http://youtu.be/lZJGFW72AkE

Perhaps a reminder of the connection of the Nativity to the Passion to the Resurrection ..

A stable lamp is lighted
whose glow shall wake the sky;
the stars shall bend their voices,
and every stone shall cry.
And every stone shall cry,
and straw like gold shall shine;
a barn shall harbour heaven,
a stall become a shrine.

This child through David’s city
shall ride in triumph by;
the palm shall strew its branches,
and every stone shall cry.
And every stone shall cry,
though heavy, dull and dumb,
and lie within the roadway
to pave his kingdom come.

Yet he shall be forsaken,
and yielded up to die;
the sky shall groan and darken,
and every stone shall cry.
And every stone shall cry
for gifts of love abused;
God’s blood upon the spearhead,
God’s blood again refused.

But now, as at the ending,
the low is lifted high;
the stars shall bend their voices,
and every stone shall cry.
And every stone shall cry
in praises of the child
by whose descent among us
the worlds are reconciled.

#104 in The Hymnal 1982
 Richard Wilbur, (1921-) 

ASSF_2011_Annual_Report

Rector’s Report 2011

Legacy Planning Committee Report 2011

“Healing a Hurting World”
Wednesday  evenings from 29 February to 28 March
7:15 – 8:30 p.m.

Led by Margaret Trezevant, Parish Deacon and Edwin Waite, All Saints’ Millennium  Development Goals Coordinator

•    We will use materials provided by Episcopal Relief & Development for Bible study, reflection, and discussions to explore our response to global poverty related to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals endorsed by the Episcopal Church.
•    If you can come early: Mass with Stations of the Cross at 6 p.m., bag supper at 6:45 p.m.

L E N T E N  N E T S F O R L I F E C A M P A I G N

•    The Episcopal Church encourages each congregation to give .07% of its operating budget for Nets for Life, supported by Episcopal Relief & Development.
•     For All Saints’ .07% equals $1,523.00, which provides 130 mosquito nets at $12.00 each to help eradicate malaria in seventeen countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.
•    Opportunities to donate a net will be available on Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY.

ALL SAINTS’ EPISCOPAL CHURCH
1350 Waller Street ffi  San Francisco, CA 94117
Telephone 415.621.1862 ffi  Facsimile 415.624.7008
E-mail: info@allsaintssanfran.org  ffi  Website: www.allsaintssf.org

“FOR ALL THE SAINTS” — FEBRUARY 2012

Special Liturgies and  Events

2012 ANNUAL MEETING

FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE (transferred from 2 February)
Sunday, 5 February
Regular Schedule of Sunday Masses

•   The 10 a.m. Mass will be followed by the parish Annual Meeting.  All are welcome to celebrate another year of our worship and ministry.  The meeting includes reports by the Rector and Officers of the parish, and the election of members of the Vestry, parish representatives to the San Francisco Deanery and Diocesan Convention, and a trustee of the Memorial Fund.
•   A list of voting members of the parish has been posted on the bulletin board in the Parish Hall.
•   Refreshments will be hosted by the Vestry and Officers of the church.
•   Our Parish Deacon, Margaret Trezevant, and Edwin Waite, All Saints’ Millennium Development Goals Coordinator, will introduce the special Lenten Series and Nets for Life initiative: “Healing a Hurting World”

GROUNDWORK CONTINUES

“THE LIGHT OF CHRIST”
Wednesday evenings: 1, 8, and 15 February

•   An opportunity to dig deep for change and growth as we study the Gospel reading for the coming Sunday.
•   If you can come early: Mass at 6 p.m., followed by a bag supper
•   Program from 7 – 8:15 p.m.

Please join us for a
HOLY LENT  AT  ALL SAINTS’
Opportunities for worship, service, and education

Shrove Tuesday, 21 February
Mass 6pm
Pancake Supper at 6:30pm – a benefit of our Saturday food program
Compline at 7:15pm

Ash Wednesday, 22 February
Mass at 12:15pm
Solemn Mass at 7pm
Imposition of Ashes at both masses

“Healing a Hurting World”
Wednesday Evenng Lenten Series
Starting on 29 February
Mass with Stations of the Cross at 6pm
Bag Supper at 6:45pm
Program from 7:15 to 8:30pm

