Farm to Parish Picnic Table

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1 Volume 9, Issue 5 May 2011 Farm to Parish Picnic Table Our annual parish picnic will be Sunday, June 5, here at All Saints. The evening will begin with evening worship in the chapel at 5:30 p.m. with music food and fun beginning at 6:00 p.m. We will feature many of our past favorites including the dessert contest and the kids water park. Milkshake Mayfield and his band are coming back to help us shake our tailfeathers to live jazz. This year Mike and Leslie Aiken will chair the event and they will be presenting a farm-to-table menu of local, organic and DELI- CIOUS food. Leslie told us a little about her own family s process of choosing how and what they eat. We wanted to do the farm-to-table theme because it is the best thing for the environment and the best thing for us to eat. Local, organic and seasonal foods are what is the best for the earth and surprisingly (well, not really) the best thing for us. There are not as many of our earth s resources used up when you buy locally. The food is fresher and it often tastes better. With organic foods, there are no harmful pesticides or chemicals used in the process of the food. It is extremely important to me to keep my family and myself as healthy as possible, and we eat as much organic food as we can. At this year s picnic, you ll be able to enjoy fresh veggie and fruit side dishes in season, as well as meat from a local farm. Eating better from products produced sustainably fills our bodies in a positive way and ultimately when ours bodies feel good, then our spirits will as well. If we can make decisions that will help our earth and ourselves, then we are called to do so. It is a conscious decision that will help mind, body and soul. What could be a better way to enjoy each other s company? 2011 Parish Picnic Chairs Leslie and Mike Aiken

2 THE ALL SAINTS MONTHLY All Saints Episcopal Church is a parish in the Diocese of Atlanta. The Rt. Rev d J. Neil Alexander, Bishop The Rt. Rev d Keith B. Whitmore, Assistant Bishop R ECTOR The Rev d Geoffrey M. St.J. Hoare VESTRY Elizabeth Robertson, Senior Warden Winifred Davis, Junior Warden Hank Harris, Clerk Stockton Croft, Treasurer Carl Anderson Diane Barber Mose Bond Timothy Frilingos Greg Giornelli Elizabeth Hale Hank Harris Scott Hayes Chuck Konas Geoff Pope Kathy Roberts Sloan Smith Sara Ann Vaughan Jere Wells Comer Yates Martie Edmunds Zakas C LERGY The Rev d Noelle York-Simmons, Associate Rector The Rev d Charles M. Girardeau, Associate Rector The Rev d John F. Herring, Associate Rector The Rev d Elizabeth Shows Caffey, Associate Rector C LERGY A SSOCIATES The Very Rev d Harry Pritchett, Rector Emeritus The Rev d Bill Clarkson The Rev d Dr. James M. Donald The Rev d Karen P. Evans The Rev d William L. Evans The Rev d Spurgeon Hays The Rev d Grant LeRoux, Jr. The Rev d Charles Scott May The Rev d Dr. David M. Moss III The Rev d Gary Mull The Rev d Milton H. Murray The Rev d Penny Nash The Rev d Walter E. Smith The Rev d Tom Stubbs The Rev d Paul Thim A DMINISTRATIVE, FACILITIES & PROGRAM S TAFF Lauri Begley, Director of Parish Life Lisa Bell-Davis, Publications Coordinator Rob Burlington, Assistant Choirmaster Elizabeth Chenault, Associate Organist & Choirmaster Raymond Chenault, Organist & Choirmaster Nancy Dodson, Director of Finance Bruce Garner, Head Verger Betsey Gibbs, Membership Coordinator Lori Guarisco, Threads Coordinator LaTrell Harrison, Program & Committee Assistant Ellen Hayes, Director of Stewardship & Development Leanne Herrmann, Accompanist, Youth & Children s Choirs Maurice Johnson, Parish Sexton Pat Kiley, Rector s Assistant Karol Kimmell, Director of Youth & Children s Music Carol Lane, Nursery Coordinator Louisa Merchant, Refugee Ministries Coordinator Randy Miller, Director of Security Stephen Monford, Parish Sexton Marie-Louise Muhumuza, Receptionist Maurice Reddick, Facilities Manager Bob Sawyer, Webmaster All Saints Episcopal Church Clockwise from top right: Nineteen women communed at St. George s island for the annual Women s Lenten Retreat; Friends, board members and graduates of Covenant Community came together to celebrate the organizations twentieth anniversary; FlipFlop the donkey lead the children in the Palm Sunday worship in Ellis Hall; and palm branches were waved all over campus on Palm Sunday. Right: Holy Week preacher Joanna Adams greets congregants. Grace Notes Thank you to Susanne Logan, Mary Lou Mojonnier, Sally Hansen, Kathi Rhodes, Helen Taylor, Jane Vickers, and Bowen Eagleson for stripping the palms so we could wave our palm branches on Palm Sunday! Debbie Wilson: thank you for your strength, character and hard work in leading the 2011 Annual Canvass! What will you volunteer for next?

