All Saints Lutheran Church

Connector Cards: How can we help you be more connected? To God—in worship and through God’s ministries here? To other people of this congregation? That’s what the white cards in each pew are for—you sharing how we can help you be more connected. Feel free to complete a card and either drop it in the offering plate or hand it to Pastor Clark after worship. Peace & God’s blessings.

Spring Semi-Annual Meeting on May 6th

This is a reminder that our Spring semi-annual meeting will be on Sunday, May 6, at 12:30 p.m. We will have a potluck immediately following service. Please bring a dish to share. We will be downstairs in the fellowship hall for the potluck event. The meeting will be held upstairs in the sanctuary. Members please make plans to attend. This is a celebration of our ministries as well as an election of new officers.

All Saints is hosting a Blood Drive on Wednesday, May 9, from 3:00-6:30 in Fellowship Hall. Please consider giving this most precious gift. To donate, your last donation must have been 54 days prior to May 9th. Mark your calendars, roll up your sleeve and don’t forget to eat your spinach!!!!!!

Happy Mother’s Day – May 13th: Wishing all mother’s a wonderful and blessed Mother’s Day. Be sure to do something nice for mom and thank her for all the love and special things she always does for you.

All Saints spring clean-up/work day is scheduled for Saturday, May 19^th from 8 am – 1 pm. Some of the things we will be doing (but not limited to) are: weeding and trimming bushes in the flower beds, removing wood and brush on the back of the property, power washing the siding and windows, fixing the lawn by the mailbox, fixing the mail box post, and painting the newest handicapped parking spot. Please bring supplies to help enhance the curb appeal of the church. Thanks, Worship Ministry Team

Memorial Day in 2012 is on Monday, the 28th of May.

Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War. By the 20th century Memorial Day had been extended to honor all Americans who have died in all wars. Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. By the early 20th century, Memorial Day was an occasion for more general expressions of memory, as people visited the graves of their deceased relatives, whether they had served in the military or not. Thank you to all the military personnel who fight to keep us safe, and please pray for all those who have died to sustain our country’s freedom.

It’s a Baby Shower for Pastor Clark, Sara, and the new baby!

Who’s Invited: Couples Shower; Everyone

Date: June 10, 2012

Time: 1:00-3:30 pm Fellowship Hall

If you can attend, please RSVP to Pat Howell, Laura McCreery, or Mary Jo Plumadore. Hope to see you there!

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.

new spring

Betty Gusta, secretary — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:13:34 +0000

We know it’s spring when judgment melts into forgiveness.

Pastor Clark’s sermon of 4/22/12

New Vision Team

Pastor Clark — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:40:18 +0000

All Saints,

You decided. The Redevelopment Team will now be called the New Vision Team.

Here’s the final tally…

New Vision – 20 votes
Renewal – 11
Possibilities – 6
New Song – 4

Total – 41

In the end, for the largest number of us, New Vision Team named best the purpose of the team and the hope we have for All Saints.

The New Vision Team has the same goal as the Redevelopment Team. All the effort we invested over the summer to define the Redevelopment Team’s role and purpose stands for the New Vision Team too. The New Vision Team’s goal is to help All Saints significantly expand its ministries of evangelism and making disciples.

Better Evangelism

Evangelism simply means telling people about Jesus. Each of us individually has a story to tell about Jesus in our life and in the world. All of us together as the congregation called All Saints have a story to tell too. So, expanding All Saints’ ministry of evangelism has two parts. Better evangelism is about finding our voices and discovering a vision.

Finding our voices. As we practice telling our stories about Jesus by telling them to each other, we prepare ourselves to tell others about Jesus too. When the opportunities arise, after we’ve listened to the other, when will know what to say to introduce them to the Jesus we know.
Discovering a vision. As we become clearer about All Saints’ God-given purpose, we do many things at once. We inspire and energize ourselves for our work together in Christ’s name. We also inspire and attract others through our boldness, making it easier to invite others to work with us. And finally we become able to measure the effectiveness of our efforts and to decide what we need to change so we might do even better what God wants us to do.

The New Vision Team’s Work

Next month (if the baby hasn’t come yet!), I’ll say more about the second part of the New Vision Team’s goal—making disciples. Now I’ll close by re-introducing the New Vision Team: Katey Krull, Mary Jo Plumadore, Tim Sampiller, Julie Schoville, and Pastor Clark. In addition to coordinating the Good Soil project and restarting the Stewardship Committee, the team is also now planning a trip to Seattle in August for another shot at training that everyone but Katey missed in February. You can read more about the Team and its priorities online—the covenant the congregation approved in October 2011 and a description of the Team’s priorities and timeline. Go to “About” and “Our Leaders.”

Thanks for your help, and thanks be to God!

Pastor Clark Olson-Smith

Acts 5 & 6

Betty Gusta, secretary — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:24:14 +0000

Two new chapters are on deck for this week. Check out an introduction to them on the G ood Soil blog.

God be with you as you read and as your Good Soil group meets!

It’s not too late to form your group. Click here for more information.

Spring Semi-Annual Meeting on May 6th

Betty Gusta, secretary — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:40:11 +0000

The All Saints Spring semi-annual meeting will be on Sunday, May 6 at 12:30 p.m. We will have a potluck immediately following service. Please bring a dish to share. We will be downstairs in the fellowship hall for the potluck event. The meeting will be held upstairs in the sanctuary. Please make plans to attend. This is a celebration of our ministries as well as an election of new officers.