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11/5/2018 - 1/11/2019: QuixolMC Changelog #25

Good afternoon, and happy 2019 to you!

It’s been over two months since our last changelog post- we put this off for a long time. Now it’s a whole year later!!!!! haha...

Anyways, A lot has happened since our previous changelog post. Most crucially, as you all know, was our long-awaited update to minecraft 1.13! Really, we should’ve done this post shortly after that, as the update alone accounted for months and months of effort from the staff all coming to a head in just one week. Seriously, we put a tremendous amount of work into making sure this update went as smoothly as it possibly could, and it really showed off!

Since then, we’ve gained hundreds of new faces in our community, and even rolled over into a new calendar year... So, yeah. These past two months have been big for us! As such, there’s a ton to cover in this changelog post. So much so, that we’ve decided on introducing a new format to these changelog posts, which should hopefully help somewhat in the readability of this long, long post... It’s still gonna be a lot of information to take in, regardless. We hope you’ll understand!

Anyhow, enough exposition, let’s get into it. Here’s everything that’s changed since before the update!

Changes are separated into one of four categories: Gameplay, Server Builds / Locations, Technical / Bug fixes, and Plugin / Software updates. They are sorted chronologically within these categories, from oldest to most recent. Dates are formatted mm/dd/yy.

Key:

+ Feature added - Feature removed % Feature changed/bug fix ^ Feature updated (usually plugin updates) # Comment (for… comments.)

Notable changes from 11/5/2018 to 1/11/2019:

