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October 23, 2020 | Volume 14, Issue 43 | Twenty First Sunday After Pentecost | Year A |
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From The Music and Tech Corner |
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We continue to appreciate the encouragement and feedback for the Wednesday night program "Sacred Sing!".
As we prepare to celebrate All Saint's Day on Sunday, November 1st, Ralph and I hope to have organ accompaniment on this coming Wednesday for the notable hymns "Jesus Shall Reign", For all the Saints", and "A Mighty Fortress Is our God". Ralph will wave his magic wand :0), and hope to have us all set up for including the organ in this week's program. Tune in to the livestream again at 6:57pm on Wednesday, October 28th at
OR visit the church website, Youtube page or Facebook page anytime after airing.
Blessings and Joy,
Holly
From Ralph: Some of you noticed the main camera was slightly out of focus last Sunday morning. We couldn't fix it during the service, but we now understand the problem, and it shouldn't happen again. Fortunately, we now know it wasn't our glasses prescriptions that needed adjusting! :0)
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A prayer as I put on my mask... |
Creator, as I prepare to go into the world, help me to see the sacrament in the wearing of this cloth—let it be "an outward sign of an inward grace"—a tangible and visible way of living love for my neighbors, as I love myself. Christ, since my lips will be covered, uncover my heart, that people would see my smile in the crinkles around my eyes. Since my voice may be muffled, help me to speak clearly, not only with my words, but with my actions. Holy Spirit, as the elastic touches my ears, remind me to listen carefully—and full of care—to all those I meet. May this simple piece of cloth be shield and banner, and each breath that it holds, be filled with your love. In your Name and in that love, I pray. Amen |
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You are invited to our community read, a joint ministry of All Saints' and First Congregational Church Wolfeboro via Zoom. Pastors Bill and Gina facilitate lively discussions three Tuesday afternoons a month 4:00-5:00 pm. To join the discussion via computer click: WOLFEBORO READS
Meeting ID: 982 3048 8609 Passcode: 012281
By Phone: (929) 205-6099 Meeting ID: 982 3048 8609
October Book: The Weight of Ink, a novel by Rachel Kadish to be discussed on 10/13,20,27
November Book: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants, by Robin Wall Kimmerer to be discussed 11/10,17,24
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We pray for those on our prayer list... |
The Champagne Family, Bob Pierpont, Ruth Gray, Dylan Allwine, Mark Luken, Shirley Bentley, Rodney Morgan, Stephanie Schroeder, Carolyn Toshney, Gina Vivian, Penny Meyer, Jan Sauda, Faye Juul, Penelope Bennis, Mary McAuley, Gwendolyn Deneau, Mary Ellen Davis, Prue Fitts, Judy Hess, Christine Duval, Michael Dowd, Zell Kellogg, Joe Blackett, Jacqueline McLaughlin, Winona Blake |
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Dottie Tufts Graveside Service and Interment
Right: Holly in Sacristy playing Music for the Service
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Dinner Bell Community Meal To-Go Thursdays |
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Volunteers Needed
We are in need of two volunteers 3:00-6:00 pm each week to help distribute meals in a socially-distanced manner. Please contact Pastor Bill pastorbillpetersen@gmail.com if you would like to help, or have any questions. If you have been a previous kitchen volunteer, please contact Chef Phil pgambale@live.com if you would like help.
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Dinner Bell has resumed with To-Go meals reserved ahead of time and will be distributed in the parking lot.
Reserve your meal(s) by calling the church office 569-3453 Mondays 10:00 am-4:00 pm or Tuesdays 2:00-4:00 pm and indicate pickup time for Thursday between 4:00-6:00 pm.
When picking up your meal(s) please remain in your vehicle, wear a mask and a volunteer will check you in and place your meals in your vehicle's trunk or backseat. A donation for your meal(s) may be left with the volunteer.
October Menu
29th - Beef barley soup, American chop suey, water, fruit.
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On Sunday, November 1, 2020 we will remember all the saints connected to our community who have died since last All Saints’ Day. Please mail or e-mail the church office with the name of your beloved, their connection to you, and the date of their death by October 26, 2020.
