All Saints' Magazine - Pentecost II: August-September 2014

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All Saints’ Episcopal ParishP.O. Box 1296Carmel, California 93921-1296information@allsaintscarmel.orgwww.allsaintscarmel.org831.624.3883All Saints’

Pentecost II: August-September 2014

MARCHING IN THE LIGHT OF GOD

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Letter from the Rector

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Dear Reader:

During August and September we move from the relaxed days of summer picnics, camping, and vacations, to returning home, starting school, and beginning new programs at the church. For instance, on September 7 we introduce a new Sunday worship experience for children that a group of parents have been developing over the summer. In the following pages you will read about several other opportunities to belong, to learn, and to serve.

Along with these individual opportunities, the vestry and I will be leading the congregation as a whole in a discernment process. We anticipate this discernment to be a continuation of previous listening processes, but a significantly more deep and inclusive undertaking. We have engaged an outside facilitator and the vestry has learned and prepared with him. As you will read, this discernment begins on August 17, when we invite you to join us in discovering God’s next steps for All Saints’ and how we can participate in that future.

This discernment will take place individually, as well as through each of the activities and ministries found in these pages. Through the last days of summer and the startup of fall activities, I will be revisiting my calling to All Saints’, and I hope you will do the same. We need to ask what God would have us do, and what type of congregation we are called to be. These months are a time to join arms and march together in the light of God. Jesus is the new Moses who leads us from loss to a lively new beginning.

In Christ’s love,

ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION: The All Saints’ Magazine is published seven times a year, corresponding with the liturgical seasons. The next edition will be available on October 5, 2014. We welcome your submission of articles, and ministry event and opportunity ads if submitted by September 12, 2014.

Use of all ads and articles will be determined by the staff and editorial team. Please send all submissions via e-mail to the Parish Administrator at [email protected].

All Saints’ Episcopal Parish | P.O. Box 1296 Carmel, California 93921 | 831-624-3883 | www.allsaintscarmel.orgOffice Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and

Friday 9:00 a.m. - noon

IN THIS ISSUE...

LETTER FROM THE RECTOR . . . . . . . .

VESTRY NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

WORSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

COMMUNITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DISCIPLESHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

STEWARDSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

OUTREACH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Vestry News VISION FOR ALL SAINTS’By The Rev. Rick Matters

Let us imagine God’s dream for All Saints’, a vision built upon 1) Jesus Christ, 2) relationships, 3) abundant life, and 4) self-giving. In listening to this dream, may you discern God’s vision for yourself as well.

Jesus Christ I dream that tourists and neighbors of all ages learn how much I love them because of the way you follow my Son. I foresee All Saints’ celebrating Jesus Christ with such joy that the fireworks of your faith draw people to this congregation. I dream that you boldly proclaim Jesus as Lord in such a way that people of every religion see and feel my love. For the eternally begotten and enfleshed Word of God presents my comprehensive and inclusive love for all people. I have a dream that your beautiful liturgy is a light to the nations and a beacon to the lost.

Relationships I dream that when people come to your doors they already know that you treasure them as unique human beings. Your radical hospitality confirms my people as being precious. As Rebekah welcomed the servant of Abraham at the gate, so you welcome and incorporate babies, children, youth, families, singles, middle aged, and retired people of many nationalities

and races. Love them through my Son.

The Abundant LifeI have a dream that you stretch out your arms and reach forth your hands to partake of the abundant life in which your brokenness is healed, your thirst to learn is quickened, your yearning to teach is satisfied, and your courage to take risks knows no bounds. I dream that All Saints’ serves as a learning community in which people search the height and depth, the length and breadth, of the mystery that I am. I want you to grow and mature spiritually all the days of your life. I give you my life that you may have life abundantly.

Self-GivingFinally, I dream of All Saints’ as a life-giving community that empties itself for the sake of others. I dream that your care for one another brings comfort, that your justice feeds my people from Carmel to Haiti to Africa. I dream that you wear the yoke of Jesus to such a degree that the weary know they are loved. I dream that people with heavy burdens join you in expressing gratitude by who they are and what they do. I dream that my gentle heart extends from this church to my day school and that my humble spirit reaches to Santa Lucia, as you lovingly serve the two missions I have given you. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.

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Vestry News DISCERNMENT CONVERSATIONBy The Rev. Rick Matters and Wanda Green, Sr. Warden

During the past year All Saints’ has experienced significant staff turnover and the election of seven new members to the vestry. This time of transition has not been easy, but it has provided an opportunity to reassess our parish’s vision and goals. Working together, the rector and vestry have begun to ask about God’s calling and our future. In order to fully evaluate our future, Fr. Rick and the vestry have agreed to begin a wider discernment process that will engage the entire congregation in the task of spiritual listening.

This discernment will help us clarify the type of leadership required of your vestry (both elected members and rector), and of other leaders within the congregation. It will also help the entire congregation start a new phase of ministry, and will simultaneously help Fr. Rick discern his calling.

