All Saints Anglican All Saints’ Church
All Saints Weekly Newsletter
The Fish Rap
January
18th, 2021
The News in a
Nutshell
·
Annual Parish Meeting- Sunday,
Jan 31st
·
Epiphany- What and Why?
· 2021 Liturgical Calendars- Are In
· Confirmation Class- Underway
· Let us Know- Feedback on Live
Stream
· Prayer for our Nation
· All Saints Has
Reopened
· Live Streaming Service- FYI
· Online Giving Options- Now Available
For more information
see the full announcements below
Annual
Parish Meeting- Sunday, January 31st
We
will hold our Annual Parish meeting immediately after services on Sunday,
January 31st. The meeting will also be streamed through Zoom for
those not able to attend in person. I will send out the Zoom link closer to the
event. Please mark it on your calendar and plan to attend.
Epiphany- What and Why?
Epiphany is a major feast of the Church year. Remember, the major feasts on our calendar are a big deal because they point to and celebrate a major aspect of the redemption that Christ accomplished for us. Thus our service is drawn from Scripture and drives us back to Scripture. Notice then Epiphany celebrates the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles. As such, it underscores God’s love for the world and His faithfulness to His promise to send a redeemer for all mankind.
In fact, Epiphany is literally the Christmas of the gentiles. It is the reminder that what God did in the manger He did for us as well. We too have been invited to the party.
At
the same time, Epiphany also reminds us that we are the witnesses who are to
carry that Gospel out into the world. Notice then it is traditional that the
Christ Candle, the Christmas tree, and all your decorations and lights remain
up and are put away on Epiphany. Why? It is not that we are taking the lights
down and moving on. Rather, it is that we quite literally are the Christmas
lights (proclaiming, celebrating, and shining forth the good news that unto us
a Savior is born).
2021 Liturgical Calendars- Are In
The liturgical calendars for 2021 are in. You may pick one up in the in the parish hall on the church information table. The cost is $5.00
The calendar shows the liturgical color for each season, the major celebrations, as well as the saint or martyr commemorated on any given day. As such, you can use the calendar as an important aspect of your devotional life. You can read about a particular saint on the day they are remembered and reflect upon their example (see the “Lives of the Saints” feature on our web page). You will be alerted to important events in the church year (such as the Transfiguration) and can use the collect and readings found in the Prayer Book for that day in your own devotional time.
Another good resource to use in conjunction with the calendar is Omer Englebert’s book, Lives of the Saints which follows along chronologically through each day of the month giving a well-balanced description of the particular Saints and their ministries being remembered on that day. You can find a copy here for a very reasonable price: LINK
Regardless, the liturgical
calendar is a wonderful devotional tool and one that I recommend to each family
in the church.
Confirmation class-
Underway
Our
kids will continue their confirmation class this week (2 questions a day for 5 days
a week). Please pray for them. Also, we will set up a weekly zoom meeting time
when our class can meet to go over the material.
Let us Know- Feedback
on Live Stream
Let us know if there are any problems (especially persistent ones) that you are encountering with the live stream of our service (things like: sound issues, volume that is too high or low at some portion of the service, poor picture quality, or the internet is glitchy).
Since we are doing the service live, we have no way of knowing any of the problems that you are experiencing, which, if they were fixed, would improve the quality of the service for everyone.
Keep
in mind that sometimes the problems are not on our end and might be beyond our
control. Nonetheless letting us know anything that we can improve, will help us
out immensely- Thanks, The Amish
Prayer
for our Nation
Please remember to pray for our nation during this time of unrest.
ALMIGHTY
God, who hast given us this good land for our heritage; We humbly beseech thee
that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of thy favor and glad to do
thy will. Bless our land with honorable industry, sound learning, and pure
manners. Save us from violence, discord, and confusion; from pride and
arrogancy, and from every evil way. Defend our liberties, and fashion into one
united people the multitudes brought hither out of many kindreds and tongues.
