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106 West Church Street, Frederick, Maryland 21701 March 2016

Spring Forward, Fall Back

‘Daylight Saving Time’ begins at 2 a.m. on March 13.

Don’t forget to change your clocks!

STATIONS OF THE CROSS Fridays during Lent

All are encouraged and welcome to participate in the Lenten tradition of the Stations of the Cross in the Historic Church every Friday evening (7-7:30 p.m.) through Lent. The service allows the faithful to trace the last steps of Je-sus as depicted in the framed illustrations along the walls in the main church. The Daughters of the King will be host-ing this spiritual event.

Peace & Blessings, June Miller

STAY WITH ME, PRAY WITH ME Further your prayer practice this Lent, and sign up to

watch and pray for one hour. Beginning at 9 p.m. on March 24 after the Maundy Thursday service, one hour prayer shifts will be available overnight through the next morning, Good Friday, ending at 8:30 a.m. before the Fri-day chapel service. Sign up on the boards available at church. More than one person may sign up for the same slot. The Night Watch is conducted in St. Paul’s Chapel in the undercroft. Parking spaces will be blocked off on the street; please use the East entrance near St. Paul’s Chapel. For further information, please contact June Miller, Secre-tary to the InSpired Daughters of the King chapter, at ilu-v2_labs@verizon.net.

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Worship and Formation

Formation will take a break on March 20 & 27 for Palm Sunday and Easter.

Have a blessed Lent, everyone!

Save the date for Tea Mark your calendars to celebrate May Day by attending

an afternoon tea hosted by the Daughters of the King. The invite is for ladies of all ages to join us Sunday, May 1 at 3 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Look for details in the com-ing weeks.

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Given by: Amount: In memory of: In thanksgiving for: Daytime phone number :

Each year, lovely Easter flowers are provided through gifts from the congregation in memory of or in thanksgiv-ing for loved ones. Remember that there are no flowers on the altar during Lent, which runs through Palm Sunday on March 20. Please complete the form below and place it in the offering plate, or send it to the church office at 106 West Church Street, Frederick, MD 21701 along with a donation no later than noon on Thursday, March 17. Be sure to mark your check “Easter Lilies” and make it payable to All Saints’ Church.

LENTEN CHALLENGE 2016 Commit to 10 minutes of prayer a day during Lent! If

you’d like to receive our weekly topics via email, sign up at churchoffice@allsaintsmd.org. Each week in the Forum of Faith, we’ll present a theme for this week’s prayer, and it’s your job to find 10 minutes a day, any time, any where, to try our spiritual practice of the week. Make the commit-ment and see where your prayer practice takes you this Lent.

DIOCESAN YOUTH RETREATS Spring retreats are right around the corner. The Dio-

cese has some fantastic annual weekends coming up within the next few months! It's never too early to sign up - but you can be too late! Please check out their two high school retreats and our middle school adventure. They’d love to have youth and adults join us for the best time in our calen-dar year. Learn more: http://bit.ly/1nDoYFX

Province III Sr. High March 4-6 $75, registration dead-line is Feb 19

New Beginnings #3 (Middle School) April 8-10 $55, registration deadline is March 25

Happening #9 (High School) April 15-17 $75, registra-tion deadline is April 1

“Christ lives in me. What a thought! Stop and think about that for a moment

before continuing to read.” —Dr. Joel Heck

From Mercy, Passion & Joy: Lenten Devotions Pick up your copy around the building!

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Fellowship and Administration

Search Process:

The search committee continues to make great pro-gress. We started out with receiving applications from 23 candidates. After prayerful consideration and discussion, we chose 12 candidates to conduct initial telephone inter-views with. Those telephone interviews have been com-pleted. At the conclusion of that process, we chose a total of six candidates with exceptional qualities and experience to move on to the next phase, parish visits.

The parish visit process began the weekend of Feb. 13-14 and will continue through the weekend of March 5-6. During these visits, members of the search team visit the home parishes of the candidates. Our team will attend one or two services where the candidate is the celebrant and preacher. We will observe their preaching styles, their litur-gical styles and generally how they interact with their con-gregation. Where possible, we will also speak to several members of their congregation to gain insight into how the candidate relates to the congregation and community. In addition, the search team will share a meal with the candi-date and his or her spouse. It is a time to talk more in depth about the candidate, their experience and what quali-ties s(he) would bring to All Saints’ if the Vestry calls them to become our new rector.

