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VOLUME XXII, NUMBER 8 - AUGUST 2015
AUGUST HIGHLIGHTS
August 4 Tuesday
TnT (20’s & 30’s) Pub Night (see page 2)
August 4, 11, 18, 25 Tuesdays
Morning Prayer 7:30 a.m. Church
August 5
Choir Rehearsals resume 7:00 p.m.
August 5, 12, 19, 26 Wednesdays
Morning Prayer 7:05 a.m. Church
Writing Group 6:30 p.m. (see page 2)
August 6, 20 Thursdays 12 Noon - Library
Brown Bag Theology (see page 3)
August 6, 13, 20, 27 Thursdays
TnT (20’s & 30’s) House Church (see page 2)
Dirk van Allen Photo
August 7,14, 21, 28 Fridays 10:15 a.m. Church
The side lawn at All Saints’ offers a welcome spot to read, rest, eat lunch, or just meditate.
The Rector Thinks Out Loud...
Meditation (see page 3)
August 9 Sunday 9:00 a.m.
Sr. Acolyte Recognition (see page 5)
August 10 Monday
Day School Faculty returns
August 13 & 27 Thursdays 7:00 p.m.
Grief Support Group The Cottage
August 14 Friday
About Same-Gender Blessings at All Saints’
Hopefully you all are well aware that after learning of Bishop Doyle
giving Rectors and their parishes in the Diocese of Texas the option to
choose to explore the blessing of same-gender unions (formalized in the
Diocesan document, “Unity in Mission,” in 2012), we here at All
Saints’, with the [2013] Vestry’s encouragement, have been engaged in
dialogue, study, and discussions about possibly seeking permission
from the Bishop to be a parish where the blessing of same-gender
unions can occur. While most of the conversations have been rather
informal and in small groups, I have brought it up for open parish
discussions over the last two years during several of the “Ask the
Rector” adult Christian education forums on Sunday mornings. Even
though each and every one of us is not exactly in agreement with how
we should proceed, I do think that all of the experiences so far of such
conversations have been very positive, informative, and more
importantly, loving.
In light of our church’s General Convention this summer and the recent
Supreme Court decision – which has prompted several of our All Saints’
same gender couples to inquire – the Vestry, the other clergy, and I now
feel strongly that it is time for us as a parish to be even more intentional
in completing and formalizing our study, education, and discernment
process so that I/we can seek the appropriate permission from Bishop
Doyle to perform these same-gender Rites as soon as possible – be they
a blessing of a civil union that has already been done in another state or
a blessing & marriage that is now legal here in Texas.
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Men’s Group Open Grill 6:00 p.m.
August 15 Saturday - 9:00 a.m. in the Library
St. Clare’s Guild (Prayer Shawls) and
St. Monica’s Guild (Quilts)
August 16
Centering Prayer resumes (see page 3)
Women’s Group (see page 2)
August 17 Monday
Vestry Meeting 7:00 p.m. in the Library
August 17-23 Friday-Sunday
UT Moovin’ Church Parking Lot
August 18 Tuesday
Day School Parent Orientation
August 21 Friday
Day School New Parent Walk-Through
August 22 Saturday
Day School Welcome Breakfast 8:30 a.m.
August 23 Sunday 5:30 p.m. Schotz Garten
PARABLE (see page 9)
August 24 Monday (Early dismissal at 11:30 a.m.)
Day School Classes resume
August 28
Evening with Bach Concert (see page10)
August 30 Sunday
Acoustic Mass 9:00 a.m.
Choral Evensong 5:00 p.m.
August 31
Parents Day Out resumes
ATTENTION TWENTIES & THIRTIES (TnT):
TNT’s (20s & 30s) “House Church” meets weekly on Thursdays at 7:00 PM. People bring food and discuss scriptures. And our new
event: TnT Pub Night will be at the Draught House at 4112 Medical Pkwy. 6:00 –10:00 PM on Tuesday, Aug. 4th. To find us, just look
for the sign on our table! If you’re interested in being a part of this group, contact Robert Wells at [email protected] or 512.426.3304
Daughters of the King
No Daughters of the King (Sunday and Wednesday) meetings in August.
You may have been thinking about becoming a Daughter or want to find out who we are
and what we do, contact: Jill Walker at 512-382-9917 or [email protected]
Jr. Daughters of the King
Junior Daughters are girls and young women from 7 to 21 years of age who make a commitment to Christ through
prayer, service and evangelism. We practice our faith through fellowship with each other and service to others.
Membership is extended to all baptized girls. If you are interested, contact: Lee Read at [email protected]
OPEN GRILL NIGHT: AUGUST 14th
We continue our OPEN GRILL NIGHTS during the summer months. Bring whatever you want to throw on the grills at the
Episcopal Student Center at 6:00 p.m. Plus bring sides and desserts to share, and remember to come early to help set
up, and stay after to help with clean up. RSVP to Fr. Mike at [email protected] or 476-3589, ext. 104.
St. Clare’s Guild
Saturday, August 15th 9:00 AM - Noon in the Library
St. Clare’s Guild meets on the third Saturday of the month in a joint meeting with St. Monica’s Guild. We make prayer
monkeys, knit or crochet baptismal blankets and prayer shawls, and special projects during the year, like scarves for
Special Olympics - (66 last year). This is a great place to brush up on your knitting and crochet skills or to learn these
skills. Our members are more than happy to help. While yarn and needles cost money, sharing in fellowship is priceless!
So, won’t you please join us? For more information please contact Carroll Patterson at [email protected]
or by phone at 512-657-0115.
Saturday, August 15th 9:00 AM - Noon in the Library
We’ve got THREE projects going! Fellowship, coffee/tea, and conversation. All are welcome!
#1 Community Quilt: We have the squares picked out (beginner friendly) and have fabric for you to use. Bring cutting instrument
(scissors or rotary and cutting board) and a sewing machine.
#2 Pillowcase Dresses for Africa: A dress from start to finish will take you about an hour to complete. We have all the
supplies you need to make these precious dresses. Bring pins, scissors and sewing machine.
#3 Patchwork Lap Quilts: Our ongoing project, sharing our love of fabrics that will be sent to the Shivers Cancer Center
or to Dell Children’s Hospital. Questions? Contact Mary Wright at 512.451.7662 or [email protected]
Sunday, August 16th
This group is for all women at All Saints’. If you are interested in meeting and getting to know other women at All Saints’,
this group is for you! On Sunday, August 16th, from 6-8 p.m. we’ll meet at “The Cottage”(the Rev. Cynthia Caruso’s) for a
Wine Study and Bible Tasting. We’ll carpool from the church parking lot at 5:45. Please bring wine or an appetizer to share if
you can. We’ll have a social hour and then Madre Cynthia will lead the bible “tasting”. To RSVP, please contact Carolyn Croom
at [email protected], and do let her know if we should wait for you at the church or if you’ll go to “the cottage” directly.
