Dear Friends in Christ,
This Sunday is the Last Sunday after the Epiphany, before we move into the start of Lent. The 10 am service will be a Family Service and Scout Sunday. The remainder of the week brings our traditional Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper and Ash Wednesday services. The week’s announcements are below. Please take a look:

• Concert Results (Music Ministry)
• Narnia Book Club (Christian Formation)
• Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper (Prayer & a Party)
• Scout Sunday & Ash Wednesday (Worship)
• Spiritual Gifts Lenten Program (Christian Formation)

  WORSHIP
Family Service & Scout Sunday – this week, March 3, 10 am. All Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and their leaders are invited to wear their uniforms to Church and participate in the Scout Exercises (reciting the Promise and Law and a blessing for the Scouting Movement). All children are invited to gather in the Narthex before the start of the service to be part of the procession. No Sunday School classes.

THIS WEEK: Ash Wednesday, March 6 
Worship 9:30 am Holy Eucharist & Ashes
               7:30 pm Holy Eucharist & Ashes
Drop-in  11:45 am-1:00 pm Ashes & Prayer
Stop by when you can for individual prayer and ashes.

MUSIC MINISTRY
Thank you to everyone who helped with our concert last Sunday to benefit the Window Restoration Fund – especially to Alison and our choirs! It was a wonderful event with great music, many friends and visitors, and delicious food at the reception. We raised $8,222 to start our Window Restoration Fund!

All Saints’ has been given a wonderful gift – the donation of a newly re-condintioned Bechstein baby grand piano for our choir room! It is a donation from our piano technician David Thomson of Thomson Piano Works in Chatham. Not only will this gift support our choir rehearsals and Alison’s private and group music classes, but it allows the spinet piano form the choir room to be moved over to the Parish Hall for use there. Parishioners are always invited to come to the choir room  in the Undercroft and take a look. Thank you, David, for this wonderful and generous gift!

PRAYER & A PARTY    
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper: March 5, 5:30-7:30 pm. This year we’ll be inviting our Veteran friends and Seniors in our community, as well as parishioners. Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday – traditionally a time for using up all the butter/oil/sweets in the house – hence the pancakes! $5 per person/$20 maxmum per husehold/kids under age 3 are free. Sign up on the sheet in the Narthex so we know you are coming. And if you would like to help cook/set-up/serve, please also indicate that on the sign-up sheet.

Sunday Night Supper: Chili Cook-Off & Game Night – March 31, 5 pm-7 pm in the Parish House Lower Room. Bring your best chili, cornbread, and favorite board game! For the whole family. A great time to have some fun and relaxation with your fellow parishioners. Sign up on the sheet in the Narthex and put it on your calendar...and bring a friend or neighbor!

CHRISTIAN FORMATION
Lenten Program: Discover Your Spiritual Gifts
Weds., March 13 & 20, April 3 – 7:00-8:30 pm in the Rath House. God gifts us all gifts to use for God’s purposes and for the good of others. Come and find out what your spiritual gifts are and explore ways that you might use them. The last session will include Asset Mapping – a tool to discover and connect with assets in our wider community. Sign up on the sheet in the Narthex.

Narnia Book Club discussion takes place this Sunday during coffee hour! We are reading “The Magician’s Nephew” from The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. Brochures with a reading schedule are on the book case in our Narnia Corner near the choir stalls. You can also participate on-line via the One Parish/One Book group on All Saints’ Facebook page. Copies of the book are available there for $5. Speak to Alison Siener Brown or Mother Vicki if you have questions. Hope you’ll jump in and read with us!

Bible Study meets on Wednesdays at 10:15 am in the Rath House. We are reading and discussing the Gospel of Mark – this week, Chapter 13. We’d love to have you join us. Questions? Speak to Mother Vicki.

STEWARDSHIP
Altar Flower Vases – if you have received altar flowers at home please return the vases to church. We send them back to the florist; otherwise we get charged $5 a vase. Thank you.