A Prayer for the Rector’s Search Almighty and ever living God,

source of all wisdom and understanding. We at All Saints’ Church are asking

your guidance and direction as a people of faith to help us in the coming months.

Guide us as we pray and work together

to call a new rector; grant us both the courage to pursue your will

and the grace to accomplish it. Bring us together to be of one heart, mind, and spirit,

united in the holy bond of love and faith in you. For His Sake, Amen.

As we enter the final stages of our work in the search process, we humbly ask that you continue to pray for mem-bers of the search committee, the candidates and their fam-ilies, and the congregations of their parishes as well as All Saints’. As always, if you have any questions, please contact any members of the search committee.

RAISING SAINTS: Fostering Faith and Friendship Calling all big saints who have little saints—yes, that’s

right, All Saints’ has a group called “Raising Saints” and it’s for anyone raising a child between the ages of 0-18. We spend time together socially outside of church to foster friendships that originated in worship activities such as weekly services, Sunday School and All Saints’ Summer Day Camp. Using a private page on Facebook, we are able to connect with each other instantly and coordinate events such as pot luck picnics at local parks or a trip to a local bowling alley. There is no cost to be part of this group and no events are mandatory. Some outings are for moms or dads only, but most are for the whole family. There is something for everyone! Please consider joining our group by sending an email to Brooke Robinson, brooke.g.robinson @gmail.com or Rebecca Couture, rcouture @comcast.net.

WEEKDAY YOGA AT ALL SAINTS’ Some of you may know that in my life outside of All

Saints’, I’ve been teaching yoga since 2012. Since New Year’s, I’ve had quite a few parishioners ask me if I would be willing to start a class during the lunch hour that met at church, and it sounds like a wonderful Lenten idea!

During the months of February and March, I’ll teach a gentle, all-levels class on Wednesdays at noon, pay-what-you-will. Bring a yoga mat and a full-size bathtowel, and I hope to see you there!

— Alyssia Turner

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Formation and Pastoral Care

DON’T MISS DAY CAMP!

Save The Date for the an-nual All Saints’ Summer Day Camp! From June 27-July 1, we’ll be singing, playing, learning, and growing together. We’ll

also have Camp Sunday on July 3. Our theme this year is “Cave Quest: Following Jesus - The Light of the World!” Contact Joanna Gibb (joanna.rizzo.gibb @gmail.com) with any questions or if you’re interested in volunteering!

Easter Egg Hunt! Easter Sunday, March 27

at 10 a.m. Meet in the

Lowering Gathering Space

Kids of

all ages welcome!

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY: Do you knit or crochet?

Do you know how to knit or crochet? Are you look-ing to join a ministry and never have to leave home? The Prayer Shawl ministry is looking for new members. We get together on the first Saturday morning of the month. At-tendance is not required because most of the knitting and crocheting is done at home. The shawls provide “hugs” for those who need comfort in some way, whether because of an illness, grief or despair. They may also be for the celebration of a life, as in a baby blanket.

We have recently had requests for many of the shawls and our stock pile has dwindled. We desperately need help with creating more of the shawls that wrap and comfort those in need. There is nothing difficult in the work; be-ginners can easily work up a shawl. If you are interested in helping or would like more information, please contact Sue Fowle at 301-694-6866 or suefo1@yahoo.com.

A Note of Gratitude and Thanks As I write this note, I am back at seminary and finish-

ing up my last semester. But the memory of my ordination to the transitional diaconate is still with me in large part because of the outpouring of love you all showed through your presence, prayers, notes, and gifts honoring my ordi-nation. I cannot tell you what it meant to me when Bishop Chilton introduced the newest deacons in the Episcopal Church and the entire congregation in the cathedral erupted into a thunderous applause. My heart overflowed with thanksgiving for all of you as I caught glimpses of so many parish family members. And a thank you to Fr. Earl and Rev. Jess who graciously invited me to live into my role as a new deacon for the first time the following day.

What a journey it has been—and it continues. I will be graduating from seminary, leaving New York City at the end of May and returning home. I am working with Bish-op Chilton and the diocesan staff as I search for a call with-in the diocese. I will keep you updated as things progress. You remain in my daily prayers as you also move closer to calling your next spiritual leader. Thank you again for your steadfast love and support throughout my journey towards ordination.

