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Valentine's Day at All Saints!
4:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall
Movie & Potluck
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 If there's one thing All Saints Parishioners love, it's a night at the movies! This Valentine's Day (Sunday, Feb 14), join your friends & family at All Saints for a movie and potluck dinner in the Parish Hall. We will watch the 2005 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice at 4:00 p.m. followed by dinner around 6:15 p.m. Click here to read more about the movie.
 For our dinner, please bring a dish (appetizer, salad, side, entree, or dessert) and beverage (wine, beer, sparkling water, or soda) to share. Potluck appetizers and beverages can begin early and be enjoyed during the movie. Please sign-up at the information table for the number in your party and what item you are bringing. We look forward to a fun-filled Valentine's evening! Contact Rev. Vicki with any questions, vicki@asbts.org
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Healing Presence This Sunday
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 There is something about Lent that feels stripped down and clean as we identify and deals with our temptations. The simplicity attracts us, and the paradox of "less is more" becomes a clue to the life we're meant to live. August Rodin caught that truth when he wrote: "The more simple we are, the more complete we become."
We will practice that truth again this coming Sunday morning when we bring our intention to cleanse our lives to that intersection with the Holy Spirit called Healing Prayer. It's a process of unclenching our controlling grip on life and releasing it completely to sit in open stillness - as our honest selves (warts and all) - within the loving flow of Christ's Spirit. Becoming as simple and heart-opened as we're able allows the energies of God's Grace to enter and restore us to the wholeness we've been designed for.
Please join us again this Sunday morning at 9:15 a.m. in the Church Office Conference Room - and bring a friend...
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Birding at the Carp Salt Marsh!
Saturday, February 20, 9 a.m.
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 Come for a time of learning to see, name, and delight in birds at the Carpinteria Salt Marsh, the restored wetland home of dozens of species of songbirds, shorebirds, waterbirds, and wading birds. We'll be walking down a gentle path welcoming to birders of all ages. Wear good shoes that you wouldn't mind getting a bit muddy. Bring binoculars and bird guides if you have them; if not, there will be extras you can share. We'll meet at the Ash Avenue entrance, right at the intersection with 3rd Street at 9AM on Saturday, February 20. The walk will last for around 1-1.5 hrs, and be led by parishioner Amanda Sparkman, a wildlife biologist at Westmont College. Please sign up at the information table, or email Amanda at sparkman@westmont.edu if you're interested in joining in!
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There will be a training for new and current acolytes on Saturday,
February 27th at 10 a.m. in the church. Afterwards we will go to the Padaro Grill for lunch and fun! If you are interested in being an acolyte,
please contact George & Sally Messerlian at themesserls@gmail.com. Your child must be in 4th grad or
older to be an acolyte.
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Annual Meeting Set for Sunday, February 21
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All Saints' Annual Meeting is planned for Sunday, February 21. As in previous years, we will have one combined worship service, at 9:00 a.m. to accommodate the annual meeting. We will then have a special coffee hour. The Annual Meeting is a wonderful chance to reflect on all the great work done at All Saints in the past year. We'll hear from Rev. Aimee, the Treasurer, and Sr. Warden on our financial situation and forecast for future ministries, and then we'll vote on Vestry members, Diocesan delegates and Nominating Committee members for the coming year. Please plan to attend this very important day. Extended childcare will be available.
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Do you make a delicious soup? Soups are needed!
During the winter months, soups are still needed to feed those who attend the weekly Eventide service on Wednesday evenings at 6:00 p.m. Soup containers are available for those who wish to make soup. If you have taken a soup container home, please return it to the Parish Hall kitchen hopefully with soup in it, as a few containers are missing.
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Transition House is THIS COMING Sunday, February 14th
Sunday, February 14 is All Saints' Night to prepare and serve dinner at Transition House to 56 families in need. Please email David Boyd at dboydinc@aol.com if you can contribute food items or your time for this important ministry.
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Lenten Study Begins Wednesday Feb 17
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 Lent has arrived and with it comes the church season when we look within ourselves to understand our spiritual relationship to God and how we might draw closer. Lent is a time when we practice certain disciplines that enable us to fully look forward to and experience the impact of the cross and Easter.
To aid our spiritual journey, All Saints is offering a Lenten Class based on the book by James W. Moore, Give Up Something Bad for Lent. Join us from 7:15 - 8:45 p.m. in the Parish House for five Wednesdays: February 17, 24 and March 2,9, and 16. Fifteen copies of the book have been ordered and will be available at the Book Table (on the patio each Sunday) for $10.00. Contact Rev. Vicki at vicki@asbts.org. Click here to read more about this class!
