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All Saints' Episcopal Church
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| News for the Week of December 4, 2011 |
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Dear Friends,
Come to church this Sunday. We will pray, we will sing, I will preach, and we will give out parts for the pageant.
Best,
Bonnie
This year's pageant: "Extreme Makeover: Global Edition"
Pageant rehearsal schedule:
Major roles and choreographers
Sunday 12/4 at 10 am
12/11 at 10 am
Monday 12/5 4:00 to 6
Saturday 12/10 10 to noon
Wednesday 12/14 4 to 6 pm
Friday 12/16 4 to 6 pm
Saturday 12/17 mandatory dress rehearsal 3:00 to 7:00 then pizza
Smaller roles
Angels, Shepherds etc
Sundays 12/4,12/11 at 10:00 am
Mandatory dress rehearsal
Saturday 12/17 4:30 to 7, pizza to follow.
If you have questions call or e-mail me at bonnie@allsaintschicago.org.
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Advent Quiet Day
Saturday, December 3, 10am-2pm
This year in addition to Advent Camp for our little ones, we'll also be having a Quiet Day for anyone interested in spending some time in reflection and contemplation on Saturday, December 3 from 10 to 2. The Rev. Linda Packard, retired rector of Church of Our Savior will be our guest leader.
A donation of $5 will cover our lunch.
More details to follow.
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First Wednesday Supper Club
Wednesday, December 7 at 6PM (a change from the normal 6:30)
 Food....Fellowship....Taize Prayer...Adult Faith Explorations
(Remember...the only rule to Supper Club....tell EVERYONE about Supper Club) Schedule We will gather at 6pm for a light supper, followed by the Wednesday night Advent Taize service and an Adult Faith Explorations session about Advent. (Those involved in other activities on Wednesday night such as choir or EFM may head to their own group when they need to.)
Childcare will be provided.
Advent Adult Faith Explorations
Advent is a season of hopeful expectation, waiting and preparation. Join us as we explore the themes of Advent and how these can shape our lives. We will be looking at the Advent scriptures as well as some meditations that can be used during this season. The discussion will be facilitated by Mike Mattson and Fran Holliday.
Menu Ground Sirloin Chili w/Red Means; Roasted Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato Soup (made with vegetable stock); Panzenella Salad (freshly baked Italian seasoned croutons with tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, basil and pesto drizzle); Bread and Butter.
Suggested Donation to cover meal cost
$7 per person
RSVP
Sign up for the supper by emailing Beau Surratt at beau@allsaintschicago.org. We need to know in advance so we know how much food to order.
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Deck the tree with scarves and mittens, fa la la la la, la la la la!
 It's time to trim our mitten tree with warm hats, scarves, mittens, and gloves for our neighbors who come for food and fellowship every Tuesday evening. The tree will go up for the first Sunday of Advent (November 27) and remain in the sanctuary to be draped with warm gifts until after the Christmas pageant on December 18. Donations will be accepted any time, though. Chicago's winter is long and cold, especially for folks who are living on the streets; the need is enormous and continues long after the holidays. Store-bought and handmade items gratefully accepted.
And, please join the ECW on Monday, December 12th at 7:30pm in the parish hall to finish any mitten tree projects! Feel free to bring Holiday snack and/or libations to nosh on while we put the finishing touches on this season's additions to the All Saints' tree!
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Advent Taizé Services
Wednesdays at 7pm- November 30; December 7, 14, 21
Come join us for an oasis of quiet in the midst of holiday frenzy at 7:00 pm on Wednesdays: November 30; December 7, 14, and 21.
This service of Evening Prayer is in the style of the Taizé community in France. Each candle-lit service lasts about 40 minutes and features meditative music, readings, prayers, and silence. Please join us in the choir area.
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Babysitting Day December 10 from 11am-2pm
Looking for kid-free time to get your Christmas shopping done?
