May 14, 2020

Dear Friends:

Do you remember the story about the

thirty-three Chilean miners who were

trapped two thousand feet below ground

for sixty-nine days and lived to tell about

it? The story inspired a movie and it was

in all the headlines. The miners lived in

the dark, with little food, trapped and cut

off from the world. They began to loose

weight and they didn’t know if they’d

ever see daylight again. Experts said

their chance of survival was 2%.

One of the men, named Jose, was

known to be religious, so they asked

him to pray for everyone. He got down

on his knees, a few men joined him, and

he began to talk to God: he said, “We

aren’t the best men, Lord, but have pity

on us.” Then he got more specific:

“Victor Segovia knows that he drinks

too much. Victor Zamora is too quick

to anger…Pedro Cortez thinks he’s

been a poor father to his young daugh-

ter…” Surprisingly, none of the men

watching him objected to Jose’s honest,

public appraisal of them.

In the deep, down, dark place, bur-

ied under the earth, with death staring

them the face, the men discovered a

new kind of fellowship, based on inti-

macy. They began to meet every day

for their one meal: a spoonful of tuna,

part of a cookie, a little water and then

Jose or Osman would give a short ser-

mon, and the men would kneel and

Please turn to the following page.

“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.” John 1:5

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pray. “God forgive me for yelling at my

wife and son…God forgive me for

abusing myself with drugs…” The min-

ers apologized for their wrongdoings

toward each other and practiced confes-

sion.

I read that intimacy is a shared expe-

rience. Suffering by definition means

experiencing something we don’t want

to experience, such as pain, loss, disap-

pointment, despair. But these hardened

miners learned that in shared suffering,

they cared for one another, and formed

a bond that never would have grown

between them without suffering. Cut off

from the pursuit of pleasure, money,

drugs, or alcohol, they saw the folly of

living for those things.

Above ground, a drilling crew had

begun to dig through the rock to reach

the miners. One of the team thought the

crew should pray for their work. So they

held hands and asked for Jesus’

help. People from all over the world

began trying to help, or give or pray for

the men to be saved.

A small hole was made, eventually

bigger, and supplies lowered down and

guess what happened then? The con-

fessing stopped, the praying stopped,

their community dissolved. They were

at their best when life was at its worst.

The Deep Down Dark is the place

where you realize you need God. Very

often The Deep Down Dark place is

where you find God. You get terrible

test results, a child is sick, your child

runs away, he tells you he’s leaving,

your job is gone, your drinking is out of

control, your gambling is taking over

your life, you wake up scared to death

in the middle of the night, you can’t get

out of bed…or in a rare, unimaginable

twist of history, a pandemic hits…this is

the Deep Down Dark.

Thinking about our current lives in

quarantine brought the story of the min-

ers to mind. We’re all sharing a kind of

common suffering that no one expected

and no one can escape. We’ve lost the

endings of school years and gradua-

tions, school proms, athletic events,

tournaments, vacations, trips abroad,

family celebrations, work opportunities,

Easter dinners, time with those we love

at critical life and death moments, and

even chances to mourn the death and

celebrate the life of loved ones togeth-

er. Make your own personal list.

Big and little losses are piling up and

it’s enough to make a person furious, or

at the very least confused.

Yet we remain intimately connected

in this strange and terrible time. Just

like those lost miners, we are living

through our unique version of the Deep

Down Dark.

What will we do with this wake up

call? How will it shape our life and

faith? In short, where is God? If you’re

like me, you’re asking these questions in

one way or another. We’ve been asking

you these questions in our Church at All

Saints daily email. Some of you have

shared how this dark time has produced

unexpected gifts and blessings.

In this issue of the Parishioner, we

offer some of your stories. It’s our way

of sharing pain and hope, and reminding

ourselves that God dwells in the Deep

Down Dark with us.

