Calendar

Friendship Meal Friday, Nov. 3, 6 pm Parish Hall

Finance Committee Thursday, Nov. 9, Noon Office

Education Committee Thursday, Nov. 9, 5:30 pm Library

Celtic Eucharist Sunday, Nov. 12, 5:30 pm Parish Hall

Vestry Tuesday, Nov. 17, 6 pm Library

Unload truck for Friendship Meal Monday, Nov. 27, 5:30 pm Parish Hall

Book Club Tuesday, Nov. 28, 6:30 pm Office

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All Saints Episcopal Church

is a Community of Faith, welcoming all God’s People

to share in ministry with… ~

Hearts opened in Christ

Hands offered in Service

Voices lifted in Praise

Dear People of All Saints,

A blessed All Saints celebration to you all! On the 5th,

we will share our annual patronal festival with the

names we remember, the Word we hear, the Meal we

share, and the pumpkin saints that instruct us with the

guidance of our children. It will be a marvelous

celebratory beginning to November after the close of

October and our opportunity to hear our Presiding

Bishop preach right here in Boise.

Truly we have blessings to share with gifts like that

as well as the community we share in our life

together. November, above all other months, is the

one that asks us to crystallize the thanksgivings that

create the abundance in our lives. As followers of the

One who taught us the truth of love itself, our

challenge is to discern how we shall express our

thanksgivings. We know how to accept thanksgiving.

How shall we offer thanksgiving back to God in our

words and deeds?

During November, there are so many opportunities to

celebrate gifts. At our Holiday Bazaar on November

17 and 18, we will revel in the creative gifts of the

craft vendors who sell their wares and the goodies

that our All Saints cooks and bakers come up with

for the All Saints table and for lunch. Yummmmm.

In November and December, we will experiment

together with the experience of communion bread

instead of our standard wafers. It will be a change

for sure. The bread will be gluten-free and will be

the home-baked gift of one of our own family. I got

to taste a sample of this non-crumbly, tasty gift just

a week ago. Please know that your thoughts and

opinions are welcomed so we

can decide whether to keep on

using this bread or to change

back to our wafers. On

November 19, we will celebrate

the Ingathering of our Pledge

Campaign. As we journey

ahead in our discernment and

our pondering about what’s

next for All Saints and how we might use our gifts on

behalf of the community we share, we can never

forget that all we have, all we do, and all we share is

founded in the great abundance of our loving God.

Speaking of Thanksgiving, the Thanksgiving holiday

itself is on its way – a bit early this year – but still

towards the close of the month. Travels to celebrate

with family lie ahead for many of us. For others of us,

we remain and celebrate the holiday here in Boise.

Wherever and however we share the time over that

long weekend, we know we will continue to return

to the family and friends we share here at All Saints.

The gift of the very variety of our families and our

friends is a gift indeed. No doubt we will have stories

to share, recipes that were outstanding, some major

moment to relive together. These are gifts we can

share in our church family here at All Saints. For this

family, I am very thankful indeed. I pray we all travel

safely, whether our trips are miles and miles or only a

few blocks. Travel safely and return in joy.

May your November be filled with thanksgiving.

In Christ’s love,

Holladay

Message from the Rector

I am both spiritual and religious. I have an active personal inner life and I am a public part of organized

religions. I am a Christian, to be specific. I am Episcopalian, to be even more precise. I qualify in the

eyes of many as really religious, since I am a bishop…

My commitment to the church does not mean I lack dialogue with God, my faith beliefs, or my

institution. Conversation, including argument, is an essential part of spirituality, of the faith life, both

private and public. If I were not part of an organized religion, I would still be spiritual. I would still

explore my inner life. But as someone who is “spiritual and religious,” being in relationship with others

is part of the process of deepening my life with God. It is the place, for me, where holy companionship

is acknowledged, enhanced, and shared.

from Unearthing my Religion: Real Talk About Real Faith

by Mary Gray-Reeves. New York: Morehouse Publishing, 2013. p. 4

Financial Picture of the Parish

All Funds September 2017 YTD Budget YTD

Pledges $ 12,146.00 $ 131,140.00 $ 137,520.00

Receipts $ 16,561.00 $ 199,868.04 $ 189,547.56

Expense $ 20,049.45 $ 184,094.80 $ 204,911.37

Operating Income $ 12,796.00 $ 140,007.96 $ 150,420.06

Operating Expense $ 15,315.54 $ 143.618.37 $ 148,477.50

Net Surplus (Deficit) $ (3,488.45) $ 15,773.24 $ (15,363.81)

Pledges this month are about $3000 under budget and for the year are about $5500 under budget.

