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9:30 am Adult Ed

Sunday School

Confirmation

Choir

10:30 am Holy Eucharist

11:45 am Coffee Hour

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7:00 pm Tuesday

Contemplative

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7:30 am Wednesday

Morning Prayer/

Eucharist

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PO Box 663

Northfield, MN 55057

Office - 507-645-7417

Email:

office@allsaintsnorthfield.org

Website: www.allsaintsnorthfield.org

In Case of Emergency

Gayle can be reached at

Home 651-558-0238

Cell 651-269-0813

Church office is staffed

Mon. - Thurs. 9:00 - 12:00

All Saints Episcopal Church is a parish in the Minnesota Diocese.

ECMN Offices are located at 1730 Clifton Place, Suite 201,

Minneapolis, MN 55403. Website, episcopalmn.org

Phone number, 612-871-5311. Bishop Brian N. Prior,

IX Bishop of Minnesota

OCTOBER 2017

OCTOBER CALENDAR

1 PET BLESSING

4 5:45 1ST WEDNESDAY STEEPLE SUPPER

15 CHILDREN’S SABBATH

12:10 VESTRY (NOTE DATE CHANGE)

18 CHOIR REHERSAL FOR LESSONS & CAROLS

22 MEA WEEKEND (NO SUNDAY SCHOOL)

24 CONNECTIONS ARTICLES DUE

25 CHOIR REHERSAL FOR LESSONS & CAROLS

28 OUTDOOR WORK DAY

29 CROP WALK

STEWARDSHIP DRIVE KICK-OFF

MINISTRY FAIR

UNITED THANK OFFERING

Rev. Gayle’s Corner

This October 31st marks the 500th anniversary of Lu-ther’s 95 Theses pounded onto the church door to in-vite discussion. Of course, I thought I'd best cover the topic in this October Connections. Then the phone rang. Robyn received an invitation to write and pre-sent a one-person interpretation of Katharina Von Bo-ra, Martin’s wife. For many years Robyn used her act-ing talent both writing and performing scripts, resur-recting local history and presenting it in a way that brought it to life again. We will be in Iowa on October 8th. Her costume for Katharina is almost complete. This is her research and script development for a presentation to a Lutheran gathering, one im-portant step to appreciating this heritage. The attached portraits of Martin and Katie are by Lucas Cranach. Thank you, Robyn, for sharing your ministry with us. Katie Luther: The woman behind Martin Luther

and the Protestant Reformation Guten Morgen; Mein Name ist Katharina Von Bora Luther. Es tut mir leid. Good morning; my name is Kathari-na Von Bora Luther. I understand you wish to hear a bit about my life and my marriage with Martin Lu-ther. Danke. Es tut mir leid. Thank

you for inviting me. Only five of my letters exist and so I have come to share my story. I think you may know that I was a nun. I was sent to the first convent when I was 5 or 6; I don’t remember exactly my age. It was difficult to leave my family. Mother had died and father remarried. I was sad at the loss of my mother; my father took me to the con-vent of Brehna. That is what happened for many girls in that time though sometimes not quite so young. Often there were simply too many mouths to feed. Sometimes, in a remarriage, the step parent may not have wanted the original children around. I made friends there. We learned to read and write. My first convent was Benedictine and the Benedictine order valued education. Brehna was a nice place for a girl to be once I didn’t miss my family so much. I had just got myself settled in and father came and took me from that convent when I was 9 and put me in a Cis-tercian convent in a town called Nimbschen. This convent was more bare bones than the first one. One of my mother’s sisters lived there too. I was 16 when I took vows to be a nun.

