ALL SAINTS’ ORE VALUES · 2017. 12. 14. · Reception and revels to follow December 25th 10 AM...

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Thank you for worshiping with us today. If this is your first visit or if you are looking for a church home, a Greeter is available in the Welcome Center before and after worship services to provide information and a welcome gift.

ALL SAINTS’ CORE VALUES

• Being an active, inclusive community of faith;

• Worshiping God in the Episcopal tradition;

• Nurturing individuals to grow in Christ;

• Seeking and serving Jesus in unexpected places.

INVITE NURTURE SERVE GROW

8:00 AM

Chalice Bearer, Lector and Intercessor: Fred Weber

9:00 AM

Chalice Bearers: Ericka Southworth and Trevor Eppehimer

Lector & Intercessor: Ragan Kearns

Paten: Reverend Vern Cahoon

Acolytes: Ryan Malone and Rachel Matula Greeters: Garen Livingston and Brittany Childers

11:10 AM

Chalice Bearers: Sue Gelarden and Trevor Eppehimer

Lector & Intercessor: Karen Rupp-Urbanski

Paten: Reverend Vern Cahoon

Acolytes: Ben Helms, Gabe Helms and Olivia Shorter Greeters: Tom & Fannie Dillard

Altar Guild: Juli Dwiggins, Sheila Jones, Jeanne McCarthy, Pat McDonough, Pam Novasad, Ben Smith and Barbara Stavistky

Ushers: David Friday, Willie Dillon, Kim Everhardt, Andrea Holdren, Warren Hollopeter, Dick Lewis, Matt Shorter, John Teeter and Len Witke

Have you been receiving the All Saints’ Weekly Word via email? If you have not but would like to, please email admin@allsaintsconcord.org.

If “Google Mail” is placing the Weekly Word in “Promotions,” please email Brian at bsapp@allsaintsconcord.org for directions to resolve this issue.

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“Becoming the Beloved Community” TODAY at 10 AM in the Parish Hall

The Beloved Community is the body within which we promote the fruits of the spirit and grow to recognize our kinship as people who love God and love the image of God that we find in our neighbors, in ourselves, and in creation. It provides a positive, theologically and biblically based ideal toward which we can grow in love, rather than framing our justice and reconciliation efforts as fundamentally “against.”

Please join us for this advent program.

For more information about this series, please contact Chuck Collier or Vima Couvertier-Cruz or visit/www.episcopalchurch.org/page/becoming-beloved-community.

Advent Lesson and Carols TODAY, Sunday, December 17, at 5 PM

Featuring the Choir of All Saints’ & Bells of All Saints’

The Festival of Advent Lessons and Carols will be held as its own service on the third Sunday of Advent. The service draws upon the tradition instated at Kings College, Cambridge University, in 1918. We, in Concord, keep this tradition just as do many churches in America, where prayers and lessons will be read and carols and hymns sung.

Today at All Saints'

10:00 AM Christian Education

Infant through Age 2: "Bible Time" Nursery

9 AM & 11:10 AM Services

Age 3 through Grade 3: Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Atrium Rooms 106 & 108

Grades 4 & 5: Re:Form Room 103

Middle School: Making It Real & Relevant

Community Room

[Downstairs]

High School: NOOMA [Exploring the world Youth Room [Downstairs]

from the perspective of Jesus]

Adult: Raising the Faith [Discussions for all involved Room 104

in the raising of children]

Adult Forum: “Becoming the Beloved Community” Parish Hall

2:00 PM

Alcoholics Anonymous Community Room

[Downstairs]

Healing Prayer

3:30 PM "Journey into Healing" [the Order of St. Luke] Parlor

4:20 PM "The Prayer Cottage & the Sacred Garden" [Rocky Fleming] Parlor

4:30 PM EYC: [Episcopal Youth Community] Youth Room [Downstairs]

5:00 PM

Advent Lessons & Carols Nave

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Online Giving Go to http://www.allsaintsconcord.org/online-giving/

or go the Church Life app to make your donation

Text Giving • To give to the General Fund, text SAINTS to 73256 • To give to the Assistance Fund, text SAINTS ASSISTANCE to 73256 • To give to the Memorial Fund, text SAINTS MEMORIAL to 73256

DID YOU KNOW?

