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March 23, 2018- Vol 11, Issue 12
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Sunday Ministry Assignments
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Altar Guild
Carol Simpson
Joanne Crowe
Ushers
Lectors
8 AM
Dave Haeger
10 AM
Don Johnson
Presenters
Georgia & Dick Mosher
Eucharistic
Mini
sters
8 AM
Bob Parker
10 AM Lee White
Susan Fuller
Greeters
Connie Mitchell
Flower Guild
Lilies
Flower Delivery
No flowers in Lent
Coffee
8 AM Mary Haeger
10 AM
Choir, Arlene Salzgeber, Sarah Day
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Birthdays - March
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25 Penny Curtis
Douglas Kiley
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26 Arlene Salzgeber
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27 Mary O'Brien
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28 Kay Petersen
Doug Smithwood
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30 Emily Hess
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31 Bruce Robinson
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Rector's Reflections
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A Different Kind of Bloodline
Combining into one liturgy the "Hosanna!" of the triumphal palm procession and the "Crucify him!" of the passion drama-especially as filtered through Paul's image of the "exalted" slave-invites a meditation on the mystery of Jesus' sovereignty. This mystery is the focus of Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday.
How can we Americans or Canadians grasp what it means to have or want a king when we reject the notion that bloodline conveys the right to rule? And yet, thanks to fairy tales, the Arthurian legends, and Shakespeare we have some inkling of the power, privilege, and even "divine rights" of royalty. We can use our imaginations to muster up a rousing "Ride on, King Jesus!" Then we can appreciate the incongruity: this king has to borrow a donkey, a room, and a tomb. Then, even more confounding, is that this king, "who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited" and even borrows our human likeness-including our death (Phil. 2:6).
Judas and Pilate are symbols of all humanity-including the church, to its shame-in their desire for a grand royal gesture: start a revolution, call in your army, dazzle us with eloquent testimony. Jesus resists every such temptation and embraces the mortal human scale of his limited earthly reign.
Jesus prophesied that when he was lifted up all the world would be drawn to him; Philippians proclaims that "every knee should bend" and "every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord." So, whose knee will bow at the name of Jesus? All those who, following Jesus and trusting the faithfulness of God, are drawn to attend fully to human life, need, and mortality.
In monarchy, leaders lead by virtue of divine sanction of a particular bloodline. Our fond hope is that leadership is bestowed on the basis of merit, hard work, and authentic charisma. Our cynical fear is that it is bestowed on the basis of money, influence, and cronyism. The witness of Passion Sunday is that Jesus' credential is innocent blood shed in obedience to God for the sake of the broken. [Sundays and Seasons, 2018]
Walking Together Toward the Cross,
Bill +
Note:
Audio recordings of the current sermons are now available on our website under the "Worship" tab, or by
clicking here
. Current sermon/services are not available on YouTube at this time.
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Maundy Thursday Dinner and Worship
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We will gather for a community meal in the parish hall at 5:00 pm, followed by worship at 6:30 pm. Please sign-up in the parish hall for the dinner, to help set-up, and clean-up. Maundy Thursday Dinner will be provided and a free-will offering taken. Any questions about helping with the dinner, please contact Donna Young at
4youngs03855@gmail.com
or 729-7700.
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Modern Stations of the Cross
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Stations are places where people wait while they're going from one place to another. Think of the stations you have stopped at or waited at in your life. Stations are also places where people can stop and wait to reflect on Jesus as he went to die on a cross for us. The stations that will be in our worship space during Holy Week and Eastertide were commissioned by St. David's Anglican Church in Vancouver, B.C. and created by artist Chris Woods in 1996.
Stations of the Cross show us how God loves us so much that God gives us Jesus, God's one and only Son. Whoever invests their life in God's Son doesn't die, but is given a whole and everlasting life. You are invited to stop and wait at each of these stations with Jesus at your own pace. Know that Jesus is with you wherever you go, at whatever pace you set, and that he loves you!
