News for the Week of May 1, 2011 |
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Dear Friends,
Happy, happy Easter! We need your help volunteering for the run- here's the link--sign up now!
No 8:00 or 9:00 worship services on Sunday--but the 11:00 will be Beau Surratt's first Sunday on the organ bench with us--so come and sing!!
I'll be preaching, the sun will be shining (here's hoping) and an inordinate number of people will gather to run and raise some money to ensure that people on the margins will have enough food and adequate medical care. Now that's what I call a cool Sunday. Oh yes we'll also have a couple of baptisms. See you soon.
All my best,
Bonnie
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| Social Justice at All Saints' | | |
Justice Circle Meeting May 2
The May meeting of the Justice Circle will be Monday, May 2nd at 7:00pm. All are welcome. Please also mark your calendar for the June meeting on June 6. If you have any questions, contact Jack Clark at j ack@allsaintschicago.org.
More information about the Justice Circle can be found here. |
All Saints' Parents Playdate
Thursday Morning, May 5th! | | | Do you have a small child in your family? Would you like to chat with other new and veteran parents? Come to the All Saints' Parents Playdate on Thursday morning, May 5th! We will meet at 10am in the parish hall. Stop in to play, snack and laugh with other parents and their little ones. Please RSVP by dropping an email to care@allsaintschicago.org! |
Gumbo Stomp 3
Saturday May 14, 7-11pm | |  GET READY TO STOMP, shout, or just enjoy the music! Saturday, May 14, 2011, 7 - 11 pm, is the date for our third annual Gumbo Stomp!, a Cajun/zydeco dance party to raise money for our rebuild efforts in New Orleans post-Katrina and for the first time, help save the coastal wetlands. Live music by the terrific Midway Ramblers Cajun Band, dance instruction (optional!), and yummy bread pudding are all included in your ticket price of $25. Beverages and various tempting flavors of Zapp's (planet's best potato chips, made in Louisiana) will again be for sale. Part of the proceeds will go towards saving the wetlands, which are essential for the survival of coastal Louisiana and New Orleans. This allocation is inspired in part by a presentation we heard last October on our work trip to NOLA (All Saints' 10th trip). Diane Huhn, volunteer coordinator for Bayou Grace, gave us insight into how that organization is advocating for change and assisting families in southern Louisiana who are most directly affected by the unnatural land loss that continues daily. We hope to do some environmental |
All Saints' Babysitting Night
Friday, June 3 from 6-10pm | | 
Do you have children?
Has it been forever since you've had a "date night" with your spouse or significant other?
Having a hard time finding babysitters?
Bring the kids to All Saints' on Friday night, June 3rd from 6:00pm to 10:00pm!
We are hosting a babysitting night for children ages 0 - 12, in the sanctuary and reading room areas. We will have games, activities, and movies, sure to be a fun time for all! We are asking for a $10 donation per family per hour - all money raised will go to support the church operating budget.
WE ALSO NEED VOLUNTEERS! Have you completed the "Keeping God's Children Safe" training? Please e-mail Christy Drackett ( christydrackett@gmail.com) or Rick Lumsden ( rlumsden@eb.com) if you can assist with childcare on the 3rd.
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| The All Saints' Youth Group (ASYG) needs... | | |
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| Fiesta at Iglesia Cristo Rey | |  As a part of our Mexico outreach, we are in the process of developing activities we can share with Iglesia Cristo Rey, a Hispanic Episcopal church on Devon here in Chicago. Right now we are working on: ESL classes and joint activities for our youth groups and young adults.
Cristo Rey will be celebrating its annual Spring Festival on Saturday, April 30. They will be serving up Latin food, music and fun beginning at 6:30 pm. Join us for an evening of fun sharing food and fellowship with our new friends there. Let Karen or Dave Howe (mexico@allsaintschicago.org) know if you'd like to come so that we can tell them how many to expect.
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| A Care Ministry Shout-Out! | | |
Thank you to everyone who made meals and delivered them to Lucy and Steve Leety-Wheeler when their daugher Maddy was born.
If you or a family member need assistance with meals, or errands during a life transition or illness please contact the All Saints' Care Ministry at care@allsaintschicago.org.
If you would like to get involved with this ministry and volunteer to make a meal, run an occasional errand please send us your name and contact information. We will add you to the Care Team database and then when needs arise you will be sent a email and have an opportunity to sign up for a specific date and time.
If you have questions or would like more information please speak to the Rev. Fran Holliday fran@allsaintschicago.org. or Elizabeth Shapiro care@allsaintschicago.org
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| ECW News | | |
May 11 ECW Meeting
Please join us when we meet on May 11 at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall for pizza and conversation. Email ecw@allsaintschicago.org with your thoughts or questions. Happy Spring!
