SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6 at 7:00 P.M. in the Church AN ORDER FOR COMPLINE together with JAMES MARTIN and DAVID O STEEN IN RECITAL

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1 The Rev. Paul J. Stephens Rector 608 Jefferson Street Tupelo, MS (662) Fax THE TWENTY-THIRD & THE TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST: OCTOBER 31 & NOVEMBER 7, 2010 CALENDAR SUNDAY-OCTOBER 31 8:30 am Holy Eucharist* 9:30 am Christian Formation* 9:30 am Coffee Alley 10:30 am Holy Eucharist* 11:45 am Youth Inquirer s class (NBO) 6:30 pm AA Group (Conf. Rm.) MONDAY-NOVEMBER 1 7:00 am 9:00 am Saints Brew (Monday through Friday weekly) 12:00 pm Ministerial Association 12:00 pm Intercessory Prayer 5:00 pm Christian Ed. Cmt. (Conference Rm.) 5:30 pm Christian Yoga (Children s Choir Rm.) TUESDAY-NOVEMBER 2 5:30 pm AA Group (Conf. Rm.) 6:30 pm Gum Tree Quilters WEDNESDAY-NOVEMBER 3 12:05 pm Holy Eucharist with Anointing (Church) 5:45 pm Wed. Night Dinner & Adult Inquirer s Class* 6:15 pm Children s Choir 7:00 pm Adult Choir THURSDAY-NOVEMBER 4 Newsletter Deadline 9:30 am Staff Mtg. 6:15 pm EfM (Conf. Rm.) FRIDAY-NOVEMBER 5 7:00 pm AA Group (Conf. Rm.) SATURDAY-NOVEMBER 6 9:00 am 1:00 pm Gum Tree Quilt Guild (7 th & 8 th grade S.S. Room) 10:00 am 12:00 pm Angel Food Ministries Orders 6:00 pm An Order for Compline with James Martin & David O Steen *Nursery Provided CALENDAR SUNDAY-NOVEMBER 7 ALL SAINTS SUNDAY 8:30 am Holy Eucharist* 9:40 am Bishop s Forum* (Parish Hall) 10:30 am Holy Eucharist* (Reception following) 5:30 pm EYC 6:30 pm AA Group (Conf. Rm.) MONDAY-NOVEMBER 8 12:00 pm Intercessory Prayer 5:30 pm Finance Cmt. (Conf. Rm.) 5:30 pm Christian Yoga (Children s Ch. Rm.) 6:30 pm Executive Cmt. (Conf. Rm.) TUESDAY-NOVEMBER 9 5:30 pm AA Group (Conf. Rm.) WEDNESDAY-NOVEMBER 10 Newsletter Mailout 12:05 pm Holy Eucharist w/ Anointing (Church) 5:45 pm Wednesday Night Dinner & Activities* 6:15 pm Children s Choir 7:00 pm Adult Choir THURSDAY-NOVEMBER 11 9:30 am Staff Mtg. 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Fresh Start (Conf.Rm.) 6:15 pm EfM (Conf. Rm.) 6:30 pm Autism Support Grp.* (Parlor & Nursery) FRIDAY-NOVEMBER 12 Jr. High DOY through Sunday ECW Fall Conference - Saturday 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm CGS Level I Training (P.H. & Conf. Rm.) 7:00 pm AA Group (Conf.Rm.) SATURDAY- NOVEMBER 13 9:00 am 5:00 pm CGS Level I Training (Parish Hall & Conference Rm.) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6 at 7:00 P.M. in the Church AN ORDER FOR COMPLINE together with JAMES MARTIN and DAVID O STEEN IN RECITAL ALL SAINTS SUNDAY NOVEMBER 7 THE RT. REV. DUNCAN M. GRAY, III will be with us for his annual visitation and will preach and celebrate at both services 8:30 A.M. Holy Eucharist in the Church 9:40 A.M. The Bishop s Forum Cultural Landscapes and the Implication for the Church (in the Parish Hall ~ youth and adults are invited) 10:30 A.M. Holy Eucharist in the Church with Baptisms and Confirmations Following the service please join us for a reception in the Parish Hall to meet and greet Bishop Gray, the newly baptized and confirmed.