My hope is all of us can see at least

one blessing emerging from this exile

time. Someone told me they’d begun to

hear the true meaning of the Psalmist as

they prayed the psalms in daily pray-

er. Another said, they’d really gotten a

chance to listen to their eight year old

several days in a row, something they

never knew they missed. Someone told

me they had never listened to our chil-

dren’s choir until they saw them sing

during Youth Sunday. A mother told me

about the joy of having her son cook for

her. A grandmother told me about the

joy of having her children in Ohio wor-

ship with her in our on-line service on

Sunday. “We’ve never gotten to go to

church together.” Most of us have such

blessings.

The miners eventually were returned

to their old lives and only a few ever

went back to work in the mines. When

life returned to normal and the Deep

Dark faded, they stopped meeting to-

gether, they stopped praying together,

they didn’t maintain their connection to

each other or to God. Sound familiar?

Sometimes our wake up calls don’t last.

Many years ago, someone recom-

mended I try to live one day at a

time. I’ve noticed that’s the best way to

make it through a quarantine. I’ve

thought about my parents struggle dur-

ing WWII and now I have a different

understanding of their life.

At the same time, I’ve struggled

with an underlying sense of anxiety

about the future and I’ve wrestled with a

growing sense of grief. I pictured my

last days at All Saints, this place I love,

the people I love, being days of good-

bye hugs and celebration and joy. As I

watch these days unfold with us being

separated physically, I am very sad to

say goodbye this way.

But I’m also fairly certain, you are

also sad too. In that sadness, we once

again share a kind of intimacy. The ex-

iled Israelites wandered in the wilder-

ness for 40 years, Bible language for “a

long ole time”. We are wandering too

but we do it with a loving God who

dwells in darkness as well as in

light. We do it together as the Body of

Christ, changed by adversity and made

stronger. God will help us find a new

kind of home on the other side of quar-

antine.

In the meantime, keep making a list

of the unexpected gifts of quarantine.

Someone once said grace is simply

“God’s unmerited favor aimed at you”.

In that way grace is always unexpected,

a reminder Jesus loves us no matter

what. Grace is raining on us even in

these quarantine days and I am placing

my heart on the belief that sometime

soon I will see you at Church!

Blessings,

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Remembering those seeking

healing and support:

Members of this Parish: Croft Aycock and family, the Beard family, the Bemrich-Stolz family, Bill Denson, the Donaldson-Hartsell family, Elizabeth Doyle, Jay Drake, Anwen Eslinger, the Feldman family, Frances Flynn, the Hadaway family, Hank Hollis and the Hollis family, Barbara Hudson, Bill Lenker, John Logue, Maloy Love, the Mashburn family, Eunie McDavid, Nona McGarity, Blanche McIntyre, Betsy McKay, Mike McKay, the Mis-trot family, Hilary Moreno, Scarlett Padgett, the Pitts Family, Jane Poole, Tom Richeson, Gene Rutledge, Gisela Kreglinger Smith, Johanna Talley, and Larry Wilson.

Heavenly Father, giver of life and health: Comfort and relieve

your sick servants, and give your power of

healing to those who minister to their needs,

that those for whom our prayers are offered

may be strengthened in their weakness and

have confidence in your loving care;

through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives

and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Hello friends,

In addition to serving as an Associate Rector at All Saints, I serve as the Chair of the

Bishop Transition Committee in the Diocese of Alabama. In this role on the transi-

tion team, I am excited to invite you to virtually attend the consecration of the Rev.

Dr. Glenda Curry as the 12th Bishop in the Diocese of Alabama at the Cathedral

Church of the Advent. This service will stream live on the Episcopal Church in Ala-

bama's Facebook page on June 27th at 11:00AM. Even if we cannot all be together

in person, God is calling us all together to support Glenda as our Bishop-Coadjutor

and to spiritually draw closer as a diocese.

While the guidelines from public health and government officials will most like-

ly change between now and the end of June, what will not change is that everyone

will be able to attend this historic event digitally. We are making plans to have a

watch party at All Saints if health guidelines permit.

So what will the service look like online? As of now, our Presiding Bishop the

Most Rev. Michael Curry will ordain Glenda, and the Rev. Becca Stevens from

Thistle Farms and St. Augustine’s in Nashville will preach. We will celebrate with

beautiful music and profound Prayer Book liturgy.