Good news!!! We are holding another babysitting day here at All Saints' on Saturday, December 10th from 11:00 - 2:00. All ages are welcome. We will have games, movies, and snacks/lunch. Cost is $15 per family per hour, and all money raised benefits our operating budget!
Please e-mail Christy Drackett (christydrackett@gmail.com) to register in advance. (We need to know how many kids we'll have to make sure we have enough volunteers!)
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Celebrate the Holidays with Ravenswood Community Services
The Food Pantry and Community Kitchen here at All Saints'
Every year, Ravenswood Community Services (RCS) hosts a special holiday meal for our neighbors in need. We decorate our parish hall, our chefs to prepare a special meal, and we distribute special grocery bags for our neighbors in need to create a home-cooked holiday meal. Because RCS is a volunteer-run organization, we need your help to host this evening. This year, RCS will host the annual holiday meal on Tuesday, December 13 and we need your help to pack grocery bags, distribute food, serve dinner, and clean up. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Liz at liz@ravenswoodcommunityservices.org or 773-769-0282 by Tuesday, December 6.
Ravenswood Community Services provides hunger and poverty relief, health services, and life skills education in the Ravenswood and Uptown neighborhoods. In 1993, we began handing out bags of groceries to about 20 neighbors through the front doors of All Saints' Chicago. Today, this vibrant non-profit serves hundreds of hungry neighbors each week and implements strategic neighborhood change through our feeding programs and through our partnership with Ravenswood School.
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Advent Lessons and Carols
Sunday, December 18 at 4:30pm
No shopping to finish. No presents to wrap. Just our lovely old building dressed up in its Christmas best, Advent readings and beautiful music to help us reflect on the season and its loveliness.
Beer and CarolsSunday, December 18 at 5:30pm (following Lessons and Carols)
 The only thing better than going caroling is going caroling at your neighborhood Irish pub. We'll gather in the back room at O'Shaughnessy's Public House at the corner of Wilson and Ravenswood (fondly known as the church annex), eat food, drink beer (and other equally attractive non-alcoholic beverages) and sing carols....lots of carols. This is arguably the best way to keep warm on a cold winter's night. RSVP via the Facebook event here or email beau@allsaintschicago.org.
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Gratitude for Day of the Dead Participation
 We thank all who took time to write powerful prayer flags, hang the flags and the papal picado, and create the ofrendas and the 86 flowers placed around our altar to remember 86 Chicago children killed by violence in 2010. We invite you to take a flower or two home with you and to pray for these children, their families, and their perpetrators. If you are interested in working with the Justice Circle to address the root causes of this violence and reclaim urban childhood for all, contact Joey Sylvester (neworleans@allsaintschicago.org) or come to the December 12 Justice Circle meeting at 7 pm.
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"Bricks and Mortar" Volunteers Needed
Your Buildings and Grounds committee has put together a range of projects for which many of us might be able to offer help. Take a look at the list here and, if you think you might have the skills to help, contact Stephen Christy at
buildingsandgrounds@
allsaintschicago.org. Or, you can take a look at the sheets posted in the hallway between the church and the sacristy and sign up there. Your Buldings and Grounds Committee will contact you to go over the job with you. |
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Assisting in Worship
on Sunday
Ushers 9am- Mary Swanton and Mike Kozubek 11am- Penny Johnson and Kathy O'Donoghue Chalice 9am- Norm Linde, Mike Burke, Jeanne Wirpsa 11am- Lionel Edes, Bill Shropshire, Bill McHugh Prayers 9am- Mike Burke 11am- Chris Nelson Reading(s) 9am- Jeanne Wirpsa 11am- Jeffrey Georlett (1st) and Scottie Caldwell (2nd)
Post-9am Coffee Hour
Karen Schrage
11am Altar Guild
Laura Molzahn
Counters
Craig Berry and Maureen Kupstas
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Office and Staff Contact Info
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All Saints'
Episcopal Church Parish Office Phone: 773-561-0111 Fax: 773-561-1998 Email Addresses: firstname@ allsaintschicago.org The Rev. Bonnie A. Perry, Rector The Rev. Fran Holliday, Associate Rector Beau Surratt, Associate for Music and Administration Jack Clark, Associate for Awesome Ravenswood Community Services Office Phone: 773-769-0282 Email Addresses: firstname@ ravenswood communityservices.org Wendy Vasquez, Executive Director: The Rev. Fran Holliday, Program Director: Liz Embler, Volunteer Coordinator/ Julian Year Intern Jack Clark, Program Assistant
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Community Prayers and In Thanksgiving
please email prayerlist@allsaintschicago.org or call the Parish Office at 773-561-0111.
