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SAINTS Alive! THE NEWSLETTER OF THE PARISH All Saints’ Church Chelmsford, MA September 2008
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SAINTS Alive! THE NEWSLETTER OF THE PARISH All Saints’ Church Chelmsford, MA September 2008
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Welcome back for the beginning of the program year. I hope the summer has left you rested and ready to dig in.
I really do mean it, but I realize the sometimes insane busy-ness of the program year makes me at times a little less enthusiastic about “digging in.” What does all of this busy-ness say about us as a Christian community, about how we are the incarnate body of Christ?
For the last several years I have been hearing increasing laments, as well as lamenting myself, about how difficult it sometimes can be to get members of the parish to take on leadership roles. We are already busy, stressed and pulled in too many directions. In the last few months I have had almost identical conversations with church members involved in Pastoral Care, Parish Partnership with Kenya, Outreach/ Mission, Church School, Thrift Shop, Building & Ground, Finance Committee and Vestry about the difficulty of getting folks to engage and participate. These laments are not limited to our congregation. We are observing a cultural shift with some very real implications. So how might we respond?
I am inviting leaders in the congregation as well as any and all individuals to join with me to study, reflect upon, and pray over what is going on at All Saints’ and how God might be leading us to envision the future.
We will be using the book Transforming Congregational Culture by Anthony Robinson as a text to help us assess our values, assumptions and practices so that we might be more intentional about how we organize ourselves, how we function, and how we seek to live out our Baptisms.
Copies of the book will be available from Amy Hunter or me. We ask you to read it and then gather for four learning sessions on the first four Wednesdays in October, 1, 8, 15 & 22.
As Anthony Robinson writes
It is not an easy time to be in leadership in the mainline Protestant denominations or congregations. But – paradoxically perhaps – it is a very good time to be in leadership. It is a good time, in part, because leading people in the face of — and to face — adaptive challenges draws on our best and deepest spiritual resources. Adaptive challenges are at their core, spiritual work.
I look forward to our work together.
Peace
Tom
All Saints’ will be offering confirmation classes beginning in late September or early October for anyone in the 8th grade or higher. If you are interested or need more information, please speak with Tom Barrington 978-256-5673 or Maggie Marshall 978-251-1296.
The summer has seen news of a fragile communion at the Lambeth conference, floods in Myanmar, Mississippi and Florida, continuing drought in Georgia USA, earthquakes in China, violence interrupting a service in a Unitarian church, fires in California, pepper-borne illnesses, a Russian invasion in Georgia.
From the Great Litany: From all false doctrine, heresy, and schism; from hardness of heart, and contempt of thy Word and commandment; From lightning and tempest; from earthquake, fire, and flood; from plague, pestilence and famine, Good Lord deliver us.
SAVE THE DATE:
Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008, 8:30-12:30
6th Annual Deanery Workshop Day
at
Christ Church
33 Central Ave, Andover, MA
· Centering Prayer, St. James Amesbury (Linda Davis Siess)
· “Anger in the Bible?” Christ Church Andover (Rosemarie Buxton)
· ABC’s of Altar Flower Arranging, All Saints' Chelmsford (Marilyn Livingston and friends)
· Art in Liturgy, St. Anne’s North Billerica (The Rev. Gay Cox)
· Capitol Campaigns/Buildings Mission, St. Paul’s Newburyport (The Rev. Martha Hubbard)
· Leadership/Spirituality for Vestry members and Clergy (Bishop Cederholm)
· Parishes in Transition: Round Table (Leader TBA)
· Sacred Circle Dance, Trinity Haverhill (Nancy Morrissey)
· Early American Congregational Song, Christ Church Andover (Dr. Peter Bell)
· Who’s Your Neighbor? St. Anne’s Lowell (The Rev. Ramon Aymerich and friends)
· Godly Play and Catechesis of the Good Shepherd: Round Table
· St. James Amesbury and Christ Church Andover
(Kimberly Potts, Kathleen Bates and friends)
Province 1 Safe Church Training will be offered 8:30-3:30
For an additional fee of $40 – requires registration through Diocesan web site www.diomass.org
These workshops are free; however there is a suggested donation of $10 per person to help defray some of the expenses.
