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June 29, 2018- Vol 11, Issue 26
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Sunday Ministry Assignments
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Connie Mitchell
Wayne Ghirardini
Lectors
8 AM
Gerry DeGeorge
10 AM
Sandi Johnson
Presenters
Bill & Susan Lander
Eucharistic
Mini
sters
8 AM
Bob Parker
10 AM Art Slocum
Sandi Johnson
Greeters
Bob & Ann Champagne
Flower Guild
Linda Siracusa
Flower Delivery
Arlene Salzgeber
Coffee
8 AM Donna Young
10 AM Sandi Johnson, Joyce Lake, Charlie Kellog
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Birthdays - July
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01 Sandy Martin
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Lyn Heaky
03 Lou Siracusa
04 Bob Pierpont
Inger Woerheide
07 Gerry DeGeorge
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Rector's Reflections
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Jesus' Power Is Enough
Sunday's story of two healings in a single reading appears to present a horrific choice: should Jesus hurry to the dying daughter of a rich man, or pause to heal an outcast woman? The urgency of both requests before him presents a real dilemma, one we might be tempted to resolve in a variety of either/or ways. Either he keeps his commitment to Jairus, or he pauses to help the woman before him who is so obviously suffering. He either helps an important person who can help him further his ministry, or gives help to someone who has no other resource at all.
We see these apparent zero-sum equations in our ministry all the time. The vestry meets over the budget and feels the pull between mission needs outside the congregation and costs of ministry inside from payroll costs to utilities. The needs "inside" and the needs "outside" always seem in competition. Individuals feel these tensions as well: people are sandwiched between the needs of aging parents and the needs of small children; parents feel stretched to meet their vocational obligations and spend time with their families; students want to serve others but feel pressed to just get their own work done.
Of course, in the face of Jesus' power, none of these really are either/or propositions, even though they seem like dead ends. In Mark's gospel, Jesus' power is enough to provide new life for both the rich man's daughter and the poor woman. How often do we assume that God's power is not enough to bring life out of the seemingly impossible choices we make? We are challenged to open up the interruptions and hard choices of our lives to Jesus' power to bring life out of death. [Sundays and Seasons, 2018]
In the Power of Jesus,
Bill+
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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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Like All Saints on Facebook
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Please "Like" All Saints Wolfeboro on Facebook. Last week our posts reached more than 1,300 people and engaged almost 200 who liked, shared, or commented on our posts!
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Anne Hunt Service
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Anne Hunt's Memorial Service Sunday at 3:00 pm
Gordon and the Hunt family request that if you are attending the service please dress for the weather. While the sanctuary is air conditioned, please be comfortable (shorts and flip flops are okay). Also the family is hosting a reception immediately following the service at the Inn on Main, 200 North Main Street, Wolfeboro.
As we are anticipating a full house, please welcome the many guests we anticipate and ask members of All Saints to:
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Park at the hospital or library to allow family and guests use of our lot,
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if you are a choir member, to sit in the loft, and others
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to sit in the Stevens Room or utilize overflow in the Parish Hall.
Thank you.
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Seek, Call, Wait
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Today, Friday, June 29, 2018: Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Apostles
Seek, Call, Wait
We remember today the apostleship of Peter and Paul. They were very different men and arrived at their apostleship in very different ways. They didn't even get along particularly well. But both found the gospel calling them out from the grave. In all this, Jesus is more patient than we know. He waited, John points out, until breakfast was finished before he began his beautiful and shattering questioning of Peter. "Do you love me?" That is not a question one answers between mouthfuls of fish. Jesus waited. So with Paul, it wasn't until he was on the Damascus road that Jesus knocked him down and struck him blind. Jesus waited. This patience must be part of the wisdom of the Good Shepherd. Indeed, as Jesus' charge to Peter makes clear, the call of the Christian is to have the heart of a shepherd for God's people, to seek, to call, to wait.
The Circus Smirkus Public Relations and Marketing Committee are currently seeking All
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Families Belong Together
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From The New Hampshire Conference of Churches:
Communities across New Hampshire will gather for #FamiliesBelongTogether rallies. These rallies will bring public attention to opposition to the separation of families at the US border. Although not a Christian event, many Christians will come as an act of worship of Jesus Christ, whose family carried him across the Egyptian border seeking freedom and safety from King Herod.
Saturday 6/30
- Wolfeboro, 3 pm at Pickering Corner
- Manchester, 11:00 am at Manchester City hall
- Concord, Noon at State House
- Portsmouth, Noon at Market Square in front of the North Church downtown
- Conway, 10:00 am on Main Street in Conway
- Hanover, Noon at Corner of Dartmouth College Green closest to Wheelock Street
- Keene, 1:00 pm at Central Square in Keene
- Littleton, 10:00 am outside Littleton Post Office
- Nashua, 11:00 am at Greeley Park, band shell side of the park
- Wilton, 10:00 am at Wilton Public Library
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Summer Fair
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The Fair is July 21st. Please spend some time cleaning closets, attics and garages. We are looking for
Silent Auction items. Furniture is appropriate for the silent auction, if i in good condition. We are also looking for collectibles. Dishes and Crystal are appropriate for the collectibles booth.
