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SAINTS Alive! THE NEWSLETTER OF THE PARISH All Saints’ Church Chelmsford, MA June 2008
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SAINTS Alive! THE NEWSLETTER OF THE PARISH All Saints’ Church Chelmsford, MA June 2008
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If you give a woman a fish, she eats once; if you teach her how to fish, she eats forever.
The Mothers’ Union Orphan Feeding Program in the Diocese of Maseno North in Kenya is about to-- figuratively speaking-- teach her members how to fish. For about the last five years women in the Anglican Church of Kenya in the Maseno area have been serving meals to orphans and needy children in and around their churches. This includes our parish partner, Nyahela Parish.
This program began when the members of the Mothers’ Union, an Anglican women’s organization, in four parishes decided they had to do something for the large number of orphans in their midst. They began to serve these children maize and beans, and very quickly each parish had 200 to 350 children showing up every Saturday. Through the Anglican Mission Hospital they started a mobile health clinic. They also added remedial school classes, realizing that these children often would not get to school regularly.
Soon after the Mothers’ Union began, the Diocese of Massachusetts learned of their work and asked if we could support them by helping to pay for the food. It was a wonderful example of Americans supporting the ministry of Africans, rather than telling them what they should be doing. Over the ensuing years what began in four parishes has spread to 38 of the 42 parishes in the Diocese of Maseno North. The program has grown even though only 15 of the parishes are receiving outside funding. The other parishes do what they can within their own limited resources. The programs have energized the women of the parishes; they have seen increases in Sunday attendance, and they’ve noticed that the health of their children has improved. The only problems are that the parishes that do not get funding tend to be jealous of those who do. Secondly, the leadership has been worried about what happens if the funding dries up.
This past winter, when some of the programs had to temporarily stop because of the political violence in Kenya, the leaders of the program decided they needed to develop a new system. After much talk and prayer they have proposed a plan for long term self-funding. The Mothers’ Union in the parishes will be offered small loans, sometimes called micro loans, to begin business ventures that can fund the feeding programs. They have already begun business enterprise training to include budgeting, record keeping and break-even analysis for each orphan program committee in each parish. The programs presently getting funding will receive gradually decreasing amounts of aid over the coming year, as their enterprises become profitable.
What the Mothers’ Union of the Diocese of Maseno North have asked from the Diocese of Massachusetts, including All Saints’, is to consider shifting our funds that have been going to food to begin providing the capital so that they can offer the start-up loans to get the enterprises going. They realize it will take some time for all of the parishes to make the change. They also realize that not all of the enterprises will work out. However, the women of the Mother’s Union are highly motivated. They just need some help to get started. They are being taught how to fish so that they can continue in God’s mission of serving the needy children and orphans, as well as learning the skills to improve their own financial situations.
I will keep you posted as to how things are going. Meanwhile, please keep the women of Nyahela parish and all of the Mamas in your prayers.
Peace,
Tom
Many of you might remember Bunny Weeks, a long time member of All Saints’. Bunny used to do the Fair, Church dinners, Thrift Shop, lots of stuff around here. She is now in a Nursing Home at the Cape and will be celebrating her 96th birthday on June 17th. Can we flood her with cards to help her have a wonderful birthday and to know we at All Saints’ have not forgotten her? Her address is as follows:
Bunny Weeks
Liberty Commons
Rm SHW2A
No. Chatham, MA 02650
Thank you everyone.
Friends who remember a super lady!
Barbara Willman
In Myanmar, Episcopal Relief and Development responds to Cyclone Nargis
In early May, Cyclone Nargis ravaged Burma (now Myanmar). This article was prepared by ERD for the e-newsletter of the diocese of Massachusetts and dated May 08, 2008. The disaster is especially crippling for Myanmar’s people because their long border with China actually borders on the part of China where an earthquake, just two days later, made it especially difficult for cyclone relief to reach Myanmar through China.