Weekly Events

•  SUNDAY MASSES at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
•  CHOIR  REHEARSAL Sundays at 9 a.m. and Thursdays at 7 p.m.
• “GODLY PLAY” CHILDREN’S PROGRAM Special events as announced
• OFFICE HOURS Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
• WEEKDAY MASSES at 6 p.m. in the Lady Chapel, Monday through Thursday, with Evening Prayer on Friday
• RECTOR’S DAY OFF Friday
• SATURDAY NEIGHBORHOOD BRUNCH PROGRAM 10:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall, Sponsored by the Haight Community Services Committee

Monthly Events

• VESTRY MEETING Monday, 13 February at 7 p.m.
•  ELDERCARE MINISTRY  Sunday, 26 February at 2 p.m. at the Grove Street Extended Care & Living Home
• BUILDING AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE Tuesday, 28 February, 7  p.m.

ALL SAINTS’ EPISCOPAL CHURCH

1350 Waller Street • San Francisco, CA 94117

Telephone 415.621.1862 • Facsimile 415.624.7008

E-mail: info@allsaintssanfran.org  • Website: www.allsaintssf.org

ALL SAINTS’ MISSION STATEMENT

All Saints’ is a progressive Episcopal church in the Anglo-Catholic tradition. In the name  of Jesus, we strive  to build  a spiritual home rich in worship, parish life, and community service in gratitude for the fullness of God’s love.  Please join us in our prayer and work:

Sustain us, O God, in your Holy Spirit.  Give us an inquiring and discerning heart, the courage to will and persevere, a spirit to know and to love you, and the gift of joy and wonder in all your works. Amen.

“FOR ALL THE SAINTS” – JANUARY  2012

Special Liturgies and  Events

THE FEAST OF THE HOLY NAME  
New Year’s Day: Sunday, 1 January Low Mass  with Hymns at 10 a.m.

(Please note: there will not be an 8 a.m. Mass this day.)

CELEBRATION OF THE EPIPHANY

At All Saints’ we honor the traditional three days commemorated by Eastern Orthodox Churches

THE MANIFESTATION OF CHRIST TO THE GENTILES
Friday,  6 January, Low Mass with  Hymns at 6 p.m.

THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD  JESUS CHRIST
Sunday, 8 January
Regular schedule of Sunday services with
The Rev. Amelia Hagen, former Pastoral Associate at All Saints’, as guest preacher.

THE WEDDING AT CANA: JESUS’ FIRST MIRACLE
Sunday, 15 January
Regular schedule of Sunday services

NEW GROUNDWORK SERIES
“THE LIGHT OF CHRIST”
Wednesday evenings from 11 January to 15 February

An opportunity to dig deep for change and growth as we study the Gospel reading for the coming Sunday.  If you can come early: Mass at 6 p.m., followed by a bag supper; program from 7 – 8:15 p.m.

THE CONFESSION OF ST. PETER THE APOSTLE: Wednesday, 18 January

THE CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE: Wednesday, 25 January

COMING IN FEBRUARY:
Annual Meeting in Celebration of the Feast of the Presentation
Sunday, 5 February, after  the 10 a.m. Mass

All are welcome to celebrate another year of our worship and ministry.  Reports from the Rector, Officers of the Parish, and the chairs and leaders of all Parish organizations; and the election of three members of the Vestry, Delegates to the Deanery and Diocesan Convention, and a Trustee of the Memorial Fund.  A list of nominees and voting members of the Parish will be posted by Sunday, 15 January.

Shrove Tuesday Tuesday, 21 February Mass  at 6 p.m.
Traditional pancake supper at 6:30 p.m., a benefit for the Haight Ashbury
Community Services Committee. Concludes with compline at 7:30 p.m.

Ash Wednesday Wednesday, 22 February Masses at 12:15 p.m. and  7 p.m.
Imposition of ashes at both services.

Weekly Events

• SUNDAY MASSES at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
• CHOIR  REHEARSAL Sundays at 9 a.m. and Thursdays at 7 p.m.
• “GODLY PLAY” CHILDREN’S PROGRAM As announced
• OFFICE HOURS Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 1 p.m.—5 p.m.
• WEEKDAY MASSES Monday through Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Lady Chapel; with Evening Prayer on Fridays.
• RECTOR’S DAY OFF Friday
• SATURDAY NEIGHBORHOOD BRUNCH PROGRAM -10:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall, Sponsored by the Haight Community Services Committee

Monthly Events

• VESTRY MEETING Monday, 9 January at 7 p.m.
• NURSING HOME MINISTRY  Sunday, 22 January at 2 p.m.
• BUILDING AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE Tuesday, 27 January, 7  p.m.

