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This Sunday is the Sunday!!

Sunday, June 9th, will be our joint worship service at 9am, followed by a visioning conversation in the parish hall. Our theme, “Continuing God’s Call,” invites us to reflect on our past, present, and future as a parish community. This is a wonderful opportunity to share your stories and listen to others, helping us discern and use our holy imagination to think and pray about what God is calling us to do next.

Guided by the direction of our facilitator, the Ven. Jennifer McKenzie, we will participate in various exercises that will help illicit the stories that make up this parish. This won't be a time to create a strategic plan or make decisions that impact the future. Rather, it is designed to be a holy (and hopefully FUN!) time to gather insights and dreams that will guide future conversations. But most importantly, your voices, stories, and experiences are invaluable to this process, so please come!

I look forward to seeing you all there and hearing your contributions.

Andrew +

PS- NEWCOMERS! Mark your calendars--the next newcomers brunch will be at rectory after church on Sunday, June 23rd. If you are relatively new to the church and have never been to a newcomers brunch, consider yourselves invited! All ages welcome.

Sunday Education / Formation for the SUMMER (for both youth and adults!!)

Every Sunday of the summer, starting with Sunday, June 16th, during our formation hour between services from 9:15am - 10:15am, we are diving into Scripture! Using the curriculum, Echo the Story, which is an overview of the Bible, from creation to the formation of the church, each week we will experience the biblical narrative through storytelling, creative reflection, and dialogue.



All are welcome to join. Our time will begin in the Heritage Room (upstairs parish hall) all together to watch a short video that introduces the theme for the week, and then the youth will break off into the Sunday School room for their own discussion led by Father Andrew, while the adults will stay in the Heritage Room and have a facilitated discussion with many different leaders throughout the summer.

Our June business meeting will be held on Saturday, June 15th at 9AM. You will find us downstairs in the dining hall. There will be lots to talk about as we hand over the reigns to the new president, Jill Dowell! We hope that you can join us!

Father Andrew Rutlege will be hosting our June wine tasting at the church rectory at 4:00 on June 9th.

The theme for this tasting is going to be "A Tour of Santa Barbara County," showcasing the varied landscapes and climate regions of the county, and the different varietals that thrive in them. From big and bold, to light and fruity, prepare to be amazed at the diversity of tastes that exist in this small wine country.  

Andrew did not include this note, but he lived in the Santa Barbara area and had the opportunity to spend many weekend outings exploring the local wineries, so he has done extensive in person research for this tasting.

As always bring a dish to share with others, we will be sharing in the costs of the wines, and we will vote for our favorite wine via cash donations to a charity of our choice.

The rectory is at 6401 Solomons Island Rd N., which is Rte 2. It's just opposite the park and ride that is North of All Saints Parish. There is plenty of parking at the rectory.

The crafting/needlework group will be meeting in person next week, Thursday, June 13th from 1 - 3 pm in the parish hall lounge upstairs. 

If you would like help learning to knit or crochet, we can help you. I have supplies or if you have some you'd like to use, bring them.

If you would just like to join us to chat, we would be happy to have you, no crafting required. All are welcome. We hope to see you there.

Tomorrow, 9:30-11:30 am on Saturday, June 8th, All Saints Crafting/needlework group will be hosting the yearly Southern Maryland Yarn Exchange. All are welcome! Please sign up to attend if you haven't already at  https://signup.com/go/vMTobfg. (Cut and paste the link if it doesn't click.) Nancy Donley of Ch'naca Fiberworks will be speaking. There will be food and of course, the yarn swap. If you have yarn or needlework items you'd like to get rid of, bring them. If you would like to get some free supplies definitely come and see what people have brought.

If you need help signing up, please let Cammie Weaver know. Her contact information is below. Just send her an email, message, or give her a call. She'll need your name, your church or knitting group, and your email. She'll enter your RSVP for you. We hope you can attend. We always have a good time!!

Cammie Weaver

240-882-0481 (Cell)

443-964-4434 (Home)

mimiweaver@msn.com

We will need help putting this event on. Please contact Cammie if you can help. We will need help the day of: food donations, setting out food/yarn and cleaning up. We will be there around 8:30 to set up. 

If you would like to be on our mailing list, or if you have any questions, please contact Cindy Overstrom at cynthiaoverstrom@gmail.com or 410-286-8060.

