Welcome to All Saints’

Welcome to All Saints’
Thank you for worshiping with us today! If this is your
first visit or you are looking for a church home, a
Newcomers’ member will be available in the
Welcome Center after worship service to provide
information. Enjoy the fellowship at All Saints’
Welcome Center with our church family.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
October 26, 2014
The Twentieth Sunday
After Pentecost
OUR MISSION
To be a church of Disciples Making Disciples for Jesus.
OUR VISION
To be a church that Loves Like God Loves.
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ALL SAINTS’ CORE VALUE
Being an active, inclusive community of faith;
Worshipping God in the Episcopal tradition;
Nurturing individuals to grow in Christ;
Seeking and serving Jesus in unexpected places.
TODA Y AT A LL SA INTS’
Prayer Team: Jane Liles, Deborah Monroe &
George Monroe- Back of Parish Hall behind screens
After 9:00 am Communion
Adult Christian Education 10:00 am
Creative Devotions – Parish Hall I
Romans - Parlor
Church School For Children 10:00 am
Under Two Years Olds (Nursery I)
2 & 3 Year Olds (Nursery II)
Three’s, TK, Pre-K & Kindergarten (Room 106A)
Parish Announcements
REMEMBRANCE - ALL SAINTS SUNDAY – NOVEMBER 2ND
I thank my God in all my remembrance of you.
Philippians 1:3
In remembrance of those who have died this year, we are collecting
names to publish in the 11/2 Bulletin. Cards have been inserted in
this week’s Announcements. You may submit your request to the
church office or via [email protected].
ADULT CHRISTIAN FORMATION - COMING IN NOVEMBER
Instructor: Mary Ann Drummond
Nov. 2: 10:15- 11:00 “Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease”
Nov. 9: 10:15- 11:00 “Reducing the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease”
Nov. 12: 7:00-8:30 “Meeting the Needs of the Alzheimer’s Patient”
MaryAnn’s books will be available for purchase.
"HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS" Home
and Craft Show- Nov. 8 from 10-3. Please
pick up some flyers from the Welcome
Center and pass them out to your family
and friends. There is a sign-up sheet for
volunteers to sign up to help in the
Welcome Center. We particularly need
help clearing the Parish Halls and
Welcome Center on Friday evening and
setting them back up on Saturday
afternoon.
STEPHEN MINISTRY
Consider becoming a Stephen Minister!
For more information, contact Wayne
Fowler (704-467-1387), Barbara Lewis
(704-796-7100), Charles Simmons (704798-8402), or Dorothy Teeter (704-7854746).
Look for Stephen Ministers
wearing blue badges at church and ask
them, too. New classes begin in January.
Connect
The ongoing generosity of the people of
All Saints’ in giving their Time,
Talent and Treasure changes the
lives of people within our Church and
lives in the community that surrounds
us. During this month, consider
proportional giving.
For more information contact Chuck
Collier, 704-782-2024
Church School for Youth 10:00 am
Middle School (Multi Purpose Room)
PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY Those
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
Grades 1, 2 & 3 (Room 106B)
Catechesis: The True Vine
Grades 4 & 5 (Room 103)
Weaving God’s Promises
All Saints’ Episcopal Church
High School (Youth Room)
525 Lake Concord Road NE
Concord, NC 28025
Office 704-782-2024 Fax 704-782-2019
Prayer and Christian Healing Study Group
5:30 pm (Parlor)
Making it Real & Relevant
Please update
your status to
IN CHURCH and
turn off your
cell phones
when entering
the Sanctuary.
who crochet or knit the prayer shawls
are hoping to bring comfort and love to
people with specials needs. It is truly a
feeling of wrapping Gods loving arms
around the recipient. Someone on the
team can teach you the skills needed to
make one, if you would like to learn
how to knit a prayer shawl. The
ministry meets the second Tuesday of
each month in the Welcome Center at
10:00 AM. Call Gwen King for more
information. 704-786-6673.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
ALL SAINTS BLOOD DRIVE, October 29 2:30 to
7:00 pm. To schedule your life-saving appointment,
please visit redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor
code: All Saints. Your one donation could help save
the lives of THREE people.
WORK DAYS PLANNED FOR NOVEMBER
11/1 and 11/15 at 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
Your help is needed to rake, plant bulbs, spread
mulch, trim shrubbery and trees, and conduct minor
building improvements. CONTACT: Len Witke at
980-521-7361 or [email protected]
NOVEMBER 8 HOME AND CRAFT SHOW – if you
are willing to donate baked goods for the Bake Sale,
contact Jennifer Cook (704-796-0129) or Michelle
Malmquist (540-327-4219)
FOYER/DINNER GROUPS will be starting in
November for the winter. The sign-up sheet is on
the board in the living room. Dinner groups are
made up of 8 people (couples and singles). Your
group will get together once a month for 4 months.
You may choose the day and time you gather and
whether you prefer to eat out or take turns hosting
dinner in your homes. If you have any questions,
you may contact Barbara Parker 704-784-1447.
