Weekly Saints' Alive
This Weekly Newsletter provides quick reference information for the members and friends of All Saints. We invite you to find full descriptions, flyers and lots of other information at the:
All Saints Facebook Page - facebook (link)
Website - allsaints (link)
Other future events and details can be found on our Parish website calendar or on Facebook. The calendar can be found on the link below:
Welcome to our virtual worship for the 6th Sunday of Easter, but more importantly, our Annual  Rogation  celebration. If you want to learn more about Rogation, follow this link:   https://episcopalchurch.org/library/glossary/rogation-days   (Our special texts for the day are included in the bulletin which is attached for your convenience)

Since we are asking blessings upon seed and soil, plant and flower, and all creatures great and small - among myriad other things - please feel free to surround yourself with greenery and your favorite animals.
If it is a nice day, join our virtual worship outside - on your porch, on your deck, in your garden, from a shady spot in the yard...
If it rains - as it almost always does when we are offering the rogation liturgy - then select a virtual background to use for the Zoom room. (Check out the instructions in the newsletter, May 8, if you need help in doing that). Also feel free to gather a few plants around you if we must be indoors.
But, rain or shine, let's adorn our space with nature's bounty.

As always, we will open the worship space at 9:45 AM to give everyone a chance to do a little greeting before the service begins at 10.

To join the service by pc, laptop or smart device , click on this link:
If you are asked for a password, enter 014954
(You may join directly through the Zoom app by entering the Meeting ID: 715 310 766 and then the Password: 014954)
To join by cell phone (audio only)
Call in number: 1-301-715-8592 When asked for the access code, enter: 715310766#  WHen asked for the password, enter: 014954#
To join by landline:
Dial: 1 301-715-8592   Meeting ID: 715 310 766  Password: 014954

Link to our bulletin >>> Bulletin

Prayer of healing
Gracious and loving God,
In this time of uncertainty and crisis, we raise before you our fear, our anxiety, our deepest concerns and our greatest hopes. 
We pray for all who are stricken by this virus, that you grant them courage and strength; 
we pray for those who labor at personal risk to bring comfort and healing, that you protect them from all harm and bless the application of their skill and experience;
we pray for all who have been impacted financially - those who have lost jobs, those who are hungry, those who fear the loss of home or business, and those already on the margins whose suffering has increased - that you may be a source of hope for them and an inspiration to others who have the power to alleviate their anguish; 
And, we pray that you will bring us together in this moment as a nation, that we rise to the single purpose of doing all we can to support the healing and safety and recovery of our neighbors near and far, that in committing ourselves to the welfare of the other we may discover that the love that binds us is greater than anything that might separate us;
all this we ask in your most Holy name, for you are the source of all healing, all hope, all love and all peace. Amen

Announcements
Moving Through the Covid-19 Experience –
  Late Breaking News
 
By email and regular mailing, you’ve been sent a letter from our Bishop, and another from your Rector and Vestry providing the basics for how All Saints and the rest of the Diocese will begin to very gradually transition to more-usual worship and other activities. On Thursday, Governor Hogan released information about how his direction and guidance are evolving, including limited options for somewhat relaxing restrictions in Maryland. Here’s how these things fit together for All Saints. Consistent with our Bishop’s direction, there will be no changes to All Saints worship and other activities before the end of the month, and likely not for some time thereafter. All Saints will not be an early adopter of changes and, in accordance with Vestry determinations, we will be taking a pretty conservative approach to protect all our parishioners, to provide time to learn from the experiences of others, and to plan. On Wednesday, May 27 th , from 7:00 - 9:00 PM we will be holding the second All-Parish-Leadership Covid-19 Conference via Zoom to lay out a tentative plan for going forward, and after that we’ll provide further information. All Parish Chairs, Co-Chairs and Vestry Members are asked to reserve this time. Further information will be provided to each of you. In the meantime, please provide anyone in the Parish leadership any thoughts you’d like to be considered.

