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Message from the Rector

Epiphany revelations and blessings continue! This is a fun and full weekend and I hope you can join us. In honor of MLK, this Sunday’s liturgies will help commemorate the late civil rights leader with amazing music and a fantastic guest preacher, our very own Barbara Brown! As most of you know, Barbara has spent her whole life devoted to prayer and working in ministry, and it seems right and good that we hear her voice on this important Sunday. Then on Monday, we are promoting an event sponsored by the NAACP Calvert Chapter called “Imagining the Dream” at Calvert High School at 10:00am. This should be a moving and inspiring event and I hope to see you!

Whatever you do this weekend, please take time to honor and commemorate one of this country’s greatest activists and one the Episcopal Church’s saints! No matter what, let’s kick off this weekend by praying our Church’s collect attributed to Martin Luther King Jr.:

“Almighty God, by the hand of Moses your servant you led your people out of slavery, and made them free at last: Grant that your church, following the example of your prophet Martin Luther King, may resist oppression in the name of your love, and may strive to secure for all your children the blessed liberty of the Gospel of Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.”

Andrew +

PS- Epiphany House Blessings continue! Simply call or text me, and we can plan a convenient time!

All Saints Parish Annual Meeting, Sunday, February 4, 2024

We worship together at our combined 9:00am service, with the Meeting for follow with a Pot Lot Brunch in the Parish Hall (bring your favorite pot-luck dish)

Vestry Nominations

The Vestry Nomination Committee has recommended three parishioners to run for the upcoming vestry vacancies, and thankfully they have all agreed to be on the ballot. All candidates are very active in various ways at the church and are confirmed, pledging members of the congregation who will bring their special talents to the current needs of All Saints. 

The candidates are:

·      Barbara Buck

·      David Lippe

·      Julie Schardt

Please plan to attend the Annual Meeting on Sunday, February 4, 2024 after the 9:00AM service.

Thank you!

Lloyd Kinch

The Rev. Andrew Rutledge

Matthew Schatz

Malane Silver

Candidate Bios

Barbara Buck

My name is Barbara Buck. I am a lifelong Episcopalian raised, baptized and married in Trinity Episcopal Church, Elmira, N.Y. I am a Registered Nurse with over 40 years of service in my profession, I am currently working part time in Reston, Va. and Annapolis.

My husband Steve and I moved to Huntingtown from Virginia in July 2021 to be closer to our family. We have 2 Sons and Daughter-in-laws and are Blessed with 3 Beautiful Grandchildren.

I was lured to All Saints by the grounds and its structure, but instantly overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity extended to us on our very first visit. In my short time here, I have participated in Safe Nights, Bag Hunger, Project Echo and the Christmas Mart. I am very involved with Outreach and am serving in my second year as co-chair of the Calvert Arts Festival. I have a passion for Cooking and Les Saints du Vin, love Football and Baseball especially the Buffalo Bills and the New York Mets! My Life Mottos are "Variety is the Spice of Life", Family First, and Grandchildren Above All!

David Lippe

My name is David Lippe, My husband, Valentine and I have been attending services at All Saints since early 2023.

Valentine and I visited All Saints, and from the minute I walked into All Saints, I knew this is where I belonged, I honestly feel that the Holy Spirit was instrumental in us visiting and me joining the Church. Since I have been here, I have helped maintain the gardens, trimmed trees, vines, and bushes around the campus. I have joined the choir, have been involved in a group exploring best ways to welcome and connect visitors that join us on Sunday for worship. I also helped with the Arts Festival and the Christmas Market. We have also volunteered to help with the Safe Nights. 

I am very excited to be considered to be on the Vestry as I would like to be a part of, and work with the leadership to help continue spreading the good news that is so evident here at All Saints as well as to continue to be such an integral part of this community in Calvert County and the surrounding area, helping and welcoming people no matter who they are, how they identify themselves, or where they are in their journey of life.  

Juile Schardt

In the two years I’ve attended All Saints I’ve met people who have taken to heart the scripture that tells us to love our neighbors. This message is given life in All Saints’ dynamic outreach, reflecting our values of promoting equality, human rights, and dignity; of feeding the hungry and sheltering the unhoused. It’s important that this work is done hand in hand with other congregations and organizations in our community. (C4 is a perfect example of this community work.)

I feel welcome here, participating in the worship that edifies me, serving on the Altar Guild, welcoming folks as an usher, and acting on my faith as a liaison with C4.