All Saints’ houses the Lockhart Early Learning Center, which has served over 180 children & their families since 2014.

The New Stephen Ministry Class begins on January 7, 2018!!

All Saints’ Stephen Ministry has been an active resource in our congregation, as well as in the community, helping those who are in need of healing of hurts, pains and life’s issues. The new training class for Stephen Ministers will begin Sunday, January 7, 2018.

For more information, please contact Barbara Lewis at 704-796-7100.

Saturday Morning Men’s Group

The Saturday morning Men’s Group will finish the discussion on the NOOMA series this Saturday, December 16. Next Saturday, December 23 at 8:00 AM, we will meet for breakfast and fellowship at Punchy’s Diner on Hwy 29. All men are welcome to join us!

On January 6th, we will embark on a new book study: What is the Bible? by Rob Bell. The books have been delivered! See Mark Robinson to get your book.

All Saints’ is participating in the Toys for Tots Program run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve, which distributes toys to children whose parents cannot afford to buy them gifts for Christmas. Please leave your donation of a NEW & UNWRAPPED toy in the collection receptacle in the Welcome Center by December 22nd.

For more information: please contact Nancy Hunter at nancyaubits@carolina.rr.com.

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Thank you to Panera Bread. They were kind enough to provide the All Saints’ team with six large loaves of French bread for the Saturday evening meal at the Night Shelter on December 2nd. It helped make the meal complete, and all our guests really enjoyed the fresh bread with their baked ravioli dinner!

Our condolences and prayers for the family and friends of Bob Norwood, brother of Hilda Marshall and uncle of Valerie Drye, who entered into the resurrection on November 25th.

We celebrate with Aurora Swain, Director of Operations for Families First and the director of the Lockhart Preschool here at All Saints’. She was recently named National Parent Educator of the Year! Please join us in celebrating her 12 years of service to families with young children, as she was recognized for implementing this national program here in Cabarrus County with exemplary outcomes.

Sharing the news of our community! Have a grape for the vine? Contact church office at

704-782-2024 or email announcments@allsaintsconcord.org.

Current Food Pantry Requests

Soup (Any Kind) Spaghetti (1 pound) Low Sodium Items Canned Fruit Sweet Peas Breakfast Items Paper Towels Toilet Paper Sugar Free Items Canned Beans (Any Kind)

We appreciate and need any donation of food, cleaning or paper products, and health and beauty supplies, including recycled grocery bags. For your convenience, a box is kept in the Welcome Center for donations.

Share the Love When you buy or lease a new Subaru during the “Share the Love Event” that lasts until January 2, 2018, Subaru of America will do-nate $250 to your selected charity—and we hope you’ll choose Meals on Wheels. We will use Subaru’s "Share the Love" Donation to pay for nutritious meals for home bound seniors. These are clients who live on a fixed income of $800 or less per month. We are extremely grateful for the partnership with Subaru. " Share the Love" is a great program that allows our local community members to give to local agencies in a unique way. - Kimberly Strong, Executive Director

The Church office will be closed

Monday, December 25th Tuesday, December 26th

Monday, January 1st

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December 17th 5 PM ADVENT LESSONS AND CAROLS Choir of All Saints’ & Bells of All Saints’ December 21st 7 PM SERVICE OF LIGHT Brian Sapp-Moore, Pianist, featuring Nocturnes by Frédéric Chopin December 23rd 10 AM GREENING OF THE CHURCH ALL ARE INVITED TO LEND A HAND. December 24th 10 AM ONE JOINT SERVICE: 4TH SUNDAY IN ADVENT PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE SERVICE THIS MORNING.

