WHO: Many of the 6th, 7th and 8th grade children will come to Ravenswood school without any basic supplies to start the school year.  In fact, most of the middle schoolers are on free or reduced lunch, which means they live in a low income household. There are about 40 children per class, and we'd like to set them up for a great start to the school year!

 

WHEN:  In the next 4 weeks, we'd like to collect the needed supplies so that we can present them to the Ravenswood School representatives at the Backpack Blessing on Sunday, September 18.

 

 

WHAT WE NEED:

Spiral Notebooks

Composition Notebooks

Loose Leaf Paper

Two Pocket Folders

Pens

Pencils (#2)

Index Cards

Hand Held Pencil Sharpeners

Scotch Tape

Glue Stick/Elmers Glue

Highlighters

Binders

Three Hole Punch

Rulers

Scissors

Small Staplers

Pencil Bags/Cases

Copy Paper---Lots and lots of copy paper!

 

WHERE:  Please drop off your donations in the back of the church near the front doors. There are several containers that say RAVENSWOOD SCHOOL DONATIONS.

 

Thank you so very much for your time and efforts in supporting this most important neighborhood ministry.

 

Please contact Beth Lee at Blee@jny.com with any questions!

 

Peace,

ASYG

 

Does your family have a new addition? Ever wish you had a chance to get to know other All Saints' families with babies? Stop by the reading room between the 9 and 11:00 services on Sunday, September 18th! In between blessing backpacks for the older kiddos, babies (and their families!) can have a chance to chat, laugh and blow raspberries at each other. We will chat about organizing monthly All Saints' Baby Playdates for the coming school year, too!

If you enjoy singing, there are numerous opportunities for you to share your joy with the All Saints' community. 

 

Contact Beau Surratt (beau@allsaintschicago.org or 773-561-0111) for more information about or to express your interest in participating in any of these opportunities. 

  

9am Choir

The 9:00 a.m. choir meets to rehearse at 8:00 a.m. on Sundays and sings at most 9:00 services, September through June. This group sings with 11:00 singers for combined choir dates: All Saints Day, Advent Lessons & Carols, Christmas Eve, Ash Wednesday, Easter Vigil, Easter Sunday and Pentecost and rehearses with that group from 7:30-9pm on at least two Wednesday nights preceding a combined choir date. New in the plans for 2011 are seasonal combined choir rehearsals to take place on Saturdays from 10am-2pm to enable us all to get a head start on service music and choir anthems for upcoming seasons. Dates will be announced in the All Saints' e-newsletter and at rehearsals.

 

11am Choir

The 11:00 a.m. choir service meets to rehearse on Wednesday evenings from 7:30-9pm and at 10:15 a.m. Sunday mornings. This group sings at most 11:00 services, September through June and combines with the 9am Choir for combined choir dates: All Saints Day, Advent Lessons & Carols, Christmas Eve, Ash Wednesday, Easter Vigil, Easter Sunday and Pentecost. New in the plans for 2011 are seasonal combined choir rehearsals to take place on Saturdays from 10am-2pm to enable us all to get a head start on service music and choir anthems for upcoming seasons. Dates will be announced in the All Saints' e-newsletter and at rehearsals.

 

All Ages Choir

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.This group sings once a month at the 9am service. The All Ages Choir 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 9am Adult Choir joins with the All Ages Choir when they sing. All Ages Choir dates are still being determined. Send Beau an email at beau@allsaintschicago.org to get on the All Ages Choir email list so you'll get the dates as soon as they are on the calendar.

That snap is back in the air and the evenings are getting longer. Time to start knitting again! Get underway on your holiday and Mitten Tree projects in the company of other ASEC women. This event is hosted by Lydia Carr, who will provide delicious snacks, cheerful music, and a printed selection of simple hat and scarf patterns. She has personally checked that they are idiot proof, so don't worry if you are a first-time or returning crafter! Please bring your own needles/hooks/yarn. If you need supplies, Lydia recommends stopping around the corner at Sifu at 5044 N Clark St (between Carmen and Winnemac, open until 7 PM most days). Lisa, the owner, gives very good advice on where to start and how to finish!

 

Thursday, September 29, 1525 West Carmen Avenue, Apt 1 

(between Clark and Ashland, some street parking available).