To guide and assist us through this very important discernment process, the vestry has engaged and has begun working with Dennis Romley, a professionally trained and experienced facilitator recommended by Bishop Mary. In the coming month we will be asking each of you to join us in this prayerful discernment. We are confident that our spiritual work will result in a clear and compelling vision for all of us at All Saints’.

NEW ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR

Ray Krise is pleased to represent All Saints’ and to further our mission and ministries by serving as Administrative Coordinator. Ray is originally from the

New Jersey suburbs of Philadelphia and grew up about twenty-five minutes by car from downtown Philly. Having attended public school, he went on to

receive an A.B. from Middlebury College in Vermont (philosophy and religion), and a M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary in New York City. He worked for forty years on the business side of professional sports, holding executive positions with the Philadelphia 76ers, Philadelphia Phillies, Oakland Athletics, the Sacramento River Cats, Ticketmaster, and the Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca. He has also served as ticket manager for the Athletic Department at the University of California, Berkeley. From a religious family (two ordained ministers among his uncles), he was raised in a church of the American Baptist Convention and was briefly a member of the United Church of Christ and now attends UUCMP. A huge music fan (eclectic), he enjoys creative writing and is an inveterate reader.

MARCHING IN THE LIGHT OF GODDISCERNMENT CONVERSATION

Jesus is the second Moses who leads us into God’s future - Join us in discerning God’s

direction for All Saints’

SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 2014NOON TO 2:30 P.M.

POTLUCK LUNCH AND CHILDCARE

EXPLORING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COLUMBARIUMJana Gill and members of the Buildings and Grounds Committee have begun a conversation about creating a columbarium at All Saints’. The courtyard outside Grant Hall is being considered as an ideal location for a place of prayer and remembrance. If you would like to join in this exploration, please contact Mike Carter, who serves as chair of Buildings and Grounds. You may reach him at [email protected].


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NEWLY BAPTIZED

About being baptized Jordan said, "Yes, I know God is with me now and always.” Jordan is one of our youth and very active as an acolyte.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM CONVERSATION ABOUT FAMILIES AT ALL SAINTS’

1. Have a friendly face outside the church to welcome families and tell them their choices.

2. Children's Church instead of Godly Play or other classes. Children in grades five and younger would meet in an alternate location for age-appropriate worship, starting at 10:30. A team of adults and youth could rotate leadership, with high participation by children. Parents are welcome to remain with their children in this service.

3. All ages meet in the church at the time of the Peace, and celebrate Holy Communion together. Nursery children may join their parents or remain in the nursery at this time.

4. The 10:30 a.m. Worship would remain oriented toward adults, since there would be a great option for children. However, some families will choose to remain in the church for the entire service. In this case, we could make the following changes: • Simpler children’s bulletins for young members• Sing fewer verses of longer hymns• Chant parts of the communion prayers some of

the time, not all the time.• Continue creative elements, such as variety of

ways of offering the prayers of the people and variations on sermon presentation

• High participation by youth: not only serving as acolytes, but also as readers, intercessors, ushers, and musicians.

• Basket of books at back of church for children.• Aim for a one-hour Eucharist.

5. At coffee hour, have a specially designated place for the children. Ideally this would be a play area, such as where the holly trees currently stand. The lower patio or even Grant Hall patio could work if there was someone designated to watch the children, and if there were treats for the children in that designated area.

6. Parenting classes or series are most welcome.

7. Monthly social gatherings for families, like the meal provided today.

SAINT FRANCIS BLESSING OF ANIMALS

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2014 8:00 AND 10:30 A.M.

ALL SAINTS’ EPISCOPAL CHURCHNINTH AND DOLORES, CARMEL

SINGING YOUR FAVORITE HYMNSThis summer the congregation is choosing the closing hymn through a weekly lottery. Write a favorite hymn (from either the red or the green hymnal) on a slip of paper and place your choice in the basket. An usher will select the lucky winner, and we will all sing that hymn.


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A MESSAGE TO THE CHOIRThe choir is enjoying a well-deserved break in July and August. Rest your voices, for we all look forward to your return in September. Meanwhile, the congregation continues as the choir of the liturgy.

MINISTRY OF WELCOMINGWe will begin welcoming new members every few months at the liturgy of their choice. This ceremonial welcoming will take place right after the birthday blessings, and before the procession and dismissal. Plan to welcome new members on September 7 and honor them at the reception that follows.

GIVING THANKS FOR THE GIFT OF LIFE• We give thanks for the life of Michael Brown,

son of Charlyne Brown. Michael died on June 13.

• We give thanks for the life of David Noxon Cockcroft, son of Betty Wade. His feast day was July 14.

• We join our diocese in celebrating the life of Michael Reeves, husband of Bishop Mary Gray-Reeves. Michael died on June 21.