To help people affected by the cyclone in Myanmar, make a donation to ERD's "Myanmar & Cyclone Response” by calling 1-800-334-7626, ext. 5129. Gifts can be mailed to: Episcopal Relief and Development "Myanmar & Cyclone Response" P.O. Box 7058, Merrifield, VA 22116-7058.
Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) is responding to Cyclone Nargis and providing churches and individuals with an opportunity to help those affected by the deadly disaster.
The storm, which is the worst natural disaster in Myanmar's history, has left more than 22,000 dead and another 41,000 missing. In the low-lying Irrawaddy River Delta, entire villages were inundated by a 12 foot wall of water. More than 5,000 square kilometers in this region are still under water, destroying the vital rice crop and much of the country's agricultural and fishing industry. Officials fear the death toll could rise dramatically once the damaged areas are more accessible. Contaminated water, food shortages, and deadly diseases are likely to cause additional suffering in days to come.
ERD has established relationships with local partners in Myanmar to get assistance quickly to many of the most vulnerable people.
"Episcopal Relief and Development's programs in Myanmar have helped people achieve economic stability through education, vocational training, and micro-finance initiatives. We have also provided tools and training to improve the food supply and access to clean water," said Abagail Nelson, ERD's vice president for Programs.
"This is a major disaster that will require a strong and committed response," said Nelson. "Survivors urgently need water, food, and shelter. We must respond generously to save lives now and help people recover."
To help people affected by the cyclone in Myanmar, make a donation to ERD's "Myanmar & Cyclone Response" online at http://www.er-d.org/, by calling 1-800-334-7626, ext. 5129. Gifts can be mailed to: Episcopal Relief and Development "Myanmar & Cyclone Response" P.O. Box 7058, Merrifield, VA 22116-7058.
The Refugee Immigration Ministry (at www.r-i-m.net) reminds us that June 22 will be a “World Refugee Observance” day. Refugees can be valuable assets to any community, but often they are shunned by those communities and barred from complete membership. The displaced include Asians and Africans in Europe, Latin Americans, Africans and Arabs in the United States, Moslems in Australia, anyone whose first language is not the language of their community, gypsies in Europe, Zimbabweans in South Africa, and South Americans in North America. In short, anyone wrenched from “there and then” to “here and now.” Our challenge: Provide hope for their “here and now.” Remember: “You shall not wrong an alien, or be hard upon him … I will listen if they appeal to me…” Ex 22:21-24; to make this duty clear, Jesus told the story of the Good Samaritan (See Luke 10:25-37).
June 8, 2008: Strawberry Shortcake Festival
Following longstanding tradition, strawberry shortcake will be served in the Parish Hall following the 10 AM service on June 8 to celebrate the end of the Sunday School year. Please join us in this wonderful celebration of our Sunday School teachers and students. The ASC Strawberry Festival is a welcome harbinger of the Summer Season.
Note that this celebration is for the entire Parish, and volunteers are needed for contributions to ensure that this Fellowship Hour celebration is well-stocked with a helping for everyone (strawberries, shortcake, whipped cream). In recent years, supplies have run short before our altar guild, musicians, and rector have made it to the Parish Hall; won’t you consider contributing a favorite ingredient?
Assistance is also welcome for set-up and clean-up – many hands make light work. Please contact Bruce Bray if you’re interested in helping out: (978)692-0565, maryb68@verizon.net.
Please plan to join us in this annual, Parish-wide event celebrating the successful conclusion of another Sunday School year.
The quilting group that gathers the first and third Mondays of the month has decided to make a quilt to help with the acoustics in the parish hall. We need your help. Our idea is to make a “signature” quilt with people’s names written on a fabric square.
The squares are sold for $10 each. They may be designed to suit whatever you want to sign in the designated space, e.g., the John Smith Family. The quilters will piece these squares together with colorful fabric to make a beautiful quilt.
All monies realized from the sale of the squares, after expenses, will be donated to the Parish Hall Acoustics Fund. This quilt also will be a reminder of who was at All Saints’ Church in 2008.