We had heard (for quite some time) about someone named Martin Luther causing uproar in the Church. On October 31, 1517, he nailed 95 state-ments onto a door of a church in Wittenberg. These statements took issue with some of the doctrines and practices of the Catholic church. What started out as an academic debate and a peaceful means to com-municate with Catholic authorities within 3 years rent a great schism in the Church. Eventually Luther would be excommunicated by the pope and the Reformation, as it was called, was born. Johann Tetzel, a priest came to town to sell indulgenc-es – people were told they could pay money and by paying money the church could offer them for-giveness. Even worse, Tetzel told these people that if they bought indulgences, their loved ones would have less time in purgatory or be freed from purgato-ry. This enraged Martin. One cannot BUY for-giveness! We are saved by faith by the grace of our Lord! Later we realized part of the money financed a new St. Peter’s church in Rome some paid personal debts. This really irked my Martin. He didn’t believe that clergy needed to remain celi-bate. A true and loving marriage was a fine and godly practice for Christians. He’d seen the mischievous problems forced celibacy created (who did not!). Priests sired children leaving them ridiculed and their mothers struggling without family life to bless and stabilize them. Luther had experienced other struggles as a Catholic monk. He found such freedom in reading the Bible and discovering peace. He discovered we are saved by grace not our own goodness or hard work! And now a wonderful invention made it possible for people to read the Bible for themselves. The Church and its bishops, priests and monks would no longer control the teachings. Martin busied himself translating the Bible into German. Anyone who could read could discover the good news! And so many others were excited to learn how to read. His friends saw to it those 95 statements (theses) were printed in German. Copies swept beyond Germany into the world. Many, many persons read them and believed as Luther did. I was 18 years old when this ruckus reached my ears. We heard Luther had been “taken away”. The bandits that took him were part of a scheme for Luther’s protection. He was taken to a castle for his own safety.

After much discussion and soul-searching, some of us decided to leave the convent. This was a huge deci-sion. Leaving a convent and forsaking our vows was cause for severe penalty. Anyone helping us would be subject to severe penalty if we were caught. Leaving our familiar and safe life took much courage. With difficulty and danger on every side several of us left the convent. We were hidden in a wagon under the protection of God’s helper Leonard Koppe. Koppe transported fish in barrels. It was Easter eve, April 14, 1523. We were on our way to a new life. For three days, the wagon bumped along to Wittenberg. Martin had arranged our escape. At Wittenberg, most of the girls got married; some returned to their families; oth-ers became governesses. I was the last one. I did not get married right away. First, I stayed with the family of the burgomaster – the mayor; then I moved into the home of artist Lucas Cranach. His oldest son Hans (Lucas) Cranach as a renowned artist, later he made portraits of Martin and me. While at the Cranach home, I met Hieronymous Baumgaertner and made plans to marry. I was hope-ful about this marriage; however, it was not to be. His family objected to his marriage to a runaway nun. By now all the other girls who had left the convent with me were married or taken care of. Just me left. Mar-tin tried to find husbands for me. I didn’t find them acceptable. As a last resort, I determined I could tol-erate Nicholas Von Amsdorf, Luther’s associate or even Martin himself. I learned later of Martin’s soul-searching before he decided he would marry me. I was old at 26; he was 41. We married without a long engagement on June 13,1525. Very few people attended our wedding. Two weeks later we had a larger celebration. Martin and I did not marry because we were in love. Our marriage proclaimed a path of sanctity, that marriage was a val-id, holy path every bit as sacred as taking religious vows as a monk or nun or priest. Yes, we were strong-er together supporting each other and demonstrating marriage could be a truly Christian life. Then my work began! Martin and I lived in a place named the Black Cloister. This was a large old mon-astery. I had my work cut out for me as I found that Martin wasn’t a good housekeeper (one of the serv-ants said that he hadn’t changed the straw stuffing in his bed for a couple of years – whether true or not I don’t know, but, believe me when I say it was regular-ly changed after that!). He tended to give things away as he had a very generous heart. Now, a generous heart is a lovely thing; but I needed to take the reins of the household spending so that some generosity could continue but the house could be repaired and we could eat and have warm clean beds, too!