You can register for these workshops by email at mvdeanery@yahoo.com or by calling Kim at 978-388-9369.
Youth:WELCOME BACK GATHERING:
On Sunday, September 7th, there will be a “Welcome Back Youth” gathering in the parish hall from 9:30 – 10:00, complete with donuts or munchkins.
PARENTS: At this time registration for the 2008-2009 church school year will take place. We will be dividing the youth into 2 groups in the fall: Jr. ASC-Y (grades 7 & 8), and Sr. ASC-Y (grades 9 – 12), and we are promising fun curriculums for both classes! Look for the ASC-Y table, complete with a slide show put together by a couple of our youth!
TASK FORCE RETREAT:
There will be a Youth Task Force Retreat focusing on teacher training at the Marches’ in Moultonboro, NH, on September 5-6.
ALL:
Please continue to check the bulletin board outside the parish hall above the bubbler for any changes, additions, updates, upcoming special events, etc. Just look for the smiley face on the calendar/event board for the special events!
Looking forward to seeing you all at special events and in the fall! Remember, you are always welcome to invite a friend or two!!
From the Youth Task Force Team
Denise Sullivan
In me, I know – in my human self, that is – there is no lasting good, for sin has made its home there. I want to do right, but I have no power to do what I want. The good that I long to do remains undone, and yet the evil that I do not wish to do, that is what I do.
Romans 7
As I write this in mid-August, I am immersed in planning the music for the church year. My goal is to have all music through Epiphany planned before Labor Day, and I am well on my way.
In order to execute these plans, I am counting on the return of many faithful choir singers and bell ringers. J In addition to our dedicated returnees, I am hoping to see new faces in all of our choirs!
Thursday is music night at All Saints’:
Children’s Choir – 5:30-6:15, for grades 2 – 4/5. Must be able to read words, so can join before grade 2 if reading. Sing every other week, do mostly unison singing. Led by me with Leah Cole as volunteer accompanist. Begins 9/11.
Junior Choir – 6:30-7:30, for unchanged voices, grades 5 and up. Sing every other week, usually two or three parts. Led by me with Connie Pawelczak as volunteer accompanist. Begins 9/11.
Handbell Choir – 6:30-7:30 – intergenerational group that plays several times/month. Ability to read music is not a prerequisite, but must be able to count and have a good sense of rhythm. Led by volunteer director Ellen Jewart, and begins 9/11.
Senior Choir – 7:45-9:15 – for everyone else. Ability to read music a plus, but not mandatory. Sing weekly as well as for occasional special services. Led by me. Begins 9/4 (no rest for the wicked)!
These choirs, in addition to making good music and providing an integral part of our weekly worship, are also good fellowship opportunities. Each group is very open and nurturing and welcomes new members. Please contact me if you have any further questions, and I look forward to beginning my 23d season with you!
In Christ,
Maggie Marshall
maggie@ccc.com, 978-251-1296
Upcoming Formation Dates and Events
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Sept 7 |
Resume 8:00 & 10:00 am service schedule |
Both services in main sanctuary |
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Sept 9 |
Prayer as First Resort |
Blue Room 7:30–8:45pm |
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Sept 14 |
Adult Sunday Bible study resumes |
Blue Room 9:00- 9:45am |
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Sept 27 |
Diocesan Resource Day |
Bentley College in Waltham See Amy for info |
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Sept 28 |
Discussion about outcomes of The Lambeth Conference |
Meeting Room Noon- 1:00 pm |
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Oct 1 |
Beginning of study of Transforming Congregational Culture |
Blue Room 7:30–9:00 pm |
In August I preached about an experience of going to a yoga course and finding that my commitment to my Christian faith meant that there is only so far that I can go in my yoga journey. I spoke then about how a faith commitment means that one has covenanted to take a particular path and therefore is not free to take another path. I am not free to chant to Hindu deities during a yoga class (or any other time!). I am not free to make yoga the center of my spiritual life. Jesus holds that place.
