This Weekly Newsletter provides quick reference information for the members and friends of All Saints. We invite you to find full descriptions, flyers and lots of other information at the:
All Saints Facebook Page - facebook (link)
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Other future events and details can be found on our Parish website calendar or on Facebook. The calendar can be found on the link below:
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And, welcome to Palm Sunday
The texts for the day may be accessed here:
First of all, a few more changes, liturgically speaking.
We begin out of doors - weather permitting - to bless the palms and then symbolically walk into Jerusalem (the brick church will have to do in this instance) as we sing our processional hymn. The confession is absent this week as we celebrate the triumphal entry. The processional text - from Mark's gospel - sets the stage for what is to follow in Holy Week, just as the passages from Isaiah and Phillipians complement the passion narrative, also from Mark. That will be offered - as is our custom - as a dramatic reading with numerous members of the parish reading parts of the characters present. Everyone in the attendance has a part to play as the 'Crowd' so practice those angry shouts demanding crucifixion!
Our readers for Sunday are Deb Watons (Isaiah) and Dave Shupe (Phillippians), and our prayer leader is Deb Shupe.
The next timely lecture in our adult formation series with Dr. Brakke - 'Jesus and the Jews in John's Gospel' - will begin after the service.
To join the service by pc, laptop or smart device, click on this link:
If you are asked for a password, enter 014954
(You may 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
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From the Rector:
Easter and Holy Week Schedule
Maundy Thursday (April 1) - 7 PM Virtual prayer book liturgy with eucharist and a symbolic stripping of the altar.
Good Friday (April 2) - Noon. Virtual prayer book liturgy featuring a reading of the passion narrative from the Gospel of John. This will be a joint service with members and clergy of St. Paul's. Prince Frederick; Christ Church, West River; and St. James, Lothian.
Good Friday Evening - 7 PM. Virtual. A musical reflection on the passion, with contemporary music, prayers and images.
For these Holy Week services, use the following to access Zoom:
By pc, laptop or smart device, click on this link:
If asked for a password, enter 015568
To join by cellphone (audio only)
Dial 1-646-558-8656 When prompted, enter the access code 479413263# And then the password 015568#
By landline
Dial +1 646 558 8656
Then enter the meeting ID and password when prompted to do so - Meeting ID: 479 413 263 Password: 015568
Easter Vigil (April 3) - You are invited to join the livestream from our Cathedral in Baltimore. The link will be sent when available.
Easter Sunday (April 4) - 10 AM. Virtual celebration of Holy Eucharist with music.
You may access the Easter Service in the following way:
To join the service by pc, laptop or smart device, click on this link:
If you are asked for a password, enter 014954
(You may 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
Easter Sunday (Easter Egg Hunt) - 1 PM. Families are invited to participate in a masked and socially-distanced Easter Egg Hunt on the campus and then will be invited - by family unit - to adorn the cross placed in front of the church with flowers. For more information and to reserve a spot for the event, please contact Erryn Fleming at sundayschoolasc@gmail.com.
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Lent Madness is Ending!!!!
The bracket can be viewed by clicking on the link below.
Lent Madness is a great discipline for this season. For starters, it is a lot of fun (Unless you gave up fun for Lent) It is also a painless way to learn about some of the lesser known men and women who lived faithful lives and - as we pray every Wednesday at our healing service - were the 'chosen vessels of your grace, and the lights of world in their generations."
Here's the link to the bracket...
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Last Chance to order Easter Lilies! If you want a Lilly in honor or in memory of a friend or loved one, please let the office know no later than Monday the 29th. Or if you just want to help with cost of Lilies you can go to Easy Tithe and make your donation.
Lilies can be picked up anytime after the Easter Zoom Service.
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All Saints Conference Call for Prayer
After one year of meeting weekly by phone for prayer, Prayer Warden Barbara Brown and Deacon Lisa Siciliano have discerned the call to retire Conference Call for Prayer. Prayerful consideration over some time has revealed that the need for this activity has subsided and that each of us is being called to other endeavors.