ShopRite Cards– everyone needs groceries! You may purchase ShopRite cards as a gift or for yourself on Sundays during Coffee House or at the parish office. You pay face value and 5% goes to All Saints’ ministries. Purchase with check or cash. Please speak to Barbara Barbeau.

HELPING HANDS
Shop Rite Donation - The Stirling Shop-Rite will present a check to All Saints’ for our food ministries in the community. This public presentation will take place in the store on March 13 at 10:30 am as part of their Partners in Caring awards. There will be press photos taken. Please plan to be there for the brief event and photos.  Wear your All Saints’ polo shirt or a church apron. Thank you, Shop-Rite, for your generous support!

PARISH CALENDAR
3/3  Narnia Discussion              Parish Hall 11:15 am
3/5  Pancake Supper                PH Lower Room 5:30-7:30 pm
3/6  Ash Wed Worshi                Church 9:30 am
        Bible Study                       Rath House 10:15 am
        Drop-in Ashes & Prayer     Church 11:45-1 pm
        Ash Wed Worship             Church 7:30 pm
3/7 Communion &
            Healing Prayer              Church 7:00 am
        Junior Choir                      Choir Room 5:15 pm
        Adult Choir                       Choir Room 7:30 pm
For a full schedule of our buildings check the website calendar www.allsaintsmillington.org.

CHRISTIAN PRACTICES
At this end of the Season after Pentecost the Gospel reading is always the Transfiguration of Jesus. One of the themes of Transfiguration is worship, when Peter, James, and John see God’s glory in Jesus for the first time, and worship him.

The priest and poet George Herbert (1593-1633), whose day in the liturgical calendar is Feb. 27, often gave voice to the worship of God out of very human and personal circumstances – each and every day. The following poem is the text of our hymn #382.

King of glory, King of peace,
I will love Thee;
and that love may never cease,
I will move Thee.
Thou hast granted my request,
Thou hast heard me;
Thou didst note my working breast,
Thou hast spared me.

Wherefore with my utmost art
I will sing Thee;
and the cream of all my heart,
I will bring Thee.
Though my sins against me cried,
Thou didst clear me;
and alone, when they replied,
Thou didst hear me.

Seven whole days, not one in seven,
I will praise Thee;
in my heart, though not in heaven,
I can raise Thee.
Small it is, in this poor sort
to enroll Thee;
e'en eternity's too short
to extol Thee.
 
A link to this hymn: https://youtu.be/QTNDNVV8ICg
Image by Alexandr Ivanof
 
Blessings, Vicki+

Dear Friends in Christ,
Sunday is concert day! I hope you will come and support our choirs and our window restoration fund. You’ll be glad you did. The week’s announcements are below. Please take a look:

• Holy is the True Light: Altar Window (Benefit Concert)
• Year-End Statements Ready (Stewardship)
• Narnia Book Club (Christian Formation)
• Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper (Prayer & a Party)
• Lent starts with Ash Wednesday (Worship)

 
BENEFIT CONCERT FOR ALTAR WINDOW
THIS SUNDAY - All Saints’ Choirs and Friends present a choral concert on Feb. 24 at 4:30 pm. Titled “Holy is the True Light”, the program will include music by Bach, William Harris, Howard Helvey, John Ferguson, Karen Marrolli, traditional South African, William Byrd, Bruce Neswick, Nicholas Palmer, and others, all based on the theme of light. There will be selections for full choir, men’s voices, women’s voices, and children.
A reception will follow in the Parish Hall. Please help by contributing an appetizer, cheese & crackers, or fruit; help with set-up or clean-up.
All proceeds from the concert will go towards the start of a repair and restoration fund for our Resurrection altar window, which will be 100 years old at Christmas 2019 (see Buildings & Grounds for window report below). Admission to the concert is by free will offering; minimum suggested donation is $10. Please invite your friends and neighbors!

PARISH LEADERSHIP
Our Vestry and Wardens will be formally commissioned at the 10 am service this Sunday. Please keep our parish leaders and clergy in your prayers.

