April 2008

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Inside This Issue:

Page 2 Prayers and Thanksgivings
Schedule
Calendar

To Serve You

Bishop:
The Rt. Rev. Gregory H. Rickel

Suffragan Bishop:
The Rt. Rev. Nedi Rivera

Senior Warden:
Rob Ash

Junior Warden:
Jon Metts

Admin. Assistant:
Linda Brand

Office Hours:
Mon, Wed, Thurs
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Phone: 360-573-8106
Email: allsts@pacifier.com
Web Site: www.allsaints-vancouver.org

MINISTRY RESOURCE DAY
Saturday, April 19, 2008
8:30 am - 4 pm

Keynote Address 11:30 am
Bishop Greg Rickel
"An Empty Chair and a Napkin!"

Location: Highline Community College, Des Moines
Online Registration: www.ecww.org/mrd
Registration Fee: $20
Lunch: Baja Fajita buffet included with paid registration
Who Should Attend: Workshops are designed for leaders and potential leaders of all aspects of your congregation's ministry. This includes clergy, staff and the members of the vestry or bishop's committee, as well as leaders in:

• education for children and adults
• youth and young adult ministries
• evangelism
• outreach
• stewardship
• planned giving
• congregation administration
• worship leaders
• musicians

While designed for leadership, the day is open to anyone with an interest in any of the workshops.

Pre-Registration Deadline
April 15, 2008. Please mail completed registration forms to: Ministry Resource Day, Diocese of Olympia, PO Box 12126, Seattle, WA 98102, or complete the online registration at www.ecww.org/mrd. After April 15 registration will be on-site on a space available basis.

Deadline for May issue:
April 20

Remember in Your Prayers:

Jean Manning
David Ruse
Elise
Derek

We Give Thanks for:

Birthdays:

Thelma Stitt, April 2
Diane Manning, April 5
Andrew Metts, April 5
Mollie Smart, April 11
Carole Zoss, April 16
Bryant Turner, April 17

Anniversaries:

Al & Diane Manning, April 15
Rob & Kitty Ash, April 18

BAPTISM
We rejoice and pray for Emily Martin and her family as they and we prepare for her baptism on April 13 at All Saints.

YARD DAY
Saturday, April 19 at 9 am. Phase one of landscaping the front of the church is ivy removal! (It will be sprayed and weakened three weeks earlier.) If there's time we will install a French Drain. Those who'd like an alternate activity can do some pruning or weeding. Bring your gloves and favorite tools! You're invited to stay for fellowship and lunch with friends.

BABIES IN NEED
Two Layette Days in April: Tuesday, April 1 and Tuesday, April 29, both are in the evening at 7 pm.

BISHOP'S BENEFIT BASH

Save the Date for the Bishops' Benefit Bash:
Nets and NOLA

Mark your calendars now for Friday, October 3, when the first-ever Bishops' Benefit Bash will be held at the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field in Seattle. This gala dinner/silent and live auction/Cajun music dance will raise funds for Episcopal Relief and Development's One for One Malaria Net Challenge, as well as funds for our diocese's We Will Stand With You partnership with St. Paul's, New Orleans. Honorary co-chairs are the spouses of our bishops, Marti Rickel and the Rev. Bob Moore. If you have questions about the event please contact the Office of Planned Giving & Stewardship at the Diocesan office, cknirk@ecww.org or Brian Sellers-Peterson, ERD representative, at bpetersen@er-d.org. The location is fabulous, and this event will be, too! More details are coming soon!

ST. LUKE'S - SAN LUCAS COOKBOOK
St. Luke's - San Lucas, Vancouver, has published a new cookbook entitled "All are Welcome at the Table." It features a collection of archival recipes chosen from earlier St. Luke's cookbooks (all the way back to 1908) as well as up-to-date favorite recipes from our parishioners. There are also articles covering practical cooking and entertaining techniques. 'All are Welcome at the Table' costs $10.00 per copy plus $2.50 for shipping and handling per book. If you have questions and/or would like to order the book, call St. Luke's -San Lucas at 360-696-0181, or e-mail the office at this address: office@stlukesvancouver.com. Published by Morris Press Cookbooks, 120 pages, 2007.