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106 West Church Street, Frederick, Maryland 21701 November 2012

All Saints’ New Sunday morning Worship Schedule is Up and Running!

Many thanks to everyone for their flexibility, construc-tive feedback, and openness to our new Sunday morning worship schedule. Through the spring, Fr. Tom and the Strategic Planning Committee held Sacred Conversations centered on the Sunday morning worship schedule. Be-cause of several factors including major changes in our clergy staffing during the summer of 2011, the decision to move to consecutive services had already been made, but “how” it would look was up for discussion and discern-ment. During those Sacred Conversations, feedback from nearly 100 members of All Saints’ resulted in our current Sunday worship format.

This past summer, a new Worship Team, under the direction of Fr. Tom, was formed to take on the task of implementing the new schedule, and in September our new Sunday morning schedule was launched. By most accounts things have gone smoothly, and nothing has prevented us from coming together on Sunday mornings to raise our voices in praise and thanksgiving to God.

Because of the constructive feedback the Worship Team has received, small tweaks have been made to make the services run smoothly and on time. Your clergy and Worship Team would like to thank the seasoned and newly minted acolytes, lectors and chalice bearers, many who re-ceived training last month. Please thank them for their ser-vice to God in making our Sunday morning worship mean-ingful. Throughout this process we have all begun to real-ize and appreciate how many people it takes to run a mean-ingful and beautiful service of worship—let alone three of them on Sunday morning AND Christian Formation and Fellowship! If you are thinking about being a part of our liturgical team as an acolyte, lector, or chalice bearer, I en-courage you to speak to a member of the clergy, so that training can be arranged.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR! All Saints’ Sunday, November 4

We will have two services at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Both services will be held in the Historic Church (there will be no service in the Great Hall that day). There will be bap-tisms at the 10 a.m. service, and incense will be used.

We’ll take a break from Christian Formation on All Saints’ Sunday, so we can enjoy some special Sunday fel-lowship and celebrate our special “name day” in a more relaxed way with one another. Breakfast will be served fol-lowing each morning service! New members Jeff and Sheila Powell have graciously offered to cook up a feast for our All Saints’ celebration. We hope you will join us and enjoy their offering of good food.

On the menu, we’ve got: scrambled eggs, bacon, tur-key sausage, chipped beef and gravy, country biscuits, waf-fles, assorted fresh fruit and beverages, sausage (turkey sau-sage too), biscuits, French toast and more! $2 per person, so bring your family, join in the fellowship and celebrate All Saints’ Day!

All Saints’ Sunday Schedule Nov 4, 2012

Don’t’ forget to set your clocks back! 8 am Rite I: Historic Church 9 am Fellowship & Breakfast 9:30 am Newcomer’s Tour (see pg 8) 10 am Rite II with Baptisms and Music:

Historic Church 11:30 am Fellowship & Breakfast 6 pm ‘Sundays @ 6’: Historic Church Want to be baptized? Contact Rev. Jess

(jknowles@allsaintsmd.org or 301-663-5625) by Tues., Oct. 30)

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Worship and Formation

DAUGHTERS OF THE KING: NOVEMBER’S PRAYER

“Come Holy spirit . . . Replace the tension within me with a holy relaxation. Replace the turbulence within me with a sacred calm. Replace the anxiety within me with a quiet confidence. Replace the fear within me with a strong faith. Replace the bitterness within me with the sweetness of grace. Replace the darkness within me with a gentle light. Replace the coldness within me with a loving warmth. Replace the night within me with Your day. Re-place the winter within me with Your spring.”

—Written by Fr. James Moriarity, Submitted by the DOK

At each service, there is a worship leader present to make sure all the pieces and moving parts of each service are in place. Please continue to offer us your constructive and helpful feedback about our services, so that we can ensure everything runs smoothly. The All Saints’ Worship Team currently consists of Clarence Harper and Nancy Hennessey, Co-chairs, as well as Robin and Darren An-drews, Jody Deveney, Judy Haines, Jeanne Lawrence, Louisa Potts, Randy Querry, Aurora Turk, and Ruth Wett.

—Nancy Hennessey, Co-chair, All Saints’ Worship Team

(Continued from page 1) SACRED CONVERSATIONS “How to Deal with Loss and Grief”

Thursday, November 8 or Sunday, November 11

12:15 – 2 p.m. Join us for lunch and conversation,

as we explore the ways, especially during the “holiday season,” when losses seem to have more impact on us and grief seems greater.

Through prayer, Scripture and our own stories,

we will explore some ways to survive and even thrive during what one popular song calls

“the most wonderful time of the year.” Bring a friend. Reservations are requested.