ECW on Facebook
All Saints' Episcopal Church Women have moved from Meet-Up to Facebook. Either friend me ( facebook.com/michelle.burke1) or search "All Saints Episcopal Church Women (ECW)". Thanks to Elizabeth Shapiro for running the Meet-Up Page! -Michelle (Shelly) Burke
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Volunteer Opportunity: Market Pantry
Saturday, May 14, 8:30-11:30am | |  The Market Pantry represents a partnership between the Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD),Ravenswood Community Services (RCS) and Ravenswood School to bring a nutritious mix of groceries to neighborhood families in need of food assistance. In a farmers market-like atmosphere, volunteers distribute fresh produce, meat, dairy items and shelf-stable food the second Saturday of every month ... in rain, shine or freezing temps!
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Drawing Your Version of Heaven:
A Community Art Project | |
What does heaven look like? Is it simply the sky, a whirl of color, a swath of comfort?
 In Eastertide, we observe with joy the days that Jesus walked the earth before his ascension into heaven; before the Holy Spirit came upon the apostles at Pentecost. Local artist Karen Mooney has asked 50 different people/groups to take a square of sidewalk, a date, and draw heaven - as a image, as a reality, as a mystery - what ever works for you - it could be as simple as a listing of chosen words or as complex as your version of the trinity.
If this sounds compelling to you, please join Christy Drackett outside of All Saints' on Tuesday, May 17th at 11a.m. to draw your version of heaven on the sidewalk. Images of our artwork will be posted to the community art project blog, 50dh.blogspot.com, where you will also be able to see the creations of others. Contact Christy if you are interested in participating! ( christydrackett@gmail.com)
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"A Celebration of Seasons"
A Concert by the Ravenswood Consort
Sunday, May 22 at 4pm here at All Saints' | | |
Ravenswood Consort presents "A Celebration of the Seasons." Songs of spring, summer, fall, and winter; texts in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Czech; music by composers ranging from "Anonymous" (ca. 1250) to Chicago's own Jonathan Miller (2007).
The Ravenswood Consort is a 10-member democratic and dynamic ensemble committed to singing challenging a cappella music from all eras and genres.
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| Are we taking the best care of our earthly home? | | 
I brought you into a fertile land to eat its fruit and rich produce. But you came and defiled my land and you made my inheritance detestable. (Jeremiah 2:7)
Are we being good stewards? Do we know how?
Lets get together sometime in May & see if we can effect positive change in our lives & our parish life.
Contact Katie Nolan, ktnolan@sbcglobal.net or 773-589-2157.
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Staff Schedules and Space Use
(or...the stuff you've been looking forward to reading.) | | |
Dear Friends,
Following Margaret McCamant's retirement and Beau Surratt's appointment as Associate for Music and Administration, we thought we'd give everyone an update on what our weekly schedules will typically be beginning on May 1. If you plan to stop by to take care of something during the week at the church, it is always best to call and make sure someone will be around or to make an appointment. All of us have meetings and errands that take us away from the All Saints' campus from time to time, even during our regular work times.
Also, if you've been around the building during the week lately, you've probably noticed that meeting space is at a premium. With all of the All Saints' and RCS events taking place in a typical week, the daily space needs of the staff and the outside groups who use space in our building, it has become extremely important to have ALL meetings and events on the church calendar, especially if you intend to occupy a space at the church for any amount of time. Whether you've got a big event to schedule or just a meeting with one or two people, please email Beau at beau@allsaintschicago.org and make sure that your event/meeting has space reserved for it. Doing that will help make all of our lives a little easier. Blessings, Bonnie and the All Saints'/RCS StaffStaff Schedules All Saints'The Rev. Bonnie A. Perry, Rectorbonnie@allsaintschicago.org773-561-0111 Typically off on Mondays