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The Book Table will be offering thoughtful options for our journey through Lent. On it you will find items from the Forward Movement including daily devotional booklets, a Lenten Map Calendar, the Lent Madness Guide and Saintly Scorecard, and more; from Episcopal Relief and Development their 2016 Lenten Meditations; Fasting Prayer Cubes; and other books and publications. The Book Table will also carry our usual selection of Prayer Books, Bibles, and inspirational reading. This Sunday we will also begin a special sale section with a variety of books marked 30-40% off during Lent. Our Book Table will be on the patio every Sunday through Easter after worship services.
 Lent Madness Returns! "Taking our faith yet not ourselves too seriously is the essence of Lent Madness..." Join with others across our nation for a rousing online experience to determine which competing saint will win the Golden Halo for 2016 sponsored by the Forward Movement. During Lent, 32 saints are placed in a tournament-style single elimination bracket. Each pairing remains open for 24 hours, and people vote online for their favorite saint. Sixteen saints make it to the Saintly Sixteen; eight advance to the Elate Eight; four make it to the Faithful Four; two to the Championship; and the winner is awarded the coveted Golden Halo. Visit www.lentmadness.org to register and play and pick up your 2016 Saintly Scorecard ($3) at our All Saints Book Table. All Saints will help you keep score with a poster of the Saintly Scorecard displayed at the Book Table each week. Join the madness! |
M-4 Churches & Westmont Host Forum on Global Refugee Crisis, February 28 at Montecito Covenant Church
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 On Sunday evening, February 28 at 6 p.m. the M-4 churches along with Westmont College are hosting a forum on the causes and responses to the global refugee crisis with keynote speaker Rev. Steve Haas, Chief Catalyst from World Vision (WV). The two dimensions of the presentation will be what a Christian response is to the refugee crisis and how are we, as followers of Jesus, to engage with these insecure communities around our world.
The event begins at 6:00 p.m. with a soup supper in the Peterson Family Life Center at Montecito Covenant Church (671 Cold Springs Rd) with the presentation starting at 7:00 p.m. in the sanctuary. The entire Santa Barbara community is invited, so please let your friends know. A freewill offering is welcomed. For planning purposes, please sign up at the Information Table or RSVP to kathleen@asbts.org.
World Vision is well known for over 65 years of excellence in providing Christian humanitarian relief and development to impoverished communities worldwide. Recently, World Vision discovered that out of the nearly 100 countries in which WV does its work, 31 could be considered as "fragile states." There are 52 Fragile States globally that are characterized by fractured infrastructure, high infant mortality, poor sanitation, and health, flagging educational opportunity, insufficient water resources, civil conflict, injustice, and government corruption.
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"Can We Be One With Christ?"
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There is an ambiguity in this question. One might take the question to ask whether we can be united with Christ. Can we be so identified with our Savior that we might be said to be one with him?
But I mean the question in this way: Can we be alone with Christ? Can we be solitary Christians, having a personal relationship with Jesus but disregarding the community of the local church and of the broader church - the entire body of Christ?
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Photo of the Week
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Various contractors tour the All Saints Sanctuary and campus as they prepare their bids to deconstruct and then rebuild our iconic Bell Tower. More information is available here.
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12th Annual Jim Bower Community Outreach Golf Tournament
May 2, 2016
La Cumbre Golf Club
Join the planning committee! Golf experience not necessary to be on the committee!
This event continues to serve as the primary funding for our Outreach programs. Contact Sally Messerlian at themesserls@gmail.com
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May the Road to Ireland Soon Greet You!
All Saints-by-the-Sea will be off to discover St. Patrick's Ireland from October 16 - 25, 2016 on a faith tour designed by Collette. Join Rev. Vicki Mouradian and Collette Tour representative, Tyler Reardon, for slides and discussion regarding the trip.
Sunday, March 13, 2016 11:30 a.m - Parish Hall Slide Show Presentation for Faith Tour to Ireland
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Parishwide Launch of Sanctuary Capital Campaign Huge Success; $7.7 Million Already Committed
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The "How Firm Our Foundation" capital campaign launched last Saturday with great fanfare, joy and love for our beautiful but aging Sanctuary. The home of Peggy and George Ittner was the perfect - and beautiful - setting for roughly 150 members of the parish who gathered for fellowship and to learn about what's been accomplished thus far and what is in store for all of us in the coming months.
| "This project is just the beginning of the faithful ministry we will accomplish together, but it must be done. Now. By us. And, I believe we WILL do it, together.