- Gameplay -

+ [11/05/18] Updated server to Minecraft 1.13.2 % [11/05/18] Spawn limits for water-animals upped from 5 -> 15 # This matches vanilla values for 1.13+. Affects mob cap of squids, fish, etc. % [11/05/18] mob-spawn-range value changed from 4 -> 8 # This value is used in determining the mob cap for a world. # 8 is the “vanilla” value, although it’s a bit more complicated than that. % [11/05/18] dragon-death-sound-radius changed to 128 blocks % [11/05/18] sound effect of thunder will only play within a radius of 256 blocks of players % [11/06/18] Disabled teleport safety in essentials # any act of teleporting will now take you to the exact coordinates you were to teleport to, even if it is unsafe to do so % [11/06/18] Compasses will no longer point to your first essentials /home + [11/06/18] Added plugin: FactionsUUID 0.2.3-b123 # A fork of an old factions version, updated to support name changes. This version of factions has a lot of differences from the "modern" factions, also known as "mcore factions". % [11/06/18] "power per hour" is now "power per minute". you gain 0.1 power per minute, or 6 power per hour. % [11/06/18] power loss on death is now 6. % [11/06/18] Faction roles are different. The hierarchy is now as follows: Recruit -> Normal -> Mod -> Coleader -> Admin % [11/06/18] Creating a faction now costs 500 shells % [11/06/18] Changing faction tag (faction name) now costs 400 shells % [11/06/18] You can no longer claim land right up next to allied factions, you need a distance of 6 chunks from each others' claims just as you normally would a neutral faction % [11/07/18] Sending items or mobs through nether or end portals no longer works in Protos + [11/07/18] Introduced updated 1.13 head drops datapack! Version: 1.0 # % Parrots' default loot table now contains all parrot head types. that way, if the mob sub-type module is not working, you can still get heads from parrots, you just won't (usually) get the head corresponding to the type of parrot you killed. this matches the loot tables zombie villagers, llamas, etc have. # % Rabbits' default loot tables also now contain all (natural) rabbit head types. does not contain toast or killer bunny heads. # % Shulker heads are now called "Mini Shulker" (consistency w/ guardian head drop) # % Slime heads are now called "Mini Slime" # % Magma Cube heads are now called "Mini Magma Cube" # % Ghast heads are now called "Mini Ghast" # % Snowman heads are now called "Snow Golem Head" # % White sheep heads are now called "White Sheep Head" instead of just "Sheep Head" # % For some reason, Zombie Villagers were twice as likely to drop rare drops such as iron ingots, carrots, potatos. Changed this back to vanilla values. (previously it was a 5% chance, w/ +2% per looting lvl, vanilla is 2.5% w/ +1% per looting lvl) # + Cod head: 10% head drop, +1% per looting lvl # + Dolphin head: 25% head drop, +2% per looting lvl # + Drowned head: 2% head drop, +2% per looting lvl # + Phantom head: 10% head drop, +1% per looting lvl # + Pufferfish head: 15% head drop, +1% per looting lvl # + Salmon head: 10% head drop, +1% per looting lvl # + Tropical fish head: 10% head drop, +1% per looting lvl # + Turtle head: 10% head drop, +1% per looting lvl + [11/07/18] Introduced QuixolMC's custom datapack version 0.1! # I don't have a better name for it, so deal with it! # % Changed saddle recipe slightly (see summary for the updated recipe) # % Changed Shulker Shell recipe to contain Phantom Membrane instead of ender pearl. # made custom advancements for granting recipes: # + unlock cobble recipe when picking up furnace # + unlock horse armor recipes when picking up their respective ingot/gem # + unlock enchanted golden apple recipe when picking up gold block # + unlock nether wart recipe when picking up nether wart block # + unlock saddle recipe when picking up leather # + unlock shulker shell recipe when picking up purpur block # + unlock totem of undying recipe when picking up nether star # added a few other custom advancements: # + Added a challenge advancement for killing a charged creeper # + Added an advancement for getting a cactus # + Added a challenge advancement for being killed by a villager % [11/07/18] Changes to alchemy skill # They've basically been doubled... leveling this was a pain # + Potion_Stage_1: 15 -> 30 # + Potion_Stage_2: 30 -> 60 # + Potion_Stage_3: 60 -> 120 # + Potion_Stage_4: 120 -> 240 % [11/07/18] Changes to woodcutting skill # These are just the new blocks for 1.13 # + Stripped_Oak_Log: 70 # + Stripped_Spruce_Log: 80 # + Stripped_Birch_Log: 90 # + Stripped_Jungle_Log: 90 # + Stripped_Acacia_Log: 90 # + Stripped_Dark_Oak_Log: 90 % [11/07/18] Changes to blast mining: # - Blast mining was nerfed a bit. The level you have to reach to reach the next "rank" was doubled, so it will take longer to unlock the benefits of each "rank" within blast mining % [11/07/18] Buffed taming skill slightly: # The level needed to unlock a few abilities was reduced. # + Fast Food: 50 -> 35 # + Environmentally Aware: 100 -> 75 # + Thick Fur: 250 -> 225 # + Holy Hound: 375 -> 350 % [11/07/18] Nerfed unarmed skill: # - BonusMin is now 0.0 (you start out with no boost to unarmed attacks) # - BonusMax is now 7.0 (down from 8.0) % [11/07/18] Nerfed axes skill: # - Max attack bonus (+4) is now reached at level 600 instead of level 400 # - Damage modifier for critical hits when PVPing is now 1.25 instead of 1.5 % [11/08/18] Reset mcMMO, Economy, Jobs, Factions data % [11/08/18] if you’re in a job that