Thank you for keeping yours up to date.

The Children's Center is $598 over budget because of annual start-up costs for the year.

We paid unbudgeted Search Team expenses of $191 this month.

Our bank, Bank of the Cascades, has been sold to First Interstate Bank.

Because of the monthly minimum fees of $34 with other fees quite possible, the Finance Committee

explored banking alternatives. We are in the process of transitioning All Saints accounts to

Idaho Central Credit Union where our Savings and CD have been for over a year.

FRIENDSHIP

MEAL The November Friendship Meal will be November

3rd in the Parish Hall. All are invited to come and

eat! We serve dinner at 6:00.The menu will be

oven fried chicken, homemade macaroni and

cheese, and green beans. Desserts are always

welcome.

The schedule for volunteers is:

3:00 cooks

5:30 servers

6:00 clean up crew

Thanks for all you do.

Mary Ellen

Stewardship Committee

“For me, at its simplest, stewardship begins with God’s creation and

our individual and collective responsibility to act on the creator’s

behalf to protect and perpetuate that creation. Stewardship is our

response to that creation.”

These two sentences are how I ended the Stewardship article in last

month’s Outreach. Re-reading the article in preparation for writing

about stewardship again this month, I was reminded of a phrase I

heard over twenty years ago, “Without God we can not. Without us

he will not.” I have come to believe that when we act collectively,

we are God’s response. There are those who look for miracles as

some astonishing, unexplainable event, like the parting of the Red

Sea in Exodus. I think miracles are more likely found in stories such

as that of Zacchaeus, the chief tax-collector at Jericho, or the lame man picking up his mat and walking.

These are examples of what happens when we listen to Jesus.

To connect these thoughts to our current pledge campaign may seem like a stretch, but they are not. Jesus

calls us to act. If we are followers of Christ we cannot sit idly. When one looks at the resources that only we

control; our time, talent, and treasure, and what we do with each is the very response I was referring to last

month.

This time of year, our focus is on how we will respond with our treasure. To continue with our bench

ministries will require a commitment of treasure. To continue coming together to with our “weekly

remembrance of the glorious resurrection of thy Son our Lord,” will require a commitment of treasure.

I ask that you to think about what All Saints means to you and our community. I ask that you pledge to secure

the future of our church.

Dean Hagerman

We’re blessed to have some great kids here at All Saints. Holidays are exciting

for them, but sometimes overwhelming for their parents. We are their village and

we can support them over the holiday season and beyond. Some suggestions of

specific things we could do to help out and show Christ’s love for these special

kids and their amazing parents have been offered. Some examples are: mending

their costumes for our nativity scene at Christmas, reading a story for their

Sunday school lesson during part of the Sunday Service, greeting the kids warmly

(even if some are a bit shy), or providing food for Kirstin to serve to the youth

group.

As we get to know the kids’ and parents’ needs better, we’ll undoubtedly

discover unique ways we can help out, as our own talents and time allow. I’ve

offered to serve as liaison to the kids’ parents/teachers for any of you who’d like

to get involved, to help reduce Sarah and Kirstin’s need to return calls, etc. Please

give me a call or send an e-mail and we’ll begin to form a mini-village to make

their holidays brighter and their Sunday school experience richer. Of course you

can sometimes catch them at coffee hour to chat as well.

Rea Scovill 208-639-9061 reascovill@lucky-corner.com

“It takes a Village to Raise a Child”...

Celtic Eucharist

The November Celtic Eucharist will be celebrated at 5:30 pm on Sunday, November 12,

in the Parish Hall. At this time of year, we focus on the thinness of the veil between this

world and the next. We are at points of paradox: spiritual + material; darkness + light;

and immanence + transcendence. These dualities are often noted when we celebrate

All Saints Sunday. At this time of year, we are very aware of both the proximity and

otherness of those who surround us in the communion of those saints who have gone

before us. At this monthly half-way point, we also ponder Samhain and its relationship

to our celebration of All Saints. Samhain is a traditional Celtic time for the move from one dark-light cycle

to another. In one sense we are leaving the light, but in another sense, we are moving toward the coming of

the Light. Please join us as we ponder the paradoxical mysteries of the thin veil between the spiritual and

material worlds, and of the Light in the darkness.