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Easter Altar Flowers
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If you would
like to dedicate a contribution toward Easter flowers, please have your dedications to Deb in the office by Monday, March 26th. You can email your request to
allsaints@metrocast.net
or drop a completed dedication slip in the plate or in the office.
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Cristosal
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Accompanying People in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras
In 2017, Cristosal provided assistance to 638 victims of violence perpetrated by gangs, death squads, and state actors such as police. More than half were 25 years old or younger, 41% of them involved threats of violence, 16% followed the murder of a relative, 12% involved an attempted murder, 6% extortion, 3% witnessed a crime, and 3% involved a rape. Each family member Cristosal assists helps the organization learn more the needs of others and improve models for protecting and assisting victims of violence.
All Saints Wolfeboro supports Cristosal, an organization accompanying victims of violence in Central America. Cristosal provides protection when people need it most, repairing the lingering effects of human rights violations, and building human rights environments to create conditions where peace is possible. Learn more about Cristosal at:
CRISTOSAL
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ECW Meeting
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The Episcopal Church Women (ECW) will be meeting on Wednesday, April 11th at 9 AM in the Library. All women are members and welcome to join us in fellowship as we plan for upcoming events. If you plan to attend, why not ask a friend to come along.
Thank you,
Chris Christiansen and Gail Holm, Co-chairs
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Women's Retreat
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Sign up for this interdenominational day-long retreat sponsored by the Women's Fellowship of the North Barnstead Congregational Church. The theme this year is "Women Rising: Seeking Peace" featuring a keynote address by the Rev. Deborah Knowlton as well as workshops, free time/individual activities, continental breakfast, box lunch, and great conversation with new friends. When: Saturday, May 19, 8:15-4:15; Where: United Church of Christ Conference Center, 140 Sheep Davis Road (Route 106), Concord; Cost: $25. For more information see Connie Mitchell or contact Clare Bolster at
bolster@tds.net
. The deadline to register is May 1
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All Saints Note Cards Available
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We have new note cards featuring the eclipse photo of the All Saints steeple taken by Phil Wasmuth that graces our parish hall. Several folks have asked if they are available for purchase and we have made packs of 10 cards and envelopes for $10.00 that may be purchased in the church Office during normal business hours.
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Bishops United Against Gun Violence
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An adapted litany by the Rt. Rev. A. Robert Hirschfeld, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of NH
Have mercy upon us, most holy God, Source of all being, all hope, and all life.
We confess to you, O God, our worship of unholy things fashioned not by you, but by our own hands.
Lord, have mercy.
We confess to you our fascination with those guns and weapons that claim the lives of the undefended and the vulnerable, especially of children wounded and killed in acts of random terror.
Lord, have mercy.
We confess to you our attachment to the means of violence and bloodshed, and our idolatry in claiming that they alone can save us.
Lord, have mercy.
We confess to you that our eyes have watched what is worthless, and that we have allowed our hearts to be misshapen by media that glorify violence and trivialize human life.
Lord, have mercy.
We confess to you our lack of courage and clarity in public policy, choosing individual rights over the common weal.
Lord, have mercy.
We confess to you that we have appealed to your holy Name to justify our right to defend and protect, even when you gave up your defenses, dying on the cross to rise again and to destroy the power of sin and death.
Lord, have mercy.
We confess to you our willingness to allow the false god of consumerism to deafen us to the cries of the injured and the grieving.
Lord, have mercy.
We confess to you the poverty of our response to gun deaths among people of color and our lack of the outrage that we reserve for the slaughter of white children.
Lord, have mercy.
We confess to you our facile acceptance of the lie that "the only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun."
Lord, have mercy.
Hear us, good Lord and God of all creation, and grant us the grace to build more loving households, to be more caring neighbors, to fund and equip our schools more generously, and to hear in our hearts your message of love and forgiveness.