REJOICING WITH THE NEWLY MARRIEDWe rejoice with the following couples who celebrated the blessing of their marriage at All Saints’:• Elizabeth Jacobus and Craig Duffy (June 7)• Stephanie Maldonado and Robert Durham

(June 27)• Elizabeth Orr and Daniel O’Shea (July 12)• Rebecca Green and Olivier Fedkiw (August 8)

JOIN THE ACOLYTE MINISTRYWe invite youth ages eleven to eighteen to join the growing team of acolytes who serve Sunday by Sunday. Contact Jennifer Suttie at 831-521-9654 or [email protected].• Help lead the worship• Belong to the team• Offer meaningful service• Learn about the faith • Gain service hours• Make friends • Be part of the action• Enjoy occasional parties

INSTRUCTED EUCHARIST

Plan to attend the instructed Eucharist that will be offered at all three services on Sunday, September 21. Discover some of the intersections between the ceremony (movement and manual acts) and the rite (text of the prayers).

CHILDREN’S CHURCH

A group is designing a service for children that will take place at 10:30 a.m. during the Liturgy of the Word, while the adults and teens are worshipping in the church. The service will be age-appropriate for children of approximately four years through fifth grade. ThechildrenwillreturntochurchforHolyCommunion.


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GET TO KNOW YOUR CHURCH COMMUNITY ON A HIKE!August and September bring you eight new hikes to explore our area, get exercise and make new friends. Most are great for families and dogs are allowed on all but two of the walks, which vary from easy to moderate. We are not exclusive; this is a time to bring family and friends, whether they attend church or not. Sometimes hikers share lunch following the hike, either with a picnic or at a restaurant.

Bring: comfortable walking shoes, sunscreen, hat, water, an energy snack, layers of clothes, a camera, and a smile. Leave behind: your worries, the chores, tomorrow's plans. If you want to come, contact Mother Cynthia ([email protected] or 520-260-5158). She will respond about a week before the hike with more details including possible carpooling and where to meet.

The hikes are not designed for body training. Increasing the difficultly of walks will stretch and help your body, but we are the body of Christ gathered on the trail. We keep each other company and leave no one behind. We are just out to have fun and share time with each other.

AUGUST HIKES

Saturday Aug 9 Frog Pond (Del Rey Oaks) 1 mile, easy/shaded 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. dogs allowed. 30-45 mins Friday Aug 15 Garland Ranch Regional Park (Carmel Valley) 9 am - noon 4 miles, easy to moderate, dogs allowed. 2 hours

Saturday Aug 23 Middledorf Preserve (BSLT) (Carmel Valley) nature trail, 9 am - noon access through Santa Lucia Preserve, (there are picnic tables/toilets), We will share communion - bring a picnic lunch, fairly easy, no dogs. 2.5 hours

Thursday Aug 28 Garrapata Beach and Bluffs Trail (Big Sur 9 miles south of 9 am - 2:00 p.m. Carmel) 1-2.5 mile hike, easy, dogs allowed. 1-1.5 hours SEPTEMBER HIKES

Thursday Sept 4 Wetlands of Watsonville Ohlone & Upper Struve Slough Trails 9 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 5.4 miles, easy to moderate, dogs allowed. 3 hours

Saturday Sept 13 Andrew Molera State Park (Big Sur) 2.5 miles, 9 a.m. - noon easy, no dogs. 1.5 hours (parking fee per car)

Tuesday Sept 23 Huckleberry Hills Nature Preserve (Monterey) 10 a.m. -11:30 a.m. 1.5 miles, easy, dogs allowed. 1 hour

Thursday Sept 24 Hatton Canyon (Carmel) 3 miles round trip, easy, 10 a.m. - noon begins at the Barnyard, dogs allowed. 1.5 hours


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YOGA FOR GOODNESS SAKE...Seeking balance in your life? Seeking union and connection?

Creating space in the body through breath, movement, and stillness creates space in your heart and life. It is with an open heart that we welcome the Holy Spirit. Come home to your body and discover the playful innocence of yoga.

Classes will be offered on Tuesday evenings from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. (No previous yoga experience required.)

Classes will be led by Beth Lefebvre: Board certified

health coach, yoga teacher, Bowenwork Practitioner, and Reiki Master. Beth, a dancer from early childhood, believes that the body sings in motion.

Feel good in your body...let your body sing!Be happy!!

Beth LefebvreProfessional Bowenwork PractitionerAADP Health Coach and Registered Yoga Instructor(831) 595-8502www.bethlefebvre.com

Congratulations Sameera Shariff on earning your Masters Degree in Organizational

Leadership from Brandman!

CAMPING AT SANTA LUCIA

The following dates are open to members and friends of the parish for camping. Make your

reservation at [email protected] and enjoy the beauty of the redwoods.

August 4-7(on a site basis—meaning several smaller

campsites) August 25-27

September 2-10September 14-25

A GREAT TIME HAD BY ALL!!

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YOUTH NEWSBy Jennifer Suttie

The end of the school year brought us the anticipation of summer mission trips and planning for the next school year. The youth have been gathering all their ideas together so that we can have great fun evangelizing and growing our numbers.

