All Saints United Methodist Church

ConneXion

jeff — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:24:01 +0000

Every Sunday: 9:30-10:15 am

Join ConneXion (formerly known as Sunday School) each Sunday morning before worship (9:30-10:15am)! Opportunities for children, youth and adults. Don’t miss this special opportunity to be connected to God and to one another as we seek to live out a life of Christian discipleship. See you next Sunday at 9:30am!

United Methodist Family Fun Days at Carowinds and Kings Dominion

jeff — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:23:44 +0000

Discount tickets are available to United Methodists from the NC Conference at Kings Dominion (just north of Richmond, VA) and Carowinds (just outside Charlotte, NC) for the following dates: May 19, and 26-29. The ticket price is $29.99 for ages 3 and up. Tickets may be purchased online with credit cards as follows:

For Kings Dominion tickets go to KingsDominion.com/kdncmfd08 and log into the site with the username: KDNCMFD08 and the password: KDNCMFD08.

For Carowinds tickets go to Carowinds.com/cwncmfd08 and log into the site with the username: CWNDMFD08 and the password: CWNDMFD08.

There is a $5 processing fee per order. Tickets may be printed out after ordering and taken to the park for admission.

Small Group Opportunities

jeff — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:23:23 +0000

For Men

Men’s Breakfast for Prayer and Study – each Wednesday morning at 7:00am at the All Saints’ Ministry Center (204 Smallwood Dr off Page Rd).

For Women

WOW – Women on Wednesday meets on Wednesday mornings from 10:15-11:15am at the Regency at Briercreek Country Club model home located at 11009 Emerald Creek Drive, Raleigh NC 27617. A study/discussion of the book Dear Heart, Come Home by Joyce Rupp is underway. Unfortunately, child care will not be available. If you have question, please contact: Linda Hunicutt 919-545-5583 or Rosemary Dahlberg 919-381-5799.

Alcoholics Anonymous

now meeting on Thursdays at 8:00pm at the Ministry Center

Children’s Ministry Updates for the Summer

jeff — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:22:32 +0000

With the end of the semester at NC State, we have said good-bye to two of our childcare staff: Anna Brown and Tamryn Stark. Moving back into service as a regular childcare staff member will be Liz Minnich.

Our Children’s Summer ConneXion begins on Sunday, May 27. In addition to the infant/toddler nursery, we will offer two classes led by our childcare staff (Virginia Pierrie and Liz Minnich) – one for preschool through kindergarten and one for 1st to 5th graders. We will continue to be “Rock Solid” in our study of the Bible for the summer.

Vacation Bible School will be Saturday, August 11 at the Brier Creek Community Center. We will again kick-off VBS with a family picnic on Friday evening, August 10 at the Ministry Center. Our VBS theme will be “Operation Overboard: Dare to go Deep with God!” Save the dates and stay tuned for more information about registration for children and adult volunteers needed.

Pastor’s Picks for Summer Reading

jeff — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:22:08 +0000

Enjoy reading a book each month this summer and then join us at the Ministry Center from 5:00-6:00pm on the Sunday date listed with the book title and author for a discussion of that book. Pastor Greg has selected these books and will be leading the discussions.

Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith by Kathleen Norris – June 24

Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion by Gregory

Boyle – July 29

The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon – August 26

Caring For Our Own…

jeff — Mon, 07 May 2012 13:55:00 +0000

Rev. Laura Fine-Ledford gave a heart-tugging sermon based on the scripture passage from 1 John 3: 16-24 this past Sunday (April 29)…tasking us with serving our brothers and sisters right here at All Saints UMC. We on the Congregational Care Team are always in need of volunteers to serve and love on our congregation. There are SO many current opportunities available to you! We would love more volunteers to make meals, deliver the rose on the communion table and a Bible after a birth, mentor a young mother, make and/or send cards, make calls to those in need of a friend and visit your brother or sister when he/she is in need of comfort. If last week’s sermon spoke to you, please contact me at ldthomas2@gmail.com and we’ll find your calling within the Congregational Care Team. And, if you missed the sermon…the Podcast is available at the website (www.allsaintsumc.org).

