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June 26, 2020- Vol 14, Issue 26
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Sunday Ministry Assignments
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Altar Guild
Ushers
Lectors
Presenters
Eucharistic
Mini
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Greeters
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Birthdays June - July
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06/28 Susan Merrell
06/28 Alyce Ferguson
06/28 Milan Krainchich
06/30 Bruce Flint
06/30 Peter Marshall Jr
07/01 Sandy Martin
07/02 Lyn Healy
07/03 Lou Siracusa
07/04 Robert Pierpont
07/04 Inger Woerheide |
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Anniversaries June
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06/25 Bob & Inger Woerheide
06/28 William & Margaret Peabody
06/28 Art & Lynne Slocum
06/29 Georgia & Dick Mosher
06/30 Jim & Nancy Thomas |
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Life in Christ Includes Praise and Lament
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Though we may prefer to think of God giving us lives of joy and ease, a full life following Jesus also includes sorrow and grief. To the extent we are willing to acknowledge God's presence in every circumstance, our faith becomes integrated and sustainable through a lifetime.
Does our worship have a blind spot? Do we avoid faithful lament? Marked by transformation as clear and life and death (Romans 6), the disciple naturally embodies the gospel of Jesus Christ. Like it or not, this includes moments of sadness, grief, and betrayal that were very much a part of Jesus' faithful journey. If our lives are identified as following Jesus in the Way of Love, we as disciples, can name both joys and sorrows as dimensions of Jesus' story and purpose.
The greatest challenge of faith for most Christians is the moment of suffering, so Sunday invites us to practice faithful lament. In an age of denial when difficult things are swept under the rug, we may resist the idea that God wants anything to do with suffering. Our scriptures, however, ensure we do not avoid earth-bound realities.
Worship calls us to faithfully lament as well as praise. Let our online gathering Sunday be a service of full-hearted proclamation of the depths of life in Christ. [Sundays and Seasons, 2020]
In Christ,
Bill+
P.S. Please watch your U.S. Mail for information on
The Way of Love: Gathering During a Pandemic and
at home devotional and worship materials for July.
Readings:
Worship Links:
*Note: You do not have to be a member of Facebook.
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Love Looks Like All of Us
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Celebrating Dani Pearson's 104th Birthday
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On Monday, June 22nd Florence "Dani" Pearson celebrated her 104th birthday. It seems like yesterday we celebrated her 100th birthday at
Inn on Main and O Bistro Restaurant & Events
Barn with an ice cream social. Because we could not gather in person, a birthday parade with dozens of people passed her home on Bassett Road. Unfortunately she had a medical incident and was subsequently transported to Huggins Hospital. We are grateful for parishioners with medical experience including nurses Gail Dietzer and Terri White, and Dr. Lee White who cared for Dani. She is grateful for the prayers and birthday wishes so many shared in person and on social media.
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Celebrating Dani Pearson's 104th Birthday Part 2
The Parade
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| Can you see Gail Dietzer smiling? |
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Nancy Thomas getting the Corvette ready.
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Jack and Alyce Ferguson won for Best Banner!
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Double birthday wishes from Janie Newcomb.
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Terri White won Best Sign contest!
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Our Senior Warden Carolyn Sundquist
Seconds after leaving the parking lot, the sign flew out of her hand and had to be rescued from the middle of a very busy North Main Street! LOL!! |
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Inaugural Great EpisGOpal Race!
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United Thank Offering presents the Inaugural Great EpisGOpal Race!
Join the All Saints in Motion Team in supporting the 2020 Ingathering of The United Thank Offering (UTO) this summer with a bit of movement! The Great EpisGOpal Virtual Race is happening anytime between July 22 and July 31. You can choose any type of movement and any distance and have some fun in this virtual race event to raise money for the UTO 2020 Ingathering. All of the funds raised by this event will be dispersed to ministries responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. To join or contribute to UTO on behalf of our church team, All Saints in Motion, just follow this link: Race
Once there, you can select "Team Fundraiser" and then "All Saints in Motion" and then the donation made should be allocated to our team!
Let's have some fun together and thank you!