We spent most of June and July focused on mission trips. Robin Denney had proposed two trips, Sierra Service Project (SSP) and El Salvador Mission trip. The total cost for the youth to participate in these missions was over $4000; this was a daunting amount. Believe it or not, thanks to everyone’s love and support for the youth program, I am overjoyed to tell you, the girls are on their way!

We managed, through the generosity of this congregation and the community, to send three of our teens on the SSP Mission, Miai Medina and Grace and Rachael Sizemore. Miai and Grace are then heading off to El Salvador. Merlinda Medina and Judie Moore sold coffee and the Medinas sponsored a Parents' Night out and sold candy, which altogether raised another $500. We will have a dinner for all our supporters in September or October.

Now we are focused on growing the Youth Program and forming a curriculum that will bring families and youth to the church to experience our hospitality and faith. We are inviting other church families to join us in youth expeditions and craftsmanship. We spent the beginning of July painting the youth room white so that we can utilize the walls for glorifying God in our own creative way. In August we will study Matthew and continue creating beautiful crafts for the Fall Craft Fair. We are also planning picnics at the ocean and camping at Santa Lucia.

THE BOOK CLUBBy Alison Craig

The All Saints’ Book Club has been in operation

SUPPORTING PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTSDuring the coming school year we will offer a series of classes and support groups for parents and grandparents. Facilitators include Bonnie Bufkin, Rick Matters, Maria Medina, Cynthia M. Spencer, and Jennifer Suttie. Topics include parenting, mother’s support group, listening skills, and loving relationships. Fr. Rick will begin these offerings with a two-part series on loving relationships in September.

for 13 years enjoying a broad range of spiritual and secular books. The group currently has about 18 members with 12 regular attendees who come to the church library the second Tuesday of each month to discuss, share and educate each other on the themes of our current book selection.

A smaller contingent of the group also meets the first Tuesday of each month at local restaurants to continue those conversations for which we ran out of time—or just to chat for fun. In 2014 book selections included the following: Al Capone does my Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko; The Bridal Wreath: Kristin Lavransdatter, Vol. 1 by Sigrid Undset; Unearthing My Religion: Real Talk about Real Faith by Bishop Mary Gray-Reeves; Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin; Murder in the Pines (A Carmel-By-The-Sea Mystery) by Kathryn Gualtieri; The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bugakov; Longbourn by Jo Baker; One for the Money by Janet Evanovich; The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson; The Hare in Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance by Edmund de Waal; The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom.


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LIFE TOGETHER By Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Join others at All Saints’ who are reading chapter two of Life Together. This pivotal chapter focuses our attention on why we gather for worship and what transpires as we pray together, on what makes community prayer special and how we are formed into a community of prayer. Copies of Life Together can be purchased at the back of the church or in the office.

Discussions will take place at 11:45 a.m. on October 5 and October 26. An instructed Eucharist will be offered on September 21 as part of this study.

REFLECTING ON MY SECOND LIFE-GOALBy The Rev. Rick Matters

1. To be guided and formed by the worship, teaching, and presence of the crucified and risen Jesus Christ

2. To welcome and respect each person as bearing the image of God

3. To participate in a lifelong dynamic of formation, maturation, and healing

4. To lovingly serve others and to strive for social justice

Second only to our life in Christ is the importance of relationships. Indeed, relationships are the building blocks of our Christian life. My second personal life-goal speaks to the quality of our relationships, from family to society. When we respond to another as one who bears the image of God, we fulfill the command to love. Love is more than a warm flow of emotion; sometimes love must be tough as nails. However, what love always conveys is the worth of the other, and respect for their dignity.

In setting this goal, I commit to strive to see with the eyes of Christ, because our perception of the other

person either establishes love or creates a barrier. As Christians, we believe each person possesses the image of God. When we approach another person and recognize their status as beloved by God, we perceive the real person and are inspired to love with God’s love. On the other hand, when we approach a person from any other perspective, we are not seeing that person for who he or she really is. If we admire someone solely because of a talent, or if we like someone because of their usefulness to us, then we base our relationship on false grounds. The true basis of our love for another is God’s love. This divine spark of love is the image of God in each person, and this image is the true foundation of relationships.

Aligning our love with God’s love allows us to recognize each person’s true humanity. The closer we come to such an alignment, the more Christ-like we become. For to love our neighbor (and ourself) in the manner that God loves is the foundation of the Gospel.

When we welcome and respect others our eyes gain true vision. With vision refined by purity of heart, we see with the eyes of Jesus. Lord, give us eyes to see, hearts to feel, and hands to serve. Amen.


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NOTES ON DISCERNMENTBy Bill Reed

Discernment is the process of coming to a right judgement. But what does the process of discerning entail? There are many kinds of discernment, and our interest is in spiritual discernment or, more specifically, Christian discernment. But first let us learn what we are talking about when we approach this topic, and there is no better way to begin than etymology. This will prove very useful later.

