"ALWAYS SEEKING TO KNOW CHRIST, LIVE CHRIST,
AND MAKE CHRIST KNOWN TO ALL PEOPLE"

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September 2008 Announcements
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Welcome!
Interim Rector Reverend Noreen Suriner
arrives September 1st.
(more below)
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Summer Worship Service Schedule
Through September 7*, 2008
Sundays ~ 9:00 am Holy Eucharist II
*The Contemporary Christian Musical Ministry Team
will provide the music for our service on September 7th

Worship Service Schedule
Beginning September 14, 2008
 Sundays ~ 8:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite I
Sundays ~ 10:30 am Holy Eucharist Rite II with Choral Music
Wednesdays ~ 12:00 noon Holy Eucharist Rite II
 
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Mark Your Calendars

Sundays September 14, 21, 28, and October 5
Youth Choir Rehearsal 11:50-12:15

Sunday September 14th
Potluck Supper at 5:30 in Kidder Hall
Followed by a presentation by the Very Reverend James Munroe,
Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Springfield, MA
"Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus"

Sunday September 28th
Rectory Open House 3:00 - 5:00
Blessing of our Interim Rector's New Home at 4:00
Potluck/Barbecue immediately following

Sunday October 5th ~ Feast of St. Francis
Blessing of the Animals at 10:30
Dunlap Street side entrance/lawn
Please have animals in carriers, on leashes, etc.
Holy Eucharist II in the sanctuary immediately following
Small animals welcome to join us in the sanctuary

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Interim Rector Announcement

The Rev. Noreen Suriner has been elected by the Wardens and Vestry for appointment by the Bishop as Interim Rector of All Saints’, beginning September 1, 2008. 

The Rev. Noreen Suriner, was ordained by The Rt. Rev. Alexander Stewart as a deacon in June 1976, and as the first woman priest in our diocese, in March 1977.

Pastor Noreen grew up in Middlefield, the western-most town of Hampshire County, and has returned to her hometown in her semi-retirement.

Her career includes being the first woman rector in the Mid-Atlantic States, serving as rector for 13 years at Christ the King Church, in Baltimore, MD, and 12 years at Trinity Memorial Church, in Binghamton, NY. Additionally, she served as Priest in Charge of St. Columba’s Church, in Washington, DC.

She served as a Trustee of the Church Pension Fund for twelve years, and Vice Chair for three of those years. Other positions she has held include serving as founder of the Maryland Clergy Association, and President of the National Network of Episcopal Clergy Associations. Most recently, she was the Dean of the Binghamton, NY district, and on the Standing Committee of the Central New York Diocese. 

Serving most recently as Interim Rector at St. John’s, in Northampton, MA, has been a joy-filled and wonderful shared ministry with their people. Pastor Noreen looks forward to a fruitful and rewarding ministry at All Saints’, where she will work ¾ time; still allowing for ample personal time to raise her beloved Scottish Terriers, and enjoying the wilderness of the Berkshires.

We are pleased to welcome Pastor Noreen to our All Saints’ family!

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Christian Education Programs

Sunday School classes for children in grades Kindergarten through High School will be held weekly at 10:15 every Sunday during the school year, except the third Sunday of the month.  New students are always welcome. The children join their family during the exchange of the Peace so that they may participate in the celebration of Holy Communion.

For more information on our services or education programs, please contact the office at 413-532-8917 or Allsaintsshadley@aol.com