PEW MINISTRY needs people who will replenish
All Saint’s pew materials. A team of four is desirable,
allowing rotation week to week. Please contact All
Saints’ Parish Administrator at 704-782-2024 or via
email [email protected].
HOSPICE LIGHT UP A LIFE ANGEL TREE – it’s not
too early to mark your calendar to volunteer at the
Hospice Angel Tree December 10, 10 am-8:00 pm.
For more information, contact Donna Wilson at 704857-0788 or email [email protected].
All Saints’ Calendar
Bold print denotes
recurring meeting
October 27 – November 2
Education for Ministry (EFM)
Staff Retreat (Off Site Meeting)
Vestry Info Night
Staff Retreat (Off Site Meeting)
Noon Day Prayer
ASEC Blood Drive
Children Making Music
Education for Ministry (EFM)
Bells of All Saints
Wednesday Night Supper 
Experiencing Jesus
Choir of All Saints
F3
Men’s Bible Study
Resurrection Choir
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS – TURN 1 HOUR BACK
EYC-High School & Middle School
Prayer and Christian Healing Study Group
10/27 Monday, 6:00 pm
10/28 Tuesday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
10/28 Tuesday, 6:30 pm
10/29 Wednesday, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
10/29 Wednesday, 12:00 pm
10/29 Wednesday, 2:30 pm
10/29 Wednesday, 5:00 pm
10/29 Wednesday, 5:30 pm
10/29 Wednesday, 6:00 pm
10/29 Wednesday, 5:45 pm
10/29 Wednesday, 6:45 pm
10/29 Wednesday, 7:00 pm
10/30 Thursday, 5:30 am
11/01 Saturday, 8:00 am
11/01 Saturday, 3:00 pm
11/02, SUNDAY, 2:00 AM
11/02, Sunday, 12:30 – 4:30 pm
11/02, Sunday, 5:30 pm
Save The Date
NOV 2ND
2:00 AM
DON’T FORGET
TO TURN YOUR
CLOCK BACK 1
HOUR
ANNUAL EYC
SPAGHETTI SUPPER
Wednesday, Nov. 12th
5:45pm -7:15pm
All Saints’ Parish Hall
Community Events & Information
CCM – CURRENT FOOD PANTRY NEEDS- Canned Fruits or Vegetables, Mac & Cheese, Chicken
Noodle Soup, Breakfast Items, Canned Tuna or Chicken[1 pound size] of Spaghetti, Pasta,
Plastic Grocery Bags, Health & Beauty Supplies. (Place items in bin located in Welcome
Center)
HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE OF CABARRUS COUNTY – 4 ½ x 4 ½ Kleenex, Aloe Baby
(unscented) Wipes, Pocket Size Tissues, Spanish CDs, Bird Seed. Contact Debbie Shields at
704-935-9434. (Place items in bin located in Welcome Center)
WELCOMING PRAYER WORKSHOP, Saturday, November 15, 2014, 9 AM - 4 PM, St. Gabriel
Catholic Church, 3016 Providence Rd, Charlotte, NC, Cost $30 (Includes Lunch) This workshop
introduces participants to the actual method of the Welcoming Prayer and provides an
opportunity to practice. The day includes discussions of the human condition and the falseself system as the conceptual background of the Welcoming Prayer.
LOCKHART EARLY LEARNING CENTER: November 3- 4:30 pm ribbon cutting and reception.
The ribbon cutting will take place in the Lockhart Early Learning Center followed by the
reception in All Saints’ Parlor.
SHARING THE NEWS OF OUR COMMUNITY. Have a grape for
the vine? Contact church office at 704-782-2024 or email
[email protected] .
Congratulations to Ben Robinson, son of Mark and Karen Robinson, who is newly
engaged to Maxine Patroni.
Many thanks to John Cline and Mike McCarthy who installed trees (redbud) as a
memorial to JoAnn Jones from Mike Jones.
All the furniture is in place in the Bell Tower Garden thanks to Mark Robinson who
loaned his truck so furniture could be picked up and Alf Badgett who assembled the
table.
Participants in Today’s Liturgy
8:00 AM Chalice Bearer: Ruth Bratton Lector: Ruth Bratton Ushers: Tom
Farebrother Celebrant: Reverend Nancy L. J. Cox
9:00 AM Chalice Bearer: Wayne Fowler, Mary Lou Fowler Lector: Amy Rose
Cecil Ushers: Buck Reese, Rod Armstrong, Wayne Fowler Greeters: Rachel
Towell, Stella Goodman Celebrant: Reverend Nancy L. J. Cox
Prayer Team: Jane Liles, Deborah Monroe, George Monroe
ALL SAINTS’ DAY HARVESTFEST
Sunday, November 2nd
5:00 PM – Parish Hall
Covered Dish Supper
Bring your Favorite Fall Dish
games, prizes, music, crafts & more!
11:10 AM Chalice Bearer: Frank Torrey, Elizabeth Solomon Lector: Andrea
Holdren Acolytes: Emily Badgett, Jazzmine Cox, Lauren Spunich, Maya PayneWiens Ushers: Alf Badgett, Larry Williamson, Bryan Vogler, Jack Griswold
Greeters: John Cline, Carol Cline, Donna Wilson Celebrant: Reverend Nancy
L.J. Cox
All the Spaghetti, Salad &
Bread you can eat!