Deb Bunting
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Around All Saints' Corner of Creation
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From Cate McMahon
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Dear brother and sister parishioners,
As we approach "high season" in Wolfeboro and vicinity, I would like to give thanks for the faithful ministries of our rector, Pastor Bill, our senior warden and vestry, parish staff, and all parish leaders.
Pastor Bill's hands-on, can-do approach amid the many restrictions due to the pandemic has been nothing short of inspirational in holding us together, a little lifeboat for our congregation. Bill has used all available avenues - from mailings to our homes, to live Sunday morning worship via FaceBook, to Zoom meetings for parish committees and study groups - to communicate with parishioners. To further support us, Bill has established Zoom times for "check-in" on Monday mornings, Wine and Whine with favorite beverage on Friday afternoons; and Sunday coffee hour 30 minutes after the livestream Morning Prayer and preaching. All these things continue to nourish us with Word and teaching, prayer and fellowship, and even liturgical touches, like the red draping around Bill's office during the Pentecost live-stream worship!
Like most of us, I do miss the full liturgy, sacrament and community of our more usual Sundays at church. But I think what we are doing together now has its own sacramentality.
And, we are all at liberty to break bread at table in our homes and remember Jesus giving his life for us. That kind of table fellowship, practiced as a memorial among the earliest followers of Christ, pre-dated the more structured rituals we now observe in our church buildings. Miriam Therese Winter, a Catholic sister, talks about this as a "small-e" eucharist when we do it today.
But in the meantime, let us participate in all the revised parish life that we can and be thankful as we wait in joyful hope for a larger reunion.
- Cate McMahon
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Only 10 More YouTube Subscribers Needed!
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We would like to create a custom url for our YouTube Channel and need 100 subscribers to do so. We currently have 90 and ask that if you are not already subscribed, please visit: AllSaintsYouTube
and click the grey "Subscribe" button. Thank you!
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Join Us For Wine & Whine on Friday Evenings
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Join us Friday Evenings at 5:00 pm with a glass of your favorite beverage on Zoom at
Meeting ID: 938 3255 5628 Password: 592973
By Phone: (929) 205-6099 Meeting ID: 938 3255 5628
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Monday Morning Check-In
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Grab a cup of coffee and join Pastor Bill at 10:00 am for a Monday Morning Check-in. No topic, just a chance to be together and share via Zoom. Join by computer at*: Click here: Monday Check-In
*If you've already downloaded Zoom, click on the icon on your device and enter the following:
Meeting ID: 296 849 095 Password: 027471
Join by phone at: (929) 205-6099 Meeting ID: 296 849 095
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Connect With God & With Others
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"...have you ever found God in church? I never did. I just found a bunch of folks hoping for him to show. Any God I ever felt in church I brought in with me. And I think all the other folks did too. They come to church to share God, not find God." -Alice Walker
The church is where God's people-YOU-are. While we are in exile in our homes, we don't need to go to church to find God, because when we are church together on-line we share God. There are many ways to connect, to see, hear and share God online at All Saints'...
Sundays
10:00 am - Virtual Coffee Hour via Zoom
Join by computer at*: Coffee Hour
*If you've already downloaded Zoom, click on the icon on your device and enter the following:
Meeting ID: 625 293 985
Password: 686500
Join by phone at: (929) 205-6099
Meeting ID: 625 293 985
Tuesdays
7:30 am - Women's Worship via Zoom
Join by computer at*: Women's Worship
*If you've already downloaded Zoom, click on the icon on your device and enter the following:
Meeting ID: 963 2022 6375 Password: 030857
Join be phone at: (929) 205-6099 Meeting ID: 963 2022 6375
Thursdays
9:00 am - Men's Bible Study of the readings for Sunday via Zoom
Join by computer at*: Men's Bible Study
*If you've already downloaded Zoom, click on the icon on your device and enter the following:
Meeting ID: 377 746 725 Password: 008244
Join by phone at: (929) 205-6099 Meeting ID: 377 746 725
3:00 pm - Midweek Bible Study on the Gospel of Matthew via Zoom
Join by computer at*: Midweek Bible Study
*If you've already downloaded Zoom, click on the icon on your device and enter the following:
Meeting ID: 546 551 506 Password: 508697
Join by phone at: (929) 205-6099 Meeting ID: 546 551 506F
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Not sure how to connect via Zoom?
