WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 9 5:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall $5 per person / $15 per family

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1 The Rev. Paul J. Stephens Rector 608 Jefferson Street Tupelo, MS (662) Fax THE THIRTEENTH & FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST: AUGUST 30 & SEPTEMBER 6, 2009 We re kicking off our Wednesday Night Suppers CALENDAR SUNDAY-AUGUST 30 8:30 am Holy Eucharist* 10:30 am Holy Eucharist* 6:30 pm AA Group MONDAY-AUGUST 31 12:00 pm Intercessory Prayer 5:30 pm Council Cmt. TUESDAY-SEPTEMBER 1 9:30 am Study Group (Resurrection-Starkville) 5:30 pm AA Group 5:30 pm Stewardship Cmt. 7:00 pm Gum Tree Quilters Guild WEDNESDAY-SEPTEMBER 2 12:05 pm Holy Eucharist w/anointing (Chapel) 7:00 pm Adult Choir THURSDAY-SEPTEMBER 3 NEWSLETTER DEADLINE 9:30 pm Staff Meeting 5:30 pm Art Class 6:00 pm Downtown Neighborhood Association FRIDAY-SEPTEMBER 4 8:00 am Centering Prayer SATURDAY-SEPTEMBER 5 10:00 am 12:00 pm Angel Food Ministries Food Orders *Nursery Provided CALENDAR SUNDAY-SEPTEMBER 6 8:30 am Holy Eucharist* 10:30 am Holy Eucharist* 6:30 pm AA Group MONDAY-SEPTEMBER 7 Labor Day-Office Closed 12:00 pm Intercessory Prayer 6:30 pm Epilepsy Support Group TUESDAY-SEPTEMBER 8 5:30 pm AA Group 6:00 pm Executive Cmt. WEDNESDAY-SEPTEMBER 9 NEWSLETTER MAILOUT 12:05 pm Holy Eucharist w/anointing (Chapel) 5:30 pm Wednesday Night Supper & Activities* 7:00 pm Adult Choir THURSDAY-SEPTEMBER 10 9:30 pm Staff Meeting 5:30 pm Art Class FRIDAY-SEPTEMBER 11 8:00 am Centering Prayer SATURDAY-SEPTEMBER 12 10:00 am 12:00 pm Angel Food Ministries Food Orders WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 9 5:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall $5 per person / $15 per family DR. ROBERT KHAYAT 15 th Chancellor (retired) of The University of Mississippi will be our special guest A nursery will be provided for infants kindergarten A meal & activities are planned for children in 1 st 6 th grades

2 FROM THE OFFICE For more information visit our website at FR. PAUL is in the office Monday Thursday (he is off on Fridays) during the regular office hours 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. and invites you to stop by for a visit or call Nancy at to make an appointment. In case of a pastoral emergency during non-office hours he may be reached at The office will be closed Monday, September 7 in observance of Labor Day. One would GIVE generous alms if one had the eyes to see the beauty of the cupped receiving hands. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe WEDNESDAY SERVICES Date Time Service Wed. September 2 12:05 p.m. Holy Eucharist w/anointing Wed. September 9 12:05 p.m. Holy Eucharist w/anointing Wed. September 16 12:05 p.m. Holy Eucharist w/anointing Wed. September 23 12:05 p.m. Holy Eucharist w/anointing Wed. September 30 12:05 p.m. Holy Eucharist w/anointing Please join us for lunch following the service.

3 THE PASTOR S PAGE GOING DEEPER Anthony de Mello s book Wellsprings contains a meditation titled The Offer, which reads in part as follows: I call to mind the times when Jesus Christ said, Come! to people in the gospel. I imagine that I hear that word addressed to me today and I respond to it. As I reflect on de Mello s words, I think of my personal experience at All Saints. In my short time as your rector, I have witnessed people in this community of faith responding again and again to Jesus call of discipleship: reaching out in love to others in this community, and beyond, during times of need and loss; sharing the Good News of Christ with children, youth and people outside the four walls of this church; providing a hot meal and warm smile with neighbors, friends and with those who are homeless, friendless and needy; offering time, talent and treasure to All Saints to insure that the transformative message of faith, hope and love lightens the path that we travel together; responding in gratitude to the many blessings God has given us. Throughout, we have been God s people gathered together for worship, prayer, outreach, sharing and learning. Thank you for your faithful and continuing response to Jesus call. Once again, we are now called by God to go deeper. Guided by the Holy Spirit and focused on needs that exist within and outside our faith community, together we are called to enrich, enhance and expand our liturgical life; to expand the reach of existing programs and to develop new and innovative efforts so that the barriers of indifference and apathy may be broken; in tangible and measurable ways, to expand our grateful response to God through gifts of time, treasure and talent; to strengthen and grow the bonds of affection that make us instruments of transformation in Tupelo and the broader community. This is a tall order and one that will require the concerted efforts of all who call All Saints home but it is exciting and rewarding work. Join us as together we go deeper! Shalom, Paul+

