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AUGUST

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Vestry Announces New Rector

Garden of Ea n’ Work Day

Tutor One Child Change Two Lives

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HELLO ALL SAINTS… It was a bitter sweet good bye to the Reverend Ken Kroohs and his wife Shirley as they made quite an impression on All Saints during Ken’s tenure as our interim priest. I think that they made a large contribution to us in many ways. Among other things, Ken was a master at pastoral care and initiated programs designed to expose All Saints to many who did not know that we exist. He counseled us and at times pushed us to accomplish ideas that could have just lain dormant. At the same time Shirley with her smooth personality and musical background helped ground us and make us feel welcome in our own Church. I believe that God smiled on us when Ken decided to do a year and a month of interim with us after retiring from Saint Chris-topher’s in High Point and I think that Ken is equally thankful in spite of all the hard work!

So now what is in store for us??? Canon Ernest Graham visited us from the diocese on Sunday, August 7th and conducted services. He has been in Greensboro with the diocese since August 2015 and has had several meetings with your vestry. Following Canon Graham, we will contract for “supply” priests for August 14th and 21st to fill in until our new permanent priest begins her tenure.

For those of you who have not heard, our Search Committee, after a very long and grueling year, has selected our own Reverend Paula Rachal to be our permanent priest. Paula worked for All Saints approximately 13 years ago as assistant to Rever-end Warren Pittman but had to seek other employment when we could not afford to carry two priests. She is a very capable priest who has continued to attend All Saints and has continued to serve our members without pay when pastoral care was needed that Rev. Pittman could not cover.

In the meantime, she continued to expand her role of serving others at the Servant Center in several capacities keying on our homeless and injured veterans. This service counsels and trains the homeless veterans, finds jobs for those that can work and pro-vides housing and food during and after rehabilitation. Paula, among other things, acts as Chaplain for the men and works to help them receive the benefits they are en-titled to from the V.A.

I am very excited to be able to introduce Paula as our new permanent Rector. I be-lieve that we are breaking new ground with a permanent woman priest who knows us well and has many ideas for improvements for All Saints. Please extend a very warm All Saints welcome to Paula Rachal. Her official starting date will be on Mon-day, August 22nd and the first Sunday worship that she conducts will be on August 28.

Ron Alexander Senior Warden

from the Rector… Saying goodbye is hard! We so much appreci-ate the warm welcome we received, the love we experienced and the support you gave us. We know Paula and know she will be a won-derful Rector for All Saints. Although we can-not have direct connec ons with All Saints for a year, we will be secretly watching !

We know we will hear and see fantas c things from all of you!

Peace, blessings and love,

Ken and Shirley

Arrives August 22… First Sermon August 28 Born in Madison, Indiana, Paula Ra-chal grew up in Fremont Michigan with 4 years in Lowell, Massachu-se s in between. She is the product of a clergy family upbringing. A er a ending Michigan State University, where she earned a BS in Urban Planning, she worked in that field for eight years in southern Michi-gan. Paula then earned a Masters in Theological Studies in 1990 at Sea-

bury Western Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. This is also where she met and married classmate Rocky Rachal. Before returning to Seabury-Western to complete her third year of studies leading to ordina on by the Diocese of West Virginia, she served in a variety of lay posi ons in church and college se ngs. She served as Assistant at All Saints from Oc-tober 2000 through December 2002. In 2003 she became the Disability Case Manager at The Servant Center, Inc. and be-gan assis ng low-income individuals with filing So-cial Security disability claims. During her 13 years at The Servant Center she took on responsibility for the agency’s Disability Pro-gram, Permanent Sup-por ve Housing, and be-came the Agency’s Assis-tant Director. Paula is ex-cited to return to All Saints as the Rector. Paula and Rocky have a son, Tyler, and last but not least a family dog named Riley.

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Meet Our New Rector The Rev. Paula C. Rachal

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Garden of Eatin’… A work in progress The community garden at All Saints delivered more than 100 pounds of vegetables to organizations that provide food for Greensboro residents in need this summer. This first season has been a learning experience. Planning for the fall season began at a meeting last week.

The Garden Steering Committee agrees that the summer garden presented challeng-es – a heat wave with not much rain, hungry rabbits, and crows that attacked toma-toes as they began to turn red, diseased squash plants, etc. Thanks go to parishion-ers who faithfully watered and weeded, harvested the crops, and delivered them to

drop-off distribution sites. The cucum-ber bed has provided the biggest yield, followed by peppers and squash. Work-ers are eyeing the healthy tomato plants and hoping to outsmart the birds this month.

To prepare for fall, volunteers are needed for a work day Saturday, August 20, from 9 to 12. We will clear the beds, enrich the soil, and plant col-lards, onions, spinach and turnips, all cool-weather crops. Workers will have plenty of bottled water all morning, followed by free pizza at noon.

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Tutor One Child – Change Two Lives

In the summer of 2016, approximately 7,400 students in grades 1-3 were invited to a end summer school because they were iden -fied as needing extra help in reading, wri ng and spelling. Of the 7,400 invited, approximately 2, 800 a ended. Summer school lasted only 15 days, so these children and those who could not a end for various reasons need our help.

The Augus ne Literacy Project/Guilford County, NC (ALP/GCNC) seeks to support these children with free tutoring lessons with a volunteer tutor who is trained in systema c reading strategies that directly support the work being done in the GCS classrooms. Tutors are trained and provided with appropriate materials to directly support each child’s needs.