FORMATION TOPICS We’ve got some great Formation topics coming up in

the next few months; don’t miss it! Faithful Followers: (9 am in the Undercroft)

November 4: All Saints’ Sunday; Special Worship schedule and Party (see cover)

Nov 11: Growing Together Nov 18: Serving Together Nov 25: Worshipping Together Forum of Faith: (9 am in the Parish Hall/Library) “The Awakening of Hope” Nov 11: Why We Live Together Nov 18: Why We Would Rather Die Than Kill Nov 25: Why We Share Good News December Advent Series: ‘Singing Mary’s Song’ For more information about our Formation offerings,

contact Rev. Jessica (jknowles@allsaintsmd.org or 301-663-5625).

Sunday 8 a.m. Rite I Holy Eucharist Historic Church 9 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Contemporary Music Great Hall

6 p.m. “Sundays @ 6” Holy Eucharist Historic Church Wednesday 5:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist with prayers for healing Chapel

11 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Traditional Music Historic Church

Holy Eucharist Worship Schedule

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From the Rector

“The church is the place in town for the practice of grief.” – Walter Brugge-mann

When the Rev. Dr. Dan Matthews joined us at All Saints’ last month, we enjoyed a marvelous international potluck supper and some grand fellowship with him on Saturday night. Toward the end of the eve-ning, after being entertained royally by the musical talents of Helen Percy and Aurora Turk, Dan and I took turns sharing memories from our fifty-year relationship. For me, the most striking story he told was about how he came to be called as rector of Trinity Parish, Wall Street. The call came during the time when his brother Bob, also a priest, had moved from Kansas to live with Dan and his wife Deener in Atlanta. Bob had been diagnosed with cancer and was being treated at Emory University Hospital. A few months after Dan said “yes” to the call from Trinity in New York, Bob died. Dan continued to serve that historic Manhattan parish for seventeen years before he retired in 2004.

What struck me about Dan’s story was that, near the end of one calling, there was the beginning of another. In the midst of the dying of one brother, new life began for the other. What also continues to strike me is how the end of Bob’s tenure and life allowed me, eight years later, to begin my next chapter of ministry: following Bob at Trinity Church in Lawrence, Kansas. During my first few years in Kansas at Trinity I discovered how much grief the congre-gation was still suffering over the loss of Bob, their longtime rector. I visited Dan in New York and asked him to come to Lawrence and preside over a tenth anniversary remem-brance of his brother’s death. Dan enthusiastically agreed, and Trinity hosted a potluck supper, where we heard mem-bers share stories of their beloved rector and friend Bob.

The next day Dan preached on the Jonah story—which he retold so marvelously for us at our own potluck! Some-time after, Dan sent me a note in which he confirmed my sense of how things were at Trinity, Lawrence: it was as if his brother Bob had just died! Ten years later, there was still more grief for the parish as a community to process. Even though Bob had done all he could to prepare the people of

Trinity for the end of his life—including an inspiring final sermon entitled “Why NOT Me?”—there was, for some, still more sadness and more grieving, even a decade later.

This is “part one” of a great lesson I’ve learned as a priest: Congregations likely need longer to grieve great losses than individual members do. And older congrega-tions—such as those Kansas and New York churches called Trinity, such as All Saints’, Frederick—sometimes need more time to let go of and make peace with their past, in order more fully to embrace their present and future. “Part two” of this lesson has to do with those individual mem-bers: Congregations will do their grief work only as well as individual members work through their own grief. Parish churches will “move on” only as quickly as their members are ready, willing and able to do so individually, as men and women of faith. As people of faith, we must learn how to pray our “goodbyes” in order to say our “hellos.”

A few years ago dozens of people at All Saints’ read a wonderful book about grief work called Praying Our Good-byes, written by Joyce Rupp, a Catholic nun. The tragic loss of her brother was the beginning of Sister Joyce’s lifelong journey with others who also grieve, each in their own way and in their own time. In that book she writes, “. . . al-though life is difficult and always has its share of sorrows, life is also very good and deeply enriching. It holds many promises of growth and treasures of joy. It is not easy to believe this when we are hurting greatly because of our loss. Sometimes it takes years to understand and accept this truth.” (www.joycerupp.com)

Truth is, life is filled with loss. It’s what we do with our losses that matters. And what people of faith down through the centuries have learned to do is grieve, both individually and together. I invite you to join me for our latest series of Sacred Conversations called “How to Deal with Loss and Grief” (See page 2 for more information).

—Fr. Tom

The Rev. Dr. Dan Matthews and Fr. Tom talking outside the church

Grief, loss, and love

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Stewardship

DIFFERENT VOICES Here are some responses from our Stewardship Team members and other who enjoyed Dr. Matthews’ visit on October

13-14! —Fr. Tom “I liked many things that Dr. Matthews had to say—especially comparing that Stewardship is for the soul is like exercise

is for the body. (The sidewalk does not need me to run on it!). Also, ‘Thank you, I have sufficient.’ Now when I am tempted to buy something I don’t really need—esp. in bulk, I remember his story of filling his wife’s car with Coke and paper towels that they did not need. He was so engaging and made so many excellent points.”