The Nativity by Lorenzo Credi

NEWS and NOTES
 from THE RECTOR’S DESK

A supplement to the Parish Calendar

Kenneth L. Schmidt

20 December 2011

THANK YOU to all who have already responded so generously to our annual “Opportunities for CHRISTMAS  GIVING” appeal.  As of today, over $7,000 has been contributed to many ministries at All Saints’:

• $2,500 for the Memorial Fund [the parish endowment]
• $745 for the Haight Ashbury Community Services Committee food program
• $1,897 for the Jackson Building Fund
• $581 for the Rector’s Discretionary Fund
• $607 for altar and sacristy needs
• $850 for general operating expenses.

Gifts range from $10 to $2,500. No gift is too small; and none is too large! Please help us reach our goal of $20,000, essential to maintaining our regular programs, building maintenance, and the on-going ministry of our neighborhood food program.

And thank you, too, for the many gifts “in kind,” including:

• a banner for the front of the church announcing our Advent and Christmas services;
• the trimming of the trees in the front of the church;
• a new set of glass cruets for Sunday and Holy Day Masses;
• gifts for the children and youth at the pageant;
• Advent greens and Christmas flowers throughout the season;
• food and beverage for the many receptions held for Advent Lessons & Carols, the
• Pageant, and the Christmas Eve Mass this coming Saturday; the Christmas tree and decorations in the Parish Hall;
• altar flowers sent by a couple of parishioners on behalf of the entire congregation to St. Barnabas’ Episcopal Church in Mt. Shasta, California, in celebration of the first anniversary of the ordination of Larry Holben to the priesthood. on 11 December. A former member of All Saints’, Larry is the author of the history of All Saints published in November 2010: For All the Saints’: The First Hundred Years of All Saints’ Episcopal Church, San Francisco.

The list could, and should, go on. Please forgive me for any omissions, but also accept my great thanks to God for the wonderful generosity of all the saints at All Saints’.

ONE STARRY NIGHT: Instead of a sermon on Christmas morning, I usually read what I consider the best of the children’s story picture books on the nativity published that season. My selection for this year is One Starry Night, written by Lauren Thompson and illustrated by Jonathan Bean. Thompson is author of the beloved Little Quack series as well as the Mouse’s First series, and has written many other favorite picture books as well. Bean is the illustrator of many books and has received the prestigious Ezra Jack Keats award.

This year I also have a runner-up to recommend: The Story of Christmas which features text from the King James [Authorized] Version of the Bible, and illustrations by Pamela Dalton, based on her cut-paper artwork. Dalton is well-known for her illustrations for Brother Sun, Sister Moon, a retelling of the classic poem of St. Francis of Assisi by Katherine Paterson.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS:  The parish Nominating Committee met last night to begin preparing a slate of nominees to be presented at the Annual Meeting on 5 February, when we will elect three members of the vestry, two representatives to diocesan convention and the deanery, and a trustee of the Memorial Fund. If you are interested in being nominated, please speak to Senior Warden Larry Hilty, Chair of the Nominating Committee. A nominee must be an official member of the parish [by baptism, reaffirmation of faith, or a letter of transfer from another Episcopal church], over 18 years old, and current in an annual financial pledge to the church.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW for the Annual Parish retreat at the Bishop’s Ranch in Healdsburg, the weekend of 7-9 September, with Dr. Rod Dugliss, Dean of the School for Deacons in Berkeley, as the guest facilitator.

WEEKEND IN PHOENIX:   Thanks to the generosity of several parishioners, I will be going to Phoenix, Arizona, the weekend of 13-16 January to visit Katherine Kenney and Boyd Campbell.  A long-time member of All Saints’ who was active as a sacristan, Katherine, who turned eighty-eight in November, moved to live with one of her daughters in Chandler, Arizona, this past year. Boyd, who turned eighty-nine last August, has been a friend of the parish since 1989, when his son Stephen died of AIDS. In memory of his son, Boyd and his now departed wife, Ermalee, gave All Saints’ the carpets in the nave aisle, the Lady Chapel, and in front of the tabernacle, as well as the lantern in the front porch of the church. I look forward to bringing both of them your greetings, with thanksgiving for all they’ve done for All Saints’ over the years.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

and HAPPY YEAR of OUR LORD 2012!