From the first etymology “discernere,” we can see that discernment involves a process where one separates what is important from what is unimportant. In the second etymology “discere,” we find that discernment means learning. If one ever thinks that they are not a learner, that you know all you need to know, then you have slammed the door in the face of discernment and good judgment.

There are different kinds of discernment, intellectual, moral, practical, but the most challenging of all is spiritual. For the Christian, discernment involves our human operations and God's action upon us, but above all Christian discernment must be spiritual or it isn't Christian at all. God shares with us the Holy Spirit by bringing us to life in Christ. Our human activities of thinking, feeling, judging may be relatively adequate in mundane affairs, but they are not when we are called upon to make judgments about our Christian lives and the life of the Church. Here we need the Holy Spirit to purify and enlighten us on what to do. Only by the uncreated grace of the Holy Spirit can we make right judgments in these matters.

Christian discernment is a process of learning

and distinguishing between the important and the unimportant, but it must be done with the help of God, or the judgment cannot be right. The biggest obstacle to the light of Christ's Holy Spirit is an impure heart. "Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.”

To translate this maxim into contemporary language, the biggest obstacle is egotism (versus egoism, which is good). And we're not talking about the more obvious expressions of egotism. When it comes to true discernment, the chief impediments are all those hidden, secret and insidious forms of self-seeking and protection we act on everyday.

"Then in the secret of my heart, teach me wisdom" says the repentant Psalm 51. In order to practice a Christian discernment in matters of our lives, impacting ourselves or others or the life of the Church, we need to approach the matter at hand with some good measure of fear and trembling and ask God to purify our minds and hearts for right judgement. Prayer and repentance, or rather sustained practices of prayer and repentance are necessary for Christian discernment.

We must always doubt our ability to make right judgements without God acting in and upon us. It also helps, according to Christian tradition, to fast, to give to the poor, to practice the works of mercy, to enable Christ to purify our hearts, that

we may discern His will for us and the life of His Church.

Clinging to our own opinions and biases, desires and preferences, is the surest way to drive out the light of God and act out of our own darknesses, metanoia, change, is the hidden rule of Christian life. Staying who we are is moving backwards, away from God, who inhabits and makes our future.

Christian discernment

is a process of learning and

distinguishing between the important and the

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MARCHING IN THE LIGHT OF GOD: A TEACHINGBy The Rev. Rick Matters

The carving at the back of the church shows Moses in a posture that might remind you of a soaring bird. With his arms back for takeoff, his passionate facial expression, and his figure emerging from the wood, Moses looks like God’s prophet on the move.

Jesus is considered to be the second Moses. This is especially true in Matthew’s Gospel, which contains five books of the teaching of Jesus. During his earthly ministry, Jesus led crowds of people, often stopping to teach or feed them. Not only did Jesus give us a new Torah through his teaching, but he continues to lead us across the desert of our temptations into the Holy Land of forgiveness. Jesus is the Light of God.

We have been through a significant and sometimes uncomfortable transition, as we have said goodbye to four staff members. We have also had the privilege of welcoming the following new staff members: Kathy Kirkwood and Peter Tuff (conductors), Ray Krise (administration), and Jennifer Suttie (youth and families). Just last month Duane and Pat Gomes arrived as the new Santa Lucia caretakers and camp hosts.

Such transitions make particularly good times to assess where we are going and how we are doing. Our attendance is down, and we are living pretty well within a tighter budget. We’ve lost a few members, but have received several new ones. There is no better way of fulfilling our top goal of cultivating more member-led ministries than being in discernment.

So now is a time to link arms and follow Moses, by walking in the light of God. I hope that you will join the discernment conversation on August 17. A priest is always in discernment about God’s calling,

and so I continue to discern my own calling. Notice how creating personal life-goals and then reflecting on them publicly is a type of discernment. I trust that being transparent about my own discernment sets a holy and helpful example for you personally, as well as to us collectively as a parish.

The carving of Moses is a gift from Tom and Carolyn Lundell’s family, given upon Tom’s death. Their generosity sets a good example of how the mission and ministry of All Saints’ is based on the generosity of our members and friends. Tom was particularly sensitive to artistic expression, so I’m certain that he noticed how this figure of Moses echoes the descent of the Holy Spirit in the

form of a dove at the baptism of Jesus. I pray that we are all inspired to follow the anointed Jesus as we walk together in the light of God.

STRENGTHENING OUR ABILITY TO LOVE

Using family systems theory, Fr. Rick will explore the healthy dynamics of loving relationships in a two-part series.

Two Mondays, September 22 and 29, at All Saints’ Church6:00 to 8:30 p.m. with supper and childcare provided

--OR--

Two Thursdays, September 25 and October 1, at All Saints’ Day School 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

You are invited to make a suggested donation of $50 to All Saints’ - Register at [email protected] or 831-624-3883

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StewardshipTREASURER’S SUMMARYBy Jacklyn Graham

At mid-year we find ourselves very close to budget for our pledges but donations have been less than expected. As a caveat, donations tend to be more seasonal around holidays so the monthly budget expectations are not always an accurate picture. Although we are very close between income and expense YTD in total, it is primarily due to the generosity of those that have gone before and left monies to the parish for future generations. We budget annual distributions from those funds carefully so as to preserve the majority of them for the future. Our prayer is to grow our parish and increase pledges such that we become less dependent on those funds for operating support.

