All Saints' Episcopal Church Newsletter
January 17, 2021
Our Vision: A community living and growing in unity with God and all people through Christ.

Our Mission: To seek God in reverent worship, service to neighbors, gracious hospitality, and the pursuit of wisdom.
Here are the latest opportunities to strengthen
your faith and connect with the community

Trouble Finding Our Services Online?

Join us Sundays at 10:30 am for Holy Eucharist and Wednesdays at 6 pm for Evening Prayer. Each service will be streamed or uploaded to our YouTube page, but sometimes the video is not easy to find.

  • From our church website, www.allsaintsrussellville.org you can click on the graphic at the bottom of the page that links to YouTube. There you will also find the service bulletins.
  • If you're late to the service, don't worry! We have it enabled for you to rewind the service while we're live so you can start from the beginning.
  • If you miss the service completely, we will post the links on Facebook and our website once the video is done processing on YouTube.
  • If you would like to request a DVD of the previous services please let our office know.
  • Please feel free to interact during the broadcast in the comment section.

If you are having trouble finding the video, go to the All Saints' YouTube page, click on videos tab under the All Saints' page. Then you should see the Live video. If the time of the service arrives and the video is not active, simply refresh the page. Make sure to subscribe to our channel, where you'll receive alerts when we go live or have new videos. We look forward to seeing you online!

Epiphany Diaper Drive

Thank you to everyone who donated toward our Epiphany Diaper Drive on Feb 8th benefiting River Valley Shelter, supporting women and children of domestic violence. They were so appreciative of our kindness. We also donated over 100 reusable masks to them, which they said they were in desperate need of as well.
10:30 am Service This Sunday on YouTube

This Sunday, January 17th, our 10:30 am worship service will be conducted on YouTube with Rev. Laird Duran presiding.

Then a 4 p.m. bilingual service will be offered via Zoom for our Karen and Clarksville community with Rev. Teri Daily. The link can be found here:
Call for Reports for Annual Meeting

All Saints Ministry/Program Leaders: It’s time to start planning the Annual Report for the January 2021 Annual Meeting. The All Saints’ Episcopal Church 2021 Annual Meeting is Sunday, January 24th, 2021.
Are you one of the All Saints Program/Ministry Leaders or Co-Leaders? Program and Ministry Reports are due as soon as possible. Please submit the reports in word-processor (e.g. Microsoft WORD) format to church office at allsaints@allsaintsrusellville.net or to the Parish Administrator at kadee43angel@yahoo.com prior to the January 11th noon deadline.

Thank You; KaDee McCormick Parish Administrator
Annual Meeting

Each January All Saints’ gathers to talk about how we have felt the Holy Spirit at work in our midst the previous year, where we feel the Holy Spirit leading us in the year to come, and the logistics on how we will strive to fulfill that calling (budget, staff, building concerns, etc.). In addition, we vote for on-coming Vestry members at this meeting. This year our annual meeting will be held on January 24th at 9 am via Zoom. We will be voting for new Vestry members via an online platform during the meeting, as well as through email or US mail prior to the meeting. This is an important part of our life as an Episcopal congregation, and we hope to see you online for the meeting.

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 844 2284 8821
Passcode: saints
Voting for Vestry Members

Each year at our annual meeting we elect three Vestry Members who will serve a three-year term. This year three persons have been nominated to serve on the Vestry for 2021-2024: Tracy Cole, Htee Hsee, and Carol Lee. Thanks to the three of them for their willingness to serve our parish in this way. Thanks also to the outgoing Vestry Members who served as the nomination committee: Don Hill, Carolyn McLellan, and Tom Parton. 

Our annual meeting will be conducted via Zoom this year, and voting will take place on Zoom as well. If you are unable to attend the meeting but would like to vote, please send your vote to the church office via email (allsaints@allsaintsrussellville.net) by January 24th.
New Vestry Nominees


Carol Lee:

"I came to All Saints in 1972 as a newly minted Episcopal having converted from the Roman Catholic Church. Through the years All Saints has helped to raise 6 children. I am married to John “Jack” Lee. 

I am a lay reader, attend Education for Ministry, and the Zoom Sunday School and Centering Prayer classes. I have served on the Vestry several times, taught Sunday School, been the Christian Education director, worked on search committees and the Ministry of the Sink."
Htee Hsee:

My name is Htee Hsee and I have been attending All Saint’s Church for 4 years. All Saint’s has become my church home and excited to have this opportunity. I am exceedingly honored to be considered for a position on the vestry and very much welcome the opportunity to serve.
Tracy Cole:

Tracy Cole has been a member of All Saints’ for the last 16 years, and truly blessed by it. When her daughter, Eva, was little, Tracy taught Sunday school and helped with the children’s ministry for 5 years. Tracy and Eva have supported Neighbor’s Table for the last 9 years, and Tracy is member of All Saints’ St. Veronica’s Chapter of the Order of the Daughters of the King. 

