MINISTRY OF THE SAINTS THIS WEEK - August 31, 2014 WELCOME VISITORS. If you have come as a stranger, may you depart as a friend.

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1 MINISTRY OF THE SAINTS THIS WEEK - August 31, 2014 WELCOME VISITORS. If you have come as a stranger, may you depart as a friend. If you come with heavy burdens, may you leave knowing Jesus is supporting you. If you have come in joy, may you leave celebrating God s love for you through Jesus Christ, the Risen Son. Please do us the favor of signing our guest book, so that we may respond to your being with us. Please join us after worship for fellowship. NURSERY IS PROVIDED FOR THE 8:30 & 11:00 AM WORSHIP AND THE EDUCATION HOUR. Parents are encouraged to attend worship services with their children. This begins the good habit from an early age of worshiping with others. However, if you feel your child's behavior may be distracting to you or others who are worshiping, please feel free to speak with an usher for guidance to the staffed nursery. FLOWERS ON THE ALTAR are given in honor of Art & Jo Ann Lohsen s 50th wedding anniversary. ADULT FAITH FORMATION TRACK 1: Will meet today. We continue our study of, Book of Faith: God s Own People, Studies in 1 Peter. For more information, please contact the course s facilitator, Sven Allenbach-Schmidt. Beginning in September we will study The Gospel According to John. See Grapevine for more details. THE MINISTRY FAIR brought together the Saints on August 24 to be rewarded with displays of 21 of our ministries, conversation, and a bite to eat. We enjoyed eye-catching displays and innovative ideas that informed and stimulated interest in our wide range of ministry opportunities. Connections were made to new friends and new paths to service. Many thanks to all who supported the 2014 Ministry Fair. Be Doers of the Word BOWIE INTERFAITH FOOD PANTRY continues to appreciate the support of All Saints Church. The greatest needs are for canned meat, canned beans, canned vegetables, canned fruit, condiments (mayo, ketchup, mustard, etc.) and pasta sauce. Thank for your support! WOMEN S BOOK GROUP: The first meeting of the fall for the ASLC Women's Book Group will be held on Saturday, September 13. The book we will discuss is My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor. We will gather for breakfast at 8:30 a.m. and begin our discussion around 9:00. All are welcome whether you have read the book or just want to learn more about it and share in the fellowship. For additional information, contact Louise Waynant at THE PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY group will meet in September at the home of Betty Cirone on Tuesday, September 9, from 1-4 pm. Her address is 251 Lindenhall Court, Riva, MD. Phone: We knit or crochet prayer shawls, lap robes, christening blankets, and now prayer pockets. Interested? Please join our fellowship. THE WORSHIP & MUSIC MINISTRY TEAM will hold the next planning meeting on Wednesday, September 10, from 7-9 pm. The Agenda will include discussing garments for worship leaders, plans for Advent, Christmas, and Sundays after Epiphany, as well as other projects and issues. Interested? Please plan to attend. No prior experience is required. ALL SAINTS CANCER SUPPORT GROUP will meet on Saturday, September 13, at 10:00 am. Please note the name change to include all who are dealing with cancer of any type. NAVY FOOTBALL: Its football season again! On October 11th Navy will play VMI. I am setting up a tailgate for ASLC Navy fans who would like to enjoy some food, fun and football. If interested contact Ellen Hug at martythug@aol.com. It looks like the tickets will cost $28 a piece. I will purchase the tickets. Let me know by September 28th. CROP WALK: The annual Bowie CROP Walk to Fight Hunger will take place on October 5. Mark your calendar and please stop by the Serve Table at the Ministry Fair to get more information and to sign-up to be a walker. CHOIR REHEARSAL resumes on Thursday September 4. The SonShine Choir rehearses at 7:00 pm, combine choir rehearsal is at 7:45 pm and Chancel Choir rehearses at 8:00 pm. New members are always welcome! 14

