All Saints' Episcopal Church Newsletter
July 12, 2020
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Our Vision
: A community living and growing in unity with God and all people through Christ.
Our Mission
: To seek God in reverent worship, service to neighbors, gracious hospitality, and the pursuit of wisdom.
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Here are the latest opportunities to strengthen
your faith and connect with the community
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Trouble Finding Our Services Online?
Join us Sundays at 10:30 am for Holy Eucharist and Wednesdays at 6 pm for Evening Prayer. Each service will be streamed or uploaded to our
YouTube
page, but sometimes the video is not easy to find.
- From our church website, www.allsaintsrussellville.org you can click on the graphic at the bottom of the page that links to YouTube. There you will also find the service bulletins.
- If you're late to the service, don't worry! We have it enabled for you to rewind the service while we're live so you can start from the beginning.
- If you miss the service completely, we will post the links on Facebook and our website once the video is done processing on YouTube.
- If you would like to request a DVD of the previous services please let our office know.
- Please feel free to interact during the broadcast in the comment section.
If you are having trouble finding the video, go to the All Saints' YouTube page, click on videos tab under the All Saints' page. Then you should see the Live video. If the time of the service arrives and the video is not active, simply refresh the page. Make sure to subscribe to our channel, where you'll receive alerts when we go live or have new videos. We look forward to seeing you online!
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The Bible says, “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.”
The time has come for Casey and Jose Anderson-Molina to begin a new chapter of their lives in Sewanee, Tennessee where Casey will answer his call to the priesthood and begin life as a seminarian at the University of the South. We thank God for blessing us with Casey’s and Jose’s friendship and with Casey’s ministry here at All Saints’. We have experienced good times and bad with Casey and Jose and have shared each other’s joys and sorrows. We are sad because they will be leaving but rejoice with them in anticipation of this new phase of their lives.
Although we will miss worshiping with them here at All Saints’, we know they will add much to the lives of their new church family. A farewell event for Casey and Jose will be held in late July, keeping social distancing
restrictions in mind; please watch for more information in church newsletters. In preparation for that goodbye gathering, the Parish is collecting a love offering to help with moving costs and the expense associated with setting up a new apartment. If you would like to donate to this gift, please mail your check to the church, contribute in
Realm
(Place under contribution with the memo "For Casey and Jose") or drop off the offering at the church office. We would like to receive these offerings before the 17 th of July, if possible.
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Holy Baptism of Baby Louis Behrendt
Join us Sunday July 12, at our 10:30 am service on YouTube for a Holy Baptism of Louis Charles Thomas Behrendt who born May 31st weighing in at 6 lbs 14 ounces and 19.5 inches to parents Dr. Andrew and Lucy Behrendt of Rolla, Missouri, maternal grandparents are Charlie and Sue Busch of Russellville, Arkansas and paternal grandparents are Thomas J. and Mary K. Behrendt of Morton Grove, Illinois.
Link can be found here for the service:
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Discover Your Spiritual Type
Have you been to a perfectly wonderful service but felt that it didn’t speak to you, didn’t meet your spiritual needs? Have you felt a particular religious experience or type of worship was incredibly moving, and yet others seemed apathetic or even hostile to the very same experience?
These questions to a large extent come down to two:
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Who am I as a spiritual person?
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What is the spiritual profile of my worshiping community?
Answering these questions may help us to see our own spiritual strengths, as well as those of others. This knowledge may also suggest new ways to grow both as an individual and as a congregation.
On
July 12th at 6 pm
, Faith & Friends will begin a three-week series via Zoom on discovering your spiritual type. The series will be based on the book
Discover Your Spiritual Type: A Guide to Individual and Congregational Growth
although participants are not expected to buy or read the book. If you'd like to take part in this series, you may do so by following this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84494780921
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Neighbors Table at 200! Opportunities to help in two-hour slots!
The ways we cook and serve our Neighbors guests have changed. Our volunteers work 2 to 3 hours at a time in three main areas: cooking, filling the to-go containers, and packing the meals into bags for distribution. Safety precautions are followed from start to finish.
We are socially distanced. Masks and gloves are provided if you need.