4 PARISH MINISTRIES ANGEL FOOD MINISTRIES A summary of actions of General Convention 2009 is now available via the following link: SummaryofActions.pdf PLACE YOUR ORDER SATURDAYS SEPTEMBER 5 & 12 10:00 a.m. Noon DISTRIBUTION DAY SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 9:30 11:00 a.m. SAINTS BREW SERVED boxes of food were distributed in August! PEOPLE IN JULY!! We appreciate all of our volunteers who are stepping up to help with this ministry. We really depend on YOU for donations of food items such as sugar, coffee, creamer, fruit, and Sunny D juice. Thank you, people of All Saints, for your continued support of this ministry. Please remember Saints Brew for your monetary gifts, memorials and honorariums. We need volunteers to help take orders (2 Saturdays per month) and to help with distribution (one Saturday per month). A sign up sheet is located in the back of the church. A nursery will be made available to those volunteers that call ahead to either Mandy Atkins or Kasey McFate. The Vestry has approved the design of new chairs for our Conference room table. The chairs are handmade, custom built oak chairs with a dark oak inlay, and match the conference table. They will be made by Marty Sparks who built the table and will cost $400 each (price includes tax). Sixteen chairs are available for purchase. We invite anyone interested in giving an honorarium or memorial to All Saints to consider purchasing a chair several people as a group, may purchase one chair if this is more practical for you. The deadline for ordering is August 31. For more information, please call Betty Lee Marshall or Steve Cooper.

5 PARISH MINISTRIES WHO WOULD JESUS TWEET? Follow the Episcopal Church on Facebook and Twitter By Lynette Wilson, Episcopal Life Weekly Please join us for AN EVENING OF WINE TASTING & DESSERT To benefit Saints Brew Featuring Wine Master, Dr. Marion Winkler THURSDAY AUGUST 27 7:00 ~ 9:00 P.M. in the Parish Hall $20 per person Dress ~ Semi-formal Advanced payment is preferred, but tickets will be available at the door.. Please call the church office at to make your reservation. Madison Avenue has long known that word of mouth is the best advertising a truth regularly played out on Facebook, the online social networking site. Brandon Mozingo, 32, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, became a fan of the Episcopal Church on Facebook after noticing a friend became a fan. The same with Ann Redmond, 54, of Tallahassee, Florida, a member of St. John s Episcopal Church and a singer in the choir. As of August 16 the 2.2 million-member Episcopal Church had 7,455 Facebook fans. Another 883 people follow the Church on Twitter, the social network/micro-blogging online instant messenger. The Episcopal Church created a Facebook presence in early 2009 and began sending tweets via Twitter in April. Initially the Facebook page saw a huge spike in fans, but adding new fans now trends toward gradual growth. Tweets from the recent 76th General Convention in July in Anaheim, California, spiked the number of followers on Twitter, said web producer Barry Merer. e Episcopal Church on Facebook: e Episcopal Church on Twitter: All Saints has a Facebook group as well! To join, go to Groups, search All Saints and ask to join!

6 CHRISTIAN FORMATION SUNDAY SCHOOL & CATECHESIS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD REGISTRATION SUNDAYS, AUGUST 16 & 23 You may register your children on the sign up sheets in the back of the church or online at our website Vocare is an instrument of renewal in the Episcopal Diocese for young adults, ages Its aim is to concentrate closely on the person and teachings of Jesus Christ. Our faith is seriously examined in a relaxed, fun and informal, loving atmosphere. Vocare gives those who attend the desire to understand and serve the church. The cost of the weekend is $40, which covers all meals, lodging and supplies (including a t-shirt and picture). Partial scholarships are available through Vocare in Mississippi. Applications are available online at or in the church office. Registration deadline is October, 28. The Gift of Years: growing older gracefully by Joan D. Chittister. We are encouraged to cherish the blessings of aging and overcome its challenges. It is a special period of life when we are given wisdom and freedom. These meditations are wise, mischievous, and comforting orting trusting in God s love all will be well. Gift of Fran Shutiok. (Shelved Chi)

