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Message from the Rector
“What does it mean to be Episcopalian?” “What do we believe?” “What makes us different from other denominations?” “How do you make sense of Scripture?” “Why this church?”
Over the course of this past year, we have been blessed with many newcomers. These faithful people are often not Episcopalian, and they come with many questions—questions like the ones above. These questions are not easy to answer, and if we’re honest, even if we’ve been Episcopalian all our lives, we might have difficulty answering them. The reason they are difficult to answer is because they, like us, are always growing/evolving/changing. The church is made up of people, and like people, the answers are constantly being given new life. Part of being the Church is regularly meeting to discuss such important questions. In doing so, we grow and change along with the Church.
Beginning next week, we will be offering Episcopal 101. Whether you are new or have been here for decades, if you need help answering these questions, this course is for you (anyone)! Also, if you would like to be officially Confirmed / Received into the Episcopal Church, this is the course we are offering for you to prepare for that joyful event. Speaking of, the next Diocesan-wide Confirmation / Reception service will be Sunday, May 19th at 3:00pm in Baltimore, MD at the Cathedral of the Incarnation. My hope is that All Saints Parish will have a large contingent of parishioners participating! The three major requirements for Confirmation are:
· Must be at least 12 years of old
· Complete quality preparation (Confirmation classes)
· Make the individual decision to be confirmed
We are offering Episcopal 101 with four sessions, and they will be offered on Wednesday evenings (4/17, 4/24, 5/8, 5/15) from 7:00pm – 8:30pm online via ZOOM (link below in announcement)
We are very excited about this course, because this is a wonderful opportunity to ask and answer these big questions together, and hopefully, grow and change! We hope that there is a lot of participation. If you have any questions about the course, confirmation/reception, or anything else, just call my cell phone at 310-425-4186.
Andrew +
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Episcopal 101 is back!! This course is open to everyone, especially for those new to our congregation or even if you've taken part is the past. But most importantly, if you are interested in being officially confirmed or received into the Episcopal Church, this is our preparation for that important occasion.
The next diocesan confirmation / reception service will be at the cathedral in Baltimore at 3pm on May 19th. In hope that we will have participants from our church, our 4-week course will be offered on the following dates:
Meeting online via Zoom on these Wednesday evenings at 7pm:
April 17th
April 24th
May 8th
May 15th
Please let Father Andrew know if you are interested or have any questions!
To join the class, just click the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87693933896
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ECW News
The ECW Women's Breakfast/ Annual Meeting was a great success with 46 All Saints women eating a scrumptious breakfast made and served by the men of the church. We enjoyed belgian waffles with whipped cream, bacon, scrambled eggs, fresh fruit and mimosas. Thanks go to Patti At Lee and Malane Silver who enlightened us about their thoughts on being a member of the ECW and why they volunteer. Mary Ann Munn shared the history of our biggest fundraiser, the Christmas Market.
Lissi Mojica presented an excellent summary of the Puerto Rico Mission, which she started in 2018 after Hurricane Maria wiped out so much of the islands, leaving families without water, electricity and homes. A group of teens and chaperones spent a week that summer helping rebuild one lady’s home. The students wanted to do more. So,
the group returned in succeeding years to help others and even built an Episcopal church on an isolated island. Her slide presentation showed the progress the volunteers made over the years.
At the end of our annual meeting, ECW Treasurer Martha Grahame summarized our financial standings. The ECW brings in funds from the Christmas Market, the Pancake Supper, craft and bake sales at the Calvert Arts Festival and donations from funerals. 2023 was a good year and the funds we raised helped pay for repairs in the kitchen and a new refrigerator, altar guild supplies, additional tables for the parish hall and our tithe to the Vestry, among other expenses. At the end of meeting, we voted to donate $2000 to this year's mission trip. Stay-tuned for updates from Lissi for this years mission project!
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Zoom crafting/needle work meeting, Thursday, April 18th
The crafting/needlework group will be meeting in person next week, Thursday, April 18th from 1 - 3 pm in the big room upstairs in the parish hall. Many of us are busy making things to sell at the Calvert Arts Festival. We hope to have a group craft to work on. If you want to pick a project and buy the supplies needed and show us how to do it, that would be great. Reimbursement for supplies is possible, just give me your receipt and I'll submit it to our treasurer. I would say that whatever you pick, be conservative with how many you expect to make. I'd say 6 or less on something untested in a previous year. That's just my opinion. You can also work on something of your own, not a group project, to sell or not.
If you would like help learning to knit or crochet, we can help you. I have supplies or if you have some you'd like to use, bring them.
If you would just like to join us to chat, we would be happy to have you, no crafting required. We hope to see you there.
If you would like to be on our mailing list, or if you have any questions, please contact Cindy Overstrom at cynthiaoverstrom@gmail.com or 410-286-8060.
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Project Spudnik
All work sessions are from 10 AM to noon.
Project Spudnik has 2 scheduled work sessions: April 13 and 27. This is because rain canceled our March 23 session. We hope you can join us as we play in the dirt to make things grow. Perhaps even in our new high beds! Come check them out!
Bring your gloves! Bring your tools! Bring a friend! Spend Saturday from 10 am to noon in the Spudnik garden. We made lots of dirt last week and now can fill more grow bags to plant transplants (broccoli, cabbage, and Brussel sprouts) and seeds (beets, spinach, carrots, lettuce, kale and radish). Check out our new high beds and see which have sprouts just peeking up from the dirt!
Questions? Contact Mimi Miller at millerfam1976@verizon.net.
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Les Saints du Vin
Lissi Mojica will be hosting our April wine tasting on our usual second Sunday, April 14th at 4:00.
