Dear Friends in Christ,

This Sunday, June 29 is Social Media Sunday. What is it? Started by two Episcopal Church communications volunteers, the idea is simply this: if even a minority of the Episcopalians who use social media all post about their churches on Sunday, millions of our friends and family will learn something about The Episcopal Church. It's evangelism going viral.

It’s simple – be a 'social media ambassador" for All Saints’ by posting a photo from church on Facebook, putting a church-related tweet or photo with the hashtag #Episcopal on Twitter or Instagram, or checking into church on Foursquare. Feel free to take a photo before, during (minus the flash!), or after worship and then share it on your social media sites. Be sure to include “All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Millington, NJ” somewhere in the post. Don’t do social media? No worries; take a photo and send it to a friend or family member. And if you can’t be at church on Sunday, you can still participate by posting, tweeting, etc. without a new photo.

You can find some more ideas and resources for Social Media Sunday here: episcopalshare.org. You can also join (and invite your Episco-peeps to) the Facebook event #Episcopal Social Media Sunday.
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STEWARDSHIP
Rummage Sale – September 20! Our biggest annual parish fundraiser needs all hands on deck…and we need your rummage! Rummage Drop-off will begin Sunday, August 3 in the Parish Hall. What help do we need? Here’s our top ten list:
1) Set up tables in Parish Hall on 8/2 to receive rummage
2) Price and sort (in air-conditioning!)
3) Kid wrangler on day of sale
4) Clean up after sale – lots of help needed!
5) Deliver left-over rummage to other charities
6) Selling – 3 shifts: 9-11 am; 11 am-1 pm; 1-3 pm.
7) Bake Sale – bakers and sellers
8) Food table staff (hot dogs, coffee, chili, etc.)
9) Publicity, including hosting a Sale sign on your lawn
10) New this year - Chili “cook off” to sell at the food table!
Sign-up poster for volunteers is in the Narthex. And please start setting aside your well-used, reasonable clean, useful rummage. If you have questions please speak with Kimberly Celeste or Charlotte Davis.

Snow and Heating – Thank you to everyone who has already contributed to our “Snow Fund”, helping us to off-set the $7000 budget deficit caused by this winter’s extreme expenses. We are close to our goal! If 14 more contributions of $80 each come in, we will make up the whole $7000! If you are able to help and have not yet donated, you

FORMATION
Christian Arts Camp – July 7-11! 2:00-5:00 pm. We’ll spend the week working on a musical: “Table for 5…Thousand”. For kids who have completed Grades 1-8. Cost is $40 per family and includes the cost of a CD to help you learn the music. There is still time to sign up...and bring a friend. Flyer/registration forms are on the Narthex table. For more information contact Alison Siener Brown, asienerbrown@gmail.com. And we need some supplies: a very large cardboard box/packing crate; someone to build us a scene backdrop frame. It can be made out of wood or PVC pipe – anything we can stretch fabric over and paint on. Please speak to Mother Vicki if you can help with this.

Wednesday Bible Study Group, 10:15-11:30 am in the Rath House.  We start a new topic this week: The Parables of Jesus. We’ll read and discuss some of the stories that Jesus used for teaching, and they way they apply to our lives today. The remaining dates of this are: 7/2, 7/9, 7/16. Newcomers to Bible reading are welcomed and encouraged. We’ll provide you with a Bible if you need one. Come and try us out! Questions? Speak to Mother Vicki.

Refreshment Hosts Needed! Please be sure to join us for a cool drink and snacks on the Parish House lawn after the 10 am service. And we are looking for a host for our refreshments on July 13. Please sign up on the sheet in the Narthex. Questions? Speak to John McGrath

Small Saints Arts Workshop, August 28, for Kids age 4-8; 9 am-12 noon. Music, crafts, snacks and games; $5 per family. A fun way to spend a summer morning before school starts! There’s a flyer on the table in the Narthex.

Support Your Family’s Faith and Spiritual Growth at home! Vibrant Faith Ministries offers a website full of prayers, articles, activities, blogs, rituals and more for families of all ages and stages – Vibrant Faith at Home: www.vibrantfaithathome.org. It is an ecumenical Christian endeavor, supported by a wide variety of main-line churches, including the Episcopal Church. This is a great year-round resource, but especially helpful during the summer when Sunday School is on break. Explore the website and see how it can work for your family!

Women’s Book Group was rescheduled to July 16 at 7:30 pm in the Rath House.  The book for discussion will be The Invention of Wings, by Sue Monk Kidd.  Come for a fun evening of friendship and discussion.