pays for smelting, you’re limited to 20 furnaces at a time max + [11/08/18] Introduced the brand-new Explorer job! Gain money by exploring the world. # Each time you enter a newly discovered chunk (one nobody has been in before), you get paid! # Even if you aren't the first to discover an area, you still get paid if you are the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th. The amount paid out depends on how many others found it before you. + [11/09/18] Added Faction Extras 1.0.0! # A custom script, coded by admin Vivian. Adds a little bit of additional functionality to Factions, such as faction warps and the ability to buy more faction power for your faction. % [11/09/18] Faction powerboosts now give you a PERMANENT boost to your power- not just your maxpower. # So, if you have a powerboost of +5, and you have 5 power left and die, you won't go below 5 power. # This can't be configured w/ factionsUUID. So... guess we'll have to just accept it!! % [11/09/18] Exp loss on death reduced to 1/3rd (prev. 1/2) + [11/09/18] QUIXOLMC: Now 1.13.2 Public Beta! # Full changelog for minecraft 1.13 here. % [11/10/18] Nerfed explorer job # - first: inc/exp: 5 -> 4 # - second: inc/exp: 2.5 -> 2.25 # - third: inc/exp: 1.0 -> 0.8 # - fourth: inc/exp: 0.5 -> 0.35 # - fifth: inc/exp: 0.1 -> 0.05 % [11/10/18] bumped up unarmed skill a bit # + bonusmin changed to 1 instead of 0 # unarmed attacks should start out with a +1 attack boost instead of +0 now % [11/10/18] Reduced mob-spawn-range to 6 # This should reduce the mob cap/mob spawns. Done for performance. % [11/11/18] Further reduced mob-spawn-range to 4 # We’re back to where it was before the update. Also for performance. % [11/12/18] Fixed builder job for 1.13 # + Bark: 1.0 inc, 0.75 exp # + Glass: 1.5 inc/exp # + Sandstone: 1.5 inc/exp % [11/13/18] Changed thunder sound radius to 512 blocks % [11/14/18] Nerfed explorer job again # - first: inc/exp: 4.0 -> 3.5 # - second: inc/exp: 2.25 -> 1.75 # - third: inc/exp: 0.8 -> 0.75 # - fourth: inc/exp: 0.35 -> 0.25 # - fifth: exp: 0.05 -> 0.02 % [11/15/18] Added more to Woodcutter job # + Stripped logs (all types): inc: 0.75 , exp: 0.25 % [11/15/18] Added more to Miner job # + Coral blocks (all types): inc: 2.0, exp: 3.0 # + Cobble/mossy cobble wall: inc/exp: 2.5 # + Stained terracotta (only naturally generated variants): inc: 0.15, exp: 0.2 # - Emerald ore (on place): -15 inc, -30 exp % [11/15/18] Added more to Builder job # + Coral blocks (all variants): inc: 2, exp: 3 # + Dead coral blocks (all variants): inc: 1, exp: 2 # + Dried kelp block: inc: 1.5, exp: 2 % [11/15/18] Added more to Engineer job # + All new button types: inc/exp: 0.5 # + All new pressure plate types: inc/exp: 0.8 % [11/15/18] Changes/additions to Digger job # - removed pay for digging red sandstone # - removed pay for digging stained terracotta # % coarse dirt: inc: 0.25 -> 0.5 , exp: 0.25 -> 1.0 # + podzol: inc: 0.25 -> 0.5 , exp: 0.25 -> 1.0 # % red sand: exp: 0.5 -> 1.0 # % clay: inc/exp: 1.0 -> 1.2 # + mycelium: inc: 1.0 , exp: 1.25 # + soul sand: inc/exp: 1.0 % [11/15/18] Additions to Farmer job # + Taming parrot: inc/exp: 5.0 # + Taming ocelot: inc/exp: 5.0 # + Taming llama: inc/exp: 5.0 # + Breeding mooshroom: inc: 4.0 , exp: 5.0 # + Breeding llama: inc: 4.0 , exp: 5.0 # + Breeding turtle: inc: 4.0 , exp: 5.0 # + Coral fans (all variants): inc: 2.0 , exp: 2.5 # + Kelp: inc/exp: 0.5 # + Seagrass/tall seagrass: inc/exp: 0.2 # + Sea pickle: inc/exp: 1.0 # + Planting Cocoa beans: inc/exp: 1.5 # + Planting pumpkin/melon seeds: inc/exp: 1.5 % [11/15/18] Slightly nerfed Farmer job in other ways # - planting wheat/potatos/carrots/beetroot: inc/exp: 2.0 -> 1.5 % [11/16/18] Additions to Hunter job # + Drowned: inc: 10.0 , exp: 20.0 # + Phantom: inc: 15.0 , exp: 20.0 % [11/16/18] Changes/additions to Crafter job # + Oak fence gate: inc/exp: 0.5 # + Oak fence: inc/exp: 0.5 # + Spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, dark oak doors: inc/exp: 0.15 -> 0.5 # + All bed types: inc/exp: 3.0 # + Terracotta: inc/exp: 1.5 # + Glass: inc/exp: 0.3 # % Stone brick stairs: inc: 0.5 -> 2.5 , exp: 0.5 -> 3.0 # + All stairs: inc: 2.5 , exp: 3.0 # % Heavy weighted pressure plate: inc/exp: 2.5 -> 3.0 # + All pressure plates: inc/exp: 3.0 % [11/17/18] Additions to Weaponsmith job # + Craft Turtle helmet: inc: 20.0 , exp: 40.0 % [11/17/18] Additions to Brewer job # + Gunpowder: inc/exp: 6.0 # + Dragon's breath: inc/exp: 25.0 # + Turtle helmet: inc/exp: 16.0 # + Phantom membrane: inc/exp: 12.0 % [11/17/18] Additions to Enchanter job # + Frost walker 1: inc/exp: 10.0 # + Frost walker 2: inc/exp: 20.0 # + Sweeping edge 1: inc: 15 , exp: 20 # + Sweeping edge 2: inc: 25 , exp: 30 # + Sweeping edge 3: inc: 35 , exp: 40 # + Curse of binding: inc/exp: 5.0 # + Curse of vanishing: inc/exp: 5.0 # + Mending: inc: 100.0 , exp: 300.0 # + Impaling 1: inc/exp: 10.0 # + Impaling 2: inc/exp: 20.0 # + Impaling 3: inc/exp: 30.0 # + Impaling 4: inc/exp: 40.0 # + Impaling 5: inc/exp: 50.0 # + Loyalty 1: inc/exp: 10.0 # + Loyalty 2: inc/exp: 20.0 # + Loyalty 3: inc/exp: 30.0 # + Riptide 1: inc/exp: 20.0 # + Riptide 2: inc/exp: 30.0 # + Riptide 3: inc/exp: 40.0 # + Channeling: inc/exp: 25.0 % [11/18/18] Nerfed endermen payment in Hunter job # - Enderman: inc: 15.0 -> 5.0 , exp: 30.0 -> 2.5 % [11/18/18] Nerfed Explorer job (3rd time's the charm?) # - 1st: inc: 3.5 -> 3.0 , exp: 3.5 -> 3.0 # - 2nd: inc: 1.75 -> 1.5 , exp: 1.75 -> 1.5 # - 3rd: exp: 0.75 -> 0.7 # + 4th: exp: 0.25 -> 0.3 # + 5th: exp: 0.02 -> 0.1

