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SPRING SPRING SPRING SPRING SPRING SPRING SPRING SPRING CLEANINGCLEANINGCLEANINGCLEANINGCLEANINGCLEANINGCLEANINGCLEANING

Thinking that by April Winter MIGHT have ended (why not, it has already ended three times

this year!) a day is planned for us all to gather for a day of “Spring Cleaning” all around the

Church.

If you can come, there will be work for you to do. A major area will be around the grounds,

trimming, planting, and getting things ready for Easter. Jennie Laurent, one of All Saints

“plant managers” has some plans for those who will be ready to play in the dirt with her, and

this past winter’s storms have left some work for folks around the property lines.

A variety of tasks indoors require attention as well. Though half of the basement is “fenced

off” as a “Chiming For Friends” staging area, there is pre-Rummage sale organizing to be

done.

Work will begin as early as 8:00 a.m.—with proper

refreshments available, and will continue through the

morning and early p.m., with a “nutritious” hot dog

lunch to keep us going. Helpers are welcome at any

time, for as long as you are able to stay!

Wear your work duds, bring gloves and whatever

tools you think would be useful.

5th Annual Dining With Saintly Friends5th Annual Dining With Saintly Friends5th Annual Dining With Saintly Friends

Join us in supporting Triad Health

Project’s 25th Annual Dining for

Friends event on Saturday, April 25th,

from 5:00 pm until dark, rain or shine.

All Saints’ own B-B-Q, trimmings, and

desserts will be served. And, as always,

you have the chance to take the decorations home

with you—for a donation! Bring your compassion and

your checkbook or credit/debit card with you!

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from the Rector...from the Rector...from the Rector...from the Rector...from the Rector...from the Rector...from the Rector...from the Rector...

The Rev. Warren L. Pittman

All Saints’ 2014 landscape was a little

early with the Easter Gospel.

Last year the “old

rugged cross” that

had been out on the

front lawn for fifty

years was replicated

and replaced. (It’s

now stored in the

basement, in case

you’re searching for

the “True Cross.”

In the process, the

new cross was re-

located, its original

site having been

rendered less visible

by the surrounding

trees.

Not a big deal — it

actually stood out

more to passers by…

… but we forgot that some time after the

first cross was “planted,” a circle of bulbs

was also planted around the base, so that,

every year in early spring, bright flowers

would bloom as natural highlights.

The cross got moved, but the bulbs didn’t.

And you can see the results!

He’s not here … !He’s not here … !He’s not here … !

Easter is on its way, and I can’t help but

look at the lawn … and smile … and

picture the women that first Easter

morning, going to where they thought

they would find Jesus, to be told “He’s

not here, He’s risen!”

Jesus is a Lord who comes to us

wherever we are, and finds us, but

then bids us to follow him. Whenever

we get too comfortable, too set in our

ways, too “sure” of where he is to be

found and what he has to say and what

he expects us to be and do …

… something NEW and unexpected

happens.

The “Jesus Memorial Society” that may

have been ready to establish itself

there in Jerusalem, signing a long-term

lease on the Upper Room as a place to

gather, tell stories of “the good old

days,” and sing songs about “How

Great Thou Wert” finds that Jesus has

risen and is on the way out into the

wider world.

From Emmaus, through Galilee, and on

to Antioch, Athens, Rome, “to the ends

of the earth…” and he keeps calling us

to “follow me.”

Fortunately, he’s moving just slow

enough for those who want to catch

up.

Lord Jesus Christ, by your death you took away

the sting of death:

Grant to us your servants so to follow

in faith where you have

led the way, ….

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Spirit of TaizéTaizéTaizéTaizé

LentLent Walking in Mercy, Walking in Mercy, Walking in Mercy,

Justice & LoveJustice & LoveJustice & Love

Thursday evening Thursday evening Thursday evening April 3rd at 7:00 April 3rd at 7:00 April 3rd at 7:00 in the Parish Hallin the Parish Hallin the Parish Hall

This month’s Taizé-style evening worship will be in

keeping with the season of Lent, as the ecumenical

congregation gathers to keep silence, to chant, to listen

to God’s Word, and to pray mindfully with one another.

A number of congregations

around Greensboro take part in

this service, held monthly in All

Saints Parish Hall. Seating will

accommodate worshippers who

would like to use meditation

benches, prayer mats, pillows,

or chairs.

Musicians who may wish to

contribute their talents are

invited to contact the Rev.

Audra Abt at #336.275.1651,

or e.mail her for details, at

[email protected]

on Friday, April 11 at 6:00pm, and then dessert with Jane Davis.

Sign up in The Gathering Space, or call the church to R.S.V.P.

ALL SAINTS’ALL SAINTS’ALL SAINTS’ALL SAINTS’

...will gather this month

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STARVE A MOSQUITO THIS SPRING!

DONATE BLOOD DONATE BLOOD DONATE BLOOD ON APRIL 28THON APRIL 28THON APRIL 28TH The Red Cross is coming

back for their Spring

Visit, inviting, literally,

“all types” to come to

All Saints’ Parish Hall,

from 2:00 to 6:30 p.m.