2 FROM THE OFFICE For more information visit our website at THE SPIRIT OF MISSION 184 th ANNUAL COUNCIL of the DIOCESE OF MISSISSIPPI January 28-30, 2011 The Jackson Convention Complex Jackson, Mississippi Registration forms are available in the church office or online at MTD CUB CADET Residential Zero Turn Riding Mower w/cover 2 years old (18 hours of mowing time used) In good condition 50 cut 675 cc Kawasaki engine $1,700 If you are interested in purchasing this mower or need more information, please call the office at OPERATING BUDGET PLEDGES Budgeted Received Over/(Under) % Rec d. SEPT. 42,000 34, (7,078.57) 83% YTD 351, , (47,456.29) 86% EXPENSES Budgeted Expended (Over)/Under SEPT. 38, , (157.76) YTD 375, , (29,300.70) Prepaid Pledges used 27,500 Remaining Prepaid Pledges 23,542 (not included in Received Pledges above) CAPITAL CAMPAIGN INCOME (Includes gifts received as honorariums/memorials) SEPT. CAMPAIGN TO-DATE Pledges/Donations received 2,197,158 Pledges/Donations-non cash (45,000) - Pledges/Donations received Hope 43, ,605 Interest Income ,489 Net Proceeds from financing (40,205) 2,535,820 Total Income (41,582) 5,196,072 EXPENSES SEPT. CAMPAIGN TO-DATE Building Cost & other expenses 3,612 4,454,866 Hope Campaign - Interest 12, ,781 Total Expenses 16,152 5,082,647

3 THE PASTOR S PAGE BISHOP GRAY JOINS US FOR ALL SAINTS SUNDAY CELEBRATION The Rt. Rev. Duncan M. Gray, III, Ninth Bishop of the Diocese of Mississippi, will join us as we celebrate our 140 th Anniversary as a church in Tupelo and Lee County when he makes his annual visit to All Saints on All Saints Sunday, November 7. Our weekend celebration begins Saturday evening as we gather in the church at 7:00 p.m. for Compline, followed by a recital by David O Steen (principal parish musician at St. Philip s, Jackson) and James Martin (a member of the faculty at Millsaps). David and James are no strangers to All Saints, having performed at the church and other Tupelo locales on several occasions. Jessica Nelson, our organist/choirmaster, organized this and the other special recitals during the year. The recitals have brought several new artists to All Saints and added richness to our common lives. This last performance no doubt will be the perfect conclusion to our special 2010 Anniversary music offerings. Thank you Jessica! Our celebration continues on All Saints Sunday, a day layered with special meaning. It is a Principal Feast of the church, and the day we remember and honor all Christian saints, known and unknown, who have gone before us. On this day we ask God to give us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living.... (Collect for All Saints Day, BCP at 245). It is also a day especially appropriate for baptisms. Thus, at the 10:30 service we will fully initiate two infants into Christ s Body the Church. By baptism in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Alice Claire and Asa will be reborn by the Holy Spirit, made one with Christ and received into the fellowship of the Church. At the 8:30 service we will renew our baptismal vows. Moreover, Bishop Gray, as diocesan bishop our chief apostle, teacher and ordained icon for our oneness in Christ will be with us to preach and celebrate (at both the 8:30 and 10:30 services), teach (at the youth and adult forum between services) and confirm youth and adults (at the 10:30 service). In this his tenth year as a bishop, his ability and capacity to identify and engage with the varied and different elements of thought within our diocese, and beyond, has been a blessing to the church. We give thanks for his pastoral and spiritual leadership of our diocese and his presence with and among us. Additionally, All Saints Sunday is our patronal feast, i.e., the occasion on which we annually honor the saints chosen as the Patron Saints of the parish. This parish birthday is especially poignant this year as we celebrate 140 years of ministry in Tupelo and Lee County. Our celebration began at Annual Council, hosted by All Saints in February of this year; we will conclude with our celebration on All Saints Sunday. The between times have been filled with special events, programming and fellowship. Thus, on this special day in the life of our parish we pause and give thanks for the men, women and children who through faithful service committed themselves to this parish and the broader community and then look forward, with hope, to an ever-broadening circle of faithful discipleship. After the 10:30 service, we will gather in the parish hall for a reception honoring the newly baptized and confirmed and thanking Bishop Gray for his leadership and witness. I look forward to you packing the church for these special events and services. Paul+

