All Saints' wk of February 18th

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Jr DAUGHTERS of the King are collecting healthy, non-perishable, individually packed snacks (granola bars, nuts, raisins, jerky) and small bottle waters, for the homeless students at McCallum. The snacks can be left in the church office. Please turn in donations this week - before their February 24th meeting.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18th:

Presidents’ Day Holiday - No DAY SCHOOL classes.

VESTRY MEETING - 7:00 p.m. Masterson Library.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19th:

Madre Cynthia’s Day Off

MORNING PRAYER - 7:30 a.m. in the Church.

LOAVES & FISHES assistance program in Kinsolving Parish Hall. Come visit us any Tuesday at 7:00 a.m. 

BRING US SOCKS! To volunteer contact: Amy Pro at ap...@utexas.edu

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20th:

Marvin’s Day Off

MORNING PRAYER - 7:05 a.m. in the Church.

CURSILLO REUNION GROUP - 6 p.m. Church Office Reception.

THURSDAY– SATURDAY, FEB. 21 – 23:

DIOCESAN COUNCIL at the Woodlands (Clergy will be out of the office attending Council)

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21st:

YOUNG ADULTS GROUP  “House Church” meets on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. For location, directions and if interested in this group, contact: Robert Wells at 512.426.3304 or rw3...@gmail.com

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd:

(Clergy at Diocesan Council) Mona & Anita’s Day Off

CURSILLO REUNION GROUP - 3:30 p.m. in the Front Foyer.

HOME-COOKED FRIDAYS 4-5:30 p.m.  Kitchen and Kinsolving Parish Hall

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd:

CENTERING PRAYER GROUP at All Saints’, led by Albert Meisenbach and Madre Cynthia on Saturdays at  11:00-11:30 a.m. in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24th:

9:20 a.m. in Kinsolving Parish Hall

PRODUCTION COMPANY MOVIE VIEWING followed by

Adult Ed Forum:

“The Hidden Feminine of the Torah” with Rabbi Monty Eliasov

The Director of the Twelve Tribe Torah Institute, Inc. will share his insights about a part of the Hebrew scriptures.

JDOK will meet from Noon to 1 p.m. in the Laura Corner Library. After the lesson, the girls will bag up snacks for the homeless.

CHORAL EVENSONG: 4:00 p.m., the Parish Choir will provide the  music for our monthly service of Evensong. The anthem will be My Shepherd Is the Living Lord , by Thomas Tomkins; the setting of  the Canticles is by Herbert Sumsion, and the Responses are by Ben Parry. Please join us for this service of prayer and praise offered in music.

WOMEN’S GROUP BIBLE TASTING is open to all women, and is held at the All Saints’ Cottage from 6-8 pm. We‘ll carpool from the church parking lot at 5:50 (parking at the cottage is limited). We begin with social hour, and then Madre Cynthia will lead the bible “tasting”. Please bring your bible and beverage or an appetizer to share, if you are able. If you are not able to bring food or drink, please come anyway! RSVP to Denise Ketcham at 512.680.8638or denise....@gmail.com and please indicate if we should wait for you at the church, or if you will go to the cottage directly.

CALL FOR “STATIONS OF THE CROSS” ART:

We are organizing a Stations of the Cross exhibit to hang in Kinsolving Hall for Holy Week. Pick a station and do a new art piece, or...recycle  a piece that was done for a previous “Stations” exhibit. Either will be appreciated. There is some amazing art out there that we would love  to see again. Your work needs to be ready to hang (no free standing sculpture this time). Deadline is April 1st and the exhibit will be hung on Saturday, April 13th. If you are interested, please let Linda know, and she will email you a list of the stations or go to the website.  Contact Linda Jaques at jaqu...@gmail.com

HEAVENLY HOSTS, HELP WANTED!

We need volunteers to help our funeral reception ministry, especially    with the clean up and dish washing. We’ll gladly give you a tutorial on  how to operate the Hobart dishwasher at a pre-arranged convenient time. To volunteer, contact Patti Woolery-Price (patt...@aol.com, 512.476.7643) 

WOMAN TO WOMAN:

WOMAN TO WOMAN is a released prisoner mentoring program of All Saints’. Our mission is to provide practical, emotional, and spiritual guidance, one woman at a time, to assist her in becoming self-sustaining with appropriate life skills to successfully achieve her goals. We will get a new mentee this spring and are beginning to assemble our mentoring team. If you are interested in learning more and/or joining the mentoring team, please contact Patti Woolery-Price (patt...@aol.com; 512.476.7643)  or Jill Walker (jillwalk...@gmail.com; 512.294.1664 )  The date/time for an informational meeting for those interested in learning more about the ministry is forthcoming.

PARENTS’ DAY OUT at ALL SAINTS’:

Childcare for children two months - three years is open on Mondays and Thursdays, 9:00-2:00. Spaces available for 2.5–3 yr. olds. Tuition $175/month for one day/week, $350/month for two days/week. 