Please SUPPORT
YOUTH in MISSION!
Altar Guild: Catherine Ackiss, Judy Armstrong, Ruth Bratton, Jo Erickson, Becky
Hoyser, Jane Spangler
ALL SAINTS’
WORSHIP SERVICES
Lesson Readings for November 2nd – The Twenty First Sunday after Pentecost Joshua 3:7-17, Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37, 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13, Matthew 23:1-12.
Readings are available online at The Lectionary Page, www.lectionarypage.net.
8:00 am
9:00 am
11:10 am
SUNDAY
Contemplative
Contemporary
Traditional
WEDNESDAY
12:00 pm - Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Choir
9:00 am – The Resurrection Choir 11:10 am – The Choir of All Saints’
ALTAR FLOWERS
The flowers on the altar are given to the glory of God and in thanksgiving
for the lives and service of Mary Ketner and Emily Seamon by their loving
daughter and sister, Sue Gelarden.
PRAYERS OF THE PARISH Prayer is the foundation of the ministry of this parish. As part of our
weekly corporate prayers, we pray for our bishops, clergy and staff, those in acute need, and offer a cycle
of prayers for individual provinces of the Anglican Communion, parishes of the Diocese of North Carolina
and members of All Saints’ Prayer requests & praise reports can be added or removed by going to the All
Saints’ website and clicking on Prayer Requests, or call the church office at 704-782-2024. You may choose
to have your request sent to the Prayer Chain (a small group of faithful intercessors who pray daily for the
requests) and/or to be included in the announcement bulletin. Please note that names will remain on the
list for three weeks; unless otherwise requested.
We pray for Katharine, our Presiding Bishop, Michael and Anne our Bishops, our
clergy, staff and vestry.
Diocese Cycle: Christ Church of Walnut Cove, All Saints’ of Warrenton, and
Emmanuel of Warrenton.
Intercessions: Darryl & Regina, Diana, Glenn, Guy, Helen, Jane, Jennifer, Jim,
Judy, Jullian, Katherine, Ken, Larry, Laura, Linda, the Martin Family, Merle, Tanya,
William and their families.
In nursing homes or homebound: Alene Williams, Ben Burton, James E. Swann,
Jr., Lee Goodman, Marcus Rutledge, Sarah MacRae and Uldrick Branford.
Living with ongoing special needs: Amy, Annabelle, Bob & Brenda, Dalton, Dayna
& Jason, Devyn, Yasmin & Maddox, Erika, George, Jennie, Ron & Joseph, Kendall,
Lydia, Marjorie, Marshall, Mary, Michael, Mike, Paul, Rhonda, Stephanie, Sue,
Tom.
Serving in the military: Bo Simpson, Becca Simpson, Christopher Parker, Dylan
Falcone, Dustin Turner, Jack Simpson, Cadet James Trollan, Jennifer Ahart
Barkley, Justin Fisher, Justin Smith, Martin Hall, Jr., Michael Malone, Nicholas
Golden, Owen Bullard, Peter Barkley, Zac Childers.
Those taking the 2014 Bible Challenge: Bob & Pat Black, Elizabeth Solomon,
Henry & Margaret Riley, Joe Hunter, Joe & Debbie Stegman, Ken Parker, Kim
Harman, Kristin Hornung, Mary Reese, Pat Johnson.
Our Stephen Ministers: Barbara Lewis, Barbara Parker, Charles Simmons,
Dorothy Teeter, Doug Spreen, Gina Simmons, Lynda Waller, Mary Lou Fowler,
Mickey Hayes, Valerie Devine, Wayne Fowler.
Vestry Liaison & Area
Ben Smith, Sr.
Warden/Leadership
Development
Chuck Collier
Stewardship & Planned
Giving
Russ Hoyser
Policy & Procedures
Jerrod Smith
Children & Youth Christian
Dev
Reporting to the Vestry
Richard Billings
Treasurer
Bob Simpson
Jr. Warden/Service
Emily Badgett
Mission Expansion
Roxanne Friday
Adult Christian Formation
Woodson Hair
Finance
Mike McDonough
Technology
Jackie Whitfield
Early Childhood Dev/Strategic
Planning
Barbara Parker
Parish Life
Len Witke
Stewardship of Physical
Plant
Kim Gordick
Vestry Clerk
Clergy
The Reverend Nancy L. J. Cox, [email protected]
Rector
The Reverend Reginald Payne-Wiens, Asst. Rector [email protected]
Staff
Amy Rose Cecil
Virginia Ridenhour
Brian Sapp, MM
Director of Children & Youth
Parish Business Manager
Director of Music
Ministry
[email protected] [email protected]
[email protected]
Evette Guine-Paige
Interim Parish Admin
[email protected]
All Saints’ Office Hours Monday-Friday 9:00 am 5:00 pm
704-782-2019 (Fax)
Telephone 704-782-2024 (Office)