For November and December, the selection is What is the Bible?: How an

Ancient Library of Poems, Letters, and Stories Can Transform the Way

You Think and Feel About Everything by Rob Bell. Discussion will

happen on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, November 28. Bell’s

newest book is a chatty, fun, intriguing, provocative introduction to

interpreting the scriptures. A reviewer shares that he goes deeper into the

Bible to show us that it is “more revelatory, revolutionary, and relevant

than we ever imagined – and offers a cogent argument why we need to

look at [the Bible] in a fresh, new way.” The book will now cost amazon.com/Kindle $18.63/$14.99 and

barnesandnoble.com/Nook $19.56/$14.99.

Book Club

All Saints now has an approved slot on Amazon Smile. We are All Saints Episcopal Church in Boise, ID.

Over the last two months, we have become a registered charity with Guidestar, an organization that affirms

to those who inquire, that we are an approved charity. We had to be approved by Guidestar in order to be

registered as an amazonsmile charity with amazon.com Amazon Smile set up instructions are found at

www.smile.amazon.com

Once you have registered your charity, you need to make your amazon purchases

at smile.amazon.com. It looks just like amazon.com, but this website assures that

a portion of your purchase comes to All Saints. Your purchases on amazon can,

thus, give All Saints a helping hand while you are making the consumer purchases

you need. Thank you in advance for your contributions to All Saints!

Amazon Smile for All Saints

Speaking the Christian story with your life is [uniquely Christian]. It is the practice of sharing a story

with Christ; that is, living in Christ and allowing Christ to live in you. When we commit to Jesus and his

graceful way, together, we become a story. The main way we enter that story is through baptism. Like a

tattoo it is permanent. Baptism is no henna dye that wears away and needs to be renewed – or not.

Baptism is the indelible image of the constant presence of Christ in our lives. Although my interpretation

of life in Christ is free to change, the image remains for my whole life.

The spiritual practice of speaking your life happens as you develop your inner story and express it into

the world. This is how we become the story….Imagine the permanent aspects of the Christian life that

you hope to always express. What essence of your life in Christ would you “tattoo” on your arm to

reflect your faith and values into the world?

from Unearthing my Religion: Real Talk About Real Faith

by Mary Gray-Reeves. New York: Morehouse Publishing, 2013. p. 99

At noon on Tuesday, November 14, bring a sack lunch

to the library for an hour of informal sharing with

members of other local faith communities. This event

is sponsored by Healing our Future, an interfaith group

that formed to help people of faith understand and

support one another across religious barriers.

All Saints will be the host

for November.

For more information,

Darcy James

(208) 345-1598

darcyrjames@gmail.com

During November and December, we at All Saints

will be experimenting with the communion bread.

We will be eating REAL bread just as the apostles

did at the Last Supper. The bread will be gluten free

so all of us will eat the same bread. There are

varying feelings about the bread we receive. Many

have grown up with the wafers. Many have only

eaten the wafers. Many have been in congregations

that serve loaves or some other form of bread instead

of wafers. We come from a variety of different

experiences.

One of our parishioners has found a recipe for a flat,

non-crumbly, gluten-free loaf for us to try out.

YOUR opinion about the bread you receive and the

preference you have for

wafers or bread is so

important. Please let

members of the liturgy

committee know how

you feel. What you

have to say will

determine whether we

will continue with or discontinue the bread in the

New Year 2018. Your Liturgy Committee includes:

Duncan Nims, Linda Stark, Bob Andrews-Bryant,

Shauna Emara, Teresa Ruth, Bob Ruth, and Holladay

Sanderson. Any and all of us look forward to

hearing from you.

Communion Bread

All Saints Sunday Names

Healing our Future

November 5, our All Saints Sunday celebration, is

almost here. There is still time to get those names

you want remembered to be turned in to the Office or

to Holladay. Please let the Office know by Thursday,

November 2.

