensed Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors, Coffee Hour Hosts/Hostesses please see me or Debbie Eure. If your calling is to help with the Altar Guild, please see Phyllis Edwards.
New Glebe Parish Directory
Thank you for taking the time to check the information in the New Glebe Directory.
We have completed the update and are doing the final review. I hope to go to press next week and will have copies ready for you to receive during our Annual Breakfast with the Vestry and Congregational Meeting October 19th at 10:00am. Breakfast and the meeting will take place during the regular Holy Eucharist service.
Safe Church Training
From time to time, I try to remember to remind you of the requirement set by the cannons of Church to attend Safe Church. There are two different classes depending on what your role is at Glebe. Below are the courses and when the next classes will be taught.
If you are not sure if you need either of the classes, please check with Reverend Donna or if you are not sure when you need to recertify, please see me.
What is Safe Church?
Creating safe spaces in our worship communities is a ministry that we all share. Safe church policy and training is grounded in our call to seek and serve Christ in all persons and to respect the dignity of every human being. Our shared efforts to be aware, educate others, and respond effectively provides opportunities to increase and enhance our ability to live out our Baptismal Covenant within our communities of faith and in the world beyond. One needs to look no further than the current newsfeed to understand the prevalence of sexual misconduct and the need to educate and respond to incidents.
The safe church policy is the core foundation that informs us of our efforts to create safe spaces in our worship communities.
Specialized Training Workshops
DAYLONG SESSION – for those who work directly with those who might be vulnerable, and those who are in supervisory, staff, or key leadership roles.
This training dives deep into specifics related to sexual misconduct, boundaries, inclusion, power, pastoral relationships, and sexual harassment, and addresses basic best practices for program supervision.
This training is required for vestry members, clergy, church staff.
Click here to find out if this is the training you should take.
Fall 2025 workshops are currently being scheduled and will be made available as soon as possible.
Universal Training Workshops
1.5 – HOUR SESSION – for non-supervisory program participants and for those with key or code access to buildings who have limited direct interaction with those who might be vulnerable.
The training is designed to cover a broad range of topics regarding vulnerability, boundaries, inclusion, power, and basic best practices to enable all to live out their Baptismal Covenant.
This training is suitable for Sunday school teachers and VBS volunteers (it does NOT meet requirements for vestry members, clergy, or church staff).
Click here to find out if this is the training you should take.
Fall 2025 workshops are currently being scheduled and will be made available as soon as possible.
Rebecca Mahoney, Parish Administrator
Glebe Episcopal Church Telephone: (757) 538-8842
Email: Glebe@glebechurch.org
DEMONSTRATING GOD’S LOVE: Debbie Eure
Glebe’s Homecoming Picnic
We celebrated the end of summer and went back to school and routines with a picnic on Sunday, September 14. Delicious BBQ and your favorite sides/desserts were served buffet style. Pasta salads, all sorts of veggie salads, potato salads, deviled eggs, purple cole slaw, watermelon, cake, pastries and chocolate chip cookies were enjoyed by all. On a sad note, we bid Dick and Mickie Esleeck a fond farewell and wished them luck in their new adventure in Northern Virginia. Be sure to come back once in a while and say hi to Glebe Church! We’ll miss you!
Morning Service and Breakfast with the Vestry
Just a reminder! The Vestry will cook breakfast for us on Sunday, October 19th. Come to the service at 10 AM and they will have breakfast and various reports for us during the usual sermon portion of the service.
Glebe’s Parish Thanksgiving Dinner
We will celebrate Thanksgiving as a parish family on Sunday, November 16th, at 6 PM. Glebe will provide the turkey and beverages. Please bring your favorite side or dessert, it just wouldn't be Thanksgiving without. A sign-up sheet will be available closer to the date for you to indicate how many are coming with you and what you will bring. Come celebrate the beginning of the holiday season with us and invite a friend or neighbor!
Christmas Tea
Our traditional celebration of the beginning of the Christmas season, a festive holiday tea, will be held Sunday, December 14th immediately following the Service of Lessons and Carols. Traditional tea goodies of scones, jam, sausage rolls, mincemeat pie and of course, tea will be provided for you to enjoy. Come and enjoy and bring a friend!
Looking Ahead
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 5-7:30 PM.
Lenten Soup and Salad Supper Programs will start on February 25, 2026, at 6 PM and continue for 5 consecutive Wednesday's. Details to come.
Maundy Thursday Agape Meal will be April 2, 2026. Details to come.
Festive Easter Brunch will be April 5th, 2026, following the Sunrise service. Details to come.
Day of Pentecost service and picnic will be May 26th, 2026. Details to come.
Now that we have just sprinted through half of 2026, I will thank you for all that you do to make Glebe festivities fun and flavorful. You step up to provide food, set up, clean up and show up to our various events and make them successful. They wouldn’t happen without you.
Thank you!
Debbie Eure
Hospitality
Prayer Shawl Group
Prayer Shawl Group meets the second and fourthWednesday of the Month.
You are invited to join our diligent knitters and crocheters or join our group for the fellowship even if you do not knit or crochet on:
Wednesday, October 8th October 22nd
Wednesday, November 12th November 26th
Wednesday, December 10th
1:30 p.m. in the Parish Office.
Because the fourth Wednesday falls on Christmas Eve we will not have our Prayer Shawl Group meeting.
All prayer shawls are blessed during a Sunday Eucharist service.
For more information, please contact Becky Mahoney via telephone: (757) 538-8842 or email: Glebe@Glebechurch.org. Thank you for your contribution to the wonderful ministry. Also, if you know someone who needs a prayer shawl, please let Rev. Donna know.
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Psalm 100
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his court with praise,
give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues though all generations.
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