Welcome to the Summer of Awesome! |
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Assisting in Worship on Sunday
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Ushers
9am- Lydia Carr
11am- Gail Colman
Chalice
9am- Carol Reese, Mike Burke
11am- Bill McHugh, Michelle Mayes
Prayers
9am- Carol Reese
11am- Matty Zaradich
Reading(s)
9am- Juleigh Ruby
11am- Gail Colman(1st) and Bill McHugh(2nd)
Coffee Hour
Michelle Mayes
11am Altar Guild
Connie Wilson
Counters
Craig Berry and Maureen Kupstas
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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
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!
As we move into the month of July I invite all of you to join us for "The Summer of Awesome" here at All Saints'. The summer of awesome is a time to connect with others, a time to enjoy each other's company, a time for rest and renewal. It is a time to be rather than a time to do.
On Wednesday evenings "The Wheel of Awesome" will be spinning at our Summer Salon. From 7-8:30 p.m. We will sit outside on the northeast lawn and discuss spiritual topics which have relevance to our lives. Each week will spin the wheel to see what our topic of discussion will be. Refreshments will be available. Bring a lawn chair if you wish.
On Sundays we will continue with our special liturgy. Kevin Goodman, our former Associate, will be the guest preacher on July 10. He is currently the Associate Dean of the Cathedral and is excited to be with us next week.
Many more plans are in the works, so stay tuned.
Please take note that over the summer we are breaking with tradition and we will be starting our services on time. Keep this in mind when setting your alarm clocks.
Bonnie is on vacation until after Labor Day. Please do not hesitate to call if you have a pastoral emergency. My cell number is 312-401-2058. You may also contact Beau in the church office or Jack Clack if you need assistance with anything.
I look forward to seeing you on Sunday,
Blessings,
Rev. Fran Holliday
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Parents' Playdate
Wednesday, July 6 at 10am | |  Calling all new parents! If you would love to get out of the house to chat with other parents while your little one has some social tummy-time, please come to July's Parents' Playdate! We will be meeting on Wednesday, July 6 at 10am in the Parish Hall (enter at 1757 W. Wilson). New mama Katy will be hosting, so if you plan on attending please email her at Katy.Kelsey@gmail.com. Laughing with new friends is the perfect cure for the summertime blues! |
| Wheel of Awesome: Summer Salons | | 
Bring your lawnchair, open mind and heart, and longing to connect deeply with others. Wednesday evenings from 7-8:30 pm (June 29th-August 17th) on the northeast lawn of the church we will join in small groups to discuss spiritual topics of relevance to our lives. Each week we will spin the wheel to see where our discussion will land: "How does social networking impact our spiritual lives?" "Can we unplug and still connect?" "What REALLY counts as sin?" "Is a playful piety an oxymoron?" "What do the Bad Girls of the Bible have to say to us today?"
No Wheel of Fortune experience necessary to participate. No previous lawnchair theology required. No lawnchair required -- bring a blanket. Come, relax, make new friends, and enliven your faith this summer!
Childcare provided if there is a need -- just let us know ahead of time. If you want to know more, or need childcare email adultformation@allsaintschicago.org or call Jeanne Wirpsa @ 773-316-6936. |
| Outreach Opportunity- Market Pantry July 9 | | 
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| Big, big thanks! | | |
 Thank you to everyone who helped make Team RCS' participation in the Greater Chicago Food Depository's 26th Annual Hunger Walk last weekend such an amazing success. Two school busses carried about 100 (yes, that's two zeros!) Team RCS members down to Soldier Field last Saturday to join more than 8,500 other Hunger Walkers in an effort to raise awareness and funds for local hunger issues. Donations are still coming in and the Food Depository is still calculating, but our best guess so far is that Team RCS raised about $7,000 through Hunger Walk, all of which will go directly to the purchase of food for our Tuesday night Food Pantry and Community Kitchen. (Online donations will continue to be accepted until July 31 at www.chicagosfoodbank.org/goto/ravenswood.)