7 ALL SAINTS FAMILY August 30 Tammy Wooldridge Claire Robinson September 1 Cathy Fitzpatrick September 2 Joan Ball September 3 Lawrence Perkins Wayne Averett September 4 Hayes Hershfelt September 5 Janis Tutor September 7 Jeanne Lagrone Rick Armstrong September 10 Reed Hillen, IV September 11 Nathan Oakes September 12 Tom Robinson Lori Anger Gavin McKinley September 4 Shirley & Ray Goodman A Chair for the Conference Room has been given In Memory of Don Shutiok by Deanna & Tony Alford and Donna & Phil Timmons Our love and sympathy to Leslie Criss On the death of her uncle, Charles Vincent. Rest eternal grant to him, O Lord, and let Light perpetual shine upon him. A Letter of Transfer has been received for Martha, Nason, and Lucy Stephens from St. Peter s by-the-sea in Gulfport. We welcome them into the fellowship of All Saints. (taken from the pew cards placed in the alms basin on Sunday) For the birth of Taylor Reeves Edmonson (niece of Will & Tricia Edmonson) For: Angie Poland From: Helen & Mark Monts John & Carol Elliott, Gary L. Carnathan Helen Hancock, Lee & Ellen Caldwell Laura & Glenn McCullough, Jr. Fred Bush, Jr. & Family Etta Lee Marlin (Building Fund) Fran Shutiok (Building Fund) Gus & Judy Jones, Mildred S. Landers Yvette & Wayne Slocum (Discretionary Fund) Martha Tate & Henry Dodge Virginia T. Spight, The David Brevard Family Jack Reed, Sr., Ginger Bland Mr. & Mrs. B.B. Hosch, T. Homer Horton Mr. & Mrs. William Hodges Charles & Joy Crain, Sara A. Burnett George & Shirley Maynard Aubry & Mariella Hays, Mr. & Mrs. Jim Diffie Jane & Herbert Denton, Pat & George Bobo Perry & Judy Thomas, Anne & Jim Hough Joan & Arnold Jones (Saints Brew) For: Pete Poland and for Angie Poland Carolyn & Smokey Livingston For: Martha Ann Burke From: Martha Tate & Henry Dodge For: Phyllis Harper For: Sara Slocum From: Pamela M. Hankins (Discretionary Fund) For: Elizabeth Chisholm Graham From: Shirley & Ray Goodman (Saints Brew) For: Anthony Hadley From: Jayne Aycock Sue Ann & Wayne Averett A gift was given in honor of Megan, John and Owen Ewing by Christine Morgan (Saints Brew) A gift has been received for: Saints Brew The deadline for submitting information for the next newsletter is Thursday, September 3, at 12:00 p.m.

8 NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 250 TUPELO, MS 608 Jefferson Street, Tupelo, MS (662) Fax (662) Return Service Requested ALL SAINTS MISSION STATEMENT: To equip ourselves for Christ s service by gathering for worship, fellowship, prayer, and study; To minister to and support each other, and to welcome all who walk through our doors; To act as responsible stewards of God s gifts to us; And to do God s work in the world by seeking and serving Christ in all persons. LOOK WHAT S COMING UP! SEPTEMBER 16 F.Y.I. NIGHT Representatives of committees and programs of the church will be on hand in the Parish Hall with information about their ministries. SEPTEMBER 23 Special Guest Neil White, author of In the Sanctuary of Outcasts SEPTEMBER 30 Family Groups Game Night

