All Saints' wk of February 4th

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5th:

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

WOMEN’S GROUP - Ladies Night Out - Appetizers and Dinner at Gusto Italian Kitchen from 5:00-7:00pm.  Please RSVP to Denise Ketcham at denise....@gmail.com or 512.680.8638 and indicate if you are interested in carpooling. Carpoolers will meet at All Saints’ at 4:30 and leave at 4:40pm. Address is 4800 Burnet Rd., ATX 78756. Website: http://www.gustoitaliankitchen.com/

YOUNG ADULTS GROUP - Pub Night at The Draught House (located at 4112 Medical Parkway) from 7:00 until around 10:00 p.m. It’s a great time to come and meet new folks. We’ll be inside at one of the large tables. Look for the All Saints’ sign.contact: Robert Wells at 512.426.3304 or rw3...@gmail.com

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6th:

Marvin’s Day Off

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

CURSILLO REUNION GROUP - 6:00 p.m. in the Front Foyer.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7th:

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 8th:

Mike, 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 9th:

A new CENTERING PRAYER GROUP is starting at All Saints’, led by Albert Meisenbach and Madre Cynthia on Saturdays at 10:45 am in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit on the northeast corner of the property. All are welcome regardless of prior experience with silent prayer. We will start promptly at 11 a.m. If you enter after that, please simply take a seat and join in the silence. We will conclude by 11:30 am.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10th:

Join us at 9:30 a.m. in Kinsolving Parish Hall - Adult Ed Forum:

“The Spirituality Wheel” with Anne Province

The late Seminary of the Southwest professor, Corinne Ware, developed a spirituality type indicator, similar to Myers-Briggs, that works with two continuums (head/heart and knowledge/mystery) to give you a general idea of how you experience God. This construct can help individuals and congregations understand different perspectives and to more effectively care for unmet needs.  For more information see: http://www.episcowhat.org/ware-spirituality-type-indicator.html

PUB CHURCH RETURNS TO SCHOLZ

5:30-7:00 P.M. AT 1607 SAN JACINTO

The amazing musician, artist, and highly evolved Sam Baker is our conversation partner and musician in the month of February (see Terry Gross’ interview with Sam on Fresh Air).  

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO PICK UP SUNDAY MORNING COFFEE:

All Saints’ Parishioners absolutely love the 8th Sacrament: COFFEE.  Teo’s Coffee Shop generously donates a large urn of Italian roast coffee each Sunday. We are in need of 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

SAVE THE DATE - June 23-28 - EYC Mission Trip 2019

Calling all Youth 6th-12th Grade - the Mission Trip is on!  Join us on 2/17 from 12-2 pm to brainstorm ideas for our trip and make our initial plans. Where will we go? What will we do? You decide! Friends are always welcome, see you there! Contact Lee Read at hlee...@gmail.com 

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.

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 miraculous Hobart dishwasher at a prearranged convenient time. As Madre Cynthia said about being a Heavenly Host, “This is such holy work.” 17th century monk, Brother Lawrence, would agree with her. His job at the monastery was washing the dishes, and a prayer attributed to him is: “Lord of all pots and pans and things...make me a saint by getting meals or washing up the plates.”  

To volunteer, contact Patti Woolery-Price (patt...@aol.com, 512.476.7643 ) 

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 

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 be adopting a new mentee     this spring and are beginning to assemble our mentoring team. If you are interested in learning more and possibly 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.

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

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

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/

WAYS TO HELP REFUGEE FAMILIES IN AUSTIN:

All Saints’ is currently sponsoring a family of 4 from Afghanistan who arrived in Austin mid-August. If you are interested in helping this, or any other refugee family in the Austin area, please contact Mary Coppinger for more information on specific needs at: 

mecop...@gmail.com

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