—Nancy Hennessey

SAVE THE DATE: Youth-Led Worship Come join and support the Youth of All Saints’ as we

lead worship on March 6 during the 11 a.m. Historic Church service! Youth, please check your e-mails and at-tend formation leading up to March 6 so that we can plan this wonderful event. Contact Joanna Gibb with any ques-tions (joanna.rizzo.gibb@gmail.com).

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In the Diocese

A message from Bishop Sutton: On Sabbatical in South Africa I’ve been taking part of my sabbatical here at Mariya uMama weThemba Monastery in Grahamstown, South Africa (one

of the houses of the Episcopal Order of the Holy Cross, USA). I’ve stayed here on pilgrimage many years ago, but I had for-gotten how time goes by very slowly in a Benedictine community. The pace is definitely unlike my charged up life back home! I begin the day praying in the chapel with the brothers at 6:00 am Vigils, and throughout the day for Lauds, Eucharist, Midday Prayers, Evening Prayer and Compline. In between joining the community at prayer at set times, I am able to read, write, meditate, take long walks and receive spiritual direction. . . . The monastery is beautifully tucked away in the hills surrounding and overlooking the town. The si-lence of the hills is pervasive, and all seems to be at rest, at any time of day or night. Everything is slowed down here – yes, in the monastery, but also in the small, quaint city of Grahamstown itself.

Clocks are everywhere on various towers and steeples in this town . . . Some of the clocks are still ticking along nicely, but others do so erratically, and a few are stopped dead in their tracks. You have to be a local to know which ones are more or less accurate – but nobody seems to mind.

For many years in the 19th century when time was not standard, the local time in Graham-stown was calculated by the military, and announced everyday by the firing of a gun at 9:00 am from Fort Selwyn on Gunfire Hill just outside of town. Obviously, this had considerable draw-backs. Even though it was a loud blast, apparently some still failed to set their various timepieces to it, resulting in a generally confused sense of time. Also, the elderly artillery man whose job it was to serve as Old Father Time would occasionally subtract or add a half-hour or so depending on when he’d get around to doing the task.

The absence of a public clock to set to Grahamstown Mean Time made the establishment of an orderly communal life extremely difficult. In 1853 the idea of paying for a public clock by raising taxes was raised. You can figure out how that went over. Finally, 20 years later in 1873, the first clock was installed at the Cathedral, and others soon followed.

But here is where it gets interesting. In 1884, one Henry Carter Galpin installed a magnificently- designed Meridian Room in the local court of justice, with a north/south line on the floor to accurately ascertain Grahamstown time – which is exactly 14 minutes behind South Africa Standard Time! Thus noon in Grahamstown occurs at 12:14 elsewhere in the nation. Time marches on, yes, but apparently at a slower pace here than anywhere else in this part of the world.

Of course, I realize that all of this is a moot point with the ever-present wristwatches, cell phones, computers and other modern chronographs govern over our schedules. Nobody really pays attention anymore to 19th century Meridian rooms, artillery guns and old steeple clocks. But somehow I like the fact that Grahamstown – this charming little town of 52 church-es (one for each week of the year) and venerable schools and colleges – hasn’t found the need to change the public clocks.

Some might say that Grahamstown is still behind the times, by considerably more than a quarter of an hour. There is a palpable sense here of a bygone era, a genteel life of a time long ago, enjoyed by a relative few. No obvious sense here of 200 years of wars . . . of the strife of the racial hatred and apartheid that marked most of the 20th century. Now, white students and black students populate the streets quite freely, and you might get the sense that change was painless here. But just as time moved slowly here, so did social change, with customs and attitudes of the past still haunting the present. The future is still uncertain in this place that still holds on to the past with a loosening but unmistakable grip.

Time will tell what the future may hold for this town and for this country: this beautiful rainbow mix of ethnic groups that make up South Africa. We can all be impressed with their progress only 20 years after the fall of apartheid and Nelson Mandela becoming the first black president of the “New South Africa”. After over 200 years in our American democracy, are we any further along in our own struggles for racial and economic justice? Yes, South Africa needs more time to perfect its multiracial, democratic experiment. But I have a feeling that this small city of Grahamstown, with its old clocks, churches, colleges, seminaries and monasteries, will find the time to model for the rest of the world how diverse peoples under God can live together in harmony.