Contact: Wini Wood at wini...@usa.net to request a visit/enrollment and wait list.

MORE THAN WE CAN ASK OR IMAGINE: A CONTEMPLATIVE RETREAT FOR WOMEN

Save the date for this retreat, led by Gail Watkins Jordan and Madre Cynthia.

Friday, March 29th 6–9:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 30, 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m. at the Cottage. $15 will cover the supplies and food.

Interested?  Contact Madre Cynthia at cyn...@allsaints-austin.org

MICAH 6 FOOD PANTRY: 

(Please place donations in the Micah 6 drawer in the Foyer of Gregg House)

FOOD PANTRY CHALLENGE ITEMS: COLD & HOT SHELF STABLE CEREALS

Financial donations may be sent to Micah 6 Austin, 2203 San Antonio St., 78705 or on line at www.micah6austin.org

HOME COOKED FRIDAYS: If you would like to volunteer to help, contact Kelly Barnhill at kbar...@johnson-center.org

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Micah 6 Women’s Resource Group offers a safe place for women who are housing-fragile, to meet with mentors from All Saints’ and University United Methodist. We are in need of volunteers to cook a meal for around 10 people once every 5 weeks. If you are able to help, please contact Kelly Barnhill at kbar...@johnson-center.org

EL BUEN FOOD PANTRY WISH LIST:

CANNED VEGETABLES (corn, green beans), CANNED FRUIT, PASTA/SPAGHETTI/NOODLES, CANNED BEANS 

(white, black, refried), OATMEAL/CEREAL, BOXES OF ZIPLOCK BAGS (Quart Size), GROCERY BAGS (HEB, etc...)

Please place donations in the El Buen drawer in the Foyer of Gregg House. Note: Please, no clothes!

To find out more about volunteer opportunities use this link: https://elbuen.org/volunteer-application/

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE:

Applications for the Effe Hutto and Armistead C. Powell scholarships are available in the Church office, or go to www.allsaints-austin.org click on “Scholarships” in the upper right on the homepage for requirements, eligibility, and deadline information. 

The Episcopal Church Women’s Vera Gang Scott (available through the Diocese of Texas. Deadline March 31st) info at: https://www.epicenter.org/ecw-vera-gang-scott-scholarship/ 

MASTERSON LIBRARY REQUESTS CHILDREN’S BOOKS:

We are asking parishioners to help us build a small collection. If parents (or grandparents) have books their children enjoyed but have outgrown, and you’d like to find them a new home, please bring them to church and leave them on the window ledge with a note stating they are donations. We think our current crop of All Saints’ youngsters will appreciate your contribution, and so will we! —All Saints’ volunteer librarians, Patti Woolery-Price and Anne Province

YOU’RE INVITED TO HOMECOMING: A FUNDRAISER FOR MAGDALENE HOUSE ATX

KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY BECCA STEVENS, founder of Thistle Farms and CNN Hero.

Friday, February 22nd - Doors open for drinks and bites at 6:00 p.m. Program to begin at 7:00 p.m. 

KIMPTON HOTEL VAN ZANDT - 605 Davis St., Austin, TX 78701 

Tickets available now at: http://buytickets.at/magdalenehouseatx/222395

VOLUNTEER TO PICK UP SUNDAY MORNING COFFEE:

Teo’s Coffee Shop generously donates a large urn of coffee each Sunday. We need volunteers who are willing to pick up the urn Sunday morning from Teo’s on 38th St. and return it after Sunday school. So easy–so delicious! To find out how you can help, contact Carol Brookhart at 512.350.7917 or cfbr...@gmail.com

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS WEEKLY FOOD BANK PICK-UP & RECEIVING:

The City of Austin plans to close the alley behind University Presbyterian Church (where the Micah 6 food pantry is located) for 6 to 8 weeks in order to bury upgraded utilities. This means that the Central Texas Food Bank will be unable to deliver food to the pantry Thursday mornings. 

The food pantry has an immediate need for two volunteer groups: 

• 2 drivers with pick up trucks to meet at the food bank Thursday mornings at 8:30 a.m., load the food purchased by Micah 6, and deliver it to UPC      

• 2 to 3 volunteers to receive the food beginning at 9:00 a.m. Thursdays. This shift will last about an hour.

To sign up for either of these opportunities, for one or more Thursday shifts, go to http://signup.com/go/5npRE9

THRIVENT FINANCIAL OFFERS FREE WORKSHOPS ON RETIREMENT PLANNING:

See flyer on bulletin board in Gregg House for dates and locations, or call 512.339.9339 or email arbor...@thrivent.com

Austin Bay will sign his new book, Cocktails from Hell , at the Barnes and Noble store in the Arboretum, 10000 Research Blvd. on Saturday March 9 at 2 pm.

See attached flyer for musical event at SSW.