If you attended the recent wine tastings you may recall that I said this tasting would be at Lissi's home on Kent Island. However, due to a few factors including increased Bay Bridge traffic due to the Key bridge collapse, this tasting will be held at a very familiar location for us - Mary Ann Munn's home.
Mary Ann's address is 5961 Sunderleigh Drive, Sunderland. Cell phone 443-404-7418 if you need directions.
If you plan to attend please RSVP to John Overstrom, who runs the group, at joverstrom01@gmail.com or call 410-286-8060.
Given the change of venue, here is Lissi's wine tasting theme:
A taste of Kent Island without having to cross the bridge!
Kent Island wines come to Calvert! Come enjoy a tasting of Kent Island wineries and enjoy the grapes grown on the enchanting and peaceful island full of fun, fauna and festivities!
As usual please bring some food to share, and we will be voting for our favorite wine via cash donations and the proceeds will go to a charity of our choice.
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April Outreach Breakfast
Join fellow parishioners for breakfast on the third Sunday of the month, April 21st, after the early service.
Why?
---It's the most yummy and delicious breakfast around!
---It's ALL YOU CAN EAT!
---It's Fun and Fellowship!
---And most importantly, it's SUPPORT FOR OUR OUTREACH MISSIONS!
For our late service attendees and our newcomers, please join us! We'd love to get to know you at the breakfast table!
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Calvert Arts Festival (CAF) Campus Clean Up April 27th(May 4th rain date)
The 18th Calvert Arts Festival is around the corner on May 11th. The campus clean up is planned for April 27th 9 AM - 1 PM or May 4th 10 AM - 1 PM (Rain Date). To prepare for the festival we need your help to clean up the campus grounds of downed limbs, leaves and other brush. This will help beautify the campus for festival vendors, visitors and parishioners for the spring and summer seasons.
Come join fellow parishioners. Bring your family, friends, rakes, tarps, gloves, blowers, wheelbarrows. ECW will once again provide refreshments, snacks and a lite lunch. If there are questions please contact Glenn Iona, Filo Blake or David Lippe. Their contact information is in the Sunday service bulletins or the online Instant Church Directory.
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Two plus years ago under the umbrella of the Big Conversation Partners, the Southern Maryland Equity in History Coalition was created. The goal of the Coalition is to elevate and provide better access to the history of African Americans, Indigenous and People of Color in Southern Maryland.
One of the Coalition’s outcomes is the launch of the website: Accessing the Diverse History of Southern Maryland. You can use the following link to register. LINK
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Next Senior Singles Lunch. All senior singles (you determine whether you are in the category) are welcome to our next meeting: 11:30 AM, Wednesday, May 1 at Vaughan Cheese, 4116 7th Street, North Beach.
Questions? Contact Mary Ann Munn, njoydancin@aol.com.
| 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. | |
Calvert Arts Festival News
Stay tuned here in the newsletter for CAF news and updates!
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We are four weeks away from the 18th Annual Calvert Arts Festival
and excitement is increasing. Soon the signs will go up throughout
our county inviting the Calvert community to the All Saints Campus
for a day of fun and festivities. Local artisans, wineries, breweries and food trucks are set to join us and our annual brochure is done and ready to go to press. The final copies of flyers are posted below. Be sure to send them to friends and family with an invitation to join us
on May 11th.
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Volunteers Are Still Needed
We have over 140 volunteer slots listed on signup.com. Please review the list of volunteer slots that need to be filled and sign up HERE today. Friends and neighbors of All Saints are welcome to volunteer, helping us reach our goals and joining in the fun and festivities!
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Auction Items needed for the CAF Silent Auction!
The Silent Auction at the Calvert Arts Festival is always a successful part of our major fundraising event!
The Calvert Arts Festival is looking for donations for this year's Silent Auction. Items with a value over $100 would be greatly appreciated. Please, no items valued under $20. Contact Mary Klausner at Klaus-acct@comcast.net with details or questions. We’ll need a photo, description and fair market value for each item.
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The lessons for the 3rd Sunday of Easter are available online...
https://www.lectionarypage.net/YearB_RCL/Easter/BEaster3_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
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April Birthdays
1- Dale Everhart
1 - Joyce Arthur
4 - Jessica Naylor
5 - Deb Lineberry
6 - Danny Hooper
7 - Penny Dorsey
9 - Deb Shupe
10 - Rob Shupe
12 - Amy Deal
12 - Mary Ann Munn
14 - Francis Flora
15 - Kathryn Marsh
15 - Liam Horn
15 - Matthew Schatz
15 - Tina Miller -Schaeffer
20 - Patrick McDonald
25 - Julie Schardt
26 - Rick Myllenbeck
27 - John Overstrom
A very happy anniversary to Vince & Kathy Natale on the 7th, Steve & Deb Watson on the 8th, Tom & Martha Hyde on the 21st.
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PRAYER LIST
Please remember each and every one on their healing journey.
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Patty Sherbert
Cathy Diggle
Judy Seversen
Sue Pierce
Alice Adams
Gary Brown
Cheryl
Philicia Collins
Jason Cross
Ersky “Butch” Freeman
Jackie Pope
Annie & Andre Henderson
Corben & Michael
Valerie Price
Ruth & Mary
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Michael Freeman
Sharon Denise Powell
Elizabeth Heidzig
Andy Duane
Audrey S.
John S.
Suzanne
Kristyn
Jackie
Jeremy
Bishop Curry
Tony Orbeck
Brynna and Angelus
Kate Buck
Those who face mental health challenges, those experiencing homelessness and caregivers.
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Info and flyers to be posted in the May monthly newsletter need to be received via email by Wednesday, April 24 at 8 a.m. Please send information to allsaints1692@allsaints1692.org &
allsaints1692connections@gmail.com
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