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All Saints' Episcopal Church
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| News for the Week of December 11, 2011 |
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Dear Friends,
This past Sunday I invited all of us to spend some time reading
the Gospel of Mark in preparation for Christmas. I was wondering
in the midst of your busy schedules how that was going for all of you.
I'm half way through and have found that the version found in the Common English Bible (a new translation) makes for fabulous reading. Here's a link to this translation. Give it a try--it may be the perfect thing to do on a cold winter morning or at the end of a long dark day.
This Saturday, our very own Lora Walsh will be ordained by Jeff Lee in our sanctuary at 3:00. I invite you come and support Lora as she becomes a priest. I'll be preaching and I know for a fact that the music will be amazing!
Prior to that--go out and do some Christmas Shopping and let us take care of your children. The All Saints' Supper Sitters will be in full force from 11 until 2. At $15 an hour per family it is a good price and it will help raise some money for our ministries at All Saints.
Our construction project continues to move along. Prayers for a few more days of 40 degree weather would be greatly appreciated.
It's a busy time time, its a good time. This coming week will be a holiday extravaganza at our Community Kitchen and food pantry so think about coming and volunteering, this week, the next week, the week after that and the week after...you get the idea.
Did you see the piece that Fox News did on All Saints and RCS? Here's the link- it is very well done. Send it around to your friends and invite them to come volunteer and find out about all we do to make a difference: both reading and living the Gospel.
Happy Advent!
Best,
Bonnie
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Update on 2012 Pledging
Many thanks to the 85 (10 new, 75 renewing) individuals/families who have pledged $203,098 to All Saints' for 2012! And, thank you to the many people who offer countless hours of time and a myriad of gifts to support this amazing community of faith! We're hoping for about 100 more individuals/families to pledge their financial support over the next few weeks.
If you haven't yet made your pledge, click the button below below to do so now.
If you check the box that says "Yes, I'd like to set up a recurring credit/debit payment for my pledge contributions," you can go ahead and set up your recurring donation by clicking here. Everyone who checked this box will receive an email before the beginning of 2012 with the link to set up a recurring donation.
Reminder emails went out recently both to the entire All Saints' mailing list (if you already pledged and you received an email yesterday, don't worry, we have received your pledge) and to those who have previously pledged to All Saints' but haven't yet renewed for 2012.
Note: If you already have a recurring donation set up on your credit/debit card and you intend to keep that going in 2012, please DO fill out the pledge form so we know of your intention to continue your support in 2012.
We hope to have all 2012 pledges in by Sunday, December 18 to enable the finance committee and vestry to produce a realistic 2012 budget for review at the Annual Meeting on January 29, 2012. |
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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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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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Christmas Flower and Greenery Donations
 Each year, as we prepare to adorn the church with poinsettias and greens for our celebration of Christmas, we have the opportunity to make contributions to assist with the purchasing of these decorations.
If you'd like to make a contribution toward this effort, there are two ways to do so:
1. Simply put a check with "Christmas Flowers" in the memo line in the offering plate.
2. Donate online by clicking here.
If you'd like to make your contribution in honor and/or memory of someone, please email your the honor/memorial information to christmasflowers@allsaintschicago.org by Monday, December 19 and it will be included in the Christmas bulletin inserts.
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Advent Taizé Services
Wednesdays at 7pm- December 14, 21
Come join us for an oasis of quiet in the midst of holiday frenzy at 7:00 pm on Wednesdays: December 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 church.
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Christmas Pageant Sunday, December 18 at the 9 and 11am Services
The 8am service is donkey free.
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 Bonnie at 773-561-0111 or e-mail her at bonnie@allsaintschicago.org.
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Christmas at All Saints'
 Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24 4:30pm Children's Candlelight Christmas Eve Eucharist 10:30pm Carol Sing and Christmas Prelude Music 11:00pm Festival Candlelight Christmas Eve Eucharist Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25 10:00am Christmas Day Eucharist This will our only service on Sunday, December 25. Feast of the Holy Name, Sunday, January 1 Holy Eucharist at 8, 9 and 11am
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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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Save the Date- Mexico Benefit Night at the Fat Cat
Saturday, January 21 at 7pm.
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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- Truda Stockenstrom and Torin Kavanagh 11am-Anne Cadigan and Bill McHugh Chalice 9am- Mike Mattson, Courtney Reid, Mike Burke 11am- Peg Deppe, Lucy Leety-Wheeler, Barb Dufford Prayers 9am- Liza Reynolds 11am- Julie Donalek Reading(s) 9am- Elizabeth Shapiro 11am- Kathy O'Donoghue (1st) and Laura Youngberg (2nd)
Post-9am Coffee Hour
Jane Nicholson
11am Altar Guild
Barb Dufford
Counters
Christy Drackett and Anne Ford
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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,
Shelli Charbonneau Myers, Bruce Neviaser, Gayle Neviaser, Becky, Ryan, and Jenee
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
12/11- Preston Ensign, Camilla Ensign
12/13- Lynne Perron
12/14- Anton Nelson Youngberg
12/15- Beth Taylor
12/16- Alison Becker-Stevens
12/17- Cole Christian, Colby Maddox
This week at the 9:00 am we will offer the Eucharist in honor and in memory of
Morgan Leigh Judd who died this past Tuesday. Morgan was the daughter of a good friend of Jen Simokaitis.
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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 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)
1:00p Ordination Reception Setup (Parish Hall)
3:00p Lora Walsh's Ordination to the Priesthood (Church)
4:30p Ordination Reception (Parish Hall)
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)
10:00a Pagenat Rehearsal (Church)
10:00a Coffee Hour (Parish Hall)
3:30p ASYG (Parish Hall, Kitchen, Church)
Monday, December 12
7:00p Justice Circle Meeting (B&B Lobby)
7:30p ECW Gathering (Parish Hall)
Tuesday, December 13
4:00p Community Eucharist (Church)
5:30p Community Kitchen/Pantry (Everywhere)
Wednesday, December 14
4:00p Pageant Rehearsal (Church)
5:00p Deadline for Friday Email and Sunday Bulletin Submissions
7:00p EfM (Church School Room 4)
7:00p RCS Board Meeting (Parish Hall)
7:00p Advent Taize Service (Church)
7:30p Choir Rehearsal (Church)
Thursday, December 15
8:00a RCS Food Delivery (Food Pantry)
Friday, December 16
4:00p Pageant Rehearsal (Church)
7:00p Space Use- Meeting in Parish Hall
Saturday, December 17
10:00a RCS Cooking Team in Kitchen
3:00p Pageant Rehearsal (Church and Parish Hall)
Sunday, December 18- Fourth Sunday of Advent
8:00a Donkey-Free Inclusive Language Eucharist (Church)
8:45a Childcare for children 3 and under (Nursery)
9,11a Holy Eucharist with Pageant (Church)
10:00a Breakfast for Pageant "Actors" (Church School)
10:00a Coffee Hour (Parish Hall)
10:15a 11 O'Clock Choir Rehearsal (Church)
11:00a Holy Eucharist with Pageant (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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