For our prayers
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, Carolyn Mattson, Darryl Handcock, Reynold Frutkin, Judy Traverso, Brian Duffy and Family, Nicole and her family, Anna and her parents, Emily and Justin, the family of Melba LaPlante, Joshua Casteel, Joyce Mauro, Tracey James, Elizabeth Erickson
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
We rejoice with Anne and Peter Ellis, whose son, Gabriel James Ellis, was born on Friday, November 25.
We rejoice with the Stiedaman family on the occasion of the birth of Avery Yvonne Stiedaman on Monday, November 28.
Birthdays
12/4- Owen Meany Harlow-Perry, Aria Hoseley
12/5- Julia Bowe, Larry Dieckmann, Ruth Frey
12/6- Kevin Pecoraro, Howard Pickett, Jillian Ziliak
12/7- Maggie Black, Elizabeth Campbell, Jim Crandall
12/9- Peggy Cushing, Venessa Fawley, Nick Hatzis, Liam Koehler
12/10- Helen Poot
We remember Brian Duffy, friend of Katie Nolan, who died yesterday.
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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.
Friday, December 2
7:00p Space Use- Meeting in Parish Hall
Saturday, December 3
9:30a All Ages Choir (Church)
10:00a Advent Camp (Parish Hall, Church School and Kitchen)
10:00a Advent Quiet Day (Church)
Sunday, December 4- Second Sunday of Advent
8:00a 9 O'Clock Choir Rehearsal (Parish Hall)
8:30a All Ages Choir Rehearsal (Parish Hall)
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 11 O'Clock Choir Rehearsal (Church)
3:00p RCS Cooking Team in Kitchen
Monday, December 5
4:00p Pageant Rehearsal (Church)
7:00p Space Use- Basement Classroom
7:00p Space Use- Parish Hall
Tuesday, December 6
4:00p Community Eucharist (Church)
5:30p Community Kitchen/Pantry (Everywhere)
7:30p Finance Committee (B&B Lobby)
Wednesday, December 7
10:30a Cooking Matters (Kitchen and Basement Classroom)
5:00p Deadline for Friday Email and Sunday Bulletin Submissions
6:00p First Wednesday Supper Club (Parish Hall)
6:30p RCS Finance Committee (Basement Classroom)
7:00p EfM (Church School Room 4)
7:00p Advent Taize Service (Church)
7:30p Choir Rehearsal (Parish Hall)
Thursday, December 8
7:00p Space Use- Parish Hall
7:15p Book Group
7:30p Music Rehearsal (Church)
Friday, December 9
7:00p Space Use- Meeting in Parish Hall
Saturday, December 10
8:30a RCS Market Pantry (Ravenswood School Parking Lot)
9:30a Cleaning Team in Kitchen
10:00a Pageant Rehearsal (Church)
11:00a Holiday Babysitting Event (Parish Hall, Nursery, Reading Room)
1:00p Ordination Music Rehearsal (Church)
3:00p Lora Walsh's Ordination to the Priesthood (Church)
Sunday, December 11- Third Sunday of Advent
8:00a 9 O'Clock Choir Rehearsal (Parish Hall)
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 11 O'Clock Choir Rehearsal (Church)
3:30p ASYG (Parish Hall, Kitchen, Church)
Please contact Beau in the Parish Office at 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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