As we look beyond this summer, there will be a time when we can gather in per-

son to celebrate Glenda’s ordination. Our plans right now include a reception when

she is installed as our 12th Bishop on January 12, 2021.

As we draw closer to the date of the ordination, please keep checking the dioce-

san website (www.dioala.org) and other diocesan communications for the most up-

to-date information.

I look forward to gathering with you at these celebratory events. As always, may

God bless you and keep you. Amen.

Seth+

HONORING GLENDA'S

MINISTRY AT ALL SAINTS

Glenda's wish as she leaves All Saints is to retire our debt completely. In addition to retiring the debt, we are providing the opportunity to make contributions toward her Bishop vest-ments. If you would like to donate toward retiring the debt and/or pur-chasing vestments, checks may be mailed to the church, 110 West Haw-thorne Rd., Homewood AL, 35209, or donations may be made on www.allsaintsbhm.org with "Glenda Debt" or "Glenda Vestments" in the payment description.

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Time without pressure to read, to pray, to meditate on my deck while enjoying our bluebirds as they raise a family. -Lynn Hendricks

During these days of quarantine I think the greatest aspect and blessings have been from those people that have gone to work. Those that are making it possi-ble for us to have food on our table, providing the medical assistance needed during this pandemic and our clergy for our spiritual support.

From the farmers to the factory workers to the truck drivers to the grocery store stockers or clerks, from the doctors to the nurses to the lab techs to the clean-ing crews, from the people who created the technology that has enabled us a visual presence in worship with our cler-gy, these are the ones that have had the courage to help others while being at risk themselves. It’s the simple day to day things that were taken for granted that now prove to be that which sustains life. And for that Thanks be to God. -Susan Ponder

Unexpected Gifts Recently we asked All Saints parishioners to share unexpected gifts they

have experienced during the pandemic. Here are their reflections.

1. Having my four sons under my roof at one time - laughing, eating, sleeping 2. Doing my first ZOOM call with my family - in three different states 3. My sons teaching me how to play my first video game on my phone (I’m awful) 4. Reconnecting with good friends 5. Realizing that I can finally start saving money, & it’s not too hard -Laura Armistead

My Church !

The gift of time: Usually on Sundays, I would be traveling

back to Atlanta to start my workweek. Our offices are closed and everyone is

teleworking. Without the drive, I have time with my husband to enjoy a dinner

together! I love cooking and love my husband. Gift = 2; Covid= 0!

-Elizabeth Maples

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T he Rev. Harrison McCleod, a won-derful person and an Associate Priest at All Saints in the early 90s, relayed this story about a time he was leading a chapel service for some children. Harri-son told the children about Jesus healing the blind mind. After what he thought was a very clear and well-received mes-sage to the children, a little boy raised his hand and said, “So, let me get this straight. You said that Jesus spit in some dirt, made mud, and put it on the blind man’s eyes? And when the blind man washed off the mud he could see?”. Proud of himself, Harrison responded, “Yes! That’s absolutely right!” The little boy then said, “Well, I find that very hard to believe.” The idea that we can see God in this time of uncertainty, anxiety, and fear may be something that you, too, find ‘very hard to believe’. And yet, God is there. Because that is what God does. God shows up in the anxiety, in the dark and dirty places, in the muck and the mud. For a little over a year, I have had the honor of directing a bi-weekly day program for people with memory loss. It is a little like camp for people with dementia. Obviously, this program is suspended because of the pandemic, like so many others. As many of you reading this know, caregiving for a loved one with dementia can be gut-wrenching, heartbreaking, and exhaust-ing in “normal” circumstances. Caring for a loved one with dementia during COVID-19 can be and is exponentially harder. The program that was once giv-ing 8 hours of true respite per week was