Advent at

Service of Light Thursday, December 21, at 7 PM

Please join us in taking this opportunity to leave the hustle and bustle of the season and look for the light shining in the darkness through prayer, music and reflec-tion. This year Brian Sapp-Moore, pianist, will be offering Nocturnes by Frédéric Chopin.

Hanging of the Greens Saturday, December 23, at 10 AM

We will be greening the church and placing poinsettias throughout on Saturday, December 23, at 10 AM. All volunteers are welcome. It takes many hands to beautify our church in preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus. Please plan to join us. There will also be caroling, cookies & cider.

AFTER DARK @ ALL SAINTS' - Registration is Open!

The After Dark @ All Saints' 2018 Information is ready for you! Take a look at the sessions that will be offered in January and begin planning which ones you will attend.

Go to www.allsaintsconcord.org/after-dark-all-saints-2018/ for the schedule or register.

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December 24th

3:50 PM The children are invited to gather in the Parlor to select and carry the pieces of the nativity into the Church for the Family Service. 4 PM FAMILY SERVICE St. Nicholas & Junior Choirs

5:30 PM THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD Special Musician: Vasily Gorkovoy, Violin

10 PM THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD Choir of All Saints’ Reception and revels to follow

December 25th

10 AM CHRISTMAS DAY - CHRIST IS BORN!

December 31st 10 AM ONE JOINT SERVICE OF CHRISTMAS LESSONS AND CAROLS PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE SERVICE THIS DAY.

January 7th 5 PM CHILI COOK OFF CONTEST & CANDLE LIGHT COMPLINE

Christmas at

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Vestry Hilary Smith - Senior Warden, Finance Chris Charest - Junior Warden, stewardship Kay Boland - Connect Fran Burkett - Youth & Adult Christian Formation Willie B. Dillon - Stewardship Don Foskey - Outreach, Racial Reconciliation Sue Gelarden - Pastoral Care, Connect Tommy Jones - Physical Plant Charles McKinley - Connect Bob Simpson - Connect Amy Spunich - IWC, Newcomers

Reporting to the Vestry Gil Small, Treasurer Kim Gordick, Vestry Clerk

Office Hours M-F 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Clergy The Reverend Nancy L.J. Cox, Rector ncox@allsaintsconcord.org The Reverend Vern Cahoon, Deacon vcahoon@allsaintsconcord.org

Staff Brian Sapp-Moore, MM, Director of Music/Organist, Coordinator of Communications bsapp@allsaintsconcord.org Hannah Crone, Church Administrator admin@allsaintsconcord.org Tina Luckey, Interim Administrative Assistant adminassist@allsaintsconcord.org

“My name is Fran Burkett. I have been an Episcopalian since 1985. I started looking at Episcopal churches in the area in January of 2016. I first came to All Saints' in May of 2016 after having looked at websites of other Episcopal churches in the area. I loved All Saints' from the first time I looked at the website. I was very impressed with all the ministries and activities available. I have always been welcomed with open arms

and love from the time I first walked in the door. My love for All Saints' deepened when Father Jeff Batkin told me he knew Reverend Nancy and how everyone in the church embraced and supported her while she was on medical leave. I participate in several ministries at All Saints' that include our Youth ministry and Education for Ministry.

I came to Concord because my son, daughter-in-law and three grandchildren live here. My son was fortunate to receive a scholarship to Christ School and started school there in eighth grade and graduated in 2001.

Having served on other vestries over the years, I want to serve on this vestry because I believe I can always be a presence at All Saints’ and help in various situations.