ALL SAINTS’ – YTD JUNE 30, 2014 FINANCIAL UPDATE

INCOME: YTD Budget2014 Pledges $100,227 $110,002 Other Operating Income $28,828 $47,050 Total Operating Income $129,055 $157,052Revenue Other $27,060 $26,650Trust Revenues $95,948 $77,557 Total Income $252,063 $261,259

EXPENSE:Areas of Ministry $65,254 $71,618Committees $22,682 $29,632Operations:Payroll $139,484 $139,968Administrative $24,658 $28,203 Total Operations $164,142 $168,171Operations-Other (loan interest) $1291 $502 Total Expense $253,369 $269,923 Net ($1306) ($8664)

“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,” says the Lord of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows.” Malachi 3:10

“Thank you for this loving gift and for

all your love.”~Rev. Gwen

NEWCOMERS DINNER - JULY 19, 2014

We give thanks for the those who have joined our congregation. The vestry held a welcome and

orientation dinner for about twenty new members pictured here. If you would like to be invited to

such a dinner, please contact the office.

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Your vestry may be reached by leaving a message with the parish administrator to be put in their office mailbox, or by contacting them directly at the contact provided here.

The Rev Rick Matters, Rector(209) 327-1134 - [email protected]

Mrs. Wanda Green, Senior Warden(831) 295-8397 - [email protected]

Mr. Dave McClendon, Junior Warden(831) 624-1509

Mrs. Susan Britton(831) 659-0444 - [email protected]

Ms. Susan Stanton(602) 622-0682 - [email protected]

Mrs. Elaine Stanton(831) 633-8454 - [email protected]

Ms. Sameera [email protected]

Ms. Susan Sonnthal(831) 233-2757 - [email protected]

Mrs. Jackie Graham, [email protected]

Mrs. Elizabeth Sebring, [email protected]

StewardshipLOVING SERVING OTHERS IN HIS NAMEBy The Rev. Rick Matters

We celebrate the generous gift of time and talent by all of our members. In particular we rejoice with the following people:

• We rejoice with Candace DeLillo, who recently joined the Altar Guild.

• We thank Sameera Sharif and friends for preparing a traditional Indian meal for our newcomer dinner meeting. We thank Harrison Shields for wonderful solos, Clay Couri for offering a spectacular organ postlude, and Kathy Kirkwood for superb flute accompaniments at recent liturgies. We appreciate their beautiful musical gifts.

• We honor Carteena Robohm for leading Bach to the Future for the tenth consecutive year. There is an entire generation of students who know and love music through her ministry!

• Let’s give a shout-out to Grace Swearingen and Nan Walker for joining the team of office volunteers.

• Thank you, Grace Swearingen, for helping with Bach to the Future, and for organizing the coffee hour reception for Gwen.

• Thank you, Remy Ryan, for substituting several times in the office. We appreciate the way you and Scotland welcome visitors.

• The youth thank all of our members and friends who serve as shareholders in our youth missionary ventures. Stay tuned for a report on their experiences at the shareholders’ dinner.

• Thank you, Gillian Byrd, for leading Morning Prayer at Santa Lucia. Thank you to Geoff Lundell and Honora Precourt for donating a wooden carving of Moses that was part of Tom and Carolyn Lundell’s art collection.

• We thank you, Gwen Romano, and Susan and Don Britton, for organizing the August 3 picnic. And thank you, Jennifer and Andi Jo Suttie, for organizing games for the young at heart.

DUANE & PAT GOMESWe give thanks for Duane Gomes our new Santa Lucia caretaker and camp host and his wife, Pat.


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REACHING OUT IN LOVE AND CONCERNWe recently allocated money raised earlier in the year for the following ministries. The largest portion of funds underwrites our own feeding programs. Thank you to all who participated in the Small Bites, or who contributed in other ways to our care for the poor and compassion for the hungry.

• ASEC Food bags/boxes $10,000• Epiphany Lutheran & Episcopal Church $5,000• Thomas Carmen Food Pantry at Epiphany

$1,000• All Saints' Day School Bean Project $500• Rice Plus $500

~ SAVE THE DATE ~

The 22nd Annual Monterey Peninsula

Pasta with the Pastors Dinner ~ Silent Auction ~ Program

Thursday, August 28th ~ 4:30pm-6:30pm San Carlos Cathedral Hall, 500 Church St, Monterey 93940

Join hundreds of community supporters as together we raise funds to support the Interfaith Homeless Emergency Lodging Program (I-HELP). In partnership with 30 Monterey Peninsula

faith communities, I-HELP provides overnight shelter and hot meals to men each night.

Pasta with the Pastors is so named, since our I-HELP faith community leaders - rabbis, priests and pastors - serve attendees the delicious dinner!