That experience has also reminded me that there are many ways to live out one’s religious faith. I am not going to become a yoga teacher, but I am still nurtured and challenged to grow by being a yoga student. It is not all or nothing. I am wondering whether church life is similar. I think that people shy away sometimes from formation classes or special worship services or intentional personal practices because they are feeling that all or nothing mentality. What if it is more like my yoga experience? What if one can come to church, to prayer, to community as a committed beginner, not fearing that to explore spiritual practice or parish leadership or relationship with God means one has signed on to become a fanatic—or whatever image you carry of the kind of religious person you dread being?
I am enjoying this image of Committed Beginner. It carries intention, humility and a realism in the face of our many daily commitments. It holds up the holiness and surprising reward of small steps. We don’t have to wait until we are good enough or organized enough or have enough time in order to live our faith. At the same time, it reminds us that we do need to take steps, even if they are small. I am not ever going to be a yoga marvel—but I do take two classes a week and I practice at home as well several times a week. I cannot get the relaxation and benefits of yoga without doing that work. What if it is the same with our religious lives? What if we cannot know the benefit of our faith tradition unless we engage that tradition? What if small engagements, done intentionally are enough?
It’s the beginning of a new program year and I urge you to become Committed Beginners in the Christian life. There are so many opportunities, small and larger, for folks to engage their faith. Most important is to come on Sunday and worship—to set aside time to gather as a community that seeks, acknowledges and honors God. Beyond Sunday morning are opportunities to learn, reflect, pray, serve and play. I hope that you will join me in taking small steps.
in peace,
Amy B Hunter
Associate for Adult Christian Formation
Adult Formation opportunities:
§ Please read our rector Tom Barrington’s article about the October study and discussion about our faith and practice here at All Saints’. We will use the book Transforming Congregational Culture with the intent of looking at our own parish. Please come and take part as we continue our ongoing conversation about and practice of spiritual leadership in church and in the world.
§ Every Sunday morning at 9:00 am there is a Bible Study on the gospel reading for the day. We use an oral tradition method of study, which means that the group reads the passage aloud several times, each time answering a question that is meant to help participants articulate their personal responses to the scripture. Stay after the 8:00 am service or come before the 10:00 am service. Whether you have been studying the Bible for years or have never picked one up on your own, this is a study that works for all levels of experience.
§ Prayer as First Resort meets the second Tuesday of every month and is a group that comes together to look at how we may practice our Christian faith in our daily lives and to encourage one another in our spiritual journeys. Over the summer we looked at rest and Sabbath as practices in our lives. Themes for the coming year may include friendship, service, and transition. Please watch the parish bulletin and newsletter! Lynne Grillo and Amy Hunter co-lead this group and would be happy to talk with you about it.
§ In January I hope to offer Commit?, a formation program in the style of via media and Connect? The folks who have come to such programs have found them a place to discover their faith, to learn more about being a Christian and to be with others for deeper conversation and for fellowship.
Meeting Room Rehab
Take a look at the Meeting Room downstairs! With the Korean congregation moving to a different space and the preschool program on its summer break, the vestry took the opportunity to repaint the room and fix its dents and dings. Vestry members spoke with parishioners who use the room for Sunday School, quilting, and meetings and with the preschool who rents it for their program to establish better communication about and expectations for the use of the room. The Meeting Room is a great resource for groups, hopefully an inviting space with its books and adjoining kitchen. Come and see how it looks!
Rolling Ridge Retreat Center
We are blessed with many opportunities in this parish and in the wider diocese for deepening in our Christian faith and practice. Another resource is Rolling Ridge Retreat Center in North Andover, a facility that is growing its programming for persons seeking spiritual nurture and support. Parishioner Lynne Grillo has taken a year-long course there about spirituality which she recommends highly and would be overjoyed to discuss with others. There are many one-day offerings as well. Check out their website www.rollingridge.org.
