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  All Saints' Church e-bulletin for September 4, 2016

 
Summer at All Saints'
   

Week Ahead
Last Week's
Audio
Sermon
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Table of Contents
Music
Summer Hours
Living Stones
Prayer First
Cookout
Church School
Gratitude
Shop Reno
New Program Year
Celebration Luncheon
Library Book Sale
Musical Magic
8:00 AM Servers
Servers
Acolytes
Crucifer
Doug Hausler
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Laura Geary

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9:30 AM Servers

Acolytes
Crucifer
Elizabeth Meinhardt
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Server
William Meinhardt
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Pre & Post Servers
All Saints' Cross
Altar Guild
Carol Douglas
Karen Kowalski
Diane Olbert 
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Greeters
Adrienne Spear
Andrew Orndorff 
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Counters
Adrienne Spear
Anne Ludlow
Tom Richert 
Meeting 
This Week's Meetings

THURSDAY 1:00 PM
Quilters -
5:45 PM
Weavers Leaders Planning Meeting

SUNDAY
8:00 AM
Holy Eucharist
Chapel 
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9:30 AM
Holy Eucharist
Church

TUESDAY
7:00 PM
Bible Study Planning Meeting 
 
WEDNESDAY
2:00 PM
  Holy Eucharist
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5:30 PM
Worship Commission Meeting
 
 
Meeting 
This Week's Readings

First Lesson
Jeremiah 18:1-11
 
Psalm
139:1-5, 12-17
 
Second Lesson
Philemon 1-21 
 
Gospel
Luke 14:25-33 
 
Meeting 

 

  Photo Credits:
Steve Grillo
Matt Hickcox
Ed Haynes
Paul Krenitsky
Harry Taplin

 

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Music this Sunday 
Our music this Sunday will be ably provided by Cyndi Bliss, while Maggie is in Maine with her family.  

Summer Hours are Ending
September 4 is the last day of our summer schedule.
On September 11, we will return to 8a.m. and 10a.m. in the main church. Our annual parish wide picnic will occur immediately after the 10a.m. service. Music for 9/11 will acknowledge the 15th anniversary of 9/11. 

Father Above, make each of us a sanctuary for Christ in the world. Direct the works of our hands, the words from our lips, and the prayers that we pray.  Bless our Living Stones campaign that as we give out of our abundance to make improvements to your House, your Spirit will renew us as a community of praise and service, united to one another and to the world you love in your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.  Amen.     
 
Prayer as First Resort
 
We will meet on Tuesday, September 13th 7:30-8:45 pm in the Blue and Cranberry Rooms for compline celebrating the feast of Holy Cross Day (on its eve).   If you would like to learn more about Prayer as First Resort, please contact Deb Dutton (debdutton@hotmail.com) or Lynne Grillo (lynne@odic.com).

Welcome Back Cookout 
The Welcome back cookout will be held on Sunday, September 11th after the 10 AM service - rain or shine.
 
The Parish Life Committee will take care of providing and cooking hot dogs, hamburgers and veggie burgers (plus all the fixings).  We'll provide chips and cold drinks too.
 
We would appreciate donations of salads, sides, and desserts.  Bringing a dish to share is not required but if you feel so moved, please bring something from one of the above three categories.
 
Please join us as we kick-off the church school year, reconnect with friends and family you may not have seen in a while and enjoy what's left of the beautiful summer weather.
 -- Parish Life Committee   
 
Church School Child
Church School Registration is
Now Open!      

Another year of Church School is upon us!  All Saints' offers a wonderful range of classes for children ages 3 through high school! Please click the link below to register your child(ren) today. Classes begin Sunday, September 11th.
 
 
www.allsaintschelmsford.org /church-school-registration/
 
For more information on specific programs for each age group, please click here: www.allsaintschelmsford.org/religious-education/
Do not hesitate to contact Debbie Collins, Church School Administrator, with any questions or concerns at allsaintschurch.ta@gmail.com.   
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Family Gratitude
The family of Harry Taplin gives thanks and gratitude for our All Saints' family whose love and support has contributed greatly to Harry's healing following his stroke one year ago.  As our community, you deeply show us God's unconditional love, the healing of Jesus Christ, and the powerful comfort of your caring presence.  We are truly blessed and so very grateful.   
 
With our love, Lynne, Steve, and the whole family
Thrift Shop Reno Help Needed!
As with many projects, especially in older buildings, the Thrift Shop mini-renovation has turned into a maxi-renovation. Every time a wall is taken down, more "mysteries" are revealed. Frank Ouellette and Norm Douglas have worked tirelessly on this project, with an able assist from Matt Cole, who will be returning to college. All lower walls have been removed and an astounding amount of repointing the stone underneath is almost complete. In order to bring the electrical panel and other meters into compliance, we have to enclose them, and that is where the most recent area of rot has been revealed. If you have any time/interest/ability in hanging sheetrock, painting, or other construction abilities and have the time to donate, please speak to Frank, Norm, or Maggie Marshall. We are hoping to open on October 1. New carpeting is slated to be installed on 9/22, so the shop reno must be completed by then.

The New Program Year
is almost upon us and I would encourage all leaders and groups to submit space reservation requests for your meetings and events for 2016-2017. You may go to our web site at allsaintschelmsford.org and fill out a space reservation request that will automatically come to my email address.  Requests have already started coming in, so please don't assume that last year's time and space are available.  All requests should go through the church office. 
Here's to another busy and successful year.
Darlene Gossement
Parish Administrator
 
You Are Invited!
We will have a celebration luncheon right after the 10:00 service on September 25. We hope you can make it! A presentation and tour will be included in this festive event. Volunteers are needed. If you would like to help, please email Valerie Cowart at taratara76@hotmail.com Thank you!
 
Library volunteers

It is TIME to Work Some MUSICAL MAGIC!
Choirs resume on September 15th 

Disco penguins: for children who can read words - usually first grade thru grade 4. Thursdays from 6pm - 7pm, usually sings twice/month.
B# choir: for unchanged voices, grades 5 - 12. Thursdays from 6:30-7:30pm, usually sings twice/month.
Parish choir: Thursdays from 7:45-9:15pm, sings most Sundays.

handbell If you're not a singer, but would like to be a ringer:
Handbell choir: for ages high school - infinity. Thursdays from 6:30-7:30pm, rings regularly throughout the church season.

Please contact Maggie Marshall, Minister of Music (maggie@ccc.com) if you have any questions. New members are always welcome!       
 
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