Recommended Exercise By Robin Denney

We know that exercise is a cornerstone to healthy living, and that being active in

anyway for 30 minutes a day drastically reduces your risk for everything from heart

disease and diabetes to cancer, and yet many of us find it difficult to find the motivation.

This year I have been trying to be more healthy, and recently I took up running (the last

time I had run a mile was high school PE!). In fact you won’t see me in the pews today

because I’m running a 10K as part of a triathlon relay with my family. Starting to

seriously exercise has given me an amazing amount of positive energy through the day,

and I feel great. Though the exercise is hard, the benefits are well worth it!

Healing: From How to Who

Today we celebrate the healing power

of God through the resurrection of Jesus

Christ. In today’s Gospel we enjoy two

accounts of Jesus healing. Revelation

offers a grand vision of the healing of

nations, and the lesson from Acts

portrays the healing of Lydia through

her openness to the Gospel.

Like the man who waited thirty-eight

years to be the first in the pool, we often

get caught up with the how of healing.

After all those years, he must have

devised many techniques for attempting

to be first. Jesus diverted the man from

the how to the who of healing, and with

simple authority commanded him to

stand up and walk.

Our Easter breakthrough is to trust that

Jesus heals. Healing might come

through surgery, counseling, mediation,

or seemingly without a cause. No matter

how healing takes place, it is always the

case that Jesus is the one who heals.

The Sixth Sunday of Easter May 5, 2013

Today’s Lectionary:

Acts 16:9-15

Psalm 67

Revelation 21:10, 22–22:5

John 14:23-29

Parish All Saints’

By The Rev. Rick Matters

By The Rev. Rick Matters

True healing is oneness with God. This oneness was brought to

perfection in Jesus Christ, who is both fully divine and completely

human. This oneness is the source of Jesus’ healing power. He

healed the man by the Sheep Gate, and he continues to heal today.

For God surrounds us with love and showers us with forgiveness.

Often the healing we most seek is within ourselves. My personal

demon is worrying about things that are not worth worrying about. I

experience this fretting as a dis-ease. Knowing that Jesus can heal

my inner tension, I present myself to him for healing. The better I

am able to present myself to God, the more completely I trust and let

go. At times I experience that peace which passes understanding.

Such oneness with God is true healing. We have partaken of this

healing in the Holy Communion today.

MAY 6 Le Salon des Artistes MAY 9 Ascension Day Services

MAY 11-12 Youth group overnight MAY 17 Music at All Saints’

presents Balázs Szokolay MAY 19 Pentecost Sunday MAY 24 I-HELP Dinner MAY 27 Memorial Day

Church office closed

Highlighted Events Healing Within

Do You Want To Be Made Well

by The Rev. Rick Matters

“Do you want to be made well?” Jesus asked the invalid who waited

by the pool. Being made well has to do with body, mind, and spirit,

and it is not done to us, it is something we participate in. My mother

was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. After a long and

grueling treatment, she is in the process of being made well. As my

sisters, stepdad, and I have supported my mom with love this year,

we also asked ourselves the question, “Do you want to be made

well?” Seeing mom work with great courage for her health this

year, we decided to work for our health too, with exercise, rest, and

healthy eating, not alone but as a team. Some days are harder than

others, but Jesus is there, and there is joy in the path to wellness,

especially when two or three are gathered.

Follow Jesus into Easter Joy

Fifty days of Easter – April 1 through May 18

Follow the entire series on Sunday at 8:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and

5:30 p.m. Coming up:

May 12 Break through to Freedom in the Redeemer

Pentecost begins on May 19, 2013.

We encourage you to participate each Sunday and especially if

you or a loved one are searching for the power to overcome

challenges in life, seeking forgiveness, healing, the courage to

serve, or become a stronger Christian – for “all things are possible

with God” (Matthew 19:26).

Announcements

Today: Evensong, a traditional Anglican service of music, prayer, and reflection, will be offered today at 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday: Midweek Bible study is offered each Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in Grant Hall. We are currently studying the Book of Acts.

Thursday: The Feast of the Ascension will be observed with Eucharists at noon a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on May 9.

The updated 2013 church directory is now available. Please stop by during regular office hours to obtain a copy.

Sierra Service Project—Nine All Saints’ youth and two adults will be going on the SSP mission trip this summer! Can you help them raise the $5,060 they will need? Write a check to All Saints’ and note “SSP” on the memo line.

Interfaith Outreach of Carmel's Joining Hands Benefit Shop is in need of volunteers to work a few hours a week. To learn more about Joining Hands, talk to Sofia Osborne or Nancy Jones after church, or contact Sofia at 620-2147 or osbornesofia@gmail.com.

Names added to the parish prayer list will remain on the list for one month. If you wish to have the name(s) remain on the list after that time, please add them again or call the church office at 624-3883.

Sunday handout deadline—To be included in next Sunday’s handout, your announcement must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on the preceding Wednesday. Contact Andrea Matters at 624-3090 or andreamatters@gmail.com.

Healing in the Public Discourse By: Robin Denney

The current political climate of our

country is more divided than it has been

in many years. The information age

allows us access to more information

than we can ever process, and the ability

to filter out everything we don’t want to

hear. When the two sides shout and do

not listen there is no public discourse.

So how do we allow God’s healing to

break forth into our midst? Anglicanism

from it’s founding has found a middle

way between two sides (ask a member

of the youth group if you don’t know

about this, we’ve been studying the

origins of the church!). Divides are

healed by opening the heart,

recognizing God in the other, and

prayerfully listening to that person.

One by one, we can choose to listen,

and contribute to healing the public

discourse.

Three Opportunities:

June 7-9

The Gift of Poverty & Abundance

September 23-26, and 27-29

Exclusion & Embrace - Living

in Community

Engage with others

in these joyful and

transformative

experiences.

Witnessing to the Healing Power of Love

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By The Rev. Rick Matters

Last week two Syrian bishops were

kidnapped in that war-torn country.

The Archbishop of Canterbury,

Justin Welby, issued a statement

unreservedly supporting the Christian

communities “rooted in and attached

to the biblical lands, despite the

many hardships.” He urged churches

worldwide “to bear witness to their

faith in the power of love in this

world.” Others, including Muslim

clerics throughout Beirut, also

denounced the kidnappings.

Bearing witness to the healing power

of love in this world is our duty and

delight. We bear witness to the

power of love, and our witness is a

direct response to the crisis in Syria

and elsewhere. Join Archbishop

Welby and me in praying for a

political solution in Syria that will

recapture its tradition of tolerance

rooted in faith and respect for faiths

living side by side.