- Server Builds / Locations -

+ [11/07/18] Added a BRAND NEW WORLD for 1.13.2: Ghalea! + [11/07/18] Render distance for ghalea: 8 + [11/07/18] Render distance for ghalea's nether/end: 7 # Ghalea is (currently) not pre-generated. All chunks loaded in the world are player-generated. % [11/07/18] Spawnpoint changed to Ghalea + [11/07/18] Completely revamped and updated our server spawnpoint, Orsus! % [11/08/18] Moved the tutorial to Ghalea % [11/08/18] Made the Pool of Resurrection less... bubbly % [11/08/18] Spawn world for new players is now Ghalea % [11/09/18] Far warps were updated for Ghalea, they are all /warp North/East/South/West % [11/09/18] all protos far warps have been renamed /warp OldNorth/OldEast etc % [11/09/18] Info center signs are also updated, warps to protos specify that on the sign % [11/09/18] Tutorial has been tweaked, the only sign to change was the factions plugin sign - [11/09/18] Removed warps: smaench, lotl, dinnerparty # /warp minigames will still take you to the first two % [11/09/18] Returning players are now sent to Ghalea when joining + [11/09/18] Added new warp, NoobisLand , where new players can get started in Ghalea! % [11/11/18] moved "void" jail to ghalea + [11/18/18] Released the Ghalean end world! + [12/21/18] Added /warp CandyLand , a new server warp for the festive season!

- Technical / Bug fixes -

+ [11/05/18] async chunks enabled for both loading and chunk generation # major performance improvement here % [11/06/18] Changed login/logout messages to include username % [11/07/18] staff can no longer use /ride on non-living entities (paintings, armor stands, etc)... sorry!! % [11/07/18] Ghalea changed to default world % [11/07/18] Transferred player files, map files to Ghalea's folder % [11/07/18] Changed keep-spawn-loaded radius to 5 chunks, down from 8. % [11/07/18] Messages from LWC (regarding registering/unregestering proections) now send in action bar % Protected region around Orsus (where no mobs may spawn) expanded to 600x600 (previously 500x500) # it goes from coords -300, 0, -300 to 300, 255, 300 % [11/07/18] made it so all mcmmo party members are informed when their party levels up, bc why not % [11/08/18] Renamed Fisherman job to Fisher - [11/08/18] Sitting in chairs is disabled right now, due to bugs + [11/09/18] Added new kit, /kit ghalea, given to returning players upon entering ghalea % [11/10/18] Fixed /msg not working + [11/12/18] Gave players permission to use /f status % [11/12/18] Fixed permissions for using /f perm, /f promote, or /f demote % [11/12/18] coleader role should now be able to use /fx commands % [11/12/18] coleader role should no longer show up as "?" in qchat % [11/13/18] Thunder should now make sound outside of the immediate vicinity of the lightning strike once again % [11/13/18] When respawning, players with no bed spawn/faction home will now be sent to the world spawn once again, instead of the origin of whatever world they were in # The order of respawn priority is now: spawnpoint -> bed spawn -> faction home % [11/13/18] Reduced entity activation range slightly # - Animals: 32 -> 24 # - Monsters: 32 -> 30 % [11/18/18] Re-added worldborder plugin, because apparently we didn't have that for a whole week, WOOPS % [11/22/18] made celebratory fireworks for each 100 mcmmo skill levels a smaller firework... hopefully less laggy? % [11/22/18] Set a maximum limit for factions claiming land to 750 chunks. Factions cannot claim more than this amount of chunks % [11/23/18] Fixed some false-positives in the word filter again % [11/23/18] Also made the word filter a bit more lax with certain phrases % [11/25/18] Fixed bug where zombies in death animation could be converted to drowned % [11/25/18] Fixed dupe glitch with sea pickles + sponges (possibly other underwater plants?) % [11/25/18] Large improvements to redstone performance % [11/25/18] Reduced entity activation range for hostile mobs to 24 blocks % [11/29/18] fix for entity dismounting being weird % [12/02/18] You can now pet sheeps with an empty main hand once again! % [12/09/18] Novices should be able to chop the tree in the tutorial once again % [12/21/18] Fix issue where you’d be kicked for “Book too large!” when writing even rather short books % [12/21/18] Fixes relating to alchemy skill sometimes not getting xp for a brew(?) % [12/21/18] Fixed issue with mcmmo double drop items sometimes clipping into other blocks, and floating away due to item elevator effect - [01/03/19] Removed permissions for /recipe command due to a nasty exploit with it % [01/07/19] Fixed some blocks in LWC not being able to be protected + [01/07/19] Player usernames will now reflect their afk status in the tab list % [01/07/19] Updated tablist footer. it has more tridents! % [01/07/19] Upgraded the server to a more modern machine, should help performance % [01/07/19] Tweaked the motd format again, slightly more compact now % [01/11/19] Fixed not being able to place double half-slabs at y:255 % [01/11/19] disconnecting from the server while you are the passenger of another entity will now forcibly dismount you from that entity # This differs from vanilla behavior, whereas before if you logged out while riding an entity (like a horse, pig, etc) your vehicle would disappear along with you, and reappear once you logged in again % [01/11/19] Fixed bug with factions overclaiming!!! # This was a pretty serious bug; previously any person could claim as many chunks as they wanted to for their faction, regardless of their faction’s power. # In spite of this being fixed, any faction who still has more land claimed than their power permits will still have that land claimed. So, please be courteous and unclaim your excess chunks if you have any. (you can see with /f show)