These sweet parents are nesting in my Christmas wreath that I bought from our All Saints greenery sale. I moved it from my front door once I realized there was some construction going on. It reminds me to enjoy EVERY LITTLE THING, and give the rest to God. I feel so blessed to be part of the All Saints family! - Gretchen Lerner

cut off, leaving participants confused, caregivers without a critical resource, and volunteers with a gaping hole in their schedules and hearts. Everyone is sad to see this happen. It feels dark and heavy and unwelcome. Like mud in your eyes. And yet, God is here, too. After some scrambling, thinking, praying, and planning, our little community, such as it is, is starting to head in a new direc-tion, with a new paradigm. If we can’t be what we were (a respite program on site), we have to be what we are (a res-pite program off site). It is taking some creative thinking (chalk art visits, Facetime singing, Pen Pals, Phone Bud-dies…) and some time (patience is not my strong suit in this situation, darn it) but we are transitioning to a new opera-tional phase. When the quarantine hit, it was like the lights went out and we were blind to the possibility of being anything else but what we previously knew. But now, slowly, painstakingly, we are be-coming something else and, blessedly, we can now see ourselves as something else; we can be something else that serves, that comforts, that con-nects. Who knew?!? I suppose God knew (how does God always do that?!) and is now helping me to see it too. As difficult as it is to be-lieve, God is right here, right now. When all else is changing, closing, dwindling, or receding, God’s grace that shows us the good despite the bad, is firmly intact. Opening the eyes of our souls and minds, we may be very heart-ened to discover what was once very hard to believe. -Susanna Whitsett

One unexpected gift for me is FINAL-

LY learning to properly WASH MY

HANDS! I thought my mother taught

me how to wash my hands six decades

ago. Due to an autoimmune disorder

(ankylosing spondylitis) I learned years

ago to keep my “hands below my neck”

to help prevent infections. But I never

knew until this time that proper washing

includes the back of your hands and

finger tips! -Joe Slane

In this photo: (l) Tom, one of the participants in the Founder’s Place pro-gram at St. Luke’s, and (r) The Rev. Mike Cleckler, one of the volunteers.

Jill’s and my silver lining to Covid-

19 shelter-in-place order is having

Davis home for part of a semester,

something we will likely never ex-

perience again. It’s great to really

see the young adult he has become.

But I’m sure he would take college

life over us if he had a choice!

-Andrew Edwards

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T he little voice in the other room caught my ear just as I was walking into my “office” (read: bedroom with desk in it). My two-and-a-half-year-old son, Ted-dy, sweetly exclaimed, “Daddy, come play with me!” Usually at this time of day we are hustling to get everything packed and everyone into cars, so that Teddy can get to preschool and Kim and I can get to work, but not today—not in this new reality. As I put my coffee down to sit beside Teddy on the floor, I could not help but count this moment as just one of many unexpected gifts, or blessings, of staying at home. Even among the sadness and sickness, the hardship and hassle, the difficulty and dying, there are blessings upon blessings during this time of quarantine. Getting to spend time outside during the unusually beautiful spring weather—blessing! Zoom cocktail hours—blessing! Running and walking more miles than we have driven over the last month—blessing! Re-watching all the Marvel movies—blessing! Helping people discover that The Book of Common Prayer does not actual-ly begin on page 355 (or 299)—blessing! Becoming a preschool teacher—blessing! (most of the time) Hour-long phone calls with friends, family, and parishioners—blessing! A 10 second commute—blessing! Playing in the dirt—blessing! Wearing pajama pants with my clergy shirt—blessing! Turning into a televangelist over-night—blessing! This last blessing bears empathic repeating. No, it is not because Glenda, Charles, or I desire to become the next Lori Bakker, Jimmy Swaggart, or Joel Osteen. Rather, as I survey the unexpected gifts from this time in quarantine, I won-der which blessings might change the way we have church and are the Church. The Good News of Christ Jesus does not simply get spread on Sunday morn-ings—this has always been the case. However, we are so clearly seeing this truth as we gather for 21 services throughout the week—not to mention countless other for-mational offerings for children, youth, and adults. All of this popped up overnight, and it is happening online and in all of our homes. During this challenging time, God is revealing that each of our homes is a church and we all constitute the Church. Whenever it is that we are able to come back to-gether, I pray that we do not forget this blessing. Through the love of God and the power of the Spirit we make up the Body of Christ not just on Sundays, but Sunday to Sunday throughout all of our lives. May we discern ways to continue these new methods of being the Church even as we come back to the church we love so dearly!

