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Website Upgrade!
The All Saints website will undergo a major overhaul in the coming months to make it more user-friendly and intuitive. It is a very exciting move forward on the road to something big and wonderful, but there may be a broken link or a video glitch along the way. If something doesn’t work for you, it would be a great help if you would contact Keith Holeman at 626.583.2739 or kholeman@allsaints-pas.org.
COMING SOON!
Lenten Small Groups:
Online any time
The Last Week by Marcus Borg + John Dominic Crossan –Sharalyn Hamilton
The Sacred Meal by Nora Gallagher – Susan Russell
Sundays (starting March 7)
12:30 p.m. For 20s and 30s, Meeting God Anew – Wilma Jakobsen
Mondays (starting 2/22)
7 p.m. The Future of Faith by Harvey Cox – Jim Prendergast
7 p.m. The Case for God by Karen Armstrong – Ken VanDerHorst
Wednesdays (starting 2/17)
11 a.m. Experiencing the Lectionary Readings – Richard Wingell
Thursdays (starting 2/25)
7:15 a.m. The God We Never Knew by Marcus Borg – Anne Peterson
6:30 p.m. Are You Open to the Law of Forgiveness? – Zelda Kennedy
Sign up at the Small Groups Table on the Lawn or email amccormick@allsaints-pas.org.
SIGN UP NOW - LIMITED SPACE!
The NAMI Family-To-Family Education Program
Patti Loitz & Alan Bair, co-teachers, NAMI San Gabriel Valley. This nationally acclaimed free, twelve-session program to educate, train and support family members of severely mentally ill persons will meet again at All Saints on Monday evenings from 7-9:30pm, beginning June 7th . Contact NAMI SGV at 626-577-6697 or Leah Sullivan, Program Coordinator, LeahLa@pacbell.net, for application and flier. Pre-register now or at any time throughout the year. Class size is limited and overflow will have priority admittance to the next available class. Minimum age is fourteen. Pre-registration is required.
THROUGH LENT
Walk the Labyrinth
Looking to chill out during Lent? Let go of the hustle and bustle of everyday life, relax and meditate by walking the Labyrinth! The 7 circuit labyrinth, located in the South Transept, will be available every day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Mon. thru Fri.) during the months of February and March, starting on Thursday, Feb. 18th. If you have never tried this ancient way of meditating found in cultures all over the world for the last 3,500 years, now is the ideal opportunity. You can walk on any day and time that works for your personal schedule.
As you walk, concentrating on the spiritual path before you, you will find that the daily distractions may fall away and your mind and spirit will be open to God's call to you!!
The Labyrinth Ministry is coordinated by Pastoral Care & Spiritual Growth. If you have other questions or need further information you can contact Susan Adkins at 626.440.1812, or Ralph Perry at 213.680.9770.
MARCH 14
Save the Date: Sermon Discussion Lunch With Clergy
Join us for our next lunch on Sunday, Mar. 14, in the Forum at 12:30 p.m. Sermon discussion lunches provide an opportunity to talk over how All Saints preachers focus on theological and spiritual themes, interpret scripture, use books and articles referenced in the sermons, and think about social action issues. Copies of the sermons will be available. A light lunch will be provided for $10 until we run out, or you are welcome to bring your own lunch if you prefer.
MARCH 14
Children's and Youth Choirs African Celebration
The Trouvères, Troubadours and Mastersingers will offer West African drumming, singing, and dance, music of South Africa and traditional spirituals on Sunday, Mar. 14, at 5:00 p.m. in the Church. $5 suggested donation. For more information, contact Stephanie Mowery @ 626.583.2719 or smowery@allsaints-pas.org
MARCH 14
Sacred Journeys Presents: "Abiding in the House of Love"
Join us for an inspiring and transformational small group that will give you some important tools for your spiritual toolbox. This group will be led by Robert Cornell, Hilda Boulware, and Kathleen Stroup, who have had extensive training in the Spiritual Psychology program at the University of Santa Monica. This group is free of charge and will be kept to thirty participants, so sign up early to be part of this supportive community of spiritual learning and personal growth. In this group you will:
*Experience the power of entering deeply into knowing that you are God's beloved child...
*Find new inspiration for your spiritual journey- even in challenging times like these...
*Discover new ways to get unstuck when your buttons are being pushed...
*Learn about how your ego keeps you from accomplishing important things in your life - and how to move ahead!
*Reconnect with or deepen your sense of being called into ministry and service to others with your unique God given talents.