Suggested donations for the all-you-can-eat pasta dinner: $15 per adult and $10 per child ages 4-11 with an accompanying adult.

Free for ages 3 and under

Pledge your support today by reserving your tickets: Please send an email to [email protected] or fax 831-533-5075, indicating your desire to purchase tickets, your name, phone number and the quantity and type of tickets (general admission, children under 12 with paying adult). A confirmation and invoice with details will be sent in response.

I-HELP is a program of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul/Monterey Peninsula - a 501c3 nonprofit corporation #77-0520525 #C2224118

Mailing address: I-HELP, P.O. Box 1447, Marina CA 93933

• Rector’s Discretionary Fund $1,000• St. Patrick’s, Haiti $1,500• Food Bank for Monterey County $500

GREETINGS ALL SAINTS' FAMILYBy Maurice Dyer

Mholweni (hello to all in Xhosa language)

I am writing you as I travel home after completing my first year of service at the Holy Cross School.

I want to take this opportunity to thank you all for your love, support, and prayers. Please let me assure you that I felt them all the way around the world.

I am looking forward to being back with you all and sharing stories and realizations that I've gathered from the monks and the school children during my time.

I miss you all and cannot wait to see you soon.


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AN OPERATION FOR ANNAH WARUTERE, Director of the Nanyuki Spinners and WeaversBy Claudia Ward

The Nanyuki Spinners and Weavers was founded 30+ years ago by the Presbyterian Church of East Africa as a project for widows with children. Under the direction of Anna Warutere, they learn fiber arts, raise merino sheep, Egyptian cotton and dye plants. Approximately 100 widows spin and weave beautiful rugs, among other items. Their clients are mostly people on safari.

Widows with children in Kenya have traditionally been outcasts; life has been very difficult, but the new government is working to change these attitudes and now overtly encourages operations like theirs.

In 2006, All Saints’ helped buy five acres of good land a few miles away which has year round water from snow melt. Margot Sisler, long time All Saints’ parishioner, frequently visited Nanyuki carrying cash donated by All Saints’ and Anne’s Web Spinning Guild. We have also helped buy sheep and solar ovens.

Two years ago a trio of women from Salinas (in Kenya for their own charitable efforts) visited the Center. They reported that Annah was suffering a great deal from hip problems. When Annah was here in Monterey last December it was obvious that things were even worse.

I checked the internet for hospitals in Nairobi and found the Presbyterian Church of East Africa Kikuyu Hospital. I e-mailed them, requesting that the church consider renewing its commitment to these widows by helping subsidize an operation

for Annah. They responded the next day! The operation which cost only $2,645 was arranged and took place June 19th.

We were able to raise slightly over $3000 by holding a luncheon and through generous donations from a

number of people from throughout Monterey County and including two women from Richmond, VA. (That’s another story!)

The operation was successful. Annah is staying with a niece in Nairobi until the hospital gives her the green light to go back up to the highlands of Nanyuki. Thanks to Skype, I have been able to talk to her twice. She is so humbled and thankful for everyone’s generosity. Following is her recent letter expressing her thanks:

“Receive Christian Greetings from Nanyuki Spinner and Weavers. I wish to thank God...the operation was done and it was very successful. Thank you very much sister for your prayer and

continuous support. Am very grateful and God Bless you. I wish to send my sincere thank you to you and the women’s guild and also your church.” Annah Warutere.

HOW MANY WAYS CAN WE CELEBRATE GIVING THANKS?By Father Jon

That seems to be the big question at Epiphany, as we celebrate 50 years and all the ministry that happens around this little church.

On Sunday, July 20th we where packed in to hear the amazing music of DLI/POM Volunteer Choir. This was a rare occasion, since they do not usually do church services. Each singer must attend 4 rehearsals before, even trying


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raised from the Small Bites event were allocated:

• $10,000 - held in reserve for purchase of food for our food bags, food boxes

• $5,000 - Epiphany Church, which serves many in Marina

• $1,000 - Thomas Carman Food Pantry, started by and located at Epiphany Church, Marina

www.Epiphanymarina.org 395 food bags were given in June• $1,500 - St. Patrick's School, Haiti 250 students K-6 allsaintscarmel.org/friends-of-st-patricks-haiti• $1,000 - The Rector's Discretionary Fund• $500 - All Saints' Day School Bean Project

where students at the school bag beans to be delivered to farm workers and their families

• $500 - Food Bank for Monterey County, the largest supplier of emergency food in Monterey County - foodbankformontereycounty.org

• $500 - Rice Plus, 1.8 tons of rice per month distributed to 2,400 families

Many thanks to those who supported the Small Bites event which provided the fund for the donations listed above. And thanks to all of you who generously support the Outreach Commission. We also serve approximately 26 homeless men from the IHELP program by providing a safe, warm place to sleep, a healthy dinner and light breakfast once a month. Stay tuned for more of our activities.

out for the choir. Only the very best make it.

