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The Episcopal Church Welcomes You!
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Birthdays August
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08/02 Carol Pearson
08/02 Ritva Torma
08/04 Art Slocum
08/06 Larry DeGeorge
08/06 George Pacheco
08/07 Jay Wyman
08/08 Leslie Koether |
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Anniversaries August
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08/05 Christy & Bob Parker II
08/06 Barbara & George Elkins |
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Jesus is able to feed us abundantly, even with scraps. He meets earthly needs by feeding the crowds and continues now to offer himself as holy meal, freely given to all, no matter their income or rank in society. Advertisers have trained us that what's proclaimed as FREE usually isn't. More often, it's a ploy to get our money for some other, larger, purchase. Today we are invited to trust and receive Jesus' free gift of love without mistrusting that he's got up his sleeve some scheme to swindle our money.
It can be hard to relax and trust God to take care of us and nourish us with the mere scraps we often see around us. We panic and take matters into our own hands instead of trusting. We experience that crushing sense of responsibility, not just to ourselves, but to our children or parents or other loved ones to keep them fed and clothed and healthy. Trusting as the crowd did that day seems completely foreign to those of us living in North America, abundant in resources.
With food freely given, with quantity enough to feed only a few, Jesus makes this miracle, and there are leftovers to clean up. But for most of us, belief comes slowly and warily when we've been burned by experience...
- How will there be enough for all of us, when we've been the last one at the lunch line, the late arrival at the party, and everything's gone?
- What if we see people in the crowd we don't want fed and jostle our way to the head of the line to get first choice?
- Will it be fair? [Sundays and Seasons, 2020]
Trusting that our daily bread and even our very lives are in God's hands is hard to do as we grow older and burdened by responsibility. Thankfully, God has compassion for every member of the crowds gathered or scattered. Thankfully, we are all blessed and invited to be joyful recipients of God's generosity-no matter what! So beloveds, as recipients of God's freely given gracious love and merciful forgiveness, how do you choose to live?
Grace and peace,
Bill+
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We have excerpted short musical videos from August 6, 2017, featuring two pieces by soloist Kristin Slocum Kreiss, daughter of our Lynne and Art Slocum. You will surely be blessed by listening to "Arms of Love" and "Give Me Jesus". Thank you, Kristin!
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NEW PARISH DIRECTORY AVAILABLE
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A new directory has been published for August 2020.
It is available in the office in paper form or you can request a
PDF Directory from Deb in the office:
allsaints@metrocast.net
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United Thank Offering Great EpisGOpal Race!
Still Time to Give
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United Thank Offering presents the Inaugural Great EpisGOpal Race!
All of the funds raised by this event will be dispersed to ministries responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. To contribute to UTO on behalf of our church team, All Saints in Motion, just follow this link:
Team
Once there, you can select "Team Fundraiser" and then "All Saints in Motion" and then the donation made should be allocated to our team!
Thank you!
Deb Bunting
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RINGING THE BELLS FOR JOHN LEWIS
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On Thursday the bell tower at all Saints' Wolfeboro joined in tolling with bells across the nation to mark the funeral home going of American Civil Rights icon John Lewis.
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LISTENING AND LOOKING FOR GOD IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
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God is up to something new. As the Holy Spirit is moving ahead of the Church, calling the Church into a new future in a time of disruptive social and cultural change, you are invited to love God and neighbor by listening and looking for what God is already doing in our community.
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isten and look to better discern what God is calling us to be a part of during this time. We listen and look to our neighborhood, those places you frequent including: where you work, where you live, where you worship, and where you play-physically and virtually during Covidtide. So as you walk and drive in your neighborhood and spaces online make note of how you see God in these spaces and share them via phone call, text, e-mail or mailed note with Pastor Bill. Be intentionally on the look-out for "God sightings" and take photos of them so they can be shared with one another here.
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I COME TO THE GARDEN ALONE
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I come to the garden alone, while the dew is still on the roses,
And the voice I hear falling on my ear, the Son of God discloses.
And He walks with me, and He talks with me, and He tells me I am His own;
And the joy we share as we tarry there, none other has ever known.
He speaks, and the sound of His voice is so sweet the birds hush their singing,
And the melody that He gave to me within my heart is ringing.
And He walks with me, and He talks with me, and He tells me I am His own;
And the joy we share as we tarry there, none other has ever known.
I'd stay in the garden with Him, though the night around me be falling,
But He bids me go; through the voice of woe His voice to me is calling.
And He walks with me, and He talks with me, and He tells me I am His own;
And the joy we share as we tarry there, none other has ever known.