Join us to work in the Spudnik garden on the grounds of All Saints Church, Sunderland, this Saturday from 10-12. Bring a hat, some water and a friend. We have all the tools we need to get the job done. Hope to see you there! 

As always, youth volunteers receive community service credit for their work in the garden, as all produce grown is given to area food banks.

 Master Gardener Mimi Miller (millerfam1976@verizon.net) can answer any questions you may have about Project Spudnik.

If you'd like to support the Calvert County NAACP by becoming a member you can do so through this LINK

Register Now for the Peaceful Youth Leaders "Summer of Service" Experience!

Registration is FREE!

This exciting no-cost FREE summer program is designed to energize Calvert County youth to build a better community through service. This program guides participants aged 14-18 through a structured series of servant leadership activities held in collaboration with various local organizations and foundations. Participants will interact with and learn from local peacebuilders and participate in a variety of community service initiatives.

This program is FREE and lunch/snacks and supplies will be provided. Head to this link for information about the program, how to register, and other useful FAQs.

Or, simply register here! 

Help us get the word out by sharing this program on your social media and with anyone you think would be interested in participating, and encourage them to register now!

Thanks to You, C4 Needs Recurring Donors!

Sounds a little counterintuitive, but its true! The people of All Saints have done such a great job of nurturing C4's mission of reconciliation and housing for victims of injustice that we're entering "C4 2.0". Responding to lessons-learned, C4 has expanded client services to include "micro grants," incentive awards, enhanced financial empowerment training opportunities, wrap-around client support services and, of course, dollar-to-dollar savings matching towards home or business ownership. We've also revised our intake processes to allow individuals to apply all through the year; if they're selected, they can be onboarded immediately with easy to use, but state of the art, interactive methods. With these innovations, C4 remains a charity that puts the emphasis on self-help using C4 tools. However, All of this takes funding, and funding we can count on. To maintain the tragectory C4 needs increased reliable funding in the form of recurring monthly donations. So, we ask you to become an "equity warrior" with a recurring monthly donation of $25, $50, $100 or another amount. Please join us as a recurring monthly donor using this link that will take you to a C4 PayPal site accepting debit and credit cards:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VB3MXRFXYHHKU .

Regular checks annotated for C4 in the offering plates work too!

Nine senior singles made new acquaintances at the group's June lunch gathering at Vaughan Cheese in North Beach. Some divorced; some widowed. All looking to make friends and navigate the single life. This month's lunch outing was the fourth for the group, growing from its original three ladies. All genders are welcome! For more information, contact Mary Ann Munn at njoydancin@aol.com. The next lunch date is Wednesday, July 3 at 11:30 a.m.

The Men's Breakfast is always the first Saturday of every month at 9:00 am at Traders Restaurant in Chesapeake Beach. Jim Thrift, our convener, will be in attendance setting up the room before 9:00. The breakfasts are for all Christian men for fellowship and fun. We discuss most everything except religion. Plan to attend and bring a friend as all are welcome, especially newcomers. If you attend you'll have fun, if you don't, we'll talk about you.

The lessons for the Third Sunday after Penecost are available online...

https://www.lectionarypage.net/YearB_RCL/Pentecost/BProp5_RCL.html



Sunday 9 AM: Note special service time!

For those not attending in person, the 8 AM liturgy is live streamed on our Facebook page. You may tune in at 8 AM by clicking on this link:  

https://www.facebook.com/allsaints1692  

The bulletin may be found just below. [ Please note : unlike our 10:30 AM service on Zoom, the 8 AM service is not interactive. You will be able to view the liturgy and the sermon, but will not be able to see or speak with the other viewers.] 

Link to our 9 AM  bulletin >>> BULLETIN

June Birthdays

5 - Adriane Hope Sayles

7 - Liz Sheidegger

9 - Tammy Jean Cook

10 - Gary Brown

16 - Ryan Horn

18 - Brittany Downs

23 - John Pantano

23 - Katie McDonald

24 - Glenn Iona

29 - Tom Pierce

A very happy anniversary to Patrick & Kelly McDonald on the 14th,

Patrick & Deb Lineberry on the 30th

PRAYER LIST

Please remember each and every one on their healing journey.

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