We will be in the Narthex two Sundays a month and hope that you will support us in this endeavor.
Carol Cannistraro
Esther Davenport
Barbara Willman
The 5th anniversary of the Barbara C. Harris Camp & Conference Center
June 22 2008 - 11:00am
Let's celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Barbara C. Harris Camp & Conference Center and the birthday month of Bishop Barbara C. Harris! You're invited to join the first woman bishop in the Anglican church, as well as Bishops Tom Shaw, Gayle Harris and Bud Cederholm and friends throughout the diocese, for a fun day of camp activities, food, music and fellowship. Come share in the excitement! Enjoy the beautiful setting! It's going to be so much fun that the Cathedral congregation is decamping from the Cathedral and coming up to the Camp for the day!
Activities and food available 11 a.m. until 2:45 p.m. - arrive any time - worship at 3 p.m.
Activities will include swimming, kayaking, canoeing, archery, sandcastle building, arts & crafts, moon bounce, pickup choir (anyone with a willing voice is urged to contact Marta Judson (mjudson@diomass.org) and a dunk tank!
Since opening in the summer of 2003, the Barbara C. Harris Camp has quickly established itself as one of the premiere Christian camps in New England. Thousands of campers and families have enjoyed its spectacular indoor and outdoor facilities, a caring Christian community and a strong commitment to excellence. The Conference Center provides many charitable, religious, educational, and other non-profit organizations with year-round lodging and meeting facilities.
See http://www.diomassevents.org/camp_anniversary for information registration and directions.
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The busiest time of the year for the Finance Committee is during "budget season" from late September through early January of every year. Outside of that time we take on other tasks relating to the financial health of the parish. This month I would like to write about two of them: insurance and the parish financial audit.
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In April members of the Finance Committee met with a representative of our insurance carrier, Church Insurance, to review our current insurance coverages. I want to give special thanks to committee regular Bob Grimes and guest Adrienne Spear for lending their insurance experience to this meeting. The good news is that most of our insurance coverages were already adequate for our needs, and the coverage that was too low is being brought up to a better level.
One thing that is always a concern with our insurance is making sure that we have adequate coverage for both the buildings and their contents. This is especially true of such big ticket items as the organ, but is also true of smaller things, too, like vestments and prayer books. The news here continues to be good. Church Insurance covers each of its policy holders the same maximum property coverage - just over $600 million. That essentially means that our buildings could be replaced at no cost to us in the event of a catastrophe. There is a lower limit on coverage for the contents of the buildings, but again this amount is higher than we would ever be able to use. An interesting side note is that the organ is considered part of the building - not its contents - and is therefore covered under the larger cap. It's good to know that the parish would be financially covered if something happened.
The other task the Finance Committee is involved with is an audit of the parish books. This audit is required by canon law and just makes good sense. Each year the financial processes and controls are checked, the books sampled for correctness and the general state of things assessed. The audit is not difficult but does take a lot of time. We are currently looking for help with this task. If you can use a calculator and would be willing to put in a couple of hours in an evening (or two) to help out with this please contact me. I would like to get this finished by the 4th of July.
If you're interested in sitting in on a Finance Committee meeting or think you'd like to join, we would love to have you. Experience isn't needed (but if you have it we would certainly appreciate it!) The committee meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm in the church.
Mike Brodeur
mike.brodeur@verizon.net
A Safe Church Training session has been scheduled for Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.:
June 14 at St. Elizabeth’s Church (1 Morse Road) in Sudbury.
Cost is $40 per person; limited scholarship support is available. Registration is required 14 days before training and can be done via www.diomass.org (click on “Inside the Diocese,” then see “Training & Learning Opportunities”). These six-hour training sessions are designed to increase awareness regarding sexual misconduct and abuse of power; to outline steps toward preventing abuse; to offer guidelines for intervention when misconduct occurs; and to equip those in leadership positions with ways of healing and rebuilding the body of Christ. The training is required of all clergy and diocesan employees. It is also intended for wardens and other parish officers, vestry members, eucharistic and pastoral visitors, youth leaders, confirmation sponsors, retreat chaperones, acolyte leaders, choir directors, church school teachers, regular volunteers and all employees of congregations.