 


All Saints Cooks...PIZZA


Our next live cooking event brings us stellar chef Norm Flora, sharing with you his celebrated homemade pizza secrets. If you have ever had Norm's pizza, or even if you haven't enjoyed his delicious pizza, you won't want to miss this! Episode 2 is scheduled for  tomorrow , Saturday, May 16 th  at 10AM. Zoom details below. The recipe was sent yesterday.

Meeting ID: 818 8292 0709
Password: 011574
Join by Telephone
Dial: +1 301 715 8592
Meeting ID: 818 8292 0709
Password: 011574

All Saints Skills Extravaganza
 
The next production of All Saints Skills Extravaganza will be presented by Resident Artist, Debora Watson, featuring “Furniture Painting Basics”. It will provide information for anyone who may have a item of furniture that needs updating to give it a fresh new look, or anyone just interested in the basics of doing this kind of thing. It will be held this Thursday Night, May 21 st , at 6:00 PM. Please watch for an email next week with the connection information for this Zoom event.  Videos of these events are being posted to the Parish website shortly after each show, but there’s nothing like “being there” and taking part.
All Saints Live Cooking Shows Continue
 
This Saturday, May 16 th   at 10:00 AM renown chef Norm Flora will bring you one of the most treasured secrets of Naples, Italy, as he presents his Cooking Show featuring Neapolitan Pizza via Zoom. See earlier Parish emails that provide the recipe, utensils and procedures for creating this most-excellent food as well as the Zoom connection information.
 
Then, the following Saturday, May 23 rd , chef extraordinaire Jim Thrift will present the inside information on how to prepare his award-winning Chili. (We’re serious, it won the DC Chili Cookoff, and that’s no small thing!)  Watch for the Parish email early in the coming week that will provide his recipe and other information to help you enjoy the show, as well as the connection information for this Zoom event. 
 
Videos of these events are being posted to the Parish website shortly after each show, but there’s nothing like “being there” and taking part.
I n case you missed it, here is a link to Mary Ann Munn's All Saints Cooks, Episode 1: "Making Hummus!"
in case you missed it, here is a link to Mary Ann Munn's All Saints Cooks, Episode 1: "Making Hummus!"
Conference Call for Prayer
New number
Join Barbara Brown & Lisa+ Siciliano every Thursday, 7-8 pm on a conference call devoted to prayer. This is an opportunity for anyone to bring concerns and have everyone on the call to pray for such concerns. [This is separate from being able to contact Barbara to arrange individual prayer.]

Call - 701-802-5452
Access: 4672453   
Virtual coffee shop We will gather virtually for coffee, tea and conversation on Thursday mornings. The Coffee Shop will open at 9 AM, and close at 11. Feel free to pop in anytime, and stay as long as you like.
To access the coffee shop on your pc, laptop or smart device, just click on this link: 

Or... If you have the Zoom app, open it and enter the Meeting ID: 878 1395 1329  and then the Password: 027593

Or...you can also join us on your cell phone (audio only) 
by dialing 1-301-715-8592. When prompted, enter the access code: 87813951329#  and then the password: 027593#  
How Change your Background in Zoom to an All Saints Background
We thought it might be fun if the congregation could join Sunday virtual services with a Zoom background from All Saints! If you are interested, you may access a folder (link below) of recent pictures taken in and outside of the church (or you can always use your own), and follow the steps below to set up your own background.
To add an All Saints background, access the images here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-236Dp4u9uHTC_S_DLkZGWDWrhGuCK5i
1.   Select and download your desired image
2.   From your “ Downloads ” folder Move your desired background to your “ Pictures ” folder
To change your Zoom background:
1.   Log into Zoom meeting
2.   On the lower left side of the screen, click the up arrow symbol next to “ Start Video
3.   Select Choose Virtual Background from menu
4.   In the Choose Virtual Background box below the preview pane, click the + in the upper right corner
5.   This will open your folders. Navigate to the Pictures folder where you saved your desired background
6.   Click on your desired background to add it to the Choose Virtual Background box
7.   You should now see your background in the preview pane.
8.   Click the X in the upper right corner of the preview pane to exit and return to the meeting.   
Hope to see you on Sunday sitting in your virtual All Saints seats (or even out in the labyrinth garden)! 
A HUGE Thank You to all of our busy mask makers!  If you are in need of a mask and cannot get to the church to pick one up, please call Lissi Mojica at 443-362-0479. She will arrange to have a mask delivered to you.
News from the Parish Family Commission  with a reminder to parishoners to submit the names of members who are graduating from high school and/or college. We are planning to recognize them in June and details about the Graduation Recognition will be forthcoming.  