It will likely be August before we have the final, final tally for Team RCS, but in the mean time, RCS will continue to provide hunger relief to almost 300 families and individuals each week. Thank you again to everyone who walked, donated, asked anyone for money, carried the flamingo, prayed for good weather or otherwise supported our Hunger Walk cause. Everyone single one of you made a difference.
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CLLAW (Chicago Leauge of Lady Arm Wrestlers) 2011
Saturday, July 2 10pm-1am | |  Join parishioner Scottie Caldwell (a.k.a. "Snow Blight") for CLLAW 2011
The Chicago League of Lady Arm Wrestlers celebrates America, Freedom, Truth, Justice, and strong-armed lady arm wrestling in its 10th bout: CLLAW X: Red, White and Bruised. Seventeen wrestlers, both returning veterans and a slew of new talent, will compete for the honor to wear the CLLAW sash and crown. See the theatrical fundraising experience Penthouse Magazine calls "one hell of a show!" With an open bar package and tickets available for online pre-sale, CLLAW X promises to continue being the most surprising and engaging theatrical fundraiser in the city. As always, all proceeds from the madness of CLLAW benefit Sideshow Theatre Company and a partner charity.
CLLAW X benefits CLAW USA (Collective of Lady Arm Wrestlers). CLAW USA is a cooperative effort of theatrical ladies arm wrestling leagues working together to further the movement worldwide. To date, the eight existing leagues have collectively raised more than $70,000 and helped dozens of small non-profits and women-initiated projects get off the ground.
Joe's Bar
940 West Weed St
Chicago, IL 60642
(One block from the North/Clybourn Red Line station!)
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Buildings and Grounds Meeting
Saturday, July 9 at 10:30am | | |
The B&G (Building & Grounds) gang will meet at 10:30 on July 9 --
we will catch up on the capital campaign and find out the current maintenance issues. We welcome new members, and the time commitment is limited -- a meeting every other month now that we have our wonderful maintenance person. We need your new ideas and fresh input!
For more information, contact Nancy Lischer at buildingsandgrounds@allsaintschicago.org
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| Acolyte Make-up Training | |
Any acolyte who could not make Great America is welcome to join Jack on Sunday, July 10th between the 9:00 and 11:00 services in the church for a brief training. Please RSVP to Jack at jack@allsaintschicago.org. If this doesn't work, please contact Jack to schedule individual training at jack@allsaintschicago.org.
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Justice Circle Meeting
Monday, July 11 at 7pm | |
 | | The Rev. C.J. Hawking |
The next meeting of the Justice Circle will
be Monday, July 11th at 7:00pm in the area outside Bonnie and Beau's office. The Rev. CJ Hawking, Executive Director of ARISE
Chicago, will be with us to discuss how we can stand with workers experiencing wage theft in Chicago Check out their website at http://arisechicago.org/. We will also be talking about the Sudan, Labor Day, the LGBT Immigration Coalition, and whatever other actions and issues you bring. Please join us! For more information, contact Jack at jack@allsaintschicago.org.
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All Saints' Book Group
Thursday, July 14 at 7pm | | 
We will be reading the true-story account of Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi on Thursday July 14th at the Burke's house. For those interested in background reading, you are welcome to forge through Lolita, but Vladmir Nabokov, but this book group found it a bit strenuous and has made that reading optional.
As always, we will meet around 7 and try to get the discussion going by 7:15 over food, wine, and general hospitality. All are welcome!
For more information and exact location, contact Aubrey at bookgroup@allsaintschicago.org.
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| Thanks to Liz Embler | | 
A very special thank you to Liz Embler, our Julian Intern who just completed her first year as the intern for Ravenswood Community Services. Liz serves as our Volunteer Coordinator and has done
a remarkable job. We are very happy that she will return for another year with RCS beginning in mid- August. Currently she has returned home to Knoxville Tennessee for a well deserved break. Liz lived in community with 8 other Julian Interns who
5 of whom will also be returning to Chicago for another year working with Episcopal Charities Agencies.