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You are invited to share how you have experienced God's grace since the start of the pandemic. Think of a specific time when a person or formal ministry of All Saints' impacted you positively either as someone you sharing your gifts with, as someone receiving the gifts of another, or as a witness to others sharing God's love. How did that experience make you feel? What impact did that have on the community? What makes you passionate about that ministry moment? Please share your story as we focus on encouraging one another.
A Reflection from Connie Mitchell
Tuesday is the high point of my week when I’m visited by Norma Lunney bearing a gift of salad or soup along with a cheery smile and a few minutes of conversation on the front steps.
Norma’s personal ministry since the start of the pandemic has been to make weekly visits to the many isolated seniors in Wolfeboro that she came to know as chef for the Senior Center lunches in the All Saints’ fellowship hall. Hats off to Norma for keeping in touch with her friends and neighbors!
Share your story with Pastor Bill or our Senior Warden and E-news Editor Carolyn Sundquist. They can be as creative as you wish and any format. They could be a 2-3 sentence written impact statement, a 1-2 minute video chat, or a formal written short story. Photos to accompany your story are always great!
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IMPORTANT! Looking for an E-News Assistant Editor to cover for Editor when, or if, she ever goes on vacation again. Promotion to Editor is a definite possibility. Please contact Pastor Bill or Carolyn at
csundquist@roadrunner.com
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The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed our deep need for community. The urgency with which people ask, "When can we come back to in-person worship?" is palpable. The fact remains, however, large gatherings in crowds are an enemy to us, and a friend to the virus, which preys on the aged and those with pre-existing conditions. Thankfully, our pre-pandemic worship gatherings are not the only way to do church.
Throughout the centuries, Christian community has taken many forms. Some of those might be useful to us today. Long before there were church buildings, the early church met in small groups in homes, outside, and in cemeteries. As someone once quipped, "Jesus only had twelve, and apparently that was one too many." We will continue our Sunday 9:00 am live stream as our primary worship for the foreseeable future, even when we can safely gather indoors we will continue to live stream for the home-bound and those who cannot participate in group due to age or pre-existing conditions.
This month, Pastor Bill is available for "Pop-up Eucharist" appointments outside with individuals or small groups meeting on your driveway, front yard or porch (or in the courtyard at church). We will practice Covid courtesies by wearing masks and distancing at least 6 feet while we enjoy share a brief time together, praying, and sharing the Body of Christ (Bishop +Rob requests that individuals provide their own bread). Please contact the church office at 569-3453 to schedule an appointment.
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Steve Blackmer in a letter from Church of the Woods
I’ve lived in New England all my life and still, the leaves turning color in the fall leaves me speechless. No matter that this is the 65th time I’ve had the fortune to witness it, the wanton display of beauty unfolding stuns me.
Years ago, during a time of my life when I despaired about the degradation of the world, I developed a practice of looking for beauty at least once each day. I might find it in a standing tree or flying bird, in a smokestack plume illuminated by the rising sun, in the face of a person on the street. No matter where I was, I could find beauty. And give thanks.
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Ten Ways to Live Restoratively
Take relationships seriously, envisioning yourself in an interconnected web of people, institutions, and the environment.
Try to be aware of the impact—potential as well as actual—of your actions on others and the environment.
When your actions negatively impact others, take responsibility by acknowledging and seeking to repair the harm—even when you could probably get away with avoiding or denying it.
Treat everyone respectfully, even those you don’t expect to encounter again, even those you feel don’t deserve it, even those who have harmed or offended you or others.
Involve those affected by a decision, as much as possible, in the decision-making process.
View the conflicts and harms in your life as opportunities.
Listen, deeply and compassionately, to others, seeking to understand even if you don’t agree with them. (Think about who you want to be in the latter situation rather than just being right.)
Engage in dialogue with others, even when what is being said is difficult, remaining open to learning from them and the encounter.
Be cautious about imposing your “truths” and views on other people and situations.
Sensitively confront everyday injustices including sexism, racism, and classism [and other examples of systemic and intersectional injustice].
