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This Sunday's Readings:
July 17, 2015

Sunday School - Encountering the Eucharist 

with Rev. Aimee

All Saints' Special Summer Sunday School program continues this week through the end of the month. Children are invited to come close to the Eucharist through story and sacrament. Rev. Aimee will lead Sunday School, where we'll learn about the many meals Jesus shared with people during his ministry and the meal he invites us to share with him and one another. We'll also wonder together about what these meals might teach us about how we are to live in and serve the world. Finally, children will return to worship and gather around the altar for a close encounter with the Eucharist. Come for this day of discovery!

All Saints' Summer Sunday School Program began on June 21, and will continue through the end of July. Instead of separate classes, the children will meet together for special projects centered on God's Good Creation. Click here for more details. All ages are asked to meet in the Parish House at 10am. Nursery will be open for children 3 and under, and as always, children are welcome in church!

Bishop Diane Jardine Bruce to visit All Saints

August 1st & 2nd
Mark your calendars for Bishop Bruce's upcoming visit! On Saturday, August 1, the parish is invited to a 90-minute presentation by Bishop Bruce on ways that All Saints can take a fresh look at stewardship. Then on Sunday, August 2, she will be in the pulpit. More details will follow in the coming weeks. We are really looking forward to Bishop Bruce's unofficial visit!
All Saints' Pipe Organ Under Repair

If you've been in worship the past couple of Sundays, you've noticed something missing - organ music!  Our aging instrument stopped playing 2 weeks ago due to a malfunction in its electronic master board.  Help is on the way, though. The worn out part has been sent to the manufacturer and is under repair.  Our organ technician predicts that the instrument will be back in action within the next 2 weeks. In the meantime, we'll have a unique opportunity to worship supported by our concert quality piano, an instrument we are very blessed to own!  Here's an idea: why not sing with extra gusto this Sunday??  You'll be glad you did!!

Holy Happenings

What are Holy Happenings? Holy Happenings are events around town linking parishioners with the larger world of faith and justice:

ASBTS Holy Happenings/Holy Landers planning meeting
For all who are interested in the Holy Land, please come
Sunday, July 26 between services to the Youth Room in the Parish House. Our goal will be to plan an event for the fall: a book group, a Wednesday evening speaker, or something new. Bring your ideas!

Upcoming Pilgrimage with Diocese:
Join Lutheran Bishop Guy Erwin and Episcopal tour organizer Canon Jim Newman in the Holy Land!  There is something incredibly powerful about traveling the paths of Jesus and his disciples that can be life changing for you, as it has been for so many others. Imagine...Bethlehem, Nazareth and Jerusalem, the Mount of Olives, the Garden of Gethsemane, the Jordan River, and the mysterious stone city of Petra ... the sights, the sounds, the smells and the tastes will remain in your memory as you cherish the moments you spend with your fellow pilgrims. We are looking forward to sharing this journey of a lifetime with you. Space is limited, so it will be necessary for you to send in your reservation form and deposit as soon as possible. The trip will depart from Los Angeles on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015, and return on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016 - an eleven-day tour. The cost from Los Angeles is $4148 ($3,343 + $805 in government taxes & airline fuel surcharges). For more information contact Canon Jim Newman at 310.391.5522, 888.802.6722 (toll-free) or stbedesla@yahoo.com.A brochure can be downloaded here.

All Saints' Summer Arts in Liturgy

This month marks the beginning of our 2015 Summer Arts in Liturgy program.

Each summer, our 10:00 worship services are filled with music and liturgical language that is unique, and emphasizes a particular context.  This summer, we explore the variety of music published by the Episcopal Church. 

 

Did you know, our Church publishes 5 music publications for worship?  Like our familiar 1982 Hymnal, each has its own musical personality that reflects a unique context and culture.

 

In your bulletin, we'll note the source of each of the musical pieces not found in the '82 Hymnal and a brief description of each of those sources.


 

Let's enjoy some variety this summer, as we sing a broad selection of the music of the Episcopal Church!

Do Something Different This Summer for Community Service Hours!


From the moment we are baptized, we are called to ministry - to serve God and others. Here are some great opportunities for the younger members (under 18) of Christ to serve God and our community:
  • Serve lunch at Casa Esperanza homeless center in Santa Barbara Tuesday, July 28, & August 25 
  • Serve dinner to Isla Vista homeless Monday, July 27, August 31 
  • Distribute free fruit and veggies in Carp Wednesday, July 22, August 26 

You will feel good while doing good! David Boyd, dboydinc@aol.com, is the contact for more information.

Summer Film Festival Continues Wednesday with 
The King's Speech

This Wednesday, July 22, we'll watch The King's Speech. the story of King George VI of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, his impromptu ascension to the throne, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worth of it. 

July 22 - The King's Speech
July 29 - Imitation Game

Help Needed for Film Festival!

The Film Festival following Eventide is in full swing and volunteers are needed to help with the setup, serving, and clean up. A sign up sheet can be found on the Information Table. Remember that many hands make light work!