Donors may reserve a couch by letting Ron Stowers

know at church that you’d like to give. First-time donors

are ESPECIALLY welcome!

Host-helpers and cookie-bakers are also invited to help

make this the best Blood Drive EVER!

Crocus, Focus Robin, Bobbin'

Green grass, Amass Flower, Power…

Our Next Luncheon will be

Tuesday, April 8 at 11:30 a.m.

Call the church office

to make your reservation … Let us know, too, if

you need transportation.


HOLY WEEK

HOLY WEEK

HOLY WEEK

HOLY WEEK

HOLY WEEK

HOLY WEEK

HOLY WEEK

HOLY WEEK && &&&& && EASTER

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EASTER The Sunday of the Passion: April 13

The Week begins with the nicknamed “Palm Sunday,” because part of the service

recalls the “Triumphal Entry” of Jesus into Jerusalem, hailed by the crowds waving

palms and branches.

We join in the “Hosanna!” and wave our own palms on the way into worship.

(Parishioners are welcome to come together on “Palm Saturday,” April 12, in the

Parish Hall, to tie palms into crosses for the services, from 10 am to noon.)

But we move quickly into the real “triumph” of the week, hearing the story of Jesus’ arrest, trial and crucifixion:

hence the real name of the day is “The Sunday of the Passion.”

On Monday evening, at 7 p.m., the church takes part in The Way of the Cross, the

congregation following Jesus from his condemnation to the tomb.

Many know this as the “Stations” of the Cross.

A simple cross is carried into and through the church, from the entryway to the altar, as

verses and prayers are shared along the way.

On Tuesday evening, a “Quiet Circle” will gather to share a “contemplative” offering of

the Holy Eucharist, inspired by the worship style of Taizé.

The 7:00 p.m. service will include the proper prayers and readings for Tuesday in Holy

Week, but will include a substantial amount of silence and stillness around the table.

On Wednesday, the regular 7 p.m. mid-week Eucharist is followed by the Office of

Tenebrae, or “Shadows.”

We listen in semi-darkness to scripture’s penitential psalms, laments and offer

prayers, as the candles around the church are extinguished.

Maundy Thursday

We gather at 7 p.m. to reclaim the intimacy of Jesus and his disciples in the upper room.

The sanctuary is reset for the evening, so that we might hear more readily his “new

commandment” to love one another.

The congregation is then offered the opportunity to respond, to be loved and served, and

to love and serve, by taking part in foot washing, and then break the bread of Holy

Eucharist.

“Watch and Pray”

When the Maundy Thursday service ends, the altar and sanctuary are stripped.

The sacrament is removed to an “Altar of Repose” in the baptistery, and the sanctuary is

left dark and bare. Parishioners take turns through the night keeping “watch” around

the Reserved Sacrament in prayer, until the first service of the following day,

Good Friday.


GOOD FRIDAY

On Good Friday morning, the Liturgy of the Day is offered at 6:30 a.m., including another

simple reading of the Passion, followed by prayers, the veneration of a plain wooden

cross, confession, and communion from Bread and Wine remaining from the night before.

At 7:30 a.m. parishioners are invited to join other Episcopalians from around Greensboro

to “take it to the streets,” walking The Way of the Cross through various “stations”

downtown, beginning and concluding in the parking lot across from 301 N. Elm Street,

(Bishop Anne’s office building.)

The Liturgy of the Day will also be offered at All Saints at 12 noon.

Good Friday evening, at 7 pm, in the twilight, people are welcomed to the empty sanctuary at

All Saints, for silent prayer and shared meditations “around the cross.”

On Holy Saturday the church gathers in All Saints’ Garden of the Resurrection, at the Columbarium

at 9:30 a.m. for prayers appropriate for “The Sabbath of the Lord.”

After the simple Liturgy of the Day, all are welcome, young and old, to join

in the re-adornment of the church for The Day of Resurrection.

THE DAY OF RESURRECTIONTHE DAY OF RESURRECTIONTHE DAY OF RESURRECTION SUNDAY, APRIL 20

Our observance begins in darkness, the church gathering before sunrise. In the darkness a fire is

kindled, and carried into the church, from which the Paschal Candle is lit. Members of the

congregation share the fire, each with his or her own candle (bring your own, or take one that

will be provided you that morning.) The ancient victory song of praise, The Exultet, is sung.

“This is the night,” we sing, “when Christ broke the bonds of death and hell,

and rose victorious from the grave.”

Some of the “Greatest Hits” of the Old Testament are then read, or re-told, centered on the

definitive story of the Exodus, when Moses led the children of Israel out of slavery into freedom.

Then the story of the Resurrection is heard, and the church sings out her first “Alleluias” since

the start of Lent. While the singing continues, and bells are rung, the veils are removed from the

sanctuary, and the Easter decoration is brought to light, by which time the sanctuary is flooded

by the morning sunrise!

This “sunrise service” begins at 6 a.m.

All who are gathered will renew our Baptismal faith and vows, then gather at the Table for Holy

Eucharist. The First Eucharist of Easter breaks the Lenten Fast, and then we move to the Parish

Hall for another “breakfast” together. Bring a festive dish to share!

