TEENTH & THE FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST: AUGUST 22 & AUGUST

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1 The Rev. Paul J. Stephens Rector 608 Jefferson Street Tupelo, MS (662) Fax THE THIRTEENTH & THE FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST: AUGUST 22 & AUGUST 29, 2010 CALENDAR SUNDAY-AUGUST 22 Sunday School Registration 9:30 am Holy Eucharist* Summer Brunch EYC planning with youth Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Open House 6:30 pm AA Group MONDAY-AUGUST 23 7:00 am 9:00 am Saints Brew (Monday through Friday each week) 12:00 pm Intercessory Prayer 5:00 p.m. DOK (Conf. Rm.) TUESDAY-AUGUST 24 5:30 pm AA Group WEDNESDAY-AUGUST 25 12:05 pm Holy Eucharist with Anointing 7:00 pm Adult Choir HOLY With a Service of Admission into Daughters of the King THURSDAY-AUGUST 26 Newsletter Deadline 9:30 am Staff Mtg. SATURDAY-AUGUST 28 9:00 am 10:30 am Angel Food Ministries Food Distribution ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ SUNDAY-AUGUST 29 9:30 am Holy Eucharist* CGS Assistant Training (following service) 6:30 pm AA Group MONDAY-AUGUST 30 12:00 pm Intercessory Prayer TUESDAY-AUGUST 31 5:30 pm AA Group WEDNESDAY-SEPTEMBER 1 Newsletter Mailout 12:05 pm Holy Eucharist with Anointing THURSDAY-SEPTEMBER 2 9:30 am Staff Mtg. SATURDAY-SEPTEMBER 4 10:00 am 12:00 pm Angel Food Ministries food orders *Nursery Provided Following the service please join us in the Parish Hall for our During brunch... Youth Director, Stacy Carroll, will meet with all youth in 7 th 12 th grades in the EYC room to begin making plans for the fall semester! Also... The parish is invited to an open house of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd atria. Come see what our children are learning!

2 FROM THE OFFICE For more information visit our website at OPERATING BUDGET PLEDGES Budgeted Received Over/(Under) % Rec d. JULY 40,000 30,731 (9,269) 77% YTD 273, ,011 (36,154) 87% EXPENSES Budgeted Expended (Over)/Under JULY 43,311 41,012 (2,299) YTD 295, ,010 (26,401) Prepaid Pledges Used 27,500 Prepaid Pledges Remaining 23,542 We are pleased to announce that at their meeting on August 16, the Vestry approved Yvette Slocum as the new chair of the Servant Ministry committee and Ann Springfield as our new Librarian. Please welcome and support Yvette and Ann in their new undertakings! With deep gratitude, Fr. Paul, the Vestry, and staff would like to thank Cheri Weber for her leadership of the Servant Ministry committee as they moved to the next level of outreach work over the last several years. They also offer their appreciation and thanks to Anne Radojcsics for her many years of service in the Adult and Children s Libraries, growing both to a level of substantial offerings. Please join us in thanking them for their service to All Saints! CAPITAL CAMPAIGN INCOME (Includes gifts received as honorariums/memorials) JULY CAMPAIGN TO-DATE Pledges/Donations received -- 2,197,158 Pledges/Donations-non cash -- 45,000 Pledges/Donations received Hope 6, ,144 Interest Income ,291 Net Proceeds from financing (6,257) 2,582,313 Total Income 371 5,236,906 EXPENSES JULY CAMPAIGN TO-DATE Building Cost & other expenses -- 4,451,220 Hope Campaign Interest 12, ,771 Total Expenses 12,601 5,053,991 We will resume our regular schedule of two Sunday services (8:30 & 10:30 a.m.) on Sunday, September 12. Christian Formation for all ages will also resume Sunday, September 12 at 9:30 a.m.