We thank everyone who has taken time to join in with thanks and praise to God and to present All Saints’ concerns, both personal and corporate. Please know that we will still be praying for everyone, and if anyone feels a particular need for prayer support, you can reach out to us at:
Prayer Warden, Barbara Brown
barbara_brown1@verizon.net
Deacon Lisa Siciliano
elizabeth.d.siciliano@gmail.com
Thank you and may God continue to bless you.
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On the giving front:
If you would like to give a special Easter donation, you can easily do so via easyTithe clicking SUPPORT US on our website (allsaints1692.org). Click on GIVE NOW and choose the Easter Donation Fund. Of course, you can always donate by sending a check to All Saints Parish, P.O. Box 40, Sunderland, MD 20689. If you have any questions, feel free to email Deb Shupe (allsaints1692connections@gmail.com) or the church office (allsaints1692@alllsaints1692.org)
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The Altar Guild Tool Kit is still missing and is greatly missed. If anyone has borrowed it please return it to the sacristy. It's a tackle box with "Altar Guild" written on the lid.
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Extra, Extra
No Food Drop Off on Easter Sunday!
DRIVE THRU, DROP OFF Will be on Sunday April 11, 12:30 to 2:00.
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The latest Adult Formation offering is the lecture series Understanding the New Testament by Dr. David Brakke, based on his book. Dr. Brakke is the Joe R. Engle Chair in the History of Christianity and a Professor of History at The Ohio State University. Each lecture is about thirty minutes in length and will be followed by discussion of the material presented... at least as our starting point.
We convene on Wednesday mornings at 9 AM with a repeat on Sunday morning at 11:30. Here are the links:
If asked for a password, enter 015568
If you are asked for a password, enter 014954
A study guide will be provided to each attendee (PDF format via email). We hope that you will join us.
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The Great Reveal…Archdeacon Chef Kerry Smith Cooks This Saturday!
If you haven’t experienced Kerry Smith’s tours de force you can’t imagine such a mélange of cooking talent, presentation skill, humor and sheer audacity! (Besides that, it’ll be nice to chat with Kerry again, or to meet him for the first time.
Formerly Deacon to our All Saints, and Archdeacon of the Diocese of Maryland, not to mention chef and proprietor of the best cooking store in Annapolis (the Cooks Revenge), Kerry will provide a collage of culinary tips and bagel lore throughout his demonstration of “domestic bagelry” (the art of making a genuine New York bagel in your own kitchen – here’s a link to the recipe Don’t miss this treat, tomorrow, Saturday, 27 March at 1000.
Joe Klausner’s introduction to all things mandolin will be 10 AM, Saturday, April 17, No class on April 3, Palm Sunday.
and use this Passcode: 844126
OR use the Zoom App with this information:
Meeting ID: 837 7125 3857
Passcode: 844126
OR call this number from any telephone: +1 301 715 8592 and provide this information when asked:
Meeting ID: 837 7125 3857
Passcode: 844126
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The Book of Revelation Study
Our study of the book of Revelation continues Wednesday, March 31, at 6:30 PM. Please read chapters 13:11 - 16:21. You may use the following questions to guide your study.
A. Consider the meaning of:
1. The second beast
2. The mysterious number 666
3. the lamb on Mt. Zion with the 144,000
4. the angels flying in mid-heaven
5. the 7 angels with the 7 bowls
B. Where do you see in these passages themes that we have already discussed?
Remaining sessions on the Revelation study will be Wednesdays at 6:30 PM. Our readings for these sessions are tentatively planned as follows:
3/31: 13:11 - 16:21
4/7: 17:1 - 19:21
4/14: 20:1 - 22:21
Please join us!
Sherrill
Here are the links to join the study:
Password: 007209 - if asked...
On the Zoom app... click on Join Meeting...
Meeting ID: 986 7574 4267
Password: 007209
Cell phone... follow prompts
1-646-558-8656 access code 98675744267# password 007209
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Spudnik Work/Meeting Sunday
Project Spudnik had a great start this past Sunday, with 30 children, teens and adults getting our gardens ready for this year. We moved the Children’s Garden, cleaned the Herb Garden, bleached our grow bags, removed more of the downed tree’s remains and planted peas.