Today, I invite you all to join me and the project leadership in this necessary work to which we are all called.
It will mean all of us giving as joyfully and generously as we can, just as our forbearers did. And it will mean acting faithfully, so that what may seem impossible to us, God will make possible through us." Rev. Aimee
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The highlight of the afternoon was the announcement that during the initial organizing period $7.7 million in commitments, or 67% of the $11.6 million campaign goal, has been received from the Vestry, clergy, staff and initial campaign leaders. "This is a huge accomplishment and yet there is much work to be done to achieve our goal," Aimée noted.
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Jones Memorial Service Set for February 27
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A Memorial service for Anne Jones will be at Casa Dorinda on February 27th at 2pm. All are welcome to attend.
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Parishioner Artwork on Display
100% of Sales Go To All Saints!
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Parishioner Ken Jewesson has created expressly for All Saints a new series of uniquely colorful art works that will be on sale in the Parish Office for the next two months. 100% of all proceeds go directly to All Saints. There is no set price for each work; it is Ken's wish that the purchaser donate to the church the amount he/she considers suitable for the painting. So come enjoy Ken's joyful creations, and give in to the irresistible temptation to take one home! Help turn Ken's generosity into a reality for All Saints.
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Sanctuary Tour
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"Why do I need to take a tour of the sanctuary? I sit in church every Sunday!" If this thought has crossed your mind, well, please think again. More than 120 parishioners have taken a sanctuary tour to receive an update on the plans to preserve our beautiful and history sanctuary and to ready it for the next 100 years of worship. The next opportunity for a sanctuary tour is February 28th after both the 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. services. If you are interested in a tour, just meet at the Bell Tower after the service.
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As Christians we are called to care for our brothers & sisters in need. There are a variety of feeding ministry opportunities to live out this calling. Contact David Boyd at dboydinc@aol.com for more information about any of these meaningful ministries.
Transition House: Every 2nd Sunday of the month at 5 p.m.; prepare & serve a simple meal to emergency shelter residents. Volunteers & food donations needed.
Carpinteria Food Distribution: Volunteers needed to organize and give free fruit and veggies to some of our less-fortunate brothers and sisters in Carpinteria. Correction: February 24 is the next distribution date - contact David Boyd at dboydinc@aol.com
Community Kitchen: Every 1st, 3rd, 4th & 5th Tuesday at 10:30 a.m.; serve a simple lunch at Casa Esperanze Homeless Shelter.
Victoria Hotel: Every Tuesday & Thursday evenings; drive Victoria Hotel manager to Community Kitchen to pick up hot meals to veteran, disabled, and low-income residents.
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Christian Formation is open to everyone at every stage of the faith journey!
Centering Prayer & Healing Presence:
Every Sunday Fall through Spring, alternating Sundays, at 9:15 a.m. in the church office conference room. Contact Pat McClure for more information, 969-1426
Bible & Babble:
Every Tuesday at 6 p.m. Contact The Rev. Vicki for more information, vicki@asbts.org
Sunday School, Sept-May:
Meets during the 10 a.m. service in the Parish House. Children pre-K to 8th grades.
Education for Ministry (EfM):
Theological education at a distance. Local seminar group meets weekly Sept to June at Trinity Library. Contact Robert Brown for more information, 895-3620.
Christ-Centered Prayer:
Every Wed at 5 p.m. and Thurs at 10:30 a.m. in Parish House youth room. For Wednesday group contact Jaque Reed 969-4409, for Thursday Group contact Jane Murray 684-4405.
Men's Bible Study:
Every Wednesday at 8:15 a.m. in Parish House youth room. Contact Ken Jewesson for more information, kfjewesson@cox.net or 687-1683
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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.
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Looking Ahead...
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- February 14 - Valentine's Day movie & potluck at 4pm in Hall
- February 15 - Presidents Day - Church Office Closed
- February 17 - Lenten Study begins at 7:15pm in Parish House
- February 20 - Birding at Carp Salt Marsh at 9am
- February 21 - Annual Meeting - One service at 9am
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March 6 - Theology on Tap at 3pm at Live Oak Cafe
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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!
Video: Presiding Bishop preaches at Trinity Institute's 2016 conference
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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