March Newsletter

This is All Saints’ newsletter for March 2012.

Announcements

Weekly Lenten Evening Prayer continue every Wednesday during Lent at 7 pm. … and, Please Join us for Dinner every Wednesday night during Lent! We will have a soup supper at 6 p.m. followed by worship at 7 p.m. Come hungry and invite a friend or two. Nourish your body with a warm meal and fill your hungry hearts with the word of Jesus Christ. A sign up sheet will be circulating during service.

Thank you to Tim and Stephanie Sampiller for the Lenten projection background, and to Scott Schoville for his charcoal depiction of Psalm 2:3 “Let us burst their bonds asunder, and cast their cords from us.”

Baby Olson-Smith: May 19! Sara’s due date is May 19, but who knows when baby will actually come? Per synod guidelines and council’s decision, Pastor Clark will have two weeks of paternity leave in addition to his four weeks of vacation. Council also granted him the bonus option of using sick days non-consecutively as “baby” days. So immediately after the baby is born, Pastor Clark will take the two weeks of paternity leave followed immediately by one week of vacation. That’s three consecutive Sundays he’ll be gone. Pastoral coverage will be arranged in advance. Thank you in advance for your prayers and support! What a gift to share this journey with you! -PC

Daylight saving time starts at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 11; Don’t forget to set your clocks ahead an hour — You don’t want to be late for church!

There will be no Sunday School on Sunday, March 18th. This is when the Sunday School program is having Spring Break.

The next New Member Inquiry class will be on Saturday, March 24, from 10 a.m. to noon. In worship the next day, All Saints will officially receive and celebrate anyone who participates.

Confirmation Students’ Winter Clothes Drive: January 1 – April 15: Make a child’s life better! For more information/questions, please see Mandi Linville, Riley Jones, Elli or Mati Robischon, Spencer Jones, or Aleck Reece. Cash donations are also gratefully accepted, and suitable clothing will be purchased by the confirmation class.

By the Numbers: All Saints publishes attendance and giving summaries in print only. Contact the office for a copy.

In Our Prayers: All Saints publishes its prayer list in print only. Contact the office for a full list.