Renowned Spirit Fiddle duo to perform benefit concert
at All Saints' Episcopal Church on
Saturday, 17 May 2008 at 7:00. Admission proceeds to support local Refugee Immigration Ministry
(RIM) efforts.
Once again, members of All Saints' Church will be growing vegetables for
those in need; the harvest will be donated to the Chelmsford Food Pantry.
There are plenty of opportunities for you to lend a hand in the
All Saints' Vegetable Garden.
All Saints' Church Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting was held on Sunday, 27 January 2008. The following Annual Reports are available:
The new Safe Church Policy for All Saints' Church mandates that everyone working with
children, youth and in pastoral care must take the Diocesan Safe Church Training.
That training is offered on a regular basis; check The Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts Web site for
upcoming dates.
Fiona Vidal-White's 16 Dec. 2007 Sermon to All Saints
The 16th of December was a snowy Sunday, so you may have missed Fiona Vidal-White
– All Saints' new Youth Missioner – preaching. If you did, you now have a second
chance: read the
transcript.
Summer Mystery Club 2007
For many of the past summers All Saints has had remarkable success in keeping the youth
of the parish enthusiastic about coming to church on Sundays to participate in the
Summer Mystery Club. During this summer's mystery we learned about All Saints'
buildings and grounds. There's a twist to this year's Mystery Club: you still have a chance to
play along.
Fiona will be working with our youth, parents and adults for the next ten months in order
to help develop sustainable youth ministry and programs here at All Saints’. We've added
Fiona to our list of parish contacts.
Opportunities
If you would like to play a more active role on Sundays, consider helping in one
of these areas:
Youth Christian Education Leaders and Teachers – please contact
Rector or the
Minister of Music
Environmental Stewardship Resources
The All Saints' Church Environmental Stewardship Committee has compiled a
Web based resource list.
An Inconvenient Truth
The All Saints' Church Environmental Stewardship Committee hosted a showing of
the film An Inconvenient Truth
on 10 Jan. 2007. About 70 people attended the showing of the film and 35
– including Chelmsford's Town Manager, Paul Cohen, and Selectmen Philip Eliopoulos
– attended a follow up discussion on 17 Jan. 2007
about how we can respond to the threat of global warming and other environmental issues.
Gingerbread Village and Christmas Boutique
All Saints' Church held a gingerbread house building competition as a fundraiser for
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell in early December 2006. The variety of entries
was spectacular: from meek to magnificent, from traditional to abstract, you'll
want to see them all.
If you participated in the event in anyway, we
thank you and would like to hear your
feedback.
Cabaret Night 2006
The evening began with hearty hors d’oeuvres and conversation, and was followed by
music and songs performed by talented members of the parish. Whether you attended or not,
you'll want to see these pictures of the evening.
Acolytes' Road Trip to the National Acolyte Festival
Acolytes from All Saints participated in the 27th Annual National
Acolyte Festival in Washington DC. Take a look at their
photos.
Kenya and Mission: Reflections, Conversation and Action
Rev. Tom Barrington travelled to Kenya on his sabbatical during the summer of 2006.
You can share in his advaenture by reading
Tom's
letters from Kenya.
Ray's Italy — Italian Dinner
We celebrated Prof. Rev. Ray Bronk's time with us, for the four months that the rector was on sabbatical,
with an Italian dinner. Take a look at the pictures
and try out some of Ray's recipes!
All Saints' Thrift Shop
The All Saints' Thrift Shop
is now open Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday from 10:00 AM-3:00 PM.
Summary of ASC's 2005-2006 Children's Church School Programs
Take a look back on last Church School year in this
summary.
All Saints' Learning Team
The Learning Team steadily continues its work of looking at the identity of
All Saints’ Church, our particular sense of God’s call at this time in our history,
the barriers that hold the parish back from fully answering that call, and the next
steps we might take as we seek to join God’s mission. Keep checking back for their
most recent updates.
220th Diocesan Convention Report
The report from the Diocesan Convention, held 4-5 November 2005,
is available on the Diocese Web site in
browsable or
printable form.
Coffee Hour
Everyone enjoys conversation, a drink of coffee or juice, and maybe a snack during
Coffee Hour in the Parish Hall following the Sunday 10:00 AM service. Perhaps you'd be
interested in hosting a Coffee Hour?
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