Many people found shelter in our household. Martin and I had some students who stayed with us, my aunt lived with us. Eventually we had our own children to take care of. Our first son was born in June of 1526. I was responsible for the home, the vegetable crops, the animals and managing the brewing business to keep body and soul together. I made sure at least some of the boarders paid for staying with us! I had always worked hard and married life was no excep-tion. I wanted to make a good life for us and tried to find ways to supplement Martin’s income. He wasn’t rich! I brewed beer – Martin always praised my brews; I tried raising pigs; we raised cattle; as I said before we had boarders in our home and I tried to have at least some of them pay their way. Martin was a born teacher and students gathered to talk with him after supper. Later, these students

would publish their discussion notes and called them Table Talk. I attended these at times when I could; and the discus-sions of religion and politics were always lively. I don’t think some of the students were very happy about having a woman at these talks but Lu-ther accepted me when I was

there so their objections fell on deaf ears. I just glowed that summer night in 1531 when at Table Talk my Martin said “I wouldn’t give up my Katie for France or Venice; first because God gave her to me and gave me to her; second, because I have often ob-served that other women have more shortcomings than my Katie (although she too has some shortcomings, they are outweighed by many great virtues); and third, because she keeps faith in marriage – that is fidelity and respect. A wife ought to think the same way about her husband.” Martin was an older man when we married and his health was not the best. He suffered from dark moods (he said the devil did that) and melancholy. I did my best to keep him in good health and on one occasion, after bemoaning the state of the world, he found me in the sitting room the next morning dressed in black as if I was in mourning. Surprised, he inquired why I was dressed like that? Was I going to a funeral? I said that apparently God was dead as Martin had been moaning and groaning about the hardness of the world and that I decided to would join his mourning of the death of God. I reminded him of our faith and that all was not as dark as he thought. In 1540, Martin bought a small farm at Zolsdorf and gave it to me. The Elector (prince) promised to sup-ply me all the timber I needed to build. This little

farm gave Martin and me much joy. We both found it a haven. Martin was often on the road teaching, preaching, and defending his views on faith and Christ. He worked very hard and he was often tired and ill when he was home. We had six children together; 3 boys and 3 girls. One of the girls, Elizabeth, died when she was just few months old. Our second girl, Magdalene, died in her father’s arms when she was a young teen-ager. I was in the room also. Losing children to death is very hard on parents; and we were no excep-tion. With Magdalene’s death 1542, Martin really be-gan to show his age. Meanwhile in Germany, there was great political upheaval. Martin’s friends and I implored him not to go to Eisleben to settle a dispute with the Counts of Mansfeld about the mines. Stub-born man. Eisleben was Martin’s birthplace, he had been baptized there and despite our wishes, he went. It was a cold January 1546. Our three boys went with him. Our oldest, Hans, was about 20. Martin always wrote letters to me and I received several during this absence. On February 14, he wrote that he was feel-ing much better and would be home short-ly. Suddenly, though, he fell ill. He sank rapidly. In the early morning of February 18th, he died. I wasn’t with him – there was no time to get there. I was over-whelmed. Later, I learned the prayer he offered before his depar-ture: “O my Heavenly Father, eternal and merciful God, Thou hast revealed to me Thy Son, our Lord Je-sus Christ. Him I have preached, Him I have con-fessed. Him I love and worship as my dearest Savior and deliverer whom the ungodly persecute and blas-pheme. Receive my poor soul. O Heavenly Father, although I must quit this body and am hurried away from this life, yet I certainly know that I shall abide eternally with Thee and that none can pluck me out of Thy hand.”