- Plugin / Software Updates -

^ [11/05/18] LuckPerms -> 4.3.17 ^ [11/06/18] PerWorldInventory -> 2.2.1 ^ [11/06/18] EssentialsX -> dev-31.157 ^ [11/06/18] Quixol-framework -> 1.1.0 ^ [11/06/18] Biography -> 1.7.0 # + Technically not new, but you can now use color/format codes in your bio depending on your permissions. ^ [11/06/18] playtime -> 0.6.0 ^ [11/06/18] pronouns -> 2.7.2 ^ [11/06/18] LWC -> ModernLWC 2.1.2-dev63 ^ [11/07/18] easycommands -> 1.9.0 ^ [11/07/18] mcMMO -> 1.6.0-b51 ^ [11/08/18] AreaShop -> 2.5.0 ^ [11/08/18] Jobs -> 4.9.1 ^ [11/08/18] Craftbook -> 3.9-b4452 ^ [11/09/18] Orchid -> 0.4.1 ^ [11/09/18] easyalias -> 1.8.0 ^ [11/09/18] Deathpenalty -> 1.1.1 + [11/09/18] Added Faction Extras 1.0.0 - [11/09/18] Removed randomtp plugin (it's broken) + [11/09/18] Added Mineable spawners 1.4 # replacement for silkspawners plugin ^ [11/12/18] faction extras -> 1.0.1 ^ [11/17/18] Jobs -> 4.9.3 ^ [11/25/18] Updated server .jar, Paper 1.13.2 b428 -> Paper 1.13.2 b461 ^ [11/25/18] EssentialsX -> dev-39.182 ^ [11/29/18] Updated server .jar, Paper 1.13.2 b461 -> Paper 1.13.2 b469 ^ [11/29/18] Craftbook -> 3.10 beta-01 ^ [12/21/18] Updated server .jar, Paper 1.13.2 b469 -> Paper 1.13.2 b486 ^ [12/21/18] FactionsUUID -> U0.2.3-b124 ^ [12/21/18] mcMMO -> 1.6.0-b56 ^ [01/07/19] AreaShop -> 2.5.0-b275 ^ [01/07/19] DiscordSRV -> 1.16.6 ^ [01/07/19] ModernLWC -> 2.1.2 ^ [01/07/19] PerWorldInventory -> 2.2.2 ^ [01/07/19] EssentialsX -> 2.16.0.3 ^ [01/11/19] Updated server .jar, Paper 1.13.2 b486 -> Paper 1.13.2 b498 ^ [01/11/19] Faction extras -> 1.0.2 # % simple hotfix for faction powerboosts not being properly applied due to how FactionsUUID handles powerboosts

List of known bugs/issues:

! Inventories saved in 1.11 - 1.12 (in the world Protos) may have shulker box data corrupted. undyed shulker boxes turn into purple shulker boxes, and any items inside shulker boxes may lose all of their NBT data. ! when you are killed by a mob you recently hurt, the death message just says you were killed by [a bunch of hearts], due to a mcMMO bug ! mcMMO doesn't give you alchemy exp for making slow falling potions ! /f show will not show offline players ! Changing factions permissions for containers / doors does not seem to work ! several other bugs in Factions ! Exploration job does not work properly ! Peculiar bug with items in cursor slot disappearing in the inventory? Has only been reported once; unable to reproduce ! Being killed by another player counts as a "killed by [mob]" in statistics, but killing another player will not increase this statistic, only dying to other players counts ! Peculiar bug with mobs (usually animals) held in pens suffocating in surrounding blocks. Potentially related to mob pathfinding ! Standing still on top of a boat in water will deplete your hunger very quickly for some reason(???) ! New players will occasionally not get teleported by the pressure plate at the end of the tutorial, and report that they can’t see anything (i.e., the chunks they are in just turn invisible, despite still being able to walk around and move and such) ! New player sound is broken

Things to come:

• A new market for Ghalea! • Releasing more custom advancements • Other updates to QuixolMC’s custom datapack • Fixing bugs, hopefully... • Updates to qChat, other custom scripts

last changelog post (#24)

about changelogs

Yikes, that was long. Possibly our longest changelog ever! Did you get all of that? It’s ok if you didn’t, but we like to provide all the relevant stuff for anyone who’s curious.

The staff collectively spent several months preparing for all of these 1.13 changes before the fact, as stated before. The project to revamp all of Orsus was going on behind the scenes since at least may of 2018... a whole half year before we finally updated! We were also making preparations for technical changes and testing out plugins and software and all the other preparations since around that time, as well. We hope you all can see that effort shine through in what you’ve experienced for yourself on the server.

If you were wondering about the change to the saddle’s crafting recipe, or any other custom crafting recipe on the server, the crafting page on our blog is properly updated. Here’s what it looks like if you don’t wanna click, though:

With all of that in mind, let us know what you think of this new format for the changelogs! Is it easier to navigate? Or does it just leave you feeling more overwhelmed? Obviously, the length of this changelog wouldn’t help it either way, but we tried our best to separate stuff into neat categories for you all. We always appreciate hearing your feedback.