The HELPLINE is still available for emergencies. Feel free to access when necessary (443-684-6115) Thanks and with God’s help, we will get through this having learned lots of lessons about love and serving others!
 As the "Stay-At-Home" order remains in effect, we will be hosting a  Virtual Outreach Breakfast  from the comfort of your home on May 17th to replace our typical monthly on campus breakfast. As you eat breakfast on the 17th, take a moment to think about your church family, pray for all we do to support our Calvert community and pray for those who have been impacted by Covid-19. To keep our Outreach fully funded as planned, consider making a donation as you would at our regularly scheduled Outreach Breakfast. You can donate online via easyTithe or you can mail a check to the church (be sure to note Outreach Breakfast on the check!  
Les Saints du Vin – Sunday


We will be having our second Zoom wine tasting Sunday May 17th at 4:00. 
 
Following is the information to join the meeting
Meeting URL:
Meeting ID:
883 2534 0325
Password:
834376
 
We plan to use the same format as last time with everyone doing their own local wine tasting presentation but we won't do the voting for the best presentation. Here is a refresh of what we did the last time:  

We will go around to each attendee for a quick hello and welcome before we start the wine tasting presentations.  Each household uses a wine of their choice, and provides their own hors d'oeurves . Each household gets about 5 minutes to, update us on how they are doing, present their wine, discuss it's attributes and explain / describe their food selection. The presentation is intended to be fun, it can be entertaining, interesting, informative, funny, ....it may be all about the wine, or may have little to do with the wine, so be creative. The format is entirely up to the presenter similar to our usual wine tasting.
 
Donations
  The charity we would like to recommend for this month is Project Echo which is a Calvert County homeless shelter. Project Echo gets a majority of their funds from their annual fund raiser the "Empty Bowl Supper" which is a popular event in the county and is usually held in early April. This year's event was cancelled due to COVID-19.  That left Project Echo short about $30,000 from their typical funding; so far they have only made back about $6,000 in other donations.
 
We can donate to the church's community outreach online, and direct that donation to Project Echo. I hope to have Steve Watson (church treasurer) available again to monitor the contributions during the wine tasting and let us know in near real time how much money our group has raised.  
 
The church's website is:
Here's a link directly to the donation page:
To donate by credit card click on the "CLICK HERE TO GIVE ONLINE" button
 Once there click on "choose a fund" and select "Giving Back to Our Community" then select "Project Echo" as a sub category.
You can put in a note that says you are part of the wine tasting group.
 
There is also a PayPal donation button; this option also allows you to add a notation to associate the donation with wine tasting and direct it towards Project Echo.
All Saints Coronavirus Helpline

443-684-6115
We have a new date!  With input from our artisans, the decision has been made to host Calvert Arts Festival 2020 on October 10th. It will be just as much fun in October as it always is in May. Stay tuned for more information and mark your calendars with the new date today. Octoberfest theme!
Text2Give

If you are able to do so, please consider mailing in your pledge (P.O. Box 40, Sunderland, MD 20689), using our online giving option with easyTithe through the link on our website. or use Text2Give from your smartphone.  

Here's a link directly to the donation page:
To donate by debit or credit card or bank account, click on the "CLICK HERE TO GIVE ONLINE" button.

To give via a text from your phone,  Text the word GIVE to 14103046141. If you have not used this giving method yet, please refer to last week's newsletter dated 5/8/20 for detailed instructions. Try it ~ It's easy to use!

Reminder From the News Team.   Info to be posted in the weekly newsletters needs to be received via email by Wednesday each week. This allows time for editing and clarification when needed.    Info and flyers to be posted in the June monthly newsletter need to be received via email by Wednesday, May 27th This allows time for editing and clarification when needed. Thank you.