The Ponder family has had many unex-pected gifts during this pandemic...some of them include: Liza Jane learning to do flower arrangements with flowers from our yard, and celebrating her 17th birthday at home with a social distance celebration in our cul de sac with her grandparents, Conrad and Susan Ponder and cousins Ashley, Scott, Emmet and Henry Freeman (both families are also All Saints parishioners). I learned to make homemade Sourdough Bread and it was delicious!! Martha is currently painting a wall in our basement, which she designed herself. Most of all, we've enjoyed lots of uninterrupted quality time together and have taken many hikes with our dog, Johnny. He's proba-bly flourished the most having us all home and playing with him or walking him multiple times a day and we're thankful for him who has brought us much laughter and joy during our time at home. -Mona Ponder

Blessings Upon

Blessings By The Reverend Seth Olson

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“And now in age, I bud again.”

This is my favorite line from the poem “The Flower” by George Herbert, a country parson and 17th Century priest of the Church of England. I discovered the poem on a “Donne and Herbert” retreat at Sacred Heart Monastery in 2011. It has become a life mantra for me, and for years I used it as a procla-mation in my email valediction. The first of March I purchased a beautiful Hibiscus loaded with buds that quickly opened. On March 11, the day Joseph and I began to shelter in place, I erected an Ebenezer next to it. Ebenezer is Hebrew for “stone of help” and is the name of the stone set up by Samuel to commemorate the Israelite victory over the Philistines at Mizpah. My Ebenezer has remained standing through all the rains and storms of March and April. It is a deep gift and encouragement to me. The Hibiscus has been dormant for several weeks since its blossoms fell off, but it is loaded with “buds” at pre-sent. Any day now they will open…

The view from my office

I’m always reminded of God’s majesty when

I get the chance to look out of a plane’s window! -

Diana Brooks

one at a time until the bush is ablaze in glory. The image of humans “budding” like a flower rolls around in my heart space. Herbert’s poem’s key theme is heralded in two lines from the last stanza, “These are thy wonders, Lord of love, To make us see we are but flowers that glide.” But the bud! O, the bud! We are those buds – closed and tight and

sheltered in the dark. But it is in that space the work of transformation is accomplished. The bud changes and grows and emerges as something ex-quisitely beautiful. In the tight, closed monastery of our homes and our hearts we are cocooning like the butterfly and the bud in preparation for the time of ripening and “budding again.” -Beverly Brasell

My street in Homewood decided to organ-ize a socially distant Easter service on Easter morning. We planned who would open us in prayer, who would sing, who would read from the Holy Bible, who would say a few words about the scrip-ture, and who would close us in pray-er. The adjoining street was invited and it was going to be beautiful. One look at the forecast for Easter morning told us we needed a back-up plan. Storms were predicted at the very moment our street service was to begin. Rather than cancelling, we opted for an Easter Vigil on Saturday night. Parents brought blankets and chairs and babies; kids showed up on bikes and in motorized vehicles. Each family gath-

ered in a clump a safe distance apart. We sang, we read, we prayed, and we sang again. A tall candle was lit and, from a safe distance, we shared the Light of Christ with each other. We rang bells as we sang and shouted Alleluia for the first time since Lent began. And it was beauti-ful. It was so beautiful we organized an-other service the following Saturday even-ing. A weekly tradition has begun on Lathrop Avenue and Theda Street in Edgewood. Until we can gather in our own churches, we will gather together in His name, proclaiming Alleluia and He is Risen! And it will be beautiful. The peace of Christ be with you, Jeannie Feldman

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When will All Saints hold

in-person worship

services again? As of publication time Bishop Sloan has asked that churches not schedule in-person services until after the end of May. Please continue to check our web-site (www.allsaintsbhm.org) or Face-book page for updates. If you are not on our email list please send your name and address to Tara at of-fice@allsaintsbhm.org to be added. You can also call the office during the hours of 9am-3pm Mon.—Thurs., and 9am-noon on Friday.

