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June 8, 2018- Vol 11, Issue 23
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Sunday Ministry Assignments
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Lectors
8 AM
Linda Siracusa
10 AM
Don Johnson
Presenters
Sue & Alan Harding
Eucharistic
Mini
sters
8 AM
Jay Wyman
10 AM Linda Brown
Volunteer
Greeters
Connie Mitchell
Phoebe Giessler
Flower Guild
Linda Siracusa
Flower Delivery
Danielle Pierpont
Christy Parker
Coffee
8 AM Carol & Danny Pearson
10 AM
Choir (Food), Joyce L.
Gayle G.
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Birthdays - June
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11 Allan Bailey
Elizabeth McLaughlin
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Don Holm
Pat Runnals
14 Jack Ferguson
15 David Bentley
16 Christy Parker
Elliott Giessler
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Anniversaries June
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10 Pat & Jack McLaughlin
Maxine & Paul Dostie
12 Dodie & Mallory Stephens
15 Holly & Ralph Simons
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Rector's Reflections
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Baptismal Water Is Thicker than Blood
Many, perhaps most, subcultures in North America affirm the belief that "blood is thicker than water." Even when our commitment to family is too often served through hand-wringing sentiment over the so-called decline of the family or pandered to by politicians seeking to prove their "family values" credentials, we like to think of ourselves as loyal to our own kin. Family comes first! In the gospel, Jesus sharply, alarmingly, contradicts the norm; he snubs his nuclear family, his blood.
We discover that Jesus' family is not defined by objective or biological categories-DNA tests, adoption records, or custody papers-but rather by function: Jesus' family consists of those whom God has called into mission and are engaged in that mission.
Bringing a child of God from birth to maturity of faith requires many things, among them food, shelter, new birth, story, discipline, catechism, and an enduring hope in the one who raised Jesus from the dead. It is a joy to be celebrated when these gifts are provided by those who live in one's own household-parents, grandparents, extended families. But Jesus reminds us (with an echo from Paul) that even when those nearest to us thwart God's purposes, we "do not lose heart" but trust that God will call and create a household "not made with hands," where God's purposes for us will be nurtured and we will become like the one who "does the will of God." [Sundays and Seasons, 2018]
There is a strong challenge here for All Saints and all Christian communities to keep the focus on the mission of God and not be tempted to confuse God's mission with what's "best" for nations or communities or congregations or (even) nuclear families.
Gathered as family in peace to do the will of God,
Bill +
Readings for Sunday:
Psalm 138
: Your love endures forever; do not abandon the work of your hands.
Mark 3:20-35
: Doing the work of God as brothers and sisters of Christ
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Video set to Music
by Ralph
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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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Choir singing "How Beautiful"
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Listen to our choir sing "How Beautiful" as recorded during communion this past Sunday
here.
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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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Coffee Hour Organizer
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Many thanks to
Bree Schuette for volunteering to be our new Coffee Hour Organizer.
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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 10
8 & 10 AM Holy Eucharist
6-7:30 PM AA Meeting (PH)
MONDAY June 11
10 AM WFOM (L)
1 PM Bridge (L)
4:30 PM Recital (SR)
7 PM Photo Cub (PH)
6:30 AM Women's
Worship (PH)
1:30 PM-4 PM Scrabble Club (L)
4 PM Wolfeboro Reads @ First Congrgational
WEDNESDAY June 13
1-3:30 PM Knitting Club (L)
THURSDAY June 14
7:30 AM - Men's Bible Study (PH)
1:30 PM End 68 Hours of Hunger
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM - Bible Study & Holy Eucharist (L)
7 - 8:30 PM Dist 16 AA (L)
FRIDAY June 15
8-9:30 PM AA Meeting (PH)
SATURDAY June 16
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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