If we thought of our soul as soil, we might notice a few things about how we personally activate spiritual

growth. We might notice that at different seasons in our lives or in certain environments, we are more or

less receptive to the fertile presence of God. A spiritual seed may fall on resistance, or a failure to notice

what God is giving us. We might be vulnerable or fragile, open to everything. We may not be able to

discern what should be avoided, resisted, or nurtured. Notice the condition of your soul and the capacity

of your spirit to engage your present inner reality… Noticing, elevated to the level of spiritual practice,

helps us hold still and take stock of where we are. Practice noticing your thoughts and feelings each

morning and evening. Move from there to noticing your surroundings and how they impact you. This

need only take a few minutes each day….

Imagine God casting seeds on your soul with ridiculous abandon. Where are they landing? Where are

they living? Where are they dying? Where are they growing with deep roots and becoming fruitful?...

What are the conditions where you find you are able to spiritually come alive? … What would the fruits

be? How will you celebrate that harvest? Who can you share it with?

from Unearthing my Religion: Real Talk About Real Faith

by Mary Gray-Reeves. New York: Morehouse Publishing, 2013. pp. 22-4

The Search Team

Prayer for Transition

Almighty and everlasting God, grant to us, your humble servants, calm hearts and steadfast faith during

our journey to call a new priest. Calm our fears and anxieties, and guide the search team in the

discernment process. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you

and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen

The Search Team met Wednesday, October 11, 2017. In our recent updates, we informed you of the

importance that everyone at All Saints take part in the process of discernment and call. We are now in the

process of story gathering-- to hear everyone’s stories about the parish and their wishes for the future. To

accomplish this, in the next three months a search team member will contact you to arrange a time to talk

face-to-face. The interview takes approximately 20 minutes. This is one of the most important things you can

do to help the search team in the process of discernment and call. It is important that your contact information

in the directory is current. A copy of the directory is located in the Narthex. Please check it to make sure we

have the most up to date information. We look forward to talking to you and appreciate the opportunity to

include your input in the discernment process.

Christmas Poinsettias Presale

Christmas is coming ever

closer, but soon, not yet. In

the meantime, we have

ordered a few extra

poinsettias. If you missed

your chance to pre-order a

poinsettia for the sanctuary

adornments during the

Christmas season, and would

still like to order one, please let Tammy (in the

Office) know ASAP! Cost is only $25. When you

are able, please turn in your $25 to All Saints.

The church will be billed just before Christmas.

These beautiful poinsettias are lovely plants to

decorate the church and also to take home to enjoy

in January. Thank you for your gift of beauty this

Christmas.

Thank you – Linda Stark/Altar Guild

Parish Life

Start thinking about what potluck dish

you would like to bring for Bishop

Brian's visit on December 17.

Sign-ups will be posted in the

Narthex a few weeks prior to event.

Coffee Sign-ups will be posted for

upcoming months as well. Thank you

for your generous time and talents!

Respectfully submitted,

Lori/Chair

208-600-8226

Our 2017 Diocesan Convention has celebrated the 50th Anniversary of

our “judicatory” changing from the Missionary District of Idaho to the

Episcopal Diocese of Idaho. Our celebration was especially exciting

because of the blessing of the presence of our Presiding Bishop,

The Most Rev. Michael Curry.

On Friday afternoon, October 27, diocesan clergy and spouses had an

opportunity to meet with Bishop Curry at Christ Chapel on the BSU

Campus. Christ Chapel began as the first Episcopal Church in “Boise

City.” After a couple of moves, it was deconsecrated and has now been

moved to its current site at Broadway and Cesar Chavez. It is now used

by people of all faiths for various special services. It is the oldest

operating Protestant church in Idaho.

Friday evening, the Convention met at St. Michael’s for a brief business

meeting followed by a service of Choral Evensong. Bishop Curry

delivered a stirring sermon, one that drew all attendees deeply into his

continuing proclamations about the Jesus Movement. The Cathedral

ECW offered a lovely reception following Evensong.

On Saturday morning, the Mission Project food delivery began in the

ground level of JUMP. Our All Saints truckers and schleppers helped

load and deliver two truckloads of food to the Boise WCA.

Congregations from all over the diocese contributed to the abundance.