4 PARISH MINISTRIES THE FLOWER GUILD is selling Christmas greenery and the October 31 deadline is fast approaching. Order forms can be found in the church pews and in the office. Please make checks payable to All Saints marked Greenery Sale. Delivery will be made shortly after Thanksgiving. is our next opportunity for baptism. If you desire baptism for yourself or your child, please contact the church office at A baptismal counseling session is required in preparation PLEDGE CARDS were distributed on October 24 at the Stewardship Celebration. For those that could not attend, your pledge card has been mailed to you. A printable version of the 2011 pledge card is also available online at SCHEDULE OF WEDNESDAY SERVICES IN Wednesday, November 3 12:05 p.m. Holy Eucharist w/anointing Wednesday, November 10 12:05 p.m. Holy Eucharist w/anointing Wednesday, November 17 12:05 p.m. Holy Eucharist w/anointing Wednesday, November 24 No Service Please join us for lunch following the service. A REMINDER OF WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR EPISCOPAL RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT There s no better gift for a birthday, an anniversary, a teacher, for Christmas, or justbecause, than a donation to Episcopal Relief & Development. Your generosity can provide food and water, medical care, small business loans, a family garden, or green gifts such as a smokeless stove and a solar energy system. Any of these can begin to lift an individual or family out of extreme poverty. Orders from the Gifts for Life catalog can be made online at the Episcopal Relief & Development website, by calling , or by completing a form in a catalog ordered by your clergy. If you order by December 6 for Christmas, you can be assured that a gift card will arrive in the mail. These Gifts for Life help people and their community to not only survive but thrive. Thank You, The Rev. Cathy Halford Deacon, All Saints, Jackson, ERD Diocesan Rep.

5 PARISH MINISTRIES 103 Boxes ordered for October DISTRIBUTION DAY for OCTOBER ORDERS Saturday, October 30 8:30-9:30 a.m. We will be taking orders in the Parish Hall for November on Saturday, October 30 ~ 8:30 9:30 a.m. Saturday, November 6 ~ 10:00 Noon or online at: We are in need of the following items: tub or stick margarine, sugar, coffee, Sunny D orange juice, 5-oz plastic cups, refill size containers of salt and pepper, sugar free maple syrup, gallon size 2 percent or skim milk, and 409 Cleaner (1 gallon size 409 is available at Lowe s). Your help with any of these items or monetary donations is greatly appreciated. In addition, the kitchen is in need of gently used dish towels. If you have any to donate that are in good condition please drop them off in the kitchen. Thanks!! COFFEE ALLEY is our Sunday morning fellowship time, between the 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. services. We are asking parishioners to take a turn providing a light snack (cookies, donuts, etc. for approximately people) for this time. Our vergers make the coffee on Sundays. All you ll need to do is set out the refreshments and clean up afterwards. A sign up sheet is located in the back of the church on Sundays. Each Wednesday Night: Children s Choirs 6:15 7:00 p.m. (Kindergarten - 8 th grades) Adult Choir 7:00 p.m. Upcoming programs: October 27 & November 3 Adult Inquirers Class November 10 Catechesis of the Good Shepherd presentation Menu: Oct. 27: Baked chicken, Broccoli & Rice, Tacos (hard shell) for kids Nov. 3: Spaghetti and Salad Nov. 10: Chicken & Dressing, Peas, Hot dogs & Doritos for kids