Hear us, good Lord.
Unfetter us, O God of deliverance, from the grip of the unholy trinity of poverty, racism, and guns.
Hear us, good Lord.
Guide us, O God of the prophets, in the difficult conversations about what truly drives our fears.
Hear us, good Lord.
Protect, O God our Sun and Shield, those whom you have called to speak the truth to the powerful and the contented.
Hear us, good Lord.
Teach us, O God of Holy Community, to desire only the sword of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, and the helmet of salvation.
Hear us, good Lord.
Help us, O God of Shalom, to dwell peacefully and boldly in your Holy Name, that the militias of hatred and fear will step back and fall to the ground.
Hear us, good Lord.
Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Eternal God, in whose perfect reign no weapon is drawn but the sword of righteousness, no strength known but the strength of love: Guide us with your cloud by day and your fire by night, and grant us wisdom and courage for the facing of this hour. All this we ask for the sake of your love. Amen
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Addiction & Recovery
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Did you know there is a prayerful effort to address the drug crisis in our greater community? Please hold the White Horse Addiction Center, those in our area with the brain disease of addiction, and all who accompany and care for them in prayer. As St. Paul writes: "I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. Now if I do what I do not want, I agree that the law is good. But in fact it is no longer I that do it, but sin that dwells within me. For I know that nothing good dwells within me, that is, in my flesh. I can will what is right, but I cannot do it. For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do. Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I that do it, but sin that dwells within me."
Romans 7:15-20 (NRSV)
Substance misuse, abuse and addiction impacts individuals, families, and churches in both powerful and subtle ways. Recovery is possible.
In the Episcopal Church we are called to:
- Help the addicted and those who love them connect with spiritual resources and find lasting recovery.
- Witness to Christ's unfailing mercy by welcoming unchurched members of Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-Step programs into an Episcopal faith community.
- Raise awareness about the disease of addiction and the redemption and grace found in recovery.
- Strengthen recovering Episcopalians in the work of their recovery and help proclaim the Gospel in the world and carry their recovery into the Church.
- Resources, information and support are available: Recovery
O blessed Jesus, you ministered to all who came to you. Look with compassion upon all who through addiction have lost their health and freedom. Restore to them the assurance of your unfailing mercy; remove the fears that attack them; strengthen those who are engaged in the work of recovery; and to those who care for them, give honesty, understanding, and persevering love; for your mercy's sake. Amen.
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Easter Offering Recipient
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All Saints' Easter Offering Recipient Selected
The Mission Outreach Team voted to have the
All Saints' Children's Initiative Fund be the recipient of our Easter Offering for the second year in a row. This emphasis on children, who are our future, is also encouraged at a Diocesan Level by Bishop Rob who has created 'Our Kids Youth Commission' to close the opportunity gap for low-income and vulnerable children in NH.
Last year our Easter Offering monies were spent to send 7 Governor Wentworth Regional School District students to summer camps and enrichment programs. We paid partial tuition for a leadership camp, Camp Invention, Camp Sentinel, ADA Camp Carefree, Northeastern Ballet, and a Drivers Ed course.
Our parishioners were so generous to this plea last year. Please consider the All Saints' Children's Initiative Fund again this Easter season as we work to fulfill Bishop Rob's charge "to find and serve the Child Jesus in our communities" by working with our local youth.
Thank you.
Gerry DeGeorge and Beth Smith
Mission Outreach Team Conveners
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Wolfeboro Reads Bishop Rob's Book for Lent
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Shame severs our relationship from God. It is so powerful that it often results in denial, apathy, and even a self-defensive wrath toward neighbor. At the same time, shame may drive us to discover the true source of our dignity beyond our isolated and broken self. The arc of the biblical narrative takes us from the fig leaves of Adam and Eve, who desire to hide from God and each other, to the liberation from self-consciousness that Jesus displays at the Last Supper, which can be seen as undoing the shame of Adam and Eve. Shame is the experience that can bring us close to the experience of the Cross, the place of simultaneous condemnation and liberation. By examining the biblical stories of shame and some personal and public stories of shame and of being shamed, Hirschfeld delves into this emotional and spiritual phenomenon to mine what shame has to teach. Shame cannot be erased, but God does not want us to be stuck in it. Working through our shame can lead us to a deeper sense of joy and freedom so we can, as the Proper Preface for Advent says, without shame or fear rejoice to behold [Christs] appearing?