[C. Austin Miles, 1912]
The vestry has approved moving forward with a project to provide better access to
the All Saints' Memorial Garden. The project includes the installation of a 4' x 64' concrete paver pathway from the parking lot along the left side of the building with a 6' x 8' patio platform with a custom wrought iron railing. The patio area will be slanted away from the path to meet safety concerns for wheel chairs and there will be an additional 3' x 18' pathway along the side of the garden. Once the pavers and railings have been installed, we will explore additional seating (there is an existing granite bench), the addition of engraved brick* to edge the entrance, pathway or garden, and install a l
attice fence to screen the HVAC units against the building.
We will utilize existing memorial garden and designated memorial funds to begin the project and are exploring funding options including *engraved bricks to honor or memorialize family and friends of All Saints'. Watch future e-news for project progress and giving opportunities as they are available. If you would like to serve as a Memorial Garden Angel and make a gift to help with start-up costs, please write "Memorial Garden Angel" on your check and mail or drop it off to the church office. Thank you
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BECK LIBRARY UPDATE
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The Beck Library now has over 1000 books cataloged, labeled, and on the shelves. Nearly 86% of the books fall into the Dewey Decimal 200s, Religion. Of those, 20% pertain to the Bible. We have a small number of children's books, and also some fiction. Although all of the books out on the shelves are now cataloged, there are more books hiding in cupboards and behind chairs, so our numbers will continue to go up.
Nearly all of the books are from 1970 or newer. The only older books are those pertaining to the history of the Episcopal Church, and a few other classics.
One thing we could use is bookends. We don't have any, so the books all flop over. This is the type that's best -
Staples sells them. We need at least 20 pairs (40 bookends).
Our catalog is on LibraryThing: BECK
The user name is AllSaintsWolfeboro
Password is +BeckLibrary+
I hope people visit the catalog and explore what we have. There are pictures of the book covers, and I've begun putting in brief summaries of the books when it wasn't too time-consuming to do.
Enjoy!
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Claudia
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WOLFEBORO READS SUMMER READING LIST
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Pastors Bill and Gina encourage you to select a few books from our summer reading list to enjoy over these next months: Braiding Sweetgrass, The Person You Mean to Be, The Art of Hearing Heartbeats, The Book of Longings, The Dutch House, The Tradition, The Nickel Boys, Afterlife, The Weight of Ink, The Alchemist, The Uninhabitable Earth, Talking to Strangers, All Adults Here, As Bright As Heaven, Boy Wallows Universe, Disappearing Earth, For all Who Hunger, Here For It: Or, How to Save your Soul in America, Patron Saints of Nothing. We plan to reconvene via Zoom in September-details to come in a future e-news.
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RUN FOR HOPE HOUSE
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This year's Run for Hope will be a virtual event! You do not have to be "present" during the actual event, which occurs at 5:00 pm on August 6th, so weather conditions or time conflicts allow you to participate by running or walking 3.1 miles at any time...
on the road, on an elliptical trainer, on a treadmill or even on a hike!
- complete all 3.1 miles all at one time or in segments that add up to 3.1 miles.
- ask friends and family to join our team even though they are not in Wolfeboro
No matter where you are, how you do it, and when you do it you can participate!
and join the "All Saints" team. If you have any questions, please contact Deb Bunting.
Register at the level you wish: $25 gets you a t-shirt and a downloadable entry bib number you need to wear. You can also register at a lower price of $10 (you will not receive a t-shirt). You can, at that time, make an additional donation in any amount. Even if you cannot participate, consider donating to our team as a sponsor.
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RUN FOR HOPE HOUSE PHOTOS
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Hope House Walk organized by Gerry DeGeorge-
Walkers (left to right) Judy Cole, Terri White, Donna Solod, and Gerry
Quite the sweaty morning!!
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ANY N.H. VOTER CAN CAST ABSENTEE BALLOT, DUE TO COVID-19
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As the result of the Secretary of State's Committee on Emergency 2020 Election Process and bill which the legislature passed and the governor signed, NH voters now can use Covid-19 concerns as the reason to vote absentee, a major change for this year's elections. You can use one application form to request absentee ballots for the primary and general elections this fall. The form from the Secretary of State are available on the church office door, or on at:
Absentee
Voters will be safer and poll workers and officials as well as those who vote in person will be safer if there is significant absentee voting.
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ALL SAINTS PRAYER LIST
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PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR THOSE ON OUR PRAYER LIST
Bob Champagne Bob Pierpont Ruth Gray Dylan Allwine
Mick and Judy Tyler Kott Rodney Morgan Stephanie Schroeder
Carolyn Toshney Gina Vivian Penny Meyer Jan Sauda
Faye Juul Penelope Bennis Mary McAuley Gwendolyn Deneault
Vange Sandeen Mary Ellen Davis Prue Fitts Judy Hess
Michael Dowd Zell Kellogg Joe Blackett Marilyn Kay
Shirley Bentley Jacqueline McLaughlin
Note
: The names on the prayer list have been updated to remove names that were added over a year ago. If you would like a name placed back on the list, please send the request to Debra at the office email address allsaints@metrocast.net. Thank you
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Online Discussion with Author Debby Irving
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The Wolfeboro Library, in partnership with The Country Bookseller and Wolfeboro Reads, is hosting an online discussion of Debby Irving's memoir, "Waking Up White: and Finding Myself in the Story of Race" on Wednesday,
August 19 at 7 pm
. The author will join the group for a live question and answer session. All interested community members are invited to join in via Zoom.
