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Weekly Rector's Note
Rector's Note: Exciting Updates
posted on Apr 23, 2021 Dear Saints,
I have some exciting news to share. First, know that we have had a great response to our recent Woodstock Pantry fundraiser. As you'll see in the report from our treasurer, Jerry Meter, we currently have $23,488 in our Pantry fund...
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A Thank You Message from Cris in the Office:
posted on Apr 22, 2021 This COVID year presented me with the perfect opportunity to bring a very personal project of my own to a conclusion. I've published a family memoir of my family during the Spanish Civil War. Inheriting our Names portrays my family's trauma i...
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Woodstock Food Pantry
Woodstock Pantry: Update
posted on Apr 21, 2021 Our Woodstock Pantry Fund was initiated on May 18, 2020 and has grown to $26,855.26. This total includes $15,035.05 in donations from 43 All Saints parishioners. We also received $8,320.21 from 57 Woodstock neighbors. ECW donated $3,500.00 and Ex...
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Worship
Compline Services
posted on Apr 21, 2021 Check out the Compline prayers for the new month here starting at the first of the month. Led by Kathleen Borsch, these short, peaceful sessions are based on The Divine Hours by Phyllis Tickle. You are invited to click on each video before re...
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Weekly Rector's Note
Rector's Note: Finding Joy
posted on Apr 15, 2021 Dear Saints,
This last week I was talking to someone about themes for their event, and instantly my mind went to colorful things - rainbows, balloons, and fluffy clouds of cotton candy. I don't always have such whimsical leanings, but I recogn...
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Social Justice & Advocacy
Returning to "Normal"
posted on Apr 14, 2021 A time of crisis and chaos, the kind that a pandemic brings, is, among other things, a time to call on our ancestors for their deep wisdom. Not just knowledge but true wisdom is needed in a time of death and profound change, for at such times w...
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Please Consider Getting Vaccinated
posted on Apr 14, 2021 Dear Friends in Christ, We have just come through our second Easter in this pandemic. Surely, this is not what any of us expected a year ago... or even 6 months ago. Some of you may have received the vaccine to protect you from the serious il...
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Weekly Rector's Note
Rector's Note: The Great 50 Days of Easter
posted on Apr 9, 2021 Dear Saints, I am so thankful for getting to celebrate Easter with you this last Sunday. Hearing the birds sing along in our outdoor service and seeing our kids run across the church lawn were pure joy. And thankfully that joy isn't limited to ...
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Easter Message from Bishop Diana
posted on Apr 8, 2021 "....[Mary] turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her,"Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?" Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him,"Sir, if you have carri...
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Social Justice & Advocacy
Social Justice & Advocacy Column: A New Narrative
posted on Apr 8, 2021 Around the margins, another narrative has been taking shape during these most recent moments of . . . history. In this narrative, humans envision learning to live in harmony with one another and with the boundary conditions (or laws) of nature....
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