Bulletin for Sunday, July 10th and Sundry
Pastor Angela Shannon
Dear Beloved Saints:
Grace and peace from God the Creator, Christ the Redeemer, and the Holy Spirit the Sustainer.
Lots of activity going on at All Saints. The garden is flourishing as are the bees. Ministry blooms in this season. Please remember to invite your family and friends to worship with us, in person or online. It is an easy thing to do using social media. Need help extending an invitation? Help is available. Just ask!
I am in the process of on-boarding Suzannah Porter as the interim virtual assistant. She will be with us 90 days to take on the bulletin and other administrative tasks while leadership determines the current administrative needs. A more formal introduction is forthcoming.
I will be away this Sunday, July 10th. I'm doing my first Sprint Triathlon in Williamsburg, VA. Check it out https://rev3tri.com/events/williamsburg/ if you like to follow along. Pastor Wendy Deeben will service as the on-call pastor while Pastor Angela is away.
Rev. Jia Starr Brown will be our guest preacher for the day. Pastor Wendy Deeben will service as the on-call pastor while Pastor Angela is away.
Attached is the bulletin for July 10, 2022, Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, we will have hybrid worship this Sunday with both in-person worship and virtual worship available. For in-person worship, please sign-in when you arrive. Masks are required. If you have been exposed to COVID or are not feeling well, please stay home. Everyone is asked to turn in a COVID waiver if you have not done so yet. Copies will be attached to the bulletin emails and available at the church when you come. Wristbands will be available for people to indicate the level of contact they will be comfortable with while attending church.
COMMUNION OPTIONS DURING WORSHIP: Since the COVID rates have decreased, we now offer two options for communion. You can either choose to receive communion around the altar or you can continue receiving communion at your seat utilizing one of the prefilled communion kits. If you want to receive communion at the altar, please pick up an empty cup for wine, or a prefilled cup of grape juice, as you come to the Lord’s Table by the center aisle. If you are seated on the right side, please approach the altar from the center aisle and move around to the center at the back of the altar platform. Stand to the left of the person in front of you in line. If you are seated on the left side, please approach the altar from the center aisle and move to the center at the front of the altar platform. Stand to the left of the person in front of you in line. You may place the used cup in the empty tray at the front of each side aisle as you return to your seat.
Facebook Livestream: https://www.facebook.com/AllSaintsBowie/live_videos/
The bulletin and streaming URL will be posted to the website later this evening or tomorrow. The bulletin URL is: http://allsaintsbowie.org/bulletin/bulletin.pdf
A Kids Celebrate bulletin for this Sunday is attached.
HAPPENING SUNDAY:
Rev. Jia Starr Brown will be our guest preacher for the day. She is an African American lesbian pastor, educator, and activist in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota with more than two decades of experience advocating for underrepresented communities. Rev. Starr Brown is the pastor of “the stable,” which is an intentional non-traditional worshipping community. With a heart for community and access for all, she stands at the intersection of faith, education, and justice.
RECONCILING IN CHRIST INFO SESSIONS: The Reconciling in Christ subcommittee of Just Grace is offering educational opportunities for discussion. As included in Sunday’s bulletin and announcements and posted on the ASLC website, the RIC team is offering congregational conversations. The second session takes place Sunday, July 10th following worship. Bring a snack.
Pastor Shawn Brandon, former interim pastor and current pastor of Gloria Dei will lead the RIC discussion on “The Bible Says…” on Sunday July 24th following worship.
SUNDAY ADULT BIBLE
STUDY: The Adult Bible
study class will be held via Zoom at 9:00 am. The class will study
the current week's lectionary readings, as found in the bulletin sent out every
week prior to service. No materials are needed other than a Bible and/or the
bulletin. For those attending in-person worship, a computer may be set-up in
the SW Classroom, or you can use your phone. Bring your Sunday breakfast and
hot beverage of choice to learn a bit about the background and context of the
week's readings. Just click on the link below and follow the prompts on
your computer or smartphone. If you don't have either, you can use the
Germantown phone number listed below to participate using your land line phone.
Any questions, please contact the class facilitator Sven
Allenbach-Schmidt.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81265831091?pwd=endSWW1CRlRVRUFjdVp4bTZOekpVQT09
Meeting ID: 812 6583 1091 Password: 023260
One tap mobile: +13017158592,,81265831091#,,,,0#,,023260# US (Germantown)
Happening This Week:
Tuesday Adult Bible Study
Tuesday Adult Bible Study will resume in September. Be on the lookout! Now that we’ve surveyed the New Testament, we’re moving on to the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) in the Fall. Questions? See Sven Allenbach-Schmidt.
Announcements of Note:
ASLC Scholarships Award
Thank you for your generosity toward the ASLC Scholarship. It is funded totally through donations. Six ASLC college students and one seminarian will receive scholarships in the amount of $1000.00. An official presentation of awards is planned for Sunday, July 24, 2022 during the worship service at 10:30 am.
The Bowie Food Pantry is experiencing a significant reduction in its food supply and in donations. All contributions of food or money to the pantry would be much appreciated in the coming months. Food contributions can be left in the ASLC entryway or dropped off at the pantry during its hours of operation. Please go to Bowiefoodpantry.org to see the list of food items the pantry distributes or for more information about additional donation drop-off locations.
UPDATE OF THE ALL SAINTS MEMBER DIRECTORY INFORMATION: Everyone is asked to update their member directory information as soon as possible by utilizing the link on the All Saints website which can be found at: https://allsaintsbowie.org/1831-2 . You can either fill out the information online or print the form, fill it out and turn it into the church office.
All Saints is now part of Amazon Smile!
Whenever you shop on Amazon, you can benefit All Saints automatically through Amazon Smile.
Use smile.amazon.com/, log in to your Amazon account and select All Saints Lutheran Church as your beneficiary. More information can be found at tinyurl.com/ascribe
Make sure the URL says “smile.amazon.com" each time you shop!
Other Important Information:
ELECTRONIC OFFERING: You can make your offering to All Saints online. For more information and instructions to get started, please visit https://allsaintsbowie.org/giving. You can also make your offering to All Saints through Vanco’s GIVE+TEXT program. The number to text your offering to All Saints is 844-903-2078. If you have questions about our electronic options, contact financial...@allsaintsbowie.org. We are generous children of a generous God. Thank you for your generosity towards All Saints Lutheran Church. It makes a difference in the world!
Simply Giving portal at http://tinyurl.com/giveaslc. You can download instructions for using the online giving portal at https://www.allsaintsbowie.org/pdf/Online%20Giving%20Instructions.pdf.
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