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The woman at the well (John 4:5-42) is a familiar text for many people. This image of Jesus standing at a well talking with a Samaritan woman is emblazoned in our visual and theological imaginations, but as with all Bible stories that we think we know, we might do well to take another look! Perhaps relegating this text to the simple moralism "be nice to people who are different" causes us to miss how deeply radical and difficult the message really is. We may assume this gospel simply urges us to stand with the marginalized, especially women. Yet while standing with marginalized women is a commendable action it can lead us, after doing so, to congratulate ourselves for being just like Jesus.

A more critical and searching look at this text calls us to the reality that Jesus doesn't just stand with the other, Jesus stands with your other; our church's other. Our church's "Samaritans" may be homosexuals, evangelicals, people "from away", people who are "townies", conservatives, liberals, the poor, the rich, the dying, the addicted, or single parents. Our church's Samaritans could very well be the key to this text. Because, like it or not, when we draw lines between ourselves and other people, Jesus is always on the other side of that line (see icon above). So communities and individuals who thirst for the living water would do well to look to who our own Samaritans might be. And when we find them we should perhaps not be surprised to also find Jesus; a Jesus we thought was all our own but who, in reality, is the living water who comes to us in the strange and the stranger. [Sundays and Seasons, 2017]

Walking "thirsty" together,

Bill +

Lenten Liturgy News

This Lent our Worship Liturgy (liturgy means the work of the people) will include the following features chosen for this penitential season: new opening acclamation (BCP p.355), use of a Kyrie in place of the "Gloria" song of praise, the Psalm will be chanted with choir/cantor and congregation sung refrain, the Prayers of the People will be fixed using Form I (BCP p.383), a Lenten Confession, Eucharistic Prayer A (BCP p.361), and sung Sanctus (Holy, Holy) and Angus Dei (Lamb of God) for Lent.

The sending blessing will be:

May God who has called us forth from the dust of the earth, and claimed us as children of the light, strengthen you on your journey into life renewed. The Lord bless you and keep you, The Lord's face shine upon you with grace and mercy, The Lord look upon you with favor and give you [+] peace.

Amen.

Easter Flowers

If you would like to dedicate a contribution toward Easter flowers please have your dedications to Deb in the office by April 9th. You can email your request to allsaints@metrocast.net or drop the completed dedication slip, provided in the bulletin, in the plate or in the office.

Wolfeboro Reads - Discover Islam

Tuesdays in Lent 4:00-5:30 pm in the Beck Memorial Library at All Saints we will gather for a series of short documentary films and discussion about our Muslim neighbors. Discover Islam has partnered with several church denominations including the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the United Church of Christ (UCC) to provide these award-winning documentaries. Pastors Bill and Gina will provide additional resources throughout the series.

Stations of the Cross

Stations of the Cross coloring posters are in the parish hall and need your help in finishing them. Stop by the church anytime to color between or out of the lines.

New Directory

The new directory, printed in February, is available in PDF form. Please email your request to Deb at allsaints@metrocast.net. If you would like a paper copy please stop by the office to pick one up.

Publishing the e-News

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Yoga with Bree and Amalie!

Save the date! Join certified yoga teacher Bree Schuette and therapy bunny Amalie for a very special yoga class on Saturday, March 25th at 1pm in the Parish Hall. This relaxing class is suitable for all ages (children are very welcome!) and ability levels.

All participants are encouraged to bring a pair (or more) of socks to donate to our ' Can U Spare a P air' campaign. Donated socks will be sent to No More Deaths, an outstanding organization providing humanitarian outreach to individuals crossing the dangerous Arizona desert.

Can U Spare a Pair

In a time of great global uncertainty, we are all looking for ways to reach out and help

those who are in need. Sometimes, however, the problems seem so overwhelmingly

huge that it is difficult to know where we can start. But, there are ways that we can all

help.

One way is by contributing pairs of socks - men's, women's, and children's - to our "Can

U Spare a Pair" campaign. A large pink cardboard box with this slogan can be found on

a table at the back of the undercroft. Please put your clean socks of any size in this

box. Each of these sturdy pairs of socks will then be sent to the No More Deaths

organization in Arizona.

No More Deaths is a humanitarian group that distributes aid to individuals and families

who have already crossed the U.S. border and are continuing their hazardous journey

across the Arizona desert. Each year, more than 200 individuals die on this journey -

many falling victim to blisters and a lack of appropriate footwear.

The socks that we are shipping help people, many of them vulnerable women and

children, maintain their health and safety in challenging desert conditions. These socks

are not a part of immigration policy - we all have different values and opinions on this

question. These socks do not change the decisions that people make to cross or not

cross the border. Rather these socks are about human dignity and health, and the

challenging journeys, literal and figurative, that we all make.

Thank you for sparing a pair ...

Bree Schuette

New Flooring in Narthex and Coloring the Stations of the Cross

Bible Study

Join us as we move more deeply into God's Word. We will walk through Romans to bring contemporary application of Scripture to life. Discover how you can participate more fully in God's kingdom as we read Paul's letter to the Romans. We gather on Thursday afternoons 3:00-4:00 pm followed by a brief Eucharist in the Beck Memorial Library.