CHRISTIAN FORMATION
Our Narnia Book Club for families, kids, and adults kicks off again the Sunday. We’ll be reading “The Magician’s Nephew” from The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, with the first discussion after the 10 am service on March 3. Brochures with a reading schedule are on the book case in our Narnia Corner near the choir stalls. You can also participate on-line via the One Parish/One Book group on All Saints’ Facebook page. Copies of the book are available there for $5. Hope you’ll jump in and read with us!

Bible Study meets on Wednesdays at 10:15 am in the Rath House. We are reading and discussing the Gospel of Mark – this week, Chapter 12. We’d love to have you join us. Questions? Speak to Mother Vicki.

WORSHIP
Family Service & Scout Sunday – next week, March 3, 10 am. All Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and their leaders are invited to wear their uniforms to Church and participate in the Scout Exercises (reciting the Promise and Law and a blessing for the Scouting Movement). All children are invited to gather in the Narthex before the start of the service to be part of the procession. No Sunday School classes next week.

Ash Wednesday: March 6  - THE BEGINNING OF LENT – we have three opportunities for prayer, reflection, and ashes this year:
     Worship

• 9:30 am Holy Eucharist & Ashes
• 7:30 pm Holy Eucharist & Ashes

      Drop-in 

• 11:45 am-1:00 pm Ashes & Prayer

STEWARDSHIP
2018 Year-End Pledge/Contribution Statements are printed and ready for you. They are on the table in the Narthex. Please pick yours up today and save us the cost of mailing it to you. Thanks!

Altar Flower Vases – if you have received altar flowers at home please return the vases to church. We send them back to the florist; otherwise we get charged $5 a vase. Thank you.

ShopRite Cards– everyone needs groceries! You may purchase ShopRite cards as a gift or for yourself on Sundays during Coffee House or at the parish office. You pay face value and 5% goes to All Saints’ ministries. Purchase with check or cash. Please speak to Barbara Barbeau.

PRAYER & A PARTY    
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper: March 5, 5:30-7:30 pm. This year we’ll be inviting our Veteran friends and Seniors in our community, as well as parishioners. Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday – traditionally a time for using up all the butter/oil/sweets in the house – hence the pancakes! $5 per person/$20 maxmum per husehold/kids under age 3 are free. Sign up on the sheet in the Narthex so we know you are coming. And if you would like to help cook/set-up/serve, please also indicate that on the sign-up sheet.

Sunday Night Supper: Chili Cook-Off & Game Night – March 31, 5 pm-7 pm in the Parish House Lower Room. Bring your best chili, cornbread, and favorite board game! For the whole family. A great time to have some fun and relaxation with your fellow parishioners. Sign up on the sheet in the Narthex and put it on your calendar...and bring a friend or neighbor!

BUILDINGS & GROUNDS
Church Windows Conditions Report – a copy of the report about the church windows is available to be read in the Narthex. It details the needed work on the altar window and rhe large window behind the organ. The photo display in the Narthex will give you some of the highlights. The report also gives an overveiw of the conditions of the smaller side windows. The assesment was made by Brianne Kozlowski of Liberty Stained Glass in Freehold. LSG will not do the work, but has made recommendations about reputable contractors in New Jersey. The Vestry is grateful for Brianne’s guidance and expertise as we launch out into what will be a multi-year effort for fund-raising and restoration.

Rectory News – on March 15 our new tenants will move into the Rectory at 37 Northfield Road in Millington. Our realtor Beth Lohner of Weighert in Morristown has been great to work with and was able to get us some good tenants. Thank you, Beth.

HELPING HANDS
Shop-Rite Donations - We have received a $3500 grant from Shop-Rite in Stirling on our account at the Community FoodBank, to support our food ministry. In addition, the Stirling is awarding us $500 directly to use in our Twelve Baskets Food Pantry & Food Ministry. That check will be presented to us in the store on March 13 at 10:30 am as part of their Partners in Caring awards. Please plan to be there for the brief event and photos. Wear your All Saints’ polo shirt or a church apron. Thank you, Shop-Rite, for your genrous support!

