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Music &
Liturgy
Children's Choir
will resume on
Wednesday, September 8th
Adult Choir will resumed on
Wednesday, August 18th
I know it's early
yet, but please begin thinking about children's choir this fall! It's my
belief that encouraging children to sing in a church choir is essential
both for their development and the mission of the church.
Research has shown that choral singing helps develop the skills
necessary for reading and math. Singing in a group setting also teaches
discipline, perseverance, teamwork, and dependability. In addition, All
Saints' children's choirs use their music in service to our parish
community - aiding in their spiritual formation.
All Saints' currently has two children's choirs: one for children in
kindergarten through third grade, and one for children in fourth through
eighth grade. The younger choir, led by Jeanne Lagrone, focuses on the
basics of vocal production, choir etiquette, and fundamentals of music
reading. The older choir, led by Mary Lou Parks and myself, begins to
explore repertoire appropriate for the church year, psalm-singing in the
Anglican tradition, and developing music reading skills. We try hard to
complement what children are learning in Catechesis and Sunday School.
I know that there are many attractive options for activities for your
children, but I can't think of any that offer as many benefits at no
cost to you.
I'm always available to answer any questions you might have, either by
phone (842-4386) email
(jessica@allsaintstupelo.org ), or in person!
Peace, Jessica
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The
Cross and Crown
All Saints'
Bi-Monthly Newsletter
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As well as…
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It will also help to…
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It’s good for the environment
AND good for All Saints’!!
If you would like to receive The
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or fill out the card in the back of the church on Sundays.
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On the All Saints'
Library Shelf...
In our beautiful parlor…
just north of the Bell Tower!
Come to see for yourself !
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Three Cups
of Tea: one man’s mission to promote peace….one school at a time.
Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
In 1993 a mountaineer named Greg Mortenson drifted into an impoverished
Pakistan village in the Karakoram Mountains. Moved by the inhabitants’
kindness, he promised to return and build a school. Three Cups of Tea is
the story of that promise. During the next ten years he built fifty-five
schools, especially for girls, in the forbidding terrain that gave birth
to the Taliban.
“Here in Pakistan and Afghanistan we drink three cups of tea to do
business; the first you are a stranger, the second you become a friend,
and the third you join our family, and for our family we are prepared to
do anything – even die.” --Haji Ali, Korphe Village Chief, Karakoram
Mountains, Pakistan.
-Gift of Kaye Cannon (Shelved
371.8/Mor)
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When I Am An
Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple
Edited by Sandra Haldeman Martz. (Large print edition)
With prose and poetry, Martz includes writings about being old and
loving the old. She speaks simply about the problems that aging creates
in a shallow, youth-obsessed culture.
(Shelved 810.8/Mar) Gift of Joellen
Murphree.
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Prayer &
Spiritual Warfare
by E. M. Bounds
Bounds shows how to have an effective and powerful prayer life, receive
answers to your prayers and the importance of a healthy prayer life.
(Shelved 248.32/Bou)
Gift of Frank Shutiok.
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Count It All
Joy: How to Handle Problems and Trials
by Barbara Lee Johnson
Women of all ages have disappointment, heartaches, bereavements, hurts,
betrayals, and grief. The book contains experiences of women who have
battled and coped with real trials. All methods of coping are grounded
in Scriptural principles. Gift of Mary Jo Anderson.
(Shelved 234.2 Joh)
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Saint
Augustine’s Memory
by Garry Wills
Saint Augustine, the Bishop of Hippo, was a spiritual
philosopher. He examines his life before baptism to his entrance into
holy life and embraces the Trinity. He contemplates this
transition within his treasure store of memory – where identity is
forged. It is the place where we learn, face ourselves, and forge a
relationship with God. Gift of Mary Jo Armstrong.