Two other celebrations of Easter follow, at the “regular” service times

of 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Over the course of the morning, children (of all ages) are invited to bring flowers

to fill the flower cross, which then becomes a part of our Easter adornment.

… and watch your step, Easter morning: the colored “eggs” are for the

children’s Easter Egg that will follow the 10.30 a.m. service!

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REPORT from the Finance Committee to the Vestry, March, 2014

SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (rounded)

YEAR’S END 2013 February Year-to-date 2013 Budget Percentage of budget Year-to-Date

Pledges received $ 25,306 $ 55,747 $ 156,770 36% of budgeted pledges received

Open plate $ 1,364 $ 4,352 $ 25,000 30% of budgeted open plate collected

Total Income $ 29,727 $ 63,405 $ 208,420 107% of budgeted income collected

Total Expenses $ 19,058 $ 35,524 $ 208,380 105% of budgeted expenses paid

Net Difference $ 10,669 $ 27,881 $ 40 (Income vs. Expenses)

SELECTED FUND BALANCES (rounded)

Bank Checking Account $ 78,713 Tribute/Memorial Fund $ 32,394

Diocesan Mutual Fund (Endowment) $ 301,600 Maintenance Reserve Fund $ 116,210

Building Fund $ 4,281 Discretionary Fund $ 4,319

TUTOR ONE CHILD ~ CHANGE TWO LIVESTUTOR ONE CHILD ~ CHANGE TWO LIVES How does this happen? Attend Greensboro’s introduction to the Augustine Literacy Project.

(This time we won’t get snowed-iced out!)

6:30 p.m., Thursday, April 10, at Celia Phelps United Methodist Church, 3709 Groometown Road.

Speaker: Debbie McCarthy, Executive Director, ALP

Founded 20 years ago at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Family in Chapel Hill, the ALP serves students in grades K-12

who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and are performing below grade level in reading.

The need is great.

� As many as 74% of poor readers in 3rd grade are still poor readers in 9th grade.

� In 2011, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reported that 66% of North Carolina’s 4th graders

scored below proficiency in reading (among African-American 4th graders it is 84%, and Hispanics 80%).

� 85% of juvenile offenders have a reading difficulty.

But ALP offers the potential for gratifying rewards. For 90% of poor readers, early, intensive intervention can increase

reading ability to an age-appropriate, average skill level. The ALP trains and supports volunteer tutors who provide

free, long-term, one-on-one instruction using the Orton-Gillingham phonetic methodology and the Wilson Reading

System® materials.

Tutoring one child can change two lives, but it does require a significant personal commitment.

� Attend one of two intensive 70-hour training sessions (intervening weekend off). Training will be July 7-11 & 14-18

in Chapel Hill, or October 6-10 & 13-17 in Durham. The cost is $300 (partial scholarships may be available), and

some mid-week housing is available in Chapel Hill to lessen travel burden.

� Commit to 60 hours of one-on-one tutoring.

For more information, visit www.augustineproject.org

Questions about this upcoming info session? contact:

Sue Mercier, [email protected], 336-420-4405

Stephen McCollum, [email protected], 336-501-2000

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A Parish of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina served by

The Rt. Rev. Michael Curry, Bishop The Rt. Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple, Bishop Suffragan The Rt. Rev. “Chip” Marble, Bishop Associate

The Rev. Warren L. Pittman, Rector & Pastor The Rev. Paula C. Rachal, Priest Associate

THE VESTRYTHE VESTRYTHE VESTRYTHE VESTRY Pam Alexander, Senior Warden Jack Kelly, Junior Warden Matt Beck, Hospitality & Membership Missioner Bob Hisamoto, Buildings & Grounds Missioner Anne King, Community Outreach Missioner Alison Mercier, Education, Formation & Youth Missioner Chris Persson, Stewardship Missioner Gale Robins, Care & Worship Missioner Gene Simpson, Communications Missioner

Barbara Carrano, Vestry Alternate Rhonda Campbell, Treasurer Sue Mercier, Clerk

OTHER MINISTERS & MINISTRIES OTHER MINISTERS & MINISTRIES OTHER MINISTERS & MINISTRIES OTHER MINISTERS & MINISTRIES Gene Fayssoux, Altar Guild

Edwin Powell, Acolytes Bill & Teresa Sullivan, Ushers

Sue Mercier, Hosts Linda Tranchetti, Prayer.Net

Ron Stowers, Jack Kramer, Men’s Fellowship Rowe Campbell, Finance Committee Anne Frost, Memorials & Tributes

Pam & Ron Alexander, Restaurant Raiders Gail Parker, Web Sexton

Verna Hurley, Daughters of the King Stephen McCollum, Augustine Project

Anne King, Diocesan Delegation

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Spring Cleaning & Chiming for Friends Page 1

Fooling Mother Nature? 2

Seasoned Seasonal Luncheon 3

Raiders are at it again! 3

Taizé-inspired worship 3

Give Blood! 3

HOLY WEEK & EASTER 4 & 5

Augustine Project: 3rd times the charm! 6

Dining for Friends in May, too 7

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