News for the Week of June 5, 2011 |
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Assisting in Worship on Sunday
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Ushers
9am- Lydia Carr, Alice Wozniak
11am- Gail Colman and Penny Johnson
Chalice
9am- Jeanne Wirpsa, Mike Mattson, Mike Burke
11am- Liz Embler, Bill Shropshire
Prayers
9am- Lydia Carr
11am- Gail Colman
Reading(s)
9am- Jeanne Wirpsa
11am- Matty Zaradich (1st) and Bil Shropshire (2nd)
Acolytes
9am- Maryjayne Allen, Sam DuBose, Danny Roberts, Cash Thom
11am- Eric Edstrom, Evan Calabrese
11am Altar Guild
Alice Wozniak
Counters
Maureen Kupstas and Craig Berry
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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,
Associate for Music and Administration:
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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Greetings!
We have a great deal to celebrate this Sunday and celebrate we will! We are in the process of exceeding our goal for our hole in the wall campaign. Our state has taken the bold step of inclusion and fairness in making civil unions for same sex couples legal. And lastly, appears that Spring and Summer have actually arrived. A trifecta to rival the Triple Crown.
This Sunday will be a wonderful musical day. Beau and Jae Hoesley will be doing a duo piano prelude (one piano--four hands), Kathy Flint will be accompanying our choirs on her cello at both the 9:00 and 11:00 worship services, Juleigh Ruby and Michelle Mayes will be leading our sung psalm, and, because my mom is in town (and Beau is a very thoughtful kind of guy) we'll be doing on "On Eagles' Wings," a special Roman Catholic chestnut, during communion. This Sunday we'll also have an opportunity to say good-bye to our seminarian, Gabriel Godwin.
Suffice to say, I'm looking forward to seeing all of you as we lift our voices and say, "Blessed be God..."
All the best,
Bonnie
PS: Special Congratulations to parishioners Heidi Swanson and Brenda Tkacz (moms of Logan, Zachary, and Connor) who had a civil union on Thursday officiated by the Honorable Mary Colleen Roberts (parishioner and Cook County Circuit Court Judge)!
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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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Attention all gardeners!
...and other Buildngs and Grounds news | | 
Planting Annuals
June 4 at 10am
Now that we have our fabulous landscaping planted, we can plant our annual flowers to add even more color and accents. Please join us on June 4 at 10:00. Please bring your own spade (although we'll have some extras). See you then!
Buildings and Grounds Meeting
June 11 at 10am
The Building & Grounds Committee is always looking for new members. We have been meeting on the second Saturday, but only every other month recently. Our next meeting is on June 11 at 10:00. Now that we have Ron Young helping with maintenance on a regular basis, this group meets to discuss the maintenance needs, and we are always looking for more input and ideas. And if you want to be a fly on the wall without formally joining to learn about the buildings, that's OK with us.
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| All Saints' picked as the only Chicago finalist in the national This Place Matters Challenge! | |  Now we need your help.
All Saints' has been chosen as one of 100 finalists in the nationwide This Place Matters competition, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation designed to recognize and support noteworthy buildings that are central within their communities.
If All Saints' receives the most votes, we'll be awarded $25,000 to put toward the repair of our church. Second and third place winners will receive $10,000 and $5,000, respectively.
The voting is open from June 1-30, 2011. Individuals can vote only once during that time. To learn more and vote, visit http://www.preservationnation.org/take-action/this-place-matters/community-challenge/places/all-saints-episcopal-church.html
If you feel All Saints' is important to the community - and you want to make sure the building doesn't fall down - please forward this email to all your friends and family, post the link on your Facebook page, Tweet it, etc. etc.
Thanks for your time and support!
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Making All Saints' Greener: A Conversation
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For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving. - 1 Timothy 4:4
Let's get together on Sunday, June 5th between the 9 and 11am services to brainstorm ideas to make All Saints' greener.
Katie Nolan 773.589.2157 ktnolan@sbcglobal.net
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A Concert by the High School Vocal and Handbell Choirs
from Christ Church, United Methodist of Louisville, KY
Tuesday, June 7 at 7pm in the Church | | |
On Tuesday afternoon, June 7, about 50 young people from Christ Church United Methodist in Louisville, Kentucky will offer a choir and handbell concert at 7pm in the church after they learn more about what we do on Tuesday nights at our food pantry and community kitchen and spend some time volunteering.