Thanks for reading, and we hope you have a great 2019!

- Quixol Staff

#Quixol #QuixolMC #QuixolMC Changelog

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Weekly News, October 19, 2017

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Welcome to St. Anne's Episcopal Church, an inclusive community of faith located in Damascus, Maryland (http://saintannesdamascus.net/location) , the "northern star" of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington (http://www.edow.org/) . We invite you to establish roots in the rituals, tradition, and fellowship of the Episcopal faith. All are welcome!

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Why You Should Go To Church Part 2 ------------------------------------------------------------ The following is reprinted from the blog The Art of Manliness and authored by Brett and Kate McKay (although this article is for women as well as youth). The blog created in 2008 has grown to be the largest men's interest magazine on the web. This is a really good article and offers some incredibly valid reasons why belonging to a faith community and attending regularly makes a difference in people's lives. It also offers some great points for EVANGELISM! It is long - so I will be reprinting it here in sections over the next couple weeks. Although if you want to read it in it's entirety just check out the blog (http://www.artofmanliness.com/2017/04/14/go-church-even-youre-not-sure-beliefs/) . By the end of the article you will see how, in the authors' view

"regular church attendance functions as one of the best keys for anyone wishing to create a flourishing life — not just the religiously inclined, but even agnostics and atheists as well."

Now on to the article PART 2!!

Why Don’t People Go to Church? ------------------------------------------------------------

We’ve explained why men don’t go to church as often as women (http://www.artofmanliness.com/tag/christianity/) , but why doesn’t the majority of either sex go?

A decline in belief seems like the most obvious answer, and while it does explain part of the reason people aren’t attending religious services, it doesn’t explain everything.

The overall rate of church attendance in the U.S. hasn’t declined recently because the ranks of the religiously affiliated are going to church less; belief and practice among this group has actually pretty much held steady over the last decade, and in some areas (though not church attendance), increased. Rather, it’s gone down because the population’s proportion of Nones — who attend church very rarely — has increased.

Yet, contrary to popular assumption (and their negative sounding moniker), Nones don’t eschew all connection to the transcendent and many still evince theistic leanings: 61% believe in God, 40% say they regularly experience feelings of spiritual peace and well-being, over a third say religion is either very or somewhat important to them, and 20% pray daily. So the religiously unaffiliated aren’t wholly nonbelieving; rather, this is a cohort who is likely to describe themselves as “spiritual rather than religious” — and to associate church attendance solely with the latter label.

Thus while a weakening in belief amongst Nones has indeed played a role in decreasing church attendance, so has a general disassociation between belief and the necessity of making some of the outward manifestations traditionally associated with it — like going to church. Even if those in this group experience religious impulses, they don’t feel the need to structure them within the confines of an organized religion.

Weakening of belief is even less of a factor among those who are religiously affiliated, but have been going to church less often than in the past. Rather than citing doubt or theological questions, this cohort, who make up 22% of the religiously affiliated, point to more practical reasons (http://www.pewforum.org/2016/08/23/choosing-a-new-church-or-house-of-worship/?utm_source=adaptivemailer&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=16-08-23%20choosing%20congregations&org=982&lvl=100&ite=217&lea=24514&ctr=0∥=1&trk=) for why they’ve been skipping out on services more often lately: a good church isn’t close by, they’re too busy or admittedly “too lazy,” or there are simply other things they’d rather do instead.

For both groups, then, the common driver behind a lack of church attendance is a rising sense of its optionality. Those who are religiously inclined, feel like church attendance can readily be dropped for the sake of convenience, or substituted, without loss, for a more pleasurable activity. Theistic Nones feel like spiritualty and church-going are not inseparably connected and that the former can be cultivated without the latter. And nonbelieving Nones think church isn’t something that is at all relevant to them.

Whereas going to church once constituted a central cultural, social, and civic institution, it’s now something to take or leave, depending on one’s beliefs, personality, and schedule. A non-essential for living the good life.

There’s certainly no putting this cultural cat back in the bag. But I’d still like to make a controversial, countercultural, admittedly quixotic case that, optional though it may be, regular church attendance functions as one of the best keys for anyone wishing to create a flourishing life — not just the religiously inclined, but even agnostics and atheists as well. (continued next week)

Parish Conversations - Contrary to What you may think - THESE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH STEWARDSHIP! SO.... ------------------------------------------------------------ The vestry has been working on some conversational questions based on themes from the vestry retreat to discuss in small groups over the next several weeks. These conversations are meant to help the vestry continue to plan our future as a community of faith, and to help keep us growing! It's really important that we have your input and we hope that you will be able to make one of the sessions that are graciously being hosted at homes of parishioners. The conversations will last approximately 2 hours and will be facilitated by members of the Vestry.

