News for the Week of May 8, 2011 |
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Assisting in Worship on Sunday
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Ushers
9am- Michael Shapiro and Dave Howe
11am- Liz Morris and Bill McHugh
Chalice
9am- Jeanne Wirpsa, Courtney Reid, Karen Howe
11am- Peg Deppe
Prayers
9am-Elizabeth Shapiro
11am- Laura Youngberg
Reading(s)
9am- Karen Howe
11am- Peg Deppe (1st) and Lynda Hazen (2nd)
Acolytes
9am- Alex Gee, Zach Gee, Sam DuBose, Danny Roberts
11am- Sam Wischnewsky, Naomi Mayes
9am Coffee Hour
Casey Rutledge
11am Altar Guild
Sarah Burns
Counters
Amy Wenzel and Steve Leety-Wheeler
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Office and Staff
Contact Info | All Saints'
Episcopal Church
Parish Office Phone:
773-561-0111
Fax:
773-561-1998
The Rev. Bonnie A. Perry,
Rector: bonnie@
allsaintschicago.org
The Rev. Fran Holliday,
Associate Rector:
fran@
allsaintschicago.org
Beau Surratt,
Parish Administrator:
beau@
allsaintschicago.org
Jack Clark,
Seminarian:
jack@
allsaintschicago.org
Gabriel Godwin,
Seminarian:
gabriel@allsaintschicago.org
Ravenswood
Community Services
Office Phone:
773-769-0282
Wendy Vasquez,
Executive Director:
wendy@
ravenswoodcommunityservices.org
The Rev. Fran Holliday,
Program Director: fran@
ravenswoodcommunityservices.org
Liz Embler,
Volunteer Coordinator/
Julian Year Intern liz@
ravenswoodcommunityservices.org
Jack Clark,
Program Assistant: jack@allsaintschicago.org |
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Dear Friends,
What a beautiful day we had for the 15th annual Ravenswood Run last Sunday! Thank you to everyone who ran, volunteered and/or supported family and friends. Proceeds from the run benefit Ravenswood Community Services, the food pantry and community kitchen here at All Saints', along with the school-based health centers at Amundsen and Lakeview High Schools. Special thanks to
Wendy Vasquez, Nicole Donnelly, Jack Clark, Liz Embler, Fran Holliday and ALL of the very many people who worked to make our 15th Ravenswood Run the best one ever!!
And, after all of the fun of the Run, there was the joyous 11am worship service with 3 Baptisms and some beautiful and spirited congregational singing and music making! I had an absolute blast making music with all of you last Sunday and I'm beyond excited about beginning this new chapter of ministry here at All Saints'.
Spring (it is Spring, right?) is the perfect time to try singing with the choir. With about 7 weeks left in the choir season, you can get a little taste of the fun you can have. Our 9 o'clock choir rehearses at 8am and sings for the 9am service each Sunday and our 11 o'clock choir rehearses on Wednesday evenings from 7:30-9pm (with a 10:15am warmup on Sunday morning) and sings for the 11am service each Sunday.
Additionally, the All Saints' All Ages Choir sings once a month at 9:00 service and rehearses from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. on the Saturday before, and at 8:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall on Sundays the group is singing. The All Ages Choir is open to children ages 5 and up, their parents or other accompanying adults, unaccompanied young people ages 12 and up and anyone who likes the idea of a one-month-at-a-time commitment. The 9:00 service Adult Choir joins with the All Ages Choir when they sing. The next All Ages choir rehearsal will be on Saturday, May 21, singing on Youth Sunday, May 22.
Finally, on Pentecost, June 12, the last regular choir Sunday for the season, we'll have a combined choirs Sunday. At the 9am service, the All Ages choir, 9 o'clock choir and 11 o'clock choir will sing, and at the 11am service, the 9 o'clock and 11 o'clock choirs will join together. If you're looking for a one-time opportunity to try out singing, June 12 is the day.
For more information about any of these opportunities, give me a call at 773-561-0111 or send me an email at beau@allsaintschicago.org.
I look forward to seeing many of you on Sunday. Fran will be preaching, our choirs will be singing, Courtney Reid and Michelle Mayes will lead us in singing a Psalm and Andrea Knepper will add the sound of the flute to the mix.