3 PARISH MINISTRIES DISTRIBUTION DAY for AUGUST ORDERS Saturday, August 28 9:00 10:30 a.m. \ Saints Brew has been serving an average of well over 50 meals a day last month we served 1,290 guests!! We are in need of the following items: tub or stick margarine, sugar, coffee, Sunny D orange juice, 5-oz plastic cups, regular boxes of cereal (Frosted Flakes, Raisin Bran, Fruit Loops, Honey Nut Cheerios), salt, pepper, sugar free maple syrup, gallon size 2 percent or skim milk, and 409 Cleaner (1 gal. size 409 is available at Lowe s). Your help with any of these items or monetary donations is greatly appreciated. PLACE YOUR ORDER FOR SEPTEMBER ON SATURDAYS: September 4 & 11 10:00 Noon or online at: Volunteers are needed to help take orders (two Saturdays a month) and to help with distribution (one Saturday a month). A sign up sheet is located in the back of the church. A nursery will be made available to those volunteers who call ahead to either Mandy Atkins or Kasey McFate. I know it's early yet, but please begin thinking about children's choir this fall! It's my belief that encouraging children to sing in a church choir is essential both for their development and the mission of the church. Research has shown that choral singing helps develop the skills necessary for reading and math. Singing in a group setting also teaches discipline, perseverance, teamwork, and dependability. In addition, All Saints' children's choirs use their music in service to our parish community - aiding in their spiritual formation. All Saints' currently has two children's choirs: one for children in kindergarten through third grade, and one for children in fourth through eighth grade. The younger choir, led by Jeanne Lagrone, focuses on the basics of vocal production, choir etiquette, and fundamentals of music reading. The older choir, led by Mary Lou Parks and myself, begins to explore repertoire appropriate for the church year, psalm-singing in the Anglican tradition, and developing music reading skills. We try hard to complement what children are learning in Catechesis and Sunday School. I know that there are many attractive options for activities for your children, but I can't think of any that offer as many benefits at no cost to you. I'm always available to answer any questions you might have, either by phone ( ), (jessica@allsaintstupelo.org), or in person! Peace, Jessica

4 CHRISTIAN FORMATION Christian Formation classes for all ages will resume Sunday, September 12. Registration for pre-school - 12 th grade will be held Sundays, August 8, 15 & 22. Look for the sign up sheets in the church on Sundays, or call the church office at Registration is for new students, as well as, returning students. All you have shall some day be given: Therefore, give now that the season of giving may be yours and not your inheritors. Kahil Gibran All Saints' EYC decided to head to New Orleans on a mission trip earlier this summer. We worked with a group called the Saint Bernard Project whose goal was to restore homes that were damaged during Hurricane Katrina, particularly those in the Saint Bernard parish. We were assigned to the home of a man who worked as a carpenter before the hurricane. After the hurricane was over, he came back to his house to find most of the dry wall ruined. He put all of his money into fixing his house only to find that the dry wall he used was known to react with the electric wiring and cause fires. He was forced to gut the house and start over, which he couldn't do because he spent all of his money on the faulty dry wall. That's when the Saint Bernard Project stepped in. When we arrived, most of the new dry wall had already been hung and our main job was mudding and painting. Our site leader was a member of Americorps, which supplied the Saint Bernard Project with many of its volunteers. By the time we left, the house was almost ready to be handed over to the owner. The only things left to do were texturing the walls and adding a final coat, but that was for another group to do because our time was up. SUNDAY, AUGUST 29 Immediately following the service Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Training for Assistants You don t have to be a certified catechist to be present in the atria on Sunday mornings. Assistants help the catechists in a variety of ways to help make everyone s experience in the atria a meaningful one. Need more information?? Please contact Tommie Moore at or Tommie@allsaintstupelo.org

5 ALL SAINTS FAMILY August 23 August 25 August 26 August 27 August 28 August 30 September 1 September 2 September 3 September 4 Kathleen Hillen Charlie Bean Darcy Strickland Catherine Carter Bill Stroup Cheri Weber Betty Pate Chuck Redwood Tammy Wooldridge Jim Pate Cathy Fitzpatrick Joan Ball Lawrence Perkins Wayne Averett Hayes Hershfelt August 24 August 29 September 4 Melanie & Patrick Hannigan Joellen & Ken Murphree Deborah & John Orrick Shirley & Ray Goodman Amy & Bryan Fagan on the birth of a daughter, Alice Claire, on August 11. Please take a moment on Sunday and review the prayer list in the bulletin. If there are names there that are ready to come off, please give the office a call or fill out the information on the back of a pew card. By doing this, we can keep the prayer list current and provide space for new additions. and to Martha & Paul Stephens on the birth of a nephew, Joshua James White, Jr., on August 5. OUR LOVE AND SYMPATHY To: Amanda Westmoreland on the death of her grandmother, Irma Nell Honnoll. Rest eternal grant to her, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon her. The deadline for submitting information for the next newsletter is Thursday, August 26, at 12:00 p. m.

6 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. Marshall Ramsey, is the editorial cartoonist for The Clarion-Ledger. He is a two-time Pulitzer finalist and is nationally syndicated by Copley News Service. His cartoons have appeared in USA Today, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, The Chicago Tribune, The New York Times and on his Mother's refrigerator. It is also rumored that his work has appeared frequently in the bathrooms of several prominent local politicians.