| Fifth Sunday after Epiphany |
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February 08, 2019- Vol 12, Issue 06
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Sunday Ministry Assignments
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Altar Guild
Carol Simpson
Pauline de Ramer
Ushers
Don & Gail Holm
Lectors
8 AM Dave Haeger
10 AM Michelle Coffey
Presenters
Danielle & Bob Pierpont
Eucharistic
Mini
sters
8 AM
Christy parker
10 AM Lee White
Cate McMahon
Greeters
Bob Parker
Doug Smithwood
Flower Delivery
Coffee
8 AM Lorraine
10 AM Louise, Joanne, and and helping with cleanup - Lynne S, Ritva, Christina Cornwell
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Birthdays February
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02/11 Patty Carville
02/12 Beth Smith
02/13 Susie Walker
02/15 Lee White
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| Quick Links |
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God's Imperfect People
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"Go in peace to love and serve the Lord." Week after week Christians gather together, hear the word proclaimed, share a meal, and are sent out to bear the good news of God in Christ Jesus to a hungry, needy world. Inside though, we wonder why God has entrusted such an important mission to people like us.
God's prophets and apostles carried the same anxieties. Isaiah declares, "I am a man of unclean lips." Paul asserts, "I am the least of the apostles, unfit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God." Peter responds to Jesus' miracle of plenty by saying, "Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!" Yet, without question, God used these flawed and fragile human beings to proclaim God's mercy and love.
In a world where we are constantly being told that we are insufficient-that we do not have enough, know enough, or matter enough-God's trust in our capacities seems imprudent, even irrational. But notice, Jesus precedes a call to discipleship with a miracle pointing to God's abundant provision, signaling that we will be given all we need.
Jesus meets us at the shorelines of our own lives, going about our daily work, and calls us to lifelong discipleship. Caught up in God's abundant grace, and fed out of that bounty, we are commissioned to go catch others. [Sundays and Seasons, 2019]
See you in worship!
Bill +
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| Thanks from Christian Essex |
Thanks so much for sending this (AS Sunday Service) every week. I love the services and we're getting great feedback. Stay warm!
Christian Essex, Station Manager
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| Thanks from Sandi Johnson |
I would like to thank everyone for all of their thoughts and prayers as well as the many cards and messages given to me at the time of my brother Franklin's recent death. It has meant so much to me. I feel so blessed and fortunate to be part of such a caring and loving parish community. Sandi Johnson
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| Thistle Farms - Love Heals |
At our annual meeting, those recognized for their service to All Saints' received a small thank you gift. The gifts this year came from Thistle Farms, a ministry started by Episcopal Priest, author, and social entrepreneur Becca Stevens in Nashville, TN. Thistle Farms works with women who have survived trafficking, prostitution and addiction by providing a second chance at life. Learn more about their mission, or purchase their products at:
Thistle
Treasurer Beth Smith during the Annual Meeting of All Saints' Episcopal Church
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| Grief Support Groups |
Central New Hampshire VNA & Hospice coordinator Dan Kusch and Pastor Gina from First Congregational Church, Wolfeboro are offering several different types of support groups this upcoming late winter/spring. All the support groups are free of charge and will meet at FCCW. To register for the group, learn about specific dates, times, locations and/or more information, please call or email Dan Kusch, phone: 603-569-2729 or email:
Living with Grief - Offers adults a weekly space to connect, to learn about grief, discuss ways of coping with loss, and gain support of others in a safe, caring environment.
Meets for 7 weeks on Tuesdays starting March 5th, 2 - 3:30 pm.
Next Step - Offers participants of our past grief support groups an opportunity to continue to connect and share ongoing support. Meets monthly on the 2nd Tuesday at 4 pm in the Quimby Room.
Next meeting will be on February 12th.
Parent's Circle
- Grief Support for parents who have lost children at any age to any circumstance or reason. All are welcome. We encourage you to come as individuals or together. We will meet monthly on the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 6:00-7:30 pm in the Quimby Room. Next meeting will be on February 12th.
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| Wolfeboro Serves |
Youth Group for Grades 7-12
Pastors Bill and Gina (from First Congregational Wolfeboro) and Maria Found (from Brewster Academy) facilitate our service-focused, social-justice centered youth group for students in grades 7 through 12. We are determined to be ecumenical (and happy to be interfaith, if you bring friends from other traditions!), welcoming, useful and inspired.
Our next meeting date will be
Sunday, February 10th 4-7 pm. We will be offering activities, childcare and fun for children aged infant - Grade 6 so parents can have an afternoon/evening out. See below for details.
If you would like to sign up to be a student helper, please let Pastor Bill know pastorbillpetersen@gmail.com.
Future dates will be on March 31st to make dinner for families at Hope House and April 28th to
pack meals at the food pantry. Bring friends! All are welcome!
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| Parish Directory |
The office will be working on a new directory over the next few weeks. Please email any updates, changes or additions that you would like in the directory to allsaints@metrocast.net or leave a note in the office.
