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Greetings!
I'm Tom Mack, your new Senior Warden (well, sort of new Senior Warden), and my friends I bring really good news!
At our annual meeting five weeks ago, Chip Nichols talked about All Saints' chronic budget deficits, and he mentioned that, if each family on our rolls pledged $750 per year more, we could cover all of our current expenses without drawing anything from our investments. Then we had Aimee and Alyson's wonderful act of generosity, raising their pledge on the spot. And a number of others have followed, including our leadership.
And so the really good news: since the annual meeting, we have received increases in 2015 pledges in the amount of $169,000!! That is right, no slipped decimal; the wonderful combined generosity of folks with a very wide range of financial means has put us a little more than half way toward the challenge Chip put before us.
So, if you have been a part of this so far, thank you so, so much. If not, let me ask you to see if you can find a little time, as we continue our walk through Lent toward Easter together, to think about All Saints and whether you might also be a part of strengthening our financial foundation. If you find you can, you just need to email bookkeeping@allsaintsbythesea.org and tell us what you would like to do. Your help in any amount will be gratefully received and greatly appreciated!
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Cleveland School Dedication:
Outdoor Learning Garden and Abstract Mural
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 This Saturday, March 14 at 9:00 a.m. Cleveland Elementary School, All Saints' Outreach Focus Project, will be holding a special dedication event for their new Outdoor Learning Garden and Abstract Mural. Come visit the campus and see what its all about! Cleveland Elementary is located above the Salinas Street round-about at 123 Alameda Padre Serra, walk from the parking lot toward the rear of the campus to reach the garden and make some new friends! All Saints currently has about 10 volunteers working at the campus, but many more hands are needed. Volunteer opportunities abound, please contact Susan Evans (susanfevans@icloud.com) or Pamela Hawes (hawesfamily5@verizon.net) to learn more. |
Sunday School St. Patrick's Pizza Party
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St. Patrick LOVED pizza - didn't you know? Well, OK maybe that's debatable, but All Saints Sunday School definitely loves pizza! So, in honor of St. Patrick - and our love of pizza - families with children are all invited to a pizza party in the Parish Hall after the 10am service this Sunday. If you are interested in getting to know more about youth & families ministry at All Saints for your child and family - come grab a slice, meet Rev. Vicki, Sunday School teachers, parents and students. Parents, invite your friends with children! Come for pizza; stay for fellowship, games and fun!
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Holy Week begins on Sunday, March 29 with Palm Sunday. All are lovingly invited to celebrate and participate in Holy Week at All Saints. Please be sure to mark your calendars with the following dates:
Palm Sunday - March 29 We will begin our worship at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. on the lawn in front of the Church Office (across the street from the church).
Maundy Thursday - April 2 The evening will commemorate the Lord's Last Supper. We will gather in the Parish Hall for a potluck meal at 5:30 p.m. and worship together at 7 p.m.
Good Friday - April 3 We will worship together at Noon and 7 p.m. During this service, we establish our connection with the betrayal, abandonment, and agony of the events of Good Friday.
The Great Vigil of Easter - April 4 The sun will set at 7:45 on this day, and we will gather outside to light the paschal fire and prepare ourselves for Jesus' resurrection.
Easter Day - April 5 We will gather for a chorale Eucharist at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m., with baptism at the 8 a.m. service.
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The season of Lent offers us a gracious opportunity to examine our lives in order to identify where we fall short so that we can turn our wills back toward God, whose nature is always to have mercy. Lent is an occasion to consider our spiritual health and deepen our spiritual lives. We do this by choosing well our Lenten disciplines that lead us more deeply into a relationship with God and one another. This Lent, All Saints offers many opportunities to deepen your walk with Christ. Through seasonal opportunities for worship, devotion, and study, we hope you will find yourself not only willing but able to please God and participate more fully in the work of God's kingdom.
Calendar of Lenten Activities at All Saints
Worship
Tuesday Morning Eucharist at 8:00 a.m.
Wednesday Evening Eventide and Suppers, 6:00 p.m.
Formation & Prayer
Sunday Mornings Healing Prayer & Centering Prayer, 9:15 a.m.
Monday Mornings Bible & Babble, 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday Mornings Men's Bible Study, 8:00 a.m.
Wednesday Evenings Lenten Series: Called to Life, 7:15 - 9:00 p.m.
Thursday Mornings Lenten Series: Called to Life, 10:00-11:45 a.m.
Thursday Mornings Christ-Centered Prayer, 12:00 p.m.- 1:30 p.m.
Saturday Quiet Day, February 28, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Click here to learn more about Lent at All Saints.
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All Saints By-the-Sea Parish School Goes Bollywood for Spring Gala
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| | Photo by Noozhawk's Melissa Walker |
"I think that for children to know - for all of us to know - that there's something beyond ourselves, some power beyond ourselves that's guiding our lives, that's helping us work toward redemption for ourselves and the world around us," Eyer-Delevett said. "That's giving us guidance about how we live our lives, the choices that we make and that we don't just live for ourselves - that we live for one another as well to care for one another and community." Click here to read the full article on Noozhawk.
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Photo of the Week
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Spring is in the air at All Saints! An adorable pair of Juncos is building a nest in the garden behind our office. (Photo by Kathleen Winters)
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Opportunities for Baptism
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Easter offers a wonderful opportunity for baptism! This year, baptisms will occur at the 8 a.m. Easter service. If you are interested in baptism this Easter Sunday, please call the office at (805) 969-4771. Preparation for baptism will take place on Saturday, April 4 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
The next opportunity for baptism will be Pentecost Sunday, May 24th. |
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St. Patrick's Day Potluck, Next Tuesday
All Are Invited!