PARISH CALENDAR
2/24 Confirmation Class                     PH Lower Room 12 noon
         Concert                                          Church 4:30 pm
2/27 Bible Study                                   Rath House 10:15 am
2/28 Communion & Healing Prayer Church 7:00 am
         Junior Choir                                  Choir Room 5:15 pm
         Adult Choir                                    Choir Room 7:30 pm
3/2   Vestry Mutual Ministry Review    PH Lower Room 8:30 am
For a full schedule of our buildings check the website calendar www.allsaintsmillington.org.

CHRISTIAN PRACTICES
TURN - The practice of TURNING is, of course, about repentence; about turning to Christ for forgiveness and a fresh start. But turning is also be about facing God when we finally realize that we are running on empty and we need God’s help to even take the next step in life.

Michael Gerson, the Washington Post columnist and former speech writer for President George W. Bush, preached last Sunday at Washington National Cathedral about such a turn. Mr. Gerson struggles with depression, and was recently hospitalized for his condition. He turned for help to God and to people who care about him. He speaks very movingly of his Christian faith – not in spite of his depression, but in the midst of it: “At the end of all our striving and longing we find, not a force, but a face. All language about God is metaphorical. But the metaphor became flesh and dwelt among us.”

On Tuesday night Mr. Gerson was interviewed on PBS Newshour about his sermon. This link will take you to the Newshour website which contains a video of the twelve-minute sermon, a print version of it, and a video of his interview with Judy Woodruff. The sermon is full of wisdom, compassion, and faith. As it happens, Mr. Gerson is an Episcopalian.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/read-michael-gersons-sermon-sharing-his-struggle-with-depression

I hope that you will be helped in your own turning to God in times of stress and need by these reflections.
Blessings, Vicki+

Dear Friends in Christ,
Monday, February 18, the parish office will be closed for Presidents’ Day. If you are traveling for the three-day weekend, prayers for a safe and worthwhile journey. The week’s announcements are below. Please take a look:

• Holy is the True Light: Altar Window (Benefit Concert)
• Year-End Statements Ready (Stewardship)
• Narnia Book Club (Christian Formation)
• Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper (Prayer & a Party)
• Breaking Bread with the Bishop (Diocesan News)

BENEFIT CONCERT FOR ALTAR WINDOW
NEXT WEEK - All Saints’ Choirs and Friends will present a choral concert on Feb. 24 at 4:30 pm. Titled “Holy is the True Light”, the program will include music by Bach, William Harris, Howard Helvey, John Ferguson, Karen Marrolli, traditional South African, William Byrd, Bruce Neswick, Nicholas Palmer, and others, all based on the theme of light. There will be selections for full choir, men’s voices, women’s voices, and children.
A reception will follow in the Parish Hall. Please sign up to contribute an appetizer, cheese & crackers, or fruit, help with set-up or clean-up.
All proceeds from the concert will go towards the start of a repair and restoration fund for our Resurrection altar window, which will be 100 years old at Christmas 2019. Admission to the concert is by free will offering; minimum suggested donation is $10. Please invite your friends and neighbors!

PARISH LEADERSHIP
Thanks, everyone, for a great Annual Meeting last week – the best turn-out in a long time! It was important to hear everyone’s questions and insights, and to share some reflection together on where we have experienced joy connected to our faith or the Church. Please pick up a copy of the Annual Report on the table in the Narthex. Congratulations to all those who were elected. Our Vestry, deputies, and officers are:

• Tom Hackett & Roger Kosempel, Wardens
• Barbara Barbeau, Jeanne Carty, Wendy Clarkson, Randy Gaulke, Linda Kestler, Steve Kowalik, Janice Lettieri, Susan LeVan, Anthony Saitta, Vestry
• Bob Jackson, Treasurer; Patricia Vovchansky, Clerk
• Carol Berry, Jean Kimak, Ellen Lewis, Convention Deputies; Waring Webb, Convention Alternate