—Judy Haines, Senior Warden “It may have been Rev Dan who likened our feast Saturday evening to the ‘miracle of the five loaves and two fish’ given

in the Gospel of John. Pot-luck affairs are not unlike Forest Gump’s box of chocolates—‘you never know what you’re gonna get.’

“So when Mary Beth and I arrived—hungry—in the Parish Hall for dinner (toting our hot dish of cheesy corn casserole), we were pleased to see and smell so many wonderful food offerings from the All Saints’ family, and the promise of, frankly, having enough to eat. We shouldn’t have worried! Shortly after our arrival, our hosting kitchen crew had to set up more tables to accommodate all the food in the buffet line. The line of food-laden tables stretched almost out into the Upper Gathering space. The Lord blessed us abundantly, indeed!”

—Bruce Fleming, Co-Chair, Stewardship “On Saturday night when we joined our voices to sing Amazing Grace, it struck me how our diverse voices blended to-

gether beautifully. I was reminded of God’s amazing grace when many are working together toward His glory. It is easy for us to get stuck in the ‘muck and mire’ of life instead of taking the time to pause and raise our voices in praise for the gifts God has given us or to stand together to show others the power of a unified Body of Christ. I can only begin to imagine what we could do if we did this more often than not.”

—Nancy Hennessey, Co-Chair, Worship “I walked away knowing that I am truly blessed. And because I am Blessed, I have made a promise that moving forward

(as in now), I will Bless others with whatever little bit I have. In many ways, I pray and keep those that have ‘packed’ my parachute close to my heart. Give more and expect less, and above all and in all things—I MUST REMAIN FAITHFUL and THANKFUL.”

—Sophie Bing, Usher “What I appreciated most of all was Rev. Dan Matthews’ comparing stewardship to exercising. So many studies come

out telling us how much we benefit from even a relatively small amount of exercising, which not too long ago was considered to be a very strange activity. Now we know that it not only helps us live longer, healthier lives, we feel better as soon as we start. Stewardship is the same way—the more we give, the more we want to give.”

—Rachel Querry, Vestry member “I thank Rev Dan Matthews’ for reopening my eyes to the possibilities that abound with a positive attitude towards

Stewardship Ministry, and reminding me that I am privileged to be a steward of God’s overwhelming blessings in my life. Quoting Rev. Dan, as we make our pledge commitments let us pray that we ‘take time to make an offering for all the blessing we can’t even remember, gifts of grace, love and friendship.’ I have been Chair and Co-Chair of Stewardship for many years

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For the past 40+ days I have been out of the country. It has been a long time and I have approximately 21 days until I cross the big pond and head back to Maryland, fam-ily, pets, and friends. I have missed them all and am anxious to come home. You may want to know what I am doing and where. My stay has been in Juba, South Sudan (the newest country in the world) and a few days in Nairobi, Kenya. I am getting this ‘working vacation’ at the expense of my employer, IMA World Health. IMA is a non-profit Christian organization that is working to build capacity in under-developed countries.

IMA has been working in South Sudan since 2008. Two years earlier, IMA sent an exploratory team over to Sudan to determine if IMA wanted to pursue business in that part of the world. IMA knew the needs were great but also realized the challenges would be greater. IMA signed its first contract working with the Sudan Ministry of Health with funds filtered through the World Bank. Over time, the projects had IMA refurbishing health care facilities, helping to build capacity in the County Heath Departments, deliver-ing mosquito nets, educating new mothers about how to care for their babies, bringing medicines to villages and hos-pital, training South Sudanese doctors in other countries and placing them back in their villages, and many more jobs to build the medical care capacity in two states: Jongle and Up-per Nile South Sudan.

I am not a medical worker but a finance officer. The business aspects are vast and constantly changing, but medi-cal and program implementation has me fascinated. It is amazing to see a medical relief plane bring $90,000 worth of drugs into a country that does not even have conveyor belts in its airport to process the luggage. It is amazing to see a

shed being transformed into a clinic, so that when people walk 10-15 miles to get medical care, there will be the neces-sary medicines for their illness. Each day brings a new set of challenges, but we know that we bring love and supplies to those in need in many, many different ways.

During my third trip to South Sudan this year, I was granted the opportunity to travel to a field site, Bor in Jon-glei State. IMA has a small office on the same compound as the World Health Organization. The compound consists of buildings and a hospital with worn screen windows, no air conditioners, no city power, and no water channeled through pipes. The emergency entrance to the hospital was an open doorway, with dirt flooring and no doors, but warm, friendly, professional nurses (and hopefully a doctor). We were there during the rainy season, and even though it did not rain during my visit, every road we travelled had large puddles of mud and water and many, many bugs. The 120 mile trip took us over six hours by vehicle because of the road conditions. People were receiving medical supplies and attention but the needs are great and the supplies and caregivers are not enough. I know we are making a differ-ence but the demands and needs are greater than the human resources.