Volunteers work with one child, twice weekly, a er school and at the child’s school. Presently ALP/GCNC works with children at Oak Hill Elementary and Guilford Elementary schools.

The next training will be held beginning September 6-9 and 12-15 at All Saints Episcopal Church from 9:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. The train-ing not only provides an introduc on to the materials and procedures, but offers opportuni es to prac ce with a child, before begin-ning actual tutoring.

For more informa on about the program and how to become an ALP tutor, visit our website at alpguilfordnc.weebly.com or contact us at alpguilfordnc@gmail.com.

You can also contact one of our tutors, Nancy Poulos, a member of St. Barnabas.

Sue Mercier Stephen McCollum

Linda Bedell

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LATE SUMMER & FALL DATES & HOSTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016.............. Pat & Pete Grimmer OCTOBER 14, 2016 ................. To be announced NOVEMBER 11, 2016 .............. To be announced DECEMBER 9, 2016 ............... To be announced The Chop House, September 9, 2016 at 6:00pm

Hosted by Pat & Pete Grimmer / Dessert at the Grimmer’s

A Prayer for the Bishop Search

Most gracious God, who gave your only Son to be our Good Shepherd: Look favorably upon your Church, and guide the hearts and minds of those who shall choose a bishop to be a pas-tor to this Diocese, that we may receive a faith-ful leader, who will go with us out in the world, making disciples who make a differ-ence; and nurture in your servants who wrestle with this call a spirit of wisdom and confi-dence, joy and humility; through Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

From the First Annual Welcome Home for Higher Ground

SAVE THE DATE: The Consecration

of the XII Bishop Diocesan of North Carolina

Saturday, July 15 Duke Chapel

401 Chapel Drive Durham, NC 27708

The Most Reverend Michael Bruce Curry will join the Right Reverend Anne Elliott Hodges-Copple and other bishops in con-secratiing the XII Bishop Diocesan of North Carolina. This is a ticketed event. More information about acquiring tickets will become available after the bishop election in March 2017.

N_w Qu[rtz P[n_l for Colum\[rium W[ll Pl[qu_s

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All Saints Pledges 60 boxes of oatmeal per month for the Greensboro Urban Ministry Food

Pantry. Drop them off in the Gathering Space across from the coffee maker! Plain

oat-meal is preferred.

Flowers and Candles The chart for your offering of flowers and candles is now on the door to the sacristy in the Gathering Space. Please sign up to give in memory of loved ones, in celebra on of a

special me in your life or in thanksgiving for your family. The usual amounts are $5 for the candle and $55 for the flowers. Certainly more than one person can give on any date.

We Are On YouTube! We even have our own channel. Search YouTube for AllSaintsGreensboro (all

one word) and it should come up. Currently we have several vid-eos of our scripture readings and sermons. More is planned. This is a great way to introduce a friend to All Saints so if a certain sermon interests you just send them the link. While you are at the channel, subscribe to it!

Children’s Chapel Godly Play

Resumes Sunday, September 11th

All children 4 years to 5th grade are invited to the Parish Hall during the first part

of the 10:30 service.

Training for Servers & Lay Eucharis c Ministers will be scheduled in the next few weeks. If you are interested in helping at the altar, please let it be known to Ken, Jacque or Edwin Powell. The more people that are trained the less o en you will be scheduled to serve.

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A Parish of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina

served by The Rt. Rev. Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop

The Rt. Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple, Bishop Pro Tempore The Rev. Paula C. Rachal, Rector

THE VESTRY 2016 Ron Alexander, Senior Warden Jane Davis, Junior Warden Linda Bedell, Missioner of Outreach & Hospitality Duane Gentry, Missioner of Worship (with Priest) Verna Hurley, Missioner of Congregation Care Sue Keith, Missioner of Education Lou Pollock, Missioner of Buildings & Grounds Gene Simpson, Missioner of Communication Sue Starr, Missioner of Inreach & Stewardship

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OTHER MINISTERS & MINISTRIES Gene Fayssoux, Altar Guild

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Sue Mercier, Hosts Linda Tranchetti, Prayer.Net

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Rowe Campbell, Finance Committee Anne Frost, Memorials & Tributes

Pam & Ron Alexander, Restaurant Raiders Alison Mercier, Gail Parker, Gene Simpson, Web Sextons

Verna Hurley, Daughters of the King Sue Mercier, Stephen McCollum & Linda Bedell,

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A Collect for All the Saints

O God, who led your people through the wilderness for forty years,

we give You thanks for leading us through the

process of finding a new Rector. We ask for your continued favor

to trust you and each other as we enter this period of transition. We thank you for sending Paula to us

and pray that she may be a faithful pastor, priest, and friend

to each of us. We pray for these things in the name of

your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit,

One God, forever and ever. AMEN

The Rev. Kenneth C. Kroohs

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Senior Warden’s Le er Page 1

Thank Yous from the Rector / New Rector Announced 2

Garden of Ea n’ 3

Thank You Notes / ALP 4

Columbarium Wall Plaques / Welcome Home Photos 5

Bishop Search / Bishop Consecra on 5

Restaurant Raiders 5

Godly Play / Urban Ministry / Training Servers 6

Flower & Candle Offerings 6

Groundbreaking Photos from 1960 6

A Collect for All Saints / Church Roster 7