If you've never volunteered at our Tuesday night Food Pantry and Community Kitchen, this is the perfect opportunity to give it a try- you can volunteer and then hear some beautiful music afterwards.
For more information about volunteering, contact Liz Embler, volunteer coordinator for Ravenswood Community Services, the food pantry and community kitchen here at All Saints', at liz@ravenswoodcommunityservices.org. For more information about the concert, contact Beau Surratt, Associate for Music and Administration, at beau@allsaintschicago.org. |
| Lora Walsh's Ordination to the Diaconate | | |
By the grace of God and with the consent of the people of God,
The Right Reverend Jeffrey D. Lee, Twelfth Bishop of the Diocese of Chicago will ordain
Karen Alicia King
Katherine C. Spelman
Lora Walsh
To the Sacred Order of Deacons in Christ's One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church
Saturday, June 4, 2011 at eleven o ̉clock in the morning
St. James Cathedral, Wabash at Huron, Chicago, Illinois
Your prayers and presence are requested.
Reception to follow ∞ Festival colors are white and gold.
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ADULT FAITH EXPLORATIONS
"The Wheel of Awesome: Summer Salons" | | |
Adult Faith Explorations is putting together a summer series called "The Wheel of Awesome: Summer Salons." We trust this will be an "awesome" time to gather, connect, share refreshments, and discuss spiritual topics of deep relevance to our lives. Every Wednesday evening from 7-8:30 pm we will spin the wheel. In small groups we will discuss whichever topic the wheel lands on. Some of the ideas proposed so far include:
Church 2.0: Faith in the digital age Saving Grace: Where do we express thanks for grace? Bible Gone Wild: Bad girls of the bible
Sin: What really counts? Lots of room remains on the wheel and we need your help. Following the 9 am and 11 am services on June 5th please take a few minutes to add your ideas to the blackboards located in the church. If you can't wait that long, feel free to submit your topics by June 15th to Jeanne Wirpsa at 773-316-6936 or
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| THANK YOU! from the Gumbo Stomp Krewe | | 
Merci, Merci from Cajun Fred and the entire Gumbo Stomp Krewe for supporting the May 14th fundraiser by volunteering, making donations and bread pudding, and coming out on a cold and rainy night.
All who came had a stomping good time while raising ~$7000 (and still counting) to help rebuild 1 home in New Orleans and to support plant restoration, as well as folks living in Terrebonne Parish impacted by the BP drilling disaster and now living with more uncertainty due to potential flooding. Keep these folks and our friends in NOLA in your prayers. -Barb Dufford, Krewe Chief, and Joey Sylvester, Spy Girl |
| Join All Saints' ECW for a summer of fellowship! | |  This All Saints' women's group will be hosting monthly fun activities for the ladies in the church community. Join us as we kick off on Thursday, June 17th for Mini Golf and Milkshakes! We will be meeting at 7:30 pm at Adventure Golf at 3459 Oakton Street in Skokie, and heading out for milkshakes after our triumphant round of putt-putt. Please RSVP to Elizabeth Shapiro at care@allsaintschicago.org. |
| Join Team RCS in the Rally to End Hunger | |  Mark your calendar for Saturday, June 25, when the Greater Chicago Food Depository steps off for its 26th annual lakefront Hunger Walk rally to raise money and awareness for hunger relief in our community. Hunger Walk will take place at Soldier Field this year. Registration begins at 7:00 a.m., and step-off is at 8:15 a.m.
Like last year, transportation will be provided from All Saints' to Soldier Field and back. Or, if you want to be in control of your own destiny, free parking is available at Soldier Field for Hunger Walkers. Email Wendy for parking details.
100% of the funds raised by RCS walkers will go directly to the purchase of food for our Tuesday night Food Pantry and Community Kitchen. In 2010, Team RCS raised more than $8,000 to feed our hungry neighbors, and we haven't had to write a check to the Greater Chicago Food Depository since then! Click here to make an online donation to Team RCS, or to join Team RCS and create your own personal Hunger Walk fundraising page.