Kenneth

 All Saints’ Episcopal Church 
1350 Waller Street
San Francisco,  CA 94117
Telephone: 415.621.1862
Facsimile: 415.621.7008
Web: www.allsaintssf.org

www.bishopsranch.org

NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
Sunday, 18 December , 4 p.m.

The young and young-at-heart begin our celebration of Christmas with a special nativity tableau with carols, refreshments and a visit from Mrs. Claus!

CHRISTMAS EVE: THE FIRST CHRIST MASS
Saturday, 24 December, 9 p.m.

Solemn Mass with the Blessing of the Crèche, followed by a festal reception in the Parish Hall.

CHRISTMAS DAY
Sunday, 25 December, 10 a.m.

Low Mass with Hymns, with the Rector reading his selection of the best children’s Christmas story book published in 2011.  (There will not be an 8 a.m. Mass this Sunday.)

Special Liturgies and  Events

December 2011

“FRAGMENTS  OF YOUR ANCIENT NAME” WEDNESDAY EVENINGS IN ADVENT
30 November, and  2, 14, 21 December

• Mass  at 6 p.m.
• Bag Supper at 6:30 p.m. Program from  7-8:15 p.m.

A series of Advent meditations on four of the names of God featured in Fragments of Your Ancient Name by Joyce Rupp: “Wonderful Counselor,” “Mighty God,” “Everlasting Father,” “Prince of Peace.”

WORLD AIDS DAY
Thursday, 1 December

Votive Memorial Mass  of the Departed at 6 p.m. In loving memory of the members and  friends of All Saints’ who  died of HIV disease

Please call the Church Office by Wednesday afternoon, 30 November, with the names of the people you would like us to remember at Mass.

ADVENT LESSONS AND  CAROLS THE THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Sunday, 11 December, 4 p.m.

Our traditional Advent service will be based on the great “O” Antiphons,  featuring the Minister of Music, Choir, and Lectors of All Saints’.  The lessons will be read from the King James Version of the Bible in celebration of the 400th anniversary of its publication.

Followed by the Annual Open House in the Rectory at 5:15 p.m., hosted by John Roberts and Kenneth Schmidt; refreshments by Margaret Taylor.

CHRISTMAS AT ALL SAINTS’
NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
Sunday, 18 December , 4 p.m.
The young and young-at-heart begin our celebration of Christmas with a special nativity tableau with carols, refreshments and a visit from Mrs. Claus!

CHRISTMAS EVE: THE FIRST CHRIST MASS
Saturday, 24 December, 9 p.m.
Solemn Mass with the Blessing of the Crèche, followed by a festal reception in the Parish Hall.

CHRISTMAS DAY
Sunday, 25 December, 10 a.m.
Low Mass with Hymns, with the Rector reading his selection of the best children’s Christmas story book published in 2011.  (There will not be an 8 a.m. Mass this Sunday.)

Weekly Events

•  SUNDAY MASSES at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
• CHOIR  REHEARSAL Sundays at 9 a.m. and as announced
• “GODLY PLAY” CHILDREN’S PROGRAM:  Christmas Pageant, Sunday 18 December, 4 p.m.
• OFFICE HOURS Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 1-4 p.m
• WEEKDAY MASSES at 6 p.m. in the Lady Chapel
• RECTOR’S DAY OFF Friday
• SATURDAY NEIGHBORHOOD BRUNCH PROGRAM  10:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall, Sponsored by the Haight Community Services Committee

Monthly Events

• VESTRY MEETING: Monday, 12 December at 7 p.m.
• CO-OP YOUTH GROUP: Christmas Pageant, Sunday 18 December, 4 p.m.
• NURSING HOME MINISTRY: Sunday, 25 December at 2 p.m. at the Grove Street Extended Care and Living Home
• BUILDING AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE Tuesday, 27 December at 7 p.m.

NEWS & NOTES

FROM THE RECTOR’S  DESK

A supplement to the monthly parish calendar

Kenneth L. Schmidt
All Saints’ Day
1 November 2011

STEWARDSHIP APPEAL FOR 2012: With the ingathering on Sunday, 6 November—All Saints’ Sunday— fast approaching, we are now near the conclusion of our Pledge Drive for 2012. As I mentioned in the last issue of News & Notes, our prayer is that even in a time when many people are experiencing economic distress, we can still give generously to All Saints’, proud of our rich heritage of worship and ministry in thanksgiving for all the ways God so richly blesses us.  Please continue to consider our appeal prayerfully, using this prayer from the

Book of Common Prayer:

O merciful Creator, your hand is open wide to satisfy the needs of very living creature: Make us always thankful for your loving providence; and grant that we… may be faithful stewards of your good gifts; through Jesus Christ our Lord…Amen.

