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All Saints' Church E-Newsletter
 Finding our story in God's story, and the courage to talk about it.  

July 2014
    
In this issue:
Calendar
Summer Schedule
Backpacks for Haiti
Register now for Godly Play!
Donate your used magazines
Get your tickets to the Bishop's Consecration
Arlington Children's Theatre
Calendar
All Saints' Window
 
July at All Saints'
 
  
Sundays:
 
9 a.m. - 
Holy Eucharist  

10:30 am - 
Coffee Hour     

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Also:
 
Sunday, July 13 -
Bristol Lodge Meal Preparation after the service
 
 
Our Summer Schedule
Summer

Throughout the summer we will have one service on Sundays at 9:00 a.m.  There will be no regular Godly Play classes, but Summer Worship Bags will return, filled with quiet activities for children in the pews.  When possible one of the clergy will take the children present out for a special story.  Childcare for the littlest ones is not available in the summer, but the Nursery is always open for any children who may need a break from the pew.  Please make a note of it!
 
 
Backpacks for Haiti

We are collecting backpacks for the children in our class at the Mission of Hope International school in Grand Goave, Haiti.

There are around 50 children in our class, so we have our work cut out for us.  Won't you help?  As your friends, family, neighbors to donate a backpack!  We will ship them to Haiti in time for the first day of school in October. 

All donations can be placed in the barrel next to the Parish Office. 
 
Register Now for Fall Godly Play!
Godly Play
We are now registering children for Fall Godly Play at All Saints'. Please take a moment to fill our a registration form for each of your children so we know exactly who to expect! This will help us decide both the number of classrooms we need, and the number of teachers.

And won't you take a moment to invite your friends and neighbors to this special program?  Pick up extra registration forms and a flyer that says a bit about Godly Play to share with them. 
 
We need your used Magazines!

Paul is collecting used magazines to be used at a Family Enrichment weekend he'll lead as part of his work as a Chaplain in the Army National Guard.

All donations can be left in the Parish Office.

Thanks for your help! 
 
Plans underway for Bishop-elect
Alan Gates' Ordination and Consecration
 

Preparations are underway for the ordination and consecration of the Rev. Alan M. Gates as the 16th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts.  Everyone is welcome at this momentous occasion in the life of the church.   

 

Pending consent from the wider Episcopal Church, the consecration will take place on Saturday, Sept. 13 at 11 a.m. at Boston University's Agganis Arena (925 Commonwealth Avenue) in Boston, with the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church, presiding.  The Rt. Rev. Mark Hollingsworth Jr., Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio, will be the preacher.  A reception will follow the service.

 

The service and reception are open to all, but everyone who plans to attend (including participants and volunteers) must register for a free ticket by Aug. 15.  

Please register for tickets online by following the instructions on the Diocesan website.  Click on the link that follows:

 
http://www.diomass.org/diocesan-news/gatesconsecration

Everyone attending must have a ticket and your email confirmation will not serve as a ticket. Tickets will be mailed by Aug. 29.

 

Those who need to register for tickets by phone may call 617-482-4826, ext. 687; please leave a name and phone number so that a committee or staff member can return the call.

 

 

 
Arlington Children's Theatre Summer Camp will be held at All Saints' this year!

We are pleased to announce that the Arlington Children's Theatre Summer Camp will be held at All Saints' this year!  The ACT will rent the Parish Hall and newly renovated choir room in July and August for their summer programs.  Each camp runs for two weeks.  Looking for something to fill out your child's summer?  ACT's Summer Day Program will run for four two-week sessions beginning in July. You can sign up for as many sessions as you want.  The day runs from 9 AM to 4 PM.

 

Multiple session and sibling discounts are available - $550 for the first session, $500 for the second session or second child, $450 for each additional session or child.

 
 
We are a community gathered to find our story in God's story and the courage to talk about it.

Our purpose
is to know Jesus Christ and to make him known.

Our vision is to be a center of Anglicanism within the Episcopal Church.

Our mission is to communicate the universal church's witness to Jesus within the congregation and to the world thereby making disciples of Jesus Christ who personally know Jesus and strive to make him known.