Thank you, Thank you, Thank you... Anne Hunt would like to thank Georgia Mosher for supplying baked goods for 10 am coffee hour last week even though she was not able to attend service. 

For 38 years, NH Episcopal congregations have been supporting a Christmas gifts program for the children of parents incarcerated in the NH state prison system. At All Saints for the past two decades our campaign has taken the intergenerational approach: we adults contribute cash, or checks in any amount ($20 is recommended for each child) payable to All Saints with ChIPs on the memo line, and the Church School kids go shopping with their adult leaders. We like this method because the kids know what to buy: they are experts on the coolest toys and gifts. They also know the rules: no toy weapons, no Play Doh, glue or crayons, no knitting needles, crochet hooks, glass or sharp tools, and no clothing. Sporting equipment, CDs and board games are among the desirable items, along with toys for younger children. Participants are also invited to donate a new children's book for any age up to 15. THE TIME IS NOW. There is a green wrapped gift box with a slot in it for your donations, needed by Nov. 2 at the latest. So we adults have just two Sundays to get our cash to the shoppers so they can do their part in this vital ministry. All Saints Diocesan Convention folks will transport the toys to Convention Saturday morning, Nov. 8, where a truck will receive all the gifts and deliver them for sorting.

- Thanks, Cate McMahon

United Thanks Offering (UTO) Fall Ingathering is typically accepted during Diocesan Convention. There is a table near the registration desk at the Grappone Center that will accept parish checks for UTO contributions Saturday morning, Nov. 8. These will be presented all together during the Offertory. Our parish treasurer will be making out a check for any amount remaining in the account since the Spring Ingathering, PLUS any UTO money you contribute from your Blue Boxes on the next two Sundays. 

Please be thinking of donating a baked good for the ECW Bake Sale. The proceeds are used to support our outreach charities. Items needed are baked good, sandwiches, And soups. Items may be brought to the chapel the day before or the morning of sale. Any questions, contact Dianne Wasmuth at 569-3526 or diannewasm@yahoo.com.

In case you missed the Lifetouch photo sessions in October, makeup photos will be taken Wed 11/19 from 2 pm until 9pm. These photos will make up our directory so participation  by as many All Saints members as possible is most appreciated! Please call the church office if you have any questions. 569-3453

Donna will be printing new parish directories soon with all of Pastor Bill's info and the latest parish list. Would anyone like to see this listing electronically instead of paper form? We would get the directory on the eNews and then when it is updated (we would let you know revision has happened) you could just view or print from home. Please let us know your thoughts on this. We would always keep the paper directory but if this works, we could be saving a lot of paper. Thanks.

We are still looking for your feedback on the bulletin. Any comment is welcome. Please share your feedback with Donna, our parish administrator, and Bill, our rector, over the coming weeks. 

The following note was received from the Blodget family:

Dear Pastor Bill and the All Saint's Team, 

Our family wanted you all to know how much we appreciated everything you did to make Dad's farewell very special. The service, music, homily, reception, and all the extras - cookies, kindness, kitchen help, technical photo help, tissues, program, and everything everyone did was truly comforting and helpful. To name everyone would be impossible so please know how thankful we are for everything and share our thanks with all! 

The Blodget/Holburtons

This group meets every Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. in the library. All are welcome to attend.

Joyce Lake leads a bible study on Mondays in the library at 10 am. She uses the book Following Christ...The Man of God. It is a study of John 6-14 and this center section of John's gospel allows us to walk by Jesus' side as he impacts those around him, modeling love, grace, and humility. It's impossible to closely follow Jesus and remain unchanged. Place yourself in each scene, grasp every detail. In these chapters, you will find living truths designed to leave their marks on our lives. Take them in and allow the living water to carve your life into a pattern after God's own heart.