From their website:
“The Program Committee of Rolling Ridge seeks to provide enriching and spirit-filled programming in 4 areas: Spiritual Formation, Health & Wellness, Peace & Justice, and Environment and Earth-Care. Most months, there are day retreats offered under the general title A Day Apart for Busy People. A variety of leaders guide participants in times of reflection, sharing, silence, and meditation. A delicious Rolling Ridge Lunch is included. Overnight retreats, evening programs, and several monthly series are part of the calendar of offerings at Rolling Ridge. Choose from individual Renewal Days and overnight Private Retreats.
“DRAWING NEAR TO GOD: In this eight month program, participants will explore their personal spiritual journeys in a group setting, and learn about and practice a variety of spiritual disciplines. These well tested tools lead to a greater awareness of the Divine in all of life. Each session will include worship, presentation, discussion, personal practice and reflection time. Participants will be assigned readings in preparation for each session. All the leaders are trained spiritual directors and retreat leaders. Participants will also be encouraged to be in spiritual direction while in the program.
Beginning September 27, 2008 thru May 30, 2009”
All Saints' Episcopal Church is looking to hire a part -time childcare worker for the Sunday Nursery to provide a safe, nurturing environment for a group of infants and toddlers from 9:15 to 10:45 AM on Sundays so that parents may participate more fully in the Church School and the 10:00AM service. Candidates must be 18 yrs or older. Formal training is not required, but experience working with very young children in a group setting would be desired. The job includes coordinating with adult or youth volunteers so that we always have two persons working in the nursery in keeping with the ASC Safe Church policies.
To apply please call the Church Office 978-256-5673 and arrange to fill out an application.
The All Saints' Handbell Choir will begin rehearsals on Thursday, September 11th, at 6:30 PM in the Sanctuary. New and returning members are invited. High school age students and up are welcome to attend. No experience is necessary - just come and join us!
Please send an email to Ellen Jewart to let her know you will be attending - erjewart@hotmail.com - or call her at home 978-449-9650.
See you there!
Thou hast set thy crown upon the fruitful year,
And where thou goest the harvest is rich.
Thy bounty falls upon the pastures of the wilderness, and the hills are girdled around with joy.
The pastures are covered over with flocks, and the valleys are covered with corn.
They shout for joy,
They shout and they sing.
Psalm 65.
Now, before the cold weather and snow cover make this difficult-to-impossible: now is the time to take a walk through the cloister garden. The new “All Saints’ cross” is a large symbol of our faith. Take a look!
The collect for Holy Cross Day, September 14, follows:
Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ was lifted high upon the cross that he might draw the whole world unto himself: Mercifully grant that we, who glory in the mystery of our redemption, may have grace to take up our cross and follow him; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting.
Amen.
Every summer, I look forward to both the annual AAM (Association of Anglican Musicians) conference, and to being on the volunteer music staff of the Diocesan Choir Camp at the Barbara C. Harris Camp in Greenfield, NH.
This year’s AAM conference was in Houston, and although the venue itself wasn’t necessarily the draw, I went with an open mind and the desire to be surrounded by friends and wonderful music for a week. Since this conference is small – typically 200+ attendees, it is possible to have many conversations and make many new acquaintances. One thing that constantly surprises me is that many “living composers” are in the midst. This year, for example, composers present included Robert Powell, Gerre Hancock, David Lowry, David Ashley White, Joel Martinson, and Russell Schultz.
Texas is indeed the land of big. Our hotel was a part of the Galleria Mall complex, and this mall is so big that one can get easily lost (trust me, I did). It also has an indoor public ice rink in it, which provided a cool respite for many.
Churches, choirs, and organs are big in Texas, too. My favorite choir was that at the Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church, which began in 1927 as a collegiate chapel for students at Rice University, but is now a large urban parish of outreach and ministry that is in the middle of the Texas Medical Center, a huge medical and research facility of international renown. This choir, though “non-auditioned and semi-professional” was 40+ members strong and had a lovely choral sound. I have been listening to an Advent/Christmas cd of theirs in my car since I returned home! Their organ is the 1991 Fisk Opus 99 (Great, 58 notes, Choir, 58 notes, Swell, 58 notes enclosed, Pedal, 30 notes) that had additional tonal regulation done by Manuel Rosales in 2006.
