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Vol. 76 No. 2/ January 24, 2018

All Saints’ Episcopal Church /www.allsaintsbhm.org

TheParishioner The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is

a formation experience for children ages

3-12 years old. It is based on the belief

that young children can and do experi-

ence God. The work of the Catechesis

of the Good Shepherd is done in a spe-

cially prepared environment called an

atrium. Children use hands-on materials

to explore and reflect on scripture, pray-

er, and liturgical events. Together chil-

dren and adults reflect on the great mys-

teries of the Christian faith.

The Catechesis of the Good Shep-

herd is a Montessori approach to reli-

gious formation. It was developed under

the guidance of Dr. Sofia Cavalletti, a

scriptural scholar, and Gianna Gobbi, a

Montessori educator, more than 50

years ago when they founded the Good

Shepherd Atrium in Rome. Today the

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd exists

in twenty-two countries worldwide.

Course Description Based on the Catechesis of the Good

Shepherd for children, the Level I

course is the foundation for the work in

the atrium. Upon completion of the

Level I course, participants will have

received the entire catechetical work for

3-6 year old children and will receive

certification from the National Associa-

tion of the Catechesis of the Good

Shepherd.

Course Objectives: - To explore the methodology and guid-

ing principals of the Catechesis of the

Good Shepherd

- To explore the religious nature and the

most vital religious needs of the 3–6

year old

- To meditate on the Biblical and Litur-

gical themes presented to the 3-6 year

old child

- To experience the lessons of the Cat-

echesis of the Good Shepherd for one’s

own spiritual formation

- To offer guidance and assistance

in preparing an atrium and materials,

and making a catechist’s album

Schedule

The Level One course will be offered

over 8 weekends in 2018:

February 9-10; March 9-10; April 27-28

May 11-12 ; June - off; July - off

Aug - Nov. dates TBD

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Training Course to take place at All Saints

Time: Fridays from 5:00-9:00

PM (working dinner), and Saturdays

from 9:00 AM-5:00 PM (45 minute

lunch)

Formation Leader

Our leader will be Stephanie Diethelm,

former Director of the Catechesis of the

Good Shepherd at All Saints. She has

been a catechist since 1998 and has

been traveling as a nationally recog-

nized Formation Leader in this approach

to Religious Formation since 2005.

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DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE SERVING

IN A COMBAT ZONE?

Children in the Level III atrium have collected a large box of goodies and personal items to send to a service per-son serving in a combat zone. If you know of someone you think would en-joy receiving this gift, please contact Win Schepps, winshepps@gmail.com, or 871-8988.

MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE WITH

ST. MARTIN’S SINGERS!

St. Martin’s Singers is a relaxed and fun group of All Saints volunteers who come together about once a month to make music with residents of St. Mar-tin’s in the Pines who have dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. You do not have to be a musician to join us! We wel-come children of all ages as well, and the residents particularly love when young people visit. We will meet at St. Martin’s at 2:30 p.m. the following Sunday afternoons this winter and spring: January 28, February 18, March 11, April 22, and May 20. If you’d like more infor-mation, or directions to St. Martin’s in the Pines Evergreen Unit, contact Susie Youngson, syoungson@bellsouth.net.

ALL SAINTS BOOK CLUB

The All Saints’ Book Group will meet at 12:45 p.m. on Sunday, January 28th at the home of Ginny May. While enjoying a potluck lunch, we will discuss, The Pro-fessor and the Mad Man, by Si-mon Winchester, a tale of murder, insani-ty and the making of the Oxford Diction-

ary. All are welcome to join us.

FAMILY PROMISE THANK YOU

There are no adequate words to describe the warm feeling that is generated watching each volunteer do his/her part in preparing for and carrying out a week of ministering to our guest family a week ago. All went so very well and they all benefitted from your care in so many ways. From filling our pantry bags (22), to delivering the cots to All Saints (2), to setting up the bedrooms and common areas (2 families and 6 individuals), to Evening Hosting (7), providing/serving/cleaning evening meals (11 individuals and groups), stay-ing overnight (13), to final teardown (1 family and 5 individuals), and finally to laundry pick up/cleaning/re-stocking linen shelves (16). In addition there were the special angels who provided gloves for all the children (Erin Donohoo) and jackets for the children (Jennifer Schmidt, Pam Moore and the Wooten Family), toys and extra cloth-ing, and Dr. Bryson Waldo’s willing-ness to examine and care for the 17 month old. How blessed we are at All Saints for everyone. We welcomed new volunteers during this rotation who after their first night wrote back to say, “what an awesome ministry to be involved in”. Thank you all for your open, gener-ous hearts. It comes right back to you, doesn’t it! Our next rotation is in early April. Stay tuned!

Stewardship Report as of 1/18/2018

Registration and Tuition

Course tuition is $600. A reduced

rate of $500 per participant is

charged after the first three from the

same parish. Payment plans are

possible for multiple registrations

from the same parish.

Scholarships are available through

the Tina Lillig Memorial Fund

at www.cgsusa.org.

$300 deposit is due on February 1,

2018. The remaining $300 is due

on August 15, 2018.