During this time of disconnect due to Covid-19, All Saints' is utilizing Zoom for many gatherings.
From Sunday Virtual Coffee Hour, to Bible Studies, Zoom will allow our congregation to connect live and face-to-face, while following the social guidelines set in place by our government. Here are the steps for participating via computer or telephone:
- You will find a link to the event and an I.D. number and password. (Note: The FIRST time you open a Zoom link, it will prompt you to download the app. This is FREE. Please follow the instructions given to install.)
- Each Zoom event that you open will ask for the I.D. number and password.
- For any video/visual participation, you will need a camera either on your phone, or on your computer. If you do not have one, the invitation email you receive will provide instructions for calling in on your phone.
- We encourage participants to mute yourself unless you have an opportunity to speak. Household noises can often times be a distraction to others. If you would like to get your Zoom account set up ahead of time, visit https://zoom.us/.
Troubleshooting:
- If you log in and no one else is in the gathering, double check to make sure you have the right date and time; if you do, it's likely that you've clicked/entered the wrong link/address. Each meeting has its own link/address and only works for that gathering. Note: some gatherings use a "wait room" and the host will let you in.
- If you get connected but can't seem to connect audio, try using "chat" (link at the bottom of the screen) to ask for help.
- If you can only see one person, try clicking on the "speaker view" button on the top and switch it to "gallery view" to see all participants.
- If your internet connection fails and you get knocked off, simply join back in. It happens.
- If you're stuck, contact the event host/leader.
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Please Continue To Pray For Those on Our Prayer List
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Gwendolyn Deneault Penelope Bennis Debra and Family
Ron Locke Patricia Noxon Bob Champagne
Vange Sandeen Kathy Holloran Judith Locke
Patsy Matthews Rhys Eppich Robert & Dian
Shirley Bentley Mary McAuley Michele
Marilyn Kay Penny Meyer ` Prue Fitts
Joe Blackett Susie Tidd Zell Kellogg
Judy Hess Joe Nunnery Michael Dowd
Debe Tetherly Khadijah Goforth Jacqueline Mclaughlin
Stephanie Schroeder Wayne S. Mary Ellen Davis
Bobbie Sutherland
Mark Luken George & Linda Pacheco
Bob Pierpont Tyler Kott Mick & Judy
Kate Blending Robin & Jim Kott Kathy Kibbey
Carolyn Toshney Rodney Morgan Pam Oliver
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Thank You for Giving During This Time of Pandemic
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Thank you for all who have continued to support the work of All Saints during this time. You may make contributions by mail, using your financial institution's automated check writing service, or secure online giving via Donate
Creator of all we enjoy, we give you thanks for the countless people you have gathered to do your work as All Saints' Wolfeboro. We thank you for your Holy Spirit inspiring some as they longed for this church, others as they built this church and still others as they lovingly and boldly led this church through times of abundance and times of scarcity. Help us to be bold as we model giving of time and money during this time. Make our generous giving a symbol of both our faith and our gratitude. We pray in the name of your son, Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen.
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You Make A Difference
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Is there an exceptional All Saints' volunteer we should recognize? Please share any recognition recommendations with our Senior Warden Carolyn Sundquist or Pastor Bill to bring to the Vestry for consideration. Who can we give thanks for the blessings they have shared with our congregation?
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Office Hours
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Monday - 9 AM - 4 PM
Tuesday - 1 PM - 5 PM
Wednesday - 9 AM- Noon
Thursday - 9 AM - Noon
Friday - Closed
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June, 2020 Calendar
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Food Pantry: 1st & 3rd Wednesdays 10 am - 1 pm and 4-6 pm
Wolfeboro Nursery School: Closed
SUNDAY June 28
9:00 AM Facebook live service
10:00 AM Coffee Hour via Zoom
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All Saints e-News
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We hope you have enjoyed reading our e-News and we encourage your feedback to help us make it even better. We publish an issue weekly on Friday afternoon, to help keep you up to date and in touch with our current news and activities. We think this may be especially helpful to those that are unable to attend our Sunday worship services, are out of town and away for the season. Please let us know if you have some information you would like us to share in future issues of this newsletter.
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Rev. Bill Petersen
Rector, All Saints Church
Carolyn Sundquist
Editor, All Saints E-News
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