Would you like to help? Please call or text Catherine at 479-264-4346. We will find a time and task that suits you, and show you how we do it now.
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Memorial Garden Water System
Our memorial garden watering system needs to be set up. If you know how to set up these systems, we could use your help! Please contact Diane Roach.
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New: Sermon Talk - Sundays at 7pm on Zoom
Join us for a new discussion and reflection on the sermon given that day. You can watch on YouTube live or later that day. We will also make sure a copy of the sermon's text will be available.
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Join us every Wednesday for Evening Prayer at 6pm on YouTube or Facebook. Please enjoy this video from July 8, 2020 with Melissa Simpson.
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First Thursday Book Talks
The Thursday afternoon book talk will take a break for the month of July and return on August 6th. Our book will be "How to be an Antiracist" by Ibram X Kendi. We will gather at noon on Zoom. Please contact Elizabeth Franks or Rev. Teri Daily if you'd like the link to the Zoom meeting.
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Theologian and author Thomas Jay Oord Visits All Saints' via Zoom
Our Faith & Friends group has been reading Thomas Jay Oord's book
The Uncontrolling Love of God: an Open & Relational Account of Providence.
In this book, Oord explores how an all-loving God can be at work in a world marred by evil. Tom Oord will join us for a conversation about the book on
August 2nd at 5:30 pm
(30 minutes earlier than our usual Faith & Friends meeting). If you would like to be part of the conversation with Dr. Oord, feel free to read the book on your own and join us via Zoom at the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84494780921
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Please celebrate the following birthdays this week with us:
Elizabeth Franks, Mercedes Mos, and Linda Reid.
O God, our times are in your hand: Look with favor, we pray, on
your servants as they begin another year. Grant that they may grow
in wisdom and grace, and strengthen their trust in your goodness
all the days of their lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
For those celebrating an anniversary this week with us:
Paul and Beth Gray.
O gracious and everliving God, look mercifully upon your servants who come to renew the promises they have made to each other. Grant them your blessing, and assist them with your grace, that with true fidelity and steadfast love they may honor and keep their promises and vows; through Jesus Christ our Savior, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Please let the office know if your birthday or anniversary has been missed.
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VBS at All Saints' : Compassion Camp!
We are excited to announce we will be offering a digital and at home Vacation Bible School from Illustrated Ministry called, Compassion Camp this summer for our youth 3 years old to 5th grade. The material can be tailored for older youth as well. We will have packet pickup on July 26 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and VBS will start July 27th to July 31st.
The focus will be on compassion for others, ourselves and the world. Materials will be provided to the families including supplies.
There are 5 sessions total and they will be recorded and sent to families. We need people to help put packets together, record a session (can even do from home) and sing one of the 4 songs for the camp please contact Melissa Simpson at
mleasimpson@gmail.com
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Zooming with EYC
Announcement: We are having an in person socially distance gathering in our park on July 15. Dinner will be provided in a box for each child. We have a limit of 2 adults (Kaylynn and Melissa) and 8 kids. There will be hammocks provided but please feel free to bring your own or a chair so we can safely distance ourselves. We will gather from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Please RSVP to Melissa Simpson at 479-280-9551.
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Enneagram on Zoom
Our weekly Enneagram class is moving to the next book,
"The Sacred Enneagram: Finding Your Unique Path to Spiritual Growth" by Christopher L. Heuertz.
The class will be lead by Rhonda Wolf, Sheila Jacobs and Suzanne Hodges. We will continue with Chapter 5 on July 14 discussing type 7 and 8. It's never too late to join.
Tuesdays at 7pm.
Zoom Meeting ID -697-974-768
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Please remember Neighbors Table in your prayers. We’re still serving our guests! Meals are being served in take-out containers. Drive through in our parking lot is available 11:00 to 12:30; meals are also available to be delivered.
All preparation from start to finish is being done with careful attention to safety procedures. This means much of the cooking is done ahead of time. On Saturday morning the meal containers are filled, all parts of the meal packed into plastic bags, and distributed to drive through guests or by delivery.