Also, the Women’s Group is collecting feminine hygiene products for ARCH throughout this year. Anyone wishing to donate may
place items in the green donation box on the floor in the church office.
“MISFIT MUSES” WRITING GROUP
If you like to write, talk about writing, support fellow writers with feedback and receive feedback on – poetry, short stories, a novel–join us!
Bring a bag dinner if you wish. 6:30 pm Wednesdays in Gregg House, please contact Christine Havens at [email protected].
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ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION & SPIRITUAL FORMATION
SUNDAYS:
Immediately following the 9:00 a.m. service join us for fellowship & refreshments in Kinsolving Parish Hall
until the start of our Christian Ed offerings at 10:30 a.m.
Adult Forum in Kinsolving Parish Hall or Lectionary Study in the Library.
August 2nd - Forum:
August 23rd - Forum:
“Islam and the Quran”
“Loaves & Fishes and Micah 6”
Dr. Arslan is a founding member of the Dialogue Institute
of the Southwest. Its goal is to help bring together the communities
in order to promote compassion, cooperation, partnership and
community service through interfaith dialog and conversation.
Amy and Brian will give a status report on these two
major ministries: Loaves & Fishes and Micah 6.
with Amy Pro and Brian Hopper
with Güner Arslan, Ph.D.
August 30th - Forum:
“Completing and Formalizing
our Discernment about Blessing
Same-Gender Unions”
August 9th - Forum:
“Current Affairs in Islam”
with the Rev. Dr. Whitney Bodman
Fr. Adams will be leading our parish discussion and
putting forward the “next steps” about All Saints’ seeking
permission from Bishop Doyle to be a parish where
blessing of same-gender unions may occur.
Come join us and the Reverend Dr. Whitney Bodman of the Austin
Presbyterian Theological Seminary who will take us through
several of the current threads of modern Islam.
August 16th - Forum:
“Faith Stories”
If anyone has an idea for an Adult Forum session,
please pass that idea on to the Adult Ed Committee.
Contact Chip Harris at [email protected]
Daughters of the King and Street Youth Ministry
Representatives from two ministries present their stories.
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BOOK GROUP
SUNDAYS:
Centering Prayer
Anyone interested is encouraged to
read the book selections and come to
the meetings at 7:30 p.m. one Tuesday
a month in the Crichlow-Ball home
(3503 Laurel Ledge Lane).
with Betsy Aylin
(Sundays at 4:45 p.m. - Laura Corner’s Library)
Anyone who wants to give the group a try is welcome.
This group supports a meaningful prayer practice that
deepens our awareness of God’s presence and sense
of peace from that awareness.
Tuesday, August 18th:
“The Goldfinch” by Donna Tarrt
Tuesday, September 15th:
“The Round House” by Louise Erdrich
Contact Betsy at 512-695-4431 or
[email protected]
FRIDAYS:
MEDITATION
1st & 3rd THURSDAYS
Brown Bag Theology
The Contemplative Prayer group meets in the Sanctuary
each Friday at 10:15 AM. We practice twenty minutes
of meditation followed by a short period of walking
meditation (optional) and another twenty minutes of
meditation. Come enjoy the silence with us! Contacts:
Barbara Hannon at [email protected]
or Patti Woolery-Price at 512-476-7643
[email protected]
Bring your lunch and join Father Mike at
12 noon on the 1st & 3rd Thursdays in the
Library. August 6th & 20th topic:
“Jewish Understanding of Messiah and
Christian Understanding of Christ”
Special Guest Aug. 6th: Rabbi Neil Blumofe
ALL SAINTS’ ALL TOGETHER: THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS
The All Saints’ All Together committee is planning an outing to the Long Center on Sunday, October 11th at 3pm to
see an acclaimed stage adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters. To obtain tickets in the All Saints’ block at
the group price of $28.75 (not including delivery charges) enter Promo Code ALLSAINTS at the following promo
code link: http://bit.ly/Group_Promo by September 23rd. A minimum of 10 participants is needed to obtain this
pricing. A group discussion on the book, led by Christine Havens, will take place Thursday Oct. 8 from 6:30 to 8pm
in the Masterson Library at All Saints’. Direct questions to Tracy Cornelius at [email protected]
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Nursery
(Infants to 3 yrs.)
The Nursery is located in Gregg House
While infants and toddlers are welcome in church, please know that we have a loving and safe Nursery in
Gregg House available from 8:30 a.m – 12:30 p.m. every Sunday.
Children’s Chapel
Children’s Chapel is offered at both the 9:00 and 11:30 a.m. worship services. All children who wish to attend
Children's Chapel are asked to come to the Church with their parents, family members, or friends and find a seat.
Children's Activity Sheets are available at the back entrance for children as they wait. When the church bell is
rung, 3 year olds through 2nd Graders join the cross procession as it makes its way down the center aisle. The
children together with the All Saints’ Chapel Ministers proceed out of the church to the Chapel of the Holy Spirit
which is located downstairs in the Gregg House. The children return to church during the passing of The Peace
and are reunited with their families and friends. For more information concerning the Nursery or Children’s
Chapel, please call 512-476-3589 the Rev. Cynthia Caruso (ext. 110), or the Rev. Mike Adams (ext. 104).
Children at Communion
The tradition of the Episcopal Church is to welcome all who are baptized to receive communion – no matter what
age! Parents should, of course, be responsible for determining how and when their child receives the bread and
the wine that is offered. Children may receive the bread in their hands, eat the wafer, and then sip the wine from
the chalice when it’s offered; or children may receive the bread in their hands and then dip the wafer (“intinction”)
into the wine (taking care not to dip their fingers in the wine); or children may receive “in one kind” taking only
the bread in their hands and then crossing their arms over their chest when the chalice passes indicating they
are not receiving the wine; or children may cross their arms in front of their chests to receive a blessing. We
invite all children to join us at the altar rail at communion time – even if not receiving the bread or wine. Children
will be discussing in their Sunday Morning programs the symbols and the meaning of the Eucharistic Meal. Mike,
Phil, or Cynthia are happy to answer any questions you may have regarding your child and communion.
Sunday School (Preschool - 5th grade) 10:25 a.m.
Children’ Wing (Upstairs North, Gregg House)
Sunday School for 4-year Pre-K through 5th Grade
Continuing through August, students will have two Godly Play teachers
presenting lessons that are not usually covered in the regular school year. The
lessons include Jesus and the Twelve, The Good Shepherd and World
Communion, The Synagogue and the Upper Room, and Circle of the Holy Eucharist.
Children’s Choir:
The Children’s choir will resume rehearsals in Laura Corner after Sunday School (11:00 a.m.)
this September. Ms. Nora Jeffrey leads the choir. The Children’s Choir will perform once a
month at the 9:00 am service. If your child is interested in singing in this choir, please contact
the Rev. Cynthia Caruso at 512-476-3589, ext 110 or [email protected]
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Middle & High School Youth Sunday School: Madre Cynthia meets with students to talk about God in our lives, when she isn’t doing
something else. It is a time to ask questions—for which there may or may not be answers. Sometimes just living the questions is very good!