FOR INFORMATION: Dick Vanderlippe, Safe Church Training coordinator (978/263-1895); rvan@aol.com.
After the evil King Omri died, his son Ahab became king of Israel. Ahab was a bad king, even worse than his father, who had been worse than any other king before them. Ahab believed it was all right for people to worship foreign gods.
God punished Ahab by sending a drought so bad that for over three years, there wasn’t even dew. So finding food and drink became very difficult.
The prophet Elijah was sent to a lady in Zarephath (Sarepta) to tell her that her supply of flour and oil would not run out until after the rains returned. For a while, he stayed with the lady and her son, but the boy grew ill and died. She became very angry at Elijah, and Elijah prayed to God to bring the boy back from the dead. When God told Elijah to breathe on the boy, Elijah did so, and the boy was brought back to life. “Now I know for sure that you are a man of God and that when you proclaim the Lord’s message, you are telling the truth,” she said.
See 1 Kings 16:29-34 and 17:1-24.
In time, Elijah trained a disciple, Elisha, to be a prophet.
Elisha used to travel through the land, often passing through Shunem, where a man and wife who had no children used to let him stay in their house when he was passing through. When they built a guest room in their house just for his visits, he asked what he could do for them in return. They asked for nothing, but Elisha realized that they would like to have a son. He told them that they would have a boy, and sure enough a boy was born to them within a year.
When the boy was old enough, he started to help his father in the fields. One morning, however, he had a bad headache while he was working, and soon died.
His mother went straight to Mount Carmel to call Elisha. Elisha sent his disciple Gehazi, telling him to hurry, and to lay Elisha’s staff on the boy’s face. When that “cure” did not work, Gehazi raced back to the mountain to call Elisha, who had to go to the house, crouch over the boy, and breathe into him seven times. The boy opened his eyes!
When his mother saw him alive again, she was very grateful.
See 2 Kings 4:8-37
After Jesus told the people in Nazareth that He, Jesus, was the fulfillment of the prophet Isaiah’s prophecy, proclaiming Good News to the poor, liberty to the captives, sight for the blind, freedom for the oppressed and redemption for God’s people, they didn’t believe Him. He reminded them that Elijah had been sent to Zarephath, on the eastern side of the Jordan River, and that during the drought, there had been little hope for the people in Israel, but God had sent Elijah to this “outsider” household, to work miracles outside the land of the Jews.
Some time later, Jesus went to a town called Nain, not far from Shulem, where Elisha had raised the son of the farmer and his wife. While he was there, there was a funeral for a man who had died. The man’s mother was a widow. Jesus stopped the procession and said: “Young man! Get up, I tell you!” When the young man did so, the people cried: “God has come to save his people!”
See Luke 4: 16-27 and Luke 7: 11-17.
When John Kapuya was about 12 years old, he became very sick. His mother took him to the n’anga (witchdoctor woman) who lived in Chief Mangwende’s village. The n’anga cut open some sores in John’s back, rubbed in some medicines, and said that one of John’s ancestors was angry. John had to wash himself in the river and sacrifice a goat.
John did go to the river, but there he met Bernard Mizeki, a Christian teacher who ran a mission in the village. Bernard explained that making sacrifices to dead men would not help with John’s sickness. And so John Kapuya and his mother did not sacrifice a goat, although John did wash himself in the river, and Bernard treated his sores.
John’s father was so angry that the n’anga had been disobeyed that he beat John really badly, even though John was weak with sickness. So John and his mother left their hut and went to live at Bernard Mizeki’s mission. Under Bernard’s continued care, John completely recovered, and soon he was working with Bernard to translate the Bible into the tribal language Shona. John later became a teacher of the Christian faith.
