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November 16, 2018- Vol 11, Issue 46
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Sunday Ministry Assignments
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Altar Guild
Lorraine Crocker
Sue Harding
Mary Bertsch
Ushers
Wayne Ghirardini
Lee White
Lectors
Presenters
Connie Mitchell
Terri White
Eucharistic
Mini
sters
8 AM
Dave Haeger
10 AM Linda Brown
Linda Pacheco
Greeters
Georgia Mosher
jane Newcomb
Flower Guild
Flower Delivery
Arlene Salzgeber
Coffee
8 AM Judy, Gerry, Gail
10 AM Dianne, Joanne, Jeannie
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Birthdays November
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11/18 Stanley Anderson
11/19 Adria Miller
11/21 Carolyn Sundquist
11/22 Dana Simpson
Donna Kasianchuk
Heather Kiley
11/23 Gregg Miller
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Anniversaries November
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11/19
Peter & Leigh Roessiger
11/20 Lou & Linda Siracusa
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Rector's Reflections
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Real Strength in Community of Faith
What makes something strong? Is steel strong because of its ability to withstand stress from many directions? Is wood strong because of its ability to absorb impact while remaining intact? Is the material of a spider's web strong because of its tensile strength-to-weight ratio? Things are strong for many reasons. The temple in Jerusalem was thought to be stronger and more permanent than anything, yet Jesus says in Mark, "Not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be thrown down" (Mark 13:2). Jesus shows hearers that true strength is not built upon the oppression of widows (Mark 12:41-44).
Many of the world's most prized structures are built on the shoulders of the poor and oppressed. How many homes in poorer areas of cities have been destroyed by the need for a new or wider highway? How many workers living in poverty died building the Golden Gate or Brooklyn Bridges, the Hoover Dam or the Empire State Building? In order for human beings to build structures of great strength, they must rely on sacrifice and compromise. Can any human standard of strength be achieved without making something else weak?
Real strength, however, is not shown in things built by human hands. Real strength is found in the hands themselves. True strength is shown in workers reporting to work day after day in impossible conditions because it's the only way to feed their family. It is shown by an entire community of God's people linking their trembling hands as they share the "confession of our hope without wavering" (Heb. 10:23). The new, true temple, Jesus' faithful strength, succumbs in weakness to human-made nails. While the nails lie rusting away, the wounded hands and body rise again to break bread with all on the journey down the path of life. [Sundays and Seasons, 2018]
We gather each Sunday to be strengthened in faith as a community. We use and share that resurrection strength to be God's hands and do God's work in this corner of creation (and beyond). I am grateful that together we welcome, feed (physically or spiritually), and clothe more than 500 people each week here at All Saints Wolfeboro. We host dozens more who attend external organization gatherings, events, or are educated through Wolfeboro Nursery School-all strengthening the people of our greater Wolfeboro community.
Strengthening Community Together,
Bill+
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| Parish Office Closed |
The Parish Office will be closed from Monday, November 19th thru Friday, November 23rd.
Have a Blessed Thanksgiving.
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| Christmas Trees for Hope House |
Hope House is looking for two or three 6' Christmas Trees. Please contact Jeanne at Hope House if you are able to donate a tree. Tel# 641-9441 ext. 610
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Healing Rite November 25th
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Healing Rite in Worship, Christ the King Sunday, November 25th
Our Lord Jesus healed many as a sign of the reign of God come near and sent the disciples to continue this work of healing-with prayer, the laying on of hands, and anointing. In the name of Christ, the great healer and reconciler of the world, we will entrust to God all who are in need of healing at both services on Sunday, November 25th.
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Community Thanksgiving Service
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Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018
@7:00 pm at All Saints' Episcopal Church
The Rev. Robert Cole preaching
Offering collected benefits:
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Worship & Music Team Meeting Meeting
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 The Worship & Music Team is meeting on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 10:00 am in the Beck Memorial Library. We will be reviewing ordinary time (season of Pentecost) and looking at the upcoming seasons of Advent, Christmastide and Epiphany.
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Altar Guild Meeting
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To all Altar Guild members:
Please mark your calendars for Nov. 27 at 10:00 A.M. in the sacristy to do our polishing for the Christmas season. The whole church will be invited to do the hanging of the greens on Nov. 29th so we want to get everything polished before then. Hope to see many of you there.
If you know your schedule for the next six months: Jan. - June you can let me know now so I can start the next schedule.
Thank you and see you on the 27th of Nov.
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ECW Meeting
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There will be an ECW Meeting on
Wednesday, 11/28 at 9:00 in the church library (snow date 12/5). The agenda is to begin organizing the lasagna dinner for "Last Night". Last year's dinner was quite a success thanks to many volunteers. Do come and join us in ringing out 2018 with this family friendly dinner!
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Hanging of the Greens
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Our annual hanging of the green to prepare our worship space for Advent and Christmas will take place on Thursday, November 29th at 6:00 pm. Rather than have a pick-up potluck, you are invited to Dinner Bell in the parish hall at 5:00 pm (free-will offering taken). Fun for all ages, hope you can join us!