We will meet Sunday at 2 PM to make garden soil, plant potatoes and other cool-weather crops.
Please bring your own water and a snack. Masks must be worn at all times. We will be physically distanced, although family groups can work together.
We will review the procedures for staying safe at the beginning of the meeting. If you feel sick, have symptoms of COVID-19, or have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19, stay home. You will have many more opportunities to help with Spudnik.
Time spent working with Project Spudnik counts toward Service Learning Hours.
Please invite friends and family members who you think would be interested in Spudnik.
Questions? Contact Ryan, Paul or Mary Dickson-Burke or Sherrill Munn
Spudnik Team
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We gather once again - NEXT Friday, April 9 at 7 PM - for the best trivia game in Calvert County.
The April Quiz will be our annual 'Salute to Oscar' and while we admire the body of work from Bishop Romero and the Grouch and de la Renta, the focus will be the movies or at least things we can associate with them. So, asking Melissa Anderson from the Village Voice to join your team just might back-fire (but if you know her, please, please invite her).
As always, the game room will open at 6:40 so you have time to register your team or individual 'trivia' name and do some last minute posturing and/or trash talking with your opponents.
Here is the link, your gateway to the stars:
On your laptop, pc, or other smart device, click on this link:
If you are joining over the Zoom app, enter the meeting ID and password when prompted:
Meeting ID: 854 2143 1414
Password: 018091
Feel free to invite friends and family to play. Please have them contact us at allsaints1692@allsaints1692.org so we can identify them when they arrive for the quiz.
And, before the game, please check out the specials at the Scorpion Brewery in Owings - our partner in trivia for going on seven years. Nothing like a friendly growler and some exotic food truck offering to get you ready to rumble. Through our monthly contests, we have raised thousands of dollars in support of youth leadership development in Calvert County, and also money to feed hungry families and individuals in our communities
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A "Little Free Pantry" is Coming to All Saints!
Two Calvert County Girl Scouts from Senior Troop 4678 (Teya, granddaughter of Dennis Laurie, and Katie, daughter of Kelly & Patrick McDonald) have created a Little Free Pantry that will soon be installed in the lower back parking lot near the campus garden of All Saints Episcopal Church. The Little Free Pantry movement is a grassroots solution to immediate needs for the food insecure in our community.
The intent is to supplement formal food programs or larger food pantries as this Little Free Pantry is open to anyone that needs it, all day, every day of the week and approachable as a self-serve food source where the recipient may determine their own need. If you have seen a Little Free Library before, the concept is essentially the same except containing food and personal care products. The girls completed this in what is known as a “Take Action” project for Girl Scouts after finishing the “Sow What” journey, learning about global food networks. They are especially excited about the prospect that some fresh foods may be placed in this pantry during harvest season that were grown just mere feet away in the All Saints garden!
If you’d like to support the ongoing needs of the community through this Little Free Pantry, unexpired food in cans or boxes (no glass please), as well as hygiene and paper goods can be donated simply by placing them inside the pantry made from a repurposed furniture cabinet. Give what you can, take what you need as neighbors helping neighbors!
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A Message from our Governor (in case you haven't heard):
Dear Marylanders,
Today, I was pleased to announce that based on Maryland’s rapidly accelerating vaccination rate and an anticipated increase in vaccine supply from the federal government, we will enter Phase 2 of our COVID-19 vaccine plan beginning early next week.
PHASE 2A
WHO: All Marylanders age 60 and older.
PHASE 2B
WHO: Marylanders age 16 and older with underlying medical conditions that increase the risk for severe COVID-19 illness.
WHEN: March 30
PHASE 2C
WHO: All Marylanders age 55 and older, as well as essential workers in critical industries, including construction, food services, utilities, transportation, financial services, IT, and other infrastructure.
WHEN: April 13
PHASE 3
WHO: General population, including healthy individuals age 16 and older.
WHEN: April 27
Our goal throughout this process remains the same: we do not want to leave any Marylander behind. Today our state surpassed the milestone of 2 million vaccines administered, and now every single Marylander knows when they will become eligible for vaccination.