Blessings,
Beau Surratt
P.S.
Many thanks to Helen Poot and Jen Simokaiits and everyone else who helped with our fabulous Easter Brunch. Many many people were very very happy!
Mark your calendars--Youth Sunday is coming--May 22nd.
Jeanne Em DuBose will be this year's preacher.
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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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| 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 7:30 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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| Book Group May 12 at 7:15pm | |  |
Celtic Spirituality for Today: The Spirit, the Earth and the Human Soul- Friday, May 13, 7-9 pm and Saturday, May 14th from 9 am to noon in Kenilworth
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with renowned Celtic spirituality scholar and teacher, John Philip Newell
Newell - a poet, musician, scholar and teacher -- is the former warden of Iona Abbey in Scotland and is known for his passion for peace in the world and for harmony among the great spiritual traditions.
Celtic spirituality has long held reverence for creation and the Celtic style of prayer is known for engaging imagination through visual and spatial imagery, as well as emphasizing the life of God within creation. These prayers address more than the transcendent and ultimate questions that most religions define, but also the mysteries and challenges of everyday life. This program is sponsored in part by Seabury. Click here for more information and to register. Or go to www.seabury.edu and click on "events."
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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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ADULT FAITH EXPLORATIONS: Summer Planning Meeting
Sunday, May 22nd, at 10:15 am | |
Please join the Adult Faith Explorations Committee in the Reading Room, Sunday, May 22nd, at 10:15 am (immediately following the 9:00 service) to plan our summer programs. We need your creative ideas and concrete suggestions about how to make this an "awesome" summer for deepening and enlivening our faith. If you are unable to attend, but want to share your thoughts, contact Jeanne Wirpsa at 773-316-6936 or adultformation@allsaintschicago.org. |
"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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Education for Ministry (EfM) - Open House -
Wednesday, May 25, 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. | | Education for Ministry is a great way to learn about the Bible and make connections between these ancient texts and our world.
On May 25, the All Saints EfM group will host an "open house" for anyone interested in learning more about this exciting program. Come join the committed group that meets on Wednesday evenings for rich conversation and theological reflection on our lives and the world around us. The new program year begins in September.
For more information or to sign up to participate in the open house, please contact Ruth Frey (ruthefrey@gmail.com) or send an email to efm@allsaintschicago.org.
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| Are we adding to the land's troubles? | | 
Hosea 4:3 Therefore the land mourns, and all who live in it languish; together with the wild animals and the birds of the air, even the fish of the sea are perishing.
Are we part of the problem? Or the solution? Do our individual and collective actions or inactions impact the health of our planet?
Let's get together sometime in May to discuss these questions.
Thanks for thinking about this subject.
Katie Nolan 773.589.2157 ktnolan@sbcglobal.net
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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
5/8- Staycie Flint, Polly Tangora
5/9- Lynne Marek, Katie Roberts
5/10- Julie Donalek
5/11- Mike Burke, Rick Lumsden
5/12- Margaret McCamant
5/13- Parker Hulst, Cassius Thom
5/14- Rob Grumet, Helen LoRusso
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, 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)
Monday, May 9
4:00p Space Use- Reading Room
Tuesday, May 10
10:30a Staff Meeting (Parish Office)
4:00p Community Eucharist (Church)
5:30p Community Kitchen/Pantry (Everywhere)
7:30p Finance Committee (Parish Office)
Wednesday, May 11
5:00p Deadline for Friday Email and Sunday Bulletin Submissions
6:30p Meeting in Parish Hall
7:00p EfM (Church School Room 4)
7:00p Music Rehearsal (Church)
7:30p ECW Meeting (Parish Hall) 7:45p 11 O'Clock Choir Rehearsal (Church)
Thursday, May 12 7:15p Book Group Friday, May 13 7:00p Space Use- Meeting in Parish Hall Saturday, May 14 8:30a RCS Market Pantry (Ravenswood School Lot)
9:30a Discernment Committee (B&B)
10:00a Buildings and Grounds Committee Meeting (Parish Office) Sunday, May 15- Fourth 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)
11:00a Youth and Children's Formation Committee (Church School)
3:30p ASYG (Parish Hall and Kitchen)
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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