We lost a longtime parishioner John Cochrane recently. if you would like to send a card to the family, the children's names and addresses are:

Mark Cochrane

165 Highland Street

Pittsfield, ME 04967

Meg Cochrane

27318 NE 116th Street

Duvall, WA 98019

All Saints Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday, February 8th with one service at 9 am and meeting and brunch to follow. Please begin gathering materials for your reports that should be submitted to allsaints@metrocast.net by January 16th.

The 18th Annual Valentine Tea will be held on Saturday, February 7th at 2:00 p.m. Help is needed for servers and kitchen help. Please contact the church office if you can help. Tickets will be on sale between services on Sunday, January 25th and Sunday, January 31st.

During the season of Epiphany we have been using Christ Be Our Light as our canticle/hymn of praise which we learned during Advent (we will use a Kyrie in Lent) and we have been using the Proclamation of Faith we have used the past couple of years at Christmas (we will go back to the Nicene Creed in Lent).

1. Lord & Tailor sorters are needed for Mondays and Tuesdays from 9:30 am until 11 am. Any time that you would be able to help sort would be appreciated.
2. Additionally, Jo West is retiring from the role of scheduler of the Lord & Tailor volunteers covering shifts in the shop. We are looking for someone to take on this responsibility. Full training will be done and Jo will be here for support. This is done monthly and doesn't take much time, most done via email. 
3. Counters are needed for weekly entries to our accounting system and preparation of bank deposits-shared and only 4 months a year.
4. AED inspections are done monthly and an easy process-someone is needed to handle this important task  

Please contact the church office if you can help with any of these ministries. 569-3453

The Rt. Rev. A. Robert Hirschfeld will visit All Saints' on Sunday, March 22, 2015. During his visit any individuals who wish to officially become members of the church will be welcomed through: Confirmation, Reception, Reaffirmation of Baptismal Vows, or the sacrament of Holy Baptism. Please review the various rites below and contact our rector: pastorbillpetersen@gmail.com if you wish to prepare for membership during February and March.

Confirmation: The sacramental rite in which the candidates "express a mature commitment to Christ, and receive strength from the Holy Spirit through prayer and the laying on of hands by a bishop" (BCP, p. 860). Those who were baptized at an early age and those baptized as adults without laying on of hands by a bishop are expected to make a mature public affirmation of their faith, recommit themselves to the responsibilities of their baptism, and receive laying on of hands by a bishop (BCP, p. 412). Adults baptized with the laying on of hands by a bishop are considered to be confirmed.

Reception (Christian Commitment): Baptized persons who have been members of another Christian fellowship and who wish to be affiliated with the Episcopal Church may make a public affirmation of their faith and commitment to the responsibilities of their baptism in the presence of a bishop. The bishop lays hands on each candidate for reception and says, "We recognize you as a member of the one holy catholic and apostolic Church, and we receive you into the fellowship of this Communion" (BCP, p. 418). Candidates for reception normally have made a mature commitment in another Christian fellowship.

Reaffirmation (of Baptismal Vows): The BCP refers to those persons already baptized who are presented to the bishop in the context of a service of Baptism or Confirmation to reaffirm their baptismal vows. These might be persons returning to the church after a period of unbelief or those who have entered a new level of spiritual life. The BCP does not specify who these persons are, and a variety of interpretation exists. The BCP provides a form to be used for reaffirmation of baptismal vows instead of the confirmation formula (BCP, p. 419). The word "renewal" rather than "reaffirmation" is used to describe the reaffirming of the baptismal covenant by the entire congregation at Baptism, Confirmation, or the Easter Vigil (BCP, p. 292).

The next meeting is February 11th. Please mark your calendars of this change in date.

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner is happening on Tuesday, February 17th. Donations of real maple syrup are needed. 

This weekly class is held each Wednesday at 3 pm and 7 pm. If you wish to attend the 7 pm session, please email Bill at pastorbillpetersen@gmail.com.