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12th Annual Jim Bower Community Outreach Golf Tournament Raises $45,000
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Players hit La Cumbre Country Club golf course Monday, May 2nd for the 12th Annual Jim Bower Outreach Golf Tournament benefiting All Saints-by-the-Sea's outreach ministries throughout Santa Barbara County and the world. The annual event is a favorite among parishioners and friends and features several prize holes, a silent auction & donation raffle and a lively reception. This year's tournament earned the Outreach Committee $45,000! Thank you to all the sponsors, golfers, volunteers & friends who supported this major fundraiser - thanks to your generosity, All Saints is able to share Christ's loving compassion to those most in need. Click here to view more photos from the day.
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Cleveland Elementary School Needs You!
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 Cleveland Elementary School is a year-round school and home to approximately 380 students, grades K-6, most of whom are eligible for free breakfast & lunch. In 2014, Cleveland was chosen as our parish's focus project. Opportunities to serve this important ministry include: becoming a homework tutor, assisting the school office with administrative help, assisting the PTA, helping in the library, gardening on the weekends, joining "the lunch bunch" and eating lunch with the children periodically, or serving as an advocate for the school and neighborhood at City Hall. Contact Joe Rawls at joerawls@cox.net for more information.
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Pentecost Sunday is May 15th!
Inter-generational Service at 10am
Baptism Opportunity
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Pentecost Sunday is May 15th.
Here's what you need to know:
- Wear red! (It's the color of Pentecost)
- We will have an inter-generational service at 10 a.m. (no Sunday school).
- Please let us know if you are bilingual. We are looking for a variety of folks who speak another language (or more). Please click here to sign up to participate in the Pentecost liturgy (we need folks for 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. services)
- BAPTISM! Pentecost is also the next opportunity to be baptized at All Saints. If you would like to be baptized, or to have your child(ren) baptized, please contact the church office at 805-969-4771.
Inter-generational Choir Invitation
All are invited, especially children of all ages, to participate in the All Saints Choir during the10 a.m. service on Sunday, May 15. We plan to sing a simple version of the familiar Sunday school song Kumbaya.
It'll be really simple, so NO extra rehearsals are necessary. Simply join us at the front of the church at 9:15 a.m. on May 15. We look forward to making music with you!
Be sure to mark your calendars! Don't miss Pentecost!
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Have You Experienced Eventide?
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Eventide is a casual, innovative liturgy and meal. Drawing from the concept of Ancient/Future Worship, Eventide is an important worship opportunity for those wanting a mid-week boost in their spiritual lives and a main worship service for those who prefer this more intimate, casual yet distinctly Anglican worship experience.
When is Eventide service?
Every Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. in the church
How long is the service?
The service is about 30 minutes long.
What time is the meal?
The meal follows the service and is held in the Parish Hall. All are welcome to stay for the meal or just attend the service.
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Mother's Day Dinner at Transition House is This Sunday, May 8th. Volunteers Still Needed!
Contact David at dboydinc@aol.com
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The Abundant Table Announces First-Ever Summer Camp Sessions
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 The Abundant Table, a ministry based in Santa Paula, has announced that it will offer "Alive: Eco-Faith and Farm Summer Day Camp" in two sessions this summer. The farm and garden-based program will engage campers ages 6 years to 12 years "in connecting farm-based learning experiences with Christian faith to feel fully alive in the tradition of relationship and love of self, community, Earth, place, and God." Learning and activity themes of soil science, watersheds, eco-systems, botany, local food systems, and healthy eating will be woven together with biblical teachings and reflection.
The first session will be held Monday - Friday, July 25-29 at The Abundant Table Farm in Camarillo. The second session will be Monday - Friday, August 8-12 at Community Roots Garden in Oxnard. Cost per camper is $150 per session. Each day's schedule will begin at 9:30 a.m. and end at 2 p.m.
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During the construction we will need to enter the church using the door on the front right hand side of the church (closest to the Parish House). If you have any questions or concerns about this project, please call the church office at 969-4771.
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Exciting Campaign News: $500,000 Matching Fund Established
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Five parish families have come forward to create a $500,000 matching fund that will match every dollar committed to the capital campaign before July 31, 2016 (up to $500,000). The sanctuary is in dire need of seismic retrofitting.
"We're so thankful for the generosity of so many in our parish," said Rev. Aimee. "That these five families want to share their abundance to help us ensure the future of our sanctuary is truly a gift from God," she added. The five families have already given to the campaign and are increasing their earlier very generous gift commitments."
The new gift fund will be used to match one dollar of each dollar donated by any parishioner who gives to the "How Firm Our Foundation" capital campaign between April 15 and the end of July. Gifts do not need to be paid by July to be eligible to be matched. Gifts may actually be paid over five years.