I’ve found that you really can take your time here…all the time that you need. Perhaps we in America can learn to do the same – and not just on sabbaticals. “Time present and time past / Are both perhaps present in time future, / And time fu-ture contained in time past.” -from Four Quartets, T.S. Eliot (1888-1965)

+Eugene (reprinted from episcopalmaryland.org)

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Administration and Fellowship

March Birthdays!

ATTENDANCE Averages for the month of January

AVERAGE ATTENDANCE Wed. Evening chapel 7 Thurs. Morning Prayer 2 Sun. 8 a.m. 56 Sun 9 a.m. 85 Sun 10:30 a.m. 118 Sun. 6 p.m. 13 Total 281 AVERAGE OFFERING AT REGULAR SERVICES General Giving $ 34,548 Sunday School $ 11 Total $ 34,559 Monthly Budgeted Offering Amount $ 41,233

Gourmet Night Join us for this month’s

Gourmet Night on March 9. Doors open at 6 p.m. Dinner is served at 6:30.

'Lenten Three Soup Night'

Graupensuppe (German Barley Soup) Karfiolleves (Hungarian Paprika-Spiced Cauliflower

and Dumpling Soup) Fennel Tomato and Scallop Soup

Salad and Bread Dessert by Dan

Seating is by reservation only.

We can no longer accept walk-ins.

Tickets are $10 per person. Childcare available.

To make your reservations, contact the church office at 301-663-5625. Pay online at www.allsaintsmd.org/

gourmet-night.php Reservations close no later than

Monday, March 7 at noon.

02 | Martha Fogle, Edgar Crutchley 03 | Mark Gibson, Alex U , Ka"e Schwartz, Sarah Finneyfrock, Nicholas Wright, Kevin Lane 04 | Kevin Ruzbacki, Devon Tan 05 | Reynold Kirby-Smith, Chrissy Wheeler, Reed Pruchniewski 06 | Jack Anderson, Oney Smith, Janelle King, Phillip Mees 07 | Jena Dickson, Amanda Cornish 08 | Karen Sell, Tara Hentgen, Emily Thompson, Patrick Weiss, Judson Browning 09 | Mary Mills, Helen Riggles, Ann Hess, Nana Joiner 10 | George Delatush, Lee Weber, Donna Seniff, Vincent Norris 11 | Cheryl Pyles, Sullivan Givens 12 | Calvin George, Leslie Harned, Joey Romagnoli, Caitlin Marsh 13 | Darlene Aulls, Margie Lindeman, Cynthia McCain, James Harris 14 | Mark Anderson 15 | Jill Chadwick, John Clarke 16 | Charles Wisner, Joyce Hensley, Donna Gorgol, Daniel Gold-stein, Julia Weber, Parker-James Robinson 17 | Virginia Morgan 18 | Gerri Mitchell, Frazier Glenn 20 | Jessica+ Hol-thus, Alexander Acerenza 21 | Grant Harper, Bri any Wright, Arlee Haughwout 22 | Bethany Hentgen 23 | Steven Marsh, Carly Voell 25 | Gloria David, Virginia Weight, Eric Li le, Ka"e Hendrickson, Noah Zeglin 26 | Sue Hoffman, Hel-en Gregory 27 | Eric Besch, Sarah Wheeler 29 | Lee Miller 30 | Bradley Sco , Gabrielle Chambers, Ryan McGreevy 31 | Helene Keefner, Carissa Emory, Liam Chambers Don’t see your birthday? Send your info to churchoffice@allsaintsmd.org to be included on our birthday list!

ST. MARY’S MEETING St. Mary’s Chapter will hold its monthly meeting on

Monday, March 7, at noon in the Parish Hall. Our speaker will be Dr. Emilie Amt, Professor of History and Chair of the History Department at Hood College. Dr. Amt, who is a very active member of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Lap-pans (the Rev. Anne Weatherholt’s parish), will speak about her research on slavery and the Episcopal Church in Wash-ington County, Maryland. Luncheon will be served at a cost of $5; no reservations are necessary, so please feel free to drop in.