7 to 9 PM. Please RSVP to care@allsaintschicago.org and carr.lydia@gmail.com before Monday September 26.

Are you in your 20's/30's, and interested in worship? All Saints is participating in a project with three other progressive Protestant churches on the northside. Participants will share a meal, then, over the course of three months, visit each of the other churches with the aim of exploring why these churches are flourishing and attracting young adults. The project will conclude with a conference and final dinner next spring. If you're interested or have questions, contact Jack Clark at jack@allsaintschicago.org.

 

 

We are currently recruiting volunteers for the following positions:

 

• Food Preparation with our Chef on Saturday, September 17, 9-2pm
• Set up tables and decorate the parish hall, Sunday, September 18, 12:15pm
• Greeters, Servers, Food Line Crew, Bussers, and Bartenders, Sunday, September 18, 4-8pm
• Clean Up Crews for Kitchen, Parish Hall, and Pantry, Sunday, September 18, 6:30pm

 

Please email Liz Embler at liz@ravenswoodcommunityservices.org for more information or to sign up.

 

You can also sign up here.

Bishop Joseph Garang Atem and Chief Bior Kuir Aguer Deng, chief of the Dinka Tribe in Upper Nile State, South Sudan, will be with us on Sunday, September 25th.  Bishop Joseph will be presiding at the Eucharist and both he and Chief Bior will speak between the 9 and 11 o'clock services about the birth of their new nation, South Sudan, and the impact these changes are having on Renk Diocese.

Proceeds to Benefit capital campaign funds of All Saints' and St. Benedict's Church.

 

This walking tour of Ravenswood seeks to support the religious and musical traditions of Ravenswood.  It will include significant architectural gems, the history of the neighborhood and some of its famous inhabitants as well as the development of the communities within it.     

 

This inaugural event, on the tenth anniversary of 9-11 provides a unique opportunity to see our neighborhood history and how it has truly impacted our lives.  It will share our past, represent our future and encourage us to be stewards to our community.

                  

Culminating with the blessing of the recently renovated bell tower of St. Benedict's, we will hear the Bells of Ravenswood ringing throughout the day and also take a moment to honor those who died at the World Trade Center.  

 

Date: Sunday, September 11

 

Cost: $10 per adult (All profits will be split between All Saints Episcopal Church and St. Benedicts Church)

 

Time: 3pm-5:30pm

Gather beginning at 2:45pm on the corner of Wilson and Hermitage in front of All Saints'. The tour will begin at 3:00pm and culminate at St. Benedicts for a tour of the church and the bell tower benediction at 5pm.  A small reception will follow.

 

Sponsors: Welles Park Bulldog, Ravenswood Community Council & Northcenter Chamber of Commerce

 

 

Our curriculum is a unique blend of note reading and music theory resulting in the ability to play the music of others and also create original music and better understand the language of music.  

 

This introductory offer is a great way to get to know the school and our philosophy of teaching. Just give us a call at 773.334.3650 and mention the church to take advantage of this offer!  

Stan Strickland, Carolyn Cooney, Margaret McHugh, Michael Krause, Brian Meyer, Meredith's Brother, Carol Smith, Randy Davis, Pat Ford, Madeline, Andrew and Owen, The family of Steve Pocztowski, Jennifer Christy, Steve and Ann Walk, Jane and Bryan, Judy Jones, Marian, Bart Hanson, Judy Monaghan, William J. Goins and his sisters Jean, Becki, and Glada, Debbie & Carl, Rev. Joan McPherson and family, France Mahar Driscal and family

 

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

9/11-      Sophia Jennerjahn 

9/13-      Ken Jones, Charlie Lentz, Bill McHugh

9/14-      Megan Yoshimura 

9/15-      Chandler Caceres, Jennifer Reft 

9/16-      Gavin Gleason, Judy Mroczkowski, Lorraine Painter

9/17-      Laila Fawley, Carolyn Stuenkel

 

Anniversaries

9/13-      Douglas and Margaret Ferguson; Jim and Laura Hanna; T.J. Callahan and Molly McCombe  

 

For Those Who Have Died

We remember Ken Brewer, brother of Nancy Brewer, who died on Monday after living several years with aggressive cancer.

 

We remember Elsa Quigley, mother of Jack Quigley, who died on Tuesday after a long battle with Alzheimers

 

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.