WORSHIP
Summer Choir “Try It” - On Sunday, July 27, all singers are invited to sing in a special summer choir.  You do not need to be a regular member of the choir to sing this day.  We'll meet at 9:00am on that Sunday morning to learn an anthem that we will sing in worship the same day.  No long term commitment or previous choral experience is needed!  If you like to sing, please come join us!  For more information, contact Alison Siener Brown.

Junior Choir Open House - August 28, 5:00-6:30 pm. For boys and girls grade 2 and older. Does your child love to sing? Would you like him or her to learn the basics of music, make friends, be part of a supportive community and have fun? Come and learn more about our Junior Choir and have a chance to try it out – and bring a friend! For more info contact Alison Siener Brown.

Guest Organist – Alison and her family are still on vacation this Sunday. Our guest organist will be Carolyn Koch. Carolyn has been a good friend to All Saints’, and we are very pleased she will be with us at the 10 am service. Please be sure to greet her. Thank you, Carolyn!

HELPING HANDS
Summer Community Blood Drive, Sunday, July 27 in the Parish Hall from 11am-3pm. In the summer months, blood supplies are typically very low. Give blood & the gift of life, just as God has given you new life! We also need some people to offer hospitality to our donors, and bakers to provide some post-donation snacks. Sign-up on the sheet in the Narthex to donate and/or volunteer to help. Invite your neighbors, too!

Food for Friends – the food pantry at St. John’s, Dover is a year round ministry. Families with children are particularly in need during the summer when school is out and the school breakfast and lunch programs are not available. What is needed? Rice, beans (canned and dried), tuna, canned vegetables and fruit, juice boxes, parmalaat milk, crackers, canned soups, stews, mac & cheese, peanut butter, jelly, dried fruit  – anything non-perishable and nutritious. Thank you; your contributions make a difference to hungry people!

Knitting Ministry – We knit hats and scarves for the Christmas-at-Sea program at Seaman’s Church Institute. Remember we collect yarn—so in your travels please pick up yarn from friends/relatives or in your yard sale ventures. Deeper, masculine colors are most appreciated! And new knitters/crocheters are always welcome; we have patterns and can provide you with yarn. For more info speak to Janet Mansfield.

PARISH CALENDAR THIS WEEK
Wed 7/2    Bible Study               10:15 am, Rath House

Dear Friends in Christ,

The announcements for the week are below. If you are on Facebook and haven’t yet “liked” the All Saints’ Facebook page, please do so. It’s listed as “All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Millington, NJ”. Also, Sunday, June 29 is “Social Media Sunday” for the Episcopal Church. We’ll get some information out about it during the week, but you can read about it on the diocesan website here: http://www.dioceseofnewark.org/event/social-media-sunday .

Finally, Alison Siener Brown is away for the next two Sundays as part of her vacation – a rest well-deserved! While she is away we will have two different guest organists. This Sunday our musician is James D. Hicks. For over twenty-five years Jim was the Director of Music at the Presbyterian Church of Morristown. He now spends time recording giving concerts. Jim studied at the Peabody Institute of Music, Yale, and the University of Cincinnati. Come enjoy his music on Sunday and make him feel welcome!
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FORMATION
Christian Arts Camp – Christian Arts Camp – July 7-11! 2:00-5:00 pm. We’ll spend the week working on a musical: “Table for 5…Thousand”. Sets, rehearsals, costumes, songs, with speaking parts and solos for those who are interested. For kids who have completed Grades 1-8. Cost is $40 per family and includes the cost of a CD to help you learn the music. We can also use the help of older students! There is a flyer/registration form on the Narthex table. Pass it along to friends or neighbors who might be interested. For more information speak to Alison Siener Brown asienerbrown@gmail.com.

Wednesday Bible Study Group, 10:15-11:30 am in the Rath House.  We start a new topic this week: The Parables of Jesus. We’ll read and discuss some of the stories that Jesus used for teaching, and they way they apply to our lives today. The dates of this are: 6/25, 7/2, 7/9, 7/16. Newcomers to Bible reading are welcomed and encouraged. We’ll provide you with a Bible if you need one. Come and try us out! Questions? Speak to Mother Vicki.

