Dear Friends in Christ,
This Sunday is Trinity Sunday, and the close of our traditional program year....but not really! Wednesday Bible Study and Thursday morning worship continue for another six weeks. There will be two Summer Choir Sundays, and we have BBQ with the Bishop, Baseball Outing, and Wednesday Walkabouts to look forward to! And of course, our faith and our relationship with God are year round!
In preparation for Choir Sunday at 10 am this week, please listen to the link at the bottom of the page. It’s a conversation with the opera singer Renee Fleming and biologist/Director of the Human Genome Project Francis Collins – all about music and science/medicine. Take a listen!
Here are this week’s announcements. Please see especially:
WORSHIP
Choir Sunday – This Sunday our Junior Choristers will be recognized for having completed next levels of Royal School of Music choir training. We’ll thank our Adult Choir and Bell Choir for their ministry. Thank you, Choirs, for your ministry of music all during the year!
In July and August, we have Summer Choir on July 16 & August 6 for anyone who wants to come and try us out! Come to rehearsal at 9:30 am. We’ll learn an anthem for that day’s service, and enjoying singing together and offering our gifts to God and the congregation! For more information, speak to Alison Siener Brown, Director of Music.
HELPING HANDS
Dinner for Vets – June 17, 5:30 pm, All Saints’ Parish House. Join us for a meal with our friends from the V.A. in Lyons and Vets from our local community. We need help with set-up, clean-up, side dishes and desserts. Speak to Kerrie Stepko to help with this ministry.
Make Sleeping Mats for Homeless - Wednesday, June 14 at 7:30 pm in the Parish House Lower Room. We make “plarn” (plastic bag yarn) out of used grocery and newspaper bags, and then crochet a 3’ x 6’ mat out of it to be distributed to the homeless through the Bridges feeding program. Friends and neighbors are invited to be part of the effort and fellowship Questions? Speak to Susie Harris.
Operation Sunscreen - Did you know that one of the personal care items NOT provided by the military to our overseas troops is SUNSCREEN? Operation Jersey Cares supplies our soldiers with care packages including sunscreen. OPERATION SUNSCREEN is a partnership of local Mary Kay units and Jersey Cares. How can you help? For every 100 % tax deductible Mary Kay SPF50 sunscreen you purchase for donation from Laurie Gasulke one will be donated in your name. Operation Jersey Cares is a registered non-profit ID# 26-3385585. Donors of 20 sunscreens or more will receive a special certificate and honorary mention in local TAPinto.net online news. Please email laurie.mg96@gmail.com or call Laurie Gaulke at (908) 591-7595 for more details. Thanks!
PARISH LIFE EVENTS
Parish Baseball Outing, Sunday, July 9 @ 5:05 pm – Come for a fun evening with your fellow Saints and watch the Somerset Patriots play the Sugar Land, TX Skeeters at the TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater. Tickets are $9.50 per person and we have field box seats reserved right behind home plate! Sign up on the sheet in the Narthex and bring your family and friends. There is also a baseball clinic for kids on the field at 4 pm.
B-B-Q with the Bishop, Thursday, July 13, 6 pm. Bishop Beckwith will be here for a dinner picnic, conversation, and friendship. This is an event for the whole family. The main dish will be provided; you bring sides, salads, and desserts. A sign-up sheet with specific meal contributions is in the Narthex. Put this on your calendar now and be sure to join in on the night.
Questions? Speak to Susan LeVan.
FUN & FUNDRAISERS
Rummage Sale on the Horizon! The First Sunday of Rummage is August 6. This is the first day you can drop of your good, clean, useful items for donation. The Sale itself is September 23. This is an event you want to be part of – our largest community event of the year! You’ll be hearing and seeing more from Kimberly Celeste soon, but get these dates on your calendar.
Choir Room Piano/Sponsor-a-Hymn - dedicate a hymn in honor of a birthday, anniversary, baptismal anniversary, graduation, or other special event. You may choose the hymn in consultation with Alison, or sponsor a hymn that is already chosen for the day. Cost is $35 per Sunday for one hymn, and your dedication will be printed in the bulletin, and the person being remembered will be included in the prayers. All the money raised will go toward the Choir Room Piano Fund. Please speak to Director of Music Alison Siener Brown if you have any questions. Thanks!
AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Wednesday Walkabouts How well do you know the neighborhoods that All Saints’ serves? No matter how often you drive through a place, you never see it the same way as when you walk it. This summer we’ll have evening Walkabouts in three parish neighborhoods: Stirling Main Street, Meyersville Circle, and Basking Ridge/Warren River Walk. Each walk will last about 45 minutes, with a meal at a local restaurant afterwards to share fellowship and talk about what we have seen and learned. More details to come, but here are the dates. You are invited to come to one or all three! Questions? Speak to Jane Hayden, Hugh Wallace, or Afsaneh Thursfield.