All walkers who walk with Team RCS and submit a waiver the day of the event - regardless of whether they raise money or not -- help earn credits to purchase food for our Tuesday night neighbors. The more walkers we have, the more credits we earn. Come walk with us to help end hunger in our community! For more information, contact Wendy at Ravenswood Community Services at wendy@ravenswoodcommunityservices.org. |
| Social Justice Film Festival | | 
The Justice Circle will be hosting Friday night movies at 7pm in the church, complete with popcorn and pop (and you're free to bring your own beverages or snacks).
Friday, June 10th at 7pm:Food Inc. (public event)
Friday, July 8th at 7pm:Iron Jawed Angels
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| Baptisms, Anyone? | | 
The next opportunity for Baptism is on the Feast of Pentecost, June 12, at the 9 and 11am Services. The Baptismal preparation class for this Baptism date is on Saturday, June 4 at 9am.
If you or your child would like to be baptized at All Saints', you'll need to plan on attending one of the pre-baptismal counseling sessions in advance of your baptism date. To sign up for a particular date, please contact Beau Surratt (beau@allsaintschicago.org) in the Parish Office. To find out more information about baptism, please contact one our clergy, either Bonnie Perry (bonnie@allsaintschicago.org) or Fran Holliday (fran@allsaintschicago.org) call the church office at (773) 561-0111.
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A Dot on the Globe, a Difference in the World...
...IN AFRICA | |  At the end of February, in little over an hour, $20,500 was raised from our kids bake goods auction in late February. Working with Hilary Waldron and Polly Tangora, and approved by the kids, we have made distributions of the funds to the following: - $5,500 for the salaries of Dr. Paul and the mid-wife at the Renk Town Clinic;
- $5,000 for tuition for students at Nile High School in Arua, Uganda;
- $3,000 for fencing of the garden that supports the restaurant in N. Geiger run by St. Peter Parish/St. Barnaba (companion parish with All Saints');
- $1,000 for bricks for the building of the new high school in Renk Town;
- and $4,689 for the support and feeding of displaced peoples returning home after the South voted for independence from the North in January (this was the youth group's idea!).
An additional $4,800 was also sent out of the All Saints' annual operating budget to support the salaries of two Sudanese priests in Renk Diocese. This combined total equals $23,989 for 2011.Thanks again to all for your help in baking, organizing, buying, setting up and cleaning up! We're making a huge difference in so many peoples lives half-way around the world!Blessings, Mama Connie |
| Green City Market Outing June 15 | | |
Green City Market Outing June 15
 Come and get your greens! It's spring and the Green City Market is open for business. On June 15, come join other All Saints' parents and families in an excursion to this acclaimed weekly farmer's market for some outdoor fun strolling the market and sampling and purchasing local fruit and veggies. If there is enough interest, we may carpool from the church, but will otherwise plan on meeting at the market around 10:30am. (Rain date: June 22). Please contact Lucy at lucyleetywheeler@comcast.net or 312-315-8580 (cell) to RSVP or with questions. |
| Baking Bread for Jesus | |  Here at All Saints' the bread we use for Communion is baked by people who are a part of our worshipping community. We are currently in need of a few more volunteers to help with this ministry. Bread bakers commit to baking bread for one month out of the year (either baking a whole month's worth of bread at one time or baking for four weeks spread out over the course of the year). Months which currently need bakers are January, April, May, July and August.
If you're interested in helping with this ministry, please contact Nina Chinn at ninachinn@comcast.net or 773-561-2407 and she can give you all the information you need to get started.
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Pentecost Red-Wearing Contest
Sunday, June 12 | |  Is your favorite color red?
Are you known by your friends as someone whose manner of dress is a bit "over the top"?
Do you like a good competition?
Have you always wanted a set of holographic Jesus placemats?
If so, wear as much red as you can on Sunday, June 12 and you could be a winner of our 2011 Pentecost Red-Wearing Contest!
Prizes will be awarded at both the 9 and 11am services to the people who show the most "Holy Spirit Spirit." |
Christ Church Winnetka Rummage Sale
Saturday, June 4, 8am-Noon
470 Maple Street in Winnetka | | |
Proceeds are distributed in the form of Benevolence Grants to charities & agencies in the Chicago area, recently including Ravenswood Community Services and Chicago Adventure Therapy.
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| Tidbits from Ravenswood Community Services | | |
For all you fashionistas out there...