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Bishop's Guild Seeks Donations
of Handmade Quilts
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 Are you a quilter? Will you donate a quilt to the Bishop's Guild? Quilts will be sold or auctioned at the Bishop's Guild Garden Party, to be held at the Pasadena home of Bishop Jon Bruno and Mary Bruno on Saturday, September 24 to help support the Bishop's Scholarship Fund for seminarians of the Diocese of Los Angeles. For more information, or to donate a quilt, contact Donna Keller, Bishop's Guild President at 951-545-4218 or donnakeller68@yahoo.com
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Education for Ministry News
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 The local EfM group will have two graduates this year, Vern Bengtson and Yvonne Emerson, who are Trinity parishioners. Every year the Diocese of Los Angeles holds a EfM Graduation Liturgy at the Cathedral Center of St. Paul. This year the liturgy will be on Saturday, June 11, 2016.
The liturgy is designed and participated in by EfM graduates and participants. Bishop Diocesan Jon Bruno will be presiding.
Vern and Yvonne have volunteered to write and deliver the sermon at this service, and local EfM group member Patty Fredlund will be an usher.
Everyone at Trinity and All Saints, as well as the entire diocese is invited to attend!
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All Saints-by-the-Sea will be off to discover St. Patrick's Ireland from October 16-25th on a faith tour designed by Collette.
Parishioners, families, and friends are invited to join together for inspirational travel and fellowship while exploring world-famous spiritual sites in Ireland. Highlights of our trip will include:
Dublin, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Clonmacnoise, Westport, Knock Shrine, Galway, Croagh Patrick, Kylemore Abbey, Tobernalt Holy Well, Belleek, Belfast, Downpatrick, Armagh, and more. For more information icluding price and deadline, please contact Rev. Vicki at vicki@asbts.org.
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All Saints Food Wagon Ministry
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We collect food for the hungry each Sunday. Food & items that you bring for the hungry will be gathered each Sunday at the entrance in our green food wagon and brought forward to the altar with our offerings and oblations to God. The food will be donated to Cafe Picasso Food Pantry at St. Michael's University Church (aka St. Mike's) in Isla Vista to serve UCSB and SBCC students struggling with issues of food insecurity.
Items needed:
Tide laundry pods
toothpaste & toothbrushes
feminine hygiene products (pads, tampons)
almonds & peanuts
dried fruit
crackers
corn & mixed vegetables (canned)
jelly/jam & peanut butter
rice
soup
tuna & chicken (canned)
Please, no beans of any kind at this time.
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Was Pope John Paul I murdered?
Come to All Saints Book Group - Monday, May 9
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Our next meeting of the Book Club will be on Monday, May 9th at 6:00 p.m. in the Parish House. Join us for potluck dinner and discussion of
In God's Name: An Investigation into the Murder of Pope John Paul I by David A. Yallop. The pope was found dead on the morning of September 29. No official death certificate has ever been issued. No autopsy was performed. Pope Paul I died suddenly just thirty-three days after his reign of pope had begun. Join us for lively discussion around this investigative journalist's great question: Was Pope John Paul I murdered? All are welcome! For questions, please contact Rev. Vicki at the church, vicki@asbts.org.
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Photo of the Week
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As Christians we are called to care for our brothers & sisters in need. There are a variety of feeding ministry opportunities to live out this calling.
Contact David Boyd at dboydinc@aol.com for more information about any of these meaningful ministries.
Transition House: Every 2nd Sunday of the month at 5 p.m.; prepare & serve a simple meal to emergency shelter residents. Volunteers & food donations needed.
Carpinteria Food Distribution:
Volunteers needed to organize and give free fruit and veggies to some of our less-fortunate brothers and sisters in Carpinteria.
Community Kitchen: Every 1st, 3rd, 4th & 5th Tuesday at 10:30 a.m.; serve a simple lunch at Casa Esperanza Homeless Shelter.
Victoria Hotel: Every Tuesday & Thursday evenings; drive Victoria Hotel manager to Community Kitchen to pick up hot meals to veteran, disabled, and low-income residents.
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Christian Formation is open to everyone at every stage of the faith journey!
Centering Prayer & Healing Presence:
Every Sunday Fall through Spring, alternating Sundays, at 9:15 a.m. in the church office conference room. Contact Pat McClure for more information, 969-1426
Bible & Babble:
Every Tuesday at 6 p.m. Contact The Rev. Vicki for more information, vicki@asbts.org
Sunday School, Sept-May:
Meets during the 10 a.m. service in the Parish House. Children pre-K to 8th grades.
Education for Ministry (EfM):
Theological education at a distance. Local seminar group meets weekly Sept to June at Trinity Library. Contact Robert Brown for more information, 895-3620.
Centering Prayer:
Every Wed at 5 p.m. and Thurs at 10:30 a.m. in Parish House youth room. For Wednesday group contact Jaque Reed 969-4409, for Thursday Group contact Jane Murray 684-4405.
Men's Bible Study:
Every Wednesday at 8:15 a.m. in Parish House youth room. Contact Ken Jewesson for more information, kfjewesson@cox.net or 687-1683
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All Saints-by-the-Sea now offers online giving.
Convenient. Easy. Secure.
Give out of God's love and gifts in your life that others may feel Christ's love and grace.
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Because we all deserve a chuckle now and then...
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