Martin left the estate buildings and farm to me. Such a lovely thing to do, yet, highly unusual. Local customs assumed that property went to ones sons. I believe it was one more way to show me he truly loved me and our family. And yet, more misfortune followed more misfortune. The family and I would probably have been financial-ly secure with some help from Martin’s generous pa-trons, but, war broke out between the Emperor and the provinces. My little farm lay right in the path of war! Plus, there were heavy war-taxes to pay. I took the children and fled to Brunswick. A few weeks later we went Wittenberg nearly penniless. It pained me to write to the King of Denmark (a staunch supporter of Martin) for aid. He sent a small gift. I tried to keep us together by having boarding students live with us. During the war the Black Cloister suffered much damage. And on top of our distress the plague broke out! Decaying bodies lined the streets. Again, I fled. One of the horses drawing our wagon stumbled. I fell hard trying to steady it. I never recovered from that fall and died in Torgau. My likeness is there even to-day. As I finish my story, I hope you understand that while Martin and I were not in love when we married we grew to love each other. I admired and respected him. We were privileged to have a family and friends that loved us and secure faith in the God that holds us all in His hands. My husband fought the good fight to bring Jesus closer to the world that God the Father saved in sending His only Son. Martin fought for his beliefs and changed the world. Once when authorities demanded he recant his beliefs and he would not, he exclaimed, “Here I stand. I can do no other.” Here may we stand, for we can do no other. Es tut mir leid. Thank you for inviting me.

Contemplation Prayer to Begin!

Thank you to those who added ideas and encouragement to begin a Tuesday night

Contemplative Prayer Group, led by Rev. Jim Young. Tuesday October 3rd is our

first night for a combination of instruction and sitting meditation. This group will

fill the Tuesday night evening prayer slot. This practice is accessible to all body

types- no contortions necessary! Gather in the Fire Side Room at 7pm. We'll stay

flexible and adjust gathering times to meet participants feedback. See you there!

Sr. Warden ~ Rhonda Rowe

Rally Sunday found All Saints buzzing with activity! We welcomed the choir back with some new voic-

es from All Saints and St. Olaf under the direction of Astrid Caruso. Our young children and youth be-

gan their new year in Sunday School and Confirmation. A potluck was enjoyed by many, and now we

are ready to settle in for another school year. We have programs for all ages - some great topics and

speakers coming up at Adult Ed.

The Kitchen Committee is at work deciding on new items for the kitchen. Exciting!! The Grounds Com-

mittee is working on options for improving and enhancing the prairie area, as well as “furnishing” the

courtyard. While a lot of this work is being done ‘behind the scenes’, it’s important for us to remember

it’s time consuming for the volunteers involved. Your work and dedication is greatly appreciated!!

Putting the Connections together this month reminded me of how busy our church on the corner of 5th

and Washington really is!! When was the last time you saw a 12 page newsletter?? The front page will

give you an idea of what is on the inside, the calendar for the month and the regular activities and con-

tacts in the left column. For those of you who may be reading our Connections for the first time, please

feel free to submit an article for consideration. We have a Connections team that makes decisions on ar-

ticles, designs, proof reads and delivers via email. To get on the email list, please see Pam Middleton,

Rev. Gayle or me.

Be sure and read Pam Middleton’s article on All Saints Lay Ministries. This is a very important part of

our stewardship. We will kick-off our Stewardship Drive on October 29th, concluding with our ingath-

ering on November 26th. We will be asking you to prayerfully consider how you can participate in stew-

ardship at All Saints with pledges towards the budget and gifts of time and talent.

Speaking of budget, Vestry will begin our discussion on the 2018 budget at our October meeting. We

have asked all committees to turn in a “dream budget” by October in order of item priority. Vestry will

then compare the budget to our pledges, and do our best to honor as many of the priorities as possible.

You will be hearing more about the budget as we get in to November.

Be sure and check out the calendar for new opportunities that are coming up in October: Contemplative

Prayer, and Lessons and Carols rehearsals, and those annual events to which we look forward, Pet Bless-

ing, Children’s Sabbath and Crop Walk.

Treasurer’s Report

Larry Archbold, Treasurer

In October All Saints has normally sent communications to those who have pledged for the year to confirm how payments are coming along. This year the church will try a somewhat simpler plan: if you would like a confirming statement about the progress of your payment of your pledge just send me an email to that effect and I will email you your information. This should cut down on expenses and make the process easier all around. Use my home email address now that I am retired: bachandboac@charter.net.