CHRISTIAN FORMATION
Our Narnia Book Club for families, kids, and adults kicks off again next week. We’ll be reading “The Magician’s Nephew” from The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, with the first discussion after the 10 am service on March 3. Brochures with a reading schedule are on the book case in our Narnia Corner near the choir stalls. You can also participate on-line via the One Parish/One Book group on All Saints’ Facebook page.Copies of the book are available there for $5. Hope you’ll jump in and read with us!
And in the summer, our inter-generational Vacation Bible School will be Narnia-themed: Aslan On the Move (June 23-27, 6:00-8:30 pm). Save the week!

Bible Study meets on Wednesdays at 10:15 am in the Rath House. We are reading and discussing the Gospel of Mark – this week, Chapter 11. We’d love to have you join us. Questions? Speak to Mother Vicki.

STEWARDSHIP
2018 Year-End Pledge/Contribution Statements are printed and ready for you. They are on the table in the Narthex. Please pick yours up today and save us the cost of mailing it to you. Thanks!
ShopRite Cards– everyone needs groceries! You may purchase ShopRite cards as a gift or for yourself on Sundays during Coffee House or at the parish office. You pay face value and 5% goes to All Saints’ ministries. Purchase with check or cash. Please speak to Barbara Barbeau.

PRAYER & A PARTY    
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper: March 5, 5:30-7:30 pm. This year we’ll be inviting our Veteran friends and Seniors in our community, as well as parishioners. Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday – traditionally a time for using up all the butter/oil/sweets in the house – hence the pancakes! $5 per person/$20 maxmum per husehold/kids under age 3 are free. Sign up on the sheet in the Narthex so we know you are coming. And if you would like to help cook/set-up/serve, please also indicate that on the sign-up sheet.

 Sunday Night Supper: Chili Cook-Off & Game Night – March 31, 5 pm-7 pm in the Parish House Lower Room. Bring your best chili, cornbread, and favorite board game! For the whole family. A great time to have some fun and relaxation with your fellow parishioners. Sign up on the sheet in the Narthex and put it on your calendar...and bring a friend or neighbor!

SHARE OUR STORY
Photos Welcome! Please take photos of parish events and Sunday services – with your camera phone or a regular digital camera, and then sharing the file with us. We use these photos for our website, Facebook page, and print communications. These pictures help us tell the story of All Saints’ in images. Questions? Speak to Parish Admin Susie Harris. And remember to check-in at All Saints’ on Facebook and Instagram!

HELPING HANDS
Shop-Rite Donations - We have received a $3500 grant from Shop-Rite in Stirling on our account at the Community FoodBank, to support our food ministry. In addition, the Stirling is awarding us $500 directly to use in our Twelve Baskets Food Pantry & Food Ministry. That check will be presented to us in the store on March 13 at 10:30 am as part of their Partners in Caring awards. Please plan to be there for the brief event and photos. Wear your All Saints’ polo shirt or a church apron. Thank you, Shop-Rite, for your genrous support!

DIOCESAN NEWS
Breaking Bread with the Bishop – Bishop Carlye wants to get to know you! You, your family and your congregations are invited to partake of a light meal and then engage in a relaxed exchange of information, ideas and dreams with each other and with Bishop Carlye. You can select from one of these four gatherings, each with a light supper at 6:30 PM, program at 7-9 PM:
Thursday, Feb. 28 at Epiphany/Christ Church, Orange
RSVP deadline Feb. 21
Thursday, Mar. 7 at St. Michael’s, Wayne
RSVP deadline Feb. 28
Tuesday, Mar. 19 at St. Paul’s, Chatham
RSVP deadline Mar. 12 
Thursday, Apr. 4 at Messiah, Chester
RSVP deadline Mar. 28

PARISH CALENDAR
2/17 Finance Committee                    PH Lower Room 11:15 am
         Confirmation Class                     PH Lower Room 12 noon
2/19 Vestry                                            Rath House 7:30 pm
2/20 Bible Study                                   Rath House 10:15 am
         Sunday School Teachers           Rath House 1:00 pm
2/21 Communion & Healing Prayer Church 7:00 am
         Junior Choir                                  Choir Room 5:15 pm
          Adult Choir                                   Choir Room 7:30 pm
For a full schedule of our buildings check the website calendar www.allsaintsmillington.org.