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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 via Facebook Live
10:00 am - Virtual Coffee Hour via Zoom
Meeting ID: 625 293 985 Password: 686500
By phone: (929) 205-6099 Meeting ID: 625 293 985
Mondays
10:00 am - Office Hours with Pastor Bill via Zoom
Meeting ID: 296 849 095 Password: 027471
By phone: (929) 205-6099 Meeting ID: 296 849 095
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9:00 am - Women's Worship via Zoom
Meeting ID: 998 0107 3469 Password: 003176
By Phone: (929) 205-6099 Meeting ID: 998 0107 3469
3:00 pm - Wolfeboro Reads via Zoom
Meeting ID: 982 3048 8609 Password: 012281
By Phone: (929) 205-6099 Meeting ID: 982 3048 8609
Wednesdays
5:57 pm - Sacred Sing via Facebook Live
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9:00 am - Men's Bible Study via Zoom
Meeting ID: 998 0107 3469 Password: 003176
By Phone: (929) 205-6099 Meeting ID: 998 0107 3469
3:00 pm - Midweek Bible Study via Zoom
Meeting ID: 546 551 506 Password: 508697
By phone at: (929) 205-6099 Meeting ID: 546 551 506
Fridays
5:00 pm - Share casual conversation via Zoom
Meeting ID: 938 3255 5628 Password: 592973
By Phone: (929) 205-6099 Meeting ID: 938 3255 5628
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United Thank Offering In-Gathering October 18th through 31st |
Our United Thank Offering is sponsored by All Saints Episcopal Church Women as one of their Outreach Missions.
Our Fall UTO In-gathering will be anytime between the dates of October 18th and the 31st of Oct. Please convert your coins into bills or a check made out to All Saints Church, but indicate on the check UTO. You may mail your offering to: All Saints Church, P.O. 359, Wolfeboro, NH 03894 or drop off your offering at the church office.
As you think about your United Thank Offering, you may include in your thoughts the following prayer:
Gracious God, we come before you in the knowledge that,
although we are varied in our gifts, we are united as laborers in your
harvest. With grateful hearts, we give thanks for the blessings and
challenges that inspire the work of the United Thank Offering. May
the offerings given to the UTO as an expression of gratitude go on to
address the needs of our ever-changing world.
All this we ask through Jesus Christ whose life is a blueprint
we strive to follow. Amen
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Systematic Racism in New Hampshire - It's easy to not see race-based oppression and systematic racism in New Hampshire but our healthcare outcome data doesn't lie. The
Many of you will have noticed a number of new Black Lives Matter signs around town. They have been posted as a statement that - if we truly value ALL lives-we must stop treating people as more dangerous and less human simply because they have Black or Brown skin. This is not a political issue. It is an issue of simple human decency.
- Some of you will say that it is political, that BLM is a violent organization. Research will show you that their protests are not violent by design, and that the violence is often instigated by outsiders.
- Some of you will say that you believe in their goals, but that they should work in and with the system to make the changes they seek. Research will show you both that many do, and that hundreds of years of asking nicely have not been enough.
- Some of you will say that it is not that bad, that they are overreacting. Research will show you that Black and Brown children are often suspended when other kids get detention and arrested when other kids get suspended. It will show you that Black women with advanced degrees are 6 times more likely to die of complications related to childbirth than White women with high school diplomas. It will show you that unarmed Black and Brown suspects are 1.3 times more likely to be killed by police than unarmed White suspects. Research will show you that, in fact, Black lives are not yet as valued as they should be.
"Black Lives Matter" means nothing more, and nothing less, than this.
Show Your Support - Black Lives Matter signs you may have seen around town and sponsored by the Wolfeboro Equity and Justice Group are on order and will soon be available through the parish office for $25.00. Proceeds from these sales will benefit The NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and The Equal Justice Initiative, organizations dedicated to uplifting the Black community.
Drawing on the unfinished work of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1967/68 Poor People's Campaign, which called for a "revolution of values," Repairers of the Breach is working in partnership with hundreds of local and national partners, to lead the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. This multi-state movement has emerged from more than a decade of work by grassroots community and religious leaders, organizations, and movements fighting to end systemic racism, poverty, the war economy, environmental destruction, and other injustices. To learn about New Hampshire Poor People's Campaign, visit: NHPPC
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ALL SAINTS' WOLFEBORO | (603) 569-3453 | www.wolfesaints.com
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