Also a reminder that our mortgage has fallen below $295,000. Any additional gift you can make to the mortgage can go directly to reducing principal and would shorten the life of the loan!

Look for an exciting stewardship drive coming soon!

Happy Birthday Julia Chester Emery!

You might be wondering if you've missed meeting Julia. Well, indirectly we've all met her. This is her 165th birthday and congregations across the Episcopal Church are invited to remember her life and legacy. Julia Chester Emery is credited as the founder of the United Thank Offering (UTO). Ms. Emery led the Women’s Auxiliary and the United Thank Offering for forty years, from 1876 until 1916. A modest and self-effacing woman she was careful to stay out of the limelight, so not much is known about her life. We do know she traveled extensively, going to mission outposts supported by UTO and visiting every dio-cese and missionary district by train at least once. Ms. Emery gave up much in order to continue her work, in-cluding turning down a proposal of marriage which would have caused her to lose her job. She fought for the canonical status of the deaconess program, which helped build the foundation for the ordination of women. She reminds us that we all possess the resources we need to be effective missionaries, through the two most im-portant qualities exemplified in her life: a willingness to try and the commitment to stick with it. For these rea-sons and many more, we give thanks for her life and legacy today, and we ask God to equip us with a heart filled with gratitude and a life lived with determination and grit. The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, President of the House of Deputies, writes, “In its first year, the United Thank Of-fering raised $2,188.64, to build a church in Anvik, Alaska and to send a female missionary to Japan. In 2016 UTO made 32 grants totaling $1,161,314.62 to congregations, missions, and ministries across the Episcopal Church. Pick up a Blue Box on October 1 if you don't already have one. Put it somewhere where you can see it, e.g. kitchen counter, beside your bed, in the laundry room, wherever you spend time. Drop coins and bills into it when you think of something for which you are thankful. Bring it back on All Saints Sunday: November 5th and help Julia Chester Emery smile a heavenly blessing on our ongoing missionary work and gratitude for her minis-try.

Guest Speaker from Ruth’s House: Suzzanne Fox

October 15

Suzzanne will be speaking about women’s issues as they relate to her work at Ruth’s House. Suzzanne holds office hours during the week at All Saints.

Photography and Laura Baker Services: Rob Morrow

October 29

By way of generous support from his wife, Professor Annette Nierobisz (Carleton College), Rob-ert Morrow volunteers as a professional photographer for Laura Baker Services Association. His imagery, created over the last few years, forms an extensive, on-going archive that chronicles fac-ets of life within a community of individuals living with intellectual and/or developmental disa-bilities, their family members, staff, and volunteers. In addition to aiding internal and external communication needs for LBSA, the act of photographing individuals has also turned out to be a lovely way to honor personal identity.

On Tuesday, September 26th. Mark Heiman and Rev. Gayle hosted Dinner Church for 8 college aged students. Steve Mullaney, Missioner for Young Adult & College Ministry in the ECMN, was present. Steve has been sharing this pro-gram with Episcopal Churches around Minnesota as part of the Canterbury Cam-pus Ministry. Watch for more details about future gatherings.

Next date for baptism is November 5th. If you

are seeking baptism, a reaffirmation of your

baptism, or would like to formally become a

member at All Saints, speak to Rev. Gayle.

ECMN Convention

Submitted by Pam Middleton

This year’s convention in Duluth was attended by Rev. Gayle, Deacon Cassandra, Mark Heiman and myself. In addition to the regular business of elections and budget approval, we fo-cused on what it means to be a part of “The Beloved Commu-nity”, described here:

“Dr. King's Beloved Community is a global vision, in which all people can share in the wealth of the earth. In the Beloved Community, poverty, hunger and homelessness will not be tolerated because international standards of human decency will not allow it. Racism and all forms of discrimination, bigotry and prejudice will be replaced by an all-inclusive spirit of sisterhood and brotherhood. In the Beloved Community, international disputes will be resolved by peaceful conflict-resolution and reconciliation of adversaries, instead of military power. Love and trust will triumph over fear and hatred. Peace with justice will prevail over war and military conflict.” (The King Center, “The King Philosophy”, http://www.thekingcenter.org/king-philosophy)