June 21 – Stirling (dinner at Stirling Hotel)
July 5 – Meyerville Circle (dinner at Long Hill Tavern)
July 19 – Basking Ridge River Walk (dinner TBA)
And how well do you know your fellow Saints? Help us find out! In the Parish Hall we have street maps for Long Hill, Warren, and Basking Ridge. Please add a push pin to the maps for the places you live (red), play (purple), and spend money (green). If you live off the map, put in a pin in the general direction! Here is a Coffee Hour Conversation question to ask your neighbor when we gather after worship this Sunday: What is your favorite hymn? Why?
CHRISTIAN FORMATION
Bible Study – Wed, 10:15 am, in the Rath House. This week, 6/7, we are reading Esther, chapter 6. You are invited to join us!
Pilgrim, a Course for the Christian Journey: The Beatitudes. Monday at 7:00 pm in the Rath House, through 6/19. You are welcome to drop-in when you can or come every week.
STEWARDSHIP
Community Garden – on the back island of the parking lot has raised beds with plots (4x4, and 3x4) that are now ready for planting. Any interested gardeners – parishioners and neighbors, kids and families – are welcome to a plot. What should you plant? Flowers, herbs, vegetables, pollinator-friendly plants – whatever suits your fancy and your ability to tend a plot! You can take your produce home, or share it with Seniors in town through Long Hill Senior Center. To get started with a plot, speak to Jane Hayden, 770-855-3754.
PARISH CALENDAR
6/12 Evening Prayer Church, 6:00 pm
Pilgrim Group Rath House, 7:00 pm
6/13 Finance Committee Rath House, 7:30 pm
6/14 Bible Study Rath House, 10:15 am
Plarn Mat Making PH Lower Room, 7:30 pm
6/15 Holy Eucharist Church, 7:00 am
6/17 Vets’ Dinner PH Lower Room, 5:30 pm
For a full schedule of our buildings check the website calendar www.allsaintsmillington.org.
CHRISTIAN PRACTICES
Here is the link to the conversation between Renee Fleming and Francis Collins:
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/06/02/530879198/the-soprano-and-the-scientist-a-conversation-about-music-and-medicine
And here is the prayer that is known as St. Patrick’s Breastplate. It’s the text of hymn # 370 – a Trinity Sunday classic.
I bind unto myself today
The strong Name of the Trinity,
By invocation of the same
The Three in One and One in Three.
I bind this today to me forever
By power of faith, Christ’s incarnation;
His baptism in Jordan river,
His death on Cross for my salvation;
His bursting from the spicèd tomb,
His riding up the heavenly way,
His coming at the day of doom
I bind unto myself today.
I bind unto myself the power
Of the great love of cherubim;
The sweet ‘Well done’ in judgment hour,
The service of the seraphim,
Confessors’ faith, Apostles’ word,
The Patriarchs’ prayers, the prophets’ scrolls,
All good deeds done unto the Lord
And purity of virgin souls.
I bind unto myself today
The virtues of the star lit heaven,
The glorious sun’s life giving ray,
The whiteness of the moon at even,
The flashing of the lightning free,
The whirling wind’s tempestuous shocks,
The stable earth, the deep salt sea
Around the old eternal rocks.
I bind unto myself today
The power of God to hold and lead,
His eye to watch, His might to stay,
His ear to hearken to my need.
The wisdom of my God to teach,
His hand to guide, His shield to ward;
The word of God to give me speech,
His heavenly host to be my guard.
Against the demon snares of sin,
The vice that gives temptation force,
The natural lusts that war within,
The hostile men that mar my course;
Or few or many, far or nigh,
In every place and in all hours,
Against their fierce hostility
I bind to me these holy powers.
Against all Satan’s spells and wiles,
Against false words of heresy,
Against the knowledge that defiles,
Against the heart’s idolatry,
Against the wizard’s evil craft,
Against the death wound and the burning,
The choking wave, the poisoned shaft,
Protect me, Christ, till Thy returning.
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.
By Whom all nature hath creation,
Eternal Father, Spirit, Word:
Praise to the Lord of my salvation,
Salvation is of Christ the Lord.