As we approach the time to be thankful for all the many blessings we have, I ask you to join me in prayer for the many people in South Sudan. I pray God will continue to bless our brothers and sisters in this country as they struggle to provide for others and survive their hardships.

Happy Thanksgiving—I look forward to seeing you soon!

—Denise Parker, Junior Warden

On a Journey

The Junior Warden is Missing: Is she AWOL?

and mentored by many in our church family through gifts of patience, experience, prayer and more. These are the gifts that I am the most thankful for from my church home, and it is refreshing to be reenergized by someone with such a joyous love for this ministry. During his sermon he recounted the story of Jesus’ disciples, professional fishermen, after catching noth-ing, perhaps trying to listen to Jesus often as we do half-heartedly, to step out in faith and throw their nets to the other side of the boat . . . perhaps its time to step out in faith ourselves and reopen our eyes to Stewardship at All Saints’ and in the downtown community.”

—Sharon O’Rear, Co-Chair, Stewardship

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From the Diocese

October 15, 2012 Dear Friends in Christ: I write this pastoral

letter to you, the clergy and laity of the Diocese of Maryland, because you will be voting on November 6 on a number of issues of great significance for the future of our state. In par-ticular, there are three ref-erenda on the ballot that have caused much contro-versy as we are inundated with ads on television, ra-dio, and the internet—all seeking to direct our attention to one point of view or an-other.

In the coming weeks, you may see, read or hear me in-terviewed in the media about certain issues that our church or diocese has spoken about in convention resolutions or pastoral letters from your bishops. In all of these matters, I want to assure you that The Episcopal Church considers what and who you vote for in an election to be an act of your personal choice, an expression of your responsibilities as a faithful child of God as well as an informed citizen of the state. We have too much respect for you and your con-science to tell you how you should vote; that to us would be an abuse of power that does not honor the way of Jesus.

Instead, I consider the role of bishop in public issues to be that of reminding the church and the public at large of our Christian tradition of 2,000 years of moral and ethical reflection on matters of social concern. In our Anglican way of moral reasoning, we make use of the resources of Holy Scripture, tradition and human reason, and bring them to bear upon the difficult issues of the day. It is in the spirit of continuing a dialogue with you—not silencing, excom-municating or closing off conversation with you, my broth-ers and sisters in Christ—that I present this pastoral letter as a communication from me to you, as chief pastor of a dio-cese seeking to shepherd his flock.

Regarding your role as a voter, I commend to you an excellent resource, the National Council of Churches of the Christ USA’s document “Christian Principles in an Election Year” approved by NCC Executive Committee. (I am now

proud to serve the NCC on its board of advisors.) It states categorically that the NCC, the Episcopal Church, and other signatories do not endorse any political party or candidate. But read the principles and download the group study guide for possible parish discussions in preparation for the No-vember elections.

The three issues on the November 6 ballot that I want to call your attention to are the referenda to 1) expand gam-bling in Maryland, 2) the DREAM Act, and 3) the marriage equality legislation.

Expanded Gambling In 2008 our Diocesan Convention overwhelmingly

passed a resolution opposing a gambling initiative in that election. Bishop John Rabb and I wrote to you then: “The Catechism answers the question regarding our duty to our neighbor by defining our duty to be honest and fair in our dealings; to seek justice, freedom, and the necessities of life for all people, to resist the temptations to envy, greed, and jealousy. Gambling always has a detrimental impact on low and moderate income individuals and families . . . Propo-nents say that state-sponsored slot machine gambling will be used primarily for public education . . . in truth, it is a re-gressive tax on the poor.”

Currently, television ads on the Question 7 referendum tell us that jobs and more money for public education will happen if you vote ‘yes.’ But I ask, at what cost? What will be the effect of more gambling on our poor and desperate brothers and sisters seeking to solve their financial problems by “hitting the jackpot?” And do we really want our chil-dren's educations to be funded by means that we know will cause so much hardship to so many families? The debatable good ends will not justify the costly means if this initiative is passed. Thus I will be voicing my opposition to this ballot initiative, citing our Convention Resolution in 2008.

The Maryland Dream Act Maryland’s Dream Act is designed to level the playing

field and broaden opportunities for children who do not have legal status as immigrants but are already contributing to our society.