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Women's Prison Ministry
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We are collecting items for the Women's Prison Ministry at the NH State
Prison. The prison ministry provides religious opportunities
(counseling, weekday devotions, Sunday services), recreational, outreach
(e.g. the "Adopt a Family" initiative-the women make clothing for needy
families), and other group activities such as open chapel time.
Donations may be placed in the plastic bin located in the nursery off
the narthex.
* Yarn (no black or blue of any shade)
* Knitting needles, crochet hooks (plastic only)
* Greeting/note cards (no glitter)
* Inexpensive 8x10 composition notebooks in various colors (not
spiral bound)
* Adult coloring books/colored pencils
* Puzzle books (word search, sudoku, crosswords, etc)
* Devotional book
Thanks,
Connie Mitchell
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Hope House High Needs List
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Below is a list of high needs items to help Families in Transition (FIT) programming. Your support will help us to serve homeless families and children in the Governor Wentworth School District (Wolfeboro, Tuftonboro, Ossipee, Effingham, New Durham, and Middleton). In 2017, there were around 20 individuals and 20 families experiencing homelessness in Wolfeboro alone. For the last several years, the GWRSD has recorded over 120 students experiencing homelessness each year. With
2017 being a record year for homelessness in NH, there is still much to be done. That is where you can help! Below, you will find our up to date list of current high needs. We ask that all of these items be brand new since they go directly to our families. Thank You!
Please note if shopping online is more convenient for you you can always click
here to shop on our online registry, which is a combination of all the needs you will find below. Please note, if you order your donations online and would like to have them shipped directly to Hope House, please have them shipped to PO Box 1011, Wolfeboro, NH 03894.
Donation Drop Offs:
If you would like to drop off your donation, we ask that you do so to our Hope House facility at 16 Lehner Street in Wolfeboro. You can bring them to the second floor offices and drop them off to a staff member Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. It is helpful to call ahead as our schedules can be inconsistent, or if you need to set up a different drop off time, please call 641-9441 x610
High Needs List:
Sterilite 16 Quart Clear Stacking Storage Containers
Allerease Allergy & Bedbug Protector Pillowcases
Mattress Covers (bed wetting)
Size 5 diapers
Reusable grocery bags
Wall clocks
Aluminum foil
13 gallon trash bags
Socks and underwear/boxers in all sizes
Boot mats and trays (to keep boots in entry area on third floor)
Shelf Unit for volunteer room
Kids DVD movies (age 10 and up - especially holiday movies!)
Crockpots
Step stool
Tide pods
Clorox wipes
Shampoo, body wash, conditioner
Comfy clothes/pajamas - kids & adult sizes (we give families new pajamas/comfy clothes when they move in so they can be comfortable while getting settled and doing laundry)
Winter hats, scarves, mittens, winter socks
Fake Christmas trees (reuse from year to year)
Gift cards: local grocery stores, gas, Amazon, Dunkin Donuts, Target, Walmart, local pizza places, hair and nail salons, etc.
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Wolfeboro Reads
November 20th Tuesday 4:00 - 5:30
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Join 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.
Our November Book is the new book by Diana Butler Bass.
Grateful:
The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks.
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Wolfeboro Reads
Tuesdays 4:00 - 5:30
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Wolfeboro Reads for December & January
Passages from the prophet Isaiah are among the most familiar and beloved in Christian
literature as they are central to our worship during the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent
and Easter. But how much do we know about either the author or the perilous times through which he lived and wrote bring "light to a people living in darkness"?
The Rev's Gina Finocchiaro and Ted Rice will be co-facilitators (Pastor Bill will be a participant). To get a copy of the Kerygma Resource Book: Isaiah; Part I, Holy, Holy, Holy by Boyd Lien, a Presbyterian minister, artist and historian. Call/e-mail FCCW's church office
(kristafccw@gmail.com or 603-569-1555 x101). Study guides are $26.
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Office Hours - Closed Thanksgiving Week
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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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November 18 - November 24, 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 November 18
8:00 & 10:00 AM Holy Eucharist
6-7:30 PM AA (PH)
MONDAY November 19
Office Closed at Noon
10:00 AM WFOM (L)
10-2:00 PM Senior Meals/Activities
1-4:30 PM Senior Bridge (L)
7-9:00 PM Photo Club (PH)
6:30 AM Women's
Worship (PH)
9-Noon Lion's Club Plant P/U (PH)
1:30-4:00 PM Scrabble Club (L)
4-5:30 PM Wolfeboro Reads at Congo Church
7:00 PM Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service at All Saints
WEDNESDAY November 21
Office Closed
No Senior Meals/Activities
No Table Tennis (PH)
7:00 AM to 7:00 PM Benson Dinner Prep (PH)
6:30-8:30 PM Choir (SR)
THURSDAY November 22
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Noon - Community Thanksgiving Dinner
FRIDAY November 23
No Senior Meals/Activities
8-9:30 PM AA Meeting (PH)
SATURDAY November 24
10-11:30 AM AA Meeting (L)
11:00 AM John Peterson Memorial Service & Reception
8-9:30 PM AA (PH)
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All Saints e-News
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