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All Saints' Annual Meeting:
Celebrating Our Baptismal Ministry, is planned for Sunday, February 8. We will have one combined worship service, at 9:00 a.m. to accommodate the annual meeting. During the meeting, children ages 15 and younger will be invited to activities and free time in the school yard. Supervision will be provided. A special coffee hour hosted by our Vestry will follow our meeting. Read more here. See you there!
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Nominations for Vestry, Other Posts Announced
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| The Nominating Committee has announced their nominees for various leadership positions in the parish which will be voted on at the Feb. 8 Annual Meeting, held after the 9 a.m. combined church service. Nominees for Vestry include: Charley Cairns, Chuck DiTirro, Tom Mack, Sally Messerlian, Nathan Sigler, and Raye Haskell Melville. Nominees to serve as delegates to the Diocesan Convention include: Phil and Sally Wilcox, Ed and Grace Yoon, Chuck DiTirro, and Mary Esperti and Diana Andonian as Alternates. Members of the 2015 Nominating Committee will also be voted on at the Annual Meeting. The nominees are Tony Askew, Susan Gulbransen, Barbara Toumayan, and Bill Macfadyen. |
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This Sunday We Wish Temmo Farewell!
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 Please join us this Sunday after the 10:00 a.m. service, for a reception on the patio as we say thank you and farewell to parishioner and Associate Music Director, Temmo Korishelli. Temmo leaves us due to budget constraints, after 26 years of service to All Saints' Music programs.  Temmo has worked in the roles of section leader, cantor, assistant music director, interim music director, associate music director, and music director. He has also occasionally served as a thurifer and crucifer. During the 10:00 a.m. service, Rev. Aim�e will offer a special sending blessing to Temmo. You are invited to contribute to a "farewell purse" for Temmo. Simply note on your check to All Saints by-the-Sea that it is "For Temmo," and place it in the offering plate. (Purse contributions will not be deductible.)
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A Hollywood Dream: Saul & Karen Pick
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This week marked the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Together with our friends at Network for Africa, we mark this significant anniversary by paying tribute to a Holocaust survivor, Saul Pick, and his wife Karen. Thank you, Karen, for sharing Saul's story with Network for Africa who shared it with us.
 Saul Pick was born into a large Jewish family in 1917 in what is now Poland. When World War Two broke out he was an engineering student, but he was drafted into the Polish Army and captured by the Russians (who were then in a pact with the Nazis). Saul escaped from the Russian POW camp, but was captured again, this time by the Nazis. He escaped once more but eventually his luck ran out when he was sent to Dachau. The camp was disease-ridden, and Saul later said he survived by washing each day, even if it was in the snow, to keep clean. His wife Karen recalls that to the day Saul died, he wouldn't allow anyone else to use his towels and insisted on washing them separately. Continue reading
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Book Club's March Selection Announced:
The Book Thief
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The March selection for the ASBTS book club is The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak. Did you love the movie? Well, the book is better! Narrated by Death, the book is set in Nazi Germany, a place and time when the narrator notes he was extremely busy. It describes a young girl's relationship with her foster parents, the other residents of their neighbourhood, and a young Jewish man who hides in her home during the escalation of World War II. Everyone is warmly invited to join the book club. Contact the Rev. Vicki with any questions.
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Photo of the Week
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Joyful fun!
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You're Invited:
Rectory Blessing & Open House Feb 14
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The Eyer-Delevett family invites everyone, adults and children, to a house blessing and open house at the rectory on Saturday, February 14 from 1-4 p.m. On this Valentine's Day, let's gather in love for blessing and fellowship as we begin our ministry together. There will be three opportunities to join in the house blessing throughout the afternoon with portions of the house blessed at 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. No RSVP necessary. Friends and family are weclome.
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Family Feast; God, Music & Fun Resumes This Sunday
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Family Feast followed by God, Music & Fun resumes this Sunday morning during the 10:00 a.m. worship service in the Parish Hall. Families with children of all ages are invited to join in this special family-oriented worship service. Immediately following Family Feast, God, Music & Fun will begin, a unique music program that helps children explore and discover ways to worship God through music.
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Pick Up Your Copy of the New Church Directory
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Do you have the updated church directory? Pick up your copy (one per family, please) at the Information Table on the patio after church, or at the office during the week. A small donation of $10 is appreciated.
A small portion of the first batch of directories were missing a back page. If yours is among them, please call the office.
