All Souls Weekly                 
Volume 2, Number 26, May 24, 2009

THANKS FOR A GOOD ANNUAL MEETING

Our May 17 Annual Meeting had the best prelude imaginable:  a short skit performed by the Sunday school. Marcia Anderson and Stephanie Vestal directed “Dateline 2 AD” in which the children pretended they were biblical characters who were being interviewed about Jesus.  One new theological insight among many was offered when one little girl was asked what she remembered about Jesus.  “He liked my hair,” she recalled. Others reported simply that “Jesus said he loves me.”

 
About one hundred people filled the undercroft and 86 eligible voters signed in.  Since all of the nominees for office ran unopposed this year, the assembly asked that the slate be adopted by acclamation.  We can be grateful for a talented and energetic new vestry comprised of the following:

            Nancye Suggs, Senior Warden (for a two-year term ending in 2011)

            Dale Lewis, Junior Warden (for a one-year term ending in 2010)

            Sally MacDonald (General member of vestry for a one-year term ending in 2010)

            Stu Edwards (General member of vestry for a three-year term ending in 2012)

            Stephen Rhody (General member of vestry for a three-year term ending in 2012)

            Gene Sexton (General member of vestry for a three-year term ending in 2012)

They join our returning vestry members, Marcia Anderson (2010), Frank Karel (2010), Bill Miller (2011), Bob Publicover (2011), and Jim Solomon (2011).  We thanked Darla Brown and Susan Morrison for their service to vestry.  We are grateful for the continued service of Larry Sturgeon as treasurer and Stephen Jacobs as registrar.

We also elected two parish representatives to Diocesan Convention: Heidi Rasciner and Susan Morrison, and two alternates: Stefan Lopatkiewicz and Will Coley.  A draft copy of the minutes from the meeting may be read on the parish website, in the Vestry section.  Paper copies may be obtained in the undercroft. 

My deepest thanks go to everyone who helped make our meeting run so smoothly and to all who continue to add to their energy, faith, and creativity to the mission of All Souls Parish.  John Beddingfield

Your prayers are asked for . . . I. Kathryn McKewen, Lexi Ball, Helen Horne, Bruce MacDonald, Polly Mitchell, Bob Colburn, Elizabeth McKee, Freddie Cameron, Robert Long, Frank Karel, Mark, Jane Titterson, Barb Chaffee, Harriet Martin, Chris Cobb, Landis Vance, Vickie Drell, Stephanie Russell, Ruth & Fred Huber, Jim St. George, Martha Holdgate, Chip Meyers, Mary Backus, Anne Marie Morotte, Ron Biggs, Steve Coon, Dorothy, Cindy Harvey, Jerome & Mary Ann Gariff, Walter Jason, Arthur Andrew Warren, Robert Osborne, Mary Beth McCutcheon, Bryan Powell, Regina Dading, Julia Gutierrez, Ted Field, and for the repose of the souls of Brooke and Esther . . . Pray for members of the parish in the foreign service or others who are working overseas, especially Daniel . . . Pray also for the members of our Armed Forces on active duty, especially Jack Severson, and Timothy Zlatich . . . If you wish to participate in our ongoing Internet Prayer Circle please contact Vicki Lowe at lowevg1@verizon.net.

Around the Parish . . . The June-July-August issue of The Message is available for pick up in the undercroft.  Please save us the cost of postage by picking up your copy today . . . The Adult Forum continues to meet on Sundays at 10 a.m. in the undercroft.  On May 24 Sally MacDonald will lead a discussion having to do with linguistics entitled, “Fighting, Food and No Lies! (how English works in those areas!)” . . .  Attendance on Sunday, May 17 at the 8:30 a.m. Mass, 30; attendance at 11:00 a.m. Mass, 168 . . .  Total pledge offerings for the week were $7,550.00. The plate offering was $748.50.

The parish extends its sympathy and love to Lori Commins upon the death of her grandmother, Esther Wells, who died on May 19, 2009.  Please pray for the repose of the soul of Esther, for Lori and her family, and for all who mourn.

Liturgical Notes . . . Today we celebrate the Sunday after Ascension Day.  The Lord Jesus Christ was present to his disciples for forty days after his resurrection and on the fortieth day he ascended to heaven and took his place at the right hand of the Father.  Today the Church continues to reflect on this event.  Eastertide does not end today, but lasts for fifty days and concludes on the Day of Pentecost, May 31, 2009 . . .
Flowers at the High Altar are given to the glory of God and in celebration of the 70^th birthday of Bill Sanders, given by John Hall.

Parish Picnic . . . Save the date of June 7. The annual parish picnic will be held at 4 p.m. in Rock Creek Park, Grove 10.  Grove 10 is on Beach Drive, a half mile north of Military Road. Please come. Bring a dish to share and bring a friend.  See Carolyn Farmer or Charlie Boone for more information.

Men’s Fellowship . . . On June 3 the Episcopal Men’s Fellowship will meet in the undercroft at 7p.m. to have a manly evening of checking out the physical plant of the church, guided by Junior Warden Dale Lewis. We will have a before dinner tour of the outside of the church and Dale will lead a post-dinner discussion and brief tour of our interior situation, with Tom Simchak discussing the church’s green initiatives. Dinner and drinks for a low, low price of $15.

Diocese of Washington Ordinations . . . On Saturday, June 13, at 10 a.m., six candidates will be ordained to the transitional deaconate (meaning, that they will eventually be ordained to the priesthood).  Among them is Elizabeth (Beth) P. O’Callaghan, a friend to many in this parish.  Please pray for Beth and the others who are about to be ordained.

Cookies for Children . . . During the month of May it is our turn to provide cookies for the children at the Episcopal Center for Children. Please bring homemade or store-bought cookies to the parish kitchen, make sure they are plainly marked, Episcopal Center for Children, and place them in the marked receptacle. If you have questions, please speak with Merriam Woodhouse.

Sunday School Parents . . . Please help us recognize the achievements of our young people.  If your child is graduating from college or high school; going from elementary to middle school or middle school to high school, or is just beginning school for the first time in the Fall; has received an award for perfect attendance, a sports achievement, excellent deportment or academic honors—we would like to know.  Please contact us by May 31 through the parish office or Nancye Suggs, senior warden of vestry, at (301)740-2486 or Fatnancat@aol.com.

All Souls Memorial Episcopal Church

The Reverend John Beddingfield, rector; The Reverend Christopher Worthley, adjunct clergy;

Mr. Isaac Borocz, parish administrator; Dr. Philip Cave, director of music and organist;
Mr. Oscar Prado, sexton

2300 Cathedral Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008-1505

Voice: 202-232-4244, Fax: 202-232-8593

Email: allsouls1@aol.com

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