Refreshment Hosts Needed! During the summer months we hold our refreshments outdoors under the trees on the Parish House Lawn. We have a table, cloth and cups. You provide iced tea, lemonade and cookies. Please sign up for this on the sheet in the Narthex. Questions? Speak to John McGrath

Small Saints Arts Workshop, August 28, for Kids age 4-8; 9 am-12 noon. Music, crafts, snacks and games; $5 per family. A fun way to spend a summer morning before! There’s a flyer on the table in the Narthex.

Support Your Family’s Faith and Spiritual Growth at home! Vibrant Faith Ministries offers a website full of prayers, articles, activities, blogs, rituals and more for families of all ages and stages – Vibrant Faith at Home: www.vibrantfaithathome.org. It is an ecumenical Christian endeavor, supported by a wide variety of main-line churches, including the Episcopal Church. This is a great year-round resource, but especially helpful during the summer when Sunday School is on break. Explore the website and see how it can work for your family!

Women’s Book Group was rescheduled to July 16 at 7:30 pm in the Rath House.  The book for discussion will be The Invention of Wings, by Sue Monk Kidd.  Come for a fun evening of friendship and discussion.

WORSHIP
Joe Hall to be honored at Diocesan Senior Ministries Evensong & Lifetime Achievement Award - Sunday, June 22, 2014, 3:00 pm at Christ Church, East Orange. Each year the diocese asks every parish to honor one member over the age of 60 who has made significant contributions to the life of the congregation. This year’s honoree is Joe Hall. Joe has served on Vestry, been the Chair of the Organ Campaign, served as Major Gifts Chair for the Centennial Campaign, devised our system of counters and tellers (processing the Sunday collection) when he was the Head Teller, and has sung in our Adult Choir for 21 years! Congratulations to Joe, and please consider attending the Evensong at 4 pm, preceded by a reception at 3 pm.

Commemoration Day at Community of St. John Baptist, June 21 – the Sisters have invited us to their annual festive event at the Convent in Mendham at 10:30 am. It will include Eucharist, a short address by Sister Eleanor Francis about the work of the Community over the past year, and a celebratory lunch outside in the cloister. If you’ve never been to the Convent, this is a great chance to see what it is all about. If you have been there before, you know that walking their lovely grounds or labyrinth, worshiping with the Sisters, or just sitting in a quiet corner can be very peaceful and restorative. Want to know more? Contact Sr. Monica Clare at srmc@csjb.org.

Summer Choir “Try It” - On Sunday, July 27, all singers are invited to sing in a special summer choir.  You do not need to be a regular member of the choir to sing this day.  We'll meet at 9:00am on that Sunday morning to learn an anthem that we will sing in worship the same day.  No long term commitment or previous choral experience is needed!  If you like to sing, please come join us!  For more information, contact Alison Siener Brown. Junior Choir Open House - August 28, 5:00-6:30 pm. For boys and girls grade 2 and older. Does your child love to sing? Would you like him or her to learn the basics of music, make friends, be part of a supportive community and have fun? Come and learn more about our Junior Choir and have a chance to try it out – and bring a friend! For more info contact Alison Siener Brown. Summer Worship at All Saints’ continues with our regular services: 8 am and 10 am. The Church is air-conditioned and child-care is available for young children in the Nursery at the later service. Although our choirs are finished for the season, Alison Siener Brown is looking for adults or kids who would like to play an instrument (solo, duet, small ensemble) or sing once during the summer at the 10 am service. Share your musical talents with God and the rest of us! If you have questions about this, Alison’s e-mail is: asienerbrown@gmail.com STEWARDSHIP

Rummage Sale – September 20! Our annual parish fundraiser needs all hands on deck…and we need your rummage! Rummage Drop-off will begin Sunday, August 3 in the Parish Hall. What do we collect? Furniture, house wares, sports equipment, bikes, toys, linens, kids’ books (none for grown-ups, thanks), tolls, gardening items, lamps, small appliances, boutique items, holiday decorations – almost anything as long as it is clean and in working condition. Note – we do not take clothes, shoes, large TVs or tires. Sign-up sheets for volunteers are in the Narthex. If you help with sorting and pricing you can now do it in air-conditioning the Parish Hall! If you have questions please speak with Kimberly Celeste.

Snow and Heating – Recently we sent out a letter to the parish outlining the cost of snow removal and heating for the Church buildings that went over budget for the past winter – due to the extreme cold and snowfall; it was $7000. We are asking each household (if possible) to make a donation of $80 to offset this expense. We know that not everyone will be able to do this, and that some can do a bit more. However you can help is very much appreciated. Checks can be sent to the Parish Office or put in the offering plate, marked “Snow.” Thank you to everyone who has already contributed. We are getting close to our goal, but we are not there quite yet. If you have any questions about this, please speak to the Wardens – Tom Day and Jackie Sullivan, or to Mother Vicki.