The Front Porch’s gathering for High School teens.
KICKOFF: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th! Stay tuned to our website.
We are proud to launch The Window, our Front Porch approach to youth ministry, on Sunday, September 13th. This new design
for The Window will be entirely based in community service and outreach. We hope that engineering a program based inherently
on serving others will not only provide our young people with good reason to show up, but also offer them with new ways to
explore and discover passions and purpose in our community. While organized at and through All Saints’, The Window will be
open to young folks all over Austin. All Saints’ rector, Mike Adams, and Front Porch director, Steve Kinney, will join The Window’s
new leader, Riley Webb, in hosting a leadership team meeting for this new program on August 10th at 6PM in Kinsolving Parish
Hall. If you have interest in attending The Window or joining our leadership team, you’re encouraged to contact Riley any time
at [email protected] or (936)635.6393.
If you know any organizations or individuals in need of help from a group of young folks, ages 11-18, and if you’re interested in
volunteering to help organize or provide support to our fledgling youth program in any way, whatsoever, please contact Riley.
SENIOR ACOLYTE RECOGNITION
On Sunday, August 9, we will honor our 2015 senior acolytes—Holly Brookhart, Genevieve Ketcham, Grace Moore, and Taylor Thomas—
who will be headed off to college in a few weeks. These young people have served All Saints’ faithfully as acolyte “lifers.” All started
their acolyte careers almost as soon as they were old enough and stayed with this ministry until they graduated from high school. They
have demonstrated reverence in their duties as acolyte, dependability, and kind support for new and younger acolytes.
Holly Brookhart began acolyting in the summer of 2007. A graduate of McCallum High School, she plans to attend Texas State
University. Holly has served in all the acolyte roles: Gospel Server, Epistle Torch, Gospel Torch, Crucifer, and Thurifer. She attended and
served at the Austin Convocation Acolyte Festival. Spending many hours in the ASEC parking lot for fundraisers, Holly went to the
National Acolyte Festival in Washington, DC twice. Other activities at All Saints’ include Vacation Bible School and Adventure Bible
School; when she aged out of those activities, she helped out as a camp counselor for both. For the last two summers, she volunteered
at Loaves and Fishes on Tuesday mornings helping clients and also helped Michelle Carlson register people to vote. As Holly reflects on
her years acolyting, she said, “I liked going to the acolyte festival and being in the National Cathedral--it's so much bigger than our church.
The year the festival got cancelled was still fun because we got to hang out with each other and talk a lot.” One memorable acolyting
moment for her occurred one Sunday when a huge cockroach climbed up the wall behind the altar. Clinging to the wall for quite a while,
it fell right before communion. The acolytes tried to stomp on it—an action noticed by at least one of the congregation. Mary Hemby told
Holly later that she couldn’t figure out why they were stomping. Holly’s Dad took care of disposing of the creature.
Genevieve Ketcham, a mainstay of the 11:30 service, began acolyting the summer of 2008. A graduate of Austin High School, she plans
to attend Trinity University in San Antonio, majoring in vocal performance with a minor in New Media. In addition to acolyting on Sundays,
Genevieve attended the National Acolyte Festival in Washington, DC. She has been involved in EYC, ASEC mission trips, Adventure Bible
School, and the cooking camp. She has also attended The Window. While she recalls the fun of hanging out during the Christmas service
with the other acolytes and doing the “holy pretzel” at Lent, she also experienced the classic acolyte nightmare of pouring wine over the
priest’s hands instead of water before communion during one service. Her memories of the National Acolyte Festival fundraisers in the
ASEC parking lot also stand out because of the blazing heat in August and September, and the cold of November.
Grace Moore began acolyting in in the summer of 2006, recruited out of the parking lot on her way into church with her family and
pressed into immediate service. A graduate of West Lake High School, Grace will attend the McCombs School of Business at The
University of Texas at Austin. Like Holly and Genevieve, Grace helped represent All Saints’ at the National Acolyte Festival in Washington,
DC. Her other activities at ASEC include attending Sunday School, making Palm crosses with the Altar Guild for Palm Sunday,
participating and then helping with Vacation Bible School. Her service at ASEC culminated with her presentation of the Senior Sermon
on Youth Sunday.
As a parish, we thank these young people for their many years of faithful service and for adding to the dignity and reverence of our worship services.
While we will miss their presence here at All Saints’, we wish them Godspeed on the next phase of their lives and offer the following prayer for them:
Gracious God we thank you for the work and witness of your servants:Holly Brookhart, Genevieve Ketcham, Grace Moore, and Taylor Thomas.
They have enriched the ministry of A ll Saints’ through their service. They have brought gladness to friends, family and visitors.
They have offered leadership to this community of worship by word and exam ple. Bless and preserve them as they leave this familiar place
of service and seek new ways to serve you. Guide them in the continued use of your gifts of servant leadership. Keep them ever mindful
of your love. Give them sustenance for spiritual maturing, friends to cheer their way, and a clear vision of the ministry to which you now
call them. By your Holy Spirit, be present in their spiritual pilgrimage all the days of their lives that they may travel with you:
the Way, the Truth, and the Life. In your holy nam e we pray. Am en.
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Associate Rector Reflects
— The Rev. Cynthia Caruso
You never know how your faithful actions may affect others, even those actions done on the run, with no clear
plan. Or no plan.
When I was a school teacher, I wanted to be Christ’s hands and feet, but I was also energetic and busy being a
wife/mother/teacher/church member, so I mostly bumbled from one activity to another, trusting God to nudge my
memory or my body as needed if I was too busy to plan ahead.
One year I was excited about the story of Joni Eareckson Tada, a woman about my age who had become
paralyzed in a diving accident at 17. So I read to my junior high math students from Joni’s book for a few minutes
at the beginning of math classes for several weeks. Then I stopped, for a reason I no longer remember.
Three years later one of my students asked me if I remembered her sister Reina. I did. Reina was in high school
now, I thought. Well, no, her sister said. She was married and had dropped out. I was surprised but busy, so I told
the sister to wish Reina well, and hurried to my next activity.
Several months later on Christmas Eve, I drove across town to Reina’s sister’s home to pick up tamales that I
had ordered. It was bitter cold. The mother—and head tamale maker—invited me in as she finished steaming my
tamales. I was sitting on the couch when a bedroom door of the double-wide trailer opened, and Reina, my former
student, came out. “Do you remember me, Mrs. Caruso?” she asked as she came to sit beside me.
She asked me if I knew about her husband. I said I knew she was married. “Did you know he dove into Boerne
Lake last summer, and that he is paralyzed, just like Joni?” My eyes grew wider. “No,” I whispered. Reina
continued, “When I was waiting in the hospital for José, after the ambulance took him there, I kept remembering
how you had read us about Joni, how she came out OK. How she learned to paint. I kept remembering how you
read to us about her.”