Concerning aliens (foreign immigrant workers), the Bi-ble is very clear: “You shall not wrong or oppress a resident alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.” (Exodus 22:21) This is one of many passages in Scripture reminding the citizens of Israel how they are to treat the alien in their

POLITICAL VOICES AND GOSPEL VALUES A Pastoral Letter from Bishop Eugene Taylor Sutton on Important Issues

on the Ballot in Maryland for the November 6 Elections for the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland

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From the Diocese

midst. You may recall that your bishops issued a pastoral let-

ter, “Welcoming the Stranger,” in September 2010 laying out our theological foundation for comprehensive immigra-tion reform. In our summary of that letter we wrote: “As to how to respond to immigrants, whether documented or undocumented, our Christian faith tells us that we must treat those who come seeking work and survival not with hostility or slogans, but with minds that seek God’s will and hearts that are open with compassion. All of us are children of God, made in God’s image and blessed by God’s unend-ing love. In a world on the move, we need to learn—as people in every age have been forced to learn—to welcome the stranger, to embrace the ‘other.’” I’m very proud that that letter served as a resource for the statement from the entire Episcopal House of Bishops on the same issue.

The Dream Act was passed by legislators and signed by the governor, but it is now before us for a referendum vote. Bishop Joe Goodwin Burnett and I issued a statement last June when the act was challenged and faced next month’s vote. We said in part: “We welcome with great joy the pas-sage of the Dream Act in Maryland. We are the eleventh state to acknowledge and codify in law that undocumented immigrant children who were brought here often as infants or toddlers, are entitled to attend Maryland state colleges and universities at in-state tuition rates. These children are American in every sense except being born elsewhere. They often excel in their studies, sometimes even graduating as valedictorians in our high schools. This bill, signed into law on May 10, will allow such students to further their educa-tion and thus make an even larger contribution to our state and national economies.”

“Maryland’s Dream Act is the strictest in the country. Those who benefit must have completed three years in one of our high schools. They or their parents must have been paying taxes. They must first attend a community college before admittance into a state university, and such admit-tance will not count against the number reserved to all Maryland residents. Scholarship assistance is denied out-right. We hope that anyone having doubts about this law will carefully consider the benefits that can come to us with a more highly educated work force.”

Jesus reminds us what the Torah tells our Jewish sisters and brothers, that we must love our neighbor as ourselves. Jesus identifies our “neighbor” as those who are unloved, scorned and unwelcome. What would Jesus say to us about the children in our midst—especially those innocently brought here not of their own doing? Well, what did he do in the New Testament? He held a little child in his arms,

and said, “Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.” (Mark 9:37)

Marriage Equality This is a divisive issue in our church as well as in the

society at large, and Episcopalians—like all other people of faith—have a wide range of views about how same-gendered couples should be treated. In the church, we are struggling with Christian tradition and how we are to inter-pret scriptures on matters of sexuality. We know that our sexuality is a gift from God, and sexual expression is to be celebrated in the context of marriage. We, like our brother bishops in the Roman Catholic Church in the 20th century, have expanded the purpose of marriage to include the mu-tual joy and love of the couple and not just for procrea-tion— as it had been defined for centuries. Clearly our view of marriage has evolved over thousands of years since the time when women were considered property and men could “own” as many of them as he could afford either as wives or slaves for their enjoyment.

And now we face the question of whether the state should extend marriage benefits to those who find them-selves oriented to same-sex relationships. There are fewer than a handful of Bible verses used by those opposed to same-sex relationships, and none spoken by Jesus. What we do know from the life and actions of Jesus is that he prac-ticed a radical inclusion of those who are the “other,” who were marginalized and oppressed. I am one of those who believe our lesbian and gay sisters and brothers have been treated as second-class citizens in our society.

Through the marriage equality legislation, our elected representatives seek to correct past injustices by extending the legal benefits of marriage to all citizens no matter their sexual orientation. This goes to the core of what it means to live in a democratic society, and it is an issue of basic fair-ness. There are theological and ethical differences about the mystery and gift of human sexuality, to be sure, but for me the bottom line is “to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with our God.” (Micah 6:8) Will we do what the Lord requires of us on behalf of our gay and lesbian broth-ers and sisters, sons and daughters, nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles, cousins and grandparents?

It is imperative for church leaders to speak to this issue because our clergy also act as agents of the state when offi-ciating at weddings. Please remember that under both the law of the State and of the Church, clergy are free to make decisions whether to perform certain marriages or not. Many Episcopal clergy in good conscience cannot perform

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2012 St. Mary’s Chapter Holiday Gifts & Greens Sale

St. Mary’s Chapter will hold its annual Holiday Gifts and Greens Sale Thursday, Nov. 29, 10 a.m. until 7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 30, 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 1, 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. On Sunday, Dec. 2, after church ser-vices, the sale will be open for the convenience of our pa-rishioners. Lunch will be served on Thursday and Friday from 11 am until 2 p.m. Soup, sandwiches and delicious baked goods will be on the menu.

This is a great time to buy your Christmas greens, which are freshly cut here in Frederick County. Swags, ta-ble arrangements, wreaths and decorated artificial table top trees are among available items.

In addition, there will be potted amaryllis, paper whites, tree ornaments, jewelry (including vintage beaded necklaces), collectibles, culinary herbs, potpourri and hand-crafted items. This is a splendid opportunity to do some holiday shopping for unusual, one-of-a-kind gifts at afford-able prices and for a good cause.