The Rev. Fran Holliday, Associate Rectorfran@ravenswoodcommunityservices.orgfran@allsaintschicago.org773-769-0282 or 773-561-0111 Typically off on Fridays and Saturdays Beau Surratt, Associate for Music and Administration773-561-0111 Off on Mondays and some Saturdays; works from home on Thursdays Here on Sundays beginning May 1. In the office 9-5 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and other times for rehearsals, meetings, etc. Gabriel Godwin, Seminariangabriel@allsaintschicago.orgHere on Sundays; other times during the week vary Jack Clark, Seminarianjack@allsaintschicago.orgjack@ravenswoodcommunityservices.org773-561-0111 or 773-769-0282 Here on Sundays; Typically in the office on Wednesday afternoons and Fridays. Other times during the week vary. Ravenswood Community Services 773-769-0282 Typically in the office all day Monday-Thursday, off on Fridays; weekend times vary. Jack Clark, Program Assistantjack@ravenswoodcommunityservices.orgjack@allsaintschicago.org773-769-0282 or 773-561-0111 Here on Sundays; Typically in the office on Wednesday afternoons and Fridays. Other times during the week vary. |
Community Prayers and In Thanksgiving
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For our prayersPat Lester, John Ford, Jerry LaTuillippe, Ms. Camille, Lynne Fischer, Carmen Julian, Michael Cullen, Violet, and the Repchic family, Andrew Mauro, Ms. Holliday, William J. Goins, and his sisters Jean, Becky, and Glada, Debbie and Carl, Dominic Lester, Rev. Joan McPherson, Rhys Nicholas Burke, Mickey Grossman, Bob Donovan, Stan Strickland, Jeanne Knepper & Marcia Hauer, Rae and Melanie, Nikki Seger, Gene Boese, John Wojciechowski, Art Mannon, Julie Ann Villa, Debbie Smart, Carolyn Cooney, Charles Simokaitis, Sr., Connie Wilson, Margaret McHugh, Tom Pope, Shawn, Susan and Finneus Wicks, Marissa Heirich, Cynthia Reynolds, Sean Wicks and his son John Massan, Amy Orr, Bonnie Owens, Donald, James and Randy, Michael Krause, Lori T., Myra, Larry, Joseph Libretti, Jr., Ed Stasik, Anna Elizabeth Stanley, Judy, Antonio, Jon Ruby, Kevin Hunt, Jesse Torrence, Joan Zaradich, Dana Zaradich, Lisa Zaradich, Arnold Markley
And also
For all individuals and families in our city affected by violence
For our brothers and sisters in Southern Sudan
The people of the Middle East
The people of St. Luke's, New Orleans
The people of the Diocese of Renk, Sudan, especially St. Peter's, Geiger
The people of the Diocese of Southeast Mexico, especially Santa Maria Virgen, Xalapa
Blessings
Birthdays
5/1- Frank Basso, Casey Rutledge, Bunny Rutledge
5/2- Craig Berry, Christopher Davies, Eddie Partyka
5/2- Joanne Gannett
5/5- Gabriella Brady
5/6- Dan Crowley, Peg Deppe, Daniel Dieckmann
Anniversaries
5/5- Colleen Mulcahy and Nick Hatzis
For Those Who Have DiedWe remember all of the people killed in Southern Sudan this week. We remember all of the people killed in Iraq and Afghanistan this week. May their soul and the souls of all the departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
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Calendar for the Week
All people are welcome at all scheduled meetings at All Saints'.
Calendar items indicated in red refer to miscellaneous space use
rather than scheduled All Saints' meetings and events.
Items in blue refer to office information and deadlines.
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Friday, April 29
10:30a Music Rehearsal (Church)
7:00p Space Use- Meeting in Parish Hall
Saturday, April 30
Sunday, May 1- Second Sunday of Easter
ONE SERVICE ONLY, AT 11AM
Ravenswood Run
10:15a Combined Choirs Rehearsal (Church)
11:00a Holy Eucharist: Rite II
3:30p ASYG (Parish Hall and Kitchen)
Monday, May 2
4:00p Space Use- Reading Room
7:30p Justice Circle Meeting (B&B Lobby) 7:30p focus:future steering committee meeting (Reading Room)
Tuesday, May 3
10:30a Staff Meeting (Parish Office) 5:00p Community Eucharist (Church)
5:30p Community Kitchen/Pantry (Everywhere)
7:30p Volunteer Steering Committee Meeting (Parish Hall) Wednesday, May 4 5:00p Deadline for Friday Email and Sunday Bulletin Submissions 7:00p EfM (Church School Room 4) 7:45p 11 O'Clock Choir Rehearsal (Church) Thursday, May 5 8:00a RCS Food Delivery (Food Pantry)
10:00a Parents' Playdate (Parish Hall) Friday, May 6 9:15a Space Use- Reading Room 7:00p Space Use- Meeting in Parish Hall
Saturday, May 7 9:30a Discernment Committee (B&B) Sunday, May 8- Third Sunday of Easter 8:00a 9 O'Clock Choir Rehearsal (Parish Hall)
8,9,11a Holy Eucharist (Church)
8:45a Childcare for children 3 and under until 12:15 (Nursery)
9:00a Level I Atrium Open for Children 3-6 years old (Church School)
10:00a Church School for Children Ages 3-12 (Church School)
10:00a Coffee Hour (Parish Hall)
10:15a 11 O'Clock Choir Rehearsal (Church)
Please contact Beau in the Parish Office beau@allsaintschicago.org or 773-561-0111 to have an event or meeting added to the church's calendar. All meetings/events MUST be added to the calendar to ensure that the meeting/event has space reserved for it.
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