You will see signup sheets in the parish hall for the currently scheduled sessions - each session can hold 10-12 people. THE ENTIRE VESTRY encourages you to sign up for one of the sessions and help us continue to grow as a community of faith.

Currently scheduled sessions are as follows: * 10/27; 7pm - Reed and Peggy Owens Hosting - Damascus * 11/3; 7pm - Shane and Cindy Lippert Hosting - Clarksburg * 11/5; 1pm - Tom Warfield and Robin Mustain Hosting - Germantown * 11/8; 7:30pm - Bettianne Quinn Hosting in Multi Purpose Room at St. Anne's * 11/12; 2pm - Bill and Chris Mathews Hosting - Ijamsville * 11/18; 3pm - Bryan and Victoria Imhoff Hosting - Clarksburg

New Neighbors Food Drive ------------------------------------------------------------ St. Anne's is collecting food for refugee families in our area. The food will go to specific families we work with through our New Neighbors refugee assistance ministry, and also to the food bank that serves them. We are also collecting donations of money to assist refugee families with expenses like rent and utilities. If you would like to contribute, please drop off your donations by October 8, in the blue bin in the narthex. The shopping list appears below. Thank you! * Basmati Rice * Pasta Sauce - No Meat * Pasta * Dried Fava Beans * Tomato Sauce * Black Olives * Cooking Oil * Olive Oil * Sugar * Flour * Tea Bags * Coffee * Toilet Paper * Laundry Soap * Snacks for Kids

What makes you feel good about contributing to St Anne's? ------------------------------------------------------------

We are looking for people willing to stand up and tell us – in 2 to 3 minutes at church services during our giving campaign to start in late October – how they answer this question. Doesn’t matter if you have been giving to St. Anne’s for a month, a year, a decade or most of your adult life. Your answer may get others thinking about giving in a way that they had never considered before!

I can point to 2 stories I heard from those willing to get up and talk about their reasons for giving that have been the great inspiration to us to commit our financial support of the faith community we have been a part of (including St. Anne’s of course)over the past 20 years or so. I know how important it is to hear people speak of reasons for giving in their own words. So please devote some thought and prayer to doing this, and if you are willing to do it, call or text me at 240-620-2441, email me at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) or see me in church.

Finally, if you have thoughts to share but speaking in front of the congregation terrifies you, not to worry. By next week, we will provide an opportunity for you to share your thoughts in writing or electronically on What makes you feel good about contributing to St Anne's, that we can share anonymously with the rest of the congregation.

Tim Pacey Giving campaign chairperson

Saint Anne's Youth ------------------------------------------------------------ Thank you EVERYONE for coming our last Sunday. What a wonderful turnout. I was very humbled by many of your comments and excited about moving forward this year. Right now I need some refinement for our work camp dates and our theme.

PLEASE GO TO SURVEY MONKEY and answer just 3 simple questions. DEADLINE 10/27 Here is the link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7WRMS9H

From Sunday with multiple answers allowed: Work camp votes Jun 24to Jun 29 2018 3 Jul 08to Jul 13 2018 4 Jul 15to Jul 20 2018 6 Jul 22to Jul 27 2018 4 Jul 29to Aug 03 2018 6

theme for the year votes Military 7 Poverty 1 Seniors 7 environment 6 animals 4

Notes on fundraising at the Holiday Bazaar 11/11/2017 – I talked to Charlotte King and they already have people from church who will be selling lunches. We however can have a bake sale. Food not sold on Saturday could be sold on Sunday or used for the food for coffee hour so this could be a win win scenario. We will need food items and people to help man our space from 9 am to 5 pm on that day. Charlotte was also wondering if any youth would like to dress up and wave to people on 27 to encourage them to come into the sale. So check you calendars for availability and look for more info next week.

Last reminder – we have coffee hour duties in November. Thank you everyone who signed up.

Faithfully, Bettianne

St. Anne's Book Club: Books and Brunch! ------------------------------------------------------------

The St. Anne's Book Club will meet on Saturday, November 4 at 11 a.m. at Jean Hampton's home for books and brunch.

All are welcome! Please RSVP to Jean by Wednesday, November 1 if you plan to attend.

The book: A Piece of the World, by Christina Baker Kline https://www.amazon.com/Piece-World-Christina-Baker-Kline-ebook/dp/B01G1FFH6Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505043024&sr=8-1&keywords=a+piece+of+the+world

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the smash bestseller Orphan Train, a stunning and atmospheric novel of friendship, passion, and art, inspired by Andrew Wyeth’s mysterious and iconic painting Christina’s World.

"Later he told me that he’d been afraid to show me the painting. He thought I wouldn’t like the way he portrayed me: dragging myself across the field, fingers clutching dirt, my legs twisted behind. The arid moonscape of wheatgrass and timothy. That dilapidated house in the distance, looming up like a secret that won’t stay hidden."

To Christina Olson, the entire world was her family’s remote farm in the small coastal town of Cushing, Maine. Born in the home her family had lived in for generations, and increasingly incapacitated by illness, Christina seemed destined for a small life. Instead, for more than twenty years, she was host and inspiration for the artist Andrew Wyeth, and became the subject of one of the best known American paintings of the twentieth century.