Thank you,
Deb
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| Annual Meeting |
ABOVE:
Treasurer Beth Smith and Lee & Terri White
BELOW: Dianne Wasmuth and Lynne Slocum
ABOVE: Joanne Crowe and Louise Graham
BELOW: Senior Warden Don Holm
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| Annual Meeting 2 |
Clerk of the Vestry Gerry DeGeorge
Brock Jones
Don Holm and Junior Warden Bill Meyer
Pastor Bill and Mary Haeger speak with returning parishioners
Jo and Ed West
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| Earth Care Corner...a message from Susan |
Earth Care Corner
"At God's command, all things came into being, the vast expanse of interstellar space galaxies, suns, the planets in their courses, and this fragile earth, our island home. " BCP Eucharistic Prayer C
Message from Susan.....As many of you know from Annual Meeting, All Saints' has received a grant from the Mission Resource Committee of the NH Episcopal Diocese to support an Earth Care Missioner.
As the Earth Care Missioner, I will be focused in three areas: our local parish and community, the NH Diocese and the state of NH.
At the parish level, the work will focus on practical hands on, educational, and spiritual activities to encourage sustainability practices for the parish as well as partnering with community groups in activities. The goals include lowering our carbon footprint to zero in five years, implementing low waste and local food practices for the congregation as well as the many community groups that use our facilities during the year, and weekly internal and external activities in the year running up to the 50th anniversary on April 22, 2020.
Creator God, we pray to you from the midst of your creation. We ask you to love and sustain this Earth; and to love and sustain us, who cling to it as it spins on its course through the cosmos. Teach us to love the Earth, our island home, as you love it: help us to not take it for granted. Creator God, you made us in your image: help us to be good stewards of your creation. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen/I'm In
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| Wolfeboro Reads Upcoming Books |
The Outsider - A Novel by Stephen King
Join us Tuesdays, February 12th, 19th, and 26th 4:00-5:30 pm in the Gathering Space at First Congregational Church, Wolfeboro. This NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER-soon to be an HBO limited series is about an unspeakable crime and a confounding investigation. At a time when the King brand has never been stronger, he has delivered one of his most unsettling and compulsively readable stories.
Wolfeboro Reads Winter-Spring Books
February: The Outsider by Stephen King on 2/12, 2/19, and 2/26.
March: Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I Loved by Kate Bowler on 3/12, 3/19, and 3/26.
April: A Tangled Mercy by Jordan Lake on 4/9, 4/16, and 4/23.
May: The Immortalists by Chole Benjamin on 5/7, 5/14, and 5/21.
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| Dinner Bell Needs Help |
Please contact Lorraine Crocker 569-3650 or Pastor Bill if you can help. Our volunteer sign-up sheet (January-May) is on the sign-up bulletin board in the parish hall. Please consider helping with this important ministry. Thanks!
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| Gospel of Luke Bible Study |
The Gospel of Luke invites us to explore the story of Jesus and his mission as God's Chosen One (Messiah). From the joyous accounts of Jesus' birth in a manger in Bethlehem to the stark images of Golgotha to the eye-opening meal at Emmaus, we are invited into a remarkable story. Beginning January 3rd, we will explore key stories and events of this Gospel on Thursday afternoons at 3:00 pm followed by Eucharist in the All Saints Beck Memorial Library.
This study explores selected passages from the Gospel of Luke.
- February 14th Ah, Holy Jesus, How Hast Thou Offended? (Luke 23:26-49)
- February 21st No Bible Study of Eucharist this week
- February 28th How Did Jesus' Resurrection Change the World? (Luke 24:13-35)
*Note: If you do not receive weekly Bible study e-mails and would like to be added to the mailing list, please e-mail
pastorbillpetersen@gmail.com
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Office Hours
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Monday - 9 AM - 5PM
Tuesday - 1 PM - 5 PM
Wednesday - 9 AM- Noon
Thursday - 9 AM - Noon
Friday - Closed
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February 10 - February 16, 2019 Calendar
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Lord & Tailor: Thurs & Fri.10 am - 3 pm, Sat 10 am - 1 pm
Food Pantry: Wed 10 am - 1 pm & 5 pm- 7 pm
Wolfeboro Nursery School: M,W,F 9 am - 4 pm/Tu,Th 9 am - 1 pm
SUNDAY February 10
8:00 & 10:00 AM Holy Eucharist
11:30 Vestry
6-7:30 PM AA (PH)
7-8:00 PM Boy Scouts (CC)
MONDAY February 11
7-8:00 Am AA (L)
10:00 Am Women's Bible Study (L)
10-2:00 PM Senior Meals/Activities (PH)
1-4:30 PM Senior Bridge (L)
6:30-7:30 AM Women's Worship
11-3:00 PM Garden Club (PH)
1:30-4:00 PM Scrabble Club
4:00 PM Wolfeboro Reads @ First Congregational
WEDNESDAY February 13
7-8:00 AM AA (L)
10-2:00 PM Senior Meals/Activities (PH)
1-3:30 PM Knitting Club (L)
5:30 - 9:00 PM Table Tennis (PH)
6:30-8:30 PM Choir (SR)
THURSDAY February 14
7:30 AM Men's Bible Study (PH)
1:30-3:00 PM End 68 Hours of Hunger (L)
3-4:30 PM Bible Study (L)
5-7:00 PM Dinner Bell (PH)
7-8:30 PM Dist 16 AA (L)
FRIDAY February 15
7-8:00 AM AA (L)
10-2:00 PM Senior Meals/Activities (PH)
8-9:30 PM AA Meeting (PH)
SATURDAY February 16
8 AM-Noon Pharma Collection (classroom opposite office)
10-11:30 AM AA Meeting (L)
8-9:30 PM AA (PH)
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