A highlight for me was witnessing Luisa Van Oss’ presenta-tion where she spoke about her experience at the Episcopal Youth Event (EYE) in Oklahoma City this past summer. Many of us remember when Rev. Bill and Sue Van Oss returned from Colombia in 2003 with Luisa and we welcomed her into the community at All Saints. Luisa’s speech can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9txuz9OzSOs&feature=youtu.be

DJJD at All Saints!

Thank you to Larry Archbold, Chester Graham and Marshall Hansen for providing music at the Open House during the De-feat of Jesse James Days celebration. Thank you also to Pam Middleton and Mark Heiman for setting up and greeting our guests, and to Pam, Laura Kay Allen and Vicki Harper for providing treats. About 50 visitors passed through our doors!

Lessons and Carols Schedule Beginning Oct. 18

Plan: light supper at 6:15,

Children and youth rehearse at 6:30-7:15

Adults rehearse at 6:45-8:15

Children, youth and adults rehearse together until 7:15.

All Saints Youth Group

The Youth Group, led by St. Olaf sophomore, Ella Gruel is back up and running! Our young people in 5th through 9th grades meet on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 5:30 in their downstairs space for fun and friendship. Plans are underway for social outings and service projects throughout the year.

The remaining Wednesday dates for the fall are (Please mark your calen-dars!):

October 18th

November 15th

December 20th (tentative)

Children’s Sabbath

October 15

On Sunday, October 15th we will be celebrating and praying for children around the world and in our own church. All Saints chil-dren and youth will be participat-ing in all aspects of the service!

First Wednesday Steeple Suppers

Submitted by Pam Middleton

We continue our First Wednesday Steeple Suppers this fall and want to make sure that everyone feels welcome! Steeple Suppers are an oppor-tunity to gather together outside of Sunday morning for food and friendship. They have been going on for a little over a year, and are a relaxed way to enjoy an easy meal with friends from church (you are always welcome to bring a friend!). Along the way, we have realized that it is a good idea to have a vegetarian option along with a meat op-tion, but to always keep it simple. The Steeple Suppers have become a ministry that Val, Greg, Marje and I enjoy hosting each month, and when we have not been able to host, Laura Kay, Zibby, Gayle, Carla and Leslie have stepped in to help. It is absolutely not necessary that you sign on to help prepare a meal; we want you to just enjoy coming to eat and socialize. That is just fine! However, if you are interested in helping to prepare a meal or to help with funding a meal, please speak with me. Finally, please join us this month on Wednesday, October 4th!

All Saints Lay Ministries

Submitted by Pam Middleton

As a preview of our Ministry Fair planned for October 29th, we are highlighting some of the Lay Ministries at All Saints. So many of us give our time and talent, so that our church is able to carry out its mission of hospitality, welcome, worship and outreach. Whether our gifts are visible or behind the scenes, they all contribute to the vibrant life of All Saints. In this article, we are thanking those who already serve and inviting others to join the fun! At the annual Ministry Fair, you will be able to sign up to contribute your time and talent as you are able.

Last month I focused on our ministries that have to do with hospitality and welcome, as well as our education opportunities. This month, I am focusing on our ministries in Worship, Outreach and Operations. These are just some of our lay ministries; there are, of course, others that I don't have room to include here. Look for them at the Ministry Fair!Worship

Acolyte Our acolytes begin the service by lighting the candles, ring-ing the bell, and leading the processional with the cross. They then assist the clergy during the service by serving at the table. We are blessed that our young people, in grades 5 and up serve in this very important ministry of the church. Thank you to our current acolytes, Eleanor Heiman, Ryan and Daniel King, and Celia Murphy-Pearson.