CHRISTIAN PRACTICES
In remembrance of Presidents’ Day on Monday, pray for our elected leaders.
(Prayer for Sound Government, Book of Common Prayer, page 821)

O Lord our Governor, bless the leaders of our land, that we
may be a people at peace among ourselves and a blessing to
other nations of the earth.
Lord, keep this nation under your care.

To the President and members of the Cabinet, to Governors
of States, Mayors of Cities, and to all in administrative authority,
grant wisdom and grace in the exercise of their duties.
Give grace to your servants, O Lord.

To Senators and Representatives, and those who make our
laws in States, Cities, and Towns, give courage, wisdom, and
foresight to provide for the needs of all our people, and to
fulfill our obligations in the community of nations.
Give grace to your servants, O Lord.

To the Judges and officers of our Courts give understanding
and integrity, that human rights may be safeguarded and justice served.
Give grace to your servants, O Lord.

And finally, teach our people to rely on your strength and to
accept their responsibilities to their fellow citizens, that they
may elect trustworthy leaders and make wise decisions for
the well-being of our society; that we may serve you faithfully
 in our generation and honor your holy Name.
For yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as
head above all. Amen.

Blessings, Vicki+

Dear Friends in Christ,
Our Annual Parish Meeting is this Sunday, and I hope to see you all there. Please see the details, and the rest of the announcements below, especially:

• Choral Benefit Concert (Music Events)
• Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper (Prayer & a Party)
• Breaking Bread with the Bishop (Diocesan News)
• Gifted, Called, and Sent: Bishop Carlye’s Convention Address (Diocesan News)

ANNUAL MEETING
The Annual Parish Meeting of All Saints’ Church will be held this Sunday, February 10 at 11:15 am in the Parish Hall. This is an important time in our community life to hear from our leadership, to elect new Vestry members and diocesan convention deputies, and to gather for conversation with fellow parishioners. Please plan to be there. Childcare will be available during the meeting.
Those standing for election are:
Roger Kosempel, Warden (2nd 2-year term)
Anthony Saitta, Vestry (1st 3-year term)
Linda Kestler, Vestry (2nd 3-year term)
Barbara Barbeau, Vestry (1st 3-year term)
Randy Gaulke, Vestry (unexp 1-year term)
OPEN, Vestry (unexp 2-year term)      
Ellen Lewis, Deputy (3-year term)      
                                                 
MUSIC EVENTS
All Saints’ Choirs and Friends will present a benefit choral concert, “Holy is the True Light” on Feb. 24 at 4:30 pm. All proceeds from the concert will go towards the start of a repair and restoration fund for our Resurrection altar window, which will be 100 years old at Christmas 2019. Admission to the concert is by free will offering; minimum suggested donation is $10. Please invite your friends and neighbors! A reception will follow in the Parish Hall. Please sign up to contribute an appetizer, cheese & crackers, or fruit.

CHRISTIAN FORMATION
Bible Study meets on Wednesdays at 10:15 am in the Rath House. We are reading and discussing the Gospel of Mark – this week, the second half of Chapter 10. We’d love to have you join us. Questions? Speak to Mother Vicki.

Our Narnia Book Club for families, kids, and adults is continuing this winter/spring. We’ll be reading “The Magician’s Nephew” from The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis starting February 24, with the first discussion after the 10 am service on March 3. Brochures with a reading schedule are on the book case in our Narnia Corner near the choir stalls. Copies of the book are available for $5, also on the Narnia book case.
And in the summer, our inter-generational Vacation Bible School will be Narnia-themed: Aslan On the Move (June 23-27, 6:00-8:30 pm).