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Ministry Contact Email Rector Rev. Nancy L.J. Cox ncox@allsaintsconcord.org

Deacon Rev. Vern Cahoon vcahoon@allsaintsconcord.org

Senior Warden, Vestry Hilary Smith HilaryLSmith2017@yahoo.com

Building & Grounds

Building & Grounds Len Witke len.witke@live.com

Garden of All Saints Shelley Williams 60shelleywilliams@gmail.com

Christian Formation

Adult Christian Formation Chuck Collier cwcollierjr@gmail.com

Children/Youth Christian Form. Tammy Matula TMatula@allsaintsconcord.org

Cursillo/Tres Dias Dave Millar dmillar@carolina.rr.com

Daughters of the King Jan Millar jmillar@carolina.rr.com

Education for Minstry Sue Gelarden suegelarden@gmail.com

Communications

Announcement Bulletin Regina Forsyth announcements@allsaintsconcord.org

Bulletin Boards Tammy Matula TMatula@allsaintsconcord.org

Communication Director Brian Sapp-Moore bsapp@allsaintsconcord.org

IT/Technology Mike McDonough ki4rbc@arl.net

Parish Directory Alice Smith alice@ctc.net

PowerPoint Worship (9am) Debby Smith shesworkingonit@gmail.com

PowerPoint Worship (9am) Kay Boland Kay.Boland@gmail.com

Service Bulletin Brian Sapp-Moore bsapp@allsaintsconcord.org

Web Master Matt Fischer mtfischer@hotmail.com

Welcome Center Presentation Regina Forsyth regfor@earthlink.net

Connect

Coffee Hour Hilary Smith HilaryLSmith2017@yahoo.com

Events Committee Andrea Holdren andrea.holdren@wellsfargo.com

Foyer Groups / Supper Clubs Sue Gelarden suegelarden@gmail.com

Funeral Hospitality Ministry Pam Collier ccollier@carolina.rr.com

Greeters/Visitors Ericka Southworth evsouthworth@live.com

Men’s Ministry Bob Simpson Bobsimpson28@gmail.com

Men's Ministry Chuck Collier cwcollierjr@gmail.com

Newcomers Alice Smith alice@ctc.net

Newcomers Karen Robinson krobinson0982@gmail.com

Connect/Parish Life Charles McKinley mckinleychas2000@yahoo.com

Primetimers Sue Gelarden suegelarden@gmail.com

Social Saints Michelle Malmquist su04grad@yahoo.com

Wedding Ministry Gwen King geking@vnet.net

Welcome Desk Volunteers De Torrey delynn.torrey@gmail.com

Welcome Desk Volunteers Katie Adams adamsjimr@aol.com

Women's Ministry Roxanne Friday momentofgrace@hotmail.com

Finance

Finance Committee Tom Dillard tdillard@ctc.net

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Ministry Contact Email Office

