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Bishop Rob visits All Saints this Sunday.
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September 9, 2016 - Vol 9, Issue 37
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| Birthdays & Anniversaries |
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Blair Farley, Sarah Heath, Brock Jones, Tom & Donna Cote
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J. Victor Cloutier
13 David & Kathleen Bentley, Thomas & Cheryl McCarriston
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Van McLaughlin
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Steve Day
17 Judith Khetani, Thomas & Kimberly Kelliher
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Sunday Ministry Assignments
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Altar Guild
Sandy McBeth, Karin Hargy
Ushers
Wayne Ghirardini & Lee White
Lectors
8 am Lucy Hancock
10 am Don Johnson
Presenters
Tom & Donna Cote
Eucharistic Ministers
8 am Jay Wyman
10 am Sandi Johnson, Phil Wasmuth
Greeters
Sarah Day
Flower Guild
Lynne Moughty
Altar Flower Delivery
Lynne Slocum & Sandi Johnson
Coffee
8 am Susie Walker
10 am Anne Hunt, Sarah Day, Dianne Wasmuth
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Sunday Services
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8 a.m. Holy Eucharist (spoken)
10 a.m.
Holy Eucharist (w choir/hymns) and church school.
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Bishop Rob Visits this Sunday
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 We welcome
The Rt. Rev. A. Robert Hirschfeld to All Saints' this Sunday. Please come and meet Bishop Rob who will be:
- Preaching and presiding at both 8:00 and 10:00 am worship where nine All Sainter's will be received into the Episcopal Church of New Hampshire.
- Answering your questions at a town hall style forum at 9:00 am in the Parish Hall.
- Blessing our new solar array following 10:00 am worship on the front lawn.
- Joining us for Coffee Hour with Cook-out to celebrate the start of a new Sunday School year.
- Meeting with the vestry at 12:15 pm in the Beck Memorial Library.
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Lost and Found
 Sunday's readings give witness that God has a heart for losers. God reconciles with the idol-worshiping people of Israel. The risen Lord calls the violent, blasphemous persecutor, Paul. The faithful shepherd rescues the wandering sheep and carries it home. The woman who lost one of her ten silver coins searches for it until she finds it. Similarly, God doesn't abandon people even when people abandon God. The cross and resurrection testify to God's faithfulness in that regard. God rescues strays one by one, making the first move to find the lost and create new hearts in them. When (in the first reading) Moses holds God to promises already made in the covenant, the breathtaking picture emerges of a God so committed to relationship that God is influenced-changed-by what people need and ask. This faithfulness of God, shared with overflowing grace in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus, is patient, forgiving, energetic, and ready to celebrate. Take the bread and cup-Jesus hosts the worshiping assembly again this week to welcome sinners and eat with them! Suddenly, "sinner" is no longer the best name for us. Try "guest," "graced," "gifted," "loved," and "empowered." Then it's time to follow Jesus out of the gathered assembly and into the world as apprentice sleuths for missing persons, bent on finding the lost and the broken and giving them an invitation to come home. [
Sundays and Seasons, 2016]
Join us Sunday for a day full of celebrating!
Bill+
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Solar Array is Plugged In
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It may be difficult to see in the photo above, but the All Saints' solar array is operational!
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Opportunities Still Available
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If you were worried you missed your chance to become editor or co-editor of the eNews, worry not! True Saint Jeannie Muir has graciously offered to be part of the team but prefers to get more of the tech-side of the job under her belt and therefore is unable to take over duties at this time. Please contact Pastor Bill if you are interested in this mission. (Remember? PJs. Wine. Netflix reruns... It's a dream job!)
Thanks,
Phoebe VanScoy-Giessler
Expired e-News Editor
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If anyone can help with driving Larry to Radiation therapy at Douglas Wentworth between now and October 21st, please contact Jane at [email protected] for any appointment dates and times. She is very grateful for your help.
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Donations to Louisiana Flood Victims
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At their August meeting, Vestry members approved the recommendation of the Mission/Outreach Team to donate $1,000 to flood victims in Louisiana. The donation will be channeled through ERD, Episcopal Relief & Development. The monies will be spent in the most needy areas as soon as possible.
