With the Fourth of July behind us, the countdown to the Fair begins in earnest. July 18th is less than two weeks away! Sorting and pricing continues in the undercroft. Donations are still being accepted but will stop on Tuesday, July 14 to allow items to be organized by Fair Day. The tents are expected to be put up on Wednesday, July 15 (Weather permitting). The plan is to set up the tables under the tent on Thursday with rain date for Friday. Many strong arms will be needed! It is not too late to help with last minute sorting and to work on Fair Day. If you have time available, please contact the Fair Chairs.

Bake Table - The fair is quickly approaching. Please consider your contribution to the Bake Table. You can start baking and freezing now. Also jam and jellies and homemade baked beans and granola are also popular. The sky is the limit. Any questions, please contact Anne Hunt 569-5650.

Fair Angels - If you have not already contributed to the underwriting of the Fair, please consider a donation today. We hope to cover all of our expenses prior to July 18th. Note on your check "Fair Angel" and either mail to All Saints, PO Box 359, 258 South Main Street, Wolfeboro, NH 03894 or drop it in the plate on Sunday! Many, many thanks to those who have already supported the event and those who still plan to!

What's in Your Basket? Raffle tickets will be on sale on Sunday July 12th after each service. Tickets are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. We have 10 wonderful baskets this year including a Wine Basket, Summer Reading Basket, Juicing Basket, Night Out Basket and the very popular Lottery Basket plus 5 more. Thanks to all who donated so generously! Jan and Carolyn

On Saturday (June 27), during a private meeting at St. Mark's Cathedral in downtown Salt Lake City, they elected Bishop Michael Curry as the first African-American presiding bishop of the 2.5 million-member faith. Curry won in a landslide vote in a race against three other candidates. The vote came nearly a decade after the bishops chose their first female leader. 

Leading up to Saturday's selection, Curry who has served as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina since 2000, said he envisioned a church committed to being part of the "Jesus movement." He said he would focus on evangelism and acts of service, along with a "churchwide spiritual revival." "In this mission moment of the church's life," he said, "the primary role of the presiding bishop must be CEO in another sense: Chief Evangelism Officer, to encourage, inspire and support us all to claim the calling of the Jesus movement."

Curry, 62, spent 12 years as rector of St. James Church in Baltimore before his election as bishop of the N.C. Diocese. He and his wife, Sharon, have two grown daughters, Rachel and Elizabeth. He will succeed Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, the faith's first female presiding bishop, who completes her nine-year term on November 1. 

To our dear friends at All Saints' We want to tell you all how much your support meant to us during what has been probably the most stressful time in our lives. Your cards, notes, calls, hugs and meals lifted us up and we are sure all of your prayers could not have gone unnoticed. Though he still has much therapy ahead, our son Zack is progressing daily and we have hope for a full recovery. We are blessed to be part of this community. 

With love, Gail and Don Holm

Pastor Bill will be away for continuing education and vacation Monday, July 6 - Monday, July 20. For worship we welcome the Rev. David Plank on July 12th and the Rev. Jane Van Zandt on July 19th. Please contact the office or one of our wardens Don Holm or Andy Milligan for pastoral care contact information during these two weeks.

EfM provides a 4-year curriculum that develops a theologically informed laity prepared to listen for and respond to God's call. EfM helps lay persons discover and exercise their varied gifts for ministry wherever they live and work.  Through study, prayer, and reflection, EfM helps participants move toward a new understanding of the connections between their faith and their lives. The seminar group, consisting of 6-12 participants and a trained mentor, meets weekly for 36 weeks. Participants are given weekly reading assignments. If you are interested in learning more, please attend an Open House at Trinity, Meredith on Tuesday, July 14, at 2:30 p.m. Sessions will run September through June on Tuesday afternoons. Please call  Robin Soller at 279-6689 for more information.
 

Drivers needed. This group is a non profit in town that provides rides for medical appointments to hospitals and doctors. You can choose how much or how little you wish to participate. You can also choose if you wish to stay local or drive longer distances. If you are interested, please contact Shirley Bentley at 569-3714.

We have a need that if you are interested, please contact our Junior Warden Andy Milligan

at handyandy@metrocast.net, or our Parish Administrator Donna Young at allsaints@metrocast.net:

* The main All Saints' building has 5 entry porticos that have weathered and need painting-so if you love the outdoors, have some time to give (or just want to get out of the house) and know which end of a paint brush to hold, God just might be calling you to paint one or more of these!