6 CHRISTIAN FORMATION Isabel Gray will be serving as the Rector of Happening #72, which is scheduled for October at Church of the Nativity in Greenwood. Due to Happening, EYC will not meet Sunday, October 31. Congratulations to those who have completed Youth Inquirer's class: Ben Alford, Lee Beard, Mary Adelyn Fraiser, Hayes Hershfelt, Warner Wills King, and Patrick Langford. Confirmation will be on Sunday, November 7, so let's all be at the 10:30 service to support them! Junior High DOY will be November If you haven't registered, but would like to, go to Cost is $75 and scholarships are available. Due to Jr. High DOY, we will not have EYC on Sunday, November 14. Peace, Stacy Christian Formation classes for youth and adults will not be held Sunday, November 7. Please join us between the services in the Parish Hall for Bishop Gray s Forum Cultural Landscapes and the Implication for the Church. CATECHESIS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD LEVEL I FORMATION COURSE For catechists working with children 3-6 years of age Sessions: November 12-14, 2010 February 4-6, 2011 April 1-3, 2011 July 11-15, 2011 Hosted by All Saints Church Formation Leader, Mary Howard King Formation Mentor, Donna Turner The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is a faith formation experience for children ages 3 to 12 years old. It is based upon the belief that young children can and do experience God. The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd s work is done in an Atrium, an environment created to nurture children s spirituality. This is done by proclaiming the Gospel through the parable method, prayer, singing, silence, and exploring liturgical events. Hands-on materials are used to help children and adults reflect together upon the great mysteries of the Christian faith. Each session of the Level I adult formation course is very rich and retreat-like in its setting and covers ageappropriate themes for children (and adults) from the Bible and liturgy and the purpose and use of hand-made materials. Experience and presenting materials and help in preparing the catechist s album (or personal handbook) is also part of the formation course. To register for the Level I Formation Course for Adults, call the church office at or print a registration brochure from our website or pick up one from the church narthex or church office. Space for the formation course is limited but free for any member of All Saints, Tupelo. Registration deadline is October 15. Life is about giving and the rest is taken care of. Peter Cajander

7 ALL SAINTS FAMILY October 31 November 1 November 2 November 3 November 4 November 6 November 7 November 9 November 10 November 11 November 13 Ray Goodman Shirley Goodman Hettyola Harrell Karen Asbury Hayden Hershfelt Deb Davis Miner Sistrunk Ashley Oakes Steven Weber Carole Fraiser Bob Moore Bettye Hurt Sam Morgan Mark Whipps Richard Brown Margaret Barshaw Sally Gray Lee Parks Anna Grace Alexander GIFTS RECEIVED IN MEMORY OF: Julia Blakey From: Pat Fauver (Rector s Discretionary Fund) GIFTS RECEIVED FOR SAINTS BREW: In Memory of: Julia Blakey From: Fran Shutiok Tony & Deanna Alford Drs. Nell & Malcolm Moore Jamie & Ernie Joyner Shirley & Ray Goodman Rick & Gabrielle Cooper Dr. & Mrs. Max Taylor Karen & Gene Asbury In Memory of: Sally Stone From: Shirley & Ray Goodman A donation was received for Saints Brew from Hal & Rick McPherson. November 5 November 7 November 8 November 11 Carolyn & Smokey Livingston Rhonda & Thom Saunders Robin & Billy Walton Kim & David Sistrunk A gift has been received in honor of Hettyola Harrell on the occasion of her birthday. From: Fran Shutiok (Building Fund) Kamrin Landren and Eric Helland and Ginny Davis and Scott Davis on their recent marriages. I am writing to thank the congregation of All Saints for their generous contributions to the Honduras Medical Mission & the Bishop Masereka Christian Foundation. Your gifts will offer much to the remarkable witness of these two ministries. Thanks to the vestry, wardens & people of All Saints for their commitment to our overseas mission initiatives. Faithfully, The Rt. Rev. Duncan M. Gray, III The deadline for submitting information for the next newsletter is Thursday, November 4, at 12:00 p. m.