2 God's Work. Our Hands. Service Activities for Sunday, September 7, 2014 The ELCA-designated "God's Work. Our Hands." Sunday is a day dedicated to serving the communities in which we live. All members and friends of All Saints Lutheran Church are invited to sign up for one or more of the following service activities, which offer something for every interest, talent and age group. Please dress appropriately for the day's activities! 1. Activity: Feeding breakfast to the hungry at The Welcome Table, a mission of The Church of the Epiphany in downtown DC. Time: Meet John Summerlot at ASLC at 7:00 am for transportation into the District. Return by 11:00. Maximum 5 participants. Contact John (exzeteos@gmail.com) for more details. Location: 1317 G St. NW, Washington DC 2. Activity: Collecting donations of fresh produce and food at the Bowie Farmer's Market for the Bowie Interfaith Food Pantry. Time: One person is needed for the 8-10:00 am shift and two persons for the 10:00 - noon shift. Contact Liz Muller (eamuller@verizon.net) for more information. Location: The Farmer's Market is located at the public library/center for Performing Arts parking lot on Annapolis Road. 3. Activity: Weeding, planting and grounds clean-up at Shepherd's Cove Women's Shelter. Bring gloves and any appropriate lawn and garden tools you have, including spades, rakes, wheelbarrow, compostable lawn and leaf bags. Contact Liz Muller for more information (eamuller@verizon.net). Time: Leave ASLC following the 8:30 service. Location: 1400 Doewood Lane, Capitol Heights. Carpooling recommended. 4. Activity: Participating in Project Linus (Projectlinus.org) by making easy, no-sew fleece blankets for critically ill children. We will have fleece available for 13 blankets, but you are also encouraged to bring 1.5 yd. of a juvenile-print polar fleece and 1.5 yd. of a matching solid fleece with you. Please bring sharp scissors and a ruler as well as a rotary cutter if you have one. Gifted crafts persons may also bring their own materials to work on a knitted, crocheted or quilted children's blanket; there are many suggested patterns available on the Project Linus website. For more information, contact Debbie Ariguzo (dariguzo@yahoo.com). Time: After the 11:00 service/ potluck. Location: Fellowship Hall 5. Activity: Sunday School youth assembling and decorating of Jared Boxes, which are activity kits to lift the spirits of hospitalized, chronically ill children. Children should bring small toys, games, and gifts and items to decorate the box. Plastic shoe boxes provided. Finished boxes will be delivered to AAMC. For more information, consult the website, thejardedbox.com, or contact Melissa Bitter (melissawrobel@hotmail.com) or Ann Greenawalt (themuffinann@yahoo.com). Time: 9:45-10:45 Location: Fellowship Hall 6. Activity: Learning about current advocacy issues before decision-makers and acting by writing letters/ postcards / to ask for justice! Lutherans believe advocacy is a public witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ where the Church speaks with and on behalf of others in need. Proverbs 31: 8-9: "Speak out for those who cannot speak, for the rights of all the destitute. Speak out, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and the needy." For more information, contact Nathan Rich (nrich3@yahoo.com). Time: 1:00-2:00 Location: Southwest Classroom 7. Activity: Entertaining the senior residents at Pin Oak Village in Bowie with an afternoon program of music (performance and sing-along). Since September 7th is Grandparents' Day, we hope children as well as adults will volunteer to share their instrumental or vocal talent. For more information or to volunteer to perform, contact Tim Bensch (tbensch@verizon.net). Time: arrive at site at 1:45 for 2:00-3:00 program Location: Community Room at Pin Oak Village, Excalibur Rd., Bowie. Carpooling recommended; limited onsite parking. 8. September 14th Activity: Joining other volunteer "weed warriors" to stop the non-native, invasive English ivy vine from destroying the forest at Whitemarsh Park. The city will provide training, gloves, water, tools, and bags. You may wish to bring insect repellent and knee pads for working around the base of trees. Children ages 14 and younger must be under the direct supervision of a parent/guardian at all times, and no volunteers under age 16 can use tools. For more information, visit Pre-registration is required: to register and to obtain a copy of a release form, klarson@cityofbowie.org or call Time: 2:00-5:00, September 14th. Location: Whitemarsh Park, 100 Whitemarsh Park Drive, Bowie 15

3 God's Work. Our Hands. SEPTEMBER 7: SCHEDULE FOR SENDING, SERVING, SHARING 7:00- Departure for The Welcome Table in DC to feed breakfast to the 11:00 hungry (Activity # 1) 8:00- Collection of Food Pantry donations at Bowie Farmer's noon Market (Activity # 2) 8:30 Worship with commissioning of the day's participants 9:30 Departure to Shepherd's Cove for grounds clean-up, weeding, trimming and edging (Activity # 3) 9:45- Sunday School assembling of Jared Boxes (Activity # 5) in 10:45 Fellowship Hall 11:00 Worship with commissioning of the day's participants 12:00 Themed potluck lunch 12:45 Project Linus Blanket Making (Activity # 4) in Fellowship Hall 1:00 Advocacy education and action (Activity # 6) in Southwest Classroom 1:45 Arrival at Pin Oak Village for music program and sing-along from 2:00-3:00 (Activity # 7) 5:00 Gathering for supper, worship and sharing in Fellowship Hall 16