Make checks payable to All Saints

Episcopal Church. Please note

"CGS Training" in the subject line.

Church address is 110 W. Haw-

thorne Road, Homewood, AL

35209, Attn: Teresa Mason, Finan-

cial Administrator.

Tuition includes 90 hours of work-

shop, checking of album, consulta-

tion and certificate fee. Upon com-

pletion of the course, a certificate

will be awarded by the National

Association of the Catechesis of the

Good Shepherd.

Materials Required Participants will need the Level One

Bundle (Religious Potential of the

Child, Listening to God with Children,

and The Good Shepherd and the Child:

a Joyful Journey). These can be pur-

chased at www.cgsusa.org. Participants

will also need a 3-ring binder, paper,

and a journal for the course.

For more information contact:

Kathleen Busbee, kbusbee@allsaintsbhm.

org, 205-769-3189. To register go to

www.allsaintsbhm.org.

2018 Totals $ #

Increase $596,040 134

Decrease $71,421 26

Same $318,747 64

New $26,020 15

Totals $1,012,228 239

$ #

2018 Breakdown

$0 - $1,500 $66,065 68

$1,501 - $2,500 $93,183 46

$2,501 - $5,000 $227,067 62

$5,001 $10,000 $336,795 47

$10,001 - $20,000 $203,172 14

$20,001 - $30,000 $26,000 1

$30,001 - $40,000

$40,001 - $60,000 $60,000 1

Totals $1,012,282 239

Save the date for our annual Shrove Tuesday

Pancake Supper! Tuesday, February 13,

5:00-8:00 p.m. in the Great Hall $7 per person/

$20 per family at the door Proceeds will benefit youth programs at All Saints. Donations and volun-teers (youth and adult) are needed to help make this event a success. View options and sign up at http://bit.ly/shrovetuespancakes.

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Lay Ministry Schedule

Sunday, January 28 Vestry representative of the day: Jak Karn Torch Bearers & Crucifers: 8:45: Gospeller: TBA TB: Lily and Clara Sykes C1: Felix Sykes C2: Jackson Glenn 11:00: Gospeller: Bowen Gilchrist TB: Ethan Wright, Tuck Thornsberry, Preston Graves (rotate two each month) C1: Mac/Nolen Ridlehoover C2: Alex Wright Ushers: 7:30: Frances Flynn 8:45: Pam Moore, Sam Harris 11:00: David and Janet Guest, Nolen Graves, Gretchen Lerner 5:30: Susan and Conrad Ponder Children’s Liturgy: Julia McKay Sunday, February 4 Vestry representative of the day: Will Collins Torch Bearers & Crucifers: 8:45: Gospeller: Bennett Mitchell TB: Nicholas and Mary Ryan Hughes C1: Zoe Hortberg C2: Lila Mitchell 11:00: Gospeller: Davis Bird TB: JW Bird, Harry Morales, Riley McClain (rotate two each month) C1: Felix Sykes C2: Ethan Armistead Ushers: 7:30: Lucy Hortberg 8:45: Tripp Warren, Ted Holm 11:00: Jenny Blackmon, Christy Bemrich-Stolz, Whit Bird, Tim Vardeman 5:30: Liz Cleckler Children’s Liturgy: Erin Donohoo

The Parishioner to move toward a digital version Like many other churches, we have decided to move away from a print version of our bimonthly newsletter, and instead offer The Parishioner as a digital news-letter only. You may request to continue receiving the print version for now through our “opt in” option detailed below. There are several reasons we are making this change. The first is our ability to offer more content in a timely manner. We have had many parishioners tell us they receive the newsletter a week to ten days after it is mailed, at which point most events have already taken place. The second is a matter of econom-ics; minimizing the cost to print and mail The Parishioner will allow us to use those funds in other ministries.

How and when is this change going to take place? Starting February 1, 2018 you will receive a digital version delivered to the email address we have on file. If you already receive it in the weekly announce-ment email you do not need to do anything. We will only mail The Parishioner to people who opt in to receive the print version. You can also access the newsletter anytime you wish through our website, www.allsaintsbhm.org.

How do I opt-in to keep receiving a printed version?

To opt in you will need to let the church know you still want to receive the newsletter in the mail. Fill out the form below and return it to: All Saints Epis-copal Church, attn: Debbie Donaldson, 110 West Hawthorne Rd., Birmingham, AL 35209, or put it in the offering plate. You can also send an email to media@allsaintsbhm.org. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I would like to continue receiving the print version of The Parishioner: Name: _________________________________________________________

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If you have any questions about this transition please contact Debbie Donaldson, media@allsaintsbhm.org, (205)769-3182.

Can you sew or do you have a serger machine? Children's Formation is in need of costume repair and new tunics to be sewn. Please contact Jeannie Feldman, jeanniefeldman@att.net if you can help sew simple tunics or serge the edges of older costumes.