Church Hours Update

Church offices are now open on Mon-

day - Thursday from 9am - 3pm, and

Friday from 9am—noon. The nave is

also open for anyone who would like to

come in to pray.

We ask that you wear a mask while

at church, stay six feet apart, and keep

hands washed or sanitized. Please only

enter through the cloister doors and stop

by the reception desk upon arrival. We

ask that you also remain only in "open

areas" which include the nave, the Great

Hall, and the offices.

Watch Daily Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer, and Pop-Up Compline

on Facebook Live!

Morning Prayer: Every Morning on Facebook Live at 8:30am

Evening Prayer: Every Evening on Facebook Live at 4:30pm

Pop-Up Compline: Nightly on Facebook Live at 8pm:

The parade route will pass in front of the church heading toward the circle, and will turn right into the

preschool parking lot. Check out our website (www.allsaintsbhm.org) or Facebook page for

more information closer to the day of the parade.

We will parade, rain or shine!

We will have someone who can collect your cards or gifts for Glenda

June 21 @ noon

Join us as we celebrate Glenda’s ministry at All Saints!

Glenda will return to All Saints on June 21 for church services and a parade in her honor. Our hope is that we can gather in-person while observing all safety guidelines, but because we cannot be

certain about details, please keep checking our website and your email for updates. We will also dedicate the new front doors to the

Nave on that day. Please save the date!

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Just a friendly reminder to please continue supporting All Saints! Even during this unprecedented time, we have many necessary expenses to cover. Your pledges and offerings can be submitted to me by mail, in the church dropbox, or by credit card online at www.allsaintsbhm.org. I am available by email at fi-nance@allsaintsbhm.org, by phone at (205)879-8651, ext. 302, or during office hours. Please let me know how I can help you. As always, thank you for your gifts. Stay well. I hope to see you soon! Alison James, All Saints Financial Administrator

A note from Rana Cowan, Executive Director of Family Promise: I know we all need all the good news we can get right now, and I have some! Most, if not all of you had the pleasure of getting to know Elizabeth* and her family. After leaving us, they were able to purchase a home, and she continued to work on her goals. I received the email below today. She did not get to ‘walk’ because of the pandemic, but did the yard signs in the pic attached. So proud of her!!!! *Her name was changed for privacy reasons.

CARES Act expands tax deductions for charitable giving in 2020

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was passed by Congress with overwhelming, bipartisan support and signed into law by President Trump on March 27th, 2020. As part of this act the following changes were made:

• Taxpayers who do not elect to itemize deductions are permitted to deduct up to $300 of “qualified charitable contributions” “above the line” in 2020 (i.e., the deduction will reduce the taxpayer’s adjusted gross income)

• Taxpayers who elect to itemize deductions may elect to deduct “qualified

contributions” up to 100% of their adjusted gross income, effectively allowing them to zero out their U.S. income tax for 2020

• Qualified charitable contributions/qualified contributions are defined as cash gifts made in 2020 to a public charity (not including a donor-advised fund or a supporting organization)

For more information please contact a tax professional.

Dear Rana, I have completed my degree - Bachelors of Science in Busi-ness Administration - at Miles College!!!! How exciting is that? Well, I cannot have a true celebration without saying "Thank you" to the congregations, ministries, scouts, and ANY volunteers who helped us during our stay with Family Promise of Birmingham. With our crazy schedule never once did anyone complain. They made sure we had meals and got in safely. Without your help, I wouldn't have been able to reach this goal. I will always have a special place in my heart for all of you!

