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Education for Ministry If you'd like to know who came first, Moses or the Macabees ... If you'd really like to know what happened on the way to Jericho ... if you would like to spend time with others to deepen your understanding of ministry and heritage, EFM could be for you. The Education for Ministry program at All Saints begins in February and is open to all. The course is designed for lay people who want to explore theology in a serious and spirit filled way. In year 1 of the series, we will study The Hebrew Scriptures. For more information, explore the EFM website at www.sewanee.edu/EFM or contact Laura Vennard, course mentor for All Saints at 617-332-8924, or email: lvennard@housinginv.com. The course will meet Monday evenings at 7:00 pm beginning in February 27, 2006. Holy Baptism will be celebrated next on Sunday, January 8, The Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, at 10:30 am. If you are interested in making arrangements for baptism, please contact the Rector at 617-738-1810, ext 14 or rectord@allsaintsbrookline.org. Parents with Small Children Group meets in the Nursery, Mondays 4:15-5:15 pm. Contact the church office for more information. The next social get-together of the gay and lesbian Saints will be a holiday party at the home of Colin Johnstone and John Fong, Saturday December 10. Please contact Colin if you would like to be included in the group: DrCJVet@aol.com. Men's Group will meet January 7 & 21 at 8:00 - 9:15 a.m. to discuss The Life of David by Robert Pinsky. Bagels, juice and coffee will be served. Copies of the book are available in the Guild Room. For information, contact Peter Stringham: peter.stringham@gmail.com or David Killian, rectord@ allsaintsbrookline.com. Volunteers Needed to co-ordinate the parish luncheon at 12 noon on February 5, 2006, prior to the All Saints Annual Meeting. If you can help, please contact David Evett, Senior Warden or the Rector at 617-738-1810 x 14 or rectord@allsaintsbrookline.org. |
Unemployment and Underemployment Spiritual Support GroupAre you currently on the quest for a new job as well as a supportive network? Come visit the Unemployment and Underemployment Spiritual Support group. The group meets on the second Thursday of each month from 7:00 to 8:30 am with coffee, juice, and bagels served. The next date is December 8. Women's Book Group The Women's Book Group will meet on January 14 and 28 to discuss Parker J. Palmer's The Active Life: A Spirituality of Work, Creativity, and Caring. This will be a good follow up to God's Politics because it deals with integrating our spirituality with our whole lives. From the back of the book: "The Active Life is Parker J. Palmer's deep and graceful exploration of a spirituality for the busy, sometimes frenetic lives many of us lead. Telling evocative stories from a variety of religious traditions, including Taoist, Jewish, and Christian, Palmer shows that the spiritual life does not mean abandoning the world but engaging it more deeply through life-giving action. He celebrates both the problems and potentials of the active life, revealing how much they have to teach us about ourselves, the world, and God." Please read the preface and the first four chapters for January 14 and chapters 5-8 for January 28. Meetings are at 8:30 am in the Guild Room. In February we will read Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt by Anne Rice. This novel fictionally develops Jesus' life as a child and adolescent. It should be good light reading for those snowy winter months. We will meet February 11 and 25. Please read to page 171 and the end of chapter 16 for February 11, and to the end of the book for February 25. For more information, contact Lu Bunting, the new Book Group facilitator, at mlbunting@mac.com. Donate flowers to honor a loved one or to celebrate a special occasion such as a wedding, anniversary, birthday, or graduations. We seek donors for Sundays from September to June. To schedule a date, please contact Doreen Vittori at 617-566-5800. |
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All Saints Parish Mission and Outreach Committee: The next meeting of the Mission and Outreach Committee is Sunday December 11 at noon. Email Sue LeClaire for more information at sleclaire@comcast.net. Christmas Gift Giving for Crossroads Family Shelter: Help spread the joyful spirit of Christmas by giving gifts to the homeless men, women and children of Crossroads Family Shelter in East Boston. On Sunday, December 4 you can pick up a name and know the age and the gift wishes of the person for whom you are shopping. Can't wait to get started? Certificates for food, clothes, music, or toys are always welcome and gladly distributed by the shelter to the adults who live there. Bring your UNWRAPPED gifts to All Saints on Sunday, December 11! We could also use 30 minutes of your time to help move the gifts after the service on December 11, and we could use a car to help transport gifts to the Crossroads Shelter on Monday, December 12. If you can help, please contact Emily McGinnis at: Emily@ brookline.mec.edu. Goddard House Ministry: On the third Sunday of the month, you are invited to take part in the worship service for seniors at Goddard House. For info, please contact Christine Jugueta, 617-378-1590, christinejugueta @yahoo. com. |
Food Pantry: On the 1st Sunday of the month, please remember to bring canned or packaged food to the basket at the entrance of All Saints for the Brookline food pantry at St. Paul's Church. For this and other ways to help, please call 617-566-4953. Meals at St. John's: All Saints serves meals at St. John the Evangelist, 38 Bowdoin Street, on these dates in 2006: March 2, May 4, August 17, and November 16. Contact ame43quilt @comcast.net for more information. Dr. Yang Jianli is now in prison at PO Box 1290-1, Yang Jianli, Beijing Daxing District, Beijing 102609, CHINA. For more information and updates on Jianli's case, go to www.yangjiali.com or contact Susan Cleaver at 617-734-1889. Greater Boston Interfaith Organization: For more information, call David Pfarrer 617-731-8472 or Sarah Leinbach 617-277-0233. Hurricane and Disaster Relief: Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) and other agencies are assisting victims. See the flyer and ERD envelope on the Outreach Table. |
Via Media Is Coming to All Saints in JanuaryVia Media, an exciting new video presentation of the basic tenets of Christianity from an inclusive, Episcopal approach to scripture, traditions, and reason, will be offered at All Saints on Wednesdays at 7:00-8:45 pm, beginning on January 25. Via Media leads participants to a broader view of the journey of faith and the role that the Church can play in society. Via media is a powerful resource for building Christian community, bringing people into the Church who have felt alienated or unwelcome. Via Media will form the heart of the Journeys course that is offered for all who wish to be baptized, confirmed, or received into the Episcopal Church. For more information, please contact David Killian at rectord@allsaintsbrookline.org or Leslie Sterling at ammaleslie@earthlink.net. For more information about via media, visit: www.everyvoice.net/viamedia.
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