HELPING HANDS
Food for Friends – the food pantry at St. John’s, Dover is a year round ministry. Families with children are particularly in need during the summer when school is out and the school breakfast and lunch programs are not available. What is needed? Rice, beans (canned and dried), tuna, canned vegetables and fruit, juice boxes, parmalaat milk, crackers, canned soups, stews, mac & cheese, peanut butter, jelly, dried fruit  – anything non-perishable and nutritious. Thank you; your contributions make a difference to hungry people!

Knitting Ministry – We knit hats and scarves for the Christmas-at-Sea program at Seaman’s Church Institute. Remember we collect yarn—so in your travels please pick up yarn from friends/relatives or in your yard sale ventures. Deeper, masculine colors are most appreciated! And new knitters/crocheters are always welcome; we have patterns and can provide you with yarn. For more info speak to Janet Mansfield.

PARISH CALENDAR THIS WEEK

Sun 6/22   Diocesan Evensong 4 pm, Christ Church, East Orange
Wed 6/25 Bible Study               10:15 am, Rath House

June 12, 2014 

Dear Friends in Christ,

This Sunday is Trinity Sunday, the day we celebrate “God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity”, as the hymn says. At 8 am we return to using the Rite I version of the service (more traditional language). And at the 10 am service the Handbell Choir will play two pieces – an Introit at the beginning and the Offertory. Come and hear them! At both services we’ll also remember and pray for all our fathers (in heaven or on earth) with Father’s Day carnations.

Following the 10 am service the Coffee Hour will be hosted by David Thursfield and his family to celebrate David’s 70th birthday…and we are all invited! Please be on hand to offer David your birthday greetings.
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FORMATION
Christian Arts Camp – Christian Arts Camp – July 7-11! 2:00-5:00 pm. We’ll spend the week working on a musical: “Table for 5…Thousand”. Sets, rehearsals, costumes, songs, with speaking parts and solos for those who are interested. For kids who have completed Grades 1-8. Cost is $40 per family and includes the cost of a CD to help you learn the music. We can also use the help of older students! There is a flyer/registration form on the Narthex table. Pass it along to friends or neighbors who might be interested. For more information speak to Alison Siener Brown asienerbrown@gmail.com.

Women’s Book Group will meet on Wednesday, Wednesday, June 18 at 7:30 pm in the Rath House.  The book for discussion is The Invention of Wings, by Sue Monk Kidd.  Come for a fun evening of friendship and discussion.

Wednesday Bible Study Group, 10:15 am in the Rath House.  We are currently learning about where all the different branches of Christian faith come from and how they differ from each other.  We finish this up this week and then will choose another topic for the four weeks 6/25-7/16. Come and try us out!

Refreshment Hosts Needed! During the summer months we hold our refreshments outdoors under the trees on the Parish House Lawn. We have a table, cloth and cups, You provide iced tea, lemonade and cookies. Please sign up for this on the sheet in the Narthex. Thank you to Barbara and Tim Erday for hosting our Parish Picnic last Sunday. We had a wonderful time!

WORSHIP
June 15 at 12 noon – Special Needs Worship: All God's Children - For children and families with a range of special needs – including anyone who has a hard time sitting still! 30 minutes with singing, movement, Bible story and communion.  Share the word with those who can benefit.

Joe Hall to be honored at Diocesan Senior Ministries Evensong & Lifetime Achievement Award - Sunday, June 22, 2014, 3:00 pm at Christ Church, East Orange. Each year the diocese asks every parish to honor one member over the age of 60 who has made significant contributions to the life of the congregation. This year’s honoree is Joe Hall. Joe has served on Vestry, been the Chair of the Organ Campaign, served as Major Gifts Chair for the Centennial Campaign, devised our system of counters and tellers (processing the Sunday collection) when he was the Head Teller, and has sung in our Adult Choir for 21 years! Congratulations to Joe, and please consider attending the Evensong at 4 pm, preceded by a reception at 3 pm.

A.A. Gratitude Mass Saturday, June 14 at 12 noon – for all members of Alcoholics Anonymous and their families, in thanksgiving for sobriety and the A.A. program. The service in the Church will be followed by a fellowship lunch in the Parish Hall.