If you would like to help with any part of preparation please contact Catherine Crews by text or phone, 479-264-4346 or email,
catherine.crews@icloud.com
. If you would like to have meals delivered, please contact Karla Powell at (479) 857-0839. Meals requested by 7 pm on Friday will be delivered on Saturday.
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All Saints’ Guidelines During The COVID-19 Pandemic
All Saints’ is committed to the safety of our members and the community. Therefore, we are asking that all abide by the following guidelines when on our premises, inside and outside the building.
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Gatherings will be limited to ten persons or less, inside or outside the building.
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Masks will be worn upon entering the building, and a six-foot distance will be observed between people whenever possible.
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Upon entering the church, hands will be sanitized (preferably using the hand sanitizer pumps installed at each major entrance).
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Tables, computers, and other equipment to be used will be cleaned thoroughly before use, as well as door handles and light switches if possible.
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The same will be cleaned upon preparing to leave the building.
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Gloves and masks will be worn while preparing food in the kitchen.
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As with Neighbors Table, care should be taken to reduce the number of people who must share any given room.
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Meetings and classes will be conducted online. (Twelve-step groups will make their own decisions in regard to this. Those attending the meetings will enter the classroom through the door which leads directly from the outside, and participants will limit their use of the building to the bathroom and the classroom.)
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Those streaming worship services from the church will also take care to have no more than ten people in the building and to maintain six feet between persons.
10) The church is closed to casual drop-in visits.
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Remembering in your Prayers
Weekly Prayers
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We pray especially for Miguel, Jon & Pam, Maree Paw and Ka Hsaw Wah, Rudy, Freddy, Rob, Tom & Linda, Allison, the family of Sandy McGregor, and those who struggle for racial equality, all who have contracted the Covid-19 virus, and those who have lost loved ones in the pandemic
Long Term Prayers
:
Sandy Britt, Susan Durham Shelton,
Bernice & Carina,
Tom Munson, Don Cave, Caleb Judd, Arthur Hastings, Isaac, Sarah Lee, the Kellner Family, Rodolpho, Jim & Marilyn Tischhauser, Israel Delabra, Jack & Carol Lee, James and Loretta Tyson, Nyssa and Athena Menchacha, Wyatt Sherman, Ann McCorkle, Jeffrey & Jennifer Whitehead, Jordan Hein & family, and Kenny.
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Readings for Sixth Sunday After Pentecost
Please click on the blue scripture to link to the readings
The First Lesson
The Response
The Epistle
The Gospel
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All Saints' Staff
The Rt. Rev. Larry Benfield - Bishop of Arkansas
The Rev. Teri Daily - Rector
Tim and Kristin Smith - Music Ministers
Melissa Simpson - Director of Christian Formation for Children, Youth, and Young Adults
KaDee McCormick - Parish Administrator
Sherrie Cotton - Administrative Assistant
Marcia Van Horn, Ron Anderson, Lori Price - Office Assistants
Jessie Cave and Bethany Wilder - Early Childhood Teachers
All Saints' Vestry & Officers
Carolyn McLellan - Senior Warden
Don Hill – Junior Warden
Ron Anderson – Junior Warden
Mary Ellen Patton
Thomas Parton
Diane Yarbrough
Elaine Tise
Brandon Etzkorn
Rudy Delabra
Sandy McGregor - Treasurer
Sherrie Cotton - Secretary
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Be sure to check out our Groups for All Saints', EYC, Sunday School and more.
- Instagram - All Saints' Episcopal Church https://www.instagram.com/allsaintsrussellville/
- Instagram - Episcopal Youth Community
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Giving at All Saints'
During this time of social distancing and staying home, it is important that we are still able to support our parish and our community through our financial gifts. Contributions may be mailed to the church office or to give online, go to
allsaintsrussellville.org
and click on
GIVE
located on the bottom of the web page. You can designate your donation toward a specific ministry or our general fund.
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Submitting Announcements
If you would like to have an announcement appear in the bulletin and/or in our church email, please submit your announcement to
allsaints@allsaintsrussellville.net
no later than Noon on the Wednesday before the Sunday you would like it to appear.
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