FUNDRAISING
ShopRite Cards– everyone needs groceries! You may purchase ShopRite cards as a gift or for yourself on Sundays during Coffee House or at the parish office. You pay face value and 5% goes to All Saints’ ministries. Please speak to Barbara Barbeau.

PRAYER & A PARTY    
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper on March 5, 5:30-7:30 pm. This year we’ll be inviting our Veteran friends and Seniors in our community, as well as parishioners. Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday – traditionally a time for using up all the butter/oil/sweets in the house – hence the pancakes! $5 per person/$20 maxmum per husehold/kids under age 3 are free. Sign up on the sheet in the Narthex so we know you are coming. And if you would like to help cook/set-up/serve, please also indicate that on the sign-up sheet.

Looking Ahead -- Sunday Night Supper: Chili Cook-Off & Game Night – March 31, 5 pm-7 pm in the Parish House Lower Room. Bring your best chili, cornbread, and favorite board game! For the whole family. A great time to have some fun and relaxation with your fellow parishioners. Sign up on the sheet in the Narthex and put it on your calendar...and bring a friend or neighbor!

Photos Welcome! Please help us by taking photos of parish events and Sunday services – with your camera phone or a regular digital camera, and then sharing the file with us. We use these photos for our website, Facebook page, and print communications. These pictures help us tell the story of All Saints’ in images. Questions? Speak to Parish Admin Susie Harris. And remember to check in at All Saints’ on Facebook and Instagram!

DIOCESAN NEWS
Bishop’s Convention Homily and Address: Gifted, Called, and Sent – Bishop Carlye preached Friday at noontime, and then her Convention address was divided into three sections – Friday night, Saturday morning (during the Eucharist) and Saturday afternoon. Here are links to all of those, posted on You Tube. Please take time to listen to one (or all three) of these truthful, hopeful, and inspiring set of remarks!
Friday Noon homily: https://youtu.be/GA5vpmvoPM4
Convention Address Part 1: https://youtu.be/AsFvQCBnXCU
Part 2: https://youtu.be/PytmA_NGe38
Part 3: https://youtu.be/9ewDwOxThqQ

Breaking Bread with the Bishop. From the diocesan website: Bishop Carlye has said several times that she has “fallen in love with the people of the Diocese of Newark” and she wants to meet, greet and break bread with YOU!
You, your family and your congregations are invited to partake of a light meal and then engage in a relaxed exchange of information, ideas and dreams with each other and with Bishop Carlye.
You can select from one of these four gatherings, each with a light supper at 6:30 PM, program at 7-9 PM:
Thursday, Feb. 28 at Epiphany/Christ Church, Orange RSVP deadline Feb. 21
Thursday, Mar. 7 at St. Michael’s, Wayne
RSVP deadline Feb. 28
Tuesday, Mar. 19 at St. Paul’s, Chatham
RSVP deadline Mar. 12 
Thursday, Apr. 4 at Messiah, Chester
RSVP deadline Mar. 28

PARISH CALENDAR
2/10 Annual Meeting                      Parish Hall 11:15 am
       Confirmation Class                 PH Lower Room 1:30 pm
2/12 Finance Committee                Rath House 7:30 pm
2/13 Bible Study                           Rath House 10:15 am
2/14 Communion & Healing Prayer Church 7:00 am
       Junior Choir                           Choir Room 5:15 pm
       Adult Choir                             Choir Room 7:30 pm
For a full schedule of our buildings check the website calendar www.allsaintsmillington.org.

CHRISTIAN PRACTICES
Community – an important part of Christian faith is the understanding that we are all part of the Body of Christ. That means that no one believer is isolated or cut off from others. That is true on a spiritual level, but it is also true on a human, practical level. As we gather with our brothers and sisters in Christ in church, at coffee hour, in small groups or ministry teams, or at fellowship events, we offer strength and support to one another, as well as different perspectives and wisdom; we learn from each other. Participating in Christian community is an important part of our growth as disciples of Jesus, and of our witness to the world around us.

Blessings, Vicki+