Endue with the spirit of wisdom those to whom in thy Name we entrust the
authority of government, that there may be justice and peace at home, and that,
through obedience to thy law, we may show forth thy praise among the nations of
the earth. In the time of prosperity, fill our hearts with thankfulness, and in
the day of trouble, suffer not our trust in thee to fail; all which we ask
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
All Saints Has
Reopened
We are delighted to announce that All Saints is opened and that we have resumed our regular Sunday Services. I have included a link to a video that we made that goes over what to expect when you return to church. You can find that video here LINK
Also, in the first attachment to this edition of the newsletter you will find the procedures that you will need to follow when returning. Please be sure and read it.
Finally,
we will of course continue to live stream our services on line. We have made a
few changes and improvements to our live streaming service and the service
materials for each week. Please be sure to read our announcement below for more
information
Live
Streaming Service- FYI
Our
live streaming services will
will begin the live stream at 10:25 with prelude music. This will give folks time to tune in, get settled, and prepare their hearts for worship
The service itself will begin at 10:30
The
Service can be viewed:
1)
On
a smart TV, streaming device, computer, or phone- by going to our church’s new YouTube channel. You can find the
channel here: LINK
~or
From within the YouTube app, you can search “All Saints Anglican Church Greenville SC”
Remember to “subscribe” to the channel in
order to save it and thus avoid having to use links and searches each time
2)
You
can view the service on our All Saints Webpage. Here is the LINK:
3)
If you have been viewing the service on our Facebook
page, you can continue to do so. You will just need to click on the video
screen to start the video. You can find the link to our live services at the
top of our Facebook page here: LINK
4)
However,
if you have been using Facebook Watch
on a smart TV, you will need to switch over to You Tube (see #1 above)
5) All the material that you will need for our Sunday service can be accessed here: LINK
I will also send out all the service material in an email each week.
The
purpose of these two service material options is to allow you to watch the
service on a streaming device or smart TV and have the material on a handheld
device so you can follow along
6)
To
easily view a recording of this week’s service at a later time, go to our
YouTube channel and you will find all our past services listed there. The most
recent service will be the first one on the list.
Online Giving- Now
Available
As a reminder, if you prefer, you can always simply mail in your contribution.
We have integrated a secure online giving option so you can continue to tithe even while we are under these precautions. There are three ways you can make use of this option:
1. You can give by
clicking on the “Link” embedded in the service material at the Tithes and
Offering portion of the service. Click and follow the easy instruction
2. You can give by
clicking on the “Link” button embedded on the live stream page of our website
and follow the instructions: LINK
3. You can download the
free App from either the Iphone App Store (LINK) or from the Android
Google Play Store (LINK). Download the desired version of the app
and then follow the simple set up instructions.
Let
me add that for those who would like to retain the option of online giving as a
part their regular tithing, the app provides the quickest and most efficient
means to do so.
How can
we pray for you?
If you have any special prayer needs or praise reports that you
would like to share with the group, feel free to email them to me (or you can
call me if you prefer) and I will be glad to include them in our weekly
newsletter.
Prayer Requests
For
our nation
during this election process.
That
God would send revival to His people and through them to this nation
Lois
Killinger who broke her foot
Betty
and Ray Froman- for health concerns
David
Crossman- who battling cancer
Pat
Childers- for continued strength, health and recovery
All
those serving in our armed forces, especially Matthew
Orders, Eden Basinger, Devin Willis, and Samantha Childers Leamy
~Dates to
Remember
Please, email your events to Fr. Charlie with a brief description.
Your description should include: date, time, location, cost, as well as the
name of the parishioner participating in the event (when applicable).
Church
Yard Sale TBA
Movie
Night (Emmanuel) TBA
Annual
Episcopal Visit March
21st, 2021
Diocesan
Synod Sept
17-18th, 2021
Nazareth Church,
Moncks Corner, SC