Summer Trip to LA Quickly Approaching!
Dead Sea Scrolls, an Exhibition and in the IMAX Theater: Jerusalem, a 3D movie narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch
Saturday, August 8 - The California Science Center, L.A. Lunch will be included. Round trip transportation to be provided by Santa Barbara Airbus. Depart All Saints 9:30 a.m. Return 6:30 p.m. Ticket Price: $70.00 per person. Sign up at the Information Table.
Carpinteria Food Distribution
Wednesday, July 22

The All Saints food distribution at 5201 8th Street, Carp on Wednesday, July 22 at 1:00 pm is a wonderful opportunity during school vacation for kids and grandkids of all ages to carry out the Lord's commandment to feed the hungry. Volunteers will help to organize and give free fruit and veggies to some of our less-fortunate brothers and sisters in Carpinteria. Please sign up at the Info Table or email David Boyd at dboydinc@aol.com

 

A variety of cookies and other sweets made by Sunday School children with the coaching of their leaders were a big hit during the All Saints dinner at the Transition House emergency shelter for homeless families on Sunday, July 12. Receiving something personally made by a caring All Saints child provided an important human connection in the impersonal environment of living in a group shelter.

Online Giving
All Saints-by-the-Sea now offers online giving.

Convenient. Easy. Secure.

Give out of God's love and gifts in your life that others may feel Christ's love and grace. 


All Saints Book Group September Selection Announced

Book Group meets next on Monday, September 14 at 6:00 p.m. for potluck and discussion in the Parish House. We will read Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, a work of historical fiction regarding the building of a Gothic cathedral in twelfth century England at the time when Empress Maud and Stephen were fighting for the crown after the death of Henry I. 

Sanctuary Tour - Take a Sneak Peak Behind the Scenes!

As explained during our Town Hall, recent Bell Tower special edition, and special RAAI, our church is in need of some TLC. Sunday, July 19, there will be an opportunity for a behind-the-scenes tour of our sanctuary at the 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. services. If you are interested in taking the tour, just meet at the Bell Tower at either 9:15 a.m. or 11:15 a.m. Questions about the Sanctuary Readiness Project? Just email: sanctuary@asbts.org.

 

 M-4 Half Day of Service - Volunteers Needed

Two days & ways to help


The M-4 summer project to provide backpacks stuffed with critical supplies for school success to local children in need is just around the corner. The backpacks are ready to be stuff! 

On Saturday, July 25 Montecito Covenant will host our M-4 day of service from 10am-Noon where we will stuff the backpacks. Volunteers are needed for this day and for the evening of Friday, July 24 at 7pm to help with preparation. Please show your support for this great M-4 work and community by volunteering on one or both days. Call the office with any questions!
 Photo of the Week

Parishioners Heather Childress & Emily Sparks (and baby Sparks!) helped represent All Saints last week at the first Love. Period. Interfaith Pride Celebration in the Sunken Gardens

Technical Difficulties

We recently discovered our emergency pastoral message system malfunctioned and we may not have received emergency calls for a short period of time. The system is now up and running again, and we apologize for any unanswered calls that may have occurred during this time. If you know someone whose pastoral needs have gone unanswered, please call the office: 969-4771.

Looking Ahead...
  • July 19 - Sanctuary Tour after each service
  • July 13 - Recycled Reading Treats Program Begins
  • July 22 - Service Opportunity - Carpinteria Food Distribution
  • July 26 - Holy Happenings Meeting between services
  • July 27 - Service Opportunity - Dinner for Isla Vista Homeless
  • July 28 - Service Opportunity - Casa Esperanza
  • August 1 - Bishop Diane Bruce Visits All Saints
  • August 2 - Bishop Diane Bruce Visits All Saints
  • August 8 - All Saints' Trip to Dead Sea Scrolls and Imax

Meme of the Week

Because we all deserve a chuckle now and then... 

 

From Around the Web
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! 
 

78th General Convention of The Episcopal Church, Salt Lake City - Latest News - One stop shop for Convention news!

 

All Saints-by-the-Sea Holds Town Hall; Seismic Challenges Addressed - Approximately 90 attendees turned out for the Town Hall Meeting to hear an all-encompassing and revelatory update on the Sanctuary Preservation and Readiness Project.

 

New ministry to focus on Haitian prisons - "God Behind Bars In Haiti," a new program offered through the Program Group on Global Partnership and the Diocese of Los Angeles' longstanding Hands In Healing ministry, will engage in a prison ministry in Haiti this Fall. 
 

Watts Week 2015 seeks progress 50 years after 1965 civil unrest - New investment in community youth and economic infrastructure is among top goals of a weeklong observance set for August 9-16 by the Los Angeles Council of Religious Leaders to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Watts Revolt.


 

Bishop Coadjutor Search Committee Listening Session - The Coadjutor Search Committee is charged with identifying candidates for the election of a bishop coadjutor who will eventually succeed J. Jon Bruno as bishop of Los Angeles. 
 

Episcopal clergy reach out to help burned churches - A church arson fire in the central Georgia city of Macon has prompted Episcopal clergy in the area to sponsor a special offering to help rebuild the church and other similarly victimized congregations.

 

Zimbabwe: Anglican churches help launch Gender and Faith Network

Anglican cathedral in Zanzibar joins fight against modern slavery - he Anglican Diocese of Zanzibar's plans to create a center at its renovated Christ Church Cathedral to raise awareness about the history of slavery in Zanzibar and current human trafficking realities in East Africa and worldwide. 

 

Liberian churches honored for their services during Ebola outbreak - Prayers and action undertaken by the Liberian Council of Churches (LCC) during the Ebola outbreak of 2014-2015 will be honored by the Liberian government with distinction of "Commander, Order of the Star of Africa."
 

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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