3 THE ALL SAINTS MONTHLY C ALENDAR Week One Sunday, May 1 2 Easter Senior Recognition Day 9:00 and 11:15 a.m. services Jeffrey Small Seminar 10:20 a.m. in Ellis Hall Tuesday, May 3 Men s Breakfast: Egg-onomics Series with Suzanne Boas 7:30 a.m. in Ellis Hall Wednesday, May 4 Wednesday Morning Discussion, 10:00 a.m. in P307 All Saints Choir Rehearsal 6:30 p.m. Week Two Sunday, May 8 3 Easter Mother s Day Baptisms 9:00 and 11:15 a.m. services Jeffrey Small Seminar 10:20 a.m. in Ellis Hall Lovett School Ellington Jazz Band Concert 3:00 p.m. in the church Wednesday, May 11 Wednesday Morning Discussion, 10:00 a.m. in P307 All Saints Choir Rehearsal 6:30 p.m. Week Three Sunday, May 15 4 Easter Rite 13 Liturgy 9:00 and 11:15 a.m. services Jeffrey Small Seminar 10:20 a.m. in Ellis Hall Monday, May 16 Vestry Meeting, 4:30 p.m. in the Skylight Room Wednesday, May 18 Wednesday Morning Discussion, 10:00 a.m. in P307 All Saints Choir Rehearsal 6:30 p.m. Novel Theology The Elegance of the Hedgehog 7:00 p.m. in the Skylight room Friday, May 20 Popcorn Theology On Golden Pond 7:00 p.m., Horseshoe Room may children s formation schedule Date Children s Church Formation Classes (K-3rd, 9 a.m.) (K-5, 10:20 a.m.) may Week Four Sunday, May 22 5 Easter Confirmation 9:00 a.m. and 11:15 services Reception with Bishop and Confirmands 10:20 a.m. in Ellis Hall Wednesday, May 25 Wednesday Morning Discussion, 10:00 a.m. in P307 All Saints Choir Rehearsal 6:30 p.m. Sunday, March 29 6 Easter Memorial Day Weekend Monday, May 30 Church office closed Sunday, May 1 to the Church at the Peace Fifth Rotation, Parables Sunday, May 8 to the Church at the Peace Fifth Rotation, Parables Sunday, May 15 Holy Eucharist in the chapel Fifth Rotation, Parables Sunday, May 22 to the Church at the Peace Fifth Rotation, Parables Sunday, May 29 S U M M E R T I M E! V B S : J U N E Shake It Up Cafe Where Kids Carry Out God s Recipe In this kid-friendly cafe full of chefs hats and aprons, pots and pans, checkered tablecloths, and chalkboard menus, kids will explore the Bible as a cookbook filled with recipes for living out God s Word. Boys and girls will celebrate biblical festivals that reveal ingredients for being a follower of God. Register online: Deadline: May 31, 2011 S$35 Per Child Scholarships Available

4 THE ALL SAINTS MONTHLY Coming Up Celebrate Haiti: A Festival of Art & Craft, Entertainment and Food Purchase beautiful art and craft direct from Haiti. Enjoy music, storytelling; and island food and beverages. Bring the entire family special fun and games for children of all ages Saturday, May 7 1:00-5:00 p.m. Episcopal Church of the Epiphany 2089 Ponce de Leon Ave., Atlanta Proceeds will benefit the Business and Technical Institute in Les Cayes, Haiti. For more information call or visit Novel Theology The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barbery Our rector leads a discussion of this book which was a recent bestseller in Europe. This story features an intellectual middle-aged concierge of an exclusive Paris apartment building and a 12- year-old resident there who has determined there is nothing endearing about life. Through their encounters, this text becomes a philosophical discourse on the privileges of the rich, on beauty and art, on the meaning of life and death. Wednesday, May 18 7:00 p.m. in the Skylight Room Popcorn Theology May closes our season with the classic On Golden Pond. The film deals with familiar subjects broken families, aging, miscommunication. Who, in 2011, does not deal with some of that on a day to day basis? Told from the perspective of a New England landscape, we watch various relationships within a family change and grow all the while learning to forget and forgive. For better or worse, do we ever really recover from our childhoods? We look forward to an interesting discussion after the movie. Friday, May 20 Showtime 7:00 p.m. in the Horseshoe Room (Enter from parking lot at the door to church offices.) $3 admission includes the movie, liquid refreshments and, of course, popcorn. For more information call Barbara Blender at 404/ or bblender@bellsouth.net. Coming in June Kanuga 2011 Already? Annual Parish Picnic Mark your calendar for our Parish Picnic! This summer s picnic, chaired by Mike and Leslie Aiken, has a farm to table theme, complete with great whole and local foods on the menu. All the favorites return: the dessert contest, water park for the kids and a returning visit and performance by