Our youth need your help! 2018 is off to a tremendous start – for the first Sunday night EYC – we had almost

60 youth in attendance! If you were not aware, we now transition sixth graders into EYC in January of their sixth grade year. This is a great way to gently move sixth graders into the middle school program while they are still in their last year of Atri-um. Almost 60 youth is a GREAT response - It also means we desperately need more hands to help. Would you consider lending a hand? You don’t have to have a child in the EYC program to help – if you have younger kids – this could be a great preview for what your children will be doing in a year or two. Our biggest needs are: 1) Two volunteers each Sunday that we have Junior High EYC, 5:00-6:30 p.m. (Either gender, but having one of each would be ideal) These volunteers will help supervise our youth, greet them/see them to cars, etc.; Kristin & Doss will plan and lead the program. 2) Volunteers – individuals/partners/groups – to provide dinner for EYC (or breakfast, but those slots seem to go faster…) Partner with a friend to split the cost and work – makes it more fun too! With the starting attendance of 56, we should plan dinner for about 40. We may need to make that number smaller as the semester moves forward. We can offer ideas for inexpensive meals if people would like them. To sign up to help with a meal or help with Jr. High EYC please contact Julie Ellis at Julie@bridgeworthfinancial.com or 302-9782. Thank you in advance and I look forward to working with you and your youth.

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How to contact us: All Saints’ Episcopal Church Voice: (205)879-8651 Fax: (205)870-5749 Preschool: (205)879-1092 Online: www.allsaintsbhm.org After-hours pastoral care emergency phone: (205) 617-8954 CLERGY: Rector: The Rev. Dr. Glenda S. Curry, gcurry@allsaintsbhm.org, 879-8652 Associate Rector: The. Rev. Anna Russell Friedman, afriedman@allsaintsbhm.org, 769-3191 Associate Rector: The Rev. Charles Youngson, cyoungson@allsaintsbhm.org, 769-3180 Priest Associate: The Rev. Mike Cleckler, mcleckler@realtysouth.com STAFF: Children’s Formation: Director: Kathleen Busbee, kbusbee@allsaintsbhm.org, (239)222-8549 Jeannie Feldman, jeanniefeldman@att.net, 516-2347 Children’s Choir Director: Susie Youngson, syoungson@bellsouth.net, 870-4629 Associate for Music and Children’s Choirs: Maggie Gill, mgill@allsaintsbhm.org, 662-544-3791 Communications Director, newsletter and website: Debbie Donaldson, media@allsaintsbhm.org, 769-3182 Financial Administrator: Teresa Mason, finance@allsaintsbhm.org, 769-3184 5:30 Music: Randolph Horn, rchorn@samford.edu Nursery Director: Gretchen Lerner, gretchenlerner@me.com, 769-3190 Organist/Choir Director: Melanie Martin Couch, mcouch@allsaintsbhm.org, 769-3187 Parish Coordinator: Theresa Hester, office@allsaintsbhm.org, 879-8651 Preschool Director: Bebe Hardin, bhardin@allsaintsbhm.org, 879-2943 Youth Minister: Kristin Blackerby: kblackerby@allsaintsbhm.org, 769-3183 Associate Youth Minister: Doss Cleveland, dcleveland@allsaintsbhm.org, 769-3183

Would you like to submit something to The Parishioner? We would love to hear from you. The Parishioner is published every two weeks. The deadline is the Thursday preceding the next issue. Submissions for the newsletter should be sent to: media@allsaintsbhm.org or call Debbie Donaldson at 769-3182. The Parishioner (USPS 601-260) is printed bi-weekly by All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 110 W. Hawthorne Rd., Homewood, AL 35209. Postmaster: send address changes to: The Parishioner, 110 W. Hawthorne Rd. Homewood, AL 35209. Periodical postage paid, Birmingham, Alabama.

All Saints’ Schedule Sunday:

Holy Eucharist: 7:30, 8:45, and 11:00 a.m., & 5:30 p.m.

Breakfast: 8:00-10:00 a.m.

Nursery: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.—Undercroft

Sunday School Classes:

Atria Session I, 8:30; Atria Session II, 10:00 a.m.

Children’s Liturgy of the Word, during the

11:00 service, for 3-6 year-old children, Sunshine Room

Youth: 10:00—10:45 a.m.; EYC: Grades 7-8: 5:00-6:30 p.m.

Grades 9-12: 6:00-7:30 p.m., Youth Rooms

Adult Classes: 10:00-10:45 a.m.

Community of Young Adults - Preschool Rm. 105

Contemporary Studies - Library, South Addition

Episcopal 101/Adult Confirmation - The Red Door Room

Faith and the Modern Family - Room 223, South Addition

Newcomer Coffee - Jackson-Thorpe Room

Practicing Our Faith - Room 324, South Addition

The Seekers - 10:00—Room 224, South Addition

Women’s Sunday School - Room 104, located in the Preschool

Wednesday:

Men’s Bible Study —7:00 - 8:00 a.m., Jackson-Thorpe Room

Wednesday Morning Prayer/Breakfast, 7:00 a.m., Great Hall

The Rector’s Bible Study, 10:00-11:00 a.m.,

Room 223—South Addition

Oasis (see schedule online at www.allsaintsbhm.org)

Thursday

One Flock Women’s Bible Study - 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.,

Rm. 223, South Addition

In Stiches (Knitters Group) - 1:00 p.m.—Jackson-Thorpe Room