Info and flyers to be posted in the March monthly newsletter need to be received via email by 8 am Wednesday, February 28. Please send information to allsaints1692@allsaints1692.org & 

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This allows time for editing and clarification when needed. 

Message from the Rector

ANNUAL MEETING SUNDAY! 

Reminder: there is only ONE joint worship service this coming Sunday morning, 2/4 at 9:00am

Directly after the 9:00am joint service, the Annual Meeting will be in the Parish Hall. Come hungry and bring your best dish for the Potluck brunch. The idea is to kick off our theme of "Sharing Our Best" by bringing your best dish, as well as the recipe if you'd like, to share our best!

This will be a fun and inspiring Sunday--just because we are discussing business, that doesn't mean we can't have a good time!!! The day will begin with our very own Kip At Lee, chair of the Calvert Concept, preaching a rousing sermon at the 9:00am service. Then, we will gather for a delicious potluck meal and celebrate all the successes from this past year. Our Annual Report, formatted beautifully by the talented Deb Watson, shares the amazing stories that made 2023 at this parish such a phenomenal year. Finally, we will turn and look with hope and excitement towards what 2024 might hold--full of Spirit-filled activities, both old and new, that glorify God in our community. 

I can't wait to celebrate, eat, and pray with you this Sunday at the Annual Meeting!

Andrew +

PS- Vacation notice: I will be out of town on vacation from 2/4 - 2/12. If you have a pastoral emergency, like major hospitalization or death, please contact our senior warden, Hope Sayles, at 301-467-1467.



The Rev. Dr. John Greenhow will be preaching and presiding next Sunday, 2/11, and I look forward to beginning Lent with you on Ash Wednesday, 2/14.

This Saturday, February 3 at 11:00am there will be a Memorial Service for Pat Mann at All Saints Parish with a luncheon reception to follow in the Parish Hall. 

If you are unable to attend this Celebration of Life in person, you are welcome to participate and worship with us online via Zoom. On the morning of February 3 at 11am, simply click HERE for the Zoom link.

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked you donate to one of the three charities listed below which, as both a veteran and lover of nature, meant the world to Pat: 

1. Tunnels to Towers Foundation, an organization that aims to eradicate homelessness by providing housing and services to Veterans who are homeless across America. Click HERE to donate.
2. "DAV" Disabled American Veterans, St. Mary's Chapter #26. Mail donate to the following address: PO Box 496, Patuxent River, MD 20670
3. Ocean Conservancy, which promotes healthy and diverse ecosystems and opposes practices that threaten ocean life and human life. Click HERE to donate.

I pray for all who are grieving Pat's loss, and hope you will feel God's presence and comfort in your midst over these days and weeks to come. 

If you would like to send condolences to the family, please write to Lynn Mann (Pat's sister) at the following mailing address: 626 Ball St. , New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168.

Andrew +

Message from the Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network

On Wednesday, February 7, we will gather at St. Anne's, Annapolis (in the church) at 11:00 AM to share in worship and hear an overview of our 2024 legislative priorities. At 11:30 we will be joined by members of the Maryland Healthcare for All coalition for a briefing on SB 388 and HB 340 - concerning Rx affordability - and a rally with our allies. From there we head to a hearing with the Senate Finance Committee and then to visits with representatives from both chambers. Mark your calendars and join us. HB 340/SB 388 would expand the authority of the Prescription Drug Affordability Board to make high-cost prescription drugs affordable for ALL Marylanders.​ 

Maryland HealthCare for All will provide box lunches for all attendees. Please follow this link to reserve a lunch: https://healthcareforall.com/RxAdvocacyDay/

Calling All Knitters and Crafters

The crafting/knitting group will be meeting in person next week, Thursday, February 8th from 1 - 3 pm in the parish hall lounge. If you want to learn how to knit or crochet, we can help with that. We have had people bring their embroidery project or even their coloring book to work on. If you would just like to join us to chat, we would be happy to have you, no crafting required. We hope to see you there.



