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Greetings!
As you know, this Sunday we'll be holding a Town Hall Meeting after the 10 a.m. service to discuss the latest plans for our Sanctuary Readiness Project. This is the second such meeting we've held, and a lot of useful feedback came out of the last one. I hope you'll attend in order to ask any questions and get clarity on the current plan, and if you can't quite visualize what's being proposed, we will be premiering a great new 'virtual' rendering of the space that should help make it all more clear
We all love our sanctuary space and we're all protective of it, but we have work that we can and should do now, and I hope you'll join your fellow parishioners in engaging this exciting plan to make All Saints ready for the next 114 years.
Chip Nichols
Senior Warden
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Outreach Golf Update
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Last Monday, 68 keen golfers and 22 committed volunteers participated in the Annual Jim Bower Community Outreach Golf Tournament at La Cumbre Country Club. Click here for photos of this great day that raised over $50,000 for Outreach!
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Acclaimed Author, Theologian Diana Butler-Bass to Speak, Preach at All Saints!
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 On Saturday, June 14, internationally-renowned theologian Diana Butler Bass will visit All Saints-by-the-Sea to explore recent trends in religion and spirituality that are challenging traditional institutions and opening the way for new patterns of faith. Instead of doom and gloom, she finds much to cheer in the changing face of American religious life - and will argue that churches, synagogues and other faith communities need to open their hearts and minds to embrace a hope- filled future. Diana will return to All Saints the following day to preach at both the 8 and 10 a.m. services. For fee and sign-up information, just click below.
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Volunteer Opportunity: Best Day Foundation
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 Best Day Foundation is an All Saints Outreach recipient that helps children with special needs build confidence and self-esteem through safe, fun, water activities like surfing and kayaking. Volunteers are needed for two upcoming Best Days: May 31 and June 1. Parishioners of all ages and mobility are encouraged to come and check out the fun on Saturday to see if they'd like to return on Sunday to help. There is a job for everyone. Contact parishioner Heather Smith or click the link below for more details
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Summer Bus Trips Announced: Pageant of the Masters and Hollywood Bowl!
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 Two fabulous summer outings have been planned for All Saints: a trip to Laguna Beach to visit the Festival of Arts and attend the Pageant of the Masters on July 20; and a trip to the Hollywood Bowl to hear and see the Tchaikovsky Spectacular with Fireworks on Aug. 16. These two popular programs usually sell-out year after year! Join members of our All Saints family for two evenings of fun, beauty and fellowship! Family members and friends are very welcome! Click below to get all the details and sign up!
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Sanctuary Readiness Project Update
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Please plan to attend a Town Hall gathering of the parish this Sunday, May 18, after the 10 a.m. service. Many details about the project designed to prepare our beloved Sanctuary for its next 100 years have been refined since our parishwide survey and last parish meeting. Get a project update and ask questions!
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Baptism Opportunity at Pentecost
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 Pentecost is right around the corner and it's the next time that we celebrate baptisms at All Saints. If you or someone you love wishes to be baptized on Pentecost Sunday, June 8, please contact Fr. Bob by Sunday, May 25, to let him know of your intentions.
There will be special liturgy and music that day to celebrate the birth of the church and the coming of the Holy Spirit.
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Wise Women to Meet Again, May 25
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On Sunday, May 25, Wise Women will hear from parishioner Ben Short as he shares with us about his experiences with the Hearts Adaptive Riding group. A past recipient of All Saints Outreach money, Hearts Adaptive Riding is an unusual but valuable program for people with a wide range of disabilities. Click below to read more about this presentation.
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Discernment Committee To Hit the Road
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The Discernment Committee has completed Skype interviews, and now moves into the "visitation" phase of the process. The Committee has pared the original list of 22 to six exceptional candidates.
Committee members will visit clergy on their home turf to get a feel for how worship and liturgy is conducted, as well as some social and Q&A time with the candidate.
Committee members will report back and then our group will pare the list back one final time. Then, at a weekend retreat in ate summer, they will then give a final list to Vestry for their determination as to who will be our next Rector.
Vestry will then invite the finalists to visit Santa Barbara and will make a final determination as to which candidate most closely matches our requirements as outlined in the Parish Profile.
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Holy Land Update From AFEDJ
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 Anne Lynn, President of American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, will visit All Saints on Wednesday evening, June 4 (after Eventide and supper) to bring us up-to-date on the situation in the Holy Land, how our Outreach gifts have been used, and the impact we've had. Click below for more details.
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Update: Mother's Day at Transition House
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 Thank you to everyone who donated money and small presents to help make the All Saints Mother's Day dinner at the Transition House shelter for homeless families a big success. Click the link below fora full report of the day, and to see pictures.
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Looking Ahead...
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- May 18 - Sanctuary Readiness Town Hall Meeting
- May 25 - Deadline for Baptisms on Pentecost
- May 26 - Memorial Day
- June 8 - Pentecost / Parish Family Picnic
- June 15 - Father's Day
- July 20 - Festival of Arts / Pageant of the Masters
- August 16 - Tchaikovsky Spectacular with Fireworks
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