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Message from the Rector

Happy New Year!!!! Happy Epiphany!!! Happy post-holiday!!!! If you can’t tell, I am filled with gratitude and greetings, and my heart is still full after experiencing a Spirit-filled and beautiful Christmas season. A huge THANK YOU to all who made our Christmas services so amazing—the choir, the altar guild, our “greeners,”, our children, and all those whose presence make worship possible (including worshipers!!)!

Tomorrow is the Feast of the Epiphany, and for Christians, it begins a season of revelation—God revealed in Jesus to the Magi (all humanity)—and during this time, we are invited to watch and pay attention to God’s revealing acts that still happen to this very day. It is a time-honored tradition for many Episcopalians to have their homes blessed during the season after the Epiphany, symbolizing an open invitation and desire for the Lord's presence and blessing over the household (or workplace) throughout the upcoming year.

AN INVITATION: I would be honored to come and bless your homes!!!! From now until the Annual Meeting on Sunday, February 4^th. I am making it a priority to bless as many homes as possible. This serves two main purposes—it helps mark and reveal God as primary in our lives at the heart of where we spend the majority of our time (our homes!), AND it will be an opportunity for you to share your hopes for this community of faith and help reveal to me how God is working in your lives. I have loved getting to know you and being here with you for these past  2 years (almost!), and continuing to build and grow our relationship with one another for the sake of building up the Body of Christ here is my primary focus. SO, call me and schedule a time to have your home blessed! My cell number is 310-425-4186. 

I look forward to hearing from you,

Andrew +

PS- We are hosting one of the Bishop's Listening Sessions next Tuesday, 1/9 from 10am - 12pm. If you can, please come!

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.

THANK YOU, Hope Sayles, for providing music for the

Christmas Day and New Year's Eve Sunday services!

Isn't this the cutest picture ever? Communion with a baptised little one! As seen from Zoom, thanks to Martha Grahame.

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

Thanks to all who contributed to our Thanksgiving and Christmas Basket Outreach. We were able to help provide 14 Thanksgiving baskets and 20 Christmas baskets to Calvert neighbors in need.

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

Just a friendly reminder that we will be back to our regularly scheduled programming in January. Come and join us at our Fun and Fellowship breakfast at Dream Weaver this Saturday, January 6th at 9 AM. Come and order your breakfast and meet us in the back room!

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!

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!

Link to register >>> REGISTER

Listening Session with Bishop Carrie at All Saints on Tuesday, January 9th from 10:00am - 12:0pm

Our new bishop has announced listening sessions around the Diocese of Maryland, and we are here at All Saints are one of the host sites!!! Join Bishop Carrie Schofield-Broadbent for a listening session to deepen existing relationships and build new ones as we begin the next chapter of life and ministry in the Diocese of Maryland, together. For more detailed information, CLICK HERE.

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.

"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

KNITTING/CRAFTING GROUP 2024 UPDATE!

Greetings! For the start of the new year, the regularly attending participants of the crafting/ knitting group have come up with some changes for 2024. We are still meeting on Thursdays, but our zoom meetings will now be held in the evenings from 6:30 - 8 every other week alternating with in person meetings held at the usual time of 1 - 3 pm in the parish hall lounge, unless otherwise noted in the group email or in the church newsletter. We hope this will provide a way for those who work during the day to come and join in the fellowship of knitting and crafting together! If you would like to join us just to chat, we would be happy to have you, no crafting required.

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

The lessons for this Sunday are available online 

https://www.lectionarypage.net/YearABC_RCL/Epiphany/Epiph_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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