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Sudan Update
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We are rapidly approaching the July 9, when Southern Sudan will officially become an independent country. Check out the Statement from the President below for an update on the situation, and please keep the people of Sudan in your prayers during this difficult time of transition.
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 22, 2011
Statement from the President on Sudan
On Monday, the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) signed an agreement in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to reduce tensions in Abyei and allow UN peacekeepers from Ethiopia into the region. I commend the parties for taking this step forward toward peace, and I urge them now to build on that progress and agree to an immediate cease fire in Southern Kordofan. Under the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, both parties committed to resolve their differences peacefully, and both parties have a responsibility to end the current violence and allow immediate humanitarian access to desperate people who have been driven from their homes and are now cut off from outside help.
The situation in Southern Kordofan is dire, with deeply disturbing reports of attacks based on ethnicity. The United States condemns all acts of violence, in particular the Sudanese Armed Forces aerial bombardment of civilians and harassment and intimidation of UN peacekeepers. With a ceasefire in Southern Kordofan, alongside the agreement to deploy peacekeepers to Abyei, we can get the peace process back on track. But without these actions, the roadmap for better relations with the Government of Sudan cannot be carried forward, which will only deepen Sudan's isolation in the international community. Without a cease-fire and political negotiations, the people of Southern Kordofan cannot enjoy the right to have their political grievances addressed. The negotiations now under way in Addis Ababa demand the urgent commitment from both sides to peace and to the agreement for immediate help to those civilians caught up in this conflict.
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| Coffee Hour Hosts Needed | | 
Hosts for the coffee hour that takes place between the 9 and 11am services are still needed for July 17, July 24, Sept. 4, Sept. 11 and Oct. 30. If you're interested in helping out or have questions about how it all works, please contact Karen Howe at coffeehour9@allsaintschicago.org.
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| 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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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, 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, Jesse Torrence, Joan Zaradich, Dana Zaradich, Lisa Zaradich, Aluma Alex, Joyce Mauro, Richard Ruby, Nina Davis, Brenda Richardson, Chris, Ron, Helen LoRusso, Stephen Walk, Ann Robson Walk, Brian Meyer, Meredith's Brother, Carol Smith, Randy Davis, Pat Ford, Clyde Propst
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
7/3- Grace Hanson, Peter Hanson
7/4- Tony Ginn
7/5- MaryBush Ginn
7/6- Isabel Conde, Liz Embler
7/7- Naomi Mayes, Michelle Snyder
7/8- Sarah Palmentera-Reid, Josh Smith
7/9- Trevor Hughes
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, July 1
7:00p Space Use- Meeting in Parish Hall
Saturday, July 2
Sunday, July 3- Third Sunday after Pentecost
8:00a Inclusive Language Eucharist (Church)
8:45a Childcare for children 3 and under (Nursery)
9:00a Holy Eucharist: Rite II (Church)
10:00a Coffee Hour (Parish Hall)
11:00a Holy Eucharist: Rite II (Church)
Monday, July 4
Office Closed for Independence Day Holiday
Tuesday, July 5
4:00p Community Eucharist (Church)
5:30p Community Kitchen/Pantry (Everywhere)
6:30p Wedding Planning Meeting (Church)
Wednesday, July 6
10:00a New Parents' Playdate (Parish Hall)
5:00p Deadline for Friday Email and Sunday Bulletin Submissions
Thursday, July 7
8:00a RCS Food Delivery (Food Pantry)
7:00p Discernment Committee (B&B)
Friday, July 8
7:00p Space Use- Meeting in Parish Hall
Saturday, July 9
8:30a RCS Market Pantry (Ravenswood School Parking Lot)
10:30a Buildings and Grounds Committee Meeting (B&B Lobby)
Sunday, July 10- Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
8:00a Inclusive Language Eucharist (Church)
8:45a Childcare for children 3 and under (Nursery)
9:00a Holy Eucharist: Rite II (Church)
10:00a Coffee Hour (Parish Hall)
11:00a Holy Eucharist: Rite II (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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