So, what was the special reason that they were at Epiphany? To celebrate the mentoring program between the CSUMB Chaplaincy and DLI/POM Air Force Chaplaincy. About a year ago, Bishop Mary gave the nod to have our Episcopal Campus Ministry to work the Military Chaplaincy. Two parts of the wider church’s ministries, which do not often have the opportunity to work and learn from each other. This has been an exciting and creative fellowship. At the end of the service, Fr. Jon was presented with the Military Chaplain’s Coin.

For folks interested in Campus Ministry, this event should be inspiring call to service to help support “Grace Connection,” the Episcopal Campus Ministry of CSUMB. Please see Fr. Rick or contact Fr. Jon, is you are interested in help with the ministry.

Well if you are celebrating with music, maybe we need to celebrate with a little food. On September 13th, Epiphany holds its Annual Friends of Epiphany and this year we celebrate 50 years of ministry! So, mark you calendars, because 1964 is coming back to All Saints for the Friends of Epiphany Dinner! You may purchase tickets online.

Finally, Music and Food is one way to gather, but there is also gathering in worship and thanksgiving; celebrating our Baptism and Faith. On September 28th Bishop Mark Holmerud will be at Epiphany for the Baptism of Kaleb Murray, his Goddaughter’s son. This will be a festival of Baptism; celebrating all the young children of Epiphany and those how have been baptized at Epiphany.

To everyone at All Saints and wonderful Outreach Team of All Saints, thank you for your love and support. Blessings, Fr. Jon +

SMALL BITES UPDATEBy Rosemary Smith

Your Outreach Commissions mission is to serve those in need. Here are the ways the $20,000.


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ALL SAINTS’ STUDENT MOLLY MANCINA WINS FIRST PLACE AT NATIONAL HISTORY DAY!

CARMEL, CA • JUNE 22, 2013 • All Saints’ Day School student Molly Mancina ’15 was the first place winner at National History Day (NHD) in the Junior Individual Documentary category. Her project “The Rights and Responsibilities of Photojournalists: And the Ethics of Photo-‐Manipulation” was selected at the annual Kenneth E. Behring National History Day contest, held at the University of Maryland College Park Campus in the Washington, D.C. area June 15-‐19. Shown here with Carole Watson, Acting Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), at the ceremony in which she was named a National Endowment for the Humanities Scholar, Molly is the third All Saints’ student in four years to advance to the National History Day competition. NEH is a co-‐sponsor of the event All Saints' History Department chair Forbes Keaton said, "Molly's first place award at Nationals was a very exciting and justly deserved win; she developed a unique thesis that combined her interest in photo-‐shopped photography with the ethical dilemmas it is posing. After relentless researching, she created a

technically sophisticated and visually compelling documentary. It was the ultimate cross-‐curricular process and illustrates project-‐based learning that is a hallmark of our school. Being able to mentor a scholar such as Molly through the process has been a very rewarding experience.” Mancina commented, “The topic of photojournalism is interesting, especially the ethics surrounding it, because recording photographers are held to the same standards of accurate reporting as journalists are. The most challenging aspect of my project was gathering all of the facts and determining which were legitimate, reliable sources.”

NHD is a non-‐profit education organization based in College Park, MD. Established in 1974, NHD offers year-‐long academic programs that engage over half a million middle-‐ and high-‐school students around the world annually in conducting original research on historical topics of interest. These research-‐based projects are entered into contests at the local and affiliate levels, where the top student projects have the opportunity to advance to the national competition at the University of Maryland at College Park. The Lyceum of Monterey County http://www.lyceum.org and the Monterey County Office of Education http://www.monterey.k12.ca.us/ were local sponsors of History Day. For more information about All Saints’ Day School, contact Kristin Templeman, Communications Director, at 831 624 9171 ext. 14, or [email protected].


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MEMORIAL FOR MICHAEL REEVESBy Susan Britton

All Saints' parishioners interested in contributing to a memorial for Bishop Mary's husband, Michael Reeves, are invited to donate to the Bishop's special project, the renovation of Sargent House which will be the new home of the Diocese of El Camino Real. The historic house, located in Salinas, is in the process of a major renovation to be completed by the end of this year. Bishop Mary is seeking donations to help make this transformation possible and has noted the following: "The Reeves family and The Diocese of El Camino Real are grateful for the generous donations made to the Sargent House Restoration Project in Michael’s honor. We welcome your prayers for its upcoming successful completion. It will be a blessing as we watch gifts offered from tragedy now born into new life!" You can help make this possible. Send a check to All Saints' and note "Michael Reeves" in the subject line. The Diocese is most grateful for your contribution.

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR!

Please join us for one of our Open Houses:

Prospective Parent Open HouseThursday, November 6th - 8:00 - 10:30 a.m.Tuesday, January 13 - 8:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Family Open HouseSaturday, January, 24 - 9:30 - noon

For more information please contact Anne Crisan at 831-624-9171, ext 12 or via e-mail at [email protected]

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