June 18: Feast of Bernard Mizeki,
Martyr in Zimbabwe.
In the Sunday Bulletin under the section on “those in our parish in need of healing,” we list those with more acute needs. Saints Alive carries a list of more “on-going” concerns to bring to God in prayer.
We will keep the description you provide as general or specific as you indicate. Please let us know what you would like included. We also encourage you to clip out these names and keep them in your prayers.
If you would like your name to be added or removed from any of the prayer lists, please contact Darlene in the Church Office.
· Gladys Stephens, Palm Manor Nursing Home
· Eleanor Ferreira at home
· Millie Adams at home
· Mary Buote at home
· Bea Iams at home
· Grace Wardell, Sunny Acres Nursing and Rehab Center
· Dora Smith, Betsy Eisenmann’s mother
· Priscilla Smith at home
· Doug Grant at home, chronic back pain
· Chaz Freeman, Lois Freeman’s son
· Debbie Anderton, Dora Carr’s daughter
· Dorothy Eaton, Willow Manor
Ministering at Nyahela Sub-Parish in Kenya:
Betty Mundia, Dorcus Esilaba, Shem Bwonya, Elizabeth Osiolo.
Nyahela sub-parish currently receives SaintsAlive. If you would like to write directly to them, please note their address:
ACK: Anglican Church of Kenya
ACK NYAHELA PARISH
P.O. BOX 201
LUANDA - KENYA
CODE : 50307
We again have tickets for two games at beautiful LeLacheur Park in downtown Lowell. We have blocks of 30 "reserved box" seats at the Saturday July 5th (5PM) and Sunday August 10 (1:30PM) games. All tickets are $5, and all seats are in the end of the stands shaded from the late afternoon sun. If interested in tickets, send an email to matt@odic.com, call 978-340-7677, or see me after church. If you want to go to both games, please tell me which game is your first choice. Go Spinners!
Matt Hickcox
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When the Angel Gabriel came to Mary with news that she would have a baby called Jesus, she asked how this would happen.
Gabriel told her that the Holy Spirit would make this happen … and then went on to say that her cousin Elizabeth would be having a baby in just three months, even though everyone thought that Elizabeth was too old to have a baby. Elizabeth was married to Zechariah, who had been told by an angel that his son should be called John.
In our church calendars today, we remember that Elizabeth’s baby, John the Baptist, was born six months before Jesus: Three months later was June 24; six months after that was Christmas Eve.
You can see the dates in the calendar in the red prayer book, on Page 24.
See Luke 1:5-80
What are your blessings in life?
How do you carry God with you in everyday life?
The children in the Bridge Classroom have spent time pondering these questions and what they mean to them. As they began to explore the question of blessings the teachers and I thought they would mention video games, toys, and other material items that inundate their lives. However, we were pleased that they were able to see past these things and their list of blessings was never ending. Some of the blessings mentioned were, home, food, flowers, trees (specifically we were informed that they give us oxygen), friends, Jesus, family, health, and animals, especially their pets. From here we discussed how to carry God and their blessings in daily life which we call “the church-to-home connection.”
This question resulted in many creative ideas which ended in the creation of “blessing hearts.” These are small, wooden hearts with hand drawn symbols that represent the blessings in their lives, as well as many of the symbols in our church. They loved making these and discussing their blessings and chosen symbols as they worked. Now the children would like to share their blessings hearts with you and ask the questions: What are your blessings in your life and how do you carry them and God with you each day?
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Please join them on Sunday June 8th, at the Children’s Service, when they will present their “blessing hearts” to be blessed and then distributed to the members of the congregation. They hope you enjoy them as much as they have enjoyed making them.
Peace
Michelle Thomas
Sunday June 29th at 12:30 PM
On Sunday May 18th, Pastor Seongho Cho gave a touching thanks to the members of All Saints’ Church for opening our doors to him and the Chelmsford Evangelical Korean Church. They had been worshiping in the Chapel since December 2003. In April, 2008 they decided to merge with another Korean congregation in Lexington. Pastor Cho is now the pastor of the combined church. Pastor Cho extends his appreciation and prayers to the members of All Saints’ Church.