Our host parish was the Church of St. John the Divine, in the River Oaks neighborhood. “In 2005 the church was refurbished with optimal acoustics and a new Letourneau pipe organ. … is a growing and dynamic parish with more than 4000 members. … “The Letourneau organ op. 97, comprises two 5-manual/pedal consoles,
144 ranks, 8,500+ pipes. Only three Episcopal churches in the US have larger instruments: namely, the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., St. Bartholomew’s and the Church of the Heavenly Rest, both in New York City. Overall, the Letourneau is the twenty-fifth largest instrument in the country, and approximately forty pipe organs in the world exceed it in scope and size.” We had several wonderful services there, including an opening morning eucharist with their choir and the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra.
There is something amazing about being in a packed worship service full of wonderful music and preaching at 10 a.m. on a Monday morning!
We went to a much smaller church, St. Stephen’s, which is an inclusive, progressive Episcopal community. Their organ is a 1995 Walker with 22 stops, and 26 ranks. Led by Sheldon Curry, their music program offers not only traditional music, but also music from many different countries, and uses many other types of instruments. This service of Holy Eucharist was from the New Zealand prayer book and was the only non-Rite 1 service for the whole week!
Another day, we had a service of Morning Prayer at Trinity Episcopal Church. It is an historic neo-gothic church designed by Ralph Adams Cram and completed in 1919.
The organ there is a St. Dunstan - Art Organ Works, 2007 with 40 ranks, three manuals, and two under expression. Later that day, we went to Rice University (sometimes referred to as the “Harvard of the south”) to the Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall and Grand Organ, which houses another Fisk/Rosales collaboration completed in 1997. This organ has 75 stops, 84 ranks, and 4,493 pipes. Their goal was “an organ with the tonal characteristics valued in France during the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries that would offer the greatest flexibility in playing the largest segment of the literature. This kind of organ would also adapt to the music of many countries from earlier centuries and from centuries to come.” We were treated to a recital by organ students of Professor Clyde Holloway, which included pieces by Bach, Messiaen, Jongen, and Vierne.
Our final worship service was at Christ Church Cathedral, founded in 1839 when Texas was still a republic. The organ in the north end is an Aeolian-Skinner Opus 976, 1939 and the organ in the south end is a 1991 Schantz.
In addition to these wonderful services and concerts, we had many workshops, exhibitors, and the time to just relax and enjoy each other’s company. I came home with a lot of new choral music and some new organ music, and am looking forward to incorporating it into my schedule for the coming year.
From August 3-9, I was with Lily Marshall, Emma Seyffert, Abby Warren, Emily Warren, Leah Cole, Matt Cole, Chantelle Somers, thirteen other singers and three other musical colleagues for the sixteenth annual choir camp. This was probably my eighth summer of volunteer leadership, and I continue to go because it is such a wonderful week. It was an interesting year because an older group of singers had moved on, and was replaced by a bumper crop of younger singers. Our All Saints’ group made me very proud! We learned a lot of music from different countries and cultures, as far back as Bach and as contemporary as composer/director Louise Mundinger, who is one of the founders of choir camp and has subbed for me in the past. Our focus for the week is preparing to lead a service of choral evensong at All Saints’, Peterborough, which is a stunning little church in a wonderful setting, and our service for the parents on the last day. In addition to four hours of music instruction every day, the campers also partake in other traditional components of camp life like swimming, archery, crafts, and outdoor sports. Although it was a wet week, we managed to keep our spirits up, and the rain stayed away long enough to have a closing bonfire and fireworks!
I love Choir Camp because the kids are great, and also because I get to spend lots of time with my colleagues, who are also good friends. We have time to enjoy each other’s company, and many stories and ideas are shared.
The downside of Choir Camp is that it is such a week of musical immersion that the songs get stuck in my head. I have had to undergo a “deprogramming” to empty my brain of these good, but incessant musical snippets!