We talked a bit, then Reina’s mother brought the tamales and I paid her. I walked to my car and drove home. I
was hardly able to breathe.
Every morning I had asked God to use me, but for some reason I did not expect God to use my day-to-day
actions, done on the spur of the moment, to help prepare one of my students for something too big and terrible to
imagine.
Beware. If you ask God to use you, God will use you. You can count on it. God may use you even if you don’t
ask. Be ready.
See you Sunday!
Madre Cynthia +
Bridge Ministry (An Addiction Recovery Ministry)
— Beverly Pond
The first time I went to an Al-Anon meeting, it was because my life had become unmanageable
and I thought I was going insane in dealing with my dad and his alcoholism. I was there to
see how I could help HIM overcome HIS alcoholism. The first thing that was emphasized
was that I was there for ME not the alcoholic in my life. That it was important for ME to
remember that I could only change MYSELF, not any other person. I was reminded at the
meeting that all statements begin with “I”. The focus was on ME and how I could change.
I left the meeting with hope and strength from the sharing of the experiences of others. I
find that reading the book “One Day at a Time in Al-Anon” encourages me every day. The
book suggests living one day a time, and ways in which I may find in each day a measure
of comfort, serenity and a sense of achievement.
Once again, God showed me the path to take. Thank God I heard him and took that path.
The Bridge Team provides a compassionate ministry to engage the hurting, point to direct help, nurture
personal growth, and celebrate recovery. Team members: Bruce Bennett, Ross Hindman, Ed Myers,
Beverly Pond, with guidance from Deacon Ed Woolery-Price and support from Father Mike Adams.
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O U T R E A C H A T A L L S A I N T S’
Carolyn T. Smith Loaves & Fishes Ministry
— Josephine Sherfy
SUMMER DIARY UPDATE:
Loaves & Fishes is providing support services to approximately 40 applicants each Tuesday morning. Early
Volunteers are in place by 7AM setting up hospitality to offer breakfast tacos, orange juice, coffee and a vast
variety of sweet rolls and breads. Applicants, including men, women, and families sign in before 7AM. We also
reserve space weekly to assist three parolees from the Austin Transition Center, parolees who are about to
re-enter the world without prison walls. New, this summer, we are offering assistance weekly to any two of the
needy youths sent by the Micah 6 youth hospitality center at the University Presbyterian Church. These are
young people, on the street, ages 16-20, often from broken home situations, often with emotional fears and no
family support.
A morning prayer service at 7:30 is held inside the church open for all our visitors.
Loaves & Fishes is pleased to now have a unit from AUSTIN COMMUNITY CARE on site each Tuesday
morning providing medical assistance and referral information to any of those who come for breakfast or
assistance. This can include blood pressure and blood sugar tests, medication and prescription information.
Earlier this summer we had a dog bite victim who was assisted through Community Care. On a recent Tuesday
one of our needy visitors arrived with a terrible puncture wound on his leg, obviously infected. He had been
struck on the street by a moving vehicle, knocked down, and received no EMS or police attention. Community
Care checked the wound, dressed it, and sent him with an appointment to a wound care specialist center for
more close attention and antibiotics.
Loaves & Fishes is grateful to the members of All Saints’ who so generously provide financial support for city
bus passes that help those getting to work and those looking for work. This kind of support helps with rent,
utilities, and food vouchers. Keeping a roof overhead and the utilities working are critical needs for families
with children.
Thanks for your bar soaps, disposable razors, and your vacation hotel bath hygiene soaps and shampoos.
Feeling clean after a hard day of outdoor work on a hot summer day is one of life's great luxuries. Thanks, you
are All Saints!
Join the Loaves & Fishes experience! VOLUNTEER! 7:30 or 8:00AM to 10:30 AM Call Robin Edmonds,
L&F Volunteer Coordinator, at 512-231-1333 or email to L&[email protected]
Micah 6 Austin
— Brian Hopper
AUGUST MICAH 6 CHALLENGE ITEMS:
DRIED BEANS AND CANNED MEAT
FOOD PANTRY UPDATE:
In May the pantry served 1466 shoppers (42,910 lbs. of food).
Our new volunteer coordinator is Kassia Vaughn
To Volunteer go to http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/354552074055
Micah 6 Austin All Saints’ Representative: Brian Hopper at [email protected]
Micah 6 Drop In Center Kitchen Support:
All Saints’ volunteers! Please join us in supporting the worthy mission of Micah 6 in providing a weekly
home-cooked meal for Austin’s street youth. It’s a fun, somewhat easy, and definitely rewarding adventure.
If you have any interest in helping, please contact Kelly Barnhill at [email protected].
Terry Cole, Missionary and Founder of Street Youth Ministry of Austin
www.StreetYouthMinistry.org
www.streetyouthministry.org/publications/newsletters
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: Stay tuned...details coming soon on “FALL BUILD”!
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OFFICIAL 2015 WINNERS:
1st Place: Brent Meshier 2nd Place: Steve Edmonds 3rd Place: Milton Bell
Honorable Mention: Carol Brookhart
Hottest Salsa: Charles E. Shedd, III
GET READY FOR THE ALL SAINTS’ FESTIVAL
COMING THIS FALL!
Friday, Oct. 30th - Halloween Dance Party
Saturday, Oct. 31st - BBQ Cook-off
Sunday, Nov. 1st - Parish Potluck
Friday – Sunday - Silent Auction
SILENT AUCTION ITEMS NEEDED
We need you to make the All Saints’ Festival Silent Auction a success!
(Oct. 30 - Nov. 1) Can you help out with a donation of a product or service?
All donations are greatly appreciated and are tax deductible. Your donation can be something as
simple as a gift certificate to provide services such as tutoring, training, cooking, or any kind of
instruction. In the past we have offered a variety of items from works of art, crafts, and vacation
rentals to Yeti coolers and Wine of the Month club! Please support this fun and creative way to
continue with all of our important ministries!
If you can help, contact Tracy Cornelius at [email protected]
Dear Friends of the UT Episcopal Student Center,
You are being offered “first dibs” at the cooking schedule for the UT students
this fall. Many of you have been incredibly generous with your time and talents in the past.
Your ministry with and for the students is GREATLY appreciated, and we hope will continue
through the year. Our school year will span Sundays, August 23rd through December 13th, and
January 24th through May 15th. Thank you again for your participation in this ministry that
means so much to the Students of the Episcopal Stusdent Center. Please send an email to
Hannah Pommersheim, Program Coordinator at [email protected]
Sign up sheets will also be available after services on Sunday mornings.
Treasurer’s Report
$150,000
Jan.
Feb.
2015
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
— Scott Brookhart
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
$125,000
$100,000
$75,000
$50,000
$25,000
$98,651 $59,923 $85,534 $62,328 $67,564 $78,193
It takes $74,000 every month to meet the minimum of our monthly bills.
Please call Jan Lindemann at 512-476-3589, ext.103 if you have any questions on your pledge balance.
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Nov. Dec.
