Bulletin for Third Sunday after Pentecost and highlighted messages.
Jean Reams
Dear Saints,
Grace and peace. Last Sunday, a member of our community tested positive for COVID-19. They took a rapid antigen at home test and those results were confirmed by a PCR test midweek. The symptoms were mild and per our in person gathering policy, they were masked and physically distanced from worshippers last week. If you are feeling any symptoms, please refrain from public gatherings, including worship to safeguard each other’s health in love. Take rapid antigen test, seek help from a medical professional and isolate. Let me know if you have any questions.
If anyone has familiarity with Microsoft Publisher, please contact Pastor Shannon. Jean was gracious enough to work ahead and provide us with bulletins until July 3rd. We need someone to prepare the bulletin while for that July 10th. I am in the process of onboarding Susannah Porter who will serve as the virtual office manager for the next ninety days until a permanent office manager is hired. Also, volunteers are welcome to come answer phones. Again, see me.
Attached is the bulletin for June 26, 2022, Third 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.
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.
Go to YouTube and enter All Saints Lutheran Church Bowie for the current link.
The 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 THIS WEEKEND:
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
Every Tuesday from 10 am to 12 noon, an Adult Bible Study will be held via Zoom. The Tuesday Bible Study is going through a DVD course by N. T. Wright and Michael Bird titled The New Testament in its World. A copy of the student workbook will be provided for all participants and are available on the table in the narthex. The Tuesday Adult Bible Study meets on Zoom at 10 am on Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/574562283?pwd=WHkvVEkvZlpYb3Z4RW1oU1V3RExzQT09
The Meeting ID is 574 562 283 and the Password is 006492.
For more information about these courses, please speak to the course facilitator, Sven Allenbach-Schmidt.
Announcements of Note:
We’re in June there is always an opportunity to contribute to May Scholarship Month!
The ASLC Scholarship is funded totally through donations. Donations are accepted weekly, monthly, yearly or during the ASLC Scholarship MAY campaign. ASLC Scholarship is NOT a line item of the church budget. Scholarship awards are based solely on donations received. Awards have ranged from $500 - $1000 per student per year depending upon money received and number of students each year. Every dollar helps. Please note ASLC Scholarship on the memo line so funds go directly to where you intended.
Our college students need your support. Please consider giving to the ASLC Scholarship Program. All donations go directly to our students. Please help. For further information please reach out to Roz Kleffman, Louise Waynant or Kim Watson.
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.
ASLC LIVING-WELL cancer SUPPORT GROUP will not meet in June.
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/aslcgive
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.
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.
Jean Reams is honorably retired. This is the general church mailbox. Someone will check it periodically and get back to you. Please and thanks!