These COVID-19 vaccines are proven to be safe and effective, they are administered under medical supervision, and getting vaccinated is absolutely vital to stopping the spread of COVID-19 so we can return to normal life once again.
When it's your turn, GoVAX, Maryland.
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The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) and the Maryland Department of Aging (MDOA) are working together to promote access to vaccines through a telephone-based support line and appointment system designed to assist those without internet access. Seniors are invited to use the new COVID-19 Vaccination Support Center at 1-855-MDGOVAX (1-855-634-6829). |
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Calvert County Farmers Market resumes on Tuesdays beginning 27 April, 2:30-6:30 pm at the CalvertHealth Medical Center parking lot. Respecting social distancing requirements, the market will be drive-thru. Shoppers will have a few minutes at each stand to place their orders and should have payment ready to expedite the process. Some, but not all, vendors accept credit card payment. Please have multiple forms of payment available. |
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Virtual coffee shop We gather virtually for coffee, tea and conversation on Thursday mornings. The Coffee Shop opens at 9 AM and closes at 11. Pop in anytime and stay as long as you like.
To access the coffee shop on your pc, laptop or smart device, just click this link:
Or... If you have the Zoom app, open it and enter the Meeting ID: 878 1395 1329 and then the Password: 027593
Or...you can also join us on your cell phone (audio only)
by dialing 1-301-715-8592. When prompted, enter the access code: 87813951329# and then the password: 027593#
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Calvert County Dept of Planning and Zoning will provide a virtual public report next Wednesday, March 31, 7 pm. Concepts for future land use, growth and development patterns in the Prince Frederick Town Center and the Town Center expansion areas as expressed in the recent public workshop will be presented via zoom. Questions may be submitted before or during. Those wishing to participate in the virtual meeting must register in advance through the registration link: www.CalvertCountyMd.gov/TownCenterMeeting. Registration details can also be accessed through the Town Center Master Plan Update webpage at www.CalvertCountyMd.gov/TownCenterUpdate.
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SURVEYS! Your voice is needed! Prince Frederick is planning for a new community center and park on Fairground Road. The new center will replace the current Harriet E. Brown Community Center located on Dares Beach Road. The Department of Parks & Recreation is looking for feedback as they design the layout and amenities for the community center and park.
Don’t miss the chance to share your thoughts before these surveys close at the end of June 2021:
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Greeting Cards of All Saints Through the Seasons
project is still gathering pictures
Many in our community are still in need and our Giving Back Commission is working on a new Outreach fundraiser, a set of greeting cards called - All Saints' Through the Seasons. We need your HELP! We are in search of pictures of All Saints' campus. Inside and out, any time of the year. Please send your photos to the Commission Chair, Patti At Lee, via email at feistynsassy@comcast.net. If you have any questions, please call her at 202-669-5594. Please let Patti know if you would like attribution if your picture is selected.
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PLEASE NOTE AND RESPECT
Parish buildings are not open now. Only individuals specifically authorized for an essential service may be in them (e.g., Heartfelt food packing). Those authorized individuals must wear masks, must practice social distancing and must sanitize touch areas as they enter and as they leave. This is not a matter of personal choice and applies to everyone including volunteers, business suppliers, and contract personnel. If you note a deviation, you may politely remind the individual. If you are not comfortable doing that or doing so doesn’t correct the problem, please contact a church officer. A sign in sheet Is at each entrance. Please fill it out with your name, date and time in/out of the parish hall. Thank you.
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Reminder From the News Team. Info and flyers to be published in the April monthly newsletter needs to be received via email by NEXT Tuesday, March 30. Please send information to allsaints1692@allsaints1692.org AND allsaints1692connections @gmail.com. This allows time for editing and clarification when needed. Please submit your event in the form you wish it to appear and complete. Example: If it's a cooking show, please include the recipe with the copy.
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All Saints Coronavirus Helpline
443-684-6115
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A very happy anniversary to Ken & Jennifer McKenzie TODAY! |
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