In her professional life, Tracy is a faculty member at Arkansas Tech and a licensed attorney. In her unprofessional life, Tracy also loves animals, gardening, chocolate, and watching deer and possums from her back porch.
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The vestry of a church has three main responsibilities. The first two are managerial: to take care of the finances of the parish and to take care of our buildings and facilities. The third responsibility is that of filling various representative and leadership positions, such as choosing delegates for diocesan convention, selecting those to fill positions stipulated by the canons (treasurer, junior warden, and secretary), and in the case of a parish selecting a rector. But the importance of the vestry to the life of our congregation doesn’t end there. The vestry also takes an active role in discerning our vision for ministry here at All Saints’.
Delegates for Diocesan Convention

Each year All Saints' sends two delegates and two alternate delegates to our Diocesan Convention, where business for the Diocese is conducted. This year the Diocesan Convention will meet via Zoom on Saturday, February 13th. If you are interested in serving as a delegate, please let Teri know before noon on Thursday, January 21st, by emailing her at revteridaily@gmail.com.
Arkansas Diocese Committee Openings

We will elect representatives to several committees at this year’s convention. Anyone may nominate him- or herself, or another person. We ask, however, that if you are nominating someone else, you contact that person first.

All elections will take place during the business session on Saturday, Feb. 13, except for the convocational elections for Executive Council, which will take place by convocation before convention.

Online nominations will remain open through Thursday, Feb. 11. Nominations will not be accepted during convention on Saturday, Feb. 15.

For a list of available positions please visit the website here:

If you have questions about these positions please contact Rev. Teri Daily or Melissa Simpson.
Calendars and Day by Day Available

New 2021 Episcopal Calendars and Day by Day prayer books are available in the office. If you'd like one, please contact us at 479-968-3622.
Virtual Baby Shower for Melissa Simpson

Since we can’t meet together to share the joyful anticipation of the arrival of sweet Henry, we will have a virtual baby shower on Sunday January 31, 2021 from 12:30 until 1:15. Gifts for Melissa and Henry can be delivered to All Saints’ between January 11, 2021 and January 29th and we will join her online on the 31st while she opens them! Please contact questions to Sherrie Cotton at 479-747-6591 or Diane Roach at 479-970-6745.

Melissa is registered at Amazon and Walmart.

Arkansas Department of Health Covid-19 Vaccination Information
Join us for evening prayer on Wednesdays on YouTube or Facebook at 6 p.m. This week we had Melissa Simpson lead us in prayer.
Called: A Virtual Conference on Vocation and Service from St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Fayetteville January 31, Feb 7 & 14

Explore the art of spiritual discernment in community and in everyday life, listening for God calling each of us to Christian vocation.

This three-part virtual conference will provide a starting place for your own vocational discernment. Each week we will be joined by an expert presenter who will help us to dive deeply into this work together.
Please reserve 1.5 - 2 hours for each offering. After registering, you will receive an email for each Sunday's presentation with information on how to join the Zoom meeting.

For more information visit https://www.stpaulsfay.org/called

Tell Me Something Good - From The Episcopal Church

In Episode 1, our hosts, the Rev. Marcus Halley and Jerusalem Greer, share the story of how Tell Me Something Good came to be, tell about the Good News in their lives recently, and give a preview of upcoming episodes. Mentioned in this episode: The Taste of Country Cooking: The 30th Anniversary Edition of a Great Southern Classic Cookbook The Black Agrarian Fund The Church of the Holy Spirit, West Haven, Conn. Find more information and ideas for Episcopal Evangelism. Have ideas for shows or questions about Episcopal Evangelism? Email Jerusalem and Marcus at evangelism@episcopalchurch.org.
Faith and Reason Sunday School

Join the Faith and Reason class every Sunday at 9 .m. Lead by Bill Parton and Paul Gray

Use this link to join the Zoom meeting:
Meeting ID: 958 5975 7730
Passcode: 1234

Meeting should open around 8:50am.
EYC January 27

Join us January 27 for an online evening of games. We will join Zoom at 6:30 p.m. and catch up with each other. Please feel free to eat dinner or your favorite snack! Then at 7 p.m. we will play some online games from Jackbox. Please have your phone available to play.

Watch your email for link to Zoom meeting.
Neighbors Table

Neighbors Table continues to thrive!  Last week, with the help of Seventh Day Adventists’ food bank donations and our congregational support, we served 232 meals of red beans and rice, cornbread, grapes, fresh tomato salad, and cranberry muffins, cookies, and cake slices to make up the desserts.  We’re seeing more families come through our drive thru.  We are hoping to receive grant money to purchase a new freezer; much appreciation to KaDee who is helping us find available electrical circuitry to safely plug it in.  Also two supporters of Neighbors Table are donating a new roaster.  