On Sunday June 29th at 12:30 PM we are invited to worship with the Hanwoori Evangelical Church of Lexington at the First Baptist Church, 1580 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA. After the service all are welcome to a luncheon of delicious Korean food. The Rev. Tom Barrington will be preaching, and he promises that it will be different than Sunday morning at All Saints’. Those who would like to share a ride please meet at All Saints’ at 11:30 AM.
O God, you called the missionaries and martyrs of Africa to witness faithfully to you. Through their efforts, you have raised up a people for your own possession: and so we thank you for your servant and martyr, Bernard Mizeki. We ask you to pour out on us the gift of your Holy Spirit, so that as your church we may be fortified to strive to serve all our neighbors, and your name may be glorified, and your church may grow. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, forever. Amen.
O God, who didst call thy servants the missionaries and martyrs of Africa to be thy faithful witnesses, and by their labours and sufferings didst raise up a people for thine own possession, we thank thee for thy servant and martyr, Bernard Mizeki. Shed forth we beseech thee thy Holy Spirit upon thy Church in this land, that by the sacrifice and service of many, thy holy name may be glorified and thy kingdom enlarged; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
Upcoming Formation Dates and Events
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June 1 |
Recognition of the Youth Task Force |
10:00 worship service |
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June 4 |
Inquirers’ Class |
Blue Room 7:30-9:00pm |
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June 8 |
End of Sunday School Strawberry Shortcake Celebration |
10:00 worship service Fellowship Hour |
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June 10 |
Prayer as First Resort |
Blue Room 7:30-8:45pm |
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June 11 |
Inquirers’ Class |
Blue Room 7:30-9:00 pm |
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June 13- 21 |
West Virginia Workcamp Trip |
Pray for Rev Tom and other workcampers |
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June 15 |
Service times change for summer 8:00am in Chapel 9:00am in sanctuary |
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June 18 |
Inquirers’ Class |
Blue Room 7:30-9:00pm |
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Feast of Bernard Mizeki, martyr, 1896. |
All Saints’ Church, Marondera, Zimbabwe. Diocese of Harare. Province of Central Africa. |
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June 22 |
Workcampers preach! |
9:00 worship service |
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June 25 |
Inquirers’ Class |
Blue Room 7:30-9:00pm |
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June 29 |
Korean Worship Service (See Pastor Cho again) |
Hanwoori Evangelical Church, 1580 Mass Ave., Lexington 12:30 pm |
Welcome to Ordinary Time, the season after Pentecost. We have heard and remembered the stories of Jesus’ life, his incarnation, his ministry, his passion, death and resurrection. Now our story meets Jesus’ story; we are God’s people, we are the Body of Christ empowered by the Holy Spirit.
Sunday Morning Adult class will go on summer hiatus with the change in service times on June 15. Summer is a quieter, slower time at All Saints’, but opportunities for Christian formation continue. Prayer as First Resort continues on second Tuesday evenings – please join us for conversation and encouragement for the nurture of spiritual practice in our daily lives. Wednesdays evenings in June Tom Barrington and Amy Hunter will offer an Inquirers’ class for all who are interested in learning more about what it means to be an Episcopalian. Either of these programs offers a chance to gather with others and get to know one another and our stories better. These conversations can be a real gift.
I pray that the coming summer might be a time of rest and deepening for each of us and our parish community.
in peace,
Amy B Hunter
Associate for Adult Christian Formation
ALL SAINTS' TO OFFER INQUIRERS' CLASS IN JUNE
New to the parish and to the Episcopal Church? A longtime Episcopalian who wonders why we do the things we do? Someone who wonders how to think about and address the issues facing members of the Anglican Communion these days?