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As we close out summer on The Front Porch, we’re building towards an unprecedented fall season. We finished July with two
amazing Parables that offered a venue for civil and constructive dialogue around issues of gay marriage and race. We’ll continue
this conversation at Parable in August, while also gearing up for weekly Parable gatherings starting September 13th, the same day
that we’ll launch a new take on our program for young people, The Window.
5:30-7:00 p.m. at Scholz Garten,
1607 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX
The final installment of our series, “Gay Marriage Wrapped in the Confederate Flag,” will feature a
discussion facilitated by our partner and friend, Pittman McGehee. Those of you who have been privy to
McGehee’s captivating presence at past Parable gatherings know how his perspective as Jungian analyst
and priest can enlighten and deepen our understanding of such things. Join us on Sunday, August 23rd
as Pittman’s voice helps tie up our continuing conversation on race and marriage equality.
Again, we’re excited to announce that The Front Porch is only ONE MONTH AWAY from hosting Parable
each and every week. Stay tuned for more details about this new, more regular approach to pub-church.
Stay tuned for details on frontporchaustin.com.
Once a month, Unplugged unites The Front Porch unites our non-profit and
The Live Music Capital Foundation in an effort to transform the All Saints’ Sanctuary
into a perfect listening room for the Austin music community, one characterized by
mutual respect from audience and musician alike.
suggested donation $15
doors open 6:30PM
TEXAS MUSIC LEGEND RAY BENSON’s SEPT.9th UNPLUGGED IS A ON WEDNESDAY.
Our 2015-2016 programs are already slated to feature:
Ray Benson, Dave Madden, Carrie Elkin, Danny Schmidt, and Erin Ivey.
Stay tuned at www.unpluggedonthefrontporch.com or our Facebook page
facebook.com/frontporchunplugged, to find out more about upcoming programs.
Film Church will launch in either August or September. Led by local artist’s advocate Matson Duncan, this new
series will explore film as the new church to the masses. We’ll meet at the new Alamo Drafthouse on S. Lamar,
where we’ll all view a predetermined film together, one produced by a filmmaker at the forefront of cultural
change. After the movie, we’ll all stick around for an hour long dialogue concerning the movie, exploring
together the ways in which we were all affected by the work. Our pilot program of Film Church, which took place
at All Saints’ last spring, was an outstanding success at facilitating hearty dialogue. We can’t wait to see what
happens next with this brand new series!
The Front Porch’s gathering for High School teens. Stayed tuned to our website.
We are in the process of rethinking and reconstituting ways to do effective and relevant youth ministry here at All Saints’. At this
point, we are trying to meet with any and everybody to make this happen in upcoming months. Please contact Steve Kinney at
[email protected] if you are interested in being a part of this planning team. See our latest news on page 5!
The Front Porch is a Texas nonprofit corporation with 501(c) (3) tax-exempt status. The Front Porch is constituted as a mission of All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Austin.
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Notes
from the Console
As I write this article, the choirs are on a well-deserved hiatus for the month of July. However, we will be
returning to regular choral participation in our 9:00 and 11:30 worship services on August 9. There are also
some special musical presentations which you may want to note on your calendars:
August 28th: At 7:00 pm, I will join with Flutist Megan Meisenbach and Mezzo-Soprano Stephanie
Prewitt to present An Evening with Bach at All Saints’. You are invited to join with us for some of the most
beautiful of Bach’s chamber pieces. On the program are three of Bach’s Sonatas for Flute and Clavier
(harpsichord) and two arias from the Cantatas for mezzo-soprano with flute obbligato: Leget euch and Wer
Gott bekennt. All three of the musicians are well-known to All Saints’ parish, and it is our hope that this is a
program which will be enjoyed by all. There is no admission charge. Donations are gratefully accepted. For
more information, please see the parish website at www.allsainits-austin.org
August 30th: Our regular monthly service of Evensong is at 5 pm on this day. I am writing a new
set of Preces and Responses which will be premiered at this service. Our very skilled Parish Choir will also
be singing music of Charles Stanford, and a new anthem on a very stirring text: How Shall I Sing That
Majesty, by John Mason, with music by John Daniels and Ken Naylor.
Both during the months since my arrival here, and during the choirs’ July hiatus, we have been privileged to
have musical offerings not only by our choirs and singers willing to be part of a ‘pick-up choir’ for the 11:30
service in July, but by parishioners interested in playing their musical instruments to help beautify our
worship. With thanks to these people, and hopes for their continued contributions to our musical life, I
would like to extend an invitation to anyone in the parish who plays an instrument to please let me know if
you would like to play at any time. It does not need to be a ‘solo’ piece. I can find music which will involve
musicians of different skill levels, and hope to do my best to make you feel comfortable about making music
in our worship. This extends to people of all ages, and any instrument you might play. If you are interested,
please write me: [email protected], or feel free to speak to me on a Sunday or during the week
when I am in the church office.
Finally, as the choirs begin their fall ‘season’ in August, I would like to extend an invitation to anyone who
might be interested in joining one of the choirs to also please get in touch with me. There are openings in
all three choirs. The Quin Choir currently rehearses only on Sundays, at 8 am, and presents an anthem at
the 9:00 am service each Sunday. The Parish Choir rehearses every Wednesday from 7-9:00 pm, and also
on Sunday at 10:30. We present music for the 11:30 service, as well as special programs, such as Choral
Evensong and Advent Lessons and Carols. The Bell Choir meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each
month, from 7:00 pm to approximately 8:30 pm – prior experience not needed. We are quite happy to teach
anyone how to become a bell-ringer. And if you should have any questions about your abilities or
qualifications, I am always happy to talk and see what we might be able to work out. I believe that you will
find that all three choirs are not only fun to be a part of, but also that there is a special fulfillment about being
able to present music as part of the worship of God in this place we call All Saints’ Church.
Gregory Eaton
Organist/Choirmaster
Saints On Call provides one or several meals to a parishioner who is just home from the hospital or who has had a
death in the family. Saints On Call has a list of people who have indicated a willingness to cook a meal and deliver it
to a fellow parishioner in need. Using this list, the Saints On Call captain of the week finds someone who lives near
the parishioner to take care of meal preparation and delivery. This same offer also pertains to other needs, such as
rides to medical or other appointments at those times when your usual resources seem to be out of pocket. If you
would like to be called upon occasionally to help with this vital part of the Saints On Call ministry, contact:
Joyce Edwinson, 512-288-0754 or Milton Bell, 512-454-2395
Remember, you never know when you may need to be on the receiving end of this deal!