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SAINTS ALIVE! NEWSLETTER A publication of All Saints’ Episcopal Church. All inquiries, news, or letters

should be directed by e-mail to churchoffice@allsaintsmd.org or the church of-fice. We reserve the right to select and edit all materials. The deadline for each issue of Saints Alive! is the 15th of every month.

Acolytes, Chalice Bearers, Lectors Please contact the church office for more information. Adult Formation Planning Group 2nd Tuesdays, except July, 7 PM Jr./Sr. High Room Contact: Rev. Jessica Holthus, 301-663-5625 Altar Guild Contact: the Church Office Budget and Finance Committee 3rd Wednesdays, 7 PM Conference Room Contact: Mark Gibson Buildings and Grounds Committee 2nd Mondays, 7 PM Conference Room Contact: Ellis Kitchen Care Teams Contact: Linda Procter, 301-371-4955 Dottie Pratt, 301-668-0477 Centering Prayer Saturdays, (program year*) 10 AM, Faithful Followers Contact: Alice McCormick Communications Committee Meets as needed Contact: Waymon Wright, 240-529-2800 Daughters of the King 2nd Saturdays (program year*) 10:30 AM, Jr./Sr. High Classroom Contact: Sarah Bro Flower Guild Contact: Jackie Gambill jamgambill@comcast.net Forum of Faith 10 AM, Parish Hall (program year*) Contact the church office for information Gourmet Night Second Wednesdays (program year*) Doors open at 6 p.m. * ‘Program Year’ activities generally run September–June

Healing Prayer Ministry Leader: Niki Thrash Junior Daughters of the King Contact: Jen Mariano, 301-668-2733 Music Ministries Rehearsals Contact: Carroll Howe (program year) 301-663-5625 Sanctuary Choir 7:30-9 PM, Thursdays Nave Choir Room Great Hall Choir 6:45-8 PM, Tuesdays Great Hall Jubilate Choir 5-6 PM Wednesdays Nave Choir Room All Saints’ Ringers 6:30-7:30 PM Thursdays Historic Church Men’s Breakfast Last Saturdays Contact: Bob Fowle 301-694-6866 Outreach Committee Contact: Fr. Earl 301-663-5625 or earlmullins@hotmail.com Over The Hill Gang Tuesday mornings Contact: Ed Cornish

Personnel Committee Contact: Christine Harris Prayer Shawl Ministry 1st Saturdays (Oct-June) 10 AM, Memorial Lounge Contact: Sue Fowle Rector’s Search Committee Thursdays, 7PM Co-Chairs: Jody Deveney 301-694-9361 Cathy Guzauskas St. Mary’s Chapter 1st Mondays (Sept-June) Noon, Parish Hall Chapter president: Judy Haines Strategic Planning Committee Contact: Linda Procter, 301-371-4955 Stewardship Committee 2nd Tuesdays 7 PM, Conference Room Contact: Rachel Querry Vestry 3rd Tuesdays 7 PM, Senior High Classroom Contact: Mark Gibson Worship Team 3rd Sundays; Feb, May, Aug, Nov 12:15 PM, Conference Room Contacts: Clarence Harper 301-418-0577 Jody Deveney 301-694-9361

Ministries List

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Mark Gibson, Sr. Warden Ellis Kitchen, Jr. Warden Dunbar Ashbury, Treasurer Gary Crump, Registrar Class of 2017 Tracy Boyd Jonathan Gambill Linda Procter Niki Thrash Class of 2018 Tina Butcher Scarlett Gibb Rixey Hoult Tommy Turbyville Class of 2019 Elected at 2016 Annual Meeting

The Rev. Earl Mullins, Interim Rector rector@allsaintsmd.org The Rev. Jessica Holthus, Assoc. Rector jholthus@allsaintsmd.org The Rev. Columba Gilliss, Assisting Priest The Rev. Elaine Prince, Assisting Priest

All Saints’ Clergy and Staff All Saints’ Vestry

Carroll Howe, Music Director musicdirector@allsaintsmd.org Alyssia Turner, Parish Administrator agilbert@allsaintsmd.org Hope Gravning, Facilities and Events Coordinator hope@allsaintsmd.org Debora Van Tongeren, Accountant treasurer@allsaintsmd.org Nancy McArthur, Sexton