CENTERING PRAYER All Saints Centering Prayer

is still meeting weekly! In this time of physical distancing, spir-itual presence and connection are im-portant. The ministry of centering pray-er provides those gifts. We meet each Wednesday from 6-7 PM by Zoom. The first twenty minutes is devoted to the prayer practice fol-lowed by sharing concerns and an-nouncements. Participants may leave at that time or remain to discuss our life in Christ from provided passages. All are welcome. For information and Zoom details contact: Beverly Brasell: bra-sellbj@bellsouth.net, (205) 335-9114, or Joseph Slane: joeslane@att.net, (205) 612-8707

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May Birthdays 1 Judy Johnson, Amy Jones, Carole Strong, Maggie Yester,

Caroline Duncan, James Balanis, Jackson Holmes, Kennon Yelverton

2 Sarah McNair, Harmon George, William Shepherd

3 Chris Hoke, Adam Westfall, Nico Moreno, Davis Edwards, Elliott Gilbert

4 Pam Phillips, David McCabe, Fran Chaiprakob

5 Carolyn Pippin, Zach Everitt, Ken Shaia, Brennan Walker, Amelia Mace

6 Chris Kelley, Susanna Whitsett, Kate Tompkins, Derek Jones,

Gregory Henderson, Finley Gratton, Livy Murphy

7 Rachel Thornsberry, Amy Neely, JoAnna Laney, Jennifer Drake, Vivian

Colbert, Lulie Henderson Anna Whitfield

8 Noah Gentry

9 Jennifer Holcomb, Van Taylor

10 Dale Foley, Kristi Renneker, Suzzanna Renneker

11 Brian Whitley, Emily Kimbell, Nicole Gilbert, Anne Phillip

12 Brook Gregg-Godsey, Grayson Parris, Davis Bird, Lura Denson,

Sarah Meade Wood

14 Kaelin Taylor, Patrick Patterson

15 Marisa Mitchell, Thomas Woodruff

16 Andrew Edwards, Joel Morton, Jackson Klein, Lisa Bailey, Mary Elyette

Ball, Henry McKay, Jordan Brock

17 Mandy Deter, Whitney Collins, Harper Hubrich

18 Warner Golden, Jessica Smith, Harry Morales, John Hardin Ellis, Melanie

Peeples, Martin Young

19 Hope Churchman, AnnahLilly Conklin

20 Martha Oliver, Nancy Cesnick, Frank Kimbell, Jr., Peter Mistrot,

Jennifer Conklin

21 Andy Smith, John Kizziah

22 Marguerite Middlemas, Maggie Kamowski, Mike Suttle, Sadie Busbee,

Duncan Wood

23 Lee Handley, Tony Chavers, Kathryn Whelan, Benjamin Alcorn,

Nicholas Alcorn

25 Bill Howell, Gail Smith, Ann Mosely Whitsett, Tuck Thornsberry,

Bo Garrett

26 Julie Breeden, Kathy Gaines, Anne Wheless, June Reeves, Helen Rowe

27 Mary Rooney, Preston Graves, John Dantzler

29 Megan Turner, Kamilla Busbee

30 Ed Colvin, Ethan Wright

31 Jim Wooten

P lease consider donating bottled

water, juice, salty snacks (such as peanut

butter crackers), soft cereal bars, soft

fruit (such as bananas or oranges), soft

sweet snacks, or breakfast foods (such as

biscuits), as well as travel hand sanitizer,

small packs of tissue, and socks, which

will be distributed by The Abbey. Any

homemade items need to be packed in-

dividually - either wrapped in plastic

wrap or in small ziplock bags. Dona-

tions will be picked up at the church on

Wednesdays. If you would like to con-

tribute but need donations picked up

from your home, contact Ron May at

rmay15@bellsouth.net.

Help Provide

Sack Lunches For the Abbey

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We have lots of resources available online so that you con-tinue to worship, prayer, learn, and stay connected with us. If you are not receiving the daily emails from us, please send your email address to office@allsaintsbhm.org.

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allsaintsbhm/ Our clergy lead Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer, and Compline eve-ry day, and we also have several additional options for children. If you aren't sure how to access our services on Facebook we can help! You DO NOT need to have a Facebook account to view the services. A guide is also available so you can follow along if you don’t have a Book of Common Prayer.

On our website: https://www.allsaintsbhm.org/ We update our website every day, so check back often. Resources to follow along with each service can also be found at allsaintsbhm.org/covid19. Please send us your pictures and videos to share how you and your family are choosing joy and hope: pictures@allsaintsbhm.org.