Come, enjoy the lovely sights and fragrances of the season.

For more information, call the church at 301-663-5625, visit allsaintsmd.org, or call Nancy Franck at 301-845-6661.

—St. Mary’s Chapter

New Saints @ All Saints’ The Newcomer Ministry is hosting three opportunities

to learn about the history of All Saints’ and provide a new-comer orientation.

November 4, All Saints’ Sunday: Celebrate All Saints’ Sunday by attending either the 8 or 10 o’clock service. Fol-lowing the 8 a.m. service, join us for breakfast at 9 a.m. on the top floor . At 9:30, we will tour the building and dis-cuss the history, developments and short cuts to navigating the halls! The tour will finish by 10 a.m., if you prefer to attend the 10 a.m. service.

November 11, at 10 a.m. in the Memorial Lounge: Join us for a ‘meet and greet’ with parishioners who share their stories about life at All Saints’.

November 18, at 10 a.m. in the Memorial Lounge: Join us for a discussion with the leadership at All Saints’. Meet with our clergy, Senior Warden, and Stewardship Chairper-son.

If you are new to All Saints’ we hope you can join us for one or all three of these opportunities. Please contact Jackie Gambill at 301-606-5814 or jamgambill @comcast.net to RSVP or if you have any questions. RSVPS aren’t necessary, they just help for setup. If you forget to RSVP or decide to attend at the last minute, please join us!

—Jackie Gambill and Nancy Hennessey

St. Mary’s Luncheon Our next St. Mary’s Luncheon and Meeting will be held

on Monday, November 5 at noon. At our November 5 meeting, Denise Parker will be speaking about her work in Sudan with the IMA Health Project. Don’t miss the De-cember 3 meeting when the Bell Choir will present us a program of Christmas music. President Pat Custer reminds us reservations are not needed. Hope to see you there! For more information please contact Sara Brownlowe (301-694-0556).

same gender marriages, but for those who have discerned that such committed relationships can bear the marks of holy matrimony, they would have my permission and en-couragement to do so under this legislation.

I know that the whole church around the world will continue to struggle with this issue for years to come, just as it has with all the great moral issues of the last 2,000 years. However, please note that our last Diocesan Con-vention voted to support the marriage equality law you are now being asked to vote upon, and I see no reason why we who follow Jesus should deny same-sex couples the bless-ing of God when they enter into faithful, monogamous, lifelong covenant relationships. The Episcopal Church has led the way to having a more compassionate, loving, grace-ful (and, we believe, “gospel-mandated”) stance toward all people—including those who find that they are oriented to the same gender. The Diocese of Maryland believes that such a compassionate, socially responsible, and spiritually relevant Christianity is the way forward in a culture that is increasingly dismissive of organized religion; could that be

(Continued from page 7) one of the reasons that our diocese grew in membership last year?

May the wisdom and blessing of God be upon each of you as you ponder these matters in preparation for your voting on these issues in November.

In Christ’s peace, —The Right Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton

Bishop of Maryland, www.episcopalmaryland.org

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Outreach

Watch Out for Turkey Feathers We will continue the tradition! Over the years, All

Saints’ parishioners have donated food for Thanksgiving Baskets. Beginning on Sunday, November 4, in the Lower Gathering Space, parishioners will be able to select a turkey feather or feathers. Each feather will have designated items to purchase. We ask that you select a feather and bring your items to the Church by November 18. All items col-lected will be arranged for Turkey Baskets that will be pro-vided to The Frederick Rescue Mission, The Heartly House, and Hope Alive.

The Frederick Rescue Mission is a Christ-centered min-istry that provides a long term residential recovery program to the chemically addicted, food to the hungry, clothing and furniture to the needy.

Heartly House serves Frederick County residents who have been impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse. Heartly House has been providing com-prehensive services for over 30 years

Hope Alive is a Christian residential program empow-ering homeless women and their children with the services and skills needed to build a self-sustaining future.

As we enter this Thanksgiving Season, please keep in mind “Give us each day our daily bread” (Luke 11:3). There will be many hungry people on Thanksgiving Day as the need is great and the resources are small. During your Thanksgiving Dinner please pray for those that did not re-ceive their daily bread.

—Dan Lajewski

The Christmas Tree of Giving: A Leap of Faith On November 25, All Saints’ Christmas Tree of Giving

will be decorated with ornaments and willing parishioners have the opportunity to select an ornament and shop. This program will change from previous years in that we will be asking parishioners to take a leap of faith. In addition to doing the traditional shopping, we ask that you contact the family, pray for the family, deliver the gifts, invite the family to one of our Christmas Eve Services, and provide the fam-ily a bible (extensive directions will be pro-vided near the giving tree).