Baked Goods are needed for the fair. There is a sign-up sheet in the undercroft. You can also contact Linda Brown (603-515-1660) if you would like to sign up for baked goods. These goods can be delivered to the undercroft July 20th or early the morning of the fair.
If you are unable to assist with the fair, please remember that the
Fair Angels are collecting donations. This helps to lower overall cost of the fair. You can submit your donations in a clearly marked envelop in our weekly collection.
If you require a pickup of items, please contact Clint Brown (603-515-1660) or Joanne Crowe (603-930-2607).
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Mary Williams
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From Gail Dietzer:
Several of us at the 8 am service noticed that they had not seen Mary in a while. I called and had a nice chat with her. She said that she is doing ok but is not really able to get out and drive. She tires quickly and doesn't have to energy to get to church. I know that she would really enjoy hearing from her church friends.
Her number is 569- 3657.
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Thanks from our visitors from Wales
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From Gaynor and Richard Tyler to Carolyn Sundquist:
We wanted to thank you so much for taking us to your lovely church - we both felt we could very much be at home there and certainly remember it as one of the most welcoming churches that we have ever attended.
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Hope House Celebration
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What a great day Tuesday was in Wolfeboro, with the opening of Families in Transition's Hope House. We can now start to provide temporary housing to homeless families in the Governor Wentworth Regional School District. Check out some of the photos from the event below (we had a couple dozen All Sainters attend):
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L.I.F.E. Ministries Hunger Relief Weekend
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L.I.F.E. Ministries Food Pantry
Sponsors a Hunger Relief Weekend
June 29, 30, and July 1
While this is the season of vacations, cookouts, and family visits there are still many in our community suffering from hunger. L.I.F.E. Ministries Food Pantry located in our Outreach Building, works throughout the year to provide much needed food each week. Some come for a brief time to get through a temporary situation, while others rely on us for ongoing support.
In 2017 the food pantry distributed more than 144,000 meals.
L.I.F.E. Ministries is sponsoring a hunger relief weekend on June 29, 30, and July 1 to raise the critical funds needed to continue this important work.
A number of activities are planned including:
Donation jars available in many local stores
A 50/50 raffle - Tickets will be sold at Spencer Hughes and Harvest Market
Special collections from our local churches
The finale and highlight of this weekend is a benefit concert featuring:
The Ossipee Mountain Boys
Sunday, July 1 at 7 pm
First Congregational Church in Wolfeboro
The Ossipee Mountain Boys are generously donating their time and talents to the food pantry's efforts to mitigate hunger. The Ossipee Mountains Boys played all over NH in the late 70's and early 80's and have regrouped for several local shows in 2018. The original members: Jeff Nelson-guitar, vocals, Dave Walker-bass, harmonica, vocals and Paul Luff- banjo, guitar and vocals are joined by New Hampshire recording artist singer/songwriter Timothy Gurshin on guitar. They were favorites at the Sandwich Fair for years and have performed all around the Lakes Region in concert venues and pubs. They continue to use bluegrass arrangements of fun and popular songs from yesterday and today in a folk, rock, swing, grass, put-your-hands-together-for-this-one style.
Join us for an evening of fun and great entertainment!
All of the proceeds of this concert goes to support hunger relief. All workers, performers, and the First Congregational Church of Wolfeboro are giving their time, talent, or space free of charge. Tickets are $20 and may be purchased at Blacks in Wolfeboro,
before and after worship on June 24th
and from volunteers at the sales tables at Spencer Hughes Real Estate, Harvest Market, and Dockside June 29, 30, and July 1. If you are unable to attend the concert, you can still help those in need by purchasing 50/50 raffle tickets or placing a donation in the jars located in many of the stores in the Wolfeboro area.
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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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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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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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July 1 - July 7, 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 July 1
8 & 10 AM Holy Eucharist
6-7:30 PM AA Meeting (PH)
3 pm Anne Hunt Memorial Service (Reception at Inn on Main)
MONDAY July 2
1 PM Bridge (L)
6:30 AM Women's
Worship (PH)
1:30 PM-4 PM Scrabble Club (L)
WEDNESDAY July 4
Happy Fourth of July!
THURSDAY July 5
7:30 AM - Men's Bible Study (PH)
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM - Bible Study & Holy Eucharist (L)
FRIDAY July 6
8-9:30 PM AA Meeting (PH)
SATURDAY July 7
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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