Milkshake Mayfield. Sunday, June 5 Evening prayer 5:30 p.m. in the church Picnic 6:00 p.m. in the courtyard Reservations begin May 1. For more information contact Lauri Begley at or lbegley@allsaintsatlanta.org. You bet! It s time to start thinking about the annual fall retreat when the parish gathers in North Carolina for a weekend full of fellowship, inspiration and renewal of the spirit. This year s chairs, Ron and Audrey Radcliff, invite those who have never been to Kanuga to an information meeting next month to learn more about this fantastic weekend. Join this meeting to hear a variety of Kanuga-goers share their retreat experiences, and be entered in a raffle for a complimentary trip to this year s retreat. It s Kanugapalooza: Not your ordinary church retreat! Informational Meeting: Sunday, May 8, 10:20 a.m. in Ellis Hall Kanuga Weekend: Friday through Sunday, September 30-October 2 For further information contact Hendersonville, North Carolina Jerry Byrd at jerald.byrd@comcast.net or , or visit Early registration for Kanuga will begin May 1, allowing the option to make payments over the summer. For more information contact Ron and Audrey Radcliff at raradcliffva@yahoo.com. All Saints Episcopal Church

5 PAGES 4 & ALL S AINTS CONCERT S ERIES Final Two Concerts in Our Series Scheduled in May and June Two chances to enjoy glorious music remain in this season s All Saints Concert Series. In May the incredible Lovett School Ellington Jazz Band will present a Mother s Day concert. This group of talented students has won numerous competitions and has been invited to Lincoln Center many times to compete as one of the top ten jazz bands in the United States. They are directed by Stutz Wimmer, who has often played the saxophone for special services and concerts at All Saints. The Cathedral Choir of the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, Alabama, directed by Stephen G. Schaeffer, will present a Pentecost concert in June. This will be the first event in their East Coast tour, which will include Winston- Salem and Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Arlington, Virginia, Washington National Cathedral and St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, New York, New York. They will perform works from the 19th and 20th century English and American sacred repertoire including Be Not Afraid by Knut Nystedt, Jesu, the Very Thought of Thee by Paul Halley, Lux Aurumque by Eric Whitacre, and a set of spirituals. This special music ministry is completely funded by gifts from our Angelic Chorus and ticket sales, and our historic church with its wonderful acoustics becomes an intimate Midtown concert setting. LOVETT SCHOOL ELLINGTON JAZZ BAND Sunday, May 8 3:00 p.m. in the church PENTECOST CONCERT: Cathedral Choir of the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Birmingham, Alabama Sunday, June 12 7:30 p.m. in the church Tickets are $10 adult and $5 student/senior, and are available at the door, or charged online in advance at (click on Music, then Concert Series). Save the Date: All Saints Choir to Sing Anne Hale Memorial Concert The All Saints Church Choir will sing Mozart s beloved Requiem in memory of Anne Sheffield Hale. Anne was a member of the Morning and Evensong Choirs, loved music and was a great supporter of the All Saints music program. Anne and Bradley Hale were instrumental in bringing the Chenaults to All Saints in 1975 and the choir suite is named in honor of Anne, given by her family in Raymond Chenault will conduct the all-mozart concert, which will also include the serenely beautiful Ave Verum, and uplifting Regina Coeli. Please mark your calendar for this special concert. Anne Hale Memorial Concert Tuesday, November 1, :30 p.m. in the church may Children s &Youth Choir Schedules youth handbells & choir Sunday, May 1 Sing for worship 11:15 a.m., arrive 10:50 a.m. Sunday, May 1 End-of-Year Choir Luncheon & Program Lunch for all choir members and their families! All choirs perform, honors & awards to follow 12:20 p.m. in Ellis Hall Choir schedules are available at music/childrens-and-youth-choirs Throughout her sabbatical travels and wanderings, Noelle will be keeping a blog of photographs and stories. You can follow her adventures at We will post a link to the blog on the parish website. Just a reminder that the next issue of Monthly will be a June/July combined issue (both in print and online). Be sure to make your June and July submissions by May 5.