(Shelved Bio Aug)
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A Wing and a
Prayer: A Message of Faith and Hope
by Katharine Jefferts-Schori, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal
Church, USA
A collection of micro-sermons grouped thematically around issues
like social justice, the deep love of God, the need for interfaith
understanding, and the responsibility of all baptized persons to
participate in lay ministry. Jefferts-Schori speaks from an Episcopalian
perspective, but also draws on Orthodox, Catholic and other Protestant
traditions, making this a thoughtful resource for many different
Christian denominations. (Shelved 252/Sch)
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Scarred
by Struggle,
Transformed by Hope
by Joan D. Chittister
This book is about conditions that give rise to hope without
cheating. It will help you get through, not around, the challenges that
define you. Chittister is the executive director of Benetvision: a
Resource & Research Center for Contemporary Spirituality, Erie, PA. Gift
of Mary Jo Anderson. (Shelved
234.2 Chi)
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Jesus: A
Gospel
By Henri Nouwen
This book was edited with an introduction by Michael O’Laughlin,
with illustrations by Rembrandt. Henri Nouwen had a unique ability to
find a new, deeper meaning in the Gospel and open the hearts of his
readers to its message about Jesus and about themselves. He had a way of
making the gospel come alive for his students, creating a sense of
spiritual community. Nouwen had marched with Martin Luther King, spent
months in the silence of a Cistercian monastery, and done missionary
work in South America. He spoke in simple terms, speaking to the heart
and focused what he had to say on Jesus.
(Shelved 232.9/Nou)
Our Children's Library
New in the
Children's Library...
Matilda by Roald Dahl. A funny
school story for Twix ‘n Tween about Matilda and a headmistress.
(Shelved jFic Doa)
Gift of Anne Radojcsics.
Do Princesses Scrape Their Knees? By Carmela LaVigna
Coyne.
This active princess plays soccer, does yoga, falls on the ice, and
scrapes her knobby knees. It is a story about doing your best.
Comets, Stars, the Moon & Mars: Space Poems and Paintings
by Douglas Florian. He did the illustrations with gouche, collage, and
rubber stamps on primed brown paper bags. It also contains a galactic
glossary. (Shelved j523.1/Flo)
Star Climbing, by Lou Fancher. In a nighttime journey, a
little boy imagines he can run and dance with the star constellations.
(Shelved E/Fan) Space books, gifts of the Kathy Tucker family.
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ECW
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All women of the church
are invited to Your ECW meetings!
Watch Here and the Newsletter
For Meeting Times
A nursery is provided for the little ones.
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Streaming/Podcasting
(CD)
Ministry
Sunday's Sermons
are Available as Streaming Audio
and ALSO...
MP3 Podcasts Can Be Downloaded to Your Portable Devices
CD Recordings
of the Sermons From Each Sunday.
are also available on request by either calling the Church
Office
or
Check the "Have a Copy of Today's
Sermon" box on the Pew Card
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Epiphany Scripts
Did you miss any lines in
the Epiphany Plays because you were laughing so hard at the great writing that
you didn't catch them? Now you can read the scripts from this year's AND last
year's performance!
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Daily Lectionary
and Eucharistic Readings ~ for 2009-2010
For those of you who follow the Daily Lectionary
Readings...
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Beginning Advent I - Sunday, November 29, 2009
- Daily Lectionary is in “Year
2”.
- The Sunday Eucharist cycle is in “Year
C”.
Lectionary and Daily Office Reading Schedule
Available at:
http://www.satucket.com/lectionary
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Theodore Roosevelt:
Nine Reasons for Going to Church
(From a pamphlet published
in 1909)
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1.) A churchless
community, where people have abandoned, scoffed at or ignored their
religious needs, is a community on the rapid down-grade.
2.) Church work and
church attendance mean the cultivation of the habit of feeling some
responsibility for others.
3.) There are enough
holidays for most of us. Therefore, on Sundays, go to church.
4.) Yes, I know all
the excuses. I know that one can worship the Creator in a grove of
trees, or by a running brook, or in one’s own home, just as well as in a
church. But I also know as a matter of cold fact that the average person
does not thus worship.
5.) One may not hear a
good sermon at church. One will hear a sermon by a good man who, with
his good wife, is engaged all week in making hard lives a little easier.
6.) One will listen to
and take part in reading some beautiful passages from the Bible. If a
person is not familiar with the Bible he has suffered a loss.
7.) One will take part
in singing some good hymns.
8.) One will meet and
nod or speak to good, quiet neighbors. He will come away feeling a
little more charitable toward all the world, even toward those
excessively foolish young persons who regard church-going as a soft
performance.
9.) I advocate a
person’s joining in church work for the sake of showing his faith by his
works.
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