Meetings will be held from 1-3 p.m. the second and fourth Sundays of the month beginning March 14 and ending June 20. Contact Robert Cornell at robertbcornell@earthlink.net or 626.398.5581 to sign up and for further details.
MARCH 15
Jodi Picault at All Saints
Author Jodi Picault will be at All Saints on Tuesday, March 16 at 7pm in the Forum. This is a Vroman's event and tickets are required: tickets are available at Vroman's with book purchase and a limited number of free tickets are available by emailing aparker@allsaints-pas.org by March 15.
MARCH 19-28
All Saints Sabbath Suppers to be held in March
You are cordially invited to participate in a wonderful experience this Lenten season which helps people in our large parish to connect with one another in conversations around a meal.
A few years ago at a Parish Retreat on the topic of Sabbath, guest speaker Rabbi Sharon Brous inspired us with her description of the Sabbath in the Jewish tradition especially the meal. With the lighting of the candles on Friday night, one crosses the threshold into some liminal space, a time outside regular time, into God's time. The evening begins with the blessing of the light, the bread and the wine. The conversation revolves around where people are on their journeys, what they have found meaningful in their past experiences, and any other naturally arising topics which help people connect with one another. Although the Jewish Sabbath is on Friday evenings, our Sabbath Suppers will be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings (or lunch) on the last two weekends before Easter.
Sabbath Suppers provide an excellent opportunity to take time out from the fast pace of our lives. The Jewish Sabbath begins at sundown, no matter what. It cannot be delayed until one is ready for it. It just comes. And one stops. In our culture the idea of stopping before one's work is done is daunting. We worry about stopping before we've completed our work and the items on our 'to-do' list. However, as we realize when we do take time-outs, we're still able to accomplish what we set out to do. The Sabbath Supper offers a special opportunity for that reenergizing time-out.
Sharing food is at the heart of our Judeo-Christian faith. The holy meal of Eucharist is the centerpiece of our faith community. The idea that God sets a banquet before us with room for every single person on the face of the earth is central to our life. A meal is a lovely way in which to reflect on life and its meanings. We are fed by the actual food and by our understandings of one another. Sabbath Suppers offer wonderful opportunities to receive this sustenance.
In March 2009 many All Saints parishioners enjoyed participating in Sabbath Suppers. The Suppers were happy experiences of sharing spirituality, warm fellowship and good food in the informal atmosphere of people's homes. Because of the success of last spring's Suppers, the Growth and Incorporation Committee is planning Sabbath Suppers to be held on the weekends of March 19, 20 and 21 and March 26, 27 and 28.
Take time out to participate in the Sabbath Supper experience. Sign up for one of the Sabbath Suppers at the Sabbath Supper Table on the lawn on February 21, 28 and March 7.
MARCH 21-22
Save the Date! “Grace Trumps” with Serene Jones
We live in a world profoundly broken by violence and disfigured by harms we inflict upon each other. Is there any hope for those whose lives have been wounded by violence?
Serene Jones is the first woman President of Union Theological Seminary in the Seminary’s 172-year history, and the Roosevelt Professor of Systematic Theology. According to Ms. Jones, God loves this world and desires that suffering be met by words of hope, that love and grace overwhelm, and that something new happens. That is the central question and mission of Serene Jones's Trauma and Grace: Theology in a Ruptured World. Central to its overall theme is an investigation of the myriad ways both individual and collective violence affect one's capacity to remember, to act, and to love, and how those various circumstances potentially challenge theological understanding of how grace is experienced, and even how the traumatic experience of Jesus' death is remembered. Of particular interest is the author's focus on the long term effects of collective violence on abuse survivors, war veterans, and marginalized populations, and the discrete ways in which grace and redemption might be exhibited in each context. Stay tuned for more information to come soon! For more information contact Norma Sigmund at 626.583.2734.
MARCH 21
Interfaith 101, Part 3: Judaism
All are warmly invited to join the Interfaith Study Group’s upcoming gathering on Sunday, March 21, 5-7 p.m. at the Jewish Temple and Center, located at 1434 North Altadena Drive, Pasadena (on the east side of the street between Washington Blvd. and New York Drive).
Rabbi Joshua Grater will respond to our questions and has asked that we prepare by reading The Sabbath by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. Copies of the book can be found on Sundays at the Middle East Ministry table on the lawn. If those books have been checked out, please contact Cecelia Fox at 626.796.2176 or fox@oxy.edu.
Carpooling will be available, leaving the All Saints North Lot promptly at 4:30 p.m. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share.
For more information about the Interfaith Study Group, please contact Amanda McCormick at amccormick@allsaints-pas.org or 626.583.2765.