It would be an honor to serve on the vestry of All Saints and work with others to support the important work of its mission. The mission never changes but the opportunities to put it into action continue to grow.

Safe Nights Sign-up

With the help of Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church, All Saints will be Hosting Safe Nights January 21-28, 2024. Safe Nights helps protect Calvert County's unhoused population from the cold by providing shelter in a clean and safe environment. There are many ways to participate.



To sign up, please visit the link below, use the sign-up sheet located in the back of the church, or contact Fane Lineback at 240-532-9363.



Sign up HERE

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.

ECW News

Our regular business meeting will be held at 9 AM on January 20th in the lower level Parish Hall. We will have a lot of business to cover including After Action reporting from the Christmas Market and planning for our Pancake Supper that will come up quickly in February!

There will be no Fellowship Breakfast on the first Saturday in February.

Mark your calendar now and make a plan to join All Saints for our annual ECW Shrove Tuesday Pancake Breakfast. More details to come after our January Business meeting!

No Outreach Breakfast in January

For Outreach Breakfast this month, we’re going to pig out!

Do you know the difference between the chicken’s role in breakfast and the pigs? …….. The chicken makes a donation; the pig makes a commitment!

We’re with the pig! When it comes to the Outreach Breakfast this month we’re going whole hog and we need you to REALLY have some pigskin in the game. 

Why? Our Parish is hosting Safe Nights the week of January 21st and the Parish Hall will be reserved for use by our neighbors who, in this cold weather, don’t have a roof over their heads. So, no outreach breakfast … but wait…we still need the Outreach funds the missing breakfast would raise; in fact, we need more! So, while we’re lamenting the missing bacon, we’re also asking you to make gifts to Outreach even bigger than you would donate at a breakfast! 

We recommend gifts through Easy Tithe or checks in the offering plate with notes honoring your favorite pig. If don’t have a favorite pig, just say “Piggin’ Out for Outreach”; or you could just note “Outreach Breakfast”… but that wouldn’t be nearly as much fun!

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 Feb 12, May 13, Sept 2, Sept 30, and Nov 11. 

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

Happy 2024 everyone! This month's meeting of Les Saints du Vin, our church wine tasting group, will be hosted by Marissa Margosian at Mary Ann Munn's home. Please join us on January 14th at 4 PM.

Here is the write-up provided by Marissa.

"January’s wine tasting is another Mystery Theme!

Yes, there IS a method to the madness! Your job is to try to figure out what the method behind the wine-choice madness might be! 

As we taste, feel free to peruse tasting notes, labels, locations, flavors, or even Google (I’ll allow it – a couple are tricky) … whatever you think might give you a hint to what ties these wines together. And NO – the answer isn’t “They’re all made of grapes,” although that is accurate to the best of my knowledge. There will likely be an award in the form of chocolate or leftover wine for the winner!"

As usual, please bring some food to share, and we will be voting for our favorite wine via cash donations (optional) with the proceeds going to a charity of our choice. The drinkers each pay the host for their portion of the cost of the wines and we request that only people of drinking age attend, however, wine drinking is also optional and not required for participation.

If you plan to attend please RSVP to John Overstrom at joverstrom01@gmail.com. 

Mary Ann's address is 5961 Sunderleigh Drive, Sunderland. Cell phone 443-404-7418 if you need directions.

Join Us For Social Justice Day



As Christians, we are motivated by our wholehearted faith in God whom we know through Jesus Christ to love our neighbor and to care for creation so that we can all flourish and experience abundant life. Together we desire the beloved community and common good for all people and all creation. We learn how to promote policies in our society that reflect God’s abiding desire for justice and equity, peace and wholeness. 

Legislative advocacy happens when people of faith are motivated by these convictions. We care not only about those who suffer but we also look for the causes that perpetuate their suffering. We work to repair what is broken in people’s lives, communities, and our entire society.  

We invite you to join us for Social Justice Day on January 20, 2024, a joint effort by the Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network (MEPPN), the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Bishops of the Diocese of Maryland and the Delaware-Maryland Synod of the ELCA. We will gather in the Delaplaine Barn at the Claggett Center to worship and reflect on the Gospel imperatives as they relate to our activity in the public arena. 



There will also be breakout sessions with advocates from around the state, which will afford the opportunity to hear the stories of those impacted directly by the issues that inform our legislative priorities. 

Link to register >>> REGISTER

The Rev. Ken Phelps, Jr.