If you would like to be on our mailing list, or if you have any questions, please contact Cindy Overstrom at cynthiaoverstrom@gmail.com or 410-286-8060.

Project Spudnik In the News

Youth and adults can garden and grow food for food banks at Project Spudnik. We learn how to make the right soil and every step of the way that leads to a successful harvest. Join us for our first meeting of 2024 on Sat, Feb 10, 10 AM-1 PM, All Saints Church, Sunderland. Students receive community service credit. Contact Master Gardener Mimi Miller at millerfam1976@verizon.net for details.

Please forward this information to anyone who might be interested in joining us!

For those who were not part of Spudnik from the beginning, click this LINK for the history behind Project Spudnik. It all started as a dream! The link goes to an article from Baynet News.

ECW NEWS

What's up with the ECW in February? We are helping with the Annual Meetiing, hosting two Celebration of Life Receptions and hosting our All Saints Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper. Based on our busy schedule over the next few weeks, we will NOT meet for our Fellowship Breakfast this Saturday. In addition, we will need to reschedule our regular monthly meeting. Please stay tuned for the new date and time.

We hope you have marked your calendar and are planning to celebrate Shrove Tuesday at our All Saints Pancake Supper. Doors will be open rom 5 – 7 p.m. on Tuesday, February 13th.  As we did last year, we will be serving blueberry and plain pancakes, sausage, bacon, spiced apples and beverages. The price will remain the same this year: adults 13+ - $10; children 6 – 12 - $5; children 5 & under - free.  Come and join us for fun, fellowship and delicious food!

The Pancake Supper is a fundraiser for the ECW. Therefore, please invite your family and friends to join us for pancakes and more. ALL ARE WELCOMED!

Of course, it takes many hands to put on such an event for the parish and the community. If you would like to help us before, during or after the event, please sign up HERE.

February Outreach Breakfast

Join fellow parishioners for breakfast on the third Sunday of the month, February 18th, after the early service.

Why?

---It's the most yummy and delicious breakfast around!

---It's ALL YOU CAN EAT!

---It's Fun and Fellowship!

---And most importantly, it's SUPPORT FOR OUR OUTREACH MISSIONS!

For our late service attendees and our newcomers, please join us! We'd love to get to know you at the breakfast table!

Love abounds at All Saints! Love for each other, ourselves and our world. Share what you love in a photo at our February 18 Outreach Breakfast: spouse, friend, family, pets, nature, your choice.  Framed pictures will be displayed on a table.  Unframed photos will be put onto a backdrop that Deb Watson will prepare. Share your love!

Safe Nights Volunteers,

We just wrapped up our week hosting Safe Nights by packing up all the equipment and sending it off to the next host church, Jesus the Divine Word in Huntingtown.

By all accounts it was a very successful week, made possible by the efforts of the many volunteers and the prayers and support of the larger church communities at All Saints and Jesus the Good Shepherd (JGS) parishes. We served 11 guests with over 100 volunteer shifts providing a safe place to stay, three meals a day, patience, listening, a little humor and lots of coffee!

There are many thank yous that are in order, first and foremost to all who gave their time this week to make this event happen. Every small contribution allowed us to patch together a complete week of service to our guests. A few special call outs:

• To the cooks who made the meals - we ate very well! The guests were especially appreciative of the special meals and recipes that were shared.
• To the volunteers who did multiple overnight shifts (Pat, Kate, Kip and Patti) and stayed awake all night.
• To Gary and Kip who came in at 5am each morning to cook a hot breakfast for the guests.
• To the many new volunteers who served with us for the first time - we are grateful that you joined us and hope to see you back again next year!
• To everyone else who offered to help in many other ways and those who changed their schedules or plans to accommodate turning a parish hall into a shelter for the week.

In conversations with the guests this week, we heard of their hardships (the weather, health issues, family conflict, etc.), their joys (food, coffee, sunshine), memories of the past and hope for better times ahead. We only get a small glimpse into their very complicated situations, but it's our hope that we have made their journey a bit lighter during the few days they were in our company.