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Our Commitment
to Fair Trade Coffee Hour
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All Saints is committed to supporting fair trade products. Several years ago, we made the intentional choice to serve fair trade coffee at our Sunday coffee hours and events. Please consider a small donation of a dollar or two to help ensure the sustainability of our coffee ministry. Thank you!
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Sanctuary Tours Continue in February, March
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Behind-the-scenes sanctuary tours have been a great success. You can ask anyone who has participated, or you can see for yourself! The next tours are scheduled for the following dates and times:
- Wednesday, February 18 at 5:00 p.m.
- Sunday, February 22 at 9:10 a.m. or 11:15 a.m.
- Sunday, March 8 at 9:10 a.m. or 11:15 a.m.
Everyone is invited, but RSVPs are required due to limited group size. Sign up for your preferred date and time at the Information Table or click here to RSVP by email. Once you sign up, you will receive an email confirmation.
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From the All Saints Archives
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It's hard to believe this photo was in the archives because these cowgirls look exactly the same! Karen Dietz, Pamela Hawes,
and Gail Harling are just the cutest at a western themed party.
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An Invitation to Serve:
Transition House, Sunday, February 8
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Everyone is invited to participate in this monthly feeding ministry. Next Sunday evening, February 8 is All Saints' night at Transition House. Many hands are needed as we prepare dinner at 5:30 p.m. and serve it at 6:30 p.m. Transition House is located at 425 E. Ortega Street. Please visit the Information Table on the patio after service today if you will help or are interested in learning more about this ministry. Contact: Pat Murdy or David Boyd. Transition House is dedicated to the solution of family homelessness in the Santa Barbara community. All Saints has been blessed to be able to support this vital community organization for years and you are invited to join in this tradition. Each month, parishioners from All Saints prepare and serve dinner to approximately 58 homeless family members.
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Annual Golf Tournament Set for Monday, May 4
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 All Saints' annual Jim Bower Outreach Golf Tournament is scheduled for Monday, May 4, 2015. This event is currently the major fundraiser supporting Outreach ministries at All Saints. There is plenty to do in preparation even if you are not available to attend the event. This is truly a community effort and the more helping hands along the way, the more successful this event will be! Volunteers are needed - no golf experience is required. Please contact Sally Messerlian if you can help!
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Wise Women to Meet Sunday, February 22
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 Wise Women (and men) will meet Sunday, February 22 after the 10:00 a.m. service in the Parish Hall for fellowship, lunch and a Ted Talk by Lesley Hazelton, "Doubt is Essential to Faith." When Lesley Hazleton was writing a biography of Muhammad, she was struck by something: The night he received the revelation of the Koran, according to early accounts, his first reaction was doubt, awe, even fear. Yet this experience became the bedrock of his belief. Hazleton calls for a new appreciation of doubt and questioning as the foundation of faith - and an end to fundamentalism of all kinds. Sally Wilcox will lead us in discussion after this Ted Talk. A small donation of $5 is requested to cover the cost of lunch prepared by Linda Chapman. All are welcome!
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Two Ash Wednesday Services Scheduled
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Ash Wednesday is Wednesday, February 18, marking the beginning of the Lenten season. Imposition of ashes will be offered at noon and at 7:30 p.m. in an effort to accommodate varying schedules.
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All Saints Parish School Celebrates 50 Years!
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Our school began 50 years ago in February 1965 with 29 enrolled children, a pet rabbit, and two guinea pigs under the direction of Dr. Letty Lauffer (then, Mrs. Letty Failing). Oh my goodness...how we have grown! The school is planning a celebration this spring with a 1965 theme with food, music, and dancing! (date TBD - stay tuned for more details to come!)
We would like to invite past students! Please help us with contact information of past students by sending information to the school (click here). It should be a fun celebration with current and past students and parents!
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Looking Ahead...
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- February 1 - Family Feast; God, Music & Fun
- February 8 - Annual Meeting with combined 9 a.m. service
- February 14 - Rectory Blessing and Open House
- February 18 - Ash Wednesday; Services at noon and 7:30 p.m.
- February 18 - Sanctuary tour (rsvp required)
- February 22 - Bishop Diane Jardin Visit, Confirmation
- February 22 - Sanctuary tour (rsvp required)
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Because we all deserve a chuckle now and then...
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There are many more items for your attention than we can comfortably fit in the email each week. Please click on the headlines below to view some of the stories from the All Saints website and from around the country and the world!
Panorama: Blogs of the Episcopal Church - Various opinions and viewpoints of Episcopalians, as well as discussions of personal faith journeys, and conversations about the mission and ministry of the Episcopal Church.
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