The All Saints’ Acolyte program functions as a component of our youth ministry along with Sunday School and the EYC. Acolyting presents a visible and tangible way that the youth serve the parish as well as a way that they participate in stewardship by offering their time and talent.
The acolyte program at All Saint’s is philosophically part of our youth ministry. Acolytes rotate among four acolyte roles and among our two Sunday services. Acolytes, thus, have an opportunity to serve as Crucifer/Altar Server, Gospel Server, Gospel Torch, and Epistle Torch, as well as participate in Rite I and Rite II services. With this approach, we seek to instill in the youth that all roles at the altar are important and that serving your parish when it needs you represents true service.
We do just-in-time on-the-job training. New acolytes review and rehearse their roles 20-30 minutes before their Sunday morning service, focusing on what to do and how to serve with the appropriate decorum and posture.
Acolyte Sponsors support the acolyte program (1) by ensuring teams are ready before services and (2) by assisting with acolyte training. Additionally sponsors facilitate rapport and communication with other groups who serve at the altar.Sponsors get on-the-job training also so no previous acolyting experience is necessary.
Fundraisers are held periodically to subsidize some costs of the trip to the National Acolyte Festival. We take advantage of our location by offering the church parking lot for the UT home football games asking for freewill donations.
We welcome all parishioners to become involved with the Acolyte ministry, especially youth of acolyting age (11+ years old) and their parents. We are ready to help you serve in this ministry.
CONTACT: Patricia Goubil-Gambrell 751-5723 pgg@us.ibm.com
Barbara Moeller 301-3162 bbmoe@austin.rr.com
ALTAR FLOWER DELIVERY TEAM return to top
Volunteers deliver the altar flowers from Sunday services, special services, Easter and Christmas. The flowers are taken to parishioners who are homebound, ill or hospitalized, have lost a loved one, and to those celebrating new life or other special occasions.
New volunteers are needed and welcome. Please contact Liz Cameron at 476-3589 or Betsy Christian at 474-7894 if you are interested in joining. This ministry is an opportunity for parishioners to act as an important tie between the Church and those unable to attend services.
CONTACT: Trish Conradt
345-5505 conradt@texas.net
and Celia Garrett 990-1988 cgarr1027@sbcglobal.net
ALTAR GUILD return to top
The All Saints’ Altar Guild continues our ministry of caring for the accoutrements of worship: from vessels to vestments to furnishings. Altar Guild members are trained for the procedures used in preparing for services in the church and chapel. Teams rotate on Sundays to serve for the week. CONTACT: Donald Wertz 707-1929 donaldwertz@yahoo.com
DAUGHTERS OF THE KING, ST. CATHERINE’S CHAPTER return to top
Founded in 1885, the Daughters of the King is an order for women who are communicants of the Episcopal Church and, in recent years, has included women in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) and the Roman Catholic Church. The Daughters of the King continues to grow, with more than 23,000 members and chapters on every continent. Its mission is the extension of Christ’s Kingdom through prayer and service.
St. Catherine’s Chapter at All Saints’ has 40 members who comprise two groups, one that meets on the second Wednesday of the month and the other on the second Sunday of the month from September through May.
The Wednesday group begins each meeting with Eucharist followed by a program of study or a service project. The group participates in Bible studies, devotional programs, and service projects such as assembling school supply packets for Iraqi children, and providing Thanksgiving and Christmas food and gifts for a families referred by El Buen Samaritano.
The Sunday group meets after the 11:15 a.m. service and then participates in a book study with members facilitating discussion on a rotating basis. This group also sponsors an El Buen Samaritano family for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Both groups pray for the concerns of All Saints’ parishioners that are communicated through the blue cards placed in the alms basins during church services and also those submitted to individual Daughters. They also compile confidential prayer lists at the monthly meetings. Prayer is our most important service.
Women interested in joining the Daughters of the King should contact the church office.
CONTACT: Patti Woolery-Price 476-7643 pattiwoo@aol.com
EPISCOPAL CHURCH WOMEN return to top
The ECW holds a fund raising event in early spring. Usually in May the ECW hosts the Heritage Rose Tea. Also in May, the ECW awards the ECW-Armistead C. Powell Scholarship to graduating seniors from the parish.
All Saints’ ECW participate in organizing and collecting donations for the UTO (United Thank Offerings) In-gatherings. A group from All Saints’ attends the Annual Meeting in October, and several other day trips throughout the year.
The annual craft bazaar takes place in the fall, which includes the All Saints’ La Petit Café. (Food items, meals are auctioned off to raise funds for ECW.) Several service projects are also taken on by the ECW.
