Greetings to all!

LET’S CELEBRATE! will return in the September 28 newsletter. For those wishing to participate, please send in your moments of joy and celebration to Erin at asygappleton@gmail.com by Tuesday, September 27. 

FALL 2022 YOUTH MINISTRY SCHEDULE: Schedules and registration forms for Youth Ministry programs are now live on the Calendars page of the Youth Ministry website. They have also been sent out via the Youth Ministry Weekly Update email list. Please contact Erin to be added to this list.

Re: Registration Forms: Please fill out only ONE Registration/Media Consent Form per family. It's important that I have accurate and up-to-date records on file. Parents can return forms either digitally via email or in-person at church. If there are any questions, please ask. Thank you!

Sunday School (grades 4K-12) has resumed and is offering classes both in-person and virtually via Zoom. Families are welcome to attend the class that best fits their circumstances.

Needed: at least 2 more adults to teach (at least 1 more per class)

Times & Location: Sundays, 9:30-10:15am, Undercroft/Kemper Hall (downstairs) & Zoom

Youth Group (grades 5-12) resumes tonight, Wednesday, September 14. Regarding masking, we have been given the green light to adopt a system similar to what we did with diocesan camp this summer, but using Outagamie County & local COVID levels as our metrics:

• Low levels will be mask optional (and always mask friendly)
• Medium levels will be mask optional except for singing or if in a larger group setting
• High levels will be masking across the board regardless of vaccination status

Needed: 1-2 other adults to assist for both practical and Safeguarding purposes

Times & Location: Wednesdays, 6:30-8:00pm, Undercroft/Kemper Hall (downstairs); Zoom if needed for weather or extenuating circumstances

SAVE THE DATE: The Diocesan Youth Fall Lock-In will be held November 18-20 at Waypost Camp (weekend before Thanksgiving). This overnight retreat-type event is open to students who will be in grades 6-12 for the 2022-2023 academic year. It is hoped that registration will be open by next week.  

From Sarah Gilbert: 

What with Pete's retirement, he and I will be spending all of August and September at our family cottage in Michigan. The internet and Zoom will allow me to keep up wardenly duties remotely, and stay connected as best we can. Feel free to contact me as needed, and I'll look forward to seeing your shining faces in October!

Email: pses@sbcglobal.net

Cottage phone: 231-352-9832

Cell (no service at the cottage, but I'll check when we go to town): 920-205-9053

Horrible Shakespearean puns aside, we are rapidly sneaking up on the end of summer and the beginning of fall. And so it is time for us to decide whether to continue our coffee hour fellowship time after the 10:30 service. For the past several months, we’ve enjoyed gathering out on the lawn, but as the weather turns, that will become less and less feasible (not to mention less and less comfortable!). If we want to keep this ministry going, we’ll need to take it indoors.

The Palmer Room is well equipped to handle coffee hour, of course, as that’s where we held it in the before-time, in the long-long-ago, prior to Covid. And since we’ve used that space a couple of times even in the present phase of the pandemic, when rain has kept us from using the Washington St. lawn, I think our best bet for the fall is to move coffee hour back into the Palmer Room. We have an ultraviolet air filter in there already, the windows can be opened as needed, and there is enough room for us to gather without having to feel like we’re in a crowded elevator.

Aye, but here’s the rub: we will still need volunteer hosts! So if you enjoy our fellowship after Mass, and if our time together beyond sharing the liturgy is something you agree is important to the life and vitality of our parish family, please consider signing up to host a coffee hour ~ you can contact Emily in the church office to reserve your spot on the calendar, and with any questions you might have.

Thanks, y’all!

Peace & blessings,

Christopher+

It's CROP Walk time! But this year...things will be different. The Fox Cities CROP Walk will not be held, though the national fundraiser continues as always. This Fall, the Vestry has decided shift focus from the CROP Walk to other worthwhile relief efforts.

If you are in a position to contribute, we'd suggest local organizations, including Harbor House (assisting victims of domestic abuse), Pillars (assisting the unhoused), St. Joe's Food Pantry and many others. There are also numerous vetted world relief agencies such as Episcopal Relief & Development, UNHCR, or, as usual, Church World Service, the sponsor of the CROP Walk. And you likely have special organizations that you choose to support. (If anyone is interested, the needs of Ukrainian refugees in Chełm, Poland continue. Donations to All Saints, clearly identified "For Ukrainian Refugees", will be forwarded.)

Sharing aid and agency is at the core of our ministry in Christ. We thank you for contributions you are able to make in the coming weeks of Fall!

The Fox Cities Marathon is this coming Sunday, Sept. 18.  Please allow extra time to get to church, as some roads will be closed for the event.  You can view the marathon route map here.

REMINDER: If you'd like to have your birthday or anniversary recognized, please contact the office.

September Birthdays

9/1 - Steve Summers

9/2 - Tina Wilfer

9/4 - Michael Soffa

9/7 - Mick Rutz

9/8 - Ethan Rutz

9/9 - Susan Allen

9/10 - Brynn Dobkoski

9/15 - Arden Kuehmsted

9/17 - Abigail Wolf

9/21 - Tracy Peterson

9/23 - Pam Sealy

9/29 - Eric Neiswender

September Anniversaries

9/12 - Peter & Sarah Gilbert

9/13 - Chris & Dan Mitchell

The event will be held Saturday, Sept. 17.  Meet at Wanick Park Pavilion in Sherwood, WI. Registration at 10:00 am, Walk at 11:00, Lunch, Drawings etc. around noon. Proceeds go to Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research. 

More information and registration at goingonabeerrun.com.

The Appleton branch of AAUW (American Association of University Women) is holding its 85th annual used book sale, "Cycling Home to Read", Oct. 13-15, 19-22, & 26-29 inside the Northland Mall, 900 W. Northland Ave., Appleton, WI 54914.

We're accepting contributions of books from the community.  This includes hardcover and paperback books, children's books, books on CD, sheet music, CDs, DVDs, puzzles, and games.  (Please, no magazines, textbooks, or VHS tapes.)  

For book pick-up and drop-off, please call 920-284-7098, 920-734-6750, 920-843-8888, or 920-540-7751.  Profits provide scholarships for women.