8 I offer my sincere thanks to Wayne Averett and the entire Stewardship Committee for their hard work in making Sunday s Kickoff a most fitting start to our annual stewardship campaign. Wayne s thoughtful presentation at Sunday s Kickoff Luncheon bears repeating. Paul+ Look around and think about how different today is than the Capital Campaign/Pledge Drive kickoff was last year. Last year was very formal, we had a large tent outside to welcome everyone, we ate a catered meal and we had the master motivator of Stewardship, Dr. Robert Khayat, share his philosophy of giving with us. Perhaps most of all, we were scared to death about what would happen to us in this awful economy. And we silently asked ourselves and wondered to God: How can we increase our giving at a time like this? One of my favorite lessons on proper stewardship illustrates the ministry of our Savior, Jesus Christ, to reconcile us to the Father and to each other, which is really what God seeks from us, the Stewards of His Church. Many years ago, the oldest son of the English Romantic painter John Constable, who lived from 1776 to 1837, wrote in his diaries with great affection for his father. Constable s father had two great passions: his painting and his children. The diaries include an account of a much anticipated day when Constable s father was to host an exhibit of his new paintings. Many wealthy art collectors and critics traveled to the Constable home in Suffolk to see his paintings, the newest of which was to be unveiled before them on that very day. The moment came and Constable stepped up and drew back the curtain. There was an astonished silence, followed by pained embarrassment. For there, right across the canvas, from top to bottom, was a huge TEAR. After everyone had left Constable faced his family and asked about the torn canvas. One of the children, however, was missing. It was the oldest son. The son wrote in his diary that when he came home, his father asked him if he had torn the canvas. The son answered, Yes. This church, and indeed our entire world, is the canvas of God, filled with beauty and given by the great artist into our care and stewardship. But, we must confess that we are the ones who have torn the canvas, leaving ourselves to live in a world torn apart outwardly, just as we ourselves are torn apart inwardly. Perhaps, like Constable s son, we have made a mess of things. What I mean by that is that all of us here today must ask ourselves if there is a tear between our worship here at All Saints and our desire to fully serve Christ Jesus. We know that there is, and that much of it is due to our lack of stewardship. John Constable recorded in his diary that following his confession of having torn the canvas, his father immediately said these most gracious words to him: How then shall we mend it, my dear? Instead of the expected and deserved words of punishment and

9 condemnation, John Constable spoke the most amazingly gracious words that he could have said to his son. We can hear in those words an echo of the very Word of our Lord in John 3:17: For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him. So, how shall we mend the mess we have made by not being full stewards of all that God has given to us? We all know that the tithe is the minimum standard of giving in The Episcopal Church. I hope that all of us here today are tithers or have adopted a plan to reach that level of giving within a reasonable time frame such as this year! Many churches today have buildings but too few people and finances to maintain them. At All Saints, we have many people who come here to receive God s blessings but perhaps we strain to find the volunteers needed to serve them, and we struggle throughout the year to fund the operating needs of the Parish. For instance, our Parish desperately needs an associate rector. Operating expenses go up each year. And the needs of those less fortunate than we are - those who Christ has sent here for our help - cry out to us and demand to be met. So we are, writes Paul to the Corinthians, ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us Our stewardship journey is a difficult one because it demands deep transformation. Faithful, generous, cheerful, and sacrificial stewardship is not a credential, but a fruit of my relationship with Jesus Christ. Stewardship is what I do with my life after I meet Jesus and decide to follow him. It is all that I am and all that I have all of the time. It is not just about raising money for the church. Let us also be mindful that growth always requires a different vision and different methods than those used even a short while ago. Right after Paul came here he led the Vestry through a planning process which resulted in the Parish goals you will find on the wall back there to the left as you leave today. Stop for a second and read those. Whatever you conclude, there is no escaping the painful fact that we are far off the mark. Now think about that small group of believers, nameless to us but now in the presence of our Lord, who built this church 140 years ago. To do that in 1870, just a few years after the Civil War and long before this area knew anything like the wealth it has today, they sacrificed what little they had to start this Parish. We marvel at what they did but recognize that just as their work is done our work is not done. Being at one with the Lord and with each other is not a wish; it is our destiny. Being together with Him is not an outcome to be wished for; it is a sure and certain promise. Our call today is to live as the proper stewards of all that God has given us. And if we do that, 140 years from now countless followers of our Lord Jesus Christ will give thanks to Him for us.

10 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. The 2010 Food Fest raised The Food Fest was a huge success, thanks to the hard work and cooperative effort shown by all. Many, many thanks to all of you for a job WELL DONE!!

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