CONTACT: Elizabeth-Anne Rains 636-1611 earains1109@yahoo.com
Mary Wright 451-7662 mlwright04152@yahoo.com
Wini Wood 794-9590 winiwood@usa.net
LECTORS & CHALICE BEARERS CORPS return to top
Lectors and Chalice Bearers are specially trained and licensed members of the congregation whose main purpose is to assist clergy in the liturgy of the church. These members typically serve at the 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., and 11:15 a.m. Sunday morning services and at the 5:30 p.m. service on Sunday evening. Lectors are responsible for preparing for, and reading, the scripture lessons and leading the reading of the psalms at the various church services when the psalm is not sung. They also assist clergy by bearing chalice (serving the congregation the wine) during the Eucharist at the Sunday services and any other special services at which the Eucharist is celebrated. The Chalice Bearers generally lead the congregation in the Prayers of the People during the Rite I and Rite II services. Depending upon the particular service at which the Lectors and Chalice Bearers participate, they may be functioning as acolytes and crucifers as well. Lectors and Chalice Bearers may also be called upon to assist clergy during weddings and funerals.
CONTACT: Tom Hill 345-8635 thoshhill@yahoo.com
NEWCOMER & VISITOR MINISTRY return to top
This ministry incorporates two main groups: (Sunday Morning Greeters) and (Welcoming Committee)
The Sunday Morning Greeters tasks are focused on newcomers and visitors. They set up the visitor table to help greet and welcome visitors to All Saints’. Greeters typically serve once every six weeks on teams of 2 to 3 people at the 9:00 and 11:15 a.m. services on Sunday mornings.
The Welcoming Committee handles follow-up phone calls and/or notes to newcomers within a week of their visit to All Saints’. They also plan and host the Newcomer Reception three times this year. The committee also maintains the Newcomer bulletin board in Gregg House, and write an article in the church newsletter, Saints’ Alive! featuring a different newcomer each month. They also put gift bags to be handed out to all newcomers at the receptions.
CONTACT: Terry Giles 329-8654 tgiles@austin.rr.com
and Steve Edmonds 231-1333 sedmonds@aol.com
PASTORAL CARE - SAINTS ON CALL return to top
Saints On Call is a lay pastoral care ministry. Co-chairs Joyce Edwinson and Wally Moore receive the care needs and requests for practical assistance from The Rev. Mike Adams or from All Saints’ parishioners. Eight captains coordinate the care on a rotating weekly basis, recruiting caregivers from a list of volunteers and from the parish at large according to need, location, and availability.
Saints On Call provides the following assistance:
Food:
For bereaved individuals or families
For parishioners recovering from serious illness, surgery, or childbirth (usually meals for several days)
Transportation:
Rides to and from church for elderly and/or disabled parishioners
Rides to and from medical appointments for parishioners
Visits and phone calls:
To hospitalized, sick and/or homebound parishioners
Cards:
Get-well, sympathy, & birthday cards, and monthly notes to parishioners
CONTACT: Joyce Edwinson 288-0754 jackandjoyce@sbcglobal.net
Wally Moore 328-6126 (Home)
431-5640 (Cell) wmoore@austin.rr.com
PASTORAL CARE – LAY EUCHARISTIC VISITORS return to top
Lay Eucharistic Visitation continues to bless our homebound and hospitalized brothers and sisters. Lay Eucharistic Visitors are persons who take the Holy Eucharist to shut-ins or others who are unable to be present for Sunday worship. This is a ministry both necessary and extremely rewarding. Our practice has been to call on individual Eucharistic Visitors once every month or six weeks. Right now we have more people who are in need of this ministry than we have L.E.V.’s. If you would like to share in this ministry, please let Phil Nazro know. He will then set up a training class and get you aboard .
CONTACT: The Rev. A. Phillips Nazro: 476-3589, ext 106 phil@allsaints-austin.org
USHER CORP MINISTRY return to top
The Usher Corps Ministry at All Saints’ is a group of dedicated men and women serving at the 9:00 and 11:15 a.m. Sunday services as well as special services. The group is broken up into 12 teams, each with a team captain. Six of the teams serve at 9:00 a.m. services and the other six serve at 11:15 a.m. services. Each Usher, therefore, serves once each six weeks. The duties of the Ushers include distributing Orders of Services and other literature for services, providing the clergy with the number attending each service, collecting and counting the offertory, controlling the flow of people during communion, and making sure the services run smoothly. For those who might be interested in serving in this important ministry, please contact Richard & Sandy Apperley 258-2503. We are always in need of new Ushers. It’s a great way to serve All Saints’ and to meet lots of new people!