We give grateful thanks for the abundant support that our church and our community provide this ministry. Please remember Neighbors Table in your prayers. If you’d like to join our team of joyful workers, just text or call Catherine at 479-264-4346. We follow safety precautions from start to finish. We’ll find a time and task that suits you, and show you how we do it now.
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Feminine Hygiene Products and Adult Underwear for Loaves and Fishes

Loaves and Fishes, a part of the Neighbors Table ministry, asks for donations of boxes of cereal and oatmeal. Also, there is need for feminine hygiene products, especially tampons, and adult disposable underwear for women and men, especially small and medium sizes. Due to Covid precautions, Neighbors Table asks that you bring your donations to All Saints’ Episcopal Church on Saturdays between 9:00 AM and 12:30 PM. Please place your gifts in the Loaves and Fishes Wagon at the door outside Sutherland Hall. As a reminder, you can support Neighbors Table with a donation to Food Ministries in the Giving tab at the All Saints’ webpage. 
Practicing Prayer
New Time 5 pm to 6 pm

We’ll begin with 20 minutes of silent prayer and since we did not meet last week, we’ll conclude our discussion of Thomas Keating’s book, Manifesting God, with Chapter 15,
“A Response to the Signs of the Times,” and the appendices.

To receive a Zoom invitation, please email Catherine Crews, catherine.crews@icloud.com, with your contact information. All are welcome!

Our next book is What do We do with Evil?: the World, the Flesh, and the Devil. This is expected to be Richard Rohr’s final book. Books are available from the Center for Action and Contemplation, www.cac.org.
Enneagram on Zoom

The Enneagram in Love and Work by Helen Palmer, weekly book study, will resume January 21, from 7 to 8:30 pm. We will cover pages 249 to 278 in the Enneagram in Love and Work.

Meeting ID: 88610350105
Passcode: 867714

All are welcome. While the book is helpful you do not have to read it to participate. The leaders are Suzanne Alford, Sheila Jacobs and Rhonda Wolf. 

If you have questions please call or email Rhonda Wolf at (719) 650-6021 or rhondawolf@live.com

Please celebrate the following birthdays this week with us: Hugh Silkensen and Jill Brown.

O God, our times are in your hand: Look with favor, we pray, on
your servants as they begin another year. Grant that they may grow
in wisdom and grace, and strengthen their trust in your goodness
all the days of their lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For those celebrating an anniversary this week: Carolyn & Jim McWilliams.

O gracious and everliving God, look mercifully upon your servants who come to renew the promises they have made to each other. Grant them your blessing, and assist them with your grace, that with true fidelity and steadfast love they may honor and keep their promises and vows; through Jesus Christ our Savior, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Please let the office know if your birthday or anniversary has been missed.
Remembering in your Prayers
 
Weekly Prayers:

Miguel, Jon & Pam, Katie, Jan, Walter, Randy, Kathie, Deborah, Tony, Frances & Jerry, William, and Michael; for all who have contracted the Covid-19 virus; for those who have lost loved ones in the pandemic; for those expecting a child, especially Melissa & Travis Simpson.

Long Term Prayers:
 
Jack & Carol Lee, Barbara Johnson, Barbara Stoltz, Charlie Busch, the Busch Family, Susan Durham Shelton, Bernice & Carina, Tom Munson, Don Cave, Tom Tyler, Arthur Hastings, Isaac, Sarah Lee, the Kellner Family, Rodolpho, Bernice, Bob, Robby, Israel Delabra, Wyatt Sherman, Ann McCorkle, Jeffrey & Jennifer Whitehead, Jordan Hein & family, and Kenny.

To request changes or updates to our weekly or long term prayer list, please contact our office at allsaints@allsaintsrussellville.net
Readings for Second Sunday after Epiphany
Please click on the blue scripture to link to the readings

The First Lesson

The Response

The Epistle

The Gospel
All Saints' Staff

The Rt. Rev. Larry Benfield - Bishop of Arkansas
The Rev. Teri Daily - Rector
Tim and Kristin Smith - Music Ministers
Melissa Simpson - Family Ministry and Special Projects Coordinator 
KaDee McCormick - Parish Administrator
Sherrie Cotton - Administrative Assistant
Marcia Van Horn, Ron Anderson - Office Assistants
 
All Saints' Vestry & Officers
 
Carolyn McLellan - Senior Warden
Don Hill – Junior Warden
Ron Anderson – Junior Warden
Mary Ellen Patton
Thomas Parton
Diane Yarbrough
Elaine Tise
Brandon Etzkorn
Rudy Delabra

Lori Price - Treasurer
Sherrie Cotton - Secretary
Giving at All Saints'

During this time of social distancing and staying home, it is important that we are still able to support our parish and our community through our financial gifts. Contributions may be mailed to the church office or to give online, go to allsaintsrussellville.org and click on GIVE located on the bottom of the web page. You can designate your donation toward a specific ministry or our general fund.