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St. Patrick's Day Potluck with Irish Entertainment:
 Next Tuesday, March 17
at 6:00 p.m.
in Parish House
Come let's celebrate St. Patrick with good food, entertainment, and awesome fellowship! Connie Lindberg will be preparing Irish Stew and Vegetarian Stew and all those attending will provide the rest. You may also bring beer, wine, waters, and other beverages to share. A sign-up sheet for all dishes and attendance will be on the patio.
The Claddagh Dance Company of Santa Barbara will again bring a student team to perform Irish Step Dancing and we will again enjoy Celtic music and song performed by our dear friends, Robert Brown and Pat Hackney. This will be a wonderful fun-filled evening for our parish - young and old, families and friends - join us! Contact the Rev. Vicki with any questions: vicki@asbts.org.
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All Saints Parish School Art Displayed
at Scoop in Montecito
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 With the gorgeous weather we've been having, head to Scoop in Montecito for gelato and take in some original artwork by our sweet Parish School students! The artwork will be up through the rest of March, so please show your support by visiting Scoop!
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All Saints Google Virtual Tour
Courtesy of Brittany Myles
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Photographer Brittany Myles stopped by All Saints last month to shoot a virtual tour of our sanctuary and campus. Brittany works with Google to upload these to Google Maps and offers this service free of charge to one church a month. All Saints is honored to have been chosen by Brittany, thank you! Check out the tour for yourself by clicking here.You can also scroll through the other fabulous shots she took of the Parish Hall and our Sunday School rooms in the Parish House and nursery (Bubble Bee room). 
Please take a moment to learn more about Brittany, including other business views, by visiting her website.
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Sign Up for a Behind-the-Scenes Sanctuary Tour!
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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, March 18 at 4:45 p.m.
- Sunday, March 22 at 9:10 a.m. or 11:15 a.m.
- Sunday, April 12 at 9:10 a.m. or 11:15 a.m.
- Wednesday, April 22 at 4:45 p.m.
- Sunday, April 26 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 (tours@asbts.org). Once you sign up, you will receive an email confirmation.
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From the All Saints Archives
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Easter Offering, 1907
Easter Dedications, 2015...
Dedications are available for the succulents that are part of our beautiful desert-themed Lent altar. Please sign up on the flower board on the patio to reserve a Sunday during Lent to dedicate the succulents in thanksgiving, memory, or in honor of someone or a special occasion. Your dedication will appear on the cover of the bulletin for your specified Sunday. The cost is $35. You may also contact Anne at the office (969-4771).
There is also an opportunity to do the same for Easter music and flowers. These dedications help make it possible for us to enhance our worship through floral displays and music.
An envelope will be enclosed in the bulletin this week.
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Carpinteria Food Distribution,
Wednesday, March 25 - Hands Are Needed
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 As Christians we are called to be the heart and hands of Jesus Christ in the world. At All Saints, we are blessed to be able to do this in a variety of ways, including our feeding ministries. On Wednesday, March 25, everyone is invited to help put free, healthy food in the hands of appreciative low income families. From 1-2 p.m. we will package and distribute on-site donations of fruits and vegetables at the Carpinteria Children's Project on Main, located at 5201 8th Street in Carp.
Thirty-five families throughout our community count on these donations. People of all ages and backgrounds are encouraged to participate. If you are unable to serve this coming Wednesday, help is needed every fourth Wednesday of the month. Please sign up at the Information Table on the patio after service or contact David Boyd at davidboydinc@aol.com. |
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Outreach Golf Tournament: Are You Game?
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The golf tournament is just around the  corner! Monday, May 4th.
Sign up on the patio or email Sally Messerlian. Donations for auction are also needed. Don't know a thing about golf? Why not volunteer! No golf knowledge is required, only a generous spirit of service.
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New Exhibit in Church Office:
Hannah Stevens Allen
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 Born in Santa Barbara, Hannah studied in Norton, Massachusetts and Ireland. While in Ireland, she discovered her love for oils and chose to explore the medium in her Senior Arts Exhibit at Weaton. After graduation, Hannah moved to Boston where she continued her exploration of the oil medium. The brisk and vibrant colors that she discovered in the changing seasons of New England quickly influenced her pallet. She utilized her exploration of color to display her whimsical youthful sense of humor, hoping to assist viewers to reconnect with her inner child. Hannah has recently returned to Santa Barbara and is currently undergoing a change in her process and content stylistically, and she is thrilled to be given the opportunity to assemble and display some of her older work of cityscapes and bright animal personalities for All Saints.
Please come see the gorgeous paintings of the most talented Hannah! (Those Allens are a gifted bunch!) |
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Looking Ahead...
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- March 15 - Sunday School Families St. Patrick Pizza Party
- March 16 - Bible & Babble in Church Office
- March 17 - Community Kitchen
- March 17 - St. Patrick's Day Potluck Dinner
- March 18 - Sanctuary tour (Please RSVP)
- March 22 - Sanctuary tour (Please RSVP)
- March 29 - Palm Sunday
Holy Week Services
Palm Sunday - March 29
Maundy Thursday - April 2
Good Friday - April 3
The Great Easter Vigil - Saturday, April 4
Easter Sunday - April 5
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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!
'Growing up' in King's legacy, Christ's love - Southland Episcopalians say the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy overcomes time, ethnic, racial, religious and geographic divides, trumpeting a perennial message of hope, faith, courage and inspiration.
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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