Spring/Summer Usher Schedule
March 11, 2007-September 30, 2007
Mar 11
Apr 22
June 3
July 15
Aug 26 |
9:00 - Harold Booher, Tony Choban, Phil Evans, Carolyn Ostrom, Garry Wilkison, Kate Clark
11:15 - Bruce Bennett, Margaret Bennett, Dan Jones, Alan Stewart, John Youngblood |
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Mar 18
Apr 29
June 10
July 22
Sept 2 |
9:00 - Wally Moore, Cary Cluett, George Jeffords, Polly Moore, Robert Rhyne
11:15 - Clarke Parris, Judy & Tom Morris, Mimi Parris, Courtenay Anderson |
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Mar 25
May 6
June 17
July 29
Sept 9 |
9:00 - Mike McChesney, Robert Albach, Beth Apperley, Jay Farrell, Steve Lemmon
11:15 - Tim Bray, Amy Bray, Helen Thompson, Josh Marcoux, Elisabeth Wright |
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Apr 1
May 13
June 24
Aug 5
Sept 16 |
9:00 - Terry Burnett, Michael Ard, Mark Ball, John Barnhill, Kathleen Bay, Hank Smith
11:15 - Valerie Wenger, Sandra Bishop, Nancy Leshikar, Joan Roettinger, Cynthia Beeman |
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Apr 8
May 20
July 1
Aug 12
Sept 23 |
9:00 - Joe Lostracco, Ruth Ann Lostracco, Michelle Carlson, Judith DeBerry,
William Allensworth
11:15 - Tom Pollan, Charlie Coward, Lucy Nazro, Bettie Pollan, Nita Wathen |
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Apr 15 May 27 July 8
Aug 19
Sept 30 |
9:00 - Bobby Wright, Sandy & Richard Apperley, Dorothy Rowland, Dorothy Campbell
11:15 - JoLynn Free, Alicia Essary, Richard A. Funk, John Miller, Robert Tisdale |
Greetings!
This schedule runs from March 11 to September 30, 2007.
Remember to:
- Please call and arrange for a substitute if you cannot serve on your scheduled Sunday.
- Remember to take the money out of the “birthday and anniversary” church and include in the offering count each week.
Thanks so much to all of you for your continued support of our important ministry.
Yours in Christ,
Richard and Sandy Apperley
CONTACT: Richard & Sandy Apperley 258-2503
rapperley@statesman.com , sapperley@austin.rr.com
BOOK GROUP return to top
The Book Group meets once a month on the third Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. with one person leading the discussion and one bringing the refreshments. Books are chosen by consensus and cover a wide variety of fiction and nonfiction, sometimes an old favorite and sometimes a book on the current bestseller list, but we try to choose one that is readily available at the library and the used bookstore. Everyone reads the book, so the discussions are usually lively. We always welcome new members and new voices.
CONTACT: Lanny van Allen 346-3547 lvanallen@austin.rr.com
STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE return to top
The Stewardship Committee focuses on helping all parishioners to have a greater notion of what stewardship is and what it means to be a (good) steward of all that has been given to us by God. In addition they develop and carry out the Every Member Pledge Canvas Campaign each year.
CONTACT: Jo Anne
Christian 345-1147 joanne@alliancedesign.org
ST. FRANCIS GARDEN GUILD return to top
The Saint Francis Garden Guild welcomes any person regardless of age or gender who is willing to give time and effort to help maintain the grounds of All Saints’. While the Church budget allows for basic lawn maintenance, the Garden Guild sustains the grounds beyond what the budget allows. The ECW provides the “seed” money but the guild also relies on donations and memorials to supplement expenses. Regardless of the task at hand, be it planting flowers, pulling weeds, trimming trees or spreading mulch, there is never a shortage of work to be done or fellowship to be had. Weather permitting the group meets the second Saturday of every month around 9:00 a.m. and works for few hours. We hope you’ll come join us!
CONTACT: Jeff Harper 990-0905 jeff_harper@highend.com
PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY return to top
The Prayer Shawl Ministry is made up of a group that meets one a month in the Masterson Library to produce shawls made in a variety of ways to be given to those who are in the need of comfort; be it from chemotherapy or other illness, the loss of a loved one, or any kind of distress, and also to those families who have had a new birth or Baptism to celebrate. They are blessed by the clergy and prayed over by the All Saints' congregation at designated services. If you are interested in this ministry
CONTACT: Carroll Patterson 454-4366 carrollpatterson@austin.rr.com
GRACE MINISTRY return to top
Mission Statement: Extending God's love through presence,
listening, and spiritual support.
Grace Ministry is a lay pastoral care program intended to provide parishioners with a supportive, caring presence during difficult times. Not meant to replace the pastoral care of the clergy, Grace Ministry will be an extension of pastoral care and an integral piece of the community of caring in All Saints' Church. Grace Ministers will be available to meet with fellow parishioners and provide a one to one, confidential, empathetic listening presence, with an intentional, spiritual component. "Grace is love in action," wrote Dr. Gerald May and it is the intent of Grace Ministry to be a vehicle for sharing God's love with parishioners. Many circumstances might prompt a request for a Grace Partner. They range from joyful occasions, such as welcoming a new child into the household, to sorrowful ones, such as death of a spouse. In addition, Grace Partners may be of help when a parishioner wants to talk about spiritual issues.
Grace Ministers are not counselors, however, they have had extensive training in empathetic listening, spiritual practice, community resources, the grief process and a myriad of other topics and participate in ongoing continuing education at their meetings. Other caregiving ministries, outreach as well as inreach, such as Saints On Call, Lay Eucharistic Visitors, and Loaves & Fishes, are also invited to attend these presentations as appropriate for their missions.
Grace Ministry is completely confidential. If you are interested in either participating in this parish ministry, or visiting with a Grace Minister
CONTACT: The Rev. Mike Adams at 476-3589, ext. 104 mike@allsaints-austin.org
or Diane Owens at 795-9841 dowens1@austin.rr.com
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