6 THE ALL SAINTS MONTHLY Guide Book and Directory Advertising Opportunity All Saints has contracted with Guide Book Publishing to publish a guide book and print directory for our parish that will be updated and delivered directly to your home annually. The book will be the who, what, where, when, why and how of our parish, and is being provided at no cost to the church. Recent survey results by Guide Book Publishing show many families would rather patronize a local business known to the community. It will pay to advertise in our new guide book and directory. We must have all information collected by May 30 if you would like your business to be included in this book. If you own or manage a business and would like to find out about advertising in our book, please contact Lauri Begley at or lbegley@allsaintsatlanta.org. Update Your Membership Information Does our church database have your family membership information correct? Have you changed your phone numbers? Have you moved? Are you preparing to move soon? Are all of your children still at home and are they all included in your membership record? Would you like your name, address, and address published in our guide book and directory? It s time for us to update our database, so here s your chance to update your records for our annual guide book and directory with any changes, additions, deletions that have have occurred in your family over the past year. If you have not already informed the church office about changes to your record, please let us know so that the information in the guide book and directory is correct. To update your information, please contact Betsey Gibbs at or at BGibbs@allsaintsatlanta.org. Girl Talk This Summer for Middle School Girls Girl Talk is a national non-profit peer-to-peer mentoring program for middle school girls, and reaches more than 30,000 girls in 42 states. Based in Atlanta, Girl Talk leaders (high school girls) and incredible adult volunteers will be working with young ladies to ensure that you thrive and survive middle school and beyond. Monday through Friday, June Register early space is limited to 75 girls per session. For more information to sign up for this session, visit us online at Questions? Contact Erin Patterson at erin@desiretoinspire.org. Transitions Transfers In Joel, Helen, Alec and Joshua Rogers from St. John s Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C. Christine Tegtmeier from St. Peter s Episcopal Church, St. Louis, Missouri Allison Harper from First Presbyterian Church of Marietta, Georgia Rachel Freeman from Trinity Church, Houston, Texas Brian, Louise, Adam and Seth Lingerfelt from St. John s Episcopal Church, Chester, Virginia Nancy Sherman from St. Paul s Episcopal Church, Ivy, Virginia Chris Wooten from Christ Church, Charlotte, North Carolina All Saints Episcopal Church Lisa Bell-Davis from First United Methodist Church, Massena, New York Jason Storey Transfers Out Kelly and Julie Reed to St. Luke s, Atlanta Births Beecher Roberts Connell, son of Justin and Katie Connell Nathaniel Lewis Little, son of Larry and Wendy Little Deaths Thomas Bowles Clark, William Dulaney Anderson Jr.