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allsaintsbhm/

Opportunities

for Outreach: Parishioner Pen Pals: Make someone's day during this challenging time by be-coming a Parishioner Pen Pal. Contact Jenny Blackmon at (205) 668-6821 or at vablackmon@charter.net to get your Pen Pal’s name and address.

Donate blood: To find a blood drive, call 1-800-448-3543.

Donate money! To our church and to other local ministries who serve those in need like Community Kitchens and Firehouse Shelter. Mail is still being received at church daily. Pledges and/or gifts may also be submitted online at allsaintsbhm.org/give.

Donate peanut butter for our Spread the Love: A collection box will be placed outside the front door. Other non-perishable can goods are also appreci-ated, but please don’t make a special trip to the store for these items, and please don’t clear out the shelf!

Volunteer for Meals on Wheels: Meals on Wheels is looking for volunteers (18 and up) to help deliv-er meals. Visit https://www.mowjeffco. org/ for more information.

Donate PPE: Christian Service Mis-

sion is the official collection center of PPE supplies for the City of Birming-ham. If you would like to contribute unopened PPE, please leave items at All Saints in the black plastic trunk outside office doors, and we will transport to CSM.

Show Gratitude to Healthcare Work-ers by Providing a Meal: Visit https://www.urbanavenues.com/carehealth to learn more about CareHealth, a local initiative dedicated to feeding healthcare workers and supporting Bir-mingham restaurants.

Donate Art Supplies for Camp McDowell: Camp McDowell needs new or gently used tie dye kits, old t-shirts, white t-shirts for tie dying, sharp-ies, beads, yarn, poster board, markers, and sidewalk chalk for summer camp! To donate, please drop supplies in the black trunk outside All Saints cloister doors.

Donate to Family Promise: Your support can make a difference for the families struggling to make ends meet. To donate, please visit https://www.familypromisebham.org/ or mail a check for COVID Relief to Family Prom-ise of Birmingham, P.O. Box 531233, Birmingham, AL 35253.

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110 West Hawthorne Road Homewood, AL 35209

How to contact us:

Making Christ’s Transforming Love Known in the World.

110 West Hawthorne Road Homewood, AL 35209

Main office number: (205)879-8651

Pastoral care emergency phone number: (205)617-8954

CLERGY:

Rector: Bishop-Elect Glenda S. Curry, gcurry@allsaintsbhm.org, (205)602-4509

Assoc. Rector: The. Rev. Seth Olson, solson@allsaintsbhm.org, (205)490-3020

Assoc. Rector: The Rev. Charles Youngson, cyoungson@allsaintsbhm.org, (205)915-5435

Priest Assoc: The Rev. Mike Cleckler, mcleckler@realtysouth.com

STAFF:

Children’s Formation Director: Kathleen Busbee, kbusbee@allsaintsbhm.org, (239)222-8549

Children’s Formation: Jeannie Feldman, jeanniefeldman@att.net, (205)516-2347; Joie Hoke,

cjhoke@bellsouth.net

Youth Music Director: Susie Youngson, syoungson@bellsouth.net, (205)317-1116

Assoc. for Music and Children’s Choirs: Maggie Gill, mgill@allsaintsbhm.org, (205)540-7551

Organist/Choir Director: Melanie Martin Couch, mcouch@allsaintsbhm.org, (205)937-3373

5:30 Music: Randolph Horn, rchorn@samford.edu

Communications Director: Sarah Sexton, media@allsaintsbhm.org, (205)873-9045

Financial Administrator: Alison James, finance@allsaintsbhm.org, (205)769-3184

Nursery Director: Gretchen Lerner, glerner@allsaintsbhm.org, (205)821-5506

Parish Coordinator: Tara Portney, office@allsaintsbhm.org, (205)879-8651

Director of Youth Ministries: Kristin Blackerby, kblackerby@allsaintsbhm.org, (205)652-2276

Assoc. Director of Youth Ministries: Thomas Gordon, tgordon@allsaintsbhm.org, (205)769-3183

Preschool Director: Bebe Hardin, bhardin@allsaintsbhm.org, (205)542-1357