Altar Guild Members of the Altar Guild play an important role behind the scenes preparing the altar area for worship each Sunday and cleaning up after the service. Under the leadership and guidance of Bonnie Sherman, the Altar Guild is a prayerful ministry that members enjoy serving in. Thank you to LizBerry, Dick Brown, Marshall Hansen, Vicki Harper, Laura Heiman, Mary Jones, Pam Middleton, Maggie Odell and especially to Bonnie.

Chalice Bearer/Intercessor Our Chalice Bearer/Intercessors (sometimes referred to as Lay Eucharistic Minister, or LEM) assist the clergy by offer-ing the chalice of communion wine. They also read the Pray-ers of the People during the service. Thank you to our cur-rent LEMs, Joan Ennis, Mark Heiman, Nelson Pike, Rhonda Rowe, Helene Schneider and Bonnie Sherman.

Choir/Music Ministry All Saints is blessed with having beautiful, meaningful mu-sic during our worship services. St. Olaf senior Astrid Caru-so directs the choir as well as serves as our organist; we are so grateful for her energy and talents. In addition to our pa-rishioners who sing in the choir, students from St. Olaf serve as section leaders for the choir. New members are always welcome!

Flower Guild Members of the Flower Guild are responsible for the flowers on the altar each Sunday by giving parishioners the oppor-tunity to provide/give a donation for flowers in memory or thanksgiving of loved ones. The Flower Guild oversees the flowers and plants during the Christmas and Easter sea-sons. Thank you to Toni Easterson, Mary Jones, Pam Mid-dleton and Emily Thomas.

Lectors Our lectors read the lessons each week. We are blessed to have many volunteers for this ministry who proclaim the readings to the congregation in a meaningful manner. Thank you to Liz Berry, Dick Brown, Randy Cox, Richard Crouter, Karl Fredrickson, Al Gramstedt, Ella Gruel, Marshall and Carla Hansen, Laura and Mark Heiman, Reid and Cindy Johnson, Renate Kurth, PamMiddleton, Maggie Odell, Lori Pearson, Nelson Pike, Robyn Schmidt and Bonnie Sherman.

Outreach All Saints is involved in several outreach opportunities each year, including CropWalk, Meals on Wheels, Thursdays Ta-ble and the Mama Ada Foundation to name a few. Many parishioners volunteer for or participate in these opportuni-ties. The Outreach Committee provides leadership and in-cludes Marshall Hansen, Mary Jones, Gayle Marsh, Pam Middleton and Rhonda Rowe.

Operations

Office Angels Our church office is staffed by volunteers (Office Angels) from 9:00 until noon Monday through Thursday. Office An-gels greet visitors to the church and take care of office func-tions. Thank you to Larry Archbold, Vicki Harper, Mark Heiman, Pam Middleton and Bonnie Sherman.

Communications The Connections Newsletter, website, bulletin announce-ments, advertisements and other forms of communication are vital in keeping the All Saints community aware of church functions and news, and informing the general public about who we are. Thank you to Mark Heiman, Mary Jones, Gayle Marsh, Pam Middleton, and Rhonda Rowe for theirwork in this area.

Vestry The Vestry is the governing board of the church. Members make policy decisions in conjunction with clergy and other leadership. Members serve for 3-year terms and meet monthly. Thank you to our current vestry; Senior Warden, Rhonda Rowe; Junior Warden, Mark Heiman; Treasurer, Larry Archbold; Clerk, Bonnie Sherman, and members at large, Skip Edmonds, John Hall, Nelson Pike, Ella Gruel, Deacon Cassandra Cook-Quarry and Priest in charge, Gayle Marsh.

Ok, I’ll get right to the point: go to Northfield Crop Hunger Walk online (it will say

“Northfield…October 29th” in the big orange box near the top), click on “donate”, click on “donate to a team”, click on “see list”, click on “All Saints Episcopal”, then type in your big donation. I mean BIG donation. There is a lot of hunger out there. Rice County, Houston County, Mexico City, Bangladesh…

Yes, it’s been another fun year in our comfortable town and it is now time for another

Crop Hunger Walk in Northfield.