We meet Tuesday, 4:00-5:30 March 27th in the Gathering Space at First Congregational Church Wolfeboro. Books are available in the church office for $14.
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Episcopalians Against Gun Violence
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This ad-hoc group of bishops, clergy and lay people disseminating information about Episcopalians who are working, collectively and individually, to curb gun violence, believes in a God of life in the face of death who calls our church to speak and act decisively against the unholy trinity of poverty, racism and violence. You can connect to the group via Facebook:
Episcopalians Against Gun Violence
Bishops United Against Gun Violence
(of which Bishop +Rob is a part) has issued the following call to action in the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida:
Bishops Against Gun Vilence
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Church Renovation Business Cards
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As several of you have asked for information about who did the renovation work, I asked the men and women to send me their business cards. I will put them on a plate and leave them for a few weeks on the small table in the narthex, right at the top of the stairs. Not everyone sent me their card. If you are interested in hiring someone who did not, just contact me for the info. The Vestry is very happy with all the work and would recommend any and all of these people. I personally know how difficult it can be to find good people. That said, All Saints did not need to hire a mason; but, after many struggles to find one for my own home, I was referred to one by a neighbor. He was wonderful. If ever you need a mason, just let me know. The person I have been most asked about is Steve Parker. He refinished the wooden chairs. His company is called Mountain View Refinishing. If you have any questions, please contact me, Sarah Day at 515-1889 or
sarahday66@hotmail.com
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Lenten Study - Meeting Jesus
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Have you ever wished to deepen your relationship with God? Wished to experience a warm friendship with God? Or, maybe even fall in love with God - again - or for the very first time?
This Lent (starting February 15th) we will gather Thursday afternoons at 3:00 pm in the Beck Memorial Library for Meeting Jesus, a resource
from the monks of Society of Saint John the Evangelist (SSJE) to journey and reflect on the Gospel According to John. For those unable to join us in person, please share your e-mail for our Weekly Bible Study e-blast (if you haven't already) and you can participate in the journey on your own.
Watch Presiding Bishop Curry introduce this study:
Bishop Curry
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Office Hours
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Monday - 9 AM - 5 PM
Tuesday - 1 PM - 5 PM
Wednesday - 9 AM- Noon
Thursday - 9 AM - Noon
Friday - Closed
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L.I.F.E. Ministries
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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!
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March - 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 March 25
8 & 10 AM Holy Eucharist - Palm Sunday
6 PM AA Meeting (PH)
MONDAY March 26
10-2:00 PM Senior Meals & Activities
1 PM Bridge (L)
7 AM Women's
Worship (PH)
1:30 PM-4 PM Scrabble Club (L)
4 PM Wolfeboro Reads @First Congregational Church
WEDNESDAY March 28
10 AM - 2 PM Senior Meals & Activities
1-3:30 PM Knitting Club (L)
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Table Tennis (PH)
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Choir Rehearsal
MAUNDY THURSDAY March 29
7:30 AM - Men's Bible Study (PH)
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM - Bible Study & Holy Eucharist (L)
5 PM - Dinner (PH)
6:30 PM Worship
GOOD FRIDAY March 30
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Senior Meals & Activities
8-9:30 PM AA Meeting (PH)
NOON - Ecumenical Service
HOLY SATURDAY March 31
10-11:30 AM AA Meeting (L)
8-9:30 PM AA (PH)
6:30 PM The Great Vigil of Easter
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