Commemoration Day at Community of St. John Baptist, June 21 – the Sisters have invited us to their annual festive event at the Convent in Mendham at 10:30 am. It will include Eucharist, a short address by Sister Eleanor Francis about the work of the Community over the past year, and a celebratory lunch outside in the cloister. If you’ve never been to the Convent, this is a great chance to see what it is all about. If you have been there before, you know that walking their lovely grounds or labyrinth, worshiping with the Sisters, or just sitting in a quiet corner can be very peaceful and restorative. Want to know more? Contact Sr. Monica Clare at srmc@csjb.org.

Summer Worship at All Saints’ continues with our regular services: 8 am and 10 am. The Church is air-conditioned and child-care is available for young children in the Nursery. Although our choirs are finished for the season, Alison Siener Brown is looking for adults or kids who would like to play an instrument (solo, duet, small ensemble) or sing once during the summer at the 10 am service. Share your musical talents with God and the rest of us! If you have questions about this, Alison’s e-mail is: asienerbrown@gmail.com

STEWARDSHIP
Rummage Sale – September 20! Our annual parish fundraiser needs all hands on deck…and we need your rummage! Rummage Drop-off will begin Sunday, August 3 in the Parish Hall. What do we collect? Furniture, house wares, sports equipment, bikes, toys, linens, kids’ books (none for grown-ups, thanks), tolls, gardening items, lamps, small appliances, boutique items, holiday decorations – almost anything as long as it is clean and in working condition. Note – we do not take clothes, shoes, large TVs or tires. Sign-up sheets for volunteers are in the Narthex. If you help with sorting and pricing you can now do it in air-conditioning the Parish Hall! If you have questions please speak with Kimberly Celeste.

Snow and Heating – Recently we sent out a letter to the parish outlining the cost of snow removal and heating for the Church buildings that went over budget for the past winter – due to the extreme cold and snowfall; it was $7000. We are asking each household (if possible) to make a donation of $80 to offset this expense. We know that not everyone will be able to do this, and that some can do a bit more. However you can help is very much appreciated. Checks can be sent to the Parish Office or put in the offering plate, marked “Snow.” Thank you to everyone who has already contributed. If you have any questions about this, please speak to the Wardens – Tom Day and Jackie Sullivan, or to Mother Vicki.

Buildings and Grounds Update – There are several items to mentions: 1) over the winter we had ice and water damage to the roof over the Church’s side entrance (facing Basking Ridge Road). Our insurance company has put a new rubber membrane on the roof, and they will soon be scheduling plaster and paint repairs to the interior walls. We are also waiting to hear about what they might do with the carpeting in that entrance. 2) The very tall Ponderosa Pine tree on the lawn next to the Church has finally succumbed to the fungus that had been affecting it over the past few years. The work to take it down has already begun. The wood will be taken away by a company who shreds it to make bedding for horses. 3) The trees in the parking lot had their roots damaged in last summer’s re-paving. They are being monitored closely. Throughout the summer we’ll be watering them as needed. Our tree service has told us not to put any more chips or mulch on the islands, nor to put weed-killer or vinegar on the wood chips. Weeds will be controlled by weed-whacking.


HELPING HANDS
Summer Food Pantry Needs – as summer comes on and school lets out children won’t have access to school breakfast and lunch programs, stressing family food budgets even further. Please remember, as you do your own grocery shopping, to pick up things that will appeal to kids and their nutritional needs: cereal, parmalaat milk, juice boxes, whole grain crackers, peanut butter, jelly, canned tuna and chicken, canned vegetables and fruit, raisins, etc. Thank you! Your contributions help so much!

PARISH CALENDAR THIS WEEK

Sun 6/22       David Thursfield’s “Birthday Bash”  l1:15 am, Rath House    
                     All God’s Children                              12 noon, Church
Tues 6/24    Vestry                                                   7:30 pm, Rath House
Wed 6/25    Bible Study                                          10:15 am, Rath House
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For Trinity Sunday
Christ be with me, Christ within me,
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me.
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.

I bind unto myself the Name,
the strong Name of the Trinity,
by invocation of the same,
the Three in One, and One in Three.
Of whom all nature hath creation,
eternal Father, Spirit, Word:
praise to the Lord of my salvation,
salvation is of Christ the Lord.

            ~ from St. Patrick’s Breastplate.

This You Tube video is a version of the hymn we have in our hymnal. the photos are of St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral in Armagh, Ireland. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxA2zOSAuxc

Blessings,
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