This year, each ornament will in-clude an entire family. We ask that you purchase gifts for children in the fam-ily. Some families will have one child, some will have many; larger families could be adopted by two or more parishioner families. Additionally, various church ministries could also adopt a family.

When the family is adopted, you will be provided the name and telephone number of the Head of Household. You will need to contact the family, explain the program and then do your shopping.

On December 15, All Saints’ Church will host a small prayer service for all families that selected an ornament. After the service, you will then depart the Church and de-liver gifts to your adopted family.

“I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me. . . . I tell you the truth, what-ever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.” Matthew 25:43; Matthew 25:45.

I ask that each one of you reading this to pray and lis-ten to God; if you hear a calling, a tug on your heart, or a tap on your shoulder, I invite you to join this new and ex-citing Christmas endeavor.

—Dan Lajewski If you have any questions about the Thanksgiving or

Christmas Outreach projects, please call Dan Lajewski at 301-667-0536.

Grab your shoes— it’s the Father/Daughter Dance!

Saturday December 1, 2012 6:00 PM Great Hall

$35.00 For Father/Daughter $7.00 For each additional Daughter

For Reservations Call the Church Office (301)663-5625

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Administration and Fellowship

November Birthdays 01 | Scarlett Gibb 02 | Matthew Gilford, Jacob Jones 03 | Joshua Wert, Joseph Conte, Amanda Sell, Brenna Snyder 04 | Dwight Wooster, Lin Caywood, Ryan Tan, Steve Percy 05 | Kim Claggett, Kristofer Kreissig 06 | Charles Austin, Birgitta Jonson, Martin Fox 07 | Alice McCormick, Richard Brown, Molly Gough 08 | Kyle Lokey 10 | Steven Marsh 11 | Mary Dunlap, Nevan West, Sofia West 12 | Nelson Jones, Herb Fogle, Tina Butcher, Erica Eyler, Luke Rice 13 | Cam Overs 14 | Charles Crum, Jackie Libeau 15 | Lynn Ge-browsky, Logan Joiner 16 | Virginia Clark, Augustus von Lazar 17 | Matthew Conte 18 | Vicki Snyder, JoEllen Nutter, Melissa De-veney, Tyler Hegamyer, Jordan Lehnert 19 | Sarah Schlotterbeck, David Bing, Natalie Flynn 20 | Caroline Price, Alysann Staup, Kaitlen Staab, Kyrsten Staab, Evan Eastep 21 | Anne Golden 22 | Teresa Scott, Abbey Lucke, James Writer, Catherine Conte 23 | Mildred Mumford, Krista Romagnoli, Jessica Hoult, Jimmy Walker, Josephine Clarke 24 | Linda Bainbridge, Michelle Munger 25 | Stanley Nagle, Jean Anne Breisch 27 | Joseph Price, William Phillips, Teresa Masser, Sherri Rice, Helen Writer 28 | Ellis Kitchen, Mary Ann Wesselman, Robin Taylor 29 | Simon Arendt 30 | Suzi Lauterbach

MEN’S BREAKFAST Men of All Saints’, please join us for breakfast and wor-

ship on the last Saturday of each month. The next meeting will be held on November 24 at 8:30 a.m. in the Great Hall. Please contact Dan Lajewski at 301-695-1438 or danoflyfish@comcast.net for more information.

ATTENDANCE AND OFFERINGS Averages for the month of September

AVERAGE ATTENDANCE Wed. Evening chapel 9 Sun. 8 a.m. 45 Sun. 9 a.m. Great Hall 69 Sun. 10 a.m. 95 Sun. 6 p.m. 14 Total 232 AVERAGE OFFERING AT REGULAR SERVICES General Giving $ 45,262 Sunday School $ 81 Total $ 45,343 Monthly Budgeted Offering Amount $ 39,201

DINERS OUT Diners Out will meet at a place to be deternmined on

Sunday, December 9 at 5 p.m. Please call or email Jeanne Lawrence to make a reservation by Sunday, December 2 at 301-865-2203 or jklaw126@comcast.net.

Gourmet Night

Join us for this month’s Gourmet Night on November 14.

Doors open at 6 p.m. Dinner at 6:30 p.m.

Smoked Meatloaf Blue Cheese Mashed Potatoes

Roasted Broccoli with Lemon and Garlic

Dessert by Katie and Dan

Seating is by reservation only. We can no longer accept walk-ins.

Tickets are $15 per person. To make your reservations,

contact the church office at 301-663-5625. Pay online at www.allsaintsmd.org/

gourmet-night.php

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SAINTS ALIVE! NEWSLETTER A publication of All Saints’ Episcopal Church. All inquiries, news, or letters

should be directed by e-mail to churchoffice@allsaintsmd.org or the church of-fice. We reserve the right to select and edit all materials. The deadline for each issue of Saints Alive! is the 15th of every month.

