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May 13, 2022 | Volume 16, Issue 19
Fifth Sunday of Easter / Year C
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The flowers on the altar are in Loving Memory of Lillian Drew, Franklin Drew, Enoch Drew, Howard and Lillie Johnson, Roxanne Johnson and In Thanksgiving for Heather and Karl by Sandi and Don Johnson |
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Please Note:
On Friday May 13th, Huggins Hospital will be hosting a Nurses Appreciation event and will be using All Saints parking lot for overflow parking.
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Help Needed
Help is needed to install locks on the cabinet in the library under the television to accommodate our new video conferencing technology. Please see Pastor Bill if you are able to install a lock.
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This week we also pray for:
For people, all creatures, and livelihoods in the path of wildfires in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and elsewhere, and for the safety of those who are fighting the fires…
For the people of Ukraine and people throughout the world who are endangered by violence and warfare…
For students finishing the semester and preparing to graduate…
For people living with mental illness and for all who work to improve access to mental health care and combat the stigma of mental illness…
This week we note these events and observances:
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May 1-31)
Mental Health Awareness Month (May 1-31)
Erik, King of Sweden, martyr, died 1160 (May 18)
Helena, mother of Constantine, died around 330 (May 21)
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Dear pilgrims,
Don't we all rejoice in the treasure of NEW LIFE in the spring? Every bud, tree, flower, rushing brook and greenery emerging shout and sing of our Creator's glory! Together, we join the pantheon of praise that resounds in heaven and echoes throughout our globe.... even and especially in the midst of deep trials everywhere. Our Risen Lord daily reminds us that HE is LIFE.... and death and despair will NOT be victorious in this journey. Hallelujah!
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"Walk on, walk on, with hope in your hearts" -- do you remember this line from the song "You'll never walk alone" from the musical "Carousel"? Enjoy the Mormon Tabernacle Choir rendition of this encouragement...
This Sunday, our choir will sing a favorite anthem entitled "Creation will be at peace"...... Enjoy this rendition, as the video takes you through a majestic passage in Antartica. The text highlights the words of hope..... "there will be war no more"..... "the lion will lie down with the lamb". May we rest and cling to these truths this week.
Rejoicing, with you, in God's Glorious Hope,
Holly
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In Carroll County, New Hampshire, community level is currently Medium, Wolfeboro has 26 reported cases as of Thursday, May 12, 2022 (up 7 from a week ago).
· If you are at high risk for severe illness, talk to your healthcare provider about whether you need to wear a mask and take other precautions
· Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines/boosters
· Please get tested if you have symptoms
People may choose to mask at any time. People with symptoms, a positive test, or exposure to someone with COVID-19 should wear a mask.
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This is the day the LORD has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it! |
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Confirmation Class in Preparation for Bishop’s Visitation
The Bishop visits each congregation in the Episcopal Church of New Hampshire at least every two years. At this time, the Bishop confirms and receives members of the church, and may also officiate at baptisms, meet with the vestry, attend a special forum or special meal or coffee hour. We are looking forward to welcoming Bishop Rob on Sunday, September 18th at both 8:00 and 10:00 am worship.
If you, or if you know someone interested in confirmation, reception, or reaffirmation, please contact the church office to schedule a meeting with Pastor Bill. For those adults and youth who wish to make a public affirmation of their faith by being confirmed or received, we are planning a series of gatherings over the summer months and will try and schedule based on interested individuals availability.
Confirmation, Reception, Reaffirmation: Which is right for you?
· Confirmation is a public affirmation of faith by middle or high school youth and adults, celebrated by the prayers and laying on of hands by our bishop. It is a celebration of your baptism and your desire to live out your faith in the Episcopal Church. If you were baptized as a child (in any denomination) but never did confirmation, this rite is for you.
· Reception is for those who have been baptized and confirmed in a Christian denomination that has a ritual of confirmation (such as Methodists, Catholics or Lutherans) who wish to join the Episcopal Church.
· Reaffirmation of Faith is for those who have been baptized and confirmed in the Episcopal Church, but in a church other than All Saints’.
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Project for Hybrid (in person and online) Gatherings at All Saints
We will be installing new technology in the Beck Memorial Library in the next month to facilitate hybrid gatherings. A new smart television monitor, laptop computer and Meeting Owl that will capture everything with a 360-degree camera, mic, and speaker so everyone (those physically in the room and those on line via Zoom) can be seen and heard.
This project will allow groups like Women’s Worship, Men’s Bible Study, Thursday Bible Study, and Vestry Meetings to pivot from online only to hybrid gatherings. The new technology will allow groups to include participants who are unable to meet in person. The project costs $1,800 and we welcome gifts to off-set the cost. Please write “Owl Project” on your check memo line
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Caregivers of Southern Carroll County and Vicinity
For over thirty years Caregivers of Southern Carroll County and Vicinity has been providing transportation at no charge to those who haven't any other way to get to medical appointments or some other medical facility. Either they don't have a car or have had to give up driving. We serve four towns: Wolfeboro, Tuftonboro, Ossipee and Alton.
