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June 15, 2018- Vol 11, Issue 24
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Sunday Ministry Assignments
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Altar Guild
Susie Walker
Linda Pacheco
Ushers
Lectors
8 AM
Lucy Hancock
10 AM
MIchelle Coffey
Presenters
Bill & Susan Lander
Eucharistic
Mini
sters
8 AM
Gail Dietzer
10 AM Pat & Jack McLaughlin
Greeters
Georgia Mosher
Jane Newcomb
Flower Guild
Louise Graham
Flower Delivery
Betty Brown
Coffee
8 AM Susie Walker
10 AM Linda Pacheco
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Birthdays - June
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17 Jacqueline McLaughlin
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Dot Hyde-Williams
Jeff Moody
20 Joe Lehman
Bree Schuette
22 Florence Pearson
Meegan Ellis
23 Carla Bickford
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Anniversaries June
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20 Gail & Kurt Dietzer
23 John & Vange Sandeed
Tom & Susan Adams
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Rector's Reflections
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The Mystery of Growth
In elementary school, when children learn about plants they inevitably plant a small seed in a clear plastic cup and watch it grow. This helps as they learn the parts of plants: leaf, stem, roots. As we get older we get more sophisticated in our ability to explain the details of the plant and the growth we see, but on some level the growth itself remains a mystery. Why do some plants thrive and others fail? Was it the soil? Too much water? Too little? And what of those plants growing in the tiny cracks in between slabs of concrete?
The growth of faith is a similar mystery. We can do the best we can to provide good soil, in the form of teachers and mentors, parents and pastors. Still, the faith seems to take root and grow in some people and not in others. And then there are people raised in the worst conditions who grow to be strong people of faith.
Jesus reminds us that faith is a gift which comes to us from God. We cannot control it in ourselves, and we cannot control it in others. We can plant, we can water, and then we can sleep and wake until the plant grows. In the end it is God who brings the growth and the Holy Spirit who gives us faith. As people of God we are called to be good soil. As people of God we are called to trust that God will do what we cannot. Faith will grow, and the church will flourish, not because of our grand schemes and plans, but because God will have it no other way. [Sundays & Seasons, 2018]
Grace and peace,
Bill +
Sunday Readings:
Psalm 20
: The Lord gives victory to the anointed one
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All Saints Summer Events
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Saturday
July 21st - All Saints Summer Fair 10 am - 2 pm
Sunday
August 12th - Circus Smirkus 2 pm and 7 pm
Monday
August 13th - Circus Smirkus 1 pm and 6 pm
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Anne Hunt Update
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Guide us waking, O Lord, and guard us sleeping; that awake
we may watch with Christ, and asleep we may rest in peace.
Anne is in care at home and at peace surrounded by her family as they keep her comfortable. The family requests no visitors, food, or flowers. Anne sends her gratitude, love and thanks for all your thoughts, prayers and friendship. Please keep Gordon, Emily, Alex and their entire family in your prayers as they prepare to release her to God's eternal keeping.
Faithful God, give comfort and strength to Anne as she follows Christ in the path that is now set before her. Give wisdom and faithfulness to all of us who are companions along this way, that we may journey beside our loved one, watch and wait with her, and, with your help, bear witness by our presence and prayers to the love of Jesus Christ, your Son, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
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General Convention and BCP Revision
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From July 5 through July 13, the Episcopal Church will be meeting in Austin Texas for our General Convention. The General Convention, which governs the Episcopal Church meets every three years. Like the US legislature, there are two different groups: the House of Deputies, and the House of Bishops. During the convention, delegates will consider resolutions on a variety of important matters. One such matter is the possibility of a revision of our Book of Common Prayer.
To read more about how the process of prayer book revision visit:
Book
To learn more about General Convention visit:
Convention
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Video set to Music (Corrected Link!!)
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Please find pics here of the beautiful plantings that the gardening team has tended so well this spring. The pics are compiled into a video, which is set to the music of the postlude this past Sunday-Immortal, Invisible. The second half of the video includes pictures from the first service.
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Help Needed to Water Gardens
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The Gardens are blooming. If you have signed up to water, please water the two flower beds in the back of the church and the Memorial Garden. The hoses are setup on both sides of the church.