Acolytes Please contact the church office for more information. Adult Formation Planning Group 2nd Tuesdays, except July, 7 PM Memorial Lounge Contact: Rev. Jessica Knowles, 301-663-5625 Altar Guild Contact: Donna Seniff 301-620-9175 Budget and Finance Committee 3rd Wednesdays, 7 PM Conference Room Contact: Sara Gibson, 301-371-0811 Buildings and Grounds Committee 1st Tuesdays, 7 PM Conference Room Contact: Denise Parker, 301-371-4390 Care Teams Contact: Linda Procter, 301-371-4955 Dottie Pratt, 301-668-0477 Communications Committee 3rd Tuesdays, 7 PM Jr./Sr. High Classroom Contact: Waymon Wright, 240-529-2800 Daughters of the King 2nd Saturdays (program year*) 10 AM, Jr./Sr. High Classroom Contact: Lou Nutter, 301-644-5885 jenutter@comcast.net Diners Out Contact: Jeanne Lawrence 301-865-2203 Flower Guild Contact: Mary Ann Wesselman 301-514-5458 Forum of Faith 10 AM, Parish Hall (program year*) Contact the church office for information Faithful Followers 10 AM, Undercroft (program year*) Gourmet Night Second Wednesdays (program year*) Doors open at 6 p.m. * ‘Program Year’ activities generally run September–June

Health Ministry On ‘Sabbatical’ Home Fellowship Groups 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 7-8:30 PM Leader: Jim Cox, 301-969-0024 2nd and 4th Saturdays, 5:30-7 PM, Leader: Waymon Wright, 240-529-2800 Junior Daughters of the King 2nd Sundays, 11 AM-12:30 (school year) Memorial Lounge Contact: Jen Mariano, 301-668-2733 Music Ministries Rehearsals Contact: Carroll Howe (program year) 301-663-5625 Sanctuary Choir 7:30-9 PM, Thursdays Nave Choir Room Great Hall Choir 7 PM, Thursdays Great Hall Junior Choir 4:15-5:05 PM Wednesdays Nave Choir Room Youth Choir 5:15-6:05 PM Wednesdays Nave Choir Room All Saints’ Ringers 6:30-7:30 PM Thursdays Historic Church Men’s Breakfast Last Saturdays Contact: Bob Fowle 301-694-6866 Outreach Committee Co-chairs: Dan Lajewski, 301-667-0536 Cathy Guzauskas, 301-748-5511 Over The Hill Gang Tuesday mornings Contact: Ed Cornish

Parish Council Contacts: Nancy Hennessey and Sharon O’Rear Personnel Committee On ‘Sabbatical’ Contact: Judy Haines, 301-682-9756 Prayer Shawl Ministry 1st Saturdays (Oct-June) 10 AM, Memorial Lounge Contact: Jackie Marsh, 301-644-1453 Rector’s Development Team 2nd Wednesdays 6:30 PM, Fr. Tom’s Office Contact: Nancy Hennessey 301-663-8232 or Judy Haines 301-682-9756 St. Mary’s Chapter 1st Mondays (Sept—June) Noon, Parish Hall Chapter president: Pat Custer, 301-668-9247 Strategic Planning Committee On ‘Sabbatical’ Contact: Linda Procter, 301-371-4955 Stewardship Committee Meets frequently during Stewardship Season Contact: Sharon O’Rear, 301-662-4509 Vestry 4th Tuesdays 7 PM, Senior High Classroom Contact: Judy Haines, 301-682-9756 Women’s Sharing Group On Sabbatical Interested in leading? Call the office! Worship Team Meets as Needed Contact: Nancy Hennessey, 301-606-8447

Ministries List

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Judy Haines, Sr. Warden Denise Parker, Jr. Warden Dunbar Ashbury, Treasurer Gary Crump, Registrar

Class of 2013 Hunt Hendrickson Ann Hess Peg McGreevy Cathy Guzauskas

Class of 2014 Mark Gibson Dan Lajewski Scott Richardson Gary Snyder

Class of 2015 Dunbar Ashbury Rachel Querry Ruth Wett Waymon Wright

The Rev. Thomas Momberg, Rector fathermom@allsaintsmd.org

The Rev. Jessica Knowles, Asst. Rector jknowles@allsaintsmd.org

Clergy in our Midst The Rev. Bruce Eberhardt The Rev. Columba Gilliss The Rev. Lucy Hogan The Rev. Tom Staup

All Saints’ Clergy and Staff All Saints’ Vestry

Carroll Howe, Music Director musicdirector@allsaintsmd.org

Paul Kigenza, Asst. Music Director kigafrica@yahoo.com

Katie Schwartz, Parish Administrator parishadmin@allsaintsmd.org

Alyssia Gilbert, Administrative Assistant agilbert@allsaintsmd.org

Christine Essey, Accountant treasurer@allsaintsmd.org