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PROFILES OF PARISHIONERS:
Q&A SESSION WITH MAC McELWRATH
Mac McElwrath
In an effort to promote fellowship and community, this is the next in an ongoing series of interviews with members of All
Saints’ Episcopal Church. This month’s interview was conducted by John Taylor with Mac McElwrath. Mac was born in
Midland, raised in Houston, and moved to Austin in 2002 to study Real Estate Finance at the University of Texas. Since
graduating in 2006, Mac’s worked in many capacities within the Austin real estate industry. He currently acts as
Managing Director at Oden Hughes LLC, where he oversees the development, acquisition, and asset management of
multifamily communities throughout Texas. Mac is also an active member of the Real Estate Council of Austin and Urban
Land Institute. Outside of real estate, he’s heavily involved with KIPP Austin Public Schools and serves on its Board of
Directors. This spring Mac joined the Vestry of All Saints’, where he’s been attending services for the last ten years. He
lives in Central Austin with his wife, Vanessa, and yellow lab, Boone. Mac spends his “free time” reading, writing, traveling,
trying new restaurants, and checking out the Austin music scene and all that its great outdoors has to offer.
JT: How did you become a member of All Saints Episcopal Church?
MM: I was in the business school at UT Austin and looking for a church nearby. I stumbled into All Saints’
with a buddy my junior year just to try it out, and returned several times my last two years of school. My wife (then girlfriend) Vanessa started
attending with me. She had grown up in the Catholic Church, whereas I was a Denomination-Hopper. It seemed to be the best “middle-ground”.
Eventually we decided to get married and become members of All Saints’. Fr. Mike went on to officiate our wedding in March 2012.
JT: Did you make a New Year’s resolution, and if so, what was it?
MM: I always manage to make way too many technical resolutions each year – enough to never pull them off. So this time around, I went “vague”
and challenged myself to strive for a balance between my work life and personal life. The goal is to leave the work at the office as much as possible,
and enjoy my time at home and on weekends with my wife, my friends, as well as on a trail or in a book. It’s way more of a challenge than it should
be, but I think I’m doing pretty well at it. I’ve gone so far as to put a note on my desktop each day to remind me of this resolution.
JT: What would you choose as the world’s greatest invention?
MM: The Internet (second only to the taco). It’s able to bridge educational and communication gaps that before have been enormous barriers
between the haves and have-nots. It’s been changing our world ever since. I’d be a lot dumber without it. (I’m talking about the Internet – not the
taco. The taco needs no explanation).
JT: What is your favorite food?
MM: Tex-Mex. I love any and everything though. The bigger and spicier – the better.
JT: Tell me one thing that nobody knows about you.
MM: Arguably my biggest goal is to write a novel loosely based on the characters that make up my life.
JT: If you could have dinner with any three people, alive or dead, who would you choose and why?
MM: Jesus – Duh. I think I could come up with some questions for the guy! Teddy Roosevelt: What he accomplished during his time on earth is
incomprehensible. His life reads like an adventure novel. Superheroes should take note. And Anthony Bourdain. He travels around the world eating
and writing about it for a living. I want to know how to land that dream job.
JT: Who is your hero, or if you prefer, who do you most admire?
MM: Teddy Roosevelt as historic figures go. My late uncle, John Northern, as individuals that have been in my life are concerned.
JT: How do you pray?
MM: It’s changed over the years. These days it’s mostly conversational. A lot of it happens while I’m running or hiking. Otherwise it’s in the
backyard or in bed before I fall asleep. I don’t like to ask God for a lot, though I do from time to time. More often than not I’m just trying to say
“thank you” to him. He’s been way too good to me. I thank him for my wife, my family, my friends, good health, and everything that I too often take
for granted in this incredible place called Earth.
JT: How do you have fun?
MM: If I could start the day with a jog or hike in a foreign place, followed by some hunting or fishing, then eat a delicious meal alongside some good
red wine, with live music in the background and lots of laughter amongst my friends, brothers, and wife – THAT, sir, would be one fun day.
JT: Name your favorite Austin restaurant.
MM: I hate this question. I have a million favorite restaurants. There’s a dive called the Whip In that combines wine and beer on tap, live music, and
fuses Tex-Mex style with Indian & South Asian flavors. And it has an outdoor patio – all less than a mile from my house. It’s pretty hard to beat.
JT: Would you please recommend one book (other than the Bible) that would be a good read?
MM: “The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt” by Edmund Morris. For something short and sweet, “The Last Lecture” is worth reading once a year.
JT: What advice would you give to an All Saints’ parishioner – or anyone – who is in crisis mode, facing dire straits, whether it be physical, financial, emotional or spiritual?
MM: Put it all in perspective. If you’re at All Saints’, you live in the greatest city, in the greatest state, in the greatest country, in the greatest world in
the universe. There are folks at All Saints’ that have been on their share of rough roads (myself included), and are more than willing to share their
battle stories with you. Scars heal, and later provide some of the best stories of our lives. Life wouldn’t be worth living if it was all hunky-dory. It
certainly wouldn’t be one worth reading about. What’s a story without a trial or tribulation? Boring. Wrap the chapter up as best you can and get
excited about writing your next one.
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EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL
Hey, What’s Going On Over There At The Day School?
Hannah Reflects on General Convention
Before I left for my first General Convention this
summer, I heard many perspectives on this
tri-annual meeting. I was told it was boring, too
long, and disillusioning, but that it was also a type
of family reunion. So when I landed in Salt Lake,
I was hesitant about what those ten days would
bring. But I was not disappointed. This 78th
General Convention will be remembered as
historic for many reasons, the marriage resolutions
that were passed as well as the election of Bishop
Michael Curry as our next Presiding Bishop.
During Bishop Curry’s election in particular, I
could feel the Holy Spirit moving in our midst as
he was elected on the first ballot by a wide margin.
Although I was not a voting deputy, it was still
thrilling to be in the Conference Center, as these
and many other policy decisions about the future
of our church were made. Watching the democratic
process in action can be both boring and frustrating.
Yet after attending hearings, committee meetings,
and legislative sessions, I felt inspired. I was moved
by people’s stories, passion, and their faithfulness.
Before difficult votes, the House of Deputies would
join together in a song, “We are one together.” In
those moments, I could feel the tensions easing in
the room as we all refocused on the reason we
were there, God.
Those who told me before I left that General
Convention was too long or boring were right.
Those things are true. But in spite of the flaws, I
didn’t leave disillusioned. Immersing myself in
the craziness of Convention, I felt I was at the heart
of what it is to be Episcopalian. I saw the
three-legged stool of Scripture, Tradition, and
Reason at work and in tension with one another.
I was not raised in this church, so my quest to
understand what being Episcopalian truly means
is ongoing. My experience at Convention felt like
another piece of that puzzle. With thousands of
Episcopalians gathered, I had a sense of the wider
Episcopal Church in it’s diversity and unity. In the
end, it did feel like a family reunion of sorts, as I
watched hugs in the hallway and friends catching
up over coffee in the hotel Starbucks. For me,
finally, the Episcopal Church felt like a family
where I belonged.
Hannah Pommersheim
Program Coordinator
[email protected]
The Rev. Beth Magill
Missioner, Episcopal Student Center at the
University of Texas
512-477-6839
[email protected]
Although there have been no children on campus during the month
of July, things have been incredibly busy around the Day School.
