All Saints Episcopal Church, Hilton Head Island, SC

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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES

Worship Services
 Holy Eucharist--Sunday, 8 & 10:15 am
 Thursday, 10 am followed by A Service of Healing

 Christian Education
 Sundays @ 9 am for Adults
Children's Sunday School @ 10 am

Bible Studies
 Tuesday, Men @ 7:30 am, Women @ 10:30 am
 Thursday, Adults @ 11 am

Centering Prayer
 Monday @ 9 am
 Wednesday, Sun City @ 9:15 am

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Sunday Adult Christian Education The Lives of Great Christians, a video series featuring men and women of different times and circumstances who are notable for the practice of the Christian life, hopes to inspire us to think creatively about what it means to be Christians in the 21st century.

In 1947, the discovery of ancient documents in the caves of Qumran near the Dead Sea shook the world of biblical studies. They contain not only our oldest copies of biblical texts, but additional materials which provide an unprecedented view of Jewish life before and during the time of Jesus. This DVD course, taught by Professor Gary A. Rendsburg of Rutgers University, attempts to bring the Dead Sea Scrolls to light in a meaningful way for a 21st century audience. All programs will be held in the parish hall at 9 am and all are welcome!

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Children’s Sunday School, ages 3-10, upstairs in the parish house at 10:15 am.

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2010 Premier Party Tickets for this year’s event, at only $30 each, will be available for sale, as long as they hold out, following each Sunday service, at coffee hour, and also from the parish receptionist during regular office business hours. The Premier Party for the 2010 Garden Tour is just 1 week away! May 2, from 5-7 pm at John Summerall’s masterful gardens, greenhouses and pavilions in Okatie. The magnificent food will be served and catered by parishioners Linda Lanier and Soozi Williams.

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Part-Timers Social Group will have its May cocktail party on Monday the 3rd at 5:30 pm at the home of Carl & Sherm Barker, 5 Windy Cove Court, Hilton Head Plantation. Anyone who lives in the area part-time is invited to attend. All you have to do is bring an hors d’oeuvre. Beverages are supplied. To R.S.V.P., for directions or gate pass, please call 342-6596.

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The Episcopal Church Women (ECW) are a community of women whose mission is to offer a program of worship, study, service, fellowship, and opportunities for development which will strengthen our spiritual lives and lead us into service for the church. All women of the Church are welcome. May’s Dinner Meeting will be held on the 4th in the parish hall at 5:45 pm. It will be an evening of worship and fellowship. Our guest speaker is Dale Finn updating us on Ministry and Mission in the Dominican Republic. The ECW is presently collecting used eye glasses and used sun glasses. Please place your items in the blue bag on the CODA rise in Gordon Mann Hall. Please for further info contact Jo Anne Rizza, 2009-2010 President All Saints ECW (681-5825 or joannerizza@gmail.com)

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Prayer Shawl Ministry This unique and love-filled form of outreach began at All Saints in 2008. Easy to knit shawls are created for giving to others as a way of connecting us to them and them to us. The shawls may go to people we do or do not know and are a means of expressing our love and prayers for the seasons of life. Knitters and non-knitters alike are invited to participate on Saturday the 1st at 10:00 am in the Library.

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Bring Home The Children This is a Family Promise of Beaufort County dinner and silent/live auction fundraiser to be held at Moss Creek Country Club on Thursday the 6th from 6:00-10:00 pm. Tickets are $35.00 per person and available from Barbara Good 363-5388. Please plan to join us for a wonderful evening of good food, fellowship and shopping! We need help with items, services and gift certificates for the silent/ live auction. If you can help us with items for the auction please contact Loni Saunders or Ginny Trolley and they will provide you with a donation letter and tax receipt form.

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Dinner and A Movie, hosted by our rector Rick Lindsey at his home, will be held on Monday the 10th at 5:30 pm. A sign up sheet will be out soon on the parish hall bulletin board; seating is limited to 20 so SIGN UP EARLY!

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Ascension Day Service with music will be held Thursday the 13th at 10 am in the Hay Chapel. A Service of Healing will follow. All are welcome!