The devastation in Louisiana is overwhelming. This is an opportunity for All Sainters to make a difference and help ERD bring much-needed supplies and compassionate support to people in the Gulf Coast. Please go to
www.episcopalrelief.org for information if your wish to make a personal donation. Or you may mail a check to:
Episcopal Relief & Development
P O Box 7058
Merrifield VA 22116-7058
Please put US Disaster Relief/Louisiana Flooding in the memo line.
Our Mission/Outreach Team is committed to using the Mission Fund to reach out to local, national, international and Sustainability for the Future causes. We appreciate your support and ask that you join us in Spreading the Word through sharing our Time, Talent and Treasure.
Gerry DeGeorge and Beth Smith
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A committee of recent summer fair chairs is searching for summer fair leaders for 2017. The leaders do not need to be spouses, or even close friends. The fair chairs have met and talked about the terrific experiences that each experienced. Some of the experiences were transformative. Over the next several weeks we'll publish in the eNews statements from past fair chairs.
This week
Tom Cote relates experiences from 2012, when he and
Donna chaired the fair.
Please give leading the fair prayerful consideration. Past fair chairs have pledged to be with the leaders on this journey, and will provide help and guidance each step of the journey.
Sincerely,
Phil Wasmuth
Summer Fair Co-chairs selection committee
The experience of leading the Summer Fair with Donna, was a blessing for Donna and me. Everyday we felt blessed to be with a group of volunteers who showed up at the undercroft to sort through the bags and boxes of items that had been donated. The camaraderie of the All Saints' booth chairs and volunteers was overwhelming. Each went about their tasks with precision, as their experience over the years simplified the task.
As Fair Chairmen, Donna and I were in the undercroft almost daily to help and support the volunteers. Was this necessary of us? Absolutely not, as the booth chairs knew exactly what to do. No micromanagement was necessary from us.
Our responsibility as Fair Chairmen was to make sure that all was running smoothly, and in a timely manner. Previous to our chairmanship, Pat and Jack McLaughlin had put together a binder which outlined each step of the process. This included getting all the permits from the town, and ordering the tents. Those tasks are now handled by others. That binder has been updated and expanded by Pete and Susie Walker.
We felt that our only responsibility was to be a presence for the volunteers, and support their efforts. We enjoyed participating in the joyful conversations in the undercroft each day.
Was it a chore to be the fair chairmen? Absolutely not. We cherished every new friendship that was developed, and it strengthened our purpose of belonging to All Saints' Church.
The experience was a blessing.
Tom Cote, 2012 Summer Fair Co-Chair
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Fosters and Milligans Addresses
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This summer the Fosters and Milligans both moved south leaving large gaps in our faith community and the Town of Wolfeboro. Please update your Parish Directories and feel free to send prayers and best wishes as both couples embark on new chapters in their lives.
Andy and Jane Milligan
138 Strawbridge Court
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Do you need a new Little Blue Box? Beginning this fall, All Saints Church will restore its semi-annual United Thank Offering Ingathering of coins that individual Episcopalians give as daily expressions of thanks for their many blessings. Most parishioners keep their Blue Box on their dresser where they can drop in their change at the end of the day. Collected twice a year, the contents of a Blue Box may seem small, but pooled together across the diocese and the wider church, they become a mighty sum that can do great good at home and abroad. The fall UTO Ingathering is held on a Sunday in October so that collected gifts can be presented at Diocesan Convention the first weekend in November. Watch for the date in the next issues of All Saints E-mail. New Blue Boxes and envelopes will be available in the narthex during the next few Sundays.
- Cate McMahon
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SEPT 10TH LORD & TAILOR WILL BE CLOSED as they start the switch to Fall. Workers are needed from 9am -3pm on September 11th and 9am-12pm on September 12th & 13th.
VOLUNTEERS WANTED: Come join the fun at Lord & Tailor. We sort through donations on Monday and Tuesday mornings 9-11:30 am. Lots of laughs with some great ladies. We will also orient you if you wish to work in the shop. There is a sign-up sheet in the Parish Hall or call Lorraine Holley 569-9272.