IINE Visits All Saints with Warren Muir

Donate Computers or Tablets

Donate Laptop, Tablet, or Desktop Computers for Use by Refugee Families

Internet providers in Southern New Hampshire offer very low cost Internet access to families with children eligible for free school lunches. Most recent refugees to NH qualify, but many do not have a computer to take advantage of the offer.

To help refugee children with their studies and their whole family to become productive members of the community, The International Institute of New England (IINE) is accepting donated computers in good working order and will get them setup for refugee families who have settled in NH.

IINE will happily accept desktop, laptop, and tablet computers (Mac or Microsoft). System requirements:

System must be clear of personal data

System must be in working condition (bootable system)

System must be a flat screen vintage or newer

Southern New Hampshire University student-volunteers will assist IINE with configuring and installing required software to access the Internet. They are not responsible for cleaning personal data from the system drive.

Data Cleanup Recommendations.

It is recommended that all individuals donating computers remove all personal data from their systems, which requires more than the deletion of files. It is recommended that donors run tools to remove and overwrite data on the system drive.

Free download application for Microsoft systems.

http://download.cnet.com/Eraser

Eraser

Eraser is a secure data removal tool for Windows. It completely removes sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns.

There are many other cleanup tools available.

Apple Systems

There are tools available on Apple Systems to restore the donated system to a clean state. Access is available via:

Launchpad -> Other-> Disk Utilities-> Erase functionality.

Once a system is clean and ready for delivery to IINE, contact Warren Muir ( HYPERLINK "mailto:wrmuir@gmail.com" wrmuir@gmail.com) or Joanne Crowe.(joannecrowe317@gmail.com).

Online Education Ministry

A new online Education for Ministry (EfM) course is in the making with students from All Saints' and St. Andrew in the Valley, Tamworth as well as Jewish student from Massachusetts with Bill Cruse as the mentor. A description of the program is found here:

Online Education Ministry, How it Works

webpage for EFM

If you are interested in learning more, please contact Susan Fuller, sfuller5277@yahoo.com or Bill Cruse at bcruse61@gmail.com

Youth Group

Youth Group meets Monday at 5:45 for pizza and a movie in the All Saints Beck Memorial Library. All Sainters and friends grades 7-12 welcome!

Lenten Meditations

There are a few left in the Parish Office.

Lent Madness

Lent Madness began in 2010 as the brainchild of the Rev. Tim Schenk in seeking a fun, engaging way for people to learn about the men and women comprising the Church's Calendar of Saints.

Want to learn more and join the fun? Go to http://www.lentenmadness.org/about/

End 68 Hours of Hunger

END 68 HOURS OF HUNGER thanks you for your contributions to their box at the entrance of the Sanctuary. Now that school has started the items that are particularly needed are those geared to children like peanut butter and mac n'cheese. Please take a pamphlet which provides helpful suggestions for items to donate.

L.I.F.E. Ministries

FOOD PANTRY - w elcomes and is extremely thankful for any and all donations. Items that are costly and cannot usually be purchased from the Food Bank are especially needed. These items are: Beef Stew, Soup, Canned Fruit, Hash, Spam, Cereal. Thank you for all your donations!

March Calendar

Lord &Tailor Shop Thurs & Fri 10a-3p ~

Sat 10a-1p

Food Pantry Wed 10a-1p ~ 5p-7p

SUNDAY

02:00 p.m. AA Meeting - PH

06:00 p.m. AA Meeting - PH

19th-3rd Sunday in Lent

11:30 Vestry Meeting

26th-4th Sunday in Lent

MONDAY

11:00 a.m. Senior Activities & Meal

01:00 p.m. Adult Bridge - Lib

03:00 p.m. ASSTG-Steven's Rm

Groups Scheduled:

20TH 7p-Photo Club-PH

1st Day of SPRING

TUESDAY

06:30 a.m. Women's Worship -PH

01:30 p.m. Scrabble Club - Lib

04:00p.m. Wolfeboro Reads-Lib

WEDNESDAY

11:00 a.m. Senior Activities & Meal

01:30 p.m. Knitting Club -Lib

06:30 p.m. Choir

05:30 p.m. Table Tennis-PH

Groups Scheduled

22nd 1p-Pastoral Care Tea

THURSDAY

07:30 a.m. Men's Bible Study -PH

03:00 p.m. Bible Study - Lib

03:00 p.m. ASSTG-Steven's Rm

05:00 p.m. Dinner Bell

Groups Scheduled:

23rd 12p- Outreach Luncheon

FRIDAY

08:00 p.m. AA Meeting - PH

11:00 a.m. Senior Activities & Meal

Groups Scheduled:

17th St. PATRICK'S DAY

SATURDAY

10:00 a.m. AA Meeting - Lib

08:00 p.m. AA Meeting - PH

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