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23rd Annual “A Potpourri of Gardens” Tour is Saturday the 15th from 10 am to 4 pm. The day’s events include a self-guided tour of 6 gardens on and off the Island; a plated, sit-down lunch in the parish hall; Art Sale, Heavenly Confections Bake Sale, Herbs and Blooming Plants Sale, a Floral Arrangement Demonstration, and several Master Gardeners will be in attendance at the church to answer questions about gardening in the Low Country. Tickets are only $30.00 and are available from any board member, the parish front desk, and several businesses on and off the Island. For more information call Ann Winters at 363-5764.

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The Juliets will meet at the Original Pancake House across from Moss Creek on Monday the 17th at 9:30 am. We laugh a lot and share what is happening in our lives. For more information, please contact Lillian Hill at 338-6490 or Janet Haysom at 705-2514. Please join us!

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Saintly Singles Night will be held Monday the 17th, with a TBA on the venue. Keep posted in your Sunday bulletin for the latest information on this event or call Joyce Kauffmann at 341-6486.

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Cub Scout Pack 222, sponsored by All Saints Church, will be without a Cubmaster come graduation day on May 20. If you are so inclined to be interested in this position please contact Cubmaster Jill Delore at 290-6471. She will be more than happy to give you the ins and outs of Cub Scouting!

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Do you have four free hours on Saturday morning, May 22? How about coming to Gordon Mann Hall for a delicious breakfast (scrambled eggs, sausage, grits with shrimp gravy, biscuits, juice and coffee or tea) prepared and served by local clergy and the members of the MLK Celebration Planning Committee. After breakfast you can sign up for a local community work project. Each project has a designated coordinator. You will drive to the site and work for three hours. You may be involved in helping an island resident who needs assistance, cleaning up a native island cemetery, fixing up or painting at The Children's Center, clearing litter along a roadside or some other worthwhile activity. During the process, you will meet fellow islanders from different churches and neighborhoods. You might be surprised to find the experience fun and you will meet new people who may become friends. Dress in work clothes and bring work gloves. Garden rakes, pruning shears, clippers and shovels may be useful for some projects. This is an opportunity for individuals old and young or it could be something a Supper Club, a Bible Study Group or any other church activity group might decide to undertake together. All Saints has long provided the site for breakfast and our clergy help with the breakfast, but the turnout by parishioners to volunteer has been underwhelming. Let's try to change that in May. Contact Jenifer Gajdalo for more information--681-3881.

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Newborns In Need will have their monthly outreach meeting on Saturday the 22nd at 10 am in the Library. If you knit, crochet, quilt or sew, you can help them make a difference in lives of local newborn babies in economic crisis. For more information please call Terry Simmons at 422-9301.

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Pentecost Sunday is May 23 One tradition associated with the Eucharist of the day is having a lesson read in other languages so as to remind us of the variety of languages spoken on Pentecost. If you can speak or read in languages other than English and would like to participate at either or both services, please sign up on the bulletin board in the Gordon Mann Hall.

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Family Promise Host Week at All Saints is May 30 – June 5. One or more families in need of temporary housing and respite in order to get their life back on track, will be staying with us each evening and during the day on the 31st and the 5th of June. Volunteers are needed to do several short-time welcoming duties: Contribute a portion of an evening meal and act as host/hostess from 5:30 – 8 pm; stay overnight with the family(s) in case of emergency; act as host and transportation during the days when they will stay with us (Memorial Day parade or a movie, etc). Sign up sheets will be in Gordon Mann Hall or contact Loni Saunders to assist with evening host activities and Brenda Hand for the overnight hosts. Questions? Contact any of the above or Ginny Trolley. This is very up close and personal stewardship of our time and talent and these families are SO appreciative of our love and hospitality.

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You are invited to participate in the 2010 Dominican Republic Mission experience. Join with our two All Saints teams going to La Redencion Church in Barahona June 26 - July 3 for Vacation Bible School and light construction work. Everyone in the parish is a key player and contributes to our mission - as a member of a working team, as a prayer partner, as a helper with packing VBS supplies or with a financial donation - all matters as we serve Christ through serving others. For up-to-date information on the Dominican Republic mission and contact information, go to the All Saints website: www.allsaints-hhi.org, the Mission section.

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