We are very much in need of drivers. It is an ideal volunteer job. You can choose to only drive within the town of Wolfeboro, or are if you are willing to drive to towns such as Rochester, Laconia, Dover, and Somersworth. Occasionally, we have requests to drive as far as Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. You can volunteer to be available any time; however, if you are called and it is inconvenient, all you have to say is "No, I'm not able to." Any time you can give is so appreciated. Drivers are reimbursed, if a trip is over 50 miles round trip.
All clients must be able to get in and out of a car independently as our drivers are only required to pick up, transport, and return them to their homes.
We hope you will consider this opportunity to volunteer. More information is available at our telephone number 569 - 6780 or call Betty Coolidge at 569 - 2882.
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Please consider brewing some coffee when you arrive early for worship on Sunday. All that is needed is to make a couple pots of coffee and put out some coffee cups.
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Please consider participating as a Greeter at Sunday’s Worship. The most important role of a greeter is to make sure all are welcome. Let’s make sure visitors feel welcome and know how to get to the service.
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April 2022 Directory is available in print and pdf form
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New Thursday Bible Study
On Thursday, April 28th at 3:00 pm we will begin studying the Book of Exodus. If you have not received the Thursday Afternoon Bible Study e-mails before and would like to be added, please share your e-mail with Pastor Bill.
The message of Exodus is of God acting to free a powerless people and bring them into covenant relationship. This event reveals God’s faithfulness to Israel and to Egypt and all other nations of the world as well. The exodus is so important that it is even used to describe who God is: “I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery" (Exodus 20:2). The people become the Lord’s “treasured possession out of all the people’s,” “a priestly kingdom,” and “a holy nation” (Exodus 19:5-6) and receive the Torah to show them how to live in relationship with this gracious and liberating God through the everyday activities of life.
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Our June book is a delightful easy read Wishtree by Katherine Applegate.
Trees can't tell jokes, but they can certainly tell stories. . . .
Red is an oak tree who is many rings old. Red is the neighborhood "wishtree"—people write their wishes on pieces of cloth and tie them to Red's branches. Along with her crow friend Bongo and other animals who seek refuge in Red's hollows, this "wishtree" watches over the neighborhood. You might say Red has seen it all. Until a new family moves in. Not everyone is welcoming, and Red's experiences as a wishtree are more important than ever.
Join us via Zoom on Tuesdays June 14th and 21st (we will not need a third meeting given the length of the book).
Please join Pastor Bill Petersen (ASEC) and Pastor Donna Muise (FCCW) as we gather via Zoom on Tuesdays 4:00-5:15 pm for reflection and discussion. Join Zoom Meeting by computer at: https://zoom.us/j/98230488609?pwd=QXlLUjczMlp2OWlqZVlEUmI2K084dz09, Meeting ID: 982 3048 8609, Passcode: 012281, or by phone at: (929) 205-6099, Meeting ID: 982 3048 8609.
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Please let us know if you wish to continue receiving the monthly calendar by mail. Please email the office at allsaints@metrocast.net or call Deb at 603-569-3453 to let us know if you wish to continue to receive the mailing.
Otherwise, you may pick up a paper calendar from the resource table outside the Parish office or in the Narthex. You may also request a .pdf of the calendar by email at any time.
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Join us for Dinner Bell Thursday Evenings |
Our Dinner Bell Community Meals is now offered as a To-Go program every Thursday. Meals may be picked-up in the parking lot from your car.
Guests are invited to make reservations by calling the church office Monday (Call in reservation time 10am to 4pm) or Tuesday (Call in reservation time 2pm- 4pm) to place orders and indicate pickup time (Thursday 4-6 pm).
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While we are apart we are the church together on-line. There are many ways to connect with one another to see, hear and share God online at All Saints'. |
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9:00 am - Worship in-person and via Facebook Live
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Our Parish
Prue Fitts, Felicity Freund, Judy Hess, Zell Kellogg, Bhupendra & Judy Khetani, Jacqueline McLaughlin, Penny Meyer, Carol Pearson, Danielle Pierpont., Deb Hoyt, Mark McLaughlin
Our Family & Friends
Joe Blackett, Mary Ellen Davis, Michael Dowd, Stephanie Fullam, Ruth Gray, Faye Juul, Tom Southern, Debe Tetherly, Bubba Toupes, Peggy Young.
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Accessing books in the Beck Library
User name: AllSaintsWolfeboro
Password: +BeckLibrary+
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Paper copies can be found on the table outside the office. |
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