Thanks to Barb Tool, Mike Ritthaler, John Beckwith, Chris Kaetzel,

Debbie Michels, Dan Aalbers, Tammy Torres, and Allen Simmons for

volunteering their time, energy, and care. At 10 am, the trucks of food

were delivered to the Boise Women’s and Children’s Alliance. Jennifer,

our contact there, thanked us for the gift with these words:

“We are overwhelmed with gratitude and our clients will benefit

so much from this donation… Please express our gratitude to

all members of your congregations. You all are making a huge

difference in the lives of our clients.”

Regular diocesan business and worship filled Saturday. In the

afternoon, both Bishop Curry and his Canon, Michael Hunn, offered

more in-depth talks about the Jesus Movement. Their presentations

were provocative, energetic, and motivating. Saturday evening, we

shared a delicious banquet which was followed by presentations of both

the IEF grants and the Bishop’s Hearts and Hands Award. The award is

presented to honor an individual and/or a congregation exemplifying our

baptismal call to serve as God’s heart and hands in the world.

This year the award was presented to our own Bonnie Pilcher and to

all of us here at All Saints for the vision, creation and ministry of the

Refugee Community Garden and for all the community outreach that

characterizes who we are as All Saints. To receive this award is such an

honor. May God continue to open our hearts and bless our ministries here at All Saints.

On Sunday, there was much to celebrate...and indeed we did with a congregation of at least 400 people at

JUMP. Together we heard the Word and shared the Holy Meal. In his inspiring sermon, Bp. Curry once again

energized us all to GO into the world as the Episcopal Branch of the Jesus Movement. His words will be

remembered in the hearts of those who heard him for quite some time. His call to us is to transform the world

into the world Jesus would have us build.

2017 Diocesan Convention

Come visit us for upcoming activities at:

www.allsaintsboise.org

We currently offer a “scrip”

gift card program to support the Children’s Center at All

Saints. This is a great opportunity to support the

preschool while buying gift

cards for graduation presents or for your own everyday

use.

There is a massive list of retailers. Maybe you shop at

one on a regular basis? $50 Fred Meyer, $100 Albertsons, $100 Walmart, $25 Walgreens,

$10 Starbucks, $100 Visa

If you have questions or to place your order, please contact Teresa Ruth on Sundays. Thank you!

5 Steps for Coffee Hour Hosts

~ Anyone can offer to do it! ~ Choose 1 Sunday at a time ~ Sign up with friends and family ~ Provide snacks for 35-50 people ~ Clean up afterwards w/ others ...Clean dishes, Take out trash, Wipe tables, sweep and/or mop if needed Contact: Lori Edwards, Parish Life Chair, 600-8226 or Patty Rowett-Matlock, Vestry Liaison, 866-8182

December Outreach

Novermber 20 at 10:00 am

Email your attachment to

churchoffice@allsaintsboise.org

The link is: http://www.facebook.com/pages/

All-Saints-Episcopal-Church-Boise/ Join US!

1st Sundays, Liturgy, 11:45 am Library

3rd Sundays, Stewardship Committee, 11:45 am Library

4th Sundays, Social Justice Committee, 11:30 am Library

FALL BACK

NOVEMBER 5th

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

All Saints Episcopal Church

704 S. Latah

Boise, Idaho 83705

Office Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am to 12:30 pm (closed on holidays)

Telephone: 208-344-2537 Web address: www.allsaintsboise.org

Email: churchoffice@allsaintsboise.org

Church Staff

Bishop: The Rt. Rev. Brian Thom

Rector: The Rev. Holladay Sanderson

Deacon: The Rev. Bev Lugo

Office Manager: Tammy Torres

Bookkeeper: Donna Giles

Children’s Center Director: Melissa Moore

Choir Director: Shauna Emara

Organist: Teresa Ruth

Officers of the Parish

Senior Warden: Leslie Penney

Junior Warden: Bonnie Pilcher

Vestry Members: Bob Andrews-Bryant, Betty Croghan, Maria Manning-Floch,

Patty Rowett-Matlock, Jim Thomas, and Barb Tool

Vestry Clerk: Kirstin Nielsen

Treasurer: Sherrill Geddes

Friendship Clinic: The Friendship Clinic Staff

Parish Nurses: Ruth Andrews, Marie Blanchard, and Anita Wallinger