MARCH 22
Bankruptcy and Negotiating Debt Lecture, Divorce Support Group
NANCY KNUFPER, JD is a bankruptcy attorney and former bankruptcy trustee, who will speak on bankruptcy – things to consider, the bankruptcy legal process and ramifications of bankruptcy. Nancy will also briefly address the negotiating of debt – especially credit card debt. Nancy is a past President of the Beverly Hills Bar Association And is very active in Bankruptcy education. She is a lovely, kind and generous person whose office is in Century City. Questions and answers after lecture.
MARCH 23
Dianne Dixon at Vroman's
Parishioner Dianne Dixon is inviting All Saints members to join her in celebrating the publication of her new novel, The Language of Secrets, with a reading at Vroman's Bookstore on Tuesday, March 23 at 7pm.
MARCH 24
Diarmaid MacCulloch at All Saints
Diarmaid MacCulloch, acclaimed author and Professor of the History of the Church at Oxford University, will be in the Forum on Wednesday, March 24 at 7 p.m. His new book, Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years, is getting rave reviews and is the basis for a new BBC series on church history. Copies of the book will be available for sale and for signing.
MARCH 26
March Fiction Fun!
Join us for the monthly meeting of Fiction Fun! on Friday, March 26, at 7 p.m. in the Guild Room. The book for this month is Wheat That Springeth Green by J.F. Powers. Copies are available with a 20% discount at the Will Call desk at Vroman’s – just be sure to ask for the March Fiction Fun! book for All Saints Church. For more information, please contact Amanda McCormick at 626.583.2765 or amccormick@allsaints-pas.org. We hope to see you at our discussion!
MARCH 27
Bad Girls of the Bible, Women's Community Spring Spiritual Retreat
Saturday, March 27, 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Angelus Mountain Retreat, Altadena
There were some bad girls of the Bible. Whether they were Bad to the Bone, Bad for a Moment, or Bad for a Season, these infamous sisters show us how not to handle the challenges of life. Based on a book by Liz Curtis Higgs, this workshop led by Zelda Kennedy explores how to avoid their tragic mistakes and joyfully embrace God's grace. It also features a Women's Eucharist and an opportunity to walk the Labyrinth. A light breakfast and salad lunch will be served.
The cost is $15 per person, please register for this event by March 21 at the Women's Community table on the lawn. For more information contact Jeannette Miyamoto 626.354.2884 or jeannettemiyamoto@hotmail.com
APRIL 30
Transformational Journey: Manzanar War Relocation Center
On April 30-May 1, join us for an exciting Transformational Journey to Manzanar War Relocation Center in Bishop. Manzanar was one of the ten camps where Japanese-Americans and resident Japanese aliens were interned during World War II. A docent-led tour will show the grounds and buildings of the internment camp.
On day two we will travel to Lone Pine for a tour of the Alabama Hills, which has been a popular location for television and movie production sets, and for a visit to the Lone Pine History Museum.
The tour price of $285/single and $225/twin includes bus and driver gratuity, hotel accommodation, two meals, tour of Manzanar, tour of the Alabama Hills, baggage handling and tax.
For more information or to sign up for the trip, please contact Catherine in the Office for Creative Connections at 626.583.2750 or cswanson@allsaints-pas.org. You can also sign up on the lawn on Sundays, February 7 and 14.
JULY 18-31
Transformational Journey To Kenya
Kenya is a beautiful country in East Africa. It is also one of those that has been severely affected by climate change. Nomadic communities, the Maasai among them, have been adversely affected. Poverty has increased tremendously especially among families.
All Saints is organizing a Transformational Journey to Kenya from July 18-31 to see firsthand the effects of climate change and how the nomadic communities are coping; their struggles and their hope. A two-day safari will be offered as an option at the end of the trip.
Please contact Betty Kisimir and Charles Haig on allsaintskenyatj@yahoo.com for details or call 626.325.3185.
SUMMER 2010
Save The Date: Summer Adventure 2010
Wha-wha-what?! Summer Adventure is at night?! Did you know that as many as 50% of California's public school students take summer school? This prevents many students from experiencing the joys and importance of Summer Vacation Bible Day School. This year, in an effort to reach out to more families, we are going to turn Summer Adventure upside down and have it in the evening! June 28-July 2 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Children will gather for dinner each evening, fun activities and evening worship all before bedtime! We look forward to this exciting adventure and can't wait to see you there! For more information contact: Jobi Harrell at jharrell@allsaints-pas.org or 626.583.2763.