As she did in her beloved smash bestseller Orphan Train, Christina Baker Kline interweaves fact and fiction in a powerful novel that illuminates a little-known part of America’s history. Bringing into focus the flesh-and-blood woman behind the portrait, she vividly imagines the life of a woman with a complicated relationship to her family and her past, and a special bond with one of our greatest modern artists.

Told in evocative and lucid prose, A Piece of the World is a story about the burdens and blessings of family history, and how artist and muse can come together to forge a new and timeless legacy.

And looking ahead: The book after this one will be Tea Girl on Hummingbird Lane, by Lisa See https://www.amazon.com/Tea-Girl-Hummingbird-Lane-ebook/dp/B01HMXRVL8/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1505043214&sr=1-1&keywords=tea+girl+of+hummingbird+lane

Cathryn Conroy

StrivingforJustice& Peace ------------------------------------------------------------

The Celebrant: Will you strive for Justice and Peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?

The People: We will, with God's help.

In the End, we will Remember not the Words of our Enemies, but the Silence of our Friends. Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Racism is a Demon that Still Must be Engaged.” Presiding Bishop Curry.

On Sunday October 15, 2017 and Monday October 16, 2017 The Washington National Cathedral and The Kaleidoscope Institute hosted Gracious and Courageous Conversations in the Nave at the Cathedral.

This writer attended on Monday at 6:00 pm just as the sun was setting in the West. As the rays struck that most beautiful west-facing Rose Window the colors flared then burned as embers. In the old air of the church The Great Choir and Readers brought Evensong to life as the night set in and the great window went dark.

About eighty men and women of all races and backgrounds gathered inthe center of the Nave in small groups of eight and heard the poem: Touched By An Angel by Maya Angelou; then prayed together the Prayerby Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Rev. Mpho Tutu in The Book of Forgiving:

“Can you hold that space open for me?

Can you keep your questions and suggestions and judgments at bay?

Can you wait with me for the truths that stay hidden behind my sadness, my fear, my forgetting, and my pain?

Can you just hold open a space for me to tell my story?”

[This prayer is printed in Becoming Beloved Community: the Episcopal Church’s Long-Term Commitment to Racial Healing, Reconciliation , and Justice. In 2017, the Episcopal Church released this document as a road map in response to resolutions passed at the 78th General Convention of the Episcopal Church (2015).

Becoming Beloved Community is available online at

www.episcopalchurch.org/page/becoming-beloved-community ]

Then the “Mutual Invitation to Sharing” began with a pledge from the eighty that we would participate in the process of “Respectful Communication”.

The guided sharing centered on the history of the Lee-Jackson Stained Glass Windows which have already been removed from the walls and are being restored and crated until their next resting place can be found.

The Mutual Sharing was designed to allow participants to speak aloud feelings and ideas about the Cathedral and the removal of the windows and the general movement throughout the country to remove statues and plaques honoring the Southern military leaders and armies. It was designed to allow participants to talk together about race relations.

Although the stained glass of the great Nave had all gone dark with the setting of the sun, the “Confederate window’s” were quite visible due to the plywood covering the empty spaces.

At some time, new windows will be installed. What these windows will be is a question to be answered through time. There are, in fact, many windows available for staining. What would men and women of good will in the twenty-first century deem valuable and suitable to put into glass and hang on the walls of this great church?

In this writer’s small group, the discussion of Race Conversations in Episcopal churches throughout the Metropolitan Area revealed that there are Episcopal Churches within the area holding race conversations. Some churches have leadership in this area and are reaching out to communities to be a part of the work of our time.

The mitigation of the violence of our time depends on reaching out.

Will we strive for Justice and Peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?

With God’s help, we will .

I hope you find this respectful

RMW

Cathedral Task Force ------------------------------------------------------------

For the next few month the Cathedral Task Force is gathering information from the people of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington (AKA - EDOW). We would like to know your thoughts on the questions below. Listening Sessions are on the calendar and they are : October 30th at Grace Church in Silver Spring, and November 1st at the Cathedral in DC. The time of the sessions are 7pm to 9pm. If you find you cannot get to a Listening Session, please feel free to answer the questions and share your thoughts with us. Please look for the survey on the EDOW website: edow.org. We hope to have it online very soon. If you want to send your thoughts to an email then you can use mine: [email protected].

1. What is the relationship between your congregation and Washington National Cathedral (AKA - WNC)? 2. What would you like the relationship to be/what are the opportunities for your congregation and WNC to collaborate and share resources? 3. The founding charter and tradition charge it to be a House of Prayer for all People, the chief mission church of the diocese, and a great church for national purposes, in all of these things working to promote religion, education, and charity. Is that a role that the Cathedral is serving? 4. What is WNC's role in public square? 5. What might the WNC do that it isn't currently doing?

Thank you for your time and attention to this concern. Thank you and may peace be with you, Pam Brewer

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