In the Office, we have been busy ordering wonderful new toys and
supplies for the classrooms. Time has been spent on maintenance
and repair and Jani-King Cleaning Service has the place sparkling.
The first day of school for students is Monday, August 24th.
The Faculty will return to work on August 10th. Dr. Jan Pullen,
head of St. Stephen’s Episcopal School of Bradenton, Florida, will
present a workshop on Emotional Intelligence for the Faculty on
August 14th. Dr. Pullen also serves as a board member of the
National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES). And on August
15th, the Faculty will attend Science for Preschoolers, a workshop
presented by Dr. Diana Wehrell-Grabowski of Staff Development
for Educators (SDE).
Day School parents, PDO parents and parishioners of All Saints’
are invited to attend a Positive Discipline Techniques workshop by
Claire Flynn of For Kids Sake. The workshop will be presented on
Thursday, September 3rd from 9:15 to 12:15 and again on Saturday,
September 12th from 9:00 to 12:00. The workshop is free.
Our Board of Trustees will participate in an orientation and training
session in early September. In addition to reviewing the role and
responsibility of a Trustee, the presenter will also speak about our
school’s Episcopal Identity. The following will be serving as Trustees
this year: The Rev. Mike Adams, Chairman; Eric Ostrom,
President; Allison Bassetti, Vice-President; Liz MacPhail, Secretary;
Carmin Way, Treasurer; and Michael Griffith, Evan Johnson,
Polly Moore, Bob Ryland, and John Works.
Want to know even more about the Day School? Call (472-8866)
so we can place you on the mailing list for our monthly newsletter.
Know someone looking for an outstanding preschool for their child,
grandchild or neighbor? Share with us their address and we will
place a packet of information in the mail to them.
— Cindy La Porte
Parents’ Day Out
Mondays & Thursdays
(9 a.m. - 2 p.m.)
Ages 2 months to 3 years
Registration and information:
Wini Wood 476-3589 x101
(voicemail 476-3589 x153)
[email protected]
IT’S ALWAYS GOOD TO GET ON THE WAITING LIST EARLY
Contact Wini, ASAP!
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Micky Jones
will be at All Saints’ on
November 20,21,& 22
Micky Jones is a perpetual student, communicator, facilitator, and contemplative activist living
just south of Nashville, TN with her beer aficionado husband, KC, their 3 creative, funny and
kind children and an old lady dog. After 10+ years as a mother-baby specialist (doula, childbirth
educator, lactation consultant, trainer and author) she decided to return to earlier loves: theology
and ministry. She joined the co-learning community studying with NAIITS (North American Institute
of Indigenous Theological Studies) through George Fox Evangelical Seminary in Portland, Oregon.
Micky plans to go on to PhD studies. Her early career includes the cutthroat world of Christian
music, YMCA administration and community youth services through Rocketown in Nashville. Her
special interests include womanist theology, the intersections of Black and Native American history
and theology, practical theology, nonviolent direct action, community development and health
issues. A well-known speaker and writer in the mother-baby field, she’s now using that skill set at
ministry conferences, blogs and podcasts. Micky currently serves on the Leadership team of
TransFORM Network and is involved in all kinds of projects and organizations that call upon her
when needed – you’ll just have to ask! Micky likes to engage in interesting conversations,
participate in transformative experiences and dance.
@iammickyjones
The Bailey Lecture Series is the direct result of endowment funds given by the parishioners of All Saints’ Church to honor the many
years of outstanding service of The Rt. Rev. Scott Field Bailey to All Saints’ as Rector from 1951-1961 and then as Bishop of the
Diocese of West Texas from 1977 until his retirement in 1987. Each year this endowment fund is used to promote and bring in
well-known speakers to All Saints’ and offer their insights and expertise to the parish and the community at no charge.
The Rt. Rev. Scott Field Bailey died in San Antonio on April 9, 2005. He helped people realize the love of God within themselves
and the love that God has for all people. It is with a special pride that we at All Saints’ Episcopal Church honor him with the Bailey
Lecture Series.
GREEK READING GROUP
A Greek Reading Group meets on Mondays at Noon. If you are interested in this group contact Steve Kinney at
512-476-3589, x105 or [email protected], or ask Lila Luce or Bert Meisenbach for more information.
If you would like an electronic file of the ASEC Parish Directory (pdf),
emailed to you, send your request to: [email protected]
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Book Review
— Joe Liro
This is the sixth in a series of reviews by Joe Liro of a number of books that deal with the spiritual nature of gardening. The
books come from a number of different of points of view: Orthodox spirituality, biblically-based Suess-like poetry, psychotherapy, lyric
poetry, medieval medicine, and Celtic spirituality. Joe is a teacher, linguist, gardener, herbalist, cook. He is a retired administrator in higher
education and continues to teach as a professor of Russian at Austin Community College. He is married to the Reverend Judith Liro of St.
Hildegard’s in Austin. He and his family have been members of All Saints’ since 1971.
The Spirituality of Gardening, by Donna Sinclair (Northstone, 2005)
Journalist Donna Sinclair introduces this work by reporting that she is writing it in winter, which is when
gardeners reflect. She has my complete attention from her first words. “It is a slow time,” Sinclair writes, “and
it reminds me that distance, looking back in peacefulness, is part of our spirituality.”
Defining “spirituality,” she notes that while she is a Christian, the spirituality of the garden is not attached to any
one faith. The stories that illuminate the long relationship of the people of earth with their Creator are many and
varied, and belong to all.
Defining “garden,” she means attainable gardens: not the great botanical wonders that we love to walk in and
admire. The gardens of this book are the ones that surround our homes – vines creeping around our windows,
boxes and containers on the steps and windowsills, and beds tucked here and there.
Seven chapters examine gardening as Connection, Balance, Memory, Healing, Hope, Spiritual Practice, and
Resistance. Her essays are punctuated with bits of folk wisdom (“Everyone has enough weeding to do in their
own garden.” Flemish folk saying.), lines from hymns (“I bind unto my self today… the stable earth, the deep salt
sea.” St. Patrick), and verses of poetry (“Some keep the Sabbath going to Church, I keep it staying at home – with
a Bobolink for a Chorister, and an Orchard for a Dome.” Emily Dickinson.) Photographs from a variety of
sources appear on every single page, making this book a visual treat.
A clever appendix presents a History of Gardening Timeline, reaching from 35,000 B.C.E., the end of the
Paleolithic period to 2000. C.E. This is an edited version of Michael Garofalo’s more extensive timeline
(gardendigest.com). For example, 3000 B.C.E.: olives were cultivated in Crete and Syria; 1750 B.C.E.: the
Hammurabic Code includes sections on maintaining irrigation canals.; 550 C.E.: domestication of coffee in
Arabia; 1191 C.E.: tea from China becomes popular in Japan.
She understands the natural world to be part of God. In her gardens, Sinclair connects with God. She has Celtic
roots and her writing reflects the ancient Celtic wisdom that holiness is found in all of creation and that Spirit is
to be found in all matter. Gardens are our connection to the land and to the One who created it. Gardens are
autobiography, memory, and hope.