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"I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." John 15:5
Bishop Rob reminds us "when Jesus identifies himself with a grapevine and God the Father as the vinedresser, he's not talking about making grapes. He's talking about the resilient, relentlessly outstretching, and healthy life that God longs for all of us." With Jesus as the vine, we are the branches that are connected to God and one another. We grow and produce good fruit through our life together for one another and for the sake of the world.
During the coming weeks, we will be focusing on the abundant leaves of blessing, the gifts we are given and give thanks for. Your worship bulletin will contain a green leaf of thanksgiving each week for you to share a blessing you are thankful for and place in the offering plate. We will share some of the blessings in worship and visually connect them to an ever growing vine of interconnectedness. The leaders of All Saints' hope the growing display of our abundant blessing moves us to recognize more and more the many ways we are blessed.
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Planning Ahead
September Worship Notes
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A Mission Outreach Fair will be held during both coffee hours to highlight All Saints' ministry opportunities to love and serve our neighbors in need whether around the corner, or around the world.
Sunday, September 25th
We will hold a special "Mass on the Grass" one service Sunday at 9:00 am in the courtyard (weather permitting) followed by a potluck brunch in the parish hall.
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Wolfeboro Reads:
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Starting on Tuesday, September 13, join Pastor Gina and Pastor Bill for discussion and sharing around a common read. We will meet each week (with some exceptions), from 4:00-5:30pm in the Gathering Space at FCCW, 115 S. Main St. We will spend a few weeks on each book that we read. To start, we have a chosen an award-winning book, also nominated for a Pulitzer Prize by a journalist for the The Atlantic. It is written in memoir style, as letters to his teenaged son, reflecting on the issues of race in America. The Wolfeboro Public Library has several copies available. All are welcome!
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SENIOR CENTER MEALS
continue every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 12 - 1 p.m.
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Blood Drive
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ALL SAINTS' RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE will be held on Saturday, September 10th
from 10 am until 3 pm. Volunteers are needed to greet donors, walk them through to the giving centers and also be sure they have a snack before leaving. Please let Donna Young (729-7700) know if you are able to volunteer either from 10 am to 12:30 pm or 12:30 pm - 3 pm. There will be a signup sheet in the parish hall.
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End 68 Hours of Hunger
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END 68 HOURS OF HUNGER
thanks you for your contributions to their box at the entrance of the Sanctuary. Now that school has started the items that are particularly needed are those geared to children like peanut butter and mac n'cheese. Please take a pamphlet which provides helpful suggestions for items to donate.
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LIFE Ministries
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We welcome any and all donations of non-perishable items.
The item for September is boxed cereals. Please place donations in the basket in the narthex. Thank you for all donations!
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Activity Schedule for the Week
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Calendar FOR THE WEEK OF September 11th
Lord &Tailor Shop
Thurs & Fri 10a-4p ~ Sat 10a-1p
Food Pantry
Wed 10a-1p ~ 5p-7p
Sunday
Bishop's visit/1st day of Church School
2:00 p.m. AA Meeting - Parish Hall
6:00 p.m. AA Meeting - Parish Hall
Monday
10:00 a.m. Women's Bible Study-Library
12:00 p.m. Senior Lunch
1:00 p.m. Adult Bridge - Library
7:00 p.m. WFOM (Lib)
Tuesday
6:30 a.m. Women's Worship -(Sanc)
1:30 p.m. Scrabble Club - Library
5:00 p.m. WACC (Lib)
6:00 p.m. Lake Region Newcomers (PH)
Wednesday
12:00 p.m. Senior Lunch
1:30 p.m. Knitting Club (Library)
6:30 p.m. Choir (Stevens)
Thursday
7:30 a.m. Men's Bible Study (PH)
10:00 a.m. CASA (Lib)
3:00 p.m. Bible Study - Library
5:00 p.m. Dinner Bell
5:30 p.m. AMTP (Chapel)
Friday
8:00 p.m. AA Meeting - Parish Hall
12:00 p.m. Senior Lunch
Saturday
10:00 a.m. AA Meeting - Library
8:00 p.m. AA Meeting - Parish Hall
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