MEPPN Co-Chair

The Rev. Linda Boyd

MEPPN Co-Chair

The Rev. Pan Conrad

TRC Chair

"A Case for Love" Movie Viewing--January 23, 2023

A new documentary starring Presiding Bishop Curry will be in theaters for a one-time viewing. Especially, since we just completed "The Way of Love," I invite you to join me at the AMC Hoffman in Alexandria for the viewing 4pm showing. To purchase tickets, CLICK HERE. More info to come later, but for now, get your tickets!

Brief Description: "Our society is more divided than ever. Many have moved into tribal corners, seeing the world from an “us versus them” point of view. The teachings and writings of Bishop Michael Curry, most well-known for his passionate sermon about “The Power of Love” at the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, inspire A CASE FOR LOVE. This feature-length documentary examines the question of whether or not love, specifically—unselfish—love, is the solution to the extreme societal and political divide facing the world.



In the documentary, our film team travels the U.S. searching for people living their lives selflessly and interviews them about how that way of living affects others and themselves. We also interview random people on the street, discussing where they’ve witnessed unselfish love and where they’ve seen its absence. We also learn what well-known figures, including Pete Buttigieg, Al Roker, Sam Waterston, John Danforth, Becca Stevens, Jon Meacham, Russell Moore, Kelly Brown Douglas, and Jim Clyburn, have to say about the topic. Finally, Bishop Michael Curry places all we’ve seen into context." CLICK HERE for more information.

Link to register >>> REGISTER

Community Bible Study offered by Christ Church Calvert: The Christ Church Calvert Bible study most recently included members from Christ Church, Middleham and St. Peter’s, St. Paul’s, and Our Lady Star of the Sea, as well as members from outside the county. Come join us to study “Judges” which recounts Israel’s struggle with faithfulness to the Lord. Israel experiences cycles of Rebellion – Repression – Repentance – Release & Rest in the Book of “Judges”. Among others, we will hear the colorful stories of Deborah, the prophetess, Gideon, and Samson. The same material will be offered Wednesday nights 7:00 to 8:15 pm via zoom and Thursday mornings 10:45 – 12:00 in person. Classes begin January 7 & 8. No previous Bible Study experience is needed. There is weekly homework and class participation. Contact Cheryl Garcia about joining the class.  ccgarcia.va@gmail.com

Regional knitting in June and Zoom crafting/needle work meeting, Thursday, January 18th

Next week will start our new zoom schedule and we will be meeting Thursday, January 18th from 6:30 - 8 pm. Zoom will be in the evenings now to hopefully include those who are not available during the day. Please join us just to talk. No crafting required! Here is the link:

Join the Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81550525385

Meeting ID: 815 5052 5385

Passcode: 714836

Also, Sue P has arranged for us to host the annual regional knitting event and yarn swap for area churches on Saturday, June 8 from 9 - 2. 

We have hosted this event previously, however, we then had many more people participating in our knitting group. I am concerned that Sue P, Cammie, Mary Ann and I are the only people who attend regularly and we don't want to do all the work required to put this on by ourselves. If you are interested in helping, please let us know. If we can't get a few more committed to this by January 25th, we may have to bow out and let another church host.

What we need is help in several areas: ideas for 'party favors' and help creating them, set up, clean up, food donations, and ideas for a guest speaker. In the past, 40 - 50 people attended. If you decide you can help, please let me know which job(s) you are willing to help with as soon as possible. The event is not until June, but if we can't get enough support, we need to let the organizers know. It's a fun event and gives us a chance to meet our neighbors and get rid of crafting items we no longer need!

You can contact me, Cindy Overstrom, at cynthiaoverstrom@gmail.com or 410-286-8060.

The lessons for this Sunday are available online 

https://www.lectionarypage.net/YearB_RCL/Epiphany/BEpi2_RCL.html

Sunday 8 AM:

For those not attending in person, the 8 AM liturgy is live streamed on our Facebook page. You may tune in at 8 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 8 AM  bulletin >>> BULLETIN

Sunday 10:30 AM:

To join the 10:30 AM 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 can 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 10:30 AM  bulletin >>> BULLETIN

January Birthdays



1 - Vivienne McDonald

5 - Gordon Grahame

6 - Silas Deal

11 - Bob Balint

12 - Watson McDonald

13 - Mary Jo Blaine

15 - Maria Feaster

16 - Pepper Lineberry

26 - Brian Dailey

A very happy anniversary to Joe & Mary Klausner on the 25th, Gordon & Martha Grahame on the 28th

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