Building Usage Hannah Crone admin@allsaintsconcord.org

Columbarium Becky Bahn rbahn1946@gmail.com

Memorials Hannah Crone admin@allsaintsconcord.org

Music Ministry Brian Sapp-Moore bsapp@allsaintsconcord.org

Nursery (Sunday) Hannah Crone admin@allsaintsconcord.org

Parish Office Manager Hannah Crone admin@allsaintsconcord.org

Parish Records & Financial Admin Hannah Crone admin@allsaintsconcord.org

Outreach

Benevolence Joe Hunter jchunter40@aol.com

Blood Drive Bill Biggerstaff billyb02@gmail.com

Early Childhood Foundation Debbie Lewallen deblewallen5@yahoo.com

Farmers & Hunters for the Hungry Mark Jasmine markjasmine@ymail.com

Haiti Missions Susan Yelton susan.yelton@ferguson.com

Night Shelter Jim Williams jwilliams@littleonline.com

Outreach Don Foskey nfoskey@yahoo.com

Page Turners/ESL & Literacy Nancy Foskey nfoskey@yahoo.com

Pastoral Care

S’uber drivers/Transportation Anna Robinson rann1@aol.com

Altar Flower Delivery Alice Smith alice@ctc.net

Cards and Calls Sandra Biggerstaff biggerstaff@hotmail.com

Eucharistic Visitors Becky & Russ Hoyser yorkiemomm@aol.com

Hammer Slingers/tasks around the house Brad Fisher bfisher46@carolina.rr.com

Healing Prayer/ St. Luke Deborah Monroe dmncmonroe@gmail.com

Hospice/Palliative Care Becky Bahn rbahn1946@gmail.com

Hospital Visits Sue Gelarden suegelarden@gmail.com

Meal Ministry Liz Rogers elizabth.rogers@icloud.com

Pastoral Care Garen Livingston gg34mary@gmail.com

Prayer Chain Ruth Bratten ruthbratton@gmail.com

Prayer Shawl/Stitches from Saints Gwen King geking@vnet.net

Stephen Ministry Barbara Lewis barb007@vnet.net

Stewardship

Stewardship Ragan Kearns saintragan@yahoo.com

Worship

Acolyte Mark Helms helmsfarms@gmail.com

Baptismal Banners Deborah Monroe dmncmonroe@gmail.com

Chalice/Lectors Fred Weber FredWeber213@aol.com

Altar Guild Brenda Trott sbtrott@aol.com

Pew Ministry Donna Wilson wilsondjw1@roadrunner.com

Ushers Kim Everhardt kimeverhardt@gmail.com

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Prayer is the foundation of the ministry of this parish. Prayer requests & praise reports can be added or removed by going to the All Saints’ website and clicking on Prayer Requests, or by calling 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 our Presiding Bishop, Michael; our Bishop, Samuel; our Suffragan Bishop Anne; our Assisting Bishop, Peter; our Rector, Nancy; our Deacon, Vern; our staff and Vestry; and for the people of All Saints’ and their families.

Anglican Cycle of Prayer: Wyoming - (VI, The Episcopal Church)

Diocesan Cycle: Diocese of North Carolina

Cycle of Prayer: John & Becky Erickson, Jo Erickson, Martin Ericson, Margaret Ericson, Phil & Kim Everhardt, Doug & Ruth Fairweather, Tom Farebrother and their families

Prayers have been requested for: Anne, Ben, Bill, Bob, Cameron, Clement, Conchita, Elena, Erica, Eternity, Frank, Ginger, Jeff, Kevin, Linda, Mary Margarite, Mickey, Michelle, Rebecca, Salve, Stephanie, Tammy, Tori, Tom, Valerie and Ulric.

In nursing homes or homebound: Jane Armitage, Uldrick Branford, Ben Burton, Sarah MacRae, Hilda Marshall, Bill Speer, James E. Swann, Jr. and Alene Williams

Living with ongoing special needs: Annabelle, Bill, Bob and Brenda, Dalton, Dayna and Jason, Devyn, Ericka, Fred, George, Jean, Kendall, Lydia, Marjorie, Mary G., Michael, Mike, Paul, Rhonda, Stephanie, Yasmin and Maddox

Serving in the military: Dean Fedrizzi, Keith Lee, Jacob Rodgers, Nathan Rodgers, Matt Shorter, Becca Simpson, Bo Simpson, Jack Simpson, Justin Smith and Jim Trollan

Our Stephen Ministers: Don & Nancy Foskey, Mickey Hayes, Debbie Lewallen, Barbara Lewis, Garen Livingston, Charles Simmons, Dorothy Teeter, and Valerie Devine.

Our College Students: Emily Badgett, Chris Berg, Anna Catherine Carroll, Jazzmine Cox, Margaret Ericson, Eli Helms, Josh Holdren, Gabrielle Hollopeter, Celeste McFarlane, Sophia McFarlane, Will Moyes, Zach Moyes, Zara Noreen, LiDan Noreen, Nathan Shorter, Ryan Waters, Jameson Williams and Sydney Wydra

Discernment process: For Jackie Whitfield, candidate for Holy Orders, and Trevor Eppehimer, our intern: Almighty and eternal God, draw their hearts to you; guide their minds, fill their imagination and control their will so that they may be wholly yours, utterly dedicated to you, and then use them, we pray, as you will, always to your glory and the welfare of your people; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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