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The Rector Thinks Out Loud...About Same-Gender Blessings at All Saints’
Continued from page 1
Therefore, I want you to mark down Sunday, August 30th, in your calendars and plan to attend the adult
Christian education forum at 10:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall. I encourage you to review or, if you haven’t
already done so, read the material in “Liturgical Resources 1” that has been put out by the Episcopal Church’s
Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music. The pertinent information from this resource may be obtained
upon request at the church office during the week or you can pick one up at the welcome table outside the
entrance to the parish hall on Sundays.
At the forum on Sunday, the 30th, I will lead our discussion and lay out the steps we’ll be taking as we
proceed with our process of discernment. Please know that I, of course, your Vestry members, and any of the
other clergy would be delighted to talk with you about any concerns or questions you might have. Please pray
that the Holy Spirit be our guide!
Your Servant in Christ,
Mike+
A Plea for Help from [former All Saints’ Associate Rector]
The Rev. Sandy Casey-Martus, Rector at St. Stephen’s
Episcopal Church and School in Wimberley, Texas
Father Adams received a plea from St. Stephen’s in Wimberley. As you know hundreds of homes were lost to
the devastating recent flood along the Blanco River including 34 from the St. Stephen’s parish. Of those 34,
six were students at St Stephen’s School. They have lost everything! The St. Stephen’s parish set one of their
goals to raise $33,000 to cover the school tuitions of those six students. As of this writing, they are relatively
close to theor goal, but are asking area Episcopal Churches to help close the gap. Any amount will help!
If you are willing to help, please write a check to the school:
St. Stephen’s Episcopal School (memo: Flood Tuition) and send to 6000-A FM 3237, Wimberley, TX 78676
Thanks, and know that Sandy sends her love!
Vestry & Diocesan Council Nominations Due
The Nominating Committee would like to begin the process of identifying qualified persons to serve on the All
Saints’ Vestry for the next three years, as well as persons qualified to serve as delegates/alternates to the next Annual
Diocesan Council. You are invited to consider individuals that will faithfully fulfill the duties of Vestry members
and Council delegates.
Recommendations for nominees should be submitted in writing to the Nominating Committee by no later than
October 1st so that bios of the nominees can be included in the November Saints Alive! Letters of recommendation
should include an indication of the nominated individual’s consent to be considered. Please submit these letters to
a member of the Nominating Committee, or place it in Elizabeth Hanna’s mailbox, or in Marvin Jones’s mailbox in
the Church Office.
The Nominating Committee consists of Betsy Aylin, Elizabeth Hanna, Amy Pro and Pittman McGehee. They will
consider all nominees and recommend four Vestry candidates, and eight Council delegates/alternates to the full
Vestry. Upon Vestry approval, the slate of nominees will be presented at the Parish Elections meeting held on
November 15th. Mark your calendars and plan to attend the meeting that will take place in Kinsolving Parish Hall
following the 9:00 a.m. service at 10:30. Some proposed helpful attributes for candidates are: A team player, a problem
solver; a good negotiator; has good analytical skills; has a strong commitment to help our Rector carry out the mission
of the parish; has knowledge of the parish; and is a person of trust.
In addition, it is helpful that delegates to Diocesan Council have some knowledge of Diocesan & National Church
issues, policies, and procedures. They must also be available to attend the Council meeting to be held on February
12th & 13th, 2016, in the Woodlands, Texas. Please give these positions prayerful consideration.
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ALL SAINTS’ SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
(Acoustic Mass Aug. 30th)
(August 30th)
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EPISCOPAL CHURCH
AUGUST
BIRTHDAYS
1
Carolyn Ostrom
Duke Saenz
Carson Dispasquale
2
Joann Embleton
3
Richard Sykes
Annabeth Lenharth
4
Anne Steichen
Dona Stalworth
Sharon Lawson
John Melton
Karon Thomas
5
Michael Floyd
Caroline Herrington
6
Billy Read
Callie Clemons
Katie Carruth
Peter Carruth
Chris Hamilton
Rosemary Stewart
7
David Utterbach
Austin Bay
Juliet Coppinger
Jane Decker
8
John Miller
Brian Shaw
Nathan Wyck
9
Anne Province
10 Sydney Stuart
11 Alexandra Albach
12 Cindy Gomez
Jonathan Hung
13 Jane Shaughness
Mary Gallagher
Mary Snodgrass
23 Mike Adams
Dennis Featherstone
Madeline Gaudin
Stephen Lemmon
14 Don Patterson
Betsy Christian
Catherine Cooper
Jack Cook
Mabel Griffith
24 Philip Evans
15 Clare Easley
Julie Blakeslee
Tom Davies
Megan Dowell
Andrew Lenharth
25 Matt Mueller
Laura Austin
Aven Wright-Egbert
Elizabeth Oksanen
26 Charles Herrington
Elizabeth Thomas
Alexandra Lee
Madelyn Mirabelle
16 Tim Farrell
Christine Havens
Thomas Long
17 Vivien Geneser
Sara Kennedy
Mike McChesney
Ben Willcott
Thomas Ostrom
27 Cathy Powell
Jill Walker
28 Philip Howells
Emily Evans
18 Francie Thurman
Bill Ward
29 John Bolinger
Cindy Keever
Jeff Mirabelle
Judy Myers
Frances Schenkkan
19 Travis Josey
20 A. Phillips Nazro
Terrill Legueri
David Moore
Melissa Shaw
Melody Shaw
30 Phyllis A. Harmon
John Allen Carruth
Isabel Hemby
21 Forrest Bloede
Noah Chesney
Allison Geneser
Grant Burnett
Caitlin Childe-Archuleta
Bob Mitchell
Peter Drapes
22 Judith Ann Sims
Glenna Orman
Micah Lenharth
31 Lara Burnett
Regan Gammon
Dana Kuykendall
Nicholas Miller
Valerie Parker
Suzie Whitworth
If you have an August birthday and do not see your
name listed here please call the Church Office and
give us your birthdate! 476-3589
Baptisms
Tilly Catherine Griffith
Carmen Helena Arend
June 21, 2015 - Parents: Carrie & Michael Griffith
July 2, 2015 - Parents: Francesca & Tyler Arend
July 26, 2015 - Parents: Felicia & Robert Culbert
July 26, 2015 - Parents: Shelly & Brent Weiser
Benjamin Peter Culbert
Weddings
Leslie Davies & Deron Stojanik
June 27, 2015
Owen Pace Weiser
Michael Adams & Michele Graczyk
August 2, 2014 (One year Anniversary)
In Memoriam
Pat Rudy
June 20, 2015
George Simcoe VI
July 10, 2015
Mary Helen Burnett
July 26, 2015 (John Burnett’s mother)
Lillian Hanna
July 26, 2015 (Scott Hanna’s grandmother)
May the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace, and may light perpetual shine upon them.