It is not too late to signup to help with the watering, there are still a few weeks open.The signup sheet is on the bulletin board near the kitchen. Let's keep our gardens blooming.
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Summer Fair News - Basket Workshop
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On June 18th from 10:00 am to Noon in the undercroft, Bobbie Stave and Inger Woerheide will be leading a Basket Workshop. The goal is to create baskets using items donated to the fair and to sell these baskets at the fair. Last year these baskets were a big hit in the Green Thumbs Booth. This year we will try to expand the effort to other booths. Please join Bobbie and Inger for this workshop. Starter Baskets will be available at the workshop.
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Office Angels
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While Deb is on vacation until Monday, June 25th, the office hours will be maintained by our Office Angels Arlene Saltzgeber, Lorraine Crocker, Louise Graham, Sandi and Don Johnson, and Danielle Pierpont. Thank you for sharing your gifts covering our parish office!
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Thursday Bible Study
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Thursday Bible Study @ 3:00 pm + Eucharist @ 4:00 pm in the Beck Library
Join us as we explore the first letter of Timothy is written by the Apostle Paul to Timothy. We first meet Timothy in Acts 16, where we are told Timothy is a disciple, whose mother was a
believer (Acts 16:2). The believers in the area spoke well of Timothy, and Paul took Timothy along on the on-going mission of preaching the Gospel and planting and strengthening churches (Acts 16:3-4). The letters of 1 & 2 Timothy reveal a strong relationship, in which Paul has trained and encouraged Timothy in church leadership, and in particular in preaching and teaching.
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Open House June 26th
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The Hope House is ready to open its doors to those in need!
Join us as we celebrate with an open house event for the Hope House in Wolfeboro.
When:
Tuesday, June 26, at 2:00 p.m.
Where:
Program will take place under a tent in the Foss Area Recreation's parking lot (behind 16/18 Lehner Street, in Wolfeboro, NH)
Parking:
Street parking will be available
*Light refreshments and tours of the Hope House will be provided.
Please RSVP
to our Resource Development Office by Friday, June 22, by calling 603.641.9441 ext. 332 or emailing
here
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Families in Transition-New Horizons' Hope House
is the first short-term emergency housing option of its kind in the Governor Wentworth Regional School District, offering housing and services to families in need. Starting in early summer, the Hope House will offer shelter and services to seven families at a time, totaling an anticipated 43 parents and 84 children per year. We will provide 24/7 on-site staff to address specific needs for each family, such as transportation, case management, meals and employment training. The average length of stay will be 60 days until the family transitions to more permanent housing. For more information go to: Information
Click here
to see photos from the construction of Hope House which will be open to families soon!
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Hope House Volunteer Opportunities
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Click
here for Volunteer Opportunities at Hope House.
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Wolfeboro Reads: All are welcome!
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oin Pastor Bill and Pastor Gina Tuesdays for discussion and sharing around a common read. We will meet each week (with some exceptions), from 4:00-5:30 pm in the Gathering Space at First Congregational Church Wolfeboro, 115 S. Main St. The book for June will be
Little Fires Everywhere
by Celeste Ng with discussions on 6/12, 6/19 and 6/26.
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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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June 10 - June 16, 2018
Calendar
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Schedule for Lord & Tailor; Food Pantry
Lord & Tailor
Thursday & Friday 10 AM - 3 PM; Saturday 10 AM - 1 PM
Food Pantry
10 AM - 1 PM; 5 PM - 7 PM
SUNDAY June 17
Father's Day
8 & 10 AM Holy Eucharist
6-7:30 PM AA Meeting (PH)
MONDAY June 18
1 PM Bridge (L)
6:30 AM Women's
Worship (PH)
1:30 PM-4 PM Scrabble Club (L)
4 PM Wolfeboro Reads @ First Congrgational
WEDNESDAY June 20
7:30 am Town Energy Commission (L)
1-3:30 PM Knitting Club (L)
THURSDAY June 21
First Day of Summer!
7:30 AM - Men's Bible Study (PH)
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM - Bible Study & Holy Eucharist (L)
FRIDAY June 22
8-9:30 PM AA Meeting (PH)
SATURDAY June 23
10-11:30 AM AA Meeting (L)
8-9:30 PM AA (PH)
Parish Hall available for Fair items
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All Saints e-News
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