When walking out this morning for the last time, the guests were appreciative of the efforts and wanted to pass along their gratitude to all the volunteers.

If you have any feedback about the week for future years, please send it our way, as well as any positive stories of connections you made with the guests this week.

Thank you again!

Jack Neill and Fane Lineback

Bishop Carrie Schofield-Broadbent Listening Session at All Saints

The Men's Breakfast is always the first Saturday of every month at 9:00 am at Traders Restaurant in Chesapeake Beach. Jim Thrift, our convener, will be in attendance setting up the room before 9:00. The breakfasts are for all Christian men for fellowship and fun. We discuss most everything except religion. Plan to attend and bring a friend as all are welcome, especially newcomers. If you attend you'll have fun, if you don't, we'll talk about you.

Volunteers needed to provide 1-2 meals to Project ECHO shelter residents. It’s a great way to give back to those in need and your help would be greatly appreciated. 

The open dates are May 13, Sept 2, and 

Nov 11. 

If you are interested or want to learn more contact Glenn at therave_1999@yahoo.com. 

Northern Calvert Little Free Pantry



The pantry needs PROTEIN! These items fly off the shelves - on your next visit, please bring canned tuna, ham, chicken, salmon, SPAM, peanut butter or canned foods with meat or beans .



Welcome to the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany

The texts are available online

https://www.lectionarypage.net/YearB_RCL/Epiphany/BEpi5_RCL.html

We encourage everyone to read them before Sunday. If you haven’t done so previously, give it a try & see if you get something new or different when you hear them again on Sunday.

9 AM:

For those not attending in person, the 9 AM liturgy is live streamed on our Facebook page. You may tune in at 9 AM by clicking on this link:  

https://www.facebook.com/allsaints1692  

The bulletin may be found just below. [Please note: unlike our 10:30 AM service on Zoom, the 8 AM service is not interactive. You will be able to view the liturgy and the sermon, but will not be able to see or speak with the other viewers.] 

Link to our 9 AM bulletin >>> BULLETIN

To join the service by pc, laptop or smart device, click on this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/715310766  

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

February Birthdays



3 - Vince Natale

4- Emily King

4 - Madeleine Blake

8 - Valentine Garcia

11- Katie Blake

12 - Jennifer Altomare

27 - Aaron Deale

28 - Charlie Gratch

28 - Gaines McKenzie

28 - Ian Mckenzie

A very happy anniversary to Tom & Sue Pierce on the 18th,

Oscar & Maria Feaster on the 19th

Local food pantry info available HERE

Worship and Music Commission:

Deb Watson 301-801-0960  

Parish Family Commission:

Malane Silver 443-624-4691

Christian Formation Commission:

Rev. Andrew Rutledge  

Living Our Values Commission: 

Giving Back Commission:

Patti At Lee 202 669-5594 

Finance Commission:

Ken Mackenzie

703-934-8979

Connections Commission:

Deb Shupe 410-231-8150 

Property Committee:

Glenn Iona 301- 802-9162

Planned Giving Board:

Carl Bucheister 301-855-4687

Episcopal Church Women (ECW):

Deb Shupe 410-231-8150

Calvert Arts Festival:

Barbara & Steve Buck: 

540-239-5928

Cemetery Committee:

Brian Dowell 410-257-5449

Calvert Concept for Reconciliation and Housing: 

Kip At Lee

410 474-3008

Parish Leadership

Rector- The Rev. Andrew Rutledge

310-425-4186

Senior Warden - Adriane Hope Sayles

301-467-1467

Junior Warden - Ken McKenzie

Property Warden - Filo Blake

Prayer Warden - Barbara Brown

Treasurer - Steve Watson

Music director - Deb Watson

Vestry Members

Deb Watson (2026)      

Glenn Iona (2023)             

Ken McKenzie (2025)        

Deborah Plumley (2025)  

Norm Flora (2025)         

Lloyd Kinch (2025)          

Deb Shupe (2026)           

Malane Silver (2025)       

Matthew Schatz (2025)