7 PAGES 6 & 7 Vestry Notes From the meeting on March 21, 2011 Steve McGehee, on spring break from Virginia Theological Seminary, came to the meeting to update the vestry on his status. Now finishing his second year, he thanked all for the support of the parish and parishioners. Winifred Davis stated that there continues to be good news and that a number of LYBUNTS have made pledges. Ellen Hayes said that the numbers are almost identical to last year. More and more parishioners are using automatic deductions for their pledge payments. Martie Zakas presented the Budget for She commented that the budget keeps the discount for unpaid pledges at two percent and that the lease situation with Goodfellas is now good. She stated that it would be tough to control utilities with increasing costs. The budget was approved by the vestry. The budget does reflect a warranted cost of living adjustment for staff. It does not have a maintenance reserve. The recommendation of the finance committee to use a portion of the overage from 2010 would help balance the budget for Without repeated generosity, there will be budget concerns for Elizabeth Shows Caffey reminded all that eight men from the Covenant Community will graduate on March 31. She also said that the Community members would begin wearing nametags when they are working on the campus. A bulletin board will feature the graduates. The luncheon held for those involved with refugee ministries on March 20 had over 75 in attendance. All vestry meetings are open and meet at 4:30 p.m. on the 3rd floor of the Parish House with dates announced in The All Saints Monthly. may youth calendar Sunday, May 1 Senior Recognition Sunday Sunday school No SNL Sunday, May 8 Sunday school Confirmation Rehearsal for 10th grade 10:20 a.m. in the church No SNL Saturday, May 14 Rite 13 Rehearsal 5:00 p.m. in church followed by dinner in Ellis Hall This month, you might notice a strong focus on our youth during worship. We have three Sundays in May in which our teenagers will particpate in visible and meaningful ways within our community. We begin on May 1with our senior recognition Sunday. Four graduating high school seniors will address the congregation from the pulpit, two at each service. They will share their insights about God s work in their lives and their time here at All Saints. Other graduating seniors will also be on hand to be recognized and thanked for their contribution to our community. On May 15 we will celebrate the Rite 13 Liturgy, celebrating our students that have May is Youth Month at All Saints recently turned 13. In this liturgy, we acknowledge that these teens are in transition from childhood to adulthood and we offer the support of the community to help them through this time with the wisdom and love given to us by God in the Body of Christ. On May 22nd, The Right Reverend Keith Whitmore will be at All Saints for confirmation Sunday. In the liturgy of confirmation, our students take ownership of their baptismal vows, make an adult affirmation of faith and graduate into lay ministry within our community. Generally speaking, we have between 15 and 20 teenage students confirmed each year. May is an exciting month in the life of our teens and of our parish. Join us in our support of them. Sunday, May 15 Rite 13 Sunday Sunday school Season Ending SNL for grades 7-12 Sunday, May 22 Confirmation Sunday with Bishop Whitmore 9:00 a.m. in the church Last Day of Sunday School Classes No SNL formation/youth-formation

8 THE ALL SAINTS MONTHLY PAGE 8 Jeffrey Small Returns Many of you were able to join Jeffrey Small in February for his talk Who goes to heaven?: Religious perspectives of the afterlife. Jeffrey has generously offered to come back for three consecutive Sunday lectures. Join Jeffrey Small on May 1, 8, and 15 at 10:20 a.m. in Ellis Hall for a fascinating and thorough discussion of various aspects of the world s religions. Jeffrey Small, Jr. is the author of the mystical thriller, The Breath of God, a popular blogger on Huffington Post, and an acclaimed speaker on religious and spirituality topics. Jeffrey graduated summa cum laude from Yale University. He then graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School and a Masters in the Study of Religions from Oxford University in England. When not pursing his passion for theological discourse, Jeffrey is the CEO and founder of MDH Partners, an Atlanta-based commercial real estate investment and development company. A Way to Honor and Remember Is there someone you would like to honor for their life? Remember after they are gone? Consider making a gift to All Saints Memorials and Gifts Fund. This fund is used to improve the All Saints campus and community in many ways. When you make the gift, the name of the person you are honoring/remembering is placed in our beautifullyscripted Book Of Remembrances. You may make these gifts online (Go to the Stewardship Tab and pull down the tab Give a Gift ) or send a check with a note to the Memorials and Gifts Fund c/o All Saints Episcopal Church. Questions? Contact Sherry Terlemezian at sherry_collins@bellsouth.net The deadline for the June/July issue is Thursday, May 5. Contact: Noelle York-Simmons, 404/ or Noelle@allsaintsatlanta.org. 634 West Peachtree Street NW Atlanta, Georgia Non-Profit Postage PAID Atlanta, GA Permit 84