In Christ,
Maggie Marshall
We note the deaths of the following four famous people:
Mildred Loving, who was married in Washington DC at a time when marriage across color lines was not legal in Virginia. The couple was forced to live in Washington DC, rather than face Virginia’s laws and the wrath of the sheriff in Central Point. In 1963 she wrote to Robert Kennedy, who referred her to the ACLU, and the resulting case made constitutional history, and made it possible for Richard and Mildred Lovings to move back to their home in Virginia. Anniversaries of the June 12 1967 ruling were thereafter called “Loving Day” to celebrate the legal status of mixed marriages. She died on May 2.
Irena Sendler, who found ways to smuggle Jewish children out of Poland during World War II and Nazi occupation. Separately from the children, the orphans’ identities were kept in glass jars, and later used in many cases by the children, seeking out their family histories. From the end of the War until the advent of freedom in Poland in 1983, hers was a life of continuing “penance” at the hands of an unforgiving Polish government. In 2003, however, she was honored by the new Polish government, which bestowed on her the order of the White Eagle. She died on May 12.
John Templeton, who believed that there was more to having made money than simply enjoying it. Having taken great risks buying stocks just as World War II was beginning, he was blessed with the beginnings of a successful career in the ups and downs of the stock market. His immense wealth never tarnished his respect for God, or erased his Presbyterian beginnings. In 1987, he set up the Templeton Fund, designed to address the intersection of God’s work and our understanding of science. He died on July 8.
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa, a former lawyer, regarded as one of the Africa's most progressive leaders. Under his leadership, Zambia's economy grew at 5% annually, while inflation dropped to the lowest level in three decades. He was concerned that the benefits had not trickled down sufficiently to the poor. He was vocal in opposing the policies of Zimbabwe’s president, Robert Mugabe. Mwanawasa died on August 19, 2008.
The “Back” part of “Back to school” is sometimes taken a little too lightly. If school is not a threatening environment, and it shouldn’t be, then we could dwell on the place and, for several hours each day, at the place … but if school must be faced with trepidation, then the “going back” is nothing to be sneezed at.
The reason might be an “unfavorite” subject, or teacher, or the bullies of the schoolyard. For those proceeding to faraway places for the first time, the trepidation might be from leaving so much of the familiar, to face such an unfamiliar regimen.
Jesus faced the whole world with the knowledge of Who He was, knowing also that His disciples were capable of astounding insights, amazing valor, impetuous folly, and reprehensible fear and closed-mindedness – to take just the example of Peter. Isn’t that just like us?
Teachers might be facing a difficult class themselves!
The trepidation includes wondering what to do next. We need to remember that we have arrived where we are through all the little steps over many years – the homework assignments, the tests, the extra credits attempted, the projects and presentations, that whatever this next trial is, it will not (in all likelihood!) be the one that brings our train of progress to a complete halt.
We should remember also, that helping hands can be found in many places. It is hard to watch someone in sorrow when one can help, and often those who can help are closer than we realize. If we plan to do unto others as we would have them do unto us, it is possible that some of the others might be looking for ways to help us, too!
So we’re off to Big School, or up to another grade, or into Junior High, or into High School, or College, or Grad School. Or we’re going back to school after years away. Paul Onyoyo has found himself back at Nyahela, as a real Reverend, while Chrissie Mills is looking to make that same journey in Massachusetts:
Give us, good Lord, we pray Thee, the desire to see what is our duty and the strength to do it. Guard us from putting off until tomorrow the things we ought to do today. We ask it for Christ’s sake, AMEN.
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:
Rev. Paul Onyoyo, 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
Firelight Teachers
Needed Fall ’08This 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.
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,
THEN……
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
Vestry Members
Vestry Members
Carl Clark Diane Coles Deb Dutton
Tom Decker Derick Gates Liz Landers
Harry Taplin Edith Parekh
Lois Freeman, Senior Warden
David Cahill, Junior 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 ........... to be filled.
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
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September 21st, 2008
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