REST IN PEACE:  The Rev. John Howard Staley died on Wednesday, 19 October, at the age of seventy-five from complications following heart surgery two weeks earlier. John has been associated with All Saints’ since the early 1960s when he served as the Parish Seminarian from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley where he received a Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1962. Prior to becoming a volunteer Pastoral Associate at All Saints’ in 1975, John served as a priest in various churches in California (Anaheim, Los Angeles, and Glendale).  He was also a brother in the Society of St. Francis.  While at All Saints’, John served regularly at Sunday and weekday masses, was active in several ministries in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District including St. Anthony Foundation, and was a prophetic voice for peace, justice, and civil rights for African- Americans, women, and the LGBT community.  His Requiem and interment in the columbarium in the Chapel of the Good Shepherd at All Saints’ was held on Thursday, 27 October.

Rest eternal grant to John, O God; And let light perpetual shine upon him.

CONGRATULATIONS TO JOHN PRESCOTT, on his Life Profession in the Third Order of the Society of St. Francis. John made his Life Profession in August, after completing a four-year period as a Novice in the Order. The Third Order consists of men and woman who are single or in committed relationships and who, though following “ordinary professions,” are called to a dedicated life of service through a rule of prayer, study, and work, in company with the sisters and brothers in the society’s First Order. We will honor John’s life profession by a special commissioning at the 10 a.m. Mass on Sunday, 13 November.  Brother Jude Hill, Minister Provincial for the Province of the Americas of the Society of St. Francis, will visit us to preach.

WELCOME TO WILLIAM VISSCHER  as the Interim Minister of Music at All Saints’.  Certified as a Master Organ Builder by the American Institute of Organ Builders, Bill is currently an organ builder at Hupalo & Repasky Pipe Organs in San Leandro.  Bill has served as a minister of music in Episcopal, Lutheran, Roman Catholic, and United Church of Christ congregations, and will be leaving his present position as Music Director and Organist at Saint John Episcopal Church in Aptos, California, to come to All Saints’. Bill will be commissioned on the First Sunday of Advent, 27 November.

THANK YOU to:

•    the members of the search committee for the Interim Minister of Music, who will also conduct the search for the permanent position early in the new year: Kevin Ames, Larry Hilty, Sheppard Kominars, Jean McMaster, Susan St. Martin, and Margaret Taylor.

•     Barbara Golumb, for her gift of a home communion set in loving memory of her mother, Theresa Mullen Scammell, which will be blessed at the 6 p.m. Mass on All Souls Day, Wednesday, 2 November.

•    The Victorian Alliance of San Francisco, for its gift of $500 to the Jackson Building Fund, as seed money for the repair of the stained glass windows in the church; and also for the ink drawing by Kit Haskell that was used in the program booklet for the Cole Valley House Tour on 16 October, which included All Saints’.  We plan to use the new drawing for parish publicity, bulletins, and note cards.

•     Margaret Hamilton  and Margaret Taylor, who served as docents at All Saints’ during the Cole Valley House Tour; to Walter Knowles, who played the organ throughout the afternoon of the tour; and to Laurie Rus, who made the arrangements with the Victorian Alliance.

… And a special thank  you from The Rev Dr. Judith G. Dunlop who recently retired as a Pastoral Associate at All Saints’:

Dear Kenneth, Larry, and all members of the Vestry, and the All Saints’ Congregation,

Wow! How does one thank you all for the book and thoughtful card?  (I understand this was Larry’s idea—well, it worked!) The card is something tangible I have that expresses the heart of this parish family.  It is a treasure to be treasured.

It has not taken me long to miss you and feel like something is missing on Sunday mornings. But my prayers are with you. And I will be in the congregation on All Saints’ Sunday.

I am grateful for all the guidance, wisdom, and love I have received over the years. Memory is a wonderful thing—it can carry one over the years and place one back in the heart and joy of being with someone or some place.

So, I will carry you forward.  Thank you!

With Love, Judith

HAPPY ALL SAINTS’ DAY!
Kenneth

ALL SAINTS’ EPISCOPAL CHURCH
1350 WALLER STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117

TELEPHONE: 415-621-1862
FACSIMILE: 415-621-7008
E-MAIL: INFO@ALLSAINTSSF.ORG
WEB: WWW.ALLSAINTSF.ORG