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10 ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL CHURCH LAY MINISTRY SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER, 2009 DATE 9/6/2009 9/13/2009 9/20/2009 9/27/2009 PENTECOST 14 PENTECOST 15 PENTECOST 16 PENTECOST 17 ACOLYTES 8:30 AM MARY LANGFORD DANIEL KING MADELINE ALVIS RANDI LEIGH WOOLDRIDGE 10:30 AM RANDI LEIGH WOOLDRIDGE MADISON ATKINS NATHAN OAKES ISABEL GRAY SYDNEY GULLY SYDNEY WEBER JACE KING HAYDEN HERSHFELT HAILEY WOOLDRIDGE ROSEMARY BRYAN HARRIS KIRKPATRICK HAYES HERSHFELT FORREST TIMMONS JACKSON BRIDGES ALEX HART PERRY HERSHFELT ALTAR FLOWERS BERNARD HUFFT SUE ANN & WAYNE AVERETT DINETIA & JIM NEWMAN PAT & GEORGE BOBO FLOWER GUILD RICK ARMSTRONG YVETTE SLOCUM CAROL ALVIS YVETTE SLOCUM ALTAR GUILD PAT BOBO DORIS STREIT PAMELA COX CATHY SPARKS VIRGINIA MATHEWS SALLY GRAY VICKY VANCE MARY LOU PARKS KAY TRAPP CAROL ALVIS PATSY BRUMFIELD ANNIS NEWELL SUSAN HYATT KAREN ASBURY KAMME RIDDLE KIM SISTRUNK JUDY ZINN PEG OAKES FRAN SHUTIOK JUDY DESHONG TAMMY WOOLDRIDGE BETTY LEE MARSHALL AMANDA WESTMORELAND RHONDA SAUNDERS MARTHA STEPHENS CHALICE BEARERS 8:30 AM FRANK ANGER PATSY BRUMFIELD WALLY KIMMEL NATHAN DUNCAN JOELLEN MURPHREE JIM NEWELL BILLY WALTON CHERI WEBER 10:30 AM DEB DAVIS MANDY ATKINS KAYE CANNON STAN FURR RICK ARMSTRONG NATALIE BULLOCK JEAN COOPER DAVID SPARKS FOOD PRESENTERS 10:30AM SAM ALTON WESTMORELAND WILLIAM ARCHIBALD GEORGE BRYAN ANNALEISE CARROLL JOSEPH WHIPPS EMMA TAYLOR BEAN LEIGH MICHAEL CANNON ALEXIS HALL GREETER 8:30 AM KATHY TUCKER AMANDA WESTMORELAND MARRION WINDERS DEANNA ALFORD 10:30AM FRED PAGE ANN SPRINGFIELD JUDY ZINN MANDY ATKINS INTERCESSOR 8:30 AM FRANK ANGER PATSY BRUMFIELD WALLY KIMMEL NATHAN DUNCAN 10:30 AM PAMELA COX SALLY GRAY BETTY LEE MARSHALL BUD NELSON LECTORS 8:30 AM JOELLEN MURPHREE ANNE RADOJCSICS BILLY WALTON TAMMY WOOLDRIDGE 10:30 AM ALICE ALEXANDER CAROL ALVIS LES ALVIS WAYNE AVERETT KAYE CANNON NATALIE BULLOCK RICK ARMSTRONG ART CHAMBERS MEALS ON 9/9/2009 JOAN JONES 9/16/2009 PAT BOBO 9/23/2009 VIRGINIA MATHEWS 9/30/2009 MARY JO ANDERSON (VERONA RT.) WHEELS (VERONA ROUTE) (VERONA ROUTE) (VERONA ROUTE) JEANNE LAGRONE (TUPELO RT.) OBLATION BEARERS 8:30 AM DEANNA & TONY ALFORD PAT & GEORGE BOBO DONNA & DONNIE BRIDGES HUDSON BRYAN 10:30AM DIANE & FRED PAGE PEG OAKES THE PUGH FAMILY VICKY & BUDDY VANCE USHERS 8:30 AM TOM ROBINSON GEORGE BOBO HUDSON BRYAN REED HILLEN WAYNE SLOCUM DONNIE BRIDGES MIKE FITZPATRICK KEVAN KIRKPATRICK 10:30AM LYNN WADDLE DAVID ALFORD MICHAEL BOOKER SALLY GRAY JOSH WESTMORELAND WAYNE AVERETT ANDY DAUGHERTY STEPHEN KING VESTRY PERSON DEANNA ALFORD LYNN BRYAN NATHAN DUNCAN PEG OAKES OF THE DAY WAYNE AVERETT KAYE CANNON SMOKEY LIVINGSTON FREDDA ROBINSON VERGER DAVID SPARKS ALBERT WHITE TINY LUTZ NATHAN DUNCAN