Northfield’s 2017 CropWalk is just a few weeks away, Sunday, October 29th, 2:30 pm, starting at St Dominic’s Church and ending (after some tricky turns and the death-defying Highway 3 crossing) at Bridge Square. Please plan to be there. And either make a donation online (see above—now would be good!) or bring a donation when you come to walk on the 29th.

Yep. It’s about money—to pay for hunger relief locally and worldwide.

Last year Northfield had over 120 walkers and raised over $19,000. One fourth of that stays here in Northfield for our Community Action Center, the Food Shelf, and other local charities. The balance goes to national and international nonprofits addressing hunger and poverty. All contributions are tax deductible. And the energy you burn and the fun you have on the walk are age-and-weight deductible! Rain or shine, there will be exhib-its, speeches, music, songs, smiles, encouragement, refreshments, and prayerful world awareness throughout the hour. You can participate as much or as little as you are able. The main thing is to be there and bring--or send ahead of you online!--a donation to make the world less hungry and more peaceful. Thank you!

Northfield CropWalk 2017 is Sunday, October 29th.

Submitted by Marshall Hansen

Above: Walkers starting from Northfield Methodist Church last year, 2016.

Rev. Clark Carey delivers the jokes, the blessings, the pep talk, and the marching orders.

Walkers of all ages demonstrate their values and put their feet where the issues meet the road (2016).

All Saints Vestry and Committee Chairs

SR. WARDEN Rhonda Rowe

JR. WARDEN Mark Heiman

TREASURER Larry Archbold

CLERK Bonnie Sherman

AT LARGE John Hall

AT LARGE Skip Edmonds

STUDENT Nelson Pike

STUDENT Ella Gruel

STUDENT

PRIEST-IN-CHARGE Rev. Gayle Marsh

DEACON Cassandra Cook-Quarry

ORGANIST & CHOIR DIRECTOR Astrid Caruso

SEXTON Dave McGuire

SUNDAY SCHOOL Pam Middleton

Deney Perkins

YOUTH Bob & Rhonda Rowe

Ella Gruel

ALTAR GUILD Bonnie Sherman

CANTERBURY Mark Heiman

CONNECTIONS TEAM Pam Middleton

Mary Jones

Rhonda Rowe

HOSPITALITY Pam Middleton

KITCHEN Liz Berry

OUTREACH Mary Jones

WEBSITE DESIGN & MAINT. Mark Heiman

1 Exodus 17:1-7

Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16

Philippians 2:1-13

Matthew 21:23-32

8 Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20

Psalm 19

Philippians 3:4b-14

Matthew 21:33-46

15 Exodus 32:1-14

Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23

Philippians 4:1-9

Matthew 22:1-14

22 Exodus 33:12-23

Psalm 99

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Matthew 22:15-22

29 Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17

1 Thessalonians 2:1-8

Matthew 22:34-46

10/1 Richard Olson

10/5 Andrew Halverson

10/5 Mary Patterson

10/6 Alex Haan

10/7 Deney Perkins

10/7 Randy Cox

10/9 Katie Ford

10/11 David Ennis

10/12 Emily Thomas

10/14 Stephanie Ennis

10/14 Connor Cejda

10/20 Liz Truman

10/20 Blaine Gudbjartsson

10/23 Robyn Schmidt

10/27 Sam Hansen

10/27 Carla Hansen

10/30 Christina Kelley

10/14 Kathy Murphy & Jacquie Beaupre

10/15 Robert & Julie Neuhaus

10/31 Brad Leonard & Dina Fesler

Morning Prayer

Rev. Gayle provided burial services for Northfield community member Arthur Paul David White on 9/24 and Professor Emeri-tus Russell Langworthy 9/30. Both services concluded at Oak-lawn cemetery. Their families expressed gratitude to those from All Saints who attended.