Here’s a link to the hymn, sung by the Choir of Keble College, Oxford. https://youtu.be/q5Hin4swdKg
Trinity blessings, Vicki+
This Sunday is Trinity Sunday, and the close of our traditional program year....but not really! Wednesday Bible Study and Thursday morning worship continue for another six weeks. There will be two Summer Choir Sundays, and we have BBQ with the Bishop, Baseball Outing, and Wednesday Walkabouts to look forward to! And of course, our faith and our relationship with God are year round!
In preparation for Choir Sunday at 10 am this week, please listen to the link at the bottom of the page. It’s a conversation with the opera singer Renee Fleming and biologist/Director of the Human Genome Project Francis Collins – all about music and science/medicine. Take a listen!
Here are this week’s announcements. Please see especially:
- Rummage Sale (Fun and Fundraising)
- Dinner with Vets (Helping Hands)
- BBQ with the Bishop (Parish Life Events)
- Choir Sunday (Worship)
WORSHIP
Choir Sunday – This Sunday our Junior Choristers will be recognized for having completed next levels of Royal School of Music choir training. We’ll thank our Adult Choir and Bell Choir for their ministry. Thank you, Choirs, for your ministry of music all during the year!
In July and August, we have Summer Choir on July 16 & August 6 for anyone who wants to come and try us out! Come to rehearsal at 9:30 am. We’ll learn an anthem for that day’s service, and enjoying singing together and offering our gifts to God and the congregation! For more information, speak to Alison Siener Brown, Director of Music.
HELPING HANDS
Dinner for Vets – June 17, 5:30 pm, All Saints’ Parish House. Join us for a meal with our friends from the V.A. in Lyons and Vets from our local community. We need help with set-up, clean-up, side dishes and desserts. Speak to Kerrie Stepko to help with this ministry.
Make Sleeping Mats for Homeless - Wednesday, June 14 at 7:30 pm in the Parish House Lower Room. We make “plarn” (plastic bag yarn) out of used grocery and newspaper bags, and then crochet a 3’ x 6’ mat out of it to be distributed to the homeless through the Bridges feeding program. Friends and neighbors are invited to be part of the effort and fellowship Questions? Speak to Susie Harris.
Operation Sunscreen - Did you know that one of the personal care items NOT provided by the military to our overseas troops is SUNSCREEN? Operation Jersey Cares supplies our soldiers with care packages including sunscreen. OPERATION SUNSCREEN is a partnership of local Mary Kay units and Jersey Cares. How can you help? For every 100 % tax deductible Mary Kay SPF50 sunscreen you purchase for donation from Laurie Gasulke one will be donated in your name. Operation Jersey Cares is a registered non-profit ID# 26-3385585. Donors of 20 sunscreens or more will receive a special certificate and honorary mention in local TAPinto.net online news. Please email laurie.mg96@gmail.com or call Laurie Gaulke at (908) 591-7595 for more details. Thanks!
PARISH LIFE EVENTS
Parish Baseball Outing, Sunday, July 9 @ 5:05 pm – Come for a fun evening with your fellow Saints and watch the Somerset Patriots play the Sugar Land, TX Skeeters at the TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater. Tickets are $9.50 per person and we have field box seats reserved right behind home plate! Sign up on the sheet in the Narthex and bring your family and friends. There is also a baseball clinic for kids on the field at 4 pm.
B-B-Q with the Bishop, Thursday, July 13, 6 pm. Bishop Beckwith will be here for a dinner picnic, conversation, and friendship. This is an event for the whole family. The main dish will be provided; you bring sides, salads, and desserts. A sign-up sheet with specific meal contributions is in the Narthex. Put this on your calendar now and be sure to join in on the night.
Questions? Speak to Susan LeVan.
FUN & FUNDRAISERS
Rummage Sale on the Horizon! The First Sunday of Rummage is August 6. This is the first day you can drop of your good, clean, useful items for donation. The Sale itself is September 23. This is an event you want to be part of – our largest community event of the year! You’ll be hearing and seeing more from Kimberly Celeste soon, but get these dates on your calendar.
Choir Room Piano/Sponsor-a-Hymn - dedicate a hymn in honor of a birthday, anniversary, baptismal anniversary, graduation, or other special event. You may choose the hymn in consultation with Alison, or sponsor a hymn that is already chosen for the day. Cost is $35 per Sunday for one hymn, and your dedication will be printed in the bulletin, and the person being remembered will be included in the prayers. All the money raised will go toward the Choir Room Piano Fund. Please speak to Director of Music Alison Siener Brown if you have any questions. Thanks!
AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Wednesday Walkabouts How well do you know the neighborhoods that All Saints’ serves? No matter how often you drive through a place, you never see it the same way as when you walk it. This summer we’ll have evening Walkabouts in three parish neighborhoods: Stirling Main Street, Meyersville Circle, and Basking Ridge/Warren River Walk. Each walk will last about 45 minutes, with a meal at a local restaurant afterwards to share fellowship and talk about what we have seen and learned. More details to come, but here are the dates. You are invited to come to one or all three! Questions? Speak to Jane Hayden, Hugh Wallace, or Afsaneh Thursfield.
June 21 – Stirling (dinner at Stirling Hotel)
July 5 – Meyerville Circle (dinner at Long Hill Tavern)
July 19 – Basking Ridge River Walk (dinner TBA)
And how well do you know your fellow Saints? Help us find out! In the Parish Hall we have street maps for Long Hill, Warren, and Basking Ridge. Please add a push pin to the maps for the places you live (red), play (purple), and spend money (green). If you live off the map, put in a pin in the general direction! Here is a Coffee Hour Conversation question to ask your neighbor when we gather after worship this Sunday: What is your favorite hymn? Why?
CHRISTIAN FORMATION
Bible Study – Wed, 10:15 am, in the Rath House. This week, 6/7, we are reading Esther, chapter 6. You are invited to join us!
Pilgrim, a Course for the Christian Journey: The Beatitudes. Monday at 7:00 pm in the Rath House, through 6/19. You are welcome to drop-in when you can or come every week.
STEWARDSHIP
Community Garden – on the back island of the parking lot has raised beds with plots (4x4, and 3x4) that are now ready for planting. Any interested gardeners – parishioners and neighbors, kids and families – are welcome to a plot. What should you plant? Flowers, herbs, vegetables, pollinator-friendly plants – whatever suits your fancy and your ability to tend a plot! You can take your produce home, or share it with Seniors in town through Long Hill Senior Center. To get started with a plot, speak to Jane Hayden, 770-855-3754.
PARISH CALENDAR
6/12 Evening Prayer Church, 6:00 pm
Pilgrim Group Rath House, 7:00 pm
6/13 Finance Committee Rath House, 7:30 pm
6/14 Bible Study Rath House, 10:15 am
Plarn Mat Making PH Lower Room, 7:30 pm
6/15 Holy Eucharist Church, 7:00 am
6/17 Vets’ Dinner PH Lower Room, 5:30 pm
For a full schedule of our buildings check the website calendar www.allsaintsmillington.org.
CHRISTIAN PRACTICES
Here is the link to the conversation between Renee Fleming and Francis Collins:
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/06/02/530879198/the-soprano-and-the-scientist-a-conversation-about-music-and-medicine
And here is the prayer that is known as St. Patrick’s Breastplate. It’s the text of hymn # 370 – a Trinity Sunday classic.
I bind unto myself today
The strong Name of the Trinity,
By invocation of the same
The Three in One and One in Three.
I bind this today to me forever
By power of faith, Christ’s incarnation;
His baptism in Jordan river,
His death on Cross for my salvation;
His bursting from the spicèd tomb,
His riding up the heavenly way,
His coming at the day of doom
I bind unto myself today.
I bind unto myself the power
Of the great love of cherubim;
The sweet ‘Well done’ in judgment hour,
The service of the seraphim,
Confessors’ faith, Apostles’ word,
The Patriarchs’ prayers, the prophets’ scrolls,
All good deeds done unto the Lord
And purity of virgin souls.
I bind unto myself today
The virtues of the star lit heaven,
The glorious sun’s life giving ray,
The whiteness of the moon at even,
The flashing of the lightning free,
The whirling wind’s tempestuous shocks,
The stable earth, the deep salt sea
Around the old eternal rocks.
I bind unto myself today
The power of God to hold and lead,
His eye to watch, His might to stay,
His ear to hearken to my need.
The wisdom of my God to teach,
His hand to guide, His shield to ward;
The word of God to give me speech,
His heavenly host to be my guard.
Against the demon snares of sin,
The vice that gives temptation force,
The natural lusts that war within,
The hostile men that mar my course;
Or few or many, far or nigh,
In every place and in all hours,
Against their fierce hostility
I bind to me these holy powers.
Against all Satan’s spells and wiles,
Against false words of heresy,
Against the knowledge that defiles,
Against the heart’s idolatry,
Against the wizard’s evil craft,
Against the death wound and the burning,
The choking wave, the poisoned shaft,
Protect me, Christ, till Thy returning.
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.
By Whom all nature hath creation,
Eternal Father, Spirit, Word:
Praise to the Lord of my salvation,
Salvation is of Christ the Lord.
Here’s a link to the hymn, sung by the Choir of Keble College, Oxford. https://youtu.be/q5Hin4swdKg
Trinity blessings, Vicki+
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