Much love and blessings,

Laura Thomas on behalf of the Congregational Care Team

Small Group Opportunities

jeff — Mon, 07 May 2012 13:54:02 +0000

For Men

Theology on Tap – Tuesday, May 8 beginning at 6:30pm (dinner) at Manchester’s Grill on Leesville Rd with discussion to follow at 7:30pm.

Men’s Breakfast for Prayer and Study – each Wednesday morning at 7:00am at the All Saints’ Ministry Center (204 Smallwood Dr off Page Rd).

For Women

Alcoholics Anonymous

now meeting on Thursdays at 8:00pm at the Ministry Center

Mission Trip Fundraisers:

jeff — Mon, 07 May 2012 13:53:33 +0000

Bake Sale – before and after worship on Sunday, May 13 Tickets for the Pancake Breakfast at Applebees on Saturday, June 2 (6:30-9:30am) go on sale Sunday, May 6

Parents’ Night Out

jeff — Mon, 07 May 2012 13:52:56 +0000

Saturday, May 12, from 6:00-9:00pm at the Ministry Center. This will serve as a fundraiser for the youth mission trip as Laura Pierrie is donating her time and youth will be staffing the PNO. All tips given to the youth staffing PNO will go towards the youth mission trip fund as well as the $10 cost per child. Please contact Laura Pierrie before Wednesday, May 9 to register children to participate.

Walking A Sacred Path

Cameron — Mon, 07 May 2012 01:27:10 +0000

I just registered the All Saints’ UMC labyrinth online with the Labyrinth Society. That means we will be listed as a public, outdoor labyrinth, open all the time to anyone looking for a labyrinth on that worldwide labyrinth listing. We’ll be listed just in time for World Labyrinth Day on Saturday, May 5 when at 1:00pm in their local time zone people will be walking labyrinths all around the world.

Given that, I thought it appropriate to share some of the things to know about labyrinths and walking the labyrinth that we learned in our Labyrinth Workshop back in March. First thing to know is that the labyrinth is found in religious traditions around the world and has been for quite a long time – the labyrinth in the floor of Chartres Cathedral was laid around 1220. Our labyrinth is in the Chartres design. The labyrinth is not a maze – it has only one path that winds throughout and becomes a mirror for where we are in our lives. It touches our sorrows and releases our joys when we walk with an open heart.

There are three stages of the walk. The journey in is a letting go – a releasing and shedding of thoughts and emotions, letting the mind become quiet and empty. The center is a place to spend some time – it is a place for illumination, for meditation and prayer. The center is the place to receive what is there to be received. The journey out is then integration – joining God in what God wants to do in your life or in the situation you have taken to God in walking the labyrinth. The journey out empowers us to find and do what God calls us to do.

There are a few other things to keep in mind when walking the labyrinth. Go at your own pace. Be aware of your breathing. Silence is important so respect others also walking. Ways to walk the labyrinth include giving gracious attention (being still in mind and resting in God); asking a question; using a repetition such as a verse of Scripture or centering prayer or affirmation sentence; reading and reflecting on Scripture; asking for help – praying while walking; or honoring a benchmark in life – memorial act, celebration, penitential act, intercessory act. Symbolic items (flower, stone, scarf) may be carried along on the journey and left at the center or kept with you as a reminder of the experience.

If you’d like copies of the handouts from the Labyrinth Workshop (more on what I’ve outlined here and also ways to walk with labyrinth with children), we’ve got some in the church office. You may want to check out the book: Walking a Sacred Path by Lauren Artress or visit the Labyrinth Society website: www.labyrinthsociety.org. Better yet, come walk the labyrinth and experience it for yourself. Thanks to all who worked so hard on it – we’ve got a beautiful gift for ourselves and now available to others!

Sue Ellen