4 Ready! Share! Learn! Welcome back All Saints Lutheran Church Youth! We're excited to start another year of the Family Faith Formation Hour each Sunday at 9:45 am. All children ages 3 through 12th grade, their parents, and other family and friends are invited to join us for exciting opportunities to share God s LOVE. Our first gathering is planned for NEXT SUNDAY September 7 with a brief opening followed by participation in God's Work Our Hands activities. This program encourages our congregation, including our youth, in helping others with various service projects. Our youngest group will be making Jared Boxes that will be distributed to ill children at Anne Arundel Medical Center. Please bring any NEW small toys, games, stickers, crayons etc. that can be placed in the boxes we'll provide. Please do not include any food items or candy. We'll have some content for the boxes on hand as well. For more information on ideas to include in your Jared Box check out September 14 we will start with our "regular" rotation of lessons and music. Any youth with musical abilities or interest please let Kim Watson or Karen Lee Banks know if you want to contribute your music abilities to our time together. It s a great way to get some practice and we love the enthusiasm it brings to our opening. Share your knowledge and experience with our new quarterly family and friends faith experiences. Each quarter we ll follow the Church calendar and gather all ages for activities that allow the entire congregation to actively participate in celebration of the season. These events will be opportunities to enjoy cross-generational faith education. We have so much to learn from each other and what better way to share your knowledge (and maybe learn something new yourself) than with our youth! Please consider joining us either a participant, a co-leader of a class, a substitute, a helper, a snack provider, a musician, or even a story-teller. Our kids deserve to benefit from all of the gifts and talents that this congregation has. Contact Kim Watson (mydearwatsons@comcast.net) if you have further questions or would like to serve in some capacity. Come share your knowledge and God s Love. Holy Communion Instruction Are you interested in knowing what Lutherans believe about Holy Communion? Do you feel that your child is ready to participate in Holy Communion? Now is the time to talk with Pastor Gary about Holy Communion instruction. Use & Means of Grace The instruction will include conversation, an age -appropriate video, Bible stories, and work to do as a family at home. The group will meet on Sunday mornings at 9:45am on September 21, 28, October 5, 12. The celebrations of participating fully in God s Holy Meal will happen on Sunday, October 12 at the 11:00am worship service. Elijah s Bowl All Saints has been asked to provide the lunch for Elijah s Bowl on Saturday, September 13 th. This monthly event is always held at Grace Lutheran Church, but lunches are provided by various congregations and are served to all homeless persons able to attend. We will be serving chili, corn bread, rolls, tossed salad, cookies & brownies. We will also need to provide cold drinks and some bottles of salad dressing. Anyone who would like to help serve would be most welcome. Lunch is served Food items should be delivered by 11:30 am. If you are able to contribute any of the above, please contact Liz Muller ( ) / eamuller@verizon.net or Linda Baine ( ) /davlininc@comcast.net. Portions reprinted from With One Voice, copyright 1995 Augsburg Fortress. Used by permission of Augsburg Fortress license #12494-W. Portions also reprinted from Evangelical Lutheran Worship, copyright 2006 used by permission. All rights reserved. Copyright 2010 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved All rights reserved. CCLI License OneLicense.net License #A LicenSing # All rights reserved. By Grace We Have Been Saved Selah Publishing Co., Inc and Augsburg FortressPublishing 1999 All rights reserved. Music and text reprinted with permission of LicenSing # Earth and All Stars! Augsburg Fortress Publising 1999 All rights reserved. Music and text reprinted with permission of LicenSing # One Is the Body GIA Publications, Inc All rights reserved. Music and text reprinted with permission of LicenSing #

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6 Attendance Sunday, August 24, = 127 OUR THANKS FOR THOSE WHO SERVE TODAY: 8:30 am 11:00 am Ushers: Craig Buss, Sheila Chavis-Shepherd Kurt & Liz Müller Altar Service: Nancy-Pat Weaver Melissa Steiner, Susan Braun Crucifer: Acolyte: Caleb Jacobson Caitlin Richardson Lector: Mark Steiner Assisting Minister: Sven Allenbach-Schmidt Nathan Rich Communion Assistant: John Summerlot Cindy Austell Accompanist: Hyojin Ahn Hyojin Ahn Nursery: Kim McDermott Kim McDermott Counters: Mildred Osborne Thank you to Chuck Arnold and Eric Davis for doing the lawn care this week! TODAY: MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY : THURSDAY: SATURDAY: Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost 8:30 & 11:00 am Worship 9:45 am Education Hour Labor Day Church Office Closed 7:00 pm 2nd Star Rehearsal 6:30 pm Girl Scouts 7:00 pm AA in North Classroom 7:00 pm SonShine Choir Rehearsal 7:45 pm Combined Choir Rehearsal 8:00 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal 7:00 pm 2nd Star Rehearsal 9:30 am AA 11:00 am 2nd Star Rehearsal NEXT SUNDAY: God s Work. Our Hands. (See calendar for entire day of events on page 16) 8:30 & 11:00 am Worship 9:45 am Education Hour 12:00 pm Themed Potluck Lunch 5:00pm Meal, Sharing, Taize worship Request for Prayers Prayer is an important part of this congregation. We invite you to share your prayer needs and concerns with us. Give to ushers or mail to church. Today s Date: I request prayers for Name(s): Description of the Concern or Celebration: Requested by: Your Telephone Number: Please check all that is applicable: Public Prayer (shared with the congregation in worship) Prayer Shawl requested Praying Team (shared with Prayer Team and Staff) Pastoral Visit requested Pastor Only Pastoral phone call requested 19