Did you see the awesome Ravenswood Run shirts this year? You're in luck! A limited quantity of official shirts are available for a modest donation. $5 gets you the much sought-after 100% cotton heather gray t-shirt (as seen on perennial volunteer celebrities such as Chad Spreen, Michelle Mayes and Ahn Gallagher), available in sizes S, M, L, and XL while quantities last.
$20 scores you the official yellow runner "technical" tee. Wear it to train for next year's race (set for April 29, 2012). Available in sizes S, M, L, and XL while quantities last.
Shirts will be for sale at the RCS volunteer check-in table on Tuesday nights. To make other arrangements to score one of these fantastic fashion must-haves, email Wendy.
Can you donate your green thumb to help feed hungry neighbors?
Colleen McVeigh, a teacher at Ravenswood School, has won a grant from Green Corps to plant a community garden at the school. Ms. McVeigh and her Garden Club students have offered to donate some of the garden's produce to RCS to use in our Tuesday night Food Pantry and Community Kitchen.
RCS is looking for one or two volunteers who can help Ms. McVeigh and her students tend the garden over the summer. The commitment includes once-a-week watering, weeding and harvesting. To volunteer or for more information, please contact Wendy at the RCS office at 773-769-0282 or by email.
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Community Prayers and In Thanksgiving
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For our prayersPat Lester, John Ford, Jerry LaTuillippe, Ms. Camille, Lynne Fischer, 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, 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., Anna Elizabeth Stanley, Judy, Antonio, Kevin Hunt, Jesse Torrence, Joan Zaradich, Dana Zaradich, Lisa Zaradich, Arnold Markley, Aluma Alex, Joyce Mauro, Richard Ruby, Nina Davis, Brenda Richardson, Chris, Ron, Peg Deppe, Helen LoRusso, Stephen Walk, Ann Robson Walk
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
6/6- Eileen Flynn, Eli Reese-Wirpsa
6/7- June Bowe, Sarah Lyons, Roman Pouw
6/8- Cathy Calhoun, Steve Leety-Wheeler
6/10- Amie Barry
6/11- Caty Norman-Burke
For Those Who Have Died
We 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, June 3
7:00pm Space Use- Meeting in Parish Hall
6-10p Babysitting Night (Nursery)
Saturday, June 4
Carpet Removal in Parish Hall
9:00a Pre-Baptismal Class (Reading Room)
4:00p Space Use- Church
Sunday, June 5- Seventh Sunday of Easter/Feast of the Ascension
8:00a 9 O'Clock Choir Rehearsal (Parish Hall)
8,9,11a Holy Eucharist (Church)
8:45a Childcare for children 3 and under (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 Making All Saints' More Green: A Conversation (Reading Room)
10:00a Capital Campaign Conversation and Coffee Hour (Parish Hall)
10:15a 11 O'Clock Choir Rehearsal (Church)
3:30p ASYG (Parish Hall and Kitchen)
Monday, June 6
4:00p Space Use- Reading Room
7:30p Justice Circle Meeting (B&B Lobby)
Tuesday, June 7 10:30a Staff Meeting (Parish Office) 4:00p Community Eucharist (Church)
5:30p Community Kitchen/Pantry (Everywhere)
7:00p Concert- Christ Church United Methodist Youth Choirs (Church) Wednesday, June 8 Carpet Replaced in Parish Hall 5:00p Deadline for Friday Email and Sunday Bulletin Submissions 7:00p EfM (Church School Room 4) 7:00p ECW Meeting (Reading Room) 7:45p Combined Choirs Rehearsal (Church) Thursday, June 9 7:15pm Book Group Friday, June 10 7:00p Space Use- Meeting in Parish Hall Saturday, June 11 8:30a RCS Market Pantry (Ravenswood School Parking Lot)
9:30a All Ages Choir (Church) 10:00a Buildings and Grounds Committee Meeting (B&B) 2:00p Space Use- Church 5:00p 3rd Annual Great Pentecost Overnite (Everywhere)
Sunday, June 12- Feast of Pentecost
8:00a Combined Choirs Rehearsal (Parish Hall)
8:30a All Ages Choir Rehearsal (Parish Hall)
8,9,11a Holy Eucharist (Church)
8:45a Childcare for children 3 and under (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 Combined Choirs Rehearsal
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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