Then please join the rector Tom Barrington and the associate Amy Hunter for a four-week Inquirers' class on Wednesday evenings, beginning June 4, 7:30- 9:00PM in the Blue Room. We will learn about and discuss the history of the Episcopal Church, the theology and practices of the Episcopal Church, and what it means for one to be an Episcopalian. If you are interested in the class or in learning more about it, please speak with the Rev. Tom Barrington (call 978-256-5673).
This fall the Firelight I (grades 3 & 4) and Firelight II (grades 5 & 6) Sunday School program will be in need of teachers. We will need individuals to commit to teaching one 3 or 4 week lesson block based on the Firelight curriculums – Kingdom Stories: Learning Jesus’ Parables and Wonder Stories: Learning Jesus’ Miracles.
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IF YOU……
· have volunteered this past year as a safe church advocate for one of our classes and had fun helping with a lesson,
· have personally been asked to consider teaching next year,
· are in the 10th, 11th or 12th grade and are involved with the youth group,
· have asked yourself, “How can I become more involved with the Children’s Christian Cooperative”,
· are interested in sharing your gift of teaching children,
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THEN……
We invite you to join us on Sunday, May 4th directly after the 10 AM service in the Lower Church School Meeting Room.
What Can You Expect?
The goal of this gathering is to inspire, inform and educate you on what is involved in planning and teaching a lesson block to the children of our parish.
We will present examples from the church school lessons of this past year along with the examples from the Parables and Kingdom stories taught in past years.
We will provide you with handouts from the Firelight curriculum and explain what is involved in planning a 3 to 4 week lesson.
We will share with you what our experiences have been in working with the children from the two different age groups.
Please consider how you may become a partner of the vision of the All Saints Children’s Co-operative and make a commitment to helping us.
In Peace,
Elizabeth Danieli – edanieli@comcast.net
Melissa Flewelling – m.flewelling@comcast.net
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The West Virginia workcamp is happening this month. We will need to keep the campers, both those from our parish and those from Central Congregational Church, in our prayers as they prepare for, and go to, this camping experience.
Dates: June 13-21.
Campers will be preaching on June 22.
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Jun 7-8 |
Take a Hike for Humanity |
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On-going |
Habitat for Humanity
Volunteering |
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On-going |
Refugee Immigration
Ministry |
Dave Kuzara
for the Mission/Outreach Team
Carl Clark Diane Coles
Tom Decker Deb Dutton
Derick Gates Liz Landers
Edith Parekh Harry Taplin
(One vacancy to be filled)
Lois Freeman, Senior Warden
Melanie Hickcox, Treasurer
Scott Bempkins, Clerk
Church Office...................................... 978-256-5673
Senior Warden....... Lois Freeman
Junior Warden........ Dave Cahill
Treasurer............... Melanie Hickcox
Clerk..................... Scott Bempkins
Acolyte Director.... Clem Cole
Adult Education...... Amy Hunter
Altar Guild............. Liz Landers
Buildings and…….. Deb Dutton
Grounds
Christian School..... Laura Marshall
Michelle Thomas
Elizabeth Danieli
Coffee Hour.......... Matt Hickcox
Endowment ........... Oliver Chamberlain
Environmental Stewardship
Committee............. Liz Marshall
Fellowship.............. to be filled
Finance.................. Mike Brodeur
Music Minister....... Maggie Marshall
Outreach............... Dave Kuzara
Pastoral Care......... Joy Chadwick
Saints Alive............ Patrick Blumeris
SaintsAlive e-mail:.. ........ saintsalive@yahoo.com
Stewardship........... Steve Grillo
Thrift Shop............. Carol Cannistraro
Youth Group.......... Nancy March
Webmaster............ Richard Coles
Web site................ www.allsaintschelmsford.org
… for the July 2008 Saints Alive! is
June 15th, 2008
Please leave your articles in the Saints Alive! mailbox in the church office, or send them via email to SaintsAlive@yahoo.com. Thanks.