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Books are Available to Borrow
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Author Ibram X. Kendi challenges us: "History is calling the future from the streets of protest. What choice will we make? What world will we create? What will we be? There are only two choices: racist or anti-racist." A couple of copies of his book
How to Be an Antiracist
have been returned to the Church Office and are available for you to borrow.
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How Are Feeling?
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Please let us know by emailing allsaints@metrocast.net
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Love Looks Like All of Us
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Wine & Whine on Friday Evenings - CORRECTED LINK
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Join us Friday Evenings at 5:00 pm with a glass of your favorite beverage on Zoom at
WINE
Meeting ID: 938 3255 5628 Password: 592973
By Phone: (929) 205-6099 Meeting ID: 938 3255 5628
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Monday Morning Check-In
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Grab a cup of coffee and join Pastor Bill at 10:00 am for a Monday Morning Check-in. No topic, just a chance to be together and share via Zoom. Join by computer at*: Click here: Monday Check-In
*If you've already downloaded Zoom, click on the icon on your device and enter the following:
Meeting ID: 296 849 095 Password: 027471
Join by phone at: (929) 205-6099 Meeting ID: 296 849 095
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Connect With God & With Others
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"...have you ever found God in church? I never did. I just found a bunch of folks hoping for him to show. Any God I ever felt in church I brought in with me. And I think all the other folks did too. They come to church to share God, not find God." -Alice Walker
The church is where God's people-YOU-are. While we are in exile in our homes, we don't need to go to church to find God, because when we are church together on-line we share God. There are many ways to connect, to see, hear and share God online at All Saints'...
Sundays
10:00 am - Virtual Coffee Hour via Zoom
Meeting ID: 625 293 985
Password: 686500
By phone: (929) 205-6099
Meeting ID: 625 293 985
Tuesdays
7:30 am - Women's Worship via Zoom (*Note: new Meeting ID and Password)
Join by computer at*: Women's Worship
Meeting ID: 998 0107 3469 Password: 003176
By Phone: (929) 205-6099 US Meeting ID: 998 0107 3469
Thursdays
9:00 am - Men's Bible Study of the readings for Sunday via Zoom
By phone at: (929) 205-6099 Meeting ID: 377 746 725
3:00 pm - Midweek Bible Study on the Gospel of Matthew via Zoom
By phone at: (929) 205-6099 Meeting ID: 546 551 506
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Thank You for Giving During This Time of Pandemic
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Thank you for all who have continued to support the work of All Saints during this time. You may make contributions by mail, using your financial institution's automated check writing service, or secure online giving via Donate
Creator of all we enjoy, we give you thanks for the countless people you have gathered to do your work as All Saints' Wolfeboro. We thank you for your Holy Spirit inspiring some as they longed for this church, others as they built this church and still others as they lovingly and boldly led this church through times of abundance and times of scarcity. Help us to be bold as we model giving of time and money during this time. Make our generous giving a symbol of both our faith and our gratitude. We pray in the name of your son, Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen.
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You Make A Difference
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Is there an exceptional All Saints' volunteer we should recognize? Please share any recognition recommendations with our Senior Warden Carolyn Sundquist or Pastor Bill to bring to the Vestry for consideration. Who can we give thanks for the blessings they have shared with our congregation?
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Office Hours
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Monday - 9 AM - 4 PM
Tuesday - 1 PM - 5 PM
Wednesday - 9 AM- Noon
Thursday - 9 AM - Noon
Friday - Closed
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July, 2020 Calendar
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Food Pantry: 1st & 3rd Wednesdays 10 am - 1 pm and 4-6 pm
Wolfeboro Nursery School: Closed
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All Saints e-News
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We hope you have enjoyed reading our e-News and we encourage your feedback to help us make it even better. We publish an issue weekly on Friday afternoon, to help keep you up to date and in touch with our current news and activities. We think this may be especially helpful to those that are unable to attend our Sunday worship services, are out of town and away for the season. Please let us know if you have some information you would like us to share in future issues of this newsletter.
Feel free to share our e-News with others by clicking on the "Forward email" link below. They may then subscribe by clicking on the "Join Our Mailing List!" button above.
If you no longer wish to receive our e-News you may unsubscribe by clicking on the "SafeUnsubscribe" link below.
Rev. Bill Petersen
Rector, All Saints Church
Carolyn Sundquist
Editor, All Saints E-News
Christy Parker, and Ralph Simons
Associate Editors, All Saints e-News
603-569-3453
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